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I took a trip to Savannah, Georgia and fell in love with the place. So when I returned home, I decided to make-over the guest bedroom with a little old world charm, a Savannah-inspired theme.
I turned to the National Trust Historic Paint index to pick out a color. I was looking for something in blue; bold, but not overly bold. Something a little more subdued than royal blue, but bolder than the grayish-green-blue we used in the master suite.
I ended up picking out a color called Jekyll Club Pulitzer Blue, a color used in one of the rooms at the historic Georgia resort on Jekyll Island (which I just happened to have visited on my Savannah trip!).
When I think of beautiful old houses, I always picture wainscoting (a decor trend that started in the 18th century, where the lower portion of the wall is covered with decorative paneling). To create this look without the cost and labor of actual paneling, I added a chair rail and painted the lower portion of the wall using the trim color in a satin finish.
For furniture, I decided to mix and match a few different fun pieces. The iron-frame bed I had purchased previously and a random antique store in the middle of nowhere was a perfect fit.
Funny story about the bed frame… I brought it home and gave it a little TLC (scrubbed the rust and applied a matte finish to seal it). I knew the old frame was a little narrower than a queen size bed, so we made some wooden slats to lay across the frame which would hold the queen size boxed springs in place just on top of the metal frame. I put it all together with the metal bed rails that came with it and was ready to lay the mattress down and make the bed. But something wasn't quite right. The mattress didn't fit! The bed was about 6 inches too short! What?! That possibility never even entered my head. I don't know when they started standardizing mattress/bed sizes, but apparently not until after this bed was made. The fix was pretty easy, though. I just brought it to a welder/metalworker who cut the bed rails and added some length to them for a pretty low cost.
I outfitted the bed with bright white sheets which I happened upon while staying at a Bed & Breakfast in Jacksonville, Florida. Their sheets were sooooo soft and they had a little sign in the room telling you where they were from (Comphy Company). I was afraid they'd be terribly expensive, but decided to at least check it out. To my surprise, they were actually very reasonably priced. So I ordered a set, and let me tell you, they are like buttah! Every guest who has slept on them has commented or asked where I got them. I put a light tan duvet with embroidered white bees on it. A few accent pillows, including one bright orange velvet one for a contrasting pop of color.
On either side of the bed are mismatched nightstands. One is a whitewashed, chest-style table, and the other is an antique game table, with an agate chess table top. It's always nice to have a lamp next to the bed for reading and so guests don't have to stumble back to the bed in a dark, unfamiliar room.
I've always enjoyed antiquing (at least in my adult life), so I also already had an antique empire dresser I thought was a good fit for the room. Above it I hung a mirror with hooks (great for storing guests' keys) and a trough, which I like to use to hold little goodies for guests.
The flooring is a whitewashed boathouse pine laminate, so I wanted to add a rug to make it a little more "homey" and inviting. I picked out a Persian-style rug with a weathered look. 6×9 feet is just the right size to place it under the lower two-thirds of the bed if laid perpendicularly.
At the foot of the bed, I put a fun antique cedar chest that was re-finished in a periwinkle blue, which I adore. And it was nice that it was already refinished, as opposed to my usual finds. No work required! And to one of the footboard rails of the bed, I tied a little sun hat that had been mine as a little girl. I wove a yellow and tan floral scarf through the base of the hat, just above the brim to use for tying.
For wall decor, I framed a few of the photos I had taken in Savannah. One, probably my favorite, is a bright blue door with ornate awning that we passed by on the street walking from sight-seeing to our vacation rental.
The second is a house on Monterey Square, the same square of the Mercer-Williams house (from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil). I love the rusted ornately framed windows.
And the third photo is an arched doorway in an old alley with a painted green deck and mossy bricks.
As a last touch, in the corner as you enter the room is an old wooden ice cream parlor chair. I always envision guests using it to hold a purse or small travel bag as they settle in to their new, temporary home.
So I reckon that's it. My "Savannah Room." Have a look around and make yourself at home!


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Bricks Amsterdam - part 1
Last week I received an adorable pet photo from James van der Velden, and his email included a link to his design firm called Bricks Amsterdam. I nearly fell off my chair when I took a peek at his portfolio. His style ROCKS. James calls it "timeless eclecticism". I love every bit of it - the neutral colour palette of black, brown, white and tan, the overscale furnishings and accessories, the industrial elements and use of linen. That right there is the recipe for great decor (IMHO). James kindly sent me tons of photos from 3 of his projects which I'll be sharing here today and tomorrow. This one is my favourite, and I believe it is James' own home - a penthouse apartment on the canals of Amsterdam. *SWOON*


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Bushnell, David Bushnell, Father of the Submarine(noun)
American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)
David Bushnell
David Bushnell, of Westbrook, Connecticut, was an American inventor and a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He is credited with creating the first submarine ever used in combat, while studying at Yale College in 1775. He called it the Turtle because of its look in the water. His idea of using water as ballast for submerging and raising his submarine is still in use today, as is the screw propeller, which was used in the Turtle. While at Yale, Bushnell proved that gunpowder could be exploded under water. He also made the first time bomb. He combined these ideas by building the Turtle which was designed to attack ships by attaching a time bomb to their hulls, while using a hand powered drill and ship auger bit to penetrate the hulls. He used the Turtle in attempts to attack British ships which were blockading New York Harbor in the summer of 1776. His efforts failed every time because the Turtle's boring device was unable to penetrate the copper sheeting lining in the ships' hulls which was designed to protect against parasites in their previous station, the Caribbean. The Turtle eventually sank when it was trying to retreat from British observation, yet a Bushnell family member as sole commander, bailed out and survived.
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The Victor Calvo Maduro Series – A complex delight......
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At Mike's Cigars we like to bring you the latest and greatest the world has to offer when it comes to quality cigars at affordable prices. We pride ourselves in keeping our ear to the ground and finding the hidden gems that tabacceras have to offer. With that being said we bring you another addition to the new cigar line from Victor Calvo. The Victor Calvo Maduro, combination of some of the finest tobaccos brought to life by this up and coming cigar line.
Earthy flavors of chocolate and spice fill the palate as you bring one of these VC Maduros to life. Beautifully constructed with an oily, dark brown and marbleized Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, this cigar presents a draw that is as smooth and silky as its construction. Bringing the tobaccos together is an authentic Ecuadorian binder, making this cigar a medium to full body with complex flavors that really bring out the Nicaraguan filler longleaf tobaccos. The burn is near perfect with every draw, giving off distinct aromas of almond, cedar, and rich leather.
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The University of Minnesota (8-2) women's basketball team held off a second-half surge from Miami (5-3) to register a 74-67 victory over the Hurricanes Thursday night in the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Williams Arena.
Junior guard Rachel Banham led all scorers with 27 points and moved into the No. 8 spot on Minnesota's career scoring register, boasting 1,465 career points by game's end. Amanda Zahui B. followed with 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks, while Micaella Riche finished with 15 points and seven rebounds.
Riche stepped up her game in the second half as Zahui exited the contest with her fifth personal foul with over 12 minutes to play, scoring 10 points in the final 20 minutes of action.
Shayne Mullaney rounded out the quartet of double-digit scorers for the Gophers with 10 points, seven rebounds, a season-high seven assists and one steal.
It was another over .500 shooting day for Minnesota, as the squad notched a .548 (23-42) field goal percentage. The Maroon and Gold was 5-12 from three-point range and .767 from the free throw line.
The Gophers jumped on top of the Hurricanes early in the contest, going ahead by as many as 25 points in the first half. Zahui tallied 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting, four rebounds and three blocks in the stanza, while Banham added 13 points and two assists.
Miami crept back into the game late in the half, closing the gap to 16 points with 30 seconds to play, but Mullaney sank a three-pointer with eight seconds on the clock to extend Minnesota's advantage back to 19 points, 42-23, at halftime.
The Hurricanes opened the second half on an 13-0 run to pull within eight points of the home team, 42-36 with 15:32 to play. The Gophers finally got on the board in the half at the 15:17 mark on a Banham three-pointer to make the score 45-36.
Minnesota continued to cling to an eight-point lead, before Riche put them ahead by 10, 58-48, at 7:59. The Hurricanes came as close as six points, and Keyona Hayes scored 11 of her 20 points in the second half, but Minnesota held on to the win making free throws down the stretch.
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The New England Patriots continued their 2012 NFL Draft with the third round Friday night. The team had traded away their third and fourth round picks Thursday night but after their first second round selection, they traded their second one to the Green Bay Packers for their third and fifth round picks.
With the 27th pick of the third round (90th overall) the Patriots selected Arkansas defensive end Jake Bequette. It's the second defensive end the team has chosen in this draft after selecting Chandler Jones in the first round. This is the second surprise of the draft for the Patriots who were expected by many to take a defensive back in the first round and only one defensive end overall. Bequette is, like Jones, another pass rusher who accumulated 10 sacks for Arkansas in 2011. Along with a need to strengthen the defensive secondary, the pass rush was another issue the Patriots were expecting the use the draft to address.
Going into the draft, Patriots fans were hoping the team would primarily draft defensive players. As the team has the league's best offense and second worst defense, expectations were that picking defensive players would most help the team improve. Through the first three rounds of the draft, the Patriots have drafted four players and all on defense.
Barring another trade by the team, the Patriots will wrap up their 2012 NFL Draft on Saturday during the fifth round. While some may question specific picks made by the team, it's indisputable that the Patriots have gone after the positions of which the need was the greatest. Having drafted two defensive ends, a linebacker, and one defensive back, the team will likely select a second defensive back or a running back assuming they hold on to their their fifth round selection.


