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It happens every fall. A player bursts onto the scene, makes a big play or helps his team win a pivotal game, and the collective football world celebrates his arrival as a true difference maker in the NFL. Let's get ahead of the curve! In advance of the 2013 season, NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks identifies candidates for significant improvement, concentrating on offensive linemen below. Click here for other positions.
Most Improved Offensive Lineman for 2013: David DeCastro
DeCastro's backstory: The Pittsburgh Steelers attempted to address their annual offensive-line woes by selecting DeCastro with the 24th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. At the time, the transaction was lauded as a brilliant move, based on the prevailing opinion that DeCastro was the best offensive guard in the draft. While a preseason knee injury prevented DeCastro from contributing in the first three months of his rookie season, he worked diligently to make it back to the starting lineup for Pittsburgh's last three games. Most importantly, DeCastro displayed the toughness and physicality to deal with the feisty defenses in the AFC North.
Why he will improve in 2013: Most NFL players make the biggest strides in development during the offseason between Years 1 and 2. Part of the growth stems from a better understanding of the tempo and intensity of the pro game. Through valuable game experience, young players develop the instincts and awareness to excel.
In DeCastro's case, the epiphany occurred during a three-game run at the end of the regular season when he logged significant playing time as a starter. The 2012 first-rounder dominated at the point of attack, displaying the strength and power to move defenders off the ball. Additionally, DeCastro showed the balance, body control and lateral quickness to handle skilled pass rushers in isolated matchups. DeCastro frequently won on quick sets in pass protection, with his accurate strikes stopping rushers dead in their tracks. Overall, DeCastro's combination of sound technique, footwork and fundamentals solidified the Steelers' interior offensive line, leading to more efficient play from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
Given the positive reviews already surrounding DeCastro, it is easy to envision him blossoming into a Pro Bowl-caliber player this season. Of course, this is a lofty expectation for a player with only three career starts under his belt, but Pittsburgh's implementation of a zone-based blocking scheme should accentuate DeCastro's skills as an athletic blocker at the point of attack. As a collegian at Stanford, DeCastro did an outstanding job blocking on the move, while also displaying the strength and power to blow defenders off the ball. Those traits are critical to establishing a physical running game -- something that has been lacking in Pittsburgh over the past few seasons.
Impact on the team: DeCastro's emergence as a dominant force on the interior gives the Steelers one of the most athletic offensive lines in the NFL. With C Maurkice Pouncey, LT Mike Adams, RT Marcus Gilbert LG Ramon Foster and DeCastro starting to form a cohesive unit, the Steelers' once-maligned front line could help Pittsburgh reach the 10-win mark in 2013.
Other Offensive Linemen to Watch
Gino Gradkowski, C, Baltimore Ravens: The retirement of Matt Birk thrusts Gradkowski into the starting lineup, but the second-year player is ready for a prime-time role after serving an apprenticeship in 2012. He possesses the size and strength to hold up against physical defensive lines, while also displaying the football aptitude to sort out the complex defensive fronts and blitzes favored by AFC North opponents. With a solid performance in the Ravens' regular-season finale to build upon, Gradkowski should help Baltimore's offense stay on track despite the loss of a six-time Pro Bowler in the middle.
Jonathan Martin, LT, Miami Dolphins: It's not easy to make a position change in the NFL, but Martin capably handled moving to right tackle last season after enjoying a stellar collegiate career on the left side. Following Jake Long's departure in free agency, though, Martin will return to his natural position on the blind side, armed with the experience of playing against rugged edge rushers. Although he will need to adjust to the freakish speed and athleticism of right defensive ends (designated pass rushers), Martin's improved strength, footwork and technique should allow him to thrive as the Dolphins' marquee pass protector.
Riley Reiff, LT, Detroit Lions: A much-maligned offensive line is one of the Lions' biggest question marks in 2013, but the left tackle position shouldn't be a concern with Reiff stepping into the lineup. As a rookie last season, Reiff played exceptionally well in the run game, while also flashing the footwork and technical skills to be an effective blocker in pass protection. Of course, Reiff will be hard-pressed to match the consistency and reliability of Jeff Backus -- a career Lion who missed one start in 12 rock-solid seasons before retiring in March -- but the second-year pro certainly possesses the skills to be a solid performer on Matt Stafford's blind side.
Follow Bucky Brooks on Twitter @BuckyBrooks.


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Stock permits
There are four classes of stock permits, as outlined under the Local Land Services Act 2013:
- walking stock permit
- grazing stock permit
- roadside grazing stock permit
- routine stock movement permit.
Walking stock permit
This type of permit is used for long-distance travel by travelling stock walking from one region to another. Local stock may also use this type of permit in times of drought to travel throughout the region.
Grazing stock permit
This is generally issued to the landholder adjoining an enclosed Travelling Stock Reserve (TSR) for use over an extended period. It is a condition of the permit that travelling stock are still permitted to access the TSR.
Roadside grazing stock permit
This type of permit is issued for a short period of time over a specific section of road in times of drought or for hazard reduction. It is also normally issued to the landholder adjoining the area as there are no watering facilities and so stock are moved back to the property at night.
Routine stock movement permit
These permits apply to routine movements of stock between two or more properties owned or occupied by the same person and are therefore issued to local stock owners annually.
Obtaining a permit
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O'Neill Scores, Malcolm Stops 23 Shots
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Eric Hartzell stopped 24 of 25 shots to lead his Quinnipiac squad to a 2-1 win over the Yale men's hockey team in the battle of New Haven County's two Division I teams before a sold out Ingalls Rink.
