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text: Törggelen in the Isarco Valley Törggelen originates from an old custom in the Isarco Valley in South Tyrol: in autumn, when the harvest of a busy year was finally done, the still young wine was tasted in the traditional wood-panelled Stube (traditional living rooms in farmhouses) with wine traders and hosts. Of course, the most varied culinary delights from South Tyrolean farmers' cuisine were also served. Still today, Törggelen stands for culinary tradition, comfort and social moments, and for a hike through the autumn landscape of the Isarco Valley. The rather strange name "Törggelen" derives from the South Tyrolean word for grape press, namely "Torggl" (from the latin "torquere", press, turn). It is unknown how old this tradition is. The Isarco Valley, cradle of Törggelen It is certain however, that Törggelen has its origins in the Isarco Valley in South Tyrol. Even if only good white wines grown on the steep slopes in the valley, the quantity has always been rather modest. Due to the low quantity, it is assumed that only a few farmers had enough wine for the whole year. To a great extent the barrels would have been emptied during the course of the year, and did not last from one harvest to the next. Therefore, the joy of having new wine was of course great. Another explanation says, that Törggelen used to be a tradition to finalise a barter trade, where wine was swapped for the highly requested grazing rights on the high-alpine pastures of the Isarco Valley. Hiking, pleasure and zest for life Törggelen in the Isarco Valley is very popular amongst old and young. The sweet most ("Siaßer") and young wine ("Nuier"), sausages, ravioli with spinach and ricotta filling, dumplings and cabbage, and of course chestnuts and sweet doughnuts are enjoyed together with traditional music in traditional South Tyrolean Stube. The Granpanorama Hotel StephansHof is located in Villandro in the Isarco Valley, hence in the heart of the Törggele region. The village is considered a stronghold of Törggelen, and therefore features numerous farms, which welcome guests to celebrate this old tradition.

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A 15-0 run during a pivotal span in the third and fourth quarters helped the Allan Hancock College women's basketball team erase an eight-point deficit and defeat Bakersfield 58-55 on Friday evening in Joe White Memorial Gymnasium. The Bulldogs snapped a three-game slide to improve to 10-5 overall. The Renegades, who had won nine of their last 10 games, dropped to 9-7.
The Bulldogs dominated the inside game outscoring the Renegades 40-14 on points in the paint. Hancock forward Naomi Leopardi recorded her third double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Destinee Garcia and Grace Rosa fell one rebound shy of a double-double. Garcia scored a team-high 15 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the field, and a 3-for-3 mark from the free-throw line. The sophomore pulled down nine rebounds and had three steals. Rosa, a freshman center, went 7-for-17 from the field for 14 points. The Paso Robles High School graduate had three blocked shots and nine boards.
Sophomore guard Syenna Ramirez had six points, eight rebounds, six rebounds and three steals for the Bulldogs. Freshman guard Taylor Lee-Hammer added nine points, five boards and one steal.
All five Hancock starters scored at least one basket in the first quarter to stake the Bulldogs to a 12-9 lead after the first 10 minutes. Bakersfield outscored Hancock 20-12 in the second quarter to carry at 29-24 advantage into halftime.
Bakersfield's Marissa Figueroa hit a 3-pointer with 3:12 to play in the third quarter to give the Renegades their biggest lead of the game 42-34. The Bulldogs went on a 15-0 run over the next 6:31 of the game. A three-point play by Garcia and a layup from Ramirez brought Hancock to within 42-39 at the end of three quarter. Freshman guard Karly Beyers buried a 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter to tie the game at 42-42. On Hancock's next possession, Rosa scored inside to give Hancock its first lead at 44-42 since the Bulldogs led 18-17 with 5:07 to play in the second quarter. Leopardi scored inside and Lee-Hammer drained a 3-pointer to cap the 15-0 run and build Hancock's lead to 49-42 with 6:41 remaining. The Renegades closed to within two points, but missed their final three shots down the stretch.
Hancock shot 46 percent overall from the field by sinking 25 of its 54 shots. The Bulldogs made five of their seven free throws, and three of eight from 3-point range.
The Bulldogs won despite committing 27 turnovers that led to 24 Bakersfield points. The Bulldogs dominated the boards with a 40-22 advantage. Figueroa led the Renegades with 19 points.
Hancock's four-team Crossover Tournament will end on Saturday. Cuesta will face Bakersfield at 3 p.m. The Bulldogs will face L.A. Pierce at 5 p.m. inside Joe White Memorial Gymnasium. Cuesta (11-6) routed L.A. Pierce (1-12) 85-41 to open the Crossover on Friday.


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Chaaye Khana is one of the largest and most famous Tea House in Pakistan. Chaaye Khana is a tea house concept that was missing in Pakistan. As Pakistan is a country where tea is not just considered as a brew but also considered as a thirst quencher. It has now become a traditional drink of Pakistan and an essential ingredient for our social fabric that is needed at all casual and formal occasions and all social events. As tea has become a social lubricant.
Chaaye Khana is a high-end cafe in Pakistan that specializes in all tea things as provides you an option to replace highly expensive hotels bills for those who serve tea bags in water. Chaaye Khana is a family tea cafe; a place where people arrive with their families and friends to have all kind of tea they want while soothing in a hospitable atmosphere. It is a place for businesspeople where they can meet with business associates to discuss matters of business by having a good cup of tea or where someone can take a book to work on their laptops in privacy and enjoy with a cup of tea.
Chaaye Khana has more than seventy mixtures of drinks, specially selected from all over the world. We provide to the hard-core tea drinker who knows what exactly he wants, as well as to those with a bold splash, who want to try out one of our blends from our six different varieties.
Chaaye Khana is serving 6 varieties of tea with different flavors to people of Pakistan:
Oolong tea is a mixture of black and green tea, and it is a semi-oxidized tea. Oolong tea contains fruits aroma and fragrance and available in different oolong flavors including tasty fruity oolong, morning dew oolong, cream caramel, orange oolong, exotic tropical oolong and tasty fruity oolong.
Chaaye Khana also provides herbal tea that is made with fresh and healthy ingredients that any person can even eat. Herbal tea is available with different flavors including Ayurvedic tea, roasted almond, pina colada blend, Berry trap, and stress fighter.
Black tea is rich of oxidized than other varieties of teas at Chaaye Khana. Black tea is made from leaves of Camellia sinensis and stronger in flavor and contains more caffeine. It is also available in different flavors including orange poke, Russian caravan, open sesame, pure chai and spicy chai blend.
White tea is the natural and most pure tea for the families because white tea is having less amount of caffeine of all tea varieties from the camellia plant and has a very subtle and light infusion. Available in flavors of jasmine silver needles, mango delight, Blueberry Lake, and K2 tea.
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(Reuters) - China Eastern Airlines (0670.HK) is set to place a $6 billion order for up to 20 Boeing (BA.N) 777 jets, while simultaneously emerging at the centre of an aviation row between China and the European Union by stalling a recent Airbus deal, people familiar with the matter said.
The order for wide-body 777s follows a fierce but discreet contest between Boeing and Airbus and allows the U.S. planemaker to bounce back after China's third-largest airline cancelled an order for 24 of its latest flagship 787 Dreamliners last year.
Besides handing the 777 order to Boeing, China Eastern is stalling on the completion of a $3 billion order for 15 Airbus A330 aircraft announced last October, two of the people said.
Boeing, Airbus and China Eastern declined to comment.
The deals took shape at different times and for different plane types, but together they highlight the stakes involved as planemakers court the world's fastest-growing aviation market under the shadow of a recent trade dispute between China and Europe.
China and more than 20 nations oppose EU plans to force airlines to adopt a carbon emissions-capping scheme that they say will penalize foreign long-haul carriers and infringe sovereignty. Airbus has said some plane sales could be threatened.
The EU says its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is needed to meet climate targets and fill a void left by years of international inaction over airline emissions.
Boeing and its European competitor Airbus EAD.PA are betting on new Chinese wealth and government infrastructure spending to bolster travel in the country, where domestic passenger traffic is growing rapidly.
Chinese domestic air traffic is expected to grow by an average of 7.5 percent per year until 2030, about three times the rate in North America, and by around 7 percent on inter-continental routes to and from China, according to Boeing.
In September, the U.S. jetmaker boosted its demand forecast for China by 25 percent, predicting that it would need 5,000 commercial aircraft worth $600 billion over the next 20 years.
China earlier this month reported its weakest quarterly economic growth in nearly three years, but Western plane manufacturers believe the 8.1 percent first-quarter expansion will continue to suck in regular imports of foreign jets.
The first 787 cancellation by a Chinese airline was widely seen as a setback for Boeing, but the U.S. company has also been riding high on record orders last year for the 777, which dominates the market for aircraft with just under 400 seats.
Boeing said last month it was confident of selling China more 777s and was in advanced talks with an unnamed airline.
China Eastern is the third-largest mainland carrier by market value and second largest by domestic traffic, according to airlines body IATA. Its board is expected to meet on Friday.
The company and its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines currently operate a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing short-haul jets and over 40 mainly Airbus long-haul aircraft.
The airline said in October it would place an order for 15 Airbus A330 aircraft subject to Chinese government approval, but analysis of the Airbus order book suggests the necessary backing has not yet materialized.
China Eastern said in October would return five long-range A340s to Airbus at the same time as placing an order for 15 smaller A330s. Airbus has stopped producing the four-engined A340, which was heavily outsold by Boeing's twin-engine 777.
The second-hand A340s, which are less fuel-efficient than twin-engine jets and expensive to convert, may be broken up and sold for parts if Airbus cannot find a buyer, market experts said.
Reporting by Tim Hepher, Kyle Peterson, Fang Yan


