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De Global Education Database (GEDB), is een zeer groot en nuttige verzameling van de beste apps, web tools, gadgets en moocs nu online beschikbaar voor allerlei educatieve doeleinden. Iedereen kan zich registreren bij GEDB en waardevol hulpmiddelen of instrumenten delen door het invullen van een speciaal formulier. Inzendingen worden beoordeeld op feitelijke onjuistheden en integriteit en wanneer goedgekeurd gepubliceerd binnen 24 uur.
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GEDB, the Global Education Database, is a great and extremely useful curated collection of the best apps, web tools, gadgets and moocs now available online for educational purposes.
This infographic presents the basic principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), along with a variety of online resources to assist educators in implementing UDL in the classroom.
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Students can learn about what makes people tick through brain and behavior videos
Bringing multimedia into the classroom is a great way to engage students in learning.
I've been posting annual lists of the Best Videos For Educators for a number of years.
I thought it would be useful for readers, my students, and me to review them all and identify my choices for the "all-time" best ones.
New guide aims to positively impact teaching quality through targeted efforts A new policy guide from seven educational groups aims to help state leaders improve teaching quality with examples of models that, through research and actual...
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Firstpost Educational tablets: 10-inch Intel tablet and rugged Eddy 7-incher launched Daily Bhaskar In order to make it more appropriate it has kid-friendly features such as rubber bumpers on the sides making it easier for small hands to hold, a...
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These principles can apply to multiple disciplines, vocations, as well as education.
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The TEL programme seeks to distil themes from across the projects into more generalisable findings. In doing so, we are helping to answer the question: how can technology be designed and built so that it improves learning?" from source: http://tel.ioe.ac.uk/-
This site includes extensive information about the organizations work on the following themes: Research Community, Flexibility, Inclusion, Personalisation, and Productivity. Projects go back to the around 2006 up to current time which provides a good overview of the integration and implementation of emerging technologies into teaching and learning environments.
GrowthBusiness.co.uk Language Learning Platform Fluentify Takes In $410K Angel Investment TechCrunch Fluentify, a London-based videoconferencing language learning platform founded last year, has closed a $410,000 angel investment, led by Stefano...
New technology is opening new doors in classrooms all over the world as more teachers are using a flipped classroom approach to deliver their content. Are you interestend in flipping your classroom?
This pin board was inspired by a Studio DIY blogger who printed a Happy Anniversary message with Post Its to surprise her husband on their fifth year anniversary. This collection shows 50 creative classroom uses for Post Its along with a my one-minute video, giving step-by-step directions on how to print with Post Its. | See more about sticky notes, anchor charts and students.
Sometimes technology does not require electricity! Here are 50 examples.
The Flipped Classroom Infographic explores how educators are reorganizing the classroom to deliver instruction online, outside of class and using class time for "homework".
The 4 Ways Educational Technology Is Changing How People Learn Infographic presents how EdTech alters the way we learn.
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Because Shmoop surveyed students and found that what they disliked most about conventional test-prep and online learning was that it's boring.
In previous posts in this series I talked about the concept of a Learning Flow, as a continuous stream of social micro-learning activities, and explained how the user experience differs from being on a course or learning from the unstructured...
Three Books Delve Deeply Into Fundamentals of Successfully Designing and Delivering Online and Hybrid Learning
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"Think back 20 years. Pay phones still worked, and only doctors carried pagers. Laptops weighed as much as bowling balls, and few of us had Internet access. In fact, much of what we now consider commonplace -- Google, email, WiFi, texting -- was not even possible. If that was 20 years ago, where are we going in the next 20?
We are all going mobile! Tablets, smartphones, Chromebooks -- and yet, these devices only serve as the most recent iteration of mobile technology in the classroom. Remember Netbooks? How about those old-school Macbooks that looked like toilet seat covers? What if we go back further? What about chalk and slate?"
...Where Are We Going?
In a recent keynote, Greg Kulowiec (@gregkulowiec) reminded teachers, "Technology is not the emphasis. It's the tool to do thoughtful work." Apps will change. Operating systems, capabilities, and even devices change. However, if we focus on a core set of essential skills -- communication, collaboration, connection and creation -- and start to develop curricula that will benefit our students regardless of the technology, then we can truly embrace a mobile curriculum."
from source: http://www.edutopia.org/
This is a useful reflective article that reviews elements of mobile learning from the past and then projects into a future of mobile learning. One element in particular is in the concluding paragraph, cited above, where Greg Kulowiec in a recent presentation once again reminded his audience that technology is a tool. One must apply the correct tools to the problems at hand. Plus he recommends that teachers and trainers focus on four essential skils: communication, collaboration, connection and creation. These skills will benefit students regardless of the technology, applications, or mobile platform being used to teach and train with.
Turn students into scholars and let their spirits soar The Australian It makes sense too that a recently elected Coalition government should want to emphasise the conservative aspect of education and there's no doubting there's a good deal anyone...
"Students in Angelica Navarro's dual-language kindergarten class are just beginning to learn the basics of Spanish, their native language.
But with a growing number of Hispanic students enrolled in Kilgore ISD, school administrators have implemented the One-Way Dual Language Enrichment Program this school year, which incorporates English into the students' learning.
Navarro has taught dual-language classes for 19 years and said the skills learned in them are necessary for all students to become successful later in life." from source: http://www.news-journal.com/
This article is important in that it validates the value of a dual language program for all students involved, not just the foreign language students, but also the native speakers. The concept that these skills improve future capabilities for students as well is very important.
"Using digital technologies to support teachers in designing effective technology-e nhanced learning (TEL).
We are working with practising teachers to research, and co-construct, an interactive Learning Design Support Environment (the Learning Designer) to scaffold teachers' decision-making from basic planning to creative TEL design. Through this iterative research-design process we hope to address the above issues and build the means by which the teaching community can collaborate further on how best to deploy TEL. We aim to lower the TEL threshold so that the majority of teachers can engage with it in a way that draws on good practice by others and is informed by the findings of pedagogical research, thereby optimising the benefits to their learners.
Our project goals are to:
1 Research the optimal model for an effective learning design support environment (the Learning Designer)
2 Achieve an impact of the LDSE on teachers' practice in designing TEL
3 Identify the factors that are conducive to collaboration among teachers in designing TEL
4 Embed knowledge of teaching and learning in the learning design software architecture
5 Improve representations of the theory and practice of learning design with TEL."
from source: https://sites.google.com/a/lkl.ac.uk/ldse/
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Edutopia blogger Judy Willis offers six suggestions for pushing students beyond their comfort zone, exercising their brains' executive functions, and developing healthy habits of independent thinking.
A great article to get students truly thinking, not just parroting what others say. Here's a quick summary:
"One way you can help your students shift from blindly following instructions and memorizing single right answers is to help them recognize their successful use of executive functions throughout their learning experiences."
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The Birthday Massacre Discography
'Imagica Demo'--------- EP -------------------Oct 28 2000--------40
Recorded/Manufact. -Dire, London, Ont. Mastered -Riverdell, Toronto.
-40 Original, hand numbered copies exist.
Tracks: Over, Remember Me, Under The Stairs, The Birthday Massacre, Nothing And Nowhere, Queen Of Hearts, Nighttime
'Imagica Demo'--------- EP -------------------Sept 2001----------<80?
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered/Maunfac. -Dire, Toronto. The 2 tracks from demo1 were Re-recorded. Total # of copies unknown...less than 80.
Tracks: The Birthday Massacre, Horror Show, Broken, Over, Promise me
'Nothing and Nowhere'-- LP -------------------July 23 2002--------500
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered -Dire, Toronto. Manufact. by IndiePool. Band changes name and song 'The Birthday Massacre' is renamed 'Happy Birthday'. Contains all 5 tracks from second Imagica Demo.
Tracks: Happy Birthday, Horror Show, Promise Me, Under The Stairs, To Die For, Video Kid, Over, Broken, The Dream
'Violet'------------------EP ------'-------------Jul 20 2004--------1000
Recorded/Mixed -Dire and Phase One, Toronto. Mastered -Phase One.
Tracks: Prologue, Lovers End, Violet, Red, Play Dead, Blue, Black, Holiday, Nevermind
'Violet'------------------LP -----RepoRecords'--Oct 25 2004--------Unltd.
'----------------------- LP -----Metropolis-----Aug 9 2005---------Unltd.
Expanded for release with 4 re-recorded N&N tracks (at Dire and Desolation studios, Toronto). Whole album re-mastered at Lacquer Channel, Toronto. Artwork slightly altered to fit digipack case. Liner notes changed to reflect band member changes, lyrics for new tracks, new label/distrib/mastering info, ect.
Metropolis Records version same as RepoRecords, but in standard case, with liner notes/logos detailing Metropolis involvement.
Tracks: Prologue, Lovers End, Happy Birthday, Horror Show, Violet, Red, Play Dead, Blue, Video Kid, The Dream, Black, Holiday, Nevermind
'Nothing and Nowhere'-- LP --------------------Dec 2004---------<3000 ?
----------------------- LP -----Metropolis-----June 5 2007--------Unltd.
----------------------- LP -----Repo----------Aug 10 2007---------Unltd.
Re-release. Artwork totally redone, tracks same versions from original 'Nothing and Nowhere'. Sold at shows/online by TBM, carried by Metropolis as of June 2007 and by Repo in Europe in August.
Tracks: Happy Birthday, Horror Show, Promise Me, Under The Stairs, To Die For, Video Kid, Over, Broken, The Dream
'Blue'------------------ DVD ----Indep/Repo---Aug 1 2005-----------Unltd.
DVD creation by TBM. Videos directed by: D.Ouelette and S.Jones RepoRecords European version same as Canadian version, except RepoRecords logo added to box artwork.
Videos: Blue, Nevermind, Violet (Live July 2004), Video Kid(Live July 2004)
'Walking With Strangers'-LP ----Metropolis/Repo-Sept 11 2007--------Unltd.
Fully re-recorded versions or "To Die For" and "Remember Me"
Tracks: Kill The Lights, Goodnight, Falling Down, Unfamiliar, Red Stars, Looking Glass, Science, Remember Me, To Die For, Walking With Strangers, Weekend, Movie
'Looking Glass'---------- EP ----Metropolis/Repo --May 6 2008--------Unltd.
