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Forty-some years ago, my father was an auditor for the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, working from HUD's offices in Lexington and Covington, Kentucky. His duties sometimes took him into the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, and in those days (we're talking around 1965 or so), he met some resistance from local townsmen who apparently mistook him for an IRS man–a "revenuer." The story's come down to me second-hand, but the way my mother tells it, he was apparently chased out of one town by a man bearing a shotgun.
Who knows whether this is true? Dad ain't around to tell the story, and he had a reputation as one who'd sometimes embellish a tale to get a bigger laugh. But it kept popping into my head as I read Matthew Rowley's fine new book, Moonshine! This one's got a hootenanny of a subtitle: Recipes, Tall Tales, Drinking Songs, Historical Stuff, Knee Slappers, How to Make It, How to Drink It, Pleasin' the Law, Recoverin' the Next Day.
Damn, my fingers are tired just typing all that, but I must say it's a good overview of the book. He starts with a moonshine primer before moving on to a history of licit and illicit distilling. He then discusses modern moonshining, and if you think there is no modern moonshining, well, you got another think coming.
There's still a lot of noxious hooch out there. I've read of illegal bars in parts of my own Brooklyn that serve stuff that'll blow out the back of your skull. But what Rowley focuses on is the artisan distiller–those men and women who've taken a page from the craft-beer cookbook and set up stills to produce quality spirits, often with vintage recipes, techniques, and ingredients. It's their techniques and recipes that Rowley lays out in the book.
After concluding his initial overview, Rowley moves into procedures and recipes. He starts by describing the process of mashing and fermenting, offering great detail on equipment and ingredients. He discusses the differences between fruit mashes and grain mashes and talks about methods for prepping the fruits and grains for fermentation. He then talks about sugars, yeasts, and other ingredients, such as acids and gypsum that are needed to balance the pH of a ferment, before discussing the actual process of fermentation itself.
And then the fun begins: chapter 9, Stills and How to Build One.
Yep, for all you Popular Mechanics dorks out there, Rowley explains how to build a pot still, out of copper and brazing alloy and all that. He provides a shopping list, Important Safety Tips, and detailed patterns for measuring and cutting the metal and assembling the still. I found this portion of the book to be perhaps the most fun. Y'see, up to this point, I kinda understood what a still does, but it wasn't until I read this book, with its intricate diagrams and instructions, that I really started to get it. There's something about seeing the parts, illustrated, and how they work together, that helps me understand it.
The fun continues as Rowley explains the distilling process. He describes how to measure proof, set up and operate a pot still, distill a run, and filter and age the results. He tells you exactly what you'll need and gives procedures for every step along the way. He explains how to draw off the foreshots (the toxic blend that includes methanol), before collecting the heads, middles, and tails for your hooch. (The heads are high in ethanol and congeners, the middles are lower in each, and the tails have the lowest ethanol content of the bunch.)
The final chapter includes a bunch of recipes for whiskeys, brandies, and rum. This, too, is valuable, because you can compare, say, a bourbon recipe to one for rye and begin to understand the mash blends used in various whiskeys and how a different blend can radically alter a whiskey's flavor.
Now, I should be clear on this point: all of this–blow-out hooch and artisanal spirits alike–is still illegal in the United States, unless you've secured the proper permits from your local, state, and federal governments. Why is this the case? I'll let Slate answer that question in full, but it comes down to taxes and safety. Mostly taxes.
Some artisans have chased after the proper permits and set themselves up all legal-like. Others are just trying to stay below the radar of Johnny Law. Either way, Rowley's just putting the information out there, which isn't itself illegal. In fact, his publisher maintains that this book is informational only, a novelty. But let's be honest: the instructions here are too detailed for the book to be only a laugh-in. I think Rowley's trying to point the way for anyone who's willing to take some risks with the Feds. And who knows? If enough artisans can raise an organized stink, perhaps our local and national governments will change the laws!


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Axl Rose Apologizes For Canceled 2002 Philadelphia Show
Axl Rose has amassed quite a few detractors over the years based on his late arrivals to the stage - or in the instance of a 2002 show in Philadelphia, not showing up at all. On that fateful night in 2002, when the crowd found out Guns N' Roses wouldn't be taking the stage, a riot erupted, resulting in several fans being sent to the hospital.
Ten years later, Axl Rose was back in Philadelphia last night (Feb. 27) playing at the Electric Factory during GN'R's intimate club run. During the show, Axl took some time to comment on the 2002 event, saying that the facts were misconstrued. According to Rose, he did indeed cancel the show early that morning through his manager. Apparently, word of the cancelation never made it to the promoter. Axl told the crowd, "I have to shut up. I did cancel the first show at about six in the morning. My manager told me he canceled it and then didn't. And then Clear Channel wanted us to f--- up, because they wanted to end the tour because they had some s--t going on in Florida or something. I don't know, a whole bunch of bulls--t."
While not exactly clarifying the situation, Rose went on to explain, "I got really sick; it had nothing to do with fur coats and basketball games, you know. I love Philly. I came to play here a few times and I really liked it."
Rose, who didn't exempt himself from all of the blame, said that he made a conscious effort to add a club date in Philly to their run, explaining, "Okay we're going to risk it, what if we can throw in a show in Philly? So it's good to be here. I want to apologize for my part of that. You know, so, I'm not saying I'm innocent." The band then launched into 'You Could Be Mine' to thunderous applause.
The current Guns N' Roses tour run ends on March 3 in Lake Buena Vista, Fl.

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Celeb-Inspired Outfit Ideas To Try Now
From the overhyped new year to the dreaded start of another school semester, not all fresh beginnings stir up genuine excitement. That said, there is one transitioning time that is most welcome in our books: the arrival of spring. However, this lovely change of seasons can prove tricky when it comes to transitioning your wardrobe, which is why we advise you to use today's seven stylesetters as inspiration for creating new and noteworthy outfits of your own.
WHO: Jessica Alba
WHAT: Spotted at the Diesel+Edun launch party in Paris earlier this month.
WEAR: Maje Apples Sweater; black high-waisted pants; Vita Fede Mini Omega Bracelet ($315) in Rose Gold, Titan Rings ($175) in Rose Gold and Rose Gold/Peach Crystal ($290), and Mini Titan Bracelet ($375) in Rose Gold/Peach Crystal; leather heels.
WHY: An abbreviated sweater and trousers that hit just above the navel allow you to try the bare-midriff look in a subtle way.
?GET THE LOOK: Opening Ceremony Pearl Embellished Pullover ($335); Topshop Crop Sweater ($60); Dries Van Noten Poetry Wide Leg Trouser ($596); Reiss Sara Front Fold Trousers ($230)
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WHAT: Photographed at the airport in Los Angeles last month.
WEAR: Topshop Check Smock Dress ($76); black tights; ankle boots.
WHY: A babydoll plaid dress is a foolproof way to get that on-point grunge look this season.
GET THE LOOK: Steven Alan Sadie Dress ($265); Harper Renee Dress in Party Plaid ($126); Miss Hoe Criss-Cross Plaid Dress ($74).
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WHAT: Leaving a London hotel earlier this month.
WEAR: Rihanna for River Island Split Side Knitted Maxi Dress ($150).
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GET THE LOOK: J Brand Denim Jacket ($148); Amanda Uprichard Silk Slit Maxi Dress ($260); ONE bySEN Rasha Maxi Dress ($170).
WHAT: At a Tommy Hilfiger store opening in Los Angeles last month.
WEAR: Tommy Hilfiger Navy Tuxedo with Black Satin Lapels ($278) and Tuxedo Pants ($148, visit Tommy Hilfiger stores for similar styles).
