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Hardwood Euchre 1.0 B9
I should have known when I saw the customized installation that Hardwood Euchre was going to be a great game.
From start to finish, no matter how long you play, you will never once regret downloading (or purchasing) this excellent game.
If single-player gaming is what you're looking for, Hardwood Euchre has tons of options. There are computerized players for the classic game and a three-player option as well. The game uses a medieval theme, and the appropriate music will keep you amused.
But although that mode is wonderful, the heart of this game is the online play. After signing up on their server (a painless, in-game menu) you will be placed in a lobby where you can chat, create a game, join a game or watch a game that is currently in progress. Your stats are monitored so people can see your ranking and know whether you are the best there is. By fooming other players, which is like non-harming spells, you can let them know your opinions on their game playing.
And on the technical side, everything is handled in-game if you have an Internet connection. If you log in and there is an updated version available, it will let you know. If the game crashes (not once for me), it will send an error report and will be handled promptly. The game has excellent tutorials, great multi-player modes and excellent animations and sound -- you can't ask for much more.


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In which I hate on vapid Christmas songs caterwauling for some inchoate "Peace"
I adore traditional Christmas music, whether it's the Old English Christmas Carols or the non-denominational Christmas songs that began to the music market with Irving Berlin's White Christmas. I'm as happy singing O Holy Night as I am singing Here Comes Santa Claus. Christmas songs give me a huge endorphin rush.
There's one class of Christmas song, though, that just revolts me, and that's the modern "Peace" genre. Those vapid paeans to navel-gazing peace leave me cold.
It is true that the old Christmas carols also shared a vision of peace. Take, for example:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,
"Glory to the newborn King;
Peace on earth, and mercy mild;
Gold and sinners reconciled."
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
'Round yon Virgin Mother and Child,
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight
For Christ is born of Mary
And gathered all above
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love
O morning stars together
Proclaim the holy birth
And praises sing to God the King
And Peace to men on earth
Each of these songs envisions peace, but that peace is tied to a formalized religious doctrine that envisions both spiritual and behavioral commitments. In other words, this peace isn't cheap. Jesus Christ made a terribly painful sacrifice to further this peace, and it is each Christian's obligation to make that sacrifice a meaningful and essential part of his (or her) spiritual life and daily practices.
The modern Christmas peace songs, though, are so horribly banal. Peace is brought about by vaguely proclaiming that you approve of peace. John Lennon started it with his bathetic Happy Christmas (War is Over):
So, this is Christmas
And what have you done?
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is Christmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones
The world is so wrong
And so happy Christmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let's stop all the fight
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is Christmas
And what have we done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
War is over over
If you want it
War is over
I enjoy listening to the pretty melody (John was always good at that), but the words are so insanely stupid: "Let's stop all the fight." What does that mean? There's no guidance there and no belief system. The whole song is just a muddled assurance that peace will magically happen if we say that it's a good thing.
I get a snoot-full of these songs every Christmas, because my kids have been in various choral groups. Last night, I got to hear Rita Abrams' "All we want for Christmas is peace." As with Lennon's song, it's got a catchy melody and nice harmonies. But the lyrics! This sampling, with due respect for fair use, gives you an idea:
All we want for Christmas is peace,
Peace is all we're asking for,
All we want for Christmas is peace,
It's peace we're hoping for.
There's more talk of giving and love and dreams, but the song mostly assures the young 'uns that peace is just something you need to ask for, along with the Malibu Barbi and X-Box already on your Christmas list.
I'm not just engaging in pointless fulminating here. This notion that "peace happens," without any commitment or changes on your part, or on the part of those with whom you deal, whether as an individual or a nation, can be toxic. Just today, Bruce Kesler posted an absolutely splendid rant about the way in which the mindless peace-mongers on the Left open the door for unlimited bias on the part of those who don't have a pluralistic peace as their goal:
Most of the most prominent in the West who claim to want peace in the Middle East are, instead, prime facilitators of hate.
By disdaining those Muslims who are closer to Western values, instead pandering to Islamist extremists, or one-sidedly denouncing the defensive measures of the only Western oriented nation in the Middle East, Israel, the claimants of upholding peace have consistently encouraged those who believe and act out of hate.
For your pleasure and sanity, please read the rest of Bruce's rant here.
As for me, I'm spending a little time listening to my favorite Christmas carol:

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At the end of this month Mat will be leaving us to go on a round the world journey! As his honeymoon was spent at the Euros and the Worlds earlier this year, I think it's about time he and Therese actually got away and spent some quality time together. So jobs have been jacked in, their home has been given up, and the bike stable has taken a huge hit! And what about Cosmic I hear you all saying?!
Well both Rupert and I are happy to keep things going over here and will be taking it easy with lots of chilled polo. We have split to play on separate BM London League teams and may play a few tournaments on mixed teams. However, there will be lots of Cosmic times and in the tradition of several tourneys we played this year, we'll team up with our buddies to form some special Cosmic spin-off teams. You remember the famous Los Cosmicos (Alejandro) and of course the fabulous Cosmique with Yorgo. Then there was tourneys with our main man Rob (BDX) and even a Cosmorico team with Marc and Seabass! So if you fancy stepping in for Mat and forming a Cosmic syndicate then give us a shout! We're up for traveling.
Then there's Mat…who will be touring on his polo bike and looking for team mates whilst on the move. Australasia Champs! There's no doubt he and Therese will be bringing the Cosmic vibez to a town near you very soon. And they return in 6/7 months for the grand reunion!
We have more exciting stuff planned too. That will never stop! There's 3 new bikes about to happen and a few other little extras we'll be launching.
So best wishes to our Cosmic Family who will be leaving us for fun times in Japan, Australia, NZ, USA, Canada, and maybe more?
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Eduardo Dantas did what he had to do. He just may not have enjoyed it.
Dantas defended his Bellator bantamweight title with a second-round knockout of friend and Nova Uniao teammate Marcos Galvao. The fight headlined Bellator 89 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte. The evening's main card aired on Spike TV following prelims on Spike.com.
Dantas maintained in the buildup to the fight that he hoped the two would return to being friends after the fight. Galvao said he was unsure if that would happen. It was hard to tell after the bout just where that resolution might be headed, but a Dantas trip to Galvao on the stool after the knockout appeared to be met with a brush-off at best.
Dantas threw an early leg kick, and Galvao countered with one of his own. When Galvao tried to throw, Dantas was quickly out of his reach. He worked jabs and then quickly was back out of Galvao's range with a hit-and-run mentality.
