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Joined: 15 Oct 2001
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Location: South East
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2001 6:37 pm
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I am new to 4x5 and about to start experimenting with it. Can anyone recommend a lab that process 4x5, I am located in Greenville,SC. I plan to shoot some BW and Slide. Any help would be appreciated.
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Joined: 09 May 2001
Posts: 2682
Location: Detroit, MI
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2001 10:54 pm
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Since this is a national (global, actually!) forum you'll have to do some leg work in your town. (yes there are national labs but I'm to anxious for my film to wait three days one way in shipping,)
I'd grab a yellow pages and look for photographers in your area that advertise table top or architectual photography, call and ask them where to go. Or find the local College photo department and ask where the students get their processing done. Some colleges have labs on campus and may accept outside work. Others have found a nearby lab to do it for them
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Joined: 04 Jun 2001
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Location: Northern California
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2001 6:12 pm
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I would look in the yellow pages under Photography for anny labs or camera stores that offer 120/220 size film processing.
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Location: Northern California
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2001 6:13 pm
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You should also look for those labs that offer 4x5 processing
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Joined: 22 Dec 2001
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Location: panhandle Florida
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2001 11:44 pm
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Is there some reason that I don't know about that causes 4x5 film users to avoid developing the film themselves?
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Joined: 24 Nov 2001
Posts: 60
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2001 1:10 am
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Welll... no reason that I am aware of for B&W negatives other than the difficulty and expense of gathering up; film holders, three to seven deep tanks, a large format enlarger and lens to match it.
When you start working with process C41and E6 (not sure if these are the current versions) chemistry, the difficulty and expense increases quite a bit... not to mention the noxious fumes from bleaching agents.
I am currently working on upgrading my 35mm/6x6 darkroom to accomodate 4x5 B&W. Bear in mind that I can use the same paper trays, safe lights, tongs, timers, etc. I have over a hundred dollars invested so far in the upgrade buying only used equipment, and still have to acquire some deep tanks and possibly an enlarger lens.
Processing techniques vary a bit, but are basically the same as for other formats. Anyone who can process 35mm can process 4x5... though not everyone will. For day to day activities, I will probably elect to have much of my own stuff processed by a lab. Only when I start getting into contests again will I delve into darkness. You can't get anyone to use fiber-based paper and archivally process the prints any more.
Hope this was somewhat useful, if a bit incoherent... I need sleep.
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Joined: 09 May 2001
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Location: Alabama
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2001 1:44 am
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I wouldn't be too anxious to go the "deep tank" route, unless you intend to process an awful lot of film. It doesn't take long to recognize that 3 1/2 gal. is a LOT of chemistry - especially when it starts deteriorating as soon as you mix it! I'm much happier just mixing up a half gallon [4x5 tank] or even a gallon [5x7 tank]. The stop and fixer lasts much longer than the dev. so it isn't a hardship to mix batches of dev. as needed.
Also, the hangers are cheaper, you can easily find substitutes for the old-time hard rubber tanks if you look [e.g. yankee tanks], and single hangers are easier to handle than the 4-ups. No substitute, however, if you're going to shoot a LOT of film, so you have a choice. I'd suggest working your way up. Maybe you won't find the need for the deep tanks.
I started with 3 1/2 gal. because I wanted to use gas burst. Even then, I quickly discovered it was much easier to scale everything down. I now use a 5x7 tank for dev. [provides room for a gas plenum] and 4x5 tanks for everything else. Good luck!
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Joined: 27 Nov 2001
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Location: Southern USA
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2001 3:41 am
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I decided from the start that my B&W would be processed myself (I'm a do-it my selfer).
I already had all the chemicals because I develop my own medium format. Look at Adorama.com and get the HP-Combi plan 4X5 tank. It'll hold six sheets or 12 B&W back to back. It comes with a reversible holder so you can use plates as well, if you want to. Made of plastic so there is reduced chance of scratching the sheets.
It also comes with load assistors, and a funnel. It has two fill spouts(one top and bottom) and you can day process it because of the rubber lid. This is a better unit than the Yankee because the rubber lid permits inverting the tank. Price? about $50.00. Worth it? YES!!! You'll start saving money right away.
One other note: It is an adjustable holder so you can also do smaller formats (4x5 is the largest however).
Use your saved money to pay for processed slide, which is a whole 'nother ball game.
I rec'd a graflarger off of ebay for $120 complete with neg carrier and now I am equipped to do large processing and printing with a total cost of about $200 less chemicals.
Just a suggestion, results may vary, batteries not included!
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Location: Detroit, MI
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2001 7:01 am
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I'd also look at Yankee agitanks. These are similar to HP combi, but hold 12 sheets. they are invertable like the combi but are easier to use than FR tanks. They also fill and dump chemicals faster than combi.
In both cases I would still fill the tank with developer first then put the film in, cover and turn the lights on. This prevents devloper from pouring over parts of the film and reduces streaking and uneven development.
Before I moved into 5x7 and 8x10 I used three of the yankees and processed in daylight and switched tanks in the dark. These have been going cheap on ebay lately. I think these are much easier to use than hangers. Total volume is more than a combi but at less than 60oz still small enough to use one shot developers.
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Location: Florida Space Coast
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2001 4:01 pm
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I use a Jobo #4341 kit and a #1509 roller.
The kit has the tank and a reel for 6 sheets and a film loader for the reel. The roller lets you use the tank without the machine.
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Joined: 28 Sep 2001
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Location: Mid Peninsula, Ca.
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2001 2:29 am
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I use a JOBO 2521 with a2509n sheet film reel (adjustable) holds 6 4x5's. 1500ml chemical, easy to handle, about $90. Best investment I made in the developing dept.
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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Jetfire, Jan 13, 2012.
Dylan Neal Joins as DC's Dr. Anthony Ivo
When is the show due to return?
October 9th.
Two more weeks. Sadface.
Look, I'ma let us all get back to the S2 tread in a moment, but I gotta say that this has to be one of Guy's best posts of all time - OF ALL TIME! The notion of Felicity deliberately planning to set herself up as Ollie's little-sister-ish Girl Wednesday only to scoop him up and seduce him several seasons down the road when he realizes that no one, even Laurel, can ever get him like she does is so hilarious I'd genuinely love to see it actually happen. "Some dark psy ops shit there" indeed.
Bonus points will be given if, right after they both take off their shirts, she breathes: "Yes... I am the Mandarin" before they lay on top of each other and the scene fades to black.
Alex Kingston Returning to Starling City
Here's a clip from the next episode featuring Barry Allen!
Oh this is gonna be good!
Yes. I was impressed by what we saw of Barry. Looking forward to it.
Ahem, this season's Arrow thread is over here.
"Hmm? Huh? No. No idea."
I agree, and that is good point.
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He didn't play the first half against the Kings. I'm glad Isiah isn't that stupid and realized he needed to punish Robinson for his immature actions on the court.
I was really disappointed when we drafted Robinson at 21, we had so many better options at that pick. Robinson is what he is. A 5"8 off guard who's a streaky scorer. He's not that good, but he tries to take over games or believes he can play one on five. He also talks ALOT of trash to the refs, veteran and players. Hell, Nate even thinks he's a big boss in the locker room. Remember those bets against Malik Rose and Jerome James?
I rather have Marbury start at PG, and Crawford play back up PG.
Trust me, I completely understand Robinson is a fun player to watch, cause most of us are taller than him, and he does some unreal things on the court, but he has shown he doesn't want to change his image, his attitude or how he plays on the court. He has been very stubborn the past 2 years in the NBA.
