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So about half a year ago, i finally discovered how to hit a great forehand. There was so much topspin, I felt like i had worked out the kinetic chain properly there was so much effortless power. However, for some reason, I have now lost it for nearly half a year now I have meddled with my swing so many times trying to fix it but what has happened is now i am so confused with my swing. I dont know where to contact the ball or how to follow through. I feel like i am constantly arming the ball and muscling it. I am putting in so much more effort into hitting each shot but getting so little power compared to before so I think I am arming or muscling or something. Shots don't feel clean of the racquet. When you hit a clean shot with proper kinetic chain, the shot feels clean and pure. I literally havent had that feeling on my forehand side for half a year now. Everytime i contact the ball, it feels muddled and harsh, not crisp and clean. I have no control over where my shots are going and i find they always fly long now rather than into the net. The forehand was my best shot from day one of tennis and this is literally worse than when i started playing. How did my forehand get so stuffed up! It was absolutely lethal six months ago, the balls were literally kicking up to nearly head height at a great pace with nearly little effort. Any tips on where to begin to find my forehand again?
yeah, all this yank left hitting below the sweet spot tilting the face 8 degrees forward and swing path 13 degrees upward stuff got you confused huh lol keep it simple.... the #1 priority is face control.. if the angle changes during the forward swing, you have a flaw. do a very slow shadow swing, or film yourself from the right side, and see what the face is doing. if the angle changes (I bet it does)... fix that.
I'm in the same position! Its gone from feeling like i can't miss and eveything is coming clean off the sweetspot, to feeling comical how many miss hits/errors there are. I think as luvfortry said, its down to my racket face, i don't feel i have much control over the angle all of a sudden...whats the best way to fix this? Just slow everything down?
there are 2 types of flips - 1) the closed to open flip - this typically happens if your footwork/balance is off and you have to reach forward to make contact... so make sure you have them adjustment steps going and don't plant the feet too early... swing in balance, that should take care of this problem. 2) the open to closed flip - this one is more common... say you want the face tilt 8 degrees forward thru out the swing.. but when you transition from the dog padding position to the forward swing, if you drop your elbow too low, or you hit it too late, you end up with less than 8 degrees, or even a face open to the sky, you miss long...... then... later in the swing if your core stops rotating and the arm yanks to the left by itself, the face shuts down to the ground and you miss short. so you need to understand what is causing the flip, then take corrective action.
I cannot say with any certainity with seeing your strokes, but I find that if a player starts getting too topspin happy/loopy, the groundstrokes often fall apart. Get back to basics - "Jump, turn, hit." Jump - Bounce when you see the ball coming (so you are forward on your toes) Turn the shoulders (with a simple preparation that takes the racquet head straight back) Hit through the ball with an easy swing. Sometime, it even helps to say ("Jump, turn, hit") so you can have a good rythmn
Perhaps you're thinking too much. If you had it before, the muscle memory is there. Just gotta let it happen.
Step away from the courts for 2 weeks. Hit the wall, taking your time and maybe TWO bounces, and hit forehand strokes the way YOU hit it, don't think. Look for good ball speed with little effort, smooth and easy.
Usually when you lose it you need to step away for a few days, a week etc. It happens to me all the time. Sometimes things just refuse to sync. The most important thing is the contact and what is happening at that point. If you're losing control or it doesn't feel right then what is happening is that your racquet is misaligned at contact. Now there can be uncountable reasons for that but it all boils down to what you look like at the moment of truth. If you filmed yourself and looked at the frame where you make contact you will most likely see that it doesn't look too pretty. What might help is to do some shadow swinging and just put your racquet out in front of you and hold it there in your 'ideal position' at the contact with wrist slightly laid back etc. Does it look ok? Does it look athletic? Are you balanced? Not cramped or elblow jammed into your torso? Chest just about facing the net? etc etc Now, while holding your racquet there at the contact point slowly back it up and try to reconstruct how you got to that ideal sweet looking contact 'position'. or how you 'can' get it there during a normal swing. I suspect once you do this you are going to find that your normal 'free' swing does not produce that position you were just holding at contact. You'll be out in front too much, or more likely too late, or the racquet face will be open etc etc. Something will be different. You need to figure out how to move your body and racquet such that at contact it will look exactly how you think it should look. You might be trying to copy some pro whose swing you like but it's just not suited to your grip or body type and flexibility. It's better to develop your own swing. Some players have beautiful swings, some have hideous looking swings but still have great control. What they all have in common however is that they all look very very similar when the racquet meets the ball. Figure out how to get to that point in a manner that suits you and is repeateable.
