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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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See for all of my untold years I have bought several weapons for Farmdad, Farmgirl and the son and grandson and had bought myself a rifle or two but had never bought myself a pistol. I've had several over the years. Some were gifts. Sometimes Farmdad would come home with something new and tell me "honey look what I got for you!!" thinking that would keep him out of trouble and some were just flat stolen from him when I particularly liked something he came up with.
After fighting with Workman's Compensation for over two years they decided that I was due a small (very small) settlement. I got said check in the mail a couple weeks ago and was trying to decide what to do with it when life went "Rodeo" around here.
This weekend it hit me what I wanted to do with it. I was gonna buy a pistol for myself. I mean what else would be as satisfying? What else would help get rid of the stress of the last several months than turning money into smoke and noise? I needed some recoil therapy and it would be so much better with a new toy.
The shop Salamander works at always has a very nice inventory. I figured I could find something there that just begged me to take it home since every time I go in there I have to wipe the drool off my face. I still couldn't afford some of the pistols they always have there but was sure something would catch my eye.
We arrived shortly after the shop opened and I ran Salamander from display case to display case looking at this one and that one. Eventually I narrowed the choices down to 3 or 4 different pistols and of course they were all in different areas of the store. Needless to say I finally made my choice and Salamander started the paperwork.
This is what I ended up with.
A Smith & Wesson M&P 9. No it's not flashy. No it's not anything anyone is gonna squee over. But it felt nice in my hand (after we changed the backstrap) and it talked to me. It wanted to come home with me and be my friend.
I also got Farmdad a Ruger 22/45 for Christmas, which he got early since he was along and actually picked it out for himself.
We stopped on the way home and ran some ammo through both of them and I am extremely pleased with my new little friend. The recoil is just barely there and the darn thing shoots very well. I was hitting quite well with it from the very first round. I don't have anything on paper since we just stopped on a country road and just threw a couple soda bottles out there for targets but the soda bottles looked a bit ragged after just a couple magazines. It is a very FUN gun to shoot and I am quite sure I will use up the remainder of my stash of cash buying ammo for it.
11 comments:
- ZerCool said...
THOUROUGHLY approve. You've joined a long list of bloggers with M&Ps. I will make a quiet squee. Enjoy!
- December 14, 2011 at 8:55 AM
- DaddyBear said...
- December 14, 2011 at 10:46 AM
- JPG said...
Good for you! You've been very nice to your family and friends, and really ought to be good to yourownself from time to time.
That new niner mike-mike has a lot going for it, and I hope it'll serve you long and well.
I've never owned an M&P autoloader, but being an old time handgunner, I own and have owned several S&W M&Ps. Mine, though, have all been medium framed revolvers.
- December 14, 2011 at 11:15 AM
- Peter said...
Good choice! I think the M&P is probably at the top of the heap of "plastic 9's" right now.
- December 14, 2011 at 4:12 PM
- On a Wing and a Whim said...
I hope you thoroughly enjoy it for years - it doesn't have to be flashy, after all, just fun for you!
- December 14, 2011 at 9:13 PM
- Crucis said...
You'll like the M&P. It's better with the mag extenders. When I bought mine, one mag had the extender, the other did not. I ordered an extender from S&W and got it in less than a week. They're worth the few cents they cost and easy to install.
- December 15, 2011 at 9:47 AM
- Jennifer said...
Excellent! Very good choice.
- December 15, 2011 at 9:04 PM
- Old NFO said...
Bout damn time :-) Glad you finally broke down and bought one... And that 22/45 is FUN too!
- December 16, 2011 at 11:59 PM
Now you need to teach DM to handload to keep you in ammunition for it.
- December 17, 2011 at 12:48 AM
I've been known to recommend 22/45's. I've always had good results with mine.
Have you seen RWS's offering of match grade 9mm ammo?. I just picked up four boxes to try out.
- December 20, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Anonymous - Twas Farmmom, not Farmgirl.
FM - I've heard good things about that particular firearm. Been thinking of trading in my Glock 17 on one.
- December 21, 2011 at 9:10 AM


