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Welcome to ACCNetwork.net, your online resource for culinary schools, culinary degrees, and culinary arts education.
Best US Culinary Schools
Finding the best culinary schools in the US is a challenge for prospective chefs who desire to become known. As the culinary school chosen will have a great impact on your future culinary career, making the right school decision is crucial.
Below you will find ways that will help you select the culinary arts school that matches your specifications and needs, as well as a listing of some of the more well-kown culinary schools in the US.
1: What type of Chef do you want to be?
What ranks as the best culinary schools of the US is determined by the type of cuisine that school specializes in. Food types include French, Italian and Oriental cuisines and the skills required by chefs vary greatly. While there are some prestigious schools that cater to more than one cuisine, selecting a focused culinary school can make the difference in determining if you will succeed or fail at culinary arts.
2: How serious of a Chef are you?
The amount of effort you are willing to put into becoming a chef is vital as you are selecting a culinary school. Some schools are strict, with long schedules and grueling hours of work that must be done to graduate. Others schools are more casual, allowing night courses and part time culinary classes. Knowing how serious you are about becoming a chef will help you select the type of culinary school you apply to.
3: What is your budget?
Not all culinary arts schools in the US are created equal. Some schools can cost a good amount of money. These schools are usually reserved for those students who wish to become elite chefs. Planning how much you are willing to spend on your culinary education will narrow down the selection of schools.
4: Are you willing to travel for culinary education?
Many culinary schools are located on either the east coast or California. While there are many more across the US, California and New England are areas which are renown for having the highest number of culinary schools. If you are willing to travel, you will have access to many more culinary schools than if you are staying around your town. If you happen to live in New England or California, it's more likely that there is a top noth culinary school in your area.
Like all culinary schools, there are some culinary centers that are better than others. Some of the best US culinary schools include the California School of Culinary Arts, the California Culinary Academy, the Connecticut Culinary Institute, the Culinary Academy of Long Island, The Kitchen Academy of California and Le Cordon Bleu.
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LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. and director Peter Jackson are seeking to turn the planned two-film Hobbit franchise into a trilogy, a move that could pay off in bigger box-office returns, according to people familiar with the situation.
The Burbank film studio originally planned to release two Hobbit movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's literary prelude to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and principal photography on those two pictures finished in New Zealand this month. The first is set to come out in December, followed by the second in December 2013. The two films combined cost about $500 million.
But Jackson has concluded that there is enough material from the book, as well as the extensive appendixes to The Lord of the Rings, to make a third film, according to three people who were not authorized to speak publicly. New Line Cinema, the Warner Bros. unit overseeing production of the movies, is eager to see it happen, and talks are underway with actors and others who would need to sign off on the plan.
A third film is far from a certainty, however, because there are numerous rights-holders and actors with whom new deals must be made. Lead actors in particular hold leverage as they know New Line would need them for the picture. (Actors and some rights-holders had previously made commitments only to two pictures.) Talks with a number of the franchise's actors — including Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen — have been taking place in the last few weeks.
New Line President Toby Emmerich did not return a call for comment, and Jackson could not be reached for comment.
With its blockbuster Harry Potter and Christopher Nolan-directed Batman franchises both now concluded, Warner Bros. is hungry for franchise pictures. It has a handful of tent-pole movies set for release next year, including the Superman movie Man of Steel and Guillermo del Toro's sci-fi picture Pacific Rim. But so far it has only one film of note on its 2014 calendar — a movie based on the Lego children's toys.
What plot details would be held back for the third Hobbit, and how the first and second would be shaped as a result, is a critical question for fans. Of particular interest is whether Jackson would hold back the climactic battle that takes place at the end of the Hobbit book for the third movie.
If Jackson were to keep that battle in the second film, the third movie could centre on material from the Lord of the Rings appendixes, which have not previously been adapted for screen. (The six appendixes ran with The Return of the King, the final book in the trilogy, and feature backstories on many of the characters and cultures in Middle Earth.)
It's not clear how much additional shooting Jackson would have to undertake, or whether the additional picture could largely be crafted through artful editing of existing footage, which would bring the cost down. Principal photography has been finished on the heretofore planned two films, with four weeks of reshoots and additional footage being filmed now.
Serious conversations between Jackson and New Line for a new film began about two weeks ago, around the time the director visited California for a promotional appearance at Comic-Con International in San Diego. The director acknowledged in interviews at the fan festival that he was considering the possibility of extending The Hobbit in some form. In an interview with the fan blog Hit Fix, he said, "We have certainly been talking to the studio about some of the material we can't film, and we've been asking them so we can do a bit more filming next year," adding, "I don't know what would come of that, whether it'd be extended editions or whatnot."
The franchise is seen as a comparatively safe bet in the risk-laden movie business. The movies in Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, a fantasy franchise that focused on many of the same characters, grossed nearly $3 billion worldwide when they were released in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
But Jackson is taking some gambles with The Hobbit, particularly a decision to shoot at 48 frames per second, rather than the standard 24. That technical switch is intended to give the picture a smoother, more realistic look. Footage shot in the new frequency elicited a mixed reaction at the industry trade show Cinema Con in April.
Due to the complicated rights history of The Hobbit, a number of stakeholders must agree to the plan for a third picture.
Independent studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer controls 50 per cent of the film rights and international distribution, though it has contracted with Warner Bros. to handle those duties on the first two movies.
Producer Saul Zaentz has a long-running participation claim, as do Harvey and Bob Weinstein. The independent film moguls originally developed the Lord of the Rings movies when they ran Miramax Films.
The Tolkien estate receives a share of the earnings from the movies but does not need to grant permission for additional productions.
Breaking a single book into multiple movies has come into vogue in recent years as studios seek to wring value out of popular material.
The Harry Potter, Twilight and Hunger Games franchises all have split single books into two pictures. But there is no known precedent for turning one book into three films.
What's more, in all those instances, the decision to create an additional movie out of an existing book was made before production began, not after it had wrapped.

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SEATTLE -- The plan was for Adam Eaton to work his way into Thursday night's lineup at Safeco Field, even after leaving Wednesday's loss in the second inning with a bruised lower back, an injury sustained in a collision with a post on the wall in right-center at U.S. Cellular Field.
But manager Robin Ventura wasn't following the same plan, resting Eaton and putting Leury Garcia in center and at the leadoff spot.
Ventura equated the aftereffects of Eaton's collision with that of a car accident, although Eaton felt good enough to go.
"Tonight is not going to happen for him," said Ventura. "But we'll re-evaluate him tomorrow. He always wants to play, no matter what."
Eaton has played with reckless abandon pretty much since joining the White Sox: It's the kind of spirited energy that has served as a driving force for the team this season. But Eaton doesn't think Wednesday's collision was reckless, because he had such a good bead on what turned out to be Adam Rosales' two-run homer from the time it left the bat.
Head athletic trainer Herm Schneider made Eaton walk around during the four-hour flight from Chicago to Seattle and gave him a heat pack for his back.
The incident apparently put a scare into Eaton's wife, Katie, as much as it did the White Sox, their fans and Eaton himself.
"My wife got in last night, and I'm eating some food, and she's like, 'Can I touch you? Are you all right? You going to be all right?'" said a smiling Eaton. "As soon as it happened, I was making sure all my body parts still worked. Catching my breath. I was more in shock than anything.