WHY: A pantsuit errs on the sophisticated side, but the addition of a graphic tee and punchy red heels make the wardrobe staple feel thoroughly fresh for a night out.
?GET THE LOOK: Theory Shinna ND Blazer ($395) and Testra Trousers ($245); Topshop Jacquard Notch Neck Jacket and Cigarette Trousers ($190); R13 Concert Printed Cotton-Blend Jersey Top ($245); Prince Peter Vinyl Tap Tee ($62).
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WHAT: Attending Vanity Fair's Campaign Hollywood event in Los Angeles last month.
WEAR: Vintage jacket; Theyskens' Theory dress; Giuseppe Zanotti heels; Jill Milan clutch.
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?GET THE LOOK: Shoshanna Celia Faux Fur Jacket ($495); Nasty Gal Shearling Aviator Jacket ($78); Max & Cleo Lillian Scalloped Lace Minidress ($148); ASOS Shift Dress In Crochet Lace ($144).
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WHAT: Snapped at a dinner hosted by Purple magazine and Bulgari in Paris earlier this month.
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WHAT: Making an appearance at the Love N' Courage Benefit in New York last month.
WEAR: Grid-print sweater; ruffled polka dot dress; pink heels.
WHY: A feminine mix of prints, such as checks and polka dots, is a quick way to freshen up your standard weekday repertoire.
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At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room, which are connected by a simple pine staircase. It was a triumphal moment. Then a memory suddenly flashed through my mind.
At around 10 p.m. on Oct. 29, as Hurricane Sandy bore down on Long Island, murky brown water reached nearly the top of the staircase between the two rooms, destroying all that was in the family room –– and the laundry room, crawl space and garage. I'll never forget staring down at all that water and thinking that my wife and I were about to lose our home.
We didn't, thank goodness. And last Sunday, with our kids seated on our living-room couch, we held a brief, informal ceremony to officially reopen our downstairs family room, which was bone-dry, cleared of any trace of water vapor by two oversized dehumidifiers.
We redid the room, with a new staircase, tile floor and walls. My wife, Katerina, stained the staircase on Sunday, the final touch in an exhausting reconstruction process. Then the plastic, which shielded the rest of the house from construction dust and fumes, came down.
My wife and I did part of the reconstruction work –– rip-out, mostly. We needed five subcontractors to finish it.
We were fortunate. There are so many around us who are only starting to rebuild. Some are still ripping out molded drywall and floorboards.
My wife and I are thankful that all of our family members and friends are all right –– healthy, that is –– after Long Island's "storm of the century." We may have been storm victims, but we feel blessed.
Getting through Sandy and its aftermath, though, was tough. One of the hardest parts was the sense of helplessness you experience. I felt overwhelmed by the destruction to my home. I wanted to help other storm victims, but I couldn't. I had no time or energy.
Reporting on Sandy and its wake for the Herald, I witnessed destruction nearly every day. On Thanksgiving, my wife and I took the kids to dinner at my aunt's house in Stony Brook. She served a bountiful meal. Somehow, though, it didn't quite feel like Thanksgiving with our home –– and our lives –– in disarray.


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Beaumont's Al Price Unit one of three prisons shuttered across Texas
For the first time in its history, Texas is shuttering a prison - a creaky, 102-year-old lockup southwest of Houston once made famous in the folk song "Midnight Special."
Half the state away in Brownwood, a Texas Youth Commission lockup for teenage lawbreakers sits empty, one of three juvenile prisons, including Beaumont's Al Price Unit, closed effective Sunday as part of a state plan to focus mostly on community-based rehabilitation and treatment programs.
The empty cells were once unthinkable in a tough-on-crime state like Texas that once couldn't build prisons fast enough.
Texas joins a nationwide trend of shutting expensive state prisons, driven partly by red ink in state budgets, partly by a drop in convict numbers (with the lowest crime rate since 1973) and partly by a policy shift from lock-'em-up justice to rehabilitation programs.
"From where Texas was just a few short years ago, this is huge," said House Corrections Committee Chairman Jerry Madden, a Richardson Republican and an architect of the changes. "There were those who said this day would never come."
Michelle Lyons, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, said the Central Unit in Sugar Land - the state's second-oldest prison, opened in April 1909 - will be vacant by the end of the month. The closure will send 71 correctional officers to new jobs in other lockups.
Just a few months ago, it housed more than 900 felons - including a trusty whose nighttime escape to go shopping at a nearly Walmart Super Center made national headlines.
On Tuesday, Lyons said, just about 80 felons and 200 correctional officers remained on site, working to move the prison system's soap factory to the Roach Unit in distant Childress and a prison trucking hub to the nearby Ramsey Unit for now.
"Inmates have been relocated to other units. Most of the staff is transferring to other units," Lyons said. "After the end of the month, we plan to be out of there."
Then, the state's General Land Office will take over, handling an expected environmental assessment among other steps needed to put the 325-acre site on the market for development - either through a sale or lease.
"The buildings are a liability," said Jim Suydam, a General Land Office spokesman, noting that the farmlands around the lockup are now suburbia. "Nobody wants a prison."
After several unsuccessful proposals to close the unit in the past decade, lawmakers in May finally agreed to shutter it to save $25 million over two years.
Hal Croft, a deputy land commissioner who oversees such sales of state property, said it might be a year before a decision is made on how to market or reuse the site. One problem, he said, is that the prison is accessible only over a private railroad crossing.
"If this requires that an above-grade crossing be constructed, that will be a significant amount of money," he said. "A decision will also have to be made whether the state will keep ownership of the property, and market development rights, or sell it. We're a long ways from that decision now."
Similar issues face the Texas Youth Commission, which as of Sunday has three empty lockups - the first state-owned juvenile prisons to be closed. The commission has closed three other lockups in the past three years, but those sites were owned by other arms of government.
In early June, the Youth Commission board voted to close Ron Jackson II in Brownwood, Al Price in Beaumont and the Crockett State School in Crockett - sites that at one time held more than 500 teen offenders, in all.
Jim Hurley, the commission's spokesman, said more than 700 employees received layoff notices because of the closures and budget downsizing that the Legislature ordered. The commission is to be merged into a new Texas Department of Juvenile Justice by early next year.
By legislative mandate, the Brownwood and Crockett sites can be transferred to county governments if they want them.
Future use of the 16-year-old Beaumont site, the newest of the Youth Commission's lockups, remains undetermined, although state officials are exploring using it to hold immigration detainees, among other things.
In this seemingly new era for corrections in Texas, some employees suggest that the Central Unit being the first to close is perhaps fitting.
After all, by legend, it was memorialized in the 1920s folk song "Midnight Special," made famous during the 1930s by Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, an American folk and blues singer.
Ledbetter served seven years for murder at Central during the 1920s.
In the book "Best Loved American Folk Songs," the Midnight Special is identified as a train from Houston that shines its light into a prison cell, a light that is seen as a light of salvation and change.
And that, say Levin and Madden, is just what the closing of the old prison signals.


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The Fins club swim team will hold its third annual oyster roast fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Bluffton Oyster Company park on Wharf Street.
The event will feature steamed oysters, pork barbecue and live music by Smokin Birds. Tickets are available at the Bluffton pool from 3 to 7 p.m., Haircutechs (Sea Turtle Plaza), Palmetto Dental Arts or from and Fins swim team family.
For more information, call 298-4491 or visit www.finsswim.com.
Annual Polar Bear 5K set for Tuesday
The sixth annual Bluffton New Year's Day Polar Bear 5K is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Publix in Buckwalter Place.
