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Early voting for the election will begin on Sept. 11 and run through Sept. 17 between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m at the Pope County Election Headquarters. On Sept. 18, Russellville voters will report to the Election Headquarters to cast their votes, and Pottsville voters will report to the Pottsveille First Baptist Church.
Atkins, Dover and Hector will only accept early and absentee voters as there are no contested races in the districts.
Following the Sept. 18 election, the board will be split between five members representing one of the newly-established zones, and two at-large members. In previous years, all positions on the Russellville School Board were at-large. The board was required to vote between rezoning the district into seven zones or five zones with two at-large positions, and chose the latter to accomodate the populations within the zones, according to Russellville superintendent Randall Williams.
While zone candidates are required to live in their respective zone and may only be voted for by residents of that particular zone, the candidates for the two at-large positions may live anywhere in the district and will be on all Russellville ballots.
"Instead of there being one ballot for the Rusesllville School District, there are now five and the whole district is divided into zones, so people will need to be aware of what zone they're voting in," Election Coordinator Sherry Polsgrove said.
Pope County Clerk Laura McGuire said because information regarding which zone a resident resides in was not sent by mail this year, residents should call the County Clerk's office at 968-6064 to verify sure what candidates represent their zone.
"According to the secretary of state's office, we only had to send out cards during the Justice of the Peace redistricting, because polling locations were changed. School elections are exempt from that statute, so we didn't have to go to that extra expense," McGuire said. "All they have to do is call us, and we can get it done in about one minute."
The zones were drawn by demographer Robert Middleton in compliance with Arkansas state statute 6-13-631, which states a district must "divide each school district having a 10 percent or greater minority population into single-member zones," a population increase found in the 2010 census.
Of the school district's 37,630 residents, 31,045 — or 82.5 percent — of the population is white. Hispanics make up 9.45 percent of the population with 3,556, and African-Americans make up 4.29 percent with 1,614. Asians, Pacific Islanders and Native Americans make up the remaining 1.93 percent, according to information provided by Pope County Clerk Laura McGuire.
The new zones were approved by the Russellville School District on March 13, and approved by the Pope County Election Commission on April 4. Upon election, the members will draw lots to determine the length of their terms. No more than two terms will expire each year after this year's election, pursuant to the statute.
Candidates who filed for the Sept. 18 School Board Election (An asterisk * denotes an incumbent) :
Contested races:
Russellville Zone 1:
Chris Cloud*
James D. Cole
Russellville Zone 3:
Margie Smith*
Gina M. Skelton
Russellville Zone 5:
Breanne Davis*
Christina Roulston
Pottsville School District — Three-Year Unexpired Term:
Randy Tucker
Blake Herren
Noncontested Races:
Russellville Zone 2:
Morgan Barrett*
Russellville Zone 4:
Allen George*
Russellville At Large 1:
Wesley White
Russellville At Large 2:
Randy Campbell
Atkins District — Five-Year Term:
Mark Coffman
Dover District — Five-Year Term:
William David Dale*
Hector District — Five-Year Term:
Chas Riley
Pottsville District — Five-Year Term:
Clint Hull*


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If it's this warm already (80 here in Ky), what do you think summer's going to be like? Another "Bloomsburg Burner"?
Thank a teacher if you can read this, thank a veteran that it's in English.
Well, the calendar may not say it's officially spring yet but there's one fact that says it is - every dang bug on the Eastern Shore of Maryland committed suicide on my K16GT yesterday as I rode through farming country.
Geese have been north of the 49th for a week or so now. Put 60 miles or so on the R100 on Monday. Even with a 30 mph crosswind it felt great!
How strange is this??? Been riding all this week in and around Fargo... beat my previous start record by 4 days -- PLUS -- No flooding on the Red River this year.
How strange is this???You think it's strange now .... wait until December 21If it's this warm already (80 here in Ky), what do you think summer's going to be like?
"It is what you discover, after you know it all, that counts." _ John Wooden
Lew Morris
1973 R75/5 - original owner
1963 Dnepr
Got out for my first ride of the season today. Temp creeped above freezing, I waited a couple of hours and set out. Gaaawwwd I missed it!
Tomorrow is supposed to pass 20c (low 70s)...guess what I'll be doing.
I will have to take the kids along tomorrow to give my sweetheart the break she gave me today!
speed safely!
It is quite apparent that the country is well into a general, long term warming trend; over 2200 high temperature records [ for the day ] were set Thursday the 15th of March across the USA.
Not * one * cold snap yet in Colorado this season
My house sits at 9740' above Telluride Colorado and I rode to Moab Ut Jan 6th 2012 and Wednesday March 16th, Both days the road were dry, the whole way. Unheard of dates for departures in the last 34 years I've lived here. Good news for riders up north and for riders down south, they may have to plan to go north sooner to get out of the heat.
We can't do much about the weather so I say LETS RIDE!
Well, I guess we're paying-back for the warm weather out here this winter. It's only been in the low 40s thru mid 50s for the past two weeks here on the central coast of California. It's been raining, with hail, this weekend.
Ride 'em if you've gottem'!
"It is what you discover, after you know it all, that counts." _ John Wooden
Lew Morris
1973 R75/5 - original owner
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I'm glad Randomness is back up and running.
Even though I'm not a regular (Yet), I hope to make it my second home along with the EDC thread and hopefully be given the honor of being able to put in my siggy.
Random -
I'm watching the AMA awards and it's pretty good. I'm enjoying all the performances.
Went to see the movie today and loved it, made up my mind that I'm going next weekend too.
I have laundry to do and have done a bit because I've been on the Lex since I got home. Oh well, I don't care.


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text: Waz up chumpiez! My names pat, i live in Billings Mt, Im 15 Years old and go to West High. 3 of which have pennames on here, theres Oz314 author of Ron's New Gift (hilliarius) (i helped with a few of the jokes), Fate101, and whosharrypotter. I am currently working on a story called "The Dog Star" (for those of you who areintullectualy challenged, Sirius is the name of the Dog Star, part of the constillation Great Dog) It's been rejected once but im edditing it so that it will be accepted, it should be good.


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Then a third time, when the night was far advanced, at the end of the third watch, as dawn was approaching and the face of the night was beaming, Ven. Ananda arose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, stood facing the Blessed One with his hands placed palm-to-palm over his heart, and said to him: "The night, lord, is far advanced. The third watch has ended. Dawn is approaching and the face of the night is beaming. The community of monks has been sitting here long. Let the Blessed One recite the Patimokkha to the community of monks."
"Ananda, the gathering isn't pure."
Then the thought occurred to Ven. Maha Moggallana: "In reference to which individual did the Blessed One just now say, 'Ananda, the gathering isn't pure'?" So he directed his mind, encompassing with his awareness the awareness of the entire community of monks. He saw that individual — unprincipled, evil, unclean and suspect in his undertakings, hidden in his actions, not a contemplative though claiming to be one, not leading the holy life though claiming to do so, inwardly rotten, oozing with desire, filthy by nature — sitting in the midst of the community of monks. On seeing him, he got up, went over to that individual, and on reaching him said, "Get up, my friend. You have been seen by the Blessed One. You have no communion with the community of monks." Then the individual remained silent. A second time... A third time, Ven. Maha Moggallana said, "Get up, my friend. You have been seen by the Blessed One. You have no communion with the community of monks." And for a third time the individual remained silent.
Then Ven. Maha Moggallana, grabbing that individual by the arm, having expelled him through the outside door of the porch and locking the bolt, approached the Blessed One and on arrival said, "I have expelled that individual, lord. The gathering is now pure. Let the Blessed One recite the Patimokkha to the community of monks."
"Isn't it amazing, Moggallana. Isn't it astounding, how that individual waited until he was grabbed by the arm." Then the Blessed One addressed the monks: "From now on I will no longer perform the observance or recite the Patimokkha. You alone, monks, will perform the observance and recite the Patimokkha. It is impossible, it cannot happen, that a Tathagata would perform the observance or recite the Patimokkha with an impure gathering.
