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this is a poll about rifle scope cross-hairs breaking, falling and or failing in any way.
the reason i'm asking if you had a scope lose hit cross-hairs is because of all the newer etched glass scopes that are now on the market.
personally i have never had one lose the cross hairs or get loose in my 40 years of shooting. i'm certainly not a good cross section cause for at least the first 25 years few if any scopes were used by me. i haven't bought many cheap scopes and even fewer expensive ones.
cheap scopes i do have
1 old gibson --remember gibson story before wally-marts?? 4x fixed power scope on a 22 --just a re-branded "tasco" from their japan days , i have felled many a rodent with it when i was a kid . she still works like a charm.
1 very old bushnelle fixed power 4x --this one is really beat up , got some serious dents in the tube and the forward bell--nothing cracked and she still shoots true. these two are probably nearly 40 years old. the bushnelle might be even older --
1 old simmmons 3x9 32mm el-cheapo scope bought in the early 90s way back when i had that bushmaster m17 it was mounted on top --was pretty accurate , it had an episode of moving zero--this was caused by the mount not the scope though.
it is setting on a 7.62x39 upper and it is accurate and holds zero perfectly well-- but the glass is getting very yellow--LOL! i got my $30 out of it--LOL!
i planning on replacing this one--
one bushnelle 3-9x 40mm of recent china make, this one seems fine is fairly clear and bright came on a savage edge 308 , it holds zero well . if i was 20 or 30 i could live with this scope well enough, however i have some damage to my eyes and as i get older these little lense issues are getting harder for me to cope with . i may pull this one and put it on the scoped 7.62x39 where it will never see use @ 9x it should be OK with the lower settings--(LOL) then maybe not--this is probably the same scope they sell in a blister pack in box stores for about $60
the rest of my scopes are the older american made burris fullfield 2s with the old style thing where the entire rear-bell turns when you change mag--
they have been good scopes still very clear --though i am itching to try some new glass and i have a number of rifles that are--err naked--LOL!
anyway out of this bunch of scopes none of them have had the crosshairs fall , get lose or break and some of them have been abused for going on 40 years--
now that i'm looking for new glass i find out natchez is having a blowout on old and discontinued stock --like get a $300 glass for $170 and so on. they got some interesting nikons,redfield burrises and weavers for close to 1/2 price --
now here is the glass etched recticle comes in -- the newer scopes have this--that is why all the old stock from 2010-2012 is on sale.
so in this instance there is a big price jump just to get that modern etched glass.
the etched glass is supposed to prevent the cross-hairs from falling. now i know that some of the el-cheapo scopes have had the crosshairs fall--
i haven't had this issue so far-- then again there are some big gaps --like decades when i didn't buy scopes--
i don't THINK it is a problem with the higher end scopes -- what do you all think?


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It was never a "shore" thing, but the relationship between two of New Jersey's most famous, fist-pumping stars is over.
Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola and Ronnie Magro are finally calling it quits, reports US.
"They are done," according to a source close to the couple who spoke with the magazine, adding that there was "major tension" as they helped promote the show's third season, the premiere of which set a ratings record for MTV.
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The two first felt sparks during the course of the show's first season in 2009. The relationship, which was a central part of the show, was often combative and withstood Ronnie's various hookups with other women during the reality hit's second season in Miami.
But it seems like Magro's ready to move on. He referred to himself as "Single Ronnie" in a Twitter posting last week.
Fellow cast mate Pauly D said he was happy that Magro was free of the relationship.
"I love single Ronnie. When he's doing the relationship thing, I let him do this thing. I don't get involved," he told US. "When he's with Sammi he's a different person. She's a difficult woman!"
Giancola also took to social media to mark the split, albeit in a more subtle - though no less public - fashion: according to Entertainment Tonight, Sammi has removed all of Ronnie's friends from her Facebook page.
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Fall is in the air and that means cinnamon rolls are in my mouth. But not just regular cinnamon rolls, but these pumpkin pecan cinnamon rolls frosted two ways. Half with maple and the other half with good 'ole cream cheese frosting… because I'm really indecisive.
Or maybe because I'm just really smart.
Who's ready to whip up some pumpkin yumminess?
You're gonna need some yeast … and then you're gonna want to keep some extra packets on hand so you can make cinnamon rolls to your heart's desire.
I've made 5 batches this fall already. Hmmm. Maybe I shouldn't keep packets so handy. My hips might thank me.
The steps are pretty simple to get this party started. Sift your dry ingredients. Add yeast to melted butter and milk. Add to sifted ingredients. Mix in egg and pumpkin.
Shape into a dough ball and place in a coated bowl to rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
I found using my oven with the lights on inside keeps it warm enough. I've also turned the temperature to the lowest setting for a few minutes and then turned the heat off so I could place the bowl inside. Leaving the oven door open will keep it from getting too hot.
Dough simple.
Ahhhh… the good stuff. The filling.
Brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter and cinnamon.
And what about the pecans. Let's roast them. Yes, lets.
Pecans… coated with a little melted butter and toasted in the oven. They'll totally make you glad you toasted them.
Chop them finely and the dough will be easier to roll.
Oh look. Doubled in size dough. It's like magic… or sweet science.
When it doubles in size, punch it down and turn it out onto a floured work surface so you can roll it out.
Layer on the goodness. My favorite part.
Butter. Cinnamon. Sugar. Pecans. Perfect.
And then roll it up and cut into equal sections.
Here we go now.
Let the swirls of cut dough rise again before baking.
See how they are touching each other now. Nice.
Then bake away. You may notice I did half with pecans and half without. You know, I couldn't commit to one way or the other.
Pumpkin Pecan Cinnamon Rolls with Brown Butter Maple Icing
- 4 cups flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup pecans (toasted and then finely chopped), if desired
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon maple flavoring
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- To make the dough: Sift flour, sugar, salt and spices with a wire whisk in a medium bowl. Transfer three cups of the flour mixture to the bowl of your stand mixer and set the remaining one cup aside.
- Heat butter and milk in the microwave and set aside until warm. You can use a thermometer to measure the temperature needed according to the directions for the yeast you are using.
- Sprinkle yeast on the surface and let rest for about 5 minutes. Then gently stir together and add to the flour mixture. Mix on low using the paddle attachment until combined. Add egg and mix until combined and then add pumpkin and mix until combined.
- Change to the dough hook and add the remaining one cup flour until the dough separates from the side of the mixing bowl and forms into a ball.
- Spray a medium bowl with non-stick spray. Then remove dough from mixing bowl. Knead a couple of times, shape into a ball and place in coated bowl. Turn over to coat both sides. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm spot for 2 hours or until the dough doubles in size. If it reaches the top of bowl, punch down.
- Add the filling: Prepare a buttered 9 X 13 dish or two 8-inch round baking dishes. Disposable aluminum pans are perfect.
- Turn out dough onto a well floured work surface and roll into a roughly 12 X 18 inch rectangle until it's about 1/4 inch thick.
- Spread melted butter on the dough. Then sprinkle cinnamon, sugar, brown sugar and chopped pecans until the dough is covered. Note: if you want to use toasted pecans, lightly coat pecans in melted butter and place on a parchment covered baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle a pinch of salt on top and toast them for about 15-20 minutes in a 300 degree oven. Gently stir and turn pecans about halfway through baking time. Watch closely so they don't burn.
- Start from the long side farthest from you and start rolling the dough toward you to form a log. Roll tightly and shape as you go if necessary. Then turn the dough log seam side down and cut into 15-18 equal sections using a serrated knife.
