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Nycticebus coucang
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Nycticebus coucang (Boddaert, 1785)
Common Name(s):
Nycticebus brachycephalus Sody, 1949
Nycticebus buku Robinson, 1917
Nycticebus coucang ssp. coucang (Boddaert, 1785)
Nycticebus hilleri Stone & Rehn, 1902
Nycticebus insularis Robinson, 1917
Nycticebus malaiana Anderson, 1881
Nycticebus natunae Stone & Rehn, 1902
Nycticebus sumatrensis Ludeking, 1867
Nycticebus tardigradus (Raffles, 1821)
|Taxonomic Notes:
|This taxon formerly included N. bengalensis, N. javanicus, and N. menagensis as subspecies. A small hybridization zone is found between this species and Nycticebus bengalensis in southern peninsular Thailand.
Further taxonomic revision may be necessary (Lim et al. 2007, A. Nekaris unpubl. data). Some authors consider the form from the Natuna islands to be a unique subspecies, N. c. natunae (Chasen 1935, Indrawan and Rangkuti 2001).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A2cd ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Nekaris, A. & Streicher, U.
|Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Listed as Vulnerable as there has probably a more than 30% reduction in population over three generations (approximately 21-24 years) based on harvesting for the pet trade and extensive habitat loss.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|This species occurs in Indonesia (Sumatra, Batam and Galang in the Riau Archipelago, and Pulau Tebingtinggi and Bunguran in the North Natuna Islands), Malaysia (on the Peninsula and the island of Pulau Tioman), southern peninsular Thailand (from the Isthmus of Kra southward), and Singapore (Groves 2001; M. Shekelle pers. comm.)
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Indonesia (Sumatera); Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Singapore; Thailand
|Additional data:
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|Surveys in Sumatra have found this species to occur at very low densities. Its presence is patchy through Peninsular Malaysia. Several short-term studies indicated that it usually occurs at low densities: Pasoh Forestry Research Centre, Peninsular Malaysia (0.01-0.02 animals/km); Petalang Jaya, Malaysia (0.40 animals/km); Genting Sempah, Malaysia (3 captures after 30,000 trap nights) (Barret 1981; Rudd and Stevens 1992; Nekaris et al. in press). It was described as uncommon in Panang Island, where one was shot after 11 nights (Liat et al 1971). But at sites where long-term studies were chosen found forests where they occur at particularly high densities (Sungai Tekam Forestry Concession, Malaysia, 0.3-0.8 animals/km in logged primary forest, 0.5-1.2 animals/km in unlogged primary forest; Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia, 1.6-4.0 animals/km in unlogged primary forest and 0.4-1.0 animals/km in logged swamp forest and secondary savanna). In general, though, slow lorises of all taxa appear to occur at very low densities (Nekaris et al. in press).
|Current Population Trend:
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|The species occurs in primary and secondary lowland forest, gardens, and plantations (Timm and Birney 1992). It is seen more often in edge habitat of forest, possibly because the edge has more supports that may increase foraging efficiency (Johns 1986), but this also may be due to sampling bias, as they are more easily seen on forest edges (Nekaris et al. in press). It is frugivorous, but will also eat insects, leaves, and bird eggs (Johns 1986). One long-term study has shown that they consume mainly nectar gum and sap, with fruit and arthropods forming small proportion of diet. Nectar from the flowers of the burtram palm (Eugeissona tristus) seems to be a key resource (Wiens and Zitzmann 2003).
|Major Threat(s):
|The species is collected for use as pets, and the animals are sold throughout Southeast Asia (Nekaris and Bearder 2007; Nekaris and Nijman 2007). The teeth are often pulled, resulting in infection and/or death. If animals survive, lack of teeth makes reintroduction impossible. Well-meaning rescue centres haphazardly reintroduce lorises into local forests without knowledge of their taxonomy or social needs. Sumatran populations are particularly impacted by the pet trade. There is little information available on other threats to this species. It is relatively adaptable to anthropogenic habitats, and so it might less affected by forest loss than some other primate species. Nevertheless, forest loss has been so severe in the region that it is likely to have had some negative impacts. Animals are shot as crop pests and for other reasons (Bennett et al. 1994).
|Conservation Actions:
|The species occurs in several protected areas throughout its range. Studies on Sumatra are urgently needed to confirm conservation status. The species is protected by law in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, and has been recently transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I of CITES (Nekaris and Nijman 2007).
|Nekaris, A. & Streicher, U. 2008. Nycticebus coucang. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T39759A10263403. . Downloaded on 21 September 2018.
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NHIAA Boys' Soccer: Salem begins by beating BedfordBy HARRY KOZLOWSKI
Special to the Union Leader
August 30. 2013 10:35PM
SALEM — Usually having young, inexperienced players on your roster is a handicap. For the Salem Blue Devils soccer team on Friday, it was not.
Salem jumped out to an early lead and rode it to a 2-0 season-opening victory over Bedford at Salem High Friday.
The freshman duo of forwards Andrew Fischera and Christian Moreno gave Salem all the offense it needed.
"The start was great, more than I can hope for, with two freshmen linking up twice," said Salem coach Anthony Karibian.
Just a few minutes into the game, Fischera took a feed from Moreno and shot it past Bedford goalie Josh Reeks to give Salem a 1-0 lead.
About 10 minutes later, Fischera put a shot on goal that Reeks seemed to have wrapped up. But it came loose and Moreno was on top of it and drove it into the net.
That would end the day for Reeks. Bulldogs coach Stuart Pepper put Nick Barnard in net.
"To their credit, I think they were the better team today" said Pepper about the Blue Devils. "They started a lot stronger. We were raw and a bit scattered."
With the 2-0 lead, the Blue Devils were able to keep eight defenders back for most of the game, leaving little room for Bedford to operate.
"We wanted to play straight up," said Karibian "But as the game went on, they pushed forward and we had to match their pressure."
Any shots that the Bulldogs could muster came from outside and senior goaltender Kevin Strout had little trouble stopping.
Strout made eight saves to earn a shutout in his first varsity start.
Pepper said the Bulldogs were missing several starters. Add the loss of eight seniors and this Bedford lineup lacked experience.
"These are things we can work on and I'm confident we can be better," said Pepper.
Even with an emphasis on defense, Salem still had several good scoring chances in the second half, including one shot that caromed off the crossbar late.
Barnard made some acrobatic saves to keep the Bulldogs within two goals.

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The Hobbit at 48 frames per second:
|a great leap forward.
|35 votes
|diminishes the magic.
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|61 total votes
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JohnLocke (anonymous profile)
December 24, 2012 at 9:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Should be interesting to see if I notice the difference.
If you've ever noticed how objects moving across the screen appear to be "blurred', that's because traditional film is shot at 24 frames per second, a relatively slow rate. Going to twice the frame rate should result in smoother movement, especially in fast action sequences.
TV soap operas are shot at 30 frames per second - that's why they have such a unique look with smooth motion compared to film. Some people who are accustomed to 24 fps object to the 30 fps "look".
I believe some live concert footage is also shot at higher frame rates. Look for the markings on the Bluray package.
