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Lopez Island, Washington 98261
Reservations: 888-226-7688
Spencer Spit State Park is a 138-acre marine and camping park situated on Lopez Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The park is named for the lagoon-enclosing sand spit on which it rests. The park has a reputation for excellent crabbing, clamming and "car-top boating." This is one of the few state parks in the San Juan Islands that is accessible by automobile. A sand spit encloses a saltchuck lagoon.
Park hours/updates:
Summer: 8 a.m. to dusk.Winter: Closed Oct. 30, reopens March 14.
Camping: Check-in time, 2:30 p.m.Check-out time, 1 p.m.Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Nature of the Area
Wildlife Mammals Birds Fish & Sea Life? Chipmunks? Deer or Elk? Otters? Rabbits? Raccoons? Squirrels? Crows or Ravens? Ducks? Eagles? Geese? Gulls? Hawks? Herons? Hummingbirds? Ospreys? Owls? Woodpeckers? Wrens ? Clams? Crabs? Sea Birds? Seals? Shellfish? Cod? Perch? Salmon? Shark
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Spencer Spit is an example of a sandspit enclosing a saltchuck lagoon. The spit was formed over a long period of time by the action of wind and tide. The spit is constantly changing. Eventually, it could fill with sediment and lose all its water.
? Cedar? Douglas Fir? Hemlock? Yew? Alder? Apple? Cherry? Maple? Foxglove? Rose? Berries? Eel Grass? Ferns? Moss or Lichens? Seaweed? Thistle The stone cellar of the old Spencer house can be seen near the spit. A replica of the original log cabin built by the Spencers for guests is out on the tip of the spit.
History of the Area
As Native American tribes migrated up and down the coast, they stopped at Spencer Spit to clam, crab and fish before moving on. Native American activity continued until 1946.
Spencer Spit was homesteaded in the late 1800s by a family named Troxell. It was eventually sold to the Spencers who lived on the property for 50 years. State Parks bought the property in 1967.
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Available in the park Available in the area ? Camping? Auto repair? Airport? Boat rental? Camping? Diesel? Fishing/hunting? Gasoline? Gifts? Golf? Groceries? Hardware? Hospital? Marine supplies? Overnight Accommodations? Pay phone? Postal service? Propane? Wood? Swimming
The island is serviced by Lopez Island Medical Center.
The park has 37 tent spaces, one dump station and two restrooms. There are no showers or hookups. Seven hiker/biker sites are available, as well as Cascadia Marine Trail sites. Most of the park's tent sites are large and private. Seven walk-in beach sites have limited privacy. Campers may enter the grounds until 10 p.m. To reserve a campsite, call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.
The park provides two group camps. The large one accommodates up to 50 people and has ten walk-in sites with a large grassy common area. The small group camp accommodates up to 20 people and has three walk-in sites, one of which is an adirondack (three-sided) shelter with eight bunks. Fees vary with size of the group. To reserve, call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.
Check-in time is 2:30 p.m., and check-out time is 1 p.m.Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.Engine-driven electric generators may be operated only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.Length of stay: You may stay up to ten consecutive days in any one park during the summer; the stay limit is extended to 20 days between Oct. 1 and March 31.
There are 12 mooring buoys on the Cascadia Marine Trail.
Moorage fees are charged year round for mooring at docks, floats and buoys from 1 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Moorage permits are available at parks offering moorage. For information, call (360) 902-8844.
Nearby Parks
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Olga Marine State Park
James Island State Park
Turn Island State Park
Blind Island State Park
Moran State Park
Doe Island Marine State Park
Griffin Bay State Park
San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness Area
The park provides two kitchen shelters without electricity and 15 unsheltered picnic tables. The kitchen shelter includes four picnic tables, a barbecue grill and fire pit. Water is available nearby. Picnic tables with fire pits are located on the spit, and the beach site has six picnic tables. To reserve, call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.
Area Attractions
Trails Water Activities Other ? 2 mi. Hiking Trails? Boating (saltwater)? Diving? Fishing (saltwater)? Swimming(saltwater)?Clamming?Crabbing?Beachcombing? Bird Watching? 1 Fire Circle? Wildlife Viewing
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From the ferry : Follow Ferry Rd. Go left at Center Rd., then left at Cross Rd. Turn right at Port Stanley and left at Bakerview Rd. Follow Bakerview Rd. straight into park.
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The astronomers studied how the vertical motions of stars - in the direction perpendicular to the galactic disc - depend on their ages. Because a direct determination of the age of stars is difficult, the astronomers instead analyzed the chemical composition of stars: an increase in the ratio of magnesium to iron ([Mg/Fe]) points to a great age. For this study, Ivan Minchev's team took advantage of high-quality data regarding stars close to the Sun from the RAdial Velocity Experiment (RAVE). The scientists found that the rule of thumb "the older a star is, the faster it moves up and down through the disc" did not apply to the stars with the highest magnesium-to-iron ratios. Contrary to expectations, scientists observed an extreme drop in the vertical speed for these stars.
