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Beacon Hospice, 259 Willow St., Yarmouthport, partnering with the Eastham Senior Center, will offer "Healing Hands," a caregivers support and information group for families, friends and professional caregivers, to be facilitated by Jackie Powers, Beacon Hospice bereavement coordinator. The group will meet 10 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays for six weeks, beginning Feb. 12. Pre-registration required: 508-778-1622.
Easter Seals fundraiser at Friendly's
Friendly Ice Cream Corp. is running its 29th annual Cones for Kids campaign through Feb. 13, to benefit Easter Seals summer camp and youth leadership programs for children and young adults with disabilities. Customers who make a donation receive five Valentine's Day cards, redeemable for Kid Cones, plus a discount coupon. The campaign has raised nearly $26 million since its inception in 1981, including $680,000 in 2009 alone.Tea for Caregivers
The Barnstable Senior Center, 825 Falmouth Road, Hyannis, will host a Valentine Tea from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 18 -- Come enjoy tea in memory of your loved ones and in honor of their caregivers, and share a memory of your own. 508-862-4750.
Hazardous materials in your home
Mike Maguire from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension will discuss common household hazardous products and their safer alternatives, along with proper disposal options, at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Barnstable Senior Center, 825 Falmouth Road, Hyannis. Free program. RSVP to 508-862-4750.
VNA Hospice Bereavement Support
The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod Hospice is offering a free six-session family bereavement support program, "Heart to Heart," now under way every other Monday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. through March 29. Next meeting – Feb. 15. Meetings at Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth. Info at 508-957-7716.
Support Program offers program
The Family Caregiver Support Program of Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands will hold an 8-week support group called "The Journey of the Long Good-bye," for caregivers who are in need of a supportive environment. Sessions run Tuesdays through March 23 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. $15 fee covers course materials. For more information or to reserve a space, call 508-394-4630, x 451."Memories" exhibit at Cahoon
The Cahoon Museum, Route 28, Cotuit, will host a special exhibition, "Memories," featuring new and recent works by 50 Cape Cod artists exploring the joy and poignancy of memories, through March 14. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod & the Islands. For more information call 508-428-7581.
Volunteer opportunities for SHINE
The SHINE program's specially trained volunteers provide health information for Cape and Islands elders and disabled adults, regarding insurance coverage and options, drug plans and low income assistance. A training course for new volunteers will be held at the Yarmouth Senior Center beginning in late April. For information on joining the SHINE volunteer program, contact regional director Sonja Brewer, 508-394-9326.VNA child care openings
VNA Child Care, a program of the Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod, is currently enrolling infants to pre-K. The center is open year-round 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and is located at 67 B Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth. For more information call the center at 508-495-5772.
RHCI to offer aquatic physical therapy
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape and Islands is partnering with Mayflower Place Retirement Community, 579 Buck Island Road, West Yarmouth, to offer aquatic physical therapy to people on the Mid-Cape. Specialists from RHCI will offer physical therapy utilizing Mayflower's therapeutic pool and whirlpool. For more information or appointments call 508-771-1300.Stretch your food budget
Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands can assist those who may be having a hard time putting affordable and nutritious meals on the table during these hard times. All can apply for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) – Call SNAP Outreach for more information or to set up an appointment: 508-771-1727 x 164.
VNA offers volunteer training program
The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod Hospice is now offering a volunteer training program to men and women who are interested in providing support to patients receiving end-of-life care, as well as support to their caregivers. For more information on becoming a hospice volunteer and participating in upcoming training, call Gayle Johnson at 508-957-7709.
Individual and group grief support groups
The Grief Support and Referral Center of Hospice and Palliative Care of Cape Cod provides individual and group counseling for needs surrounding grief, transition and loss. Current groups include "Spousal Loss Group," "Adult Parental Loss," "Young Widows," "Brown Bag Bereavement Lunch," "Transforming Grief Through the Mind/Body Connection" and "Adults Living Through Grief." New groups form regularly; most insurance is accepted and no one is turned away for inability to pay. The center's Hyannis office is at 765 Attucks Lane, and there are offices in Falmouth, Hyannis and Brewster. For information on all programs and locations, call coordinator Ann Geagan at 508-957-0268.
Rehabilitation Hospital offerings
RHCI hosts Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous meetings every Sunday 9:30 to 11 a.m. AA meets Saturdays, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. A support group addressing issues of early onset Alzheimer's meets the fourth Monday of each month, 5 to 6:30 p.m. A fibromyalgia support group meets the fourth Thursday of the month, 5 to 6:30 p.m. A stroke support group meets the second Wednesday of the month, 1:30 to 3 p.m. The VNA Mobile Health Link Van will be at RHCI the first Monday of every month, noon to 4:30 p.m. for free health screenings. The aphasia support group meets the first Wednesday of the month, 10 a.m. The MS Support Group meets the third Sunday of the month, 1 to 3 p.m. A mild brain injury and aneurysm support group meets the third Saturday of the month, 2 to 4 p.m. Hearing screenings are held the second Wednesday of each month by appointment (508-833-4141). Call 508-833-4000 for details on these and other programs. RHCI is located at 311 Service Road, East Sandwich.
Health assistance for veterans
Community Health Center of Cape Cod will offer insurance enrollment assistance for veterans on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the Falmouth Service Center, 611 Gifford St. Joan Dowd will provide employment info and housing assistance as well. Episodic medical services for veterans, even those not enrolled in the veterans health benefits program, are provided by appointment at the health center's 107 Commercial St. location in Mashpee by appointment. Call 508-477-7090, ext. 155.
Organ transplant awareness group
Dare To Be Alive Foundation, Inc. holds a meeting the third Tuesday of each month at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis at 7 p.m. the meeting is open to all individuals. Call 508-398-1260.
Marijuana help with anonymous group
Marijuana Anonymous holds a weekly meeting on Thursdays from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Salvation Army, 100 North St., Hyannis. All are welcome and the event is free. Call Mary at 508-775-7989.Overcoming ostomy problems
The VNA of Cape Cod will hold free ostomy clinics. The clinics will include a one-hour visit with a wound, ostomy and continence nurse. Clinics are held second and fourth Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to noon at VNA of Cape Cod, 434 Route 134 in South Dennis. For an appointment, call 508-957-7476.Mended Hearts meets at CCH
Members of the Mended Hearts group meet every third Thursday at 4 p.m. at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis to discuss heart disease and share experiences. Those with heart disease and members of their family are welcome. Contact Tim Crane at 508-896-2560 or club President Pat Boris at 508-896-5941 or go to www.capecodmendedhearts.com.Get connected
Community Connections, 127 White's Path in South Yarmouth and Summerfield Park in Mashpee, provides comprehensive services to help people with disabilities lead active lives. Call 800-308-1321, ext. 130.Help for the hard of hearing
Members of Self Help for the Hard of Hearing (SHHH) meet the last Saturday of the month at the CORD building on Bassett Lane in Hyannis. A social hour begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by a 10 a.m. meeting and a speaker. Annual membership dues are $10.
Self-help for sight loss monthly
A sight loss self-help support group meets the second Tuesday of the month at 11 a.m. at the Unitarian Church of Barnstable on Route 6A.
American Red Cross keeps kids, adults healthy
The American Red Cross Cape and Islands Chapter offers unique online training tools for first aid, CPR and AED and other areas, followed by a short skills session and certification at the Hyannis Chapter House, 286 South Street. Call 508-775-1540, ext. 12 for class info, or visit www.capecodandislandsredcross.org.VNA offerings
The Visiting Nurses Association, in conjunction with the Massachusetts chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, offers Young at Heart/PACE (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) at 13 Cape locations. A low-cost fee and a doctor's approval are required for participation. For more information on location or registration, or to observe a class, call 877-267-7700.
The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod Hospice has a volunteer training program for those wishing to learn how to care for patients and families receiving end-of-life care. For more information on becoming a volunteer, call Eileen Urquhart, hospice volunteer coordinator, at 508-957-7718.
The VNA offers free glucose, cholesterol and prostate screening services for uninsured and underinsured low-income men ages 50 and older, or age 40 and older with family history of prostate cancer. Call 800-631-3900, ext. 7629.
Center for Breastfeeding offers help for moms
The Center for Breastfeeding, 327 Quaker Meeting House Rd. in East Sandwich, offers classes for moms and children all year long. Free lactation counseling and pump and supplies use are also available.
For class times, prices or more information, call 1-888-890-2229 or 508-888-7794.Support group in Yarmouth
A changes and loss support group meets at the Yarmouth Senior Center, 528 Forest Road in South Yarmouth, at 11 a.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month.
Caregiver support in Barnstable
Caregivers for seniors are invited to attend a support meeting at Barnstable Senior Center, Route 28 in Hyannis, every other Wednesday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. To register, call Elder Services at 508-394-4630 ext. 240.HIV/AIDS testing, counseling
The Cape Cod Free Clinic & Community Health Center offers free, confidential testing for HIV and AIDS at its Falmouth and Mashpee offices. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 508-540-2949.
Independence House hosts support groups
Independence House in Hyannis sponsors a seeking safety support group at the office in Falmouth Hospital on Mondays at 5:30 p.m.; a children's empowerment group on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at the office in Hyannis; and a self-esteem focus group on Thursdays at the Hyannis office at 5:30 p.m. Call 508-771-6507.Get health tips
Cape Cod Healthcare's Center For Health Education offers a variety of classes in health and wellness. To register, call 877-729-7200 or go to www.capecodhealth.org.Driver Rehabilitation Program
Those whose driving ability has been compromised by illness, injury or normal aging are invited to take part in the roadSMART Driver Rehabilitation Program being offered through the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape and Islands in East Sandwich. Call 508-833-4000.Women's free health screening
The Women's Health Network of the Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod, in cooperation with local health care providers, offers free breast and cervical cancer screening services to uninsured and underinsured low-income women ages 40 to 64. Call 800-631-3900, ext. 7605.Dial a line for help
Behavioral Health Services of Cape Cod Healthcare, has a telephone line (888-986-4BHS) for information on comprehensive mental health services. The service offers help for those dealing with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and other concerns.Diabetes support in Dennis
The Dennis Council on Aging offers a diabetes support group the first two Wednesdays of every month from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Dennis Senior Center, 1045 Route 134 in South Dennis. No registration is required.Parkinson's exercise class
The Dennis Council on Aging sponsors a one-hour program featuring various gentle exercises to help strengthen the upper and lower extremities, including the core muscles, for the purpose of enhancing flexibility and balance for people with Parkinson's. Classes are Mondays and Fridays from 9 to 10 a.m. Call 508-385-5067.Cancer support in Mashpee
Cape Cod Healthcare offers a Living With Cancer education support group that meets Tuesdays at the Mashpee Health Center, 5 Industrial Rd. Call 508-539-6215.Support group for smokers
The Dennis Free at Last Group, a support group for smokers who want to quit, meets Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. at the West Dennis Graded Schoolhouse on School Street.
Alzheimer's services at county
The Barnstable County Alzheimer's Collaborative offers a program called Safe Return for those with Alzheimer's disease and their families. Call 508-375-6043 for information or to register a loved one.Support on bipolar disorder
A support group for parents and caregivers of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder meets on the second Wednesday of the month at Falmouth Hospital in the Faxon 2 basement from 7 to 8 p.m. Call 508-548-5300.
Cape Cod Healthcare provides options for behavioral health, physical rehabilitation
The Kids and Teens Behavioral Health Assessment Center, 11 Potter Ave. in Hyannis, provides families with behavioral health assessments and treatment plans, as well as referrals and information about behavioral health services. Call 508-430-3320.Send us your news
The Health section welcomes news of programs in Barnstable and surrounding towns, as well as achievements and events. Send your news to The Barnstable Patriot, ATT: Health, PO Box 1208, Hyannis MA 02601; or by fax to 508-790-3997, marked HEALTH; or to email@example.com


