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With more HDTVs adding in connectivity, it's inevitable that consumers would become fond of certain apps. According to Harris Interactive, streaming video apps are popular with Smart TV owners, as well as those that haven't made the leap to Smart TV just yet.
In the latest Harris Poll, Netflix topped the list, with 47 percent of Smart TV owners saying that the streaming service is a must-have app. Rounding out the top five is YouTube (44 percent), Amazon Instant Video (34 percent), Facebook (35 percent), and Pandora (28 percent).
Young adults (18 to 35), however, chose YouTube as the number one app, gaining 57 percent of the vote. That was followed by Netflix (54 percent) and Amazon Instant Video (38 percent).
It's important to note that when you buy a Smart TV or other connected device, there are certain apps that seem to be "regulars." Netflix, YouTube and Pandora are pretty typical; Amazon Instant Video, Facebook, ESPN, Hulu Plus, and Syfy aren't — but still managed to snag spots in the top 10. Impressive!
Another interesting tidbit to come out of the Harris Poll is that 73 percent of people without a Smart TV aren't very familiar with Smart TV content.
"As the TV becomes a more overall entertainment device, it is only a matter of time before we see the mainstream use of additional content apps, such as Facebook, being used on the TV," said Manny Flores, senior VP of Harris Interactive. "Yet, manufacturers and retailers evidently have to do a much better job of educating their consumers on what a Smart TV is and the benefits of a Smart TV experience. Increased familiarity appears to be the key to driving purchase consideration. Also, manufacturers need to hope that familiarity with smartphone and tablet apps translates into greater interest and adoption for apps that can be used on a bigger screen in the living room."
The Harris Poll surveyed 2,634 U.S. adults (ages 18 and over) online, between May 7 and May 15, 2012.

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Though Alex North ushered in a completely new sound in American film music, he wasn't a Young Turk when he arrived in Hollywood 60 years ago to pen the groundbreaking jazz-influenced score for "A Streetcar Named Desire."
He was nearly 40 at the time, classically trained at both the Curtis School in Philadelphia and Juilliard in New York. In the mid-1930s, the Pennsylvania native went to Moscow, where he studied for two years at the Moscow Conservatory. His Moscow connections, plus the fact that his brother was a writer for a left-wing publication, forced North and his family to move to France in the late 1950s for a few years to escape the blacklist.
"He had an amazing pre-movie career," says film music historian Jon Burlingame, the host of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' centenary tribute to North on Friday evening at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
North wrote music for modern dance choreographers, among them Martha Graham. He also wrote incidental music for the theater, including the underscore for the 1947 Broadway production of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman."
"My earliest memories as a child are that we were quite broke," recalls his producer son, Steven North, 68, who hired his dad to compose for two of his films, including his father's final score for "The Last Butterfly" in 1991.
"We were living in a tiny two-room basement apartment in New York City. This was 1947, and I was 5. My earliest memories are of him composing the music for 'Death of a Salesman.' He would work all night. He would sit at the piano, try different melodies, try different combinations."
Elia Kazan had directed "Salesman" and brought North to Hollywood to compose the score for the film version of Tennessee Williams' masterwork set in New Orleans.
"In the 1930s and '40s, Hollywood film music was really dominated by composers who were steeped in European sound," explains Burlingame. "Most of these guys — Max Steiner, Erich Korngold, Miklos Rozsa, Franz Waxman, Dimitri Tiomkin — were European expatriates who came to America and found their livelihood in film music."
But in the 1950s, says Burlingame, "you get three composers all born in America who come to Hollywood and start to alter the sound of film music: Alex North, Leonard Rosenman and Elmer Bernstein. They are determined to bring an American sensibility to film music. 'Streetcar' is the first dramatic score to incorporate jazz as an integral part."
Burlingame will be showing clips of several of North's major scores (he was nominated for 15 Oscars but never won until he received the 1985 Honorary Award), including "Streetcar," "Viva Zapata!" (1952), "Spartacus" (1960), "The Misfits" (1961) and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966). He also penned the scores to 1951's film version of "Death of a Salesman," 1965's "The Agony and the Ecstasy" and penned the music to the 1955 Oscar-nominated song "Unchained Melody," which got a new life thanks to "Ghost" in 1990.
Steven North, award-winning composer Laurence Rosenthal and North biographer Sanya Henderson will also be commenting on the composer, who died 19 years ago of pancreatic cancer.
Rosenthal ("The Miracle Worker," "Becket") remembers North as a warm, generous friend who had "an extraordinary sensitivity to exactly the kind of music that a scene needed — and it wasn't the most obvious solution. He had his own musical language."
Rounding out the evening is a screening of the 1961 contemporary western "The Misfits," which was the last film for stars Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. The film, penned by Arthur Miller, who was then married to Monroe, and directed by John Huston, revolves around a ragtag group of cowboys trying to round up wild mustangs in the desert outside of Reno. Monroe plays a divorcee in love with Gable who wants to stop the roundup.
"I hadn't seen it in years," says Burlingame. "The last half-hour, when you get in the business of them rounding up the horses in the desert, is an amazing score, almost balletic at times. He makes some unusual choices, which I think initially one might question because they seem unconventional.
"After studying it for a long time, I came to the realization that he was playing Marilyn's perception of what was going on, which was upsetting and unsettling. It's not how anyone else would have scored those sequences. That is what I find interesting about his work."