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I love to feed people. And, even though our family has an extremely busy lifestyle, I don't mind taking time out to cook for family, friends and sometimes even strangers! My husband, Doug, and I have a 350-sow hog operation and grain farm, and I have been volunteering with pork producers' organizations for almost 20 years.
So it's no surprise that pork stars on many of my menus. During the holidays and on other special occasions, I enjoy showcasing an elegant yet easy-to-prepare Crown Roast of Pork.
Some of my favorite side dishes to serve with the roast are Wild Rice Pilaf Bake and Cashew-Peach Sweet Potatoes. Devil's Food Caramel Torte is a great finish!
A crown roast makes Christmas dinner extra special. I order the roast by how many ribs I want—figure on one per person. Just talk to your butcher or grocery store meat manager a few days ahead.
A simple herb rub accents the pork's flavor. Be sure to use a meat thermometer to guarantee that your roast is done to perfection (see tip below).
I like to make the Wild Rice Pilaf Bake a day ahead, which allows the rosemary and other flavors time to blend and makes mealtime preparations go smoother the day of the dinner. The pilaf reheats well in the microwave. I frequently take it to potlucks—the only thing bad about that is I rarely have any leftovers to bring home!
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I ran across the Cashew-Peach Sweet Potatoes recipe while hunting for variations on the old standby sweet potato bake. I plant a large vegetable garden and found the recipe one particularly prolific year. This year, my tomatoes have been bountiful. As I am writing this, I have a huge pot of jalapeno chili on the stove (Doug's a big fan of chili).
When I cook, I tend to focus on the main meal. The dessert oftentimes is an afterthought. That's why I was thrilled when my sister-in-law, Nicki, showed up at a gathering with scrumptious Devil's Food Caramel Torte. It was definitely one of those recipes I had to add to my collection.
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Family: Dianne and husband Doug have a 350-sow farrow-to-finish hog operation and raise corn and soybeans. Their two children, Tyler and Marisa, are university students.
Jobs: Dianne operates her own financial records firm for farmers and small businesses, works part-time for adult farm management and administers a tech education grant for high schools.
Activities: Serving a second term on National Pork Board; state pork organizations.
Hobbies: Gardening, cooking, cheering on daughter Marisa at her track meets.
I love food and confess that while most people travel to sightsee, I travel to eat! Even when I go to our famous Mall of America here in Minnesota, I spend more time eating than shopping. My favorite stop is a wonderful sushi bar.
As a member of the National Pork Board—an industry-nominated, government-appointed position—I help promote pork across the country and even overseas. I enjoy cooking new foods that I find on my travels, especially if they involve pork! Doug and our children—Tyler and Marisa—are good sports about trying everything I put in front of them. And they like most of it.
Doug and I enjoy traveling and camping. Although the farm doesn't give him much free time, he manages to accompany me to some of my out-of-state meetings. We also enjoy time at the lake and around the campfire!
With our youngest off to college, our life will be very different now! I hope to fill some of the void with trying new recipes, especially tried-and-true ones from Taste of Home.
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Kandahar woman scripts Quran in delicate embroidery
Kandahar woman scripts Quran in delicate embroidery
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A young woman from southern Kandahar province has scripted the entire holy Quran with embroidery and wants to present her highly artistic work to the National Museum.
Zamarud Afghan, 28, spent seven and half a years embroidering the holy book. She never went to school and learned the Quran from her mother. She can also read and write.
In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, the woman said she had been interested in writing, reading and embroidery since her childhood, an urge that encouraged her to do the delicate work.
Days after her father's death years ago, she decided to write the Quran by sewing all its verses on a cloth -- a difficult job no one had done before. Afghan wrote the Quranic verses on a piece of cloth with a pencil before embroidering them.
In an effort to ensure accuracy, Afghan showed each page of the cloth to a religious scholar before she embroidered it. She has embroidered the Quran with a yellow silk yarn.
Asked why she chose Urdu translation of the Quran, the woman replied she had lived as a refugee in Pakistan, where she had no access to the Quran with Pashto or Dari translations.
Afghan said she completed the embroidering the Quran in seven years and six months and worked daily from morning to late night.
She added her mother and other women in the neighbourhood asked her to quit the challenging task, but she continued. At times, she would work secretly because she felt relaxed doing it that way.
The woman said her job was really hard, but its completion had truly amazed her. Afghan has embroidered each of 30 Surahs (chapters) in separate volumes.
Although she has received no assistance from the government or NGOs, she is ready to hand over her work to the National Museum.
She said peace was her aspiration, which would enable people to send their sons and daughters to school. She does not want Afghan children to be deprived of education.
Matihullah, her brother, commended Afghan's work as a source of pride and happiness for his entire family. He said his sister had used 270 metres of white and green fabric, 630 metres of yarn and other materials to produce the marvellous work.
Shafia, a resident of Kandahar City and embroidery expert, praised Afghan's work as unprecedented and difficult in terms of elegance and innovation. She said Kandahari women's handicrafts were specific in art as they put in a lot of efforts.
Writing every word of the Quran with thread is far more difficult needing patience, according to Sharifa, who said it s out of the ability of many people.
She asked the government and cultural organisations to acknowledge the trail-blazing endeavour of Zemard Afghan and exyend her richly-deserved support.
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As part of the redevelopment of the decommissioned Brunswick Naval Air Station, the Town of Brunswick will receive more than 1,000 acres designated for conservation and recreational purposes. In anticipation of this transition, Brunswick is developing an Open Space Management Plan for the area.
Environmental studies majors Michael Lachance '13, Christopher "Woody" Mawhinney '12 and Francis Joyce '12 had the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of this experience by working with staff from both the town and the National Park Service.
The partnership provided a chance for students to be learn more about the redevelopment of the site while bringing valuable resources to the town's planning process.
In the summer of 2011, Lachance, a Community Matters in Maine/Psi Upsilon Fellow, conducted an extensive inventory of the existing trails and roads throughout the portion of the former base that will be conveyed to the town.
Using GIS and GPS technology, Lachance was able to provide a map and a series of detailed reports on site conditions. At the end of the summer, he presented his work to the town council and made recommendations on future development of the property.
"My fellowship with the Town of Brunswick gave me an exciting opportunity to combine my interests in economics and the environment," says Lachance.
"I was able to work independently on the redevelopment of the Brunswick Naval Air Base, a significant and meaningful project that will be a tremendous asset to the community in the future."
Building upon Lachance's work, Mawhinney and Joyce conducted an analysis that considered constraints to trail development to determine whether to redevelop some or all of the pre-existing trails.
The students produced materials that will be used as part of the public participation process by the town's planning committees. The students presented their results to a community forum held at the end of the spring semester.
"I really enjoyed working with staff from the Town of Brunswick on the project to help build an understanding about the former NASB parcel development that I have heard so much about," says Mawhinney.
"Working with the Bowdoin students is a wonderful example of the collaboration between young leaders and community professionals on projects of significance," says Denise Clavette, a special projects assistant for the town who worked with all three students throughout the planning process. "Thank you to Bowdoin for providing the Town of Brunswick with this opportunity."
The development of the plan will be carried out over the course of the next several months, and next summer's Psi Upsilon fellow will get the opportunity to become part of this process as well.
The Psi Upsilon Environmental Fellowship program is a component the Community Matters in Maine Summer Fellowship program managed jointly by the Environmental Studies Program and the McKeen Center for the Common Good.
The program places students with environmental and social service organizations, providing students with the opportunity to link work and community-based service and research to their academic experience, while strengthening the college's community partnerships. Click here for more information about the program.
In addition to the Community Matters in Maine Fellowship Program, Bowdoin College offers many research and stipended summer fellowship opportunities for students through the Office of Student Fellowships and Research, McKeen Center, and Bowdoin Career Planning.


