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Welcome to Learning Meditation. I hesitate to use the word meditation. To me, as well as many others, the word "meditation" conjures up the picture of a bearded man sitting cross-legged in front of an entrance to a cave or high on a mountain top. Climbing the mountain and reaching him is part of the arduous journey toward self-fulfillment, self-improvement. Once we find him we ask, "What is the meaning of life?" or "How do we achieve peace in ourselves and our lives?" This all-knowing man tells us the answers are "inside ourselves" and tells us to go and contemplate. I don't know if that answer was worth the journey!
Well, I am not a wise man on a mountain. I am just like you -- involved in life and work, seeking more serenity and calm in my life. I am still learning to do it better, using meditation as a guide on my journey. I invite you to take this journey yourselves. I invite you to use meditation to find the answers to your questions.


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This route between the capital cities of Berlin and Copenhagen provides an exciting and enjoyable bike tour. It runs through Brandenburg and Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania all the way to Denmark.
The journey to Copenhagen begins on Schlossplatz square in Berlin. From here, you set off into the tranquil expanse of the Brandenburg region. As you follow the Havel river, Oranienburg and Fürstenberg/Havel are excellent places to stop. The Mecklenburg Lakes provide a great place to cool off. Neustrelitz and Güstrow offer cultural attractions en route, and soon you are heading for Rostock where you take the ferry across to Denmark. Here the cycle route follows the steep coast with its white chalk cliffs through Nykøbing and Møn, and on to the cycling-friendly city of Copenhagen, where the Little Mermaid awaits.
Terrain: most of the paths are asphalt, some hilly sections, headwinds possible; not always traffic-free. In Denmark, the route follows national cycle route no. 9.
Scenery: cityscapes in Berlin and Copenhagen, forests, lakelands in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, islands, and cliffs and beaches along the coast.
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As a member of the Religious Society of Friends in the 21st century, the expectations sound very similar, but not exactly the same as in the 18th century.
My Meeting for Worship does not have any paid clergy, and so all the responsibilities of running the church need to be taken on by everyone in the church community. Members of unprogrammed Friends Meetings often say "we didn't get rid of the ministers, we got rid of the laity." Individuals need to take care of all of the jobs, or parts of jobs, that a staff at a church would provide.
For example, last year a young couple in our meeting wrote a letter to the Meeting requesting to be married under the care of our Meeting. Their letter was read at a monthly meeting for worship to conduct business. A committee was appointed to meet with the couple to see if they were clear for marriage.
Rewind a few years, back to the 18th century:
I was reading about members of Oblong Monthly Meeting in the series of books by Frank J Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York, An Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, (volumes I -X, 1990 - 2010). It included examples couples coming to business meeting and requesting marriage under the care of the meeting and a committee of clearness was appointed.
For example:
"The minutes of the Oblong Friend's
Meeting held 14th 6th month 1775 include: "At this meeting Stephen Osborn,
son of John Osborn and Mary Osborn, deceased, and Sarah Boorn, Daughter of
Nathaniel Boorn and Freelove, his wife, appeared and offered perposals (sic)
with each other and consent of parents Being produced here this meeting
appoints Timothy Dakin and David Hoag to Inquire into the young man's
clearness from all others in that respect and make a report next meeting."
[volume IX, page 748]
note: You might wonder why there wasn't a committee appointed to inquire about the woman's clearness.
Actually, that would have been done by the woman's meeting [there were separate meetings for business back then] and these were the notes from the men's meeting.
But then came the report, a big OOPS:
minutes for the meeting held at Oblong 20th 3rd month 1776 include: "Stephen
Osborn produced to this (sic) an acknowledgment for his conduct in keeping
Company with the woman which is now his wife, both living in one house, also
being unchast with her[,] is considered and excepted (sic) and Nathaniel
Stevenson and Reed Ferris are appointed to read it at the close of a first day
meeting at Oblong and New Milford."
[volume IX, page 748]
Fast forward to the 21st century:
That couple in our meeting was found clear for marriage, and another committee was appointed. This new committee was responsible to help the couple with the planning of the wedding "in the manner of Friends," taking care of the details before, during and after the wedding to make it legal in the eyes of the state, as well as, meeting the religious expectations of our Friends meeting.
A called meeting for worship was held. The couple married each other surrounded by their family, friends and Friends in the meeting. At the end of the meeting for worship for marriage, everyone present [all ages] signed the marriage certificate. At the next meeting for business, the committee "shepherding" the wedding reported back to the meeting that the wedding was held and the marriage was accomplished in the manner of Friends.
That completed the jobs of the committee appointed to help with their wedding -- in the 21st century.
BUT, not so in the 18th century:
"Ebenezer Peaslee was very active in the Oblong Friends Meeting and is noted
on 51 pages of the minutes from 1757 through 1780. The first record was when
he testified to the successful marriage of Joshua Sherman and Mary Soule at the
meeting held 18th of 8th month 1757. ... Ebenezer Peaslee and Timothy Dakin
were often appointed to verify that a marriage had been consummated properly."
[Volume X, page 266]
"'Reuben Macy, late from Nantucket & Ruth Howard the daughter
of Edward Howard and Phebe Howard of this place came before
this (Oblong) Meeting (held 18th 8th month 1774) and proposed
marriage to each other.' The minutes of the meeting held 20th 10th
month 1774 show that Wing Kelly and Timothy Dakin reported
that the marriage of Ruth Howard and Reuben Macy was decently
[Volume VI, page 720]
No one at my Meeting was appointed to investigate and report on the consummation of our young couple's marriage!
What a difference a couple of centuries makes!
I definitely have not been asked to take on the role that my GGGG'grandfather Timothy Dakin had in his Meeting.