"Afterward, I was pretty sore. Got a good night's rest. This morning, Herm texted my wife and said, 'Make sure he's walking around the market down there and staying loose.' I walked a couple miles, felt good coming in today and told Robin I could play, but it's his decision, and probably for the better."
A recent X-ray showed that the middle finger of Eaton's right hand remains broken, but he has dealt with the injury to the tune of a .444 average in his last 13 games. He joins Jose Abreu, Miguel Cabrera and Josh Donaldson as the only American Leaguers with multiple on-base streaks of 20-plus games this season.


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Dr. Canter's clinical interests include soft tissue sarcoma, upper gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies including stomach, pancreas, and hepatobiliary. His research interests includes soft tissue sarcoma, radiologic and metabolic markers of response to neoadjuvant therapy, as well as novel treatment strategies for neoadjuvant therapy.
Dr. Canter's philosophy is to have coordinated care for the oncology patient.
Surgical Oncology
Center/Program Affiliation
M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia PA 1998
B.A., Princeton University, Princeton NJ 1992
General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1998-2005
Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 2005-2007
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American Board of Surgery, 2006
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American College of Surgeons
American Society of Clinical Oncology
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Connective Tissue Oncology Society
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
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Wasif N, Tamurian RM, Christensen S, Do L, Martinez SR, Chen SL, Canter RJ. Influence of specialty and clinical experience on treatment sequencing in the multimodal management of soft tissue extremity sarcoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Feb;19(2):504-10. Epub 2011 Jul 16.
Tseng WH, Martinez SR, Do L, Tamurian RM, Borys D, Canter RJ. Lack of survival benefit following adjuvant radiation in patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma: a SEER analysis. J Surg Res. 2011 Jun 15;168(2):e173-80. Epub 2011 Mar 6.
Tseng WH, Martinez SR, Tamurian RM, Chen SL, Bold RJ, Canter RJ. Contiguous organ resection is safe in patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma: An ACS-NSQIP analysis. J Surg Oncol. 2011 Apr;103(5):390-4. doi: 10.1002/jso.21849. Epub 2010 Dec 28.
Tseng WH, Yang X, Wang H, Martinez SR, Chen SL, Meyers FJ, Bold RJ, Canter RJ. Nomogram to predict risk of 30-day morbidity and mortality for patients with disseminated malignancy undergoing surgical intervention. Ann Surg. 2011 Aug;254(2):333-8.
Canter RJ, Beal S, Borys D, Martinez SR, Bold RJ, Robbins AS. Interaction of histologic subtype and histologic grade in predicting survival for soft-tissue sarcomas. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Feb;210(2):191-198.e2. Epub 2009 Dec 4.
Canter RJ, Martinez SR, Tamurian RM, Wilton M, Li CS, Ryu J, Mak W, Monsky WL, Borys D. Radiographic and histologic response to neoadjuvant radiotherapy in patients with soft tissue sarcoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Oct;17(10):2578-84. Epub 2010 Jun 17.
Canter, R.J., L-X. Qin, RG. Maki, M.F. Brennan, M. Ladanyi, S. Singer. A synovial sarcoma specific preoperative nomogram supports a survival benefit to ifosfamide-based chemotherapy and improves risk stratification for patients. Clin Cancer Res. Dee 15: 14(24) 8191-7. 2008
Canter, R.J., Qin r.x., Ferrone, C.R, Maki R.G., Singer, S, Brennan, M.F. Why do patients with low grade soft tissue sarcoma die? Ann Surg Oneal, Dee; 15(12):3550-60. 2008
Canter RJ, Qin LX, Downey RJ, Brennan MF, Singer S, Maki RG, Perioperative Chemotherapy in Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Resection for Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremity: A Retrospective Analysis. Cancer. 2007 Nov 1;110(9):2050-60.


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Blanching, steaming and roasting are three simple methods best for highlighting vegetable flavors and retaining their nutritional properties. Let Martha guide you through these techniques and show you how you can use them to prepare an endless variety of perfect vegetable dishes in your own home.
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Green Warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus) videos, photos and sound recordings | the Internet Bird Collection
Passeriformes > Leaf-warblers (Phylloscopidae)
Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidusCheck out the full taxonomy and distribution of Green Warbler on HBW Alive.
HBW Alive contains information on Descriptive notes, Voice, Habitat, Food and Feeding, Breeding, Movements, Status and Conservation plus a list of bibliographical references for this species account.
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Q. Can you tell me more about Linux Demilitarized Zone and Ethernet Interface Card Requirements for typical DMZ implementation? How can a rule be set to route traffic to certain machines on a DMZ for HTTP or SMTP?
A. Demilitarized zone, used to secure an internal network from external access. You can use Linux firewall to create DMZ easily. There are many different ways to design a network with a DMZ. The basic method is to use a single Linux firewall with 3 Ethernet cards. The following simple example discusses DMZ setup and forwarding public traffic to internal servers.
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| Virgil
バージル Virgil
|Eye color
|Hair color
|Jeff (father), Davy (brother)
|Trainer class
|Anime debut
|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|English voice actor
|Tom Wayland
|Japanese voice actor
|Yūki Kaji
Virgil (Japanese: バージル Virgil) is a recurring character who debuted in Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad! and a rival of Ash Ketchum. He is a rescue worker, a job which he carries out together with his father Jeff and his older brother Davy.
As a young man, Virgil got lost in a forest with his first Eevee. This Eevee evolved into an Umbreon to help him out of the forest. From that point on, Virgil had gained a greater relationship between him and the Eevee species, training and evolving those that he was acquiring.
Years later, he witnessed Ash and Iris falling off a cliff while climbing on a mountain full of rocks to continue their way to Vertress City, where Ash was going to participate in the Pokémon League tournament. He saved them using the help from his Espeon. After becoming friends with them, Virgil took them to his house when the group wanted to see all of the evolutions of Eevee. While explaining to the group about the origins of him obtaining all of the Eeveelutions, an emergency alarm went off regarding with wild Cryogonal freezing over a nearby dam. Virgil's brother Davy appeared, piloting a helicopter. He told Virgil he would be going to the dam and that Virgil would have to ask their father Jeff about the details. Davy disallowed Virgil to come with him as he knew that Virgil would cause trouble. Even though Virgil promised that he wouldn't, he was told to stay behind in case of another mission.
He went to Jeff in his office and asked him about where Davy was going. After Jeff told him the details regarding the mission, he noticed on the monitor that Davy was trapped inside the control house of the dam. Virgil, along with the group, headed to the dam while Jeff stayed behind in his office. When he arrived at the reservoir taken over by wild Cryogonal, he was able to get inside the building with the help of his Pokémon. He navigated the building using Umbreon's Flash and found the main generator. He deduced the fact that the batteries were low on the generator, which was the result of the power outage. Ash and Virgil worked together to get the generator up and running with the help of their Electric-type Pokémon. When they eventually got outside again, they got attacked by the wild Cryogonal. Ash stalled one of them while Virgil went off to rescue Davy. However, now he got attacked by another Cryogonal as well. After that, three more Cryogonal chased Ash, his friends, and Pignite. Virgil had his Pokémon attack them, but was stopped by Davy, who revealed that another Cryogonal was stuck inside the pipes of the control house. Davy freed that Cryogonal and it happily reunited with other five outside. The Cryogonal then flew off. Virgil and Davy worked together to melt the ice in the reservoir of the dam. Later, Virgil revealed that he intended to enter the Unova League too, making him another one of Ash's rivals.
