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Onjaku 温石 [2012.03.26 | Lunch]
A "hidden restaurant" in the western part of the city, Onjaku is a 20-minute stroll from Matsumoto station; or a 5 minute taxi ride. My partner and I chose to take a leisurely stroll to the restaurant, detouring at various charming craft shops along the way.
The restaurant is difficult to find even if you have GPS. We were staring at the doorway wondering if we got the correct place. Luckily for us, the other table that afternoon (it's a very small restaurant, with 3 tables) showed up, and we followed them in. By reservation only.
Service / Ambience:
Restrained and polite. One server, one chef. Service is unhurried, and items take a while to arrive (a good thing). Not the place for a quick lunch (although that is to be expected given its location).
Only 3 tables in the restaurant. Room was painted white, and devoid of ostentatious ornamentation. Clearly, the star of the place is the food, and nothing else should (and would) detract from it.
The chef came out to talk to us after the meal (After learning we were Singaporean, he figured out how we knew of his restaurant, which was through a friend currently working in Tokyo, and highly recommended this place. Apparently we were the second and third Singaporeans at his restaurant.)
Omakase meal; no ala-carte. Our menu that day included:
1. Chawanmushi with red daikon compote and mustard - warming after walking in the cold for a while. Very delicate taste, and the texture of the slightly crunchy compote offsets the smooth custard perfectly.
2. Yam and wasabi leaf (hanawasabi), dashi gelee, sesame sauce, white sesame - I'm a fan of all things with sesame sauce. This was really delicious; flavours were well balanced, and the textural play of the yam, wasabi leaf and dashi gelee was remarkable.
3. Onion and white miso soup, turnip dumpling, yuzu - Tamanegi - check. Kabu - check. Yuzu - check. Simple but wonderful bowl of soup.
4. Stewed pork belly with matsumoto leek - We were wondering if the whole menu was going to be vegetarian, and were relieved when this dish came. The pork was flavourful without being too salty, but could be ever-slightly more tender. Still very good though.
5. Potato dumpling with shrimp, fried potato strands - More like (firmly) mashed potato with small shrimp (sakura-ebi?) in a slightly thick dashi broth. The fried potato strands provided further textural interest.
6. Rice with butterbur tempura and firefly squid, pickles - I love butterbur, and I love firefly squid (hotaru-ika); their bitter flavours are so quintessentially Japanese. Delicious rice too. And good Japanese pickles! Almost non-existent in Singapore.
7. Apple sherbet, milk pudding - a simple dessert to end the meal. Again, the interplay of textures and tastes was commendable.
Once in a while, you eat at a restaurant with a talented chef who takes pride in his produce and his cooking. It can be like Aronia, where every ingredient is exquisite (and expensive!), resulting in out-of-this-world delicious plates. Or it can be like Onjaku, where ingredients are not necessarily the most expensive money can buy, but cooked to simple, homely-perfection.
5000 yen. Easily one the most worth-it meals I've had in Japan.
Onjaku 温石
〒390-0803 長野県 松本市 元町1-3-27
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'Blade Runner' wins as Maserati lacks horsepower
South African Oscar Pistorius, who became the first disabled runner to compete in the Olympics when he ran in the 400 metres, beat Arab horse Maserati in the 'run like the wind' race here on Wednesday.
The 26-year-old Pistorius, known as the Blade Runner because of the carbon fibre blades he runs on after having his legs amputated below the knee before he was aged one because of a congenital condition, beat the horse over 200 metres.
Pistorius took up the challenge in a bid to promote disabled sportspeople and fight discrimination against disabled people in the region.
The South African, who retained his 400m title at the Paralympics in London following his Olympics campaign, raced on a typical athletics track surface while Maserati competed on a sand surface.
Pistorius, who reached the 400m semi-finals in London and also ran in the 4x400m relay final to realise his boyhood dream of competing at the able-bodied Games, took full advantage of starting 15 metres in front of Maserati, who ruined its chances of winning by making a terrible start.
Maserati veered towards the rail which separated the two competitors and never recovered despite coming under a severe whipping from his rider and Pistorius came home well clear.
"It wasn't about who won tonight," said Pistorius after crossing the line.
"It was about showing people that those with disabilities are capable of doing great things.
"It was a lot of fun. Hopefully this will do a lot to change perceptions of disabled people in the region."
The race was not the first time athletes have competed against horses with some of the most notable champions such as 1936 Olympics hero Jesse Owens and 1992 Olympic 100m gold medallist Linford Christie also going up against their four-legged friends, who generally out-paced their human rivals.
British runner Huw Lobb made a little bit of history in 2004 when he triumphed in a man against horse race in the Welsh village of Llanwrtyd Wells, raced over 22 miles (35km) and first run in 1980.
Cyclists too have challenged horses, top French rider Thomas Voeckler having taken them on in the last two summers at a racecourse in the Vendee although that is nothing compared to South African rugby star Bryan Habana, who fell short of beating a leopard.

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Newmar Show Good Sign for Motorized Sales
April 18, 2013 by Sherman Goldenberg · Comments Off on Newmar Show Good Sign for Motorized Sales
Judging by the activity level at Newmar Corp.'s dealer meeting, April 9-11 at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in the Dallas suburb of Grapevine, the recreational vehicle industry's gradual recovery appears to be continuing in a big way.
Beyond all of the glitz and glitter of the new 2014 models on display, the big news for family-held Newmar's management team at its first dealer meeting since 2008 had to do with the upbeat attitudes and, more importantly, the product-ordering inclinations of the Nappanee, Ind., company's dealer body.
So strong was the pace of business, reports John Sammut, vice president of sales and marketing, that Newmar's senior management started bulking up its plant staff to accelerate production immediately upon its return from the Lone Star State.
"I think everybody in Newmar management had their expectations exceeded," said Sammut. "I don't know that we had a formal target that we wanted to hit (in orders). We definitely wanted to feel that the dealers appreciated the message during the business meeting and then were wowed by the product. And the comments that we've fielded and the orders we've received since the meeting were their stamp of approval that we've done the right things with the product and that we've had the right message."
The dealers stepped up to an extent that Newmar hadn't seen for some time in an array of product lines from the company's least expensive $122,000 retail Bay Star Sport Class A to its totally upgraded King Aire, an upscale A-body that at $902,000 retail is positioned to compete in the high-line bus conversion market.
"Yes, they did," said Sammut. "So, when you look at chassis we need to build these units, the demand is there at almost every price point – 50% gas, 50% diesel, and the diesel was well mixed among the Ventana, Ventana LE, the Dutch Star, the Mountain Aire and then, of course, our high-end lineup."
The strong sales were also an affirmation, Sammut noted, of the market's continued upswing. "I think there's an improved level of confidence among the dealer network with the banks maybe getting a little more reasonable on financing – both retail financing as well as wholesale financing," Sammut said. "And seeing their inventory turns on Newmar product go up, they now have a confidence level that they haven't had in a long time not only to stock inventory, but to put Newmar product on the lot."
The dealers' response, of course, was well received by the company's production staff for whom a meeting was held right after the Dallas confab with Sammut, Newmar President Matt Miller and Vice President of Manufacturing Kevin Bogan, addressing Newmar's work force in the plant amid an array of work in progress.
"We brought them up to speed and addressed the fact that we are making plans, ordering chassis and other materials, and hiring to get to 25 units a week production, five a day, in about six weeks time," said Sammut. "And should the excitement and the business conditions persist, we have the capability, provided we can hire the right people, to possibly see 30 units a week sometime this summer."
Miller, son of founder Mahlon Miller who appeared on tape during the dealer meeting from his retirement home in Phoenix, couldn't have agreed more. "We are in a better financial position than we have been in many, many years," said Miller, "and we are managing our business for continued great profitability because the 2008-2009 downturn helped us to manage our business better, and we've had some very good years the last couple of years. So, we're reinvesting in innovation and having people focused on improving products, and we're poised to really make a mark on the industry."