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Editor, Register-Mail: Accessory to murder — not something I want on the docket when I go to stand before my judge. If it means I'll be condemned by popular vote in this world, it's a price I'm willing to pay; if this attitude gives offense to some. This is, however, why I oppose House Bill 40. There is no way to candy coat this bill, it is strictly for abortions being paid for by you and me as taxpayers. We then become accessories to this evil.
It's not like anyone can say they cannot get an abortion in Illinois, it is still a very accessible process. You can't say it's for those unfortunates who are victims of rape or abuse; they are currently provided for. This is a bill to make you and I pay for abortions that are used as a form of birth control. Birth control is already covered, it is only the killing of unwanted babies at the cost of you and me the taxpayer. It's not the financial costs that worry me, it's the cost to my soul. Stop House Bill 40, call your representatives now. — Dean Schober, Galesburg


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That's the question that Jesus asked his followers. And it's the most essential question in the Christian faith.
This Lenten, we are starting a sermon series and a bible study series called, I Am Jesus.
God isn't a God that is distant and remains aloof. Our God is a God that we can know and that knows us. Jesus makes this very clear.
Throughout the Gospel of John, Jesus makes six I Am statements using ordinary yet significant images (bread, light, shepherd, vine, and more) to give us an insight of who he is, who God is, and who we are in relation to Christ.
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God is good.
Those words just seems too familiar until I can't really feel the meaning inside. Seriously, God is good. Then what? I know He is good. Everybody knows. Or somehow knows but very often feel the opposite, that God is not fair? Or He is just playing game, which title is "our life"?
God loves us.
Those another boring and just common words! He loves us and I know it very well until I can't feel the love any more. It's too general, isn't it?
When I didn't even think about it, the spirit inside me just made me realize. God is really good and He loves us, indeed. Even we are the sinners, He is still good and still loves us. Isn't it that God is really great God?
Me, the sinner, the bad guy, this morning felt once again that God really gave us more than what we deserve. You know what, I am, bad guy, but He prepared for me to know a perfect, beautiful lady, to fill my emptiness. A lady, that loves God so much, and full talented, willing to be a part of this bad guy. Isn't it only by God's grace?
What am I? What do I have? Nothing. But He gave me this wonderful life. Why? Because He is good, and He loves me.
Even before I know Him, He never leave me, He always be with me. Even before I know Him, He took care of me! Without I even prayed or said any request. Even though I don't know how to pray.
He loves me. And He loves you too, all of His own creation. Seriously, feel His love. And love Him back. I will. I'll try. To love Him.
I may not perfect. But I want to love Him, with everything that He gave me first, coz He loves me first as well.


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When I started this blog the intention was to use it as a place to rant about things about this job that get up my nose. As I said at the outset, I only intended to post occasionally. Recently, however, I've had fewer and fewer things to rant about. Don't get me wrong – I still get bothered about the usual things: legal aid, the Law Society, estate agents and pointless 'quality marks'. However, even those haven't been concerning me so much of late. Shit – what's happening to me? God forbid I'm becoming satisfied. Next thing you know I'll be going to local law society meetings and putting myself forward for some bloody committee. Christ, this is getting serious…
Job satisfactionMarch 20, 2007
Country bumpkin solicitorsMarch 4, 2007
Love this post, by Geeklawyer. Whilst I have every sympathy for him, he doesn't have to deal all the time with jumped-up nobodies with delusions of grandeur. As a solicitor in an insignificant backwater that is, unfortunately, my fate.
Of course, I long-since got over the fact that I'm "an insignificant nothing & a nobody" myself.


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Streaming Killers On Computer
IMDB Rating : 6.6
IMDB Votes : 2,657
User Reviews : 19
Date Released : 1 February 2014
Run Time : 137 min
Movie Genre : Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Movie Director : Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto
Movie Writer : Takuji Ushiyama, Takuji Ushiyama
Movie Stars : Kazuki Kitamura, Oka Antara, Rin Takanashi, Luna Maya
Killers In Tokyo, a serial killer is murdering women and posting his violent crimes on-line. In Jakarta, a rogue vigilante uploads his murdering spree for the world to see. A psychotic game of cat and mouse ensues as the two men battle for notoriety. Soon it becomes clear that it's only a matter of time until the two killers square off face to face.
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Feels Like Two Different Films In One
I was pretty excited to watch this since the trailers looked good, but I must say I was let down. Some good things here and there, but lacked substance.
The biggest issue for me would be that this film feels like two different films. You have the Japanese guy who is a pro serial killer and seems to have a troubled past, which I preferred of the two, and then you have the Indonesian guy who kind of becomes connected to the other guy. The only thing is, how he becomes connected is silly. Minor spoilers since this happens early on, but he kills some guys who are trying to rob him. It's a heat of the moment thing. But he then records them dying and uploads it online. There is no reasoning for this, other than the fact that they try to portray him as some kind of "Hulk" like character where he loses his mind and kills without regard, and all of a sudden he will snap out of it and regret it. It was completely unbelievable and felt contrived just to get these two main characters together, which is where another issues arises.
The poster says "From The Producers Of Cold Fish And The Raid", and thats what it feels like. It's like two different directors shot their own films, and then added in scenes where the two main characters talk on webcam and the finale. The reason why they connect at first seems to make sense, but how it ends just feels completely unmotivated. There was barely any connection between the two throughout, and then they expect us to find the finale really riveting. It just didn't work.
If this had JUST been the Japanese guys story, I would have liked it a lot more. His story had the most going on and brought up some interesting ideas that never really get fleshed out because we need to go back to the other guy in Indonesia. But together, they feel so disconnected and just make the run time longer than it should be.
While there was some good visual stuff that I liked, like the club scene, there were many editing and directing issues. A character runs through a group of guys who want to grab him, and somehow through wonky editing, he gets through them and ends up on the floor a few feet away from them. It seems like the directors just said "Yeah I really don't know how he would get out of this one… but it looks cool so just make him somehow escape."
If you liked the trailer, watch this at your own caution. It probably won't deliver in the way you expected.


