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Depth, doorknobs and distortions: Uncovering the secrets of 3D vision
Since the ugly duckling first peered into the pond, we have always been fascinated by reflections. Now scientists researching how the brain processes visual information have used 'specular' (reflective) objects to gain an insight into 3D vision. The new research (1) by a team from Birmingham, Cambridge and Giessen, which was published online this week in PNAS, reveals how the brain checks the 'usefulness' of the signals it receives from the senses, and explains why we sometimes misperceive shapes and distances.
The ability of mirrored objects to trick and tease our perception is both intriguing and uncanny. And no wonder – although we may think that seeing is believing, research has shown that, when looking at a mirrored surface, a shiny doorknob for instance or a chrome bumper, we may misjudge the shape of the object.
When we look at an object we perceive a single image, but our eyes see the object from two different perspectives thanks to their differing horizontal positions on the head (close one eye, then the other, and you'll see what I mean). Although we are not usually aware of it, having two viewpoints on the world is very useful – it gives us the ability to perceive depth. The brain receives two images of an object which place it in two slightly different locations and it uses this disparity between the two eyes' views (termed the binocular disparity) to calculate depth – allowing us to accurately judge the position and shape of an object.
Unfortunately, specular surfaces throw a shiny spanner in the works. Ordinarily, although it may appear to shift, the location of an object does not actually move when you look at it through your left eye or your right. Reflections on the other hand, do. The location of a reflection on a curved glossy surface changes according to the observer's viewpoint, so when the surface is viewed binocularly (with two eyes) each eye sees the reflection in a different location on the surface of the object. In such cases, the binocular disparity is abnormal and no longer an accurate indicator of depth, so we are liable to misjudge the shape of the object and the distance to its surface.
Luckily, in some cases, our brains are able to identify the visual information it receives about these objects as unreliable and avoid the error. The purpose of this study was to establish exactly how the brain identifies this spurious information.
The researchers identified two methods that the visual system might use to identify and overcome unreliable information from specular reflections. One suggestion, which had been made previously (2), is that the brain identifies the surface it is observing as a specular surface, and alters its interpretation of the binocular information accordingly. To identify the specular surface, the brain could use other (nonstereoscopic) information about the object, for instance its colour. Such cues are called 'ancillary' markers. The second possibility is that the visual system is able to detect when the binocular disparity signals it receives are substantially abnormal, outside the normal range of magnitude or distribution perhaps, and so rejects that portion of information as untrustworthy. This method relies on 'intrinsic' cues, deduced from the nature of the signals themselves, rather than 'ancillary' markers.
The researchers wanted to determine the relative influence of these ancillary and intrinsic sources of information on our judgment of shape, with a view to discovering more about the general strategy the brain employs to assess the utility of sensory signals.
To test whether the visual system relies on ancillary markers to identify the object as a specular object, the team developed a method of 'painting' artificial reflections onto the surface of an object. They then compared observers' depth judgments when viewing these painted reflections to their judgments when viewing specular reflections, and when viewing complex shapes (termed 'potatoes') compared to simple shapes (termed 'muffins').
From this analysis they were able to determine that the brain uses intrinsic cues, rather than ancillary ones, to detect when the visual information it receives is unreliable. The fact that the object is specular does not in itself alert the brain to the unreliability of the information it receives. This explains why, sometimes, we do still make misjudgments about specular objects. If the binocular disparity lies within the normal range of values, the brain will not be alerted to the unreliability of the signal and the resulting estimation of depth may be inaccurate.
This research gives scientists a fresh insight into the generalised way in which the brain analyses incoming sensory information. The findings may provide some useful clues for the design of robotic systems, which often rely almost exclusively on binocular disparity signals to 'see' shape. Professor Andrew Blake, one of the research team from Microsoft Research, Cambridge, summed up the study's achievements, "Understanding human stereo vision is fascinating in its own right and also because of the connections with stereo vision systems used in Robotics today."
(1) Alexander A. Muryy, Andrew E. Welchman, Andrew Blake, and Roland W. Fleming (2013). Specular reflections and the estimation of shape from binocular disparity. PNAS, published ahead of print January 22, 2013 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1212417110
(2) Blake A, Bülthoff HH (1990). Does the brain know the physics of specular reflection? Nature 343(6254), 165-168 PMID: 2296307
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The Arts & Faith Top 100 Films (2011)
Image, a journal of literature and the arts, proudly presents the 2011 Arts & Faith Top 100 Films list.
Showcasing top films and directors from around the world and spanning cinematic history from silent movies to more contemporary films, the list is the culmination of years of discussion and debate within the Arts & Faith online community.
For a reflection on the significance of the list, read this post by Steven D. Greydanus at Image's "Good Letters" blog.
Click on the titles to see more information, including links, video clips, and reviews written by the Arts & Faith community.

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quote:I wouldn't say that mixing gendered cues is necessarily making a mockery of anything, but at the same time - I'm of the opinion that a lot of ideas some people have about gender could use a little mockery.
quote:There isn't some distinct threshold of intense suffering or unpleasantness that you have to feel in relation to your body in order to count as "really" transgender. There are a lot of media narratives about trans folks who felt "trapped" in the wrong body and had to pursue specific medical procedures to "fix" that issue, but that's not a universal experience - not every trans person feels trapped in the body they're in or in need of fixing.


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December 31, 2008
A Houston-based company is using supercomputing power to reveal how gas and oil flows through underground rocks. Read more…
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Researchers in academic labs and commercial R&D groups continue to need more compute capacity, which means leveraging the latest innovations in HPC technologies as well as an assortment of resources to meet the unique needs of different workloads. Increasingly, systems based on Arm processors are stepping into that role, offering low power consumption and strategic advantages for HPC workloads.
Whether it's for fraud detection, personalized medicine, manufacturing, smart cities, autonomous vehicles and many other areas, advanced-scale computing has exploded beyond the realm of academia and government and into the private sector. And with data-intensive workloads on the rise, commercial users are turning to HPC-based infrastructure to run the AI, ML and cognitive computing applications that their organizations depend on.
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April 23, 2008
President Snyder creates cabinet-level diversity position, committee seeks input on candidates
To the Case Western Reserve University Community:
As many of you recognize, creating a more diverse, welcoming and inclusive environment is essential to our future. A critical element of our success involves recruiting, developing and retaining individuals who offer a broad range of perspectives and experiences. Having a community that fully reflects society furthers our missions of education, inquiry, and discovery.
To ensure we fully realize our goals, I have created a new, Cabinet-level position that reports directly to me: the Vice President of Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, and Diversity. I seek an individual passionately devoted to these issues who has the knowledge, integrity and skills necessary to advance them on our campus.
The new Vice President will evaluate the university's existing programs and work with constituents to develop and advocate for a more dynamic and coherent approach to addressing campus needs. This individual will serve primarily as a champion and advocate; existing reporting lines for such offices as multicultural affairs and the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women will remain the same.
Rhonda Williams, Associate Professor of History and Co-Chair of the President's Advisory Council on Minorities, has agreed to chair this search. I am grateful for her knowledge and commitment to these issues and her leadership in this process. I list the full search committee below; all are dedicated to this effort and I deeply appreciate their engagement.
