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Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
13470 Dowell Road, Dowell, MD 20629
P.O. Box 99
Phone: 410-326-4640 Email
Located just outside Solomons, Annmarie Garden features a walking path meandering through woods past works on loan from the Smithsonian Institution along with other artful surprises, a children's natural play space and native gardens. The center hosts exhibits, a unique gift shop, Nature Nook and the artLAB, a creative re-use space. All ages will enjoy events and festivals, hands-on activities, public art programs and a beautiful setting. Pet friendly (leashed) excluding special events.
Artworks @ 7th
8905 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach, MD 20714
Phone: 410-286-5278
ArtWorks@7th is a cooperative gallery whose membership is united to create a vibrant, energetic, active art community committed to offering high-quality fine art for sale and to working together to realize individual and community goals. Located in the quaint bayside town of North Beach, ArtWorks@7th seamlessly blends the unique talents and inspired creativity of its local artist members with the riches of the bay and its surrounding natural beauty.
CalvART Gallery
Prince Frederick Shopping Center
110 Solomons Island Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-9252 Email
CalvART is a cooperative gallery affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. CalvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, woodturning and photography.
Carmen's Gallery
14550 S. Solomons Island Road, Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 410-326-2549 Email
carmen's gallery offers the best of everything when it comes to art and framing. We strive for perfection. Our art comes not only from the Chesapeake Bay region, but from talented artists worldwide. You will find paintings, etchings, watercolors, sculptures and ceramics as well as unique functional art for your home, such as art lamps, bird houses and more. Our jewelry is exquisite, hand crafted, one-of-a-kind wearable art.
Chesapeake Gallery and House of Frames
475 Main St., Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-257-1420
Locally owned and operated. Providing the area's largest selection of frames and design ideas. Large gallery featuring art and gifts by local artisans.
Fridays Creek Winery
3485 Chaneyville Road, Owings, MD 20736
Phone: 410-286-9463
This family-owned farm winery is in a remodeled 1920s tobacco barn. Where tobacco once hung, local art now resides and wine now ages in oak barrels. Visitors are welcomed to stroll the grounds, sample wines and purchase the locally produced fare.
Inner Equinox
14560 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 410-326-6586 Email
Inner Equinox offers gifts for the body, mind & spirit. Tools for healing, self-discovery & empowerment.
Medart Galleries
10735 Town Center Blvd., Suite 1, Dunkirk, MD 20754
Phone: 410-257-6616 Email
Medart Galleries offers a wide variety of local art, giftware, limited edition prints and original oil paintings. Family-owned and operated since 1968, we offer fine custom picture framing and an array of fine art and giftware to fit your needs.


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Yeah, so, things could be better over here.
Honestly, it just feels like one thing after another lately. I can't seem to catch even the smallest break. It makes me a little bit paranoid, makes me begin to suspect some universal plot to keep me from getting too comfortable. I'm reading a memoir right now in which the author suggests that we all have a certain number of allotted days in which everything is fine, no problems to report, all is hunky and dory until the next consuming problem comes our way. And, although what I do have on my plate right now is nowhere near a "crisis" in the true sense that, say, people living in the aftermath of a major earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown are dealing with, I sort of long for a day, hopefully in the not-distant future, when I can get a breather.
Basically, I've discovered that in the scheme of things I have going on -- taking care of a toddler, freelancing and just generally keeping up with the business of life -- selling my house is just one thing too many. Now yes, it would help if we weren't listing the house ourselves, if we had an agent to help us with some of the dirty work, but that would also require funds we don't have since this house, purchased in an up market and being sold in a down, was the worst real estate investment ever.
Anyway, we were thrilled to have a contract on the house after just two weeks on the market, and all was going along fine until the most anal home inspector in the history of this planet arrived last Saturday to ruin our lives. He basically told them that our house was about to burn down due to two circuits of old wiring (which we've since learned can be removed for a minimal fee), that our garage needs to be rebuilt, and that we need a new furnace and hot water heater. So they came back to us and asked for $35k (not insignificant in this particular real estate deal) so they could have all of those things. If anyone finds the kind of real estate deal where you pay for an old house but get a bunch of gifts from the sellers that result in a virtual new house handed to you, please let me know. In the meantime, these first-time home buyers will continue to search in vain for their dream-world house with unicorns and fairies dancing in the backyard.
Still, I feel some regret, because I'm not sure I handled the negotiation as well as I could. I can be really unrelenting in a negotiation that involves something personal for me, and I fear I came on too strong out of the gate in light of their obviously unrealistic request. But truthfully the agent (theirs, whom we would still be the ones to pay) did nothing to filter her buyers' request, educate them on why it was outrageous or keep the deal moving along. So I'm pretty sure these people would have tortured us until the deal was done -- and maybe even after.
We are so ready to move on, and I keep thinking back to what went through my mind as we trying to have H -- that we only needed one (in that case, one good egg), that you think it will never happen and then suddenly it does, etc. I'm trying to remember that just because it feels like you're stuck in limbo doesn't mean getting unstuck isn't right around the corner.
On top of all of that, I am still recovering mentally from a really awful incident with my mother. At some point I will probably bore you with all of the sordid details, but for now, suffice it to say that until she learns to respect the boundaries I can rightfully set as an adult, I can no longer carry on the facade of a relationship with her. I made this clear when responding to the half-assed, insincere, blame-the-victim apology she emailed to me last weekend.
Add to that the fact that my foot remains broken (since last July), and I just feel a little downtrodden.
Overall, what I really need to do is stop whining and focus on all that is good. I am healthy. H is healthy. Hubby is healthy. I am not running to the bathroom 10 times a day. What more could I need?
I need to grit my teeth and get through this house-sale thing with more, in the immortal words of the late, beloved Elizabeth Taylor, guts and guile. I've used them before; I can use them again.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Guts and Guile
Yeah, so, things could be better over here.
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When we arrived in Bab Amr, we began to send e-mails to editors saying we were there. We were excited, happy. Of course, we were scared of the situation, but we were happy.
On the first morning, shelling began very close to us. One boom, then a second. After the third, the Syrians with us shouted, "You have to get out!" Then a fourth rocket hit. We lost Marie Colvin, the American reporter, and my friend Rémi Ochlik, a photographer. The correspondent for Le Figaro, Edith Bouvier, was badly injured, as was Paul Conroy, a British photojournalist.
The Syrian army targeted Bab Amr everywhere, anywhere. There was no way to get out. One night we visited families staying underground. There were 150 people in a basement with only small lights. They had some rice and a bit of water. Everyone had a family member who had been killed. We felt very bad, thinking, Please help us get out of here; we have lost our friends. But we couldn't say that, because they had lost everything.
The Syrians who were looking after us were never outwardly scared. They were totally confident. They would prepare medicine in the middle of the room, while we were cowering behind a wall. They were not scared of anything.
Rémi's death affected me a lot. And perhaps it will affect me even more later. His career was taking off. He had just won the World Press Photo award. He was becoming famous. I was sure he was about to work with magazines he'd dreamed of working for, like TIME. We were excited about getting to Syria. We thought we had a lot of work. I thought, O.K., we're here, we've come for this, to be inside Bab Amr. There was no time to think that maybe we'd made a mistake in going there.
I really liked Rémi. I had a lot of affection for him. Perhaps because I'm older, I felt a bit like an older brother. But sometimes he was the one advising me, especially when we were in dangerous situations. And he just disappeared, so quickly.
Rémi was cremated in Paris on March 6, the first anniversary of the Syrian revolution.
MORE: A Reporter's Escape from Syria
French photographer William Daniels was on assignment for TIME in the besieged district of Bab Amr. On March 1, after nine days there, he and Edith Bouvier managed to safely cross the border into Lebanon.


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Greetings! I'm using 2015. I've been fighting for two weeks now with trying to set up actions to work with forms. HELP!! Here's what happens:
So, I'll make up a success form for my first page (all according to the manual). This page will work just fine, unless I define an action above the success form. Then, linking to the page will produce my error message. Ok, most of these actions need to happen on the second page, so I'll go through the same process and assign the action on the confirmation page instead, as instructed in the manual, in the same place. Invariably, it will return the second page's error message. Ok, maybe if I put the action at the bottom of the first page; then I'll get the success message but the action will not happen. (For instance, if I put unsubscribe at the bottom of the first page/under the error form, I'll get a success message, but nothing changes in that user's information -- they're still in the system and subscribed to all of their mailing lists.) Same if I put the action at the bottom of the second page. The ONLY action that will actually work is subscribe -- if I make up an action with subscribe as its sole purpose and assign that action at the top of the second page, it will work (my test address will be added and/or modified in the system) - but nothing else. Nothing else in that action (like sending a service email), no other actions (such as unsubscribe). I've even tried taking the subscription page that is working and JUST changing the action to something like unsubscribe -- also returns an error.
Can someone enlighten me as to what I'm doing wrong here? I've combed the manual and the forums and can't seem to find any solutions that I haven't already tried.
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From the bestselling author of A People's History of the United States comes this selection of passionate, honest, and piercing essays looking at American political ideology.
