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This entry was posted on March 07 2013
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January 2, 2013
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This entry was posted on December 29 2012
December 1st, 2012
Sweet Water Great Hall
2151 S. Robinson Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207 (map)
Shop local, support local, drink, eat, and have fun with your neighbors!
$2 Admission, children are free!
Local DJ's
Free make n' take craft room adult and children's crafts
Free gift wrap
Free community coupon (first 100)
Free Wisconsin band sampler (limited supply)
Free after party! Check out the event:
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This entry was posted on November 23 2012
Milwaukee Urban Gardens Garden Harvest Gala
Saturday, October 20th
5 - 8 pm
Sweet Water Great Hall
2151 S. Robinson Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207 (map)
This entry was posted on October 09 2012
Sweet Water, India & WEDC Meeting
Another great step in our continued relationship with India. This past week we had a meeting with numerous esteemed individuals:
Ms. Karuna Gopal (Vanakuru), Foundation for Futuristic Cities, http://www.citizensforcity.org, http://www.futurecities.org, Mr. Pranab Dasgupta, Confederation of Indian Industry – Triveni Water Institute, http://www.greenbusinesscentre.com, Mr. Irfan Yasin, Jammu & Kashmir Lakes and Waterways Development Authority, Mr. Vijay Kumar Garg, RUIFDCO - Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation, Mr. Sanjay Bhat, Voltas Ltd., http://www.voltas.com/index.asp, Dr. Sunny George, Mahattil Advisors Consultants and Educators, LLP, Mr. Shajan John, Mahattil International LLC, Lora Klenke, WEDC, Stanley Pfrang, WEDC
We would also like to thank our Water Council, Milwaukee Bio Culture Industry, City and Civil Society partners, along with the Sweet Water staff and supporters who made this important moment possible.
This Water Focused Trade Delegation from India will be a critical moment in Milwaukee's evolution as a 21st Century "organic and global city," advancing earth friendly bio-culture industry innovations that will create good careers for citizens in Milwaukee and India, promote sustainable development, and advance mighty collaborations across civilizations, cultures, and national boundaries. We are creating technological innovations that will help heal the planet and enhance the health of our citizens.
The Sweet Water Foundation and Sweet Water Organics have many resources to share to accelerate the diffusion of what might became humanity's most prolific and earth friendly method of food production--ever! *3 years ago the Sweet Water Organics partners began to manifest visions of commercializing, democratizing, and globalizing aquaponics and other bio-culture innovations. *2 years ago the Sweet Water Foundation was founded to harvest the information and the resource networks of SWO, to acceleratge the education piece for the democratzing/globalizing ambition, hypothesizing that an aquaponics skilled and knowledge equiped work force and an educated population were necessary conditions for the commercial ambitions. *A year and a few months ago the State Deparment organized a Sweet Water visit to several Indian cities, right after IBM identified aquaponics in Milwaukee as a key innovation for a new world, followed by the Harvard Business School identifying the Milwaukee Sweet Water partnership as an innovation key to America's renewal. *A few months ago Shajan John , with Chaya Nayak of the SWF Board, with the help of Stanley Pfrang of WEDC, Maj Fischer of the UW Madison International Interns Program, built upon the work of Emmanuel Pratt, Jesse Blom, Jill Frey, and Matt Ray with a USDA/MTEC project for teacher training, to help set up an Aquaponics Demonstration center at St. Albert's College in Cochi, India. Around the same time the MacArthur Foundation awarded the Badge Based Digital Training grant, while this season we are rolling out, with MPS and Growing Power, a aquaponics teacher training cohort.
Let's build upon India's organic farming traditions and understandings, information revolution resources, e.g. eChoupal, the powerful and subtle marriage of spiritual with scientific wisdom
Let's advance what Shajan John calls "eco change" experimental projects in urban agriculture and aquaponics, student/mindful eco change tourism projects, and other areas where Milwaukee's fresh water and other industries are complimentary with India's human and culture blessings.
This entry was posted on September 14 2012
Sweet Water Wins Digital Media and Learning Competition
September 6, 2012 - Milwaukee, WI—We are pleased to announce Sweet Water Foundation (SWF) has won a grant in the amount of $175,000 from the 4th annual Digital Media and Learning Competition, held in conjunction with the Mozilla Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation. Sweet Water was selected as one of 30 winners out of 500 international applicants for its innovative approach marrying lifelong education with project-based learning through urban agriculture and aquaponics, the symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a closed-loop water system.
Created in 2007, The Digital Media and Learning Competition is a funding program provided by the MacArthur Foundation, Mozilla, University of California, and Duke University to "find and inspire the most innovative uses of new media in support of connected learning"--- learning that occurs in and out of school, in physical places and in online spaces. The badge-based lifelong learning competition focuses on "badges as a means to inspire learning, confirm accomplishment, or validate the acquisition of knowledge or skills." Ultimately the badge-based learning system aims to improve the academic achievement, economic opportunity, civic engagement, and opportunities for lifelong learning.
The funding from this competition will support Sweet Water in the development and implementation of an "AQUAPONS" online platform for learning and assessment in the emerging field of aquaponics. The Sweet Water AQUAPONS badge system will establish a methodological framework for connecting, assessing, evaluating, and placing emerging "aquapons" – people practicing aquaponics. The program will serve a rapidly expanding network of aquapons (locally, regionally, nationally, globally) and the emerging 21st century industry of aquaponics. The long-term vision is the creation of a repository of learning and assessment models for aquaponics and urban agriculture that will give students of all ages and backgrounds a means of learning, sharing, validating, and showcasing the knowledge and skills that they possess.
According to SWF Executive Director, Emmanuel Pratt, "the Sweet Water AQUAPONS lifelong learning program will be a game changer for SWF's educational endeavors. This online platform will allow SWF to exponentially reach a global audience looking to explore the interdisciplinary opportunities in aquaponics and urban agriculture as dynamic pathways towards 21st century careers."
This 12-month grant from the Digital Media and Learning Competition will allow SWF to contribute to a robust badge ecosystem, where traditional and 21st century skills and achievements are inspired, recognized, translated across contexts, and displayed and managed across the web using Mozilla's Open Badge Infrastructure. All winning badge systems will launch and join the badge ecosystem in mid-2013. SWF will partner with a host of other Milwaukee-based partners, including SmartWave, Snowfall Creative, and Alverno College, who will work over the course of the next 12 months to launch the project. An online copy of the proposal can be found at this link: http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-projects.php?id=3197
This entry was posted on September 06 2012
Sweet Water's Organic Certification Process
Update: We've received our USDA Organic Certification and our sprouts, micros and wheatgrass are all know USDA Certified Organic.
We're getting closer to our organic certification everyday. While not 100% of the products we sell from Sweet Water will be certified all are grown from organic seed and are not treated with chemical agents. Many of you have asked about the fish - there is no organic certification for fish in the United States.
Update: A recent confidential complaint against Sweet Water was checked into by the NOP and closed without incident.
Where we are at – we've been working diligently over the last year to firm up USDA certification for our farm. Yes, this should have been done long ago but it wasn't a priority for our previous staff and our current staff has stayed quite busy between community events, education and the everyday running of the farm, regardless we've made progress. Working with our organic certifying agency we've figured out which part of our operations can be certified right away and the ones that we'll need to work on. Once we go through our next inspection we should have more news and possibly a target date for a change in our retail packaging.
This entry was posted on August 01 2012
Sweet Water Organics How To: Filleting Fish
Many people are intimidated by the thought of cleaning fish, Sweet Water volunteer Margaret Muza demonstrates just how simple it is to fillet a fish. Enjoy.
Images by Kelly Anderson and Joel Van Haren
This entry was posted on September 12 2011
Our sprouts are really good, and really good for you!