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A winner was selected from 64 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
"Speechless Logo" Design (Nike "swoosh" or "apple" computer)) that will be memorable. Renovations, new construction, residential & commercial. Simple design that could span time as company grows and expands into other "areas".
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No "Williamsburg on the James"
As a fellow military veteran, I'm disappointed to hear Emery Skeen's misrepresentation of the democratic process through which Scottsville's zoning regulations were long ago enacted and are still administered [News, "Trash or treasure? Scottsville car dealer outraged," February 27] (http://www.readthehook.com/93122/news-trash-or-treasure-scottsville-car-...).
I am further distressed to hear his belief that he should be exempt from those regulations– which his neighbors follow– or that he's being persecuted because he's lived in the area 75 years and I haven't been so fortunate.
Nor do I understand the descent into name-calling– especially when used incorrectly. Merriam Webster defines a "carpetbagger" as "a Northerner in the South after the Civil War, seeking private gain. A nonresident or new resident who meddles in politics."
It's really irrelevant, but I'm a native Virginian, the War is long over, I am a town resident (unlike Skeen), and as a volunteer, I gain nothing from reminding a business to adhere to town ordinances.
Skeen may not be concerned by the objections of his neighbors, but I am, and I take seriously my responsibility to respond as fairly and promptly as possible to the complaints the town receives, especially when so many are submitted about a single, chronic problem.
Skeen's attorney, Benjamin Dick, accuses the town of targeting his client unfairly, suggesting our time would be better spent "trying to fill the town's storefronts." Obviously, the two issues are directly related: Many visitors have cited "that junkyard coming into town" as justification for investing elsewhere.
We would be remiss not to pursue the equitable enforcement of existing ordinances that keep the town safe and attractive for everyone while working to strengthen the town's economy. Scottsville's active Economic Development Committee and strong Chamber of Commerce aggressively pursue projects to improve our commercial base. I'm sure town businesses and residents would all appreciate the benefit of Skeen's many years of experience if he wanted to offer help in those efforts.
This is not a matter of "gentrifying" Scottsville into a "little Williamsburg"; I know of nobody with even the slightest desire to attempt such a ludicrous change– and I would vehemently oppose it should they try.
But the "Americana" that Dick seems to wish upon us– a lot full of "rusty machinery"?– could be worse. The natural beauty, historic buildings, small businesses, thoughtful neighbors, and small-town warmth of Scottsville is already true Americana, and, along with the town's council and staff, I'm working diligently to preserve all that.
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The Harvard men's basketball team will begin a four-game homestand when it welcomes Princeton to Lavietes Pavilion Friday, Jan. 31. Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m. live on the Ivy League Digital Network. Harvard will return to action Saturday versus Penn live on NBC Sports Network with a special tip off time of 9 p.m.
The Crimson will be putting its 17-game home win streak on the line versus the Tigers. The teams have split the season series each of the last three years, with the home team winning each contest.
• Harvard's 15-3 record is the third best in program history behind only the 1945-46 team which began 19-1 and the 2011-12 squad which opened 21-2.
• Harvard has won 17 straight games in Lavietes Pavilion dating back to last season, the seventh longest home win streak in the NCAA; Duke (28), Stephen F. Austin (26), Florida (26), Gonzaga (22), Kentucky (21), N.C. Central (18), Harvard (17), Arizona (17).
• Harvard shot 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from beyond-the-arc on Sunday at Dartmouth to set a school record for highest three-point percentage with a minimum of 10 attempts. The Crimson's 65.9 percent performance from the field, meanwhile, was the highest field goal percentage for Harvard under head coach Tommy Amaker.
• Harvard's defense is shaping up to be one of the best ever under head coach Tommy Amaker. Opponents are scoring just 60.4 ppg, second best in the Amaker era, while shooting 40.7 percent from the field and 31.5 percent from beyond-the-arc, both the lowest totals posted in Amaker's seven years in Cambridge.
Last Time Out
The Harvard men's basketball team shot 65.9 percent from the field and set a program record shooting 10-of-14 from three en route to an 80-50 victory at Dartmouth Sunday afternoon.
Harvard's 65.9 percent (29-44) shooting included a 15-of-19 performance in the second half with a perfect 6-of-6 mark from beyond-the-arc. The field goal percentage was the team's best under head coach Tommy Amaker, while its three-point percentage (71.4) was the highest ever for a Crimson squad with a minimum of 10 attempts.
Laurent Rivard led the charge scoring 15 points on 4-of-5 shooting while going 3-of-4 from three. Siyani Chambers and Brandyn Curry each added 14 points, with Chambers knocking down 4-of-6 three-point attempts. Steve Moundou-Missi added 12 points while going 5-of-7 on the day.
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For the first time ever, all of Harvard's home games and road Ivy League contests which are not being televised will be streamed in HD quality featuring a live scoreboard, new graphics package and play-by-play commentary through the Ivy League Digital Network. Subscribers to the network can watch games both live and On-Demand on their computers, tablets or smart phones, and will have access to live and On-Demand content for all Harvard events throughout the duration of their subscription.
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Harvard is currently listed as receiving votes in the Associated Press Top 25 and is again receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Crimson last appeared in either poll the week of Feb. 6, 2012 when the AP had the squad ranked No. 25 and the coaches had it at No. 21.
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Home is Where the Wins Are
Harvard has won 17 straight games at Lavietes Pavilion dating back to last season, and enters the weekend with the seventh longest home win streak in the NCAA; Duke (28), Stephen F. Austin (26), Florida (26), Gonzaga (22), Kentucky (21), N.C. Central (18), Harvard (17), Arizona (17).
The program record for consecutive home wins stands at 28 games set between Feb. 19, 2010 and Feb. 24, 2012.
Making a Stand
Harvard's defense is shaping up to be one of the best ever under head coach Tommy Amaker. Opponents are scoring just 60.4 ppg, second best in the Amaker era, while shooting 40.7 percent from the field and 31.5 percent from beyond-the-arc, both of which are the lowest totals posted in Amaker's seven years in Cambridge.
Harvard is 7-0 this season when holding opponents to fewer than 60 points, and is 7-0 when opponents shoot under 40.0 percent.
Harvard won nine straight games overall between Nov. 28 and Jan. 4, the third longest win streak in program history. The Crimson enjoyed a program record 13-game win streak in 1945-46 en route to a 19-3 record and the team's first trip to the NCAA Tournament, and won 10 in-a-row in 1904-05 to finish with an 11-5 mark.
Stuffing the Stat Sheet
Wesley Saunders, a unanimous All-Ivy League first team selection a year ago, currently ranks in the Ancient Eight's top 10 in nine categories; scoring (5th, 15.0 ppg), assists (2nd, 3.5 apg), steals (1st, 2.3 spg), blocks (8th, 0.9 bpg), field goal percentage (10th, 48.3 pct.), free throw percentage (6th, 77.9 pct.), assist-to-turnover ratio (6th, 1.3), defensive rebounds (10th, 3.9), minutes (5th, 33.0 min.).
Born to Assist
Siyani Chambers, the Ivy League leader in assists (4.6 apg), has dished out at least five assists eight times this season and has dropped eight dimes or more three times. The sophomore boasts 28 career games with five or more assists and has eight games of eight or more assists.
Players of the Week
Wesley Saunders (Dec. 3, Dec. 9, Jan. 6) and Siyani Chambers (Dec. 23, Dec. 30) have combined to earn five of the last six player of the week awards handed out by the Ivy League.
Saunders' eight career player of the week honors are the second most in league history, trailing only Princeton's Ian Hummer and Brown's Earl Hunt who own the all-time mark with nine. Saunders' latest accolade also tied him with Kyle Snowden '97 for the most by a member of the Crimson.
Chambers' two honors, meanwhile, were the first of his career after having been named the conference's rookie of the week six times last year.
Moving on Up
Head coach Tommy Amaker, who recently won his 300th career game, continues to move up the ranks of the Ivy League's winningest coaches. Amaker's 127 wins at Harvard are the 14th most in the Ancient Eight since the conference began competition in 1956, while his 56 Ivy League victories rank 19th.
Balanced Attack
Six members of the Crimson scored in double-digits against Fordham; Siyani Chambers (19 pts.), Kyle Casey (17 pts.), Agunwa Okolie (17 pts.), Wesley Saunders (14 pts.), Steve Moundou-Missi (11 pts.) and Laurent Rivard (10 pts.).
Protecting the Paint
Kyle Casey currently ranks fifth in Harvard history with 109 career blocks and is on pace to join Brian Cusworth '07, Matt Stehle '06 and Keith Wright '12 as one of just four players in Crimson annals to record 1,000 points, 600 rebounds and 100 blocks.
Shootout Champs
Harvard defeated Denver, Green Bay and TCU en route to winning the 2013 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout. Wesley Saunders was named the tournament's most outstanding player after averaging 14.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 4.7 apg, and was joined on the all-tournament team by Siyani Chambers (10.3 ppg, 4.7 apg) and Steve Moundou-Missi (12.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg).
This marked the first tournament title for the Crimson since taking the inaugural Battle 4 Atlantis in 2011, and was the first Great Alaska Shootout title for Tommy Amaker after having also coached in the tournament with Seton Hall (head coach, 1997) and Duke (assistant coach, 1995).
Lock Down
The Crimson held TCU to just 25.0 percent (14-56) shooting in the Great Alaska Shootout championship game, marking the lowest opponent field goal percentage in the Tommy Amaker era. The previous low stood at 27.9 percent (12-43) and was set earlier this season by MIT.
Block Party
Evan Cummins recorded six blocks against TCU, setting a new Great Alaska Shootout championship game record. The previous mark of five had been held by Sheldon Williams (Duke, 2003) and Keith Owens (UCLA, 1990).
Top Shot
Laurent Rivard made five three-pointers against Green Bay to overtake Dan Clemente '01 as the Crimson's all-time record holder. Rivard's 242 career triples also rank sixth in Ivy League annals, while his 80 makes from long range in 2012-13 were the most ever by a member of the Crimson.
Hoop And The Harm
Senior Laurent Rivard, who ranks first in program history with 242 career three-pointers, has been fouled 26 times while shooting from beyond the arc. Eight of those fouls have resulted in an and-one.
Join the Club
Seniors Kyle Casey and Laurent Rivard each eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau against Green Bay, bringing Harvard's total number of 1,000 point scorers to 30. Casey currently ranks 18th in program history with 1,119 points while Rivard is 20th with 1,108.
Grand Theft
Harvard recorded double-digit steals in four straight games from Nov. 12 - Nov. 24, matching the longest stretch of double-digit steal performances under head coach Tommy Amaker, and has come away with at least 10 steals in five contests this season.
Blown Out
Harvard picked up lopsided victories versus MIT (79-37) and Howard (76-44), marking the first time under head coach Tommy Amaker that the Crimson has won back-to-back games by 30-plus points. This also marked the first time since January of 2012 that Harvard had allowed fewer than 50 points in consecutive games.
D-ing Up
Harvard's home-opening 79-37 win versus MIT was highlighted by the Crimson's play at the defensive end, which resulted in several noteable statistics;
• Harvard's 42-point margin of victory was the second largest under head coach Tommy Amaker, behind only a 94-51 triumph against Daniel Webster on Dec. 28, 2008.
• The Crimson allowed just 37 points to MIT, marking the third time under head coach Tommy Amaker that an opponent has scored fewer than 40 points (most recent at Yale, 65-35, 1/27/12).
• The Engineers shot just 27.9 percent from the field, which at the time stood as the lowest opponent field goal percentage in the Amaker era.
• Harvard forced 29 MIT turnovers, the most for the Crimson under head coach Tommy Amaker.
• Harvard's 19 steals versus the Engineers were one shy of the program record of 20, which has been accomplished four times (most recent vs. Hartford, 1/30/01).
2013-14 Dunk Tally
Kyle Casey
Steve Moundou-Missi
Wesley Saunders
Jonah Travis
Agunwa Okolie
Kenyatta Smith
Evan Cummins
Dee Giger
Michael Hall
Brandyn Curry
Milestone Marker
The Crimson is approaching or has already reached several milestones this season;
• Laurent Rivard became the program's all-time leader in three-pointers (242) and currently ranks sixth in Ivy League history.
• Kyle Casey (1,119) and Laurent Rivard (1,108) became the 29th and 30th members of Harvard's 1,000-point club. Wesley Saunders is on pace to become the next member of the Crimson to reach the milestone with 827 career points.
• Kyle Casey became just the fifth member of the Crimson to record 100 career blocks and is closing in on 600 career rebounds.
• Laurent Rivard (109 app.), Kyle Casey (104 app.) and Brandyn Curry (99 app.) are each approaching or have already hit 100 career appearances.
• Head coach Tommy Amaker moved into third place for wins by a Harvard head coach (127) and registered his 300th career victory.
• The Crimson won its 250th game at Lavietes Pavilion.
Cousy Award Watch List
Brandyn Curry and Siyani Chambers were among 50 student-athletes named to the watch list for the 2014 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award. The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes the top point guards in men's college basketball. The list of candidates will be narrowed down to a final 20 in early February, then final five by early March. The Cousy Award winner will be presented the honor on Championship Monday in Dallas at the Hall of Fame's Class of 2014 Announcement and Press Conference.
Lou Henson Preseason All-America
Wesley Saunders was named to the 2013 Lou Henson Preseason All-America Team as one of the top 25 student-athletes from mid-major conferences. Following the season, the Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top Mid-Major student-athlete in Division I college basketball. The award is named in honor of Lou Henson who retired after a spectacular coaching career that lasted 41 years.
This season, Harvard has teamed up with the 3PointFoundation to participate in the Coach4aDay program, helping to raise funds and awareness in the fight against illiteracy. The3PointFoundation teaches and mentors urban boys to prepare them for success in academics and life by concentrating on reading, writing, mathematics and character development for underserved youth who have demonstrated commitment, discipline and enthusiasm by playing in organized basketball programs.
For more information on the Coach4aDay program or to learn how you can get involved, click here.
National Pride
Three Crimson had the honor of representing their country over the summer as a member of their respective national teams; Steve Moundou-Missi (Cameroon Senior National Team), Agunwa Okolie (Canadian Men's Junior National Team) and Laurent Rivard (Canadian Developmental National Team).
In The Spotlight
Twelve of Harvard's 30 games have been picked up for national or regional television broadcasts this season. The Crimson appeared on TV a program record 17 times last season, including a record four televised games at Lavietes Pavilion.
Sold Out
Tickets have sold out for this weekend's games against Princeton and Penn, bringing the total number of sell outs this season to four. Harvard has played in front of a sold out home crowd 18 times over the past two-plus years, including a record 10 times in 2011-12.
Home Court Advantage
The Harvard men's and women's basketball teams have combined for a 101-11 record at home in Lavietes Pavilion since 2009-10 while going 51-7 against the Ivy League. The Crimson men are 55-4 (.932) overall, 26-3 (.897) against the Ancient Eight, with the women going 46-7 (.868) overall, 25-4 (.862) in conference. The men's team's run of dominance includes a program record 28-game home win streak that lasted more than two calendar years between Feb. 19, 2010 and Feb. 24, 2012.
On The Sidelines
With 127 victories under his belt, Tommy Amaker ranks third all-time in Harvard coaching annals.
Frank Sullivan, 1991-07
Amaker's .648 win percentage, meanwhile, ranks first among Harvard coaches who have spent at least two seasons at the helm of the team.
Tommy Amaker, 2007-present


