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Q&A with Centerfielder Damian Fante
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The UC San Diego baseball team finished second in the CCAA regular season and will defend its title at the CCAA Baseball Tournament, May 11-13. Last year, UCSD lost its first game and came back with two wins on each of the next two days to capture its first ever baseball title. A good showing at the 2006 CCAA tournament will result in a trip to the NCAA West Regional. Damian Fante is one of three, four-year seniors on the Tritons and has started every game in centerfield. He is currently hitting .492 (30-for-61) during a 16-game hitting streak and leads the team with 20 stolen bases. Fante recently took time before practice to discuss the current season and the upcoming tournament.
The UC San Diego baseball team finished second in the CCAA regular season and will defend its title at the CCAA Baseball Tournament, May 11-13. Last year, UCSD lost its first game and came back with two wins on each of the next two days to capture its first ever baseball title. A good showing at the 2006 CCAA tournament will result in a trip to the NCAA West Regional. Damian Fante is one of three, four-year seniors on the Tritons and has started every game in centerfield. He is currently hitting .492 (30-for-61) during a 16-game hitting streak and leads the team with 20 stolen bases. Fante recently took time before practice to discuss the current season and the upcoming tournament.
Q- Is there a different feeling on the team heading into this years tournament, compared with last season?
FANTE- I would say that the only difference is with the guys on the team this year, that were a part of the championship team last year. I think we are more prepared since we have now gone to the tournament the last two years. We have been expecting to go to the tournament all year.
Q- Batting nearly .500 during your 16-game hitting streak, are you doing anything different?
FANTE- I try to stick with the same approach, not to give up any at-bat. If I swing at a bad pitch, I'm not going to let that get to me. I need to swing at the pitches that I know I can hit. Also, I think it helps that we have had games against the staffs of
Q- Do you change your approach when batting leadoff, compared to fifth/sixth?
FANTE- It really depends on where I come up to bat during the inning. If I'm leading off in the first inning, I'm trying more to get on base for the guys behind me. When I come to plate with runners in scoring position, I need to do what it takes to get that run in.
Q- In a game this weekend, you bunted in four consecutive at-bats, two of which you reached on singles. Were you specifically working on that part of your game?
FANTE- No. Actually they were just playing me back so I figured I would just take what they gave me. It didn't necessarily go as I planned. I reached base twice, but I think I may have been better off swinging. The next day, I think I got a hit each time I swung, and then got out when I bunted. They were just playing me back, so I knew if I could just get the bunt down, I could get a hit every time.
Q- Is it a relief to have all of your graduation requirements done?
FANTE- It's great to not have any real outside stressors. I can go to practice, the training room, go home and relax. And do it all over again the next day. At some point I am going to have to get a job, so I am enjoying this while I can.
Q- What do you expect from the three other teams in the CCAA Tournament?
FANTE- I expect all three teams to play well. I think CSUDH, Cal State L.A.,
Q- Do you have any preference in playing the CCAA tournament in
FANTE- I do not really have a preference. It's great to have it in
Q- When you scored the winning run in the 2005 CCAA Championship game, who was the first to meet you at home plate?
FANTE- I think it was Craig King. I remember him being there, but I couldn't exactly tell you. Everyone was there and mobbed me, and then we all moved over to where Alex Gascon was and mobbed him. I think it was King, but other than that, it was probably everybody.
Q- Was there a deciding factor in choosing to play baseball at UC
FANTE- I like
Q- Was it always the plan to play centerfield this season?
FANTE- Matt Lawson played well for us last year in centerfield. This year early on, he was having injury issues with his legs. It was the plan to have myself in centerfield, for as long as Lawson could not get his legs back. With that in mind, and with Lawson not playing this year, it has been just me in center this season.
Q- Does the team consider themselves a homerun hitting team since they have the school record?
FANTE- I don't really think so. It's pretty much those three guys (Clement, Cantele, Morehead). David Gomez hits some because he can tomahawk them into the jet stream and get them over. Other than those guys, I'd say no. No one really has the power to match those guys.
Q- The team has 98 steals and the school record is 101 set by the 1985 and 88 teams. Is this one of the faster Triton baseball teams?
FANTE- I do not really think there is much of a difference with this team compared to past teams. We have always been an aggressive base running team. It's just another thing we can do to win a game.
Q- What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
FANTE- I spend time with my girlfriend and friends. Usually I'm pretty beat after baseball. I pretty much go home, relax, watch more baseball on t.v., go to the movies, little things like that.
Q- You are the only four-year senior on the team that is not married or engaged. Do your teammates get on you about that?
FANTE- Everybody asks me because I've been with my girlfriend for four years now. We have the married and engaged guy and even the freshmen get on me about it sometimes. I have no plans in the recent future. Also, my girlfriend and I are doing just fine.
Q- This years team has a mix of freshman and seniors. The 2005 team was more senior led. How has the 2006 team been successful with the mix of youngsters and veterans?
FANTE- It's helped that our freshmen stepped in and contributed right away. All of the freshmen, they come in and play baseball. As a senior on this team, I feel that we have a good team atmosphere with equals. I think this allows our freshmen to concentrate on baseball, and not worry about not having as much experience as others.
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Whitney Johnson (Women's Track and Field) - May 1, 2006
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Ryan Leake (Baseball) - February 8, 2006
Heidi Runyan (Head Fencing Coach) - February 1, 2006
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Leora Juster (Women's Basketball) - January 19, 2006
Kevin Ring (Men's Volleyball) - January 3, 2006
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Andrew Hatch (Men's Basketball) - December 12, 2005
Andrea Lippin (Women's Swimming) - December 5, 2005
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Jonathan Hopkins (Men's Water Polo) - October 25, 2005
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Dallas City Park
Dallas, Oregon 1 course · 18 holes Driving directions
Course reviews
Most votes | Newest first | Oldest first
+4 votes Robert Littrell › June 22, 2013
Great course. But you have to take into consideration that when the weather is good the park is very busy. They have signs that say if people are using the fields just take a par and move on, I can understand why but it sucks. Exact same course in a more secluded spot and its an A for sure. That said, I can't wait to play this course again. Get there early and avoid the other park users.
+2 votes Shaun Kirk › May 23, 2012
Fun course with tons of birdies, the new tee pads are awesome. my only complaint is holes 3-6 are silly but I still enjoy the course, its got good variety for how small it is.
