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There are affordable college options for all students. Financial aid is available. Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step. This is why we send text messages, emails, and postal mail with important information about how to apply for financial aid.
Where can you go for help applying for financial aid?
Applying for financial aid can sometimes be challenging, and we want to make sure you know about support resources that are available to you:
United States Department of Education
The Department of Education has a FAFSA Hotline you can call with questions about the FAFSA: 1-800-4FED-AID
The Department of Education also has helpful guidance on how to interpret the financial aid award letters you will receive from colleges.
Your Community
Many communities have College Goal Sunday events where you can go for one-on-one help with FAFSA. Some communities host additional events.
Access Organizations
Many communities have college access organizations with staff who can help you with the FAFSA. These organizations may also be able to help you review financial aid award letters when you receive them from colleges. Find a college access organization near you.


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Welcome to the Tibial Plateau Fracture Wiki
This wiki is written primarily by patients who have had Tibial Plateau Fractures (TPF), emphasizing the information we would like to have known earlier than we did. This wiki was origninated by users of the TPF thread at Teton Gravity Research's Gimp Central Forum . It is primarily written from the viewpoint of younger, active TPF patients, with an emphasis on active patient involvement in their own medical care and decision-making and a return to sports activities.
We solicit informative contributions by patients and health professionals.
How to Contribute
In short, anyone can add new pages or edit any page other than this home page. If you'd like to be involved in editing this home page or curating the overall wiki, please join the TPF Thread, as linked above, announce yourself, and send a private message to the EastMtn user, who is the founder of this wiki.
This wiki is not intended for medical advice. Patients are encouraged to consult medical professionals for medical advice.
What is a TPF?
A Tibial Plateau Fracture (TPFs) is a break in the top of the shinbone, on its top (proximal) surface, at the bottom of the knee. 80% of such breaks (Etiology ) are due to motor vehicle accidents, and most of the rest are from sports activities or long falls. TPFs can also be caused by surprisingly minor accidents, yet they require months of recovery and have the potential for permanent impairment of mobility. See Wikipedia for an extended, techincal treatment of TPFs.
Quick Answers
These answers consist of the information that the patients who founded this blog wish we had known, in the order we wish it had been available. Follow the links for more detail about each answer.
- Diagnosis and repair: Your fracture will generally be diagnosed from X-ray and possibly CAT imagery , and most cases with more than minor plateau fractures will require surgery. Once confirmed as a TPF, you should seek the best orthopedic trauma surgical care you can obtain, since the success of the treatment will determine how your knee works for the rest of your life. If your insurance and means give you a choice, ask how frequently the surgeon treats this particular condition and check their reputation online.
- Pain relief: Pre- and post-surgical pain relief will generally involve narcotics. Due to side effects and danger of dependency, you will probably want to transition as quickly as possible to over-the-counter pain relief medications.
- Recovery: Expect to spend anywhere from 2-6 months on crutches, depending on the severity of the TPF, your body's healing rate, and the recovery approach you arrive at in consultation with your doctor. If you will be recovering in a geographical region remote from your operating surgeon (OS), choose a local doctor of similar specialty, including trauma surgical experience. You may also have the option of retaining the OS as the primary doctor for your recovery care. If in doubt about any recovery decisions, feel free to demand a second opinion and to change doctors if you find their approaches or manner to be lacking.
- Physical Therapy (PT): PT is usually a major factor in recovery. PT may begin immediately with instruction in safe use of crutches and continue during early recovery with emphasis on restoring Range of Motion (ROM) in knee and ankle, in so far as is possible with your injuries. Every week you spend without moving your knee and ankle to the limits of what your injury will safely allow will have dramatic effects in lost ROM, muscle atrophy, and possibly weeks or months of additional recovery time. In most cases, your doctor will prescribe professional PT within three weeks of your injury, even before you can bear weight. If your doctor refuses to prescribe PT, challenge that decision and if necessary get a second opinion from another doctor. If you cannot obtain or afford PT, create a home exercise program in consultation with your doctor. Many online written and video resources are available.
- Weight bearing: Doctors' recommendations and standards of care for post-TPF weight-bearing vary greatly. For typical cases you may wait from zero to 16 weeks until Partial Weight Bearing (PWB) is permitted on the injured leg. Discuss this thorougly with your OS, followup-surgeon, and PT.
- Resumption of sports. Many sports activities involve impacts with over ten times body weight. This should also be coordinated with your followup-care doctor and PT.
Other topics
Bone growth stimulators
We need to add Information on a number of related topics.
- Return to work
- Second opinions and firing a doctor or PT
- PT exercises
- Medical imaging
- Depression
- Swelling
- Muscle atrophy
- Other associated trauma

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BME 140 Design of Biomedical Electronics (2014-2015)
BME 140 Design of Biomedical Electronics
BME 140 Design of Biomedical Electronics (Credit Units: 4) Analog and digital circuits in bioinstrumentation. AC and DC circuit analysis, design and construction of filter and amplifiers using operational amplifier, digitization of signal and data acquisition, bioelectrical signal, design and construction of ECG instrument, bioelectrical signal measurement and analysis. Prerequisite: BME60C; BME130. Biomedical Engineering majors have first consideration for enrollment. (Design units: 3)
- Wolf, Stanley and Smith, Richard F. M., Student Reference Manual for Electronic Instrumentation Laboratories, 2nd edition, 2004, Prentice Hall, ISBN# 13: 9780130421821
- Horowitz and Winfield, The Art of Electronics, 2nd edition, 1989, Cambridge University Press, ISBN# 13: 9780521370950
- Other handouts supplied
1. Analyze DC and AC circuits that consist of resistors and capacitors. (EAC a)
2. Design and construct low pass, high pass, and band pass filters. (EAC a)
3. Design and construct amplifier with operational amplifier. (EAC a)
4. Use electrical measurement instruments such as multimeter, function generator, oscilloscope, and Labview ELVIS stations to acquire measurement data. (EAC a, EAC k)
5. Understand the origin and characteristics of bioelectrical signal, including resting potential and action potential. (EAC a)
6. Understand heart electrical circuit and ECG signal. (EAC a)
7. Design and construct ECG instruments. (EAC a)
8. Describe the safety issues involved in bioelectrical measurement and medical instrumentation. (EAC a)
9. Measure and analyze ECG signals. (EAC b)
Introductory physics and physics laboratory
- Analog and digital circuits in bioinstrumentation
- AC and DC circuit, filter, operational amplifier, amplifier and filter design using operational amplifier
- Bioelectrical signal, bioelectrode, ECG signal
- Biomedical signals in continuous and discrete systems, A/D conversion and data acquisition
- Noise and electrical interference in bioelectrical signal, electrical safety
Meets for 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory each week for 10 weeks.
Students will use basic compute skills to solve homework problems and prepare design reports (MSWord and Excel). LabView necessary for lab components.
There will be six Laboratory exercises:
- Basic instrumentation for electrical instruments and measurement theory
- Labview and Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite Operational amplifiers
- AC circuit and Filter
- ECG Instruments
- ECG signal measurement
Contributes toward the Biomedical Engineering Topics and Major Design experience.
Design an ECG amplifier to be used for measuring ECG signal. (30%) Describe the origin and characteristics of bioelectrical signals including the amplitude and frequency range; discuss the noise and interference from AC power line and other sources; discuss the design criteria and strategy to optimize the device performance. (40%) The aim of the laboratory exercises is to teach students the basic skills in the design of amplifiers, filters, feedback, instrument control and signal sampling, as well as their application for measuring bioelectrical signals. Students will construct an ECG device and use it to measure ECG signal. (30%)
- Homework problems: 20%
- Laboratory: 30%
- Midterm: 20%
- Final: 30%
- Total: 100%
Mathematics and Basic Science: 0.0 credit units
Computing: 0.0 credit units
Engineering Topics: 4.0 credit units
Engineering Science: 1.0 credit units
Engineering Design: 3.0 credit units


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I have been busy conducting interviews for a Radio Four mini-series, 'God on my Mind'. One of the most interetsing , was with Bruce Hood of the Department of Experimental Psychology at Bristol University. He argues in his book 'Supersense' that the process of child development leaves us predisposed to supernatural beliefs. One aspect of this is how we feel emotion about inanimate objects, not because of their inherent qualities but their associations. So, for example, very few of us are willing to touch a cardigan when we are told it was once worn by Fred West, as if somehow evil has rubbed off on the garment and it is contagious.
I was reminded of my own irrational feelings towards everyday objects when I went to get a temporary pass for the BBC (soon to be followed by the real thing). It filled me with a quite undue sense of pride and achievement.
It's not the first time this has happened. Over several years I took great pleasure in keeping my Labour Party conference passes as I passed through various stages of promotion from research assistant to head of rebuttal to head of policy and ultimately assistant general secretary. And when I left Number Ten I went to quite some lengths to hold on to my Downing Street and Parliamentary passes, not because I wanted to gain illicit entry, but because each pass carried a great symbolic weight.
Indeed, so voluminous has my collection now become that I suspect if I ever go completely dotty I will be found running naked down the South Lambeth Road wearing nothing but hundreds of brightly coloured passes and lanyards.
Getting the BBC pass involved another memorable moment. The young man in the ID office was having some difficulty printing my photograph when an internal BBC messenger came to his desk to drop off a parcel. When the messenger held out his clipboard for a signature the ID guy said 'sorry I'm a bit busy can I sign for it later'. The messenger was walking away when he turned; 'sorry, mate, I think I need it now'. At which point ID guy leant over and signed, an act that must have taken all of two seconds.
I always think when I say it that it's true, but I guess the statement 'I am too busy' is an assertion of status, a way of showing that your job is more important that the person seeking your time. Maybe ID card guy was once assistant ID card guy, someone who had no choice but to sign when asked. But now he has moved up in the world and everyone needs to know it.
'How funny; to be so obsessed with status, to behave in such an evidently silly way' I said to myself slightly adjusting my jacket collar to make sure any passer-by caught sight of my bright blue BBC lanyard.