- Place on prepared baking dish and let rise again in a warm spot for about 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven and bake at 375 degrees for 15-17 minutes.
- To make the Brown Butter Maple Icing: Sift powdered sugar. Melt butter over medium heat until it turns golden brown. Watch closely so it does not burn. Be careful because it can change quickly. Whisk butter into sugar until combined. Whisk in maple. Add milk and whisk until completely smooth.
- For cream cheese icing: Beat 4 oz softened cream cheese and 2 tablespoons softened butter until smooth. Add 2 cups powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Then add 3-4 tablespoons milk until smooth.
- Remove rolls and spread icing over cinnamon rolls while still warm.
Cover them with Brown Butter Maple Icing…
Or Cream Cheese Icing if you're indecisive like me and then…
ENJOY them warm!


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Another week means another writing prompt, a little motivation to kickstart your muse.
I give you the beginning of a sentence and you run with it. Write the first thing that pops into your head and see how far it takes you; a paragraph, a page, an entire chapter. Who knows, it may be the beginning to you next great novel.
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As a woman in her late 70s, my dental problems are not without challenges but Dr. Hansen and his staff have worked together to find the best solutions for me. Whether the procedure is a simple cleaning, filling or a root canal, my comfort is important to each one of them and I never feel tense or nervous. Their smiles are sincere and make me relax. In addition, their willingness to work out an affordable payment plan that works for me and enables me to get the care I need without undue hardship is greatly appreciated.
As a child my wisdom teeth grew horizontally, pushing my other teeth forward. My wisdom teeth were removed when I was about 27 years old but over the years the bottom teeth drifted forward and caused so much crowding that it became almost impossible to floss. I could see that my gums were being affected and felt sorry for any hygienist that had to clean my teeth. I realize that healthy teeth and gums play an important part in my overall health so after asking about solutions to my problem, invisalign (virtually invisible alternative to braces) was suggested as a possibility.
I hesitated because of my age, but realized that with people living longer these days, I could live another 20 years. So, the office staff helped me work out a payment plan that would work so that I could actually have my teeth straightened, something I had wanted to do for many years but didn't think would be possible. It is exciting to see that, after just a few weeks, my teeth are already moving. Within a few months I won't be biting the inside of my bottom lip anymore, will be able to floss and clean between all of my teeth, won't have to feel sorry for the hygienist, won't have the threat of gum disease, and I'm sure I'll feel better about my smile.
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BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- NASA says the sun emitted a significant solar flare Wednesday, its fourth X-class flare this week as it nears the maximum in its 11-year activity cycle.
Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Earth's atmosphere protects humans from harmful radiation from a flare, but flares can be intense enough to disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel, causing disruption.
The latest flare has been classified as an X2.3 class flare, NASA said. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength -- with an X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, and so on.
The flare and its radiation are being tracked by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo.
The center is the U.S. government's official source for space weather forecasts, alerts, watches and warnings.
In the sun's solar cycle -- first discovered in 1843 -- it is normal for there to be many flares a day during peak activity, NASA said.


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Ken Huckaby has spent the past week at the Carl Barger Baseball Complex in Viera, catching the knuckleballer: "I decided to come down a little bit early and get a feel for what it's going to be like to catch him."
Wakefield: "It's nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. ... He's almost identical to Doug [Mirabelli] as far as his hands are concerned, and he's really easy to throw to."
Terry Francona sees the bright side in some Sox vets playing in the World Baseball Classic (March 3-20): "We could be missing two shortstops (Alex Gonzalez and Alex Cora), so that means we'll now get the chance to see a kid like (Dustin) Pedroia play more, and guys like (Brandon) Moss and David Murphy play the outfield and get extra at-bats."
Al Nipper will serve as pitching coach in camp while Dave Wallace recovers from a hip infection.
The front office is being tight-lipped about any possible talks or meetings regarding the return of Roger Clemens. (A Boston.com poll is about 70/30 in favor of the Texas Con Man's return.)
Stan Grossfeld of the Globe has an article on how new construction in Fenway Park area may affect wind patterns in the ballpark. John Giangregorio of D'Agostino, Izzo and Quirk, chief architects of the ongoing renovations at the park:
We had a wind study done by an independent consultant. I think you'll find that there might be slightly fewer balls that are going to find their way those last few feet over the fence or over the Green Monster. I think somebody like Ortiz is not going to like that.Janet Marie Smith, the Red Sox' senior vice president for planning and development:
If I had to worry about the winds, it would be the concern with the [17-story] Trilogy project down the street. It's going to impact the wind. That is the direction [southwest] of the prevailing winds in spring and summer. ... If the winds change, it won't be anything we've done, it will be having a taller building [nearby]. If it were any closer, we'd be really concerned about it. It's probably just on the cusp.Alex Gonzalez hit .409 and led Venezuela to its first Caribbean World Series title since 1989. ... Save a few hits for Boston, okay?


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The JPA Bridge: After nearly 18 traffic-blocking months of construction, the new bridge opened in September 2012 to cheers from Jefferson Park Avenue residents and businesses that had suffered during its closure.
Downtown Mall: The heart of Charlottesville and a rare urban success story. Built in 1976, expanded in 1985, crossed by traffic in 1995, it's bustling year round but never more so than on Friday nights in spring and summer.
Free Speech Wall: The monument in front of Charlottesville City Hall— made of Buckingham slate— celebrates the first amendment right to freedom of expression by allowing any passerby to write whatever they want on the wall in chalk. That has led to a few less than savory comments and crude images, but supporters say the conversations it sparks and the free expression it celebrates are worth risking the sight of a few "f" bombs.
McIntire Parkway: Okay, so that's no longer the official name of the road that's dividing McIntire Park, but it's what everyone called it for 30 years while it was being debated. Now under construction, it will connect to the County's already built John Warner Parkway. The 250 Bypass Interchange, which will serve as a portal to downtown Charlottesville at the intersection of McIntire Road and Route 250, is being built as this issue goes to press, and it won't be too long before drivers and bikers are zipping along.
Test dummies: You know all those commercials where you see crash test dummies in cars crashing? That happens just up the road past Ruckersville on Route 2p at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Sorry, they won't let the public in there, but they do publish vice of their crash tests.
Fridays After 5: The popular and often-packed free summer concert series held at the east end of the Downtown Mall in the 3,500-seat cement-floored nTelos Wireless Pavilion.
The Grounds: UVA doesn't have a "campus," it has the Grounds. (And it wasn't built by "TJ"; it was founded by "Mr. Jefferson.") And there's no such thing as a freshman. It's "first year," please.
The Lawn: The original grounds of UVA. Streaking the length of it is considered a rite of passage for students.
JAG School: At UVA there's the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School, operated by the U.S. Army, where military lawyer, known as "JAGs", go to study law and leadership.
Sister cities: Charlorresville has four sister cities, Besançon, France, Pleven, Bulgaria, Poggio a Caiano, Italy, and Winneba, Ghana. Leaders from those cites and Charlottesville often visit each other and exchange culture knowledge and ideas.
JPJ: This has become the standard moniker for UVA's 16,000-seat, $130-million John Paul Jones Arena, opened in 2006. No, it's not named for the Led Zeppelin bassist. Instead, the man who said we should all be "elated" by the June 2012 ouster of UVA President Teresa Sullivan, Paul Tudor Jones II, promised $30 million for the project and got the building named for his father, a Memphis attorney and UVA Law grad.