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Oakland, Berkeley, And East Bay News, Events, Restaurants, Music, & Arts
British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger once again deliberately courted controversy and censorship with their 1947 adaptation of Rumer Godden's novel. Deborah Kerr and Kathleen Byron play the head nuns at an Anglican hospital/school high in the Himalayas. The nuns' well-ordered existence is disturbed by the presence of a handsome British government agent (David Farrar), whose attractiveness gives certain sisters the wrong ideas. Meanwhile, an Indian girl (Jean Simmons) is lured down the road to perdition by a sensuous general (Sabu). While Kerr would seem most susceptible to fall from grace --we are given hints of her earlier love life in a long flashback--she proves to have more stamina than Byron, who delivers one of moviedom's classic interpretations of all-stops-out, sex-starved insanity. The aforementioned flashback was removed from the US release version of Black Narcissus so as not to offend the Catholic Legion of Decency. While the dramatic content of the film hasn't stood the test of time all that well, the individual performances, production values, and especially the Oscar-winning Technicolor photography of Jack Cardiff are still as impressive as ever.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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Public notice of hearing for the purpose of promulgating rules to be conducted by the chief engineer of the office of chief engineer shall be published in the register of Ohio. The notice shall state the chief engineer's intention to consider adopting, amending or rescinding a rule, shall include a synopsis of the proposed rule, amendment or rule to be rescinded, or a general statement of the subject matter to which such rule relates, and the date, time and place of a hearing on said proposed action.
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Gamma Ray and Neutron Detector (GRaND) Instrument
Click on the image above to launch the .swf file. Then, click on the yellow hotspots and roll over the blue and green hotspots to explore how the GRaND instrument works.
The Gamma Ray and Neutron Detector (GRaND) instrument interactive illustrates how scientists learn about the composition of an asteroid by studying energy and neutrons that emanate from it. The Dawn spacecraft contains three instruments (GRaND, Visible Infrared Spectrometer, and the Framing Camera) that will provide new answers to questions about the formation and evolution of the early solar system.
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Two alt.edu models I've come across in my travels:
A woman named Rochele Hirsch came to my talk at the Carter Center and passed me a 1-page summary of her proposal for a "Digital One-Room Schoolhouse." The next day I ended up tossing around the idea at TEDxAtlanta onstage in the Q&A with Gever Tulley of the Tinkering School and Michael Levine of the Cooney Center (Sesame Street digital learning folks).
Basic idea: home school kids in small neighborhood groups using digital resources to expand the virtual boundaries of the classroom while preserving a strong community feeling and peer-to-peer relationships.
"- 14 kids (multi-age) in a neighborhood classroom (walk to school)with
- 2 "Learning Process Facilitators" (not "teachers") whose job includes connection with students — and ensuring they are learning, that the equipment is working well for them, that they are paid attention to in a learning environment.
- Distance Education provided, multi-media, interactive teaching/learning through the computer with EXCELLENT teachers/lecturers and an EXCELLENT curriculum: The student moves as rapidly as they can or want to through the required basics — and then on to advanced work as they choose — with constant feedback, reinforcement and "extra" opportunities.
- Phone-center "tutors" (all over the country) who are available to answer questions and engage the thinking process either through the phone or through chat as the student is moving through the education module.
- Older students provide tutoring to younger students as part of their own learning and reinforcement
- Parents are more involved — because they are close by to the neighborhood "distance education classroom" and would be conspicuously absent if not involved.
- Further socialization can be accomplished through arts / music / sports — with modules on one-two days / week — with larger groups
- The school day runs longer (say 8 to 6:00) — to support family needs, study time, exercise, extra optional studies and socialization."
Summer camp is another awesome educational model for kids and adults. It's immersive, a strong community, tailored to a single passion. I had amazing experiences taking college level courses in three weeks at "nerd camp" as a middle schooler. The Tinkering School is a summer camp for playing with power tools, learning about physics, and making and repairing things. I also got an invite from ITP at NYU yesterday for this:
"For the first time this June we are inviting non-students, working professionals, to come to ITP on weekends and evenings to make stuff, hear speakers on the cutting edge, collaborate with people from diverse disciplines…It's a mash-up of an artist residency and a summer camp for adults…We're creating a flexible structure, an Un-University, that will be responsive and supportive to the group we select. The structure is based on "unconferences" such as foocamp or barcamp, where presentations and discussions form in response to participants' interests and projects. ITP's facilities––its faculty, resident tutors, and equipment––will be at your service…During the school year ITP is a two year graduate program in the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU where students from both artistic fields and technological ones explore innovative possibilities. On our web site we say we are a Center for the Recently Possible."
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5 Wine Wrapping Tutorials
A bottle of wine is a good go–to gift for the holidays, but wrapping it can be a challenge. I usually tie twine or pretty ribbon around the bag it came in, but in hopes of upping my wrapping game this year I sought out some clever tutorials.
1. Wine Wrap, DIY from Chewing The Cud: The Think Collective and Chewing The Cud both sell beautiful Furoshiki cloths.
2. Confetti Bomb, DIY from Etsy: fun for holiday wine, champagne or sparkling cider, and if you have been searching for compostable cling wrap, BioBag now makes one.
3. Double Wine Wrap, DIY from Brooklyn Bride: perfect if you're bringing a bottle of white and a bottle of red.
4. Champagne Bottle Wrap, DIY from Martha Stewart: Martha uses tissue paper, but kraft paper would work well too. To decorate, try making a potato stamp.
5. Sock Wrap, DIY from Formal Fringe: a gift within a gift.
• How To: Wrap Items with a Furoshiki Cloth
• 5 Great Kraft Paper Wrapping Ideas
• Holiday Prep: Reuse Produce Netting For Fun Packaging
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Who knew Cody Rhodes had it in him?
While he might not have conjured up images of The American Dream, his performance last week on Monday Night Raw was arguably his finest since making his WWE debut more than six years ago.
Rhodes, youngest son of pro wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes, more than held his own in a high-profile angle with Randy Orton.
With WWE authority figure Triple H forcing Rhodes to put his job on the line against Orton, citing Rhodes' upcoming marriage and possible unemployment, the storyline gave fans something to sink their teeth into and Rhodes an opportunity to shine.
Rhodes' mic work was excellent, but his in-ring performance may have been even better.
It was solid enough to make fans forget about "Dashing" Cody Rhodes or the silly-looking mustache and protective mask that he sported in previous gimmicks.
As he noted in his promo on Raw, the Rhodes family has been subjected to some fairly extreme gimmicks in the past, with Vince McMahon forcing Dusty to parade as the dancing, polka-dot clad "Common Man," or brother Dustin as the bizarre, face-painted, sexually ambiguous Goldust.
Monday night, though, followed a simple formula that bookers so often today ignore. A good story with a personal issue can lead to a good match. Rhodes was a decided underdog going into his bout with the WWE champion, but a compelling back story and a main event-level contest captured the fans' emotional investment.
And that, really, is what wrestling should be all about: a compelling story and a suspension of disbelief.
Rhodes, cast as the sympathetic babyface trying to save his job, and Orton, in the role of bodyguard and surrogate champion for the increasingly power-driven Triple H, followed up with a match that had fans believing that the beleaguered contender might actually pull off the upset.
Rhodes unquestionably was the breakout star of the night.
Triple H, of course, "fired" Rhodes after his valiant attempt came up just short.
In reality, though, the storyline should give the 28-year-old Rhodes ample time off for his wedding and honeymoon.
And no, don't expect Rhodes to return under a mask as The Midnight Rider, a role made famous by Cody's father. But when he does come back, most likely with a free pass from Vince McMahon, he'll return with a vengeance.
Don't expect, either, for Dustin "Goldust" Rhodes to get his younger brother's job back for him.
WWE on Saturday announced a Dustin Rhodes vs. Randy Orton match for Monday's Raw show, with the stipulation that if Dustin wins and Cody apologizes, Cody gets his job back.
Rhodes' new bride, Brandi Reed, is no newcomer to the wrestling business. A former competitive skater and TV news journalist, the Michigan graduate worked as a developmental talent in WWE in 2011 under the name Eden Stiles, and performed briefly on the Superstars roster as a ring announcer.
Reed, who asked for her release in December 2011, currently works as a model and owns a company called Confection Swimwear Inc.
It shouldn't come as a surprise that Rhodes is proficient in combining wrestling and acting skills.
A multi-sport star and two-time Georgia state high school wrestling champion, Rhodes attended the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Los Angeles for a year.
And being the son of Dusty Rhodes and working for Vince McMahon doesn't hurt either.
Dusty Rhodes, a real-life son of a plumber, mixed a blue-collar work ethic with a soul singer's charisma to become one of the most in-demand stars of the territory days of the 1970s and '80s.
"I retained a lot of good information from acting school, but the majority of entertainment skills I retained was things I picked up from my dad and my boss (Vince McMahon)," says Rhodes.
Rhodes said in a 2011 interview that his father initially pushed him away from the business, preferring that his youngest son be a writer or an actor.
"He didn't want me at all to get involved in sports entertainment. It wasn't like he was a deterrent for it, but he didn't really want the day to come where I said I wanted to go somewhere to train. He wasn't ready for that day when it did come."
But that day eventually came, says Rhodes, who jokes that his dad has only himself to blame.
"It's kind of his fault because when you bring a 4-year-old to a show and he sees these larger-than-life characters with shoulder pads and spikes, guys painting their faces, and these huge physiques and these huge reactions that they're receiving ... what else is a kid going to want to do?"
It appears that South Carolina's own Big Show (Paul Wight) has been relegated to the role of a crybaby giant who is bullied by WWE authority figures (The McMahon Corporation) threatening to put him out on the street if he doesn't toe the company line and do their bidding.
It would be hard to fathom Show's giant predecessor, Andre, ever turning on the waterworks or being bullied by anyone. But alas, WWE's modern-day giant is being cast as a vulnerable, emotional big guy with a soft side and a knockout punch, a dubious combination in today's world of pro wrestling.
And as for Stephanie McMahon claiming to have known Show when she was "a little girl" ... let's not let the facts get in the way of a good story.
Show made his WWE debut in 1999 when Stephanie would already have been in her 20s.
But let's give her the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps she was mistaking Show for the aforementioned Andre, who was her childhood favorite, as she once related in this interview.
"I first met Andre when I was 3. I actually don't even remember this, but my mother, who had been watching from a window, told me the story," says Stephanie.
"Andre pulled up to our house in his van, and I guess I was jumping on a trampoline," she says. "I had a baby sitter who started rolling up all the windows and locking all the doors. She didn't know who Andre was."
Andre, however, was as gentle as the role he would portray years later in "The Princess Bride."
"Andre came over to the trampoline and stuck his hand out," she continues. "I stepped into his hand, and he lifted me up to his cheek and I gave him a kiss on his cheek and he put me back down. My mother was so amazed by it because I wasn't afraid. He was sort of magical to me."
Former WWE star and current TNA trainer Al Snow will return to the Lowcountry on Sept. 29 as part of an Old School Championship Wrestling show at the Hanahan Rec Center.
Snow will meet Michael Frehley in one of the featured bouts. Also topping the bill is the return of "The Southern Savior" John Skyler against "The Modern Classic" B.J. Hancock, along with ex-WWE star Gangrel and Dr. Creo defending their OSCW tag-team title against "The Shooter" Vordell Walker and Calie Casanova.
For more information, call 743-4800 or visit www.oscwonline.com.
Reach Mike Mooneyham at 843-937-5517 or email@example.com, or follow him on Twitter at @ByMike Mooneyham and on Facebook at Facebook.com/MikeMooneyham.


