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As much as we loved the previous Range Rover, it was morbidly obese. For 2013, the ultimate luxury SUV goes on a serious diet, and curb weights drop as much as 926 pounds, depending on trim level. The incredible weight loss primarily comes from the all-aluminum unibody construction and should be a boon to fuel economy. Land Rover uses the same 5.0-liter naturally aspirated and supercharged engines as last year, rated at 375 hp and 510 hp, respectively, but both engines are backed by a new eight-speed automatic transmission that also increases fuel economy. Yes, even the biggest luxury SUVs now need to make serious strides in fuel economy. Don't worry, Land Rover hasn't gone soft. All Range Rovers are still all-wheel drive and come standard with the adaptive Terrain Response system as well as low-range gearing. Another familiar aspect of the new Range Rover is its exterior design. Although the SUV gets more aerodynamic looks, there's still a large greenhouse, blacked-out pillars, and the distinctive side gills. Inside, the Range Rover gets a more contemporary interior that features increased rear-seat legroom of 4.7 inches, and a pair of second-row individual seats can be ordered in place of the traditional bench.
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Almost everything is new. There are 4.7 more inches of rear-seat legroom, a much more modern interior, an evolutionary exterior design, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. The standard automatic Terrain Response system adjusts to whatever surface is being traversed without the driver manually dialing in a program. A revised air suspension is supposed to aid driver confidence.
Front, side, side curtain, and thorax air bags; ABS; stability and traction control; electronic brake assist; rear park-distance control; trailer-stability assist; and rain-sensing wipers are standard. A 360-degree camera system, active headlights, automatic-high-beams, and blind-spot monitoring are optional.
No longer obese
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Doesn't look very different
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In previous Dance Mix columns, we've covered white noise as a tool for creating whooshes, percussion, and other effects to spice up your track. But there are oodles of other uses for noise. Since white noise contains all frequencies at equal amplitude, it's well suited to brightening leads and looping riffs. What's more, with a few automation tricks, white noise can be used to take a tiny sound and make it massive – perfect for builds, breakdowns, and peaks.
To illustrate this approach, we started with a basic house drum loop from Sample Magic's new Funky House Grooves 2 library (available at bigfishaudio.com) and added a simple synth pattern using Reason's Subtractor synth. From there, we'll apply automation to transform the sound in ways that may surprise you.
Click the images below to see them bigger.
Step 1 (click for audio). Start with Subtractor's super-basic Init Patch and lower the cutoff frequency slightly. Then create a simple, looping, one-bar riff.
Step 2 (click for audio). Now, using automation, add a classic, eight-bar filter cutoff build to the riff by increasing the cutoff frequency as the riff plays. You can create better-sounding automation by using multiple points in your automation envelope, rather than by simply applying a linear build.
Step 3 (click for audio). Here's where the noise comes into play. Keeping the existing filter swell, add another lane of automation for the noise volume and change the noise level over the same eight-bar duration. Done correctly, this will add energy and intensity to the riff.
Step 4 (click for audio). Finally, we'll add one more automation lane for the amp envelope release. This will make the combination of filter build and noise swell even more dramatic as it goes into the peak — or the next section — of your track.
Finally, click here for an extended audio example of the final mix, dressed up with a bit of reverb and delay.


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We began this tale with a look at one flockkeeper's beginnings, the growing fascination around my neighborhood as word got out that there were actual chickens in my backyard, and a brief account of the first Cluckapalooza.
In the meantime, a local environmental education nonprofit, the Oakhurst Community Garden, had asked my neighbors and me to develop a two-hour workshop for area folks interested in keeping chickens themselves. Not sure our nascent knowledge really qualified us to lead such a class, we put together a syllabus on topics ranging from local ordinances and coop design to breed selection and health issues. In October 2004, we offered the first "Chicks in the City," a two-hour workshop for ten people. Not only did the class fill up, but it was over-enrolled and still had a waiting list. And so it has gone every time we teach it (which we did regularly until last year). We even taught it to an SRO crowd of eighty people at this year's Georgia Organics conference.
Our students came from Atlanta's in-town neighborhoods as well as the suburbs and exurbs. Some grew up with chickens themselves, or, more frequently, they would say, "My grandmother kept chickens. I used to love to gather eggs." Some were trying to convince a spouse they can do this successfully; others had recently begun keeping chickens and come with specific questions.
Most impressive to us, however, were the experienced flock keepers who simply wanted to meet other like-minded folks. A neurosurgical nurse who took the class had been keeping chickens for several years when she enrolled one winter. She keeps thirty chickens on her three and one-half acres on the outskirts of Atlanta, but she acquired her first chick while living in an apartment complex in Decatur. "I would take her out and let her graze in the grass," she told me, "and she was completely tame and knew where she lived and would go up the stairs to the apartment. I had lived there ten years, and people I had never spoken to who had lived there just as long ended up coming over to see the chickens."
In hopes of encouraging workshop "alumni" to keep in touch and share ideas and inspiration, we set up a newsgroup at yahoo.com for the growing community of chicken keepers in our area. The "Citychickens" group members trade advice about local breeders, ideas for coop designs, predator updates (anyone else noticed how the hawk and owl population has boomed along with the chicken population intown?), advice about where—or where not—to acquire birds.
Another workshop alumnus, a local Waldorf School teacher, introduced his third-graders to flockkeeping. His students helped build the coop, and they are responsible for the birds' daily care—food; water; a clean, comfortable shelter; and some free-range time each day. "Most of the children love it, but they also have learned that it takes some effort and discipline," he said. "I think they're learning to respect the tasks and the chickens."
