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The results of our BBM4ALL Video Contest are in! After watching all of the awesome BBM4ALL video submissions we have picked a grand prize winner!
The passion of the CrackBerry and Mobile Nations communities never ceases to amaze me. There were some very creative entries from the Android Central, CrackBerry and iMore communities showing off plenty of BBM love. We saw a wide range of ideas in the videos and it definitely made for a tough time in picking a winner. We narrowed the field down to our top picks and ultimately chose the one that we think was best. The winning video shows off a great idea, high production and could totally stand up as an actual TV ad for BBM.
So with that, the grand prize winner is ...
Ryan Lee
Here is Ryan's video:
We just love this video. It strays a bit from the norm and takes on a the idea of the importance of pins -- something that any BBM user will understand. The ad is extremely well done and really shows the passion for BBM while getting the cross-platform message across.
So we applaud you Ryan for your outstanding effort! We'll be reaching out with details on how to claim your prize.
Thanks to everyone else that entered! We know it takes a lot when it comes to video contests but we do appreciate all your hard work.


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Sylvan means a peaceful, wooded place and that's what visitors will find at this beautiful park surrounded by the White River National Forest. Stunning mountain scenery, abundant recreation, wildlife to watch and top-notch fishing and hiking provide year-round diversions.
Anglers can try for rainbow, cutthroat, brook and brown trout in the lake and creeks. Hikers will find more than seven miles of state park trails and easy access to the national forest. Picnickers can stake their claim to a spot along the shoreline. Canoeists, kayakers, paddle and electric motor boaters enjoy the 42 acre lake. Overnight visitors can choose to camp, stay in a cabin or lounge in a yurt .
The park is open all year and winter offers snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, ice fishing, sledding, access to snowmobile trails and the chance to stay snug in a warm cabin.
Make the Visitor Center your first stop to explore the displays and for information on the park and surrounding area.
May 21-November 22 visitors may ride Off Highway Vehicles (OHVs) from the Sylvan Lake State Park Campground & Cabins to access designated routes on the National Forest. Yurt visitors need to trailer machines to the Yeoman Park USFS Campground for access. Some routes will not open to vehicles until June 1. For more information, please visit our Off Highway Vehicles page.

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text: foils have different techniques to get the best out them. fly them like a lei you wont get the best out of them. it takes time to learn. just as it takes time to learn lei's coming from off foils.Mr_Weetabix wrote:I doubt it. That would suggest that foils are difficult to fly, and they're not.plummet wrote:thered be a whole lote of top lei flyers that simply couldn't fly the big foil.! it would be a laugh.


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Giambi's Walkoff Homer Lifts Rockies Over Dodgers
Jason Giambi's pinch-hit, walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth, broke a 5-5 tie and lifted the Colorado Rockies (12-12) over the Los Angeles Dodgers (17-8) 8-5 yesterday afternoon in Denver. Giambi's blast came after the Dodgers had tied the game in the top of the ninth. The Rockies have today off, before hosting the Atlanta Braves (15-10) tomorrow night at 6:40 at Coors Field (TV: Root Sports).
The victory over the National League West-leading Dodgers (17-8) pulled the Rockies (12-12) to .500, gave the Rockies 2-of-3 in the series, and no doubt lifted a club that isn't guaranteed victory no matter how many dramatic moments it provides.
Giambi's homer, on a day when Carlos Gonzalez went deep twice and rookie Wilin Rosario also homered off Dodgers lefty stalwart Clayton Kershaw, certainly prevented the current nine-game homestand — 3-3 going into a weekend series with the Braves — from becoming a study in frustration.
Official: Wednesday's Box Score.
Rockies left-handed rookie starter Drew Pomeranz went a career-high 6 2/3 innings and gave up one run on four hits, with five walks and four strikeouts. Kershaw allowed five runs on seven hits — including the three homers — in 7 1/3 innings.
Tickets are available for tomorrow night's game at Coors Field vs. the Atlanta Braves, and can be purchased by calling (800) 388-ROCK, or click here.


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Death Knight (Dracul inspired):
SANGUINE: 15% health regen on pool, +1 mana per pool, chugging manapotions boosts it.
DIAMOND BODY (undead body?): 50% starting physical resistance, 75% max cap
DETERMINED: 30% bonus damage when below 50% health
A fighter that benefits a lot from staying on low health, with controlled regeneration capabilities, highly benefitting from (almost) all of Dracul's boons. Regenning via pools allows it to cast low-cost glyphs, and to keep it's health high enough to tank, and B2P allows the Champion to keep it's health on controlled (below 50%) levels.
EDIT: I'm actually having a lot of fun mix and matching... Expect a lot more during the day. Probably god-thematic custom classes. Love the idea of those.
Conduit (Mystera Annur inspired):
DRAGON BREATH: Fiery breath means normal attacks deal magical damage.
SPIRIT SWORD: Reaching conversion treshold drains mana and temporarily increases base damage (5+mana drained).
REFRESHMENT: Reaching conversion treshold regenerates 50% of your maximum mana.
(In this order.)
Thematic idea only. I have no clue how to actually leverage it.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the second year in a row, MIT was the only NEWMAC institution to receive All-Academic Team accolades for both its men's and women's programs as announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). The women's squad collected its eighth award while the men received their third nod. Individually, the Engineers paced Division III with 20 honors and equaled their mark from last year.
Leslie Hansen became the third women's tennis player to collect Scholar-Athlete plaudits all four years. Former teammates Yi Wang '09 and Karina Pikhart '09 were the first to accomplish this feat last season. Sheena Bhalla and Sonya Makhni received their third accolade while Hillary Jenny, Anisa McCree, Anastasia Vishnevetsky, and Kerry Weinberg were repeat selections. Bianaca Dumitrascu and Caitlin Pomeroy were first-time honorees for the Engineers.
Ken Van Tilburg was the first three-time honoree for the men's program while Samuel Harmatz, Max Nelson, and Manuel Rivera picked up their second award from the ITA. Arthur Astorino, Andrew Cooper, Brian Oldfield, Neel Patel, Stephen Powelson, and Michael Walsh made the list for the first time.


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Music Retailers Flip Out That Prince Wants To Give Away His Music
from the it's-madness! dept
However, the music retailers are freaking out that someone else might distribute music instead of them. Apparently they haven't been paying much attention to all that online distribution of music that goes on these days and the fact that the business model of the traditional record shop is pretty much dead and buried. Instead, they blame Prince for actually getting more fans to hear his music. "It would be an insult to all those record stores who have supported Prince throughout his career," claimed one. Another said: "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince should know that with behaviour like this he will soon be the Artist Formerly Available in Record Stores." Of course, that's the funniest one, since it's pretty clear that Prince has already realized he's better off without the record stores. Then there's the head of HMV: "I think it would be absolutely nuts. I can't believe the music industry would do it to itself. I simply can't believe it would happen; it would be absolute madness." Basically, what you're reading here is an industry in complete and total denial over the fact that their service (delivering plastic discs to willing buyers) is a business model that's increasingly obsolete.


