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Whip up a quilt in no time with these quick and easy patterns that make fabulous last-minute gifts or one-hour scrap-busting projects. They are so easy, you might want to make one of each!
Flirty Florals
Use large florals surrounded by pretty blues, teals, and greens to make a beautiful throw. Crisp whites help the florals pop off the quilt.
Flower Show
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Blueberries and Cream
Alternate light and dark prints for a throw that takes it one step at a time. Flannel fabrics and blue prints make this quilt perfect for winter nights, but the pattern is versatile enough for any color combination.
Bold Statement
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Ease into Autumn
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Colorful Steps
Go bright and bold with geometric tone-on-tones and a solid white. These prints create visual movement in the Rail Fence quilt.
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Cherry Delight
Whip up an oh-so-sweet wall hanging showcasing a pair of cherry appliqués and a bushel of borders made from precut floral strips.
Glimpses of the Garden
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Mirror Image
Brown squares separate color groupings of neutrals and light turquoise in a wall hanging that is a mirror image both horizontally and vertically.
Coffee and Cream
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Strips of Solids
Bands of bold color make a dramatic statement in this throw.
Put a Spin On It
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Sunny Skies
Cheery blue and yellow star in this sunny wall quilt. A variety of geometric prints complement the tone-on-tones for low-contrast piecing.
Rainbow Zigzags
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Color Blocking
Use the same print in a variety of hues to create an unexpected, yet cohesive, mix of colors.
Roaring Waves
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Patriotic Patches
Red squares add a punch of color to serene blue and white strips.
Paisley Squares & Bars
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Easy Steps
The key to achieving the stair-step look is cutting the 2-1/2"-wide strips different lengths. The black-and-white prints allow the red squares to pop off the wall hanging.
What a Treat
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It's a Plaid, Plaid World
Plaids in happy, bright colors form a whimsical quilt. Though the plaids give the throw a complex look, it is simply rows of rectangles in five sizes sewn together in a random order.
Big Block Duvet
Custom cover your comforter by turning a pieced quilt top into a "summer weight" quilt by finishing it as a duvet cover instead of layering it with batting.
Bolts of Blue
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High Light
Giant blocks, each created from just five large pieces, make this zesty quilt a snap to complete.
Rectangle Shift
Three vertical rows of pieced graphic prints combine to make an impactful wall hanging.
Cute and Cuddly Throw
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Stacked Rectangles Quilt
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One-Patch Table Runner
This easy project could be pieced overnight to give as a gift tomorrow.
Splashes of Color
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Simple Squares & Bars
This super-simple quilt uses muted colors making it a cozy fit for any season.
Big Block Throw
Have large prints you don't want to cut into smaller pieces? Try this quilt, where bold botanical prints are perfectly showcased in 18" squares.
Seaside Style
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Plum Pudding Quilt
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell says that the potential re-introduction of the Fairness Doctrine under a Democratic administration could lead to "government dictating content policy" on the Internet.
The Fairness Doctrine was an FCC regulation mandating broadcasters afford time to opposing viewpoints. It was abolished in 1987 by the Supreme Court after it was found to be harmful to journalistic freedom and anathema to the First Amendment.
Speaking to the Business and Media Institute, McDowell stated that the Fairness Doctrine could return under a different name and be tagged on to the net neutrality debate, opening the door for the government to regulate content on the Web.
McDowell said the net neutrality effort could win the support of "a few isolated conservatives" who may not fully realize the long-term effects of government regulation.
"I think the fear is that somehow large corporations will censor their content, their points of view, right," McDowell said. "I think the bigger concern for them should be if you have government dictating content policy, which by the way would have a big First Amendment problem," said McDowell.
"Then, whoever is in charge of government is going to determine what is fair, under a so-called 'Fairness Doctrine,' which won't be called that – it'll be called something else," McDowell said. "So, will Web sites, will bloggers have to give equal time or equal space on their Web site to opposing views rather than letting the marketplace of ideas determine that?" he added.
The reinstitution of the Fairness Doctrine has strong support amongst top Democratic powerbrokers and an effort to push it through under a different name is expected should Barack Obama secure the presidency.
In June, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters that the Democratic caucus was interested in bringing back the Fairness Doctrine. Senators Richard Durbin and John Kerry have also publicly supported its return.
Neo-Con radio talk show hosts like Rush Limbaugh have long railed against the Fairness Doctrine, but its impact would be felt by all alternative news outlets, who would be forced to devote some of their time to parroting government talking points while enduring constant harassment and threat of closure.
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Introduced in 1962, the Chevy II was Chevrolet's traditional compact car answer to the Ford Falcon. After a few design changes in the first six years of production, the 1968-'74 Nova models took a page from the successful Camaro, and production numbers swelled. Ditching the previous shock-tower front suspension, the Nova now utilized a front and rear suspension arrangement owing to its F-body sibling, allowing the use of a big-block powerplant in the 1968-'70 Super Sport models. The X-body platform did enjoy a few advantages over the Camaro, including a longer wheelbase and the Nova's stiffer sedan body style, quite possibly the reason you still see many Novas in use at the drag strip. Add in a more usable trunk and a base price $300 cheaper than the Camaro, it's no wonder over 200,000 Novas were sold in 1968.
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Our test subject is a 1971 owned by Jason Rollins. A past Super Chevy Show True Street winner that can clock low 9-second times in the quarter-mile, Rollins still uses the car for street and strip operation, but admits trying to roll the windows up around a full roll cage can be trying at times. Combined with donning a five-layer firesuit, gloves and neck collar required by racing organizations for those quick trips down the track, the ability to open and close both windows at the touch of a button became increasingly appealing to Rollins.
We brought the car to Darren's Custom & Restoration for the conversion, where owner and fellow racer Darren Stutts performed the swap in less than a day's time.
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Graduate's next chapter includes mission field
PLAINVIEW - While most of her fellow classmates were busy writing final term papers, wrapping up internships and class requirements and planning graduation parties, Donna Gleason had her hands full with other matters as well.
A member of the newest graduating class at Wayland Baptist University, Gleason was not only preparing to finish her college career, she was also preparing herself for a semester missions experience in South Asia.
A mass communications major and art minor from Edgewood, N.M., Gleason is no stranger to missions work. She spent the summer after her freshman year in East Asia on a backpacking and prayerwalking venture and then traveled to Kenya in the summer of 2002 with the Wayland Baptist Student Ministries group. She spent last summer in South Asia, so she'll be returning to a familiar area.
But the trips to South Asia are the first chances she's had to work her academic training and passion - photography and art - into her mission work. Last summer, she traveled around the region photographing the highly unreached people groups and gathering information on the area for future missions work there. Her journalism background came in handy for interviewing folks, and she was able to build relationships with residents in order to open up opportunities to share the Gospel.
This summer, she'll be doing much of the same, working with others who are completing ethnographic research on the people group and helping to plan mission projects for student summer missionaries who'll come near the end of her time there.
Gleason said she feels several things have prepared her for this lengthy trip, beginning with a high school teacher who spoke positively about missions endeavors. During her time in Kenya, she was able to work with students from South Asia.
"I learned a lot about the Hindu religion and the culture," she said. "I think that was really preparing me for work in South Asia."
Her heart is for those unreached areas, places that are not as open to Christian missionaries and where mission work often comes under the guise of teaching or other professions. She also feels that missions will continue to be part of her life in some way. Whether the six-month stint will develop into full-time career missions or not remains to be seen.
Either way, Gleason is trusting God to lead her for the future and she firmly believes He orchestrated her return overseas. She credits only her willingness to obey the call to her experiences and feels blessed to be a part of God's work.
"I've just been available all along," she said. "I want to be a person who can go when there's an opportunity and not have to worry about everything else, so why not do it now while I have the time."
Taking the nontraditional road after college didn't come without lots of thought and prayer, Gleason admits. When she first began mulling the possibility of a return to South Asia last summer, she said she first felt "like it was being irresponsible or lazy."
"I thought, maybe I should just get a job and start paying off student loans," she said.
But doors weren't opening for the job opportunities, and the pieces were falling into place perfectly for the mission opportunity. She took that as a sign.
So during this fall semester - on top of playing soccer, working as editor of Wayland's yearbook, preparing for senior art exhibit and other graduation term activities - Gleason has added paperwork and several trips to Amarillo for special immunizations to her "to do" list. She's also had to raise much of her financial support for the semester ahead and begin packing.
Gleason will leave for Dallas on Jan. 2 and attend orientation and training sessions, leaving for Asia on Jan. 4. She will return to the U.S. in mid-July.


