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Cambodia's Opposition Rejects Election Results
Despite gaining additional seats in the legislature Cambodia's opposition party rejects Prime Minister Hun Sen's win, alleging widespread irregularities. The WSJ's Michael Arnold and Chun Han Wong explain why the opposition is contesting the results.
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Hewlett-Packard has announced that the company is introducing a new line of business multifunction inkjet printers called Edgeline. What makes these printers special is their efficiency: they're so thrifty with ink that HP isn't planning to sell them at all. You could rent one, though!
See, the printers use a new technology where the print head—which is the entire width of the paper—remains stationary as the paper moves through the printer. The print head applies a hydrophilic bonding agent to the paper before the ink is applied, resulting in near-instant drying.
One of the new models is the HP CM8060 Color, which prints at 60 pages per minute in monochrome and 50 ppm in color at a resolution of 600x1200 dots per inch. The printer understands both HP's PCL language as well as PostScript, and comes with both a fax and scanner built in.
The company considers the new line of printers to be the biggest launch since it introduced the original LaserJet series back in 1984.
In a departure from its usual sales practices, HP will only be offering these printers under a managed HP print contract: they will not be available for direct sales to either customers or retailers.
According to Michael Turner, HP's Edgeline MFP marketing director, the printers came about because of customer demand. In his blog, he relates how large-volume printing businesses desired a printer that had "the best features of monochrome devices (speed, hardware cost, reliability and operating cost)" but also worked in color, and at an affordable cost per page. The solution was a combination of HP Vivera inks, the new stationary print head, and a method of ink delivery that cleanly separates the print head from the paper.
HP has not provided details of how much the contracts for these printers will cost. However, it's clear that this is aimed at the high-volume market. HP described an average customer for Edgeline's HP CM8060 Color multifunction printer having a workload of 20,000 pages per month with 60 percent monochrome pages and 40 percent color. A typical contract would be for four years at a time.
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then you could do worse than trying my recipe
for bread and music to get you through a winter's day...
The key ingredients for me were Irish soda bread (taking less than an hour from brain wave to taste bud) and Rodriguez playing in my ears.
Not Soda Bread again you groan.
Yes I did give you a recipe here... but today I am back with a new and more delicious version that I discovered thanks to Darina Allen's Forgotten Skills cookbook.
Irish Soda Bread
400 g stoneground wholemeal flour
75 g rolled oats (or porridge oats)75g plain white flour
1teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
1 egg
1 tablespoon sunflower oil
1 teaspoon honey, treacle or brown sugar
425ml buttermilk (or soured whole milk) approx
sesame/sunflower seeds optional
- Preheat oven to 200C / gas 6 / 400F
- Brush inside of loaf tin 23 x12.5 x 5cm (9 x 5 x 2inch) with oil or line with silicone paper.
- Put all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix well.
- Whisk the egg together with oil, honey and buttermilk in a separate bowl.
- Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour all the liquid in.
- Mix well, you may need to add more buttermilk/milk. The key is to keep the mixture soft and slightly sloppy. No kneading required.
- Pour the mix into the tin. Sprinkle with seeds on top.
- Bake for about 50 mins - 1 hour until the bread is crusty and sounds hollow when knocked.
This bread keeps really well for several days and is so good toasted too.
Happily he was satisfied with the result, if not with the portion size I gave him!
After watching the movie "Searching for Sugar Man" this week, I just want to encourage you all to go see and be intrigued by the remarkable story and entranced by the fabulous music.
Let me know what you think... bread/movie/music/always great to hear from you.


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April 19, 2011, 11:41:10 PM »
I have a couple of questions. I am a 1L at a T4 school. I only recently started thinking about transferring because my first semester grades put me at about 33% (I don't know exactly because I can't find the rankings).
My first question is when and who I should ask for letters of recommendation. I never really had any questions in class so I don't have a rapport with any of my professors. Should I ask two or three that gave me the highest grades or the ones that I think would be the most helpful? Would a letter from my legal writing professor be as helpful as one from a black letter law class like Torts or Contracts? Do you have any recommendations for how I can go about asking someone I've never really talked to for help about transferring out of their school?
My second question is if anyone can give me some ideas of how likely it is that I can transfer. I know that the top third isn't that high- especially from a T4- but I understand the material and the tests a lot better now so think I can bring my grades up to at least the top 20%. I'd like to transfer to a school in a city in the New England area (one of the big cities like Boston, NYC or Philadelphia). Can you give me an idea of my chances at T4's, T3's, T2's or T1's and maybe some specific schools in those areas? I'm sorry, I know the question's very open-ended, but I just want to know what schools I could get into, or at least have a shot at, based on the different levels.
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I would spend some time in professors' offices during office hours developing a rapport so that you can ask for a LOR after your spring grades are released...
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April 20, 2011, 12:46:38 PM »
I would also spend time talking to a teacher. They will be much more inclined to write a good letter about someone they actually know.
As for the schools, it's difficult to say where exactly to apply. It really depends where you rank in your school currently (maybe try to find that out). Philadelphia has a few tier 2 schools in Temple, Villanova, and Rutgers (actually in Camden, just across the river from Philly). Off the top of my head, I can't think of any tier 3's, but Drexel may be a tier 3/4? Finally, Widener is a tier 4 about 30 minutes from Philly. Of course there is UPenn also, but I doubt they take many (if any) tier 4 transfers. I can't speak about the other cities because I'm not from any of them. Hope this helps.
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April 20, 2011, 01:26:19 PM »
To answer your question specifically, one needs to know your current and target GPA. To assess your decision, you need to know (1) which school(s) you would transfer to, and (2) their specific requirements for transfers. That will be on their web site or you may need to call them - that is research that you can do. Looking for LOR if you don't even meet transfer requirements is putting the cart before the horse. Whether or not the top 33% is good enough depends on what that is in terms of a GPA -- the schools you are looking at may be looking for at least a 3.25 or 3.5. I know someone that went from T4 to T1, but he was booking every class.
BTW transfering from T4 to another T4 or a T3 makes little sense unless you get some scholarship money or it is necessary for personal reasons.
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April 23, 2011, 08:29:46 AM »
I am in a similar situation. I am in the top 5% at a T4. I am looking at schools in Philadelphia. I think you have a good shot at getting into Drexel. Although it is a T3 it's a new school and I think at least that their rank will increase in time. It may be hard to get into Temple or Villanova unless your grades improve. I have heard that Rutgers Camden is easy to transfer into and it is a pretty good school. For schools outside of Philly I just had a buddy transfer into Brooklyn Law from a T4. Syracuse also may be a possibility. I would look at Duquesne too if Pittsburgh is a city you are interested in.
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Britain's Catherine gives first public speech overseas
Britain's Prince William and his wife, Catherine, arrived Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the Duchess of Cambridge gave her first public speech outside the UK.
