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Surely, I had written about it somewhere (and I didn't call him Shirley), but I was too lazy to search for it, so I wrote a fresh recommendation for it to Loren and left it at that. Then a few weeks later, while having lunch with Michael Steinman, I casually tossed off something about hearing Louis at work in the recording studio on the release of the August 1, 1957 session, assuming he would agree with my point. But no, Michael didn't have A Day With Satchmo. Nor had he even heard of it.
And that's when it really hit me: oh my goodness, I never blogged about it! I searched the contents of my blog and except for a quick allusion to it, no, I never mentioned it.
I really don't know how I forgot to do this because the discovery of the existence of this material was an unforgettable moment. Have time for a little backstory? No? Well, skip ahead. For those with some more time, here's how it came about.
When I got my first copy of Jos Willems's discographical masterpiece, All of Me, in 2006, I drooled over all the items marked "Unissued," especially the takes and takes and takes listed from some studio session tapes. I was fortunate to start corresponding with Willems in 2008 and he so graciously told me to use his Armstrong discography as a "catalog" and to simply request whatever I wanted to hear. Boy, did I take him up on that request....
I was especially curious about his entry for August 1, 1957. That was in the middle of the recording of Ella and Louis Again, a 2-LP set that featured a handful of solo selections from both Armstrong and Fitzgerald. Louis recorded his four tunes on the aforementioned date, backed by Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown and Louie Bellson, a first class rhythm section to my ears. I knew the material backwards but Willems had every single take, breakdown, rehearsal, master, etc. listed in All of Me. Naturally, that was one of my first requests.
You could imagine my disappointment when Willems told me that he only had that information "in written form," taken from the ledgers of recording sessions done at Capitol Studios. I took him at his word but part of me wondered why the detailed, take-by-take information only existed for the August 1 session and nothing else. Hmmmm.....
Flash forward to late 2010. Richard Havers and Bill Levenson of Universal Music visited the Louis Armstrong Archives as they were planning on doing a 10-CD boxed set, spanning Pops's entire career across all the different labels he recorded for. The plan was to do seven discs of retrospective and then three discs of bonuses. They asked me what kind of bonus material might be lurking in the Universal vaults. I told them about Louis's 1956 set at the Hollywood Bowl, which made the cut, but also the various session tapes described in Willems's book. Especially August 1, 1957. I told them that if they found that one, they'd have the motherlode.
Well, it wasn't easy--Universal owns almost every label you can think of and if you think it's easy to find anything in the vaults, you're wrong--but eventually Richard wrote back that the legendary producer Russ Titelman turned up the tapes! Hallelujah! They were digitally transferred and the next thing I knew, I had a high-resolution files of the entire session on my computer. Plus scans of the tape boxes, such as this one:
I had my work cut out for me as I now had hours and hours of material at my fingertips and it was up to me to whittle it down to about 80 minutes of the best "Rare and Unreleased" Louis. I did my damndest and later blogged about my participation in the set here. The set was released in August 2011 to critical acclaim and, of course, sold out within five months after it received a helluva endorsement from Elvis Costello. Hooray for Pops!
By this point, Universal was flying high. "More Louis!" came the call from above. Richard Havers had the brilliant idea to do a download-only version of the complete August 1, 1957 session. I was thrilled about it because I was now one of a handful of people who had heard the entire session and it was, to my ears, something that hardcore Louis nuts from around the world would love listening to.
Of course, 85+ minutes of multiple versions of only five different songs isn't going to be for the layman, thus, it was given the download-only treatment. I know some fuddy-duddys frown at the prevalence of downloads (I do, too, sometimes since I learned more about jazz from liner notes than any textbook), but hey, it's the reality of today's music-buying world and if that's way the major labels are willing to release rare treasures from their vaults, I'm all for it.
The whole thing was put together in the summer of 2012 and released as A Day With Satchmo, just in time for the Satchmo Summerfest in New Orleans. I went down there with Richard and we gave a presentation on it, played examples, did interviews and pushed the hell out of it.
Except on this blog! When I got back from New Orleans, I got swept into my usual world of sporadic blogs and crazy day-to-day activities (I was deep in co-producing Satchmo at Symphony Hall at that point) and somehow never did a separate blog on a release that was cause for celebration in the Pops community. So here it is, a little late but better late than never.
Well, that explains the backstory on how this material even got to see the light of the day, but to return to Loren's original question....is it any good?
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. I mean, this is Louis Armstrong we're talking about....and Peterson, Ellis, Brown and Bellson. And the cream of the Great American Song Book. An opportunity to hear these masters at work, messing up, joking around, locking in, I don't know, to me at least, it's priceless.
I just mentioned joking around but I should warn that these aren't unedited session tapes. No, every time Norman Granz was ready to record a master, he'd hit record. Thus, a lot of the actual rehearsals, discussions on key and stuff, that never existed in the first place. But what does survive is still fantastic and does contain lots of real fly-on-the-wall stuff.
More backstory: Louis was booked in Vegas for the summer of 1957, a luxury to spend so much time in one place. But Granz wanted to make a lot of recordings and though Glaser charged an arm and a leg, Granz was willing to pay to get the sessions he wanted. So much for rest; for much of the summer, Louis would have to fly from Vegas to Los Angeles to record for Granz, often tired and with abused chops. He started off without a problem as his playing on the first Ella and Louis Again date on July 23 is something to marvel at, especially on "Our Love is Here to Stay" and "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You."
But on the August 1, they're starting to show some wear and tear, which finally turned into a problem during the Russell Garcia-arranged dates on August 14 and 15. The August 1 session opens with "Indiana," Louis's favorite number to warm up on, and something that was also cozy for the Peterson's. This had been issued in 1995 (another reason I knew the complete session tapes had to exist) and I've shared it on the blog before so here it is one more time:
You can hear a little wear on Louis's chops but nothing alarming, as he improvises some very nice new ideas, in addition to trotting out his set solo. And if you noticed on the picture of the tape box I shared above, someone at the session wrote in disbelief that "Louis was at end of studio!"
I guess it was decided to give Louis some extra time to get his chops together. He would only play on one of the four masters recorded that day, "Willow Weep for Me," so that was saved for the ending. I don't think anyone would ever complain about Louis's singing and if you've heard the famous released takes of "Makin' Whoopee," "I Get a Kick Out of You" and "Let's Do It," you know how great they are.
It's hearing them take shape that makes A Day With Satchmo so special. There's slight hesitation on the first take of "Makin' Whoopee," but other moments are better than the master (Granz didn't believe in splicing from take-to-take). Louis gets off a hilarious joke when someone tell him to sing the first line, "Another bride," with feeling. "I've felt up many-a-brides," he quips. Later Ray Brown (I think) makes reference to Louis swigging Swiss Kriss between takes. And when the normally infallible Oscar Peterson botches an introductory arpeggio on "I Get a Kick Out of You," he handles it with humor and modesty.
"I Get a Kick Out of You" has always been one of my desert island discs (blogged about here before I had the alternate takes) and hearing that piece take shape was a particular delight. Of the 13 takes, many are false starts and breakdowns but there are two other complete masters that seriously give the master a run for its money. I don't know how Granz chose the one he ultimately did, but with so many great choices, he couldn't lose.
And the complete alternate of "Let's Do It" is a lot of fun, not only hearing Louis go through every one of Cole Porter's clever choruses, but also hearing him mess up. He gets tongue-tied at least three times but never stops, knowing Granz wouldn't release it, but also wanted to get all the mistakes out of his system. He did and again, the master is a gem.