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I'm taking a quick break today from talking about ChoreMonster to tell a story and brag on my son. I know that I've used this blog at times to talk about the more difficult aspects of parenting and step-parenting, but today it's all positive.
About a month ago I took my son to a Reds Heads event here in Cincinnati. Reds Heads is a club that the team sets up for kids and they get some cool gear along with a handful of fun opportunities to interact with players. The event we attended was a player question and answer session that was held on the field at Great American Ballpark.
All the kids and parents filed in and took their seats while three of the players, Todd Frazier, Alfredo Simon and Mike Leake answered questions from the kids. The kids all lined up for questions and asked some really great stuff. It ranged from "What's your favorite number?" (my son), to "How do you feel about performance enhancing drug use in baseball?"
The players did a great job, but at a certain point the line was cut because they were out of time. My son's best friend got left out and didn't get to ask his question. He sauntered back to us and explained what happened with tears in his eyes. What might have seemed like a small thing to us was a big deal to him and I could tell my son felt bad for him.
As we were leaving they flashed a bunch of raffle ticket numbers on the jumbotron and after I found our ticket in my pocket, I realized that we had one of the winners. We went to claim our prize, not expecting much, and were surprised to find out we won a signed baseball from one of our favorite Reds, Todd Frazier.
After my son grabbed the ball and looked it over, he immediately looked at me and asked if he could give it to his buddy. I was caught off guard a bit, and asked if he was sure that he wanted to do that. He confirmed it and handed it over to his friend, who was surprised and had an immediate change in his mood.
It was a pretty amazing act of generosity. And in retrospect, I thought to myself, would I have done the same thing? In all honesty, I'm not sure.
Sometimes our kids teach us great lessons.
UPDATE: It's been two years since this happened, and I wanted to provide a quick update. My son's friend recently had a chance to meet Todd Frazier and got his autograph. As a result, the signed ball that my son gave him was returned. It just goes to show that generosity is often returned when it's given so freely.
And last night, when Frazier won the Home Run Derby here in Cincinnati, my son was gripping that signed ball and celebrating as wildly as any fan.


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Re: Army Pay Code "CIB"
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CIB = Combat Infantryman Badge. At that time, enlisted men were entitled to additional pay based on having received the CIB.
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St. Johns County is cautioning Historic City News readers to be aware of scam phone calls by individuals impersonating county officials who are reportedly conveying false information about Hurricane Matthew property damage assessments.
Victims of this scam have reported receiving automated telephone calls from non-county telephone numbers informing them to expect St. Johns County staff to be conducting "Hurricane Matthew damage assessments" on private property.
"St. Johns County does not make direct phone calls to homeowners regarding Hurricane Matthew property damage assessments," County spokesman Michael Ryan told local reporters. "To report or confirm the validity of any phone call regarding Building Services, please call 904.827.6800."


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Let's look at the stats for Bendigo in the last federal election in 2013
Labor just squeaked in with 51% -phew!
– after getting 80% of Greens preferences (the last to be knocked out, except the Libs)
That looks close doesn't it?
But don't get too excited, no one is predicting an upset here.
When Lisa Chesters took over from Steve Gibbons the vote dropped 8%
Now that we have all got used to Lisa, her vote should go back up again.
The Greens vote dropped from 12% to 9% in 2013 but it looks like it will bounce back this time and may even get a top up. At the present rate of growth The Greens should take the seat before the end of the century, if all goes according to plan.
Primary votes
Labor 36%
Libs 40%
Greens 9%
Assorted Nutjobs 5%
Informal 5%
Gnats 5% (slightly less than Informal – how embarrassing!)
The Gnats got up to 7% before being knocked out.
Labor got 30% of their preference and Greens got 12%
Greens got up to 12% before being knocked out
The Libs got 18% of their preferences and Labor got the rest
Now let's have a squizz at the stats for our little shire here in Sleepy Hollow
I have painstakingly gone to the trouble of collating the stats from all eleven booths in our shire in order to get a glimpse into our own little bubble.
Primary votes
Labor 38%
Libs 30%
Greens 20%
Gnats 3%
Assorted Nutjobs 9%
Two Party Preferred
Labor 63%
Libs 37%
Now let's get up close and personal –
Top Booth for the Greens
Guildford – 28% Well done team!
The Greens out voted the Liberals in only 2 booths
Castlemaine North and Guildford
(possibly the only 2 booths to do so outside inner-city Melbourne)
Highest Labor vote in the entire electorate:
Castlemaine North – 70% (TPP)


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Determining collective barrier operation skew in a parallel computer
United States Patent
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|Determining collective barrier operation skew in a parallel computer that includes a number of compute nodes organized into an operational group includes: for each of the nodes until each node has been selected as a delayed node: selecting one of the nodes as a delayed node; entering, by each node other than the delayed node, a collective barrier operation; entering, after a delay by the delayed node, the collective barrier operation; receiving an exit signal from a root of the collective barrier operation; and measuring, for the delayed node, a barrier completion time. The barrier operation skew is calculated by: identifying, from the compute nodes' barrier completion times, a maximum barrier completion time and a minimum barrier completion time and calculating the barrier operation skew as the difference of the maximum and the minimum barrier completion time.
|Faraj; Daniel A. (Rochester, MN)
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|November 27, 2012
|STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. B554331 awarded by the Department of Energy. The Government has certain rights in this invention.


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Shoes are everywhere in closets in rooms in garages. There are many different types of shoes such as Jordan's Kobe's LeBron's Kyrie's curries, and KD's. Shoes are awesome and comfy and they protect your feet. Jordan's are great shoes they protect your feet from nails and stuff. P.S. they are great basketball shoes. Kobe's are awesome they make high top Kobe's and Kobe lows. However they are both good shoes.
Think about it the person that made the Kobe 10 lows is likely a pretty rich guy. Many of the shoes made by Nike are pretty nice and expensive shoes. You could make a living by making shoes. Some people don't care about shoes but a lot do. I and most of my friends love shoes. I have some friends that don't like shoes and I try my best to make them like shoes.
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Floorings retailer Carpetright has issued its second profit warning in four months as the European arm of its business continued to struggle.
The company blamed poor trading in the Netherlands, and after the impact of currency movements, total sales in Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands fell 6.3 per cent.
Total sales were up 0.6 per cent but European sales fell 7.5 per cent.
A 1.9 per cent like-for-like (LFL) UK sales rise, which was boosted by its "self-help" programme with over half of its 473 stores now modernised, was not enough to prevent the unwelcome news.
Carpetright said: "We now expect our full year underlying pre-tax profit to be below the lower end of current market expectations."
Lord Harris, who is a non-executive director at Matalan and on the Arsenal FC board, came out of retirement in October to take over the flagging firm from outgoing Darren Shapland.
Greg Bromley, Retail Consultant at Conlumino, commented: "(Carpetright's) tight financial control, alongside one further store closure in the period, has gone some way to offsetting the margin squeezing effects of promotional activity and competitive discounting across the sector."