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Last summer we had taken a cruise to Alaska. We started our journey in Seattle on a really beautiful day. Was not what I had thought being my first time to Seattle. I expected rainy and grey and there wan't one cloud in the sky.
This shot was taken just shortly after boarding the Rotterdam cruise ship in August of 2010. We boarded in Seattle and headed up to Alaska for 7 days. It was a great trip with unbelievable views that you can only get from the water.
I'm not too sure what to say about this shot other than I was eager to cruise, no pun intended, around the ship before the masses engulfed the ship and cluttered every shot taken. This was a martini bar that was all set up and not a soul had touched it just yet. I was able to take my time and compose the shot without feeling rushed.
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What if Confederates, fleeing after the Civil War, ran to the shores of Brazil, and encountered... something? We were intrigued when a new novel trilogy sold to Christian publisher Barbour Books in a "nice deal," and it was pitched as "Gone With The Wind meets Lost." Does somebody say "Frankly, my dear Smoke Monster, I don't give a damn."
We were curious, so we wrote to author MaryLu Tyndall, and asked her about the Escape to Paradise trilogy. (The three novels in the trilogy are Forsaken Dreams, Elusive Hope and Abandoned Memories.) And it sounds like the book will deal with some difficult themes, including slavery — I'm assuming it'll be made clear that a true "utopia" does not include slaves.
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Why is this book being described as "Lost meets Gone with the Wind"?
Like LOST, the entire Escape to Paradise series will be about a group of people, who are completely unknown to each other in the beginning of the story, but who are stranded together in the jungles of Brazil trying to survive. They will not only fight the elements, but each other, in addition to a force of evil that continually invokes its powers in order to force them to leave. However, similar to Gone with the Wind, these people will be cultured Southerners, landed gentry, as well as tradesmen, simple farmers, and slaves from the deep South, hoping to rebuild their once glorious Southern Utopia after the ravages of war stole everything from them.
Are there supernatural things that happen after the Southerners go to Brazil?
Yes. It will be a good vs. evil battle pitting dark forces in the form of witchcraft and demons from ancient cannibalistic temples against the power of good and love and the power of God.
Do they encounter some kind of magical realist weirdness?
Nothing magical, but lots of events happening in the spirit realm outside the boundary of human senses. Unexplained phenomena, miracles, events that defy reason.
Also, does the "Southern utopia" these refugees try to establish include slavery?
Yes, historically this is one of the reasons they went to Brazil. Slavery was still legal in Brazil at the time.
Also, why is the book being packaged as "inspirational" fiction rather than speculative fiction?
The series is told from a Christian world view and should be labeled inspiration historical romance. Although the books will contain a lot of adventure, there will also be a strong romantic thread through each one as well as a spiritual theme. The theme will be slightly different in each book, but the series has two major overlying themes. One, that you cannot run away from your problems and from God, and two, our lives are all interconnected and that God brings certain people into our lives to help us choose the right path.


