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Last November in Hamilton, the Rothko Quartet carried off top prize in the Pettman/ROSL Arts International Chamber Music Competition. The audience was treated, among other things, to a stunning performance of Schnittke's String Quartet No3.
Last week, in a concert mounted by the Auckland String Quartet Summer School, the group - Olivia Francis, Emily Bouwhuis, Alex MacDonald and Cameron Stuart - gave Aucklanders a taste of their Waikato triumph. Inevitably, Schnittke was the highlight. The zest and brio of youth was irresistible as they moved, unfazed, from heavenly 16th century cadences to careering slabs of dizzying dissonance. Gladiatorial one minute and conspiratorial the next, as the score demanded, they laid out colour ranging from the stark to the luminous.
Violist MacDonald says the Auckland-based group very much relates to the philosophies and practices of American painter Mark Rothko, so borrowing the name was logical.
"Rothko's work is plainly about colour and light," he says. "This is on a similar abstract plane to the music we deal with."
In July, thanks to their Pettman/ROSL win, the Rothkos will travel to Britain for a month of coaching and concert-going, as well as taking on five of their own gigs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Anticipation runs high. Violinist Bouwhuis looks forward to the experience of travelling and touring as a quartet, as well as to Edinburgh.
"I told my non-musical friends about them," she says. "Everybody had heard of that festival."
For cellist Stuart, there will be the wonderful opportunity of "playing with other musicians in quintets and sextets".
MacDonald says: "Meeting teachers and having tutorials will be really good for our careers."
The four musicians formed the group last July for an Auckland University chamber music exam and say it was a revelatory experience.
Violinist Francis still finds playing in the group to be very exploratory.
"We spend so many hours together, discussing and arguing through ideas."
Stuart values the freedom of expression and interpretation that this combination of instruments brings and MacDonald describes it as "the whole package".
"The string quartet has the same calibre of repertoire as piano or orchestra - and composers take it seriously."
These musicians are quick to enthuse over favourite concert moments of last year. MacDonald predictably enjoyed a 25-minute trip to musical heaven in November, when Maxim Rysanov played the Schnittke Viola Concerto with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
Still, there's nothing like doing it yourself. As Francis points out: "You can rehearse as much as you like, but when you bring the music to an audience, there's this real crackle in the air."
Their choice of the Schnittke Quartet came from some heavy immersion sessions with Kronos Quartet recordings.
"We needed something spectacular," MacDonald explains, having been so impressed by the Kronos musicians he had to check it was a quartet coming out of the speakers, not a string orchestra.
Schnittke's patchwork, drawing on Lassus, Beethoven and Shostakovich, means the piece was "like putting a jigsaw together", says Francis.
"Yet the pacing and the structure - everything's in the score," adds MacDonald.
All four are excited about a new work being commissioned from Alex Taylor, winner of last year's SOUNZ Contemporary Award. Taylor has played alongside them in the Auckland Youth Orchestra. "He'll write something tailored to our personalities," says Bouwhuis. "It will be interesting to see what he comes up with, as we've set no boundaries or restrictions."
On stage, the Rothko Quartet exude the vigour and freshness of youth, strengthened and focused by a dedication not always to be expected in a world of easy-grab culture. Yet they are quick to tribute the nurturing hand of tutor Elizabeth Holowell.
"We wouldn't have done it without her," says Stuart.
After agreement all round, Bouwhuis has the final word: "We might think we're playing perfectly, but Elizabeth just adds that little touch that brings it all to life."


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Ghada Shbeir
Lebanese female artist singing in Andaluz / Ladino tradition. She also wrote several books on this style. A must for all people of Andalusian traditional culture. Transcended borders and transcends borders. Yasmyn Levy and Ghada Shbeir should have a gig on the Lebanese/Israeli border. Half the orchestra and audience in Israel, the other in Lebanon.
Maurice El Medioni and Roberto Rodriguez
Link on BBC
A 79 year old grand pianist, who learned boogy woogy from American GI in the 2nd world war and who is Algerian Jewish living in Marsaille and always shared a passion for Cuban music, and an Afro Cuban Percussionist interested in Jewish music. Superb!
Bob adds: Read more about him at the wonderful Benn loxu de taccu (1 & 2). And there's an MP3 or two at the bottom of this post.
More links: SoundRoots on violence, hybrid musics and Yiddish brass; on the sound of a Mediterranean without borders; and on K'naan(all include mp3s).

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Ask anyone outside of Florida, and they'll say Ft. Lauderdale and Miami are right next to each other. Ask anyone living in South Florida, and they'll be shocked that you don't know the differences.
When comparing the two, Ft. Lauderdale is a smaller city, has less-crowded beaches, and focuses on nature. Miami is larger, with a greater focus on night life, and is also more expensive. Areas in between include Hollywood, Miami Gardens, and Hialeah, which all vary in price, culture, and safety. When booking your hotel, make sure it is actually located in Ft. Lauderdale, and not one of these surrounding areas.
When planning your Ft. Lauderdale vacation, you will definitely want to rent a car. Miami and its nightlife is only 30 minutes away, and it's cheaper to drive yourself instead of taking a cab. Furthermore, Ft. Lauderdale isn't very pedestrian-friendly, and taking cab rides to stores, attractions, and night life can add up throughout your visit.
Now that you know the difference between the two – including how to book your hotel and whether or not to rent a car – let's focus on actually getting there.
More than 23 million passengers traveled through the Fort Lauderdale airport in 2013. The top four airlines operating out of FLL are Spirit, JetBlue, Southwest, and Delta. These four make up 63% of flights to and from Fort Lauderdale airport. Three out of those four are low-cost airlines, which is perfect for travelers on a budget.
When You Arrive:
If you plan to rely on taxis instead of renting a car, flying into Ft. Lauderdale is your best option. The airport is located less than 10 miles from the beach, and getting there will cost about $25 by taxi. Some hotels offer shuttles to and from the airport, so check and see if that's a cheaper option.
If you can't fly directly into Fort Lauderdale, consider looking into rates and flights into Miami. In 2012, 39.5 million passengers went through MIA, and the airport saw an average of 750,000 passengers a week. At the end of 2013, there were 89 carriers operating out of this airport and 139 non-stop destinations (including 90 international). It's worth looking into Miami International for direct flights – and cheaper flights –from your location.
When You Arrive:
When you land at the Miami airport, you have a few options to get to Ft. Lauderdale. You can take a shuttle to the Ft. Lauderdale airport for $37 and rent a car from there, or take a shuttle downtown for $48 and then take a taxi to your hotel. The shuttle is cheaper than a taxi, which will cost you $70-100 depending on where you're going. Rental cars usually average $50 a day and offer more convenience, which is why it's worth it if you plan on leaving your hotel, hostel, or home while you're visiting.
As of 2011, Orlando International has 67 carriers with non-stop service to 84 cities (including 33 international destinations). 35 million passengers fly through Orlando each year and it's a popular choice for travelers who want to spend a day or two at Disney before driving to the beach. MCO is 178 miles from Ft. Lauderdale, which makes it a 40 minute flight or a 3-4 hour drive.
When You Arrive:
If you land in Orlando, you can rent a car there or rely on the bus system. If you rent a car, ask if you can return vehicles in a different city, that way you can fly out of a different airport if the fares are cheaper into one and out of another. For the shuttle, expect to pay between $30 - $55 depending on when you pay and leave. Keep in mind that you may still have to take a cab to the pick-up location or hotel, or pay an extra fee for door service. Here are a few options to look into:
There are other major airports in Florida, like Palm Beach (50 miles, 1 hour), Ft. Myers (140 miles or 2 hours), and Tampa (263 miles or 3-4 hours) to choose from. Remember, the potential money you save on a flight could cost you in gas costs and driving frustration to your main destination.
When looking for cheap flights, Spirit Airlines is your best bet. A self-proclaimed "ultra" low-cost carrier, Spirit's main hub is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Looking at the Spirit airlines flight map, you can see how Ft. Lauderdale has exponentially more flights to other destinations than any other city. If you want to fly directly into Ft. Lauderdale on the cheap, check to see if there is Spirit route near you.