EastBeach (anonymous profile)
December 24, 2012 at 11:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
You're half right EB. But it's that blur that gives the illusion of motion. 24 fps is just slightly higher than what the eye needs to complete this illusion in the brain. Thus it is the absence of motion blur which creates a phony effect, nit the opposite. Ask any CGI artist and they will tell you it's all about the blur. Theatre and film are often more about what we're not showing you than what we are.
It's not just TV soap operas that are shot at 29.9 fps but all US television/ video from day one. I think they went the higher frame rate to compensate or analog transmission image loss. Until the Dawn of Sound, films ran at random frame rates both when shot and projected! Sound required a standardized fps to keep synch and coherence.
24 fps is actually the perfect balance.
Ken_Volok (anonymous profile)
December 24, 2012 at 11:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
In fact "motion blur" is the most accurate representation of motion. Wave your hand in front of your face a few times. You'll not only see blur but ghosting as well.
The old photochemical and current digital image capture process are in the end the same. The longer the shutter is open (just like on a still camera) the blurrier your image if it moves. Its getting that balance between the human eye and technology; i.e. "how we see" vs method of production and exhibition.
Ken_Volok (anonymous profile)
December 24, 2012 at 12:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Scientific imaging is a professional interest of mine - I design imaging equipment that produces video to be analyzed by a computer. In my world, the faster the frame rate, the better. But motion pictures, at least the kind perceived by the human brain, is an area I haven't studied.
That said, I sense this frame-rate issue is partly one of aesthetics. How does the film-maker want his/her film to "look", etc. Here's a nice lay-overview I found:
The above was interesting because I knew that theater projectors use a mechanical shutter (blade) to cause individual frames to "flash" (repeat) on the screen. I don't recall if the blades are there to reduce human perceptions of flicker, judder, or some other artifact.
Youtube has a bunch of videos demonstrating side-by-side video shot at 24/30/60 fps.
It still remains to be seen whether my video gaming experience will have pre-conditioned me for Hobbit @48fps :)
EastBeach (anonymous profile)
December 26, 2012 at 2:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
EB, did you know when you go to the movies half the time you're sitting in the dark?! The shudder on the projector has to close some time and it does so between frames!
Harking back to my "waving hand in front of your face experiment"; the absence of blur communicates inauthenticity because we see blur in the natural world (without a projector plunging us into darkness every frame.)
Would love to know more about your work EB!
Ken_Volok (anonymous profile)
December 26, 2012 at 3:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Here's an article that goes over some of what I've talked about and a bit more:
Look at a scene in a movie shot on film with slow motion. You may very well notice the absence of blur, a crisper image.* That's because the action shot has been broken down into more increments and since the camera shudder is open less time, less blur.
In this famous diving sequence from Leni Riefenstahl's "Olympia", the film goes from normal to slow motion. Notice the absence of blur even tho the divers are flying thru the air. Imagine if it was projected at the speed shot, it'd look unnatural, unlike the "normal" speed shots.
* To shoot slow motion to be projected at 24fps you shoot at a higher frame rate than 24fps, faster frame rate for slower motion.
Ken_Volok (anonymous profile)
December 27, 2012 at 2:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Shouldn't have been the Hobit and then LOTR?
dou4now (anonymous profile)
December 28, 2012 at 8:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
@KV, finally got time to follow up .. the Gizmodo article was very enlightening, thanks. It forced me to rethink what I "want" to see in a film. The discussion about depth of field was really useful ... I like how the use of DOF focuses my attention on a film subject. Plus it mimicks what I see in real life.
Until I read the article, I never liked motion blur (even if intended). My thinking was if I focused on the blurry running fighters in Braveheart, I expected to see them sharply in focus. But the discussion on DOF "refocused" my thinking ... in a scene with controlled DOF, it's not fair for me to look at the background and expect it to come into focus!
So my conclusion is that similar to DOF control, the use of motion blur is useful and helps the film maker focus the viewer's attention (Gizmodo's comments about non-HFR "masking out" imperfections was interesting as well).
I think my conclusion is counter-intuitive if you watch a lot of video games where everything is sharply in focus (although some games I've played intentionally blur objects to give the illusion of speed).
As a side note, this reminds me why I hate digital point-n-shoot cameras. I can never control DOF (never get enough "bokeh"). I took one apart and found the aperture is just a series of ND filters ... not a mechanical bladed aperture (where the aperture diameter changes).
I've been working on electro-optical applications lately. I've worked on some digital projectors in various wavelengths using either custom or commercial emitters. One project used a DLP array from Texas Instruments (I understand DLP was used for the first digital projection of Star Wars Episode 1). I've also worked on imaging systems using commercial or custom cameras. The coolest camera I've ever seen was a Phantom V9 that supports 1,000 FPS at 2MP (co-workers used in an astronomy application). The coolest lens I've ever used was a telecentric lens that removes perspective - only parallel light rays make it to the sensor. This allows a computer to make precise measurements of objects (it won't see the tops/bottoms of book shelves, only the front edges, no matter how tall the bookcase).
EastBeach (anonymous profile)
December 30, 2012 at 2:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Saw the movie. Was not affected by what I did not know. Movie was crisp, clear, and took more popcorn than most to get through. ;-)
Draxor (anonymous profile)
January 2, 2013 at 4:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Do you know which version you saw? There are no 48fps screenings in SB.
Ken_Volok (anonymous profile)
January 3, 2013 at 12:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Ken- The Arlington Theatre is one of a small group of movie houses that will present The Hobbit in high-frame-rate 3-D, starting Friday, December 14, at midnight. This new form of digital presentation technology allows theaters to show films at 48 frames per second, twice the standard rate at which films are normally shown. For more, visit metrotheatres.com.
mike (web content manager)
January 3, 2013 at 10:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Thanks Mike, looks like 3D is (some say thankfully) dead anyways. It pops up every 25 years or so, lasts about three then becomes an historical novelty til a new generation is suckered in.
Ken_Volok (anonymous profile)
January 9, 2013 at 12:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)


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Would you believe I've never had Beef au Poivre? That's because I use pepper, sparingly, on my own plate-- and I was afraid that the pepper would be too much for my own palate. My husband loves pepper, so I decided to try it. I figured that if I didn't like it I could just scrape off the pepper.
Cracking peppercorns is a royal pain! Honestly, I used my mortar and pestle and the darned round peppercorns went all over the place! Am I the only one? I skipped to using my cast iron skillet, which took some elbow grease and pounding-- my husband thought I was remodeling my kitchen! I got the job done, but it was a challenge.
As for the purple asparagus-- I decided to roast these with some olive oil and salt and pepper.
The potatoes got the same treatment, only I added some fresh cut rosemary. The potatoes went into the oven at 425F while I prepped the vegetables and the meat-- I figured they'd take about 20 minutes to roast, in small chunks.
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Once the alcohol burned off, I added the heavy cream and let it thicken-- this took about 8 minutes. It definitely needed salt, but the cognac taste calmed down, and it didn't overpower the flavor of the sauce.