+1 votes rick manley › June 2, 2014
nothing like this place, perfect variety, golfers from dallas city park get good quick
+1 votes AGRO JACKSON › February 9, 2011
love the course!!! bad as ****! elevation changes, next to japanese garden two short over the water holes, some hard thru trees holes.....
+1 votes Steven Egler › June 12, 2011
it's fun place to play, just get there early before people start walking and playing in the park. also need to finish tee pads on back 9 holes, you can shoot under here!
+1 votes Tyler Franklin › June 3, 2012
Every hole but 15 now have concrete tee pads. The parks department keeps the entire cohrse moed down. And its an easy enough course to do extreamly well but has enough tech and O.B. that you could get into trouble real fast. The only reason this course does not get an A+ instead of an A is because of the other park users. But honestly most people don't mind the disc golfers so we just need to stop sweating it. Its by far the best maintained course in the valley. Its a must play.
+1 votes The "Herb" › June 25, 2012
always well maintained but can be a pain when the park is packed!
+1 votes Daneger Jones › November 11, 2012
Home course! Gotta love it. has a full spectrum of hole styles all piled into one course! open holes, wooded holes, long bombers and ace racers, island holes, up hills, down hills, right and left doglegs and water hazards. can be busy in nice weather with other non discing park users, but its a great place to develope your game.
+1 votes Russ Brown › July 29, 2013
Always well kept and clean.
+1 votes Rob " PURK" Purkhiser › September 3, 2013
+1 votes Mr. Snap › May 7, 2014
+0 votes Chase Estep › March 8, 2011
+0 votes Thomas "T" D. › September 23, 2012
This ia a great inner-city park. Its well layed out even with the lil short holes in the middle. Needs more trash cans although it is a spotlessly clean park!! Some very rude park users who thought right of way belonged to them and thier open container. Winter here means lotsa fast water so stay on dry land but a great play in the dry season.
+0 votes Kermie Maldonado › May 16, 2011
+0 votes Dru "Stylez" › February 13, 2015
Decent 18 Hole course, Flows Great & easy to Navigate, Good Tee Signs... Needs more Garbage cans. Somewhat open, with Great Lines... A little Water... All together I liked it!
+0 votes Barry "B" Bolliger › August 7, 2015
Love this course, some park users,cars to look out for but super fun.
+0 votes Mr CLEAN › July 16, 2011
improvements made to this course are out of this world.
+0 votes Kevin Sweeley aka ONE LIVID MIND › December 17, 2013
Great little technical course.
+0 votes Jason Pitzer › January 6, 2014
Fun coarse except holes 4 and 7.
+0 votes Mike Gilbert › September 5, 2011
1st time out there, lots of short shots but still had a good time and worth the drive from Portland. Course could use a little work trimming a few branches here and there but over maintained pretty well.
+0 votes Nick somppi › January 19, 2014
+0 votes Buck Wise › December 22, 2013
+0 votes Sean Davis › December 17, 2013
Great scenic course, great layout but only when park is out of season. I don't know how many people use this park in the spring/summer but it seems to me as though this is a very poorly designed layout given the potential conflict between park users, parked cars etc. A for Fall and Winter, and F for Spring /Summer. C average?
+0 votes Mike Wilson › October 21, 2014
Good course for a city park and it's very family friendly. But I'm not a fan of holes 3-7, that are either short, near playground, or play very close to the parking lot.
+0 votes Steve Jones › October 19, 2012
+0 votes Grape Ape › January 23, 2014
+0 votes eric stredwick › March 28, 2013
+0 votes Matt Bressler › January 20, 2014
Played this course for my first time while playing in the 4 Headed Monster event. There were two added holes as well. Tee pads are great. With it being a city park is very well maintained. Wish there were more garbage cans along the course. Course has a good mix of lefty and righty holes. A few aces runs. Two creeks come into play a few times. Hole one has a river/creek that runs along the left side of the fairway. Holes 5 and 6 throw over a different creek. Both those holes are right around 120 feet long so nothing to fret about. All in all a very enjoyable course.
+0 votes Krissy Benson › November 23, 2013
Love this park only downside for me is a lot of ppl walking!! Most not even paying attention. Hole 5 and 6 awesome ! Great signs !
+0 votes Dustin "Shaggy" Kerr › September 20, 2013
+0 votes Jimmy Moore › September 9, 2019
Solid course in a awesome park setting. Not much for difficulty but it has some fun throws!
+0 votes Rob Sweitzer II › February 29, 2016
It's cool, I really enjoy this course
+0 votes Tim Freer › December 29, 2013
+0 votes Jeff Levell › January 28, 2014
Fun, short technical course!
+0 votes Aaron Summers › July 10, 2015
+0 votes john cooper › November 1, 2013
+0 votes Elliott N › October 18, 2013
+0 votes Jeff Heltsley › April 28, 2014
+0 votes Broken Top › May 18, 2014
+0 votes Ryan Wright › December 29, 2013
I consider this my "Home" course. It is a beautiful course with Rickereall Creek running through the middle of it. There are 3 Holes right on the creek, 2 of which has the creek as a major element. There are numerous holes where Trees/Wooded areas cause some nice challenging shots, and a few where the everything is open and clear. The course can get croweded fast and being the City Park, many of the holes will have other users in the way. But, if you can this is a great course to enjoy regardless of your level of play.
+0 votes Silas Prince › February 26, 2014
+0 votes Lara Adams › July 12, 2015
+0 votes Jason Staats › May 3, 2015
+0 votes Kyle Marston › September 17, 2014
Love it, a little bit of everything. Short holes provide birdie opportunities, but long holes provide challenges!
+0 votes Jarod Gogal › October 27, 2014
Has everything you want in a course. Very well groomed. Nice baskets!
+0 votes Joel Campos › October 29, 2014
+0 votes Zac Teuscher › September 6, 2014
+0 votes Brett-"Terb" Baese › December 9, 2014
very fun technical course. new favorite course!
+0 votes Chris Liddell › October 11, 2014
+0 votes Jeff Forister › August 3, 2015
A lot of variety, from hole to hole. Great shade for hot days.
+0 votes Tyler Rogers › July 27, 2015
+0 votes Dustin Busse › August 23, 2015
+0 votes Brian Center › January 22, 2016
+0 votes Craig Jensen › March 7, 2016
+0 votes Jenn Woodward › May 2, 2016
A ton of beautiful water hazards! A lot of fun here in Dallas.