JetBlue's main hub is JFK in New York, but it has plans to expand into Ft. Lauderdale to put pressure on Spirit. Both of these airlines brag about their low prices, and a turf war benefits travelers. JetBlue is the second largest operator out of Ft. Lauderdale and plans to add more flights and direct destinations this year.
Depending on what part of the country you're flying from, Southwest could either have the cheapest route or most direct route. Sometimes it's better to pay more for the convenience of not running through an airport to make a last-minute connection. Southwest is based in Dallas, which is an optimal airport if you do need to have a layover and are visiting Ft. Lauderdale from the west. It is also the last of the budget airlines on our list.
If you're flying into Miami, you should have plenty of cheap options to choose from through American Airlines. Miami is its main hub, and 75% of all flights at MIA are via American. Aviation consultants expect to see growth in the number of flights and destinations thanks to the US Airways merger. US Airways is the third largest carrier at MIA, which will add to the American Airlines arsenal. If you're looking to fly direct and drive to Ft. Lauderdale, your best bet is American.
Delta doesn't have a major presence in Miami or Ft. Lauderdale; however, its major hub is Atlanta, one of the world's busiest airports and a mere hour flight from Florida. When you find a cheap flight to Atlanta, you can almost definitely find a low-cost connection into Ft. Lauderdale and surrounding areas.
When choosing flights that have multiple stops, your best bet is to fly with the same airline. This way if you miss a connecting flight due to a delay, the airline takes responsibility and rebooks you. The Delta flight map is covered in red with routes, making it a smart choice when forming connecting flight routes.
When booking flights to Florida, keep the seasons in mind. Snowbirds start heading down in November, and other northerners visit during the winter holidays to flee the cold. Once March hits, flights are flooded with spring breakers. Finally, summer draws families who want to take a vacation while the kids are out of school.
The cheapest (and least crowded) time to visit Ft. Lauderdale is between August and November. The kids are in school and it's not cold up north yet. Demand drops considerably during these months, making airfare and hotel stays a steal. Not only is it still warm in Florida, but the beaches are emptier, giving visitors more room to spread out. Keep this in mind if you want to fly in or out of Orlando to have a Disney day. Lines will be shorter and you'll be less hot if you wait and visit on a Wednesday in October as opposed to a Saturday in June.
You don't have to spend a ton of money to fly into Ft. Lauderdale for your vacation. Flying is considerably easier than driving and it's possible to land close to your destination on the cheap – while flying direct. If you feel overwhelmed by the research required to find a deal, don't sweat it, let Hipmunk do the work for you by sorting flights by price and number of stops. Before you know it, you'll be lying on a beach in Ft. Lauderdale with plenty of money saved to enjoy your vacation.
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Bronze & Blue Look with Estee Lauder, Giorgio Armani, & Urban Decay
Bronze & Blue Look with Estee Lauder, Giorgio Armani, & Urban Decay
I'm trying be more organized and do things more methodically, which means trying to review products more timely! I wanted to test out a few products from Estee Lauder's Bronze Goddess '11 edition, while also trial the wear of a new tinted moisturizer (this is the fifth time I've worn it, though). I hope to review several of the products I tested here today and tomorrow 🙂
You will need the following…
- Eyes: Estee Lauder Pink-Teal Shadow Stick (peachy-pink/teal), Giorgio Armani #6 Eyes to Kill Intense (bronze), Urban Decay Flipside Eyeshadow (green-teal), Urban Decay Haight Eyeshadow (blue-teal), Hourglass Gypsy Eyeshadow Duo (beige), Giorgio Armani #13 Eyes to Kill Intense (black), Chanel Inimitable Intense Mascara (black)
- Face: theBalm BalmShelter Tinted Moisturizer (Light/Medium), Guerlain Les Violettes Mineral Powder (03)
- Cheeks: Estee Lauder Sea Star Bronzing Blush (pink bronze)
- Lips: Guerlain Mitsouko (140) Rouge Automatique (pinked peach)
- Brushes: 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 222 (fluffy crease brush), 263 (angled eyeliner brush), 116 (dense blush brush)
- Substitutes: Pink-Teal = use an eyeshadow base (for this look); Sea Star = Bobbi Brown Nectar
For eyes, start by applying Pink-Teal shadow stick as your eyeshadow base all over the eye area with the 249–take the teal side and apply it to the lid, then apply the pink side above the crease and lightly on brow. Apply #6 eyeshadow to the inner third of the lid with the 239. Next, apply Flipside eyeshadow to the middle of the lid with the 239. Apply Haight eyeshadow to the outer third of the lid and into the crease with the 222. Use Gypsy eyeshadow to highlight the brow bone and diffuse the crease color with the 217. Apply #13 eyeshadow on the lower lash line, and then smudge with #6 eyeshadow using the 219. Finish by sweeping lashes with Inimitable Intense mascara.
For cheeks, apply Sea Star blush on the apples of the cheeks and pat towards the temple with the 116.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College baseball team (3-0) completed a three-game sweep of Mars Hill College (0-3) Sunday at John Kurtz Field, thanks in large part to an eighth-inning grand slam by Steve Hazel (Kentwood, Mich.).
Hazel, who entered the inning before as a pinch hitter, pulled a 2-1 pitch over the right center fence for a no-doubter grand slam in the eighth, part of a five-run rally.
Georgia College got a solid start from Christian Bragg (Augusta, Ga.) in his first Bobcat action, going 5 1/3 innings, allowing just one run. The junior lefty departed in the sixth with a 3-1 lead.
Mars Hill got one in the seventh and two more in the eighth to take the lead 4-3, but Georgia College responded in a big way in the bottom half. Batting around in the inning, the Bobcats tallied five runs on four hits and two walks.
Catcher Cody Maas (Alpharetta, Ga.) had a 3-for-4 day with an RBI. Mikee Moore (Dunwoody, Ga.) and Ryan Sabalaskey (Carol Stream, Ill.) each had two hits, Moore scoring twice, while Sabalaskey drove in one and scored one.
Reliever Daniel Szathmary (Suwanee, Ga.) got the final five outs for the win (1-0), while Lion reliever Thomas Timmerman (0-1) took the loss in just 2/3 of an inning.
Lion leadoff hitter Tommy Scala was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI, swatting a solo home run.
The Bobcats are back in action Friday, Feb. 8 at the University of Tampa in doubleheader action.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Southwest Eurasians + Northwest Eurasians + Mesolithic survivors = modern Europeans
Update 23/13/2013: Ancient human genomes suggest (more than) three ancestral populations for present-day Europeans...
For a long time, it was generally accepted that Europeans were direct descendants of Palaeolithic settlers of the continent, with some Middle Eastern ancestry in the Mediterranean regions, courtesy of Neolithic farmers. However, in the last few years, largely thanks to ancient DNA, it dawned on most people that such a scenario was unrealistic. It now seems that Europe was populated after the Ice Age in a big way, by multiple waves of migrants from almost all directions, but especially from the southeast.
Getting to grips with the finer details of the peopling of Europe is going to be a difficult and painstaking process, and will require ancient DNA technology that probably isn't even available at the moment. However, the mystery about the basic origins and genetic structure of Europeans was solved for me this week, after I completed a series of ADMIXTURE runs focusing on West Eurasia (see K=10, K=11, K=12, and K=13). The map below, produced by one of my project members, surmises very nicely the most pertinent information from those runs (thanks FR7!). It shows the relative spread of three key genetic clusters, from the K=13, in a wide range of populations from Europe, North Africa, and West, Central and South Asia (i.e. the data represents the nature of West Eurasian alleles in the sampled groups, with only three clusters considered). The yellow cluster is best described as Mediterranean or Southwest Eurasian, while the cyan and magenta, which are sister clades, as Northwest Eurasian.