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Thursday, April 16, 2009
A Few Asparagus Recipes: Celebrating Spring's Succulent Spears
This great photo by Flickr user Benimoto inspired me to post these links to some previously published asparagus recipes.
One of my biggest vegetable pet-peeves is undercooked asparagus. Many cooks are so afraid to overcook it, that they tend to not cook it long enough, and this results in a crisp and still bitter stalk.
There's a perfect degree of doneness when the spears are barely firm, tender, and sweet. Go buy a couple bunches of fresh asparagus and give one of these recipes a try. Enjoy!
Asparagus and Chicken Noodle Casserole
Creamy Fresh Asparagus Pizza (note: uses old, original pizza dough recipe)
Pan-seared Spring Asparagus with Lemon, Balsamic and Parmesan
Pasta Primavera with Fresh Asparagus
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- Dawn0fTime said...
Aw, how romantic!
- April 16, 2009 at 1:35 PM
Unfortunately, those aren't ladybeetles, they are Spotted Asparagus Beetles, and if you look closely on the spear you can see where they have been munching. We aren't the only ones who like the vegetable! Ladybeetles have a more rounded appearance without prominent antennae. More information on the SAB can be found here... http://www.umassvegetable.org/soil_crop_pest_mgt/insect_mgt/asparagus_beetle_spotted.html.
- April 16, 2009 at 2:57 PM
- Chef John said...
thanks for the info! this is why I love the internet.
- April 16, 2009 at 4:19 PM
- Von Day said...
I've been a fan of this site for some time now, and haven't made too many comments, BUT I can't hold my tongue any longer! If you can find a better link for recipes from a single source, ANYWHERE on the internet, please let the secret out. This blog, and this chef, is TOP NOTCH, and with all that's out there, lacking one aspect, or another, I'm so happy that I found my way here. It was by accident, but it was the best kind of accident.
This chef is interesting, informative, easy to learn from, has a great voice to listen to, shares/teaches a variety of recipes, he's funny, and he gives his visitors his personal touch by responding to their questions and comments. I'd hate to see him stop his work here, but someone's missing the boat BIG TIME by not setting him up with his own TV cooking show, or having him represent their company. True fans want him to succeed on a much larger scale, and by telling friends and co-workers about the site are one way, but to really show our gratitude by starting a letter writing campaign would be more effective.
Chef John deserves our support, and equally important, he deserves financial backing as reward for his efforts and skills.
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When we hear Chef John's "ENJOY!"
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Or another comment sounding like his epitaph?
Dial up and call, then mail a personal letter;
Let the big shots know there's simply none better!
- April 16, 2009 at 5:02 PM
- Steffen P said...
The Pan-seared Spring Asparagus with Lemon, Balsamic and Parmesan recipe, is awesome..
I make it a lot in the spring..!
- April 16, 2009 at 5:16 PM
- CollegeGourmet said...
That's very tasteful bug porn you have there ;)
Asparagus is wonderful, and it's a very Spring representative veggie.
- April 16, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Thanks for the picture. As if asparagus werent phallic enough. No wonder I find them hard to swallow. Im referring to the undercooked asparagus at most restaurants, of course.
- April 16, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Great recipes. I only had my first taste of fresh asparagus recently and I'm 24. I missed out on a lot of years of good eating...
Looking forward to making the Asparagus and Chicken Noodle Casserole.
- April 17, 2009 at 1:16 AM
- Unknown said...
I, too, just happened upon this site, and boy am I glad I did! It will now be a first stop when searching for a recipe.
Those ladybeetles must be from a progressive state...or France. (smile)
- February 15, 2012 at 12:19 AM


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03 April, 2012
9 comments:
- Unknown said...
What a fun post...I can't believe you got the date right on his arrival! Otto was born on his due date...which was crazy since my other two were many, MANY days overdue.
- April 3, 2012 at 9:01 PM
- SeamedUP said...
What an adorable picture. I loved when my twins slept with those tiny hands next to their ears with socks on them to keep them warm! Glad you got a little quilting fix:)
- April 4, 2012 at 6:34 AM
- Suzanne said...
That picture is loaded with goodness--Nikolai, flowers, quilts, color, the sewing machine...the list goes on.
- April 4, 2012 at 6:37 AM
- stitchinpenny said...
Congratulations to Amy for guessing well. I am so glad that you and Nikolai found a temporary way to quilt together.
- April 4, 2012 at 7:20 AM
- Live a Colorful Life said...
He sure is a cutey.
- April 4, 2012 at 11:53 AM
- Andrea said...
that is the sweetest photo ever. :-)
- April 4, 2012 at 2:04 PM
- Emily Day said...
Two weeks already and they will continue to fly by- as I am sure since you already have other little ones. I seriously cannot get over how incredibly sweet and cute that picture is of your little one sleeping in the basket! My heart just melted! Congrats, again!
- April 5, 2012 at 12:53 AM
- Holly said...
Congrats on finding some sewing time while your adorable babe slept beside you! That's great that he was born on the first day of spring! I have two spring babes myself and it's a beautiful time of year to enter the world.
- April 8, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- sew katie did said...
so fun. hope you are enjoying some "quiet time."
- April 20, 2012 at 11:27 PM


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Question: What are animal control hearings?
Answer: Every county, city and town has its own local laws, called "municipal codes." The code sections that apply specifically to animal care and ownership come under the heading "animal control." When local officials believe a resident has violated a code section, the resident is issued a citation (aka "a ticket"), and a hearing is held to determine if a violation occurred. An animal control hearing is usually (with few exceptions) administrative, not a formal court proceeding, and determines if an animal owner* or keeper should pay a fine or be subject to a condition for violating a local law about animals.
Q: What's their intent?
A: They have two goals. The broader is to effectively regulate local animal ownership problems at a level that state law does not normally care about or address. The more specific is to provide minimum "due process"—i.e., notice and a forum to hear a dispute—to an animal's keeper or owner before the animal is taken away or restrained in some fashion.
Q: What sort of authority do they have and where does that authority come from?
A: Local jurisdictions have what is called "police power," which is whatever regulatory power they need to govern their communities that a) has not already been commandeered by the state or federal governments, and b) is consistent with state and federal constitutions.
Q: Can the public learn anything from them?
A: Quite a bit. Because animal ownership is not an enumerated constitutional right, it is fair game for federal, state and local governments, and the privilege of having a dog, for instance, can be partially or entirely impaired: licenses can be required, certain behaviors can be restricted or penalized, conditions of confinement or care can be imposed, and animals can be impounded or even destroyed. An animal control hearing—while not the only opportunity to do so—is a key arena in which to challenge a dog's seizure or imposition of a fine for barking, biting or running loose. Hearings provide a hands-on education about what it is like to live in a community and accept civic responsibilities one owes to one's neighbors, as well as provide a wealth of information about who in a neighborhood is doing exactly what about certain dogs.
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Q: Can they be used as a lever for changing public policy regarding treatment of animals?
A: The hearings themselves are not good forums to effect actual changes in law since the method by which hearing rules are propounded is legislative, and state courts supervise them. Hearings are an odd hybrid of civil and criminal proceedings. The cited owner is called a "defendant," but unless an actual crime has been charged, they cannot be incarcerated, are subject only to fines, and enjoy none of the standard protections of rights to speedy trial or against self-incrimination. Hearings are informal arenas in which evidence and legal procedural rules do not apply, in which the standard to prove a violation is low ("preponderance of the evidence" as opposed to "proof beyond a reasonable doubt") and in which the hearings officer (rarely a judge and more commonly a local lawyer appointed by a council) is granted extremely broad discretion to decide what to eventually do about a dog or owner. Nevertheless, when a hearing decision is challenged—appealed or, as many jurisdictions allow, held over again in a courtroom with an actual judge—the laws on what is deemed good versus bad ownership of an animal can ultimately be drawn into sharp relief, and thus changed under the common law.
*The term "owner" is used here as the traditional designation, though it should be noted that, since 2000, over 43 U.S. cities, two state counties and the entire state of Rhode Island have enacted laws using the term "guardian" instead.


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AOpen delivers 64-bit Cube PC - EX761
AOpen presents its latest 64-bit XC Cube platform, a PC featuring powerful audio and video capabilities - the EX761.
Supports 64-bit Windows XP
EX761, which has a 754-pin socket and supports AMD Athlon 64 and Sempron CPUs, is one of the first generation of Cube PCs which can run 64-bit Windows XP operating system.
Strong digital home entertainment AV functions
Because the system offers S/PDIF and coaxial cable outputs, EX761 can be connected to high quality digital audio output devices such as amplifiers and multi-channel speakers.
Powerful gaming features
EX761 is also designed to support strong gaming features. The DirectX9 compliant system is built with integrated 3D gaming logic, a Mirage graphics core, 256-bit 3D acceleration engine, which has an extremely high bandwidth of 3.2GB per second.
The ideal chipsets to support AMD64 platforms -- SiS 761GX
The versatile functions of the EX761 are implemented with the SiS 761GX and 965 chipsets. SiS761GX is the perfect chip and the first product of its kind to support AMD64 platforms with a PCI Express x16 high-speed graphics interface. The SiS761GX is equipped with a 3D graphics core, and fully supports new generation AMD64 central processors, including the AMD Sempron and Athlon64.
SiS965 southbridge
The SiS965 southbridge chip is one of the most advanced products on the market today that supports PCI Express, Serial ATA and Gigabit Ethernet specifications. Its innovative design puts it at the top of its class in performance, and its outstanding quality provides the maximum data transmission efficiency.
Proprietary CPU cooler
In addition to the strong audio/video performance, EX761 is built with a unique and proprietary CPU cooler which contains heat dissipation liquid inside the heat pipe and supports better thermal performance.
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Furthermore, the system provides four USB 2.0 ports - two on the front panel, two on the rear panel, and two on-board. Those users who want to have more USB ports can add an AOpen XC Cube Expander which can provide more USB connectors to the users. Two 1394 connectors (one 4-pin and one 6-pin) are accessible from the front panel and one 6-pin 1394 connector from the rear panel.