Sprouts are considered as wonder foods. They rank as the freshest and most nutritious of all vegetables available to the human diet. By a process of natural transmutation, sprouted food acquires vastly improved digestibility and nutritional qualities when compared to non-sprouted embryo from which it derives.
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CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuela says it's ending talks with the United States to restore normal relations because Washington's U.N. ambassador-designate criticized its human rights record.
The Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Friday that Samantha Power's remarks compelled it to halt the process begun in Guatemala last month by its foreign minister, Elias Jaua, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Power said in Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday that Venezuela is guilty of a "crackdown on civil society," along with Cuba, Iran and Russia.
Jaua and Kerry had said they would fast-track talks to resume ambassadorial-level ties absent since 2010.
Those prospects dimmed after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro later offered asylum to U.S. leaker Edward Snowden. Kerry subsequently called Jaua and threatened unspecified action if Snowden wound up in Venezuelan hands.


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BATON ROUGE �— Owners of cattle and most other livestock in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes could be forced to identify and track their animals under certain circumstances, according to a new rule expected to be published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
BATON ROUGE �— Owners of cattle and most other livestock in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes could be forced to identify and track their animals under certain circumstances, according to a new rule expected to be published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The federal mandate, which focuses on transporting across state lines, has been in the works for two years and is aimed at detecting and tracking major ailments, such as mad cow disease, that animals or herds might be carrying.
Moreover, the proposed rule is supposed to help officials trace the origins of such diseases.
The call for a system to trace and track reached a peak in 2003 when federal officials announced the nation's first case of mad cow disease, found in contaminated meat that can bring about death or dementia in humans if consumed.
The rule was expected to be published for review today in the Federal Register, which means it will become effective in 60 days.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the system will only be applicable to livestock moving interstate.
He described it as a "flexible, effective animal disease traceability system" without "undue burdens for ranchers and U.S. livestock businesses."
The program will reportedly cost the USDA about $14 million for implementation and the cattle industry possibly twice as much annually, unless ranchers and others have already incorporated identification practices in their business — the lower end of the impact on the industry is $14.5 million.
The rule is the end result of meetings and input from various industries, Vilsack said.
"Over the past several years, USDA has listened carefully to America's farmers and ranchers, working collaboratively to establish a system of tools and safeguards that will help us target when and where animal diseases occur and help us respond quickly," Vilsack said in a news release.
Under the rule, livestock moved interstate would have to be officially identified and accompanied by an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection or other documentation, such as owner-shipper statements or brand certificates.
State Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said animal health officials in Louisiana are already prepared — after months of updating technology and protocols — to comply with the federal rule.
"Our new state-of-the-art animal traceability system includes electronic data capture and a state-managed database which was partially implemented in June," Strain said, adding that the system creates a quick reference log.
Strain said the quick reference log will also provide state officials with another tool to track stolen or lost animals.
Beef cattle under 18 months of age, unless they are moved interstate for shows, exhibitions, rodeos or recreational events, are exempt from the rule, Strain said.
Vilsack said animal disease traceability — or knowing where diseased and at-risk animals are, where they've been and when — is very important to ensure a rapid response when animal disease events take place.
An efficient and accurate traceability system helps reduce the number of animals involved in an investigation, reduces the time needed to respond and decreases the cost to producers and the government, he added.
The rule was originally issued in August 2011 and has undergone substantial revisions since then, most notably:
n Accepting the use of brands, tattoos and brand registration as official identification when permitted by the shipping and receiving states.
n Permanently maintaining the use of backtags as an alternative to official eartags for cattle and bison moved directly to slaughter.
n Accepting movement documentation other than an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection for all ages and classes of cattle, when permitted by the shipping and receiving states.
n Clarifying that all livestock moved interstate to a custom slaughter facility are exempt from the regulations.
n Exempting hatchery chicks moved interstate from the official identification requirements.
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Deficit Thinking: It Is A Reality In Education...
The more and more I interact with educators from around the country, the more I come to understand how pervasive the deficit mindset is in the world of education. I have been an educator for almost 20 years and I cannot tell you how many times I have heard statements that start with... "These kids can't learn this because..." or "Those teachers can't implement that instructional model because..." or "This community of families can't do that because..." and they each end with something negative that is generally connected to physical context (and the perceptions about it), socioeconomic status or some other perceived disadvantage impacting students, teachers or the community at large.
What Is The Deficit Model?
The deficit model is not a new concept in education and although it is traditionally associated with the labeling of special education students or students living in impoverished communities, the negative mindset (otherwise known as a fixed mindset) doesn't end with children because it also impacts the way teachers are viewed, schools are viewed and practices within a school community are implemented. For example, I have consistently heard about schools that are hesitant to consider a BYOD model to technology because of something that might happen or an isolated incident that has occurred that only involved a small number of children yet impacted the whole community. Or the school that doesn't want to use the reading or writing workshop model within their literacy block because their teachers aren't "ready" for it and instead receive a scripted program that delineates what should be happening every minute of the day. Or the classroom where children aren't encouraged to access challenging materials or concepts because they can't "handle" it. This is all deficit model thinking... considering the problems, pitfalls and cants before looking at the possibilities, opportunities and cans!
My Personal Struggle With Deficit Thinking...
This was something I struggled with as a parent when I was considering coming out to my son. In the months leading up to that day, I heard the opinions of many people who felt my son couldn't handle the gay thing; my son couldn't understand the gay thing; or my son wasn't ready for the gay thing. In spite of those naysayers, I felt like my son was ready so on that day, I woke up with the opposite of a deficit mindset... I woke up with one idea... I think he can handle it. It was the day that changed both of our lives and one that still impacts us today.
It had started just like any other Thursday during the summer. Went into work, did some stuff in the office, spent time with our main office team, walked around the building with our custodial crew and actually sat down and had an early lunch. With that being said, this Thursday was different. It was the most important Thursday of my life. In fact, it might have been the most important day of my life, period. You see, that Thursday was the day that I came out to my son. Over some fried onion rings and a warm loaf of bread, I explained to my son that I am gay.
Coming Out...
I have shared a lot of things with my son over the last ten years but this one was unlike any other. This one would explain why our family would be different moving forward. This one would explain why I had struggled so much emotionally over the last couple of years. This would explain why my future partner in life would be a man and not a woman. Although leading up to that day I had come out to many people in my world, I had yet to tell my son. Paul, who I had shared so much with over the years. Paul, who had taught me about unconditional love; Paul, who had shaped me as an educator and human being; Paul, who was the most important person in my life. I hadn't told Paul... yet.
As we sat there waiting for our fried onion rings, I couldn't keep it in any longer. The time had come for me to come out to my son. An excerpt of the whole exchange went something like this...
Me: "Paul, after all this time, I realized I am gay."
Paul: "Oh. So that means you are going to love a man?"
Me: "Yes, I am going to love a man."
Paul: "Oh, ok. Well, you're still my dad and I love you."
Needless to say, I bit my tongue hard to hold back the tears. I had never been so in awe of another human being as I was at that moment when I shared my news with Paul. You see, Paul responded with love, understanding and acceptance. My son was "ok" with my being gay. In fact, my son asked if he could come sit next to me and so he slid over to my side of the booth, hugged me and kissed me and said, "I love you so much daddy!"
That final moment is what I will always remember about the day I came out to my son. He showed such maturity, composure, compassion and love. That moment was what helped me realize that he could handle it and even in that incredibly difficult moment, he was able to access the opposite of a deficit mindset... he was open, positive and willing to look at things differently. Granted, it has not been all sunshine and roses over the last couple of years because Paul and I are still figuring things out but, I am so relieved that I didn't succumb to the deficit mindset on that incredibly important day.
Why We Must Move Away From Deficit Thinking...
