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I have been meaning to check out Harley Farms Goat Dairy in Pescadero for years and when Ria's class was scheduled for a field trip to the farm, I cleared my calendar and immediately signed up to be a chaperone. I am a little bit of "farm visiting nut" and am often dragging friends and family (some whining and kicking) to some farm or the other. For me (and Ria), this field trip was a dream come true. Totally worth the long drive with three "crazy" kids in the car. I did manage to keep them relatively "subdued" by playing a book on tape for both legs of the trip.
We learned a lot about goats and the process of how goat cheese is made, start to finish. It was also "baby goat season" and we got to feed and pet newly born (one day old) goats (cute!) as part of out tour. We even saw a little goat stand up for the first time! I am not sure if the kids learned this, but I realized what hard work making cheese is and how much love goes into it. Harley Farms takes great care of their animals and is committed to making a superior product. If any of the goats get sick and have to be on antibiotics, they don't use that goat's milk for a month! Pretty impressive, in my book. In a world where a lot of what we eat is artificial, hyper-processed and pesticide and antibiotic laden, the farm's commitment to creating sometime pure is remarkable. Plus, it comes through in the taste – their end-product is impeccable.
The goat cheeses that they make at Harley Farms are not available at too many retail locations, but you can order them online or better still visit them and purchase the cheese at possibly the best farm shop in the world. As expected of me, I went a little crazy with my cheese purchases. Handcrafted, beautiful, creamy, super fresh and organic, these goat cheeses are like no other goat cheese I have tasted before. The Harley Farms chevre, fromage blanc, ricotta and feta cheeses are consistent winners at the American Cheese Society awards, and hold two international World Cheese Show medals. Ria and I were both enamored by what they call the "Monet Rounds" decorated with edible flowers grown right at the farm.
It was a laughter filled, exciting (and educational) day and the children loved being nibbled on by the goats. No one was safe from being "attacked" by a goat trying to eat your jacket. In spite of the lingering goat smell and all the goat poop on our shoes, much fun was had by all. Ria and I cannot wait to go back and drag some of our unsuspecting friends with us.
The Harley Farms website is full of information about the farm and their cheeses. Check it out for more information on farm tours and farm dinners. If you are in Pescadero to visit Harley Farms, you must stop by Duarte's Tavern for some of their famous crab cioppino, seafood, artichoke soup and olallieberry pie. Erratic coastal weather permitting, hit the beach before or after. The perfect food adventure and day trip all rolled into one.
This coming weekend for Mother's Day – because this is what I want to do – we are off to Redwood Hill Farm in Sebastopol for their Spring farm tour. It promises goat milking, play time with baby goats and samples of goat cheese and their other products. You can also pack a picnic and eat lunch there. I am also plan on taking along a cooler to bring home some of their award-winning goat milk cheeses, yogurts and kefirs home. In my book, that is the perfect Mother's Day. 🙂

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Holiday Survival 101: Maintaining Willpower
With the holidays on the way and the cold months just starting to kick-in, it's as important as ever to keep your fitness and nutrition goals in mind. The Holiday Survival 101 series is designed to help keep you confident, focused, and motivated to bust through even the smallest final fitness plateau.
Picture the perfect storm. A cold day, a movie marathon and a friend or two that don't want to do anything alongside of you. It's beyond easy to just give in and abandon your diet to a plateful of gingerbread men.
Resist the urge — it's much less painful to keep your diet clean and push yourself during your workouts around the holidays than to start over on January 1st. Setting goals and dedicating yourself to maintain those goals are what I want you to challenge yourself to do. It's not easy. It's so easy just to say 'it's the holidays…I just want to take a break.'
Whether you've been working hard or are just starting to start now, there is no reason to quit just because of cold days and dessert-filled parties. Here are 5 effective ways that can help you avoid the couch, egg nog, and a big bag of holiday themed Hershey's Kisses.
1. Leave the Cookies for Santa
What I always do before I eat anything I might have second thoughts about is imagine myself eating it in my swimsuit. Doesn't sound so appetizing anymore, does it? I know that can sound a little harsh, but it makes you want to pick up an apple rather than a piece of pie…right?
2. Eat Before a Holiday Party
Have a high-protein snack before you head out the door. This way, you haven't waited until you get there to fill up on all the goodies they have waiting for you to munch on. If your friends are anything like mine, they love sugary stuff. I'm not saying not to indulge a little bit, but don't make it the main course.
3. Don't Use Large Gatherings As An Excuse
Holidays are not a reason to say 'I'm going to eat until I can't eat anymore.' Enjoy your food, slow down and relax…your food isn't going anywhere. The purpose of these meals is to bring people together and enjoy the social aspect of them. Try and enjoy that aspect first and take your time.
4. Watch Out For Alcoholic Holiday Drinks
There is absolutely no issue in looking at the nutritional value of your favorite drink before you go somewhere. Egg nog, hot chocolate and other beverages can be loaded with sugars, carbohydrates and calories that quickly add up and pack on the pounds. Liquid calories don't control appetite or reduce hunger like whole food, so try to keep them to a minimum.
If you are going to drink these beverages, always balance out with water and stay well hydrated.
5. Be Your Own Monitor
I keep a note in the back of my phone case, while some are able to do it mentally. Don't be afraid to be the healthy person in your group of friends…there isn't anything wrong with that. Ask yourself, do I REALLY need that? Am I REALLY hungry or am I just eating to eat? It's simple, small choices that can make the BIGGEST difference during the holidays!
