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It's probably no news to any of you that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are having a baby. But did you realize that Kanye was an interior design guru? Last year he tweeted up a storm about everything from Versace sofas to golden goblets. Who can even imagine what this nursery is going to look like!?
- July 29th: "I specifically ordered persian rugs with cherub imagery!!! What do I have to do to get a simple persian rug with cherub imagery uuuuugh." Well Kanye, for starters, speak to the people at Carpet Vista about this beautiful antique carpet depicting the "Dance of the Nymphs." Price on request.
- July 29th: "keep fresh flowers in the crib." Someone better tell Kanye that fresh flowers, as well as anything else loose, should probably stay out of the crib for at least the first 6 months, as they pose a choking hazard. Still, that doesn't mean you can't have flowers of a different kind. What about this floral crib sheet from Carousel Designs? $27.00
- October 4th: "I'm actually tweeting at a credenza." I mean, who isn't? Credenzas are great for baby changing tables. How about this one from Etsy, pocket change for Kanye at $527.64.
- August 4th: "Fur pillows are hard to actually sleep on." I know, they are probably better left for the rocking chair. Restoration Hardware has them for $23-39.
- September 9th: "Man... whatever happened to my antique fish tank?." I wish I knew. Here's a spare one for the time being, an 1890s porthole aquarium from Vintage Fish Bowl. $550.00
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California Department of Transportation
Date: July 6, 2012
District: 9 - Inyo, Mono & Eastern Kern Counties - www.dot.ca.gov/dist9
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Caltrans Awards $48.5 Million for Safe Routes to School
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BISHOP - Caltrans today awarded $48.5 million of state Safe Routes to School Program funds for 139 projects to increase safety and help reduce injuries and fatalities among children in grades K-12 who walk and bicycle to school.
"Safety is Caltrans' number one priority," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. "We are committed to providing the highest safety possible for our children as they travel to and from school in California."
Among the state-funded projects are new sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and other safety improvements. Caltrans chose each project based upon need, effectiveness, and how quickly it could be delivered. By improving safety, more kids are encouraged to walk and bicycle to school, resulting in healthier children while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle congestion.
More than $7 million of the funds were awarded to critical safety projects in rural counties. In addition, 82 projects totaling $28 million will create jobs and benefit at least one low-income school within each project.
Some of the notable local projects that received funding include:
- California City - $373,500 to install crosswalks and construct a multi-use path on Poppy Blvd, between Rusche Blvd, and North Loop Blvd.; North Loop Blvd. between California City Blvd. and Hacienda Blvd..
- City of Mammoth Lakes- $450,000 to install sidewalks on Sierra Park Rd./ Meridian Blvd. and Old Mammoth Rd./ Sierra Nevada Rd. and to construct a multi-use path between Mammoth Elementary School and Mammoth Middle School.
- City of Tehachapi - $405,000 to construct sidewalks, curb ramps and install cross walks on Curry St. between Spruce St. and Sunrise Way at Pinon St.
To date, the state and federal Safe Routes to School programs have awarded $472 million for safety projects around California's schools.
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Summer solstice is here, and our afternoon daydreams are filled with wanderlust. One can quiet those thoughts of beautiful buildings and expansive landscapes with an overnight stay in a modern home. There are now many creative opportunities, offered by websites like Airbnb and FlipKey, that allow home owners access to vacation and rental markets, along with providing travelers unique home stays both near and far. Here are some of our favorite offerings, a few classic, and those surely not-to-be missed.
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Gualala, California
Not surprisingly, California has a number of modern homes and sites to spend soaking up the summer sunshine. To the north, the community of Sea Ranch provides a number of stunning homes to choose from that were designed by the architectural firm MLTW (Charles Moore, Donlyn Lyndon, William Turnbull, and Richard Whitaker) and landscape design by Lawrence Halprin. The Sea Ranch Condominium I Unit was awarded the AIA's Twenty-Five Year Award and includes one of the coolest pool and recreation centers.
Schindler Home
Los Angeles, California
Woodruff, Wisconsin
Elam House
Austin, Minnesota
Mayer, Arizona
Unité d'Habitation
Marseille, France
Breuer Home
Salt Point, New York
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Melbourne, Australia has a reputation.
A reputation for great food.
As our trip to this Southern Pacific food mecca approached, I started to day dream of tastiness that awaited us. We ended up spending a week in Melbourne hanging out with old friends and eating our way through town. I had to share some culinary high points with you. Follow me...
Cafe culture is strong here. In Melbourne, there must be more coffee shops per capita then anywhere on earth. I thought we loved our coffee in the Bay Area, but we are wimps compared to Melbournites. Wow. I found myself unable to resist the "flat whites" (dreamily perfect Australian lattes) that tempted me at every corner cafe. I could barely sleep my first few nights here because I was so overcaffeinated!
My friend Alex and I had one of our best meals in Melbourne at Sondito! a charming little restaurant run by a family of beautiful young Columbian hipsters.
P, the kids, and I had a fun lunch at Journal Canteen tucked away on the second floor above the city library. The challenge of finding this hidden gem added to the appeal.
A note of gratitude to Melbourne..... Not all of you out there have dietary restrictions and for the most part I like to downplay my own. I am a food lover first, and a gluten-free eater by necessity. Eating at home, this restriction is not a problem - we eat damned well. But, I have to say going out to eat in most parts of the world while having dietary limitations really puts a crimp in my omnivorous desires.
Melbourne is a gluten-free dream! Every cafe/restaurant/bistro/pizzeria/deli has copious gluten free options. I am not sure if this town is full of folks that are gluten-intolerant or if it is a food craze, but I LOVED having such ease eating anywhere we pleased.
We even got to go for a high tea at Hopetoun Tea Room an old Melbourne institution dating back to 1892 tucked into the Victorian-era Block Arcade. Gluten-free high tea? Who knew.
Tomorrow we head for Tasmania - a place I have always dreamed of visiting. The food is supposed to be amazing... fresh seafood, local produce, artisanal cheeses and wines. I'll let you know what we find.
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- AnonymousNovember 01, 2010
Erin it was a blast eating and hanging out with you guys here in Melbourne! We miss you already. Have an amazing time during these next few months and we will see you in Bali soon.ReplyDelete
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Thanks you guys! We loved being with you and miss you already.ReplyDelete
We made it to Tassie.....talk soon.
I have cafe envy! Also, I am happy you have a found a place where your gluten free lifestyle has not only been embraced but styled perfectly!ReplyDelete
I love your culinary travels...and pictures are fantastic!!!ReplyDelete
so glad to hear you have no trouble finding excellent gluten-free meals!
What a lovely jaunt through Melbourne. Thanks for taking me there. I've never been there so it's always great to view it from a tourist's eyes as well. I'm glad you ate well and enjoyed yourself. xoxoReplyDelete
Lovely to see your photos - I really miss Melbourne now :)ReplyDelete
Hope you'll enjoy NZ's coffee culture and we'll hear from you soon
Kristina is that you? We are in the South Island now and yes I am enjoying the coffee here as well:) And Otis is loving the "babyccinos."ReplyDelete
It was great having David's suggestions for Melbourne. Such a treat.
