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Finger Lakes Wineries
October 7, 2009 by insideout
Famous for Rieslings and Gewurtztraminer, the Finger Lakes area is the second largest wine-producing region in the US. With more than 80 vintners producing unique selections, you are sure to find a bottle of something to bring home.
On the other side of the lake from our bed and breakfast New York is the Wilhelmus Estate Winery. The Winery is new but the recipes for the wine are from the "old world". Wilhelmus Kuenen, a Dutch immigrant, brought his family to the States when his son Boud was 7 years old. Wilhelmus started making wine in 1958. He became a very serious wine maker after his retirement in the 1970's, winning awards across the Northeast. Boud and Karen Kuenen opened the winery in 2007 and named the winery in memory of Boud's father, the original Vintner.
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Despite his claim earlier this year than Limp Bizkit was getting "back in this ho," Fred Durst says that he knows that no one in the U.S. really gives two shits about his band anymore. Durst told British publication Kerrang! that the band is boycotting America and doesn't tour here because they don't "wanna go out like that," noting later in the interview that in his homeland, "We were a moment in time and it's over."
The Bizkit had a U.S. tour planned last year, but it was cancelled due to low ticket sales and an overall dour financial outlook. None of that is Fred Durst's fault, according to Fred Durst, who chalks it up to America being "the home of corporations," but that Limp Bizkit is "just Limp Bizkit, so we don't know how to do anything but Limp Bizkit," blatantly ignoring the fact that Limp Bizkit could always just break up.

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Age: 33
It's been pretty obvious for a while Isana's dad knew what was going on. It's been heavily hinted at ever since Merry was first taken to their place and tried to sneak out in the night.
By the way, who is Hino-senpai? I can't remember. Is she the third year who was playing the trumpet who inspired Yui and Nao to join the music club?
|2011-11-07, 18:46
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|2012-01-24, 11:24
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Anything's Possible
Join Date: Jul 2009
Chapter 44 was so much better once Isana appeared, she has turned me into a real fan and an inspiration as to how all childhood friend genre characters should be IMO. On the more important not, Engi is turning out to be a real antagonist.
|2012-01-24, 19:07
|Link #105
Le fou, c'est moi
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Age: 30
Annoying woman. I thought she was improved from her earlier antagonism by the POWER OF FRIENDSHIP, apparently not. I'm sure we'll have a story arc where she gets Yui in harm's way at one point and it will be angst.
|2012-03-21, 12:44
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Canada
That creepy shadow nightmare could do that.
That epic "I want you" made me ROFL.
|2012-03-28, 15:39
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Anything's Possible
Join Date: Jul 2009
I just reread the chapter with Nao and Yui, anyone else notice the blatant yuri context there, it was a mutual confession, looks like Yumeji harem just got reduced to a love triangle. I'm wondering what Merry wrote on the friendship wall in chapter 39, I think we will only get to see it at the very end if Merry does return to her post.
|2012-03-28, 15:53
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Age: 33
|2012-04-07, 15:12
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Somewhere close to Valhalla
Age: 29
The latest chapter, I think it's ch 49 is out on Chinese sites now. Yumeji was put into distress for a while until Merry came to cheer him up. I wonder what Sonar was talking about in her conversation with Yumeji and co.
|2012-06-25, 16:36
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Join Date: Aug 2007
I just read through this whole manga. It looks like John and Sonar have figured out something about Pharos' plan, but they aren't exactly being clear about it.
I'm not sure how these kids are going to beat Pharos. When he beat down on Engi, he showed the same reality-breaking power that Merry had when she totally flipped out. That, and the keys she had then, probably represent the full manifestation of her power as the gatekeeper, but she has no idea how she did it. I don't know how Pharos can do it, but it's probably going to take Merry's full power to take him on, and she's not ready yet.
Even if they can beat him, from the sound of things the situation is only going to get worse so long as Merry is away from her post. Kids need to find a way to get her back to the gate soon.
|2012-07-14, 18:03
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Another chapter is out, folks.
Before they set out to defeat Heracles, Merry insists on bringing Clione along to have some fun in her host's body. However, after a while Merry starts to feel weak, and finally just collapses. At the same time, Yumeji feels a pain in the back of his hand, where he's sometimes felt it before after a trip to the dream world.
It's unclear what's going on, but it's definitely not good. The entirety of their plan (such as it is) hinges on Merry being able to defeat Heracles. Kids need to figure out what's wrong with her and fix it fast, or everything's going to go to hell.
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Quote:Friendly fire likely killed federal agent Nicholas Ivie, report finds
By JACQUES BILLEAUD 1:44 AM 10/06/2012
ADVERTISEMENT PHOENIX (AP) — A preliminary investigation has found friendly fire likely was to blame in a shooting that killed one federal agent and wounded another along the Arizona-Mexico border, the FBI said Friday, shaking up the probe into an incident that reignited the political debate over border security.
"There are strong preliminary indications that the death of United States Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie and the injury to a second agent was the result of an accidental shooting incident involving only the agents," FBI Special Agent in Charge James L. Turgal Jr. said in a statement.
Turgal didn't elaborate on the agency's conclusions but said the FBI is using "all necessary investigative, forensic and analytical resources" as it investigates the Tuesday shooting about five miles north of the border near Bisbee.
Ivie was killed after he and two other agents responded to an alarm triggered by a sensor aimed at detecting smugglers and others entering the U.S. illegally.
One of the other agents was shot in the ankle and buttocks, but was released from the hospital after surgery. The third agent was uninjured.
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office, which is assisting the FBI in the probe, said federal investigators used ballistic testing to determine the shootings likely were the result of so-called friendly fire among the agents.
Jeffrey D. Self, commander of Customs and Border Protection's Joint Field Command-Arizona, said investigators were making progress and noted the initial findings that the shootings appeared to be accidental didn't diminish the fact that Ivie "gave the ultimate sacrifice and died serving his country."
"The fact is, the work of the Border Patrol is dangerous," Self said during a news conference Friday in Tucson.
While federal authorities declined to offer details of the shooting, George McCubbin, president of the National Border Patrol Council, said the three agents split up as they investigated the sensor alarm, noting they all fired their weapons.
"Coming in from different angles, that is more than likely how it ended up happening," McCubbin told The Arizona Republic of the shootings.
A Mexican law enforcement official said Thursday that federal police had arrested two men who may have been connected to the shootings. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information, said it was unclear if there was strong evidence linking the men to the case.
Mexican authorities on Friday didn't immediately respond to telephone messages from The Associated Press.
After a meeting of border governors Friday in Albuquerque, N.M., Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer stood by the criticism she leveled earlier this week in response to the shootings in which she said a political stalemate and the federal government's failures have left the border unsecured and Border Patrol agents in harm's way.
"It's the federal government's responsibility to secure our border, and they need to do that, and then we can deal with all the other issues that have come about because our border hasn't been secured," said Brewer, who plans to attend Ivie's funeral Monday in Sierra Vista.
The Border Patrol couldn't immediately comment on the frequency of friendly fire shootings involving its agents. But such incidents appeared to be extremely rare, if they've ever occurred at all.
"I know of absolutely none in the past, and my past goes back to 1968," said Kent Lundgren, chairman of the National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers, citing the year he joined the agency. "I'm not saying it never happened. I'm just saying I've never heard of it."
Also Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano traveled to Arizona to express her condolences to Ivie's family and meet with authorities. The family did not return calls from The Associated Press on Friday.
Ivie's death marked the first fatal shooting of an agent since a deadly 2010 firefight with Mexican bandits that killed U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in December 2010 and spawned congressional probes of a botched government gun-smuggling investigation.
Terry's shooting was later linked to that "Fast and Furious" operation, which allowed people suspected of illegally buying guns for others to walk away from gun shops with weapons, rather than be arrested.
Authorities intended to track the guns into Mexico. Two rifles found at the scene of Terry's shooting were bought by a member of the gun-smuggling ring being investigated. Critics of the operation say any shooting along the border now will raise the specter that those illegal weapons are still being used.
Twenty-six Border Patrol agents have died in the line of duty since 2002.
Associated Press writers Brian Skoloff in Phoenix, Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, N.M., and Olga R. Rodriguez in Mexico City contributed to this report.
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Speech by Al Gore on the acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize
December 10, 2007
Oslo, Norway
Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Honorable members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen.