Howard Zinn brings to Passionate Declarations the same astringent style and provocative point of view that led more than a million people to buy his book A People's History of the United States. He directs his critique here to what he calls "American orthodoxies" -- that set of beliefs guardians of our culture consider sacrosanct: justifications for war, cynicism about human nature and violence, pride in our economic system, certainty of our freedom of speech, romanticization of representative government, confidence in our system of justice. Those orthodoxies, he believes, have a chilling effect on our capacity to think independently and to become active citizens in the long struggle for peace and justice.


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This was last year (May 1, 2006) in downtown Los Angeles
This year: May 1, 2007
Today here in Los Angeles traffic was unfortunately as snails paced as usual. Irritating drivers continued their ridiculously futile lane to lane dance, jostling for position in the hopes they might make it to their destination ten seconds earlier than the person they just passed, despite the fact that person will likely pass the moron who lapped them moments earlier. Semi's blared their horns at idiots who hazardously dash in front of them. Little gardening trucks packed with Latino's crowded their way up the carpool lane. All seemed as it should have been. There were no hints to indicate that anything out of the ordinary was happening today on this May 1, 2007.
This was a far cry from last year on this date. During the national "a day without an immigrant" (originally dubbed "a day without a Mexican" but other Latino groups balked at the self-centered label) the freeways were clear, moving at a brisk and extremely rare 70 mph and up. During the work week, speeds like this are unprecedented. May 1, 2006 even bettered most U.S. holidays for lack of traffic congestion. It was a welcome perk in the daily commute for most Los Angeles residents. Personally, I was looking forward to more boycotts and protests, if not for the better than average traffic, then at least as an alarm to the millions of American citizens around the country who were and still are sleeping through this invasion. Last year on their televisions they saw hundreds of thousands and millions of illegal's all over the nation boldly demanding a right to be here and a right to blanket amnesty.
Since that day membership in the Minuteman Project has risen and the organizational support base of Americans for Legal Immigration has swelled considerably. U.S taxpayers interest and support for anti-illegal immigration has grown exponentially since the brouhaha of last year. The resulting increase in awareness of what is arguably the most detrimental issue facing California specifically and the nation generally, was a welcome development stemming from the legions of Mexican-flag-waving, anti-American illegal-aliens who have overrun the border.
Conversely, the unity of immigrant (presumptively the majority of which were illegal) pride in the one-day boycott made little overall impact in support of the illegal's cause. Despite what activists would wish you believe, the economic repercussions were negligible. In fact, by shutting down for the day, by staying home from work or joining in on the festivities exactly one year ago, illegal-aliens and Latinos collectively boycotted their own neighborhoods and their own businesses, deleteriously affecting their own economy. They only hurt themselves.
But alas, it was not to be this year. In downtown Los Angeles as of this morning, no more than a couple of dozen protesters had arrived for the morning rally, and even the event organizers who were expected to attend had yet to appear (granted there might be a few thousand eventually, but it will still pale to last years turnout.) Whether illegal's were too frightened to venture out as a result of the rising raids and deportations in 2006 (over 200,000–still a fraction of the over 12 million still here) or they simply felt the previous years demonstrations were counter-productive, hurting only themselves and their cause, one thing is clear: traffic sucked as usual today.
From ImmigrationCounters.com…
Number of Illegals in this Country – 20, 869, 818
Money Wired to Mexico Since January 2006 – $29, 249, 000, 000
Money Wired to Latin American Since 2001 – $259, 790, 000, 000
Cost of Social Services for Illegal Immigrants Since 1996 – $397, 455, 310, 700
Children of Illegals in Public Schools – 3, 992, 995
Cost of Illegals in K-12 Since 1996 – $14, 095, 672,000
Illegal Immigrants Incarcerated – 335, 392
Cost of Incarcerations Since 2001 – $1, 410, 101,000
Illegal Immigrant Fugitives – 645, 908
Anchor Babies Since 2002 – 1, 973, 786
Skilled Jobs Taken By Illegal Immigrants – 9, 927, 261
Protesters demanding 'rights' for illegal aliens
'We are indigenous! The ONLY owners of this continent'
Posted: May 1, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Bob Unruh
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
Lining up behind slogans such as "IM A Imigrant" and the diatribe of a convicted murderer, demonstrators at hundreds of sites across the U.S. are using May Day to demand a long list of special accommodations for illegal aliens, and one group advocating for stricter immigration control actually is pleased.
William Gheen, the chief of Americans for Legal Immigration told WND that when such demonstrations happen, his list of supporters grows.
"We're happy they're going to march again, because our supporter base almost doubled last May [during the last May Day protests]," he told WND.
Demonstrations have been planned in Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Dallas, as well as other locales, with a slogan of: "We are indigenous! The ONLY owners of this continent!" signed by a group called stolencontinent.
"No human is illegal!" said another, and still another "Stand for immigrant rights." There was a picture of a young girl with the words "IM A Imigrant" on her cheek.
The list of demands being distributed by the National Immigration Solidarity Network said all "anti-immigrant legislation" and "the criminalization of the immigrant communities" must go.
The list of demands also included a "no" to "militarization of the border" "immigrant detention and deportation." Also "no" to guest worker programs and employer sanctions.
What this group, and others carrying the same message, are demanding is a "path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants," speedy family reunification, access to all "civil rights" and "labor rights" as well as education and privileges for the "LGBT immigrant."
"We are calling a national day of multi-ethnic unity with youth, labor, peace and justice communities in solidarity with immigrant workers and building new immigrant rights & civil rights movement! Wear White T-Shirt, organize actions to support immigrant rights! WE ARE ALL HUMANS! NO ONE IS ILLEGAL!" said the website, which offers translations into Arabic and several other languages.
But Gheen said such activities actually reveal to the population in general just what is going on, and the support builds for legal immigration then. He said for example, in just one area of southern California a year ago, those demanding all of the U.S. Constitution's protections for citizens be granted to illegal aliens clashed three times with police.
WND also has reported that a coalition that put 100,000 marchers onto Phoenix streets for last year's march demanding legalization for undocumented aliens is expecting to turn out only 5,000 to 10,000 participants this year.
The dozens of labor unions, church and religious groups and Hispanic groups that marched under the banner of the We Are America/Somos America coalition have fragmented this year because of differences over tactics, leadership and fundraising methods.
A bill, introduced in the House in March, would provide legalization, but only after illegals returned to their home country first. This "touch back" provision is opposed by the We Are America coalition, while others see it as a pragmatic compromise to get a bill passed in Congress.
Gheen also said the conflicts and confrontations reveal that "these illegal aliens are not our friends, and many of them resent and hate use for perceived historical transgressions."
One of the rallying points being circulated this year is a special message from former radio journalist and Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of drawing his .38-caliber revolver and shooting Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulker in the face.
It happened on the night of Dec. 9, 1981, when Faulker, then 12 days short of his 26th birthday and still a newlywed, spotted William Cook, Abu-Jamal's brother, driving the wrong way down a one-way street. After Faulkner pulled Cook over, a scuffle followed and Abu-Jamal, who was sitting in the taxicab he drove at the time, ran across the street to the scene. According to prosecutors, Abu-Jamal, who was armed with a revolver, fired at Faulkner, hitting him in the back. The wounded officer turned and returned fire, hitting Abu-Jamal in the chest. Abu-Jamal then shot Faulkner in the face.
Abu-Jamal maintained his innocence and claimed he was shot by police as he ran toward the scuffle. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1982, but he's become a celebrity and a federal judge overturned his death sentence in 2001.
In a statement publicized by several pro-illegal alien organizations, he called for support for the immigrants.
"There are only two peoples living on the land we call America who weren't immigrants – the Indigenous – so-called Indians – and African Americans who were dragged here in chains and terror," the convict wrote. "Every other person immigrated here or his ancestors did from Europe, from China, from India, from Ireland and yes, from Mexico. Truth be told, America was a land of Spanish settlement long before it because English and there's the rub."
He said the "brouhaha over immigration" now is "mostly a fear of the browning of America."
"Celebrate May Day by building workers' movements. On the move! Viva May Day!" he said.
Gheen was upset over his comparison. "It is ridiculous to compare Africans sold into slavery, put into chains, murdered on ships on their way here with people who intentionally and knowingly violate our borders and break into the country every night," he said.
A report in the Suburban Chicago News noted that the two sides cannot even agree on what to call the people involved in the dispute: immigrants or illegal aliens.
The protests and demonstrations aren't for everyone, however. "We work. We have to continue to pay taxes so the illegals can continue to get their free benefits," Rosanna Pulido, director of Illinois Minuteman, told the newspaper in Chicago.
Gheen also said the arguments over "civil rights" aren't valid.
"No offense to the fine and law-abiding people of Mexico, but no Mexican should ever lecture an American about civil rights. We invented it and we are the home of civil rights. There have been no successful civil rights movements in Guatamala, Brazil, Mexico or El Salvador," he said.
A website called Mayday Movement has compiled information about the various demonstrations and protests, and one e-mailer noted that he does look at the "human side" of immigration.
"They've stolen my neighborhood where I had a lovely home for 19 years, and planned to live there through retirement. … Gangs, illegitimate births, filth became the norm … Property values went to hell, crime rate went up … yep, I definitely look at the human side of it … they all cost me my life," he wrote.