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Thursday 28th February 2013
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The New Zealand dollar was little changed as traders pondered the impact of drought on the dairy industry, the nation's biggest exporter, offsetting the risk-on tone from US stocks near record highs.
The kiwi dollar traded at 82.57 US cents from 82.42 cents at 5pm in Wellington yesterday. The trade-weighted index was little changed at 75.51.
The government yesterday declared a drought in Northland and hinted that other regions may follow. Fonterra Cooperative Group yesterday kept its milk payout forecast unchanged even as global prices for dairy rise. Meantime the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2 percent to 14066.15, nearing its 2007 record.
"Some media articles around the drought and the impact on dairy are tempering the strength" of the kiwi dollar, said Alex Sinton, senior dealer at ANZ New Zealand. "It will strengthen up. We've had a reasonable cleanout."
The local currency may trade in a range of 82.25 US cents to 82.95 cents today, Sinton said. It broke through key support below 83 cents this week.
Government figures yesterday showed exports of milk powder, butter and cheese fell 16 percent to $1.1 billion in January from the same month of 2012 and were down 7.7 percent in the 12 months through January. Fonterra chairman John Wilson said yesterday the company is "critically aware right now of the difficulties our farmers are experiencing" as extremely dry weather hits milk production and rives up feed costs.
Traders will be watching today for the ANZ Business Outlook for a broader take on business confidence and also will keep Australian capital spending data on the radar, given the Australia's central bank sees investment in the resources sector near its peak.
Sinton said he doesn't expect the Reserve Bank of Australia will be pushed into cutting rates though it will be "actively watching" the figures.
The kiwi dollar rose to 80.76 Australian cents from 80.61 cents. It slipped to 62.90 euro cents from 63.12 cents as the euro broadly strengthened following a successful Italian bond auction. The local currency traded at 54.50 British pence from 54.55 pence.
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RadiumOne's recently fired founder, Gurbaksh Chahal, just announced his next startup.
Chahal's fourth company is still in stealth mode and he has listed it on Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin with the placeholder name, NewCo.
He's already done three ad technology companies. His first company was acquired for $40 million by ValueClick. His second, BlueLithium, was acquired by Yahoo for $300 million. RadiumOne is an ad tech company that was on track to go public.
Chahal was fired last week by the board after he became the focus of negative press. Last August, Chahal was charged with 45 felonies for allegedly kicking and hitting his former girlfriend. Those charges were dropped a few weeks ago and Chahal escaped jail time, however he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges, including one for domestic violence battery.
Here's the announcement of his next startup:
Shortly after he posted the announcement, he posted a quote on his Facebook page about people wanting others to fail. It ends with the statement: "Success is the best revenge."


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Collect call: Kick credit complaints 'upstairs'
Dealing with a collection agency is never pleasant– but dealing with one when it's not your debt they're determined to collect can be downright devilish. That's what Cindy Walker learned when the calls from Fashion Bug's collection agency began more than seven years ago.
Walker knew she didn't owe Fashion Bug the $300 they were trying to collect. She also knew she wasn't the woman the callers were seeking; that woman's name was Cindy Thomas. So why were they calling Walker? Because Cindy Walker is married to Carl Thomas– and their phone is listed under "C. Thomas."
Cindy Thomas's number is unlisted, Walker explained, "and when you call directory assistance and ask for any 'C. Thomas,' they give out our number. So the folks seeking Cindy Thomas must figure, 'Gotcha!'" (By the way, for this story, I've changed both sets of last names.)
Walker claims that her efforts to explain the mix-up to callers were cynically received. "I ask them who they're looking for and they say, "Cindy Thomas," and I say, "I'm Cindy Walker," and they say, "Oh, you changed your name, Miss Thomas?"
"I've been reduced to temple-pounding rage, shaking fury, and tears of anger on those occasions. I get these calls two or three times a year, [and] I can't even describe how it feels to have some drone insist I'm not me and I owe money I don't!"
Walker claims that she's emailed and phoned Charming Shoppes, Inc., Fashion Bug's parent company, "a few times" with no luck: She claims the company's position is that the collection agencies "are the ones making the boo-boo."
Walker had concluded that besides tracking Cindy Thomas down personally "and begging her to pay her bills," there was nothing she could do– but emailed her saga to me just in case. Knowing how quickly some companies change their ways when a reporter calls, I took up the challenge.
I called Charming Shoppes' headquarters and spoke first with Amy Vogt, director of marketing. Vogt summarized Fashion Bug's attitude toward its customers by saying, "We care about women and women's issues," then turned the details of Walker's situation over to Gayle Coolick, director of investor relations. Coolick agreed that swift action was called for and added, "We're going to make this work."
Coolick instructed the credit department to determine which collection agency had been given Thomas's delinquent account, then do whatever it took to ensure that all calls to Walker would stop.
When Coolick called with an update, she said they'd found evidence of Walker's initial attempts to resolve the confusion. A note had been placed in Thomas's file– but when the company switched collection agencies, the note hadn't been transferred with the other paperwork on Thomas, and the calls had resumed.
"We're awfully sorry," Coolick said, that Walker's efforts after that had either been ignored or rebuffed with the "It's the collection agency's problem" response.
I asked what a consumer can do when a collection agency has incorrect information and refuses to stop acting on it. As Coolick pointed out, Walker's situation– based, as it is, on the coincidence of her husband's last name and first initial– "is pretty rare." In any case, she said, instead of dealing with the collection agency, the consumer should call customer service at the company where the debt was created and ask for the collections or recovery department. In other words, "Immediately kick it upstairs." And, I would add, be tenacious in your demand that the company take action.
Walker's case had a happy ending: A Ms. Hatfield called her to report that they were writing off Thomas's debt in order to spare Walker further grief.
"I feel bad they lost their money," Walker remarked, but said Hatfield had assured her they had "bigger fish to fry."
Do you have a consumer problem or question? Email the Fearless Consumer or write her at Box 4553, Charlottesville 22905.


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From Baseball Instinct's 'Chicago White Sox 2013 Top 21 Prospects List':
1. Courtney Hawkins, OF 11/12/1993 H: 6'3" W: 220 – Hawkins is a power prospect with a solid frame and potential plus power.We got the chance to see Hawkins at the WWBA in 2011 and he made enough of an impact to be ranked at our #16 spot pre draft. He's got a shorter development path than most HS draftees and should start the 2013 season in High-A. With his power comes the obvious high K rate, but he makes hard contact and uses the whole field, so some development time should allow him to pick better pitches and bring his bb rate closer to his K rate. Here's our take pre draft:
Our Instinct – Hawkins bat is ready for the move to the pro stage. He's not a power only hitter, willing to take a walk and work the count. With instruction he'll be able to further employ his game power in better hitters counts. He makes consistent hard contact and uses the whole field with plus plus power to the pull side. He has the arm to stick in the more premium RF corner. But CF won't be a play for him in pro ball. ETA: 2015.
2012 by the numbers: .284/.324/.480, 26 XBH(8 HR), 11 SB, .345 BABIP, 56/11 K/BB ratio in 229 ab's between Rookie-A and Low-A, with a brief stop at High-A. 2012 1st round draft pick, 13th overall.
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Once an unassailable HDD titan, the gap between the long-running Western Digital Raptor series and workaday SATA-II drives has closed significantly in the last year or so.
This Raptor is slow compared to many rivals, but that extra bit of poke is significant enough that you'd certainly notice the difference should you set it as your boot drive.
Higher capacity models are available (and necessary if you want it for anything other than a boot drive), but for £70 this tiddler is the closest you'll get to a 10,000RPM bargain. Really though, it's very hard to recommend over the 150GB Velociraptor costing £150, if you're after a traditional performance drive.
It's good to see that the WD360ADFD still has an edge, but it's this close to being as much of a dinosaur as its name suggests.


