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Working in physics: The science of fine art
Working at the interface of science and art, conservation research extends our knowledge of artworks and helps keep fragile items safe for future generations. Christina Young explains how physics can help to preserve our cultural heritage.
When I first saw the painting of an Elizabethan woman — thought possibly to be a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I herself — it was split completely down the middle, with paint flakes hanging off like an outcrop and its two halves curved like a shield. The heating system in the National Trust-owned house in the UK where it was on display behaved erratically in the winter, and the relative humidity had dropped dramatically. The 5 mm thick painted wood panel responded by warping so severely that its frame eventually restrained it, forcing the panel to crack under the pressure.
Heritage heroConservators and conservation scientists play a key role in physically preserving important parts of our cultural heritage. With the Elizabethan painting, our team's remit here at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London was to repair the split, find out more about the painting's provenance, understand its environmental response and provide a suitable mount to protect it from future damage. To do this, we carefully realigned the two halves of the panel and rejoined them with a polyvinyl-acetate adhesive, taking care not to lose the flakes of paint clinging precariously to each side. A surface fill of chalk and gelatine covered the join, which was then retouched using a hydrocarbon compound and dry pigments, before finally being varnished.
We monitored the movement of the panel by simply marking out its profile on graph paper and found it responded almost immediately to small changes (5%) in relative humidity. We were able to slow down this response by applying a coating of ethylene vinyl acetate to the back of the painting, building a flexible support for it and placing it in a sealed, glazed frame. It has now been returned to Trerice in Cornwall, where it is again on display.
Bringing art and physics together
I was first attracted to conservation science by the opportunity to work hands-on with fascinating and often beautiful objects of cultural heritage — each presenting a plethora of interesting and demanding problems for scientists as well as art historians or curators. The complexity and individuality of each object requires us to understand and integrate ideas from many fields. To conserve an object, many different factors must be considered, including its aesthetic, provenance and history; the artist's intent, choice of materials and original technique; and the object's physical condition.
I studied both art and science at A-level, and I always assumed they were facets of the same universe. I chose to study physics at Imperial College London because I liked the philosophical as well as the mathematical aspects of the subject. After I finished my undergraduate degree, I decided to do a Master's degree in applied optics at Reading University because it brought together many of my interests, from the theory of colour and vision to the creativity of designing experiments and specialized lenses.
After I left university and started working on optical-systems design at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and then at Chelsea Instruments, I saw an advert for a postgraduate conservation course, and really became aware that I could combine science and art. However, funding was not available at the time so instead I started a PhD in mechanical engineering at Imperial, researching techniques used to look for defects in ceramic tiles. I then realized these same techniques could be applied to non-destructive testing of works of art, so I contacted the scientific departments of the National Gallery in London and the Tate to find out more about the problems encountered in paintings. Seeing the work they did made me decide that this was the area I wanted to work in, so I persuaded my supervisor to let me change my PhD topic to cover the physical properties of canvas paintings.
I soon found out that there are numerous ways in which to apply my physics knowledge to this field. For the past 16 years I have been using a technique called electronic speckle pattern interferometry, which employs lasers and interferometric imaging to measure the strain induced in paintings. I have also experimented with other methods like pulsed thermography and infrared optical coherence tomography to identify subsurface features and adhesion between layers in works of art, and used multispectral imaging to understand artists' materials and techniques.
Patterns at work
I joined The Courtauld, which consists of the Courtauld Gallery and the Institute of Art, in 2000. The Gallery houses a famous collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings (including works by Manet, Monet, Cezanne and Renoir) and the Institute of Art is a college of the University of London that specializes in art history and conservation. My research interest is in non-invasive techniques for measuring the physical condition of paintings, and developing methods for structural conservation treatments.
Working within an academic environment means that the flow of students, lectures and exams provides an overall structure to the year, but beyond that my day-to-day activities vary quite a lot. Our postgraduate students treat paintings starting in their first year, which requires a lot of studio supervision. So on an average afternoon, I might be recording an infrared image to check for any drawings underneath the paint, using ultraviolet light to identify retouching and varnish, or using a technique called energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) to identify chemical elements in the paint layers. Equally, I could be removing a painting from its wooden support, mending tears, designing a mount for a panel painting, or undertaking an environmental survey at a historic house where paintings — like the Elizabethan portrait — are displayed.
Careers in conservation
Conservation science is a relatively small field, and there is a lot of collaboration between institutions and individuals. In general, paintings conservators work directly on an object; so depending on what is required, they may remove a degraded varnish, repair a tear in the canvas, fill and retouch where paint has flaked off, or, as with the Elizabethan painting, rejoin a wooden panel that has split. Conservation scientists, in contrast, usually take a more indirect approach. For example, we may analyse paintings using X-rays (see "Underneath the surface"), monitor the movement of a painting due to environmental changes with optical or mechanical techniques, or use small original samples or replicas to investigate new cleaning methods in a laboratory setting.
Research and practice are more closely interrelated than in many scientific fields, which makes the work very satisfying. I keep abreast of emerging techniques in applied physics and engineering, and I have longterm collaborations with conservators, scientists and engineers from several institutions, including the National Physical Laboratory, Imperial College London, the Tate and National galleries and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.
For a physicist, there are many ways to work in the field either as a conservator or as a conservation scientist, or as both. The principal employers of conservation scientists are the scientific departments or preventive conservation sections of major museums and public collections in Europe and the US. Many come into the profession as I did, through doing a PhD at a university with external links with a museum. Scientists are sometimes employed at a junior level directly after completing undergraduate or postgraduate courses, without prior training in a conservation-related field; they then learn on the job.
There are also sometimes research-assistant posts in conservation-science research projects. At The Courtauld, we have recently had two projects: one investigating artists' materials and techniques using microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and EDX spectroscopy; the other working with ultraviolet lasers to investigate their suitability for cleaning 19th-century paintings.
For those wanting to work hands-on with objects as conservators, then a postgraduate training course is the recognized route. There are two- and three-year postgraduate courses available in many areas — including easel paintings, wall paintings, paper, objects, stained glass, preventive conservation and archaeology — for which a first degree in physics is appropriate. Usually, after finishing their postgraduate course, students work on short-term contracts to build up experience. Conservators are employed in museums and galleries or work privately in many countries. Finding permanent posts at institutions is more difficult, but most conservation-trained scientists do eventually find full-time work.
For those wanting to see if conservation might be for them, a good start would be to read the technical bulletins published by the National Gallery, British Museum or similar institutions outside the UK. Several museums and galleries also maintain good conservation webpages, and two conservation-community websites, icon.org.uk and iiconservation.org, contain a number of useful resources. The most important step, however, is to go to museums, galleries and cultural-heritage sites to look at things and find out what really interests you.
About the author
Christina Young is a senior lecturer in paintings conservation and a conservation scientist in the Conservation and Technology Department at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK.
This article originally appeared in the February 2009 issue of Physics World
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The New York Times had apparently been trying to offload About.com and related properties for quite some time, and it seems to have done exactly that today. It has sold off About.com to IAC, the company which also owns Ask.com, Match.com, and Vimeo.
The sale price is rumored to be $300 million, which is significantly lower than the $410 million NYT paid for it in 2005. Bundled with About.com in the deal were other properties like CalorieCount.com and ConsumerSearch.com.
Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., Chairman, The New York Times Company, said:
"About.com has been a strong contributor to our company since its acquisition in 2005. About's early expertise in search engine optimization, expert content and revenues from cost-per-click and display advertising made it a valuable component of our portfolio for the past seven years. This sale will allow the Times Company to focus on the development and growth of our core brands locally, nationally and on a global scale."
