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Valerie Guillory, who tried to set up a haven for the chronically homeless, says she's learned from Robert Marbut
Though I dislike the way it is often said, there's no denying a potential truth in the analogy often used by people opposed to freebies for homeless people.
Especially for the chronic hard-core loiterers with no apparent ambition to do anything better, they mean. Bums, if you prefer.
"Don't feed the bears or you'll soon have more bears," is one way it has been said.
It can sound mean. Other times, those saying so just sound resigned or worried.
I usually say bears and people are both best off when bears stay in the woods, but that homeless people, whatever the reasons for their condition, can't literally wander the forest even if they have one to roam in. Humans — even dysfunctional ones you may prefer to avoid — need human contact, help, and social interactions. Otherwise, they just get worse.
Still, rewarding problematic behavior like chronic downtown loitering by giving food to sidewalk dwellers and handing money to panhandlers really does encourage more of the same publicly displayed sloth. As with putting food out for feral cats, the result can be more hanging around.
Vallerie Guillory — the nice North Sarasota woman known for trying to set up a controversial campground-style haven for homeless people just north of Sarasota's Gillespie Park — admits it took her a while to catch on to that.
Since she was once homeless and an addict, she had first thought she knew what was needed when she became a do-gooder. She was good at being non-judgmental, non-bureaucratic and at treating homeless people like people. She cared. And I liked her right away when I saw, months ago, her manner of talking and being nice to needy people sitting on a sidewalk as other people crossed the street to avoid them.
She's still just as nice and just as determined to help. But she says handing out food and water the way she used to was a mistake.
"I wasn't helping. I was enabling them," she just told me.
The same could have happened at that camp she envisioned, she told me, had she not learned a few things from Robert Marbut, the homelessness consultant advising Sarasota on how to help and make things better instead of worse.
She's a big Marbut fan now. He believes help must be done in a way that rewards improved behavior, but without setting the entry bar too high. If getting a place to sleep and a meal requires too much too fast, many troubled and homeless people will go right back to the sidewalk, as with many who now wash out of strict and demanding Salvation Army programs.
But expect nothing in return for food and shelter and nothing is what you get. That's no good, either.
Guillory says Marbut's suggested facilities, if they come to be, may make her homeless camp plan unnecessary. But she's making plans to help fill whatever gaps may remain. She wants to focus on helping homeless women, especially mothers, who need a more secure place than some men do to start getting back on their feet.
Though she wouldn't overdo it, she envisions a place with a little bureaucracy, some rules, and caseworkers who assess needs and set goals. The place can't be a flophouse supporting lives of leisure, however meager.
"I learned from Marbut," she said, that just being nice and giving handouts can backfire.
She hopes other people learn from Marbut, too, including those who fear help for the homeless has to mean more idlers loitering around the sidewalks awaiting the next feeding.
If that was Marbut's track record, she said, no one would be hiring him or listening to him.


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The following was written by Joshua for his collection of stories, Telling the Stories that Matter.
Vincent was born into a historically unremarkable family with five other children. His peasant father and mother evidently took good care of their children and grounded them in the faith that they held so dear and so tightly held them. Vincent had the opportunity to study and receive an education by associating with various societies in more urban areas and received an education in theology while studying in Toulouse. He was ordained in the year 1600 and began a life of service and devotion to the Church and its Lord–Jesus Christ–who promised freedom to the bound.
While serving as a priest in Toulouse, he received a call to travel to Marseilles for some family business. His life had been like so many others for his first twenty-four years. His story differed very little from so many other priests while he served in the urban area of Toulouse. His life and his story was about to change, though, in a drastic and difficult way. It's hardly the kind of thing that anyone would wish for themselves or another but it was the path that Vincent's life took: while in Marseilles, Vincent was seized by Turkish pirates and forced into a life of servitude and suffering.
He was carried against his will to Tunis in Northern Africa. When they landed there, he must have trembled at the thought of what awaited him when he was forced to disembark. The voyage had been terrible but it had, at least, been a limited type of terror–on the ship he knew where he would be the next day and who he would be interacting with. When he was brought onto dry land again he could still smell the Mediterranean sea but it was a very different world that he found himself in. Drawing hope from the faith that held him and countless Christians before and after him, he walked to the slave market where he was purchased by a powerful man who had some interest in Vincent the priest.
As a slave, he was incredibly limited in his interactions with his owner but he began to form a relationship with the man who had bought his freedom and life for a small sum. His love and way of life drew the attention of his owner and the attention became interest. When the owner began talking with Vincent, he found a vibrant faith that led his slave to offer him forgiveness and love. This was so much unlike his other slaves who hated and despised him for commanding and controlling them. Though Vincent did not condone the servitude he was entangled in, he continued to love his owner anyway. Eventually, Vincent's owner was converted to the faith, hope, and love that held Vincent. After this, he freed Vincent and Vincent returned to France.
When he returned to France, it must have seemed like everything had changed because so much of Vincent had changed while serving another in bondage. In many ways, life was better and more exciting because of his rediscovered freedom which he likely took for granted before his enslavement. However, something else was changed–Vincent's outlook on life. He eventually became a chaplain to galley slaves and offered pastoral care and comfort to those who suffered under the hand of bondage and oppression. His ministry became characterized by service to the less fortunate and defeated. For the remainder of his life, he would serve under the guidance of the powerful to provide care to the weak and outcast. When confronted with the physical abuse that the slaves had received, he was also concerned with the spiritual abuse rendered unto them. He began to live a life and ministry of comfort and healing for the least of the slaves and convicts under his care. With priests who were inspired by his life and work, he founded a group of ministers committed to care for the enslaved and bound.

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Andrea Tornielli's article on the reform of the reform has got me thinking. The Liturgy is the most tightly controlled and most legislated area of Church life, rightly so because it is the public face of the Church, yet for many it appears to be an area inhabited by outlaws and bandits. The Congregation for Divine Worship seems to be the carefully chosen of all Vatican dicasteries, under it Prefect "Little Ratzinger" with men like Bux and Lang, we should expect real efforts to heal the hermeneutic of rupture which is most visible in the liturgy.
Above all there needs to be clarification of the Bishops role in the liturgy, is he the Lord and Master able to issue decrees that go beyond the norms of the Church, or is he the "moderator of the liturgy," as presented in the letter accompanying Summorum Pontificum, where interestingly the Pope states:
"... these new norms do not in any way lessen your own authority and responsibility, either for the liturgy or for the pastoral care of your faithful. Each Bishop, in fact, is the moderator of the liturgy in his own Diocese."
A great deal would change liturgically if only Rome would clarify what are norms, what are options and what is "praise worthy" etc.
With Rome's failure, here is my list, I apologise for not citing text references, but they can be easily found on the net:
Liturgical Language
Latin is the norm in the liturgies of the Latin Church, the vernacular may be used for readings or even other parts of the liturgy. Latin should be used for international gatherings. The faithful should be able to sing, at least, the Ordinary of the Mass in Latin.
According to the Roman Missal, it appears the norm is Mass is offered ad apsidum, as there are references to the priest turning to the people, for example at the Orate Fratres.
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal says that "the altar should (not must) be free standing, so Mass may be offered facing the people, which is always desirable". When questioned what this meant the CDW said it was "free standing" not "facing the people" which was always desirable.
The Norms
"Nothing should be added to or subtracted from the text or rubrics of the Mass".
The Normal celebration of the Mass is sung with all the ceremonies and ministers; deacons instituted acolytes and lectors, each doing only those things which are proper to their ministries.
Chant and Polyphony are always to be preferred, hymns may be substituted for the Propers if necessary, the organ is the preferred instrument.
Holy Communion
In the Latin Church the norm is for Holy Communion to be given on the tongue whilst the communicant is kneeling, intinction is a possibility. Rome has given an indult to some parts of the Church for communion to be given standing, and or, in the hand.
The priest has the duty if there is risk of profanation to restrict or forbid the reception of Holy Communion in the hand.
Holy Communion may be given under both kinds, if there are sufficient ministers - in most dioceses in the English speaking world "ministers" seems to mean "extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion" rather ordinary ministers: bishops, priests and deacons. Perhaps one day Rome will clarify this.
Vessels should always be of precious metal, ceramic or glass chalices are forbidden, the use of the chalice veil is "praise worthy". The "use of the communion plate is to be retained".