The race's new course will take participants through Buckwalter Place and onto Buckwalter Parkway and Bluffton Parkway.
All participants in the Polar Bear 5K will receive a race T-shirt. The 5K run and fitness walk will be chip-timed. Awards will be presented to the top overall and age group finishers. There will also be a one-mile dog and health walk. The event will include a block party, award ceremony and post-race celebration.
Race day registration is 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. only.
The event will benefit Palmetto Animal League and the Bluffton Fins swim team.
Online registration and print applications are available at www.bearfootsports.com/BlufftonPolarBearRun.htm.
LPGA club presentation Jan. 6
The LPGA Girls Golf club of Bluffton will hold a free presentation from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 6 at Rose Hill Golf Club.
The club's instruction includes all aspects of the game, including on-course playing opportunities.
LPGA Girls Golf is open to all girls ages 7 - 17. Bi-weekly events will be held Sunday afternoons from January through May at Rose Hill and several other courses in Bluffton. There will also be a field trip to the Heritage golf tournament in April.
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Lower Coastal soccer registration Jan. 19 and 26
Lower Coastal Soccer Academy will hold registration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 19 and 26 at Dick's Sporting Goods.
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Gridiron Alumni plans football games
Alumni football is coming to Bluffton. Gridiron Alumni is planning several full-contact alumni football games in the area.
Gridiron Alumni travels the nation, pitting old football rivals against each other one more time. The organization is putting together teams from Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, Battery Creek and Beaufort. Games are set for early spring.
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Paris Hilton endures travel trauma en route to Cannes
Socialite PARIS HILTON endured a nightmare journey as she made her way to the Cannes Film Festival in France on Wednesday (14May14), losing a piece of luggage and nearly missing two flights.
The hotel heiress came close to missing her flight out of California after her car became stuck in traffic on the freeway en route to the airport, writing in a post on Twitter.com, "Rushing to the airport! So much traffic on the 405 (freeway)! I hope I don't miss my flight to Cannes! All other flights are sold out!" before later adding, "Yes! I made my flight! Cannes here I come."
However, after landing at London's Heathrow Airport, Hilton found herself running out of time as she rushed to her connecting flight to Nice, France: "Just landed in London. And now rushing to plane to fly to Cannes! Heathrow is such a big airport! Hope I don't miss this flight!"
Hilton made it to the plane in time, adding, "Yay! Made my flight! Next stop Cannes!... Hopefully the airline hasn't lost any of my luggage. Everytime I have landed here half my luggage is missing! Brutal."
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In response to the news that a couple divorced after the hubs didn't respond to the wife's attempt to Grey-ize their sex life, Australian blogger Kim Bayne spoke out in HuffPo Live round-table chat -- featuring MamasLatinas' very own Irina Gonzalez! -- and told host Abby Huntsman that she credits the book as being somewhat of a life-preserver for her own marriage.
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More from The Stir: '50 Shades of Grey' Is Boosting Troubled Couples' Sex Lives
Don't get me wrong -- I'm all for both partners needs in the bedroom being equally fulfilled. But sometimes, especially after being with the same person for years, we lose our way and forget to put ourselves in our partner's shoes. We forget what it was like in the beginning, when we first met, and the chemistry was irresistable and off-the-charts. And that's in huge part what Christian and Ana's story is about! It might be unrealistic -- and even detrimental -- to attempt to recreate fictional characters' actions. But there's nothing wrong with finding their story inspiring and wanting to figure out how you and your partner can inject your own relationship with a similar heat.
I actually don't blame the woman who divorced her husband in the wake of introducing him to Fifty Shades. It sounds like she was only attempting to do what Kim did with her husband -- use it as a catalyst to rejuvenating their sex life. Unfortunately, he didn't take too kindly to that idea. But the good news is that it seems like many husbands -- and wives -- are ... and for that, they definitely have E.L. James and her dirty mind to thank!
Do you agree Fifty Shades is a great "catalyst" to heat things up in the bedroom?
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DURANT, Okla. – For the third-straight week, Southeastern has maintained its hold on the No. 2 spot in the NFCA National Softball Poll released on Wednesday.
The Savage Storm are coming off a four-game sweep of Southern Arkansas that lifted the season record to 19-4 overall on the season and a 4-0 mark in Great American Conference play.
SE has closed the gap on No. 1 Valdosta State at 16-3 has 392 points, while the Storm have 382.
Southeastern also picked up three first place votes, while VSU has 10 of a possible 16 to hold onto the top spot.
The top three spots remain unchanged for the third week as well with West Texas A&M holding down No. 3 with a 14-1 record, 372 points in the poll and the remaining three first-place votes.
Indianapolis climbs into the top five at No. 4, leapfrogging Cal State-Dominguez Hills which maintains the No. 5 position.
No other GAC schools are ranked nationally, while two other schools in the Central region are in the poll.
Central Oklahoma checks in at No. 9 and Augustana is ranked 16th.
Southeastern will be back in action March 8-9 with a four-game series on the road against Henderson State with double-headers set for 11 a.m. both days.


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Monday, January 07, 2013
Less is more for 2013
The thing is we moved. We moved all of four miles, up a hill and into the woods. Deep into the woods. There are evergreen trees that fill the view, replacing the sun drenched hillside that we perched on at our previous location. Moss and ferns are prevalent in this gully that has welcomed us and made us feel at home. It is different here, in the most refreshing way possible. I told John yesterday that this move has changed my life, for the better.
The thing is that things have changed. I went from hours of Internet a day to requesting that we not tempt ourselves with getting a connection here at our home in the woods. Our phones get one bar of service. I have read a half dozen books since we have decided to ditch Internet. I have started to run again, I have spent time alone with myself free from distraction, I am learning to make time for others. In an age where there is more more more, remembering that less is more is liberating.
Things change. Years, seasons, values, people, relationships. With the new year comes renewed vigor, a fresh start of sorts. The days are getting longer and Spring is around the bend which in this climate brings hope. The future is bright. There is so much that I have planned for the coming years, a smile ignites from inside with the thought of what is in store. As I have learned, things change, they don't always go the way in which we intend. Holding plans, people and ideals too close often leads to heart ache. Hearts get broken, people grow apart, some friends are a memory. Finding the balance, managing priorities and being flexible seem to be traits of seasoned people. I am learning. Letting go is hard but I am opening doors as other close.
I hope your holidays were warm and welcomed and the new year holds prosperity. Here on the hill we are settling in and creating an oasis, one in which we can share with friends and family. I would hope only for the best for you and bless you with the ability to be flexible and graceful with the changes that the coming year presents. Let me in on the secrets that you use to manage the waters and I look forward to sharing 2013 with you!
This photo project is inspiring on so many fronts, I was moved and didn't want it to be over.
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Usually for event bosses that drop some kind of pet or mount I will try to get it. It's such a fast and easy way to get something cool, and since I have an army of alts I have several tries (9) each day to get what I want. It suits a lazy person like me perfectly. It's like hitting two birds with one stone (no it's nothing like that actually...)! It gets addictive the same way scratch cards do, if the scratch cards were free and only required me to spend some time scratching them (I wish). So I did the Crown Chemical Co. bosses every day (only missed out on one day!) on every alt to get the Love Rocket. I also wanted the Wasteling (because I totally adore those little Wastelings), but most importantly the Love Rocket.