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This is a Good Idea. Thanks, ESPN.Posted by rtmsf on September 24th, 2008
It's no secret that we've had our issues with the WWL over the last few years, but if you remove its Disneyfied cross-promotional garbage and the regrettably unwatchable Sportscenter, there's still no better existing production value when it comes to the actual broadcast of games. And lots of them. A fair argument can be made that ESPN has done more for the popularity of college basketball since its inception than any other entity, media or otherwise. Most everyone we know grew up watching Big East or ACC games on ESPN in the 80s and 90s, and as we all know, prior to ESPN's existence, the NCAA Tournament was largely shown on tape-delay.
What we're getting at is that ESPN and college hoops have a long and prosperous history together, and it's nice to see that continue in the modern era of sports specialization. With that said, we wanted to point out that ESPN's decision released today to have an "Opening Day" extravaganza of college basketball is nothing short of brilliant. We've also often bemoaned the fact that, unlike nearly every other major American sport, college hoops really doesn't have a "start" date. The season begins when teams start playing in random tournaments sometime in November, and most people are surprised to learn that college hoops has started when they see a Purdue-Florida Intl. score on a random Tuesday night along the bottom line scroll.
ESPN's big day of hoops on Nov. 18 (which, interestingly, is a Tuesday and will have no competition with football) will at least make certain that the general sports nation is aware that college basketball is back and people should start taking notice. Some of the very best nonconference matchups occur in late November and early December while most folks are still paying attention to a handful of teams on the college gridiron, so from a marketing perpective, the initiation of a huge day of solid to good basketball games to "kick off" the season's coverage is a winner. We also love how they're making use of all the time zones to approximate a full 24 hours of coverage. The schedule is below.
The hoops bonanza scheduled for ESPN networks on Nov. 18 (all times ET).
• Midnight: UMass at Memphis (ESPN)
• 2 a.m.: Fresno St. at St. Mary's (ESPN)
• 4 a.m.: Idaho St. at Hawaii (ESPN)
• 6 a.m.: College Hoops Tip-Off Special (ESPN)
• 10 a.m.: Penn at Drexel (ESPN)
• Noon: Liberty at UNC-Asheville (ESPN)
• 2 p.m.: Iowa at Kansas (women) (ESPN)
• 4 p.m.: Centenary at Baylor (ESPN)
• 6 p.m.: Richmond at Syracuse (ESPN)
• 7 p.m.: NIT Regional Final-Purdue (ESPNU)
• 7:30 p.m.: NIT Regional Final-Boston College (ESPN2)
• 8 p.m.: College GameDay-Chapel Hill (ESPN)
• 9 p.m.: Kentucky at North Carolina (ESPN)
• 9 p.m.: Florida Gulf Coast at Kansas (ESPNU)
• 9:30 p.m.: NIT Regional Final-Oklahoma (ESPN2)
• 11:30 p.m.: NIT Regional Final-Arizona (ESPN2)


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Released 18/06/2012
Lorn returns with a new full-length album, his debut on Ninja Tune, and it's a huge stride forward since Nothing Else (released on Brainfeeder, June 2010). Listening back to his first album, Lorn says it now seems "cold and strict." Ask The Dust, on the other hand, is "haunted, oily, smeared," and with this description he captures something of the intensely felt, visceral aliveness of the music.
If Lorn began his musical career as a poet of alienation, then Ask The Dust(named after the 1939 proto-Beat classic novel of the same name by John Fante) sees his music develop a more human energy. In particular, the use of his own singing voice (a process which began on the last track of Nothing Else, "What's The Use"), which has added a new dimension to his often crunching and brutal but never less than beautiful electronic music.
Take "Weigh Me Down," where Lorn comes surprisingly close to glitched-out soul music. It would be easy to overlook while reaching for muscular superlatives, but his music is also supremely melodic, where a tune like "The Well" (ostensibly "a soundtrack to being buried alive") is memorable for a melody that nags at your brain long after the music has stopped.
"Dead Dogs" combines spectral choirs with explosive drumming, (one of three tracks with live drumming). "Chhurch" combines the feel of early electro with Lorn's own highly developed aesthetic (originally written on tour, GonjaSufi came up with lyrics to accompany it, but never recorded them anywhere else save his iPhone). But it's on a tune like "Ghosst" that he shows the sheer energy and raw drive he commands. It is exhilarating and slightly terrifying all at once.
Other highlights include, "This", a wipe of a hand across a chalkboard, so to speak. A simple sequence to reset things, a mantra to calm the nerves. "Diamond", was among the first written for Ask The Dust, while Lorn was still up in northern Wisconsin, the last surge in his isolation, over the expanse of the lake in the house his grandfather built
Since the release of Nothing Else, Lorn has toured the world alongside the likes of Mary Anne Hobbs, Amon Tobin, and GonjaSufi to name a few. He became a devout owner of a B5 A4, and much like his dedication to music and art, wasted no time tearing it apart in order to learn how to put it all back together again. Ask The Dust suggests he's learnt to do much the same with his emotions.


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Back in March, we wondered when U.S. corporate news outlets would find U.S./NATO killing of Afghan kids newsworthy. Back then, it was nine children killed in a March 1 airstrike. This resulted in two network news stories on the evening or morning newscasts, and two brief references on the PBS NewsHour.
On November 25, the New York Times reported--on page 12--that six children were killed in one attack in southern Afghanistan on November 23. This news was, as best I can tell, not reported on ABC, CBS, NBC or the PBS NewsHour.
There were, on the other hand, several pieces about U.S. soldiers eating Thanksgiving dinners.
Salon columnist Glenn Greenwald was one of the few commentators to write about the latest killings. As he observed:
We're trained simply to accept these incidents as though they carry no meaning: We're just supposed to chalk them up to regrettable accidents (oops), agree that they don't compel a cessation to the war, and then get back to the glorious fighting. Every time that happens, this just becomes more normalized, less worthy of notice. It's just like background noise: Two families of children wiped out by an American missile (yawn: at least we don't target them on purpose like those evil Terrorists: we just keep killing them year after year after year without meaning to). It's acceptable to make arguments that American wars should end because they're costing too much money or American lives or otherwise harming American strategic interests, but piles of corpses of innocent children are something only the shrill, shallow and unSerious--pacifists!--point to as though they have any meaning in terms of what should be done.


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With its famous seaport, Hamburg is one of Germany's most important economic centres. Its ever-growing population, overwhelmingly as a result of immigration to the city, currently stands at about 1.8 million. The 6,000 apartments newly built in 2014 will not completely satisfy the growing demand for residential accommodation. This development, coupled with the persistent low-interest environment, means that prices are continuing to rise.
Next to the areas on the banks of the Elbe, Blankenese, Nienstedten and Othmarschen, and the areas around the Außenalster and the HafenCity, the Alstertal and the Walddörfer are some of the most expensive areas in Hamburg. There is high demand for residential properties of all sizes in the trendy areas of Ottensen, Eimsbüttel and St. Georg. The northern and eastern areas of the city such as Lokstedt, Niendorf, Langenhorn and Bergedorf, or Rahlstedt and the surrounding area are increasingly sought after thanks to the comparatively inexpensive properties on offer. The south of Hamburg is also becoming increasingly popular due to its proximity to the city centre. Extensive plans for development and construction projects planning to demolish existing structures and fill in gaps between buildings in "Mitte Altona" offer potential for the development of residential properties in central areas. The increasing construction in Hansestadt and the high demand are reflected in the growth of transaction numbers in 2014. The number of transactions concerning residential apartments rose to 6,730 with a volume of 1.989 billion euros. The average purchase price of an apartment rose to 295,000 euros, 10% higher than in 2013. Buyers paid an average of 443,500 euros for a house in 2014 (+8% compared to last year). With a transaction volume of 1.406 billion euros in the housing sector, Hamburg achieved the highest turnover of all German cities.
Price development
The range of prices in the housing sector is growing smaller. The entry-level prices for detached houses have risen sharply in all locations, while only the good locations showed a slight rise maximum. With prices of over 13 million euros for mansions in preferred locations with a view of the water, the premium sector is separated from the traditional market. Apartments showed a rise in higher-price properties due to new development in good and prime locations. Average locations show small rises in the rental sector.
Engel & Völkers predicts a further dynamic development of the Hamburg residential property market for 2016. With over 11,000 construction permits granted in 2014, increasing numbers of new-build developments contribute to the trend which sees even basic and average locations growing in attractiveness. The expansion of HafenCity with the Billebogen will see positive development in the areas closest to the Elbe in the East of the city. There will also be a slight rise in prices in the good and average locations in the housing sector.