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When we write about how antivirus software isn't enough to keep you safe from malware, it's not just scare tactics. There are so many ways hackers can break into your system that antivirus solutions will never catch. For a real-world example, look no further than the router exploit kit recently leaked from the CIA.
The Wikileaks CIA documents
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It was about 17 years ago that Mark McLewin of Monticello was using a hand truck, with another man, to bring a 400-plus pound boiler down steps.
Editor's note: This story has been amended to eliminate the Times Herald-Record's incorrect usage of the term "Rolfing," which is a copyrighted term owned by the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration. The correct term for Andre Fritz's therapy is structural integration.
It was about 17 years ago that Mark McLewin of Monticello was using a hand truck, with another man, to bring a 400-plus pound boiler down steps.
"I was at the bottom. The boiler slipped, pinching the other guy's fingers ... My upper torso ended up holding the boiler and the bottom part of my body was like it was running backward ... I was pinned at a 180-degree twist," says the real estate developer and landlord.
For years, his mother, Lynne K. McLewin, had been touting the benefits of structural integration under the large, experienced hands of Andr� Fritz of Goshen. However, Mark didn't think he could commit to a series of sessions. This incident, however, changed everything; Mark knew he needed help.
Fritz understands. After a car crash when he was 23, he was told he might not walk again. His leg had atrophied. The sciatica was intense.
"I'm now past 50 — and very active. There's no sciatica — and I'm also no longer pigeon-toed," he says.
And he credits structural integration with his total recovery. Today, he's one of barely a handful of practitioners of structural integration in the region, and he still gets worked on regularly himself.
"I had done body work since college, but no structural integration," says Fritz of the practice that uses deep massage of the connective tissue to sculpt the human body, and in so doing, can ultimately reverse the effects of trauma. It's not about sending the client into a relaxed la-la-land state; it's about changing structure.
The technique was introduced by Dr. Ida Rolf, whose thirst for knowledge led her to the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research — as well as Switzerland — to study homeopathic medicine. Her focus returned to the malleable connective tissue, or fascia, that surrounds every nerve, blood vessel and muscle.
"Dr. Rolf did this to heal her own children in the '50s," says Fritz. She established a 10-session series to address the primary complaint, but ultimately clients make the call as to how few or many sessions they receive.
"I use pressure to create heat and stretch the muscles, which ultimately results in a more open body and less pain. It keeps the tissues hydrated and increases range of motion. The deeper I go, the more results I achieve. Postural misalignments can be corrected. ... But it's about whatever the client can handle. ... I have huge hands, which helps the pressure disperse."
"He uses his personal advantages well," says Lynne, 72, an energy healer and counselor
who has also taught nutrition. She's been a client of Fritz's for just about as long as he's been practicing structural integration — 20 years. "His large hands do the work of two (practitioners). There is a progression from 'ouch' to 'ahhh' to 'ummm.'"
So, yes, most will agree there is a certain level of discomfort in the beginning.
"It doesn't have to be painful," says Fritz. "It's body work that really works. ... I am in tune with whatever the client can handle."
"He didn't just roll me through a meat grinder," says Lynne. "If I said, 'Stop,' he did — and then worked out a way to adapt how to get to the same place, but in a tolerable way for me. Some places just get tight, so anytime they're worked on, it's not fun. ... I went originally to ease the pain, but I've stayed for 20 years because his work keeps me flexible. If I do too much yardwork, he puts me back into place."
Lynne saw Fritz first because of the pain from three whiplashes and what she describes as a "tennis elbow" of the knee.
"After three sessions, there was a difference in my neck and shoulders," she says. "And my whiplash and knee patterns have gone away. ... When the spine is straight, everything flows.
Fritz begins the hour-and-a-half session by reviewing a health intake form with new clients and discussing what's happened — with a focus on injuries.
"Then I do a body reading to see if I see what you're telling me," he says, followed by palpation. Clients are in their underwear, and a drape is available — whatever is comfortable for them. "I'm totally focused on which hip is higher or what shoulder is up — not the weight you might have gained."
Fritz says clients come to him for complaints that run the gamut from injuries to emotional pain, all of which can cause physical pain. He works with everything from enhancing athletic performance to post-surgical limitations, to physical and sexual abuse to scoliosis and stress.
"Look at an older person, how stooped over they might be," he says. "Think about how hard-wired our startle reflex is. We hear a loud noise, we jump. Our body crunches. ... We do the same because of negative emotions.
"Light body work is fine, but it won't mitigate the stress," says Fritz. "I am unique in that I have the ability to switch shirts. Sometimes emotions come up when I'm working on a particular part that prompts memories. The tears drop down as they're letting go. ... I might says, 'It's OK,' or say nothing. Sometimes the support is more than enough."
Fritz, who is also a certified Rossiter coach, studied at the Rolf Institute and Guild for Structural Integration in Boulder, Colo., and has completed other related trainings and workshops.
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I'm the biggest technophobe there is (no cell phone, no high speed internet), but we are in on this with Candemir. You either ride the wave or it passes you by....it will also allow us to do updates more regularly than with a printed guidebook.Ward
So when is the Owl's app coming out?
Candemir: so is the app database driven? changes on the online DB are reflected in the app? that would be the cool thing...
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PippaB necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 148 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
We will shortly be launching our website Slimbook.co.za to the South African market, and we are looking for a logo to reflect the spirit of the brand.
The site is a weight management site and will mostly be used for losing weight. (Other possible uses are for maintaining or gaining weight.) This is done through calorie counting. A registered user is given a calorie quota per day. This quota is calculated based on current weight, activity level, age and desired weight loss. Users log what they eat (making use of a food database) and can track their calorie intake that way. Users can also log the exercise they do, and can 'earn' additional calories through exercise.
The brand philosophy is sustainable weight loss through exercise and healthy eating. It does not offer any quick, easy or faddish solutions to weight loss. The idea is that sustainable weight loss can only be achieved by a change in lifestyle.
In addition to the tools provided for weight loss, there will be a strong focus on the creation of an online community to provide support and a place for people to hang out and chat about anything and everything. This will be done through the creation of forums and the functionality to create quite extensive user profiles.
The target audience is very broad. It will probably be predominantly female, but there will also be male users. The age range of users is also broad. The target audience will have interest in losing or maintaining weight and a healthy lifestyle.
The website is most effectively used by people with broadband access. In the South African context that is a relatively small and affluent part of society.
The brand name is slimbook (you can use upper or lower case – this is up to the designer) and this should appear in the logo.
The main focus of the name is 'slim'. We might later extend the brand (e.g. slimsport, slimgear, slimrecipes etc) and would like to be able to be able to use the same basic idea for future logos.
Other guidelines:
The logo should be clean in design
Stay away from 'girly' designs
The logo should, if possible, reflect healthy living rather than a quick fix.
Some web design work has already been done, and the logo should fit with the basic look and feel of it. A mockup of the website can be seen at http://www.adone.co.za/slimbook
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European Commission
Siim Kallas
Vice-President of the European Commission
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Press Conference / Strasbourg
11 June 2013
Good afternoon everybody.
Those of you who have been following the story of the Single European Sky may agree with me that it is like one of those mirages in the desert.
Each time you get close, it seems to move further away.
Well, we think the time has come to take decisive action on behalf of Europe's airlines and their customers.
Europe's skies and airports risk saturation.
Flights are forecast to increase by 50% over the next 10-20 years.
If we leave things as they are, we will be confronted with heavy congestion and chaos in our airspace. On the ground, airports will be so crowded that there will be 2 million flights unable to take off or land.
Increased congestion brings with it increased safety risk- as well as delays and real economic costs.
We need a system which is not permanently under strain as traffic continues to grow.
Let me be very clear about one thing. The proposals we are making today in no way compromise on safety. Quite the opposite. The improvements in the oversight of air traffic control organisations are not just an administrative detail, they will make a real contribution to safety in the air.
But that is not all we are doing. We are putting performance targets where they belong – at the heart of the reform process. And we are setting the bar high.
Support services - such as weather forecasts and routing information - are vital for pilots and air traffic controllers alike. But they are also the biggest cost driver in air traffic management. We can make significant savings by opening them up to competition under open and transparent procurement rules.
Finally we have the 9 FAB blocks – the Functional Airspace Blocks. We are providing much more flexibility for players in the industry to work together for their benefit and the benefit of airspace users.
I should underline here that our disagreement is not with the skilled air traffic controllers who work hard to ensure we fly safely every day.
Our disagreement is with the vested interests in the monopoly suppliers of services who surround them.
As Transport Commissioner my job is ensure that our citizens actually have the freedom they deserve to move around the Single Market.
I think that is a freedom worth fighting for.
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You haven't gotten a full night's sleep in months, and you're falling apart. Yet, you hesitate to let your baby cry it out because you've read it could damage his brain, or make him feel insecure, threatening your bond.
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If you're considering a sleep training method like Ferberizing, this might help you make up your mind: a new study found that kids who were sleep-trained suffered no long-term consequences to their development or emotional health. The study followed 225 Australian kids from infancy to age 6, and found no difference between kids who were not sleep trained and those whose parents used methods like "controlled comforting," where the baby is given the chance to self-soothe at increasing intervals (commonly referred to as "Ferberizing" after Dr. Richard Ferber), or "camping out," where the parent sits with the child but lets them fall asleep on their own, lessening their presence in the room over time. (Important: the study did not include the extinction method, where parents close the door and don't go back in.)
Plus: Which Sleep Method Is Right for You? Quiz
While early improvements to both mom and baby's sleep were seen in the group that chose to sleep train, those differences faded by age 6. The overall lesson is that controlled comforting and camping out are safe and effective methods of getting your baby to sleep through the night, but choosing not to sleep-train won't put kids at a disadvantage long-term either.
The study will be published in the October issue of Pediatrics.
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Christian Latin poet, probably from 3rd-cent. Africa, but assigned by some to the 4th or 5th cent. and to other locations; perhaps of Syrian origin. In the Instructiones, 80 short poems mostly in *acrostic form, he attacks paganism and Judaism and admonishes Christians; the Carmen apologeticum or De duobus populis is an exposition of Christian doctrine with didactic intent. His language and versification have been much vilified; in particular, he shows scant regard for classical prosody. The character of his verse, however, is better attributed to a desire to innovate and write poetry with appeal for ordinary uneducated Christians than to incompetence.
Dracontius, Blossius Aemilius
Alun Hudson-Williams and Frederick James Edward Raby
Blossius Aemilius Dracontius, a Christian, a lawyer and vir clarissimus (Roman of senatorial rank), well trained in rhetoric, lived in *Carthage towards the end of the 5th cent.
Iuvencus, Gaius Vettius Aquilinus
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Jerome (Eusebius Hieronymus), biblical translator, scholar, and ascetic, c. 347–420 CE
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Martianus Minneus Felix Capella
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Phoenix, Latin elegiac poem
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Phoenix (De Ave Phoenice), poem in 170 elegiac lines on the fabulous bird whose life, eternally renewed through death, was a potent symbol for both pagans and Christians. The ascription to *Lactantius has been questioned, but there are strong hints of Christian authorship.
Pompeius, African grammarian, late 5th–early 6th cent. CE
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Pompeius (late 5th–early 6th cent.
Precatio terrae, Precatio omnium herbarum
J. H. D. Scourfield
Two short anonymous prayers of uncertain date to Mother Earth and to all herbs; the second may show Christian influence. Attempts to read these texts as iambic senarii have resulted in much misguided conjecture.
J. H. D. Scourfield
Latin version of the Bible. The first Latin translations of Scripture (Vetus Latina, Old Latin) began to appear in the 2nd cent.