To understand these surprising observations, the scientists ran a computer model of the Milky Way, which allowed them to examine the origin of these slow-moving, old stars. After studying the computer model, they found that small galactic collisions might be responsible. It is thought that the Milky Way has undergone hundreds of such collisions with smaller galaxies in the course of its history. These collisions are not very effective at shaking up the massive regions near the galactic center. However they can trigger the formation of spiral arms and as a consequence move stars from the center of the Galaxy to the outer parts, where the Sun is. This "radial migration" process is able to transport outward old stars (with high values of magnesium-to-iron ratio) and with low up-and-down velocities. Therefore, the best explanation for why the oldest stars near our Sun have such small vertical velocities is that they were forced out of the galactic center by galactic collisions. The difference in speed between those stars and the ones born close to the Sun thereby betray how massive and how numerous the merging satellite galaxies were.
AIP scientist Ivan Minchev: "Our results will enable us to trace the history of our home Galaxy more accurately than ever before. By looking at the chemical composition of stars around us, and how fast they move, we can deduce the properties of satellite galaxies interacting with the Milky Way throughout its lifetime. This can lead to an improved understanding of how the Milky Way may have evolved into the Galaxy we see today."
The article "A new stellar chemo-kinematic relation reveals the merger history of the Milky Way disc" was published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters on January 20.
Caption: Three stages of the evolution of the galaxy simulation used to model the Milky Way. Face-on (top) and edge-on (bottom) stellar density contours are shown for each time. Each square panel has a side of about 117,500 light years. The mass and frequency of satellites galaxies interacting with the disc decrease with time. (Credit: AIP)
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The key topics of the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) are cosmic magnetic fields and extragalactic astrophysics. A considerable part of the institute's efforts aim at the development of research technology in the fields of spectroscopy, robotic telescopes, and e-science. The AIP is the successor of the Berlin Observatory founded in 1700 and of the Astrophysical Observatory of Potsdam founded in 1874. The latter was the world's first observatory to emphasize explicitly the research area of astrophysics. Since 1992 the AIP is a member of the Leibniz Association.


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What we read while being thankful for the stuff we bought on Black Friday…
- Our long national nightmare is over: Players and owners have reached a deal and the NBA will resume again on Christmas, probably! Players were so excited they took to Twitter. It should be no surprise, though, that the deal benefits the Miami Heat, the villains of the league.
- In other sports labor news, Jonah Keri is not a fan of the new MLB CBA.
- We've been following the Occupy Wall Street story in the wake of the galvanizing pepper spray incidents, which Fox News, of course, tried to downplay. New York magazine tried to analyze Mayor Bloomberg's confusing response to the protests, and The New Yorker had a great story on the movement's origins.
- In other stories of political disillusionment, David Frum bemoans the current state of the Republican Party, while Conor Friedersdorf wonders why liberals keep making excuses for Obama.
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Eleven-year-old Harry Potter is an orphaned English boy forced to live with his horrible aunt and uncle, the Dursleys, and their chubby, spoiled son Dudley. They treat Harry cruelly and dislike him so much that they don't even celebrate his birthday.
But things begin to look up when a mysterious letter arrives for Harry via an owl messenger. It's a letter announcing that he has been accepted to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Harry is led away from the Dursleys for a bit by a kindly and very large escort from Hogwarts --- Hagrid, the school's gamekeeper. Hagrid makes sure that Harry purchases all his proper school supplies (wand, cloaks, etc.) from the magical shops in Diagon Alley. Hagrid also tells Harry all about his deceased parents, James and Lily Potter, a legendary wizard and witch who also attended Hogwarts. Though it's sad to think about the parents he longs for, Harry is happy to learn that magic runs in his family!
Even though he has to go back to the awful Dursleys' from Diagon Alley, Harry can't help but be excited about his new school --- and he can't wait until September 1st, the day he leaves for Hogwarts.
On the big day, the Dursley's happily drop Harry off at King's Cross station where he catches the Hogwarts Express train at platform nine and three quarters. On board Harry meets Ron Weasley and aspiring witch Hermione Granger who will become his closest friends. Harry is amazed when the train stops at a huge castle; he can't believe this magical looking place is really Hogwarts.