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Gluten-Free Tuesday: Pomegranates
This evening, as I was driving home with my daughter, singing to Sesame Street as we rounded the curve before the harbor, I noticed that the air coming through the window had gone cold. Shivering, I pushed the button and watched it roll up, then shut.
In that moment, I realized it is autumn now.
And thank goodness. We've been traveling in celebration of our cookbook for much of the last month. (That's why you haven't seen me here in awhile.) It has been joyful: food, laughter, gatherings of good people. However, the only downside was that travels coincided with a brutally hot and humid late summer heatwave.
I thought I would never feel the cool weather again.
But we had to turn on the heater our first night home. And today, I realized I can no longer drive with the car windows down.
Autumn. Time for roasted squash and slow-braised meats. Time for mashed potatoes and plans for Thanksgiving. Time for being excited about parsnips again.
Time for pomegranates.
Have you eaten a fresh pomegranate yet? Have you opened one up, scored the pith, then whacked the heck out of the back of it to extract the seeds? Have you made guacamole strewn with pomegranate seeds, or sprinkled them over salads, or folded them into stews at the last moment for a sour-sweet surprise?
I can't wait.
Unlike some of the other foods I have written about here, I ate pomegranates before I went gluten-free. In fact, a pomegranate tree stretched above the cracked awning above our back porch, in the house where I lived throughout elementary school. In the hours after school, I sometimes rollerskated around and around that porch, swerving around the red splotches of fallen pomegranates. We ate a few, but mostly left them for the crows, who left the traces of their feast all over the yard.
However, it was not until I was forced to go gluten-free that I started really eating pomegranates. My motto? "If it doesn't have gluten in it, I'm eating it." Pomegranates intimidated me for years. Their tough skin and thick pith seemed pretty impenetrable. Aside from picking each seed out by hand, I just couldn't understand how to make that labyrinth into something edible.
There's nothing like a little deprivation to make you more resourceful. I found this helpful tip from Brett of In Praise of Sardines (the food blog he kept until he opened Contigo in San Francisco) about how to best extract the pomegranate's seeds. Quickly I began eating a pomegranate several times a week, eating the ruby seeds and working out some aggression over the kitchen sink.
It's a pretty quick leap from tackling fresh pomegranates to making pomegranate molasses. Elise at Simply Recipes has ( an easy way for you to try this at home.) And once you start drizzling pomegranate molasses into fizzy water and tossing it onto roasted tofu, you'll never stop coming up with ways to incorporate this mouth-puckering taste into your meals.
That's the thing about going gluten-free. You can keep with your drab diet, missing what you ate before. Or you can get over your fears of fresh pomegranates and eat with more vibrancy than you ever did before.
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It was less than two months before race day when Joshua Bare got the bad news: the owner of the Ruckersville-area property where Bare had planned to hold his upcoming Mud Warrior mud race was backing out.
"He kicked me off his property," exclaims Bare. "There was no reason given."
Left scrambling to find a new location for the already nearly 2,000 people who'd paid as much as $55 to run, leap, wade, and climb their way through the latest addition to the nations's obstacle-filled exercise craze, the 32-year-old Bare worried that his upcoming April spectacle, conceived several years ago while an MBA student at Regent University, would be derailed.
"I thought I was going to lose my head," says the 1998 Charlottesville High School graduate.
Disaster was averted when Bare quickly located a willing land owner outside of Gordonsville, but the hard work wasn't over.
Planning an event like Mud Warrior takes time and money. Bare, who played soccer in college and now works for the non-profit Hope Community Center in Charlottesville, says he spent the last two years planning and estimates the cost of putting on the first Mud Warrior race will approach $80,000 once all expenses are tallied.
A mud race, after all, is no road race. There are obstacles to build and a trail to forge– along with advertising, insurance premiums, food and bands for the after-party, and of course, clean-up. But the demand for such races is huge, and the potential for a big pay-day is real.
This year, it's estimated that half a million people will participate in a Warrior Dash, a three-mile obstacle course held at locations around the country. Last summer, nearly 20,000 people descended on nearby Wintergreen Resort for perhaps the best known of all such races, Tough Mudder, a 10-mile slog that asked people not only to run uphill through obstacles including a forest of dangling electric wires carrying as much as 20,000 volts– about half strength of a Taser– but also to pay as much as $150 for such voluntary punishment.
Conceived by Harvard MBA grad Will Dean, Tough Mudder was a runner-up in a 2008 Harvard Business school contest which, according to published accounts, saw the professors judging the entries cautioning Dean that he wouldn't be able to attract enough people to turn a major profit. They were dead wrong, as Dean's idea blossomed into a Facebook-like fitness success.
In 2010, the year it launched, 20,000 people participated in three Tough Mudders held around the country, and in this, its third year, the Brooklyn-based company will hold 35 events in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia with an expected 400,000 participants. To date, Tough Mudder has donated $2.5 million to its chosen charity, the Wounded Warrior Project.
"It sounded looney tunes," says 36-year-old John Keefe, who was one of the thousands to sign on for the Wintergreen Tough Mudder. Convinced by his trainer at Clay Fitness that it would entertain him and strengthen the bonds among "The Wolf Pack," the small group with whom he trained, Keefe says he gave it a shot– and he'd do it again.
"I'm not sure I could ever refer to swimming through a humongous steel container of ice or inhaling thick smoke while running as fun," says Keefe, but "there was a ton of positive vibes out there, and it was nice to see people helping one another and rooting one another on."
The Wolf Pack won't be running the Tough Mudder again at Wintergreen, however. No one will.
"We were delighted to have it," says Jay Roberts, Wintergreen's VP of resort operations. "It was a demographic that was awesome– our customers in a big way." The problem, Roberts says, was parking– "a huge challenge for them and for us."
This year, to avoid the hassle and expense of busing participants up a mountain, the mid-Atlantic Tough Mudder will take place on a farm outside D.C.
Wintergreen, however, was so inspired by hosting the event that it's launching one of its own this summer. The "Wintergreen Adventure Challenge" will take place June 30 and July 1 this year. Roberts says obstacles are still being designed, but the course will cover more than seven miles with 3,800 feet of vertical climb and 3,000 feet of descent.
It turns out that mud-fueled races have been happening in Europe for years, and it was those messy but popular events– Britain's Grim Challenge and Germany's "Strongman" competitions are among the best known– that helped seed the newer American tradition. As for Bare, he says watching Tough Mudder's success over the past couple of years was frustrating because he'd been working on a concept for an extreme mud competition when Tough Mudder launched.
"That could have been me," he sighs.
While his original concept would have pushed into the 10-plus-mile range, he wasn't ready to give up on his own dream and forged ahead, tweaking some of the details. Mud Warrior, he explains, is now lower-key than Tough Mudder, with a distance just under five miles and no electrical shocks along the way. Bare says it will be challenging, but he's focused on making it fun and accessible for a wider range of people, not just those with elite fitness.
"I'm calling it 'the muddiest day of your life'," says Bare, adding that a few brave families with athletic children as young as nine have signed up together.
Like Tough Mudder, it's a charity event– 20 percent of profits will go to Hope Community Center, which his father founded– and Bare hopes race participants and observers will donate extra to the local nonprofit, which struggled and failed to win zoning approval as an overnight shelter back in 2008.
More than 2,300 people have already registered, and Bare hopes to add 1,000 more to that number, plus the thousands of spectators who'll come to watch friends and family get dirty, then stay for live music by acts from up and down the East Coast including local tunesters Invisible Hand.
"I want you to have the experience of your life," he says.~The Mud Warrior happens April 14 at 17110 James Madison Highway (Rt. 15) three miles north of Gordonsville. The racing begins at 8am, and runners will start in waves of 200 or fewer to prevent obstacle pile up. Event registration is now $65, $75 at the gate. Spectators pay $25 music festival entry; children under 10 free.
–story originally put online at 1:13pm on March 29
Sounds like a crazy fun day!! Thats very cool never heard of these types of races before, outstanding idea!
Mud Warrior is a great cause and a fun way to give back to our community! I, along with many other UVa students cannot wait for the event! I'm really happy this all worked out in the end :)
MUDWARRIOR is gonna be awesome I promise. I know Josh personally and hes goin big with this thing. What an awesome way to get your whole family out...have a muddy good time, and support a great cause!
This is going to be so much fun and I can't wait to participate!! I'm certainly not physically ready for something as long as Tough Mudder so I'm glad it has been scaled down a little to allow people like me to challenge myself beyond the normal road race. As a Charlottesville resident I hope there are more of these local races in the future!
I'm part of a group of 20 Lake Monticello moms that are doing the Mud Warrior race. It's been a good motivator for us to work out more, and should be a fun experience, even if we aren't the fastest or strongest. Thanks for organizing, Josh!
I cant wait! I'm getting my whole family involved! It's great to be challenged physically!
I am so excited for this race. And what's even better is that it's not just a race then you go home. It's a whole day of fun!! Im going with a bunch of friends and we are pumped. Thanks for putting this together, Josh! I know the kind of hard work and dedication you put into everything you do!!
Josh Bare, Rachel was reminiscing about her killa bees days after I told her you were creating a mud/obstacle race. I am pumped for you! I pray physical/mental/emotional & monetary blessings upon you and your organization brother. Hopefully one day soon we can get mud warrior up north in my area!?
Great work & tremendous persistence Joshua! I'm looking forward to Mud Warrior & I know that Hope Community Center is so blessed by all of your efforts and diligence!
See you soon!
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AWESOMENESSFANTASTICNASTINESS! mayhem will ensue! mud will be flinged! smiles will fill every picture taken and memories of a life time will be made! BE THERE!!!!!!!!!!
Sure have been hearing a lot about this on the Radio! :-) I am MORE than excited for this event....not only is this so beneficial for HOPE but it will be such an absolutely MEMORABLE day! I've never done anything like this before, but i know if Josh involved it's going to be a BIG DEAL! I can't wait! If you haven't already signed up, you are definitely missing out on a great amount of excitement!
Loved it! Tons & tons of fun! I think the spectators should have only had to pay a few dollars, their wasn't a whole lot of stuff going on, plenty of room to expand on that area. The run itself was lots of fun.