He cited a small protest in Houston that happened in the days leading up to May Day.
"About 300 to 400 participants beat drums, blew whistles and carried signs and banners along with U.S. and Mexican flags. One sign read 'Today we march, tomorrow we vote,'" according to a report.
President Bush has lobbied for revisions to U.S. immigration policies and procedures, saying it is a "critical challenge" to respond to the needs of an estimated 12 million illegal aliens.
The demonstrations and protests are scheduled on May Day because May first is International Workers' Day, which actually began in the United States in the 1880s with the fight for the eight-hour work day.
Local marchers join tens of thousands nationwide
As they did last year, demonstrators waved U.S. flags and declared their desire to flex economic muscles despite the sharply lower numbers at a time when immigration issues continue on the Washington agenda.
Along with marches in California, demonstrations were reported in New York, Chicago, Detroit and Phoenix as protesters demanded a path for citizenship for an estimated 12 million to 13 million undocumented workers as well as other changes being negotiated within a Democrat-controlled Congress.
In Los Angeles, a morning demonstration started on Olympic Boulevard at Broadway with a handful of protesters, but by midday at City Hall the crowd had grown to more than 10,000 people shouting "Si, Se Puede," or "Yes, It Can Be Done," the Latino rallying cry for political power.
"We have to show Congress that we're good people," said Blanca Duenas, who joined the crowd with her husband Jose. "We're here and we're not leaving."
Los Angeles construction worker Andreas Meza, 41, was on his back waving an American flag earlier. A sign saying "Legalize Now," was pasted on the banner.
"Government likes to have me like this. I don't want to be like this," said the illegal immigrant, who came from Mexico nearly 20 years ago. "I have necessities."
The first of today's two demonstrations gathered steam through the morning as it moved along Broadway, yet even at more than 10,000 strong it remained far smaller that last year's demonstration, when about 650,000 poured through the streets of Los Angeles in the largest demonstration in the nation.
"It's smaller than we anticipated," Los Angeles Police Cmdr. Louis H. Gray Jr. said about 11 a.m. "Last year at this time, I'd say there were at least 300,000 to 400,000 people."
Officials last year were caught off-guard by the size of the demonstration and were determined not to surprised again. Plans were made to close roads, the police presence was beefed up and some owners closed their stores along the march route.
The economic impact of the boycott was limited, though some stores in the area did less business than usual.
Los Angeles is crucial to any national turnout because Southern California is home to more than 1 million illegal immigrants.
Manuel Nunez, 40, a member of the Associacion Fraternidades Guatemaltecas, a network of hometown clubs that raises money for public works projects in Guatemala, said that last year all immigrants were encouraged to participate in the May 1 march.
But this year, Nunez, an illegal immigrant who works in the construction business, said people were told to participate if they could "but not to risk losing their jobs."
Last year's protests were emotionally fueled by Los Angeles students – united in an electronic web of cellphone text messages and e-mails. They fled their classes to march and clog roads.
This year, city, school district and church leaders urged students to stay in school, and the pleas seemed to have been heeded.
About 600 students had walked out from less than a dozen Los Angeles Unified School District campuses — far fewer than had been anticipated, the district reported.
The largest group, according to district officials, came from Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, where about 150 students left. Students from all schools were being escorted by either school district police or school administrators and there were no reports of any altercations or accidents involving students.
If needed, school buses will be sent downtown later in the afternoon to provide students rides back to their campuses, said district spokeswoman Monica Carazo.
March organizers said part of the reason for the low turnout was confusion over the starting time. Originally, the march was called for 10 a.m., with a rally two hours later at City Hall. Some people thought the march wouldn't begin until noon.
A second march is scheduled for 2 p.m. beginning at Vermont Avenue and 3rd Street and proceeding to MacArthur Park.
In recent days, national organizers have been lowering expectations of this year's protests, saying that nothing could match last year's 1 million to 1.5 million demonstrators across the country.
Last year, Congress was considering a draconian law that would have punished undocumented workers and those who help them. While there is no agreement on immigration reform this year, none of the proposals are as harsh as last year's.
Organizers also say there was a growing fear among illegal immigrants to express themselves, caused by federal raids across the country.
Immigration has divided the government and the nation for years.
At the center of the issue is an estimated 12 million undocumented workers; some sources place the number at as high as 20 million. Many U.S. conservatives oppose what they call plans for amnesty that would involve those workers getting a path to citizenship. A coalition including some unions and businesses favor some form of legalization.
Immigration reform failed last year in the Republican-controlled Congress, and the outlook is uncertain this year even with the Democrats in charge. President Bush has strongly backed immigration reform, often putting him at odds with lawmakers in his own party.
The Senate is expected to debate immigration at the end of the month with the House debate coming later. There has been no agreement on the contents of a bill, but there is agreement that immigration should be decided this year before it gets stuck in the presidential election.
The impact of today's demonstration was unclear because the numbers were lower than last year.
In Chicago, tens of thousands of demonstrators were reported. As many as 10,000 to 15,000 turned out in Phoenix, while in southwest Detroit, which has a large Latino population, hundreds wore red and white and carried American flags to a rally.
In New York, groups planned an "American Family Tree" rally, where immigrants would pin paper leaves on a large painting of a tree to symbolize the separation of families because of strict immigration laws.
Two hours before the march in Los Angeles, one of the busiest places in Little Tokyo was the Starbucks at the corner of 2nd Street and Central Avenue. The large number of parking enforcement officers and LAPD bike patrol officers boosted the crowd, but a sizable number of downtown residents were also waiting in line for their morning caffeine fix.
David Morin, who moved to L.A. two days ago from Quebec City, Canada, was reading about the demonstration plans in the morning paper. Morin was among the lucky ones – his new job is at a downtown ad agency only a few blocks away. To beat the crowds, he said, his boss told him to come in early – before 8 a.m.
The crowd kept Gabriela Grajeda, a 25-year-old Starbucks barista, from getting an early departure to her classes at Cal State Los Angeles, where she is majoring in child development. She usually travels by bus to school but today she arranged to ride with a friend in case the demonstration disrupted mass transit.
Grajeda marched last year, but this year "I have classes and I don't want to miss them," she said.


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Wanda Nigh Rider of Eugene, Ore., a former music instructor at HopeCollege, died on Sunday, May 13, 2007, at age 89.
She was a teaching associate in the department of music at Hope from 1972 to 1975 and had also been in international education programs, and had taught many of Holland's violin and viola students from the 1950s to the 1970s. Her husband of more than 60 years, Dr. Morrette L. Rider, who survives her, was a member of the Hope music faculty from 1947 to 1975 and had also served the college as dean of academic affairs.
She was born on May 27, 1917, in Perrysburg, Ohio, and graduated from the College of Wooster. She continued her education at the University of Michigan, where she received a Master of Music degree studying with the Russian violinist Wassily Besekirsky. She was also a violin student of Misha Mishakoff, concert master of the Chicago and NBC orchestras, in New York City.
In addition to teaching at Hope, she had taught at SullinsCollege in Bristol, Va.
She was a teacher for almost 70 years, and her many violin and viola students have gone on to play in major symphony orchestras and teach at many schools, colleges and universities across the country.
She toured extensively throughout the eastern, Midwest and southern states as a violin soloist and sonata team member, and she had also conducted the Bristol, Va., Symphony Orchestra. Musical compositions that she wrote for children were published in numerous educational books and magazines.
In addition to teaching, she was for many years a docent at the University of Oregon Art Museum. She chaired the Docent Council for two terms and was a lecturer on Asian art. She authored a number of papers on Japanese and Korean ceramics, music, theatre and costumes.
She was a member of Phi Beta, Pi Kappa Lambda, PEO and the American Association of University Women.
She and Morrette Rider, who is dean emeritus of the School of Music at the University of Oregon, were married in 1946. In addition to her husband, survivors include a daughter, Rhonda, who is chair of chamber music at The Boston Conservatory.
A memorial is being arranged at the Art Museum at the University of Oregon on Saturday, Aug. 18. Friends and former students interested in contributing to a booklet of remembrances of Wanda may send reflections to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Folk singer Pete Seeger asked "Where have all the flowers gone?"
UC Davis butterfly expert Art Shapiro wants to know "Where are all the Monarchs?"
In the current edition of the Bohart Museum Society newsletter, Shapiro notes that California populations of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) "are notoriously unstable, fluctuating wildly in numbers."
"Because the Monarch is just about everyone's favorite butterfly, certainly the best known, the public is interested in how it is doing," he wrote. "This year it is doing very poorly indeed, at least in the Sacramento Valley."
See, Shapiro tracks Monarchs (and other butteflies) throughout much of Northern California. He's been doing that since 1972, using "a combination of fixed study sites visited every two weeks and more casual 'at large' observations."
His permanent sites include the Suisun Marsh and Gates Canyon (near Vacaville), both in Solano County; West Sacramento, Yolo County; and North Sacramento and Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County. "Monarchs have been present at all of these sites every year, and bred at most of them nearly every year, until 2008," Shapiro wrote.
