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Fan speed control
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Support for newer motherboards may not yet be in the Linux kernel. Check the official lm-sensors devices table to see if experimental drivers are available for such motherboards. At the time this statement was written for example, support for the ASUS P8Z77 series of motherboards was not mainlined, yet nct677xAUR was available in the AUR.
It is recommended not to use lm_sensors.service to load the needed modules for fancontrol. Instead, manually place them in
/etc/modules-load.d/load_these.conf since the order in which these modules are loaded dictate the order in which the needed symlinks for hwmon get created. In other words, using the lm_sensors.service causes inconsistencies boot-to-boot which will render the configuration file for fan control worthless for a consistency point of view.
For more, see this thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1251766
Set up lm_sensors.
$ sensors coretemp-isa-0000 Adapter: ISA adapter Core 0: +29.0°C (high = +76.0°C, crit = +100.0°C) coretemp-isa-0001 Adapter: ISA adapter Core 1: +29.0°C (high = +76.0°C, crit = +100.0°C) coretemp-isa-0002 Adapter: ISA adapter Core 2: +31.0°C (high = +76.0°C, crit = +100.0°C) coretemp-isa-0003 Adapter: ISA adapter Core 3: +29.0°C (high = +76.0°C, crit = +100.0°C) it8718-isa-0290 Adapter: ISA adapter Vcc: +1.14 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) VTT: +2.08 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) +3.3V: +3.33 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) NB Vcore: +0.03 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) VDRAM: +2.13 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) fan1: 690 RPM (min = 10 RPM) temp1: +37.5°C (low = +129.5°C, high = +129.5°C) sensor = thermistor temp2: +25.0°C (low = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C) sensor = thermal diode
If the output does not display an RPM value for the CPU fan, one may need to increase the fan divisor. If fan speed is shown and higher than 0, skip the next step.
Increasing fan_div
The first line of the sensors output is the chipset used by the motherboard for readings of temperatures and voltages.
/etc/sensors.d/sensors.conf and look up the exact chipset. A few chipset names are similar, so make sure the one to edit is correct. Add the line 'set fanX_div 4' near the start of the chipset config, replacing X with the number of CPU fans in the target system.
Save the file, and run as root:
# sensors -s
which will reload the sensors.conf's set variables. Run sensors again and check if there is an RPM readout. If not, increase the divisor to 8, 16 or 32. YMMV!
/etc/fancontrol on their own, which also saves them from hearing all of the fans at full speed.
Once sensors is properly configured, run
pwmconfig to test and configure speed control. Follow the instructions in
pwmconfig to set up basic speeds. The default configuration options should create a new file,
Users wishing more more control may need to tweak the generated configuration. Here is a sample configuration file:
INTERVAL=10 DEVPATH=hwmon0=devices/platform/coretemp.0 hwmon2=devices/platform/w83627ehf.656 DEVNAME=hwmon0=coretemp hwmon2=w83627dhg FCTEMPS=hwmon0/device/pwm1=hwmon0/device/temp1_input FCFANS= hwmon0/device/pwm1=hwmon0/device/fan1_input MINTEMP=hwmon0/device/pwm1=20 MAXTEMP=hwmon0/device/pwm1=55 MINSTART=hwmon0/device/pwm1=150 MINSTOP=hwmon0/device/pwm1=105
- INTERVAL: how often the daemon should poll CPU temps and adjust fan speeds. INTERVAL is in seconds.
The rest of the configuration file is split into (at least) two values per configuration option. Each configuration option first points to a PWM device which is written to which sets the fan speed. The second "field" is the actual value to set. This allows monitoring and controlling multiple fans and temperatures.
- FCTEMPS: The temperature input device to read for CPU temperature. The above example corresponds to
- FCFANS: The current fan speed, which can be read (like the temperature) in
- MINTEMP: The temperature (°C) at which to SHUT OFF the CPU fan. Efficient CPUs often will not need a fan while idling. Be sure to set this to a temperature that you know is safe. Setting this to 0 is not recommended and may ruin your hardware!
- MAXTEMP: The temperature (°C) at which to spin the fan at its MAXIMUM speed. This should be probably be set to perhaps 10 or 20 degrees (°C) below your CPU's critical/shutdown temperature. Setting it closer to MINTEMP will result in higher fan speeds overall.
- MINSTOP: The PWM value at which your fan stops spinning. Each fan is a little different. Power tweakers can
echodifferent values (between 0 and 255) to
/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/device/pwm1and then watch the CPU fan. When the CPU fan stops, use this value.
- MINSTART: The PWM value at which your fan starts to spin again. This is often a higher value than MINSTOP as more voltage is required to overcome inertia.
There are also two settings fancontrol needs to verify the configuration file is still up to date. The lines start with the setting name and a equality sign, followed by groups of hwmon-class-device=setting, seperated by spaces. You need to specify each setting for each hwmon class device you use anywhere in the config, or fancontrol will not work.
- DEVPATH: Sets the physical device. You can determine this by executing the command
readlink -f /sys/class/hwmon/<hwmon-device>/device | sed -e 's/^\/sys\///'
- DEVNAME: Sets the name of the device. Try
cat /sys/class/hwmon/<hwmon-device>/device/name | sed -e 's/[[:space:]=]/_/g'
man fancontrol for details.
Try to run fancontrol:
# /usr/sbin/fancontrol
A properly configured setup will not error out and will take control of system fans. Users should hear system fans slowing shortly after executing this command.
To make fancontrol start automatically on every boot as a service run:
# systemctl enable fancontrol # systemctl start fancontrol

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The actress Durra Zarrouk - always one to generate Ramadan drama - has revealed that she will be playing the role of a belly dancer for the holy month. Fans can expect to see the Tunisian star shake it in the Ramadan series "Competitions".
Zarrouk will be shooting the scheduled hip action as an exotic dancer named Rumanah. The respectable actress took pains to make it known in her statement that her attire would not be provocative, nor would her moves. Durra will not be tempting the viewers with any dirty dancing likely to upset the conservative quarters of the Arab-Sat viewing public.
She also added that this was a first for her as she had never played a dancer in film. While the actress who recently took the controversial role of ex leader Ben Ali's wife and First Lady of Tunisia, Laila Trabulsi, has now got over her initial nerves at the prospect of pelvic thrusting her way through the fasting month, the thirty-something actress has embraced the challenge and fully expects to play many different roles in the course of her career.
"We must act different characters: I have been a doctor, a lawyer, a housewife an intellectual, a pauper and a political activist. Belly dancers do exist in the society, so it is important to show the human side of this demonized or stigmatized character"
Her particular dancing queen, Rumanah, is in the throngs of a love affair: an ordinary predicament for a young women - dancer or scholar - to find herself in.
"I will present her in a way that is believable to the audience, but at the same time I will put my unique stamp on her as an actress."
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On the Water: Frozen Eels in My Sock
"However ridiculous it may sound to have a queen, the pound is worth more than our dollar," was Harvey Bennett's way of announcing that the British were not only coming, they are here.
Since about 1999, a group of British anglers have flown over for our fall run of fish, and, according to Sue Jappell of Paulie's Tackle shop in Montauk, "now they're coming in the spring. We call it the British invasion."
They, and most other surfcasters, were frustrated on Saturday by the rain and high winds, but Jappel said a hearty few fought the elements for a spell under the Montauk Lighthouse. No big striped bass were weighed in, she said, but casters did enjoy some "fast and furious" fishing until they were driven from the beach. The turbulence caused the ocean's normal, crystal-clear fall condition to cloud, making for difficult fishing on Sunday.
There were no changes in the Montauk SurfMasters tournament as of Monday, but the hard-fought competition did elicit one of the more humorous fish tales we've heard so far this season.
Fred Kalkstein fishes in the wetsuit division of the contest as readers of this column may recall. Last Thursday night, he swam offshore and climbed aboard his favorite rock in one of the Montauk moorland coves. Kalkstein fishes with eels. He keeps a store of them frozen next to the ice cream in the freezer. When he suits up to go fishing, he takes a few and slides them into a sock, then ties the sock to his belt.
"I was out for an hour. Fishing, fishing, not a bump. Then, all of a sudden I feel a bump at my knee. I can't see a thing. Then another bump, this time on the back of my leg. Then, a bump to the left. I put on my light."
Like many nocturnal surfcasters, Kalkstein wears a kind of miner's lamp on his head.
"Its head was the size of the top of a baseball bat. Just the head was six to eight inches long. I take the butt of my rod and try to hit it, but the line was out and I missed. It's going around my legs."
Kalkstein said he thought the "beigey green" creature had to be a conger eel. "He must have smelled the eels in my sock," he said, a statement that could well haunt the surfcaster for years to come.
Fishermen working the sand beaches west of Montauk have been having success throwing "metal," diamond jigs, Kastmasters, and the like during the day, surface lures like needlefish at night. Bucktails remain the preferred lure farther east, and for those who make their own, the ever-growing deer herd, and corresponding tally of road kills, would seem to be a boon.