text: Hi,<topic=M$><soapbox>Don't be lulled into complacency by this "Oh, Microsoft is onlydoing this to look like they are not afraid" idea. Microsoft wants to kick everyone's ass. They want to sell the most software on every mainstream OS, regardless of whether or not they own and develop it. Look at the MacOS. Who makes the most money from MacOS software? Microsoft. I used to work for M$ and, believe me, I attended many meetings where BillG stated, in no uncertain terms, that Office on the MacOS was important for financial, strategic and political reasons. Remember Java. Microsoft's primary focus has always been to: 1) Identify the competition. 2) Figure out what the competition is doing right. 3) Identify weaknesses (these can be technical, business, marketing, staffing, whatever). 4) Identify the key drivers of customer satisfaction in the category. 5) "Embrace and extend" the competitor's products functionality. 6) Then, they: "Integrate" the competitor's functionality into the OS, effectively killing the market or Buy the competitor or Flood the market with a comparable product at a greatly reduced price (Word, Excel, etc.) or Make deals with OEMs to preload their products so that the competitor's product is largely redundant.In other words:If Microsoft sees an OS gaining a large market, they will make sure that their products are THE default, pre-loaded software for OEMs shipping the OS.Microsoft WILL release software for Linux and attempt to get a lock on the OEMs that ship Linux systems. They will probablyeven try to come out with development tools that forcedevelopers to use their APIs and tool sets.Microsoft's pockets are so deep that they are making more profit from the INTEREST on their CASH than most any other company is making selling PRODUCTS. They can throw a lotof money, time and energy into winning in any market that seems attractive.Microsoft is agnostic when it comes to where it makes money.Witness WebTV, WinCE, Embedded WinNT, MacOS, MSN. They are also relentless in pursuing strategic goals. The are willing to toss billions of $$$ into the hole, if it plugs a hole that needs to future revenues and market domination. Witness IE for Unix (they aren't making any money there).The only way to release Microsoft's grip on the throat ofthe computing community is for Linux to succeed in creating amass market for which there are development tools and coreapplications that Microsoft doesn't control or make money from. That means that the Linux community needs to produceslick killer commercial-quility applications: word processing, spreadsheet, personal information managers, groupware, databases, graphics tools, project managers, publication apps and presentation apps. They need to support transparent data exchange with each other and with PC applications.If commercial quality applications and integrated developmentenvironments don't become available soon, Microsoft will movein and begin trying to get their stuff bundled on systems.Also, as Microsoft has already done with Internet Exploderfor Unix, they will build a bunch of UI extensions in thatmake all their applications play nice together (drag and drop,common data formats, all the Win95 keyboard and mouse UI andso on).World Domination for Linux will require that Linux softwarecompanies and developers "embrace and extend" Microsoft's applications functionality, OS UI and development toolsunless they want to wake up one day to find that Microsofthas locked up the market for Linux shrink-wrapped software.I know that developers of Linux love the fact that it isn't bloatware. However, consumers don't care whether an application is bloated or not. They just want to get theirjob done, whatever it may be. Microsoft figured out a long time ago that Moore's Law meant that they could go ahead anddevelop software that was to release in a year that requiredmachines twice as fast as the PCs available at the time.Building things that are small and fast is not always the bestbusiness decision. Microsoft is all about winning in businessand they aren't too proud to do whatever it takes.The Linux development community must be pragmatic and beat Microsoft at its own game.</soapbox></topic>Please forgive me if I've offended you. I am only sending thisbecause I dearly want Linux and non-MS-software-developers to win and I want Microsoft to be diminished.Sincerely, MilesEwan Dunbar wrote:> Is Microsoft now running Hotmail on Linux? I heard so, and lynx reports> the server to be Apache. I think this is bad news. It's showing that> Microsoft isn't afraid of Linux, and they don't think it to be a threat.> However, since it is quite a threat to everything they stand for, I think> they're probably just trying to look like they're not afraid. They know> they wouldn't have anything to do with it if they were afraid. They know> that if they port products to Linux, many new users would go straight for> it, and it would hardly benefit Microsoft.-To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to firstname.lastname@example.com read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/


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Welcome to our Colorado-based walking event calendar. Please use the search features below to find walks located near you.
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TYPE: Hike | PACE: Conversational | TERRAIN: Dirt trail | LENGTH: Approximately 4 miles (round trip)
Walk Description: The focus of this hike is to show up for YOU and join others on the trail. Commit to doing something that might scare you, early, in the dark, see where you have to choose between comfort zone and grand adventure! I hear people say "I don't know if I can keep up," "it's too dark," "it's too early," or "it's too cold." Come join me and see if you can. If I can do this, you can do this!
We start in the dark and hike to see the sunrise (right around 7:15 am) from the summit. Bring a headlamp or flashlight for the very beginning of our hike (optional use).
Walking Movement Leader: Lisa Knauer hiked up Mt. Sanitas for sunrise for the first time on the winter solstice in 2014. She was hooked from that day forward. When not at her day job, Lisa is learning, stretching, growing and sometimes leading feminine sensual movement and pole classes at Became the Dance in Denver.
Schedule & Meeting Spot: We will meet at Lion's Lair Spur Trailhead, 2 miles up Sunshine Canyon from 4th & Mapleton. In the hairpin turn you'll pull to the right and park. It is a relatively gentle 2 miles of switchbacking trail to the summit of Sanitas and then another 2 down. We pause at the top to celebrate and reflect (and occasionally howl!). There are no access to restrooms.
Please be on time! I won't wait after our scheduled start time.
Trip Notes:
-Trail Stats: 2.2 (4.4 roundtrip) miles of singletrack, 711′ elevation gain.
-NO DOGS are allowed on this trail.
-Bring an open mind, water if you need it, layers of clothes appropriate for the weather (bring extra layers for the top as it can be chilly watching the sun rise!) and comfortable footwear.
-Bring a headlamp or flashlight (optional use on the trail).
-If you have them bring ice traction devices for your footwear (ex. Kahtoola Microspikes, Yaktrax, Korkers, etc.). We usually don't need them yet I tend to carry them in my backpack in winter like a security blanket.
-Cell service is incredibly spotty and lacking in this area. I will not be able to return calls/texts the morning of the hike.
-Please be on time! I won't wait after our scheduled start time.
-Cancellation Policy: We only cancel in extreme weather conditions on this trail, such as heavy active snowstorms, hail, or lightning. Check Meetup or text the walk leader for the most up-to-date conditions.
Welcome Waivers: Please fill out the online "Welcome Waiver" or download, print, sign, and turn in a hard copy if this will be your first Walk2Connect walking experience this year.
RSVP: You register for this walk by A) Going through our Boulder Walks Meetup Page linked here or B) text/call Lisa at 720-352-6685.
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As such, I wasn't expecting cooperation when I asked to take a picture of him standing next to the barbecue fire.
I had to. The scene behind him had such wonderful ambience and I needed him to complete the picture. What an opportunity for a mood shot at a ramadan bazaar, I thought to myself. He shouted back "No"
Before I could respond, he asked: "Why me?"


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Don't say um, uh or like or your team gets wet!
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Water balloons, pen, paper
In this game you can't use the word um, uh, or like. Divide the group into even teams. Choose a team to go first. Each team chooses a player to go first. When that player goes up in front of the entire group (both teams) they will receive a piece of paper and there will be an object written on it. The player has to tell as much as possible about the item with out saying like, uh, or um in 30 seconds. If the player does say um, uh, or like then that team gets a point. Also if the player pauses for more than 3 seconds the team gets a point. The game ends when everyone has gone once. The teams tallies up the points and how many points there
are means that many water balloons are thrown at them.


