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beef chuck roast
1/3 cup
soy sauce
1 (1 ounce) package
dry onion soup mix
2 teaspoons
freshly ground black pepper
Since I had a sirloin tip roast that certainly wouldn't need 22 hours in the slow cooker, I only cooked it about 7-1/2 hours and it was done perfectly. I set the roast on a bed of cremini mushrooms, used beefy onion soup mix, since that's what I had in the pantry, only 2 T. of soy sauce to avoid this being too salty, a bay leaf, and just a mere cup of water. The house smelled wonderful and the roast was delicious and flavorful with a rich au jus. We're looking forward to having the leftovers as French Dip sandwiches!
Wow. Unless you modify this recipe, be prepared to drink a gallon of water. It is saltier than a can of sardines!
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This was really good. I made a few changes though. I used low sodium soy sauce and dry onion mushroom soup mix and it was not salty at all. The beef does not need to be in the slow cook for 22 hours. That is way too long. I put mine on high in the slow cooker and it was done in about 4-5 hours and was really tender and juicy.
My husband made this, so you know it is darn easy! Cooked on low 8 hours the first day, put in the fridge overnight, lifted off the fat in the morning (my trick!) and then put it back on low for 8 more hours with quartered red potatoes, carrots and onions added in. Very juicy and flavorful. We always use low sodium soy.
Put a 3lb roast in at 7am, put in carrots and potatoes at 1pm, and ate at 6pm. It was perfect! Used low sodium soy. Will do this often.
Thanks so much for this recipe, Tracy! I had my in-laws over for this the first time I made it. It was the best roast we've ever had. What "made" the roast was the juice it simmers in and it makes the absolute BEST gravy for hot roast beef sandwiches the next day. I used about 4 large tbsp. of corn strach mixed with water to give the juice it's gravy consistency before serving. You can't find better tasting rost beef gravy than this at any restaurant!! I will make this time and time again. Very impressive. Who would know it is SOOOO easy?
This did not take 22 hours, it took about 8 on low. It was very tender. I used low sodium soy sauce and a can of low sodium beef broth with a cup of water. I added a bay leaf and fresh portabella mushrooms. It smelled great and tasted even better. Very simple!
Fantastic! The beef was sooo soft and delicious! It just took 12 hours in my Rival oval slow cooker.
I will definitely try this recipe again but with modifications. My roast was way too salty for me, so I'm going to try to cut back on the onion soup mix and soy sauce.
I added 1 1/2 to 2 cups more water to make the juice less salty. To thicken it, I added instant mashed potatoes.
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Omar's tweet said egnew is practically out the door unless he 1) hits the wieght room 2) prays really really hard to jesus
Everyone knows about Tyler Eifert and Zach Ertz but guys like Joe Fauria, Travis Kelce, Jordan Reed, Dion Sims, Levine Toilolo, Gavin Escobar, Mychal Rivera, Phil Lutzenkirchen, Chris Gragg and Justice Cunningham make this Draft exceptionally deep at the position if you want guys that can go out there and play football on Sundays in some capacity.
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I posted this a little while back: I definitely would like to see an early 2nd round pick on Fauria or another comparable TE. Maybe a later pick on Lutzenkirchen or possibly Mychal Rivera out of Tennessee (although I don't know if he's too Charles Clay-ish).
Thinking about it a bit more and looking at a bit more stuff, been impressed by Lutzenkirchen, he makes a great grab against Mississippi State going totally against the direction of his body when Darius Slay had a sure interception: http://youtu.be/KZ6Ok3hxcMQ?t=2m52s
Another guy I'm a fan of is Mychal Rivera and if we're comparing to last year's draft, in terms of size and speed - I think he solidly can be compared to Northwestern's Drake Dunsmore. Although Dunsmore got picked in the 7th, I don't see that comparison as a bad thing. Good hands, some nice YAC ability, not a particularly strong blocker and almost identical production to Dunsmore. Although Rivera played in a much more pro-style offense, which I'm sure will help him with scouts.
Ireland likes doubling up, so we do that. Remember Merling & Langford (and Langford was the only one I liked on draft day), Vontae Davis & Sean Smith (I liked Smith, but the jury is still out on that one), and Ireland has doubled up on WR's multiple times. I expect us to double up on WR's in the draft, and frankly I'll be shocked if we don't. But, I'd be quite happy with an Ertz in round 2 and a Kelce in round 4 or 5 as well. For me, only Eifert and Ertz are good TE's for next season ... the others are complimentary second TE's or raw diamond-in-the-rough types.
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John Sheehy
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Reply #20 on:
August 19, 2006, 07:34:21 PM »
Everyone please feel free to work on the RAW file and post your results. I would love to see and know how you accomplished your results.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=73861\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Original RAW data multiplied by 8 to get a bright 16-bit TIFF, and a better space to interpolate color planes
Data interpolated into RGB color planes (no white balance applied).
Blackpoint of 1024 (8*128) clipped to 0.
Saved out as 16-bit TIFF.
Loaded into PS, Channel mixer in mono mode 200% red, 100% green, -50% blue (approximately, by memory).