©2012 Erica Dakin Voolich
The link to this page is http://genea-adventures.blogspot.com/2012/07/oh-what-difference-couple-hundred-years.html
For years I've tried to climb numerous "brick walls" as I've worked on my family history -- many of my challenges are my women ancestors. I've met many wonderful, helpful genealogists, town clerks, historians, and societies along the way. Some of the names I'm working on: DAKIN, WORTHINGTON, SEARING, RICHARDSON, DeLOSS/LOSS, COPELAND, HARVEY, WRIGHT, EVANS, HELSTEN, SMITH (Conn.), HEARTY, ROBBERT, BOGART, NYE, BLODGETT & COBB.
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Oh, What a Difference a Couple Hundred Years Make!
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Question: Partitioned tables were the new shiny feature in SQL Server 2005 – why are partitioned views even still available? Are there any benefits that they provide?
Answer: This is actually a question I get at almost every event at which I speak. It's a common question and it's actually VERY complex to fully describe. I suspect it might take me more than one post to tackle all of the issues but I'll start with the basics here.
Related: Quick Data Synchronization Using Table Partitioning and SSIS
First and foremost, I'll start by saying that partitioning is CRITICAL for VLT. What is VLT? It's about as descriptive as VLDB and it means very large table. (Yes, I just made it up as a new TLA (three-letter acronym) that I'm planning to start using more. However, I'm also going to quantify it a bit more.) Most people speak of VLDBs (very large databases) and they define that as databases that are 100s of gigabytes (many would say that a database that's 1TB or larger is a VLDB). For me, and in my experience, *many* customers run into problems long before their databases reach 1 TB; their problems tend to start when they have even just one table that starts to get well into double-digit gigabytes.
Think about it, a single table that's 60 GB presents a variety of problems. And, to highlight where the problems occur – think about these questions in the context of your larger tables:
- Is all of the data recent? How old is the oldest data in your 5 largest tables?
- How much of that data changing? Not including the new data coming in – what percentage of the older data needs to be modified?
- How often are you accessing the older data?
- How long are your maintenance processes against it?
- Are you replicating it?
- Do you have enough memory to fit the table (and all of its indexes) in cache?
- Do you really need to have indexes on ALL of that data? Or, does your data have different access patterns (which might warrant different indexing strategies)?
For many, these questions start to pose many concerns at table sizes in the mid to upper double-digit gigabytes. The reason why that's when people notice them more? It's all about resources. And, the most critical one here is memory. No, SQL Server is not required to put your entire table into memory. However, if you don't have appropriate indexing strategies then you might require the entire table in memory. If that's the case, you might be wasting one of the most important resources you have.
So, how can you solve it. Yes, indexing is a BIG part of this. However, even if your indexing strategies aren't perfect – partitioning can also help. However, partitioning is more of a concept (NOT tied directly to either feature: partitioned tables or partitioned views) but instead a concept of breaking something down into smaller chunks. This is almost always a good thing. Breaking something down into smaller chunks often offers more options for maintenance and management and this can in turn offer better performance. Partitioning is not really directly tied to performance but indirectly it can be HUGELY beneficial. So, for today, I'll start by saying YES to the question that partitioned views still have benefits; they should not be discounted only because they're an older feature. Both partitioning strategies provide different benefits for partitioning. To architect the RIGHT solution takes understanding ALL of their pros/cons (ut oh, I hear "it depends" in the distance…sorry!). As an architect, you need to evaluate both PVs and PTs and possibly use them together for the most gains.
I'll tackle more on this discussion in my next post. In fact, I suspect it's going to take at least 3 or 4 posts to get through the entire discussion! Feel free to email me PV v. PT questions now so I can be sure to cover your specific concerns. Thanks!


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MCALESTER, Okla., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The state of Oklahoma Thursday executed Michael Lee Wilson, the last of three men given the death penalty for fatally beating a Tulsa convenience store clerk.
Wilson, 38, was pronounced death shortly after 6 p.m. at the state penitentiary in McAlester, the Tulsa World reported.
"I love everybody. Free is free," Wilson said in his last statement. "I am going home; I'm ready to go. I love you, world."
After asking a correctional officer if his microphone was still on, he added, "Love my daughters for me. I'm going to miss you always."
After pausing, Wilson said, "I feel my whole body burning."
Wilson was executed for killing Richard Yost, 30, who he worked with at a QuickTrip store, 18 years ago.
Yost's widow Angela Yost, two grown sons and mother-in-law were among the witnesses to his execution, as were Wilson's mother and four other family members, including a sister who sang a hymn as it took place.
Yost's family issued a written statement afterward: "Closure will be not hearing this on the news and reading about it in the paper. That is my closure not to relive his death over and over but to remember the good times."
Security video footage showed Wilson smiling and helping customers at the cash register while Yost was beaten to death with a baseball bat in the back of the store.
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"First he apologized," said Thomas D. "Tom" Sawyer, 61, of Lansing, Mich. "And I thanked him. Then I told him off a bit. And he said, 'Tell me more. What do you think needs to be done?' "
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Sawyer said that he suggested to Pistole that TSA screeners undergo more training to better understand travelers with medical conditions.
Related: Tell the TSA 'Don't touch my junk'
"I offered to attend a general staff meeting to show the staff what an ostomy bag is and help with that training," Sawyer said. "Pistole said he just may take me up on that."
Sawyer is a bladder cancer survivor who now wears a urostomy bag, which collects his urine from a stoma, or opening in his abdomen. An msnbc.com story on Saturday detailed Sawyer's Nov. 7 experience flying from Detroit Metropolitan Airport to Orlando, Fla., to attend a wedding. Sawyer said he was 'humiliated' after an enhanced pat-down procedure broke the seal on his urostomy bag and left him soaked in urine.