"Crawling Pulse Mix" by 'The Start', "Lukewarm Lover Mix" by 'Il Attire'/Rainbow, "Space Lab Mix" by Dean Garcia, "NYC 77 Mix" by Dave Ogilvie / Matthew Moldowan and assisted by Colin Janz. "Looking Glass" video directed by Dan Ouellette.
Tracks: Looking Glass, Falling Down (Crawling Pulse Mix), Shiver, Red Stars (Lukewarm Lover Mix), Nowhere, Red Stars (Space Lab Mix), Weekend (NYC 77 Mix), I Think We're Alone Now, Looking Glass (Quicktime Video)
'Show And Tell'--------- LP -----Metropolis/Repo --May 5 2009--------Unltd.
------------------------DVD----Repo Records-----Oct 2 2009--------Unltd.
------------------------DVD----Metropolis Records---Feb 9 2010-------Unltd.
Live recording. Club: Knust, Hamburg, Germany. November 5th, 2007.
Tracks:Before Dark, Video Kid, Lovers End, Goodnight, Falling Down, Violet, Red Stars, Looking Glass, Remember Me, Unfamiliar, Walking with Strangers, Weekend, Horror Show, Kill The Lights, Blue, Happy Birthday
'Pins And Needles'--------LP----Metropolis Records---Sep 14 2010--------Unltd.
Tracks: In the Dark, Always, Pale, Control, Shallow Grave, Sideways, Midnight, Pins and Needles, Two Hearts, Sleepwalking, Secret
'Imaginary Monsters'------EP---Metropolis Records---Aug 9 2011--------Unltd.
Tracks: Forever, Burn Away, Left Behind, Pale(Kevvy Mental & Dave Ogilvie 'Rubber Unicorn' Mix), Control(Tweaker Mix), Shallow Grave" (Combichrist 'Good For Her' Mix), Pins and Needles(SKOLD Mix), Shallow Grave(Assemblage 23 Mix), In The Dark(Video)
'title tba'----------------LP ----Metropolis Records----Fall 2012--------Unltd.
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The economy is still down, gas prices continue to rise, and the 0% financing deals that helped to buoy the automotive industry and boost the public's buying potential are no more, making the rest of 2003 and the first half of 2004 seem like a bad time to invest in a new truck. The fact that electrical contractors are taking a considerable hit during the construction slowdown isn't helping matters either. But as it turns out, truck manufacturers are still making improvements to their models, hoping to make them that much more appealing to a truck-buying demographic that's being forced to place an increased emphasis on the bottom line. Once again, the editors of Fleet Owner magazine have done their homework to update you on all of the important changes to the 2004 models of trucks and vans, making it easier for you to make an informed decision if you're in the market for a new set of wheels.
DaimlerChrysler. DaimlerChrysler's Sprinter greets the '04 model year as a Dodge but will be badged as a Freightliner through '06, according to the company. The Class 2 commercial van's cab/chassis version will debut this year, along with the Electronic Stability Program (ESP).
As with cargo and passenger versions of the Sprinter, the cab/chassis offers a choice of three wheelbases (118 in., 140 in., and 158 in.) and two GVWRs (8,550 lb and 9,990 lb). The truck boasts straight frame rails, integrated body-mounting rackets, and a fuel system integrated into the cab.
The ESP, which will only be available on 2,500 vans, reduces the danger of skidding by helping the driver handle critical situations more effectively. The ESP computer constantly compares the actual behavior of the van with precalculated target values. If the vehicle deviates from the line indicated by the driver's steering commands, a specially developed "logic" ensures that the system intervenes quickly.
Also new this year is a crew van option that places a rear bench in the cargo van. Other new Sprinter features and options include availability of additional windows around the cargo van and a heated windshield with rain sensor. Only 2,500 models will be equipped with a CARB-emissions-certified engine, as well as new 16-in. aluminum wheels.
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Information on the full line of DaimlerChrysler's Dodge 2004 pickups won't be available until later this summer, but the company has made it public that it will release a super high-performance version of the Dodge Ram, called the SRT-10. Powered by a 500-hp, 8.3-L V-10 gasoline engine, the new truck has 525 lb-ft of torque and a top speed of 150 mph. It can go from 0 mph to 60 mph in about 5 sec.
The truck will be outfitted with the same engine from Dodge's Viper sports car line. The decision to pump up the power image of Dodge pickups can be traced to last year's inclusion of higher-power diesel engine options. The '03 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 models were specified with a "high output" turbodiesel 5.9-L Cummins engine, which produces 555 lb-ft of torque at 1,400 rpm and 305 hp at 2,900 rpm. Also new last year was the 5.7-L-HEMI Magnum gasoline V-8, which now serves as the standard engine on Dodge Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks. This power plant produces 345 hp at 5,600 rpm and 365 lb-ft of torque at 4,400 rpm.
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Ford Motor Co. is updating its popular 8,500-lb GVWR F-150 pickup for 2004 with a wide range of improvements. The '04 F-150 will be available in five models — XL, STX, XLT, FX4, and Lariat — with three cab options.
The regular cab offers a single row of seats and rearward-swinging doors that access a 13-in. wide storage area. The SuperCab is a two-door extended cab version that features a second row of seating that passengers can access via two rearward-swinging doors. The SuperCrew features two rows of seating and four forward-swinging, full-size doors.
The new F-150 also comes with three box lengths — 8 ft, 6.5 ft, and 5.5 ft — and two box styles. The SuperCab 5.5-ft box is a new offering and a full-size pickup exclusive. The fully boxed frame is about nine times stiffer torsionally than its predecessor, providing the foundation for improved durability, driving dynamics, and ride refinement and quietness.
Maximum tow rating is 9,500 lb, and maximum payload capacity is 2,900 lb. The F-150 is specified with Ford's new 5.4-L, 3-valve Triton V-8 engine, which produces 300 hp, a 15% improvement over the earlier model. New Occupant Position Sensing technology exceeds federal safety standards for air bag and offset crash performance.
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General Motors.
GM is adding some major new models to its Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup lines in 2004, including a 1500 crew cab, a hybrid propulsion model, and a single-rear-wheel drive one-ton truck.
Silverado/Sierra hybrid "Flex Power" pickups, aimed at commercial users, go into production in January. GM is only outfitting 500 of these half-ton extended cab models, which feature the standard Vortec 5300 V-8 engine and Hydra-Matic 4L60-E 4-speed automatic transmission, with hybrid propulsion technology. The company expects demand to increase since the hybrids should show fuel economy gains of 10% to 15%, and offer 120V electrical power with ground fault detection and accessory-powering capability equivalent to a 20A household circuit. The hybrid will be available in 2WD and 4WD versions.
One-ton single-rear-wheel models of the Silverado/Sierra K3500 (4WD) will be available mid-year, as long-box pickups or chassis cabs.
New to the Silverado/Sierra 2500 Series is a shortbox crew cab model (2WD and 4WD).
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In 2004 Nissan Motor Co. is launching the Titan, a full-size pickup designed to go head to head with Ford's F-150. It will have a 5-speed automatic transmission and curtain airbags that run the length of the cab for more head protection. The Titan also features a fully boxed, closed ladder frame, independent double-wishbone front suspension, solid rear axle with dual-stage shackled leaf springs and offset shock absorbers, and the company's new 5.6-L V-8 engine with double overhead cams and four valves per cylinder.
Nissan's V8 aluminum engine block has cast-iron cylinder liners, a forged steel crankshaft, six-bolt main bearing caps, and a single steel timing chain. The company hasn't published production specs, but it promises more than 300 hp and at least 375 lb-ft of torque, as well as class-leading acceleration, towing capacity, and fuel economy.
Rear doors will open 180° and fold flush against the side of the bed, which will have a resin bed liner with a Utili-track system. These tracks serve as drawer slides or flexible mounting points, allowing for a wider variety of tie-down options and rack and compartment possibilities. An exterior compartment in the bed behind the left-rear wheel well can function as a tool storage area, and a 12V power point in the rear of the bed and an illuminated tailgate make the truck more jobsite friendly.
The Titan will launch first with a King Cab model, followed by a Crew Cab version.
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The 2004 Toyota Tundra will include a crew cab option available this fall, called the Tundra Double Cab, that measures 230 in., or 13 in. more than the '03 four-door option. The Double Cab's wheelbase is 12 in. larger and its cargo bed is 4 in. deeper. The new model has an additional 3 in. of height and 4 in. of width.
Other features include 60/40 split-fold-and-tumble seats, with a seatback angle of 24° and improved thigh support. The '04 Double Cab has a vertical power sliding full rear window, similar to that on Toyota's Sequoia SUV; all four of the door windows are fully retractable. A power sliding moon roof is optional.
A number of features have already moved from optional to standard on several '03 Tundra models, including antilock brakes, daytime running lights, keyless entry, and an anti-theft system. Toyota says it will continue this trend in its '04 lineup.
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Ford. For the 2004 model year, Ford is expanding customer choices in its medium-duty F-650 and F-750 line. For example, there will be 38 instead of 11 wheelbase options, providing a wheelbase to accommodate nearly all types of truck bodies. Five chassis heights, measured from the ground to the top of the frame, will be available, ranging from 28 in. to 37 in. For improved traction, the company is adding differential lock axles that engage both wheels. Air brakes will be available in GVWRs as light as 20,000 lb., and hydraulic brakes will be available in GVWRs as heavy as 33,000 lb.
Engine options have also been expanded. International Truck & Engine Corp.'s Power Stroke diesel engine, produced exclusively for Ford, will be available in four power ratings; two power ratings have been added to the Caterpillar options, and Cummins engines will continue to be available.
The E-Series Van continues to build on previous enhancements. Power mirrors became standard last year and include a driver-side power flat lens and passenger-side power convex lens. Daytime running lights are optional, and a full-length vinyl floor covering for commercial vans is now standard.
For E-Series Cutaway and Chassis cabs, a 6.8-L V-8 gasoline engine is now standard, with a 7.3-L diesel option. E-350, E-450, and E-550 models are available in five wheelbase sizes: 159 in., 177 in., 191 in., 209 in., and 233 in. The E-Series Chassis cab comes with a back panel and an optional rear glass window with slider.