In reguards to this sutta, is there a commentary or explanation of what was so evil about this individual monk?


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'Gay ain't normal' Holyfield warned
Celebrity Big Brother contestant Evander Holyfield has been warned by the show after claiming being gay "ain't normal".
The former world heavyweight boxing champion was disciplined for a conversation he had about the lack of openly gay sports stars, which was broadcast in tonight's instalment of the Channel 5 show.
The Apprentice runner-up Luisa Zissman told Holyfield: "I think it's really bad that no one stands up and says it in the sports industry."
Holyfield, 51, asked her: "What would be good about it?"
When Zissman replied "I think it's good to be open like that because it's normal", Holyfield said: "But that ain't normal."
The American attempted to explain his comment by saying "the Bible lets you know there's wrong, there's right".
Zissman, 26, said: "That's just the way some people are born." Holyfield replied: "It don't make no difference. If you're born and your leg were turned this way, what do you do? You go to a doctor and get it fixed back right."
She repeatedly urged the retired boxer to change the subject, telling him: "I don't think this is an appropriate conversation to have in this house."
Following the discussion, Holyfield was ordered into the Diary Room and told by Big Brother: "Before you entered the Big Brother house the rules regarding unacceptable language and behaviour were explained to you.
"Last night in a conversation with Luisa you expressed the view that being gay was not normal and that it could be fixed.
"While Big Brother understands these are the views you hold, they aren't the views that are held by a large section of society, and expressing these views will be extremely offensive to many people.
"Do you understand why?"
Holyfield replied: "Yes I understand why. I thought I was just, I forgot about the thing. I was just telling her my opinion but it's not like I was going to mention (it) to anybody else. It was just our conversation."
Big Brother went on: "Big Brother does not tolerate the use of offensive language and must therefore warn you to consider very carefully the effect expressing such views may have and the harm and offence you may cause by repeating these views inside the house."


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text: Submitted by rscholfield on Tue, 2014-06-24 12:19 Conservation Vote Up Down +118 + ColumbineHondo.JPG by Randy Scholfield Something about the light-and-shadow swept landscape of Northern New Mexico gets into your soul--it feels like a place apart, a holdover from a time when people were connected to the land and community through traditions deeply rooted in wildness and the passing seasons. Living off the land--fishing, hunting, wood- and herb-gathering--has been a local way of life here for centuries. On a recent visit, I stopped at a small farmers market in Arroyo Hondo, just north of Taos, where a mother and daughter were selling jars of homemade salsa. "All of the ingredients were grown on our farm," the daughter said proudly. Another woman was selling Osha, or wild bear root, a native herb gathered in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains that is used for medicinal purposes. Hondo1.JPG To the east, I could see the soaring peaks of the Columbine Hondo wilderness, a rugged backcountry area that preserves diverse wildlife, including elk, mountain lion, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, and native Rio Grande Cutthroat trout. The next morning, I met up with TU's Toner Mitchell, a native New Mexican who's working with local anglers and sportsmen to build support for preserving this special place and the outdoor way of life it sustains. We hiked up Columbine Creek, where shaded pools hold conservation populations of Rio Grande cutts. We didn't manage to catch any, but lower in the creek, Toner did land a small brown--these invasives are just one of the threats facing the Rio Grande cutts, which have survived in these mountain streams since the last ice age. "It's not a good sign," he said. "Just another reason why we need to protect the native fish here." Later, on the West side of the Columbine Hondo, Toner pointed out a long sloping bench that he said provides a critical wildlife corridor to the Rio Grande River gorge. He's seen ancient petroglyphs of animals and hunting scenes on the canyon walls, reinforcing that this has been a game migration corridor for centuries. Trout Unlimited would like to keep it that way. Read more about the campaign here, and on the Columbine Hondo Coalition website. And check out this brief video of Toner talking about the Columbine Hondo and its value to sportsmen and the local community: Columbine Hondo - Toner Mitchell Interview Randy Scholfield is TU's director of communications for the Southwest region. Log in or register to post comments


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Spike TV's Bar Rescue—think Kitchen Nightmares, but with bars—is in town and is looking to help out J.A. Murphy's. I stopped by the taping last night and got a chance to talk with the host, Jon Taffer, who has run bars and restaurants for nearly 30 years.
Taffer himself looked straight out of a mafia movie and had a similar tough-love mentality when he talked about the origin of the bar. "These were two kids who started a bar in a drunken stupor right after college," he said of owners Keith Murphy and Joel Gallant. "They had no idea about the business side of things."
Taffer and the crew of Bar Rescue have been at the Fells Point spot since Wednesday observing the bar and, ultimately, overhauling the space. Taffer cited severe sanitation problems in the kitchen, a former bartender leaving to start a new business, and a tendency for the bar to encourage binge drinking.
"There is a drink called an Inception Bomb, which, just one of them, puts you over the legal limit," Taffer said. "We want to keep the fun here, but take out the irresponsibility."
When I talked to co-owner Keith Murphy, he said that they were excited about the changes to come—things that could include flair bartenders, a new concept, and a name change. "I mean, to be honest, we should be doing better than we are," he said. "They want to keep it fun and energetic without making it a drunk fest."
I also asked Murphy about the hypothetical name change of J.A. Murphy's. "We can always change it back," he said with a laugh. "But I am willing to get kicked in the balls a bit if it's good for business."
The big reveal is tomorrow and open to the public, so I'm sure it will get crowded quickly. Spike TV said that the second season of Bar Rescue is going to start in July, and the episode's airdate will be soon after.
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Hello all,
I've recently taken up a new hobby of reverse engineering computer programs (in Windows). I don't like breaking copying protections or anything, that's usually too easy. But I came to like reversing malware (virusses, trojans, worms, etc).
However, using Linux and GMail, I don't have any malware. I've found one on a computer I was fixing last time, but I finished with that one. Does anyone have some malware they are willing to share (preferably an executable file, preferably Windows)? It doesn't matter how you got it; e-mail or quarantined by your virusscanner. I'd like some that are new, maybe even unknown, but I don't expect I can get them so I'll settle for older malware as well.
If you do have it, I think the best method to upload is some free file uploader (like http://www.uploading.com/ even though I haven't tried it).
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Reading the docs, it seems like it's just for creating the triggers, not executing them.
Sorry, but not quite correct. It's a pain to read through, but this is the killer:
At trigger activation time, privileges are checked against the DEFINER user. This user must have these privileges:
That was not fun to track down, but there ya go.
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On Monday afternoon, the Pac-12 released their yearly Pac-12 football
awards and all-conference teams but yet Washington State joined just
Colorado as the only teams not to land first team selection. More
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Long, who received All-Pac-12 Second Team honors last season, was
snubbed of a first or second team bid, earning All-Pac-12 Honorable
The Cougars had two players earn All-Pac-12 Second Team honors: safety
Deone Bucannon and place kicker Andrew Furney.
Bucannon, who recorded 106 tackles, three tackles-for-loss, including
one sack and four interceptions this season, earned his first
All-Pac-12 honors as a junior. Furney also had another fantastic
season, connecting on 14-of-20 field goals (70%) and 25-of-26 extra
points and added in an impressive 60-yard field goal against Eastern
Washington - the second longest field goal in school history.
The complete list of Washington State players that earned All-Pac-12
Honorable Mention is: WR Brett Bartolone, OL Elliot
Bosch, RB Teondray Caldwell, LB Cyrus Coen, DL
Xavier Cooper, LB Travis Long, LB Darryl
Monroe, and DB Daniel Simmons.
The Cougars' honorees includes six underclassmen and four freshmen, a
positive sign for a young and transitioning football team.
There were hardly any surprises for the Pac-12 football awards.
The Offensive Player of the Year award went WR Marqise Lee
from USC and the Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year award went to
LB Will Sutton from Arizona State. On offense, Oregon QB
Marcus Mariota was the Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
and USC DL Leonard Williamswas the Freshman Defensive Player
of the Year. Stanford head coach David Shaw was named Pac-12
Coach of the Year for the second straight year.