See you soon!
Redmenace,I keep thinking that you too might be taking a similar journey one day:)
M and Bianca, it was so fun to be able to indulge in the GF plenty!!!
as you probably discovered already in NZ they are called "fluffy" :)ReplyDelete
Kristina, yep we have discovered the Fluffy. The kids love the marshmallows!ReplyDelete
Hi Erin, I ended up here on your blog by a random series of link clicking, and then saw 'Australia'. As a homesick Melbournian, I cried reading this post. Thanks for an evocative touch of home!ReplyDelete
Hi Eleanor, Thanks for such a touching comment. Melbourne is an amazing city, where people seem to fully embrace the idea of savoring good food and coffee. I still miss the Flat Whites:)ReplyDelete
Great post! I am taking a trip next month to look for apartments in Melbourne and I am so excited to find all the cute little eateries and hole-in-the-wall shops! Such a cute town!ReplyDelete


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Today I have something totally NOT Christmas themed, or holiday themed LOL
I have used the "Vintage Spring Basics" collection to create a soft and romantic layout of my 2 older daughters.
I love the beautiful colours of this collection. Probably one of my favourites :) I used the "3rd of May" and "4th of May" papers here.
I added some spots with a stencil and modelling paste over my background and layers.
The soft and warm colours of this collection lend themselves to some really gorgeous soft pink flowers and neutral embellishments.
Once again I used a stunning butterfly from my friend Kay Fatula, which is available at her etsy shop HERE . They are quality handmade butterflies, that are very very well put together with such detail and care. They are so affordable too so if you like this look check out her etsy shop where you will find LOTS like these.
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This recording of Stone Tables is more than just a re-creation of a landmark LDS musical about Moses, Aaron, and the Exodus. It's actually the definitive version of that work and has been transformed several times since it was first written twenty-four years ago.
The original script wasn't even a musical; it was a five-act play in verse. Orson Scott Card had written two of the acts during his mission in Brazil and sent them to our mentor at Brigham Young University, Professor Charles Whitman, for feedback. I vividly remember Whitman (I still can't call him "Chuck") pulling me into his office right after the holiday break in January of 1973, as excited as a child at Christmas to show me parts of Scott's "marvelous" new script (I know him too well to call him "Card"), written on his mission, no less! Whitman was wild about directing the show as soon as possible. He was scheduled to direct the Mormon Festival of Arts production that March, just two months from then, and, on the spur of the moment, decided to substitute Tables for whatever it was he originally had planned to do.
Whitman saw the show as epic theatre, full of pageantry and music. Music? What music? I was stunned when he asked me to musicalize sections of Scott's poetry for the show. Would I? Scott and I were undergraduates, and it was unheard of for a student work to be presented as a main stage production! Since we had joyously collaborated before on another musical, I was also confident that Scott wouldn't mind the transformation of his dramatic verse into a musical play by Stoddard and Card.
Whitman cabled Scott asking for the rest of the script immediately. Not only did Scott not have a finished script, he most certainly did not have a finished musical script! But the show went into rehearsal anyway. Scott obliged by writing the rest of his drama as a musical play -- and in record time! (How he found the time to write anything at all while on his mission remains a mystery, although he is still able to churn out scripts faster and better than anyone else I know.) Just as soon as we received material from Brazil, Whitman would rehearse it with the actors, and I would retire to whatever piano practice room was available at the Harris Fine Arts Center to write the songs as fast as I could.
Whitman didn't want the songs in Tables to sound like those of the typical American musical. He wanted offsetting songs, which would serve as commentary on a plot rather than advance it. This was a clever move; the song structure could not be typical anyway, because there were no lyrics per se, just Scott's verse. Eventually, the show got the reputation of being a "rock" musical because the score was played in performance by a small combo consisting of electric organ, two electric guitars, drums, flute, and a piano, thumb-tacked to produce a metical sound, which Whitman and I thought was unusual. However, the five main tunes were rather traditional musical theatre stuff, very melodic and certainly not rock music by any means!
The production was the event of the 1973 BYU season. The set was a huge, racked turntable, changing at will into an angular mountain or a sudden cavern. There were no other set-pieces or props. The actors were dressed alike in bold simple colors, creating story magic through their skills alone, rather than with the aid of costuming. The plot was Moses as Everyman on a spiritual journey out of Egypt as Babylon. Some simple truths were movingly portrayed: how skewed our lives can become when we pattern them after the world, instead of Christ; how the Lord uses suffering and circumstances to shape and lift us out of the world if we will follow Him; how influential loving teachers and the scriptures are when we're ready to grow; and how healing love is, especially when it is a spiritual seeking above all else. Aaron was portrayed as the slighted brothers, dutiful but jealous, until he's so horrified by his own role in the golden calf incident that he's humbled to the core. Audiences were stunned by the piece's spiritual power. The sold-out run was one of the few BYU productions at that time to be extended.
The play refused to disappear or remain the same. Two years later, Scott himself directed a slightly modified, sold-out production in Provo for his own theatre company. In 1981, Whitman mounted a revival at BYU, which included major revisions to the script and the addition of seven new songs.
Then, a few years ago, Scott and I discovered that we shared a mutual dream of combining the best elements of all the different productions of Stone Tables into a definitive version. Nothing might have come of this dream were it not for Deseret Book's interest in publishing a novelization of the play and producing a companion recording of the score. This commitment was the catalyst for our third collaboration on Tables. The result is a show transformed yet again, with six new songs and many other extensive changes. (The novel is an important, thrilling work in its own right.) The music has been polished until it gleams and is sung by a brilliant cast of Mormon artists. In its new setting, the story seems fresh and even more timeless, and the spiritual power of the original production is at once re-captured and enhanced.
Given the show's history of transformation, it comes as no surprise to me that twenty-four years later, Stone Tables is back, better than ever!
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As discussion swirls around how auto makers are going to meet tough federal fuel-efficiency goals by 2025, new evidence points to venerable material, steel, as one of the more promising solutions.
Increasingly efficient engines and electric powertrains will do much to get cars to the pending 54.5 mpg (4.3 L/100 km) corporate average fuel economy standards. But they certainly can't do it all. Steel, as new evidence shows, has the proven potential to bridge the gap.
Technologically advanced steel products – those available today and those in development – hold the key to making the lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles of tomorrow. In fact, new data show advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) and ultra high-strength steels can not only reduce mass, but can do so at a lower cost and with less environmental impact than alternative solutions.
This may be surprising news to those who presumed lighter-weight cars of the future would be made of aluminum, magnesium or carbon fiber. While these alternatives share steel's potential to achieve needed vehicle weight reduction, they simply don't deliver the whole package.
The steel products available today and under development for the future, will make cars that are safer, lighter and more fuel efficient, while maintaining affordability for America's new car buyers.
According to the CAFE Compliance and Effects Model, commonly referred to as the Volpe Model that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. developed to set their 2012-2025 standards, the weight reduction offered by AHSS provides one of the largest improvements in fuel economy, and the single largest improvement in efficiency per dollar spent than any other fuel-economy improvement technology.