"As of Sept. 10, no Monarchs in any life stage have been seen at West Sacramento, North Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, or anywhere else in the Davis-Sacramento area. This has never happened before. I've spent just over 60 days at these three field sites this year, and my eyes have been open every day. So this is significant."
Personally, I don't see Monarchs, either. The last Monarch I spotted was along the Mendocino Coast, near Timber Cove, and that was on Oct. 19, 2007.
It looked drenched from the rain.
I photographed it. The next morning, I looked for it and it was gone.
(Note: For more information on butterflies, see Shapiro's book, "Field Guide to Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley Regions.")
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According to an article in the New York Times, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are running high-powered MRI scans through a special software program to map the brain's major fiber tracts, rendering them in different colors that indicate their function. Then researchers "look for breaks in the fibers that could slow, even stop, those nerve connections from doing their assigned job." This can be used to determine the extent of traumatic brain injury (TBI), and predict where the challenges in therapy will be.
The story goes on to cite the story of a 32-year old automobile accident victim, who could not move his left hand, arm or leg immediately after the injury. Use of the high-definition fiber tracking showed that the nerves serving the hand had greater damage than those for the arm and leg. The patient is now walking and using his arm, but cannot open his hand.
Knowledge is power, and for a person with TBI, it would be immensely helpful to know that a lack of progress in recovering is not due to a lack of effort on their part. In the future, scans like these might also be used to track and learn about how our brains grow new nerve connections.
The case report on this was published today in the Journal of Neurosurgery.
What scientific technological breakthroughs do you predict we will see in this decade? Tell us!


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360-degree Vandal Resistant Dome 9 megapixel Network Camera
The WV-SFV481 a 360-degree Outdoor Fixed Dome Network Camera employs a new developed 12.4 Megapixel high sensitivity MOS sensor and a new 4K HD ULTRA engine to provide several H.264 High Profile Streams or JPEG streams, up to 9M quality in Fisheye mode
The 4K 360-degree camera has integrated an image compensation being able to provide a wide variety of transmission modes: Fisheye, Panorama, Double Panorama, Quad PTZ, Single PTA and Quad streams.
The WV-SFV481 can deliver 9M image up to 15 fps and 4M image up to 30fps. The day/night (IR) function with the digital noise reduction and 3D-DNR allows clear images in low light conditions.
ABF (Auto Back Focus) ensures sharp focus in both colour and monochrome modes correcting the focus when temperature swings having a clear focus in any condition. The newly developed Panasonic lens delivers an extremely good image quality on the edges of the image and with the lens distortion compensation the images can be adjusted 256 steps.
This product has been recognised by Benchmark Magazine for the Benchmark Innovation Award for Business Intelligence and by PSI Magazine for their CCTV product of the year award
SD edge recording is available for an easy recording on the camera being able to check through the camera website or from the WV-ASM200 software platform.
The WV-SFV481 is equipped with a vandal resistance mechanism for high reliability and comply EN50155 standard for on vehicle applications.
Some of the advanced features include Face detection to detect the position of human faces within the image, Variable Image Quality on Specified area to retain higher quality with lower bandwidth and the unique dehumidification device to reduce moisture in various weather conditions.
The WV-SFV481 has the option to add intelligent functions like the Heat Map for high traffic zones and long-stay zones, the people counting by up to 12 cross lines and the unique moving object remover, which removes the moving objects of the images providing privacy while keeping the background at the same time.
- 360° monitoring with a wide variety of transmission modes : Fisheye, Panorama, Double Panorama, Quad PTZ, Single PTZ, and Quad streams (H.264)
- 9M (2992x2992) images up to 15 fps and 4M (2048x2048) up to 30fps
- Approximate 1/2 inches, high sensitivity MOS image sensor
- Super high resolution by 12.4 mega pixels high sensitivity MOS Sensor
- Multiple H.264 (High profile) streams (max. 4 streams) and JPEG streams ensure simultaneous real time monitoring and high resolution recording by new 4K ULTRA HD engine.
- Wide Dynamic Range and ABS (Adaptive Black Stretch) technologies deliver wider dynamic range
- Digital Noise Reduction:3D-DNR ensures noise reduction in various conditions
- High sensitivity with Day & Night (IR) function:0.3 lx (Colour), 0.04 lx (B/W) at F1.9
- ABF (Auto Back Focus) ensures enables automatic focus adjustment for sharp image both in colour and B/W modes
- VIQS technology allows the designated eight areas to retain higher image quality while the excluded area will have a decreased image quality, which enables to use lower image file size and bit rate.
- New technologies like Super Chroma Compensation for better colour reproducibility even in low illumination are equipped as standard
- Face detection function detects the position of human face and the information is sent by XML or video stream. (Optional)
- Intelligent function such as Intruder / Loitering / Direction / Scene change / Object / Cross line detection, People Count (Cross line), MOR(Moving Object Remover) Function, Heat map (High Traffic Zone / Long-stay Zone) (Optional)
- Vandal resistant mechanism for high reliability
- Dehumidification device for use in various weather conditions
- Compatible with EN50155 for railways applications
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Have you experienced Kayak Whale Watching? Over 250 Northern Resident Killer Whales visit Johnstone Strait each summer, viewing them from a kayak is truly extraordinary! Whale Watching Kayaking Tours depart Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island
All our sea kayaking tours depart from picturesque Telegraph Cove on the scenic East coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Telegraph Cove is one of the top 10 towns to visit in Canada.
The spectacular Broughton Archipelago is the home of BC's largest marine park. Our 5-8 Day sea kayaking tours visit here, so should you!
Steller Sealions are regularly seen on our longer sea kayak tours. Ocean kayaking trips are an excellent way to experience BC's Killer Whales, wildlife and marine mammals first hand.
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Why People Should Wrap It Up When Having Sex: Canadian Man Locked Up Forever For Infecting 11 Women With HIV! (Had No Regard For Their Lives)
"An Ontario man convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of two of his sex partners through HIV transmission has been declared a dangerous offender. A Hamilton, Ont., court granted a request by Crown prosecutors, who asked that Johnson Aziga be jailed indefinitely because they believe he is a high risk to reoffend. Johnson Aziga was diagnosed with HIV in 1996 and had unprotected sex with 11 women without telling them he was HIV-positive. CBC Aziga was the first person to be charged and convicted of first-degree murder in Canada for spreading HIV. He was diagnosed with HIV in 1996 and had unprotected sex with 11 women without telling them he was HIV-positive. Seven of these women later tested positive for HIV, and two later died of complications of AIDS. Aziga, dressed in a dark grey suit and white shirt, addressed the court Tuesday for nearly an hour. He said he has filed an application to renounce his Canadian Citizenship because he doesn't feel he faced a fair process, the CBC's Kimberly Gale reported from the coutroom."
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100 Years of Hawaiian Music
Hawaiian music, however flexible, has its own distinctive personality.
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A Kohala Seminary student poses with her ukulele in this 1912 photo.
Photo: Bishop Museum
When we set out to chart the past 100 years of Hawaiian music, we realized how lucky Hawai'i is in its musical traditions. Most musical genres have a shelf life, a creative arc over which their creative vitality waxes and wanes. Polka, for example, was once one of the most popular dances in the U.S.; good luck making it on MTV with an accordion these days.
But Hawaiian music is different. Its roots in language and culture give it an almost inexhaustible flexibility, letting it incorporate outside influences, from swing to jazz to rock, without losing its own distinctive personality. Trace its development from the monarchy era to the age of rock 'n' roll, and you're struck by Hawaiian music's ability to remain relevant to each new generation, and by its continued popularity not only in the Islands, but across the globe. It's possible to argue over what exactly constitutes Hawaiian music, but make no mistake, it's alive and well in 2010.
An editorial note: One hundred years is an admittedly arbitrary span of time. Hawaiian music, and the chants that preceded it, had of course existed for hundreds of years before we pick up the narrative thread in 1910. But we could only pack so much history into 23 magazine pages, and the 20th century has been an amazing period of evolution and expansion for Hawaiian music. We hope you enjoy, and encourage you to use this overview as a jumping-off point for further musical exploration. Happy listening.
The Island music being played in the Hawaiian Pavilion entranced visitors to the Panama Pacific Exposition.
Photo: Courtesy Harry B. Soria Jr.
The Teens: Hawaiian Music Hits the Mainland
It had been percolating on the mainland for decades, but, in 1915, a single event rocketed Hawaiian music to the big time. The Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, celebrating the recently completed Panama Canal, featured attractions from all over the world, including the young territory of Hawai'i. By the end of the seven-month-long exposition, 17 million people had visited the Hawai'i Pavilion, featuring hula and songs by the Royal Hawaiian Quartette. Thanks to the catchy tune "On the Beach at Waikīkī," Hawaiian music became an overnight sensation.
A NEW SOUND: Albert "Sonny" Cunha is regarded as the "chief popularizer" of hapa haole music at the beginning of the 20th Century, penning such influential songs as "My Waikīkī Mermaid" and "Honolulu Hula Girl."