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Motorhead's New Album — Listen Now
Although Motorhead's new album 'Aftershock' won't be available for sale until Oct. 22, fans can get a preview thanks to the above stream.
With 14 songs clocking in at 47 minutes, 'Aftershock' is Motorhead's 21st album and first since 2010's 'The World Is Yours." The stream comes courtesy of Yahoo! Music, which calls it an "early Halloween treat."
Blabbermouth says that a release party will take place at the Rainbow Bar and Grill in West Hollywood on Oct. 18. The event will feature free pizza and prizes, and the first 100 fans through the door will be invited to a listening party in a special room upstairs.
Although Lemmy, the band's iconic frontman, has suffered a series of health issues over the past year, Motorhead still plan to embark on a five-week European tour next month. Earlier today, Lemmy disclosed that he has quit smoking and drinking Jack Daniel's and Cokes under orders from his doctor. But even with this new concern for his health, the 67-year old understands that he won't live forever.
"Death is an inevitability, isn't it?" he said. "You become more aware of that when you get to my age. I don't worry about it. I'm ready for it. When I go, I want to go doing what I do best. If I died tomorrow, I couldn't complain. It's been good."


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UK Court Orders BT To Block Access To Usenet Site Hollywood Hates
from the this-won't-end-well dept
The ruling itself is quite troubling:
"In my judgment it follows that BT has actual knowledge of other persons using its service to infringe copyright: it knows that the users and operators of Newzbin2 infringe copyright on a large scale, and in particular infringe the copyrights of the studios in large numbers of their films and television programmes," said Justice Arnold in his ruling at the high court in London.There are many problems with this. First of all, an ISP should never be responsible for the actions of its users, and yet that's what the court is saying here. Furthermore, Usenet, which has been around for ages (and, of course, predates the web) does have non-infringing uses as well. Sure, many people do now use it to infringe, but it's pretty ridiculous to blame BT for allowing access to one service that provides access to Newzbin2, because some of its users infringe on copyrights. Furthermore, it's not even "Newzbin" that is making this content available, as the judge wrote. It's users who are making the content available.
"[BT] knows that the users of Newzbin2 include BT subscribers, and it knows those users use its service to receive infringing copies of copyright works made available to them by Newzbin2," Arnold added.
Considering the sites that the entertainment industry has declared infringing -- including the Internet Archive, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Vibe.com and tons of blogs and forums, this is a very worrying sign indeed. Basically, if the entertainment industry is scared of your online site or service, and too clueless to figure out how to use it, you can be booted off the internet in the UK. Scary stuff.


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Seek Learning
Real-Life Education
Going Somewhere?
Where Music Leads
Be a good student. Arise and shine forth in your schools with hard work, honesty, and integrity. If you are struggling or discouraged with your performance in school, seek help from your parents, teachers, and helpful Church members. Never give up!
Make a list of the things you want to learn; then "share your educational goals with your family, friends, and leaders so they can support and encourage you" (For the Strength of Youth [2011], 9). This is the pattern of Personal Progress.
With technology you are witnessing an explosion of knowledge. You are constantly bombarded by sound, video, and networking. Be selective and don't allow this surge of information to distract you or to slow your progress. Arise, young women! You determine your goals. You decide what enters your mind and heart.


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Blakney Named 2009-10 D3hoops.com Preseason All-American
- First female in school history to receive this honor -
Farmingdale State senior guard Kimberly Blakney (Brookyln, N.Y./Benjamin Banneker) was named to the 2009-10 D3hoops.com Preseason All-America Team, as announced by D3hoops.com on Friday, November 6th.
Blakney, the Rams All-Time leading scorer with 1,430 career points over three seasons and 71 games, is the first female in school history to be named a Preseason All-American. Blakney was named to the D3hoops.com Third Team and will be leading the Rams this season, as they work towards capturing their first-ever Skyline Conference Championship.
In 2008-09, Kim was named the Skyline Player of the Year, D3Hoops.com First Team, All-Met First Team and ECAC Second Team, after posting 653 points and 153 steals over 27 games played. She averaged 24.2 points per game and 5.7 steals per game, which Led the Nation in both categories. She set a school record on February 12th, 2009, by scoring 49 points in a home win over St. Joseph's and then bested that performance scoring 50 points against Mount Saint Vincent just nine days later (2/21/09).
In her sophomore season, Kim was named First Team All-Skyline and ECAC Metro Second Team honors, after leading the team in scoring with 439 points, averaging 17.6 points per game. In her rookie year, she joined the team just before the winter break and finished the season with team-highs of 17.8 points per game, 6.9 rebounds and 31 blocks.
Kim will sure be the player to watch this season, as her career stats with the Rams feature 1,430 points (20.1 per game), 518 rebounds (7.3 per game), 337 steals, 124 blocks and 32.9 minutes per game.
Farmingdale State opens the 2009-10 season on Friday, November 20th at the New Paltz Hawk Invitational against York (N.Y.) at 8:00 p.m., followed by a game on Saturday, November 21st against either New Paltz or Tufts.


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Communities come together to protect wetland
Both Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) and Chitwan Annapurna Landscape (CHAL) are endowed with wetland ecosystems of international importance and provide refuge to diverse flora and fauna. However, almost all of these wetlands suffer encroachment from agricultural expansion, invasion of alien plant species, siltation, pollution and unsustainable use of wetland resources. Tikauli Lake is no exception.
The lake is seriously affected by invasive water plants, and the Hariyo Ban Program, WWF Nepal is supporting local communities to manually remove water hyacinth, water lettuce and water cabbage. So far the communities have joined hands and cleaned five hectares of the lake's surface. This should improve habitat and contribute to Tikauli's restoration, reducing the risk of this important wetland from drying out and enabling it to continue supporting populations of birds and large mammals.
Hariyo Ban proposes to restore major wetlands in core areas of both TAL and CHAL in the coming years through control of invasive alien plant species, and other restoration and management activities. It is working with the National Agricultural Research Council (NARC) of Nepal and Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Florida, USA, to introduce biological control for invasive plants such as water hyacinth. Some wetlands with minimum human pressures are also suffering rapid plant succession, low water levels, or early dryness and siltation due to forest floods. These changes may be due to climate change, and Hariyo Ban is working with communities to raise awareness about climate change and its impacts.
For further information:
Pallavi Dhakal
Communications Officer, Hariyo Ban Program
WWF Nepal
Disclaimer: The Hariyo Ban Program is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this article are the responsibility of WWF and CARE Nepal and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.


