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Maryland Senators Debate Food Dye Prohibitions
Lobbyists for Safeway, Grocery Manufacturers Defend Yellow 5, Red 40, & Other Behavior-Altering Dyes
Food industry lobbyists descended on Annapolis, Md., this week to keep Yellow 5, Red 40, and other synthetic dyes in foods sold in the state's schools, child care facilities, and elsewhere despite the strong evidence linking the dyes to hyperactivity and behavior problems in some children.
Two Senate committees heard testimony from parents who support separate measures by State Senator Norman Stone (D-Baltimore County), one of which would prohibit the use of the controversial chemicals in school foods, while another would require warning labels on all synthetically dyed foods sold in the state until 2012, after which they would be phased out altogether.
The first-ever hearings are a harbinger of increased pressure on companies to switch to safer colorings. Already, the British government has told companies to stop using most synthetic dyes by the end of the year, and the European Parliament passed a law that will require a warning label on artificially dyed foods next year. The National Institute of Mental Health notes that artificial food dyes might make hyperactivity worse.
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Last June, the Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Orange B, Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6. Several of those are made from coal tar.
"I am here today because my son Anthony has a sensitivity to artificial food dyes that has serious negative effects on his behavior," testified Christine Jozwick, an Annapolis resident who works administrative director at a law firm. "Every time his behavior gets out of control, I always find out that he ate something with artificial food dye. I worry every day that he is in school because you never know what he will eat, and I am always nervous of an outburst."
Like Jozwick, many parents who put their children on diets that screen out food dyes report fewer tantrums, more focused school work, and other welcome changes in their kids.
As several parents looked on aghast, lobbyists for Safeway, the Grocery Manufacturers of America, and the Maryland Restaurant Association coldly testified in favor of the artificial dyes' continued use, and summarily dismissed all of the studies that demonstrate a problem with the chemicals.
Melvyn Thompson, a lobbyist from the restaurant industry group, said the state of Maryland shouldn't second-guess the decisions of the FDA.
"That's an unlikely position for the restaurant industry to take, considering how they panic when the FDA does express concern about their products," said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson. "But the FDA is undergoing a very public meltdown over its failure to ensure the safety of peanut butter, produce, and many prescription drugs. I'm glad Senator Stone does want to second-guess the FDA, because he is right and the FDA is wrong."
Contact Jeff Cronin (jcronin[at]cspinet.org) or Ariana Stone (astone[at]cspinet.org).


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It is primarily for Flyers and Documents (service contracts and service offerings) which are done on a standard piece of paper both landscape and portrait, but also would like to use it as a website header/footer.
Keep in mind, these headers and footers will be sent via fax, email and printed both in color and black & white.
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The magical reputation of Bali doesn't have to be held up by incredible water temples or surfing opportunities alone — this chill paradise also has plenty of inland and cultural highlights that will draw you in. This nine-day itinerary will let you explore rice paddies, bar hop along the beach, and immerse yourself in local culture at a traditional guesthouse. But hey, you can't leave without paddling out on those stunning waters or gazing up at a temple, so we've left time for you to do those too.
What's Included
Your G for Good Moment: Bali Community Training Lunch Program, Ubud. Cooking class (Kubutambahan). Git Git waterfall visit. Monkey Forest visit. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.
Let loose or hang ten in Kuta, learn to cook Balinese cuisine, explore Git Git waterfall, chill out on the beaches of beautiful Gili T
Dossier Disclaimer
The information in this trip details document has been compiled with care and is provided in good faith. However it is subject to change, and does not form part of the contract between the client and the operator. The itinerary featured is correct at time of printing. It may differ slightly to the one in the brochure. Occasionally our itineraries change as we make improvements that stem from past travellers, comments and our own research. Sometimes it can be a small change like adding an extra meal along the itinerary. Sometimes the change may result in us altering the tour for the coming year. Ultimately, our goal is to provide you with the most rewarding experience. Please note that our brochure is usually released in November each year. If you have booked from the previous brochure you may find there have been some changes to the itinerary.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you print a final copy of your Trip Details to review a couple of days prior to travel, in case there have been changes that affect your plans.
Group Size Notes
Max 16, avg 10.
Meals Included
8 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners
Private vehicle, boat.
Simple hotels (twin-share) or hostels (multi-share) (6 nts), guesthouse (2 nts, multi-share).
About Accommodation
Multi-share Accommodation: Multi-share same-sex accommodation is used on this tour, as such, if you are travelling with someone of a different gender you will not be in the same room. For private accommodation please see tours in our Classic Travel Style.
Joining Hotel
For details of your joining hotel please refer to your tour voucher, G Account, the G Adventures App or contact your travel agent.
Joining Instructions
When arriving at Denpasar Airport in Bali you will want to exit Customs into the arrival hall. Once here, there are money changers but they do not offer the best rate, so its best to wait until you arrive in Kuta. There are ATMs available that distribute Indonesian Rupiah (the local currency).
Once you have stepped outside, there is a taxi stand with set rate taxis to various destinations on the island. The prices are listed on the wall and can be paid in Rupiah or in US Dollars (your exchange rate will be slightly lower than what you will get in Kuta) Here you book and pay for your taxi and receive a voucher. They will then show you to your taxi.
The drive to Kuta is approximately 30 minutes, but can take much longer if the traffic is bad.
If you have paid in advance for an arrival transfer, a G Adventures representative will be at the airport to meet you. The G Adventures representative will stand in front of WH Smith Shop in the arrival hall, with G Adventures Sign Board. If for any reason you are not met at the airport, please call our local support line. If you are unable to make contact for whatever reason, please make your way to the joining point hotel via taxi.
Please note that Day 1 is an arrival day and no activities have been planned for that day other then your welcome meeting in the evening, so you can arrive at any time.
A G Adventures Representative will organize a short meeting soon after arrival, during which you will meet other tour participants and receive information about general and specific aspects of the trip. A welcome note will be left for you in the hotel so you have all the necessary information regarding the meeting time. If you arrive late, s/he will leave you a message detailing what time and where you should meet the next morning.
Emergency Contact
Should you need to contact us during a situation of dire need, it is best to first call the G Adventures Local Office or our G Adventures Local Representative (if one is listed below). If for any reason you do not receive an immediate answer, please leave a detailed message and contact information, so they may return your call and assist you as soon as possible.
If you have purchased an arrival through G Adventures or if an arrival transfer is included in the cost of your tour, please note that:
Your arrival transfer has been arranged based on flight information provided to us. If you are advised of a flight schedule change within 48 hours of your scheduled arrival time, we will do our best to rearrange your arrival transfer however we cannot guarantee this. If your arrival transfer does not arrive within 30 minutes after you have exited the arrivals area please take a taxi to your start point hotel.
If your call is specifically concerning Denpasar (Bali) Airport Transfer complications please call our local G Adventures Transfer provider directly at: +62 8113803820, +62 8113803821, +62 81337618480
G Adventures Office Bangkok, Thailand
During Office hours (Weekdays, 9am-5pm Local Time)
From outside Thailand: +66 2 508 8630
From within Thailand: 02 508 8630
After hours emergency number
From outside Thailand: +66 87 049 6074
From within Thailand: 087 049 6074
If you are unable for any reason to contact our local office, please call the numbers listed below, which will connect you directly with our 24 hour Sales team, who will happily assist you.