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Lampre News
Please visit the official Team site here.
The decisive selection of the 9 riders has been made for this team, Lampre, and this year's Giro.
At the head of the selection of the team we find Francesco Casagrande who is having his 11th attempt at the "pink" race.
With him we find valuable helpers such as Belli, Barbero, Bertoletti, Piccoli, Vila and Rumsas.
A young rider also inserted into the line up by the name of Manuel Quinziato, and the the export sprinter, Jan Svorada.
The team will be directed by Pietro Algeri and Maurizio Piovani.
The riders will arrive at the airport of Brindisi on Wednesday afternoon, then they will be transported in the Lampre-Gardaland motorhome to their hotel where they will be staying until Sunday.
For the 86th edition of the Tour of Italy, Stage race from the 10 May until the 1 June, Classification UCI: GT.
Sergio Barbero
Wladimir Belli
Simone Bertoletti
Francesco Casagrande
Manuel Quinziato
Mariano Piccoli
Raimondas Rumsas
Jan Svorada
Patxi Vila
Lampre News - Riders
Manuel Quinziato
A convocation matured thanks to the seriousness and devotion to the work of a rider, expressed by a young man in his second year amongst the professionals.
Manuel Quinziato will be an ideal "shoulder" for Francesco Casagrande.
A fast pace setter with a good pre-disposition to sustain strength for a long period, in the under 23s he won the Europeon time trial, will develop the link work on the flat stages.
A lover of the music of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ben Harper with Daniele Silvestri, he confided in us during this brief diary interview what he will be reading during the evenings after each stage, the preparation and the joy of being at the start on the 10th of May from Lecce.
The book that I am reading is "Buddism" by John Snelling, I choose it because I am really fascinated in Oriental philosophy and therefore want to know a bit more!
In the preparation for the Giro di Italia I am doing lots of training up hill, I have cured the increase in my weight to lose the kilos that I put on during the pave del Belgio, that was comfortable then, but now its better to not have them.
The Giro di Trentino was absolutely an excellent finishing as much as all the stages presented a large number of difficult altitudes.
To take part in the Giro is a dream come true. I remember when I was only 10 years old and my father took me to Pordoi to see the stage won by Mottet at Bugno. From that year on I went many other times to see the Giro, to think that I will take part in person gives me incredible emotions.
This year in particular my city will host the arrival of the trial on the 25th of May. I am the only participant from Alto Adige, and so will have a great occasion to put on a great show in front of my home crowd
Casagrande tries the Zoncolan.
After Pampeago, The Zoncolan.
A decisive stage for this year's Giro, with the finish at altitude at Carnia, the Zoncolan definitely deserves respect; a perfectionist at trying the stages, this morning Francesco Casagrande, followed by Sports Director Pietro Algeri, went to do the final 75 km of the 12th stage of this year's Giro, stage San Dona di Piave Monte Zoncolan.
From Tolmezzo across the Altopiano of Lauco and then the Sella Valcada.
Casagrande was very impressed with the second last climb of the stage, "It is a very difficult climb and the descent has various narrow corners where you have to be very careful, the front group at the start of the Zoncolan will be made up of a small group of riders, those who are able to stay together after the Valcalda."
As far as the Zoncolan is concerned, Casagrande rode the climb with a 25 X 41, he was very impressed with the climb, he says "it will be a very difficult finish, the final 3 km are very steep, with sections reaching a gradient of 22%, similar to that of the Angliru. If Thursday the 22nd has to rain then it is going to be a disastrous day with riders slipping all over the climb."
Pietro Algeri, the well experienced sports director from Bergamo says that he can't remember a finish this difficult in the last 20 years of the Giro, as far as he can remember the finish at the Ciocco in Tuscany was similar; Mortirolo and Marmolada are just as hard but they don't have the finish on the climb. As far as Pietro Algeri is concerned the three stages of Zoncolan-Pampeago and the Time Trial of Merano-Bolzano will determine the overall GC of this year's Giro, "these are three stages you can't do mistakes on."
Francesco Casagrande will be racing on the 3rd and 4th of May at the Gp Industria and Commercio di Larciano and the Giro di Toscana; these will be the last 2 one day races for Casagrande before the Giro dItalia.
To read other rider's reaction to the course here.
To read about the major difficulties in the Giro here.
We start off with the Spanish rider Patxi Vila, to present the riders for this year's Giro.
-Born in Bera, the province of Navarra, on the 11 October 1975, lives in Hondarribia in the province of Gipuzkoa, he has been with Lampre since 2003 after two years with Banesto.
-Graduated at "Izef" as a physical trainer, started working in a centre with disabled people especially with downs syndrome, paralysis.
-Came to Lampre thanks to my "brother" Juanma Garate - "I found the right shoe to fit my foot, a team where the philosophy of racing suits me perfectly."
-I am a fairly all round cyclist except the only thing I am not able to do well is the sprint."
-"To be at the Giro is one of my dreams. I am hoping to do well, all my preparation has been dedicated 100% to the 10 May for the start of the Giro in order to help my captain Francesco Casagrande, the rider who was my fan for many years."
-Patxi tells his fans to look out for him on the last 4 stages.
-"My fans will be coming from Spain with the Ikurrina (The flag from the Basque Country), the txistorra (Salami, that is made where I live) and a good bottle of wine Rioja" -
the last thing on his mind for our rider going to the "Pink" race.
-"I dont know how I will go at this Giro, the only thing I can say is that I will give my maximum for the team in order to win this Giro.
Please visit the Giro 2003 on the left hand navigator bar.


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This term Our topic is ( I like to move it move it ). As coming back to school from two weeks of holiday I was surprised what my eyes saw. In our school hall I saw balloons everywhere. It looked like a party. All different colours of the balloons lined up on the sides.
Sitting down on our senior seats I was filled with curiosity. Curios about what was going to happen and what are we going to learn from the balloons. As we all were seated Mr Burt said his normal intro " Tena kotou Tamariki Ma" (Hello Kids), and we reply with "Tena Koe Mr Burt."
The first team who performed for us to show us what their topic was Team One. Mr Burt called them up and of they started. They showed us clip about they topic for this term and their topic was learning about how the machines at the zoo help keep the animals safe and healthy and how those machines help us in our homes.
Then came team two and they were learning about planes. All the teachers were dressed like planes, pilot and a fairy. Then along came team 3 and their topic was about light and colour. It was really something new.