Thus, it appears as if modern Europeans are made up of two major Neolithic groups, which are related, but at some point became distinct enough to leave persistent signals of that split. They spread into different parts of Western Asia before moving into Europe. The Southwest Eurasians, possibly from the southern Levant, dominated the Mediterranean Basin, including North Africa, Southern Europe, and the Arabian Peninsula. I'm pretty sure that Otzi the Iceman is the best known representative of the ancient Southwest Eurasians.
The Northwest Eurasians might have originated in the northern Levant, but that's a pure guess. In fact, judging by the map above, their influence isn't particularly strong in that part of the world today, and only becomes noticeable several hundred kilometers to the north and east, in the North Caucasus and Iran respectively. However, the northern Levant is actually dominated by a fourth West Eurasian cluster, tagged by me as "Caucasus" in the K=13 run, and not shown on the map above. Various calculations show that this can also be assigned to the Northwest Eurasian group, except that it seems to have split from the other Northwest Eurasian components at an early stage (see comments section here).
After their initial spread, it appears as if the Northwest Eurasians inhaled varying amounts of native Mesolithic groups in their newly acquired territories west, north and east of the Levant. This is being strongly suggested by the aforementioned ancient DNA results, at least as far as Europe is concerned. They also mixed heavily with Southwest Eurasians in Europe and nearby. That's why, for instance, you'll never find an Irishman who clusters closer genetically to an Indian than to other Europeans. However, even a basic analysis of their DNA, like my own ADMIXTURE runs, shows that a large subset of their genomes comes from the same, relatively recent, "Northwest Eurasian" source.
We can follow the same logic when talking about the differentiation between modern descendants of Southwest Eurasians. For instance, those in Iberia have significant admixture from Northwest Eurasians, while those in North Africa carry appreciable amounts of West and East African influence.
I'm convinced that the scenario of the peopling of Europe outlined above, by two basic stocks of migrants from Neolithic West Asia, is the only plausible one, because the signals from the data are too strong to argue against it. I'm sure you'll be seeing the same story told by scientists over the next few years in peer reviewed papers. They'll probably come up with different monikers for the Southwest and Northwest Eurasians, but the general concepts will be the same.
However, that was the easy part. The hard part is linking the myriad of movements of these Southwest and Northwest Eurasians with archaeological and linguistic groups. Perhaps the earliest Southwest Eurasians into Europe were Afro-Asiatic speakers? To be honest, I have no idea, because that's not an area I've studied closely. But I would say that it's almost certain that the proto-Indo-Europeans were of Northwest Eurasian stock. It's an obvious conclusion, due to the trivial to non-existent amounts of Southwest Eurasian influence in regions associated with the early Indo-Europeans, like Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Perhaps the simplest and most diplomatic thing to do for the time being, would be to associate the entire Northwest Eurasian group with an early (Neolithic) spread of Indo-European languages from somewhere on the border between West Asia and Europe? I know that would work for a lot of people, specifically those who'd like to see an Indo-European urheimat in Asia, as opposed to Europe. But it wouldn't work for me, especially not after taking a closer look at that map above.
As already mentioned, the Northwest Eurasians can be reliably split into two clusters, marked on the map in cyan and magenta. I call the cyan cluster North Atlantic, because it peaks among the Irish and other Atlantic fringe groups, and the magenta Baltic, because it shows the highest frequencies among Lithuanians and nearby populations. The story suggested by the map is pretty awesome, with the Baltic cluster seemingly exploding from somewhere in the middle of the Northwest Eurasian range, and pushing its close relatives to the peripheries of that range. Thus, under such a dramatic model, the North Atlantic is essentially the remnant of the pre-Baltic Northwest Eurasians, and appears to have found refuge in Western and Northwestern Europe, in the valleys of the Caucasus Mountains, and in South Asia.
Indeed, there seems to be a correlation between the highest relative frequencies of the North Atlantic and regions that are still home to non-Indo-European speakers, or were known to have been home to such groups in historic times. For instance, France has the Basques, while the British Isles had the Picts, who are hypothesized to be of non-Indo-European stock. Note also the native, non-Indo European speakers in the Caucasus, like the Chechens, who show extreme relative frequencies of the North Atlantic component. Moreover, at the south-eastern end of the Northwest Eurasian range, in India, there are still many groups of Dravidian speakers.
Below are two maps that isolate the relative frequencies of the North Atlantic (cyan) and Baltic (magenta) components, versus each other and the Southwest Eurasian cluster, to better show the hole in the distribution of the North Atlantic. To be sure, this North Atlantic can be broken down further, but only with more a comprehensive sampling strategy, especially of Northern and Western Europe.
That's my take on what the data is showing, and other explanations are possible. But I don't really know what they might be? I should also mention that the potentially proto-Indo-European Baltic cluster shows a remarkable correlation with the spread of Y-chromosome haplogroup R1a, and ancient DNA rich in this haplogroup from supposed early Indo-Europeans. For more info on that, see the links below:
Best of 2008: Corded Ware DNA from Germany
R1a-rich ancient Siberians may have been as blond as today's Northern Europeans
R1a-rich ancient Siberians may have been as blond as today's Northern Europeans - take 2
Bronze Age Tarim Basin "Caucasoids" carried R1a1 (and European mtDNA lineages too)
European admixture among ancient East Asians (aka. two-rooted canines carried by early Indo-Europeans to China)


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Special Topics
Appearing in every newsletter, articles on special topics are intended to increase the reader's understanding of how the Puget Sound economy works.
Past topics include regional growth, labor productivity, demographic trends, inflation, multipliers, entrepreneurs, and state and local taxes.
Web site subscribers currently have access to more than fifty special topics. Here are four examples drawn from the Special Topic Archive:
International Trade [Volume 5, Number 2, May 1997]
In 1995, foreign exports amounted to $28.2 billion, making Washington the most trade dependent state in the nation. Nearly one out of every four state jobs was directly or indirectly tied to international sales.
Housing Affordability [Volume 6, Number 1, February 1998]
A young couple finds their dream home, but it is financially out of reach. An association of realtors claims that housing prices have 'locked out' many buyers.
Economic Report Card [Volume 8, Number 1, February 2000]
As we turn the calendar to a new decade, we would like to offer an economic report card on the 1990s.
Regional Forecasting (3) [Volume 7, Number 3, August 1999]
Forecasting models, like automobiles, require periodic check-ups for optimal performance. This is our third reported evaluation of the prediction errors associated with the Puget Sound Economic Forecasting Model.


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- Hiking merit badge is on the Eagle Scout required list (requirement 3.j.). It is one choice of a group of three merit badges on the list.
- All Scouts should consider starting Hiking merit badge immediately upon joining a Boy Scout troop for the following reasons:
- The first four requirements are relatively easy for most Scouts. Completing these allows you to work on requirements 5 and 6.
- The following is a direct quote from the requirements:
- The hikes in requirements 5 and 6 can be used in fulfilling Second Class Rank (2a) and First Class Rank (3) rank requirements, but only if Hiking merit badge requirements 1, 2, 3, and 4 have been completed to the satisfaction of your counselor.
- In other words, if you go ahead and knock out the first four requirements early, you'll be able use later hikes to kill two birds with one stone.
- This is an Eagle required merit badge. It generally takes a long time to earn so the faster you get started, the earlier you'll get done.
Requirement resources
1. First aid: Hypothermia - Heatstroke - Heat Exhaustion - Frostbite - Dehydration - Sunburn - Sprained Ankle - Insect Stings - Tick Bites - Snakebite - Blisters - Hyperventilation - Altitude Sickness
- Your handbook is your primary reference. See First-aid skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: First Aid merit badge pamphlet • First-aid kit • Emergency kit • Guide to Safe Scouting • Annual Health and Medical Record
- Hiking Links: Leave No Trace - Essentials - Amer. Hiking Soc.: Safety - Food - Cold - Myths - Footwear -
- REI: Compass - Day Hike - Food - Hydration - Insects - Layering - Lightweight - Navigation - Rain - Socks - Sun - Hot/Cold
3. A blank conditioning plan is in the Hiking Worksheet.
4-5. Blank 10-mile Hike Plans are in the Hiking Worksheet.