The Bobcats' goalie, who had 10 saves in the third period, did not allow a puck to get past him until over eight minutes into the third period. Hartzell then held off a rally by a Yale team (7-6-1, 4-3-0 ECAC) trying to win a third straight against its local rival.
Both teams put 25 shots on goal and both went 1-for-3 with the man advantage, while Quinnipiac (12-7-4, 4-4-3) snapped a two-game winless streak in a very hard-hitting contest. Bodies seemed to hit the ice every few minutes.
If they weren't hitting the ice from hits, they were from blocking pucks headed toward the net.
"We allowed them to block 23 shots and missed the net on 19 other shots," said Keith Allain '80, Yale's Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach. "It's hard to score goals with shot execution like that. We have to execute better and gets shots through."
The loss spoiled a solid performance by junior goalie Jeff Malcolm (Lethbridge, Ont.), who stopped 23 shots. After a goal late in the first and very early in the second, he kept the puck out of the net for the last 38:55.
One of the least penalized teams in the country had to kill off a pair of challenging advantages in the first period, including a power play just 30 seconds after opening faceoff.
Malcolm stood on his head for the first 18 minutes of the game and finished the period with 11 saves on 12 shots. Five of those stops came on a pair of penalty-kills and most of the shots were taken from close range.
After all the great Malcolm saves, the Bobcats managed to score with 1:31 left in the first on an innocent looking rush. After a faceoff in the Quinnipiac end, defenseman Zack Currie grabbed the puck and skated all the way to the opposite side circle before sending a back-handed saucer pass toward the low slot. Kevin Bui, looking for his second tally of the season, was skating toward the Yale net and stuck his stick out enough to deflect the pass past the Yale goalie.
The third straight penalty against the Blue, which came early in the middle frame, resulted in a 2-0 Bobcats lead 65 seconds in. Blueliner Loren Barron took a feed in the high slot and had an open look at the net. He snapped off a low shot that hit the back of the net for his fifth of the year.
"The three penalties in the early part of the game took some momentum away from us," said Allain. "We played ok, but not well enough to get a victory."
Yale had only six shots in the second, which was one more than the visitors, but three or four of them turned into great Hartzell saves. The junior goalie stole one from Andrew Miller (Bloomfield Hills, Mich) when he swiped a blast out of air headed for the upper corner on a power play. Miller had come close in the first period on a shot that bounced off the pipe. Hartzell made two tough stops on Chad Ziegler (Spruce Grove, Alb.) from the low slot late in the period to preserve the two-goal lead.
The Elis finally got on the board midway through the third at the end of an advantage that never really got set up in the offensive end. Kenny Agostino (Flanbers, NJ) skated over the blueline and hit Brian O'Neill (Yardley, Pa.) in stride as the senior forward was cutting in from the right circle. O'Neill, who leads the team with 10 goals, held as Hartzell came out to get him and then tucked it under the sliding netminder at 8:11.
The Bulldogs continued to put pressure on the Quinnipiac net. Agostino hit pipe less than a minute after the Yale goal, and that would be as close as the home team could come to getting the equalizer.
Malcolm tried to get off the ice for an extra skater a few times with the clock dipping under two minutes but had to wait until there were 34 seconds left. The Bobcat fore-check kept the puck in the Yale end and could have prevented some quality opportunities with the best Bulldog skaters on the ice.
All Yale got out of the extra man was a Clinton Bourbonais (Dexter, Mich.) blast from point that went into Hartzell's stomach.
BULLDOG BITES: The one change in the lineup from the Bentley game was up front with Josh Balch, who missed the last two games with an injury, in for Jesse Root (Pittsburgh, Pa.)… The Bulldogs host Princeton Saturday at 7 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at the Ingalls Rink Ticket Window prior to faceoff… The Tigers went to OT to beat Brown 3-2 tonight.
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Taxes can be tricky, but Barbara Smith makes it easier for seniors and low-income Marion County residents to file.
Smith began working on taxes after working at H&R Block.
"I wanted to figure out how to do retirement taxes so I took a class from them and they asked me, 'Why don't you just work here,'" Smith said.
She may have left H&R Block, but Smith is still helping people with their taxes, and showing people how to use tax-filing programs, what to look out for, and what things they can deduct.
This year she took a refresher course to make sure the changing health laws did not affect seniors or low-income filers.
"It was mostly to renew my skills. It didn't affect anyone I'm working with taxwise much," Smith said, even though she has had to deal with a few large changes this tax season.
A rebate for food sales and rent for low-income residents was excluded from state tax laws this year.
"There were a lot of people in the county who used to claim both so it's a big loss for people in the county," she said. "Probably half of the taxes I did last year were for people who could claim those exemptions."
Those wanting Smith to help with their taxes can either drop them off at Marion Senior Center, or set an appointment with Smith or Gayla Ratzlaff. Smith is free to do taxes Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. unless she has a conflict in her schedule.
Monday was the first day Smith began doing taxes.
"Federal taxes can be filed before Feb. 1 but they aren't processed until Jan. 31 so I always start around Feb. 1," she said. "It gives me time to get current on everything that is new this year."
She said taxes are slightly different for retirees in the amounts of money that can be used in exemptions and the way social security is taxed.
For seniors who don't bring their taxes to her, she recommends they use a computer because it's lower margin of error.