As a first year student, Harry does well in his classes and also becomes the star of his dormitory's Quidditch team (kind of like soccer played on broomsticks high in the air). But not everything is jolly. In between classes in potions, spells and flying, Harry also must face some wicked and dangerous enemies like Draco Malfoy and the wizard who killed his parents, Voldemort. Harry also uncovers a mystery --- the location of the sorcerer's stone, a magical stone that can change metal into gold and provides a special potion that allows people to live forever.
Will Harry triumph over evil? Will his dormitory, Gryffindor, win the Quidditch championship? Come along on this magical adventure and find out.
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5 Winter Beers to Warm Your Holiday
Seeking out the best in malty, hoppy refreshment.
Winter Warmers are the signature beer style of the holiday season. They are robust, rich, and boast an alcohol presence that is usually, well, warming. But over the years craft breweries have reached beyond this singular style to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year, and this roundup highlights some of our favorite non-traditional selections that are perfect for sharing.
Ninkasi Sleigh'r
Sleigh'r is an unusual style to settle on for the holidays, and I'm thankful for the variety. The Oregon-based brewery selected a Dark Double Alt as the style for their seasonal offering, and it is a pleasant alternative to the many ales of Christmas. Jamie Floyd, co-owner and founding brewer, explains that "the motivation for Sleigh'r was to make a beer that was different; we created a malt-forward yet dry, toasty and hardy beer brewed in the traditional German Alt way, only darker."
This super dark beer would probably not help Santa guide his sleigh, but it would definitely light up a holiday party. A bit of dark, grainy bread comes through in the aroma and there is a pronounced nutty malt flavor. Alts are typically brewed with ale yeast and fermented at lager temperatures, so the result is clean. This one is no different, and the crisp finish allows Ninkasi to showcase their hop-loving holiday spirit.
Odell Woodcut No. 7
Sometimes a good seasonal doesn't come right out and claim a season. Odell's Woodcut Series No. 7 is not technically a winter seasonal, but this imperial stout will certainly take the chill out even the most bitterly cold Colorado day.
At 12.5% ABV, this is the strongest of the offerings on this list, so be wary when sharing at a family gathering or things can get messy! The beer is aged in fresh oak barrels, which contribute a vanilla-scented woody complexity to the finished product.
The flavor is huge: toffee, pecans, coffee, vanilla, and tobacco, all rolled up in a creamy, pleasing mouthfeel. The oak is definitely perceivable, as is the alcohol, and while this would do well with age, No. 7 is definitely drinkable in time for the 2013 holiday season.
Drink this beer with your pecan pie. Or instead of your pecan pie.
Elysian Bifrost
Elysian is calling Bifrost a strong pale ale, and chose this style to keep hopheads happy among the barrage of winter warmer-inspired brews. "We decided to release this style of winter beer rather than typical winter styles to appeal to hop lovers," says Elysian's Director of Sales & Marketing Matt Thompson.
Forget the fresh-cut Christmas tree, this beer packs floral and piney hop aromas that are fragrant enough to fill the room on its own. The biscuity malt holds up the hoppy punch and though a little thin for its heft, there's plenty in the flavor to keep the imbiber engaged. Bifrost would make a perfect stocking-stuffer for the hop-lover in your life!
Sixpoint Global Warmer
When Superstorm Sandy barged into Brooklyn in October of 2012, the Sixpoint brewhouse was flooded. Originally, this beer was originally a draft-only release, however post-hurricane they felt it was an appropriate time to reinvent the beer and release it—almost one year to the day after Sandy—in a canned 4-pack format.
The beer pours a rich, brick red that wouldn't be out of place hearthside. There is a spiciness here, but it isn't drawn from the addition of nutmeg or cinnamon; it comes instead from a deliciously aggressive hopping that the beer has undergone. Toasty malt and an apropos warmth from the 7% ABV settle in beneath the fresh blanket of bitter, resiny hops. Santa will be saving this beer for only the nicest of beer geeks this year. That is, if he doesn't keep them all for himself; I would!
The toasty, caramel malt would be a perfect fit for roasted turkey or duck, and would even serve well when it's time for dessert with sweet potato pie or a roasted chestnut mousse.
Samuel Adams Merry Maker Gingerbread Stout
Of the beers sampled for this article, this one is the truest to the Christmas-time theme. From the tobogganing gingerbread men careening forth on the bottle's label to the nailed-it aroma of freshly baked gingerbread, if you are in the market for a beer that tastes like the holidays, this is your bet.
Beers like this are sometimes dismissed as promotional, and while perhaps a bit sweet to be a regular in the fridge, I did enjoy Merry Maker as an introduction into the holiday beer season. It has a classic spice profile of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger, but their presence is stronger in the nose and better integrated on the palate than you might expect. The beer is robust, its sweet stout base breaking through the spices with molasses, anise, and bitter coffee, and despite its 9% ABV, it's very drinkable. Bring this brew to your office's holiday cookie swap.