"Curve" pulled up into upper left corner.
800*533 resample.
USM of 0.5px, 150%.
Last Edit: August 19, 2006, 08:50:23 PM by John Sheehy
John Sheehy
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Reply #21 on:
August 19, 2006, 07:53:24 PM »
I converted my image to greyscale in photoshop before saving it, and somehow, even though I have all the normal defaults set for color in PS for sRGB and grey, the conversion left the image at its original gamma onscreen, but saved out in such a way that it displayed dark in the browser. I replaced it with the RGB version, but the old one is still in the cache when I refresh my reply. So, eventually, the original, brighter image should show up.
It's fixed now. I relinked.
I've noticed many other problems with PS' greyscale. I reported a bug with it a while back to Chris Cox (the info tool was extremely posterized in its pixel value readout).
Last Edit: August 19, 2006, 08:42:02 PM by John Sheehy
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Reply #22 on:
August 19, 2006, 10:31:37 PM »
Ray, do it like Tim says, right click, Save as, change extension to CR2 and save.
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Can't see it. Right clicking doesn't give me the option of saving, whether I right click the page of hieroglyphics or right click the URL. The only option of saving is 'file/save as' which gets me back to where I started.
If I change the html extension to CR2 (after 'saving as' under file options), it gives me an appearance of the right file type. It looks like a RAW image, but Photoshop (or Bridge) refuses to open it. Tells me it's not the right file type.
The hieroglyphics, btw, consist of around one page of gibberish followed by several pages of 'crossed out' gibberish.
Last Edit: August 19, 2006, 10:46:40 PM by Ray
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Reply #23 on:
August 19, 2006, 11:16:04 PM »
Since I can't show off my phoshop skills with this image (or more to the point, lack of, which is just as well ), perhaps I can comment on the B&W versions already offered.
To my mind, John Sheehy's is the most natural and believable rendition. The blue sky is not too dark. The clouds retain full detail but also a natural contrast. The contrast in the lower part of the image is not exaggerated and is in balance with the sky and the (imagined) general lighting conditions.
Richowens version is similar to John's but lacks detail and contrast in the clouds. On the other hand, the lower part of Richowens version has a more dramatic and interesting contrast, so his version would come a close second, perhaps very close.
All the others have got the blue of the sky too dark, giving me the impression I'm standing on the moon watching a miraculous appearance of clouds against an inky black sky.
Tim Gray's version is the most dramatic in this respect, but requires a certain 'suspension of disbelief' .
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Reply #24 on:
August 20, 2006, 12:19:56 AM »
Thank you for the kind words. Yes, getting detail in clouds is one of my weaknesses. I either blow them out in places or they lack sparkle.
On downloading the raw file, I overlooked something this morning.
I clicked on Tim's link and got the page of hieroglyphics. I closed that page, then rightclicked the link,"save target as" and changed the file extension to CR2.
I thought the download went quick for an 8meg file, but it worked.
I tried again a while ago and unless I loaded the gibberish first, which took a while, the file was unusable in Photoshop. I know this is a very convoluted way of getting the file, but it worked.
This is all in IE6.
Sorry for leading you astray this morning and I am looking forward to seeing your Photoshop skills.
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Reply #25 on:
August 20, 2006, 03:36:03 AM »
I thought the download went quick for an 8meg file, but it worked.
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It was already downloaded, and was in the OS' file cache.
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Reply #26 on:
August 20, 2006, 04:05:52 AM »
WB 4350 so you get the most separation between colors, blue sky, red rocks, yellow bedding etc...
-0.25 exposure comp for clouds.
decent contrast and brightness settings
+30 saturation to again get good color separation for B&W conversion.
This will even help a low res rendition. If you plan on doing more photography, indulge yourself with a better lens.
Used a slight reduction in overall tone except for darkest tones. This helps to separate the sky.
Use your preferred method. Once the color tones have been separated well, you can use any of the usual methods that allow separate color control.
Use a green filter so the point of interest becomes dominant in contrast while the most amount of contrast remains available in the sky. Applying a green filter can be accomplished by creating a layer and filling it with a single color of choice (green in this case) and setting the blend mode to multiply prior to B&W conversion.
Apply a graduated mask for lightening up the foreground. This really separates the point-of-interest from the foreground and regains the illusion of bright daylight...
Obviously I have cropped the image to what I believe is pleasing and relevant.
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Andres Bonilla
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Reply #27 on:
August 20, 2006, 04:35:51 AM »
Thank you all for all your kind help! Tim the photo was taken at Ghost Town in Calico, Nevada. John you multiplied the data by eight? How do you do that ? Is it not my file a 16 bit file when saved into Photoshop? Data interpolated into RGB color planes (no white balance applied).? What do you mean?
OPGR thansks for your input but didn't the light foreground striked you as perhaps too light? The numbers for the lens, what is the purpose? I know these are problably basic questions but I can see lots of knowledge here.
John how did you find out about the exact 19 pixels clipped on the gree channel, how does this translate into the look of the photo?
Ray thanks for your point of view, I wish you could also work on the file.
Muchas gracias again,
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Reply #28 on:
August 20, 2006, 07:56:43 AM »
Always good to have a fiddle...
