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The first in our series of seminars from the 2012 Hospice du Rhone gets into Spanish wine. It's no secret that Spain is producing many of the world's great wine made from Rhone varietals. Yet, it was another eye-opening experience to taste through this first seminar. Moderated by Steve Olson and joined by importer Eric Solomon who has pulled together some of the top winemakers in Spain including: José Maria Vicente, of Casa Castillo in Jumilla; Daniel Jimenez-Landi, of Bodegas Jiménez-Landi in Méntrida; Bixente Ocafrain, of Bodegas Mas Alta in the Priorat; and Daphne Glorian-Solomon, of Clos Terrasses in the Priorat.
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Bloomberg reported moments ago that Chrysler's head of the Fiat brand in North America, Laura Soave, is "leaving the company" and being replaced by Tim Kuniskis, a marketing executive. But why?
I've heard unsubstantiated rumors for a couple months now from sources knowledgeable of internal Chrysler politics that she was being investigated for a possible improper relationship with Michael D'Antonio, the CEO of former Fiat ad agency Impatto Custom Marketing.
Of course, it also might have to do with North America sales of the Fiat 500 through October hitting just 21,380, well short of Sergio Marchionne's forecast of 50,000 in sales for the year.
But many might argue that that rollout was held back by Chrysler's decision to create new stores for Fiat instead of using space within Chrysler dealerships. Who knows if that was her call or Marchionne's? Maybe she's merely the scapegoat.
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Notice that this pastor left the poor cat in a cage, in the back of a truck for days, without water, or food, or shelter, before throwing her off a bridge! Let's ask for charges to be filed against him. Sign the care2 petition.
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We need a site dedicated to listing these types of people. Because there are way to many wack jobs with guns in your country and this would be a great way for them to find ethical targets....ie animal abusers.....
We do have plenty of wack jobs with guns in our country, but they are not looking for ethical targets. Remember, they are wack jobs! And the animal rights and animal welfare activists do not carry guns. Since other animals are defined legally as things and possessions, his offense was just causing damage to someone else's property. Until the other animals are respected as persons, these outrages will be common.
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October 1, 2003 Neal Stephenson was at Book People in Austin, TX, where he signed copies of his latest book "Quicksilver", the first book in "The Baroque Cycle" trilogy, and answered audience's questions. Below is an approximate transcript of his talk. Due to the poor quality of the tape recording it was hard to pick out the exact words that were said, so I can't guarantee the accuracy of either audience's questions or Neal Stephenson's answers. The places I couldn't hear I paraphrased the best I could.
One of the most remarkable things about this interview is that Neal Stephenson introduced the audience to the word "steampunk" and had to assure them he didn't make it up. Who could have guessed that in a few years steampunk jewelry will be sold at Walmart!
Other curious bits from the interview: the pronunciation of the Qwghlm islands, and Neal Stephenson's reading tastes (actually you may regret finding out about that one). Also, a very interesting observation of what we mean by "technology".
On March 7, 2005 Brian Greene, a string theorist and author of "The Elegant Universe" and "The Fabric of The Cosmos", gave an interview at a Barnes & Noble in Austin. He was interviewed by Jeff Salomon from Austin-American Statesman and took questions from the audience.
The topics involved: What kind of experiments can possibly verify string theory? How and why would you look for astronomical evidence of strings? Would it make sense to look for confirmation of string theory in the possible violations of the Second Law of Thermodynamics? What is Brian Greene's own interpretation of quantum entanglement? What does it mean that space and time are not fundamental? In what sense is space-time analogous to temperature? What's next for physics after TOE? Will there be anything left to do, or will science come to an end? And, umm... does Brian Greene feel a need to reconcile psychic phenomena with the unified physical theory?
The talk also revealed some things you would not immediately think of Brian Greene. By his own admission, he finds physics hard and visualisation helps him enormously to understand physics concepts. That's one reason why he never condescends to his audience. (Another may be that he is simply a nice person.) Also, did you know that Brian Greene's books can cause people to quit drinking and start reading?
Note: I could not hear everything that was said or write it down verbatim, so I paraphrased some places the best I could. Most of them are in angle brackets.
Lifelogging is an emerging trend of recording every, or nearly every moment of your life. A simple example of lifelogging would be wearing a video recorder that would record continuous video and audio of everything you see and do. Ted Chiang used this example to speculate about how lifelogging would change our society. At the end he answered the audience's questions and engaged in a discussion regarding some points, such as: would lifelogging encourage us to craft our lives as stories, and thus become better people? Doesn't forgetting play a big role in getting over a trauma? Doesn't forgetting go a long way towards forgiving? What if your memories are hacked? Who has control over shared memories?
Panelists: Ted Chiang, Louise Marley, Michael A. Stackpole, W. J. Williams, Janine Ellen Young (moderator)
What it was supposed to be about (synopsis from the program book): When do "scientific" worldview elements move a concept out of fantasy? Systematic magic, planetary bodies, rudimentary experimentation, the cusp of alchemy into chemistry...
What it was really about
First, the panelists admitted they didn't really understand the topic of the panel as stated in the program book. They didn't get much mileage out of "scientific worldview elements moving a concept out of fantasy". After addressing the distinction between technology and magic, and Ted Chiang stating why he believes Clarke's famous adage is incorrect, the panelists quickly became mired in the age-old debate of what is science fiction, and what is fantasy. Oh no, not again, you say! Well, this discussion wasn't quite like beating a dead horse. I heard some interesting insights.
A lot of western fantasy writers prefer magic to be systematic, i.e. to have laws, rules, constraints. An arbitrary magic, where everything is possible or impossible, depending on whether it is convenient for the author, they don't find very interesting. But does systematizing magic move it closer to science? Not necessarily.
Traditionally it's thought that it's the presence or absence of scientific / technological elements -- the so-called furniture -- that causes most people to view a certain story as science fiction or fantasy. But actually, the worldview expressed in a story may be more relevant. (Though apparently there are no universal criteria how to determine the genre a particular story belongs to, because some people in the audience disagreed over which genre certain books belonged to.)
Slipstream is literature that has fantastic elements that nevertheless can't be characterized as science fiction, fantasy or horror. It is the literature of the fantastic that's left after you remove the defining characteristics of those three genres. The negative space.
Synopsis from ArmadilloCon program book. A plethora of new markets for what we used to call slipstream has blossomed over the past two years, with all sorts of new monikers like "The New Fabulists," "Interstitial Arts," and "Ambient Fiction" -- Conjunctions 39, Sweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (with a new volume appearing in the fall), Polyphony, Album Zutique, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, and so on. What distinguishes the work appearing in these journals from more conventional SF, fantasy, and mainstream fiction? Has slipstream finally arrived as a genre in its own right?
Panelists: Chris Nakashima-Brown (moderator), Lawrence Person, Mikal Trimm, Rick Klaw
Two of Sharon's closest friends, authors Kay Kenyon and Louise Marley, ask her about her life and her work. How does she manage to find time for writing while having a full time job? How many "trunk books" she wrote until she got published? Why are mothers so terrible in her books? And many other questions.
Following the ArmadilloCon tradition, toastmaster K. D. Wentworth gave a humorous speech. She addressed the audience as a fourth grade schoolteacher, which she actually was for the most of her working life. She chastised SF fandom for forgetting their geeky, eccentric roots and becoming too mainstream. Then she and several other guests performed "The Fan Eye for a Mundane Guy" makeover (modeled after a then-popular television show "Queer Eye for a Straight Guy" on a guy they picked from the audience.
Note: My transcription of this speech is not completely accurate since I had to work off of a poor quality tape recording.
Pictures from ArmadilloCon 2004 can be found in my photo gallery.
Mel White (who has a Ph.D. in information sciences), Rachael Acks (a geologist), Paige Roberts (data scientist), and Sigrid Close (a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University and ArmadilloCon 2014 science Guest of Honor) at the Women In Science panel
Mel White (who has a Ph.D. in information sciences), Rachael Acks (a geologist), Paige Roberts (data scientist), and Sigrid Close (a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University and ArmadilloCon 2014 science Guest of Honor) at the Women In Science panel.
Fannish Feud, the pro team, left to right: Thomas (Martin) Wagner (filmmaker and science fiction reviewer), Sigrid Close (a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University and ArmadilloCon 2014 science Guest of Honor), Ted Chiang (SF/F author and writer Guest of Honor), Stephanie Pui-Mun Law (artist GoH), Jacob Weisman (editor GoH).
Fannish Feud, the fan team, left to right: Renee, Troyce Wilson, ArmadilloCon Fan Guest of Honor Michael Walsh, and Rhonda Eudaly, who, as she pointed out, could be on both pros and fans teams.