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Managed to snag all 5 pieces of tier this week, bracers off of the bmah and a weapon/trinket so first week priority will likely be 1 token on Sha for a heroic assurance and the other 2 to be used on whatever we manage to down week 1.
Managed to snag all 5 pieces of tier this week, bracers off of the bmah and a weapon/trinket so first week priority will likely be 1 token on Sha for a heroic assurance and the other 2 to be used on whatever we manage to down week 1.
So, I probably won't get any gear for a while (knock on wood), but I was extremely lucky the first week. This week I got:
WF Bracers - Won off Ordos for me.
WF Ring - Won off Galakras
WF Ring - Coined off Malkorok
WF Boots - Won off Iron Juggernaut
Bow - Coined off Paragons of the Klaxxi
Tier Chest - Coined off Sha of Pride
Tier Shoulders - Won off Siegecrafter Blackfuse
AoC Trinket - Won off Sha of Pride
Yeah, that's 8 pieces in 1 week. 3 coins, 3 loot pieces I needed. Will never happen again.
Slightly off topic and I apologize if it was asked before : but when did they change 2pc to be only 4 seconds reduction on Rapid Fire?!
For quite some time it was 8 seconds , can't believe I've missed such big change. Got shocked when I've noticed today...
Serbian <MYST> , Draenor EU
Strange I've missed it , esp since I've been on PTR a lot.
Thanks anyways.
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now the fun coining begin, I have no idea how strong my raid team will be for pushing HCs so coining for non-BiS HC loot or hold them and wait for another HC kill which drop BiS loot :/
25 man.
3 Hunter loots.
Only 1 I needed, other hunter passed that one piece to me. Other 2 pieces were crap and DE'd.
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The only item that dropped for me in our full clear was the Garrosh token, which I took. Luckily I rolled set gloves and helm and picked up flex AoC.
I pocketed the TF cleave trinket for a rainy day also, it may come in handy.
Waiting for LFR/Flex chest before the raid on Wed for my 4 set.
Bow, AoC trink, neck from SoO and WF legs from world boss. Not bad for first full clear
picked up tier gloves and the boots from Nazgrim. Bracers from Malkorok and the belt from Spoils. Belt was a nice upgrade since i only got the normal mode from Durumu, 31 ilvls <3.
Hoping for 2p, weapon and some trinkets next reset.
We got barely anything in our full 14/14 week 1 clear, a WF trinket off of Sha, but it went to a monk...what a waste =p
hate you lucky assholes.. esp you sre.
Shockingly, LFR has not been troublesome. It is as if players know what must be done. Seriously, I didn't wipe on Wing 1 at all. Plus I got the AoC trinket from Sha of Pride, which means I'm done for trinkets now (the other one I wanted was Discipline of Xuen).


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Component Design
Component Design – Pulleys
CDI uses our proprietary PSTRESS software to do rapid design prototyping of high-tension pulleys. This software uses a combination of analytic calculations and FEA to determine the principal von Mises stresses and fatigue stresses. Because of the analytic elements in the software, this analysis is complete in a matter of seconds, allowing our design engineers to quickly modify the pulley design to eliminate stress risers and stress concentrations. The final design is then put through rigorous a rigorous FEA study to validate the initial design calculations.
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|Pulley Finite Element Analysis
Component Design – Belts
CDI analyzes and designs steel-cord trough belts and pipe belts using the following tools and design criteria:
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- FEA analysis
- Rubber rheology – Laboratory testing of viscoelastic properties of 2 x 3 x 50 mm rubber samples at temperatures from -40°C to +150°C.
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Component Design – Idler Frames, Ground Modules and Triangular Truss Gantries
CDI idler frame designs utilize pipe elements and rounded or tapered idler support brackets. This design minimizes damage to the belt that occurs when an idler is lost while the belt is running.
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CDI uses RISA structural design software, and FEA analysis to design light-weight support frames and triangular truss gantries for conveyor applications.
|Ground Module Component Design
|Triangular Truss Component Design
CDI also designs maintenance trolleys for our elevated triangular truss gantries. These trolleys eliminate the need for walkways on the gantries, which reduces the structural load on the triangular gantry design. The end result is a gantry with a high strength-to-weight ratio.
|Walkway-Free Trolley Dangote Overland, Nigeria, 2004
Maintenance trolley designed without a walkway, which reduces costs. Project was for horizontally curved, 6.9 km overland conveyor with elevated truss and trolley.
See project details. See video from trolley.
Component Design – Transfer Chutes and Booster Drive Stations
No conveyor is complete without transfer chutes to add and remove material from the belt. CDI uses Granular Dynamics International's (GDI's) ROCKY software to do DEM analysis on our chute designs. This software, coupled with a proven material calibration method, enables CDI to produce plug-free chute designs for a wide variety of materials, including wet sticky material such as clay fines combined with moisture.
|Simulation of a transfer chute using non-round particles.
While most transfer chutes occur at the head or tail ends of the conveyor, on long-distance overland conveyors, it is sometimes necessary to put a drive pulley in the middle of the conveyor flight. An in-line transfer of this type requires a special short fall, in-line chute design, as well as complex drive control algorithms to coordinate the booster drives torque and speed demands with the head and tail drives. Below is an example of a recent CDI design for such a booster drive station.
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|AAGSNC Note: This month's column is a reprint of an article about Anita Will's 20-year research journey.
Popes Creek tribute / Servants' descendants honor their ancestors
Times-Dispatch Staff Writer
Anita Wills' journey to her mulatto ancestors' home at George Washington's birthplace began 20 years ago.
It's a voyage that spans nearly 270 years and is rooted in two people -- Mary Bowden and her daughter, Patty, both mixed-race indentured servants at the Washington family's plantation near the Potomac River in Westmoreland County.
National Park Service officials say Wills is the first black person they know of who has traced her family history to the site, which the park service administers. Yesterday, she and about 16 other Bowden descendants paid tribute to their ancestors during ceremonies at the 550-acre plantation along Popes Creek.
"From the moment I was a child, my mother told me about my ancestry," said the 53-year-old Wills, who lives near Oakland, Calif. "It has been a spiritual quest and has opened my eyes."
Mary Bowden was born into servitude in 1730, the child of a white woman and a man of either African or American Indian descent, according to Wills, whose research was aided by local and park service historians. Mary Bowden served George Washington's father, Augustine Washington, as a cook, cleaning woman and family caretaker. George Washington was born at the plantation just two years after Mary Bowden and, of course, went on to become the country's first president. Washington lived at Popes Creek plantation until age 4, when his family moved to Ferry Farm near Fredericksburg, but he returned to his birthplace often as a teen-ager.
Around 1750, Mary Bowden gave birth to a daughter, Patty, who also was raised on the Washington family plantation. Court records show Mary Bowden ran away from the plantation twice after giving birth to her daughter. By then, Augustine Washington Jr., George Washington's older half-brother, had inherited the estate from their father, who died in 1743.
Patty Bowden primarily served Elizabeth Washington, the eldest daughter of Augustine Washington Jr. Both women were about the same age, and Patty Bowden continued to serve her mistress after Elizabeth Washington's marriage to Alexander Spotswood, the grandson of Gov. Alexander Spotswood.
Mary and Patty Bowden were eventually freed from their servitude because of their partially white lineage, and settled in Fredericksburg. Patty Bowden married, and two of her sons defended America against the British in the War of 1812. Other descendants went on to fight in the Civil War.
Dwight Pitcaithley, the National Park Service's chief historian in Washington, said that yesterday's ceremony is part of a growing recognition of the roles blacks have played in shaping America's history. Until recently, America's history often focused only on famous figures, he said, and not on the "common" people.
"A broadened understanding of the past is coming into focus," he told the audience of about 100 people.
Indeed, blacks' roles in Virginia are being more closely examined at both Thomas Jefferson's Monticello home and at Colonial Williamsburg. Monticello has added to its programming Jefferson's probable fathering of at least one child with slave Sally Hemings. Colonial Williamsburg is re-enacting the harsh treatment of blacks during Colonial times.
"The purpose of the program is to educate. It's not to make anyone feel guilty or put 20th century values on it," Lorraine Brooks, a Colonial Williamsburg spokeswoman said last week.
Dianne Swann-Wright, a historian at Monticello, said at yesterday's event that she and others are trying to put together the lives of not only Hemings but of some of the other slaves that Jefferson owned. To date, they have talked with more than 100 people who are descended from Hemings and other Jefferson slaves.
As for the possibility of a Washington family scenario similar to the probable Jefferson-Hemings liaison, Paula S. Felder, a Fredericksburg-area historian who assisted Wills, said she doesn't believe Patty Bowden was fathered by a Washington family member.
"No, I don't think that would be the case," she said.
Robert Watson, a history professor at Hampton University, said that slavery is often a sensitive topic for both blacks and whites but that America should not be afraid to examine all aspects of its history.
"Slavery is a chapter in our history," he said. "You don't start reading a book on chapter three."
Wills plans to continue digging into her family's history and says she harbors no ill feelings about her family's past.
"They were extraordinary people," she said. "They never passed on a legacy of hate, only one of love."
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On Tuesday, a critical victory came in the national movement toward LGBT equality, as a federal appeals panel ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Prop 8, which was a voter created amendment to the California state constitution, has been the face of the marriage equality fight for the past several years since its passage in November of 2008.
For some time now, it seems as if the road to marriage equality will not be from a top-down approach (federal legislative action), but rather as a slow, meticulous journey from liberal state to liberal state, to moderate to moderate, and perhaps one day to more conservative states, as well. This has been relatively successful. In the last eight years since Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage, a total of six states plus D.C. now have laws on the books affirming equality. On Monday, Washington state will become the seventh state to tie the equality knot. However, now that Prop 8 has been struck down, and as the dust settles from the celebrations that span from San Diego to San Francisco and throughout the rest of the country, a greater, meta-discourse is found in its wake.
As the 2012 presidential political season heats up, there is a critical underlying implication of the ongoing fervor around the LGBT/Marriage Equality movement. Simply put, what is at stake for those on the conservative side of this issue is not simply who gets tax-breaks and can make end of life decisions.
This debate focuses around a genuine fear that many have regarding the loss of "traditional American values" and the replacement with some subaltern, gay anti-family/anti-Christian moral system. In essence, then, this debate is not a legal one, as much as it centers on an axiological and cosmological shift of perspective perpetuated by the success of the LGBT movement in the United States.
Presidential hopeful and ultra-religious conservative Republican Rick Santorum remarked on the Prop 8 ruling, saying that Obama is supporting an agenda against family values. The conservative group One Million Moms agrees with Santorum that this is not simply or even primarily a legal issue, as they railed against J.C. Penneys recent decision to make gay talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres, their new spokesperson. Calling for a boycott, they wrote, "Funny that JC Penney thinks hiring an open homosexual spokesperson will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families."
This is the essence of the marriage equality debate: do gay people represent traditional family values? Ellen's response to her critics is that she lives by the same traditional values as most heterosexual families do. "I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated, and helping those in need."
J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson stood firmly behind the company's decision, even citing the Golden Rule, which represents a true dilemma for people in this debate: if both parties cite religious/spiritual/philosophical principles in their argument against the other (i.e., the Golden Rule vs. Leviticus), how can a peaceful resolution ever be found.
The fact of the matter is that the American Tradition is an illusion; there are countless traditions woven throughout this country that represent both progressive and oppressive streams of history. The bank before which we stand now is about acclaiming that ethical values are not determined by sexual orientation. Rather, they are acquired through a compassionate upbringing, an inclusive worldview, and a good dose of humility. This debate must be executed carefully because it's not just our feelings and legal standings that are at stake; our identities, worldviews, and religious/ethical convictions are woven throughout the colorful tapestry. The tide is turning, but I pray we don't lose too many brothers and sisters in the rip.