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senior, who missed just the Apple Cup with an apparent knee injury,
tallied 61 tackles, 9.5 sacks (79 yards), 13 tackles-for-loss (85
yards), a forced fumble and an interception. Meanwhile, Oregon LB
Kiko Alonso, earned second team honors despite having fewer tackles for
loss, 8.5 fewer sacks, and passes deflected. However, the
Cougars' star linebacker played on a team with just one conference win,
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Some Russian skaters had a nice senior debut, but some did not and it's not likely that we'll see them at Olympics&World Championships. Who will have best future, among these ladies who can compete at Sochi 2014 and/or Pyeongchang 2018?
-Adelina Sotnikova:She never qualified for senior Grand Prix Final, however, won silver medal at Euros and proved that she still can be competitive at senior competitions.
-Elizaveta Tuktamysheva:Here jumps are one of the best when it comes to quality, but she is certainly not the best when it comes to artistry, or SS.
-Polina K. Polina S.:They were good skaters when they were juniors, but it seems like they're having a hard time as a senior skater.
-Julia Lipnitskaia:She has to face what Elizaveta and Adelina had to face last 2 seasons. But she is usually consistent and her spins usually receive level four.
-Elena Radionova:She isn't eligible for Sochi 2014, and should be hoping to compete at Pyeongchang 2018. She is one of the all-around skaters with artistry, too.
-Serafima Sakhanovich:She is calm for her age when she's skating, and definitely has artistry. Her jumps and spins might not be best, but she should be competitive as a senior since she'll be able to receive high PCS.
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Mission of The Heimlich Institute:
"Benefiting Humanity Through Health and Peace."
In June 1998, The Heimlich Institute became a member of Deaconess Associations Inc., to help advance and promote the mission and vision of The Heimlich Institute in perpetuity.
Founded in New York in the 1960s, The Heimlich Institute moved to Cincinnati 30 years ago. Now located on the Deaconess Health Campus in Cincinnati, the Institute continues to support educational efforts.
Henry J. Heimlich, M.D., president, is best known for the lifesaving Heimlich Maneuver®, for which he won the Lasker Award in 1984. Dr. Heimlich also works to promote peaceful solutions to international problems through the "A Caring World" program.
The Institute places emphasis on using the creative portion of our minds in medicine and life. Each person creates within the limits of his or her knowledge and capability. With this creativity comes challenge, frustration and controversy. Dr. Heimlich's favorite phrase is: "If all of your peers understand what you have done, you are not creative," but when ideas are proven successful, in spite of attempts to interfere, inevitably truth prevails, and the joys and rewards of one's work are insurmountable.
Dr. Henry J. Heimlich Honored for Lifetime of Medical Achievement
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Pujols back to his old ways
Cardinals slugger has picked up where he left off before injury
The first thing to understand about Albert Pujols is he is not supposed to be playing right now, not after the frightening first-base collision on June 19 that left him rolling on the field at Busch Stadium with a broken left wrist.
A broken wrist, any broken bone, usually means four-to-six weeks on the disabled list in the best of circumstances, maybe six to eight in the worst. Pujols was back in two, hitting home runs and driving in runs again, just like nothing had happened.
"The next day after the collision, the wrist felt good," he said. "I felt I could play. They said four to six weeks, but I told the trainers I thought I could come back before then."
And that's exactly what he did. Two days after he broke his wrist, Pujols was taking dry swings. The torque in his left arm was there, intact with no after-effect from the injury. "It didn't feel bad at all," he said. "It didn't bother me."
Baseball rules say being on the disabled list requires two weeks away. Pujols missed 13 games and returned on July 5. In the next two weeks, he hit four home runs, including a walkoff, and had 12 RBIs and a .535 slugging percentage.
Pujols was injured reaching for a wide throw from second baseman Pete Kozma. As he reached for the ball, his left arm was extended into Wilson Betemit and the runner crashed into it. Down went Pujols, writhing in pain.
"It was late in the game," Pujols said. "It's a ball I usually make the play on. It's just something that happened."
The Cardinals pieced things together for two weeks without Pujols and when he returned to the lineup, it was as if he had never been away. The power and the presence in the middle of the Cardinals lineup was back intact with Pujols, Matt Holliday and Lance Berkman providing formidable 3-4-5 hitters for St. Louis.
Pujols hit his 20th home run of the season in the middle of a road trip at Cincinnati and then slipped into an 0-for-10 dry spell before smacking No. 22 in Pittsburgh. That gave him 430 for his career, 41st all time and one short of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. He is once again on the road to a 30-home run season, a regular place for him. He is the only player in Major League history with 30 home runs and 100 RBIs in each of his first 10 seasons. He came onto this season with a career batting average of .331 and is closing in on 2,000 career hits. When he arrives at that milestone, he will join Hall of Famers Stan Musial, Lou Brock, Enos Slaughter and Rogers Hornsby as the only Cardinals to reach that plateau.
"At the end of the season, he's going to be somewhere near his career averages for everything," manager Tony La Russa said. "He missed two weeks, but he's the same Albert he's been for 10 years."
"I don't think about numbers," Pujols said. "If I can stay healthy, I know what I can do. My main concern is to help the Cardinals win ball games. It's not easy. It's hard work."
Puljols has never backed away from hard work, though. His offseason training regimen is a rigorous one, designed to prepare him for the season ahead. This season, though, he struggled at the start, batting just .245 over the first month and grounding into nine double plays.
"I wish that start didn't happen," he said. "But, you know, it's not how you start, it's how you finish. That's why I train hard in the offseason."
And the Cardinals are counting on a strong finish from the man who has been one of baseball's most dependable sluggers for the last decade.