I share this personal reflection because I think it is time we move away from deficit thinking in education. It is time that we give our children the space to learn, grow, fail, try again, and succeed on their terms (with our support and encouragement)... not based on our preconceived notions of the disadvantages that impact them. It is time to consider all the things are children CAN do... not all the things we think they CAN'T do. It is time that we empower our teachers to make the best decisions possible for their students as learners... not just asking them to follow scripted curriculum or zero tolerance policies. It is time that we engage our families in meaningful ways on our journeys to becoming true partnership schools... not just blaming families for all the problems that ail a community.
The time has come to embrace an innovator's mindset... an opportunity mindset... a growth mindset... a positive mindset... or whatever you want to call the opposite of a deficit mindset because our children, educators, school communities and families deserve the opportunity to do what they CAN!
How are you going to move away from deficit thinking in your school community? What will you do differently tomorrow? Will you consider BYOD? Will you move away from zero tolerance policies? Will you include teachers, students and families in conversations about the future of the school community? Please share your ideas below...


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Pro Farmer's Chip Flory and Brian Grete give midday updates from the field during the 2013 Midwest Crop Tour.
It's Day One of the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour, and so far, the biggest surprise has been that the crop in the Eastern Corn Belt might not be as large as anticipated.
While the Pro Farmer editors are hesitant to draw any major conclusions until the final numbers are in, so far the yield numbers out of Ohio have been a bit of a letdown.
"We've seen some pretty good crops, but they haven't been great so far," said Pro Farmer senior market analyst Brian Grete. "As we move west, it's getting drier. We just passed some gentlemen that were working up a winter wheat field and they were kicking up a lot of dust.
"We'll have to see how it shakes out when all is done. I'm not disappointed; that's the wrong word to use. I guess it just hasn't been as big as what was advertised, at least on the route we've taken so far."
On the Western leg of the Tour, Pro Farmer editor Chip Flory reports that crop conditions in South Dakota have been about as expected.
"The corn up here is basically what we expected to see," Flory said. "The bean crop, I'm a little concerned about the lack of pod fill up here. It's not terrible...but boy, we're looking at a lot of flat pods up here."
Flory said for here on out, weather will be the determining factor on yield.
"The weather from this point forward in the growing season to finish off the crop is going to be just as important as the weather that we've had leading up to this point in establishing the yield on corn and soybeans," he said.
Listen in to their full report on AgriTalk:
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Women with genetic mutations that increase their risk of ovarian cancer have fewer years than physicians thought to make the difficult choice of having their ovaries removed to prevent the often-fatal disease, according to a study published on Monday.
Current guidelines give such women by age 40 to decide, but the study's Canadian authors now recommend that decision be made by 35. earlier.
Women with BRCA1 mutations who wait until after age 35 to have a "prophylactic oophorectomy" face a five-times higher likelihood of developing ovarian cancer than those who have the surgery by that age, according to the study of 5,783 women, which was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. They also face a four-times higher risk of premature death compared to women who have the surgery by age 35.
Overall, oophorectomy reduced the risk of ovarian cancer by 80 percent and the risk of premature death from any cause by 77 percent.
"For women with BRCA1 mutations, these results suggest that surgery should be performed as soon as it is practical," said Dr Don Dizon, a spokesman for the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The surgery "carries long-lasting benefits, substantially reducing ovarian cancer risk as well as total mortality risk."
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are widely known as breast cancer genes, and women with a mutation in one or both often decide to have their breasts removed so they do not develop that disease. Last year actress Angelina Jolie went public with her decision to undergo prophylactic mastectomy after she tested positive for a BRCA mutation.
Mutations in the same genes also increase the risk of ovarian cancer. Removing the ovaries is not only major surgery, like mastectomy, but also triggers menopause. And it makes conceiving children impossible.
"Our strongest instincts are for survival and reproduction, and women facing this decision have to balance those," said Dr Noah Kauff, director of ovarian cancer screening and prevention at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City who was not involved in the new study.
In a 2008 study he and colleagues found that 64 percent of women with the mutations opt to have their ovaries removed. By comparison, 25 percent to 40 percent have a prophylactic mastectomy.
The findings about the benefit of ovary removal by age 35 apply to women with mutations in the BRCA1 gene, not BRCA2, suggesting that the latter women may delay such surgery.
Current guidelines give women a few more years to make the difficult decision. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that the 1 in 300 to 800 women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation be offered prophylactic ovary removal by age 40 or when childbearing is complete. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network recommends an age of 35 to 40.
Studies that support those recommendations found that prophylactic oophorectomy reduces the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers in women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. But the new research is the first to show a reduction in overall mortality.
"To me, waiting to have oophorectomy until after 35 is too much of a chance to take," said Dr Steven Narod of the University of Toronto, who led the study. "These data are so striking that we believe prophylactic oophorectomy by age 35 should become a universal standard for women with BRCA1 mutations."
Other experts are not so sure.
For one thing, the risk of ovarian cancer in BRCA1 women who waited until 40 to have their ovaries removed was still small: 1.5 percent. It was 3.8 percent for women who had the operation in their 40s and 14.2 percent in women who waited until 50. For women without a BRCA mutation, the lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is 1.4 percent.
"We've always known that the earlier oophorectomy is performed, the greater the protection against both breast and ovarian cancer," said Kauff. "But you don't fall off a cliff at age 35 or even 40."
The study, he warned, may overestimate the benefits of early oophorectomy.
Women who had an oophorectomy before age 35 but nevertheless developed an aggressive cancer and died soon thereafter were unlikely to be among the 5,783 in the study, he pointed out since they were already dead. The study was therefore blind to these women's bad outcome despite early oophorectomy and as a result overestimated the benefit of pre-35 surgery.
But even with that caveat, Kauff said, "The risk of ovarian cancer probably rises 1 to 2 percent for every year you wait beyond 40" to have an oophorectomy.
(Reporting by Sharon Begley; Editing by Julie Steenhuysen and Cynthia Osterman)
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andreyq@desenv-ubuntu-9:~$ sudo gem install ruby-debug [sudo] password for andreyq: Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing ruby-debug: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. /usr/bin/ruby1.8 extconf.rb extconf.rb:1:in `require': no such file to load -- mkmf (LoadError) from extconf.rb:1 Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/linecache-0.43 for inspection. Results logged to /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/linecache-0.43/ext/gem_make.out andreyq@desenv-ubuntu-9:~$
After some research I discovered that I needed to have
ruby1.8-devpackage installed in order to satisfy some dependencies.
I did it
sudo apt-get install ruby1.8-devand then I tried again to install ruby-debug on my system:
andreyq@desenv-ubuntu-9:~$ sudo gem install ruby-debug Building native extensions. This could take a while... Building native extensions. This could take a while... Successfully installed linecache-0.43 Successfully installed ruby-debug-base-0.10.3 Successfully installed ruby-debug-0.10.3 3 gems installed Installing ri documentation for linecache-0.43... Installing ri documentation for ruby-debug-base-0.10.3... Installing ri documentation for ruby-debug-0.10.3... Installing RDoc documentation for linecache-0.43... Installing RDoc documentation for ruby-debug-base-0.10.3... Installing RDoc documentation for ruby-debug-0.10.3... andreyq@desenv-ubuntu-9:~$
Great! It worked!
What is weird is that I thought that the
ruby1.8-devpackage would be required only for changes on ruby itself.