Even when I went crazy and pissed off about drafting Robinson, I realized I had to give him a chance and see what he can do here. So far, I haven't been impressed. Theres ALOT of PG's in the NBA who can score 9 points off the bench and pass and defend more. He is replacable, the problem is
Isiah has an ego. When he got here, his first mission was to get rid of everything Layden touched. From Keith Van Horn to Kurt Thomas to Don Chaney, so on an so on. This roster you see now are his GUYS. No matter how terrible they play, I think he's going to stick with them the next 2 years. I don't know if thats a good idea, but I'm not going to predict anything.
Isn't Detroit looking for a back up PG? There a couple of teams in the league who are looking for back up PGs.
Let me make this clear, I would trade Francis and Crawford before I trade Francis. But I really doubt anyone would take the contracts of Francis and Crawford. Francis and Crawford are clearly superior to Robinson, but giving away their contracts would benefit us, and give Marbury more freedom to score the basketball. It will also give Robinson consistant minutes.
So with that being said, I would like to see Nate be traded if Francis and Crawford are going to be on this roster the next couple of years. If Francis or Crawford are gone, I say keep Robinson and hopefully he'll change his ways.
I really want to see Nate suceed in the league and live up to the hype of the 21 pick. He has disappointed me because I had high hopes for him this season. Everything seem to fell apart when he traveled on the open court trying do that fancy dunk.


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The NRA's Restaurant Performance Index may have shown a relatively flat industry but foodservice professionals still have a few reasons to be optimistic.
The National Restaurant Association reported that its Restaurant Performance Index fell 0.2 percent to 99.7 in December. The Current Situation component fell 0.7 percent to 99.1 while the Expectation Index inched up 0.3 percent to 100.3. One major area of weakness was in the Current Situation Index with 48 percent of the operators in the survey reporting a decline in their December traffic while just 31 percent reporting an increase. There was a slight difference between operators who said comparable store sales grew (42 percent) and those who reported a decline (38 percent).
As far as their sales expectations in the next 6 months, 37 percent are looking for an increase vs. 16 percent looking for them to drop. As they have for the last 3 months, a greater number of restaurateurs expect overall economic conditions to worsen rather than improve (29 percent vs. 17 percent).
As far as operators' investments, 45 percent of those surveyed reported they made a capital expenditure for equipment, expansion and/or remodeling in the past 3 months while 50 percent of operators plan on making capital investments in the future. This is up from 45 percent in November.
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J. Viewz is the multigenre project of Brooklyn, N.Y.-based producer/remixer Jonathan Dagan. Dagan's latest release as J. Viewz, Rivers And Homes., was released in 2011 and earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Recording Package at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Today, GRAMMY.com has your exclusive first look at the video for the title track from Rivers And Homes. Placeholder for invalid migrated embed (See migrate logs for details).
The video for "Rivers And Homes" marks the reteaming of Dagan with director Shelly Carmel, who previously directed J. Viewz's video for "Salty Air." The majority of the "Rivers And Homes" was shot in upstate New York. The duo recruited photographer Eran Amir, who created the stop-motion portion of the video using 2,000 printed frames during J. Viewz's recent tour of Israel.
"This track has a certain sense of 'togetherness,'" said Dagan. "When I stumbled upon Eran's technique I realized that it would be perfect to sort of project a video through its likely audience. We were looking for a way to create a video that isn't 'one-sided,' so that was our way to offer an 'unfurnished version' to our fans and have them leave a personal mark."
Originally titled Work In Progress, tracks from Rivers And Homes. were released gradually over the course of a year to fans who pre-ordered the album. Each song was recorded in the same period in which it had been conceived, giving fans an "intimate, real-time look at the artistic evolution of the album." Once completed, the album was distributed in a physical format to J. Viewz's subscribers.
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September 19, 2009
New Vanity Fair Out-Take
Thanks for the fix ROBsessed
- Lorabell
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- SparklesSeptember 19, 2009 at 10:54 PM
LOVE the VF shoot, it's def one of my faves!!! ;) xReplyDelete
haha Esme looks weird!! hahaha Robbbb that tongueeee haha wait for me!! I love it! But can anyone tell me why we don't see Alice or Jasper in those outtakes???ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 20, 2009 at 1:11 AM
Mmm, Rob's tongue.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 20, 2009 at 7:45 AM
They all look good together, I like this pic! Where's my girl Ashley?ReplyDelete
Geez, look at the way Nikki's sitting in PFach's lap!!! I mean, dude's hot, but MARRIED, Nikki, get a grip, LOL. (j/k)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2009 at 8:03 AM
who did they cut out? Kristen is linking arms with someone wearing blueReplyDelete
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She was born Oct. 29, 1947, in Shreveport, La., to Johnny Carl and Alice Louise McCabe Delp. She was a 1965 graduate of Dardanelle High School, received her BSE in 1969 from ATU, her MSE in 1988 from ATU and her Education Leadership Certificate in 2000 from UCA. She was an interventionist at the Dardanelle Schools. She was a school teacher for 42 years and was at Dardanelle for 41 years. She was a member of the AEA, NEA, local vice president of Kappa Kappa Iota, the oldest National Teachers Sorority in the U.S., president of the Dardanelle AEA and chairman of SIT.
She was preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Charlie Lott; and great-grandmother, Gammie.
Survivors include her beloved husband and best friend of 44 years, Freddie Underwood of Dardanelle; son and daughter-in-law, Jonathan and Amelia Underwood of London; daughter and son-in-law, Cindy Underwood Roper and Keith Mize of Dardanelle; parents, Johnny and Alice Delp of Dardanelle; sisters, Peggy Lott, Nora Hunt and husband Tommy Sr., all of Dardanelle, and Johnette Moody and husband Ed of Russellville; three beloved grandsons, Jesse Roper, Dalton Mize and Dawson Mize; and a host of family and friends.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brearley Cemetery in Dardanelle with Bro. Paul Farnam officiating. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. in the chapel.
Pallbearers include Kris Lott, Kerry Lott, Tommy Hunt Jr., Lucas Moody, Keith Mize and Chris Turic. Honorary pallbearers include the faculty and staff of Dardanelle Public Schools, Tommy Hunt Sr., Ed Moody, Bobby Underwood and Charles Underwood.
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Chisholm seems to me to be offbase on a lot of this but it should generate some good discussion and/or derision and anger on the boards. Either way! This is probably the big takeaway.....
http://threeinthekey.ca/raptors-wing...term-solution/That's why it stands to reason that Masai Ujiri will probably ship out one of his high-priced starting wings this season. At some point he simply needs to free up shots for Valanciunas so that he can develop into the kind of two-way force that the team expects him to be rather than just the Lithuanian version of Noah that Casey so snidely dismissed a year ago. Yes, the team's offensive efficiency would probably improve by allocating more shots to Valanciunas (and Lowry), and there is no doubt that the financial savings that could come from redistributing DeRozan's or Gay's salary would the cap situation, but given what this team's priorities are right now, pushing Valanciunas to expand his game at the offensive end would be the primary motivation behind re-imagining Toronto's wing situation.
One thing I did find interesting, JV is actually averaging fewer shots per game in the pre-season than last year (post-trade) and that's with Derozan and Gay playing reduced pre-season minutes. While I don't wholly agree with Chisholm, I do agree that is a worrying development.
EDIT: One other thought that Chishom throws in as an aside and often gets lost in this discussion. Is Lowry getting enough shots? Would getting Val and Lowry more opps make the offense that much better?


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Lineups (without Fields and Anderson)
Starting Lineup: Lowry, Ross, Derozan, Davis, Valanciunas.
Bench: Calderon, McGuire, Kleiza, Bargnani, Amir, Gray, Lucas.
Lineups (with Fields and Anderson)
Starting Lineup: Lowry, Ross, Derozan, Davis, Valanciunas.
Bench: Calderon, Fields, Kleiza, Bargnani, Amir, Anderson, McGuire.