I only work in colour, so apologies that this is what I have majored on in this image.
The black and white is so-so (but then I am not making any claims that the colour is any better, just what I am more proficient at).
I had converted this is Rawshooter 2006 to get a TIFF file...nothinig rocket science in this step (and only because my photoshop doesnt recognised the rebel files).
First step is to adjust the tonality of the image:
1..Duplicate background layer and convert it to greyscale (using either adjustments->channel mixer, or hue/saturation..nb this is converting the layer and NOT adding an adjustment layer above the copy of background). In this case I used 100% green channel.
2...Use shadow/highlight on the copy of the background layer. Tonal width for shadows 80% and highlights 20%, amount 100% both and radius approx 300px both).
3...Add a curves adjustment layer and twiddle the curve to get a well distributed histogram.
4..Create a folder in the layers pallete, add both the duplicated background and curve layer into the folder and then set blending mode of the folder to luminosity.
--The above steps tend to rebalance the tones in the image to give better local contrast and better shaped histogram where there are lumps at either end of the curve.
Next are colour adjustments:
1..Added hue/sat layer and boosted red and yellow to bring out textures in the rocks
2..Selective colour layer and added cyan and black to red, and added some black to yellow to improve foreground colours. Adjusted blue/cyan a little for the sky
3...Added brightness(-30)/Contrast(-5) layer and then on the layer mask excluded the front of the hut and other details (my feeling was that the image was too flat and that the attention needed to be focused on the rock leading up to the door and the door itself whilst de-emphasising the surrounding environment).
4...Added levels to clip highlights, though on layer mask excluded highlights in clouds to prevent blowing out details.
et viola (as Motzart used to say).
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John Sheehy
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Reply #29 on:
August 20, 2006, 11:04:57 AM »
John you multiplied the data by eight? How do you do that ?
The program I used to read the RAW file loads it in with levels 0 to 4095. If I leave it at the scale and save out as a 16-bit TIFF, it is too dark to work with in PS, and awkward to fix with the levels tool.
Is it not my file a 16 bit file when saved into Photoshop? Data interpolated into RGB color planes (no white balance applied).? What do you mean?
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I didn't load it into ACR. It was not converted; it was left in RAW color space, which is just the 3 color planes interpolated within themselves to get a full-res image. I did that in a programmed called IRIS, and DCRAW can do similar. The idea is to not corrupt the three B&W images that the camera took, which is what RAW actually is; one with a red filter, one with a green filter, and one with a blue filter. Proper conversion loses the purity of the individual channels, for the sake of color enhancement.
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Reply #30 on:
August 21, 2006, 12:00:34 AM »
I did succeed in downloading this RAW image. As John and Richowens mentioned, after downloading the pages of gibberish, right clicking on the link in this thread and saving the target produced the fastest 8MB download I've ever seen (as a result of previous caching by the OS). After changing the file extension, the file was usable.
I've played around with this image for a while, but never succeeded in getting anything better than, or sometimes even as good as, the images already posted.
So clearly, there would be no point in my posting my efforts, especially considering I can only produce LL thumbnails which are unreadable by the majority of LL readers.
I have not yet worked out how to get my images, permanently residing in Photo.net galleries, transferred (or duplicated) to LL. The images appear in the LL post at the time I insert them, but refuse to re-appear later, or the next time I connect to LL.
Anyway, some more comments on the existing renditions of this 'pile of rubble' (sorry!, Andres ).
The essential problem is focus of interest. The sky competes with the foreground. In B&W there are so many competing shades of grey, the eye does not know where to settle, which is why I thought Richowens' more contrasty foreground had slightly more appeal than John Sheehy's more accurate and detailed foreground, but over all, John's rendition seems to have captured all the nuances, subtle shades and detail more faithfully across the entire image.
However, Andres atempt (the OP) is quite satisfactory. A well balnced rendition which is as good as any, outside of nitpicking.
Tim's rendition is interesting because he has addressed the compositional difficulties. By darkening the blue sky to near black, he has removed the competition of another expanse of grey (the original image consisting largely of competeing shades of grey). The eye is not directed to black, but the things next to it which stand out by contrast. So essentially, in Tim's rendition we have prominent clouds, which are not too bright, the stone shack, which is the centre of interest, and the large rock on the right, leading the eye to the shack.
A central part of the shack is the door, which Tim has lightened, and this is more satisfying than the darker door in the other images, because the large rock on the right points directly to the door.
Opgr has tackled the compositionaly difficulties by cropping, which emphasises the fact that the shack is the focus of interest. Unfortunately, the excessively light foreground creates a certain confusion in the viewer. Is the shack
the focus of interest, or am I supposed to be seeing something interesting in the foreground?
David's rendition is also impressive and quite consistent with his previous images posted on this forum. He likes fully saturated colors. Unfortunately, his B&W version puts the door of the shack into too much shade.
It's a matter of 'take your pick'. I guess I'm neither right nor wrong. Just expressing my opinion .