I ended up doing the bosses 117 times, and these are the results;
4 Fumigator Masks
8 Lovely Roses (two on the same character)
4 Wastelings
0 Love Rockets
See that? No Rockets. Statistically I should've had at least one, with some luck two. But the beauty about chance is that if there's only a chance to get something, there is always a chance not to get it as well. The funny thing is that eventhough you know the chance is really small, like in the case of that damn Love Rocket, you will try just because there's a chance, and the probability of that chance doesn't really matter. In fact you will try harder to get it when you know there's only a chance to get it, than if you know exactly when to get it. Chance can have you grinding for ten hours straight, but a lot less people would actually spend ten hours farming if they knew that is exactly what it would take. And I fell for it damn it!
But you know what they say - bad luck in gambling means luck in love, so maybe I will get to marry rich soon.
|At least I got the Wasteling to keep me company.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 46 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
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Site *must* use the attached logo and *should* have the same general look and feel as elocallisting.com (feel free to use any of the banners or images from elocallisting.com let us know if you need the files) -- although we are open to other designs if you think it will work. However, as this will be used as a landing site to produce orders, a good call to action encouraging the customer to submit his information is needed.
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Samsung's Galaxy Note smartphones don't sell quite as well as the flagship Galaxy S lineup does, but the stylus-driven phones have still been a major success story for the company. It makes sense, then, that Samsung would follow the Note phones up with a similarly stylus-equipped tablet, but when we reviewed the Note 10.1 we came away less-than-impressed by the device's software, cost, and build quality.
Samsung has so far proven quite competent at iterating on its products, though, and we were intrigued when we heard that an 8" version of the Note would be shown off at Mobile World Congress—we met with some representatives of Samsung who walked us through the device's features and told us how this version of the tablet hopes to avoid some of its bigger brother's mistakes. Obviously, we'll need to wait for review hardware before we can see how it would be to live with this tablet, but based on our hands-on with the device, it appears to be an improvement in most of the important ways.
Before continuing: Samsung was quick to point out that the version of the Note 8 on display at the show is the European version—the tablet is coming to the US, but features like voice calling might not make it to the US depending on the carriers, for example. Samsung would neither confirm nor deny that any particular feature wouldn't make the jump, but it's something to keep in mind.
Small tablet, or big phone?
In use, the Note 8.0's hardware is more akin to the Note 10.1, but in design it actually shares more with Samsung's Android phones. Like the phones, the Note 8.0 uses a hardware home button that is flanked by capacitive menu and back buttons, which (along with the speaker above the screen) make the tablet look very much like an oversized Galaxy S III. The Note 8 also uses thinner bezels on the long sides of the screen, a strategy Apple also employed when it shrank its flagship tablet down to this size.
The tablet also feels better-constructed than the Note 10.1—in particular, the larger tablet used a very flexible plastic on its back that bent very easily, even if you weren't gripping the tablet particularly hard. The Note 8 is still all-plastic, but doesn't bend or flex or creak particularly badly. That tablet's 1280×800 resolution, re-used in the Note 8.0, also looks better at this screen size—the Note 8.0's screen is 189PPI, up from 149 in the Note 10.1 and 163 in the iPad mini.
On the inside, the international version of the tablet looks very much like both the Note 10.1 and Note II. They all use a quad-core Exynos 4 SoC (here clocked at 1.6GHz, a bit faster than the 1.4GHz in the Note 10.1) and 2GB of RAM drive the action, and the capacitive touchscreen also includes a digitizer for use with the included S Pen (which is housed in the lower-right corner of the tablet when not in use). One welcome change from the Note II is that the menu and back buttons in the Note 8.0 can both be pressed using the stylus—in the Note II, they were capacitive only, so heavy stylus users would have to tap them with their fingers to get them to do anything.
The Note 8.0 features either 16 or 32GB of storage that's expandable via a microSD card slot on the device's side; it also includes a 5MP rear-facing camera and an IR blaster used for controlling TVs and set-top boxes. The tablet features a reasonably sizable 4600mAh battery, and fits it all into a package that weights 11.9 ounces and is 0.31" thick—thinner than some of the smartphones we've seen on the show floor. The tablet is pretty easy to hold with one hand, which we consider a must especially in these smaller tablets.
As we've mentioned, this version of the tablet can also make voice calls, and to that end there's a small speaker grille above the screen, similar to the one in the Asus FonePad—again, you'll probably just look silly holding this thing up to your ear, but if you do most of your talking via a headset or speakerphone, it'll be a welcome feature for those who only occasionally use their phones as phones.
Smarter software
The Note 10.1's software was promising at launch, but ultimately less-than-stunning—it was a bit unstable, and its intriguing multi-tasking capabilities were supported by only a handful of the built-in apps.
Note 10.1 owners will already be familiar with some of the advancements on display in the Note 8.0, since they came down in that tablet's Jelly Bean update. In particular, the Multi-View mode that allows you to run two applications side by side has been updated to permit those applications to be resizable—for example, instead of having one's Twitter client and Web browser each take up half of the screen, you could resize the apps so that your browser takes up 80 percent of the space and your Twitter stream just takes up 20 percent. Third-party applications still have to be modified to support this feature, but Samsung seems to have enabled most of the important ones since last we looked at a Note tablet—Twitter, Facebook, Chrome, Google Maps, and other convenient apps can now make use of the feature.
Aside from the note-taking and drawing apps that remain the Note series' bread-and-butter (and the general TouchWiz interface flourishes that are part of every recent Samsung device), a mix of hardware and software optimizations also allow the pen to be used as a mouse—hovering over the screen will interact with menus and other elements in the same way that rolling over them with a mouse would, while tapping elements on the screen still serves as a "click" or finger tap.
Obviously, in our small amount of controlled hands-on time with the device, we can't really speak to the software's long-term speed and stability, but we didn't experience much by way of slowdowns or application crashes on the device while we used it. We did have one or two gestures that were interpreted incorrectly, but we'd be hard pressed to name a multitouch device that didn't have this problem at least every once in a while. Overall, the lineup seems to have benefited from the enhancements brought on by Jelly Bean (and Samsung's own tweaks and additions), though we'd like to log a bit more time with device before saying this definitively.
Second time's the charm?
Our opinion of the first Note tablet was that the 10.1" model had some good ideas—its use of its stylus and the rudimentary multitasking among them—but that its execution lacked finesse. The (comparatively) low-resolution screen, the middling build quality, intermittent software instability issues, and the $499 price tag were the major culprits.
The Note 8.0 improves both the screen density and the build quality, and the Note tablet's software appears to have matured since our original review—we didn't have long to try it out, but at least on the surface the software appeared to be more reliable than in our Note 10.1 review unit. We're still waiting to hear about the pricing (and the US availability—global availability is slated for sometime in the second quarter), but if Samsung can get that right, the Note 8.0 impressed us more than did the Note 10.1 despite the many similarities between the two.


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Every day after school, I try to get my kids to burn some energy and play outside. Because my kids range in age from eight down to two, I'm right there with them. But without a doubt, they're always joined by the three neighbor kids whose free range parents let them roam our subdivision unattended.
And as much as I love the idea of free range parenting, I'm getting pretty annoyed that I'm basically in charge of these kids while they're out playing. And I have to wonder who will be responsible for these kids when they get hurt.
Personally, I think they're still too young (10, 5, and 3) to be left to their own devices, perhaps because they generally ride their bikes around in the middle of the street or the older kids come careening down the hill on roller skates holding the toddler. And as someone who cares about the welfare of all kids, not just my own, I feel that I do need to tell them to get out of street or perhaps not come down an extremely steep hill while holding a baby, not just for their own safety but because they're setting a bad example for my kids who are not allowed to cross the street without permission.