I would love to see a nice, balanced out lineup like this. Ed in extended minutes has more so played well than not. Not to mention Ross is a very good defending wing player, he is not a liability, not to mention he can spread the defenses. More of a typical lineup, other than Derozan playing the 3, but more than capable.
This lineup is very capable of making the playoffs, I mean, we're not even a quarter into the season. Barely if anything. Davis has proven so far this season, when he plays well, he's an impact player. Typical lineup where you have a spread out perimeter, and inside presence.
EDIT: This is probably the best way to implement "the depth" Casey and BC continue to talk about.


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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Monday, October 1, 2012) – Colorado Rapids midfielder and Homegrown Player Shane O'Neill has been named to the United States Under-20 National Team by head coach Tab Ramos for the upcoming 2012 Marbella Cup in Marbella, Spain. O'Neill, of Boulder, will be with the U.S. from October 6-17 for friendly matches against Canada, Scotland, and Azerbaijan.
"Shane has continued to develop a great deal since he signed with us in June, and we're excited for him to get a chance with the U.S. U-20's," said Rapids Technical Director Paul Bravo. "His hard work and dedication are a testament to what young players in our system can achieve, and we wish both him and the U.S. the best of luck in Spain."
This is O'Neill's first call-up to a United States National Team, and is one of just two on the 19-player roster joining the group for the first time. O'Neill, who was born in Ireland but moved to the United States when he was one year old, played in the Rapids youth system before signing for the professional club in June. He made his MLS debut in the Rapids' 3-0 win over the Portland Timbers on September 5.
O'Neill is the third Rapids player to earn a call-up to the U.S. U-20's this year, joining Rapids Academy players Dillon Serna and James Rogers. Serna, a freshman at Akron University, played in all three of the U.S. matches at the Northern Ireland Milk Cup in July, and Rogers, a sophomore at the University of New Mexico, was part of camps in April and May, as well as playing in a friendly against Uruguay in Montevideo in June.
The U.S. U-20 roster includes a variety of domestically based players along with several playing professionally in Mexico and Europe. In total, 10 of the 19 players on the roster are based in the U.S., while three come from club teams in Mexico and six players will make the short trek from their European clubs to the competition in Spain.
The U.S. is scheduled to face Canada at 5:30 p.m. local time (9:30 a.m. MT) on Wednesday, October 10 in the team's first match. On Friday, October 12, the U.S. squares off against Scotland at 3:30 p.m. (7:30 a.m. MT) and finally takes on Azerbaijan at 5 p.m. (9:00 a.m. MT) on Tuesday, October 16.
The Rapids match this Saturday against the first-place San Jose Earthquakes kicks off at 7:00 p.m. MT at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call 303-825-GOAL or visit www.ColoradoRapids.com.


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Danks continues progress in rehab with solid outing
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- Sunday afternoon's Triple-A Charlotte victory over Pawtucket quickly turned into a Danks family affair.
John Danks made his third Minor League rehab start, allowing two earned runs on seven hits over six innings, while striking out five and walking three. Meanwhile, his younger brother, Jordan, collected two hits and drove in three.
"He had a good game for me," said John of his brother, during a phone interview from Charlotte. "I definitely owe him one."
With all due respect to Jordan, who has made great progress over the last couple of seasons offensively, the focus Sunday was on John's continued work back from season-ending arthroscopic shoulder surgery last Aug. 6. Much like his first two rehab starts, Danks reported almost nothing but positives from his 101-pitch effort.
His pitches continued to do what he wanted in terms of movement and location, with Danks adding that his curveball was as good as it has been since he was a rookie. Danks wasn't sure about his velocity, but he felt it was in the same 88-89 mph range from his last start, going up as high as 91.
"I felt great. I had plenty of velocity," said Danks, who threw 66 of his pitches for strikes. "[White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper] and the organization puts a lot more emphasis on it than I am. I have to be able to play off my change, so it's a big part.
"But I think can be just as effective at 88 than I would be at 93. I'm throwing the ball where I want to throw it rather than putting a lot behind the ball."
Next up for Danks is a May 18 start at Buffalo for the Knights, giving him an extra day between starts. If things go as well as they have been, Danks could return to the White Sox for a home series against the Marlins the weekend of May 24.
"I'm on the right track," said Danks, who said consistency stands as the last hurdle he needs to clear to finish off his comeback. "If it takes one more, perfect. If I need another one, I know I won't need much more. I feel better all the way around and I'm not very far off."
One more hope for the older Danks is that he gets to play with his brother at the big league level, something they've missed out on during the regular season.
"It's been unfortunate I've been hurt the whole time he's getting time, and now that I'm close to getting back, Jordan is back down here," Danks said. "I'm looking forward to the day when we can do it together with the White Sox."
Pink the color of the day for White Sox
CHICAGO -- Alex Rios has developed a bit of a May tradition.
When Mother's Day rolls around every year, he breaks out the pink bats. The special-edition Louisville Slugger bats were used around Major League Baseball on Sunday to raise awareness for breast cancer.
"I use them every time on Mother's Day," Rios said. "No matter the results or anything. It's something that I'm used to doing and it feels good."
Alejandro De Aza and Jeff Keppinger also used pink bats during a 3-0 victory over the Angels, during which Chris Sale faced one batter over the minimum and lost his perfect game on a Mike Trout single with one out in the seventh. Other players wore pink wristbands, while White Sox captain Paul Konerko wore pink cleats at first base during the victory.
Rios was hitless over his first three at-bats using the pink bats, but doubled home an important insurance run during a three-run seventh inning.
Dunn gets breather against Angels' Wilson
CHICAGO -- The White Sox put Casper Wells in their starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Angels, partially because he was 4-for-9 lifetime against left-hander C.J. Wilson, with two homers and two doubles. Manager Robin Ventura also wanted to give a break to Adam Dunn, who is 0-for-11 over his last three games and 16-for-117 (.137) overall.
"A day to have a breather is good," Ventura said. "A lot of the guys, you get to a point where everybody wants to do a lot more than they need to do instead of making it simple. It's just one of those, you give him a day to not have to think about that."
Dunn has maintained from the start of the season that he feels good at the plate. The results certainly aren't there to back up that feeling, but Ventura believes it might be offense-wide mental pressure that negatively affects Dunn and others.
"There's physical things that happen with guys," Ventura said. "Then there's the mental side of going up there and you feel pretty good and again, trying to do too much changes things. A lot happens when you go from the on-deck circle to the plate.
"That's just something that, you get to a point where you're just trying to do simple things. That's all really we need to do is take care of the simple things."
These struggles are not limted to Dunn. Jeff Keppinger went 0-for-4 Sunday night and is hitting .187, and Tyler Flowers is hitting .185.
Wells doubled off Wilson in the second inning of Sunday's 3-0 White Sox victory. He went 1-for-3 against the lefty and 1-for-4 in the game.
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• Ventura said the White Sox had a couple of team meetings last year but certainly doesn't want to make Saturday's pregame session a habit.
"I've been in a lot of them. I don't like them. I just think teams that scuffle have meetings a lot," Ventura said. "So I don't want to have too many meetings. Teams that win don't seem to have that many meetings because they don't need to. I would rather that be the last one of the year.
"Mine was just me talking. I wasn't looking for a rebuttal. It's just more there were things that needed to be said and I'm the guy to say it."
• The South Siders' 250 homers since 2012 rank third in the Majors.
• Jesse Crain owns a 13-game scoreless streak, covering 12 1/3 innings.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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So this is for research for a fic I'm trying to write at the moment. Basically, I'm looking for fics that deal with what goes on during the first Voldemort war. I'd love to read anything; from the Ministry's view, Voldemort's, the Order's, random members of the public, anything. I'm too busy to look for myself!
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Discussion in 'Health & Fitness' started by Nutella, Jan 17, 2013.
found these workouts, any feedback on them?