But Galvao was able to take advantage of a Dantas slip and rushed in to take his back on the feet. Dantas defended the takedown attempt for a short time, but Galvao eventually landed it – though Dantas was back to his feet immediately. Galvao held on with his arms wrapped around Dantas until the champion finally was able to break off. And back into his striking game, Dantas landed a body shot and a a few more jabs. Galvao briefly lured Dantas into a slug fest, but neither landed a home-run shot to end the first round.
After trading punches the first two minutes of the round, Dantas landed a head kick that hurt Galvao. Dantas looked for the kill, but Galvao survived and didn't appear to be much worse for the wear.
And moments later, after the two traded kicks and punches back and forth, Dantas landed a right uppercut that was right on the button. Galvao's head snapped back and he fell to the canvas. Dantas was on him immediately and three quick hammerfists on the ground were all that separated him from a title defense. The end came at 3:01 of the second round.
"I'm sad and happy. Sad because I had to fight my friend, but happy to still be Bellator champion," Dantas said through his translator.
Dantas (15-3 MMA, 5-0 BFC) defended his title for the first time since winning it against Zach Makovsky this past April. He also got back in the win column after a loss to Tyson Nam in a stay-busy fight in Brazil in August. Galvao (13-6-1 MMA, 4-3 BFC) had a three-fight win streak snapped.
Dan Cramer upsets Brian Rogers to advance to semis
Bellator's middleweight tournament continues to be the bane of Brian Rogers' MMA existence.
Rogers dropped a unanimous decision to Dan Cramer in the opening round of the Season 8 185-pound tournament, bouncing out early for the third straight year.
Both fighters threw big rights at the same time quickly into the fight, and then flurried with each other before Rogers got a fast throw takedown. But he wasn't able to spend much time on the top before Cramer was able to reverse position. After defending on the fence from his back, Rogers got back to his feet.
But it was Cramer who took things back to the ground and tried to work for ground-and-pound from Rogers' guard. Midway through the round, Rogers popped back to his feet and ate a right hand. Rogers bloodied Cramer up, but Cramer continued to land when he through. After a Rogers flurry, Cramer complained of an eye poke. But the referee didn't' acknowledge it.
Rogers got a takedown early in the second and appeared to be angry with his punches. But he let Cramer back to his feet. Again Rogers got a takedown, landed ground and pound – and again let Cramer back up. That was costly quickly, as Cramer took him down. But that didn't last long before both fighters threw big when Rogers got back to his feet. But after trading and missing combinations, Cramer again dragged Rogers to the ground. They traded on the feet in the final 15 seconds to close out a close round.
Both fighters looked tired in the third, and the pace slowed considerably. But Cramer appeared to have perhaps slightly more energy. With three minutes left, the two again traded punches. But Cramer landed a big knee that had Rogers stunned, and Cramer took advantage on the ground with a visibly gassed Rogers covering up. Cramer passed to side control, then full mouth without much challenge from Rogers.
Rogers looked for an ankle lock, and that helped him get back to his feet. And there, he landed and landed again, hurting Cramer and swinging the momentum. Cramer tried to drag the fight back to down to the ground, and Rogers was on top. But it was only for a moment. Cramer reversed, took the fight back to the ground and closed the fight on top.
Cramer (10-3 MMA, 7-1 BFC) picked up the biggest win of his career and improved to an impressive 7-1 in Bellator while winning for the third straight time. Rogers (10-4 MMA, 3-2 BFC) tasted disappointment for his third straight tournament. He was knocked out in the semifinals of the Season 5 and Season 6 tourneys by Alexander Shlemenko and Andreas Spang, respectively.
Brett Cooper dominates Norman Paraisy for decision win
Brett Cooper excelled on the feet as well as the canvas to advance to Bellator's Season 8 middleweight tournament semifinals with a dominant decision win over Norman Paraisy.
Cooper threw heavy hands early, then shot for a takedown. But he couldn't get it and pulled back out. He again traded leather with Paraisy near the fence, and that led to him securing a nice double-leg takedown.
Paraisy was back up quickly and looked for a pair of knees in the clinch. But Cooper again got the fight to the ground. Back up, Paraisy again landed knees, then a solid left hand that had Cooper stunned briefly. After a stalemate, Cooper had a slam takedown that appeared to hurt Paraisy, and Cooper tried to take advantage. But Paraisy survived and then got a takedown of his own.
A big uppercut from Cooper had Paraisy on the ground, and Cooper pounced. It looked like he might be able to finish the fight, but Paraisy turned it around and survived for the moment. But Cooper dragged the fight back to the ground, where he began to land ground-and-pound from half-guard against a winded Paraisy.
Cooper continued with the takedowns any time Paraisy was able to get back to his feet. Paraisy actually managed a takedown of his own at the end of the second round, but it wasn't of much consequence.
The third round was again all Cooper, and Paraisy appeared to just be in survival mode. The scores were 30-27 unanimously for Cooper.
Cooper (18-7 MMA, 5-2 BFC) won for the fifth straight time and third straight time by unanimous decision for Bellator. Paraisy (10-3-1 MMA, 0-3 BFC) dropped his second straight fight in his first bout in 11 months. He continues to have trouble in Bellator – where all three of his losses have come.
Marshall stops Spang with one-punch knockout
Doug Marshall promised "violence – pure violence." And that's what he gave to Andreas Spang.
After trading back and forth in the first round, Marshall landed a giant right hand that spun Spang around and had him out on the canvas. Though he popped back up quickly afterward, referee Dan Miragliotta called it a knockout and the end of the fight. Spang didn't have much room to argue.
Both fighters came out swinging early. A minute in, Marshall got inside and tied things up just for a moment. But moments later, Marshall appeared to have Spang staggered with a right hand, and he landed a series of punches with Spang trying to defend. But Spang survived the short onslaught and 30 seconds later, the two tied up on the fence before referee Dan Miragliotta separated them.
Marshall got started quickly after that with another big flurry. And seconds later, Marshall connected with the big right hand that put Spang immediately on the canvas. Marshall turned to walk away, knowing Miragliotta was going to stop the fight. Spang tried to get back to his feet, but it was apparent he had been knocked out.
The stoppage came at 3:03 of the first round and moved Marshall into the middleweight tournament semifinals for a matchup next month against Sultan Aliev, who was a winner on the prelims.
