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Apr 23, 2013 | ISBN 9780807000496
Apr 17, 2012 | ISBN 9780807001073
"The definitive book on wind power."—U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, ranking member, House Energy and Commerce Committee
"Makes it clear that … wind is fast becoming a mainstream part of the global energy system."—Dan Reicher, Science
"Warburg's book looks at communities … that have seen a resurgence of farming, manufacturing and entrepreneurial spirit due to an upsurge in wind technology."—Cape Cod Times
"This text will appeal to the idealist and the environmental warrior, providing fuel for wind-power advocates by doing a hefty amount of surface-level research and footwork for them."—Library Journal
"Warburg's attitude toward the probability of energy independence is optimistic and his knowledge extensive"—Publisher's Weekly
"Combining graceful prose, analytical rigor, and colorful characters, Harvest the Wind portrays the excitement of a new industry. Much more than just an exploration of the prospects for wind energy, though, Harvest takes us along on the author's journey through the American heartland in search of the nation's soul, and its future."—Denis Hayes, National Coordinator of the first Earth Day and former director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
"At a time when America faces growing energy, economic, environmental, and national security uncertainties, we need to tap into our core national heritage of self-reliance to turn challenge into opportunity. With Harvest the Wind, Philip Warburg presents a compelling account of real people doing just that. This is the story about our own Greatest Generation creating the victory gardens of the twenty-first century with clean, renewable energy."— Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn, U.S. Navy (ret.), president and CEO, American Council on Renewable Energy
"Ensuring future energy security requires a revolution in our energy thinking. In revolutions, there are winners and losers, and in the global arena there is no doubt that wind will be one of the winners. Warburg provides a vivid portrait of an industry that is quickly proving itself as a model for international collaboration in reducing our dependence on non-renewable energy sources."—Professor Katherine Richardson, Chair, Danish Commission on Climate Change Policy
Chapter 1) Cloud County Revival
Chapter 2) Early Adopters
Chapter 3) Rust Belt Renewables
Chapter 4) The Chinese Are Coming
Chapter 5) Working the Wind
Chapter 6) The Path to Cleaner Energy
Chapter 7) Birds and Bats
Chapter 8) The Neighbors
Chapter 9) Greening the Grid
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This space show illustrates that cosmic collisions are a universal force of nature, both destructive and creative. Dynamic and dazzling, they have created many things we take for granted—the glowing Moon, the sun's warmth and light, our changing seasons, waves washing up on a sandy shore. They've ended the age of the dinosaurs and changed the very map of the cosmos, reforming galaxies and giving birth to new stars and new worlds.
Produced by the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and narrated by Robert Redford. Produced in partnership with NASA, Cosmic Collisions relies on AMNH's Digital Universe, an unparalleled database containing over three billion stars, and on data and visualizations from the world's top astrophysics and research institutions. Cosmic Collisions provides an unprecedented and extraordinary view of these catastrophic and constructive events that have shaped our world and universe.
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Four more employees may have left Infinity Ward
According to a tweet from 3drealms' George Broussard, four more Infinity Ward employees have left Activision today.
3drealms headlines
Duke Begins unearthed by Take-Two lawsuit
A previously unknown Duke Nukem title, Duke Begins, has been unearthed in a lawsuit response from 3DRealms to Take-Two. The game was apparently in the works at a "well-known videogame developer" and was supposed to release by mid-2010. Development began within two months of an October 2007 funding agreement between 3DRealms and Take-Two, with the […]
3DRealms closes, Take-Two keeps hold of Nukem
3DRealms has closed, according to numerous reports, thanks to a lack of funding. "It's not a marketing thing," said company webmaster webmaster Joe Siegler. "It's true. I have nothing further to say at this time." Take-Two issued a statement overnight, saying it's retained the rights to Duke Nukem Forever. "We can confirm that our relationship […]
3DRealms "polishing" DNF
This almost isn't worth the internet it's written on, but 3DRealms reckons it's "polishing" Duke Nukem Forever at the moment, which means you man see the shooter sometime before you're dead. "We're doing a lot of polishing of set pieces, environments, and characters," said art director Tramell Isaac. Duke Nukem Forever has been in development […]


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I can't find anything on the new protocol details... just the capability inquiry sysex additions.
Lots of promise but is it ready?
It looks like there's backwards compatibility, so we should be able to create MIDI 2.0 hardware devices that work fine with existing MIDI drivers and systems.
MIDI 2.0 had an interop plugfest at NAMM this year but the spec is still secret unless you are a) a paying member of the MMA or EMEI or b) have signed an NDA.
The MIDI Manufacturer's Association (MMA) is rather old-school when it comes to transparency. They release the final approved spec and nothing beforehand, even if that takes years. I have been encouraging them to be more open and have drafts for public review, for a couple of years now.
MPE is an example where a leaked draft spec totally helped with adoption, so when the final spec was released there was already momentum behind it.
There's always a risk with standards that if you release a draft too soon the draft spec becomes over-adopted in beta warts and all. That happened with DALI (Lighitng interface). They've had to rebrand now to DALI 2, what was originally DALI-Ex as the specs changed so much since the draft and the market ended up utterly confused - and they still are.
MIDI 2.0 can be transmitted over cables that don't have such bulky connectors...
LOL this too sweet to delete.. so much effort .. what to do? just block "them" (Melanie @ Dianne with the same IP)?
Soon you will see spam-links in their posts.
Pretty 'on topic' for spam placeholders. Kudos.
If anyone were to post such a thing, or anonymously email it to me, I'd definitely read it.
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Yes its beautiful work...Anyone would fall in love with this kind ..."
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@Dianne76 - Welcome - what is your favorite thing about Teensy ? Just the MIDI utility it offers?
There appear to be some 'new' details available about 2.0 (despite "articles-old" in the URL some content appears to be very recent).
While there is no full release, it gives some description of message architecture which I've not seen before.


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I finally got around to trying out the Perl ArcV2 library that
I mentioned earlier. It didn't go well.
There were some issues early on that were due to me not having the sasl libraries installed on my Ubuntu. After rectifying that it made it past the pre-requisites.
However, the Arc tests did not work.
Running make test PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /u/jared/packages/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t t/arc1.t .. 1/17 shutdown() on closed socket GEN0 at /u/packages/lib/perl5/5.10.1/i686-linux-thread-multi/IO/Socket.pm line 295. t/arc1.t .. 2/17 # Failed test at t/arc1.t line 61. # Failed test at t/arc1.t line 63. Test Summary Report ------------------- t/arc1.t (Wstat: 3328 Tests: 17 Failed: 13) Failed tests: 3-15 Non-zero exit status: 13
I glanced at the tests to see what had managed to succeed. It doesn't look good. Pretty much only
ok(1) commands with no predicate passed.
Having said that, the test script looks interesting. It forks a process to fire up the server before running the tests. I'm reminded again how much I miss stuff like
fork() when doing Windows development.
use Test::More tests => 17; use strict; # To work as a client/server we have to fork my $pid = fork(); my $user = "mannfred"; my $pass = "klaus"; if ($pid == 0) { # Child use Arc::Server; use Arc::Connection::Server; my $server = new Arc::Server(...); $server->Start(); exit 0; } elsif ($pid) { # Parent use Arc::Connection::Client; ok(1); #1 sleep(3); # Wait for the server to get ready my $client = new Arc::Connection::Client(...) or ok(0); ok(1); #2 my $s; if ($client->StartSession()) { ok(1); } else { ok(0); } # ... }
I then split out the client and server so I could run them individually.
$ perl -Mblib=../blib test-client.pl [err]: (client) Evaluation of command _RAUTHTYPE failed (Can't locate auto/Authen/SASL/Cyrus/need_step.al in @INC (@INC contains: ../blib/arch ../blib/lib /u/packages/lib/perl5/5.10.1/i686-linux-thread-multi /u/packages/lib/perl5/5.10.1 /u/packages/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1/i686-linux-thread-multi /u/packages/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1 .) at ../blib/lib/Arc/Connection/Client.pm line 157).
The server output looked like this.
$ perl -Mblib=../blib test-server.pl [info]: (server) Arc v2.1 Session recognized. [err]: (server) Connection closed by foreign host.