However, I've got enough to worry about chasing my own children around, so I decided that I just can't be responsible for them as well. But now I'm worried about what will happen if they injure themselves while they're outside with my kids. It's not like we had a playdate set up or formal arrangement with their parents. Even if I'm not legally responsible, I think I'd still feel a bit guilty if I just let them do whatever they wanted without saying anything.
This isn't just a problem in my subdivision; try playgrounds when parents just let their older kids run wild. Am I supposed to keep an eye on them when they're harrassing my kids, trampling over my toddlers, or worse, doing stupid stuff that's going to get them hurt?
Sure, kids will be kids, but who are they going to blame when they fall flat on their face right in front of me?
I'm all for giving kids more freedom and independence, but not when it's an inconvenience for or a burden on another parent. It's too bad not everyone seems to feel the same way.
What do you do when parents just let their kids run wild?
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I arrived back in Chicago today after attending the Developer Experience hackfest. While I was there I worked with the developer documentation group. As Allan Day mentioned in his post, he and I drafted some basic tutorial pages and worked with Federico Mena Quintero to make a new outline of the platform overview.
The first tutorial Allan and I worked on outlines the process of creating a GNOME application, and the second introduces new developers to GNOME APIs. Rather than presenting all of the APIs we tried to list what new developers were likely to use, and to list those in according to importance. After the initial drafts of those were finished, Allan worked on editing the API overview while I added some content to the "Writing Your First GNOME Application" page.
While Jakub and Allan worked on making the site responsive, I wrote some new Beginner's Tutorials for JavaScript. The JavaScript beginner pages were lacking eight tutorials that are available in Python and Vala, so I decided to start by writing those. I finished six of the eight, and I will work on getting the other two done, and all of them properly formatted and annotated when we have our next Chicago GNOME hackfest on February 16th.
Our whole group also worked together on the mockups for the GNOME Developer Center. We had several new ideas which I think will really improve the resources for coding, including making all of the API documentation available as a single download (perhaps available in the SDK download). Another idea that I thought was particularly good is adding code search to the online API documentation so developers can easily find existing code in git.gnome.org to use as a reference. The idea here is to possibly use the re2 library, which Google open sourced after it shut down Google Code Search.
Overall I felt that the hackfest was very productive. It was clear that there were a lot of different opinions on various topics, but still there was great focus and a determination to compromise in order to get things done.
Thanks to the GNOME Foundation for sponsoring me and to BetaGroup Coworking for providing the space. It was fantastic to see everyone -- see you all at GUADEC :)


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Isagenix System Weight Loss and Obesity Study
Obesity and its associated degenerative diseases including heart disease continue to rise in an unrelenting epidemic. Despite media attention to the magnitude of the problem, people continue in lifestyles that promote disease. However, a growing number in the population recognize the need for personal responsibility in health matters. A new food technology bringing a fresh approach to the problem has helped numerous individuals
recapture many aspects of health including substantial weight loss. This cleansing system has captured the attention of the medical community as well because the results are gained without added stimulants, herbs or drugs.
An evaluation of the effects of the nutritional cleansing was performed to systematically examine body composition as measured by deltoid skin-fold or impedance analysis. Moreover, analysis of serum chemistries, lipids, and a comprehensive review of body systems were performed to identify subjective as well as objective findings associated with this technology.
Consumption of the food technology would have no significant effectson body composition, body systems review or blood chemistry.
Study Design: One hundred volunteers were recruited from four medical practices in Utah and California. Initial body composition was obtained by either deltoid skin-fold measurements taken 8 centimeters below the acromio-clavicular joint or by impedance using a Tanita body composition analyzer Model TBF-105. The volunteers completed a comprehensive review of systems and blood was obtained for a basic metabolic profile,
lipid profile and in a small subset for testosterone or oxytocin. Urine was collected for 5-HIAA measurements and a screening urinalysis. Ketostrips were given to the participants to monitor their daily ketone levels during the cleansing cycle. The volunteers were instructed on the recommended cleansing program which requires nine days to complete. At the end of the cycle, the measurements and blood work were again collected. The participants were also asked to measure the circumference of multiple
sites and track how many inches were lost over the cleansing period.
Results: Body composition: The average weight loss was 7.6 pounds.
For women the average weight loss was 7.2 pounds. For men it was 8.3 pounds. For women the body mass index decrease was 2.4 and for men 2.3. The skin-fold analysis involved 25 patients and these had measurements of circumferences of 13 areas in addition to the skin-fold measurement. Two dropped out and one completed 8 days. Their ages ranged from 20 to 68. Their average weight was 235 pounds. The average total inches lost in the nine days was 16.6 inches. In a previous unpublished trial involving18 women from the ages of 18 to 45 and whose average weight was over 200 pounds, the total inches lost innine days was 17 inches.
Basic Metabolic Profile: Serum was analyzed for sodium, potassium, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, chloride, carbon dioxide, calcium, and glucose. These measurements were unchanged with the exception in men; the average serum glucose declined 11 gm/dl. Total cholesterol declined an average of 24 mg/dl in men and 14 mg/dl in women. Triglycerides decreased by 68 mg/dl in men and 25mg/dl in women.
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol dropped an average 13 mg/dl in men and 7 mg/dl in women. HDL cholesterol declined 0.7 mg/dl in women but increased 1.3 mg/dl in men.
Hormones: In men, testosterone increased 76 ng/dl (18%). In women, oxytocin levels were unchanged. An attempt was made to evaluate urinary 5-HIAA levels as a surrogate for serotonin. The results showed levels essentially unchanged. Urinary 5-HIAA proved difficult to correlate with neuro-chemical serotonin. There are numerous confounding dietary modifiers as well. Unfortunately, in a study such as this, it is not possible to obtain cerebral spinal fluid 5-HIAA levels which would be a more accurate assessment of the serotonin system.
Body Systems Review: As part of the clinical evaluation, a questionnaire consisting of 175 questions divided into groups related to various body systems was asked. Answers were graded as 0, 1, 2 or 3 from no problem to severe problem. Each subset was totaled. Overall the compiled score decreased 11 points demonstrating lessened somatic complaints and a better overall sense of well-being. The most changed review of systems
was neurological/psychological. Mood improved the most. The system groups were labeled neurological, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, respiratory, urinary tract, skin, gynecological, and a total rating.
Discussion: This study demonstrates the remarkable safety of the system. The results are significant in that electrolytes remained stable, as did renal function and serum calcium. ean body mass was generally preserved and patients reported improved overall health in just a few days. Blood sugars were stabilized and lipids levels improved. Body composition was markedly improved with significant decreases in weight and body fat percentages. Total inches lost were also remarkable. We conclude from this that the total inches lost was a measure of the total body fat lost as indicated by the drop in the body mass index. Subjectively, people reported more energy, a more even temperment, less subjective pain, and improvements in several body system groups.
This food technology differs from diet programs in many important aspects. Diets for weight loss typically attempt to cause imbalances in carbohydrate, fat and protein rations.
Perhaps for this reason alone, diets are not sustainable and dieters nearly always yo-yo their weight over time causing progressive increases in percentage of body fat. This composition change is a result of losing lean muscle mass during the diet phase and adding extra fat as the weight is put back on over time. This study corroborates company testimonials of multiple general health benefits in addition to rapid but safe reductions in
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The Effects of a New Food Technology on Body Composition, Body Systems and Blood Chemistries
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An area that just a week ago was lush habitat on the Sepulveda Basin's wild side, home to one of the most diverse bird populations in Southern California, has been reduced to dirt and broken limbs — by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Audubon Society members stumbled upon the barren landscape last weekend during their annual Christmas bird count. Now, they are calling for an investigation into the loss of about 43 acres of cottonwood and willow groves, undergrowth and marshes that had maintained a rich inventory of mammals, reptiles and 250 species of birds.