The next post in the Holiday Survival 101 series will focus on indoor workouts for freezing cold days that you can do right from your bedroom, as well as tips to get you motivated when you don't even feel like getting out of bed. Stay jolly, get on the nice list, and Lean It UP!
Follow Julie @sweatyandstrong and Lean It UP on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest for real-time fitness/nutrition tips, advice, info and updates.


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14 Jun 6-14-14 "Prone To Wander – Lord I Feel It" – Pastor Shane Idleman
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Prone to Wander (Father's Day)
"Like a bird that wanders from the nest, so is a man who wanders from his from his place" (Proverbs 27:8).
INTRO: "Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love; Here's my heart, O take and seal it; Seal it for Thy courts above…" – Same in 1757 as today
"Wander": to Depart, to Stray, to Retreat
"Son, you don't belong here."
"Place": The Enemy seeks to remove us from that place:
Ineffective, Unproductive, Negative, Angry, Lukewarm, Depressed, Disgruntled, Discouraged, Critical, Powerless, Lifeless …
GOD SAYS, "Stay in this place … in this environment … in this shelter."
The Nest: High, Protected
The Wander Within Must Be Restrained. How?
Honest Self-examination
1 Samuel 15:23, "For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king."
a] God is not saying that He will reject a Christian when they rebel (or we'd all be in trouble); He is saying that disobedience is the same as magic and divination. At the heart of magic is rebellion; at the heart of false worship is self-exaltation.
b] There is a deeper anointing, a more powerful place of worship, a more prominent place of service that flows from obedience. When "we reject the Word of the Lord" through disobedience there is a cost…there is a price.
KEY: Pride blinds us spiritually: Muhammad Ali example
I don't know how some of you do it without Christ at the center of your life.
I'm a broken man, from a broken childhood, that resulted in a broken marriage, that led to a broken life.
. . . but God
We are in desperate need of genuine leadership—broken, humble men—men who are not afraid to admit that they need God; men who are more worried about prayer than about status and recognition; men who petition God rather than position themselves. Men have largely forsaken their God-given role as spiritual leaders in their homes. For example:
Bible reading and prayer are called fanatical while working twelve hours a day is called success.
We build our career and neglect our marriage.
Corporate executives are praised and family men frowned upon.
Pride is considered an asset and humility a liability.
We know more about our favorite athletes than our wives and our children.
We'd rather be seen leaving a bar than leaving a church.
We praise our favorite team yet fall asleep in church.
Men, you're not called to be a passive, weak, indecisive partner—you're called to protect, lead, and guard your family. You are to initiate prayer, defend your wife, shepherd your children, and make your home a holy sanctuary not a breeding ground for Satan. You are called to fight the enemy, not flee from him.
I'm tired of weak, passive men who never contend, stand, or fight for anything worth dying for. Our nation is looking for character, our wives are looking for leaders, and our kids are looking for fathers.
Men, STOP the silly video games, get off of Facebook, kill your porn habit, tell your ungodly friends to hit the road. You're called to lead, love, and die, if necessary, for your family.
We are the reason that the nation is deteriorating. We are the reason the family is breaking down. We must stop blaming everything from God to the government. Dads…wake up! Life is a battleground, not a play ground!
I can hear it now, "Shane, you're being too hard on the guys. Back off."
Often, if the father wanders so will the children
"Today, virtually every societal problem, social injustice and behavioral abnormality can be traced back to absent, delinquent, misbehaving, drunk, or sexually immoral dads who didn't respect or understand their enormous calling." (Kenny Luck)
90% of all women want to change at least one aspect of their appearance, and only 2 percent of women think they are beautiful.
81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat.
A girl is being bullied every 7 minutes.
Every 15 seconds a woman is battered.
50% of music videos portray women as sex objects, victims, or in a condescending way.
1 of 4 college women has an eating disorder.
1 out of 3 girls between the ages of 16-18, say sex is expected for them at their age if they are in a relationship.
Girls often find themselves mistreated, miscast, misused, and undervalued. What they need is guidance, esteem, honor and worth that only a father can give. Same goes for boys. They just have a different set of statistics.
Men are appointed by God to make our children secure. God's highest calling for man is to be a husband or father. http://www.christianpost.com/news/fatherhood-mans-highest-calling-121551/
O.M.G.: America's divorce rate is the highest in the civilized world: triple that of Great Britain and France.
Children of divorce are three times as likely as those from intact homes to be expelled from school or to have a baby out of wedlock as a teenager, six times as apt to live in poverty and are far more likely to be incarcerated.
However, statistics do not reveal the emotional pain of divorce, which is always particularly devastating for children. Michael Reagan, the son of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman, wrote of his parents' divorce:
"Divorce is where two adults take everything that matters to a child — the child's home, family, security, and sense of being loved and protected — and they smash it [to pieces], leave it in ruins on the floor, then walk out and leave the child to clean up the mess."
Read more: http://www.thedailyreporter.com/article/20110523/News/305239978#ixzz34ZiAvdC4
*SHANE, THIS HURTS!" Good…sometimes is healthy to mourn and weep
The WANDER WITHIN must be dealt a swift blow.
"I'm at a loss. My 'Christian' husband is verbally and physically abusive. Ironically, he thinks that I'm the problem; he sees no need to change. He'll quote Scriptures about submission while yelling and cursing. His anger is also destroying our children. A home once filled with laughter and joy is now filled with fear and depression. We walk on eggshells and cherish the times when he is gone. He also loves his porn more than his family. I can no longer bear it. I never thought of divorce, but now its a daily struggle."