The Corner: Five blocks of fun. According to historian Coy Barefoot, students began using this moniker for the intersection of University Avenue and the central entrance to the University Grounds (where the fancy "honor" gate was erected in 1915) by 1902. The name stuck, and now it's also the name of the radio station at 106.1 FM.
The Dave: The guy who spoke at Monticello's Naturalization Ceremony this year is an immigrant who used to be a bartender at the Downtown Mall, but he got the patriotic speaking gig because he's in a band!
Timberlake's: The town's olde tyme drugstore downtown has been in business since 1890! In proper old tyme fashion, it still delivers. Check out the lunch counter with homemade soup and real ice-cream sodas, and don't miss the fireplace— a local gathering spot in winter.
Garrett Square: The old-school name for the low-income housing complex near the Downtown Mall now called "Friendship Court."
Recycling: Oh, the civic battles that have been fought over recycling in this town! Back in 2009, a soft-spoken guy named Peter van der Linde upset the trash collection apple cart by quietly opening a "dirty MuRF," a place that lets your trash man collect everything in one giant bin before it gets sorted. The City has long since embraced Van der Linde's service, and now Albemarle County, which once consented to a lawsuit against him by the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority, is considering contracting with him.
Louisa: The County just east of Albemarle made international news when a 5.8 tremor struck near the town of Mineral on August 23, 2011 and reverberated across the East Coast. It's also known as home of the North Anna nuclear power plant at Lake Anna and as home of Twin Oaks, a commune where they make hammocks and tofu.
Three Chopt Road: Also known as Three Notched Road, this Colonial version of a highway is essentially the path of today's Route 250, including such historic stretches as the Downtown Mall and West Main Street.
Sacagawea: According to National Geographic, she's the subject of more statues than any other American woman, including the local one with her crouching on West Main Street with the two best-known members of the Lewis & Clark expedition. (We're still holding out for a statue of York, the Albemarle-based slave on the trip.)
Blue Hole: The dreamy little swimming spot on the south fork of the Upper Moormans River. This idyllic place suffered a vandalism in mid 2012 that could lessen its status as what lawyers call an "attractive nuisance," the buzz-saw removal of the tree that held the rope swing. Perp unknown. Don't confuse it with Snake Hole, a smaller swimming spot that's closer to where you park your car.
Weddings & wine: These two are Charlottesville's boomingest industry— along with scads of restaurants and those two traditional favorites: Monticello and the University of Virginia. Apparently love (and love of wine) can survive and thrive even when the economy tanks.
The Omni: Built by City Council vote and lots of taxpayer dollars in the mid-1980s, it's simultaneously a symbol of government excess and a really nice place to stay if you want to stroll the Downtown Mall. The owners recently got outbid on the shell of the next place (see below).
The Landmark: Oh, jeepers. It's been five and a half years since ground broke on construction of what should by now be a fully realized luxury hotel. Instead, construction halted amid the financial woes of original owner Halsey Minor. The hulking skeleton has now loomed over the mall for nearly four years and is currently owned by an Atlanta developer, who bought it for a song at auction and doesn't seem to be in a hurry to get it done. Someday, perhaps.
Marriott Residence Inn- Normally, a chain hotel wouldn't warrant an entry, but this one— planned for the corner of Ridge-McIntire and West Main Street— will likely have significant impact on Downtown and the West Main corridor. How will the Omni handle the competition? Will it effect traffic? We shall see.
Bodo's: A study in business efficiency, the line can be out the door, but you'll have your bagels faster than you can believe. Way back in the 1990s, the former owner hung a "coming soon" banner on the Corner location, but he didn't open the third jewel in his bagel crown for a decade. He later sold each restaurant to its respective manager.
Queen Charlotte Sophia: Wife of King George III, against whom the colonists fought the Revolution. Fourteen years before we waged war against the mother country, the General Assembly of the Virginia Colony named the seat of Albemarle County for this young lady.
The White Spot: It's just a restaurant, but no glossary of the town is complete without mentioning this Corner mainstay and its Gusburger and Grillswith.
Teresa Sullivan: UVA's first female president weathered an attempted coup in summer 2012 and kept her head held high. Now, three years into her presidential term, Sullivan's stayed out of the headlines as she navigates higher education's still undoubtedly shark-filled waters.
Farmington Country Club: Still considered the swankiest place to swing a club, but the past coupla decades have brought stiff competition from Keswick, Glenmore, and UVA-backed Boar's Head.
Jack Jouett: If there had been a southern poet as sharp as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, schoolchildren might be reading less about Paul Revere and more about this guy, who warned TJ away from death or capture when the British invaded Charlottesville in 1781. Camping out on the lawn of the Cuckoo Tavern in Louisa, he spotted British soldiers moving toward Charlottesville and took off on his trusty steed to spread the alarm.
Beta Bridge: Built over the C&O (now CSX/Buckingham Branch) tracks in 1924 as part of a city-wide public works improvement project, it's now Charlottesville's most famous site for public art. Memorable messages: "Hoos for Hokies," painted after the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech, and 2012's "Sullivan– you are not alone" each remained for about a month.
Jefferson Cup: Designed by the man himself, this low-volume pewter goblet adorns many a high school and college graduate's shelf of unused drinking vessels.
Three presidents: Besides the ever-present "Mr. Jefferson," Central Virginia lays claim to at least two other presidents: James Madison, whose home, Montpelier, is in nearby Orange County, and James Monroe, whose more modest digs, Ash-Lawn Highland, sit just past Monticello on Route 53. (Just over the mountain, a fourth prez, Woodrow Wilson, was born in Staunton.)
Foxfield: This horse race on Garth Road has become a rite of spring for UVA students and was nearly shut down a decade ago for out-of-control drinking. Law enforcement has much more of a presence these days and race organizers have tried to discourage those who see the event as a drink-a-thon, with some success, although arrest reports for public intoxication are still lengthy. Sundresses and hats are mandatory attire for co-eds, and pity those who forget their sunscreen. The fall races are a more family focused affair.
Sally Hemings: TJ's love interest (and his property) under the crazy world that was the Colonial era. Probably buried under the Hampton Inn on West Main. City leaders opted not to rename 10th Street for her a few years ago.
The car bumper statue: That big silver statue outside St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church on Alderman Road is actually made out of old car bumpers. Sculptor/priest Father Henry Mascotte created a statue of a meditating Aquinas in the mid-1960s by piecing together auto salvage from around South Bend, Indiana.
Biscuit Run: A state park that, we're told, will eventually open on the southwest side of town. It's also the real estate deal that showed that super-rich developers can salvage what might have been a big financial loss through the use of tax credits.
Morgan Harrington: The late 20-year-old Virginia Tech student keeps Charlottesville in the national news for an event we all wish had never happened. After ending up outside a Metallica concert at John Paul Jones Arena in October 2009 and being denied reentry, she vanished. Her body was discovered three months later on an Albemarle County farm, and her death was linked by DNA to an unsolved 2005 sexual assault in Fairfax. Her killer remains at large, and her parents have launched a nonprofit "Help Save the Next Girl."
Peter Jefferson and Martha Jefferson: Besides being an office park and a hospital, these are actual people from back in the day. Peter was a county surveyor who built a house in Shadwell in 1735 (which burned down), but his greater fame came from having a famous son. Martha was TJ's wife who bore him a daughter of the same name after whom the hospital is named. After the elder Martha died in 1782, Jefferson vowed never to remarry, opting to remain a widower for the next 44 years. His vow apparently did not preclude intimacy, however (see Sally Hemings, above).