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Doctor Who Levitating TARDIS
Like a matchbox car, but for a Time Lord
- TARDIS floats like magic in mid-air
- Spin it around and it might travel through time
- Hack it to fix the chameleon circuit
We imagine that if The Doctor were stranded on Earth for a long period of time without his real TARDIS, he'd appreciate having a smaller model to play with and admire. It's like being a kid (of any age!) and having a collection of matchbox cars. You may not have a real Maserati, but this miniature one sure is sweet! Zoom zoom! Oh wait, that's the sound a Mazda makes. We're obviously not experts in such things. Anyhoo, we think a TARDISless Doctor would really love this matchbox model of his time-traveling ride.
The Levitating TARDIS uses the magic of magnets (how do they work?) to make the blue police box hover inside the black base unit. With a little practice, you can gently flick the TARDIS and set it spinning. The best part? We were so excited about this... go to the nearest vending machine and purchase a bag of Skittles. Use the Skittles to create an epic battle between the Doctor and the new Daleks! As each Dalek dies, toss it in your mouth and taste the rainbow. Delicious.
Product Specifications
- TARDIS floats like magic in mid-air with the power of magnets
- Spin it around and it might travel through time
- Hack it to fix the chameleon circuit (hey, you can TRY...)
- Dimensions: approx. five inches tall
- Requires 6AA batteries (not included)


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Suspected Peeping Tom arrested in Winston-Salem
Suspected Peeping Tom arrested in Winston-Salem
A 20-year-old Winston-Salem man faces multiple peeping charges after cameras recorded someone looking into a woman's home over the past few months, police said.
Juwon Lamar Goolsby of Winston-Salem was arrested on misdemeanor charges Monday afternoon.
A woman told police she first saw a man outside her home off Carver School Road in early January. She set up cameras outside the home, and more sightings were recorded on Jan. 28, Feb. 15 and April 4, police said.
Goolsby was charged with four counts of secret peeping into a residence occupied by an individual. He was held under a $2,000 secured bond pending a May 15 court appearance.


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I had a request to render in wood an iconic image of Christianity. As I carved the poplar, and the form of a man carrying the cross began to emerge, I knew that this powerful moment I was depicting held much symbolic meaning for humankind. Through selfless love, Jesus carries the weight of mankind, and sacrifices himself for us. Can we bear the weight of our own mortality? Do we have the strength to free our souls by making earthly sacrifices? Whatever religious and spiritual beliefs we follow, love should guide us all, and our spirits will rise to meet the angels.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
christ and cross
6 comments:
- Jen said...
Oh he's GORGEOUS, Rick! Love it!
- March 9, 2010 at 7:26 AM
- Melissa said...
This is absolutely beautiful. Something about this really inspires a reflective attitude in me. A real stillness. What a talent you have!
- March 12, 2010 at 5:51 PM
- Angela Mobley said...
Oh, so timely and incredibly beautiful. indeed...beauty in the struggle.
- March 18, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- Beth said...
So thoughtful and inspiring...beautiful!
- March 22, 2010 at 7:14 AM
- Nicole Spring (Frontier Dreams) said...
I absolutely ADORE this. Beautiful!! Our sprite that we use as our root child made it's appearance last Saturday and we were all so happy to see it again, thank you!
- March 25, 2010 at 8:51 PM
- Rose said...
Jesus carrying the Roman cross brings tears to my eyes. I wonder what I would have done if I had lived at that time. Would i have had the courage to help him~maybe give him so water out of my jar? His blood covers our sins forever and I am so grateful . Thank you for this touching post, Rose
- March 27, 2010 at 3:27 PM


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Recipe: Wine-Drenched Squash With Tomatoes, Artichokes & Tuna
Summer vegetables have vanished from the farmers markets, and the days are getting shorter and darker. Nevertheless, here's a quick, healthy supper dish that relies on preserved ingredients to offer the bright flavors of colorful tomatoes, artichokes and fall squash.
Add the cozy warmth that wine brings to a sauce, along with savory thyme and fresh lemon, and this is a delicious way to put some color in your evening meal.
The dish is plenty substantial on its own, served alongside another vegetable or some bread, but it's great over pasta too.
Wine-Drenched Squash, Tomatoes, Artichokes & Tuna
serves 2, or 1 with lunch leftovers
1 cup white wine
Juice and zest of one lemon
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, sliced into strips
4 small yellow squash
4 garlic cloves
1 bunch of scallions
1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves
1 can high-quality tuna packed in oil, drained
1 can of quartered artichoke hearts, drained
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup flat parsley leaves, chopped (optional)
Bring wine to a simmer in a small sauce pan with the lemon juice and the olive oil. Add the tomatoes. Simmer for about 5 minutes, or until the tomatoes have softened. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Slice the squash, garlic, and scallions. Heat some olive oil in a large. Sauté the garlic, lemon zest and thyme slowly over medium heat until softened, then add the scallions and squash and sauté until just warm. Add the drained tuna and artichokes and cook until warmed. Season with salt and pepper, then add the parsley and cook until wilted.
Add the tomato mixture with all its wine sauce. Simmer for a few minutes, just until everything is warm and the vegetables are as soft as you like. Remove from the heat and serve immediately.