In autumn 2005, a similar desire to connect kids to their natural environment drove another expansion of Decatur's chicken-centered community. A group of volunteers—mostly parents of young children—designed and built a chicken coop at the Oakhurst Community Garden, which owns an acre and a half of greenspace that serves as an outdoor classroom for environmental education. Soon five laying hens were installed—another demonstration of how community and sustainable living really do nourish one another. The Oakhurst Garden inaugurated "Team Chicken," a spirited collective of six families who share in the volunteer care of the birds, from the morning and evening check and feeding to weekend coop-cleaning chores.
The team, most of whom had never been around chickens, have shared the challenges of learning to care for the birds, rejoiced together over the arrival of eggs, and even grieved together when they lost a hen to egg yolk peritonitis. One mother of two young daughters offered to coordinate Team Chicken "because I really wanted to get more involved in the community," she said. "I've focused so much on my kids that I realized I'd been very disconnected. We wanted the chickens to be a part of the community landscape for our kids, because I had seen how kids interacted with them."
She added that her early morning chicken chores at the Oakhurst Garden have also taken on a much-needed contemplative dimension for her. "Sometimes I take my older daughter with me, but I like going over alone, too. Sunday mornings are so quiet—I hear the birds as I walk over. It's very rewarding, to feel for a moment like I'm amidst nature, or at least closer to it."
That longing for both solitude and society caught the interest of an anthropologist friend of mine. She has pursued a study of how urban dwellers are increasingly appreciating such opportunities to reconnect with nature and one another. She began with a survey of Team Chicken, asking them to respond "yes" or "no" to statements such as, "I want to deepen my sense of connection to this place where I live," and, "This work lets me be more connected with my family's farming past." For some, she found, the power of engagement with nature is very powerful. It's restorative, as well; people see these activities as important for their mental health. It's an ethical activity, too—some of the respondents like that they're living more sustainably on the earth. For others, the work is fun and also connected to deep spiritual values. The fascination the children feel is often shared by their parents and neighbors—the chickens become a focus for neighborhood interaction and friendliness.
Four years into the Team Chicken experiment, the birds at the Oakhurst Garden are thriving, and so are their caregivers. A few challenges have cropped up along the way, but mostly it's confusion about the schedule. A staff member at the Garden often fills the gaps, and the group mounted a flagpole on the coop to help signal that the birds had been let out or tucked up for the evening. Good, reliable email communication and the occasional group meeting at the coop seems to help.
With the chicks we acquired for the Southern Urban Homestead this past spring, our flock is up to eleven birds. We get eggs that are cream-colored, blue, green, chocolate brown, and almost red. And later this month, a kindergarten teacher will be bringing her students over to visit. Apparently, as an urban homesteader, I'm a "community helper," according to the Georgia state department of education.
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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- Emilio Del Valle Escalante, assistant professor of Spanish at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present Penn State Lehigh Valley's first Teaching International lecture at 11 a.m. on March 20, in room 304 at the campus in Center Valley. Del Valle Escalante will discuss "The Discursive Economy of the Maya Movement in Guatemala." The lecture is free and open to the public.
In this presentation, Del Valle Escalante analyzes contemporary Maya textual production and its role in the process of indigenous cultural, linguistic and political affirmation in Guatemala. He focuses on the Maya cultural rights movement by analyzing the discursive constructions of the Maya subject developed by Gaspar Pedro González, Víctor Montejo and Demetrio Cojtí. By exploring the indigenous cultural identity these authors construct in their texts, he intends to show how the Maya subject these authors imagine rests on implicit assumptions of fixed identities that carry the danger of recycling the colonialism and ethnocentricism they criticize. He argues that despite the fact that the Maya cultural rights tendency affirms a Maya locus of enunciation, indigenous people's dignity, and new visions of the world that help redefine the Guatemalan nation-state as multicultural, their proposals empower certain indigenous subjects while obscure and marginalize the agency of others whose experiences of resistance and self-affirmation operate in urban, transnational and globalized settings.
Teaching International at Penn State University has developed into a model of global education anchored in curriculum innovation, student-centered research and teaching, and engaged global citizenship. Course lectures, class projects, field trips, public debates, service learning activities, theatrical productions, films, and guest lectures are some of the methods used to help students learn about the world. Enhanced learning opportunities and academic dialogue among students, faculty and staff strengthens the international competencies of students, and fosters collaborative efforts between the campus and various community groups and academic institutions. Teaching International at Penn State Lehigh Valley is a campus-wide academic initiative modeled after the program at Penn State Greater Allegheny which aims to enhance our own campus dynamics and community.
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Module Lwt_read_line
module Lwt_read_line : sig..end
Interactive line input
Definitions ¶
exception Interrupt
Exception raised when the user press Ctrl^D
type edition_state = Text.t * Text.t
An edition state, it is a pair of two UTF-8 encoded strings:
- the input before the cursor
- the input after the cursor
type prompt = Lwt_term.styled_text
A prompt. It may contains colors.
type text_set = Set.Make(Text).t
type completion_result = { comp_state: edition_state;(* The new edition state *) comp_words: text_set;(* A list of possibilities *)}
Result of a completion function:
type completion = edition_state -> completion_result Lwt.t
Type of a completion function. It takes as argument the current edition state.
Note: the thread launched by the completion function is cancelled using Lwt.cancel if the user continue typing text.
val lookup : Text.t -> text_set -> Text.t * text_set
lookup word words lookup for completion of word into words. It returns (prefix, possibilities) where possibilities are all words starting with word and prefix is the longest common prefix of possibilities.
val complete :
?suffix:Text.t ->
Text.t ->
Text.t ->
Text.t -> text_set -> completion_result
complete ?suffix before word after words basic completion functions. words is a list of possible completions for word.