Vinegar Hill: Considered a slum, this racially mixed but mostly African-American neighborhood of homes and businesses was bulldozed in the early 1960s when "urban renewal" was all the rage. (The art house movie theater by this name opened in 1976.)
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center- Historic African American school, after years of sitting empty, has recently been fully renovated into a museum of African American culture and history, a community center offering classes and a gym. Also offers facilities for nonprofits and a café.
Rio Road: "Rio" was the name of a long-gone mill complex on Rio Road, and it likely took its name from its proximity to the Rivanna River (rio being the Spanish word for river, of course). But don't go calling it "REE-o" road— that might be the fastest way you'll give yourself away as a newcomer. It's "RY-O" 'round here. Locals have long opted for the long "i" sound perhaps because it fit with the local pronunciation of the "RY-vanna" river. No one knows for sure, but they do know this: it was never Route 10.


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New Year's Eve is almost upon us. Figured I close out 2011 with one final post.
Out of a recent TinyApps.org post on drive wiping I followed a white-rabbit and ended up on this Disk Wiping with dcfldd at the Anti-Forensics blog.
I'm always on the lookout for tips and techniques when it comes to secure-wiping drives and the post was full of great info regarding use of the dcfldd tool.
When it comes to secure drive (whole-disk) wiping, I've still tended to rely on two tools in particular for their ease-of-use and convenience.
The first is Microsoft Windows DISKPART command "Clean all" which "specifies that each and every sector on the disk is zeroed, which completely deletes all data contained on the disk."
The pro is that the command is very simple to remember and use, and when coupled with a WinPE disk, is dead-simple to effectively wipe out most all drives I encounter.
The second one I love is the CLI tool "wipe.exe" as found in the Forensic Acquisition Utilities set by George M. Garner.
The pro about this one is that it actually includes a progress indicator so you have some degree of feedback on how far you've wiped.
I always verify my zero-out wipes when done. For that I prefer to use the sector-viewer tool HxD to scan through the post-wiped drive to ensure it all come up clean; Frhed - Free hex editor is another nice alternative.
I also keep a collection of secure file-wipe tools handy as well. These are useful for when I have a personal document with sensitive info that is no longer needed, or at work where I have successfully recovered a customer's data from a seriously crashed drive and the files were successfully restored; don't need to keep those around on the workbench PC.
EraserDrop Portable - PortableApps.com is an easy to use and easy-to-configure tool I find useful to manage large volumes of files/folders needing secure deletion. It is based on Eraser.
Eraser Portable - PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB, portable and cloud drives is the portable version of that tool. It is very flexible and powerful, though the interface and job/task "scheduling" might be off-putting to less advanced users. Besides handing wiping of files/folders, it also can wipe free-space on a drive.
WipeFile over at Gaijin is a simple and basic file-wipe tool with lots of options. Just launch, set your wipe-preferences, and drag-n-drop your files for wiping. See the related Gaijin tool WipeDisk as well.
File Shredder is a "new-to-me" secure-wipe tool. It is quite small and consists of two files; the main exe and a dll helper. The interface is nice and it also includes wiping of free-space.
ultrashredder is even smaller. Basically just drag-n-drop. While you can set the number of over-writes, you can't set the pattern.
DPWipe 1.1 by Dirk Paehl is similar to Ultrashredder in the GUI layout, however it does allow selection of the wipe method.
Blowfish Advanced CS. This is an oldie-but-a-goodie which was the very first secure wipe (file and freespace) tool I started using back in my Win98 days. It probably has been passed on by other tools here but I still keep it around for fond-memories.
SDelete is Microsoft Sysinternal's CLI tool to wipe files as well as zero-out free-space. I like it particularly well for that second task.
Disk Redactor also handles wiping of all free space on a drive very nicely with a helpful GUI interface.
These are all specialized secure-wipe tools and are pretty easy and convenient to use; a few even have options to integrate into the Windows context-menu shell. However if you frequently use an alternative Windows file manager (like I prefer to do), there are more than one which include a hand-dandy "secure-file-wipe" option baked right in!
FreeCommander remains my #1 all-time favorite "multi-pass" tool for Windows file management. it includes a secure wipe action that performs a multi-step wipe of the selected item(s). You can set how many passes you want that routine to run.
Explorer++ also includes a "destroy" option (1 or 3-pass choice) to secure delete selected files/folders.
A43 likewise includes a basic secure-destroy option.
NexusFile has a "shred and delete" feature.
My Commander reminds me in many ways of FreeCommander, and it does have a secure delete action.
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After a little over two years of scant free time, I'm finally working normal hours. So that liberates me for more community engagement, aka the stuff I really love. It also frees me up to think. But looking back on the past 5 years of support for open source projects with great promise but ultimate abandonment, I'm left to wonder what to target. Continue reading


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How clever and lovely is this 'HAVING A BALL' MASON JAR THEMED 90TH BIRTHDAY PARTY?! It was creatively put together and submitted by Gretchen Brittain of Three Little Monkeys Studio.
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Party details and description from Gretchen-
"My Grandmother hit a huge milestone this year when she turned 90. She is the most incredible person I've ever known. She is so funny and sassy, and full of energy. She truly enjoys life, so celebrating her incredible milestone with beloved friends and family was a must.
When my mom and I sat down and thought about themes, we kept reminiscing about my grandparents farm and my grandmother's gardens filled with zinnias. So a zinnias and vintage mason jar birthday theme was born, which we called "Having a Ball", because it perfectly sums up my grandmother and her joyful personality.
I contacted Krista of Cookies With Character, and she brought my dream to life with her incredible mason jar cookies. We personalized the mason jars with, "Having a Ball Since 1922", my grandmother's birth year.
I contacted my favorite fondant gal, Brittany from Edible Details, and she made some gorgeous fondant zinnias, which graced some cupcakes from our favorite local bakery, Three Women and an Oven.
Three Women and an Oven also bake the gorgeous cake, which I topped with a cake bunting I made out of bamboo skewers, burlap twine and a fat quarter of blue fabric I picked up from JoAnn's. I cut out triangles along the fold and secured them with glue dots.
My mom and I made the Pie in a Jar party favors, which were a huge hit. We made peach and cherry, which we baked right in the jars following all of the tips from the gals at Our Best Bites. We covered the tops with burlap ribbon from the floral department of JoAnn's.
For decorations, we grabbed many things from around the house and purchased a few items from our favorite vintage flea market, Good Ju Ju. We used my grandmother's doilies and layered them on a white tablecloth, and made a doily bunting from burlap twine and flea market doilies to grace the front of the table. We used a mix of old and purchased vintage blue mason jars to hold utensils and our floral arrangements. We purchased old windows from Good Ju Ju that we used to create a photo display of my grandmother through the years highlighted by a gorgeous wreath from Sweet Georgia Sweet.
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During my long years with the Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW), I had , inter alia, handled the external aspects of the tribal insurgency in the North-East, the Khalistani terrorism, the Jihadi terrorism and the external aspects of the physical security of the Prime Minister of India.
2. In June 1985,Rajiv Gandhi undertook his first travel abroad as the Prime Minister of India. He visited France, Algeria, the USA and Switzerland. He went back to India and came out again in October to visit the then USSR and Holland.
3.His June visits coincided with the first anniversary of Operation Blue Star in the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Khalistani elements based in Pakistan, West Europe and the US took a vow to have him assassinated before he returned to India. I was asked to help the SPG, which is responsible for the protection of the Prime Minister, during his visits to France, Switzerland and Holland.