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Could More To Love break the reality shows love curse? It seems so thus far as Luke Conley and More To Love's winner Tali Giat are still together.
The couple, who have yet to give any interviews since the finale of their hit dating show, are still going strong. The above photo was posted to Tali's facebook fan page by Tali herself on September 21st, a week after the finale aired on FOX.
Tali has also changed her myspace status from single to engaged. And her twitter page showed her as visiting Luke and his family last week.
Nice to see a reality show couple still going strong. Good luck to the happy couple.
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Pasadena, Calif., expects to save $61,400 annually in reduced labor and fuel through the use of 52 specialized trash cans that automatically compact waste.
Hillsborough County, Fla., saves paper and time with enterprise content management system.
The Dallas Police Department piloted anti-idling technology that operates a car's electrical system while it's turned off. Laptops, lights, radios and other equipment are powered.
Michigan and Florida cities offer residents coupons and discounts in exchange for recycling.
The Troy, N.Y., Police Department implements computerized lockers that verify officers' identities and equipment access privileges.
E-prescription data is sent to Rhode Island health officials to help identify potential H1N1 outbreaks and affected age groups.
Sarasota County, Fla., Sheriff's Office deployed handheld devices that scan fingerprints and connect to state and local databases.
Seven universities countrywide are participating in the pilot project, which provides Kindle DXs to 40 to 60 students.
Adair County, Iowa, is surveying its citizens to determine how they want to help following a disaster and what they could contribute to the response effort.
Through the Radio Ready Program, Santa Barbara County teamed with local radio stations to install satellite communications equipment to ensure the distribution of information to the public.
San Bernardino County reduces waste and increases accuracy by automatically dispensing prescriptions for inmates.
DC Fleet Share program increases car sharing and eliminates unused vehicles.
The second annual Power IT Down Day is August 27; state and local governments are urged to participate and reap the monetary savings.
Catawba County, N.C., held public meetings to garner citizen feedback for its new hazard mitigation plan and in the process developed a new public-private partnership.
The Phoenix Police Department uses digital pens to store information, reducing the amount of time assessing threat vulnerability in critical infrastructure and key resources.
9/11 changed the way officials view port security and led to new technologies and regulations.
X-ray system, daytime binocular, video aids for pandemic preparation, radiation protection.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is conducting the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review of its policies and priorities, and will provide Web-based dialog sessions to garner feedback.
The U.S. Department of Education awarded grants to 26 colleges and universities to address the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
Boston's Citizen Connect iPhone application will let residents make complaints -- complete with a photo and location information -- about city nuisances.
The Multi-Band Radio Project seeks to address interoperability's challenges through the use of a radio that enables communication regardless of the frequency a first responder is operating on.
USAspending.gov revamped to track more than $70 billion in federal government IT spending, providing increased transparency for taxpayers.
Jefferson County, Texas, counts down the days remaining in hurricane season and provides emergency preparedness information on electronic billboards.
Increased officer safety, improved efficiency and reduced paper use among benefits seen.
San Francisco's EcoFinder iPhone application provides location-based information to help residents find the best location to recycle different materials.
Conrad Cross, CIO of Orlando, Fla., said the city wanted to update employees' technology, but discovered energy savings during the initiative.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it's working to streamline the grant process and fund projects that have staying power beyond a single grant cycle.
Ann Arbor Public Schools utilized a Readiness Emergency Management for Schools grant to help secure the school environment and train teachers and administrators.
Virginia state agencies can join in a green challenge in which metrics, like frequency of teleworking and video conferencing, will be tracked beginning June 15.
Using a Web-based service, two facilities in the Oregon Department of Corrections deliver unified messages to their communities or staff.
South Carolina Emergency Management Division's hurricane guide provides statewide information for residents and an example for other state agencies.
Campus emergency managers face tough questions in preparing for global emergencies.
Focus on Energy provides education and monetary incentives for installing energy-efficient technologies in Wisconsin.
Exit device, radiation search tool, body-armor vests, mapping camera.
President Barack Obama's national fuel efficiency policy requires new vehicles to meet an average requirement of 39.5 miles per gallon by 2016.
Wayne Township, N.J., saved more than $52,000 annually by consolidating its phone and Internet services.
Chief security scientist says with technology, like mobile phones, being used for more purposes, beware of misuse and negative consequences.
Craig Fugate, who hails from state and local government, takes top post at FEMA.
New York City's unified call taking program combines the police and fire 911 call taking and dispatch systems.
The NYPD's addition of 40 Nissan Altima Hybrids brings its number of hybrid vehicles to more than 100.
Swine flu has "pandemic potential," according to World Health Organization director general.
San Jose will convert 125 streetlights to LEDs by June.
Virginia's secretary of technology to join the administration as chief technology officer.
President Barack Obama named 10 projects likely to receive stimulus funding and identified three funding tracks.
The Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority expects $3.8 million in grants to create 155 jobs and attract $19 million from private sources.
The surveillance system is monitored by a centralized command center and will aid in investigating customer complaints and keeping passengers and employees safe.
John Holdren suggests that radical technologies may be the next step in fighting global warming.
The National Association of Counties offers tips and will hold a webinar to provide information and answer questions.
Kentucky's Transit Authority of River City plans to spend $5.37 million of stimulus funding on hybrid buses.
California Department of Water Resources uses risk simulation model called CalLite to evaluate effects of water management policies.
Los Angeles and Anchorage, Alaska, cut energy consumption with LEDs and central controls.
Roy Mentkow: Technology Director Keeps Roanoke, Va., on the Cutting Edge
J. Pari Sabety: Ohio Budget Director Aids Huge ERP Deployment
The California High-Speed Rail Authority wants to determine what projects it can get stimulus bill funding for, but is lost because there are no requirements.
Doug Thomas: Lincoln, Nebraska's E-Government Pioneer
'Vulcan' map layer lets users track pollution from power plants and factories, or by U.S. location.
A breakdown of the stimulus bill's funding for energy-efficient investments.
Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Emergency Management Agency and others will have an interoperable network up and running as soon as December 2009.
Approved stimulus package allots nearly $6 billion to help clean up weapons sites like the Hanford Site -- the U.S.'s most contaminated area.
George Szakacs wants Seabrook to have virtualization and an upstairs 911 center.
Historic droughts in California, Georgia and elsewhere prompt cities to turn to IT -- like GIS maps -- for conservation help.
Virginia Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra joins Padmasree Warrior in running to be first federal CTO.
Response team helps first responders in disaster recovery and expects nothing in return.
The state's second wind farm can generate up to 57 megawatts of electricity daily.
Johns Hopkins University launches a system that detects a gunshot's acoustic signature and automatically reports it to campus security.
Gloucester Township, N.J., uses system to increase student safety and obtain metrics for school buses and other city vehicles.
Deputy Director Patrick Hale to leave Michigan state role; Lohrmann and Trent Carpenter step up.
Anchorage, Alaska, replaced 1,200 streetlights to save money and increase energy efficiency.
Solar maps let citizens investigate their home's solar potential and learn about local installations.
Emergency management agency aids Kansas City, Mo., after it's buried under tons of debris.
Los Angeles launched the goal of installing 1.3 GW of photovoltaic power by 2020.
Public-private partnership aims to provide schools with renewable energy.
Citizens use cell phones to text-message crime tips to cops in Connecticut and Washington, D.C.
Judge halts initiative, says fuel-efficiency standards can only be imposed by the federal government.
After McCain presidential campaign videos were removed from YouTube, letters between the two organizations give users insight into the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Florida city seeks to encourage private and public solar power investment through 20-year monetary initiative.
Hawaiian county's new Web site helps decrease its carbon footprint, while offering more information and resources.
Online document management offers benefits -- but some worry about security.
The state prepares to build a 346-megawatt power station.
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative makes power plants bid for carbon emission allotments.
SustainableAtlanta.org will be a hub for building a more environmentally conscious city.