Hal Bock is a freelance writer based in New York.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This New Jersey band's third full-length mostly trims the sweeping sprawl, dense production and high-minded metaphors of 2010's acclaimed concept album The Monitor in favor of a cleaner and slightly more polished sound, generally more compact songs, less ragged singing and more personal and direct lyrics. The band's music, however, hits just as hard as before, combining stirring folk-influenced melodies and energetic rhythms with anthemic song hooks and raucous sing-along choruses on songs that tackle life's absurdities and injustices along with failings both personal and universal with a smart balance of bitter angst and irreverent humor. 10/19/2012 - Don Yates
Other Titus Andronicus album reviews:
The Most Lamentable Tragedy - 7/24/2015
The Monitor - 2/26/2010
The Airing of Grievances - 1/13/2009


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The novel is based on an actual story, known as the "Great Wyrley Outrages". At the end of the 19th century, George Edalji, a solicitor from Great Wyrley, a village near Birmingham, was wrongly found guilty of slaying a number of farm animals. He was sentenced to seven years in jail. In 1906, Edalji was released but he was not pardoned. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the famous author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, was involved in the case. Indeed, he tried to prove the man's innocence and was at the source of what was considered as an English Dreyfus Case. Lire la suite
The novel narrates the story of Oskar Schell, a precocious nine-year-old inventor, pacifist, percussionist, and Francophile, whose father died during the attacks of 9/11. A couple of years after his father's death, he finds a mysterious key in an envelope with the name "Black" on it, in a vase in a closet. Sure that the key belonged to his father, he decides to visit everyone named "Black" in the five boroughs of New York to discover what it opens. Intertwined with Oskar's quest are letters written by his grandparents, who went through the bombings of Dresden in the Second World War. Lire la suite
The Belseys have always claimed to be liberal and atheist, but when their eldest son Jerome goes to work as an intern in England with his father Howard's enemy the, ultra-conservative Christian Monty Kipps, there are bound to be a few mishaps. When Jerome finally returns home, the Kipps in turn move to Wellington, the town where the Belseys live. Working at the same university, Howard and Monty develop a rivalry, while their wives become friends. The novel hinges on the mirror effects and the interactions between the two families. Their relationship is a complex one which includes friendship, rivalry, lust and envy. Each family will have problems to solve, both personal and professional. Lire la suite
The story is set in the outskirts of the Bronx in 1935. Rose Meadows, orphaned at the age of 18, becomes an assistant to Professor Mitwisser, a specialist of a 9th-century heretic Jewish sect. Professor Mitwisser, his wife (a renowned physicist but now a near-madwoman) and their five children are German refugees who survive thanks to their young benefactor James A'Bair. James is heir to the fortune amassed by his father, who took him as a model for a very popular series of children's books called The Bear Boy. James is extremely wealthy but troubled, dispossessed of his identity. He leads a nomadic life and his latest whim is to support the Mitwisser family. Rose enters into this chaotic household, which becomes even more unstable with the arrival of James. Very soon this little precarious world verges on disaster. Lire la suite
The narrator of Hanif Kureishi's novella is a British playwright in his mid-sixties called Adam who experiences the difficulty of living as an aging man. His struggle to maintain his self-esteem and joie de vivre prompts him to give a very cynical account of the old people's situation in a society ruled by beauty, youth and desire. Adam's gloomy life takes a favorable turn – or so he thinks … - when he meets Ralph, a handsome and young admirer of his, who secretly informs him he can look just as healthy and fit as he: he may be operated on to have his mind transferred from his old, decaying body to a New Body. Adam decides to give up his old body and life for six months, and sets off for a series of new travels, adventures and encounters. By doing so, he once again enjoys the privileges of being young and beautiful, the object of men and women's desires. However, it is not long before he misses his previous life, his wife and son's presence as well as people's more respectful, deferent attitude towards his work and person. In the end, our hero comes to understand his new life is endangered when he meets a New Body looking for an attractive and young body exactly like his for his dying brother. Adam manages to escape but realizes he will not be able to come back to his former self: the secret hospital facility where he was given his new body has been burned down, along with the old bodies which were kept there. Adam is thus condemned to immortal life as a body, a soulless body. Lire la suite
« I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn, and so the next morning I traveled down there from Westchester to scope out the terrain. » Lire la suite
Thirty years after the colorful 1970's, hurricane Katrina, the Bush Administration's failure, social inequalities are proof that America is sinking into the Discomfort Zone, along with the narrator who gives way to his discrete feeling of helplessness and invites us to live with it the way he does in a disenchanted but yet humourous way. Lire la suite
"The Good Life" is a story about many things: it deals with love and loss, with life and death, with contradictory feelings that, in the end, are all but one. Lire la suite
An unmanned canteen, food leftovers are spilt over the floor. Una, a young woman in her late twenties, pays a visit to Ray at his workplace; a photo of him in a trade magazine has put her on his track. The last time she saw him, she was twelve and he was over forty, they haven't set eyes on each other since. Ray happens to be her former lover, the man who took her virginity when she was not even pubescent. Together they go over grievous memories: the disgrace that followed the disclosure of their affair for both Una whose parents refused to quit the neighbourhood exposing her to public humiliation, and Ray who spent six years in prison. Gradually, bygone feelings resurface questioning the morally unacceptable nature of their relationship. Lire la suite
In a posh restaurant, two couples of friends, Matt and Prue, and Lambert and Julie, are having lunch. They are together to celebrate Lambert and Julie's wedding anniversary, but the mood is not proper to celebration. At an adjacent table, another couple is having a talk. Revelations are fusing on both sides: the man had an affair, and the woman reveals the dark side of her past. Before the six characters meet and make the general atmosphere even tenser, three characters come and go between the tables: the owner of the restaurant, a waitress, and a mythomaniac waiter. Lire la suite
Cohen's poetry – the title of the book makes no mystery of it – deals essentially with longing: longing for women, for God, or simply truth. What emerges from the whole book is the idea of an irretrievable loss. From the beginning, we learn that in spite of the author's retreat on Mount Baldy, enlightenment has hardly touched him: he has found neither God nor any essential truth. The reader is then at a loss and enters a world he did not expect to find, a world inhabited by people he has never heard of, among whom a certain Roshi, whose identity is only disclosed in the very last pages: Roshi was Cohen's mentor during his retreat. The development of the book seems therefore to be a reversed one, as for instance with "A Note to the Chinese Reader", which although it is one of the last poems, takes the form of an address to the reader that we would normally expect at the very beginning of such a book. Lire la suite


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Activity note: Hotel check-in available from 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon: Program Registration 4:30-5:15 p.m. After you have your room assignment, come to the Road Scholar table in the hotel meeting room to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule that reflects any last-minute changes, other important information, and to confirm when and where the Orientation session will take place. If you arrive late, please ask for your packet when you check in.
Dinner: At the restaurant adjacent to the hotel, we'll choose plated meals from a select menu with kid-friendly picks available as well. Beverages include soft drinks, tea, coffee, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: Orientation. The Group Leader will greet everyone and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer questions. Transportation during the week will be provided by a combination of passenger vans and/or motor coach travel. This is a Road Scholar intergenerational program. Grandparents are responsible for their grandchildren. If/when separate age group activities are conducted concurrently, program staff will supervise. Children are never to be left unsupervised. Periods in the daily schedule designated as "Free time" and "At leisure" offer opportunities to do what you like and make your experience even more meaningful and memorable according to your personal preferences. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions. Program activities, schedules, personnel, and indicated distances or times may change due to local circumstances/conditions. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding. Continue getting to know your fellow Road Scholars, settle in, and get a good night's rest for the full day ahead.
Activity note: Climbing in/out of 4x4 vehicles; assistance available as needed. Driving a total of 15 miles over a period of 2 hours with stops. Some bumpy sections of the ride, but not throughout the entire trip. Walking about ½ mile throughout the day; some rocky, sandy or uneven terrain.
Breakfast: At the restaurant adjacent to the hotel, the breakfast buffet will feature an egg dish, breakfast meats and breads, hot and cold cereals, fruit, juice, milk, coffee, tea, water.
Morning: In the hotel meeting room, our Group Leader will teach us about the geography of this region and what makes Sedona and the Grand Canyon such special places in Arizona. Especially for kids: Then let the fun begin! We'll get picked up at the hotel in 4x4 vehicles by drivers who are also well-versed in the geology, flora, fauna and pre-historic details of the region, then head off on our open-air 4x4 adventure to an off-the-beaten-path location in the beautiful red rocks of Sedona. Expect some sections of road where there may be jostling in the vehicle as the driver navigates dirt roads, sandy washes, and/or slick rock. Vehicles are very comfortable, seat up to 7 people, and have grab bars to hold on to with every seat. There will be some short walks away from the jeeps as we visit viewpoints, historic attractions, or archaeological sights. We'll then return to the hotel.
Lunch: At the restaurant adjacent to the hotel, we'll choose plated meals from a select menu with kid-friendly picks available as well. Beverages include soft drinks, tea, coffee, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: In an interactive hands-on presentation at the hotel, we'll learn about the region's layer cake geology and learn how to "read the rocks." This presentation will be led by the educators and naturalists from the Willow Bend Environmental Education Center in Flagstaff and it will be a learning exercise that will help prepare us for our visit to one of the greatest geologic wonders of the world – the Grand Canyon.
Dinner: Nearby restaurant plated meal.
Evening: Especially for kids: At the hotel, we'll enjoy a program led by a critter-educator focused on desert critters such as spiders, live snakes, and scorpions. We'll have the opportunity to see, touch and have our pictures taken with our desert friends and learn about the ways they adapt and thrive in this harsh environment.
Activity note: Walking of approximately 1.5 - 2 miles throughout the day; some paved and some unpaved, sandy and rocky trails to creek-side location for swimming. Creek bottom uneven with a mix of slippery rocks, pebbles and sand. Be sure to bring swimwear and shoes you can wear in the water – no flip flops. Driving approximately 5 miles to Red Rock Crossing; about ½ hour with a scenic stop.