If completion succeed suffix is append to the resulting text. It defaults to " ".
val print_words :
Lwt_text.output_channel -> int -> string list -> unit Lwt.t
print_words oc columns strs pretty-prints a list of words.
type history = Text.t list
Type of an history
val add_entry : Text.t -> history -> history
add_entry line history returns the history history plus line at the beginning. If line already appears at the beginning or contains only spaces, it is discarded.
val save_history : string -> history -> unit Lwt.t
save_history filename history saves history to filename. History is saved by separating lines with a null character.
val load_history : string -> history Lwt.t
load_history filename loads history from filename. Returns the empty history if the the file does not exit.
class clipboard : object..end
Type of a clipboard.
val clipboard : clipboard
The global clipboard. All read-line instances which do not use a specific clipboard use this one.
High-level functions ¶
type completion_mode = [ `classic | `none | `real_time ]
The completion mode.
- `classic means that when the user hit Tab a list of possible completions is proposed,
- `real_time means that possible completions are shown to the user as he types, and he can navigate in them with Meta+left, Meta+right
- `none means no completion at all
val read_line :
?history:history ->
?complete:completion ->
?clipboard:clipboard ->
?mode:completion_mode ->
?prompt:prompt -> unit -> Text.t Lwt.t
readline ?history ?complete ?mode ?prompt () inputs some text from the user. If input is not a terminal, it defaults to Lwt_text.read_line Lwt_text.stdin.
mode : contains the current completion mode. It defaults to `real_time.
prompt : defaults to Lwt_term.Text "# "
type password_style = [ `clear | `empty | `text of Text.t ]
Style which indicate how the password is echoed to the user:
- with `empty nothing is printed
- with `clear the password is displayed has it
- with `text ch all characters are replaced by ch
val read_password :
?clipboard:clipboard ->
?style:password_style ->
?prompt:prompt -> unit -> Text.t Lwt.t
read_password ?clipboard ?clear ~prompt () inputs a password from the user. This function fails if input is not a terminal.
style : defaults to `text "*".
val read_keyword :
?history:history ->
?case_sensitive:bool ->
?mode:completion_mode ->
?prompt:prompt ->
values:(Text.t * 'a) list -> unit -> 'a Lwt.t
read_keyword ?history ?case_sensitive ?mode ~prompt ~keywords () reads one word which is a member of words. And returns which keyword the user choosed.
case_sensitive default to false.
val read_yes_no :
?history:history ->
?mode:completion_mode ->
?prompt:prompt -> unit -> bool Lwt.t
read_yes_no ?history ?dynamic prompt () is the same as:
read_keyword ?history ?dynamic prompt [("yes", true); ("no", false)] ()
Low-level interaction ¶
This part allow you to implements your own read-line function, or just to use the readline engine in another context (message box, ...).
module Command : sig..end
Readline commands
module Engine : sig..end
module Terminal : sig..end
Rendering to the terminal
Advanced use ¶
module Control : sig..end
Controlling a running read-line instance


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Don't hang out with her, you'll get all herped up. or, Stay out of her office, you'll get yourself all herped up.
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The Scaling Your Brick Walls class will be offered on 6 Wednesdays beginning August 29 to October 3 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. If you have taken the Climbing Your Family Tree class last spring or have had experience doing genealogy research, then this class is for you. The course fee, which includes a 3-ring binder and handouts, is $25. Registration is required since class size is limited. Pay your fee to register in the Genealogy & Local History Department.
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Anna Randol is the author of A Secret in Her Kiss, a new Avon release featuring a spy protagonist. Talk about a dangerous occupation! I love the premise, so I asked Anna to stop by the virtual offices to tell us more about her new book.
[Manga Maniac Café ] Describe yourself in 140 characters or less.
[Anna Randol] Historical romance writer who loves happy endings, my family, dark chocolate, travel, and hamburgers. I wear shoes as little as possible.
[Manga Maniac Café ] Can you tell us a little about A Secret in Her Kiss?
[Anna Randol] Here's the blurb: A rare beauty, raised in the exotic heart of the mysterious East, Mari Sinclair knows it's time to end her career as a British spy when she narrowly avoids a brush with death. Unfortunately, there are those who think otherwise—and they are not above using blackmail to keep Mari in the game.
Saddled with a handsome, duty-obsessed "minder" to ensure that she completes—and survives—one last mission, Mari is incensed . . . for her guardian, Major Bennett Prestwood, is simply too dedicated, too unbending, and too disarmingly attractive. But in the face of dark secrets and deadly treacheries, as the true peril to Mari is slowly revealed, loyal soldier Bennett realizes that to save and win this extraordinary woman, he will have to do the unthinkable and break the rules—rules that passion and desire have suddenly, irrevocably changed.
[Manga Maniac Café ] How did you come up with the concept and the characters for the book?
[Anna Randol] While researching an earlier manuscript, I discovered a print of a gentleman spy chasing butterflies. It turns out that some British noblemen in the 1800s, and even up through World War I, would use similar disguises to gain access to sensitive locations. Apparently, the rest of Europe had learned not to questions the eccentricities of the British aristocracy! I immediately decided I needed to have a character use the same ruse, but rather than a nobleman, a feisty, half-Greek heroine popped into my head. I knew right away she wasn't a woman destined for a proper English ballroom and the rest of the story unfolded from there.
[Manga Maniac Café ] What was the most challenging aspect of writing the story?
[Anna Randol] The research on Constantinople in 1815 was definitely tough, but once it was done, I loved being able to immerse myself (and my characters) in such a fascinating land and culture!