Use Ripptoe's starting strength. It's a MWF program with 2 different workouts that you alternate
Squats 3x5
Bench 3x5
Deadlift 1x5
Squats 3x5
Overhead Press 3x5
Power clean 1x5 or Pendlay Rows 3x5
Best beginner strength program out there
lol at riptoe, he is a fake and that workout is 100 percent copy cat
you'll get injured just like everyone else that does it and quit like 99 percent of the others
the ole 3 sets , why not 2 or 4?
If you want real strenght, do hit training, aka warmup sets and 1 set to failure and use good form with no jerking.
I cannot tell at all if you're trolling or being serious
There's a reason why I can deadlift more than 99 percent of the people's bench/squat/dead combo........
Starting Strength just plain works. Nice consistent gains, especially for the novice trainee.
yes im being serious, 100 percent serious
3 sets, why?
2 not enough and 4 too much?
good grief, that workout is and old school copycat workout with a couple words changed around
Does it really matter?
three sets seems to be a nice compromise between volume and intensity. 5x5 would be too much volume to maintain long term progress. There are beginner programs that start with 5x5 and then drop down to 3x5 when the weight gets heavier.
Perhaps 2x5 is enough for some, maybe it isnt for others. Point being to elicit adaptation you need a certain amount of stimulus, and at some point 3x5 is going to do that better than 2x5 while allowing more weight to be used than 4 or 5x5.
Who gives a **** if it's a copycat? It works which is really all that matters. It's simple and effective.
But feel free to wallow in ignorance and made up figures (99% of SS users get injured and quit? Seriously?)
I like the squat emphasis with SS. It's probably the king of the compounds. Doing them 3 times a week, with more weight each time for beginners, it's hard not to grow with that combination.
Yea bro, you def know what works and what doesn't
sure do, the fact i eat junk food has nothing to do with my knowledge
I can also squat, deadlift and bench more than anyone in this thread which means nothing as well.
You want pics of my weightlifting trophies also.
I recommend you train each bodypart once a week, do warmup sets and 1 set to failure also called hit training.
google or youtube mike mentzer, arthur jones, dorian yates
I also recommend a slow rep speed and quit worrying about how much weight you can bench squat and deadlift.
Do a total body workout
One of us is doing it right. It's not you. You can prob bench more, I doubt you can squat and deadlift more than me
Popcorn in hand.
I'll bring the bacon seasoning
EDIT: Or I can join/rejoin the show for further entertainment
How long have you been exercising?
Do you seriously want others to jump into this regimen if they have not been working out?
Do you want others to just start in with a power/plyo day?
Do you think it wise to throw out "workouts for the day", or would it be better to have an overall plan of periodization like the following?
"Periodization of Tennis Strength Training
If you haven't heard the term before, "periodization" sounds complex. But it's a very simple principle that separates strength training for sport from the countless bodybuilding and general fitness routines out there.
Periodization is simply a way to break a larger training regime into smaller chunks or periods. Each period might be a mini training program in and of itself lasting 6 weeks or more.
Each has its own objective and one period follows naturally on from the other.
Unlike many sports, tennis demands several different types of strength... in particular muscular endurance and explosive power. And before these can be developed to optimal levels, the athlete needs to first develop good foundational and maximum strength.
If you try and train for every type of strength at once you'll end up with very little of anything - except fatigue!
So the best method is to focus on one type of strength in each separate phase. That way, you can easily maintain your gains during the competitive season.
Phase 1 - Foundational Tennis Strength Training
The objective of this 6 week phase is to build a solid base on which you build more intense, more tennis-specific fitness later.
Like all competitive sports, tennis places uneven demands on the body. You swing with one arm and one side of the body. Certain muscle groups are overworked while others are neglected.
Infamous over-use injuries like tennis elbow and damage to the rotator cuff muscles are less likely to occur in a balanced physique.
So our goal during this first phase is to prepare the ligaments, tendons and connective tissue for more strenuous activity to follow.
Phase 2 - Maximum Tennis Strength Training
Now that you have a solid and well-rounded base of strength, you can move on to more intense sessions.
The objective of this 6 week phase is to build high levels of maximum strength.
Phase 3 - Convert to Power & Strength Endurance
Before you undertake a plyometric program, it's important you have an excellent base of strength. Do NOT jump straight to this phase of the tennis strength training plan."
- http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/tennis-strength-training.html
Do you think posting "workouts for the day" is better than having an integrated program to also include the periodization of strength training along with HIIT and agility drills like in the following book: Power Tennis Training by Donald Chu http://www.amazon.com/Power-Tennis-Training-Donald-Chu/dp/087322616X/ref=pd_sim_b_10
"Power Tennis Training combines a variety of training methods specifically designed to increase tennis players' endurance, strengthen the muscles they use most often, and enhance their speed. These methods are integrated into 3 training blocks that each feature a mix of different workouts. Each block lasts 4 weeks, providing an easy-to-follow 3-month workout cycle that can be repeated again and again.
Workouts in the first block focus on enhancing endurance and developing strength in the muscles, tendons, and ligaments. In the next two blocks, workouts are designed to help players become faster and hit the ball harder by applying strength more effectively to their tennis strokes."
- http://www.amazon.com/Power-Tennis-Training-Donald-Chu/dp/087322616X/ref=pd_sim_b_10
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I made a *silly* program in C recently.
What it does is make noise on your computer, you know, those simple beeps that come from the CPU. Thing is, it keeps beeping and you cannot close the window or turn it off. You cannot end it's process from the task manager (ctrl-alt-delete) either! It's always labeled as "not responding"... And since we use WinXP in school, the only way my friends turned it off successfully was by logging out coz that way, the computer forces every program to shut down.
I'm sure some of you have created such a program too! But mine asks the user if he choose to run the program or safely quit it. Pretty irritating...


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Front Range > Chief Mountain > Climber's Log
Chief Mountain Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Close to Denver
Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2012
|quick 2 miles each way. Did in early April and the snow was packed down enough to stay afloat on it with minimal post holing. Awesome views on the top. Great for people visiting CO. Doesn't seem to get much traffic.
|Posted May 7, 2012 5:05 pm
|Late Day Summit
Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2012
|Flew home to Denver early enough to get a late afternoon summit of an old favorite. Carried up the skis, made for a quick descent.
|Posted Mar 27, 2012 12:12 am
|Deep snow
Date Climbed: Mar 2, 2012
|Climbed after Squaw & Papoose. Did not find the trail and ended up laboring through crotch deep snow on Chief's northeast slopes. Maybe the trail was burried in deep snow or maybe I just couldn't find it.
|Posted Mar 5, 2012 10:38 am
|Chief Mountain Trail
Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2012
|This was my 4th or 5th time on Chief. It was a nice day for a snowshoe. The snow was good 'til treeline, where it was mostly blown away. It was breezy, but not brutally windy like it had been the past week or so. I had not gotten Papoose yet, so I decided to head over there afterward.
|Posted Jan 3, 2012 1:21 pm
|Ted Eliason
|An island in the Front Range
Date Climbed: May 22, 2009
|Sits in a cool location between the Evans Group and the lower Indian Peaks. An easy after work hike but the standard trail is north facing and melts off late in the year.
|Posted Oct 13, 2011 5:34 pm
|Jeremy Hakes
Date Climbed: Nov 28, 2008
|Just need to repeat Squaw.
|Posted Jan 15, 2011 12:49 pm
|New Year
Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2011
|1st hike of New Year, good start!
|Posted Jan 2, 2011 5:21 pm
|Easy Acclimation for Flatlanders
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2010
|After a long drive from KC on Saturday, I hit Chief's east ridge from Squaw Pass Road. It's a big jump from 1,000' to 11.7k', but Chief has nice easy trails, just the right amount of switchbacks and the tiniest of scrambles at the top makes it fun even on tired lungs.