Finally, we get to "Willow Weep for Me" and four takes with trumpet solos. The first two are admittedly rough going, but again, fascinating in their own way. Here's Louis Armstrong, jazz's greatest genius, approaching a song he had never played before with less-than-100% chops. Like the alternate of "Let's Do It," he seems to want to play with a few motifs and get the mistakes out of his system. Finally, he just about nails it on the third attempt, which Granz could have issued, but instead he called for one more, which turned out to be the ultra bluesy, lowdown exploration that made it to the album.
And with that, Pops was finished. 85 minutes while the tapes rolled, but probably a difficult four-hour session overall....and then a gig in Vegas that night. Bless him.
Thus, if this sounds like your idea of a good time, drop a little change to iTunes and check out what an entire session sounded like with Louis Armstrong and these other marvelous musicians. Again, this is the link (or just search "A Day with Satchmo"). Needless to say, a day with Satchmo is always my idea of a good time and if you feel the same way, don't pass this one up. And if you've been listening to it since it came out last year, leave a comment or drop me a line because I am curious to know how others perceive such a complete, warts-and-all artifact.


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Brookbank to fill Seabrook's spot for Blackhawksby Brian Hedger / Chicago Blackhawks
CHICAGO -- Sheldon Brookbank will draw the assignment of filling in for suspended Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook.
Brookbank will get his first taste of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs paired with Duncan Keith on the top defense unit for the Blackhawks, who face the St. Louis Blues on Monday at United Center in a Western Conference First Round series (8:30 p.m. ET; CNBC, CBC, RDSI, FS-MW, CSN-CH).
Chicago, the defending Stanley Cup champion, trails St. Louis 2-0 in the best-of-7 series and now faces an uphill climb without one of its top defenders. Brookbank (6-foot-1, 202 pounds) can replace some of the 6-3, 221-pound Seabrook's size and grit, but he knows filling all that's missing won't happen without help.
"No one's really going to replace [Seabrook]," Brookbank said. "He's one of the top [defensemen] in the League. As a group we're going to have to pick up the slack and just play a steady game out there."
Seabrook was suspended three games by the NHL on Sunday for an illegal hit on Blues captain David Backes at 15:09 of the third period in Game 2 at Scottrade Center. His absence creates a big hole in the lineup, literally and strategically.
It removes the Blackhawks' biggest, strongest defender and creates a void at the right point on the top power-play unit. Seabrook had two goals and two assists in the first two games until the controversial hit drove him and Backes (upper-body injury) from the game.
"It's obviously a big hole to fill," Keith said. "[Seabrook's] a big part of the team and he's played great in the first [two] games, scoring some big goals, but I think Brookbank's going to come in and I think we've got a lot of confidence in Brookie to come in and do the job."
Otherwise, according to the lines in the morning skate, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville will ice the same lineup as how Game 2 finished, with forward Bryan Bickell at left wing on the top line with captain Jonathan Toews and right wing Patrick Kane again on the third line. Goaltender Corey Crawford will start after drawing some criticism for the goals he allowed late in regulation and overtime in the first two games.
"After a while I think you just almost stop caring and you're oblivious to whatever is said about you and you're going to deflect some of that negative attention from your teammates toward yourself," Toews said. "That's what Corey has done. He's an amazing goaltender, a great guy, a great teammate. I think we're all responding to that attitude. We know we've gotta be better in front of him. Some of those late goals that have gone in, [defensemen] are doing their jobs of blocking shots. As forwards we've gotta do the same to help our [defensemen] and help our forwards out."

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Perspectives on Gandhi My Father
Forget everything good or bad you have heard about Gandhi My Father. Saw it yesterday, and I must say that it is extremely well made and offers a mostly accurate account of Gandhiji's relationship with his oldest son. I do not see why there is so much controversy surrounding this, though. Yes, I appreciate gray areas and understand that not everything is black and white, but moviewatchers should realize, before blaming Gandhiji from the outset, that Harilal, although 'ignored' much like any son would be of a father who was successful in changing the world map, had a significant role in his own undoing.
We get out of something what we put into it. That in a nutshell describes Gandhiji's relationship with not only Harilal, but the rest of his family as well. I sure am glad that I had read the Mahatma's own writings before watching this, because they sure seem to back it up.
Watch this with an open mind, and I think you will come out appreciating even more the sacrifices that were inherent in Gandhi's quest to obtain Swaraj for Hindustan. The historic footage that is integrated within the film is well-timed. We even see Pandit Nehru's addresses when: 1) India gains independence, and 2) the Mahatma is assassinated.
Akshaye Khanna as Harilal is excellent. Darshan Jariwala does well, although he does not sound like the Gandhi we are accustomed to seeing on screen (as in Ben Kingsley). Shefali Shah is brilliant Kastoor, and Bhumika Chawla is good as Gulab, Harilal's wife.
Movie Rating: 3.75/5 (VERY GOOD!)
My Classification: U/G
Watch it if: you appreciate movies that force you to think and think hard, and are impressed by the Mahatma Gandhi. I think that, contrary to popular opinion, you will be even more impressed by his search for truth.
Official website: http://www.gandhimyfather.erosentertainment.com/
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Adab Nawab theBollywoodFan,
Just finished watching this movie today and was glad to now read your write up. You make an excellent point here: "before blaming Gandhiji from the outset, that Harilal, although 'ignored' much like any son would be of a father who was successful in changing the world map, had a significant role in his own undoing." I agree, and I go even further and think that Hari was very much responsible for most of his fate. Before watching this I knew just a hint about Harilal and heard that Gandhi was hard on his own children. I thought the story was bahut sad and interesting. I don't think that Gandhi could have driven his son to such circumstances; instead it seems clear that Harilal was a alcoholic, and in a sense they had to wash their hands of him during the times he was sick. If Gandhi was around now there could have been a celebrity intervention reality show on this. It's a very sad, complicated, and unfortunately all too common problem. I think it's just a fact of life that all families, no matter how illustrious, suffer from wounded relationships. A greater good can come because in a sense this can perhaps bring people some comfort knowing that even a national, global patriarch like Gandhi suffered such family problems. Akshaye Khanna, Bhumika Chawla, and Shefali Shah were great. I'm glad I saw it, though I wouldn't tell anyone to go out and watch it. Not that I don't enjoy a sad movie or documentary, but it was so very sad to see Hari's self inflicted demise. It reminded me a bit of "Leaving Las Vegas," an excellent film, but really hard to watch. I'm toasting Harilal's memory in my mind. Kudos to the films' makers for tackling this difficult story and doing it well.
All the best,
- Monday, July 07, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Hi Sita-ji: Thank you for your comment. It is a well-made movie, but not for everyone, as you said. Hope you thought it was worth a watch.
"...all families, no matter how illustrious, suffer from wounded relationships"
This is so true...and sad.
Oh dear, be careful with Kyun Ki (Salman and Kareena) now. Although that being fiction made it less painful.
- Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Adab! It was certainly worth the watch. And the more I've thought of it, the movie's role may be used as a tool for Akshaye's own trauma, which he will realize down the road, if he already hasn't. Also, there's another sign he could have received from "Dil Chahta Hai" with Dimple's character: Beware of the sharaab! Thanks for the heads up on "Kyun Ki" for when possible, I do prefer my suffering in the form of fiction. :)
Cheers, Sita-ji
- Tuesday, July 08, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Great, Sita-ji! Those are very relevant pointers for Akshaye, no doubt. Glad you thought it was worth a watch.
- Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Once again a good review of an excellent movie. I too would recommend all to watch this movie.
- Wednesday, January 07, 2009
- theBollywoodFan said...
Thank you for your comment, Anonymous. It really is a well made film, and only increased my appreciation of Gandhi-ji. Cheers.