Andres Bonilla
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Reply #31 on:
August 21, 2006, 01:23:26 AM »
Ray very interesting and different ponit of view, I am glad you took the time to evaluate the image at this lenght. I have also learned very different workflows.. ".4..Create a folder in the layers pallete, add both the duplicated background and curve layer into the folder and then set blending mode of the folder to luminosity."
That is something new for me.
Personally, I have now decided to also clone out the 2 concrete bricks by the entrance of the shack.
John Sheehy
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Reply #32 on:
August 21, 2006, 04:59:22 PM »
but over all, John's rendition seems to have captured all the nuances, subtle shades and detail more faithfully across the entire image.
I would like to note that this was done without any double/blended conversions of any sort, just the channel mixer adding/subtracting the three RW color channels, and a simple curve applied (one point pulled to the upper left). I've never been a fan of multiple conversions, although I see the use for multiple captures.
It's a matter of 'take your pick'. I guess I'm neither right nor wrong. Just expressing my opinion .
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It would be nice to have a program that took the RAW file and made an animated version of the image that faded through all kinds of tonal interpretations; a living image.
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Reply #33 on:
August 21, 2006, 10:38:36 PM »
It would be nice to have a program that took the RAW file and made an animated version of the image that faded through all kinds of tonal interpretations; a living image.
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And you just click 'stop' when you see the tonal interpretation you like most .
I'd be worried here about the total number of possible permutations that are visually distinct. In a sense, we already have an animation of tonal changes as we move the sliders in Photoshop's Shadow/Highlight adjustment tools, or play around with curves adjustments.
The problem as I see it, results from the fact the eye has an almost instant iris adjustment mechanism (aperture control) which adjusts to the lighting conditions in any portion of a scene we happen to be directly looking at. A bright spot in the scene might contain detail we can see clearly, when our attention is directed towards it. But the camera shot, with a fixed aperture, will blow the detail. Likewise, our pupils dilate when our gaze is directed towards a shadow area in the scene to be photographed, and such shadows will probably contain more visible detail than the camera can capture with its fixed aperture.
Even if we take bracketed exposures on a tripod to make sure we capture everything the eye saw, there's still the problem of adjusting the relative tonalities and contrast, after blending the images, to recreate the 'impression' or 'emotion' of the captured scene.
And this, I guess, is where the 'art' comes in.
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Reply #34 on:
August 22, 2006, 08:29:09 PM »
I thought I would offer another interpretation of the image. Something of an infrared look, I suppose--I really wanted to darken the sky, and control the highlights on the surrounding rocks in order to bring out the hut. If interested, you may find a larger version
--I think it shows some of the changes better.
In Lightroom:
Color Temp: 5500K, Tint: +4, Blacks: 9
Tone Curve: Compression 62, Luminance -37, Brightness 44, Contrast 27, Compression -65, Luminance -27
This curve brightens the mid-tones, which lowers the contrast between the highlights on the rocks and makes the light look less harsh, while maintaining the shadows.
I cropped it to get rid of the viewing platform--the only element I really wanted on the left was the shadow in the wall next to the hut--I really wanted to show the hut, rocks, sky, and clouds in the crop, and each, in a sense, has a side of this image.
I still find the image to be a little harsh, so I decide to split tone it, cooling the shadows and warming the highlights very slightly: Highlights: Hue 55, Sat 34 ; Shadows: Hue 242, Sat 25
Though I usually use Convert to Black and White Pro for conversion, and prefer it, I decided to use the Channel Mixer in Lightroom, with these settings: Red: 13, Yellow: 36, Green: 39, all others zero. All that leaves me with this:
In Photoshop:
The harshness of detail is still a little too much for me, and I want to soften both the highlights and the shadows. To do this, I duplicate the layer, apply a moderate Gaussian Blur to the new layer, and set the opacity to 10%, which is the least I can use and still notice the difference. I find that, for me, this makes it easier for my eye to look at the image. I masked out the clouds, because they did not need any additional softness.
The sky was still too light for my taste, and I wanted to do something about the rocks, so I applied a curves layer in which I pulled the shadows down (I pulled the point 1/3 of the way across the curve down to less than 1/8 of the way up--see photo). This fixed the sky, but I had to mask out the hut, to keep it bright. The change was too much for the rocks, too, so I went over all off them on the mask with a brush letting in the change at 33% opacity, being careful of the shadow line on the left, and after some fiddling, that worked out for me. Here is a photo of the settings:
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Ray very interesting and different ponit of view, I am glad you took the time to evaluate the image at this lenght. I have also learned very different workflows.. ".4..Create a folder in the layers pallete, add both the duplicated background and curve layer into the folder and then set blending mode of the folder to luminosity."
That is something new for me.
Personally, I have now decided to also clone out the 2 concrete bricks by the entrance of the shack.
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Andres, I know it is a matter of personal taste, but I really like the two concrete bricks in the doorway opening. Rather than being a distraction or unsightly, I think they add a fascinating element of narrative and interest.
Thank you Andres and all the contributers who have posted their workflow. This post has provided me with a fabulous tutorial on different techniques for processing an image.
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Thanks Larkvi, very different look, it seems as if was taken at dusk. Care to tell us how did you do it?