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Two Pratt graduate students, Alex Crawford and Austin Nelson, decided their lives—or studies, anyway—wouldn't be quite complete without having built a Rube Goldberg Machine of their very own. But it's not just a bunch plinking and plopping for its own sake; this complex contraption actually begins and ends with a photograph.
It took about 30 hours to construct their fancy photo booth, which takes about 30 seconds to run its course. Here's all its domino-and-marble'd brilliance, captured both up close and from afar with a Canon 5D Mark ii. [Mathias Crawford via BoingBoing]


text: Dog watching is often one of the most amusing activities during a trip to the park, and this fall at New York City's Madison Square Park the four legged beasts aren't only frolicking in the dog run, but also on video screens set up around Danny Meyer's famed Shake Shack (another very good reason to visit said park). These dogs are the cast of William Wegman's latest video installation Around the Park. Taking on the persona of various people seen in the park--business man, tourist, and park maintenece worker--Wegman and his consummate collaborators force the viewer to observe the park and its inhabitants in a different light. Always crowd pleasers, the artist's canine-centric videos transcend their initial appearance (and constant criticism) of kitch, and consistently manage to impart a deeper sense of human frailty and humor. For thirty years Wegman and his Weimaraners (who always play the straight man) have created unique videos that sit along side the work of Bruce Nauman and John Baldessari, conceptually and visually (early works by Wegman as well as Nauman and Baldessari are available through EAI). Running concurrently at Senior & Shopmaker Gallery on Madison Square Park is 'Wegman Outdoors', an exhibition of the artist's landscape photographs (which coincidently also include the dogs) dating from 1981 through 2007.


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Anchorage police said they arrested Douglas Caudy, 21, of Eagle River on charges of second-degree attempted sexual assault and third-degree sexual assault earlier this month after he made contact with a sleeping woman. The victim told police Caudy sexually touched her while she slept at the home of a relative on the Old Glenn Highway, police spokesman Lt. Dave Parker said. Caudy is a friend of the relative, Parker said. Caudy was lodged at Anchorage Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail and a third-party custodian.
Not the kind of pot that's welcome at Piccolino's
A driver for Piccolino's restaurant in Eagle River turned over a Crown Royal bag containing marijuana and a pipe in it on Jan. 8, Anchorage police said. The driver said he found the stash in the delivery truck's glove box, according to the police report. The restaurant declined to identify employees with access to the truck so the officer provided case numbers and seized the following items: a purple Crown Royal bag; a wood marijuana pipe; four baggies containing marijuana. He then declared the case closed.
Teen's report gets no traction
Anchorage police said a 15-year-old Eagle River resident reported being restrained by his father after an incident at the dinner table on Jan. 9. The father said he restrained his son because the teen refused to accept being grounded from watching television, police spokesman Lt. Dave Parker said. Police determined no crime was committed, Parker said. He pointed to the relevant Alaska Statute regarding justified use of force: "When and to the extent reasonably necessary and appropriate to promote the welfare of the child or incompetent person, a parent, guardian, or other person entrusted with the care and supervision of a child under 18 years of age or an incompetent person may use reasonable and appropriate nondeadly force upon that child or incompetent person."
DUI arrests
Anchorage police said they arrested Jerry Patterson Sr., 51, of Anchorage for felony driving under the influence, driving while license revoked/suspended, endangering the welfare of a minor and fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance the afternoon of Jan. 6. The arrest began after an off-duty police officer reported a reckless driver and followed Patterson to a store on Voyles Boulevard, police spokesman Lt. Dave Parker said. The officer blocked Patterson's vehicle with his own when Patterson went inside the store. A woman and two small children remained in the vehicle, Parker said. Patterson's breath sample resulted in a .000 reading, he said, but the officer found a bottle of Diazepam — Valium — prescribed to another person in his pocket. Police obtained a blood sample, Parker said. Patterson was lodged at Anchorage Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.
Other DUI arrests, according to police:
Skiala Houser, 22, of Anchorage at 3 a.m. on Jan. 7 on Business Boulevard after being stopped for tinted windows and speeding. Houser's estimated blood-alcohol level was over the legal limit. She was lodged at Anchorage Jail in lieu of $250 bail.
Nathaniel Willeck, 24, of Eagle River just before 6 a.m. on Jan. 8 on East Eagle River Loop Road after being stopped for reckless driving. Willeck's estimated blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. He was lodged at Anchorage Jail in lieu of $750 bail.
Charges are merely accusations; defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty at trial or until a plea of guilty is accepted by the courts.


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Coachella 2014 Sunday Lineup: Calvin Harris, Arcade Fire, Duck Sauce & More
Coachella 2014 came to a close on Easter (4/20) Sunday with performances by Calvin Harris, Arcade Fire (with an appearance by "Paft Dunk"), Duck Sauce, Adventure Club, Beck, Krewella, Rudimental and many more. All photos by Timothy Norris.
See also:
- Coachella 2014 Saturday Lineup: Skrillex, MGMT, Solange & More
- Coachella 2014 Friday Lineup: Girl Talk, The Glitch Mob, Carnage & More
- Coachella at Sunset 2014
- Dancing it Out at Coachella 2014
- Hipsters Taking Selfies at Coachella
As well as...
- Our complete Coachella coverage on the West Coast Sound music blog


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Rural Grit Happy Hour at The Brick - Kansas City, MORural Grit Happy Hour
The Brick
1727 McGee Street,
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 421-1634
Every Monday near downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
American roots music--old time, old , honky tonk, blues, juke joint and original music--from traditional sounds to experiments with homemade instruments. Mandolins, guitars, banjos, fiddles, bass and beyond.