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If politics makes strange bedfellows, then the state Senate's latest run at Florida's deplorable "stand your ground" law offers — in a good way — a textbook example.
On Monday, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee debated a bipartisan bill to mitigate some of the more egregious parts of the self-defense law. Local police, for example, would have to instruct community crime-watch groups on operating guidelines. Aggressors who invoke self-defense would no longer be immune from prosecution. In addition, police would have to probe fully self-defense claims.
Senators unanimously embraced reforms that would, at least, improve a law better off scrapped, by clarifying fuzzy language and injecting other measures of needed sanity. Nothing unusual about that. Two other Senate committees have backed the compromise bill — even as a House companion bill has collected dust since August.
What was strange was the eclectic bedfellows that consummated hell-frozen-over alliances in backing the Senate thumbs up.
Bedfellows like Sens. Chris Smith, a Fort Lauderdale Democrat and a vociferous critic of "stand your ground," and David Simmons, the Altamonte Springs Republican who drafted the 2005 law. Now, Simmons smartly is pushing modest changes suggested by a state task force convened two years ago in the wake of the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin by Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman. And for good measure, Simmons' plan includes clarifying language about use of force by aggressors and crime watch reform from Smith's bill SB 122.
And these bedfellows: U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, another steadfast "stand your ground" detractor, and former National Rifle Association President Marion Hammer, who vigorously lobbied for the original law.
As Hammer told the News Service of Florida: "You cannot fix everything the first time. When you try to do too much is when you create problems. We're taking it one step at a time. … And if we didn't get it right, we'll fix it. ..."
From her lips to House members' ears. While this bill deserves to pass, and deserves support from the House, some lawmakers have circled the wagons and famously punctuated bull-headed objections to potentially life-saving tweaks with colorful battle cries.
Yet, if this year's measure passes the Senate, Simmons believes the House will give it a fair shot.
We'll believe it when we see it.
As Smith rightly argues, "It will be an absolute travesty if this [session] ends and this Legislature does nothing to send a message on 'stand your ground.'"
Travesty indeed.
If strange bedfellows can see the wisdom of at least tweaking a flawed shoot-first law, we hope that House members can see their way clear of Rep. Matt Gaetz's reckless refusal to change not even "one damn comma."


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Featured events for the first weekend of the fair include the Blue Mountain Round-Up Rodeo on Friday and Saturday evenings, starting at 8 p.m.
In addition, the Four Corners Shoot-Out races will be held at the Bull Hollow Raceway, between Monticello and Blanding on Hwy 191, beginning at noon on Saturday.
Sandstone Tire and Towing will sponsor a Mud Bog at the fairgrounds at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Unique Creations in Monticello will host a scrapbooking contest on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hypnotist Shawn Fetters will perform an entertaining show at the Junior Livestock Show Ring on Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m.
The number of events grows as the week progresses, including a "Game Show Night" on Monday at 6:30 p.m. including "Minute to Win It" games, a Navajo Taco dinner and Farm Bureau Talent Find on Tuesday evening, and mud volleyball tournament beginning Wednesday, August 11 at 5:30 p.m.
For a full schedule of events, see the ad on page 16 of this paper.
Cowboy Boots and Country Roots is the theme of the annual fair, and three local cowboys have been honored as fair volunteers of the year. They are San Juan County Commissioners Bruce Adams, Lynn Stevens, and Kenneth Maryboy.
While the events at the fairgrounds culminate the fair, a large number of events have already taken place, resulting in the selection of royalty for the fair.
The Blue Mountain Roundup Rodeo features a royalty of Emily Hanson and Abigail Thatcher and a Junior Royalty of Breanne Slade and Tara Lynn Frost.
Miss San Juan County is Kara Redd, with attendants Brooke Bowring and Janessa Bowring.
Lil Miss Wrangler is Ashley Musselman and Lil Mister Wrangler is Zach Thayn.
The events are organized under the direction of Fair Director Anna Thayn, maintenance superintendent Josh Shakespeare, and grounds crew Kedric Curtis, Josh Keyes, and Steven Redd. They only come together with the help of a host of volunteers.
County residents wishing to enter exhibits in the fair should be aware of the change to the open class and 4-H entries. See the ad on page 8 for more details.


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Out of curiosity, and because I'm sure we could all use a break from 500-comment threads in which men drop by to deny or devalue our experience: I'd like you to comment on this post only if you are a woman who has NOT EVER had a man continue interacting with you against your will after you have answered tersely, turned away, walked on, put on your headphones, gone back to your book, resumed your conversation, told him you did indeed have a boyfriend, denied his request, or asked him to leave you alone. Comment only if the men you've encountered have consistently respected your boundaries and acknowledged your right to have them.
You don't have to go on at length — just let us know how old you are and where you live.
ETA: For the sake of science I am combining comments from the same person, and deleting ones that say "yes, this has happened to me." I'm interested in an at-a-glance count. (ETAA: Ok, clearly I gave up on that.)
ETA II: I meant to make this clear but maybe I didn't — I'm not talking about guys hitting on you specifically. I'm talking about any insistent attempt to insert themselves into your consciousness, positive or negative. Let me know if you want to recant your comment in light of that.
ETA III: SM tried to ruin my extremely scientific and not at all gimmicky comments count by posting the following re: comments like "I must exude a don't-fuck-with-me quality":
I appreciate the sentiment behind this, but this kind of statement comes really close to implying that people who do get harassed have brought it on themselves.
I agree with her — I exude a very strong don't-fuck-with-me quality and I still get insistent positive or negative attention from the kind of guys who don't care. It's not about that. You may have some quality that prevents you from noticing when people demand to be acknowledged, but there is no quality that invites or deters it.
Finally, I asked for the negative space of street harassment because I think we could all use a little peace and quiet, but of course if you want examples of what it looks like when it does happen there are more than enough available here.


