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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Valentine's Day 2012 in archives
Archives are full of love stories. So let´s share them for Valentine's Day!
We can find romantic stuff about deep and eternal feelings. Some may involve famous people and some convey the emotions of the everyday man or woman, others could be documents about love, that has gone bad. And the documents probably comes from all parts of society, high and low alike.
When we examine the collections, some of the greatest stories of love may not even involve a man and a woman. "Love" could also be the love of ones children, parents, God, siblings – or the love of a cause, that brings passion and great emontions into the life of an individual.
We believe, that YOUR archive has a lot of amazing stories about one of the most amazing human feelings in its collections. And we encourage you to share them on February 14th.
Put some of your documents of love on Flickr or Picasa, make a video for YouTube, create an album on Facebook… use any platform you like, just tweet about it, using the hashtag #loveheritage.
We hope you will play along – for the love of archives – and invite our colleagues in museums and libraries to join as well. We bet, that they have collections full of love as well!
If you´re joining us and want to share a romatic find or loving item from your collection, please use the comment box of the #AskArchivists blog to write the name and country of your institution, as well as your Twitterhandle.
Charlotte and Anneke
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Man Influential
Askmen.com has just released its annual list of Top 40 Most Influential Men as voted by men themselves. The #1 spot isn't much of a surprise and a huge boost for Michael Phelps at #3 is a nod to his determination and subsequent historic accomplishments but… Cristiano Ronaldo? At #9? Really? The dude who rolls with eurocheese? Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Usain Bolt who came in at only #21??? Men… please! Big love for RDJ who's ranked #4. Full Story
Would You Rather: Rossum vs Criss Angel
It's the ultimate Rossum Would You Rather Challenge! Rossum vs Criss Angel… Right??? See attached of Criss Angel with Wilmer Valderrama at some party in Vegas the other day and Emmy wearing two near identical virgin dresses to the premiere of Speed Racer at the weekend and last night at the LG launch in LA. Full Story
Two Months
Pam Anderson filed for divorce on Friday from Rick Salomon just after telling the world they f&ck all the time and that she's the happiest she's ever been. I can't imagine anyone is surprised. Even less shocking – she's also requested spousal support. And she wants him to pay her legal fees. Full Story
Urban Angel
Keith Urban looking rough in NYC yesterday doing some shopping after visiting Good Morning America with The Freeze. You will note, Keith's coif bears a striking resemblance to Criss Angel's, pictured here on Monday at Virgin Unite – it's the Anti-Quiver Coif. Or Meg Ryan's Coif from 1995. Full Story
On Criss Angel
After standing out in the rain for too many hours, about a dozen of Criss Angel's fans rushed the building last night right after the media briefing at Virgin Unite's Midnight Magic. Some lady was screaming that she needed to be healed. Being a group of cynical bitches, we were more amused that he had so few fans willing to bring the crazy. Full Story
Jennifer & Aaron: Lovematch in Vancouver?
If Aaron Eckhart is currently single, it's a perfect perfect perfect match. Perhaps love will bloom on set in Vancouver? Have just learned that Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart will shoot Travelling in Vancouver beginning January. Aaron will play a grief expert called Burke Preston (no…seriously…) who has closure issues of his own and who finds solace in Jennifer's character – Eloise – who loves to garden and has her own dark history. Full Story


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The Wild Goose
Discovering a Deeper Relationship with the Holy Spirit
Unleash the Holy Spirit in Your Life
In this professionally filmed and cinematographically stunning series, Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR will lead you on an unforgettable journey around the world and into the very heart of God. Discover the immense power and beauty of the unconditional love of God that is the Holy Spirit.
Why the Name: "The Wild Goose"
The "Wild Goose" was a term that the ancient Celts had for the Holy Spirit. Yes, there is a wildness to the Holy Spirit. The dominant images of the Holy Spirit are a meek dove or a flickering flame of a candle, both of which are in one way accurate. But the Holy Spirit is far more than that.
About the Presenter
Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, is a nationally known author and speaker dedicated to helping others come to know God's love for them through preaching and writing. Fr. Dave has held several ministry positions at Franciscan University of Steubenville and is actively involved in the highly successful summer conferences program. He is the author of the new book Breath of God – Living a life led by the Holy Spirit.
About the Series
The Wild Goose series is fourteen independent segments dealing with different experiences of the Holy Spirit. For the most part, each segment stands on its own so you do not have to watch them in any particular order. However, the first three segments give a type of foundation to the others, so it is suggested that you start with these. After that, ask the Spirit to lead you in what to watch next and go with that.
List of Sessions
- God's Love Poured Out
- Breath of God
- Baptism in the Holy Spirit
- The Spirit and Our Lady
- Gifts of the Holy Spirit
- The Spirit and the Eucharist
- The Spirit of Adoption
- The Spirit of the Sacraments
- Fruits of the Holy Spirit
- The Spirit and the Desert
- The Spirit Convicts
- The Spirit's Freedom
- The Spirit Gives Witness
- The Spirit Remembers
Each segment is about 30 minutes long and is available with either English or Spanish subtitles.
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m2s2coodrg needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 55 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
We'd like a simple, zippy logo for use on cards, brochures and our upcoming website. We may need help with website design as well.
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We need a relatively simple logo for our medical software system - M2S2. Medical Marijuana Software Solutions (in CA) The original logo is a small m and small s with the 2's as subscripts...sort of like a chemical equation. Just 2 colors (Green and Blue - see our site http://www.greenbridgemed.com/Demo...the darker green and the darker blue can be viewed if you hit Employee Access). We don't want any reference to Marijuana as we have other mainstream medical software coming out as well.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A battle of arms unfolded at O'Donnell Field Friday afternoon with the Yale and Harvard baseball teams both throwing complete-game shutouts to split an Ivy League doubleheader. Yale won the opener, 3-0, while the Crimson took the nightcap, 1-0.
Harvard senior Max Perlman took the mound in game two and shut down the Yale (21-14, 9-5 Ivy League) offense with a complete-game shutout. He had 10 strikeouts to one walk and scattered four hits over nine innings to earn his second win of the season. Only two of Yale's five baserunners in the game made it to second base.
The Crimson (8-30, 4-10 Ivy League) grabbed the only run it needed in game two during the fifth. Dillon O'Neill got things started with a one-out single up the middle. He would move to second on a bunt by Jeff Reynolds and on the same play, went to third base when Yale's starting pitcher Brook Hart fielded the bunt and sent the throw wide of first. That's when Jake McGuiggan pushed another bunt down the first base line to squeeze in O'Neill for the lone run of the game.
Perlman retired the final 14 Yale batters from the fifth to the ninth to end it. Already over 100 pitches for the game, the senior opened the top of the ninth with two swinging strikeouts before getting Trey Rallis to groundout on the first pitch for the final out.
O'Neill finished the game 2-for-4 with a run scored. McGuiggan was 1-for-3 with the RBI. Harvard only struck out five times against Hart, its lowest total since April 12 against Northeastern when it also went down on strikes five times. Hart had a good showing for Yale in the loss, throwing eight innings with five Ks, one walk and six scattered hits. The run Hart allowed was unearned.
In game one, it was Yale who flexed its pitching muscles. Vinny Lally stayed undefeated on the year (5-0) with a seven-inning, one-hit shutout, striking out nine and walking three. Lally also began his final inning by striking out the first two batters before inducing a groundout to end the game.
Harvard's Eric Eadington had a rough first inning but settled down nicely afterwards, striking out seven and scattering three hits over the final six frames. In the opening inning, however, Eadington would load the bases with one out on two fielder's choice plays and a walk. He would walk in Yale's first run facing the Bulldogs' cleanup hitter, Rallis, and when it looked as if the senior had induced an inning-ending double play, an errant throw to first allowed two more runs to score, giving Yale an early 3-0 lead that would stand.
Designated hitter Marcus Way had the Crimson's lone hit in the opener with a two-out single to center field in the fourth inning. Harvard threatened to answer Yale in the first inning with two leadoff walks, but a strikeout, a pick-off at second base and another strikeout quickly ended that threat.
The Crimson hosts Yale again on Sunday at 1 p.m. before looking ahead to the Beanpot championship game Tuesday against Boston College at Fenway Park. Game time is set for 7 p.m.