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Name (First/Last): Dajana Kay
Birthday: September, 11th
Location (City, State/Province): Toronto, ON
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 135lbs
Measurements: 34C-28-39
Ethnicity: Yugoslavian
Turn-ons: Intelligence, wit, humor.
Turn-offs: Arrogance, ignorance, stupidity.
Pet Peeves: Stupid people.
Website: www.modelmayhem.com/dajana
Facebook: Dajana Kay
Is "Name" your real name or model name?
Model name.
What were you like growing up?
Very shy and introverted. I was a total bookworm, but also a total shit-disturber if anyone stepped on my toes.
Does your personality match your Zodiac sign? Describe.
In so many ways, yes. In other ways, no. I am very level-headed, patient (at times!) and have a very nurturing side.
How long have you been modeling?
About three years.
What would you say are your strengths as a model? (Ex. body, eyes, smile, certain poses and emotions...)
I think that I have a very infectious smile and that I know my poses – I'm not afraid to get creative.
Do you have any birthmarks, scars or tattoos? Please state "what", "where", "how noticeable?"
Plenty of scars, I was a total tomboy and still am. Too many too share but not really noticeable ones.
Describe yourself in 3 words or statements.
Clever, witty, kind.
What is your best beauty secret?
I try to exfoliate twice daily.
What do you look for in a guy? What would he have to do to get your attention and to keep you interested?
He has to be on the same intellectual level and be interested in more than what people see in the pictures.
What gets you in the mood?
My secret. ;)
How do you feel about pick-up lines? What was the best line that was used on you? Did it work?
They're entertaining. I prefer blunt honesty. A sincere compliment goes a long way, I'm usually happy to take control from there.
What's the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you on a date? How did the rest of the night go?
Nothing odd so far.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how wild are you in the bedroom?
Depends on the night…
What do you wear to bed?
Again, depends on the night. ;)
What item of clothing or accessory makes you feel the sexiest?
Every woman feels sexy in lingerie.
Have you posed in the nude? If so, how did it make you feel?
Where can we see you? (Ex. shows, TV, magazines, etc)
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Pets, Pets, Pets
Too bad Emily Post never wrote a book about canine etiquette. There is a prim and proper way for two dogs to be introduced that will not irritate the sensibilities of canine high society, especially if the owner hopes these dogs will be able to live together.
When people are considering adding another dog to their household, the first "Meet n' Greet" between the family dog and the newcomer should be carefully orchestrated. By following some initial steps that reinforce "pack" rules, the dogs may readily accept each other. If all goes well, building their buddy relationship will take a bit longer.
Surprising your dog with a new canine sibling is not a wise strategy. It is best that the dogs meet before the newbie enters your home. The following introduction tips will help foster safety and peaceful co-existence:
1) Take your time selecting your new dog. Even when rescuing a dog, you are allowed to be picky. Make sure the breed, age, temperament and play style complement your present pet pack. For example, if your Toy Poodle is 14 years old and arthritic, think twice before you bring home an exuberant Lab puppy that might make the rest of the Poodle's life miserable. Sometimes seniors are rejuvenated by youngsters but please view the sudden change in dog dynamics from your resident dog's perspective too.
2) If you are shelter shopping, see how the dog of your desire interacts with other shelter dogs (specifically one on one; not just a walk down the kennel aisle). The shelter staff may have an impounded dog known to be dog friendly that can test the social skills of your chosen dog. If this goes well, then bring your dog to meet him.
3) To minimize territorial disputes, have your dog and the prospective new one meet on neutral grounds. (My Toy Spaniel had a play date with my female Afghan at a Bayville park; my Afghans met at a kennel where the male boarded after being seized from the New Mexico hoarder.) Nowadays before approving an adoption, many shelters require that you bring your dog there for a "Meet n' Greet." They even have designated areas. A fenced in yard is best, but indoors can work as well. If the dogs must meet at your home for the first time, start step #4 outside your property line, even in the road. Then gradually work your way into your yard before entering the house.
4) Both dogs should be on a loose leash. Pulling too tightly can instigate altercations. You should handle your own dog while someone else, such as a shelter staff person, handles the other one. As they behave calmly, approach each other slowly. Allow the dogs to sniff briefly while observing body postures for signs of play bowing or aggression.
5) Circle around inching closer and closer without letting the leashes get tangled. (Easier said than done.) Reward positive interactions with praise and happy talk. Separate them immediately if there are any growls, teeth bared, prolonged stares or other warning signs of fighting; or if either of the dogs seems to be too frightened. It is important to interrupt before tensions escalate. You can try again later through a fence first. If you own more than one dog, introduce each one at a time.
6) Make sure you leave leashes on for intervention. If the session seems to be going well, drop the leash on one dog and let him roam while the other dog gets used to his scent and "yard" presence. Then give the other dog a chance to wander while the first dog is held. If attitudes are still cheery, try a supervised few moments with both dogs dragging their leashes.
7) Several Meet n' Greets over a period of time may help dogs to get acquainted. Often there are more signs of recognition and tolerance on subsequent visits.
8) I am a firm believer in the power of a "parallel walk" to begin a canine friendship. Start with two handlers taking the dogs for a fun walk side by side around your neighborhood. Thisexercise helps to dissipate anxious energies and cement a bond. You can try another Meet n' Greet after a short jaunt. Once you feel secure that they will tolerate each other, you alone may want to walk both dogs simultaneously. I do this before I invite the new dog into the house.
Once you have decided to adopt your new dog dependent, there are several suggestions to ease the settling-in period:
1) Prevention is the best way to eliminate dog fights. Avoid scenarios that may provoke sibling rivalry. Unless you have a crate in the car, leave your other dog home when you go to pick up the new pooch. You cannot drive and referee at the same time.
2) Have everything set up at home before picking up the pup. Crate is ready. Desirable toys and rawhides, anything that may spark a spat, are up off the floor for the time being. Spend time with each dog individually so no one gets jealous.
3) Feed the dogs in separate areas, or give the new guy meals in his crate. Pick up left overs. Only hand out treats that can be eaten quickly, not big bones or filet mignons that can be carried off and guarded.
4) In the beginning no matter how comfy the dogs seem together, supervise all interactions and do not leave them free together when you are not home. Yep, even if one of the dogs is Lassie incarnate.
5) If things get ugly, use two crates side by side but not touching. Then contact a behaviorist or reputable trainer for professional advice.
For Adoption at Oyster Bay Town Shelter (677- 5784) Miller Pl. Syosset: "Ollie" #171 is an adorable but timid Brittany Spaniel mix puppy about 7 months old while "Slinky" #173 is an exotic, spayed Siamese cat who is 8 years old.
More Dogs: "Barney" #170- Beagle; "Simba" Pit mix with some basic training.
More Cats: "Juliet" #164 declawed calico tabby found with her kittens; "Emilia" #169 mostly white sweetie.
Free Seminar about Feral Cat Trap/ Neuter /Release: hosted by Babylon Town Shelter this Sat. April 24 from 9 am to 1 pm at Town Hall Annex, Phelps Lane N. Babylon. Email TNRSeminar@aol. com or call 516-448-5096 to register.