It is the royal couple's second stop in their southeast Asian tour of Commonwealth nations to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
The duke and duchess ended their earlier visit in Singapore by paying their respects at the Kranji War Cemetery, a former site of a prisoner of war camp when the Japanese occupied Singapore during WWII. The war cemetery now holds the graves of nearly 4,500 Commonwealth casualties, including 850 that remain unidentified.
They laid a wreath and also stopped at the Singapore Memorial, which honors the 24,000 casualties of Commonwealth land and air forces in southern Asia who have no known grave.
Read more about their Singapore visit
The couple then took a short flight to Kuala Lumpur, where they had lunch with Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak at his official residence, the Seri Perdana.
Afterwards, the couple visited Hospis Malaysia, a hospice for terminally ill children and adults. While there, the duchess — the patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices — addressed patients and staff in her second ever public speech.
"This is a very special place and so much is already being achieved," she said of the hospice, one of nearly two dozen palliative care community providers in the country.
"Providing children and their families with a place of support, care and enhancement at a time of great need is simply life changing," she said.
In March, she delivered her first official speech while opening a children's hospice center in Ipswich, England.
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According to the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance, 42% of the countries worldwide lack palliative care services.
To cap the couple's first day in the country, they attended a dinner hosted by Malaysia's king, with the queen and Sultan of Kedah, at the royal residence, the Istana Negara, with about 400 guests, according to St. James's Palace in the UK.
On Friday morning, they were scheduled to meet the public at a free event at KLCC Park in the city center.
The royal couple will be in Malaysia until Sunday before heading to the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu.


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Vintage Halloween Decor: Stylish, Not Scary
I can't wait to decorate for Halloween, but with a 3 year old at home there are lots of decor choices that don't make any sense, especially with her new fear of the dark. I've just discovered these vintage Halloween products, and I had to share them. These would be great to decorate your house without scaring your kids, and they're more unique than a lot of the decorations you'll find in the stores.
The Beistle company has been creating decorations and party supplies like these since 1900. (They sell some of these items (in quantities of 12 or more) on their website, but if you're in the market for smaller quantities, you can find some of their (new) products by searching for Beistle on EBay.) You can also find real vintage decorations, for that bit of weathered charm, by searching for 'Vintage Paper Masks' or 'Beistle' on Etsy or Ebay. Shown above are a few gems we found, and there's many more.
1. Vintage 1980 Beistle Co. Halloween Paper Cut Outs, $22.00
2. Retro Biestle Cuotuts, $6.75
3. Scat Cat Band, $9.99
4. Classic Witch, $4.99
5. Set of 8 Retro Decorations, $3.50
6. Vintage Halloween Masks, $64
7. Black Cat and Honeycomb Pumpkin, $11.95
8. Honeycomb Cat and Turkey, $15.00
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- HMA Working group of Enforcement Officers (WGEO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Operation Pangea VIII
June 2015: Targeting the online sale of illicit medicines. More than 20 million units of illicit medicines seized, 550 illicit online adverts blocked and 2,400 illicit online pharmacies suspended.
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Anyone who has tried to troubleshoot an interference problem knows it can be a lot like chasing ghosts. Just about the time you think you have it, all trace of it disappears or, worse yet, the solution doesn't provide a noticeable change in the problem. After many years of field service and troubleshooting, I've learned to improve my chances for success by taking an organized approach. Here's how you can do the same.
The first and foremost step is to look at the installation. A significant number of interference problems are the result of incorrect installations. Oftentimes, the solution is no more complex than revisiting the design drawings to find the installation error.
If you're dealing with a high-frequency interference problem, inspect the grounding system before you get too carried away with special monitoring. Just like with installation errors, you can solve many interference problems by addressing the grounding system. The IEEE's Standard 1100-1999, the Recommended Practice for Powering and Grounding Sensitive Electronic Equipment, has extensive information on correcting and improving these systems.
A common grounding solution for high-frequency interference problems, particularly when multiple pieces of equipment are involved, is to install a ground grid under the affected equipment. The grid provides an equipotential ground reference that has low impedance at high frequency. This provides a path for the interference to flow away from the signal path, and it greatly reduces any voltage gradient between the grounds on the various pieces of equipment.
Types of Interference
As you may have guessed by now, it's not always necessary to find the exact cause of an interference to fix the problem. You only have to keep the interference from reaching the piece of affected equipment.
There are four ways in which interference signals can get into circuits: conducted, capacitively coupled, magnetically coupled, and radiated signals. These are listed in the order they are most likely to occur [1].
"Conductive" means that the interference signals travel on the power or signal conductor to the device or circuit element that is being adversely affected. In many cases where the interference is introduced into a circuit by one of the other three ways, it's also conducted a short distance to the device. In addition, as the frequency of the interference increases, the distance it will be conducted decreases. Wire is inherently inductive and, therefore, its impedance increases in direct proportion to the frequency.
Normally, capacitively coupled (see Fig. 1, on page 24) and radiated signals are relatively high in frequency, and magnetically coupled signals are usually at or near the power frequency. Let's take a closer look at these three interference types now.
Capacitively coupled interference
Shielding to prevent capacitive coupling is much easier to achieve than shielding to prevent magnetic coupling. One method for preventing capacitive coupling is to put the control circuits in a separate conduit from the power circuits. The conduit acts as the shield, and the interference is coupled to the conduit/shield instead of the wire inside. When control-circuit-to-control-circuit capacitive coupling is a problem, you also can purchase control cables with individual shields for each pair of twisted wires.
Magnetically coupled interference
One of the most common magnetic interference problems is when the screen on the monitor of a personal computer shakes. This happens when a magnetic field comes in close proximity to the monitor.
The first thing you should do is look for a power panel or a bus duct behind, below, or above the wall. The physical dimensions of panels and bus ducts are too large for the magnetic fields to cancel completely.
If you find a panel or bus duct behind the wall, try turning the monitor (because the fields are directional). If that doesn't help, try moving it across the room. If moving out of the field isn't an option, there are special boxes available to shield computer monitors from magnetic fields. In general, though, successful magnetic shielding is not easy to achieve and may require the help of a specialist.
If no such panel or bus duct exists, the next most likely culprit is a miswired neutral. Lighting circuits with as little as 10A have been known to cause this problem when the light is connected with a phase from one panel but a neutral from a different panel. The current circulates in a loop instead of flowing back through the same conduit and canceling most of the magnetic field.
For magnetic interference problems in control circuits, the best solution is to use control cable with twisted pairs. By twisting the wire, the polarity of the magnetically coupled interference is reversed and cancels itself out.
Radiated interference
This type of interference can be in the form of actual radio and/or microwave transmissions, such as those found with hand-held radios or in close proximity to a commercial broadcast. A common example is the AM interference when you drive under a transmission line.
The cause of radiated interference problems may be emissions from high-voltage power lines or arc discharge from welders or similar equipment. Engineers can solve such problems by shielding the affected device from the emission. This may be as simple as keeping the doors on electronic equipment closed when using hand-held radios, or as complex as placing a full Faraday cage around the equipment.