We like out steak cooked between medium rare and medium-- more on the pink side. Spot on! The beef was very tender; it was affordable from Costco. The purple asparagus, we thought, had a subtle sweeter taste than green asparagus. (What a wild looking soup this would make!)
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The U.N.'s independent investigator on freedom of expression warned that while efforts to ensure national security and prevent crimes could justify "exceptional use of communications surveillance," little was known about the massive amounts of data collected on individuals — including journalists and human rights defenders — who were often unaware that they were being spied upon.
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Cancer of the colon and rectum are actually the same tumor in different locations. When the surgeon takes out the tumor treatment depends on the margin of safety of the removal. The easiest way to think about it is as if the colon and rectum are a length of pipe. Tumors that break through the wall are like a leak in the pipe that may contaminate their surrounding soil and tumor cells in lymphatic fluid and lymph nodes are like ground water contamination. When the colon is inside the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen it moves about as if it is on a very long tether drawing its' blood supply through the long thin sheet of the mesentery. This is as if the pipe is elevated on a platform. There is not any nearby soil to get contaminated. The surgeon gets a wide margin of safety around the tumor like the pipeline maintenance crew can remove the defective segment of pipe and the platform to prevent contamination of the surrounding soil. Still it is possible for the tumor to spread to lymph glands like the leak in the pipe may contaminate ground water. In the last 6 inches of its' course, the colon becomes the rectum which simply means it leaves the peritoneal cavity. Here it may lie on the bladder, the uterus or prostate or the sacrum (tail bone), which cannot be safely removed. It is as if the pipe were lying on a rock field that is too big and extensive to remove. Here there is a risk of contamination of the surrounding soil as well as the ground water. Since there are much higher concentrations of contaminants on the soil than in the ground water, they are managed differently.
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Texas hiker dies in fall on Mount Adams
RANDOLPH— An experienced hiker from Texas, climbing with friends in the King Ravine area of Mount Adams, fell to his death Saturday, authorities said.
Capt. John Wimsatt of New Hampshire Fish and Game identified the victim as Richard Gabriele, 64, of University Park. He said the man lost his footing on an incline and slid several hundred yards on hard-packed snow and ice.
Wimsatt said the group of seven hikers had set out from the Appalachian trailhead on Route 2 Saturday about 7 a.m.
The accident happened about 1 p.m. The first rescuer, from Randolph Mountain Club, reached the man about 3:30 p.m., Wimsatt said.
Volunteers from Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue, U.S. Forest Service and Mountain Rescue Service assisted Fish and Game conservation officers in recovering Gabriele's body, Wimsatt said.
Wimsatt said the hikers were experienced climbing companions from Maine and Texas and had come to the area for the day to make the climb.
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Matthew Stone
In October 2014 Union Gallery presents Cosmic Flesh; an exhibition in London of a series of new works on canvas by English artist Matthew Stone. These three new digitally printed works form part of a bold development in the technical, theoretical and aesthetic fields of the artist's practice. They represent a continuation of the works shown at Stone's most recent solo show in March 2014 with The Hole in New York. Stone hand-paints on glass and photographs the brushstrokes, which he then extensively retouches and collages using Photoshop. These digital composites are then printed onto selectively primed, raw linen canvas. The resulting imagery is a firm and lucid statement on the new opportunities photography and digital processing present in extending the visual and practical potential of conventional painting.
Signalling a shift in Stone's established visual language, these new works appear to abandon his usual figuration in favour of large scale and colourful brushstrokes. The compositions relate to a sense of movement and entanglement established prior, explicating the ideas of abstraction that Stone began to define in his previous photographic explorations of the body. Whilst the brushstrokes tumble like limbs across the canvas, Stone uses advanced Photoshop layering to weave the individual gestures in ways that would not ordinarily be possible without digital intervention. The digital process remains integral to other aspects of the works, defining scale and the enlargement of brushstrokes, the removal of all dust and blemishes as well as sensitive colour management.
Stone's works ultimately exist as figurative depictions of abstract images. A similar restructuring of image and representationcan be found in Roy Lichtenstein's paintings depicting enlarged brushstrokes. Lichtenstein's quoted and hand-rendered strokes impress by visual simplification, while Stone's printed photos of similar gestures are actively intensified. This process of making vivid and creating a sense of a painterly hyper-real occurs within the manipulation of photography not paint. Like Andreas Gursky's use of digital manipulation to depart from the 'decisive moment' towards constructed images, Stone includes photography as only part of the process. Examining this process immediately offers photography as painting, but perhaps in this case more fertile ground can be found by examining how these "paintings" might exist as examples of contemporary photography.
Stone's efforts are sincere in both their questioning of and commitment to paint, remarking "It feels necessary to challenge the established worship of paint as untouchable cosmic flesh, but in doing this I intend to contribute to the continued legacy of it's emotionally manipulative power." These ideas manifest themselves in works that intentionally disrupt notions of what constitutes painting. By creating an image of an abstract image, by subjectively retouching it and ultimately by printing rather than directly painting onto the canvas, the existing redundancies of paint that Stone acknowledges and the new ones he chooses to create, are both reversed.
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I have stage 4 lung cancer and my health insurance is not too good. the bills are adding up and I fear that my wife could lose our home by the time I finish treatment or die. I read that I could "tap into" my insurance policy for money that my wife and I need to keep her in our home. Can you tell me more about that?
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Permanent insurance such as: Whole Life, Variable Life, and Universal Life may allow you to access cash value for any purpose you may have. Money can typically be taken from the policy tax-free as either a withdrawal or a loan. Withdrawals from the policy are simply the return of premium payments you made. Loans against the policy are essentially early distributions of the death benefit and do not need to be repaid. You should consult your insurance agent or a financial advisor to review your existing policy. The age of the policy, the current cash value, and contract stipulations will need to be reviewed to determine how much money is available to be taken from the contract without negatively affecting the contract guarantees.
This question and answer was part of the OncoLink Brown Bag Chat Series, Legal & Financial Challenges Facing People with Cancer. View the entire transcript here.


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T-Mobile announced a multi-year partnership with international superstar, Shakira, with a special event in New York's Bryant Park on October 9th. The event kicked-off with a 45-minute DJ set with Swizz Beatz spinning for a crowd of about 7,000 fans in his hometown. Shakira then took the stage, singing hits including Whenever, Wherever, Loca, Hips Don't Lie and Waka Waka. The event celebrated the partnership between T-Mobile and Shakira along with T-Mobile's announcement offering unlimited global data and texting in over 100 countries at no extra charge. See photos from the New York event above.
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small changes in climatic averages (see Section 126.96.36.199).
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LATHROP - Stacie Eiraf realizes that her 11-year-old daughter, Hannah, may feel heartbreak in a little more than a year when the family says goodbye to a puppy she brought home Saturday.
LATHROP - Stacie Eiraf realizes that her 11-year-old daughter, Hannah, may feel heartbreak in a little more than a year when the family says goodbye to a puppy she brought home Saturday.
But Hannah will be consoled by the good she's doing, raising the puppy that will go on to be trained as a guide dog for a blind person. Hannah will pick up some of life's lessons along the way, Eiraf said.