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This is definitely one of the most exciting ways to see South Africa's biggest and most famous townships. Based around the Orlando Towers, part of the old Orlando Power Station and a major Soweto attraction, outdoor adventure activities are fast changing the way visitors experience this already vibrant place.
For starters, you now have the most awesome view of Soweto from the top of the towers. Then, of course, there's the adrenaline rush; never before could you enjoy such heart-pumping adventures in a genuine township setting.
A Soweto adventure experience includes the bungee jump, a tower swing (the world's first between two cooling towers), an internal tower swing and base jumping, all off the top of the west tower, some 100m up.
Once you're secured in your harness, an open-air lift transports you along the outside of the tower to a platform, three metres from the top. A quick walk along the floating staircase takes you to the tower's rim and to either the sky-bridge (between the two towers) for the bungee or the platform for the swing.
And then...you jump! The Soweto Bungee Jump sees you falling 33 storeys down, and the Power Swing offers a 40m freefall before the swing cables kick in. The ominously named Abyss, another world-first, is similar to the Power Swing but sees you jumping inside the tower, swinging across the width of its base. There's also a viewing platform for the slightly less adventurous.
The Orlando Towers played a significant role in Soweto's history. To mark this, the west tower has been painted to reflect the famous sons and daughters of Soweto as well as traditional township scenes. It's believed to be the biggest mural in South Africa and adds a creative edge to this historic landmark, while providing a great backdrop to your plunge to the bottom.
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Who to contact
Orlando Towers Adventure Centre
Tel: +27 12 345 5114
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How to get here
Fly direct from any of South Africa's major cities to OR Tambo International Airport. If you're driving, from Durban take the N3 highway to Johannesburg, and from Cape Town, the N1. From Johannesburg, take the N1 south towards Bloemfontein. Take the M68 Soweto off-ramp, following the signs to the Orlando Towers.
Best time to visit
Soweto is an all-year-round destination due to its moderate climate. Winter (May to August) days are mild, but nights are cold. Summer days (October to February) usually bring afternoon thunderstorms.
Tours to do
Evening shebeen (tavern) tours; half-day and full-day township tours; Nelson Mandela house tour; Hector Pietersen Memorial tour.
What will it cost
Bungee jump, R480; Power Swing and internal swing, R360; abseil, R360; viewing platform, R60.
Length of stay
Half-day to full-day.
What to pack
Plenty of sunscreen, a hat and lots of courage
Where to stay
For something a little different, try a township homestay or book in at one of the many charming B&Bs in the area.
What to eat
Traditional African cuisine at venues across the township; corn on the cob straight off the fire from street vendors.
What's happening
Tour de Soweto cycle race in August; Soweto Wine Festival in September; Soweto Festival in September; Soweto Food Festival in October; Soweto Marathon in November.