As most surfcasters know, the white hair harvested from white-tailed deer when fastened to a leadhead whose hook is festooned with a strip of pork rind appears to a striped bass like a fleeing squid. It would be interesting to know who discovered that — a Montaukett Indian, perhaps.
Speaking of Montauk, the news that Kathy Kronuch has died circulated quickly around the hamlet. She passed away on Monday. Kronuch ran Johnny's Tackle Shop with her husband for many years. She was free with advice and loved to fish herself. She could always be found fishing for squid in the spring at night from her favorite dock on Fort Pond Bay.
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Design of an Elevator Control Mechanism for a Small Airplane
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You are asked to design a control mechanism for the elevator of a small single engine airplane, shown to scale in Figure 1. For an airplane to gain or to lose altitude in normal operating conditions, it is necessary that the pilot control the pitch motion of the airplane by changing the angle that the elevator in the tail section makes with respect to the horizontal. For this purpose, the pilot must push or pull a stick placed in front of him/her. The control mechanism that you are asked to design will transmit the motion of the stick to the elevator. When the pilot pullsthe stick, the elevator must move up in order for the airplane to pitch up and to gain altitude. When the stick is pushed, the elevator must move downward in order for the airplane to pitch down and to lose altitude. The range of motion of the pilot's arm should preferably be within 180 degrees from the horizontal x-direction for push to -120 degrees for pull (refer to Figure 2). The motion of the stick must cause the elevator to rotate -20 degrees and +20 degrees from the horizontal direction (refer to Figure 2). Note that there are areas of the airplane that are reserved for passengers, fuel tank, etc. which cannot be used for placement of the mechanism. The available space for placing the control mechanism is shown in Figure 2 as the shaded area. The drawing is to scale so that you can measure all the necessary dimensions. All the motion of the designed mechanism must be within this area. You are not allowed to use belts, chains, cables, nor pulleys.
You must submit a typewritten report with a maximum of 25 pages. In this report, you must include the following information documenting your design.
a) Brief description of the problem.
b) Brief description of the mechanism designed.
c) Drawings of your design showing all the dimensions. Illustrate graphically the range of motion.
d) Outline your synthesis or design methodology -- graphical, analytical, and/or computer procedures.
e) Discussion justifying your design choice and demonstrating that the mechanism meets the requirements.
f) Kinematic analysis of the mechanism designed. Show pertinent information such as position, velocity and acceleration of the elevator as a function of angular displacement of the stick. If you are using a computer program, validate your results by constructing the velocity and acceleration polygons at one configuration of the mechanism. If you use graphical methods for the kinematic analysis, a minimum of three configurations must be studied.
g) Dynamic (kineto-static) analysis of the mechanism designed. Choose the material and inertia properties of the links, and determine the maximum stick force that the pilot needs to develop in order to operate the elevator control mechanism you have designed.
h) Prototype construction. Build a working prototype for your design and demonstrate its function.
i) Limitations of your design and suggestions for further improvement.
Figure 1. General drawing of a small general aviation airplane
Figure 2. Scale drawing of the available area for placement and motion of the elevator control mechanism
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Notary Public
Instructions and procedures for becoming a Notary Public at Large in Jefferson County, Tennessee. You should keep these instructions handy, as you may need to refer back once you receive your letter from the county clerk that your application was approved. You should also proceed with obtaining your bond and seal.
All notaries must be 18 years of age (8-18-101). United States citizenship is not a requirement for a person to hold the office of notary public (8-16-101). Notaries are elected by the county legislative body in the county in which they reside or have their principal place of business (8-18-101), and are commissioned by the governor (8-16-102). A person with a principal place of business in a Tennessee county may be elected a notary in that county even though that person's residence is in another state (18-16-101). The same basic disqualifications exist for notaries as for other county offices (8-18-101). A notary may be removed from office just as any other county official. The notary's term is four (4) years, beginning on the date of issuance of the commission by the governor (8-16-103). Renewal is by the same method as the original procedure.
A notary public is empowered to administer oaths, take depositions, qualify parties in bills in chancery, and take affidavits (8-16-302). Since July 1, 1993, all notaries public have been authorized to exercise the functions of a notary public in all counties in Tennessee (8-16-208). Notaries are required to keep an office in the county in which the notary is appointed (8-16-108).
A fee of $14 is paid to the county clerk in the county of election for issuance of a commission and filing of bond. The county clerk will certify the election and forward the fee to the Secretary of State, who, upon receipt of the certificate and the fee, will forward the commission from the governor. The county clerk notifies the person to whom the commission was issued, and, after the oath has been taken and bond posted, the county clerk delivers the commission to the person elected. The county clerk must keep a record of issuance and expiration dates of commissions, noting such on the bond and in a minute entry (8-16-107). At this time the notary may go to an office supply store and purchase a notary stamp in any color except black or yellow.
Click here to download a notary application.
Apply on line for your Notary Public in Jefferson County by clicking this link.
Effective July 1, 2004 to be a notary the applicant must file an affidavit stating that they have never been removed for official misconduct, had their commission revoked or suspended, or been found guilty of unauthorized practice of law.
After election by the county legislative body, and before commencing duties or exercising powers, a notary must post bond by some surety company authorized to do business as a surety in Tennessee, or with two or more good personal sureties, approved by the county legislative body, in the amount of $10,000. Such bond is payable to the state and conditioned upon the faithful performance of duties of a notary public. The bond is filed in the office of the county clerk in the county of election (8-16-104).
The notary must then take and subscribe to an oath before the county clerk or a deputy clerk to support the Constitution of the State of Tennessee and the United States and that the notary will, without favor or partiality, honestly, faithfully, and diligently discharge the duties of notary public (8-16-105).
Stamp Seal
The notary must then purchase an official stamp seal. The stamp may be purchased at most any office supply store. In Dandridge, Ray's Printing at 397-7933 can take your order. The color of the stamp can be any color except yellow or black. The stamp seal must be surrendered to the county legislative body upon expiration of the notary's term of office or resignation and the personal representative must surrender the stamp seal in the event of the death of the notary. Failure to properly surrender the stamp seal constitutes a misdemeanor.
The current design prescribed by the Secretary of State is circular, and has the notary's full name printed at the top, the county and state at the bottom, and Notary Public in the center. Effective May 12, 2003, a notary public will only use a stamp seal. Current notaries may continue to use the embossed (impression) seal until the end of their current term. All notaries are notaries public for the State of Tennessee.
Statutory Form of Acknowledgement
Statutory forms for acknowledgement of instruments are set out in 66-22-107 (for natural persons) and 66-22-108 (for partnerships and corporations) and 66-22-114 (another general form). A basic form for acknowledgement of instruments signed by a natural person is as follows (66-22-107):
State of _________________________
County of _______________________
Personally appeared before me, (name of officer), (official capacity of officer), (name of the natural person executing the instrument), the within named bargainor, with whom I am personally acquainted (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence), and who acknowledged that such person executed the within instrument for the purposes therein contained.
Witness my hand, at office, this ______day of ______________, 20___.
Notary Public
Commission Expires: _________________
Although the exact language of the forms is recommended, acknowledgements complying with the substance of thereof are valid (66-22-114).
In using the above quoted forms, the notary should make certain the proper pronoun, he, she, the, etc., is used. So far as possible, there should be no changes or alterations in the body of the acknowledgement; but should they be required, the notary should initial such changes wherever they appear.
The expiration date of the notary's commission must appear on every certificate of acknowledgement. Although the failure to include the expiration does not invalidate the instrument, it does subject the notary to the penalty for a Class C misdemeanor (8-16-303).


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Charlie Sheen's record-breaking success on Twitter is the latest news story that is being fueled by social media. Social media once again proves to be an omnipresent indomitable force when it comes to communicating and marketing. When he isn't calling his bosses knuckleheads or referring to his "Adonis DNA" or having "Tiger Blood" (as he once proclaimed in an interview), Sheen is setting world records for Twitter followers, according to the LA Times.
When CBS decided to cancel the remaining segments of "Two and a Half Men" due to Sheen's hiatus and reportedly based the decision on the totality of Sheen's statements, conduct, and condition. Sheen went on the offensive by lashing out at his bosses on radio shows and more recently joining Twitter. As reported on in the Mashable article, within 24 hours Sheen had 910,000 Twitter followers, and was the quickest to reach 1 million followers, a new Guinness World Record.
"With such a huge following, Sheen could make money from Twitter, said Arnie Gullov-Singh, the chief executive of Ad.ly — a Beverly Hills firm that writes messages on Twitter or Facebook for celebrities who, for a fee, endorse products or brands," notes this Boston Herald article. "Brands lined up to advertise on 'Two and a Half Men' because of the show's reach, and they'll do the same with celebrities like Charlie because of who he reaches," Gullov-Singh said.