The tropical sounds performed in San Francisco caught the imagination of Tin Pan Alley in New York, sparking a wave of new compositions, and paving the way for Hawaiian musicians to tour the Mainland and be recorded along the way. The hapa haole music being produced at this time didn't often have much to do with real Hawaiian culture (The jokey "Yacka Hula Hickey Dula" was a typical hit.), but the world's fascination with Hawai'i fueled a tremendous outpouring of creativity and commerce.
"By 1916, Hawaiian records were outselling practically everything else on the Mainland," says Hawaiian music historian Amy Stillman. "Victor Records' catalog was full of Hawaiian music, and Edison Records' monthly newsletter noted that Hawaiian music was selling more than any of its other releases." The ride was just beginning.
The Last Acoustic Decade
Music recording was a new and exciting technology, having been invented just a decade earlier, but for the most part, live music performances and sheet music still ruled in the Teens. People played the popular hits of the day in their own homes, on the family piano, and cultural pageants and parades such as the Kamehameha Day celebration were a vital form of entertainment.
Essential Cuts of the Teens
1915: Henry Kailimai's "On the Beach at Waikīkī"
1915: Johnny Almeida's "Kanaka Waiwai"
1915: Charles E. King's "Na Lei O Hawai'i"
1916: Alfred Alohhikea's "Pua Lilia"
1916: Matthew Kane's "Ka Makani Kaili Aloha"


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Minnesota's detailed maps of public lands are now in the palm of your hand.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Friday publicly launched a mobile website that allows users to see where they are in relation to 5.5 million acres of public lands — state and federal — open to hiking, camping, hunting, bird-watching and other outdoors pursuits.
In addition, the new website — mndnr.gov/mobile/compass — shows the locations of nearly 3,000 public boat launches and canoe routes.
For anglers, lake-depth maps are included. For hunters, boundaries of state wildlife management areas, walk-in access hunting grounds, hunter walking trails and federal waterfowl production areas will be assets. Those camping or hiking can pull up state parks near them, including schedules of upcoming events and driving directions from their current locations.
The website, called Mobile Recreation Compass, can be viewed from any operating system and any device, including desktop computers, tablets and smartphones.
DNR officials tout the website as outdoor enthusiasts' first opportunity to take advantage of the agency's extensive maps, which include satellite photography and infrared images, while in the field.
Users can watch themselves on-screen as dots moving along the terrain, much as they can in Google Maps — but they'll also be able to see when they're approaching the edge of public lands.
Previously, the DNR's maps were available on its full website, but the information was only useful for trip planning, not use in the field.
The DNR's new website requires at least a 3G cellular phone signal to operate smoothly, and therein lies one of its shortcomings, officials acknowledge.
"If you're out in the sticks and out of Internet coverage, you're going to be in trouble with this website," said Mike Trombrud, a geographic information specialist with the DNR.
It's possible users will be still be able to track their location using a device's GPS system, but that hasn't been widely tested, officials said.
The agency has retreated from mobile apps in the past two years, opting instead for mobile websites that don't require the types of licensing and management demands of apps sold specifically for iPhone and Android operating systems.
For example, the DNR no longer supports its Android LakeFinder app, which gave users off-line access to depth maps and fish survey results.
By comparison, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with private app developer Pocket Ranger, released an app for outdoorsy types this fall. The Official Wisconsin Fish & Wildlife Guide is packed with features, including access to fishing and hunting regulations, the ability to drop GPS waypoints, offline access, and features for social media sharing via Facebook, Twitter and its own social network.
No such features are available directly on Minnesota's Mobile Recreation Compass website.
"It's very slick and useful," Steve Lime, the software developer for the Minnesota DNR who headed up the development of Mobile Recreation Compass, said of Wisconsin's app. He noted, however, that it only uses widely available commercial maps and doesn't clearly show the boundaries of public lands.
Lime said sticking with a mobile website instead of an app allows the DNR to update the software constantly without requiring users to install an update. And the software team plans to add features rapidly. Lime said he hopes the ability to mark locations, known as waypoints, on maps will become available "within weeks." Currently, deer and wolf hunting zones can be overlaid on a map, but not waterfowl or turkey zones. That will likely change, he said. The team also plans to make data available offline, although no timeline for that has been announced.
"We're in daily active development," Lime said. "And we want people to tell us what they think."
Users can send feedback to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dave Orrick can be reached at 651-228-5512. Follow him at twitter.com/OutdoorsNow.


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AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- dailyRx, Inc., a leading digital news publisher, announced today the top five health conditions and medications viewed on the dailyRx News Network during October 2012. dailyRx News is syndicated to consumers across the digital landscape and throughout its national health provider network via websites, social media channels, and mobile applications.
"dailyRx News is focused on offering patients and consumers on-demand access to trusted, easy-to-understand health news and information in their preferred media format," said Donald W. Hackett, CEO and Publisher.
"We are integrating patient education at key touch points throughout the spectrum of care delivery to engage patients in their health and empower more informed decision making," Hackett added.Health conditions generating notable viewer engagement last month included:
October's most-viewed medications included:
"dailyRx's Content-as-a-Service solutions enable hospitals, clinics, and health providers to engage their patients at multiple points of presence with timely information patients can relate to and act upon," Hackett said. "Informed patients play a more active role in managing their health, taking an important step toward improving outcomes and reducing overall healthcare expenses."
About The dailyRx News Network
The dailyRx News Network is an emerging leader in publishing health news for consumers and patients alike. dailyRx publishes, aggregates, and syndicates doctor-reviewed news covering a wide range of health conditions, medications, over-the-counter products, and nutraceutical compounds. dailyRx's original content is written in positive, unbiased, easy-to-understand language and reviewed for efficacy by doctors, pharmacists and therapists. dailyRx, Inc. is owned by Patient Conversation Media, Inc.
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Patient Conversation Media, Inc. (PCMi) is a technology-driven media enterprise focused on the digital evolution within the health industry. PCMi's cloud-based Content-as-a-Service platform powers its DTC websites, distributes patient education solutions, and deploys a suite of appointment management solutions across Internet, Mobile, Social Media, and Telephony user experiences. PCMi's national network of physicians, pharmacists and behavioral health providers serves as the primary distribution channel for its solutions. PCMi's portfolio of owned and operated brands includes www.dailyRx.com, www.RxWiki.com, www.1-800-Oncologist.com and www.1-800-Therapist.com.
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I'm really clumsy, and I think I also may be getting old. Before I had kiddos, when Matt and I played adult co-rec softball together (Go, Ballantine Tool and Die!!!), we used to joke that adult recreational sports are so interesting to watch primarily because of the very real possibility of seeing an adult seriously injure themselves. I saw people blow out knees and backs and break feet and ankles, and those were just the non-contact injuries.
I had my own non-softball, non-contact injury last week when, while racing the girls to their school building, I tripped and fell and skinned my knee something fierce. Oh, what did I trip on? Um...nothing.
I'll save you the descriptions of the blood and gore and scabs and general grossness--let's just say it was AWESOME--and turn, now, to the damage done to my third-favorite pair of pants, a comfy pair of cargos bought for two dollars at Goodwill. They were, of course, ripped to all get-out. It was tragic. Heartbreaking. It called, clearly, for a jaunty applique patch. Here's how to make one:
First, you have to seam together the rip in your pants:
See, isn't it huge? Hearbreaking, I tell ya.
Next, you have to cut yourself out a jaunty applique. Use a pre-washed fabric that's the same weight as, or heavier than, your pants fabric. I'm using pre-washed upholstery sample fabric, and I used my Cricut to cut a pattern template from
out of cardstock: my patch is going to be a volcano.
Pin your applique exactly where you want it on your pants. I don't use fusible webbing or any of that heat-set crap for clothing anymore, so use as many pins as you need to feel confident that your patch won't shift. Feel free to add on whatever you want to make your repair job not just functional but super-awesome:
The plume of fire coming out of the volcano? Just there for show.
Now that wide-legged pants are in style, you can satin stitch your applique without having to open up a side seam, although it does require a little fiddling:See, here I've got the fabric fiddled in such a way that I can sew all those roughly parallel spots pretty easily, and when I've done those I'll shift and futz the fabric around to get a new angle and sew the perpendicular spots. If you're getting skipped stiches, it probably means that you need to move to a heavier needle--you're already using a jeans needle, right?
When you're done, you'll have an awesome, sturdy applique that makes your pants look even better than they did originally:
And you'll discover how hard it is to get a good photograph of your own knee.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Tutorial: A Volcano in, I Mean on, Your Pants
2 comments:
- cake said...
oh, okay. now i see what i did wrong when i put a patch on cosmo's jeans. you have to sew the rip first, THEN put the patch on. i skipped that first step.
looks great! way to make lemonade!
- February 1, 2010 at 1:01 PM
- julie said...
Rule of thumb: even if it doesn't look pretty (which it won't), the rip should be repaired to such an extent that you could wear the clothing again, although you wouldn't want to. The patch mostly guards against further damage.
Now a hole? That's a whole other story.
- February 1, 2010 at 3:16 PM
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-- Software-as-a-Service Product Brings Latest Technology to Ryder Customer Fleets --
MIAMI, January 25, 2012--Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R), a leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced it has launched "RydeSmart 3.0," the next generation of its innovative onboard telematics system RydeSmart , which has been enhanced to provide greater usability and vehicle intelligence to fleet management end users. In addition to its improved features, the new RydeSmart 3.0 is a software-as-a-service (SAAS) product, making it even easier for customers to access and monitor their fleets anytime, anywhere.