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Well, I don't think there's much we can do about the space issue I'm afraid, but here are some ideas:
- I think mp3s will be smaller than wma's so it might be good to stick to those.
Also for those who know how- compressing them a little will help.
- Files that are taken from another site online should perhaps rather be links to that instead of being uploaded under files.
- I've deleted the flashcard software for now as it's pretty big and wasn't working, but I'll re-upload it in the new month and then when everyone who wants it has downloaded it it can maybe be deleted again.
The word docs shouldn't be big so I don't think they're a problem, but we can see how things go from there.
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I have a test.txt file with the following in it:
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MT Mennino Legacy Fund
The M.T. Mennino Legacy Fund, named in memory of former Capitol Center Executive Director M.T. Mennino, honors those who have included the Capitol Center for the Arts in their estate plans. These planned gifts help ensure the future of the Capitol Center for the Arts by building a permanent endowment. Planned gifts can also provide attractive benefits to donors in the form of tax savings and future income. The Capitol Center is pleased to partner with the New Hampshire Charitable Fund for management and investment of the M.T. Mennino Legacy Fund. We are happy to accept a number of gift vehicles including charitable gift annuities, life insurance, and of course charitable bequests.
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Yummo! Add these ever popular, spiced-up potatoes to your meal!
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Yield: 6 x 1 potato servings
In large saucepan cook potatoes in 2 inches boiling water, covered, about 10 minutes until tender. Drain thoroughly, then shake potatoes over low heat 1 to 2 minutes to dry thoroughly. Mash potatoes with potato masher or beat with electric hand mixer; reserve.
In small saucepan, place milk, buttery spread and garlic; set over medium-low heat and simmer until heated through. Beat milk mixture into potatoes until thoroughly mixed and fluffy. Mix in additional milk, if necessary, to reach desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
* Although this recipe was analyzed using unpeeled potatoes, if preferred, can peel potatoes.
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Adrian Grenier and Jennifer Aniston's soulmate
After Adrian Grenier cut his hair, many of you noted that he looks remarkably like John Stamos who happened to be photographed on the set of Entourage filming a guest appearance on the show yesterday. I don't see it but again, I don't have the best eyes.
While Stamos was shooting in LA, his soulmate Jennifer Aniston continued to work on Just Go With It in Hawaii. Here she is by the pool in an orange dress and her great perky breasts and her toned legs so "Fabulous at Over 40!" It's a body she apparently puts a lot of effort into. Fair enough. I'm told she's in the gym twice a day. 90 minutes of cardio spread out over two sessions, she can run and fast for a long, long time, and there's also private toning in her suite with an instructor. What? You mean she doesn't look like that naturally?
Oh would her agents just call his already? I'm tired of waiting.
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International Partnerships in Ice Core Science
Project DescriptionIce cores provide information about past climate and environmental conditions on timescales from decades to hundreds of millennia, and direct records of the composition of the atmosphere. As such, they are cornerstones of global change research. For example, ice cores play a central role in showing how closely climate and greenhouse gas concentrations were linked in the past, and in demonstrating that very abrupt climate switches can occur.
With the completion of major projects in Greenland and Antarctica over the last 15 years, the international ice coring community is planning for the next several decades. The costs and scope of future work create the need for coordinated international collaboration. Developing this international collaboration is the charge of IPICS, the International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences, a planning group currently composed of ice core scientists, engineers, and drillers from 18 nations. IPICS is supported by PAGES (Past Global Changes), SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) and IACS (International Association of Cryospheric Sciences), although it is not a formal project under any of these organizations.
Two international meetings in 2004 and 2005 (Brook, E. and Wolff, E.W., The future of ice core science, EOS, 87 (4), p. 39. 2006) lead to an ambitious four-element framework that both extends the ice core record in time and enhances spatial resolution. The scientific goals and their implementation have been outlined in the four IPICS White Papers - available from the IPICS website.
Short Title: IPICS
Project URL: http://www.pages-igbp.org/ipics/Proposal URL:http://classic.ipy.org/development/eoi/proposal-details.php?id=117
IPICS-related events planned for IPY include:
1. Searching for the longest possible ice core record. The oldest Antarctic ice core so far extends 800-900 kyr. Before this, Earth's climate had a 40 kyr glacial-interglacial periodicity. IPICS aims to find a 1.2 Myr record and help discover why the period changed. During IPY, initial survey work will occur as part of the TASTE-IDEA ice divides traverses, by French/Italian/Russian teams in the Dome C-North Vostok-Dome B region, by a Chinese team near Dome A, and by US-led radar and remote sensing teams. IPICS will collate results to recommend drilling sites.
2. Initiation of coring to recover the last interglacial and older ice from Greenland. The last interglacial was probably warmer than the present and is an analogue for an anthropogenically-warmed world. We need to learn about the behaviour of climate and the Greenland ice sheet during times of warmer climate. The oldest reliable core only partly penetrates the last interglacial. Drilling in northwest Greenland would start, and possibly finish, in IPY. Danish, US, French, Japanese, UK, Swiss, Swedish, and German groups have expressed interest, and others are expected to join. Note that while this effort is part of the IPICS agenda, it also falls under IPY lead project # 561 (Greenland's Ice Sheet - reactions to past and present climate change), which will lead IPY efforts related to this element of IPICS.
3. Starting a detailed spatial network of deep and intermediate-depth Antarctic ice cores. The spatial pattern of change is key to climate dynamics. We have cores from central East Antarctica and from a few coastal regions, but additional data are needed from other key areas, including the northern part of Lake Vostok, coastal Antarctica, the Antarctic peninsula, and West Antarctica. New projects like the European drilling at Talos Dome (east Antarctica) will take place during IPY. These programs will provide a springboard for a larger effort to fully sample Antarctic spatial climate variability on all possible time scales.
5. The WAIS Divide Ice Core. This West Antarctic ice core will produce the best climate record covering the past 100,000 years, including highly resolved histories of atmospheric carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, and millennial and shorter time-scale climate change in Antarctica. The main drilling starts during IPY, in the 2007/2008 Antarctic field season.
4. Late Holocene climate change. Future change can only be assessed in the context of natural climate variability. Highly resolved compilations of past global climate (timescale up to 2000 years) critically lack polar data. The SCAR project, ITASE, produced 250 cores that cover the last 250 years. Extending this time scale to the last millennium, and expanding the scope in the Arctic, are critical. IPY will engage all countries to complete work in Antarctica and continue the effort in the Arctic.
6. SOFIA (Search for the Oldest Firn Interstitial Air). SOFIA aims to obtain firn air records spanning more than the last 150 years, encompassing much of the period from the industrial revolution to the present day. Large firn air samples are critical for understanding this period of atmospheric history as they allow measurements (of trace species or isotopic ratios) that are otherwise impossible with ice core samples.