He said he tried to warn the security officer that "he would hit the bag and break the seal on my bag, but he ignored me. Sure enough, the seal was broken and urine started dribbling down my shirt and my leg and into my pants."Story: TSA workers face verbal abuse from travelers
Humiliated, upset and wet, Sawyer said he had to walk through the airport soaked in urine, board his plane and wait until after takeoff before he could clean up.
He said that he accepted Pistole's apology.
"It made me feel good," said Sawyer, "It means that my voice was heard all the way up to Washington."
Harriet Baskas is a frequent contributor to msnbc.com, authors the "Stuck at the Airport" blog and is a columnist for USATODAY.com. You can follow her on Twitter .


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Loss of lands still felt by families
Descendants say promises of 1848 treaty broken.
Josephine Rodriguez Mendoza's small patch of earth near the Espada Acequia was once part of 15,000 acres granted to her great-great-grandfather Domingo Bustillos by Texas in 1848.
More than 100 years before that, his ancestor Joseph Mondragon y Zeballos laid claim to a larger chunk of land in what's now Bexar and Atascosa counties.
Like other Spanish and Mexican land grant descendants throughout South Texas, much of their property is now gone, sold off by a little and a lot, subdivided over and again, stolen outright, or lost to taxes or fraud — all in spite of provisions in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Today, the 163rd anniversary of its signing, grievances remain over the treaty's unkept promises.
The document, which ended the Mexican American War and ceded 55 percent of Mexican territory to the United States, not only guaranteed citizenship to Mexican and Tejano settlers but assured them that they could keep their land.
Those provisions are widely viewed as having been ignored and reinterpreted.
But among some of the Texas reclamantes, Spanish for claimant, the pride in their ancestry is strong and their anger is still palpable.
"Treaties like Guadalupe Hidalgo don't mean anything," said Reynaldo Anzaldua, whose ancestors held at least four South Texas land grants, one of which encompassed more than 600,000 acres in Cameron, Willacy and Brooks counties — a lot of it, he said, on the King Ranch.
"It is in the past," he said. "But the past is affecting us now. There's no doubt in my mind what happened. Our people's land was taken away from them."
Over the years, land grant descendants have taken their claims to court, with minor success.
Anecdotally and historically, stories have abounded about discrimination, theft and even murder at the hands of land speculators, ranchers and Texas Rangers who did their bidding.
Historians such as Gilberto Hinojosa of the University of the Incarnate Word are quick to note that a series of devastating economic depressions and recessions in the late 1800s played a major role in the loss of early land grant holdings.
But he also mentioned a phrase that reverberated through South Texas:
"Sell me that land," he said, "or I'll buy it from your widow."
All Mendoza knows is that at one time, "Todo esto aquí," all of this here, "era de nosotros," was ours. Her family now lives on the last of a land grant, three-quarters of an acre, and in an adobe house more than 150 years old.
Her cousin Teresa Bustillos Abrego seems resigned that the land will never be theirs again. She doesn't seek financial compensation, either.
"We want recognition," she said.
Last weekend, about 500 descendants met in San Antonio to hear about another potential avenue of restitution: proposed legislation that would amend the state's Unclaimed Property Act and give recognized heirs access to unclaimed mineral royalties derived from their ancestral lands.
An estimated $200 million to $561 million in such unclaimed payments rest in the Texas comptroller's office.
Fred Ballí, a member of a large group of descendants battling the Kenedy Memorial Foundation over 363,000 acres known as La Barreta that they believe belong to the family, said he won't stop fighting.
But what he'd like to see beyond compensation is the righting of the historical record.
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Why Use Natural Skin Care? Because.
I was watching Extreme Couponing on TV the other night, and I saw some lady stock up on like 80 kazillian bunzillion bars of name brand soap and icky, icky, cheap, synthetic-y, conventional lotions. I couldn't believe she was committing to a lifetime of gunky, toxic "beauty" products in such massive quantities. It was gross. Seriously, I wanted to gag myself with a dull, rusty, crusty spoon.
To quell my heart palpitations, I took a break to pamper myself with some wholesome, natural, vegan & cruelty-free beauty goodies. My arsenal of beauty products is a little out of control, and for this reason, I like to switch up my products often (sometimes weekly).
Over the past couple weeks I have been seriously digging this company called Because. I love the name, love their quality goods, and love the way the make me feel (luxuriously awesome). 😉 My faves:
Moisture-Retaining Hand and Body Scrub ($36): Even though I know I need to cut down my sugar intake (apparently, having 5 cupcakes for breakfast is not normal), I will never shun a good sugar scrub—evah! I'm an exfoliatin' diva; I rock hand scrubs almost every other day, and I attribute a nice chunk of my serene happiness to this simple pamperin' pleasure. I must say, of all the hand scrubs I've ever tried, this one is definitely the creamiest. It also smells soooo pretty; it has a sweet, subtle fruity scent that reminds me of something from my childhood (but I can't put my finger on it). It contains raw cane sugar and berry seed oils rich in essential Omega fatty acids—perfect for healing dry, flaky dragon skin.
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It seems a bit expensive for many of us.
Must try this out.
a little bit too expensive for me
Sounds like a great brand, I'll have to give it a shot sometime!
$44 for 5.1 oz. of hand cream isn't a "splurge." It's for people with lots of money and not much sense.
Well that's rude…
I just saw a vid on extreme couponing too (boston.com)! I'm all for a good deal, but most coupons seem to be for canned meat and other gross processed crud 🙁
And seriously, who needs to have a 20 yr supply of toothpaste, even if it's free?
In the first video, I like how the person in line behind the couponer gives up on waiting 😛 Poor checkout peeps.


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Like I said earlier, Twilight Eclipse is the best comedy so far of the summer. Does it matter if that wasn't the intended reaction? Not to me. Because Darren, Fiona, and I, we had a good time laughing our tits off. And isn't this the point of going to the movies? To enjoy ourselves, even if the reason for the enjoyment doesn't exactly reflect the film's purpose?