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Word on the street, thanks to a recent New York Post article, is that the television production company behind such cringe-inducing series' as Dance Moms and Ice Moms are planning to milk the recent controversy over extended breastfeeding -- sparked by the now-infamous "Are You Mom Enough?" TIME magazine cover -- for all its worth, via a reality TV show about – you guessed it – extended breastfeeding.
My first thought upon learning of the plans for the show was "Snooze Fest." I mean, breastfeeding itself – although an endless source of shock and offense for those who've somehow missed the memo that breast milk equals baby food – is kind of boring. Boring to watch, and even – in my experience, some of the time – to do, beyond the nice cozy bonding, doing-the-best-thing-for-baby feelings, anyway. It's certainly not, generally, the stuff successful reality TV shows are made of. In fact, most moms who find themselves at the center of nursing controversies didn't set out to make a statement by breastfeeding in public; they simply went to the mall, or church, or Target, and unwittingly ruffled the feathers of someone who mistook nursing for something sensational. (Someone like, say, Kim Kardashian… Arguably the least likely person I'd ever suspect of picking a bone over a little boob exposure.) So while I think American attitudes toward breastfeeding present a fascinating sociological phenomenon – this is a culture in which, you know, the whole history of human evolution, paired with modern scientific support of breastfeeding as aces for moms and babies alike (also, as it turns out, for society-at-large), gets submerged under sensationalism and sexualization (whilst Kim Kardashian's boobs are somehow fit for qualm-free public consumption any old time) – I'm not at all sure this peculiar phenomenon is what a reality show on the subject will aim to explore.
So, just after "Snooze Fest," my thoughts turned to "Uh-oh." Given the questionable examples of parental priorities (ummmmm… what…) these producers were able to locate -- and showcase -- in their previous projects, I'm wary to see what extremes turn up in this new endeavor; I wonder if this show (and its 'stars') will give the public a falsified sense of confirmation that controversy around breastfeeding (babies or toddlers) is in fact merited. Because as much as internet skepticism around the series has noted the show's potential to exploit its breastfeeding participants, I have no doubt they – like pretty much everyone else who's ever volunteered for trashy reality TV stardom – will exploit themselves just fine. Unfortunately, this will no doubt yield negative side effects for regular, non-extreme moms who happen to breastfeed their toddlers. Because if you'll remember, my response to the article that started this whole thing (I think I was one of the, like, ten people who actually read it after gawking at the cover?) was that there are lots of middle-grounders in this breastfeeding/attachment/natural parenting mix. For a lot of people, breastfeeding a toddler, which the WHO recommends (to at least the age of two), is not a very big deal. Breastfeeding worked for them, and continues to work, and they'll let their kids take the lead on weaning. Just because some attention-starved, self-described attachment parents are comfortable inviting public judgment into their lives by way of this show, doesn't mean others who happen to share in the practice it spotlights should be subjected to that same brand of judgment. And unfortunately, I think this television show might promote, rather than discourage, just that kind of thing from happening.
I thought the TIME article was very good, despite its profiling of some of the more extreme (slash voluntarily house-bound) attachment parents out there. Overall, it constituted a fascinating introduction, for the general public, to a style of parenting that emphasizes some of the age-old, universal parenting practices that have been left to the wayside in our overworked, highly distracted, super-high-tech culture; keeping babies on parents' bodies, sleeping close to them, and breastfeeding them.
Of course, the magazine's cover became the center of all conversation around the topic, and its nuances were lost to a large-scale "Mommy Wars" revival that sounded oh-so recycled, and ultimately didn't accomplish much: attachment moms vs. moms who sleep, working moms vs. stay at home moms, breastfeeding moms vs. formula-feeding moms, and nowhere the tween shall meet? That's not realistic, and we know it. Lots of people do all of the above. And they're all mom enough. But for all of the noise formula-defenders make against the apparent aggressive, judgmental breastfeeding-only agenda brigade, it's the moms who want to breastfeed who continue to struggle in getting the support they need to do so to their satisfaction, and it's the moms who do breastfeed who continue to get stink-eyed (or arrested) out of public spaces in the midst of their everyday lives.
Perhaps putting them squarely in the public eye will help the situation, will make breastfeeding a more 'normal' sight for those not accustomed to it. But given the nature of reality television, and of "Dance Moms," I'm concerned it'll plant a seed of scrutiny and pre-judgment that the extended-breastfeeding mom and tot must be some kind of crazy, instead of just doing their natural thing. (Not for everyone, but also just not a big deal).
What do you think? Could this upcoming show be something other than detrimental to an already-hurting public breastfeeding state of affairs?