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Ranks seventh in program history with 108 games played.
Has recorded one double-double.
Career Highs
Points: 14 vs. Rhode Island (11/22/11)
FG made: 5, twice
FG attempts: 8, 4 times
3FG made: 3, 3 times
3FG attempts: 5, twice
FT made: 4, twice
FT attempts: 5, twice
Rebounds: 13 vs. Columbia (3/2/12)
Assists: 6, twice
Steals: 4, twice
Blocks: 1, 19 times
2012-13 (Senior)
Dished out three assists at Holy Cross (Nov. 20) ... Grabbed three rebounds and notched two steals against New Hampshire (Nov. 28) ... Recorded six rebounds, including four offensive, and dished out two assists at Hofstra (Dec. 1) ... Went 3-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from three for eight points and added three boards, two assists and two steals against Providence (Dec. 4) ... Set a career-high with four steals at BU (Dec. 10) to go with three boards and three assists ... Scored six points and registered three steals vs. SMU (Dec. 30) ... Tallied three rebounds and three assists against UMass (Jan. 2) ... Matched her career-high with four assists at Rhode Island (Jan. 6) and added eight points, four rebounds and three steals ... Turned in six points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals against Dartmouth (Jan. 12) ... Netted eight points on 2-of-2 shooting from three with five boards and three steals at Yale (Feb. 1) ... Pulled down five rebounds and dished out four assists versus Cornell (Feb. 10) ... Tallied seven points on 3-of-3 shooting with eight rebounds, four assists and two steals at Penn (Feb. 15) ... Notched seven points and four rebounds at Princeton (Feb. 16) ... Set a career-high with six assists to go with four points, seven rebounds and two steals against Brown (Feb. 22) ... Turned in five points and six rebounds vs. Yale (Feb. 23) ... Tallied five points, five rebounds and two assists versus Princeton (March 1) ... Recorded five rebounds, two assists and two steals against Penn (March 2) ... Scored a season-high 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting with four steals versus Columbia (March 12) ... Contributed 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting to go with a career-high six assists and four rebounds at Drexel (March 23).
2011-12 (Junior)
Pulled down a then career-high five rebounds and scored 10 points while playing a career-best 23 minutes at Iowa (Nov. 12) ... Scored a career-high 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting with three rebounds, three assists and two steals versus Rhode Island (Nov. 22) ... Tallied eight points, two rebounds and one assist versus Holy Cross (Nov. 27) ... Recorded a then career-high five rebounds vs. Boston University (Nov. 30) ... Dished out three assists at UMass (Jan. 3) ... Pulled down a then career-high six rebounds at TCU (Jan. 7) and registered two assists ... Matched her career-high with three steals and grabbed four rebounds against North Dakota (Jan. 17) ... Set a then career-high with six rebounds against Brown (Jan. 29) ... Notched 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting with three assists and three steals at Columbia (Feb. 4) ... Grabbed a career-best nine rebounds on back-to-back nights at Brown (Feb. 17) and Yale (Feb. 18) ... Notched her first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Columbia (March 2) ... Grabbed seven rebounds and matched her career-high with three assists vs. Cornell (March 3) ... Recorded seven rebounds, three assists and two steals at Hofstra (March 15).
2010-11 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 23 games this season ... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game this year ... Went 2-of-3 from the field for four points and added three rebounds, an assist and a steal against Maine (Nov. 13) ... One of four players to lead the team with four rebounds at Dayton (Dec. 30) ... Went 3-for-3 from beyond the arc for nine points against Cornell (Feb. 18).
2009-10 (Freshman)
Appeared in 28 games for the Crimson … Averaged 3.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game … Scored points in 20 games for the Crimson … Dished out four assists, scored three points, grabbed three rebounds, and picked up a steal in first collegiate game against Boston College ... Scored three points on a shot from beyond the arc in 14 minutes of action against Maine ... Scored six points on 2-for-4 effort from the field in win over Holy Cross ... Scored a career-high eight points and grabbed three rebounds while playing a career-high 21 minutes in win over Navy ... Had a then-career-high two steals in win at UMass ... Recorded a career-high four rebounds in win over NJIT ... Scored 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting, including 3-for-5 from behind the arc at Florida State ... Scored a career-high 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting against Cornell ... Pulled down four rebounds and recorded three steals in a career-high 23 minutes at Princeton ... Scored nine points on 4-for-4 shooting in win over Yale ... Blocked a shot in win over Brown ... Handed out three assists and pulled down three rebounds in win over Columbia ... Grabbed two offensive rebounds in win over Dartmouth.
Before Harvard
Played basketball and soccer and competed in track and field ... Three-time league all-star ... League MVP as a senior ... Received the Ferguson Award as a senior for excellence in academic and basketball and was the Player of the Year for the Catholic Academies League from the Markward Club of Philadelphia ... Named second-team all-state by the Associated Press ... Second-team all-area in ESPN Rise Magazine ... Received second team All-Southeast Pennsylvania ... High School won the PIAA AAA State Championships in 2008 and went undefeated during the regular season in 2009 ... Scored 1,162 points ... Earned all-league honors in soccer as a starting sweeper in freshman and sophomore years ... Named first-team all-league in high jump and long jump ... State qualifier in high jump and finished 10th as a freshman ... Holds school high jump record ... First Honors all four years of high school ... Graduated with Distinguished Honor ... National Merit Commended Student ... Member of the National and French Honor Societies ... Tutor at St. Vincent's and assistant coach of St. Anthony's-St. Joseph's CYO track team.
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Ga. Megachurch Builds $5M Bridge to Draw the Unchurched
One of the largest evangelical churches in the country recently received permission to build a bridge from its campus to a major highway to help ease the flow of traffic on Sundays.
North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Ga., will begin construction on the $5 million bridge in December. The bridge, the senior pastor said, will help draw more unchurched people who would otherwise find it difficult to attend because of the usual parking lot jam.
"Those of you who are regular attendees have learned to navigate the congestion without losing your faith in the process," Pastor Andy Stanley wrote in a letter to the 22,000-member congregation. "But you also know the complexity of inviting someone to 'Meet us at church.'"
"I have friends who say it's just too much like going to a Braves game."
The Alpharetta campus typically hosts over 7,000 cars during the three worship services held on Sundays. There are over 3,000 parking spaces but only two exits or entrances.
There is plenty of parking and plenty of seats in the worship center, but the challenge is getting people on and off the parking lot, Stanley pointed out.
Although the church can currently seat 4,800 people in one service, the infrastructure only allows them to comfortably accommodate around 3,500 people at a time.
"Once we go past 3,500 people at one time, it gets exponentially ridiculous in the parking lot," he told North Point congregants at a worship service earlier this month.
"I don't see this as ... building a bridge as much as I see it as a way for us to get maximum use out of a facility you have already built and paid for," he said.
For the past nine years, North Point leaders have wanted to create another access point to the campus. After conversations with the City of Alpharetta, Georgia State University, the North American Mission Board, and the Corps of Engineers, the megachurch finally received all the permissions necessary to proceed with the construction of a bridge.
The bridge will stretch 1,000 feet across flood plains and wetlands and connect the campus to Old Milton Parkway via Brookside Parkway. It will be constructed as a three-lane wide concrete bridge with a walkway.
When construction is completed in 2010, Sundays will feel like a Labor Day in terms of traffic, Stanley noted.
"Is it worth it?" the pastor posed.
"It all depends. If our mission is to be a church that's perfectly designed for the people who already attend, then we don't need a bridge. But if we want to continue to be a church unchurched people love to attend, then yes, it's worth it."
"I believe creating a second access point allows us to stay on mission," he added.
Addressing the skeptics, Stanley said he expects to get some emails and letters that ask "why don't we give $5 million to missions?" to which Stanley would respond, "We don't have $5 million to give to missions. We don't have the money. We're going to give the money. Then as this church continues to grow, we give millions of dollars away outside of this organization. That's one of the great things about having a big church."
He also stressed, "This is not about steel and concrete. This really is about the stories we hear week after week as people come to faith."
According to Stanley, this is the first capital campaign North Point is holding for a project benefiting the Alpharetta campus. Funds raised from previous campaigns have gone toward its multi-site campuses in Buckhead and Cumming.
Acknowledging the economic downturn, Stanley asked attendees, "Have we ever made financial decisions based on the economy as a church?"
"No," he answered. "We never miss money we give. You miss money you misspent, that you lost in the stock market, [or] misinvested."
North Point Community Church declined to provide further comments.