He reappeared in Curtain Up, Unova League! to take part in the Vertress Conference. There, he got some words of encouragement from Davy, with Virgil promising to make Jeff proud. Afterwards, he met up with Ash, his friends and all of Ash's other rivals in Unova. He sticks with Ash and his friends while they go to registration and meet up with Cameron. In the first round, he gets paired up with Ultimo where he used his Vaporeon to battle against Ultimo's Crustle. The battle continued in Mission: Defeat Your Rival!, and he won, allowing him to move onto the next round. Unlike the other rivals when they finished their matches, he was not present when Ash was battling Trip.
In Lost at the League!, he was revealed to have made it through the second round and he was shown defeating a Reuniclus with his Glaceon in the third round, getting Virgil to the last 16 Trainers. During the matchups of the fourth round, he got paired with Flora. When the Pokémon League took a short break, he goes up to Ash and his friends while they were finding Axew as he wondered off after a red balloon attracted his attention earlier. Virgil goes to the camera room in order to find out where Axew went. After finding out the location, he goes with Ash and friends and continues their search. Bianca arrives and tells the group some information about Axew's whereabouts. Virgil is given an extra ice cream as Bianca didn't want hers. He stays with her while Ash, Iris and Cilan left to find Iris's missing Pokémon. Virgil walks by an alley with Bianca and a lady who was feeding the Garbodor gives the two some information about Oshawott and the other Pokémon being chased by it along a group of Trubbish. Virgil and Bianca immediately head to a cliff where the Pokémon that the lady mentioned to them about as it was related to their search for Axew. As soon as Pikachu, Oshawott, Emolga, Scraggy and Axew were sent falling down a cliff, Virgil arrived in time and used Espeon's Psychic to get them back up. As soon as Garbodor attacked them along with Ash using Gunk Shot, Virgil sent out his Umbreon and had it use Shadow Ball to cancel out Garbodor's Gunk Shot. He rang a Soothe Bell in order to get the Garbodor and the Trubbish group to calm down. While Ash, Iris, Cilan and their Pokémon bought the Poison-type Pokémon lots of food in order to make up for what Oshawott did, Virgil stayed behind the alley along with Bianca. He watched the fireworks near the alley and then moved to a grassy field with Ash's friends to continue watching them.
In Strong Strategy Steals the Show!, following Ash's battle with Stephan, Virgil ended up battling Flora where his Umbreon defeated her Gothitelle, gaining Virgil a place in the quarter-finals. As part of the eight remaining Trainers, he gets paired with Russet. In the next episode, when he watched Ash's battle with Cameron, he gets worried when Cameron's Hydreigon managed to take out two of Ash's Pokémon in a row as he may face Hydreigon next. However, this wasn't the case as Pignite managed to take Hydreigon out. He then saw Cameron's Riolu evolve into Lucario when Riolu was about to get beaten by Snivy.
In A Unova League Evolution!, he battled Russet in the quarter-finals, whom he defeated and eliminated from the tournament. In the semi-finals, he battled against Cameron. Virgil has already defeated his whole team except for Lucario while he had three Pokémon left. Virgil managed to defeat Lucario using Flareon and won. He progressed into the grand finals of the conference. At last, he battled Dino in the finals with both sides down to one Pokémon. Virgil managed to win and became the champion of the Vertress Conference.
He received the trophy during the closing ceremonies. Afterwards he said farewell to Ash, his friends and his rivals and was then picked up by his brother, Davy.
Due to one of his Eevee evolving into Umbreon to help him out of a dark forest, Virgil has been very grateful towards it and caught more Eevee to complete his collection on Eeveelutions, giving him the status as an Eevee Trainer.
Virgil was known to be overconfident when he was Ash's age, often getting himself into trouble as seen during the flashback of him in a dark forest.
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| Eevee is Virgil's main partner who is usually seen outside of her Poké Ball. As the newest member of Team Eevee, she would serve as their assistants if they need a method of defense or power-up, as seen with Flareon mostly. Eevee was the eighth of her kind that Virgil caught and the only one who didn't evolve.
In A Unova League Evolution!, Virgil used Eevee off-screen in his Vertress Conference quarter-finals battle against Russet and in his finals battle against Dino's Druddigon. Eventually Eevee won, making Virgil the winner of the Conference. After the Conference, Virgil notes that the battles with the tough Trainers made Eevee very confident. She was last seen along with Virgil being picked up by Davy.
Eevee's known moves are Helping Hand, Protect, Dig, Iron Tail and Trump Card.
|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|Voice actors
|Chinami Nishimura
|Chinami Nishimura
| Espeon was first seen when he saved Ash and Iris from falling into a cliff by using Psychic. Virgil revealed to the group that he evolved from an Eevee.
In Lost at the League!, Espeon used Psychic to save Pikachu, Oshawott, Scraggy, Axew and Emolga after they were sent flying off a cliff by a wild Garbodor.
In A Unova League Evolution!, Espeon was seen during Virgil's Vertress Conference battle against Cameron. However, he wasn't seen doing anything on-screen, as he was quickly replaced by Flareon. He was also used off-screen in Virgil's battle against Dino in the final.
Espeon's only known move is Psychic.
|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|Voice actors
|Hiromi Igarashi
| Flareon was known to have evolved from an Eevee. He was sent out to melt the ice caused by the Cryogonal's Ice Beam. Flareon was proven to be very useful when battling them as he had the type-advantage against the Cryogonal when they trapped Virgil, Ash and his friends.
In A Unova League Evolution!, Flareon was used off-screen in Virgil's Vertress Conference battle against Russet in the quarter-finals. Flareon was next seen defeating Cameron's Lucario during the semi-finals of the Vertress Conference, allowing Virgil to move on to the finals. He was also used off-screen in Virgil's battle against Dino in the finals.
Flareon's known moves are Flamethrower, Double Team and Fire Blast.
|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|Voice actors
|Yūki Hayashi
| Vaporeon was mentioned to have evolved from an Eevee. He was sent out to take care of the Cryogonal as his speed made it easy to evade most of their attacks.
In Curtain Up, Unova League!, Vaporeon battled Ultimo's Crustle in the first round of the Vertress Conference and won the match in the next episode. He was used off-screen in Virgil's battle against Russet in the quarter-finals in A Unova League Evolution!.
Vaporeon's known moves are BubbleBeam, Shadow Ball, Hydro Pump and Aurora Beam.
|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|Voice actors
|Ryōta Asari
| Virgil sent out Jolteon to handle the Cryogonal. He was also used to create power for a generator. Similar to the other Pokémon on his team, he originated as an Eevee.
He was also used off-screen in Virgil's Vertress Conference battles against Russet, Cameron and Dino in A Unova League Evolution!.
Jolteon's only known move is Thunderbolt.
|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|Voice actors
|Hirō Sasaki
| Umbreon is Virgil's very first Pokémon trained as an Eevee. He was in his possession before evolving when Virgil was younger during the time they were lost in a dark forest. All hope was lost until he evolved into an Umbreon. Using his ability to glow in the dark, Umbreon helped Virgil navigate through the forest by using his glowing rings.
During the present-day, Umbreon used Psychic to help create the key to unlock locked places. Umbreon has been continued to be relied on for lighting up dark places.
In Lost at the League!, Umbreon helped Virgil to calm down a wild Garbodor and Trubbish.