- Saturday, January 10, 2009
Thank you very much for this review, it inspired me to view the film and I agree with many of your points. I was recently reminded of a point made by J.K.Rowling: "[...] there is an expiry date on blaming your parents [...]". You can view that commencement speech by J.K.Rowling on YouTube (part1, part2).
- Sunday, June 14, 2009
- theBollywoodFan said...
Thank you Jay! I really appreciate your visit and comment. And especially that commencement speech by Rowling, so true!
- Sunday, June 14, 2009


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In the Shadow of Jezebel...by Mesu Andrews
Monday, March 10, 2014
Trained as a priestess in the temple of Baal, Princess Jehosheba strives to please the demanding Queen Athaliah, daughter of Jezebel. But when a mysterious letter from the dead prophet Elijah predicts doom for the royal household, Jehosheba realizes that the dark arts she practices reach far beyond the realm of earthly governments.
Forced to marry Yahweh's high priest in order to further Athaliah and Jezebel's power plays, Jehosheba enters the unfamiliar world of Yahweh's Temple. Can her new husband show her the truth and love she craves? And can Jehosheba overcome her fear and save the family--and the nation--she loves?
With deft skill, Mesu Andrews brings the Old Testament to life, revealing a fascinating story of the power of unconditional love.
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First let me say how much I admire authors like Mesu who bring the biblical world to life in a new and informative way. I have learned quite a bit from these books, not only because of the superb writing, but because they encourage me to dig deeper in the Bible regarding these stories.
Princess Jehosheba has not known real love. Queen Athaliah, Jezebel's daughter is horrible. She is physically and mentally abusive to Jehosheba. Both the Queen and Jezebel put Jehosheba in an awful position of having to marry Yahweh's priest as to gain information that can be used in Baal worship. What they weren't counting on was Jehosheba falling in love with Jehoiada, and for the first time knowing what true love is, not only from her husband, but from the one and only true God.
This is a book that will keep you reading later than you planned, and thinking about it long after you've turned the last page.
Highly recommended!
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Sinus Congestion Only When Sleeping
My 3 year old daughter had a cold and was treated for an ear infection about 3 weeks ago. Prescribed Amoxicillin for 10 days. Treatment completed. Day after started with fever, chills and threw up. Dr. perscribed Augmentin. Started treatment, fever persists after 4 days, throws up once a day. Most important, has a gurgling in her nasal passages at night when she sleeps. Wakes her up at night. what to do?
The treatment for the ear infection you describe appears to be according to established guidelines. I cannot speak to the follow-up treatment with augmentin as a viral infection can have the same symptoms which you give, but I don't have the perspective of the health care provider seeing the child to make an informed comment.
That said, the average number of colds a child has per year is estimated to be between 6 and 8, meaning that some children will average more, some less. It is common for a parent to feel that their child has a runny nose from fall to spring especially if the child is in school, daycare, and/or has older siblings in these settings bring the germs home.
The general management for colds or runny noses is plenty of liquids, appropriate sleep for age (11-13 hours per night for a three year old), and good nutrition.
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Hi, I'm not sure its the right place to ask a question about the MS Speech Engine SDk. Hopefully some one could help me with my problem.
I've been trapped in this problem for a very long time. I'm developing an application that take audio files as input and generate transcript from it using SAPI 5.1. However the accuracy is too disappointing, the accuracy is almost below 30%, most of the time the engine just guess what uttered in the audio file, even with a good quality audio file without any back ground noise and has standard pronunciation. I use dictation grammar and the wav file format is 16 bit,44100 hz and mono. Could anyone told me what should I do to improve the accuracy or it's the nature of MS SAPI that could only recognize voice correctly after trained? Is there any way to train the speech engine with the audio file which might including multiple speekers?
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You have several serious hurdles which are difficult to impossible to overcome.
First of all, you need to understand that large vocabulary speech recognition is speaker dependent and works best when it is trained for an individual's unique voice.
Next, large vocabulary speech recognition software not only looks for the sounds of each word, but compares each word to the words around it for context clues. For example, I dictate the following correctly every time, "Two boys went to see a doctor because they ate too much food." Context is how it knows which to, two or too to use.
In other words you cannot input (directly through a microphone or indirectly through a digital recording) conversational speech and expect high accuracy. High accuracy is attained when each word is enunciated clearly, when words are spoken in phrases for context comparisons, and the speaker uses spoken punctuation.
I hope this helps you understand why you have not been successful.
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Thanks a lot for your reply. Actually, I used to feel it's impossible to improve the accuracy since you cannot train the engine with the audio files. However, my friend showed me a software named docsoft, with the same audio file it got a much better transcript than the MS engine did. Also I noticed that the dragon naturally speaking has a promising accuracy. I start to doubt whether it is my fault in using the MS engine or it is the MS engine itself suffers from the problem of enable to get accurate transcript ?
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I've tested the same audio file on docsoft and my application, it seems that the accuracy of docsoft is much better above 80%, but in my application it only captured some of the words but most of them are incorrect. I checked my code again and again, I'm sure I followed every step as follow:
1) creating SpInprocRecognizer ,
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3)create grammar (I've tried grammarid from 0-10 but none of them gave out a good accuracy)
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and the SpeechRecognized event fired as well and I use the PhraseInfo.GetText to get the recognized results. However the accuracy is still very bad, I can believe the accuracy of the engine is as low as it. Could you tell me where I did wrong ?
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See my response above Posted: 22/Sep/2009 at 12:27pm . This is why you cannot get good accuracy.
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dear carolfly,
I would suggest you to post your code here, so that we may give tips to improve..
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Cardinals surge past slumping Mets
St. Louis, MO – Matt Holliday hit a two-run homer as part of a three-run seventh inning in the St. Louis Cardinals' 6-3 victory over the New York Mets on Monday in the opener of a four-game set at Busch Stadium.
Matt Carpenter had two RBI singles, while Allen Craig and Jon Jay each drove in one run for the Cardinals, who broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh off Mets reliever Scott Rice (1-3) and added another run off Scott Atchison to take control.
Lance Lynn (6-1), who won his seventh straight regular-season home start dating back to last season, allowed all three New York runs on four hits. The right-hander walked five, but struck out seven for St. Louis, which has won 10 of 12.
"He's a horse. He comes out and gives us seven innings," Holliday said of Lynn. "He's just one of our big guys."
Daniel Murphy went 3-for-4 with a two-run double and David Wright plated a run for the Mets, who saw starter Jeremy Hefner allow three runs on five hits and walk four over six innings.
New York has dropped four straight and 12 of 16 overall.
With one out in the seventh, pinch-hitter Ty Wiggington appeared to hit a harmless bloop to center field. New York's newly acquired Rick Ankiel, who met the team in St. Louis prior to the game and made the start while using teammates' equipment, dove for the ball and had it in his glove, but let slip out, and Wiggington ended up on second base.
"I feel like if I get a glove on it I should catch it," a disappointed Ankiel said.
Carpenter then hit a line drive off Rice's foot in the direction of the first base line, but Rice and Mets catcher John Buck both went after the ball. During the play, Wiggington alertly hustled all the way home from second and Rice's tag just missed his diving attempt, as the Cardinals took a 4-3 lead.
Rice struck out Carlos Beltran and was replaced by Scott Atchison. Holliday, though, all but sunk the Mets' hope of a comeback with a two-out, two-run shot to left to give St. Louis a 6-3 lead.
Both pitchers struggled with control through the first two frames, while each team's offenses made the most of the opportunities.
In the home half of the first, Craig smacked a ground-rule double to give St. Louis a 1-0 edge. After Yadier Molina drew a walk, Jay followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0.