First, however, I would like to encourage you to attend one of the two open forums the group will host next week. They are:
- Tuesday, April 29th, 2:30-3:30pm in the Toepfer Room on the second floor of Adelbert Hall
- Wednesday, April 30th, 12:00-1:00pm in Ford Auditorium
In addition, if you would like to correspond with the committee with comments or potential nominations, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The committee members are:
- Diana Bilimoria, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Co-Investigator, ACES
- Janice Eatman-Williams, assistant director, Center for Civic Engagement and Learning
- Don Feke, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Vice Provost
- Jerry Floersch, Associate Professor, MSASS
- Carolyn Gregory, Vice President of Human Resources
- Ali Hasanali, USG Vice President of Student Life
- Sharona Hoffman, Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Co-Director of the Law-Medicine Center
- Beth McGee, associate professor of theater and dance and Faculty Diversity Officer
- Erica Merritt, Manager of Diversity Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
- Dorothy Miller, Director, Flora Stone Mather Center for Women
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Grampians bushfire threatening Mirranatwa
A bushfire burning in the Grampians in western Victoria is threatening properties along Jensens Rd in the sparsely-populated Mirranatwa farming community.
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An emergency warning has been issued for the bushfire and the CFA warns there is a risk to lives and homes.
For the latest bushfire warnings and situation updates regularly visit the CFA website.
The fire is about 30km north of Dunkeld near Jensens Rd and is expected to impact the community of Mirranatwa.
Four properties along Jensens Rd are being defended by firefighters.
The bushfire is 600 hectares in size, and is creating spot fires about 200- 300 metres ahead.
Roads in the south-west of the Grampians National Park have been closed and aerial water bombers are assisting with firefighting efforts.
A relief centre has been established at the senior citizens hall at Hamilton.
The threat posed by the fire was downgraded about 6pm on Sunday but an emergency warning was reissued shortly after when conditions changed.
CFA Horsham incident controller Graham Parkes told the ABC's Judy Kennedy that changing conditions were providing a challenge for firefighters.
"This has been the challenge that we've had today, we've had winds from every direction and an hour ago we were experiencing winds that were pushing the fire away from the community and just recently we've now got conditions that are completely the opposite and the fire is now travelling in a south-easterly direction toward the dispersed and spread community of Mirranatwa," Mr Parkes said.
"On Jensens Rd itself we've got four properties, we've currently got crews working to defend those properties, we've got plant there such as graders supporting that and still using whatever aircraft we can before it gets too dark.
"We're putting in every effort now into asset protection."
Mr Parkes said fire services were keen to control the blaze as weather conditions were expected to worsen tomorrow.
"The hope is that if it does come out into pasture land we can attack it a lot better in the open, we think that tonight we will be able to hit the dire3ct line of the fire as conditions moderate with our dozers," he said.
"At the moment we are attacking it directly with our five bombers and the aircranes, so that's helping to moderate the contions and as we go into the evening we will then put our dozers into action and start putting a trail around the fire edge.
"This is going to be quite challenging tonight though because we have a lot of work to do to contain such a large fire, particularly as we move into worse weather conditions tomorrow.
"It's a concern, we've got increasing winds going into early tomorrow morning."
The bushfire has not caused any property loss and firefighters and bulldozers have created fire breaks around properties in the Mirranatwa area.
Road closures in the national park have been sign-posted.
For more information on road closures around the Grampians Keep checking the VicRoads website.
For the latest on bushfires in your area, please call the Victorian Bushfire Information Line on 1800 240 667
A number of advice notices also remain current for other bushfires burning in Western Victoria.
Many of the fires were sparked by lightning strikes on Valentines Day.
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From the website: "With version 1 of the API you can query artists' discographies and get the information you need to write a custom embedded audio player, with metadata such as track credits and lyrics. The API is very simple and straightforward and works in a similar fashion to other web APIs such as Twitter's and Google's, so you might already be familiar." The API features a RESTful interface and returns data in the JSON format.


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Saturday afternoon
Hello, my name is Troy. This is my beautiful wife Shilpa. We have lived in San Francisco longer than we haven't and this is our story…
It was a dark and stormy night. No, I'm just kidding…it was a cold and rainy early morning in March of 2006. It was also my first day at a new job, so I was headed into the Financial District for orientation. In the midst of the morning mist, I got off the 15-Third, and walked down California towards Battery.
As I took the elevator up to the 3rd Floor, I remember feeling nervous about meeting so many new people.
When I arrived at the front desk, the receptionist pointed me in the direction of a big and empty conference room at the end of the hall. I grabbed myself a seat and waited for something to happen.
And the real story begins here: about 15 minutes later, Shilpa walks through the door in cowboy boots and a funky dress. Without words, we acknowledged each other and exchanged smiles. It truly was love at first sight.
A few more minutes passed until one of us got verbal and introduced ourselves. I don't remember who went first exactly, but it was likely her as I am inherently shy when I meet an extremely attractive girl. Over the next hour we got to know each other as other new hires sporadically rolled through the door and joined us at the table. Days after our first encounter, I heard someone call my name from outside of my new cubicle. It was her!! Nervous, but excited, I made some small talk and took her email address. A few days later I emailed her and got an "Out of Office" response. "Damn!!." She was in Puerto Rico, so I left a short note in her inbox.
The next week, she emailed me back. Sweet! She wanted me to resize the photos from her trip and recommend a good place to get her Puerto Rico pictures developed. Ummmm, ok. So I sent her the resized files and pointed her to Fox Camera on Market Street.
A few more days went by, and we found ourselves outside of the office, just after work. Hungry, and bad at these things, I asked "Are you hungry??" To which she replied, "Yeah, let's go to Shalimar and get some food." Happy to eat with her wherever the hell she wanted, we headed towards Upper Polk, got ourselves a table, and got to talking.
Hours later, we found ourselves on the 1 AX, headed towards the Outer Richmond (where she lived at the time). She wanted to take a walk down to Baker Beach, and I was down.
We walked and talked for what seemed like hours, but was actually about 1 hour exactly. I was at the same time enamored as exhausted. Our day was wrapping up and I really wanted to offer a kiss before we parted ways. As my nerves overpowered my instincts, I left with a simple "goodbye."
This subtle, yet suggestive back-and-forth went on for the next two months, driving me (and her, I later found out) crazy.
One night weeks later, after a day at the beach and a night of reggae at The Elbo Room, I finally found the nerve to ask the big question: "So what's up with me and you??"
Well, you can imagine what the answer was, because in a few weeks from today we will celebrate our first anniversary.
To this day, she remains the best thing that ever happened to me.
Troy's photography can be seen here and his SF photography blog is CALIBER.


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Facebook is giving users yet another way to give gifts to friends.
The social media company on Thursday rolled out the Facebook Card, which a user can send to a friend as a gift.
The friend will get the card in the mail and be able to use it to go shopping or go out for meals or a drink at such places as Jamba Juice, Olive Garden and Target, Facebook said in a company blog post.
"Facebook Cards are reusable," the post said. "After you\'ve received a card, the next time you get a Facebook Card gift, it will instantly be added to your existing card. Your card can hold multiple gift balances, and each balance is dedicated to the retailer associated with the gift."
Facebook announced its Gifts feature last year. But while analysts were excited about its possibilities when it came out, Facebook said Gifts hasn't exactly become a big money-maker. Or not yet.