Round-trip was two hours with at least 20 minutes on the summit. Winds were strong but inconsistent, which was a big plus considering the exposed summit block. Awesome views to the north and west!
|Posted Aug 8, 2010 7:38 pm
|Squaw Pass Outing
Date Climbed: May 2, 2010
|5/2/10: Took the trail up Chief than traversed over Papoose to Squaw and back down the Squaw Mtn Road to my car. Also climbed a few of the other easy access peaks off the Squaw Pass Road, lots of peaks available for little effort on this road!
12/8/12: Repeat with Papoose and Squaw, also climbed Warrior and PT 11060.
|Posted May 3, 2010 10:53 am
|Brian Kalet
|East Ridge
Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2010
|With Papoose and Squaw.
|Posted Apr 26, 2010 9:48 pm
|Chief Mtn. hike
|This was my first hike with Janey Butterworth when we met in 2007, and we had to slip and slide down the trail to avoid the icy patches. Otherwise this was an easy and fun summit.
|Posted Apr 7, 2009 12:29 am
|chief mt
|good acclimation hike - one of the first mountains i hiked when moving to CO
|Posted Jan 1, 2009 3:42 pm
|Winter fun
|Good snowshoe up the west ridge
|Posted Oct 3, 2008 6:37 pm
|Chief and Squaw
Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2008
|First I snow shoed up Chief, and then I headed over to Squaw Mountain. Beautiful, sunny and warm day for the first of March. Joined by my big mutt, Jack.
|Posted Mar 1, 2008 8:39 pm
|hail to the chief
Date Climbed: Jan 30, 2008
|quick, easy hike from the squaw pass road.
winds kicked in above treeline which made for a rough stretch, but all was good. chief's summit came surprisingly quick after treeline. added on warrior afterwards to complete the idaho springs quad.
|Posted Feb 27, 2008 10:15 am
|Nice easy day
Date Climbed: Jan 12, 2008
|A nice easy day for a change. Nice place to snowshoe.
|Posted Jan 12, 2008 10:44 pm
|good times
Date Climbed: Jan 4, 2008
|Quick little snowshoe and overnight camp. Not enough time to complete the igloo but the sky was clear and beautiful!
|Posted Jan 12, 2008 1:09 am
|Standard route
Date Climbed: Jan 6, 2008
|A snow storm made me cancel the idea of Sniktau out of Loveland Pass. This was backup plan nr. 2 and it worked out great! Got a break in the weather in that area with fantastic views; thanks to shknbke for the suggestion. Lots of powder but the trail was packed down from the previous weekend. Completely different snow than CA, that's for sure!
|Posted Jan 10, 2008 2:38 pm
|Happy New Year!
Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2008
|Quick and easy winter summit up a well-packed trail
|Posted Jan 3, 2008 12:44 am
|from Squaw and Papoose
Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2008
|Kicked off the new year of some low hanging fruit. Great snowshoe outing up Squaw, Papoose, and Chief. The only trail breaking we had to do was up and down Papoose. A great hike in the Denver area if you only have half a day to burn.
|Posted Jan 2, 2008 10:53 pm


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Khiem Tran Appointed Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Clarkson University
Khiem Tran has been appointed assistant professor of civil & environmental engineering at Clarkson University.
He received his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the National University of Civil Engineering in Hanoi, Vietnam, and his master of science and doctoral degrees in civil engineering from the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla.
Before coming to Clarkson, Tran was a postdoctoral associate with the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida.
Tran's research interests include non-destructive testing and evaluation pertaining to the numerical modeling of mechanical waves, site characterization for design of foundations, detection of sinkholes or anomalies, and the determination of unknown foundations.
He is also interested in foundation design and capacity verification, including, numerical modeling of soil/foundation interaction, estimation of pile/shaft capacity using dynamic testing, and prediction of pile freeze.
Tran won two grants from the Florida Department of Transportation to further his research. One of them is to detect sinkholes or anomalies using full surface waves, and the other involves pile/shaft designs.
He has co-written numerous articles about geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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Top Chef: The Cookie Monster Crumbles
Top Chef is often full of monsters, but they're usually egotistical chefs, screaming cohosts, and otherwise unruly contestants. Last night the monsters were the lovable ones from Sesame Street. We have never been so tickled by Elmo.
You would think that Padma, being the diva that she is, wouldn't abide her latest scene-stealing guests, but we have a feeling that the only thing diva-ier than Padma are the puppeteers behind these Muppets. After all, they're making millions of dollars a year and don't need Padma or her stupid brand for their success. The first time she tried to upstage Elmo the big man who controls him probably got all up in Padma's face and told her how to behave. The challenge was simple, create a cookie to satisfy Cookie Monster's insatiable addiction for the sugary treats.
Cook, cook, cook; but not so boring, boring, boring, because the monsters were barking out jokes and making fun of the chefs while they were cooking. Man, we love these diva monsters! Then it was time for the judging. We guess they had to break that fourth wall and had the puppeteers a cookie so that they could talk eloquently about them, but it was kind of strange hearing creatures that obviously can't eat talk about cookies.
[There was a video here]
At least Elmo put Padma in her place on camera. Take that, Padma. Their favorites were the gooey chocolate mess that a flutter of a curtain named Antonia plopped down from beyond the grave. Yes, the ghost made something that Elmo likened to cow chips. Dung. The cookies, literally, according to Elmo, looked like crap, but they were still their favorites. The winner, though, was Dale who crushed up potato chips and pretzels and a bunch of other shit and put some chocolate frosting on top of them.
Like the ghost Antonia said, he is a cookie cheater. He didn't even bake the fucking cookie. Doesn't "cookie" have the word "cook" right in it. And Dale was so smug about it. He's all, "I don't make cookies, so I'm just going to throw all this shit together. I'm too cool for this challenge." That's what fucking pisses me off about Dale. He always pretends like he's so put upon by all the challenges on the show. Seriously? This is Top Chef. The point is for there to be a bunch of stupid challenges making things you wouldn't make normally. He knew that before signing up the first time, now that the second time has rolled around he should know it for sure. It's like joining the Army and then talking about how ugly camouflage is every morning. Then he wins the challenge and his shitty attitude is rewarded. That's a lesson for all your kids from Sesame Street. Even if you act like an asshole, you can still win. Sarcastic hurray!
Then Padma is like, "Listen here, assholes. I told the producers I was sick of finding ways to insert Biutoni pasta into every fucking conversation I have so they said, 'Fine, you don't have to talk about Biutoni anymore, but we have to make the entire challenge a commercial for Target.' After he told me what this Target place is, I said, 'Fine,' because me and my baby need to eat. They're going to lock you in this Tanget place overnight and you have to cook food for all their employees using only things you find in the store. Have a blast, plebs!"
This is actually kind of like my dream come true. I fucking love a Target. It's probably because I don't get to go very often (even though there are two in New York) so when I do it's like a treat and there are so many wonderful inexpensive things there. I just stock up on Brita filters, cute bath towels, tighty whiteys, and $5 DVDs of the entire first season of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. (OK, Target, where's my check?) Getting locked in one overnight and having the run of the store would have been a fantasy of mine if I knew such a thing was even an option. Now that I know, please lock in me in Target overnight.
Shop, shop, shop; boring, boring, boring. Carla, the Owl Princess of Yosemite, is taking far longer to shop than everyone else, probably because she's trying to make things beautiful because she thinks that everything at Target should be as fancy as a state dinner for the royalty of the owl clan. Angelo is running around with Mike Isabella and he's wearing cargo pants and black socks pulled all the way up to his knees. While this is a look that can often be seen by the people shopping at Target, that does not mean that it is fashionable on Angelo.