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Dara's Baked Eggs with Summer Vegetables and Capers Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009
Recipe: Baked Eggs with Summer Vegetables and Capers
How long does it take? About 20 minutes
Category: Vegetarian
Name: Dara
Why is it a favorite meal? Eggs are the ultimate comfort food. This dish can be made at any time of the year, using seasonal vegetables. It is quick, hot, and delicious!
Baked Eggs with Summer Vegetables and Capers
Makes 2 hearty servings.
1 cup crookneck or yellow squash, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 cup zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2/3 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 teaspoons capers
1/3 cup bocconcini or fresh mozzarella cut into 1/2-inch pieces
6 large fresh basil leaves, chiffonaded & divided
4 eggs
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Heat 2 tablespoon of olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add crookneck or yellow squash, zucchini, and tomatoes. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stir in capers. Sauté for 3-4 minutes, or until the vegetables are just tender.
Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in 4 large fresh basil leaves, chiffonaded, and bocconcini. Divide the vegetable mixture between two ramekins. Crack two eggs into each ramekin, taking care not to break the yolks.
Place the ramekins on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake until the whites are almost cooked, 7-8 minutes. Sprinkle each serving with 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Bake for 2 additional minutes, or until the white are cooked and the yolks are still soft.
Sprinkle each serving with chiffonaded fresh basil and serve immediately.
Thanks Dara, and good luck! Readers, give Dara a thumbs up if you like this recipe!
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Check out today's current wind graph for ocean beach, average about 10, and gust close to 50. Broken meter?
http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.i ... siteID=325
Wind readings make sense?
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Wind readings make sense?
Check out today's current wind graph for ocean beach, average about 10, and gust close to 50. Broken meter?
http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.i ... siteID=325
Speaking of Ikitesurf, Phil the inventor of the whole system just updated our sensor here in Ontario Canada personally.
His dedication and drive is unparalleled!
He and his helper worked until midnight setting up the new anemometer which now has temperature, and barometric pressure sensors.
Kudos to Phil and the entire Iwindsurf/Ikitesurf team!
Lee Brittain
ocean beach wind sensor
I must say that Ocean Beach gets very gusty. The Ocean Beach Sensor should be renamed to Fort Funston sensor. I have been using/following this sensor for several years and it is not reliable. If you use the Fort Funston sensor together with readings from the sf buoy sensor, you can get a clue as to what the readings actually are on the beach. But I have seen days when the sensor says it is nuking at Fort Funston, and near the Cliff House at Ocean Beach it is super calm. The sensor is like 5 miles away from where people actually ride at Ocean Beach. Somebody please tell Phil@ikitesurf that we really need a new sensor for Ocean Beach located at/near the Cliff House. I've even thought of putting one up on the roof of my building, which is located 3 blocks from the ocean beach. At one time I was so frustrated with the unreliability of the Fort Funston sensor, I had a webcam pointed at the trees outside my apt, to give me a very crude wind meter for ocean beach, so I at least could tell if the wind was really blowing (would also show me if ob was fogged in).
Have you talked to him about it?
If you have a web-cam already, he might be able to set you up.
Just a thought.
Lee Brittain
No I haven't talked to ikitesurf about a webcam or new sensor. There is a good windcam of ocean beach but only gets updated once a week (located at the cliff house). Would be awesome if we got this one up at ikitesurf. Would also be awesome to have a sensor located at the cliff house too.
Until we have something new for ocean beach, if looking at the fort funston sensor, from my experience ocean beach is only kitesurfable when this sensor is gusting at/over 20 mph. Anything under that is too light for going out in the water relative to this sensor.
OB Sensor
I have e-mailed Dave C who is the one sponsoring the Ocean Beach sensor which sits up on the bluff of Fort Funston. His claim is that the service they used, Earhtlink, was terrible and responsible for the lousy readings. After switching services, about a month ago, he noticed the large gust values and random shutting off. He realizes there is a problem and is trying to fix it. Supposedly the sensor resets every night to avoid these erratic values. Doesn't seem to work though.
An ideal place for an Ocean Beach sensor would be on top of Wise Surfboards or contact Surfpulse and see if they can place a wind sensor next to one of their two cameras. I kite out at OB as much as I can because I live 10 minutes away and can understand frustrations. The key is to check out the SF Buoy because it gives an indication of the wind at sea level. Use this with the OB sensor and you can get a rough idea of what to expect.
If you guys want Dave's e-mail I can post it for you guys.
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Recently, not only large quantities of frozen beef are imported to Vietnam but also live cows are increasingly imported including non-quota and quota ways.
Imported cows were recorded at most from the Australian market. In 2012, there are about 3,500 cows, then rise to 70,000 cows in 2013 and 170,000 cows in 2014. This year, though there has not official figures, but the imported quantities will not decrease compared to the previous years.
There are so many large enterprises participating in the slaughtering supply chain and distributing to markets and commercial centers in provinces throughout the country so they will import a large amounts.
This is a not-protected-industry. Raising buffalo and cow in Vietnam is not the main income of many households, then this fact should not affect too much on the livelihoods of farmers. Only frozen beef industry will bear the heaviest damage when Vietnam joining in TPP.
With frozen chicken and pork, after entering the TPP, the market for imported chicken will have shifting from Brazil to the US, and pork from Denmark, Spain to the US, Canada because Vietnam enjoys preferential tax from TPP member countries.
For the consumption of frozen products, most of the imported cattle and poultry are using in the collective kitchens, industrial zones… Consumers also use but not a significant amount. Therefore, the objects that are affected after these products are massively imported to Vietnam are aquaculture farmers with large-scale production.
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Samantha Harrison said she was surprised to win the High School Big of the Year award from Big Brothers Big Sisters Kentucky. But those who have worked with her weren't surprised at all.
Harrison didn't know she had been nominated by her match support specialist, Cassie Edinger.
The annual award was presented at the BBBSKY Friendship Celebration on Aug. 20.
Each match within BBBSKY has a match support specialist to check in with the match, the school and the families to provide support.
Harrison's positive influence on her "little," Brooke Rollins, was one reason for the nomination.
Since they were matched in December 2009, Edinger noted Rollins' grades have improved in several areas and she is also more sure now that she will attend college.
But, Harrison said she has "learned so much" from Rollins, too. "I have taken so much away from Brooke about spending time together and having fun and relaxing," she said. The two beaded hundreds of bracelets to support Beading for Autism, which taught Rollins about community service.
They met for an hour a week during the match, spending half that time on academic endeavors and half the time on other activities, like using six months to build a 3-D dinosaur model to put in Rollins' room.
Rollins started middle school this year, and Harrison remembered the transition from elementary school being difficult to her.
"I didn't want her to fall through the cracks with middle school," Harrison said.
So, the two went over class schedules, homework expectations — and combination locks.
"I really look up to Samantha because of everything she does to help people," Rollins wrote in a letter to support Harrison's nomination. "Anyone who meets her will immediately know that she could win the Nobel Peace Prize with her eyes closed."
Harrison also became a staff member at Harmony Elementary's after school program, which Rollins attended before moving on to middle school this year.
Harrison's time at the Husky Hideout also influenced her college and career goals.
She is hoping to study occupational therapy at Spalding University, one of only two Kentucky universities offering the program.
"I like working with people, helping people," she said. In addition to BBBSKY and Harmony Elementary, she also helps at her church, St. John United Methodist Church in Prospect.
She is also working on earning her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest and most prestigious Girl Scout award.
She encourages others to get involved in BBBSKY as much as she can, another point Edinger made in the award nomination. "She is always willing to talk to anyone about the program and encourages her friends to be involved as well," Edinger wrote.
"The more 'bigs' we have, the more kids we can help," Harrison explained.
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Although the two are no longer matched because NOMS doesn't have a site-based BBBS program, Harrison hopes she can still support Rollins.
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Acclaimed actress and director Liv Ullmann's upcoming stage-to-screen adaptation of August Strindberg's MISS JULIE is set to premiere later this year and a new clip showcasing film stars Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell in costume and in action is now available to view.
Recent Oscar nominee and ZERO DARK THIRTY Golden Globe winner Chastain and IN BRUGES Golden Globe-winner Farrell make up the characters comprising the central illicit coupling of John and Miss Julie, with Samantha Morton portraying misbegotten, once-betrothed Kristin in the classic, tragic romantic drama depicting a battle of the sexes fit for the record books.
Shooting on the film wrapped last year in Nortern Ireland, with Ullmann directing from her own script.
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
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Tonight, a cute world music group called Chic Gamine performed, and though we didn't know anything about the band, Stephanie (of the Poopie Bitch blog) and I saw the event as the perfect opportunity to pack a picnic. Steph brought some homemade apple-sage steamed vegan sausages with homemade buns and some tasty macaroni slaw. I provided boozy beer beans and some marinated summer tomato salad:
And of course, Steph brought one of her uber-delicious vegan cakes (this lady can bake the hell out of some cakes). Tonight's selection was a summer-y Raspberry Lime Cake with a Lime Glaze:
Here's a blogger behind-the-scenes shot of Steph taking a picture for her blog:
And here we are — me, Barbara, Vaughan, and Steph's husband Richard (a.k.a. The Brit) — before stuffing ourselves silly:
The band — Chic Gamine — turned out to be pretty awesome. It's made of up four girls and one dude from Canada, and they play a mix of American soul and gospel blended with Brazilian forro and even 1950s doo-wop. Kinda crazy, but lots of fun. Here's the band in action (check out that one chick wearing the washboard instrument!):
Anyway, there's a free concert every Thursday through Sunday at the Levitt Shell through June, so I'm sure we'll be picnicking there again very soon.
21 comments:
- HayMarket8 said...
Looks like a fun night. That cakes looks yummy!
- June 8, 2009 at 12:30 AM
- Mihl said...
That sounds like a perfect night!
- June 8, 2009 at 3:39 AM
- Sal said...
sounds like fun! the cake does look great but then all the food does!
I'm craving a hotdog now!!
- June 8, 2009 at 5:27 AM
- A said...
Ha! I love the picture the blogger took of the other blogger taking a picture of food to go on her blog. Whew! That was a handful! Looks like you guys had a great time! I secretly love Elvis..... and he PLAYED there?!?!? I'm jealous!
- June 8, 2009 at 6:22 AM
- urban vegan said...
Sounds like a fantastic concert....anything with forro is great, in my book.
And the picnic...heaven! (You are adorable, by the way, Bianca.)_
- June 8, 2009 at 7:23 AM
That sounds like fun! I love going to free concerts.
- June 8, 2009 at 7:40 AM
That cake looks phenomenal!!!
- June 8, 2009 at 9:03 AM
- Paulina said...
How fun! Now I want to have a picnic!
- June 8, 2009 at 9:05 AM
- pixiepine said...
That looks so fun! The food sounds awesome. Sometimes a band called Casa De Chihuahua plays at a local pub here, and they have a cute girl who plays washboard! Fun!
- June 8, 2009 at 9:48 AM
- Mary said...
Picnic dogs=awesome fun. You guys are going to have a great summer!
- June 8, 2009 at 9:54 AM
- Virginia said...
that looks like so much fun and that cake sounds delicious and summery!
- June 8, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Cyn said...
That looks so great! I love picnics. I've been planning to take a picnic to our local bicycle races all summer, but I haven't yet. I need to get on it! And that girl band looks super cute.
- June 8, 2009 at 4:44 PM
- jessy said...
– so cool on hanging out at the new venue and having a picnic! wahooooooo! boozy beer beans = mmmmmmm! your summer tomato salad rocks, too! Steph's cake looks most excellent! man, you guys had some great eatz and it looks like everyone had such a fantastical time! free concerts, good music, and picnics all sound like a combination of awesome! w00t!
- June 8, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- Lisa (Show Me Vegan) said...
that is my kind of night! Live music outdoors with vegan food and friends. And that cake does sound awesome.
- June 8, 2009 at 8:13 PM
- aTxVegn said...
How fun! All the picnic food looks really tasty. I'm anxious to make those VB sausages.
- June 8, 2009 at 9:52 PM
- Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...
How fun! Picnics are awesome.
- June 9, 2009 at 6:41 AM
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- June 9, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Wow, I look so... overjoyed to be taking a picture of my food. What was going on there? That's okay, I have an awesome picture of you taking an angrily confused bite of your sausage :)
We have to do that again soon!
- June 9, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- Vegan_Noodle said...
Summer picnics are the best!! Sounds like it was the perfect evening out.
- June 9, 2009 at 3:26 PM
- Theresa said...
I love picnics, and yours looks like it was so fun :)
- June 9, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Hey Bianca. My name is Katrina---I used to go to school with you. I have been lurking your page for over a year now and have even began to lurk some of the other posts linked to your page. I have to say that looking at and reading your posts really make me consider making the transition of becoming vegan. You make it look so easy---which I don't think it would be easy for me, though. Especially since my husband wouldn't want to make the same transition lol. Just wanted to say keep up the good work and to let you know that you are truly inspirational.
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The Amazing Race has been in the area before. AR1 went to Railay Beach (I have seen 4 different spellings used) in episode 10. There was the famous ROADBLOCK to climb "the King" which is above Railay Beach. Amazing Race Asia 1 had a ROADBLOCK episode 8 to climb Railay East 123 Wall. Here is a little tourist info on Railay Beach:The beaches and stunning cliffs of Railay Beach are certainly worth a day trip, even if you don't stay there. Divided into Railay East and West, the former offers the best rock-climbing cliffs, situated next to mud flats. The West has the sort of soft powdery sands that attract beach bunnies, though longtails dock right here and the resulting noise of the motors can ruin the peacefulness of the gorgeous cerulean sea.
Are the items they build and place under water, platforms to grow coral? I seem to have seen these before in Florida.
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What's with the "FORMER NFL STAR" in the preview every week. It's getting frustrating. I tend to think that it's Railay Beach too. But Thailand has got loads of small islands and they're all beach paradise and you can't be sure?
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With profits rising by 77%, Jaguar Land Rover is another success story of the U.K. auto industry. But, there are problems in meeting such high demand. Dow Jones's Steve McGrath has the details. Photo: Getty Images
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If you've been putting off conducting maintenance checks, you could be doing more damage than you think.
An automatic transfer switch (ATS) is a critical part of any emergency power supply system (EPSS). The ATS is the device that selects a power source—either normal utility power or standby generator power—and conducts the power to critical loads. The NFPA, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and all major ATS manufacturers publish literature calling for the monthly test of ATSs, yet many facility owners ignore these guidelines and refuse to perform the tests. There are good reasons for both the monthly-test requirement and for the reluctance of many operators to comply.
NFPA 110, the standard for emergency and standby power supply systems, states "the monthly test of a transfer switch shall consist of electrically operating the transfer switch from the standard position to the alternate position and then a return to the standard position" (Paragraph 126.96.36.199). The standard also requires a monthly generator run. The best way to perform both these tests is by operating the test toggle on the ATS when the generator isn't running, and confirming that the ATS properly signals the generator to start and run before transferring building load.
Reasons for ATS testing.
There are three primary reasons for the monthly test requirement. First, a test is an active demonstration that the EPSS is still able to function as intended. If a switch is going to fail to transfer, it's better to have the switch fail while connected to a live normal source during a test than to have it remain connected to a dead normal source during an actual power outage.
Second, an automatic transfer switch is an electromechanical device with moving parts. Like the pistons and crankshaft in an automotive engine, the moving parts in an ATS can seize if they're left in one position for months or years. Regular exercise will help ensure that moving parts will continue to operate smoothly.
Third, a transfer switch test transfers building load onto the generator for the duration of the generator test. Most standby power generators of more than 100kW are diesel engine driven, and all major diesel generator manufacturers recommend a load of at least 50% of maximum capacity during monthly generator tests. NFPA requires the same thing, for the simple reason that running under a light load is very bad for a diesel engine.
Running a diesel generator in an unloaded condition—with no ATS transfer, thus with no building load connected—causes carbon buildup in the cylinders and exhaust system, a condition known as "wet stacking." This problem reduces efficiency and power, and in extreme cases it can cause an exhaust system to catch fire. To reduce a wet-stack condition once it has developed, some facility owners will rent a resistive load bank and connect it to the standby generator for a full-load run of sufficient duration to "burn out" the buildup. The cost for such an exercise is substantial, and the relief provided is only temporary.
Why some facility operators won't test.
Some people mistakenly think that monthly tests will shorten the life of a transfer switch, and are therefore reluctant to conduct them. More often, the reason for refusing to test properly is a fear of the two brief interruptions in power that an ATS test entails.
There's no truth to the idea of a regular test shortening the life of an ATS. Any device to be used as a transfer switch—switching a single electrical load between two sources of power—must comply with UL standard 1008, the only standard applicable to this duty.
Any switch that bears a UL 1008 label can transfer a minimum of 3,000 times, with at least 1,000 of those operations under at least 100% of rated load. (For smaller ampacity switches 6,000 transfers must be under 100% load or greater).
A switch that transfers back and forth each month will see 12 transfer operations per year, generally under something less than 100% of rated load. It would take a transfer switch at least 83 years to reach the same level of full-load use that representative switches endure in standard UL testing. And, as mentioned above, a switch that transfers regularly is less prone to seizure than a switch that has remained static for a long period.
The most-cited reason for failing to test transfer switches is that power interruptions can cause problems with lighting, transformers, computers, and other sensitive loads. It's this fear, primarily, that causes many facility operators to conduct their monthly generator runs without switching building load onto the generator.
While problems of this nature can be frightening, they should be no more frightening than the prospect of a transfer switch that fails to operate at a critical time due to lack of testing, or a generator that fails due to wet-stacking. There are several ways of mitigating or eliminating the problems caused by these power interruptions, both in new construction and in existing facilities.
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For new construction projects the issue of transfer-test-caused interruptions in power is an easy one to solve. The engineer responsible for specifying the electrical equipment should specify "closed transition," or make-before-break, transfer switches. A transfer switch of this kind transfers when in its test mode, with no interruption in power. Switches of this kind were once a special product available from only one manufacturer, and they carried a daunting price premium. Today, however, closed transition transfer switches (CTTS) are available from several manufacturers, and at a very modest price premium over the old-fashioned open transition switch.
For existing facilities, a study should be done to determine which specific transfer switches feed loads that would actually suffer any negative impact from monthly interruptions in power. Those loads that are sensitive to interruptions can be protected with UPS systems, or with a timed pre-signal before transfer, allowing for orderly shutdown of the loads before power is interrupted. Also, existing open transition switches can be replaced with CTTS.
Any automatic transfer switch in an emergency or standby power system should be should be tested monthly in accordance with NFPA 110. That test should consist of an automatic generator start, initiated by the transfer switch, followed by an automatic transfer of facility load onto the standby generator. If power interruptions are a matter of concern, closed transition transfer switches should be used to eliminate the problem, or other methods should be used to mitigate the effects.
Blaine is a transfer switch product specialist for SF Griggs & Associates in Seattle.