Breakfast: Nearby restaurant buffet.
Morning: Especially for kids: Participate in a craft project creating leather "medicine bags" in the hotel meeting room. After finishing up our craft project, we'll then take a field trip with our Group Leader to Red Rock Crossing on beautiful Oak Creek. Setting out from the vans, we'll take a nature hike and enjoy a picnic lunch along Oak Creek. As we conclude our hike, we'll have the chance to wade or swim in the water with Cathedral Rock as a backdrop. Participants who choose not to walk/hike at the pace of the children will be able to enjoy the beauty and tranquility of this world famous scene.
Lunch: At Crescent Moon Ranch in Red Rock Crossing, we'll have our pre-selected sandwich choices with chips, fruit and a cookie, at picnic tables amidst beautiful scenery.
Afternoon: We'll return to motel from Red Rock Crossing in the late afternoon. Especially for kids: We'll gather for a secret "Kids Only" activity led by our Group Leaders! Shhhhh! While the kids are engaged, the adults may wish to take a breather, a dip in the pool or engage in purely adult conversation for a short time. In late afternoon we'll have some time independently to begin packing for tomorrow's transfer, resting or swim time in the pool.
Dinner: Nearby restaurant plated meal.
Evening: Afterwards, we'll enjoy an evening of regional cowboy and folk music, songs, stories, dancing and fun with local entertainers. Enjoy this interactive evening and delight with all age groups. Be sure to prepare for check-out and transfer in the morning.
Activity note: Driving approximately 250 miles to Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim; about 5 hours total in vehicles throughout day, with stops. Walking about 1 mile along Canyon rim; approximately 1 hour; at 7000' elevation on mostly paved trail with gradual up and down. Elective hike of about 1 mile roundtrip; approx. 1.5 hours; rocky, uneven trail with up to 150' elevation change.
Breakfast: Nearby restaurant buffet.
Morning: After checking out of motel, we'll travel to Grand Canyon National Park. En route, we'll learn from our Group Leader about famous Oak Creek Canyon as we travel Hwy 89A, one of Arizona's most scenic highways up the hairpin switchbacks in view of the San Francisco Peaks to the Grand Canyon's South Rim. Once at Grand Canyon National Park, we'll enjoy sweeping views of the Canyon with glimpses of the Colorado River below and the North Rim across the Canyon. Our Group Leader/naturalist will point out significant canyon features and introduce us to the canyon's story – geology, natural and human history. There will be time for both hikes – one along the rim and, for those who desire, a short hike into the canyon on the famed "Bright Angel Trail."
Lunch: On the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, we'll have our sack lunches with pre-selected sandwich choices, chips, fruit and cookie.
Afternoon: Next, we'll visit historic Grand Canyon Village and enjoy some time for independent exploration. Take this opportunity for personal independent exploration to see and do what interests you most. Please refer to the list of Free Time Opportunities. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions. Don't forget to ask the Group Leader about the fountain in the Bright Angel Lodge where you can get ice cream! In late afternoon, we'll set out from the South Rim for the trip along part of Old Route 66 to Peach Springs on the Hualapai Indian Reservation.
Dinner: At the lodge, we'll enjoy a buffet dinner with coffee, tea, water. There is no alcohol sold on the reservation.
Evening: We'll then gather with our Group Leaders in the hotel meeting room for an orientation on the next day's raft adventure on the Colorado River.
Activity note: Driving about 20 miles to the bottom of the Canyon on an unpaved, rough road. Rafting for approx. 37 miles; field trip 5-6 hours total. Climbing in/out of rafts, assistance provided as needed. River temperature about 50 degrees F – air can be 100+ degrees F. Hiking about 1/2 mile total for the day; some slippery rocks, sand. Choice to climb using ropes and ladders to hidden waterfall. Getting in/out of helicopter; flight is about 6 minutes. Afternoon drive is approx. 100 miles; about 2.5 hours.
Breakfast: In the lodge dining room, the breakfast buffet will feature an assortment of hot and cold options, plus juice, coffee, tea, milk, water included.
Morning: We'll meet our transportation at the hotel and travel to our drop-in point on the Colorado River. Upon arrival at our destination, we will go through a safety orientation with our river leaders and get fitted with life jackets before embarking on our river rafting trip. We will divide up into multiple groups to fit on 8-passenger motorized pontoon rafts (approximately 25 feet long), each with a certified rafting experts. The Diamond Creek trip down the Colorado River is about 37 miles in length. During the first 16 miles we will encounter about 10 whitewater rapids, some rather large (5, 6 and 7's on a 1 to 10 scale), so we will get wet. The air temperature in summer at the bottom of the canyon will likely be around 100 degrees so the splashing is a welcome relief and will keep us cool. We'll pull the rafts over at a couple of attractions including the beautiful Travertine Falls and a lunch spot. While stopped, our rafting experts will lead some short walks to stretch our legs and explore the area. After 16 miles the rapids flatten out, but the scenery remains "grand" in all regards. Hualapai tribal members will operate rafts and, along with our staff, provide information about the canyon along the way.
Lunch: Along the river, we'll have sack lunches provided by the river company including a sandwich, chips, and cookie, plus a soft drink, juice or water.
Afternoon: Especially for kids: Continuing downriver, we'll reach Quartermaster Landing where we will get off our rafts and climb up to the landing pad in order to board the helicopter that will fly us out of the canyon on a quick but spectacular ride. Have your cameras ready! The helicopter will drop us off at Quartermaster Point where we will board our transportation and transfer back to the lodge in Peach Springs. On our way we'll travel through a landscape of Joshua Trees and creosote bush as we cross the beautiful basin and range landscape of the Mohave Desert. Note: Helicopters cannot fly in excessively hot and/or windy conditions for safety reasons. Although this happens very infrequently, it remains a possibility. In that event, the raft trip will be extended to a location where ground transportation can reach the group.
Dinner: In the dining room at the lodge in Peach Springs, we'll enjoy a hearty buffet farewell dinner with tea, coffee, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: At leisure. Share some of your favorite experiences from the program with new Road Scholar friends. Be sure to prepare for check-out and departures in the morning.
Activity note: Return to Sedona is approximately 145 miles and 3.5 hours.
Breakfast: Lodge buffet.
Morning: We'll gather one more time for a program wrap-up to share some of our favorite memories from our week together before traveling from Peach Springs to Sedona, arriving by 12:30 p.m. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!
Lunch: Sack lunch available for those who request it.


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Perfect stitches going forward or sideways but backward it skips stitches. I changed the needle, adjusted the tension, and oiled.
What else???????????????? Illsa
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Perfect stitches going forward or sideways but backward it skips stitches. I changed the needle, adjusted the tension, and oiled.
What else???????????????? Illsa
I'm confused. You did say Free Motion, which means that you control the stitches. Free motion is not really directional because you control that too. Did you drop (or cover) the feed dogs? Is your motion possibly jerky and the stitch size is noticeably different? Maybe you are changing direction too abruptly??? I just started learning FMQ and it is hard to get consistent stitch quality.
I have more difficulty going backwards than side to side or forward.
I have noticed that it is because I can't see where I am going, causing me to move the quilt with a jerkier and more inconsistent motion...
Maybe try again, and see if it feels less comfortable for you too?
I have moved around my machine to get around this. Leave the quilt in the machine, needle down. Move to the side of the machine and continue so you are now sewing to the side instead of going back wards, if that makes sense?
I think MadQuilter is right. Your machine doesn't know which way you are moving your quilt, your machine is just going up & down. Forward, backward, right or left is controlled by you moving the quilt.
Originally Posted by amma
i really want to try it this way, next time i do a baby quilt. I just have to put a post it note on the machine, so i don't forget!
i also have trouble going backwards..so i try not to..
hmmmm, presser foot down? and darning foot (one with spring)? otherwise i don't know.
Are you catching your quilt on something? Other than that, I can't visualize what would be causing problems going backward any differently that going side to side. Can you stitch a spiral?