"That's why my daughter really wants to do it," Eiraf said. "This is really giving of her time and herself."
The Lathrop family was one of 16 from San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Fresno counties on Saturday that received a puppy from Guide Dogs for the Blind.
A puppy truck from the organization's San Rafael headquarters stopped in Manteca to make the delivery. The families will keep the puppies, nurturing and training them in obedience for as long as 15 months.
Then, the young dogs will return to San Rafael for guide dog training. The dogs eventually will be paired with a blind person.
While Hannah and the other participants have their dogs, they will participate in weekly meetings aimed at socializing the dogs in a variety of settings and teaching them manners, said Jim Russell, a Guide Dogs for the Blind field representative based in Modesto.
"It is an immense gift to the recipients of the dogs," he said. "Without the volunteers, it would be literally impossible to do."
Russell, who has personally taken in three future guide dogs, said the organization is always looking for volunteers. Guide Dogs for the Blind formed in 1942, and more than 11,000 teams have graduated since.
Today, about 2,100 dog-and-volunteer teams are working together.
Linda Rubino, who leads a club in the Tracy area and has been part of the organization for 34 years, said she always gets attention, taking out her puppies in their green jackets while out shopping or dining.
Most of the dogs are yellow or black Labradors. The club meets about twice each month to play games, talk health issues and work on obedience training, she said.
"It's fun to watch them grow," Rubino said. "The dogs are getting as much life skills as we can squeeze in."
For the volunteers, it is a good social outlet. Among activities, the handlers and dog teams go to events such as the Ripon Almond Blossom Parade; once a year they take BART; and they ride the ferry to San Francisco.
"We try to do things that blind people do," Rubino said. "So the dogs get used to the routine."
Eiraf said that if their first guide dog is a positive experience, she and her husband, Joseph, may allow their 8-year-old daughter, Jordan, to volunteer.
"We'll see what it takes emotionally and if she'll be ready for it," Eiraf said. "It's a big commitment."
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Olivier Martinez checks his phone as he and a pal leave an art gallery together on Wednesday (January 16) in Los Angeles.
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November 11 is Veteran's Day.
November 11 is Veteran's Day. And in honor of all those who have served our country, the annual Veteran's Day ceremony will be will be held Sunday, November 11, at 11 a.m. at Spring Park. A lunch will follow at American Legion Post 64. Also on Sunday, the fourth annual "Field of Heroes" will have its closing ceremony at 3 p.m.
According to the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (http://www.va.gov), Veteran's Day started as Armistice Day in November 1919 when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 the first Armistice Day. "The original concept for the celebration was for a day observed with parades and public meetings and a brief suspension of business beginning at 11:00 a.m.," the website states.
An Act approved on May 13, 1938 made November 11 in each year a legal holiday—a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as "Armistice Day."
The website went on to state that due to World War II and Korea, Armistice Day became Veterans Day. According to the website, "in 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen in the Nation's history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting in its place the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation (Public Law 380) on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. Later that same year, on October 8th, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first 'Veterans Day Proclamation'."
The website also states "Veterans Day continues to be observed on November 11, regardless of what day of the week on which it falls. The restoration of the observance of Veterans Day to November 11 not only preserves the historical significance of the date, but helps focus attention on the important purpose of Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good."
See The Sun-Times' salute to Veterans on pages 7-12A of today's edition.


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Welcome to the Design Program @ GWC
Designers create, plan and develop the objects and environments we use and experience in our everyday lives. Design is everywhere. Whatever we wear, sit on, drive, watch or listen to and work with - including our tools, electronics, vehicles, toys, furniture, home or commercial environments - a designer has had a hand in its creation and development. And there is an ongoing demand for new design.
The Golden West College Design Certificate of Specialization was created to help prepare students with the fundamental artistic, digital and technical skills required for careers in design. Popular design careers include; interior design, transportation design, toy design, industrial design, fashion design, furniture design, model making and computer aided design (CAD) just to name a few. More info on the certificate...
Federal Gainful Employment Reports
Use the link below to view Golden West College's gainful employment reports. These reports provide you, the student, with important information regarding the costs, benefits and potential employment options of our certificate programs.
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GWC Design Program creates props for Sunset Beach's largest Halloween display.
The GWC Design Program "Enchanted" their student showcase attendees on Friday, December 9, 2012
Our Design program instructor, Greg Wight, has partnered with a local physician who, for the last two (2) years has put on an extraordinary local Halloween event that attracts over 20,000 spectators and media attention. Our GWC Design program students help each year to build life-size props and displays of all sorts, turning the street into a movie-like set.
For last week's Design show, held Friday, December 9th, our program obtained some of the props used in the Halloween event, embellishing them for display. In addition, the students took the time to build new and innovative displays, using animatronics, in order to turn the evening into an "Enchanting" experience, open to the public.
The Design program holds a student show each semester. Come check out the program. You could be part of the new wave of what the USA does best…Design.
Design Students Create Haunted Fairytales
GWC students volunteer hundreds of hours to Dr. Nobles' Halloween Extravaganza in Fountain Valley.
During the Month of October, our Golden West College Volunteer Design Team made a significant contribution to the Fountain Valley Halloween event, logging in over 3,000 hours.
Dr. Anthony Noble creates and funds a Halloween extravaganza every year, transforming an entire street into a Halloween 'Movie Set'. This year's theme was 'Haunted Fairy Tales' — last year it was 'Star Wars'. An estimated 18,000 people came out to see the amazing displays.
Students were able to hone their skills, and get some practical experience, working on Disneyland-type sets, characters and projects at 16 different sites on the street. Many students worked on multiple projects and sets, which included the Ariel/Triton set, Snow White and Matterhorn sets, Humpty Dumpty, Alice in Wonderland, Jack in the Bean Stalk, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Old Lady in the Shoe, Beauty and the Beast, The Three Pigs, and the Rapunzel Tower/Dragon set.
On Halloween night, students acted as tour guides, and others were fairy tale cast members. "It is inspiring to see that kind of hard work, passion, sacrifice and commitment from our students," said Greg Wight, Design Instructor.
Many of the props were delivered to the GWC Design Studios and will be on display during the Fall 2011 Design Student Show on December 9 at 6PM.
The students have already begun design and preparation work on next year's theme – 'The Wizard of Oz'.
GWC Design Program at the 2009 Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo
The highlight of the expo was when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger congradtulated the program on building and designing the e-Motion electric vehicle.
E/Motion Vehicle at the 2009 Huntington Beach Green Expo
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I wasn't sure which forum to post this in, and am hoping this is an OK place to start. Recently I changed positions taking over the admin. of a small network that is Novell based. Prior to this I had no Novell experience, and am trying to get up to speed as quickly as possible while fighting the day - to - day fires. However, to this point my knowledge of Novell continues to be considerably lacking. The network has 6 Novell servers and 6 Windows servers. The clients are predominently Windows XP Pro with some Windows 2000 Pro systems. My firewall is Bordermanager 3.7 with Support Pack 2. I have implemented a Windows based DNS server internally, as I was not able to get the DNS/DHCP tool to connect to the Novell DNS server. I have pointed the clients to the internal Windows DNS server, and they are resolving url's fine. I built a new desktop for a user this afternoon, and am trying to reach the internet on the new system. I can resolve IP addresses from URL names, but I cannot get beyond the firewall in terms of the connection itself. As I have continued to work on trying to find the problem, I am now seeing the same thing happen on other client systems. I know that I also have a Zenworks server on the network, but again, I am not yet familiar with its configuration, management techniques, etc. My questions are these:
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Malcolm's distant relative?