AHSS can provide a 7.2% mileage gain at little or no additional cost to the auto maker, which is up to six times more cost-effective than aluminum.
Cars and trucks made from these advanced steel grades also can be produced using auto makers' existing infrastructure with little need for additional investments in retooling auto production facilities. Many alternative materials require new equipment and a greater investment of time and money for production. This fact only adds to the conclusion that steel offers the most cost-effective solution for achieving the 2025 standards.
But that's not the end of the story. In 2025, with a 54.5-mpg fleet average, a steel car will offer a smaller carbon footprint than a car made of an alternative material, such as aluminum or carbon fiber, thanks to steel production being less energy intensive than other materials.
The production of 1 ton of aluminum, for example, requires five times the energy required to make 1 ton of steel. Because the body structure accounts for about one-third of the curb weight of a typical vehicle, an aluminum car requires twice the amount of carbon dioxide to manufacture than a car made of steel.
And steel is easily recyclable. About 30% of the world's annual steel production comes from recycled scrap.
When the new CAFE standards first were announced, proponents of materials such as aluminum, carbon fiber and magnesium proclaimed it was "game over" for steel. But a close look at the facts and new data show that depiction couldn't be further from the truth.
With aggressive new fuel-efficiency targets on the horizon, steel's venerable role as the foundation of the automobile is on track to be every bit as relevant and essential in 2025 as it is today.
Mike Rippey is President and CEO of ArcelorMittal USA, part of the world's largest steel and mining company and the No.1 worldwide supplier for automotive steels.


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Sandra Bullock could soon sign on for the hard-knock life: The Oscar-winner is reportedly in talks to play the boozed-up Miss Hannigan in Sony Pictures' planned reboot of "Annie."
Bullock would star alongside "Beasts of the Southern Wild's" Quvenzhane Wallis as adorable orphan Annie and Jamie Foxx as a modern-day Daddy Warbucks, a wealthy would-be mayor named Benjamin Stacks.
Jane Lynch is currently starring as the evil orphanage headmistress in the Tony-nominated Broadway revival.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States approved a last-minute flight plan for Venezuelan officials, the State Department said on Friday, after an irate President Nicolas Maduro said his jet was banned from flying over Puerto Rico on his way to China.
Washington told Venezuela late on Thursday that permission was granted even though the request had not been properly submitted, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said.
Maduro said on Twitter at about 10:30 p.m. local time Thursday (11 a.m. ET Friday) that he had left Venezuela for Beijing.
Hours earlier, Caracas complained that the United States had banned Maduro's jet from flying through U.S. airspace en route to a state visit in China this weekend, calling it an act of aggression.
Harf said Venezuela did not follow proper steps in its flyover request, giving just one day's notice instead of the required three.
"Additionally, the plane in question was not a state aircraft, which is required for a diplomatic clearance," she said in a statement.
"Although the request was not properly submitted, U.S. authorities worked with Venezuelan officials at the Venezuelan Embassy to resolve the issue. U.S. authorities made an extraordinary effort to work with relevant authorities to grant overflight approval in a matter of hours," Harf said.
The incident is the latest diplomatic tussle between United States and Maduro, who has repeatedly clashed with Washington since winning office in April following the death of his mentor, the socialist leader Hugo Chavez.
At times, he has accused the United States of plotting to assassinate him. At others, the former bus driver and union negotiator has appeared to want warmer relations, after years of mistrust during Chavez's rule.
In indignant comments late on Thursday, Maduro also accused Washington of not wanting to issue a visa for General Wilmer Barrientos, his minister in the office of the presidency, to attend the U.N. General Assembly next week in New York.
Barrientos was a close ally of Chavez and supported a failed military coup by him in 1992. Maduro appointed the general to the high-profile ministerial position in July.
"You're not the owners of the United Nations," Maduro said, adding that the United States was obliged to give every member of the delegation a visa, "if we decide to go to New York."
Later on Friday, Venezuela's charge d'affaires in Washington, Calixto Ortega, told local television network Telesur that the Venezuelan president will attend the U.N. General Assembly after his China trip.
In response to Maduro's flight troubles, Bolivia's President Evo Morales suggested on Thursday the leaders of the leftist Latin America and Caribbean bloc ALBA should boycott the U.N. General Assembly meetings.
Awaiting Maduro's arrival in Beijing, Venezuelan Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez took to Twitter to complain harshly about how the president had been treated by the United States.
"Say what you like. Go to hell Yankee shits. We're free. The rest doesn't matter!" Ramirez said.
Additional reporting by Daniel Wallis in Caracas; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Mohammad Zargham


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The hazards of heavy ethanol (alcohol) intake have been known for centuries.
Heavy drinking increases the risk of liver cirrhosis, hypertension, cancers
of the upper gastrointestinal tract, injury, and violence (USDA, HHS, 2000).
A recent analysis found that alcohol use is the third leading actual cause
of mortality in the United States, after tobacco use and poor diet and/or
inactivity (Mokdad et al., 2004). The health consequences of consuming lesser
amounts of alcohol are less often a focus of research or government recommendations.
In 1999–2001, 6 in 10 U.S. adults were current drinkers, 95 percent consuming
light-to-moderate amounts (i.e., less than 7 drinks per week for women and
less than 14 drinks per week for men) (Schoenborn et al., 2004) and 5 percent
consuming more. Approximately 35 percent of adult Americans do not drink
alcohol, with one in four being a lifelong abstainer (NIAAA, 1997). From
a historical perspective, multiple sources suggest that fewer Americans
consume alcohol today as compared to 50 to 100 years ago (See Figure D8-1).
The 2000 Dietary Guidelines for Americans defined moderate alcohol
consumption as the consumption of up to one drink per day for women and
up to two drinks per day for men (USDA, HHS, 2000). One drink is defined
as 12 oz of regular beer, 5 oz of wine (12 percent alcohol), or 1.5 oz of
80-proof distilled spirits. The Committee largely agreed with these earlier
Guidelines. This section examines a few specific questions to potentially
modify the earlier work. The focus remains the health consequences of consuming
moderate amounts of alcohol.
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Among persons who consume four or fewer alcoholic beverages per day
(with a subsearch for persons age 65 and older), what is the dose-response
relationship between alcohol intake and (1) total mortality and (2) several
major causes of death (i.e., cardiovascular disease, cancer, and trauma)?
Using recent national data, what is the relationship between consuming
four or fewer alcoholic beverages daily and (1) macronutrient profiles,
(2) micronutrient profiles, and (3) overall diet quality?
The search strategies used to find the scientific evidence related to these
broad questions appears in Part C. Tables summarizing the findings from
the searches appears in Appendix G-3.
In middle-aged and older adults, a daily intake of one to two alcoholic
beverages is associated with the lowest all-cause mortality.
Compared with nondrinkers, adults who consume one to two alcoholic beverages
per day appear to have lower risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).
Compared with nondrinkers, women who consume one alcoholic beverage per
day appear to have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer.
Relationships of alcohol consumption with major causes of death do not
differ for middle-aged and elderly Americans. Among younger people, however,
alcohol consumption appears to provide little, if any, health benefit; alcohol
use among young adults is associated with a higher risk of traumatic injury
and death.