Okay, so it looks like the code has bit-rotted away (the last release was in 2005). This is the line in Arc::Connection::Client that is failing. need_step() is no longer mentioned in the SASL documentation.
if ($sasl->need_step || $sasl->code == 0) {
The question is, how much I would have to change to get this to work. Or to put another way, is what I have already with my AnyEvent based code closer to what I need than the currently broken Arc.
And if it doesn't even work on Linux, what chance do I have on Windows.


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New York Times Article on Amount of Alcohol Use in Half-Blood Prince
Jul 29, 2009
HBP Film
A columnist for the New York Times has written a piece that asks "Does Hogwarts have a drinking problem?" in relation to what they seem to feel is rampant drinking that takes place in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The article starts out by claiming "parents may be surprised by the starring role given to alcohol. In
scene after scene, the young wizards and their adult professors are
seen sipping, gulping and pouring various forms of alcohol to calm
their nerves, fortify their courage or comfort their sorrows."
The author of the piece continues: "Previous Harry Potter movies have shown drinking, but this one takes it to a new level. In one scene, Harry, Ron and Hermione order butterbeers at the pub, and Hermione ends up with a frothy mustache. While it's never been entirely clear whether butterbeer is alcoholic, it seems to have an effect on the normally uptight Hermione, who acts tipsy walking home as she throws her arms around the boys.
the mother of a 10-year-old Harry Potter fan, I was taken aback by the
reaction of the young people in the theater. They snickered at
Hermione's goofy grin and, later, guffawed when an inebriated Hagrid
passed out. While I don't think my daughter fully understood what was
going on, I wondered how other parents, educators and addiction experts
would react.
Liz Perle, a mother of two teenage boys and the
editor in chief of Common Sense Media, which reviews books, movies and
Web content aimed at children, said she was bothered by so many scenes
showing alcohol as a coping mechanism. "Hermione is such a
tightly wound young lady, but she's liberated by some butterbeer' she
said. "The message is that it gives you liquid courage to put your arms
around the guy you really like but are afraid to."
…"Overseas audiences may respond differently to the drinking scenes. In
England, the legal drinking age is 18, but 16-year-olds can order
alcohol if they're eating a meal. (Even by those standards, the
teenagers in the movie were flouting the law: during the pub scene, no
food was served.)
A response from Warner Bros "said the drinking scenes were "open to different interpretations. 'One
of our main objectives in bringing the Harry Potter films to the screen
has been to remain as faithful to their original source material as
created by J. K Rowling' the company wrote in an e-mail message,
adding that the wizarding world "should not be held to the same
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WASHINGTON – The House Republican majority shot down a Democratic effort Thursday to condemn Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House oversight committee, for the "disrespectful manner" in which he adjourned a hearing as the panel's top Democrat was speaking.
[Updated, 10:36 p.m. PST March 6: Later, Issa said he had personally apologized to the Democratic lawmaker who was cut short during the hearing. "I just wanted to clear the air with @RepCummings," Issa said on Twitter, referring to Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md).
He linked to an interview he gave to the San Diego Union-Tribune, in which he reported he had apologized to the lawmaker. "Mr. Cummings is a member of Congress who works very hard for his constituents," he said.
Issa called what happened at the hearing "an unfortunate incident" and said he should have handled the matter differently.
"I could have offered to reopen the hearing and allowed him to make a second statement," Issa told the paper. "As chairman, I should have been much more sensitive to the mood of what was going on, and I take responsibility."
Cummings confirmed in a statement that the two had spoken.
"This evening, Chairman Issa telephoned me and apologized for his conduct, and I accepted his apology," the statement said. "My sincere hope is that as we move forward, we will respect the opinions of all members of the committee, we will proceed in a deliberate and considered manner to obtain the facts, we will refrain from making accusations that have no basis in fact, and we will seek resolution rather than unnecessary conflict."]
Wednesday's hearing heightened partisan tensions in the Capitol and revived a debate on whether Issa, the Obama administration's chief antagonist in Congress, has been working to root out government wrongdoing or pushing a partisan agenda.
Democrats criticized Issa (R-Vista) for turning off Cummings' microphone during a hearing in which a former Internal Revenue Service official invoked her 5th Amendment right not to testify about the agency's alleged targeting of conservative groups.
Issa tried to question Lois Lerner anyway, without success. After Issa banged the gavel to adjourn the hearing, Cummings asked to speak.
"Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I have a statement. I have a procedural question, Mr. Chairman," Cummings said. "Mr. Chairman, you cannot run a committee like this. ... We're better than that as a country. We're better than that as a committee."
Issa said Cummings could ask his question.
But after Cummings began to speak, Issa said: "We're adjourned. Close it down," and signaled the GOP staff, with his hand across his neck, to turn off the microphone.
On Thursday, Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio) introduced a resolution assailing Issa for his "abusive behavior," accusing him of violating House rules that require members to "behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House."
The Republican majority tabled the resolution on a party-line vote.
Fudge, chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, also sent a letter to House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) calling on him to remove Issa as chairman of the oversight panel.
Bohener said Issa was "within his rights to adjourn the hearing when he did."
"He's done an effective job as chairman, and I support him," Boehner said at his weekly news conference.
Issa spokesman Frederick Hill said Democrats' criticism "only underscores their vehement opposition to getting to the bottom of wrongdoing at the IRS. Chairman Issa is committed to continuing the investigation."
Every Democrat on the oversight committee had signed a letter calling on Issa to apologize. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) said Cummings was seeking to "elicit information that Mr. Issa supposedly wanted, except it might not have been what he wanted to hear, so he shut it down. It wasn't just about being rude. It's about not hearing what you don't want to hear."
Issa began his investigation after an audit found that IRS staff in Cincinnati had inappropriately flagged conservative organizations, pulling aside applications with keywords such as "tea party" and policy objectives such as "educating on the Constitution and Bill of Rights." The organizations were seeking recognition as tax-exempt social welfare groups, which are permitted to do a limited amount of political activity, as long as it is not their primary purpose.
Democrats say progressive groups were flagged as well as tea party organizations. They say the investigation has turned up no evidence that any extra scrutiny was given to applications from conservative groups for tax-exempt status.
Issa told reporters Wednesday that the hearing was a continuation of an earlier meeting where lawmakers had already made opening statements.
After the hearing, Issa told Fox's Greta van Susteren that Cummings "didn't have a question. He was endlessly slandering the efforts of the committee."
Issa has headed the House's top investigative committee since his party took control of the House after the 2010 election. He must give up the gavel at the end of this session because of GOP-imposed term limits on chairmen.
The brouhaha brought back memories of a 2003 House Ways and Means Committee hearing that exploded into a near-brawl as insults like "wimp" and "fruitcake" were exchanged and the Capitol police were summoned.
Reps. Pete Stark (D-Hayward) and Scott McInnis (R-Colo.) were said to be ready to exchange blows, but Stark, then 71, later ridiculed that a fight was about to erupt.
"I'm an elderly gentleman," he said. "I haven't been in a fight involving bodily contact for over 60 years.... Look, I fall over trying to put on my underwear in the morning."
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- Race:
- Monaco GP2 round
- Drivers:
- Johnny Cecotto
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- Marcus Ericsson
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- Davide Valsecchi
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- Giedo van der Garde
- Teams:
- Barwa Addax Team
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- Carlin
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Johnny Cecotto sealed his first GP2 victory with an assured pole-to-flag drive, holding off Marcus Ericsson, Giedo van der Garde and Davide Valsecchi in a nail-biting finish. Max Chilton was fifth, despite starting on the front row, from Jolyon Palmer, James Calado and Stephane Richelmi.
"I can't describe it! It's just amazing," said Cecotto afterwards. "To win here is a thing that only the top of the top have won, so to win here in Monaco is just amazing! To win in these streets, you have no time, not even a tenth of a second, to think of anything else: almost not even the time to press the button and take a drink, because if you let the steering wheel go it's almost a sure crash!"