Through social media (and with Twitter expected to reach over 200 million followers in 2011) Sheen will now be able to communicate with his fans in an immediate and unfiltered way from the luxury of his own home. A bit scary, yes … But entertaining, for certain. Sheen's first message on Twitter said, "Winning..! Choose your Vice…" and linked to a photo of him, holding a bottle of chocolate milk, and Bree Olson — one of his two girlfriends — holding a Naked Juice fruit smoothie… Only in America.
As Lou, the older wiser sales associate, warned a young Bud Fox in Wall Street 1, "Kid, you're on a roll. Enjoy it while it lasts, 'cause it never does." Right know Charlie Sheen is a nice alternative news story to the economy or the Middle East but in a few days are we really going to care what Charlie's tweeting about? Maybe.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State today (Nov. 16) announced members of its Blue and White Vision Council, which is expected to identify key strategic challenges and opportunities facing the University over the next several years.
The council, previously announced by Board of Trustees Chairman Karen Peetz at a special meeting of the Board in August, is composed of student, faculty, staff, academic and campus leadership, as well as representatives from Penn State Hershey Medical Center and the Board of Trustees.
Stanley Ikenberry, former president of the American Council on Education and past president of the University of Illinois and current senior fellow at Penn State, will advise the council.
By mid-year 2013, the Blue and White Vision Council is expected to provide strategic planning recommendations, in advance of the selection of a new Penn State president. The group held its first meeting Oct. 27. A link from the Board of Trustees website will be available soon and will provide progress updates, as well as future meeting dates and locations.
"The members of the Blue and White Council are providing a critical service at an important time in Penn State's long history of outstanding performance and educational results," explained Peetz. "Higher education throughout the nation faces an array of issues in the years ahead. Penn State needs to be not only prepared, but continue to lead."
Members of the Blue and White Vision Council are:
Michael A. Adewumni, vice provost for Global Programs
Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry, chancellor, Penn State Altoona
Ingrid M. Blood, professor of communication disorders
Alvin H. Clemens, trustee, senior partner, Agility-Partners LLC
Mark H. Dambly, trustee, president, Pennrose Properties LLC
Stephanie N. Deviney, trustee, attorney at law, Fox Rothschild LLP
William E. Easterling, dean, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Wanika B. Fisher, graduate student and president of the Graduate Student Association
Henry C. Foley, vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School
David J. Gray, senior vice president for finance and business/treasurer
Donald C. Hambrick, Evan Pugh Professor and Smeal Chaired Professor of Management
Tracy S. Hoover, associate dean, undergraduate education, College of Agricultural Sciences
Peter J. Hudson, director, Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences and Willaman Professor of Biology
Keith E. Masser, vice chair of the Board of Trustees
Joel N. Myers, trustee, president, AccuWeather Inc.
Robert N. Pangborn, interim executive vice president and provost
Karen B. Peetz, chairwoman, Board of Trustees, vice chairman and chief executive officer of financial markets and treasury services, Bank of New York Mellon
Kathleen M. Quinn, student, University Park Undergraduate Association and Schreyer Honors College representative to Academic Affairs Committee
Carl T. Shaffer, trustee, president, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
Paul V. Suhey, trustee, orthopedic surgeon, Martin & Suhey Orthopedics
John P. Surma, trustee, chairman and chief executive officer, United States Steel Corp.
Adam J. Taliaferro, trustee, health care alliance liaison, Bristol Myers Squibb
Ronald J. Tomalis, trustee, secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Craig D. Weidemann, vice president, Outreach
Susan Welch, dean, College of the Liberal Arts
Robin D. Wittenstein, director and chief operating officer, Penn State Hershey Health System
For more information on efforts and actions of the University, visit www.progress.psu.edu online.
For more information on the Board of Trustees, including agendas, meeting minutes, and other information, visit http://www.psu.edu/trustees/.


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Midnight Violet is fantastic - I do hope Serena brings it back.
Wow, Ava Luxe Midnight Violet is a real kick in the sensory center. The Middle Eastern scents are extremely complex, filled with resins, spices and dark rose, jasmine and the like. If you could send me some empty vials (like a fool, I don't have any), I'd be happy to decant some for you to try.
You know I am just in that type of mood when it comes to scents lately. What you described that your daughter brings home, that sounds fascinating! I'd love to go there some day, she's a lucky girl. I'd like to know more about other middle eastern scents you've tried, they sound like they'd be right up my alley. Are they complex, full of ingredients-or are they composed of only a few things? Dark and mysterious of any type is exactly what I'm after right now. Any suggestions? I just blindly bought Ava Luxe Midnight Violet-wow is that different. Have you tried it? I wish it had been a bigger bottle, but it was the parfum extrait so it's tiny. I'm just starting out here, my collection is small. I have a lot to learn from people in the know, and you sound like one of them. Keep in touch Su! ~Tara
Yeah I have actually. I liked the dark rose better. But I decided to go with Voleur de Roses by L'Artisan instead for my rose scent, the darkest rose I have ever encountered. I shy away from traditional scents, especially those that remind me too much of the rose sachets ladies tuck into their clothing drawers. I can't get past that association. So I went for "death by roses" instead of powdery old roses. But C&S dark rose wasn't half bad. Thanks for the tip
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Why You Can't Meditate (and What to Do About It) - No Time?
You know it's good for you. You have a friend who swears about the incredible difference that it has made in his/her life. You even tried it yourself a few times, and liked it (mostly). Yet, the stark reality is that you can't seem to keep it up.
Well, you're not alone. Many of us struggle to establish and maintain a meditation practice. Despite its simplicity, it's actually hard work to sit down and pay attention. And, it's an incredibly important skill to develop. As you might know, research has shown that meditation can lower stress, improve immune functioning, promote fertility, decrease pain, increase concentration, and provide relief from various psychological disorders. You might also be familiar with neuroplasticity and the fact that meditation can change the functioning and structure of the brain. And, it's difficult to do, especially in the beginning.
Having taught (and practiced) meditation for over 13 years, I've come to identify several types of difficulties, and found various ways to address them. Here's the beginning of my series on the obstacles to meditation. I'll review what people say when they can't meditate, an explanation of what's really happening, and--most importantly--what to do about it. You might recognize yourself in one of these descriptions. If not, you can either wait until my next post and/or add a comment about what you experience (which I'll try to address later).
Obstacle: I don't have enough time.
You're really, really busy. Sometimes, you don't even have time to think, let alone spend some quiet time meditating. You're probably waiting for things to calm down, and then you'll start meditating. And, you're likely to have been waiting for this to happen for a long time. Sound familiar?
The first part of reconciling this problem is to recognize that your life is not too busy, but your mind tells you that it is. Yes, I am saying that you do--objectively--have the time to meditate. Each day, you have 24 hours available to meditate, and you choose to do something else instead. What? Are you arguing with me? You don't even have 5 minutes in your day to meditate? Really? Did you spend time on Facebook today? Did you watch TV? Did you eat something? Drink tea? Take a shower? Commute by bus, train, or subway? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you have some time. See? You do technically have the time, so stop believing your mind when it says that you're too busy.
The second part in reconciling this problem is allowing yourself to (a) start slowly with (b) a practice that is most conducive to your schedule. Both of these issues are likely going to be challenging for you. Typically, if you're too "too busy," you're also likely to be overachieving, perfectionistic, or a New Yorker, so the idea of "starting slowly" is anathema to you. However, simple math comes to the rescue: 5 minutes is more than zero minutes. Even one minute spent meditating is more than none. "But I need to do more [in order for it to count]!" your mind protests. Nope. Not in the beginning. Thank your mind for its opinion, and start with just five minutes a day.
Now, what should you do exactly? Here, you need to be creative with what works best for your schedule and state of mind. You might practice a traditional seated meditation (e.g., focusing on the breath) or do a walking meditation. Alternatively, you might consider doing a routine activity mindfully. For example, you might approach eating a meal with mindfulness. You stop multitasking and spend several minutes appreciating the sight, aroma, and taste of your food. The Center for Mindful Eating has some tips on how to practice. You can be mindful of about anything, so take your pick. (Indeed, mindfulness is best appreciated as an adverb (i.e., mindfully).) In my book, Urban Mindfulness, I discuss how to apply mindfulness to waiting in line, drinking your morning coffee, and riding the subway. It makes the perfect holiday gift for that special someone! (Sorry, my publisher would have wanted me to say that...)
So, why not "commit to sit" for a little while? What have you got to lose? Time? Stress? Anxiety? Your self?


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David Connors necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 426 diseños de 129 diseñadores freelance.
Codify is a software engineering consultancy in need of a new logo.
Codify is a software engineering consultancy. We also provide enterprise-grade hosting services for large corporate customers. We are looking to redesign our new company logo as the current design is, we feel, too heavy/bold and not contemporary. We also require the following to be produced as a part of the brief:
- Business card template in Illustrator or similar structured format so we can edit them as required
- Letterhead template in illustrator or similar structured format so we can edit them as required
- Purely typographical as per the current logo.