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The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (No. 22) states "the Bishop should therefore be determined that the priests, the deacons, and the lay Christian faithful grasp ever more deeply the genuine meaning of the rites and liturgical texts and thereby be led to an active and fruitful celebration of the Eucharist. To the same end, he should also be vigilant that the dignity of these celebrations be enhanced. In promoting this dignity, the beauty of the sacred place, of music, and of art should contribute as greatly as possible." It is the ministry of the Office of Worship to support Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond and act as a resource to parishes for the genuine and fruitful celebration of all sacramental rites, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and liturgical ministries. This includes, but is not limited to the dignity and beauty of the Church's music, art, and architecture.
to promote a faithful adherence to the Divine Liturgy as given by Christ and mandated by the Church modeled in practical ways through the planning and coordination of diocesan celebrations and taught through appropriate liturgical trainings
to model good liturgy, in practical ways through the planning and coordination of diocesan celebrations
to encourage and develop liturgical spirituality among clergy and faithful
to review plans for building or renovation of churches in the diocese to ensure the creation of genuine sacred places in accord with the present liturgical norms, in conformity with the historical tradition of our Church, and in a manner that promotes beauty so that liturgy may be celebrated in accordance with liturgical law
to act as liturgical advisor to the Archbishop in his role as diocesan liturgist
planning and executing diocese-wide workshops - specifically for Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Altar Servers, Music Ministers, Ushers & Greeters, and Ministers of Care to the Sick
planning and coordinating special Archdiocesan liturgical celebrations
acting as a resource on liturgy and ritual for parish liturgical coordinators, committees, ministers and diocesan offices
supporting parish music ministers through sponsorship of a diocesan chapter of NPM (National Pastoral Musicians)
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Chennai: The highest world-ranked squash player in India, Dipika Pallikal is not part of the national team for the World Women's Team Championship to be held in Canada from December 1 to 6.
The ace player has decided to opt out and subsequently informed the National Coach Cyrus Poncha through email.
Poncha had sought the availability of all those players who had served the national team with distinction in the Asian Games for the World championship selection trials.
But reportedly, as all the other players responded via emails Dipika chose to stay quiet.
Efforts were then made to change her decision. The national coach also brought to her notice the recent advice by the Ministry of Youth Affairs that any player on his or her own volition declining to be part of the team for events like the World Championship stood to lose all government funding. Dipika however stuck to her stand that she was keeping away.
Considering the high value-addition that Dipika could have brought to the team, her absence has come at an untimely moment when squash in the country has been looking up after a series of excellent performances at the international level.
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In a few weeks it would be 2017. Perhaps like us, you are probably coming to the end of your seasonal celebrations and are looking forward to a productive year ahead. With a view to this, we thought we would put together some of the best tips and tricks to get you started with any home improvement ventures you are looking to embark on:
House work
- Add a few drops of essential oil to a water spray and spray onto clothes before ironing as an alternative to expensive ironing waters.
- Use scrunched up balls of tin foil when you run out of scouring pads.
- Brown sauce is apparently good for cleaning up old brass.
- Some of you may already know this, to remove stubborn stains from your vases, simply pour in a small amount of white vinegar and a handful of rice, swish around for a bit then rinse well and your glass should look brand new again.
- For cleaning very delicate surfaces try using baby wipes, they are much gentler than more household detergents. Nevertheless, no matter how tempting it may be avoid scrubbing delicate surfaces.
- Use 2 drops of lemon juice when rinsing glassware to add sparkle and shine.
- Nevertheless, vinegar is the best non detergent in order to remove lime scale.
- "Cif" cleaning liquid is great to clean marks off stone fireplaces.
- Use an old pillow cases to use for machine washing delicates.
- Go that extra mile for your guests without over spending. Collect all those free toiletry samples from magazines and put them in guest rooms/bathrooms.
- After the rain has stopped (fingers crossed it will be very soon) use a window cleaner to polish glass table tops and make them fit for the summer BBQ's.
- Remember to dust/clean outside light bulbs as dirty ones can lose up to 30% of its light.
This is our favourite trick:
- Rub scrunched up newspaper over window for a smeary free shine.
- In order to remove marks left on carpets by heavy furniture and sofas, place an ice cube over the dent, as the ice cube melts the moisture will soak into the fibres causing them to plump up again! That would be just amazing when reorganising furniture… must give that a go!
Final thoughts:
Make a new year's resolution and tidy away before you go to bed every night…start your day off well by waking up to a clean and tidy household!


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You may be wondering why I am writing a review on a 12 year old CD. My childhood friend, Leslie, Posted a coupon on Facebook for Tedeschi's Trucks Band new CD. I figured before I run out tomorrow and buy the latest CD I should review the first CD that came out a little over 12 years ago.
I was driving down 101 going from San Francisco to LA. It was warm for February in 1998, I had time to burn. The tape deck in the Oldsmobile had quit months ago so I was listening to the FM as I headed south om a Sunday morning. When I got near Salinas, I had thought of taking Route 1 along the coast, the the DJ of the Salinas radio station introduced a new CD he had just received and he had played the first track and loved it so much he was going to play the whole CD with out interruption.
The first song was "Rock me Right" and boy did Susan Tedeschi's voice rock me right. I took a turn back to head south on 101 through the Salinas Valley knowing if I took Route 1 down the coast, the mountains would block the radio signal after just 10 minutes. All of a sudden I was transported back to 1969 a rainy day Friday August 14th I played hooky from school, something I never did, but this was a special occasion. The greatest bands and artist of the time were going to be in a place I could drive to in upstate New York, Woodstock. I pointed my little red Alfa Romeo south to make the 300 mile trip To Woodstock , a town that is actually fairly close to the major metropolitan areas of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. It had been Raining for days but I was hopeful that the rain would stop.
What a contrast from the weather I was having in California. 75 degrees sunny and with a slight breeze from the Pacific. "Rock me Baby" made me think of Janice Joplin, but in a polished control and trained way. Susan still had a slight edge to her voice but it was definitely not the drug induced, who gives a F, that Janice had that made 17 year old boys like me me shiver at the though of that kind of woman.
Susan Tedeschi "Just Won't Burn," her break out album produced By Tom Hambridge who has single handed kept the blues alive. That is a slight exaggeration but not a bold face lie. Tom is a complete music company onto himself, has the awards to prove it and a who's who of friends to back it up.
Susan's rendition of Hambridge's "It Hurt So Bad" put me over the top when I heard it leaving Salinas. Right then and there I made up my mind I had to have that CD.
The rain did not let up and a mountain of traffic seemed to be heading to Woodstock. It was dark and dreary with sprinkles of happiness braking out along the road with cars stranded by the side and folks getting together to make the best of it.
The CD's title song "It Just Won't Burn" written by Tedeschi, not only showcases her voice and guitar work but also her feeling for writing the blues, the lady has soul. You can feel the passion in her voice.
I have listened to this album so much over the years, usually as prelude to "Big Brother And the Holding Company" . By the time "Angel From Montgomery" written by John Prime, the radio in the Oldsmobile was having troubles staying locked in. I stopped the car in a spot with good reception to listen to the rest of the CD.
The road to the hamlet of White Lake in Bethel New York where the concert was to happen was clogged with at least half a million happy souls. The dirt road got so rutted and muddy that I knew it was just a matter of time before the little sports car would get high centered. I saw a clear spot on the shoulder of the road and dove for it. Safely parked between a late 50's VW Camper Bus and a converted bread truck I made new friends and contributed the wine I carried in exchange for food and shelter.
The last song in the Album is a collaboration by Tedeschi and Hambridge "Friar's point" A classic blues rift. that closed out my 45 minutes of driving and day tripping. It is interesting how many people like me there are that love cars and music but more so the blues "the peoples music". We could hear the concert off in the distance as the rain continued but it did not matter as a bunch of strangers became friends for one night and partied away safely in the bus and the bread truck. In the morning the National Guard was offering free pulls for those that wanted to get back on pavement. I took them up on the offer said good bye to my mates and headed home to Plymouth New Hampshire, dropping chunks of mud on the way. Thanks Leslie, I promise the next time I will tell you ahead of time.