Cecotto had never finished on the podium in over two seasons of GP2 racing, but the son of former Formula One driver, also Johnny, drove a flawless race en route to a deserved win. His stunning last lap in the split GP2 qualifying session gave him the pole advantage and he got the start he wanted, leading into the first corner from Ericsson and Van der Garde, who recovered from a stall at the start of the installation lap to jump past Chilton.
Razia maintained his starting position of fifth ahead of Jolyon Palmer with series leader Davide Valsecchi under huge pressure from Esteban Gutierrez. Josef Kral, however, was an early casualty, stopping at turn four.
With the majority of drivers starting on the super soft compound and passing opportunities few and far between, the race was always going to come down to the all-important pit stops.
Chilton was the first of the front runners to pit on lap 20, shortly followed by Ericsson and Van de Garde a lap later. The stops saw Valsecchi briefly inherit the lead but Cecotto's 17.3 second cushion allowed him the comfort zone to come out in second place after his stop and he was back in front after the championship leader's stop.
Ericsson reeled him in and closed the gap to within half a second, making it a nervy last couple of laps but Cecotto held on for a memorable win and the first of the season for Addax.
The result means that Valsecchi still leads the championship with 141 points from Razia on 104. Calado and Van der Garde are tied for third with 75 points apiece going into Saturday's sprint race.


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Company Name:HCL.
Qualification:B. Tech,BCA,B.Sc(CS/IT/Mathematics/Statistics).
Experience:Freshers (2013 Passed Outs)
Job Location:Chennai.
Venue Location:Noida.
Walk-in Dates:16th,17th June 2013.
Walk-in Time: 8 AM.
Job Descriptions:
HCL Walk-in For Freshers (2013 Passed Outs) On 16th,17th June 2013 .
- Provide hardware / software / network problem diagnosis resolutionviaemail/chat/ telephone/web, Monitoring & Management of various IT Infrastructure components for customers end users
- Identify, evaluate and prioritize customer problems and escalations
- Respond to and diagnose, problems through discussions with users, including problem recognition, logs, research, isolation, resolution, and follow-up steps. Provide level 1 support and perform other activities based adhering on SOPs/work instructions
- Responsible for activities relating to the evaluation, analysis, setup of PC-based software products (e.g.word processors, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, database management systems, electronic mail, and communications), client software &basic network connectivity problems within SLA (If any)
- Use the Incident Management System to document information and manage problems and work requests and their respective resolutions and circumvention's
- Analyze, acknowledge & record each & every alert in the monitoring tools & handle the alerts as per their impact
- Administer and provide User account provisioning & activities
- Assign work orders / incidents to appropriate support teams and follow up until closure.
- Route problems to internal 2nd and 3rd level IT support staff
- Escalate complex problem to appropriate support specialists
- Routine maintenance updates with other IT staff and business units
- Initiates,Coordinate and manage relationships with vendors and support staff that provide hardware / software / network problem resolution
- Participate in on-going training and departmental development
- Ready to work in rotational shifts, 24 x 7 shifts to provide monitoring of IT infrastructure support
Requirement Skills:
- Excellent communication and conversation skills (Verbal and Written)
- Good documentation skills
- Good working knowledge of MS OFFICE
- Should have good customer handling skills
- Able to handle unforeseen situations
- High level of acceptance
- Can drive HCLs value and its methodology
Technical Skills / Experience/Certification requirements :
- Ability to successfully provide hardware/software/network problem analysis and resolution support over the phone
- Personal dedication to providing high quality, superior service at all times. Ability to finish what is started is a must
- Ability to integrate as a cross-functional, team player in a fast-paced environment where all information is shared
- Ability to learn new information quickly and the willingness to do so at all times
- Ability to work flexible hours from time to time to cover for other staff
- Should have understanding of IT Environment and ready to learn new processes and technologies
- Customer Focus
- Teamwork
- Technical Expertise
- Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Concern for Order and Quality
- Knowledge of basic Networking and other technologies
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- Good to have basic understanding of Client Server Architecture, OS
- CCNA/MCP/MSCAPreferred
Education requirements :
- B.Tech (CS/IT/EEE/ECE/E&I) , BCA/ B.Sc. - (CS / IT / Mathematics / Statistics)
- 60% throughout in academics
- No current backlogs
- 2013 Pass Out only
Terms & Conditions :
- Willing to sign Service agreement (As applicable)
- Willing to relocate, if required
- Willing to work in 24*7 environment
- CTC of 1.8 L
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Begian beer and bike racing. The Trappist monk connection.
Beer, bike racing and Trappist monks. Nothing weird about that.
With Omloop Het Niuewsblad and Sunday's Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne just days away, we raise a glass of Trappist beer in toast and hail the stellar efforts of Dutch brewing. After all, you gotta wash those frites down with something. Budweiser would just be bad form, like showing up to race the cobbles on a Schwinn Varsity.
Belgium is not just bike race crazy, they're bonkers about beer. Belly up to the bar and you have your choice of a wide range of styles from lambic, Flemish red, abbey, Oud bruin, pale and amber lagers to saison, dubbel and tripel. (No quadruple but here are the top 25.)
When it comes to making beer with religious fervor, the Belgian Trappist monks are the masters. Trappist beers are considered by beer critics to be among the finest in the world.
Here's the six pack: Achel, Chimay, Orval, Rochefort, Westmalle, and Westvleteren. That last one was named best beer in the world a few years back and the monks are now forced to ration sales. But Boonen is always good for a extra case.
There is no one Trappist taste profile and each of the abbeys brew their own distinctive recipes. The classic Chimay has aromas of malt, apricots and black currants. While the famous, deep chocolate colored Westvleteren 8 brings to mind figs, plums and raisins. Reviews of the Rochefort Ten mention a port-like complexity of raisins, plums, hard candy and sherry.
All Trappist beer is "bottle conditioned" which means, like wine, it's only going to get better with age. Not like that six pack of Corona you had left over from last summer. For a wonderful little Belgian beer tasting blog, check out Mr. Cook.
For a beer to qualify for Trappist certification, the brewery must be in or near a monastery, monks must play a role in production and all profits must support the monastery or outside social programs. Would sponsoring the Quick Step team quality? Of course it does. Manager Patrick Lefevere backs the team bus up to the monastery loading dock after every big race.
The monks take the three vows of stability, fidelity to monastic life, and obedience. At least two of those vows guarantee you a fantastic beer because you know they're paying attention to the brewing process.
Throw in a near vow of silence and you have a fiendish focus on producing the heavenly elixir. God is watching and he hates Michelob Ultra — this despite Lance Armstrong's claim that it "complements my active lifestyle."
Those of us back in the states owe Belgium many thanks for inspiring the fabulous beer coming out of Fort Collins, Colorado. The New Belgium Brewery began as a wild idea after the founder took a bike trip across God's gift to cobblestones. In fact, they even took back the Belgian power source — it's the only wind-powered brewery in America.
Okay, we've saluting all things Dutch to in preparation for the cobblestones. We've waxed musical about Golden Earring and the classic Radar Love song, we've examined the Belgian fascination with frites and plumbed the mysteries of the Dutch Bike craze.
In other words, we've worked up quite a thirst. It being Friday, it's time for a run to Beverages & More for a few sixers of the monk masterwork.
The Dutch Bike craze. The humble Belgian commuter bike becomes an "it" object.
(Note: This is our third installment of Dutch Treats in celebration of the fast approaching race season in Belgium.)
The responsibility for the current Dutch Bike craze falls squarely on the Dutch. The wonderful irony is, the entire cycling universe is in ecstasy but not the Dutch. Not their style to get worked up about utilitarian, functional commuter bikes they've been riding for decades. Way of life meets marketing fad.
Jump on the web and the Dutch Bike hoopla is everywhere. From New York City to Tokyo, taking in go-green advocates, downshifting rebels, urban hipsters, fashion designers, high end lifestyle brands and best of all, sexy stay-at-home moms.
Trendsetters who never work up a sweat in vigorous activity of any sort speak in glowing terms of the Dutch bike as part of the "new art of living."
But fads, as any marketing pro will tell you, get pretty pricey. The designer coffee addiction gave us the $1000 espresso machine. People are shelling out two or three grand for an imported "Dutch Style Bike." The same dollars will get you titanium race bike instead of the black clunker that hasn't undergone much technological advancement since World War II.