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Carmen Maria Machado is a fiction writer, critic, and essayist whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, Granta, Tin House, Guernica, Gulf Coast, NPR, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the Michener-Copernicus Foundation, the Elizabeth George Foundation, the CINTAS Foundation, the Speculative Literature Foundation, the Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers' Workshop, the University of Iowa, the Yaddo Corporation, Hedgebrook, and the Millay Colony for the Arts. She is the Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania, and lives in Philadelphia with her wife.
In this talk, Machado reads the short story "Inventory" in full from her first published book, "Her Body and Other Parties." In "Inventory," a woman details the sexual encounters of her life against the backdrop of a deadly and highly contagious virus spreading throughout the world. The virus is blooming on the horizon; come listen.


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The Global Economy Is Not Immune to Swine Flu
World governments should be careful not to play politics with the Mexican swine flu outbreak. The health consequences should of course be rigorously addressed — but without adding economic consequences, which is what several countries appear poised to do.
Public health scares have a history of seeping into trade policy without anything resembling sufficient consideration of the evidence. Governments in Russia and East Asia are already banning pork exports from Mexico, even though there is zero evidence that they pose a health hazard. It hearkens back to unfounded bans of U.S. beef in recent years by the European Union and South Korea.
If the U.S. government jumps on board, U.S. exports could be targeted for retaliatory trade actions. One quarter of U.S. pork production is exported, as well as billions of dollars of our soybeans used as feed by foreign hog farmers.
Exploiting this crisis could turn what is so far a manageable health problem into an unnecessary trade and diplomatic conflict. Obviously the global economy does not need the extra strain.


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A rare 1909 baseball card depicting American Major League Baseball shortstop Honus Wagner, nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman," sold for more than $2.1 million at auction, according to The Associated Press.
The card, originally released by the American Tobacco Co., was sold for $2,105,770.50 in an online sale, Goldin Auctions said.
The card was the highlight of Goldin Auctions' April 5th showcase, The New York Post reported. Other memorabilia sold included a copy of Alex Rodriguez's 2009 World Series ring ($50,398) and a signed Derek Jeter 2001 World Series game-used bat ($37,486).
Wagner's cards were taken out of packaging. Rumor has it that Wagner didn't want his card to be included with cigarettes, believing it would encourage kids to smoke, accordin to The New York Post.
However, Wagner's card attracted attention, with only 50 to 100 copies believed to exist, The New York Post reported. The card was described as the "Jumbo" Wagner because its edges are 1/16 inches bigger than standard cards.
While the company claimed the price was a record for a baseball card sold at auction, a comparable Wagner card in mint condition was bought for $2.8 million in a private sale in 2007, according to AP.