Frankly, after the atrocity that was Twilight New Moon, we needed some amusement. Whereas Twilight was (also unintentionally) campy and hilarious, New Moon was simply bad. And so with Eclipse it all comes down to my favourite comparison:
Sh-t vs Diarrhoea
The good news is that Eclipse (sh-t) is better than New Moon (diarrhoea). The bad news is that, well, that means it's still sh-t. But at least it's funny sh-t. Like Bella's hair. The worst wig ever. Perhaps the same wig Taylor Lautner wore in the first movie. Coincidence or conspiracy?
We also couldn't control ourselves over Peter Facinelli's switch on switch off English accent. And every time Jasper had a scene, with his f-cked up zombie eyes and Carrot Top on his head, Fiona's exhales of disgust would reverberate in Dolby around our theatre. This would send Darren and me into a new fit of giggles. And in between all of that, Darren kept shouting at Bella to close her mouth. Bella, as it turns out, is a mouth breather in Eclipse. Time it when you see it. She spends 80% of the movie, so approximately an hour and a half, with her mouth open. And she's also a f-cking buzzkill. Not even Kristen Stewart's considerable skill can save that loser from being a loser.
Why was it so LONG???
Editing seems to be a lost art in Hollywood. Every movie is too long. This movie is MUCH too long. Because they WON'T STOP TALKING. About their love. About their triangle. In the parking lot, outside the house, inside the tent, talking, talking, talking, talking, talking. About nothing. If you haven't seen it yet and you need to pee when you do, go during the talking because when you come back they'll STILL BE TALKING. They talk so much they don't f-ck. Everyone can agree this is a problem.
And if they didn't talk so much it might actually be a better effort. Because I was actually interested in some of the action. Especially when so much of the action was complemented by funky dance music. Without fail, during the most intense moments of Eclipse, like when they're training for combat, or preparing to hunt down the bad vampire, all of a sudden they'd pump in some club beats which, when combined with Ashley Greene's hysterically awful "fight face", made for the kind of aching, teary laughs you should only share with your very best friends, all with your fist in the air to hype up the DJ. It's how memories are made. Remember when Ashley Greene tried to act and they camouflaged her sucky-ness with a techno jam?
She, obviously, isn't the only one though. Kellan Lutz makes Channing Tatum look like DeNiro and Jesus Christ, it seems like that little baby wolf learned his craft from Justin Timberlake. The most glaring example of amateur thespian styling however comes courtesy of Tom Cruise Jr himself. You want to know why Taylor Lautner spends the entire movie shirtless? It's to compensate for his overacting. His overacting is enough to give you a tick, maybe even an incurable eye spasm. Part of it, no doubt, is Stephenie Meyer's low grade material, but my friend L also attributes it to the earnestness. Lautner is just so earnest about every line, every movement, it takes away any possibility of believability. Which is why his chemistry with Kristen Stewart simply doesn't work on a romantic level, especially not in comparison to Stewart's chemistry with Robert Pattinson.
You could argue then that that's all that matters. If you buy Stewart and Pattinson as Bella and Edward, they can piss on the rest of the content – and they DO – and it wouldn't make a difference. I guess. The problem is what happens when their undeniable and palpable onscreen electricity gets undermined by sh-t ass f-cking cheese. Like the hideousness of that ring. And the ridiculously awkward, lame stank proposal so full of fontrum, Darren and I started eating our seats and almost hit the deck to look for popcorn that had fallen on the floor. Because what started out as a promising sex scene culminated in a chaste hug and a promise of marriage.
Please! We want the f-cking. Just F-CK HER ALREADY.
But he couldn't. Because he was too busy filming a tampon commercial surrounded by a floral explosion in that crazy meadow. Goddamn he's a pretty boy. But does he need to be accessorised by an entire continent of violets and daisies with soft light and angel dust? For Twi-Hards this was apparently meant to denote Heaven. For everyone else it was an air freshener advertisement. Or old lady perfume "Les Jardins". These are the moments that make Eclipse a new classic. A classic comedy that keeps giving and giving, the kind of comedy that reveals new humour with each viewing. Like Madonna's Swept Away.
Other brief notes:
- The new Victoria is brutal.
- Few actors can do what Anna Kendrick does in a short 30 seconds. She's the best.
- Does Elisabeth Reaser ever speak?
- The wigs and makeup, it's on purpose the low quality of it all, right? Because no one could possibly produce results like this and actually be TRYING.
- Nikki Reed, surprisingly, delivered a very strong scene opposite Kristen Stewart. They were great together.
- Why are the effects still so budget? Have they not made enough money?
This, then, is the fundamental flaw about this franchise and a question I'll throw out to fans of it: why don't you demand more? Why do you keep rewarding garbage? If you love the series, why don't you insist that they spend more time and money making it better? Why do you continue to support a mickey mouse production that cuts corners and insults your intelligence?
Perhaps the answer is that what you're getting from the films is simply a reflection of the source material. Excellence in this case then is impossible.


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After fatally knocking out his opponent in the boxing ring, Irish-American boxer Sean Thornton returns to the place of his birth, Innisfree, Ireland. Seeking a life of quiet and rest, Sean plans to buy "White O'Mornin," his family's old cottage, and keep his boxing identity of "Trooper Thorn" a secret. En route to Innisfree, Sean catches sight of Mary Kate Danaher and is captivated by her beauty. In Innisfree, Sean's meeting with the wealthy widow Tillane, who owns White O'Mornin, is interrupted by the arrival of Mary Kate's brother "Red" Will Danaher, an ill-mannered bully who wants to buy the property himself. Although Will, a neighbor of Tillane's, claims to have been the first to place a bid on the land, the widow sells the property to Sean after Will's presumptuousness annoys her. 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Current Trends For Tuning With Shocks
We asked some leading shock technicians in the industry pointed questions about how shocks rank among today's racers. The answers may surprise you.