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One-Faced Mark of the God Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
Artist/maker unknown, Indian
Made in Uttar Pradesh, Mathura Region, India, Asia
c. 1st century CEMedium:
30 3/4 x 7 x 8 1/2 inches (78.1 x 17.8 x 21.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
South Asian Art
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Gift of Stella Kramrisch, 1970
Made in Uttar Pradesh, Mathura Region, India, Asia
c. 1st century CEMedium:
30 3/4 x 7 x 8 1/2 inches (78.1 x 17.8 x 21.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
South Asian Art
* Gallery 227, Asian Art, second floor (Wood Gallery)Accession Number:
1970-221-1Credit Line:
Gift of Stella Kramrisch, 1970
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The linga (literally "mark") indicates the presence of the god Shiva. It is both an abstract column, representing the axis of the world, and Shiva's erect phallus, embodying the god's potency, which is built up by his ascetic discipline that holds his sexual energy at the moment before release. A linga may be sculpted from a variety of materials or be discovered occurring naturally, as in the form of an oval stone. In this early period, before the development of standing stone temples, the linga often appears to have been worshiped outdoors, set within railings on a raised platform under trees. The combination of pillar and emerging face expresses the process of the god's manifestation from invisible to visible, from abstract to human form, so that his devotees may comprehend his magnitude.
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The Blue Angels are visiting Seattle, and I was telling First-born Son about them, and showing him photos in the local paper. He thought they looked "very very cool" so I hit Google Video to show him some live footage.
This is what I found:
Amazing. Just amazing. I love the inside-the-cockpit perspective. The level of obsessiveness it must have taken to make this is kind of astounding. The folks responsible are the Virtual Blue Angels, who apparently fly precision aerobatics on PC simulators.
I have totally missed my calling in life. I should have been a fighter pilot.
(NOTE: Video is 16 minutes in length)
04 August 2006
Virtual Blue Angels
The Blue Angels are visiting Seattle, and I was telling First-born Son about them, and showing him photos in the local paper. He thought they looked "very very cool" so I hit Google Video to show him some live footage.
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Although you wouldn't know me from a hole in the ground, we've met before and I've observed you at work (not a patient, but no I swear I'm also not as creepy as this sounds - I'm pre-med). Anyway, I stumbled into your blog today. First off, I was thoroughly entertained by your ED stories. Second, regarding your trans-Atlantic airline adventures, I've always wondered what the physicians on board think when that call goes out. I've heard it all too many times, although never on anything longer than a 2000 mile flight. But ALWAYS in the middle of the night. One time, the patient was sitting right next to me. There was no physician on that flight, or at least, none that would own up to it. Knowing what to do in a situation like that is one of the reasons that being an ED MD appeals to me, which I why I find your perspective on it to be valuable. Please keep up the anecdotes!ReplyDelete
PS. I thoroughly enjoyed the video clip. I, like you, enjoy flying (and skiing and martial arts).
Small world. Glad you like the blog.ReplyDelete
My brother in law is a fighter pilot. He absolutely loves it. He doesn't drink or do drugs -- I think the adrenaline and the G-rushes are more than enough!ReplyDelete
Hi,I enjoyed your blog. My callsign is Skopro and im the original #2 pilot from the VBA. I was just searching through google for anything related to us.Please feel free to visit our forums for updates and upcoming live shows(streamed via livestream).There is a follow-up video to this one you might be interested in,along with us meeting and flying(virtually) with the real Blues in Iowa.ReplyDelete
Podcast from sept 26,2009. It was the full show until our server died.
The VBA meeting the Real Blue Angels:
Hope you enjoy it!!
Tomasz "Skopro" Kumor


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Tallahassee, November 8, 1845. Letter to W.C. Moseley. Sending samples of "Florida Hemp." R.K. Call states he has experimented with it and believes it to be a good crop. Regarding sugar and cotton vs. hemp and slave labor. Printed and hand-written.
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Compiled by Micaela Browning | KF17 | Mozambique
Fellows love to talk about the work they do in the field. From A.W.O.L. clients to inspiring coworkers to business trips that take us to the furthest reaches of the globe, discussing our 9-5s rarely gets old. Since our workdays, in actuality, rarely fit nicely into that allotted timeframe, we often find ourselves living a decidedly nomadic lifestyle characterized by minimal sleep and maximum vagrancy. However, when we stumble on home after a stressful day's work, we are eternally grateful to have a place to lay our weary micro-heads during our four-month stints overseas.
This blog post is devoted to a celebration of our humble abodes abroad. Sorry, House Hunters International, we've got the real inside scoop on the foreign housing market. Do you require a hot pink mosquito net dangling overhead whilst in sweet slumber? Yeah, we've got that. Is the home of your dreams in fact a crumbling Soviet relic with a cryptic message scrawled across the stairwell? Look no further. Has your lifelong dream of acquiring courtside seats at Wimbledon been stifled by your repeated failure to spark up a romance with Venus or Rafael? Have we got a solution for you!
Join us as we take you on a magical mystery tour of the places we have come to call home during our time abroad.
Kiva Fellow Emmanuel Von Arx (Mexico, DF) has an apartment whose modernity rivals that of even the swankiest of Hollywood Hills bachelor pads. This place is so innovative, so cutting-edge, that is has an alarm clock built directly into it. Yes folks, no need to BYOAC (Bring Your Own Alarm Clock) when bunking up with Emmanuel, as you will be abruptly roused in the morning when the Monica Seleses of Mexico City hit the courts for their daily doubles matches. Worried you might drift off too early and miss out on the DF's pulsating nightlife? Don't worry! The court's massive floodlights, with the wattage of 10,000 suns [citation needed], will assure that you do not fall asleep until 6am when they finally switch off.
Meanwhile in Cambodia, Jennifer Truong has discovered a mosquito repellent to rival DEET 30 and an antimalarial that will run Malarone out of the market: the fuchsia bug net that covers her bed. Since rigorous randomized control trials have proven that mosquitos have very warm skin tones, they eschew the unflattering fluorescent pink glow emanating from Jen's bed in favor of earthier-toned netting. Studies on whether or not exposure to fluorescent pink bug nets causes the user to believe they are drowning in a sea of Pepto-Bismol upon awakening are inconclusive.
If you've ever felt like your house is lacking a certain je ne sais quoi, I am willing to bet my firstborn child that the missing piece is a behemoth 44-pound wooden Togolose head carving. I know, right? How did I know?! Behold: this magnificent oeuvre perches omnisciently on the wall of Michael Slattery's pad in Lomé, Togo, and keeps watch over Michael while he eats, probably wishing he would stop Bogarting all the fufu and share once in a while.
A common theme among Fellows is the inevitable debacle of trying to explain to a cab driver (often, in a second language) where exactly your apartment or house is. If I tell someone I live at 1921 24th of July Avenue, I am met with blank stares. However, if I tell someone I live "Near that Chinese restaurant with the red awning and above that one bank where the guards are always out in front playing dominoes against that guy with the pet chicken," people know exactly where I need to go. Sharing in my navigational charades is Fellow Carrie Nguyen, in Cusco, Peru. Carrie's apartment is a bit off the proverbial beaten track. Says Carrie, "It's a miracle that the postman manages to find my mailbox. Tucked inside a bustling city block I reside, my apartment and I, and occasionally Bobby, the stray dog who lives in our patio. The price we pay for a pocket of tranquility is the long narrow path, winding and uneven, that meanders its way toward our doorstep. Sometimes at night I am guided down the alleyway only by moonlight and a firm determination that I will not trip."
For the post-apocalyptic aficionado, Jon Heibert's apartment in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, offers an unparalleled crash course in how to navigate through dust and debris generated by kicked up by those pesky four horsemen. On the off-chance one of the horsemen also trampled through your bathroom and sheared the lid off your toilet tank, Jon can also help you jerry-rig your way back into sewerage satisfaction with his novel "an empty soda bottles and string" kit (pictured). Disclaimer: functionality of kit not guaranteed, Jon Heibert and equally resourceful roommate not liable for any flood damaged incurred.
Continuing along the post-apocalyptic vein is David Gorgani, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. During heavy rains, the street outside David's house magically transforms itself into a Venetian canal, and cars into commuter gondolas. Bonus: the parking lot pictured in the foreground even moonlights as a marina in times of deluge.