4. That was the first time I came into contact with Rajiv, Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka. Rahul and Priyanka were young kids at that time. I had an opportunity of interacting with the kids, particularly in Paris. I have not met them after October,1985, but have maintained a distant interest in their welfare and progress in life.
5.I have been worried, like many of our fellow-citizens, over the declining and depressing state of affairs in the country. I have written a number of articles critical of the way Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh has been handling the situation. Some of the articles were mildly critical, some very hard-hitting. I had also suggested that the time had come for the Congress to go for mid-term elections to remove the political gloom.
6. I believed that Shri Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, was the man for the occasion and it was time for him to enter the political arena and take over as the PM after winning the elections. Between 2000 and till recently, I was a strong supporter of the BJP, the RSS and Modi.
7. Last year, I started visiting the Twitter site regularly in the hope of keeping myself in touch with what was being discussed in the Twitter world. That was the beginning of my interactions with the online followers of Modi. I was shocked by their uncouth manners, foul language and extremist mind-set. Whenever I tweeted anything positive about Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka, the followers of Namo came down on me like a ton of bricks and subjected me to vile abuse.
8. I was called an old man who had become senile and developed Alzheimer's disease. It was claimed that my cancer had spread to my brain etc. By nature, I am a pleasant and polite person. I was shocked by the kind of language used and threats uttered by the online followers of NaMo. Twice I quit Twitter in disgust and then I came back because of my curiosity.
9. I wrote articles drawing attention to the Stormtrooper like methods of the online followers of NaMo and the kind of abuse and character assassination being directed at me. I sincerely believed NaMo was not aware of the obnoxious behaviour of his online followers. I wrote and tweeted a number of times suggesting that he should openly condemn their methods and dissociate himself from them. There was no response. I couldn't help believing that his followers were indulging in such methods with his knowledge and approval. That was the beginning of my disillusionment with NaMo. My writings and Tweets became increasingly critical of of NaMo's followers whom I started calling the NaMo Brigade and NaMo himself.
10. That was also the time when I started taking fresh interest in the personalities, policies and activities of the Congress. I did have hopes that Rahul could turn around matters, but my hopes were belied. I started thinking that the time had come for Priyanka to enter the political scene to set matters right with the support of the GenNext of the party. Rahul had not been able to enthuse the younger elements in the party and the country. It was important that Priyanka tried her hand at this.
11. In the beginning of June, I wrote my first article suggesting that Sonia should induct Priyanka into active politics. I was surprised by the initial condemnation of my articles by friends and foes alike. The NaMo Brigade stepped up its attacks on me. I was insulted. I was ridiculed. My sanity was called into question. I decided to go into a mode of watching silence.
12.To my surprise, after about three weeks, others too started discussing Priyanka as a possible political aspirant--- Shri Virendra Kapoor in Rediff, the Sunday Guardian and some other columnists and papers. Last week, NDTV had a series of political discussions on the likelihood of a mid-term poll. One of the questions polled and debated was the chances of Priyanka.
13. I drew the attention of my Twitter followers to this and tweeted once again why I had suggested the name of Priyanka.I tweeted in two consecutive tweets: "As yesterday's developments in Gujarat show, NaMo will not be able to shake off his dark shadow. Namo is darkness at noon. Priyanka is brightness at night." My reference was to the shadow over NaMo after the conviction of 31 of the accused in the Naroda Patiya case of massacre of over 90 Muslims by a mob egged on by some Hindutva Top Guns. My allusion was to Arthur Koestler's novel of the last century based on life under Stalin. I was buried in an avalanche of abusive tweets from NaMo's followers. Some of them even accused me of giving a powerful political slogan to the Congress for the next elections.
14.A couple of days later, one of my followers drew my attention to a defamatory, calumnious blog post twisting the meaning of my Tweets. The post deleted my reference to the conviction of the accused in the Naroda Pitiya massacre case and carried only my characterisations of NaMo as Darkness and Priyanka as Brightness. The post alleged that this old man used to send love Tweets to Barkha Dutt of NDTV, now he has started sending love Tweets to Priyanka.
15.His rage over my suggesting Priyanka as a possible future leader was obvious, but he was unable to counter me logically. So he indulged in character assassination.I have not come across a more sickening mind. It was the reaction of the lowliest of the lowlies.
16.Previously,whenever I used to protest online against the abuses and character assassination directed against me by NaMo's supporters, my well-wishers in the BJP and the RSS used to ask me to ignore them. They used to claim these were not well-educated people capable of politeness.
17.But the man who has attacked my personal honour and projected me as a decrepit old man with a hunger for attractive women is not an uneducated person. I understand he is a graduate of one of the prestigious IITs of India. After having lived in Mumbai for some years, he is now reportedly based in the US and has allegedly been co-ordinating the online Blitzkrieg of NaMo from his safe sanctuary in the US.
18. If this is the kind of people who are the brains of the NaMo For PM campaign, would it be in the interest of the country for NaMo to become the PM? Everyman is known by the company he keeps. This is the kind of company NaMo keeps.( 2-9-12)
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Rosie O'Donnell is taking back her "Queen of Nice" title with some Estrogen help.
The talk show host chatted with Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson on the set of her new OWN show in Chicago on Wednesday, where she revealed she's keeping her anger in check with hormones.
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She credits her longtime friend Suzanne Somers for helping her.
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"[Suzanne] said, 'Please, please go to one of these doctors and get some hormones,'" Rosie recalled. "She said, 'I've known you for 15 years. I know your heart, please do this.'"
Rosie might be a happier person, but upcoming guests on her new show might want to think twice about crossing her or any of her famous friends.
"Yes I've banned Piers Morgan," she told Shaun. "He banned Madonna for no reason when his show started, so I'm banning Piers Morgan! I don't have anybody banned, but if I have to make a list, he's on it."
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As for other guests, Rosie appears to have replaced Tom "cutie patootie" Cruise (how she often referred to the star on her previous talk show) with a new celebrity crush in the form of Russell Brand.
"I became fascinated with him and I Googled everything he ever did," Ro confessed.
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And the Russell love fest continued when she finally met the British funnyman, telling him, "I have been marinating in you, I knew this would happen, you are genius!"
"The Rosie Show" debuts on October 10 at 7 PM ET/PT on OWN.
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Eminem used Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards to unveil the street date for his next album along with its title.
The follow up to 2010's "Recovery" will hit stores on Nov. 5 and be called "MMLP2"--as in "Marshall Mathers LP 2." The set is a sequel to 2000's critically acclaimed "The Marshall Mathers LP," which spawned such megahits as "The Real Slim Shady," "The Way I Am," and "Stan" and went on to become the rap superstar's biggest-selling effort, with 27 million copies sold worldwide.
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Slim Shady got the PR machine rolling last week when he dropped another of the album's anthems, "Survivor," in a trailer for Activision's first-person shooter video game Call of Duty: Ghosts, which is due out on the same day MMLP2 arrives.
At the same time, Eminem also took the opportunity to join Instagram, posting a pic of his computer screen with a shot of the 40-year-old hip-hopster holding up both middle fingers and flipping the bird with a link to his website.
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in (one's) (infinite) wisdom(redirected from in our wisdom)
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Used ironically when describing one's action or decision that the speaker thinks was particularly stupid or ill advised. The management, in their infinite wisdom, decided to cut employees' benefits while demanding that they work even longer hours.
in someone's wisdomused ironically to suggest that an action is not well judged.
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In 2008, New York City police arrived at the Bedford Stuyvesant home of Iman Morales, a 35-year old man with a psychiatric diagnosis. Distraught and naked, Morales had climbed out the apartment window and onto a storefront ledge. The encounter ended when one of the officers aimed his Taser at Morales, who then plummeted onto the concrete 10 feet below and suffered a fatal head injury.