Poor Angelo, his whole life his abusive mother thought that he was behaving like a girl. She used to lock him up in the basement and pelt him with Barbie dolls and mock him, telling him that he would never be man enough for a real woman. That didn't turn him gay or into a serial killer, but into some sort of sexual deviant. He's some sort of shy man who is into really creepy sex acts involving action figures, paraffin wax, and vintage issues of McCalls. As he was running around shopping, Mike was being especially nice to him and showering with all sorts of attention. Finally, a light went on deep down inside Angelo. It didn't matter what his mother said, he was good enough to be loved. It's not that he wanted a man, necessarily, he just wanted to be wanted. He wanted to be cuddled and caressed by someone big and strong who was really interested in his happiness. Look, here was this big macho man from New Jersey and he finally saw something in Angelo. Something sweet and talented and attractive. Something that drew him in.
Angelo was delighted and wanted to act on his love. As the two were cruising through the store looking for hot plates and apple corers, they passed the "family planning" section. "Look. Condoms!" Angelo said, stopping and pointing them out to Mike. "These might come in handy."
"What are you talking about?" Mike said.
"Maybe we should take some of these condoms in case we need to use them. It's going to be a long night in the store and we have been alone for weeks while taping this show."
"Angelo, I don't think....Oh....OH," Mike said, finally catching his drift. "I've never tried it before, but I'll give it a shot. Why the hell not!"
Then their two ample bodies collided and they clawed at each others' clothes. Mike reached for Angelo's socks but he pushed his hand away. "No, the socks stay on." And just like that, the two finally found love in aisle 33 of the Target somewhere in New Jersey.
Cook, cook, cook; boring, boring, boring. Everyone is making soup and there isn't very much drama. This was a really cool concept for a challenge, but it just didn't bring the tension in the way I think they wanted it to. Dale, smug canary turd Dale, is the only one who is doing something interesting. He's cooking grilled cheese on a griddle with an iron. Smart, but still annoying in that Dale kind of way like, "Yeah, you want me to cook in Target? Then I'm going to use an iron to cook the food you eat. Fuck you!"
Now that they have coupled, Mike is already treating Angelo like his wife, ordering him around and telling him to go fetch him utensils. Oh, their relationship has progressed so quickly!
The judges show up and Padma looks a little bit lost and confused, like this is the first time she's ever walked on a linoleum floor. She has dragged along chef Ming Tsai and Thomas O'Brien, a rather attractive homosexual who designs bed skirts, toothbrush holders, and other wonderful little home things for Target. If he ever needs a partner to go, um, shopping through the "family planning" section of Target, I volunteer myself for the position. The judges start eating the food and they're not at all impressed by the number of soups that they're having to work their way through.
Finally it's Angelo's turn to present his dish. He's a little bit nervous about his deconstructed baked potato, soup, but his darling Mikey is there to help. Mike grates the cheese on top of the dishes and gives his lover a peck on the cheek and a swat on the ass. "Knock 'em dead, honey."
He approaches the table and tells them about the deconstructed baked potato with potato soup, bacon, cheese, broccoli, and "fresh coconut milk."
"I've never been here before, but they have fresh coconuts at The Targets?" Padma asks.
"No, I don't think so," Angelo said nervously.
"Well, then what did you put in the soup?"
"Fresh coconut milk."
"From a can?"
"Yes, from a can. But I opened it right before I.."
"Well, then it's fresh coconut milk, is it, asshole? First I had to put up with those fucking puppets all morning with their superior attitude bossing me around. Do you know how hard that is? They didn't even care about my Emmy! Cookie Monster said to me, 'Cookie has 118 Emmy. Shut up, bitch.' Do you know how humiliating that was? He's not even a person! And then they made me come out to this god awful place in New Jersey at 3am to eat your god awful food and you can't even tell me the truth about it. 'Fresh' coconut milk. Huh. I may not know what La Targét is, but I know fucking fresh and not fresh, and I'm still lactating, so if you want some fresh fucking milk I will take my motherfucking boob out right fucking here and I will squirt some fresh motherfucking milk into your god damn soup. That's it, Tom, he's going home. I'm not even..."
"Padma, sit down, don't be rash," Tom chimed in, motioning for her to take her seat again.
"Rash? Rash! He lied about fresh milk. I'm done with him. First he stole my pants right out of my house and now his outfit is even worse. Just look at those fucking socks. He deserves to lose just for those! You're done, Angelo. Done!"
Angelo ran back to his table and collapsed on the floor. He was rocking back and forth saying, "Mommy don't." Over and over. Mike couldn't stand the sight of it and came over and wrapped his arms around Angelo's shoulders. "Don't worry, she didn't mean it. You know how she is. It's going to be fine. It will all be fine. I love you..."
Then everyone dusted themselves off and went to judges table. The tops were Richard Blais who made something with pork and apples, the fluttering curtain Antonia whose egg dish haunted the judges, and Dale. Man, those judges just love it when Dale tells them to fuck off. He won. Smug dildo battery Dale won again.
Back in the stew room, Angelo was more nervous than usual. He started rocking back and forth again in his chair. "What's wrong?" Mike asked.
"I'm going home. I'm going home. She said I'm done. Mommy's mad. I'm going home," Angelo was chattering.
"No, you're not. You're fine. You're gonna be fine," Mike said, placing his hand on Angelo's thigh but not the outside part over the shorts. No, it was on the inside part, the part without hair that is inside the shorts. He put his hand on the soft, tender part of Angelo's thigh, the section of leg reserved for the intimate, and Angelo's heart was buoyed, like a bacon crumble in a heavy broth.
Then he was called in with Princess Carla, who made a bland apple soup, and
Black Tiffany, who poured a bunch of meat and crappy spice into a pot and called it Jambalaya. They weren't fond of Angelo's dish either, which was heavy and far too salty. They asked if they had any final words.
Black Tiffany immediately started bawling. Everyone thought it was done for her and that this was the last of her mediocre showings. Being in the middle of the pack had finally caught up to her, and she was resigned to her fate. "I'm just from a small (sob) town in Texas called Beaumont and I (sob) started working (sob) at the IHOP when I was (sob) 16 and all I (sob) (sob) ever wanted was (sob) to come to New York and cook (sob) with brilliant people and this has been (sob) a great experience and if you send (sob) me back (sob) there now, (sob) I'm OK with that. I have (sob) lived (sob) out (sob) my (sob) dreams. (sob) (sob) (sob)"
"Oh, stop crying, Tiffany," Padma said. "We're not even sending you back to the stew room tonight. Angelo, get the fuck out of here. And take those god damned socks off."
Everyone was stunned, especially Tiffany. It's like she was hanging from the gallows gasping for air and the rope snapped, sending her careening to the ground where she took in one deep rasping breath after the next, happy to live again.
But the most shocked of all was Mike. "What?!" he screamed. "You can't be going home! How? How?" And that big strong New Jersey man showed what a man he is and started crying. More like weeping as Angelo clutched his head to his shoulder.
"Shhh. Shhh," he said smoothing his hair, the warm liquid from Mike's eyes slowly seeping through his jacket, moistening his shoulder. It was Angelo's turn to be the strong one. "It's going to be fine. We have something better than winning. We have each other. OK? OK?"
Mike barely moved his head from Angelo's shoulder, but he was nodding. He agreed. He knew once the taping was done that Angelo could move down to D.C. and could be his sous chef. He could chop the vegetables, taste his broth and laugh when he brought the spoon up to Angelo's lips and spilled his sauce all over his chin. Together, alone, in their own little shop they could live out their lives together. That is what Angelo hoped for too, and he held his head high. For the first time in a long time, he couldn't hear his mother's voice, that nagging drone in the back of his head, telling him he wasn't enough, telling him he was something less than. No, for the first time ever, Angelo felt like a man, and there was no defeat in that.