I have a purpose here today. It is a purpose I have tried to serve for many years. I have prayed that God would show me a way to accomplish it.
Sometimes, without warning, the future knocks on our door with a precious and painful vision of what might be. One hundred and nineteen years ago, a wealthy inventor read his own obituary, mistakenly published years before his death. Wrongly believing the inventor had just died, a newspaper printed a harsh judgment of his life's work, unfairly labeling him "The Merchant of Death" because of his invention - dynamite. Shaken by this condemnation, the inventor made a fateful choice to serve the cause of peace.
Seven years later, Alfred Nobel created this prize and the others that bear his name.
Seven years ago tomorrow, I read my own political obituary in a judgment that seemed to me harsh and mistaken - if not premature. But that unwelcome verdict also brought a precious if painful gift: an opportunity to search for fresh new ways to serve my purpose.
Unexpectedly, that quest has brought me here. Even though I fear my words cannot match this moment, I pray what I am feeling in my heart will be communicated clearly enough that those who hear me will say, "We must act."
The distinguished scientists with whom it is the greatest honor of my life to share this award have laid before us a choice between two different futures - a choice that to my ears echoes the words of an ancient prophet: "Life or death, blessings or curses. Therefore, choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live."
John Edwards
Hanover, New Hampshire (Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: August 23, 2007)
This election is unlike any we have faced before. The stakes are
higher. And the challenges we face as a nation are greater than at any
time in memory.
We as a nation must choose whether to do what America has always
done in times like these -- change direction and move boldly into the
future for the sake of our children, if not for ourselves, or wander in
the same stale direction we have traveled in our recent past.
The choice we must make is as important as it is clear.
It is a choice between looking back and looking forward.
A choice between the way we've always done it and the way we could do it if we dared.
A choice between corporate power and the power of democracy.
Between a corrupt and corroded system and a government that works for us again.
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Nikolaisaal Potsdam Germany
Nikolaisaal Potsdam, Germany
"Are you aware of what your hear?" The organisers of concerts of the Nikolaisaal Potsdam (Germany) ask this exciting question in their current event programme. The versatile offer of the Nikolaisaal addresses classical concertgoers as well as open-minded newcomers. Thus, the organisers also offer a series of events that makes music more tangible by background information.
By talking with music critics and transmission of their live commentaries concerts can be experienced in a new way during the event. Classical music is brought closer to school classes by visiting rehearsals and background information during the rehearsal. In a guided musical tour through Potsdam with explanations about the subject "Listening", the participants experience concerts in a new way and in audio experiments they learn how the hearing works.
beyerdynamic's wireless Synexis system is used for the transmission of all these moderations. For the transmission of the comments from the editorial booth there are stationary transmitters installed in the Nikolaisaal. For guided tours, beltpack transmitters and neckworn microphones are used. The participants get a receiver with a single-sided earphone. People with hearing aids and cochlea implants (CI) receive mobile induction loops for wearing around the neck instead of in-ear headphones. When selecting the "T position" at the hearing aid / CI the information is inductively and directly transmitted to the hearing aid / CI.
Customer and implementation:
Musikfestspiele Sanssouci and Nikolaisaal Potsdam gGmbH, Potsdam / Germany


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In the first part of this series we focused on what you needed to know before you set out for Oshkosh. This second part focuses on what you need to know once you've arrived.
Fly-In Parking Information
Fly-in campers at AirVenture this year should call the telephone recording — 920-230-7820 — or check the Web page with information on parking availability before departing for OSH. While the arrival ATIS is the authority on the issue, these bits of information should be helpful as you depart as well as something to check during a fuel stop. For those of you who won't be going to AirVenture, I suspect the Web page will be worth visiting just to get a feel for how jammed the airport becomes.A superb arrangement by the parking czars comes to AirVenture from Sun 'n Fun. You can let them know where you want to park by preparing a sign ahead of time with the desired parking spot on it. In the past, as spaces have opened up, I've tried calling friends who were going to arrive to let them know of the row number. They had problems getting to the row. Now, there is hope that folks can hold up a sign to show where they desire to park. The AirVenture Aircraft Parking Web page includes the information you need to know about this new procedure.By the way, please don't hold the sign up until you have the airplane collected and off the runway. It wouldn't look too cool on the accident report as you explain you ground-looped on rollout because you were grabbing a sign to show where you wanted to park.
What To See
If you have not obtained a map of the area prior to arrival, make sure you get the big, thick guide to the convention when you register. Once you have cleared registration and rocketed off to view the hot item you wanted to see first, have a seat in the shade and look over the map of the grounds to set up a strategy as to what to see.
General Guidelines
The flight line has warbirds at the north end, homebuilts in the center, antique/classics at the south and ultralights and helicopters way south at their own grass runway. Antique/classic camping with the airplane is to the southwest of the flight line. Spam cans, that's most of us, have parking and camping on either side of the east/west runway which lies along the north side of the airport as well as way to the south end of things, seemingly all the way into Illinois. The old "West Ramp," now given corporate status as AeroShell Plaza, is about the center of everything, just southwest of the control tower, and is reserved for special displays. The vendor buildings are just west of the West Ramp. More vendor areas are scattered north of the West Ramp with the Fly Market northwest of the West Ramp. The Forum area has been expanded with buildings in addition to tents. The space allotted to forums and workshops is becoming more like a campus. The forums and workshops are almost invariably excellent, so plan to arrive early if you wish to sit.
The warbird area of the flight line will be blocked off about an hour or so prior to the air show, as the warbirds taxi out for their fly-pasts. Plan on seeing the warbirds before 1:00 p.m. each day or after the air show, as sometimes the area gets blocked off kind of early.
Dozens of excellent examples make a stroll south of "air show central" an essential exercise. Airplane-spotting trams run through the area.
The museum is a must-see item. There are always new exhibits prepared in time for AirVenture. It's free if you have a wristband for the day. The worst time to go is during a rainstorm, because it's packed. Buses run to it and Pioneer Airport, which is behind the museum, from the flight-line area on a regular basis.
Pioneer Airport
With its classically styled hangars and golden-age-of-flight aircraft, Pioneer Airport is well worth a walk. In fact, the walk west from the flight-line area through a park and the memorial hill to Pioneer Airport is a relaxing break from the bustle of the rest of the convention. There is usually a helicopter giving rides at Pioneer Airport.
The seaplane base requires a bus ride. The bus departs from the Quonset Hut at the south end of the antique/classic area. Go. You will be glad you did; it's an oasis of quiet and serenity. Set aside about three hours for the visit.
The forum tents are behind the north end of the flight line. The main problem with the forums is that they generally are so many very good ones that you can't get to all that you desire to attend.
Theater In The Woods
The Theater In The Woods is near the antique/classic parking area. Some of the evening shows are outstanding, others are awful. Speakers are usually very good, so if aviation humorists Rod Machado or Ralph Hood are going to perform, or any of the golden-age test or racing pilots, combat pilots or astronauts are going to speak, attend.When it comes to musical events, there is a distressing tendency toward the lowest common denominator such as country-western or pre-digested, bubble-gum lite. If you are not into tunes for the musically impaired, you may want to pass those up. Blues, jazz, reggae, classical, rock and roll and contemporary music generally doesn't make it to that venue. The times swing bands have performed have been truly wonderful, although you can't get over the feeling the organizers of the evening are a little shocked by such avant-garde music. Turnout for the good events is usually large, so it behooves one to arrive about a half-hour early. Because this is the Midwest, things generally start on time.
Bus Transportation
The transportation center for buses to the dorms at the University and to Appleton and Fond du Lac airports is west of the main entrance. The city bus route to the dorms usually runs thorough an area just west of the flight line, making it very convenient. It can jam up during times of heavy vehicle traffic and right after the air shows. The transportation center has always had very good signage and helpful people for those of us who wander around wondering if we can get there from here.
The Fly Market
Treasures, garbage, pretty good deals, frauds, religious fanatics and oddballs abound. It is a place you simply have to visit, if only to see what and who have shown up this year. There is no rule of thumb other than that the extraordinarily low prices that used to be a part of the Fly Market haven't been seen for years. The cost of renting vendor space is so high now that the most a dedicated shopper can hope for is slightly below catalogue prices. However, there is just so incredibly much wonderful junk in one place that the search for a treasure is too intriguing to pass up. Yes, you can find hundreds of used aviation books, great — as well as hideous — aviation T-shirts, and spark plugs for an OX-5.