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Take the best players in the world, wind and rain (and a couple of delays) and the pressure of a major championship and you are going to have one incredible golf tournament. And that's exactly what we had at the 94th PGA Championship here at the Ocean Course on Kiawah Island.
Let's first congratulate Rory McIlroy, who showed great patience, course management and of course, incredible talent. He could have played anywhere this week and won going away. He's a rare and outstanding talent. He's a very deserving winner of the PGA Championsihp.
During my time here, perhaps the one question that was asked to me most this week was - "How much more difficult does this rain and the "soft" conditions make this already very long 7668 yard course?"
Well the first answer, "Yes, it definitely will play longer," - the ball obviously will not roll out as much. However, that doesn't necessarily mean it will play more difficult - and for the same reason.
At a championship like this, which demands so much precision, the soft conditions actually are a great help to the players. That's right, skilled players would often rather play a long, soft conditioned course rather than the shorter, firmer one. Even when the wind was gusting and the scores did balloon higher, the players understood that it could have been so much worse had the rains not come also.
Why? When fairways are narrow and greens are firm (as is the case in most major championships), the need to be extremely precise is magnified. Though a fairway may be 25 yards wide, your target may only actually be 5 to 10 yards wide in order to keep the ball in the short grass. And green complexes, such as the ones here at the Ocean Course, they can be very difficult to hold on a tough course - especially when there's wind that could be pushing the ball in a particular direction.
So this week's "A Lesson Learned" is simple. The next time you play after a good rain, recognize the advantage that the course is now providing you - not the added few yards you may have to hit on your approach shots. Let the damp fairways psyche out the other guys - you should be excited at the "wider fairways" and "bigger greens" that will help your game. If you have the right mindset, you can be more aggressive - see Rory McIlroy's eight shot win as proof.
Golf can be so mental - confidence is a huge component of success. Take it from me - and what you saw here at the PGA Championship. A soft course is often a great course for scoring.
Mike Malaska is the Director of Instruction at Malaska Golf. He is the current 2012 PGA National Teacher of the Year.
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Company on track to meet targeted 25 percent energy reduction commitment by 2012 as part of strategy to reduce emissions, address climate change
CHICAGO (May 26, 2009) - As part of its ongoing effort to address climate change, Exelon announced today that, as of the end of 2008, it had reduced energy use across its facilities by 16 percent from 2001 levels, and is on track to meet its goal of a 25 percent reduction in energy consumption by 2012. The total reduction to date of 113,000 MBTU (million British thermal units) represents more than 19,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions - or enough electricity to meet the average annual energy needs of over 1,700 homes.
Greening its operations is one of the key elements of Exelon's environmental and business strategy, Exelon 2020: A Low-Carbon Roadmap. Exelon 2020 sets a goal of reducing, offsetting or displacing the equivalent of the company's 2001 carbon footprint by 2020. The Exelon family of companies, including Exelon Generation, ComEd and PECO, made its facilities across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic more energy efficient through a combination of large-scale remodeling projects and smaller initiatives, including:
"As a large company that operates hundreds of facilities, we were confident that we could identify cost-effective emissions reduction opportunities by looking at energy usage across our own operations and setting some aggressive reduction goals," said Ruth Ann M. Gillis, executive vice president of Exelon and president of Exelon Business Services Company. "We hope that Exelon's success shows other companies how making small changes can make a big difference. Like all businesses, Exelon is watching our costs, but we are confident that investing in energy efficiency will save the company money in the long run and help the environment."
The company recently announced that it reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 35 percent from 2001 levels, an achievement confirmed by the U.S. EPA Climate Leaders Program, and including the energy reductions at the more than 125 facilities Exelon operates.
When possible, Exelon uses the LEED certification guidelines of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to guide its energy-efficiency efforts. In fact, Exelon now has three LEED-certified facilities including its corporate headquarters in Chicago (LEED Platinum for Commercial Interiors); its Fairless Hills Renewable Education Center (LEED Silver) and its West Chester location in Pennsylvania (LEED Silver) - among the most LEED-certified locations of any individual company in the U.S. At its corporate headquarters - the largest office space in the world to earn LEED's highest rating - Exelon has reduced its energy usage by more than 50 percent at less than a five percent cost premium, and is on track to recoup its investment in green features by 2012.
Exelon works with a portfolio of suppliers who share its commitment to energy efficiency and a green supply chain. Among its partners for the renovation of its LEED-certified headquarters is HJKessler Associates, nationally recognized for its LEED expertise."Exelon's energy reduction initiative demonstrates the significant changes that companies can make to reduce energy usage as part of a larger sustainability strategy," said Helen J. Kessler, FAIA, LEED A.P., of HJKessler Associates. "In addition to the benefit of cost savings, such programs also help businesses become more environmentally friendly by reducing their own carbon footprint."Exelon also empowers its employees with the information and tools they need to make reduce energy usage not only in the workplace but also at home. The company offers tips on energy efficiency, recycling and even water consumption to help employees lead a low-carbon lifestyle.
Other efforts to green Exelon's operations include increasing the energy efficiency of its vehicle fleets, engaging its suppliers to create an industry-leading green supply chain; and procuring renewable energy to offset a portion of its energy consumption. Exelon is also providing its ComEd and PECO utility customers with energy-efficiency programs and information that allows them to reduce their electricity bill and help the environment.


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Measuring delicate parts with virtually zero force
The measurement of delicate parts, such as those in the watchmaking industry, must not lead to their deformation, otherwise the results could be incorrect or the parts could become damaged. The HEIDENHAIN-METRO MT 1281MW length gauge is particularly suited for such demanding measuring tasks. For measurements with a gauging force of nearly 0 (0.01 N to 0.07 N), it includes a specially paired insert with an exchangeable measuring pin. These extremely low values over a measuring range of 12 mm are also possible thanks to the ball-bush guide with very constant friction conditions and the constantly improving measuring force over the course of five million measuring cycles.
The included plunger lifter gives the operator the most direct control possible over the measuring process. As an alternative, a mechanical cable lifter can achieve a very constant gauging motion. The gauging speed is set with a throttle screw in the bellows. The interaction between the guideway, the ZERODUR scale with 2 µm signal period, and the electronics in the connector makes repeatability better than 0.03 µm possible.
The ND 287 evaluation unit is suitable as a subsequent electronics unit for stand-alone measuring stations. When combined with an MT 1281, a measuring step of 1 nm is possible. Also, it offers a color display and many possibilities for capturing and classifying measurement series as well as creating histograms. The ND 287 thus makes it easier to evaluate the manufacturing process.
|Gauging force
|0.01 N at measuring position 2 mm
|± 0.2 µm over the entire measuring range of 12 mm
|≤ 0.03 µm for measuring range of 12 mm
Products used in this application
|MT 1281 MW with zero gauging force
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|Cable lifter
|Gauge stand, e.g. MS 45
|ND 287 with one measuring channel
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Two drivers were taken to Salem Community Hospital after a three-vehicle accident on state Route 14 near East Palestine shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday. An eastbound 2000 Ford Focus driven by Ryan Brown of East Palestine was stopped waiting to turn left onto Hadley Road Extension when it was struck from behind by a Chevy Trailblazer driven by Julie Ford of Beaver Falls, Pa. The impact forced Brown's vehicle left of center into oncoming traffic where it collided head-on with a Buick Park Avenue driven by Tim Coakley of East Palestine. Coakley's car went off the north side of the road and down an embankment, coming to rest in a cornfield. Ford's Chevy went off the south side of the road and down an embankment, coming to rest near a small creek in a field. The East Palestine Fire/EMS transported Brown and Coakley to the hospital. State Trooper Eric Carroll is investigating the crash and was assisted at the scene by patrol Sgt. Craig Monte. Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
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Lessons from the Machine
A writer friend emailed me about Machine Man:
I've managed to get to the FAQ, but am I REALLY supposed to believe what you have posted there?
I think he means that writing is a good way to send yourself insane before you ask everyone in the world to watch you work and post comments. True, it's not a method I'd generally recommend. It's essential to stay excited about a work-in-progress, and there may be no better way to deflate yourself about a promising story than to show it to people before it's ready.
But I am a big boy. And I did set expectations before I started: this isn't a plotted, edited, polished book. This is me caught in the act of making sausages. I think everyone understands that.
Ha ha ha! No, of course they don't. And nor should you: all that really matters is whether the story is worth reading.
One week in, this is what I've found:
You people don't miss a thing. Upon posting Page 4, I was immediately slammed by multiple readers for being repetitive, unimaginative, and suggesting that straight hair can dangle. This is slightly terrifying, because no doubt Page 4 is a lot better than some others I'll serve up. But it's also instructive. I think Machine Man is good training for me in the same way as a boot camp commander who makes you crawl through mud while screaming insults about your mother. They're both… uh… character-building.
I am getting a lot of love for this project, which is flat-out wonderful. It's thrilling to watch a page go up and read comments about it. Scary. But thrilling. There is usually a gap of several years between me giggling to myself in my study over a line, and anyone outside my immediate friends and family reading it. That immediacy of reaction is kind of addictive. Thanks.
Long-time meta-blogger Adam wrote:
I wonder what would happen if every day I tried to predict what will happen on the next page. I feel like it would really screw with Max as a writer.
Ha ha ha! It sure would! Although that is a fascinating thing for me: I have always wished I could stick probes in your brain to see how you react as you read my stories. Are you buying this particular subplot? Do you care? Did you notice that foreshadowing before; was that too obvious, or too subtle? Usually I have to bug Jen about these things. Here I feel closer to getting an answer to the eternal question: How does this book look when it's inside your head?
Quite a few people seem frustrated at the one-page-per-day drip-feed. I'm not sure whether this is good frustration ("I love this story so much, I can't wait for pages!") or bad frustration ("In the 24 hours between each page, I totally forget everything that happened!"). I guess a little of each. I'm enjoying this format very much, but will wait and see how well it works for readers over the long-term.
GMail is really popular. Which is not particularly relevant, but wow: almost half of all subscribed email addresses are at gmail.com. Hotmail is a very distant second. There are about 1,500 people signed up to Machine Man at the moment, with… huh. I just double-checked my numbers, and it's exactly 1,500 people. That's a little weird. Anyway, 1,500 people, with three-quarters getting it via email and the rest via RSS. There might be others reading pages on the site without subscribing.
Since it's been a happy beginning, I've decided to start a new Machine Man feed every Wednesday. So if you only stumbled across this concept today, you can still get Machine Man delivered starting from Page 1! Feel free to tell your friends about that.