+0 votes Brad Wolf › November 30, 2017
+0 votes Bunny Bun › April 30, 2017
Great course and amazing layout
+0 votes Alex Casillas › March 13, 2017
Not bad layout, could use longer holes.
+0 votes Cameron Kemper › January 16, 2018
+0 votes Robert Burnell › August 17, 2018
-1 votes Cameron "Still Cam" ficker › August 22, 2011
GREAT COURSE. Really pretty course, lots of shade. It is great on a hot day. This is what rockwood and vance would look like if they where in Lake Oswego. There is a japanenes Garden that you throw thru. Only problem with this couse is the amount of non disc golf park user. The course plays very close to the other park users, and on a busy day, you may need to skip a few holes for safty. Would be great place to take kids to play.
-1 votes otto syzemore › August 19, 2012
-1 votes Jason "mother putter" Garrett › August 18, 2012
i like how theres just enough change there is, i see they keep the park nice n clean, lots of technical around tree shots, just all around a great corse for both back handers and flickers all around!!!
-1 votes Austin Markee › November 10, 2012
-1 votes Tim "Skip" Becker › December 22, 2013
Love this course has every kind of shot you can imagine especially if you play it with the mandos and the obs great overall course and is alot of fun to play I see a lot of hate on this course because of the amount of people at the park, you cannot knock a course down because there is a lot of people that walk the park yes it can suck sometimes at that aspect but that's not the point here. The Actual "course" is awesome I would recommend it to anyone.
-1 votes Tony L › July 10, 2013
First time here, very Nice course and pads. Easy flowing, but doesn't have any Mandos
-2 votes Dallas Trower › June 18, 2012
-3 votes Erik "Easy E" Etherton › February 9, 2016
-4 votes THE "BEAST" OF THE WOODS › February 16, 2013
This is an average course at best. The recent improvements were necessary to keep it playable without slipping and breaking your ass on the tee. Don't try to play this course when there is lots of people around, early sunday morning is best.
-5 votes Slick WIllie › October 12, 2013
This course is way to easy.


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This recipe is from Harvard alum, Dr. Andrew Weil. He's an internationally-recognized author and expert respected for his views on leading a healthy lifestyle and his philosophy on healthy aging. This is also a signature dish served up at True Food Kitchen, but It's easy to make at home…I also like to add tofu, salmon or grilled chicken (but it's delish on it's own, too.) Bonus? Kale is packed with vitamins, is anti-inflammatory, high in calcium, fiber and iron with no fat – just lots of fresh flavor.
You can watch the Dr himself make the basic dressing (quickly) on the video here
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, mashed
1/2 tsp course salt and little pepper
A few pinches of red pepper flakes
2 bunches of Tuscan kale, ribs removed and leaves sliced into shreds (2 bunches should fill about 5 cups)
1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (plus shavings for garnish if you like)
6 slices of (wheat or white) bread to make breadcrumbs, toasted
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3. Add grated cheese and breadcrumbs and toss
1. I took 6 slices of fresh bread and toasted on a baking sheet in the oven on 300 degrees for about 8-10 minutes, until dry and slightly hard/toasted.
2. Then I cut off crusts and tore slices into about 1 inch pieces and put in food processor. A mix of course and fine crumbs will form.
3. I added the crumbs to a little olive oil on stove-top pan until crumbs browned (medium-high heat.)
You can make in advance if you're entertaining (it actually get's even better after a night in the fridge.) And you can also cover and refrigerate leftovers up to two days.
Can serve up to 8. ENJOY!
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An Inferius (plural: Inferi) is a dead body, reanimated by a Dark Wizard, similar but intrinsically distinct from a zombie. They are created through the magical branch of Dark Arts called Necromancy.[1]
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Not exactly counted as a real encounter, but worth mentioning: Mundungus Fletcher was arrested and put into Azkaban because he disguised himself as an Inferius after being caught during an attempted burglary.[4]
Hunting for Horcruxes[edit]
|The wandlight had slid over a fresh patch of water and showed Harry, this time, a dead man lying faceup inches beneath the surface, his open eyes misted as though with cobwebs […]
–Harry looks at an Inferius in the lake in the Crystal Cave, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
In 1997, Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore encountered the very same army of Inferi as Regulus in their attempt to destroy Voldemort's locket Horcrux. At first, they remained inert as the two sailed in the boat towards the central island. However, when Dumbledore suffered from the Drink of Despair's thirst-inducing effects, Harry had to take some water from the lake, triggering the Inferi, who nearly dragged Harry to the depths of the lake to drown. Dumbledore successfully repelled them by conjuring a ring of fire, big enough to surround both Harry and himself. Once all the Inferi returned into the lake, they did not resurface when Dumbledore's ring of fire faltered.[4]
2014 Quidditch World Cup[edit]
Malicious and baseless|The ICWQC on rumors that Haiti was using Inferi.|Pottermore}}
In 2014, rumours that the Haiti was using Inferi to intimidate other teams were dismissed by the ICWQC as untrue. However, the rumours proved true when Inferi attacked crowds in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup, leading to 300 casualties.
|The Inferius is a corpse that has been reanimated by a Dark wizard's spells. It is not alive, it is merely used like a puppet to do the wizard's bidding.
–Severus Snape regarding Inferi, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Inferi are gaunt, skeletal beings that closely resemble zombies. Being human corpses, they have individual appearances based on the humans they were created from.
Inferi have no free will, and cannot think for themselves; their purpose is merely to serve as puppets of the Dark Wizard who reanimated them. The spells required to reanimate dead bodies are much more complex than those used to make inanimate objects fly.[3] As no spell can bring back the dead, the Inferi are not alive, just corpse puppets. Despite this, they can apparently speak.[5]
Due to their status as being unfeeling dead, the Inferi are immune to bodily damages such as slashing, and have great physical strength, enough to kill a human or drag them away. Due to their superior strength, they are especially dangerous en masse.
Defence against Inferi[edit]
|However, like many creatures that dwell in cold and darkness, they fear light and warmth, [...] Fire, Harry.