This should cause every man to go home and repair what he can: RESTORE, RENEW, REPENT, RE-ESTABLISH…
"Shane, I've done too much damage!"
. . . but God
You'd be amazed at what God can do with humility
Closing: Men, our families would rather "see" a sermon than "hear" one:
"I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way. The eye's a better pupil and more willing than the ear, Fine counsel is confusing, but example's always clear; And the best of all preachers are the men who live their creeds, For to see good put in action is what everybody needs. I soon can learn to do it if you'll let me see it done; I can watch your hands in action, but your tongue too fast may run. And the lecture you deliver may be very wise and true, But I'd rather get my lessons by observing what you do; For I might misunderstand you and the high advice you give, But there's no misunderstanding how you act and how you live." (Edgar A. Guest; I'd Rather See A Sermon).
"I've wandered." That's the first step.
Un-saved: you're not "prone to wander"; you are wandering.


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Ennui on $360 a Day
The overwhelming impression you get from Cancun's hotel zone is that everything permanent was constructed by Mayan Martians from Las Vegas. The nightlife strip is a little different, though. It's essentially an MTV pachinko machine bouncing springbreak assholes around until they fall out the bottom.
Seagull, in The Blasé Sojourner.
Townsend's problem was, he was on the ground, but had nothing to go on. Aphra Alisander had flown into CUN and that was all that he or anybody running knew about it. Until she was somehow spotted or used one of her compromised credit cards. Which so far she hadn't done. So he was trying to dig her up through a combination of detective work and hoping to blunder into her or some rumor of her having passed through. He was diligent in his search, even though it was a long shot that got longer the more he persisted. He might look like a blond beach jock, but he was a seriously workaholic young man. Who combed the pleasure zones of a city built to be very little else, surrounded by an invisible cloud of his own peculiar discontent. A lack of happiness that would get absolutely no sympathy from any man alive.
He'd paid a courtesy/fishing call on a low-grade local asset, a reporter named Montero who covered politics for a tabloid rag. Montero had sniffed around the whole concept of regional impact on the gringo elections, meticulously dissected it for any possible profit opportunities, and gave a mental shrug. He just couldn't see any feasible way the Yucatan would matter to anybody else, anywhere.
He considered the possibility of making something up (he'd read Carre's "Tailor of Panama" four times since being recruited as a tag-end Agency stringer) but was dissuaded by his awareness that his abilities to concoct stories was limited–witness the fact he was working for a scandal-and-tits rag like "QueQui". And something about Townsend. It wasn't like the movies, he'd long since figured out. It isn't the big, bulgy macho guys you have to watch out for. It's clean-cut, meticulous, polite robots like Townsend Hardley who will disappear your ass for you.
So he worked at ingratiating himself. Towns was the first actual contact he'd had with any Norte operative since he was recruited ten years ago by a shaggy little spook who looked like Steve Buscemi playing a surfbum laid out on a rock in the sun for a few years. He dragged the young agent around Cancun's stunning collection of bars, strip clubs and practically nekkid beaches, margarita and cervesas flowing like wine. It was doubly gratifying that the young gabacho picked up almost every check. Meanwhile plastering the kid with information and tips, most of it totally worthless. Townsend had learned early that intelligence is like that: a flood of mindless data where a few worthwhile plums dissembled like white raisins in stale coffeecake.
One tidbit that stuck with him was Montero's dissertation on Mexican political news. "I know, I know, you're from gringolandia; you think getting to the bottom of things is just a matter of throwing money and time at a question. It's different here."
It looked fairly different to Townsend as he spoke: they were sitting in lounge chairs with two young mulatas gyrating on their laps while his attention strayed to a pale redhead on the main stage, dancing nude and vicious in a blaze of spinning fireballs. "In Mexico, there is no bottom," Montero continued. "Seriously, it's like quicksand or some hole to China. You think you find out the explanation, but it's just another layer on the onion. And there's always another layer inside that one, forever. Periodistas here just settle for the story that works."
"I don't know about journalism," Townsend replied, leaning over for his beer and getting a puffy black aureole rubbed in his eye. "But I'm beginning to think that's the way it works with spycraft."
And if Mexican politics was obscure, dire and berserk, Montero was pleased to inform him, it was apple pan dowdy compared to the governmental structures in nearby countries he could mention. Such as Belize, Guatemala, Cuba, half the Caribbean and all of Central America. Which made an uncomfortable fit with Townsend's emerging awareness that flying into Cancun didn't necessarily mean that Mexico was the ultimate destination. There was only one major jetport in the entire region that included Belize and a hell of a lot of Guatemala. For that matter, if you wanted to go from Washington to Cuba, the only really logical route would be to fly to Cancun, then transfer to a flight to Havana. So he could end up trying to trace a sexy black woman in a country internationally famous for them, and where he would be singularly unwelcome. His dad would have said, "Major bummer."
The entire transportation thing was a nightmare, for openers. As soon as he'd mentioned checking car rentals, helipads, limos, bus lines, and such, Montero had laughed his somewhat drunken butt off.
"Cancun," he hooted, "Is really nothing but transportation. A computer in the federal tourism office figured out this was the place, so they built a city here, then started building ways to get here. Then the syndicates started nailing down the ways of getting around from hotels to bars to brothels to tourist traps. There might be more taxis in Cancun than in New York. Think about this thing, Town: a city of three quarters of a million residents–not counting over three million turistas every year–that didn't even exist thirty years ago. Where would you find anything like that in the world?"
"Bahrain? Dubai?"