6. A blank 20-mile Hike Plan is in the Hiking Worksheet.
7. A blank report is in the Hiking Worksheet.
Related awards
- Outdoor Skills Awards
See also
|General Merit Badge information
External links
- Backpacker Magazine
- Hiking First Aid Tips
- Rails to Trails Converted railroad routes throughout the country.


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The grand highs and lows of mail delivery
Photos (top): A mule is packed with food and other goods for delivery to inhabitants of the Supai, AZ, village at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Bottom: Leadville, CO, City Carrier Leonard Ortega delivers mail from the Post Office at the highest elevation in the United States.
Go to extremes with this month's edition of Your Postal Podcast, on a whirlwind trip that starts at the Grand Canyon and then travels to the highest and lowest Post Offices in our nation.
We'll also introduce you to new USPS greeting cards designed specifically for sending a salute to everyday heroes. You'll also learn how you can enter to win a free set of Bonsai notecards and stamps.
For a transcript of this podcast click here.
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Bay of Pigs veterans remember release from Cuba
MIAMI (AP) -- Veterans from the failed Bay of Pigs invasion are celebrating 50 years since their release from Cuba.
The first planeload of prisoners arrived at Homestead Air Force Base on Dec. 23, 1962. Some survivors from those flights planned a reunion Saturday at the Bay of Pigs Museum in Miami's Little Havana.
More than a 1,100 Bay of Pigs fighters were held for 20 months following the disastrous April 1961 invasion to overthrow Fidel Castro's government. They were eventually released under an agreement in which Cuba would receive more than $50 million worth of food and medical supplies.
Veteran Jose Andreu tells The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/Vck7Jz ) that he remembers "a lot of hugging and crying" when his sister, father and fiancie welcomed him back to Miami.


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MACON, Ga. – The Lipscomb women's track and field team had a duo named as the Atlantic Sun Conference Track and Field Athlete's of the Week after their performances last weekend at the Birmingham-Southern Invite. Junior Dani Walker collected her second-straight award while sophomore April Terry earned her first of the outdoor season.
Walker picked up the track athlete of the week after competing in the steeplechase for the first time in her career. Proving she was a natural, Walker ran a school-record 10:32.95 enroute to winning the event. Walker's time is the top time in the country at this point of the season. Her time was also faster than what it took to qualify for nationals a year ago.
"Dani deserves it," Bill Taylor, director of cross country and track and field, said. "She keeps breaking records. It is pretty amazing to go run your first steeplechase of your life and break the school record. She has even potentially qualified for the preliminary round of nationals."
Terry set two school records on her way to the field athlete of the week. Terry landed two podium finishes after throwing 12.88 meters in the shot put to finish in second place. A heave of 44.27 meters garnered third place honors at the meet.
"April sets the tone for our throwers and field event competitors," Taylor said. "She keeps launching it out there and we haven't seen her best yet."
Walker, a native of Wichita, Kan., earned the sixth weekly award of her career. Terry, a native of Little Rock, Ark., collected the second weekly honor of her career.
The Lipscomb track and field squads will be at two meets this weekend. Part of the distance runners will be in Boulder, Colo., for the Jerry Quiller Classic with the rest of the team in Birmingham, Ala., for the Samford Invite.


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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has removed the "acting" designation from the title of Athletic Director Dave Joyner.
The school on Monday also formally announced that Joyner would stay on until the end of President Rodney Erickson's term in 2014.
Both Erickson and Joyner assumed their posts as part of the fallout in the opening weeks of the child molestation scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky in November 2011.
Joyner had the title of acting athletic director until Monday. A school spokeswoman said the statement served to announce the title change.
Erickson in September had already said that Joyner would remain on the job until the end of the president's tenure.
Penn State said a national search for a new athletic director would take place at that time.


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Gilda Radner's name will remain in the title of a Gilda's Club Madison, the Wisconsin branch of the worldwide Cancer Support Community announced on Wednesday.
"We are happy and humbled to announce that our name will continue to be Gilda's Club," the organization's executive director, Lannia Stenz, said in a statement. "Gilda Radner's iconic image will continue to help us welcome and support people affected by cancer."
Also read: Ian McKellen Says He Has Had Prostate Cancer for Several Years (Updated)
Although the cancer support group never intended to remove the "Saturday Night Live" alum's likeness from their walls or spirit from their mission, board members voted last November to rename Gilda's Club Madison to Cancer Support Community Southwest Wisconsin. However, many of the organization's members, Radner's fans and her husband, Gene Wilder, weren't too happy about the decision.
"As her husband I could have told [Gilda's Club of Madison] that 'I think it would hurt Gilda's feelings terribly if she were watching what you're doing and that there's no reason to hurt her or those who love her," Wilder told Web2Carz after being informed of the news last December. "There are millions of people who still love her."
According to Stenz, "many passionate voices" agreed.
"We heard a wide variety of feedback from members, community and folks outside our community," Stenz told TheWrap. "And the feedback was overwhelmingly asking us to keep the name."
"We heard from our members that the Gilda's Club name offered a great deal of warmth and welcomeness. That has made a difference to our members," she continued. "Gilda's story and her legacy is something that resonates with people living with cancer that walk through our door."
Radner was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1986 before dying from the disease in 1989. Through her experience at a Wellness Community in California, the comedian and actress understood the importance of emotional support during treatment.
"Gilda knew, and research has shown, that when people living with a cancer diagnosis receive the emotional support they need, they tend to have better treatment outcomes and an improved quality of life," Stenz explained.
It was for that reason that Wilder teamed up with Joanna Bull, Radner's psychotherapist, to launch Gilda's Club in 1995, which later merged with the Wellness Community in 2009 to create a global support network known as the Cancer Support Community.
The organization's name was derived from one of Radner's most famous quotes: "Having cancer gave me membership in an elite club I'd rather not belong to."
Thanks to the 53 Cancer Support Community branches around the world — 23 of which are known as Gilda's Club — over one million cancer patients who would rather not belong to the elite club have had access to an estimated $40 million a year in free care.


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What's It Gonna Be? - Firing OrderPosted in News on June 19, 2014
It's only been a couple of months since I grabbed the wheel of this big ocean liner that is Four Wheeler. For a long time, the magazine has been steaming along the same course through familiar, muddled waters. As the dude in charge, it's the editor-in-chief's job to decide whether to hold 'er steady or come hard about. I think I'll spin that wheel and point the bow toward new horizons, as well as dispense with the nautical references for a while.
Four Wheeler has always been something of an enigma to me. On the one hand, you have lots of new vehicle reviews and testing, including our Four Wheeler of the Year and Pickup Truck of the Year competitions. If you care about off-road performance, our evaluations are the ones you really want to follow 'cause, while other venues like Motor Trend or Automobile may be good at citing facts and figures or talking about how many potted plants you can cram in the cargo area, they think driving a graded dirt road counts as off-roading. Mix in some up-to-date breaking new product info and new vehicle modifications, and if you're a late-model guy, you'll most likely find what you're after in Four Wheeler's pages.
But on the other hand, Four Wheeler also has Top Truck Challenge, an event which showcases the most extreme hardcore (and often budget-built) vehicles out there. They're created, owned, and driven by some of the most capable off-road drivers in the world over some of the toughest courses we can devise. We devote a large portion of several issues to the entrants, competitors, and the event itself. And that's not counting the web-only stories you'll find on fourwheeler.com, the DVD we produce, or the countless official videos that make it to our Four Wheeler and Motor Trend YouTube channels. In a nutshell, Top Truck Challenge is the top of the hardcore off-road food chain and by far the most popular editorial we produce all year long.
"I'm not a junkaholic. I'm a junkologist."
And that dichotomy is the enigma I reference a minute ago: Shiny and new or gritty and worn? Maybe that's why it's always been hard to me to peg just where Four Wheeler's core lies. And as the guy in charge, it's fairly important I find its center and run with it. It's not as dire as 'ol Abraham Lincoln's profession that a house divided against itself cannot stand, but certainly a magazine that caters to too many masters won't serve any of them well. So what's it gonna be?