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Thanks Larkvi, very different look, it seems as if was taken at dusk. Care to tell us how did you do it?
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I was distracted earlier, and forgot to put that in, but I edited the post above and added the information. I am not claiming it is the best workflow, but it works okay for me, and I hope there is something useful in it.
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This is just my own personal version, having stumbled upon this thread just now. Feel free to comment.
Converted using ACR (minimal adjustments),
Image sharpened with Smart Sharpen, and contrast increased a little with Unsharp Mask,
Hue/Sat. layer above photo set to Colour blending mode, +180 hue, +79 Saturation,
Another Hue/Sat. layer above set to -100 Saturation (normal blending mode),
And finally a curves layer with an S-curve darkening dark areas, and brightening light areas (biased towards the dark tones I suppose).
Just my version.
Edit: sorry, just wondering - how do you make the attached file look like the others in this post? Sorry, this is my first attempt.
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Edit: sorry, just wondering - how do you make the attached file look like the others in this post? Sorry, this is my first attempt.
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Just size it to 800px or less wide and use the IMG button to link to the image.
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|Bag Balm: Probably Vermont's Second Most Famous Brand
When I was in college I worked at a pharmacy. One of the funniest (to a 20 year old) products at the store was something called Bag Balm . The pharmacist told me it was developed to keep the skin on cow udders moist so they would not become so dry and chapped that the cow would find milking painful. And the pharmacist also told me it was the best skin moisturizing product even though it cost far less than the upscale cosmetic creams the pharmacy also carried.
Bag Balm was not that well known back then but it is today, and it is still made in Lyndonville Vermont by The Dairy Association. The Dairy Association founded the business in 1889. Bag Balm became known nationally when famous reporter Charles Kuralt featured it on his television news series On the Road and in his 1985 book.
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Interesting side note: The Dairy Association has been headed by only three people in its 118 year history and only four secretaries (or administrative assistants, as they are called today).
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Most likely you have seen those chairs or tables made out of old skis but did you know that there is a company in Vermont that makes those products?
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The furntiture is often used indoors but naturally the skis can hold up to many many years of outdoor use.
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|Mad River Rocket Sled: Well Named
I ran into a friend and fellow innkeeper yesterday who very enthusiastically told me he had just purchased a Mad River Rocket sled. As he said, the product is well named and the emphasis should be on the word "Rocket."
I should explain that this guy is over 50 years old and not what anyone would call a wild man! But he had attended a demo put on by Waitsfield VT outfitter Clearwater Sports and had such a great time, he bought one of the sleds. I've heard of other people doing the same thing. The sled may look like a young person's toy but its appeal is much broader. Its reputation is growing too. I think the product is only a few years old but its popularity in this part of Vermont is strong. Everyone I know who has tried it has had a great time. They are fun to ride and easy to control.
Mad River Rockets sleds come in five models, range in price from $50 to $275, and are made in the USA just down the road a few minutes from me in Warren VT. You can buy on the web site or click a link to one of the retailers listed there.
When you are at the web site, be sure to see The Stash photo gallery for great photos of the sleds at Ranier, Utah, Italy, Germany.
Here is the best way to give this a try. Rent a Mad River Rocket sled at Clearwater Sports in Waitsfield VT for just $12 and have them give you directions to Lincoln Gap Road about 15 minutes drive from the store. This road is closed to car traffic in winter and provides a long, thrilling ride. Take a look at some YouTube video here and here to see how the sleds operate and how much fun they are.
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|Hammerhead: the Vermont-made High Tech Extreme Sled
It is interesting to see how geography and weather affects life. In a place where there is much snow and many hills, even leisure activities like sledding can get serious after a while.
Evidence of this is the Hammerhead, a full-out sled for those who want to see how far sledding can go. The company is located in the central Vermont town of Ferrisburgh, south of Burlington about midway to Middlebury. The sled is recommended for people at least ten years of age and is really designged with adult size sled drivers in mind. It measures 51" long x 9" tall x 23" wide.
The company has an outstanding quality website loaded with information right down to a link to the website of an industrial design consulting firm that helped develop the Hammerhead.
There is a very good review of the sled by Ken Picard on the Seven Days newspaper. The opening paragraph of that review actually summarizes the sled well: "Combine the operational simplicity of a downhill sled with the 21st-century engineering of a snowboard and the lightweight durability of a modern snowshoe, and what do you get? A sled that handles like a Ferrari and moves with nearly as much speed."
Also see the Find A Hill database submitted by the public at large in different states describing their favorite sledding hills.
The retail price is around $300. Yes, it's a lot for a sled but considering you will be going as fast as a rocket, it's a ton cheaper than rocket fuel. You should also budget a helmet and some protective gear in case your sledding hill has trees.
When you are in Vermont, check some of the local outdoor outfitters to see if you can rent one. I know Umiak Outfitters in Stowe rents them and they can also direct you to some local sledding hills (I like the one behind the Stowe elementary school).
There is another great sled made in Vermont called the Mad River Rocketsled and I'll post an entry about them soon too.