Try mini-tennis. It always helps me get my timing and technique back on track when I drift off. Focus on split steps, and slower and controlled swings but still your full forehand motion. I know most people want to bash the ball from the first hit, but honestly if a person can't rally consistently in mini-tennis they'll never be consistent when playing with the full court. I'm not assuming you're like this, just that I've come across so many people over the years who are like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klkHBB7AzZo
Keep it simple, go back to basics. It sounds like you are trying to do too many things with it. The forehand is a simple motion. Clear your head of all the noise from dissecting it and trying to apply all these little tips. Stop thinking about where your racket is or what your arm/body is going and just focus on the ball. If you are going to change/work on sometihng take it one thing at a time.
Hear the buzzer on that one. The angle almost always opens up as you swing forward... that's why you should start your swing with a closed face or, to use figurative language, you should pat the dog.
i recommend you hitting against a massive wall from which you can stand well away. hit big forehands off the wall back to yourself while focusing only on hitting with your entire body and keeping everything in rhythm and effortless seeming(this is where hitting w/your entire body comes in). just a few days of doing this big, fluid hitting ought to reconnect you with your old "easy power" forehand. you remember it's much more about hitting with your whole body being in good rhythm, than the so called shape of your stroke or the angle of your racket face or any of that other minute stuff.
Wall good. Crushing topspin forehands against it very good. Crushing topspin forehands against it over and over even better.
Well, that's one of the cost of the enlightenment you get from watching too many youtube clips, reading posts here and elsewhere trying to improve, and so forth. Once you get into this realm where self observation of muscles and movements is encouraged without bound, you must either go all the way and keep learning and thinking and go through such ups and downs or just forget about trying to technically improve but just try to use whatever you have to enjoy the game at one level. That's why some coaches discourage students to ask questions about technical details instead strengthen the trust and just focus on following the instructions given. As much as it sounds ridiculous some people can get good this way. I say...go all the way now you've already crossed. try focusing on coordination much more (like yoga, pilates, alexander technique, etc) instead of too much technical details. it can be very rewarding at the end but no guarantee.
if you use a wall, say far away from it. as if you were behind the baseline and it was just beyond the service-line on your opponat's side of the net. staying too close will make the ball come back too quickly (as if an opponant is vollying you) and you will be forced to compromise your form.
KEEP YOUR HEAD STILL! Don't lift it during the shot. It will cause you to lift the racket and hit off the sweet spot.
rough estimation about 25% of the pros turn the head with the torso... Roddick being one of them... the ball doesn't care about what the head is doing. still, yes.... helps balance. don't lift... not necessarily true for all.
No. Turning the head is not the same as lifting the head. Lifting the head is jerking your head up to look toward the other side of the net early. It brings it away from the torso, makes it difficult, if not impossible, to see the ball, and forces the torso and the arm to lift out of the swingpath. The head can move with the torso, but it should not lift up and turn away (facing the side fence, in bad cases) before striking the ball. This is likely what the OP is doing. If he was just turning his head tracking the ball, it wouldn't be causing him to be unable to hit the ball in the sweetspot now, would it? The pros keep their head very level, not lifting up prior to contact. Often, this can come from having a contact point too late and close to the body, where the head and body must move out of the way to contact the ball.
I had the same problem and found a solution in "Think to Win" by Allen Fox. The key is to power the shot exclusively with leg drive, upper body rotation, and shoulder rotation. These are controllable sources of power; they don't affect the angle of the racquet head. As Fox writes, the forearm (i.e. elbow rotation) and wrist are not controllable sources of power; if you don't keep the wrist and forearm steady during your swing, it is very difficult to point the racquet face predictably when you strike the ball. I hope this helps.