Stop the Marshall jokes.
Malcolm's distant relative?
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The Vettori brain massage session:
Love it how we're at Zimbabwe's level now.
Anyway, on these newbies, what are they like?
Annoyed to see Tait back, hopefully he won't get anywhere near the test side until he learns a few things. Want to see some accuracy this tournament, pace and swing can only do so much.
Pretty damn good First XI can be made from that sqaud though, so provided there are no withdrawals from top players or spats over the tournament location they should be the thouroughly deserving favourites.
Flem i will let others take about other players or may later elaborate,1 to wthc xavier doherty left arm spinner,on form the best one day spinner apart from brycemcgain who is too old.Does this thing when coming into bowl where he changes his step and bowls from behinds the stumps,tends to throw the batsmen off,everytime.Very good figures.
With a 7 - 3 vote likely for pakistan keeping the tournament,and the elite aussies following the aca and fica and the ca expect the elite players to pull out.Most likely an australian A team,but 1 which is still competitive and likely for upsets.
Of the elite squad only shane watson said he will go.
NZ will have the same problem styris and oram said they won't go.
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — A jury of six soldiers was selected Tuesday to determine whether the U.S. soldier who killed 16 Afghan civilians during raids on two villages last year will ever have a chance at getting out of prison.
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, 39, pleaded guilty in June to avoid the death penalty for killing the civilians, mostly women and children, before dawn on March 11, 2012. The six jurors are tasked with determining whether the Ohio native and father of two from Lake Tapps, Wash., receives life in prison with the possibility of parole, or without it.
If he is sentenced to life with parole, Bales would be eligible in 20 years, but there's no guarantee he would receive it.
The sentencing is expected to afford victims and their relatives a chance to confront Bales face-to-face for the first time since he stormed their compounds. The Army flew nine villagers, all males, from Kandahar Province. Among them are Haji Mohammad Wazir, who lost 11 family members, including his wife, mother and two brothers; Haji Mohammad Naim, who was shot in the neck; and a teenage boy named Rafiullah who was shot in both legs.
Several have previously said they are outraged that Bales is escaping the death penalty.
Some victims and witnesses testified by video link from Afghanistan during a hearing last year, including a young girl in a bright headscarf who described hiding behind her father as he was shot to death. Boys told of begging the soldier to spare them, yelling: "We are children! We are children!" A thick-bearded man told of being shot in the neck by a gunman at arm's length.
Bales, on his fourth combat deployment, had been drinking and watching a movie with other soldiers at his remote post at Camp Belambay in Kandahar Province when he slipped away before dawn. Bales said he had also been taking steroids and snorting Valium.
Armed with a 9 mm pistol and an M-4 rifle, he attacked a village of mud-walled compounds called Alkozai then returned and woke up a fellow soldier to tell him about it. The soldier didn't believe Bales and went back to sleep. Bales left again to attack a second village known as Najiban.
Prosecutors questioned the potential jurors in hopes of discovering any underlying biases that might affect their ability to serve on the panel. Lt. Col. Rob Stelle asked whether they were serving in Afghanistan at the time of the attacks, whether the attacks hindered their ability to do their jobs, and whether they believe soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder are more likely to commit violent crimes.
Defense attorney John Henry Browne asked whether any potential jurors disagreed with the concept of parole. None did.
Four were dismissed, for reasons ranging from the personal experiences one had with post-traumatic stress disorder to the fact that another helped transport Bales around Joint Base Lewis-McChord while he was in custody.
The massacre prompted such angry protests that the U.S. temporarily halted combat operations in Afghanistan, and it was three weeks before Army investigators could reach the crime scene.
Bales, who told the judge at his plea hearing that he couldn't explain why he committed the killings, has not issued an apology, but his lawyers hinted that one might come at sentencing.
Prosecutors question whether he's remorseful. They asked a judge Monday for permission to play jurors a recording of a phone call of Bales laughing with his wife as they review the charges against him.
"It certainly goes to evidence in aggravation, the attitude of lack of remorse," Stelle told the judge.
Bales' attorneys have said they plan to present evidence that could warrant leniency, including his previous deployments and what they describe as his history of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
"Our general theme is that Sgt. Bales snapped," Browne told The Associated Press earlier. "That's kind of our mantra, and we say that because of all the things we know: the number of deployments, the head injuries, the PTSD, the drugs, the alcohol."
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does this mean that someone with a liver disorder in need of medical info or has had the misfortune of having his home taken from him and really needs to know what to do can be denied the right to use a public libary? lets face it the general public can stink. those that have the money to buy their book dont use the libary. those that dont and are in need of information use the public libary. then of course there's that small bunch of elitists that have nothing better to do than to try and raise human standards above the reach of all humans but themselves.SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- A new county law aims to keep readers from reeking. Libraries in San Luis Obispo County have had their own rules banning offensive body odor since 1994, but the policy became law after the Board of Supervisors last month adopted an ordinance that lets authorities kick out malodorous guests.
Visitors to 14 libraries and a bookmobile also could be asked to leave for fighting, eating, drinking, sleeping, playing games, and printing or viewing illegal materials on library computers.
"The point is to make the library a comfortable, safe place for everyone to use," said Moe McGee, assistant director of the San Luis Obispo City-County Library.
A strict code of conduct, officials argue, is needed to ensure one patron's right to use a public library doesn't infringe on the rights of another.
Yet the law can raise tough questions for librarians, said Irene Macias, Santa Barbara's library services manager.
"What is bad odor?" Macias asked. "A woman who wears a strong perfume? A person who had a garlicky meal?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 5:12 pm
Post subject: joy of cooking pancakes
When using a non-stick pan or griddle, I have found it totally unnecessary to butter or grease the pan. The amount of butter in the batter is more than enough to do the job.
Also, when melting the butter in the microwave, try putting the milk in along side. You then get warm milk and melted butter to mix together and it keeps the butter from congealing (as it does when you mix it with cold milk).
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 10:38 am
Post subject: other variations
I have been delegated the role of making pancakes on sunday mornings, and have had the following finds
Use of wholmeal self raising flour gives a stronger flavour
Add a bit of olive oil instead of butter for a bit of oomph
Prepare the batter the night before - allows it to relax
I prefer vegetarian fed eggs
In addition I will try the apple recipe this sunday it sounds really good, but the girls like theirs with yougurt ice cream
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 3:02 pm
Post subject: add flour
when adding any berry to a batter.muffin, pancake, etc. Do not unthaw them the heat in the pan or oven will defrost them. your first mistake was thawing them in water, this thinned your batter. Second, a baker taught me that if you shake the berries in a little flour before you put them in the batter this will allow the berries to latch to the batter instead of falling to the bottom."