This deal should be good for both NYT and IAC, as NYT can now focus on its core business, while IAC has a better shot at turning About.com around. It also gives a good cash infusion to NYT, which could help it out in these trying times.
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Set in present-day Pittsburgh, a startling death reignites the feud between these two American legendary families, which was also recently dramatized in the Emmy-winning History Channel miniseries of the same name. Unleashing decades of resentment, the blue collar McCoys will put the Hatfields' wealth and power at risk as they go to war for control of the city.
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"Well, yes, but the question may be "when," not if, math facts are important.
I'll defer to Frank Smith to help explain".
A very common anxiety area with elementary math surrounds math fact memorization. Very relaxed methodologies would say, use them and you will eventually learn them. Some more structured individuals feel it is too important a skill to leave to "osmosis" to learn, and begin drill methods early. I tend toward the former, I am willing to relax and let the child learn math facts on their own time table, but I am proactive in communicating the importance that facts be committed to memory for a child to be able to understand and grow in mathematics. I ensure exposure to games and other math fact applications is frequent and full of meaning to the child and prefer these methods to flash cards and other drill methods that lack context.
As my oldest had a particularly difficult time with speedy recall of math facts when he was younger, I've read what I can find on this topic and learned that while conventional wisdom indicates early memorization serves a child well, not all children do manage to remember math facts without there being a higher mathematical context to apply them to.
I have four children, and three have had little difficulty with math facts, having learned them through many different activities, but speed of recall was acquired through games. One required more than that, he needed higher level context for facts to stick.
I'd like to quote from Chapter 12, Memorizing, Calculating and Looking Up from Frank Smith's book, The Glass Wall: Why Mathematics Seem Difficult, as he describes what I have observed much better than I can.
" Memory, like understanding, is unavoidable in mathematics and everything else. Although mathematics might seem to be a constant process of 'working things out,' the foundation of any kind of mathematical enterprise is memory, and a great deal of learning mathematics involves committing mathematical facts and procedures to memory. Memory eases all of our way through mathematics, and we can't get started without it. The first conventional step is to memorize, in order, the numbers from one to ten. These have to be known.
The next step in an individual's mathematical development is usually 'tables' for addition and multiplication. I'm not referring to printed tables with column after column of numbers arranged in a systematic way as a substitute for memorization, but packages of knowledge that must be committed to memory . . . often a little bit at a time. Tables in this sense are simply organized ways of remembering mathematical facts." (he goes on to describe various methods young children remember, such as one and one are two, chants, etc.) Once memorized, these facts become immediately available for use provided the nature and manner of use is understood. "A few simple rhymes conceal a detailed blueprint for the foundations of mathematics. . . Many fundamental mathematical and geometrical relationships are woven in the patterns of these tables, when the numbers are read horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or in leaps and bounds. . . "
"How well we remember anything depends on how richly connected it is to other things we know. This is why rote learning is both difficult and inefficient. It is much easier to remember things that are meaningful to us than things that are not. . . A person who understands prime numbers finds it much easier to remember the series 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13,... than a person who does not. . . a person who is confused by mathematics usually finds it impossible to remember anything about mathematics. Not only is it easier to put mathematical facts into memory if they make sense to us, but it is also easier to get them out.
Meaningfulness, or the richness of connections, determines how quickly and efficiently anything goes into memory, and [out of memory]."
I think this is important to realize when we approach math fact memorization as something to attack separately in a child's mathematical learning. Yes, memorization of facts will be critical to their later success in mathematics. So, how do we provide that context? And how much should be memorized? Finally, when should we begin feeling concern at a child's lack of speed with math facts?
I try to answer the first question in the Nuts and Bolts pages - Games are to math what books are to language according to Charlotte Mason philosophies, and I could not agree more. Games provide real, relevant, connected and fun ways to use math facts repeatedly. When we play a version of
War where we add two cards and the winner has the higher sum, you can bet that adding those numbers has relevanc. Sum Swamp is another early addition game that has been a hit with all my children in learning facts. Classic games like
Monopoly have provided many more hours of addition math fact practice.
For the second question, how much should be memorized, I like Frank Smith's answer again. "There's no limit to the capacity of memory, but learning takes time, and recalling can be difficult . . . The limit [on how much to memorize] will differ with every individual. A minimal kit for basic memory would have to include the number 'facts' for addition and multiplication up to 10, plus elementary procedures for simple calculations. . . " That fits with what we all know represents the basic math literacy our children will need to be fully functioning adults in our society.
As parents we care, so, the really big question is WHEN to be concerned if our child doesn't seem to be learning their facts. Smith says:
". . . efforts to memorize can be completely counterproductive when we have little understanding of what we are doing. That is one reason why mathematics can suddenly become frustrating and opaque, no matter how highly motivated we are. If we strive to memorize something we don't understand, if we're on the wrong side of the glass wall, we'll have great difficulty trying to remember it. But we'll have no difficulty remembering our failure and frustration - the underlying condition of any phobia."
I think this is the answer to the last question, when.
Focusing on developing a child's understanding of number relationships through active, relevant and connected exposure to real mathematics provides this understanding of what we are doing. If they are not commiting facts to memory, investigating where the understanding may be lacking can be a starting point, but my "one out of four children" experience is that for some children, they do need more TIME to develop the kind of mathematical thinking that creates a level of understanding supportive of their recall of math facts in context.
Does that mean parents sit passively by? Not in the least. In the case of my one highly analytical and less computationally oriented child, we continued to play games, use math, and not build up anxiety. One day, the speed and recall just stuck.
For some children, gaining this understanding will cause them to commit facts to memory without any conscious drill, if they are permitted the time to learn on their timetable. For others, some additional practice at using facts once this understanding is gained may be desired and is often enjoyed in the context of games or game-like applications.
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As is common knowledge by now, the life of former cyclist, Geneviève Jeanson is being turned into a movie. The working title is "The History of A Lie", referencing Jeanson's steady drug use in her prolific career.
Little has been said of the movie thus far, apart the title, the general story and that it will be directed by Alexis Durand-Brault, produced by Richard Lalonde, and written by Claude Lalonde. Essentially, the movie will be a fictionalized version of Jeanson's life.
We spoke recently with Jeanson about it, how it came about and some of the nuts and bolts of the film. "I was contacted by Forum Films - Alexis Durant Brault wanted to do a movie about sports for a long time, so after the Enquete interview, the idea was born," Jeanson said. "Essentially, it will focus on the challenges society puts on athletes, through a fictionalized movie based on a true story - mine."
The movie, Jeanson explains, is still in pre-production but things are going well. She just heard yesterday from the team putting the film together. Claude Lalonde - recently nominated for a Genie - told her that the screenplay is almost finished and is going very well. The movie will be filmed in Montreal, and Arizona, "All the places I have been," Jeanson said.
The news of the film was received with some criticism in the cycling press, since the project will profit from a career that was marred with doping. Jeanson's motivation for the movie, which she is involved with in all aspects, was simple. "I want to do this movie because my story is a beautiful story, and I am a better person with all that has happened," she explained. "I don't pay attention to the negative reactions, I don't want to lose any energy on that." The movie, she hopes will give an honest portrayal of the events and can serve to teach young athletes.
Jeanson added that she is "happy in my life and am focusing forward in spite of everything. There is always a solution in life, and it always gets better."
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Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Trial Set to Close
Jackson's family filed the suit against concert promoter AEG Live.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24, 2013 -- After months in court and the testimomy of over 50 witnesses, the wrongful death case filed by Michael Jackson's family against concert promoter AEG Live is about to come to a close, with a potential billion dollars at stake.
Jackson was set to perform a 50-night residency at London's 02 arena before his death in 2009 from acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication. This week the jury is expected to begin deliberations as to whether it was AEG who hired and retained Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death.