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Salkantay via Ancascocha Trek to Machu Picchu 6D/5N
The Ancascocha version of the Salkantay trek takes us past the impressive mountains of the southern Andes in Cusco. This is an adventure specially prepared for people who love nature, Andean high places, quiet paths and contact with the Quechua speaking inhabitants who even keep many Inca customs. It's one of the most intact routes, and in a comparison with the famous Inca trail to Machu Picchu is not frequented by many travelers.
This hike is offered only by a few companies, that gives us the advantage of exploring well preserved landscapes with wild fauna and flora. Ancascocha offers visitors the chance to discover beautiful high valleys, snow-covered peaks such as Salkantay, Humantay and Huayanay, as well as colorful lakes such as Salkantay and Ancashcocha. During this adventure we will see original Inca trails lost to the mountains and covered by the passing of time; this trail formerly connected to Limatambo Mollepata, Machu Picchu, Choqueqirao, Tumibamba and Chinchaysuyo regions. Condors can be seen in this hike, as well as other Andean birds and animals such as: the Andean fox, deer, and many more.
This is THE BEST INCA TREK according to NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
See link: http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/trips/best-trails/worlds-best-hikes-dream-trails/#/ancascocha-trail-peru-best-hikes_68706_600x450.jpg
Day 1: Cusco - Mollepata - Soraypampa - Pampa Japonesa
Our private car will pick you up and drive you to Mollepata 2870m (approx. 3 hours) where we will buy our supplies. From Mollepata we continue for another hour by car until we reach Soraypampa (3840m). We'll hike from the pastures of the village of Soraypampa. Later, we will lunch in Salkantaypampa. After several hours of trekking we'll arrive at our camping place. Our campsite for the night is at the base of the most majestic and impressive mountains of this area: Salkantay (6264m) and Humantay (5217m). The campsite is called Pampa Japonesa (Japanese Plain) and is located at 4600m. (This is a high campsite so you should be well acclimatised). (L / D)
Day 2: Pampa Japonesa - Inka Chiriaska - Millpo
After breakfast, with muleteers and an emergency horse we will start the long hike which will cross various high passes. First is Inca Chiriaska (4959m), from where where we will have views over the amazing landscapes of the area. From here you will walk along an original Inca Trail until you arrive to the Tocto pass (4821m) where the Inca trail then heads towards Salkantay. We will continue on for another 2 hours to the Calacocha pass (4667m). From here it is another 1 hour of walking to reach the pass of Cruz Casa (4600m) and then within another hour we will be Millpo Pass, where we will descend to our campsite Millpo (4399m). (B / L / D)
Day 3: Millpo - Ancascocha
We will leave our camp very early, walking for about 1 hour towards the Chusqenay pass (4630m). After about 50 minutes we will start to descend to the pass of Rumi Inca before continuing on upwards to the narrow valley of Yahuarmaky, another 40 minutes of walking. From there we start climbing again, for about an 1.5 hours until we reach the pass of Aqocasa (4686m). This mountain is an interesting reddish sandy mountain and from the top of this pass (with the help of binoculars) we will appreciate the famous Inca trail which leads to Machu Picchu. We can also see the mountains of Salkantay, Humantay and Huayanay and on the horizon we can observe Huacaywillka (Sacred Tears). On the way we will be able to see a small archaeological site called Inka-Rakay. From here its 3 hours of descent to Inka Rakay, and then another 1. 5 hours of ascent to the pass of Huayanay (4630m). The last 3 hours are downhill to our campsite at Ancascocha. (Campsite Ancascocha or Ancascocha Lagoon 3700m) (B / L / D)
Day 4: Ancasqocha - Kachiqata Quarry
After breakfast we will hike uphill all the way to Chancachuco, following the contours of a now-abandoned Inca aqueduct which transported water from the Chancachuco valley north to supply the otherwise-arid north-facing slopes above Ollantaytambo. This aqueduct once transported water across a sheer cliff face high above the Silque River. Today, on the mountainside above us we can glimpse traces of the original stonework, testimony to the extraordinary engineering of the project.
We reach our final pass (3,940m/12,923ft) and visit a spectacular ridge-top Inca shrine called Huayrapunku (Gate of the Wind), with an astonishing view towards Nevado Veronica (5,682m/18,637ft) directly across the valley. The site offers unsurpassed views of the terraces and temple site of the royal town of Ollantaytambo, over 4,000 feet below us. Constructed in the 15th century by the Inca emperor Pachacutec, the town was an important administrative and religious center.
We descend, past the curious Inca administrative site of Llaqtallaqtayoq, to our camp on a broad terrace at 3,525m/11,562ft, at the edge of the enormous Kachiqata quarry. In the afternoon we explore the intricate quarry workings. From this steep talus slope beneath the sheer face of Cerro Yanaorco, immense red granite building stones were carved onsite and then skidded down to the valley floor, across the river, and then up to the Sun Temple site on the far side of the valley. We explore the ramps and work platforms around the largest of the stones. Orchids and other flowers are abundant in and around the quarry site, set high on the mountainside above the valley floor. (B / L / D)
Day 5: Kachiqata Quarry - Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes
We descend on a broad Inca trail down through the lower quarry zone, and stop at a key hilltop, from where the worked stones were skidded down the steep slope to the Vilcanota River below. On the far bank, between the river and the Sun Temple, we can see several of these "Tired Stones", which were abandoned half-way between quarry and temple. Chroniclers tell us that work on the temple site was suddenly halted when the Colla masons fled back toward their homes in the Lake Tiahuanaco area, just prior to the arrival of the Spanish invaders. We continue down, cross the river, and arrive finally at the famous Sun Temple in Ollantaytambo. We have time to explore the temple and the adjacent village, before catching a late afternoon train to Aguas Calientes. We check into a hotel for the night, and you have free time for dinner and a dip in the hot springs! (B / L are included; dinner is left to you in Aguas Calientes)
Day 6: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco
Early in the morning (before dawn) we will take a bus up to the ruins of Machu Picchu, so that you can appreciate sunrise from the Watchman's Hut (or Intipunku if you get up very early!). You will then have a three hour guided tour of Machu Picchu. After your tour you can further explore the ruins by yourself or climb Huayna Picchu for that classic photo of Machu Picchu. You can also try to fit in a visit to the Temple of the Moon or the fabulous Inca Bridge. We highly recommend walking down from Machu Picchu to get a feeling for the vegetation and also the audacity of its builders. Its a 1-2 hour walk back to Aguas Calientes or you can take the bus which is included in your ticket. We return to Cusco in the afternoon on the backpacker train and are met by a driver at Ollantaytambo who will transfer you directly back to your hotel. You will arrive in Cusco approximately 4 hours after your train's departure from Aguas Calientes. (B / L)
* People who want to visit Huayna Picchu must let us know as soon as they can, because according to new rules, there is a limit of people (400) per day that can climb it.
Timetable :
- 1st Turn 07:00 am : 200 people.
- 2nd Turn 10:00 am : 200 people.
What's included?
- Private Transport to trail head
- Horses (for equipment and personal items and 1 emergency horse) + horsemen.
- Entrance fee to the Trail & Machu Picchu
- Tents, High quality camping equipment (including toilet tent, tables, chairs)
- Meals (Vegetarian food available on request)
- LAST LUNCH AT INDIO FELIZ RESTAURANT: http://www.indiofeliz.com/en/restaurant.html
- Water Supply
- Professional bilingual guide.
- Round trip train to Aguas Calientes
- Bus tickets to Machu Picchu
- 1 night hotel
- Return bus to Cusco in a private transport
What is not included?
- Sleeping bag (can be hired from us)
- Gratuities
- Travel insurance
- Entrance to hot springs
We recommend that you bring:
- A backpack with a change of clothes for the whole period of the trek
- Rain gear (jacket and pants if available) or rain poncho
- Waterproof trekking boots recommended
- Warm clothes, including jacket, fleeces. Thermal clothing is also recommended, especially for sleeping.
- Sleeping bag (it can be hired at our agency)
- Flashlight and batteries.
- Camera, films and batteries (batteries are consumed more quickly in cold conditions)
- Hat or cap to protect you from the sun, rain and cold
- Sun block cream
- After-sun cream or hydrating cream for face and body
- Insect repellent – minimum recommended 20% DEET – no malaria risk has been reported
- Toilet paper
- Snacks: biscuits, energybars, chocolate, raw fruits, muesli, etc. Please beware that we do provide a daily morning snack and our meal service is very complete and well supplied. This recommendation applies for all clients being used to a specific snack, as it may happen that it is not included in our selection.
- Non-disposable canteen and water for the first morning
- Optional: water sterilizing tablets in case you pick up water from streams or rivers along the route. Otherwise, we provide filtered boiled water, which is safe to drink and has not reported any health problem so far.
- Small towel
- Optional: walking sticks or poles (rubber covers required in order not to damage the Trail)
Considering an extra night in Aguas Calientes? We can change the date of your train ticket to the following day. Hotel and other costs associated with returning to Machu Picchu the following day are additional to trek costs. Please also note that your entry ticket to Machu Picchu is valid for one day only, if you wish to visit the ruins on a second consecutive day you will need to purchase another ticket.
Aguas Calientes Extra Day Upgrade Package (optional)
With hikes that trek the traditional Inca Trail, the standard package has clients returning to Cusco at the end of the trek, and they don't spend a night in Aguas Calientes. This package provides clients the opportunity to stay in Aguas Calientes for an extra night, visit Machu Picchu for a second day and then return to Cusco by the comfortable Vistadome train.
- Cost: $195 per person on twin share basis. This price doesn't change depending on the number of people in the group.
- Second day's entry to Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu, valued at $75
- Bus up and down to ruins on extra day, valued at $124
- 1 night in a 3 star hotel, like Killa Inn Plaza Andina. These are nice hotels, well decorated, and clean.
- With limited eating choices at Machu Picchu hunger tends to send clients to Aguas Calientes; by including the buffet lunch we find that clients can visit Machu Picchu early, then go to the buffet to try lots of different Peruvian (and Western) dishes, rest and go back for a second look at Machu Picchu.
- Return in Vistadome train rather than Expedition train, which gives you the opportunity for a more varied timetable and to return in a nicer train, with big windows in the roof.
** Please contact us for a price for the same package but with 2 star accomodation and return in Expedition Train service **
Explanation of services: 2017
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Prices 2017
- 1 person US$1250.00 per person
- 2 people : US$1050.00 per person
- 4 people : US$1000.00 per person
- 6 people : US$950.00 per person
- Under 15 years will pay as student: US$35.00
- Under 7 years Discount: US$50.00
Huaynapicchu: $75 per person
Vistadome Train (One Way): $80 per person
Vistadome Train (One Way): $80 per person
Sacred Valley Tour:
City Tour: $
Maras Moray Tour:
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Definition of Allmouth
1. Noun. Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.
Group relationships: Family Lophiidae, Lophiidae
Generic synonyms: Acanthopterygian, Spiny-finned Fish
Terms within: Monkfish
Derivative terms: Angle
Definition of Allmouth
1. n. The angler.
Definition of Allmouth
1. Noun. angler fish ¹
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"allmouth, a fish. See GOOSEFISH. ALLOA, äl'löa, a river port of Scotland, on the north side of the Forth, five miles from Stirling, in the county of ..."
2. Final Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1890)
"... smaller ones behind ; ventrals far apart. LOPHIUS, LL piscatorius, L. (americanus.) Angler. Fishing-frog. Monkfish. Goosefish. allmouth. ..."
3. The Laughing Philosopher: Being the Entire Works of Momus, Jester of Olympus by Charles Lamb, Thomas Hood, John Bull (1825)
"Here's to you, Blubber-lip ;' ' Your servant, Squint.' ' Uly love to you, neighbour Goggle ;' '. yours, neighbour allmouth.' ' Here's towards you brother ..."