"I had a guy call up about a month ago that was looking for certain force numbers for compression and rebound at 1 inch per second. He told me what he was trying to do, and I totally agreed on his approach. I was very impressed with his knowledge of how shocks affected his car, especially when he told me it was only his first year in a Street Stock. "-Nate Thiesse, QA1/Carrera Shocks
In just the last year, racers on dirt and asphalt have dramatically changed the way they set up their cars. New directions are being explored, and with the associated changes come a whole new way of using the racing shock to fine-tune those setups. Knowing these trends were developing and that the top shock companies must be taking notes, we decided to speak with some shock gurus and see what was up. Here's what they had to say.
Do you think there is more awareness of the value of tuning with shocks among today's racers? All of the respondents answered "yes" to this question, as evidenced by the opening statement by Nate Thiesse.
"Absolutely, you cannot pick up a racing magazine or watch a race on TV without seeing something about shocks," says Bill Workman with Afco Shocks.
Jeff Reid with hlins Shocks tells us, "Many racers are still not using it to full advantage. Shocks are not a cure-all for race car handling problems. The basic setup has to be good, but once the basics are right, shocks can make the difference between First and Second."
Overall, we see the average racer becoming more and more educated on how his or her car works. Do you agree, and if so, can you share some examples of this? "Yes, through racing schools and seminars, books and videos, manufacturers' tech services, computer programs, and the Internet," offers George Gillespie of Pro Shocks.
Scott Keyser with Integra Shocks, a division of Port City Racing, tells us, "The cars are more equal now than ever before. Winning today comes down to adjustability. The teams who master how to adjust their cars will have the advantage over those who do not."
"They have to be [more knowledgeable]," says Reid. "The sport is way too competitive, and as the teams at the top levels of the sport refine and advance their knowledge of how and why a car works, there will always be a filtering down of that knowledge. Information from books and magazines like Circle Track are helping. Now teams want to know what shocks they are bolting on and are starting to look at dyno curves and making the selections themselves."
What are the current trends in shock design related to dirt racing and asphalt racing? "The gas pressure shocks are gaining more acceptance in the dirt marketplace," says Workman. "We have been able to reduce the rod pressure as well as offer the valving style that dirt cars like, and the racers are getting more comfortable with them."
Gillespie agrees: "We are seeing more high gas pressure shocks on dirt. Racers recognize that they need non-high pressure shocks for low-traction type [slick] racetrack conditions."
"Racers want to control entry," offers Keyser, "and the mono-tube shock helps. How? With gas pressure to control compression. The shocks can be made to be position-sensitive to work in defined areas of movement."
"Asphalt racers are surprisingly getting away from the usage of high gas pressure shocks," says Gillespie. "They are going to low-pressure type shocks with a better front tie-down package [higher rebound] without sacrificing traction."
"The use of aggressive rebound packages on the front, also called big nose, or stiff low-speed shocks, is becoming more popular now with the big bar, soft spring asphalt setups," says Workman.
Are racers opting now, more than ever, for more expensive, adjustable shocks? Thiesse states, "Racers are gaining knowledge and experience on how the adjustments affect their chassis, and hence are more willing to spend the money for this adjustment capability."
"Absolutely," says Reid. "It doesn't take long to figure out one high-quality, adjustable shock can take the place of a boxload of nonadjustable, nonrebuildable, or nonrepairable shocks. As teams become more sophisticated in chassis tuning, they'll want to make a small adjustment in compression or rebound that can make a big difference in tire life throughout a race distance that would have been impossible, or at best awkward, without an adjustable shock."
"Yes, mainly due to less and less practice time, racers are looking for quicker adjustments to maximize their practice time," offers Gillespie.
"If it is in a racer's budget, they will always opt for adjustable shocks, and even the budget guys realize it is money well spent," Workman says of the feedback he gets from the teams.
"Yes," says Scott Keyser, "I believe they are, and that could be a good thing as long as they fully understand beforehand how to properly use them."
With the trend of having more adjustment available in shocks, have the racers become comfortable with that technology so they can properly use what is offered? "Yes, and it also means that shock dynos are more readily available to the racer," says Workman.
"Some yes and some no," Keyser notes, "and the shock dyno has definitely helped many racers to understand how a shock works and what effect the adjustments have."
Gillespie believes about 30 percent of racers are knowledgeable and 70 percent are still learning, while Reid says racers are not comfortable with the technology, but they are in the process of adapting to it. "Some are still afraid to turn the knobs for fear of losing what they know works," Reid states. "I think that comes from the inconsistency of some of the shocks they might have used in the past. We always encourage teams to 'survey the clickers'-and that is to turn the knobs and see what happens. It's a good way to get a feel for what is happening when you turn the knobs."
In simple terms, Thiesse says, "Tuning the shock to the track surface takes a well-balanced combination of understanding the adjustments the shock has and how these adjustments will affect the chassis on the track."
some top dirt Late model car builders believe most gains can be made by proper shock selection. In touring Late Model divisions, do the top teams seem more interested in high end shocks? "Yes, all of the top teams have the fully adjustable twin-tube and mono-tube shocks ready at all times," notes Workman.
Reid agrees: "Yes, it only makes sense that they would be arriving at that conclusion; as basic chassis designs and layouts become more evolved, there are fewer and fewer gains to be had in that area. The next obvious source for research and significant improvements is shock absorbers."
Agreeing with those statements, Thiesse adds, "The top teams today are so competitive that they have to take advantage of every opportunity to gain a slight edge over their competition. The more expensive shocks typically have tighter tolerances, meaning improved performance along with the ability to make an external adjustment in a matter of seconds."
Gillespie offers a slightly different opinion. "Yes," he says, "but are they necessary? No! The shock is only one part of the tuning equation."