I've been learning the forehand for the last 2 years (with a coach) and with many changes throughout. I've had different type of forehands, different loading positions, different grips, different footwork, etc. All are factors among others. I do not think we can simply say its a case of do this or do that. Though it may well be. But send a video and you may be able to get more targeted advise. It could very well be that you need a tweak
Video your stroke then get back to us. Dollars to doughnuts - it will be obvious what you are doing wrong. It could be a lot of things - you could be late - taking your head off the ball - getting jammed etc. Guesstimate - you are getting to tight and mechanical.. I like Rick Macci style on the forehand lessons - shoulder turn with space - pat the dog - pull the racquet.. I dunno if it was jollyroger or another poster who talked about tt can sometimes wreck a guys game.. But I believe it..don't let people overcomplicate it for you.
Who's that guy, ex pro, makes a few videos on his phone showing how to hit? Guy was hilarious. Very simple motion.
I watched the 2nd half of the middle Spadea video and thought it has some great material. I played him once in the juniors, I wish I could remember his game more but that was a long time ago...


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KatI realize this is from last year, but we are going to do something like this for our daughter, who is a serious gnome enthusiast, and we're wondering how long the logs are that you used (approx), and how far you buried them in the ground? (you did burry them in the ground, right?).
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I've been looking for ideas to make a child size toadstools they can sit on for a backyard birthday. I am inspired by your idea to use tops from old/broken stools and unsplit fireplace logs. May paint one of those wire reels for a table.
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I've been reading through the tutorials and what I can't quite figure out is what is the advantage of Kirby to just a static HTML site you just update yourself? It appears as though you work through an FTP program to manage files and images so it seems like the same effort as a static site.
Well, for one, Kirby is a dynamic CMS just like WordPress but without all the bulk core structure that isn't necessary. Think of it as an extreme anorexic WordPress structure. You also don't need a database to handle your content like WordPress. For me, it has been able to do absolutely everything that WordPress can do but much much simpler. WordPress isn't that easy when you want to do something specific. You either have to download a plugin that offers more than what you want or you have to build it yourself.
You can use FTP or the Panel (what you see in those screenshots above). There is a bonus. You can install Dropbox onto your server so your files sync. This allows you to make changes in Dropbox and when those changes are made, it automatically syncs to your server. So basically it doubles as an FTP and a backup system.
@ chrisburton I think you'll have to help me out here.. once again. :-/ I've been reading these kirby docs and just not getting it. Mainly around the templates ect. My current project is not in wordpress at the moment, but broken up into section ie. doctype.php, header.php, footer.php then in my index.php imported like so < ?php include("parts/doctype.php"); ?>. I then use different scss files imported into my "global.scss" file.
Thanks for the help here.
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I've just spent the last few hours playing with Kirby and it is fucking amazing (pardon my French). In that time I've converted my wordpress blog's templates to Kirby's framework, including appropriate snippets and two types of blog post template, set up a blog structure (two in fact, since I used to have two blog streams on wordpress too) and set up the sidebar using markdown.
Seriously, I reckon I could launch it now and have a fully functioning site.
I have never (NEVER) had a CMS that was so intuitive to understand. I'm looking forward to playing with extending functionality via plugins!
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@wragen22 – where you currently use php includes, consider placing those files into Kirby's snippets directory. You can then call them in your templates using:
It still keeps those re-usable elements separate and in one place, while not depending on a particular path.
The way I would view templates is this: The templates are what get called to fit your content. The name of the text files in your content directory determine the template used. If you have a template named after a text file, then that is called, otherwise the default template is used.
An illustration:
You have a folder called home with a file called home.txt inside it (probably). In your site/templates folder you have a template file called default.php. If you have no other template files, that will be called when you visit the homepage. If you create a copy of default.php and call it home.php, that will be called instead (but only for files called home.txt). Try it and edit home.php.
If you haven't used templates of any sort before, it might take a while to get used to what you're doing. However, I really wish I'd learnt those principles on a CMS like this rather than WordPress, and I would urge you to persevere.
@BenWalker That's great to hear. I'm one of those people that hate to use new products without extensive research and reviews from others but this was too good to pass up. I'm pleased that others are seeing the benefit of switching to Kirby from WordPress.