RydeSmart is a full-featured GPS fleet location, tracking, and vehicle performance management system offered to Ryder's full-service lease customers. A compact hardware and software unit that is installed in the vehicle and connects to its existing computer and diagnostics systems, RydeSmart communicates wirelessly via a dedicated and secure connection to a Web-based application that can be accessed by fleet, safety and driver managers.
Key new features of RydeSmart 3.0 include the following:
• Improved User Interface: An improved look and feel allows for easier navigation around the system with fewer mouse clicks.
• Enhanced Mapping Capability: A new map engine provides faster transitions between maps, improved detail, and a "bird's eye view" of tracked vehicles with the ability to obtain a street-level perspective.
• Multi-Vehicle Following & Route Tracing: RydeSmart 3.0 can follow multiple vehicles simultaneously and trace their routes traveled on the map.
• Vehicle History Playback: A history playback capability shows a vehicle's 48-hour history and includes a slider with play and pause options.
• Traffic Monitoring: Information on traffic conditions is available in real-time, with four color codes representing traffic intensity.
• Analytic Reporting: A new analytics capability provides extensive fleet, safety, and travel data for vehicles.
"The expanded analytics, improved mapping, and new interface of RydeSmart 3.0 will provide fleet managers with greater visibility and easier-to-use navigation," said John Gleason, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Ryder Fleet Management Solutions (FMS). "Because RydeSmart is a turnkey solution, companies leasing from Ryder will not have to worry about investing in the equipment, maintaining it, or learning how to use it. Ryder has already done the work for them and simply walks them through the process of using RydeSmart to manage their fleets more effectively."
National pizza franchise, Hungry Howie's, Inc., uses RydeSmart in its 22 leased Ryder vehicles to gain greater visibility into the management of its fleet, which covers more than 1.5 million miles a year.
"I can select a vehicle and then put in the destination address to find the estimated time of arrival and mileage, all without bothering the driver," said Hungry Howie's Transportation Manager George Speshock. Mr. Speshock also points to the administrative and compliance benefits gained from using the system. "Our drivers love not having to complete paper logs, and our CSA scores [Compliance, Safety, Accountability program of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration] are among the very best, with the help of RydeSmart," he added.
With more than 22,000 units installed, Ryder offers one of the largest lease fleets with a telematics product offering in the industry. Originally launched in 2007, RydeSmart enables Ryder lease customers to improve the performance of their fleets by continuously monitoring vehicles' location, mileage, speed, and direction, as well as other key performance and diagnostic data – such as idle time, fuel consumption, average speed, miles logged, and hard braking events. RydeSmart also facilitates regulatory compliance through paperless trip reporting for interstate fuel tax calculations and Department of Transportation Hours of Service eLogs, reports, alerts, and audits for drivers. For more information, please visit www.rydesmart.ryder.com.
About Ryder
Ryder is a FORTUNE 500® commercial transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions company. Ryder's stock (NYSE:R) is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Inbound Logistics magazine has recognized Ryder as a top third party logistics provider and included Ryder in its 2011 and 2010 "Green Partners" listing. Ryder has also been ranked two years in a row as one of the top 250 U.S. companies in the Newsweek Green Rankings. In addition, Security Magazine has named Ryder one of the top companies for security practices in the transportation, logistics, supply chain, and warehousing sector. Ryder is a proud member of the American Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program, supporting national and local disaster preparedness and response efforts. For more information, visit www.ryder.com and follow us on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.


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At its 24th Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, the powerful Socialist International alliance approved resolutions blasting Israel, demanding more "global governance," and calling for a program of massive wealth redistribution on a national and international scale. The controversial group, made up of socialist and communist-leaning political parties from around the globe, also insisted that governments in countries not yet destroyed by socialism must continue to send their taxpayers' money to Third World regimes.
Of course, the influential organization — though largely unknown in the United States despite its outsized importance in international affairs — has been calling for a world socialist regime since its founding in 1951. It claims to support "democratic" socialism while shunning the overtly totalitarian brand, which has become politically toxic in the wake of socialist regime's gulags, mass murder, starvation, concentration camps, death, and unprecedented destruction.
Despite the public façade of support for "democracy," however, its goals, as revealed in the resolutions adopted at the 24th Congress, are diametrically opposed to the principles of individual liberty outlined in the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. And the alliance includes some of the most influential political parties even in the West — especially in Europe, where many Socialist International members remain in power.
"As the continuing crisis evidences, the prevailing economic model needs to be adapted to current challenges. To do so we need a new Global Financial Architecture that will provide global institutions that can guarantee stability and risk management," explains one of the resolutions adopted unanimously in Cape Town. "For members of our political family it is also about ensuring that our vision of a Global Welfare Statehood is guaranteed for present and future generations."
To accomplish its broad objectives, Socialist International hopes to use existing multilateral institutions such as the United Nations, the European Union, the African Union, the South American Union, and various other organs of coercion. For the alliance, however, it is not just a matter of preference — a global socialist regime, in its view, is absolutely essential to achieving "peace" and "stability."
"During this critical juncture for regional and world peace it is imperative that the role of the United Nations (UN) must be strengthened," another resolution states even as scandals continue to make a mockery of the controversial global body, largely composed of totalitarian regimes. In its bid to empower the power-hungry planetary organization even further, Socialist International claims the UN Security Council — where the U.S. government has a veto — "requires" reforms, too.
So-called "sustainable development," a term often used to advance the anti-free market agenda of global political control, appears to be one of Socialist International's key tools, too. "A commitment to multilateralism is a prerequisite in order to effectively face challenges to global stability and sustainable development," another resolution states in one of the many attacks on national sovereignty and individual liberty. Socialist International has been a key player advancing and shaping the UN agenda.
However, despite the stunning implosion of UN theories about "global warming," sustainability and "climate change" were among the top justifications offered by Socialist International for the creation of a global socialist government. "Multilateralism is crucial to achieving a sustainable future for the planet, and is of particular importance in relation to climate change," the resolution states, citing a "long tradition of the efforts of the Socialist International to promote and ensure equality, economic opportunity, social justice and sustainable development."
So far, efforts to erect the global regime under the guise of dealing with climate hysteria have met significant road blocks. The science has crumbled. The UN report was filled with so many blatant errors that credible experts — even many who worked on it — have distanced themselves from it. But Socialist International is not ready to give up on the scheme just yet.
"Our movement must find ways to restore this belief that the solution is to be found through the UN process, which will require all nations, in both the developed and developing world to make sacrifices," it claims in the resolution, citing "future generations." The document also called for "cooperation within the framework of regional and international institutions, to allow an effective system of global governance."
In addition to the largely discredited climate hysteria, the economic crisis — caused mostly by central planning undertaken by central banks and governments — was also cited as an excuse to build the sought-after global socialist super-state. Despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, Socialist International implausibly claims in a resolution that "the financial crisis was not caused by excessive government spending."
Central banks did indeed play a key role, which Socialist International unsurprisingly failed to mention — central banks are one of the planks of the Communist Manifesto and are off limits to criticism among most socialists, especially insiders. But serious economists largely agree that wild government spending contributed, too.
Ignoring the true roots of the economic crisis — socialism and central planning — Socialist International's resolution claims there is a "need to correct growing national and global inequality" using "progressive" policies. Among the measures touted in its resolution: "redistributing wealth" and even "a new global reserves system." In other words, a planetary monetary system managed at the international level complete with a global socialist regime.
Also required are new "green banks," the socialist political parties and leaders said in the resolutions. More and higher taxes at all levels will also be needed, including a possible "Financial Transaction Tax" lambasted by economists as a half-baked scheme that could even destroy the global economy. More regulation, of course, should also be adopted at the global level — apparently the unimaginably vast numbers of regulations that already exist were not enough.
Like the communist movement, Socialist International claims all of its supposed remedies will have to be implemented at the international and regional levels. No nation can be left out. The alliance admitted that otherwise, national governments attempting such policies on their own would risk being "crushed by markets and ratings agencies." No explanation was offered as to why that might be.
Another favorite of socialists around the world is the creation of a global coercive apparatus to extract the maximum possible amount of wealth from citizens. In its resolutions, Socialist International spent considerable space demanding the creation of a planetary regime to smash countries that refuse to cooperate with its schemes.
"There is a pressing need to dismantle tax havens, close loopholes and create automatic tax record exchange systems," one resolution claims. "Only under the auspices of a new Global Financial Architecture can this take place, one that significantly increases transparency and strengthens enforcement of the regulations."
Bailouts and handouts from wealthier countries with freer markets to regimes ruling poorer nations that have been devastated by big government totalitarianism, meanwhile, must continue and expand, Socialist International declared. "It is essential that OECD [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] countries honor and implement their development assistance commitments, in particular those to Least Developed Countries," the resolution states without noting that many of the socialist political parties in attendance were largely responsible for the poverty in the first place.