Know Your PQ Monitor
Another important tool you'll need for troubleshooting interference problems is a power quality monitor. However, such a device works best if you know its limitations and understand the data it provides.
All power quality monitors are not equal. When you're dealing with interference, you need a monitor with good high-frequency capture that accurately shows the wave shapes. The cause of the transient can be determined by looking at the wave shape.
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, on page 26, are wave shapes taken by a high-quality monitor. The impulses, which came from the commutating of the fan motor in a heat-shrink gun (one that looks like a hair dryer), helped us solve a big problem for one client. Although we had connected another monitor (a different brand) to the same location, its wave shapes looked nothing like those shown in Fig. 2. Without the better monitor, we may not have found the problem at all.
Finally, when working with monitoring equipment to measure high-frequency signals, consider the test leads and the reference you are using for the signal. The electrical noise shown in Fig. 1, on page 24, is a capacitively coupled signal into the leads of the oscilloscope. A separate reference lead was being used to measure the signal to a ground that was several feet away. The oscilloscope's instruction book states that the separate reference lead can only be used in low-frequency measurements. When the proper shielded-reference lead was connected (a short tail that connects to the probe), the noise disappeared.
We also found that, with this particular oscilloscope, it was necessary to unplug the battery charger because the power cord could also provide a path for capacitively coupled interference.
When you're in the process of troubleshooting an interference problem, first inspect the grounding system to make sure it's adequate for the type of power system. Of course, it's not always necessary to find the source of an interference to mitigate the problem. Knowing the possible methods in which interference can be introduced into the equipment will provide a framework for an investigation. If your investigation includes using a power quality monitor, then make sure you know the limitations of that piece of equipment and its connections. Following these steps may not eliminate the interference ghosts, but it will certainly help keep them at bay.
Robert J. Schuerger is a Senior Associate at EYP Mission Critical Facilities in Los Angeles, Calif. You can reach him at [email protected].
Van Doren, Dr. Thomas. "Grounding and Shielding Electronic Systems." Short course. University of Missouri, Rolla, Mo.


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Afternoon Five: 05.02.11 EditionPosted by rtmsf on May 2nd, 2011
- Despite the international breaking news that dominated headlines worldwide late Sunday night, there actually was some college basketball news over the weekend too. Before we get to that, we threw a bunch 0f our favorite pics and vids from a number of celebratory throngs on college campuses throughout this great nation into our new Tumblr account last night — much love to @notthefakeSVP for encouraging and soliciting these throughout the night.
- George Mason may have lost a coach to the ACC last week, but they turned around and hired one from the ACC over the weekend. Paul Hewitt, formerly of Georgia Tech and prior to that, Siena, has signed on to become the new head coach of the Patriots. As John Feinstein writes in the Washington Post, the expectation will not be to build Mason into something it cannot be, it will be to re-create what Hewitt was able to do at Siena and sustain what Jim Larranaga began. Sometimes certain jobs are simply poor fits, and maybe this is a case where Hewitt will thrive in Fairfax where he was simply unable to do so at the high-major level. We know this much — he inherits a team that will have great expectations on it to win the CAA and advance in the NCAA Tournament in his first season — $7.2M buyout or not, he'll have to perform next year to win over the GMU faithful.
- In the wake of the tornado destruction that ravaged parts of Alabama last week, Crimson Tide head coach Anthony Grant and his wife, Chris, have set up the Sweet Home Fund, a relief organization intended to help families who have lost their homes or otherwise suffered major damage as a result of the storms. This news will get buried this week amidst all the OBL coverage, but over 300 lives were lost last week in several states and many more families are very much in need.
- This is a fascinating story about Bobby Ray Parks, Jr., a member of the Class of 2011 from Memphis who verbally committed to Georgia Tech, but appears to already be playing college basketball in Manila, Philippines (where his father was once a superstar at the professional level). Luke Winn calls him the "lost boy" of the class, and although he ranks #117 in the final Rivals 150, there's a high degree of uncertainty whether the "mini-LeBron" as he's known overseas will come back to play in the USA anytime soon. A number of schools are still interested, but he would need to sit out the requisite one year as a transfer if he decides to return.
- From the if-it-appears-to-good-to-be-true-it-probably-is category, the NYT over the weekend outlined some serious allegations involving a player handler/runner known as Kenneth Caldwell, whom the paper reports delivered several elite recruits to Central Florida this year — Kevin Ware, Michael Chandler, and DeMarcus Smith (football) . Caldwell, of course, denies any foul play other than "telling someone about a place [UCF]," but the story reads as many others have over the years — all you need to do is to change the name of the runner, his felonies and/or underworld connections, and the players involved. We really hate these stories.


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The idea of generating electricity using the wind appeals to many, but the reality is that wind systems demand the most planning, labor, and maintenance of any home-scale renewable electricity system. Homeowners and installers don't always get it right the first time, and there are lessons to be learned when they don't.
In May 2001, Don and Bev Grim approached Randy Brooks of Brooks Solar—they were interested in a wind-electric system for their home in Peshastin, a small town in central Washington. They wanted to participate in the Sustainable Natural Alternative Power (SNAP) incentive program in the Chelan County Public Utility District service area, which would pay up to $1.50 per kilowatt-hour for green electricity.
Randy and his crew were familiar with SNAP after having installed a Bergey Excel wind turbine to help June and Charlie Nichols reap the program's benefits (see "Betting the Farm" in HP96). But Randy was relatively new to wind generator siting, and the available wind maps at the time were not terribly useful. He suggested to Don and Bev that they install a meteorological (met) tower to gather wind data, but they were not interested in the added expense ($5,000 to $15,000) or time required. Don and Bev were convinced that the site was windy, and Randy observed the topography and was inclined to agree.
The wind installation moved from concept to project over the next few years, with the concrete footing poured in May 2002, and the 100-foot tower and Bergey Excel turbine installed in October 2002. Randy was joined by Bill Hoffer in prepping the site, and by his western Washington crew of Kelly Keilwitz, Rose Woofenden, and yours truly for the tower assembly and crane installation.
We left the Grims' home confident that we'd set them up with a productive system. The turbine went online and began to sell electricity to the Chelan County PUD, with a dedication ceremony in July attended by utility officials, local politicians, and other interested people from the area. Don and Bev received their first check for anticipated green tag earnings.
After helping with an installation, I always look forward to hearing from the contractor and homeowner about how the system is performing, but the first reports in this case were discouraging. After three months, only about 100 kWh had been produced. The full first year of data was even more disheartening: The Grims' turbine had only generated about 500 kWh, or an average of less than 1.4 kWh per day.