In the top of the second, Lynn walked Mike Baxter to load the bases with two outs before Murphy hit a double to right tie the game at 2-2. Wright followed with a infield single over the pitchers mound to put the Mets ahead 3-2.
In the bottom half of the second, Hefner gave up consecutive singles and Lynn helped his own cause with a sac bunt to put runners in scoring position. Carpenter answered, though, with a single in the hole to knot the game at 3-3.
Hefner looked to get in more trouble as he walked Beltran, but the righty ended the inning by forcing Holliday to ground into a double play.
Interestingly, however, both hurlers settled down and had mirrored 1-2-3 efforts in every frame from the fourth through the sixth. The contest quickly changed, though, with the starters off the mound.
Game Notes
New York optioned outfielder Andrew Brown to Triple-A Las Vegas and transferred pitcher Jenrry Mejia to the 60-day disabled list following the addition of the 33-year-old Ankiel to the roster ... Lynn, who picked up his first loss of the season in his last outing on May 7, has never dropped back- to-back starts in his career ... The Mets have scored three or fewer runs in seven straight games and in 12 of their last 16 games ... New York has lost all eight games - including seven starts - when Hefner has pitched this season.


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WASHINGTON, October 4, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - At the fall meeting of the United Stated Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), which will take place November 13-16, the Bishops will be asked to give final approval to a document on contraception. A media advisory from the USCCB notes that the bishops will vote on approval of "a document from the Pro-Life Committee offering pastoral guidance on the Church's teaching concerning contraception, linked with a culture of life."
The issue of contraception has launched back onto the public scene in recent months with the attempt of pro-abortion forces to drive a wedge within the pro-life movement. The most notable move has come from pro-abortion activist Senator Hilary Clinton who spoke of reducing abortion by turning to contraception, abortifacient contraception included.
Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life told LifeSiteNews.com that he was "very much looking forward to the document on contraception". He noted that the concern over contraception has been recognized by the whole pro-life movement, not only Catholics. "Many groups that I work with both Catholic and Protestant alike are discovering the importance of working on this problem which is at the heart of the culture of death," he said.
Fr. Pavone added that the real test will be in applying the teachings on contraception both in our personal lives and by priests in parishes. "Will the priests, will the people use them, is the real question," he told LifeSiteNews.com.
Other documents of interest are up for approval at the bishops' fall meeting. Two documents from their Doctrine Committee are also on the agenda for approval. One is a proposed statement on receiving the sacrament of the Eucharist worthily (which might be applied to the situation of persistently pro-abortion Catholic politicians), and the other, proposed guidelines for ministry to persons with a homosexual inclination.


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Emily Badger is a former staff writer at CityLab. Her work has previously appeared in Pacific Standard, GOOD, The Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times. She lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
Maps have always had a way of bluntly illustrating power. Simply appearing on one can be enough to make a place or community matter. Meanwhile, absence from "the map" conveys something quite the opposite. Recall 19th century colonial surveys of Africa with the continent's vast interior labeled as "unknown." That one word on unmapped territory was simply another way of saying – in the eyes of the mapmaker – that the region was of little consequence. Whoever lived there didn't matter.
This old idea of paper maps as power brokers offers a good analogy for how we might think today about the increasingly complex maps of digital information on the physical world that exist in the "geoweb." This is where Wikipedia pages and online restaurant reviews and geocoded tweets live, all theoretically floating atop the actual cities and neighborhoods they describe.
"In many ways, it's not even an analogy," says Mark Graham, a researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute. "We actually are talking about maps of some sort, in a way. Just because they're maybe more ephemeral, or maybe more invisibly layered over our cities, it doesn't mean they're any less important or any less real."
On these maps of digital information, a familiar trend is emerging. Some places are covered much more densely with information than others (Manhattan compared to upstate New York, Europe compared to Africa). But that information density bears no direct relationship to the density of human populations. And the gap between these two metrics provides a new way of looking at old questions of inequality.
Every technological innovation today around a new smart-phone app or web platform improving quality of life in cities comes with a caveat. What about the people who can't access those tools? What about the people on the other side of the digital divide who lack access to home computers, Internet connections, unlimited data plans? These are the people who go "unmapped" in the geoweb.
Researchers like Graham struggle to measure this effect, in part because our concept of a static map is disappearing. Today, online maps are dynamic: They appear differently depending on when you view them, or where you view them from, or whether or not you're logged into gmail while you do it. It's increasingly hard, Graham says, "to get the sort of God's eye view that you traditionally have when looking at a map of what's out there and what's being both produced and represented."
Graham and University of Kentucky researcher Mathew Zook (among the academics behind the excellent Floating Sheep blog) have been trying to find ways to capture what's out there – or, at least, Graham says, "what's codified, indexed and out there."
There are at least three ways to think about all of this digital information about real-world places in the geoweb. What types of content are out there layered over a city (FourSquare check-ins at its restaurants, Wikipedia pages about its parks, geotagged tweets from its residents)? Where is that content coming from (who's writing those Wikipedia pages, those tweets)? And who's looking at it all? "Basically," Graham says, "how visible are the digital shadows of cities?"
Some of these questions are more easily studied than others, depending on the platform. Wikipedia statistics can tell you how many people have viewed a given page this month, or how many pages exist related to a given place (its history, politicians, music festivals, etc.). This map, produced by Graham, shows, for instance, the density of edits to Wikipedia coming from Middle East and North African countries:
On this uneven landscape (averaging two years of quarterly data from 2010-2011), Israel produced almost as many edits (215,333) as the rest of the region put together (254,089).
Graham and Zook have also tried to measure information density in the geoweb by looking at what Google indexes about a place (after all, this is Google's mission statement: to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful"). The process is a bit meta. "We just ask Google Maps how much it knows about any particular place," Graham says, "and it returns that information." The researchers essentially set up a computer script that visits hundreds of thousands of points on the world's surface, conducts a search for indexed content related to that point on Google, then stores the results in a database.
"By aggregating all of that data," Graham says, "we can see interesting patterns about which parts of the world people are looking at and which parts of the world people aren't looking at it."
The results show, for instance, that the Tokyo metropolitan region is more densely layered with digital content than all of Africa. This is a map of the world sorted by the density of information indexed by countries on Google Maps:
That picture raises the old question posed by those 19th century maps of Africa: What happens to the people who aren't on the map, or who are barely represented at all? "What I worry is that what this will start to do is simply reinforce the divides and the differences between the haves and the have-nots, the cores and the peripheries," Graham says. "It's most worrying for the places that are essentially off the map – or not in the database."
Think, for example, of a sandwich shop in a Detroit neighborhood on the other side of the digital divide that has no website, no Yelp reviews, no little red balloon on Google Maps. How do people find it? Surely this form of invisibility is bad for business. Graham offers up another example from his own research in East Africa, where he has studied how the Internet has impacted the tourism industry. He interviewed a Kenyan tour operator about why he recently started offering trips to Rwanda.
"He told me he Googled it. He Googled 'gorilla tours, Rwanda,'" Graham says. The tour operator was pleased that Google enabled him to learn about new places and, as a result, to offer them to his customers. But of course Google doesn't really generate information; it directs people to it. And so, as Graham pressed further, it turned out that the man was ultimately deriving his information from Wikipedia.
"This is obviously just one example, it's an anecdote, but I think in a very real way that was sort of shaping the flows of capital and people over quite large distances between Europe, where they were coming from, and Kenya, and then Rwanda," Graham says, "simply because someone had written a Wikipedia article about that place and not another place."