More Winter Beers
Looking Back at Anchor Brewing's Christmas Ale
Beer History: Christmas Beer
Best Christmas Beers 2012
The Best Beers to Drink With Christmas Cookies
12 Days of Christmas Beer
How to Brew A Winter Warmer
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Under 30: BDC returns to its roots
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Glancing over the Blind Date Challenges of the past several months, one thing is clear: Matchmaker has had a near obsession with couples well past 40. Their children, their exes, their wrinkles, and experiences– the landscape of the lives of the middle aged is rich with details that have not yet been etched onto the lives (and faces) of the young. (Lucky things!)
But in splashing about in the murky waters of later-life dating, Matchmaker lost sight of what was once the bread and butter of the Blind Date Challenge: 20-something angst.
"Will I ever find my soul mate?" "What should I do with my life?" "And who the heck am I, am I, am I, am I...?" (That's a Dr. Who-esque echo, in case you're wondering.)
It's time to return to the Challenge's roots.
Aimee and Will meet the new/old Challenge criteria: never-married 20-somethings.
At 27, Aimee is a college instructor in communications. A petite sports fanatic who likes reading and Law & Order re-runs, Aimee said she needed someone masculine and laid-back "to balance out my high maintenance side."
Will, 28, seemed as likely a fit as any. A landscape architect who loves outdoor activities and cooking, Will wanted a smart, attractive nonsmoker.
Sounds good so far. But since neither lights up, Matchmaker had to wonder: Where there's no smoke, can there be fire?
The Date:
Aimee and Will went to (nonsmoking) Bang! at the corner of Second and South streets downtown.
Who arrived first?
Aimee: I did, but not on purpose. I got to the restaurant right at 7pm assuming he would already be there. He was about five minutes late, and I was starting to worry that I was being stood up because I always think it's normal for the woman, not the man, to be late.
Will: I got there just after she did– she was waiting for her drink to arrive when I sat down.
First impression?
Aimee: "Whew! It won't be hard to look at him during the meal without having more than one drink." I thought he was nice looking.
Will: I butchered her name, but then, it's not pronounced like it's spelled (It's pronounced "Ahmee."– MM) But it was a funny little ice breaker moment.
How was your date's appearance?
Aimee: He was wearing a navy blue button-down shirt and jeans. I thought he was a little underdressed, given the situation.
Will: She was cute, but wasn't really my type. I noticed right away that she was a lot more dressed up than I was. I got the impression that she was into fashion– something I admittedly know nothing about.
When did you relax?
Aimee: After I had finished about half of my drink (it was pretty strong!). By then I realized that he's a really normal guy, and we have some things in common.
Will: I was never really nervous. I tried not to go into the dinner with big expectations– I just wanted to have a nice meal and enjoy the conversation. Anything else would have been a bonus.
What did you order?
Aimee: We had the 60-second sirloin, mushroom dumplings, seared salmon, and a bacon/pineapple/rice dish. The food was soooo amazing! All of the meals come in appetizer size portions and are designed to share. It's a really great place to go for a date.
Will: For dessert we had excellent banana fritters with ice cream, recommended by our waitress. Our waitress, Gretchen, was great. The whole staff knew about the Challenge, and were all very accommodating.
How were your date's table manners?
Aimee: Good– I'm always impressed by a guy who actually uses his napkin. Bang! doesn't put silverware on the table, only chopsticks. I'm terrible with them, but Will was a pro and gave me pointers.
Will: Fine– she wasn't very adept with chopsticks, which were the only utensils on the table, but she made it through the meal okay.
What did you talk about?
Aimee: Normal first date stuff– the food, family, hobbies, school, work, sports.
Will: What didn't we talk about?
Aimee: I think he did most of the talking, but I said my fair share.
Will: I tried to make sure that the conversation was balanced, but I think in hindsight that I ended up talking more about me than listening to her.
Did you have a lot in common?
Aimee: I think so.
Will: Not really. She was really nice, but I didn't feel that certain spark.
Anything particularly interesting?
Aimee: He seems to have a weird fascination with mullets.
Will: I found out that she teaches a class on communication– with some lessons on conversation and flirting– but it also made me feel like she might be scrutinizing my performance.
Was there anything you disliked?
Aimee: No. He was really nice and didn't say anything to completely turn me off.
Will: No. Like I said, perfectly nice person, but I didn't feel much of a connection.
So was there any flirting?
Aimee: I think there was flirting, but nothing cheesy or over the top.
Will: I'm awful at picking up on body language, so if she was flirting with me, I didn't notice. But I don't think so.
What happened at the end?