- The logo cannot simply be typed in a font. It must be altered in some way so that we can trademark the logo. This can be seen in our existing logo in the way the cross bar in the f connects the i to the y (see http://www.codify.com).
- Simple enough to be able to work on embroidery.
- Complementary in terms of being used in web layout. The existing logo, if resized to be more prominent, completely overpowers the design of the web page.
- While the logo may feature the use of colour it also must work well in black and white, reversed out, and in its native colour.
- Details to include in the business card: Name, Logo, Phone: +61 (7) 32106268, Facsimilie: +61 (7) 32106269, Mobile: +61 123 456 789, E-mail Address: firstname.lastname@example.com, Web Site: http://www.codify.com, Contact Details: http://www.codify.com/contact
- You are free to choose the composition of the above on the card and whether or not more obvious elements such as the URL http://www.codify.com require a prompt of "Web Site:" in front of them.
- Notwithstanding the above, if you feel that you have some fantastic ideas that contravene some of the points above, then please feel free to make a submission. They will not be disqualified purely on the basis of not complying with the above points. The above points are a guideline only on what we feel we need at this stage however we recognise that you are the design expert, not us.
- Please refer to the brief above.
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Daniel Gropper Gauges the Weather
by Ruth Tenzer Feldman
For most of us, "weather happens." But for Daniel Gropper, it does much more than that. And when it comes to severe weather, well, this trained weather spotter and Skywarn team member admits, "Oh, yes, it's my passion!"
Gropper witnessed his passion firsthand on August 24, 1992, when Hurricane Andrew headed for the National Hurricane Center in Miami, FL. The National Weather Service (NWS) asked Skywarn, a group of amateur radio operators and trained weather spotters, to set up a radio link from the Miami center through the Baltimore/Washington weather forecast office to hurricane specialists in Camp Springs, MD. Gropper guided the Skywarn team.
"I spent the night in the forecast office and listened to Miami's 1:00 a.m. conference call. The winds were howling in the background," he remembers. "The center was down to one telephone line and the winds were gusting to 164 mph…then Andrew blew the radar off the top of their building."
Gropper's introduction to Hurricane Isabel last September was far less dramatic. By the time the hurricane reached his home near Washington, DC, winds had dropped to about 40 mph and rainfall measured about 2 inches. Gropper spent much of his time monitoring emergency services broadcasts and consulting with medical emergency workers. Of course, whether the hurricane is Andrew or Isabel, communication is key.
The Skywarn network started in the 1970s as a way to inform the NWS (see below) about severe weather across the nation and to coordinate emergency management information with the Red Cross and local governments. Gropper joined in 1989, when Doppler radar was in its infancy.
"Regular radar sees a cloud…period," Gropper explains. "Doppler can zoom in on a storm and see a cross section of the storm's structure. It can see wind speed and direction." Weather forecasters figured out exactly what the Doppler system could do by comparing what they saw on the radar screen with what weather observers told them was actually happening in real time. They discovered that Doppler could detect the point where snow changes over to rain, which, according to Gropper, "was a major surprise to everyone."
Gropper received a Public Service Award from the NWS for his work with Skywarn and for training others in emergency communication practices. He got a similar award from the Baltimore/Washington weather forecast office. Gropper's fascination with severe weather started when he was a boy in Oceanside, NY.
"I grew up on boats and next to the water. Weather is critical to boating safety," he says.
Starting in his teens, Gropper played clarinet in the fire department band. Later he became a firefighter. An early interest in science and engineering was sparked when he studied the emergency communications equipment in the fire department's dispatch office.
"I installed a fire radio scanner on my bicycle. One day I was out riding and a call about a kitchen oven fire was transmitted. I was in front of the house with the fire. I rang the doorbell and asked the lady if she had called the fire department. She had, so I looked at the oven and it was a small electrical fire. I turned off the circuit breaker and left. The next day this lady runs into my mother and tells her that she called the fire department and said she had a small fire and not to send too many people…but she never expected them to send a kid on a bicycle!"
Combining his passion for weather and curiosity about emergency communications, Gropper bought a weather radio when one of the nation's first weather radio transmitters went on the air in New York City. And he joined Skywarn.
"When I was the Skywarn coordinator, I noticed that severe weather alerts were being transmitted, but were not being received by the fire departments and emergency services. So I created a receiver that would place weather alerts on fire/emergency radio channels without interrupting operations."
Gropper became a patent attorney and started Thunder Eagle, a company that produces NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) weather radios. These receivers allow you to get information about severe weather in counties you select and to automatically send a message to the NWS that the alert was received. This system is also used for missing children alerts and certain national security events.
As a member of the NWS's Cooperative Observer Program (COOP), Gropper starts his day by measuring the weather in his own backyard in Vienna, VA, where he lives with his wife and two children. Congress created COOP in 1890. Now, more than 11,000 volunteers across the United States take daily observations of the weather in almost every locale you could imagine.
Gropper began volunteering about nine years ago, when a COOP volunteer in his city retired after nearly 50 years. The NWS installed temperature sensors and a rain gauge in his yard, and showed him how to use them. Gropper also put a thermometer, anemometer (wind gauge), barometer, and rain gauge on his roof. He records daily observations in a weather log and uses the telephone keypad to send data to the NWS.
"The daily observation needs to be submitted to the NWS every day by 8:00 a.m.," Gropper explains. This includes 24-hour maximum and minimum, and current temperatures, 24-hour precipitation amount, and type of weather.
"If severe weather is occurring, I'll call the report in as needed, often in the middle of the night," he says. "During an incredibly heavy rainfall (almost 8 inches), I measured the rain every two hours through the night and reported my observations to the NWS so that they could do accurate hydrological forecasts for flooding."
His nemesis is ice. Gropper recalls his scariest COOP moment, which happened while trying to measure one inch of ice. He slipped and careened down the driveway, clutching his ruler.
What happens when Gropper is out of town? "I've trained my family to do the reporting," he says. "If we are all away, I have friends trained as backup. The neighbors love that I am a weather watcher and often call me for the details of my observations. They enjoy it when they see my observations on the local TV news."
Long before COOP was formally established, many famous and not-so-famous people recorded the weather. Gropper enjoys linking Thunder Eagle and modern weather technologies with the past.
"I like knowing that I do what George Washington, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson did," he says. "The weather affects all of us every day. It's great to be a trained observer and appreciate the wonder of weather while at the same time helping the entire country (and world) with small bits of accurate weather data."
Thomas Jefferson started recording the weather in 1776, when he was 33, and kept at it for 40 years. Daniel Gropper started recording the weather in his thirties, too. Gauging from his passion for severe weather, Gropper might continue his observations even longer than Jefferson!
- Name at least four reasons why it is important to monitor the weather.
[anno: Answers will vary but could include that the reasons for monitoring the weather are to adjust flight routes, protect property from floods or hurricanes, manage crop harvests, protect people from tornadoes, and let people know how to dress for the day.]
- Do you think spending about $4 a year per person in the United States is a good price to pay for knowing the weather? Why or why not? Write a few sentences to explain your opinion.
[anno: Answers will vary. Students may believe it is a good price to pay because for only a few dollars, people can avoid dangerous weather and they can know how they should dress for the day. Students may not believe it is a good price because the money could be spent on other things. Students may believe it is not that important to know the weather forecast because the student may live in a part of the country where there are weather extremes or large storms that cause damage.]


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|Article Index
|UNRIC Library Newsletter - November 2011
|New information material
|New titles
|All Pages
25th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development
English: http://www.un.org/en/events/righttodevelopment/
French: http://www.un.org/fr/events/righttodevelopment/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/events/righttodevelopment/
The United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development unequivocally establishes development as a right and puts people at the centre of the development process. This year marks the Declaration's 25th anniversary. Yet many children, women and men – the very subjects of development – still live in dire need of the fulfilment of their entitlement to a life of dignity, freedom and equal opportunity.
2012 International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
English: http://www.un.org/en/events/sustainableenergyforall/
French: http://www.un.org/fr/events/sustainableenergyforall/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/events/sustainableenergyforall/
The International Year of Sustainable Energy for All presents a valuable opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of increasing sustainable access to energy, energy efficiency, and renewable energy at the local, national,
regional and international levels. Energy services have a profound effect on productivity, health, education, climate change, food and water security, and communication services. Lack of access to clean, affordable and reliable energy hinders human, social and economic development and is a major impediment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
2012 International Year of Cooperatives
Global launch on 31 October 2011
The year aims to increase public awareness about cooperatives and their contributions to development and to promote the formation and growth of cooperatives worldwide.