–Albus Dumbledore on the defence against Inferius, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Because Inferi are creatures of the dark, they dislike light and heat (no spell has been found to render dead flesh impervious to burning. The most effective spell against them is therefore a fire-summoning spell, such as Firestorm. Because of this, the Inferi are enchanted by their master to avoid flames.[3] Other spells might work against a few Inferi, but might not be useful against a whole army of them. It must be noted that Inferi are resistant to most spells: they cannot feel pain, and thus are unaffected by many attacks whose main effect is pain such as the Cruciatus Curse. This is evident when Harry Potter attempts to use the dark spell Sectumsempra on the Inferi in the Crystal Cave, as they have no blood to spill.[4]
Inferius is a tampered form of the Latin word for "underneath; below", Inferus, but with an obvious connotation of being 'lesser' than a living human. Meanwhile, Inferi means "the dead; underworld". J. K. Rowling has changed this real Latin words to form these creatures. [6]
Behind the scenes[edit]
- According to W.O.M.B.A.T., Inferi may have the ability to speak.
- Inferi may have been briefly referred to by Voldemort in the Little Hangleton Graveyard as part of an "army of creatures whom all fear".
- Inferi may be incredibly strong as a picture in Snape's Defence Against the Dark Arts class shows a bloody mass on the floor, attributing to a person provoking the anger of an Inferius. Alternatively, this could be attributed to their viciousness and implacability.
- Zombies are different from Inferi, although they have much in common.[3] It seems that zombies are naturally formed, while Inferi are artificially created. J. K. Rowling decided against naming the Inferi zombies because zombies are not part of British folklore. Also, one tradition has the sorcerer using his soul, or part of it, to sustain himself, which she decided conflicted with her Horcrux story.
- In first part video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Inferi appear again, despite them not being in the mainstream storyline.
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Template:1st
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Template:Mention
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Pottermore
Notes and references[edit]
- ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Template:DH
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: Inferi
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Template:HBP
- ↑ The fact that Inferi are able of speech is hinted at in the second W.O.M.B.A.T. featured in J. K. Rowling's Official Site. Question 1 (Part One - Magical Beings) is "Which of the following statements is TRUE?", and one of the possible answers is "Inferi cannot speak". As one of the other answers is known for certain to be true ("Hags eat small children" — the Chocolate Frog Cards reveal that Babayaga fed on children for breakfast; and the Daily Prophet Newsletters say that Regulus Moonshine developed a potion to suppress hags' "normal appetite for human flesh"), then all of the other answers must be false, including the one that says Inferi cannot speak.
- ↑ http://www.pottermore.com/en/book6/chapter26/moment1/inferius J.K. Rowlingn's thoughts: Inferi]


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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:16 pm
Post subject: 8019 Republic shuttle (bad interiors!)
Ok,I've found more pictures of the republic shuttle , it looks great but it has a very ugly interior! a lot of space is taken away by the weapons sistems ,there is only one chair and there isn't any boarding ramp!
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so...do you agree with me?
it needs a lot of mods!
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:33 pm
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Wow.. I was expecting so much better... But I will probably get this set for mace windu with his cool chrome lightsaver
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:34 pm
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Personally, I think the whole ship looks junk, even more so than the Twilight. This is one I don't want to buy, except for Mace Windu.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:44 pm
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I was thinking about getting, looks like interior could be modified to have more room. Mybe move the plates below bricks with technic holes and maybe even add a ramp or door depending on how far you lower the floor.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:53 pm
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Cei wrote:
Personally, I think the whole ship looks junk, even more so than the Twilight. This is one I don't want to buy, except for Mace Windu.
I do not think it is possible to be more junky than the Twilight - the Twilight is the first set in quite a while that I did not even consider buying, and I am something of a completist.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:12 pm
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Wow, bad interior indeed!
Well I'm not supprised, LEGO doesn't seem to focus on making accurate interiors to their sets especially when its not to scale.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:24 pm
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Yeah, that is not a good interior. However, I do want this set, not only for Mace, but because the exterior looks nice.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:03 pm
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You have to love the clip holding on to the lightsaber blade. That made me chuckle.
I fell out of love with system sets long ago, and only buy them for parts these days.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:05 pm
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knapplc wrote:
You have to love the clip holding on to the lightsaber blade. That made me chuckle.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:05 pm
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knapplc wrote:
I fell out of love with system sets long ago...
They still think about you sometimes...especially when they go to the Olive Garden.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:06 pm
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I agree. It's not a great interior, but the set does have some cool features, and overall, I really like the set and plan on getting one as soon as I can find one.
***Were these pictures from the Eurobricks review?
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:20 pm
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I'm not suprised the interior is junk. Lego has never really been big on making amazing interior's to ships.
And as for the ship, I can't say I'm a fan of it. Mostly the colour scheme is the turn off for me.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:38 pm
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Uggh it looks pathetic! If i get this set(which is very unlikely) there is going to be some uber modding going on
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Location: Virginia
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:44 pm
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I'm hesitant to say it's worth $60 (or less, if that's TRU's jacked-up price) but it's not
bad in person those first couple close-up pictures in the OP emphasize the color smattering when it doesn't really look that bad when you see the ship as a whole.
I'll be the first to admit that the set looks like someone's fairly average MOC, but I have to admit that the thing has a really nice profile and shape (except for the head*) when the wings are down, and it's imposing enough in its landing mode. The top "fin" part would do well with some more texture in the flat vertical planes, for example.
The missile rack up top, although an eyesore, works surprisingly well. The dropping rainbow-pop bombs work really well, too, and for some reason I really like the odd color scheme they have.
*The head is just goofy. It's got the same lame "one clip" connection to the rest of the body that the ILC had, so there's a gaping hole between the head and the body. The straight front edge of the nose just looks odd, like there should be angled SNOTed wedge plates there instead to taper it off. It's constructed nicely, but does
blend or flow with the rest of the ship.
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Location: UK
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:52 pm
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Having read the reviews I am happy with the interior on the basis that the mechanism for the bombs is actually pretty cool. It is, afterall, aimed at kids and bombs that work is far more appealing to them than a few chairs and computer screens.
Mind you, anyone expecting this to have an interior of any great detail was surely living in dreamland?!
I do agree that the front end looks a little boxy, but I guess that's the design of the ship. Perhaps it just doesn't come across well in Lego form.
This is one set I will be picking up on sale, not at RRP.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:01 pm
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Having seen the set reviewed I am no longer keen on getting this set... at least at current RRP.
The external colour scheme does not look good. Overall it is smaller than I had imagined. I had hoped that the cockpit interior would drop allowing the pilots to exit through the nose ramp as per the movie. A lack of any real interior just underlines the deficiencies of the set.
I have a few original Mace Windus sono immediate concern to collect that figure. In contrast to the views of others I actually think the Twilight is a good solid set made even better with a little customisation.