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Anjar is a one of the earlist towns in the Kutch district of Gujarat. Its history stretches back over 1400 years to around 650 AD. It is located about 40km from Kandla port in the southern part of the district. Due to its proximity to the Desert of Kutch, the climate in Anjar is very dry.
Places to Stay
It's difficult to find places to stay here and it's usually more useful to have a local contact or find a tour operator to organize it for you.
Festivals like Holi, Sharad Purnima, Ram Navami, Navaratri, HindolaMahotsava, Diwali, and Eid are celebrated in town.
Gujarati is the local language spoken in Anjar. Kutchi and Hindi are commonly used languages.
Places to Visit
The interesting places to visit in Anjar are Shree Swaminarayan Temple at Sawaser Naka, Jesal-Toral Samadhi and BhidBhanjanMahadev Temple all located within a 25 km radius.
How to Get There
The closest airport is Kandla airport at a distance of approximately 8 km. Bhuj Airport is 40km, also convenient. Direct flights to Mumbai are available
Anjar station is connected by train to cities such Pune, Delhi, Mumbai and Jaipur. Although not a major station, most trains passing through stop at Anjar for a brief period.
Anjar is connected to cities such as Ahmedabad, Baroda, Udaipur and Indore by road. The best bus operators that offer quality service include H.K Travels, GSRTC and TicketGoose.com, a leading Online Bus Ticket Booking Service, provides low price, high quality options for bus travellers. Travel websites offer discount on bus ticket booking, especially during the festive season.


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New Jersey Vital Records
This entry was originally written by Roger D. Joslyn, CG, FUGA, FGBS, FASG for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
Among the Mid-Atlantic states, New Jersey has the longest continuing run of statewide registration of births, marriages, and deaths, which began in May 1848. The New Jersey State Archives has these records, with indexes, through 1923 for births and through 1940 for marriages and deaths. Transcriptions of vital records for May 1848 to May 1878 can only be requested by mail for the current fee of $10, using the online request form at http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/pdf/BirthRequest.pdf.
For the period 1848 to 1878 there are consolidated indexes by event, but they vary in the type and amount of identifying detail.
There are also consolidated indexes for births and marriages (1878'1903; for grooms only, 1901'03). All death indexes are arranged by place within the registration period July through June, with an alphabetical index for 1901'03. From 1904, records are filed yearly in alphabetical order for each event, with marriages arranged by name of groom (a brides' index from 1901 forward is at the state health department but it has never been microfilmed).
Requests for certificates of records after May 1878 should be submitted on the proper form to the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, together with the required current fee of $4 (and $1 for each additional year to be searched): New Jersey Vital Statistics'Customer Service Unit, New Jersey State Department of Health, P.O. Box 370, Trenton, NJ 08625-0370. Further instructions, fees, and downloadable forms are online at the department website www.state.nj.us/health/vital/vital.htm. Local registrars (city, borough, township), listed on the State Registrar's website, should have vital records back to 1910; some have duplicate copies of returns back to 1848, but the method of getting copies at this level varies.
Like the other Mid-Atlantic states, New Jersey had a colonial law that provided for the recording of births, marriages, and deaths in town records from about the 1670s, but this was rarely followed, as was a later law of 1799. The only known early records are those for Woodbridge and Piscataway. The former begin in the 1660s and were published to 1750 in Woodbridge and Vicinity by the Rev. Joseph W. Dally (New Brunswick, N.J.: A. E. Gordon, 1873), 315'57, and reprinted as Vital Records of Woodbridge, New Jersey (Lambertville: Hunterdon House, 1983). Those for Piscataway were published in Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, 3d series, beginning with volume 2 (1896): 73; the original records, however, do not seem to have survived. Other early public vital records include marriage bonds for the period 1711 to 1795, available at the New Jersey State Archives. Some but not all information from these bonds, together with some church and other marriage records, was published as volume 22 of Documents Relating to the Colonial History of New Jersey, 1st Series, 42 vols. (Newark, Paterson, and Trenton, 1880'1949), popularly known as the 'New Jersey Archives.' It was reprinted as William Nelson, New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665'1800 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967), and should be supplemented by the bonds published for 1727 to 1751 by Charles Carroll Gardner in The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (vols. 14 through 23) and by the originals at the state archives. The originals often show additional information not included in the published version, such as the names of bondsmen; although more rarely, they may even show a parents' consent for a minor or a prior marriage.
Marriages were also to be kept by the county clerks from 1795. Most of these are available in published books or on microfilm at the state archives, which also has the original marriage returns and/or books for Atlantic (vol. 2 only), Burlington, Cumberland, Essex, Mercer, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union counties. The originals for Middlesex County are in the Department of Special Collections and Archives, Alexander Library, Rutgers University. Individual books of marriage records have been published for Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Monmouth, Salem, and Sussex counties. Others have been published in The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (earliest records for Essex, Monmouth, and Morris) and the Somerset County Historical Quarterly (Somerset). For Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties, see also H. Stanley Craig, comp., South Jersey Marriages (Merchantville, N.J.: the compiler, n.d.). At the state archives are some records of slave births that were mostly recorded in the counties in the early 1800s. These records for two counties have been published in book form: Black Birth Book of Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1804'1848 (Freehold: Monmouth County Clerk, 1989), and Ackerman Hawkey, Book of black birth [sic] in Bergen County, N.J. between 1804 and 1844 as recorded in the Bergen County Clerk's Office at Hackensack (Englewood: Bergen Historic Books, 1999). See also The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey 54 (1979): 83-94, for slave births for Sussex and Warren counties. The Guide to Vital Statistics Records In New Jersey, compiled by the New Jersey Historical Records Survey, 2 vols. (Newark, 1941), while dated, is helpful in determining what records exist for what communities.
For the period 1743 to 1850, divorces in New Jersey were granted by the chancery court or act of the legislature and are available at the state archives. Legislative divorces (1778'1844) are indexed in John Hood, Index of Colonial and State Laws of New Jersey Between the Years 1663'1903 Inclusive (Camden: Sinnickson, Chew and Sons, 1905), 390-94, available at the New Jersey State Library, county law libraries, and elsewhere. This list is also found in George E. McCracken, 'New Jersey Legislative Divorces, 1778'1844,' The American Genealogist 34 (1958): 107-12. The original laws to the 1830s are on microfilm at the state archives and state library, and the archives has Chancery Court divorce cases to 1850, with microfilmed indexes through 1900. For later divorce records, address the Clerk of the Superior Court, Matrimonial Section, Hughes Justice Complex, P.O. Box 971, Trenton, NJ 08625-0971.
FamilySearch.org has a variety of collections available for free online:
- New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980
- New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985
- New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956
- New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988
External Links
- New Jersey Birth, Marriage, and Death Records - free up-to-date guide to accessing New Jersey birth, marriage, and death records (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Includes links to FamilySearch vital record databases.
- New Jersey Marriages Search Engine - free New Jersey marriages search engine that has indexed marriages posted across the web.
- New Jersey Obituary and Death Notice Archive - free New Jersey obituary archive that has transcribed obits from across the state.
- New Jersey Library of Files - free New Jersey obituary and data files archive from across the state.
- New Jersey Vital Records - links to New Jersey vital record sources organized by county