Further information:
English: http://www.un.org/en/events/coopsyear/
French: http://www.un.org/fr/events/coopsyear/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/events/coopsyear/
"Diaries from the Field" – new blog
Television producers from UNTV have created a new blog called "Diaries from the Field", to post stories about their experiences and people they encountered in the field if the course of filming television features for DPI's monthly magazine-series "21st Century" and "UN in Action. The blog's content includes written stories, photos, video clips and trailers, as well as links to the full-length television features, once aired. Among the first stories posted are an account of filming pygmies in the forests of Gabon, reporting on elephants in the wild in India, filming with girls who live on the streets of Mexico City and meeting a former terrorist in Saudi Arabia. The blog is inter-active and comments/feedback are welcomed and it is an interesting "behind the scenes" look at the work of DPI's Radio and Television Producers in the field.
Report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members concerning the application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations (S/2011/705, 11 November 2011)
English, French & Spanish: http://undocs.org/S/2011/705
On 11 November 2011, the Committee on the Admission of New Members transmitted its report to the Security Council. The report stated that the Committee had concluded its work but was unable to reach a unanimous recommendation on Palestine's application. It also details on the exchange of views, without specific attribution, on whether Palestine meets the requirements for membershi
RIO+20: The Future we want
The United Nations has launched a campaign ahead of its major conference on sustainable development (Rio+20) in June next year, inviting governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and people everywhere to engage in a global conversation about the communities they want to see in the future. As part of the campaign, the UN is launching a website that will provide information about several key sustainable development issues, including cities, disaster resilience, energy, food, jobs, oceans and water. The website will also serve as an online platform through which the public can send ideas and comments and discuss issues on sustainable development.
UNFCCC launches a new website design and logo
On 24 October 2011, the UNFCCC secretariat launched a redesigned website and logo. The new website seeks to provide enhanced access to conference information and documents for Parties and observer organizations, the media and the general public. The new logo presents a new image that highlights the central theme of the Convention and the institutional linkage to the United Nations.
The Criminal Justice Response to Support Victims of Acts of Terrorism (UNODC)
This policy guide - released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) - offers advice on how to reform and improve criminal justice systems so that they are fairer and more sensitive to the needs of victims of terrorism and their families. The publication, the first of its kind, includes advice for policymakers and criminal justice officials and examples of good practices to support victims of terrorism. Recommended measures include judicial assistance, protection from intimidation and retaliation, material, medical, psychological and social assistance and access to compensation.
Open Debate of the Security Council on Women and Peace and Security
"Women's Participation and Role in Conflict Resolution and Mediation"
On 28 October 2011 the Security Council held an open debate on women and peace and security with a specific focus on "Women's Participation and Role in Conflict Prevention and Mediation" to provide a forum for the Security Council, Member States and other stakeholders to review progress made in responding to these and related priorities.
Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) – redesigned website
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacebuilding/
French: http://www.un.org/fr/peacebuilding/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/peacebuilding/
The Peacebuidling Commission (PBC) is an intergovernmental advisory body that supports peace efforts in countries emerging from conflict, and is a key addition to the capacity of the International Community in the broad peace agenda.
United Nations Peacekeeping Operations – Fact Sheet: 31 October 2011 (DPI/1634/Rev.126, November 2011)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents/bnote010101.pdf
French: http://www.un.org/fr/peacekeeping/documents/bnotepkf.pdf
United Nations Political and Peacebuilding Missions – Fact Sheet: 31 October 2011 (DPI/2166/Rev.100, November 2011)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents//ppbm.pdf
French: http://www.un.org/french/peace/peace/pdf/ppbmf.pdf
UNRIC Library Backgrounder – Afghanistan (updated version)
English: http://www.unric.org/en/unric-library/27129
French: http://www.unric.org/html/english/library/backgrounders/afghanistan_french.pdf
UNRIC Library Backgrounder - Yemen
English: http://www.unric.org/en/unric-library/27107
2011 UNAIDS World AIDS Day Report 2011
Report & Fact Sheets in English: http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2011/november/20111121wad2011report/
French versions: http://www.unaids.org/fr/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2011/november/20111121wad2011report/
A new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), released on 21 November 2011 shows that 2011 was a game changing year for the AIDS response with unprecedented progress in science, political leadership and results. The report also shows that new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths have fallen to the lowest levels since the peak of the epidemic. New HIV infections were reduced by 21% since 1997, and deaths from AIDS-related illnesses decreased by 21% since 2005.
Doing Business in a More Transparent World: Comparing Regulation for Domestic Firms in 183 Economies (World Bank / IFC)
Doing Business 2012 is the ninth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulation and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies—from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—and over time.
Estimating illicit financial flows resulting from drug trafficking and other transnational organized crime (UNODC)
Criminals may have laundered around $1.6 trillion in 2009, one fifth of that coming from the illicit drug trade, according to a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The $1.6 trillion represents 2.7 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009, says the agency. This figure is in line with the range of two to five per cent of global GDP previously established by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to estimate the scale of money-laundering. The report also says that the "interception rate" for anti-money-laundering efforts at the global level remains low.
Global Education Digest, 2011: Comparing Education Statistics Across the World - Focus on Secondary Education (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
The 2011 edition presents a wide range of indicators on the extent to which girls and boys are enrolling in and completing secondary education. To enrich policy debates, the report also examines the human and financial resources that go into this level of education.
Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education (UNESCO / COL)
Open educational resources are materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified, and shared. These Guidelines outline key issues and make suggestions for integrating OER into higher education.
Integrating conflict and disaster risk reduction into education sector planning: Guidance Notes for Educational Planners (UNICEF / UNESCO)
These Guidance put forward strategies on how to mainstream conflict and disaster risk reduction measures in the education sector planning process. They are intended for Ministry of Education officials, especially in planning departments at central level, but are also useful for other education actors that support ministries in the planning process.
Keeping Track of Our Changing Environment: From Rio to Rio+20 (1992-2012) (UNEP)
This publication helps to tell the story of where the world was 20 years ago and where we collectively stand today, and to show the direction in which we need to move in a post-Rio+20 world. It highlights the missing pieces in our knowledge about the state of environment.
Rwanda: From Post-Conflict to Environmentally Sustainable Development (UNEP)
Report: http://postconflict.unep.ch/publications/UNEP_Rwanda.pdf
Summary: http://postconflict.unep.ch/publications/UNEP_Rwanda_ES.pdf
The report provides a critical analysis of the most pressing environmental issues facing the country and proposes an integrated package of almost 90 projects and interventions, totalling US$147 million, that would help the country accelerate its sustainable development agenda.
Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization (ILO)
The report says an estimated 5.1 billion people lack adequate social security or social protection worldwide. The floor is based on the idea that everyone should have basic income security sufficient to live, such as pensions for the elderly and persons with disabilities, child benefits, income support benefits and/or employment guarantees and services for the unemployed and working poor.
State of World Population 2011: People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion (UNFPA)
English, French & Spanish: http://www.unfpa.org/swp/
The report looks at the dynamics behind the numbers. It explains the trends that are defining our world of 7 billion. Today, 893 million people are 60 or older. By the middle of this century that number will nearly triple, to reach 2.4 billion. About one in two people now lives in an urban area. In about 35 years, two out of three will. People are living longer. Today's average life span is 68 years, compared to 48 in 1950.
Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication (UNEP)
English: http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/ger/GER_synthesis_en.pdf
French: http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/ger/GER_synthesis_fr.pdf
UNEP's flagship Green Economy Report demonstrates that governments and businesses alike are taking steps to accelerate a global shift towards a low-carbon, resource-efficient and socially inclusive green future. From China to Barbados, Brazil to South Africa, countries are developing Green Economy strategies and activities to spur greater economic growth and jobs, environmental protection and equality.
A Long Way to Go: Implementation of the Elimination of Violence against Women Law in Afghanistan (OHCHR / UNAMA)
Judicial and law enforcement officials are so far implementing sporadically the two-year-old law supporting the equality and rights of Afghan women, and the Government has not yet succeeded in applying the law to the vast majority of cases of violence against women, the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a report released on 23 November 2011.
Training toolkit: Integrating the environment into humanitarian action and early recovery (UNEP)
English: http://postconflict.unep.ch/humanitarianaction/training.html
French: http://postconflict.unep.ch/humanitarianaction/x_fr_formation.html
From today, humanitarian workers around the world can access training and practical information to help them anticipate and minimize the negative environmental impacts of relief and recovery operations. This new training toolkit addresses the different ways in which the environment can be taken into account in humanitarian action, not least how to help protect the natural resources crucial to recovery. Developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Groupe URD, with support from the Flemish International Cooperation Agency, the training consists of 11 modules which cover topics ranging from key environmental concepts and solutions for sustainable logistics to waste management in emergency situations and alternative energy sources.