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Within the Walls
That's why they call it "The Garden District"
Located on a quiet, tree-lined street in the Garden District, the house was built in 1888 and purchased by the Carpenters in 1994.
Sally and Albert Edward "Chip" Carpenter have a secret garden adjoining their Garden District home, hidden from the quiet tree-lined street by a vine-covered brick wall and an iron gate, and from the neighbor's house by story-high Savannah holly shrubs.
The garden was designed by landscape architect Michael McClung of Four Season Landscape of New Orleans. "Its brick walkways and patio serve as our outdoor den," says Sally, a nurse who has cultivated a green thumb while working in the garden. It is here where she and Chip relax, entertain guests and let Holly, their Labrador retriever, sun herself on a patch of grass that they created just for her.
The couple had lived four blocks away in the same neighborhood for 14 years before they purchased the home in 1994, where they could grow with their family that included two children, son Kyle and daughter Logan, who are now 29 and 27, respectively.
Chip always liked living in the Garden District. "It's convenient to everything," he says. Adds Sally, "It's a friendly neighborhood where people walk their dogs and stop to visit."
Built in 1888 by Cohen M. Soria, a noted manufacturer and industrialist, the house was lived in by members of the same family until 1951. When Chip first spotted the house, he saw its potential. "I could see it needed a lot of work, but I loved the tall windows that flooded the house with light," he says. For Sally, the best thing about the structure was the fact that den opened onto a side garden. "I knew we would get a lot of use out of the nice outdoor space," she says.
The couple hired New Orleans architect William Sonner to draw the plans for the changes to the front of the house and the initial upstairs addition. "When we bought the house, the front columns were supported on brick piers, with no railing or porch, just steps leading down from the front door to the ground," says Sally. She immediately solicited her father, Aubrey Logan, to help us transform the front. "I knew he could do anything because I had watched him renovate several homes in Natchez when I was growing up. He had the front of the house jacked up, he then reinforced the piers and added a new front porch. His work gave the exterior of our house character and an interesting fresh curb appeal."
The couple also wanted to give special credit to two carpenters, David Reed, who did the downstairs den, and Paul Bell, who was in charge of the recent addition of the master bathroom and upstairs sitting area. "Both allowed me to be involved in the planning and design, and were wonderful to incorporate the old and new," Sally says.


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Barbeque Can Koozie - Personalized BBQ Brew Can Wrap KoozieGrilled food, cold beer and great times are sure to be had the next time you fire up the BBQ and enjoy a cold one using this Personalized BBQ Brew Can Wrap. Our Personalized Can Coolers make great summer party favors and are unique personalized housewarming gift ideas.
Your Summer Barbecue Can Cooler Koozie measures 4" x 9 1/2" with a Velcro closure around your beverage bottle or can. Personalized can & bottle wrap includes FREE Personalization! Personalize your BBQ Brew Can Wrap with any name. (ex. Chuck's)
Our Personalized Can Wraps are great for Birthdays, BBQ's, Fourth of July, Summer, Father's Day, Valentines Day, Grandparents Day & Christmas. They keep your favorite drink cool on those warm summer days. Give a unique Can Koozie to dad as a wonderful Personalized Father's Day Gift Idea. He is sure to also enjoy our BBQ Grill & Chill Personalized Can Wrap Koozie and our Personalized King Of The Grill Apron to make barbequing with family and friends a lot of fun.


text: Unitus DSpace http://http://dspace.unitus.it:80 The DSpace digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material. 2019-01-20T18:02:30Z Identification and functional characterization of loss-of-function mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor in four italian kindreds with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia http://hdl.handle.net/2067/1472 Title: Identification and functional characterization of loss-of-function mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor in four italian kindreds with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia Authors: Cetani, Filomena; Lemmi, Monica; Cervia, Davide; Borsari, Simona; Cianferotti, Luisella; Pardi, Elena; Ambrogini, Elena; Banti, Chiara; Brown, Edward M.; Bagnoli, Paola; Pinchera, Aldo; Marcocci, Claudio Abstract: Objective: Identification and characterization of calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) mutations in four unrelated Italian kindreds with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia. Design: Clinical evaluation and genetic analysis of CASR gene. Functional characterization of mutated CASRs. Methods: Direct sequencing of CASR gene in genomic DNA. Studies of CASR-mediated increases in cytosolic calcium concentration [Ca2C]i in CASR-transfected COS-7 cells in vitro. Results: Four unreported heterozygous CASR mutations were identified, including three missense (H595Y, P748H, and C765W) and one splice site (IVS2C1GOC) mutation. The H595Y, P748H, and C765W mutant receptors, although expressed at normal levels on the cell surface, showed a reduced response in [Ca2C]i relative to the wildtype (WT) CASR to increasing extracellular calcium concentrations. Cotransfection experiments showed that the H595Y and P748H mutants did not affect the apparent affinity of the WT CASR for calcium, suggesting that they do not exert a dominant-negative effect. On the other hand, the co-transfected C765W mutant decreased the maximum response of the WT CASR to calcium, suggesting that it may reduce the effective concentration of the normal CASR on the cell surface or impair its maximal signaling capacity. Conclusions: Four CASR mutations were identified. The reduced functional responses to extracellular calcium and normal expression of the mutant receptors suggest that conformational changes account for altered CASR activity. Moreover, a reduced complement of normal CASRs in these heterozygous patients, perhaps combined with a mutant receptor-induced decrease in maximal activity of the WT receptor, may contribute to defective calcium-sensing in vivo. Description: L'articolo è disponibile sul sito dell'editore http://www.euro-endo.org/default.aspx 2008-12-31T23:00:00Z