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Wow! 18 days in Gweedore; what was that like? It must have been very calming and revitalizing.
You are absolutely right.
When I'm in a city or town or area where I have never been before I'm extremely unresting. I want to see and to do as much as I can there. But since 2006 I have spent about 80 days in Donegal and most of the time in Annagry and Gweedore. This part of Donegal is a perfect "base camp" for travelling and walking in this awesome county. So I know a lot there and I'm not in a hurry anymore. That's fantastic!!!
Thanks Puha, AndyPandy and Dubhy63 for sharing your photos - I like it and I am longing for donegal again.
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In changing climate, ski industry should take action, report says
In changing climate, ski industry should take action, report says
As the climate trends warmer and snowpacks fall, the U.S. ski industry is positioned to suffer acutely, according to a report released Thursday by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Protect Our Winters (POW), a snow sports environmental activism organization.
The report draws links between low snow years over the past decade and lost jobs at resorts and related businesses, such as lodging and restaurants. A bad snow year can cost as much as $1.9 billion in reduced economic activity in the U.S., and job losses of up to 13,000, or 6 percent of the industry. Looking ahead, with forecasts showing a warming trend of 4 to 10 degrees F in winter temperatures by the end of the century, with less snowfall and a shorter snow season, the number of jobs lost between a good and bad snow year could grow to 27,000.
Two researchers from the University of New Hampshire -- Elizabeth Burakowski, a Ph.D. candidate in its Natural Resources and Earth Systems Science program and Matt Magnusson, an adjunct lecturer for its Whittemore School of Business and Economics – used climate forecasts and economic data collected from the ski resort and snowmobile industries to write the report.
Snowmobiling relies on natural snow, but ski resorts increasingly turn to snowmaking to adapt to shrinking snowpacks. That helps keeps the lifts running, but it's a catch-22, since snowmaking is very energy intensive – and expensive. About half of a resort's energy spending typically goes toward snowmaking and is generated for the most part using carbon-emitting power sources. That's not to mention its massive demands on the local water supply.
"The bitter irony is that the response to climate change is to use a lot of energy and further cannibalize the climate. Surely there is a better approach than that," said Auden Schendler, vice president of sustainability for Aspen Ski Company, about contemporary snowmaking.
Photo of ski slope with green grass underneath courtesy of claro/Shutterstock
Temperature trends that show nighttime minimum temperatures warming at a faster rate than daytime maximum temperatures compound the problem further. That's bad news, since snowmaking relies on low overnight temperatures. "It is uncertain as to what extent snowmaking will last as an adaptation strategy," the report says.
Chris Steinkamp, executive director of POW, says a few ski resorts such as Aspen Skiing Company and Squaw Valley Ski Resort are taking a very proactive response to climate change. For example, Aspen Skiing Company recently funded a project to capture methane emissions from a Colorado coal mine and convert the gas to electricity.
The NRDC is using the report to amplify its message to Washington, D.C. "I'd like to see every ski resort owner, every skier, every snowmobiler and snowboarder, calling on the President to take action," said Antonia Herzog, assistant director of NRDC's Climate and Clean Air Program. Allowing the EPA to set carbon pollution standards for major emitters, such as power plants, would be such an example, she said.
Steinkamp and Schendler expressed their hope that the report will provide a starting point for more action and spending on sustainability programs within the industry – or even wider acknowledgement that the changes all ski resorts are seeing in snowfall and temperatures are related to human activity.
One reason resorts have largely been sitting on the sidelines until now, says Steinkamp, is that they don't want to make financial commitments to clean energy projects. "It's hard to lobby for things that might increase energy costs in the near term," he says. "I'm not a resort owner so I can't throw stones, but it's a matter of operating for the next 10-15 years versus the next 100 years."
He hopes the report will initiate a process of goal-setting for the ski resort industry. "Other industries have hard benchmarks. We should have them, too."
Download the full report from NRDC's website here.
The Ski Industry's Future, By the Numbers
15,214,459 million: the average decline in visits to ski resorts during a nationwide low snow year
4 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit: The amount by which winter temperatures are expected to rise by century's end
13,000 – 27,000: The number of jobs ski resorts are expected to cut during low snow years if snowpacks continue to trend downward and winters becoming increasingly short
25 percent to 100 percent: The expected decline in snowpack depth in the western United States
50 percent: The amount by which the ski season in the Northeastern U.S. is expected to be shortened due to warmer winters
76: the percent of U.S. states that directly benefit from snow sports industries


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Rep. Frank McNulty welcomes a daughter
And now you can call Rep. Frank McNulty by another name — Daddy.
The Highlands Ranch Republican and his wife Shannon are the oh-so-proud parents of a baby girl, Victoria Marie, born at 7:17 p.m. Monday night. The baby weighed 7 pounds and 13 ounces and was 20.5 inches long.
Shannon McNulty, a lobbyist, was one of a number of pregnant women at the Gold Dome, the second time in two years the Capitol has been on baby watch.
"Can I just say I spend more time talking in the Capitol bathroom with pregnant women than I do in my prenatal yoga class," said Colorado Public Radio reporter Megan Verlee, who is due with her first child, a girl, on July 15. "It's ridiculous."
In addition to McNulty and Verlee, here are some of the other Capitol folks who are expecting in the next few weeks or months:


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An issue that often presents itself in infancy, nystagmus causes its sufferers to involuntarily and quickly moves the eyes in a rapid succession of movements. While most individuals with this medical condition will look up and down or sideways, others will swing their eyes all through the field of vision.
There are several kinds of this condition, including:
Nystagmus is a neurological problem and is either characterized as vestibular, which means inner ear related, or optokinetic, eye related. While the symptoms often show improvement in adulthood, stress or fatigue often exacerbates the problem. Individuals with this condition should consult regularly with a trained eyecare professional to monitor the condition and discuss all of the treatment methods that are available.