Graham often circles back to that example when he's thinking about what it might mean for a place to not be represented, either in peer-produced information on the Internet or in the algorithms that sort it all. This happens at the national level, with inequalities emerging between countries and regions. But it also happens within cities at the scale of neighborhoods. Zook has conducted other research illustrating the disparities in information layered over racially segregated parts of New Orleans. And we can see similar patterns – sometimes deceptive ones – emerged in the tweets from New York City during Hurricane Sandy. During the storm, the densest quantity of Sandy-related tweets emerged from Manhattan, relative to other boroughs of the city. But that doesn't mean that Manhattan suffered the worst damage; rather, that it often produces the largest quantity of data. It's easy to conflate the two, though, which is why maps often equate with power.
All of this information, Graham stresses, doesn't exist in some kind of virtual world that's separate from the real one. The two are intimately intertwined: We use digital information to navigate and understand the physical world, and in turn our experiences of place impact how we then contribute to the information about them. When we use this information (by, for example, clicking on a restaurant on Google Maps), we are often simultaneously consumers and producers of it (that single click is another data point in Google's vast machine). All of this means that the geoweb may not just be reinforcing real-world inequalities. In many ways, it's also enabling us to have dramatically difference experiences of the same places.
Consider this last example from Graham and Zook's latest research: They conducted Google searches for the word "restaurant" in Tel Aviv, in three different languages. This is the picture that turns up from the English-language search:
And from a search for the word "restaurant" in Hebrew:
And, lastly, from a search for "restaurant" in Arabic:
"In a very real way this information is encouraging or perhaps even making people experience fundamentally different cities," Graham says. And language is just one of the most obvious filters through which your experience of a city of neighborhood might be influenced on the web (if you use "social search" that draws on the feedback of your friends, the resulting information the Internet serves up would also look different).
So what's the solution to all of this? How do we avert a world where beneficial new digital tools perversely wind up reinforcing real-world inequality, obscuring some communities while portraying others in depth? Graham doesn't know exactly what this might look like, but it might help, he suggests, if the platforms that we use to access information did a better job of telling us what they don't know. Think, for instance, of all the Wikipedia pages begging for more information. What if the whole geoweb were populated with empty placeholders that announced "something belongs here about the Rwandan tourism industry, but no one has filled it in yet"?
"This isn't a new challenge in cartography, to sort of represent the unknown," Graham says. "Mapmakers have been doing this for centuries. But we look to maps because we want to see what's there, not what's not there."
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MISENHEIMER, N.C. - Pfeiffer University won 19-of-23 draw controls while Shannon Bonnel (Mechanicsville, MD) put home a game-high four goals as the Lady Falcons claimed a 15-6 victory over Belmont Abbey College in Conference Carolinas women's lacrosse action on Thursday afternoon. Pfeiffer improves to 5-4 overall, 2-0 in league play, while the Crusaders fall to 1-5, 1-1.
Pfeiffer got on the board early with three-straight started by Bonnel's first of the day two minutes in while Alex Cook (Commack, NY) and Natalie Marvin (South Berwick, ME) each hit two minutes apart. Belmont Abbey's Elyse Mohn (Huntingtown, MD) put the visitors on the board with 23:06 left in the first half.
The Lady Falcons would reel off the next six-straight to open up Thursday's contest. Bonnel added her final three in the six minute stretch while Sarah Hebberd (Golden, CO), Cook and Marvin had the others. Belmont Abbey would rally with three of the final four in the half for a 10-4 contest at the break.
Out of the intermission Rachel Hebberd (Golden, CO) and Katherine Athens (Huntingtown, MD) hit back-to-back four minutes apart while Liz Melesh (Annapolis, MD) scored twice in 42 seconds for the final pair of goals. After Cook finalized Pfeiffer scoring with 9:54 left, Susan Killeavy (Austin, TX) and Rebecca Diggs (Severna Park, MD) each struck to finish the afternoon.
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Since 1916, the Supreme Court's Term has begun each year on the first Monday in October. 28 U.S.C. § 2. Supreme Court terms are therefore called the "October Term" followed by the year (e.g. October Term 2013). Why the first October Monday?
Under the Judiciary Act of 1789 (1 Stat. 73) the Court sat for two sessions, one beginning the "first Monday of August," the second the "first Monday of February." Congress subsequently altered the Court's term a number of times:
- 1801 Two Terms, began the first Mondays in June and December (2 Stat.89)
- 1802 One Term, began the first Monday in February (2 Stat.156)
- 1826 One Term, began the second Monday in January (4 Stat.160)
- 1844 One Term, began the second Monday in December (5 Stat.676)
- 1873 One Term, began the second Monday of October (17 Stat.419)
In 1916, Congress passed H.R. 15158 (39 Stat. 726) which amended the judicial code to, in part, fix the start of the Court's term to the first Monday in October. According to both the applicable House and Senate Committee Reports, the purpose of changing the term start date was "to shorten the vacation and give the court an extra week when the weather is favorable to work." H. R. Rep. No. 794 at 1 (1916), S. Rep. No. 775 at 1 (1916).
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MIAMI (MarketWatch) — The current market is extremely challenging for traders. Although many market indicators currently are pointing up, the extreme volatility and end of day sell-offs are sometimes giving misleading signals. Even for seasoned pros, it's not easy to make a profit in this environment.
For help, I spoke to best-selling author and trader Toni Turner about trading this market. Her most recent book is Invest to Win (McGraw-Hill), co-authored with Gordon Scott.
Looking at the big picture, Turner points out that until April of this year, the market literally had traded sideways for the last 12 years. "If you look at a long term chart, although we've made new all-time highs this April, we can see that the SPY [SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust] SPY, -0.56% was at 155 in 2000. Its high was 157 in 2007, and of course, the market fell dramatically in 2008, plunging below 2002 lows to 77, down to the March 2009 lows of 67.10. Then it had to claw its way back up to 2007 highs. So from 2000 to 2012 it was basically a big sideways market. During that time, you could have made money, but in the meantime, most traders also experienced a lot of aggravation."
Danger signs
In particular, a sideways market that is trading on low volume, which we've been having, is dangerous. "During sideways markets," Turner says, "I trade smaller share size, which is a way to reduce risk, and I trade with 'no-kidding-around-stops.' If I am long a stock and it closes below my stop price, I sell it, end of conversation, and no excuses. If the price goes below that, the shorts may come in and pound it."
In addition, market-leading stocks such as Google GOOG, -1.42% have been trading in a range since May. "When leading stocks like Google don't have conviction, the breakouts fail, and they are not pulling the market higher. Therefore, during these kinds of markets, I look for high-quality companies that have fallen off their May highs due to an earnings miss or sector selloff."
How do sideways markets get resolved? "It is usually resolved by outside events," Turner says. "Now that the summer is over and institutions are back, the geopolitical headlines will come out fast and furiously. We're facing less promising economic reports from the euro zone, and arguments on Capitol Hill about government funding and the debt ceiling. We're also finishing up the third quarter, and earnings season ramps up in early October. All of these events will have an impact on the market."
Watch the final hour
One of the clues that a bull market is in trouble is what happens at the end of day. In particular, a sell-off during the last hour means the bull market is struggling.
"A selloff in the last hour of trading tells us there is no commitment," Turner says. "It means that traders are afraid of holding overnight because they fear geopolitical events and foreign markets." In the last month, the market declined into the close 18 out of 22 times, Turner adds, which is a negative.
"On the other hand," Turner says, "when you see markets closing on the highs of the day more often than not, or near the highs of the day, you know there is more commitment from traders."
Among market indicators that can inform individual traders, Turner likes the RSI (Relative Strength Index) with a 14-day setting, or a 9-day. She also likes the Average True Range (ATR). If the ATR rises dramatically on the S&P 500 SPX, -0.62% , it reflects increased volatility. Where is the ATR now? "It's rising slightly on the S&P," Turner says, "so as the daily price range is expanding, the bulls and bears are fighting. That indecision is a negative for the market."