"They say there's somewhere like 2 percent error margin when using a computer, because they can catch things so quickly, versus paper and pen," she said.
The biggest mistake one can make is an error with a social security number.
"If something is wrong with your social security number it messes up everything else," she said.
For those looking at doing their own taxes, Smith recommends using filing sites from the IRS or the state.
"Both sites are free and work well," Smith said, "but you can pay for a program, too. I've used some of them."
Tax experts recommend using the same program year after year, Smith said.
Smith likes to focus mostly on retirees and low income people because she feels like she is performing a good service.
"I'm not doing this to keep busy," she said. "I'm doing this to help people. Everyone should do something to help people."


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Chrysina optima (Bates, 1888) is fast becoming the most famous beetle in the Natural History Museum's Coleoptera collections.
Not only is this beetle rarely collected which adds to its mystique, its aura of beauty and other-worldliness, its remarkable metallic colouration that makes one think of shiny chocolate covered sweeties, beautiful gold jewels and rather seasonally, Christmas baubles… oh for a Christmas tree decorated with nothing but beautiful shiny beetles…
But, better than any of that, this beetle's fame will know no bounds, as it has become the star of a brilliant new song made especially for the Natural History Museum!
How can a very special beetle, that rests in perpetuity in a darkened drawer, just one of the nine million beetle specimens residing in the Museum, become such an overnight sensation? Well read on...!
This beetle was first collected and named in 1888 by Henry Walter Bates, who travelled extensively in the Amazon and came across this Chrysina in Costa Rica. It was published in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, which itself was published from 1879 to 1915 in 215 parts and written by the leading natural historians of the day, including Bates.
What did Bates find special about this beetle?
Here is an excerpt from the original description of the type specimen:
'The rich red-golden hue of the upper surface and mirror-like polish make it one of the most conspicuous species of a genus remarkable for metallic splendour.'
Chrysina optima Bates
Nowadays this lucky beetle is cared for by a super team of curators who instinctively know of its star potential. So, one day when a curious artist came knocking on the heavy wooden doors guarded by entwined snakes, the portal into the Coleoptera section of the Natural History Museum, with a very specific scientific question; it was this beetle that best described the answer we would give him.
And so it came to pass that we met John Hinton, an artist and performer who very much likes to go camping. He told us that he would be camping in the Museum grounds during the school's half-term week this past October and had this question that he simply couldn't get off his mind – could we help?! Of course we could!
And his question was a big and very important one; it is in fact the first question of taxonomical science…WHAT IS A TYPE?
Here is the answer we decided upon, and John has been singing about it ever since…we invite you to join in in the chorus!
This project is a collaborative one between the Natural History Museum and the artist John Hinton. It was devised as part of the events performed in the October half term 'Campsite' as part of the Darwin Centre Arts Events Programme curated by Sarah Punshon.


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Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!
What is Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers?
- This is a national public awareness and partnership campaign designed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on behalf of the national Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and its partner organizations. The campaign consists of various communications elements designed for any organizations interested in aquatic resource conservation to use, which promotes environmentally-responsible behaviors.
- The campaign simplifies the aquatic invasive species issue, makes it relevant to aquatic recreational users and empowers them to become part of the solution in preventing the spread of these harmful species.
What the campaign goals?
- As a multi-faceted campaign designed to do many things, the primary intent is to raise aquatic recreational users' awareness of this issue and to promote environmentally-friendly recreational behaviors. Secondary goals are to unite the conservation community to speak with one voice about this complex issue and to demonstrate the critical role that outreach, education, communications and marketing plays in dealing with challenging resource management issues.
Why target recreational users?
- Americans love to spend time on the water. Millions annually participate in boating, fishing, jet-skiing or sailing and travel extensively in pursuit of new opportunities. When viewed separately, these activities contribute positively to our society, but when combined with lack of issue awareness and knowledge of the prevention steps, the impacts of these species can become quite expensive.
What is the basis for Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers?
- Research shows water-based recreation is a potential pathway that could spread these nuisance species. Other studies show that participants in these activities will take preventive action to avoid invasive species introductions, if they know what to do. Conversely, without proper information, they will do nothing. Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! promotes proactive prevention behaviors that limit the spread of aquatic invasive species like zebra mussels or hydrilla.


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By MELINDA MYERS
Gardening Expert, TV/Radio Host, Author & Columnist
As gardeners well know, there are plenty of challenges our landscapes will face throughout the growing season. Heat, drought, pests and disease can all take their toll on our plants, causing wilting, brown leaves, damaged plants and even plant death. Fortunately, gardeners now have an exciting new organic tool for growing healthy, productive, and beautiful landscapes all season long.
Researchers have discovered that when some plants are stressed they produce certain molecules that help them better tolerate environmental stresses, as well as insect and disease attacks. The researchers isolated these molecules and applied them to other plants. This improved the treated plants' own natural defenses, much like immunizations do for us.
All natural plant strengtheners, like JAZ Spray (www.jazsprays.com), were developed as a result of these findings. Plant strengtheners immunize plants against environmental stresses such as heat and drought, while building their defenses against insects and diseases.
They are not fertilizers that provide nutrients, nor are they pesticides that kill the insects and disease organisms. This new tool can help gardeners deal with gardening challenges that are beyond their control. By using a plant strengthener you are pro-actively boosting a plant's immune system before environmental stresses hit, and ultimately helping it thrive as it faces serious challenges throughout the season.