[Manga Maniac Café ] What are three things Mari would never have in her boudoir?
[Anna Randol] A British flag. An etiquette book. A letter from her relatives back home in England.
[Manga Maniac Café ] What do you enjoy most about romance? What prompted you to try writing your own?
[Anna Randol] I love a happily ever after! I know it might be cliché, but I love knowing that despite all the horrible things a hero and heroine face, good will triumph in the end. Of course, the hot heroes help, too!
I've always had stories in my head, little bits and pieces of scenes I would replay over and over again until they were perfect, but it wasn't until about five years ago that it occurred to me that they might actually be worth putting down on paper. I'm not sure if it was spurred by my switch to being a stay-at-home mom or if I simply wanted those characters out of my head, but it worked. While writing may be hard some days, I love it!
[Manga Maniac Café ] What are your greatest creative influences?
[Anna Randol] Everything sparks ideas for me (fortunately or unfortunately, I haven't quite decided yet), even something as silly as action films! While most people are enjoying the explosions and gun fights, I'm trying to figure out the perfect heroine to bring the hero to his knees and what changes he'll need to make to be worthy of her. Other things jumpstart my ideas as well— tidbits from news stories, a line of conversation, a song on the radio.
[Manga Maniac Café ] What three things do you need in order to write?
[Anna Randol] Kids in bed. Chocolate. And more chocolate.
[Manga Maniac Café ] If you had to pick one book that turned you on to reading, which would it be?
[Anna Randol] The Babysitter's Club series! I remember working my way down the whole row of them in the public library. I so wanted to be like Kristy even though I was a total Mary Anne.
[Manga Maniac Café ] What do you like to do when you aren't writing?
[Anna Randol] I love to hang out with my husband, even if we aren't doing anything but sitting on the couch making fun of movies. I also love reading everything I can get my hands on, martial arts, and getting girly pedicures.
[Manga Maniac Café ] Thank you!
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Discussing The Various Beliefs of Seventh-Day Adventists
We have, in the past, involved ourselves many times in the discussion of Catholic doctrines. I thought it might be of interest to some here to open a discussion around the Fundamental Beliefs of the Seventh-Day Adventist church.
The Seventh-Day Adventist church does not have a typical creed but rather has chosen to call their doctrines "Fundamental Beliefs." The idea is that if we are to follow the Bible and the Bible only as our authority then we must not put down roots so deeply that we cannot change them should Christ chose to correct our understanding. This position gives us the latitude to come into line with scripture without the embarrassment that would normally arise had we taken a dogmatic approach. It allows us, as a people, to be ready to follow Christ onward and upward as we progress toward a fuller understanding of the plan of salvation as God strips away the error which has taken such a stronghold upon our minds.
But just as sure as I post these to the world-wide-web they become somewhat etched in stone. So I will offer this disclaimer, that these are the church's Fundamental Beliefs as of August 2011, and provide this statement from the official church website.
Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute the church's understanding and expression of the teaching of Scripture. Revision of these statements may be expected at a General Conference session when the church is led by the Holy Spirit to a fuller understanding of Bible truth or finds better language in which to express the teachings of God's Holy Word.
--Captured from Adventist.org, August 2011.
To some minds the SDA church is not a true Christian church because it is said that their doctrines do not conform entirely to the established religious mindset prevalent today. And, there are indeed some beliefs which seem to be unique which we will address, if you like, and as time allows. But consider that the following churches also held as truth doctrines which were new in their day.
- The Lutherans taught Justification by Faith alone
- The Baptists taught baptism by full emersion and religious freedom
- John Calvin taught that salvation comes directly from God, not the church
- The Methodist taught discipline and accountability
- The Charismatics taught joyful worship--our dependence upon God's spirit
- The Catholics for defending foundational truths against err and protecting the sanctity of life
and we mustn't forget...
...and on and on. Martin Luther brought out one prominent truth which had been hidden from view but he lacked understanding in other areas. So God sent John Calvin. Then John Wesley to balance out Martin Luther and John Calvin. But it was difficult for those earlier churches who laid down creeds to keep pace by embracing new theology so other denominations sprang up and moved the ball down the field a bit further, so to speak. So is it a strange thing for God to continue in this course as time moves on. But in order to validate that it is God's work moving us forward we must look to see if we embrace God's earlier revealed truth. Do we hold to Justification by Faith Alone? What about religious freedom and baptism by immersion? What about Jesus as a personal Savior? What about true sanctification? What about joyful worship and dependence upon God's spirit to fulfill His purposes in our lives? The battery of truths must accumulate and not fall away. We must not drop important truths as we progress else we must go back into the wilderness and retrieve them. So with that said, let's get started. Let's see if the Adventist church retains all of these truths and investigate any new truths they bring to the equation.
I thought I would start by stating some doctrines we do hold in common with the larger community of faith to establish that perhaps the SDA church is not a cult. Because they are deemed not to be controversial I will post several of them at a time. However, as we get to those which are more controversial I will slow down. But I post these in the event they too may be controversial by their wording or scriptural reference.
So if you're ready to begin, let's start!
(I would request that you wait until I open a particular topic before you post a related question. We'll see how that works. But if you raise a question please give me ample time to address it. I can not always participate every day. And, let's make this enjoyable and a learning experience. But please ask what is on your mind.)
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Congratulations to Bruce Marshall, Te Papa's Collection Manager Molluscs, who was recently honoured with a Doctor of Science by Victoria University of Wellington.
Molluscs are the group of animals that includes snails, slugs, shellfish, squids and octopuses.