"It's been five months, they've heard a lot of stuff, now they have to apply the law," AEG's attorney Marvin Putnam told reporters on Monday. "The facts show he was never hired by AEG, he was hired by Michael Jackson."
AEG claims Murray was Jackson's personal doctor, but the Jackson family insists AEG paid Murray's bill, and put Murray under huge pressure to get Jackson ready for the multi-million dollar comeback tour they were promoting.
Days before the "This Is It" comeback concerts were due to begin in June 2009, Jackson suddenly died.
Katherine Jackson, Michael's mother, is one of the plaintiffs, along with Prince Michael and Paris Jackson, his two oldest children. Both Katherine and Prince Michael have testified during the trial.
"It was the worst day of my life, and I never want to feel like that again," Katherine said on "60 Minutes Australia."
In the midst of this trial, reliving it all apparently became too much for Michael Jackson's daughter Paris. She had to be rushed to the hospital by ambulance at 2 in the morning.
Attorney Marc Geragos says that if the Jackson family wins, the damages could run into the billions of dollars, as the sum is meant to reflect what Jackson could have earned had he survived.
Whatever the jury decides, the verdict will almost certainly be appealed.
"Michael's kids will be in college or grad school before they see the money," Geragos said.


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ALBANY -- One of Long Island's biggest gun show operators, B&C Sporting Llc, agreed Friday to adopt new safeguards to ensure that purchasers cannot evade background checks before sales, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said.
The procedures require tagging of all guns sold at shows to ensure that sellers conduct a National Instant Criminal Background Check, and posting of numerous conspicuous signs about mandatory checks. Doors and access points will be limited to make sure that buyers and sellers exit shows through areas where background checks are completed.
The agreement with B&C and two other gun show operators announced Friday brings to 26 the number of agreements that Schneiderman has negotiated since last year. The operators conduct more than 80 percent of the shows in New York, Schneiderman said.
Schneiderman stressed that he has opted to work with the gun show industry. The alternative could have been to pursue civil fines to increase compliance.
"The cooperation we have seen shows that public safety does not need to be divisive or a partisan issue," said Schneiderman, a Democrat. "Gun show operators have voluntarily agreed to adopt simple procedures that increase the safety of New Yorkers without infringing upon the Second Amendment rights of gun owners."
B&C, which conducts biannual gun shows in Hauppauge, referred questions to its attorney, who was unavailable for comment Friday.
There are indications that gun sales have increased since New York became the first state to enact tougher gun laws after the Newtown, Conn., school mass shooting.
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I met him on my first trip to Kenya in 2010. He is one of the children we sponsor through Compassion International.
I visited his home with my family last summer. It was there I discovered that changing a life changes yours.
Yesterday, we returned to Ephantus' home where 7 people live (they've taken in two cousins since last year). It is the size of a large walk-in closet. Ephantus has grown taller, his missing teeth are in and his smile is just as contagious.
After visiting his Compassion project, we walked the winding path to his home avoiding raw sewage with every step.
We met his mother, Mary, the same and different as last year. We hugged and talked and inquired about their business and spoke of her improved health. She reached into her bag and said thru Maureen, our translator, "I have something for you. My 14 year old son wrote you a letter."
She pulled out a piece of notebook paper so thin you could see thru it, it was worn from the waiting. She handed me the note from the brother of our sponsored child, someone we have never met and only knew from an occasional mention in a sponsor letter.
I started reading it aloud to the small group gathered in the neat home and the lump in my throat doubled when I saw my name. I handed it to my husband to continue reading. By the time he finished, everyone in the room was wiping eyes.
Hi Kristen,
I am writing this letter to inform you that we really appreciate all the good things you have done for our family. I really love the ball which you gave to my brother Ephantus and even the bag you gave him. As you go on doing this, may God remember you and your family. I wish one day you will be rewarded by God because it is not easy for a person to volunteer and sponsor a person. I wish that one day we will meet there in your country. I like your family for writing letters to Ephantus. I like the horse which your son was riding. Thank you for your kindness. My sister says the dress which you wore in yellowish in colour was shining as gold.
My heart is filled with joy like butter exposed to heat. As you go in the USA tell your family that I thank them for contributing in all things. I prayed for you when you fell sick and my prayers were heard. May God bless you in a mighty way and bless your family. As you read this letter, I will be in school. So you won't find me in our home and be able to thank you for the pictures you send to Ephantus. They are beautiful.
The measure you give, the measure you get. God bless you.
The powerful words of a boy we didn't know we were having an impact on us left us speechless.
We often wonder what we are to do in this world. How do we make a difference? Do our few dollars a month really matter? As I sit here in Kenya, far from home, looking at my surroundings, I'm convinced they do.
It's not the size of our contribution that matters, it's that we contribute.
We must do something.
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WASHINGTON — Rick Nolan fondly recalls his first days in Congress. He played basketball with teammates Al Gore and Dan Quayle, joined scrimmages against the Russian embassy staff, and signed up for a baseball team called the "Knee-Jerk Liberals.''
Back then, in the 1970s, Nolan brought his wife and four young children from Minnesota to live with him in Washington. He and his family even spent weekends with congressional colleagues camping, hiking, and attending bipartisan barbecues. After three terms, Nolan left Congress in 1981, retiring and going back to farming.
Flash ahead three decades: Nolan, who party leaders saw as having the best shot at unseating a Tea Party-backed Republican incumbent, soon found himself back in Congress. He now holds the record of the longest gap between two terms in congressional history. The Democratic representative jokes that it is as if he took a 32-year nap. His staff calls him "Rick van Winkle."
And just as in the tale, he no longer recognizes the world he has found himself in.
Washington has become an increasingly dysfunctional place. There may be no better way to see the shift than through the eyes of Nolan.
He sees a Congress that does not meet as often, where few members linger on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers jet in and out of the city's airport on a dizzying weekly schedule. Representatives pass in hallways but do not know each other's names. Raising campaign money requires more time than actual legislating — which, anyway, is mostly limited to naming bridges, approving post offices, and participating in the occasionally sharply divided votes on a bill that is doomed to fail in a partisan black hole.
"It's quite dramatically, profoundly different," Nolan says. "In big ways and small ways."
Emblematic is a small change that has become one of Nolan's pet peeves: The House dining room, where he fondly remembers sitting at all hours of the day with his congressional colleagues, now closes in the early afternoon. Lost is an opportunity to make the personal connections that today's Congress so sorely lacks.
Nolan compares himself to an uncle who notices that his nephew has changed significantly in the years since the last visit, identifying things a parent might miss.
Old guard returns
Not only did Nolan — who is 69 years old and no longer sports the beard and long hair he did in his youth — return after a long gap, he brought four staffers back from his past.
Steve Johnson, his press secretary then and now, laments over how the 24-hour news cycle has changed the media and information environment. Jim Swiderski, his legislative director, deplores how partisan the Capitol now feels. In earlier years, he says, there were more opportunities to cut deals. Northeastern Republicans were willing to work with Nolan more often than Southern Democrats. That meant coalitions would form along regional lines, and the party line votes that are so common now were rare.
Legislation often percolated up through committees, rather than being predetermined by top leadership. That meant committees met so frequently that staffers and lawmakers were forced into relationships that often led to more compromise and better legislation.
"It's . . . months into the calendar year and I still don't know the names of the majority staff on the committees we serve," Swiderski says. "I have to look it up."
"There was this amount of cordiality that was kind of surprising when you first got here," Swiderski says. "Coming off a campaign where the Republicans were the evil people trying to do you in, it took a while to downshift to now you're in public office and Republicans have ideas just as much as Democrats. 'Let's work together' — that was the prevailing mood."
Now, he says, "It's warfare. Warfare's probably a harsh term. But it's not collegiality. It's competitive partisan politics. That's just not healthy."