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The report is based on an "analysis" by anti-wind farm group the Campaign to Limit Onshore Wind Development (Clowd).
It claims that according to statistics released by energy regulator Ofgem, many wind farms are operating at less than 20% of full capacity.
In response RenewableUK said UK wind farms were performing "fantastically well" says in response to the accusations.
The Sunday Times piece ignored the variability of wind energy and singled out a handful of the UK's oldest projects for criticism-out of some 240 operating wind farms.
Ofgem has distanced itself from Clowd's analysis. "Those are not our figures, or our input or our policy," a spokeswoman said.
Nick Medic, head of communications for RenewableUK points out that with the UK's high wind resource, in 2008 onshore wind achieved an average load factor of 29.4%, with 34.9% for offshore wind.
This compares favourably with 49.4% for non-variable nuclear and 35.4% for hydro. "It's very clear that in terms of load factors, the wind industry in the UK is doing better than anywhere else in Europe."
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I'm a Brit living in Holland, earning my living translating - mainly Dutch films - into English. Intercultural communication!
Translation may be an art, but this homepage can provide a useful tool in my work as a translator and includes links to all kinds of handy places and services. I also help write and market Spot, the ideal subtitling system for PCs. Version 3.5 soon made its name as the ideal companion to subtitle translators and editors... Version 4.4 also featured video caching so you can work from video on the hard disk as well as a graphic audio bar and video thumbnails. 5.0 is now on the market with many enhancements including overlaying subtitles on video files.
This site also offers me an opportunity to sound off about my likes and dislikes (you can follow me on Twitter) and to list my achievements. And to let you hear some mean music.
That has earned me the Marsh Award for Children's Fiction in Translation.'A delight for anyone lucky enough to read them.'
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'Toon Tellegen's 'The Squirrel's Birthday and Other Parties' and 'Letters to Anyone and Everyone' are, quite simply, two of the loveliest and most charming collections of stories I have EVER had the pleasure of reading.'
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Jury report: 'Martin Cleaver's translation captures Tellegen's richly imagined world and the distinctive characters and poetic voices in it and is worthy winner...'


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Play Ball!! Okay, Maybe Practice Ball is More Like It + an "Ode" to Ticketmaster
I turned on my TV this morning and — hip, hip and ten thousand huzzahs! — there were men playing baseball! Live! Right there on the prettiest green grass you even did see…well, since October at least. Oh, it was glorious! And then I got to listen to the Angels game on the radio! I tell you, hearing Terry Smith's voice calling a game, complete with all the old, familiar names and phrases, after the long, long winter without? It was a veritable symphony to these offseason ears.
It was almost enough to make up for the sheer horror of dealing with Ticketmaster this morning when Angels individual game tickets went on sale…Ah, Ticketmaster. How do I loathe thee? Let me count the fees…er…ways. I loathe thee to the depth and breadth and height Of your soulless reach into every event in sight For the never ending fees and tolls and charges… I loathe thee to the level of every event's Monopolized need to use your stupid, inefficient, outrageously priced, services…
Ummm…yeah. I won't bore you with the rest. It's mostly loud swearing from that point on anyway…loud swearing punctuated by the sound of throwing things hard enough to soundly strike walls. Sort of a Beat thing. And angry, improvised Victorian/Beat poetry fusion thing. Oh yeah. I'm bringing it back. But I digress…
Back to Spring Training games! Okay, okay. So the Angels lost. Badly. To the Cubs. Eh, it isn't officially Spring Training at all until the Angels have been clobbered by at least one team you might not think had it in them. And, I know, all manner of outfielders need to work on communication, the infield fielding is suspect and the pitchers need to work on, well, everything. Angel ERAs are pretty much double (digits that is) or nothing after today. Heck, even Stephen Strasburg looked like his control is rusty during the Nationals/Mets game…of course, the look of sheer terror on the young Met batter's face when he realized this was laugh out loud funny and one of the highlights of my morning.
But, even so, glorious I say! All of this is part of the charm of Spring Training. The players are working to ready themselves for the season and we get to see a glimpse inside the process, warts and all. I really wouldn't worry about any issues unless they continue to be issues with no sign of improvement in late March. Be they every so rusty, gaffe ridden and filled with unknown faces, Spring Training games are still baseball. And, quite simply, there's no game like baseball!
Oh, I know that after two weeks or so of this, I will grow bored of Spring Training games for all of the same reasons I just listed as charming and a few others besides and begin Jones-ing hard for the regular season to start. I might even whine about it on this blog. Might But the fact of the matter remains that with the start of Spring Training games, Opening Day just isn't that far away, I have tickets to the Angels home opener (and a few more games so far, besides), and my Angels are on TV tomorrow. This is a great weekend.