Doctor of Science degrees are awarded for exceptionally significant contributions to a field of science. Bruce has described and named an incredible 451 new species. Since 1967 he has published more than 120 scientific papers. Bruce's research encompasses living and fossil molluscs, from both terrestrial and marine environments.
Images of some of the species described by Bruce.
A list of Bruce's publications.
Bruce was described as "the leading authority on the taxonomy and systematics of living molluscs in New Zealand" in the conferment letter from Victoria University.
Bruce's contributions to malacology (the study of molluscs) have also been recognised by his colleagues who have named 23 species and five genera after him, including the sea snails Bruceiella and Marshallopsis.
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Picture of Diamond Drive bike lane, looking ...umm..west, at this location (thanks for the correction, Stuart).
Secretary LaHood has gotten quite a bit of grief from the usual suspects after his policy statement supporting cycling as transportation (see some responses here). Interestingly, an AP story making the rounds on various news outlets posts a picture of our very own Diamond Drive bike lane as an example of the kind of features we might see under Sec. LaHood's tenure. This pic has appeared on Google, ABC news, and elsewhere. The ABC News story shows this picture under the caption "Transportation's Bicycle Policy Hits Potholes"
Heck, if readers see this picture as representing "potholes", bring 'em on! How can they resist this policy? Readers might think that bicycling is positively idyllic. The policy and link is below:
United States Department of Transportation Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Regulations and Recommendations
Signed on March 11, 2010 and announced March 15, 2010
Policy Statement
The DOT policy is to incorporate safe and convenient walking and bicycling facilities into transportation projects. Every transportation agency, including DOT, has the responsibility to improve conditions and opportunities for walking and bicycling and to integrate walking and bicycling into their transportation systems. Because of the numerous individual and community benefits that walking and bicycling provide — including health, safety, environmental, transportation, and quality of life — transportation agencies are encouraged to go beyond minimum standards to provide safe and convenient facilities for these modes.
This policy is based on various sections in the United States Code (U.S.C.) and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in Title 23—Highways, Title 49—Transportation, and Title 42—The Public Health and Welfare. These sections, provided in the Appendix, describe how bicyclists and pedestrians of all abilities should be involved throughout the planning process, should not be adversely affected by other transportation projects, and should be able to track annual obligations and expenditures on nonmotorized transportation facilities.
Recommended Actions
The DOT encourages States, local governments, professional associations, community organizations, public transportation agencies, and other government agencies, to adopt similar policy statements on bicycle and pedestrian accommodation as an indication of their commitment to accommodating bicyclists and pedestrians as an integral element of the transportation system. In support of this commitment, transportation agencies and local communities should go beyond minimum design standards and requirements to create safe, attractive, sustainable, accessible, and convenient bicycling and walking networks. Such actions should include:


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Makes me really miss Andriasang even more. That was a really good site.
Quote from: Kevadu on November 18, 2013, 06:56:31 PMMakes me really miss Andriasang even more. That was a really good site.I know what you mean. I'm glad the guy got a job in the industry, since he deserved it, but it still feels like there's a void not quite being filled with that place gone...
Haruka Shimotsuki and Noriko Mitose have been already confirmed since last week when the newest characters and game systems were revealed in the most recent issue of Dengeki PlayStation. 4gamer's latest article for the game also echoes this. This was already a given, as since they were in Ciel Nosurge, it would make no sense to not bring them back for this game, especially considering that the character for who Mitose sang in Ciel Nosurge is also making a reappearance in this game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2njPI3E1_hU&list=FLR3Su6sUYKz1F-3V8cslrVg&index=2The official opening has been put on Youtube. And interestingly, Earth shows up for a second at one point, and maybe shows up once or twice otherwise. You can see Africa and South America clearly. I'm really curious what that's about.Although it might be something dumb like we silenced our world.
I also like that the main guy looks to have some bulk... I feel like it's been years since we've seen that on a JRPG hero
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RSR,I think you are right about the times. People that are spending bucks are either investors or people that want that car they had or wanted back in the day. When the age group that want them are gone or too old the investors will not have a market and I believe they will come down. Years ago you would snubbed for modifying a 55 chevy but now it is commonplace because most of the real 55 guys are just not in the market. The muscle car guys now probably average around 60 years old judging from car show attendance, so time will tell soon enough.


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Baby Food Made Simple: Tips on How to Get Started
By Serena Norr
I was so excited when my daughter turned six months. Not only did she start to shuffle her body on the floor but she also started to sit up on her own – making for some quick baby proofing and excitement as she would start to eat solids. With my first daughter, I mashed, stored, froze and gave her homemade baby food. I found it to be economical as well as a healthy way to introduce nutrients food to my baby's diet. With a little organization, some tools and of course healthy food, you can create your own baby food in no time. Here's what works for me.
The tools
Essentially making baby food is about boiling food, mashing or pureeing it and then serving it to your baby. For mashing, I rely on a high-powered immersion blender from Sage Spoonfuls. This heavy-duty blender literally whips up food in seconds – making it so easy to blend food – including various combinations. To store the food, I also use their 4oz. containers but you can also fill up ice cube trays and freeze the food for later use. The trays provide about a servings worth of food so you simply have to let them de-thaw, warm them up and serve.
As simple as whipping up food is, I can have tons of containers in my fridge and not know the difference between an apple mash to a pear mash. To keep everything organized I place a sticker on all of the containers and label them with the date they were made and their contents. This also makes everything clear to anyone watches who my daughter as well as a way to know exactly what I am feeding her.