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Freightliner LLC has added two new models — the M2 100 and M2 112 — to its medium-duty business class line. Available in GVWRs from 16,000 lb to 26,000 lb, the M2 100 comes standard with a Mercedes-Benz MBE900 engine. It's available in 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder versions with horsepower ratings from 170 hp to 250 hp. Available transmissions include the Mercedes-Benz MBT 6-speed manual, Eaton-Fuller 6-speed or 7-speed manuals, and Allison automatics. Front axle ratings range from 6,000 lb to 10,000 lb, and rear axles range from 10,000 lb to 17,500 lb.
The M2 112 has a 112-in. BBC measurement and is available in GVW ratings to 66,000 lb. M2 112 options include a factory-installed crew cab and extended cab. Available as truck or tractor, the M2 112 offers front axles rated from 12,000 lb to 20,000 lb and rear axles to 46,000 lb. Freightliner's AirLiner rear suspension and heavy-duty TufTrac suspensions with ratings of 40,000 lb and 46,000 lb are optional. The M2 112 boasts a 1,200-sq-in. radiator and standard Mercedes-Benz MBE4000 engine with horsepower ratings to 450 hp. Caterpillar engines are optional. Eaton Fuller AutoShift and manual 10-speed and 13-speed and Allison HD Series automatics are available.
The company has launched a straight rail (SR) version of its MT-45 diesel chassis. A new 8-in. tall, steel straight-rail frame enhances overall strength and reliability. GVWRs range between 14,140 lb and 19,000 lb; payload capacity is 10,000 lb.
And Freightliner LLC is bringing the Class 6 and Class 7 Unimog U500 to the United States and Canada for specialized vocational applications. It will come in two GVWs — 26,000 lb or 33,000 lb — and with a standard 132-in. or optional 154-in. wheelbase.
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General Motors.
After turning its new medium-duty chassis — the GMT560 — into the Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC TopKick models last year, GM will offer a new factory-built four-door crew cab for its '04 C5500 Chevy Kodiak/GMC TopKick models that can hold as many as six people. Later this year, the crew cab will be available in GVWRs ranging from 16,500 lb to 61,000 lb, in a variety of wheelbases, and with gasoline or diesel engines. Two additional GVW ratings — 22,000 lb and 25,950 lb — provide the kind of payload capacity previously available only on larger Class 6 trucks.
The Kodiak and TopKick C4500-C5500 series (Class 4 and Class 5) trucks are available in regular and commercial cutaway chassis cabs, as well as vocational applications. The C4500 has a GVWR of 16,000 lb, while the C5500 comes in 18,000 and 19,500 GVWR versions. The heavier end of the Kodiak/TopKick line includes the C6500, C7500, and C8500 series, with GVWRs ranging from 19,501 lb to 61,000 lb.
In '04, the Chevy/GMC T-series low-cab-forward line (Class 6 through Class 8) will have a new chassis and feature a number of components currently found on GM's conventional C-series. A new tandem-axle model, rated to 56,000 lb GVW and a new tractor model will both be rolled out early next year. Changes to the chassis and frame will mean that the T-series vehicles can take a wider range of truck bodies. The Duramax 7800 diesel is the engine spec for the T-Series. In addition to the current 250-hp model, 275-hp and 300-hp versions will be released in '04.
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Although details won't be divulged until later this year, the big news from Hino Diesel Trucks is that it will offer a conventional cab in 2004. For now, Class 4 through Class 7 cabovers remain the company's primary product line.
Hino's Class 4 FA4J series trucks have a GVWR of 15,000 lb, and are powered by 4-cylinder diesel engines that use 5-speed direct-drive synchromesh transmissions or 4-speed Allison AT542 automatics. Capacity for the FA has increased, with wheelbases now ranging from 115 in. to 165 in.
GVWR for the Class 5 FB4J series is 17,600 lb., and the trucks are powered by 4-cylinder diesel engines.
In Class 6, Hino offers the FD2J Series and the FE2J series. GVWR is 23,000 lb., and wheelbase options range from 148 in. to 217 in. to accommodate 16-ft to 24-ft bodies. FE vehicles have a GVWR of 25,995 lb and can accommodate 16-ft to 28-ft bodies.
Hino's Class 7 offerings include the FF2J series and SG2J series. The FF, designed for 18-ft to 26-ft bodies, has a GVWR of 30,000 lb. GVWR for the SG2J series is 32,900 lb, and a wheelbase of 244 in. accommodates 19-ft to 28-ft bodies. SGs have 4-valve overhead cam, 6-cylinder diesel engines, and an engine-driven PTO option is available on trucks with manual or automatic transmissions.
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A new entry to the market this year is Hyundai Truck America (HTA). In the past, Hyundai marketed its truck cabs through the now-defunct Bering Truck Corp. HTA is taking over where Bering left off, but it's moving into the medium-duty market slowly, offering chassis in two vehicle classes.
The Class 4 HLD150 and Class 6 HMD230 and HMD260 trucks are all cabovers. Standard features include ABS brakes, air conditioning, tilt/telescopic steering column, cruise control, front- and rear-axle shock absorbers, power windows and door locks, air suspension for the driver's seat, and reading lamps for drivers and passengers.
The HLD150 is powered by a 160-hp DDC 638 engine and equipped with an Allison AT542 4-speed automatic transmission; GVWR is 14,510-lb. The HMD230 (23,000-lb GVWR) and HMD260 (25,510-lb GVWR) are powered by 215-hp Cummins ISB engines. Transmissions are ZF 6S-850 6-speed synchronized overdrive manuals. The HMD230 is offered in five wheelbases, the HMD260 in two.
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International Truck & Engine Corp.'s latest addition to its medium-duty 4000 series is the International 4400 4×2 Mid Cab tractor. Standard power for the 4400 is the International DT466 diesel rated 215 hp and 620 lb-ft of torque. DT466 engines with ratings to 250 hp and DT530 engines with ratings to 300 hp are options.
Standard features on the 4400 include a cab air suspension and a parabolic, taper-leaf front suspension system with tuned shock absorbers. In addition, the truck features a lighter, stronger frame backed by a 7-year limited warranty.
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For model-year 2004, the Isuzu F-series low-cab-forward line (Class 6 through Class 8) will have a new chassis and feature a number of components currently found on GM's conventional C-series models. The company will roll out a new tandem-axle model early next year, rated to 56,000-lb GVW, as well as a new tractor model. Single-axle models with GVWRs of 19,501 lb to 39,000 lb are also available. Changes to the chassis and frame will enable these vehicles to accept a wider range of truck bodies.
The F-Series is currently powered by Isuzu's 6HK1 7.8-L engine, with horsepower ratings of 200 hp to 250 hp. A 275-hp to 300-hp rating will be available early next year. The engine can be slotted to deliver multiple torque outputs, ranging from 520 lb-ft to 860 lb-ft, depending on the application.
New to the FTR, FTV, and FXR models for '04 will be Allison automatic transmissions (2000 series, MD 3060, and 3560), improved brake systems, 19.5-in. and 22.5-in. wheels, traction control, and a 16,000-lb front axle.
Isuzu's medium-duty lineup also includes three Class 3 through Class 5 N-series low-cab-forwards (NPR, NPR HD, and NQR), with crew cab options on the NPR HD and NQR. The NPR and NPR HD are available with diesel or gasoline engines; the NQR is only available with diesel.
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Kenworth Truck Co. has made numerous improvements to its T300 medium-duty conventional model. The T300 is available as a single or tandem-axle straight truck or tractor in a variety of wheelbases, with air or hydraulic brakes, in GVWs from 26,000 lb to 54,000 lb.
The biggest news is the creation of an aftermarket crew cab conversion for the T300 in conjunction with Bentz Transport Products. Standard features include a one-piece fiberglass roof with a 4-in. raised rear section that provides 62 in. of height in the interior. The rest of the crew cab is constructed of aluminum, with a 52-in. long addition that's 84 in. wide at the rear. The crew cab has a 157-in. BBC and features Kenworth Daylite door assemblies and door panels, granite gray vinyl interior trim, interior upper B-pillar and exterior grab handles and DuPont Imron 5000 paint. Crew cab options include a separate heater or heater/air conditioner, stainless steel cab accessories, an extended horizontal exhaust pipe, and carpet and custom trim packages. Bench, bucket, and fire-service SCBA seats are available.
Other T300 news includes availability of the Caterpillar C7 ACERT engine, which replaces the Cat 3126. And high-capacity hydraulic brake configurations are offered on C7-powered T300s. The newly available Bosch hydraulic brake and Dana Spicer axle component ratings allow GVW ratings to reach 33,000 lb. Previously, hydraulic brake equipment was offered for T300 models as heavy as 26,000 lb.
An option that provides an air supply for air-operated accessories on 4×2 T300s with hydraulic brakes expands the engine, transmission, suspension, and other air components available on models with hydraulic brakes.
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Mitsubishi Fuso.
Big changes are ahead as Mitsubishi Fuso gears up for the 2004 engine emissions regulations. For now, however, the company is touting the FH 210 model and FE-SP crew cab that were introduced last year.
The FH 210 is a Class 5 vehicle available at a GVW of 17,000 lb with a sister truck, the 211, available at 17,995 GVW. Wheelbases are 130.3 in., 150 in., 169.7 in., 181.5 in., and 191.7 in.; cab-to-axle lengths of 106.2 in., 125.9 in., 145.6 in., 157.4 in., and 168.9 in.; and overall lengths of 222.6 in., 257.3 in., 285.4 in., 302.6 in., and 318.3 in.
The front axle is a reverse Elliott I-beam type, with a capacity of 7,275 lb. The rear axle is the fullfloating type, with 16,975-lb capacity. Front suspension has heavy-duty laminated leaf springs with shock absorbers and a stabilizer bar, while the rear has heavy-duty laminated leaf springs. The steering is ball-nut type, with integral-type hydraulic power booster, and the telescopic tilt-steering column has steering lock. The FH 210 features a 175-hp turbocharged 4-cylinder diesel engine and automatic transmission.
The FE-SP crew cab is a Class 4, 14,500-lb GVW truck with four doors and room for seven passengers. The front-axle rating is 5,360 lb, while the rear is 9,880 lb. The wheelbase spec is 165.4 in. The engine, model 4M50T2, is a turbocharged diesel with maximum torque of 347 lb-ft at 1,800 rpm. The transmission is 4-speed automatic, 175 hp.