Much of the area's vegetation had been planted in the 1980s, part of an Army Corps project that turned that portion of the Los Angeles River flood plain into a designated wildlife preserve.
Tramping through the mud Friday, botanist Ellen Zunino — who was among hundreds of volunteers who planted willows, coyote brush, mule fat and elderberry trees in the area — was engulfed by anger, sadness and disbelief.


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I'll soon be working on converting a second floor of a residential building that was never finished and is being used as an attic for the last 80+ years. Building Size 36'x36', 9 1/2' 1st floor ceiling height, 8' planned ceiling height in 2nd floor with plenty of insulation and air barrier planned. This is also a DayCare Facility.
I will be adding an open stairway to the floor plan to provide access to the 2nd floor. (Clients request for capitalizing on the natural daylighting.)
The HVAC guy informed me that: having 2 separate HVAC systems is the route he would use because-it was how he learned and is the norm in St Louis:
The RED warning light that is going off in my head and is contrary to all I've learned is that: "What will keep one system from robbing the climatized air from the other system?" The open stairway will allow air movement up and down.
I agree with him partially on 2 systems if there was not an open stairway planned.
Since this is in design stages to capture the natural lighting I've mentioned a French door with a wall would allow lighting and separate the floors. Which makes a dual system more appealing to me.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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The following CAD drawings were made using Sketchup and what I've found is an easy way to convert plans into picture files for showing my clients what the finished product will look like. Yes there will be rails on the stairs, omitted so that it doesn't clutter up the drawing.
Instead of this railing set up a wall with a French door would allow the natural light into the room. And also alleviate my fears of a child climbing the rails and falling to the 1st floor. If this design is chosen I plan to build the railing 48" tall.
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I think your HVAC guy is right on this one.
1) that is allot of space being added on. more than 1200 feet
2) Controls for mechanical can be split between the two floors this is a huge advantage over one thermostat in such a large space.
3) Supply and return are on the same floor.
4) a proper multistage multipoint distribution system is complicated and I would think more expensive at the end of the day. It also has a large amount that can go wrong down the road adding to its cost. I am not sure you are saving money up front or in the long run for such a system
I don't think two system will be competing but rather coexisting if designed and installed properly
Thank you Mr G Gallo for your reply and explanation.
So far I've had 2 people inform me that 2 systems would be ok. One here and one on Twitter. I understand but stick by what I wrote. I'm looking forward to more comments on the issue. I've never claimed to know everything but I do know where to go to get good advice. Thanks again and please comment with your suggestions.
2 systems is certainly the way to go for 2 floors. 1.5tons should be plenty for downstairs unless there are some unusual internal loads. The upstairs AC will do most of the work anyway.
Thank you for your reply. And after a few people have chimed in with their opinion-2 systems here and outside of this forum. I'll be proposing 2 systems for this project.
Its not the number of systems, it is how it is done & sized
I see plenty of 3 floor buildings running off 1 unit in the 2 to 3 ton range (based on what is needed) & they work just fine. I also see plenty of places with 2 systems that also work just fine. Of course on the flip side I am sure we all have seen both types that don't work well at all and quite simply that is because the needed processes were not done correctly
Being a daycare though, I would opt for two just in case a unit went down - that wont close down the business if the one & only unit did go out say on a hot summer day
Thank you for your reply. I'll post the final construction drawings and 'action' photos of the project soon. As well as some "What were they thinking" pics of the existing hvac system.
Not knowing your climate zone, here are some thoughts.
2500 ft2 of well insulated and sealed building should only need one system. In our 5000-5500 DD, we go to about 4000+ feet (basements not included) with one system.
The trick is in the distribution. Remember that we want more cool air to the second floor and more warm air to the first, so this means that controls are very important. The easy and expensive way out is to put in motorized dampers to do the thinking for you, but these don't usually make people happy.
The less expensive way is to have, say, four separate trunks off the plenum - first floor left and right, and second floor left and right - each with it's own volume damper. A little fussing in heating season gets it balanced, then you mark that location with a W. Then a little fussing in coolings season with an S mark. Now at the change of season, move the dampers.
And return should bea non-issue - one giant return (110% of calculated size) on the first floor and transfer grills out of each room and it works a treat. I would be sure the thermostat has a "circulate" setting so that on days when the system is not running, the temps are still even.
All this said, there is merit to the 2 systems because it is a day care and if one goes down you're not stuck. If you do this, NOTHING IN THE ATTIC.
Mr E Minch,
Thank you for your thoughts and ideas-I agree with the whole building approach-with separate trunks and nothing in the attic. I also like the idea of manual dampers and I will run this option past the Building Owner.
So, 2400 sf square box.
Existing HVAC system for 1st floor is undersized 1 1/2 Ton compressor should be 3 Ton unit
According to who? Load calc?
1 system with dampers for climate control could lead to future mechanical problems if one big system was used.
In other words, 2 systems is less complicated and more profitable for ME. (Are you paying someone for design - or expecting that for free?)
Controls for mechanical can be split between the two floors this is a huge advantage over one thermostat in such a large space.
Why? Crappy enclosure? Fix building when renovating or pay LOTS to do it later.
2 systems is certainly the way to go for 2 floors.
Why? Crappy enclosure?
I would opt for two just in case a unit went down
Why, planning on crappy install? Probably should opt for three, just to be safe. Properly designed and installed HVAC systems fail on such a regular basis with catastrophic consequences, loss of life an limb and such.
If you probably have extra automobiles for when your primary breaks down, definitely get three.
A lot more information is required for sound advice here. Feels to me like you don't have a designer who is both building scientist and an advocate for YOUR interests. Hire David Butler. email@example.com
A lot of AC guys are scared of zoning because they don't know how to do it well (NO you can't put all 1200 CFM from a 3 ton single stage system into the master bedroom and expect a bypass to bail you out...)
We do 3-4 zone systems routinely.
That said, I agree that in this situation, redundancy is important - having a daycare become unlivably hot or shut down completely owing to a single point of failure is a VERY bad thing.
Also, while enclosure is important, internal loads may loom large. In residential load calculation we pretty much ignore lighting and pay limited heed to number of occupants. This is a commercial occupancy - need to figure in lighting energy turned into waste heat, latent and sensible load from a bunch of wild kids and harried teachers.
Depending on code, may need to figure in some forced ventilation, though hopefully they'll let you do that intelligently, such as modulating based on CO2 instead of X CFM per person 24/7, and the persons count being the maximum legal number.
Lastly I shy away from using system blower to circulate during cooling season - blows all the humidity back off the coil when compressor cycles off. Some say stopping blower for a minute allows water to drain away, but if one does the math, a high efficiency unit's evap coil has upwards of 100 square feet of fin and tube area per ton, and that's a lot of wet metal that does not dry in one minute.
Zoning is poorly done so often due to the cost and work of doing it RIGHT. By time you have the ductwork oversized enough to handle all the airflow even when only one zone is calling, the zone control system, damper motors, and possibly a 2 stage system you could buy 2 basic single stage systems for the same price.
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The Holy Grail Tavern & Grille is a locally owned. It has three locations which cater to the areas they are located.
Holy Grail Banks
Located less that 100 yards from the home plate of Great American Ballpark
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A family friendly sports bar that includes lots of TVs, outside patio and party room.