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Kim Il-sung
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Kim Il-sung (15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and its supreme leader until his death. With support from the Soviet Union he developed a state and economy based on Marxist-Leninist principles, but later pursued his own Juche theory of Korean self-reliance. The DPRK refers to him as its "Great Leader" and "Eternal President."
- My God is none other than the people. Only the popular masses are omniscient and omnipotent and almighty on earth. Therefore my lifetime motto is: "The people are my God."
- Comment to Cheondoist independence activist Kim In Jin (1936), described in autobiography With the Century (1993)
- The time has come when we Korean people have to unite our strength to build a new, democratic Korea. People from all strata should display patriotic enthusiasm and turn out to build a new Korea. To contribute positively to the work of building the state, let those with strength give strength, let those with knowledge give knowledge, let those with money give money, and let all people who truly love their country, their nation and democracy unite closely and build an independent and sovereign democratic state.
- Victory speech in Pyongyang (14 October 1945)
- What is Juche [the subject] in our Party's ideological work? What are we doing? We are not engaged in any other country's revolution, but precisely in the Korean revolution. This, the Korean revolution, constitutes Juche in the ideological work of our Party. Therefore, all ideological work must be subordinated to the interests of the Korean revolution.
- "On eliminating dogmatism and formalism and establishing Juche in ideological work" (28 December 1955)
- In a nutshell, the idea of Juche means that the masters of the revolution and the work of construction are the masses of the people and that they are also the motive force of the revolution and the work of construction. In other words, one is responsible for one's own destiny and one has also the capacity for hewing out one's own destiny.
- Mainichi Shimbun (17 September 1972) "On Some Problems of Our Party's Juche Idea and the Government of the Republic's Internal and External Policies"
- While there are still imperialist aggressors, the state that has no defense power of its own to protect its sovereignty against the internal and external enemies is, in fact, not a fully independent and sovereign state.
- Mainichi Shimbun (17 September 1972)
- When confederation is realized, and the ideologies of North and South are propagandized in the course of free intercourse between the two sides, the Republic [DPRK] will not be affected in the slightest, because it is a unified state. But the South is an ideologically divided, liberal country, so if we extensively propagate Juche Thought and the superiority of our system we can win over at least half its citizens. As of now South Korea is twice our size in population terms. But once we win over half the South's people in a confederation, we will be two parts to the South's one. We would then win either a general election or a war.
- To Todor Zhivkov (30 October 1973), as quoted in 어둠이 된 햇볕은 어둠을 밝힐 수 없다 (2001), translated by Brian Reynolds Myers, p. 222
- The people are the masters of the revolution in each country. It is like putting a cart before the horse that foreigners carry out the revolution for them. The revolution can neither be exported nor imported.
- Quoted in Kim Il Sung, Master of Leadership (1976) by Takagi Takeo
- The basis of the Juche Idea is that man is the master of all things and the decisive factor in everything.
- On Juche in Our Revolution vol. 2 (1977)
- Engels once called the British army the most brutal army. During the Second World War, the German fascist army surpassed the barbarism of the British army. No human brain could ever imagine more diabolic and terrible cruelty then those done by the Hitler gangsters at that time. But in Korea, the Americans have far exceed the Hitlerites!
- Kim Il-sung to the Swedish communist leader Frank Baude in 1993. Quote and translated fr Mot strömmen, pg. 186: "Engels kallade en gång den brittiska armén den mest brutala armén. Under andra världskriget överträffade den tyska fascistarmén brittiska armén i barbari. Ingen mänsklig hjärna kunde någonsin föreställa sig mer djävulska och förfärliga grymheter än dem som begicks av Hitler-skurkarna vid den tiden. Men i Korea har amerikanerna långt mer överträffat hitleristerna."
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- To a certain extent, all dictatorships are alike. From Stalin's Soviet Union to Mao's China, from Ceauşescu's Romania to Saddam Hussein's Iraq, all these regimes had the same trappings … But Kim Il-sung took the cult of personality to a new level. What distinguished him in the rogues' gallery of twentieth-century dictators was his ability to harness the power of faith. Kim Il-sung understood the power of religion.
- Barbara Demick (2010) Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea, Granta, page 45, ISBN 9781847081414
- Stalin and Kim made human idols of themselves because they believed - as utopian idealists always do - in the ultimate goodness of themselves and the unchallengeable rightness of their decisions. There was no higher power and so there could be no higher law. If people disagreed with them, it was because those people were in some way defective- insane, malignant, or mercenary. They could not tolerate actual religion because they could not tolerate any rival authority or any rival source - or judge - of goodness, rectitude and justice.
- Peter Hitchens (2010) Rage Against God, Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 1441105727
- Kim Il Sung remains venerated, and due to the luck of dying in time, has a remarkably good reputation in death. The opposite is very much the case with his unfortunate son, Kim Jong Il, who inherited power in 1994 and reigned for 17 turbulent years, till 2011.
- Andrei Lankov, "Kim Jong Un's popularity, explained: Despite purges, third generation of Kim rule maintains approval" (27 September 2015), NK News
- Kim Il Sung not only presided over the birth of a new nation in an old land, he was inextricably bound to the fate of North Korea. Perhaps to a greater degree than any other modern political leader, he may be seen as the full embodiment of the state. Indeed, Kim was more integral to state and society in North Korea than Stalin in the Soviet Union, or Mao in China.
- G. Cameron Hurst III's foreward to Won Tai Sohn's Kim Il Sung and Korea's struggle: an unconventional firsthand history McFarland, 2003, ISBN 0786415894
External Links[edit]
- Encyclopedic article on Kim Il-sung at Wikipedia


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South Carolina sophomore Ben Barnette (Spartanburg) was named to the SEC Men's Tennis Community Service Team, the league announced.
South Carolina sophomore Ben Barnette (Spartanburg) was named to the SEC Men's Tennis Community Service Team, the league announced. The conference sponsors community service teams in all 21 sports to highlight student-athletes who give back to their community.
Barnette has been involved in the Columbia area, participating in tennis clinics at area courts and EdVenture. He took part in the Opening Ceremony at Edlympics and volunteered at Lights on After School.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Freshman left-hander Jack Wynkoop was named SEC Freshman of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon. Wynkoop hurled a career-high eight innings to pick up his fifth win of the season for the Gamecocks baseball squad in the 3-1 win over Kentucky on Sunday.
USC UPSTATE: The Spartans athletic department and head volleyball coach Jennifer Calloway announced the hiring of Kathi Hindman as an assistant volleyball coach on Monday afternoon.
Hindman comes to Upstate after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Wheaton College in Illinois.
... In Braselton, Ga., the men's golf team shot a 318 in the second round to slip to ninth at the 2013 A-Sun Men's Championship on Monday afternoon at the Legends Course at the Chateau Elan Resort.
Adam Goins (Gaffney) continued to lead the Spartans and is tied for 17th individually after shooting a 77 on the day.
... In Spartanburg, picking up a win over the SEC's Georgia Bulldogs and earning its first-ever victory over Florida Gulf Coast in Ft. Myers, the softball team remained in the Top 40 at No. 39 in the latest RPI report released by the NCAA on Monday.
LIMESTONE: In Graham, N.C., the men's golf team posted a third-place finish in the final round of the 2013 Conference Carolinas Championships on Monday at The Challenge Golf Club.
Queens University was crowned champions in the event after sweeping the day with a 3-0 record while Barton finished second with a 2-1 mark.
Playing in the No. 3 bracket, sophomore Cody Clepper led the Saints with a 2-over 74 to post a 3-0 record against his peers in Monday's championship round.
BOXING: Dillon Hayes of Boiling Springs scored a unanimous decision over John Breeden of Knoxville, Tenn., in a 120-pound match Saturday night in Johnson City. Hayes, 16, fighting out of Headhunters Gym in Spartanburg, improved to 5-0.