Toll-free, North America only: 1 888 800 4100
Calls from UK: 0344 272 0000
Calls from Germany: 0800 365 1000
Calls from Australia: 1 300 796 618
Calls from New Zealand: 0800 333 307
Outside North America, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the UK: +1 416 260 0999
Packing List
Conservative Dress:
• Modest clothing that covers knees and shoulders (Long pants, long skirts, shirts that cover shoulders)
• Shawl or scarf (for temple visits)
• Flight info (required) (Printouts of e-tickets may be required at the border)
• Insurance info (required) (With photocopies)
• Passport (required) (With photocopies)
• Required visas or vaccination certificates (required) (With photocopies)
• Vouchers and pre-departure information (required)
• Binoculars (optional)
• Camera (With extra memory cards and batteries)
• Cash, credit and debit cards
• Day pack (Used for daily excursions or short overnights)
• Ear plugs
• First-aid kit (should contain lip balm with sunscreen, sunscreen, whistle, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, bandaids/plasters, tape, anti-histamines, antibacterial gel/wipes, antiseptic cream, Imodium or similar tablets for mild cases of diarrhea, rehydration powder, water purification tablets or drops, insect repellent, sewing kit, extra prescription drugs you may be taking)
• Flashlight/torch (Headlamps are ideal)
• Fleece top/sweater
• Footwear
• Hat
• Locks for bags
• Long pants/jeans
• Moneybelt
• Outlet adapter
• Personal entertainment (Reading and writing materials, cards, music player, etc.)
• Reusable water bottle
• Shirts/t-shirts
• Sleepwear
• Small travel towel
• Sunglasses
• Toiletries (Preferably biodegradable)
• Watch and alarm clock
• Waterproof backpack cover
• Windproof rain jacket
Warm Weather:
• Sandals/flip-flops
• Shorts/skirts (Longer shorts/skirts are recommended)
• Sun hat/bandana
• Swimwear
Visas and Entry Requirements
Indonesia now offers e-visa services to select nationals. Please check with your local consulate to see if the Indonesia e-visa process is valid per your nationality.
Please note that we always recommend all nationalities to check with their embassy about entry requirements to Indonesia. The situation with visas in Indonesia is changing frequently, and the below information is accurate as of June 19th, 2015.
A 30-day free visa is available at some arrival locations in Indonesia for many nationalities. This visa is non-extendable. This free visa is available at: Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta Airport), Bali (Ngurah Rai Aiport), Medan (Kualanamu Airport), Surabaya (Juanda Airport) and Batam (Hang Nadim International Airport). All travelers to Indonesia must be in possession of passport valid for at least six months from date of arrival and have proof (tickets) of onward or return passage.
The nationalities below will be able to receive the 30-day free visa, however we always advise to check with your embassy to confirm entry requirements:
Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam
A 30-day visa-on-arrival is available at all international airports in Indonesia for USD 35. It is then possible to extend this visa for an additional 30 days at the immigration office. Official price is USD 35, extension takes a couple of days and can't be processed at the airport. All travelers to Indonesia must be in possession of passport valid for at least six months from date of arrival and have proof (tickets) of onward or return passage. Payment of visa fees can be made in all major currencies (cash or credit card). However, to avoid any difficulties or abusive exchange rate problems, we highly recommend brining USD 35 in cash.
Visa extension can be done at the Immigration Office (Kuta in Bali) and will take approximately 7 working days. Cost is additional 35 USD for another 30 Days. Maximum stay is 60 Days
The below countries qualify for getting their visa on arrival:
South Africa, Algeria, US, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, UAE, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, Hungary, India, UK, Iran, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Germany, Cambodia, Canada, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Maladewa, Malta, Mexico, Egypt, Monaco, Norway, Oman, Panama, France, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, China, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Surinam, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Timor Leste, Tunisia, Greece
Travelers from all destinations not listed above must have their visa arranged in advance through their local consulate.
Emergency Fund
Please also make sure you have access to at least an additional USD $200 (or equivalent) as an 'emergency' fund, to be used when circumstances outside our control (ex. a natural disaster) require a change to our planned route. This is a rare occurrence!
Optional Activities
- Half Day Surf Class (45USD per person)
- Puri Lukisan Museum (3USD per person)
- Kecak Dance Performance (20USD per person)
- Yoga Class
- Organic Cooking Class
- Menjangan Island Snorkelling (40USD per person)
Lovina Beach
- Lovina Beach Snorkelling (7USD per person)
Gunung Batur
- Mt Batur Hike (650000IDR per person)
Gili Trawangan
- Swimming
- Yoga
- Bali Express: Gili Trawangan to Kuta
A Couple of Rules
Illegal drugs will not be tolerated on any trips. Possessing or using drugs not only contravenes the laws of the land but also puts the rest of the group at risk. Smoking marijuana and opium is a part of local culture in some parts of the world but is not acceptable for our travellers. Our philosophy of travel is one of respect towards everyone we encounter, and in particular the local people who make the world the special place it is. The exploitation of people in the sex trade is completely contrary to this philosophy. Our CEOs have the right to expel any member of the group if drugs are found in their possession or if they engage in any form of paid sex work.
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Minimum Age
Minimum age of 18 years for this trip.
International Flights
Check-in times and baggage allowances/restrictions vary by airline and can change at any time. For the most up-to-date information for your flight, please contact your airline. We recommend checking in online in advance to avoid potential delays at the airport.
Day 1: Kuta
Arrive at any time.
Included Activities:
Arrival Day and Welcome Meeting
Day 2: Kuta (1B)
Spend a free day in Kuta. Opt to explore the shops, chill out on the beach, or head to one of the nearby towns. Learn to surf by pre-booking the Half Day Surf Class extra when booking your tour.
Day 3: Kuta/Kubutambahan (1B, 1L, 1D)
Travel to Kubutambahan, enjoying beautiful scenery along the way, and stop for lunch at the G Adventures-supported Bali Community Training Lunch Program en route. Settle in to the charming guesthouse for the evening.
Included Activities:
Bali Community Training Lunch Program
Private Vehicle (1.50 hour(s), 45km)
Private Vehicle (1.75 hour(s), 58km)
Day 4: Kubutambahan (1B, 1D)
Try your hand at Balinese cuisine with an included cooking lesson. Opt to trek around the village, visit a waterfall or swim in a natural spring, or check out a nearby dragon fruit farm.
Included Activities:
Cooking Demonstration and Meal
Day 5: Kubutambahan/Ubud (1B)
Enjoy a morning at leisure to explore or relax. Later, travel to cultural Ubud, visiting the picturesque Gitgit waterfall en route.
Included Activities:
Gitgit Waterfall Visit
Private Vehicle (1.00 hour(s), 27km)
Private Vehicle (2.00 hour(s), 63km)
Day 6: Ubud (1B)
Check out the monkey forest before exploring more of Ubud with free time. Opt to take a yoga class, get a massage, or visit the numerous temples, rice paddies, and markets. In the evening, opt to take in a traditional Kecak dance performance.
Included Activities:
Monkey Forest Visit
Day 7: Ubud/Gili Trawangan (1B)
Transfer to Padang Bai and catch a fast boat to the laid-back island of Gili Trawangan. Beautiful Gili T is home to clear waters and an assortment of beachfront bars, and – best of all – the island doesn't allow motorized vehicles. Enjoy the rest of the day to explore.
Private Vehicle (1.25 hour(s), 40km)
Boat (2.00 hour(s), 60km)
Day 8: Gili Trawangan (1B)
Spend another day in paradise. Chill out at a café, rent a bike and cruise around, or just kick back and relax on the beach. This evening, enjoy a final night out with the group.
Day 9: Gili Trawangan (1B)
Depart at any time.
Want to take the hassle out of getting back to Bali? Book the Bali Express post-tour Extra. Speak to your Global Connection Officer or travel agent to book.
Additional Notes:
Add the "Bali Express: Gili Trawangan to Kuta" to your adventure and make your way back to Bali with the guidance of a CEO. This nifty post-tour Extra includes a fast boat and land transfer to get you back to Kuta. Onward flights from Denpasar airport must not depart earlier than 20:00 on departure day when booking this extra. Speak to your Global Connection Officer or travel agent to book.
Included Activities:
Departure Day


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The Los Angeles-based accelerator Science launched its third product today: a monthly subscription service Wittlebee, which will sell boxes of children's clothing.
The product may not seem all that new or interesting impressive, but the pace at which Science has been launching new companies is pretty amazing: three in the last week.