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jdhf99 needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 20 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
I need my free web host http://www.x10hosting.com re-designed. We just recently had a logo contest and picked new logos. We are now ready to have the site re-done. Looking for something simple and creative. More info in brief.
Desired Color Scheme:
Up to designer
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Web 2.0, simple, clean, easy to read.
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We are looking for something more Web 2.0 than our old site and would also like to simplify it a bit. Our old site for reference is: http://www.x10hosting.com/oldhidden/
Color scheme will be up to the designer, we are very open to all designs\colors. There are 2 logos, either can be used.. again that is up to the designer. Logos can be found here:
Instead of the 3 plans on the main page we're switching to 2 different types of hosting. Ad Free and Ad Supported. We would like those 2 listed instead of the 3 shown on our old site.
There is nothing we're exactly looking for so please feel free to ask questions. The old site is for reference only. The new design does not need to look like or use anything from it.
We'd like a space for 3 to 4 main links and then possibly some space at the bottom of the page for non important links.
Please ask any questions that will help you get a better idea of what we are looking for!


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5 Ways to Get People to Read Your Life Trainers Blog
You have words. You have experience training. Now where is the reader?
It can be a challenge to get people to read your blog no matter what you do. Fortunately, there are some strategies you can use to increase the number of readers and, hopefully, the response!
Take a look at these top five ways to get people to read your life coach blog. Then start revamping to get today's readers!
5 Ways to Get People to Read Your Life Trainers Blog
1. Log in with purpose
Whatever marketing tool you use, you always want to have goals.
This is the key so you can measure your progress along the way and more easily achieve your goals.
When it comes to blog writing, your goal should be in terms of blog visitors and / or part of your post. It might help to start with a lower number, or a number that matches your current readers.
Your goal may also have something to do with the conversion. That is, you may want to make the goal of having a number of people read your blog and then buy your product or request more information.
Walk with the goal and develop all your posts to blog your life coach around this.
2. Have a post on time
Sticking to the schedule when releasing your blog posts makes you look more professional and can give you a reason to invite readers to subscribe to your blog.
Daily or weekly posts are more likely to be read than they appear sporadically occasionally.
Set a blog release schedule that makes sense to you, and which still promotes unique content.
3. Remember the reader
You want to submit content on your blog that is relevant and worth the amount of time you enter to read each post.
Select content relevant to current social issues. Be specific and concise in your writing. Posts should be short and sweet, with solutions offered for problem or tip options for clear results.
When brainstorming ideas, think about what can overcome many people. For example, write about The Avatar Course or a way to stop feeling trapped in life.
4. Network, network, network
Keeping a blog does not mean you do not need a network.
Post comments to other similar blogs, promote other blogger products, and see about cross-linking your blog with others.
View other blog directories and make sure your blog is at least one. Reach out to other bloggers and ask for tips and advice.
The more of your network, the more you expand the reader for your life coach blog.
5. Stay on top of your links
Make sure that you have spiced links across your blog posts that link to your site or other pages.
The same is true for your website. Readers should always be able to access relevant blog posts from your site wherever they navigate.
Build Your Blog Reader
Your live coach blog is very important for your marketing as a coach. Build your readers by networking, managing your content and links, and always writing with clear goals.


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OCHA launches 500 free humanitarian symbols
TitleOCHA launches 500 free humanitarian symbols
23 Aug 2012
23 August 2012 - 10:39am
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian affairs (OCHA) has created a set of 500 freely available humanitarian icons to help relief workers present information about emergencies and crises quickly and simply.
When a disaster strikes, it is vital that all the different humanitarian agencies and workers can gather accurate information about the locations and needs of the people affected and who is best placed to help them. This creates an urgent need for complex information to be presented in a way that everyone can understand, as quickly as possible.
"Clearly presenting and visualizing this information is the next step, and hopefully leads to more effective and timely humanitarian assistance," said Akiko Harayama, Head of OCHA's Advocacy and Visual Media Unit (AVMU), OCHA.
OCHA's icons are used throughout the range of information products it produces for the humanitarian community, including maps, reports, infographics and websites.
"After we released a set of icons in 2008, we started to receive requests for more symbols from our humanitarian partners, including UN agencies and NGOs in the field around the world," said Harayama. "In the middle of a crisis, relief workers would not have the time or design skills to create good symbols."
The set of symbols has now been expanded to cover everything from natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes to relief supplies, such as water containers and shelter kits. It encompasses complex humanitarian issues, including gaining access to people in need and the protection of civilians. Countries and territories are also covered.
Sofya Polyakov is the co-founder and CEO of The Noun Project—a website that offers a crowdsourced collection of universally recognizable icons for visual communication.
"Symbols are some of the best communication tools we have to overcome many language and cultural barriers," she explains. "By making symbols easily accessible, OCHA is helping humanitarians, disaster responders and people around the world to communicate important concepts quickly and easily, no matter where they are."
The symbols can be downloaded for free on ReliefWeb and The Noun Project. Whenever possible, credit as follows: "Source: OCHA". We would appreciate a notification via email with a link to your work for our records.