One of the biggest differences, Nolan says, is the money. During his last campaign, in 1978, he and his opponent combined spent about $255,000, or around $900,000 when adjusted for inflation, according to Federal Election Commission records. There were no outside groups involved in running ads.
The 2012 campaign could not have been more different. Nearly $13 million was spent on the race, only about one-fourth of which was spent by Nolan and Chip Cravaack, the Republican incumbent. The rest of the money came from well-funded outside groups. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and its Republican counterpart each put in about $2 million. A conservative group, the American Action Network, poured about $1.7 million into the district, while a liberal group, House Majority PAC, put in $1.5 million.
Almost immediately after new members got into office, Nolan says, the DCCC began coaching them on fund-raising. A schedule from that session showed that they should spend four hours each day asking for money – more time than any other activity and more than twice the amount of time they should be spending debating issues on the House floor or hammering out legislation in committees.
Nolan says he understood the impulse — the candidate with the most amount of money typically wins — but he was taken aback. He says he's been reprimanded by Democratic leadership for not raising enough money. He says he has not set foot in a call center that the DCCC set up near Congress, where cubicles are lined up so that congressmen can come in and dial their donors without using congressional resources.
"It helps dictate the ultimate decisions around here. We have a saying out in the country, 'Who pays the fiddler gets to pick the tune,' " Nolan says. "Not only does it take away time from governance, but it has an equally adverse tendency to corrupt and pervert the public policy process."
Nolan says he holds around one fund-raiser each week, but still has no plans to use the DCCC's call center.
"I find it distasteful," he says.
Standing against the tide
As the world around him has shifted, Nolan acts as if nothing has changed, even though he knows everything has. He wants everyone to be his friend. He wants bipartisan deal-making to be encouraged. He is eager for open and messy debate on the House floor.
But he keeps bumping into a new reality every day: a constant stream of cable news, often with partisan viewpoints that attract like-minded viewers and harden positions. Politician after politician come forward to appear before the cameras on their favorite networks. Consultants and political operatives try to win the moment on Twitter. Ubiquitous, low-cost campaign ads sprout online.
It all feeds a toxic atmosphere that makes it hard to get anything done.
One recent analysis of congressional voting records found that the last Congress was more polarized than ever — at levels higher than before, during, or after the Civil War. The analysis uses voting records of members of each party, determining how often they vote strictly with their party.
"They're the most dysfunctional group of political leaders the United States has had since the 1850s," says Keith Poole, a professor at the University of Georgia who helped develop the system to measure polarization in Congress. "All I can say is the country is in really deep trouble. Much deeper than people realize."
Nolan himself seems an illustration that Congress may not be able to backslap its way to compromise.
On a recent weekday, Nolan's schedule is crammed full of activities, meeting with constituents, going to a reception sponsored by the National Pork Producers Association – oh, and a few votes mixed in.
But the middle of the day is the third annual Hot Dish Contest, where every member of the Minnesota delegation is expected to bring a dish, supply the recipe, and be judged on its taste.
Nolan's office shuts down for the affair so all the staffers can attend out of support.
As soon as Nolan enters the room, Michele Bachmann cries out, "Rick! It's good to see you!" They exchange a kiss and a warm embrace.
Bachmann corners Nolan. Did they used to have a hot dish cookoff when he served 32 years ago? (No). What was the shape of his district? (He draws a map with his hands in the air).
Nolan motions toward his "Real Deal Ranger Hotdish," which includes venison, wild rice, onions, and maple syrup.
"I shot the deer," Nolan tells Bachmann. "We butchered it in the garage."
"Oh, great!" she exclaims. "You should win for that alone!"
At one point, a Nolan aide leans over to a reporter. "Bringing people together," he whispers, "one hot dish at a time."
But politically, Nolan and Bachmann's friendly exchange is no more lasting than a mirage. It is hard to imagine Nolan — a liberal Democrat — and Bachmann — a conservative Republican — agreeing on any political issue in these hyperpartisan times.
Indeed, they have joined together as sponsors on one piece of legislation. The topic? To name a post office after a police officer who was killed in a town in Bachmann's district and close to Nolan's.
Preaching harmony
Outside, about a dozen high school students from Nolan's Eighth Congressional District in Minnesota sit on the US Capitol steps and Nolan comes out, removes his coat, and begins a civics lesson.
"Getting together in every respect is fundamental," Nolan says. "With your lover, your spouse, your job, your community. If people can't come together, we can't fix problems. That's what we've gotten away from."
On this day, the House is scheduled to vote on renewing an environmental bill that would makes it easier to develop hydropower projects. After opposition began to build for one provision in the legislation, House leadership decided to allow an amendment to change it.
Nolan is giddy over the possibility of an amendment. During his first tenure, Nolan says, legislation was frequently crafted in committees. There was rigorous debate among lawmakers, and then it would move to the House floor. More amendments would be offered, in a process that could become drawn out and tedious but also displayed how willing the party in power was to change legislation to garner more support.
"I could count on one hand the number of amendments we've been able to add on the House floor," Nolan says. "Back in the day, we'd deal with 50, 100 – I remember as many as 250 amendments."
So Nolan is thrilled at this brief return to the old ways.
After he votes, in favor of both the amendment and the legislation, he emerges from the House floor. The bill passes overwhelmingly, 416 to 7, and is awaiting action in the Senate.
"There was cheering and grunting and hooting and hollering," he says. "It was like a real Congress!"
"Wasn't that great?" he says. "I talked to several new members. They said it was the most exciting moment since they got elected!"
During the last Congress that Nolan served in, from 1979 to 1980, the House enacted 735 laws. During the 112th, which lasted through 2011 and 2012, Congress enacted only 284 laws.
The fact that a rare amendment was recently allowed was a good sign, Nolan says.
Back in his office, he lets his legislative director know.
"It passed?" Swiderksi says. "All right. Wowww. . . ."
A familiar feel
The sun is setting on Washington, and Nolan is heading away from the Capitol. He is going to We the Pizza, a restaurant a few blocks away, where a group of freshman congressmen are planning to meet. It is the third time that the group — Republicans and Democrats — gathered for a social occasion.
Nolan, and others, see hope in this new class of 84 lawmakers. Many of them view their mandate from voters as one to compromise, in a response to the negative, uncompromising ways of the past several years.
They concede they have little to show for it. They are newly elected members, and many are still learning the voting process on various issues, much less how to craft legislation.
"We're not Pollyannaish; it's not like a dinner or two can change it overnight," says Representative Matt Cartwright, a Democrat from Pennsylvania who helped organize the dinner. "But we think we can make a difference."
"It's not like we're all going to sing "Kumbaya' and save the planet," adds Representative Luke Messer, a Republican from Indiana. "But hopefully we can get together and have a dialogue."
On the second floor, tables are filled with plastic forks and knives, pans of pizza, and cups of beer.
"Can we help you eat this pizza?" Nolan asks a group of congressmen in the corner. He pulls up a chair and engages in small talk, about what committees they're on, about sports, about their plans for the weekend.
"Who's your bride, Rick?" Representative Randy Weber, a Texas Republican, asks in his Southern drawl.
"Mary," Nolan answers, in his Minnesota accent. "What's your bride's name?"
"Brenda," he answers.
Weber pulls out his Blackberry phone. He asks for Nolan's cellphone and e-mail, which he punches in.
A few minutes later, Nolan leans over and smiles.
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A herd of domesticated bison.
This one was getting a little too close for comfort, with only a few strands of barbed wire between it and me! Like cows, they are curious creatures and this one simply wanted to figure out just what I was.
The eye of a buffalo. Their hair looks stiff and wiry but it isn't. Not that I reached in to pet them or anything silly like that – the Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota had a buffalo skin on display that you could touch. It was very soft.