No less than the New York Times did a photo spread on the new commuter fashion styles inspired by the Belgian housewife running to town for milk and bread. The Times went so far as to call it the current "it object". This occasioned laughter in the blog forums around the world. Critics point to the difference between true "bike culture" and the trendy bike subculture in the states.
Yes, the Dutch bike has hit the big time. You can buy a Dutch bike from a least a dozen companies that specialize in the basic black, non-nonsense beast. Even fashion designers are putting their personal stamp on Dutch cruisers and style powerhouse Fendi does a fashion forward version which you can ride to pick up your Vogue magazine.
Hip clothing chain Urban Outfitters does their own single speed twist in a rainbow palette. Not to be outdone, J Crew shows off the Dutch bike with the sweaters, chinos and suede boots. Even monkey boy Paul Frank sells his take on Dutch-inspired two wheeled locomotion.
All owe their existence to the clunky, black, heavy-as-a-tank, Dutch bike. The upright riding position, the enclosed chain guard, the wrap around handlebars, the basket and fenders and racks. Pure inspiration. Yet something does tend to get lost in translation. It's the difference between trusted tool requiring no poetry or justification and the designer accessory packaged as clever and envious lifestyle choice.
The Dutch Bike craze isn't riding off into the sunset anytime soon. In part because everyone is bored with the aluminum Trek and Specialized mountain bikes on the roof rack of the SUV. Here in Norcal, people want to regale you with their $50 pinot and then slide you out to the garage to show off their pristine Dutch cruiser.
Google the blogs and you'll find much amusing talk about "spokes" models for commuter bikes from starlets like Naomi Watts and Chloë Sevigny and actress Famke Janssen. They're going Dutch baby, at least for the photo-op and the sound bite about the ethereal beauty of the Belgian steel mammoth and you know, saving the planet. And those svelte babes love carbo-loading with Belgian frites.
At Dutchbikes.com they will sell you a classic Gazelle but if the Belgian slice of commuter heaven doesn't move you, they also sell Danish bikes. MyDutchBike in San Francisco will set you up with a Dutch ride so your latte run matches your conceptual package.
Famed Dutch bike manufacturer Batavus is now surrounded by an aura of profound hipness that no doubt surprises the company. Always on the lookout the the next trend, Slate magazine devotes several thousand words to their Belgian test rides.
Somehow, the Dutch Bike traveled to that final destination. Its climbed up to into the beautiful philosophical realm of Aristotelian nobility. The perfect object. A common- man fusion of basic transport and high art.
Twisted Spoke is thinking about crazy artist and brilliant self marketer Marcel Duchamp. The wacky Frenchman stuck a bicycle wheel and fork on a stool, placed it in a museum and called it "readymade art."
That's the Dutch bike.
Radio Shack's Horner takes 2nd in queen stage in Sardinia and breaks nothing.
Gumby is back. Yes, he breaks but he always comes back strong. Veteran American rider Chris Horner showed everybody in the Tour of Sardinia he's feeling few effects from his five major crashes last year.
The bald headed rider from Bend, Oregon put on an impressive display in the queen stage, finishing 2nd to Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) in an uphill finish on Monte Ortobene. Radio Shack fans should note Jani Brajkovic also jammed hard, taking sixth place.
Horner, who last season crashed out of the Tour of California and Tour of Spain, is definitely feeling better this year. Which is good because his health plan practically cancelled him. "I feel good, very good. Even yesterday I could have won if the profile in the race book would have been correct," said Horner.
Dimwit race books — who writes those things anyway? Horner was gracious about the Liquigas winner –"Today Kreuziger was stronger. The climb was long but not so steep. Not steep enough for a real climber like me. We had the wind in the back. It was more a finish for riders with the real power in the legs."
Nice to see that Mr. Horner has his form back in form. He practically had his own Astana MASH unit last season — they ran out of surgical wrap and had to to use duct tape.
He'd broken so many bones he looked like an old G.I Joe doll some kid had mangeled to death. You know, foot twisted backwards, one arm gone, face half melted after torture over barbecue grill flames. Rough stuff, baby.
A month ago in interviews he was still saying his body hurt and that basically at his age and with the number of crashes he'd survived, he was always going to hurt until he hung up the bike. But who wants to give up "The Bike With The Thousand R Logos?"
With three stages to go and Horner only four seconds away from the leader's jersey, Sardinia is gonna get spicy — like mafia spicy. Chris Horner, ride fast, but mostly keep the bike upright — the boss needs you in July.
Belgian Frites. Would Belgian bike racing be the same without them?
In our second installment of Dutch treats to celebrate the fast approaching Belgian racing season, we tackle the tantalizing subject of Belgian frites, the beloved Dutch snack.
Bike racing and Belgian frites are so deeply intertwined in the culture that it's fair to ask if one could survive without the other. There is no tour of Flanders without Tour of Frites. Potatoes meet Peloton.
Paul Ilegems, author of four, count 'em, four books on the subject, claims in all seriousness that "the frite stand is the only national symbol in Belgium," noting that the country is divided between people who speak Flemish and those who speak French. Of course, the other unifying element would be the national craze for bike racing.
Ilegems himself is so obsessed with the snack that he assembled an 80-piece exhibit on frite culture, which consists of paintings, sculptures and other artifacts. And he is not alone in his reverence. In 2007, the medieval town of Brugge opened a Belgian Frite museum. What a brilliant excuse to eat fast food — "uhh, I just stopped at the museum, I was hungry."
Frite facts: research shows Belgium's 6.5 million Dutch-speakers and 4 million Francophones average a weekly visit to one of their country's 5,000 or so fry shops and shacks. Dutch-speakers call such shops "frietkotten." Francophones call them "baraques a frites." (Nobody calls them McDonalds.) Either way, the translation is "fry hovel" — and that's seen as a compliment.
Belgians fry shacks serve heaps of finger-thick fries wrapped in paper cones and topped by any of 20 or 30 sauces, from Sauce Andalouse (tomato and paprika), Sauce Dynamite (spicy!) or Sauce Crocodile (tamarind-flavored). You can be sure some frietkotten shop has a Sauce Cannibal (a Merckx fave) and a Tornado Tom sauce – which adds a light dusting of cocaine.
There is some controversy as to who invented the frite, with the French sneaking in the back door for credit. Not true, however. Belgian historian Jo Gerard reveals that potatoes were already fried in 1680 in the Netherlands, in the area of "the Meuse valley between Dinant and Liège, Belgium." Throw that trivia out next time you're watching the Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic.
We are indebted the the brilliant Belgianfries.com for this definitive definition of the Belgian frite.
This website is the go-to resource for all things frite. Michael Mes is the self proclaimed Missionary of the Belgian Frites. Twisted Spoke highly recommends a visit to immerse yourself in the history, recipes, culinary paraphernalia and an exhaustive data base of every frite shop in the entire universe.
He even consults if you want to open the first Belgian Frite shack in Mississippi or Brisbane or the Kazak capital of Astana. Vino Frites, anyone?
What would be cooler than a mobile Twisted Spoke frite shop traveling the route of the Tour of California? We'll concoct a Tex-Mex Armstrong Sauce just for the occasion. So many frites, so little time.
In any case, you are now frite fortified and ready for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Fast food, fast races.
(Thursday we'll have our third installment of Dutch treats to celebrate the opening of the classics season. Beer anyone?)
Golden Earring. The Belgian hard-men of Rock 'n' Roll.
The Belgian racing season is just about to kick off this weekend with two semi-classics: Omloop Het Niuewsblad on Saturday and Sunday's Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne. As the young kids in Norcal say, awesome sauce.
We decided to celebrate this auspicious occasion with some Dutch treats for the rest of the week. First off, a musical tribute from the most famous Dutch rock 'n' roll outfit there is. Golden Earring, baby, and their legendary, one-bass-note-thumping, monster hit, Radar Love.
Golden Earring was founded in 1961, the year Belgian Rick Van Looy won Paris-Roubaix, and they're still rockin.' That's the kind of raw staying power and attitude you need to win on the cobblestones.