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What do fresh water mussels on the coastal shore of Alabama have to do with Atlanta? The first answer that comes to mind is "who cares?" A slightly more accurate, and possibly less interesting answer is, a lot. Right now the shellfish on the gulf coast of Alabama are lazily soaking a constant flow of three billion gallons of fresh, Georgia drinking water, compliments of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a very parched, very unwilling state of Georgia. That's three billion gallons a day.
Still doesn't add up? Well, the story is that Georgia is going through a record dry spell. The majority of Georgia's drinking water is held in a huge man-made reservoir named Lake Lanier. What makes things interesting is that Georgia isn't actually in control of this lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is running the show there. And they've determined that the endangered Fat Threeridge and Purple Bankclimber mussels on the gulf shore need constant flow of fresh water from the state of Georgia to keep them healthy. To accomplish this, they are draining billions of gallons of water from Lake Lanier, which is already at historic lows. (Don't ask me exactly how the water is getting all the way down there, the process involves at least three different rivers that are a bit difficult to track on Google maps. There's an explanation of it in this article on the AJC website.)
Up until today, I was among the ranks of the populace that takes things like watering restrictions and stories about drought with a grain of salt. "Our clean water being dumped by the ton in the sea for snails during a drought? Meh, typical government idiocy," I thought with a shrug. This isn't the first dry year I've seen in my short history in the area. And since I don't have any greenery to maintain, the watering restrictions aren't relevant to me. Every time I turn on the faucet, I get water, no problem. But then I heard that Atlanta has about 150 days worth of water left before people turn on the tap and hear it give a dry sputter. Holy crap! I like drinking water. I tolerate bathing. I'm kind of used to both!
And then I heard something else. While Georgia has instituted a complete ban on outdoor water activities and is asking it's residents to find ways to reduce consumption, Florida and Alabama is doing nothing. Nothing! It seems they have no official process in place to handle drought conditions. That's right, people in the regions slurping down billions of Atlanta's drinking water to keep a handful of Mollusks nicely moist are still out there washing their Cameros and splashing about on their Slip 'n Slides. Memo from Georgia: Take care of your own damn shellfish!
As if that weren't bad enough, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has recently admitted to a colossal screw-up. In the early days of the drought, they drained off too much water. Way too much water. Billions of gallons of water. Officially, a faulty gauge is being blamed for a loss of two feet of water from the lake, though the truth of the matter is that local residents repeatedly warned them, and the Corps ignored the warnings.
Unbelievable, huh? What if I told you the story isn't finished? No way! You say. Way, sez I. Apparently the state of Georgia has taken the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to court to get them to stop pissing away our water. That's right. This very moment countless gallons are still coursing their way toward ungrateful slimy critters in shells. And those stupid mussels too. (I kid, I kid! I couldn't help myself! I like Florida. And Alabama… well, hey!) And you know how rebellious us Southerners can be (I guess I'm guilty by proximity), there's even talk about seizing control of the dam on the lake from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Damn, all this writing is making me thirsty. I guess its time to stockpile bottled water.
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Q: Do you need a holiday Daley Question? I'm wondering if there is an actual recipe for ham with a Dr. Pepper glaze.
--Claudia Perry, Evanston
A: Yes! I always need holiday Daley Questions, my friend, so thank you very much. What struck me on researching your question is just how many recipes for ham call for Dr Pepper. It was almost enough to make me back away from my computer terminal, take a deep calming breath, and crack open a bottle of ice-cold ... Fresca. Just kidding!
There are recipes on a number of websites, including one from Ree Drummond, aka The Pioneer Woman, David Leite of Leite's Culinaria using a Cook's Country magazine recipe, and even Alton Brown, the television personality and cookbook author, braising a country ham in a liter of Dr Pepper.
I checked in with the folks who make the iconic soft drink, Dr Pepper Snapple Group of Plano, Texas, and asked if there was an "official" recipe. Chris Barnes, corporate communications director, sent me a recipe that has appeared on company-owned websites. He's not sure of who developed it. See the recipe below.
I'm also offering two more recipes, Drummond's version of a proper glazed ham from her website, and a glaze recipe one from the folks at Gepperth's Market, the Chicago butcher shop, which can be made either with Dr Pepper or a cola; your choice
None of these three recipes have been tested by me, so stay a bit alert in using any of them. I can tell you my own ham glaze is closer to the Gepperth's Market recipe, with soy sauce and orange juice providing the liquid base for the glaze instead of Dr Pepper or cola. I also tend to zap it in the microwave until bubbly and thick; it's a snap.
Dr Pepper's ham with Dr Pepper glaze
Here's the recipe that's appeared on company-owned websites, according to Chris Barnes, director of corporate communications for Dr Pepper Snapple Group.
One 3-4 pound ham
whole cloves
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 12-oz. cans Dr Pepper
1.Cook ham according to package directions.
2.Glazes are usually applied about 1 to 1¼ hour before the ham is done. At that time, skin the ham, remove the surplus fat, score as desired and insert the whole cloves
3.Sprinkle and pat the brown sugar over the surface and gently pour the Dr Pepper over ham.
4.At frequent intervals in the remaining baking time, baste with the liquid in the pan.
5. The oven temperature for baking is 325 to 350 degrees, depending on browning desired.
Gepperth's ham glaze
Prep: 5 minutes. Cook: 5 minutes
"We make our own glaze," Jerry Sikora the now-retired butcher of Gepperth's Meat Market told the Chicago Tribune in story published April 8, 2009. "It's pretty much just brown sugar and soda -- some people like Coca-Cola, and some people like Dr Pepper. You just warm it on the stove and pour it over and you've got a nice glaze." This recipe is adapted from one used by the market's owners, Otto and Dianna Demke.
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup each: red wine vinegar, cola or Dr Pepper
1 teaspoon brown mustard
Dash ground cloves
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple with juice, optional
1.Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until mustard has dissolved; heat to a boil. Use to baste a ham during final 30 minutes of baking.
The Pioneer Woman's glazed ham
Prep: 20 minutes. Cook: 3 hours. Makes: 18 servings
This recipe is found on the website of Ree Drummond, also known as The Pioneer Woman. She describes herself as a "moderately agoraphobic ranch wife and mother of four" but most people know her by her web presence, her cookbooks, and her Food Network show, "The Pioneer Woman."
1 whole Fully Cooked Bone-in Ham (15-18 Pounds)
Whole Cloves
3 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup spicy brown mustard
1 can Dr Pepper or Coke
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1.Score the surface of the ham in a diamond pattern about 1/8-inch deep. Place cloves in the middle of each diamond. Place the ham in a large roasting pan with a rack, tent it with foil, and bake in a 325-degree oven for 2 to 2/12 hours---or longer, depending on the package directions. (Some hams may require 3 to 3 1/2 hours at a lower temp; just check the package.)
2.Heat the brown sugar, mustard, soda and vinegar in a small saucepan until bubbly. Cook until reduced and a bit thicker, about 15 minutes.
3.After about 2 hours of baking time, remove the foil and brush the glaze on the ham in 20 minutes intervals (put the ham back in the oven, uncovered, in between) until it's nice and glossy. Remove from the oven and allow to rest 15-20 minutes before carving.
Do you have a question about food or drink? E-mail Bill Daley at: email@example.com. Snail mail inquiries should be sent to: Bill Daley, Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 60611. Twitter @billdaley.