The flight line runs north and south, parallel to Runway 18-36. The most visible object on the field is the control tower, which is located near the north end of Runway 18-36, a few hundred yards west. It is generally the baseline for giving directions.
Meeting Friends
If you are meeting people, the historic site call has been "Noon, Saturday, under the arch." Well, the main entrance to the flight line is no longer under the arch east of the control tower. The EAA arch is, however, a good spot to take a break or arrange to hook up with folks. Just to the southeast of the arch are a bunch of the little pedal planes moored so the pedals can be turned, turning the prop, without going anywhere. It is the best AirVenture photo op if you have a small child. I treasure the shot of my daughter as an infant in a miniature SNJ just like her grandpa flew.
Emergency Messages, Announcements/Paging
The PA system covers the entire flight line and there is always someone talking about something. After 15 minutes, most people tune out the PA system, which is a problem because it is also used for paging and emergency messages. If you need to reach someone in an emergency, go to the speakers' stand east of the control tower and have the person paged. There is a bulletin board nearby where messages can be left as well. If you have any reason to believe you might be paged, check the bulletin board from time to time.
Airline Employee Messages
Every year there is a set of roofed-over bulletin boards in an airline employees center near the antique/classic registration building on the flight line. Leaving messages there is a good way to communicate with folks who work for airlines.
Aviation Organization Tents
If you are a member of any of the various aviation organizations from AOPA through the Cessna Pilots Association, 99s and QBs, your organization probably has a tent where you can get out of the sun or rain, sit down and get a cool drink. It's worth a visit. It may be worth joining an organization just for access. The convention guide you get when you check in will tell you where the tent is located.
AirVenture — Basic Etiquette And Courtesy
Hey, we are all in this together, among friends of aviation. Besides, AirVenture is Mecca for us; let's treat it and each other appropriately.
It simply is not done at OSH. Wisconsin is known for being aggressively neat. Littering is, I think, a capital crime. Bastinado is too good for those jerks who throw things on the ground at AirVenture; keelhauling the violator at the seaplane base is probably the way to go. If you see a piece of trash on the ground, pick it up and put it in one of the nearby trash containers. Walking past litter is considered a breach of etiquette nearly as serious as dropping the stuff in the first place. After all, the trash you do not pick up may be the trash that fouls something important on your airplane.
Look But Don't Touch
Please do not touch any airplane unless you have the express permission of the owner. Every year some of the airplanes are damaged by folks who just cannot keep their sweaty little hands off. This is especially important if you have kids, or are apt to behave as one … tell them ahead of time they are to look but not touch, and remind them frequently, until they are saying it back to you and actually following the admonition.
Do not smoke around airplanes. Sure, that seems obvious, but the addicts still have to be reminded. The flight line is non-smoking; however, in a bow to the truly addicted, EAA has established some designated smoking areas.
Handicapped Services
EAA has been one of the leaders in providing access and assistance to the handicapped and those with physical disabilities of all sorts. Call 920/426-4800 for information and assistance.
Leaving A Tiedown
Never, ever, ever start your airplane at its tiedown. There are airplanes parked and folks camped behind you. For crying out loud, don't blow dirt, rocks, grass, small children and other trash through their campsites. They've washed and waxed their airplanes — they do not need rock chips from your stupidity. Pull your airplane forward into the taxiway alley, turn it 90 degrees, then get in and start it. If you are by yourself, there will always be two or 10 folks around who will help you pull your airplane forward if you only ask. If you start up and taxi out of your tiedown spot do not be at all surprised to be called up a day or two later and asked to pay for a tent you destroyed or a touch-up paint job on the Bonanza parked behind you. By the same token, offer to help someone pull his airplane if he looks as if he is about to start up in his tiedown spot.If you are parked in the Antique/Classic/Contemporary parking areas, you must have a wing-walker before you start your engine.
The airport shuts down to flight operations shortly after dark. Have some consideration for your fellow campers and keep your personal noise level down as well. The ugliest confrontations at OSH have been over late, loud parties.
Portable Power
Gasoline-powered electrical generators are great technological achievement, but … in the airplane camping area these should be shut down by 10:00 p.m. Yes, I know the ad says they are so quiet you won't even hear it. The ads are wrong. Everyone nearby will hear it and you will not be very popular for very long. It is still not considered acceptable for someone to put a small potato in the exhaust pipe of one running later than that. Despite provocation it is also not acceptable to do the potato bit in the RV parking areas.
Airplane Camping Buses
Thankfully, a number of school buses run almost continually to shuttle folks around the airplane camping area. The drivers are usually very friendly. (Hey, this is Wisconsin, what'd you expect?) There is a box for a small contribution as you get in. Be a little less of a tightwad than usual and put the quarter or so requested in the box, smile at the driver and enjoy the ride.
Lawn Chairs And The Afternoon Air Show
Please do not sit on the front edge of the flight line and block the view of the "groundlings." Have a heart and sit back about 20 feet. While it is probably too much work, it would be nice if EAA would put a second "lawn chair line" about 20 feet behind the spectator line. You can see just fine and it gives those who sit on the ground the ability to see as well. Do not bring your lawn chair and leave it hoping to stake out a spot on the air show line. Because of the risk it will blow into an airplane potentially more valuable than you, the EAA volunteers will pick it up and store it until time to melt it down for Wisconsin beer cans. Many feel this is the highest calling for a lawn chair.
The Air Shows
A major portion of the air show is watching the general aviation arrivals. Otherwise, there is nearly constant activity in the fly-past circuit along Runway 18/36. You will see all manner of homebuilts, classics and antiques working that circuit during the day. No, you cannot simply take your airplane up and fly by; there is an involved briefing by EAA officials so that the number of airplanes in the pattern is limited and safe operations are stressed. Often, someone on the PA system will talk about the airplane in which you are interested and give some details, or tell you how to get more information.Each afternoon EAA puts on a major air show. The EAA AirVenture Web site includes a schedule. It is preceded by additional, usually warbird, fly-by activity. The air show runs several hours, during which the airport is closed. The length of the show does vary and is published in a number of locations. The second-best seats are at the edge of the flight line and tend to start to fill up about an hour before the show starts. Not to worry. You can still get a piece of earth on which to sit and see everything at the last minute.Make sure you have something to cover the back of your neck. You will be facing east and the afternoon sun will turn the staunchest liberal into a redneck. Bring sunscreen. While there is not supposed to be food and drink on the flight line, I strongly recommend you bring some plastic containers of water, but keep them firmly in hand so they do not become litter or a projectile. The air show is long enough that there is a danger of dehydration on warm days.The air show performers are usually nothing short of incredible. They are not paid at AirVenture. Give them lots of applause when they are driven down the flight line; they are the best of the best in this country.Air show announcing is awful. It is a tradition that provides much entertainment for those who know anything about airplanes. The performers usually bring the announcers that have been giving their patter to the rubes on the county fair circuit all summer. The result is laughable at AirVenture. Every year those on the flight line get to hear announcers miscount the number of stops in a 12- or 16-point hesitation roll, call a snap roll a Lomcevak, do some half-wit routine of making a telephone call to the airplane in flight or endlessly repeat "… as he pulls the stick back, trading airspeed for altitude …" until you wonder whether the lobotomies can be reversed.A request was made of EAA some years ago for an "announcer-free" zone on the flight line. It was denied.On an average of once in four or five years there is an air show act which causes even the most jaded onlookers to gasp in amazement. In the early '70s it was a young kid, Gene Soucy, doing knife-edge to knife-edge snaps the length of the runway at about ten feet of altitude in his S1 Pitts; in the '80s it was the Italian Air Force team doing things in jets no one thought possible. It didn't happen in the '90s. If you are very lucky, you will be there for one of those years — we're (over)due for another one.Unfortunately, every few years EAA brings in some act which bombs abysmally at an otherwise stellar air show. For a while it was the clown or drunk or old woman who winds up flying a Cub by "mistake." Recently it has been a truck with old, straight-pipe jet engines on the back with one-stage afterburners, which proves anything will go fast if enough fuel is shoved through it. As part of its routine it "races" a slow airplane. Ten-year-old boys seem to like it. While noisy, it does provide a good time for aviation enthusiasts to take a Port-A-John break.Those who go to AirVenture year after year know the best seats in the house for the air show are not on the flight line. They do one of two things during the air show: Either they hit the vendors and Fly Market while the crowds are thin, or, get together with friends at a convenient campsite and sit back with a cold beverage and, perhaps, a hand-held aircraft radio, and enjoy the show. Some tune in the local Oshkosh radio station which broadcasts the air show, just so they can hear a particularly annoying announcer, then take great pleasure in turning him off.