In case you didn't get your fill of pastels with Jen's pink mosquito net, Kiyomi Beach in Huatusco, Mexico, offers you a compelling sequel: Disney Princess-Purple. Especially well-tailored to the aspiring 6-year-old-girl in you, Kiyomi's room features not one, not two, but THREE essential pre-requisites for the Disney princess-in-training: lace, hearts AND stars! No word yet on when the rainbow-patterned unicorn wallpaper arrives , but we are presuming it is on back order.
In case you are in the market for something substantially more stoic and bland, Chris Paci's charming 10-story apartment block in Baku, Azerbaijan seamlessly blends underwhelming Soviet-style architecture with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom-style mystery and intrigue. Indeed, Chris has spent many an hour toiling over the Greatest Mystery of His Apartment; the cryptic Turkish writing scrawled across the entrance to the stairwell. Too creeped out by the musings of the Confucius of the Caucasus to take the stairs? Too bad, because 70% of the time, Chris's elevator works none of the time.
All joking aside, these are the homes we have come to love and cherish during our time in the field. So here's to you, broken elevators, flooded streets, off-the-grid apartments, and Crayola-hued rooms. Without you, our Fellowships would not have been possible. Yes, even you, giant wooden Togolese head.
A huge thanks to all the Fellows that submitted content for this post, and especially to Kiyomi Beach for coming up with the idea.
Micaela Browning is a Kiva Fellow working with Hluvuku-ADSEMA just outside of Maputo, Mozambique.


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The Historical Initiative
Preserving the Legacy of Brotherhood
In 2005, Sigma Chi achieved a significant milestone as the Fraternity gathered in Cincinnati to celebrate its 150th anniversary. While Sigs honored our Founders and the legacy of the nearly 300,000 men who have joined our brotherhood since its inception, a smaller group of men also assembled. Their mission was to assure that the memory of that legacy would not be lost — this was the genesis of The Sigma Chi Historical Initiative. Under the direction of 20th Grand Historian and Order of Constantine Sig Eric Hansen, CINCINNATI 1989, the members of the archives committee and historical commission formulated a plan to inspect, preserve, catalogue and, where appropriate, digitize the nearly 750,000 historical documents and artifacts comprising the historical collections of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity.
The work on the Initiative commenced in June 2005 with the hiring of Archivist Noah Phelps, NORTHWESTERN 2008. At the Initiative's inception, the archivist created a plan to achieve this monumental task and is moving that plan forward with the help of interns from the public history program at Loyola University Chicago. To date, the Initiative has catalogued and seen to the preservation needs of nearly 15,000 artifacts, including 6,400 documents and over 8,000 photographs. Approximately 5,000 of these items have been digitized for quick and efficient distribution to the staff of Sigma Chi International Headquarters, and to members who request historical information.
The goals of the Initiative do not end with simple preservation, and were not designed to strictly benefit Headquarters. Ultimately, the Initiative's goal is to make these resources available to the men who are the foundation of the Fraternity, the undergraduate brothers. To this end, we have developed a set of complementary goals to achieve this.
First, a website was created at history.sigmachi.org to allow members to see what the Historical Initiative is doing and provide an access point to Sigma Chi's historical resources. The website contains simple lists of information and responses to frequently-asked historical questions, and keeps undergraduates abreast of the various projects underway in the Initiative.
Along with historical information, the website will also offer a link to ΣΧ Codex, the digital library portal of the Sigma Chi Historical Initiative. ΣΧ Codex is an online catalogue of historical items in the collection. It houses documents and photographs in addition to museum items such as the badge of President Grover Cleveland, MICHIGAN 1915, the 1940 World Series uniform of Significant Sig Bill Werber, DUKE 1930, and original artwork from artists such as Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Milton Caniff, OHIO STATE 1930, and Significant Sig John T. McCutcheon, PURDUE 1889.
The catalogue allows member to search for specific items, or to simply browse its collection. So if any members are wondering if that rather embarrassing picture of them in the Homecoming parade is still here, they can search for it and find out. Finally, the Initiative created an electronic document distribution tool that allows members to search issues of The Magazine of Sigma Chi and The Sigma Chi Bulletin — as well as the wealth of other documents in the archives — and download them via the Internet. ΣΧ Codex was released at the 2011 Grand Chapter in Dallas and is now available on the Initiative's website.
The ongoing effort at preservation is a major undertaking and will continue for a number of years. With the support of the Sigma Chi Foundation, the Sigma Chi Historical Initiative continues to move forward. We welcome your interest and your support.
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About Tim Edwards
This is an arbitrary move by a vendor to put on a show for the politicians. Building in a GPS enforced No Fly Zone will not stop someone that wants to fly a package of contraband from one place to another. Open the body of the "drone" and simply unplug the gps receiver. Then you are free to fly line of sight to wherever you want. The gps only helps with automated flights and a few gee whiz features, but doesnt prevent manual control of the system by the pilot. Worst case, you will have to reinitialize the gps outside the no fly zone so the controller thinks you are somewhere else before you can disable the gps.
Or you can roll your own - arguably MUCH BETTER - multirotor and not deal with DJI at all (which includes the standalone versions of the Naza flight Controller).
I have lived here in Maryland all my life, and its just getting worse and worse. I still have no clue why "cyberbullying" is any different than any other bullying. Everywhere we turn these days everyone wants to shelter the children from things that may make them feel bad. NEWS FLASH - LIFE IS CRUEL! When you set a child loose on the world that hasnt been allowed to experience failure or loss, you get adults that cant cope with pressure and give up after the first sign of failure. Those are the same adults that think its ok for the government to take away the rights of others just to make them feel "safe". The only people that will abide by the flurry of new laws being doled out are the same people that were already following the old ones. Criminals by definition dont care what gets written on a piece of paper that makes some touchy-feely whiner feel better, they do what they want to do.
I have been wondering the same thing as of late. I just wonder how hard it would be for someone with NO political or law background to break into the government scene. I have been doing a little research, but I am not sure yet how to proceed.
I agree with part of point #1. The fact that there was no due process (at least that I heard of) seems to be a travesty. BUT... there was no violation of the right to free speech. No ones voice was forced into silence while trying to voice an opinion.
I also agree with part of point #2 neither the company nor its principals are subject to American laws - BUT by choosing to do business in the United States (renting server space in northern Virginia), they opened themselves up to those laws.
You also fail to acknowledge the fact that it wasn't US law enforcement going to NZ to execute the detainment of these people, it was in fact NZ law enforcement cooperating with the USDOJ / FBI in this matter.
I feel that all the work that was being done yesterday to avoid the possibility of passing poorly written and one sided legislation may have been undone in a matter of short hours by a group of anonymous people not willing to stand up under their real names (which most of the people that protested yesterday did by the way) and take responsibility for what they have done and said.
Beware the nerds... We run most of the world from our data centers and design studios. You may not see us in your day to day dealings with businesses, but who do you think keeps the networks running behind credit card transactions and stock trades? Congress should get their heads outta their asses and get a better grip on reality.
I do believe that Congress is made up of ELECTED officials, meaning that as the social view of the laws on the books changes so too should the views of the people writing those laws. As it stands now, the people that hold office are more concerned with upholding the status quo than listening to the majority of the people they claim to represent. Currently the majority of people find the idea of child porn appalling, hence there is no public outcry about the government heavy handedly enforcing child protection laws. Conversely you have SOPA (and PIPA) that proposes equally heavy handed measures to prevent online piracy (lets give them the benefit of the doubt and say that is the only purpose of the bill), but due to the social view on whats right and wrong there is major public outcry AGAINST these bills that is being largely ignored by congress.
Your statement about Congress not taking us seriously just reflects a dire need for sweeping changes in American leadership that will take into account the greater common view over their own short sighted, and more often than not, self serving point of view.