At first, we wondered if there was a performance issue with the turbine, and there had been some glitches with the inverter. But the anemometer that had been installed on the tower told of a more permanent problem. The average wind speed reported was very low—less than 6 mph in those first three months. We hoped that the initial period was an anomaly and that the overall average would be much higher. But after 15 months, our fears were confirmed by a wind-speed average of only 4.3 mph. According to the turbine manufacturer's projections, with an 8 mph average, the turbine would have produced about 3,000 kWh per year; a 12 mph average would have produced 11,000 kWh per year.
What happened? The owners' eagerness coupled with a lack of solid resource data led to a waste of time, effort, and 48 cubic yards of concrete in the ground, and about $55,000 spent. While external appearances and anecdotal observation seemed to indicate a good wind site, the reality of low wind speeds and poor turbine production proved otherwise.
Seven years later, the wind maps available are considerably better, and would likely have helped avoid this situation. The free mapping database from AWS Truewind (see Access) indicates a mean average of only 4.8 mph at a 60-meter (197 foot) height at the site—much lower than the 8 to 14 mph suggested for a viable system.
After almost four years, Don and Bev concluded that they had made a poor investment, and advertised the machine and tower for sale. The concrete weighs more than 70 tons, so reusing it in another location was out of the question, but Don and Bev hope to use it as a level surface for a future PV array.
In March 2008, RE engineer Randy Richmond contacted me. His family had purchased property in Ellensburg, Washington, with the express purpose of installing a wind generator, and he was looking for recommendations. I mentioned the Grim turbine, so the two Randys got together to inspect the system. They negotiated a very reasonable price for the complete system, and Randy Brooks put the wheels in motion to move it.
While Randy Richmond worked with local authorities for permission to site the turbine on his vacation property, Randy Brooks gathered his de-installation crew. In early June, we attached a crane, unbolted the tower from the foundation, and tipped the whole thing over. Turbine blades, tail, and then generator were removed and stowed, leaving us with a bare tower.
Brooks had arranged for a flatbed semi trailer to haul the tower and turbine 40 miles to Ellensburg. We decided to partially disassemble the tower into five 20-foot sections. This strategy worked well, and we nested the sections on the semi, with the turbine strapped down on the back end. All then headed south, leaving a bare concrete slab at the Grim property.
Randy Richmond and his wife Melissa had multiple reasons for purchasing their weekend cabin in eastern Washington, but their primary motivation was a site for a wind-electric system.
This site clearly had a better wind resource than the Grim site. There are two commercial wind farms nearby, and the wind maps show a 14.5 mph average wind speed (at 197 feet) in their neighborhood. The landscape is largely treeless, and neighbors complain of consistently strong winds. While no on-site anemometry was done, data from nearby sources, including a commercial wind energy company, confirmed our initial observation and verified the wind maps.
When the semi and crane arrived on site, we unloaded the sections and preassembled the tower near the new foundation site. We opted to only assemble the tower without the turbine, getting a head start on the future installation. The installation was scheduled to be resumed a few months later, to give Richmond time to prepare the site. In June, the tower site was excavated, forms were built, and rebar was set in 38 cubic yards of concrete. Richmond also fine-tuned the electrical and monitoring systems for the turbine, including wind monitoring equipment, radio antennas, and a Web cam. Provisions were included for selling space on the tower to local agencies and companies needing radio transmitters and receivers.
The crew gathered to resume installation of the wind system in late August. Richmond had done much of the work already, including routing the transmission cables, both underground and on the tower. We quickly finished up the remaining odds and ends before the crane rolled onto the site. This was the sixth Bergey Excel that our crew had installed in seven years, so we worked like a fairly well-oiled machine.
The crane lifted the tower so we could prop it up for room to install the turbine. We then lifted the turbine head and bolted it to the tower, followed by the tail and new, next-generation blades. The blade upgrade led to some head-scratching over the installation hardware and a field modification to make the nose cone fit properly. Meanwhile, with transmission wires secured, furling cable attached, and damper completed, we were ready to lift.
Once the tower and turbine were up, we ran ground wires to the ground rods, and performed electrical and furling tests on the turbine. We left the turbine running unloaded, an acceptable condition for this particular model.
Once final electrical approval was received from state authorities and the utility in October 2008, the system began to produce electricity. In its first 86 days of operation, the system has produced 2,047 kWh, or an average of 23.8 kWh per day, a far cry from the low performance at the Grim site. Average wind speed at 33 feet was 8 mph in the fall of 2008, and, Randy estimates, probably 1 to 2 mph higher at the turbine hub.
The Richmonds are earning a 12-cent per kWh state incentive payment for their wind energy. The incentive has a $2,000 per year cap, which Randy hopes to reach. The electricity produced also offsets the energy consumption of the cabin on the property, further improving the payback.
Seven years after his initial meeting with Don and Bev Grim, Randy Brooks has more experience with wind site assessment and system installation. His experience with the Grims leads him to be "much more conservative with wind resource estimates."
Wind systems aren't for everyone, or for every site. In fact, truly good wind sites are not all that common. Wind turbines should be installed well above (at least 30 feet) anything within 500 feet of the tallest obstacle, and taller towers are always better. And as the Grims learned, even adequate tower height cannot overcome a site with a poor wind resource.
It's fortunate for all involved, and for the renewable energy community, that Don and Bev realized their mistake and moved on. This gave Randy and Melissa an affordable opportunity to tap into wind energy. And it put a poorly producing turbine into a new environment where it can now earn its keep.
Ian Woofenden enjoys moonlighting on the Brooks Solar crew, which has provided many rewarding wind installation experiences.
AWS True Wind • www.awstruewind.com • Online wind maps
Bergey WindPower Co. • www.bergey.com
Brooks Solar • www.brookssolar.com


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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I found the original version of this recipe in Food and Wine magazine last year. I've held on to it because the cake is easy to make and it's a great way to use that last cup of berries I always seem to have in my refrigerator at this time of year. The cake originally caught my eye because I thought it would make a great breakfast coffeecake. That proved not to be the case because it is too sweet to serve so early in the day. It does, however, make a wonderful snack cake, especially when it is served with a dollop of cream and some extra berries on the side. There are no tricks to making this buttermilk gem, but I want to emphasize an instruction that is given in the recipe. Be sure to line the cake pan with parchment or waxed paper. The berries in this cake will sink to the bottom of the pan and cause the cake to stick like glue if you don't. The cake is light and moist but it has a crackly crust thanks to a sprinkling of sugar that goes over the batter just before the cake is baked. If youhave extra berries, why not give this cake a try. Here's how it is made.
Buttermilk Cake with Blackberries...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Food and Wine magazine
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups blackberries, plus more for serving
Sweetened whipped cream, for serving
1) Preheat ovento 400 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan and line bottom with parchment paper. Butter e parchment liner.
2) In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, beat butter with 2/3 cup of sugar at medium-high speed until fluffy, 3 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. At low speed, beat in buttermilk and dry ingredients in 3 alternating batches, ending with dry ingredients. Do not overbeat. Gently fold batter just until blended, then scrape into prepared baking pan and smooth the top.