The heroes of AirVenture are not the air show pilots or EAA brass. They are the women and men who stand in the heat and rain and help out in some manner. They walk wings, they give out information, they drive water wagons, they help, and help, and help some more. There are never enough volunteers. Ever.If there is any way you can somehow volunteer for a day or two while you are at AirVenture, EAA will welcome you and other convention-goers will thank you. There are a couple of pretty well-marked volunteer areas you can visit should the notion strike while at AirVenture. Or, you can check out the Volunteer page on the AirVenture Web site and sign up online or call the phone number listed on the page. Either way, the nice folks will set you up in an area that interests you.Once you have volunteered, you will discover two things: You got more out of the convention than those who did not help out and you are qualified to be the picture in the dictionary for the definition of "pooped."
Leaving OSH
Editor's Note: The AirVenture NOTAM is available in Adobe's PDF format; be aware that the NOTAM is 3.5 Mb in size.Do some planning before you start up. The FAA has provided two excellent walk-in briefing sites with some of the most helpful, friendly FSS-types around. It's one of the easiest ways to make sure you have up-to-date information before blasting off.IFR departures can be a pain in the whatsis. It is the one recurring weak area at OSH. Getting your IFR clearance or release can involve VERY long delays, so be patient. If weather allows, it is a great deal easier to go out VFR. The IFR Procedures NOTAM has the IFR departure procedure. There is a procedure that allows you to depart VFR and pick up an IFR clearance under certain circumstances. To help assure you are not directed to the wrong line, put a sign in your windshield stating whether you are VFR or IFR.Please, again, pull your airplane out of its parking spot and turn it 90 degrees before starting. Be considerate of others at all times.
Be patient; there may be dozens of folks trying to get out at the same time. Lines to the departure runway can be long, and it is often necessary to do the zipper bit as two lines of aircraft converge, so be polite. Everyone will get out. After all, we'd like to think we have a little more on the ball than the road-ragers on the freeways. Yelling at the folks with the wands can be counterproductive. Besides, you never know which ones are with the FAA and decide to violate you for stupidity or aggravated stupidity.Oftentimes, waiting to leave until about 45 minutes after the air show is done means you don't wait in line to get out.Be extra patient for IFR departures. This is the one area where the EAA and FAA just don't have it together — IFR releases have been taking from one to three hours.
Everyone Is Watching
Plan on having either the left or right half of the runway for your takeoff, so be able to keep your airplane straight on the ground and tracking straight once off. There will be other airplanes near, some faster, some slower. So, do not make any sudden moves. A lot of people are watching the departure show; if you do something dumb, it will be seen and probably filmed.There are max. altitude restrictions as well as flight path restrictions on many of the departures because arrivals are coming in over the departure path. Take the time to review them, and have everyone in the airplane be as observant as possible. Remember the rules on overtaking slower airplanes. Make your turns gently, because as you overtake someone, someone else may be blowing past you.
Closing Thoughts
I promised I'd tell you how you tell the low-time pilots at OSH. They are the ones with all the patches and pins on their clothing or hat. It's a hoary axiom of aviation in general, and OSH in particular, that the flight time and experience level of the pilot is inversely proportional to the number of patches and pins decorating his/her apparel.Oshkosh has gotten so big, so commercial and so far away from the low-key airplane-watching air show it used to be that I keep telling myself I will not go back next year. (Unfortunately and perhaps for these reasons, people are staying away — attendance has been dropping.) But, every year after it's over, I think about again getting together with a lot of friends from all over the country that I only get to see at OSH, seeing the many things I want to see, and watching airplanes I would not otherwise get to watch, and I make plans to return.I will probably plan to arrive IFR, because I know the variability of summer weather in the Great Lakes. I will not be found where announcers may be heard during the air show. I will bring lots of food and buy ice and other necessities on arrival. I will wear very good walking shoes.Finally, as a personal favor, please don't shut off your flying brain when you come to OSH. Don't go stupid and auger in on the way to (or from). The media types will cast more aspersions on general aviation because you were foolish and I will not remember you fondly.


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(Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc has agreed to keep the CBS network on the air in New York and Los Angeles until the end of the week after it briefly blacked out CBS's stations in some areas on Tuesday when the two sides failed to reach an agreement.
Negotiations between CBS and Time Warner Cable continued after midnight in New York, according to a spokeswoman for the cable operator. The companies agreed to an extension with CBS until Friday, August 2, at 5 p.m. EDT.
A Time Warner spokeswoman confirmed that CBS had gone dark in "some but not all areas" around midnight EDT, which deprived those viewers of late-night CBS programming. It also pulled the plug on other CBS-owned cable networks including Showtime, TMC, Flix and Smithsonian from its lineups. But Time Warner later said it had relented "at the request of CBS" and stopped the process of blocking the CBS signal from its systems.
The action came after weeks of often contentious negotiations over increases in fees that CBS receives from cable and satellite operators.
CBS, which is the No. 1 rated U.S. television broadcast network with shows such as "The Big Bang Theory" and "NCIS" has never had a wide-scale blackout, it said.
Had Time Warner Cable not restored the signal when negotiations resumed with CBS, an estimated 3.5 million Time Warner cable subscribers would have been affected in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Dallas. It would not affect CBS affiliate stations owned by other companies.
"We offered to pay reasonable increases, but CBS's demands are out of line and unfair," Time Warner said in a statement. "They want Time Warner Cable to pay more than others pay for the same programming."
At an event in Los Angeles on Monday night, CBS CEO Leslie Moonves told reporters that "there's progress being made and hopefully we don't go dark. We still believe our content is worth a lot of money."
The threat of blackouts have become increasingly common as networks, which provide programming, square off against cable and satellite TV operators that pay retransmission fees to transmit programs into homes around the country.
Last summer, satellite operator DirecTV's 20 million customers were unable to receive Viacom's cable networks, including Nickelodeon and MTV, for 10 days after those companies failed to strike a new deal.
CBS's contract with Time Warner Cable expired in June and the two sides have already extended the deadline twice. While the companies negotiated, both ran TV commercials aimed at getting the public on their side.
Time Warner Cable's spot accused CBS of giving New York a "black eye," while CBS urged viewers to "say 'no' to Time Warner Cable" and gave them Time Warner Cable's phone number.
The loss of advertising dollars would be somewhat less painful for CBS during the summer, when networks air mostly reruns and audience numbers drop. But if a blackout persisted into August, CBS could lose audiences in the some of the nation's largest markets for its reliably popular National Football League games.
"If there was a time for this dispute to occur, it would be in the late summer," Morningstar analyst Michael Corty said.
Time Warner Cable reminded subscribers in New York that they sign up to receive CBS from media mogul Barry Diller's Aereo TV service, which streams over the air broadcast signals to a tablet or computer for $8 a month. Aereo pays CBS no fees.
Reporting by Liana B. Baker in New York, Lisa Richwine and Ronald Grover in Los Angeles and Sakthi Prasad in Bangalore; Editing by Edwina Gibbs, Patrick Graham and Maureen Bavdek


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I swear this is true: I was going to write a post this weekend about OMSW and how the Jazz should go after Raja Bell as 1) the Jazz weren't expected to announce a decision on Wesley until Monday; 2) I have more time during the weekend; 3) because the free agency frenzy has made me unable to leave my computer and my eyes are sore as hell.
RAJA BELL IS BACK! I can't remember the last time I was this excited. I can't stop grinning (seriously, my face hurts). After hitting the "Publish" button, I am heading straight for my rooftop so that I can go scream my head off. This makes me OK with Al Jefferson. This makes me OK with losing OMSW.* This makes me OK with the world. The summer is complete.
I wanted the Jazz to go get Raja Bell even before the Bobcats traded him to the Warriors. I've felt for several seasons now that the Jazz's most pressing need was not post defense, but veteran leadership and toughness. Me in December 2009:
Phil Johnson and David Locke recently had a conversation about the kind of player Raja Bell is–i.e. the kind of guy that gets after his teammates when they're not getting the job done–and whether players can evolve into that. Phil's position was that you can't change personalities and you either have it in you or you don't. And if you ask me, that is exactly what's missing from and wrong with this team.