Because these natural plant-derived products improve plant health and resilience by strengthening their resistance to plant stressors (including heat, drought, over-watering, insects and disease), they've become a valuable and must-have tool for both beginning and experienced gardeners, especially given the variable and unpredictable weather patterns we've experienced in recent years.
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Are you looking to try out cryotherapy, the newest treatment for sore muscles and quicker recovery time for your body? Many people in Crowley are interested in where they can find a cryospa that has this new form of treatment available for them. With cryosaunas being so new, alot of people have questions on what it is, how it works, and what the process is to use it.
That is the first question most people in Crowley TX ask when they hear the term. Simply put, cryotherapy is the process of immersing oneself into cold temperatures in order to stimulate the body and assist in many areas of health. Mainly, it is used to relieve the soreness and pain of muscles and joints, but it also serves many other purposes as well. Everything from treating depression, improving the the appearance of skin (through the use of a cryofacial), helping with insomnia, and even stimulating hair growth. Although cryotherapy is relatively new and unproven through scientific studies, it does seem to have many noticeable benefits to those who are using it. Many professional sports teams now have cryotherapy chambers in their locker rooms to help speed recovery times for their athletes.
That depends on what type of treatment you are going to do. Typically, people will opt for whole body cryotherapy, which involves the whole body(minus the head) being immersed into a cryosauna, which uses cryogenic gas to lower the temperature to as much as 300 below! That is why, any person who does this therapy is required to wear gloves and socks to cover their extremities. You will t typically only be in the cold for around 2 to 3 minutes – enough to lower skin temperature by 40 degrees. However, internal body temperature does not drop into a dangerous area, so there is nothing to worry about as far as health concerns. Cryotherapy is very safe when conducted in a licensed spa with a professional.
After you get out of the cryosauna, you will feel effects immediately. Endorphins are released, which boosts your mood. Those effects typically will last 6 to 10 hours. However, the longer last effects are things such as muscle recovery, improved skin, decreased inflammation, deeper sleep, and even weight loss.
If you are a healthy adult, and not pregnant, there are virtually no risks. The only known possible side effects are temporary increase in blood pressure, allergic reaction to the extreme cold, redness of the skin, or skin burns. If you are working with a professional, then the latter two will not be a problem, as they will not keep you in the cryo chamber for longer than 2 to 3 minutes. Although we don't know if there are any long term effects, due to the newness of this treatment, one would not think that there would be a risk for long term effects. Done in a professional environment with proper precautions taken, this therapy is very safe, even for long term use.
As mentioned, there are many benefits for using cryotherapy, including improved skin, hair growth, muscle and joint pain relief, helping with depression, better sleep, and an increase in metabolism to promote weight loss. If you are like most people searching for information on this, you probably live an active lifestyle. Using cryotherapy in Crowley Texas is a great way to help maintain your busy schedule and still feel rejuvenated and refreshed every day.
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The mind games commenced on day 3 of 2010 Stena Match Cup Sweden as the quarter finals started with a first to three points scenario, taking care of semi finals runner and riders selection for Stage 5 of the ISAF World Match Racing Tour. All eight teams had a tight rope to walk today balancing out joint commitments to both match racing boat positioning and on course strategy looking for the pressure in between shadowed pools near the two headlands.
Out of harm's way and into the semi finals are only 4 remaining helms. Ben Ainslie and his TeamOrigin crew was first to go through ahead of Mathieu Richard on a clean score sheet today at 3-0, Torvar Mirsky was the second bright eyed skipper back to the dock going through to the semis beating Damien Iehl on 3-1. Magnus Holmberg has put the whole of Sweden on a high coming in with 3-1 over Ian Williams and his Team GAC Pindar and after tight tactics Jesper Radich took out Azzurra skipper Francesco Bruni 3-2.
There were a number of defining moments today during the quarter flights. For Ainslie's third and final match of the day against the 2010 WMRT's current overall leader, Mathieu Richard, the triple gold medalist went for a clean start as spectators witnessed Richard opting to focus on trying to pin a penalty on Ainslie. This was big mistake for Richard as he took his mind off the bigger picture and disrupted his boat speed momentum for the first beat so essential in these lighter airs. Ainslie never looked back motoring off into clean air and a comfortable lead.
Ainslie explained why he concentrated on boat speed for the start in match three: "The first two starts we had struggled pushing back to the line as it was a bit lighter and there was current against us coming back to the line and so the last start we led back. We were in a really strong position although we had a pretty close incident when Mathieu tacked and luffed us and we didn't really have any room to keep clear but we managed to and it was a green flag which was really good for us as he was then late giving us a nice start".
Mirsky and Iehl at the younger end of the Tour's spectrum mixed things up today producing welcomed action afloat. Iehl has been dubbed 'the black sheep of the French flock' preferring to shake things up in boat on boat battles. Mirsky however, was a slave to time on distance today taking beautifully timed runs to the start line bang on time. During one maneuver Mirsky opted in fact to drop his genoa to preserve his forward momentum and expertly activating a soft slam dunk over his opponent. The Mirsky Racing Team sailed smoothly and calmly today with his whole team in perfect harmony and their weight exactly in the right places at the right time.
During the play with the genoa, the sail was hoisted again when the boat was at the ultimate angle to catch the wind and the whole crew kept pulse rates low in the moderate airs. "It was a big moment for us, Damien and ourselves were at 1-1 going into our 3rd race, he crossed ahead of us on the beat up to the windward mark and we knew the right was quite strong near the rocks and he wanted to protect it so he crossed on starboard, then tacked on top on port and we luffed up on port and in that situation it's who can coast to windward the best so we dropped our genoa really quickly and we were all patting our pitman on the back because Damien also dropped it straight away and we coasted up inside and were able to hold there and protect the right side. We ruffled Damien's feathers as he got really upset with his crew and the umpires".