A nearby Prairie Dog Town offered a fine photographic opportunity. He's sounding the alarm to warn others of my presence. Even with the long zoom of the camera, I couldn't get really close. This and the other images below are cropped quite a bit.
I had never seen a prairie dog do this before and almost missed the shot! A nearby sign had a similar image and it said that "Once danger has passed, the prairie dog emits the 'wee-oo' call to notify other members of the colony that everything is okay". I'm not convinced that is what it was doing as I didn't see very many that were out of their burrows.


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Move over Disney World, Potter World is coming to Orlando.
The new Harry Potter theme park is slated to open at the Universal Islands of Adventure resort in Spring 2010, and the park is beginning to reveal what rides are in store for all the little wizard wannabes.
The crown jewel of the new multi-million dollar addition to the park may be the "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" ride, a high-tech trip through everything Potter including a ride on the Hogwarts Express train through recreated scenes from the movies and a remake of Hogwart's Castle.
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The ride was named by Potter creator J.K. Rowling, who has consulted on the project from her native London.
Other rides will include the "Dragon Challenge" and "Flight of the Hippogriff" roller coasters, based on different elements of the popular series, and all the shops and food stops will carry a Potter theme.
"Along those journeys they're going to be swept up into the greatest parts of the movies and the books. We've pushed every technology available to us to give guests a theme park experience unlike any they've had before," said Paul Daurio, producer of the Potter area.
Universal hopes the magical world of Potter will help them cut into the Mickey Mouse cash cow across town.
"It couldn't have come at a better time," said Danielle Saba Courtenay, spokeswoman for the Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau. "It's such a huge worldwide brand, and the only place in the world you're going to be able to experience it is in Orlando."


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Striking down opponents with your ninja online marketing skills can provide a sense of satisfaction that many marketers crave. However, there is danger in focusing all of your efforts on the front end of the customer buying cycle.
Do you know how much it costs to acquire new customers versus retaining those that have already signed with you? According to a recent study it costs roughly six to seven times more to gain a new customer, than to keep an existing one. Email marketing is one of the many ways that we can communicate with customers on an ongoing basis. If you're tired of the same old ninja stars and nunchuks, I've uncovered 5 email marketing tips to add to your arsenal.


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A trio of pigeons hung out in the infield of Tropicana Field during tonight's Royals-Rays game. They thought they owned the place, strutting around and bobbing their heads with no regard for the baseball going on.
According to Deadspin assignment editor and Rays fan Tim Burke, a group of birds has been around the Trop all season, though they normally stay away from the field. These three got bold.
The birds wisely chose to fly away after a bit. They knew what could happen.


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New Here and Eating Too Many Snacks
Hi, my name is Dawn and I'm new here. It looks like there are a lot of new people here - that's good, right? I've been vegan for two weeks. Go me, whoo!
Here are some things I have learned in two weeks:
1) The pinto beans at Chipotle are not vegetarian. They have pork in them. I've been ordering for years and was only told that yesterday after asking questions, and a manager happened to overhear, because the woman serving the food apparently had no idea. She also kept trying to give me meat. I don't think she understood the term "vegetarian," even though it is a menu option.
2) A lot of food service workers have never heard of "vegetarian," let alone vegan. They fail to understand.
3) Refried beans at the Mexican restaurant have lard in them. Who knew? I just thought beans were beans. In the Midwest anyways, beans are never just beans.
4) Cheese is on EVERYTHING. Americans eat cheese on EVERYTHING. Wow, there is a lot of cheese in the world.
5) I don't cook, and so I've been eating a lot of vegan packaged snack foods, namely dried fruits and toasted coconut chips. OMG, toasted coconut chips are SO GOOD. And then when you snack on too many of them, there are bad digestive consequences. I don't recommend. I have good digestive days and bad digestive days.
6) Those Kashi granola bars that I love so much? Not vegan. They have honey in them.
7) Ethical dilemma: so if a person is a private bee-keeper and has their own hive, and they treat their bees VERY NICELY, and occasionally take some honey, I don't see how that's ethically bad. I would eat that honey. I'm just letting you know . . .
8) Is honey mustard dressing vegan? I was just wondering that. It looks sort of creamy. I guess I should look that one up. I never pondered these things before.
Hi there. How's it been going so far? Not vegan, but I just wanted to say that I found your list of discoveries pretty interesting. =) Also, I'm almost certain that honey mustard has honey in it...almost. =) Good luck!


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Cantankerous comedian Lewis Black has worked audiences into almost as big of a frenzy on tour dates as the ones he works himself into. Lewis Black's comedy usually sets its sights on boneheaded political figures, but also includes jabs at society as well. He has appeared in numerous movies, performed half a dozen televised stand-up specials, and has had his own show on Comedy Central. Even with regular appearances on
The Daily Show
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Lewis Black began his career as a playwright after graduating with a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama. He was the assistant artistic director and resident playwright at the West Bank Cafe Downstairs Theatre bar in New York City for years. After leaving the theater, Lewis Black pursued a career in stand-up, performing tour dates around NYC at clubs like Carolines on Broadway. Black toiled mainly in obscurity for years until 1996, when he earned his own segment on
The Daily Show
Back in Black
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Comedy Central Presents
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In 2004, he was given his first televised stand-up special on HBO, titled
Black on Broadway
. HBO gave him another special called
Red, White, and Screwed
in 2006; the same year he appeared as the outspoken dean in
. In 2007, Lewis Black received his first Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for
The Carnegie Hall Performance
. In 2008, Black was given his own show on Comedy Central titled
Root of All Evil
, where Lewis ruled over debates held by other stand-up comedians. In 2009, Lewis Black performed his latest stand-up special,
Stark Raving Black
, the audio version of which recently won him his second Grammy for Best Comedy Album.
Lewis Black is currently performing as a voice actor on a number of children's shows and has just finished roles in two upcoming movies. He also has upcoming tour dates in 2011, beginning on July 28 at the Nantucket Comedy Festival. From November 6-13, Lewis Black is hosting a Caribbean cruise comedy tour of all things, called the
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Get through to him
Baltimore Sun
As much as Josh Beckett's comments show a disconnect with — perhaps even outright disrespect for — his team and its fans, the Red Sox have little recourse other than to try to hammer into his head why his behavior is so rankling. And good luck with that.
Don't let Beckett's horrid outing Thursday or his 5.97 season ERA fool you: He's still a good pitcher and one the Red Sox need. Four of his six outings have been quality starts, and all the outcry over beer and chicken doesn't change the fact that he posted a 2.89 ERA and 8.2 Ks/9 IP last season.
For all the talk of how Beckett is a clubhouse cancer who might single-handedly bring down the Red Sox, it's misguided to think Boston is a better club with him than without him.
Get him pitching better
Phil Rogers
Chicago Tribune
Josh Beckett, it seems, cares more about his short game than the respect of Boston fans. The air of defiance he flashed when asked about playing golf during a stretch in which he was unavailable to pitch, including in a 17-inning battle that ended with outfielder Darnell McDonald on the mound, helps no one, especially him.
The Red Sox need Beckett, and he probably needs them more than he knows, so they've got to get him to understand the value of public opinion. There's little the Red Sox can do with Beckett other than helping him win back the fans and pitch better.
The onus in both areas is on Beckett, who needs to be smarter.
Get him some perspective
Dom Amore
Hartford Courant
Josh Beckett's faux pas is not drinking beer, eating fried chicken, playing golf or pitching like a you-know-what. His great sin is tone-deafness.