Altar Servers
Male altar servers should be encouraged. A priest has the right to insist on male servers only.
Despite a lot of confusion in the past, Rome now has decided the place for reservation is in the "apse". If for some reason this will be disadvantageous to prayer and devotion the Blessed Sarament may be reserved in a fitting and prominent chapel.
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With the addition of experienced international like Panamanian striker Jorge Dely Valdes and Swedish midfielder Anders Limpar, as well as goalkeeper Ian Feuer, Glenn Myernick appeared to have the strongest squad in the Rapids' fouryear history. Those assumptions were proved to be true in the first half of the season as Colorado jumped out to a 124 record and was alone in first place in the Western Conference.
While the Rapids would not remain in first place, eventually falling to fourth, they did record the best regular season in team history with a 2012 record for a team record 48 points. The tripleedged forward sword of Paul Bravo, Wolde Harris and Dely Valdes combined to score 25 of the Rapids 38 goals and was a constant threat all season long, but the goals dried up over the final third of the season as the team managed to score just three goals in its final 13 games.
That lack of firepower overshadowed the sensational play of Feuer who became the Rapids' number one keeper when Marcus Hahnemann was sold to Fulham of the English First Divisi on. Both keepers finished the season wi th 10 wins and Feuer was able to post a team record eight shutouts in his 19 games.
In the postseason, the Rapids woes in front of goal continued and they were swept out of the postseason by the Los Angeles Galaxy without scoring a goal.
Despite missing out on a chance to wi n their first MLS Cup, the Rapids did have a shot at some hardware when they reached the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the first time in team history. However, it was not to be and Colorado was upset by the Rochester Raging Rhinos in the final 20 and thus keeping the Rapids trophy cabinet bare for yet another season.


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Flow cytometric analysis of Jurkat cells, untreated (green) or treated with LY294002 #9901, Wortmannin #9951, and U0126 #9903 (blue), using Phospho-Akt (Ser473) (D9E) XP® Rabbit mAb (PE-Cy®7 Conjugate) (solid lines) or concentration-matched Rabbit (DA1E) mAb IgG XP® Isotype Control (PE-Cy®7 Conjugate) #97492 (dashed lines).
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This Cell Signaling Technology antibody is conjugated to phycoerythrin in combination with cyanine 7 (PE-Cy®7) and tested in-house for direct flow cytometric analysis in human cells. This antibody is expected to exhibit the same species cross-reactivity as the unconjugated Phospho-Akt (Ser473) (D9E) XP® Rabbit mAb #4060.
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Phospho-Akt (Ser473) (D9E) XP® Rabbit mAb (PE-Cy®7 Conjugate) detects endogenous levels of Akt only when phosphorylated at Ser473.
Human, Mouse, Rat, Hamster, Monkey, D. melanogaster, Zebrafish, Bovine
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Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues around Ser473 of human Akt protein.
Akt, also referred to as PKB or Rac, plays a critical role in controlling survival and apoptosis (1-3). This protein kinase is activated by insulin and various growth and survival factors to function in a wortmannin-sensitive pathway involving PI3 kinase (2,3). Akt is activated by phospholipid binding and activation loop phosphorylation at Thr308 by PDK1 (4) and by phosphorylation within the carboxy terminus at Ser473. The previously elusive PDK2 responsible for phosphorylation of Akt at Ser473 has been identified as mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in a rapamycin-insensitive complex with rictor and Sin1 (5,6). Akt promotes cell survival by inhibiting apoptosis through phosphorylation and inactivation of several targets, including Bad (7), forkhead transcription factors (8), c-Raf (9), and caspase-9. PTEN phosphatase is a major negative regulator of the PI3 kinase/Akt signaling pathway (10). LY294002 is a specific PI3 kinase inhibitor (11). Another essential Akt function is the regulation of glycogen synthesis through phosphorylation and inactivation of GSK-3α and β (12,13). Akt may also play a role in insulin stimulation of glucose transport (12). In addition to its role in survival and glycogen synthesis, Akt is involved in cell cycle regulation by preventing GSK-3β-mediated phosphorylation and degradation of cyclin D1 (14) and by negatively regulating the cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors p27 Kip1 (15) and p21 Waf1/Cip1 (16). Akt also plays a critical role in cell growth by directly phosphorylating mTOR in a rapamycin-sensitive complex containing raptor (17). More importantly, Akt phosphorylates and inactivates tuberin (TSC2), an inhibitor of mTOR within the mTOR-raptor complex (18,19).
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One of the best films I saw at this year's Sundance Film Festival was writer-director Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal's first feature, The Words. The film stars Bradley Cooper as a writer who, after discovering an extraordinary lost manuscript, passes the work off as his own and receives overwhelming critical acclaim. Jeremy Irons plays the man who originally wrote the manuscript, and the film weaves multiple narratives to tell the story. The Words also stars Zoe Saldana, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, Ben Barnes, and JK Simmons. CBS Films bought the film after its first screening and they plan to release it later this year. It's definitely a film you should be excited to see.
Shortly after watching the movie, I got to sit down with Ben Barnes for an exclusive interview. We talked about what it means to be at Sundance, how he got involved in The Words and who he plays, karaoke, video games, and and he tells a funny story about how Colin Firth kept him laughing on the set of Dorian Gray. In addition, Barnes talked about his other upcoming projects like The Wedding (which stars Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried, Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams), The Seventh Son with Jeff Bridges (which he starts to film next month and says it'll be PG-13), and reveals that Overdrive with Karl Ubran has fallen apart. Hit the jump for more.
As usual, I've time indexed the interview so you can watch the parts that interest you. Look for Matt's review of The Words very soon (I know he also thought it was great).
- :18 Talks about the Sundance experience. This is his first time at the festival and he's wanted to go for years.
- 2:12 Gives a quick synopsis of the film and talks about what attracted him to the project. Says his agent initially told him to pass because the role didn't have a lot of lines.
- 5:17 Talks about how many takes he prefers to do. Discusses how actors don't generally get to choose how many takes they want.
- 6:40 Reveals the most amount of takes he's ever had to do. The project was Dorian Gray with Colin Firth and he couldn't keep a straight face during one particular scene.
- 8:06 What's his go-to karaoke song? Says depending on how drunk he is, he's either trying to be Jay-Z or Whitney Houston.
- 8:57 What's the last video game he played? He learned American football by playing Madden on PS3.
- 9:41 Talks about The Wedding. Reveals that he plays the adopted Columbian son of Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton who's preparing to marry Amanda Seyfried's character. His Columbian mother, whom he neglected to tell that De Niro and Keaton got divorced, decides to come to the wedding. He asks De Niro's new wife, played by Susan Sarandon, to leave for the duration of the wedding and Robin Williams plays the priest who's marrying Barnes and Seyfried.
- 11:10 Talks about having to up his game when working with a cast as talented as The Wedding. Says he tries to do the opposite and become extremely relaxed.
- 12:30 Discusses The Seventh Son with Jeff Bridges. Says he starts filming next month. The film is loosely based on a series of books called The Spook's Series. Bridges plays a grizzled and grumpy witch hunter who needs a new apprentice, which is Barnes. Says the movie will be PG-13.
- 14:45 Says the shoot for The Seventh Son will last three months and they're filming in Vancouver and China. Says Overdrive with Karl Ubran fell apart.
- 15:23 Talks about how lucky he is to work with so many incredible actors.


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CAMBRIDGE — Rouge Tomate, a New York Michelin-starred restaurant, was part of the zeitgeist around healthy and sustainable food when it opened a food cart two years ago. Located on Fifth Avenue near the Central Park Zoo, its business boomed over a menu of $6-to-$8 burgers: beef, bison, chicken and mushrooms, each infused with spices. Its success is more than the sum of the philosophy to use healthy ingredients and local foods, and reduce the carbon footprint. The cart took off because the key ingredient in this food is flavor. Social media is agog at how good the burgers taste.
At a Menus of Change conference in Cambridge last week, a discussion of Rouge Tomate's food cart seemed to epitomize what the future might hold. MOC released its first annual report, which argues that the food industry needs to reshape eating habits for the well-being of consumers and the planet. MOC says the report, with the group's guidelines, are a GPS model for the future of food. The conference of 300 industry leaders, chefs, and restaurateurs was sponsored by the Culinary Institute of America and the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health.