These conclusions are supported by the State of the Science Report
on the Effects of Moderate Drinking (NIAAA, 2003), an extensive review
of the literature conducted by scientific staff of the National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and reviewed by 14 outside experts.
In addition to recognizing the apparent mortality benefit of moderate alcohol
consumption among middle-aged and older adults, the report concludes, "Except
for those individuals at particular risk…, consumption of [up to] 2 drinks
a day for men and 1 for women is unlikely to increase health risks" (NIAAA,
2003, p 30). Individuals at particular risk include persons who cannot restrict
their drinking to moderate levels, children and adolescents, persons taking
prescription or over-the-counter medications that can interact with alcohol,
and individuals with special medical conditions (e.g., liver disease).
Conclusion #1 was further substantiated by 17 papers from the Committee
systematic review of the scientific evidence examining the relationship
between moderate alcohol consumption and mortality for those age 65 and
older (See Table D8-1). These findings are primarily from prospective cohort
studies, and they are largely consistent with findings from studies of adults
under age 65. Moreover, the Committee found no evidence that moderate alcohol
consumption adversely affects cognitive functioning as one ages.
More specific evidence on the relation of alcohol intake to health concerns
is summarized in the discussion below:
Studies conducted around the world consistently show that alcohol has
a favorable association with total mortality among middle-aged and older
adults. A meta-analysis on all-cause mortality using approximately 50 studies
demonstrated an inverse association between moderate drinking and total
mortality under all scenarios (Gmel et al., 2003). On average, the relative
risk of all-cause mortality associated with moderate drinking was approximately
0.80. The J-shaped curve, with the lowest mortality risk occurring at the
level of one to two drinks per day, is likely due to the protective effects
of moderate alcohol consumption on CHD (Marmot, 2001; Mukamal, 2003) and
ischemic stroke (Reynolds et al., 2003), the first and third leading causes
of death in the United States, respectively.
The Committee found weak evidence that purported changes in body composition
with age support lowering the drinking limit for older men to one drink
per day (NIAAA, 2003). A discussion with experts at NIAAA indicated that
body composition of the elderly may be less relevant now because, as Americans
are aging better, many are losing less lean body mass. In addition, elderly
drinkers' level of impairment at any given blood alcohol concentration does
not differ from that of younger drinkers (NIAAA, 2003).
An inverse association between light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and
CHD morbidity and mortality has been demonstrated in a variety of populations
and is independent of many other cardiac risk factors, including age, sex,
race/ethnic group, smoking habits and body mass index (Corrao et al., 2004,
2000; Marmot, 2001; Mukamal and Rimm, 2001). On average, the relative risk
of CHD associated with moderate drinking is between 0.50 and 0.80. The largest
potential benefits are found among women age 55 or older, men age 45 or
older, and those at risk for heart disease. At younger ages, potential reductions
in CHD are probably offset by increases in traumatic death (e.g., Andreasson
et al., 1988).
The totality of the evidence does not support beverage-specific effects
of certain types of alcohol. While laboratory findings have suggested that
red wine might have additional health-promoting compounds, this finding
is not consistently translated into the epidemiologic data. For example,
Keil and colleagues (1997) present evidence of lower total mortality and
CHD rates among moderate drinkers in a beer-drinking population; other population
studies have found the largest reductions among those consuming largely
distilled spirits (Rimm et al., 1996).
These conclusions were reached and supported by evidence in the NIAAA's
State of the Science Report (NIAAA, 2003) and by many other recent
studies. Although the CHD risk reduction probably is causal (Rimm et al.,
1999), several other factors can reduce the risk of CHD (and other chronic
diseases) independent of alcohol consumption, including a healthy diet,
physical activity, avoidance of smoking, and maintenance of a healthy weight.
Although immoderate alcohol intake has been linked to a various types
of cancer (Corrao et al., 2004), moderate intake (i.e., up to one drink
per day for women, up to two drinks per day for men) is not associated with
most major cancers (NIAAA, 2003).
Breast cancer is a likely exception. Compared with nondrinkers, women who
consume 1 drink per day appear to have an approximately 10 percent increase
in the risk of breast cancer (NIAAA, 2003). Several meta-analyses suggest
a linear dose-response relationship between the amount of alcohol intake
and breast cancer risk (e.g., Smith-Warner et al., 1998). However, at the
lower levels of intake (e.g., 2 drinks per week), the increase is sufficiently
small that it is difficult to ascribe the finding to an effect of alcohol
per se. The alcohol-breast cancer association may be of particular significance
to women with a family history of breast cancer and those on hormone replacement
therapy. Epidemiologic evidence indicates that the relative effect of moderate
alcohol consumption on breast cancer risk may be small at the individual
level but substantial at the population level.
A daily intake of one to two alcoholic beverages is not associated with
inadequate intake of macronutrient or micronutrients, or with overall dietary
Ten papers from the Committee's systematic review of the scientific evidence
provided data useful to the conclusion that the consumption of one to two
alcoholic beverages per day is not associated with macronutrient or micronutrient
Seven cross-sectional studies (Barefoot et al., 2002; D'Avanzo
et al., 1997; de Castro and Orozco, 1990; Jacques et al., 1989; Rosell et
al., 2003; Schroder et al., 2002; Tremblay et al., 1995
Three clinical trials (Foltin et al., 1993; Orozco and de Castro,
1991; Tremblay et al., 1995)
At the Committee's request, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for
Nutrition Policy and Promotion used a modeling process described in Appendix
G-2 to examine the relationship of moderate alcohol consumption with nutrient
intakes and diet quality of participants in the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2000. The analysis demonstrated
Energy and nutrient intakes generally increased with increasing
amounts of alcohol
Among women, the Healthy Eating Index increased with increasing
amounts of alcohol.
Among men, the highest Healthy Eating Index was found among men
who consumed an average of two drinks per day.
Nonetheless, alcoholic beverages supply calories but few nutrients. The
energy contribution from alcoholic beverages varies widely. Specifically,
some alcoholic beverages, such as dessert wines and mixed drinks, provide
almost three times as many calories as do the standard drink portions: 12
oz. of beer, 5 oz. of wine, or 1.5 oz. of distilled spirit (see Part E,
Table E-3 for a list of selected alcoholic beverages and their calorie content).
For those who choose to drink an alcoholic beverage, it is advisable to
consume it with meals to slow alcohol absorption. Data suggest that the
presence of food in the stomach can slow the absorption of alcohol (Jones
et al., 1997) and thereby mitigate the associated rise in blood alcohol
The Committee also reviewed evidence regarding adverse effects of moderate
alcohol consumption (NIAAA, 2003).
Trauma. According to the NIAAA report (2003),
studies on relationships of alcohol with injuries from falls and with
violence and/or abuse frequently do not distinguish between moderate
and excessive drinking. Studies of acute effects of alcohol show that
even moderate-dose consumption compromises brain performance in terms
of error detection, processing speed, and response time. Low levels
of drinking and blood alcohol content below 0.08 percent increase the
risk of driving-related accidents. Thus, there are compelling temporary
reasons not to drink alcohol, such as when planning to drive, operate
machinery, or take part in activities that require attention, skill,
or coordination.