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Longmont Athletic Club, 10 Mountain View Ave., Longmont, fabulously-fit.com, piloxing.com
Instructor: Kristen Langan, who recently moved to Colorado from Pennsylvania -- and still has an East Coast intensity about her. Langan has been a personal trainer for three years. She is a certified Piloxing instructor, a certified Breast Cancer Wellness Consultant and she does nutrition counseling. She teaches other boot camp-style classes, too.
Langan has a background in ballet.
What is the workout? Piloxing is a blend of standing Pilates and boxing. I know. Sounds unlikely, right? I was skeptical, too.
But it's a surprisingly great mix. Here's why: Both systems are highly core-centric and emphasize balance, stability and alignment. The class is set up in intervals, alternating between high-intensity cardio-boxing and a more strength-focused Pilates. It's a fun way to get in some cardio (and speed/agility training) if you enjoy Pilates or ballet barre-style isometric toning, and it's a great way to enhance your form, flexibility, endurance and muscular tone if you are a boxing fanatic.
"You don't have to be one thing. Every woman is a little bit of everything," Langan says.
You can increase the challenge by adding 8-ounce weighted gloves. I did not use -- or need -- the gloves.
Piloxing was created by star Pilates instructor Viveca Jensen.
What's different: The combo is unique, and Langan says she is the only certified Piloxing teacher in the area.
Also, I was surprised by Langan's energy and intensity. I want to say "drill sergeant," but without the negativity. She demands you do the work in class. She's in your face, shouting and pushing. You don't usually see this kind of instructor in laid back Colorado -- not even in the hardest classes.
What does it cost? Free to members of the Longmont Athletic Club or $10 for non-members.
When: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday nights at Fusion Fitness, and 9:15 a.m. Wednesdays at the Longmont Athletic Club. The class is one hour long.
Level: High intensity. Langan says the class is an eight on a 10-point scale. I think it was an eight to nine. Langan says this class can burn 700 to 900 calories.
I would recommend this class for people with at least an intermediate exercise background. If you've never worked out before or you're very out of shape, this class will eat you alive. I was recovering from a cold, so I speak from experience.
Many classes say they are all levels because you can change the intensity of your workout by how much effort you give. There is no option for slacking off here. You will work hard, and Langan will make sure of it. She is also very rigid about form, which makes the Pilates moves even harder.
What to prepare: Regular workout clothes. Preferably no shoes, so you improve stability in your feet. Bring water and a towel; you're going to sweat.
Muscles worked: Total body. The abs work that we did at the end of this class was one of the hardest core workouts I've ever done, but because it was Pilates-based, I felt like it was safe.
What I loved: I love Longmont and am a Longmartian (that's what we're called, right?), but let's be real: It's hard to find this caliber of fitness in our city. I felt like I had teleported myself to a celebrity gym in NYC. I got a killer workout, no question.
What I didn't like: The mats we used at the end of class looked like someone had been chewing on them. It's time to replaces these mats, guys. Until then, I recommend bringing your own mat or just doing the abs work on the floor.
I also think this class may draw criticism from Pilates purists, because although Langan is certified in Piloxing, she is not certified in Pilates alone.
How I felt after the class: Extremely sweaty. When I woke up the next day and my body was not sore in any way, I knew something crazy was going on. Yup. It took two days for my muscles to realize what I had done to them, and the day after class I woke up super sore -- especially my lower back, obliques, lats and triceps. My core felt it the most.
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Early last month we told you about the recent effort to decrypt a secret World War II message found on the remains of a military pigeon. Since work started the team has made zero progress and they're completely stumped. But now, the editor of a local history magazine in Ontario is claiming that he's deciphered the message — and that it took him just 17 minutes to do it.
To quickly recap, U.K. resident David Martin discovered the remains of a pigeon while renovating his chimney. Upon closer inspection he noticed that the dead bird had a red capsule attached to its leg, what has now been confirmed as a top secret message that was en route to an unknown location in Britain during World War II. Based on a few clues, some experts suspect that the bird was returning from Normandy soon after the Allied landing — and that it carried some important news.
Historians think it's important because the 27 handwritten blocks of code were sent by not one, but two birds — neither of which made it to their destination.
Now, using World War II logbooks, the GCHQ team at Bletchley Park has been working to crack the code. And therein, argues Peterborough's Gord Young, lies the root of the problem.
Young, who is the editor of a local history group, Lakefield Heritage Research, contends that it's not a WWII code at all — but rather a World War I code. Young happens to be in the possession of a Royal Flying Corp [92 Sqd-Canadian] aerial observers' book he inherited from his uncle, and after some simple cross referencing he was able to decipher the message in a matter of minutes.
Young believes that the message detailed German troop positions in Normandy. So, assuming he's right, the message was pretty damned important.
He also believes that it was written by 27-year-old Sgt William Stott, a Lancashire Fusilier, who had been dropped into Normandy — along with pigeons — to report on German positions. He was killed a few weeks later and is buried in a Normandy war cemetery.
The BBC explains why it's possible that a World War I code could have been used during the Normandy invasion.
The code is simple, relying heavily on acronyms, said Mr Young.
Some 250,000 pigeons were used during the war by all services and each was given an identity number. There are two pigeon identification numbers in the message - NURP.40.TW.194 and NURP.37.OK.76. Mr Young says Sgt Stott would have sent both these birds - with identical messages - at the same time, to make sure the information got through.
"Essentially, Stott was taught by a WWI trainer; a former Artillery observer-spotter. You can deduce this from the spelling of Serjeant which dates deep in Brits military and as late as WWI," he said.
"Seeing that spelling almost automatically tells you that the acronyms are going to be similar to those of WWI.
"You will see the World War I artillery acronyms are shorter, but, that is because, you have to remember, that, the primitive radio-transmitters that sent the Morse code were run by batteries, and, those didn't last much more than a half-hour tops, probably less.
"Thus all World War I codes had to be S-n-S, Short-n-Sweet.
"And, as you can clearly see, Stott got a major report out on a pigeon."
Dude seems to know what he's talking about. And since claiming to have cracked the code, Young has contacted Britain's codebreakers at GCHQ — but they remain skeptical. While very interested in seeing his results, they insist that "without access to the relevant codebooks and details of any additional encryption used, the message will remain impossible to decrypt."
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This poll is full of so much irony. In the end Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick have been told they are both starters who will alternate starts and playing time. Miles Austin didn't really show us that he deserves to start over vet Patrick Crayton. Kosier and Holland?… boring. Bobby Carpenter and Jason Williams, well that was easily answered when Williams got injured.
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The healthcare.gov website is experiencing heavy traffic as the March 31 health insurance sign-up deadline looms. For anyone who tries and fails, there will be an extension to the deadline.
"The White House announced an extension for those who are trying to enroll but, through no fault of their own, haven't been able to," said Brenda Procter, state consumer and family economics specialist for University of Missouri Extension.
The key is you have to go to healthcare.gov and try to enroll by the March 31 deadline.
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Additional time will be granted for consumers who do not enroll electronically. Procter says the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services must receive paper applications by April 7. Those applicants will then have until April 30 to choose a health care plan.
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The Galaxy's Landon Donovan capped a week of speculation about his future with a blistering third-minute goal and fine performance leading to a 1-0 road win over the Whitecaps — that promptly fueled more questions.
"I have loved being a part of this league for many years,' he told reporters who know his contract expires at year's end. "In a perfect world I can stay, (but) there are a lot of factors that go into that so we'll see what happens.'
Donovan's words pretty much echoed what he had said earlier in the week on alternating days.
First Donovan said he was open to all offers, then expressed interest in remaining in MLS. His initial comments sent some tea leaf-reading soccer reporters into a bit of an unnecessary lather before his next-day clarification settled things down somewhat.
The truth is at age 31, in some of the form of his career for country (and now club), the most complete U.S. player ever likely won't make any decision until bidding heats up when the international transfer window reopens after his contract expires.
Should Donovan follow in the footsteps of fellow designated player Omar Gonzalez and sign a new, but relatively short MLS contract to remain with the Galaxy at least through the shop window that is the World Cup? Then, presumably like Gonzalez, both player and club can cash in if need be with a move to a top club afterward.
Or will he sign a short-term contract with an overseas club through the end of the European season in May, again with an eye to cashing in after the World Cup?
Both are possibilities, but Donovan will base his decision in part on what he and Jurgen Klinsmann, head coach of the United States national team, think is best for the U.S. squad in a World Cup year.
No one, Donovan included, will want to see him cool his heels on the bench at a top club instead of playing regularly ahead of the World Cup. Conversely, he will need to be fresh and motivated, not exhausted from playing excessive club football ahead of the tournament.
What no one should do, however, is question his motivation, even if reporters did precisely that Saturday given his expiring contract.
"I've been motivated my whole life,' Donovan said. "People are quick to forget what people have done. We're back-to-back MLS champions, I've scored the winning goal in both (MLS Cup) games, so I think I'm plenty motivated.'