In Strong Strategy Steals the Show!, Umbreon defeated Flora's Gothitelle in the fourth round of the Vertress Conference allowing Virgil to progress to the Top 8. He was also used off-screen in Virgil's Vertress Conference battles against Cameron and Dino in A Unova League Evolution!.
Umbreon's known moves are Flash, Psychic and Shadow Ball.
|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|Voice actors
|Sōta Arai
| Glaceon made a brief appearance with the other members of Team Eevee. He used his icy abilities to create a key to unlock locked places. Similar to the other Pokémon on the team, he was mentioned to have originated as an Eevee.
In Lost at the League!, Glaceon defeated a Reuniclus in the third round of the Vertress Conference, allowing Virgil to progress to the Top 16. He was also used off-screen in Virgil's quarter-finals battle against Russet in A Unova League Evolution!.
|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|Voice actors
|Momoko Ōhara
| Leafeon only made a brief appearance when he was seen in line with the other members of Team Eevee. Leafeon was mentioned to have originated as an Eevee.
He was used off-screen in Virgil's Vertress Conference battles against Russet, Cameron and Dino in A Unova League Evolution!.
None of Leafeon's moves are known.
|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
| The family owns two Klinklang to power up helicopters used for their rescue missions. Each one of them are used as gears in the engines of the propellers.
None of Klinklang's moves are known.
|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
In the ranch
- At least eight Unova badges (prior to Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!).
Pokémon League
Virgil has competed in the following Pokémon League competitions:
- Vertress Conference (Winner)
Voice actors
In the games
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Virgil appeared in the Pokémon World Tournament download, which was available for players of the Japanese Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 games from December 3, 2012 to January 31, 2013. The tournament was based on the Vertress Conference in the anime, which was conducted under Single Battle rules. Virgil was represented as the Pokémon Ranger Trainer class.
- Virgil is the only one of the seven Unova rivals who does not own any Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
- Virgil's Vaporeon used BubbleBeam, a move that it can only learn via TM11 in Generation I.
- Virgil is the only rival from Unova who Ash hasn't battled.
- The gender ratio in Virgil's team is the same gender ratio of Eevee and its evolved forms in the games, with only one out of eight being female.
|バージル Virgil
|Possibly from vigilant.
|English, Italian
|Same as Japanese name.
|버질 Virgil
|Same as Japanese name.
|Chinese (Mandarin)
|巴吉爾 Bají'ěr
|Transliteration of his Japanese name.
|This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.


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Since the shooting of the Trailer of MGS: Philanthropy – Part 2 will be in a remote location in Italy, this drafting is in Italian only.
Nonetheless, follow us since we'll share pictures of the location and backstage!
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Tech Update
Direct Scanning into Laser-Scanner Software Plus Enhanced Graphical Feedback
Laser Design Inc., Minneapolis, MN, announced that the Rapidform liveScan plug-in is available for the firm's line of Faro portable 3D laser scanners. The plug-in allows users who have portable Laser Design scanners with Rapidform software to scan directly into the software package and receive enhanced graphical feedback of the scanning process during data collection.
When using the plug-in while gathering scan data from the Faro arm, the user sees the point cloud being captured from the part in real-time during the scanning process. The screen updates to the user's viewing angle as the arm moves around the part. This feedback allows the user to adjust the scanning speed and approach, and shows areas where the user needs to go back and gather more data. This greatly improves the efficiency of the scanning process, according to company officials, resulting in significant time savings that translate into faster times to market.
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An alert reader points out that the chiefs of California's two university systems -- Mark Yudof of the University of California and Charles Reed of the California State University -- are making the same promise as students protest fee increases.
That promise? If the state funds the universities properly, we'll stop increasing tuition.
Reed told reporters Monday: "We won't have to increase tuition if the state provides adequate funding in next year's budget."
U.S. & World
Yudof, in the LA Times, pledged that if state funding comes through, he won't raise tuition -- and will even add course sections and professors.
This is a smart, honest approach -- and focuses attention and blame for tuition hikes on Sacramento, where budgets are made. The universities have been forced to make cuts and raise tuition and ramp up private fundraising because of state cuts.
Of course, even Sacramento isn't the perfect target for protestors. Because even the legislators who vote for budgets cutting higher education don't want to make the cuts.
They have to cut because the budget system leaves them so little choice. Other big pieces of the budget -- especially K-12 education, prisons, and debt service -- have constitutional or initiative protections that make them much more difficult to cut. Higher education has no such protection.
So if you want to protest those at fault, you need to protest interest groups that have built this budget process -- and all the voters who approved these special protections.
But how do you protest the population of a state of 38 million?
That would be a good subject for study at California's public universities.
Let us know what you think. Comment below, send us your thoughts via Twitter @PropZero or add your comment to our Facebook page.


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Living with the Enemy
French and Germans, Germans and French: A Personal Interpretation of France under Two Occupations, 1914-1918/1940-1944
Northeastern France was occupied twice by a German army in the first half of this century. Between 1914 and 1918, it was behind the lines, on the German side of the trench system over which the opposing armies struggled for four years. Following the armistice of 1940, it was under direct German occupation for another four years. Richard Cobb has had the interesting idea of comparing these two experiences, concentrating on the industrial area around Lille, Tourcoing, and Roubaix (the départements of the Nord and the Pas-de-Calais). To this he has added a couple of chapters on how French and Germans got along with one another in everyday experience in occupied Paris during the years between 1940 and 1944.
It is the daily lives of ordinary people that Cobb wants to re-create. This is a "personal interpretation," the subtitle tells us, and he has relied more upon novels, personal memoirs, the recollections of friends, and his own instructed imagination than upon archives. "This [is] very much a spoken book," Cobb tells us; it originated in public lectures. It originated also in years of listening as well as of speaking. Since the late 1930s, as student, soldier, and researcher, Richard Cobb has nourished his "second identity" in France and Belgium by striking up conversations and listening acutely. 1
Richard Cobb makes us listen too. The sounds of trains in the night in occupied Lille near the end of the terrible winter of 1917-1918 mean something different for each kind of listener. For the inhabitants of the corons, the dreary brick row-houses of working-class Lille, who have already burned their furniture and even the woodwork to keep from freezing, and who lie huddled together in the dark, the trains mean that the thaw has begun. For some Lille women, they mean the imminent departure of the German soldier asleep beside them, and the loss of extra rations or fuel. For the German soldiers, they mean the opening of the spring campaign and the likelihood of death. The trains go out to the trenches carrying soldiers sitting upright, and they return carrying them lashed together in fours, head to foot, bound for a common burial ditch.
Cobb has a special predilection for the sounds of language. Military occupations produce polyglot official neologisms about rationing, curfews, and passes, along with slang expressing the reactions of both soldiers and civilians to them. (Cobb provides a glossary, along with some choice Parisian argot.) The forced cohabitation of German soldiers and French civilians engendered another new vocabulary, as the chtimis (the inhabitants of Lille and its environs) and the boches (they were simply boches at Lille, and not chleuhs, fridolins, or doryphores) tried to communicate in a mixture of Bavarian, French, and Flemish. We listen to provincial climbers making places for themselves in occupied Paris, losing their rustic twangs and burrs, and perfecting their long Paris a's.