Good luck with any FMQ. I've tried practicing it on scrap fabric three or four times now. The last time I tried it I wound up bending a brand new needle. Without a machine that takes a stitch regulator I don't think that I will ever try it again. I made a practice square to see how my quilting sandwich would be and I used my walking foot with a slight zig-zag stitch and even doing something like hearts it turned out quite nicely.
I freemotion with my Janome(s) and don't have any trouble. That being said, the needle in not made to have tension pulling it forward, or it won't "mesh" with the bobbin properly. I wonder if you're moving the fabric to quickly for the speed of your machine and therefore "pulling" the needle forward a tiny bit. Tension on the needle from side to side doesn't seem to cause skipped stitches as much as tension from behind. There is a video online about this, but for the life of me, I don't remember where :o)
I have a bobbin holder especially for free motion quilting. It's an accessory and is readily available. Maybe try one.
Or a straight stitch presser plate instead of the zig-zag plate.
You might try lightening up on the pressure of the presser foot. There is usually a screw on the top of the machine that controls this. Remember, righty tighty, lefty loosy. This is especially true if you are not able to drop the feed dogs, like on the older machines. In that case, be sure your stitch length is set to zero; this will help keep those feed dogs in check. Feed dogs moving forward will make it harder to sew backwards, even if you are using a free motion foot. With light enough pressure, you should be able to move the fabric freely under the foot (try it without moving the needle). If you cannot move the fabric easily with the foot lowered and you are not stitching, then the pressure is too heavy on your foot.


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Crew head coach Robert Warzycha
General thoughts on the match:
It was a very difficult game for us because of the two previous games and the travel. We actually started the game pretty well. The first have was pretty good. We moved the ball. Second half (the Fire) just pushed us in the box and we defended the troubles on the corner kicks. We probably could have scored more goals, but Bernardo's (Anor) shot hit the crossbar and Emilio(Renteria) nearly had one in front in the first half. We did what we had to do and we won the game.
On the results of three games in seven days:
Especially going against San Jose and Seattle away from home, we had to travel across the country. So yes, I would like to say it was a good week for us.
Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum
General thoughts on the game:
We made it interesting on ourselves. We've got to find a better way to close things out. We scored a couple of goals, timely goals. Goals change games and we made it difficult on them, but in the second half we had to weather the storm. I keep saying we have to weather storms. That's the case sometimes. We were able to do that and get a positive result. Now we need some rest.
On whether the Crew got too relaxed with a two goal lead:
They say a two goal lead is the most dangerous in sports, and really you can see why. Maybe that was the case. Maybe it's a combination of that and we were just tired. Either way, we've got to gut it out. 45 minutes to go, we've got to be able to put that team away without all the issues we had. We like to make it dramatic.
On Austin Berry's goal:
I want to look at it again. I just saw three guys not wearing our jersey go up. I'll just have to take a look at it and see what we can improve on. We pride ourselves on keeping zeros, so we'll take a look at it and see how we can improve.
Fire Assistant Mike Matkovich
On the second half comeback attempt:
The guys showed our character on the night. I think the guys were brave and they fought hard. We had as many looks, if not more, than (the Crew) did. Sometimes it goes your way, sometimes it doesn't. We dug a hole, but we've got to proud of our team and the way these guys responded on the night. It's been a tough stretch. We've had two stretches now like Columbus where we've played three games in X amount of days and it's our second one. We looked a little bit tied at times, but I think the guys battled through that. Mentally, they were very strong. We could have got 2-2.
On the ninth time the Fire have conceded the first goal in a match:
I just think sometimes things go that way, sometimes they don't. I think we're conscious of it. We always have a punch packed though, so it's not like we're going to lay down and you know we're coming. That's the true test of a good team I've always felt is that if you go down, you can come back and win games. A lot of teams can't do that. We can. We'll keep pushing this thing forward. It's a long season.
On traveling fan support:
It was great for us to have that 10 bus loads of people, 800 or whatever the number was. That's great. The guys really put the effort in for them on the night and we're so happy to have them here. It makes you proud of the city. The guys really play for them and the city.
Fire midfielder Logan Pause
On falling behind in the first half:
I think, of course, three games in a week is not easy. They did the same thing. That's not an excuse. One of the things we highlighted before the game was (not falling behind early). We need to get to a point where needing to go down a goal to light a fire. Obviously, it was a disappointing first half going down two. It's a big hill to climb. We even had some pretty decent chances, but I thought the fight and the character of the guys in the second half was tremendous. The guys who came on, the subs, were fantastic. They pushed, we were just a little bit short.
On the second half spark:
We've got a group of very capable guys, not just our first eleven. We've got a deep team and we know that on a game that's the third in a week, guys are going to be used and counted on and I think (the subs) cam in and did very well. It's just unfortunate for us as team and also disappointed that we had such a great group of fans there and we let them down today. We've got to regroup and get ready for Tuesday.
Fire defender Austin Berry
On his goal:
It was good first ball in by Danny (Paladini), a really good first ball. Eddie (Gaven) was just in the right spot and we stayed in good positions to be able to keep it back in and stayed onside. I was able to put it in.
On Emilio Renteria's goal:
That was bad positioning on my part. I should've just held him up and stayed off him a little bit, but I was too eager to get in and clear it. He used his body well and took me out of position. It's a good learning opportunity for me, but I've got to make that play next time.


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I like Bayless in Barbosa's role! Doug has it totally right.
I like Bayless in Barbosa's role! Doug has it totally right.
Assuming he is accurate and the people's view actually is in line with the true decision makers, that is much more important than a reporter's view.
Last edited by mcHAPPY; Sun Mar 18th, 2012 at 02:01 PM.
You cant overlook Bayless' 3 pt shooting either.
BAYLESS : http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3417/jerryd-bayless
TERRY: http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/841/jason-terry
Bring Bayless' minutes to around 30 a game and i tihnk we have a solid piece to our future team.
Bayless future 6th an of the year
Last edited by pesterm1; Sun Mar 18th, 2012 at 02:44 PM.
Pretty insulting to be compared with Blatche. Blatche is a lazy sod. Of course he didnt play lazy in his contract year but circumstances with the Raptors have given JB an opportunity and the last few games with Jose out he is trying to do what he is supposed to. His intensity more than anything else seems to stand out (Barbosa was always that and maybe he learned from him). Was Blatche ever an intense player....I dont think so. Zach Lowe must be having a slow day.
ANDREY BLATCHE ( the triple double whore). He asked Yi Jillian to do him a favour and let him get the rebound.
Wanna see pathetic ???
Last edited by Red and White; Sun Mar 18th, 2012 at 03:50 PM.
Yes hopefully someone takes him so we don't have to argue over Bayless anymore
The Mike James is only brought up because he played on the Raps before... otherwise no comparison.
The blatche comment is rediculous... You would never EVER see bayless degrate himself the way Blatche or McGee did in those videos. Bayless has way to much pride. Bayless will be back next year if he continues to play they way he has been the last 4 games.
Ill say it again. Bayless is the next Jason terry.
Isnt this supposed to be evaluation time. Let Jose come off the bench (as suggested above) and give Bayless a few more games to show whether he can do it over a longer period. Forbes is definitely not a pg...he is too slow to defend that position and doesnt have the handle...he can be given more time at the 2.
If Toronto is interested in another team's free agent, they might also call and say, "We want to sign this player. Would you like to work a sign and trade?" Bayless could be one of the assets to work in such a situation - assuming he wants to go to that team.
This all assumes he or Toronto does not want a reunion next year. Given Toronto does not sound interested in him as a starter (see Doug Smith) and he is not interested in a backup role, it might be a mutual separation. Hopefully both get what they want and it yields an asset for Toronto should what they both want not be playing in Toronto.
Last edited by mcHAPPY; Sun Mar 18th, 2012 at 07:24 PM.
I don't much about Ryan Wolstat is he a reliable source?
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Packed city centers are correlated with economic growth, talent levels, and diversity.