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When is a deal not a deal? When Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel needs to put out a press release.
Reports are circulating on Monday about a deal between the Cubs and the city of Chicago for a $500 million renovation of Wrigley Field, the team's beloved 99-year-old home. The Mayor's press release mentions new amenities that include a large new outfield video board, more night games, increased remote parking with shuttle service to the park, and improvements to the surrounding North Side neighborhood, including a hotel, plaza area, and retail space. It calls for Cubs owner Tom Ricketts to finance the plan privately – no taxpayer money.
It all sounds great. Just don't expect any shovels in the ground for quite awhile. Those plans are still proposals; none have been agreed to as of yet. Here's a snippet of the Mayor's press release:
"This framework allows the Cubs to restore the Friendly Confines and pursue their economic goals, while respecting the rights and quality of life of its neighbors. I want to thank the Ricketts family for their commitment to Chicago and commend all parties involved for making this agreement without the use of any taxpayer money. It will have a long-lasting positive effect on Chicago."
The key word is the second one: framework. It appears five times in the release. Meaning - this is a framework to negotiate from, nothing more. Expect months of contentious public hearings that will try to hash out the differences in the interests of various parties, from the Ricketts family's economic stake in Wrigley Field, to the surrounding residents' quality of life, including the nearby rooftop building owners whose views of Cubs games could be obscured from stadium improvements, to the Emanuel administration's desire for things like bike-friendliness and a pedestrian bridge.
The power figure is Tom Tunney, Alderman of Chicago's 44th Ward, where Wrigley lies. There's nothing to indicate he's agreed to any of these proposals yet. In Chicago politics, Aldermen have a lot of power over real estate ventures. And Tunney, notes Chicago-based sports business consultant Marc Ganis, figures to find himself pulled in a lot of directions. "He has far too many parties that can (potentially) benefit," says Ganis, who handicaps the chances of the project getting done with most of the framework intact at fifty-fifty. And if it happens: "The Cubs are going to get ripped, it's a giveaway by the Ricketts family" he says.
The public announcement of a "framework" that doesn't include taxpayer money does seem to put pressure on the Ricketts family to follow through, at least with the bulk of the plan. It's an expensive project for a franchise that's already the most leveraged in baseball , with a ratio of debt-to-enterprise value of 58%. The Ricketts family paid $845 million for the Cubs and Wrigley Field in 2009; Forbes pegged the most recent value of the team at $1 billion.
Smiling on the other side of town, no doubt, is White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, whose stadium, now called U.S. Cellular Field, came courtesy of the taxpayers in 1991. Various capital improvements and operating costs were subsidized, too. All this despite playing second fiddle to Chicago's biggest public beer garden and favorite summertime hangout, Wrigley Field.
As Ganis puts it: "Jerry Reinsdorf is the best negotiator in the history of sports."


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Desperate to prevent discussion of a corruption case the Turkish government has decided to ban Twitter.
Anyone in Turkey who tries to go to the website is redirected to a statement from the country's telecommunications regulator instead.
Demonstrating their knowledge of the social notworking site, they did not block the microblogging site's SMS service which is apparently flat out now.
Twitter users got the government's goat when some users posted voice recordings and documents, which allegedly reveal corruption within the Turkish prime minister's inner circle.
Hours before the blackout, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened to shut Twitter down while speaking at a political rally to campaign for the March 30th local elections.
He claimed the accusations are merely a smear campaign by his opponents and even dismissed other countries' criticisms.
At the rally he told his cheering supporters that "sod the international community we will show them how powerful Turkey is".
Apparently, it is so powerful that it cannot handle its citizens pointing out how corrupt its government is.


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Two years ago, Gary Fishburn established an Indigenous baseball side in the Redfern area.
He wanted to introduce children to the game of baseball in the inner city.
'I saw how the establishment of a baseball team in the inner city would encourage team spirit and build self confidence,' says Fishburn.
After a lot of planning and making sure the baseball club would be viable, Fishburn joined with two Indigenous players, Darren Moss and Dominic Zahra, to recruit team members. They started by simply going down 'The Block' in Redfern and throwing a baseball around with the locals.
In 2011 Redfern Red Sox registered in the Ryde Hornsby Baseball League. A local school, Alexandria Park Community School, let them use part of their playground as their home ground.
Since those humble beginnings, the Red Sox have introduced many talented players to the game of baseball. In the first year of establishment, one of their players was selected to play in a Representative Team.
This season four teams were registered. With fundraising and the assistance of parents the teams soon became competitive. Uniforms were designed and printed in Indigenous colours. Other clubs in the league were encouraging and gave the club their spare equipment.
Last weekend the Club achieved its first success with the Under 8s winning the grand final. Amazingly, the team went through the entire competition undefeated.
'We are very proud of our players; we have introduced a lot of naturally talented children into this great game. Their sporting talents are a perfect fit for baseball. They can all throw, they can all catch, and boy can they hit,' said coach of the Redsox Under 8s, Darren Moss.
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Don't panic, dudes. Curtis Hanson, the director of 8 Mile, L.A. Confidential and other guy films, is here to guide you through this sexy, touching and astringently funny adaptation of Jennifer Weiner's chick-lit best seller In Her Shoes. Right off, we see Cameron Diaz, her tootsies encased in black patent-leather stilettos, getting banged breathless standing up in a restroom. Diaz's character, Maggie Feller, wants the shoes to enjoy a night of "scandal and passion" instead of collecting dust in the closet of her overweight sister, Rose (Toni Collette), a Philadelphia lawyer who buys expensive heels she'd never think of wearing.
Talk about shoes as character — Maggie is the hottie, Rose is the smarty. Luckily, Susannah Grant's clever script has more in mind than turning the movie into the biggest bonanza for shoe freaks since Sex and the City. Hanson finds something universal about sibling rivalry in this story of sisters who fail to connect. Maggie has self-esteem issues stemming from reading disabilities. Rose's body issues have made her an introvert who won't have sex with the lights on. The two women also share the agony of their mother's suicide as well as a father (Ken Howard) who lives to shield them from it. The hard truth comes from Ella (Shirley MacLaine), the grandmother they never knew until Maggie finds her in a Florida retirement community and decides to mooch off her. Diaz and Collette are sensational, and MacLaine — underplaying to marvelous effect — does her best acting in years. But it's Hanson's astute directing that makes the film's life lessons go down painlessly, turning the smartly entertaining In Her Shoes into a comfy fit for both sexes.