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When '55-56-57 Chevys were almost new, the hot tire setup for a fast car was a set of recapped Atlas Bucrons. Eventually tire technology evolved to the point where dedicated drag slicks were readily available. Decades after recap slicks made their debut, everything came full circle: Street tires with a tread pattern that offered the hook of a slick were developed. And with that came classes of competition where "street" tires with a tread pattern were required. The cheater slick was born. The cycle continued, and good old-fashioned slicks became the norm for almost all serious drag race applications. But then Quickest Street Car drag racing blossomed (thanks in no small part to Super Chevy Shows). Sticky street tire compounds were released. The tire wars heated up and before we knew it, tire technology had come full circle. And no, recaps aren't the hot ticket. Instead, we're blessed with what could be the most capable "cheater slicks" ever developed.
Why the fuss? That's easy. The rules for many categories of street car drag racing mandate a tire that has Department of Transportation (DOT) approval. In these categories, if you show up with slicks, you can't play. But the DOT requirement also places a heavy burden on the tire manufacturer. The company has to develop a tire that can effectively cope with an almost obscene amount of horsepower, but at the same time, it must pass a rigid set of requirements laid out by the DOT.
Given the rules concoction, the "street" tires used in street car drag racing might look exactly like slicks with a couple of grooves cut in them, but they have a number of subtle and perhaps not-so-subtle differences. One factor is weight. Two issues have an influence on the overall mass of a fastest street car tire, and they're both important. The first thing one has to keep in mind is the fact a typical fastest street car is quite often heavier than it's true drag race counterpart, even if the tire sizes are identical. It's not uncommon for an "Outlaw" Pro Street racer to tip the scales at a figure that's very close to 3,000 pounds, or more. That same car can have an ultimate performance that's on par with a current NHRA Pro Stock car, but the Pro car weighs 2,350 pounds.
There's more to this weight equation: Now, it's no secret that drag slicks for unlimited applications are often constructed to be as light as possible. That just isn't the case with a tire that is forced to pass a DOT requirement. A DOT tire must have a load range (and it must have that load range cast into the side of the tire). Using the Mickey Thompson 33 x 18.5-15LT shown in the accompanying photos as an example, the overall tire weight is 43 pounds. A similarly sized conventional M/T ET Drag slick tips the scales at 37 pounds. Where does the weight come from? Mickey Thompson points out that more belt material was required in the ET Street race tire. This made for a more rigid sidewall and of course, a heavier tire. In simple terms, the manufacturer is forced to build a more robust tire if it has to conform to heavier cars and DOT requirements. M&H Tire perhaps sums it up the best: "The manufacturer must offer the right product for the weight of the vehicle. That's the manufacturer's job."
Compounding is another point that must be addressed by the manufacturer. There are a couple of different avenues taken by companies who have entered the street car drag racing arena. For example, Hoosier compounds their Quick Time Pro street tires differently than their drag tires. M&H Racemaster has developed an entire new line of compounds just for their newest "HB" series of street car drag race tires. On the other hand, Mickey Thompson uses compounds that are identical to their most popular drag slick compound (M5). Mickey Thompson supplied a compound chart to show how their ET Drag slicks and ET Street tires compare which can be found on the last page of this article.
The type of burnout you perform is related to the tire compound. For a car equipped with M5 compound tires, M/T offers this advice: "For the first pass of the day, make a hard burnout. Once that is accomplished, for an automatic transmission car, make a fairly hard burnout on the first pass or two. After that, a light burnout should suffice. For a stick shift car similar to a Super Stocker (a relatively heavy, full-bodied car), perform a light burnout, haze the tires, and stage immediately. Generally speaking, tires work better with a light burnout rather than a hard burnout. ET Street tires may require a fairly hard burnout on the first and second pass to break them in."
When it comes to overall life expectancy, these new-generation Quickest Street Car tires are much the same as slicks, and slick life can vary from car to car. According to the experts, inconsistent 60-foot and 330-foot times are caused by tread wear or carcass breakdown. These should be signals that it's time to change tires. While slicks have wear indicators on the tread face, street car tires don't. Typically when the grooves in a street car drag race tire are gone, then it's time to buy new rubber (the various sanctioning body rules might also stipulate that some tread must remain). Remember, cars that launch hard can cause the tire carcass material to break down. A good rule of thumb is to inspect your tires carefully after 30 passes. And if the car is very quick, the tires should be inspected more frequently.
Street car "slicks" are typically designed as tube-type tires. There are a number of reasons for this, but safety is a primary concern. In addition, a tube helps to maintain air pressure. It's not uncommon for a tubeless fastest street car tire to deflate quickly (that even includes several of the more streetable types with a full complement of tread). Mickey Thompson states that tubes will enhance the reaction time, increase the stiffness of the tire, and reduce sidewall shock and deflection when launching the car. Finally, the manufacturers polled claim that a tube helps with consistency, since the tube actually absorbs some of the heat from the tire.
What is the right type of tube to use? In drag racing, a natural-rubber tube is the most common. Although it sometimes done, it's not a good idea to use tubes designed for large trucks, since they are not sized correctly. For the most part, each manufacturer of drag race street tires will have an appropriate tube size for a given tire. What if you don't use the correct tube? Figure on replacing them often. One of the biggest causes of tube failure is the use of an incorrectly-sized tube.
According to Mickey Thompson, you may notice a low spot or wrinkle in a tube-type tire. This is often caused by the wrong tube size (the tube is either too large or too small). It can also be caused by a faulty installation. In order to confirm this, break the tire down and rotate it on the rim. You'll note that the low spot (if it is still there) has not moved. If you break the tire down and replace the tube with a standard tubeless style valve stem, then the low spot or wrinkle is eliminated. This should tell you that the tube is the root of the low spot. In order to eliminate wrinkles, the tube must be inflated and deflated during installation. If the wrinkle persists, you may have to lubricate the tube with talcum (baby) powder and/or break the tire down and work the wrinkles out by hand.
What range of tires are available? You might be surprised at the choices. Using Hoosier and Mickey Thompson as the examples, sizes range from 8-inch wide by 26-inch tall tires all the way up to simply massive 22-1/2-inch-wide by 35- inch tall tires (these huge by large tires have true tread widths of 17 inches)! Mickey Thompson has 14 tires in their ET Street series, while Hoosier offers 17 different tires in their Quick Time Pro series. Mickey Thompson sizes are in the 15 and 16-inch rim diameter range, while Hoosier's line up covers sizes in 14, 15, and 16-inch rim diameter sizes. In terms of rim width, each manufacturer publishes a range of wheel rim widths that are applicable to the tire you select. This is most often referred to as the "design rim" in the application charts. Typically, street drag tires are available in sizes to fit rim widths ranging from 6 inches all the way up to 16-plus inches.
On another front, M&H Racemaster is in the process of releasing an entire new line of DOT race tires. In the past, the M&H tires were primarily a full-tread design. The new lineup (called the HB-10 series) is based upon the in-vogue "cheater slick" configuration. In other words, shallow grooves and maximum dry weather race track traction. What's interesting about the M&H lineup is the fact they have taken a focused approach to sizing. Many of the rules currently in style for Quickest Street Car drag racing limit certain classes to a "10-inch wide" tire. For practical purposes, these tires are most often 11.5 inches wide (the maximum most sanctioning bodies will accept). None of the rules limit diameter, and as a result, M&H will offer at least three different tires to fit this rule: An 11.5 X 30-inch tire, an 11.5 X 31-inch tire, and a monstrous 11.5 X 32-inch tire (shades of vintage Top Fuel tires). Other sizes will be offered as well. Expect to see these tires available for sale as this is printed.
How much air pressure is required for these tires? According to Mickey Thompson, proper air pressure is critical in their ET Street drag tire, especially from a performance perspective. Thompson notes that recommending air pressure isn't easy, since there are so many variables involved. For example, the weight distribution of the car, the transmission type, the chassis setup, wheel size, and other factors add up, and they can have an effect upon operating pressures. M/T offers this advice: "In drag racing, many racers feel that "less is better" with regard to air pressure. This is not always the case. While there are exceptions to every rule, we have found higher pressures generally work best with Mickey Thompson tires. Not only do the higher pressures lead to quicker times, but they also contribute to a safer, more stable ride at the finish line".
Mickey Thompson has a list of six categories as recommended starting points for tire pressure. According to M/T, the actual optimum air pressure may vary significantly, depending, of course on the previously mentioned variables. The recommended baseline pressures are on the last page of this article.
As you can see, tires designed principally for street car drag racing are not slicks with a couple of grooves cut in them. But they are dedicated race tires that were designed from the ground up for the application. Given the reduced tread depth and the special compounds found in these tires, they should be used on dry pavement only and they really aren't suitable for highway use. Remember, these are specialized race tires. And they offer way more bite than a set of recapped Atlas Bucrons!
Specialized tires manufactured for street car drag racing aren't restricted to a few sizes. All of the major tire manufacturers who offer tires for this marketplace have a full compliment of sizes available. When shopping for tires, it's best not to place much stock in the actual printed sizes. Just like slicks, you need to check dimensional charts. The 33X18.50-15LT tire shown in the photo is positively huge, and it's not the biggest tire available either! See the next photo:
The vast majority of DOT race tires are engineered to operate with tubes. The tube of choice is a natural-rubber race car tube such as this. Advantages of running tubes in tires such as this are manifold: Tubes tend to absorb some of the tire heat. They allow for better consistency. They're safer. You'll also find that tubes save a bunch of flat tire aggravation as well. Even fully treaded, sticky street tires tend to lose air pressure. Obviously, this dilemma isn't as common when tubes are used in the mix.
Mickey Thompson points out that some wheels will not accept a tube valve stem. The valve stem hole in the rim must measure 5/8-inch. If it becomes necessary to drill the hole to a larger diameter, make sure the new hole in the rim is deburred and free of sharp material. Before installing new tubes, pre-inflate them to the approximate diameter of the tire. This will aid in filling the entire cavity of the tire by stretching the tube. Mickey Thompson notes that this will also aid in valve stem placement on wide rims where the valve stem is offset on the rim, but not offset on the tube.
The tape measure supplies a measure of scale for the tire. As you can see, it's no welterweight. Manufacturers who offer dedicated drag race street tires can supply upwards of a dozen sizes for various car combinations. And don't scoff at the performances either. Some of the competitors have run in the 6.80 to high 6.90 range at speeds approaching 205 mph with this rubber.