Bruni and Radich proved the ultimate viewing experience today with a set of cat and mouse matches. Both helms tried desperately to upset each other's rhythms, with Radich introducing some unorthodox moves even attempting reverse circling during the pre-start of match 3. Bruni held on throughout the uncharacteristic set of radical moves and led into the start text book style only to be hit with a penalty from the umpires that he needed to offload, a very negative feeling followed.
Radich made a big impact at the last Tour event he competed in this year after a successful 2nd place at Match Race Germany. His past has been training in this style of boat but this was 6 years ago now, "I think we take some advantage in having some past in the boats but the most important things is we are still learning and we learnt a lot today, I wasn't even planning on doing match racing this year but I am really enjoying racing on the Tour and want to do more next year".
Holmberg shot from the hip today also with a strong emphasis placed on time and distance. The Tour's style of racing really brings out the natural talent in these more experienced helms. There are no technical advantages available on the race boats as witnessed in the America's Cup, the skippers must instead use their core skills. Holmberg perfected this traditional approach today delighting the Swedes lining the castle's parapets, all cheering as he commanded the left hand side of the race course and not even becoming flustered when Iehl in a different match to him affected his wind on the track.
"Before we started we said we felt the left was strong so that's where we wanted to go and it seemed like the right call but then again it can change quick". Holmberg has made the semis here now 11 times out of 16, but he modestly credited his crew today with his victories and looked forward to more Marstrand racing.
Support on the shore is winding up for finals day in the women's division tomorrow with Lucy Macgergor (GBR), Katie Pellew (AUS), Ekaterina Skudina (RUS) and Renee Groeneveld (FRA) fighting it out in the semi finals. Followed by the World Match Racing Tour's men's finals and half way point of 2010's Tour calendar on Sunday.
Jesper Radich (DEN) Rudy Project Sailing Team
Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team
Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN
Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Sigma Racing Team
Quarter-Final Results
Jesper Radich (DEN) Rudy Project Sailing Team v Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra (3-2)
Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team v Damien Iehl (FRA) French Match Racing Team (3-1)
Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN v Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team (3-0)
Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Sigma Racing Team v Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar (3-1)


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Back in the day, the multitrack tool of choice for bedroom Springsteens was an analog four-track recorder from companies like Tascam. But with the advent of cheap laptops and powerful digital tools like ProTools, Logic, and Garageband, even the cheapest guitar slinger moved his workstation to the computer.
The new solutions were a huge step forward for home studio enthusiasts, but new digital recording tools are going beyond the computer—into the pocket and onto the Web. The increasing power of smartphones means that musicians can now carry a complete digital scratch pad in their pockets, while moving the recording application to the Web allows simple collaboration with anyone from around the world, lowers the cost of entry, and provides access to a mixing console from any computer on the planet.
We recorded simple tunes with a representative Web app called Indaba and one of the top iPhone recording apps, FourTrack, to see just how well the new digital multitracking solutions work.
A true pocket studio
FourTrack's name sums up the app's purpose: providing a slick-looking four-track recorder for the iPhone. Those who want more tracks will have to use the app like an old-school four-track machine, bouncing tracks down to free up space. FourTrack is robust but simple; if you need any tools apart from volume, pan, record arm, and metronome, you're out of luck.
But the simplicity makes FourTrack one of the best musical scratchpads we've ever seen. Forget setting up a four-track and a microphone; forget even opening a laptop and booting some software. Just launch an app on your phone, use the internal microphone (headphones are really required for decent sound if you're doing multitracking), and start humming tunes, singing lyrics, or recording a new guitar riff.
As a scratchpad, just using the phone as recording device works just fine, but getting those tracks into the computer for processing, remixing, and storage is even better. FourTrack allows export in two ways: through its own RiffWorks software, or via a built in webserver that operates on the local network. Select this latter option and FourTrack pops up a local IP address and port number to enter into your Web browser; from there, click on each track to download it as an uncompressed WAV file suitable for further processing.
The big surprise about using FourTrack was how well it worked. Only a few years ago, PCs often had trouble maintaining tight sync when doing overdubs, or they could get bogged down after handling more than a few tracks (especially with effects applied). But FourTrack works beautifully on the iPhone, the software is responsive even on the iPhone 3G, and the built-in microphone is surprisingly effective (iPod touch owners will need an external mic).
Bands like The 88 have even used the software to record final versions of entire songs, with excellent results. (See their making-of video, which also shows off nearly all FourTrack features, including the Web download interface.)
I put FourTrack to the test by recording its built-in metronome to track one, thus providing a hissy drum track to serve as the basis for my experiment. On top of that I layered three tracks of harmonized humming. There's a reason I don't sing professionally, as the experiment quickly reminded me, but the results were surprisingly decent. To test the ease of moving my masterpiece onto the computer, I downloaded all four tracks through the Web interface, imported them to GarageBand, and added reverb to the three vocal tracks. Everything remained in sync, and you can hear the results below... if you dare.