With new trends such as the big bar and soft spring setups now used on asphalt, and the more flat running attitude of the dirt Late Models, have adjustable shocks helped the teams better tune these setups? Can the shocks of today complement the popular softer spring setups in both dirt and asphalt? "It is much easier to tune the chassis to the racetrack by using some of the advancements now available," says Keyser.
Workman concurs: "Yes, in fact, they have become almost a necessity."
In Thiesse's words, "Teams are able to fine-tune their low speed numbers more easily, therefore getting the most potential out of their chassis."
Reid continues that thought with the following: "Yes, it's all about grip, body control, and bump control. With less expensive, simpler shocks, you are always compromising between 'stiff enough' for body control without being overly stiff for the big bumps, or 'soft enough' for good grip and having no control for anything else. A modern racing shock can allow for optimization of all of these areas without sacrificing one for the other."
Have teams transitioned away from the traditional ways of crutching bad setups with shocks, such as using a stiff LR shock rebound to help the car turn into the corner? "No, not completely, at least," says Reid. "Sure, the better teams have, but you'll still see plenty of the 'crutch factor' among the smaller teams. Having said that, in a pinch, you have to do what you have to do to get a balanced car. All of the theories are no good if you can't get a balance, and in that case even the best might throw a 'crutch' at one end or the other now and then."
Keyser adds, "With the teams better able to find that balance in the chassis, they are transitioning away from the use of crutches."
"Yes, they have," continues Workman. "The race cars, tires, engines, and available information have all gotten so much better that the shocks can be used for fine-tuning, and not to mask chassis problems."
Some rules now limit the selection of shocks the racers can use. Should track officials and touring sanctioning bodies loosen the rules on how much money can be spent on shocks, even in the stock classes? There was a slight division of opinions on this subject, but all make a strong case. From my experience, a racer will spend what he thinks will do the job, regardless of how much sense it makes or if it will truly help his car. That is the nature of racing and the people who are a part of it.
Gillespie states, "The pro touring series should be left open as to shock selection whereas the nontouring series should still have cost controls."
"No," echoes Workman. "Cost should always be considered. Spending limits are important for keeping people in racing. I feel that there should always be economy-type classes and unlimited classes. That way, a racer can choose what best fits his budget and still participate."
"Yes, absolutely," says Keyser in contrast.
Thiesse follows with, "Yes, the rules should definitely be loosened. Some shocks that are slightly higher in price can actually save the racer money. For example, the average racer may have 20 shocks in his trailer. With shocks that are racer revalveable, he will need far fewer shocks. He can have just 6-8 shocks to meet all of his needs. In addition, these shocks are also popular not only because of their adjustability, but also because of the lower cost of repairs. If you bend a shaft, you just call up and order one. You are not forced to buy another new shock."
"Absolutely," adds Reid. "So many times shock rules are written by someone who has no knowledge of how a shock actually works or what it costs to run this shock versus the cost of that shock over the course of the season. Like anything in racing, the purchase price is only a small part of the big picture. You can also make the case that a driver needs to learn about shocks and all that goes into chassis tuning if he's intent on moving up the ladder. For stock classes, I think teams are better off spending their time and money on better safety equipment, track time, and learning the basics of driving before getting into more expensive shocks."
What new products are out or planned for the near future that will further add to the technology explosion related to racing shocks for the average racer? "We are developing a base valve shock that will offer the same advantages of nonpressure shocks and high-pressure shocks all in the same package," offers Keyser.
"A truly adjustable shock in that it adjusts all four elements of a shock, not just low-speed bleed," notes Gillespie. "It uses a remote canister that can run high gas pressure or zero gas pressure."
"The X-stack valving system is available with a catalog and a shim kit," Reid says. "The team can pick the shock curve they want from the catalog, build it, and be certain that is what they have got. It eliminates the need for a shock dyno. We've had Cup teams tell us they use the X-stack system for test days when they don't bring the truck with the dyno."
Workman, however, "cannot answer for competitive reasons."
For Thiesse, "Our new base valve shock is becoming very popular among some of the teams looking for a new advantage. This series of shock can reduce the rod force pressure to almost 5 pounds without causing cavitations in the oil while giving the driver more feel in his or her car. In the near future, we have a truly independent double adjustable shock coming out."
What advice would you offer the new racers who are somewhat confused as to the benefits of shocks in the overall scheme of things? "Read whatever you can about the subject, keep an open mind, and observe," offers Reid. "Don't be afraid to ask questions of the manufacturers and find one who speaks your language. Once you have picked a shock and have a basic starting point setting, begin to survey the adjustments so you can learn what is available for you to work with and keep notes."
Keyser's advice is, "Stick to the basics and learn as you go. Pick a company that will work with you. Ask other racers what they are doing. If you are a true beginner, the top racers will often share ideas with you faster than with their week-to-week major competitors. You are not a threat yet, so take advantage of the situation while you can."
Thiesse thinks along the same lines. "Keep it as simple as possible to start out," he says. "Shocks can greatly improve your effort, but can also Band-Aid a poor chassis. Experience and technical knowledge will allow you to know what shock adjustments to make and at what time."
Please share some closing thoughts. "All of the chassis, tires, engines, and information are getting better," says Workman. "Fine-tuning will become where races are won or lost. Shocks are the fine-tuning part of your car. If your race team is not on top of your shock program, you will be at a disadvantage. Get educated about shocks."
"Develop a shock maintenance program," adds Gillespie.
Keyser sums it all up by saying, "There is no magic in going fast; it's all about compromises. The teams that learn more and can develop their cars' chassis and setups so that they compromise less will be at an advantage no matter what."
"We always say that you can tell who really knows shock absorbers by how much they admit they don't know," adds Reid. "Shocks are an evolving technology, and what works today may not work tomorrow. Tires change, track surfaces change, drivers change, and so does every other variable in racing car setups. Keeping your eyes open for changes and adapting to them will help the racer be more successful."