Maybe I should've covered all this in more detail in my first Firing Order a couple issues ago, but I've been pondering that question a lot lately. What is Four Wheeler and how do I create content that best serves that. But overwhelmingly, the answer I keep coming up with is, "screw it; I'm going to do stories that make me happy."
What makes me happy? I like old 4x4s. Glass-smooth body panels and swimming-pool-deep paint makes me cringe, but I can't think of anything I like better than a faded 40-year-old paintjob with just a whisper of rust emerging. Time, nature, and abuse are our best bodyshops. Low-slung vehicles that do more with less should be celebrated. And a junkyard stroll on a cool, overcast day is one of my favorite outings. My idea of the perfect vacation would be to travel backroads with a low-deck semi and a wad of pocket cash in search of junk vehicles languishing in people's barns and fields. I'm not talking about rotted-out tetanus breeding grounds. I'm not a junkaholic. I'm a junkologist. I deal with a higher level of discarded vehicles. Something you can drop a modern engine and transmission into with a set of 1-ton axles and hit the trail, maybe in an old '40s International tow truck that still has the boom on the back or an imported Suzuki Jimny from the '60s. Anything that's unique, unusual, or oozing character gets my juices going—something like my '53 DJ-3A that I built back in 2002-2003.
So, that's what I like. That's what makes me happy. And while I won't completely abandon high-tech stuff or new vehicle testing, that's what you'll start seeing more of in Four Wheeler. Back to the nautical speak, an ocean liner doesn't exactly turn on a dime. Neither does a magazine—especially when you don't have a dedicated staff to order around. But the wheel is hard to port and change is on the horizon. Stick around to see if it's a destination you wanna head to with us.


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Flights to PortAventura
Choose from frequent flights to Barcelona or Valencia, when you book with British Airways.
Choose from frequent flights to Barcelona or Valencia, when you book with British Airways.
Stay at one of our PortAventura, Salou hotels and enjoy unlimited entry to the park.
Fast track your way to Ferrari Land PortAventura, a unique and thrilling theme park for Europe.
Fast track your way to Ferrari Land.
Create family holiday memories to treasure for a lifetime at PortAventura Park. Explore 'the world' and go on an exhilarating aquatic adventure. All without leaving this incredible theme park resort on Spain's Costa Dorada.
Discover PortAventura – close to the magnificent city of Barcelona. Tour the globe by way of six themed areas filled with adrenaline-pumping rides and family-friendly attractions. Splash headfirst into wave pools, rapids and more at Costa Caribe Aquatic Park. Then speed your way over to the tracks at Ferrari Land. Book one of our PortAventura hotels for all budgets and enjoy unlimited entry to the park.
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Speed into action at Europe's first Ferrari theme park. Experience Red Force, the highest and fastest vertically accelerated ride in Europe, and zoom up high in the sky. Be a race driver for a day and hit the circuit for some track racing. Test out the best of innovation and technology, as you breeze through the authentic F1™ simulator or try your hand as a pit-stop mechanic on the F1™ mechanics simulator. Stay for seven nights at one of our PortAventura hotels and receive one free entrance into Ferrari Land, for an exhilarating day out.
You'll be transported to a delightful Spanish fishing village in PortAventura Mediterrània. The first area of PortAventura Park – Mediterrània expertly recreates the charm and tranquility of the towns that line the Costa Brava and Costa Dorada. Get ready to scream as the Furius Baco catapults you through the air at 135 km/h. Or gaze in awe at the fiery FiestAventura show (high season only). Enjoy direct access to Mediterrània and unlimited park entry when you stay at the on-site Hotel PortAventura.
Embark on a thrilling jungle adventure in PortAventura Polynesia. Get a taste of the tropics as lush vegetation and exotic flowers recreate the picturesque Polynesian islands. Beware the rumbling volcano and brace yourself for explosive fun on the iconic Tutuki Splash ride. Or prepare to be dazzled by the spectacular effects on the exhilarating Ice Age: The 4-D Ride. After all that excitement, refuel at an array of restaurants catering to all tastes. Don't leave without your authentic Polynesian souvenir from one of the many gift shops.
Step back in time and visit the era of Imperial China, in PortAventura China. The Great Wall of China is just one of the magnificent monuments spectacularly recreated in this vast themed area. The mysticism of China's ancient fables is also the inspiration behind the white-knuckle roller coaster rides, Dragon Khan and Shambhala. Little ones can enjoy a gentle alternative – in the form of a Chinese dragon-shaped slide – and much more, in the Children's Area.
Set against a backdrop of Mayan ruins and lush vegetation – PortAventura México transports you back to ancient Mexico. Mouth-watering authentic cuisine, mariachi music and more combine to fully immerse you in Mexican culture. Book a stay at the themed Hotel El Paso and enjoy fantastic access to this area's breathtaking attractions, like the dizzying 100-metre freefall ride, Hurakon Condor. Or do you dare to ride with the devil? Then prepare to board the train and hurtle at high speed through an abandoned silver mine, on the El Diablo rollercoaster.
It's time to saddle up and ride to PortAventura Far West, for a taste of life as a cowboy in the American Old West. Watch a traditional can-can show and tuck into classic American dishes in themed restaurants. Brace yourself for a soaking as you whirl through the Grand Canyon Rapids. Or summon the courage to ride the Stampida roller coaster. For the perfect PortAventura holiday, book a stay at the luxurious Hotel Mansión de Lucy. Or enjoy direct access to the Far West area, as a guest of the 4 star Hotel Gold River.
Come and meet Bert, Ernie and all your favourite Sesame Street characters at the magical new area of SésamoAventura. Step aboard a tractor and explore Elmo's Farm. Soar gently through the sky by aeroplane on the Pilot Grover ride. Delight in bouncing on the water aboard the Magic Fish. Or let imaginations run free at the Enchanted Garden playground. Then satisfy rumbling bellies in the shade of giant mushrooms, at Bert's Kitchen.
Dive into a watery world of fun at the Costa Caribe Aquatic Park. Tropical flowers, swaying palm trees and atmospheric reggae music create the perfect Caribbean-style setting for this aquatic paradise. Whizz down the Rapid Race or the Tropical Cyclone. Go tearing down The Torrent and The Mad River on giant floats. Or simply laze in the lagoons. The choice is endless. Why not complete your Caribbean experience with a stay at the Hotel Caribe?
Surrounded by charming gardens and a large crystal clear swimming pool, this All Inclusive resort offers free entry to the nearby PortAventura theme park, Spains biggest theme park making it perfect ...
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Book in advance and choose from a number of ticket options for Spain's number-one theme park and aquatic paradise. Soak up the Catalonian village charm of PortAventura Mediterrània, and take in the stunning, tropical-inspired setting of Polynesia. Take a journey to China and see the Mayan pyramids of Mexico. Watch a cowboy shoot-out in the Far West and watch little ones' faces light up in the Sesame Street-themed SésamoAventura. Experience all of PortAventura's white-knuckle rides and world-class attractions. Then whizz down the water slides and rapids of Costa Caribe Aquatic Park.
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Pretty sure it died of natural causes when almost everyone participating packed up and headed to Emporia.
I am still trying to figure this all out. I am slowly creeping up to a year playing, if you count winter time where I did not throw a disc. I usually look where I want to throw it, say a silent prayer and throw. Does it work? Heck no! I try to watch the vets throwing and I tend to ask a lot of questions, which can probably get annoying. I need to find this Church of the Flying Disc God!
Something I think helps develop your throwing is to play catch. Another thing that will improve your game fast is to take all your discs and go throw them out in an open filed such as a soccer field or baseball field. Playing rounds doesn;t give you enough reps to learn how to make the discs go where you want them to.
This. But doing the field thing takes dedication-- let's face it, that's booooring compared to playing an actual round --but perhaps that dedication makes the difference between an average player and an exceptional one.
I can't think of 1 person honestly...
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holydragon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 187 diseños de 70 diseñadores freelance.
Sip&Go (Bubble Tea & Co.)