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Rock bands are regularly being criticized for the type of music they produce. It has been known that music provides therapeutic effect to the listener as it eases tension, stress, anxiety and other disorders. It is also notable that music therapy can help a person have a healthier lifestyle thereby decreasing the chances of acquiring heart related diseases. But then again, in this kind of aspect, is rock music part of this therapeutic effect? Several people nowadays are in opposition when it comes to the surge of rock bands (although for some reason becoming infrequent) whether locally or internationally.
Most of the time, parents are the ones against rock bands. They do not encourage their children to listen or patronize rock music. With this being the case, rock bands has its various forms and mutations, specifically metal and punk which has received the most number of criticism not only from parents but also from educators, religious organizations and the like as it sometimes seem to deal with negative subject matter relating to hedonism, atheism which most people believe to be dark, sinful and immoral. With this being the case, rock bands generally nowadays are being filtered and have the huge amount of possibility to falter due to the discerning factors mentioned above. Substantially, rock bands can reflect the good and bad that can be seen in today's society.
However, on the positive aspect of rock bands, these can definitely be considered as creative and promotes self-expression. A lot of great rock music has meaningful lyrics which can send off great messages to people, in turn, inspiring them while being entertained by the music itself.
Almost all types of music has a special power to bring about our emotions and innermost creativity. Anyone who has ever wept while listening to their favorite song will know how truly powerful it is to listen to music. But then again, rock bands may seem to be the most controversial type of music in today's industry but still, it also has many positive influences in the society that should be taken into consideration.
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I had dreams that I'd eaten sushi when I was pregnant," says Ginny Gallo-Dowdakin of Sleepy Hollow, Illinois. "I would wake up in a panic since I knew it wasn't allowed." Figuring out what you're permitted to eat and avoiding the forbidden foods can truly be a nightmare for moms-to-be. It seems like every day, there's a story in the news about yet another favorite food that's now off-limits for pregnant women, leaving you scared to take a bite of anything lest it be on the list. It's enough to make a woman crazy. But now, learn how other moms-to-be have coped.
Eating in the closet
If you're waiting until your second trimester to share the news of your pregnancy, as many women do, you're forced to hide all your quirky new food fears so that others won't discover your secret. "I was at a fancy dinner party where the first course was a plate of raw beef carpaccio," says one mom from Chappaqua, New York. "I basically had to act like I was a crazy person to get out of eating it. 'I'm nuts when it comes to certain foods,' I said. 'It's really silly. I won't eat anything raw. I'm so sorry.' They all thought I was loony, but at least they didn't suspect I was pregnant."
Tiffany Lankford of Garland, Texas, had a more direct approach. "When I was served something I shouldn't eat, I would say that I had already eaten and was too full."
Most of the time, though, you don't have to play crazy or stuffed. Make some easy substitutions for the risky foods, suggests Jenny Dean, a dietitian in Longmont, Colorado. If you're out for sushi with a friend, order the California roll (with imitation crabmeat). Get a grilled-chicken sandwich instead of a deli-meat one. Have yogurt as a snack instead of cheese. No one will notice.
But even once your secret is out, things don't get easier. "I was paranoid about everything that I ate, chewed or drank," confesses Tara Robison of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. "Eating out was near impossible—I was convinced the chef would see my pregnant belly and try to poison me. Yes, I was weird!"
Not so weird. Bec Mullaney of Poughkeepsie, New York, was similarly tormented. "I gave up all deli meat because I know you're not supposed to eat it. But, of course, my most intense cravings were for—that's right, you guessed it—sandwiches! I wanted turkey, ham, salami and roast beef in the worst way. It got so dire that my husband would only eat sandwiches in secret."
(Too bad nobody told Bec she could eat her favorite cold cuts if she heated them until steaming. Her hubby could have eaten his sandwiches in public!)
Still, the point is that just knowing they can't have something makes some women want it all the more. Ginny Gallo-Dowdakin, the mom-to-be who dreamed about sushi, wasn't even a big fan of the fish dish before she was expecting. But then, she says, "I craved it like never before."
Oops, I ate it again!
Even more upsetting is discovering you've already ingested something that's taboo. "I ate deli-meat sandwiches for lunch every day," says Kassandra Stalbaum from Austin, Texas. "I was horrified when I learned they could cause listeriosis, and switched to PB&Js. Then I found out that peanuts and peanut butter are also a no-no. Ugh! I give up!" (There's no need to freak out, Kassandra. Peanuts are okay as long as you don't have a family history of allergies to them.)
Andrea Siy from Byfield, Massachussetts, feels the same way. "I would be reading my pregnancy books, get to chapter six, and find out I shouldn't be eating something that I already had been! Like...no feta!?!? I'd been eating Greek salads for weeks! Why isn't that information in chapter one?!"
But Amy Bannister of Valparaiso, Indiana, takes the cake...er, the crab. "I went to a crab-leg dinner and ate everyone under the table, polishing off ten leg clusters on my own. My sister-in-law showed up late and upon hearing of my triumph, told me pregnant women should never eat shellfish. I freaked and made us stop at my ob's home to see if I needed to go to the ER. She laughed, asked if anyone in our family has shellfish allergies, and congratulated me on breaking an eating record!"
Cookin' safe
Sometimes it's not what you eat, it's how you prepare it, says Jenny Dean, a dietitian in Longmont, CO. Follow these guidelines:
Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm running water before handling food, after using the bathroom and after touching animals.
Store raw meats, poultry, and seafood in airtight containers and away from other ready-to-eat foods in your fridge.
When cooking, chop fruits and veggies first; handle raw meats, poultry and seafood last.
After handling raw meats, poultry, and seafood, immediately wash knives, cutting boards and food prep areas with hot, soapy water.
Don't bother to rinse or clean raw meats, poultry or fish. You'll just spread the bacteria in your sink and counter areas, and it's going to be killed during the cooking process anyway.
Use a food thermometer to ensure you cook egg dishes, meats, fish and poultry adequately.
Store all leftovers and perishable foods in the fridge at or below 40 degrees.
Use perishable, leftover, or precooked foods within four days or discard them.
"I need a drink!"
It's a cruel trick that the one time in your life when you probably need a drink the most (after all, your back is hurting, your feet are aching, and you're trying to assemble a 300-piece crib), you're not allowed to have one. You're not alone. Alcohol anxiety is rampant among moms-to-be. Here's how they've dealt:
Try to relax.
"I found out the day after Christmas that I was pregnant. On Christmas Day, I had drunk the Communion wine at church. I worried the entire pregnancy that that little sip of wine would hurt my child. Of course, it didn't, and my son is just fine." —Susan Paul, Avenel, NJ
Wake up.
"Twice I dreamed that I was drinking a glass of wine and thinking, 'Oh, no!' When I woke up I had to reassure myself that it was just a dream." —Robin Root, Laguna Niguel, CA
Let the past go.
"I didn't find out I was pregnant for seven weeks, during which time I did drink. I was so nervous! When I told my doctor, he just said, 'Don't drink again, and don't give a second thought to what you've already had. It's not worth it.' He was right." —Ann Sackrider, Brooklyn, NY
Fake it.
"I normally don't drink alcohol, but when I was pregnant with my first baby, I craved margaritas all the time! I had to settle for frozen lemonade." —Andrea Verwys, Vienna, VA
Get creative.
"I wanted a vodka tonic more than anything. I don't even drink them regularly, but because I couldn't have liquor, I wanted that drink so badly. I even wrote poetry dedicated to the vodka tonic!" —Lydia Bouk, Cleveland, NC