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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:05 am
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The interior is one aspect I don't much pay much attention to unless it is visible when displayed. Example: Snowspeeder, V-19 etc. Also, the AT-AP was not the best design only because you could see inside the vehicle from certain angles. Which was lame.
How it looks inside is not a big factor for yours truly.
A non-CW Mace Windu head would have been nice. (Christmas is the time for miracles). Otherwise, the ship looks pretty sweet.
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Location: Vineland, NJ
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:54 am
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I mainly got this set for Mace (I only have the LUL Mace), and I thought the design was neat looking. Actually, this set is priced right about where it should be for $60. It has 636 Pieces, and anytime I can get a set for less than 10 cents a piece, I won't complain. The interior is nowhere near as bad as the Twilight, and the kids will love the dropping bombs and rapid-fire missiles.
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:48 pm
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This set will be great once I up-scale it. It needs a lot of work. The nose should open so Ashoka can walk down the ramp from the hold. I picked up the Twilight on clearance...and plan to upscale it some as well. Anakin's starfighter should be able to fit in the back of the Twilight.
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:16 pm
Post subject:
kevblee wrote:
This set will be great once I up-scale it. It needs a lot of work. The nose should open so Ashoka can walk down the ramp from the hold. I picked up the Twilight on clearance...and plan to upscale it some as well. Anakin's starfighter should be able to fit in the back of the Twilight.
Have fun with the upgrade. It sounds like a job and a half given the scale of the shuttle. It would be cool if you could post pictures of your finished set and with Ahsoka on the ramp.
I thought too about expanding the Twilight to accommodate Anakin's starfighter but I do not believe it to be practical without creating an entirely new UCS scale Torrent which would also give it the decent sized bridge that it deserves.
Good luck!
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:36 pm
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You guys say there is no boarding ramp, but there is a massive hole in the bottom of the ship to make quick escapes!
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Of course...I have to find Anakin's starfighter now. I finally got some cred and christmas cash after the holidays....and all the sets I wanted are gone. The shelves are clean. No Republic Gunship or Anakin starfighter anywhere to be found.
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[Verse 3: G6]
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That's my favorite snack
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For years I´ve mixed field recordings with my music – I created music first and checked my field recordings bank to get the one that could fit. Later I began to create music to match the field recordings I loved, trying to catch their mood in my playing. But it was difficult, if not impossible, to feel "as if I were there" when I wrote or played those tunes I eventually decided to go out and record music /in situ/. With two condenser microphones, a portable recorder and a guitar, I am now able to record music that fits perfectly with the environmental sounds. But the mood is still hard to get; That´s why I do not only record outside, I also play only improvised pieces, depending on how I feel at the moment. "The travelling Guild" is a collection of some of these aural snapshots.
- Lavoir (Fage- Lot)
I recorded this one at noon near an old washing place, full of water, with a lot of bees and wasps flying above it. I put the microphones close to the water to catch a maximum of insects sounds. Above me were a lot of boxwoods, with fruits (small capsules containing seeds) falling down all the time. The "knock" you can hear a the beginning of the recording is a fruit falling on a microphone.
- Camping(Saint Point- Bourgogne)
I spent a few days in a camping near a lake in Burgundy in august. It was a small, family-like camping, with people with kids. One evening they even had that singer-keyboardist come and sing at the bar. Hopefully we were rather far from him. At night I put my microphones on the edge on the table and recorded this track, playing the softer I could, for not waking my neighbours up.
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A friend lent me the keys for an unused church. At the hottest of the afternoon, I put my microphones of the nave\'s pavement, and played in the chancel.
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My family house lies in Blanhac. I decided to record a track near the spring, a place were water drips from a half tree\'s bark. I recorded this tune at night. Mosquitos were my only company.
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- Eglise 2
Same time and place as track 3 – I was sitting in the transept for this one.
- Lavoir 2
Same time and place as track 1. A Jay I hadn\'t seen was perched in the boxwoods just above me. I was so deep into my playing that his croaking scared me to death.
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Using Gold-Dust as Money
Until the nineteenth century, the Akan used grains of gold-dust, as well as objects such as cowrie shells, as their medium of exchange. The Akan didn't use price tags, the way we do today, to indicate how much an item cost. Instead, they determined the price by using a system of brass weights and scales. This system had come to the Akan by way of the Islamic North African camel caravans that did business at the trading centers of Djenne and Timbuktu. From there the system spread south to the Akan.
The buyer and the seller each brought his own weight bags to carry out a transaction. Inside was a small scale, a spoon, and bronze weights of varying sizes. The buyer had a metal box containing a tiny amount of gold-dust wrapped up in a small piece of cloth and secured with a knot.
Because no prices were set, all prices were negotiated with a series of offers and counter-offers. To start off, the seller, hoping to get a high price, would pull a heavy brass weight out of his weight bag. The buyer, who hoped to pay less than what was being asked, pulled a lesser brass weight out of his bag. The two bargained back and forth, each producing additional or alternative brass weights, until they finally agreed which weight would determine the amount of gold-dust to be paid.
At this point, the buyer opened the cloth in which his gold-dust was carefully wrapped. He measured a small amount of gold-dust onto the scale, adjusting it with a spoon until the weight balanced. Then the seller reweighed the gold-dust with his own weights and scales to make sure that the transaction was fair.
Akan weights
Akan metalsmiths produced about four million weights over several centuries. These weights were small, compact, durable, and easy to carry around. They did not break or lose their weight value unless someone tampered with them.
A set of weights progressed from lightest to heaviest. Several weights could be placed on the scale at once. A common person owned just a few weights while a rich one might have owned close to sixty.
Akan weights are of two types. One is a geometric weight, the other depicts familiar figures or objects such as antelopes, chickens, snakes, crocodiles, birds, fish, insects, seeds, weapons, tools, and even people.
Outsiders may find the Akan weights confusing, because their appearance has nothing to do with their assigned weight. We cannot tell how heavy a weight is simply by looking at it. A bird and a fish might have the same weight, but two birds that look exactly the same might have different weights.
Many Akan weights are associated with proverbs. The Akan like to use
proverbs in their everyday speech to communicate
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Ennis won't turn her back on heptathlon
Jessica Ennis is not ready to swap the heptathlon in a bid for hurdles glory, according to her coach.
The Olympic heptathlon champion had been entered into the hurdles at London 2012, but despite smashing the British hurdles record during the heptathlon, she opted to swerve the event.