Develop a system
When I started solids, my daughter's pediatrician recommended that I try the same new food for 3-4 days to see if she was allergic to anything. I started with rice cereal or oatmeal, then fruits and vegetables and then a protein (meat or beans). This really helped me to develop a system and learn what she liked as well as a way. To keep track of everything I wrote everything down and noted what she loved (avocadoes) and what she didn't like (carrots). As she got little older, I then tried combinations like apples and carrots or black beans and rice, which I also tracked as she started to eat 3 meals a day.
Stick with organic
Today organic food is widely available in grocery stores and serving it to your baby is a great way to avoid pesticides and chemicals. I truly believe in eating organic and local – as much as possible – and making your own baby food is the easiest way to do so.
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You can start with something easy, like a mashed avocado or a mashed banana. This is not only simple but it is also an economical way to get started. You can then try mashed apples, carrots, pears, sweet potatoes, plums, green beans, plums and some protein – chicken, beef, turkey, black beans, chickpeas, lentils or tofu.
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ESA's 'treasure trove' on YouTube
ESA is launching its own YouTube site in a new initiative to communicate even more widely with the general public by using the latest social media channels.
Officially launched on 7 November, the ESA YouTube channel is part of a new communications strategy that will give a more 'human' face to the work done at ESA. The growing popularity of internet-based social media and networking channels, such as YouTube, is enabling ESA to reach important new target audiences and engage the public using ESA productions in novel ways.
One of the themes of ESA's latest channel is that space development is driven forward by people, whether scientists and engineers at ESA, space workers in European industry, students with a passion for space, or the curious general public. There will be music clips, videos produced for exhibitions and other items that provide a general overview of ESA and capture the excitement of space.
Peter Hulsroj, ESA's Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations, said: "The ESA YouTube channel sends a clear signal that ESA is following world trends in communication, and that we are developing new ways to share more information and increase the public's awareness of space. Communication plays an essential role in the European Member States actually capitalising on the investment they make in us.
We are sitting on a treasure trove of information that is of great interest to the general public. It would be a shame if this treasure trove could only be seen by specialists. We are funded ultimately by the taxpayers, so we have a real duty to bring 'space' to them, and this new channel is one of the ways to do just that. The wonderfully inspirational aspect of space has a special relevance for the youth, and bringing the message via YouTube ensures that we reach this audience by also using one of its preferred communication tools. Clearly 'space' is also hip."
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani court ordered the police to withdraw blasphemy charges against a Christian teenager on Tuesday, lawyers said, bringing an end to a contentious case that had gripped the country and sown fear in its Christian minority population.
The girl, Rimsha Masih, who comes from an impoverished family of sweepers, was arrested in August after Muslim accusers said she had been holding a burned copy of the Noorani Qaida, a religious textbook used to teach the Koran to children.
Relatives and human rights workers have said that the girl, 14, has Down syndrome and should therefore be exempt from the blasphemy laws.
On Tuesday, Justice Iqbal Hameed ur Rahman, who heads the Islamabad High Court, stated in his judgment that there was no evidence for the charges against Ms. Masih. In his 15-page judgment, he urged extreme caution in matters related to blasphemy and criticized the practice of fake blasphemy accusations against non-Muslims.
"The case against Rimsha Masih is finished," said Tahir Naveed Chaudhry, one of her lawyers. "Justice has been served."Continue reading the main story
The accusations against the girl had set off an outcry in Pakistan and were condemned worldwide, while renewing focus on Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law.
Rights groups say that the law, which dates from the colonial era, is increasingly used to discriminate against religious minorities and that accusations are often framed to settle personal enmities and vendettas.
The case against Ms. Masih was particularly shocking as it involved a minor facing charges that carry the possibility of a death sentence. Government officials and several leading politicians expressed outrage over the blasphemy accusations, and in a rare development, several leading Islamic scholars and leaders also condemned them.
Ms. Masih was arrested on Aug. 16 in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad after neighbors accused her of burning an Islamic textbook.
A cleric, Muhammad Khalid Chishti, 30, who leads a mosque in the impoverished Mehr Jaffer neighborhood on Islamabad's outskirts, stirred the furor by provoking the Muslim population and forcing hundreds of Christians, who mostly work as sweepers and domestic helpers, to temporarily flee the neighborhood in fear.
Under pressure from angry Muslim protesters, the police filed a case against Ms. Masih and arrested her.
But later, police investigations revealed that the cleric had himself added pages of the Koran to a heap of burned textbook pages that were retrieved from the girl. He was arrested over the false accusation but was released on bail in October.
Ms. Masih was granted bail in September and her case was shifted to a juvenile court, but she and her family have been in hiding since her release because of fears for their safety.
"Police investigated on the proper lines," Mr. Chaudhry, the lawyer, said. "Religious leaders played a very positive part. The pressure built by local news media also played a role in highlighting this case and created public pressure. Above all, the courts delivered justice.
"I feel that with the development today, people who abuse blasphemy law will be discouraged. I hope this will bring a full stop to false blasphemy cases."
Maulana Tahir Ashrafi, the chairman of the All Pakistan Ulema Council, an umbrella group of Muslim clerics who campaigned for Ms. Masih's release, called the court decision a "milestone in the history of Pakistan."
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Yeah most stuff (aside from FFA and rot and some 0's) has always been entered into the DKP system... it's been kept extremely accurate over the years by tedious careful attention. FFA and 0 bid stuff does not qualify as a sale, thus does not have to be entered, it's loot officer's choice on entering those as far as I see it. This does NOT mean our system hasn't been kept accurate because we didn't enter rot loot, etc... it technically is not a sale involved in our economy and doesn't matter whatsoever.