"Many companies consider health, environmental issues, and business success separately," says Arlin Wasserman, chair of the MOC's Sustainable Business Leadership Council and founder of Changing Tastes, a food business consultancy. He argues, "the most meaningful innovation takes place when all three are considered as a whole."
"This report is practical for everyone besides the 40-seat restaurant near a farmers' market," adds Greg Drescher, a vice president of the CIA. He says the report's 24 principles provide healthy, sustainable advice in the face of single-issue food fads such as carbs, calorie counting, or low-fat. "It's wrong to say that low-fat is the solution to everything. Look at salad dressing: low in fat but high in sugar."
The report and three-day conference in The Charles Hotel noted how informed some consumers have become about food, but it did not address welfare concerns around food laborers or the increasing socioeconomic gap among consumers. MOC argues that leaders in the $660 billion food industry can influence consumers by offering healthy and sustainable products. "The consumer is assuming you're making the right choice," Wasserman tells the gathering. "People would rather we make complex choices than do it themselves." That does not mean, however, putting little hearts next to menu items to denote healthfulness. Says Tim Ryan, the CIA's president: "When we put heart symbols or calories on the menu, that has been more of a turnoff than turn-on for people."
Speakers also noted these statistics: By 2030, demand for water will outstrip supply by 40 percent; almost 30 percent of all Americans are overweight, with men and women now equally at risk; 60 percent of every dollar spent on food is on restaurant meals or pre-prepared items; and Americans now eat an average of 1.5 servings of meat per day, down from 2 servings in 1980.
Some news in the industry offers a sense of optimism: Since 2009, there has been an 80 percent reduction in trans fat intake; vegetarianism has influenced increasing numbers of consumers who now consider themselves "flextarian," and the Meatless Monday movement is gaining traction; and customers are willing to pay more for healthy restaurant food.
While the MOC report encourages more vegetable and grain consumption, it does not call for meatless diets. Indeed, many speakers argue for designing menus around produce and vegetables but that include meat. Otherwise, says one speaker, "If you tell a customer the meat comes with produce, they want to see an 8-ounce piece." Another suggestion, which some Boston restaurants seem to employ, is to reduce hamburger patties from
8 ounces to 6.
Rouge Tomate chef Jeremy Bearman and nutritionist Kristy Lambrou demonstrated these tenets with a Moroccan chicken burger mixed with harissa, panko crumbs, milk, and more than half a dozen spices. Cushioned with the patty on a whole-wheat bun were Greek yogurt flavored with mint, sauteed peppers and onions, and arugula and tomato.
"The consumer is changing dramatically," says James White, CEO of Jamba Juice, and demanding to know where food comes from and how it's prepared. The company has more than 800 outlets around the world.
For Maria Feicht, chief brand officer of Au Bon Pain, chefs play a critical role in educating customers. "Trends change. The consistent piece in this journey is flavor. If we can help them understand health we can also play up taste. That's a win-win."
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For game developers who want to reach more customers, the Amazon Appstore for Android is a great marketplace to deliver games for Kindle Fire and Android devices. Today, Amazon announced the launch of free Adobe AIR Native Extensions (ANEs) for In-App Purchasing and GameCircle integration for the Amazon Kindle Fire, making it even faster and easier for Adobe Gaming developers to add these features into their mobile apps. With Amazon's announcement yesterday that it's extending IAP to cover games for Mac, PC, and Web platforms, ActionScript developers now have even more options to reach customers.
Each week, millions of customers play GameCircle-enabled games, comparing scores and competing against friends. We've seen a lot of popular Flash and AIR games in the Amazon Appstore, driving increased revenue for Adobe gaming developers. SongPop from Fresh Planet, Bingo Blitz from Buffalo Studios, Machinarium from Amanita and Stick Tennis from Stick Sports are just a few examples of great games in the Appstore built with Adobe Gaming Technology. The addition of AIR Native Extensions makes it simple for developers using Adobe AIR to quickly integrate GameCircle and IAP support into their creations.
As we announced in December, the Adobe Game Developer Tools – available via the Adobe Creative Cloud – give game developers and publishers access to a powerful set of resources in one central location. Designed to streamline the game development process from creation to deployment, the Game Developer Tools help game publishers and developers reach the broadest possible audience worldwide – over 1.3 billion connected Windows and Mac PCs and over 500 million smartphones and tablets – 20 times the reach of the bestselling Xbox 360 gaming console. The new ANEs from Amazon complement this offering, and continuing to expand the audience reach for new games.
The Adobe Game Developer Tools include Adobe Scout, an advanced profiling tool that helps developers unlock significant performance optimization, and the Adobe AIR SDK, which enables developers to package ActionScript code into native apps for Kindle Fire along with other devices. Developers can find out more and sign up for a free membership at http://gaming.adobe.com.
Developers can access the free Adobe ANEs and read the blog from Amazon here.
We're looking forward to seeing new games take advantage of these exciting new ANEs, and how game developers blaze new trails on Amazon!


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Lifter installation
If you can apply lubricant to the body of a lifter, you can install it. Essentially, you should apply motor oil (liberally) to the lifters. Slip the lifters into their respective bores. If the engine is equipped with roller tappets, install the lifter pairs with the associated connecting links. Today, most connecting links are permanently attached to the lifter body, and in most cases the lifters are positioned with the links facing the center of the lifter valley in the cylinder block.
Pushrod installation
In most cases, the pushrods simply drop into a guide plate of some sort in the cylinder head, with the lower end fitting directly into the cup of the lifter. The top end fits into the matching rocker arm. It's a simple install.
On the other hand, if the engine is modified with items such as a small base circle camshaft, non-stock cylinder heads, non-stock rocker arm mounting positions, severely milled deck (or head) surfaces, longer-than-stock valves, the use of valve lash caps and other factors, then you may need to establish the correct pushrod length.
Even in a normal situation (where the geometry hasn't changed due to the factors mentioned above), the tip of the rocker arm tends to sweep across the tip of the valve. If the geometry has changed and the pushrod length is not optimized, the amount of movement the rocker sees across the valve tip is considerable.
To check the geometry and to establish correct pushrod length, you'll need a checking pushrod. There are several available. We have one from Crane Cams. First, turn the engine over until the rocker arm/pushrod combination you're checking is on the base circle of the cam (both valve closed). With the rocker removed, coat the tip of the valve with a black felt marker. Reinstall the rocker arm.
Move the rocker so that a mark becomes visible on the tip of the valve. If the geometry is correct (and the pushrod length is correct) then the mark you see on the valve tip (made possible by rubbing away the felt marker "paint job" you made) should be located approximately one-third of the way across the tip, on the inboard side (toward the intake manifold). If the mark is in the center of the valve tip or if it is closer to the exhaust (header) side of the valve tip, the pushrod is too long. If the mark is closer than one-third the distance to the intake manifold, the pushrod is too short.
To establish the right pushrod length, you'll need the adjustable "checking" pushrods mentioned previously. Install the checking pushrod in place of the conventional model. The adjustment feature allows you to lengthen or shorten the pushrod as necessary. Repeat the "paint the tip" and check the scrub mark with a longer or shorter pushrod length. It's a matter of trial and error (shortening or lengthening the adjustable pushrod) until you arrive at the length where the scrub line on the valve tip is correct. At this point, measure the adjustable pushrods so you can determine the optimum length. You can now order the right pushrods (length) for your application. Once they arrive from the manufacturer, it's a good idea to double-check the length (and the geometry) before slipping them into place.
Rocker arm installation
Conventional stud mount rocker arms simply install over the rocker studs and are most often held in place by way of a lock nut. When installing conventional rockers, you should double-check the fulcrum. Most roller rockers are designed with a machined flat that mates with the rocker adjuster nut. Be sure the machined flat is correctly oriented. Apply a small amount of engine assembly lube to the pushrod tip. The engine will have to be rotated through a complete cycle so that all of the rockers are installed while the cam is on the base circle. All that remains is to install the rocker and to set the valve lash. (Refer to your cam manufacturer specification card for the valve lash figure and to the engine manufacturer specifications for the valve lash procedure.)
When it comes to shaft mount rockers, the installation isn't much more difficult. With pushrod length verified, torque the stand bolts to specifications. Next, apply assembly lube to the pushrod tip and bolt the rocker to the rocker stand. Torque the rocker shaft bolts to specifications. Keep in mind the engine has to be rotated through the cycle so that the rockers are installed with the cam on the base circle. Set the lash, and you're done.