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How to engineer manufacturing, industrial buildings
Manufacturing and industrial facilities can be particularly complex projects, involving large facilities containing behemoth machinery, hazardous chemicals, and a range of other concerns.
- C. Erik Larson, PE, LEED AP BD+C, Principal, Industrial Systems, Wood Harbinger, Bellevue, Wash.
- Ronald R. Regan, PE, Principal, Triad Consulting Engineers, Morris Plains, N.J.
- John Schlagetter, NCARB, PMP, CSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED Green Associate, Senior Architect, Process Plus, Cincinnati
- Wallace Sims, SET, NICET Fire Alarm Level IV, Lead Life Safety Engineer, CH2M Hill, Portland, Ore.
CSE: Please describe a recent manufacturing/industrial facility project you've worked on.
C. Erik Larson: The majority of our work in manufacturing involves adjustments and the reconfiguration of large assembly lines in one of the largest enclosed buildings in the world. Support spaces, including shops, offices, and equipment rooms, go along with every adjustment of these lines. Utilities, including power, communications, compressed air, hydraulic power, specialized exhaust, and communications are routed to the work positions via underground tunnels and/or utility trenches. Industrial facilities include central heating/cooling plants, such as the central heating plant at the University of Oregon, as well as aviation maintenance facilities such as the Aeroman hangar in El Salvador.
Ronald R. Regan: We are presently designing the electrical infrastructure for a 350-acre industrial/research/agricultural complex in Ohio. The site will be diverse and multi-use with manufacturing sites, a research park, and automated greenhouses and fish farms all powered from energy developed from waste products. The site and operations are quite unique. It will be a world-class biogas/biomass facility, the largest in the United States, including a 40,000-sq-ft business and education center; 10,000-sq-ft expo welcome center; two 10-acre climate controlled domed buildings for organic vegetable products; a 14-acre climate controlled greenhouse for fish and plant products; a 30,000-sq ft waste-to-energy plant and a plastic-to-oil facility; office buildings; four 25,000-sq-ft light manufacturing facilities; four 50,000-sq-ft waste sorting facilities; a 3-story, 150,000-sq-ft cogeneration facility; a 35,000-sq-ft solar farm (5 MW); and ancillary roads, bridges, ponds, and on-site sewage facility. The challenge, of course, is to plan the growth of the landfill gas generation facilities to support the site growth in a "green manner" with little to minimal participation in energy supply from the local utility. This meant rearranging the owner's construction phasing to bring on green power—the landfill gas generation and solar farms earlier in the construction planning.
Wallace Sims: I have most recently completed a project for the 200,000-sq-ft expansion of a cleanroom to an existing semiconductor facility in the Pacific Northwest. My role in this project was the life safety and security systems lead. It was essentially a copy of the existing cleanroom space with the greatest changes in the support areas. This was a fast burn project that demanded a great deal of concentrated effort on the part of the design team.
CSE: How have the characteristics of such projects changed in recent years, and what should engineers expect to see in the next 2 to 3 years?
John Schlagetter: There will likely be less time to execute, more restrictive codes and regulations, increased need to build around operating environments as customers can't afford to shut down for construction, and fewer customer personnel experienced in construction (i.e., younger employees with less time on the job).
Larson: The biggest changes have been in the different tools that we use for collaboration. With the mainstream acceptance of Autodesk Revit and other BIM tools, we're taking full advantage so that everyone on the design team can see how we're going to coexist when things get built. The other concept that is catching on is to have an on-site presence at the owner's facility to enhance communication and collaboration. The level of engagement and information sharing you can get by actually working side-by-side in the owner's building is an experience you should try for on every project. Learn how to work on a mobile platform and how to be effective and efficient even when you're outside your own office.
Sims: Semiconductor manufacturing is an evolutionary process. As the technologies for semiconductor manufacturing change to encompass larger wafers and the tools increase in size and complexity to produce them, the utility demands become higher. The energy consumed and the space needed to route the necessary support piping and conduit continue to increase and require closer coordination among all engineering disciplines and trades.
Regan: Projects have become more technically intense. Corporations want greener facilities and are willing to spend and take a chance on bleeding-edge technology to advance this effort. That means, as engineers, we need to quickly review and qualify such technology as reliable, responsible, and safe. Owners and developers are looking for the next new thing, whether it is a resort, high-rise office building, power plant, or manufacturing facility. More time is spent by staff on webinars, lunch-and-learns, and factory visits than 5 years ago just to stay ahead of the technology curve. I believe this constant need to investigate, endorse, or debunk new technologies will continue for the foreseeable future.
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Our spectacular drive-through Christmas Light Show is bigger and better than before. With more than 2 million dazzling lights on a mile-long course PLUS fantastic new features, it's a must-see holiday attraction for your whole family.
• Christmas Light Show: Drive through our brand new layout with more lights than ever
• NEW! Walk-Thru Lightfest to Benefit the American Heart Association (AHA): Experience our brilliant walk-through light displays, including the Advance Auto Parts Light Tunnel and Bright Baum Light Forest. Your donations to the AHA would be greatly appreciated
• NEW! Pompton Sport Center Skating Rink: Enjoy skating on our 20′ x 40′ outdoor rink
• NEW! 8′ Polar Bear Statue: Take cool photos with our lovable life-size polar bear
• Thorlabs S'mores Station: Roast marshmallows over our fire pit and make delicious s'mores snacks
• Outdoor Grill: Feast on mouthwatering grilled foods and treats
• FREE Admission to the Christmas Village: Enter our indoor winter wonderland which features photos with Santa, hot food and beverages, carnival games, arts and crafts, shopping, and more
• wheelHouse Craft Kitchen + Bar: The stadium's fabulous restaurant will be open for your holiday dining pleasure
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• Photos with Santa
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For full disclosure I did receive this bottle as a free sample from the fine folks at White Pike. I would also like to thank Asst. Brand Manager Mr. Steven Ljubicic for an engaging and informative meeting. Clearly the folks behind this product are passionate about good spirits and it shows.
White Pike Whiskey is a relatively new product, in the trendy category of white whiskey. The problem with trends is that they do not always translate into successful and sustainable projects over the long haul. Despite this, I believe that White Pike has the correct formula for creating a lasting quality spirit.
I rarely speak on the branding/packaging of a spirit, however, White Pike has created a design that will stand out on the back bar. Its black top is contrasted by the clear bottom, reminiscent of a tuxedo. This black and white theme extends through all of their branding. Black and white is a bold and classy choice and sets itself apart in an industry where the majority of label and bottle designs follow a predictable format.
White Pike is farmed, distilled, and bottled in and around Schuyler County, NY. Finger Lakes Distillery is the brain child of Brian McKenzie and Thomas McKenzie (no relation). Master Distiller Thomas McKenzie created White Pike from a recipe of corn (59%), spelt (28%) and malted wheat (13%). Mr. McKenzie has an extensive background in distillation, making him well suited to creating a White Whiskey. After distilling, the spirit is then aged for 18 minutes. Steven mentioned that this was a play on how Scotches take their age statements seriously and proudly display them on their bottles. White Pike decided to take this idea, and has instead placed their age statement on the side of the bottle. The subtle dig/inside joke is a cool idea. These 18 minutes (give or take) in no way imparts any oaky notes to the end product.
On the nose it smells of buttered toast with a hint of creamed corn and subtle alcohol.
The spirit is rich and silky in the mouth with a subtle corn note. It finishes clean and smooth with no trace of burn. This is clearly a well crafted spirit.
1 oz White Pike Whiskey
1 oz Aperol
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 dash of Orange Bitters
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
This is a nice take on a Negroni. The Aperol is a good choice because I think that the Campari would have overpowered the White Pike. Its a bittersweet take on the classic
The next drink is my own creation. I wanted to do something that was clear and silky smooth with a hint of spice.
Clear as Day
1.5 oz White Pike Whiskey
.5 oz St. Germain
.25oz Velvet Falernum
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
One of the coolest things about this drink is its color, or rather lack there of. Rarely do you come across a drink that is as crystal clear as water. The floral and spicy notes smoothly dance across the tongue with the whiskey serving to support the drink.
Lastly is a simple yet flavorful drink created by me.
The Forgotten Path
1.5 oz White Pike Whiskey
1 oz Averna
.25 oz lime juice
5 oz Ginger Ale (Fresh Ginger)
Shake first 3 ingredients over ice. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice and top with Ginger Ale
It is important to use a high quality ginger ale with some bite. I like Fresh Ginger as it is unfiltered and contains real ginger. Its sweet and spicy and was the perfect complement to the whiskey and averna. A simple and easy cocktail to construct that does not lack for flavor.


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Mirrors Instead of Medicine Cabinets
It's rare - especially in a small apartment - to have a bathroom mirror that is free to be whatever it wants without also having to fulfill some pretty heavy storage requirements. Here, we take a look at mirrors on bathroom walls that are free to be just that:
If you don't have the storage needs for a medicine cabinet, simply a mirror on the wall can be so much fun to select. The possibilities are endless, as shown in the gallery above. And sometimes a plain old mirror can serve even the smallest bathroom well because its dimensions can be so slim without the visual heft of a wall-mount medicine cabinet.
Have you ever wanted just a mirror on the wall so badly that you came up with storage alternatives to the medicine cabinet? Where did you store your daily toiletries instead?
(Images: 1: Elle Decor, 2: Stacey Brandford/Country Living, 3: Amanda Nisbet Design, 4, 5: Keith Scott Morton/Country Living, 6: Channel 4, 7: Black and Spiro via Apartment Therapy, 8: Dowling Kimm Studios, 9: Victoria Pearson/House Beautiful, 10: Kristen Cunningham)