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Thanks to the Easter break I've been able to put some good modelling time into the new tanks and get them closer and closer to the battlefield.
Here they are assembled. The Tiger turret was finished but then I realised that the gun was off centre due to the mould line I mentioned in the last post. I snapped it off before the green stuff had cured, filed down the base and then reglued it. Now it's much better.
Here's my StuG with tank commander and machine gun mount included. Because the machine gun mount isn't originally included in the model kit I drilled a hole for it and then glued it down over the right hatch, as was historically done.
While it may not be really obvious here I had some issues with the tracks fitting the hull. Both tracks were slightly curved, which I tried to fix with hot water (didn't make much difference) but more than that, the hull itself was convex on one side. It was too big of a job to try and file down without a dremel or the like so I decided instead to greenstuff the gaps and help hold the model together this way. It took a fair bit of green stuff but I hope I managed to make it look like there were just some welded parts in the joints.
Here are both models on the painting table. They both got two coats of Vallejo Dark Yellow Surface Primer to start with and the StuG has had a wash of Agrax Earthshade with a bit of Nuln Oil added (my attempt to replace Devlan mud). For some reason my camera added a flash to this picture. Still, it gives you an idea of the colours.
Here is a natural light colour showing how the wash really tones down the yellow and makes it a nice battlefield tone. The plain primer is a bit bright. Now I plan to add brown and green camo stripes to go with something of the German tricolour scheme.
Looking forward to getting these on the tabletop and if anyone has any questions about the models or the game please just drop a comment.
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Celebrating HubPages By Toasting My Favorite Fan Mail
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Well here's to HubPages and my one hundredth hub article. I've learned a lot here on HubPages, about writing, about my own nature and positively about the nature of others! I am envious of the success stories I've read about due to the hub-influence. I'm afraid I haven't quite got there yet! But I admire those that have, well done, cheers to you my fine feathered friends. I have had some interesting offers and a few opportunities that are still floating out there in the ether, like gold leaves floating just out of my reach! But I'm not dead yet! Wait...***pinch*** nope, I'm not dead yet. So hey, let's party! I live in Madison for cryin' out loud, that's how we do it!
I would be remiss not to mention my one success of note recently in publishing my first eBook entitled, Your Life As A Painting. If you're looking for inspiration, or for a book to review, check it mon soire!
Now where was I, ah yes, toasting my fan mail! Followers and fan mail, like some of my darker skinned brothers might say, what it is? I mean, come on, I'm not Ludacris, nor am I Jimmy Buffet, or Jesus, or even They Might Be Giants. I am a salacious writer and artist who is humbly honored that someone would even take the time to compliment my words and art. Below you will find a list of my favorite comments from my fan mail. Check out these other great Hubpages writers, they are all the cat's pajamas. As Patty Inglish is want to say, write on!
I'm not exactly sure what these French fellas are saying, but I know it's extra extra large!
Props aboard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What can I say? It's good to be loved by your peers.
Niteriter I've just been reading some of your Hubs. Ben, my friend, you are truly talented. Your ability to bend the written word to your wishes is a long way down the road past average. You will be discovered and you will have a great following. I'm delighted to be one of your early fans.
sunforged Although I don't always comment, I must admit that I gladly visit each new hub by this creative individual time and again. A strong and entertaining voice always shines through regardless of the topic and the conversation that inevitable ensues within the comments is always worth absorbing = Im a fan!
stars439 Excellent Writer. Very Talented Artist. And Good Friend. GBY
K9keystrokes I am in love with the hubs I have a chance to read, I am an instant fan!
Patty Inglish, MS Ben Zoltak, you offer a wide variety of topics in your writing and I enjoy many of them. In addition, your name sounds like a Space Hero. Another plus.
Karanda If the first paragraph in his profile is anything to go by, this is one fine writer.
Anaya M. Baker Love your bio - one of the best I've seen! Couldn't agree more on the "selling out" point. Worked many crap jobs, so if I could ever make a living creatively I'd take it in a second! And thanks for the kind comments and encouragement for this newbie writer:)
buckjoseph I like your attitude! Praise you to God, and back to holy Hell! Ha ha! Keep up the fantastic job dude.
SteveoMc Your answer to the question, should a man marry a woman taller than himself was hysterical. I laughed and laughed at the thought of a short village tying on to the tall woman's ears. Bravo! I love the entertainment.
Art 4 Life Always ready to fan another artist out here~ Welcome to the hubs, your hubs are brilliant!
agvulpes G'day Ben from an Aussie who loves crazy humor. :-)
LegumePastabasta I fan to you. You have happy face, I like it. You are nice man. I like it. You write nice, I like it! My writing can be good like you some day. My daughter helps me. The hub boss dont put my story because my English not so good. I reading Ben and llearn the nice way to talk. Thank you Ben Zoltak. Your name before is Zoltaky no?
IdeaMorphist I enjoy the humor of your hubs, thanks for making me grin!
Momma Mia You certainly have my attention......I really like your style! Refreshing to see and feel an articulate person that is also down to earth....hats off to ya.... Mia
cheaptrick Sorry it took so long to visit you. Your one of the finest word smiths I've had the pleasure of reading.I don't often comment but I do read so know that I suport you.
bearclawmedia Just read your SEO content blog, top notch writing! I applaud you. I like your writers voice and any one who read this article would have had a bit of fun and learned a lot. This has to be our goal here at the hub pages. Thank you for your presence and presents. Bearclaw
Anita Revel Your choices of subject are COOL. I wanted to click on so many! LOL
Nell Rose Cos you make me laugh! cheers Nell
AEvans You certainly are a person of many characters and a painter too! I am impressed and glad to become a fan! :)
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Green Lotus
I like your philosophy on life and your style. Looking forward to reading more of your hubs.
Ben - quite inspirational. Love your topics.
loving the writiing expresses alot of emotion and very sensual
Thank you for being my number one fan. I am new and will post soon. I had a look at your articles and will read with interest. I really appreciate artists in our society. Without their contribution our world would be a grim and dark place. Z
wytegarillazYou made me laugh when I read your answer on should a guy marry some one taller or not !
Great hubs. You're a great presence here on HubPages -- keep it up!
You are among the best!
simply awesome!
Les Trois Chenes
Hi, many thanks for your comment. Let me know if you do build your own bee-hive - and why! Your hubs look fascinating
Somehow missed fanning you after a few nice comments on my hubs. I guess I was newer then and more in a daze. All woken up now. A new follower for ya by a fellow Madisonian.
I knew that I would be a fan just by reading your profile. You have an artist's sensibility for writing! Looking forward to reading more ~
Shalini Kagal
I've just read one hub - and it's made me look forward to reading all of yours!
Jane Bovary
Ben, how could I not sign up after those nice compliments? Actually I could have sworn I already had.
jill of alltrades
It's great to meet an artist! You now have a new fan!
You write about things worth reading. Look forward to more from you. I enjoy painting too. Aloha!
Thanks for taking the time to share a part of your life with us. Jeremy
Tammy Lochmann
Just browsing I try to personally follow people that I like reading (sometimes it's just returning the favor you know etiquette). Anyway I have enjoyed reading your very personal and well written hubs.
Hey Ben! Thanks for being a fan - What a charmer! x
I was going to fan you after I read your hub, but my daughter came over and kidnapped me. lol!
Arthur Windermere
Thanks for joining. Looks like you have some pretty cool hubs too. And you flatter me with comparison to Nick Drake. I'm afraid it's a coincidence of camera angle and lighting.
Great variety of hubs - all interesting and with lots of good humor!
I like the way you write and I will read as time goes by. Hope one day you can visit Philippines too!
Peggy W
Enjoyed your article on how to price art. So...an artist and writer from Madison! I spent my early childhood in Wisconsin and have cousins living in Madison.
I like the idea of painting without criticism.
H.C Porter
Hi Ben-Love your hubs, glad I can be your fan...
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You are a hilarious author. Fun to read.
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Because even I believe 'art' is a universal language..and words (language) are for everyone! Ben, it is a pleasurable read as your introduction..your profile..
Zsuzsy Bee
I will be looking for more of your great hubs.
Dolores Monet
Ben. You're a wonderful writer and I am glad to be your fan.
Hi! I like your cool dad Hub!
Thanks again everybody. Times have been kind of bleak around here, it's really heartening to see all the supportive comments from fans, friends and peers. I think a recent Facebook post of mine says it best:
Anyone who knows me knows I'm one of those bleeding hearts who wears his heart on his sleeve. Problem is, after sneezing into the crook of my arm it's more difficult to share my heart felt emotion without getting boogers and blood everywhere.
Reckon yourself a writer? A saavy thinker who thinks suave thoughts?
Then sign up for Hubpages here! (and get your own damn admirers)
I also would like to thank Ludacris, for doing his thiiiiinnnggg!!! Long live free speech!
I'm late joining the party, but I enjoy the good times your offer in this article and (as I can tell from the comments) many others. A pleasure meeting you!
Hi Ben - at first I thought this was kind of funny, sort of like a toast to yourself and how swell you are, haha! But it's nice to read the comments of followers who provide such wonderful encouragement, especially for someone new to HP. Glad to see that you're still aboard and congratulations on 100 (now I see 105) hubs!
Enjoyed the read especially Patty Inglish's comment - :)
What a great read, its so cool to stumble upon a hubber who is new to me and have such a vast wealth of references. Very impressive and cool idea. Nice to meet you I feel like I know you far better than anyone I've just first read about on HubPages. Best Wishes and Continued Success, :) Katie
You have now passed that magical 100 hubs mark. Onward and upward! I love your humor and this made me laugh...
"Anyone who knows me knows I'm one of those bleeding hearts who wears his heart on his sleeve. Problem is, after sneezing into the crook of my arm it's more difficult to share my heart felt emotion without getting boogers and blood everywhere."
Congratulations on your first e-book! That is also quite an accomplishment. Happy for you!
Congratulation. It feels so great and unbelievable to have written 100 hubs but there you are on the throne with the well deserved crown on you head. Looking forward to the next 100.
I must say, I'm pleased as pleased can be to find myself in such highbrow company. A published author no less! My oh my.
Congratulations, Brother Ben! A job well done I say. And now I'm off to browbeat Amazon into accepting my PayPal paternoster.
Wow! 100 hubs! Congratulations! I really am happy and proud to be one of your fans!
Congratulations too on your ebook. I like the title and I am going to check it out after I post this. You surely inspire me!
Hey Ben congrats on reaching your 100th (you beat me)! Great quotes and what a cool, original way to pay back a tribute to your fans...my favorite quote is Patty's who thinks your name sounds like a Space Hero! Love the artwork too. Here's to terrifically successful year.
Nice job Ben. Your self portrait is simply amazing!
This is truly a creative hub, Ben. Congratulations for your 100th hub ! Keep up the hardwork, you will definitely reach your goal one day.
Love love love the art! Yay! And tribute - cool!
Nice tribute back to your fans. I hear you too on the envy and the struggle to write and wonder if you are good enough and all that nonsense. Writers do write and to be a writer all you need to do is scratch a few thoughts down on paper or type them out on your computer. Love the artwork too!


