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On the trail with ARB
Hard-core rockcrawling has had an undeniable impact on everyone in the sport of off-roading, but many of us have our four-wheel-drive roots planted firmly in the simpler pursuits of camping, exploring, and other outdoor activities. And when you consider ARB's camping and exploring heritage in Australia, perhaps it comes as no surprise that we all liked the idea of putting together an event that takes us back to our roots in off-roading. And so, ARB's American Outback Series was born, with the first event being held in Oregon in June 2003. This overland off-road trip treated 15 drivers, in their unique, well-equipped four-wheel-drive vehicles, to a camping and exploring adventure that covered more than 600 miles of Oregon's rugged and historic backcountry.
For ARB's next American Outback series, it was decided that the second event would be held in British Columbia, Canada. After a lengthy, nation-wide search, 15 drivers were invited to join ARB in their customized rigs on a 1,000-mile off-road odyssey. To help chart a course across some of British Columbia's most magnificent wilderness, we obtained the guidance of Al Vandervelde from Canadian 4WD magazine and Anne Jackson from the West Coast 'Wheelers. During the planning stages, ARB emphasized that it wanted to cover a great distance and see some amazing backcountry. Al and Anne would not disappoint us.
On a sunny Monday morning in June 2004, our group of Land Rovers, Jeeps, Toyotas, and Suzukis rendezvoused for a drivers meeting at the Apex Alpine Ski Resort, southeast of Penticton, British Columbia. Surrounded by rugged mountains and thick forests of lodgepole pine and mountain hemlock, we slipped into 4WD and laid the first tracks in our five-day adventure. Our overall objective was to travel some 1,000 miles northwest by four-wheel-drive trail and highway. Along the way, our key destinations would include the steep, wooded Apex Bowl country; the pristine wilderness of the Whipsaw country; and eventually, the remote Bralorne Mountains. For the most part, our trip was loosely charted and our camping destinations largely undetermined. The only scheduled connection we would have with civilization was a hotel reservation in the small, mountain-town of Lillooet on Tuesday evening.
Monday's travels brought us face to face with the realities of off-roading in the Northwest as the tight, muddy tracks of the Apex Bowl forced us to claw our way up and over one mountainside after another. Along the way, countless vistas treated us to amazing panoramas and ever-changing weather patterns. By early afternoon, we had burned up two hours on various winching chores, and our chainsaw was quickly going dull on downed trees. After cresting the overlook to the graceful Similkameen River, we dropped down about 1,000 feet and headed north by highway to the turn-off for the much-anticipated Whipsaw Trail. With the sun dropping low in the sky, large stands of ponderosa pine captured the silhouettes of our vehicles as we once again crawled up into the wilderness. Just before sunset, we pulled off the trail to camp at the high point of a series of rolling meadows that were dotted with groupings of tall bristlecone and lodgepole pine. Against the backdrop of an old log cabin and a gravestone or two, our evening faded out around a welcoming fire.
Tuesday morning greeted us with a warm sun, an expansive blue sky, and flowered meadows in all directions. Before us lay the famous Whipsaw Trail, which was once used as a mining road in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, it offers the adventurous off-road enthusiast an opportunity to explore an alpine wonderland of meadows and icy lakes, surrounded by a framework of sawtooth peaks. By midmorning, most of the people in our group were completely absorbed by this beautiful countryside, but we were also realizing that winter had not yet finished with the Whipsaw Trail. The farther we snaked into the higher elevations, the longer and deeper the snowdrifts became. By early afternoon, rooster-tails were flying, and we were being serenaded by the redline-concerto of nearly every engine in our group. Despite the fun we were having, our pace had slowed considerably, and by early evening it was clear that we were not going to make the distant town of Lillooet by sundown. However, as Anne led our group to an isolated campsite on the picturesque shore of Loadstone Lake, no one seemed too concerned about missing the hotel. And as the red clouds of evening rolled over, we enjoyed the unique privilege of another wonderful night in Canada's backcountry.
Everyone knew that Wednesday would be a long day with many miles of highway to cover. Had it not been for the barrage of mosquitoes harassing us in camp, we would have all voted to stay in the Whipsaw country a while longer. But Canada's highways had a treat in store for us, and as we chased them northwest through the towns of Tulameen, Merritt, Spence's Bridge, and Litton, we experienced vast landscapes of towering mountains and expansive, grassy plains. By early afternoon, we began to drop into the deep, volcanic gorges that are home to the mighty Thompson River. Along its shores we drove in anticipation of its confluence with the equally powerful Fraser River. Turning up the Fraser River, we now looked forward to reaching Lillooet and stepping into a hot shower. Unfortunately, there was a growing question in our minds as to whether we would be able to reach Lillooet. A day earlier, we had received word that Lillooet was on a two-hour evacuation notice due to extensive forest fires around the town. When we finally arrived in Lillooet, the scene bordered on surreal with the heavy smell of smoke filling the air and the foreboding glow of flames dancing across the surrounding mountains. As the evening sun faded through a burning sky, heavy raindrops began to fall from an unwelcome electrical storm.
Although we made it through the night without needing to evacuate, Thursday morning did not bring much improvement to Lillooet's condition. With every mile that we put between the town and ourselves, I think everyone secretly felt more comfortable. After skirting the azure shore of Carpenter Lake, we climbed for miles and miles up into the spectacular Bralorne Mountains, with its forests of quaking aspen, lodgepole pine, and grand fir. Eventually, we made the turn onto the Mud Lake trailhead, and it quickly became evident that this heavily wooded trail hadn't had any visitors in a long time -- with the exception of the local bear population, whose tracks were abundant.
As the rocky trail climbed, the trees thinned and every turn began to reveal another meadow or lake, seemingly more beautiful than the last. The name Mud Lake didn't seem very appealing, but as the afternoon melted away and we finally rolled to its shores, we were treated to an absolutely beautiful setting. Mud Lake was crystal-clear, surrounded by timber, and joined by an immense, flowered meadow that was perfectly suited to camping. We never would have imagined our third and final campsite surpassing the first two on this Canadian odyssey, but Mud Lake took the prize. With our now customary campfire blazing and a circle of friends to share it, it was a wonderful place to spend our last night on the trail.
Most everyone in camp seemed to agree that Friday had arrived too soon, but fortunately, we still had a solid day of off-roading ahead of us. After rolling out of camp, the last leg of our trip took us up a series of steep, ongoing switchbacks. A couple of hours into the trail, the trees had thinned as we worked our way above the tree line to a rocky, dome-shaped mountaintop. From the mountaintop, we were rewarded with a 360-degree panorama that revealed mountain range after mountain range for hundreds of miles. The shear vastness of our surroundings gave us a sense of isolation that we've rarely felt from the seat of a 4WD vehicle.
From the dome, we began our long decent down into the Yalakom Valley. This valley actually felt more like a series of valleys that cascaded down from one to the next. As we dropped lower in elevation, our tires dipped into more and more streams and we encountered increasingly lush vegetation. Flowers of all kinds were in abundance, and at times the air was so full with the scent of wild roses that we couldn't help rolling our windows down and slowing our pace. Nearing the bottom of the valley, the creeks transformed into torrents and the trail gave way to gravel roads and bridges. As our speed began to increase, we rounded a turn and for the first time on the trip we caught a glimpse of a large brown bear darting into the cover of the forest. It wasn't much farther when an ominous expression came over the afternoon sky and rain began to close down upon us like a curtain. It seemed a fitting end to our journey as we cleared the last low-lying hills and arrived at the turn that would lead us back to Lillooet and home.


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Curationis vol.34 n.1 Pretoria Jan. 2011
A cross-sectional survey to compare the competence of learners registered for the Baccalaureus Curationis programme using different learning approaches at the University of the Western Cape
Loretta Z. le Roux; Thembisile D. Khanyile
School of Nursing, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
The purpose of the study was to compare the extent to which the different teaching approaches applied in the Baccalaureus Curationis programme adequately prepare graduating learners for professional competence. The research methodology was a quantitative approach, based on descriptive research, with a clinical competence development model to guide the data collection procedure. The target population of the study included a sample of 250 learners in the four-year B.Cur programme, that extended from first-to-fourth-year. Stratified random sampling was applied to select the sample learners for this research and data were collected by means of a five-point Likert scale questionnaire. Data were organised and managed using the SAS statistical software package. Descriptive statistics were gathered with measures of central tendency and dispersion included, and their findings were illustrated on descriptive tables. A correlation technique was applied to determine the effects of the independent variable on the dependent variable.