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"What a player!" France coach Gerard Sergent said of Japan's Mana Iwabuchi during the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008. "She's only 15, I think, but you can see she is a future star of women's football."
Iwabuchi had given a dazzling demonstration of her talent in Japan's 7-1 group-stage victory over France, and later went on to collect the adidas Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player. "My dream is to represent the Nadeshiko and play against the best in the world," she said. Happily for her, that dream would quickly become a reality.
Indeed, three years after her exploits in New Zealand, Iwabuchi found herself competing in women's football's showpiece event in Germany. The diminutive Japanese's rapid rise culminated in her lifting the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011™, making her a perfect symbol for what the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup can represent: a launchpad to the stars.
Stars and starletsThe third edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is about to kick off, although it could be argued that the tournament really began in Baku on 6 July. That was the day the Official Draw took place, in the presence of football greats such as Berti Vogts, Ronald de Boer, Willy Sagnol, Shota Arveladze and Dietmar Hamann. They knew that, for the future stars of women's football, the event would mark the start of a long and brilliant journey.
"This draw is a big event," Arveladze, Georgia's all-time leading scorer, told FIFA.com. "It signals the start of a great adventure, both for the country and the participants. It's a big, important competition, but I encourage the players, above all, to have fun, smile and enjoy the moment. And, beyond that, just to see how far they can go."
I encourage the players, above all, to have fun, smile and enjoy the moment.
Iwabuchi is not the only player to have enjoyed a rapid ascent to prominence following an U-17 Women's World Cup. Germany's Alexandra Popp and Korea DPR's Jon Myong-Hwa, for instance, both also starred at New Zealand 2008 before competing for the world title at senior level just three years later. More recently, Dzsenifer Marozsan excelled for Germany at New Zealand 2008 before helping them finish second behind USA at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012, where she also took the adidas Golden Ball award.
"The U-17 side was a crucial step in my career," Popp, top scorer at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Germany 2010, said recently. "After the European Championships, we played in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. There was a great atmosphere, even though, in the end, we only finished third. These tournaments are an important way of gaining experience and improving."
Popp's illustrious compatriot, Dietmar Hamann, shares her enthusiasm – albeit as a spectator on the sidelines. "I enjoy women's football," Hamann said in an interview with FIFA.com. "The sport is improving by the year. I think it's great to be able to give young female players the chance to measure themselves against others through a competition of such scale."
The highest levelAs its name suggests, the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is a global event. And in Azerbaijan, the host country for the competition's third edition, the 16 best teams in the world are ready and raring to go. Players such as USA's Summer Green, Brazil's Andressa and Uruguay's Yamila Badell have already been identified as potential stars of the tournament, and are tipped to shine at many more to come.
"Playing at a World Cup is the pinnacle of any footballer's career," former Netherlands international Ronald de Boer told FIFA.com. "You simply can't play at a higher level than that. I myself played at two World Cups: USA and France. It's all people ever talk to me about. It's the best thing a player can experience.
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This Washington Post story on Mitt Romney's plans to run hard against Barack Obama on foreign policy doesn't persuade me that Romney has any especially clever new ideas on that front.
We already know that Romney will hammer Obama for pressuring Israel over settlements and its borders (although Romney has misled about Obama's position on the latter). Those attacks could peel away some Jewish and pro-Israel voters otherwise inclined to support Obama, but that pool of voters may be relatively small.
We also know that Romney is gung-ho about demonizing Russia and calling Obama soft on Putin. But on the list of issues the American voter cares about, Russia–and even related matters, like missile defense–might not crack the top twenty.
China? That's something voters care quite a lot about. And Romney, free like all White House challengers to talk macho without fear of starting a trade war, has been on that case from the start. But Obama, too, is getting tougher on China. (Why, I even suspect that Obama has whispered to some Chinese leader or another, away from a hot mic, that to prepare for some sharper rhetoric in the next few months and not to worry too much about it.)
Iraq and Afghanistan? Americans seem barely to care about the former, alas. The latter is tricky for everyone involved. If Obama speeds up withdrawal, Romney can invoke the generals and attack him for it. But then Romney will be very much afoul of public opinion.
A big wild card here is Iran. But, as with Afghanistan, it's not clear where Romney finds his opening. Polls show public support for continued sanctions and attempted diplomacy with Tehran, which is Obama's current policy. Romney can try to out-hawk Obama, but the public is divided at best about taking military action.
Meanwhile Obama can tout his success in Libya, drone strikes in Pakistan and the under-appreciated absence of a successful terrorist attack on U.S. soil since he was sworn in. Not to mention one of the best applause lines of all time: "Osama bin Laden is dead." Romney has his work cut out for him.


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"The most reliable estimate of the cost of decommissioning [a nuclear power plant] is 10-15 percent of the construction cost, contrary to some highly inflated estimates … Modern serious studies of the disposal problem indicate that satisfactory isolation is technologically feasible, even for the long term." So wrote MIT nuclear engineering professor David Rose in the November 1985 issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
How misguided that view seems now, with the advantage of decades of experience. The Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Rowe, Massachusetts, took 15 years to decommission—or five times longer than was needed to build it. And decommissioning the plant—constructed early in the 1960s for $39 million—cost $608 million. The plant's spent fuel rods are still stored in a facility on-site, because there is no permanent disposal repository to put them in. To monitor them and make sure the material does not fall into the hands of terrorists or spill into the nearby river costs $8 million per year. That cost will continue for an unknown number of years. David Lochbaum of the Union of Concerned Scientists estimates that even without the ongoing costs of monitoring and security, the average reactor now costs about $500 million to deactivate.
But Professor Rose should not be singled out for his overoptimism about nuclear plant decommissioning costs; the Bulletin's archives reveal a fairly constant tendency to downplay those costs. In 1988, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission study said utilities should set aside just $100 to $130 million in decommissioning funds per plant, according to the Bulletin article, "Last rites for first commercial reactor." That article highlighted the era's bullish feeling toward end-stage nuclear power costs by describing the response to disposal of a decommissioned reactor vessel at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state: To celebrate the 1,000-ton vessel's arrival via the Columbia River, residents of a nearby city unfurled a "Welcome to Richland" banner.
Of course, there is a reason that experts tended to emphasize the benefits and minimize the costs of nuclear power in the early decades of the Atomic Age—economic self-interest. This reality may have been acknowledged most eloquently in a May 1953 Bulletin article, "How Shall We Establish a Nuclear Power Industry in the United States?" written by the director of research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Alvin Weinberg: "There is the perfectly natural impulse of self-preservation among the many technical and administrative people in nuclear development; we realize that our personal futures depend on how well we succeed in establishing a nuclear energy enterprise which fulfills a persisting economic need, and that there is not too much time left before success will have to be demonstrated or funds will be cut."


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Even Nouriel Roubini, famously disposed to seeing the downside in economic news, thinks America's raging bull market, now more than five years old, has got some room to run.
Perhaps because the New York University professor is known affectionately as Dr. Doom or possibly as a result of the generally sober disposition in his face and voice, even headline writers may be fooled into mischaracterizing his views as negative.
But headlines about Roubini pronouncing the demise of the U.S. bull market are overblown.
An interview he gave Friday on Bloomberg Television, speaking from the Ambrosetti Workshop in Cernobbio, Italy, carried the headline "Roubini: Beware of U.S. Market Correction This Year."
But that really was not the import of what he said in the interview in reply to questions about the U.S. equity market.
Rather, Roubini said that price-to-earnings ratios were higher than historical averages, and higher still when looking at cyclically adjusted, or Shiller P/Es, or when looking at specific sectors such as tech or biotech.
But he heavily qualified his remarks in a decidedly non-doomsaying way.
America's raging bull market's still got some life in it, he said.
"I would not yet call it a bubble," the erstwhile Dr. Doom said.
"After 35% returns last year, if we have another year of 35% returns those P/E ratios would be well above historical averages," he said. "That would signal the risk of some correction down the line."
Since the S&P 500 is up only slightly above 1% year to date, it would seem that Roubini-following investors need not fear a correction till quite far down the line.
Asked by the Bloomberg interviewer if he would expect a correction of 10% or even more, once again Dr. Doom disappointed seekers of bad news with qualifications and even a moment of temporary amnesia that had the effect of softening any sense of negativity.
"It depends on how high the stock market goes," Roubini hedged.
"With the recovery of the economy and with the Fed still gradually exiting QE and exiting [its] zero [rate] policy only slowly, the stock market can go higher," he gloomily conveyed his bullish news.
But pumped for a warning of a correction, Roubini put that possibility into the longer term:
"By the second half of the year you might have a correction."
But not exactly, since he added:
"I would say of less than 10%."
The definition of a market correction is 10% or higher.
So the real news is that Roubini is fairly upbeat about the U.S. stock market.
Indeed, in an address to financial advisors covered by ThinkAdvisor two months ago, the economist forecast a good year for U.S. stocks, expecting gains in the 8% to 10% range.
Part of the reason for his upbeat prognosis, for U.S. stocks at least, was what he saw as the very slow withdrawal of quantitative easing.
"The risk is not this year, but certainly another couple of years down the line," he said at the time.
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Seven months ago, DreamBox Learning launched its math-based edutainment site for kids between kindergarten and second grade. Today, it's making virtual headlines with success stories.
The Wall Street Journal reports that DreamBox — along with other web-based learning game sites like SmartyCard, Brightstorm and Grockit — is closing the gap between between a child's expected math performance and actual math performance. It's also dragging the outdated edutainment games of yesteryear into the MySpace-oriented generation with it's big, bright fairies and ominous improper fractions.
The Journal writes:
The online educational industry has been getting a big boost from venture capital firms. Last year, about $1 billion was invested in learning technology companies, according to Ambient Insight, a market research firm focusing on education and technology. That's up from $850.6 million invested in 2007.
Jeez, soon kids won't even have to go to school anymore. And what gives with the 6-year-old not being assigned homework? If I had to go to school, why couldn't I have gone to a school like that?
Pursuing an Academic Edge at Home [Wall Street Journal]