And four months ago:
Raja Bell has been released by the Warriors. KOC, please sign him immediately. I know he likely won't be able to play in the post-season, but I want him more for his leadership and toughness than anything else. Despite the logjam situation, we need his Matty-enforcing-"you hit my guy, I got his back" mentality. I honestly think his presence on the team makes us a possible contender. Even better, he already knows the system.
Now, let's go a little further back in time–just a little–to July 2005. We all know that Phoenix was able to offer Bell a longer contract than the Jazz, and he ended up signing with them that summer. Before that happened, however, resigning him had been one of the Jazz's top priorities. An excerpt from the desnews that summer:
It never was about the points Bell produced or even the minutes he played. It was about the attitude. It seems a long time since Karl Malone, Jeff Hornacek and John Stockton could get their teammates fired up with a hard stare. Now look. Sometimes the Jazz are as soft as goose down. Occasionally last year, in spite of Bell's efforts, they seemed ready to curl into the fetal position. Lots of big bad teams–and mediocre ones, too–came in and slapped the Jazz around. Used to be teams feared the Jazz. Now they dismiss them.
Aside from Jerry Sloan, the steadiest force against apathy was Bell. He was the guy who drew the technical fouls. When the Jazz showed little interest in playing, it was Bell who called their effort "unacceptable." In mid-March, sensing a number of teammates had already checked out, Bell growled, "So we don't make the playoffs? But we can beat teams just to say we beat them."
The situation was, and is, this: The Jazz don't have much leadership. Bell may not have been the team's long-term solution, in part because he wasn't a starter half the time. But he did his best. Kirilenko has the right spirit, but his orders get lost in translation. Carlos Boozer doesn't always motivate himself, much less his teammates. Matt Harpring has enough to deal with just staying healthy.
Bell wasn't just a leader on the court, though. He was always there after games to offer perspective. He had that rare combination of civility and honesty. The man was as straightforward as a judge. It was Bell who labeled the Jazz's inability to execute "ridiculous." It was Bell, too, who said he wasn't worried about his contract, but whether he played well and won; Bell who kept the Jazz from simply forfeiting the season after Kirilenko and Boozer went down.
Bell put in two seasons with the Jazz, doing everything he could, throwing himself about the court, taking charges and, of course, firing people up. He showed younger players how they should play, coaches how much he cared and fans why paying $50 for a ticket is worth it.
Does this sound like someone we need?????
Over the course of this summer, we lost two of our four oldest players and the average age of our team is now 25 years of age. After Memo and AK, Ronnie P and Deron are our oldest players at 27 and 26. 8 of our players are 25 or younger.
Going into this summer, I thought our top priority (after dealing with our own free agents) should be a tough-minded vet with
an enforcer mentality…e.g. Raja Bell. There were innumerable times in the past two seasons when I've thought that the suckitude unfolding before my eyes would not be happening if we had some veteran leadership on the team. Again, this is just me, but I would've put signing a veteran enforcer on the top of my priority list above a defensive big. (In regards to the defensive big–I'd be happy with a serviceable defense-minded big even if he's offensively limited (offensively limited might even be a plus because that would mean he made it to this level on his defense). If Fes can become that guy, all the better.)
Like him or hate him and inability to make shots in the first 46 minutes of games aside, Fisher played that tough vet role for us on a team of extremely young guys, and without his presence we got softer as the years went by–which could be construed as a step backwards even if there weren't actual roster changes. Going into games or the Playoffs with the right mentality, and having someone in the locker room that guys can look to for that, is half the battle. Raja Bell fits the bill perfectly.
When the Trailblazers signed OMSW to the "Screw you Utah" offer sheet, I was completely torn. I changed my mind every other second about whether the Jazz should match.
–It was too much money. Way too much money (I thought he was worth about $4M per before free agency opened).
–On the other hand, he was–as a rookie–our best defender last year according to the Jazz's defensive grades.
–On the other hand, I wanted the Blazers to lie in the bed that they'd made.
–On the other hand, don't we have to match given the alternatives (Al Harrington, Shannon Brown, etc.)?
Raja Bell was the one and only replacement for OMSW that I would've been 100% happy with. Best of all, he's been here before, he is the epitome of a Jerry Sloan player, he knows the system (take a moment here to appreciate the consistency, longevity, and stability of the Utah Jazz/Jerry Sloan era if you want), and he's not afraid of getting on the backs of undefensively-inclined teammates. I realize that there should've only been one statement after "Best of all," but there's just so much to appreciate.
Back in July 2005 before free agency season opened, Raja said:
"That," he said, "is one of the reasons I'd like to stay in Utah–because when I came out of Dallas, even though I didn't have a lot of numbers, I thought that being on winning teams and playing the role I was asked to play would get me somewhere I wanted to be. And Utah was the only team that saw that in me.
"I think the future here is really, really bright–and I want to be a part of it." (desnews)
Welcome back Raja. I'm elated that you're back–because our future is really, really bright now.
Remember that time during the Playoffs two years ago when Jerry said we didn't have any "nasty"? We got it now. Woohooooooooooo!
Now, go watch this a million times:
*About Wesley Matthews (not that he deserves to be a postscript):
I love the kid. He was one of the bright spots of last season. No matter what, losing him sucks. I wish we could have kept him, but the NBA is a business and I can't blame him for signing the offer sheet (although my initial reaction was to do so). We'll miss your defense and hustle and shouting "Oh my sweet Wesley!" whenever you do something great. Nothing but the best.
Jazzy Girl permalinkJuly 15, 2010 1:55 pm
Hello!! Is there a more beautiful video in the world? The lack of aggressiveness drove me crazy last season. Now I am excited! And we do need leadership and accoutability, I had hoped Deron would be the one to step up, but we'll take it. This post has calmed my nerves.
Of course I am sad to lose OMSW! I adore him! I thought for sure he was staying. When the new team colors were announced, I went to Fanzz to see who's jerseys had been released. I noticed right off that there were no Boozer or Korver jerseys, but they had made Matthews' jersey. This proved very confusing indeed.
I will miss my peeps, Booz, pretty KK, not so pretty KK, and OMSW… I must move on and look forward.


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Following several reports of full wine bottles spontaneously exploding in Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is asking consumers to carefully dispose of Indigenous Selections Prosecco Brut 2013 (code 33283), 750 ml. Consumers should not return the bottle to the store but instead dispose of it as soon as possible.
"Consumers should use caution when handling this product," said Chairman Joseph E. Brion. "While we have not had any reports from consumers who may have been affected, we want to take every precaution in order to avoid a safety issue. Those who purchased the product can contact their local Fine Wine & Good Spirits Store for a full refund."
Indigenous Selections Prosecco Brut 2013, a Chairman's Selection® wine, was sold for $12.99 in approximately 180 stores starting in early June. It has been removed from all Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is working with the vendor to determine the cause of the issue.
While the wine bottle should not be returned to the store, consumers will still be eligible for a refund. An original receipt will be helpful in processing the return. If you have questions or concerns, please call 1-800-272-7522, then press 3.
(Source: Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board)


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For the life of me, I fail to understand the feeding frenzy surrounding cable television celebrity chef Paula Deen.
For the life of me, I fail to understand the feeding frenzy surrounding cable television celebrity chef Paula Deen.
For those like me who may never have heard of Deen, the tabloids and Internet sites such as TMZ have been abuzz about her admission, under oath, that in her distant past she had used the n-word.
Deen is 66 years old and, while she should have known have know better, she now joins a long list of public figures whose careers were demolished over words they uttered that later were deemed to be racially offensive.
The late broadcaster Howard Cosell comes to mind.
Cosell, who liked �to tell it like is� and wrote a best-selling book of the same title, was a renowned sports journalist and the face of Monday Night Football in the �70s and �80s. During a Washington Redskins versus archrivals Dallas Cowboys game on Sept. 5, 1983, before a national audience the Redskins diminutive halfback Alvin Garrett � a member of the teams self-anointed Smurfs because of his diminutive stature � snagged a Joe Theismann pass and scampered down the field. Cosell, in his trade-mark voice, exclaimed �That little monkey gets loose, doesn�t he?�
Immediately the switchboard at ABC�s New York headquarters became with flooded with phone calls. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference�s president, the Rev. Joseph Lowery, pounced on Cosell�s words and challenged the broadcaster to publically apologize. Cosell declined and would explain later he meant nothing by the comment and said it was a common phrase he used to describe the antics of his own young grandchildren as well as other undersized NFL players such as Mike Adamle.