The results of the study indicated that progression in competence did not occur as learners progressed through higher levels of their training, except during the third-year of study. However, the study's results confirmed the strengths of the Case-based clinical reasoning approach to teaching and learning. This approach is able to combine the strengths of the traditional methods, which dealt with large class sizes and that had a focus on learner centred learning, with a focus on clinical practice. This approach provides realistic opportunities for learners to experiment with solutions to dilemmas encountered in real life situations, from the protected and safe environment of the classroom. The first-year learners who were observed in this study, who although novices, were exposed to Case-based teaching approaches and showed more self-perceived competence than learners in later years. This occurred in spite of the limited exposure of the first-year learners to real life clinical situations. The outcome of this study recommends that more studies are conducted, in the School of Nursing at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), to explore teaching and learning approaches that fully maximise the clinical and theoretical competencies of the learners. The outcome further recommends that learner-centred teaching approaches, such as Case-based method, are applied to all year levels of study in the B.Cur programme, due to its proven value when it was applied to first-year learners. The Case-based clinical reasoning approach to learning, that has been implemented at the school, promotes competence and self confidence in learners and has enhanced their sense of responsibility to be actively involved in their own learning.
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A resident of Japan for two decades, David Bracey has worked in both education and journalism. He has held various positions in education, journalism, photojournalism, and business development. His jet setting lifestyle has him commuting to and contributing from Tokyo, Los Angeles, and numerous locations around the globe.
Big Hero 6 is a magnificent mashup of Marvel-based Disney animation, Eastern and Western cultures, and the cities of San Francisco and Tokyo. Set in "San Fransokyo," Big Hero 6 is an action-packed animated comedy adventure that finds robotics whiz kid, Hiro Hamada, forming a special bond with his personal companion robot called Baymax, while his diverse group of science-geek friends forms a band of unlikely heroes. Japanese- American actor Ryan Potter and Japanese CG Animator Matsune (Matt) Suzuki talked to Tokyo Journal shortly after the movie won the 2015 Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year.
"I Am Big Bird" screened at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival. Tokyo Journal talked with the co-director of the documentary, Dave LaMattina, and Caroll Spinney, the 80-year-old Emmy and Grammy Award-winning puppeteer behind the iconic "Sesame Street" characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. The two discussed the documentary as well as the legacy of the beloved TV program and its characters.
FOR a trendy stay while visiting the historic U.S. capital, consider the Aloft National Harbor or Aloft Dulles North hotels. The hotel chain's core values are sassy, savvy and space. Sassy stands as a contrast to stuffy hotels. Savvy is because all the hotel staff (not just the bell captain or concierge) are knowledgeable of the hotel and city. Space? Well, the hotel's public areas are just that: extremely spacious and not cramped. The hotel chain provides incentives to join in its sustainability practices. Guests who skip everyday room cleaning receive $5 towards the Re-Fuel station (food) or Starwood points. If you need a little extra motivation while on the go, stop by the Re:charge 24/7 fitness center and download easy-to-execute a-workouts onto your laptop, iPod, iPhone, Blackberry, Treo or other handheld device.
Two of South Korea's biggest bands, TVXQ! and Super Junior, have taken their tours global as demand for K-pop grows around the world.
TVXQ!, known as Dong Bang Shin Ki in South Korea, Tong Vfang Xien Qi in China and Tohoshinki in Japan, has twice held the Guinness World Record for the largest fan club in the world, with more than 800,000 in South Korea alone. They hold the current Guinness World Record for being the Most Photographed Celebrities in the World with more than 500 million photos taken. TVXQ! launched their "TVXQ! Live World Tour 'Catch Me'" in November 2012 in Seoul before heading to China, Taiwan and elsewhere around the world. They made history by touring 11 cities in Japan between January and April 2012, doing a total of 26 shows as part of their "TVXQ! Live Tour 2012 ~TONE" with more than 550,000 in attendance.
AS I walked into the lobby of the Aloft Downtown Dallas hotel, I wasn't expecting much out of the ordinary in this historic-looking, factory- type building in downtown Dallas.
AS I walked into the lobby of the Aloft Downtown Dallas hotel, I wasn't expecting much out of the ordinary in this historic-looking, factory- type building in downtown Dallas. But I immediately did a double take. It looked like I'd wound up at a mixture of a hip nightclub, art gallery, and trendy café. Soon enough, however, I was pleasantly surprised to find I was where I wanted to be: the Aloft Downtown Dallas.
Owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the group that also has chains like Westin, Sheraton, W Group, Regis and Le Méridien, Aloft is an enjoyable change from the norm. I don't usually wander hotel corridors to admire the interior design, but Aloft inspired me to do so. When I first checked into my room, I had to stroll around a few times to take it all in. After I sat down to relax, I walked around the room again just to see if I'd missed anything (which I had!). Then looking out my window across the street at the Dallas Convention Center, train station and City Hall, I was reminded how conveniently located the hotel is. For frequent travelers, hotels are a blur of similar designs. That's not the case with Aloft. It is a lift for the senses.
Aloft is a "select" service hotel that does not have bellmen but caters to on-the- move business-savvy travelers who know what they want. The other primary segment of their clientele includes guests attending conferences at the convention center across the street.
AS I walked into the lobby of the Aloft Downtown Dallas hotel, I was not expecting much out of the ordinary in this historic-looking, factory- type building in downtown Dallas. But I immediately did a double take. It looked like I had wound up at a mixture of a hip nightclub, art gallery, and trendy cafe. Soon enough, however, I was pleasantly surprised to find I was where I wanted to be: the Aloft Downtown Dallas.
Aloft is a self service hotel that does not have bellmen but caters to on-the-move business-savvy travelers who know what they want. The other primary segment of their clientele includes guests attending conferences at the convention center across the street.
The lobby has different areas to relax in: a bar, lounge and a self-serve snack and coffee area that has a "build your own" fresh and hot breakfast and complimentary coffee in the morning. All of the decor appears out of the latest interior design magazine. I don't think I've ever seen rocking chairs in a hotel lobby before, but the modern-retro design made the chairs fit right in. At night, the hotel is a great place to mix and mingle by enjoying a glass of vino at the w xyz bar, or a game of pool in their re:mix lounge. Both are located in the lobby area.
There are event and meeting spaces of various sizes throughout the building. The event facilities are extremely vibrant and trendy and have been used for After Parties; by celebrities such as Britney Spears and Jamie Foxx. The hotel is pet friendly and smoke-free. Free WiFi is available throughout the building. There are 24-hour business and fitness centers, an outdoor pool, onsite parking and Blink electric car charging stations. Rooms come with complimentary coffee, tea and bottled water. Standard rooms are 350 to 475 square feet with one TV. Suites are 450 to 775 square feet with a larger meeting and work area and two TVs, one in the work area and one for the bed and living area. The 42" LCD TVs have ports for connecting laptops or other electronic devices.
Aloft Hotels take part in adaptive reuse projects to provide benefits to communities in search of urban renewal opportunities, and the Aloft Downtown Dallas is no different. Built originally in 1925 as part of the Santa Fe Terminal Complex, then owned by the Haggar Clothing Co. which used the facilities to produce military uniforms during World War II, the building was renovated and opened as a hotel in 2009.
For the sustainability minded guest, there is plenty with re-used demolition debris, natural materials and built-in liquid soap and shampoo dispensers.
See TJ's recommendations on where to stay in Tokyo - ranging from the luxurious Westin Tokyo, to the affordable Nippon Seinankan Hotel to 'homestay' style accommodations through www.homerent.jp
Take a weekend excursion outside of Tokyo at the haven for artists Art Biotop in Nasu, or see the beautiful Mt. Fuji near Seikai Yamanaka Lakeside Hotel or the Fuji-Hakone Guest House.