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:28 am
Post subject: Even color
Anyone know what determines whether or not you get an even color on your pancakes? I tend to get the splotchy surfaces with bubble-shaped areas like
What I'm looking for are:
That kind of even browning. Is it simply finding the right temperature?
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:34 pm
Post subject: Wow
Wow, these pancakes were amazing! I'm a 16 year old with possibly no cooking skills what-so-ever and I tried your recipe because everyone was out of the house when I woke up and I wanted food. :] Now, I am unoffically the Pancake King of the house. >_>
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:58 am
Post subject: Re: Even color
Friend wrote:
Anyone know what determines whether or not you get an even color on your pancakes? I tend to get the splotchy surfaces with bubble-shaped areas like
What I'm looking for are:
That kind of even browning. Is it simply finding the right temperature?
My guess is the uneven browning is caused by uneven bubbling of the batter and loss of surface contact with the pan as it cooks and starts to rise. I believe you didn't have the baking powder evenly mixed into your batter.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:27 am
Post subject: Re: Even color
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Anyone know what determines whether or not you get an even color on your pancakes? I tend to get the splotchy surfaces with bubble-shaped areas like
Did both your sides look like that? Most pancakes have a pretty side (the side that hit the griddle first) and a not as pretty side.
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:39 am
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i tried to solve the "blueberries being unevenly distributed among pancakes" problem by dropping blueberries on the batter after it's poured on the frying pan....and the berries ended up getting singed when i turned the pancakes over, because the berries stuck out above the batter, and had no coating of batter to protect them.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:30 am
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After many years of cooking pancakes using plain mixes, "doctored up" mixes, and "from scratch" recipes (as presented here) I have found that they can produce a wide variety of pancakes textures. In my experience, the variation is color I find is caused by three factors: temperature, grease and batter viscosity.
1) Temperature of the griddle. Your picture looks as if the pancakes were fried at high temperature. I use an electric griddle and keep it set 375-400F. When I have tried to make pancakes while camping (where the temperature is difficult to control), mine frequently come out looking like your picture.
2) Amount of grease. Remember that the recipe said, "You don't want too much fat on the griddle or you'll be frying the pancakes"? I take a paper towel and put a small amount of vegetable oil on it (I presume you could do the same with any fat - i.e. butter, margarine, etc.), then thinly coat the griddle. Do this before it gets hot and you'll find that it take a very small amount of oil indeed (especially if your recipe already includes a fat - i.e. oil or butter).
3) Thickness of the batter. I find this to be the most variable thing about pancake batter. A thick batter will produce very thick, fluffy (sometime crumbly or cake-y) pancakes, whereas a thin batter will produce thin, tougher pancakes (a very thin batter will make a crepe!). In general, the thicker batter pancakes will brown more evenly (notice in your pictures that the 'even color' pancakes are all thicker?) The key that I have found is that the difference between "thick" and "thin" batter can be as little as 1-2 Tbsp of liquid (milk is usually what I use to thin). So, after I make up the batter, I take a look at the viscosity and add a SMALL amount of milk if necessary.
Of course, this is very subjective and requires some experience as "how thin" the batter should be (not to mention variability in personal preferences), but hopefully some of this will be useful.
Good luck, and I love the site. Reminds me a lot of AB's GEs!
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:37 pm
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Excellent,Michael. Looks great. Will try to do.
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:51 am
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My wife used to complain to no end how I would buy buttermilk, use a little for some recipe, and then the rest would spoil in the fridge (spoiling bittermilk takes a long time, but I use it so rarely that it happens). I was having a tough time keeping buttermilk in the house for the once-in-a-blue-moon that I needed it.
The America's Test kitchen cookbook had a great suggestion to use dried buttermilk as a substitute in baked goods. I've only been able to find a single company that makes it (the same one they show), but fortunately it seems to be almost universally available in grocery stores (at least in Cleveland, OH and Seattle, WA).
I can notice no difference at all when I use it in baked goods (pancakes, bread, biscuits etc), but I would not recomend using it if you are making a dressing or something, as the texture is off.
Once opened, the package says that you need to keep it in the fridge, but it should keep indefinately (I suppose).
It comes in a cylindrical white container found in the baking aisle, and has a chef face on it. Sorry I can't remember the brand.
Anyways, this is a great way to keep buttermilk on hand to make wonderfull pancakes without having to worry about actual buttermilk or squeezing lemons into normal milk.
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:58 am
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Yep, you are right, man.
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:17 am
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I've used that recipe for years. It works fine with a seasoned steel pan or stainless or anodized aluminum. It needs a bit of butter in the pan to get started, but after that the butter in the recipe is enough to keep it from sticking even when I reduce the butter by half.
I agree that uneven browning can be caused by too much grease on the pan. The first pan full usually comes out a little uneven (but I haven't been toweling off the pan as Michael suggests) but it still tastes good.
When my kids were little, I would sometimes make a simple design like a smiley face by pouring the eyes and smile first than pouring the pancake around it so it the color difference makes the design.
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 3:50 pm
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This recipe from
The Joy of Cooking
has been a family favourite for three generations. I've never found a better recipe!
BTW, who
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:06 pm
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Ijust tried thesespancake and they did noy turn out good. I cooked them to dark brown and there still not done in the middle. there gos my breakfast.
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The Bucknell University Department of Music's Gallery Series will present "A Tribute to William Duckworth" Monday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in the Rooke Recital Hall of the Weis Music Building at Bucknell. The event is free and open to the public.
"Bill taught music theory and composition at Bucknell, starting here in 1973," according to William Kenny, music professor at Bucknell. "While at Bucknell, he founded the Gallery Series, which for decades has brought experimental and world music to campus. The Department of Music presents this event in his memory."
Composer and author Kyle Gann, who was a close friend, will give a talk about Duckworth's life and work. Gann, who was new-music critic for the Village Voice from 1986 to 2005, has taught at Bard College since 2007. He is the author of The Music of Conlon Nancarrow, American Music in the 20th Century, Music Downtown: Writings from the Village Voice, No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33", Robert Ashley, and the introduction to the 50th-anniversary edition of Cage's Silence.
Guest musicians include Geoffrey Burleson, piano; Steve Gorn, bansuri; and Samir Chatterjee, tabla.
Burleson will perform selections from Duckworth's seminal work, The Time Curve Preludes. He has performed to wide acclaim throughout Europe and North America, and is equally active as a recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber musician and jazz performer. The New York Times has hailed his solo performances as "vibrant and compelling", and has praised his "command, projection of rhapsodic qualities without loss of rhythmic vigor, and appropriate sense of spontaneity and fetching colors." The Boston Globe refers to Burleson as a "remarkable pianist" and "a first-class instrumental presence" whose performances are "outright thrilling." He is recording the complete piano works of Camille Saint-Saëns, which is being released on five CD volumes on the new Naxos Grand Piano label.