"I felt it solid. It was a great punch," Marshall said. "Andreas is an excellent striker. But the bottom line is, you mess with 'The Rhino,' you get the horn. I think I sent out the message that they better work on their wrestling and leave the striking to me. I just want to see who wins the bracket so I know who I'm going to fight. I don't think they're going to top that performance."
Marshall (16-6 MMA, 2-0 BFC) won for the second straight time after his one-punch knockout of Kala Hose at Bellator 82 this past November. Spang (8-3 MMA, 1-2 BFC) dropped his second straight after losing in the Season 6 middleweight tournament finals to Maiquel Falcao.
Sultan Aliev gets past Mikkel Parlo to advance to semifinals
In a middleweight tournament bout between a pair of unbeatens, Sultan Aliev held on to beat Mikkel Parlo and advance to the middleweight tournament semifinals.
Aliev knocked Parlo down early, but Parlo was right back to his feet. Aliev got an outside trip and was on top, but Parlo was able to quickly get back to his feet. Though Aliev wasn't able to inflict heaps of damage in the first frame, he controlled the pace and managed to dodge away from any standing offense Parlo tried to offer.
Parlo tried to find a way to get inside in the standup game in the second round. But after he came forward and tried for a takedown, Aliev defended it and reversed it into a takedown of his own. On top in half guard, he again wasn't able to do much damage and Parlo again got to his feet. Still, it was Aliev controlling the pace again in the second round.
Parlo managed to change the momentum a little bit in the third, but it was too little, too late.
Aliev (9-0 MMA, 1-0 BFC) stayed unbeaten and won his Bellator debut, though he did have his streak of six straight knockout wins snapped by going to a decision. Parlo (9-1 MMA, 1-1 BFC) lost for the first time in his MMA career.
Complete Bellator 89 results include:
- Champ Eduardo Dantas def. Marcos Galvao via KO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:03 – for bantamweight title
- Dan Cramer def. Brian Rogers via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) – middleweight tournament opening round
- Brett Cooper def. Norman Paraisy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) – middleweight tournament opening round
- Doug Marshall def. Andreas Spang via KO (punch) – Round 1, 3:03 – middleweight tournament opening round
- David Mejia def. Mont McMullens via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:15
- Aaron Johnson def. Brennan Ward via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 0:15
- Sultan Aliev def. Mikkel Parlo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – middleweight tournament opening round
- Joe Pacheco def. Kyle Bolt via TKO (elbows) – Round 2, 4:02
- Johnny Buck def. Chris Mierzwiak via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Mike Maldonado def. Tim Goodwin via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
For the latest on Bellator 89, stay tuned to the MMA Events section of the site.
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|Ame Orphans [1]
|Volume #41, Naruto Chapter #372
|Naruto Shippūden Episode #128
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
|Naruto Shippūden: UNSG anime cutscenes
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The Ame Orphans were a group of children who lost their parents due to Amegakure's involvement in the Second Shinobi World War. They looked after themselves until they were found by the Sannin. The Sannin, Jiraiya, remained behind to provide the children food and shelter while also teaching them ninjutsu to defend themselves.
After three years of training, Jiraiya was happy enough with their development that he returned to Konoha, leaving them to forge their own future. The three quickly gained a reputation to the point that news of their deeds even reached Konoha. Any group that opposed them would "wind up dead". Their group recruited new members, and with Yahiko as the leader, they planned to bring peace to Amegakure and the rest of the world. This group would be known as the original Akatsuki, the creation of which was supposedly encouraged by Obito Uchiha as he introduced himself to them as "Madara".[2] Though the three were sceptical, with Yahiko warning him to stay away from them, Obito states that he would revisit that spot every day until they understand his ideals and come to him willingly.[3]
The orphans' dreams of peace made Hanzō of Amegakure nervous that Yahiko might usurp his rule. During the Third Shinobi World War, Hanzō teamed up with Danzō Shimura in order to defeat the three of them, taking Konan hostage and ordering Nagato to kill Yahiko or forfeit Konan. Yahiko jumped on the kunai Nagato was holding so that Nagato wouldn't need to make the choice, resulting in his death. Hanzō and his men then tried to kill Nagato. Nagato easily deflected their attacks with Shinra Tensei. He rescued Konan at the cost of his legs, which had been burnt by Hanzō's explosive tags. Nagato resorted to the Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to kill all of Hanzō's men. Hanzō himself managed to escape the attack. The side effect of the technique impaled several chakra rods on Nagato's back. Now crippled from Hanzō's attack and severely emaciated which would last for the rest of his life, Nagato would create the Six Paths of Pain technique, using Yahiko's corpse as the "Deva Path". At some point, news of his former apprentices being attacked reached Jiraiya and he believed that they had all been killed.[4]
After Yahiko's death and conversion into the main body of his Pain alias, Nagato took over the group as their goal of bringing peace continued though it had veered off the course that Yahiko had wanted. He and Konan eventually turned to Obito who reformed the organisation into a criminal organisation for his own agenda. After Pain's assault on Konoha, spurred by their fellow apprentice Naruto Uzumaki's words, Nagato sacrificed himself to undo the carnage he caused with Konan the sole surviving member of the Ame Orphans as she become Amegakure's new leader while creating a shrine for her fallen friends. However, Konan later died fighting Obito before he raided the shrine to take Nagato's body and extract his Rinnegan.
- In the anime, within Tsunade's Infinite Tsukuyomi dream, the trio called themselves "Team Jiraiya".


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The Hot Bodies off-road tyre range has expanded to fit the 1/5th scale Baja 5B from HPI! Now available for the Baja buggy are the awesome Double Blade 2WD front tyres, as well as the Proto and Khaos rear tyres! Use HB Baja tyres to put the hurt on the opposition! White compound is medium, great for practice and all-around use. Blue compound is firm for high-bite tracks.