See TJ's top recommended places to stay in Seoul - a hot spot for foreign travelers, and a superior stay in Seoul!
The Westin Chosun Seoul is Korea's first international hotel. This classic hotel was built in 1914 with the first running water, elevator and ice cream in the country, attracting celebrities like Marilyn Monroe and Bob Hope. Rebuilt in the 1960s and fully renovated since then, The Westin Chosun is within walking distance of the headquarters of major international banks, local government offices, historic landmarks and thriving shopping districts.
The hotel has 462 guest rooms and 40 suites with the Westin Heavenly Bed, anti-allergy carpets, self-serve espresso coffee machines, mobile phones and high-speed Internet access. Guests can access a business center with state-of-the-art conference rooms and a drug store, barbershop, beauty salon and souvenir shop as well as the City Athletic Club, a Pilates studio, a swimming pool, steam and dry saunas and whirlpools. For corporate events and weddings, there is the Grand Banquet Hall, six mid-sized banquet halls and conference rooms.
Asia's Korean band fad is going global with top Western entertainment venues hosting performances by Korean dancers and musical artists.
The lights go on. The pounding dance beat starts. And 12,000 screaming fans rise to their feet in the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Acclaimed record producer Quincy Jones watches from his suite. Is this Beyonce? Rhianna? Lady Gaga? Nope. It's an all-star concert featuring the likes of Girls Generation, Super Junior, BoA, TVXQ, f(x), EXO and SHINee. How can bands not played on American Top 40 radio fill a U.S. arena? Well, these are Korea's top pop bands, and they played S.M. Entertainment's third world tour on May 20, 2012. SME, a Seoul-based independent record producer, has held previous world tours with stops in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing and Taipei. Yeah, but was Anaheim's Honda Center filled with 12,000 Koreans and Korean Americans? Nope. Around two thirds of the fans were non- Korean, a sign of the spreading popularity of Korean pop.


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Toronto Adventures: where to drink
Thanks to Toronto's hardcore 'no drinking after 2am' laws a tradition of 'cold tea' came into being. After a night out, you'd make your way to an in-the-know Chinese restaurant and order up a teapot of 'cold tea' and get a pot of beer. Riffing on the name, the brilliant Cold Tea Bar opened a few months back in the Kensington neighbourhood – but there are no teapots here – just exceptional cocktails, funky tunes, a lovely little patio garden and a Dim Sum cabinet for tasty cheap eats. The exciting thing about Cold Tea is that unless you know it's there – you'll never find it… it's inside a shopping mall, behind an unmarked door. No sign – no clues – just a red light outside. Fantastic. Cold Tea, 60 Kensington Ave. T:00 1 416 546 4536.
On a sunny day, you'll find the tiny patio at Ronnie's totally packed. As it gets late, this pleasingly sketchy-feeling neighbourhood joint gets rammed inside too. There's a British pub-style snug, any amount of things from animal skulls to odd art nailed to the wall and the toilets are kind of grim. But you cannot beat it for atmosphere and the bar guy seemed kind of keen to hand out shots at 3pm – always the sign of a good bar. Ronnie's Local 069, 69 Nassau St. T: 00 1 416 340 1110
Around the corner from Ronnie's and Cold Tea is the British-run Embassy with its cute diner seating, retro-radio fixtures on the bar taps and DJs at the weekend. This has a relaxed vibe and a dinky little front patio garden. Embassy, 223 Augusta Ave.T: 00 1 416 591 1132
I can't think of a single cocktail bar – anywhere in the world – that has served me drinks as exciting and extraordinary as the ones that Frankie Solarik makes at Barchef. Frankie uses molecular gastronomy techniques to create fresh takes on classics; I tried an Aviation which arrived with multi-layered jellies and caviar pearls of Maraschino to melt and pop into the perfect drink in my mouth. Frankie also conjures up exciting new experiences like the 'Cedar' which my friend Alyssa described as 'like drinking a cedar closet – but in a really, really good way'. I love this place; theatrical drinking of the best possible sort. The room is great too – all swagged velvet curtains and dim, dim light. Barchef, 472 Queen St W. T: 00 1 416 868 4800.
Boasting one of the biggest pub gardens I have ever seen, the Cadillac Lounge in Parkdale has a frankly unpromising exterior (giant car sticking out of the wall in a schmaltzy 90s-retro style) but ignore that and head inside. The drinks were large and inexpensive, the music good and loud and the multi-layer garden clearly the right place to be on a warm Toronto night. Cadillac Lounge, 1296 Queen St W. T: 00 1 416 536 7717.
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Yesterday, while waiting at a red light on my bike, a woman with a baby on the back of her bike rolled up and stopped next to me. I waved and cooed to the baby until he smiled. Then his mother said, "Say hi," and he did, flapping his chubby little hand, eyes shining under his helmet. The light turned green, she told me to go ahead and I told her to have a good day.
In an ideal world, sweet meetings like that would happen all the time. In reality, I very rarely see anyone bicycling on Chicago streets with a child. Even as more and more people, men and women, start bicycling for transportation, the venture still seems risky to most. The only way to get a substantial amount of people to bicycle in the city, especially parents with children, is to provide safe, separated infrastructure. Chicago needs protected bike lanes.
For 3 years I have been bicycling in Chicago on a daily basis. During this time, I have seen how easily and cheaply the city's streets could be adjusted to accommodate protected bike lanes. (Easy and cheap relative to all the other construction projects going on. I know all of Portland's bike infrastructure was created for the same cost as one highway interchange). This knowledge left me perpetually frustrated, because no one with power in Chicago seemed to care, despite the fact that bicyclists make up ~1/4 of the traffic along my commute route.
This week, Chicago's disgraceful apathy has ended. All in the past 3 days, new Mayor Emanuel announced the first protected bike lane, CDOT started construction, and the scheduled complete date is next week. The city's first protected bike lane will be on Kinzie Avenue where it crosses Milwaukee Avenue, leading into downtown. Currently, bicyclists make up 22% of the traffic along this stretch.
There are a few different ways bike lanes can be "protected." For this project, the street pattern will follow this order: sidewalk, curb, bike lane, painted buffer zone, parallel car parking, motor vehicle travel lane. While visiting the construction site, Steven Can Plan noticed that they are also building a bike box (where bicyclists can wait in front of motor vehicles at red lights) and a bike-only left turning lane at a big intersection. Those are also firsts for Chicago.
You can watch the Mayor's press conference below:
View more videos at: http://www.nbcchicago.com.
[You have to sit through a car commercial before watching the press conference.]
Some choice quotes from Mayor Emanuel:
I want Chicago to be the bike friendliest city in the nation.
Speaking of the role bicycling plays in the city, he pointed out three factors for the future:
1) another means of transportation
2) people can do it with safety
3) as we attract businesses to Chicago, an integrated biking system to and from work is essential to the type of workers I want to see in the city of Chicago.
He noted that bicycling is:
Both an economic development essential tool and it adds to a quality of life that is essential to the city.
This particular project is only 1/2 a mile. But the Mayor announced that Chicago will build 100 MILES OF PROTECTED BIKE LANES OVER THE NEXT 4 YEARS!
Yes, you read that right: 100 miles of protected bike lanes.
Obviously, I am excited about these developments. My approval is conditioned on the city following through with its promises here, but for the first time since I started bicycling in Chicago 3 years ago, I'm seeing real and positive change.
I encourage everyone in Chicago to write the Mayor and thank him for his trailblazing support of safe bicycling infrastructure. Also, even more importantly, reach out to your Alderman to state your strong support for protected bike lanes and bike boxes. On June 21, I will attend an Active Trans Social with my Alderman Waguespack to voice my support. You can attend or organize a social in your neighborhood with the help of Active Trans.
{For much more detailed information on the Kinzie Avenue project, check out Steven Can Plan. He's been doing an excellent job of reporting on this project and others around the city.}
{For more information about cycling with children, check out Kidical Mass.}


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It takes nothing to criticse, and with TRP driven Anti -Modi agenda ........any Tom Dcik and harry can be in news by Criticsing Modi or Blame Modi for any Panchayat or Municipal level event too.