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In Surprising Generalizations, it is mentioned that Chinese remainder theorem and Lagrange interpolation are specific instances of the same thing, my question is what is their common generalisation/abstraction ?
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Using Psalm 34:19 as a text, referencing the Old Testament's Job and adding humor with the fictional James Bond, Luter said the Lord not only brings tribulation to the righteous, but successfully brings the righteous through those same troubles.
"Many are the afflictions of the righteous," the Scripture reads, "but the Lord delivers him out of them all" (NKJV).
"One of my favorite James Bond movies of all time was 'Goldfinger.' The guy had James Bond on this saw, and James Bond was about to get killed. … And some way, somehow, turned his watch, and his watch becomes a laser, and stopped the saw. And I said how does he do that?
"I finally found out how James Bond was able to get out of all that stuff," Luter said, referencing a History Channel special on the making of James Bond movies. "You know how? It was written in the script that way.
"Southern Baptist Convention, the reason we're going to make it in carrying out the Great Commission and the Great Commandment -- it's in the Script," he said. "It's in the Script."
The biblical script promises us deliverance from tribulation, Luter said.
"Your affliction is temporary. Your affliction is just for a specific time. Your affliction is just for a season. Your affliction is just for a reason. It's only a test. It's only a trial. It is the other side of ministry," Luter said. "But always remember, if God brings you to it, He will bring you through it."
In his expository sermon titled "The Other Side of Ministry," Luter referenced David's plight in Psalm 34.
" is praising God. He's glorifying God. He's giving God all the glory, all the praise, all the honor. But just a few verses later, David is singing a different tune," Luter said. "David has gone from divine preservation to human persecution. Many are the afflictions of the righteous. Brothers and sisters, such is the case of many of us, whether we want to admit it or not.
"So the question I want to ask tonight as I stand before you the last time here in Nashville, Tenn., 'How do we cope with that? How do we as church leaders, as pastors, as seminary professors, as entity heads, as pastors' wives, as church leaders … how do we as church leaders handle the other side?'"
Luter offered answers in the life of Job found in the Bible.
"In one day Job lost his health, his wealth and his family. All of us one day, if we keep living, will face the other side of ministry. Listen, just because you're born again, you're not exempt from affliction," Luter said.
"What in the world did Job do to deserve what he got? Job had no idea that he was being picked out to be picked on. God said, 'Have you considered my servant Job?' The devil never asked for Job. God recommended Job."
Luter referenced a few saints God did not recommend, such as Moses, who committed murder; Noah, who got drunk; David, who committed adultery; and Solomon, who lived as a philanderer.
"If God suggested Job," Luter said, "God knew Job would stand the test.
"The reason you can handle the other side of ministry is because of the promise to the afflicted. The last part of verse 19 says many are the afflictions of the righteous," Luter said, "but, but, but the Lord delivers them out of them all -- but the Lord; not the pastor, but the Lord; not the deacon, but the Lord; not the trustee, but the Lord.
"Ladies and gentlemen, sometimes we go through things that don't make sense, but we've got to be able to stand. I don't know why I'm going through what I'm going through; but this one thing I know, I know that my redeemer liveth, and He shall stand at the later day," Luter said, referencing Job 19:25.
"The other side of ministry is the fact that you can do everything right. You can dot every 'i,' you can cross every 't,' you can spell the words right, you can do everything right, and still face affliction."
The sermon was Luter's last presidential address scheduled for Nashville. He thanked those present for their support during his two presidential terms.
"I've made some mistakes … but I've done my best to represent you well and I just thank God for your support. It has been an honor. It has been a joy and it has been a privilege to travel across this country and to preach," Luter said. "I just want you to know that I've done all that I possibly can to represent my family, to represent my home church, to represent New Orleans, to represent the state of Louisiana, … to represent the Southern Baptist Convention, but most of all to represent God."
"I've been encouraged in visiting these churches. I've been concerned about some of the churches that I've been to … and some of the things I know we can do better. But most of all I'm hopeful for all the churches in this convention," he said. "All of them have the opportunity to grow, to be the churches that God desires for us to be, the Great Commission churches that God desires and designs for us to be.
"We've got to continue to encourage them and to work with them, and to do all that we can. And particularly with the smaller churches. Many of them just need encouragement."
Luter encouraged those present to persevere in ministry.
"Ministry is not easy. Ministry is difficult sometimes, and as a result of that many people just want to throw in the towel; they want to give up," he said. "And so I just want to … encourage those of you who are on the Executive Committee and staff, our entity heads, our seminary presidents, our spouses in particular, and all of those who work with ministry, just a word of encouragement to you tonight."
Luter is slated to deliver his last presidential address at the 2014 SBC annual meeting in Baltimore, June 9-11.
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John Muir changed the world by inspiring people to protect natural places. Inspire others by volunteering to be a docent at the John Muir National Historic Site, his historic home in Martinez.
"I respect and admire John Muir so much," said volunteer Keiko Hase. "I live so close, so I decided to volunteer. I feel I'm helping John Muir's mission a bit more."
Sounds like fun, too!
Volunteer docents are needed at the John Muir Historic Site in Martinez to assist with visitor center operations, lead tours and help with special events. Free training sessions will be led by the National Park Service staff beginning in March. Docents volunteer at least eight hours per month thereafter.
Volunteers must be available to attend one date of each training unit:
To apply, or for more information, call 925-228-8860 ext. 6420, or visit www.nps.gov/jomu/.