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THREE years after Craigavon Borough Council ordered two giant sculptures for Portadown and Lurgan, the Department of Social Development has come through with £177,000 to install them - almost three times the £62,000 cost of the 12-foot high figures.
The grant from the DSD was confirmed at the council's development committee on Monday night, and comes after the statues - by Donegal artist Maurice Harron - were delivered in June 2011 and have lain on the grass at Carn Depot ever since then, covered in tarpaulin.
But it could still be several months before the statues are actually installed on the sites set aside - next to Northway at West Street in Portadown, and on the town centre YMCA site in Lurgan.
Firstly, planning permission will have to be secured, and there are snags to be overcome in both places in a process that has been slow and cumbersome from the start.
It will require £52,000 to set the Portadown statue in place, and the Lurgan figure will be twice that amount. The Portadown Times understands that the foundations for the Portadown one cannot be prepared until it is ascertained where the old railway turntable at West Street was situated. It was razed to the ground in the 1960s, and a survey will have to be carried out to plan the site works for the statue.
And the Lurgan one is even more complicated. With the YMCA facility in the main street being on the site of the old underground toilets, it will have to be filled in, with an estimated cost of £106,000. The rest of the £177,000 is made up of professional fees.
However, a council source underlined that neither the cost of the sculptures or the installation will cost the council a penny, with the DSD covering all the costs.
The stainless steel figures depict the Bramley apple industry of the surrounding area, while Lurgan's shows off the town's linen history.
The process of getting them from creation to installation has been tortuous. They lay on the grass for a year before the council technicians came up with a 'key action plan' - development of location criteria; identification of potential locations; options appraisals; preferred options engineering and designs; statutory approvals; and installations.
Deputy Mayor Arnold Hatch - the main critic of the long wait - said at the time he did not understand "any of that palaver", and added this week, "Naturally, I'm delighted that the installation funds have come through. But the long wait isn't over yet. I am fully supportive of the projects which I believe will enhance both towns. I just wish they would get on with it."