The GE boys just celebrated their 49th anniversary — how is that possible? Because George Kooymans and his neighbor, Rinus Gerritsen started this thing at ages 13 and 15. And it's the same four original guys, no line-up changes! Rock on, Dutch dudes.
Fascinating tidbit: the band was originally named The Tornados — yes, just like Belgian superstar and King of the Cobbles, Tornado Tom Boonen. A quick look at their song titles and it's clear these guys know what it takes to win a bike race on the stones in miserable Belgian weather.
The Devil Made Me Do It, Something Heavy Going Down, My Killer, My Shadow, Temporary Madness, This Wheel's on Fire and Another 45 Miles. Sounds like the dramatic soundtrack music to a long, hard, ball-busting, leg-breaking day in the saddle.
But if you're Golden Earring, those kinds of brutal sacrifice are worth it. You've shared the stage with the Kinks, Zeppelin, Hendrix, Kiss and Aerosmith. So you tell me right now Golden Earring don't know who's winning Omloop Het Niuewsblad and Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne.
"It's my baby calling, says I need you here, And it's half past four and I'm shifting gear." Pump the tires, oil the drive-train and blast Radar Love. It's almost Belgian time. In fact, why not invite GE to join Phil Liggett for the TV coverage?
(TS note: Dingle in South Africa reminded me that Thys Van Leer and Focus was the greatest Dutch band. Yes, I did have their first disc. Awesome sauce.)
Gert Steegman's "headache." To race or not to race post-concussion.
Gert Steegmans of Radio Shack suffered a concussion five days ago in stage three of the Volta ao Algarve. Not surprisingly his participation in this weekend's Omloop Het Niuewsblad and Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne is questionable.
Perhaps even more questionable is the reaction from Radio Shack Directeur Sportif Dirk Demol, who told sporza.be "The headache must be completely gone, otherwise I won't let him start." Uhh, we're dealing with far more than a headache here — gobbling a few extra strength Aspirin is not the solution.
This kind of quote reminds Twisted Spoke of the old school football coaches — "get the hell back on the field, kid — you just had your bell rung, ya pussy." After years of stonewalling on the subject of concussions, the National Football League is finally taking it more seriously. The same can't be said for professional hockey which is witnessing the early retirements of star players afraid of the long term consequences of multiple concussions.
We can appreciate Demol's Belgian hard-man attitude. Top athletes are genetic freaks blessed with incredible physical capacities including recovery. Their bodies can simply do and in this case undo things mere mortals can't. After a crash like that we'd be in full traction mumbling like a vegetable and eating food from a baby jar.
The International Symposium on Concussion in Sport defines a concussion as a "complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by traumatic biomechanical forces." Like slamming into a parked car then smacking your brain on the road like Steegmans.
Experts say recovery time is variable depending on the severity of the concussion and the individual althlete but they all agree on the symptoms associated with 'post-concussion syndrome." The after effects include "dizziness, fatigue and problems with concentration and memory, which can persist for weeks, months or even years after concussion." Given that timetable, a physically grueling bike race sounds like a bad idea even if the "headache" is gone.
Is dizziness an asset when riding at high speed over brutal cobblestones? Is lingering fatigue a plus for handling the rigors of Omloop Het Niuewsblad and Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne back-to-back? Isn't a problem with concentration a serious liability when racing for hours and hours in a tight pack of aggressive riders going full gas? Another bad crash would put Steegman's entire Spring campaign in danger, besides the scary consequences of a second concussion.
Seems like Gert Steegmans and Dirk Demol should agree to skip this weekend's races. A no-brainer, really. Sure, that's a headache for Radio Shack but the alternative sure sounds worse.
Michael Ball and Rock Racing. License to say goodbye, pro cycling.
Wassup with designer jeans mogul and Rock Racing cycling team CEO Michael Ball?
Confusion reigns. Not, like, which hot models to hire for the new photo-shoot, not what crazy stitching to put on the back of the jeans pockets, not how much cocaine to order for the babes. That's fun stuff.
No, it's the damn cycling team. Can't Ball just concentrate on his business model? The man is trying to make bank in a comatose economy — he has enough worries. And these freakin' UCI lawyers with their paper work, Continental, half continental, super funky continental, who can keep up with that crap? Is that a category or a hotel breakfast? My boys wanna ride the big races, what's with the forest-killing paperwork?
The cone of silence around Rock Racing leads us to believe the crazy merger plans and South of the Border license tricks have failed. There will be no Rock Racing Murcia Mexico Mozambique Mars arrangement. Which on comedy alone is a bummer for yours truly. Twisted Spoke is already on record: cycling needs Rock Racing because every sport needs a bad-boy team in black with a skull on the chest. Just basic marketing. Floor tile and ceramic dinnerware are okay sponsors but where's the sex in that?
What the holy hell cakes — what is going on with Rock Racing? Nobody knows, apparently not even Michael Ball. He's on a yacht off Tunisia partying hard. He's at his New York digs looking at Fall 2011 designs. He's in Milan or Croatia looking at fabric or deep in the denim mines of Central Mongolia. He's treating his team like a new Rock and Republic concept for socks: he's interested but it's strictly back-burner.
A team dangles in the wind. Are they holing up with Murcia, merging with Mexico or trading international felon Floyd Landis for a Protour license? Are they auctioning off Patrick McCarthy and a few other American riders in an attempt at a fast and cheap Mexican make-over?
Oscar Sevilla is wandering around Colombia with a pregnant wife wondering where his next pay check is coming from. Rock riders Tony Cruz, Freddy Rodriguez, David Martin, Florentino Marquez, Mauro Richeze, Patrick McCarthy and Jose Enrique deserve far better. Floyd Landis, well, really hard to say what he deserves at this point — ask FakeFloyd. (Interesting to note, there is no FakeArmstrong.)
Michael Ball, issue a statement. Something like "I tried to bring my rock and roll show and my sexy babes to this tired tradition-bound sport but the suits kept wrecking my party. I'll miss my boys but adios." Something, anything.
Ball cannot fundamentally understand what is wrong with these UCI people. Have they never been to a party where people had sex in the bathrooms? Don't they ever have so much fun they puked in the hot-tub? Have they never tried mixing crystal meth with a White Russian just to see, you know, what happens?
Michael, say goodbye to the sport, give your riders a nice severance package and move on. Twisted Spoke is gonna miss you, man.
Special note of thanks to Patron Saint of Twisted Spoke, James Raia at the SFExaminer cycling desk. For his amusing insights on Ball and Rock, click on over.


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August was by far the biggest month of the year for our family.
On August 1st, we loaded up in the van and left North Carolina.
We drove through Virginia to Tennessee, and visited Jeff's parents.
And then headed through Kentucky and Ohio, stopping in Indiana to visit my sister and nephews.
We drove through Illinois, dealt with Chicago traffic, and stopped at the border of Wisconsin to visit my parents. While there, I was able to enjoy some very old family photos.
Attend my 20th High School Class Reunion, and see both of my Aunts & Uncles.
Then we drove on to roads that our family has never been on. The real adventure began. We saw the Mississippi River
A Spam Museum, Jolly Green Giant, strange sculptures along the Interstate, and even a Corn Museum.
We headed through South Dakota and saw Mount Rushmore and did a detour through the AMAZING Badlands.
We headed through Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Washington State.
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We dealt with treacherous roads and lots of rain, before finally arriving in the state of the Last Frontier!
And the end of the Alaskan Highway!
It was a 5,000 mile trip of a lifetime!
In September, we did a little sight-seeing, hiking, fishing, and even panning for gold.
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In October, we had another great view of the Northern Lights.
We had a moose run through our back yard.
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November brought with it beautiful winter scenery, and a couple field trips. One to a local museum.
And another for some fresh air and fun!
The menfolk did some hunting...
and Jen and I did some sight-seeing around Fairbanks...and North Pole.
This part of Alaska saw some severe weather the week of Thanks Giving, and had to close school for the first time in 37 years....because it RAINED.
And I hosted the 256th week of the Carnival of Homeschooling.
And finally, December.
My baby girl turned 18 years old.
We had a unit Christmas party, complete with dog sled rides.
The boys dug out a snow tunnel.