Aimee: Will paid for our drinks and the tip. I'm not sure how he figured the tip. I offered to chip in, but he insisted on being a good "southern gentleman."
Will: I consider myself a southern gentleman, so there was no way I'd let her think about picking up any part of the tab. I sort of guesstimated the tip based on what we ordered. Our waitress asked twice if I wanted change back, so maybe I gave her too much– but the service was great.
Did you go anywhere afterward?
Aimee: No, he had to go to work. When he first told me he had to go back to work later in the evening, I thought for sure it was his "out" in case he didn't like me, but eventually I believed him after he described his job.
Will: I had to go into work after dinner– I hope Aimee didn't think I was blowing her off! I really did go to work!
Did you walk each other out?
Aimee: Yes, he walked me to my car.
Will: Of course. We exchanged numbers, talked about going to a show here in town sometime.
A kiss?
Aimee: No. We hugged and exchanged contact information.
Will: I generally don't kiss on the first date, but I also didn't feel a strong connection.
Did you have fun?
Aimee: Yes.
Will: I had a great time. Aimee was really nice, and I enjoyed getting to know her. And how can you beat a free meal at Bang!?
Would you see this person again?
Aimee: Absolutely.
Will: I don't think I'd want to date her, but I think she'd be a lot of fun to hang out with.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the date?
Aimee: 8. The date itself was probably as good as a blind date could possibly be, but he loses points for showing up late and for taking off early.
Will: I'd give it a 6.5. Above average, but I don't see anything substantial coming out of it.
No smoke, no fire. Simple as that. But since Aimee and Will are still so young, there's plenty of time to find the right kindling...
On another note, Matchmaker has been issued a challenge: A vibrant 78-year-old woman who loves to travel has expressed an interest in the BDC. Is there a man in that age range daring– and healthy– enough to take the Challenge? Yes, yes, Matchmaker knows, what about that 20-something angst? Well, how 'bout 80-something angst! Now that's stretching dating boundaries!


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Following the most-watched Thursday Night Football season opener in NFL Network history, last night's New York Giants-Carolina Panthers game again delivered strong viewership numbers. The Giants-Panthers game was watched by an average of 7 million viewers (not including over-the-air stations in New York and Charlotte) - and averaged a 4.6 HH household rating ranking as the fifth highest-rated game in the seven seasons of Thursday Night Football and making it the No. 1 program on cable television for Thursday, September 20.
Last week's Thursday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers was the most-watched season opener in NFL Network history with 8.6 million viewers. Through two games of its expanded 13-game schedule, Thursday Night Football is averaging a 5.0 US HH rating and 7.8 million viewers - on pace to be the highest-rated and most-watched Thursday Night Football season ever.
On the interactive front, through two weeks of the Thursday Night Football schedule, there has been an average of 675K unique users to NFL Digital Media platforms providing coverage and features around the games. That figure is pacing 52% ahead of the 2011 seasonal average (445K) for Thursday Night Football on NFL.com/LIVE, NFL Mobile from Verizon, and the NFL 12 tablet app.
Thursday Night Football continues next week with the Cleveland Browns visiting the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 27 at 8:00 PM ET. The Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Craftsman pregame show begins at 6:00 PM ET. All Thursday Night Football games are available in their entirety on NFL Mobile from Verizon with complementary online coverage via NFL.com/LIVE Thursday Night Football.
About NFL Network's 2012 Thursday Night Football
Play-by-play announcer Brad Nessler and Emmy-nominated analyst Mike Mayock return to the Thursday Night Football broadcast booth for the second season and are joined by Alex Flanagan, who enters her third year as the sideline reporter.
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The Lexus Halftime Show and the McDonald's Postgame Show provide additional analysis live from inside the stadium each week on Thursday Night Football.
Bollywood superstar and 2101 Records/Desi Hits!/ Interscope Records recording artist Priyanka Chopra is the featured artist for NFL Network's Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Craftsman pregame show. Priyanka's debut single "In My City,' featuring will.i.am and produced by RedOne (Lady Gaga) and Brian Kennedy, is the music bed for the intro to Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Craftsman. The release of the full song and accompanying video for "In My City" are expected later this fall. For more information on Priyanka Chopra, please visit priyankachopramusic.com.
Leading in to every Thursday Night Football game, Grammy Award-winning artist CeeLo Green sings the anthem entitled "I Love Football," set to The Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop." The 90-second show open for each Thursday Night Football game features fan-sourced videos uploaded by fans. To submit videos, please visit www.nfl.com/fanchise.