Even silences evoke a vivid image of an occupied city. A friend in Lyon told Cobb that as…
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21 December, 2019
Bono in NJA show I will NEVER forget! 2nd row blown away
03 January, 2014
AMAZINGI Bought 8 tickets. None of the girls I brought really knew who U2 were so I told them they didn't have to pay me for the tickets unless they loved the show. Every single one of them paid me and were in LOVE with them! One of the most amazing shows I had ever been to. As you can see, the tickets were not that expensive back then!!!!
10 June, 2010
Great memoriesUnlike razor623's recollection. I remember only parts of it. I was 20 at the time, and was turned onto U2 over the previous 2 years, by roommate in college, Gordon. At the time I lived 7 minutes from the Capitol Theater, and remember driving the "war wagon" to the show. It was incredible, the Capitol was an ultimate intimate gathering place for rock and roll. I have seen many there, but U2 & The Clash were the most memorable. What I remember as my most memorable moment was when Bono told the press people to vacate the front seats, and he invited all the fans to "come on down, come on down' during one of the early renditions of "Bad". "Electric Co." and "Out of Control" were amongst my favorite of the day. I do remember as razor has mentioned that "Out of Control" was the opening song, and it's driving drum beat was awesome, and to this day remains as one of my favorite songs of U2, I hope they play it during this tour amid all their other hits.
05 April, 2010
Amazing show!!!Capitol Theater on May 12, 1983 Opening act was Dream Syndicate. It was my first U2 concert of 24 shows since. I had a press pass for the show. The Capitol was a 3,000 seat theater with great sound. U2 was amazing, setlist was:Out of Control,Twilight,AnCatDubh-Into the Heart,Surrender, 2 Hearts beat as one,Seconds,SundayB Sunday,The Cry,Electric Co,I Fall Down,October,NewY Day,Gloria-Encores-Party Girl,11O'Clock,I Will Follow,40. Memorable moment-Bono climbing to the top of the speaker stack and hanging over the stage. Band sounded incredible. Became life-long fan!!!


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[June 26, 2014]
It won't be long and the 4th of
July will be upon us! Join us for all around American fun on Friday,
July Fourth.
We invite you to be a part of our 9th Annual Old-Fashioned
Children's Walking Parade. We'll start taking registrations at
9:30 a.m. at Scully Park. We step off promptly at 10:00 a.m. and
walk to the Park District. Decorate your tricycles, bicycles,
strollers, scooters and wagons. Walk, rollerblade or grab your
skateboard. NO motorized vehicles are permitted (wheelchairs
accepted). Leashed dogs are welcome too! Parents and families are
encouraged to accompany their children on the parade route. There
will be contests, with categories divided by age groups for 12 and
under, for the best decorated entries. Prizes are awarded at the
Park District.
After the prize presentation stay around and be a part of our
annual water fight with the Lincoln Fire Department. While we
only have water balloons and they have a truck everyone gets wet and
has a great time.
The fun resumes again that evening. Come to the Park District, 1400
Railer Way, and find your spot on the driving range. We will have
food concessions available offering plenty of great food for
everyone. DJ Kevin Curry will spin the tunes beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The Color Guard and fireworks will begin at dusk.
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Come to the chicken Dinner this Friday
While we enjoy the fireworks, they are expensive. To help defray
those costs the proceeds from the Drive Thru Chicken Dinner are
applied to that. You'll find our volunteer crew at the American
Legion parking lot on Friday, June 27th. Cost for the three piece
Fried Chicken dinner is $8.00, which includes potato salad, baked
beans and a roll. We will start serving at 4:30 and end at 7:00 p.m.
Art classes continue this Saturdy
This Saturday, June 28th, Jody Phillips continues her Art Workshops
for Beginners. Jody is a local artist and will be offering classes
for adults. If you enjoy painting or would like to try painting a
picture for the first time or 300th then treat yourself to an Art
Class! No experience is needed and all materials are provided. Cost
is $35.00 in district and is scheduled from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
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As is the case for many American families, we have relatives whose lives were changed by the Gold Rush to California in the mid-1800s. Brothers John and Martin Bruce were not miners, but instead were attracted to the Gold Rush boom town, San Francisco. Here is their story along with the genealogy resources that helped us find them.
Gold Rush: Prelude and Impact
On July 7, 1846, California was claimed for the United States during the Mexican-American War, and the town called Yerba Buena was similarly claimed two days later. On July 11, 1846, the American flag replaced the California Republic flag at Sutter's Fort, a sign that California was joining the United States. The following year, on January 30, 1847, the town of Yerba Buena, founded in 1835, was renamed San Francisco.
Gold was discovered on January 24, 1848, at the lumber mill on the American River owned by Captain John A. Sutter. The gold discovery was published in the San Francisco newspaper The Californian in March, 1848, but gained little credence. Then, on May 12, 1848, gold fever was set off in San Francisco when merchant Sam Brannan from Sutter's Fort waved a bottle of gold dust and yelled: "Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River." > See Source.
Population then surged in San Francisco, climbing from 1,000 in 1848 to 25,000 by December 1949. The Gold Rush boom town was off and running. And the United States moved quickly to bring California into the Union, making it the 31st state on September 9, 1850. > See Source No 1 and Source No 2.
The wealth being created was the major lure for miners and others. The value of gold exported from California in 1854 was $51,429,101, while in 1855, gold exports were valued at $44,640,090. Also in 1854, the United States opened the San Francisco Mint and in its first year turned $4 million in gold bullion into coins. > See Source No 1 and Source No 2.
Many opportunities for work and wealth developed. In 1855, a bill to develop a line of steamships running between San Francisco and Shanghai, China, was under consideration in the state's House of Representatives. And Gov. John Bigler pushed for legislation to gain for San Francisco the benefits of the whale trade in the Pacific. San Francisco would become, for a time, the largest seaport and international trade center on the West Coast. Building and repairing ships would be essential to the city's economy. > See Source.
Off to San Francisco
With its glitter of gold and opportunities for work in the ship building industries, San Francisco drew the two Bruce brothers, Martin and John, from their home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
They were born in Cammin, Kreis Cammin, Pomerania, on 27 March 1833 and 10 March 1835, respectively. They were two of the four sons of Martin Friedrich Bruss and Maria Sophia Stiemke Bruss. Oldest son Wilhelm or William was born 25 September 1829 in Cammin, but died as a youth. Next oldest was Augustus F. Bruss, born there 27 December 1830. Martin and Maria Bruss and their three sons left Cammin, just inland from the Baltic Sea in Pomerania, with the Old Lutheran migration and came first to Buffalo, New York, and then on to Milwaukee in the fall of 1839. > See Source with Bruss entry at bottom of page.
The traditional occupations for Bruss men were sailing, ship building and ship caulking, and they pursued this work in sailing on the Great Lakes and working in Milwaukee's shipbuilding industry, according to books written by descendant William George Bruce.
About 1849, Maria Sophia Bruss died in a cholera epidemic in Milwaukee. Martin Friedrich Bruss remarried and was recorded in the 1850 Census with his new wife and sons Martin and John. He then died about 1854 as only his widow was listed in the 1854-1855 Milwaukee Directory. In 1855, older son Augustus married Apollonia Becker, a young woman of 18 years newly arrived from Zemmer near Treves or Trier in southwest Germany. He settled down in Milwaukee to establish a career as a ship's carpenter and to have ten children with Apollonia.
In 1855, brothers Martin and John were thus on their own, young single men who needed to make their way in the world. They chose to go west. About this same time, the three brothers chose to Anglicize their surname to Bruce, and that is how they appear in records after that.