As long as an item gets bid on, it's definately going to get entered into DKP and become part of that item's history. If the item ends up going for 0, FFA, rot, whatever... it's no longer necessary to enter that value into the same equation as above. You have all the history you need prior to it getting played out. So still I feel it's loot officer's choice whether to make those entries or not.
Btw our DKP system doesn't need much "improvement"... it's been kept working well for quite a long time... most small changes we make are for management reasons but also a rare change occasionally to keep bidding in line with content and our numbers. Most guilds do this from time to time... it is nothing out of the ordinary... so relax.


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I will be fit for opening Test: Clarke
Recovering from a hamstring problem, Michael Clarke remains a doubtful starter for the second warmup game but the Australian skipper is confident that he will be fit for the opening Test against India beginning in Chennai on February 22.
Never to have missed a Test through injury in his 89-Test career, Clarke said he has enough time to recover from the injury and wants to play in the three-day warm-up match but will go by what his physio Alex Kountouris decides.
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'I am certainly on the mend'
"I am feeling much better. I've had four days now of recovery, rehab and a lot of physio. I am certainly on the mend and I've got some time when I arrive in India to get myself 100 percent fit as well," Clarke said before leaving for India.
"Like all the boys, the more preparation we can get in Indian conditions, the better. I would really like to play that three-dayer but again, I'll be advised by Alex (Kountouris), the physio, once I land in India. But at this stage my plan is to play that three-dayer."
"Look, there is so much time, I don't think there is any doubt I'll be fit for the first Test. I'll need to communicate with Alex to see what the best preparation is leading up to that Test," he added.
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'I enjoy bowling in India'
Clarke, who missed the final ODI against the West Indies last Sunday due to a recurring hamstring strain, said he wants to spend some time to acclimatise with the Indian conditions.
"In my mind cricket-wise, I feel like I need that game to spend some time in Indian conditions both batting and bowling, but also with my captaincy as well because India is such a different place to Australia."
"But I'll listen to the expert and see what he has to say."
England notched up its first Test series victory in India in 28 years last year with the help of two spinners Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar but Clarke was unsure whether Australia would follow the same tactics.
"We're playing in different parts of India to England. We need to wait and see what the wickets are like before we make that decision," Clarke said.
"But I'm more than happy to bowl as much as I need to bowl. We are lucky we have some good choices both pacers and spinners. I enjoy bowling in India but we will wait and see what happens," he said.
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'It's a positive sign that we've got so many options in our squad'
Clarke is also yet to figure out his revamped Australian batting line-up for the opening Test, following the retirement of Mike Hussey and vice-captain Shane Watson's new role as a specialised batsman.
"It's very open, hence we've sent (17) players in three different stages to get over there as soon as possible to prepare and get used to conditions," he said.
"Runs and wickets will certainly play a big part in these practice games leading up to the first Test but for a lot of guys it's more about preparation and seeing conditions."
Returning from injury, Watson opened the innings for Australia and ended as the leading run-getter in the West Indies series with 198 runs from three games at an average of 66 and he has expressed his desire to continue at the top.
But for the six summer Tests against South Africa and Sri Lanka, Australia has being served by the opening duo of David Warner and Ed Cowan and Clarke was supportive of them.
"Ed, like Davey Warner, had a really good summer and put their hand up against the No.1 Test team in the world (South Africa), so I think it's a really positive sign that we've got so many options in our squad," Clarke said.
"Obviously, Shane needs to come back into the line-up. It's a lot different now that Watto is not bowling. As an all-rounder, I think he walks into any team."
"As a batsman, there is a much bigger pool of players so we've got to work out what our best batting lineup is," he added.
Photographs: Morne de Klerk/Getty Images


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OVERLAND PARK, KS — As the economy stretches fitness budgets, Pilates education and equipment manufacturing companies are holding steady and making inroads into new markets. At the root of this unique position is the mainstreaming of Pilates itself and greater interest in Pilates education.
Pilates has enjoyed a tremendous upward momentum over the past 30 years, says Lindsay Merrithew, president and chief executive officer for Stott Pilates.
"We're not impervious to the recession," Merrithew says. "We, like everyone else, are taking a close look at how we adapt. We are flat, but it's better than down."
Merrithew's company manufactures Pilates equipment, but he says that educational services reign supreme.
"That is really the foundation of not only our business but the industry," he says.
That's a good thing, since a poor economy often spurs interest in additional training or career changes.
"Pilates enthusiasts are thinking, 'I'd like to be a Pilates teacher,'" says Brent Anderson, owner and founder of Polestar Education, an international training company that provides services in 38 countries and eight languages. "I do think that we're in a very good place."
The life cycle of Pilates has a lot to do with stability as well. Fifteen years ago, Pilates was still mainly practiced by the rich and famous. Today, it's a staple in many exercise regimens.
Ken Endelman, president and founder of Balanced Body, a 32-year-old Pilates equipment and education company, says that this economic downturn is the first one in which his company hasn't continued to see growth. However, instead of blaming it completely on the economy, he attributes part of the lack of growth to the fact that Pilates is more mature now than in past recessions.
"In this year, we've seen major gyrations, and I think this is because Pilates has become so big," he says, adding that the mainstreaming of Pilates means people from various economic levels are participating in Pilates, and the economy may have affected their participation.
Like Polestar Education, Balanced Body has noticed a slight increase in interest in certification programs. To meet this need, the company attends smaller conferences across the country.
"It's all about making things as easy as possible for the customer," Endelman says.
Polestar Education is taking a similar approach by reaching out to people who might otherwise not get the Pilates training they want.
"Education has to be more accessible in the rural areas," Anderson says. "People won't or can't travel for education."