Hepatic effects. Alcohol abuse is the leading
cause of liver-related mortality in the United States, accounting for
at least 40 percent, and perhaps as many as 90 percent, of cirrhosis
deaths (CDC, 1993; Vong and Bell, 2004). Lower levels of alcohol intake
can result in liver function abnormalities short of cirrhosis. For example,
moderate alcohol consumption may potentiate the carcinogenic potency
of other hepatotoxins (NIAAA, 2003).
Young age. Children or adolescents should
not consume alcohol. Alcohol consumption increases the risk of traumatic
injury, which is the number one cause of death in this age group. Animal
data on alcohol-related structural changes in the brain, while less
compelling, illustrates why drinking is inappropriate for adolescents
(Land and Spear, 2004; Markwiese et al., 1998). "Designer drinks" (i.e.,
newer alcohol products that tend to target young adults) are of recent
concern because of their possible effect on underage drinking.
Pregnancy (including the first few months of pregnancy—often
before the pregnancy is recognized). Moderate drinking
during pregnancy may have behavioral or neurocognitive consequences
in the offspring. Heavy drinking during pregnancy can produce a range
of behavioral and psychosocial problems, malformations, and mental retardation
in the offspring (NIAAA, 2003).
Breastfeeding. The level of alcohol in breast
milk mirrors the mother's blood alcohol content. Low or moderate alcohol
consumption does not enhance lactational performance and actually may
decrease infant milk consumption. Recent data indicate that alcohol
consumption while breastfeeding has adverse effects on the infant's
feeding and behavior (NIAAA, 2003).
Other conditions. The NIAAA review also provides
documentation that alcohol consumption should be avoided by individuals
who cannot restrict their drinking to moderate levels, individuals taking
medications that can interact with alcohol, and persons with specific
medical conditions, such as liver disease (NIAAA, 2003).
Abstention is an important option; approximately one in three American
adults does not drink alcohol. Moreover, studies suggest adverse effects
at even moderate alcohol consumption levels in specific individuals and
situations, as described above.
People Who Should Not Drink:
Individuals who cannot restrict their drinking to moderate levels
Children and adolescents
Individuals taking prescription or over-the-counter medications
that can interact with alcohol
Individuals with specific medical conditions (e.g., liver disease)
Situations Where Alcohol Should Be Avoided:
Women who may become pregnant or who are pregnant
Women who are breastfeeding
Individuals who plan to drive, operate machinery, or take part
in other activities that require attention, skill, or coordination
Available data on the relationship between alcohol consumption and weight
gain/obesity are sparse and inconclusive. There are contradictory findings
at the higher end of the spectrum (i.e., 3 to 4 drinks per day) that may
relate to fundamental limitations of the cross-sectional study design. At
moderate drinking levels (i.e., up to one drink per day for women, up to
one drink per day for men), there is no apparent association between alcohol
intake and obesity.
Ten observational papers from our systematic review of the scientific evidence
provided data useful to this conclusion.
Cross-sectional (Barefoot et al., 2002; Dorn et al., 2003; Gavaler
and Rosenblum, 2003; Lahti-Koski et al., 2002; Rosell et al., 2003; Sherwood
et al., 2000)
Case control (Andersson and Rossner, 1996)
Prospective cohort (Hoffmeister et al., 1999; Sherwood et al.,
2000; Vahtera et al., 2002; Wannamathee and Shaper, 2003)
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association between consuming one or two alcoholic beverages daily and obesity.
A daily intake of one to two alcoholic beverages is associated with the
lowest all-cause mortality and a low risk of CHD among middle-aged and older
adults. Among younger people, however, alcohol consumption appears to provide
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by adults. Moderation is defined as the consumption of up to 1 drink per
day for women and up to 2 drinks per day for men; and 1 drink is defined
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Someone at Taylor Swift's management office is in trouble after a woman found a pile of unread fan letters tossed in a dumpster and handed them to a reporter at a Nashville, Tenn., TV network.
The singer, who often boasts about her special relationship with fans, never saw the contents of the mail, which was discovered in a trash can behind a Nashville school and traced back to her business office in the city.
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Has anyone ever put a fuel tank under a trailer. I am building a tag-a-long equipment trailer that is almost done, I built a 53 gallon tank in the tongue of it. Now I need to plumb it for the fuel pump. Any pump ideas, I did slant the tank to one side so it would be deeper for the pump.
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I have similar delima,I need a tank on a trailer for welder gas.This is an automotive discussion forum that has some great infromation
My Toyhauler Trailer has a Fuel tank for the on board Genset and a Pump Station for filling up the Toys.
I don't know the brand of Fuel Pump they used but I imagine a quick trip to a Trailer dealer in Richmond would give you a good idea on how it is set up.Ed Conley
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Northern tool has some inexpensive fuel transfer pumps for 12vdc and 120vac... i like the idea of the fuel tank on the trailer, are there any D.O.T. rules against it?Kelly
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If the things that will be feeding from the fuel system are mounted to the trailer you could do any of the following. And if it's not, you could always run a tap off a fuel pump with a valve for a "dispenser" to fill bobcats and such
If you are making it like a car's fuel system to feed onbaord welder, generators and such, one thing you want to try and avoid is the pump having to push the fuel too far uphill and you don't want it to have to "pull" the fuel uphill to it's self at all if possible. Both of these (the latter more so) can burn up a pump pretty fast.
Pushing 2-3 feet uphill through a line that's about -8 to -10 would be okay, but you really don't want much more than that. Depending on what your fuel requiremetns will be you can use a smaller line and push uphill a little further (say go -6 feed and 5 foot vertical pumping should be fine)
But for the pulling, you want the pump to be no higher than 1/4th the tank height unless you always keep it full.
Check the northern tools stuff out ( i haven't) And if there's nothing there that will suit you Aeromotive, a rather large fuel components maufacturer sells low and high pressure external pumps that are incredible for flow rates and very durable. They can also be taken apart and serviced. YOu would need to weld a sump into the bottom of the tank or place fittings at the bottom of one of the sides for this type of fuel system.
Then you could use one of their (aeromotive) fuel pressure regulators (they have low and high pressure springs with most of them for a wide range of applications. Though if you run a returnless system (like feeding a standard carb) then you will need more specialty pumps and regualtors, but it's so easy to run one extra ine back to the tank that it's worth doing because with a return based system you have a wider range of pressure control and are less liekly to ever get vapour lock.
Also, you could piece together a really cheap electric setup (12v DC) by using a car fuel pump and then get an aeromotive return style regulator and use the low pressure spring... a few rubber hoses (or SS braided if you're like me) and you've got a complete fuel system with enough taps off the regualtor to feed at least 2 seperate machines (if each one has a deidcated line...more if 2 or more machines share each line) Your typical cheapo car fuel pump will support up to about 150 horsepower's worth of cumulative fuel consumption and is probably more than enough for any genorator or stuff like that.
If you're just susing it as a "fill station" for equipment then you've got it even easier.. Pick a pump. run some lines with a valve and an "on/off" switch and you're set
As far as DOT regulation, how it would effect the trailer and such i have no clue on.