Intake manifold installation
There's no question an intake manifold is an important piece of the high performance puzzle. If installed improperly, they can definitely have a negative effect on performance. The best plan is to test-fit the intake manifold to ensure that it will actually work on your engine (things like cylinder head and block milling have an effect on manifold fit). Here's how it's done.
Place a dry intake gasket on each side of the heads and lower the manifold in place. In some applications, you use a light to peer down the port to check alignment. In other cases, you can feel the fit by using a piece of wire to probe the port alignment by way of the plenum (a stiff piece of mechanic's wire or a coat hanger will work). You should also check the end gaps at the front and rear of the manifold where the intake attaches to the block valley. There must also be a small gap at the front and the rear.
Remove the intake and carefully clean the gasket mating surfaces with brake cleaner (or solvent). Apply a bead of RTV silicone sealer along both of the ends of the lifter valley (the front and rear of the engine). Next, install the intake manifold gaskets on the cylinder heads. A small amount of gasket adhesive can be used to ensure the gaskets do not move as the intake is installed. Carefully lower the intake in place, setting it straight down the valley on the respective gaskets. Do not attempt to slide the manifold from side to side or from front to back. This can create gasket misalignment. By the way, this sounds more difficult than it really is. You simply have to line up the bolt holes in the intake with the threaded holes in the cylinder heads.
Hand thread all of the intake bolts into the cylinder heads. Much like the cylinder heads, there's almost always a specific torque sequence used to tighten intake bolts. Typically it begins from the center and works outward. Consult a factory manual for specs on your specific powerplant. Much like the cylinder head torque sequence, begin the process with one-third (approximately) of the specified torque. Repeat the torque sequence three times (this is often necessary in order to get the manifold gaskets to compress fully).
Oil pump installation
Before installing the oil pump, the driveshaft must be installed. With the engine upside down (crankshaft facing up), it simply drops into place. You can now install the pump. Some pumps such as the big Titan model in our photos use a stud as a fastener. The stud is first installed on the rear main cap, followed by the pump. Then the nut (or bolt, depending upon your application) is torqued to the factory specification.
Oil pan installation
If a windage tray is used in your particular application, there's a good chance it bolts onto special studded main cap bolts (see the accompanying photos for a closer look). Here, it's simply a matter of dropping the windage tray over the studded main cap bolts and tightening the locknuts. Torque to factory specifications.
Next, apply a thin bead of RTV silicone sealer to the oil pan flange on the cylinder block. If equipped with a multiple-piece gasket (common on earlier engines) install the neoprene end seals first, then install the side pan rail gaskets. Apply another thin bead of RTV silicone to the top of the end seals and pan rail gaskets. Alternatively, if the oil pan gasket is a one-piece affair, simply drop it into place. Install the oil pan and tighten the bolts evenly. Double-check the torque specification in your factory manual.
Harmonic damper installation
The harmonic damper (often called a "balancer") is engineered to fit tightly onto the crankshaft. Installing it or removing it can prove troublesome. To ensure you don't have excessive grief, coat the crankshaft snout with anti-seize compound.
The other part of the puzzle is the actual installation. You can't hammer it on. And never use a bolt to install the balancer or you may pull or damage the threads in the crankshaft snout. You have to pull it on. What you'll need is a special tool for the job. We have two of them: One is a vintage GM Kent-Moore tool while the other is from the folks from B & B. In either case, they work in the same way. The body of the tool is a large "stud," and it is screwed into the threads in the crankshaft snout. The damper is slid over the tool body. Next, a special flange with ball bearings is placed against the body of the damper.
With our tools, a five-eighth-inch wrench is used to keep the stud and the crankshaft from turning. A large 1 3/8 nut is used to press the balancer over the crankshaft snout. We don't have a wrench that large, so we use an adjustable crescent wrench for the job (which is perfectly acceptable). By turning the big nut, the damper is slowly and evenly pulled onto the crankshaft. Once it seats against the crankshaft, install the harmonic balancer bolt and washer. Torque the bolt to the crankshaft manufacturer's specifications.
Distributor installation
Before the distributor can be installed, the crankshaft must be rotated until the #1 cylinder begins the compression stroke. This can be determined by watching the valves (rockers) on the #1 cylinder. If both valves are closed, or alternatively if you feel compression escaping from the #1 spark plug hole, slowly rotate the crankshaft until the timing marks on the damper show the correct initial timing (base timing setting).
Next, install a gasket over the end of the distributor gear, and install the distributor shaft into the distributor hole. Select one tower on the distributor cap that will have the #1 spark plug wire connected (usually one that faces forward toward the front of the engine). As the distributor gear meshes with the camshaft gear, you'll find there will be several engagements that work. Pick one where the distributor rotor points directly at the #1 tower of the distributor cap. Simultaneously, you have to ensure that the oil pump shaft is fully engaged. If it isn't, the distributor won't engage fully (and in most cases, the shaft collar won't drop to the base of the intake manifold). The bottom line: It might take several tries to get the pair of gears and the oil pump shaft to all engage properly. In some cases, a large screwdriver can be used to turn the distributor shaft slightly so that it meshes properly with the distributor.
Install the distributor hold-down clamp, but allow the hold-down bolt to be slightly loose. This will let you advance or retard the spark (ignition) timing as necessary (set after the engine is running). Be sure to follow the manufacturer's recommended procedure for setting the initial spark timing.
Carburetor installation
Carburetor installation is very simple. Install a set of appropriate carburetor studs into the intake manifold (usually a double nut process will be necessary to install the studs). Slip a carburetor base gasket over the studs. Drop the carburetor in place and gently tighten the nuts on the carburetor studs. Usually a crisscross pattern is used to tighten the fasteners. Just don't overdo it. It's easy to crack a carburetor base plate by being too zealous with the fastener torque.
Add the oil pan of your choice (oil pans are typically configured for both the engine and the vehicle chassis). Install your favorite valve covers (ensuring they have sufficient height to clear the valvetrain and an air cleaner of your choice. Aside from a few accessories (vacuum lines, PCV valve, breathers), you're done!
Tools used
- Adjustable pushrod
- Oil pump primer
- Wire crimper
- Crankshaft installation tool
Lifters should be lubed prior to installation. It doesn't matter if they're mechanical rollers (such as these Crane models shown here) or very simple flat tappet models. A good coat of 30W oil is all that's necessary.
Rocker arm installation isn't difficult, particularly with stud mount rockers such as these extruded aluminum Crane roller versions. The rocker simply slides over the rocker stud; however, the fulcrum must be correctly oriented. See the next photo for more information.
Note the flat on the fulcrum. That's where the rocker adjuster (commonly called a "Polylock") seats on. It must be oriented this way.
Before any rocker can be completely installed, it's a good idea to check the pushrod length. We use an adjustable pushrod tool to determine the length. Once the appropriate pushrod length is determined, you simply measure the adjustable pushrod and order a set made to length.
To check rocker geometry (and to determine pushrod length), first coat the valve stem tip with a felt marker as shown here.
With the checking pushrod in place (camshaft on the base circle), install a rocker. Next, move the rocker from side to side while pushing down. The idea is to make a witness mark on the top of the valve stem.
Remove the rocker and examine the mark. As pointed out in the text, you want the witness mark to be approximately one-third of the way up (toward the camshaft).
Once you've checked the pushrod length (if necessary, wait until your new pushrods have arrived), you can complete the rocker arm install. In this photo, the rocker stand is torqued to specification.
Here, the pushrod is installed and our shaft rocker is bolted in place. It has a pair of torx fasteners on each end. Tighten with a ratchet and then torque to specification.
Where conventional rockers have the lash set at the polylock (on the stud/rocker fulcrum), Jesel shaft rockers such as these have the lash set at the pushrod cup. In either case, you still need to use a feeler gauge between the valve tip and roller rocker tip.
Oil pump installation isn't difficult. Either a stud or a bolt is used to hold it in place. In this photo, the pump stud is installed. In the next photo, the pump is slid into place over the stud (and engaging the dowels on the main cap). Be sure to include the pump driveshaft! In some cases, it can only be installed one way (from the bottom up). Finally, the nut is torqued to specs.