Among other changes, Mitsubishi has discontinued its 13,500-lb GVW model, upgrading it to 14,050-lb for all states. The Class 3 lineup now comprises the FE 639 at 12,000-lb GVW, FE 649 at 14,050 lb, and SP at 14,500 lb.
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Peterbilt Motors Co. is making a crew cab version of its medium-duty model 330 available via a new program with Bentz Transport Products. The integrated crew cab seats five people and measures 52-in. long and 84-in. wide at the rear of the cab for a 160-in. BBC. The roofline has been increased by 3 in., allowing a 61-in. interior height throughout the cab.
Available options for the Model 330 crew cab include additional lighting, auxiliary heating, and air conditioning. There is a choice of bench, air-ride, sleeper-sofa, and fire-crew and "officer" seating that accommodates a self-contained breathing apparatus.
All model 330s are equipped with a new ergonomic tilt steering wheel. The Class 6 and Class 7 trucks are now available with Eaton Fuller manual and automated mechanical transmissions, as well as Allison automatics.
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Sterling Truck Corp. has added a new model, the Acterra Crew Cab, to its medium-duty line. The crew cab features a 163-in. BBC and is available with GVW ratings from 19,000 lb to 46,000 lb. The passenger compartment measures 113 in. from the front to the rear wall inside the cab, making it longer on the inside than any other factory crew cab on the market.
It features monocoque, all-welded steel cab construction, reinforced with corrosion-resistant galvanized steel panels. Air-ride cab suspension is standard. Standard fixed or optional air ride seating is available for front passengers, and there is a standard three-person bench seat in the rear. Sterling is also making a crew cab option available on its Acterra SportChassis model, which is aimed at the recreational towing market.
The company has also announced a factory-authorized AWD conversion available for Acterra models. The AWD feature, manufactured by Fabco Automotive Corp., is available now on all Acterra 4×2 versions and should be on Acterra 634 trucks by the end of this year. The conversion is offered with front axle ratings of 12,000 lb, 14,000 lb, or 16,000 lb and comes with a choice of one- or two-speed transfer cases. AWD is available on Acterras equipped with Mercedes-Benz and Caterpillar medium-duty engines and with DaimlerChrysler Powersystems, Eaton Fuller, or Allison transmissions. The AWD has an offset front drive carrier axle and four-shaft transfer case to ensure vehicle height increases only 4 in. to 6 in. over standard height.
Coupled with no step-frame modifications, the conversion retains frame integrity and durability, maintains a low center of gravity, and eliminates as much as 300 lb of weight. The AWD system is engaged through two electro-pneumatic switches on the dash.
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UD Trucks.
Nissan Diesel America says the first changes to its UD Trucks lineup since 1999 will take place when the company rolls out its '05 vehicles next year. For '04, however, Class 3-7 UD trucks will undergo only minimal changes. The lineup includes the UD 1200, at 12,000-lb GVWR; the 1400, at 14,250-lb GVWR; the 1800CS (City Spec) and 1800HD (Heavy-Duty), at 17,995 lb GVWR; the 2300LP (Low-Profile) and 2300DH (Dock-Height), at 23,000-lb GVWR; the 2600 at 25,995 lb GVWR; and the 3300, with a GVWR of 32,000 lb.
Nissan Diesel says the heart of its trucks remains the FD46TA turbocharged diesel engine. Engine ratings are 145 hp for the 1200 and 1400; 175 hp for the 1800CS; and 225 hp for the heavier vehicles. The 1800HD through 3300 models can be equipped with the MLS61B, 6-speed overdrive manual transmission. Allison automatics are available on 1800HD through 3300 models.
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Workhorse Custom Chassis.
Some big changes are on the horizon for Workhorse's line of medium-duty step vans, like the expansion of the "Fas-Track" step van program. It offers vans in five sizes, with a variety of pre-set interior designs. GVW ratings for the five models range from 8,000 lb to 16,000 lb, including the W-series 19,500-lb GVWR model, which was designed for fleets that need heavier load capacity.
For Workhorse's 10,000-lb to 14,100-lb GVWR trucks, the Cummins ISB 4-cylinder engine and Allison 1000 series 5-speed electronic transmission remain the option for fleets that use diesel power. Two new powertrains — with higher horsepower and torque — will be available for the 8,600-lb to 16,000-lb chassis in '04: a 4.8-L 276-hp Vortec gasoline engine that produces 285 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm, and a 6.0-L 300-hp Vortec gasoline engine that produces 255 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm.
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Three Perfect Days: Los Angeles
Story by Justin Goldman | Photography by Tanveer Badal | Hemispheres September 2019
No one comes to Los Angeles without having at least a little foreknowledge. If you're a film geek (like me), you know where the heist crew had breakfast in Reservoir Dogs and which building was Nakatomi Plaza in Die Hard. If you're a music geek (like me) you can name the clubs Guns N' Roses welcomed to the jungle and the streets Dr. Dre went rollin' in his '64. If you're from New York or San Francisco (like me), you probably hate LA on principle—for the smog, the Lakers fans, the fame-seeking ethos of Hollywood. And yet, no matter how much you think you know the City of Angels, there's always something more to learn, something real to find. LA County, after all, comprises more than 4,000 square miles and 10 million people (including the largest Mexican and Asian immigrant communities in the U.S.), with a GDP of $700 billion. It's impossible to make an LA guide for everyone, but if you (like me) are a fan of Chinatown and Charles Bukowski, beaches and bowling alleys, Michelin stars and micheladas, here's one for you.
Day 1
Beaches and speakeasies on the Westside
I'm in Los Angeles, so of course I'm eating breakfast by the pool. More specifically, I'm in the lovely atrium at FIG, the poolside restaurant at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. In the water, a couple of kids are splashing around in unicorn floaties. On the wall above, Muscle Beach's best-known lifter, Arnold Schwarzenegger, flexes in a mural. On my plate is a scramble chock-full of fresh produce—tomatoes, asparagus, peppers, spinach—from Santa Monica's famed farmers market.
The pool may be Hockney-worthy, but these flip-flops were made for walking. Five minutes down Ocean Avenue, I cross a bridge over the Pacific Coast Highway and onto the Santa Monica Pier, passing the Route 66 sign, caricature artists, funnel cake stands, and carnival rides on my way to the end of the pier, where fishermen toss their lines in the water and tourists snap photos of a sea lion barking for scraps. The sharp salt smell of the ocean beckons, so I backtrack to the sand, where I roll up my jeans and watch the surf slide over my feet. I lose my thoughts in the rhythm of the waves, until a big one crashes in. Reverie over.
A prideful lifeguard tower on Venice Beach
Going wheels-up at the Venice Skatepark
I watch the surf slide over my feet, losing my thoughts in the rhythm of the waves, until a big one crashes in.
I keep flippin' and floppin' my way south toward Venice Beach, the epicenter of Southern California's grungy, punky beach culture. Snatches of the Doors leak from surf shops and sunglass stands on the very strip where Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek formed the band. Are you a lucky little lady in the City of Light? Or just another lost angel… I kill a few minutes watching skaters ollie along the undulating walls of the Venice Skatepark, and then I exit the beach, going a few blocks inland to the Venice Canals. Developer Abbot Kinney built these narrow waterways in 1905 to evoke some other Venice, and while I don't see any gondoliers, the homes lining the canals make for a fun self-guided architecture tour, veering from glass-walled Modernist structures to mosaic-tiled hippie bungalows.
A few more blocks up Venice Boulevard, I reach the town's main drag, Abbot Kinney Boulevard. I'm having lunch at Gjelina, which for more than a decade has offered the sort of farm-fresh cuisine and casual-yet-sceney vibe that the rest of the world thinks is LA. I sit at a distressed-wood table and chow down on California king salmon tataki; grilled peaches with burrata, prosciutto, and chicory greens; and a perfectly cooked black bass with olives and heirloom tomatoes. If this is what people associate with LA, I can see why everyone wants to move here.
My feet are flip-flopped out, so it's a good thing my college buddy Matt, who lives in Hermosa Beach, has loaned me his car—a cobalt Chevy Volt we call the Blue Dragon—to help me navigate this unending city. Fortunately, you don't need to be a Targaryen to ride this dragon, so after retrieving the car from the Fairmont valet, I fly up the 405 to the J. Paul Getty Museum, which stands on a hill above the most heavily trafficked freeway in the U.S. I park and take the tram up, then meander through the Robert Irwin–designed Central Garden, following a trickling waterfall to a reflecting pool and an X-Files-esque azalea labyrinth. The scene is so transporting that it's easy to pass a couple of hours without even entering the galleries. Oops.
No time for regrets, though. The afternoon has begun to wane, so I drive back to the Fairmont and take a seat on my balcony to watch the curtain fall on another day in America. Once night has settled and the lights have come up on the pier, I walk over to the Third Street Promenade, an outdoor mallwhere fairy lights twinkle and purple jacarandas bloom above shoppers and buskers singing Justin Timberlake. At the food court, I go up an escalator and tap a code into a black door marked "private." When it opens, I enter Dialogue, an 18-seat tasting-menu hideaway that was one of just 24 restaurants in LA to receive a Michelin star this June. As he passes me the gorgeous plates (21 of them!), chef Dave Beran explains how the Roots' album …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin inspired his menu.
"I reached out to Questlove, and he told me they wrote that album over the course of the last year of their manager's life," Beran says. "It's essentially their progression emotionally. You had to experience that album the way they intended it, and that led us to the idea of writing a tasting menu that had to be experienced the way we intended. Just as the seasons look forward and backward, the dishes do as well. Every dish has something in it from the last one and something to look forward to in the next. Your snapper had a ginger mist on it, which went into the ginger-rhubarb foam, which leads to a rhubarb chip with matcha and lilac pudding, followed by a cucumber-lilac soda. None of our dishes are intended to be complete thoughts as much as completing each other's thoughts." Food for thought, indeed.