Gorn's bansuri is featured on the 2011 Grammy Award-winning recording, Miho - Journey to the Mountain, with Dhruba Ghosh and the Paul Winter Consort, as well as the Academy Award-winning documentary film, Born into Brothels. He has performed Indian Classical Music and new American Music on the bansuri bamboo flute in concerts and festivals throughout the world. In 2013, he was awarded the Pandit Jasraj Rotary Club of Hyderabad Award for Cross Cultural Achievement. His numerous recordings include Luminous Ragas, Rasika, with tabla by Samir Chatterjee, Illuminations, with Nepali bansuri wallah, Manose, the landmark Indian-Jazz fusion recording, Asian Journal, and Pranam, a jugalbandi with Barun Kumar Pal playing hansaveena, and Samir Chatterjee, tabla.
Chatterjee is a virtuoso tabla player from India who travels widely across the world throughout the year performing in numerous festivals as a soloist or with other outstanding musicians from both Indian and non-Indian musical traditions. He performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo in 2007, and has been featured at the United Nations General Assembly. He has authored the comprehensive book, A Study of Tabla, and the guide book to Indian music, Music of India. He is on the faculty at Yale University, Manhattan School of Music, University of Pittsburgh, New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and University of Bridgeport in Connecticut.


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Bud Norris (5-5, 4.90) vs Jeff Karstens (1-2, 5.25)
The Astros can't get off the road quickly enough. One day they'll put it all together again, but another great pitching performance was wasted tonight as Houston began the post-Caballo era with their eighth consecutive loss, 2-0. The Astros go 0-7 on their latest roadie, including three shutouts, and they fall to 32-51 on the season (23-19 home, 9-32 road).
*Bud Norris was finally back to form tonight, turning in his first quality start since May 21, with 5 other starts and a DL stint in between. Bud's line: 7 IP / 5 H / 2 R / 2 ER / 3 BB / 6 K. Brett Myers made his first appearance since June 28 and threw a perfect 8th on just eight pitches. Looking at tonight's matchup, you expected this one to be advantage Houston, but Pittsburgh's weakest starter turned in their best pitching performance, handing Bud his fifth consecutive loss.
*Sadly little to report on offense again - 4 singles, 3 walks, 2 double plays, no runs, and only one Houston runner reached third base (with two outs in the 9th).
*Each of the Astros' top three batters had a hit tonight: Altuve (1 for 4, SB), Lowrie (1 for 3, BB), and Scott Moore (1 for 4, K).
*Chris Synder had Houston's other hit, going 1 for 2 with a walk.
*Matt Dominguez was 0 for 2 with a K and a GIDP in his Astros debut.
*Dominguez got the start at 3B, so Chris Johnson was your new Houston 1B, at least for tonight. CJ went 0 for 4 with a K.
Turning Point:
Sad that it happened so early, but back-to-back doubles by Casey McGehee and Garrett Jones leading off the 2nd plated the Pirates' first run. Houston never truly threatened on offense tonight, so that would be the game winner.
Man of the Match:
Bud Norris. His last five starts weren't pretty (0-4, 9.55), but he deserved the win tonight.
Goat of the Game:
Once again - the entire Astros offense. #FreeBrettWallace


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Out of the Woodwork: Human Moisture Meter
You, too, can determine moisture content simply by feeling a board.
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Murphy had never bought lumber from us before. He watched his boards carefully as they were loaded onto his truck.
"They look good," he said. He picked up a board and caressed the surface. "Yeah, this is really dry, about 7 percent. I can tell just by feeling it." The loaders smirked. Later they were rubbing boards, guessing moisture contents and laughing.
"It's true," I told them. "You can tell the moisture content by feel when you've handled enough lumber. I'll prove it." I picked up a board from an air-drying pile, hefted it and felt the surface. "I estimate 16 percent." I stuck the moisture meter in the board. It read 17-1/2 percent. They quit laughing.
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St. Louis Rams CB Jarrid Bryant, P Bobby Cowan, OT R.J. Dill, WR Jordan Harris, LS Jorgen Hus, FB Kadeem Jones, LB Johnny Millard, WR T.J. Moe, OT D.J. Morrell and LB Pat Schiller (undisclosed) Monday, Aug. 25. Schiller was waived/injured.
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New England Patriots WR T.J. Moe (Achilles') has cleared waivers and has been placed on Injured Reserve.
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Updating a previous report, free-agent WR T.J. Moe (Achilles') suffered a torn Achilles' tendon earlier this week, and he was released by the New England Patriots with an injury settlement, according to a source.
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The New England Patriots waived WR T.J. Moe Friday, May 31.
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The New England Patriots have signed undrafted free-agent DT DeWayne Cherrington (Mississippi State), SS Kanorris Davis (Troy), OL Elvis Fisher (Missouri), TE Brandon Ford (Clemson), DT Cory Grissom (South Florida), CB Brandon Jones (Rutgers), OL Josh Kline (Kent State) OL Chris McDonald (Michigan State), WR T.J. Moe (Missouri), CB Stephon Morris (Penn State), LB Ian Sluss (Portland State), C Matt Stankiewitch (Penn State), TE Zach Sudfield (Nevada), DT Joe Vellano (Maryland) and LS Mike Zupancic (Eastern Michigan). Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
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Clemson WR DeAndre Hopkins, Western Kentucky WR Tyrone Goard and Missouri WR T.J. Moe registered 36-inch vertical leaps at the NFL Scouting Combine Sunday, Feb. 24.
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Louisiana Tech WR Quinton Patton posted a time of 4.53 seconds in the 40-yard dash Sunday, Feb. 23, at the NFL Scouting Combine. Elon WR Aaron Mellette and Cincinnati WR Kenbrell Thompkins posted a 4.54-second time, while Kansas State WR Chris Harper checked in at 4.55 seconds. Virginia Tech WR Marcus Davis managed 4.56 seconds, while Clemson's DeAndre Hopkins was clocked at 4.57 seconds. South Carolina WR Ace Sanders had a time of 4.58 seconds, while Syracuse WR Alec Lemon and Jacksonville State WR Alan Bonner finished at 4.59 seconds. Southern Methodist WR Darius Johnson checked in at 4.60 seconds, while Eastern Washington WR Brandon Kaufman had a time of 4.67 seconds. Duke WR Conner Vernon was good for 4.68 seconds, and Missouri WR T.J. Moe rounded out the group with a time of 4.74 seconds.
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Eleanor Clift - Forecasting the Presidential Election
Reporter/pundit Eleanor Clift joins Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III for a public conversation about 2012 presidential election.
Today electing a president is vastly more complex an undertaking than what was envisioned by the Founding Fathers. Yet the process remains exciting and hugely important. And if it is sometimes disillusioning, it can also be inspiring.
Clift and Kemper will discuss the nuts and bolts of our electoral system while drawing on rich historical anecdotes from past campaigns.
Clift is a contributing editor for Newsweek and a regular on the McLaughlin Group.