Bottom line: FourTrack is simple but awesome, and if you're a songwriter and don't have an ultra-portable scratchpad tool like this, you should rectify the situation immediately. At $9.99, it's one of the more expensive iPhone apps; but on the other hand, when you think what a tool like this would have gone for a decade ago
One hour before your anniversary dinner, but forgot until this morning that you were supposed to buy a gift? Whip out your phone, lay down some guitar chords, a fingerpicked overdub, a lyrics track, and some harmony vocals—bam, instant customized gift that shows just how much you really care.
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Indaba provides a different experience. It provides a complete mixing console and recording studio as a Web app. The results can be stored on Indaba servers, where others can then access them. It's entirely possible to lay down a rhythm track, have a friend in another state provide the bass and keyboards, and a third friend contribute vocals—each on their own schedules, and from their own homes.
Indaba allows track uploads, but this isn't a whole lot different from e-mailing GarageBand mixes to your friends for their additions. The real novelty of the approach is that Indaba also delivers Web-based multitrack recording software free of charge, lowering the barrier to entry even further. Say you have Logic, but you want the contribution of the best djembe player you've ever met—and he has no software and no current cash to buy one. Record your tracks in Logic, upload them, then have the djembe player use the Indaba console to record his part. Collborators can even add to the project by calling a special telephone number and playing/singing right into the handset.
It's a compelling premise, but our attempts to make it work crashed into some pretty terrific bugs. The recording and mixing app itself is JavaFX based, and should run on both Macs (Mac OS X 10.5 and above) and Windows machines (XP and above). The current version 2 of the software is still billed as an alpha, and it shows.
The app downloads, asks for unrestricted access to your computer, then launches as a local program. Without any extra configuration, it has access to the computer's speaker and microphone and is immediately ready to begin recording. The interface will be familiar to anyone with multitrack experience, and the software provides basic features like effects and editing tools.
The quality of the recording, even through my computer's internal microphone, was excellent, but odd problems popped up quickly. For instance, the metronome began to play every time I listened to my tracks, even though it was ostensibly off and had not been used during recording. When "soloing" a track in order to tweak its effects, the audio repeatedly stuttered and broke up until the solo button was unchecked.
But the unforgivable sin was data loss. After creating my first masterpiece with four overdubbed guitar tracks, I used the program's export option to mix down the tracks and save them to my desktop. This generated an inscrutable error every time it was tried. I then tried to save the recordings, and the entire app locked up hard.
So I reloaded it and tried again. This time, the song sounded even better, and I threw in a background vocal track with lots of reverb. Stupendous stuff was being created, real Grammy contender material. And then I tried to export the mix—only to be greeted with my old nemesis, the error box. I tried to save the project, and it locked up hard again. Uncool.
And so it is that I have no demo project to reveal. While Indaba shows enormous potential for all the reasons given above, it also shows how frustrating using cross-platform rich Web apps can still be.
Smartphone and Web-based multitrack tools don't look likely to supplant local, native apps just yet, and they might never be ready to do so. But as a complement to a powerful piece of studio software, these new tools make it easier than ever to take down musical ideas and engage in super-simple collaboration.


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Happy new year! We just celebrated some awesome days in the Church: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas), New Year's Day/Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, and the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Listen to Fr. DiTomo's homily for the Feast of the Epiphany by clicking here: http://tinyurl.com/zuu9tro. Become a follower on Sound Cloud!
It's officially Ordinary Time, but there is nothing ordinary about it! This is the time of regular watering of our faith as we journey toward Lent and the Resurrection.
Our Faith Formation students have been asked to decide on their faith projects, keep coming to classes, complete their lessons, serve at the Family Mass and Dinner, challenged to pray every day during Advent and now look for the 'sign' or 'Epiphany' in their lives like the star that the Magi followed to find Jesus. Opening the Word has been about the gifts we bring to Jesus and offer the Church community as well as the 'ordinary' gifts we bring to the altar during Mass. I used my Morning Prayer to discuss what my 'offerings' are every day regardless of the season. I had a gift bag with 'signs and sayings' as props.
O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer You my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, and the reunion of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all Apostles of Prayer, and especially those of the Holy Father this month. Amen.
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(adapted from the Daily Offering of the Apostleship of Prayer)
We talked about what we can offer Jesus as a gift even if we don't have gold (king), frankincense (God) or myrrh (man). We offer our big and little prayers, works, joys and even our sufferings and tears to Jesus. Just like the bread and wine we bring to the altar during Mass, Jesus takes them and transforms them into something good, better, beautiful and extraordinary. We ask the Holy Spirit to transform US. I ask that you remind your children that we come bearing gifts following the Light of the World who came to save us. We find him in the Mass!
We talked about the difference between the baptism in the Jordan by John the Baptist and the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. How we may have gone swimming and tried to see how long we could hold our breath. The people who came to John the Baptist to be baptized were only baptized with water. They went under and came back up breathing in new life. They made confessions of their sins and shortcomings and committed to do better and be better.
John the Baptist warned them that someone was coming 'greater than I'. Jesus would baptize with the Holy Spirit. There was a sign of the dove who descended upon Jesus and the words of God, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased." And this is echoed during the Transfiguration when God adds, "Listen to Him."
During the past season and through these Feasts and Solemnities, we 'see' there were many signs: Angels, dreams, stars, and then the dove. How does God appear or reveal (epiphany) Himself in our lives? It's a great discussion and can change the way you see others and the world.