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Pssst...the Secret to Success, Riches and Happiness is...Timing.
Eugenia Last has been a practicing Astrologer for the past twenty-five years and has been helping people make vital decisions
by plotting the course of the planets. It isn't fortune telling or star gazing. It's a science that has existed for
centuries. "Astrology is a mathematical science and an interpretive art," says Eugenia. "The math I could
teach anyone -- the interpretation is something else. It's a gift. "There's always a good time and bad time to do
something," she explains. " Sometimes people fall out of synchronization, what I do is get people back into step."
Eugenia jokingly refers to herself as an " astrological Ann Landers," but hundreds of clients from all over the world
attest to the accuracy of her advice. Some of her clients are celebrities, and some are corporations (the chart set up by the
date of the corporate seal). Eugenia also uses her talent in the field of preventative medicine. Her columns are
syndicated all over the world through Universal Press, she has written five books, two computer software programs, two web sites,
appeared on a vast number of radio and television shows and as recently had her own two hour talk show on the CFRA satellite radio.
She was raised on the lake in Port Credit, Ontario. Her background Rumanian Ukrainian. Eugenia's abilities are evident
and obviously developed through study, discipline and desire. Her purpose is to help people realize that for every negative in
their life there is always a positive. Eugenia says "man's own will determines his destiny, therefore take hold
of your life and make the best of it." Eugenia stresses that the ancient art of astrology is the modern art of timing,
and let's face it, says Last, "timing is the key to success."


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Dpdist needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 38 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
We require a professional logo that quickly and easily represents our domain name and the products we sell. We intend on launching an online retail store specializing in products suited to sports shooters, hunting and reloading enthusiasts as well as the sale of firearms, hence our domain name.
Buyers of firearms. Rifle, pistol and shotgun sports shooters, reloader's and hunters.
A professional logo that communicates what our proposed website sells. We want a logo that easily identifies where to go online to buy products relating to the shooting sports.
Must include our domain name armsdealer.com.au in an easy to read font.
We want to grant designers as much creative freedom as possible as long as our core requirements are met. They are;
1. That the logo is easy to read.
2. It reflects the image of firearms & related products.
3. Includes our domain name.
The depiction or force and/or perceived sinister association with firearms that is synonymous with the concept of an Arms Dealer would make for some fun. A character or figure of power and strength shooting a modern firearm would be great.
The attachment shows an ultra simple logo that caught our attention. It links the Taurus brand of firearms (The raging bull) and the forum name it represents. Clever and simple we thought.
As what seems to be a prerequisite these days, we require the logo to be a vector based image to enable expansion and contraction across different media applications. Further applications of the logo may involve the use in flyers, business cards, trademark applications, banners, signage, branding of products etc.
(Once again, there are some smart and creative designers out there. Do what you do best; this is why we're here).
We want simple and bold.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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INVESTING NOW, created in 1988, is a college preparatory program
created to stimulate, support, and recognize the high academic
performance of pre-college students from groups that are
historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
majors and careers. The purpose of the program is to ensure that
participants are well prepared for matriculation at the University of
The primary goals are to:
1) create a pipeline for
well-prepared students to enter college and pursue science, technology,
engineering and math majors
2) encourage and support students'
enrollment and achievement in advanced mathematics and science courses
3) ensure that the participants make informed college choices
4) support
and encourage parents in their role as advocates for their children
5) coordinate partnerships between the University of Pittsburgh's
Swanson School of Engineering and local schools.
Annually, approximately 150 students participate in INVESTING NOW activities. Student participants attend quarterly advising sessions, tutoring, hands-on science and engineering workshops, college planning sessions and career awareness activities.


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Bontrager Race Waterproof Road Shoe Covers
Bontrager makes the Race Waterproof Road Shoe Covers because Mother Nature doesn't stick to training schedules. These waterproof covers have bonded stretchable fleece liners for protection and warmth. You also get waterproof zippers for additional protection and easy on/off, reinforced heels and toes for durability, and reflective logos for safety. These covers are compatible with all pedal/cleat systems too.


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Q: Do turtles burrow in the ground for winter?
Lewis – Lincoln, VT
A: One of the oldest reptile groups on planet earth, cold-blooded turtles are distinguished by a bony shell that acts like a super-powerful shield to protect them from predators. Like birds and reptiles, turtles lay their eggs on land and breathe air—but they can spend long periods of time underwater, surfacing at regular intervals to fill their lungs with oxygen.
These terrapins do a great job taking care of themselves (and have been for the past 200 million years!), but if you have turtles in your pond or lake, you can be a gracious host by understanding some basic facts about them.
Wintertime Signs
They don't use a calendar, but turtles know when it's time to cozy down for the winter. They use the air and water temperature as a gauge, which triggers their instinctual behavioral and physiological hibernation. Typically, this happens when temperatures reach 50 degrees Fahrenheit or so.
Holing Up for the Season
Though they carry a home-sweet-home on their backs, certain types of turtles do hole up for the winter season—literally. Depending on the turtle type, some species, like box turtles, will burrow in the sediment in the bottom of your pond and hibernate for the winter, while others will swim to lower pond levels to escape ice cover. This innate behavior keeps them safe, in most cases, until temperatures warm again.
Slowed Metabolism, No Appetite
Like fishes and other cold-blooded critters, turtles' metabolisms slow when temperatures get cold. This physiological change means that they require very little oxygen and food. In fact, their hearts will slow to just a few beats every few minutes! They are also able to take in miniscule amounts of oxygen through specialized skin cells.
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To keep your turtles under cover and safe from predators during the long winter, you can add some pond dye, like Pond Logic® Pond Dye, to your pond. The blue or black coloring not only camouflages the turtles, but it also shades the pond, eliminates cloudy water, and cuts down on excess nutrients and odor.
Pond Talk: What do you do to support the turtle population in your lake or pond?
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New Blog
Because of my work and the number of conferences I speak at each year, I travel quite frequently. In fact in a given year its not unusual for me to visit 20 countries. During my travels I often find interesting, and sometimes humorous things. In this blog, I will post pictures and other figments from my travel.
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Paratus Telecom was founded as Internet Technologies Namibia in 2005 as the first privately and 100% wholly owned Namibian telecommunications operator.
Since inception, Paratus Telecom has established a prolific network extending the entire Namibia, with additional international points-of-presence located in Johannesburg (South Africa), Lisbon (Portugal) as well as London (UK). This network is commensurate of our ability to provide exceptional customer service at all times.
Today, Paratus still holds its 100% Namibian private ownership and on 20 March 2012, was issued with a Class Comprehensive Telecommunications Service License (ECS & ECNS), following further expansion of its 4G network, national and international network to provide telecommunications services to the Namibian public at large as well as the private and corporate sector.
So why go elsewhere - Paratus Telecom - Always Prepared!


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LipGloss & Sateen
Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens attended the Nylon Magazine Young Hollywood Issue party in Hollywood last night. Every week it seems there's a Young Hollywood party. And normally only the Hills people show up. In all fairness, Nylon editorials are known to be pretty hip. And Nessa wants some of that action. Her choice of purple sateen however is far below Nylon standard.
Here's a girl with a great body wearing a shiny sheet that gives her width and lumps she doesn't have. Am also not sure why she's posing so Extra. Extra isn't necessary Hard. Because Hard is almost painful. Extra is what she's doing with the head back and the lips sucky and her hands all over him. Extra.
Is it me or is LipGloss looking super pretty right now? Skin so dewy, Nicole Kidman is jealous. His hair is so much better than how it used to be. Wonder if he sees Justin Bieber and feels embarrassed for himself remembering the way he used to wear it. Nothing like seeing your own style mistakes demonstrated by someone else.
Photos from Wenn.com and Fitz_Carlile/LE/Splashnewsonline.com