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bill-swift - November 19, 2013
Which means it's time for myself and collection of hot preggo girl fetishists to swab our lenses, as it were, and prepare for many months of Olivia Wildeswelling sextastic in form fitting workout clothes. As the months go by, we can expect all kinds of wonderful burgeoning Olivia Wilde stretchy Spandex reveals.
This really is a wonderful time for us with-child fans, as we get to delight in the curving out of Olivia's body, while at the same time knowing that when the process is complete, we can simply walk away and let somebody else pay for the actual child. Win-win, Olivia, bless you. Enjoy.


text: Mortgage applications in the U.S. increased for a third straight week. The Mortgage Bankers Association's index rose 7 percent, after a 15.2 percent increase in the prior week. The refinance gauge was higher by 7.7 percent and the purchase index rose by 2.5 percent. The average rate on a 30-year fixed loan increased to 3.62 percent from 3.61 percent, while the rate on a 15-year mortgage fell to 2.87 percent from 2.88 percent.


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Today marks ZD's third anniversary. Our third year has been perhaps a bit slower than the previous two in terms of regular posting, but we're happy that we've managed to stay alive (albeit with occasional long pauses between posts). Our approach to blogging, as you've doubtless observed, is random and haphazard. No one on ZD really presides (whether as a full-fledged presider or a chicken patriarch)–depending on your point of view, this is evidence of why presiding is unnecessary, or why loosely organized anarchy is a mistake.
A couple of nights ago, Ziff and I upgraded the blog to a later version of WordPress. This caused all of our posts to disappear, which made me feel rather anxious. I was quite happy when we identified the problem, and everything came back. (The categories also got a bit mangled, in case you happen across a post about happiness that's been categorized "preside," or one about presiding with the label "left-handedness." Those aren't meant to be hidden messages.) Sometimes I'm ambivalent about blogging, but the sight of our temporarily empty blog made me realize how sad I would be if it were truly gone.
I have a vague idea as to the number of people who come by the blog–depending on which stat counter you believe (and I'm not sure I believe either of them), in 2008 we averaged either 199 or 242 visitors a day (with a median of 191 and 238, respectively). Of course, many of those are the visits of the ZDs themselves. But I appreciate that so many other people stop by as well, and that you contribute to the conversation, even when we're slackers about commenting elsewhere. I know that several of us, including myself, frequently resolve to be better Bloggernacle citizens (and decrease our Gini coeffecients.)
I've very much enjoyed becoming acquainted with at least some of those of those who regularly read ZD (many of whom have blogs of their own which I read regularly, and some of whom I've even gotten to meet in person). And for our third anniversary, we thought it would be fun to have an open thread for people to introduce themselves. Whether you're a regular commenter, or you prefer the "read-only" mode of blogging and have never said a word here, this is an invitation (if you're feeling so inclined) to say hello, who you are, and how you found us.


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Fri., May 25, 2012, 2:02 p.m.
Boat safety emphasis this weekend
Spokane County Sheriff Deputy Jay Bailey checks the boat of anglers before they launch at West Medical Lake in 2011. SR file photo.
If you are planning to head out on a local lake this weekend (like Newman Lake or Liberty Lake), you may run into a Spokane County Sheriff's Office boat safety emphasis patrol. According to a Sheriff's Office press release, deputies will have "zero tolerance" for infractions like boathing under the influence, lack of life jackets and failure to have the mandatory boating education card. They will also be looking for wake violations and noise violations.
If we get some sunny weather this weekend I'm sure some boats will be out in the water. Just keep in mind that the water is still really cold. Everyone on a boat must have a life vests and children 12 and younger must wear their life vest unless the boat is docked or anchored. Everyone have fun and stay safe this weekend.
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But GM design chief Ed Welburn initially didn't dig the design. "I'm not seeing it, not feeling it," he told Peters.
So the young designers on the team influenced further all the texturing and angles on the car's exterior to get a more futuristic feel.
"[The young designers] have a little bit more interest in the surface stuff," Peters said. "They want a little bit more sculpture, a little bit more detail. I think that just comes from their electronic gaming background."
Whether or not it's part of a generation raised on Nintendo to Wii, these graphic intricacies are sure to appeal to a younger demographic. Add that the Stingray name is a harkening back to the Chevy sports car heritage in the '60s, and it's easy to see this whip's modern-yet-retro appeal. Some have compared it to the Ferrari 599.
To continue to attract a wider audience, the interior also features HD LED screens and has handsome stitching on the steering wheel, sleek aluminum and carbon fiber throughout, and rich color offerings like Adrenaline Red and the beige Kalahari.
"We wanted this cockpit that wraps around you as if you were in a jet fighter plane," said Helen Emsley, interior design director for Chevrolet performance cars, full sized trucks, and mid-sized trucks.
The Vette further shows it's branching out by offering, for the first time, both touring seats and sports seats—catering to the common driver and the racing enthusiast.
Rising Above Critiques With Performance And Value
With the car's taillights squarer because of the rear angularity, critics have voiced barbs that the design has been lifted too much from the Camaro. Peters contends that as design director on the Camaro 2, he actually took that taillight design from early Vettes.
But the performance speaks for itself.
The LT1 6.2 L V8 engine has 450 horses under the hood (20 more than the C6) and has 450 lb-ft of torque. It also throws 1 g in the corners and goes 0 to 60 in under four seconds.
"It will definitely merge you onto the L.I.E.," quipped GM's Fitzpatrick.
And if you needed any confirmation that the Vette is back in vogue, look no further than auto industry titan Bob Lutz's decision to take the Fisker Karma, remove the hybrid aspect, and plunk in the small-block V8 Corvette engine.
The C7 nabs 18 mpg in the city and more than 26 mpg on the highway--amped up fuel economy thanks to gasoline direct injection and cylinder deactivation. It also has active rev matching so you don't over torque your engine.
Plus, the Vette now distinguishes itself with performance at a value.
"The 7-speed manual transmission puts it on the same level as the new Porsche 911 for a lot less money," LMC's Omotoso said. Pricing hasn't been announced yet, but it will probably be in the $50,000 to $60,000 range, compared to over $80,000 for the 911 base model.
The car goes into production toward the end of the summer at GM's Bowling Green, Ky. assembly plant and will start appearing in showrooms by late summer or early fall.


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Biological Coprocessors ("BCP") is an emerging leader in commercializing unique brain signatures to objectively measure the perception of pain. The company is commercializing a non-invasive method to measure and assess an individual's experience of pain. BCP was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant by the U.S. DOD to develop the technology.
Pain is a major public health problem costing by some estimates as much as $630 billion annually. Until now current pain diagnostic techniques have relied on subjective self-reporting of patients. This complicates treatment and results in a variety of other problems, including prescription drug fraud and abuse. BCP is addressing this problem by delivering a proprietary platform technology enabling a variety of product applications.