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OCEAN CITY – Town officials may have sent the message that they won't tolerate non-compliance with Ocean City's rather proactive carbon monoxide (CO) law, but the sheer size of the enforcing that message could be the tripping point.
Fire Marshal Sam Villani conceded in June, after the first of two carbon monoxide leaks in Ocean City this summer, that his office doesn't have the man power to inspect every hotel or condominium that should be in compliance with the town of Ocean City's 2007 ordinance, which requires CO detectors in all "multi-family dwelling units, and units which have fuel burning equipment."
"The enforcement strategies study is ongoing at this time, and I have a couple more meetings in the next couple of days and will then decide what strategy to recommend to the council on Sept. 1," said Villani.
This week, Villani and others from the Fire Marshal's Office did random sweeps in a three-block radius in downtown Ocean City to see if businesses were complying with the town's law. However, Villani has not released information concerning his investigation's findings.
After last week's CO leak at the still-closed 10th Street Americana Hotel, where more than 100 people had to be evacuated, town officials have been scrambling to devise a more efficient way to ensure that the town's law isn't just something that looks good on paper.
"It's incumbent on the properties to make sure that they have the detectors in place," said Council President Joe Mitrecic. "We can only legislate so much and then common sense has to kick in. If I owned a hotel, no one would have to tell me to put a detector in, because it's just the right thing to do, period."
Mitrecic also noted that Ocean City is actually "well ahead of the curve" when it comes to any sort of law pertaining to carbon monoxide, as less than half of the 50 states address the issue by way of legislation, and the vast majority of those who do only require detectors to be placed in new buildings.
Maryland's CO law deals primarily with CO detectors being required for new construction, but it does give municipalities the right to apply stricter guidelines.
After the tragic deaths of a Pennsylvania man and his daughter at the Days Inn in 2006, the Mayor and City Council instilled a much stricter ordinance than perhaps they originally thought.
"We did some calling around and were not able to find any city, town, county or state with a law as strict as ours," said City Manager Dennis Dare. "Most laws deal only with new construction and don't deal with retrofitting older construction. So, it is kind of ironic that we have been criticized for non-compliance when so many places don't even have the law."
Mayor Rick Meehan mirrored Dare's sentiments by recalling the difficulty in the creation of the town's current law, as town officials couldn't find anything to pattern it after.
"You will not find one that is as strict as ours, and I'm pretty sure that a lot of the neighboring municipalities don't even have one," said Meehan. "At least we are trying to address the problem."
In 1990, US Congress passed a law that requires smoke detectors in all hotel rooms, but there is no such mandate existing in any state for carbon monoxide detectors, despite the gas being far more toxic and a single incident can result in multiple fatalities.
A recent study from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine said that only 11 percent of hotel chains have installed carbon monoxide detectors in rooms. In that same study, it found that faulty furnaces and boilers used to heat guest rooms or provide hot water caused the CO leaks 66 percent of the time, while boiler heating systems used for indoor pools or spas caused 24 percent.
Ocean City is known for having a wide array of accommodations choices, from five-star giants to the quaintest of vintage beachfront hotels that date back 50 years or more. Simple assumption have led some to believe that older properties could be more prone to a CO leak than a newer structure, but Mitrecic said he doesn't agree with that.
"For the most part, we have respectable and hardworking property owners in Ocean City, but in this case, it appears we have a few who are penny wise and pound foolish," said Mitrecic, "but you can't profile older buildings just because they are older, because the leak at the Days Inn that killed those two people was a practically new machine."
Truly, a Munchkin 199 model water heater proved to be the origin of the deadly toxic gas that took the life of Patrick and Kelly Boughter in 2006. Reports on the case said that the heating system was sold to the hotel in 2005, making the system less than a year old at the time of the incident.
Looking ahead, however, Councilman Doug Cymek said that he is confident that the City Council will adhere to Villani's recommendation when he comes before them at the next work session with a direction for the ordinance's enforcement.
"Again, the type of inspections, either random or planned is something we are studying. Yes, the undertaking is massive, with over 29,000 units that may in fact need a CO detector. We are again studying the inspection and enforcement process because each building in Ocean City is different," Villani said.
Meehan said that the temporary poor publicity that the resort has received for the unfortunate incident at the Americana and the El Capitan could prove to be a benefit in the realm of public safety for the future.
"The Americana is probably the exception and not the rule," said Meehan. "We have a good ordinance, and we are going to work to make sure we prevent future problems and incidents like this from occurring in our town."


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On Saturday, March 2 the Winston County Sheriff's Department's,
Alcohol Beverage Control agency supported by Mississippi Bureau of
Investigation and Louisville Police Department closed the Reality
Lounge at Old Stockyard Road and made two arrests.
According Sheriff Jason Pugh at the recent Board of Supervisors
meeting, the Reality Lounge was closed since they did not have a
county permit to sell beer and two persons were charged with
Possession of alcohol beverage with intent to sell without a permit.
The Lounge did have a state permit but had not filed for a county
permit, which is required.
The Winston County Board of Supervisors removed the Reality Lounge's
business license to operate in the county until the owner could
provide all the necessary documents to request a beer permit and
business license. To gain a county beer license, the business
property must be valued at $50,000, have 75 percent food sales and
have liability insurance.
Sheriff Pugh noted that his office will continue to monitor
businesses that sell alcoholic beverages to insure that these
businesses operate within the laws of this state and the ordinances
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Fall Horse Health Care Tips
Horses have a history of helping mankind in all types of weather, proving that they can withstand more than most seasons dish out. However, it's important to take precautionary measures to ensure the health and happiness of your horse. Fall is an important season to take action, as certain weather conditions and pesky visitors at this time of year can possibly cause harm to your horse's health.
Leslie Easterwood, DVM, clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, says the first thing to remember after the first freeze is to vaccinate your horse. Vaccinations for the following viruses and diseases are important to maintain your horse's good:
- Venezuelan, Eastern and Western Encephalitis;
- Tetanus;
- West Nile virus;
- Equine influenza;
- Rhinopnuemonitis; and
- Rabies, which should only be given once a year.
Deworming should also take place year-round. It is good to have a deworming schedule similar with your vaccination schedule to ensure that all necessary precautions are taken care of, Easterwood suggested.
Another important factor to keep in mind as the colder weather approaches is supplying appealing drinking water. The colder weather makes the cold drinking water less attractive to horses. Less water intake can lead to dehydration and colic. To avoid these side effects, owners can add electrolyte powder to the horse's daily grain ration.
"Increased water intake, can also be accomplished by heating the water that is offered, but this option is rarely practical for most horse owners," Easterwood added. "Electric water bucket warming devices are commercially available."
The weather does not start to take a drastic drop in temperature until the winter months, however starting protection plans in the fall is a good idea in case a freeze happens early. Easterwood recommends a wind break for the horses and a place to keep them dry when the weather is wet and cold.
Blankets are another popular option for horse owners. However, Easterwood notes that blankets are not necessary for every horse.
"For the vast majority of horses, it will never be too cold for them to live outside with no blanket," Easterwood said. "Horses survive in very harsh winter environments with their natural hair coat. Those horses that would benefit from blanketing are those that are thin, debilitated, ill, or have (a light) natural hair coat.
"We artificially keep our show horses thin haired in the winter," Easterwood added. "Show horses definitely benefit from blanketing in the winter, but most horses who are allowed to grow a natural hair coat do not need to be blanketed at all."
Easterwood points out horses can actually sweat and overheat under blankets that are left on during the day when the temperature warms up. Especially in Texas, where the temperature varies significantly throughout the day, it is often best to refrain from blanketing healthy nonshow horses, she said.
One last recommendation in the fall is to have a trained veterinarian check your horse's teeth to ensure they are healthy.