Create any Anti-Muslim (even fake) story and blame Modi.
Blame him for Fiction and speculation
Blame him for Opposition "Non issue jibes"
Yes Blame him for anything and everything ........... but what option we have to lead our nation ?
a. sonia
b. Rahul
c. Mulayam Singh Yadav
d. Nitish Kumar
e. Mamta Banerjee
Or some other regional leader ......... Who is better Leader than Modi to lead our Country, i request Modi critics to educate us on "who is better and Why"


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British Go Journal No. 66. November 1985 Page 6.Dear Sir,
As secretary of the Aberdeen Go Club for many years, I feel compelled to resign from this post as a result of continued lack of interest in the club on the part of the majority of our members.
I would like it to go on record that I was instrumental in founding the Aberdeen University Club, which is currently thriving, and indeed won the prize in 1983 for the highest number of fully paid up BGA members in the year. However I received little or no encouragement from the Aberdeen City Club in this and other projects to further Go in the city of Aberdeen.
I would advise all others to take heed - don't let the secretary
carry the club on his own: it doesn't work.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. D. Hall.
And Toby Manning replies to a previous correspondent:
In the previous BGJ Jay Rastall wrote complaining about the organisation of the Bracknell Go Tournament, am not going to defend that particular tournament in detail (I wasn't there), but would like to some more general points by way of riposte to his remarks.
Jay effectively made three complaints:
1. Shortage of information from the organisers
2. Too much time between rounds
3. Poor treatment of late entrants
Shortage of information from the organisers is not really excusable
- Jay was awarded a bye in the third round, but was not, it seems,
properly informed until far too late.
Too much time between rounds - perhaps we need to reconsider the conventional tournament format. Three one hour games is a bit too leisurely, while four 55 minute games can be a bit rushed. Woodford recently experimented with 70 minute games (with 5 seconds byo-yomi - equivalent to sudden death), which worked quite well.
But Jay's major complaint seemed to be he was badly treated as a late entrant. The entry form warned that "late entrants will be surcharged or given a bye", and Jay duly was.
Tournament organisers work hard, and do a lot of preliminary planning. Much of that depends on the entry numbers - catering, number of sets and clocks, prizes etc. Their job is a lot easier if the entries are received in advance.
As a result various threats are commonly used to dissuade late entrants - the commonest being byes or a surcharge. (As an aside, a discount for early entry may be prefereable to a surcharge for late entry). Particularly in the allocation of byes, organisers have to make Solomon-like decisions, and this is much easier if there are clear-cut rules as to who is going to suffer.
As a final, and I hope, positive point, organisers are likely to be much more receptive to people who enter and then withdraw (at say 24 or 48 hours notice) than to late entrants. Usually I believe you will find that your entry fee will be refunded - possibly less a small administration charge.
That reminds me, I must enter the Wessex.
(Ed. - as someone who has himself suffered many byes, for a variety of reasons, at Bracknell and elsewhere, I sympathised with Jay. And he was surely complaining more about the casual way he was treated than about receiving a bye itself.
But that aside, there is no doubt that byes are bad news, especially if you've travelled a long way to a tournament. Surely it would be better if, like the steward at a bridge evening, tournaments had a local club player/organiser who could step in and even up the draw?


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My Life, Volume I
It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House.
President Clinton's audiobook is also the most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written, encompassing not only the high points and crises but the way the presidency actually works.
It is the gripping account of a president under concerted and unrelenting assault orchestrated by his enemies on the Far Right and how he survived and prevailed.
It is a treasury of moments caught alive, among them:
Here is the life of a great national and international figure, revealed with all his talents and contradictions, told openly, directly, in his own signature style.
- Audie Award Finalist, Non-Fiction (unabridged), 2005
"My Life is, by a generous measure, the richest American presidential autobiography, no other book tells us as vividly or fully what it is like to be president of the United States for eight years." (The New York Times Book Review)
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- 03/08/2005
New found respect for Clinton from a Republican
I can now see how Bill Clinton was so successful as President. He has the ability to persuade and make you like him, no matter what he does. He had a tough childhood that put a resolve and strength in him that made him a survivor. He married a woman who would push him farther than we would think possible. He made political hay out of her and turned Hillary into an asset rather than a political liability. He was the governor or a small backwoods state with little other experience and catapulted it into the Presidency through his sheer charm and willpower. Whether you like Clinton or not, he will come out as a different character when you get done reading this book. His revelations about Monica and his reasons (excuses) do not give much new insight into a possibly disastrous situation and he puts it into the context it belongs - as a minor failure by a man with an ego a little too big for his own good. He expands on his personal flogging and begging for forgiveness far more than the episode itself. It would have been interesting to know if there were any political deals struck with Hillary to help her endure this embarrassment, but I'm sure we will never know that whole story. No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, you need to read this book. It will not only tell you about the man, but give you insight into the time we have all lived through.
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- Andrew
- 08/10/2005
Worth the effort
This is a long book. It's split up into two volumes, after all. As the title suggests, it's about Bill Clinton's life, all of it. You need to know that going in.
Assuming you can accept that, I heartily recommend this production. There is so much insight into politics that you are bound to learn something new. The story takes a long time to build, but it would be diminished if it was streamlined. When then end of the book arrives, it is difficult not to be affected by it all.
Also, Michael Beck does a wonderful job narrating in a voice so near Clinton's, you'll forget that it's not him.
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- Michael
- 04/07/2005
I had a hard time with this one...
I consider myself to be a huge Bill Clinton supporter, and really wanted to read this book. I passed up the abridged version because I thought the unabridged would be that much better! My goodness; about two hours into the book I was so incredibly tired of listening to absolutely meaningless stories about third cousins, getting stung by a bee while mowing the lawn, and drinking sweet tea at Sunday supper. I was incredibly disappointed. I fell asleep twice listening to it, and I finally decided that I made a bad purchase and just retired the book without finishing it. Don?t make the same mistake I did. If I had it all to do over again, I?d probably get the abridged version if for no other reason than Clinton reads it himself.
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- Ingrid
- 02/03/2005
Pretty Good
It was fascinating to get a better look at Bill Clinton the man. It was great to learn more about politics and policy. But even Bill Clinton couldn't make the dryest politics interesting to someone like me who has always found government studies and history boring. I'm trying, and this was a step in the right direction, but I did find myself drifting off to other places during parts of this very long book, and not missing at all what I had missed. Still this was a worthy listen and I don't regret having some new insight under my belt. And it turns out I like him a great deal more than I thought I did.
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- Linsey
- 13/10/2004
I'm two-thirds of the way through volume 1, and I'm thinking that the abridged version might have been more appropriate for the casual reader. Clinton's every word may be of interest to budding politicians and historians, but I'm tiring of the minutiae of how many votes he lost in a rural Arkansas county when he raised the fees for car tags and then how many he won back during his third gubernatorial campaign. With seemingly zero attempt at brevity, Clinton seems to be cataloging every event of his life and only occasionally provides some reflection on the events. Nevertheless, it is a fascinating autobiography of a charismatic leader.
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- Robert E. Hamilton
- 02/06/2005
A Facinating Read
The depth of self disclosure of his early years alone makes this a volume well worth reading. Clinton stirs strong feelings, positive, negative, and sometimes both among the same person. This volume will help the reader understand his perspective.
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- Caro
- 28/12/2004
Kathleen, you are talking about the abridged
Just a correction. It is the abridged (4 hour) version that is read by Bill Clinton in person. This one (complete 2-volume set) is done by a narrator.
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- valim
- 06/05/2005
Good Sleep Medicine
I was keen on listening to Clinton's autobiography and gave it my best effort but I was only able to listen to the first part of the first volume before I became stupified by personal references. I would suggest the abridged version if you have the interest.
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- Rebecca
- 04/11/2005
Wow -- 24 Hours and I am only through Volume 1
I just finished Volume 1. It stops when he gets elected to the White House in 92. It is very interesting and after listening I have forgiven him for Monica. But I cannot believe there is more to hear! I think they should tell you this when you purchase it.