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From among the new releases this month, the two I am looking forward to are those I am prepared to not see in theaters. One will likely not be picked up by my local theater. The other I would prefer having access to a fast-forward button for. Both are intriguing, and we begin with them, then. The complete list of releases is at the bottom of this post.
Kisaan (Farmer(s)) releases the 28th. It is the much less talked about film. My wild-card for the month, it stars Sohail Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Jackie Shroff, Dia Mirza (yay!), Nauheed Cyrusi, and favorite filmi dad, Dalip Tahil. Sohail and Arbaaz play a farmer and lawyer on opposite sides of the issue. Here's Salman Khan summarizing the film, from this 10 Ka Dum blog entry, which also reminds me of how much I miss Bombay around this time of year :'(
My brother Sohail Khan has made a film on problems of farmers. His "KISAAN" is a dramatic entertainer with strong social message. The forces of bazaar want farmers to sell their land for industrialization. The entire conspiracy is so carefully hatched that brothers are divided so that they sell the land. It's [the] new face of slavery.
Here's the theatrical trailer:
If you've read the entry for 'Z' in this post, you know what I think of the theme. What concerns me is that a dramatic entertainer with social messages has strong potential to go wrong. This is not a bad cast, but the soundtrack, which seems to have a strong 1990s feel to it, promises a major distraction. Yet, I'm looking forward to it. There's more on Kisaan at this Arbaaz Khan blog entry.
Kaminey, releasing the 14th, stars Shahid Kapoor (in a double role -- twins, of course!), Priyanka Chopra, and a large supporting cast. It promises to be Shahid's true coming out party (about time!), despite the Central Board of Film Certification hitting it with the 'A' rating (equivalent to 'R' by the Motion Picture Association of America) for violence. Check out the number of guns on the home page of their official website (which also has its theatrical trailer). Eek!
The plot seems interesting, with an eventual foray into the gangster film genre. Questions: 1) How much of the film will belong to this genre? 2) How thrilling will it all be? 3) The lyrics convey a case of the impossibility of love -- will the movie stay true to it? Sure sounds like it'll make for engaging viewing, just not one I would subject myself to on the big screen. (If you were able to consume Slumdog Millionaire (2008) on the big screen, though, this should be fine.) Here's a post dedicated to its soundtrack.
Lastly, a quick mention for Life Partner, also releasing the 14th. Not expecting much at all from this comedy produced by Abbas-Mustan-Hussain, and with lackadaisical music by Pritam. Starring Tusshar Kapoor and Fardeen Khan, it also stars Govinda and I-hope-she-gets-better-roles-and-films Genelia D'Souza, the sole reason for its inclusion in this month's lineup. (She'll be back.)
Moving on to the latest installment of "A song for each picture" series. This one is inspired by my late-morning runs right by the ocean every weekend. The question is, as always: Which (Hindi) film song does this remind you of? (Click to enlarge.)
(If you're interested, more phone pics here, here, and here). Runs at the beach are always fun, and much more refreshing and rewarding than the treadmill or the inner city can ever be. What seems to hold true for me is that the quality of music playlists used is directly proportional to the quality and distance of the runs. So, you're welcome to list songs to run to, in addition to all else you might think of.
I'll skip my favorite songs for now, but a few notes on the subject: I've also been enjoying samples from background scores to some fairly recent films that have made very effective use of the adrenalin rush that accompanies a speed burst. They are at least as much fun as songs with lyrics. There are several in Ghajini (2008), and one appropriately titled 'Run' (listen to it at this YouTube link). Say, those chases were very very well executed, no?
A perfect scenario involving a run by water that could have been so much better involves Abhishek Bachchan in Sarkar (2005). Ram Gopal Verma knows Mumbai, and I really really like the film, but there's this scene in which Abhishek must run to save his life from gangsters out to kill him. They run through here...
...which is where I am reminded of running through here (except that I probably wouldn't go here at night).
The issue is, here's someone running to save his life, but even silly old me can run faster than the dude, and I run for fun! What's up with that?
By far my favorite of them all is the music to the airport climax in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008), which exudes its singular focus of reaching a well-defined goal (listen to 6:20 through 7:00 at this YouTube link, although it's condensed; watch only if you've seen the film).
On a related note, the Stair Climb to the Top is fast approaching, and once again, I've managed to commit to it. This year, I'll probably add a dedication to Chale Chalo from Lagaan (2001), to add to one to Lakha in 2008. Then again, how can one ignore Meow for two straight years? It'd certainly help to have more purpose...
...but if I knew she (told you she'd be back ;) were waiting for me on the 75th floor, I'd likely set record time. Heck, if she were on the 175th floor, I'd go for it (and probably keep going up, up and away!) The goal this year is to get to floor # 75 in 13 minutes. Who wants to join?
Enough of me. I'd love to hear your plans for August, any films you're looking forward to, and songs to the picture above. Have a great one, everybody! And please remember to care to make Independence Day festivities a part of your August. Jai Hind.
August releases (source: IndiaFM.com)
Aug 7: Agyaat, Chal Chalein, Teree Sang
Aug 14: Kaminey, Life Partner, Mohan Das - A Man Lost In His Own Nation, Musaa, Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De?
Aug 21: Fast Forward, Love Khichdi, Shadow, Sikandar
Aug 28: Bachelor Party, Daddy Cool, Kisaan, Shaabash! You Can Do It, Toss