Toni Minichiello says Ennis will not turn her back on the multi-event discipline just yet, and regaining the world crown at next summer's World Championships in Moscow will be her main priority.
"I'm not viewing the hurdles as being one for 2013," Minichiello told Metro. "But I think she's the fastest hurdler in Europe and potentially she will be racing more in the Diamond League.
"We know where Moscow is. When we know the indoor dates we'll backtrack and chat to Jess."
Minichiello admits keeping Ennis motivated will be a challenge, but says the goalposts have moved since she won gold in front of her home crowd in August.
"It's about keeping things interesting for her," he said. "[London] was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster and at the end you kind of fall off a cliff. It's like, 'ah what's next then?.'
"But me and Jess have spoken and reiterated it is a four-year journey. Having climbed Everest, now climb it again slightly differently. The targets change a bit.
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Blue Spring Ventures is a joint venture that invests into new business opportunities and provides technology solutions. We are serious, reliable and business oriented as well as open for any kind of ideas and inventions. We mostly invest in technology ventures with an international touch.
In our name, Blue stands for clarity, clean and fresh, not diluted ideas.
Spring can be understood as a season as well as water source. In Spring flowers start to blossom, the ideas are fresh and new, out of control sometimes but always long lasting; Plants live a full cycle and the water flow never stops, even after it reached the ocean.
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The ndbd process has a number of simple constructs which are used to access the data in a MySQL Cluster. We have created a very simple benchmark to check the performance of each of these and the effects which various interconnects have on their performance.
There are four access methods:
Primary key access. This is access of a record through its primary key. In the simplest case, only one record is accessed at a time, which means that the full cost of setting up a number of TCP/IP messages and a number of costs for context switching are borne by this single request. In the case where multiple primary key accesses are sent in one batch, those accesses share the cost of setting up the necessary TCP/IP messages and context switches. If the TCP/IP messages are for different destinations, additional TCP/IP messages need to be set up.
Unique key access. Unique key accesses are similar to primary key accesses, except that a unique key access is executed as a read on an index table followed by a primary key access on the table. However, only one request is sent from the MySQL Server, and the read of the index table is handled by ndbd. Such requests also benefit from batching.
Full table scan. When no indexes exist for a lookup on a table, a full table scan is performed. This is sent as a single request to the ndbd process, which then divides the table scan into a set of parallel scans on all cluster ndbd processes. In future versions of MySQL Cluster, an SQL node will be able to filter some of these scans.
Range scan using ordered index
When an ordered index is used, it performs a scan in the same manner as the full table scan, except that it scans only those records which are in the range used by the query transmitted by the MySQL server (SQL node). All partitions are scanned in parallel when all bound index attributes include all attributes in the partitioning key.
With benchmarks developed internally by MySQL for testing simple and batched primary and unique key accesses, we have found that using SCI sockets improves performance by approximately 100% over TCP/IP, except in rare instances when communication performance is not an issue. This can occur when scan filters make up most of processing time or when very large batches of primary key accesses are achieved. In that case, the CPU processing in the ndbd processes becomes a fairly large part of the overhead.
Using the SCI transporter instead of SCI Sockets is only of interest in communicating between ndbd processes. Using the SCI transporter is also only of interest if a CPU can be dedicated to the ndbd process because the SCI transporter ensures that this process will never go to sleep. It is also important to ensure that the ndbd process priority is set in such a way that the process does not lose priority due to running for an extended period of time, as can be done by locking processes to CPUs in Linux 2.6. If such a configuration is possible, the ndbd process will benefit by 10−70% as compared with using SCI sockets. (The larger figures will be seen when performing updates and probably on parallel scan operations as well.)
There are several other optimized socket implementations for computer clusters, including Myrinet, Gigabit Ethernet, Infiniband and the VIA interface. However, we have tested MySQL Cluster so far only with SCI sockets. See Section 22.214.171.124, "Configuring MySQL Cluster to use SCI Sockets", for information on how to set up SCI sockets using ordinary TCP/IP for MySQL Cluster.


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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Junior Jen Hoffman, the OVC Offensive Player of the Year, knocked in three goals Thursday afternoon and her hat trick lifted Tennessee Tech to a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory over Eastern Illinois in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Soccer Tournament at Morehead State.
The No. 4 seed Golden Eagles advance to the semifinals Friday where they will meet No. 1 seed Morehead State at 4 p.m. CST.
After a scoreless first half, Eastern Illinois junior Sarah Rusk got the Panthers on the board off an assist from senior Alexis Miller. EIU would go up 2-0 as junior Kaitlin Sullivan scored her scored her third goal of the season.
Trailing by two, Hoffman's 30-yard lob shot from the right side ignited the Golden Eagles on the cold Kentucky night. Her unassisted score in the 60th minute made it 2-1. She followed with her second goal of the game 11 minutes later off an assist from the 2009 Co-Freshman of the Year Kris Cambron. This time it was a 20-yard lob shot from the right side.
Hoffman completed the hat trick with her third goal of the game, a 30-yard lob shot from the right side in the second overtime to give the Golden Eagles the win and keep Tech's season alive under second-year coach Becky Fletcher.
Goalkeeper Kaitlyn Thacker made five saves in the contest including one in the first overtime period. Tech's only shot in the overtime period was Hoffman's game-winner. In fact, the Golden Eagles had only three shots on goal, all by Hoffman, and all three found the back of the net.
EIU had a 7-2 advantage in shots in the first half, and an 11-8 margin in the second half.
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Norwalk's Silas Redd tears meniscus, surgery next for USC RB
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Southern California tailback Silas Redd, a resident of Norwalk who attended King Low Heywood Thomas in Stamford, will miss the rest of spring practice with a torn meniscus in his knee.
Redd will have surgery on his knee, but should be completely healthy for training camp in July, coach Lane Kiffin said Saturday.
Redd hurt his knee during practice Thursday. He watched Saturday's workout in sweats.
The Penn State transfer was the Trojans' leading rusher last year with 905 yards and nine touchdowns. He is expected to be USC's starting tailback again this fall as a senior.
Receiver Marqise Lee and quarterback Max Wittek also skipped Saturday's workout with mild knee injuries. Both are expected back in practice later this month when the Trojans return from spring break.


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Check out the Project Spurs podcast today, featuring yours truly! You may recall I spoke with the guys at Project Spurs months ago when Cedric Jackson was called up to San Antonio. Well, they called me back again last week to talk Austin Toros and D-League matters as they pertain to the Spurs. Much thanks to Jeff Garcia and Michael De Leon for inviting me on for the interview.