Volunteer at Hospice
The word hospice originated in ancient times to describe a place that offered rest and safety for weary travelers. Hospice of the East Bay is a not-for-profit agency that helps people cope with end-of-life by providing medical, emotional, spiritual and practical support for patients and families, regardless of their ability to pay.
They are seeking volunteers to assist Hospice patients and their caregivers. There are opportunities for licensed hair stylists; certified massage therapists; mobile notaries; bereavement support volunteers to provide support to family members after their loved one has died; and patient support volunteers to provide companionship and practical assistance.
Training volunteers to be confident and effective at whatever services they provide is free.
To apply, visit Hospice of the East Bay, at 3470 Buskirk Ave. in Pleasant Hill, call 925-887-5678 or email email@example.com. To learn more, visit www.hospiceeastbay.org.
Donations for baby
AAUW, the American Association of University Women, is a national organization which advances the equity for all women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.
The Pleasant Hill-Martinez branch is offering college scholarship and Tech Trek camp awards to area students.
Scholarships of $1,000 will be given to women graduating from College Park or Alhambra high schools in June.
Applications must be received by Tuesday, March 12, and are available from a school counselor's office or may be downloaded from the Pleasant Hill—Martinez AAUW website at www.aauw-pleasanthill-martinez.org.
Tech Trek is a math/science camp program that fosters education and seeks out girls with an interest in sciences.
Seventh-grade girls from Pleasant Hill and Martinez interested in attending the AAUW Tech Trek camp this summer can request a scholarship application from their science or math teacher. Applications are due before Feb. 28.
The AAUW chapter also donated baby gifts to the Hillcrest Church Social Service Program Layette Shower in January.
Items included handmade quilts, afghans, receiving blankets, hats, adorable baby clothes, toys and diapers.
'Festival of Tables'
The Clayton Valley Woman's Club will present the "Festival of Tables and Fashion" on Saturday, April 27, at the Concord United Methodist Church, 1645 West St. in Concord.
Fashions are presented by Draper's and Damon's, and will be modeled by members. Cost is $35, and seating is limited. The event sells out, so early reservations are recommended.
For information, contact Kathy Olson at 925-524-0641.
Help CCRMC
Volunteers are needed and always welcome at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, 2500 Alhambra Ave., in Martinez.
Opportunities are tailored to volunteer interests, talents and physical abilities in patient services, the gift shop, or at the information desk.
Call the volunteer coordinator at 925-370-5441 to apply.
And the medical center is always in need of reading material for visitors at the hospital. Residents can drop off their magazines and paperback books at the gift shop or information desk for distribution to the 14 waiting rooms at the facility.
Garden welcome
The Gardens at Heather Farm invites visitors to join garden director Patrice Hanlon, who holds a certificate in horticultural therapy, and Jackie Jordan, certified ecotherapist, for an outdoor narrated monthly walk to relieve the winter doldrums from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at 1540 Marchbanks Drive in Walnut Creek. The cost is $5.
Walks are designed to provide a respite from the darker days of winter by observing the subtleties and beauty of the winter garden. The walk is held rain, or shine, and participants should dress warmly and wear comfortable walking shoes.
Each walk will end with guided meditations, reflection and writing in a personal journal. Keeping a nature journal is a wonderful way to improve observation skills and memory.
Monthly themes include: The Bones of the Garden, The Subtle Beauty of Trees, Ferns and Fungi in February. On March 22, the topic is Spring Equinox and Bud Break: The Gardens Awaken; and on April 19, it is All Things Green and Wonderful.
Relay for Life
"Luminaria," a tribute to people who have cancer, had cancer, or have lost their battle with cancer, will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 4, as a forerunner to the Pleasant Hill Relay For Life, a local fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.
The public is invited to the free event held at Devino's Pizza and Pasta, 2221 Morello Ave. in Pleasant Hill.
A luminaria is a small paper bag decorated with words and artwork and dedicated to a loved one with cancer. Inside the bag is a glow stick that illuminates the bag in the dark.
At the March 4 event, people may purchase luminaria bags ($10 suggested), decorate them (materials will be provided) and/or participate in a brief luminaria ceremony from 7 to 7:15 p.m.
Children are welcome to attend and decorate luminaria bags.
If people wish to order a pizza or other meal during the event, 15 percent of their food purchase will be donated to Relay For Life. For more information, go to www.RelayForLife.org/PleasantHillCA, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 925-944-4898.
The relay is not a race or run. Teams form before the event and raise money. At the relay, the teams keep at least one member on the track for a full 24 hours to signify that cancer never sleeps, and neither does the fight against cancer.
The fourth annual Pleasant Hill event will be held June 1-2, at Pleasant Hill Middle School. Other events are: July 13, at Bancroft Elementary School in Walnut Creek, and at Todos Santos Plaza in Concord; July 27, at Martinez Junior High School; and Aug. 3, at Clayton Community Park.
For young writers
The Mt. Diablo Branch of the California Writers Club is offering a free Youth Humor, Mystery and Suspense Writing Workshop for middle school students in preparation for the group's annual Young Writers Contest.
Students in grades 6-8 who are eager to write a funny thriller or a scary whodunit with quirky characters, will get tips, play a game and have an opportunity to ask questions about books, the craft of writing, the Young Writers Contest and the publishing world.
Children's authors Sarah Wilson and Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff will hold the workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 2, at the Walnut Creek Library, 1644 N. Broadway.
The workshop is free. Call 925-977-3340 to register or visit http://cwcmtdiablowriters.wordpress.com/.
"Good Neighbors" is compiled by Faith Barnidge. Send club and organization news, Scouting items, notices of awards and other submissions to email@example.com.