NFL Network 2012 Thursday Night Football Schedule
All games at 8:00 pm ET
· Week 2 - 9/13: Green Bay 23, Chicago 10
· Week 3 - 9/20: New York Giants 36, Carolina Panthers 7
· Week 4 - 9/27: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
· Week 5 - 10/4: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams
· Week 6 - 10/11: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans
· Week 7 - 10/18: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
· Week 8 - 10/25: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings
· Week 9 - 11/1: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers
· Week 10 - 11/8: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars
· Week 11 - 11/15: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills
· Week 13 - 11/29: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
· Week 14 - 12/6: Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders
· Week 15 - 12/13: Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles
For the entire 2012 NFL schedule, visit www.NFL.com.
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I've been thinking a lot recently about an odd shift I'm seeing. It seems like a couple of years ago, there was a big push in my corner of libraryland to "try new things," which was mostly code for "try a blog, try a wiki, try IM, try social bookmarking, try Flickr, try ANYTHING.! Please!!" It was pretty exciting to blog and read blogs during that time. I learned a lot from people who pointed to new extensions they were using, new social tools, new uses for "older" tools.
But recently I've felt (and I know others have felt) like there's nothing more we can contribute to this discussion that's really and truly new. We can go to conference sessions geared to introducing the newest of the new tools and already know about every single tool discussed and know a handful or even a fistful of libraries that are using them. We might even be using them ourselves.
The same can be said for "new" service models or collection changes or any number of other topics. Maybe it's a function of my having been slightly too overextended in the last few months to have the energy to get excited about or imagine new implementations of the ideas I've heard about, but I know I've had the feeling recently that maybe there isn't much more that's new to learn about in my previous areas of interest right now. What's more, I've heard a few other librarians say similar things. "I just can't come up with anything that other libraries haven't already tried. There's just nothing actually new going on here."
It's almost like my whole corner of the library world took a collective sigh and realized we're tired.
And maybe there's truth in this feeling, though I doubt it. Maybe we've settled far enough into the social web or the fill-in-the-blank-new-Library2.0-service world that it's no longer confusing enough to wonder about or new enough to get excited over. Or maybe we're all just getting over the Long Winter (it's snowing here today… seriously… maybe 8 inches by tomorrow morning). Or maybe there's enough communication now that where we would previously have had a hard time knowing about what other libraries are up to, now it's quite easy to skim a feed reader and get a quick run-down every single day. (If this is the case, I think it's a wonderful development.)
But my hunch is that while we're pretty much trained from college on upward that "original" is a synonym for "good," and "derivative" is a synonym for "lazy," it actually doesn't work that way in real life. It doesn't matter if 3/4 of the libraries you know about are implementing a new service or tool. Even if other libraries have tried whatever you're trying, there's still usually no way to adopt implementations wholesale. Almost always, you have to evaluate and tweak and shift and re-mix ideas to fit your own context and your own community.
And this leads me to believe that maybe the problem isn't that there isn't anything new happening; that the problem is with me. I'm the one sighing and acknowledging that I'm tired. I'm the one who's been overextended just enough to shut off that creative part of me that used to read what people are doing and start scheming about how it would look at MY library. If this is the case, I sincerely hope that my trip to Computers in Libraries will jump start that portion of my brain and help me not just know but actually believe that it doesn't matter that other people are doing cool things already. They'd still be new and cool to think about trying here. And these reports I'm reading and the others that I'm generating, and the lessons I'm learning from planning a conference, and the other lessons I'm learning from helping out with Print Management implementation?… Maybe these are still interesting and not just "the same thing that everyone else is doing, so why would they care."
We'll see. Here's hoping.
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If your reading this then chances are 100% your computer is hooked up to the Internet and more then likely has an IP address assigned to it. There are two ways that a TCP/IP address is assigned to a computer either Dynamically or manually with a Static method. These are outlined below:
Enable Windows DHCP & Configure Static TCP / IP
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Cecile Richards is known nationally as the president of Planned Parenthood and an outspoken advocate on women's health issues — but to Texas Democrats, she is fondly remembered as the daughter of a revered former governor and feminist trailblazer, Ann Richards.
Speaking to the Democratic National Convention tonight, Cecile Richards quoted one of her mother's favorite sayings and provoked a lengthy standing ovation when she hailed her accomplishments.
"Back in Texas, we say that you dance with them what brung you," she told the crowd of thousand, many who waved pro-choice signs. "President Obama brought women to this dance and we're staying with him all the way through November!"
Although Planned Parenthood does perform abortions and has been a target of anti-abortions groups for several decades — Richards is sometimes referred to by protesters as "Cecile Hitler" — her speech focused on the other services provided by Planned Parenthood such as free cancer screenings and how the Affordable Care Act, the formal name for the Democratic health-reform law adopted in 2010, benefits women.