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Junior Ben Tsuda scored Harvard's goal at 61:17 (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Austin Harms made three saves and Ben Tsuda tallied a goal, as the Harvard men's soccer team earned a 1-1 tie against Cornell in an Ivy League game Saturday afternoon at Ohiri Field. The tie moves the Crimson to 4-3-4 overall and 1-0-1 in the Ivy League, while the Big Red is now 3-3-4 and 0-1-1 in the Ancient Eight.
In a scoreless first half, Harvard owned a 7-3 advantage in
shots, including 2-1 in shots on net. In the second, each
team's offense was able to create chances, with Cornell
outshooting Harvard, 8-6, in the frame. In the 62nd minute,
the Crimson struck first, as Tsuda fired a shot on goal, which Rick
Pflasterer dove to his left to stop. Pflasterer was not able
to control the rebound, giving Tsuda another opportunity to
score. Tsuda ran to the ball and kicked a second shot that
hit the back of the net at 61:17.
With time winding down in regulation, Cornell knotted the game at 88:14 when Chase Aaronson launched the ball off a deflected shot from 20 yards out. In overtime, each team managed two shots, but none on goal. Cornell owned a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks for the game, while Harvard led the way in shots, 16-12.
Up next, Harvard will visit Brown Saturday, Oct. 16 for an Ivy League matchup beginning at 7 p.m.


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Dr. Robert Michler's perspective on the story of Kathy O'Donnell, a patient who received innovative mitral valve repair at the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care. Learn more about Mitral Valve Repair at Montefiore.
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Suggested guidelines for PR agencies, brand managers, and restaurant owners.
This is a post that needed to be written. While I can't assume that I speak for the majority of (food) bloggers, I feel that these are relevant points that need to be raised.
Having started Dessert Comes First in 2005 when most people didn't even know what a blog was, it's interesting to see how this medium was ignored then recognized to market various brands. Since then, I've become increasingly stunned and stupefied by the rather "creative" ways employed by various groups to get [their] events/products/restaurants blogged about.
Because the very nature of what they do is personal, bloggers foster a connection with their readers, something print ads or viral videos can't do. Thus, the evident necessity of tapping them as an advertising medium. It's a misconception however that food bloggers can and should provide free press, and unfortunately, it's this mindset that dooms most potential partnerships from the get-go. Old PR guidelines don't work with bloggers, and what might work for one certainly won't work for all.
Here, my tips on cutting through the clatter to communicate more effectively with food bloggers.
1. Know the blog and the blogger's name.
I can't begin to tell you how many times I've been called Lory Balatazar, Loree Baltasar and my blog referred to as Desert Comes First or Desserts Comes First (already grammatically incorrect). If you're going to get in touch, read the blog first and get the blogger's name right. This is so basic, it's not even funny. And quit it already with "Dear Food Blogger,".
I use all caps above because I can't stress this enough. On initial contact with a food blogger, you must be clear about the campaign's objective and what you want/expect. Try to avoid sending out letters like the following one I received:
Hello, we are from XXX. We'd like 1 blog post + 1 Instagram post about our product.
Thank you, and looking forward to your immediate response!
Best regards,
After scraping my jaw off the floor, I think about how nice it would've been had I been apprised of the actual product (this particular company has several), the timeline of proposed partnership, the compensation for said work, among many other missing points. "Feeler" emails like the one above are sent out to ascertain a blogger's interest, but what's actually given doesn't give (me) much to be interested about.
Be clear about what you want. Do you want a product review? Do you want me to develop a recipe for you? When is the deadline? Unstated expectations often result in disappointment, not to mention irritation.
3. Keep an open mind.
PR agencies, don't be limited by the client's campaign brief. Most are sent down from the regional office and are (unfortunately) not tailored for local use. You're hiring a blogger because of his/her talent and your belief that they can compellingly tell your brand story in his/her own distinctive way. Cultivate new pull strategies for a blogger to be more effective at selling your product. Thus, depart from the cookie cutter mindset.
A list of DON'Ts:
• "Tell your readers to 'Like' our Facebook page" (boooring!).
• Dictate what he/she should write. This is why so many bloggers' sponsored posts sound the same.
• Force the blogger to link to 25,000 things, and insult them even more by demanding they use certain keywords and/or phrases. A skillfully written article will trump all pre-determined keywords on its Google authority page.
DCF adheres to a rigid set of standards from which I will never stray. That said, I truly appreciate those brands that allow me creative freedom. Minola is one such excellent example. They were pleased with the fried chicken recipe I developed for them, and it was all because they respected my decisions and non-negotiables (more on this below).
A brand benefits from a minimalist and open mindset. The more contrived a blog post is, the more it loses its impact.
4. Compensate fairly. (And what credibility and relevance have to do with it).
There are two questions I ask myself when I consider taking on a job, both on and offline:
#1 If I do this, will it build or take away from my credibility? If it's the latter, I don't care how much money is involved, I won't even consider it. After nine years, the primary goal of Dessert Comes First remains the same: to share my stories about food. Occasionally, I also talk about brands I use and like, and whether or not those stories inspire brand love, well, that's ideal, but not imperative.
#2 Is it a match to who I am? Don't get me wrong, I don't earn much because most initial proposals die at #1. If I had to say it, my batting average is probably 1/20.
When contacting a blogger, you must be upfront, and more so especially when it comes to money. Spell out your requirements and expectations, and either a) ask the blogger what he/she charges for the scope of work or b) lay out your available budget. Ex-deals can suffice also, but it should have some monetary value; several thousand pesos of GCs for meals in a single restaurant is just plain ridiculous.
What I bring to each of my jobs is experience, years spent honing my craft: writing, recipe developing, baking, styling, and shooting. As a photographer's apprentice, I observe, assist, and do some heavy lifting. I am paying my dues so that I can tell better food stories through my photos.
Whichever blogger(s) you choose, offer a fee commensurate to the work involved and the skill set they possess. And no fair flooding a food blogger with food. We're good at other things aside from eating.
5. Don't assume.
PR agencies, brand managers, and restaurant owners all have their reasons for contacting food bloggers, the so-called group of online influencers. There are so many bloggers sharing personal food stories to their respective audiences, people who relate to that blogger and trust him/her. Find the blogger that is a fit for what you need.
As I've said, credibility and authenticity are paramount for me. Among other things, I don't accept restaurant invitations because I want to be objective and pay for my meal. I also don't do random mentions of products that are sent to me nor do I do announcements. This is a blog, not a community billboard.
And don't – not even for a second – broach the idea of sending me the press kit and expecting me to fashion a post out of it even if I didn't attend the event. This is highly unprofessional and insulting. The following is something I received just last month.
Thanks for the reply, Lori. Despite your absence, would it be possible for us to request you to still post a blog about the event? Will email you press kit if ever.
Finding the blogger you need is possible but effort must be exerted. Bloggers can be beneficial brand partners provided that a potential partnership is viewed with patience and respect by both parties.