"Horses are going to need more energy to function in the rigors of winter weather," Easterwood said. "They will need more energy and fiber in order to keep their body temperatures warm. For this reason, having the teeth in good shape is essential."
Fall preparation is necessary for a healthy and happy life in the winter. If you follow these simple guidelines and listen to the advice of your veterinarian your horse should be in tip top shape for the winter months.
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A bride and groom spend months (and in some cases, years) planning and obsessing about all of the details of their wedding. The color of the dresses, the number of tiers on the wedding cake, even the typeface on their wedding invitation. When it comes to the video, however, the creative decisions are, in most instances, left up to the videographer. Granted, the couple usually shops around for a videographer who will meet their creative, personal, and budgetary needs, but essentially, the bride and groom's input into the video ends when the deposit is paid.
Most videographers prefer it this way—after all, wedding video production is a creative process, and most of us do our best work when we are given free rein over the artistic direction of the video. But that doesn't mean that the video can't look like it was created as part of the couple's planning process. Since they have spent so much time planning the exact look and feel of their wedding, the video will fit more into that vision if we bring some of the design elements from the wedding into the production. Using Final Cut Studio, you can incorporate those elements to be subtle or very obvious, depending on your editing style.
Some weddings have very definite themes, whether they are color themes, font themes, or floral themes, so why go outside the wedding for influences when those expressions of the client's taste are right there waiting to be plucked? My company, Future Vision Productions, has been fortunate to be hired for the weddings of a few graphic designers over the years. These are weddings in which the couple has not only chosen every aesthetic aspect of the wedding, but they designed it as well.
While I will give examples of a few different weddings in this article, I will be concentrating mostly on a graphic designer's wedding that we shot recently. The first thing to note is that these people are very creative, and giving over complete control of their important wedding memories is difficult for them, which made it especially important to make their design choices a key part of the video.
Step 1: Matching and Incorporating ColorIn the first example, our designer/groom loves the colors green and yellow. He loves these colors so much that the bridesmaids' dresses were chosen in this color scheme. The invitation was green and yellow, as were the flowers. It became obvious to me that these colors had to be prominent in the video. Using the color picker tool in Final Cut Pro, I selected the exact shades directly from the video and the invitation. The color picker lets you save colors for use later, even long after the video is gone from your hard drive. In some cases, I have fallen so in love with a color from a wedding that I have used it in other productions.
We started off with a shot of the wedding program, which we scanned into Photoshop and imported into Final Cut. We used a simple 3D filter to animate the graphic. While not as advanced as Motion or After Effects in this respect, it does give us simple control of the X, Y, Z space. For a background, the wedding program at its full resolution gave us a nice close-up of the floral design on the front cover. There is a great filter from Noise Industries' FxFactory called Spotlight (my review of FxFactory will appear in the March issue) that I used for a nice atmospheric effect. You could also use the render lighting filter in Photoshop to create the same effect, but I prefer the FxFactory plug-in for FCP because you can keyframe it for some very cool results. I find that using lighting filters adds a more realistic touch than just using Photoshop images straight from the scanner (Figure 1, below).Step 2: Creating Image Composites with the Color SchemeI continued to use this lighting filter throughout the video, including this shot (Figure 2, below), which is a composite of images from two different video clips. Using my color scheme again, I created two boxes into which I will insert video. The boxes are a nested composition created in Final Cut using simple color mattes. With the composition nested, I added the spotlight filter; it affected both layers of the box. The result was more appealing to the eye, and it continued that atmospheric look which started at the beginning of the video. Even our company logo has been altered to fit in with the look and feel of the video.The groom has used the same few fonts in the design of everything from the programs to the seating chart, so we carried these fonts into the video. (You might not have the exact typefaces used, and sometimes a little guesswork is needed, but it doesn't have to be a perfect match.) With the composite image in Figure 2(above), I added some text to the background behind the video images, but you can insert other images from the wedding as well. I recommend lowering the opacity or adding a Gaussian blur filter to the background in order to not draw too much attention to it.
Step 3: Creating a Three-Screen Processional ShotLater on in the edit, I shortened the processional by having three bridesmaids walk down the aisle in the same screen space (Figure 3, below). Editing in 16:9 really helps because you have the extra screen space to create your composition. If you are editing in a 4:3 workspace, it will be a tight fit because you need to keep the images large enough so your viewers can tell what or who they are looking at.For this procession shot you will need to leave some extra space, unless you have perfect centering. Your subjects are moving, and you don't want them to move right out of your cropped space.
Step 4: Creating a Scrapbook EffectLet's switch to an example from a different wedding. The bride at this wedding created scrapbooks for the guests to sign. I carried this scrapbook theme into the video, and for inspiration I headed over to my local scrapbooking store. There are lots of ideas to be found, but it can be quite intimidating to someone who isn't an avid scrapbooker. I decided to pick up some fairly inoffensive earth-tone sheets and some photo corners. There are plenty of wedding-themed scrapbook kits and pages, but I find many of them a little over-the-top. Once the pages and photo corners were scanned, I brought them into Final Cut and started on my composition (Figure 4, below). The first step was to create a photo border around my video image. Final Cut comes with a perfectly fine border filter, so I added that and changed the color to white. The next step was to add the photo corners, which is as simple as dragging them from the browser onto the canvas. You can use the scale and rotation controls to get them to look just right. Since we didn't need to do anything more to the video clip at this stage, we nested (Option-C) the video image and the four corner images together.Next we imported the background. You have a lot of flexibility here, as there are thousands of color and texture choices at your local scrapbook stores. Sometimes I like to change the images even further by adding my own color tint or level adjustments to the background. If you're trying to carry a color theme through the video, this is a great opportunity to add some tinting to your scrapbook image.
Step 5: Extending the Scrapbook TechniqueIn this example, our scrapbook served as our credit roll, with a new page for each couple in the wedding party. I added some text to each page and then added some motion to the whole clip. This clip was animated using Final Cut's Basic 3D filter, which adds a nice look. I'm not a big fan of looking straight down on a Photoshop creation, but I don't always want to load another application to handle 3D effects. Final Cut does perfectly good perspective effects, and if you add a lighting filter it makes your composition look more natural. In some weddings I have had the opportunity to scan the couple's actual scrapbook pages and insert video clips into the image holes already provided. Another extension of this technique involved inserting video clips into picture frames, which can be animated (Figure 5, below). Again, this looks really cool with the spotlight filter added.Step 6: Using the Program to Show the Wedding DateLet's go back to that first wedding again. I decided to do a close-up crop of the wedding program, rather than create my own text, to let the viewer know on what date the event took place (Figure 6, below). This is a simple process involving cropping and some motion effects. The groom has already created this attractive text box, so I cropped everything else but that text box, and then I animated it from left to right.For the background, I did the same, but I reversed the motion so it moves right to left, increased the scale, and added blur and lighting filters. It's cool-looking, and it uses elements that were created by the couple.
Step 7: Case and Disc Designus one last chance to work in our theme. The case is the first thing the couple sees; therefore it has a big impact. A professional-looking case design suggests that there's a professional product inside.We took our image of the wedding program from the beginning of the video and placed it right on the case cover (Figure 7, above). There was no need to add the couple's names, because it is right there on the program. The green and yellow color scheme was carried through here as well. Now our clients will feel that they helped design the video, even though we maintained creative control the whole time.
Joe McManus (joe at fvpro.com) is co-founder of Future Vision Productions, an award-winning wedding and event videography outfit based in London, Ontario. He is the founder and president of the Ontario Professional Videographers Association (OPVA), and he was named to the 2005 EventDV 25. Contact Joe with Final Cut Studio-related questions and he'll try to address them in Cut Lines. Comments? Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com, or check the masthead for other ways to contact us.