The last two were Meundies, which delivers underwear, and EventUP, which is like Airbnb for events.
Science has an unusual approach: it's kind of like an accelerator, but without large "classes" of startups who seek funding. Instead, it comes in at a slightly later stage and handpicks companies, then guides them to completion -- like an early stage VC firm.
It also plans to build some products in house, like a regular startup.
The approach is more like a Hollywood studio, with lots of small product launches in hopes of getting one big hit, rather than betting on a single product.
Science is betting this will help it attract more talent. For instance, Wittlebee's founder Sean Percival is an ex MySpace employee. So he came to Science to get his e-commerce site off the ground since Science already had e-commerce infrastructure worked out and had advisors at hand.
If it becomes easier to launch a specialized e-commerce site, we are in for a real disruption in the retail space -- just like blogs and self-publishing revolutionized the media space.


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Unicyclist since Nov 2000
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GILD wrote:
> mike, i'm curious, why the need for 'smoother' turns?
Two reasons:
1). In my ignorance I assumed that if I followed tips to ride "smoother" I would also be riding in a more controlled way and find it easier to stay in my balance envelope.
2). I was trying to define the part of cornering that my academic question referred to, that is to say the ongoing cornering, rather than the initial (often jerky for me) start of the corner.
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This bit is easy to understand in an intuitive way if not mathematically. Spin a coin on its axis and as it slows down it will flatten out so that the contact point between the edge of the coin and the table 'moves' around the coin. Roll an old tyre along the ground and see what happens as it slows and starts to fall to one side. The tyre is turning around its own curvature. Push your uni slowly and turn it and see what happens.
On a curve you are in a similar position to a body in orbit. Your momentum from the straight will tend to push you away from the centre of the corner (keep you going straight; make the uni stand up), and your lean will fight against that. On a smooth turn, the forces are balanced for longer; on a sharp turn, there are sudden imbalances and corrections.
But how do you start the turn? That was a good question. Intuitively, you'd think Newton's laws would say that you can't move your centre of mass sideways without something to push against. That is right. However, you can move part of your mass, by moving it agains the rest of your mass. So, you can start the uni turning by twisting your lower body, or by pushing the pedal in a certain way, by using your main body mass as something to react against.
You only need to start a slight lean of the wheel which then rolls out from under you a bit, and the centre of support (tyre contact patch) is no longer under the centre of mass. Then gravity starts to contribute (sometimes more than we would choose ) and you need to accelerate to counteract the fall. You accelerate out of the turn, or steer the wheel back under your mass, whichever way you look at it.
So, to start the turn, part of you pushes against another part of you. Legs go one way, body goes slightly the other. To continue the turn, the natural curve of the wheel does the job. To end the turn, either countersteer or accelerate.
In real life, of course, it either works or it doesn't.
As for turning smoothly... an excellent objective. For muni or road riding, you often need to follow a very specific path. When playing or performing, sudden sharp turns are more fun.
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do you guys smack your pedles if you lean in too much in a quick turn!
how can i avoid doing it
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I am still on the trail of the maths & physics behind unicycling. I have found this link which has mathematical explanations for counter steering on bicycles.
I don't yet understand the maths, perhaps there is someone here who could review it and extract any of the aspects that apply to unicycling? (please).
Roger Davies pointed me at the author of this paper "1988 Johnson, R.C. Unicycles and bifurcations, American J. of Physics, volume 66, no.7, 589-92"
I have also found the author requesting information about unicycling here: http://www.unicycling.org/unicycling...mail/0305.html
But I have not been able to locate the paper or get a response from his e-mail address.
Perhaps I will have to content myself with the image of a coin rolling across the desk & turning in tighter circles as it runs out of speed. I may not understand why it does it, but it intuitively seems right & reasonable to expect it to happen.
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Please let us know if you get a response from the author.
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Re: How do you turn corners?
I have talked to him on the phone some time ago and he seamed a very affable
guy. I was working on him to actually have a go at unicycling... but he is
a really tall guy (Jamie size) and at the time I didn't have a tall enough
unicycle for him.... if anyone does talk/mail him remind him he needs to put
his theory into practice at Shakespeare Hall on Tuesday nights. ;-)
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> > Roger Davies pointed me at the author of this paper "1988 Johnson,
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> > no.7, 589-92"
> > ....
> > But I have not been able to locate the paper ...
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Although my understanding of the theory is miniscule, and I have tried to work some math in my head while riding -well arithmetic really -but I was chewing gum at the time!... Anyway, I like to think smooth turns are accomplished (at faster speeds) by leaning slightly foreward of the balance point and slightly into the turn. Leaning backward during a turn usually makes the turn more sharp and jerky. Understand leaning forward causes speed to increase, and leaning backward decreases speed, but it seems to help smooth turning. I've also noticed, in my trail riding, that only the wheel needs to be leaned into the turn. Sharp turns between close trees can be negotiated while leaning the wheel (and rest of muni) into the turn, while the rider (me) leans away from the turn. It's great fun, but bumping trees at speed leaves bruises on my shoulders. -Perhaps I should lean back a little.
I'm sure that thinking about it too much while riding does not help.
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I stayed out of this a while, but now i'll come in. I thought Klaas was going to hit what I was thinking as he set it up the same way. That is, how will a unicycle spontaneously turn when no in plane torque is applied?
I think you can get this by looking at the wheel's contact patch versus your center of mass. Think of a unicycle riding straight down the road with the rider centered up on it. If he leans over without turning he falls. I attached an image that shows why. The left half shows this situation when viewed from behind. The red block is your center of mass. the black block is the tire. when riding straight there is your force down and because of newton's third law the road pushes up on the tire with the same force and there is a balance. Immediately to the right of that there is a leaning unicycle. Here the center of mass has moved away from the contact patch. the forces are still equal but now there is what is called a "moment". A moment is when two equal and opposite forces are applied but there is a distance between them. I included what this disatnce is in this case, but that isn't important. A moment is torque and makes things twist, and is the force times the disance between them (think of torque in your car. That is why the units are ft lbs it is the force times the distance). Anyway, so the second two pictures are viewed from above. The top one is again a lean. there is a force pulling out and since the contact patch is below, there is a torque tipping the unicycle. Now, in the lower picture, the unicyclist shifts his weight foward. There is still the force pulling in, but now he is ahead of the contact patch. So there is a distance between the reaction force and there is a resulting torque making the uni twist. It is a little more complicated than this, but that is pretty much it. If anyone wants to fight about it, let me know, I'll give you my email. I'll not be responsible for another "wheel puzzle" thread of doom.
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actually i think ive done it a couple of times on my 24" but never got it back up
oh well ta for that any way
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> I stayed out of this a while, but now i'll come in. I thought Klaas was
> going to hit what I was thinking as he set it up the same way. That is,
> how will a unicycle spontaneously turn when no in plane torque is
> applied?
As well as all the things people have said, there's another effect going on
When you tilt the unicycle, the outside edge of the contact patch shape is
at a smaller distance from the centre of the wheel than the inside edge. For
the whole wheel to spin at the same rpm the smaller radius circle must move
a shorter distance, which makes the wheel turn towards that side.
The extreme of this effect is if you put a cone down on its side and roll
it, it will turn round in circles, despite not being balanced in the way a
wheel is.
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On Mon, 7 Oct 2002 22:08:52 -0500, gauss
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>Now, in the lower picture, the
>unicyclist shifts his weight foward. There is still the force pulling
>in, but now he is ahead of the contact patch. So there is a distance
>between the reaction force and there is a resulting torque making the
>uni twist. It is a little more complicated than this, but that is
>pretty much it. If anyone wants to fight about it, let me know, I'll
>give you my email.
Gauss, for want of your e-mail I post here. Besides, mike.hinson and
others may be interested enough to continue some discussion here.