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- to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).
- to relieve the tensions of; cause to relax: A week's vacation should depressurize me.
- to lose air pressure: The airplane cabin depressurized almost instantly.
Also especially British, de·pres·sur·ise.
Origin of depressurize
First recorded in 1940–45; de- + pressurize
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It would have to be the last of these three that struck Flight 370—if, indeed, it was a case of depressurization.
In any event, depressurization may be a credible explanation but not one that eliminates all other possibilities.
- (tr) to reduce the pressure of a gas inside (a container or enclosed space), as in an aircraft cabin
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I was looking around for an easy way to create a checkbox on the iPhone, and it turns out there isn't one. At least, not one readily available. I found a couple of posts, and thought that there should be an easy way to do this.
In that first post, he refers to this:
So the method I came up with was to have a button with separate graphics for the required three states:
Each of these corresponds with the button states that can be set in Interface Builder. Be sure to set the images in the "Image" pop-up, NOT the "Background" pop-up. If you put it in the Background, it will scale the image to fill the size of the button. Putting it in the "Image" pop-up centers the image in the button and allows us to make the clickable area of the button larger than the checkbox itself, which is important for such a small button.
The code itself looks like this:
- (IBAction)checkboxButton:(id)sender{
if (checkboxSelected == 0){
[checkboxButton setSelected:YES];
checkboxSelected = 1;
} else {
[checkboxButton setSelected:NO];
checkboxSelected = 0;
Download the source code (full Xcode project) here. You can see that there is an IBAction and IBOutlet as well. Make sure you make those connections in Interface Builder, or the button won't work.
I'm pretty new at programming so if I'm doing something wrong here, please let me know!