"Oh, right, it's all about Arabs now. Nobody cares about us frijoleros anymore. You aren't even fucking with Castro these days. But listen, every centavo that comes into this town–falls into the Hummer dealers, the Donzi dealers, the Ferrari dealers–gets brought here by a tourist from somewhere else. Millions of people bringing billions of pesos…and none of them come here with a car."
That bit of information did what the sheer boredom of the task hadn't been able to do to Townsend's husky work ethic. He gave up canvassing transport and ditched the shoe leather approach altogether. In fact, he ditched shoes altogether. Opting to spend his time strolling the shreds that remained of Cancun's famous powdery "air-conditioned" beaches, poking around at random in the gush of sunstroked humanity laid to waste thereupon. Until he had more to go on, this was as legitimate a place to search as any other, he realized, and fell into a rather solemn and joyless beachbum life: drifting along the miles of hotel frontage, mingling with groups of funlovers, checking out the bikini corps at poolside, stopping by dozens of bars to cool off and ingest fluids.
And he actually spotted a few black women, even a couple that might have fit the bill. But not for long. He pored over the broiling, coconut-scented bodies and kept moving.
And at night he made the rounds of a staggering number of absolutely absurd clubs, disdaining the hypertrophied stroboscopic honk of the tourism mill while quietly quartering rooms where legions of exhilarated, shitfaced hedonists boogied around like corn in a popper.
The problem with Townsend–who was about as fit, handsome, and sexually desirable specimen of human male as the planet produces without ironically making them queer–was that he just wasn't that committed to the mindless philandering that flirted shamelessly with him or just stalked over to peep some cleavage and slip him a room number. He tended to feel his father's legendary womanizing as a sort of hereditary flaw, which somewhat spoiled him for the banquet of female pulchritude continually laid at his feet.
He suffered numbly from a condition that has been virtually eliminated in the American male, at least to hear the popular media tell it: a hunger for "something more meaningful". And like most pilgrims searching for meaning, he had no idea what that means. Up to his ears in sex, he would have liked to feel love–never suspecting that he was too tightened up to experience normal emotions. He wanted something special, something that grabbed his breath, heartbeat and balls at the same time and wrung them every which way but loose. He sought The One.
Worse yet, his bar was set pretty high. He wanted a woman he could talk to about what was really going on his head. Which meant classified material as well as secrets of being that very few people experience or understand. Somebody as stealthy and lethal and over-engineered as himself. He dreamed of a beautiful female spy who would be the only one with whom he could truly be himself. He hadn't yet figured out that the only person he'd ever seen or heard of who fit the bill was Aphra Behn.
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Leeches are a staple food item for trout in lakes and streams. I have often heard them described as dessert for feeding trout. This pattern came about because I wanted a heavier version of a Woolly Bugger with out adding lead or expensive metal beads. In bright sunny conditions, this pattern glows due to the silver-lined beads. While glass beads don't weigh much, the amount used in the pattern creates a quick sinking treat for trout. I tie this in a light tan, purple, and olive as well as the black.
The Bleeding Schlappen Leech
Originated by Darren MacEachern
Tied by Darren MacEachern
Hook: 4xl streamer hook size 2 – 12.
Thread: Black 8/0 (70 Denier)
Tail: Black Marabou
Body: Red Silver-lined Glass Beads
Hackle: Peacock Black Schlappen
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The Secret To Success: Begin by Bob Lowry
Famous Graphic Designer, Milton Glaser, once said, "You can't do [something] by simply thinking what you are going to do. So you begin. That's my entire secret: begin."
As someone who will read half a dozen books on a subject before starting anything, his simple statement resonated with me. Not too long ago I wrote about my dislike of being a beginner. Too often that feeling keeps me from following Mr. Glaser's advice – I don't get to the begin stage because I don't like the time I am stuck in the learning phase. Of course, as I noted, that is silly since none of us are good at much of anything without learning about it and then practicing.
Blogger Joel Gascoigne wrote that successful people always start with small projects. They begin at the beginning and then grow. "Try anything" says writer, Andi Cumbo-Floyd. Parenting advisor, Mary Kathryn Johnson, says we all need "Practice, Patience, and Perseverance." Author James Clear says, "Getting started is more important that succeeding."
Does all this advice relate to building a Satisfying Retirement? I'd suggest, "Yes." In the post, You are doing nothing wrong in your retirement, I argue that your retirement journey is, or will be, unique. Your mix of circumstances, life experiences, trials and troubles, and preparation will be unlike anyone else.
That really means you began at the beginning. Your whole life has led you to where you are today. You built a foundation and then added to it as you aged and matured. Now, you have constructed a unique path for your retirement journey. You didn't fear beginning because there was no other choice.
That should be an encouraging thought, even for someone like me who hates not to be good at something from day one. If I look back at what allowed me to retire at 52 and where I have journeyed in the last 15 years, I was constantly starting over, refining and readjusting.
I am beginning some aspect of my life, over and over, rather constantly. I am absolutely not the same person I was years ago. Emotionally, financially, and relationally, Bob Lowry is almost unrecognizable from my days as a DJ, new dad, workaholic-travelling entrepreneur, or new retiree.
"When there is a hill to climb, don't think that waiting will make it smaller." Or, from the Sound of Music, " Let's start at the very beginning…a very good place to start."
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Hard drives are exquisite, fragile platters that store enough information to thoroughly boggle the mind in less space than it takes to store a folded T-shirt.
It would seem reasonable that someone aware that hard drives fail would have all their files backed up.
If that person were to write a newspaper column emphasizing the importance of having a backup plan then any question that their family's files would be backed up would be laughable.