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- Mr. M Metwally
- 22/01/2005
Only Pres. Clinton could have written this one...
This is a must read or listen book for those who want to better understand American politics. This bio could not have been written by anyone other than the Author. It is a good read for politicians of all nations.
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Cyrius necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 20 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
Ryde City Bowling Club needs a new logo. They are not happy with the current logo. The club is a lawn bowls community club – where they provide members and guests with dining facilities, bar, poker machines and event rooms for parties and corporate seminars etc.
Ryde City Bowling Club
The club is a lawn bowls community club – where they provide members and guests with dining facilities, bar, poker machines and event rooms for parties and
corporate seminars etc. Lawn Bowls is
traditionally seen as a sport for really old people, but is starting to be more
popular as a recreational activity, with Corporate Bowls Days being quite
popular. People also arrange a birthday
party in the function room, with a game of bowls for fun before dinner.
So the club wants to appeal to younger crowds, businesses
and the general community to come to the club for events and meeting
people. A lot of clubs like this have
pretty average websites, we are going to try to give them something more
Once the logo is approved, we will be looking for a design
for the site as well. We have a general
layout already – that will be provided either in another contest, or might be
commissioned directly to a designer.
That will be later.
Lawn Bowls, Community meeting place, party venue, Fun,
relaxing, exciting, social.
Here is a link to the old logo, to give you an idea of what they don't like, as well as some pictures of
the club, to give you an idea of what the actual club looks like.
Here are some links to other clubs offering similar
- Logo needs to say in text: "Ryde City Bowling Club"
- Some graphical element or icon, perhaps balls, or figure of a bowler, or something else suggesting fun, activity etc
- OPTIONAL: Graphic element to say "est. 1908" in small writing.
- OPTIONAL: Use "RCBC" in the graphic element.
- Graphic element should not be some random abstract thing,
unless it captures the essence of the club.
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Blake Boston, aka "Scumbag Steve," is a case study in embracing unexpected Internet fame. Boston has managed to parlay his notoriety as a meme into a popular Tumblr, and now he's resurrecting his long-dormant hip-hop ambitions with a track about (what else?) Scumbag Steve.
His future plans include releasing a new track every Thursday on his just-launched website, ScumbagThursdays.
Knowing Scumbag Steve, though, he probably won't drop a new song until the 1st of the month (which is also when he plans to hit you back for the 20 bucks you loaned him).
Steve fans can also catch the 'bag himself at this weekend's ROFLCon at MIT.


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I'd never seen these #PaeWhite textiles in person until a visit to the Palm Springs Museum this week. The subtle and totally complex range of color and textures is pretty incredible.
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Leah, who stayed in the AZ West encampment last year, is back from Vancouver to help produce shade structures for the Wagon Stations – more shade and more privacy. Yes! We try to pull off at least one big improvement a year – though 2014 has been sort of a boom year with new composting toilet houses, two new wagon stations and now new shades.
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Emmett (who is in the fifth grade) brought this home from school today: We are looking for a few good children who want to join our ranks as Young Marines. They will not be handed the title, bu they can train hard and earn the title… Bet they don't hand these out in elementary schools in LA or New York.


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Gabriel Jesus: It's awesome to be back
Gabriel Jesus says he is pleased with his physical condition after making his comeback from injury in the 0-0 draw with Manchester United.
The Brazilian striker, 20, spent two months on the sidelines having suffered a fractured metatarsal in the win over Bournemouth in February.
It was originally feared he could miss the remainder of the season but he recovered quicker than expected, returning to training earlier this month before making a 10-minute cameo in Thursday's Manchester derby.
Afterwards, he told ManCity.com he feels good after his first game back and says he is ready to face Middlesbrough on Sunday.
"Good, good. I am feeling very well," he said. "Unfortunately, we didn't manage to win this game, but it's awesome to be back and be able to play."
"I only played ten minutes but physically I am well, adjusting myself quite well.
"Now I just need to keep on training and we shall see."
Asked if he was ready to play from the start at the Riverside Stadium, he said: "Yes, yes I feel very well and in shape."
Jesus made an immediate impact on Thursday, with his movement inside the area causing United's defence all sorts of problems.
And he put the ball in the back of the net in the dying seconds, only to see the assistant referee flag for offside, denying him a famous moment that would have sealed three points.
But rather than dwelling on what could have been, the Brazilian says it was a good feeling to be reminded what scoring in a top-level game is like.
"I am sad, because the goal was offside," he said.
"But apart from that, it's great to be back knowing I could score.
"This gives me a lot of confidence to carry on and taking this into the next games. I know I can carry on doing, what I was doing before and what I like the most, which is play (football)."


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Ticarcillin and clavulanate combination is used to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body.
Ticarcillin and clavulanate combination is an antibiotic that belongs to the group of medicines known as penicillins and beta-lactamase inhibitors. It works by killing the bacteria or preventing their growth. However, this medicine will not work for colds, flu, or other virus infections.
This medicine was to be given only by or under the direct supervision of a doctor.
The ticarcillin/clavulanate combination was withdrawn from the United States market on February 9, 2015.
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of ticarcillin and clavulanate combination in children. However, safety and efficacy have not been established in infants younger than 3 months of age.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of ticarcillin and clavulanate combination in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have age-related kidney or heart problems, which may require an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving ticarcillin and clavulanate combination.
Studies in women suggest that this medication poses minimal risk to the infant when used during breastfeeding.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are receiving this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
A nurse or other trained health professional will give you or your child this medicine. This medicine is given through a needle placed in one of your veins. The medicine must be injected slowly, so your IV tube will need to stay in place for 30 minutes.
Tell your doctor if you are on a low-salt diet.
Your doctor will check your progress closely while you or your child are receiving this medicine. This will allow your doctor to see if the medicine is working properly and to decide if you should continue to receive it.
Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.
This medicine may cause serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening and require immediate medical attention. Call your doctor right away if you have itching, hives, hoarseness, shortness of breath, trouble breathing, trouble swallowing, or any swelling of your hands, face, mouth, or throat after you receive this medicine.
Ticarcillin and clavulanate combination may cause diarrhea, and in some cases it can be severe. It may occur 2 months or more after you stop using this medicine. Do not take any medicine to treat diarrhea without first checking with your doctor. If you have any questions or if mild diarrhea continues or gets worse, check with your doctor.
Before you have any medical tests, tell the doctor in charge that you are using this medicine. The results of some tests may be affected by this medicine.
Ticarcillin and clavulanate combination may decrease the effects of some oral contraceptives (birth control pills). To avoid an unwanted pregnancy, it is a good idea to use additional contraceptive measures with your pills (e.g. condoms, a diaphragm, or a contraceptive foam or jelly) while using this medicine.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements.
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor or nurse immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
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Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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Katy Perry has been crowned the Woman of the Year at the 2014 Elle Style Awards in London.
Kylie Minogue presented the honour to the Roar singer, who was lauded for her success as a chart topper and her efforts to empower women all over the world.
Absent Thor star Tom Hiddleston was named the magazine's Man of the Year.
He sent a video message expressing his gratitude.
Meanwhile, Lily Allen and Tinie Tempah were named the female and male U.K. Recording Artist recipients, and Pharrell Williams picked up the International Recording Artist trophy.
Other recipients included Harry Potter star Emma Watson (Actress of the Year) and Bradley Cooper's girlfriend Suki Waterhouse (Model of the Year).
Top fashion photographer David Bailey was handed a Lifetime Achievement honour.
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What Does the New Groove Rule Mean for You?
The U.S. Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Club have implemented new rules regarding the size and shape of the grooves in irons and wedges. PGA.com's T.J. Auclair takes a look at the history of grooves, explains what the changes are and lays out what how they affect amateur and professional golfers alike.
Mar. 8: PGA Tour makes deal with Ping to ban Eye-2 wedges
Square-grooved Ping Eye-2 wedges will be banned from the PGA Tour after Tour officials reached an agreement with Ping. CEO John Solheim agreed to the deal in hopes club companies would get more say in future equipment rulings.