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Transformers Prime: The Game is based on the hit animated TV series. Help Optimus Prime and the Autobots join forces with human friends Jack, Miko and Raf to save the Earth from Megatron and his new secret weapon. Play as one of your favorite Autobot characters including Bumblebee and Bulkhead as you battle through unique vistas around the world to help defeat the Decepticons. Continue the battle against your friends in Multiplayer Mode with 12 playable characters.
Release Region: United States
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Publisher: Activision
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: November 2, 2012
Publisher: Activision
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: November 30, 2012
Publisher: Activision
Also available on: Wii, Nintendo DS, Wii U
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project spectrumFriday, March 21, 2008
I started a couple of new projects last week being inspired and motivated by project spectrum.
I was lucky enough to receive yarn for both projects from a couple of dear friends. Above is Sundara Yarn in dahlia, that I received from Melana back in December. This yarn has been calling my name ever since. I had never knit with sundara yarns, and wow is it ever lovely. A basic cast on of 64 stitches with a baby cable pattern.
Kim sent the ONline Linie 194 Solo yarn for a sweet scarf for Libby. Oodles, and oodles of soft little ruffles.
I had the hardest time getting started. I still am not positive that I am doing it correctly, but there really is no more time to waste. The end of this month marks the end of this triad of project spectrum. The scarf should be easy to complete, but the socks? I am going to give it my best shot.
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What a pretty and girly scarf! So cute:)ReplyDelete
some one just gave me some sundara - can't wait till i can knit again!ReplyDelete
we are expecting snow too - ugh.
Beautiful yarn and projects! We received snow today, too. Hmmm, something doesn't seem right about that...?!ReplyDelete
Oh that ruffle scarf is right up my alley Leslie! Love et! Libby will love it too!ReplyDelete
You're a magician, Leslie! How *do* you turn beautiful string into beautiful wearables? The scarf has me flummoxed. In any case, I loe the intensity of color.ReplyDelete
such pretty sherbet-y colors! lovely. may you find lots of sun in an easter basket for melting that snow :)ReplyDelete
Love that Sundara, the baby cable is a great choice. I advise you to use some nylon on the heel as I just had to throw out a pair of merino socks with a giant gaping hole!ReplyDelete
I really like the idea of the ruffle yarn as a nifty little novelty scarf (or trim at the bottom of a sweater) type project, but I wouldn't have the foggiest idea of how to start it all smoothly. Yours looks great with none of the wonkiness I'd be worried about.ReplyDelete
I love the ruffles, and oooh, what socks those will be!ReplyDelete


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This is Clark's riveting, fiercely candid account of his life, career, and steroid addiction. From an upbringing defined by tragedy and a difficult search for identity to tales of performing center stage at Madison Square Garden and bedding Playboy Bunnies and porn stars, Clark explores the price of fame, the pressure of stardom, and how the whole steroid-fueled fantasy finally imploded.
What began in high school as a way to speed up recovery from injury rapidly turned into an all-consuming addiction. With selfdeprecating humor and a trove of incredible stories, Clark provides an eye-opening report on the dangers of steroids both obvious and hidden -- and offers his thoughts on why steroid use remains a persistent problem today. More than just a pulpy exposé, Gladiator is a triumphant story of self-discovery and redemption.


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When attending a concert, you definitely want to take lots of photos to mark the memories you have had during the event. When you are watching a rock band concert like Imagine Dragons, you definitely don't want to miss anything. If you can just take a photo of every moment, you will. However, the problem with rock artists is that they tend to move a lot. If you have tried watching a rock concert before and you have taken lots of photos that are "useless" since you can't see anything, then you know how painful it is. Thus, for the next concert, you definitely want to get it right. Here are some tips to capture the best photos on the next rock concert:
- Try to analyze the performers and their movements. You can also watch their facial expressions, idiosyncrasies, and gestures. If you can watch their previous performances at home, you need to scan them over and over again. By then, you will know when they stop or what their best actions are. Thus, you can easily capture them during the actual concert. If they have crazy actions that you don't want to miss out, you also need to know when they will possibly do it. By then, you will have the best timing.
- Try to anticipate big moments. Obviously, there are rock bands that have signature moves. Some of them love breaking guitars. Others love going to the audience. There are also those who have crazy dance moves. If you know what will possibly happen, then you can have your camera ready by the time they are about to do those moves.
- Don't forget to be nice. No matter how desperate you are to get the best shots, don't forget to observe politeness and courtesy to the person behind you or in front of you. You can also say excuse when you need to take a shot and they are obstructing the view.
If you know how to get the best picture for the concert, the next thing to do is to check out the Imagine Dragons tour dates 2015.


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A detailed look at the Nike Air Force 1 Black History Month 2011 sneaker. "The black Stetson leather uppers are nod to the past, when shoes on the court were almost always black, while the hints of gold are reminders of the golden moment we all are striving to achieve. Further details include a clear tinted outsole and a woodblock cut print around the upper by artist Hele Woodruff." Available in limited quantities on February 12, 2011 at Concepts.


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New Car Review Video
2013 Toyota Camry: Totally Tested Review - Video
Today we're testing the 2013 Toyota Camry. The Camry was redesigned last year, and comes in four trim levels: the L, LE, SE and XLE. The interior materials look and feel high-end, and the interior is roomy and well-proportioned. On the road, it's smooth, quiet and very comfortable.
The Camry offers an array of high-tech features, including a JBL sound system, satellite and HD radio, a touchscreen navigation with backup camera, a smart key with a push-button start and Toyota's Entune system. Entune offers Internet-based apps right in the dashboard, such as Opentable, which can search for restaurants and make reservations. Bluetooth with audio streaming is also standard in all models.
To help bring Camry drivers together, Toyota created a social community called The Camry Effect. There, the 7 million Camry drivers can share their personal experiences about how the Camry fits into their lifestyles. 90 percent of all Camry models sold in the last ten years are still on the road, so the Camry has affected a lot of people.
While it's never been known for speed, the Camry V6 can go from 0-60 mph in about six seconds. Even the 4-cylinder Camry hybrid model can do 0-60 mph in around 7.6 seconds. The SE trim is the sportiest, offering tighter steering, 18-inch alloy wheels and steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters.
Two gas engines are available. One is a 178-horsepower 4-cylinder that returns 25 mpg city and 35 mpg highway, for a combined average of 28 mpg. The more powerful V6 has 268-hp and returns 21 mpg city and 31 mpg highway, making it one of the leaders in its class. And the 156-hp Camry hybrid gets 43 mpg city and 39 mpg on the highway.
The 2013 Toyota Camry also offers high-tech safety features like blind spot monitoring and Safety Connect, which can track a stolen car in the event of a collision. It's also available with rear cross-traffic alert, which lets you know if a car is coming as you back out of a parking spot.


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City leaders and School Department officials aiming to work together to confront looming issue
FALL RIVER — City Council President Joseph Camara reiterated a point he made at Monday night's joint City Council and School Committee meeting when it was learned the city could face a more than $16.7 million shortfall going into fiscal 2015 — the administration and the School Department need to get together now and find solutions.
"The goal should be for people to make decisions. They need to get a good grip on things early and both deal with it," Camara said.
The City Council, he said, needs to be part of that process.
City Administrator Cathy Ann Viveiros said she agrees with Camara's suggestion, and the administration is reaching out to the School Department with the hope they can meet next week.
Last week, the projected shortfall predicted by Mayor Will Flanagan's administration was $10 million. But with a proposed $5 million increase and a drop in school revenue in the School Department budget for fiscal 2015, that number shot up.
Viveiros said the administration didn't know the school department was asking for the increase until they received a memo from school administrators on March 17.
City Councilor Daniel Rego said Monday's night meeting was very preliminary, and he didn't feel he got enough answers.
"We don't have the figures. And, in the end, we got nothing as a result." Rego said.
Rego called for a formal state audit of the city and School Department during the joint meeting.
"The bottom line is we need accountability. I don't think this administration has been fiscally responsible," Rego said. "Who is the financial team, and do they have enough experience to deal with a budget of this magnitude?" Rego asked.
It will be tough to plug the $5 million hole from the School Department, City Councilor Leo Pelletier said.
"The School Committee isn't going to plug the hole, it's always our side that takes the hits," Pelletier said.
The administration presented a "wish list," said Councilor Raymond Mitchell.
"The next step should be the administration and the financial team come to the table with realistic goals and figures to get us through the year," Mitchell said. "No doubt there will be some pain."
On Monday, Viveiros and her finance team delivered a PowerPoint presentation to a standing-room-only crowd at Government Center.
As Viveiros presented the numbers, she made it clear that the budget was a work in progress and the figures could change.
The administration is looking at a deadline of eight weeks before it has to deliver a balanced budget to the City Council.
While Viveiros delivered the bleak news, several council members questioned the administration about the pending layoffs of 60 firefighters, which would decrease the complement from 213 to 153.
Flanagan said he's met with the fire chief and a former district fire chief "to look at ways we can take the firefighters and move them onto the fire trucks."
Not all firefighters fight fires, Flanagan said, with some doing inspections and some acting as paramedics.
"We're going to take as many bodies and move them on the fire trucks," Flanagan told the crowd.
Flanagan said that is highly unlikely that staffing would go to 200, the number the mayor originally planned.
"That's realistic," Flanagan said, "However, any cuts we make to the fire department will be a temporary cut. I want to bring those firefighters back as soon as possible."
Whether the mayor can muster the backing of the City Council to make those cuts is in doubt.
Camara said he and his fellow councilors would not approve a budget with a fire department that has a complement of 153 firefighters.
Mitchell called Flanagan's plan "foolhardy" and not something he will support.