The HB Proto tyres give you fantastic all-around traction and performance on nearly every surface! These are a great all-purpose tyre that performs great on hard-packed dirt, grass, loose surfaces and even tarmac, so for racing, practice or just playing around, this is should be one of your top choices! # 67969 HB PROTO TIRE (White/Baja 5B/Rear/2pcs) The HB Double Blades are just like the traditional multi-groove 2WD fronts that have been around for years. These are perfect for smooth, high-bite tracks and provide precise steering with their compact and straight profile. # 67966 HB DOUBLE BLADES TIRE (White/Baja 5B/Front/2pcs) # 67967 HB DOUBLE BLADES TIRE (Blue/Baja 5B/Front/2pcs) HB Khaos tyres are perfect for loose dirt, clay, blue groove and damp tracks. They also work great on hard surfaces with a scattering of dust on top. The tire body has hundreds of wide rectangular lugs spaced around the carcass, providing excellent forward traction and mud-slinging ability to keep the treads clear and the tyre free from dirt build-up. The square sides of the treads give supreme cornering grip for extra confidence in technical track sections. Running down the centre of the tyre is a double row of tread blocks spaced even farther apart for excellent straight-line stability at high speeds. The carcass shape makes it perfect for rutted and bumpy terrain, because the curved sidewall doesn't dig in and cause grip-rolling through too much traction. # 67972 HB KHAOS TIRE (White/Baja 5B/Rear/2pcs)


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Makes 12 cups - 10 to 12 servings
This is one of my favorite meals in a bowl, brimming with vegetables, pasta, and beans. Pistou, the Provençal basil and tomato version of pesto, transforms the humble ingredients into gastronomic gold. This minestrone ideal for a do-ahead dinner for large groups and needs simply to be accompanied by a green salad and crusty Italian bread.
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, minced, divided
5 cups canned chicken stock or vegetable stock (prepare using concentrate, cubes, or powder)
One 28-ounce can plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped, with juice
4 small red-skinned potatoes (about 10 ounces), scrubbed and cut into ½-inch cubes (about 2 cups)
2 cups (about 8 ounces) green beans in 2-inch pieces
2 carrots, cut into ¼-inch slices
1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut into ¼-inch slices
2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano, or 2 teaspoons dried oregano
One 15-ounce can cannellini beans
3 ounces spaghetti (¾-inch bundle), broken into 2-inch pieces
One 6-ounce can tomato paste
¼ cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil, or 2 teaspoons dried basil
½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or to taste
Salt to taste
Thinly shaved Parmesan cheese for garnish
Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and 2 garlic cloves; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the stock, tomatoes with juice, potatoes, green beans, carrots, zucchini, and oregano. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat; cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are almost tender, about 25 minutes.
Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Stir in the beans and spaghetti. Reduce the heat; cover and cook until the spaghetti is tender, about 12 minutes.
Meanwhile, stir together the tomato paste, parsley, basil, pepper, and the remaining 2 cloves garlic; whisk into the soup. Add about ½ cup of the soup liquid and stir until smooth. When the spaghetti is cooked, gently stir this mixture into the soup. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
Ladle into large soup bowls and garnish with the Parmesan.
Advance preparation
Prepare this soup up to the step of adding the beans and spaghetti; refrigerate in a covered container for up to 3 days. Just before serving, bring the soup to a boil, add the beans and spaghetti, and complete according to the recipe. Add more vegetable stock or water to thin as desired.


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The random brushed plaids felt fallish to me.
I'm especially jazzed about how the colors turned out.
This one still needs a border. I'm thinking orange.
In other news:
Tomorrow I am blog-sitting for Aunt Spicy, so drop by!
And secondly, if you were ever contemplating getting the kit for the Amy Butler quilt I made for American Quilting this past summer, now is your chance. They are 40% off for a shop-hop this week and they'll probably be gone by Saturday. The number to call is 801-802-7841. Good luck!
UPDATE: the kits are gone! Wow. Faster than we thought.


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Alabama Dove Hunters Asked to Participate in Survey
OutdoorHub 06.01.12
Alabama dove hunters are among those across the United States who will be surveyed this summer on their experiences and opinions about dove hunting. Survey topics will include time spent hunting, demographics, constraints to hunting, and other topics related to dove hunting. The survey is a cooperative effort by the state fish and wildlife agencies, all four flyway councils, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service).
Alabama dove hunters selected to participate will receive the survey in the mail along with a postage-paid envelope for returning it. "The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries encourages hunters who receive the survey to fill it out and return it as soon as possible," said Wildlife Section Chief Gary Moody. "It is very important for Alabama hunters to participate so researchers are able to develop an accurate report that represents hunters from every geographical region."
"We are conducting this survey because hunter opinions and preferences are important and should be taken into account whenever possible," says Dr. Ken Richkus of the Service's Population and Habitat Assessment Branch. "The Service and the states want to make sure we use the best science-based information for the management and conservation of our migratory bird resources."
There are more than 1 million dove hunters nationally, with seasons in 40 states. "We're surveying dove hunters in every state that has a dove season so they can give us their opinions on a variety of topics," Richkus said. "This approach will give us an excellent picture of mourning dove hunter thoughts and needs by state, region, and nationwide."
The National Dove Hunter Survey is scheduled to begin in late June 2012, and will be completed by the end of the year. Hunters will be randomly selected from the Harvest Information Program database, in which all migratory bird hunters are registered.
"We really hope each dove hunter who receives a survey takes the time to complete and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided," Richkus added. "Their answers are very important, and we appreciate their efforts to tell us what they think."


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Unlike the fancy and attention-grabbing Motorola Droid Razr, the Motorola Admiral is a middle-of-the-line phone, designed not to wow but to provide a working mobile commutation solution. And it does that job very well, with good call quality and zippy performance.
I also like the ergonomic and durable design that can stand up to dust, shock, solar radiation, vibration, low pressure, and high and low temperatures, and the fact that it's one of Sprint's first Android-based smartphones that brings push-to-talk to its CDMA network. Priced at $100 (after rebate and with a two-year contract), the Motorola Admiral makes a great day-to-day phone for anybody who needs a phone that's low-maintenance and functional.
At first glance, the Admiral looks very much like a typical BlackBerry phone with its portrait QWERTY keyboard. Looking above the keyboard, however, there's no mistaking that it's an Android phone with its four buttons for Settings, Home, Back, and Search.
The phone's 3.1-inch, 480x640-pixel-resolution touch screen provides an alternative method of user input if you don't care to use the hardware keyboard. Beyond offering more choice, it's also a great way for long-term BlackBerry users to get acclimated to the touch screen.
The display, made of Corning Gorilla Glass, is responsive, bright, and clear, making even small fonts easy to read. It seems a little washed-out under bright sunlight, however, which happens to most cell phone screens at the same price point. The hardware keyboard, on the other hand, offers excellent performance all around, with great tactile response. The keyboard offers easy access to special yet frequently use symbols, such as @, #, %, and $. As a longtime iPhone user, I had no trouble using the hardware keyboard.