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Westone 4 earphones in Review
Whether it's Metallica, DJ Tiesto, Iggy Pop, Melody Gardot, or Aphex Twin belting around the spinning innards of your cassette player, it's gonna sound fab from the Westone 4, and it's not just that new product sheen either. No, it's the fact that Westone nailed everything in this, the first universal earphone fitted with four speakers per side – a mean feat in any respectable dictionary.
Discuss the Westone 4 in our forums.
Sensitivity: 118dB @ 1mw
Impedance: 31Ω
Driver: 4 balanced armatures
Cable: twisted; separate volume control
Package and Fit
I'm actually typing this up on the airplane – the Westone 4's are snuggly in my cabin-sick ears – and to be dangerously honest, I can't for the life of me hear the safety announcements. The reason, my friends, is the same as it has been for yonks: Westone's body style really gets into the ear canal to block a hell of a lot of noise – and is comfortable to boot. It sits flush against your concha and into your music hole and I reckon that some will even say that it is great for sleeping.
I've no complaints. The body is a bit oblong and simply dwarfs my personal favourite, the Audio Technica CK10, but overall, its ergonomics is hunky dory. Particularly comfortable are the Comply tips which melt in your music holes. For rubber lovers, Westone pack semi-hard transparent gumdrop-looking ones, flexible grey ones, and one set of triple flange sleeves. My mate loves the grey ones and I've heard tale that even the transparent ones are to some people's liking. For my narrow, semi-short canals, neither fit, but the triple flanges work wonders. Folks, your mileage will vary and that is the particular reason that Westone have packed in such a rich assortment. Anyone will find a fit.
Aside from the fit pieces, you get an analogue impedance adapter that lowers the volume from loud sources, a decent nylon carrying pouch, a 6,3 to 3,5mm step down adapter, and a wax loop for clearing away your ears' sticky icky that can build up to clog the sound tube. The package is a treat for, well, whose who will most love the Westone 4: music lovers.
Build Quality
Westone have never ever built bad stuff. I've railed on them for setting the now-standard plastic precedent among professional earphones. But I can't fault them: no one creates anything better, not really. The Westone 4 is an excellent earphone that sort of bridges the excitement of the Westone 3 and the staid, smooth, and easy driving UM3x. I can see it used on stage, but I think that its larger customer base will use it out and about, with their favourite tunes on the bus, train, and on their favourite comfy chair.
That in mind, the Westone 4 has few betters in terms of build quality. Sure, the Audio Technica CK10 and CK100 have stronger cables, metal armour, and thicker plastic, but outside Japan, you'd have to sell your car to afford them. Apart from them and the sexy new Shure SE535, the Westone 4 is simply top in the consumer market.
The Westone twisted cable is easily the most iconic among high end earphones and has many copycats. As always, it is silent, strong, and resilient to deleterious sweat and body oil. The cable WILL harden over time but not for a good long while. And, thank the gods, it's well anchored in the body of the earphone to avoid getting severed by sharp plastic edges. If you are persistent and begging for bankruptcy, I'm sure you could destroy Westone's cable, but I'd suggest saving your pennies for more Comply tips. The cable is terminated in a right angle connector, slim enough to fit most iPhone and ipod cases, but sturdy. I'd pick the UM3x's boxy right angle connector in a prize fight, but only just.
The earphone body, too, is a winner – at least mostly. I'm not a big fan of its Klingon styling (sorry Westone), but I can't help but praise the overall effect. The earphone is joined along perfectly met seams, and sports a strong cable anchor stress relief. Again apart from Audio Technica's top CK series, there is nothing on the market that trumps Westone's overall efforts in build quality.
Kudos, Westone.
So you probably didn't spend 450$ just to secure a sturdy, well-accessorised kit, did you? There is other meat between Westone's Klingon chops. Overall, this new model keeps in line with Westone's excellence offerings while bridging the sound of the mid-centric UM3x and the Westone 3.
I'm not sure why, but this four-speaker earphone actually sounds tamer than its three-driver big brother. The Westone 3 punches more ferociously down low. It's a fun earphone that accentuates the beat and punches the highs like its training for a fight. I like it, but after hours and hours of dizzying listening, I'll admit that the four is an easier listen.
The 4 is, how shall we say it – beautifully realistic. It isn't overly burly in the low end, and it isn't too excited up top. Bass reaches low, but it never gets the attention that either the UM3x or the Westone 3 get. If your ears are good enough, you'll get respectable doses of vibration, but real emphasis starts a bit higher, well after 100Hz or so. At the ear, for instance, the intro to Markus Schulz' Mainstage (Progression album), which butterflies around the ear with bass-heavy earphones, whispers silently with the Westone 4. The rub of course, is that low bass simply isn't presented with the same force that high bass is and that in order to really enjoy it, you'll have to turn up the volume a couple of notches. On the other hand, low bass tends to warm overall sound up and some people consider that a bad thing. Personally, I'd love a bit more weight in the very low frequencies, but not anything else was sacrificed.
It might be an imaginative stretch to compare the Radius DDM to the Westone 4 – the former boasting linearly expressed bass that results in gobs of low end detail — but both earphones (despite technological differences) really sing in the lower midrange and higher bass. Of course, the Westone 4 isolates the world from your ears, so the little things really pop out.
What I'm speaking of – and I hope I say this right – is simply phenomenal reed instruments and percussion. The DDM's best foot was the guitar; the Westone 4's best foot has a couple more toes. Vocals are one toe. Both male and female vocals are wonderful, but low-voiced male vocals and husky female vocals shiver the knees. Obviously, we aren't talking about trance anymore, are we?
No, Melody Gardot's My One and Only Thrill, an excellent vocal/jazz album, for instance, settles comfortable into the mid-centric Westone 4 like good cheese with a few bottles of wine. Hand in hand with its emphasis, the midrange gives up a lot of details and places them superbly. In some ways, the more drastic juxtaposition of bass and treble in the Westone 3 draws music starkly, but the Westone 4 allows the midrange, and therefore, the main musical thrust, to breathe more freely. It sounds 'natural' for lack of a better term, rather than strident.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of the Westone 3, but It doesn't catch me the same way the Westone 4 and the UM3x do.
It seems apparent to me that Westone made conscious strides to tone both treble and bass presence down in the Westone 4. The 3 is intensely popular, but a lot of people took aims at its bulky bottom end and trippy top end. It's true: where it counts, the 3 is pretty damn exciting. For some music, such excitement works like bubbly; for others, however, it works like a monkey wrench. The 4 sits right between the 3 and the UM3x, meaning that it is smooth in the middle and voiced for easy, but detailed listening.
You won't get tired listening to the Westone 4. But you also won't get much dose of comparative sound after 15 000Hz. The peak around 8 000Hz is smoother than the 3, but still sounds crisp. The 4 is less sibilance than the 3 and dare I say it, less congested. But in the end, I don't really see the Westone 4 as an upgrade to the Westone 3 – it's too different. Rather, it is like a tweaked UM3x, and that's a good thing.
Out and about
As with all Westone earphones, there are zero problems for out and about use. The Westone twisted cable is dead silent, soft, and easy to use whilst on the go. Similarly, the body style isolates your music really well. You will be able to keep the volume low even on the airplane or bus. Of course, with this much isolation, even Rob Ford's fatmobile will get the silent treatment.
The small right-angle connector is tip-top among consumer earphones and the overall construction should keep the Westone 4 jamming for a long time. It is an extension of what really is the perfect consumer earphone line.
My scalp starts to itch when I've nothing negative to say about an earphone. But in the Westone 4's case, I'll have to contend myself with scratching and scratching. Detailed, well made, well accessorised, and good sounding, it is an excellent earphone for the audiophile and the consumer alike. And where the 3 sort of splayed out wildly, chasing away some good-intentioned musicians, the 4 will probably find space in the ear of your favourite musician.
The only downside I see is that the 4 is an upgrade to the three. If you are in the habit of upgrading, this shiny bird will prey on your wallet. If however, the Romulans ravaged your home base and looted your stash of warbuds, you are in equal danger of parting with the better part of 500$.


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East Lansing, MI—Two art exhibits are bringing ideas, energy, and color to the third and fourth floors of Michigan State University College of Law. These are the 18th and 19th exhibits brought to the Law College since it began showcasing art in 2002.
The fourth-floor exhibition includes four panels describing the history and mission of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA), which offers arts-related legal aid and educational programs about legal and business issues affecting artist and arts organizations. The exhibit also features the works of VLA Art & Law Residency artist Molly Dilworth.
The Dilworth exhibit, titled 36°30 , comprises eight banner compositions constructed from visual references to global trade and labor. The exhibit takes its name from the latitudinal circle that divides the globe into north and south. Inspired by quilt design, the banner patterns are populated by a hybrid iconography drawn from states' flags and emblems, as well as the logos of companies with a relationship to the 36°30' parallel.
The VLA/Dilworth exhibition is on display through the end of April.
MSU Law's third floor features the work of artist, elder, and activist Nora Chapa Mendoza through mid-March. The artist—a longtime Detroit resident and social activist—often confronts themes such as conditions facing poor people in Latin America, the plight of American Indians and migrant workers, and women's affairs.
The Mendoza exhibit is co-sponsored by MSU Law, Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives, The Julian Samora Research Institute, and the MSU Chicano/Latino Studies Program.