Cosell�s explanation was insufficient for the sensitivity police, and Cosell was forced to step down from his Monday Night Football perch at the conclusion of the �83 season.
More recently, Michael Richards best known as Kramer from the hit TV show �Seinfeld� was performing in 2006 at a West Hollywood comedy club when a large contingent of late arriving patrons began noisily ordering drinks causing a distraction to the performer. The group started heckling Richards.
Rather than ignore the barbs, Richards retorted to the crowd, using the n-word in describing the individual shouting heckles.
Richards couldn�t pull back his words. He would later appear via satellite on Late Night with David Letterman and apologize for the incident. He would convene meetings with Jesse Jackson Jr. and Al Sharpton, all to no avail. Richards, who said he is not a racist, has said the incident still haunts him and it was the reason he stopped doing stand-up. His career has plummeted.
As a white male who came of age in Allentown, Pa., a city of more than 100,000 in the �60s and �70s, I remember it like it was yesterday. While a student at Muhlenberg Elementary School, my neighborhood and all-white primary public school accepted three black students from the other side of town. There they stood in the hallway during the first day of school: Jeff George, Barron Grantham and Crystal George, who had been involuntarily summoned to be the agents of integration in Allentown.
Everyone welcomed the three students to our west-end school yard. Years later, at class reunions, we would share stories and swap memories of these childhood experiences now rattling through the craniums of the over-50 crowd.
None of us felt we were part of some great social experiment � we were, of course; we just didn�t know it. I guess we didn�t see each other as black and white children.
And now we have Paula Deen in the media meat grinder trying to pull back words or an ill-considered phrase she uttered decades ago.
I guess the old childhood rhyme � �sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me� � we were told to recite when someone taunted or bullied us with offensive epithets was never learned by some. Even a bestselling book in the 1970s, �I�m OK, You�re OK,� written by Thomas Harris, whose main theme was that how we feel about someone�s actions are a direct result of how we interpret and process those actions.
In other words, if we choose to be upset, it�s because we want to be upset. The author of the barb � in Harris� theory � doesn�t control the situation or the subsequent emotional reaction of the recipient.
As you ponder the fates of Deen, Cosell and Richards , let�s pop the top on a can of three more celebrities: Calvin Broadus Jr., Chris Bridges and Chris Latore.
Broadus and Bridges are still walking among us; but, unfortunately, Latore suffered a tragic and untimely death. All three men made their careers producing rap music, where the n-word appears more frequently than �thou� and �art� can be found in William Shakespeare. These men made a living off the n-word and misogynist lyrics.
So who are these artists? Respectively, their stage names are Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Dogg), Ludacris and Notorious B.I.G. All three men have baked the �n-word� into their song�s lyrics, and their work has helped them become millionaires with platinum albums.
Through it all Snoop, Ludacris and Notorious B.I.G. maintained a rock star�s lifestyle, thanks to rifts and chords harmonizing on pejorative references towards women and racial slurs used to cement their street credibility in an effort to establish their reputation among the buying public. Through it all, they and their peers in the industry reaped millions of dollars in profits from record sales and concert tickets.
Yet at no juncture in their respective careers where the n-word is prominently promoted, have the sensitivity police ever been seen to boycott or attempt to rein in these artists.
So, does a double standard exist with respect to the use of the n-word? Absolutely � so how is it rectified if, in fact, it needs to be corrected?
All Americans who enjoy the freedoms bestowed upon all citizens under the blanket of freedom provided by the U.S. Constitution understand the principles of the First Amendment. I think our nation has bigger concerns to tackle than wondering if a cooking-show host used racially insensitive language in her past. Sticks and stones may break your bones, but if you�re of a certain demographic and utter words deemed racially offensive, your career could be toast.
As Howard Cosell would say: �I�m just telling it like it is.�
Swansboro resident Mike McHugh is an advertising account executive with The Daily News. Readers can email him at: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The No. 30 Georgia College women's tennis squad (9-9) faltered early in a match with Brenau University (10-3), eventually dropping the non-conference bout 8-1 at the Centennial Center Tennis Facility Wednesday afternoon.
The Bobcats found themselves in a quick hole against the Golden Tigers, dropping each of their three doubles matches.
The top tandem of Kayla Barksdale (Augusta, Ga.) and Lisa Setyon-Ortenzio (Paris) dropped a tough match to Lyn See Choo and Hannah Thompson, falling 9-7 after leading late.
At the second doubles position Leah Pridgeon (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and May Johnson (Sydney, Australia) were ousted by Eline Nagels and Maria Perdomo Medina 8-5, while Ivana Marevic (Rottweil, Germany) and Sara Roberts (Kennesaw, Ga.) also lost 8-1 against Stephanie Moniz and Theresa Neumeyr at the third doubles spot.
GC would pick up a solid win from Barksdale at the fourth singles position 6-1, 6-1 over Thompson, followed by a loss from her doubles partner Setyon-Ortenzio 4-6, 6-3, 10-4 at the second singles spot against Medina.
Johnson would fall in a heartbreaker as well at the top singles spot, dropping her match in a tiebreaker 4-6, 6-3, 10-4 to See Choo.
At the third position, Marevic was topped by Neumeyr 6-4, 6-1, as Pridgeon also fell in straight-sets to Nagels 6-0, 6-4 at the fifth spot.
Roberts was forced to retire at the sixth spot after dropping the first set to Almedia 6-4.
The Bobcats will host North Georgia Monday, April 9 at 2:30 p.m. for the first of three crucial Peach Belt Conference (PBC) matches to finish the season.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Reader Phoebe, quite rightly reminded me that I hadn't posted the answers to the guessing game! So here they are…
This mat…..is a massage mat for the feet!
This tool.……is for cleaning mascara off the lashes!
This hoop…..is a tool for drawing neat eyeliner and also doubles as a mascara guard
This old one….if for crimping section of your hair
This one…is for removing lenses!
How did you do?


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The House has passed its latest government funding proposal, which would also delay Obamacare's individual mandate by one year, and cancel taxpayer subsidies for health insurance for Congressmen and their staffs and senior political appointees in the executive branch. This latest measure passed on a 228-201 vote. For what it's worth, the Republicans are now picking up a few more Democratic votes. Nine Democrats voted with the majority this time. Still, the Associated Press reports that it is Republican unity that is fraying.
What's the end game? I assume House Republicans will eventually throw in the towel, either by tomorrow morning or within a few days, and pass a "clean" continuing resolution. Then the spin battle will begin. Did Republicans stage a principled, even heroic struggle to save the American people from the disaster of Obamacare? Or were they humiliated, as a result of following "extremist" Tea Party elements into a foolish ideological cul-de-sac?
The answer will depend in part on what Americans think of Obamacare as it begins to operate during the coming months. If Obamacare is as much of a fiasco as I expect it to be, Republican opposition may wind up looking prescient.


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The model of the elementary particles presented in the first post makes it tempting to philosophize over the nature of mass and gravitation. Is there a logical concept of these matters that smoothly fits in? I have made an attempt to find one...
Obviously, a clue must be that the mass of at particle is proportional to its total energy. Assuming that electromagnetic waves travel in a background medium1, one should expect that the waves displace some of it. In fact, it is this displacement that defines the wave. In the enclosed waves making the elementary particles, the net displacement of medium is radially outwards because of the 180° twist for each half wavelength. This will hold true for simple circular waves as well as for folded ones. The more energy contained in an enclosed wave, the more medium it displaces. The mass is a measure of the total medium displacement, and is therefore a function of the total energy of the wave. Generally, outside the enclosed wave the medium will be compressed, and inside the wave it will be diluted2. This assumes an elastic medium. If the background medium is perfectly elastic, the gravitational field will never reach zero.
Because the electromagnetic wave compresses the medium in two dimensions (and not in three), the degree of the compression is inversely proportional to the square (and not to the cube) of the distance from the wave-particle. Gravitation is therefore an inverse-square law.
This interpretation can explain the gravitational attraction observed between two objects with mass: When the compression of medium created by one particle partly coincides with the dilution created by another, their total displacement of medium is reduced. Their total mass and energy are reduced accordingly. As the objects approach each other, medium displacement (mass) is reduced even more, and energy is lost in radiation.