No international socialist summit would be complete without the typical bashing of Israel. One of the resolutions touted the so-called "Arab Spring," where Socialist International and its allies played a key role. The document then slammed Israel and its policies while calling for Palestinian statehood using 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Despite the fact that Israel's Labor Party was a founding member of the socialist alliance, it chose to stay away from the 24th Congress. Instead, only the much smaller Meretz Party was there to defend the tiny nation among the hostile socialists in Cape Town. The result: the resolution blasting the Jewish state even called for a boycott of certain Israeli goods.
Language calling Israel an "apartheid" state reportedly almost made it into the final resolution, too. "We commit, as member parties, to actively work to secure such recognition and support for the admission of Palestine to the UN by our respective countries," the resolution states, calling for "a complete end to settlement policies which constitute gross violation of international law, a serious obstacle to peace and amount to discrimination and segregation."
Notably absent from the resolutions were condemnations of ongoing socialist and communist crimes such as the obliteration of Tibet by the communist dictatorship ruling mainland China. The fact that the host of the socialist confab, the communist-backed African National Congress (ANC), is under fire for its role in the ongoing slaughter of white farmers was never mentioned either.
Instead, South African President Jacob Zuma, who has admitted to being a Communist Party member and regularly sings songs advocating genocide against European-descent Afrikaners, was given a prime speaking slot to rail against "capitalism" and call for a "radical agenda." Even the communist Chinese regime sent a representative to speak about the economic crisis.
Socialist International boasted after the Congress that it is now "stronger than ever before." For supporters of liberty, peace, free markets, and national sovereignty, that is bad news. But as the centrally planned economic crisis seized upon by the alliance to justify its scheming continues to wreak havoc, opposition to socialism and internationalism is growing stronger.
The socialists may be better organized. The opposition may be naïve. The battle, however, is far from over.
Photo: South African president Jacob Zuma pauses as he delivers a speech during a Socialist International conference held in Cape Town, South Africa, Aug. 31, 2012: AP Images
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Zernike thinks the potential female candidates may "feel dispirited" by what happened to Hillary:
"Who would dare to run?" said Karen O'Connor, the director of the Women and Politics Institute at American University. "The media is set up against you, and if you have the money problem to begin with, why would anyone put their families through this, why would anyone put themselves through this?"Oh, good lord, is this really the way it is? I think people were open to the idea of a woman President, but Hillary Clinton did not suit us. We don't want someone else like her. We want someone different. For starters, how about a woman who did not build her political career through her husband?
For this reason, she said, she doesn't expect a serious contender anytime soon. "I think it's going to be generations."
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The latest game in the Hitman series, Absolution, is taking the series in a slightly different direction than longtime fans may be used to, as publishers Square Enix seek to tie the games in with the upcoming movie.
"We've designed a more stylized, more serious, and darker game this time around in both the story line and the visuals," game director Tore Blystad tells The Hollywood Reporter. "The hope is that the movie will be going in a similar direction, and then when they both come out they will speak the same language. They won't follow the old Hitman games, but rather go with this newer direction."
That movie is the second Hitman film, in production oblivious to the fact the first one sucked. On the bright side is the fact this new flick has all new characters and an all-new story, making a clean break from the first movie. It will, however, share the same "look and feel" of the new game, tying the two together.
Back to the game, it's going to star Keith Carradine (not the dead one and not the Revenge of the Nerds one, either) as the game's villain and White Collar's Marsha Thomason as long-time "voice in the ear" Diana, while mo-cap work was done at Giant Studios, the same place James Cameron used for Avatar. Both actors provide both the voice and mo-cap work for their characters.
New 'Hitman: Absolution' Game Uses 'Avatar' Performance Capture Technology, Hollywood Talent [THR]


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Last week i finally have the chance to try his cooking and i can guarantee you that his cooking is awesome.. he graduated from Taylor's Uni at Sunway and he is one of the partners at Burger Camp back in Ipoh, Perak..
Recently he moved to KL and got a job with The Morning After.. yes yes, when i first heard it, it reminds me of 'the morning after' pill.. haha..
How do you describe The Morning After?
The Morning After is a place where you can chill, hang out, eat and have a good cup of joe. They serve breakfasts, sandwiches, pastas, burgers, desserts and etc..
The outlet which now i frequent the most is in TTDI, it's quite a nice comfy cosy place to chill
Below are some photos of the outlet
My current fav now
Eggs benedict; two poached eggs on english muffin, smoked salmon, baby spinach and hollandaise sauce
Roast chicken served with salad and mashed potatoes; special request (no cherry tomatoes)
Shoestring fries with truffle oil
Soft shell crab pasta with napolitan sauce and rocket salad
Wild mushroom soup with truffle oil, chunky oyster mushroom and croutons
Grilled salmon with apple and watercress salad, horseradish sauce, daikon and mashed potato
Perfectly grilled by Chef Nigel
Spicy aglio olio with shrimps & zucchini
Yes the food taste as good as it looks..
If you happen to pop by TMA, you can check with the floor staff if Chef Nigel is in.. for now he'll be in TTDI outlet for a month and then he'll be back to The Pinnacle
Aaaaand if you would want to know how Chef Nigel looks like, here's a photo of him in his work area
So far they have 6 outlets which are :-
- TMA @ Ativo Plaza (Bandar Sri Damansara)
- TMA @ The Pinnacle (Bandar Sunway)
- TMA @ Jaya One (Palm Square)
- TMA @ Penang International Airport
- TMA @ Oasis Village (Ara Damansara)
So do drop by! :)
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I've seen a change in Gizzy the last week. One day he is perfectly fine, shoves his head into your hand, screaming at me to pet him and then the next couple days he is hissing and running away from me.
Lately, he's been hiding in his sub box. Today he stayed in there most of the day. I pet him a couple times then went on about my day. About an hour ago, I was about to walk past him but I saw his claw dug into the carpeting of the box. I don't usually mind, but it looked like he was stuck, so I tried to remove it and he hisses at me! I blew in his face so I wouldn't get very mad and he did it again. I start raising my voice telling him to stop the hissing and bf comes out and asks what's going on. I explain I didn't do anything differently then what I normally do like when he claws the couch and I proceed to lift his paw off. Then bf tries to pet him to calm him down and Gizzy hisses at him too! That pissed bf off a bit. Then Gizzy got out and ran away. And when bf calmed down he was able to pick up Gizzy and talk to him calmly. He tried to get me to pet him but I didn't feel comfortable.
I've read the thread about Willy and I'm wondering if he's got a brain tumor that's causing these cujo lapses. Bf thinks he's doing what Forest does when sleeping; a nightmare of sorts where he forgets where he is and hisses, only Forest bites the bed he lays on.
He doesn't have the normal signs of having a tumor. So any insight would be great...
Whenever a cat's behaviour changes it quite often is because of a medical issue. Hiding all day and hissing at you are two red flags imo and I would make an appt to take Gizzy to the vet for a complete examination.
Not necessaraily a brain tumor either. May be something is causing him pain, and touching him made it hurt. Even if you didn't touch the exact spot making him move could have jarred something sore. Cats are known to get abcesses fairly easily with tiny cuts that can be hard to find, and he and Forest have been arguing. Maybe he got clawed somewhere, just a little, and it is now sore? A vet is still a good idea, it could be something serious and if not they can reassure you that things are all right.
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I agree, he may be feeling ill and wants you to leave him alone. A visit to the vet would be a good idea.
There are only two rules at my house: House rule #1. Cats rule. House rule #2. See rule #1.
I wouldn't jump to brain tumor right away. Hiding in his box for most of the day when he doesn't normally is a "red flag" that something's not right. He should be checked out by your vet, and maybe his spraying has some medical reason as well.
Blowing in his face for hissing only antagonized him further; most cats hate that. Raising your voice definitely won't calm a cat. I wouldn't use blowing in his face as a disciplinary measure for anything. He was upset his claw was caught. Better would have been a soothing, sympathic voice. "Aw Gizzy, got your claw caught? Here, let mommy help you" while you unhooked his claw, and ignored his hissing, then give him a pat and say "Poor baby". Claws should be clipped every 3 weeks, so this doesn't happen again.
Because Gizzy's been spraying again, and you're upset about it, he may be feeling grumpy anyway. It's sounds like he's starving for attention "shoves his head into your hand" and "screaming at me to pet him". The "pet him a couple of times and then go about my day" aren't enough for Gizzy. Are you withholding affection from him because you're angry at his spraying and now hissing? Maybe he's reacting to feeling neglected? I think you should give him good quality one-on-one time----spend at least a good 15 mins./day just playing with him, with a teaser toy, dragging a cord around for him, throwing toys for him (does he retrieve?), grooming him once a day (if he enjoys it), give him lots of petting, chin and cheek rubs and kisses and "good boys". Right now Gizzy's not a happy camper for whatever reason...yes something's changed.
Thanks for all the replies!
When it was time to feed them dinner, Forest ate. But when I brought it to Gizzy he wouldn't eat, even when I set it on the floor and walked away. I had to lure him out by petting him. Then he ate and I made the signal for him to come over and he did then shoved his head in my hand again and then fell on the floor to get a belly rub. I also played with him with a teaser toy. When I throw toys for him, he plays soccer with them, but never brings it back to me, wish I knew how to teach him that.