The officers on the scene were, like all New York Police Department officers, armed with guns, but no proper training or tactics to diffuse a situation with a person with mental illness. Later that week, the police lieutenant who gave the order took his own life.
In response to Morales' death, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly responded by saying the NYPD would increase training for police officers -- but the change was purely in the quantity of instruction, not the quality. Kelly said the additional training would be "in essence, going over the training they've received."
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Going over the basics is not enough. There continue to be a shocking number of incidents where the New York City police have encountered a person in a state of psychiatric crisis, and rather than de-escalating the situation, their untrained reactions and poor decisions have left the person injured or even dead.
The police department's current policing practices are at best inadequate, and at worst ineffective. A refresher course on an insufficient model does not change direction and certainly has not prevented people with mental illness from being criminalized or killed. A true shift in policy is needed, with the police spending more time with people with mental illness so that they can be treated with the dignity and respect that they deserve.
Sadly, that has not happened, and the Morales encounter remains not far from the norm. Two years after his death, the New York's policing model still includes no distinct response system for its officers to safely interact with people with psychiatric disabilities when they are in a state of crisis.
Olga Negron, Morales' mother, still lives with the loss of her son. She says that she misses him "so much -- my heart hurts everyday." She knows that her son's death was avoidable -- if the police department only knew how to protect both New York's psychiatrically disabled and the many police officers who interact when them on a daily basis.
What Other Cities Do
Luckily there is a solution -- for Negron, and for the New Yorkers with psychiatric disabilities. Eighty cities and counties around the country have taken on new policing models to make interactions between police and people with mental illness safer for all involved and reduce arrests. Crisis Intervention Teams connect residents to social services early in cities large and small around the country -- including Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston -- and keeping people who need treatment out of jail and prison.
Rather than killing or injuring people with mental illness, Crisis Intervention Teams offer an opportunity to help provide treatment and a therapeutic environment to individuals in need of support. While New York's prison population is decreasing, the percentage of prisoners with mental illness has risen. The Crisis Intervention Teams provide a humane solution to the unjust punishment of people with mental illness.
Crisis Intervention Teams require police officers and 911 dispatchers to receive 40 hours of training that teaches them to recognize signs of mental illness so they can identify symptoms in individuals. The programs also cover de-escalation techniques, so that police and dispatchers can refocus on diverting individuals into treatment.
In some places, only Crisis Intervention Team police officers respond to crisis situations, but in others, like the model in Westchester County, a social worker or peer specialist works out of the precinct and co-responds with police officers. The team model works with self- selected staff, so the experienced workers have a deep and skilled understanding and sensitivity to mental illness from the get go.
In addition to training, Crisis Intervention Teams forge stronger relationships between local precincts and community hospitals and mental health centers. The process of admitting someone to a treatment facility is streamlined so that the police don't wait long hours in an emergency room and so that people who are in need of treatment get it immediately.
Who Not Here?
On Feb. 24, experts from Westchester' Crisis Intervention Teams came to New York City to share the success of their model and its ability to increase the safety of the community, police officers and people in crisis, and aid recovery for people with mental illness.
Unfortunately though, the New York City Police Department continued its pattern of refusing to hear proposed solutions or to adopt these new models despite their proven effectiveness in deescalating crises. Department representatives did not show up for the roundtable, organized by Rights for Imprisoned People with Psychiatric Disabilities, or RIPPD, a grassroots organization of formerly incarcerated people with psychiatric disabilities, advocates and family members.
Recently, community residents and members of Rights for Imprisoned People with Psychiatric Disabilities gathered outside the 79th police precinct, where Morales died, and demanded: How can the New York Police Department not implement this program?
Too much is at stake. The list of New Yorkers with mental illness harmed by police unprepared to help them is too long, and includes Earl Black, Rodney Mason, Alan Zelencic, Stephanie Lindboe, Khiel Coppin, Gilberto Blanco, and David Kostovski.
The New York Police Department must do the right thing for New Yorkers with mental illness, their family and friends -- and their own officers. Until the police modernize their tactics, every encounter with a person in psychiatric crisis will continue to be a chance for avoidable tragedy.
Alexandra Smith is a criminal justice advocate at the Urban Justice Center's Mental Health Project and a member of Rights for Imprisoned People with Psychiatric Disabilities. For more information visit Rights for Imprisoned People with Disabilities.


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AUGUST 1 — Mandatory parent meeting for Van Buren football players 7th-12th grade, 6:30 p.m. at the VBHS Fine Arts Center.
AUGUST 8 — Women's Football Clinic with tailgate party, 6:30 p.m. at Blakemore Field. Free event for any lady interested in learning football.
AUGUST 23 — Community pep rally for Van Buren football at Blakemore Field, 6:30 p.m.
AUGUST 24 — Deadline to register for the fall T-ball (ages 3-5) and 6U coach's pitch league in Van Buren. T-Ball is for both boys and girls and the 6U coach pitch softball league is for girls. All games will be held at the Field of Dreams on Saturdays (Sept. 7-Oct. 19). Cost is $35. Register on www.vanburenfastpitch.com or call, 479-208-1201.
AUGUST 24 — Deadline to register for the fall fastpitch softball league at the Field of Dreams. Leagues include 8U Machine Pitch, 10U Machine Pitch, 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U. There will be a doubleheader one night week (Sept. 3-Oct. 18). Team cost, $350. Register on www.vanburenfastpitch.com or call, 479-208-1201.
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Aug. 3 — Traditional Championship Wrestling brings Back to School Bash IV, a 12-card match, to the Fort Smith Convention Center with a 6:30 p.m. bell time. Tickets are on sale at Super Sav Drug in Van Buren and can be purchased online at www.tcwwrestling.com. The event will be taped and will feature a special tag team match with Matt Hardy and Americanos against The Empire. All matches are subject to change. VIP ticket holders will attend a special post-show meet and greet with free pizza and sodas.
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Julie Andersen, Director of the Shark Savers www.sharksavers.org, sent me this "Miami Herald" article today:
We are all very glad to see that the Bahamian government officials have kept their cool despite the misinformation and plain distortion of facts in the press that was fueled by self-styled shark experts such as Neal Watson and George Burgess.
Both gentlemen do not appear to have ever dived with tiger sharks or other 'dangerous' species, and certainly do not know the exact circumstances that led to the lamentable incident. Yet, their statements talking to the press smack of a specialist expertise they do not have. They are the know-it-all types media pros usually resort to not knowing better. I will not waste more words on Watson.
As to Burgess, who believes, and wants to make others believe, to be a "shark attack" expert, let me just quote an internationally renowned shark scientist:
"....... The study of 'shark attack' is an unscientific endeavor. This is because it is impossible with our state of technical knowledge to set up an experiment to test an hypothesis. Any statement as to causality is just mere speculation. This is a plain fact. The scientific method is not available to those who 'study' shark attack."
As much as Burgess wants to be recognized as an authority on "shark attacks", he is not more than a mere statistician who collects data on shark incidents. The conclusions he draws from his data collection are nothing but speculations as he simply cannot claim to do his research as director of the International Shark Attack File in a scientific manner.
Here is what Maris Kazmers had to say on the subject of being a "shark attack" expert:
"Assuming that being a scientist means applying the scientific method to problems/questions, how does one resolve the fact that virtually all shark attack information is anecdotal, that most shark attack information comes from unreliable sources, that even the identity of the shark involved is often in question, etc, etc?"