By all means, get acquainted with your shock tech and don't be afraid to ask questions if the need arises. In the end, the only dumb question is the one you don't ask.


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Will anyone ever be able to set Rabbi Avi Shafran straight?From the Long Island Psychologist
Once again, Rabbi Avi Shafran who is the public spokesperson (Director of Public Affairs) of Agudath Israel of America is speaking out on a topic he knows very little about.
A few years ago I went back and forth with Shafran in an e-mail exchange regarding various statistics and issues pertaining to survivors and sex offenders. Unfortunately, the folks Rabbi Avi Shafran was quoting included Ralph Underwager and Hollida Wakefield. For those of you who are unaware of these two psychologists, they are well known for defending alleged and convicted sex offenders. They are both known to support the propaganda that "we should all be fighting to protect the civil rights of pedophiles as we fight for gay rights." Several years both Underwager and Wakefield provided interviews for Paidika - a European pro-pedophile publication (see links below). After going around in circles several times, I finally let Rabbi Avi Shafran know about the controversy behind his experts who he was quoting.
We need to demand that the news media require Rabbi Avi Shafran to show his credentials, proving or disproving his expertise in the sexual violence field, prior to publishing articles by him. I think we all deserve to read accurate information instead of theories created by a man who feels the need to defend the rabbonim of charedi community. His writings are very similar to those who defend the Catholic church after years of covering sex crimes.
- Part 1: Paidika - a European pro-pedophile publication
- Part 2: Paidika - a European pro-pedophile publication
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Vicki Polin, MA, LCPC, NCC, ATR-BC - Executive Director
The Awareness Center, Inc.
(international Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault)
Michael J. Salamon, Ph.D., FICPPFrom Failed Messiah Blog
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As the Long Island psychologist Rabbi Shafran refers to I feel the need to respond. I should first make it clear that references were included in the Jewish Press article but were edited out by the editorial staff. It should also be noted that in addition to psychology I have an advanced degree in research and statistics. As far as the data is concerned, the approach being used to understand it by Rabbi Shafarn is, as I explained to him elsewhere, is completely inaccurate. We are dealing with a design known in the field as survey research. This is not a simple case of comparing two medications or two distinct groups, as Rabbi Shafran would have us believe. In order to perform a survey of this type, data has to be drawn from the population and examined on its own. In fact, there have been approximately seven such studies done since the 1980's all with similar findings. Further the CDC and the NYC Department of Mental Health compile data that is publicly available for analysis. Gathering this information requires something referred to as a multi-trait multi-method approach. In other words, if all the studies arrive at similar finding, regardless of the techniques used or the specific sub-sample, than conclusions are increasingly valid. Such is the case here. As far as being critical of frum society I find that a fallacious comment not worthy of responding to. What is, however, most troubling is how easy it is to miss the real point. There is a problem that is not being adequately addressed.
Will Rabbi Avi Shafran Ever Stop Lying?
Failed Messiah
February 28, 2008
Rabbi Avi Shafran again proves himself to be incapable of understanding the harm he does. Rabbi Shafran would have you believe…
…criticism of Shafran (and, by extension, of Marvin Schick) for his behavior surrounding the New York Jewish Week's' coverage of the Michelle Friedman, et al, paper on women and sexual abuse in Orthodoxy.
Shafran, whose Jerusalem Post column appears at first glance to be identical to a Cross Currents blog post from late last week, would like you to believe all criticism directed toward him is based on one idea – that sexual abuse in haredi society is at the same level as sexual abuse in non-Jewish (or Jewish but non-haredi) society.
But Shafran's argument is false.
Certainly, some people criticized him by claiming that Friedman's AJP study proved abuse rates are the same in haredi society as outside of it.
Most people, however, criticized him for minimizing sexual abuse within haredi society and for giving short shrift, both to victims and their advocates.
Shafran's Jerusalem Post and Cross Currents pieces rely heavily on a brief paper written by Dr. Nachum Klafter for Rabbi Gil Student's blog Hirhurim. Dr. Klafter notes:
This study provides no conclusive information about the rate of sexual abuse in our communities, and should not factor into Jewish communal policy decisions.
And this would seem to support Shafran – unless the entire paper is read as a whole. Because Dr. Klafter points out the failings in the arguments made by haredim like Marvin Schick. Dr. Klafter also notes the study's authors themselves made it perfectly clear that no sweeping conclusions could be drawn from the study, and they did this before the Jewish Week wrote its article and before haredim like Schick and Shafran complained.
And Dr. Klafter concludes his paper this way:
…From my perspective as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, I believe that there is still not enough being done in Orthodox communities to prevent sexual abuse of children. The areas which I believe would be the most productive are preventive education for parents and children, and mandatory criminal background checks for all employees of day schools, seminaries, yeshivas, and summer camps. My perspective is informed by the following: (1) an understanding of the devastating consequences of childhood sexual abuse which comes from in-depth psychotherapy treatment of numerous patients who continue to struggle with the consequences of it during adulthood, (2) being privy to numerous incidents of sexual abuse in Orthodox communities across North America which have been horribly mishandled when mental health professionals and law enforcement were not involved, and (3) seeing numerous incidents of sexual abuse in Orthodox communities where involvement of the legal authorities and mental health professionals was enormously helpful to victims and their families, as well as to institutions and communities as far as preventing further incidents of abuse.
This may be why Rabbi Shafran, the official spokesperson for Agudath Israel of America, failed to link to Dr. Klafter's paper (or mention its source, for that matter) in his Cross Currents post. The Jerusalem Post article also contains no link or mention of Hirhurim.