On the left side just below the volume rocker is the Direct Connect (DC) button. By default it's programmed to activate the phone's push-to-talk feature. You can, however, reprogram it to run any widgets or applications. The control is positioned right in the middle of the phone, making it easy to use when you're holding the handset in front of you. When you raise it near your ear, however, it's slightly awkward to use.
Also on the left side is a Micro-USB port for charging and connecting to a computer. It has a rubber cover to protect it from the elements, which is part of the Military Spec 810G spec trimmings; again, the phone can withstand dust, shock, solar radiation, vibration, low pressure, and high and low temperatures. Note that the Admiral, unfortunately, isn't water-resistant like the Droid Razr.
Up top are a power button, a 3.5mm headset port (also covered by a rubber lid), and a quick-silent button. The latter works only when the phone is unlocked to keep you from accidentally pressing a button when carrying the Admiral inside a pocket. On the right side, the phone has a camera shutter that quickly turns the feature on and snaps photos or starts recording a video.
The microSD slot is located inconveniently beneath the phone's battery. The back cover is coated with soft-finish texture, which along with the curved back makes the Admiral fit ergonomically in your palm. The Admiral measures 4.7 inches by 2.4 inches by 0.5 inch and weighs only 4.7 ounces.
Overall it's about the same size as the iPhone 4, just slightly thicker, but actually more comfortable to hold thanks to the tapered edges.
The Motorola Admiral runs Android 2.3.5 and is topped with the Motoblur, which combines your social media, e-mails, and contacts in one place. As with other Moto phones, however, I found Motoblur rather, well, blurry to use. Though convenient to have all in one place, the interface can get overwhelming at times and doesn't provide in-depth access to an individual social network. I found that it's generally easier to manage separate apps for each network.
The Admiral includes a wide selection of preinstalled apps, including a DLNA app for media streaming, the Quickoffice suite, and the Reader for Android app for e-books. I especially like the hot-spot app that allows the phone to share its cellular connection with up to five Wi-Fi devices.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Review: Gleetchplug Berna
Product: Berna Vintage Electronic Studio
Manufacturer: Gleetchplug
Platform: OS X Standalone
System Requirements: Mac PPC or Intel Processor running 10.4 or later, with 1 GB of RAM.
Price: €10.69
Demo: Available on site.
Before Bob Moog came along and changed everything, electronic music was made in a very different way than it is today. Instead of banks of synths and sequencers, experimentally-minded composers created alien soundscapes using what more or less amounted to scientific and radio equipment. Sounds were laid down to tape, looped, and often chopped up and reassembled meticulously by hand. As you might expect, the results weren't always what many people would think of as being very musical in the traditional sense. Regardless of what you think of the otherworldly cacophony of early electronic composers like Xenakis, Stockhausen, and the like, they laid the groundwork for what future electronic artists would bring into a more mainstream awareness.
It's a shame, then, that much of the old way of creating electronic music has been forgotten by almost everyone but academics. Sure, a lot of the kinds of equipment used in those early days isn't as readily available as it used to be, but wouldn't it be interesting to hear what a new generation of electronic musicians would do with this antiquated gear, in this day and age, a full 50-60 years after those first electronic pioneers? Enter Gleetchplug's Berna.
Berna is a standalone program for Mac that recreates a typical 1950's electronic music studio in software form. Gleetchplug are quick to point out that the devices in their simulation aren't models and the aim here isn't to perfectly recreate the sound of the old, dusty lab equipment. Instead, Berna is more concerned with the actual methods involved. That said, I don't think anyone will complain about the sound quality here either. Everything sounds pleasantly old school and will have you reaching for your lab coat in no time.
Installation is about what you'd expect. You download an installer, run it, and upon receiving your serial number, you authorize Berna from within the program itself. Simple as it gets.
Berna's documentation comes in the form of a PDF file. In addition to explaining the functionality of everything in an easy to understand manner, bits of history (and a very interesting introduciton) are scattered throughout, making it interesting as well as informative. Gleetchplug is an Italian company, and unfortunately, it's rather evident that the manual is not written by a native English speaker. There are a ton of spelling and grammatical errors, but nothing that will interfere with your ability to understand the material at hand. I also thought a few tutorials or practical step-by-step examples of the use of each module would be helpful since many of these will not be common knowledge to modern synthesists.
As you might expect, Berna's interface looks like a cartoon version of a rack of old lab equipment - lots of esoteric twiddly bits to tweak and very scientific-looking. In the upper right hand corner are a handful of controls for setting up your sound card, authorizing your software, and saving and loading set-ups. Everything is very cleanly and logically laid out. The only real problem I had was that the interface was too big to display entirely on my little 13" Macbook. Considering that this instrument seems to be perfect for live performances, that could be a concern.
Central to everything in Berna is the Matrix. This is where you route all the individual signals to Berna's various modules, tape machines, and mixer channels. Indeed, Berna won't make a sound until you set up routing through the Matrix, so it pays to take some time to figure this first. It might take a little getting used to at first if all you've ever used is a virtual analog, but once you get your head around it, it is actually quite simple.
The first sound generators you'll encounter in Berna are the 9 sinewave oscillators. True to the oscillators used in these early days, you don't have a selection of waveforms to choose from. Instead, you can combine the sine waves at different frequencies and amplitudes to create different timbres as you would in additive synthesis. Frequency is controlled via knobs, and all of the oscillators are routed to a small mini-mixer that further allows you to sculpt the volume of each oscillator. There is also a single squarewave oscillator with variable range, frequency, and duty cycle.
Next up, we find a noise generator with both white and pink noise options. The Beat Oscillator follows and is essentially another sine oscillator, but one that has its frequency modulated by a sawtooth/triangle wave. Controls allowing you to change the slope of the modulating wave, the frequency of the modulating wave, the frequency of the oscillator, the amount of modulation, and the oscillator's volume. This module is good for creating wavering and chirping type sounds. The frequency modulation doesn't go up into audio range, which is a bit of a shame, but Gleetchplug have paid a LOT of attention to making sure their modules are consistent with the abilities of the original equipment, which I think is to be admired.
The Tone Burst Generator is essentially a gate. The oscillators in old school music labs weren't controlled from a keyboard as they are today. They were always on and were varied with mixers or triggered by gates. Berna is no different. The Tone Burst Generator thus allows you to create pulsing sounds with variable closed and open values, allowing a number of different simple triggering options for the oscillators.
The Variable Band Pass Filters consist of two filters with individually Lowpass and Hipass cutoff levels connected in serial with a 24db slope. The Selective Band Pass Filter below it is a sort of mutant consisting of a high frequency oscillator, a filter, and a balanced ring modulator, giving you basically a very narrow bandwidth band pass filter. The manual points out this can be useful for processing noise to create a more imperfect, 'organic' sine wave.