On a call with analyst, Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman said, "While we remain excited about the long-term potential of commerce on Facebook, current revenue from user promoted posts and Gifts is very small. And we expect 2013 contributions from these initiatives to remain very small, given current run rates."
On the upside, Facebook shares, after falling sharply on worries about its spending plans this year, are now up a fraction at $31.33.
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Dirk Braam needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 26 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
We make this website because it is very difficult for a visitor/tourist to find easily a good restaurant (in all price categories) in most European cities. Existing websites are usually not very detailed, subjective/commercial, not in many languages and only reveiwing for just a few cities.
YumYum offers a selection of the finest restaurants in over 150 cities in Europe. To make the selection we analysed all (over 200!) restaurant review sites (like Tripadvisor, Zagat, Lonely Planet). We select only the best restaurants (in all price ranges) these review sites have in common. We also rate each restaurant by calculating the overall ratings given by these review sites. Our selection therefor is fully objective, as we use several review sites to judge each restaurant.
On our website we do mention the names of the reviewsites we analysed for each restaurant and we even offer direct links to the webpages of these review sites, so the visitor may check also the information given there.
But we (YumYum) also give full information on each restaurant, so there is basically no need to look for the comments on the review sites.
The visitor can make his own favorite selection by using certain criteria like: costs, location, atmosphere.
YumYum will be in more than 10 languages.
We want YumYum to be the major 'search engine' for restaurants in Europe
Anyone going to a strange city in Europe who wants to go out for dinner.
We have an existing layout that we ourselves adjusted a bit, so the documents are a bit simpel, sorry for that.
Basically this is the way we want to show the information.
However, we need some finishing touches.
We want to be a bit different, not cheap looking, not too young and wild, but also not too boring, maybe a touch trendy and/or humourous.
To go out for dinner is fun and this may show on the site, though firstly we want to provide the information extremely easily
We like following adjustments:
- We like a 'white background' (the right and left sides of the mainframe can be blue)
- We want to have a bit more unity in all the presently looking seperate information/search blocks.
So maybe join these together and seperate with a thin line only?
Or use a separte backgound colour for one/some of the blocks?
For example a separte backgound colour for the SEARCH block only?
Or a coloured line around the info/search blocks?
- The heading should look much more 'sexier'.
- We miss also 'depth' in the website page.
Maybe use some 'shadows' ?
- We like 'round edges' instead of square ones.
- Last but not least: we do need to put ads on the site, so no matter how ugly this may look, we need to put around 10 on this page, and thsi should be shown in the proposal as well
We do like the website of 'booking.com' a lot as a basic set up, but we miss the fun in there.
See remarks at Requirements and the attachments.
See attachments, 1 PDF and PSE of the existing layout and a cartoon of the YumYum character we have developped and may be used.
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What we do have is a complex, wholly unique conglomeration of very different, closely packed urban communities, some with histories that stretch back at least a few hundred years. To administer the city's history, to judge its architecture and cultural worth, taxpayers invest their money and trust in the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to decide what is worthy of landmark and historic designation status, and what is not.
For example, take Brooklyn's Park Slope and the northeast Queens neighborhood of Broadway-Flushing. Both are old. Both have pretty buildings. And both have historical value to the people who live there, and have lived there in the past.
According to the LPC, however, Broadway-Flushing doesn't deserve a historic designation of any size, while all of Park Slope - the entire neighborhood, every single home - is worthy of being protected forever. Go figure.
Last week the LPC rejected a proposal to have Broadway-Flushing designated as a historic district. In a letter addressed to Councilman Tony Avella, LPC Chairman Richard Tierney said the neighborhood has been too altered by recent development to be considered historically significant any longer.
Tierney objected to the "configuration of openings" and "filling in of porches" in present-day Broadway-Flushing, which is interesting because according to the federal and state governments the neighborhood's openings and filled-in porches are just fine.
The neighborhood is currently designated as a historic district by the feds and the state. Apparently, LPC's guidelines are not only stricter than Albany or Washington's, but they override them too.
In contrast, there's Park Slope, by anybody's definition a beautiful neighborhood with an unusual mix of well-preserved late-19th century architecture. A sliver of the neighborhood was designated as a historic district in 1973, yet that isn't good enough, for either Park Slope residents or the LPC.
At a meeting last week, a civic group presented the LPC with a preliminary, informal proposal to expand the existing district to include the rest of the neighborhood - or 4,500 additional buildings.
LPC Executive Director Kate Daly said the neighborhood was an "obvious candidate" for historic district expansion, and suggested the massive proposal be broken down into several smaller phases so the LPC can get to work on it as soon as possible.
We aren't questioning the credentials of the LPC - which is made up of accomplished architectural historians, preservationists and the like who certainly know how to tell a nice building from a shoddy one - only their priorities.
Share the wealth. If groups care enough about their communities to apply for historic district designation, they deserve a modicum of respect and attention, not a wholesale snub in favor of other neighborhoods that already have protected zones.
While they're at it, why doesn't LPC look a little out of its comfort zone. As the commission listened to Park Slopers extol the virtues of their brownstone empire last week, developers were busy demolishing a famous building in Downtown Brooklyn believed by many scholars to have been an Underground Railroad safe house. Talk about history ignored.


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by Len Lear
The Rev. Beverly Dale is the last person you'd expect to lead a revolution for female sexual liberation. But the Mt. Airy resident and Christian cleric who was an ecumenical campus minister for 21 years at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was called by one faculty member "the conscience of the university," is just that.
Rev. Dale, 52, who came to Philadelphia from her native Illinois in 1989 for the job at Penn, has made several YouTube videos with the focus that "Sex is good." Prior to coming here, she was a pastor in a Christian church (Disciples of Christ) parish in Illinois for six years. She has also been an outspoken advocate for sexual minority communities. "I am standing on the backs of other female and gay theologians," she said.
She is the playwright, director and performer of a one-woman show, usually for secular audiences, called "An Irreverent Journey from Eggbeaters to Vibrators" that received funding support from the Leeway Foundation. A published author of both articles and poetry on sexuality and faith, she has received funding from Leeway to write several songs that address these topics as well.
Rev. Dale, who has two children and two grandchildren and who was ordained by the Chicago Theological Seminary in 1985, has initiated dozens of performances, workshops and presentations on sexuality over the last decade, often stressing "women's erotic empowerment." On Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m., she will lead a discussion/presentation on sexual empowerment at The Center on the Hill in the Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church, 8855 Germantown Ave.
"My work with sexual and spiritual empowerment is my life story," Rev. Dale (known as "Rev. Bev" at Penn) said in an interview last week. "How does one become empowered when we've been told that sex is bad?
"I was sexually abused by an uncle when I was a child, and that stimulated my interest in this subject. He (the abuser) was a deacon in the church, but he would not apologize. I don't fault him as much as I do the church and society. I had to ask myself if God justifies the abuse of little girls. And is sex something to be ashamed of? That's what a great many people think.
"There is still a great deal of sexual repression, and I can tell you from my days at Penn that the sexual double standard is alive and well on college campuses, as is the objectification of women. The 'hookup' culture gets around the issue."