Some engines make use of bolt-on windage trays. Others don't. If it has a bolt-in windage tray, there's a good chance it uses some sort of extended main cap fastener such as these. They take the place of the center main cap bolts. The extensions on the end allow a windage tray to be installed over the caps.
We have several different harmonic damper installation tools in our toolbox. This one is from the folks at B & B Performance. The tool physically pulls the damper onto the crankshaft without damaging the crankshaft (or the harmonic damper).
To use the damper tool, the small end is screwed into the crankshaft. The damper is installed over the tool (and engaged in keyway in the crank snout). The special bearing included with the tool is installed between the damper and the large tool nut. A large adjustable wrench is used to tighten the nut while the crank is held steady by the five-eighth-inch box end wrench. Tightening the nut simply draws the damper into place.
A gasket can be used on the intake manifold end seals, but a bead of silicone is often used instead. Run a bead of RTV over the manifold mounting surfaces on the cylinder block valley (front and rear).
Carefully drop the intake manifold in place and install the fasteners. The text notes the torque sequence, but basically you start in the center and work your way out.
To install the distributor, install the base gasket (or shims) first. Then, drop the distributor into place. It might take several tries to get the orientation right (and simultaneously to engage the oil pump driveshaft).
Carb studs are installed in the top of the intake plenum, followed by a carburetor base gasket. Then you can install the carburetor.
The oil pan installation is rather simple: Run a light bead of RTV silicone over the gasket mounting surfaces of both the oil pan and the block. Sandwich the gasket(s) between them. Install the hardware, torque to specs and you're done.


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Farmer's Secret Chocolate Bundt Cake
What's the big secret in this Farmer's Secret Chocolate Bundt Cake? An extra serving of veggies by way of grated beet and zucchini. But have no fear, this moist bundt tastes way more like chocolate than like a vegetable patch.
Reprinted with permission from The Cookiepedia by Jennie Schacht. Copyright © 2011. Published by Chronicle Books. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
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- Yield:12
- Active time: 15 minutes
- Total time:1 hour 15 minutes
- Cake
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder (not Dutch processed)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup gently packed light brown sugar
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream or Greek-style plain whole-milk or low-fat yogurt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup gently packed, peeled and grated zucchini
- 1 cup gently packed, peeled and finely grated red beets
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- Chocolate Glaze
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate (60 to 70 percent cacao), chopped
Preheat the oven to 350°F, with a rack in the lower third. Generously butter a 10-cup Bundt pan. Dust the pan with flour, tapping out the excess. (Alternatively, use a 9-by-2-inch square baking pan.)
To make the cake, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, soda, salt, and cinnamon into a bowl. Set aside.
In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or with a handheld mixer), beat together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium speed until light and creamy, about 5 minutes. Mix in the eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping down the bowl after each addition. Mix in the sour cream and vanilla. On low speed, add the flour mixture and beat until nearly combined but still streaky. (The batter will be thick.) Use a wooden spoon or a spatula to stir in the zucchini, beets, and chocolate chips.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake until a long toothpick or thin wooden skewer inserted midway between the inner and outer edges of the pan tests clean, about 50 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Using oven mitts if needed, invert a flat serving plate over the pan and invert the pan plate together to release the cake. Lift off the pan and let cool completely.
To make the glaze, heat the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until steam begins to rise and bubbles form along the edge of the pan. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate, and let stand for 1 minute, then stir until smooth. Let stand until thick but still pourable, 10 to 12 minutes. (Rewarm if it gets too thick.)
Pour the glaze in a circular motion over the top of the completely cooled cake, allowing some to drip down the center and sides. Allow the glaze to set for about 1 hour before serving.
Store leftover cake, tightly covered, at room temperature for up to 1 day. Or, refrigerate for up to 5 days, then let stand at room temperature for 15 to 30 minutes before serving.
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Get ready girly-men, it is time for Art's Cyclery to PUMP…you up! If you are still using a hand pump to inflate your bike tires, you have obviously been skipping your cerebral push-ups. Drop the pump, drop and give me 20 and then start using Co2 to inflate those tires. Check out the video below and we'll show you how.
Getting a flat blows… but using Co2 makes the best of a bad situation and gets you back on the road quickly and easily. This of course minimizes the chance that you will throw an epic tantrum like the one in the video above. To minimize frustration and minimize the number of new wheels you will have to buy, check out the awesome selection of Co2 inflators at ArtsCyclery.com! If this video came a little too late, we have you covered with a new set of wheels too.
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COLUMBUS – Crew manager Robert Warzycha has a simple philosophy that continues to pay dividends: "We need Federico to be on the ball in the crucial moments because he can deliver a good pass or cross or goal."
Federico is the Crew's new Designated Player Federico Higuain and he once again secured points out of a dire situation.
Trailing 1-0 to Montreal on Saturday night, he drilled a perfect free kick that Chad Marshall headed home in the 80th minute to tie the match then he sent the Crew Stadium crowd into a frenzy with a salacious cross that Emilio Renteria flicked from 12 yards in the 93rd for the 2-1 victory.
"He's capable of changing the game at any moment as you saw tonight with two beautiful services," Marshall said.
Higuain has three goals and six assists in five games since his arrival from Argentina and the Crew (12-8-6, 42 points) have won four straight and are 4-0-2 in the past six matches.
They rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 4-3 win against New England Aug. 25 behind two free-kick goals by Higuain and Wednesday he helped set up the 95th minute winner by Eddie Gaven against Philadelphia and added another free-kick assist.
"It's the confidence we have," Higuain. "The coaching staff is giving us a lot of information to prepare and a lot of confidence.
"Also, the players are starting to believe. We never stop fighting. We never give up and luckily we've been able to win games."
Marshall's tally came after the Crew had been stymied by an experienced Impact defense. Justin Meram was fouled and Higuain launched his restart from 40 yards.
"I sent the ball to the penalty spot," Higuain said through a team interpreter. "We work on that. [Marshall] finished it really well."
Marshall plowed over Meram to track the ball and head it past Impact goalkeeper Troy Perkins.
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"Higuain hit a good ball," Marshall said. "I tried to get away from my man near post. I think I kind of ran in and bulldozed over Justin."
The winning goal was just as precise.
"Federico got the ball and beat the outside back," Renteria said through a team interpreter. "At that moment I started to move and he saw I was in the box ... I knew Federico would put it into space because he is a great player.
"He made a great cross. I ran in front of the player and flicked the ball. I was lucky to put it in."


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WILSONVILLE, OR -- Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT), a leader in electronic design automation and embedded software solutions, announced a collaborative agreement with NetLogic Microsystems, Inc., a leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next-generation Internet networks. Under the agreement, Mentor Graphics Embedded Software Division will provide its Linux technology on NetLogic Microsystems' XLP, XLR and XLS multi-core, multi-threaded processors. This collaboration furthers the recent announcement of both NetLogic Microsystems and Mentor Graphics as founding members of the eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance, an industry organization aimed at driving best-in-class innovations in multi-core parallel processing platforms and software development.
NetLogic Microsystems will provide the Mentor-developed Linux solution to multi-core developers to enable them to create innovative applications for high-performance multi-core processors targeted at next-generation enterprise, telecom and data center networks. Mentor's independent approach to embedded Linux will provide NetLogic Microsystems' customers with flexibility and access to the latest open source technologies, as well as the seamless methodology and tool integration required for optimum productivity.
Mentor Graphics was selected as a founding member of the eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance based on its 25 years of global experience in embedded software IP, tools, and services for Linux and the Nucleus RTOS for multi-OS on multi-core development.
"We are excited to enter into this strategic collaboration agreement with Mentor to bring to market a highly-optimized solution that includes Mentor's Linux operating system and our best-in-class multi-core, multi-threaded processors that deliver unprecedented performance and scalability across a broad spectrum of embedded applications," said Behrooz Abdi, executive vice president and general manager at NetLogic Microsystems. "Our mission of establishing an open programming platform based on highly-innovative technologies from leading companies like Mentor will enable customers to develop highly-differentiated networking equipment using the most advanced multi-core, multi-threaded processors."
Mentor has been a long-standing contributor to the open source community, including Eclipse, Linux, Open Embedded and Android. The company's expertise in embedded Linux for multi-core applications, and its award-winning service, has helped leading equipment manufacturers develop commercial multi-core software products.