The landmark Venice Sign at sunset
After dinner, I'm buying Matt a drink as a thanks for lending me the Blue Dragon. I take a cab to Abbot Kinney and meet him at the restaurant Scopa Italian Roots, where we tell the maître d' we have a reservation at Old Lightning. He promptly confiscates our phones and leads us around to the side of the building, through an unmarked door, and into LA's premier bourbon bar. The glass case along the wall taunts us with shelf after shelf of nigh-impossible-to-find vintage bottles. Matt leers covetously at a collection of limited-edition Willett, while I pine for the Pappy. I tell the bartender, Jesús, that I love the wheated flavor profile of the Van Winkles but can't shell out $3,000 for a flight. He brings me a more affordable sampler: a delectably corn-sweet Old Taylor 6-year from 1980; an Old Fitzgerald made by a legendary Kentucky warehouse manager who stole from his stores to create his own sought-after blends; and a 101-proof Evan Williams 12-year that's normally available only in the Bluegrass State. "I hope you didn't drive," Matt deadpans, although I think he's just trying to confiscate my Old Fitzgerald. Not a chance, pal.
Day 2
Artful architecture and swinging nightlife in DTLA
Los Angeles may have an underrated metro system, but the city's true essence is found where the Blue Dragon and I now sit: in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the 10. I pull up my rush-hour playlist, and Guy Clark sings, If I can just get off of this LA freeway, without getting killed or caught…
Eventually, I reach the center of the city, which the Spanish founded in 1781 as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles but has in recent years been rebranded simply as DTLA. I'm starting the morning with a bite at Grand Central Market, a 1917 building that's home to all sorts of hip food stalls. I stop at the G&B Coffee counter and get an almond macadamia latte to sip while I wriggle to the Clark Street Bread stand, where I order avocado toast. It tastes like California.
On the other side of the market, I spot one of LA's signature architectural sights, the Bradbury Building. The interior of this National Historic Landmark, which was built in 1893 and features five floors of ornate iron railings and elevator shafts climbing toward an expansive skylight, looks both stunningly vintage and eerily futuristic. It's little wonder Ridley Scott chose it as the setting for the climactic scene of Blade Runner.
I exit through the side door and gawp at the Pope of Broadway, a soaring mural of Anthony Quinn on the former Victor Clothing Company building across the way, before continuing on through DTLA. This area was once so rundown that it wasn't much of a leap for Scott to imagine that by 2019 it would look like a post-apocalyptic dystopia, but over the last decade it has become the reenergized hub of the city, thanks to places like The Last Bookstore. This temple to the written word is probably best known for its second-floor book tunnel, which tourists and wannabe influencers line up to snap selfies in. I ask a clerk what he thinks is the definitive LA novel, and he points me to John Fante's Ask the Dust, which local literary god Charles Bukowski called "a wild and enormous miracle."
It's a good thing I picked up the reading material, because I'm going to have a wait at my next stop. One of the wonderful, contradictory things about this wonderful, contradictory city is that some of its best restaurants are in run-of-the-mill strip malls. One of these is Sushi Gen, in DTLA's Little Tokyo, where a long line has formed before the doors even open. I take my spot and read for a few minutes—Los Angeles, come to me the way I came to you, my feet over your streets … you sad flower in the sand—before I'm seated at the sushi bar, where a chef slings slices of Tsukiji Market–quality fish (buttery tuna, briney sea bream, sweet shrimp, creamy uni) at me until I wave my napkin in the air like a white flag.
The Pacific Seas bar at Clifton's
The afternoon sun is beating down and bouncing up off the pavement, so I elect to walk off my meal indoors, at The Broad Museum. The four-year-old building, which entrepreneur Eli Broad and his wife, Edythe, created to house their 2,000-piece collection, stands like a square of honeycomb next to the flamboyantly curvaceous Walt Disney Concert Hall next door—a contrast that associate curator Sarah Loyer tells me was very much intentional.
Jeff Koon's "Tulips" at the Broad Museum
"Where the Disney Concert Hall reflects light, our building draws light in," she explains. "The ceiling has 318 individual skylights that light the collection gallery. At peak sun hours we have all natural light." We ride the escalator up to the third-floor gallery, an acre of column-free space where pieces by Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Yayoi Kusama, and Kara Walker are on display. I'm particularly struck by Deep Blue, an expansive mixed-media canvas by Los Angeles artist Mark Bradford. "It's inspired by the 1965 Watts Rebellion," Loyer notes. "You can see the map of the city grid, and the different dots and colors represent historic losses from that event."
We ride the Broad's escalator up to an acre of column-free space to see pieces by Jeff Koons and Yayoi Kusama
I thank Loyer for enlightening me and then zip over to the recently restored Hotel Figueroa, which features works from a new artist—often a Southern California woman—every quarter. I valet the Blue Dragon and take a few minutes to peruse Topanga-based painter Sophie Kipner's blind-contour portraits before stretching out on a poolside lounge chair with a Bohemia beer. When I mention to the waitress that something about the pool seems odd, she tells me it's shaped like a coffin. That seems like a bad omen for tonight…
But hey, if I gotta go, there are worse places to have my last meal than Nightshade, Top Chef winner Mei Lin's much-hyped new restaurant in the up-and-coming Arts District. A taxi drops me at a converted warehouse space that's an Instagrammer's dream—blond wood, white brick, mint and emerald green upholstery, and hanging plants—surpassed only by the presentation of the dishes: Hokkaido scallops in a coconut vinaigrette, chicharrón chunks with a bright green coconut and trout roe dipping sauce, prawn toast that tastes like Vietnamese spring rolls, Szechuan hot quail served atop Japanese milk bread (à la Nashville hot chicken). If the atmosphere is heavenly, that last plate is hellish; my eyes start burning upon its arrival, and it takes an extra glass of grüner to cool my mouth after its departure.
Let's keep turning up the heat! Clifton's is a DTLA institution, a Depression-era cafeteria that fed 10,000 people a day, eventually fell into disrepair, and was ultimately reborn as a four-story nightlife bazaar following a 2015 renovation. I climb past the giant trunk of an (admittedly fake) redwood tree to the top-floor Pacific Seas tiki bar, where I sit in a wicker chair under a mermaid statue and sip a Scorpion Bowl (rum, gin, cognac, orgeat, and god knows what else) that is, yes, set on fire by my waitress. Before I get stung, I descend one floor to the Brookdale Ballroom, where dancers in Gatsby-esque getups swing to a New Orleans jazz band. A woman sashays by me in a peacock-feather outfit, but she's gone before I can ask her if this is real or if I've been consumed by the flames of Szechuan pepper and Polynesian mixology.
Day 3
Hollywood history and Eastside eats
It was all real, and I'm paying for it now. Good thing I know the perfect place for a clean-living kind of breakfast. Sqirl is on the edge of East Hollywood, in an area that's still dotted with 99-cent stores, but the line of part-time models waiting outside betrays its hip quotient. I make my way to the counter, order an Horchoffee (vegan horchata shaken with a double espresso) and a Crispy Disco (brown rice with mint, cilantro, cucumber, scallion, avocado, fried egg, and sausage), and grab a seat at the sideboard. The restaurant's sprightly owner, Jessica Koslow, brings over my food and gives me a playful punch on the knee as she takes the stool next to mine.
"It was a lot of pressure to be this funky place and be like, 'Here's what's happening in Los Angeles,'" the Long Beach native says, recalling the rapturous reviews she received after opening in 2012. However, she does take pride in being an evangelist for SoCal cooking. "There are so many different pockets of LA that [its cuisine] is hard to describe, but if you want a neighborhood restaurant for LA, you're here."
The Angel of Breakfast gives me a hug and waves me back to my food. After devouring the Crispy Disco, I head to The Hollywood Roosevelt hotel. Upon checking in, I rendezvous with Tours by Locals guide Jasmine Jia, who takes me on a winding drive through Griffith Park to the Griffith Observatory. The triple-domed Greek Revival building is one of LA's most recognizable—it can be seen in Rebel Without a Cause and La La Land—but Jia tells me it almost didn't get built. The city turned down funding from tycoon Griffith J. Griffith in 1912 because he had infamously shot his wife (who survived) a decade earlier. "There was a sensational trial," Jia says. Griffith re-donated the money when he died in 1919, and the Observatory was completed by the WPA in 1935. Today it's both an interactive astronomy museum and a spot from which you can see the Pacific Ocean, DTLA, Dodger Stadium, and the Hollywood sign.
The soup bowl–size chalices of salty, limey beer are garnished with shrimp, and the straws are even crusted with tamarind candy.
Now, the question every tourist in LA inevitably faces: Should I take a picture with the sign? As we drive over, Jia tells me it was erected as a real estate advertisement in 1923, when it originally read "Hollywoodland." "The land was sold, and the sign should have been taken down," she says, "but it became associated with the movie industry and LA and became a landmark." It was later shortened to Hollywood—better to fit the photo Jia snaps of me from the vista point in Lake Hollywood Park below.
Jia drops me back at the Blue Dragon, and I head to a far less touristed part of the city. Another college buddy of mine, Rob, was born and raised in Cypress Park, his parents among the tens of thousands of Mexican immigrants who settled on the east side of the Los Angeles River, and I've asked him to show me a couple of off-the-radar spots. I cross the concrete riverbed into Boyle Heights and meet him at El Tepeyac Café, an institution that serves old-school Mexican food. Rob points me toward the gargantuan chile verde–slathered Original Hollenbeck burrito, which is stuffed with rice and beans and guacamole and pork and comfort. Next, we zip over to La Chupería, in neighboring Lincoln Heights, where the bartender brings us two micheladas, soup bowl–size chalices of salty, limey beer (a Modelo bottle floats mouth-down in each cup) rimmed with chili sauce and garnished with cucumber, celery, and shrimp. The straws are even crusted with tamarind candy. As we slurp our drinks and watch a replay of the previous night's Dodgers game on the TV, I ask Rob what places like this mean to LA, and if he's worried about them disappearing as the city changes.
The busy lanes at Highland Park Bowl
"Gentrification brings restaurants and nightlife to areas that were overlooked, but now you have these immigrant-run mom-and-pop businesses, which have contributed so much to LA's cultural identity, operating under the threat of extinction," he tells me. "Without culture, LA risks losing its home too."
I thank the homie for the knowledge, and we split up with plans to meet later. I really need to stretch my legs, so I head to Echo Park. A popular walking path circles the lake where Jack Nicholson's J.J. Gittes snapped compromising photos of Hollis Mulwray in Chinatown, but today it's strangely calm: just a couple of teenagers lazily peddling swan boats and a few kids quacking at the ducks near the shore.