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Today, Verizon tweeted that it will be carrying the HTC One in the coming months. This is the fourth carrier to announce availability of the HTC One, though the announcement doesn't give much additional information.
Verizon's move is good news for the Taiwan-based HTC, which has been experiencing some bad press lately, including the announcement of the departure of several senior employees following the HTC First's poor sales. Things seemed to be looking up after the Wall Street Journal reported last week that the company sold about five million units of its One handset since its launch in March, but that's only about half the number of Samsung Galaxy S 4 units sold (though those numbers refer specifically to sales of the handset to carriers and retailers).
The Verizon offering may also help HTC's future. The company has long been struggling to gain any traction against its competitors, and analysts expect it to post a loss for its second quarter earnings. But things could turn around now that HTC has announced a stock version of its handset (which will make it appealing for developers), and today's news that the phone will be available through Verizon later this summer should help.
There is no pricing, firm release date, or further information on whether the handset will have tweaked software or hardware specifications. We'll hopefully hear more as the launch date nears, and we'll make sure to report on any findings.


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On the side of there head where yaEar should be and if its white they lay white eggsAnd if its red they lay brown eggsA nother bit of useless info
Kathy mentioned clipping wings. If you do just clip one wing of each bird.
I have not fed my hens in 2 years and 1 month. March 1st a couple years back, I just went full free range. The hens have never looked so happy or busy.


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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Comcast Corp.'s Universal Pictures says it is increasing its release slate by four films per year after a record-breaking run at the international box office.
Its Focus Features unit will now release 10 films annually, up from six. Spokeswoman Cindy Gardner says Universal's total slate will rise to about 26 to 28 per year from 22 to 24.
Focus had focused on niche fare like this summer's comedy, "The World's End." It will broaden its purview after also naming a new CEO, Peter Schlessel, on Wednesday. Schlessel, who starts in January, is chief executive of Film District, a small distributor that released films such as "Insidious: Chapter 2" and "Olympus Has Fallen."
Outgoing Focus CEO James Schamus is leaving to produce an upcoming Ang Lee film about boxing.
Universal is having a strong run in theatres globally this year. The studio surpassed $2 billion in overseas receipts in September for the first time in its 101-year history, led by hits like "Fast & Furious 6" and "Despicable Me 2."


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Senate introduces Stolen Valor Act of 2013
On Feb. 4, an American Legion-favored campaign to criminalize the act of lying for profit about being the recipient of certain military honors was renewed with the introduction into the U.S. Senate of the Stolen Valor Act of 2013. The measure, introduced by Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., and Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is a companion bill to legislation proposed on Jan. 15 by U.S. House Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev.
The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 would enhance current federal legislation that punishes those who falsely represent themselves as decorated military heroes. A provision in the proposed law would authorize criminal prosecution of those who lie about being awarded certain medals and decorations in order to gain veterans benefits.
The existing federal law, Title 18, Section 704, reads, in part, "Whoever falsely represents himself or herself, verbally or in writing, to have been awarded (certain) decoration(s) or medal(s) authorized by Congress for the Armed Forces…shall be fined …imprisoned….or both."
The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 would replace that provision with "Whoever, with intent to obtain money, property or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipient of a decoration or medal described…shall be fined (and/or) imprisoned not more than one year...."
The Legion adopted Resolution 283 during its 2012 national convention in Indianapolis, which states that existing laws "have not been effective in stopping false claims of receipt of medals and decorations of valor, which criminal acts appear to be escalating as the Act remains but a misdemeanor and not a felony (and) false claims of military service and receipt of medals of valor have resulted in literally millions of dollars in fraudulent claims for VA services." The resolution asks Congress "to provide that the elements of fraud be incorporated into previous Stolen Valor legislation such that it accomplishes the same goal as the previous legislation and passes Constitutional muster."
The medals and decorations defined in the existing Stolen Valor Act are the Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star and Purple Heart. The proposed Stolen Valor Act of 2013 adds the Combat Infantryman's Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon and Combat Action Medal to the list.
The Legion is examining the new House and Senate Stolen Valor Acts to determine if they satisfy the terms of the Legion's resolution. Similar legislation introduced earlier was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court with the justices ruling that it was too restrictive and infringed upon the right of free speech.


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First of all, a few pictures of the quilt now that it's been washed. Yum.
Second, THANK YOU so much for the kind words of support about the shop, the quilt, and the blog. It was lovely to 'meet' all of you and I enjoyed following links back to your own blogs where available! Wonderful to get so much input from abroad. Norway, Australia, Sweeden, Israel, did I miss anyone??
I especially appreciated the helpful suggestions about selling on etsy. And I am officially shipping to Canada now. (Don't know why I had a brain freeze about that one in the first place.) I will start looking into shipping rates, etc for outside North America. If there is anyone out there who is really interested in something, contact me and we'll work it out.
Okay, I'll get on with it. This was exciting for me! The first time I got to use that random number generator. I expected there to be such a build-up but all I did was enter my tallies, click the GENERATE button and voila: #57! And that is . . . Tracy! Tracy, I will email you about your shipping info! Yea!And if you still want your own set of i-spy squares the official price is $12.00.
Thanks again to everyone for playing and stay tuned. We are going to have a few more giveaways in the next 2 weeks, so check back for more info. And they are going to be good. This is just too much fun!
PS There was a question about the pink and blue elephants. They are made by Alexander Henry and Sew Mama has some here!


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The most important rules
- At the start players carry two discs, and may carry a third disc to replace a disc that may be lost to out of bounds. Four to five players may run in a single race and are spaced along the starting line. The race starts with a throwing cadence — "Ready, two, one, THROW!". The players' next throws are made from within 1.5 meters of where the former disc came to rest. The two discs are thrown alternately. Only when the next throw has been made, may the previously thrown disc be picked up.
- Players cannot influence the flight of a disc. Therefore, you cannot touch a disc in the air. There is one exception: A player can try to catch a disc after throwing around a single obstacle. When the player catches the disc, they can play the same disc from that position where it was caught.
- When a number of players are running the course simultaneously, they may not intentionally obstruct each other. In principle, the player who is ready to throw has right of way over a player who is approaching.
- Besides the obstacles, the boundaries of the course are also indicated. These are natural boundaries such as roads, a flowerbeds or a lakes. When a disc lands outside the playing field, it is out of bounds. A player cannot continue playing with that disc. When he has chosen to carry a third spare disc, he can continue the race with that disc from the position where the former disc left the playing field. When a player has only one disc remaining, he may not finish the race.
- Sometimes a player cannot find a disc he has thrown. In that case, he can continue the race with his spare disc (if it is still available) and receives a penalty of 10 seconds. When he already used his spare disc, he may not finish the race.
- At the finish, a player must have two discs in play.


text: Kenny Balinao is 17 years old and a senior at Chisholm Trail Academy in Keene, TX. Although he was born in Indiana, he has spent most of his life in Midland, Texas. Kenny began playing the piano when he was four years old and currently is employed as the pianist for the choir at CTA. In his spare time, Kenny enjoys playing tennis, the ukulele, and various video games. He is also an avid Washington Redskins fan and enjoys watching just about any sport. He has yet to decide what field of study he wants to pursue as a profession, but with college in the near future, he plans on deciding soon.


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About Caravaggio
Capturing the style, culture and romance of Italy, Caravaggio is Nouveau's premium house brand. The collection was inspired by the the Italian Renaissance painter Caravaggio. Frames within the collection range from traditional to trendsetting savvy.
CoolFrames Designer Eyewear Boutique is an authorized Caravaggio online retailer. All frames are guaranteed to be defect-free and authentic. We will replace any defective or damaged items to ensure 100% satisfaction. Our in-house optical lab can install custom prescription lenses into any eyeglass frame and many sunglass styles. We specialize in Essilor presciption lenses including Varilux Progressives, Transitions as well as Crizal Alize and Sapphire (Forte) Anti-Reflective coatings.