"We are excited to collaborate with NetLogic Microsystems to optimize our Linux products on NetLogic Microsystems' market-leading XLP/XLR/XLS multi-core processors. Our commitment as an independent embedded software solutions provider to silicon partners like NetLogic Microsystems provides our mutual customers with the flexibility and selection to develop best-in-class, high-performance multi-core devices for their specific application requirements," said Glenn Perry, general manager, Mentor Graphics Embedded Software Division. "We foresee great advancements in embedded software solutions for the networking segment where multi-core is most prevalent."
The Mentor Graphics Embedded Software Division comprises the Mentor Embedded family of products and services, including embedded software intellectual property (IP), tools, and consulting services to help embedded developers and silicon partners optimize their products for design and cost efficiency. More information on Mentor Embedded products and services can be found at the website: www.mentor.com/embedded.
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Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $800 million and employs approximately 4,425 people worldwide.


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Delicious with cold or warm milk, coffee, chocolate, cocktails, over ice-cream or pancakes.
Located in Burgundy, VEDRENNE is an independent company, skilled in the production of liqueurs, and a champion of French gastronomy since 1923. Vedrenne syrups have expectional flavours obtained from concentrated fresh fruit juices. They are 100% pure sugar. they reflect the aromas of natural fruits, flowers and plants at their best.


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Which mountain range is bigger, the Rockies or the Alps?
The answer depends on how you compare them. The Alps reach a greater height, and the 10 highest peaks in the Alps are taller in sum than the 10 highest peaks in the Rockies. Then again, the Rockies have three times as many peaks over 4,000 meters, or 13,000 feet, and the main spine of the Rockies runs about five times as far as that of the Alps — meaning the Rockies surely contain a greater volume of mountains.
In short, comparing groups of objects can be tricky, especially when we are evaluating their characteristics, and not just the number of members in each group. So how does the mind process these kinds of comparisons and turn them into linguistic statements?
In the past, linguists exploring this issue have asserted that "plural comparison follows from comparing every individual in one set with every individual in another set," says Peter Graff, a doctoral student in MIT's Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. Suppose we ranked every high peak in the Alps and Rockies, put the lists side by side, and found that at each point in the rankings, the Alpine peak was taller. Then we would have a straightforward method for stating that the Alps are bigger, or at least taller, based on a series of individual comparisons.
But in research recently published in the journal Cognition, Graff and two co-authors dig into the nature of comparison, and find something different. When we compare groups of this sort, our minds don't construct a series of individual comparisons. Instead, "plural entities are represented as entities with their own properties," as their paper states. Our minds choose some line of comparison — average size, or sum of the sizes, for instance — and then compare groups, as groups, on that basis.
"You can ascribe a property to a plurality, namely an average statistic, which may not necessarily be true of any of its members," says Gregory Scontras, a doctoral student in linguistics at Harvard University and another co-author of the paper.
Probably right
To arrive at this conclusion, the researchers — Graff, Scontras, and Noah Goodman, an assistant professor of cognitive psychology at Stanford University and a former research scientist in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences — conducted a series of experiments in which 43 respondents compared groups of five blue dots and five red dots, and were asked if the red dots were bigger than the blue dots. The subjects saw 32 iterations of the comparison, in which the sizes of all the dots varied; the largest dot size was seven times bigger than the smallest. But in very few iterations was there a rule of thumb that could be used, such as all blue dots being bigger than the biggest red dot.
The result? Respondents scored highest, over the 32 rounds of comparisons, when intuitively averaging the mean size of the dots, rather than looking at any attribute of any particular dot.
In a follow-up experiment, the researchers had 40 respondents look at 32 iterations of the dots again to see if people were judging size according to the mean size or the sum of the sizes. When the mean size of the dots conflicted with the sum size, respondents would render their verdict largely based on the mean size.
For the researchers, two conclusions follow: First, Scontras says, the point of the research "wasn't that in all cases you're going to find an average statistic from each plurality and compare that." Rather, he points out, groups "can have aggregate statistics attributed to them that might not be true of any individual member," something that "has not yet been shown in the linguistics literature."
Second, as Graff notes, "The underlying process that underlies those judgments is probabilistic in nature." That is, respondents do not have a deterministic method for deriving the results, and they do not always judge the same evidence the same way. That creates a little statistical noise around the results; for any given comparison, answers will take the form of a probability distribution. However, the respondents erred most frequently when the mean sizes of the red and blue dots were, in fact, very close to each other. Thus, Graff adds, "This work shows that the noise in these judgments is not random. So it becomes harder to maintain the hypothesis that the underlying process is categorical," or rule-based.
That, in turn, may have implications for the way linguists analyze how we create and express truth statements. "The goal of formal semantics is to come up with the algorithm we use to determine if something is true or false," Scontras says. "We want something deterministic. And what we're finding here is that … the processes that determine the meanings we are using in language are themselves probabilistic."
Other scholars have found the research promising. "This work is important because it shows that very abstract conceptual principles guide how we organize and store basic perceptual information," says David Barner, a professor of psychology at the University of California at San Diego, who has read the paper. He adds: "Logical models of reasoning and language since Aristotle have treated individuals as fundamental, and so you might think that all sentence meanings could be described building up from statements about individuals. … This work suggests that language may be more clever than this, and may allow us to create complex things, or 'plural objects.'"
Barner, who specializes in language acquisition among children, notes that the paper also relates to the issue of whether "infants could acquire abstract logical representations like those we find in language, and whether some of these capacities are present before infants begin to use and comprehend language. … Getting an idea of how these [capacities] work in adults, using a simple method like this, lays out a very clear path forward for understanding how language emerges in humans."
The researchers are now conducting additional experiments about the ways people compare pluralities. By creating a variety of scenarios and changing the particular measure being compared — such as weight, height and size — they are looking at how the linguistic context can influence the way people compare these complex groups.


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Our bodies are such marvelous machines so delicately balanced operating within such precise conditions that when one little thing goes askew it can throw everything else off. The results of this can be disease or dis-ease. We know when we feel something isn't quite right in our bodies. We'll talk about our aches and pains with each other and when those aches get to a point we can't take them anymore we'll go to the doctor.
So what do you do if you feel things aren't right but can't verbally communicate your dis-ease? You put up with the aches and pains until someone around you notices. This is what happened to my friend Bruno, a beautiful White Shepherd. He never complained and even hid the fact that something was not quite right anymore. Finally we daft humans caught on not because he complained but because we saw the trouble.
One day we noticed a growth on his right paw between his toes. We thought he doesn't seem troubled by it so we'll just watch it. Well we watched it grow bigger and bigger, finally deciding something had to be done. We took him into a vet who did a biopsy on it and found it to be a tumor, serious but not threatening because it hadn't traveled into the bone. We could either operate or wait and see if it changed. Not wanting to put him through surgery we opted to wait. We waited and watched again. Yep, we watched it grow bigger. Finally we decided to do something and have it removed. Now the problem was who would we get to do the surgery? Not comfortable with the vet that made the diagnosis, we turned to friends for referrals. One of those friends came through with the name of Dr. Jason C. Rattan.
His office was close to home and we went in for a consultation. Dr. Rattan was a young personable man relatively new to L.A., who because of love, had recently moved his practice from Dallas-Ft. Worth to L.A.. To read more about Dr. Rattan click here.
After giving Bruno a very through check up, Dr. Rattan agreed it was wisest to remove his tumor. He said it was safer to remove it, than leave it alone which carried the risk of potentially spreading into the bone and it was also disturbing Bruno's toes forcing them unnaturally apart. And he wanted to do it that day. Luckily we hadn't feed him that morning due to a lesson Bruno's wife, Daisy (yes wife, they got married in a doggy wedding on the radio that's another story) gave us at the previous vets appointment. The lesson was if they got to nervous they would throw up. This allowed us to leave him with Dr. Rattan for his surgery. Feeling assured by Dr. Rattan's knowledge and quick bond with Bruno we left him and went home.
As an aside I made one mistake and that was in not telling Bruno what was happening. You may think I'm crazy but I believe that animals can understand. Maybe not complex philosophical arguments, but simple things, like a child. So I should have told him we were leaving him but would be back and he was going to sleep and when he woke up he wouldn't feel good but after a while the vet would make him much better. I realized this mistake when during his recovery period he appeared confused as to why we left him and what was happening to him. He'd look at me with these big questioning eyes, which said what's happening to me? And then drift off to sleep after I'd comfort him.