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With the constant refrain of Theres No Place Like Home, advocates urged the legislature to support H5554 and S494, companion bills that would allocate $3.25 million for rental vouchers and the emergency winter shelter costs.
Additionally, they called upon the legislature to address the troubling trend of yearly increases in homelessness by adequately funding Opening Doors Rhode Island, the states plan to end homelessness.
Dr. Eric Hirsch, Professor at Providence College and Chair of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Committee, released the recent Point-in-Time numbers and the 2012 Annual Statistics. Both measurements showed a 10% increase from the previous year. The Annual Statistics also showed increases from 2011 to 2012 for children, families and veterans entering homelessness.
The Point-in-Time Count, which is conducted every January, is a tally of who is homeless on a given night and provides a snapshot of who experiences homeless throughout the year. The Point-in-Time Count is a one-day, statistically reliable, unduplicated count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals and families in the state.
This years Point-in-Time Count found:
10.5% increase in number of homeless from 1,277 in 2012 to 1,411 in 2013
The Annual Statistics also found increases across the board including:
10.4% increase in the overall number of homeless from 4,410 in 2011 to 4,868 in 2012
12.6% increase in homeless families from 602 in 2011 to 678 in 2012
16.9% increase in homeless children from 1,092 in 2011 to 1,277 in 2012
23% increase for homeless veterans from 243 in 2011 to 299 in 2012
Hirsch credits the economy and unaffordable housing market for the increase in homelessness in Rhode Island stating, It is actually, tragically simple, the need has grown while resources have dwindled. Those Rhode Islanders that are still experiencing the economic downturn, the underemployed and the unemployed, have begun to run out of resources and that, combined with cut backs in state and federal funding, leads to more homelessness.
Hirsch referenced the recent report, Out of Reach 2013, released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition which shows that affordable rental housing remains out of reach for average Rhode Islanders and that our state continues to have one of the highest rental costs in the country, coming in at number seventeen.
Out of Reach found that in Rhode Island, the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $945 (up from $924 in 2012). In order to afford this level of rent and utilities, without paying more than 30% of income on housing, a household must earn $3,151 monthly or $37,813 annually.
We hear so much about economic recovery but if you look at our numbers you can honestly say Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness arent seeing any recovery, stated Jim Ryczek, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless. Sadly, the states financial response has not kept up with the need. In the past five years we have witnessed a 24% increase in Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness but the funding has not kept up with the need. This legislative session we can reverse that trend and begin to address the problem by supporting this important legislation.
Despite the troubling numbers, advocates were quick to point to a legislative solution to address the current crisis and provide relief to a system that keeps Rhode Islanders stuck in homelessness legislative bills H554 and S494 companion bills that would allocate $3.25 million for rental vouchers and to address the emergency winter shelter situation.
After hearing the need from speakers ranging from those experiencing homelessness to the bill sponsors, homeless prevention advocates made visits to Representatives and Senators urging them to address the need and vote to support H5554 and S494.
Advocates also urged legislators to stay committed and focused on Opening Doors Rhode Island, the states plan to end homelessness and to make sure that it continues to be implemented and fully funded.
Opening Doors Rhode Island outlines a plan that significantly transforms the provision of services to Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness. Consistent with the new federal
plan to end homelessness, the plan seeks to sharply decrease the numbers of people experiencing homelessness and the length of time people spend homeless.
The plan proposes to finish the job of ending chronic homelessness in five years and to prevent and end all homelessness among Veterans in the state in the same time period. It also outlines strategies to substantially decrease the numbers of homeless families and young people and to end this homelessness in ten years. Finally, the plan will reduce all other homelessness in the state and establish the framework for system transformation that will reduce the numbers of people who experience homelessness for the first time.
At the end of the day we want all the states Dorothys to find their way home and to have the opportunity to realize that, indeed, there is no place like home, lamented Ryczek.


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From commoner, to the heights of power, to a man destroyed, the story of NAPOLEON charts the journey of that 'Child of the Revolution' who believed to fault in the power of human potential. Blindly pushing forward the boundaries of human greatness, Napoleon loses sight of his own humanity in his willingness to sacrifice all he holds dear at the altar of his ambition.
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The extremely cold winter is being blamed for killing a variety of waterfowl.
Because 90 per cent of the Great Lakes are covered in ice, deep divers haven't been able to feed on fish and they are starving to death, says a Windsor naturalist.
Birds that are surviving are doing so by migrating to places like the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair, where there has been substantially less ice cover due to frequent ice breaking along shipping routes.
Paul Pratt, a naturalist with the City of Windsor, said he has found birds that normally call the middle of Lake Huron home on the shores of the Detroit River.
Scoters, long-tailed ducks and red-necked grebes are flocking to food sources.
Pratt said a record 50,000 red-necked grebes were spotted on the St. Clair River between Windsor and Sarnia this winter.
"They're [normally] far from land. We don't even get to see them," Pratt said.
The birds are known as deep divers, some of which can dive to the bottom of the lake in places.
"These birds are having big trouble," Pratt said. "Food is harder to find with all the deep snow and ice."
Windsor alone saw a record snowfall this winter. More than 242 cm of snow has fallen. The previous record was 225.5.
And it's been extremely and unusually cold this winter. More than 90 per cent of the Great Lakes are covered in ice.
Earlier this year, 15 swans had to be rescued from the icy waters of Windsor's Lakeview Marina.
Several swans were trapped in the ice.
"This is the first time I've ever seen this," said Ted Foreman of Bob's Animal Rescue. "It hasn't been this cold since the winter of '78 and there's no food for them. It's all frozen up. Ducks and geese can go to the corn fields but these [swans] can't."
The swans that survived were taken to Wings Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Amherstburg.
"We're seeing a lot more dead waterfowl than we normally would," Pratt said. "We may have to wait for the breeding season to see the impact on their numbers. It could take 10 years to recover from a winter like this."
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Maharashtra Day Special: Local delicacies get a fancy twist
From inside out Vada Pavs to beer batter Bombay Duck —Mumbai's eateries can't have enough of some city-specific Maharashtrian staple dishes. On Maharashtra Day, we look at some of these culinary innovations
Bombil Bhaji
(Bombay Duck Pakoda)
Bombil Bhaji (Rs 950; available as part of buffet) is akin to spicy Malvani fish fritters. The fish is deboned and marinated with ginger-garlic paste and chilli powder. It is coated with semolina and rice flour, fried and served with green chutney.
On: Available on request today
At: Cafe Ambrosia, Ramada Powai Hotel and Convention Centre, Powai.
Call: 67776000
Vada Pav SpiceKlub style: A deconstructed Vada Pav dish from this Lower Parel eatery
Vada Pav SpiceKlub Style
SpiceKlub's version of the Vada Pav comes with a creamy vada filling served in a pot, boondi, spicy chutneys in bowls and lahsun chutney in pouches. Street food lovers can also enjoy the Pav Bhaji Fondue (`395).
At: 8A, Janta Industrial Estate, opposite Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Road, Lower Parel.
Call: 24925544
Cost: Rs 395
Pic/Atul Kamble
BBB or Beer Batter Bombay Duck
Pune-based brewery, Doolally, has been making beer lovers happy with their city outpost in Bandra. Their menu pays tribute to the city with its BBB or the Beer Batter Bombay Duck, served with spicy thecha, a chutney made from crushed chillies and a few spices. "We wanted to serve good, tasty, wholesome bar food with our beers. The batter-fried dish is a classic recipe, and we thought of giving a city element to it by using Bombay Duck. Thecha tasted perfect with it. With our brews too, in the past, we've used local ingredients, like Karvanda Cider," says Suketu Talekar, Co-founder, BrewCrafts Microbrewing
Pvt Ltd.
At: Doolally Tap Room, near Lilavati Hospital, Reclamation, Bandra (W).
Cost: Rs 300
Masala Bhat and Shepu Raita
Vedge is offering innovative dishes like Hibiscus Chaas (R130), which is perfect for summers and Masala Bhat with Shepu Raita (Rs 220).
On: Available on request today
At: Vedge, Fun Republic, Andheri (W).
Call: 61668906
Kolhapuri Masala Spiced Tandoori Kingfish Tikki
House of Asia's Kolhapuri Masala Spiced Tandoori Kingfish Tikki, comes with Watermelon Kiwi Chaat and Nigella Raw Mango Chutney. The kingfish is marinated overnight with Kolhapuri spices and cooked in a tandoor over a slow flame. Once a tikki is made of it, it is grilled over a non-stick pan and served with the Watermelon Kiwi Chaat and Nigella Raw Mango Chutney.
At: Hotel Mirador, New Link Road, Chakala, Andheri (E).
Call: 30151500
Cost: Rs 499
Vada Pav 'Inside Out'
The famous Mumbai street snack is served in a new, modernistic avatar. The Pav is laced with chutneys, including Maharashtrian lahsuni (garlic) chutney, and is stuffed into the vada, making it 'inside out'. It is served with a green chilli and sev as accompaniment.
At: Masala Library by Jiggs Kalra, First International Financial Centre, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex.
Call: 66424142
Cost: Rs 395 plus taxes
Surender Mohan
Corporate chef— Indian cuisine, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts
Vada Pav might be the average Mumbaikar's street food hero, but such is the popularity of the snack that it has found its way in restaurants at The Leela Mumbai. It is served at two of their restaurants — Citrus, and The Lobby Lounge. "Pav bhaji and vada pav are the 'jaan' of Mumbai. Today, all travellers are well-read.
Be it international guests or those from other cities, many who arrive in Mumbai, ask for Vada Pav after being told to try it along with Mirchi Bhaji and Samosa Pav. They are extremely happy to find it on our menu.
Mumbaikars are also surprised to find Vada Pav and Kheema Pav on our menu and hence want to try it," says Mohan, on their decision to include the street snack to their menu. They stick to the authentic recipe but serve it on a platter with three chutneys — mint, tamarind and garlic — so people can make one on their own. Mohan tells us that if it wouldn't have been successful they would have pulled it off the menu in two months, but it has been going strong for a year now.
Cost: Rs 550 (excluding taxes)
Zorawar Kalra
Founder and MD, Massive Restaurants
Recreating or reinventing a classic in a contemporary style has its own challenges, irrespective of whether the dish is of Maharashtrian origin or from any other part of India. The main challenge is of creating something which retains the quintessential flavours of the dish, while adding an element of modernity to elevate the culinary experience. At Masala Library by Jiggs Kalra, we have recreated our version of the classic Vada Pav, retaining the flavours of this popular Mumbai street snack and enhancing it to invoke a sense of nostalgia.
Saee Koranne-Khandekar
Koranne-Khandekar food consultant and blogger
It is exciting to twist Maharashtrian cuisine. The challenge is that there may be some criticism from Maharashtrians themselves. I feel that modernising traditional cuisine makes it more accessible to other ethnic groups and to an urban palate. I take classes in modern Maharashtrian cuisine, where I create changes in either the recipe itself or in the way it is presented. I have had a very encouraging response to this. Some of these ideas will function fabulously in a restaurant scenario.
Also read...
Dig into Maharashtrian fare at this Vashi eatery
With many dishes on the menu unavailable, a confused waiter and limited food choices, Swad Maharashtracha needs to do much more to justify its name. (Read more)
Which stall serves the best vada pav?
Phorum Dalal takes a stroll around Vile Parle East with food blogger Abhishek Sadekar and finds out which stalls serve the most lip-smacking vada pavs and other Maharashtrian delicacies in the area. (Read more)
Chef Ranveer Brar's recipe for Kalya Vatanyachi Ussal
With many dishes on the menu unavailable, a confused waiter and limited food choices, Swad Maharashtracha needs to do much more to justify its name. (Read more)
The Bhakri and Thalipeeth get a makeover
Learn to cook a few classic Maharashtrian dishes, but in modern avatars, in two separate classes by food consultant Saee Khandekar. (Read more)