The next available modifiers are the Octave Filters which are comprised of 6 bandpass filters with different cutuoff frequencies that are wired in parallel. Think of it basically as an EQ to allow you to sculpt the frequency content of a signal more precisely. This is followed by the Ring Modulator which behaves pretty much as you would expect with controls for setting the carrier and the modulator volumes.
The Amplitude Selector is an audio gate that is triggered when a signal exceeds a specific level. This again, allows you to have signals trigger at that threshold versus always sounding. The Dynamic Modulator works by applying the envelope of one signal to that of another - an envelope follower, essentially. This is followed by the Amplitude Modulator which modulates the amplitude of a signal via an sinewave LFO with adjustable frequency.
Futher sound sculpting options are available in the form of a Frequency Shifter, a tape echo, and a plate reverb effect. Also notable are signal monitoring options from 2 different oscilloscopes and a VU meter.
You are not just limited to oscillators as sound sources, however. Berna features 4 virtual tape recorders. Signals can be routed to these to record, loop, and play back sound files (which can be exported as AIFF files... AIFF and WAV files can be loaded into the recorders as well). Playback speed is also variable. The tape machine are particularly useful in building more complex arrangements and, of course, as sound sources in their own right. Helpfully, the tape machines can also be synced together.
Finally, we have the mixer. This is a simple, 8 channel affair, each with return knobs for the plate reverb and tape delay. A master slider and sliders for each of the tape machines are also present.
There is no doubt that Gleetchplug is aiming for a very niche market here. This isn't, to say the least, a piece of software that most musicians are going to find themselves using on a daily basis. However, Gleetchplug very smartly kept the price of this very low, perhaps to encourage those who wouldn't ordinarily get into something so fiddly to check it out. This is clearly a labor of love, and has been born out of a desire to educate and share with modern musicians the techniques that eventually gave way to the ones we all use today. As such, I think this would be an invaluable tool for educators. Think about it... not only can students read about these techniques, now they can actually have some hands-on experience with them, thus gaining a much greater understanding and appreciation for the difficulty these early electronic composers faced.
Experimental musicians will also find a lot to like here. The flexibility of the matrix and the vast array of unusual sound manipulators will be a breath of fresh air to those burned out on the virtual analog trance machines that seem to get released every week. The limitations present here are faithful to what the original studios were limited to, and sometimes having those kinds of restrictions can lead you down very interesting paths you might not otherwise travel.
For sure, this isn't the most useful piece of software in the world (to most of us), but it's really hard to find fault anywhere with the program. The sound quality is great, the tools are weird and fun to play with (it drove my cats NUTS), and you can learn a bit about the history of your craft in the process. If nothing else, it'll certainly give you an appreciation for how easy modern electronic composers have it. So if you'd like a break from the norm and feel up to making some crazy 1950's sci-fi soundtrack fodder, it's hard to go wrong for a mere 10 Euros. [9/10]
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I am loving this program. It sort of forces you to think about what you are doing and I believe that it will get you to some places that you would never have gone on your own. It is limited in terms of a typical modern DAW, but for me that is sort of the point. Focus your process in a new direction.
You can also chop up some WAVs in your DAW and make loops to feed the "tape recorders". This is fun stuff.
- November 5, 2009 at 5:22 AM
- Joel Corriveau said...
Great review. Thanks Tom.
Listening to the demo on Vimeo takes me back to university, sitting in the dark listening to Kontakte.
I bought Gleetch, but it totally effed up my install of MaxMSP. The demo didn't... ha. Just the product after I paid for it.
You don't happen to have Max on your machine, to report whether there was any conflict?
- November 6, 2009 at 6:52 AM
- Miguel said...
Great review!! Thanks for sharing ;)
- November 6, 2009 at 11:44 AM
- Wi_ngo said...
I'm definitely gonna check this out.
Their Gleetchlab 3 software is nuts. It makes you approach sound in odd ways that focuses your experimentation differently than you may be used to. It's all about turning your process on it's head.
Cool stuff.
- November 6, 2009 at 11:52 AM
- Tom said...
Joel - I don't have MaxMSP on my machine, no. Have you tried writing the the Gleethplug fellas themselves? They responded to my emails very quickly when I had questions...
- November 6, 2009 at 4:14 PM
- Joel Corriveau said...
No I didn't. There was a paragraph in the Troubleshooting part of Gleetchlab that sort of gestures in the air and says, "Some people have problems with some software. Maybe Quicksilver? We don't know. Try before you buy."
And like i said, the demo worked. And then the install didn't. Maybe i should write. Surely they have enough customers who use Max that they'd be aware of Max runtime conflicts.
- November 8, 2009 at 6:16 AM
- Tobor said...
There are no conflicts with maxmsp runtime that I know.
The only software conflict was reported by C74 itself, max msp (hence berna and gleetchlab) don't like a soft called Quicksilver. I don't know much about it, but ben from C74 told me that this piece of software is not suggested if you want to run max and its apps smoothly.
if you have any problem with gleetchlab or berna please feel free to contact me on my site.
- November 9, 2009 at 5:34 AM
- Gennaro Giugliano said...
Very intresting experimental software for manipolations and creativity sounds
- November 18, 2009 at 2:33 AM
Interesting story you got here. It would be great to read a bit more about that matter. The only thing it would also be great to see here is some pictures of any devices.
John Kripke
Cell jammer
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- Yield
- 4 burgers
- "Hot Tomato" Jam
- 4 cups ripe tomatoes, peeled, cored, and roughly chopped (for best results, use a variety of tomatoes)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons finely minced fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 3 tablespoons fresh basil, cut into chiffonade
- Salt
- Patties
- 1 1/3 pounds freshly ground lamb
- 2 tablespoons five-peppercorn blend, cracked or very coarsely ground
- 1 garlic clove, finely minced
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1/4 cup Merlot
- Salt
- Olive oil, for brushing on the grill rack
- 4 hamburger buns, split
- 4 red leaf lettuce leaves
- 1. Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high.
- Taste and add the remaining pepper sauce to taste. Continue cooking until the mixture reaches a jam-like consistency, and then remove from the heat and set aside to cool. Stir the basil into the cooled mixture and season to taste with salt. Set aside.