In his memoirs — I Was Born in America — William George Bruce wrote this brief synopsis of the three brothers: "While still a young man, Martin F. Bruce went south and located at Pensacola, Florida. This was before the Civil War. John went to California. Augustus F., who later became the father of William George Bruce, remained in Milwaukee." That Martin also went to California, if only for a short time, was a new discovery in our family history.
Working as Ship Caulkers
Two brief entries in Colville's 1856 San Francisco Directory reveal the presence of both of the brothers in the growing city. The listings on page 25 are as follows:
> John Bruce, caulker, brds Isthmus House
> Martin Bruce, caulker, brds Isthmus House
They were pursuing one of the traditional occupations of the Bruss men, calking or caulking ships, a process of making them watertight. And they both were living at Isthmus House, a residential hotel on First Street between Market and Mission streets, the address given on page 108 of the directory. Isthmus House, established about 1851 by Nathan Hellings, was about six blocks in from the Embarcadero, the site of the city's wharves on San Francisco Bay.
These brief scraps of information are all we have to tell us that the brothers journeyed together to San Francisco in the Gold Rush boom era. But it is enough to evoke a glimpse of their lives as young men in the sprawling landscape of mid-18th century America.
Their Lives Diverged
By 1857, Martin Bruce had moved to northern Florida to work at the Pensacola Navy Yard. He met William Ollinger and they founded Ollinger & Bruce drydock and ship repair business. Martin married William's sister Margaret Ollinger, they had two sons and three daughters, and lived out their lives in Santa Rosa County, Florida. Martin died February 20, 1894, and is buried in the Bagdad Cemetery, Santa Rosa County.
John Bruce worked as a ship calker in San Francisco for many years. City directories on three occasions listed the firms John worked for, including, in 1873, Middlemas and Boole, Shipwrights, a firm founded in 1869, and then in 1878 and 1885, the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, founded in 1848. John never married. He lived at several different multi-unit dwellings in the same area of downtown San Francisco his whole life.
The last known records for him are the 1904 California registered voter listings, showing him as aged 66, living in San Francisco at 560 Howard, 2nd floor, room 45, and the Crocker-Langley 1905 San Francisco Directory, page 357, listing him as John Bruce, calker, r. 560 Howard. We have not yet found the date of his death or where he is buried. But we now know much more about his life, thanks to the Gleanings entry in the recent Whitman County Genealogical Society newsletter that alerted me to the San Francisco directories on Archives.org. My thanks to the editor!
Dozens of San Francisco directories in the span of years from 1850 to 1982 can be found online free at the Internet Archive at this URL: http://www.archive.org/ Use the search term San Francisco directory and Media Type as Texts to find all of them. The 1856 Directory published by Samuel Colville can be found here. Choose the Read Online format for a digital book allowing you to flip through the pages. Note that the Bruce entries are not in alphabetical order by first name, John appearing after Martin.


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Garden rambles in Portland, Ore.
Now that all the leaves are down in Colorado, let's go someplace lovely, shall we? Come with me …
We'll enter Lan Su Yuan, the Portland (Ore.) Classical Chinese Garden, where layers upon layers of artistry combine to turn a couple of small city blocks into … well, not a maze, but a meander. It is (and is meant to be) like a restful visit to the home of a scholar whose beautiful garden allows one to contemplate life, the earth, the heavens. A tapestry of balance and poetry.
Architecture is part of the artistry of Lan Su Yuan, perhaps best exemplified in the Knowing the Fish pavilion, named after a parable that, to my mind, is about making happiness a choice.
It perches on the rim of the lagoon, all four sides wrapped in a bench, so that anywhere you choose to sit, you gaze at water, flowers, carved roofs, poetic inscriptions. Everywhere you step, what your feet touch is deliberately chosen, from patterned pebbled paths (each pattern with its own name, such as "Plum Blossoms on Ice") to marble to wood to stepping stones. Bridges, curved or linear, cross and re-cross the lake.
When I was there, pink lotuses were in bloom.
I've been contemplating Lan Su Yuan lately along with the connections between gardening and poetry.
Poetic inscriptions are everywhere in this garden — so much so that on my second visit to it this summer, I knew I would buy the book that translates them from their Chinese characters and explains their meaning. They are inscribed in the gateways, on the gazing stones, alongside the various pieces of art.
They exhort the visitor to "Listen to the Fragrance," or welcome him or her to the "Garden of Awakening Orchids" (that particular inscription is above the door in the top picture, though somewhat concealed by foliage, which only adds to its mystery). Some of the plaques give voice to venerated poets, like this exquisitely balanced couplet in the Lounge Hall:
Shades of bamboo, layers of rock: dark is the pine's hue.
Slanted the path, crooked the stream: soft is the water's song.
Or this one, outside the Lounge Hall:
Outside the wall the mountain stretches an indigo blue;
In front of the gate a rivulet carries the flowers' scent.
It's not, despite its richness, a place that overwhelms. Everywhere, there are pockets of quiet, even with a summer crowd and several university-class tours winding its pathways.
As yet, there's no book whose photography will take you on a visual tour of Lan Su Yuan. You have to go there, stop and listen to the fragrance, wander the many paths and step into the many pavilions and halls.
"Listen to the Fragrance," by Charles Wu, a professor emeritus at Portland's Reed College, at least takes you back in memory to this walled oasis in the city's busy Chinatown. The garden has its own teahouse, where you can order flights of examples of the teamaker's art, light lunches, cookies, pickled dried plums.
Go past the waterfall rock. Climb the narrow stairs.
You'll want a window seat.


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Civic, Muhlenberg partner for facilities, programming
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 by The Press in Business Showcase
Muhlenberg College and The Civic Theatre of Allentown have announced a new four-year partnership, beginning July 1, to support Civic's Digital Cinema Challenge and provide Muhlenberg students, faculty and staff with expanded access to Civic Theatre facilities and programs.
"The College has been an active and enthusiastic community partner with Civic Theatre for at least a decade, and I am thrilled that we are building on that strong relationship in new and creative ways that will benefit both organizations as well as our Allentown neighborhood. We were both among the original members of the West End Alliance, a group formed to promote the historic West End Theatre District," said Muhlenberg President Randy Helm.
"Our students have easy access to Civic Theatre, which is just a few blocks from campus, and this new alliance gives them more opportunities and a greater incentive to enjoy the cultural offerings of our community," Helm said.
Certain special events generated by the partnership will be open to the public, including a late-night film series, which will show at least 10 films per semester; red carpet screenings for 'Berg's HYPE program and other student film projects; and the possibility of hosting events such as "A Cappella Fest," an annual concert from the College's six a cappella groups.
Additionally, Civic Theatre will offer daytime access to its spaces to the Muhlenberg community. A formalized internship program will be established, and students will receive free year-long memberships to Civic Theatre, giving them a discount on all films and theatrical programming.
"Although Civic Theatre and Muhlenberg have championed Allentown and our West End neighborhood for many years, Civic believes that this formal partnership with the College is a dream come true," said Michael Traupman, Civic Theatre's Managing Director.
"We have always relished the opportunity to provide our Muhlenberg neighbors access to independent film, theatrical programming, and special events that enhance the exceptional education they receive from the College, and this partnership will open Civic's doors even more members of the Muhlenberg College community," Traupman said.