We are a new, young, dynamic and fresh Startup company planning to start a Bubble Tea Business in Switzerland.
Our shop / take-away will offer Bubble Tea, Smoothies and Soups as well as some desserts, ice-cream, sweets, cakes, etc.
Bubble Tea is in Asia, Australia, US and Canada already very popular and loved and we will be the first to bring Bubble Tea to Western Europe and expand it over here by a franchise model.
Everyone from the young to the old loves our refreshing drinks.
Our drinks appeal to everyone who is open for new tastes, flavors, drinks and food.
Our fanbase and customers are trendy, like unconventional tea, love fruits, live healthy and are LOHAS (Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability).
The logo should remind to Bubble Tea (e.g. a cup, a straw, Bubbles or anything else). And under the main title Sip&Go there should be the slogan Bubble Tea & Co.
Also logos with a touch of Asia are welcome but it is not a must.
If possible do not use more than three colors.
It should also look good if printed on a black background or other colours if possible.
And nothing in the logo that reminds to Switzerland (no mountains, no Swiss signs, symbols, etc.).
No cartoons.
It should be a strong, fresh, catchy and young logo that everybody can associate with the first bubble tea brand in Europe (the one and only).
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Here in the US we have Hollywood, a center of filmmaking so cemented into the global economy that it seems no economic crisis can cripple it. However, in many, many other developed nations, films are made in part from support from government funding. This is true of Spain, The United Kingdom, and Iceland to name a few. But THR reports that the government of Iceland is currently considering cutting film funding by a whopping 40%, and Hollywood is responding with outcry. Directors like Clint Eastwood, Darren Aronofsky, Terrence Malick, and producers like David Beniof, Chris Newman, G. Mac Brown, and Beau Marks have all signed a petition that declares they side "with the entire film community in Iceland, in their efforts to maintain the current levels of government support for filmmaking." The petition and its big names are calling for the Icelandic government "to reconsider their current plans to cut the budget of the Icelandic Film Fund."
Now, you might think, what business is it of Hollywood's if Iceland wants to spend less on their film industry? Well, you might be surprised to learn that Iceland has been popping up in quite a few major American film and television productions of late. Portions of the Aliens's prequel Prometheus, Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers, Aronofsky's upcoming biblical epic Noah, Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, Marvel's Thor: The Dark World, and Ben Stiller's comedy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty have shot there, as has HBO's hit series Game of Thrones. This means each of the directors and many of the producers of this project have ties to Iceland, and colleagues there that they mean to support. Because cuts this deep are expected to result in the loss of 200 jobs for the tiny island nation.
Iceland, not unlike the US, is still recovering from the 2008/2009 economic crisis, and so spending cuts may well be inevitable. But why it's so shocking that the film industry is being hit--and this hard--by them is that this business has shown a massive boom in film production of late. Production turnover in the nation shot up to 248% in 2010, so why cut them off at their knees?
It's unknown if the support of so many Hollywood heavyweights will make a difference to Iceland's government. But frankly, it doesn't look good. This is actually the second time in just three years the government has proposed cutting film funding. Even with the incredible rise in the industry's output, they voted to slash Icelandic Film Fund's budget by 25% in 2010.
In the States, Government funding in film is a hot topic, in large part because people assume Hollywood needs no help in making massive movies. Well, that's not exactly true. To learn more on how the US government helps fund the American film industry, check out our exclusive interview with Win Win producer Mary Jane Skalski. For more on how Iceland has impacted Hollywood, check out Iceland's Official Film Commission.


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Women's Tailored Jacket
Added Jun 28, 2010
By burdastyle
New York, New Yo...
There's something empowering about wearing a tailored jacket, especially one which you have made for yourself. Say hello to the Jorinde jacket, complete with front yokes, top-stitching, flap pockets and guess what? This pattern is FREE!
For today's Androgynous variation we adjusted the pocket flaps to be straight- not curved as the pattern piece indicates. We chose a subtle gray wool suiting fabric, a light silk lining and muted shell buttons. This jacket style looks great with high-waist trousers or thrown over a dress on a cool summer night…
Styling Notes: "I wanted to show this jacket in an androgynous fashion. I paired the jacket with tough looking high-waist Balenciaga trousers and a more demure ivory silk vintage blouse. The hat was made for a friend in Denmark and adds an alluring silhouette to almost anything you wear it with." -alison
Material Notes
Self: 2 yards (1m 90 cm) Lining: 56" (1m 40cm) wide, 58" (1m 45cm) long
Related Techniques
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Jacket/Blazer
- Style
- Business, Classic, Preppy, Rock
- Material
- Silk, Suiting, Wool
- Photography
- Hair
- Makeup
- Artistic Director
- Model
Sasha Owen-Longfellow
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Oct 18, 2016, 06.50 PMby Anne Miegielsen
I'm new here so I have a question, where do i find the pattern on this kind of posts?
Dec 13, 2015, 05.50 AMby Nedda
If its free why cant i find the download link
Aug 30, 2011, 02.11 PMby luanneluan
Jul 25, 2010, 10.14 AMby Kelsey Edwards
i have been meaning to make this for a while and have only just started but i have encountered some comments on various burdastyle patterns that they dont have accurate sizing, i was wondering if someone who has made it could help me out and let me know if the sizing is accurrate or i need to make a size smaller/larger thanks x
Jul 12, 2010, 04.11 PMby catyblue
It is a nice jacket, not sure if it's me but it is cute and free which is fantastic! I know a lot of people have complained about the fitting, but as this is a boyfriend styled garment I think it is supposed to be this way, like boyfriend jeans are not supposed to fit either
Jul 2, 2010, 07.36 AMby sandrasews
Love it. Exactly my style.
Jul 2, 2010, 12.32 AMby Aldana Peluso
sorry, but i will copy the model's hair LOL sorry but I like it, i dont like the jacket =(
Jul 1, 2010, 06.22 PMby wzrdreams
With all the comments about the fit i have to wonder…. Does Burdastyle fit a muslin on the model? I'm guessing the answer is no since model bookings are expensive.
Perhaps Burdastyle could do more projects that use the team members as the models (Alden, Nora, Hikaru, Alison, David etc…) and perhaps (hint hint) they could include some information about achieving personalized fit for the individual model.
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Jul 5, 2010, 02.49 PMby ncn6
I'd love to see some fit tutorials, both about how to alter for personalized fit and about what you should be aiming for when you're fitting. Sounds silly, but sometimes I have a hard time telling when something is actually fitting well and when it needs to be adjusted.
Jun 30, 2010, 09.42 PMby Daniel Parker
I love the fit, personally I think its so chic
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Jul 1, 2010, 02.48 PMby elguanche
hmmmm I think that it does not realy fit well :-/
and the most important: the arms are tooooo short and they don't fall well.
Jul 1, 2010, 05.31 PMby woman
oo hmm personally i like the length of the arms, think they are just about right for ze ladies, nothing like a bit of wrist cleavage showing haha.. as for the fit, well i guess it seems to look more like a casual fit rather than a super tailored fit.. which is why i thought of doing it in a size smaller one day..
Jul 2, 2010, 06.52 AMby elguanche
well maybe… but I can't believe that anybody would buy this one if it had been made by a real tailor ;-)
Jun 30, 2010, 11.14 AMby woman
my gawsh i think i almost had an orgasm looking at the cutting and the seams of the pieces, especially what the back looks like. not a fan of the large pocket flaps, but nevertheless it's an awesome jacket.. hope i'll get the courage to sew this one day, probably go a size smaller to make it fit more?
Jun 30, 2010, 12.56 AMby angel6
love all the interaction and varied opinions, keep up the work,people forget that patterns require a lot of work to fit well
Jun 29, 2010, 07.47 PMby nancykarpengmailcom
It doesn't fit very well and it isn't sewn all that well either.
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Jun 29, 2010, 08.03 PMby wzrdreams
Criticism is constructive only when it is specific. In this case I would suggest pressing the bust dart over a tailors ham, testing and adjusting the thread tension (especially for the pocket flaps) and being careful not to over press the seam allowances. You would be amazed at how often I see these very issues on RTW suits. Luckily, we have control of our own creations and we are here to learn how to perfect our skills.