Backups are important, and current backups are even better. If things start running slowly, that's not the time to skip the backups to get things done. That's the time to make sure your backups are complete.
This happened to me, but the story ends well. The photos, videos, and emails are salvaged thanks to a two month old backup and a healthy dose of luck. It brings up a larger question about why we wait to learn things for ourselves, rather than learning from what happened to others.
Most of the time we know better. Do we do better because of it?
Often not. It's widely known that excellent nutrition is associated with health, and fast food isn't. We still go for the fries when we should take the salad.
That extra drink is not a good idea, but the consequences of the morning hangover are too far away to enter your decision making.
Exercise? Not today thanks.
The sunscreen's in the car.
This is a short trip. I'll get gas later.
Coal is a cheap source of electricity.
Consequences are for later. Procrastination, hedonism, indulgence, and abdication of responsibility pays off now.
The thing about later is that it will find you. You can't avoid it. You may be able to delay it for a while, but that hard drive's going to crash. If you knew how they worked that would make you more scared, not less.
Of course, when it's later it may be too late. Solve your problems in advance, and they won't ever become problems.
"You mailed that insurance check, right Gob?" - Michael Bluth, Arrested Development Ep. 2


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Earlier weed control in corn — preferably pre-emergence — may help maximize costly nitrogen (N) use this season. When weed control is delayed in season, the amount of N needed to reach the best yields increases, Extension specialists say.
"My recommendation is to control weeds early to use N most efficiently," says Carrie Laboski, University of Wisconsin soil fertility specialist. "Applying more N to compensate for poor weed control is expensive and has potential risks. The extra N, while taken up by weeds, will be released back into the soil and may or may not be captured by another crop. The N might move into surface or groundwater."
In addition, the majority of growers relying on a postemergence weed-control program in corn are not using the program as intended. Delaying weed control beyond a 4-6-in. weed height can result in corn grain yield losses of 7-20%.
About 75% of surveyed Wisconsin cornfields treated with postemergence herbicides were treated after the recommended time, says Chris Boerboom, Wisconsin Extension weed specialist. Such late treatment created a 6.5% yield loss, based on average weed densities and weed heights. This translates to an average $39/acre loss, (based on a 150-bu. yield potential and $4/bu. price), Boerboom says. He adds that economic losses would be even greater with higher-yielding corn.
TO DETERMINE THE best weed-control timing recommendations and N rates to optimize economic corn yields, Laboski and Boerboom compared the amount of N needed to produce an optimum crop with weeds controlled by a pre-emergence herbicide, weeds controlled at the 4-in. height and again at 12 in. The study ran two seasons.
The amount of extra N required for the crop varied by weed height at treatment. In 2006, weeds controlled early in the season required about 100 lbs. N for an economic optimum N rate (EONR) to produce a 220-bu. corn crop. Waiting until the weeds were 4 in. tall required 20 lbs. more N, while waiting to control weeds until they were 12 in. meant 164 lbs. N/acre. (The EONR represents a 0.1 N-to-corn price ratio with 40¢/lb. N and $4 corn.)
"Corn yields with the pre-emergence weed-control program and when weeds were controlled at the 4-in. stage were similar in both years," Laboski adds. "However, the additional eight days of weed competition until the 12-in. height was reached for weed control reduced corn yields at N rates that maximized yield with earlier weed control. At the 200-lb./acre rate, corn yields were similar for all weed-control timings."
To calculate economics during the study, the pair used a $4/bu. corn price, a 90¢/lb. N price, a pre-emergence herbicide price and application cost of $40/acre and a postemergence herbicide price and application cost of $22/acre.
"Partial returns in 2006 were greatest with the pre-emergence herbicide at moderate N rates. They were very similar to when weeds were controlled at 4 in.," Laboski says. "If the pre-emergence weed-control program was more expensive, the 4-in. weed-control timing with a glyphosate application would have provided the highest return at the optimal N rate. The economic return for controlling weeds at 12 in. was greatly reduced, although it increased with increasing N rates."
The same tests were run in 2007, and again Laboski says partial returns were greatest with pre-emergence herbicides at low N rates. Returns when the weeds were controlled at 4 in. were less than the pre-emergence treatment over the range of low N rates. Returns were similar after the economic optimum N rate was reached, and returns declined with the cost of additional N.
Partial returns were also dramatically lower with the 12-in. weed-control timing, even when the high N rates compensated for the extended weed competition. Had the partial budgets been based on an N price of 60¢/lb., the results would be similar, although partial returns would be proportionately greater at the higher N rates.
Farmers weighing whether they should consider pre-emerge vs. 4-in. weed-control timing will find either is more profitable than waiting until 12 in. to control weeds.
"Overall, this data supports that an investment in pre-emergence weed control may be more profitable than applying N at rates above economic optimum rates," says Boerboom. "Weed management is not the most expensive input for corn. Nitrogen may be most costly, but weed management and N are linked because of weed competition. The N removed by weeds can be replaced to restore corn yield, but the cost is expensive. While cost to control weeds with a pre-emergence herbicide to prevent weed competition for N is greater than the cost of spraying glyphosate postemergence, it can be worth it."
While the study's results are convincing, applying the findings to individual farms requires additional grower management. Laboski points out that university N-rate-response databases use data from both small-plot and replicated field strip sites with good N management where there is very little N loss and good weed control. As such, the N-rate guidelines — in particular the maximum return to N (MRTN) approach used in the Midwest — assumes good N management. When an individual grower reduces N rates to match current economics using MRTN, good N management must be present.