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I'm interested in possibly studying graphic design while I work full-time. I already have a BA in Business and a MS in Software Engineering, but have not taken any art or design courses because the other stuff was "practical".
As a kid I would draw quite a bit and make things. I find that I enjoy creating UI mockups along with my programming work. I understand building software and websites from a programming standpoint, but, when I've had the opportunity to do a bit of design, I've enjoyed it but feel that I lack understanding on how to make a product look great and lack understanding of UX principles. I'm interested in improving my knowledge and abilities in design for websites and mobile apps, layout fundamentals, typography and making fonts, art history and drawing.
I know there are tons of books and sites devoted to these topics, and I have been reading many of them, but I would like more of a comprehensive approach to learning that includes fundamental theory and critique. Are there any online programs that you would recommend?
I've seen that SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) offers a BA, and Academy of Art offers both an AA and BFA. Are these decent programs? Are there any others I should look at that are not too "degree mill-ish"?
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The birthday girl at a recent visit to Sketch
It's the weekend, and it's time for bottoms up! This deliciously fruity drink was concocted by my niece Marla, and in honour of her birthday today, we're raising a glass to toast her. Cheers, Marla, and many, many more.
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"I hope next time we'll have an opera in Arabic and I think it should feature the oud, which is one of my favourite instruments"
But…but, Ms. Fleming–there are already operas in Arabic and Turkish. Not long after the importation of Western Styled Orchestras into the Ottoman Empire in 1828 (led by Giuseppe Donizetti, the brother of the more famous Gaetano Donizetti), Ottoman composers were writing Operas which incorporated all the stylistic elements of Ottoman Classical Music (including improvisatory taksims). And not long after the Cairo Congress in 1932, Arabic composers such as Mohammed Abdul Wahhab, were composing Operatic works which melded some elements of Western Classical Music with the indigenous maqams and instrumentation. All of these works would have included a standard instrumentation of Middle Eastern ensembles of which the Oud is essential.
Sadly, such is the nature of Western Music History education that we don't learn of such things. And such is the nature of Western Music ensembles that we don't play such things.
Fortunately, I'm not stuck in that mold and have, as standard repertoire in two of my groups, selections from some of these numbers. One of my favorites is "Cleopatra," which is a beautiful tune from Mohammed Abdul Wahhab's Operetta "Kilopetra" (1947).
Here's a wonderful non-staged rendition of it by the Nezareth Orchestra:
Maybe one of these days Western Classical Music ensembles will truly become international and stop focusing on the Western Canonical works as well as Western Canonical compositional style and instrumentation.
I do wonder, given some of the "exotic" themes, stories and locales of many Western Operas, whether Ms. Fleming gained that interest that way or through the work she did with one of my friends who choreographed for the Met Opera production of "Thaïs" back in '08. *shrugs*


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- Grip and ball rebound outperform alternative sports floors.
- The surface is made of tempered safety glass. Each panel is made of two sheets of safety glass, held together by a 1.52mm PVB safety foil. The floor consists of 12 panels and has LED marking lines.
- The floor meets EN, DIN and ISO norms.
- All colors are possible, led marking lines are installed underneath the glass floor and can be switched on and off as required, any logos, patterns or advertising can be imprinted at the same time.
- Maintenance requirements of this floor are extremely low and result in a no further cost over the years (no wear and tear no re-painting etc.).
Glass Door
- The ASB door has aluminum fittings and it designed for durable long- lasting user experience.
- The glass door and back wall were impact tested by the material testing institute of North Rhine Westphalia. They confirmed that the requirements of the squash court specifications were matched.
- The door starts the entire activation of the "smart court". Once the door is opened: lighting, air-condition, audio and video systems are turned on.
- Light metal structure with minimalistic look.
- The roof is designed to fit any weather conditions.
- The entire roof structure is shipped from Germany for quick installation.
- The roof stretches further over the court providing extra sun protection for players, and shading for spectators.
- Ready to install areas for: lighting, video and audio equipment.
The controller
- Pad- Installed inside the court metal beam and can be removed with a key.
- Easy to use court application for renting and customization of court features: Color of the LED marking lines on the wall and floor, A/C, audio, video, electronic shades and timer display.
- The activation and opening of the court can be by credit card or user password.
- Connected to the TPOINT website for syncing player`s information: court reservation, final bill, score date, and more…
- Include service call button for direct assistance.
- Activated once the door is open and can be customized from the control panel.
- Exceeds the World Squash Federation (WSF) standard
- Intensive colors and high quality manufacturing guarantee best conditions for TV/video broadcasting, spectators and most importantly for the players.
- The colored inside of the walls is directly illuminated. Spectators do not see the dark dots from the outside and with this optical illusion, they have optimum view of the matches.
- The bright colors on the inner side of the court cause an optical illusion which shades most of the view outside the court. The players clearly recognize the walls as walls.
More Features
- Air Conditioning system:
- Activated once the door is open and can be customized from the controller
- An appropriate level of temperature is maintained during idle times.
- The A/C unit is on top of the roof structure.
- Audio: 4 speakers, connected (wireless) to the players' cellphones allow a personal choice of music.
- Video: All games can be recorded, shared live on the TPOINT website and stored on player profiles.
- Electronic shades:
- For privacy and sun protection. Can be customized from the controller.
- Logo printed shades.
- Timer
- Once the door of the court closes countdown of 45 min appears.
- 5 min before the rental time ends, the light will change so players are aware.
- Score panel: Recording and saving the game score to player profile.
- Locker: For storage of personal goods during playtime.
Winning points
TPOINT is much more than just a squash court – it is a social hub,
We are a social hub for squash… Creating a unique atmosphere before, during and after the game.
Just log into your personal TPOINT account to find new challenges to compete at your level. Scheduling courts and inviting friends to watch games.
Once you approve the sharing of live broadcast on Facebook and other social sites, your friends will receive automatic notice about the upcoming game.
During the game your friend will be posting comments on your wall while spectators around the courts are eating, drinking, and having fun experiencing the excitement of the game!
After the game ends you will be able to save the score at the controller to be ranked by our system. Finally you can review friends' comments on your wall and watch a video record of your game.
We bring a revolutionary center solution for the squash community!
TPOINT – Area on the court where the short line intersects with the half court line. The best location for a player, to control and overview the opponent and the match.