I checked out Kirby a few weeks back after @chrisburton mentioned it in another discussion. Looks neat. Straightforward, simple, I bet a lot of people will find it perfect. Seems it's a good balance for people who don't need a dead-simple "end user" interface, have some coding ability, and want to be able to easily "tweak" stuff.
I was talking with the author about a bug under php 5.4 where the markdown parser hangs. He said he figured out the problem and is fixin' it. Until then, I haven't been getting too deep into it, but I've been poking around and it's nice.
I've been playing today, it's quite good. I think the panel is a must for client work though.
My aim is to see if I can get redactor.js running to help input content, that would definitely be the cherry on top.
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What more could a guy want? I mean, besides the ability to speak, but let's not be nasty here.
It was pretty well-done, and it flowed very well, and while I'm not *entirely* on board with the little bot's way of "singing", I still can't deny that it was very creative to express his little beeps as such. Also, he's adorable. Almost painfully so.
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An Apology to all............BUT!
I have to extend my apologies to all who replied to my offer yesterday, I was truly sincere with my offer but unfortunately I fell asleep and did not wake up until the alarm went off at 3:00 am. , I did check my email before leaving and received an email from Penguin asking to come along. I phoned him but was unable to wake him from his slumber so I ended up solo. Not to worry though gentlemen, none of you missed anything earth shattering when it comes to action. I went to Fishers Island first where there were alot of Albies and alot of boats as well, I fished these fish for several hours until the tide started slacking. My tally was 2 fish hooked and 2 fish dropped, one was due to line wrapping around the reel on the initial run and the other one the fish ran at me after his first run and I could not take up line fast enough, next thing I know slack line and fish gone. I had many shots at these fish but they were in their typical weekend lockjaw mode. There were several boats spin fishing for them and they caught some fish but it was not as easy as it was on Thurs. By the way for those of you using both fly and spin gear try a Storm Super Fluke for the Albies, that seems to be the HOT! lure for the spin crowd. There was a guy on Thurs. who was using this lure and he caught at least 30 Albies (landed) that we could see. I went over to Weekapaug after I left Fishers and found some Tuna over that way but they were small pods and also very finicky. I saw again dozens of very LARGE bass swimming just outside the wash shadowing the schools of Baby Bunker, these fish were numerous and big. I could get them to chase the fly and the faster I moved the fly the harder they would give chase but I could not get them to actually eat the fly, VERY FRUSTRATING!!! I also met Jared from one the boards, Not sure if he posts here as well but he was in his Pathfinder flats boat, he was off of Weekapaug and had not hooked up either. It was a pleasure to meet him and finally put a name with a face, we will do it again Jared remember Fishers Island in October!!!
I just want to say that my offer to all of you still stands and if Matt, or Juro, or anyone else would like to come down to the Rhody area I would be more than happy to meet you and take you out on the boat to enjoy some Albie Frustration If you do want to hookup and fish please email me several days in advance so we can plan for it and make sure it happens, I am usually alone and having some company along is always enjoyable for me. We have 4-6 weeks of good tuna action coming up so there is plenty of time. Always is fun to meet new folks from the boards and swap stories while hopefully catching fish. I can take 2 guys at a time if there is 2 that want to go but it gets a little crowded with 3 total on the boat, we just have to be patient and understanding of each other and it will be fine. Let me know if and when anyone would like to come down and I will contact you so that we can go over the day/date/time etc. There is tons of bait up there right now and provided we don't get any real major blows it should be good right through November so I hope some of us can get together and do some fishing I think it could be alot of fun and as I said it's always good to be able to put faces with names. Tightlines, Mike M.