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Eagle victims of wind farms get justice – Tribune
November 24, 2013 by Jeff
Filed under Wind Energy Tips
WASHINGTON — A major U.S. power company has pleaded guilty to killing eagles and other birds at two Wyoming wind farms and agreed to pay $1 million as part of the first enforcement of environmental laws protecting birds against wind energy facilities.
Until the settlement announced Friday with Duke Energy Corp. and its renewable energy arm, not a single wind energy company had been prosecuted for a death of an eagle or other protected bird — even though each death is a violation of federal law, unless a company has a federal permit. Not a single wind energy facility has obtained a permit.
The Charlotte-based company pleaded guilty to killing 14 eagles and 149 other birds at its Top of the World and Campbell Hill wind farms outside Casper, Wyo. All the deaths — which included golden eagles, hawks, blackbirds, wrens and sparrows — occurred from 2009 to 2013.
"Wind energy is not green if it is killing hundreds of thousands of birds,� said George Fenwick, president of the American Bird Conservancy, which supports properly sited wind farms. "The unfortunate reality is that the flagrant violations of the law seen in this case are widespread.�
There could be more enforcement. The Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating 18 bird-death cases involving wind-power facilities, and about a half-dozen have been referred to the Justice Department.
Wind farms are clusters of turbines as tall as 30-story buildings, with spinning rotors as wide as a passenger jet's wingspan. Though the blades appear to move slowly, they can reach speeds up to 170 mph at the tips, creating tornado-like vortices. Eagles are especially vulnerable because they don't look up as they scan the ground for food, failing to notice the blades until it's too late.
"No form of energy generation, or human activity for that matter, is completely free of impacts, and wind energy is no exception,� the American Wind Energy Association said in a statement.
The case against Duke Energy and Duke Energy Renewables Inc. was the first prosecuted under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act against a wind energy company.
The Obama administration has championed pollution-free wind power and used the same law against oil companies and power companies for drowning and electrocuting birds.
A study in September by federal biologists found that wind turbines killed at least 67 bald and golden eagles since 2008. Wyoming had the most eagle deaths. That did not include deaths at Altamont Pass, an area in northern California where wind farms kill an estimated 60 eagles a year.
An investigation in May by The Associated Press revealed dozens of eagle deaths from wind energy facilities, including at Duke's Top of the World farm, the deadliest for eagles of 15 such facilities that Duke operates nationwide.


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Above: A Maumee & Western train slowly makes its way through the thick weeds on the former Wabash 5th District. All photos by DIB Contributor Brent Kneebush.
On August 22nd, 2016 we found ourselves along the former Wabash 5th District between Napoleon and Defiance, Ohio. Today, this line is operated by Pioneer Rail's Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railroad Company. Purchased on December 28, 2012 from Spencer Wendelin's Maumee & Western Railroad – this 51-mile long shortline began operations in January of 2013, serving industries and elevators between Woodburn, Indiana and Liberty Center, Ohio.
Since day one, Pioneer Rail has gradually been upgrading the line through long-term heavy maintenance projects. This shortline has been nicknamed "the world's worst maintained railroad" because of the fifty years of deferred maintenance by its various owners. Pioneer hopes to change that and has made a lot of improvements since our last visit in 2013.
Today's locomotive is PREX #1601, a GP16 locomotive that was originally built for the Atlantic Coast Line in 1951 as GP7 #233. The locomotive was upgraded to a GP16 classification when it was rebuilt in the late 70s by "The Family Lines." Its signature high hood was removed for better crew visibility and the locomotive has been active in serving branch lines ever since.
Above: Maumee & Western #4 leans as it switches a few cars around Defiance Yard. Photo courtesy of DIB Contributor Brent Kneebush.
This line was originally built in 1855 by the Toledo and Illinois Railroad, five years before the civil war began. The route follows the Maumee River between New Haven, Indiana and Maumee, Ohio and was built to connect the growing cities of Fort Wayne and Toledo. Known as the 5th District, the railroad was built over the former Great Black Swamp.
40 miles wide and 120 miles long, the Great Black Swamp was once an oozing mass of water, mud, snakes, wolves, wildcats, biting flies, and clouds of gnats and mosquitoes. The swamp was a pre-historic extension of Lake Erie that is responsible for the rich and fertile flatlands in Northwest Ohio. It was nearly big enough to cover the entire state of Connecticut and the water could be as much as five feet deep.
Above: ND&W file footage from 2014, taken just west of Defiance, Ohio.
In the early 1850s, state and federal drainage projects gradually made the region navigable for transportation by horseback and the soil was very fertile for agriculture. Because the region was completely flat, it made for an ideal railroad route between the two growing city centers. Therefore, the railroad was chartered in 1853 and and began running daily scheduled passenger, mail, and freight trains after its completion in 1855. The towns of Toledo, Defiance, and Fort Wayne were the location of three large rail yards.
The railroad would eventually come under control of the Wabash Railroad System in the late 1870s, after being consolidated through a series of midwest railroad mergers. The Wabash would operate this line until 1964, when they were taken over by the Norfolk & Western Railway. Passenger service would end five years prior to the takeover, in 1959. Under the N&W, the 5th District became a secondary branch and maintenance was deferred.
Above: Napoleon, Defiance & Western's motive power is seen at Defiance Yard. Photo by DIB Contributor Brent Kneebush.
Combined with the fact the line was built with light-weight rail over a former swamp land, the roadbed began to sink into the ground, causing trains to lean to the west. In 1982, N&W became part of Norfolk Southern Railway who would operate the line for only eight years. Due to declining traffic, NS abandoned a segment of the branchline from Maumee to Liberty Center. In 1989, the line was sold to the Indiana Hi-Rail Corp. for operation between Liberty Center, Ohio and Woodburn, Indiana.
Indiana Hi-Rail operated the line for several years with ALCO locomotives until the company was liquidated in 1997. By that time, this once prosperous line seemed to be facing a possible abandonment. However, the Maumee & Western Railroad, with help from the State of Ohio's, "Rail Development Commission," purchased the line between Woodburn and Liberty Center, with their headquarters being located in Defiance, Ohio. The Maumee & Western operated a daily train between Defiance and Napoleon, except for Saturdays and Sundays.
Maumee & Western File Footage:
At the time, the cost to repair the line was estimated in the millions, and way too costly for the MAW to maintain. Despite the poor conditions, the MAW had made some minor improvements with ballast and tamping. But without the sufficient funds, the line still deteriorated further – forcing the MAW to sell off their remaining assets to Pioneer.
In 2012, we caught the Maumee & Western Railroad at Jewell, Ohio (see the above video). Using a former Illinois Central GP10, the train slowly rocked back and forth on this horribly maintained stretch of track. During the summer of 2012, we were able to shoot the same locomotive in Napoleon, Ohio through the thick weeds and brush that covered the rails. Since taking control in early 2013, Pioneer has greatly reduced the presence of weeds and shrubbery along the right of way.
Approaching Defiance, the train had to stop so the crew could remove a fallen tree that was blocking the right of way. It gave us a few extra moments to photograph the Indian-Hi Rail sign over the bridge leading into Defiance Yard. After clearing the tree from the right of way, we caught the train rolling over the Maumee River Bridge in downtown Defiance, Ohio. Here, the train would drop off the loads and pick up a lone empty hopper car for one of the customers along the line. You can watch the video below.


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The history of European exploration in Africa is replete with tragedy. Mungo Park was killed by natives at the Bussa Falls on the Niger River, Alexander Gordon Laing was slain only days after he departed Timbuctoo, Klaus von der Decken was murdered by local tribesmen in present-day Somalia, and Boyd Alexander suffered a similar fate in Chad. In addition to these four examples, scores of seemingly healthy European travelers in Africa succumbed to illnesses caused by various diseases. Whether true or not, Africa in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was not a safe place to be for European travelers.
In one of the most engaging books I have ever read on the subject of African exploration, James McCarthy relates the story of one of the most talented and knowledgeable men who ever attempted to explore the continent's unknown interior, and whose dreams were cut short after less than six months on the trail. Alexander Keith Johnston, Jr. (1844-1879) was only 35 years old when he died near the Rufiji River in present-day Tanzania from a combination of malaria and dysentery. He was the leader of the East African Expedition (1878-1880), the first (and last) sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society's African Exploration Fund. McCarthy indicates that Johnston's organization of this expedition was the most detailed in the history of east African exploration. Further, Johnston was touted as being the most qualified man in Britain when he was selected as its leader. His sponsors cited Keith's successful (and adventurous) experience while working on the Paraguay-Brazil Boundary Survey in 1874-1875. What the African Exploration Fund wanted Johnston to do was gather information to construct route maps, collect scientific data regarding meteorology, geology and natural history, obtain ethnological and commercial data, and he was to make a recommendation on the practicality of constructing and maintaining a telegraph line in east Africa.
Keith Johnston's assistant was 20-year old Joseph Thomson, a brash but able Scot who had great difficulty getting along with his leader. Their personalities were completely different, and incompatible - Johnston was, quiet, introspective, and taciturn, whereas Thomson was bumptious and outgoing, so much so, that he often embarrassed his leader. Johnston made many attempts to have his assistant recalled, but ironically Thomson continued the journey after Johnston died, and returned a hero. Indeed, Thomson's later journeys rank him as one of the most successful and famous of all African explorers, and to many, his achievements rivaled those of both Livingstone and Stanley.
Author James McCarthy, an experienced environmentalist and nature conservationist (and an old Africa-hand), was invited by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society to transcribe the "lost" unpublished expedition diary of Keith Johnston. The task was difficult, because Johnston used an idiosyncratic short-hand, his writing was hard to decipher, and the ink he used ran on the pages. Nonetheless, McCarthy produced a document in the year 2000 that is now housed in the National Library of Scotland. Using material from the diary, he then began to write the first biography of the ill-fated young explorer, and what a fascinating story he tells.
Having access to myriad letters, the archives at the RGS, and most importantly, to the two-volume unpublished Recollection of the Keith Johnstons, written by Keith's sister, Grace, McCarthy is able to describe the family life of Alexander Keith Johnston, Sr. (1804-1871), a founder of one of Europe's most distinguished publishing houses, and a first-class intellectual. His son, Keith, was raised in his father's image, and he became a brilliant geographer and cartographer. The younger Johnston was an excellent linguist and scholar and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society at age 24. Keith also was quite comfortable in social situations involving politicians, well-known scientists, and distinguished university professors, all friends and acquaintances of his father. McCarthy points out that his strong middle-class upbringing made it almost impossible for him to later communicate with Joseph Thomson, because of Thomson's perceived lower class social roots.
McCarthy places every aspect of Keith Johnston's life in context.
He covers such things as the social life in mid-nineteenth century
Edinburgh, social stratification in Victorian times, how men and women got
educated, and later the legacy of Livingstone and Stanley, the importance
of porters for European explorers, the problems of illness and disease,
and the hazards of wildlife. Upon
completing this book, I sadly understood the tragedy of Keith Johnston
perishing at such an early age. He certainly was destined for great
things. As fate would have it, though, his father comes across as a more
interesting and capable man; and, certainly, despite Keith Johnston's
concerns, Joseph Thomson became a distinguished scientific explorer.