In the situation as in your last picture, there is indeed a moment in
the horizontal plane causing the unicycle to rotate around its
(almost) vertical axis. However, isn't there now also a moment that
tends to rotate the unicycle around a horizontal axis, i.e. to fall
forward? You can probably imagine why, or else it would be apparent
from a side view.
The only ways I can see to stop falling forward would be for the rider
to constantly accellerate (not your typical way of turning though), or
to have the forward lean only temporary, i.e. to initiate the turn but
then stop the forward lean. In the latter case the vertical rotation
(i.e. the turn) would maybe continue because of rotational inertia?
What do you think?
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Gauss' answer sounds right to me for the major forces involved.
Klaas has got me thinking too & I am trying to understand where the moment comes from when riding down hill.
I suspect that the well established principal of leaning back while descending a hill may really only mean leaning back to the extent that the riders centre of gravity is only slightly forward of the point the wheel contacts the ground. (phew).
I would go further and say that true leaning backwards (meaning to locate the riders centre of gravity behind the wheel's point of contact with the ground while moving forwards) is only going to occur while decelerating.
The conclusion of this long rambling claim is that it should be impossible to make a smooth continuous turn while decelerating. Even if Joe's "cone shaped contact patch" principle was helping, the forces described by Gauss would be working in the opposite direction (while decelerating).
I don't think I ever go fast enough to decelerate for long enough to test this out, perhaps someone would care to give it a go please.
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On Tue, 8 Oct 2002 18:03:02 -0500, mike.hinson
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>The conclusion of this long rambling claim is that it should be
>impossible to make a smooth continuous turn while decelerating. Even if
>Joe's "cone shaped contact patch" principle was helping, the forces
>described by Gauss would be working in the opposite direction (while
If the forces work in the opposite direction, then you're still
turning, but just in the other direction. That sounds counterintuitive
though: I lean to the left while decelerating, hence I turn to the
right. Recipe for a quick fall I should say. Something seems wrong
with this argument.
I gave the turning-through-leaning concept some more thought. I now
think you wouldn't need a constant lean (and therefore a constant
accelleration). Unicycling is about dynamical balance, so there will
be a bit of forward and then backward lean all the time, in sync with
pedal motion. Maybe we inconsciously use those leans to derive a
momentum to turn?
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I too gave the matter some more thought. Of course we can't think of a rolling unicycle with static equations, as there is a certain amount of momentum. Moreover, the angular momentum of the wheel ends up being very important. I am using a computer on which I can't make jpegs, so you are free of diagrams this time, but you may draw your own from this. If you don't understand what a vector is then maybe just skip to the last paragraph and hold off on the usual replies to this post about how some idealized situation doesn't apply to the real world.
Imagine a disk spining about the z axis. If you apply a moment about the x axis, That is you lean your unicycle. The result is not a rotation about the x axis, but rather a precesion about the y axis. The reasons for this are pretty complicated, I don't think I can explain it well, as I don't understand it well, but...
think of a point mass moving with a constant speed in the x-zplane (but not constant velocity). The partical has a momentum G =m v . I will try to use bold print to denote a vector quantity. If a force normal to this motion is applied it will cause a change in the momentum d G= d (m v ) in the direction of the force F. Newton's second law states that F dt = d G.
Here it gets a little complicated without diagrams, but you know the vector F is perpendicular to mv. So th adding them together gives a new vector describing the new direction of motion for the particle (that is velocity +change in velocity is the new velocity). Now we are expecting a precesion about the y axis, so let angle dtheta be the angle between the original velocity and the new velocity. the tan(dtheta)= Fdt/mv. If dtheta is small, (that is to say the change in momentum is small, then tan(dtheta)=dtheta. Solving for F we get F= mvdtheta. dtheta is an angle in the xz plane. so it is a revolution around the y axis. lets call it omega* j. Remember j is the unit vector in the y direction. omega is the rotation velocity in this direction (dtheta means how fast does the angle theta change which is velocity). so finally we have:
F = m omega x v
where "x" is cross product. Which makes sense considering the directions o f these vectors.
That was a logical case for point masses. This can be extended to rotations to get the same sort of thing considering newtons law as Moment = a change in angular momentum (M=dH) So now the original motion is a fast rotation about the z axis( instead of a motion of a point) a moument is applied about the x axis and the result from the cross product relation is a rotation in y.
I'm guessing that if you followed all this, particularly without diagrams then you already know what I am saying, maybe this was a refresher. If you didn't I will refer you to the Meriam text on dynamics where I snagged this, although any dynamic text will explain this phenomena one way or another. You can do an experiment yourself. Spin a unicycle wheel and hold it off the ground by the seat. Try to make it "lean" and you will see is twist into a turn in your hands.
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Edward Waring
Born: 1736 in Old Heath (near Shrewsbury), Shropshire, England
Died: 15 August 1798 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
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Edward Waring's father, John Waring, was a farmer. Several generations of his family lived at Mytton in Shropshire. John Waring married Elizabeth and their son Edward was educated at Shrewsbury school.
Waring entered Magdalene College, Cambridge on 24 March 1753. He won a Milbridge scholarship and he was admitted as a sizar, meaning that he paid a reduced fee but essentially worked as a servant to make good the fee reduction. He immediately impressed his teachers with his mathematical ability and he graduated B.A. in 1757 as senior wrangler.
On 24 April 1754 Waring was elected a fellow of Magdalene College. Waring's most famous work was Meditationes Algebraicae which he worked on during the next few years. He submitted the first chapter of this work to the Royal Society but following this nothing happened for two years. When Waring was nominated for the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at Cambridge in 1759, the work was distributed as Miscellanea Analytica to prove he was qualified for the post despite his youth.
William Powell of St John's College Cambridge had his own ideas about who should fill the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics and attempted to prevent Waring being appointed. He put out a pamphlet entitled Observations which criticised Waring and doubted his mathematical abilities. Waring responded to this criticism on 25 January 1760 with the pamphlet A reply to the observations. Powell, still following his own agenda, was not going to give up that easily and responded immediately with Defence of the observations. John Wilson now wrote A letter to support Waring and this was sufficient to see him confirmed as Lucasian professor on 28 January 1760 at the age of 23.
When Miscellanea Analytica was published as a complete work in 1762, Waring chose to call it a second edition. Rather strangely, despite it being a second edition, it was given a new title Meditationes Algebraicae. We shall comment further below on this important work, covering topics in the theory of equations, number theory and geometry. On 2 June 1763 Waring was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1764 Lalande published Life of Condorcet. In this work it was claimed that there were no first-class analysts in England. Waring responded quickly to this comment by writing a letter to Nevil Maskelyne, the Astronomer Royal. In the letter Waring pointed out that d'Alembert, Euler and Lagrange had all praised his 1762 work. Waring wrote that in the book he had given:-
... somewhare between three and four hundred new propositions of one kind or another, considerably more than have been given by any other English writer.However, Waring knew that his work had not been widely read for he added that he:-
... never could hear of any reader in England, out of Cambridge, who took pains to read and understand it ...The reason that so few had read the book was partly because the subject matter was difficult, partly because Waring was a poor communicator, and partly because he did not have a good algebraic notation. It would be reasonable to compare Waring with Ruffini who, about 150 years later, suffered the same fate with his work in algebra for much the same reasons.
One would not expect the Lucasian professor of mathematics to take a medical degree but that is exactly what Waring did, graduating with his M.D. in 1767. For a short time he practised medicine in various London hospitals, then Addenbroke hospital in Cambridge and finally at a hospital in St Ives, Huntingtonshire. However, he gave up practising medicine by 1770 [8]:-
... he was very short-sighted and very shy in manner, so that he quickly abandoned his profession.One might ask how Waring could practise medicine and hold the Lucasian Chair at the same time. Well, he never lectured as part of his duties. Some claim that it was because his ideas were so profound that they could not be communicated in lectures, but if truth be told it is more likely that the reason was because he was a poor communicator with handwriting which was almost impossible to read. [I will agree that such problems have not stopped others lecturing!]