Hopefully this is the type of fuel system you're talking about, if not you at least know what to do should you need to make a system for a vehicle LOL It wasn't until i was done typing that I thought about the fact that you are most likely meaning a tank to fill heavy equipment from :PLast edited by turboglenn; 11-14-2008, 04:29 PM.Dynasty 200DX
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Every refrigerated trailer on the road has a fuel tank. They have a DOT tag but no other special regs that I know of. I doubt it will be an issue since its "part" of the trailer itself.Who do you call when the lawmakers ignore the law?
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President Barack Obama, disappointed that Russia granted leaker Edward Swowden asylum, told Jay Leno Tuesday night that sometimes Russian President Vladimir Putin forgets that their two nations have left the days of the Cold War behind.
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"I've been very clear when it comes to universal rights, people's basic freedoms."
But, POTUS said, he did not think it would impact the Olympics next year in Russia. "I think Putin and Russia have a big stake in making sure the Olympics work," he said. "I think they understand that for most of the countries that participate in the Olympics, we wouldn't tolerate gays and lesbians being treated differently."
Obama appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, which was taped several hours in advance at the NBC studios in Burbank, Calif. Leno asked him a myriad of questions about government surveillance, the closures of embassies, the economy and health care.
Leno asked Obama what he would call Snowden?
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"The odds of dying in a terrorist attack are a lot lower than they are of dying in a car accident, unfortunately."
Obama delivered standard talking points on the economy, reiterating the need to address housing, agreeing with Leno that there should be bipartisan agreement on infrastructure projects.
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He left some of his most colorful comments for his one-time rivals, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Leno asked about the "bromance" brewing between Obama and McCain. The president praised McCain for speaking his mind.
"That's how a classic romantic comedy goes. Initially you're not getting along and then you keep bumping into each other," he joked.
Obama said he invited Clinton to lunch at the White House recently. "She had that post administration glow," he joked.
Obama said they were "genuinely close" and said she had been a "great secretary of state."
Leno asked if she was measuring the drapes in the Oval Office. "Keep in mind she's been there. She doesn't have to measure them," he said.
Leno started the show by wishing Obama a happy birthday. (He turned 52 on Sunday). Obama told Leno he had a bunch of friends come over that he doesn't see that often to play some golf and basketball.
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I really liked people having personal repos and haven't liked seeing them disappear lately. I think the Aur is a good idea though, but i dont like how there are alot of people taking other peoples pkgbuilds and putting their name on them and submitting them to aur and getting credit for others work.
or submitting a shoddy pkgbuild when there is a better one in someones repo
I didnt vote though cause im too divided i guess.
I don't use the AUR and really never plan to.
I keep a local repo of anything I dislike being done in the main repos and stuff that has not found it's way into the main repo. I have absolutely no desire to use other people's halfbaked PKGBUILDs or Packages.
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I added a new option to the poll - i am also undecided
i just read this on the mailing list
I think some of the AUR contributors have too big of an ego. The AUR was created as a service to the contributors. For a long time the developers/TUs were created the PKGBUILDs themselves, without contributor support. The AUR allows contributors to more easily share their creations with the rest of the community. It's not like we "need"
the help
and he talks about ego?
i think the system that developed while we were waiting for the AUR was fine but that doesn't integrate well with the AUR now.
i think it will go far in the end but it needs lots of work - at the moment it is not getting enough support so it can;t grow but it does concern me that people are having doubts about the whole system that the devs don;t seem to be really addressing.
There is a general lack of communication and a bit of a chicken and egg situation developing
at the same time, and possibly more concerning, people are posting polls and comments about a system without actually having gone to the effort to find out how it is supposed to work - we can all see the problems inherent there
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I was also a bit "turned up" at such a statement. I initially thought it to be just a heat of the moment type statement, but in reflection, it was the second such statement. So it seems like less of a fluke, and more of a stance. Be that as it may, I would hope it is not the predominant viewpoint of the TUR team, nor the Dev team.
I think this thread in general highlights the current gap between the community. Between those on the forums and in irc (general users), and those on the mailing lists (TURS, Devs, and some users).
I don't really know how to approach this gap. I have had some very constructive interaction with several members of the Dev team, and several TURs. However, I do see that the gap is widening. It seems fewer devs and Turs visit the forums and irc (see the op thread as a good example). Traffic on the mailing lists is not very heavy in its own right, at least not for those that I am aware of.
The forums still seem fairly active. Ideas seem to be presented on the forums for various things, like a security mailing list, some type of cvs information for the rss package feed on the main site, or a number of other things. These are just some ideas that I have discussed more recently. Yet, very little feedback seems to come from from the TURs and Devs, positive or otherwise.
I would like to state that I do appreciate all the work the Devs and the TURs do. I just honestly don't have a frame of reference for knowing what is being done. Sure, I do a pacman -Syu and a few packages get updated. That seems to be about all the interaction I have with most of the Devs and Turs at this point.
I would also like to say thanks to Dibble. He has brought up some issues that I have been noticing lately, and have had some mixed feelings about bringing forth for discussion. I feel bad for his timing, as he has recently submitted his application for being a TUR, and criticism, albiet constructive, is not always a way to engender votes, unfortunately. I would like to thank him for putting himself out on a limb for me as a user.
Anyway..Sorry for the aside. Probably just another instance of me running down a different street than everyone else..feel free to ignore me as you see fit, or turn me into a goat as required.
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Thanks phrakture for explaining! I will submit the mail idee to the bugtracker
I do not agree with you on one point, you say that if everyone can edit all PKGBUILDS that that will be a security issue. In my opinion it will not be more dangerous than it is now.
For instance if you have a system where everyone can submit new PKGBUILDS, there would be a list of all these PKGBUILDS and who wrote them. Than there is a TU who choses what PKGBUILD is save and can be added to communitiy. If for instance you are a TU and I'm a user, in this table you can see that you created a new version and putted it in testing. If I see that I can improve that I add a new version of the PKGBUILD but it wont be added to a reposatority until you (the TU) does that.
Reposatority Author Version Votes
none leeghoofd 3.0-2 1
testing phrakture 3.0-1 5
community phrakture 2.3-2 4
none phrakture 2.3-1 3
none phrakture 2.2-1 4
Or do you think this would make the AUR too complicated?
thanks for adding the option dibble! I feel stupid for not adding it to begin with. :oops:
There is no spoon in Arch...
I still don't like the aurs that much because of different techniques you have to chose if you are interested in a package. As AUR is meant to be a set of filters between WWU and REPOSITORY, there could be one way for all packages in each filtered staging of the AUR: fetch a tarball with PKGBUILD and other Package files, including the package itself, and expand them into /var/abs/local/aur/<stage>. If I found it would be funny to compile all the stuff others have compiled already for themselves, I would propably have decided to use gentoo.
Futhermore, if you want to vote for a package, you have to step back into the list view of packages. Because I always decide wether I give a package a try or not after heaving read the PKGBUILD and FILELIST, I have to step backwards in the AUR to vote. As I think everyone who cares for security will check those files before fetching foreign packages, a vote box would be nice deeper in the packages description sites, or in a main frame of the AUR.