What You Wish For - a short story and poetry anthology for youth
"What You Wish For" is a collection of stories and poems by an all-star group of writers for youth. Their collaboration aims to bring libraries to some of the world's most vulnerable readers, people who fled Darfur and now live in refugee camps in eastern Chad. The United Nations Office for Partnerhsips (UNOP) helped link the charity that organized "What You Wish For", Book Wish Foundation, with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), so that proceeds from the book's sales can have the greatest impact on this cause. Proceeds from the book will support UNHCR in developing libraries in refugee camps in Eastern Chad where an estimated 285,000 Sudanese refugees live.
Complete list of Authors in "What You Wish For": Meg Cabot, Jeanne DuPrau, Cornelia Funke, Nikki Giovanni, John Green, Karen Hesse, Ann M. Martin, Alexander McCall Smith, Marilyn Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, Joyce Carol Oates, Nate Powell, Sofia Quintero, Gary Soto, R.L. Stine, Francisco X. Stork, Cynthia Voigt, Jane Yolen.
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC Brussels)
Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 155, Block C2,7th and 8th floor, Brussels 1040, Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 788 8484 / Fax: 32 2 788 8485


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YORK, PA – The York College softball squad welcomed one of the best softball players in the world to the Grumbacher Center on Sunday afternoon as Jessica Mendoza conducted a clinic on the York College campus. Mendoza, a former Stanford University standout and current United States Olympian, traveled to York to conduct the Jessica Mendoza Softball Experience presented by PA Ball Hawks Travel Softball.
The clinic featured Mendoza working hands-on with 75 young softball players over the six-hour clinic. Mendoza ran the participants through drills and worked with a number of Spartan Softball players to enable campers to get quality attention from one of the best softball players in America.
Spartan head coach Nicki Starry was happy to be able to bring Mendoza to York.
"Jess is one of the most accomplished softball players in the history of the US National program," says Starry. "She was absolutely fantastic with the campers and I was also excited to get my players to meet her and be around her for the afternoon."
Starry and Mendoza competed against each other as prep stars in California and again while they were in college at Wisconsin and Stanford respectively.
"Jess is an inspirational athlete who spoke to these young ladies about taking themselves to the next level," stated Starry. "Her passion for the game is evident by the way she teaches and plays. She shared her experiences of getting to play in the Olympics and getting the chance to play professionally. Jess is a true advocate of the game of softball. It was a great honor to have her on campus."
Mendoza enjoyed her time in York.
"The PA Ball Hawks, along with York College, provided the best facilities, equipment, volunteers and organization of any event I have been a part of," said Mendoza in an email. "I truly enjoyed getting to know and sharing knowledge of softball and life skills with the amazing girls who participated in the clinic. I also enjoyed meeting the families and coaches who help make this event possible. I look forward to coming back in the future to continue to make a difference in these girls' lives."
Starry believes the campers' experience is one that will stick with them.
"The campers had the opportunity to rub elbows with one of the best players, and people, in the game. The campers were able to ask questions, take pictures with her and she was gracious enough to spend over an hour signing autographs. It was a great day!"
Mendoza was four-time All-American at Stanford and earned the Stanford Athlete of the Year three times. Mendoza was the 2001 PAC-10 Player of the Year while she was also named the NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player. She graduated from Stanford with a Master's Degree in Social Sciences and Education.
She was a member of the 2004 USA Olympic team that captured a gold medal in the Athens games. She was again a starting outfielder for the USA in the 2008 games in Beijing, China where the Americans won a silver medal.
In 2006, Mendoza was named the USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year. She is currently focusing her softball efforts on the Florida Pride, a professional squad based in Orlando, Florida. The Pride are a part of the four-team National Pro Fastpitch league. Mendoza is also the Women's Sports Foundation President and is an ESPN College softball color analyst and an ESPN U college football sideline reporter.


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By Jenny Dubin and Ronnie Polidoro
Rock Center
Neville Bardos, the U.S. Equestrian Federation International Horse of the Year, is gearing up for a potential spot on the U.S. Olympic team, a remarkable feat considering less than a year ago the champion horse was fighting for his life after surviving a deadly fire.
"Neville was the highest-placed American horse at the World Championships two years ago," said Boyd Martin, the horse's trainer. But after a fire broke out in Neville's stable, the 12-year-old chestnut thoroughbred horse with a white muzzle was unrecognizable when he turned black from the smoke and ash. "The only thing you could see was Neville's two little eyes," Martin said.
May 30, 2011
The fire happened at night last Memorial Day in a barn which housed 11 horses. "I remember driving out there and there was just this massive yellow glow in the sky," Martin told Rock Center's Harry Smith in an interview airing Wednesday, May 9.
"I thought to myself, 'you know, this is real bad and my life's about to change,'" said Martin, who purchased Neville after he graduated from high school in Australia.
Neville was destined for the slaughterhouse but Martin sensed he was a champion-caliber horse. The two placed 1st at the Melbourne CCI in 2006, 1st at the Fairhill CCI in 2009, and placed 4th at Kentucky CCI in 2010.
But disaster loomed at the True Prospect Farm in West Grove, PA. Martin fought his way past the firefighters and raced into the barn. Through a cloud of heavy smoke, Martin says he found a stable door and remembered hearing a gurgling noise.
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Boyd Martin, Neville Bardos, and Harry Smith
"I had my shirt over my head and I remembered running in there and then I could feel, like, a horse cowering up in the corner," Martin said.
Martin says he put his hands on the horse and felt his collar and dragged him out of the barn just moments before the blazing roof collapsed.
It helped that Neville was wearing a windsucking collar. It's a collar that is placed around a horse's neck to deter him from flexing his neck muscles whenever he tries to suck in air, a habit discouraged in competitive horses.
Before Martin arrived, four horses were pulled from the barn but Neville was the only one Martin himself was able to pull out alive. While the burns to his flesh were minimal, he had been in the fire for the better part of an hour and suffered severe smoke inhalation. Neville was in critical condition gasping for his life.
Neville was rushed to the hospital and treated daily in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber in effort to speed his recovery. His condition improved so rapidly the results seemed miraculous. "You could see the horse every day getting fresher and stronger and more antsy," said Martin.
After five weeks of recovery, Neville's veterinarian suggested Martin take him for a walk. So Martin hopped on and walked him, but the walk turned into a trot and then the trot turned into a canter.
It had always been a dream of Martin's to compete in England at the Burghley Horse Trials, one of the toughest three-day equestrian competitions in the world, but by the time Neville was on the mend, Martin only had eight weeks to get the horse ready.
Martin says a lot of people said it was a dumb idea to compete with the recovering horse, "But what people didn't understand is how much I knew this horse and what I was feeling every day and what I was reading as the trainer. And I knew before I got to Burghley that this horse was ready to go."
Martin and Neville finished 7th, an extraordinary performance just three months after the fire.
"It confirmed that me as a person and Neville as a horse can deal with anything now," Martin said.
The two mates have now set their sights on what would be the ride of their lives competing at the Olympics this summer. Their fate will be determined when the short list is announced June 17th and the Olympic team is announced July 2nd.
"All I can do is try my very hardest. And all Neville can do is try his very hardest. And if it's meant to be I think it's going to happen," Martin said.
Click here to watch Harry Smith's full report, 'Horse Power,' from NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams.


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Science & Democracy
To impose a failed technology with extremely high social and ecological costs undemocratically on India in the name of "science" is anti science and anti democracy. It is anti-science because real science is based on the new disciplines of agro-ecology and epi-genetics, not the obsolete idea of genetic determinism and genetic reductionism. The latest science in energy is renewable energy, not nuclear.
In an interview to the journal Science, the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, chose to focus on two hazardous technologies – genetically engineered seeds and crops in agriculture and nuclear power – as vital to the progress of science in India, and the 'salvation for finding new development pathways for developing our economy'.
He also identified NGO's as blocking this 'development', and involved the foreign hand.
The Prime Minister's interview saddened me. It saddened me because the Prime Minister seems out of touch with science, as well as the people of India whose will he is supposed to represent in a democracy. To label the democratic voices of the citizens of India as 'foreign' and as 'unthinking' is an insult to democracy, to the people of India, and to the part of the scientific community which is dedicated to science in the public interest and to understanding the safety aspects of hazardous technologies like nuclear and genetic engineering. The Prime Minister's statement is also a trivialisation of the regulatory framework for biosafety and nuclear safety.
It is because these technologies have safety implications in the context of the environment and public health, that we have national and international laws on Biosafety in the context of genetically modified organisms ('s), and nuclear safety in the context of nuclear power. The Prime Minister should be legally bound by these frameworks. The debate on safety is vital to our science, our democracy and our ecological security, food security and health security.
The Prime Minister is misleading the nation by making it appear that the only voices raising caution in the context of these hazardous technologies are "foreign funded NGO's". The most significant voice on Biosafety is Dr. Pushpa Bhargava who is the father of molecular biology in India and is the Supreme Court Appointee on the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee which is the Statutory Body which regulates GMO's for Biosafety under the 1989 rules of the Environment Protection Act. Dr. Bhargava was also on the National Knowledge Commission.