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Thanks again for the offer. I'm certainly planning on spending some more time in Rhody this season, and a boat ride would be great. It sounds like the fish took the weekend off just about everywhere, if they keep this up I may have to start burning vacation days to catch up with them. -Matt |
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I believe you are correct on the Zoom Company, he said that he was using the Storm Super Fluke but he did not sound real convincing. Yes, I did recommend something to the spin crowd, I did not wield the spinning rod during Saturdays assault although I did have it with me I stuck with the flyrod. I would much rather catch on the flyrod than the spin rod, although both are fun and i still use the conventional tackle I would prefer to always use the flyrod. There are times though when it isn't advisable to be whipping the long rod to and fro'. In these cases I will willingly and easily breakout the spinning gear and catch fish, this is why we all are out there on the water is it not????? Catching is my primary goal and I will use whatever allows me the opportunity to accomplish this goal. With this said I will cast the flyrod for hours before giving in to the spin rod Matt check you email I sent you a message this morning.
Tightlines, Mike M.
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I appreciate the mention Mikey, I will be looking at that lure.... to see how I can tie a fly to take advantage of it's effectiveness!
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Welll...you guys know that is why I don't post a lot of reports here...because of my spinning gear!
I do occassionally post after using the flyrod. BTW...you guys ought to have seen the pods of crashing school bluefin off of Gloucester this past weekend. WOW!! DB BTW#2....Juro, I have a ton of those flukes if ya need some! Haha. |
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O'dark thirty...my dream suddenly takes an unexpected turn and a distant phone changes an already muddy storyline...
Wait...That's not la-la land calling! The phone really is ringing and I drag these olde bones down from the schlaffen loft just in time to miss the call... Bummer...That musta' been Mike with an offer I couldn't refuse! No message and no caller I.D. so I'm outa' luck... 'Got another few hours to sleep before I gotta' get up and on the road to catch the 0800 RipRyder... An absolutely BEAUTIFUL day on South Beach...long about 0930 I dig my cell phone out of its' nest to see if the outside world has been calling and there it is...1 message... It's Mike with yet another generous offer (if I was on a east RI beach he could swing in and pick me up....What'a guy!!) but the number he leaves gets digitally chopped and I can't even call back to say thanks... So, now I'm not only NOT catching fish but I've missed the call and can't call back...Dooop! Even though I couldn't take advantage of Mike's MAGNANIMOUS offer (in the wrong state and covered in bad luck) I was, once again, blown away by the genuine kindness of another FFF Family member... As it turned out, the fishing at both ends was slow but the intent was GRAND! Mike's a real gentleman and a shining example of what this wonderful board strives for... I've never met a more kind and sharing group of friends so dedicated with a notion that each member can and does make a positive difference. The GOOD thought and KIND offer really does go a long way! Thanks again Mike! Soonerorlater! Quite the Family are we!!! |
Your kind words go way above the call of duty, there is no need to lavish me with such unbelieveable compliments (blushing profusely) my offer was made with only the sincerest of thoughts. I am only sorry I could not get you up at 0300 am. so that you could sleep drive down to meet me. I have been experiencing some serious sleep deprivation myself of late and I decided to forego a Sunday trip in favor of sleeping and spending time with the wife which she enjoyed immensely. I have been inundated with requests to accompany me on the Triton to chase the elusive False Albacore we all so desire, all of these requests will be filled to the best of my ability as long as we can all coordinate our plans and what not. All I ask from those here on the board is a little patience and I am sure we can all get out there on the boat to fish at least once. We have probably a month and a half at least of Albie time left and still more than that to chase the Bass and Blues along the Rocky Rhody coast so please don't anyone fret I will be doing my best to get you all out there at some point in the next couple of weeks. I really enjoy sharing my boat with others and meeting new faces it definitely makes being out there exceptionally more enjoyable than being by myself all of the time, I do remember when I was shore bound and how much I wished I could be out there in the middle of everything with all of the boats. This is just my way of giving back to some other fisherman caught in the same "boat" i used to be in. Tightlines, Mike M.
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Anytime you feel like a change of pace / scenery you can come down to Norwalk or Bridgeport and I'll pick you up and chase the little buggers down here. That goes for anyone on this board as well. If I can coordinate something with anyone who would like to I certainly would be more than happy to take someone out.
...See what I mean!...
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Hey Pen...look at it this way..if you had answered that call you would not had the opportunity to get your toes surfi-cured with ol jf....
jf...Nice fishin' with you!