In 1776 Waring married Mary Oswell. They lived for a while in Shrewsbury but the town was not to Mary's liking and the couple moved to Waring's estate at Plealey in Pontesbury.
Waring's Miscellane analytica... of 1762 formed the basis, as we have noted, of further books. Proprietates algebraicarum curvarum, covering geometry, was published in 1772. A further work Miscellanea Analytica appeared in 1776 with a new expanded edition in 1785. Meditationes Algebraicae, covering the theory of equations and number theory, appeared in 1770 with an expanded version in 1782.
In Meditationes Algebraicae Waring proves that all rational symmetric functions of the roots of an equation can be expressed as rational functions of the coefficients. He derived a method for expressing symmetric polynomials and he investigated the cyclotomic equation xn - 1 = 0. This work makes Waring one of the earliest contributers to Galois theory. In particular, discussing Problem 22 of Chapter 3, Weeks writes [3]:-
The most significant aspect of Waring's treatment of this example is the symmetric relation between the roots of the quartic equation and its resolvent cubic. This is, in essence, the first result in the theory of symmetric functions (beyond the basic building blocks which appeared in Chapter 1), a theory whose systematic development was not to appear until the 19th century (Lagrange, Gauss, and others) and was ultimately followed by the theory of permutation groups (Galois, Jordan, ...).Chapter 4 of Meditationes Algebraicae contains results such as:
k equations in k unknowns can be reduced to one equation with one unknown.His result that the product of the degrees of the original equations is the degree of the single reduced equation is known as the Generalised Theorem of Bézout.
The rest of the book deals with number theory, a topic in which Waring made some interesting advances. He stated that any even integer can be written as the sum of two primes and every odd integer is either a prime or the sum of three primes. This result, now known as the Goldbach conjecture, is one of the most famous unsolved problems of mathematics. Although Goldbach proposed his question in a letter to Euler long before Waring published Meditationes Algebraicae it is still worth noting that Waring's version was the first to be published.
Waring also stated, without giving a proof, what is now known as 'Waring's theorem':-
Every integer is equal to the sum of not more than 9 cubes. Also every integer is the sum of not more than 19 fourth powers, and so on ....In 1909 Hilbert proved that given any integer n there is an integer m (depending on n) such that every integer is a sum of m nth powers. It is reasonable to assume that Waring had this type of result in mind when he stated 'Waring's theorem'. Hilbert's proof led to major new theorems in number theory.
Waring also wrote on algebraic curves, classifying quartic curves into 12 main divisions with 84551 subdivisions.
Several descriptions of Waring given by authors from his own period are not too flattering. One writes that he was:-
... one of the strongest compounds of vanity and modesty which the human character exhibits. The former, however, is his predominant feature.Another says that he is:-
... one of the greatest analysts that England has produced ... [ near the end of his life being] sunk into a deep religious melancholy approaching to insanity.This last statement may partly explain the strange fact that although Waring was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1763 and had the great distinction of being awarded its Copley Medal in 1784, he resigned from the Society in 1795 claiming poverty. He was awarded other honours, however, such as election to the Royal Society of Göttingen and the Royal Society of Bologna. Perhaps the most accurate assessment of Waring was made by Thomas Thomson:-
Waring was one of the profoundest mathematicians of the eighteenth century; but the inelegance and obscurity of his writings prevented him from obtaining that reputation to which he was entitled.
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New ortho care designed for braces
(NewsUSA) - Although braces are essential to correcting a variety of dental issues, cleaning braces with a standard toothbrush is as difficult as trying to floss with a jump-rope.
The interweaving of wires and brackets traps all kinds of bacteria and food particles that cause plaque buildup and present the risk of tooth decay. Bacteria is usually the source of most dental problems -- gingivitis, periodontitis, tooth loss, bad breath, you-name-it.
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The new tool uses ultrasound technology to kill bacteria and scrub the enamel covered by metal or wire. The "no brush" brush is actually motionless, it cleans and whitens without brushing or friction because of the ultrasonic brush-head.
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TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - Passenger jets could be chomping on straw or flying on fuel extracted from sawdust in coming years as the search widens for cleaner alternatives to kerosene, French scientists say.
The "ProBio3" project, started in early July and co-financed by a French government economic stimulus program, aims to use traditional horse-bedding materials to develop a new kind of biofuel that can be used in a 50/50 blend alongside kerosene.
"Tomorrow, planes will fly using agricultural and forest waste," said Carole Molina-Jouve, a professor at Toulouse's National Institute of Applied Sciences (Insa), who is coordinating the ProBio3 project.
"We already know how to set up a basic production line but we must move towards an industrial line," she said. "We need to translate what is done in laboratories to the real environment while improving its profitability and efficiency."
The move to use straw-based materials or wood shavings as a source of fuel is the latest in a series of biofuel ventures aimed at cutting fuel bills and pollution.
So far most attempts have been based on crop-based products, raising concerns over food shortages following recent drought.
But European planemaker Airbus, one of the program's backers, believes woodchips and agricultural waste could be alternative fuel sources of the future.
With a budget of 24.6 million euros ($32.1 million) over eight years, ProBio3 aims to set up a profitable production chain for hydroprocessed oils, a type of biofuel which has been certified by international standards organization ASTM as useable for aviation in combination with kerosene.
Fuel made from wood and straw may seem at odds with some of the most extreme man-made conditions inside a modern jet engine, where temperatures can reach 1,600 degrees Celsius. But scientists say they already know the basics of the process.
Industrial or farm waste is broken down into sugars through enzymes, then mixed with microorganisms such as yeast, and transformed into lipids through the chemical process of fermentation.
The fats obtained are then treated with hydrogen to make a type of hydrocarbon with similar properties to fossil fuels.
At Insa's biological systems and processes engineering lab (LISBP) in Toulouse, France, where Airbus is based, Molina-Jouve removes a test tube holding a yellowish paste from a refrigerator.
"Those are large and fatty yeasts, full of synthesized lipids," she explains, meters away from a small reactor where sugars and yeasts are combined for the fermentation process.
As part of the ProBio3 project, partner Tereos Syral, a specialist in producing starch from cereals, will attempt to replicate the process on an industrial scale using a reactor with 100 times the capacity of the one in the lab.
Molina-Jouve dismissed any concern that biofuel production would divert food crops at a time when commodity prices have been soaring. "The project will focus on non-food biomass," she said.
The European Union plans to limit the use of crop-based biofuels in a major shift in the region's much-criticized biofuel policy, according to draft legislation seen by Reuters.
Last week France said it would push for a pause in the global development of biofuels and the creation of strategic food stocks in response to the third global food price spike in four years.
The "ProBio3" project is part of an EU drive to reach annual output of 2 million tonnes of biofuels for aviation by 2020 in Europe.
Biofuels should help cut down the aerospace industry's carbon footprint while using renewable energy sources, said Jean Botti, chief technical officer of Airbus parent EADS.
"We want to achieve a balance in terms of carbon dioxide where everything that comes out will be balanced with what goes in," Botti said.
Europe consumes around 50 million tonnes of kerosene per year.
Airbus, Boeing and Brazilian manufacturer Embraer agreed earlier this year to co-operate on developing alternative fuels.
Dutch airline KLM operated the world's first scheduled biokerosene-powered flight in July 2011 when one of its Boeing 737-800 jets flew 171 passengers between Amsterdam and Paris using a mix of cooking oil and Jet-A fuel.
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Where: Chic-Hog-O's Social Roast House; 10058 112th St.
Dinner for two, without liquor: About $40
Information: Facebook.com/ChicHogOs or 587-524-5526
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EDMONTON - Here's the thing about Chic-Hog-O's: It has a bit of a silly name.
Luckily this new dining spot boasts food so simple yet creative, so unassuming yet delicious, its silly moniker is easily forgotten. Until you try to sound it out, that is.