The most important voice for nuclear safety is Dr. A Gopalakrishnan, the former Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Chairman.
The Prime Minister should be listening to these eminent experts for the development of a responsible and democratic science, not creating a bogey of the "foreign hand" and starting a witch hunt of public interest groups and social movements who are the very life blood of a democracy.
This attack on movements engaged in issues related to safety of genetic engineering and nuclear power needs to be viewed in the larger context of the mega bucks foreign corporations are looking at by pushing GMOs and nuclear power plants in India. The Prime Minister has succumbed to these pressures, and sacrificed India's food sovereignty and energy sovereignty. He signed the US-India Nuclear Agreenment, and the deal got the approval of Parliament only through the "cash-for-votes" scandal. The Prime Minister also signed the US – India Agriculture Agreement, which seeks to put India's food and agriculture systems in the hands of global corporate giants like Monsanto, Cargill and Walmart.
The push for FDI in retail was stopped by Parliament. The recent election results show that the people have also rejected the UPA policies focusing on the interests of global corporations while trampling on the livelihoods and democratic rights of the people of India.
We have already seen the high costs of the destruction of our Seed Sovereignty in cotton after the entry of Monsanto. 95% of our cotton seed is now owned and collected by Monsanto through licensing agreements with 60 Indian seed companies. Seed costs jumped 8000%, pesticide use increased, crop failure increased, farmers debt increased, and with debt, the epidemic of farmer's suicides emerged.
The Prime Minister talks of a "double whammy" of disease – but he describes it as an "opportunity". He fails to address the "double whammy" in the food and agriculture crisis, 250,000 farmers suicides, and half of India's children suffering from severe malnutrition. GMos are not a solution to this double whammy. They are aggravating and deepening the crisis of debt linked to capital intensive non-sustainable agriculture based on seed monopoly, which destroys food systems that produce healthy and nutritious food. The solution to farmers suicides and children's malnutrition is the science of agro ecology and the development of ecologically intensive, low cost production which increases the production of food and nutrition as we have shown in the Navdanya report "Health Per Acre".
Navdanya's report, "The GMO Emperor has No Clothes", provides empirical evidence on the performance of GMOs in farmers fields, not in Monsanto sponsored propoganda. GMOs have failed to increase "yields", reduce the use of pesticides, or reduce the prevelance of pests and weeds. They have, in fact, increased chemical use, and led to the emergence of super pests and super weeds.
To impose a failed technology with extremely high social and ecological costs undemocratically on India in the name of "science" is anti science and anti democracy. It is anti_science because real science is based on the new disciplines of agro-ecology and epi-genetics, not the obsolete idea of genetic determinism and genetic reductionism. The latest science in energy is renewable energy, not nuclear.
Yet the Prime Minister under the influence of global corporations, will stop at nothing to destroy the nation's seed sovereignty, food sovereignty, energy sovereignty, and health and nutrition security. The attack on NGOs should be seen along with the attack on India's Biosafety regulatory framework. There is an attempt to dismantle the Biosafety rules under the Environment protection attack and replace them with the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) which would rob the states of the powers they have under the Constitution and in the current Biosafety laws. After all, 13 states stopped the Bt Brinjal. To blame the moratorium on Bt Brinjal on the foreign hand is to turn a blind eye to the role of the states under federal structure of our constitution.
The proposed BRAI will also rob citizens of their right to justice and biosafety by blocking them from approaching civil courts. The corporations will be deregulated, citizens will be policed.
The Prime Minister's attack on movements in his interview in Science is part of this larger attack on democracy and people's rights in order to undemocratically promote the role of global corporations in the vital sectors of food and energy.
The debate on Genetic Engineering and Nuclear Power is a test case of the intense conflict between corporate rule and democracy, between orporate science pushing hazards, and public science calling for safety. It is a contest between science and democracy on one side, and propaganda and dictatorship on the other.


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HELLO! online recently posted a poll on the world's most iconic hairstyles, and as Marilyn Monroe topped the list, it gave us inspiration for this week's Get the Look feature.
The look takes about an hour and fifteen minutes to create, including make-up and is suitable for mid-length hair; if your hair is longer you can still recreate the look by pinning the hair underneath.
The Hair Prep
- Start with wet hair and spray with a light heat protector. Take the hair and clip it up on your head, leaving two sections at the nape of the neck free.
- Start to blow-dry the hair using a round bristle brush as you finish each section start to add the heated rollers.
- Continue to blow dry the hair in sections, adding the rollers until your whole head is up in rollers.
- As Marilyn had a side parting when you get to the front of the hair, position the rollers along the parting to ensure the waves set with the right curl.
Whilst you wait for your rollers to set, we recommend maybe in true Hollywood style maybe having a little glass of fizz, it is nearly Christmas after all!
It is also the perfect time to begin your make-up!
Creating the face of screen legend
- Marylyn's make –up is a classic vintage Hollywood look and our top tip is to keep the make up simple.
- Use a colour wash on the eye (a colour wash is a lighter colour than the lip placed on the moveable part of they eye)
- Then take a taupe coloured shadow and blend into the socket line and outer edge of the eye. This creates a natural look but adds emphasis to the eye and opens it up.
- Use a kohl pencil eye liner (Bobbi Brown black coal – is always good but you can pick one up from most chemists and make-up shops ) and apply to the water line of the eye. Do this is three stages.
- 1st stage- apply to the inner corner of the eyes water line.
- 2nd stage- apply to the middle of the water line
- 3rd bring the coal to the outer eye in water line.
- TOP TIP:- Always apply the coal liner on the top water line of the eye. This helps keep the colour, so when you blink, you blink the coal on coal, and it stops the bottom waterline running and smudging.
- To create a full lash, you want to apply the mascara 2-3 times BUT apply directly to the roots and brush out (as if your combing your lashes) on top of the lashes, not underneath. This will prevent your mascara clogging.
- To create a strong full red lip, always use a lip liner first to create the definition of the lips. If you have small lips, apply the liner above your lip line. And if you have larger lips, apply the liner underneath your lip line.
- Keep you blush in the same colour pallet as your lips. (If you use a warm red, use a warm blush or if you use a cool red, use a cool blush) and apply to the apples of your cheeks.
- The 'apples of your cheeks' are the plumpest area on the cheek when you smile. This creates a really natural healthy look.
Once you have finished your make-up it is time to take out the curlers and finish the look.
- Carefully take them out starting from the nape of the neck, as you take each one out, then gently backcomb the hair from the root for about two to three inches to create volume.
- Next position the curls around your face to create your own perfect Marilyn Monroe style.
If your hair is longer then simply pin the curls using grips to create the look, allowing an extra few minutes.
We hope you love this look as much as we do. We love old school glamour and it makes for a great look this party season.
Until next week, have fun! La Durbin x


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Commencement 2003
SOCORRO, N.M., May 17, 2003 - New Mexico Tech awarded 279 degrees, along with several awards, at commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 17.
Emeritus professor of physics Charles B. Moore was presented with an honorary doctorate in physics, in recognition of his lifetime contributions to the field of atmospheric physics. In presenting the award, President Daniel H. López of New Mexico Tech said, "In a real sense, this is not an honorary award at all. Charles B. Moore has done research that would have earned him a Ph.D. many times over, had he consented to accept one before now."
[See related article: C. B. Moore Awarded Honorary Doctorate]
Moore was chairman of New Mexico Tech's Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research from 1969 until his retirement in 1985. While there, he was instrumental in establishing many of the lab's research facilities and in solving problems related to launching instrumented rockets into thunderstorms. Among his other accomplishments were: the first major improvement to the lightning rod since Benjamin Franklin invented it; development and testing of polyethlene balloons as atmospheric research tools; the discovery of traces of water vapor in the atmosphere of Venus; and the design and fabrication of instrumentation for early ionospheric probes. Moore also achieved a degree of notoriety as the man who launched the weather balloon that is enshrined at Roswell as a UFO.
New Mexico Tech presented the Founder's Award, its highest award to a graduate student, to Rebekah Silva, daughter of Matthew and Deborah Silva of Albuquerque and a graduate of Sandia High School. Rebekah received her master's degree in biology, having earned her bachelor's degree in mathematics with highest honors, also at New Mexico Tech. In the course of her studies, Rebekah spent a year studying in Mexico, at the Instituto Tecnolocico y De Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. She also worked in the Emergency Room at Socorro General Hospital, which played a key role in her decision to go to medical school. She will be attending UNM Medical School next year.
The Brown Award, to the senior judged by the faculty to be highest in scholarship, leadership, and conduct, went to Elizabeth Fernandez, daughter of Rosalie and Joseph Fernandez of Albuquerque and a graduate of St. Pius X High School. Elizabeth graduated with highest honors in physics.