3) Scatter 1 1/4 cups of blackberries over batter and lightly press them in. Sprinkle remaining 1-1/2 tablespoons of sugar over cake. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
4) Transfer cake to a rack to cool for 10 minutes, then turn cake out of pan and remove paper. Turn cake right side up and let cool completely. Serve the buttermilk cake with whipped cream and more blackberries. Yield: 8 servings.
One Year Ago Today: Overnight Blueberry French Toast
Two Years Ago Today: Bucket Bread
Three Years Ago Today: Courgette and Noodle Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
Four Years Ago Today: Banh Mi


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Joined: 21 Apr 2006
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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 4:08 am
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Hello all,
Again another lens filter question, douggrosjean mentioned the Spirotone magnifying lenses in one thread, What is the difference between the Kodak Portra lens and the spirotone magnifying lens, is there a Ciro-flex portrait lens accessory? I found an auction on Ebay, a Ciro-flex with some accessories, there was two thicker that normal filter lenses that the seller description comes to somekind of macro-lens, are they the spirotone magnifying lenses?
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:30 pm
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Might be.
Everybody made those close-up lenses for TLR-type cameras, back in the day. For Rolleis, they're still being made (out of plastic, in India - not very hi-res but usable).
So, it's a gamble. They may be exactly what you want, or not.
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:33 am
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Hello Doug
I am having some difficulty of choosing the right fiter kit for my Ciro-flex. By reading this forum, I thought the right kit was the Kodak VI series with the 31.5mm to VI adapter. But then I found an original Ciro-Shade on Ebay, the seller told me it won't fit to the Series VI, the Ciro-shade has a thread of 36mm. I started questioning myself what did the original Ciro-flex used with its Ciro-shade? Did it use the kodak series V filters and adapter? I know that the series V has 36mm diameter. I would like to use the original Ciro-Shade, should I look for 31.5mm to Series V adapter? Will 31mm adapter fit?
Questions, questions.. I hope it isn't to much.. btw.. it was your airplane photographs that convinced me of getting a Ciro-flex.
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:43 pm
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I'd have to dig through some stuff this w/e to absolutely answer your question - I'm not home till then.
I have some Kodak filters for the Ciro-Flex, and I have the attachment.
The attaching part is just a friction fit over the taking lens, like little "fingers" that flex slightly as you put it on. The OD of the lens is probably around 30mm or so (from memory), but the attachment flares out to bigger than that where the Kodak Series __ filters go on. So it's around 30mm ID friction fit onto the OD of the taking lents, then a flat that is perpendicular to the centerline of the lens, then maybe 40mm threaded ID. The Series __ filters are not threaded, but a threaded holder screws on over them.
The hard part to come up with (or to build) is going to be that adaptor, that transitions from the 30mm to 40mm.
I don't want to sell mine because the filter / lens hood fit another old camera I've got.
A thought - using Photoshop instead of filters is pretty effective (and cost effective, esp. if you already have it bundled with some other computer s/w), and is something I'll often do. The gradient command can be used in place of a graduated nuetral density filter, works well with practice and then you don't have extra stuff to lug around on the camera.
Though the lens hood is probably the one really useful component of the bunch.
One more thing - on re-reading your post you're curious about the portrait lenses. I have one, but the lens element came loose. Worked well till then, very well. One goes on viewing lens and one on taking lens, and they're corrected for parallax. I *think* mine is a Spiratone, but I'd bet that since many companies made such items, and there were many Ciro-Flex TLRs made, probably several companies had close-up lenses.
Oh, the airplane pics - that wasn't me. There's a guy from back east who took those. I like them too. I've taken some car pics and such with mine, at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn MI. And a panoramic with the Ciro-Flex, the lug on the side of the body is either at or close to the nodal point of the lens, and viewing the focus screen with the camera on its side works well.
Here's some of my own Ciro-Flex pics, including a software-stitched pano inside the Ford Museum:
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:30 pm
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Bonjour, Henri!
What lens/shutter do you have on your Ciroflex? I have some information on the Graflex-22 camera which may be helpful if applicable to the Ciro.
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:32 pm
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Hello Doug, Henry,
Btw I already have seen the Henry Ford museum photos as well and they are marvelous.
I have a Ciroflex Model D with an Alphax shutter but I believe all Ciro-flex and Graflex 22 have the same taking lens diameter 31mm or 31.5mm. My main concern is to know which kodak series (V or VI) are the same as the Ciro's own filter set for the Ciro-flex. There is a Ciro-shade hood on Ebay with 36mm thread, it gives me a hint tht it will fit with the series V. Doug, you tell me the diameter of the retaining ring is 40mm. I am a little confused, is that same size the series V?
I would like to use kodak porta lenses with my Ciro-flex, I know I can use the VI filters with a 31.5mm to series VI. All this trouble is to use the original Ciro-Shade as well..
Kind regards,
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:58 am
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My series V Kodak lens shade measures 33mm over the threads, and screws right onto the series V slip ring. Problem is, no series V slip ring will fit over a 31.5mm diameter lens. Kodak literature gives largest series V slip ring as 1-3/16", and the smallest series VI slip ring as 1-1/4" (= 31.5mm as marked on the ring).
Series VI thread is 44 mm.
The mystery continues....
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:26 am
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That means that the 36mm Ciro-Shade won't fit to the series V either, could it?
...and yes the mystery continues because we don't know the original Ciro's filter kit dimensions, the one we see in Bruce Downes book or the Ciro-flex Accessory booklet.
But I just found an auction with a series of adapters and one of the items is a Tiffen 31.5mm to Series V adapter ring and retainer, so it does exist but it don't solve the Ciro-Shade problem.
Greeting Henry,
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:08 pm
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I have one of the slip-fit adapters.
I'll look it up tonight and try to clear up the mystery.
My earlier numbers were estimates based on sight, and could +/- 2 mm easy.
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:32 pm
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Hello Doug,
What happened to the Ciro-flex adapter mystery? Did you look it up?