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Although it seems impossible that more color shades and hues could exist on this planet, the Pantone Fashion Color Report has recently announced 175 new color codes and brought its official color chart labels to a total of 2,100. Increasing appreciation for global color influences may explain how these new shades have been discovered and identified. For 2012, the winner from among so many potential candidates is juicy Tangerine Tango. However, this vivacious orange is actually only one of twelve dominant themes for women's fashions for spring and summer of 2012.
Inevitably, spring makes us think of new life, new hope and renewed energy. With the lethargy and dullness of winter slipping away, women want to look re-energized and vibrant. According to Fashion Snoops Trend Report, Tangerine Tango is joined by a warm Poppy red, sensual Geranium rosy-red, cheery Canary yellow and spring Grass yellow-green. Both Tiffany blue and Sodalite marine blue are refreshing and cool choices. Bellflower, a deep ornamental purple; Hyacinth, a softer version; and Sweet Lilac, a light, romantic pink-lavender will be ideal companions from spring through the lovely long days and evenings of summer. Even the intriguing Inky dark blue reflects contemporary classic style.
Every season needs neutrals to balance the palette of favorite colors, and the choices this year are reminders of smooth Honey and clean Sandstone. A beige-grey combination known as Driftwood speaks of weathered cottages and sand-washed beaches. By mixing these softly muted tones with bright vivid colors and mischievously delicate pastels, women's fashions for spring and summer are guaranteed to be fun-loving and playful with just a hint of classic finesse.
Neon refuses to leave the scene yet. With more than 21 shades of bright fluorescents to choose from, women will be adding pops of color in their swimwear, footwear, intimates, athletic clothing, hosiery and accessories. Most neon will be presented in nylon fabric items.
Interfiliere, another fashion color leader, has a totally different approach to women's clothing trends for 2012. Its Fashion and Color Trends Report identifies three "moods" for this year:
1. Tender -Delicate, clear and pale pastels are sexy and alluring.
2. Earthy -Especially in beachwear, ochre, orange and copper will be popular. Hand-dyed fabrics will be enjoying renewed attention, and leopard prints will lean to the exotic side.
3. Florals -Never far away, this summer's florals will be charming prints with splashes of bold color and subtle underlying shades.
For women who are wondering what the fashion colors will be for the fall and winter of 2012, Design Options has four categories that are the darker cousins of the spring and summer palette:
1. Modern Flair -Potent olive green and deep chocolate join jungle prints to complete a powerful fashion statement.
2. Sheer Perfection -Pale oranges, mauves and deep reddish-browns float over skirts, dresses and tops in a sexy, sensual display.
3. Kiss and Make-up -Youthful peaches and dark pinks will be especially noticeable in fashion lipsticks and nail polish.
4. Dark Illusion -Charcoal, rich teal, deep plum and fiery crimson turn up the temperature on cool autumn and winter nights.
With over 2,100 color shades to choose from, it looks like there will be no shortage of great looks and styles for the 2012 women's fashions.
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CTIA shows off what's new in smartphones, accessories, and all things mobile.
Crafted for women, Samsung's expensive effort to blunt the effect of its latest oversize phablet and smartwatch truly shines. Here's why rivals should pay attention.
One American grocery store has started stocking an unusual item: cell phones from one of China's emerging brands.
This basic Android 4.4 handset ain't pretty, but at less than $100, it should be cheap enough to throw in the basket with your chips and salsa.
What's big, bulky, and it comes with its own SIM card, Micro-SD card, and Google Play store? This watch, and it can be yours for $160 buckaroos.
It's massive, it's thick, and it does almost everything your Android phone does.
CNET has learned that HTC still plans to enter the burgeoning wearables business despite speculation its watch was scratched.
The Audi Q3 will be the automaker's next vehicle to get a wireless connection from the carrier.
The Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2 is a "phablet" for the cost-conscious.
Lumia's "affordable" premium smartphone will go on sale with longtime supporter AT&T. No word on pricing or specific availability.
Twitter's head of global revenue argues that anything that gets people to buy things on their smartphone is good for the social-networking company.
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Even days after the president's address to the nation, criticizing Operation Odyssey Dawn remains a top talking point amongst GOP presidential hopefuls. All seem eager to reprimand President Obama, though the alternatives they provide vary. If put in Obama's position—which many have hinted they covet—each say they would have acted opposite of Obama. We take a look back at this week's GOP critiques of the commander in chief.
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September 05, 2007
According to EARTHTimes.org, Pepperdine University School of Law's Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law will present a conference titled "Revolution Through Social Enterprise" on Sept. 21, at the picturesque Graziadio Executive Center on the Pepperdine University campus in Malibu.
The Revolution conference brings together youth, academics, nonprofit and corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, and lawyers from around the world to showcase how the social entrepreneurship movement is transforming business, education, community development, and philanthropy on a global scale.
The all-day program will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude with a 5 p.m. reception. Online registration is open, and an early bird discount of $50 is available through Friday, September 7. The regular registration fee of $245 includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments.