Cincinnati.com. Holy Grail, the first restaurant and bar at The Banks, is scheduled to open March 17 – just in time to kick off St. Patrick's Day and March Madness. "We're 95 percent sure that we're going to make it by then," said Jim Moehring, a partner in the restaurant's ownership group. "There's a bunch of stuff that has to happen, but I think we're going to hit our mark."
ocated at the northwest corner of Joe Nuxhall Way and Freedom Way – directly across from The Reds Hall of Fame – Holy Grail is the only locally-owned venue to sign a lease at The Banks so far. Regular hours will be 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Sunday. The restaurant – which Moehring described as an upscale sports bar – will serve lunch and dinner with menu prices averaging $9 and below. The 6,000-square-foot venue can seat up to 300 and includes an outdoor patio.


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by Pete Mazzaccaro
Sam Katz made a pitch for his ongoing series of films on the history of Philadelphia at last night's annual meeting of the Chestnut Hill Community Association. Katz as the night's featured speaker.
Katz, a resident of Mt. Airy and three times a Republican candidate for mayor, talked up Philadelphia's history and the 12-part series he is producing called "Philadelphia: The Great Experiment."
He showed several short "webisodes" from the film. One was a brief remembrance of Rep. William Green Jr., who is credited with helping John F. Kennedy win the Pennsylvania and the Presidency in his 1960 run for office. Another was a brief biopic of late Chestnut Hill resident Ernesta Ballard, who was instrumental in developing the Philadelphia Flower Show into an international event and was a national figure in the fight for equal rights for women.
The series, completed episodes of which have aired at 7:30 p.m. On 6 ABC, has been a challenge to fund and air, Katz told the crowd at Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church.
"Timing has been my specialty," Katz, joked. "When I started this project in August 2008, the wheels came off American economy's bus, and there I was, ready to raise $5 million to fund a 12-part series on the history of Philadelphia.
"One thing I've always prided myself on is being totally self delusional. After all, I ran for office four times as a Republican in Philadelphia."
Katz said that the emphasis of the film is to really refocus attention on Philadelphia's history from colonial times to the city's truly great period: the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
"Most of us have great pride in the history of our city, but we have falsely understood that pride to be about 1776 and the enormous assets that surround the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the Betsy Ross house and all of those things that represents the Federal History of Philadelphia," Katz said. "When Mr. (Chestnut Hill Community Fund trustee Moss) Disston was talking [Disston had made a presentation earlier in the evening], all I could think about was 19th century Philadelphia and the Disston Saw Mill, the Baldwin Locomotive Works and the Cramp Shipyard and the Stetson Hat Company and the hundreds of thousands of people who worked in the factories of Philadelphia's neighborhoods who made those neighborhoods so vibrant."
Webisodes and more information about "Philadelphia: The Great Experiment"' can be found at www.historyofphilly.com. The site also suggests ways people can support the project, which has completed three episodes and is currently producing its fourth, a series on the "Rizzo Years" of 1965 to 1978.


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July 7, 2012
British Newspaper Archives - What I Like and Don't Like About this Site
In my first month of use, I encountered a problem. When I clicked on a "hit" for an ancestor, I could not find his name in the newspaper page that loaded. I read the entire page several times and even clicked back and forth a few pages but to no avail.
So I wrote to explain that I'd been hunting for over an hour and could not find the entry. To my surprise, their customer service responded very quickly and were extremely helpful. Even after I was given the correct page and URL to view it, I couldn't spot the name. I finally decided I was too frustrated to continue hunting and wrote back to request more guidance. The very patient customer service rep provided me with an exact column number and start of the paragraph containing my ancestor's name. With that help I was able to spot the bit I needed.
Since then I've had no problems with an incorrect link and I've looked at many. With both my maternal grandparents being born in England I've got a lot of English ancestors to look for!
I like their search engine. You can narrow your search with filters for date, region, county, specific place, type of article, public tags, or specific newspapers. Once you find an entry you want to view, you simply load the page. Sometimes your search term is highlighted but not always. Usually the block of text where your search word is located is a darker grey, but again this does not always happen. The majority of the time it does and that makes finding the entry much easier.
You can order a copy of the newspaper page for a fee or you can download it to your computer. Downloading it does not give you a very clear image so what I do is enlarge the bit I want then do a screen dump. It gives a better image than downloading. If there was something really special I wanted to save I'd pay for a better copy.
The one caveat you should be aware of is that when you purchase an unlimited membership, it's not really unlimited. As the website points out in their Terms, unlimited membership is subject to their Fair Usage Policy. This policy spells out that you are permitted to view an average of 1000 pages per month (calculated over a 3 month period). If you get close to the limit, the company will send you an email to warn you.
Personally I don't like paying for something that is called Unlimited when it isn't unlimited. No matter how nicely the site explains it, I felt tricked that they didn't just call it the "1000 pages per month membership" or "Sort of kind of unlimited membership" or something totally upfront and transparent.
Yes I did purchase an Unlimited Membership but the smaller credit options wouldn't have been enough for me given the sheer number of English ancestors I want to hunt for. And I don't like subscription websites where I have to buy x number of credits and woe is me if they expire before I use them all. Because I'm very apt to forget or get busy and lose credits.
So the bottom line is that I'm very happy with the site and with my "unlimited" membership (even though it isn't unlimited) and I've never been warned that I'm at my 1000 monthly views limit. But I still wish they'd come up with a more honest name for it. Or remove the limit.
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- Cannuk said...
I quite agree. I too, don't like paying for something that is not actually unlimited, although I have not come near the so-called limit.
I also have had trouble finding hits.
The thing that bothers me more though is that there is no way to easily clip just an article, rather than a whole page, and save it complete with the citation. I'm sure this can be done.
- Lorine McGinnis Schulze said...
Hi Cannuk - Using my Mac laptop I can use the GRAB program to clip just the article I"m interested in.
Before I do that I copy the entire citation for the newspaper, then that becomes the file name.
Not sure if there's a way to do it on a PC as I haven't used my PC yet to access the site.
- Lorine McGinnis Schulze said...
Just a thought -- if you enlarge the page to just see your article of interest you should be able to grab it using Evernote.
I'm thinking Print Screen would do the same thing and then you could clip away the bit you don't want when you open it in a graphic program
- familysleuth said...
One tip is to use the phrase box in the advance search - this tends to get better results - i.e. search for the full name of the person you are researching - with a date range. Find this works well for me.
Additionally do not restrict the search within an area of the UK. Important events can be reported in newspapers some 200 miles away. I have found an incidence of this when a serious crime committed in Gloucestershire was reported in a Suffolk newspaper
- Rosemary said...
How does this compare to the Australian site trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper ?
- Cannuk said...
You folks are all to be commended for being so helpful, but I think you are missing my point. I am saying that for something for which we pay so handsomely, things should be a whole lot more simple.
- Mariann Regan said...
Dear Lorine, Thank you for commenting on this website. Searching for British ancestors is a ways down my list, but I'm glad to know how this works. I've also found "screen shot" on my Mac useful for capturing. Helpful customer service persons really do make the difference! I'm wondering whether they even enforce the "sort of" 1000 page limit?
- Cassmob (Pauleen) said...
Rosemary, Trove is easier to use and furthermore FREE, not to mention an absolute blessing to all of us Aussies. BUT I've found some great info on my ancestors in the regional British newspapers.
- Glenn said...
It is called unlimited because to genuine users it effectively is. They have to protect themselves from people wishing to scrape thousands of pages to sell on etc.
- Lorine McGinnis Schulze said...
Glenn, I refer you to a dictionary. The definition of "UNLIMITED" is
"Not limited or restricted in terms of number, quantity, or extent."
They are NOT unlimited and I object to them calling the membership by that term
British Newspaper Archives is a wonderful site. They do NOT have to hide the fact that they DO limit the number of downloads. Just be upfront about it!