Every week during Opening the Word in Church at the beginning of class they are asked to practice the 4-step prayer. (Say hi, talk about your day, ask for help and say thank you!) Ask them if they remember it! Prayer is a conversation. A student asked why we would tell Jesus about our day or week if he already knows. I said that we often talk to our friends about something that we were both at. Our friends already know what we did and what happened but we talk about it anyway. Reminisce about the meaningful parts, laugh at the silly parts and tear up at the sad ones. Jesus wants us to talk with him and help us carry our burdens. That's what friends are for. That's what a Savior is for. Jesus said he would make our burdens light!
Many blessings in the new year, Donna


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Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Karuizawa 1984 / 2013 for TWE #3663
2nd 'Ghost' release) and decided to run a lottery. People had one week to register – that was last week – and the lucky winners will be contacted from today. As someone said, tongue-in-cheek, "now you have to win the lottery in more than one sense to get a Karuizawa".
On the nose, the initial impressions are: lamb kebab, old armagnac, pu-erh tea, chinsuko cookies, pretzels, molasses syrup and balsamic glaze. The nose really takes you on a trip: one moment you're in an antique shop, the next moment you're in the back of a classic Wolseley car… eating smoked salmon quiche (no, that's not a figure of speech!) with the windows open while someone is driving you through an autumn forest after rain. It really is that suggestive… and narrative! You also get lovely earthy, vegetal notes (beetroot and burdock) and hints of maraschino cherries and Turkish delights. (You can make up your own story line here…) In the background, there's some teriyaki sauce and a handful of porcinis. The sort of nose that only an old Karuizawa can deliver.
In the mouth, it's really dynamic – and narrative, again (although the story lines on the palate are a bit different from those suggested by the nose). Following a short, savoury attack, you get a sweet phase (dried prunes, Rokkatei butter sandwiches and Caramella Mokatine, a classic coffee-flavoured caramel candy from Antwerp), followed by a lengthy sour development with loads of beautiful citrus notes (kabosu, yuzu, Seville oranges). A transition on fresh ginger leads to a phase in which slightly bitter notes are foregrounded: kale juice, goya, grapefruit peel… nothing excessive, though – all in good balance. You also get some pepper and spice (cloves, nutmeg, pink pepper, ...). The amazing thing about the palate is that the flavours morph across these phases so that, to give just one example, you get lemon meringue which then becomes yuzu tea which then transforms into candied grapefruit peel which is then dipped in dark chocolate spiced with cloves, nutmeg and red pepper flakes. And that's just one line running through the palate… (I was tasting this while my son was watching a 'Crayon Shin-chan' movie on DVD and there was more happening in my glass than in the movie, which is quite a feat!) The finish is one long, gorgeous sour coda, lush and tingling with spices from the wood.
With water, the nose loses some of its complexity – you get more orangettes, candied lime peel, sour cherry pie and sultanas, but that's at the expense of the savoury aromas and some of the secondary and tertiary notes. On the palate, it doesn't swim all that well, either. Water messes up the interplay of flavours and emphasizes the bitter components a bit too much. This Karuizawa is at its best the way it is – no need for water.
The good folk at TWE have a knack for selecting phenomenal casks and this is no exception: a brilliant, multi-faceted Karuizawa from its "Golden Age". If you manage to get your hands on a bottle of this, you really have won the lottery, in more than one sense. We'll review some of the other Karuizawas bottled for TWE very soon. In the meantime, keep your fingers crossed!
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Thanks for the review Stefan - greatly appreciated. Out of curiosity, do you know the exact number of bottles TWE released? You had said the Shinanoya sister cask had a yield of 271 so I was wondering if it was a similar number for TWE.
- February 12, 2014 at 12:23 PM
- Stefan Van Eycken said...
Thanks for your kind words, Will. Nobody seems to know the exact outturn, but apparently about 240 bottles were available for the lottery. That should have made it possible for most interested parties to get a bottle... Why? Well, when we ran our lottery we had a very tight system (which made it almost impossible to enter twice, because the only way to enter was with a name and physical address linked to the credit card that would be used to conclude the purchase if a participant won). We had a few hundred entries - and that was for an extremely rare yet very reasonably priced Karuizawa. With TWE Karuizawa, apparently, there were about 2,000 entries, but (as many will attest) it was easy to enter loads of email addresses on the part of a single interested participant. So, whereas it seems like the whole world is after Karuizawa, it's actually just a few hundred people. Admittedly, those few hundred people are hard-core, but in the hype of it all, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that it is - in fact - a small group of people, compared with other distillery fans.
- February 12, 2014 at 8:17 PM
Hi, congrats again for your very nice work on Nonjatta!
Interesting thought of yours about a possibly quite small number of Karuizawa hardcore fans.
The current (and future) prices of Karuizawa releases make it a very plausible hypothesis.
What would be interesting too - as was discussed last year i.e. with Dramtastic - is to be able to assess whether this hardcore fan base is actually drinking the bottles or just collecting - or maybe even just speculating.
I probably am a part of this hardcore group, and i do drink and love the Karuizawa whisky. But i also buy much more than i can drink for now - with the perspective of the ending of stocks also, so that i secure for myself bottles in a future where Karuizawa will only be a distant memory of whiskies gone - kind of a japanese malt mill maybe :-)
I was not lucky enough to win the Nonjatta Ghost release, but i really wonder what people will do with their bottle. I saw one bottle went directly on auction about a month ago. Do you know of any customers that drank it ? Any tasting comments ?
- February 13, 2014 at 5:59 PM
- joeri van den broeck said...
Hi Stefan. I have a general question. Why don't you 'score' your whisky's?