The terrible collapse by the Red Sox in September probably was not caused by the starting pitchers' habits, but as it was happening, and in the wake of it, the Boston fans needed to believe the players cared as much as they did, were as angry and frustrated as they were. The beer-and-fried-chicken stories didn't look good, and shattered trust.
The image of Beckett playing golf at a time when he missed a start showed that he still does not get it, and his defiance after getting clobbered by the Indians on Thursday only reinforced that. This late in his career, such tone-deafness is as mystifying as it is unforgivable.
Get him to be all in
Mike DiGiovanna
Los Angeles Times
There is little the Red Sox can do about Josh Beckett, outside of setting more strict guidelines about off-field activities that might impact his performance. Beckett is being paid $15.75 million each of the next three seasons. His obligation is to do everything he can to pitch at the highest level. The Red Sox would not be out of line by demanding Beckett not golf when he has any kind of injury, let alone one in the rib-cage area.
As for Beckett's defiant attitude, that's never going to change. He's been that way since he was a rookie, and I think in some ways, that edge, that refusal to surrender or back down to anyone or admit he's wrong, has made him a better pitcher. The Red Sox knew what they were getting when they acquired Beckett; they can't ask him to change now.


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Minced beef Wellington
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal640
- fat45g
- saturates20g
- carbs27g
- sugars7g
- fibre2g
- protein33g
- salt1.42g
- 1kg minced beef
- 100g tomato ketchup
- 4 eggs
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 3 onions, finely chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- small handful sage, chopped
Popular in both Italian and British cookery, sage has long, grey-green leaves with a slightly…
- handful parsley, chopped
One of the most ubiquitous herbs in British cookery, parsley is also popular in European and…
- 25g butter
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
- 200g mushrooms, finely chopped
The mushroom is a fungus which comes in a wide range of varieties that belong to two distinct…
- 500g pack puff pastry
Mix the beef with the ketchup, 3 eggs, seasoning and 100ml water in a table-top mixer for 5 mins – or squeeze and squelch with your hands in a bowl. Mix in the onions, half the garlic and herbs.
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Press the meat into a sausage shape about 30cm x 10cm on a baking tray. Cook for 20 mins then remove and leave to cool.
Heat the butter in a frying pan over a high heat, add the mushrooms and cook for 3 mins. Add remaining garlic and cook for a further 2 mins, pouring off the excess water from the mushrooms.
Roll pastry into a rectangle large enough to wrap up the beef. Beat remaining egg with a little water and brush over pastry.
Spread the mushroom mix into a meatloaf-size strip along the middle of the pastry. Sit the meat on top then cut pastry either side into strips from the meat outwards. Criss-cross these over the meat to enclose and tuck under ends. Brush with more egg, then place on a tray and cook for 40 mins, covering after 30 mins if going too brown.
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When their shantytowns are threatened with mass eviction, three 'young lions' of South Africa's new generation rise from the shacks and take their government to the highest court in the land, putting the promises of democracy to the test.
WINNER - Grand Jury Award, Brooklyn Film Festival
WINNER - Grand Jury Award, One World Film Festival, Ottawa
WINNER - Audience Award, Africa World Documentary Film Festival
WINNER - Best Documentary, Brooklyn Film Festival
WINNER - Best South African Documentary, Durban Int. Film Festival
WINNER - Golden Butterfly Award, Movies That Matter Festival
WINNER - Best Documentary, Montreal International Black Film Festival
NOMINEE - Best Documentary, Africa Movie Academy Awards
"STIRRING, evocatively shot, lucidly edited... deserves wider distribution." - Variety
"A BEAUTIFUL and INSIGHTFUL portrait." - Africa Is A Country
"GRIPPING...a call to action as much as it is an indictment of a government that has lost its way" - Charl Blignaut, City Press
"ENTHRALLING" - Mahala Magazine
"Leaves us with questions few have dared to ask about the new South Africa" - Marie Huchzermeyer, author of Cities With 'Slums'


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NAMM Media Day & Metal Masters 5
January 22, 2014 - "Iron" Mike & Stephanie Savoia
Media Day at the 2014 NAMM Show!
We have the privil ege of getting a preview to about 20 of the new music related creations being released in 2014. Along with these mini media booths, there is a stage where we get to see speakers and demonstrations of several of the inventions/new versions. This is our third year covering NAMM for my KISW blog and this was the best year for demonstrations.
The day started with a demonstration of The Dube. The Dube is the invention by forme r Mann U and Celtic footballer Dion Dublin. The Dube is similar to a Cajon drum box but does have a few more advantages. Cajons have 1 playing side where are The Dube has 4 playing sides along with the corners which act as the bass drum. The smallest Dube is a 9 inch cube and has a retail cost of $145. This is such a fun drum.
Next for us to see were a trio of cajons by Sela Cajons. The first cajon was the beginner level snare. The beginner was an assemble yourself version and will take about a half hour to assemble. The middle level cajon was fully assembled but still considered a more beginner level cajon. The third was also an assemble yourself, but this was the full Pro version. The snare can be turned on and off. This model has a much more pro looking and feeling finish than the entry level model.
GJ2 unveiled their first signature model - the MMM. This is the Mick Murphy Model. This is a SICK guitar. The cut of the body, the matte finish, the pick ups, just the whole thing in general is ridiculously awesome.
Dave Smith instruments demonstrated their Prophet 12 Module. It's something very compact and can fit easily into small studio spaces as well as large.
Parliament Funkadelic's Kim Manning demonstrated the new hand held air keyboard from Hohner, Inc. This keyboard comes in 32 or 37 keys and is completely air powered. With very little effort, you can blow into the mouthpiece and create some fun accordion type sounds.
Joe Lamond, President and CEO of NAMM, along with former Yankee and Latin Grammy nominee Bernie Williams spoke about NAMMs mission to bring music to youth not only in North America but to bring NAMM to Europe.
When Bernie finished up his speech, D'Angelico presented Bernie with his signature guitar. It's a Yankee blue starburst pattern and there will not be many made. I don't remember the exact number, but it was less than 200 and each will be signed by Bernie.
The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus' Executive Director Brian Rothschild brought the mission of the bus to us. I didn't realize it spent so much time on the road actually getting the gear in the bus into the hands of kids around the country. With so many schools cutting back on or eliminating art and music programs, this tour bus is sometimes the first time a child can have a hands on experience with musical instruments or musical tools.
Along with the tour bus, the Los Angeles College of Music's new songwriting chairperson Art Alexsakis, of Everclear. You heard that right. Art is now contributing to teaching students how to really write songs. This is a relative first in music colleges and I think it will go a long way influencing other music college offerings. As a special treat, Art also sang Everclear's hit song 'Santa Barbara'. {See video below}
IK Multimedia brought us the fun hands free midi program controllers called iRings. I got to play around with these and it was too much fun changing the number of tracks that were playing and special effects.
The last demonstration was by the band SHEL. They demonstrated new mandolins by Weber Fine Instruments. These 4 sisters (there were 2 at the demo) from Colorado are really pretty dang amazing. Even the Fender reps were asking them all sorts of questions after their demo.
Stephanie's favorite product of the day was The Dube. I think the drummer of the family may be getting one for his birthday or next Christmas. My favorite product had to go to Fender Guitars American Deluxe Plus. A new guitar that has a solderless system and a 'Personality Card' slot in the back of the guitar! Mind blowing capabilities to sounds like never before! Watch my sample video:
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The Sony Cyber-shot TX1 brings the high-speed shooting capabilities of the HX1 to a slim, ultra-compact form factor. The 10.2 megapixel EXMOR R CMOS sensor offers improved low-light performance and up to 10 fps high speed shooting. Other features include intelligent Auto mode, Smile Shutter, and a 3.0 inch touch screen.