Things have been quiet around here lately, and it will stay that way for most of the D-League's offseason, but I'll be back with more regular posts as we draw nearer to the season. I may also write an occasional post regarding NBA Summer League action, particularly if there is noteworthy information about Erie BayHawks players.
In the meantime, you can catch me every Thursday at D-League Digest, where I am maintaining my presence with a weekly posting to supplement the great work Steve Weinman does there on a regular basis. Check out my recent articles with the links below:
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It wasn't the colour she'd hoped for, but Chelsea Carey and her Manitoba team stole three points in the 10th end to win the Bronze medal at the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, defeating Stefanie Lawton 7-3 on Sunday afternoon at the Maurice-Richard Arena in Montréal.
"Podium finish is good at our first Scotties," said Carey. "And to come back and battle today – I'm so proud of the girls for hanging in there."
After finishing second in the round robin, Carey and her team of Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge, alternate Breanne Meakin and coach Dan Carey, challenged reigning champion Rachel Homan in the Page 1 vs 2 playoff game on Friday night, losing a close 5-4 contest. A loss against Alberta's Val Sweeting in the semifinal sent the first-time Scotties skip into the Bronze-medal game.
"The disappointment doesn't go away," said Carey about losing the semifinal a day earlier. "But you want to salvage whatever you can out of it. Winning that and putting ourselves on the podium – you want to come out and earn that."
Lawton came into the game having finished the Scotties round robin in third place and losing the Page 3 vs 4 playoff to Alberta's Val Sweeting 8-7. Trailing 4-3 after nine, she found herself in trouble in the tenth. With no way of drawing against four, Lawton and her team of Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner, alternate Dailene Sivertson and coach Rick Folk, elected to try a difficult run back for one to tie it up, but the rock just didn't curl enough and Carey ended up with the steal – and the bronze medal.
"It was worth a try," said Lawton about her final shot. "It was there. I had to stick it right on the nose, and it couldn't roll off the one way. So it was there for one. We just didn't leave ourselves in a great position to score that end."
Despite the disappointment, the Saskatchewan skip was able to take some positives out of her Scotties experience.
"It would have been nice to end it with a medal, but I'm really proud of the girls," she said. "They played so well, and it was a great tournament for us. It's unfortunate how it ended."
"We played some really, really strong games and our team is better as a unit," she added. "We had a blast out here. Montreal did such a fantastic job of hosting it, and we were so excited to be here. We thank the host committee, the icemakers, the community of Montreal for such a wonderful event."
The final of the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts between undefeated Homan and Alberta's Val Sweeting takes place Sunday at 7:30 p.m. (ET).
TSN/RDS2, the official broadcaster of the CCA's Season of Champions, will provide extensive coverage of the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, with 66 hours of live broadcasts scheduled.
The winner of the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts will represent Canada at the Ford World Women's Curling Championship, presented by Booster Juice, March 15 to 23 in Saint John, N.B.
The 2014 Scotties marks the 33rd year of Kruger Products Limited's sponsorship of the Canadian women's championship.
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"I am an Arabic woman who can testify that most Arabs, and especially Muslim Arabs, come from "inbred" families. Typically, Arabic men marry their first cousins and reproduce accordingly.
Most educated people understand that the consequences of intermarriage between first cousins often have a very serious impact on the offspring's intelligence, sanity, health and on their surroundings.
I speak from experience because I know this from my own family. I have seen the tragic consequences of consanguineous marriages at first-hand.
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I've been mindful of the amount of water I use when making a pot of coffee ever since learning that one-third of the tap water used for drinking in North America is actually used to brew our daily cups of joe—and that if each of us avoided wasting just one cupful of coffee a day, we could save enough water over the course of a year to provide two gallons to every one of the more than 1.1 billion people who don't have access to freshwater at all.
That is a stark statistic, when as many as 5 million people die unnecessarily each year because of lack of water and water-related illnesses; one-third are under age 5.
So for me that excess cold coffee at the bottom of the pot became a bothersome reminder. But I had never thought beyond that—about how much water it takes to actually grow the coffee. That amount is called virtual water (pdf), and it's the kind of thing you don't really consider until someone brings it to your attention: "Do you know how much water it took to make this?" Virtual water is a calculation of the water needed for the production of any product from start to finish.
Here's how it is figured: It takes about 155 gallons of water on average to grow a pound of wheat. So the virtual water of this pound of wheat is 155 gallons. For a pound of meat, the virtual water is 5 to 10 times higher. There's a virtual water count for everything. The virtual water footprint of a cup of coffee is 37 gallons; an apple, 19 gallons; a banana, 27; a slice of bread, 10; a sheet of paper, 3; and a pair of leather shoes, 4,400, according to Waterfootprint.org, a Unesco-run Web site providing a calculator for individual and national water use. In fact, virtual water in internationally traded food and products such as these accounts for 15 percent of global water consumption.
Virtual water matters a lot these days because we are in an encroaching global water crisis. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, the world needs to increase its water supply (pdf) for irrigation by 14 to 17 percent by 2030 just to meet its dietary needs. Virtual water is where major savings can accrue.
Proper management and use of the world's virtual water already save almost 5 percent of the water used annually in global agricultural production, according to Unesco. This follows a simple logic: Places with less water gain access to foods with high water requirements by importing them from areas with high rainfall or substantial water supplies. This allows water-scarce regions to use their own water resources more efficiently for other purposes—and create water savings. For instance, areas of southern China that have more water and are better equipped to grow certain water-intensive agricultural products can send them to northern China. This frees up northern water supplies for other uses, such as drinking and sanitation. Jordan saves 60 to 90 percent of its domestic water supply by importing water-intensive products.
The water savings are even greater than they seem at first. Producing grain and other foods in an arid country like Jordan may require two or three times the water it takes in humid settings in South America or the United States. So the virtual water saved may be three times the amount that was actually necessary to grow the crop in a more appropriate climate. It's all about being smart with water.
Yet we can be smarter, and need to be.
Right now we lose 30 to 50 percent of the food we grow—and all the virtual water in it—by the time it is ready for consumption, says Daniel Zimmer, executive director of the World Water Council (WWC) in Marseille, France. These losses come in harvesting, production, processing, transportation, and storage. Tossing out leftovers wastes every drop of water it took to grow the food (and think of all the times you don't ask for a doggie bag). Indeed, the third most common refuse found in landfills is food, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. "Sure, a few liters of water are saved when you take a shorter shower," Zimmer says. "But hundreds of liters of water are lost when you throw away food. We have to begin to think about our water use differently."