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Focusrite's Saffire line of Firewire interfaces offer professional quality at affordable prices. Their range provides a model for everyone, whether you're after a compact interface for solo recording projects, or you need something to capture the performance of a whole band. What's more is that each Saffire interface is also Thunderbolt compatible, for peace of mind despite the changing face of technology.
If you want to join the wealth of professionals that already own and use Saffire interfaces, then now is a great time. Anyone purchasing one between 10th July 2014 and 31st October 2014 will be able to claim a FREE copy of Focusrite's Midnight Suite Plug-in software (worth £69) upon registration with Focusrite.


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Our client base is growing at VCA Fairleigh Animal Hospital in Louisville, KY! We are seeking an Associate Veterinarian to join our multi-doctor general practice. Join an amazing team and focus on what you love!
At VCA, you can be the veterinarian that you have always wanted to be and practice medicine your way! We have a special culture in our hospitals that values individual skill, personality and gives you the autonomy that you need to practice high quality medicine. Whether you are an experienced veterinarian or a new doctor, we provide the mentorship and development you need to grow in your veterinary career.
All of our hospitals are former private-practices that have retained the spirit that made them successful and now also have access to the people and financial resources of a large veterinary community. Those resources provide the training and equipment to meet the development interest of our doctors. Our philosophy is to provide our doctors and hospital teams with the tools to be successful. We then rely on our doctors to make the best decisions for their patients.
As a member of the VCA family, your passion for medicine and compassion for pets and people is matched with a commitment to your professional growth. Among the reasons to consider joining VCA are:
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Travel Channel / Bullz-Eye Home
The vacations guys crave can be found in the following sites! If you're looking to do more than just laying on a beach, the sites below are for you.
You'll find useful and comprehensive information about any kind of trip that meets your needs, and more. They also include their recommendations in the numerous categories that are listed. Browsing through the categories and recommendations will give you plenty of ideas.
Claims to be the largest travel guide in the world. Here you'll find a wealth of information available regarding all of your travel needs. This site is a guy's heaven because of the many thrill seeking and adventure vacations recommended. Get your gang together and enjoy the following: canoeing, river rafting, sailing, kayaking, surfing, skydiving, hang-gliding, bicycling, fishing, wilderness survival, fantasy baseball and basketball, race car driving, tennis, horse-packing trail trips, snowmobiling, and much more! A must visit!
Incredible Adventures
If you've ever wanted to fly in a Soviet MIG or trekking across the Sahara, you should definitely check out this site.
This site has extensive information about any kind of adventure travel you may be interested in. This is a great place to start when planning a trip or looking for ideas.
This site will help you find guides and trip packages for outdoor, air and water recreation packages.
This site has links to numerous organizations that promote outdoor recreation packages.
This UK company offers interesting adventure travel all over the world, along with "hotel" tours for those of you who like adventure during the day and comfort at night.
Travel Channel - Adventure Travel
Cool site from the TV gang.
Head out on one of these "Manventures" that are guaranteed leave you breathless, high on adrenaline and dying for more!
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Kluge-ville: Town meeting doesn't sway neighbors
All summer, Patricia Kluge's neighbors have been simmering about her plans to build a subdivision on 511 acres adjoining her vineyard. Last week Kluge launched a major public relations campaign with two town meetings to present her plans, answer questions, and sway the opposition.
The October 1 presentation didn't change Wanda Collier's mind. "It made it worse," says Collier, who was one of 50 or so who came to hear Kluge's side at PVCC's Dickinson Theater. "To have all these experts with their PhD's come in here– have they ever spent the night on this land?"
Kluge's team called in a land planner, a hydrologist, and a soil expert to make the case for building 28 homes on five- to seven-acre lots in Vineyard Estates in between vineyards, orchards, and sheep– an approach to combining agricultural and residential that requires a special permit because part of the property is an agricultural-forestal district, which currently requires minimum 21-acre lots.
Kluge told the audience how the project would provide a high-dollar, multi-generational crop and could employ as many as 100 people. "Most of what is good and profitable seems to elude the Scottsville community," said Kluge, offering the project as an example of "hope and prosperity for the southern part of the county" that will honor traditional farming values.
She also denied that money was the only motivator for the subdivision. "If it was, I could build 30 homes today by-right."
Bill Moses, Kluge's husband and CEO of Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyards, called a lot of the opposition "misguided," and compared its tactics to those of "a good magician, who distracts you with one hand."
He was referring to the Piedmont Environmental Council, which, he told The Hook, is taking the approach that the development creates a dangerous precedent.
"They're trying to villainize the PEC," retorts PECer Jeff Werner. "They've singularly taken aim at the PEC, and they've singularly taken aim at me."
Moses told the PVCC crowd that 313 of the 511 acres would be put in a preservation tract that could never be developed. "I want somebody to stand up in the cold light of day and tell me why putting 65 percent of the land in a preservation tract is a bad idea," he said.
Werner calls the 65 percent "average" for rural preservation tracts. "We don't think they should break the rules," he says. "Sixty-five percent– whoopee."
After the hydrologist testified that the project's use of 600 to 800 gallons of water a day was a "proverbial drop in the bucket as far as groundwater use" and promised, "We'll make sure we don't steal anybody else's water," the remainder of the one-hour meeting was opened to questions.
The microphone went first to a Kluge supporter, John Marquis, who said he used to live at neighboring Blenheim, now owned by Dave Matthews' mom, Val, and that there was plenty of water on the tract.
Overton McGehee, executive director of the local Habitat for Humanity, used his turn at the mic to ask Kluge to give two of the lots to Habitat to provide mixed income housing. "It will set a great example for other developers," he noted.
But neighbors who went into the meeting opposing the project were not moved. Collier's concerns about traffic, water supply, tree cutting, and wildlife disturbances were not assuaged.
"It's all about precedent," said a blonde woman pow-wowing with Werner after the meeting and who declined to give her name.
"If they determine that 65 percent preservation is the precedent," says Moses, "that would be a bar for the future, where a 50 percent preservation tract could be turned down. This certainly doesn't create a zero bar."
"It was quite a fantastic event," says Werner. "I heard that the [second] meeting Thursday night in Scottsville was not so polite. People had seen the County staff report."
County planners do not recommend approval of the Vineyard Estates project. Moses calls the staff report "absolutely outrageous."
He adds, "Did you like the part about protecting Blenheim? We've already removed two lots so they won't be so close to her property. We should all have 50 acres as a protective buffer."
After an August 26 deferral at the developer's request, the matter goes to the Albemarle planning commission October 7, after The Hook's deadline, and then on to the Board of Supervisors December 10.
"They don't have the votes," predicts Werner. "I'll be shocked if they get a favorable response."
Werner worries that after waves of neighbors have made plans to attend the meeting, Kluge and Moses will suddenly request another deferral. "When you've got a room full of people ready to have their say, it steals their thunder."
"We'll be there," insists Moses. "I don't know how the planning commission will decide, the PEC has made it such a hot potato politically. I think it will be decided by the Board of Supervisors."
Patricia Kluge and Bill Moses want to develop their farm.