Because the area of diluted medium inside a particle usually is very small compared to the squared distance to a neighboring particle, their common reduction in mass is negligible compared to their total mass. A notable exception is of course the case in the atomic nucleus.
1 This medium was thought to be a "luminiferous aether" in the late 19th century, but this idea was rejected by the famous Michelson–Morley experiment in 1887, and also by following experiments. Today, the medium that carries electromagnetic waves is generally thought to be spacetime itself.
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A Sale Sets the Stage
NORTH BERGEN, N.J.—In a dimly lit warehouse, the fantastical creatures of Maurice Sendak sit in suspended animation. A dodo-like bird hangs upside down from a costume rack. A giant chef's head grins down from a shelf. A fuzzy monster sits in two pieces, his bulbous body, adorned with a cape, hanging not far from his three-horned head.
These costumes and sets designed by Mr. Sendak for Prokofiev's comic opera "Love for Three Oranges" are pieces of New York City Opera's past, and next month they will go up for auction, along with 90% of the company's sets, props and costumes—all the gowns, swords, chandeliers and castle walls that opera is made of.
The sale is the latest in a series of fundamental changes the opera company has undergone in the past two years to climb out from under its financial burdens and remake itself as a smaller, leaner organization. While opera companies usually hold on to the scenery and costumes of productions they intend to revive, City Opera officials say the cost of storage is so high that it will be cheaper to rebuild productions from scratch.
In all, the opera company plans to unload the sets of some 60 productions and the costumes of about 40. The auction will be held online by Los Angeles-based Tiger Group. Bidding will start in mid-January and close on Jan. 24.
"We have been looking at every part of the company's business," said General Manager George Steel. "I think we put too much stuff in the attic.…In New York City, it's a crazy luxury we can't afford."
In moves designed to trim its budget to $13 million from $31 million, City Opera last year left its longtime home at Lincoln Center, opting to perform in smaller venues around the city, and, after a January lockout of orchestra and chorus members, cut the musicians' annual earnings by more than 80%.
For those who have lamented City Opera's contraction, its decision to discard the physical stuff of productions past underscores the fact that it doesn't perform on the scale it once did. This season, City Opera is staging four new productions; its 2007-08 season featured six new productions and seven revivals.
Mr. Steel stressed that the sale won't preclude revivals. The company will keep the designs of past productions and can rebuild sets and costumes, he said.
City Opera's old scenery, props and costumes fill a 60,000-square-foot warehouse plus 55 trailers, costing $550,000 a year. Renting them to other companies offset that cost by up to $100,000 per year. By contrast, rebuilding sets and costumes for a revival would cost between $200,000 and $300,000, Mr. Steel said.
Typically, opera companies stage a mix of new productions and revivals each season. But—with the exception of those with huge repertories like the Metropolitan Opera—they generally don't keep every production they make. Production directors of other opera companies said that when deciding what to keep and what to discard, they consider the price and availability of storage space, the likelihood of a show's revival and the interest of other companies in renting it.
"There was a time when people wanted to see the same opera over and over again," said Paul Horpedahl, production director for the Santa Fe Opera. "I'm not so sure that's the direction audiences are moving."
Because of evolving aesthetics and audience expectations, scenery doesn't usually have a shelf life beyond 10 or 15 years, production directors said. Costumes, on the other hand, are easier to store, can be repurposed for different productions, and sometimes have sentimental or archival value for a company.
City Opera was founded in 1943. In 1985, a fire destroyed all but a dozen costumes.
Those that survived, the opera will keep. They include a dress from "Giulio Cesare" worn in 1966 by Beverly Sills. Officials said they would also keep props, costumes and accessories that are reused often: some 50 rifles and 60 swords, top hats, corsets, robes and military uniforms.
The keepsakes they will let go include bright orange fish puppets from the 2004 opera adaptation of Salman Rushdie's "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," and the set of the 1970 staging of Donizetti's "Roberto Devereux," one of the productions for which Ms. Sills, starring alongside Plácido Domingo, is most remembered.
The opera will store what it keeps in a much smaller warehouse and place productions designated for revival directly into trailers, never keeping more than about six on hand.
Much of the opera's library of musical scores and archives was damaged during Sandy. Those records have been frozen as part of a remediation process. The company is in talks to transfer them to a research library.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Top Posts of 2012
#1. How to Make an Ottoman - This is also the most viewed post of all time. I did a revisit of this post this year, but it was originally posted in Jan. 2011. To date it has received over 110,000 pageveiws. You guys are making a lot of ottomans.
#2. Burnt Orange and Brown came in second. The new color scheme was one you all liked for fall. Changes in the familyroom was actually the 2nd most popular post, but this came in 3 pageviews apart.
#3. Master Bedroom Makeover. This is one of my favorites of all time too. I really enjoy this room now.
#4. Pumpkins and Velvet. A simple vignette for the Fall season, using some thrifty finds. You guys always love thrift shopping and creating on a budget and so do I.
#5. Painted Headboard Tutorial. This was a fun project and definitely one that was trial and error, but I love how it turned out, plus it was such a fabulous thrifty find. It definitely made the bedroom.
Seems like I got a lot accomplished this year, if you would like to see all of my projects check out my Year in Review post.
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I wish you live closer to us, Marty, I could really learn a lot from you....ChristineReplyDelete
Always love your posts Marty! And your ottoman post is definitely deserving of the top spot. looking forward to all of your fabulous decor inspiration in 2013! JaneReplyDelete
Marty, you are an inspiration to us all. I love your blog and the way you decorate! I missed your original ottoman post so I will go there today. Here's to a Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
You truly were a busy bee!ReplyDelete
It is funny that my Royal Family posts are in the 200,000+ range. Hee:)
Have a very Happy New Years!
I think your bedroom makeover was my favourite! How good it is to look back over the year and enjoy the changes. Best wishes for a Happy New Year. JoanReplyDelete
Dear Marty,ReplyDelete
You DID accomplish a lot!!
I still want to put your ottoman tutorial to good use!
Wishing you all the best in 2013
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Great projects, Marty! I'm bookmarking the ottoman tutorial. I must have missed that one last year and it looks so easy. Thanks for all the great posts and tutorials.ReplyDelete
Wishing you a happy and health New Year,
That is a great idea to look back and see which posts were the most popular, I'm going to have to see if I can find out which ones were popular on my blog. You have some wonderful ideas to share and I always enjoy them, even if I don't comment a lot. Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Marty-It is so fun to see your posts and all you have accomplished this year. You have such a nice touch to everything you do- Blessings- xo DianaReplyDelete
I'm a big fan, Marty! I try not to miss any of your posts, as they're so inspiring. I also adore the bedroom, which I hope to renew mine this year and there's my inspiration. Hope I can find a great headboard too! Thank you always for all you've shared in 2012 and looking so forward to see what you come up with in the new year..as a home decor never ends! See you Tuesday! May you enjoy a happy and blessed 2013.ReplyDelete
BRAVO, Marty!ReplyDelete
You sure take great house pictures and inspire me big time.
I haven't shared my house in tour form yet - I am not a good photographer for long shots at all - but hope to do in 2013.
I love every single time you share your rooms, thank you for an awesome year of eye candy goodness!
I adore that headboard. Thrifty and gorgeous.ReplyDelete
I enjoy every one of your posts ! Hope you Have a Happy New Year !ReplyDelete
Your home is beautiful Marty! I wish you a very Happy New Year and all the best in 2013-enjoy:@)ReplyDelete
It is a good thing to look back...and a good thing to look forward!
I love all of your vignettes, especially those you do in your kitchen!!!
Looking f o r w a r d to seeing more wonderful post from A Stroll Thru Life in 2013!!!
Thanks Marty for sharing your lovely projects!!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year!
All the Best in 2013!!