Kind regards,
[ This Message was edited by: Vart on 2006-07-14 16:33 ]
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text: So I got my X2 last night and a few first impressions coming from an original Droid (special thank you to Peter Alfonso, who kept my D1 fresh for so long). 1) This thing is BIG. If you're used to being able to comfortably hold your phone in your hand and use your thumb to reach all parts of the screen, you probably won't be able to do that anymore. 2) Power button in the top middle. This sucks. I'm used to quickly turning the phone on with a quick thumb push to the upper right. No more. Now I use two hands -- one to hold the phone, the other to push the button at the top to turn it on. 3) The screen is GORGEOUS. If you're not a gadget freak (I'm not really) and haven't been physically checking out all the phones since the D1, the X2 will really make you realize how antiquated the D1's screen is. 4) Who had the bright idea to change the order of the home buttons? Home, Menu and Back are in different places. I'm sure I'll get used to them, but what a PITA. 5) MotoBlur. I hate it so far. Stock vanilla Android would be better. I think I'll just have to get rid of the social media tie-ins, maybe clear out all my screens and set it up like my old phone. I like to keep my life somewhat departmentalized. 6) Bloat. Holy crap is there a lot of crap installed on this phone that you can't remove. The nice thing is that you can now create groups of icons, so perhaps I'll just make a group called "CRAP" and put everything in there. 7) Speed. WOW is this thing fast. Even with my OC'd Droid I'd get delays once in a while as the CPU chewed through something. Not with this X2. Everything is so snappy and fast and ready at an instant (except the camera -- that still seems to be a work in progress). 8) No Gingerbread. At least not yet. Would be nice if it rolled out at the same time as the X, but that's not what I'm hearing. Amazing that the predecessor to this brand new phone will have Gingerbread first. Anyway, just some opening thoughts. I don't much like change, and I do like simplicity, so perhaps I'm just being nitpicky about a lot of this. UPDATE: OK, this phone is starting to annoy me. Specifically: 1) There is a popping sound whenever the audio channel is first "engaged." It comes over my car speakers and I'm afraid it's going to do damage. My D1 did not have this issue. Also, I have experienced audio stuttering on occasion. Not what I'd expect from a dual-core phone. My D1 never had this issue either. 2) When I plug the phone into the multimedia dock, this also engages the car dock icon. It thinks it is in the car dock and multimedia dock at the same time. My D1 did not do this. 3) When you use the car dock music app, there doesn't seem to be a way to get back to "albums." If you hit the return button it takes you back to the car dock menu, where among the options for navigation, phone, etc. is not "Music," but the SONG you were listening to. I had to exit the car dock and launch the music app to get out of the album I was listening to. I also tried the hardware "back" button and it did the same thing. 4) When you plug the phone into the multimedia dock and have it connected to a computer, if you go to listen to music, it says, "Sorry, your SD card is busy." This is BEFORE you select USB connection. You have to go into the USB menu and select "Charge Only" to get your media back. I wonder if there's a way to make it "charge only" by default, then select the PC mode when you want it? I'm sure lots of these are just getting used to the new phone (except the car dock & sound popping), but they're annoying as hell. I might try to bring the phone back and see if I can wait for the D3. Trouble is, I bought two sets of the accessories kit and would be out a bit of change. Still thinking about it. Overall though, I think I still prefer my D1. Just the fact that I know that I won't be able to run a custom ROM that will fix some of these things is really disappointing. I have no faith that Motorola will fix these quickly. The only thing I love about this phone is the display and the speed. Other than that, I'll take my D1 any day. I can't believe I'm writing that.


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We love the gorgeous silk and pearl Lanvin necklace that Sarah Michelle Gellar wore to the premiere of her new movie, Southland Tales. The show-stopping piece pulls together her elegant red carpet look, but we think it would look just as fresh and sexy at a holiday party with a simple black dress. Statement pieces like this might seem tough to work in to your wardrob, but you can pull it off too! Just make sure to pair an attention-grabbing necklace with an open, simple neckline and balance out the oversize piece with subtle studs or bare ears. Tell us: Would you wear a larger-than-life necklace?


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Art Theft: The A Lot Of Intriguing and Famous Cases in History
Art theft is an complicated and ancient criminal activity. When you look at the some of the most popular cases of art thefts in history, you see completely prepared operations that include art dealerships, art fakers, mobsters, ransoms, and countless dollars. Here you can check out a few of the most popular cases of art theft in the history.
The First Theft:
The very first recorded case of art theft remained in 1473, when 2 panels of altarpiece of the Last Judgment by the Dutch painter Hans Memling were taken. While the triptych was being transported by ship from the Netherlands to Florence, the ship was attacked by pirates who took it to the Gdansk cathedral in Poland. Nowadays, the piece is shown at the National Museum in Gdansk where it was recently moved from the Basilica of the Assumption.
The The Majority Of Famous Theft:
The most popular story of art theft includes among the most popular paintings on the planet and among the most well-known artists in history as a suspect. In the night of August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen out of the Louver. Right after, Pablo Picasso was arrested and questioned by the cops, however was released quickly.
It took about two years till the secret was resolved by the Parisian authorities. It turned out that the 30 × 21 inch painting was taken by among the museum staff members by the name of Vincenzo Peruggia, who just carried it concealed under his coat. Peruggia did not work alone. The crime was thoroughly carried out by a notorious bilker, Eduardo de Valfierno, who was sent out by an art faker who intended to make copies and offer them as if they were the original painting.
While Yves Chaudron, the art faker, was busy developing copies for the famous masterpiece, Mona Lisa was still hidden at Peruggias apartment. Eventually, Peruggia was captured by the cops while attempting to offer the painting to an art dealership from Florence, Italy.
The Biggest Theft in the USA:
The biggest art theft in United States took location at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. On the night of March 18, 1990, a group of burglars using cops uniforms broke into the museum and took thirteen paintings whose collective value was approximated at around 300 million dollars. The burglars took 2 paintings and one print by Rembrandt, and works of Vermeer, Manet, Degas, Govaert Flinck, along with a French and a Chinese artifact.
Since yet, none of the paintings have actually been discovered and the case is still unsolved. According to recent rumors, the FBI are examining the possibility that the Boston https://www.spokeo.com/Kurt-Criter Mob along with French art dealerships are linked to the criminal offense.
The Scream:
The painting by Edvard Munchs, The Scream, is probably the most demanded painting by art thieves in history. It has actually been taken two times and was just recently recovered. In 1994, during the Winter Season Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, The Scream was taken from an Oslo gallery by two burglars who broke through an open window, set off the alarm and left a note saying: thanks for the bad security.
Three months later on, the holders of the painting approached the Norwegian Federal government with an offer: 1 million dollars ransom for Edvard Munchs The Scream. The Federal government turned down the offer, but the Norwegian cops worked together with the British Cops and the Getty Museum to organize a sting operation that revived the painting to where it belongs.
10 years later on, The Scream was taken once again from the Munch Museum. This time, the robbers utilized a weapon and took another of Munchs painting https://soundcloud.com/kurt-criter with them. While Museum authorities awaiting the burglars to request ransom money, rumors declared that both paintings were burned to hide evidence. Ultimately, the Norwegian authorities found the 2 paintings on August 31, 2006 however the realities on how they were recovered are not known.
When you look at the some of the most popular cases of art thefts in history, you see completely prepared operations that involve art dealerships, art fakers, mobsters, ransoms, and millions of dollars. The most well-known story of art theft involves one of the most popular paintings in the world and one of the most well-known artists in history as a suspect. The crime was carefully performed by a well-known con man, Eduardo de Valfierno, who was sent out by an art faker who meant to make copies and sell them as if they were the original painting.
Ultimately, Peruggia was captured by the cops while attempting to offer the painting to an art dealer from Florence, Italy. The painting by Edvard Munchs, The Scream, is probably the most looked for after painting by art thieves in history.