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Photographer Joe Johnson's series Megachurches takes us down the aisles, inside the sanctuaries, and behind the scenes of jumbo-sized places of worship. Taken while the churches are not in daily use, Johnson's photographs focus on both the mammoth interior space and the churches' details — stage design, audio-visual systems, lighting, and convention hall seating — that make the facilities tick.
It is estimated the number of megachurches in North America has risen from only 50 in 1980 to over 1,800 today. Johnson's interest in them began when he visited his mother in North Carolina and accompanied her to a mega service. He wanted to experience contemporary evangelical life.
"It was an admittedly voyeuristic impulse to watch what happens live," says Johnson. "I was stunned by how sensorial the spectacle had been. There was a highly produced aural and visual sophistication being brought to the act of worship."
Megachurches have recently been in the news. Last month, in Southern California, the congregation of the Crystal Cathedral Ministries celebrated its final service within the Crystal Cathedral, the infamous Philip Johnson-designed megachurch. Crystal Cathedral Ministries, which pioneered the megachurch phenomenon, was forced to move out of its super-modern home after financial woe, some scandal, and a 2011 bankruptcy filing. The purchase of the Cathedral by the Catholic diocese of Orange for $57 million means worship will continue in the glass-facade superstructure. Different denomination, same God.
Despite Crystal Cathedral Ministries' public fall from grace, other denominations that use the megachurch formula are booming across America. According to the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, the main body to report on worship behavior, megachurches are "one of the most robust religious organizational expressions within North America."
Shortly after Johnson's first taste of the megachurch experience, he moved from Boston to the Midwest, where he was surrounded by them. He has photographed in North Carolina, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Iowa, and as far west as Colorado. The venues have developed far and wide, anywhere "with money and the population can sustain a mega church," he says.
Johnson has observed that there is more going on in megachurches than prayer. Serving multiple functions, megachurches are "places where entertainment, doctrine, and politics converge," he says. "The subject was visual, complicated, topical, and I had to make work about it."
Corporate management guru Peter Drucker once described the rise of the corporation and the emergence of the megachurch as "the most significant sociological phenomenons of the 20th century," remarking that the megachurch is "the only organization that is actually working in our society."
While the demise of Crystal Cathedral Ministries is a strike against the claim, Drucker was correct in observing the extraordinary growth of mass-choreographed worship. Dozens of different Protestant denominations operate megachurch services, which are defined as those having 2,000 or more attendees each Sunday. Of the 56 million church-going Protestants, 6 million attend a megachurch each Sunday. It's worth noting that megachurches represent a shift in worship-styles but not an increase in absolute numbers of Americans praising the lord. The number of Americans who express no religious preference has quadrupled since 1991, to 14 percent. Despite the megachurch explosion, total church attendance has remained fairly even.
The churches Johnson visited were open and welcoming, and access was easy. Occasionally, he receive a chaperone and only in the largest institutions did interactions become "business-like" to the extent that Johnson would have to allay legal liability concerns. In those cases, Johnson politely answered questions and offered to send along scans of the photographs he made.
"Church administrators are much more of a pleasure to work with than security guards," says Johnson. "Most often someone would turn the lights on and leave me to it."
Frequently led by charismatic "pastorpreneurs," megachurches are often likened to corporations. MBA degrees are as relevant as ordination when it comes to managing the large scale outreach and communication operations of big congregations. Megachurches have often been criticized for adopting corporate-style market research and advertising campaigns to attract new worshipper-customers, but much of that could simply be seen as providing a better customer-service experience. Instead of wooden benches and drafty naves of old chapels, megachurches boast convenient parking, coffee shops, restaurants, bookstores, childcare, and a host of other familiar needs typical of our service economy. These conveniences are snagging worshippers from smaller churches and attracting people who didn't attend service with any regularity in the past.
"Megachurches seem to be about being everything for everyone," suggests Johnson. "Like a Wal-Mart or a Swiss Army knife, it's about how many of my needs can be met in one place." Which bleeds over into the content of the sermons as well. He noticed contemporary concerns covered by the pastor at his mother's North Carolina megachurch in addition to more traditional decoding of scripture into life lessons. U.S.-Israeli policy, free markets, regulation, and whatever Christopher Hitchens's new book was at the time, were all part of Sunday service.
Critiquing faith or presenting some form of exposé is not Johnson's intent. "Megachurch" is an umbrella term that refers to size, and while there are common factors among them (very active seven-day-a-week congregational community, complex organizational structure, more affluent attendees, televised services), the sermons and messages are unique to each church.
"I regret that I approached the project with a bundle of assumptions. My attitudes softened with respect to the congregations," he says. "The megachurch designation is one of scale, not necessarily one of message. I was never interested in a critique of faith itself. This work was motivated by questions I had about the faith industry," says Johnson who tried to be neutral by balancing wide shots with details.
"I've tried to provide varied propositions for how one might think about the subject," he says. "Some pictures deal with the subject's physical scale, while others may revel in a sort of seductive materiality of particular objects. The work runs the gamut of a critical — at times snotty — deadpan sensibility to moments of earnest wonder."
All images: Joe Johnson


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The Tyson tat will stay put when "The Hangover Part II" is released on DVD.
Warner Bros. settled Monday with the tattoo artist who accused the "Hangover" studio of copyright infringement for using the facial art design he had created for Mike Tyson in the film without permission, E! News reported.
Artist S. Victor Whitmill had said the studio erred by using the image he created for Tyson on actor Ed Helms' face. While he failed to persuade a judge to block the "Hangover 2's" debut in theaters back in May, Whitmill's lawsuit was allowed to proceed.
U.S. & World
With a trial set for Feb. 21, Warner Bros. said earlier this month it planned to digitally alter the offending design on Ed Helms character's face ahead of "The Hangover 2's" DVD release. Now it seems both sides have found a way to save face.
"Warner Bros. and Whitmill have amicable resolved their dispute. No other information will be provided," Whitmill's lawyer, Geoff Gerber, said in a joint statement with the studio, E! reported.


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Dallas is planning a major public memorial ceremony in 2013 to mark the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination at Dealey Plaza, it was announced Tuesday.
"The tone is very important," Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said. "We want to mark this day by remembering a great president with a sense of dignity and honor he deserves. The 50th will be a serious, respectful and understated public memorial."
Rawlings said public donations are being taken to cover the cost and no tax money will be used for the event, which will take place on Nov. 22, 2013.
Tickets will be issued for the Dealey Plaza event because organizers expect more people will want to attend than the plaza can safely hold.
Secret tapes of JFK's last days released
The service will include a moment of silence at 12:25 p.m., the time the shots rang out.
A committee appointed by Rawlings is planning the memorial, some details of which are already on an official website.
"I'll never forget the faces of all the weeping women and the men who were just stricken, I mean you can imagine how shocking this was," said Dallas Citizens Council leader Ruth Altshuler, the committee chairperson.
Democrat Joseph Kennedy III wins the seat vacated by Rep. Barney Frank, defeating Republican Sean Bielat in Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District. The 112th Congress was the first in almost five decade in which no member of the Kennedy family served in the House or Senate.
Another murder that same November 1963 day was the killing of Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit who was on patrol in Oak Cliff looking for the president's killer.
Witnesses said Lee Harvey Oswald gunned Tippit down before Oswald was eventually arrested at the Texas Theater.
Nearly 49 years later, a memorial to Officer Tippit was unveiled Tuesday at the corner where the shooting occurred.
In a rare interview NBC's Brian Williams sat down with Bobby Kennedy's widow, Ethel Kennedy, where they discussed their home life, her husband's relationship with Lyndon Johnson, and even her grandson's girlfriend, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.
Attending the dedication was former Dallas police detective Jim Leavelle, who was assigned to Tippit's case. "I think it's a great honor to Tippit, and he deserves it, and I'm just glad I could be alive to see it," Leavelle said.
Tippit's widow Marie also attended the dedication ceremony. "I think it should be remembered," she said "The president was killed here and Jay was killed here trying to apprehend the killer of the president so I think it should be remembered."
Watch an extended clip from NBC News' original broadcast from Nov. 22, 1963, informing the nation that President Kennedy had been shot in Dallas, Texas.