The small restaurant opened late last year, tucked away just south of Jasper Avenue on 112th Street in the digs formerly occupied by Cafe Beirut.
Chic-Hog-O's is a "social roast house" which, for me, conjured an image of smoked and tender roasted meats piled high, enough to share around a big table.
I decided to check it out a few weeks back, my curiosity over the name finally winning out. Two of us arrived on a Saturday night to a mostly empty, yet cosy (read: small and dimly lit) dining room and were promptly shown to a table by our friendly server.
A quick browse of the menu revealed my taste for brisket and its smoke house companions would be unfilled. Instead, Chic-Hog-O's offers a motley cru of appetizers, salads, soups, roasted meat sandwiches (including a porchetta) and a few pasta dishes, along with a small assortment of sides.
Don't expect to get social over a craft cocktail here, as Chic-Hog-O's doesn't include a full bar. It does, however, offer a varied selection of spirits and liqueurs, including a great whisky selection and 11 beers by the bottle, along with a few bottled vodka coolers. There's also a small wine list, with a white and red house option available by the glass ($6).
We began our dinner by snacking on the chilled lentil rolls ($8). The vegan item seemed a little out of place, but the menu in fact offered a decent selection of meatless items. Reminiscent of a dal, the quenelle-shaped mounds arrived lined up on a long, white rectangular plate and were topped with chopped Italian parsley and green onions. Robust in flavour, the lentils were bursting with the aromas of turmeric and cumin, but were unfortunately a tad on the salty side and had us reaching for our waters with increasing frequency. Regardless, they were a delightful twist on a healthy ingredient and a dish I'll surely crave. They arrived without any accompanying vessel (bread, crackers, etc.) but were sturdy enough to be eaten with a fork and rich enough that it didn't matter.
My partner zoned in on the eponymous burger consisting of both pork and chicken, a mixture that was novel but made sense, considering the restaurant's emphasis on both meats. The resulting patty is light in colour and flavourful without being heavy — a good thing, considering it's slathered with Jack Daniel's sauce, generous portions of crispy bacon, melted cheddar cheese and all the standard fixings: greens, red onions and a juicy slice of tomato.
The behemoth burger was at least 25 per cent larger than the fluffy bun it was sandwiched between, a challenge in my partner's eyes. (He was among the quarter of diners who actually managed to finish the burger, the impressed chef later told us). At just $11 it's great value for money, even without any sides. A half-order of rosemary spuds ($3) were the perfect partner, the baby potatoes so tender they melted in our mouths. The spicy, smoky aioli they arrived with were an excellent cloak.
My chicken mushroom bake actually came with a host of ingredients, including red and green chopped bell peppers, diced onions and pieces of roasted chicken tossed with spaghetti. Warm and rich, the dish was baked under a thin layer of gooey cheese and arrived with a thick wedge of garlic toast. At $14, it's incredible value, with enough for dinner and lunch the next day. My only gripe was the slightly dry chicken, of which there was plenty.
We concluded by sharing the rich and savoury maple bacon ice-cream sandwich ($6), a fat mound of maple-infused ice cream flecked with crispy bacon bits and squished between two Italian pizzelles. The saltiness of the bacon matched well with the sweet treat and was a delectable end to a flavourful meal.
Throughout the evening, Chic-Hog-O's owner Christine was attentive and friendly, visiting our table to ensure everything was to our liking. We felt like honoured guests and got the sense everyone gets the same treatment. The eatery occupies a bit of a tough spot and has to compete with flashiness of the nearby Cactus Club, Joey's and a host of options along Jasper Avenue. Luckily for Chic-Hog-O's, if they can lure customers into their doors, they'll have no trouble having them back again and again.
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The celebration will be impacted by the ongoing road construction in Monticello. Highway construction on Main and Center streets will result in a new parade route. The annual Pioneer Day Parade, with a later-than-normal 11 a.m. starting time, will travel along 100 West instead of the usual parade route down Monticello's Main Street.
The Monticello Chamber of Commerce and City of Monticello coordinate the celebration, with a host of volunteers. Karen Whipple is leading the charge, with a large crew of helpers.
In addition to the community-wide celebration, a large number of family reunions and class reunions will be held during the busy weekend.
The annual Lions Club breakfast will be served beginning at 7 a.m. at the Monticello LDS Stake Center pavilion.
The Blue Mountain Pioneer Day Family 5K Race will begin at 7:30 a.m. at Loyds Lake.
The race will follow trails around Loyds Lake and finish at the starting line, rather than racing into Monticello. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. A one-mile kids race will begin at 8:15 a.m.
The Pioneer Day parade is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at its regular starting spot at Monticello High School. However, as a result of construction on Main Street, the parade will head down Second South and then turn north on First West. The parade route will continue past Monticello Elementary School and finish at the high school.
Liz and Dale Black are coordinating the parade. They can be reached at 435-587-2215.
Carnival events will take place at the standard location at Veterans Memorial Park. Karen Whipple is coordinating the carnival. She can be reached at 435-587-2864.
The restored Big Four Tractor is up and running and is expected to make an appearance at the annual tractor pull.
The tractor pull is set to begin at 2 p.m. The Big Four will make its appearance, under its own power, beginning at 3 p.m.
Additional activities will take place at the Ball Park, including the annual Blue Mountain Invitational Fast Pitch Softball Tournament. Eddie Allred coordinates the softball tournament. He can be reached at 435-587-2271.
On Pioneer Day, July 24, local Boy Scouts are offering a meal as they raise funds to attend the National Boy Scout Jamboree in 2010. Daniel Anderson (435-587-2689) is coordinating that event, which will be held at the Ball Park Pavilion beginning at 6 p.m.
A cowboy poetry and tall tale telling contest, including the performance of local talent, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Ball Park Pavilion. Free watermelon will be provided at the Monticello High School football field, courtesy of the Monticello LDS Stake.
Call Cindi Holyoak at 435-587-2271 for more information or call Bill Boyle at 435-587-2277 to register for the Cowboy Poetry / Tall Tale contest.
Activities continue thru the day on Saturday, July 25, culminating in a fireworks display at dark from the Monticello High School football field.


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Peg Leg Porker
Award-winning BBQ, addictive pork rinds and a personality that almost outshines both: we found it all at Peg Leg Porker. Pro tip: Be prepared to pig out.Carey Bringle is sort of a big deal in the BBQ business. TV shows like "Chopped" and "BBQ Pitmasters" have hired him as a special guest. His Memphis Wet Sauce—a sweet-n-smoky combination of tomato, vinegar, mustard and spices—was named the No. 2 BBQ sauce in America by Bon Appetit magazine. And, just like his award-winning plates of pulled pork and hickory-smoked dry ribs, the man is hard to forget, thanks to a big personality, an even bigger laugh... and a peg leg.
Peg Leg Porker opened its doors in June 2013. The restaurant doesn't serve brisket ("that's a Texas invention," said Carey), but it does specialize in Tennessee staples like pimento cheese, wings, half-chicken platters, delicious 'cue sandwiches and the crispy house-made pork rinds (we don't want you to forget those, so we're throwin' 'em in for free).
In fact, besides the sandwich buns, which are delivered almost daily from Provence Bakery, nearly everything else is made in-house. Carey smokes his ribs the old-fashioned way, meaning he waits until the very end to rub 'em down with BBQ seasoning, and he prides himself on being the only pitmaster in town with a whole-hog smoker. (We're proud of him, too.)
Getting there can be a bit of a pain in the (pork) butt, since the restaurant is located in an unfamiliar pocket of the Gulch. Here's a tip: just head south on 8th Avenue, roll down the window and follow your nose. And be prepared to pig out.
Dry ribs (half rack), $12.95
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The competition for Iowa's vacant quarterback job will extend into at least next week.
Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said Saturday following a public workout at Kinnick Stadium that junior Tyler Wiegers and sophomore Nathan Stanley will continue to split repetitions with the first team as the coaching staff tries to find a replacement for two-year starter C.J. Beathard.