Otherwise, the AUR is a step towards my needs.
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I really like the idea of AUR, but I can see where people are seeing problems in the implementation. First off, I think that AUR is quite cumbersome to use, but that is expected as it is still in its early stages. I really think there needs to be some clear way to communicate with the maintainers of packages in AUR as well. Maybe there is and I missed it :shock: I've seen a few packages that I was interested in, tried..and then came up with problems. I'd go ahead and edit the PKBUILD for my own purposes, but how do I let the maintainer know whats up? I imagine I could send an email, but it'd be nice to have a built in communication system within AUR. I've tried just leaving comments, but they seem to serve no purpose. Is there some sort of interface for maintainers to check on the status of their packages without searching through AUR? Do maintainers have some sort of "My Packages" view?
All in all, I'm comfortable with the direction that Arch packaging is going. I don't know of any distros that have such an interesting means of integrating new packages from the community into the distribution. I really like the community approach that we seem to be taking.
I'd go ahead and edit the PKBUILD for my own purposes, but how do I let the maintainer know whats up? I imagine I could send an email, but it'd be nice to have a built in communication system within AUR. I've tried just leaving comments, but they seem to serve no purpose. Is there some sort of interface for maintainers to check on the status of their packages without searching through AUR? Do maintainers have some sort of "My Packages" view?
This is a very good point that you have raised.
Right now I have 5 packages in the AUR, and if someone leaves a comment, I'm not going to know about it till I check it (I haven't checked in a week now). We do have a My packages view, though (which is VERY helpful).
What would be nice is a thing like in the forums; if someone posts a reply you get an email about it. This would be even more helpful if it is like in flyspray (the bug-reporting system), where the body of the message is mailed too.
P.S.-Checking the aur now, I see that there were two posts yesterday. If not for this thread reminding me, I would probably not have seen the posts till the program developers released a new version of the program.
I was wondering if it is possible to enable the uploading of a PKGBUILD through AUR, instead of packaging it first.
Some PKGBUILDs: http://members.lycos.co.uk/sweiss3
I mus be missing out on something. What's AUR?
/me goes to check wiki
I mus be missing out on something. What's AUR?
/me goes to check wiki
I agree with PinkChick that the AUR needs a simpler interface. I'd like to see a CLI for AUR with pacman-like functionality (search the PKGBUILDs and fetch them).
Gratias tibi ago.
Easy, commentable, fast, maintained by the users themselves - what more could you ask for?
Alright - in the forum even people who did not use the software often made comments on how to improve the PKGBUILD. It should be made really clear that it is USER maintained and therefore vulnarable, meaning: errors will happen (on purpose or not).
But I think it is a very good way to decentralize work and distribute it over the community. Good job.
.. I'd like to say that I just read this thread. The whole thing. Didn't know it existed until now.
I think many of the suggestions here made have been recently implemented in 1.1, especially all the email notification but also some of the improved UI.
Also, know that we are now resolved to make [community] and the unsupported collection accessible via cvsup, so that you can fetch the whole thing cleanly at once. Hopefully that will be a better solution than aurscrape -- which is effective.. don't mean to disparage it.. but inefficient.
Integration with ABS wholesale is a different topic. We won't support/suggest that anyone actually use ABS or srcpac to build packages in the unsuppported collection; this is just a patently bad idea. It's possible that nobody has reviewed those PKGBUILDs, and it's possible the devil himself has submitted them.
However, there is no particularly good reason not to allow [community] to be integrated with ABS, and so we will suggest to Judd that he make [community] an inactive entry in abs.conf that people can turn on if they like.
I find myself strangely attracted to the idea of a CLI for searching unsupported, like what "pacman -Ss" does across repos. This won't be easy but maybe in a later release.
Finally, I thank you all for your good observations, suggestions, and ideas. This whole thing really is about the power of the community.
To that end, I wish to mention my opinion on the biggest thing the AUR is lacking: MORE TUs. Right now the ratio of packages in unsupported to packages in [community] is about 6:1. My own personal goal is to get that down to 2:1 in the next 6 months.
We realize that right now the concept of a TU is not well defined, and the process for becoming one is intimidating. So I'd like to start a discussion on how we could improve the process and get more people who would make good TUs on board. The two things you most need to do to be a TU are: 1) be someone we can trust and 2) be someone who understands the packaging guidelines inside out and is meticulous. Why are these requirements? Because you'll be deciding on behalf of the community what binary packages go into [community] and then go on to people's Arch boxes and get run.
The AUR is just now really beginning to gather steam. Be patient with the package "graduation" process. I plan to do what I can to help it by picking some popular packages (and/or ones I know I use and will maintain) and graduating them to [extra]. However, it's been busy for me lately, and it hasn't happened yet. Fear not, it will.
So in closing, I give you a tangible thing *you* can do: Think about becoming a TU. Once you've thought about it, send me an email (paul at archlinux dot org) and tell me you're interested. I will act as a clearinghouse, sending the list of interested parties out to the TUs at large. I will try to strike up an email conversation with you to get to know you better.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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This afternoon Astros County had the opportunity to talk to Houston native and Stanford ace Mark Appel - who just happens to be a prospective #1 overall pick in the 2012 June Draft. By virtue of Houston's 106 losses in 2011, there's a chance Appel could be returning to Houston. Here's the transcription:
AC: First off, I appreciate you taking the time to do this.
MA: Absolutely, not a problem.
AC: With the arrival of pitchers and catchers and the start of the baseball season, it's officially Spring. Over the past weekend, in the season opener, you held Vanderbilt to one run on two hits over seven innings - which, I'll just tell you right now, I live in Nashville; opening weekend against Stanford caused Vanderbilt and Nashville sports radio great weeping and gnashing of teeth. How does it feel to be playing baseball again?
MA: It feels great. It obviously feels a lot better that we were winning some games, and we're just glad to be playing some guys in other jerseys. All these scrimmages have prepared us for the season, and now we're glad to be playing some other guys - fortunately for our pitching staff we don't have to be facing our own hitters every week now...
AC: (short, stilted laugh)
MA: ...and we get to face some other guys now.
AC: (awkward, hesitating pause) What are your expectations, both for yourself and for Stanford in 2012?
MA: Personally, I don't really have any expectations for myself, and that's just more of a mental thing. If I play good or if I play bad, I want to have a steady mindset and prepare for the next time out, no matter what the results are. I just want to focus on each and every pitch, the best one I can, and the results will take care of themselves. For the team, I wouldn't put it past us to, hopefully, win the Pac-12, and potentially a National Championship. I think we have the guys to do it. Our hitters have proven that they can put up some runs and now it's time for our pitching staff to prove that we can limit some offenses to one or two runs per game.
AC: You spent the first 12 years of your life in Houston, your uncle is the Dean of the Architecture school at Rice, and then moved with your family to the Bay Area. Do you go back to Houston often, and what does Houston mean to you?