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Adam Glendon Sidwell's second book, Buttersmith's Gold will be out today! Isn't this an awesome cover? I just love it!
If you haven't read the first book, Evertaster, you can find it HERE!
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Today, I thought I might share some photos of our little guest "nook." Small guest sleeping spots are one component of small houses. When we bought our little house, we knew we would have to get creative with a guest sleeping space. Luckily, Mark's tool bag and his bag of tricks proved their worth yet again. We turned what was previously an awkward room of closets and useless space into a day-bed area, complete with bookshelves and a teeny window seat.
Mark built this daybed himself and helped re-build the bookshelves (once closets) to house my ever-growing collection of good reads. I love the way the afternoon light streams in through the bathroom and guest room windows. It turns this space into a cozy little nook, proving that living small is really about using and loving the space you have.
And yes, if you were wondering... I am going to go play fetch with that little stinky butt now.
Happy Friday!


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A 'Stoner Corner' is a place where people chill. It is generally near a staircase. No stoners must be present for a corner to be a Stoner Corner, but everyone in the corner must either be very quiet or very loud, and constantly discuss music.
"Hey! Lets go talk about the Grateful Dead over in the Stoner Corner!"
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Robert and I met with my hematologist on Tuesday and established a course of action.
Since the HGB and hematocrit levels aren't falling very quickly, I'm going to continue with 2 phlebotomies a week and begin a regimine of 500 mg of hydrea (hydroxyurea or HU) daily.
My blood pressure is still too high (165/110) so I went back to the internist to check the dosage of the BP meds. Those have been adjusted, so it should be improving soon.
So today is my first day of the chemo and blood pressure meds with the warfarin (blood thinner) -- makes me feel old to have a handful of pills in the morning!
I am still easily tired and my vision is annoyingly blotchy -- this is most likely due to the high blood pressure I am told.
I attended the World Class Leaders reception for Leadership Gwinnett this evening -- It was so great to focus on something other than this illness!
The phases of dealing with a life altering illness are much better read about than experienced. It is tough to strike a healthy balance between reading everything one can find on the illness, treatments, side effects and clinical trials and work assignments and family life. All three must be squeezed between naps, which are no longer voluntary.
Last week, I felt an incredible sense of relief that there is a "name" and real cause for the extreme fatigue and other symptoms that have been gaining steam in recent months. It's not all in my head; I'm not a hypochondriac... funny how the self-doubts can mount when there are no answers.
After the relief came the overwhelming desire to fully understand the disease -- what EXACTLY is it, how does it happen, what happens next... mix one diagnosis with others and what do they mean?
Right now, I'm okay with developing a series of questions. Each answer seems to lead to three more questions.
I am so GRATEFUL that we have gifted humans who choose to study the sciences -- and never underestimate the importance stem cell research has on all our lives. The results of their persistent curiousity is already giving me more time.
Better living through chemistry!


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When it comes to understanding the cutting edge of technology, it's fair to say that the folks over at MIT have the market cornered. Each year, the editors at the "MIT Technology Review" take a look at the most innovative companies in the world. For 2013, Audi made the list as one of the "50 Most Disruptive" companies, credited for its piloted driving project shown at CES.
The piloted driving project was used to develop a system to enhance the Audi's existing adaptive cruise control. If it's successfully implemented for consumer cars, Audi owners could conceivably let their cars do the driving for them on highways and in city centers. The system uses two radar sensors that scan the area up to 250 meters in front of the car, while a wide-angle camera watches for cars, pedestrians and the lane markings on the road. Piloted driving project also makes use of several ultrasonic sensors to detect obstacles immediately surrounding the car, and a laser that scans for obstacles in the distance.
All together, these sensors, radar, and lasers should create a safer, more efficient, more autonomous driving experience for future Audi owners. While much of this technology is still in its infancy, the fact that Audi is looking to create "smarter" cars for the future is exactly why it landed on MIT's list of most innovative companies.
This is Audi's third award for the piloted driving project, but it's not one that the company takes for granted. "We are greatly honored to be included in the group of the world's most innovative companies. It shows that Audi is well equipped for the future," says Audi Board of Management Chairman Rupert Stadler.
We're just excited to get our hands on one of these autonomous cars for review.


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Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.
Anthony's Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
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Bell's Theorem: As soon as the body is immersed fully in the bathtub, the telephone will ring.
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North Dakota's oil boom fueled the fastest housing growth in the nation for the third consecutive year, government figures show, even though it is still hard to find a place to live in some towns.
Census Bureau statistics released Thursday show that in the year to July 2013, North Dakota added 10,207 housing units — a growth of 3.1 percent. That far outstripped the national average growth rate of 0.3 percent and was the fastest in the nation.
Williams County in the state's western oil patch showed more housing development than any other county in the country according to the census data. The number of housing units there grew by 15.6 percent in the year to July 2013, and 40 percent over a three-year period.
Five of the top ten counties in the nation for housing growth were in North Dakota — Williams, Stark, Ward, Morton and Burleigh.
"North Dakota's strong economy is fueling development across the state that includes a major expansion of new housing for residents of all income levels," said Gov. Jack Dalrymple in a statement. "We will continue working with private industry to expand our housing opportunities throughout the state, especially in communities experiencing rapid growth."
North Dakota's building boom follows the rapid expansion of oil production, which has drawn tens of thousands of workers, lured by high-paying jobs and the lowest unemployment rate in the nation.
Every day, more people arrive at the Amtrak station in downtown Williston with backpacks slung over their shoulders hoping to find work.
Williston, the seat of Williams County, has been the fastest-growing micropolitan area — with a population of more than 10,000 but less than 50,000 — in the country for several years.
Many oil patch workers live in man camps, which are pre-fabricated structures which can look like military barracks. Others live in sprawling trailer parks, sleep in cars or even tents. Some companies rent blocks of hotel rooms for employees to live in.
Housing developments are constantly popping up in big areas of town that didn't exist on maps a couple of years ago. But they are still not enough to keep pace with demand and oil money has pushed rents to among the highest in the nation: a simple one bedroom apartment in Williston can easily cost $2,000 a month in rent. Even a spot to park a trailer can cost over $800 per month.
While the oil boom has given state officials plenty of numbers to brag about — such as high economic growth rates, per capita income growth and low unemployment — it has also spawned some negative statistics.
In 2012, North Dakota had the highest worker death rate in the nation with 17.7 fatalities per 100,000 employees, according to AFL-CIO, the nation's largest labor federation.
North Dakota Again Leads Nation in Housing Growth - abcnews.com