Stanley moved past Wiegers as a true freshman in 2016, but he doesn't appear to have distanced himself much during spring or fall camp. Ferentz said that a scrimmage set for Friday could help separate the two, but for now he's content to let Stanley and Wiegers continue to compete for the starting job.
Iowa opens its season on Sept. 2 at home against Wyoming.
"It's gone back and forth a little bit," Ferentz said. "Both guys have done some good things, and both guys have done some things that they'd like to change, take back. That's what you'd expect. They're both gaining ground."
The passing game is by far the biggest question the Hawkeyes will need to answer in 2017.
Iowa's wide receiving corps is inexperienced and neither quarterback has shown enough to offer hope that they can help fix an attack that averaged a paltry 153 yards a game — 118th out of 128 FBS teams.
Stanley appears to have the bigger arm, while Wiegers is a more vocal leader. Stanley looked like the more impressive of the two on Saturday, throwing for a pair of long touchdown passes in scrimmage-like drills, but Ferentz insisted that that wasn't necessarily indicative of how the pair has performed throughout preseason practice.
Sophomore Ryan Boyle is third on the depth chart and freshman Peyton Mansell — who made some impressive plays on Saturday — appears to be in line to redshirt.
"We're trying to measure the whole body of work," Ferentz said.
Ferentz also announced on Saturday that graduate transfer receiver Matt Quarells has been cleared to play.
Quarells graduated from New Mexico in just three years and will have two years of eligibility at Iowa. Quarells caught 11 passes last year for the Lobos, who transitioned to a ground-based attack and averaged less than 15 pass attempts a game.
Quarells missed the first two weeks of fall camp. But given Iowa's lack of depth at receiver, he could find himself in the rotation before long.
"Our good luck was his bad luck. They went to an option attack, so he wanted to go somewhere where he could catch a couple balls," Ferentz said.
One of the newcomers to stand out in preseason practice has been freshman defensive end A.J. Epenesa, who'll almost certainly play this fall.
The 6-foot-5, 270-pound Epenesa, a five-star recruit and arguably the biggest prep star that Iowa has ever signed under Ferentz, broke through the backfield on a number of occasions during drills on Saturday.
"He's impressed us. He definitely belongs on the varsity," Ferentz said. "He has no idea what he's doing most of the time right now, but physically he is doing a pretty good job."
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Farmingdale, NY - The King's Point women's basketball team defeated Farmingdale State tonight in a Skyline Conference match-up in Farmingdale, NY. The Rams led by nine points with 3:50 remaining before the Mariners full court pressure paid off. Sophomore May Marie Hayes (Pearland, TX/Pearland) scored five of her 11 points in the final minute of play, including the two game-winning free throws with two seconds left, to lead the Mariners in the 69-67 comeback victory.
Junior Andrea Carey (Lewes, DE/Cape Henlopen) and senior Morgan Gartner (Houston, TX/Kingwood) both led Kings Point with 14 points. Freshman Hannah Eko (La Hara, CA/Sonoara) finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
Farmingdale sophomore Mercedes Miller (New York, NY/Manhattan Center) tallied game-highs of 15 points and nine rebounds in just 21 minutes of play. Senior Kristen Tong (Swanzey, NH/Monadnock Reg.) scored 13 points, while junior Kendra Romain (Brooklyn, NY/Martin Luther King) totaled nine points, eight boards, three assists and three steals.
The Rams travel to Newburgh, NY on Saturday, January 14th to face Mount Saint Mary College in another Skyline Conference game at 2:00pm.


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"Our Cats" by Harrison Weir [1889]
15 August 2014,
We recently participated in #MuseumCats Day on Twitter and this involved a quick search through our holdings for some interesting pictures of cats to Tweet and what a gem we have found! Please enjoy this selection of wonderful and [in some cases] bizarre illustrations of cats from the book "Our Cats and all about them" written and illustrated by Harrison Weir in 1889.
My personal favourites are the surreal disembodied heads [see above], "Sylvie" [she of the magnificent moustaches] and the Russian cat who [in my opinion] has a most unsettling human expression.
Weir was a very interesting character; he was born in 1824 on May 5th [d.1906], and is known as "The Father of the Cat Fancy". He organizied the first ever cat show in England, at The Crystal Palace, London in July 1871 where he and his brother served as judges. In 1887 he founded the National Cat Club and was its first President and Show Manager until his resignation in 1890. Our Cats was the first published pedigree cat book.
Weir was employed, for many years, as a draughtsman and engraver for the Illustrated London News as well as many other publications and in his lifetime he both wrote and illustrated other books such as The Poetry of Nature (1867), Every Day in the Country (1883) and Animal Studies, Old and New (1885). In 1845 he exhibited his first painting at the British Institution and during his career he was an occasional exhibitor at the Royal Academy.
He was a keen animal fancier, an experienced breeder of cats, carrier pigeons, and poultry and for thirty years often acted as a judge at the principal pigeon and poultry shows. In 1903 he wrote and illustrated the exhaustive book Our Poultry and All About Them.
More information on Harrison Weir via the following links:
This book was bequeathed to the Library back in May 1916 along with around 500 other books by the Welsh artist, champion of Wales' cultural heritage and one of the founding fathers of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, Thomas Henry Thomas.
Along with the books, Thomas also bequeathed his entire catalogue of prints, drawings and watercolours to the Museum.
More information on Thomas Henry Thomas here:
The illustration above appeares in the Chapter "Performing cats". Other chapters include, "Cats as tormentors", "Dead cats", "Fishing cats" and "Lovers of cats" [would you believe... Cardinal Richelieu?].
This book is available to view electronically via the following Project Gutenberg link:
Biographical information on Harrison Weir taken from Wikipedia.
All photographs in this post taken by the author.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 21 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
This is a website for a long time local children's newspaper. The current site needs to be redesigned and modernized.
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Bear Essential News for Kids® is a monthly publication of Kids View Communications Corporation to educate, enrich and entertain children and their families. Content of the newspaper is designed to promote reading and writing skills as well as creativity. Classroom educators are encouraged to reproduce any portion of the newspaper for their students. Community specific editions are distributed to classrooms in both Tucson and Phoenix free of charge.
Client would like to revise the look, function and architecture of their current website to more adequately address the needs of their visiting market children, parents, teachers and advertisers particularly to be more engaging and reflective of a publication for children. He would to add additional sections and content.
client would like to consider the use of colors that compliment the colors and tones of their established logo/banner (see files below), an uncluttered layout format that captures attention and navigation that is kid-friendly. Client is interested in a left-justified page and the use of left-side buttons that follow the scroll of the page , but is open to designer suggestion.
The site will consist of a home page and eleven sections, accessed thru navigation buttons and text links.
The home page will consist of name banner (see existing), new mark, and navigation buttons common to all pages. Home page content will include
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That said, here're my thoughts on it:
- Goblins are notorious for their love of money and economic-manipulation. Aligning themselves with only one faction would not only go against goblinish ways (in fact, aligning with Horde is cutting out the significant client base that is the Alliance), but also really throw the cross-faction AHs in the air. Language barriers would truly come into question, as well.
- Worgen are, lore-wise, akin to the undead: abominations/twisted versions of humans, in many cases, due to Arugal's curse, though the original Worgen are from another dimension. How many of those once-human worgen were willing to undergo that curse? How open would the family be to discover their child, their mother, their father, their neighbor was turned into a Worgen? How accepting would they be? Would it be a "Aww my son turns into a big fluffy puppy now! Hey, you'll now be an even better shepherd, and can sleep on the hearth rug. Here's a bone, Spot!" ...or would it be a "Oh, lord, why has such black magic has fallen upon our family?! Out with the beast, before it eats us all! Let us mourn the loss of our son, and destroy the beast that has taken over his body!" Yes, the Worgen were originally summoned by a human and a night elf, but they also just as quickly turned upon their summoners. I can't see them seriously aligning voluntarily with the Alliance en masse. It would also require a reworking of Silverpine as it is a "no PvP, Horde-baby-leveling" zone, akin to the Barrens and Darkshore; allowing alliance to have a shared 10-20 zone with the horde is unheard of thus far in the game. If Worgen do become an alliance-only race, I would see them more likely starting down in the Duskwood/Redridge area.