"If a grower usually applies 160 lbs. N/acre and has delayed weed control, that grower may have never noticed a yield loss because the total amount of N applied was really greater than what the crop needed," Laboski explains. "But now, if the grower reduces the rate to 130 lbs. N/acre and delays weed control, the grower may see lighter green corn.
"In that situation, the N rate applied was not enough for both the corn and the weeds," she says. "The problem wasn't reducing the N rate, it was delayed weed control."


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The playground design at Wahroonga Park has been carefully considered to provide an ideal play setting for toddlers and young children.
The playground design at Wahroonga Park has been carefully considered to provide an ideal play setting for toddlers and young children - themed play, musical equipment, active items and more in a beautiful park setting for the joy of children and carers.
The new playground by Ku-ring-gai Council at Wahroonga Park has carefully considered the needs of young children and the comfort of carers. Themed play equipment encourages imaginative play whilst swings, a carousel and cable ride encourage active play. Musical equipment adds another play dimension, and the planting design and shade enhances the attractiveness of the setting.
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I also realized that I forgot to take pictures of my puffy Trozei stickers. ;^; I have Tyrunt and Lillipup ones. Sooo cute! I also got the TR Pumpkaboo, Skiddo kid, new Manectric kid, and attack Gogoat kid!
Now, onto the customs! A lot of these I got last year at Youmacon, Daisho Con, and this year at IndyPop Con. The last pictures starting at the Zigzagoon charms are from B4ckbone in an art trade we did. The necklaces are by Pkmnexcavation! The sculptures are by LauraKitazawa! And the Noibats are by Nightmare_chan2!
I get so many compliments when I wear these necklaces!
I got my four favorite Furfrou! Star Fufrou, Normal Fufrou, Shiny Furfrou, and Shiny Pharaoh Furfrou!
Thanks for looking at everything!!!
And, some wants!
I won't be able to buy until Friday when I get my check, but I figured I'd throw this out there! I'm trying to get my grails! That would be the Lillipup line AEON badges, and the ever elusive Zigzagoon plush! I'm also looking for anything Lillipup line or Zigzagoon line that's not located on my collection site! Most of what I have for Ziggy is up on there, but the Lillipup line is missing some stuff. Feel free to ask as I may end up wanting duplicates of it anyway! :) (Lillipup, Herdier, Stouland collections, and Zigzagoon, and Linoone collections)
If at all possible, I'd love to trade for Zigzagoon. I own a business that sells anime (and related) merchandise at anime conventions that is based primarily in Pokemon. We do tend to get rare items in (We've had the poseable Rayquaza, recall plush, Banpresto Duskull, as examples). If you have her and just want to sell her, let's still talk about it. For the longest time I thought I could be content without her, but I just can't. I need that little zigzagged raccoon in my life. ;^; So, let's talk!
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Shared decision-making makes better informed patients, and better informed patients use less health care.
…as many as 20% of patients who participate in shared decision making choose less invasive surgical options and more conservative treatment than do patients who do not use decision aids.
Which lowers health care costs.
…a 2012 study…showed that providing decision aids to patients eligible for hip and knee replacements substantially reduced both surgery rates and costs — with up to 38% fewer surgeries and savings of 12 to 21% over 6 months.
[It's] estimated that implementing shared decision making for just 11 procedures would yield more than $9 billion in savings nationally over 10 years.
So what is shared decision-making and why aren't more health care providers using it?
Shared decision-making isn't just about Googling a drug or treatment and then asking your doctor a few questions. It emphasizes evidence-based medicine, for sure, but also takes into account patient values, support systems and even finances.
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Unfortunately, our fee-for-service medical system tends to exaggerate benefits and downplay risks. That means unless patients are really motivated to do their own research, ask questions, and take time to come to a decision about a drug or treatment, they can find themselves suffering from complications or poor results or even medical errors that might have been avoided.
There have been effective shared decision-making tools—written materials, videos and interactive media—available for many years now. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) even funded an independent organization to develop and standardize patient decision-making aids.
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I've put more links to shared decision-making organizations on my Resources page.
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Crafty and creative types will have the chance to create their own piece of braided jewellery in a Scarborough workshop led by world-class embroidery designer Aimee Betts. The workshop takes place at Woodend in Scarborough on Saturday 23 November between 10.30am – 1:30pm. Using cording, braiding, knotting and linking techniques inspired by Aimee's work, you will take away at least one braided necklace, bracelet or keyring from the session … Read More →


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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Are your kid's lunches in the holiday spirit yet? To get into the holiday cheer, make these fun and healthy Grinch Fruit Kabobs!
Not to be a Grinch, but I refuse to start Christmas celebrating until Thanksgiving is over. So naturally, the day after Thanksgiving is full of holiday cheer and music! As a family, we love this season. Everything from the music to the decorations to the food. There are always so many sweets and treats going around during the holidays that sometimes it's nice and refreshing to have a healthy snack, too.
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Being surrounded by chocolates and sweets doesn't make it easy for kids to want a healthy snack, but they will LOVE these kabobs! And while I always gravitate toward fun food, they will be loved by all who see them and eat them!
To make these Grinch Fruit Kabobs, all you need are mini marshmallows, strawberries, bananas, and green grapes! They are such a simple and fun snack, also known as "the best snack ever" according to my daughter, who helped me put them together. :) These kabobs would be perfect for a holiday party or even as a surprise treat in the lunch box!
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- Banana, peeled and sliced
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- First wash and cut your fruit.