Turner points out that ATR does not give an instant signal, but it takes days or weeks for a move. Right now, I'm looking for a spike up on the ATR," she says, which hasn't happened yet.
Eye the big picture
Like many traders, Turner keeps her eye on the big picture. "You need to know what is happening in the overall market both economically and geopolitically, and keep track of headlines. Watch the daily charts and see if a pattern is evolving into a topping pattern, or perhaps is carving a base and getting ready to move to the upside and create a new uptrend."
Nevertheless, because this market is still trading sideways, it's recommended you use smaller share size, use tight stops (the "no-kidding-around" type), and that you remain flexible. After all, although the market has been going higher, that could change quickly.
Michael Sincere is the author of "Understanding Options," "All About Market Indicators," and "Understanding Stocks." His website lists signals from the most useful market indicators.


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Butler offers fun day classes
A free day of classes will be offered April 6 in Marion by Butler Community College, 412 N. Second St.
8:30-9:35 a.m.
- "KW's Workout for Kids and Parents," with certified fitness instructor Karen Williams, Room 202.
- "Financial Planning for Women," Room 203.
- "Beautiful Dogs," with a professional dog groomer, Room 201.
- "Quilting with the Half-Square Triangle and Other Piecing Techniques," by Carol Riggs, Room 102.
- "Computer Safety and Maintenance," Room 103.
- "Native American Flint-Knapping," by Gary Schuler, Room 100.
- "Visiting Civil War Battlefields and Prisons," by Max Terman, author of the Civil War history novel, "Hiram's Honor," Room 101.
9:45-10:50 a.m.
- "Bread Baking Primer," by Mary Beth Bowers, Room 201.
- "Meet Officer Raven, Police Dog," by police officer Mike Stone, Room 202.
- "KPERS-Papers," by Coleen Koop, financial planner, Room 203.
- "More Yarn Than You Can Shake a Stick At," by Karen Ehrlich, Room 102.
- "Going to College," by Amy Kjellin, Room 102A.
- "A DIY Guide to Laying Ceramic Tile," by Lucas King, Room 100.
- "Digital Scrapbooks," by Lisa Johnson, Room 101.
- "Navigating the Internet for Shopping, E-mail and News," by Margaret Pickering, Room 103.
11:00 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.
- "Facebook, Twitter — What's It All About?," by Laura Legg, Room 103.
- "A Little Bit of Zumba," by Karen Williams, Room 202.
- "I am NOT going to go to the Nursing Home!!," by Coleen Koop, financial planner, Room 203.
- "Basic Car Care for Women," by Barry Allen, Room 201.
- "Canning from the Garden, by Norma Horinek," Room 100.
- "Card Making for Any Occasion," by Rita Tomlinson, Room 101.
- "Rags to Rugs," by Karen Ehrlich, Room 102.
Special Event — 10 a.m. to noon, big trucks and tractors at Marion High School football field.
To register, go to www.funclassdaybccmarion.eventbrite.com.
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An outing after quite some time. While thinking of overnight / day-long trips, I felt some nearby destinations for the overnight trips might be overflowing with people on account of a long weekend (Fri-Sat-Sun, on account of Gandhi Jayanti on the Friday). So it was decided we'd go for a day-long trip. It could start with a visit to some fort -- there are plenty around Pune -- and then proceed to other places from there.
From the list of forts that we shortlisted which were within a radius of 80 kms from Pune, Vichitragarh sounded very interesting. Weird Fort. Who wouldn't be intrigued? Its description mentioned it's hidden behind clouds most of time so that added some curiosity as well. So it was decided we'd start at about 7:30 towards Vichitragarh.
Vichitragarh, or Rohida fort, as it's also known, is just off Bhor near Bajarwadi. From NH4, pass the first toll gate towards Bangalore, pass the Narsapur phata that goes towards Baneshwar and look out for a turn to the right towards Bhor village. From Bhor, it's about 10 kms towards Bajarwadi. The total distance would be about 50-60 kms from Pune.
Entering Bajarwadi makes you feel Pune isn't so a bad place after all. Here is a place that's removed from population and the city chaos. A very clean-looking school is the first sight of any building in Bajarwadi. For us, it was also the last. We parked the car in the open near the school and began the trek fort-wards.
A helpful local mentioned the fort is easily-reachable and is 30 minutes away. I thought 30 minutes of climb isn't too bad for a site that's below clouds most the time. And an easy climb, that too.
We began our march towards the fort, with no visibility of it. There were clouds covering a lot of the landscape in front of us, but surely the beauty of the place wasn't lost on us. I've spent a really long time in Pune but I've never seen a place more likeable than the one I was standing at that moment. It was full of greenery on either side of us. Small, nicely marked farms towards the slopes of the wide hills which we were now climbing. The hills themselves were full of life. Shrubs, and goats and cows and oxen grazing on them.
Bambi mentioned the view you get here is the view you get everywhere in Kerala. I agree. Beautiful slopes, Extremely green hills staring at us and clouds to welcome us to our summit.
What started as a gentle walk towards the clouds soon started morphing into negotiating a ghat section on foot. As we walked further, we realised we were going atop not directly, but via a series of curvy paths. Perhaps that explains the 'easy' part of the climb. Whenever we looked back, we could see we were gradually passing small hills. We were going farther away from the school -- and also leaving it way below under us.
Some helpful people have marked rocks and trees with arrows to guide people to the fort from what we guessed would be the path of least hardship. Without the arrows, one would soon be lost in the winds and the trees. Not to mention all the hills that dot the landscape.
It looked like a perfect day to go on such a trek, too. Cloudy -- no sunshine to sap our energy and not rainy -- to ensure we didn't slip while negotiating the ghats.
But it was windy. Wind strong enough to make a person sway. However, sitting on lush grass and watching the grass dance away is a delight. A delight that can make one think of not going back and be provided with a laptop and broadband connection. The farms below would provide for the food and a small hut some shelter. Funny how the basic necessities of life have been so accommodating to indulge in the new additions.
Our "trek" was more of a leisurely stroll with a few hardships. Hardships hard enough to make some wonder if we should leave the fort alone (which, after one and a half hours of climbing, was no where to be seen) and just return from whatever percentage of our journey had so far been. The clouds have a way of obscuring details. No wonder the met department finds it difficult to predict what they claim they can predict. Anyhow, not wanting to think of the retreat, I was adamant on reaching "there" and also explaining to the troupe, by way of reason, that it couldn't be much farther away if we went by the gent's estimate of 30 minutes to the top.
It finally seemed we were getting somewhere -- or at least someone else was getting at where we were -- for we heard some voices. In about 2 minutes' time, we could also see the people. They mentioned the fort must be 10 minutes away so there was some added sense of relief. Advice to not look at the climbing-down or rather slipping-down party was good indeed and we continued onward. Everyone had a general feeling of the descent not being as easy because of the water on the rocks and the party's efforts to stay upright weren't encouraging visuals.
We could by now see the faint outline of the fort walls and it was but natural to have experienced a sense of an achievement.
The majestic doors of the fort welcomed us in. A few steps further up and we were in front of an informative board confirming that we were at Vichitragarh.
The board says
The fort's entrance is shaped like a cow's face and a picture of Ganesh at its head is unrecognisable now.
To the right of the second entrance is an eye-catching 3x3m. water tank.
The third entrance, made of stones and which is closed forever, has impressions to either side of it. To the left is some text in the Devnagari script and to the right is the text in Persian. (Some words in the Devnagri script read 'Hazrat Sultana... Mudpakshala...')