Rev. Dale, who has lived in Mt. Airy for 12 years and "loves it," was not so assertive about her opinions while she was at Penn because "I did not want to catch the attention of the right-wingers who are very anti-women and anti-sex." She left the Ivy League campus, where she was general minister and president of the school's Christian Association, in 2010 at least in part so she could pursue her mission of spreading the "Good News," so to speak, about human sexuality.
"The church usually takes the position that sex is moral only if the people engaging in it are married," she said, "and that is very unhelpful. The mainstream church clergy may be more progressive than many years ago, but we still don't hear positive sermons about the body. The ministers have not been trained. Part of my mission is to add this issue (sexual empowerment) to the curriculum in seminaries. And that one can be moral and sexual at the same time, even outside of marriage."
The controversial best-seller, "50 Shades of Gray," which explores non-traditional sexual activities such as bondage and discipline, has both good and bad elements, according to the local cleric. "It's good to step outside of vanilla and to give women permission to move outside of the 'good little girl' syndrome, but there is also misinformation in the book."
Last week Rev. Dale released a video titled "Non-Marital Sex," which promotes the view that sex outside of marriage need not be viewed as bad or immoral.
"Unfortunately," she explained, "too many people don't realize that marriage is a social custom, not biology, and sexuality is simply biology that could use some moral grounding that is not sexually repressive.
"I believe we can be moral and ethical in our sex lives as single people. Most people, however, never think that through carefully. Using marriage to have sex is probably not the best way to have a relationship," said Dale, who has covered the topics of masturbation, kinkiness and sexual diversity in her previous videos.
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Angels outfielder Mike Trout is slated to become the fourth American League outfielder ever to play in three All-Star Games before their 23rd birthday.
Trout was named an American League All-Star starter on Sunday after receiving more than 4 million votes.
The only other players to play in three All-Star Games before their 23rd birthday are Mickey Mantle, Al Kaline and Ken Griffey Jr.
"It means a lot to be voting in by the fans to the starting lineup. I can't thank them enough," Trout said. "It's always fun to go and be around all those great players."
Trout is the first Angels position player to start the All-Star Game in consecutive years since Vladimir Guerrero did it from 2004-2007.
Trout is batting .308 with 20 home runs and 63 RBIs.
As of now, only Trout will represent the Angels.
Snubbed Angels include Garrett Richards and Erick Aybar, although Richards is in the final fan vote along with Houston's Dallas Keuchel (8-5, 3.06 ERA), Cleveland's Corey Kluber (8-6, 2.86 ERA), Detroit's Rick Porcello (11-4, 3.12 ERA) and Chicago's Chris Sale (8-1, 2.16 ERA).
Richards is 10-2 with an ERA of 2.71 after Sunday's dominant performance.
"It's a little disappointing, but I still have a chance," Richards said. "I'm more concerned with the second half of baseball … I"ll take a World Series over an All-Star Game anytime."
A quartet of Dodgers were named to the NL All-Star team — pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, second baseman Dee Gordon and outfielder Yasiel Puig, who was elected as a starter in his first appearance in the midseason classic. This is the first season since 2010 that the Dodgers have had four players selected.
Dodgers pitcher Josh Beckett was snubbed.
Oakland, with the best record in the majors, has its most All-Stars since 1975: left-handers Sean Doolittle and Scott Kazmir; catcher Derek Norris; first baseman Brandon Moss; third baseman Josh Donaldson; and outfielder Yoenis Cespedes.
"It's really cool," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "We were hoping for something like this."
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, playing his 20th and final season, was chosen for his 14th All-Star team and will start for the ninth time. He gets reunited with Seattle second baseman Robinson Cano, his former double-play partner in New York.
Also elected by fans to start for the AL were Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera, Donaldson, and outfielders Jose Bautista of Toronto, Adam Jones of Baltimore and Trout.
Baltimore's Matt Wieters, sidelined by season-ending elbow surgery on June 17, was elected to start at catcher and will be replaced by Kansas City's Salvador Perez.
Orioles bopper Nelson Cruz, tied for the major-league home run lead with 27, was voted in by fans at DH after serving a 50-game suspension last year for violating baseball's drug agreement.
"It's always a blessing when you make the All-Star game," Cruz said. "I'm happy because I know I made the right decision."
Elected to the NL starting lineup were Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, Philadelphia second baseman Chase Utley, Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, Milwaukee third baseman Aramis Ramirez and St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina along with outfielders Carlos Gomez of Milwaukee, Andrew McCutchen of Pittsburgh and Puig.
Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka and Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu, a pair of rookies off to superlative starts, were among 26 first-time All-Stars and 24 foreign-born players.
Tanaka and setup man Dellin Betances are the first Yankees rookie pitchers to be picked as All-Stars since Spec Shea in 1947.
Surprise selections included Pittsburgh utilityman Josh Harrison and left-hander Tony Watson, and St. Louis reliever Pat Neshek.
Milwaukee closer Francisco Rodriguez made his fifth All-Star team, his first since 2009.
Bautista, at 5.68 million, received the most votes for the second time in four years. Tulowitzki topped the NL at 5.35 million.
Vying for the final NL spot are Miami third baseman Casey McGehee, Colorado first baseman Justin Morneau, Washington third baseman Anthony Rendon, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and Atlanta outfielder Justin Upton.
Among the big names bypassed entirely were slugger David Ortiz and closer Koji Uehara from World Series champion Boston, San Francisco catcher Buster Posey, and Beckett.
Other players omitted despite strong credentials were Cincinnati pitcher Alfredo Simon, Seattle third baseman Kyle Seager and San Diego closer Huston Street, who had converted 23 consecutive save chances before allowing a tying home run in the ninth Saturday.
Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun and Toronto outfielder Melky Cabrera, who like Cruz served lengthy drug-related suspensions, also were left out.


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Uncasville, CT – Kara Lawson scored a team-best 23 points and Tina Charles chipped in a double-double to lift the Connecticut Sun to an 81-69 victory over the New York Liberty in the season opener for both teams.
Charles had 19 points and a game-high 13 rebounds and the Sun pulled away in the second half by outscoring the Liberty by a 41-27 count.
Lawson also added seven rebounds and five assists for Connecticut, which finished with the top record in the Eastern Conference last year but were ousted in three games to the Indiana Fever in the conference final.
Allison Hightower and Kelsey Griffin each donated 10 points to the victory.
Cappie Pondexter scored 23 points to lead the Liberty, who lost to the Sun in the conference semis last year. Essence Carson scored 14 and had eight boards.
Pondexter scored 16 in the first half and New York held a slight 42-40 edge at the break, but the Sun broke a 50-50 tie in the third with a 9-0 run to take the lead for good.
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Saying the weather this year has been unpredictable is an understatement.
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Saying the weather this year has been unpredictable is an understatement.
Across the nation, states have experienced everything from mild winters to record rainfalls, drought to high temperatures.
Locally, the year began with a mild winter followed by record-high temperatures in March, causing many crops to bloom early.
This winter was an "anomaly," said Jessica Rennells, a climatologist for the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science and the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University.
"A La Niña winter and Arctic oscillation acted to keep cold air north and away from the area," Rennells said. "We had such little snowfall last year—that's really rare for the northeast."
This was good for municipalities that didn't have to spend as much on snowplowing and road salt, but devastating for crops such as apples, especially when temperatures then dropped in April exposing blooms to frost.