- 2. To make the jam, combine the tomatoes, sugar, ginger, vinegar, and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper sauce in a flame-proof nonreactive saucepan. Place the pan on the grill rack and bring the mixture to a slow simmer. Continue simmering, stirring occasionally and moving on and off the heat as necessary, until the mixture is reduced by half, about 30 minutes.
- Move the pan to the coolest part of the rack and continue to cook for another 15 minutes.
- 3. To make the patties, combine the lamb, peppercorn blend, garlic, sesame oil, and Merlot in a large bowl and season with salt. Handling the meat as little as possible to avoid compacting it, mix well. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and form the portions into patties to fit the buns.
- 4. Brush the grill rack with olive oil. Place the patties on the rack, cover, and cook, turning once, until done to preference, about 4 minutes on each side for medium-rare. During the last few minutes of cooking, place the buns, cut side down, on the outer edges of the rack to toast lightly.
- 5. To assemble the burgers, spread the cut sides of the buns with the tomato jam. On each bun bottom, place a lettuce leaf and a patty. Add the bun tops and serve.
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From Build a Better Burger by James McNair Copyright (c) 2005 by James McNair Published by Ten Speed Press.
James McNair has served as the head judge of Build a Better Burger since it began in 1990, heading both the regional selection process and the cook-off judging; he is now the chairman of the national contest. He is the author of more than forty cookbooks, including Burgers, Beef, Chicken, Corn, Grill, Pizza, and The Sutter Home Napa Valley Cookbook, and has received an Award of Excellence from the International Association of Culinary Professionals. McNair also teaches cooking classes and gives culinary lectures around the country, and has appeared on many national and local television shows. He lives in Napa Valley.


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Imagine a possibility that the students can know everything about a course they're interested in and have the power to compare that course offered in more than 36 countries. This sounds like a new revolution in the education industry that may as well simplify course search to a deep extent for the students as well as their parents. The newly launched Seeka app does just that and a lot more.
Seeka is world's first dedicated search engine that enables the user to search a wide range of courses in more than 36 countries and compare them at the same time which no other search engine can do. The popular search engines such as Google and Bing can only provide information about a course but none of them enables the student to compare the courses, that too for free. No wonder Seeka is growing popularity among the students and parents around the world, with over 10,000 users joining the app weekly.
Until now, most of the parents were mainly looking at the major countries such as Australia, Canada, America and a few others for sending their child to study but now with the launch of this app, things are about to change. Using this course search engine, the users can search the courses they want in several other countries such as Slovenia, Egypt, Iceland, Japan etc. which were underrated despite the quality of education they offer. The user will also be able to see the course details, fee structure for the same course in different countries so that they can choose the preferred and most affordable option to combat the high tuition fees around the world.
Unlike the traditional way of learning about a course through education agents who would suggest limited options, Seeka provides a many more options to the users to think about and choose. "We currently have more than 1 million courses from 36 countries in our database which is constantly increasing, as we add over 10,000 courses every week. We'll be soon adding courses from other countries including India, Norway, Vietnam, Brazil and more", says Ado Dedovic, Founder & CEO in their statement.
Seeka course search engine also allows the students to check their world ranking, campus, and city experience. The students can search smart with Seeka by comparing upto 10 education providers, seeing the course fee in their own currency, knowing visa requirements, and other important information. The app will soon allow the education providers to become a partner and create their marketing campaigns. Seeka is available on iTunes and soon be available on Google Play for Android users too. More information can be found on seekadegree.com.
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Community representation in hospital decision making: A literature review (Australia)
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originally posted by WM Admin on 10 February 2015 and updated 29 June 2015
The author undertook an analysis of Australian literature that describes the barriers and enablers to community representation in hospital governance.
Limited published studies on community representation in hospital governance in Australia were identified. The author does note that: "1) quality subcommittees set up to assist Hospital Boards are a key structure for involving community representation in decision making around quality of care, and 2) there are a number of challenges to effectively developing the process of community representation in hospital governance: ambiguity and the potential for escalated indecision; inadequate value and consideration given to it by decision makers resulting in a lack of time and resources needed to support the community engagement strategy (time, facilitation, budgets); poor support and attitude amongst staff; and consumer issues, such as feeling isolated and intimidated by expert opinion".
Now available to read in free full text at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH14016
Murray, Z. (2015). Community representation in hospital decision making: A literature review. Australian Health Review, 39(3), 323-328.


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We're dancing for joy over at Amoeba. With everyone who contributed to our monthly auctions, in-store donation jugs and off-site events, we have raised more than $60,000 this year!
Our charity auctions, in which comedians, musicians and friends auction off concert tickets, prize packages and more, take place the first Saturday of every month at 4 p.m. at Amoeba Hollywood. Some of the people involved this year were Upright Citizens Brigade, Don Barris, Kurt Braunohler, Jimmy Pardo, Beth Stelling, Matt Ingebretson and Gustavo Arellano—thank you all for hosting and helping to raise funds for various charities!
Right now we are collecting donations for disaster relief in the Philippines. Monetary donations are being accepted at the registers for Doctors Without Borders' relief efforts in the Philippines. Find out more or directly donate at their website.
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Simulating an iPhone or iPad browser for ASP.NET Mobile Web Development with WebMatrix 2 or Visual Studio 2012
I mentioned the Electric Plum Mobile Simulator as a nice way to check your site on an iPhone while using a Windows machine in my post called "Create a great mobile experience for your website today. Please."
Microsoft WebMatrix 2 RC is out this week and has a nice feature included - support for the Electric Plum Mobile Simulator for iPhone and iPad built right in. WebMatrix is Microsoft's lightweight editor for ASP.NET, PHP and node.js, as well the best way to install open source applications. It's a bit of a playground for the team. Features can be tried out in WebMatrix, and if they pop, we can move them into Visual Studio. I've been singing about Electric Plum for months, so I'm happy to see it in WebMatrix.
Here's how to use the iPhone simulator there, and how to add an iPhone Simulator to Visual Studio 2012 RC's list of browsers manually.
First, install WebMatrix 2 RC. You'll want this even if you're going to add Electric Plum to Visual Studio. From the Run menu, select Add new...
From here, you'll go to the Browser Extension area where you can add not only iPhone and iPad but also the Windows Phone 7 emulator.
Now the Run button has more browsers as a choice. Here I've left the iPhone as the default choice.