Feb. 11: Ping and USGA meet, no resolution achieved
Officials from Ping and the U.S. Golf Association discussed the controversial status of Ping Eye-2 clubs on the PGA Tour, while there was news on the groove front from both the Masters and the LPGA Tour.
Feb. 3: Mickelson vents anger, next step remains unclear
Phil Mickelson has taken his Ping Eye-2 wedge out of play for now, saying he's made his point about the problematic new rule. But, he stressed, he'll bring it back if officials don't resolve the controversy soon.
Feb. 3: Statement from Callaway regarding groove controversy
Callaway Golf President and CEO George Fellows clarified Callaway's position on Phil Mickelson's use of a Ping Eye-2 wedge.
Feb. 3: Using old wedges 'against spirit of game,' says Watson
Eight-time major winner Tom Watson says "it doesn't look good for players to use" the controversial Ping Eye-2 wedges, and that it isn't "the right thing to do."
Feb. 2: McCarron apologizes about 'cheating' comments
Scott McCarron said he was sorry for saying that Phil Mickelson 'cheated' by using old Ping Eye-2 wedges. Meanwhile, PGA Tour officials met with the players to try to figure out a solution.
Feb. 2: McIlroy wants rule changes to be reconsidered
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is the latest to speak up about the recent groove rule. He believes the rule should be scrapped and the courses should be made more difficult.
Feb. 1: Officials should check clubs for legality, says Westwood
In wake of the groove controversy, Lee Westwood believes that making sure clubs are legal shouldn't be left up to the players. Instead, he says, golf's governing bodies should actively check clubs on a regular basis.
Feb. 1: Solheim warns PGA Tour, McCarron stands strong
Hours after Scott McCarron said he would "not be silenced" over the grooves controversy, the PGA Tour's situation became more muddled when Ping Chairman John Solheim said the tour cannot make a separate rule to ban Ping Eye-2 wedges.
Jan. 30: Mickelson not taking cheating accusation lightly
Phil Mickelson is upset about being "publicly slandered" with accusations of cheating. He is suggesting that unless the PGA Tour steps in, he might let others handle it.
Jan. 30: Mickelson bending groove rules, says Westwood
Lee Westwood believes Phil Mickelson isn't breaking the new new groove rule, but is bending it, and says he wouldn't use an old Ping Eye-2 wedge even though he has played Ping clubs for 23 years.
Jan. 30: Mickelson rejects allegations that he's cheating
Phil Mickelson is defending his use of a 20-year-old wedge in the wake of accusations that he is cheating by using it. Mickelson said it isn't up to him or any player to interpret what the rule is or the spirit of the rule.
Jan. 29: McCarron accuses Mickelson of 'cheating' with old wedges
Scott McCarron says Phil Mickelson and others using Ping Eye-2 wedges are violating the spirit of the law. He used "cheating" in an interview, considered a vicious charge in a sport that boasts of its integrity.
Jan. 27: Mickelson newest player to adopt old Ping wedge
Phil Mickelson has been one of the strongest critics of the new regulation that bans square grooves, so it wasn't surprising that he became the latest player to put the Ping Eye-2 lob wedge in his bag.
Jan. 18: New grooves making difference, good and bad, on PGA Tour
Whether scores will suffer won't be noticeable until more tournaments are played on different grasses in a variety of conditions. But the new grooves at least appear to make the game different, and players of differing styles have a variety of opinions on the change.
Jan. 14: Daly and Wilson using still-legal 20-year-old Ping wedges
The old square-grooved Ping Eye-2 wedges that John Daly and Dean Wilson are using at the Sony Open are acceptable because of a lawsuit Ping filed against the USGA that was settled in 1990.
June 30, 2009: PGA Tour to go ahead with changes for irons and wedges
After a spirited discussion by the PGA Tour Policy Board, Commissioner Tim Finchem said that the PGA Tour will agree to a new rule that changes the grooves in irons and wedges for the 2010 season.
Mar. 3, 2009: PGA of America adopts new equipment rules for competitions
Beginning in 2010, The PGA will adopt new equipment rules governing groove specifications as a condition of competition for the PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship and PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Aug. 8, 2008: Shape of grooves in irons to be rolled back starting in 2010
The Royal & Ancient and U.S. Golf Association have announced a rules change that will reduce the size and shape of grooves in most clubs in 2010, the first time equipment has been scaled back in nearly 80 years.


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April 21, 2007 - December 9, 2007
This exhibition from the Museum's collections showcases a variety of artists who have created portfolios—boxes containing series of prints—that capture a sense of place.
July 14, 2007 - December 9, 2007
Among the many treasures of the John Frederick Lewis Collection in the Free Library of Philadelphia are 25 elaborately illustrated folios from a single Mughal manuscript, the Razmnama (literally, "Book of War"), dated to 1598–99. This exhibition is the first time since 1923 that all 25 of the Free Library's pages are being shown together, affording a rare opportunity to explore, through the lens of a single manuscript, an exciting moment of artistic experimentation and cultural exchange.
June 2, 2007 - December 9, 2007
This exhibition, built around the Museum's recently conserved Tibetan-Buddhist altar, explores Tibetan art intended for ritual use. It reveals the coded meanings not only of Tibetan ritual implements, but also paintings, sculptures, textiles, prints, and the altar itself.
July 21, 2007 - November 25, 2007
This exhibition explores the ways in which Anselm Kiefer, Sigmar Polke, and Gerhard Richter, three of the most important European contemporary painters of the postwar period, question the relevance of history painting; examine the relationship between painting and photography; and emphasize the necessity for experimentation to redefine the technical possibilities of painting.
October 7, 2006 - November 11, 2007
In the seventeenth century, in response to the ideas of self-expression traveling from China, the Japanese created their own, highly sophisticated version of the Chinese literati culture. This exhibition explores the works of art that flourished as a result, including collaborative works such as handscrolls, albums, and sets of fans, as well as unique objects created by individual artists.
July 1, 2006 - November 11, 2007
Opulent and exuberant, this focused exhibition explores silk—indisputably fashion's favored fabric in the eighteenth century—with 13 objects from the Museum's collections.
September 19, 2006 - October 21, 2007
This exhibition celebrates the 30th year of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, organized annually by the Women's Committee of the Museum. The outstanding objects on view in this exhibition demonstrate the vitality of the field of contemporary American crafts.
July 8, 2006 - September 23, 2007
Featuring screen paintings, hanging scrolls, furniture, and ceramics, this exhibition examines a decade of Korean art collecting at the Museum, made possible through the support of the Korean Heritage Group.
March 16, 2007 - August 30, 2007
Charles Willson Peale's George Washington at Princeton is on view at the Museum on an extended loan from a private collection. This visually striking and finely executed life-size portrait records Washington's 6-foot-2-inch frame in a pose projecting strength, composure, and elegance.
June 26, 2007 - August 19, 2007
The first retrospective of nineteenth-century narrative painter William Ranney's (1813–1857) work to be held in 40 years, this exhibition brings together over 60 paintings that significantly contributed to the concept of the American character.
May 19, 2007 - August 12, 2007
This exhibition examines, for the first time, the achievements of African American modernist William H. Johnson (1901–1970)—often considered one of the most inventive artists of his generation—as a graphic artist. Eighty works of art on paper provide an overview of the artist's career both in Europe in the 1930s and in New York in the 1940s.
May 1, 2007 - July 22, 2007
This presentation marks the first time an exhibition in the United States has focused on the eighteenth-century Japanese master of ink painting Ike Taiga (1723–1776) and his wife Tokuyama Gyokuran (1727–1784), with 200 exceptional and rarely seen works of art.
April 20, 2007 - July 22, 2007
Marine Hugonnier's Trilogy, the third installment of Live Cinema, engages with what Hugonnier refers to as the "politics of vision": the notion that perception is determined by cultural, political, and actual perspective.
December 9, 2006 - June 30, 2007
This exhibition draws from the Museum's rich collection of "miniature" paintings to explore the many meanings of India's scaly, feathery, and furry inhabitants, both natural and supernatural.