Richards received warm ovations for her health-care talk, but the loudest applause came when she invoked her mother's famous 1988 keynote speech at the Democratic convention in Atlanta. Ann Richards, then the state treasurer of Texas, rocketed to national prominence when she talked bluntly about the challenges women face in American politics and ridiculed George H.W. Bush as a man "born with a silver foot in his mouth."
Twenty four years later, her daughter had to stop her speech in mid-sentence as the audience gave a prolonged standing ovation to honor Texas' last Democratic governor, who died in 2006.
Cecile Richards said her mother had the chance to meet President Barack Obama while he was a newly elected Illinois senator.
"She saw in him the promise of the future, and the promise of America — the promise of an America that always moves forward," Richards said of her mother. "That's the America we believe in, and that's the future we'll be voting for this November. "
During her speech Richards noted how the country had overcome past discrimination including segregation and denial of women's rights to vote. She compared the current political controversies over birth control and abortion to "a bad episode of Man Men" and denounced both the Tea Party members in Congress and the Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.
"Romney and Ryan are campaigning for women's votes by saying, 'Women need our help,'" Richards said. "As my grandmother back in Texas would have said about any more help from Mitt Romney, 'I'm going to have to take in ironing.'"


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Elevator Pitch: Piictu Founder Pitches Photo App
In the latest episode of mediabistroTV's "Elevator Pitch," host Alan Meckler meets with piictu founder Jonathan Slimak. Piictu is a mobile app that allows people to collaborate using pictures. It's also one of the "What's Hot" and "New & Noteworthy" apps in Apple's app store.
For more videos, check out our YouTube channel and follow us on Twitter: @mediabistroTV


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Pro Great summing engine
The summing engine is responsible for processing tracks and combining them into the correct output. In comparison to other DAWs, Cubase's summing engine is excellent.
Pro Supports chord tracks
Pro All takes can be shown in a single track
When in stacked mode, all of your takes can be shown in a single track side by side. You can then select what parts of which take you need. If you are recording MIDI, the Cubase DAW allows creating a pattern that can overlap and be re-used as many times as needed.
Pro Great MIDI editing options
Pro Large selection of time stretching methods
The Cubase DAW offers 11 different kinds of time stretching methods.
Pro Quantize can automatically tighten MIDI inputs
Automatically tightens your MIDI inputs to be on time. Quantize has two modes. Hard Quantize will adjust based on strict settings (precisely on beat by default) and Iterative Quantize will adjust in increments. Excellent for keeping the human element in recordings.
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Logical Editor allows customizing MIDI data according, in order to set rules to save time.
Pro Recent updates have added some great features
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Pro Pro edition is exellent for audio mixing also.
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You can pick separate tracks to export in one pass. You can even have them open up a new project or drop in the same project automatically. Huge time saver and DSP Saver.
Pro Allows changing a pattern in one place to effect each instance of it
Using Parts, the Cubase DAW allows creating patterns that can be re-used as many times as needed, and can be edited in a single place.
Pro The industry standard for MIDI sequencing and arranging
Pro Sampler Track
Has an awesome and easy to use sampler.
Pro Superior sample editing
Lot's of options to edit samples on the fly with direct offline processing you can apply effects without sacrificing performance. You can even use Wavelab as an external wave editor.
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Plugins that use the ARA2 technology can be implemented into the DAW for seamless and "native" like editing.
Pro More features than any other DAW
Con Annoying dongle
Not unlike Pro Tools, you have to have a dongle containing your license plugged into your computer or you can't use the software.
Con Quite expensive
This costs significantly more compared to other DAWs.
Con Confusing pages
The Cubase DAW displays pages that tend to confuse users.
Con Non-free software
Con Not the most stable of DAWs; crashes relatively often
I have worked with Cubase since Version 5, and I have found the software to be relatively unstable. It is quite temperamental and can crash at times, especially when you're working on big projects.
Con Installs third-party software on your computer (e-licenser)
Con Poor sample editing
The sample editor isn't too great and there's no option to launch external sample editors.
Con Not what it used to be
The new updates kind of ruin the old classy feel.
Con Runs poorly
Con Lack of built-in noise reduction
There's no built-in noise reduction FFT profiler like you might see in some other DAWs. There's noise gate but it's not the same. If you're on Windows, then you can get around this by downloading ReaFir.
To many producers, sampler is one of the most important tools in a DAW. Cubase does not come with a sampler tool.


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I am a theoretical physicist with no formal "pure math" education, so please calibrate my questions accordingly.
Consider a finite-dimensional Lie algebra, A, spanned by its d generators, X_1,...,X_d. If it matters, I do not assume that A is simple or semisimple, but for my (practical) purposes, one may assume the following structure constants: [X_k, X_p] = i f_{kp}^q X_q, where all structure constants f's are real. Here and below summation over repeating indices is assumed.