Into the spring and summer, higher-than-average temperatures and extremely dry conditions left lawns brown and many local farmers with smaller crop yields.
"Lack of snowfall didn't help the situation, as there was no snowpack melt in the spring to keep the ground moist," Rennells said.
The first seven months of the year hit record-warm temperatures, making it the warmest 12-month period the nation has experienced since record keeping began in 1895, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Along with the heat, many areas of the U.S. experienced drier-than-average conditions, causing drought and wildfires in the west and mid-west.
Other areas, such as the western Gulf Coast through the Ohio Valley, experienced record-setting moisture, including West Virginia, which had its tenth wettest July, according to the NOAA,
Portions of the U.S. are still experiencing the most severe and extensive drought in at least the past 25 years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Services.
Some are even referring to it as the "modern day Dustbowl."
The full extent of the weather has yet to be seen, with the potential to impact the cost and availability of food and even gasoline prices.
Farming impacts
This season has had its up and downs for Mike Cosgrove, owner of Spring Grove Farm, a dairy farm in Clinton.
Cosgrove's hay crop was hit hard by the dry weather. "We're not going to have the quantity of hay that we have most years," he said, though he said he should have enough to feed the cows. "Some years I have a little excess hay and I may sell it, but this year I'm not going to have any excess to sell," Cosgrove said.
His corn yield looks to be good, he said. "You don't know until you start harvesting."
Field crops hit the worst by the dry weather include corn, soybeans, sorghum and hay. For example, 2012 corn production is estimated at 10.8 billion bushels, down from 12.4 in 2011, despite an increase in planting, according to the Economic Research Services.
Unlike Cosgrove, local farmers who won't have enough feed to last them through the winter will have to purchase feed—the cost of which is rising, said Jeff Miller, an educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County.
"Farmers are left with few options: cut back on rations or cull the herd," Miller said. "Both can have long-term effects: cutting back on the amount of feed can lower milk production, and thinning the herd eliminates that cow for milk production next year."
"Having less grass for grazing may decrease production levels further," said Brian Riordon, an economist with the Northeast Milk Market Administrator.
"While the national dairy industry may be hard hit, driving up the cost of dairy products, it could be good news for local dairy farmers who may receive more money for their milk," Miller said.
"Nationally, milk production slowed in July, but still showed a growth of 0.7 percent over production last year," said Jennifer Huson, director of communications for Dairy Marketing Services.
She said that the real impacts of the drought will start to be seen in August's production report, which comes out next week.
"Right now we're watching it closely," Huson said. "It's a day-to-day thing where you're working to make sure that you're receiving all the milk that you can to supply all those contracts."
Contracts include those to Greek yogurt manufacturers, such as the Chenango County-based Agro Farma Inc., parent company of Chobani yogurt.
Jump-start then a freeze
The mild winter and warm spell in March jump-started the growing season of produce such as apples, cherries, blueberries and strawberries.
Once the flowers start to bloom, however, they have the potential to be damaged by frost potentially decreasing the amount of fruit produced.
Locally some farms were able to shield their crops from damage by the cold that hit them after first blooms arrived. Others were not as lucky.
George Joseph, owner of North Start Orchards in Westmoreland, lost more than 50 percent of his apple crop this year.
This is a problem because he not only sells the fruit, but also byproducts such as apple cider.
"It adds an additional cost because we're just going to have to buy apples for cider," Joseph said.
Luckily, his blueberry and grape crops were "outstanding."
"We're going to play on our strengths," Joseph said, adding that the orchard will have you-pick grapes this year. "We'll get through the rest."
The state apple crop is down 54 percent this year, with a 15 percent decrease in production in Oneida County, according to the New York Apple Association.
"Blueberries had a phenomenal year after using stored up energy from the poor 2011 season when rain washed away the flowers causing less fruit," said Jeff Miller, an educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension.
"That's part of the interesting thing about farming—sometimes when one crop is hit hard, another does well."
The grape harvest has also been exceptional and this should be an "excellent vintage" for New York wines, said Jim Trezise, president of the New York Wine & Grape Foundation. Growers were minimally affected by the spring frost, with the exception of the far western Lake Erie region, he said.
"Steady rain came at the right time in July and warm weather hastened ripening, making the harvest season two to three weeks ahead of normal," he said.
"Local pumpkins are also ahead of schedule, starting to turn orange in August," Miller said. "This could be a problem come October, as the majority of New York's pumpkin crop is sold for ornamental use for Halloween."
The leaves also began turning earlier, beginning the leaf-peeping tourism season in New York State about two weeks ahead of schedule.
"Some leaves were so dry they turned brown rather than the normal colors of autumn. Damage to the leaves is potentially hazardous for the trees, and could cause a problem for maple syrup season come spring," said Karl Niklas, a professor of plant biology at Cornell University.
Rising fuel
Lack of corn from droughts in the Midwest has already contributed to the rising cost of fuel, and may continue to do so through the next few months.
In the Utica-Rome area, a regular gallon of gasoline cost $4.11 per gallon Monday, up about 22 cents from a month ago and about 30 cents from $3.89 per gallon at this time last year.
"Nationally the retail cost of gasoline rose about 40 cents per gallon from the beginning of July to mid-August, about three to four cents of which is directly attributed to the rising cost of ethanol," said AAA Spokesman Michael Green.
"Due to the drought, ethanol facilities have had to temporarily stop production all together or ship corn in from other areas. The cost of transportation contributes to the increase in price," Green said.
The increase in ethanol prices combined with rises in crude oil prices and refinery and pipeline problems in the Midwest, a refinery fire in California and shutdown of oil production due to Hurricane Isaac have caused the cost of fuel to rise significantly.
"The spot wholesale price of ethanol in the Chicago market was about $2.62 per gallon as of Aug. 21," Green said. "The majority of gas stations use E10 gasoline, which is comprised of about 10 percent ethanol. Every 10 cent change in the price per gallon of ethanol roughly results in a one cent change in the cost per gallon of gasoline.
The national average per gallon as of Aug. 21 was $3.72 per regular gallon—the highest price on record for that day in history. Last year the price of ethanol also went up in the summer, but this is the most severe corn market we've seen in some time. The full effects of the drought on the price of ethanol may not be known for the next month or two."
Rising food costs
Filling your stomach may mean emptying your wallet when food prices catch up to drought impacts.
Effects on retail food prices nationwide could start to appear on supermarket shelves as early as this fall, according to the USDA Economic Research Services.
The impacts on food prices include:
A possible decrease in the cost of beef, pork, poultry and dairy as farmers thin herds in an effort to stretch feed, which will subsequently bounce back causing a potential rise in prices as supplies shrink.
An increase in the cost of dairy products, including milk, cheese, butter and ice cream.
An increase on packaged and processed foods, such as cereal and corn flour.
The full extent of the price increase at the store may take 10 months to a year, according to the Economic Research Services.
A 50 percent rise in the farm price of corn historically leads to an increase in retail food prices by 0.5 to 1 percent, according to the Economic Research Services.
It is predicted that food prices will increase between three and four percent, which is slightly above the historical averages, according to the Economic Research Services.
With the drought, the full effect of the dry weather on food prices is evident on market shelves.
"The drought is definitely going to effect everybody," said Dave Williams, National Association of Farm Broadcasters and Broadcast Council Member of Pennsylvania.