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MARY LOU FARRELL, 64, Centereach
OCCUPATION: Receptionist-cashier at Competition Toyota in Middle Island
HEIGHT: 5-foot-7 1/2
WEIGHT BEFORE: 306 lbs (June 2011)
WEIGHT AFTER: 186 lbs (June 25, 2012)
HER STORY: Farrell's struggle with her weight began in her 30s. Although she had felt fat in her teens and 20s, she realizes now that she didn't have a weight problem back then.
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As her weight increased, Farrell began to change her life. "I haven't been on a plane in four years," Farrell says. "People can be very cruel. I went on a trip to Hawaii and a person in the visitor center came over to me and said, 'Why are you so big?'
"I quit doing a lot of things because of my weight," says Farrell, who notes that many people in her family struggle with their weight. "I quit going to the beach and would only wear shorts on vacation where no one knew me."
After catching a glimpse of herself in a mirror, she became so upset that she immediately started calling to find a place to have bariatric surgery. Instead, she decided to go to Jenny Craig and signed on for the whole program.
"I love being able to get on the train and not worry about where I'll sit or if the person next to me doesn't want me sitting next to them," Farrell says.
She no longer takes medicine for her cholesterol and she now takes one pill for her blood pressure, instead of two different pills. "I was prediabetic when I was overweight and that scared the heck out of me," Farrell says.
DIET: She has a Jenny Craig meal for breakfast, followed by a Jenny Craig meal and a salad for lunch. Dinner is a Jenny Craig meal with vegetables. If she goes out for dinner, she usually only eats about a third of the meal served.
EXERCISE: She goes to the gym every other day for almost two hours. She does an hour of cardio and then 45 minutes of weights. And she always takes a walk during the day at work.
ADVICE: "Unless it is happening to you, I can't tell you what a mental weight the physical weight is," Farrell says. "Don't allow your weight to keep you from being who you're supposed to be. No matter what your weight is, get out and do things."
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text: Model United Nations Team AwardedHamline University's Model United Nations team received accolades at the 2014 National Model United Nations Conference in New York. Melissa Barnes and Hannah Roberg took an Outstanding Position Paper Award for their work in the simulation of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). The entire team won the honorable mention for Outstanding Delegation Award at the conference. This award is out of approximately 120 domestic and international schools at the conference. The team was recognized at the closing ceremonies of the National Model United Nations Conference on Thursday, April 3. Professor Karen Vogel is director of the Hamline University Model United Nations program.In addition to the competition, the team met with UN liaison and permanent officer of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, had a briefing with the staff of UN Women, and met with diplomats from the UN Permanent Mission of Rwanda.


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unit clerk (ward clerk) a worker on a nursing unit who schedules patients for prescribed studies, prepares charts for patients, answers the phone on the unit, and handles other general clerical tasks. In some provinces of Canada, ward clerks of certain types of facilities are also trained to transcribe orders. Called also unit secretary.


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Bobco Installs a Goodmark Frame in a '56 F-100
With all the aftermarket parts available these days, it's increasingly tempting to convert your truck to be the most sought-after year of that body style. Think about it, there are probably more "'67" Chevys, "'40" Fords, and "'56" Chevys than there were on the road 20 years ago. And who's gonna blame you for making your classic truck the rarest or at least most sought-after truck possible. You're pretty much guaranteed to get more money for it when you sell it, not to mention feeling like you're investing your money into something worthwhile. One of the most sought-after vehicles in our world is the '56 Ford F-100 Custom Cab. Most agree that the big back window is better looking, and there is no denying that they are harder to come by.
Getting yourself into a big-window Effie just got a little easier thanks to the new big-window conversion available from Goodmark. It is a new metal frame and surrounding sheetmetal, and once all of the spot welds are removed and the cut is made across the bottom of the cab back, the new piece welds in. The cool thing is that the doorframes remain intact, so there is not as much danger with the cab flexing out of whack while welding the new frame in.
World-famous F-100 builder Bobco in Lake Elsinore, California, got their hands on one of the very first of these frames and has since performed about a dozen of these surgeries. Follow along as Marco makes the job look easy and check with Goodmark or Bobco to make your very own Effie a big-window.


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Penguins aren't known for their feats of daring or even for doing much with their wings — but one has just escaped from a Tokyo aquarium, puzzling keepers and launching a search, Reuters reported.
Officials at Tokyo Sea Life Park discovered the escape after they were sent a photo that appeared to show the bird swimming in Tokyo Bay. They've asked for tips on its whereabouts and are scouring the shoreline by the park with binoculars.
The deputy director of the park chalked up the one-year-old Humboldt penguin's dash for freedom to youthful pluck and curiosity about life outside the enclosure.
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How the bird managed to strike out on its own is less clear.
"There's a man-made rock wall that varies between 4 to 13 feet high. After somehow climbing over it and getting out, it appears the penguin managed to squeeze through a gap in the outer fence," said deputy director Kazuhiro Sakamoto.
From there, the creature may have headed for the Edo River or the bay — but its keepers are worried about its safety should it get into the dirty bay water or wander onto a nearby highway.
Humboldt penguins are native to the coasts of Peru and Chile.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 5, 2012) – A 12-player roster of up-and-coming men's volleyball players has been selected to represent the United States at the 2012 Pan American Cup on July 9-14.
The team has been training at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif., and will hold a Red versus Blue scrimmage at 5 p.m. on Friday (July 6) at the Tstreet Volleyball Club in Irvine, Calif. It will be free and the public is welcome to attend.
The outside hitters on the roster will be Jordan Dufault (Lakewood, Calif.), Garrett Muagututia (Oceanside, Calif.), Tony Ciarelli (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Taylor Sander (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
Middle blockers are Dan McDonnell (Glendale, Ariz.), Dylan Davis (Corona Del Mar, Calif.) and Matt Rawson (Los Angeles).
Opposites are Murphy Troy (St. Louis, Mo.) and Carson Clark (Santa Barbara, Calif.).
Setters are Kawika Shoji (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Ryan Ammerman (Parker, Colo.).
The libero will be Dustin Watten (Long Beach, Calif.).
"This is a very talented group of gentlemen that are the future of USAV," said U.S. Men's Pan American Cup Head Coach Shawn Patchell. "The team has trained well and improved every day. We started with 25 athletes so this was truly a competitive tryout. "
Most of the players have played internationally either with USA Volleyball or professionally or both. Most were also highly decorated collegiate players, including Ciarelli, Shoji and Troy who have been the last three winners of the AVCA Men's Division I-II National Player of the Year award.
"Many players from this team have trained with the players on the World League and Olympic rosters all summer so they are excited to get their chance for the podium," Patchell said. "Many players on this roster will make the 2013 World League Team and be a part of the 2016 quad."
In the Dominican Republic, the U.S. Men's Pan American Cup team will play in Pool B along with Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela. Pool A will include Argentina, Canada, Dominican Republic and Trinidad & Tobago.
U.S. Men's Pan American Cup Team
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 Dylan Davis (MB, 6-9, Corona Del Mar, Calif., UC Santa Barbara)
2 Matt Rawson (MB, 6-7, Los Angeles, Hawaii)
4 Carson Clark (Opp, 6-5, Santa Barbara, Calif., UC Irvine)
5 Garrett Muagututia (OH, 6-5, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA)
6 Murphy Troy (Opp, 6-8, St. Louis, Mo., USC)
7 Jordan Dufault (OH, 6-4, Lakewood, Calif., UC Irvine)
9 Daniel McDonnell (MB, 6-6, Glendale, Ariz., UC Irvine)
12 Tony Ciarelli (OH, 6-6, Huntington Beach, Calif., USC)
13 Ryan Ammerman (S, 6-8, Parker, Colo., UC Irvine)
14 Dustin Watten (L, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State)
22 Taylor Sander (OH, 6-4, Huntington Beach, Calif., BYU)
24 Kawika Shoji (S, 6-3, Honolulu, Stanford)
Head Coach: Shawn Patchell
Assistant Coach: Tim Johnson
Team Manager: Nicholas MacRae
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This Greek stew is popular in the villages and extremely filling. You need to make sure that you use the brisket type of beef, as mentioned in the ingredients below.