She was named recipient of the New Mexico Tech's prestigious Macey Scholarship in 2002. Last summer, Fernandez was chosen for the National Science Foundation's prestigious Research Experiences for Undergraduates program and performed research for three months at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy. She has three publications to her name in referred journals, one being from her high school years.
Beth is also the founder and past president of the New Mexico Tech Creative Writing Club and is an accomplished poet, having won the annual campus-wide poetry writing contest three times in the past four years.
The Cramer Award for the male student with the highest scholastic achievement in engineering went to David Ladner. Ladner is the son of Ken and Kathleen Ladner of Silver and a graduate of Silver High School.
Ladner put his environmental knowledge to use last summer, on a job with the USDA Forest Service, on abandoned mine reclamation projects. He also contributed to the community as a participant in a "New Mexico First" Town Hall dealing with international border issues. He will soon be entering the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to work on his Ph.D.
The Cramer Award for the female student with the highest scholastic achievement in engineering went to Candice Scheffing, who graduated with highest honors in chemical engineering. She is the daughter of Regina and Charles Scheffing of Farmington and is a graduate of Farmington High School. Scheffing is a member of the student chapter of American Society of Chemical Engineers and the Society of Women Engineers. For her senior design project, she and her team designed a coal gassification electrical power plant.
Scheffing has been an intern at Los Alamos National Laboratory and spent a semester as an exchange student at the University of Tennessee. She was chosen from a nationwide candidate pool to receive a fellowship from the prestigious Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education to attend graduate school in nuclear engineering, which she plans to do at North Carolina State.
New Mexico Tech also took the opportunity to honor faculty who have distinguished records in teaching and research. The Distinguished Teaching Award for 2003 went to Dr. Carl Popp, longtime professor of chemistry, who is retiring this year. In addition to teaching chemistry to over 10,000 Tech students during 35 years, Popp also served as Academic Vice President from 1985 to 2000. Dr. Popp was nominated for the award by many current students and alumni for clear teaching style, his excellent mentoring abilities, and his impact outside of the classroom. One student recalled that, "Using songs about the periodic table, dust explosions, and occasional bad puns, Carl helped sharpen the minds of thousands of eager young students, and a few who weren't so eager, as well."
New Mexico Tech's Distinguished Research Award went, for the first time, to a professor in the humanities. Dr. Rafael Lara-Martinez, associate professor of Spanish, Since then, he has amassed an extensive record of publications and conference presentations.
In presenting the award, Dr. Van Romero, vice president of research, said, "The interdisciplinary nature of his degrees - anthropology, linguistics, religious studies, semiotics, and literature - and his acquaintance with the three cultures in which Spanish, French, and English are the dominant languages, has given him a wide range of expertise, one that goes far beyond what is expected of a language professor."
In particular, Lara-Martinez has come to be recognized at the leading expert on Salvadoran poet Roque Dalton. His critical and annotated collection of Dalton's poetry is regarded as the definitive book on this important Latin American writer. He has coined the term "magical Marxism" to describe the unique blend synthesized in Dalton's poetry.
In addition to his extensive publishing record, Dr. Lara-Martinez has been awarded research fellowships by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This year, Dr. Lara-Martinez was honored by his native country by being asked to deliver keynote addresses at both the Universidad de El Salvador and the Universidad Tecnológica in San Salvador and was visiting professor at the University of Costa Rica.
The New Mexico Tech Alumni Association presented its Distinguished Achievement Award to Dr. Ronald J. Roman of Tucson, Ariz. Dr. Roman earned two degrees in metallurgical engineering at New Mexico Tech: a bachelor's degree in 1963 and a master's degree in 1965. He went on to earn his Doctor of Science in metallurgy at Colorado School of Mines.
Since then, he has held a number of increasingly important positions in the field of metallurgy. Among his notable achievements was the establishment of new programs in mineral processing and hydrometallurgy at the University of Zimbabwe. From 1969 to 1977, he was Chief Research Metallurgist at New Mexico Tech's Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. He was also an adjunct faculty member, and occasionally served as Acting Director of the Bureau.
Roman is currently the principal of his own company, Leach, Inc. This Tucson-based company provides consulting services to companies involved in testing, developing, or operating copper or gold leaching operations in South America, Australia, Africa and the US.
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California Department of Transportation
Date: August 21, 2013
District: District 4
Contact: Andrew Gordon, Bay Bridge Public Information Office
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Caltrans to Close San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Throughout Labor Day Weekend
San Francisco –– Caltrans is urging travelers who will be making a trip to the San Francisco Bay Area during Labor Day weekend to plan ahead, choose an alternate route now, and allow plenty of extra travel time because the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be closed.
The bridge will be shut down from 8 p.m., August 28, until 5 a.m., September 3, while workers take the bridge's original East Span out of service and open the new bridge to traffic. Anyone interested in more details about the closure should visit http://baybridgeinfo.org/, or call 511 for traffic updates or visit http://511.org/ to find out which other Bay Area bridges are available as detour routes.
Nearly 300,000 motorists daily cross the iconic bridge that connects San Francisco with Oakland, Berkeley, and other East Bay cities.Thanks to the public heeding previous warnings, Caltrans successfully closed the bridge without significant traffic backups during Labor Day weekends in 2006, 2007, and 2009. Taking advantage of historically light traffic on the bridge during the holiday weekend helps minimize disruptions to motorists, residents, and businesses.
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By Karen Pollitz, Director for Consumer Support, CCIIO. Cross-post from Healthcare.gov
Last week, I wrote about the Schley family who experienced first-hand the new consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act. There are a number of provisions that will move us towards a fairer, more affordable health insurance system — including the Patient's Bill of Rights.
Because of health care reform, insurance companies:
•Can no longer deny coverage to children younger than 19 because of a pre-existing condition (Protection for adults will go into effect in 2014).
•Can't take away your coverage based on an unintentional mistake you or your employer made on an application (also known as rescission of health coverage.).
•Must allow most children up to age 26 to stay on or be added to their parents' family health plan.
•Must stop putting lifetime dollar limits on coverage (annual dollar limits are being phased out between now and 2014.)
•Must provide consumers their choice of any available primary care doctor or pediatrician in a plan's network.
•Must ensure access to out-of-network emergency care without prior authorization or higher cost sharing that would otherwise be charged.
•Must meet certain basic standards when they review a consumer's appeal of a denied claim. (The law also strengthens consumers' rights to an independent "external" review when an insurer's "internal review" upholds a claims denial.)
For most consumers, these protections kicked in sometime over the past few months at the start of a new plan or policy year. (Some plans in place when the Affordable Care Act was passed in March 2010 were "grandfathered" or exempt from some – but not all provisions. Always check with your plan or employer to find out if your plan is grandfathered.)
The consumer protections were designed to fix some of the most unfair practices of health insurers.
Congressional hearings in 2009, for example, shone a spot light on questionable rescissions in which insurance companies were cancelling coverage even when mistakes were unintentional or caused by other people. The primary care doctor provision was enacted because studies show that patients tend to experience better quality health care if they have long-term relationships with their health care provider. Other protections will improve the likelihood that children and young adults will get timely and appropriate health care services to be healthier, more productive adults down the road.
Ed note: this is the second in a series of three blogs about new consumer protections made available thanks to the Affordable Care Act.


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Katy Perry + Nicki Minaj to Present at Grammy Nominations Concert
The pink ladies rule this awards season! Idolator reports that Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj are slated to present at 'The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown to Music's Biggest Night.'
The rosy-locked gals are only the latest in a stellar line up for the show. Performers include Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Usher, Jason Aldean, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco, the Band Perry and Sugarland. LL Cool J will host the show for the second year straight. How will they fit all this talent into just one hour?!
The star-studded event will reveal the top nominations for the 2012 54th annual Grammy Awards — and based on their stellar years, we bet that these two presenters will get nods of their own! The show will air live on CBS on Nov. 30 at 10PM EST.


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Casting sexual connotations to one side, Italian freestyler Mattia Pedrani has recently updated his blog with news of sponsorship changes, and the release of his latest music and video media.
With the windsurf transfer season still very much in full effect, 23 year old Pedrani has announced that he's changing both board and sail sponsors. After competing on equipment from Mistral and North during the 2008 season, Pedrani has now made the move across to Starboard and Simmer sails.
While there's been no official word from either brand about their latest signing, Pedrani, who finished 13th overall in the 2008 PWA freestyle discipline, has been quick on the case to publicise his new sponsors.
In addition to the Italian's new sponsors, Pedrani's also released footage of his winter's exploits in Lake Garda. Ripping in his now trademark dry suit, the video, 'Iron man on a Mission', which refers to the models of his new Simmer sails, shows the cold's no reason to hold back from throwing down literally every move in the book.
Topping off the big three, for fans of Pedrani's unique hip-hop style, his website also boasts a handful of new tunes to either aggravate or enhance your browsing experience, depending of course on how eclectic your musical tastes are.


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