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8 Decades of The Hollywood Reporter
The most glamorous and memorable moments from a storied history.
New York landmarks have been prominent in hundreds of films, but few apartment buildings have had the key role played by The Dakota in the1968 horror film Rosemary's Baby, directed by Roman Polanski. "The vaguely haunting warren of high-ceilinged apartments," read The Hollywood Reporter's review, "is fully utilized for dramatic value." The 1884 building, at Central Park West and 72nd St., with its mix of German Gothic, French Renaissance and Victorian styles -- and where resident John Lennon was shot in 1980 -- was perfect for a film that mixed evil and pregnancy. "The Dakota had an aura of decadence," recalls Bob Evans, who greenlighted the film during his second year as Paramount's head of production. The film cost $2.5 million and brought in $33 million.
The building, designed by Henry J. Hardenbergh (who also did the Plaza Hotel), was used primarily for exterior shots, with the lead characters' (Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes) apartment re-created on an L.A. soundstage -- the Dakota's hallways weren't worn and dark enough for Polanski, and the co-op board wouldn't allow interior shooting. (Evans says the crew nonetheless did some shots inside.)
The Dakota is now some of New York's priciest real estate, with five units for sale, ranging from a two-bedroom (asking price: $4.395 million) to a nine-room, park-fronting residence ($29.6 million). Residents include Lauren Bacall, Jane Rosenthal, Roberta Flack and film critic Rex Reed, who lives in Boris Karloff's former eighth-floor apartment.


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I really enjoy reading about the history of fiber arts, particularly from a European/North American perspective. I just stumbled across this article, Request for Documentation!, and I found it very interesting. Maybe you'll like it, too.
Of course, I did my "stumbling" on Ravelry. Last week, I found this nugget on Ravelry - The Hearth Library. Oh My. Notice the search function - I typed "spinning" and I got 1127 books. What fun!
Felted Rocks!
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter, Grace, and I decided to make little purses. We wet-felted some merino onto rocks! It was fun, relatively easy, and the purses came out really cute.
Here are my purses, next to the rocks that I used. Too bad that I didn't include a measuring device - the blue one is approximately 2.5 inches in diameter, and the green one is approximately 3 by 4 inches.
Here is the other side of the purses. The blue one is pretty much the same on both sides - the center bead is a little different, but that's all. The green purse...had a problem. See how the rock is white? Well, so was the wool, and I couldn't tell that the wool was REALLY thin in one little spot. So, I needle felted some colorful yarn over the thin spot. Where the yarns lie side by side, they are hiding the thin spot. Hey, it worked! It might not be terribly attactive, but it worked! The yarn provides strength to a really weak spot.
If I do this again, I'll either use non-white rocks, or I'll cut the neck out of a balloon, and then stretch the balloon over the rock. Then, I don't think I'll end up with thin spots.
So, here's how we did it. We wrapped the rock in saran wrap. Then, we layered thin whispy bits of merino top this way and that, wetting slightly to get it to all hold together - sort of. We dabbed a bar of Ivory bath soap here and there, and gently rubbed to get the wispy ends of the fiber to lie down and behave. The gentle rubbing causes foam to form, and this sort of holds everything together. We added more fiber, and gently rubbed some more. The rubbing was more of a turning and turning - like you would do with a bar of soap when you are washing your hands - that around-and-around motion.
When we were satisfied that we had added enough fiber, we dropped the rock into the toe of a knee high stocking, and sort of twisted the stocking so that the rock was held firmly in the toe of the stocking. Then, we jiggled it with an orbital sander. No sandpaper was attached - we just held the rock up to the rubber pad on the orbital sander. We'd sort of gently rotate the rock while jiggling it, around and around. It worked great!
After making sure that all parts of the rock had been jiggled, we rinsed the rock and took it out of the stocking to test for felting. We'd do this by poking (it should feel firm, and not spongy or cushy) and by pulling (no fibers should be able to pull free from the surface). When we were satisfied with the felting, we rinsed out all of the soap, and then we dunked the rock into a really hot pot of water, and then dunked the rock into a really cold pot of water, and we repeated this a few times. This finished up the felting process, nicely.
Grace and I did the dyeing parts differently. I dyed my rock purses by simply heating them up in a pot of koolaid - Lemon Lime for the green purse, and Berry Blue for the blue purse. I stuck the purse in there, rock and all - I was afraid that if I had cut the rock out, that the cut edges would stretch or something. Grace cut her rock out, and dyed her purse in Rit. Her way worked better, as it dyed the felt through and through. My purses dyed only on the outer surface, which isn't a huge problem, but I think it looks nicer to have the inside dyed, too. Oh, and her edges stayed nice.
After dyeing, we let the bags dry. Mine were still on their rocks, so I hung them in net bags so that all sides could dry.
We cut the rocks out by slicing the felt with an Xacto knife. This was much easier than I had anticipated. I adjusted the opening so as to receive a zipper - I sort of squared the edges of the slit.
We sewed in zippers. The little blue bag has a really old, really soft zipper, and it was very easy to install.
Sorta looks like a Muppet.
This purse is really small, so I had to cut the zipper. First, I made sure that the installation was just how I wanted it, then I whipped the zipper closed. Then, I cut the zipper, and whipped over the edge.
As a finishing touch, I whip stitched the outer edge of the zipper tape to the inside of the bag, just to sort of make it neater on the inside.
This green zipper was so soft, that it followed the curve of the opening without any further work.
However, this pink zipper is rather stiff, so I had to do a little extra work in order to make it lie nicely.
Can you see the whip stitch over the edge? Now, can you see the running stitch just inside of the whip stitch? Now, can you see the small vertical slits cut into the zipper tape? Each running stitch goes over one of the slits. Can you see them? This allowed the zipper to curve nicely.
First, I sewed the zipper into place - I used numerous rounds of whip stitch to hold it into place. Then, I cut and finished the end of the zipper.
Next, I cut the slits into the zipper tape, and then I ran the running stitch, gently pulling the thread to make the zipper curve. Then, I knotted the thread, holding the curve into place. Last, I whipped the edges of the tape into place. I think that it turned out nicely.
I stuffed the purse with net bags (onion bags) and zipped it closed, and then needle felted the yarn onto the outside of the bag.
Next, I cut the slits into the zipper tape, and then I ran the running stitch, gently pulling the thread to make the zipper curve. Then, I knotted the thread, holding the curve into place. Last, I whipped the edges of the tape into place. I think that it turned out nicely.
I stuffed the purse with net bags (onion bags) and zipped it closed, and then needle felted the yarn onto the outside of the bag.
Here is Grace's purse. She added a strap so that she can use it as a shoulder bag. It is so cute!!!
See how hers is dyed inside and out. This looks much nicer. Do you have any idea how hard it is to take a photo of a black hole?
In the photo below, and in the first photo of the black purse - I had to adjust the exposure so that it would show up nicely - in reality, the purse is jet black. These photos seem to show that the purse has a greyish tinge, but no, that's just the exposure. The entire purse is like in the photo above - BLACK!
In the photo below, and in the first photo of the black purse - I had to adjust the exposure so that it would show up nicely - in reality, the purse is jet black. These photos seem to show that the purse has a greyish tinge, but no, that's just the exposure. The entire purse is like in the photo above - BLACK!
Since she was planning to make a proper purse, she made her felt pretty thick so that it would be durable. My purses were to be small, "treasure" bags, and I wanted for mine to be pretty thin.
This was a very fun project - and, wow, your hands are never as clean as they are after a wet felting project!!!
(All photos click for big, and click again for even bigger.)
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Submitting Parts
LEGO has changed their numbering system by using different design ID numbers for the same shape of brick. The Duplo 1x2x2 Bricks with prints are the best example. If there is a bottom tube, submissions should have a Rebrickable number 76371prxxxx. Using information which is available at Brickset, Design ID 24969 DUPLO BRICK 1X2X2 "NO 31" as an example, the Rebrickable number for this submission would be 76371pr0031. Please be aware that Duplo has a VERY low priority, so any new Duplo set/part submissions will go to the bottom of a very long list.
We are currently reorganizing the part categories for our minifigures and minifig accessories. Please refer to this New Forum post for more information.