Saturday...Even though wires got crossed and the fishing was, shall we say, challenging...Chatham wasn't the worst thing to happen to me all week as I was surrounded by MotherNature at her finest and in the company of friends with a common passion. On Sunday I was at Misquamicut RI for a wedding... The scene of the crime...I mean, event...was the freshly renovated Casino something-or-other just across from the water slide... I spent an inordinant amount of time up at the second floor balcony that overlooked the beach below and the ocean... I could easily see Block Island and Montauk but concentrated on the nearby (sorta') breachway, boats, and the surfline for activity. NADA! 'Saw alot of boats (Mike?...) but not much bait/fish activity... The smoked/roast pig didn't stand a chance and I never met a lobster I didn't like! Only 2+15 from the FarSide (of the Canal) via German road rocket I still felt the effects of OffCapeItis... Mike...One good turn deserves another...next time you're on the Cape...I'll reserve a room for you at the Area 61 VOQ (VisitingOfficer'sQuarters)! Last edited by Penguin; 09-09-2002 at 10:12 PM. |
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2008 Westminster Winner: Best in Show!
It's the moment I've been waiting for! The results are in for all seven groups. I've listed the competing pups and the last time their breed took Best in Show at Westminster:
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Hound | Beagle (15-in.) | Uno | Never |
Terrier | Sealyham Terrier | Charmin | 1977 |
Non-Sporting | Poodle (Standard) | Remy | 1991 |
Herding | Australian Shepherd | Deuce | Never |
Sporting | Weimaraner | Marge | Never |
Toy | Poodle (Toy) | Vikki | 1961 |
Working | Akita | Macey | Never |
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Hooray! Look at Uno, the Best in Show at the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show! Of all the groups, the hounds have suffered the longest drought in the final ring – it's been 25 years since a member has taken Best in Show when an Afghan Hound won in 1983! But, enough with the history, I'm so crazy for this pup that I'm working on a gallery of cute piccys of him in the ring receiving his title – this won't be the last you see of Uno being número uno!


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BORN: 1961, Minneapolis, MN
Bob Mould Modulate (Granary Music)
The past 4 years has been an interesting ride, to say the least. After 20 years of loud guitar rock band recording and touring, I decided to relearn the process of composition. Unlike the past, I turned to electronic tools - samplers, synthesizers, computer-based recorders - and found a new set of tones, colors, and processes with which to create pop songs.
(Along the way, I got sidetracked for 7 months in late 1999/early 2000, assuming the role of Creative Consultant at the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling branch of AOL/TimeWarner. Being part of the team that, each week, created 4 to 7 hours of live episodic television watched by 3-4 million households per show was a childhood dream come true, and perhaps the hardest work I've ever done. I learned a lot about life from that job, and it also took months to decompress from the experience. But I digress.)
In some ways, this record reminds me of songs I wrote in the early days: simple chordal structures, direct in lyrical content, and dense in sonic temperament. Some elements are familiar, such as distorted electric guitar; others, like loops and grooves, are new to me, and may surprise the longtime fans.
I hope that people approach this work with an open mind, with the understanding that I'm trying to find different ways to create songs, and while the work may not appear to be as sophisticated as the work of others who specialize in electronic-based music, I think the songs stand up as well as any I've written.
I'm also excited about the launch of Granary Music as a full-time independent record company. The music business has changed drastically since 1998, and I'm not sure "record company" or "music business" are proper descriptions of the environments in which an artist distributes and sells their properties. By holding full ownership of all content, I am prepared to shift with the ever-changing entertainment delivery systems of the future. It's odd to use words like "properties" and "content", but that's the new reality. Everything is different again, and I look forward to the future.


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Marbury v. Madison
Students examine documents establishing the principal of judicial review in 1803.
During the early years of the American republic, the system of checks and balances between the three branches of the federal government was tested and solidified. This lesson examines the history behind the expansion of the Supreme Court's role and the principal of judicial review that came from the case of Marbury v. Madison in 1803.
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An engaging political cartoon analysis exercise is also included. The cartoon illustrates the balance of powers between the three branches of government, equating the Supreme Court to referees in a football game.
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This is an autonomous cardboard quadcopter driven by a Raspberry Pi. It is capable of wireless communication as well as well as real time image processing via camera. ...