Shafran then draws a conclusion from the study that also cannot be drawn, for the very same reasons the study's authors warned that no conclusions should be drawn:
Both of the recent papers, moreover, noted that the study's data in fact yields the remarkable (yet somehow unremarked upon by the Jewish Week) fact that the survey respondents who were raised Orthodox were 50% less likely to have experienced sexual abuse than those from non-Orthodox homes. Considering that the survey asked if abuse occurred at any point in respondents' lives, it is plausible if not likely that much of the abuse reported among those raised non-Orthodox occurred before they joined observant communities.
First of all, Shafran (intentionally, I believe) ignores what is the most likely reason for that disparity – ba'al teshuvas (BTs), people not brought up Orthodox but who have later adopted a haredi lifestyle, are more likely to speak about sexual abuse than women who grew up under the haredi system of Omerta.
Secondly,those same BTs are trained to despise the secular society they left behind. Speaking about abuse that took place in that non-haredi society reinforces their newly held religious beliefs. That means BTS are more likely to discuss sexual abuse that took place before they became haredi, while haredim are less likely to discuss abuse that takes place within haredi society.
Worst of all is this:
NONE OF which, of course, is to deny either that abuse exists in the Orthodox community (as it does in all communities) or that all communities, including the Orthodox, have a responsibility to put effective measures into place to prevent it. But the fact of its existence in the Orthodox world is no justification for drawing unwarranted conclusions about its extent there.
The background checks Dr. Klafter calls for have been rejected by Agudath Israel of America, which has fought mandatory background checks for all religious school employees in New York State. It refused to deal with the issues of sexual abuse and rabbinic pedophilia at its convention, and its rabbis have been widely linked to cover ups of rabbi-on-boy sexual abuse.
Dr. Klafter wants measures taken to stop sexual abuse and pedophilia in haredi society. Rabbi Shafran opposes those measures, and his organization has done nothing significant to stop sexual abuse and pedophilia in the communities it claims to represent.
And that is the truth behind Avi Shafran's spin.
Download shafran_crosscurrents.pdf (warning: crosscurrents is owned and operated by alleged sex offender Rabbi Yaakov Menken - www.theawarenesscenter.org/menken_yaakov.html)
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A VIDEO games company has been snapped up by an American industry giant in a £300m deal.
Jericho-based NaturalMotion is set for further expansion thanks to the takeover by US software giant Zynga.
The firm, set up 13 years ago by Oxford graduate Torsten Reil, is best known for its CSR Racing and Clumsy Ninja games.
Mr Reil said: "Zynga's expertise in social game play and large-scale game operations will be invaluable to helping us grow our existing CSR and Clumsy Ninja franchises and maximise the potential of our upcoming titles.
"We've reached our first milestones creating top-grossing and top-free titles on our own.
"We can't wait to see what we can achieve together with Zynga."
Clumsy Ninja, launched in November last year, generated eight million downloads in its first week and counts Culture Minister and Wantage MP Ed Vaizey among its fans.
In the game, for iPhones and iPads, players train their own virtual ninja to perform a range of tasks.
NaturalMotion employs 260 staff in Oxford, London, Brighton and San Francisco and the deal with US software giant Zynga is expected to create more jobs at its St Ebbe's Street headquarters, although head of operations Kevin Allington would not confirm how many.
There are 13 vacancies for jobs in Oxford advertised on the firm's website but Mr Allington said these were created before the takeover.
San Francisco-based Zynga, which has a turnover of £529m, stumped up £319m for NaturalMotion, through a mix of cash and shares.
It is best-known for FarmVille, Words With Friends and Zynga Poker and has 112 million monthly users.
Mr Reil, 39, who co-founded NaturalMotion as a spin-out from Oxford University, was a doctoral researcher in neural systems and programmed computer simulations that mimicked human and animal movements.
He and his team revolutionised games animation, by developing software called Euphoria that mirrors the human nervous system to create life-like characters which react to changing on-screen situations.
NaturalMotion licences this technology to other games developers for use in top console and mobile games and movies, including Grand Theft Auto and Lord of the Rings.
Under the Zynga deal, the Jericho firm will continue to release games under the NaturalMotion brand.


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In a special edition of HDNet Fights Video Vault, we present an early candidate for 2010 Fight of the Year honors.
Earlier this month, Jorge Santiago, the middleweight champion of World
Victory Road's Sengoku organization, put his belt on the line in a
rematch with Kazou Misaki at Sengoku Raiden Championship 14.
Like their first meeting in early 2009 for the vacant belt, Santiago vs.
Misaki II proved an absolute barnburner that wasn't decided until the
fifth and final frame.
We now present a video of that decisive fifth round.
But first, let's set the stage.
Santiago (22-8 at the time), a Brazilian who now trains with American Top Team in Florida, previously fought for organizations such as the UFC and Strikeforce. But his current 11-1 run has come primarily in Japan, where he's defeated a string of notables (seven of his 10 opponents were UFC vets) and re-emerged as one of the world's top-10 middleweights.
Santiago set the stage for the Misaki (22-10-2) rivalry at Sengoku Rebellion 2009. The title fight proved evenly matched and quite competitive, though Misaki was ahead on the scorecards heading into the fifth round. But Santiago pulled off the stunning upset with a rear-naked choke in the final 90 seconds of the fight in a bout that's earned legendary status among hardcore fight fans.
Once again at Sengoku Raiden Championship 14, Misaki entered the final round ahead on the scorecards. However, the first four rounds of the knockdown, drag-out affair had taken a toll, and Misaki was clearly sapped of energy with a badly bloodied and swollen face.
Would the Japanese star persevere and hang on for the victory, or would Santiago again pull off the come-from-behind win?
Check out the embedded clip – and Michael Schiavello and fellow broadcaster Frank Trigg's commentary – for the answer.
And for more on Sengoku Raiden Championship 14, including a full event recap, check out the MMA Events section of MMAjunkie.com.
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