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I'm looking to get a Jp80 to use live with my Integra -7.
I want to use Studio sets to change the sounds on the Integra as I change to each song.
I would like to setup the Studio set to use some internal and some external Integra sounds. I could use up to the max. 15 channels for some songs.
I've looked at the manual and if looks like only four channels can be used for a live set.
Not sure I'm understanding the terminology. Could someone explain please. I would like to pre program the bank lsb and msb in the jupiter for the sounds internal and external so I can just change to the next live set for the next song and all is ready on all 15 channels on both jp and Integra. Hopefully transpose, pan, active Key range are also programmable.
Is this possible? If so how many Studio / live sets can be used.
Thanks Mark


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|Also known as
|Trapped!: Ever After (2010)
|Presented by
|Simon Greenall (The Caretaker)
|Eve Karpf (The Voice: 2007)
Faith Brown (The Voice: 2008-2010)
Olly Pike (Wiley Sneak)
|Country of origin
|United Kingdom
|Original language(s)
|No. of series
|No. of episodes
|52 (list of episodes)
|Running time
|30 minutes per episode (approx.)
|Original network
|BBC One (28 September - 21 December 2007)
CBBC Channel (10 July 2008 - 4 November 2010)
|Picture format
|Original release
|28 September 2007– 4 November 2010
Trapped! is a British children's Halloween-themed television game show that was broadcast on BBC One, ABC3 and the CBBC Channel from 28 September 2007 to 4 November 2010.
The show as a whole is set in a 5-storyed tower which, from the opening titles, appears to be on a small island in the middle of the sea. Every episode is introduced by the Caretaker, and also features a character referred to simply as "The Voice". 6 children (referred to as Unfortunates,) start at the top of the tower to complete one challenge per floor. They each wear a Whisper Clip, and prior to every challenge, one Unfortunate is chosen through their Whisper Clip as the Saboteur. It is that unfortunate's job to sabotage the game without being spotted, with guidance from The Voice.
After every challenge, if the team pass the challenge, the rest of the team minus the Saboteur move down one level. If the team fail, each child votes for who they think was the Saboteur, and the one with the most votes doesn't move down. A straw draw is used in the event of a tie, with the shortest straw being the one trapped.
This repeats on a floor-by-floor basis until there are only 2 Unfortunates left. The last round is an alternating question based on the events of their time in the tower throughout the episode. Whoever has the higher score wins the Key Of Freedom and leaves the tower. The other 5 Unfortunates remain trapped inside the tower...forever!
For 2010, changes were made to the format of the show, particularly in areas of themes, the games and interaction with the Unfortunates. As well as introducing a new room for the caretaker, recaps were made of previously trapped Unfortunates on higher floors and the appearance of the Voice was revised. The final round was also changed - get a question correct and take one step towards the Key of Freedom. Get a question wrong and the opponent takes a step towards the Key Of Freedom.
The Caretaker, played by Simon Greenall, is the presenter of the show. He provides links between challenges and introduces each game with a voice over while another character, Wiley Sneak, provides a visual demonstration. The Caretaker is also trapped, and has been in the Tower for a very long time (in one episode he mentions being around in 1604, in another being around in the war, then mentioning Romans and in a third, 1945), even though he only came there for a night's sleep prior to his imprisonment. He must trap as many children as the Voice deems worthy before he can be freed. His catchphrase is said when the saboteur is chosen, he would say "I know who it is, you know who it is, but the rest of them don't".
The Voice starts (and ends) the challenges, decides the Saboteur (see below), and traps the Unfortunates. The Voice is depicted only as a spooky head with a nose, and a mouth with a pink and red tongue, some yellow teeth and a purple and pink lipstick. She speaks to the Unfortunates through a device attached to one of their ears called a Whisper Clip. Voiced by Eve Karpf for Series 1, then Faith Brown from Series 2, Series 3, and Series 4.
Wiley, played by Olly Pike, leads children to the tower to play the games. He is in turn trapped by 'The Voice', and must trap as many children as he can to be freed. Wiley has 'not uttered a single whisper-breath' since the day he was trapped according to The Caretaker, but communicates through mime and hitting the side of the tower and whistling to get The Caretaker's attention when he has caught more unfortunates. Wiley was once an unfortunate, who was taken to the tower. After being the saboteur in Wall of Sorrow and Freaky Factory, and getting away with it both times the Voice admired his sneakiness. Because of this, when Wiley "escaped" the tower, the Voice put a spell on him, so that he would collect new unfortunates against his will. Wiley Sneak also demonstrates how the games are to be played. Although he seems evil at first during the introduction, he is only trying all he can to earn his freedom along with the Caretaker. He is seen as a young man, around his early twenties yet it is mentioned in an episode that he was trapped 100 years prior to the episode so it is likely that the spell the voice put on him also halted his ageing.
The music is written by Dobs Vye, a composer who specialises in writing for television.
In 2009, a multiplayer online game was released after the end of the third series. This game contained some of the challenges from the show, slightly edited to fit the format. Players must first select a caricature 'Unfortunate' to play as, then move on. They are either chosen to be a saboteur in secret, or just get shown a picture of a clock and an otherwise blank screen. The voice gives hints to the saboteur throughout each separate game as to how to ruin the challenge. If the team passes, then they vote, but the saboteur is trapped; and if they fail then whoever gets the most votes is trapped. In the event of a tie, then two spotlights flash over the drawing players until only one remains on. The player under the remaining spotlight is trapped. The cartoon-style characters used in the game parody the opening. The game has since been removed from the CBBC website but the game can still be played on. http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/trapped/version_02/main.swf .
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Mrs. Henry Adams, wife of a London merchant told one of the most graphic tales of the disaster. She had just finished examining the unidentified dead in the coffins on the Cunard pier and had given up as hopeless, her search for her husband, when approached. In the succeeding ten minutes she poured forth a tale in which romance, happiness, terror and tragedy were interwoven in a fashion no creator of fiction could conceive. "My husband and I were married in Washington on April 5," she said. "We were coming to London to make it our home. He did not wish to sail on the Lusitania because of the threats of the German Embassy, but some of my relatives are Cunard officials and I have always been a confirmed Cunarder, so I insisted on the Lusitania. On the night before we were torpedoed, something prompted my husband to try on the lifebelts. We got them down from the top of the wardrobe, and after putting them on left them under the berths. When the shock came we were both in the writing room on the top deck. I knew the ship was doomed, but my husband was just as sure she could not sink. However, we went down to the stateroom, got our life-belts and ran back to the top deck, preservers in hand. The ship was listing so that it was very difficult to walk. On two occasions while ascending the stairs my husband was struck and knocked down. On deck he wanted to stand and listen, but I kept in the lead and helped him climb the sloping deck and reach the rail on the higher side. Here we saw a boat ready to be lowered. Some one shouted, 'Women first,' but I refused to get in, insisting on staying with my husband. He seemed dazed and almost unconscious. I put a life preserver on him and then put on my own. In the meantime the captain had ordered the boats not to be lowered. A bosun, standing beside me on the deck, said, 'We're resting on the bottom. We cannot sink.' This statement calmed most of those about us. My husband sat down on a collapsible boat. He seemed unable to stand. There we remained for several minutes, holding on to the rail in order to keep from sliding down the inclined