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Free Sol Lewitt is a small factory that produces copies of a work by Sol Lewitt, Untitled (Wall Structure), 1972. SUPERFLEX has set-up a metal workshop inside the Van Abbemuseum in which exact replicas of the specific artwork are made and then 'set free', shared amongst the museum's public, free of charge. Free Sol Lewitt is framed by the exhibition In-between Minimalisms curated by Christiane Berndes, Daniel McClean and SUPERFLEX at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 2010.
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The Van Abbemuseum has invited SUPERFLEX to work with the museum's collection. They have responded with the exhibition In-between Minimalisms and a new work, Free Sol Lewitt - an installation made specially for the second part of Play Van Abbe. The museum is sometimes described as a prison in which the artwork is 'locked-away' like a criminal. With Free Sol Lewitt, the artists playfully ask the Van Abbemuseum to 'set free' the work of the American artist, Sol LeWitt, Untitled (Wall Structure), 1972. SUPERFLEX has set-up a metal workshop inside the museum in which exact replicas of the specific artwork by LeWitt are made and then shared amongst the museum's public, free of charge. The copies will be distributed to the public through a random system which visitors to the museum can sign-up for. Free Sol Lewitt will be put into context by SUPERFLEX in the exhibition In-between Minimalisms. This exhibition will consist of artworks from the periods of Minimalist and Conceptual art found in the Van Abbemuseum's collection. Issues such as mass production, intellectual property, seriality and the artwork as concept are raised. Free Sol Lewitt will be accompanied by a special publication and the seminar Who Owns the Artwork The Exhibition has been curated by SUPERFLEX, Daniel McClean and Christiane Berndes
FREE SOL LEWITT book site: http://superflex.net/freesollewitt
Author: Christiane Berndes, Charles Esche, Daniel McClean and SUPERFLEX, 2010


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Djiboutian Armed Forces top leader retires, changes command
Members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) held a retirement ceremony and change of command for its top military leader near Camp Lemonnier, Nov. 28, 2013.
FAD Maj. Gen. Fathi Ahmed Houssein, chief of Defence, retired after more than 54 years of military service, and FAD Maj. Gen. Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim assumed command during the outdoor ceremony.
Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh presided over the ceremony. Several members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa were also in attendance including U.S Army Maj. Gen. Terry Ferrell, the commanding general, U.S Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Smith, deputy commanding general, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bonnie Skinner, senior enlisted leader.
"This is an important day for the Djiboutian Armed Forces, and we're honored to salute General Fathi as he retires, and we look forward to continuing our strong partnership with General Zakaria in his new role," Ferrell said. "The Djiboutian military is making significant contributions in East Africa, and specifically in Somalia, in the fight against violent extremists. They are a formidable force with ever-increasing capabilities."
Djibouti is an active member in the African Union Mission in Somalia, which conducts peace support operations to help stabilize East Africa and create a safer and secure environment.
CJTF-HOA falls under U.S. Africa Command, which was established in 2007 and is responsible for all U.S. Department of Defense operations, exercises, and security cooperation on the African continent.
The CJTF-HOA is responsible for a 10-country, 2.4-million-square-mile combined joint operating area in East Africa. Its members conduct military-to-military engagements with partner-nation militaries to help defeat violent extremist organizations and increase security and stability throughout the region.
"The pride FAD service members displayed during the ceremony reflects their devotion to the citizens of Djibouti," Ferrell said. "They share our determination to rid violent extremists from East Africa."


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A male fan has been arrested for groping actress Sarah Hyland at an event in Australia this week.
The Modern Family star was posing with fans at a party at The Sebel Pier One in Sydney on Tuesday, when an unidentified male, who asked her for a picture, grabbed her breast.
Following the incident,the 23 year old abruptly left the venue and took to Twitter.com to apologize for leaving early.
She wrote on Thursday, "Sorry to all the fans outside the qantas event that I didn't get to say hi to but I had to leave due to an inappropriate touch of a fan."
Her boyfriend, Matt Prokop, added, "To the a**hole who assaulted Sarah tonight I hope to God you don't see next week.
"All Sarah wanted to do tonight was say hi to the girls who were waiting outside one douche can ruin it for everyone. Goodnight."
Police officials confirm the man has since been arrested.
A spokesperson tells MailOnline.com, "A man is assisting police with investigations following an alleged indecent assault of a woman yesterday. It is alleged the man indecently assaulted the 23-year-old woman… A 29-year-old man was arrested. Police are continuing their investigations."
A male fan has been arrested for groping actress Sarah Hyland at an event in Australia this week.


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I am married to a very religious wife who puts all of her trust in her belief in god. To wit,we are in a not-very secure financial position, and although she has a job, she doesn't like it and it…Continue
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Hey everyone! I'm new to this site and group. I feel SO alone! I was born/raised roman catholic in NY. My husband too. I don't know what age I stopped believing but I think it was around the…Continue
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Did you become atheist first, or meet your partner first?For me I was in a relationship w/ my Catholic husband, I was in my pagan experiment at the time (being that he was fine with paganism and even…Continue
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My wife is a Christian, albeit a liberal one, and we get along fine. The problem is her family. They are all Southern Baptist fundamentalists (YEC's, biblical inerrantists, etc.) and my wife's mom…Continue
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My wife is not a fanatical christian, just one who is afraid to turn loose. Around here it's "don't want to hear it." Makes for many conversation free evenings.
Article on Slate discusses "mixed" marriages, between believers and nons.
So am I, speaking from experience. From a woman's perspective i see it a little differently. The counseling I received involved the woman bowing down, becoming the weaker vessel, submitting and the sort. But I'm not bitter. I do agree that some of the advice was helpful and I'm not claiming that church counselors and/or pastors are not kind. It's just that the ones I have encountered usually ended up quoting what thus sayeth the lord. Hunter, I hope all is well and that you and your spouse can find a comfortable medium. The discussion of divorce is difficult under any and all circumstances. I'm there myself. It's been a pleasure meeting you Justin :)
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Conference Abstract
"Brain Tissue Types Resolved Using Spherical Deconvolution of Multi-Shell Diffusion MRI Data", ISMRM, 22nd Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, Milan, Italy, pp. 973, May, 2014.
"Time to Move On: An FOD-Based DEC Map to Replace DTI's Trademark DEC FA", ISMRM 23th Annual Meeting, pp. 1027, 2015.
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"Feasibility and advantages of diffusion weighted imaging atlas construction in Q-space", MICCAI 2011: Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, pp. 166-173, 2011.
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"Multi-tissue constrained spherical deconvolution for improved analysis of multi-shell diffusion MRI data", NeuroImage, vol. 103, pp. 411–426, 2014.