Do you have a reason not to?
Best regards,
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Archive for July, 2011
the only advice in college
Posted: July 15th, 2011 under ace your academics, live better, pave your career path.
Tags: academics, classes, learning, living, socializing
Get some sleep. Your health is the most important thing. Sacrifice some sleep. Your grades matter.
Cram. It works. Don't cram. It doesn't work.
Sit in the front of the class—ask questions, get known, discuss. Sit in the back of the class—you're the most comfortable there and you can listen and read.
Meet anyone, everyone, anytime, every time. Network—the more the merrier. If you're happy with the small group of friends you have, stick with them—they're the ones who matter.
Pick the best and toughest and/or most well-known professors. They're the most inspirational and you'll learn the most and probably get a better recommendation. Pick the easiest professors. Are you really stupid enough to ruin your GPA by choosing good but tough professors?
Talk to your roommate about dorm issues you're having. They're gonna get worse. Ignore the issues. Is the conversation really worth it?
Keep in touch with your hometown friends—they know you best and they're an important part of you. Cultivate college friendships—you've changed and you're in a new place.
Party, go out, explore the town, stay in to laugh with friends. This life is about people and about having fun—right here, right now. Study, focus, lock yourself in the library. This life is about work and planning for the future.
Start a club, get an internship, get involved. When you graduate, job interviewers will ask you what you've done, not be picky between your 3.0 or 3.5. Be on track with good grades, good relations with professors, and good research experience. When you graduate, grad schools you apply to want to see solid academics.
I guess the only advice in college is:
Listen to yourself. What's your mission? What's your purpose? What's best for yourself? What makes you happiest? Only you know what's best and only you are in control of your life. Stay true to yourself—but when something whispers in your ear that you might be wrong, don't be afraid of listening to it. Change a bit, experiment, balance.
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Mohe County is the northernmost county in China, located in the Northeast's Heilongjiang province. The county is named after the Mohe, a Tungusic people of ancient Manchuria. A village, the northernmost settlement in China, at the latitude of 53° 29' N known as China's "Arctic Village" lies in this county, on the Amur River, which forms the border with Russia. Here, the astronomical phenomenon of aurora borealis attracts domestic and foreign tourists to this village.
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Heilongjiang is China's most northeastern province, an area of 46 square kilometers, the provincial capital Harbin. As early as three to four million years ago during the Paleolithic, there is human activity here. Heilongjiang Province is located in east longitude 121 ° 11'-135 ° 05 ', latitude 43 ° 25'-53 ° 33 '. The northern, eastern Heilongjiang, Ussuri River as the boundary, and the Russian River; adjacent to the western Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; the southern border of Jilin Province.


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The Prince of Wales is not only passionate about helping the young people of the UK, he is also rallying support for the growing number of the British population who are over 50. This segment of men and women in Britain has felt the sting of redundancy in the workforce. According to data from the Office for National Statistics, the estimate is that there are 425,000 individuals over 50 who are unemployed. Speaking at a reception honouring PRIME entrepreneurs who are part of The Prince's Trust, Prince Charles told The Daily Mail that "people feel they have no value anymore and once you're made redundant clearly it's very difficult."
Started in 1999, PRIME, otherwise known as The Prince's Initiative for Mature Enterprise, is the first nationwide organisation devoted to assisting individuals over 50, who are unemployed or on the verge of redundancy. PRIME provides participants with the necessary tools to accomplish economic and individual success through self-employment.
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COVINGTON, Ky. - The judge presiding over a former NFL cheerleader's defamation lawsuit against a gossip website ordered jurors to try again Friday after they said they couldn't reach a verdict.
After several hours of deliberation Thursday, jurors informed the judge of their difficulty deliberating on the lawsuit filed by former cheerleader and teacher Sarah Jones. U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman sent them home for the night.
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If You're Going To Leak Classified Info About The White House, It Better Make Them Look Good
from the vindictive-administration deptWe've noted the unfortunate trend of the Obama administration vindictively going after any whistleblowers (despite one of Obama's first moves in office being to encourage whistleblowing). To date, the Obama administration has been involved in six prosecutions of whistleblowers using the Espionage Act... twice as many such uses of all other Presidents combined. But, here's the thing. We just wrote about the NYTimes reporting that the US was behind Stuxnet, and that President Obama himself was deeply engaged in the project.
As people have noted, that level of "leak" seems to go way beyond what many of those charged under the Espionage Act did (including other leaks to the NY Times). And yet, as Gawker discovered, unlike with some of those other stories, the White House did not try to prevent the publication of this info, and almost certainly gave its tacit approval to the publication.
So, what's the difference? Well, the prosecutions against whistleblowers, and the attempts to stifle the reports based on them, all seem to focus on cases where the White House looks bad -- domestic spying, torture, etc. The Stuxnet story was a success story. Even though the malware eventually leaked out into the world and was exposed, the "damage" was already done. This leak actually lets the White House claim credit and look good.
A year and a half ago, we wrote about Daniel Ellsberg (the guy who leaked The Pentagon Papers to the NY Times a few decades back) talking about his personal theory as to why Obama was so vindictive against leaks, despite an outward persona (and specific statements) that totally contradicted the position. His belief was that Obama was so vindictive about whistleblowing, because all of those whistleblowing cases revealed things that were embarrassing to the President. The fact that the White House doesn't seem to have a problem with this particular leak of classified info -- one that more or less makes them look good -- certainly adds significant weight to that theory.
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