"How about an analogy with speeding? "
I would have to say that this is one of the better analogies for this proposal that I have read.
Taking due process out of the equation can be a scary thing. I could only imagine that, as another AC said, the designers of PIPA/SOPA want to believe that we live in a "Utopian dream sequence" wherein at no time would a content creator (or anyone else for that matter) allow personal emotion to interfere with good judgement pull the trigger on some site merely because they don't like them.
I think this is the reason so many find this to be such a problem. I don't think anyone here truly thinks it is OK to "Pirate" someone else's "work-product".
Now as for the issue of morality, what is your definition of morally acceptable? I guarantee it differs from the next persons definition. As a matter of fact, what society deems to be moral changes very quickly. At one time it was wrong for any woman to show their legs above the knee while wearing a skirt, fast forward 50 years (O.K. a lot less, but lets use today as an example) and now if a woman doesn't show all her goods in public, we think she is a prude. This example is just one of any number of issues that at one time defined social moral standards that seem outdated and old-school to society today. There also arise moral differences between religious, ideological, and regional groups. The problem with asking about a groups "moral duty" is that mas idea of moral will not cater to everyone, so a sense of moral duty means nothing in a purely logical debate.


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Miller Gets Winner, Malcolm Stops 34
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's hockey team has been waiting for an offensive explosion from its captain, and it happened in a 5-3 win over Brown in ECAC Hockey action at Ingalls Rink. Brian O'Neill (Yardley, Pa.) scored two goals and had one assist to help the No. 14/15 Bulldogs erase 2-0 and 3-2 deficits on the way to an important conference victory in the first game of a home-and-home series with the Bears.
The Bulldogs (6-3-1, 4-1-0 ECAC), who scored five of the game's last six goals, converted two of four advantages while edging Brown in shots, 39-37.
He may not have earned one of the three stars, but junior goalie Jeff Malcolm (Lethbridge, AB) stood on his head at times while stopping 34 of 37 shots against a team that produced a ton of odd-man rushes.
The Bears (3-6-1, 2-3-0), who had more shots on net than Yale in the first two frames, got 34 saves from Michael Clemente.
Yale lost the first seven face-offs and one of those resulted in the game's first goal 43 seconds after the opening draw. Kyle Quick fired a low wrister from the point that caromed off a Yale player's stick, bounced off the far post and went in. Malcolm had no chance to react to the change in direction.
The visitors took advantage of their second power-play chance to go up 2-0 when Jack Maclellan skated in from the left circle and hit the top of the net from 15 feet away at 10:37.
The Blue got one back with 5:50 left in the first, jumping all over its first advantage. O'Neill, coiled and ready in the left circle, one-timed a great crossing feed from Tommy Fallen (Plymouth, Minn.) that slipped inside a slight opening. It was the captain's fourth goal of the year.
Yale won 13 of the last 18 face-offs in the opening period and picked up the pace nearly enough to even things before intermission.
The Elis got the equalizer midway through the second on its second advantage. Clinton Bourbonais (Colchester, Conn.) did a lot of the dirty work to create the opportunity, and Antoine Laganiere (Ile Cadeux, Que.) was there to snap the rebound past Clemente for his third tally of the season. Bourbonais skated past a defender and then fired a point-blank shot off the goalie's pads. The big Yale winger followed up from a crowd of players.
Brown grabbed the lead back with 2:03 left in the second on a shot from the point that was tipped in by freshman Matt Harlow, his first collegiate score. Quick sent the puck toward the net and Harlow was able to get his stick on it through traffic.
That goal spoiled a great period by Malcolm, who stopped four odd-man rushes and numerous grade-A chances among his 11 saves. The first half of the third period was another Malcolm highlight show, but the home team tied it up again just past the midway point. Junior blueliner Colin Dueck (Calgary, AB), looking for his first goal of the year, took a back pass from Charles Brockett (Shaker Heights, Ohio) and unleashed a low shot from the left circle at 10:27 to make it 3-3.
The Bulldogs made it two straight with a goal by Andrew Miller (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) nearly three minutes later. Miller, who missed the Boston College game with an injury, was in the high slot with some space when Jesse Root (Pittsburgh, Pa.) spotted him from the corner. Miller took the feed, wound up and sent a low lazer past Clemente at 13:38.
"I really liked our ability to claw back. We hung in there and hung in there again… and Dueck gets a goal for us that really gave our team energy. I liked our offensive play, but we are still giving up too many chances on defense," said Keith Allain '80, Yale's Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach of Hockey.
The Miller goal seemed to open up the Ingalls shooting gallery. Pucks were flying at and around both goalies and the Bulldogs were the ones to take advantage of it. O'Neill (5th goal) added his second after Miller stole the puck at the Brown blueline and then got it to Root. O'Neill notched his first even-strength tally of the year with another one-timer from the left circle. This one took a different path to the net.
"It was a nice pass by Jesse (Root). The goalie was sliding across. If the goalie wasn't there, it might have gone high or wide, but I got a lucky bounce. It may have gone off his mask," said O'Neill. "We had a great third period tonight."
The Bulldogs head to Meehan Auditorium on Saturday night for a re-match with the Bears, who won at home against Yale last winter.
"They play fast, they get good goaltending, they are physical and they are a tough team to play," said Allain of Brown.
BULLDOG BITES: Brown outshot Yale 12-11 in both the first and second frames… Andrew Miller returned from injury to notch two points including the game-winning goal… Ten different Bulldogs had assists while four different players found the net.
Report filed by Steve Conn, Yale Sports Publicity Director


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Battle of Stone River
"Battle of Stone River, Tenn. The decisive charge of General Negley's division across the river- the Confederates flying in confusion. We question if a more spirited sketch was ever published than our double-page engraving representing the final charge of General Negley's division, on the afternoon of Friday, January 2nd, 1863, at the battle of Murfreesborough, or Stone River. About four o'clock in the afternoon General Rosecrans, seeing that the critical moment had arrived, gave orders for General Negley to cross the river and drive the enemy from his position. This was done in a manner worthy of the most disciplined troops in the world. The Eighteenth Ohio Regiment dashed into the river, the Nineteenth Illinois and Twenty-first Ohio following close behind. Our artist reported: 'The scene was grand in the extreme. It was indeed a momentous battle on a miniature scale. Nothing could resist our gallant men; on they rushed; the Confederates met the shock then wavered, and then were driven back at the bayonet's point, step by step, for some half mile, when they broke and fled, ever and anon rallying to check our too hasty pursuit. Night fell on the scene, and the victors and vanquished rested from their strife. Thus was won the great battle of Stone River, in which, if ever men met foemen worthy of their steel, they met them then.'"— Frank Leslie, 1896
battle of stone river, Civil War, general negley, soldiers fighting at a river bank, soldiers wading through the river
Frank Leslie Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War (New York, NY: Mrs. Frank Leslie, 1896)


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Swimming Pool Blog
by Mark Garcia August 02, 2014
A pool safety cover has longevity, some can last 15 years or more! After last winter however, many pool safety covers were damaged - some repairable and some not.
Eventually, all safety pool covers will fail. Straps begin to tear, stitching frays, wear strips and chafing dangles off the bottom. On mesh safety covers, you'll begin to notice areas where the colored tapes of the fabric are completely gone, leaving only the black tapes. Threadbare.
And then comes a heavy snowstorm, and wham! - half the cover straps have broken off and the cover is laying in the pool.
If your safety pool cover needs repair - now is the time to figure out if it can be repaired, or if you need to replace the safety cover before fall winterization.
Let's say that your cover is around 10 years old, and it's in need of repair. Perhaps some straps are broken, and there may be some small holes. Surely, a few of the springs are broken or misshapen, and several of the deck anchors don't function like they should.