I'm a bit of a nervous mother and waited near the phone to hear how the surgery went. Later in the afternoon we got a call that Bruno was out of surgery that everything went well. Dr. Rattan was pleased with the results and we could pick Bruno up in a few hours.
When we went in to get Bruno he of course was groggy but happy to see us. Dr, Rattan gave us a more detailed description of the surgery, he told us what to expect and how to care for Bruno. The technician carried him to the car for us and we all happily headed home.
We had several follow up visits with Dr. Rattan for bandage changes, wound cleaning, and to allow him to check on the progress of the wound. He also taught us how to care for the wound after a little infection set in; this entailed washing it out with water twice a day. Now Dr. Rattan made it look so easy. I on the other hand found it more problematic. It was definitely a two person job and even then not the easiest thing to do. I have to admit it didn't happen as often as it should. But even with the neglect on my part Bruno thrived under Dr. Rattans care. His wound healed quickly and he was back to his old self very quickly.
I found Dr. Rattan to be very friendly, caring, kind and compassionate with not just Bruno but both my animals. He took his time with us humans explaining the procedures and after care, in great detail, as well as proving extremely willing to be asked countless questions and take the time in answering them. But most important he is a very good vet and a skilled surgeon. I feel very lucky to have found him and highly recommend him.
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New sites in Europe this year
Here's a rundown of what's new and changing in Europe this year, to make your trip more fun and to shorten the time you spend standing in line for must-see sights.
PARIS As always, there's news at the Louvre. Videoguides on portable consoles (5 euros rental) provide commentary on about 700 masterpieces. The new Islamic art section -- with its eye-catching glass roof -- is installed in the Cour de Visconti courtyard of the Denon wing.
Other museum openings and closings include the recently refurbished Impressionist galleries of the Musee d'Orsay. After a bit of a shakeout, paintings have settled into permanent locations, offering a fresh view of this rich trove of masterworks. The long-closed Picasso Museum should finally reopen this summer. Meanwhile, the Rodin Museum is undergoing a major renovation until 2014. While statues will be moved around and some rooms will close altogether, the museum's lovely gardens remain open.
There are several intriguing new tour options in Paris. Classic Walks offers new Easy Pass tours that allow you to skip the lines at major sights such as the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower (easypasstours.com). TripUp's pedicab tours, helmed by hard-pedaling drivers, are a charming way to experience Paris at a snail's pace (tripup.fr). If rumbling around Paris in a funky old Citroen 2CV convertible a la Inspector Clouseau sounds like your kind of fun, check out Paris Authentic (parisauthentic.com) or 4 Roués Sous 1 Parapluie (4roues-sous-1parapluie.com).
The city's Velib bike program is now more accessible to visitors, who can buy a one- or seven-day subscription online (en.velib.paris.fr). This is a fun way to tootle between sights -- the first 30 minutes of any trip are included with your subscription; after that, there's a small fee for each additional 30 minutes.
PROVENCE Along the Riviera, the big news is the reopening of the 100-year-old onion-domed Russian Cathedral in Nice, claimed by many to be the finest Orthodox church outside Russia.
THE ALPS Through 2014, you won't be able to cross from France to Italy by cable car, as the lift from Helbronner Point (near Mont Blanc) down to the Italian valley station of La Palud is closing for renovation. (You can still side-trip to Italy by bus from Chamonix to Aosta.) Gondolas will continue operating on the Mont Blanc lift up from Chamonix to the Aiguille du Midi and over to Helbronner -- but only in summer and, even then, only in good weather.
ALSACE Colmar's famed Unterlinden Museum is scheduled for renovation sometime this year. When that happens, the jewel of the museum, Grunewald's gripping Isenheim Altarpiece, will likely move to the nearby Dominican Church, where it should remain on display while the museum is under construction.
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BERLIN Getting into the Reichstag, Berlin's parliament building (with its striking 155-foot-tall glass cupola), has been difficult over the past few years due to changing security and entrance procedures. Things have finally settled down and the process is clear: To visit the dome, it's best to make a free reservation online several days in advance at bundestag.de. Once you have a reservation, simply report to the visitors' center at the appointed time.
MUNICH In the Residenz, the downtown palace of the Bavarian kings, the mythological scenes decorating the Halls of the Nibelungen are not on view, undergoing restoration at least through 2014. Reopening is the Lenbachhaus, home of the world's largest collection of early Modernist Blaue Reiter paintings. The refurbished galleries now also host a first-rate collection of international contemporary art.
BAVARIA The new Museum of the Bavarian Kings occupies a grand former hotel on the shore of the Alpsee, adjacent to the fairy-tale Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein castles. If you have free time between your castle tours and a higher-than-average curiosity about arcane Teutonic dynasties, this might be worth a stop. For most visitors, though, the highlight is the view of the lovely lake from the museum's top floor.
St. Kilian's Cathedral -- the main church in Würzburg, and the fourth-largest Romanesque cathedral in Germany -- has reopened after a 3.2million-euro renovation. The ornate stucco decoration inside has been spiffed up and the cathedral's two organs restored.
HAMBURG The city center is taking on a new look, thanks to the urban renewal project called HafenCity. Built on 400 acres reclaimed from disused docklands right along the Elbe River, this roughly 15-block area in the city center is filling up with "starchitect"-designed buildings and waterside cafes. The anchor is the gigantic, architecturally striking Elbphilharmonie complex, home to a concert hall, hotel, apartments, and shopping center (due for completion in 2015).
VIENNA At St. Stephen's Cathedral, visitors can ride an elevator up to the newly opened Cathedral Treasury. The substantial treasures of the cathedral had been ignored in the nearby (and outmoded) cathedral museum, so they've been moved into the church, filling a space high above the nave on the west portal wall.
The Kunsthistorisches Museum is reopening its Kunstkammer (Cabinet of Wonders) exhibit to show off the lavish curiosities the Habsburg emperors gathered to impress their friends and enemies. Meanwhile, in the upstairs gallery known as the Gemaldegalerie, curators have been busily rearranging the paintings.
Vienna's most impressive and crowded palace, Schonbrunn, now has an online ticketing system. It's possible to avoid the admission lines there by reserving a timed-entry ticket at the palace's website in advance (schoenbrunn.at).
Vienna's train stations will be in disarray for the next few years, as the city rebuilds its central station and remodels several others. The wonderful Westbahnhof (West Station) already has been beautifully renovated -- with the 1950s shell now filled with a modern mall of services, shops, and eateries.
ROME Visiting the Vatican Museum is now easier. Often you can buy same-day, skip-the-line tickets from the tourist-information office in St. Peter's Square; it will cost the same price you'd pay if you had reserved online (15-euro ticket plus 4-euro reservation fee).
FLORENCE Massive crowds line up to see Florence's cathedral -- the Duomo -- which is free to enter. Here's how to skip the line: If you're already planning to visit the cathedral-related sights -- the Duomo Museum, Baptistery and Campanile -- that require a combo-ticket to see, buy your ticket first at the less-crowded museum. You're allowed to use it to enter through the cathedral's exit, bypassing the lines at the front door.
The Uffizi Gallery is still undergoing a massive, yearslong renovation that bodes well for travelers. Although a few rooms are off-limits, many more have been opened to the public, such as the Caravaggio Rooms and the new "Foreign Painters Section," featuring mostly Dutch/Flemish painters (including Rembrandt) with some Spanish and French artists.
From April through September, the best late-hours sightseeing is at the Palazzo Vecchio, the fortified palace where the Medicis ruled. The site generally stays open until midnight. Also, the Palazzo Vecchio's tower has reopened to visitors, providing a great cityscape view.
The Galileo Science Museum, which was renovated recently, has rearranged and dramatically updated its exhibits. Engaging video screens (in English) have been added to many rooms to help illustrate inventions and scientific principles.
VENICE The Accademia, known for its great collection of Venetian Renaissance art, is open but in a constant state of disarray, with a major expansion and renovation dragging on for years. The upside is that crowds have died down, so there's no longer a need to reserve tickets in advance.
To make the most of cruising the Grand Canal on a public vaporetto (water bus), catch the boat at Piazzale Roma (just before the crowded train-
station stop), where you'll have your choice of seats.