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text: Installation Nightlife Consultancy fits out UK's latest leisure playground Fast growing leisure operators No Saints have converted a former nightclub in Milton Keynes, the centerpiece of the Xscape Entertainment hub, into the surreal environment known as Wonderworld. This new 1800 capacity themed venue has been designed into a nightclub twin-scene, respectively named 'Tomorrow' and 'Yesterday' — set around a Secret Garden' (set behind wrought iron gates) and a resplendent red VIP lounge. Working with main contractor, Optik Leisure, installation company Nightlife Consultancy has equipped all these zones with RCF loudspeakers, part of a complete multimedia integration. They were selected for their high performance, evenness of coverage and unobtrusive footprint. Their product selection ranges from the strident TT+ subs, set on the truss over the main Tomorrow dancefloor to the stylish, powered Art enclosures, playing background music in the private boutique Mind, Soul & Body rooms. All passive elements of the system are powered by dedicated RCF amplification. Having worked with the brand back in Monitor 5 days, system designer Mark Dorney was familiar with RCF's pedigree and chose it primarily for the clarity it delivered from different sound sources; this includes live bands, hard dance tracks from the DJ's brace of Pioneer CDJ 2000's, and background music from MP3 players. He said he always knew RCF drivers sounded "fabulous" — and again it has lived up to expectations. Working within an 'enchanted' environment sensitively conceived by Terri Naylor of Dakota Design, he designed a digital network architecture, based around a dbx SC-32 digital matrix. For general purpose he chose RCF's Acustica C3108 compact, wide-dispersion, low visibility speakers. Six of these distributed in the Secret Garden, accompanied by three complementary S4012 subs, set discreetly behind unobtrusive grilles, will take any of the above feeds — selected locally from the remote ZC-1 zone control wall panels. The DSP itself contains several EQ scene presets including: Main club scene; Fire evacuation; Conference mode; DJ stage and live band mode. Stroll through the labyrinth of corridors and walkways, past disorienting infinity mirrors, fibre glowing 'oak' trees and astroturfed walls, and into the toilets, and the aural experience will be forever delivered via large quantities of RCF's PL60FD flush-mount 100V line ceiling speakers. Three of the most coveted spaces are the themed private lounges, with Regency styled chairs, named Mind, Body & Soul, complete with their own 46" HD TVs, controllable from an Android tablet, and minibars. Customers can choose their own sound source and in these bijou spaces Nightlife has sited a pair of RCF ART 408-A MII enclosures, accompanied by Ayra 10 active subwoofer. "This is a lovely sounding box," states Mark Dorney of the latter. "The 10in box remains discreet but has a lot more juice than the Ayra 8 — and this is vital if they want to hold a karaoke session." The journey through time continues into the large nightclub, named 'Tomorrow' (dubbed 'The Playground of the Future'). Around the periphery of the dancefloor Dorney has chosen six of RCF's C3110 full range speakers, with rotatable horns, set in portrait mode — and it was this flexibility of of orientation that drove his decision. But his carefully worked system design came unstuck when he was prevented from floor standing the subs he had earmarked. "It was also impractical to put them in the bulkhead so we had to fly them from the circular Prolyte overhead truss," he reports. Instead Dorney turned to RCF's TT+ (Touring & Theatre) range — selecting six TTS28 direct radiating, large format subwoofers, using flyware from Rope Assemblies. Interspersed between are six RCF Acustica H1312 three way horn loaded controlled dispersion enclosures — chosen for their combination of low weight and "punchy crispness." Some near fills provide extra presence at the stage, where a stylish DJ workstation has been bespoke manufactured by Nightlife Consultancy to house all the CDJ's, DJM-2000 mixer and Soundcraft MFX20 band mixer. Concealed behind a faux bookcase is a door leading to the VIP Lounge, alive with LED and red furnishing, which contains six further RCF C3108s in landscape format and two S4012 subs in each corner. Finally, upstairs in the monochromatic black, chrome and stainless steel world of 'Yesterday' six C3108's take care of the peripheral sound, while on the high-energy dancefloor two RCF S8028 (2 x 18) subs provide LF extension to the six low profile C4128 (2 x 8) boxes — flown horizontally — a perfect footprint for the low-clad ceiling and for the directional punchiness required, according to Mark Dorney. The entire assembly of passive speakers is driven by RCF matched amps, with Nightlife Consultancy designing plenty of headroom into the system. Assigned to Tomorrow are eight RCF DPS 3000's, run in bridge mode, with one amp per sub. For the full range enclosures, three RCF HPS 2500, bridged in 4-ohm pairs, run the 12in LF section while the mids and high end are assigned to two HPS 1500s. Adastra 1U mixer amps run the distributed PL60 ceiling speakers while for 'Yesterday' (and the remainder of the venue) a DPS 3000, three HPS 2500s and two HPS 1500s have been specified — with UPS provided as back-up power supply. Wonderworld general manager Jay Davidson, says the venue's technology is a vast improvement on its predecessor, and credits Nightlife for the immense amount of work conducted in a short space of time. "The sound system is now phenomenal," he says "The atmosphere has been transformed." Mehr lesen Corporate RCF MYTHO 8 WINS RESOLUTION BEST MONITOR AWARD RCF's MYTHO 8 reference monitor has scored a major success in the renowned Resolution Awards 2012. It was voted Best Monitor by readers of the magazine in a fiercely competitive category that also included Adam Audio's A77X, SE Munro's The Egg and Unity Audio's The Boulder. MYTHO 8 is a two-way reference studio monitor equipped with two separate AB amplifiers — 200W for the low frequencies and 100 W for the high. This is designed to give it unparalleled low distortion characteristics, and a natural sound. It also features a unique "Impedance Control Coil" technology that has as primary effect the