And when I run it, I get the nice Electric Plum iPhone simulation with my current site loaded automatically. (Did you notice that WebMatrix used NuGet to install this feature? All these extensions are buried in C:\Users\YOU\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebMatrix\Extensions\20RC currently)
To add this browser to Visual Studio 2012 RC, go to the new browser button (integrated with the Debug button) while in a web project and select Browse With... and add in C:\Users\YOU\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebMatrix\Extensions\20RC\iPhoneSimulator\ElectricMobileSim\ElectricMobileSim.exe. For arguments put in 1 for the iPhone.
Now, make another entry for IPad and use arguments "2" for iPad. Your VIsual Studio 2012 RC menu should now look like this.
Now, this is just using the basic version of Electric Plum that you can download inside WebMatrix. You can get a MUCH more functional version for $29.99. It will give you a developer console, GPS support, accelerometer and some additional HTML5 support like local storage, etc. If you're seriously doing iPhone websites on a Windows machine, it's a bargain and you get both iPhone and iPad plus a load of features.
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- 1 1/2 pounds plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled, coarsely chopped
- 1 large golden beet, peeled, coarsely chopped
- 1 small fennel bulb, trimmed, coarsely chopped
- 1 large garlic clove, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
- 6 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
- 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh horseradish
- 2 teaspoons coarsely ground whole black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon hot chili sauce (such as sriracha)*
- 1/4 cup Guinness (optional)
- 3 cups vodka or gin
- Ice cubes
- Lime wedges
- Pickled vegetables (such as okra, green beans, or jalapeños)
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Place first 6 ingredients in large pot. Add enough water just to cover (about 6 cups). Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered until vegetables are very soft, about 50 minutes.
Discard bay leaf. Add 1 tablespoon coarse salt and lemon juice; cool slightly. Working in batches, puree vegetable mixture in blender until smooth. Add enough water, if needed, to measure 8 cups. Cover and chill.
Grind celery seeds with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt in mortar with pestle or in spice grinder. Add celery-seed salt, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, horseradish, black pepper, hot chili sauce, and Guinness, if desired, to vegetable puree. Cover and chill Bloody Mary mix overnight.
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For Immediate Release
Patricia Kiernan Johnson;
American Classical Music Hall of Fame
Nina Perlove, Executive Director; 513.235.2801;
Photo by Philip Groshong.
New York, NY—
OPERA America
, the national nonprofit service organization for opera, was recently inducted into the
American Classical Music Hall of Fame
(ACMHF) in recognition of its significant service to the field.
"It gives us great pleasure to welcome OPERA America into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame," declared Executive Director Nina Perlove. "Through groundbreaking programs of exceptional quality, OPERA America has continued to invigorate opera creators and audiences, creating a lasting impact on our field," she continued.
David Klingshim, founder of the ACMHF, presented the award to OPERA America President/CEO Marc A. Scorca during a private event hosted by Cincinnati Opera. Cincinnati wildlife artist John Ruthven designed the gold ACMHF medallion, which features an eagle with a lyre.
The American Classical Music Hall of Fame honors the great artists and institutions that have helped shape the landscape of American music and in doing so, nurture current and future classical music enthusiasts. The ACMHF has honored over 180 inductees in the areas of composition, solo artist, chamber music, conducting, education and institution.
Founded in 1970 by 17 opera company general directors, the initial objective of OPERA America was modest: to establish open lines of communication between opera companies for the purpose of sharing productions. Since then, OPERA America's services and scope have increased exponentially as the organization facilitates the development of a growing industry. In addition to general directors, OPERA America's programs now serve the entire opera field, including a broad spectrum of administrators from opera companies of all sizes, trustees, artists, students, educators, music publishers, artists managers and leaders of allied businesses. As part of its continuing strategic development, new programs are being designed to engage and inform a broader and more diverse audience for the art form.
With its unique national perspective, OPERA America has honed an array of programs and services over its 43-year history:
Professional development activities, including an annual conference, where the industry gathers for inspiration and to learn new skills; the Leadership Intensive, which identifies and develops future opera company leaders; and Forums focusing on issues such as singer training, new works, marketing/PR and electronic media.
Programs to increase awareness and appreciation of opera and its artists, such as National Opera Week, which celebrates the joy of opera through fun, free events nationwide; audience development initiatives in conjunction with opera companies; and performances of new works and discussions with their creators, live-streamed to a national audience.
Grants totaling more than $11 million to facilitate the creation and presentation of new North American operas.
Research and data analysis facilitating the work of opera companies, scholars and journalists.
OPERA America amplified these endeavors with the opening of its National Opera Center in 2012, which was constructed in response to the industry's critical need for a suitable facility for auditions, rehearsals, coachings and recordings. The National Opera Center further enables OPERA America to serve the needs of an opera community that is widely dispersed, yet highly collaborative.
"On behalf of OPERA America, its board of directors, donors, members and staff, I am truly honored by this recognition. We deeply thank the American Classical Music Hall of Fame for the honor," stated President/CEO Marc A. Scorca. "For more than 40 years, OPERA America has been dedicated to advancing this art form about which we feel so passionately. With OPERA America's 50
anniversary on the horizon in 2020, we are eager to continue leading and serving our evolving and exciting industry," he concluded.
Mr. Scorca will celebrate his 25
year at the helm of OPERA America in 2015.
Other inductees from the 2012-2013 American Classical Music Hall of Fame class include Steve Reich, David Zinman, Dale Warland, Nadia Boulanger, The Beaux Arts Trio, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Emanuel Ax.
For more information about OPERA America and its services,
OPERA America leads and serves the entire opera community, supporting the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera.
Artistic services help opera companies and creative and performing artists to improve the quality of productions and increase the creation and presentation of North American works.
Information, technical, and administrative services to opera companies reflect the need for strengthened leadership among staff, trustees and volunteers.
Education, audience development and community services are designed to enhance all forms of opera appreciation.
Founded in 1970, OPERA America's worldwide membership network includes nearly 200 Company Members, 300 Associate and Business Members, 2,000 Individual Members and more than 16,000 subscribers to the association's electronic news service. In 2005, OPERA America relocated from Washington, D.C. to New York as the first step in creating the first-ever National Opera Center. With a wide range of artistic and administrative services in a purpose-built facility, the Opera Center is dedicated to increasing the level of excellence, creativity and effectiveness across the field.
OPERA America's long tradition of supporting and nurturing the creation and development of new works led to the formation of
The Opera Fund
, a growing endowment which allows OPERA America to make a direct impact on the ongoing creation and presentation of new opera and music-theater works. Since its inception, OPERA America has made grants of nearly $11 million to assist companies with the expenses associated with the creation and development of new works.


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