"In conjunction with the cultural atmosphere of the campus, Civic hopes to expose the students to additional experiences in developing a lifelong appreciation for the cinematic and performing arts. An important by-product of our combined effort is the influx of students and faculty in the 19th Street corridor. I can't think of a more exciting way to continue the buzz currently being generated by our revitalized neighborhood," said Traupman.
Muhlenberg College, founded in 1848, is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For the past seven years, its department of theater and dance was ranked in the Top 10 in the United States by The Princeton Review, and its film studies program is popular and well-regarded.
Civic Theatre of Allentown is a landmark, community-based, professionally-staffed Lehigh Valley performing arts center emphasizing theater, cinema and theater education. The theater is a keystone to the city's West End revitalization efforts. For more than 80 years, Civic Theatre has provided live theater, independent and foreign films, and other cultural entertainment.


text: Of course the writer's going to come up with this one. Right alongside the websites, it occurs to me we should have a thread where we can recommend science and technology books for our fellow posters to read. So, here goes. If you'd like to recommend a book, please feel free to give us the title, author, and a brief summary of why you're recommending the book. Roving Mars by Steve Squyres--an excellent look into the genesis and development of the MER program, written by the principal investigator (and, in truth, the public face) of MER. If you've ever wondered just what it takes to get a project like MER off the ground, you should read this. Squyres' style is very conversational and accessible. Parallel Worlds : A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos by Michio Kaku--Kaku has, IMO, an astonishing ability to make quantum theory accessible to the average person. I just tend to recommend his books in general, but I found this one particularly fascinating on the subject. Feel free to add more, guys.


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Hamilton Christmas, Santa, Songs and Toys
Welcome to FoundLocally's Christmas "holiday" section, with a number of features and links everybody will find fun, interesting, and helpful.
Christmas Carols
Words to all of your favourite traditional Christmas Carols.
Toys & gift ideas
Suggestions,consumer tips, best toys lists. What's hot, what's not, what's dangerous, what's fun!
Santa Links
- SantaLand - various Christams and Santa links (send an e-mail to Santa)
- The North Pole
This site has lots of info about Christmas traditions around the world, lots of online games and riddles.
- Welcome to the North Pole
This is the site you use to send a letter to Santa. This site also has the words to lots of Christmas carols, for those planning to sing to the neighbourhood, or with friends.
- Santa Claus
This is another site devoted to the biggest elf. You can send virtual cards, read Christmas stories, and check out Santa's Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQ").
- Santa's Net
This handy site uses user suggestions for who's been good or bad!
- Official NORAD Tracks Santa Web Site
The folks at NORAD (usually busy watching for Russian missiles) use their radar technology to track Santa Claus as he circles the globe on Christmas Eve. The site also explains how Santa manages to do it all in one night.
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My father will turn 89 in early April, and he was recently described by a visiting physical therapist as "a fall waiting to happen." So the March 7, 2008 article in the CDC's "MMWR" publication about seniors falling is one of personal interest to me. And since the CDC reports that falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injury in persons 65 years and older, it's likely that this subject will resonate with HealthTalk readers concerned with their personal risk of falls as well as with the risks to their parents, friends and other loved ones. The CDC has estimated that in a three-month period in 2006, about 5.8 million persons over 65 fell and of those about 1.8 million sustained some type of fall-related injury. The overall estimate is that each year in the United States, nearly one third of older adults experience a fall.
Falls cause both direct and indirect injury. In 2005, for example, the CDC reported that nearly 16,000 people over 65 actually died as the result of injuries from a fall. Another recent study estimated that 32 percent of older adults who sustained a fall-related injury required help with activities of daily living as a result, and among them, just over 58 percent were expected to require help for at least six months. Even when such injuries are minor, they can seriously affect older adults' quality of life by inducing a fear of falling, which can lead to self-imposed activity restrictions, social isolation, and depression.
There are four main types of things you can do to prevent falls (either for yourself or for a loved one) according to the CDC. These relate to exercise, medications, vision and home safety. It's obvious to me that, for my father, exercise is both the most important and most difficult to achieve. Lack of exercise leads to muscle weakness and increases the risk of falling. It is a vicious cycle in that lack of exercise makes it all the more difficult to begin to exercise. In my father's case, resistance is high ("I don't need this"), motivation is low ("I don't want this") and personal supervision is required ("I forgot to do it"). Exercises that improve balance and coordination are thought to be the most helpful and the CDC is big on recommending a simplified version of Tai Chi (an ancient Chinese movement routine). I'd be happy if my father would do any form of exercise, but after the physical therapist came I found an exercise recommendation sheet buried among his newspapers and magazines (next to the Laz-E Boy), which he denied knowing anything about and certainly had no interest in following (memory problems don't help in this regard either).
But you can do something about medications, vision and home safety. Some medications have a tendency to make people sleepy, dizzy or otherwise mentally-impaired (not to mention the potential additive effects of alcohol, which, fortunately for me, is not an issue with my father). Therefore, all medications need to be reviewed with the doctor to see whether they are current and necessary and whether they have any potential impact on mental function. Since multiple doctors are often involved, a second approach is to take all the medications to the pharmacist who should check not only for obvious neurologic impact but also for potential drug interactions as well (don't forget over-the-counter medications, herbs and other dietary supplements).
Next is vision. Visual impairment is common as we age and can worsen over time. Poor vision is an obvious contributor to the risk of falling. And it's more than a matter of finding some inexpensive reading glasses at the drugstore. Eyes need to be checked regularly not only for visual acuity, but also for glaucoma, cataracts, diabetes, high blood pressure and other serious conditions. Make an appointment today.
Last, but by no means least, is home safety. Some of these are one time fixes and some require ongoing monitoring. For my father, one of the biggest problems is clutter, which relates to trip injury. It's easy to trip over papers, book, magazines, clothing and shoes that are left on the floor and these require frequent attention. Small throw rugs are another potential problem and these should either be removed or fixed to the floor (with double-sided tape for example) so they don't move about, get bunched up or slip on a smooth surface. And speaking of slipping, of course, non-slip mats in the bathroom and shower are critical (as are grab bars on which to hold). Don't overlook lighting, which needs to be bright and well-distributed throughout the living space.
If you've had experience with falls, either yourself or a loved one, and you have advice, tips or other information on their impact, their treatment or their prevention, please post your comments below. It'll only take a minute, and you might provide help to others (myself included) who are dealing with this important issue. Thanks for your time.


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another Drag City band! Smog and Joanna Newsom played here (Wellington NZ) last week. Fantastic gig -- we liked the way Smog flirted coyly with the microphone. then Joanna Newsom had us spellbound. everyone was saying Kate Bush", Tori Amos," Bjork"". But she's sui generis. I'll go and put some Smog on (now I have upgraded my speakers and amp) and see if i hear the same stuff as you did at Wes's. then i'll put on Diamond Sea -- you should hear Thurston improv on a feedback theme at a noise music show somewhere.
I Love You to the Max
Music editor, Robert Baird, comes over and asks: "How's it going, chief?"
The "chief" part I take as a compliment. This is a magazine publishing company we're working for, after all.
"Not bad," I say, while handing him the new Silver Jews album I purchased last night: "Have you heard this yet? It's pretty good."
"Oh yeah," he responds, "It's great. Did you buy this?"
I've grown accustomed to Robert asking me if I actually paid money for albums, as if there's any other way for me to get them.