My questions are:
Does it make sense to define a stand-alone exponential g=exp(i B^k X_k) WITHOUT a reference to a particular representation and if so, how? [here and below one may assume that all B^k's are arbitrary REAL numbers (i.e., B=B^k X_k is a real form), but does not have to do so].
Either way, take two arbitrary elements in the algebra B = B^k X_k and C = C^k X_k and define P= P^k X_k ==BCH(B,C) as exp(iP)=exp(iB)exp(iC) via the Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff (BCH) relation. Is this a mathematically sensible definition of a map A*A->A? Is convergence of the BCH series ever an issue for a finite dimensional Lie algebra?
My main question: Is it correct to say that the universal covering group, G[A] (i.e., a simply-connected Lie group to which A is the Lie algebra] is generated by the exponential: G[A]=exp(iA)? By "generated," I mean that every element g in G[A] is represented by at least one element in the algebra via the exponential.
More specifically, take the minimal-dimensional faithful matrix representation of the algebra, T[A]. Is it correct that exp(i T[A]) maps the algebra GLOBALLY into the ENTIRE covering group, G[A], via standard matrix multiplication?
Any (professional) advice would be much appreciated. Thank you, Victor


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Obama Budget taking charge from behind
Details of President Barack Obama's budget surfaced Friday and much of Washington is wondering: Why now?
The normal release date for presidential budgets came and went in early February, leaving Republicans and some red-state Democrats to complain Obama missed his moment.
But as much as Obama's budget looks like an afterthought, it also represents the latest example of the stalemate Washington keeps hitting on long-term fiscal matters, with the two parties no closer to a "grand bargain" on long-term spending or deficits than they were a year or more ago.
Just look at the president's budget rollout: he based the document on the same offer he made House Speaker John Boehner months ago – a mix of entitlement cuts and tax increases. Boehner rejected the idea then and swiftly did the same Friday – before the full document was even released.
That doesn't bode well for either party as they prepare to take on more big fights in the coming weeks– like the fate of billions in sequestration cuts and the debt-ceiling expiration looming in Mid-May.
Still, some members of Congress think better timing on Obama's part could have helped.
"It's about time. If I was mayor and I delivered my budget that late, I'm not sure I'd be mayor," said Democratic Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska, a former mayor of Anchorage.
"It does give new meaning to leading from behind," said Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.).
"It misses the whole point that if you come after the game is over, how do you play?" House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told POLITICO. "He's missed the whole debate on the fiscal direction of the country."
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
Despite the late date, the White House is expected to follow the script used for the previous four years. Cabinet officials will hold press conferences and meet with key constituent groups to detail what programs the administration believes merit increases and which should be slashed. Senior administration officials are planning to testify laterthis spring and summer before congressional authorizing committees on theirannual budget requests.
And sensing political points can be scored, House Republicans are expected to try embarrassing the president and Democrats byforcing an up-or-down roll call on the administration's budget plan.
"I suspect somebody will try to make sure that at least the House has an opportunity to vote on it," said Rep. Tom Cole(R-Okla.). "That's very important because that tells us if the Democratic conference is lined up with the president's priorities."
As for the appropriators, who are also dealing with $1.2 trillion in sequestration cuts over the next decade, their entire process has been on virtual autopilot for several years because of the budget impasse. Disputes over the top-line figure have forced passage of a series of stopgap spending bills rather than a negotiated set of individual measures that allow members to target specific programs and policies they favor.
The latest example of budget gridlock came right before the spring recess, when Congress had to pass yet another continuing resolu
via Obama budget: Why now? – David Nather and Darren Samuelsohn – POLITICO.com.


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My husband brought this sandpiper home for me yesterday. It as a surprise gift. He bought it for me because the name of my blog is Sandpiper Knits. Isn't that great! It sits on our computer stand -- as mascot as I type. He's a sweetheart.
The blog has been accepted to both the Knitters Blog ring and the Knitter's Review blog ring. Welcome to anyone arriving from these rings.
I've signed up as a member of the Mystery Shawl yahoo group. I'm trying to pick out yarn. I'm leaning toward a claret color of this yarn (Jaggerspun Maine Line 2/8). I need to order it soon -- the KAL begins on August 1. It sounds like fun -- it's a mystery shawl because only portions of the pattern of released at a time.
I bought some more yarn to do another Branching Out scarf -- this one as a Christmas present for ??? I'm not sure yet. It's more Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool.
I'm making some progress on the Highland Triangle Shawl. I made an Excel spreadsheet with the stitch number for each row. I had this laminated, and I mark each row of the middle triangle off as I complete it and confirm stitch number.