And we enjoyed a wonderful Christmas in Ice, in the North Pole of Alaska.
It has been an amazing year. We saw things we had never seen before, took the longest road trip imaginable, with 5 people, 2 dogs and a cat in a mini-van, saw breath-taking sights, and began an adventure in the beautiful land of Alaska.
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Eppie Johnson was a Sacramento restaurateur and philanthropist. He owned a chain of restaurants throughout Northern California, and started the "Eppie's Great Race" triathlon in the 1970's.
The annual event, which takes place on the American River Parkway, and involves kayaking, cycling and running, has raised more than $1 million dollars for programs that help mentally and physically challenged people in Sacramento County.
Johnson's family says he died in his sleep this past weekend.
Eppie Johnson appeared on Capital Public Radio's Insight in June; about a month after he turned 85. Host Beth Ruyak asked him about the milestone.
"At 85 years old, I feel pretty good. I've got grandchildren and I've got recognition in the community and I've gotten into the position that I think the great race is part of Sacramento's fabric and there's people behind me, they're going to keep it going."
Johnson said his son George has stepped into his father's shoes to organize "Eppie's Great Race." "Hopefully we can train my grandson to do the same thing. Maybe we can get this thing going for generations. Who knows?"
Johnson's 10-year-old grandson is also named Eppie, after his grandfather.
Ruyak also asked Johnson whether he had anything on his "bucket list" - anything he'd still like to do, and he said no.
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The next morning, when Alfred interrupts the Mackay breakfast because he is upset about the review, Larry tries to reassure his friend that he wrote it in the kindest way possible. Distraught about the confrontation, Larry and Kate have breakfast at a local restaurant, where Deborah Vaughn, the star of Alfred's show, slaps Larry in front of a cameraman who captures the embarrassing moment on film. When the picture makes front-page headlines, much to Alfred and Deborah's chagrin, Larry, with encouragement from Kate, publishes a column alongside the photo claiming the show's popularity is dependent not on Deborah's paltry acting but on her sub-par derriere. Days later at a society cocktail party, Larry enjoys being the center of attention while Kate is largely ignored by the pretentious crowd. When Deborah seeks Larry's forgiveness and saunters in front of him hoping that he will reconsider his opinion of her behind, Larry gladly approves to charm the crowd. Meanwhile, Alfred warns Kate that Larry is on his way to becoming a critic who thinks his own jokes are better than any play he reviews. As they leave, Larry ridicules the play opening that evening.
At home after attending the drama, an infuriated Kate asks Larry if he disliked the play before seeing it, alluding to his cocktail party remark. Larry assures her he had not prejudged it, thus appeasing Kate. Days later, as Larry reads Joe's biblical play, he harshly criticizes him for writing about an era he has not researched. Offended, Joe tells Larry that he is not the same man from whom Joe once sought an opinion. Soon after, Larry and Kate discover that the lease on their apartment is about to expire and talk about their plans to move to a large house outside the city. Although Larry agreed to the move earlier, he now wants to remain in the city to enjoy his recent success and fame. Using her feminine wiles, Kate claims that his work comes first and calls the entire family just a "parasite" on his burgeoning career. Larry momentarily sees his arrogance and agrees to the move. With few choices available, the family decides on a huge dilapidated gothic house in Hooten, 70 miles outside New York. With the help of Kate's mother, Suzie Robinson, the entire family set about fixing up the house. When community leaders Mrs. Hunter, Dr. Sprouk and Rev. Dr. McQuarry ask Larry and Kate to help them find a play for the local theater group, Larry states that he has no time for trivial projects. Kate is furious with Larry, but Suzie cautions her not to be overly critical of her husband. Later in the city, Deborah finds Larry dining alone and makes a pass at him, but Larry politely refuses and then returns home to find an apology from Kate. On the children's first day of school, Larry refuses the principal's request for the parents to volunteer, claiming the school is performing "moral blackmail."
The next day, when community leaders once again ask the couple for a suggestion on a play, Kate calls Alfred for a suggestion. Alfred gives her a play that Larry wrote as a young man, retitling the play and author to disguise its origins from Kate. Meanwhile, when Larry complains that he is unable to write because of the noisy renovations, Kate suggests that he stay in New York until the house is finished. Days later, Kate watches incredulously as Deborah insinuates in a televised interview that she and Larry are having an affair. Suzie warns Kate that although Larry has not had an affair, her daughter must lavish some attention on him or lose him. Back in a quaint coffeehouse in the city, Deborah tries to entice Larry again, but Larry dismisses her and returns to Hooten and attends Kate's rehearsal. Suddenly recognizing the dialogue from his old play and embarrassed by his bad writing, Larry refuses to give the theater group the rights to the play despite the fact that the benefit performance is already sold out. Kate takes him aside, telling him she will never forgive him unless he relinquishes the rights.
On the night of the show's opening, Alfred shows Kate Larry's review of the play. He writes that he is grateful that someone rejected his bad writing early on and promises to continue reviewing truthfully, even cruelly, if necessary, advising audiences to avoid the Hooten production. Later, Joe visits Larry at his New York hotel room and gratefully attributes his decision to stop writing to Larry. Deborah then arrives at the hotel and announces that since Larry has become mean he has gained popularity. Suzie, the third visitor, admonishes Larry to be unwavering and berates Kate for "pretending to be smart." Understanding that his insensitive "strong" routine has only left him sad and lonely, Larry, ready to return to Hooten, heads for the elevator, where he finds Kate, who offers to sell the house. However, Larry admits his guilt and asks that things remain the same. As they return to their Hooten home, the boys are eagerly waiting with a water balloon to christen their parents' homecoming.


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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Fabric Tuesday #31 and projects!
16 comments:
- Teje said...
Hello! I laughed with your boys! The baby blanket is beautiful and I love the letters! We used to speak with my sister hours about fabrics and yarns...too bad we live so far away from each other now. Have a lovely week! Teje
- April 12, 2011 at 12:11 AM
- Megan said...
I just made a a baby quilt with Central Park. It is such a fabulous line of fabric. I hope to make something for ME someday, LOL.
- April 12, 2011 at 12:28 AM
- emedoodle said...
Haha!! My two year old has been playing "going to the fabric store" for the past week strait! It cracks me up, she'll put on her shoes and grab her purse, wave goodbye, and tell us she's "going to the fabric store" When she returns she's talking about "oh pretty fabric!" lol. I love it!!!
- April 12, 2011 at 12:49 AM
- SewSara said...
i got nothin to post but i hafta say i thought you were giving away that lovely stack of fabric - what a tease!
the blanket looks adorable - great job! at least you noticed the 'a' before you got to the shower ;)
and i love the funny stories.
- April 12, 2011 at 1:00 AM
- Riel Nason said...
Ha, ha! Too funny. I can totally relate to the trip to the fabric store. Once my son saw a commercial on TV for lotto tickets. The top prize was $250 000. He said I should buy a ticket because $250 000 would buy a lot of fabric! Thanks for hosting as always!
- April 12, 2011 at 4:21 AM
- Mary Jo said...
I love the blanket, especially with the name. What a nice gift!
- April 12, 2011 at 5:22 AM
- Andi @ Jane of all crafts said...
Haha! Your boys are too cute! And the blanket is adorable, I love how you personalized it.
- April 12, 2011 at 5:51 AM
- Kim said...
That is a great gift! Those little imperfections make it special ( at least that is what I tell myself).
I am a newer follower, can you please follow me too :o)
- April 12, 2011 at 5:53 AM
- Sara @ Sew Sweetness said...
I think it turned out great...I didn't even noticed the 'A', lol!! And I can't wait to hear more about your pattern...how about one little hint? Is it for a quilt? A bag? I am in suspense!!! :-)
- April 12, 2011 at 6:26 AM
- Karenkay said...
Your quilt-blanket is so sweet!
- April 12, 2011 at 7:32 AM
- Jenniffier said...
The blanket is really cute. I am an old follower and you used to follow my other blog, but I changed the name. I would really like it if you followed my new blog :)
- April 12, 2011 at 7:59 AM
- Rachel said...
Very good idea for a quick baby gift.