Cardboard from the recycling bin, The sheet we we used was 32"x20" with a thickness off around 4.1mm. A large clean box should do. Motors from Hobby King, ...
The entire frame is assembled from laser cut cardboard. Our team was able to fit all of the required parts onto one sheet that could fit in the ...
Starting to assemble arms.
Bolt motors to cardboard motor mount.
Put some super glue on the threads to lock the nuts in place.
Assemble the other side of arm.
Place other arm plate onto the assembly.
Make the second arm assembly. Be very careful to orient the side plates correctly!
Slide arms together
Base assembled. (upside down)
Side view of base (upside down)
Add on battery holder.
Cardboard squares are then glued onto remaining struts for support.
We first bent thick wire into a U shape and inserted into the quadcopter frame. We chose to use hot glue for this due to its thickness. If ...
Use double sided tape/ anti vibration tape to mount the control board to the top of the frame.
Take each section of thick, high amperage wire and use a razor blade to carefully strip five sections of about an 2 cm that are about 2.5 cm ...
Tin the ends of the motor speed controller and BEC wires that you will be connecting to the main power wire. Wrap the ends of the motor speed ...
Thread the electronic speed controllers through the holes.
Secure the power distributor to the bottom of the copter. This can be as simple as a piece of tape.
Thread the output from the ESCs through the wire routing holes and connect to motors.
Label the propellers according to their spin direction.
Solder the electrical components onto a perf board according to the schematic for the Schmitt trigger.
We used an oscilloscope to test the switch. We sent up an output signal from the raspberry pi to something like 1.7ms pulse and then use the RC ...
Use the servo connector female female cables to connect the switch, the RC receiver, and the flight controller.
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PHOENIX - A state legislator is moving to put Arizona's hospitals on the front line in the fight against illegal immigration.
The proposal by Rep. Steve Smith, R-Maricopa, would require hospitals to "reasonably confirm" those who show up at their doors are in the country legally if they do not produce proof of valid health insurance. HB 2293 lists methods hospital officials and employees can use to make that determination.
The measure says if legal status cannot be verified, someone from the hospital "must immediately contact the local federal immigration office or a local law enforcement agency to report the incident."
The legislation is drawing alarm from the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association.
"When does this begin or end?" asked Pete Wertheim, the organization's vice president of strategic communication. "What other industry should be screening their customers for citizenship verification?"
The hospital proposal is just part of what Smith wants the Legislature this session to enact to deal with illegal immigration.
A separate measure, HB 2289, would require the state Department of Education to collect data on how many students are not in this country legally.
Federal law now requires public schools to educate all children who live within each district, without charge, whether they are in this country legally or not. Nothing in Smith's plan would permit schools to turn away those who cannot provide citizenship proof.
Instead, Smith said the legislation is aimed at gathering data on the financial burden illegal immigrants put on schools - data he said Arizona could use to try to get reimbursement from the federal government.
But Dan Pochoda of the Arizona chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said even just asking for that information is illegal because it would deter parents here illegally from sending their youngsters to school.
Smith said he does not understand hospital opposition to HB 2293, saying he's just asking them to do their civic duty.
"I would hope if you witnessed somebody who is not lawfully present in this country taking advantage of, getting, acquiring any benefit or social service or something that they're not entitled to, or something they're abusing or neglected, I would hope somebody would pick up the phone and go, 'Maricopa police, Buckeye police, I think - I'm not sure - but I think this is happening,' " he said.
Smith said hospitals already have legal responsibilities to call police if someone shows up in the emergency room with a gunshot wound.
Wertheim, however, sees an order to demand citizenship information as an unfunded mandate on hospitals that are busy seeing more than 3 million patients a year. Plus, hospital employees don't have the kind of training necessary to determine someone's immigration status.
Smith said his measure does not require immigration expertise, pointing out anyone with a driver's license from any state is presumed to be legal.
Foreigners from countries where the U.S. does not require a visa to visit need to produce only documentation of their own citizenship. And others could show a valid nonimmigrant visa.
He was undeterred by the fact those here under the "deferred action program," who arrived in the United States illegally as children, are considered by federal officials to be here legally.