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Burger review: Chef's Burger Bistro
164 E. Grand Ave. 312-374-3092
Rating: 2 (out of four)
I, the Great Burgerelli, have eaten burgers here, there and everywhere. I have eaten them in the finest of restaurants, in the northern woods of Wisconsin and from a Styrofoam box sitting on the hood of my ketchup-red 1960 Alfa Romeo Spider. But until my visit to Chef's Burger Bistro in Streeterville, I had never had a burger presided over by a certified master chef. To earn that honor, chef/partner Edward Leonard endured a grueling ten-day cooking trial demonstrating his proficiency across a variety of cuisines for the American Culinary Federation. He is, in fact, the only chef holding this distinction in Chicago. Clearly Leonard is a master, but would his burger be masterful?
The burger: Leonard told me that his beef mix, which is ground fresh in-house daily, was developed with some "German butcher" friends and is a bit of an "old-school" blend, which has roughly an 80 percent beef to 20 percent fat ratio. "I know everyone wants lean nowadays, but you need some of that fat to get a juicy patty," he said. I wholeheartedly agree, but though I requested my patty medium-rare, his cooks had left the patty in the Spanish-style Wood Stone charcoal broiler oven a little too long. In fact, both of the thick patties I tried were bereft of juice and had only a touch of pinkness. The meat had a nice mouth-coating beefiness and an earthy, mineral-rich flavor; however, I did not detect a single grain of salt on this under-seasoned patty. I should also mention that patties are available in two sizes: 115 grams (approximately 4 ounces) and 230 grams (roughly 8 ounces) and noted as "hand-forged" on the menu. Why Leonard insists on these idiosyncratic labeling choices, I cannot fathom. Perhaps he fancies himself a European blacksmith?
The bun: Leonard—who said one of the best burgers he ever had came from a little cafe in Dijon, France where the chef ground the meat fresh, made the pickles in-house and the brioche roll from scratch—said he thinks most hamburger rolls are too soft. As a result, he worked with a baker in San Francisco to develop the harder, glazed brioche-style roll used on many of burgers at Chef's Burger Bistro. I admire Leonard's discipline and agree that some buns out there are too soft; however, I do believe that sometimes great chefs overthink things. Leonard's hefty bun was a good size to stand up to the thick patty, but it was also dry and heavy.
The fixings: The extensive choice of toppings—which includes interesting gems such as crab, mortadella, foie gras and pecorino—is befitting of a master chef. One can even order a slather of peanut butter! As a burger expert, I do often like to build my own burger ($6 for the 4-ounce burger or $8 for the 8-ounce, plus 50 cents for cheese, 75 cents for veggies and $1 for luxury ingredients such as foie or crab) but in the hands of a master chef, I decided to defer to Leonard's expertise and his pre-selected topping combinations. While I have groused about the overcooking and the harder bun, Leonard is a master when it comes to orchestrating flavors. His chicken-fried burger ($7 for 4-ounce; $10 for 8-ounce), a fat patty fried in a tempura-like batter slathered with gravy, sauteed mushroom and onion jam, would harden the arteries and capture the heart of the most jaded Waffle House-loving southerner. I am somewhat embarrassed to admit this, but the rich pepper- and mushroom-filled gravy has since inspired a few illicit dreams involving heaping portions of beef stroganoff.
Likewise, his Paris burger, ($7 for the 4-ounce burger, $10 the 8-ounce), topped with sweet onion jam, fondue-like brie, curly frisee greens and candied tomatoes is a revelation. To make these wondrous tomatoes, the skins are removed and they are then coated with vanilla bean paste, tellicherry black pepper and olive oil, and slow-roasted for hours. The sweet, juicy tomato flavor that results might just be the best invention since bottled ketchup.
The fries: I don't want to give away too many of my secrets, but the fact of the matter is, The Great Burgerelli likes to sit close to the kitchen whenever possible to keep a close watch on the preparation of my burger. Unfortunately, at Chef's Burger Bistro, this also allowed me to watch as my glorious batch of duck fat fries ($4) sat underneath a heat lamp for almost ten minutes waiting for my burgers to be cooked. By the time the mahogany-skinned hand-cut fries had arrived at my table, they were soggy and limp. My friend's regular fries, which were cooked to order, were crisp and perfect.
Everything else: A batch of buttermilk onion rings ($4) spent less time under the heat lamp than the duck-fat fries, but they were also a little gritty and unmemorable. Disappointed with the overall meal, I decided to drown my sorrows in a bloody mary ($9) and some house-made doughnuts. The peppery, fresh tomato juice spiked with bright notes of celery salt and crisp, cold vodka was one of the best bloody marys I have ever had. Unfortunately, there was not enough of the cocktail to block the memory of the heavy, dense doughnuts ($3). The fillings, including a chocolate custard and strawberry jam, were almost nonexistent and could not combat the dryness of the dough. The dining room—with its tall silvery banquettes, Sputnik-like modern chandeliers, melting-red tulip pendant lamps and Warhol-like murals of soup cans—-has a splendid '80s feel. I, the Great Burgerelli, am a child of the '90s, and therefore appreciated the soundtrack punctuated with songs from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nirvana.
Bottom line: I do not doubt the skills of Leonard, and the flavor combinations on his burgers are exquisite. But, in a restaurant of this size, a master chef simply cannot cook all the burgers; he must rely on others. Leonard must find a way to bring his cooks up to speed, so that all the effort he spent developing his burger repertoire doesn't result in overcooked meat.
The Great Burgerelli is a fearless seekers of fine burgers.


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I Went to College.03 Jan 2013
I have a college diploma. I once bought a frame for my college diploma at 99 Cents Only. The frame, which was constructed entirely of low-grade Chinese plastic, fell off the wall and broke within one hour of hanging it up in the glorified room in which I live. The diploma, and the broken frame, are now in my closet. I just checked – they're exactly where I left them (leaning against the wall, wedged next to twenty bars of soap I purchased in bulk from the internet). The soap's worth more than its closet companions; after all, at least I use the soap. If my parents knew the extent to which I don't use my college diploma, they probably would have regretted paying for said college diploma. Oh, wait – they didn't pay for my college diploma. Fuck them.
As the previous paragraph would imply, the job I have does not require a college diploma. I have seen the following things in the context of work this week.
1. A man wearing an American flag doo-rag fellate his own phallus
2. The same man, wearing the same doo-rag, attach electric toothbrushes to his aforementioned phallus with rubber bands for the purposes of erotic fulfillment
3. A man urinate in a Budweiser can and drink the can's acidic contents
4. An obese man spray Reddi-Whip™ brand whipped topping all over his (extremely small and flaccid) genitals
5. A man with what appeared to be a whisper of a vestigial tail fuck himself with a novelty sized dildo, the likes of which one would purchase as a gag gift at Spencer's Gifts
6. Two bears fuck in front of a professionally framed Logan's Run poster
7. An extremely old man in a ski mask masturbate in a waterless bathtub and lick his own seed from his liver spotted fingers
8. A man continuously manipulate his mostly flaccid member for three minutes whilst intermittently eating bites of a banana


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2009-10-14 / Events & Calendar
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Massapequa SEPTA will hold its next meeting Tues., Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. at McKenna Elementary School, Spruce Street, Massapequa Park in cafeteria 116. TheCody Center will do a presentation for parents on How to Discuss Sex Education with Their Special Needs Child. All are welcome and refreshments will be served.
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