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Biking for Breakfast Challenge Supported by Dairy Farmers of Canada
Courtesy Ken Trenholm, Summerside Cycling
DFC signs a three-year contract with BFBC
The award-winning Biking for Breakfast Challenge (BFBC) obtained Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) support yesterday when DFC agreed to encourage the organization with moral and financial support behind the event that has grown 75 per cent per year in rider participation and fund-raising efforts since the event's inception -- four years ago.
DFC will be the Presenting Sponsor for BFBC for the next three years.
"Supporting the BFBC simply feels like a natural thing to do for Dairy Farmers of Canada," says Nathalie Roy, Registered Dietitian and representative for DFC in Atlantic Canada.
"Not only does this activity encourage a healthy meal like breakfast, but it also encourages active, healthy living like bicycling".
This partnership is a big piece of the breakfast puzzle for the BFBC says Chairperson and Founder, Ken Trenholm of Summerside.
"DFC was the only organization we approached to be our Presenting Sponsor", Trenholm recalls with a smile.
"We searched for an organization that we believe in, as much as they believe in us, and are fortunate to have found an organization that is such a fit with the event's message".
Roy also comments on the fit between this tip-to-tip bicycle charity fund-raiser for school breakfast programs and the principles of Dairy Farmers of Canada.
"It is a natural fit for DFC to support a health-minded program such as the Biking for Breakfast Challenge. DFC believes in supporting events that have a positive impact on the health and wellness of Canadians - as BFBC does".
Roy expands on DFC's commitment to this event and to healthy living: "It is our hope that our partnership with Biking for Breakfast Challenge will help create awareness of the number of children that go to school on an empty stomach, and to make it so that all children get a healthy,
balanced breakfast to start their day off right".
The most appealing aspects of BFBC for DFC are summarized by Nathalie Roy:
(1) What we find most appealing about the Biking for Breakfast Challenge is that it brings people together for a good cause: that of making sure that every child on Prince Edward Island starts his or her school day after having had a good balanced breakfast.
(2) Breakfast is a very important meal as it helps to reactivate your metabolism after fasting during a period ranging anywhere between five and twelve hours. A good breakfast should compensate for 25% of your daily energy needs.
(3) This activity also has the added benefit of engaging people into physical activity, something that DFC believes is key at helping Canadians achieve and maintain a better health.
Trenholm says that he hopes this partnership will also create awareness about the need for all people to choose a healthy lifestyle and to consume more milk products.
"One of the peripheral goals of the event is to highlight what people are capable of doing when they choose to live a healthy lifestyle. Few people can say they have bicycled an entire province, 278 km, in one day. Even fewer can say that by bicycling they have helped change the world and make life better for our children - for our communities."
When asked about how he is training for this event and how he incorporates milk in his diet, Trenholm is quick to point out his family consumes 16 litres of milk per week. Trenholm regularly trains and drinks chocolate milk as a post-workout drink.
"Chocolate milk has been proven to be one of the best post-workout energy drinks," says Trenholm.
"You can disregard your expensive sports drinks and grab a nutrient-rich, low-cost chocolate milk after your ride."
When asked about the importance of this partnership, Trenholm raises his bicycle helmet high in the air: "the goals of Dairy Farmers of Canada and the Biking for Breakfast Challenge mirror one another quite nicely: healthy living, nutrition, and grassroots community-based."
About Dairy Farmers of Canada
"The Canadian Community Health Survey that was released in 2006 revealed that too many Canadians of all ages do not consume the 2-4 daily servings of milk products as recommended in Canada's Food Guide. The survey showed that more than one third of children aged 4 to 9 do
not consume two daily servings of milk products. The under-consumption rate climbs as children get older as the same survey showed that 61% of teenage boys and 83% of teenage girls do not consume enough milk products for their age group.
That is why the team of dietitians at Dairy Farmers of Canada is committed to provide to consumers, educators and health professionals accurate up-to-date information on the nutritional benefits of milk and milk products.
DFC's registered dietitians are actively involved in working cooperatively, all year long, with other health professionals and government representatives to ensure that standards, regulations and information designed to promote healthy eating among Canadian consumers accurately reflects the nutritional profile of milk and milk products.
The many essential nutrients found in milk and milk products not only play a role in building and maintaining healthy bones and teeth but they also help in reducing the risk of several diseases and conditions. Milk and milk products may also help in achieving and maintaining a healthy
body weight.
"We feel it is our role to inform Canadians on the many health benefits that come with making milk products part of their day ", says Roy.
More information about Dairy Farmers of Canada can be found at www.dairygoodness.ca
About Biking for Breakfast Challenge
The Biking for Breakfast Challenge is the only road cycling charity event in North America that travels across a complete province in one single day. This event is fully supported on rural country roads, some near traffic-free, alongside some of P.E.I.'s most gently touched landscape, farmer's fields, and always within minutes of one of P.E.I.'s five dozen sandy beaches. Riders can register for the entire tip to tip (278 km) or a various partial courses. The event takes place on the first Saturday in August annually. More information can be found by visiting their website at www.bikingforbreakfast.com
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make a meal (out) of (something)
1. To prepare and eat some food and consider it a full meal, even though it may not resemble a traditional meal. I haven't had a chance to go to the grocery store, but we can probably make a meal out of whatever's left in the fridge. Back in college, we often made a meal of crackers and peanut butter—it was all we could afford!
2. To do more work than is necessary when completing some task. I just need a rough summary of the numbers for the report—don't make a meal out of it.
make a meal of something
1. to eat something. The cat made a meal of the fish. They made a meal of the roast beef and enjoyed it very much.
2. to eat enough of something to consider it or have it as a full meal. I really don't want to make a meal of lettuce alone. Can we make a meal of this turkey, or should we save some for sandwiches?
make a meal of somethingor
make a meal out of somethingmainly BRITISH
If someone makes a meal of something or makes a meal out of it, they spend too much time or energy on it. He's only been asked to write a brief essay but he's making such a meal of it. Only spend an hour or so on the task — don't make a meal out of it.
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1961 Colin Willock Death in Covert Dyson… was making a meal of everything. He had carefully paced the distance…He had stuck sticks in the ground.


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Even though she carries a famous name, the fiercely shy and formidably knowledgeable Elizabeth Avedon has forged her own path in the photography industry: curating galleries, spearheading art direction on multinational ad campaigns and designing books and exhibitions for some of the most successful international photographers of the 20th century.
Avedon's long career has been among photography greats. Straight from college, she was recommended to Richard Avedon by her favorite Parsons instructor Marvin Israel — painter, art director and Diane Arbus' lover.
Avedon is now an independent curator and runs her own book design and consulting business. She's a contributor to the Life.com award-winning La Lettre de la Photographie and maintains her own blog. She was married to Richard Avedon's son, John, hence the surname. Hers is a place in the hearts and Rolodexes of many photo-world veterans.
Keenly interested in Buddhism and co-founder of Tibet House in Manhattan, Avedon is a generous advocate for young photographers with honest ideas. If you have heart, purpose, and a distinct eye and voice she's in your corner.
Avedon was kind enough to be the inaugural subject of our new interview series, Raw Meet.
Wired.com: What do you look for in photographers' work?
Elizabeth Avedon: I try to focus on their perspective not my perspective … I try to get into the photographer's frame of mind. If I don't think I can relate to him or her, then I won't take the project on.