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While I have still been extremely busy at my full-time job, I took a bit of vacation this week to go try to catch some of the fall foliage around Ohio. I went to explore some places up around Cleveland on Monday, before heading to Hocking Hills for a short jaunt this morning. It was …
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by ARSAL on 01/27/02 at 11:15:27
How we can convert million million square cubic foot per day to cubic meter per day
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by Ray Viv on 01/28/02 at 15:49:22
Arsal, There are approximately 35.3 cubic feet in one cubic meter. Divide million million square ??? cubic feet by 35.3 to find how many cubic meters.(35.314670111696704 cu.ft. = 1 cu.meter)Ray
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by linscanuae on 11/07/04 at 00:24:17
The S in MMSCFD or MMSCMD stands for standard not square which may have a different conversion rate. This come now to my question anybody knows the actual conversion rate between MMSCFD and MMSCMD and vice versa?
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by Robert Fogt on 11/07/04 at 20:00:24
The MM does not stand for million million, it stands for thousand thousand. The M is the roman numeral M, for 1000.MM is a thousand thousand, which equals 1 million.MMSCFD is Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day.1 million cubic foot per day = 28316.847 cubic meter per day
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Here it is: the annual list and reading retrospective for the year. I have to admit at the fore that I'm slightly embarrassed about the lack of literary fiction devoured. I seem to hear Stephen King gruffing in my brain about how really serious writers need to read at least one novel per week.
Although if the spirit of Stephen King has actually taken up residence in my brain, I probably have more serious problems than the quality of my literary output…
I know.
It's a predictable and fairly lame rimshot.
But I've spent the last two days recovering from a nasty stomach flu, and it's the best I can do right now. Also regular readers of this blog will know that while I do brush my hair on a daily basis, I don't just whip out the blow drier and nonpajama apparel for any old occasion, and TODAY was supposed to be an occasion of enormous and uber-caloric crepe importance at this fantastic coffee shop in Plymouth over many cups of (decaf) coffee and open laptops in affectionate silence—
And then I came downstairs—in street clothes with glossy smooth hair, please note—AND CARL'S BOSS CALLED TO SAY THAT HIS COWORKER HAD PROMISED CARL WOULD DO AN EXTRA VIDEO FOR THE WEEKEND. A video that Carl was never told about but was still due in approximately 4 hours. While said coworker fled the state for the remainder of the holidays.
For real.
This is the kind of disorganized, irresponsible crap that will be eliminated from the universe when I become sole dictator.
Until then I'm falling back on very small acts of personal intellectual organization and possibly some reality TV. We'll have to see.
I'm not sure how we got there, but here's the book list anyway:
Books Read in 2011
- Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells*
- The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
- The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
- Little Bee by Chris Cleave*
- Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
- Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows*
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by by J. K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling*
Spiritual/Personal Interest:
- The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd*
- Love Wins by Rob Bell
- Victory over the Darkness by Neil Anderson
- Self-Esteem by Matthew McKay*
- Roaring Lambs by Robert Briner
- Girl Meets God by Lauren Winner*
- The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin*
- On Becoming Babywise by Gary Ezzo
- Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg
- What to Expect when You're Expecting by Heidi Murkoff
- Skimmed half a dozen others…
Writing & Related:
- Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911 by Leonard Woolf
- Beginning Again: An Autobiography of the Years 1911-1918 by Leonard Woolf
- Watching the English by Kate Fox*
- Wait for Me!: Memoirs by Deborah Mitford
- The Best American Essays of 2010*
- Pleasure Bound: Victorian Sex Rebels and the New Eroticism by Deborah Lutz
- Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maas*
- Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell*
- The Immortal Game: A History of Chess by David Shenk*
- An Autobiography by Agatha Christie*
I starred my favorites, though I always hesitate to do that because I may have enjoyed them for reasons you might not especially share. I think recommending books to strangers on the Internet probably qualifies as one of the least productive uses of time.
Much like reality TV, which reminds me of the afternoon's other pressing engagement.
Cheers and happy holidays, friends. May your 2012 be full of books and the good conversations that come out of them!


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Three Dimensions in Video
Published February 22, 2011 by Steve Donovan
"This one. 40 inches. 120 hertz. Look at the price," he turns around and leads me down the aisle and turns back to me and poses while points, "and this one. 40 inches. 120 hertz. Price." He looks me straight in the eye as if he were gauging my comfort. "Now. This next one is the best deal but everybody turns and runs away when I tell them one thing about this television. "46 inches. 240 hertz," His teeth carefully articulate the price, "Twelvvvvve. NineTEE nine." His eyebrows raise and his eyes fix on me. This television salesman obviously knows that everyone quivers when they hear this last part: " and it has 3D." Everyone, he tells me, turns around after they get told that it has 3D playback capability.
I was just as guilty, "I don't need 3D."
"Then don't use it." He was absolutely right.
The best tv's--at the best prices--are in 3D. It's almost an add-on to the higher end high def televisions. After all the hoopla and fanfare behind this new technology, I wondered why 3D had not just become something unpopular but something that is feared--or even hated. Little do those fearful customers know is that, I predict, 3D is sneaking into your house by 2018. Estimates show that 10 million 3D units will be getting into homes in the United States. My first question to the author of this statistic would be, "Why? Why would the demand be the high?" What I assumed was that the demand would be there. The demand is not there. Nor will it be.
In 2009, bloggers and reviewers alike bawked at the idea of rolling out 3D high def sets. It's a cumbersome thing to learn and understand. There was no public outcry for such an extravagant thing. Consider this: Nobody was yelling for it in the movie theaters either. Yet, from 2008 to 2009, 3D production and revenue jumped from $240 million to over $1 billion. So, there is a market. Still...how would it get into our house? Consider this... At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, 3D set producers were once again trying to push 3D integration. This year's CES 3D HDTV preview was a little different for a couple reasons. One primary reason--they were excited to show it off was because they're getting a handle on "passive" 3D. This allows consumers to buy 3D sets and use simple, cheaper 3D glasses that you would use in a movie theater. Over the past three years, 3D set producers could only effectively produce "active" 3D sets. These tout more expensive, clunky glasses that would have a purchase price around $150 a pair. Tough buy for a family..."Honey! I'm getting you guys glasses for Christmas! Happy Holidays!" Passive 3D Technology is cheaper when it comes to accessories.
So, still, why would people run these 3D sets into their homes? Because cheap glasses? No.
I bought a printer last week and realized it had wifi and Bluetooth capabilities. Wow--surprise! AND my television has internet capabilities via wifi technology. Along with that, I have the opportunity to access YouTube, Hulu Plus and the list goes on for a while. More and more products are gaining access to wireless technology. It's a feature that being placed into many devices to help it gain flexibility. With wireless technology, you can view more video from more providers in more ways. But, you won't know it unless you use it. And more people have this than ever before. Was there a demand? Not really. But it found its way into virtually every device produced after 2008. So, what would this mean to people purchasing sets? Would they want to buy 3D because they have WiFi? No. It's a combination of all these things. And more.
3D may become that thing in your tv that your kid knows how to run and the glasses make for good presents. 3D may be that thing that the kids know how to run and you see it in action and it's pretty damn cool, so you figure it out. It's there but you just don't take advantage of it. 3D tv's aren't strictly 3D. It's a feature, like WiFi, that you can use when/if you want to use it. And it can live in your tv and you wouldn't even know it. You don't buy the tv for the 3D but the 3D comes with it. And, one night, when your son or daughter orders "Caddyshack 3D" off the iTunes app in your tv, you see how cool it can be, so you want to learn to use it.
I walked out of the store, an owner of 3D tv but I didn't want the 3D. The salesman told me, "You can sit here and check out Sony's 3D while we get your set onto the loading dock." I sat down and put the glasses on but I didn't really need to see something I didn't want. The salesman walked away and the panorama of the ocean came out of the television in front of me. The little girl sitting next to me sort of sighed, "Whooooooooa." "Yea." I said. And it was like I was looking into a crystal ball of millions of houses in the future. But that won't be for a while. Like 2018. Until then, we will all cringe when we hear, "It's a 3D tv."
Steve Donovan, Senior Editor & Appears in over 1080p, 3D
Category: Video
Tags: television, video, 3d, broadcast, movie, tweedee media, tweedee productions, tv, high definition, hd


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