To the west of the temple are a few water tanks... of which 3 are connected...
The Fort's history
This ancient fort...
Bandal refused Shivaji's offer to fight for Swaraj.. and hence Shivaji attacked Rohida.
Some of the text is illegible because of the rust.
A map shows some of the other forts that are visible from Vichitragarh (or Vichitragad). Sinhagad to the North, Purandhar to the East, Raireshwar to the South, Kenjavgad and Kamalgad
to the South-West and Rajgad and Torna to the North-West.
As for us, we couldn't even see 10 ft in front of us thanks to the heavy fog / cloud cover.
There's also a mention of the expanse of the fort: 5 hectares.
Once safely up at the fort, we sighted a nice semi-circular sitting area and immediately took to the throne. I was pretty impressed seeing a solar panel assembly which fed energy into a lamp. The government does do some good some of the time, I thought.
A while later, we heard sounds of a bell. Anticipating a person selling kulfis would have been unwise but one can't stop thinking of such possibilities when the bell rings such. A man casually strolled towards us a short while after and explained it was him offering prayers at the temple, instantly melting any more thoughts of kulfis.
He mentioned he's the keeper of the fort, with the authorities having felt the need of appointing someone to guard the fort at day time after a heist of Rs. 50,000 solar energy equipment. Night times are guarded by closing the doors to the fort. Robbing equipment -- I thought that certainly wouldn't figure in tourists' lists of getting tick-marks against when visiting the fort. It had to be an inside job, a job carried out by locals. The guard started getting over-friendly what with questions about where we stayed, repercussions of swine flu and taunting people who couldn't speak Marathi. We felt that should be enough chit-chat and thought of taking a stroll around the fort.
All we could was knee-length grass swishing away and clouds obscuring any other view. It certainly is some experience watching such tall grass being shaped into contours by persistent winds.
The track we were walking on soon disappeared and for any further progress, we would've had to walk amidst the grass, that was depositing all its dew on our clothes. The prospect of getting introduced to snakes taking their siesta wasn't a particularly inviting one so we thought we'd skip the rest of the fort and also the temple, by way of which we'll skip another friendly encounter with the guard, who didn't fail to mention he'd jot down our details on a register as is the custom for tourists visiting the fort.
So off we went by the solar panel assembly; whatever remained of it, out the door, and back amidst the wet rocks and the friendly flora around. With some aprehension, we started the descent. It wasn't raining, thankfully, but now we were well aware we'll have to pass steep declines as well as rocks with thin films of water on them, making the descent slippery and slow.
Add to that, the arrows weren't visible everywhere to guide us back, and when having to choose between multiple routes we went by the looks of the terrain rather than memory. A few "interesting" slopes later we were on the plains with the grass swaying exactly the way we had left it.
The blowing wind made walking down difficult too. Slight imbalance and the wind would made its effect felt.
Nevertheless, the climb down clocked at 1:30 hrs compared to the 2:00 hrs walk up. A total of 5 hours were spent for the extremely enjoyable journey up and down the Vichitragarh fort. I'm already thinking of going back with a few friends who I know will enjoy going to such an outing.
On the way back, we stopped for a short while at the Baneshwar water fall, entirely giving the temple a miss. Not much to talk about the waterfall itself, but the place around it looks like a good jungle and a separate trip there might turn up some interesting memories as well.
I've tried some GIMPing with these pics -- the first time I'm trying that.


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In July, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report showing that, as many Americans suspect, there are places where government safety net programs are abused and ripe for reform.
GAO focuses on two programs, unemployment insurance (UI) and disability insurance (DI), and the "double dippers" who collect payments from both.
The UI and DI programs were designed to help two different populations, both of whom are without incomes: UI supports workers who have been laid off and are looking for jobs, while DI supports individuals with a physical or mental impairment that prevents or limits their ability to earn a living.
Double dippers draw from both UI and DI for income, having found a way to have "the government replace a portion of their lost earnings not once, but twice," as GAO explains. By design, a person should not be drawing from both programs: A condition of UI is to be seeking employment, whereas the condition of DI is to be unable to work.
Take the case of a woman who collected a cool $62,000 in combined government payouts through DI and UI while managing to work and collect another $7,000 in income. Her DI benefits were based on a malady from the classification of "Affective Disorders and Substance Addiction Disorders (Drugs)."As of April, she was still collecting $2,377 a month in DI benefits while the Social Security Administration reviews her case.
A second individual admitted to defrauding both the UI and DI programs by working construction while collecting benefits. Ironically, his initial disability benefit was awarded due to a back ailment. Most amazing is the fact that his UI payments were drawn from four different states, showing true determination to stay on the public dole. As of April, he, too, was still receiving disability payments for back problems—while doing construction, mind you.
Trustees for the 2012 DI trust fund report that it will be exhausted by 2016, two years sooner than predicted in the 2011 report. The UI trust funds are not in any better shape; most state UI trust funds are so depleted that they continue to make payments only because of loans from the federal government.
Going after the kinds of fraud detailed in the GAO report is important, but that alone will not wring enough savings to get DI or other entitlement programs on solid footing. Common-sense reforms can be made that direct income support to those who need it. Heritage analyst David John gives an example: Stop sending Social Security benefits to millionaires' kids.
We live in a country where 49 percent pay no federal income tax. The 51 percent of Americans who shoulder the responsibility of supporting these growing federal programs that teeter on insolvency should listen carefully to the debate on federal spending and reforming social safety net programs. For those who truly need these programs, and for those who pay the taxes to sustain them, there is no room for $62,000 payments to double dippers or benefits to the mega-wealthy.


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According to marketwatch...Though some questioned the need for a version with pink blocks, "Lego Friends," introduced in January 2012, proved to be a huge hit. Girls now account for 25% of purchases, and helped to increase overall sales for Lego by 25% last year, to $4.2 billion, according to results released last week. "Lego Friends" requires the same skills as "Lego Star Wars" and "Lego Kingdoms" for boys, but features less martial themes, and include tree houses, civic parks, dolls houses and pet salons.
It was the company's first major success with girls, says Michael McNally, a Lego spokesman. Previous attempts had fewer building blocks and featured larger figures more like fashion dolls. "We were trying to be much more relevant to girls by being less Lego," he says.
Lego is not the first toymaker to give a popular product a sex-change operation in an effort to boost sales. Nearly half a century ago, toymaker Hasbro found a way to sell dolls to boys: call them something else. "G.I. Joe" and Star Wars dolls were dubbed "action figures."
Many manufacturers are also increasingly going beyond traditional gender roles, says Laurie Schacht, co-publisher of TheToyInsider.com. For example, Mattel launched "Mega Bloks Barbie Build 'n Style" last December, the first time in its 50-year history that Barbie has dirtied her hands in construction. "Construction has traditionally been a category for boys," Schacht says, "but it's good for the development of all children." Mega Bloks Barbie also sticks with Lego's pink color scheme and neighborhood themes like pool parties and aspirational mansion-style homes.
There's an economic reason for encouraging girls to get into property development. While the bricks-and-mortar real estate market struggles, plastic real estate is booming. The sales of building sets rose by over 23% to $1.59 billion in 2012, the only category to post double-digit growth, according to market researcher NPD Group. In contrast, it says the overall toy market grew by just 2.6% to $16.8 billion.
Of course, selling a building site to girls also reflects a culture where gender roles are less defined. The toy business tends to follow trends rather than pave the way with plastic, says Christopher Byrne, content director of TimeToPlayMag.com. "The cultural shift opens up possibilities in the market that just didn't exist before," he says, "and companies are looking for ways to attract new business."