I have been withholding affection lately because of the hissing and not knowing if a claw or bite would accompany it. And him being a cat that likes things on his own terms I figured I'd let him come on his own. The spraying has been stressing me out too, so that's probably the last thing he needs. I blew in his face cuz it calms my temper down so I don't do anything like tapping his nose. I will have to learn to walk away now. Thanks for the tip!
So I got up today and Gizzy was laying on my bf's computer chair, I pet him and he meowed. I found a bit of throw up so while I cleaned it up, Gizzy got down and ran near the cat tree. I sat down on the couch and he went into his box again and has been there ever since. Usually when bf comes home, he will immediately jump out and screamed at him to be pet and follow him around until he gives in to give him loving.
I think I will take him in to the vet, just to make sure everything is ok and see if the spraying is medically related.
OK, how I see the situation is that Gizzy is viewing you as "the heavy", the one who disciplines him, gets mad and frustated at him, etc. Usually it is the gal of the house that gets to do all the nasty things---clipping claws, giving pills, cleaning the litter boxes, disciplining, and our bf or hubbies get off with just doing the loving. So that's why Gizzy's running to your bf when he comes home. Gizzy feels you've been a little too heavy handed and not giving him enough loving attention lately. Yes, it's hard being "the heavy" and my hubby doesn't do any of the nasty things either. Our neuter adores my hubby, and yet if he's sitting on his lap and I leave the room, he'll get off and follow me to see what mummy's doing. Sometimes he gets off hubby's lap and then I've got two on my lap while we watch TV! You really have to give extra attention and loving to counteract the nasty things, then you'll get the loving attention from Gizzy you want.
I know what Bengal cats look like, but I don't really know their personality other than what I've read on breeder's websites, that they're "very intelligent, demanding, active, playful, willfull, agile, very vocal, need lots of attention and stimulation." You must respect that back only a few generations is the wild Asian Leopard Cat in his genes, so you don't want to do anything to antagonize him and bring that out! So this is a cat that craves attention and wants stimulation. Change his toys around so he doesn't get bored. Put out an empty bag. Cats have preferences for certain toys...my girl likes the stuffed mice, my boy likes any kind of little wires or spirals, some like foil or paper balls.
Let us know what the vet says.
I have low patience levels and I think I get frustrated easily cuz I want him to be a normal cat already. But his skittishness is not completely gone so that is a factor I need to concentrate on. And it's hard to give him lots of attention when he runs away b/c of his skittishness. Even last night, when I was trying to call him over, he was dancing around the coffee table so I couldn;t get close. It's like he forgets who I am sometimes and he needs to smell me a few times to remember who I am.
I'm usually the one that gets mad more, but the bf does the nail clippings, cleans the litter, gives pills when needed, and sometimes does the punishing if they do something that pisses him off.
Although I was told he is a Bengal, b/c I don't have papers, I feel I may have been duped. And his skitteshness did seem feral when we first got him so I really have no idea what he could be. My vet said they'd never seen a Bengal the way he looks but I think I was in denial back then. But he does display a lot of the Bengal qualities especially the high pitched meow, all black paws, the black linings around his eyes and lips, the highlights around his eyes and very soft fur. I dunno maybe he is one of the undesired Bengals with the bullseye pattern and that's why most ppl just think he's a tabby.
very intelligent - yes, he learns things very quickly, especially if treats are involved
demanding - to be pet and fed, screaming his head off to hurry up
active - moreso at night when mischief is to be had
playful - loves da bird
willfull - loves the counter and standing up on the coffee table even when I'm right there to tell him no, before he does something that he knows he's not supposed to do he will look around to see if i'm watching ( this is why I want an Ocicat, they don't like being scolded and they listen to you )
agile - can jump very high and do somersaults in the air while chasing the right toy
very vocal - yes
need lots of attention - usually only on his terms, but if you try to lure it out of him and get him into the rhythm then he can get demanding again
stimulation - can't pet him too much cuz his tail starts flipping, and I'm kinda lazy on switching up the toys cuz I have no out-of-reach places to hide them, so stimulation is probably low on the scale, but I do play with him when I can.
He does love empty boxes but that would just be another thing for him to spray cuz Forest would want to go in it too.
The vet trip will probably be this weekend when we have the funds and time.
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Kudos for your bf for clipping nails, pilling and cleaning the litter boxes....he's a keeper!
From your list, he certainly sounds like he's a Bengal. I think this is Gizzy's "normal behaviour". I know a Bengal wouldn't suit my style. If as you say you have "low patience" and "get frustrated easily", maybe you need a laid-back Persian, or if you don't like a a lot of grooming the shorthaired version called an Exotic Shorthair or some call it the Lazy Man's Persian.
I don't know how he does it, he says it doesn't bother him at all, whereas I get totally nervous and shaky lol
When I was researching, I read everything I could and knew their activity level was high, but I guess I didn't realize how much until I actually had one. He's pretty much calmed down now since he's been fixed, not as much bouncing off the walls, but he was funnier than most shows we watched on TV those first couple of weeks lol.
I think I'm more frustrated that he's not as socialized as I'd like him to be. Especially for a first cat of mine. But we live and learn .
Never been a fan of the Persian type cats.
I think an energetic cat may prepare me for the non-fur kids, what do you think?
He's been pretty much back to his old self. I've been paying more attention to him. Petting him and getting him to come out of his box to play and lay beside the couch I usually sit on. No hissing except for when my bf cut his nails tonight and one whimper lol. No spraying the last couple days either but I have been spraying the water/vinegar/hydrogen peroxide solution everywhere and have aluminum foil everywhere!
I will still take him to the vet just to make sure the spraying isn't a medical problem and maybe he's got a cut from Forest. Will update asap
Your question: "I think an energetic cat may prepare me for the non-fur kids, what do you think? " Absolutely, especially if you have boys!
Thanks for the update, that's good news that he's getting "back to his old self". Yes, I really think he was feeling your wrath and feeling deprived of your affection. For some reason, all my cats and the many kittens I raised, just loved it when I lay down on the floor especially or sat on the floor and dragged a cord, ribbon, or heavy string or some such thing around and over me. There's something about getting down to their level that they loved being able to chase something jumping on me and going round and round, or going through your lap if your sitting on the floor. Try it and see if Gizzy will like that. It really does make them trust you, and I think Gizzy needs to feel more trust to you, as lately I don't think he's too sure.
Well I've been told I may have boys if bf ever pops the question On both sides of my family it's all girls and 1 boy in the cousins and his family is all boys and 2 girls in the cousins It's like we both have a family curse so maybe we'll have both lol
That's a great idea catlover2! I did buy a big ball of lavender yarn last year and he loves it when I drag it around. The only part that concerns me is that he's very rough when he plays with stuff like that, his nails are always coming out and always trying to stab it. And I think he hates his nails short cuz no matter how many times you cut his they are always like razors. Maybe if I wrapped a couple thick blankets around me I can do what you're suggesting
If you put two or three or more really thick blankets over you, you might be able to get him to chase the hand/foot moving around under the covers. All my cats love this game. WARNING: Top blanket MUST be one you don't mind seeing snagged, shredded, and torn.
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You know those really big/thick blankets you can buy at ribfests, fairs, and the flea market? We have 2 of those (one on our bed and the other on the couch) and when Gizzy gets on the bed and one of us is still sleeping, don't you dare move your feet! but as long as your feet are under the comforter and the thick blanket he can't get you with his nails lol
But I can try this out in the living room when he wants to play!
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Ryan's rise? This might be Ryan Harrison's moment. One of the rather promising up-and-coming American youngsters, Harrison is a name that has been thrown around for a couple years and really impressed in a five-set loss in the second round of the US Open last summer to Sergiy Stakhovsky. The 19-year-old has stayed consistent on the tour, and had somewhat of a breakthrough at Wimbledon, reaching the second round after getting into the draw as a lucky loser and playing brilliantly at times against David Ferrer, losing in five sets.
Yesterday Harrison, ranked no. 120, continued his trek on American soil. The Louisiana native took down Xavier Malisse 6-7 (3) 6-4 6-4 in a match that had a few testy moments, which Harrison talks about in the video above. Harrison also talked of his confidence that has been on the rise this year, which he pins to the Open: "I have more belief in myself this year … The US Open was big for me because I played back-to-back matches against guys in the top 30 in the world. I won one of them and had three match points in the other one. That was kind of like a light bulb for me: that I don't need to overplay to beat these guys. I can play my game, play within myself."
Is he the real deal? Guess we'll find out in the next 24 months — and at least get a better idea of over the next two months. | Draw: Hotlanta
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EOSInfo is the successor to the 40DShutterCount utility. I called it
EOSInfo since it provides more information than just the shutter counter, and
works on a wider variety of cameras than just the 40D*.
EOSInfo is for Windows only. At this time, I don't have any plans for
creating a Mac version, largely due to time constraints. Mac users (who
apparently are overly sensitive) should continue using the 40DShutterCount utility.
EOSInfo improves on the 40DShutterCount utility in a few ways:
I'm hoping that a future version (or versions) of EOSInfo will support the
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If you have any other ideas for great features that are missing from or
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