I work to be a meaningful catalyst and help things move forward along a positive path. I might suggest my own edit of their work to make it more cohesive or help them weed out the weak images before presenting their work to gallery and museum directors. I give insight as a designer, as a curator, as an experienced viewer and most importantly as a fan. I love photographs and the people that make them.
Wired.com: Is there a recent photographer's work that has stood out to you?
Avedon: Stephen Mallon's. I think his work is so cool. I love the projects he gets. The quality of his work is first rate, especially Last Stop Atlantic [which is] images of retired subway cars placed in the Atlantic Ocean to create a reef.
I was first aware of his work when he photographed the plane that went down in the Hudson. Remember Sully? The plane was removed and driven through the streets of the Bronx or Brooklyn.
Wired.com: How have the tasks of photographers changed?
Avedon: I don't remember so much time being spent by photographers marketing themselves.
Wired.com: Because previously other professionals, gatekeepers took care of marketing and now the internet allows photographers to do some of that themselves?
Avedon: Yes. But the internet provides so much more exposure. There's a lot out there [sigh]. Before, if you weren't in New York City or Los Angeles, you had no idea [of what was going on].
The internet is a great thing, and I understand galleries get upset if we tend to only see images online and think that's how photography looks. But I think that people who are going to view photography in that way weren't going to go to a gallery anyway.
Wired.com: Can photographers make a difference?
Avedon: Absolutely. Where would we be without images of the people in Japan's and Haiti's earthquakes being broadcast to us from across the world?
Wired.com: Despite all the new opportunities arising for photographers due to the internet, publishing deals and exhibitions remain the goal for many. Is this how it should be? Always will be?
Avedon: Pressed to gaze into a crystal ball, I would say what is ironic to me is limiting a potential new tool by compromising it to accomplish or mimic what a traditional tool already does.
I believe as these new mediums mature and natural selection takes hold, quality will rise above the static and noise. It will take time to measure what opportunities are really worthwhile and not illusionary. We'll see what has promise and is useful versus what was empty and vapid. I think goals and values will evolve as we learn what is truly moving our visual language forward.
Wired.com: Will the photo book always have a permanent place in the photography ecosystem?
Avedon: Well, this is the debate, isn't it?
Of course, everyone is enamored with e-readers and tablets, and the iPad in and of itself is a beautiful object.
From a photography-book collector's point of view, I think the author's signature along with proof of a first edition printing will continue to make a traditional edition of a photography book relevant and insure its longevity.
However, I just read, in a wonderfully titled N.Y. Times piece "Would You Sign My Kindle," there is a new program called Autography that allows you to digitally collect an author signature and insert it into an e-book, creating something like a signed copy of a print book.
Maybe in the future printed photography books will be in a category with cherrywood stereoscopic viewers? Still, I think there is always an audience and appreciation for beautiful, well-crafted objects, but the crystal ball is hazy on this one.
Wired.com: To Blurb or not to Blurb?
Avedon: I'm a great believer in self-publishing and Blurb is one good choice. These days as traditional photography and art book publishers are cutting back on the number of books they publish each year, you still have the opportunity to create your own.
These books can be as good as your content, possibly surpassing what a traditional publisher might be able to do with your work, as you are able to dedicate more time and resources. In a traditional model, you may not have had the same control or opportunity to contribute.
I still suggest you hire a book designer. Great content needs a well-crafted platform beyond templates. Blurb is also a useful way to create a portfolio to show editors and reviewers how to view your work. I believe what you learn about the work in the physical, tactile act of moving [the] sequencing and scale from the screen to the page is deeply rewarding and worthwhile.
Wired.com: How do you select what to feature on your blog?
Avedon: My blog is simply my own personal creative experience. I never intended it to be a strict curatorial experience, or like a magazine or a gallery.
Rather, I find things in-progress to draw on, emerging work that has great potential at that moment, friends' photographs I happen to love, projects that need funding, and I try to continually support the photography galleries by placing announcements for work that interests me.
Wired.com: So you have a professional and personal relationship to the projects on your blog?
Avedon: Yes. This summer I've been posting the work of the graduating students from my class in the Masters of Professional Studies (MPS) in Digital Photography at the School of Visual Arts.
There's work I became very interested in, from meeting at past Review Santa Fe portfolio events, such as Sean Perry's Monolith series, portraits of the architecture in NYC skylines, Dornith Doherty's Vault — which are images from the arctic Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
Wired.com: Are photography and Zen compatible?
Avedon: I don't know much about Zen — in my case it would be Buddhism — and yes they are very compatible. For example, see my recent post on photographer and Buddhist monk Nicholas Vreeland.
I've known Nicholas Vreeland for decades, since he was an assistant to Richard Avedon, and have been posting updates of his current life as a Buddhist monk in southern India under "A Monk's Photo Journal." I recently curated his solo exhibition at New York's Leica Gallery, "Return To The Roof of the World," photographs he took on horseback documenting his teacher's return to Tibet after 50 years. I also included many of his portraits of high Buddhist lamas, some have passed on and he's photographed their reincarnated successors.
Vreeland was assistant to both Irving Penn and Richard Avedon and studied film at NYU before his departure to India in 1985. He's managed to bring photography back into his current life as a Tibetan Buddhist monk for 26 years. He said in the Leica Camera blog, "In terms of my work as a monk-photographer, I feel that I'm photographing the extraordinary world in which I live, whether I'm in New York City, in my teacher's home in New Jersey, my monastery in India or in Tibet."Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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Get to know the first two Dream Traverse Video Contest finalists and vote for your favorite to make its creator's dream come true! View all six videos and choose your winner at suunto.com/traversecollection
Three Suunto Traverse outdoor watches will be raffled among all voters.
The first candidate, Grobler Basson, comes from Cape Town, South Africa. Grobler and some of his friends actually had their adventure dream long before the contest.
"We have been planning our adventure for the better part of this year, we even called it the Kingdom Traverse long before we knew of Suunto's plans and the launch of your new Traverse watch," Grobler says.
"We will traverse Lesotho from one side to the other. We will do this the only way we know possible – high altitude trail running, some off-the-grid mountain biking, cold water swimming and breath-taking kayaking coupled with some off-the-chart camping spots and difficult navigation!"
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a land locked mountain kingdom located inside South Africa. It is the country with the highest lowest point on Earth of 1400 m (4600 ft).
"The Kingdom Traverse would serve two goals; firstly to stimulate and temporarily satisfy our need for adventure and exploration, secondly, we see Lesotho as an amazing jewel yet to be discovered by international adventure tourism. We believe that the Kingdom Traverse would bring some amazing exposure to what Lesotho has to offer, and possible boost their tourism!"
Candidate number two is Kellen Witschen from northern Minnesota in the United States.
"The outdoors is a place I can go to and feel free from a schedule and from responsibilities, even if it's only a quick bike ride at the end of the day. It is a place to test your knowledge and skills, where the consequence of failure is very real and very apparent," Kellen says.
Kellen's Dream Traverse is far from an evening ride: he wants to ride the Carretera Austral, a 770 mile dirt road that runs from Puerto Montt to the start of the Patagonian ice cap.
"Ever since visiting Patagonia in 2012, I have dreamed about going back. While doing research there, I only got to see a small section of the area and the group traveled exclusively by motor vehicle. I want to go back and bike the entire 770 miles of the Carretera Austral."
"The road travels through many different types of landscape and vegetation, ranging from closely woven coastal canals and Patagonian Steppe to high mountain peaks."
Go to suunto.com/traversecollection, watch the six videos and vote for your favorite. Three Suunto Traverse outdoor watches will be raffled among all voters.


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August 17, 2012 5:10 am
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