Locally, Williams said farmers in Wayne and Pike Counties "are more fortunate then in other parts" of the country where the drought hit the hardest "in the major grain states." These states include Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and eastern parts of Nebraska.
The ever increasing global economy is also highlighted by the effects of the drought. This is shown by statistics which illustrate countries like China and India "are purchasing more" food from the United States as a result of more of the population moving into the middle class.
With the exporting of local food, that leaves less for locals to buy which stresses the shortage.
The effect directly to the consumer will be seen as food prices will rise. Williams says consumers may see "a two to three percent" in food items.
Dairy and beef farmers have also been hit hard, as the "price of feed has gone up dramatically" as a direct result of the drought.
Corn, which is used in feed, "is over $8" a bushel and "will continue to rise for quite a while." Other grains, like wheat and rice, will also have a large price increase.
Farmers who cut hay were able to harvest first cutting, but "second and third cuttings were very limited."
Vegetable farmers without irrigation systems also "had sizable damage" to their crop as a result of the parched weather. "The drought came at a critical time," for vegetable farmers, and "crops didn't mature properly" as a result.
Williams did say that, on a positive note, the drought could have been worse. He said farmers in the county "should be thankful we aren't in a real bad state."
Farmers aren't the only ones experiencing the effects of the drought. Businesses of all kinds, especially small businesses, are seeing the change in prices affecting they way they run.
"It's a domino effect," says Betsy Sassano, co-owner of La Rustica Trattoria in Waymart. "Everyone is struggling, even larger corporations, which means small businesses are really struggling. It's becoming harder and harder for small businesses to stay in business. The increase in prices and government regulations is causing a strain."
Sassano feels that it isn't just the drought that's causing the change.
"Between the drought, floods, fires, hurricanes, etc, the prices have increased," she says. "We buy cheesesteak every week, and each time the price is higher. Years ago we used to be able to buy a case of cheese for $25, and now a case of cheese if $250. The expenses and costs and astronomical. It's becoming a matter of who can survive the longest and you try to survive as long as you can as a business."
Sassano and her husband, Joe, are doing their best to remain optimistic.
"You have to hope you can pay all your bills and survive another year," she states. "We always hope for a better day, but we don't see changes. All we can do is hope. If you give up hope, then you may as well hang it up anyway. And you have to love what you do as well, or you won't make it."
She says that hopefully it will get better, but it's not going to happen overnight.
"My husband and I are really proud of our restaurant," Sassano explains. "We thank everyone who supports our business."


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The Minnesota Wild are in Winnipeg Monday night to take on the Jets (6:30, WJON). The Wild can clinch a playoff spot with a win in regulation or overtime tonight.
The Wild trounced Pittsburgh 4-0 on Saturday night at Xcel Energy Center in their most recent game. Minnesota is 40-26-12 on the season with four games left in the schedule.
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Following up on John's post on Michele Bachmann, I want to draw attention to Caroline Glick's post "The left's new campaign to destroy a friend of Israel's." Like most of Caroline's columns and posts, it is long and worthy of your attention in its entirety.
Having heard Michele testify in person many times to her deep personal attachment to and support of Israel — she has appeared to speak more times than any other person before our small local chapter of the Republican Jewish Coalition — I felt this post hit home. (I posted my report on one of Michele's appearances before our chapter here this past July.) As we join her in the middle of things, Caroline writes:
One of the voices that Obama's machine has spent millions of dollars trying to silence is that of Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann.
As a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, and as a contender in the Republican presidential primaries, Bachmann has been one of Israel's most passionate and articulate defenders and one of Obama's most effective critics on everything from federal spending to Obama's abandonment of the US-Israel alliance to his opening of the US federal government and intelligence apparatuses to members of the Muslim Brotherhood – that is to members of a movement dedicated to the destruction of the American way of life.
For her efforts, Rep. Bachmann has been the target of repeated media smear campaigns, often joined by skittish Republicans like John McCain who failed to recognize the danger of the Muslim Brotherhood's rise in Libya and Egypt, and failed to understand the danger that the penetration of the US federal government by Muslim Brotherhood members constitutes to US national security.
I have had the privilege and pleasure of meeting with Rep. Bachmann on several occasions over the years. She is one of the most intelligent women I know. And her grasp of the nature and importance of the US-Israel alliance is extraordinary. So too, her understanding of the challenges to US national security is clear, educated and sophisticated.
Watch for instance these speeches that she has delivered in recent months.
Here Caroline pauses to insert videos of Michele speaking. Then she resumes:
In the past, every time that I have written about Cong. Bachmann, I have been bombarded with comments from readers who say that they cannot believe I can support her, since they claim, she is such an extremist. But Cong. Bachmann is not an extremist at all.
What she is is a victim of a very successful smear campaign undertaken by people who recognize her talent, conviction, intelligence and effectiveness. They set out to destroy and marginalize her, just as they set out to destroy and marginalize Mitt Romney and West and Walsh and many others, because they perceive these leaders as a threat to their agendas.
Today Cong. Bachmann is the target of a new leftist smear campaign, organized by the far Left People for the American Way. The campaign involves a petition that has reportedly been signed already by 178,000 people demanding that House Speaker John Boehner expel Rep. Bachmann from the House Select Committee on Intelligence.
Caroline has more at the link and, as I say above, all of it is worth reading. Please check it out.


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The former X Factor finalist, who finished in third place on Saturday's show is said to have kicked off big style at the final rehearsals yesterday over the group performance and his tiny role and insiders claimed that he ranted and raved and used some very abusive language in an altercation with Carolynne Poole.
The official line from the ITV team was that he 'no longer wanted' to be part of the show, but apparently the Liverpudlian showed up again later last night, asking to go on stage and when he was told that the performance was already underway and his line had been performed he stormed off again and vented his anger on twitter instead.
After he accused Carolynne of being 'bitter' because she was eliminated in week one, she admitted to heat that she hadn't yet seen his message but was 'disappointed' in his behaviour. She explained:
"I've not had a chance to look on Twitter. I'll have a look now. I'm really disappointed actually. I was really upset earlier. I just don't want to bring any embarrassment to Gary, that's all."
Union J had previously stuck up for Chris and even backed him to win the show at one point. However last night Jaymi Hensley said that he was also upset by his conduct over the final weekend and added:
"I was very disappointed. I've stuck up for Chris a lot this series, understood him and had a good relationship, but I was a bit disappointed."
Rylan wasn't holding back either and he insisted that everything being said about Chris – the diva claims, the reports that he was behaving abusively and throwing his weight around – were true.
He continued:
"I'm not going to sit here and talk about Chris Maloney but everything that is being said is right. At the end of the day I've ended this series on a high, started the same person I finished and that's what I'm proud of. Some people get too big for their boots – that's entirely up to them."
Chris is still insisting that he was just sick and that's why he wasn't on stage last night. He tweeted this morning:
"good morning guys, still got a really bad chest infection. :-X still on antibiotics. love u all thank u so much 4 all ur love and support xx"
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To get to SouthGate's Bath car park head along St James Parade until the end of the road. The entrance to the SouthGate Bath car park is on your left just after New Look. Keep an eye out as the entrance comes up on you quite quickly. We have dedicated motorbike parking close to the entrance barriers and throughout the car park. With 876 spaces including parent and child and disabled parking, parking couldn't be more convenient.