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Europeans Continue To Push For 'Right To Be Forgotten'; Claim Americans 'Fetishize' Free Speech
from the let's-try-this-again... dept
Over at The Atlantic, there's a story with the expected storyline about how Europe loves privacy, while the US loves free speech, and this whole "right to be forgotten" issue is where those two cultures clash. While there is some truth to the stereotypical claims about the US believing free speech trumps all and Europe valuing privacy much more, I still think this story line is not accurate for two important reasons.
First, I still don't believe the "right to be forgotten" is truly a privacy issue at all. A privacy issue is about protecting private information. The right to be forgotten is the opposite of that. It's asking websites to delete public information, including factual news information about a person. That's not about privacy. That's about pretending public information is really private.
And that brings up the second point, which is that the concept of a "right to be forgotten" isn't just silly because of the free speech restriction, but because it's impossible. You might be able to force some information off of some websites, but it will simply be impossible to erase that information completely -- especially on a global internet, where large segments of that internet will not exist in countries that abide by any "right to be forgotten." But even beyond that, once information is public and in people's brains, it's impossible to force them to forget it and equally impossible to realistically tell them they cannot ever speak about it again. From a sheer logistical angle, the whole idea of a "right to be forgotten" is so laughable that it's a waste to even seriously consider implementing such a thing.
Of course, that's probably why some politicians will still try to do exactly that.


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EURUSD accelerated to the upside in the last few hours from the lower side of a trading range. As such, with the latest time we see triangle as the best labeling in wave four, but we still need wave (e) before pattern is complete. Ideal support zone for end of wave (e) comes in at 1.3490-1.3510 region. If we are correct then we will see more impulsive ride on Euro in this week.
EURUSD 1h Elliott Wave Analysis
Triangle Elliott Wave Pattern.
Triangle Pattern is a common 5 wave patterns. Generally Triangle is labeled A-B-C-D-E that moves in counter-trend. Triangle is corrective in nature. Mostly triangles move within two channel lines drawn from waves A to C, and from waves B to D.
In Elliott Wave Patterns, a Triangle is either contracting or expanding depending on whether the channel lines are converging or expanding.
If the channel lines are converging, then the Triangle is called Contracting Triangle. And the channels line are expanding then this type of Triangle is called Expanding Triangle.
Triangles are overlapping five wave affairs that subdivide 3-3-3-3-3.
Contracting triangle
- Contracting Triangle has 3-3-3-3-3 wave structure.
- Each subwave of a triangle is usualy a zig-zag
- Wave E must end in the price territory of wave A
- One subwave of a triangle usually has a much more complex structure than others subwaves
- Contracting Triangle appears in;
- Wave four in an impulse wave
- Wave B in an A-B-C Correction
- Wave X or wave Y in a double threes
- Wave X or wave Z in a triple threes
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5:00 pm
The Electric Company "Electric Accompany" Annie hypnotizes Keith to sing an annoying jingle. The Electric Company needs to cure Keith in time for him to perform the song he wrote for his dad's birthday. D
5:30 pm
Cyberchase "The X-Factor" All is not well in Perfectamundo, a dome-enclosed cybersite, when orange spots are discovered building up on the dome's interior surface, blocking the site's precious sunlight. What source could be responsible for the spots multiplying so fast? Is it Hacker's new factory that pours out orange clouds through smoky stacks? It can't be that new Digifizz toy, with its tiny burst of colorful sparkles shooting into the air each time it gets used. With time running out, the CyberSquad must come to grips with the power of multiplication and use it to undo the site's pollution problem. D
6:00 pm
It's Sew Easy "Pockets" Where would we be without pockets? We love adding them to every garment but especially pants. They are obviously functional but they can also add style and line. Angela Wolf starts us out as we finish up our trouser lesson from last week with pockets. D
6:30 pm
Scheewe Art Workshop "Sweetness of Stargazer Lilies" Enchanting blooms of the Stargazer Lily unfurl with their sweet fragrance and permeate the air. It is a fun task to pick a favorite color among the allure of opaque white, pink, yellow, and deep magenta. The Lily's beauty with a variety of colors provides a wonderful subject. D
7:00 pm
Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "Baja Beach House Cooking" Rick introduces viewers to some of Los Cabos top chefs and their restaurants then cooks dinner for them at a luxurious beach house. Margarita Carrillo, chef/owner of Don Emiliano Restaurant in San Jose del Cabo, joins Rick to purchase the local cabrillo fish and to visit Tamarindo's Farm for organically grown produce. Rick makes a tamarind chile sauce to go with his fish and eggplant course. D
7:30 pm
Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Vegetables" Blanching, steaming and roasting - these three simple methods are the best for highlighting vegetables' flavors and retaining their nutritional properties. Let Martha guide you through these techniques and show you how you can use them to prepare an endless variety of perfect vegetable dishes in your own home. D
8:00 pm
Ask This Old House "Restoring Terrazzo Floors/Repairing a Cracked Floor Joist" Host Kevin O'Connor heads to Del Ray Beach, Florida, to restore terrazzo floors. Then, Kevin, along with landscape contractor Roger Cook, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and general contractor Tom Silva, asks, "What Is It?" Afterward, Tom helps a homeowner repair a cracked floor joist. D
8:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "European Travel Skills, Part 3" As Rick brings his 3,000-mile trek to its finish, he reinforces the skill he calls the most rewarding of all - connecting with the locals, not forgetting essential skills such as eating and sleeping well and packing light. Part 3 of 3G
9:00 pm
Rudy Maxa's World "The Islands of Polynesia" French Polynesia's far-flung collection of about 130 islands range from lagoon-ringed islands with green volcanic spires to low, coral atolls with very little land, to heavily forested, rugged beauties. This is a place of dreams, a culturally rich, geologically fascinating group of islands surrounded by azure waters teeming with marine life, as lavish underwriter photography illustrates. D
9:30 pm
Lidia's Italy In America "California: Pesto Pronto!" On her trip to the Golden State, Lidia meets with Brady Whitlow, president of Corto Olive, to talk about their methods of producing Italian-style olive oil in California. Next, Lidia visits one of the longest-standing wine making families in Sonoma County, the Seghesio family, at their vineyards. Joe joins Lidia in the kitchen to give his take on how to use pesto in two easy recipes: Pesto Salmon BLT and Pesto Chicken Salad. D
10:00 pm
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Fried Chicken and Biscuits" Chris and Bridget visit Princes in Nashville to try their famous Nashville Hot Chicken. They return to the kitchen determined to replicate the top-secret recipe. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of whole kosher dill pickles. D
10:30 pm
Joanne Weir's Cooking Class "Brick-Cooked Chicken & Grilled Potato Salad" Joanne helps her student Yasu build her culinary repertoire by teaching her a unique way to cook chicken with a brick, and a new spin on potato salad. Recipes: (1) HERB-ROASTED CHICKEN COOKED UNDER A BRICK, (2) WARM GRILLED POTATO SALAD WITH OLIVES AND PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO. Student: Yasu Maskay - Public Relations Consultant. D
11:00 pm
Pati's Mexican Table "Foods of the Mexican Revolution" If you're fighting a war, how do you cook food on the run? What sort of meals can you make around ranches, porches and rustic bonfires? What might Pancho Villa or Emiliano Zapata have eaten? This episode looks at the culinary legacy of the Mexican Revolution, with recipes that include: Cowboy "Charro" Beans; Chilorio Burritas; Chunky Guacamole; Sweet Anise Rosquitas. D
11:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "European Travel Skills, Part 3" As Rick brings his 3,000-mile trek to its finish, he reinforces the skill he calls the most rewarding of all - connecting with the locals, not forgetting essential skills such as eating and sleeping well and packing light. Part 3 of 3G


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Mystic Scrimshanders will host its 11th Annual International Scrimshaw Competition Sept. 15 to Sept. 30 at Scrimshanders at 35 Brown Street, Wickford.