I like the idea of virtual water because it helps us think about our water use differently without having to make giant, complicated leaps. It puts water into the context it deserves: We use freshwater mostly for agriculture, not for drinking or bathing. Today agriculture accounts for about 70 percent of all water use in the world and up to 95 percent in several developing countries. So it makes sense to first start looking at savings via food production. And when I say savings, I mean efficiencies and better water management, not necessarily avoiding particular food groups altogether—although that isn't such a bad idea once in a while either. Meat requires 5 to 10 times more water to produce than vegetables do. Swap the two in your diet and you will save up to 750 gallons of water a day. (See "What's Your Virtual Water IQ?" page 26.)
While thinking about water differently should be a moral imperative, in a world view it comes with controversy. "At the global level, virtual water and the trading of it has geopolitical implications," the WWC says in a report on the subject (pdf). "It induces dependencies between countries....This can be regarded either as a stimulant for cooperation or as a reason for potential conflict."
Right now the United States is a water exporter, but population growth, pollution, and lingering drought in vast regions may change that. "As demand grows we are going to have to ask what is it being used for and whether that is a good use of our water," says Maude Barlow, cofounder of the Blue Planet Project. "One-third of the water in the United States is exported as virtual water when a number of major water systems in the United States are in a catastrophic decline. People may begin to say, 'Why are we shipping our water away?'"
Dominant virtual water exporters in addition to the United States are Canada, Australia, Argentina, and Thailand. Countries with a large net import of virtual water are Japan, Sri Lanka, Italy, South Korea, and the Netherlands. Based on estimated global virtual water trade flows, national virtual water trade balances can be drafted, but getting countries to agree on creating a fair market for water isn't easy. "Trade arrangements, access to markets, finance, and foreign exchange must all be taken into account," the WWC says in its report. For poorer countries those are big obstacles.
International companies are also being pitted against one another because of water shortages and competition for existing resources. The food industry, for example, may end up fighting the biofuel industry for access to arable land as the world runs short of water, warns Peter Brabeck, Nestlé's chairman and chief executive. "We will not find sufficient water to produce all the crops," he told the Financial Times in February. "There will be a fierce fight for arable land." But that doesn't have to be the case.
"Companies like Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and many others particularly like the water footprint concept," says Arjen Hoekstra, professor of multidisciplinary water management at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. He notes that because many businesses depend on water as a major component for their products, it's in their best interests to ensure supplies are plentiful to avoid the potential conflicts. "Some companies see the business risks attached to water scarcity and seriously look into how to reduce and offset their water footprint," Hoekstra adds.
In the end, though, water parity and more supply will come only through increased awareness among individuals, as they will drive the larger interests. "It's really about education and getting people to see their own water use and their water footprint; we think that is the first step in conservation," says Scott Cullen, executive director of the nonprofit group Grace (Grass Roots Action Center for the Environment). Along with Food & Water Watch, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, and the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, Grace has developed a water footprint calculator for a joint program, H2Oconserve.org. Initiatives such as this may lead to further developments, such as labeling the water content of products. This, in turn, may lead to even more water-conscious decision making. "Tastes Great…Less Filling…Less Water"—that type of thinking.
It's time to ask how we can make better use of our water supplies so that virtual water doesn't remain the ethereal concept its name suggests. It can be a far bigger source of real-world savings. For my part, I now note waste in different forms. I try to plan or order meals more accurately so I don't have leftovers, and I try to eat lower down the food chain. In short, I try to do what my mother told me as a child—"Eat your vegetables"—because I now know what went into making them: a lot of water.
Our Very Wet Footprint
The average person on earth has a virtual water footprint of about 328,410 gallons each year; that includes everything used to make the food, clothing, and other water-driven products we consume. In China the average footprint is only 185,412 gallons, while in the United States it is 656,012—the largest on the planet. DISCOVER staffers Missy Adams and Corey Powell measured their water footprints using a questionnaire at Waterfootprint.org (and you can too). Questions ranged from how many showers they take each week to whether the water runs while they brush their teeth; from their food preferences to their income.
Research Editor Missy Adams has a relatively small footprint (see chart below), in part because she's light on the laundry and quick with a shower and has a diet driven by vegetables, fruits, and sweets.
Executive Editor Corey Powell likes meat in his takeout, and you're sure to find chicken breasts and beef in his freezer—something to cook up while he's watering his garden or hosing off his sidewalk in Brooklyn.
VIRTUAL WATER USAGE (annual average per person, in gallons)
Where's the Water
There are 10,460 cubic miles of freshwater available on the planet as a resource each year, and the breakdown of worldwide access to it just isn't equal. But understanding who has the good stuff and who is in need can allow us to maximize commerce in virtual water, helping balance things out. For instance, Kuwait has essentially no freshwater; its residents live off desalinated seawater, which doesn't count as a direct resource. South America, on the other hand, has an enormous surplus of freshwater due to rainfall and its ecosystem, so it is a great exporter of virtual water. Source: Worldmapper.org. (All percentages are estimates.)
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William Nicoll Cresswell
Canadian (born in England), 1818–1888
The Building of Fort William, 1871
oil on canvas
41 x 72.5 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Acquired with funds from The Winnipeg Art Gallery Foundation Inc. in honour of the appointment of Dr. Ferdinand Eckhardt as a Fellow of The Winnipeg Art Gallery Foundation Inc.
Painting, Canadian Historical (1800-1910)
While it is not known if he actually made the trip himself, William Cresswell's luminous depiction of the water transport of timber for the building of Fort William presents a gleaming, romantic view of a hinterland post. The fort would eventually become a thriving community centred on the lumber industry, and the basis of present-day Thunder Bay, Ontario. At the time of Confederation in 1867 and into the twentieth century, much of Canada's economy was based on primary resources and physical labour, such as the hewing of lumber and the drawing of water. The business and political elite of urban centres in Ontario and Quebec was lured by the promise that westward expansion and settlement offered new natural resources and markets for them. Construction in the wilderness was a challenging undertaking, and for many artists, including Cresswell, it became a potent embodiment of fledgling Canadian national identity.
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- Wednesday 11am-5pm
- Thursday 11am-5pm
- Friday 11am-9pm
- Saturday 11am-5pm
- Sunday 11am-5pm
- Closed Monday