November 24, 2006 - June 24, 2007
Gathering works of art in which words are conceived not only as communicational tools but also as visual and physical things in themselves, this exhibition highlights objects from the Museum's collections that date from the 1960s to the present, and points to the importance of text in contemporary art.
December 9, 2006 - May 27, 2007
This installation displays—for the first time—a newly cleaned Tibetan altar adorned with intricately carved niches and lively paintings. It explores both the conservation of the altar as well as its cultural context, and reveals hidden mysteries of the altar's construction and decoration.
February 27, 2007 - May 6, 2007
This retrospective exhibition celebrates the life and work of Thomas Chimes, arguably one of the most important artists to emerge on the Philadelphia art scene since World War II. It includes approximately 100 paintings and works on paper, many previously unseen, along with extensive biographical and archival material.
February 9, 2007 - April 22, 2007
Selected from one of the liveliest sectors of the Museum's collection of works of art on paper, this exhibition presents mostly large, contemporary art from the Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs. Many of these objects have only been seen recently by visitors to the department's study room and several have never before been shown in the galleries.
November 17, 2006 - April 1, 2007
This exhibition focuses on the Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866–1935) and the renowned group of designers who helped establish the company he founded as one of the world's most important silverwares firms.
May 24, 2006 - March 26, 2007
Crouching Spider, a gigantic sculpture of bronze and stainless steel made up of a globular body and long, attenuated legs, is part of a celebrated series of spider sculptures that Louise Bourgeois produced beginning in the early 1990s. Measuring 106½ x 329 x 247 inches, this extraordinary work is at once both threatening and playful.
September 23, 2006 - March 4, 2007
This exhibition, drawn from the Museum collections, is a tribute to Arnold Newman (1918–2006)—one of the great portrait photographers of his time. It includes a number of photographs that were part of his first solo exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1945, as well as a selection of portraits by his contemporaries that demonstrate the range of modern portrait photography.
January 5, 2007 - March 4, 2007
This exhibition focuses on Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), an icon of Philadelphia since it was painted in 1875. The masterpiece of the young Thomas Eakins, an artist born and educated in Philadelphia, this is acclaimed as the greatest American painting of the nineteenth century.
November 11, 2006 - February 27, 2007
A new series of film and video programs, Live Cinema explores the diversity of single channel video and film work by local, national, and international artists. The Title Is the Last Thing features a series of eight videos by Mircea Cantor as well as a selection of photographs and objects that offer poignant commentary on the relationship between time and labor, politics, tourism, and history.
October 7, 2006 - February 4, 2007
Between 1948 and 1954, American artist Ellsworth Kelly lived in Paris, where he met a number of artists and developed the distinctive artistic practices for which he is known. The remarkable range of styles in this exhibition, featuring a selection of works by various artists, reveals the impressive reach of Kelly's artistic practice, particularly his experimentation with color, technique, and composition.
September 29, 2006 - January 31, 2007
This exhibition celebrates the Museum's long-standing interest in the art of the New World with paintings on copper and canvas, ceramics, and textiles.
October 21, 2006 - January 14, 2007
This exhibition presents 125 prints and posters that emerged in post-Revolution Mexico as the ideal means for disseminating political, social, and artistic ideas. It represents the groundbreaking contributions of 50 Mexican and foreign-born artists at a pivotal moment in Mexican art.


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Like Father, Like Daughter
Amanda Hough has been tearing up the dirt and doing it faster than enthusiasts twice her age since she was 10 years old. Growing up with a father who has had two Trophy Trucks featured in the pages of Off-Road magazine, she is no stranger to off-roading. Her father is Gary Hough, owner of the bright-red Trophy Truck called "That's Right!" that we recently featured in our Sept. '06 issue. When we were out visiting with Gary and Amanda shooting the Trophy Truck, we caught a glimpse of her '01 Ford Sport Trac and knew a great deal of our readers would love to read all about it.
Amanda has been riding dirt bikes since the tender age of 4 and spent time bracket racing as she approached age 10. The Houghs have a property located in Ocotillo Wells, California, which means they frequent the Glamis sand dunes where Amanda has been racing the sand drags for a number of years. Knowing how confident his daughter is behind the wheel, Gary often loans her the keys to his truck for the occasional weekend of fun. Now how many of you dream about driving a Trophy Truck? We sure do.
Before purchasing this '01 Ford Sport Trac, Amanda was whooping her way through the desert behind the wheel of a custom-built Baja Bug. Now at the age of 20, she's grown out of the Bug, so Gary felt that she needed a new toy that would be an all-around performer in the dirt, sand, and on the street. Shortly after the truck was brought home, they delivered it to Curry Fabrication in Mexicali, Mexico. Curry Fabrication's handiwork is showing up on an increasing number of race vehicles due in large part to the shop's quality fabrication and reasonable prices. Curry had the Sport Trac for roughly seven months, eventually turning it into what you see today.
The first thing that needed to be done was properly cage the entire truck from front to back. Chrome-moly 1-1/2-inch and 1-3/4-inch tubing is found throughout the truck, tying in both the front and rear suspensions. The entire frame was also boxed in with chrome-moly plating.
Like many of us, Amanda loves to go fast in the desert, and in order to make that happen the vehicle needed to achieve big travel numbers. The front suspension pushes 18 inches of travel through a custom-built set of center-mounted A-arms also fabricated by Curry. Fourteen-inch King coilovers are found up front to aid in damping abilities. The tie rod, pitman arm, and drag link are all products of H&M Motorsports.
Moving on to the rear of the truck, we found a Curry-built four-link suspension system. Although leaf spring suspensions are more popular on vehicles like this, more and more enthusiasts are turning to linked suspensions because of their versatility and strength. Sixteen-inch Fox coilovers sit in the rear, keeping the truck firmly planted on the ground. The rearend is the same stock 8.8-inch that came with the truck; however, Curry stuffed it with 4.58 gears and a Detroit Locker, and also gave it much needed gusseting for strength and a stout differential cover for protection.
The overall appearance of the truck really stands out with the Trailer Products front and rear fiberglass fenders. If you're in the desert as much as this truck is, you need help seeing at night. You never know when you may come over a dune or hill at the same time as another vehicle. A total of seven Hella off-road lights are mounted for night-driving safety. Climbing inside the cabin revealed a pair of PRP race seats and Deist five-point racing harnesses. A MOMO steering wheel has also been installed along with an Art Carr race shifter.


text: well... 0 Posted July 10, 2007 (edited) UPDATE: I would recommend all members use the Neowin Gamers Index from now on see this thread for detailsAs many of you will have noticed there are threads on Neowin for Xbox live and PSN names, However to my knowledge there is not one for PC games (perhaps because there is not one definitive platform)I think its about time us PC gamers started playing sociably, so Post you Xfire, Teamspeak, Steam Name, Gamer tag or whatever so we can play! :yes:Ill start with my Steam Name:EnigmaticboomMy games are:1. HL2 DM2. CS:S3. BF2 (same tag)4. Garrys Mod5. Insurgency (HL2 Mod)See you online! Edited February 14, 2014 by Andrew G. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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2013: CoSIDA Academic All-District … CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-America … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … (indoor): came second in the mile with a time of 4:13.42 at the Harvard Challenge (1/19) … finished in second place in the 1000m at the Cupid Challenge (2/11) with his time of 2:31.45 … was part of the second-place finishing 4x800 relay that crossed the line in 7:54.21 at the New England Division III Championship (2/16) … (outdoor): finished in first at the Engineer's Cup (4/06) in the 1500m with a time of 4:09.27 … came in third place in the 5000m in 15:19.00 against Bates, Colby and USM (4/13) .
2012: Came fifth in the distance medley relay (10:02.41) at the NCAA Division III championship … holds the varsity record in the mile (4:06.42) and the 4,000m distance medley relay (9:49.45) … New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference champion in the 1500m outdoor (3:55.74) … NEICAAA All-New England in the mile … All-America honors in the distance medley relay … NCAA Elite 89 Award ... NEWMAC All-Conference in 1500m ... NEWMAC Academic All-Conference ... Division III All-New England in 4x800m ... Capital One Academic All-District ... Capital One Academic All-America First Team ... NEWMAC Track Athlete of the Week (April 23).