deck. Suddenly I saw a great wave come over the bow and instantly my husband and all of us were engulfed. As the ship sank, I found I was being carried down under a life-boat. It got pitch black. Then suddenly it became lighter. The dark blue turned to light blue and then I was in the sunshine - afloat, though I could not swim. Finally I caught hold of a piece of wood and held on. After a time, a raft carrying twenty men and one woman floated by. I begged the men to help me aboard, but they did not want to, and it was only when the woman upbraided them that one of the men dragged me on the raft. There was something wrong with the raft, as it kept capsizing time and time again. Each time it was less buoyant and almost every time it overturned one or more of the poor wretches would disappear. Finally the other woman went down. I made use of my gymnastic knowledge, and as the raft turned I crawled hand over hand, always managing to stay on it. Finally, only six of us were left and then the raft sank from under us and we were left alone in the water. Altogether it was three hours and a half before a torpedo boat came. I saw it in the distance, but was so exhausted and numb with the cold by then that I lost consciousness and knew no more until I recovered aboard the torpedo boat. One of the heroes whose name has not been mentioned was aboard that boat. He was Second Officer Burrowes. After the doctor had given me up for dead he continued to work on me, and finally succeeded in reviving me. He did as much for others as well, but he refused to accept even thanks."Mrs. Adams must have been mistaken as to the identity of her 'hero,' as the second officer on board the liner was named Percy Hefford. The only crew member with a name resembling Burrows, was Stewards' Boy William Borrows, who, being aged only 14 years of age at the time, could not have been confused with a Second Officer! Her account continues:
At the conclusion of her description of her experiences, Mrs. Adams made a startling statement regarding the conduct of the ship's officers and men. "Although I am closely identified with the Cunard Line and would wish to do nothing that might minimize the hideous crime of the Germans, I feel it my duty to humanity to say something that may prevent a repetition of this needless loss of life. Not only were the boats undermanned before being lowered, but the equipment itself was faulty. The raft I was on leaked and the collapsible boats had rusty, unworkable hinges, a matter that could have been remedied by oiling once in a fortnight. If the members of the crew got their deserts the stewards would be praised to Heaven and the stokers would be damned to hell. The former behaved magnificently. Of all that great number of men charged with our safety only the stewards showed any appreciation of their responsibility. The behaviour of the stokers was too terrible for words. I myself saw many instances of their bestiality. As for the conduct of the officers, I have to say that they were conspicuous by their absence throughout the whole twenty minutes. There surely must be an investigation that will place the blame for this unnecessary adding to the number murdered".Mrs. Adams' acerbic comments about the officers and some of the crew are not mirrored in the accounts of most of the passengers who left behind their accounts of the sinking. The torpedo boat that saved her was one of several sent to the scene by Sir Charles Coke. After being rescued from the sea, she was landed at Queenstown, where she must have related her story to a press representative to be published in Captain Ellis' book. She traveled to Dublin by train, then took a boat bound for Fishguard in Pembrokeshire, where she was photographed, with other survivors. She continued on to her late husband's home town of Tenby and her sister-in-law's residence, at Gower House in Tudor Square. Her husband's body was eventually recovered from the sea and shipped back to Tenby for burial. Annie Adams was principal mourner when Henry's body was buried in Tenby (St. Mary's) Cemetery on Thursday 27 May. On 17 June 1915, she received property recovered from this body care of a Mr. G.H. Champion, of Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London E.C., who was presumably a lawyer. She later lived at 3. Arlington Gardens, Ilford, Essex. Annie Adams died on 29 November 1923 in Sussex, England. She was 54 years of age. Contributors Fred T. Adams (great-grandnephew of Henry Adams) Les Dixon Peter Kelly, Ireland Wendy Morash (great-grandniece of Annie Adams), Canada Michael Poirier, USA Hildo Thiel, The Netherlands References Preston, Diana. Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy. Berkley Books, 2002.


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To some observers, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that an Arizona school violated a 13-year-old student's rights by strip-searching her represented a defeat for officials working to stem the flow of drugs into schools. To others, the verdict upheld the idea that schools can sometimes act recklessly, even when fighting to keep illegal substances off school grounds.Read More »
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It's the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won't stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self.
To Sloane Price, that doesn't sound so bad. Six months ago, her world collapsed and she's failed to find a reason to keep going. Now seems like the perfect time to give up. As Sloane eagerly waits for the barricades to fall, she's forced to witness the apocalypse through the eyes of five people who actually want to live. But as the days crawl by, everyone's motivations to survive begin to change in startling ways....
©2012 Courtney Summers (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
If you want to listen to a book about teenagers trying to survive and the main character being suicidal then great read this. If you want a zombie book then look elsewhere.
No I would not read another book by Courtney Summers.
Dour it the best word I can think of to describe this book. This is not your traditional zombie book, the zombies are more a backdrop for a survival story of a group of teenagers, but that is not my problem with this book. The main character wants to kill herself throughout the entire book with no character development whatsoever, this I found just a bit boring and not really what I would choose to read a book about.
The performance is ok but a bit lacking in enthusiasm, although I am aware that this is probably because the narrator was trying to embody the depressed wanting to kill herself teenager, so I don't think the narration was awful, it just fuelled my dislike.
Some people may like this book, but I can't get over my dislike for the story itself and no character development.
Did not like
"I'm torn."
I expected this story to be more... Scary. That's what I wanted it to be, a book that truly scares me, but it mostly left me shocked and detached. While I thought the story telling was kind of bland, I was still engrossed enough to stay awake the entire night to finish the book. I thought the reader on the audio version did a wonderful job with the different characters, even though I couldn't like all of their voices. (Rhys.) I love how she read Grace!
Anyway, I guess the only part of this book that scared me was Sloane's own trauma and her distrust and disbelief at everything that's happened. That, and how easily something can go wrong, how quickly one can go in the midst of surviving for so long.
"so, so"
I'm waiting to find out what happens, it was OK in the zombie themed stories go.
"Too YA for me"
This book was a little too young adult for me. The book really played on the tensions and interactions of the teen group during the zombie apocalypse rather than the actual apocalypse itself. As a result I didn't really connect or like the characters, although the author does do a good job of making you feel sorry for/know where, Sloan, the main character is coming from. It was an interesting but didn't have the normal action you would see in a normal zombie book.
The Performance was good, not great.
"I am so depressed now."
No. I kept waiting for Sloane to have some sort of life altering moment of clarity and get off of her suicide mission. If I would have known she'd never snap out of it, I would have stopped listening earlier.
For God's sake, a little bit of joy! Even though she and Rhys connected, she still couldn't find a little happiness. In my opinion, the most effective stories are those that have more balance. A little light amongst the dark. If there were a few of those moments in the story, I think it would have been much more powerful and enjoyable.
She did a good job for the most part.
No. It left me numb and depressed. Not good.
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