We'll see what happens. I'm eyeing the whole thing guardedly. I'd LOVE to level a worgen druid, though... if I can roll one as horde, I'd gladly play a worgen druid over moocow! ;)


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Friday, July 11, 2008
David Davis wins by a mile and David Icke gets the very few votes he always said he would get in an election in which his focus was information nationally and internationally, not winning irrelevant votes within the small constituency area in which this election took place.
And it was job done.
As the votes were being counted today, David Icke's video of his election public meeting exposing 'Big Brother – The Big Picture' was the most watched Google video in the UK and his 1996 presentation, 'Turning of the Tide', in which he predicted so accurately the Big Brother world we have today, was the third most watched Google video in the UK.
Also this morning 'Big Brother – The Big Picture' was the fifth most-watched Google video in the world. Click here to see and circulate …
While the corrupt system had its election and crowned its impostor 'king' in its attempt to hijack the Big Brother 'debate' in Britain, far more people are now aware of the real Big Brother – the one that David Davis and his sidekick from 'Liberty', Shami Chakrabarti, have no intention of talking about, let alone exposing.
David Davis, an aloof and arrogant man it turned out, refused to debate the wider aspects of the Orwellian State with David Icke and even barred him from his public events. And this is the new standard-bearer for the opposition to 'Big Brother'? It is all a scam.
We must not let Davis and Chakrabarti control this debate and keep it within the desperately narrow confines that leave the real Big Brother unchallenged and unexposed.
David Icke has taken yet another dose of abuse and ridicule from the mainstream media to stand up for what he believes in, but he has been so moved by the fantastic support he has received from all over the world from people with eyes to see and minds to open.
Thank-you to everyone who has supported David over the last ten days, both locally, nationally and internationally, in giving yet more people the opportunity to see what is really going on.
It has been a great effort, so much has been achieved against all the odds in such a ridiculously short time, and now on we go …
Thanks for all your efforts. So much will come from this, and indeed is already doing so. Upward and onward.
Click here for BBC election report …
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Ever since it was envisioned and created as an ecologically-friendly beach resort in South Carolina, Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort has been winning accolades for the scope, beauty, luxury and quality of its vacation rental properties, activities and amenities.
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Sorry Karl - This time there ARE words - EMOTIONAL and ECSTASYBy MetsFanSZ
Editor's Note: This post was written by MetsFanSZ. Please direct any comments or feedback to him. - Mike S.
Met fans of our age, mine, Mike's, NostraDennis, and probably Gary Cohen, have many words that go with the occasion of the first REAL no-hitter in Mets history. We remember Karl Erhardt and the signs he held up at Shea. And the best one when Cleon Jones caught Davey Johnson's fly ending the 1969 World Series -- "THERE ARE NO WORDS!"
Today -- there are words.
"Finally" is way too obvious. "Hallelujah", the same!
Many words have been written -- I'm reading as many as I can. MetsBlog, ESPN, The Times, Newsday, The News, The Post. The word that keeps ringing in my head today is emotional. I am so overcome by emotion last night and today. My youngest child graduated from high school last week and I was emotional. I am not that emotional by nature. Today, I am overcome. I keep breaking out crying, I'm so happy.
We have waited so many years for last night's final moment. The swing. The ecstasy. There's another word. Many of us remember Jesse Orosco's glove fling to the heavens in 1986. Fewer remember Cleon bending a knee in thanks to a higher power in 1969.
Another word that comes to my mind is credit. I want to give so much credit to Terry Collins. It was clearly so hard to leave Johan Santana in the game. He made it clear with his words at the press conference after the game. If Johan is hurt or can't pitch the way he has so far this year, it is true that you may have just imperiled the future of the franchise.
But today is a day of celebration - another word. So many things - the St. Louis newspaper that ran the headline"No-Hitter" and put an asterisk next to it. Two words come to my mind in response - the two I don't say out loud in public. I couldn't hear what Adrian Johnson was saying to Jose Oquendo or Mike Matheny, but give him credit. He had to be saying, "Right or wrong, I called it as I saw it and whether the ball was fair or foul, it's foul because I called it foul". And forever it will be officially foul, fair or not. And as Howard Cosell used to say, that's the way it is.
Give credit to Johnson too, for not throwing either of them out of the game and for listening to them, and then telling them to get back in the coaching box and get back in the dugout.
Give Baxter credit for the catch and the crash, and for being one of us, a kid who grew up on Long Island or in Queens and rooted for the Mets. No matter what kind of career he has, we'll always root for him. He'll be linked to people like Endy Chavez and Ron Swoboda for unbelievable catches that will forever live in Mets lore.
I give credit to Carlos Beltran, too, for having the sense to say one hit more or less wouldn't have been the difference and they needed more. Beltran was a great Met, providing a lot of good years, a number of great moments, when he was healthy. He's a class guy and deserved a good hand when he came up to bat.
Ironic is another word that comes to mind. The irony of Oquendo being the coach arguing about Beltran's liner. Oquendo was a fantastic fielding shortstop - I always believed he could have been a better fielder than Ozzie Smith. He never learned to hit enough, as Ozzie did, and while he had a good career, he's had more time as a coach. And the irony of Beltran hitting the ball that could have been the hit. Or Yadier Molina hitting the ball that Baxter caught.
How about that Philip Humber, who was traded for Santana, becoming the 7th ex-Met to throw a no-hitter before the Mets got one? Or Nolan Ryan, throwing 7 no-hitters after leaving the Mets? Irony?
Give some credit to Josh Thole, too, coming off the disabled list and catching a no-hitter.
Mets fans live and die with our team. Not the front runners who show up when the team is in first or wins the division. I was at Shea Stadium for a game in September 1985 when Dwight Gooden beat the Cubs. Keith Moreland hit a slow roller in the fifth inning that Ray Knight bobbled and could have picked up and thrown out the lumbering Moreland. He didn't and for years, I swore I would deck the official scorer who scored it a hit instead of an error. I've heard Rick Sutcliffe agree on-air that that should have been a no-hitter.
After leaving New York for Florida, I could only dream of at the very least seeing the no-hitter, when it happened, finally, on television. I hoped, I prayed, I would sit and not move until the first hit happened in any game that a few hitless innings would be strung together. Today is like a DREAM. The other words that come to mind - CLASS and LEADERSHIP. What unbelievable class Johan Santana shows. Consistently, constantly. A part of OUR team. Could any of us be happier for him? Seaver getting it with the Mets would have been incredible. Same with Gooden. Santana is a perfect choice. Now, with the albatross slain, perhaps Dickey could get a no-hitter. Or even Niese.
The leadership shown by Santana and Wright on this club has been fantastic. The roles played by the bench and players we never expected to even be in the majors have been fabulous. Alderson and Collins deserve some credit, too. Johan said last night that he knows how much this means to New York, to the New York Mets, and probably he meant to include us, the fans. What it means to us, how it feels, CANNOT be put into words. Maybe Mike Baxter can understand. So few moments in Mets history come close.
Congratulations, Johan. Thank you, Terry Collins, for having the guts to let Santana finish it. Congratulations Mets on finally, finally, killing the albatross. I will miss NoNoHitters, a wonderful website. I know they aren't Padre fans. Maybe they'll cede the website to them.
While watching Saturday's game, Beltran doubled off R.A. Dickey. Let the new streak begin.
To all of us REAL live-and-die-with-our-team Mets FANS, I say, CONGRATULATIONS! Cry, laugh, smile, celebrate. Thank you, Johan. For a glorious moment that will live forever in all of us.


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