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Radio Disney Contest Finalist Featured in Chicago Tribune
Freshman Cody Fry was featured this week on the front page of the Arts & Entertainment section of the Chicago Tribune related to his participation in the Radio Disney "Next Big Thing" contest. Fry is one of 11 artists named as finalists in the contest. Online voting continues through April 23 with the winner being announced on April 27.
The article includes a quote from Radio Disney Music Director Kelly Edwards who recalls her first impression of Fry when he came in for an interview. "We were literally blown away by him just sitting on the couch with his guitar," Edwards says. "Everyone in the room was literally silent when he was done. We just weren't prepared for how talented he was."
Click here to read the Chicago Tribune feature on Fry. Click here to listen to Fry's music and vote for him in the Radio Disney contest.


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The Arizona Wildcats beat South Carolina 4-1 on Monday night to win the College World Series, a game that was a microcosm of their late-season run.
Great starting pitching — 7 2/3 innings from James Farris, who allowed one run and two hits.
Depth of batting order — All four RBIs came from the bottom third of the order, including a two-run single in the ninth from No. 9 hitter Trent Gilbert.
Defense — Gilbert made a diving catch of a line drive in the ninth, and Seth Mejias-Brean made two stellar plays, including taking a chance to get a force out at second in the eighth.
The Wildcats never trailed in the Series.
Arizona won its fourth College World Series, adding to titles won in 1976, 1980 and 1986, all under coach Jerry Kindall.
UA's Andy Lopez, meanwhile, becomes the second coach in NCAA history to win titles at two schools, joining Augie Garrido, who won with Cal State Fullerton (1979, 1984 and 1995) and Texas (2002 and 2005).
Lopez also sets the record for most time elapsed between titles, breaking the mark of 11 years held by Garrido.
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Three outs away …
–South Carolina lead-off hitter in the ninth, Christian Walker, singles to left.
–LB Dantzler walks.
–Adam Matthews is the tying run. He strikes out swinging on a foul tip.
–Kyle Martin walks on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases.
–Tanner English is the potential winning run. He lines a shot up the middle that Trent Gilbert lays out to catch, and he nearly doubles up Dantzler, who dives back to the bag just in time. Two outs.
–Grayson Greiner flies out to right…
And the Arizona Wildcats are national champions, winning 4-1.
Yes!!! Champs!! Great job coach Lopez and U of A baseball!!!
— Rich Rodriguez (@CoachRodAZ) June 26, 2012
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Robert Refsnyder leads off the top of the ninth with a bouncer over the third baseman. Seth Mejias-Brean attempts a sacrifice with two strikes, and gets the job done as Refsnyder moves to second. Bobby Brown is walked intentionally, bringing up Brandon Dixon — and the defensive replacement delivers.
He hits a breaking ball hard down the line, driving in Refsnyder with a double as Arizona goes up 2-1. That's it for Price, who gives way to lefty Tyler Webb, who strikes out Riley Moore. Another run would be huge as Trent Gilbert comes up with two runners in scoring position.
How about two runs?
Gilbert singles to right to make it 4-1 in the ninth. Typical of Arizona. Everyone hits. Even the No. 9 hitter.
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Mathew Troupe makes the pitch of his life, striking out Joey Pankake on a 3-2 pitch on the outside to end the eighth inning with a runner of third. Troupe celebrates with a fist pump, a leg kick and a huge scream.
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Trouble. James Farris loses control of a pitch and hits Grayson Greiner to lead off the bottom of the eighth. And then third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean makes the play of the game.
He charges a sac bunt attempt, gambles on a force out at second, throws across his body and fires a strike to shortstop Alex Mejia covering second. The throw barely beats Greiner for the out. SMB had to be perfect, and he was. Big time. Big league.
Konner Wade strikes out Evan Marzilli on a 3-2 pitch, but Chase Vergason was running on the pitch and goes all the way to third when catcher Riley Moore's throw goes into center field.
That's it for Farris, who goes 7 2/3 excellent innings, allowing only two hits. Freshman Mathew Troupe comes in to try to keep this a tie game.
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Trent Gilbert singles with one out in the eighth of Matt Price, taking an outside breaking ball the other way into left field. Joey Rickard strikes out swinging on a high fastball for out No. 2.
Johnny Field works the count to 3-2 before smacking a hard grounder to third, where LB Dantzler fields it cleanly but then bounces his throw to first. Christian Walker fails to make the scoop, as Field is safe and Gilbert races to third.
Arizona doesn't cash in, though. Alex Mejia hits one on the button, but it's right at centerfielder Evan Marzilli. End of inning.
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Christian Walker has South Carolina's best at-bat of the game, seeing 12 pitches before drawing a walk to lead off the bottom of the seventh. This is the first time the Gamecocks have had the leadoff runner on base.
James Farris gets a huge out when cleanup hitter LB Dantzler pops up to shortstop, but Adam Matthews singles through the hole to right, moving Walker to third.
Like Arizona did earlier, South Carolina pushes across a run with a ground out to second. Freshman Trent Gilbert, whose defense has not been the best, might have had a play at home on the slow roller but takes the out at first as the Gamecocks tie it up at 1.
Farris gets a fly out to end the inning.
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Another run would be huge for Arizona. Alex Mejia opens the seventh with a single to center and — true to form — Andy Lopez calls for the sac bunt, even with cleanup hitter Robert Refsnyder. Refsndyer gets the job done.
After an intentional walk to Seth Mejias-Brean, Michael Roth gets a groundout from Bobby Brown and a force out at second base. But the Gamecocks can't turn the double play, as Mejia goes to third.
That's it for Roth, with right-handed relief ace Matt Price coming in to face right-handed batter Brandon Dixon.
Dixon fouls out to first base to end the inning. No insurance for the Cats.
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Chase Vergason leads off the sixth inning for South Carolina by reaching the warning track in right. The Gamecocks have twice had warning-track power tonight, but James Farris isn't afraid to work the strike zone and take advantage of the good pitching conditions (big park, wind blowing in).
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The past seven Arizona batters have gone done in order. Is one run going to be enough? Cats up 1-0 heading into the bottom of the sixth.
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Andy Lopez in his ESPN in-game interview on South Carolina pitcher Michael Roth: "I'm so impressed with him for five innings. If he wants to leave at this point, that's fine by me." Lopez adds that the Cats are having trouble picking up Roth's change-up.
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James Farris is through five innings, working everything in the strike zone and showing a filthy breaking ball that is missing bats. He has thrown only 56 pitches and allowed just baserunners — a two-out walk in the first and a two-out single in the fourth.
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LB Dantzler gets South Carolina's first hit of the game, as the left-hander muscles a ball through the middle of the infield for a single. James Farris goes 3 2/3 inning before giving up a hit, and he works around that single with an inning-ending groundout to second.
Arizona up 1-0 after four.
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Andy Lopez says junior shortstop Alex Mejia is always gabbing to the umpires, just another example of how much he enjoys all aspects of the game. This photo captures that:
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Robert Refsnyder keeps the fourth inning alive with a two-out single up the middle, but Seth Mejias-Brean grounds out to shortstop. The big play that inning was a diving catch from right fielder Adam Matthews to rob Alex Mejia of two bases.
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James Farris just another Arizona starter who pounds the strike zone — 29 pitches through three scoreless/hitless innings. South Carolina's Grayson Greiner gave a pitch a ride to deep left to start the third inning, but the wind is blowing in and this is a big park. No harm done.
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Arizona gets something going against Michael Roth, as Joseph Maggi slaps a high fastball the other way just inside the third-base bag for a double. Andy Lopez goes to his small ball, with Riley Moore sacrificing Maggi to third.
With the infield playing at normal depth, Trent Gilbert follows with a slow ground ball to second base that brings home Maggi. That's pretty much how you manufacture a run — and how the Cats have been doing it all year.
Arizona up 1-0 going to bottom of the third.
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That's six in a row for Michael Roth. He has retired 28 consecutive batters, dating to his last start against Kent State — that's a perfect game, plus one out. But James Farris has mostly matched Roth and hasn't been too shabby, either, needing 22 pitches to get through two innings.
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James Farris looks confident and in control of his emotions in the first innings. He quickly retires the first two hitters on six pitches before walking Christian Walker on a 3-2 pitch. Third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean makes a big-league play to get Arizona out of the inning, diving to his left to stop a hot shot, throwing out LB Dantzler.
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Michael Roth has no trouble with Arizona in the first inning, retiring the Cats in order.
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With Michael Roth pitching on three days' rest and Arizona going with sophomore James Farris, this could turn into a battle of the bullpens. On paper, that favors South Carolina.
We're likely to see the Gamecocks' Matt Price at some point tonight. He holds the College World Series record with five career victories and has a 0.36 career ERA in 24 2/3 innings at the CWS. He has 33 strikeouts in that span.
Arizona has a well-rested bullpen in Mathew Troupe and Tyler Crawford, the only relievers who have seen action through nine postseason games. Amazingly, the Cats have used a total of five pitchers in the postseason.
Stephen Manthei hasn't pitched in a game since May 27.
If Arizona uses anybody outside of those three tonight, something probably went horribly wrong.
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The Arizona Wildcats are one victory from winning the College World Series, but they will have to go through South Carolina ace Michael Roth to be able to clinch tonight.
Roth, pitching on three days' rest, is 9-1 with a 2.49 ERA this season, holding opponents to a .212 batting average.
In helping the Gamecocks win the past two national championships, Roth has become a World Series legend. He has a 1.34 ERA in CWS, allowing just 31 hits in 53.2 innings. The left-hander pitched a two-hit complete game against Kent State last Thursday, allowing one run, striking out eight and walking none.
Roth, in 11 career postseason starts, is 8-0, never allowing more than three earned runs.
Arizona will counter will sophomore James Farris, making his second start of the postseason, first since June 3.
So, pitching edge to South Carolina tonight.
"Arizona's a real good team," Gamecocks pitcher Evan Beal said after the Cats' 5-1 win on Sunday night. "They can swing it, as you can see. But I don't think it's anything really insurmountable to go out the