I am not a new follower, but did link up to Fabric Tuesday for the first time today. I greatly enjoy reading your blog. :)
- April 12, 2011 at 8:12 AM
- Kristie said...
LOL! I love what kids say! Recently we were talking about fire safety at our house, and the kids said, "Don't worry, Mom, we'd help you carry out all of your fabric!"
- April 12, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- Kim said...
Kristie,LOL!!!!!! You have raised brilliant children :o)
- April 12, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Such a cute baby blanket. And I wouldn't have been able to resist making something out of the Kate Spain fabric either.
"Ollie get in. We're going to the fabric store." Oh how that made me smile.
- April 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM
- Lori@KitchenFunk said...
Your boys will grow up to be men that smile when their wives are happy because they have a great hobby! :) And I love the blanket, even without the stitching in the A!
- April 12, 2011 at 8:20 PM


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It's been a while since we've heard the raspy voice of George Curry. Wait no longer: Curry has been hired to coach Berwick for the 2012 season following the late-season resignation of his successor, Gary Campbell.
So it looks like that number of 413 wins will bump up a few more. And it looks like the ill feelings that spilled out when Curry departed Berwick for Wyoming Valley west a few years ago have been pushed aside, if not forgotten.
If nothing else, some color has just been injected into Season 2012.
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AMERICUS - A three-run first inning and a two-run ninth helped the Barry University baseball team escape with a 6-5 victory over Georgia Southwestern on Sunday afternoon at Hurricane Stadium.
Barry rallied late in both of their victories over the Hurricanes to take the weekend series, 2-1. In the two wins, six of Barry's 10 runs came in the eighth and ninth innings.
On Sunday, the 16th-ranked Buccaneers (2-1) posted three runs in the opening frame behind an RBI double from Sheehan Planas, a GSW fielding error and a solo home run from Bryant Elliott.
After Barry added a run in the top of the third, it was GSW's turn to make a surge. The Hurricanes scored three runs off of two hit batters, a two-run single from Michel Coffey and a wild pitch. Coffey used some heads up running to advance from first to third on a passed ball, setting up the score from third on a wild pitch moments later.
The Hurricanes tied the game in the fourth when Corey Benson scored from third on a Jarrod Taylor ground out to the shortstop.
After being retired in order in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, Blane Parker broke the 4-4 tie in the eighth with his first home run as a Hurricane, a leadoff shot down the left-field line.
Barry capitalized on three walks in the top of the ninth inning. Adrian English drove in a run with an RBI single and the go-ahead run crossed the plate when GSW was unable to turn a double play on a Lyndon Coleman ground ball to the shortstop.
GSW was retired in order in the bottom half of the ninth.
Gray Carden (0-1) allowed two runs in one inning of work to take the loss for GSW. Starter Frank Ambrosino pitched three innings, allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out one. Matthew Suggs pitched five scoreless innings of relief and struck out four.
GSW lefties fared well against Barry in the series as Suggs and Matt Weaver, Saturday's Game 2 starter, combined for 11 1/3 innings of shutout ball.
T.J. Mullins (1-0) earned his first victory of the season by pitching two innings of relief in the series finale and allowing one run - the solo home run to Parker - while striking out two.
Coffey was the only GSW batter with multiple hits, finishing 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Planas collected three hits for Barry. Coleman and English added two apiece.
The Blue & Gold (1-2) travel to West Alabama for a three-game series beginning on Saturday at 2 p.m.


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Over the winter holiday we can sleep and stay up as long as we want. Honestly, this is exactly what I did the entire time. I slept from 2 AM to 12 PM. This year I spent my winter holiday with my relatives and family, but it was fun. I had a great time with my three cousins and my brother. Unfortunately, this year I did not go caroling because I thought it would be too boring. Also, Santa was pretty free-handed. (what does free handed mean?)
I celebrated the New Year with some of my classmates and a few friends. We went downtown to hear the countdown and see the fireworks, and then we went back to my place where we partied until 2 AM.
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Student/Parent Handbook (English)
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No Child Left Behind
This link is a gateway to important information for parents about the new national education law, No Child Left Behind.
Texas Education Agency
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Here, you'll discover volumes of information including an on-line services link to help you find important safety information about your neighborhood.
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If you are interested in learning how a dynamic group of secondary assistant principals are leading the charge of creating and supporting successful classroom and behavior management in Aldine Independent School District this school year, please click on this link.
Legislative Directory
This link is a gateway to Houston City Council members, Texas Senators and Representatives, and United States Congressional representatives whose districts cover portions of Aldine Independent School District.
Additionally, United States Senators are listed. Links to websites of these government representatives are also provided for access to information such as maps to help residents of Aldine ISD identify their elected officials.
Helping Children Learn
This link provided by the Title I Department provides families with age/grade level (PK-12) appropriate newsletters that offer ideas and suggestions to bridge the home- school connection.
Ayudando a los Niños a Aprender
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Texas Homeless Education Office
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Aldine Health Services Website
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Princeton, N.J. – The Harvard women's basketball team suffered its second loss of the year to Princeton Friday night as the Tigers won their 13th straight game, 74-44, in Princeton, N.J.
Brogan Berry scored eight points and dished out two assists for the Crimson (13-11, 6-4 Ivy League), with Miriam Rutzen and Elise Gordon each chipping in six points. Elle Hagedorn led the team on the glass with seven rebounds, including three on the offensive end.
Harvard was held to just 33.3 percent shooting while Princeton (20-4, 10-0 Ivy League) connected on 41.1 percent of its attempts. The Tigers also held a 47-34 rebounding advantage over the Crimson and scored 35 points off 24 Harvard miscues. Lauren Edwards and Niveen Rasheed scored 17 points and 16 points, respectively, and each grabbed eight boards.
Despite the loss, Harvard remains one-half game behind Yale (15-10, 7-4 Ivy League) in the Ivy League standings after the Bulldogs' 56-52 loss at Columbia Friday.
Harvard struggled out of the gates as Princeton opened a 9-0 lead. Berry ended the Crimson's drought with a bucket in the paint and Emma Golen made it an 11-4 game with a 15-foot jumper. The Crimson fought its way back into the game with a 7-0 run, pulling to within 16-12 with 7:43 remaining. Rutzen began the stretch with a three from the corner, and Berry hit a jumper the next time down the court to cut Harvard's deficit to 16-10. Rutzen tacked on two free throws to make it a four-point game.
The Crimson trailed by the same four-point margin following a Christine Clark three-pointer, but 13 unanswered points to close the half pushed the Tigers' lead to 32-15. Rutzen tallied six points in the frame to lead Harvard while Devona Allgood scored nine to pace Princeton. Both teams had their difficulty from the floor in the frame, as the Crimson shot 27.8 percent and Princeton 38.2 percent.
The Tigers pushed their advantage to 41-19 with a 9-4 run out of te break, and led 51-30 with 7:58 to play. Harvard received a spark off the bench in the form of Gordon, Erin McDonnell and Ali Curtis in the second half, as Gordon and McDonnell combined for nine quick points and Curtis forced two turnovers in her first two minutes on the court. Princeton's high-tempo offense continued to give the Crimson trouble, however, as it answered Harvard shot-for-shot.
The Tigers went on to outscore the Crimson 23-14 down the stretch en route to the 74-44 victory.
The Crimson will play its final road contest of the season tomorrow, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. at Penn.
Game Notes: Victoria Lippert moved into a tie with Jessica Gelman '97 for 14th place on Harvard's all-time scoring list with 1,045 points … Elle Hagedorn has led the Crimson on the glass in each of the team's last two outings … Harvard remains one-half game behind Yale for second place in the Ivy League after the Bulldogs fell at Columbia this evening, 56-52.


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Tools for authorized representatives
New process offers authorized reps quicker access to injured worker, employer records
We heard your request to provide more immediate access to claims when Employer Authorized Representative (R-1) and Claimant Authorized Representative (R-2) requests are made. We now offer three new options when we receive R-1 and R-2 requests. You can:
- Fax your request to 614-621-3437 and it will go directly to the representative desk in the William Green Building. Our staff will associate the request with the claim immediately, before imaging the R-1 or R-2 into the claim. Representatives may begin this process on Monday, March 25. We will update R-2s to include this fax number shortly.