Jul 1, 2010, 02.49 PMby elguanche
thank youuuuuuu :D for sharing my opinion ;-)
Jul 1, 2010, 02.49 PMby elguanche
uppps, my thank was on nancykarpen :D
Jun 29, 2010, 05.10 PMby sunnilj9
What a great pattern! And now that it's in a new light, its even more appealing! I have to say that I find restyles great. In fact, I wish that more companies including the major commercial pattern companies would restyle some of their patterns. Its so nice to see something done up in fresh and current fabrics with maybe a great accessory added here or there.
Jun 29, 2010, 08.27 AMby gillthecat
isnt it said that there is no such thing as the original though a famous quote,, canny remember who from,, restyles are all that fashion is, just the same things slightly altered,, differnt scale fabric but its all been done befor,, apart from boob tubes,, and really they have different rules specially for them !! so i think any free stuff is cool, and the burda patterns from the magazines seem a good idea to me,, i subscribe to the mag , but usualy only make a couple of things so doesnt work out cheaper,, i think the site is bloody great,, makes you feel part of a big village rather than in the middle of knowhere like i am in australia,, i love it keep up good work, and the jacket,, well i like it but i have about 40 projects in my mind ahead of it,, ho hum no time plenty of enthusiasm
Jun 29, 2010, 05.50 AMby Kelsey Edwards
Also if anyone has made this pattern…. were the shoulder pads necessary? if so is there a simple way to alter the pattern so that they aren't because i am only 15 and i think shoulder pads are a little too grown up for me lol
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Jun 29, 2010, 03.47 PMby alisondahl
I don't think the shoulder pads are necessary, although what they do is create a nice stiff line at the shoulder and sleeve head. By simply omitting them you can create a less severe look- there isn't really anything you need to do to change the pattern. You could put some reinforcing (like interfacing) at the sleeve head for structure though…
Jun 29, 2010, 07.50 PMby nancykarpengmailcom
Some sort of shoulder pad is necessary in a tailored jacket for support. If it shows shoulder pads you need to use them or you need to reduce both the height of the shoulder and the sleeve cap. But you do need some sort of support in a tailored jacket, even if it's a minimal pad.
Jun 29, 2010, 08.10 PMby wzrdreams
I have to agree with nancykarpen…. there is extra space drafted into a pattern that is meant to have shoulder pads. Without a pad the shoulder will collapse and you may get wrinkling around the under arms. Pads come in all shapes and thicknesses though so don't worry that you must get a boxy linebacker shoulder. If you really want to eliminate the pad, you should make a muslin and pinch out the excess from the shoulder seam and sleeve cap…. but it isn't really a quick alteration.
Jun 29, 2010, 05.45 AMby Kelsey Edwards
i found this free pattern today and i just had to join this site so i could make it myself. I am so excited to add my own details. Will definately be looking forward to any new projects. Also I dont think it is boxy at all, it is just the right amount of femininity! x] The styling is just like out of a fashion magazine lol
Jun 29, 2010, 05.22 AMby chadrific
Awesome, not like I NEED another blazer…but I was just thinking about making one with some scrap fabric I have….oh it's on <3
I'll tackle this next week!!! Yay!!
Jun 29, 2010, 04.42 AMby meegie-moo
I'll be trying this for sure!
Jun 29, 2010, 04.27 AMby juebejue
wow, this is lovely! I never really thought about making a jacket out of that pattern, but now i am looking at this pattern in a totally different way! hmm, i cant wait for fall to come!
Jun 29, 2010, 01.27 AMby thecuriouskiwi
There has been a lot of negativity on this site lately, how about some positive thoughts huh? This is a cute restyle guys and on trend, a great inspiration that shows you don't need to own 100 jacket patterns for 100 different jacket types, sometimes an added detail here and there or a little basic redrafting and a change to fabric creates an entirley new look! :) A little while ago people were complaining about not enough free patterns, well this is great inspiration for all sewers of another fantastic FREE pattern, well done guys! xx
Jun 29, 2010, 12.59 AMby marcy harriell | oonaballoona
wow, the material on this take totally made me look at the pattern like i'd never seen it before. i may actually have to attempt a jacket now…. curse you, allison dahl! :)
Jun 28, 2010, 11.18 PMby tinybows
i absolutely adore the styling!
Jun 28, 2010, 10.20 PMby paranoire
the jacket looks so box-ey :/ I'd love to see some definition, even in an androgynous style…
Jun 28, 2010, 08.01 PMby laura011293
wow!! i love it!! im just starting to sew but i cant way to the day when i finally make my own boyfriend blazer:D
Jun 28, 2010, 06.54 PMby Jodi Wade
What a difference a new fabric can make! I really like this version. It makes me see the pattern in a new light.
Jun 28, 2010, 05.31 PMby Olivia Anne
so stoked to make this
Jun 28, 2010, 05.25 PMby sewdelightful
I always felt that this site was created to inspire. I don't mind at all when Burda Style posts a restyle of a previous pattern. It lets me see that pattern with just enough of a difference to get me thinking a little more creatively. Some times I don't like the original of a posted pattern and then later, I see a remake of it and I like it. Reminding me to think outside of the box and that the patterns serves as a base line and sewing it is to make it my own.
Jun 28, 2010, 04.51 PMby lala86
ok but isn't that collar tutorial refered to the original pattern? how do we sew this variation? please help! I can see many changes as the piece at the shoulder that are not in the original Eva pattern.
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Jun 28, 2010, 05.33 PMby burdastyle
You're completely right: There was a technical issue with pattern the link, which has been fixed. The correct pattern download is located at the top of the page and here as well: http://www.burdastyle.com/patterns/jorinde
sorry about that!
Jun 28, 2010, 05.38 PMby lala86
thanks Burdastyle!
Jun 28, 2010, 04.41 PMby jimmorrisongirl
I'm downloading it RIGHT NOW! This is really cute and has tons of potential.
Jun 28, 2010, 03.01 PMby hannnc
I love how different a jacket can look based on the material type !! i was excited that this was a new jacket pattern, and took me a minute to realise it's an oldie. It's got me thinking about this pattern again. A possibility when i get the next few projects done.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Israel in March, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.
The White House had previously said that Obama would visit Israel, the West Bank and Jordan in the spring but had not given a precise date.
The trip will be his first to Israel since taking office in 2009.
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At some point in your writing career, you're probably going to face it — the dreaded writer's block. For the lucky, it lasts only a few hours or days. For the unlucky, it can take weeks or even months to get over. Most writers have their own coping mechanisms, but what may work for one person is no guarantee for another. So what can you do when you're faced with a blank white page and an unrelenting cursor?
A while back we asked you on Facebook to tell us your secret combat weapons for fighting off writer's block, and you had some great ones, which are here. We also have a blog post from the past with helpful tips found here. But when desperate to get over the hump more advice is better, right?
So to help you find at least one method that works, here's a list of things to try in no particular order:
- Take a walk
- Write through it anyway
- Workout
- Cook a big, good meal
- Listen to music
- Try another creative medium: Strum a tune or paint a picture
- Pick a random topic and do a 15-minute free write
- Deprive yourself of sleep for as long as you can and then write until you can no longer stay awake
- Write a positive note to yourself on special paper
- Start (or keep) a daily log of your day in a journal
- Go to a busy street/restaurant/bar and people watch for a bit and write down everything interesting you observe
- Try writing an off-the-cuff poem
- Write a friend a long letter by hand
- Look at photos online of places that inspire you or, better yet, take a walk down your own memory lane and look at your own albums
- Write a chapter of your story from another character's perspective
- Have a glass of wine or three (or chocolate)
- Research your book's subject matter
- Visit a museum or art gallery
- Pick a random object in your house and write 200 words about it
- Find a different place to work. If you're at home, try a coffee shop — or vice versa
- Take a bubble bath
- Call a writer-friend and commiserate first, then assign one another a writing project to be completed within a few hours
- Try outlining your novel/essay/article, if you haven't already done so
- Write out a to-do list of every chore you need to accomplish
- Spend some time pondering life in the yogic legs-up-the-wall pose
- Stop berating yourself for not writing
- Play with your dog/cat/reptile. If you don't have one, ask a friend if you can come over and give their Fido some love
- Try writing during a different time of the day
- Take a nap
- And finally… Drink a cup of caffeinated tea or coffee
We know this list isn't exhaustive, and there's room for more ideas, so tell us, Lulu readers, what's worked (or not) for you?