- Lorine McGinnis Schulze said...
Glenn - I neglected to add that I am not arguing their limiting downloads. I have no problem with that.
But call it what it is. LIMITED.


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I'm a sucker for cute kids. Who isn't, right? But a little girl named Maddox McClintic is more than just your everyday adorable toddler. The 2-year-old with Down syndrome is quickly becoming the best reminder to the world that special needs kids are more than their diagnosis.
A clever (and now viral) video made by Maddox's mom, Jamie, specifically to teach a lesson to people who call her little girl a mongoloid or retard is striking a nerve with the special needs community. Through the now popular YouTube trick of flashing cards at the screen, Jamie McClintic explains that everything people assume about her daughter is wrong.
The video is too powerful not to share, but first, pop quiz time: when you hear the words "Down syndrome," what do you picture? A child with upward slanting eyes and a flattened nose? A child with diminished mental capacity? Or do you just picture a person? Period? Get ready to have your mind changed.
It's hard to say it better than that. Although the words on the McClintic family's website do it pretty well: "I am just like any other child, I am not fragile, I like to laugh, play, cry, and have all the same feelings, emotions, and desire for acceptance that you do. "
Trying to lump kids into one group because of their diagnosis is a pervasive problem in the special needs community, and it stretches much farther than any of us would expect. Last week when I shared a story right here on The Stir about a mother whose son has autism, I heard many moms of children on the spectrum voice frustrations with school districts that fail to realize that autism affects every kid differently!
If school professionals supposedly trained to work with kids don't know, the chance that these kids can get a fair shake from the general public is slim to none. And yet, that's why videos like the McClintic's are so important to share, why seeing Maddox's beautiful little face behind those words is so impactful. We need to start looking at these kids as just that: kids. Beautiful, wonderful, unique kids.
Tell us about the special needs kid in your life. What makes them so special TO YOU?
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The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is A Straight Line. Thats Too Bad.
Youve no doubt heard the saying Lifes a journey, not a destination. The first person to utter those words was probably some guy responding to his wifes suggestion that he stop and ask for directions because they were lost! But past that, theres a lot of truth in that old saw (especially if youre lucky enough to be a car guy). Were our happiest when were doing something involving our cars, be it wrenching on them, showing them, or driving them.
For us, we get the most pleasure from driving them, which makes the worst thing about getting someplace the fact that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Anytime we put some real distance on the odometer, were usually heading for a specific destination. Thanks to the great interstate system that makes our countrys maps look like someone dropped a plate of spaghetti, we can jump on the expressway a couple of miles from our driveway and get off a couple miles from our final destination, never seeing a lot of really great country. Because were usually in a hurry to get there (wherever there is), we never give much thought to whats in between.
Last year we were lucky enough to drive a Viper from our Lakeland, Florida, office up to Atlanta to do a horsepower comparo against a 67 Hemi Belvedere (Head To Head, December, 1999). Running from the southern tip of Florida right up to Michigans Upper Peninsula, Interstate 75 is, more-or-less, a straight shot through the nation. Because we had to be in Atlanta the morning after we got the keys to the snake, we hopped on I-75 and hit Auto Pilot for the next eight hours, not seeing anything but truck stops and concrete Jersey barriers the whole way.
We were done on the dyno Friday afternoon and didnt have to be back in the office until Monday morning, so we decided to take the opportunity to go the long way home, never getting near an expressway for over 800 miles. It was glorious!
This may sound like a tourist infomercial, but driving through the small towns that are barely dots on a map is more enjoyable than just about anything weve done in years. We shunned the national franchise restaurants in favor of mom-and-pop diners. Some were good, some werent, but whens the last time you actually got to say Ill have the Blue Plate Special? Better still, whens the last time you walked out of a restaurant and the strangers at the counter, who all know each other, said Good bye, drive safe as you headed for the door?
Remember when the drug store still had a lunch counter? We found one on Saturday evening, but small towns have a tendency to roll up the sidewalks at 5 oclock, and it was closed for the daywe were crushed.
We did, however, find a hardware store thats been in the same location for over 100 years. Thats about as close to Nirvana as it gets for a man. The creaky wood floors…the smell of dust, tractor grease, and the occasional cigar hanging in the air…the horseshoes that have been sitting on the same shelf for the last 40 years, and probably will for another 40…Were suckers for nostalgia, and that hour spent walking through Morgan Hardware went by like ten minutes.
You have opportunities traveling the back roads that youll never get on the expressway. We found an abandoned Gulf station with Gulf No-nox for 36 cents a gallon. We spotted a couple of potential project cars (not that we dont have enough already!), and drove past a barber shop that looked straight out of Mayberry, RFD, that made us wish we hadnt just gotten a trim. Wed have really enjoyed chewing the fat with Floyd while he lowered our ears a tad.
Small towns hold treasures youll find only if you step on themwe stumbled on Royston, Georgia, The Home of Baseball Immortal Ty Cobb, and the Ty Cobb museum. Little burgs across the nation are home to thousands of museums and local attractions, few of which are destinations for the masses. When the opportunity presents itself to check out the Phosphate Mining Museum or President Grover Clevelands home on a Saturday afternoon, take that opportunity. Not because youve ever wondered how they get the stuff out of the ground or what Grover named his dogtake that opportunity simply because you can.
We were lucky to make the drive in a Viper, but the car wasnt what made this trip enjoyable. In fact, wed have actually preferred a vintage car for the weekend. But thats not the point. The point we want to make (clichéd though it is) is that no matter where you live, there are small towns with thousands of back roads, little dinners, and interesting shops within a couple of hundred miles from your door. Stop at a roadside stand and buy an appleitll taste better than anything you get at the store. Walk into the restaurant on Main Street and ask Whats good? Then order it. And always get the soup, because it didnt come from a can.
Take a Friday off of work, put an overnight bag in the trunk of the Road Runner, and go. And remember, you dont have to be to work until Monday morning. Imagine three days behind the wheel of your pride and joy seeing what youve thought was long gonewhat could be better?


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Volunteerism forum draws hundreds to campus
deep commitment to volunteerism stands as a critical part of our democracy, one that burgeoning nations often fail to replicate, New Jersey Secretary of State DeForest "Buster" Soaries told more than 230 community leaders who attended a conference at Princeton University Thursday night.
"Service is the ultimate expression of power," Soaries said during his keynote address in Dodds Auditorium. "Ultimately, history will measure us by our capacity to be inclusive in the great benefits we enjoy," he said. "Rather than considering volunteerism as a noble yet sideline activity, what is critical to our future is passing this on to our next generation as being core and central to who we are."
Co-hosted by the University's Office of Community and State Affairs and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and convened by Marge Smith, chair of the Human Services Commission of Princeton, the annual "Community Works" conference encourages non-profit professionals from throughout Mercer County to network and solve problems. Smith said the group identified fundraising, working with volunteers effectively and staff retention as ongoing challenges. But state and university officials praised participants for their daily work, despite such dilemmas.
"There is no greater gift that one can give than volunteerism," Karen Woodbridge, associate director of community and state affairs and a workshop leader, said before introducing Soaries.
Soaries, a Baptist minister, began his address by explaining the Christian concept of "the rapture" -- a day when "good" people would disappear from the earth, leaving others behind -- and asking the audience to imagine what the nation would be like if volunteers suddenly disappeared.
"America is much more than a democratic society that experiences, every season, a smooth transition of power," Soaries said. In America, "one cannot be fully human unless one contributes to at least one other person," he concluded. "It is through your work that history will judge us."
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