2011: All-America in the distance medley relay (indoor) … New England Division III champion in mile (indoor) and 4x800 relay (outdoor) … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … set MIT indoor record in distance medley relay (9:52.13) … recorded program's second-best indoor time in 1000m (2:27.12) of all-time … won mile at three different meets … won 4x800 relay (8:12.61) at MIT Spring Invitational … won 1500m (4:02.17) at Springfield Invitational … finished third in 800m (1:58.18) and seventh in 1500m (4:07.62) at NEWMAC championship.
Off the Track: Majoring in computer science with a minor in mathematics and a concentration in economics … held internships with Facebook, University of Chicago Computation Institute, TripAdvisor, D.E. Shaw and Co. and Argonne National laboratories … researched in the MIT Media lab … Elite 88 and 89 … two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America honors … MVP … Student-Athlete of the Year … captain of the track and field team … officer at Phi Beta Epsilon fraternity.
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A Japanese insect called the hemlock woolly adelgid has devastated Southern Appalachian hemlock forests, but apparently not to the degree expected, new research shows.
The U.S. Forest Service released a study Wednesday that says the majestic trees might still be growing fast enough in the East to offset the insect's damage.
The adelgid was first spotted in Virginia in the 1950s. By 1980, damage had begun in the hemlock's Appalachian range running from northern Georgia to Canada. Trees were hit hardest in the South, where mild winters don't help limit the insect's spread.
Lead author Talbot Trotter, an ecologist at the service's Northern Research Station in Pennsylvania, says the study might have captured a tipping point between hemlock losses and increases due to forest regrowth. The study used forest data only through 2007.
"Repeating this analysis as new (forest) data becomes available may show if we are beyond a tipping point and are now losing hemlock," he said.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Are insect-ravaged hemlocks at a tipping point?
A Japanese insect called the hemlock woolly adelgid has devastated Southern Appalachian hemlock forests, but apparently not to the degree expected, new research shows.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Gas prices to drop, solar to rise, feds say
The Energy Information Administration's new short-term energy outlook forecasts some interesting trends through 2015. Some bullet points from administrator Adam Sieminski:
-- Gasoline prices are expected to trend downward over the next two years, averaging $3.46 per gallon in 2014 and $3.39 per gallon in 2015, as U.S. crude oil production grows and crude prices fall.
-- U.S. crude oil production could set a record in 2015 with the highest output since 1972. Production is projected to rise by 1 million barrels a day this year to 8.5 million barrels, and then rise to 9.3 million barrels per day in 2015. Imports would drop to 24 percent of total liquid fuels consumption, the lowest level since 1970.
-- Onshore natural gas production will continue increasing over the next two years, with the Marcellus Shale of eastern North America offsetting declines in the Gulf of Mexico.
-- Average household electricity use is expected to decline 1.1 percent this year and another 0.4 percent in 2015 due to improved appliance and lighting efficiency. Dropping household use will be offset by increased demand from industries.
-- U.S. wind power capacity is forecast to increase 8.8 percent this year and 15 percent in 2015. But utility-scale solar capacity is expected to zoom up 40 percent between now and the end of 2015.


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Businessweek: "Ferrari's successful strategy"
Maranello, 3 March
The Geneva Motor Show opens its doors tomorrow, when Ferrari will launch the new California T, which is already booking its place as the star of the show. The new model stands out with its elegance, sporty nature, versatility and, of course, its exclusivity. This also happens to be a time when the Maranello marque is garnering praise from economy and business experts for the strategy it is adopting which is proving to be very much the right choice. In a recent article, the prestigious American magazine, Businessweek, acknowledged that the Maranello company and its President, Luca di Montezemolo had put in place a strategy destined for success.
"Every company must grow, but growth isn't solely about getting bigger," said the Businessweek article. "If you increase volume too quickly, you can easily run into product or service quality issues and internal culture conflicts. By focusing instead on cultivating fierce customer loyalty, you can create not only a virtuous cycle of profit and reinvestment, but a growing sense of pride and satisfaction as well. As Ferrari's di Montezemolo put it, "The quality of the sales is more important than the quantity."


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For the first time since 1918, the Chicago Cubs will be visiting historic Fenway Park.
At that time, the two teams were facing each other in the World Series. A time before curses. A long time before blogs, MLB Network and 24 hour sports radio/television. What was at stake may have been greater back then, but there will definitely be more people watching this time around.
Back in 1918, players weren't paid more than about $5,000/year and World Series championship bonus could run up to 20% of that total. With no guarantee of winning, there are rumors that players were willing to throw away a shot at a title and bonus money for the guaranteed payday that came along with throwing the Series. The Red Sox won the World Series and lately, people have questioned whether the Cubs handed it to them on a silver slugger plate.
I like to think that they didn't. I like to think the corruption started in 1919 with the White Sox and the Black Sox scandal. The book/film, Eight Men Out fascinated me when I first came across them and the story of Shoeless Joe Jackson, made famous in the film 'Field of Dreams' was one I was infatuated with for a while (still am today). How could anyone throw away the opportunity to win the World Series? I suppose now that I have a family of my own, I can understand the pressure to provide. I also know what it is to feel unfairly treated by an employer who is making millions. Considering the way owners treated players back then, as much as I'd like to believe it wasn't the case, it's hard to say the Cubs didn't possibly contribute to the Red Sox success that Series.
This upcoming weekend series at Fenway, it's just that. A series. Not a Series.
Nonetheless, the fact that it's been nearly 100 years since the Cubs played at Fenway against the Red Sox (the Sox have visited Wrigley in a regular season inter-league game since) is a big deal and all eyes will be on Fenway Fri-Sun night. I wanted to get tickets and drive up to the old ballpark but it wasn't in the cards. Regardless, I can't wait to see this showdown.
You think a stretch against the Reds, Cardinals and Giants is a true test of where the team stands? Try facing the Boston Red Sox. After a slow start they are starting to fire on all cylinders. The favorite selected by many to win it all in the pre-season, individually and as a team are now hitting their stride. Once buried in the depths of talent in the AL East, the Sox are scratching their way back to the top of the standings, an effort I'd like to see come from the Cubs after their own slow start this season.
Two games against the Marlins in Miami is a great appetizer and a wonderful opportunity to finally get some sun and warm up a bit. However, the Marlins are no Red Sox and their ballpark is no Fenway. As excited as we are as Cubs fans for this weekend, you'd have to imagine the Sox fans are looking forward to it just as much. To experience the historic match-up and possibly to cheer their team on to victory and spoil the visit once again for the Chicago Cubs 93 years later.
Interleague play has opened up the opportunity for these types of match-ups, these types of tests for the club during the regular season. Considering I picked the Cubs over the Red Sox this year, this is one three game set I am very much in particular interested in seeing play out. Hopefully, it does so in the Cubs favor.
What happened in 1918 has no bearing on what will happen this weekend. It was merely a blip on the radar throughout the century-plus long title drought by the Cubs. However, if in fact something dirty did go down 93 years ago in that Series now being questioned by fans across the baseball landscape…then this series would be a great opportunity to redirect the focus where it needs to be and where it deserves to be.
All eyes will be on Fenway Park this weekend. Fenway Park is no Wrigley Field. Let's ship up to Boston and show those Red Sox that they in fact are no Chicago Cubs. Get ready Bah-ston. We're looking to sweep. Go Cubs Go!


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Intentionally infected with diseases to then
try to find cures for humans. Fractured skulls,
broken bones, scalded flesh and blinded eyes. For medical research and
cosmetic testing animals suffer and die.
Walls conceal the tortured victims of vivisection.
Nothing of value can be gained
for science or medicine when the price is a helpless animal's life.
An animal becomes a subject - their pain a mere reaction.
Harmless testing alternatives ignored - they refuse
to end their profit system. The suffering benefits mankind - the excuse
for demented scientists whose brutalization
of the innocent denigrates humanity's existence.
When education and peaceful
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