Nearly embarrassed, but not quite (realizing there's no reason for me to be embarrassed), I admit: "Yes. I've been spending a lot of money on music lately."
"I was about to say…" he agrees. "You've been shelling out lots of dough."
Robert shakes his head at me, wags a finger at me, chides me for spending money on albums that we could potentially wrestle from labels free-of-charge due to our positions here at the magazine.
But, I can't help it, dude. When I hear about an album I want, the first thing I do is wonder if it's available in stores. I don't think about sending an e-mail to the band's label guy and asking if I can get hooked up. First of all, I would just feel kinda crummy about it. I mean, someone deserves to get paid for this thing. It's more than pretty good. Robert was right; it's great. I don't really know where my money's going, but I'm glad I got this album in return for it. I'm loving it, and I've already forgotten how much I spent for it. (It was $16.99, dammit.)
Second, if I were to ask a label to send me a record, I would inevitably feel obliged to write something about it, and I really don't want to feel obliged to do anything because as soon as I realize obligation, I become super-lazy and rebellious and depressed(!) even and, come on, who wants to be depressed? I'm all for making something pretty and creating a piece of art here, and while depression can be a good source of artistic inspiration, obligation at least of the moral sort doesn't work for me. Obligation just pisses me off. I want to be moved in that same kind of way that her voice, her skin, her eyes move me. I want to write because there's nothing else for me to do, but write. I want to have to need to write. I don't want to write out of debt. That's no fun.
Finally, when I know there's an album out there that I want, I don't want to wait for someone else to send it to me. Waiting for something I want waiting for something I need is hard. There are plenty of things worth waiting for a sunny day, love, a walk through Bryant Park with the most beautiful woman in the world for the spectacular grand opening of "The Pond" but, when I can just go out and buy a CD, I'll do it. Even if it is $16.99, dammit.
But let me make one thing clear: I have nothing against receiving gifts. If some record label guy out there wants to send me a certain CD because he thinks I'll like it and hopes that I'll write about it, but understands that I might not, well, I'm all for that. No prob.
And, so: What's so great about this Silver Jews album?
Well, there're these lines in "Sleeping is the Only Love" (and ain't that the truth sometimes?) that go:
I knew this guy his name was Mark with a C.
His sister was like the heat coming off the back of an old TV
And, dang, that just does it for me.
And, as if that wasn't enough, god, then there's the way the album starts with "Punks in the Beerlight," and how the verse just builds so perfectly to the chorus intensity and volume rising and twisting slowly and then, the chorus the chorus(!) the chorus just drops into this spine-tingling, knee-buckling, head-banging break of hot girl vocals going:
If it gets really really bad
If it ever gets really really bad…
And, then before you can even deal with the beauty that hot girl-action is suddenly complimented by more ugly man vocals, chiming in:
Let's not kid ourselves.
It gets really really bad
As if there's no use in pretending that there ever really is an "if." Things do get really, really bad. They do and they will, and when they do, if nothing else if no one else I want you to know that I love you. I do, and will. And, yeah, I paid for this album.
I paid for it because I wanted it, and more: because I wanted to share it with someone.
First of all, I have to say that I think it's awesome that you're all the way out in Wellington, NZ, and I'm all the way out in NYC, and we're communicating. Awesome. And, yeah - Drag City is just great. It might be my very favorite label these days.I haven't seen Joanna Newsom play live yet, but I imagine that she is spellbinding. I think you're right - she defies comparisons.Yes, please let me know what you think about the Smog album.I've actually seen Thurston Moore do his solo improv stuff lots of times; it was something I loved when I was in college, but I'm not so attracted to it anymore. He'll be playing here in NYC on November 3rd, at a place called Rothko. I'm not sure if I'm gonna make it. Maybe. I'll be sure to let you know if I do.Thanks for writing.
Yeasss (best impression of Dean Moriarity a.k.a. Neal Cassady)! Need to check some of your musical tastes out - I love new endeavors! Thanks for the intro. Wonder where they got the name Silver Jews...probably an interesting story behind that one.
>Yeasss (best impression of Dean Moriarity a.k.a. Neal Cassady)! Really? That's funny; I've read almost none of that Beat stuff. And no Kerouac or Cassady, at all. Heh. >Need to check some of your musical tastes out - I love new endeavors! Thanks for the intro. Wonder where they got the name Silver Jews...probably an interesting story behind that one.I'm only just getting to know Silver Jews, myself, but I fell in love almost immediately. I hope you like them, too. Let me know what you think.
In response to Donald N.'s posting aboiut the origin of the Silver Jews' name:In an interview that I read w/ David Berman about 10 years ago, he said that he wanted to start a band who's name referenced the Silver Beatles and/or the Silver Apples. Since he's Jewish, we get the Silver Jews. Pretty simple.


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Seriously Wounded The new b-movie web series has been filmed! This is based on the short script Seriously Wounded by Pia Cook (me) – A man on his way to surgery after having been shot in the head and leg panics when he founds out who shot him. 6 pages, pdf format (Short, Thriller, Horror)
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Open water swimming can present more challenges than just a regular swim in the pool. It's important to modify your technique and training to help you work with the many obstacles that come with swimming in currents and choppy water.
Steve Munatones is a swim coach and owner of openwatersource.com. He spends his days swimming and coaching open water swimming and knows just about everything there is to know about the sport and how to be successful in it.
If you're transitioning from the pool to open water, his open water swimming tips are a great place to start.
Focus on a Balanced Body
In open water, your environment is going to be anything but balanced. There are currents, waves and choppy waters so you need balance and to have a nice even stroke.
"The most difficult thing for most new swimmers to do is to swim straight in the open water. This means that your propulsion from both your right arm and left should be equal," Munatones says. "While bilateral breathing is not an absolute requirement, it does help create a balanced stroke that enables you to swim straight when there are no lines, lanes or walls."
Munatones also cautions against the crossover kick many swimmers seem to develop. It causes swimmers to veer to the right or the left, wasting energy in open water.
To avoid this, pay attention to your kick as you practice in the pool and work to make it even. Focus on preventing your legs from crossing over one another as you rotate to breathe.
Keep a Look Out
While a head-down stroke is great in the pool, open water swimming doesn't allow for the same visibility. Modify your stroke in order to see where you're going and keep an eye on those around you in races.
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Pizza and Pasta
Season 2 Episode 7 | 24m 49s
Enjoy Italian-inspired recipes with a Milk Street twist. Milk Street Cook Erika Bruce shows us the tricks to making perfect pizza at home with a recipe for Roasted Mushroom Pizza with Fontina and Scallions. Milk Street Cook Catherine Smart teaches Christopher Kimball how to make a weeknight Cacio e Pepe, and Chris demonstrates how to make a simple Shaved Zucchini and Herb Salad with Parmesan.
Aired: 08/16/19
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Here is a simple lesson that is basically on "how to draw the Xbox logo", step by step. I basically did this lesson not only for my brother, but I also did this lesson for those of you who have requested it for a while now. I'm not going to write out some big dookie description about the Xbox because everyone already knows that the game console is by Microsoft. See, I said I wasn't going to talk about the Xbox, and I did anyway. Oh well, I guess you can't win when it comes to making tuts on video game related stuff. Have fun people and remember, drawing the Xbox logo isn't going to be as hard as you think because it's just a circle. Adios mi amigos.
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