Bath Spa train station is located right opposite SouthGate Bath, making access to SouthGate Bath by train really easy.
Bath's Bus Station is located right opposite SouthGate making access to SouthGate by bus really easy. All buses are wheelchair and pushchair friendly.
For bus timetables and ticket prices please visit First Group.
SouthGate is all at ground level. There are lifts which take you from SouthGate's underground car park up to the centre.
SouthGate is wheelchair accessible as it is all at ground level. There are lifts which take you from SouthGate's underground car park up to the centre.
Disabled toiletes are available. Access to disabled toilets is via a radar key. A full time janitor will be present during opening hours.
Full baby changing facilities are available.
SouthGate's car park is located next to New Look and directly underneath the shopping centre. With 876 spaces including parent and child and disabled parking, parking couldn't be more convenient. We have dedicated motorbike parking areas close to the entrance barriers and throughout the car park.
Opening times: 24 hours a day, Monday – Sunday
Up to 2hrs £3.50
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Up to 4hrs £5.80
Up to 6hrs £8.50
Up to 8hrs £11.00
8hrs + (up to 24hrs) £14.00
6pm – 9:30am £7.00
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Car Park Postcode: BA1 1TP
The rail users parking zone is located on level -3. The National Rail Parking area is charged at the National Rail daily car parking rate. These charges apply Monday-Friday only.
Cash machines are located at Barclay's on SouthGate Street, outside Sainsbury's on Newark Street, at Bath Spa Railway Station or outside eurochange on SouthGate street.
We have Pod Point electric vehicle charging on-site for customers.
● There are 12 x 7kW charging bays available.
● Each bay has a Type 2 universal socket.
● It costs £0.17 per kWh to charge
Use the Pod Point Open Charge app to start charging and see live availability.
Visit Pod Point's website for further instructions on how to use Open Charge points.
Please contact our trusted security team directly with any lost property enquiries. They are open 24hours a day, 7 days a week and will be more than happy to help: + 44 (0)1225 827 651
Find our toilets just to the left of Debenhams, open 09.00 to 17.00 Mon to Sun inclusive.
Free wifi is accessible throughout SouthGate. Login to 'SouthGate Free WiFi'.
Selected SouthGate stores offer Click and Collect. Click here to see if your store offers Click and Collect.
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We have an existing browser extension developed for Chrome that we would like ported to an Internet Explorer Add-on.
The extension's purpose is to capture the default search setting of the user and give shop recommendations relevant to their searches in the search feed.
The extension leverages a mix of C++, HTML, Javascript and CSS. The extension needs to be able to detect the GEO of the user.
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We will give you details on the existing chrome extension once the job is accepted.
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DrewAldrich needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 43 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
We are a free, superior scheduling system for schools. We make it easy for teachers to enter assignments and students and their parents to have these assignments appear on their personal CalendarFly calendars. We are marketing CalendarFly to educators and investors now and need a paper flyer/brochure to encourage them to go to the web site and see first-hand how great our system is. 99 Designs has helped us develop our logo and web site graphical look. We now need help to in designing a great flyer.
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"My son Jesus is in 4th grade and started running Cross Country last month. He's done four meets so far and has improved his finishing position from 16th to 11th to 7th to 6th. There are ~100 kids in each race, so they're decent results. His classmate David Garcia has won all four races, by a large margin each time.
After Jesus's 6th place the day before yesterday (which I attended), as I was congratulating him, he pulled my head down to his and whispered in my ear, "Do you think David Garcia's doping?"
I laughed and told him "Of course not!" but it got me thinking later. I just read your interview with the (Pro)wanker and took particular note of your words about doping at the Junior level. On further reflection, it saddens me that one of Jesus's first logical leaps to explain the heroic athletic performance of David Garcia is that there must be some sort of doping or cheating going on…"
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Point Park University welcomes award-winning artist Elmore James to direct the The REP's second show of the season, Rope, by Patrick Hamilton. James is a theater director, musical performer, opera singer and a musical theater and acting teacher.
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He has worked in the United States and Europe on Broadway, in regional theater and opera, at the Metropolitan Opera House, and in the opera houses of Italy, Germany, France and Scandinavia. He was trained at Juilliard under the mentorship of Broadway director and Actors Studio co-founder, Robert Lewis.
Rope tells the tale of two college students who murder a friend, hide the body in a chest and host a dinner party with the chest as the supper table. The audience witnesses the evening unfold and the consequences of their actions slowly unravel around them. James creates an edgy, Americanized version of the play.
The cast of eight includes five Conservatory students and alumni. Rebecca Knowles, a senior acting major, plays Leila Arden. "I really enjoy exploring all different styles of theatre because I learn so much from each one; and each world has a new set of circumstances--a certain set of truths--to take into account," said Knowles.
Jaron Frand, a 2012 Conservatory alumnus, plays Kenneth Reglan. He describes the piece as part Hitchcock, part Clue.
One thing both actors appreciate is the opportunity to work with an artist as versatile as James. "Elmore has some really interesting stories. Having worked in opera and theatre as both an actor and director, he has witnessed some very powerful art," said Frand.
James helped each actor develop their characters individually. Frand compared it to being in a master class throughout rehearsal. Knowles explained how he would sit with each one of them to discuss the specifics about each character: their thoughts, actions and instincts.
"Working with Elmore has been wonderful; he's such a caring individual and so full of ideas. He encouraged us to challenge ourselves and to be as specific as possible which has been very beneficial," said Knowles.
Rope runs through October 14 at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Visit www.pittsburghplayhouse.com for ticketing information.
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Symbols of Florida
The State Seal
The elements and basic design instructions for Floridas State Seal were established by the Legislature in 1868 as follows:
That a Seal of the size of the American silver dollar, having in the center thereof a view of the suns rays over a high land in the distance, a cocoa tree, a steamboat on water, and an Indian female scattering flowers in the foreground, encircled by the words, Great Seal of the State of Florida: In God We Trust, be and the same is hereby adopted as the Great Seal of the State of Florida.
The Great Seal of the State of Florida that is used today was revised in 1985. Previous State Seals had errors that have been corrected. The revised Seal doesnt have a background of mountains in Florida. It has a Seminole Indian woman rather that a Western Plains Indian. The steamboat is more accurate. The cocoa palm has been changed to a sabal palm, the state tree.
The State Flag
Many flags have flown over Florida since Juan Ponce de León landed in 1513. Among them have been flags of five nations: Spain, France, Great Britain, the Confederate States of America. ad the United States.
between 1868 and 1900, Floridas state flag consisted of a white field with the state seal in the center. During the late 1890s, Governor Francis Fleming suggested that a red cross be added, so that the banner did not appear to be a flag of truce or surrnder when hanging still on a flagpole.
A joint resolution of the legislature in 1899, approved by state voters in 1900, made our current State Flag the official banner of Florida. The official specifications for the flag state that:
the State Flag shall confirm with standard commercial sizes and be of the following portions and descriptions: The seal of the state, in diameter one-half the hoist, shall occupy the center of a white ground. Red bars, in width one-fifth the hoist, shall extend from each corner towards the center, to the outer rim of the seal.