I think you did get a lot accomplished this year, Marty! I think your master bedroom makeover was one of my favorites. Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Marty, thanks for sharing this walk down memory lane. Great fun to look at these beautiful images. Congrats on a good year of blogging in 2012 and sincere wishes for a great 2013 to you and all our fellow bloggers!ReplyDelete
Every project you've done this past year is amazing, Marty, and I love that you've highlighted a few. They are all incredible, and it's fun to see them again. I can't wait to see what you have in store for 2013! Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Looks like a busy year! come link to Seasonal Sundays!ReplyDelete
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So fun to look back at all of your beautiful projects, Marty. Happy New Year.ReplyDelete
Everything you have done in 2012 was gorgeous! Looking forward to keep following you in 2013. Happy New Year, Marty!ReplyDelete
It is all beautiful Marty. Thanks for sharing all you do with all of us. Happy New Year to you!ReplyDelete
Great choices, Marty. It has been a pleasure following your blog and getting to know you. Have a Happy and Healthy 2013.ReplyDelete
Marty, I actually viewed this ottoman post around the time you first posted it.That was before I became a blogger. I was looking for ideas on how to make an ottoman and when I "googled" it came up as an option. I loved it then, and I still do!Beautiful job!ReplyDelete
Hi Marty! I am following your blog and just love all your special touches! You have great talent and are very creative. I am starting my 2nd year of blogging and just love it. Still an on going learning experience. Best wishes and inspirations for 2013!ReplyDelete
Beautiful posts Marty, I always look forward to seeing what you have created to share with us. Thanks for a wonderful year!ReplyDelete


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(HONG KONG) The Dragonair Aviation Certificate Programme (DACP) celebrated a double milestone last Friday, 27 November - the graduation of the latest 31 graduates together with the programme's 10th anniversary. Joining the graduates were more than 100 DACP alumni, pilot mentors and guests from the programme's supporting partners.
The DACP, a major initiative under the Dragonair Youth Aviation Academy, is organised by Dragonair in conjunction with the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps. The aim is to motivate and inspire young Hong Kong people, aged 18 to 25, through a nine-month programme that will help them in their aspirations to develop a career in aviation.
Speaking at the graduation and anniversary celebration event, Dragonair Chief Executive Officer Algernon Yau said: "The Hong Kong aviation industry has seen rapid growth. With the addition of a third runway at Hong Kong International Airport, it is expected that the number of jobs directly associated with our home airport will grow from the 63,000 in 2012 to 123,000 by 2030. A large pool of aviation talent will be needed to support this growth. Our commitment made at the launch of the DACP in 2005 is bearing fruit, with many programme graduates having already embarked on aviation careers. We will continue our work to ensure that Hong Kong's aviation industry keeps flying high."
Group Captain Lee Kwok-wing, Commanding Officer of the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps, the co-organiser of the programme, said: "This programme combines pilot mentorship, industry visits, leadership exercises, etiquette training and community services into an extraordinary experience for the mentees, assisting them to gain a foothold in the aviation industry after graduation from the programme." He added that with the rapid expansion of the local aviation industry, he had full confidence in the participants securing a bright future.
In addition to providing a wide range of opportunities for participants to deepen their aviation knowledge, the programme also helps identify interests and talents, helping these young people to develop a positive attitude towards their careers and life pursuits with the guidance of their mentors and industry professionals. Some 90 Dragonair pilots have provided mentoring over the years, motivating and inspiring participants in both their career and personal development. To date, half of the 180 DACP graduates are working as flight dispatchers, air traffic controllers, load controllers, cabin crew and pilots.
Lawrence Lau, a 2013 graduate, is now working for TAG Aviation Asia Ltd, one of the DACP supporting organisations. He said: "I didn't know about TAG until I took part in the DACP and realised there are a lot of opportunities in this industry. I was assisted in my personal development by my mentor and programme coordinator. I am proud to be still involved with the DACP, but this time in the capacity of a supporting organisation. I am delighted to be able to introduce my company to more talents through this unique education programme."
Dragonair gives special thanks to all the supporting organisations that have helped to make the DACP a success, including: Airport Authority Hong Kong, Aviation Security Co Limited, the Civil Aviation Department, the Fire Services Department, the Government Flying Service, Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company, Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited, Hong Kong Airport Services Limited, the Airport Meteorological Office of the Hong Kong Observatory, the Hong Kong Police Force, LSG Lufthansa Service Hong Kong Limited, and TAG Aviation Asia Limited.
Enrolment for the 2016 DACP has already begun and is open until 13 December 2015. Young people who are interested in exploring the exciting world of aviation should not miss out on this valuable learning opportunity. Programme details and application procedures can be found at www.dragonair.com/aviationacademy.


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Shedding some light on SAD this winter
The winter weather has held the state in a hammerlock for weeks, and the constant stream of frigid temperatures, ice and snow is no doubt taking an emotional toll on many Connecticut residents.
"If I put out a questionnaire to people, about 90 percent of them would have a change of energy, or mood or weight during the winter months," said Dr. Paul Desan, director of the Winter Depression Research Clinic at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
But for a small percentage of the population, the feelings of hopelessness, lethargy and withdrawal brought on by winter's grip are particularly severe. These are people suffering from seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression spurred by a lack of exposure to sunlight.
Many of its symptoms sound like typical reactions to the doldrums of winter -- including oversleeping, eating too many of those comforting carbohydrates, and increased irritability. Experts, however, said seasonal affective disorder is a serious mental health problem that shouldn't be written off as just a case of the winter blues.
"This is a form of depression, and sometimes with depression, people can do dangerous things to hurt themselves or others," said Dr. Jeremy Barowsky, director of addiction medicine at Greenwich Hospital.
According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, about 5 percent of Americans have SAD. It's more prevalent in this region of the country, where winters tend to be harsher, and darker, Desan said.
"We think (the prevalence of SAD) is very much dependent on the light/dark cycle," he said. "The incidence goes up the further from the equator you are."
For those afflicted with the condition, a winter like this -- with long stretches of bitter cold and several snowy, overcast days -- could exacerbate symptoms, Goldman said. "When it's colder, people tend to stay inside, which secondarily means they're getting less exposure to sunlight," he said.
Dr. Robyn Goldman, a psychologist at St. Vincent's Behavioral Health in Westport, echoed those sentiments. The people she treats often have serious pre-existing psychological troubles, and, for some of them, SAD gets added to that emotional cocktail when the winter hits. Goldman said this year has been particularly rough on her seasonally sensitive patients. "People are definitely saying that the weather is getting to them more than usual," she said.
Desan was quick to point out it's light, not temperature, that's the key to seasonal affective disorder and he hasn't seen a spike in people complaining of symptoms this season. Still, he said, with several weeks left in winter, it's important for those exhibiting symptoms to address their problems.
There are several ways to treat SAD. Desan said medication works for some people, but one of the most common, and effective, SAD treatments is light therapy. This involves patients exposing themselves to a bright lamp -- also known as a light box -- that mimics the sun's rays. Though there are devices available online, Desan recommends that those who think they need light therapy seek the advice of a doctor.
Barowsky said self-care can also lessen the effect of SAD. Getting enough sleep, eating healthy foods (and limiting sugar), exercising regularly and getting out of the house occasionally are all ways to help alleviate seasonal depression. The good news, Barowsky said, is that long-lasting relief from SAD is mere weeks away.
"Usually, we see people start to pull out of it around March, when the days get longer and we start to enter spring," he said.
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Increased appetite with weight gain
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Actress Kelly Rutherford has been given a glimmer of hope to keep her kids with ex-husband Daniel Giersch in the U.S. after a Los Angeles judge offered to help resolve the German businessman's immigration issues so he can return to America.
The former "Gossip Girl" star has been locked in a bitter custody battle with Giersch since their divorce in 2009, and she recently filed papers asking federal court authorities to overturn a 2012 ruling allowing their two children to live with their father in France.
Rutherford claimed the state official who granted Giersch primary care of 7-year-old son Hermes and 5-year-old daughter Helena acted beyond the scope of his power by effectively deporting the youngsters, but she lost her bid during a hearing on Wednesday, when the federal judge claimed he wasn't qualified to make such a ruling.
However, he reached out to the desperate mum and offered to hold a conference call with Rutherford's lawyer and Giersch's legal representative in an effort to find a resolution for the dad's visa problems, reports TMZ.com.
His U.S. visa was revoked in 2012 for undisclosed reasons.
Rutherford has until August 19 to find a solution, otherwise her children must be returned to Giersch in France.
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Allen Coulter is directing the first episode of the drama, which is being produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and CBS Television Studios.
Set for a July 2 premiere, "Extant" is a mystery thriller about a female astronaut trying to reconnect with her family after returning from a year in outer space. It will co-star Camryn Manheim, Goran Visnjic, Grace Gummer, Michael O'Neill, Pierce Gagnon and Hiroyuki Sanada.


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