1kg beef (brisket) cut into small portions
1 kg eggplants (long, not round)
2 onions finely chopped
3 cloves garlic crushed
500g fresh tomatoes roughly grated
400ml sunflower oil
200ml olive oil
500ml water
2 tbsp parsley finely chopped
2 tbsp basil roughly chopped
2 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick
4 allspice berries
Salt and pepper to taste
Remove strips of the eggplant skin – not the whole skin, but alternate strips, so that it looks 'stripy'.
Cut the eggplants into 2cm slices, place in a bowl of salty water and leave for 1 hour, covered with a dish to ensure that they remain submerged in the water.
Meanwhile, put the olive oil in a pan and sizzle the beef for about 3 minutes on each side, until it has started to colour.
Add the onion and garlic and stir 2-3 times.
Add the tomato, bay leaves, cinnamon, allspice and the 500ml water.
Bring to the boil and then simmer for approx. 1½ hours until the meat is tender and the sauce has thickened.
Add salt and pepper.
Remove the cinnamon stick, bay leaves and allspice and set aside.
Put the sunflower oil in a frying pan, press the eggplants with your hands to drain them and then fry them until they turn golden brown. Depending on the size of your pan, they may not all fit in one go, so you may have to split them into more than one lot.
Place them on a dish with absorbent kitchen paper.
Transfer the meat and its sauce to a wide, shallow pan and add the eggplants.
Add the parsley and gently stir.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the basil and more salt if needed.
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Perseverance Dome (531') - Hellhole Cave, WV - 2014 - Derek Bristol, Pete Johnson, Aaron Moses
Kansas Twister (410') - Lechuguilla Cave, NM - 2012 - Derek Bristol, James Hunter
Topless Dome (396') - Tumbling Rock Cave, AL - 1979 - Don Davison, Cheryl Jones
Batman Dome (306') - Hellhole Cave, WV - 2006 - Bill Stone, Vickie Siegel, Yvonne Droms
Flying Dutchman (303') - Memorial Day Cave, WV - 2010 - Aaron Moses, Pete Johnson, Pete Penczer
It is worth noting that the climb started approx. 50' up the dome as that is where approaching passage intersected the dome. So approx. 480' of climbing. Derek has exact numbers. So feel free to update whatever lists this affects. And of course we will see how long Germany Valley lets that number stand as well. My bet is before long it will have other entries on that list. I feel pretty lucky to have been involved in this one(and the Dutchman).


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I thought automated public pay toilets were a sure thing. I mean, auto-cleaning, high-tech robo toilets that allow the occupant to remain inside for as long as they want, and then clean up all the evidence after the fact... what could go wrong?! Oh right, hookers and drugs, that's what. Which is exactly why the five automated toilets in Seattle were recently sold off for a multi-million dollar loss. How big a loss? Well, when they were installed four years ago the toilets cost $5 million. This week, after an online auction, they sold for just $12,549.The lucky buyer who took a load off for Seattle was Butch Behn, owner of Racecar Supply in Rochester, Wash. He plans to use two of the units at the South Sound Speedway. The other three will be resold or reused later. "It'd probably be good to have a couple around for spares. We get pretty busy at the track sometimes," he said (double entendre, anyone?). The article over at the USA Today mentions nothing about whether or not the fine city of Seattle refurbished these things before sending them along. From the sounds of things that might be OK, as they were used for anything but nature's call. [USA Today]
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Do you suppose the winning bidders were hookers and drug addicts? Once you get used to self-cleaning bathrooms, there is no going back.


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I have a few tidbits I'd like to share with you today beginning with upcoming engagements. Next Wednesday, October 10, the Cambridges have four engagements in their diary beginning with a visit to Newcastle Civic Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne where they will meet representatives from local projects involved with the Olympics, representatives from the Institute For Ageing and Health and students from the Percy Hedley School, a school that provides services for disabled people.
A look at the Newcastle Civic Centre.
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The couple will then travel to Elswick Park to meet groups involved with the Queen Elizabeth II Fields in Trust Challenge.
|Max Foster CNN Twitter
Next up, the couple will visit Keyfund, a youth charity in Gateshead before their final engagement of the day, a visit to CRI Stockton Recovery Service. The Duke and Duchess will meet families who are involved with Action on Addiction's M-PACT (Moving Parents and Children Together) programme. Action on Addiction is one of Kate's patronages and no doubt Kate will be eager to learn more about work with children living with parental substance misuse and addiction.
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Kate wore a Beulah London dress to last year's 100 Women in Hedge Funds dinner.
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To be honest, I share my co-columnist Nick's sentiment about quinoa: I'm always suspicious of foods that are supposed to be healthy, or that I'm supposed to be eating. I realize it's not the most mature perspective—the stubbornness of refusing "just because" makes me feel more like a teenager than a serious eater—but with food, I'm ruthless if it doesn't taste good. I don't see the point. When and if healthy overlaps with deliciousness, I'm on board. Just not if it tastes like cardboard.
But as I think most people discover, quinoa is one of the healthy foods that is actually pretty wonderful. It's as healthy as brown rice, but cooks in a fraction of the time, providing protein in addition to carbs. This recipe from the New York Times treats the quinoa much like in a tabbouleh salad, tossing it with lime juice, cilantro, chopped tomato, red onion, and cucumber. A fresh green chile (jalapenos or serranos work well) adds a spicy kick. Fresh, light, yet filling, it's remarkable how great it tastes—and almost as good for lunch the next day as it is for dinner.
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- 1 cup quinoa
- Kosher salt
- 2 cups diced cucumber (about 2 medium)
- 2 cups finely diced tomatoes (about 2 medium)
- 1 to 2 jalapeño or serrano peppers (to taste), seeded if desired and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro, plus several sprigs for garnish
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small red onion, finely minced (optional)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
- 1 avocado, sliced, for garnish
In a large bowl, cover the quinoa with cold water and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Drain in a strainer and rinse until the water runs clear, then transfer to a medium saucepan. Cover with 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Add salt to taste (1 teaspoon or so), reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes until the grain becomes slightly translucent. Drain off excess water, cover the pot with a dish towel, replace the lid, and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
In the meantime, combine the cucumber, tomato, cilantro, and olive oil in a large bowl with a pinch of salt. In a separate bowl, combine the onion, lime juice, and vinegar. Allow to sit while the quinoa finishes cooking.
Combine the vegetables and toss to coat, then stir in the quinoa. Season to taste with salt, oil, and/or more lime juic, and serve immediately with sliced avocado.
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I've shopped with Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild, so I know she knows style. And in a Q&A Fairchild did with Lucky magazine , she reveals bits and pieces of advice on how to look as cool as she does. "We like to do things that maybe no one else is doing so it's completely original. I think that makes concerts and award shows more fun for the fans. Fashion is part of being an entertainer. It's a way to express ourselves," she says. And that originality of hers started way back in high school. "I used to design my own prom dresses because I didn't want anything off the rack. I would go and find Vogue patterns and marry the back of a skirt of a Vogue pattern with the shoulder from a different pattern, for example," she said. "Then I would take all the patterns to a dress designer and pick out the fabric and have them make me something." But it's not just her band that's adding some more edgy fashion to the genre, though. Fairchild lists Taylor Swift, Faith Hill, Nicole Kidman as women who are always keeping Nashville in style.