Feeling a little lighter, I get back in the car and cruise up Sunset Boulevard, shopping my way through LA's hippest 'hood, Silver Lake. I browse kid-centric bios of Prince and Bowie at MRKT, whip-stitched watchbands at Dean, and vintage rock 'n' roll tees at Sick City Records. Past the junction with Hollywood Boulevard, I make a pilgrimage to the swirling mural that appeared on the cover of Elliott Smith's Figure 8 album. The storefront has changed tenants several times—it's now a well-regarded Filipino restaurant—but most of the artwork remains, serving as a shrine where fans of the deceased songwriter still leave remembrances.
Echo Park Lake
We order frozen White Russians and 'Dead Flowers' comes on. I'm pretty sure we're in a Big Lebowski dream sequence.
Nostalgia makes me hungry. Dinner is at Majordomo, superstar chef David Chang's first California restaurant. I'm joined by Rob and Matt (who has come to reclaim the Blue Dragon) at a table beneath a skylit warehouse ceiling, and we go in on silky tofu topped with uni and avocado, dungeness crab mafaldine pasta, and a pot of boneless chuck short rib onto which our waiter slices a hunk of raclette. "Has anyone ever asked you to carve it straight into their mouth?" Matt asks. "All the time," the waiter replies.
We continue the impromptu reunion at another one of Rob's favorite spots, Highland Park Bowl. A diverse young crowd rolls strikes inside the 92-year-old bowling alley, LA's oldest, which is decorated with league championship banners from decades gone by. We order a round of frozen White Russians, a cocktail the bar calls The Dude Abides, and as we lace up our shoes, the Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers" comes on. I'm pretty sure we're in a Big Lebowski dream sequence, but I don't see any purple jumpsuits, and the only thing that's nihilistic is the score of our game.
I hug my friends goodbye and hail a ride back to the Roosevelt, where I slip into a robe and look out the window of my suite. Hollywood Boulevard is asleep; the only stars sparkling are the ones embedded in the sidewalk. Good night, stars. Good night, moon. Good night, Los Angeles. I'll see you soon.
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If you can't get to Mars, what's the next best thing? Apparently Iceland. A team of renowned explorers and researchers recently journeyed to Iceland to test a Mars analog suit in a Martian-like environment.
The United sponsored expedition, led by The Explorers Club — an internationally recognized organization that promotes the scientific exploration of land, sea, air and space — and in partnership with Iceland Space Agency, involved the team venturing inside the Grímsvötn volcano and across the Vatnajökull ice cap. The group traveled to the remote location and lived for six days in the Grímsvötn Mountain Huts and endured harsh weather conditions and unstable terrain.
Helga Kristin Torfadöttir, Geologist and glacier guide, using the LiDAR system to map the ground and test the suit's capabilities on the glacier.
The objective of the mission was to explore the potential of concept operations at the Grímsvötn location while testing the suit in an arctic environment similar to what would be found on the surface of Mars. "This mission was an important test of the design of the MS1 suit, but it was also incredibly helpful to understand the how to conduct these sorts of studies in Iceland," said Michael Lye, MS1 designer and NASA consultant and RISD professor. "No matter how thoroughly something is tested in a controlled environment like a lab, studying it in a setting that accurately represents the environment where it will be used is absolutely essential to fully understand the design."
The suit was designed and constructed by faculty and students at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) with input and guidance from members of the HI-SEAS IV crew and NASA's Johnson Space Center Space Suit Engineering team. At 50-60 lbs, the suit is similar to what a planetary exploration suit would weigh in Martian gravity. The suit was originally designed to be used in the warm climate of Hawaii, however the martian climate is much closer to what would be found on top of the glaciers in Iceland. The data collected will inform the future of habitat and spacesuit design that can be used to train astronauts on Earth.
Today, we remember the colleagues, customers and every single victim of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
I know each of us in the United family marks this difficult moment in our own way. Still, we all share a common commitment to honor how our brothers and sisters left us and also celebrate what they gave to us during their lives. We remember their professionalism and heroism. We cherish their camaraderie and friendship. We carry with us the examples they set forth, especially in the heroism and bravery displayed by so many on that terrible day. Above all, we understand a simple truth: While thousands of our fellow human beings lost their lives in New York City, Arlington and Shanksville, the attacks of September 11th were aimed at all people of peace and good will, everywhere. They were attacks on the values that make life worth living, as well as the shared purpose that make us proud of what we do as members of the United family: connecting people and uniting the world.
We may live in times scarred by discord and disagreement, and we know there are those around the world who seek to divide us against one another. But, on this day – above all – we come together, as one. We affirm our core belief that far, far more unites us as citizens and fellow human beings than can ever divide us.
Let us embody that belief as we go about serving our customers and one another – on this day and every day – as we continue to help building a world that's more united. Let that be our memorial to the sisters and brothers we lost, eighteen Septembers ago.
A team of search and rescue experts from Empact Northwest departed Newark International Airport (EWR) this morning for Nassau (NSA), the capital of the Bahamas to help meet the pressing need for search and rescue services identified by Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. The Empact Northwest team worked with Airlink, a rapid-response humanitarian relief organization that connects airlines with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), that respond quickly and efficiently in the wake of major disasters.
"We can't thank United enough for allowing us to jump out of the gate right away to aid people devastated by this storm," said Airlink Strategic Advisor Emily Sperling. "Search and rescue, medical care, temporary shelter, food and access to potable water are among the most immediate and pressing needs identified in the region. United's assistance is critical in ensuring that groups like Empact Northwest join others, including Mercy Corps, ADRA, and Heart to Heart International in fulfilling those most basic needs."
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William "Bill" Spain of Booneville, Miss., joined his family's farm after he finished his education at Northeast Mississippi Community College and helped to build the farm into a modern, cohesive unit that carries on a strong family tradition.
As a result of his success as a row crop farmer, Spain has been selected as the 2012 Mississippi winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award. Spain now joins nine other state winners from the Southeast as finalists for the award. The overall winner will be announced Oct. 16 at the Sunbelt Ag Expo Farm Show in Moultrie, Ga.
A farmer for 37 years, Spain's operation consists of about 3,900 acres, mostly rented land along with 830 acres of owned land. Soybeans, cotton and wheat are his major crops. He grows soybeans on 2,856 acres, cotton on 1,050 acres and wheat on 517 acres. Though he doesn't irrigate, his yields are impressive. Last year, he produced 35 bushels per acre for soybeans, 900 pounds of lint per acre for cotton and 60 bushels per acre for wheat.
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The land he farms is part of a larger 6,400-acre family farming business. At one time, the family grew cotton on 4,600 acres, but their cotton acreage is now about 1,500 acres. "Cotton is a profitable crop," says Spain. "We put cotton on our highest-yielding land. Because we grow cotton, we can justify keeping hired workers throughout the year. We don't need to hire extra help during planting and harvesting."
He farms in the hill country of northeastern Mississippi where fields vary in size from 10 to 100 acres. "It is necessary for us to work as a unit," says Spain. "We consult daily with key family members and employees to make daily decisions that maintain a successful operation."
His father, Billy Spain, started farming full time in 1968, and at age 76, Billy still has the energy and appearance of a much younger man. Bill started helping him on the farm as soon as he was old enough. He hauled hay, showed cattle in 4-H and drove tractors. "My father allowed my brother and me to rent some land and to assume our own responsibilities," he recalls. "The farm I now have has grown from that beginning."
Spain's mother, Marie, is active in the family farming business. She keeps meticulous financial records and is assisted in this and in cooking for the family and their employees by Spain's sister, Laura Harber. Laura's husband, Jerry, is another key employee who handles fertilizer applications and keeps records on grain hauling.
Integrated pest management and boll weevil eradication helped Spain reduce pesticide applications. He uses no-till planting and has installed drainage along with other conservation practices. He also conducts crop variety trials for Mississippi Extension and private seed companies. He uses precision farming practices to efficiently apply chemicals and fertilizers. In addition, he uses a smartphone to keep up with weather and crop market reports and to troubleshoot field problems.
Variety trials and improved fertility have reduced the incidence of iron chlorosis problems in soybeans.
Cotton marketing
Spain trusts cooperatives for marketing his cotton. In past years, he sold cotton through the Beltwide Cotton Cooperative. He now markets his cotton through the Staple Cotton Cooperative Association based in Greenwood, Miss. "You can put your cotton into the Staplcotn pool or contract a certain number of bales at a time," he explains. "Through the years, the cooperative has gotten us a better than average price, and this year, all of our family's cotton will go into the Staplcotn pool."
Spain uses forward contracts to market soybeans and wheat. He also sells wheat and soybeans through the Cargill AgHorizons network of grain elevators. He receives e-mail and text messages several times daily from Cargill, advising him of changes in the grain markets. "I can even check on the moisture, foreign material and location of my grain when it is stored in Cargill elevators," he says. "I can access the Cargill website and track my grain loads to make sure there are no mistakes."
He also uses SST Summit software to record field data such as planting rates, fertilizer, herbicide and insecticide applications and yields for later analysis. He says, "We rent from 73 landlords, and this software helps us keep up with the 300 fields our family farms."
In Prentiss County, he serves on the Farm Service Agency County Committee, on the Ag Advisory Board for the local Extension office and is a member of the Soil & Water Conservation District. He's also a board member for a local bank. He serves on a producer advisory committee for Mississippi State University and is a past member of the Beltwide Cotton Cooperative board of directors.
He believes in introducing agriculture to new generations, and he hosts kindergarten students during visits to his farm.
Bill and his wife, Teri, are active in Gaston Baptist Church. Teri has an impressive off-farm medical career. She manages surgical and bariatric clinics in the nearby city of Tupelo, Miss. She has also been active in Booneville Junior Auxiliary, Lee County Habitat for Humanity, Lee County Live Well Health Fair and the Northeast Mississippi Zeta Tau Alpha Alumni Association.
Bill has two adult daughters, Jennifer and Jessica, from a previous marriage. Both Jennifer and Jessica work as educators.
Tragedy struck his family during the mid 1990s when a hunting accident killed his brother David, and again in 2010 when his son William Guy Spain died in a car accident. "I farmed with my brother," says Spain. "And before his death, our son was an active and involved member of our farming operation. I could depend on Guy, whether he was planting or spraying cotton. He was a reliable farm worker and would have become a great farmer."