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At Canonbury Antiques we are great fans of the art deco era. Though the style took its name from 'L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes', held in Paris in 1925 it initially began to emerge during the 1910's reaching its height during the roaring 1920's. The art deco aesthetic influenced all creative areas – architecture, typography, fashion, music, paintings, furniture, design and of course the figural form, mainly in the shape of art deco bronzes and statues, which will be our focus.
(Above: Beauty of Paris by Joe Descomps)
In this piece we will examine the main influences that affected the shaping of the figural form of the time and some of it's most famous proponents, including Chiparus, Fayral, Max Leverrier, Ferdinand Preiss, Lalique, Colinet, Joe Descomps and a whole host of other artists, a rolecall of the deco greats. We have all manner of art deco bronzes available at Canonbury Antiques , mainly of the female form which was obviously the most favoured subject of the artists.
The 1920s seem to be a time of great social change, technical development and historical advances in science and travel that really influenced the overall look and feel of the time. Here's some of the main factors:
1920s VERSION OF THE IDEALISED WOMAN
(Above: Gorgeous Biba – or Clarte – figurine in the form of a lamp. Classic example of the 1920s idealised female form)
Every era has it's asethetic version of the idealised female form. Whether it be a Rubenesque 1600s version of the more rounded female to the wasted heroin chic waif look popular in the 90s. In the 1920s it seemed like the first stirrings of the fully modern woman were made – female suffrage clearly gave women independence and confidence. Women were granted suffrage (the right to vote) in the United States in 1920 and in Britain in 1918 (although propertied and over 30 was a requirement). Hence, coming in the aftermath of the First World War, the twenties are often looked at through rose tinted glasses as a time of progression and growing freedoms. The 1920s idealised form of the female was all lithe athleticism, perhaps in a skimpy bathing suit. It was almost a hark back to classical antiquity with the degree that youth, beauty and perfect physical proportion were worshipped. It certainly made for some great statues and works of art.
Click here to view our range of art deco bronzes >
(Above: The fashion designer Erte extered a massive influence sartorially)
Romain de Tirtoff was a Russian born artist who worked out of France in the 1920s and worked under the pseudonym Erte. Erte was a polymath who worked in jewellery, costume, set design and fashion and had a sweeping influence, particularly on female dress that can be seen in various dresses and fashions of women featured in art deco bronzes. He would have dressed the stars in the silent movies of the time and just a cursory search of his imagery on Google will reveal how big an influence it was.
(Above: Ballet Russe's influence can really be seen in the works of DH Chiparus)
The Ballets Russes was a travelling ballet company based in Paris who toured the world throughout the twenties. The companies productions created a big sensation and influenced performance art and costumes. It also introduced European and American audiences to designs, motifs and music from Russian folklore. Art deco artists, particularly DH Chiparus were extremely influenced.
(Above: Streamline Moderne in the architectural medium. If this was in marble could almost be a base to a bronze)
Sleek aerodynanism was a recurrant look and feel to the art deco figural form. This can be seen as a response to the technical advances in travel – by air, car, train and boat – that were enabling mass commercial travel to really grown in the 1920s. In turn the designs of these modes of travel incorporated a streamline look for quicker travel. These advances can really be seen in the architectural works – for eg the Streamline Moderne movement – of the day which have fine lines, elegant areoplane-like curves and a clean symmetry.
Cubism is an early Twentieth century art from that emerged in Paris in the early 1900s. It's leading proponents were Georges Braque and of course Picasso. The impact of Cubism were far-reaching and definitely influenced the art deco bronze figural form, mainly in the way faces were depicted with slightly exaggerated features and clean angular lines. The look often had an almost tribal art feel, again a response to an opening up of the world to other cultures and arts as anthropologists and ethnographers encroached on formerly remote tribes and parts of the world.
(Above: Egyptian Dancer statue by Colinet)
In 1922 Howard Carted and George Herberts (5th Earl of Carnarvon, and owner of Highclere Castle aka Downton Abbey) discovered Turankhamun's nearly intact tomb. This led throughout the 1920s to a fascination with all things Egyptican – pharos, pyramids, pharaoh hounds, obelisks etc – as images and photos were brought back from Egypt and manifested itself in the art and design. Again particuarly Chiparus who had a penchant for all manner of Egyptian dancers and belly dancers, a flirtation with the exotic.
(Above: A right bunch of Flappers! Where's the champagne and jazz records?)
Tieing in with female emancipation touched on above through universal suffrage, was the emergence of the 'new breed' of young Western women called 'flappers'. The flapper wore short skirts, had bobbed hair, danced to jazz, drank, smoked, had casual sex and generally flouted any social norms they could. They sound like a lot of fun and greatly advanced the cause of liberalism. As such it was a great influence on the art deco bronze figural form.
(Above: Lovely Odalisque figurine in the form of a lamp)
Clowns – predominantly the Harlequin and Pierrot – seem to be a recurring fixation in the figural form. Clowns have always been a mild obsession in French culture and in the 1920s silent films, clown antics would have been a main source of humour and entertainment. As most of the important figural works and artists came out of Paris we can see the direct causation here.
Click here to view our range of art deco bronzes >>
The odalisque – another 1920s artistic fixation – was a concubine in a Turkish harem. Artistically it emerged as an eroticised genre in which a normally semi nude Eastern woman lies on her side on display for the specator. Maybe it was just another great motif within which to study the female form, preferrably in a partially clothed manner.
DH Chiparus, although now ubiquitous, has to be the most important and iconic sculpturist working out of Paris in the 1920s. Original works of his command figures well into six noughts and are highly sought after and collectable. He really was a man of his times and the whole look and feel of the roaring twenties seem to reach its zenith in his statues and figurines. Here are some of our current favourite Chiparus pieces:
(Above: Eternal Friends by Chiparus – flapper flanked by two borzoi hound, the ultimate deco dog)
(Above: Chiparus Fan Dancer statue – Harlequin meets Ballets Russes)
(Above: Karmona by Chiparus – again Ballets Russe meets Egypt)


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Finger pointing at the sea
The promise of Mahdia has a tendency of coming almost true. While wandering around the city, many of the elements of the city's past is spotted, but it either is too obviously restored, or too little. In the 10th century Mahdia was a very important city, but even more, it was the capital of one of the Muslim worlds most important line of rulers, the Fatimids. The first Fatimid ruler declared himself as the Mahdi, the last prophet of Islam. The Fatimids moved their centre to Egypt after conquering Cairo, and Mahdia had been the capital for just 50 years.
Mahdia was chosen as the capital because of the proximity to the sea, and the promontory on which an important military settlement had been since the time of the Phoenicians. With a wall 10 metres thick, man and nature had built one of this coast's best fortresses. The move of the Fatimids did mean that it was less thoroughly defended, and invasions by Christians, Normans and Turks in the following centuries lead to heavy destruction of the original bastion.
Entering today's Mahdia is greatest part of the visit. As you pass through the 10 metre thick wall, that functions as the gate to the city, history feels close. The city never opens after this, and all over Mahdia narrow streets never extends beyond small squares. Mahdia's great charm are the narrow streets, trees, the life of the locals, the cafés. The only really open part of the city is in front of the Great Mosque, which is only great in size,- otherwise it is a sad attempt to reconstruct the mosque of the first Fatimids.
The base of the old city of Mahdia is not tourism, but weaving. In the Arab world, quarters and cities often specialised in one product which they sold widely around, and Mahdia has a large part of the production of wedding cloth for the rest of Tunisia.


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These days, many businesses are focused on increasing customers' positive word of mouth. But emphasizing customer participation may be a more important vehicle for generating valuable repeat business.
Most managers know that listening to customers makes good business sense. Businesses have much to gain from actively seeking and encouraging customer participation, which we define as getting customers to provide constructive suggestions and share their ideas on how to shape product and service offerings. Yet while the idea that soliciting and listening carefully to customers is old, many companies only pay lip service to it. A senior executive of a global specialty retailer told us: "We spend millions on market research yet fail to take note of what our customers could tell us every day." Indeed, many organizations systematically fail to let customers participate or are wary of customer input. This is problematic, because the return on participation is higher than many managers think.
A senior manager at a leading social networking company told us that the company didn't actively seek customer input. "Most of the ideas come from internal product development teams," he explained. "Once the product is out, engineers track data and extrapolate hypotheses … then the new product is rapidly updated and launched for further testing and data collection." The manager added: "[We are] all about word of mouth and viral spread of our business platform." Although neglecting customer participation in favor of word of mouth might be understandable for a company built on customer-to-customer interactions, we heard similar comments from managers elsewhere, including the head of strategy and development of a large global food service company and the marketing manager of a leading online coupon distributor. "Asking customers for feedback is the last thing on our mind," the coupon marketing manager told us. "We have no clue or no system in place to deal with customer feedback effectively."
Rather than encouraging customers to share their views about the company and its products with managers, we found that companies tended to focus on encouraging customers to take part in spreading positive word of mouth. There are at least two reasons for this preference. First, many managers consider new customer acquisition to be more critical than customer retention.