Density — the close clustering of people together in communities — is a big factor in the technological and economic progress of cities and nations. Economists, urbanists, and place makers have found density to be associated with everything from greater energy efficiency to higher levels of skilled and talented people, higher rates of innovation, and higher income.
Most studies of the effects of density measure it rather crudely, as I noted recently, and simply average out the number of people per unit of land area. By this standard measure, Los Angeles is denser than New York. But density is far, far more concentrated in the center of Manhattan than anywhere in L.A.
That raises a big question: Do cities with more concentrated density — where people and economic activity are concentrated and spiky near the center — see even better economic performance?
Recent data from the U.S. Census enable us to take a look, providing a measure of density that is based on the actual distribution of people within and across cities and metro areas. This measure of 'population-weighted density' is based on the average density of the small local areas — the Census tracts — that comprise metros. The Census Bureau also measures the density of cities and metros at the one-mile and five-mile radii of the city center.
With the help of my Martin Prosperity Institute colleague Charlotta Mellander, I looked at how these different types of density are associated with a wide range of regional economic outcomes. Mellander ran simple correlations between these density measures and variables like regional income, wages, economic output, college grads, the creative class, high tech industry, home prices, commuting patterns, and even happiness. The table below summarizes the key results. As usual, I note that correlation does not equal causation. Still, the findings are interesting and help shed light on the role of density — and especially cities where population is more densely concentrated in and around their cores — on regional economic development.
Not surprisingly, large metros are the ones that tend to have density more concentrated near their cores. The correlation between population-weighted density and population is .64.
Ever since Jane Jacobs, urban thinkers and economists have argued that clusters of talented and ambitious people increase one another's productivity and the productivity of the broader community, spurring economic growth. So, what about economic growth: Is it higher in metros where density is more concentrated? The short answer is yes.
Economic growth and development, according to several key measures, is higher in metros that are not just dense, but where density is more concentrated. This is true for productivity, measured as economic output per person, as well as both income and wages.
Talent levels are also higher where density is more concentrated. This holds for both the share of college grads and the share of knowledge, professional, and creative workers. Conversely, working class jobs are more likely to be found in metros that are less densely concentrated.
The same pattern holds when we look at underlying skill. Studies find that returns to physical skill are declining while those to cognitive and social intelligence skill — the two skills that underpin knowledge work — are rising. Physical skill is negatively associated with density, while cognitive and social intelligence skills are positively associated with it.
What about specific occupations: Are some more connected to density than others? We find that three types of occupations — arts, media and entertainment, science and technology, and business and management are strongly associated with density, and especially in metros that are more densely concentrated at their cores. Although much has been made of "meds and eds" as a source of revival in lagging cites and urban areas, we find no significant statistical association between them and any measure of density.
Despite the prevailing wisdom that high-tech industries tend to cluster in sprawling suburban "nerdistans," high-tech industry tends to follow density as well, according to our analysis.
Diversity is more likely in places where density is more concentrated. This is true of immigrants and foreign-born people (where the correlation for population-weighted density is more than double that for average density) as well as for gays and lesbians. It might be the case that diverse groups of people are simply attracted to denser metros rather than being instrumental in causing them to be that way, but diversity and density are clearly related.
Density also plays a role in how we commute to work. A study [PDF] that Gary Barnes conducted for the Minnesota Department of Transportation in 2001 found close associations between population-weighted density and the way people commute. Our analysis supports his findings. There are many more bike commuters and far less people who drive alone in metros where density is more concentrated. The share of bike commuters is positively associated with population-weighted density and negatively associated with the share who drive to work alone.
Housing prices are higher in places that are denser and spikier at the center. This is true of both median housing prices and the share of income people devote to housing. This may be the consequence of several factors: the higher incomes and wages that denser cities and metros offer, the greater demand for living closer to the center in such places, or restrictions that keep housing in short supply — natural ones like coastlines or mountain ranges, or those imposed by polices, like height limits, strict building codes, landmark designations, and zoning ordinances.
There is a long tradition in America dating back at least to Thomas Jefferson that suggests people will be happier in more pastoral, less congested settings with their own space. There is also a long line of thinking that sees crowded, dense urban centers as the source of anxiety, agitation, unhappiness, even pathology. But that is not at all what we find. Instead, happiness levels are modestly associated with density that is more concentrated at the center of the city.
Density is a key factor in both the growth of cities, the happiness of cities, and the wealth of nations. And cities and regions where density is more concentrated near their urban cores — appear to gain the biggest economic advantage. I'll be writing more on this in future posts.
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Discussion in 'General Pro Player Discussion' started by always_crosscourt, Feb 13, 2013.
no. AO SF.
LOL. I like that too. It's that forehand.
He looks 42? Are you kidding? I'm sure many 42 year olds wish they looked like him. You must be 12 if you think he looks that old.
I remember when I joined RF.com like 7 years ago. I never logged back on because the demographic was like 90% middle-aged women who treated Roger like he was their son. Nothing against them, but I didn't fit in. lol.
Roger (and seriously, that name don't help) doesn't seem to provoke any sexual lust from females, instead he gets a lot of 'motherly' sort of affection from women in their 50's who wish their sons were as successful, well-behaved, gentlemanly and well turned-out as him.
The man your mother wanted you to be is never the man that women lust after - Federer is proof of that.
Well, that is just one particular fanzone I'm talking about. Federer's has only like 300,000 members on his website and 11 million or something on his facebook.
Anyways, check out some of those horrific lindt ads Federer did on youtube. They make me cringe, but the comment section is filled with people lusting over him.
Yeah, and they're all 50 year old women with sons who have some weird Freudian sort of surrogate/lust thing going on.
They're not actually hot 20-30 year old horny girls like the sort that Nadal gets screaming after him.
Please, do yourself a favor and try not to give us faux-insights about psychology. Being an archetypical fratboy is your ideal persona.
If you want some Nadal hotties, check this out.
What do you think? Those are some attractive young women
Got a problem with fratboys, brah?
That's right, I bolded part of your poast that I didn't even talk about - what u no about subversion?
Nothing. The word "archetypical" is key.
I think straight women probably like Federer because they think he's a nice guy they can have him though he's not as sexually attractive appealing as Nadal. Federer isn't that masculine either this is a guy who cries when he loses grand slam finals. I know for a fact in the gay male community most gay guys prefer Nadal and Djokovic over Federer. Federer is kind of soft and effeminate.
That's profound.
Rafa is the biggest 26 year old momma's boy alive, so if he does have more women lusting after him, it's due to looks and personality, not some sort of bad boy image.
What? :shock:
Gay dudes dislike effeminate dudes? Fed is too fancy for the gays?
Yeah, they are more into macho dudes like Tipsarevic.
I wish the female version of the "guys only" thread for posting hot photos and gushing wasn't always buried somewhere. I'm not ashamed to admit a factor in my tennis fandom is appreciating the men on my screen for more than their tennis. I'm not nearly as attracted to Roger as I am Djokovic and Nadal...you know that date, ****, or marry game? Roger would get the marry for me. He seems like the kind of guy you settle down with not the kind of guy you have a little mindless *fun* with.
Some do, some don't. Different folks, different (ground)strokes.
Here's how I'd rank them:
Top 4
Djokovic: Decent-looking
Federer: Average
Nadal: Average
Murray: Needs hood and/or grocery sack over head
The hottest are Simon and Tomic, though they have bad personalities. (But who cares about that?* )
* OK, Tsonga has the best personality
So very true.
He does look older than 31 and does look closer to 40 imo. Tennis players on average do not age well because of all of the sun exposure.
Best hair in tennis though.
Sorry, but you have no idea what you are talking about. If you think the most successful professional tennis player of all time, the most elegant guy on the men's tour, with the best hair does not elicit sexual lust from many females you need a reality check.
It's good to see the universal Murray love crossing over into the gay community.