- File the R-2 at the representative desk on the first floor of the William Green Building. Our staff will make the association with the claim file.
- File the R-2 at any BWC service office. Staff will associate the representative with the claim before imaging the authorization into the claim.
We have also added a dedicated phone line, 614-728-5550, that directly connects you with a BWC staff member for assistance. Thank you for your input and patience as we work to improve the process.
Authorized reps can now sign up for direct deposit of claim attorney fees
BWC now offers attorneys and law firms the option to receive payments by electronic funds transfer. To take advantage of this option, you must complete and send to BWC's benefits payable department:
- Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)/Direct Deposit Application for Authorized Representatives (A-112).
- Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification (W-9).
See our frequently asked questions sheet for complete details.
Important: We will only deposit payments via EFT made payable to the attorney or law firm for attorney fees. Payments we mail for policy refunds, in care of or that have joint payees, are not eligible for EFT. We'll continue to pay those by check.
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- Authorization to Release Medical Information (C-101)
- Autorización para divulger información médica (C-101-ES)
- Consent to Release Information (C-72)
- ACT Enrollment and Direct Deposit Authorization (A-12)
- EBT - Electronic Benefit Card Enrollment Application (A-21)
- Direct Deposit ACT Bank Change (A-35)
- First Report of an Injury, Occupational Disease or Death (FROI)
- Informe inicial de lesión, enfermedad ocupacional o fallecimiento (FROI-ES)
- Presumption of Causation for Firefighter Cancer (C-265)
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- Request for Temporary Total Compensation (C-84)
- Petición de compensación total temporal (C-84-ES)
- Physician's Report of Work Ability (MEDCO-14)
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- Wage Loss Statement for Job Search (C-141)
- Employer Report of Employee Earnings for Wage Loss Compensation (C-142)
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- Objection to Tentative Order Awarding Permanent Partial Disability Compensation (C-167-T)
- Agreement as to Compensation for PPD (IC-CG1)
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- Settlement Agreement and Application for Approval of Settlement Agreement for state-fund claims only (C-240)
- Medical History and Disclosure (C-242)
- PTD-Death Settlement Acknowledgement and Waiver Full and Final Settlement (C-243)
- Indemnity Only Settlement Acknowledgement and Waiver (C-245)
- Notice of Intent to Settle (C-512)
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- Declaración de los ingresos del trabajador lesionado (WAGES-IW-ES)
- Employer Report of Employee Earnings (WAGES-EMP)
- Informe del empleador de ingresos del empleado (WAGES-EMP-ES)
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- Completing the Injured Worker Statement for Reimbursement of Travel Expense
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- ADR Appeal to the MCO Medical Treatment/Service Decision (C-11)
- Notice to Change Physician of Record (C-23)
- Injured Worker's Change of Address Notification (C-77)
- Motion (C-86)
- Moción (C-86-ES)
- Waiver of Appeal (C-108)
- Authorization to Receive Workers' Compensation Check (C-230)
- Autorización para recibir Cheques de compensación por accidentes en el trabajo (C-230-ES)
- Affidavit for Attorney Fees
- Application for Representative Identification Number (R-4)
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About Us
Program Information
The Child Development Program prepares individuals for various levels of employment in child development centers, preschools, recreation centers, public school settings, Head Start programs, family and in-home daycare and other areas where caring for young children is the principal function. The program integrates theoretical and empirical concepts of development with field and laboratory experiences.
Goals of the Child Development Program are to provide students with an awareness, appreciation and inclusive understanding of variables influencing the development of children.
The Child Development Program offers each student opportunities to:
- Acquire necessary units for the Child Development Associate in Arts degree, Early Childhood Education AS-T, Liberal Arts: Child Development degree and Child Development Permits
- Participate in a Student Teacher Training program at the LASC Child Development Center Laboratory School and local Child Development Centers
- Receive assistance from quality improvement programs such as The California Early Childhood Mentor Program (CECMP) and The Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC)
- Receive grants, stipends, and participate in professional workshops, training, and conferences.
In addition, the faculty and staff provide a very positive learning environment to enhance and ensure student's success. They take pride in offering a comprehensive Child Development Program.
The field of early childhood education needs well trained passionate and creative educators to provide high quality and respectful services to diverse children and families in a variety of settings. At LASC, students receive the education, training, and support services needed to be successful early childhood educators.
Child Development Center Enrollment Application
To enroll a child into the Child Development Center, complete the below application:
Child Development Center Teacher Training Program
Students who want to gain practical experience while taking child development classes to complete academic/vocational goals, can apply to our teacher training program.
(323) 241-5000 - Child Development Center
(323) 241-5023 - Child Development Program Chair LaShawn Brinson
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NYC Council eyes disaster planning after Sandy
The city's 911 call-handling system again called into question
By Jennifer Peltz
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Superstorm Sandy pointed out shortcomings in the city's preparedness for gasoline shortages, food distribution and other problems, lawmakers said Monday as mayoral aides spotlighted what they see as an extensive response to unprecedented destruction.
City Council members at a hearing on Sandy questioned the administration's handling of post-storm problems from helping homebound people to dealing with downed trees, while emergency response union leaders said the storm underscored longstanding criticisms of the city's 911 call-handling system. Some lawmakers asked why a city that had long said it was planning for hurricanes wasn't able to move faster to set up relief centers and contend with other needs.
"We have to do better," Councilman Peter Vallone said.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration is still reviewing its response to Sandy and looking at such questions as how to get more people to comply with evacuation orders, Deputy Mayor Caswell Holloway said.
He said it was too soon to say what might be done differently in the future, "but I can tell you there will be things that will be changed."
The Oct. 29 storm pummeled the city with the worst flooding in recent memory, killed 43 people and sparking a dizzying roster of emergencies: a fire that destroyed 126 beachfront homes, an electrical transformer explosion that helped darken a huge part of lower Manhattan, hospitals that needed abrupt evacuations when generators failed, a construction crane that nearly fell apart and dangled precariously in Sandy's winds.
The city's response included helping distribute 2 million ready-to-eat meals and 1 billion bottles of water, picking up tons of debris and getting generators from as far away as Texas to provide temporary power to public-housing high-rises, Holloway said.
Meanwhile, the city's first-of-its-kind "Rapid Repairs" program has arranged electrical and other key repairs at 4,800 private homes so far; more than 13,000 homeowners applied. Some residents and advocates have said the repairs weren't rapid enough; the city now expects to have the projects finished in 40 days, Holloway said.
Council Speaker Christine Quinn and some colleagues, though, suggested the administration had been underprepared to deal with a basic need: getting food and other relief quickly to people in storm-damaged neighborhoods, and getting word out that it was available. Bloomberg launched food distribution on Nov. 1, the fourth day after the storm's arrival.
Until then, the city had to focus on search and rescue efforts, Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph Bruno said.
The city also scrambled to deal with a gasoline crunch after Sandy left a key pipeline out of service and many service stations out of power. After initially saying the shortage was expected to ease fairly quickly, Bloomberg ultimately instituted a gas-rationing system from Nov. 9 to Nov. 24.
The problem "should have been anticipated," Vallone said.
Sandy also swamped the city's 911 system, which fielded more than 10,000 calls per half-hour at the height of the storm, 10 times the normal volume. The system, overhauled after a 2003 regional blackout, has spurred years of contention between the city and unions representing firefighters, paramedics and dispatchers. The unions say the new system has led to delays, the administration says it eliminated inefficiencies, and the two sides dispute whether response times have grown or shrunk.
Israel Miranda, president of Uniformed EMTs, Paramedics and Fire Inspectors Local 2507, told council members the 911 technology "systematically denied service to distressed New Yorkers" during Sandy. He cited records showing that scores of calls within minutes were marked by a notation that means no responders were dispatched.
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley called the matter troubling, but Holloway insisted the 911 technology "did not fail in any way."
The not-dispatched calls may have been duplicates, calls from areas that rescuers knew were inaccessible or calls from people who were trapped in their homes but not experiencing medical problems, which got priority, Fire Department spokesman Francis Gribbon said by phone.