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2014 Mazda6: LA Auto Show
- Mazda debuts much-awaited Mazda6 midsize sedan in LA.
- Features two engine options: 2.5-liter gas & 2.2-liter diesel.
- First non-commercial diesel engine from Asian automaker in U.S.
After months of lead-up, Mazda finally unveiled the 2014 Mazda6 at the LA Auto Show. The all-new midsize sedan features the clean yet muscular lines of Mazda's new KODO "soul of motion" design language, as well as two new engines.
The most popular engine choice will likely be the SKYACTIV-G 2.5-liter gasoline engine. But buyers looking for maximum fuel economy should check out the SKYACTIV-D 2.2-liter clean diesel engine. The SKYACTIV-D engine was designed with a twin-stage turbocharger and exceptionally low compression ratio, which makes it powerful, fuel efficient and eco-friendly. Importantly, Mazda is the first Asian automaker to offer a modern diesel engine in a non-commercial vehicle.
While the 2.2-liter clean diesel engine's performance and fuel economy numbers are not yet available, the 2.5-liter produces 184 horsepower and 185 lb-ft of torque. Mazda will provide fuel economy numbers closer to the sale date, but expects the Mazda6's fuel economy to be class-leading.
On the inside, Mazda has filled the 2014 Mazda6 with high-tech features. Optional technology includes HD Radio, Pandora, satellite navigation, Bluetooth phone connectivity and a voice command system that can also read incoming text messages from the driver's paired cell phone.
There's even more technology under the hood. The Mazda6 features an energy-capturing system called i-ELOOP. The system works the same as energy-capturing systems in modern hybrids, except the i-ELOOP uses a capacitor to store energy in place of the electric motor/generator and a heavy battery pack found in most hybrid cars. Simply, the capacitor collects energy during the braking process, which is then used to power the electronic accessories, such as the stereo and air conditioning.
The all-new Mazda6 with the 2.5-liter gasoline engine goes on sale in January 2013. The 2.2-liter clean diesel-powered Mazda6 will reach dealerships sometime mid-year.
What it means to you: With the Mazda KODO "soul of motion" design language, the Mazda6 gives the hot new Ford Fusion a run for its money both in terms of looks and also fuel-economy.
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My converted electric GMC Sonoma pickup was featured in the article "Born To Be Wired" in HP122. I recently changed my lead-acid (L-A) batteries for a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack, and think your readers will be interested in the results.
In 2007, at the time of the original conversion, knowing the advantages of Li-ion, I checked on the price of these batteries. The cost would have been about $75,000, considerably beyond my budget. Instead, I used 24 6-volt 240 Ah flooded L-A golf-cart batteries (Trojan T-145), which cost about $3,300 (a good price at the time). I expected the batteries to last five years.
I only got about half the expected life from the batteries, mostly because I was out of town often, and unable to properly monitor or maintain the batteries. Several times, I let the electrolyte fall below the top of the plates, and I was initially unaware that the charger I selected was overcharging the batteries (which accelerated electrolyte evaporation). As the battery capacity diminished and the vehicle became less usable, I ended up leaving my beloved project unused in the carport until this past spring.
Rising gas prices and more instability in the Middle East prompted a renewed interest in my EV. Realizing that my unpredictable schedule was still incompatible with regular battery maintenance, I decided to investigate Li-ion batteries again. I was pleased to find that the price had fallen significantly, to about $1.25/Ah/cell (Li-ion cell voltage is about 3.3 V). I choose Manzanita Micro as my source of batteries, and purchased 48 200 Ah Winston lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) cells arranged in 12, 12-volt batteries (about 144 V total) for $12,000. Fortunately, Washington state exempts EV conversion components from sales tax, which eased the price.
One aspect of Li-ion batteries is that they need a battery management system (BMS) to ensure that each cell is equally charged. Otherwise, some cells can become overcharged, while others remain undercharged, which leads to premature battery failure. So I also purchased Manzanita Micro's BMS for an additional $3,200.
The result of changing to Li-ion has been dramatic. See the comparison table of the before and after values.
In addition to these measurable improvements, there have been several more subjective improvements. Compared to L-A batteries, my new batteries provide more stable power through nearly the entire discharge curve, they can be discharged much more deeply without any significant reduction in longevity, their capacity is affected very little by cold temperatures, and their capacity isn't affected by sitting idle for several days. I have found switching to Li-ion batteries well worth the extra initial cost. With Li-ion's 3,000- to 5,000-cycle life, the total cost of ownership should easily be less than I had with L-A.