After his son's death, his son-in-law Justin Taylor stepped up to take over some of Guy's responsibilities. "Justin is married to Jessica, and he was a successful landscape architect before he joined our farm," says Spain. "Justin is responsible for spraying, planting and scouting our soybeans. We hire a consultant to scout our cotton."
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Joe Street, associate director of the Mississippi State University Extension Service, is the state coordinator of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year awards.
Charlie Stokes, area agronomy agent with Mississippi Extension, nominated Spain for the award. Stokes works with growers in several counties and says he nominated Spain for the award because of the quality of his farming and his attention to detail. "Bill is a pleasure to work with," says Stokes. "He and his entire family are very supportive of Extension and research work at Mississippi State University. They have supplied land for our test plots. We depend on them, and they depend on us. They are just good people."
As the Mississippi state winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo award, Spain will receive a $2,500 cash award and an expense paid trip to the Sunbelt Expo from Swisher International of Jacksonville, Fla., a $500 gift certificate from the Southern States cooperative and the choice of either $1,000 in PhytoGen cottonseed, or a $500 donation to a designated charity on behalf of new sponsor, Dow Agrosciences.
He is now eligible for the $15,000 that will go to the overall winner. Other prizes for the overall winner include the use of a Massey Ferguson tractor for a year from Massey Ferguson North America, another $500 gift certificate from the Southern States cooperative and the choice of either another $1,000 in PhytoGen cottonseed, or a second $500 donation to a designated charity on behalf of Dow Agrosciences.
Swisher International, through its Swisher Sweets cigar brand, and the Sunbelt Expo, is sponsoring the Southeastern Farmer of the Year awards for the 23rd consecutive year. Swisher has contributed some $884,000 in cash awards and other honors to Southeastern farmers since the award was initiated in 1990.
Previous state winners from Mississippi include: Hugh Arant Sr. of Ruleville, 1990; Bill Hawks of Hernando, 1991; Kenneth Hood of Gunnison, 1992; Tol Thomas of Cruger, 1993; Rick Parsons of Vance, 1994; Ed Hester of Benoit, 1995; Bill Harris of Benton, 1996; Robert Miller of Greenwood, 1997; Ted Kendall III of Bolton, 1998; Wayne Bush of Schlater, 1999; William Tackett of Schlater, 2000; Willard Jack of Belzoni, 2001; Hugh Arant Jr. of Ruleville, 2002; Rick Parsons of Vance, 2003; Sledge Taylor of Como, 2004; Laurance Carter of Rollins Fork, 2005; Brooks Aycock of Belzoni, 2006; Tom Robertson of Indianola, 2007; Gibb Steele III of Hollandale, 2008; Donald Gant of Merigold, 2009; Dan Batson of Perkinston, 2010; and Scott Cannada of Edwards, 2011.
Mississippi has had three overall winners with Kenneth Hood of Gunnison in 1993, Ed Hester of Benoit in 1995 and Willard Jack of Belzoni in 2001.
A panel of judges will visit the Spain farm, along with the farms of the other nine state finalists, during the week of Aug. 5-10. The judges for this year include Charles Snipes, a retired Mississippi Extension weed scientist who is president and research scientist with Stoneville R&D, Inc., from Greenville, Miss.; John McKissick, a longtime University of Georgia Extension ag economist from Athens, Ga.; and farmer Brian Kirksey of Amity, Ark., who was selected as the overall winner in 2008.


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Is relegation fear unfounded?
Hugh Godwin
April 20, 2010
Worcester's Chris Cracknell consoles team-mate Kai Horstmann following their latest Premiership reverse at the hands of Wasps © Getty Images
There is something fundamentally contradictory about relegation in rugby which makes the emotions surrounding the issue difficult to gauge. The newspaper I write for used the phrase "edge of disaster" in the headline to Worcester's defeat by Wasps last weekend which pushed the Warriors closer to the drop to the second-tier Championship.
Yet when I left a sunny Sixways it was having seen an entertaining match (albeit with more than its share of crass mistakes), with the happy sounds of a live band in the bar ringing in my ears and the sight of a load of lads singing along in Wild West fancy dress making me chuckle my way onto the M5. More mirth than misery, it seemed.
Rugby people tend to be optimistic and phlegmatic, I think it's fair to say, and therefore unsuited to being burdened by a feeling they have failed or done something wrong by losing their place in a league. For this reason, it feels unnatural that anyone would take relegation from the Guinness Premiership too seriously, and to associate rugby with that crushing, doom-laden atmosphere football has long attached to taking the "dreaded drop". On the other hand, there are definite financial and other consequences which go along with going down to English rugby's second tier, the Championship.
The Worcester general manager said they would try to keep the squad intact but there are likely to be players leaving as well as cutbacks in casual labour and other areas if - as looks the like likeliest outcome - his club is relegated; these are even more likely if they fail to come straight back up after the single season in which they receive the Premiership's parachute payment.
Players who are out of contract at a relegated club - and quite a few who aren't - will quickly look to move to a better placed side. This is sensible to the player concerned, but it does fly in the face of another enduring principle of rugby; that of loyalty to your club and team-mates. No one would blame them for leaving, but how much of a boost to morale - and to morals - would it be if they stayed?
There are ambitions at stake, of course, for clubs' coaches, players and supporters: they want to match themselves against the best their country has to offer. This would be the main source of hurt for those Worcester supporters who were not singing last Saturday but crying into their beer or cups of tea long into the evening instead; the disappointment that the team they follow hasn't been up to the task they were set and will pay a public penalty as a result.
Leeds are expecting their biggest crowd of the season (they need to beat 7,596) when Worcester visit them next Sunday; maybe even above 10,000. This is a bizarre but well-known phenomenon. "Roll up, roll up, for the relegation face-off! Someone must go and we pray to God it's not us!" Coachloads of Worcester supporters will head to Yorkshire in the hope their team can reach 11th place in the Premiership and "survival".
Leeds have billed it as the million-pound match, reflecting the amount of money per season they say they will gain if they stay up, by becoming full shareholders in Premier Rugby. Cristiano Ronaldo or David Beckham might chortle at that but - again - this is rugby.
Some clubs have argued that the Premiership should be a closed shop. Failing that, they have argued for brakes to be applied; either a play-off for promotion, or a stay of execution for the bottom club for a couple of seasons, or - and these have long been in place - entry criteria which promoted clubs must meet.
These criteria together with the parachute payment to the team going down and the concentration of central funding from broadcasters and sponsors at the top of the rugby pyramid are making it less and less likely that a club will rise from the regional leagues to the top flight - as, guess who, Worcester did so strikingly in recent years. It is more probable than ever that Worcester or whoever is relegated in the next few weeks will "do a Northampton" or "a Harlequins" and regroup in the second tier before coming back as champions to re-join the arguably self-perpetuating elite in 2011.
This just adds to the impression that relegation, for all its status as one of the Premiership's marketing "pinch points" which create and sustain spectator interest throughout the season, is not much more than a tawdry sideshow trading on false emotions and real personal setbacks which rugby would be better off without. But it is right and fair that clubs like Bristol and Exeter should have access to the Premiership, so until someone comes up with a better system of allowing that to happen, we are stuck with it.
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The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation has dedicated a window in the Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va, to Servant of God Vincent Capodanno.
Capodanno was a Maryknoll priest and chaplain serving the Marine Corps in Vietnam when was killed on the battlefield giving last rites to injured and dying soldiers. His Cause for Canonization was opened by the Military Archdiocese in 2002 and in 2006 he was decreed Servant of God. Father Capodanno is the only chaplain in service to the Marines to have received the Medal of Honor.
Each window in the Memorial Chapel is "titled with a word that describes the ethos of the Marine Corps." It is fitting then that they chose to honor Father Capodanno with the "Sacrifice" window. The gentleman standing at the window is Father Capodanno's brother, Marine Cpl. James Capodanno.
Matt Coombs with the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation sends this release and pics (Photos by Migom Foto):
Triangle, Va. (May 13, 2011) – The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation dedicated the "Sacrifice Window" in the Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on May 11 to honor Chaplain Vincent Capodanno. The Foundation established the permanent tribute in Chaplain Capodanno's name in recognition of his dedicated service to Marines and the ultimate sacrifice he made in Vietnam, in an effort to save a Marine's life. The private ceremony at the Chapel remembered Chaplain Capodanno for his unwavering support of Marines in combat and his deserved recognition as the only chaplain to receive the Medal of Honor for service in the Marine Corps.
Chaplain Capodanno was ordained a priest after attending the Maryknoll Missionary Seminary. Maryknoll, a religious order that conducts overseas mission work on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, took Chaplain Capodanno to Taiwan and Hong Kong to educate the local people and share his faith. In 1965, following his service abroad, Chaplain Capodanno asked to be reassigned to serve as a United States Navy Chaplain. After being commissioned a lieutenant with the Naval Reserves, he deployed to Vietnam in 1966 with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. In December of that year, he reported as battalion chaplain to the 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Division. In 1967, Chaplain Capodanno was assigned to the 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division.
"The Marines who served with Chaplain Capodanno remember him as the Chaplain who went wherever his Marines needed his comfort and guidance, no matter the personal danger. From the foxholes to the frontlines, Chaplain Capodanno was there," said LtGen Ron Christmas, president and CEO of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. "Chaplains serve a tremendously important role in our military. They help our service men and women absorb the emotional toll of war. I do not think we could dedicate the "Sacrifice Window" to anyone more fitting than a devoted Chaplain who ultimately gave his life in service to his fellow Marines."
On September 4, 1967, while serving with the 5th Marines, Chaplain Capodanno learned 2d Platoon, Company M was engaged in a violent battle in Quang Tin Province, resulting in many U.S. casualties. Chaplain Capodanno volunteered to work his way through the battlefield to administer last rites and provide aid to his Marines. Fred Smith, chairman, president and CEO of FedEx Corporation, served with Chaplain Capodanno and recounted during the ceremony how the Chaplain nearly lost his hand to shrapnel as he tended to the wounded, but refused care so that medical supplies could go to his injured Marines. As the battle raged, Chaplain Capodanno moved to the side of a grievously wounded corpsman. As he sought to administer aid, he placed his own body between the wounded man and an enemy machine gunner. Sadly, he lost his life to enemy fire.