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JamPlay sits down with veteran fret grinder Steve Smyth of Forbidden and The EssenEss Project. He talks about how he got started with guitar, his inspirations, general tips about playing, and of course a look at his gear. Steve also covers his EVH 5150 III amp and gear that he uses live.
Taught by Steve Smyth in Lessons With Steve Smyth seriesLength: 15:00Difficulty: 0.5 of 5
Very inpiring stuff...i just didn't know much about Steve...i'll sure go deep about his playing...love his phrasing...
Very cool! I too enjoy your playing and am glad your part of Jamplay now.
Welcom Steve!!! love your playing and tone!!! Excellent!!!
It's cool to hear Steve mention that he actually wants midrange, it's a nice change from the 'scoop.'
Ive been drooling over that head and cabinet for a while now. Ill have to save up for that. Maybe one day . . .
Never heard of Steven but a very good player.
Thanks very much for this interesting lesson. But there seems to be something strange with the video. It stops every few seconds during the playing part at the beginning of scenes. The talking part is all fine though.
Veteran metal gunslinger Steve Smyth currently is in the bands Forbidden and The EssenEss Project. Having also been in bands such as Testament and Nevermore, Steve has a unique style that he teaches here on JamPlay.
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JamPlay sits down with veteran fret grinder Steve Smyth of Forbidden and The EssenEss Project. He talks about how he got started with guitar, his inspirations, general tips about playing, and of course...Length: 15:00 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
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Steve covers his overall approach to playing with a focus on his right hand technique. He also shows his basic hand stretching and warmup routine that he recommends doing before any practice.Length: 7:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Steve covers how he uses vibrato and bending to give a more vocal sound to lead lines and solos.Length: 5:17 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Steve Smyth shows you how to use smaller bit-sized scale chunks to create a blistering solo.Length: 9:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Steve goes in-depth with a topic that is integral to his style: string skipping. He teaches you a basic etude and then moves it across the strings for variations. He also teaches a couple of really cool...Length: 18:05 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Steve gives you some different ideas on the topic of "intervallic playing". He covers playing in 4ths, 5ths, and 6ths. And he shows you his favorite way to use this concept.Length: 9:30 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Steve shows how to practice sweep picking arpeggios. He shows major and minor forms and how to connect the shapes.Length: 14:30 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
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Steve shows you how to "color" arpeggios with different intervals and combining swept arpeggios with tapping.Length: 12:00 Difficulty: 4.0 Members Only
About Steve Smyth
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Steve Smyth (Forbidden, Nevermore, Dragonlord, Testament, Vicious Rumors) is no newcomer in the metal music or shred guitar world, first being tipped for the top in Shrapnel Records president Mike Varney's "Hometown Heroes" column in the October 1993 issue of Guitar World magazine.
A four year tenure as lead/rhythm guitarist with Bay Area power metallers Vicious Rumors started in 1995. During this time, Smyth contributed to two well received albums; 1996?s Something Burning, and 1998?s Cyberchrist (both released by Massacre Records), and toured extensively in the USA and Europe in support of both albums.
Then in 1999, Smyth began a four and a half year touring stint with Bay Area thrash metal legends Testament, touring the world in support of The Gathering album and then the First Strike Still Deadly album, playing to nearly 500,000 satisfied fans.
During this time Steve also helped form the lineup of Testament guitarist/founder Eric Peterson's black metal side project, Dragonlord. Two successful albums followed over the next four years: Rapture (Spitfire Records, 2001) and Black Wings of Destiny (Escapi Music, 2005).
Smyth spent late 2003 touring the world with Nevermore, the well respected underground progressive metal band, in support of their album Enemies of Reality. In 2004, Smyth was invited to become part of the band's permanent line-up, leading to the critically acclaimed album, This Godless Endeavor (Century Media, 2005), the band's sixth full length, which featured several songs penned by Steve. A world tour followed, which saw the band play the first Gigantour (the brainchild of Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine), a headlining tour of Europe, as well as countless support tours across the globe in support of the effort.
In between tours in 2006, Smyth was invited to lend his voice to the character Snizzy Snazz Bullets, on the hit cartoon series Metalocalypse, a role he reprised again in 2008, along with a few other voices.
Smyth officially left Nevermore in 2007, citing "personal and business differences", and then released The EssenEss Project, an instrumental effort with longtime bandmate Steve Hoffman on bass, and special guest drummer Atma Anur. The effort was released world-wide on Steve's own imprint, Two Louder Music, to positive critical acclaim. Some touring in support of the album followed, in addition to several clinics and masterclasses in the States and abroad.
2009 found Smyth joining Forbidden, touring Europe and the US with the band, and participating in the writing process for Omega Wave, Forbidden's first album in 14 years, released October 22nd in EU, October 26th in the US, and Asia two weeks after. A North American tour leg involving a mixture of headlining dates as well as a support slot with thrash metal legends Overkill, kicked off November 4th in Springfield Virginia, wrapping December 11th in San Francisco. More touring in 2011 has commenced, with 2 shows aboard the 1st Annual 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise (Miami-Cozumel-Miami), a South American tour, and the Spring Festival Season in the EU. Catch the Wave when Forbidden brings it to North America once again with a headlining tour, as well as appearances at select Summer Festivals across Europe, and a full European headline tour in the works for late summer!
2011 saw the release of a Steve Smyth signature series line of guitars from BC Rich, Signature 6 and 7 string Bich guitars designed to Steve's specs. The guitars made their debut at the Winter NAMM 2011 show in Anaheim Ca, and are now available for sale at a dealer near you! Ask for it by name!
2011 also sees Smyth co-writing the followup album for The EssenEss Project, as well as the debut of new band Firehead, who are presently at work writing a debut album due for release by Fall 2011. Touring in support of both band's releases is in the planning stages.
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Feb 4 (Reuters) - An experimental drug developed by Furiex Pharmaceuticals Inc met the main goal of a pair of large Phase III clinical trials by significantly alleviating diarrhea and abdominal pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome, the company said on Tuesday.
Based on the results of the studies, Furiex said it planned to apply by mid-year for U.S. approval of the drug, eluxadoline, to treat diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-d), a debilitating bowel disorder that affects about 28 million people in the United States and major European markets.
The company expects to seek European approval of eluxadoline in early 2015.
"We believe that there are a lot of patients out there who need this drug. There is a huge unmet need," Furiex Chief Medical Officer June Almenoff said in a telephone interview.
Currently approved drugs for IBS address constipation associated with the disorder, but there are few options for diarrhea predominant IBS.
Furiex founder and chairman Fred Eshelman said he believes the drug has the potential for blockbuster sales, which he defined as annual sales of between $750 million and $1 billion.
Eluxadoline was tested at two doses against a placebo over the course of 12 weeks to meet requirements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and for 26 weeks for European health regulators, in Phase III studies involving 2,428 patients, Furiex said.
For the combined goal of improvement in abdominal pain and stool consistency for at least half the days in the study, eluxadoline achieved a statistically significant improvement at the 100 milligram and 75 mg doses through 12 weeks in both studies. On the 26-week measure, the higher dose succeeded in both studies but the lower dose missed statistical significance in one of the two trials, according to initial results released by the company.
The success appeared to be driven by the percentage of patients reporting improvements in diarrhea, which ranged from 30 percent to 37 percent versus 22 percent and 20.9 percent for the placebo groups.
When the composite goal was broken into its two components, researchers found a numerical improvement in pain response rates that did not achieve statistical significance.
The drug appeared to be safe and well-tolerated in both studies, Furiex said. The most commonly reported side effects were constipation and nausea.
The company plans to present a far more detailed analysis of the late stage studies at an upcoming medical meeting.
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Here's the first batch of PJ fan notes submitted by readers. If you have more, please send them our way. In this batch you'll find Ed on a Tennessee runway, Ed making an anniversary special, and Ed landing on someone's head.
In 2008, Pearl Jam came to Bonnaroo in Tennessee. I had a connection that let me get out on the runway of the local airport when Pearl Jam's jet came in. I got to quickly snap this picture of Eddie Vedder as he was getting off the plane. Then we had to unload the band's luggage from the plane and into the van waiting for them. I included that picture as well because it was Eddie Vedder's guitar case with a "MB" sticker on it (Mookie Blaylock?). That night at Bonnaroo, Pearl Jam performed, and the suitcase that Eddie Vedder was carrying off the plane was onstage with him. At one point in their set, he opened the suitcase, and took out a pack of cigarettes, and a bottle of something and just took a smoke and drink break while the band was jamming...
— Patrick
"To The Nice Couple In The 3rd Row..."
I pseudo-surprised my wife by purchasing 3rd row center-stage tickets to Eddie this past summer in Long Beach. To celebrate our anniversary in concert style, we made a glittery sign on bright pink poster board that read 'Dear Eddie, It's our 4th Year Wedding Anniversary. Love, Jaime and Jamie'
About 15 minutes into the show, Eddie has the stage crew hit the lights so he can see the crowd. We hold our sign in the air, and all the fans in the front three rows are yelling to Eddie about our anniversary (PJ fans are just cool). Eddie couldn't quite read the sign, so he asked us to pass it to the stage. After doing a few more songs, he walks over to the sign, leans over to read it, gets a smile on his face as he leaves the stage after his first set.
He reappeared on stage and played a few more great songs, he stops and says to the crowd something along the lines of 'I wish the dedicate the next song to the nice couple in the 3rd row celebrating their 4th anniversary.' He then plays the Tom Waits 'Picture in the Frame' song. Our neighbors happened to be at the show and took a picture of the pink sign on stage with Eddie. We were able to get back stage after the show thanks to our neighbors, but never had the chance to meet Eddie. We did meet actor Tim Robbins...— James Wheeler
"He Landed Directly On Top Of Me"
Okay, maybe this isn't the greatest story on earth, but I swear I wouldn't have made it to middle-management without this event happening, and as that is my second greatest achievement (and the first is my son…who really is the combined achievement of my wife and my sperm…so I hold this PJ story in pretty high regard).
Lollapalooza, Tinley Park, 1992. Pearl Jam are still new enough that they're playing during the day, right after Rage Against the Machine (Rage OPENED the show…are you serious!?!). Eddie starts talking during the breakdown for "Once" and says "to" the security guard "Hey man, I invited a couple people down to the front" and then makes a motion to essentially the entire stadium. I'm out on the lawn, and being young and spritely at the time I hop a couple of barriers and charge down to the front, along with about 3000 other blabbering idiots who'd heard Ten on repeat for four months. The band kicks back into "Once" and some moron throws his flannel at Eddie, who promptly ties it around his own head, essentially blindfolding himself.
He's still plowing through "Once" and staggering around the stage blind when he comes back to the climactic guttural scream of the song and throws himself off the stage and into the crowd and land directly on top of me. I manage to suppress my boner long enough to help everyone lift him back up and surf him back to the stage, while simultaneously grabbing the flannel shirt…along with another 10 people.
I wrap the shirt around my fist and hold on for dear life. Piece by piece it's ripped away, including a chunk by a guy who bit down on it with teeth like Jaws from the freakin' Bond films. Ultimately I'm getting trampled and me and one other guy have the shirt. I scream to him "HOLD ON AND WHEN WE GET OUT OF HERE WE'LL SPLIT IT UP!!!!!!"
We start army crawling, still getting stomped on by suburban kids with brand new Doc Martens, connected by the shirt like two convicts in a predictable Jaime Foxx movie until we get away from the scrum and split the shirt up. I ended up with a piece about five inches by three inches and cherished it like a dead sea scroll…right up until my fucking house burned down three years later with the shirt inside…
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OAKLAND — A day after nursing student Michelle Le went missing, investigators from the Hayward Police Department focused their attention on Giselle Esteban, a woman, others said, who had issues with Le.
Just after midnight on May 29, 2011, Inspector Fraser Ritchie and others went to Esteban's house and conducted an interview that Ritchie recorded and that was played to jurors Wednesday in the murder trial against Esteban.
During the almost two-hour long discussion, Esteban is heard going through a wide range of emotions from laughter to crying as Ritchie asks about her relationship with Le, if she had an alibi for the night Le went missing and if she had some kind of argument with the San Diego native.
Esteban denies having any altercation with Le, but many of the answers she gave during that interview raised Ritchie's suspicions that Esteban was involved in the disappearance, he testified.
While Ritche told Esteban she was not a suspect and that he was only interviewing her to gain insight into where Le could be, the investigator's questions at times appeared to concern Esteban, who on several occasions asked if she was a suspect.
"Now, are you accusing me?" Esteban is heard saying after one exchange. "Are you talking to anyone else?"
Among the answers Ritchie said were "troubling" were Esteban's admissions that she saw Le on May 26, 2011, walking across a pedestrian bridge into the parking garage of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Hayward.
Esteban said she was in a parking lot below the bridge and saw Le walking across. But Ritchie said in court that he knew it was impossible for anyone to be able to identify a person seen walking across that bridge.
At the same time, however, Esteban said she couldn't remember what she did after seeing Le, only that she remembered driving home and being "anxious" and tired when she arrived back at her apartment.
Ritchie also was given permission by Esteban to search her cell phone and questioned why some text messages appeared to be erased while others were not. Esteban said her phone automatically erased older text messages, yet some that Ritchie found were several months old.
At one point, Esteban breaks down crying saying, "I don't want her to be gone."
But at other times, Esteban was defiant and continued to disparage Le's name, telling the detective that Le slept around and could have created many enemies because "she slept with a lot of other people's boyfriends."
Esteban is accused of killing Le, a one-time best friend, on May 26, 2011, and then dumping her body in a secluded area near the Sunol-Pleasanton border. Esteban believed that Le was having sex with Esteban's former boyfriend and father of her daughter.
Esteban's attorney, Andrea Auer, has not disputed that her client killed Le but told the jury in opening statements that the evidence against Esteban will show the killing was done in the "heat of passion."