Ask yourself this question: Is the cover still functional? I mean, is it safe and does it block out debris and sunlight? A few broken straps or missing anchors, and even a few small holes in the cover won't necessarily affect it's overall performance.
Repairing a safety pool cover is done by all of the pool cover manufacturers, or there are a few textile sewing companies around the country that also specialize in safety cover repair, such as: Swift River Textiles, Jean's Canvas and DS Sewing. Or, you may have a local textile shop - specializing in tents, awnings and sails that can handle the job.
DIY Pool Cover Repair: Small patches can be repaired with safety cover patches, which are 3"x9". If you are handy with an awl, you could make stitching repairs to wear strips, straps and scrim around the edge. Contact the manufacturer for large swatches of material and you can even attempt a panel replacement - difficult without a large sewing machine, but not impossible. You can also replace broken hardware (springs and anchors) yourself.
Professional Pool Cover Repair: To send off for a repair quote, here's the process.
- Clean the cover on both sides to remove any leaves or debris.
- Remove all of the springs from the straps. Buckles can be left on.
- Tag your cover with your name and contact information.
- Fold the cover accordion style (fan-folded), and fold up tightly to fit inside your box.
- Contact your cover dealer or repair company, for Return Authorization and shipping address.
- Ship off the cover with the cheapest UPS, FedEx or USPS rate you can get.
- You should be contacted with a repair quote within a week.
- Repair can take 1-2 weeks to complete.
- Another week to get it back to you
That's a month if you were keeping track! If you want to have your cover repaired and back to you in time to close the pool, now is the time to pull it out, clean it off, remove the springs and get it boxed up!
Replacing your safety cover is another process altogether. The easiest way to do is to contact the dealer that you bought it from originally, and tell them you want a quote for a 'replacement cover'. They will contact Loop-Loc, Meyco or whichever company, who will pull up your original order and send back a price to recreate a new pool cover, as an exact duplicate of the original.
If your original pool cover did not fit well for some reason, or you wish to design it differently - up-and-over instead of in-the-wall for instance, you'll need to measure the pool, using an A-B measurement form. But, if an exact duplicate suits you fine, then again the easiest way is to have the same company remake the original design. This can take 3-4 weeks, until you receive a replacement safety cover, so plan early.
If you want to switch safety cover brands, or have no idea what brand your original cover is - all hope is not lost. You'll just need to measure the pool using A-B measuring form. You'll also need to plot a point to each existing anchor in the deck, and measure from points A&B to each anchor location around the pool. This will enable them to design the cover to mostly match your existing anchors, although you may need to redrill a few anchors.
Stock Covers: If your pool cover is a 'stock cover', that means it's an in-stock size, on the shelf, ready to ship. Most inground vinyl liner pools use a stock cover, and most plaster rectangles as well. Other pools, with freeform curves, uncommon dimensions or attached spas, are not considered stock covers, but 'custom covers'. If you bought a stock Loop-Loc cover 15 years ago, for example, you can buy a new stock Loop-Loc of the same size and be confident that it will line up to your existing anchors. Other brands however, may have different strap spacing and not match your anchors exactly.
Strap Adjustment: Even if you get an exact copy cover, made from the original design, or a new cover designed to match existing anchors, it can take some time to get the springs adjusted to where they were. Put on all the springs loose at first, and then go around the cover a few times, tightening until you have an even overlap all the way around the pool edge. Be aware that all covers have a shallow end and a deep end, and very few covers are symmetrical from end to end. Ideally, safety cover springs should be compressed about 1/3-1/2 of the way, and the cover should be drum tight, without a visible deflection in the center.
Deck Anchors: If you need to redrill some anchors, to line up more closely with the straps or get a better fit, you can rent a hammer drill and a 3/4 in. masonry bit, and drill some holes in the deck. To replace just the anchor, but not drill new holes, you can remove old anchors by using a small hammer and chisel to chip away small amounts of concrete around the top of the anchor. Once loose, you can grab it with strong pliers and pull it out of the concrete. Brass anchors are only held in place around the top 1/8" of the anchor body.
NOW IS THE TIME! Pull the cover out this weekend, and figure out if you need repair or replacement, or if you're going to take a chance on getting another year out of it.
Thanks for Reading!
Mark Garcia


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When Apple dropped the venerable 30-pin dock connector for its smaller, 8-pin Lightning connector, it created a conundrum for owners of iOS accessories. The new connector, found on the iPhone 5, iPod touch and iPod nano, is incompatible with thousands of products designed to use the larger plug.
To address this issue, Apple is selling a couple of adapters that connect 30-pin accessories to 8-pin Lightning devices. As is typically the case, they're not inexpensive. The one-piece, 30-pin-to-Lightning adapter will set you back $29. A version with a cable joining the 8- and 30-pin components adds another $10 to that cost, for $39. If you have a lot of accessories and you don't want to swap adapters back and forth, buying several of these can put a dent in your budget.
Unfortunately, there aren't any third-party options out there yet. The Lightning connector contains processors that recently were cloned by Chinese manufacturers, and the resulting knock-offs have yet to hit the market. Apple-sanctioned third-party Lightning products are still a ways off, as the company reportedly plans a session explaining its licensing program for accessory makers in early November.
And to add to the pain, Apple only recently began shipping the adapters, and they're still in relatively short supply. You can find the cheaper, USB-to-8-pin cables, which sell for "only" $19, in Apple Stores and online, but even they sell out quickly. And they don't fix the problem of using a newer iOS device with older accessories.
These issues aside, the Lightning connector is a big improvement over the aging, larger 30-pin dock connector. The biggest benefit of everyday use: You don't have to fiddle with plugging it in correctly. Unlike the 30-pin plug and micro-USB connectors, you don't have to make sure it's plugged in right-side up. Both sides are the "right" side, which makes using it a real joy, particularly if you're connecting the Lightning cable in the dark. Apple also says it's more durable, though I could easily see the plug breaking off. Time will tell on that one.
Macworld has gotten its hands on the two adapters, and Dan Frakes has a review that anyone who owns or is thinking about buying a new iPhone, iPod touch or iPod nano will want to read.
For the most part, charging and audio playback work on most devices. The exceptions are charging with older accessories from the very early days of the iPod, which then used Firewire ports for charging. Chances are, there are few of those around, but still . . .
The real problem comes with video, Frakes says:
As Apple makes clear on the product pages for the two adapters, neither adapter supports video output. If your 30-pin speaker dock or other accessory offers a video-out jack to display iPhone or iPod video on a TV or projector, that feature won't work with the 2012 iPhone and iPod touch when connected using Apple's adapters.
The Lightning connector itself actually supports video output, but these adapters don't pass video signals to the 30-pin connector. Apple told Macworld, back when the Lightning connector was announced, that Lightning-to-HDMI and Lightning-to-VGA cables will be available "in the coming months."
In addition, a feature called iPod-out Mode – often used in automotive and home stereo to duplicate the iPod's menus – don't work with the adapter. Frakes says iPod-out Mode uses the video signal, which the adapters don't support.
Frakes also discusses the notion of physical stress on the connector by adding an adapter between an accessory's plug and the iOS device's port. This extends the height of the device, possibly making it more prone to be knocked off and the adapter or the connector breaking.
And then there's the whole issue of using the adapter with cases:
There's also the matter of iPhone- and iPod-case compatibility. The standard adapter is slightly wider than the 30-pin dock connector, and the entire top edge of adapter's body sits flush against the bottom of your iPhone or iPod. So unless you've got a case that leaves the bottom of your iPhone or iPod unobstructed, chances are you won't be able to use the standard adapter. The cable version of the adapter uses a much smaller housing around the connector, so it should be usable with many more iPhone and iPod cases.