You think so? I have no clue about estimating ages. I have seen 30 year olds who look much younger than Roger and some that look much older than him. I'll take your word for it
I have to say that Federer looks younger now ( on-court at least) than his ponytail days.
You can't generalize - people can look at Fed and see different things.
For me I find him much more masculine-looking than Nadal: stronger features, broader shoulders, more body hair, deeper voice. Nadal is kinda "pretty" in a feminine way for me which prevents him from being sexy. Obviously there are people who see this in a totally different way.
As for Fed's "effeminate side" sure it's there; but there's also the an aggressive bad-ass side which you sometimes see on court.
Fed's capable of projecting wildly different emotional states, which makes him complicated and therefore IMO sexy.
Chacun a son gout.
As I've said before, I think Federer could pass for early 40s. He's really aged his skin with all the tanning. Sometime in either 2007 or 2008, he became obsessed with tanning, and I'm not sure why. Maybe he was getting sunburns regularly or something, or was sick of applying sun screen.
As for whether or not women find him attractive...do women find any guys attractive? They lie so much about everything there's no way of knowing whether they're saying what they think they want, or what they actually want. They always have to pretend to be noble and deep and non-superficial.
The fact that there seems to be such a wide range of what women claim to find "attractive" suggests that they're talking out their ass when they discuss men's looks.
His skin has definitely taken a turn for the worse.
As for the rest, take it easy and don't generalize so much. There are plenty of great women out there and you'll find one if you look with softer eyes.
Eh, Roger cleans up nice and looks sharp and handsome in a suit, but he's just ok. The thing with Roger and Rafa is neither of them seem to have one ounce of humor in them. Sorry, but they come across as pretty dull people personality wise. So give me Nole, Murray, Tsonga, Tipsy any day.
You know what, I don't even think I've ever seen either of them laughing?
How could any woman not love him ......he's filthy rich!
I've seen that video before, but finding something funny, and getting a case of the giggles, isn't the same as being funny. I don't think they seem like jerks or anything.
I was only joking too, I think both of them have good senses of humour and are funny. There are plenty of examples on Youtube!
Federer- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3q3gEm4FmI
Nadal- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIj9QQF5DU8 (my favourite one).
Apparently there aren't much posters in this thread who've actually seen Fed from close view over here.
He's charming, friendly and much more good looking than he does on pictures.
Not the proverbial poster-boy, but most definitely an attractive guy.
Fed looking like he's 40??? Hahahahahahah.
You *wish* you'd look that good once you get close to that age!
Plus he gives arrogant interviews at times, which women surely don't appreciate.
That woman's face looks giant. Gross....
those who are saying fed looks like 40 are sure trolls ,if any thing murray looks old
Would it be a overgeneralization to say that most of the no-sayers here are men who are a bit insecure about their sexuality?
Roger does nothing for me but he is undeniably good looking with epic hair.
Handsome dude
Personally tho...I wouldn't mind taking Berdych or Janowicz for a spin.....
Federer doesn't look like he is in his 40s... He looks early-mid 30s.
all tennis players age badly with all the hours they spend in the sun. Of course, having more melanin in the skin assuages some of that but even Rafa, when he smiles, you see all manner of lines in the face. When djoker smiles you can see all kinds of crows feet lines around his eyes.
Misogynist Tipsy? Clearly you're not a woman if you would put him on your list.
Errr.... You complained about Fedal being dull, then you mentioned Murray as someone who might not be dull? Does not compute.
Have you had some nasty women in your life? Please don't lump us all in with whatever ladies have done a number on you. If other women are like me, we don't actually have a set-in-stone type when it comes to men. There are men who most would consider ugly that I find attractive, men who most consider gorgeous that don't do anything for me, and everything in between. As I've said in other posts here, I'm 35 so I've hit that age where it doesn't take much to catch my eye
That guy has been screwed over by some woman somewhere along the line. He's angry at all of us because of it, and thinks we are all a bunch of indecisive hussies. :lol:
Uhh I think people don't know what 40 looks like because Federer these days definitely looks older than a normal 30 year old to me. 40 isn't supposed to be fully grey with wrinkles everywhere like John McEnroe and Mugs Wilander who both took a lot of drugs and lived unhealthy. They looked 60 when they were in their 40's.
Worst aging ever? He was like 49 when this picture was taken...
women love him; they really do find him attractive. most of the women* i know like him. he's tall, dark, broad shoulders and has prestige.
rafa's appeal is more sexual though. the girls (and some guys) really light up when they see him. they can't help it, it's a physical thing.
* across the board in terms of age and social class.
Or maybe he has not been screwed. Reading what some guys write here, I could bet a lot of them will spent their night alone.
oh, and women like rugged skin and such. guys go for baby smooth skin and youth, but most women like a bit of rough. they don't go for perfection.
rafa and roger's lines won't hold them back in terms of appeal...
Last I checked this was a thread about Fed's female following, not the gay following? Like everything else it's personal preference, I'm sure there are women who find him attractive, and women who don't just as there are for Nadal, Djokovic, Murray or any other player.
In other news it's nice to see that NSK is back from his brief hiatus.
Vince Vaughn is 42, the age you said Federer looks like...
Federer looks younger than Vince Vaughn.
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This book's status as a fantasy classic is well deserved, funny, entertaining but also a great fantasy. It is a little dated in parts; some of the language is endearingly old fashioned and knowledge of arms, armour and Western Martial Arts are well and truly stuck in the 1930ies, but it also contains more fantasy action than many modern fantasy epic series. I would have given 4 stars if it were not let down by the narration which is characterised by a slow, monotonous, plaintive delivery with some downright strange pronunciation totally out of keeping with the content. An lighthearted fantasy romp like this needed to be narrated by someone like Nigel Planer or Stephen Briggs, the narrator, Ray Chase, doesn't seem to realise that this is a comic fantasy.
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I've loved this book since I was a kid (which was a long time ago). Always hoped it would be turned into an audiobook. It's about nerds before the term was invented, who manage to find a way to travel to mythologies through mathematical and logical constructs. There, they encounter the Gods of Myths and have great adventures. Exciting! Wondrous!
Not with this narrator. He doesn't mumble, every word is clearly enunciated. But you get the feel that he thinks he's reading the phone book. They're words that he is reciting. Shea talking about the woman he's involved with, creating the syllogismobile, and fighting giants - and all in the same tone, the tone as in "I went to the market, got some eggs, got some bread".
"Fantastic Series, Abysmal Reader"
No, unfortunately. Though The Compleat Enchanter books are fantastic to read they do not at all come off well under the reigns of Ray Chase. He has a habit of making whatever he reads sound like laundry detergent. His voice is boring, dull, gray and unimaginative. He killed this work. I wish someone like Jim Dale, Frank Mueller or Bronson Pinchot would re-record it as they would bring it to life. Bronson for his tongue in cheek timing, Frank for his truer than true voices and Jim for his believable portrayal of almost any storyline he reads.
How much I loathed Reed Chalmers in this reading of the book. He was a pompous, overspoken jerk who needed to be told to "Shut UP!" a lot. I've dealt with academics like him and he wasn't all that great from the get go.
Voice variability. Inflection. Tonality. Pace. Lose the melodrama, in his case it read like the stock pages. I listened to about five things which Ray Chase contributed to. Unlike previously mentioned readers who only get better over time he NEVER IMPROVES. He has the same flat, monotonous painful reading style. He has less variation in his voice work than Wil Wheaton and that's saying something. Wil is actually a pleasure to listen to in comparison to his man's irritating monotone.
Math can take you anywhere.
Please, god, get someone else to take this great classic read and re-record it. I don't like George Guidall but even he would do a better job than Ray Chase. Please stop using this reader, his voice is painful to listen too. I'm saddened that so many people miss the wonderful narrative of this story because of poorly executed reading.
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After I've read the review on this compilation, I thought it would be a good read. I have to say that for me the characters make the book for me and this does not deliver. The main character is unlikable petty and stupid. After the first few minutes in all I want is for the character to meet some grizzly end.
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