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The Future of Capitalism: Critical Perspectives on Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility
As the issues of global warming and international development become more pressing, many are reexamining the role multinational corporations play in our society. Some believe that corporations will be the new agent of change in this era of globalization, while others question the potential corporate social responsibility can have to solve all the world's problems. Join us in our videocast or in our podcast online for what will be an interesting discussion on the future of capitalism and business moderated by Tony Wang, editor in chief of Solutions Magazine.
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March 14, 2007
The Skoll Foundation, a leading international foundation that promotes social entrepreneurship, announced its winners for the 2007 Skoll Awards. The 10 winners will receive a total of $10,150,000 over three years to help them continue their projects.
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The Presidio School of Management in San Francisco is one of three MBA programs in the United States that focus on infusing social and enviornmental values into its classes. This is part of an increasing trend among business schools to incorporate sustainability into their programs.
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February 21, 2007
One hundred young entrepreneurs, named StartingBloc Fellows, will meet in London in July to talk about sustainability issues. This four-day summit will feature case competitions, keynote speakers, and various workshops.
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EntrepreneurshipWeek, a national effort to promote entrepreneurship, will kick off on Feb. 23 and last until Mar. 3. Stanford will host events on campus from Sunday, Feb. 25 to Mar. 3.
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Alchemy World, a new non-governmental organization, has been launched on February 15, 2007. Its goal is to develop informational technology in Ethiopia to increase the country's self-sufficiency. In five years, Alchemy World hopes to create 400 new software development and tech companies, employing 6000 Ethiopians in the process.
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February 12, 2007
A new program, DukeEngage, will give funding to all undergraduate students who want to participate in a social project both home and abroad. Endowments for this progam were made by The Duke Endowment of Charlotte and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of Seattle.
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Girs for a Change (GFC), a non-profit organization for urban females, has received a $200,000 grant by becoing one of Bank of America's Neighborhood Excellence 2006 recipients. The grant will be used to help young girls in urban areas to promote social change.
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Washington, D.C.—Today's House Energy & Commerce hearings on the Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Jobs Plan, officially called the American Clean Energy & Security Act. As expected, dirty energy's defenders on the committee proved their willingness to say just about anything to try and derail this clean energy jobs plan, including long-discredited attacks on the science of global warming and the economic impacts of clean energy legislation. Please check out The Broken Record Project's liveblog (www.sierraclub.org/compass) for an almost minute-by-minute account of today's hearing. Here are some most egregious examples of lies, dishonesty, and scare tactics from today's hearing:
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Michelle, I've moved your post to Regimen logs.
After remaining clear for around 1.5 years following DKR (The Regimen), in March 2013 I decided to change to Epiduo. I use a pea size amount of epiduo each night, followed by a layer of topical antibiotic (Eryacne). I also apply Eryacne every morning and moisturise twice a day. After switching to Epiduo from the regimen I found that it took a good 3 months to get back to being perfectly clear again and now I might get one small pimple appear per month. I can live with that
I started following Dan's Regimen in September 2011 after suffering with acne for 20 years or so. I followed the Regimen instructions exactly and became 100% clear within 9-11 weeks. In December 2011 and after being consistently clear for over a month, I started to slowly reduce the amount of BP I used until I was only applying BP at night. My skin still remained clear however I sometimes switched to applying BP twice a day for a few days (perhaps once a month) if I felt a few under skin bumps starting to come up. I used acne.org products (including AHA and jojoba oil) and sometimes cetaphil moisturiser at night if I felt my skin was especially dry. In the gallery I show my week by week progress following the regimen.
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Your fan should come with some arrows on it, pointing towards the fan is directing the air (so to speak).
If those arrows point towards the heatsink you are pushing, otherway around is pulling. Or so i assume
Your fan should come with some arrows on it, pointing towards the fan is directing the air (so to speak).
If those arrows point towards the heatsink you are pushing, otherway around is pulling. Or so i assume
I guess i need to open it up for a second time and reinstall it again then -_-
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...arrows indication the fan direction? Pfffft no need lol.
Here is the easiest way to remember it.
The "smooth and clean" side of the fan is where air gets pulled in from (intake):
The "framed and wired" side of the fan is where air gets pushed out from (exhaust):
So you can either have the fan "pushing" air onto the heatsink (like the image I showed earlier, the ideal setup) or you can have the fan "pulling" air through the heatsink.
With 2 fans you can have a "push/pull" setup like this:
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So yeah, it was definitely pulling air in then. So it was actually pulling air in, where 5cm next to it the rear exhaust fan was pushing air out of the case. I'm such a genious.
Fixed it now though.
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Cable management is more of a preference thing after you've made sure that nothing is severely blocking airflow.
@Saehon if you bought your fans individually you should've used an AF120 on your rear exhaust, SP120's are aimed at radiators and AF at case airflow
But otherwise your fan setup looks freakishly like mine, blue rings and all!
Are the AF fans much better as case fans than the SP series? What is the real difference, just noise level and air flow or is there some other factor in why AF are better for case fans?
i did mention the cable for him, but he could'nt do it better :-(
i bought the SP120 as Twin package, i did a mistake, buying a AF140, which dont fit in the 650D case
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The first part of this series can be found here.