Anderson also is looking to the university and college market, providing entry-level certification programs for physical education, dance and sports medicine students.
New markets, such as the rehabilitation market, are a focus for Merrithew as well, but breaking into this market may require more than just education.
"As Pilates evolves and becomes more common in rehabilitation, empirical data will be needed [to prove its effectiveness]," he says. Stott Pilates is in the midst of a research program to provide the statistics that rehab specialists need and want.
As for the equipment itself, Balanced Body has seen an increase in equipment leases more than in equipment sales.
"A lot of it is about convenience," Endelman says. "Our focus over the last year is to really stay in contact with our customers because they're just kind of skittish."
Whether it's a result of the recession or Pilates' life cycle, diversification is key in 2009 and beyond.
"We can't continue to do the same things we did two years ago and expect to survive," Anderson says.


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This blog is for anyone interested in family history, especially those who are served by the Grove Creek Multi-Stake LDS Family History Center.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
The Federation of Eastern European Family History Societies (FEEFHS)
A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to attend the annual workshop presented by The Federation of Eastern European Family History Societies (FEEFHS). It was the first workshop that I have attended specifically tailored to my area of interest. All I can say is "why did I wait so long?" This workshop was amazing and for the first time in my life, I was surrounded by enthusiastic genealogy buffs who had surnames as weird as mine! That in itself was a revelation! The workshop had classes in the morning and then we were free to research at the Family History Library until we were kicked out when they closed! As part of the workshop, each participant met with a consultant who could help them search their particular country of interest. I was so excited to have a consultant who used to live in Lithuania, understood my challenges AND happened to live in the same town as me! The same town thing was a huge bonus! I now have two Lithuanians (there may be more, I don't know about) living in my town who can help me with translation whenever I happen to find something that won't translate in Google Translate!
Since Lithuania and much of Europe's boundaries have changed over and over during the last century, we had some great history lessons. It was amazing to watch as countries changed, dissolved, renamed themselves something else, got conquered, etc. I quickly learned that the way to work on genealogy in eastern Europe is to know the history. I also learned that real estate and eastern European history have something in common... "Location, Location, Location! For real estate you want to buy in a good location. For eastern European genealogy, you have to know the location of your ancestors. Unfortunately, I only have Lithuania listed on records that I have found. So, I need to search deeper and cover everyone associated with the family. Sooner or later, someone is bound to list where they are from on a record (at least that is the hope!).
I also learned that I need to learn a little Russian, at least enough to recognize main record titles. There are some great Russian language tutorials on line at FamilySearch.org. You can also Google Russian language, Russian alphabet, Russian genealogy, etc. You get the idea.
All in all, I had a blast at this workshop and am already planning for next year! Hopefully, I will be able to impress Professor Thom Edlund with my Russian skills! Actually, he is the master so I probably won't impress, but I can at least make a brave attempt at it this year!
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Mr. Lemon has not made a secret of his sexual orientation in his work life; many of his CNN co-workers and managers have long been aware that he is gay. But he still acknowledged that going public in his book carries certain risks.Congratulations Don on coming out of the closet! Your move, Anderson Cooper and yours, too,
"I'm scared," he said in a telephone interview. "I'm talking about something that people might shun me for, ostracize me for."
Even beyond whatever effect his revelation might have on his television career, Mr. Lemon said he recognized this step carried special risk for him as a black man.
"It's quite different for an African-American male," he said. "It's about the worst thing you can be in black culture. You're taught you have to be a man; you have to be masculine. In the black community they think you can pray the gay away." He said he believed the negative reaction to male homosexuality had to do with the history of discrimination that still affects many black Americans, as well as the attitudes of some black women.
"You're afraid that black women will say the same things they do about how black men should be dating black women." He added, "I guess this makes me a double minority now."
So why do it? It really came down to the act of writing the book. Mr. Lemon said he had been on a panel a couple of years ago called "The Black Man in the Age of Obama," and was approached afterward by a publisher's representative about writing an inspirational book.
"It was supposed to be a little pamphlet," he said. "You know: say your prayers; have a good, hearty handshake; say good morning to your boss."
But as he began to write, he came to realize that he could not hold back the truth of who he was. He started to pour out the details of his personal life. How he had grown up not knowing his father, how he had suffered abuse by someone close to him.
When he informed the publisher of his new tack, the initial reaction was caution. But when the editors saw the material, they embraced it. It was left to Mr. Lemon to experience a bout of nerves and suggest at one point that the most personal material be taken out.
"But as I started to read it back, I said, no, leave it," Mr. Lemon said. "I abhor hypocrisy. I think if you're going to be in the business of news, and telling people the truth, of trying to shed light in dark places, then you've got to be honest. You've got to have the same rules for yourself as you do for everyone else."
He has been assured of support by CNN, which has booked him as a guest Monday on its daytime show "CNN Newsroom." He will also be on Joy Behar's show on the network's sister channel, HLN. A few other possibilities remain "up in the air," he said.
Mr. Lemon said he knew that coming out this way would stir up a degree of comment about other television news personalities, and whether any would acknowledge being gay.
"I think it would be great if everybody could be out," he said. "But it's such a personal choice. People have to do it at their own speed. I respect that. I do have to say that the more people who come out, the better it is for everyone, certainly for the Tyler Clementis of the world."
Mr. Clementi was the Rutgers student who committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge after his sexual encounter with a man in his dorm room was shown on the Internet.
"I think if I had seen more people like me who are out and proud, it wouldn't have taken me 45 years to say it," Mr. Lemon said, "to walk in the truth."
Update: He sat down with Joy Behar.