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This unit consists of four activities. Students begin by examining temperature cycles (current, recent and historical) then add in factors such as carbon dioxide, precipitation and cloud cover to discover regional and global differences in the... (View More) effects of climate change. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
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This activity uses rain and flood events in the Midwest to engage students in an exploration of the collection, comparison, analysis and utilization of rainfall data. Students will access online precipitation data from both a ground-based station... (View More) (the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) network) and a satellite (the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)). Explicit instructions are provided to allow students to graph, map and analyze that data. Instructions are also provided for setting up a school-based rain gauge to gather local rainfall data for analysis. (View Less)
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In this paper and pencil exercise, students create graphs that describe the effect of a series of experiments using Daisy World, an energy balance model, that can be used to demonstrate concepts of equilibrium, homeostatis, and positive and negative... (View More) feedbacks. Internet access and exploration with the actual Daisy World model is ideal, but not required. The resource is Activity 6 of the learning module, Global Balance, part of the lesson series Potential Impacts of Climate Variability and Change. (View Less)
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Logarithms are very handy when dealing with numbers at different scales but they are also useful helping us average measurements of physical phenomena that have nonlinear behavior. In this example, students learn about cloud albedo and calculating... (View More) cloud optical depth. This resource is from PUMAS - Practical Uses of Math and Science - a collection of brief examples created by scientists and engineers showing how math and science topics taught in K-12 classes have real world applications. (View Less)
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Highly productive commercial agriculture, known as industrial agriculture, is the focus of this investigation. Students will analyze and compare the inputs and outputs of industrial agriculture after reading background information, examining photos... (View More) and satellite images, graphing data, and answering questions. The role of technology in shaping industrial agriculture is also examined. Suggestions are offered for optionally assessing this lesson in a debate format or in a role-play format. The URL opens to the investigation directory, with links to teacher and student materials, lesson extensions, resources, teaching tips, and assessment strategies. This is Investigation 2 of three found in the Grades 9-12 Module 2 of Mission Geography. The Mission Geography curriculum integrates data and images from NASA missions with the National Geography Standards. Each of the three investigations in Module 2, while related, can be done independently. (View Less)
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"Speaking to the students, one thing that struck me was the instant recognition of the value of science and education."
—Bill Barker, a Thomas Jefferson re-enactor
Students across Reston elementary schools got a blast from the past Tuesday, Jan. 8 and Wednesday, Jan. 9, courtesy of the Reston Rotary Club. Bill Barker, an actor who has played Thomas Jefferson at Colonial Williamsburg since 1993, toured Forest Edge, Terraset, Dogwood, Fox Mill, Hunters Woods and Lake Anne Elementary Schools to tell the students about his life and beliefs.
"We started this several years ago with an intent and passion to build better citizens," said CarolAnn Babcock of the Reston Rotary Club, who helps coordinate the visits. "The fourth and fifth graders we visited today will be in the voting booth in another 10 years."
The third president talked to student about topics such as proper English manners and his travels across the world before answering student questions. Previously the group visited five schools in the area, but added Fox Mill this year.
"Speaking to the students, one thing that struck me was the instant recognition of the value of science and education. I spoke about the symptoms Thomas Jefferson's wife had after giving birth to her children, and they were able to figure out that she had diabetes, which no one knew about in Jefferson's age," Barker said. "And when I asked them why we know about it now, they replied with two answers consistently: science and education. The fact that they're aware of that is a very good thing, because as Thomas Jefferson once said, 'if a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.'"
This is only one of the outreach efforts made by the Reston Rotary Club when it comes to local elementary schools. For the past few years they have donated money for each school to take "electronic field trips," which are a series of online streaming presentations where students can learn about Colonial Virginia and interact with the presenters live.
"Efforts like this are why we hold fundraisers and come together as a club," said Bill Ament, Reston Rotary's treasurer. "We're always focused on ways to support education and reach out to school, and to provide support for their efforts."


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It's easy to get bogged down in the rebuilding of our fair franchise. Aren't you excited about Rick Ankiel? No? Carlos Pena? Meh? Erik Bedard? Seriously?
Then read this piece, from the Hardball Times, that shows a broader perspective:
The problem with many teams when they try to rebuild is that they don't do it all the way. For a major league organization, a rebuilding process, should that prove to be the right decision, is not something that can be done halfway. The organization must be all-in. This is what the Astros have done.
Did you wish the Astros had not traded Wandy? Reference this:
The influx of talent that has entered the Astros farm system - both through trades and through better drafting - has given them one of the deepest farm systems in baseball. Not necessarily one of the best, especially in terms of major league-ready impact talent, but one of the deepest.
There are notes on various players acquired recently, so be sure to read this. There's never the promise of a...rainb...uh good thing at the end of all of this. But at least there's someone else to tell you not to panic too much.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Astros get the Hardball Times' seal of approval
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The Wandy trade was awesome. Even if those guys turn out to be bums, Wandy would have just retarded the development of Humber and Bedard.
- January 30, 2013 at 10:52 AM
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LOL! Now that's funny!
- January 30, 2013 at 11:33 AM
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