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still not soft enuf! can still feel the pea!
Ha, I was so puzzled by your comment until my Mother told me you were referencing the Princess and the Pea. I was a story-deprived child.
Aw! Lily is so cute!
Too cute and she knows it.
does she really have that many beds? lol
She actually has two more!
Every time I watch Modern Family, I look for the Frenchie and think…Lily (your dog, not the Cam & Mitchell's child) is cuter. LOL
Lily is incredibly flattered! Stella does have a one up though…SHE CAN SWIM!
STTTEELLA, NOOO! Don't kill yourself *in my best Gloria voice*
I feel like you should put a pea under the bed to see if she is really a princess haha
She sure acts like one!
What. A. Princess. Dante has three (two inside, one outside) so I'm not judging! 🙂
Lily would argue she's Queen! 😉 I don't think that's enough for Dante, jus' sayin'. 😉
princess & the pea! too cute 🙂
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Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, August 2
With Andrew McCutchen's seventh-inning single last night, current leader doorsrule advanced to 36 games and moved into a tie with jero07 and bclark2779 for fourth place in the 2011 standings.
We"d love to tell you a little more about our leader — you know, the standard likes, dislikes, favorite Doors song routine — but the bat signal we sent out yesterday has so far gone unanswered. Is it possible that doorsrule is familiar with the (alleged, so-called, vastly-overblown) BTS Report Curse? We told you guys to keep that whole thing on the 15-day Down Low.
Either way, Mr. Morrison, the people demand answers in the form of random tidbits about your personal life. Hit me up before it's too late.
Annnnd just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is the final day to start a new Streak with an opportunity to reach 57 games. Our advice: don't lose.
Tuesday's picks:
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there …
Joe Mauer: .625 (10-for-16) since '06 vs. Angels starter Ervin Santana
Seth Smith: .727 (8-for-11) since '06 vs. Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick
Andrew McCutchen: .538 (7-for-13) since '06 vs. Cubs starter Randy Wells
Johnny Damon: .538 (7-for-13) since '06 vs. Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero
Gaby Sanchez: .556 (5-for-9) since '06 vs. Mets starter Chris Capuano
Jose Bautista: .421 (8-for-19) since '06 vs. Rays starter David Price
Robinson Cano: .500 (5-for-10) since '06 vs. White Sox starter John Danks
Darwin Barney: .455 (5-for-11) since '06 vs. Pirates starter Kevin Correia
Feeling kinda spicy?
Alex Gonzalez: .467 (7-for-15) since '06 vs. Nationals starter John Lannan
Alex Rios: .438 (7-for-16) since '06 vs. Yankees starter Phil Hughes
You'll thank me later …
Curtis Granderson: .043 (1-for-23) since '06 vs. White Sox starter John Danks
Jay Bruce: .043 (1-for-23) since '06 vs. Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez
Shane Victorino: .063 (1-for-16) since '06 vs. Rockies starter Aaron Cook
Matt Kemp: .083 (1-for-12) since '06 vs. Padres starter Mat Latos
Elvis Andrus: .083 (1-for-12) since '06 vs. Tigers starter Max Scherzer
Top MLB streakers
Dan Uggla: 23 games
Freddie Freeman: 16 games
Justin Upton: 13 games
Adrian Gonzalez: 11 games
Brandon Phillips: 11 games
Ben Zobrist: 12 games
Home Run Beat the Streak pick:
Ryan Howard: (21 home runs this season) vs. Rockies starter Aaron Cook
59 Comments
I agonized over today's pick in an effort to reach 16. Couldn't decide between Neil Walker and Chase Utley. Then I realized that weather could be an issue for Utley in Denver tonight. So I just said screw it and went with Joey Votto! I'm 7-0 with Joey V. this season.
Votto is one of my choices along with Kemp, M. Cabrera, A. Gordon, Cano, and one other that slipped my mind. I'll figure it out by 7.
I just realized I put M. Cabrera which could be Melky or Miguel. I meant Melky.
I'm going with Infante again today. GL guys.
Nice way to get your hit!
My final pick is in. Gaby Sanchez. GL!
You'll move on today. My wife's pick also & she's pretty darn lucky
I hope so! First AB strikeout.
Hey Keith's still alive!
Yeah, just barely. Really tired today; been a long day
But how high is her streak?
Just started in July. Her highest is 10, she's on a 4-gamer right now
I was only this nervous a few days ago when I picked Freddie Freeman and he got a single in the bottom of the 7th or 8th inning. Come on Sanchez!!!!!
Does she put a lot of thought and research into her picks? Man, why am I thinking about this so much. He's gonna get a hit!!!!
Don't ask about her 'strategy', it'll just make you more nervous 😉
🙂 rofl. I know her strategy.
I'm just hoping for a hit in his next AB or extra innings.
He can wait til the 9th and hit a 2-run homer to take the lead/win. FLA is my SFTC pick & was feeling pretty good about it until they changed pitchers
Who changed pitchers?
Just started the 7th; now both sides have pitching changes
Oh, see it now. Man it can't end this way!! Just can't!!
Break out them rabbits feet and brush the dust off of 'em. Gaby due up in 8th and however it goes; right now, extras still a possibility
No rabbits feet here, just praying to the Big Man upstairs.
A K! That sucks, If Dobbs or Morrison knock in a run; Gaby may get another AB
And they don't. Man this sucks!!!!
If Mets don't score, still have a chance at a tie with 2 HR hitters coming up for Marlins.
But even if one of them hits a homerun, won't I need like 7 or 8 batters to come to the plate for Sanchez to get another AB?
No, a tie would nearly guarantee Gaby gets up in the 10th, if not before then, if Mets don't win it beforehand
So I'm rooting for a tie. This is against everything I know and believe in, but Let's Go Marlins!!!!!
And they're bringing in the right pitcher. He imploded last night. Just not too many runs now Isringhausen!
Bases loaded, one out. Looking tie-able, but don't want 2+ runs & leave Gaby on deck
I know. Come on, let's do this!!!!!
Well that blew it……………maybe.
2 runs scored; now you gotta hope for Mets to tie, not win, in the 9th. Glad I'm not in your shoes – been there, done that. Didn't like it much 😦
If it doesn't work out, this is my punishment for changing from Melky Cabrera to Sanchez. I also had Votto, Teixeira, Cano, etc., all with hits tonight.
That didn't help. 😦
That double play definitely didn't help. Gaby was left on deck after all.
Great run to get on page #2 of the Top2500 !!!
Thanks man! I'm gonna try for one more streak starting tomorrow and if I don't succeed, I'm off till next season.
LaV's List
Tuesday's Top Picks of the current Top2500,
153 Batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Andrew McCutchn 150 6.00
Chase Utley 144 5.76 (4TH)
Adrian Gonzalez 141 5.64
Dustin Pedroia 125 5.00 (2ND)
Gaby Sanchez 112 4.48
Joey Votto 93 3.72 (4TH)
Jimmy Rollins 82 3.28 (1RST)
Michael Young 78 3.12
Seth Smith 75 3.00
Jacoby Ellsbury 70 2.80
Miguel Cabrera 68 2.72
Neil Walker 62 2.48
No Selection 35 1.40
Nick Punto 8 0.32 (3rd) DL
Highest "No Selection" 😛 pg# 3 with streak of 17 back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset rate was 16.21% with PRADO reseting the most.
There was also 10.36% PPD due to players not playing, These streakers do not reset, but did not increase either,
8.56% —> 212 picks of these were intentional DL/inj picks.
Got Pinched OR 1/2 AB Wonders
TOP2500 saved or reset by PHA (going to include any pinch hitters and/or double switch, 2 AB or Less)
G Dobbs FLA, RESET 8, HIGHEST WAS 18 GAMER
D Descalso STL, RESET 2, WERE 13,9 GAMERS
B Belt SF, RESET 1, WAS 15 GAMER
C Heisey CIN, SAVED 1, WAS 9 GAMER
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick, (Times picked in top2500)
Mdrossi(nymets1979), 19, pg 2, 38, GABY SANCHEZ (PICKED 112X)
gpearson17, 15, pg 9, 165, VOTTO (PICKED 93X)
J_St33z, 14, pg 13, 300, ROLLINS (PICKED 82X)
box86rowh, 14, pg 14, 300, PEDROIA (PICKED 125X)
jonhilliard, 14, pg 15, 300, NEIL WALKER (PICKED 62X)
trixiewright, 10, pg 57, 1303, HANLEY (PICKED 2X)
Bloggers Reset Yesterday
tterbnivel, 8, RESET by DAVID WRIGHT
im4o4, 8, RESET by DAVID WRIGHT
GL to all
Wooooo. 2 days in a row with a first AB hit, thank you infante. GL to the rest of ya.
All right, no sweating Votto tonight. Got to 16 on his first AB. Now go Reds!
OK, now come on Sanchez!!!
Rollins 0-3 makes 1st out in 7th; likely to see 1 more AB in 9th. Leader riding him
Utley 0-4 makes last out in 7th. Not as likely to see another AB. 4th place riding him
I did notice that as of now, it appears that tonight is going to be quite a reset night. I don't feel AS bad, but it still does sting.
OK, "quite a reset night" might be pushing it. About 20% or so if my math is correct. Maybe not as my head is not right right now.
22.5 –
I had actually thought that today was the last day to start a streak and still reach 57, so I just felt really pumped that Miguel Cabrera dropped a ball at 1st base to extend the game and let Young get an infield single in the 9th inning to go 1 for 4!
Onto 1!
Even if 57 is not in reach after today, 41 certainly is. $10K is far better than nothing
True! I'll go until no money is possible and then I'll be done until next year.
now you can come back to SFTC, you've only missed 2 days.
I may, but I'm so upset right now that I need some time to just relax and forget about this. I've been playing this game for a few years now and so far 12 and 19 are the longest streaks. I really had something going. But the leader may go down tonight too and they were way higher than I was. So maybe SFTC can get my mind off this.
New leader tomorrow. The 36-gamer drops with Rollins


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