My blog about the importance of taking scientific consensus seriously generated some heated response from several directions, most noticeably over at Uncommon Descent, the Intelligent Design blog run by William Dembski. This is a critically important issue for the Intelligent Design community because its whole approach to origins requires that it set aside scientific consensus in favor of alternative views accepted by less than 1% of practicing biologists. ID requires that there be some criteria other than consensus for the evaluation of what constitutes "science."
A variety of arguments are provided to support this, which I would like to examine over the next few months. I will start with the historical argument first.
Dembski writes: "If the history of science is any indicator, every scientific theory has faults and is eventually abandoned in favor of a better, more accurate theory. Why should we expect any different from evolutionary theory?"
I find it hard to understand what Dembski means by this. He speaks of every theory. If he had said some theories, he would OK. But every theory? Over two thousand years ago Greeks developed, to consider one example, a theory that the earth was round and not flat. Their reasoning was quite ingenious and included observations like the shape of the earth's shadow on the moon during an eclipse, and the way a ship appeared to sink down as it sailed out to sea. This theory seems quite secure to me and unlikely to be abandoned. In fact this idea is now a simple fact, as photographed from space.
Two millennia after the enduring success of the round earth theory, Copernicus developed a theory that the earth was moving. To be sure, this overturned a theory that the earth was stationary, but are we really supposed to believe that the motion of the earth will be "eventually abandoned" in favor of a "more accurate theory"?
Let's take a stroll through science and look at some of the central ideas: electrons and protons have equal and opposite charges while neutrons are uncharged; radio waves travel at the speed of light; the orbits of electrons are fixed to certain positions and cannot be anywhere in the atom; stars shine by fusing nuclei; the universe is expanding; disorder increases through time. These theories once seemed speculative and controversial but now they represent the consensus of the scientific community. Are we really being asked to believe they will one day be overturned?
The history of science does not suggest that theories are abandoned. Scientific progress occurs most commonly when theories are refined and extended. Physicists did not abandon Newton's theory of optics in the 19th century--it was extended and refined with the discovery that visible light, radio waves and infrared radiation were all part of a continuous electromagnetic spectrum. Similarly, the "solar system" model of the atom was not abandoned when it was discovered that the nucleus had both protons and neutrons in it. And that nuclear model was not abandoned when it was discovered that protons and neutrons are composed of quarks.
So how about evolution? Is it reasonable to hold out hope that it will one day be abandoned? The situation with evolution is quite the reverse. Evolution has been around for over 150 years and remains within the broad outlines traced by Darwin in The Origin of Species. During that period it has become steadily stronger and more successful at explaining the natural world. When DNA was discovered, for example, it fit evolutionary theory exactly, confirming Darwin's intuition about how natural selection had to work. And when the mapping of genomes of multiple species began a few years ago, the data confirmed the ancestral patterns that had been developed based on comparative anatomy and other approaches.
The consensus that exists now about evolution is close to 100% of research biologists. Comparative anatomists, geneticists, cell biologists, paleontologists, embryologists and every other sub-field of biology have all compared their data with each other and found that evolution ties it all together and makes it into a remarkably coherent system. This conclusion is so broad and based on so many different technical fields that I cannot imagine how a layperson could even begin to understand it well enough to decide that all these experts were wrong.
Thomas Cudworth, also on the Uncommon Descent blog, is appalled at my consensus argument, which he summarizes as "everyone should defer to the majority of evolutionary biologists simply because they are the certified experts." Leaving aside the fact that "certified expert" is not a label in use in the scientific community, Cudworth is properly stating my position. A simpler way to put it would be like this, however: People who know a lot about a subject are more likely to be correct when they speak about it than people who know very little.
Is a challenge really being made to this statement? Are we really to believe that it is acceptable to put the conclusions of people who know very little ahead of those who know a lot? If I, a physicist who took my last biology class in 1975, decide to challenge Francis Collins on a question of genetics, should anyone listen to me, just because they like my "science" better? (Please don't, if I go off the rails and do something like this.)
And why is this "everyman science" proposed only in the area of biology? Can we apply Cudworth's argument to physics and astronomy? If I can find three trained astronomers who are absolutely certain that astrology is valid, does this mean we should consider setting aside the consensus view from tens of thousands of other astronomers who think the opposite? If I find three psychologists who believe the stories of alien abductions, does that idea become worthy of consideration? How about three historians who deny the Holocaust?
The sad truth of the matter is that the argument made against the validity of consensus in science is selectively applied only to evolution and only because the ID movement has no choice. Its confident predictions of a decade ago that evolution was tottering and would soon collapse have not come true. The consensus remains against ID and so the consensus must be wrong.


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A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
A playful comedy of lost love, friendship, revenge fantasies, and Brandy Alexanders. Charles is a successful graphic designer whose fame, money and charm have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. When his true love, a perplexing beauty named Ivana, suddenly breaks off their relationship, Charles' life falls apart and he swirls into a downward spiral of doubt, confusion and reflection. With the support of his loyal intimates- Kirby, Saul, and his sister, Izzy -- he begins the hard road of self-evaluation to come to terms with a life without Ivana. The film begs the question: Is it possible to love and hate someone at the same time?
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