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Automobiliac's top 10 racing engine sounds
For no reason, I decided to list my top 10 favorite racing engines. These are my personal favorites. Please feel free to share your own in the comment thread!
1) Matra V-12: Sounds like the wrath of the gods.
2) Aston Martin Straight Six: Smooth, with a wonderful guttural undertone.
3) Alfa Romeo Jano Supercharged Inline 8: The closest man has come to making a machine that sounds like a living, breathing thing.
4) The Colombo Ferrari V12: Needs no introduction
5) Mercedes V-12: Defined the era.
6) BRM V-16: Ill fated car, sounds like raw aggression.
7) Offenhauser Indy Roadsters: Spine-tingling and brutal.
8) Can Am V8s, Ford and Chevy: Iron fist of America, hell yeah.
9) Group B Rally cars: Hard to pick a favorite, but the Audi Inline 5 Turbo is probably the most unique and memorable.
10) Ferrari 412 F1: The last of the V-12 Ferrari F1 engines.


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Noisebridge booth
[1] is May 21 and 22 at the San Mateo County Expo Center. If you'd like to help set up/run the booth this year, please add your contact info below.
Mitch will be setting up a huge Hardware Hacking Area again this year.
Planned Transport Cars
Stef has offered a truck to transport people and materials. Sean C can bring the focus. Its not too huge, but it holds a lot :).
Projects/Items Displayed in the Booth
"If you'd like to bring something to show in the Noisebridge booth, please list it here and contact emprameen at gmail.com
capacative touch suitcase - a suitcase with LEDs inside that light up when you touch it. -rachelyra
Other Items to Bring
- NB flyers
- NB stickers
- NB t-shirts?
- easel
- whiteboard
- trashbags
- snacks for booth
- 1 or 2 camp chairs that can be folded up when booth is crowded
If you want to help out at the NB booth this year, please sign up on dates you are available. Include contact info so we can coordinate schedules.
Folks who want to help staff the booth: Elise, Adit, Al, Rikke, Stefano, Rameen, Danny Ken & Max, Sean C, Rachel M, Rachelyra
Setup Friday May 20th
If you have a car that can transport projects please state so.
Stafano can help with transportation... Rachel McConnell can help with a car if necessary. Ken & Max can help with a car if necessary
Event Saturday May 21st
Event Sunday May 22nd
Ken & Max Available all day
- Rubin - Available after 2ish, greeting someone at SFO around noon.
- Rachelyra, not sure when but much of the day.
Take down Sunday May 22ndd
If you have a car that can transport projects, please state so
- Ken & Max can help with a car if necessary
- Rubin - I've got a bike and some panniers
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Spring may be coming too slowly but we just received plenty of books to keep you busy while we're still stuck inside. Click the book cover or title to reserve your copy first before it hits our shelves!
The Wives of Los Alamos by Tarashea Nesbit
Their average age was twenty-five. They came from Berkeley, Cambridge, Paris, London, Chicago—and arrived in New Mexico ready for adventure, or at least resigned to it. But hope quickly turned to hardship as they were forced to adapt to a rugged military town where everything was a secret, including what their husbands were doing at the lab. They lived in barely finished houses with a P.O. box for an address in a town wreathed with barbed wire, all for the benefit of a project that didn't exist as far as the public knew. Though they were strangers, they joined together—adapting to a landscape as fierce as it was absorbing, full of the banalities of everyday life and the drama of scientific discovery.
The Accident by Chris Pavone
As dawn approaches in New York, literary agent Isabel Reed is turning the final pages of a mysterious, anonymous manuscript, racing through the explosive revelations about powerful people, as well as long-hidden secrets about her own past. In Copenhagen, veteran CIA operative Hayden Gray, determined that this sweeping story be buried, is suddenly staring down the barrel of an unexpected gun. And in Zurich, the author himself is hiding in a shadowy expat life, trying to atone for a lifetime's worth of lies and betrayals with publication of The Accident, while always looking over his shoulder.
Motherland by Maria Hummel
Motherland is inspired by stories from the author's father and his German childhood, and letters between her grandparents that were hidden in an attic wall for fifty years. It is the author's attempt to reckon with the paradox of her father--a product of her grandparents' fiercely protective love and their status as Mitläufer, Germans who "went along" with Nazism, first reaping its benefits and later its consequences.
Missing You by Harlan Coben
It's a profile, like all the others on the online dating site. But as NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the accompanying picture, she feels her whole world explode, as emotions she's ignored for decades come crashing down on her. Staring back at her is her ex-fiancé Jeff, the man who shattered her heart—and who she hasn't seen in 18 years.
Kat feels a spark, wondering if this might be the moment when past tragedies recede and a new world opens up to her. But when she reaches out to the man in the profile, her reawakened hope quickly darkens into suspicion and then terror as an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light, in which monsters prey upon the most vulnerable.
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld
The enchanted place is an ancient stone prison, viewed through the eyes of a death row inmate who finds escape in his books and in re-imagining life around him, weaving a fantastical story of the people he observes and the world he inhabits. Fearful and reclusive, he senses what others cannot. Though bars confine him every minute of every day, he marries magical visions of golden horses running beneath the prison, heat flowing like molten metal from their backs, with the devastating violence of prison life.
Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery and a Masquerade by Walter Kirn
In the summer of 1998, Walter Kirn--then a young novelist struggling with fatherhood and a dissolving marriage--set out on a peculiar, fateful errand: to personally deliver a crippled hunting dog from an animal shelter in Montana to the New York apartment of one Clark Rockefeller, a secretive young banker and art collector. Thus began a fifteen-year relationship that drew Kirn deep into the fun-house world of an outlandish, eccentric son of privilege who, one day, would be shockingly unmasked as a brazen serial impostor and brutal double-murderer. Kirn's one-of-a-kind story, already excerpted in The New Yorker, of being duped by a real-life Mr. Ripley, takes us on a bizarre and haunting journey from the posh private club rooms of Manhattan to the hard-boiled courtrooms and prisons of Los Angeles. In Blood Will Out, Kirn lays bare a Dreiseresque tale of class, self-invention, and the great American con.
While Beauty Slept by Elizabeth Blackwell
While Beauty Slept re-imagines the legend through the lens of historical fiction, telling the story as if it really happened. A Gothic tale of suspense and ambition, love and loss, it interweaves the story of a royal family and the servants who see behind the glamorous facade, following the journey of a young woman as she lives out a destiny that leads her to the brink of death.
The Counterfeit Agent by Alex Berenson
In an Istanbul hotel, a deep source warns a CIA agent that Iran intends to kill a CIA station chief. Quickly, John Wells is called in to investigate, but before he can get far, the tip comes true. Which means that the nextwarning the source gives will be taken very seriously indeed. And it's a big one. We've put a package on a ship from Dubai to the United States.A radioactive one. A bomb? Not yet. It's a test run.
Gemini by Carol Cassella
Across the Puget Sound in a rural hospital on the Olympic Peninsula an unidentified patient lies unconscious, the victim of a hit and run. In Seattle, ICU doctor Charlotte Reese receives a call: Jane Doe will be transferred to her care. But when the patient arrives—with only tubes keeping her alive—Charlotte has to dig through x-rays and MRIs to determine what went wrong on the operating table. Jane Doe's condition is getting worse each day, and Charlotte finds herself becoming increasingly consumed by her patient's plight—both medical and personal.
Who is this woman? Why will no one claim her?


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