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Brilliant comic!
I'm much surprised to find another comic with sheep... I was sure mine was going to be the only one. Don't bother looking for it at the moment, I'm still waiting for the comicgenesis gods to bestow a password upon me.
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9/11's in his heart
Mets' Figueroa proud to pitch on anniversary
On the eighth anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, Nelson Figueroa will be the Mets' starting pitcher in Philadelphia. While he's warming up in the bullpen, Figueroa's thoughts naturally will flash back to that tragic morning in 2001.
"I was with the Phillies then and I was speaking with my wife when we heard the plane had hit the towers," said the 33-year-old Brooklyn native. "I knew I had to do something. I just couldn't sit back."
Figueroa, who is an artist and designer when he's not on the mound, sprung into action. He designed three T-shirts, one which read, "To all the heroes and victims, United We Stand." In a manner of days, with the help of Braves pitcher Mike Remlinger, Figueroa had shirts printed for all 30 major league teams and raised close to $500,000 for the September 11th Fund.
"I'm really proud we were able to do something," Figueroa said. "I hope people still understand that time really hasn't healed the wounds from 9/11. There are so many thousands of kids without parents and we can't let these people out of our thoughts."
Figueroa has pitched in eight foreign countries to keep his major league dream alive. He has twice passed through waivers and spent most of this year in the minors.
"For me, I'll be inspired pitching on the 11th," Figueroa said. "Every time I look at the skyline and see missing towers, I feel such a tremendous sense of loss."
And here's to Yu
SNY has juiced up its "Geico SportsNite" program, the only nightly New York-focused sports news and highlight show in town. Credit for the show's popularity goes to SNY president Steve Raab, who brought in producer Brad Como ("Around the Horn") to develop and oversee the program lineup.
"There was a void in this market for in-depth, quality sports coverage on TV," Como said, "and we knew that we could go deeper than any other station in the market to fill that void."
The Rumble's on-air favorite is Bronx-born Michelle Yu (left), who is covering the U.S. Open these days.
"I used to learn tennis there," Yu told The Rumble. "I taught tennis to little kids there. I guess it's kind of like going back to your childhood playground. It never gets old."
Yu, who played fifth singles as a walk-on at Manhattan College, aspired to a career in tennis or sportscasting when she was 13. Her sports television appetite was whetted by Len Berman, Tom McDonald, Bonnie Bernstein and current SNY colleague Gary Apple.
"I think it's great for minority women to be represented on 'SportsNite,' " Yu said. "I think I'm the first Asian female sports anchor in New York City. I guess there's a lot of pressure on me. I try not to think of it."
Southpaw pals
CC Sabathia met David Price through former Indians teammate Jensen Lewis and has stayed in touch with the talented Rays lefty.
"They went to [Vanderbilt] together and when I met [Price] we started to talk," said Sabathia, who texts Price after Price's starts. "He is a pretty cool guy. He is together."
Brush with greatness
Long Island's own Adam Port will unveil his 35-inch-by-58-inch, hand-drawn painting of the five Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Friday night inductees — Michael Jordan, David Robinson, Jerry Sloan, John Stockton and C. Vivian Stringer — at Saturday night's celebration dinner at Mohegan Sun.
Port, whose subjects have included Michael Vick, Dwyane Wade, Ray Lewis, Michael Strahan, David Tyree and Carmelo Anthony, was selected by the Hall of Fame to create the artwork.
Port tells The Rumble that there are two images of each new Hall of Famer on his latest masterpiece. Jordan's images: dunking, and both hands on both knees, bending over.
"Michael Jordan is on top of my list of people that I would like to meet," Port said. "Being able to present this artwork to him is a dream scenario."
Check out Port's work at adamport.com.
Marv doing it 'Wright'
Marv Albert — along with Mike Fratello and Kenny Smith — will appear in "Just Wright," the romantic comedy (due out next year) about a female physical therapist who falls in love with a basketball player while helping him recover from a career-threatening injury which we told you about in The Rumble recently.
The broadcasters play themselves.
"The Czar [Fratello] did all his own stunts," Albert deadpanned, "to the amazement of the entire crew."
El Marveloso's seventh season teamed with Boomer Esiason on Westwood One, which is heard on WFAN, begins with Thursday night's Titans-Steelers NFL opener.
Two-time Giants Super Bowl champion punter Sean Landeta will be co-hosting the Giants' postgame show on Fox 5 with Duke Castiglione again this season. . . . American Legends in Scarsdale is hosting Jets rookie running back Shonn Greene and Giants rookie wide receiver Ramses Barden on Tuesday from 6-7 p.m, courtesy of the NFL Players Association. Autographs are free, one per person. . . . Jets running back Thomas Jones celebrated his 31st birthday with friends at Touch last Sunday night.
Shaq vs. Serena
Shaquille O'Neal recently visited Serena Williams for his "Shaq Vs." — an ABC reality show that tests him against athletes in their own sports.
"How would I describe his tennis?" Serena asked this week. "Very much in need of practice. I don't recall his serving. We worked on his grunt. I think that was his strongest point of his game, for sure." . . . Luxury watchmaker Longines is teaming up with Steffi Graf for two events this week. First, on Wednesday night at Heast Tower, she will host the "Women Who Make a Difference" awards, where honorees will include Deloris Jordan, mother of Michael.
The next day at Grand Central Station, Mrs. Agassi and 2008 Olympic balance beam gold medalist Shawn Johnson will appear at "Center Court for Kids," with proceeds benefiting Graf's charity, Children For Tomorrow.
Higgins missed N.Y. pizza
Chris Higgins, Smithtown L.I. native freed by his trade from Montreal to the Rangers from Canada's 15-percent national sales tax, is happy to be home for even a better reason: "The pizza up there was awful," he told fans last week during a program for season-ticket holders. "I miss the bagels, too." . . . Buddy Valastro, the "Cake Boss" at Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, baked and decorated a special Garden of Dreams Foundation cake with the Liberty's Sidney Spencer and children from the foundation during a visit last week.


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Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO
UPDATE, 10/5/11: Steve Jobs died at age 56. Read The Wall Street Journal obituary for Jobs.
Here is the letter from Steve Jobs on his resignation as Apple CEO:
PRESS RELEASE: Letter from Steve Jobs
August 24, 2011–To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.


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DWTS Awards: Controversy and Disappointing Elimination Awards
Which controversy caused the biggest stir on DWTS season 11?
Other Answers:
brandy eliminated instead of Bristol 1
brandy's elimination 1
Brandy 1
maks in general 1
the haters of the palins causing such a vicious scene 1
Jennifer's continued presence 1
Terribe treatment of Bristol Palin and Mark 1
Heidi: LOL – someone wrote "maks in general"??? That's hilarious. And it wasn't me. 🙂 I see we have two people upset over the "vicious scene" the "haters of the palins" caused. LOL – and you guys are into politics? Seriously?
Voguerista: This year took the "controversy cake". I am just glad Bristol didn't win first or second or think of the controversy backlash in that? Understandable too why someone wrote "Brandy's Elimination". Fans on twitter were more vicious than I had ever seen them.
Courtney: No big surprises here – in fact, I think Bristol's presence seemed to actually spawn a few controversies of its own ("Boogate" and Brandy's elimination – assuming that Bristol would have gone home had Brandy stayed). I think people wouldn't have such a bad taste in their mouths post-season 11 had Bristol either gone home much earlier or perhaps hadn't been on the show at all – it allowed politics to spill into something that is supposed to be fun and entertaining. I did have to chuckle at the response of "Maks in general" as well, although I think Maks was pretty tame this season in comparison to some of the Bristol backlash going on; and "Jennifer's continued presence"? Really? I can't recall too many people who were up in arms about her staying week after week…not nearly as many those who were upset about Bristol.
Which couple were you most disappointed to see eliminated?
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Bristol 2
Margaret 1
none 1
The Situation and Karina 1
florence and corky 1
bristol and mark 1
Margaret and Louie 1
Mark and Bristol 1
Florence 1
Bristol and Mark 1
Heidi: So, four whole people were disappointed to see Bristol eliminated? What? You actually thought she should win? I want some of what you're smoking please. 🙂
Voguerista: I remember thinking the elimination of Audrina and Tony was bad and then came the elimination of Maks and Brandy. *CRIES*
Courtney: Honestly, I think all of the eliminations from Audrina & Tony to Brandy & Maks were disappointing, since it seemed like better dancers were getting sent home while mediocre ones (who shall remain unnamed ;-)) remained. But I agree that Brandy's cut was the unkindest of all – I did think she deserved to be in the finale, and I wanted to see what she had up her sleeve for the freestyle.
Check out All the DWTS Awards results!