The State Animal
The most endangered of all Floridas symbols is its State Animal, the Panther (Felis concolor coryi). It was chosen in 1982 by a vote of students throughout the state.
The Florida Panther is a large (six feet or longer), long-tailed, pale brown cat. Its habitat is usually the same as that of the white-tailed dear, its main food. Panthers have been persecuted out of fear and misunderstanding of the role these large predators play in the natural ecosystem. Human population growth, however, has been the main threat to the panther.
The Panther has been protected from legal hunting in Florida since 1958. It has been on the federal endangered species list since 1967 and on the states endangered list since 1973. Only with support will the Florida Panther remain a part of our unique wildlife community.
The State Bird
The 1927 legislative session designated the mockingbird as the Florida State Bird. The common mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a superb songbird and mimic. Mimic means that it imitates (mocks) the songs of other birds. Its own song is pleasant, varied and repetitive. Often it will sing all night long, especially in bright springtime moonlight.
Mockingbirds are about 10 in length, with a 15 wingspan. They have grayish upper portions, white undersides, and white patches on the tail and wings. The females has slightly less whiteness.
The male and female work together to make the nest. It is a bulky, open cup of grass, twigs, and roots carelessly arranged in a dense tree or bush. The 3-6 eggs per nest are pale blue-greenish with brown spots. This year-round Florida resident is known for its fierce defense of the family nest.
The State Flower
The orange blossom was chosen to be the State Flower by the 1909 Legislature. It is one of the most fragrant flowers in Florida. Millions of these white flowers perfume the air throughout central and south Florida during orange blossom time. The citrus crop, important to the economy of Florida, follows the flowering.
The State Tree
The 1953 Legislature designated the sabal palm as the State Tree. This palm is the most widely distributed palm tree in the state. It possesses a majesty that sets it apart from other trees. It grows in almost any soil and has many uses including food and medicine. It is also used widely for landscaping because of its universal popularity. The sabal palm is on the state Seal.
The State Song
In 1935, The Suwannee River was adopted as the official atate song. It replaced Florida, My Florida adopted as the State Song in 1913.
The Suwannee River flows south from the Okeefenokee Swamp in Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida. It separates the Florida panhandle from the rest of the state.
Stephen Foster, one of Americas best-loved songwriters wrote The Suwannee River (Old Folks at Home) in 1851. He wrote about 200 songs during his career. A memorial center at White Springs, Florida honors Foster.
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Justin Bieber has been punched – in cartoonland.
The Boyfriend pop star, who was booed by Canadian football fans at the Grey Cup and was criticised for wearing dungarees to meet the Canadian Prime Minister, received another smackdown when he appeared on Family Guy.
An animated version of the singer gets punched by Peter Griffin (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) after the father-of-three wrongly assumes Justin was having an affair with his wife Lois on an episode of the hit Fox cartoon.
Johnny Depp also reprised his Edward Scissorhands role in the episode, titled Lois Comes Out Of Her Shell.
Justin is a Family Guy fan, and even had a Stewie necklace.
It's not the first time that the Canadian singer has been immortalised on screen, following his previous cameos on South Park and an upcoming episode of The Simpsons.
"Just did a voice over for the SIMPSONS!!! #swaggy," he previously tweeted.
Bieber gets punched out for TV show
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Boy (Route 66) Quilt…
1 Moda Jelly Roll Basics in Milk
1 Authentic Jelly Roll by Sweetwater
3 1/4 yards of coordinating fabric for backing, binding and pillow case
1 1/2 yards of Pellon Wonder-under fusible web
Soy Soft by Luna Batting
coordinating thread
Route 66 templates (located at the end of the Printable Version below)
Girl (Eva Flower) Quilt…
1 Moda Jelly Roll Basics in Sugar
1 Eva Jelly Roll by Basic Grey
3 1/4 yards of coordinating fabric for backing, binding and pillow case
1 1/2 yards of Pellon Wonder-under fusible web
Soy Soft by Luna Batting
2 yards Trim Trends Jumbo Ric Rac (1 3/8″) in Light Pink
coodinating thread
Large and Small Eva flower templates (located at the end of the Printable Version below)
1. Sew 32 of the basic jelly roll strips together using a 1/4″ seam allowance creating a background fabric for your appliques.
HINT: When sewing your Jelly Roll strips together make sure your strips match up end to end so you don't get a curve in your finished piece. As you are sewing match the very tops together… sew a little bit… make sure your needle is in the down position, then pull the strips so that the folds match with each other holding it in place while sewing to that point… then while your needle in the down position again on the fold… pull the strips again so that the bottom of the strips match up together holding it in place while you finish sewing to the bottom of the strips. Repeat for each strip until all 32 strips are sewn together.
2. Iron the seams down all going in the same direction.
3. Separate your Authentic or Eva (or any other collection you wish to use) into color groups. Set aside 1 Jelly Roll strip that you wish to use on your coordinating pillowcase.
Sew the strips together in groups. For example… sew all the blacks together then set that group aside. Then sew all your creams together and then set aside.
For the Route 66 quilt… I stitched 9 black strips together and 9 cream strips together
For the Eva Flower quilt… I stitched together 10 purple strips, 6 pink strips and 6 green strips
4. Iron your seams down in all the same direction on both color sets. Top stitch your seams down as shown below.
5. Print out the template you wish to use (route 66 or eva flower or your own design), tape the templates together and then layout on your background fabric to see placement.
8. Remove the paper backing and fuse in place to your background fabric.
9. On the paper template, cut out all the black parts so you should now be left with only the white section of the template.
10. Trace the template UPSIDE DOWN to the back side of your fused cream fabric strips.
11. Iron the cream applique in place. If you are using the Eva template then you can use the images towards the end of the tutorial of the flower quilt as a guide.
14. To complete the quilting of your quilt, top stitch the seams down on the basic jelly roll strips. I skipped over the appliqued pieces since there is stiching around each of the pieces when you machine appliqued those pieces down. Bind and your quilt is done.
2. Just like you did with the background fabric for your quilt, sew 6 strips together to use as your pillowcase flange. Iron the seams down 3 seams in one direction and 2 in the opposite direction.
3. Fold the sewn strips in half on the middle seam with wrong sides together. Press.
4. Top stitch the seams down using a 1/8″ seam giving the flange a quilted look.
5. Fold and Iron the coordinating Jelly Roll Strip in half lengthwise.
6. Match up all the raw edges of your coordinating pillowcase fabric, then the coodinating jelly roll strip, then the basic jelly roll strip flange.
7. Pin and sew with a 1/2″ seam allowance. Finish the edge with a zig zag stitch so you don't have raw edges.
8. Open the seam so that the coordinating jelly roll strip folds down towards the pillowcase fabric. Top stitch the seam down on the coordinating jelly roll strip to keep the strip staying down.
9. If you wish to add applique to your pillowcase, do this now. I placed my stop and go appliques 4″ from the bottom and 4″ from the side.
10. Fold the pillow case in half with the raw edges matching up and the flange edges matching up. With a 1/4″ seam sew the raw edges down WRONG sides together.
11. Flip the pillowcase wrong side out and press all seams. Stitch again on the raw edges now with a 1/2″ seam. You are now creating a French seam. This will enclose all your raw edges so you will not have any visible threads.
Flip the pillowcase right side out and WA-LA a new pillow case to match your new quilt!
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