Each window in the Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel is titled with a word that describes the ethos of the Marine Corps. The Foundation dedicated the "Sacrifice Window" to forever remember the service of Chaplain Capodanno. In 2006, the Roman Catholic Church also provided an enduring honor to the Chaplain, declaring him a Servant of God, the first step towards canonization.
About the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation:
Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Marine Corps history, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation was established in 1979 as a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization. The Foundation supports the historical programs of the Marine Corps in ways not possible through government funds, providing grants and scholarships for research and the renovation, restoration and commissioning of historical Marine Corps artifacts and landmarks. Securing the necessary funding for the complete construction of the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Heritage Center is the Foundation's current primary mission while continuing to provide program support for the Corps' historical, museum, and educational activities.


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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Appalachian Mountain Club and MGHfC Team Up to Help Families Live a Healthier Lifestyle
"Outdoors Rx" launches in Greater Boston
The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) and MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) have joined forces to launch "Outdoors Rx," an innovative new AMC program that gives healthcare professionals the dedicated resources for prescribing regular outdoor physical activity to children. This collaboration combines AMC's expertise in getting children and families outside and active with the medical expertise of MGHfC and the local healthcare practitioner community to combat the sedentary lifestyles of overstressed and overscheduled families, which can lead to childhood obesity, Type 1 diabetes, and asthma.
In preparation for launch, AMC and MGHfC have trained over 60 medical professionals in the two program pilot communities of Framingham and Waltham, Massachusetts, on the benefits and use of the program. The goal of both organizations is to have 5,000 outdoor prescriptions written in the first 12 months of the program. AMC hopes to expand the program in other communities with additional healthcare providers following the pilot year.
Outdoors Rx is the most comprehensive program of its kind for prescribing nature and outdoor activity. It is the first known initiative to "fill" these prescriptions by providing children and families with free, easy ways to get started – from joining local AMC-led outdoor activities to planning their own outings with how-to and where-to advice on the new Outdoors Rx website. Families can also track their progress and earn rewards toward fun outdoor gear and trips.
This collaboration brings together MGHfC the oldest provider of pediatric services in Boston, with AMC, the nation's oldest outdoor recreation and conservation organization. Founded and headquartered in Boston, AMC offers long-standing outdoor programs for families, teens, and school groups.
"In addition to the widely known benefits of physical activity, research studies have found that exposure to natural environments also improves physical and emotional health," said Christina Scirica, MD, MPH, a MassGeneral Hospital for Children pulmonologist and weight expert, and the Outdoors Rx medical director. "Exposure to the outdoors has been found to reduce the risk of high blood pressure, Vitamin D deficiency, depression and anxiety, and may even improve attention."
"We see Outdoors Rx as a key component of AMC's efforts to get 500,000 kids outdoors by the end of 2020," said John Judge, president and CEO of the Appalachian Mountain Club. "With so many proven benefits to getting active outdoors, AMC can help families take the first step in trying out new activities, finding places to explore, and making these outings fun for kids."
With the prescription, parents in the two pilot communities can register online at AMC's Outdoors Rx website, where they will find a calendar of free, AMC-guided local outdoor programs, blogs answering questions on what to do and what to wear, and additional ideas for getting outdoors. Framingham's Cushing Memorial Park, Waltham's Prospect Park, and the nearby Bay Circuit Trail and Greenway are a few of the locations where families can join AMC for outdoor games, story time, and family hikes to explore the natural environment. As extra encouragement to stay active, kids can also track their activity and earn points toward outdoor gear rewards, ranging from water bottles to a free stay at AMC's Ponkapoag Camp in Randolph, MA.
A variety of methods will be used to track the level of each child's activity before and after the program, including surveys and focus groups.
"AMC's collaboration with MassGeneral Hospital for Children is a wonderful example of an initiative that should be replicated throughout the country – to reconnect children and their families to the health benefits of spending time in the natural world, and to fight the pandemic of inactivity," said Richard Louv, co-founder of the Children & Nature Network and bestselling author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder.
Informational Outdoors Rx brochures highlighting local outings with a locator map are available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In addition to primary care pediatric and family practitioners, AMC and MGHfC will be working with nurse practitioners, dieticians, and nutritionists to write prescriptions. Financial support for the initial development of the Outdoors Rx program was provided by the George Macomber Family Foundation and the Highland Street Foundation.
Founded in 1876, the Appalachian Mountain Club is America's oldest conservation and recreation organization. With more than 100,000 members, advocates, and supporters in the Northeast and beyond, the nonprofit AMC promotes the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the mountains, forests, waters, and trails of the Appalachian region. The AMC supports natural resource conservation while encouraging responsible recreation, based on the philosophy that successful, long-term conservation depends upon first-hand enjoyment of the natural environment.
Massachusetts General Hospital, founded in 1811, is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The MGH conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, with an annual research budget of more than $775 million and major research centers in AIDS, cardiovascular research, cancer, computational and integrative biology, cutaneous biology, human genetics, medical imaging, neurodegenerative disorders, regenerative medicine, reproductive biology, systems biology, transplantation biology and photomedicine.
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All About Gold
Gold is a dense, valuable, bright yellow and lustrous shining metallic chemical element. It is found in nature in quartz veins and secondary alluvial deposits (transported by water). Although it is rare, it is widely distributed throughout the world, with two thirds of global production coming from South Africa.
Experts estimate that gold mined in the past 6000 years would exceed 100,000 metric tonnes and its biggest use is in jewellery. That translates to a lot of individual pieces, especially when you consider that it takes an average of three tonnes of rock to recover just one ounce of gold.
The aim of the refining process is to remove all impurities, leaving pure gold.
The origin of the gold determines the method of initial refining to separate the precious metal from the earth. The source of the gold (quartz veins or alluvial deposits) determines its method of extraction and processing.
Gold found in quartz veins must be brought to the surface and crushed into a fine powder. The gold is then dissolved in cyanide and the solution is then filtered to remove any rock particles. Zinc dust is then added to separate the cyanide from the gold. Gold then emerges as an impure powder which is then melted into gold ingots.
Gold sourced from an alluvial deposit refers to gold that has been transported by water and deposited in river beds. Gravel from riverbeds is separated by screening out smaller stones. Gravel that is less than 10mm in size containing gold is then washed over a ridged table. These ridges trap the gold which is heavier than the gravel. These gold particles are then collected and melted into ingots.
Gold from both origins then goes to a refinery for further processing to remove impurities (silver, copper, lead).
The gold is re-melted, splattered, then dissolved in a mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acids. This solution is then filtered to remove impurities, and sulphur dioxide added to separate the acid from the gold. Emerging from this is gold in pure powder form which is then melted into granules (these resemble rice bubbles!).
The granules are pure gold (also known as fine gold or 24ct gold). Pure gold granules are the basis of all gold alloys.
While gold is refined to pure, the gold used in the manufacture of jewellery is more commonly an alloy. An alloy occurs when two or more metals are mixed, usually to obtain different working qualitites, or vary the colour. The amount of pure gold in the alloy, and what it is alloyed with, will determine the caratage and the colour of the final product.
As 24ct is considered too soft for jewellery, gold is alloyed with other metals to achieve the required hardness and malleability.
The most frequently used metals in gold alloys include silver, zinc, copper, palladium and platinum.
Allergic reactions to precious metals are most uncommon; it is more likely to be a base metal in an alloy that has caused a problem. It is also possible that one 10ct gold alloy may result in an allergic reaction while another does not. There are fewer allergic reactions to white golds as they contain fewer impurities.


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This past week I taught two cooking classes that focused on using seasonal produce in Asian stir-fries, dumplings, salads, and noodle dishes. They were both really fun, and I got a lot of great feedback from students who loved that it was traditional cooking with a twist, using super fresh, locally sourced vegetables.
We used farmer's market produce in dishes such as a lamb and fava bean stir-fry, dumplings with Swiss chard and ramps, and miso cod with roasted red radishes. It goes to show that just because you're cooking Asian food doesn't mean you're limited to the usual suspects like bok choy, cabbage, and daikon, some of which aren't the best right now.
Throughout the year I like to adapt my fried rice ingredients to suit the seasons, such as using more root vegetables in the winter or pumpkin in the fall. Right now asparagus stalks are looking mighty fine at the Greenmarket, so this is my fried rice du jour.Read More


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. --- With just two weeks remaining in the 2011 regular season, the Tennessee Tech volleyball team will wrap up its four-match road trip this weekend as it takes on Eastern Illinois Friday, at 7 p.m., and SIU Edwardsville Saturday, at 2 p.m.
So far on the season, the duo of sophomore Natalie Penrod and freshman Ellen Conti have led the Golden Eagle offense with a combined 479 kills. Both Conti and Penrod are averaging at least 2.5 kills per set and have played in a combined 174 sets.
On defense, junior Kelsey Gray and sophomore Allison May have continued to stand out. Gray, who is seventh in the conference in blocks, leads the Golden Eagles with 83 total blocks, including 30 solo tallies. May, who is fifth in the OVC in digs, has tallied 450 on the season and is just 16 away from reaching 1,000 career digs.
The EIU Panthers enter the weekend the owners of a 9-19 overall record and currently sit in ninth place in the OVC with a 6-11 conference mark. EIU won the first meeting against the Golden Eagles this season, and now leads the all-time series at 18-14.
The Panthers are led by Emily Franklin on offense, who has tallied 322 kills. Chrissie Albers has run the EIU offense, dishing out 792 assists, while Brittany Wallace has posted a team-leading 359 digs.
SIU Edwardsville currently sit in 10th place in the OVC with a 10-18 record, including a 5-11 mark in conference play. In their first meeting this season, the Golden Eagles rallied from a 2-1 deficit to take the first match ever between TTU and SIUE 3-2, behind Conti's career-high 21 kills.
The Cougars have three players with more than 200 kills on the season, including Kelsey Augustine, who leads the team with 248. Sammi Minton ranks fifth in the OVC in assists with 1,117, while Chelsea Colclasure ranks fourth in the league in digs with 537.
After their road trip the Golden Eagles return home to Eblen Center for their final two matches of the regular season. TTU will take on Eastern Kentucky Friday Nov. 11, and Morehead State on Saturday Nov. 12
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