MA: Oh, it means a lot. I still tell all my friends that I'm from Houston, even though I've lived in California for eight years now. But I just really enjoyed living in Houston when I did, and that's not to say I haven't enjoyed California - but it has a special place in my heart, with a lot of family and a lot of childhood memories, just so many great things that I remember about Houston. Like you said, my uncle is the Dean at the Architecture school at Rice, and my family has been a Houston family for as long as I can remember - both my parents are from the Houston area, as well as my grandparents. As long as I can remember it's been Houston, and moving to California was kind of a big change for us. But it definitely holds a special place in my heart.
AC: It was in doing some reading and preparing for this interview that it was in high school there in California where you found God. Some people might find that strange, because if there's one thing you can get a lot of in the South (and in Houston, specifically), it's religion. What changed?
MA: I wouldn't say that I "found God" in California -
AC: (hangs head in shame)
MA: - I became a believer at a young age when I was 10 years old back in Houston. I was getting baptized and my pastor at my church - I went to Bethel Presbyterian over by Chimney Rock - asked if I knew what it meant to be a Christian, and I kind of knew all the little things. I knew who Jesus was, and all this stuff, but I never really understood what it meant to be a Christian and actually live that lifestyle. I guess God became real to me when I moved to California because that was when I first experienced adversity and different tests and temptations in my faith. I went to Second Baptist in Houston, this small, private, Christian school - I never really heard anything other than, "what it meant to be a Christian, and what the Bible said." But once I moved to California and went to public school, I started hearing how guys would talk about girls, a lot of different things that I never really understood. Going through those doubts and really tough questions about my faith was what really made my relationship with Christ real to me.
AC: Stanford has had quite a bit of success in the draft, for a long time, but most recently, as well. The Astros have been comfortable drafting Stanford guys - from Jason Castro in 2008, Brandt Walker in 2009, Kellen Kiilsgaard in 2010, etc. How do your coaches prepare you for the draft?
MA: They don't really prepare me any differently from the way they prepare anybody else. Their focus is on the season, and on winning games, and it's also on trying to maximize the talents of all our players because by maximizing our talents, we're going to have better chances of winning some games, and then the draft will come when it comes. Coach (Mark) Marquess does a really good job of keeping all the players focused on the season. He is kind of a buffer for scouts - obviously scouts will want to talk to some of the players on the team this year. Coach Marquess does a great job at really making sure that the scouts are still satisfied by allowing meetings to happen, but also that the players will still be focused on the season, because that's the most important thing right now. And when the draft comes, we can start worrying about that a little bit later.
AC: You've sort of alluded to my next question - there's a lot about the draft you can't control. At what point did the possibility of being the #1 pick, and the number one pick being Houston's, when did that sink in, and how do you feel about it?
MA: Ever since people started putting out mock drafts or projections, and I saw my name next to Houston, it was pretty cool. Maybe even having the opportunity of going back home and play for the team that I grew up watching play, it's just cool to think about. God is just too good for something like that to happen. It's a really cool opportunity and obviously I can't control whether the Astros take me, all I can control is how I play on the field. If the Astros decide to pick somebody else, that would be fine with me, I understand it's a business, but it's also a dream of mine to be able to play baseball in the Major Leagues at some point.
AC: Last question - I'm sure that the question you get asked most often is about you and Andrew Luck. I'm not going to ask you about that because I'm not much on what they call "football." Do you get asked about yours and Andrew Luck's draft projections most often?
MA: I guess that is a fairly common question. Andrew is a great guy - also from Houston - so I guess we have that in common. Our families have some mutual friends, and I've met the Lucks once or twice because of that. So it's a cool thing to think about, but it's not really high on my priority list right now. I'm focusing on the season, preparing for Friday night against Texas, and try to go out there and take it one pitch at a time.
AC: That sounds great. Good luck this season, and hopefully we'll see you in Houston after the draft. Thanks a lot. Have a good one.
MA: Thank you. God bless.
Big thanks to Mark Appel for taking time out of his day to answer these questions, and thanks to Stanford's Media Relations department for helping to make it happen. And follow Mark on Twitter.
5 comments:
AC: (hangs head in shame)
As you should. What was the point of that line of questioning? It was more about you then him. Taking a poke at someone else's religious beliefs or those of a community (you managed to do both here) is bad form.
Imagine instead if his beliefs fell under Islam. Had they, you would not have come within a mile of asking him the same question. You should show everyone that same level of respect. It's about equal treatment.
- March 8, 2012 at 11:10 AM
- Astros County said...
Appel's faith is very clearly a big part of his life, and was worth the question. The "hangs head in shame" stage direction was a self-deprecating way to show that the phrasing of the inital question was off. To say that it was "taking a poke" at his religious beliefs or insulting an entire community is misguided and over-sensitive.
If Mark Appel was a practicing Muslim, I most certainly would have asked him about it, as well. We have conducted a number of interviews here, and Appel was the most forthright about his faith and beliefs - should we have a chance to interview someone who is passionate about Islam, they will get equal treatment.
Honestly, to look at the initial question about his faith and interpret it as an attack on Christianity, Christians, or Appel's beliefs is absolutely preposterous.
- March 8, 2012 at 11:25 AM
I completely agree with the first comment. What was the point of having "hangs head in shame?" That's just unprofessional.
If Mark Appel read this, I'm willing to bet he wasn't happy. If I were him and was asked to do another interview with Astros County, I would turn it down in a second.
Good job on getting the interview, but the final product lacked a sense of professionalism, which is typical for fan bloggers.
A real sportswriter would have taken this interview and put it in the end zone. I seriously doubt that the guy who covers the Astros for the Chronicle would put "hangs head in shame" as part of an interview article. If that Chronicle writer submitted this article to his editor, he would be fired.
What's funny is as a fan blogger, your lucky if a media relations person takes you seriously and grants you an interview with a ballplayer.
With that being said, wouldn't you do your very best to try to put out a good product? Wouldn't you refrain from making a smart ass remark?
Establishing a good reputation is vital in life. Instead, whoever wrote this article acted like an complete idiot.
Making a smart ass remark, like "hangs head in shame." is plain stupid. The Stanford media guy owes Appel an apology for giving you guys permission to talk to him.
Also, you guys owe the Stanford media guy an apology, as well as Appel.
- June 30, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Clown comment, bro
- June 30, 2012 at 7:54 PM
- Astros County said...
2nd Anonymous:
We have - collectively - thought long and hard about how to respond to your comment. To call a blog "unprofessional" is absolutely correct. Because in almost four years, Astros County has yet to make a single, solitary penny. Was it unprofessional to put stage directions, and a self-deprecating comment, in an interview transcript? Perhaps. But we're not professionals. Also, we have it on good authority that the "Stanford Media guy" and Mark Appel rather enjoyed the interview, and the post that resulted. If they didn't, and had raised some sort of objection, it would certainly be offered.
However, because - over four months after the interview was posted - you got upset and questioned the professionalism of a blog that is preparing a letter to Jim Crane suggesting he put a 40-foot drop in center field to replace Tal's Hill, called us an idiot and a smart ass, we certainly will not be apologizing. Not to Mark Appel or the "Stanford media guy," and certainly not to you.
If you want buttoned-up, "serious" journalism, seek out a buttoned-up, serious journalist. We're here to have fun, and have fun at our own expense when called for. We are certainly not here to adhere to your "standards" of journalism as they relate to blogs.
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