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Barcode fanatics will note the finessed differences between 1D and 2D barcode reading as detailed by syscantech.com:
1D barcodes — carry a low information density, have a small information capacity, use numbers and English, must depend on a database or communication network, and are of object label and index in nature.
2D barcodes — carry a high information density, have a big information capacity, use numbers, English, and Chinese characters, pictures, voice, and other binary information, do not need to depend on a database or communication network, and describe objects.
So then, JavaScript IntelliSense is supposed (in this case) to help programmers complete code faster by providing auto-completion options for statements. The added JavaScript IntelliSense support lists objects, functions, properties, and parameters available to a programmer based on their current code — and this means that language elements can be more easily and accurately inserted.
In addition to improving coding speed, it also helps reduce programmer errors. The JavaScript IntelliSense feature is supported in Visual Studio 2010+ and Eclipse 4.2+ (with Aptana Plugin v3.6+).
Meanwhile, a 1D barcode reader has now been included. It allows users to read code 39 and code 128 type barcodes from scanned online images. And, the revised disk caching mechanism can now handle batch scanning of thousands of documents.
The newest HTML5 component supports the latest versions of Chrome and Firefox on Windows. It can be used by developers alongside Dynamsoft's original ActiveX and NPAPI plugins.
This allows developers to more easily manage migrations from, or the continued use of, NPAPI plugins for document scanning functions. Dynamsoft is working on new versions to properly support other browsers and platforms. In June, Dynamsoft provided an SDK version to address Google's plans to retire the use of NPAPI-based plugins within Chrome. The addition of Firefox support that began in version 10.0 delivers on Dynamsoft's promise to add HTML5 support for more platforms and browsers.
"SDKs are all about minimizing time spent and errors created while improving work efficiencies," said Amy Gu, vice president of Dynamsoft. "Thus, adding support for JavaScript IntelliSense is an obvious choice for us as it meets all these criteria. And, since barcode use only continues to grow, adding 1D barcoding options was also a clear conclusion. We'll continue with other improvements to come, too."


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I chose to work in clay because I wanted to make sculptural forms. I explored organic forms from nature such as seed pods. The title of my series refers to the traditional dancing of the Vietnamese tribe, the Cham people. My forms reminded me of their beauty and movement.
Influencing artist: Henry Moore
Write a formal analysis of Duong's work and discuss how he captures beauty and movement through organic forms.
Research Henry Moore's approach to sculpture and his preoccupation with organic forms, the mass and the void. In what ways can you seen the influence of Moore in Duong's work?


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When I look at my unbilled charges, there are a number of charges for data. The amounts themselves are also a little inconsistent - there is one for 63.8MB totalling $1.01 but another for only 5.5MB totalling $2.22.
I have not been roaming overseas (and probably not on Vodafone either).
I called the contact centre, who confirmed the unbilled charges. They said this 'might' be an error, but that they can't do anything about it until after I am actually billed.
Has anyone else noticed this? Salty, do you have any ideas?