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We will be staying in Edinburgh. The hotel is the Residence Inn by Marriott in
. This is located less than a mile from Edinburgh 's People Centre, the National Library and the Scottish Genealogy Society. Since our days at each of these places are long, the closeness of the hotel makes it easier for people to take a break and return to the hotel if they wish. Scotland
The Residence Inn is an "apart-hotel" which means that it has a full kitchen as well as a sleeping area. Given that we are away for 10 days, this will make it feel less like we are living out of a suitcase for the time we are away. The rooms are studio rooms with a bed, kitchen area (fridge, dishwasher and microwave) and an area where you can set up to do your research or have a "mini office" without having to have things all over the floor, dresser or bed. The rooms have wireless internet. There is a laundry room on the main floor of the hotel.
A full hot/cold breakfast is available every morning. There are a number of eateries within a few blocks of the hotel. Two within a couple of blocks are the Witchery and the Tower. Both highly recommended. Some of the restaurants will deliver to the hotel residents free of charge. The hotel also offers a free grocery delivery service so that you can cook your own small meals or snacks should you prefer.
May 6th: this is a day of travel for you to get to
(travel arrangements made on your own) Scotland
May 7th: The tour begins today. You will be met at the airport in
Glasgow and will be taken to the hotel in . Please ensure I have your flight arrival details. Edinburgh
May 7th is a bank holiday. Banks, post offices and other government buildings will be closed. The afternoon will be free time to enjoy the city, take a city tour, or to rest after the long flight and 5 hour time change. The evening will be spent at the Taste Of Scotland Dinner show.
May 8th: Following breakfast, we will be taken over to the Mitchell Library in
There are a number of computer terminals at the Mitchell and there is high speed Wi-Fi in some areas of the library should you choose to take your laptop. There is a café onsite for lunch and dinner. The café is open until 7:15 pm. We will be at the Mitchell until 8pm when it closes. Glasgow.
May 9th: Following breakfast, we will be taken to
's People Centre. Here we will enjoy a Family History Event, which is not only an introduction to the facility but a workshop on Scottish Research as well. Coffee and tea will be provided during this event, which will run the entire morning. Your research days are paid for as part of your tour fees. However, you will be on your own to pay for any copies you make or for saving images to your USB stick (the USB stick will be provided to you). Photocopies at Scotland 's People Centre are £.50 and saves to the USB stick are £.30. We will be at Scotland 's People Centre until 4:30 when we will return to the hotel. There is a café onsite for a light lunch. We return to Scotland 's People Centre at 6:30 for an evening of research. The café is not open at night. Scotland
May 10th: Following breakfast, we will return to the Mitchell in
for a full day of research. Glasgow
May 11th: Following breakfast, we will return to
's People Centre for a full day of research. We will return to the hotel at 4:30. Anyone wishing to be away for the weekend to visit the place where their ancestors lived may get a head start on the Friday night if they wish. Scotland
The weekend is open for anyone wishing to travel or sightsee. There are a number of organized day tours leaving from
for anyone wishing to join them. They can be booked once we are in Edinburgh Edinburgh (the tourist information is directly across the street from 's People Centre). Tours to the highlands are popular, as are trips to Scotland Stirling Castle, St Andrews or Roslin Chapel and the Scottish Borders. Most of the tours run about £30 – £40 for the day. Well worth the money.
For those choosing to stay in
, I highly recommend the Edinburgh City Tours. They are on an open top, double decker bus. The best way to make use of the tour is to stay on for the full circuit (about an hour). Then, stay on the bus and travel to the attractions of interest. The tours are hop-on/hop-off so once you are finished at one attraction, you simply board the next bus and head to the next area of interest. Edinburgh is a must see. However, it involves a lot of walking and the esplanade is cobblestone, which makes the walk a bit more difficult. The Royal Mile from the Castle to Holyrood House (the Queen's residence when she is in Scotland) is amass with small shoppes, museums and closes (small, dark crowded streets) that offer a great day of history and discovery. Edinburgh Castle
On the main street in Edinburgh, Princes Street, there are the famed Gardens, shopping and the Scott monument. The Edinburgh City Tour tickets are £12 and are good for 24 hours, so you don't need to rush to see everything on the first day.
Monday May 14th: Following breakfast, we will head to the Scottish Genealogy Society. The fees for your day are covered in your tour fees. The SGS has a subscription to both Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast. You will be able to access these subscriptions during our visit. The SGS also has records pre-1855 which will assist you in getting further back in your family tree. Here is a list of what is available to you: http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/Resources.aspx
We will be at the Scottish Genealogy Society from 10:30 – 5:30. We will return to the hotel and then get ready for dinner at Dalhousie Castle on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Dinner is in the Dungeon restaurant and will begin at 7 pm. http://www.dalhousiecastle.co.uk/fine_dining.asp?Page=the_dungeon_restaurant
We will be at the Scottish Genealogy Society from 10:30 – 5:30. We will return to the hotel and then get ready for dinner at Dalhousie Castle on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Dinner is in the Dungeon restaurant and will begin at 7 pm. http://www.dalhousiecastle.co.uk/fine_dining.asp?Page=the_dungeon_restaurant
May 15th: Following breakfast, we will be taken to the National Library. Here we will have an overview of what resources are available followed by a tour of the public areas of the library. You will require a temporary library card in order to research here. You can do this ahead of time, if you wish at: http://www.nls.uk/using-the-library/library-cards
Many of the items are off site but can be made available to you if the Library is aware in advance that you will require them. Here is the link to see what is available: http://www.nls.uk/family-history
Many of the items are off site but can be made available to you if the Library is aware in advance that you will require them. Here is the link to see what is available: http://www.nls.uk/family-history
We will be at the Library from 9:30 – 8:30. There is a café onsite for lunch and dinner. If you are interested in historic maps, they are in a separate building, joined by a walkway, which closes at 5pm. Again, you can contact the library ahead of time to make sure the items you are looking for will be available to you.
May 16th: Following breakfast, we will check out of the hotel and transfer back to
airport. Glasgow
I am looking forward to our time in Scotland. Happy Researching!!