Artists from nine states and two countries will take part in this year's event.
The artists in the competition will enter roughly 25 scrimshaw works for judging in five categories, plus a People's Choice Award that will be voted on by the general public. Many of the pieces will be done on fossil ivories, such as prehistoric mammoth tusk.
This year's judges are Rhode Island's own James Woods, talented actor/director and two-time Emmy award winner; Suzanne Scanlon, who is on the faculty of the Rhode Island School of Design, and Joseph Gallichio, an avid collector of many things, specializing in scrimshaw.
The event's opening activities, including the judging of the scrimshaw works, takes place Sept. 15 and the exhibition will be open for public viewing from the 16th through Sept. 30. Collectors may call Barbara Cullen at 294-2262 for more information or to request an invitation to opening night. The public is encouraged to visit the Scrimshanders shop to cast votes for the People's Choice Award. Work may also be viewed on the web a few days before the competition at www.scrimshanders.com.


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Once you step on campus, you will know if Barry University is right for you.
It is amazing how one campus visit can be the pivotal moment of knowing that a university is the place for you. This is the feedback Barry University receives from many incoming students: "I knew Barry University was for me when I set foot on campus."
Barry University's 122-acre campus is located in the village of Miami Shores, seven miles north of downtown Miami and fourteen miles south of Fort Lauderdale. As the gateway to Latin America and an international trade center, South Florida offers a dynamic business and cultural environment that will enhance your educational opportunities. Our tropical climate invites you to enjoy the outdoor life year-round. You can watch any number of professional sports teams or attend a variety of cultural events. The beautiful Atlantic coast beaches are just minutes away.
Schedule a Visit
Experience for yourself the beautiful campus and friendly environment that is Barry University. Our knowledgeable and friendly Student Ambassadors conduct campus tours year round, so please visit anytime. Scheduled visits are encouraged, especially if you wish to see a dorm room, meet with faculty, or speak with a specific coach.
To schedule a campus visit, log in to your myBarry account and fill out our "Schedule a Visit" form. If you do not have a myBarry account, please create one. The myBarry account will allow you to ask questions, apply online, request more information about academic programs, and much more!
Top Reasons to Visit Barry University
- Experience the small community of friendly students, faculty and staff.
- Schedule a meeting with a specific academic area to learn more about the benefits of their degree programs.
- If you are undecided about attending Barry University, we guarantee after you visit our campus you will know for sure if Barry is right for you.
- Make it a mini vacation. After your campus tour, explore the many famous surrounding areas, including South Beach, Coconut Grove, the Florida Keys, and all the white sandy beaches in between.
- If you are from a snowy climate, it is a great excuse to get away from the chill. Barry University never sees snow… ever. Thank you Miami, Florida!
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Early bird TTUSD bus pass rate effective through Aug. 31
August 23, 2012
TAHOE/TRUCKEE and#8212; Bus passes for the 2012-2013 school year are on sale, and early bird savings will be in effect until Aug. 31, after which an annual bus pass will cost $15 more per student.
Applications must be submitted each year, but if a child attended TTUSD last year, it is not necessary to submit or take a new photo; the childand#8217;s school photo from last fall will be used on the bus pass. Applications may be purchased online at http://www.ttusd.org with a credit or debit card or printed out from the TTUSD website and mailed in to the transportation office with payment.
If a student did not have a TTUSD school picture taken last year, he or she may still submit an application online or by mail, but will need to send a photo via e-mail or have one taken at the transportation office. For individuals who do not have access to a computer, applications must be submitted in person.
Students requiring a free or reduced bus pass will need to apply in person. Processing dates are being offered at many school sites in the district.
TTUSD Transportation personnel request individuals arrive with their applications completed, if possible; applications may be downloaded on the districtand#8217;s website at http://www.ttusd.org/transportation.
The TTUSD bus fleet, which is equipped with GPS units and card readers, allows transportation officials to determine in real time when and where students get on and off the bus, and has proven to be a valuable safety feature for the district, according to Nanette Rondeau, TTUSDand#8217;s director of transportation.
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All students must have a personalized 2012-2013 bus pass in their possession in order to ride the school bus to and from school. All passes must be purchased in advance and bus drivers will not accept cash.
No students will be denied transportation at any bus stop in the morning unless they have lost their transportation privileges. Master bus schedules are posted on the districtand#8217;s website. Following is the address to purchase passes by mail or in person: TTUSD Transportation Maintenance and Operations, 12485 Joerger Drive, Truckee, CA 96161.
and#8212; Melissa Williams is a director with Switchback PR + Marketing. This article was provided to the Sun on behalf of the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District.


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Boy Accused in Colton Gleason's Death Makes Court Appearance [AUDIO]
ST. CLOUD - The boy accused of delivering the punch that killed 20-year-old Colton Gleason made his first court appearance in Stearns County Court today (Tuesday).
Seventeen-year-old Jesse Smithers of Sauk Rapids is facing charges of murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree, and assault in the first degree.
The judge ordered that Smithers remain in custody without bail.
The Stearns County Attorney also filed a motion for certification of Smithers as an adult.
Through his attorney, the 17-year-old said he had nothing to do with the attack, and doesn't know who did.
After the hearing, Gleason's father, John, talked about the incident that killed his son.
The next court date for Smithers is a Probable Cause hearing on Tuesday, October 2nd at 2:30 p.m.
Smithers is listed as a senior on the St. Cloud Tech football roster. Superintendent Bruce Watkins confirms he was on the team earlier this year, but was not a current member of the team. Watkins would not elaborate any further.
Smithers is accused of getting out of a car last Thursday at about 11:20 p.m. in the 600 block between 8th and 9th Avenues South. He then allegedly walked up to Gleason and punched him one time, causing him to fall backward and hit his head on the ground. Gleason was taken to St. Cloud Hospital, where he died on Friday night at about 9:15 p.m.