However, there's a minor hitch: The cable's connector housing is considerably larger than the plug housing on Apple's stock Lighting-to-USB cable. So cases designed to precisely accommodate the stock cable might not be able to fit the Lightning to 30-pin Adapter's plug.
These annoyances fall into the category of First-World Problems, but they are disruptive to a long-standing ecosystem. Still, the 8-pin Lightning connector is an improvement over the older dock connector, and these issues are part of the shift to a newer and arguably better technology. Unfortunately, the pain won't end until the transition is complete, which will take both time and money.


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James Warren "Jim" DeMint (born September 2, 1951) is the junior U.S. Senator from South Carolina, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leader in the Tea Party movement. He previously served as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1999 to 2005.
DeMint was born in Greenville, South Carolina, one of four children. His parents, Betty W. (née Rawlings) and Thomas Eugene DeMint, divorced when he was five years old. Following the divorce, Betty DeMint operated a dance studio out of the family's home.
DeMint was educated at Christ Church Episcopal School and Wade Hampton High School in Greenville. DeMint played drums for a cover band called Salt & Pepper. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from Clemson University.


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Cinema history is filled with great taglines. There are classics like "In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream" (Alien) and "The First Casualty Of War Is Innocence" (Platoon), but even smaller movies have featured some great ones, like Clerks ("Just Because They Serve You Doesn't Mean They Like You") and Boogie Nights ("Everyone Has One Special Thing"). The tagline for Alex Cross, the new film from director Rob Cohen starring Tyler Perry, isn't exactly in that league.
IMP Awards has delivered the first poster for the upcoming thriller and while the design of the one-sheet is fairly generic (how many times do we need to see a character standing in the shadow of another character?), it's the truly horrible tagline that will really draw your eye. I'm not sure who came up with "Don't Ever Cross Alex Cross," but here's hoping that they're never given that kind of responsibility again. Scope out the artwork below and head over to the source to see it in high-res.
Based on the series by James Patterson - which was previously adapted for Kiss The Girls and Along Came A Spider - Alex Cross is a prequel of sorts that takes us back to the earlier days of the titular character's career as a Washington DC detective. The story follows the protagonist as he goes on the hunt to find the man who killed one of his family members. What he soon discovers, though, is that his family member's life was not the first taken by the killer and Cross soon finds himself working to untangle a web and find justice. In addition to Perry the film also stars Rachel Nichols, Giancarlo Espositio, Jean Reno, Edward Burns, John C. McGinley and Mathew Fox. Summit Entertainment will be releasing the title on October 19 and until then you can read more about it in our Blend Film Database.
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It took a 615-word email from the National Football League to explain the catastrophe that was the end of the nationally televised Seattle-Green Bay game Monday night. All you really need to know, however, can be boiled down to seven words: "The result of the game is final."
What's not over, though, is the lockout between the league and the NFL Referees Association – a dispute that's now carrying into the fourth week of regular season games and has become the talk of a football-crazed country.
"NFL fans on both sides of the aisle hope the refs' lockout is settled soon. - bo" tweeted none other than President Obama on Tuesday.
As millions watched late Monday night on ESPN, the Seahawks threw a desperate Hail Mary pass to the end zone on the final play of the game. The ball appeared to be caught for an interception by Green Bay safety M.D. Jennings, a result that would have sealed a Packers' win.
Instead, replacement officials ruled that Seattle receiver Golden Tate simultaneously possessed the ball – and thus was awarded a touchdown.
It took 10 minutes before that ruling was upheld after a video review. From the NFL's statement: "Referee Wayne Elliott determined that no indisputable visual evidence existed to overturn the call on the field, and as a result, the on-field ruling of touchdown stood."
If the tipping point in this labor standoff will be a game's outcome being directly decided, it's here. The firestorm of controversy from coaches, players, fans and the media about the officiating is burning brighter than ever.
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers – one of the faces of the NFL as its MVP last season – slammed the league Tuesday morning on his radio show.
"The multi-billion-dollar machine is generated by people who pay good money to come watch us play," he said on Milwaukee's WAUK-AM. "The product on the field is not being complemented by an appropriate set of officials. The games are getting out of control.
"But my thing is, I just feel bad for the fans. They pay good money to watch this. The game is being tarnished by an NFL that obviously cares more about saving some money than having the integrity of the game diminished."
The Buffalo Bills have not had any major issues with the replacement officials in their three games, outside of the questioning of judgment penalties that are called dozens of times every week.
"I think coaches in general, and players in general, complain about officials," coach Chan Gailey said recently. "I do not care who they are. That is just our nature. We want everything to go not only perfect, but our way. And they do not. If you are looking for a perfect scenario you are never going to find it because the human element is involved."
While the outcry among players and fans in particular reached a fever pitch Tuesday, the damage to the game at least in economic terms has yet to be felt.
Attendance is on par with 2011. Sunday night's national TV game on ESPN, a Baltimore Ravens' 31-30 win over the New England Patriots, drew a 14.3 overnight rating, according to USA Today, which translates to 14.3 percents of households in the 56 TV markets measured for overnight ratings – up 8 percent from last year's game in the same time slot.
In Sunday night's game, Patriots coach Bill Belichick grabbed a replacement official on the way off the field, wanting to know whether the field goal that beat his team would be reviewed.
Belichick's reaction was just one example of visible frustration from throughout the league. Denver coach John Fox was fined $30,000 for verbal abuse of officials during a Week Two loss. Washington offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan earned a 15-yard personal foul penalty for R-rated language used to protest an official's ruling.
"The real problem is plain and simple – the NFL's lack of responsibility to put out the best product possible. We're all seeing it. It's not the best product unless we have top-notch officials who are schooled in the NFL game," said former Bills guard Ruben Brown, who played 13 seasons in the league.
Brown also recited a refrain that's become common between current and former players.
"It will affect the safety of players out there," he said. "It's a very serious difference between an NFL official who can really decipher what's close, what's not close, what's safe on that speed and level with the rules and regulations in an NFL game, opposed to college guys coming in and learning what the rules are in the NFL and then seeing them at such a speed and knowing how to call them properly. It's just not up to par. It's not professional."
The NFL Players Association released a statement Tuesday echoing Brown's sentiment.
"It is the NFL's duty to provide a workplace that is as safe as possible. The league will want fans, the media and sponsors to talk only about 'the product' on the field. We are not product," NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith said in the statement. "While the focus [Tuesday] is about a blown call and the outcome of one football game, our focus as a family of players is and will remain squarely on workplace safety."
So what are the issues?
As is true in most disputes of this nature, money is a prime source of disagreement. Namely, the referees want to maintain their traditional pension plan. Sports Illustrated's Peter King reported Tuesday the league has contributed an average of $5.3 million per year to the pension plan. The league deems that too expensive and would like to replace the pension plan with a 401(k).
NFL referees, of whom there are 120, are part-time employees. For that work, they're paid an average of nearly $150,000. The league has reportedly offered 7 percent annual raises that would bring that salary to nearly $190,000 by 2018.
The New York Times on Monday published details of a memo sent by Jeff Pash, the league's general counsel and lead negotiator, to its 32 teams. In it, Pash tells team the NFL told the referees association and a federal mediator participating in negotiations that the league was prepared to make "reasonable" compromises on economic issues.
In exchange, the Times reported, the NFL wants more control over the officiating process. The league would like to add 21 officials – three crews of seven – to replace underperforming officials for as long as the league deems necessary.
Not surprisingly, the referees are objecting to such a request, because they are paid for each game. This is a major sticking point: the league wanting the power to control how many games officials work and the ability to make changes to crews based on individual performance.
The two sides met again Tuesday in New York, their fourth straight day.
"Everybody is very frustrated with the whole process," Brown said. "The longer it goes, the longer they don't come to an agreement, the more it seems to be hurting the integrity of the game.
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