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It's too bad that 15 injured players are out for sure, and eight more are questionable for the Colorado spring game at Folsom Field.
But there will still be plenty to watch.
I'll be interested to see …
… if young wide receivers Jarrod Darden (soph.) and Keenan Canty (fresh.-RS) can show something.
… if starting sophomore offensive tackles David Bakhtiari and Jack Harris look like building blocks, no pun intended.
… if any of the trio of redshirt-freshman tight ends — Kyle Slavin, Henley Griffon or Harold Mobley — stands out.
… if redshirt-freshman QB Nick Hirschman looks like a capable backup to starter Tyler Hansen, and if JC transfer QB Brent Burnette shows more in the spring game than he did in previous scrimmages.
… if redshirt-freshman tailbacks Tony Jones and Cordary Allen or sophomore transfer Josh Ford stand out.
… if converted LB Evan Harrington looks comfortable at fullback.
… if senior nose tackle Conrad Obi looks as good as everybody says at that position.
… if the light finally has come on for junior middle linebacker Doug Rippy, as coaches have said.
… if redshirt-freshman linebacker Lowell Williams performs tonight like he will warrant playing time in the fall.
… if any of the young cornerbacks plays better than the reports we've received.
… how the kickers and punters perform. That has been a continuing concern.
By the way, those ruled out of the game because of injury or injury/surgery rehab:
TE Matt Allen
TE Matt Bahr
OL Blake Behrens
WR Toney Clemons
DT Curtis Cunningham
OL Ryan Dannewitz
DB Vince Ewing
C Mike Iltis
DL Nick Kasa
TB Brian Lockridge
DB Parker Orms
DB Anthony Perkins
TE DaVaughn Thornton
OL Max Tuioti-Mariner
LB Derrick Webb
Listed by the school as "questionable" to play tonight:
DT Nate Bonsu
OL Shawn Daniels
WR Jason Espinoza
DE Josh Haritgan
CB Jonathan Hawkins
LB Liloa Nobriga
DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe
DE Forrest West
Kickoff for the spring game is 6 p.m.
An alumni flag football game begins at 4:45 p.m. with Bill McCartney and Gary Barnett as coaches.
Also, a "garage sale" of Buff gear at Balch Fieldhouse begins at 4 p.m.
And a autograph session with players will follow the spring game.
There is no admission charge.


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In a series called Organic 101, the USDA has blogged about the meaning of the USDA Organic label. Miles McEvoy, National Organic Program Director, has written the series, which provides a helpful primer on just what organic means, in terms of USDA involvement. Here are the installments you'll find on their blog, along with just one or two examples of the kinds of information contained in each segment:
Part 1: What Organic Farming (and Processing) Doesn't Allow. When it comes to dairy and meat products, for example, the USDA organic label insures that the animals were raised in living conditions "that accommodated their natural behaviors, without being administered hormones or antibiotics, and while grazing on pasture grown on healthy soil."
Part 2: Allowed and Prohibited Substances. In this installment, you'll learn that while organic agriculture allows natural substances and prohibits synthetic, vaccines are considered an important part in maintaining animal health.
Part 3: What the USDA Organic Label Means. No foods labeled with the USDA Organic label can be grown or handled using genetically modified organisms. And packaged products that indicate they are "made with organic something" must contain at least 70 percent organically produced ingredients.
To learn more about the USDA Organic Label, read the blog at USDA Blog.
This article also appeared in our Frontier Member News, the monthly enewsletter for our co-op members.


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Dogs Wearing Costumes Provide the Best Entertainment
Dogs are all adorable in their own rights. But did you know you can augment the cute factor of your dogs exponentially just by sticking them in some costumes?
Today's video gives us about a minute of great footage featuring pooches dressed up as all manner of different things. There are dogs dressed like superheroes, food, other animals and sometimes as puns. Though there's a great variety of looks and costumes in the video, one thing is certain: the pups have no idea how to handle their situations.
The list of costumes runs the gamut from Batdogs, take-out dogs to literal hot dogs. You can even see some cats in costumes next to some dogs, all of whom don't look very pleased to be given the same treatment as their canine cohorts. We have to give the dogs credit though, because they seem to handle their situations fairly well and don't freak out or go on a hate-fueled rampage like some of their feline counterparts might.
In fact, a lot of the dogs just look as if nothing's bothering them and just go about their business without a care in the world. Of course, every now and then there'll be a pooch that lazily tries to remove parts of a costume, but they don't seem to do it frantically.
If you hadn't guessed it from the video, our favorite costume is all the way at the end of the video. It exemplifies the insult, "your face looks like the wrong end of a dog." Enjoy!


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The first time I came to Chestnut Hill, a friend drove me up to the Avenue from Germantown. I remember being surprised by the number of trees and the large, historic homes. This didn't look like the Philadelphia I had imagined.
What really struck me, though, was seeing the Belgian blocks of Germantown Avenue. The retention of those old blocks – a paving technology at least 100 years obsolete – was a great bit of incongruity that really represents Chestnut Hill and the rest of Northwest Philadelphia. It's what gives the neighborhood character.
People who work for or are members of any one of the many local institutions here in Chestnut Hill spend a lot of time talking about character – or what makes this neighborhood and Northwest Philadelphia unique.
It's an important conversation – one that has everything to do with the quality of life and economic well being for everyone up and down the Avenue. If I were to pick one thing that really stands out about the Northwest, it would be its history, particularly the preservation of that history.
In last week's issue, I talked to Dr. David Contosta about his book on the Wissahickon. He was expansive on the history of the park and its place in the fabric of Northwest Philadelphia. In Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy and Germantown, the park blends into the neighborhoods making this one of the greenest urban areas anywhere.
In this week's Local, Clark Groome, a long-time contributor to this paper, relates a piece of that history with an article on the 150-year history of Chestnut Hill Academy. The school has spent more than 100 years in the Wissahickon Inn, a historical structure that played an important part in the first move into the residential side streets of the Avenue.
Both point to that impulse for preservation that defines Chestnut Hill, Mt Airy and Germantown. This is a place where people work hard to preserve a wilderness river valley. It's a place where an elite school doesn't pick up roots and head for greener suburban pastures. Like Belgian blocks, they are pieces that make the neighborhood what it is.
Pete Mazzaccaro
A word about Arizona
A whole lot has been said about the tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords last Saturday morning. Giffords was one of 19 people allegedly shot by 22-year-old Jared L. Loughner. Six people died in the shooting.
Plenty has also been said about the shooting and its causal relationship with the violent political rhetoric of our time. Not as much, though, has been said about what the shooting says about gun laws.
Forget about the problem that someone who appears to have been deeply disturbed is buying guns. As long as small, automatic pistols designed specifically for killing a high number of people are readily available, we will, as a culture, have to deal with incidents like this time and time again.
Gun proponents were quick to point out that had someone in the crowd been similarly armed, that armed individual might have been able to "put down" the shooter. By that logic, we should all be permitted to carry concealed explosives to deal with would be terrorists.
It's way past the time to seriously reform gun laws in our country and keep weapons designed to kill people off our streets.
Pete Mazzaccaro


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Welcome to the Chicago Suburbs chapter homepage. The chapter leaders are Sam Curcio, Phillip VanDeman and Jay Schulman.
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Announcing the inaugural OWASP Chicago Suburbs chapter meeting!
What: An unbiased, practical, cost-effective gathering to discuss application security.
When: Thursday, October 10 @ 6pm CDT
Where: Zurich Insurance, South Tower, 1400 American Lane, Schaumburg, IL
Cost: Free
6:00pm - Pizza and soft drinks
6:30pm - 9:00pm Presentations
Please register in advance so building security can let you in with your ID: http://owaspchicagosuburbs1.eventbrite.com/
We are seeking presenters! To date we have one presentation planned (see below). If you have interest in presenting or joining a panel on application security initiatives, please email Sam Curcio and be prepared to submit an abstract and bio.
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Repsheet: A Behavior Based Approach to Web Application SecuritY
Traditional static approaches to web application security are failing us. The interaction before, during, and after authentication is largely ignored. We don't ask the right questions of actors attempting to access our web applications. How sure are you that the act or accessing your site is who they say they are? How sure are you that you want them accessing your site at all? Join Aaron as he walks you through asking the questions you should be asking of your users, and how to help prevent abuse, fraud,and otherwise unwanted activity on your web applications. You will learn how to ask the right questions without disrupting user experience.
Aaron Bedra is the Application Security Lead at Braintree Payments. He is the co-author of Programming Clojure, 2nd Edition as well as a frequent contributor to the Clojure language. Aaron is the creator of Repsheet, a reputation based intelligence and security tool for web applications.