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Jason Giambi is back and, if all goes as planned, he's here to stay.
Giambi appeared to be the odd man out on the Rockies' bench this season after the signing of free agent Ty Wigginton, but he agreed to a minor-league contract for one year and $1 million on Monday.
The plan, according to Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd, is to carry four outfielders, which would make room for Giambi as a late-inning pinch-hitting specialist.
"It's huge," said O'Dowd of Giambi's role. "It changes the way managers set up against us. I can't emphasize it enough. We wouldn't bring him back if we didn't think so."
Giambi, 40, hit .244 last season with six home runs and 35 RBIs in 176 at-bats. He hit .235 in 34 at-bats as a pinch hitter, with two home runs and eight RBIs. Add in his clubhouse presence and O'Dowd and his staff were sold.
"He does a lot of things around our ballclub that go unnoticed," O'Dowd said. "He adds a whole other dimension to our clubhouse that doesn't get seen day in and day out by the common fan."
Giambi was a great fit off the field, witness the location of his locker: next to Troy Tulowitzki's and a few feet away from Todd Helton's. Said Tulowitzki, when asked his reaction to the Giambi signing, "I love it."
Also Monday, the Rockies signed reliever Matt Lindstrom to a two-year, $6.6 million deal with a club option for 2013.
Lindstrom, who lives in the Denver area, saved 23 games for the Astros in 2010 but experienced a tale of two seasons: 2-1 with a 2.80 ERA before the all-star break, 0-4, 7.50 after it. He's one of the hardest throwers in the game, topping 100 mph on occasion. O'Dowd is confident he will contribute as a setup man.
"He's our kind of kid," he said. "Once he gets in our culture and stops worrying about things, he'll be fine. This guy is flat-out nasty if we can get him to throw strikes."
The Rockies determined they could re-sign Giambi because of the team's defensive versatility. Wigginton, who has hit 20-plus home runs four times in his career, can play first, second and third base and both corner outfield spots. Jose Lopez, acquired from Seattle, projects as the starting second baseman but also can play third and first.
Jonathan Herrera is penciled in as a utility infielder but can play left field. Add Carlos Gonzalez's ability to play all three outfield spots at a Gold Glove level and the Rockies felt they could get by with four pure outfielders: Gonzalez, Dexter Fowler, Seth Smith and Ryan Spilborghs.
The rest of the 13 likely position players include regulars Helton, Lopez, Tulowitzki, Ian Stewart and Chris Iannetta, along with Wigginton, Herrera, Giambi and a backup catcher, most likely ex-Twin Jose Morales. Eric Young Jr. also is in the running for a utility job.
Today is the day teams swap salary figures with arbitration-eligible players, but it looms as a mere formality with the Rockies, who have had only two cases heard in franchise history. With Lindstrom signed, the list of arbitration-eligible players includes Stewart, Jason Hammel and Felipe Paulino, acquired from Houston for Clint Barmes.
Said O'Dowd, "We're not that far apart with any of them."
The Colorado chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America recently voted on awards. Gonzalez was chosen player of the year, Ubaldo Jimenez pitcher of the year, Jhoulys Chacin rookie of the year, and Barmes the good guy award for his cooperation with the media. … North Carolina State quarterback Russell Wilson said he will leave school next month to focus on spring training with the Rockies.
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I'd like to add to B.C. Smith's recent and wonderfully appropriate description of a large cross section of us to include this: those who don't own cars. Sure, it doesn't sound as poetic as all that, but think of all the poetic possibilities it opens up. I mean what it literally, physically, opens us up to, what it puts us in front of, or next to, or behind, or inside of, in our attempts to get from here to there. I know getting around can be a pain in the ass, but it means we can't take anything for granted and you have to figure that we're somewhat better people for it. Really, isn't it great that we have to think about the weather, that we have to notice if it's sunny or raining or snowing and actually take that into account? I'm not kidding here! We're not farmers, sure, but at least we pay some kind of attention; we react with some engagement to each day. There's something nice in that. And yes, all right, I am going to admit, I have been blatantly paraphrasing my girlfriend here. Though wait a minute, nobody knows that except her. So actually, never mind, disregard what I'm saying. But not what she's saying, through me. Hmmm. Makes sense? No? Okay, wait, I'm gonna talk about Flaubert now; that one might throw her off our trail.
But no, it probably won't, because you know Flaubert, he digs it too. In the beginning of his little book November the narrator speaks about the autumn, about returning from his long and daily walk through the frozen fields and meadows. He steps over ice-filled ditches. He jumps over snow-drifts in one leap. The crazy bastard even sits down on the ground. All right, now I don't care if this isn't his best book, I still find some inspiration there. Go take a walk, in any weather. You'll find some landscape that reflects your own. And even better if you have to take that walk to get somewhere, cause there you go — that takes care of motivation. You're going outside anyway! Look at some building that you pass each day, and then look at it again.
For me it's the Kings County Savings Bank, on the corner of Bedford Avenue and Broadway. I bike by this every time I ride into the city. It's no longer a bank but now houses the not for profit Williamsburg Art and Historical Center. Which means it's open to the public, as both an art gallery and a performance space. The second and third floor are each one large, open room. The first floor supposedly retains its original gas chandeliers and carved woodwork, though that one isn't open to the masses for corroboration. Still, it's the exterior that really makes the place. The bank was completed in 1867, in a French Second Empire style, at a time when overt displays of wealth were all the norm. Hence this bank built in the model of a millionaires house. But that makes total sense, doesn't it? I can just picture looking out that round window in the mansard roof, surveying your estate, your manicured grounds and frozen meadows. Anyone up for taking a walk? Or at least a ride in the phaeton? Nah, I think I'll stick around here and whip my servant instead.
Although this is the Second Empire we're talking about, not the ancien regime. Maybe there was less whipping going on by then. Flaubert would know; he wrote his best books during the Empire's heydey. We're talking Napoleon III here people, you know, uh, rockin and rollin. Send the Hapsburg prince Maximillian to Mexico in an attempted coup, as part of a grand scheme to reintroduce monarchical rule to Central and South America? Yeah, sure, sounds good. Start a disastrous war with Prussia that ends in utter defeat and exile in England? Um, whatever. Napoleon II must be rolling over in his grave! But I don't know. Old number three probably wasn't that bad. He did spend some time in New York in the 1830s, again as an exile, this time before he became emperor, when his name was simply Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. What did he get up to while he was here? Nobody knows. He probably walked around a lot. Maybe he noticed the lack of Second Empire architecture. I gotta do something about that, he said.
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Friday, October 28, 2011
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35 comments:
- Whisppy said...
Hi Ozabella! We missed you! Are you taking a break from training Lil' Ripper?
- October 28, 2011 at 5:28 AM
- Max the Quilt Cat said...
Great pictures of all three of you. And I can now see the wonderful pictures from yesterday. Very nice.
Hope the Vikings win this weekend. Hav a great one.
pawhugs, Max
- October 28, 2011 at 6:25 AM
- Priscilla said...
Your kitty sister and brother are really cute!
Good luck!!
- October 28, 2011 at 6:55 AM
- jen said...
You are so lucky to be around those cute little kitties all day!
Good luck to the Vikings this weekend!
- October 28, 2011 at 7:06 AM
- Gloria said...
You have sweet siblings! Have fun and good luck on Sunday!!
- October 28, 2011 at 7:36 AM
- Kathy said...
Very cute picture of you and your feline siblings,
laying there so peaceful!
Good luck on Sunday for the Vikings!
- October 28, 2011 at 7:48 AM
- Sandra said...
thank for the Ozzabella update. she really is a great cat. so now you have two cats and a dog that can READ... amazing Hope your new QB wins the day
- October 28, 2011 at 7:48 AM
- Tucker The Crestie said...
Good luck this weekend! (Those kitties are adorable!)
- October 28, 2011 at 8:36 AM
- Sarge said...
Hey Remington!
Wow, you have such cute kitties! Sounds like Ripper is a brainiac!
Grr and Woof,
Sarge, COP
- October 28, 2011 at 9:04 AM
- Frankie Furter said...
I can tell that little Ripper is gonna take after YOU what with all the reading and studies that you persue... Maybe you can turn him into a Vikings Fan and stuffs too. If not... I still say THREATEN to use him AS a Football... that should get you a Puppy... you could call it your Super Secret PUPPY PLAY!! THAT is a DOUBLE PUN fur you buddy.
- October 28, 2011 at 9:31 AM
- Chatty Crone said...
You're an ole softy liking those cats. Hope your team wins. Have a great weekend. And a great Halloween - what are you going to be?
- October 28, 2011 at 9:34 AM
- Amber DaWeenie said...
You take care of your special girl, Rem.
Have a great weekend!
- October 28, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- Madi and Mom said...
Morning Remington,
I love your pic today...nothing makes me happier than seeing your handsome pic first thing!! Oz really and truly has exquisite taste in big Bros. Lil Ripper is probably helping Beth with the interruptations of what each page means in the book.
Happy weekend and go Vikings,
Hugs from your 2nd BFFF (Oz is the 1st MOL),
- October 28, 2011 at 10:53 AM
- Two French Bulldogs said...
Lil fireball is a piece of work . Maybe he thinks he will grow up to be just like you
Benny & Lily
- October 28, 2011 at 11:00 AM
- The Mama Monster said...
Awww you and Oz are such great BFFs!!!!!
- October 28, 2011 at 11:05 AM
wow that little one sure is smart. But I would be doing what Oz does and napping next to you!
woos, Tessa
- October 28, 2011 at 1:56 PM
- Ginny said...
Go Vikings!!! Looks like Ozabella will be the playful one and Lil Ripper the intellectual!
- October 28, 2011 at 2:27 PM
- Mr. Pip said...
Oh yes, I know you and Ozabella will always be best friends!
Your pal, Pip
- October 28, 2011 at 4:02 PM
- Maggie and Mitch said...
Lil Ripper is quite the well-read kitty!
Good luck to your Vikings, Remington!
Love ya lots
Maggie and Mitch
- October 28, 2011 at 4:30 PM
- Stella said...
Did you ever stop to think, Remington, that Ozabella being brought up by you, might think that she is a DOG!
I bet she does!
- October 28, 2011 at 4:52 PM
- JC said...
Awe ... the two of you are best friends. The orange one well it's a wild thing. Mine is. My friend has an orange wild boy. It seems to be in the orange fur.
- October 28, 2011 at 5:01 PM
- Frankie Furter said...
I KNEW you would never REALLY use one of the kitties as a football... butt you could make one of those FAKE Plays...
I AGREE with you TOTALLY.. a puppy that looks JUST LIKE YOU would be PERFECT... Maybe you could try askin Santa Paws... he would know that you are ALWAYS a GOOD BOY!!!
- October 28, 2011 at 5:10 PM
- Cher' Shots said...
Good friends never let 'little things' come between them. Glad all is well at your house.
'love & hugs from afar' HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
- October 28, 2011 at 7:50 PM
- SquirrelQueen said...
It is easy to see that you and sweet Ozabella are the best of friends. And Lil Ripper looks like he is really enjoying the book.
Good luck to the Vikings on Sunday.
Happy Halloween Weekend!
- October 29, 2011 at 2:21 AM
- bichonpawz said...
We are glad that you have some friends to play with Remington!!! We have missed Ozabella...glad to see that things are fine with the new arrival!! We will be watchin' the Vikings play on Sunday!!! xoxo Chloe and LadyBug
- October 29, 2011 at 2:38 AM
Glad to hear all of you are doing well :) So, Lil Ripper has graduated from grade school and is now taking college courses? Must be a genius! You will have to nickname him Einstein I think ;D
Waggin at ya,
- October 29, 2011 at 5:44 AM
- The Army of Four said...
We love seeing and hearing what you all are up to! Lil Ripper is a good reader for such a little guy!
Hope your Vikings win!!!
Play bows,
- October 29, 2011 at 10:28 AM
- ♥♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥♥ said...
Wow, that's a very big book for Lil Ripper to be reading. Does he read it in French too? BOL
We always love seeing you and Ozzabella together.
Happy weekend and go Vikings!!!
Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
- October 29, 2011 at 11:57 AM
- Sagira said...
You and are Ozz are so sweet together <3
- October 29, 2011 at 6:41 PM
- Siku Marie, White Dog said...
What a wonderful, loving family you have! It makes us smile that you are all so blessed.
- October 30, 2011 at 12:37 AM
- Rouky said...
Your brothers and sisters and so cute, Rem! The baby is tiny! If Fino would be more tolerant toward cats, mom would love to have a new one... Big hugs!
- October 30, 2011 at 8:04 AM
- Ludo van Doggy said...
He be one clever kitten!
- October 30, 2011 at 5:28 PM
- Au and Target said...
MOL, we're thinking just ONE lick of that tongue and that kitty will be SOAKED!
- October 31, 2011 at 1:17 AM
- The Thuglets said...
Lil Ripper is well read then! So good to see Ozzabella with you.
Hope your team won.
Big Nose Pokes
The Thugletsx
- October 31, 2011 at 3:05 AM
- Just Ramblin' said...
Bringing someone new into the family is always an issue of some sort.Really it just opens doors to new and more friendships (and more to share the chores with!) It looks all have adjusted well.
- October 31, 2011 at 5:54 AM