Here are 3 more toys usually marketed to boys or girls that are being re-tooled in 2013 for the opposite sex:
Easy-Bake Oven
The critical response to more traditional gender stereotypes appears to be gaining momentum, experts say. This year, Hasbro decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the pink Easy-Bake Oven with a more masculine silver, blue and black model. "Boys have always played with the Easy-Bake," Byrne says, "but they were usually bought for girls." A spokeswoman for Hasbro says the new oven was in development 18 months before an online campaign by a 13-year-old New Jersey girl on behalf of her four-year-old brother.
Heartbreaker Bow
Hasbro's "Nerf Rebelle Heartbreaker Bow" targeting girls will be available this fall and fires darts 75 feet. A company spokeswoman says it's influenced by current pop culture trends. Look no further than "The Hunger Games," a 2012 movie based on a trilogy of young adult books set in a post-apocalyptic world a young heroine fights for her life – and survives thanks to her uncanny ability to handle a crossbow. A similar bow, "Air Huntress," by Zing Toys, claims to shoot "zonic whistle" soft foam tipped arrows 125 feet.
Flutterbye Flying Fairies
For generations, industry pros say boys have gone wild over remote controlled military-style helicopters and planes. Girls? Not so much. Spin Master will launch "Flutterbye Flying Fairies" nationwide this August, using infra-red technology. "Girls toys tend to be pink and include more nurturing themes, while boys are more about more physical and aggressive play," says Steven Reece, a toy and games marketing consultant. With that in mind, Flutterbye's skirt spins so she can fly and do pirouettes in the sky.


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The Hope College Alumni Association will present Young Alumni Awards to three graduates on Friday, Oct. 12, during the college's Homecoming Weekend.
The association will recognize 1998 graduate Daniel Capps of Orono, Maine, and 1997 graduates Seth and Stephanie Kaper-Dale of Highland Park, N.J., during a reunion class party for the classes of 1984 through 2001 being held at Baker Lofts. Registration is required for the event, which begins at 7 p.m.
The Young Alumni Award was established to honor the talents and contributions that young alumni have made to their professions, their communities and to the college, and was first presented in 2007. Criteria include having been a member of the Alumni Association for 15 or fewer years; notable prominence through professional endeavor, research, volunteerism, and/or involvement with the local or global community or the college; and demonstrating significant initiative by starting innovative service projects, research, businesses or other original enterprises.
Capps is an assistant professor of science education at the University of Maine. He is passionate about teaching and teacher education. His research focuses on supporting teachers (and ultimately their students) in understanding more about what science is and the many ways it is practiced.
He also co-founded Enrich the World (www.enrichtheworld.org), a non-profit organization focused on working with impoverished children living in the world's protected areas. He has returned to Honduras to lead environmental education and teacher training workshops.
Capps graduated from Hope cum laude with a degree in geology. Following graduation, he hiked the full length of the Appalachian Trail and then enrolled in Indiana University in Bloomington, where he earned master's degrees in both education and geology. He then volunteered for the Peace Corps and served in Catacamas, Honduras from 2002 through 2004. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in Science Education at Cornell University.
He has maintained an active relationship with Hope. In 2007, Dr. Kathy Winnett-Murray of the biology faculty requested that he return to campus and lead a discussion on participation in the Peace Corps for Hope students. While on campus, he also participated in a panel discussion for Hope students interested in science teaching.
Seth and Stephanie Kaper-Dale are co-pastors of the Reformed Church of Highland Park, a diverse congregation in Central New Jersey. During their time at their church they have been involved in several different projects in relation to the environment. They conducted a toxic audit creating a strategy to replace poisonous cleaning and maintenance products with natural, non-toxic alternatives. They have installed solar panels for the roof of the church and sponsored an electronic waste recycling event, preventing over 3,000 pounds of toxic waste from entering the waste stream. Adults and members of RCHP's youth group took part in GreenFaith's SPLENDOR educational program, measuring their own ecological footprint and identifying the largest polluters in their county.
The church also sponsored a retreat with eco-theologian Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger of the Hope religion faculty, exploring ways that Christian theology connects with care for creation. The Kaper-Dales have also found a way to express other passions for social justice. They led an effort to add a low-cost apartment complex to their church building, to serve young women who have aged out of the state's foster care system. They have also been socially active in helping Indonesian immigrants avoid deportation.
Seth received the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. award from Meryl Frank, Mayor of the Borough of Highland Park for his inspiration, leadership and service, the MLK Jr. Community Service Award from Johnson and Johnson, and the 4 Chaplains Legion of Honor Award for service to veterans.
Seth graduated from Hope with a major in English and religion, and Stephanie with a major in religion and social work. After graduation they volunteered for a year at Prince of Peace Children's Home in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and then each went on to complete a Master of Divinity degree at Princeton Theological Seminary in 2001. Stephanie subsequently also completed a Master of Social Work degree at Rutgers in 2003.
The alumni reunion party costs $25, and alumni can register at hope.edu/alumni/homecoming or visit the college's office of Alumni and Parent Relations. The office is on the second floor of the DeWitt Center and can be called at (616) 395-7250.
Baker Lofts is located on Columbia Avenue at 24th Street. The DeWitt Center is located at 141 E. 12th St., facing Columbia Avenue at 12th St.


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The 2016-2017 season has already begun with a number of carnivals
including a few National Championships.
Some changes this year include moving the World Cups from one
per month over four months to two World Cups a week apart in
November (Glasgow 4th to 6th and Apeldoorn 11th to 13th) and
February (Cali 17th to 19th and Los Angeles 25th to 26). Excellent
idea IMO.
Perhaps the biggest news is the trial introduction of the Women's
Madison! It was an exhibition event at the recent UCI World Junior
Track Cycling Championships and is on the schedule for the Glasgow
World Cup. If the Madison is ever to return to the Olympic shedule
there obviously must be both a men's and women's event.
Another change is to the Revolution series with the addition of
World Tour teams and a Champions League starting 18/19 Nov. in Paris.
The Revolution series starts tomorrow with the first round in the UK
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In the proof of Proposition 1.9 in Chapter VII of Algebra by Serge Lang, it seems to me that the following property is used.
Let $A$ be a commutative entire ring, $S$ a multiplicative subset of $A$, $0 \not \in S$. Let $\alpha$ be an element of the quotient field of $A$. If $s \alpha \in A$ for some $s \in S$, then $\alpha \in S^{-1}A$.
(in a proof that $A$ integrally closed implies $S^{-1}A$ integrally closed).
Is this bold statement true ?
Since $\alpha$ is expressed as $\alpha=a/s'$, where $a, s' \in A, s' \neq 0$, $s \alpha \in A$ implies that $s a = s' b$ for some $b \in A$.
From this, how can I prove that $s' \in S$ ?
Any help would be appreciated.


text: At what point do we stop dumbing down the languages and accept that if an individual isnt smart enough to learn C/C++ that they migth lack the problem solving abilities needed to be a programmer in the first place? This stems from an interviewee I had today, the guy knows LabView and Java, but he coudlnt explain to me what a linked list is, or the difference between stream and block transfers. The guy actually has a higher degree than I do, was I just being too hard on him?


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Greg Jennings just can't seem to stay healthy this year.
The Green Bay Packers wide receiver re-injured his groin during Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints after playing just 13 snaps in the first half. The Packers announced Jennings would not return to the game in the second half.
If nothing else, at least Jennings helped his team while he played. He caught a 9-yard touchdown pass on his final snap of the game.
The Packers have the receiver depth to withstand the loss, but it should go without saying they don't have another Greg Jennings.Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.