Smith said he singled out hospitals for special attention because of the public cost involved. "Hospitals and uninsured care is one of the largest burdens on the taxpayers," he said.
But Wertheim said he does not see how Smith's legislation helps any of that.
"We cannot detain them," he said, adding not all of the 1.2 million who are without insurance in Arizona are here illegally.
He did concede that the fear of being reported to federal agents might convince some who do not have emergency situations to stay away. Still, Wertheim said it makes no sense to have to check everyone to keep away what he believes is "a fairly small percent" of patients without legal presence in the country.
Smith said his separate bid to get a census of illegal immigrant children in public schools is a simple question of data.
"We just want a count," he said, because no one knows how many students are in the public school system, and there are financial implications.
"The first thing I do is send a bill to the federal government for an unfunded mandate," he said.
The Pew Hispanic Center estimated four years ago that 60,000 to 65,000 of the 1.2 million youths in Arizona schools at that time were here illegally.
Pochoda said Smith's reason for wanting the numbers is irrelevant. He said a court would see the move as a bid to keep children away from a right to which they are entitled.
The bill contains no mechanism to punish districts that choose to ignore the requests. But Smith said he believes the state agency could decide on its own whether to sanction districts that refuse to do the checks and provide the data.
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Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma annulatum)
DescriptionRinged salamanders generally reach lengths between 5.5 and 7 inches and vary in coloration from dark brown to nearly black, with yellow, buff or whitish rings. The rings can be quite variable, often incomplete, vertical light bars or elongated spots. They may also be of variable color, even on one individual. The lower side of the body is usually gray with lighter spotting or an irregular pattern. HabitatsThe ringed salamander is native to the hardwood and mixed hardwood-pine forests in the Ozark Plateau and Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. While most are found near Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the Ozark Plateau of Missouri, small groups of ringed salamanders have also been found in western Illinois and eastern Oklahoma. It is found under leaves, in rotten logs, and in deserted underground burrows of other animals. They prefer to live in damp forested areas, often around small, shallow ponds. Habits and Life HistoryPrey and Hunting TechniquesTemperament and DefenseConservationAmbystoma Annulatam is currently classified Least Concern by the IUCN. State Distribution and AbundanceGalleryContributors
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The smell of gingerbread preceded me as I walked up to the pathway to the newly opened Ellen Jane Desserts. After years of baking beautiful pastries, desserts and miniatures, Ellen Jane finally put up her shingle, after years of training at George Brown college. Baking had always been a long time passion and the great feedback and enthusiastic response to her homemade masterpieces made Ellen decide to go back to school and make her passion into a business. "Making beautiful and original creations gives me great satisfaction, and while it's so important for the cake to look beautiful, it, of course, has to taste great as well. We therefore use only the finest kosher ingredients available, ensuring that even though our cakes are dairy free, they are truly delectable."
Ellen then proceeded to show me some of the cakes that she had been working on. Her kitchen has already been kosher for Passover for quite some time, and she is working steadily to fill the orders she has received thus far. The amazing aroma coming from the oven was teasing me, so I inquired about the smell. Ellen pulled out a baking sheet covered with crumbs that were baking. "This is the base of the lemon tart that we have been working on." I cannot believe that there is no flour in those crumbs. They look incredible!
Actually, says Ellen, baking for Passover has been challenging but also a lot of fun. The process of creating moist and delectable treats without any flour, and being limited to using specialized ingredients, has been a great challenge, and she has had fun coming up with some fantastic recipes that she is really proud of. "My chocolate hazelnut layer tort is out of this world, and the Clementine cake with candied oranges, the French apple tarts, cookie, and the deeply decadent brownies, are just a few examples of some of the delicious dairy-free desserts we offer here."
I asked Ellen for her number one baking tip for our readers. She suggests tasting what you are making to ensure those even, balanced flavors, and that practice and a splash of instinct are always helpful.
I snapped some photos of these masterpieces below, and I'm sure you will find that they are every bit as tasty as they look.
Below are some recipes Ellen Jane desserts have shared with Kosher Scoop. Now that her business is under the rabbinical supervision of the COR, it's official: Ellen Jane desserts is waiting to make your holiday meals end off on just the right note.
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