Formerly presented every other year, the Venice Biennale -- a world-class, contemporary art fair -- is now an annual event. It alternates between visual art in odd years and architecture in even years. The exhibition spreads over the Arsenale and Giardini park and runs June 1 through Nov. 23.
THE CINQUE TERRE Italy's picturesque Riviera is back to normal after two of its towns were badly damaged in a flood in the fall of 2011. The towns and nearly all the trails of the region are once again ready for prime time. A handy (but pricey) new parking garage has opened at nearby La Spezia's train station, making it easier and safer for day-trippers to leave their cars and hop the train to the Cinque Terre.
Great Britain
LONDON The city now boasts Europe's tallest building, designed by Renzo Piano, the co-architect of Paris' Pompidou Center. Rocketing 1,020 feet above the south end of London Bridge, the Shard shimmers in the sun and glows like the city's night-light after dark. The tip houses a 15-story stack of observation platforms enclosed in glass.
Visitors hoping to capture some of the Olympic afterglow can soon visit the new Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The northern part will open July 27, on the anniversary of the opening ceremonies, and will feature footpaths, playgrounds and picnic-friendly greens. The southern half, highlighted by the twisty red Orbit, is slated to open next spring. Visitors will be able to swim in the pool where Michael Phelps won his 18th gold medal, as construction is under way to open up the Aquatics Centre for public leisure (pronounced LEH-zhoor in Britain).
Travelers interested in royalty will delight in the newly refurbished Kensington Palace, which now hosts a worthwhile series of exhibits on its most notable past residents, including William and Mary, and the Hanovers (the "Georges"). The highlight is the exhibit on Queen Victoria, who was born and raised in this palace.
The wizarding world is abuzz over the opening of the "Making of Harry Potter" studio tour in Leavesden, a 20-minute train ride from London. The attraction lets Potter-philes see the actual sets and props used in the films, along with exhibits about how the special effects were created. Visitors must book a time slot in advance (wbstudiotour.co.uk).
BATH Visitors to the Roman and Medieval Bath, a 90-minute train ride west of London, can now avoid lines -- worst on Saturdays and any day in summer -- by buying advance tickets online (romanbaths.co.uk).
Near Bath, visitors can explore Avebury Manor and Garden, the subject of "The Manor Reborn," a four-hour BBC documentary on the refurbishment of the 500-year-old estate by a team of historians and craftspeople. Nine rooms decorated in five different styles show the progression of design trends from Tudor to Queen Anne to early 20th century. A limited number of timed tickets are sold each day.
YORK The noble Kit Kat, Aero bars and Chocolate Oranges are now featured in a fun attraction dubbed "Chocolate: York's Sweet Story" (all three confections were famously born in York). Visits start with a film and guided tour before flowing into a virtual chocolate factory.
Renovations continue at the stately York Minster. While the Great East Window remains behind scaffolding, several examples of the window's stained glass can be viewed up close in the Orb, a space-age-looking vessel located inside the Minster.
LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW Two relatively new museums celebrate the heritage of these proud and scrappy port cities. The Museum of Liverpool is packed with interactive displays covering everything from the city's music and sports background to housing and health issues. Glasgow's Riverside Museum of Transport and Travel sports high-tech displays, a re-creation of a 20th century street, and plenty of recollecting Glaswegian seniors.


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Bolivia-Machacamarca ran out so I took a stab at four other beans for my next few months drinking.
First roast was BrazilFazenda Cachoeira da Gama Bourbon Pulped Natural. (How do they think-em-up)
I'm not qualified to go into tasting notes with red wine, white wine or coffee. I like it, it's ok or it's fantastic.
This one is lovely, smooth and no vices. I've been drinking Espresso Perfetio for three years so it's time to move on from jigging it this way and that way.
I was nervous roasting this bean and to be honest, considering how long I've been roasting and getting good results I'm still not identifying first and second crack as distinct times of the roast so once it starts crackling I quit on the basis of colour.
Chocolate brown did it for me with this bean, with the Perfetio I always have a few darker beans to throw into the grinder to adjust the taste mostly for some visitors who prefer a bit of tar.
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Looks like "Scream 4" isn't quite screamy enough yet so Wes Craven is heading back behind the camera to do some re-shoots next week. I'm sure he reads the site so I'd like to talk to Mr. Craven directly now. Wes, can I call you Wes? Wes what's with the cheerleader from "Heroes" looking like a boy? What's say we let that hair grow and and cast her as a girl? You're doing re-shoots anyway. Thanks Wes!
If anyone's written a horror movie lately and wants it picked up now's your chance because Slash is obviously all kinds of drugged up and signing off on just about anything. Over the past few weeks he's signed on to produce a number of flicks with his new Slasher Films company and now we learn he's got two more, "Theorem" from Vincenzo Natali and "The Other Kingdom" from Philip Eisner. Silly top hat.
The South Korean film "I Saw the Devil" finally has a trailer and much to my surprise it is chock full of South Korean people. I have no idea if that's accurate. Kim Jee-woon, the guy who brought you "The Good, the Bad, the Weird", directs the film which marks his first attempt at horror. I don't care what culture you're from, I'm not comfortable with any man being named Kim.
If you're tired of all these big budget exorcism movies then here's "The Disco Exorcist" to save the day. The film is suppose to be another grindhouse romp and I can only assume will feature both a disco and an exorcism. We can only wait and see though folks, I'm not a fortune teller.


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The latest iPhone 6s from Apple delivers impressive quality and stunning design with the latest innovations.
The beautifully crafted casing is made from an alloy that is used by the aerospace industry and the stunning 4.7-inch Retina display is protected by one of the toughest types of glass on the market. iOS 9 is on board giving you all the latest enhancements to the OS including more functions for Siri and Apple Pay services.
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The Professional Cycling Council (PCC), presided by Mr. Vittorio Adorni (ITA) met in Geneva, Switzerland on February 9-10.
In his opening speech, the UCI President, Mr. Pat McQuaid, reiterated the importance of the role of the PCC via its representatives from teams, riders and organizers in contributing to protect core values of the cycling community.
The PCC took note that further to the CAS decision earlier this week concerning Alberto Contador, the UCI will today ask its Licence Commission to issue a ruling on whether the Saxo Bank-Sungard team should retain its place in the UCI WorldTour. If the points obtained by Alberto Contador, representing approximately 68% of the Saxo Bank-Sungard team's total points, are disregarded, his team would no longer be considered to fulfil the sporting criterion required for the UCI WorldTour.
During its two day meeting the PCC approved the principle that a change could be introduced to the 2012 UCI WorldTour Calendar, with the addition of a new event in China. The five stage event would run from Wednesday to Sunday during the week following the 2012 Tour of Beijing. Called the "Tour of Hangzhou", it would be held in the area surrounding Hangzhou, a city with a population of 8.7 million in Southern China. It would thus become the 28th event of the UCI WorldTour calendar. It would also be the fifth to be held outside Europe after the Tour of Beijing, the Tour Down Under in Australia and the GP Cycliste de Québec and the GP Cycliste de Montréal in Canada. The Tour of Hangzhou must now apply to the Licence Commission for a UCI WorldTour licence in order to complete the administrative process.
Pat McQuaid lauded the decision: "It is a natural step for cycling which is currently enjoying a period of huge growth worldwide. This will generate great visibility for teams and riders and can be expected to give a big boost to cycling. The injection of funding directly benefits the sport with financial returns from the new races re-invested into cycling and also profiting teams and other stakeholders down the line. It is no secret that success breeds success and the current boom in cycling is good news for cyclists and cycling lovers across the board. We are very pleased with today's decision which comes as part of UCI's ongoing sustainable development of the sport."
President McQuaid reiterated UCI's commitment to investing in development at grass roots level and outlined that the WorldTour success has allowed the reinjection of considerable funding into training and development at regional, national and international level for men and women. He explained that the WorldTour is also expected to bring some direct returns for the athletes, teams and stakeholders involved in the future.
The PCC also approved a request from the Tour de Pologne to run from July 27th to August 3rd, 2013, thus including an additional day. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Tour de Pologne.
The PCC also approved a change to the rules so that UCI ProTeams who have not submitted all essential documentation as per art 2.15.069 bis by October 20th, which is by the date of the sporting evaluation, would be excluded from the UCI ProTeam registration process.
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