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Although I'm comfortable using products like Word and Powerpoint I cannot find a better way for me that to write the words out, cut them out and play with arrangements.
This is prose: if it were a poem I would use the same line breaks as the poet used as they're part of what he/she created.
I find it helpful to write the piece at this early stage - it makes me think more about the words and - for example - what I might like to emphasise.
Tips at this stage would be:
- have a piece of paper much bigger than you think you'll need as the base - it stops you being constrained
- choose paper that is the same as the paper you've lettered on if you can - then there's no visual distractions with slightly different colours of paper
- cut in close to the lettering (I use a knife) : again we're looking for as little visual distraction as possible
- have a few strips of dark paper to mark in where the margin may fall
- if you're going to have decorative elements, title, credit etc. they should really be included at this stage (I haven't!)
- try and suppress any preconceived ideas - try all sorts!
- if you've not tried at least one layout that looks ridiculous you've not been inventive enough
- don't forget to try different line spacing - it's easy to play and makes a big difference to the look
- keep the original text to hand - it's bad news to find out you've lost or switched lines
- every layout that might be promising - take a photo (oh, this is SO much easier than in the old days where you had to have multiple photocopies of the words and glue down any layouts that looked hopeful)
- you might choose to go and write part of the text in different size / weight / colour to see how that looks
- try at least 20 different ideas - it's so quick at this stage
- use your camera to help you choose the most promising layout and put the pieces back into that layout
- you might want to stick the pieces down in this layout if you're going to have to move the pieces of paper away, because it's now your blueprint for the next version
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Give the girl friend magnet therapy a try on carpal tunnel . Will it work? Made with cutoffs of one each Bocote,Leopardwood,Yellowheart,Wenge,Zebrawood,Bubinga,Cocobolo,Gaboon Ebony,Purpleheart,Osage Orange,Berlinia 1 1/2'' X 5/8'' x 5/16''. Elastic jewelry string holding together. One rare earth magnet behind each peice with north pole facing inward. Tapered edges to fit snug while in a circle. Wipe on poly finish.
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Well, I don't know if it will work, but it sure looks good. Great job!
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It's well proven that magnets have ZERO effect on the body (at least any that you can get your hands on), but that is sure a cool looking bracelet.
I thought at first that the magnets were holding the pieces together – now THAT would have been really cool!
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As leaves change their color from season to season, so does my Instagram feed. Warm red, orange and brown shades herald last sunny days and the beginning of the coldest season of the year. Although this is my least favourite time of the year (too cold for me), I'm happy that I'll be spending festive days in Ljubljana, surrounded by Christmas lights, mulled vine and my amazing friends. But for now let the hashtags tell the stories.
How can you say no to macarons aka bloggers' food?! Or chocolate?
New makeup, new Vogue and new eyebrows at the best
salon in town- Viki's place.
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker recently said he believed his state had a "healthy balance" of LGBT rights even though they have a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Why? Because Wisconsin has passed ENDA legislation that is inclusive of gays and lesbians. Presumably under Walker's "balance of rights" theory it would also be acceptable for, say, African-Americans to be denied the right to vote as long as they have the right to own their own property. Because that's how it works, right?
In fact, contrary to Walker's assertions, it seems the citizens of Wisconsin have evolved in their stance on LGBT issues. The state elected two openly gay members of Congress last fall — Senator Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. And while it still isn't clear if Wisconsinites endorse same-sex marriage, it is pretty clear that today they would not approve a constitutional amendment to ban it. Pollsters estimate that 48.8 percent of the citizenry now approve of same-sex marriage, and this statistic is increasing by 2.8 percent every year.
Walker's Tea Party antics have landed him on Right Wing Watch 17 times and have even inspired a new site entitled Scott Walker Watch. Walker has always been a rather sketchy public official. In May of 2012 he transferred $160,000 into a mysterious legal defense fund, although no charges had formally been brought against him. A three year "John Doe" investigation resulted in the conviction of three of Walker's aides, a campaign donor, and one of his appointees. While that investigation ended in March without implicating Walker himself, a new investigation just opened to investigate possible campaign finance abuses during Walker's 2012 recall election.
Yes, that's right; you read correctly. Walker is so out of step with Wisconsin voters that a previous recall attempt garnered over 1 million signatures, 85 percent more than the required number. Walker won that election, but the margins were slim; he was only 6.9 percentage points ahead of his opponent, and now it seems he may have achieve this only by abusing campaign finance laws. And while Walker hasn't seen the inside of a courtroom yet, one of the judges involved in the aforementioned "John Doe" investigation also signed the recall petition.
Walker's statements about his state's "healthy balance" of LGBT rights are instead indicative of his own mental imbalance when it comes to reading the political pulse in Wisconsin. His remarks ignore the facts and are demeaning to the LGBT population within his state, as well as their allies. Wisconsin has clearly reached a tipping point when it comes to LGBT issues, and Walker would do well to get on the right side of the scale.
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