improvement of the temporal behaviour of the speaker, improving the crossover transition from the woofer to the tweeter and resulting in incredible midrange accuracy and perfect phase linearity. It also features a high quality large metal dome tweeter and 8" neodymium vented woofer with large 51 mm voice coil that guarantees very high energy for tight and controlled bass reproduction and perfect thermal stability with minimum power compression. The magnetic circuit features a special air ventilation to reduce air compression, air noises and minimise distortion in large excursion situations. With a dedicated high quality onboard DSP also provided on board, this feature set has captured the imagination of medium to large control rooms. According to Resolution editor Zen Schoepe, "The awards major on quality and innovation and winning products are therefore judged to be exceptional in these terms." The nominations themselves were drawn from a panel of industry experts and practitioners and were voted for by registered Resolution readers — described as "the best informed readership in the industry." Mehr lesen Corporate Benny Benassi teams up with internationally renowned audio brand RCF Producer/DJ Benny Benassi is about to embark on one of his most extensive North American tours to date and has buddied up with worldwide leader in sound and audio, RCF. Stemming from a mutual hometown in Italy, RCF and Benny Benassi share a distinct zeal for the highest standard of excellence within their own fields, making the collaboration a natural fit. RCF will not only be decking out Benny's tour bus with top of the range speakers but they will also be offering a pair to win. RCF are one of the worldwide leaders in superior audio equipment producing around 800, 000 speakers per year. Teaming up with Benny Benassi who truly appreciates RCF speakers felt natural. Benny comments "As a dj I am always around speakers and finding a good set is always a challenge. I genuinely love the sound quality of RCF speakers so when they offered to fit out my tour bus I was really excited. They're even putting sub cabinets in the luggage hold, the sound system on the bus is going to be amazing". As an artist who prides himself on creating music of the highest excellence, it was remarkable Benny didn't have to look any further than his hometown of Reggio Emilia to find a brand with a mutual ethos. RCF are offering one special fan, chosen at random, the chance to win a set Ayra 6 speakers - loud enough to blow your socks off - 2 tickets to a Benny Benassi show of your choosing (worldwide) and some special merchandise including an official branded iPhone 4 cover. If this all sounds like your kind of competition then head to Facebook, bennybenassi.com for more information. Regardless of whether you're lucky enough to see Benny on the tour or live on the other side of the world, everybody is welcome to enter. Setting off on Oct 17 and covering 17 shows, Benny Benassi is driving the Rough Road Bus across the States, starting in Texas and finishing in Canada on November 3rd. Supported by Krewella and Congorock as well as new kids on the block Pink Is Punk, who will be releasing their new single 'Perfect Storm' featuring Benny Benassi on Oct 16th through Ultra Music. Facebook.com/bennybenassi Bennybenassi.com Twitter.com/bennybenassi Mehr lesen Event TTL33-A stars at the Foire de Douai For the sixth consecutive year, French rental company, Polygone Equipement provided production support for the Foire de Douai at the Gayant Expo. The 68th edition was held at the beginning of September, and inside Hall 3000 (at the Carré Brasserie) Polygone provided a premium RCF TTL-33A line array system for ten nights of performance — commencing with Italian legend, Umberto Tozzi. Polygone Equipement has been using RCF solutions for 30 years and managing director Gérard Coucke has enjoyed a passionate relationship with the brand throughout that period. "We were RCF's first pro partner for France back in 2006 — and probably the first in Europe — with our investment in TTL33-A line array and TTS28A subwoofers," he states. "In 2011, we added the big TTL55-A and TTS56-A — and are presently thinking about adding to this system." To cover a seated audience of 3,000 people at the Carré Brasserie, they fielded 20 flown TTL33-A in two clusters a side (with six elements front facing and four as side hangs). These were complemented by eight TTS28-A subwoofers and a further four TT08-A and TT052-A for front fills. Polygone also provided 14 TT25-SMA coaxial stage monitors and two compact ART905-AS subs as drum fills. Polygone is certainly familiar with this venue, having worked previously in the largest, 13,000-capacity Hall 7000. For the Foire de Douai they provided sound engineering and system tech support for most of the concerts, the notable exception being Umberto Tozzi, who brought his own production crew. "The technical crew were pleasantly surprised to be working in France with a powerful and 100% Italian sound system," recalls Mr. Coucke, who himself undertook the sound system design, in conjunction with his technicians. TTL33-A is a very competitive system, compact, easy to set up and with the ability to provide perfect coverage for this type of event . TTL55-A also provides powerful long throw and can be intermixed with TTL33-A , as it is a complementary system," he notes. From a technical perspective the festival was a huge success, with other artists taking part including Julie Pietri, Herbert Leonard, Gilbert Montagné, Bernard Minet and Orchestra Kubiak. Mehr lesen Installation RCF reinforces Denmark's Parken Stadium Parken Stadium is Denmark's national football stadium and the current home of FC Copenhagen. Built between 1990-1992 it currently has a capacity of 38,065 (for football matches) although for other events the stadium can hold as many as 50,000 people with an end-stage set-up and 55,000 with a centre-stage set-up. In 2006–07 the club qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history, and three years later became the first Danish club to ever reach the knockout stage of the Champions League. Keeping pace with the club's recent success, the Parken Stadium is equipped with a state of the art infrastructure, with a recently upgraded audio system. The Danish company Nordic Sales (part of the Matrix Group) delivered and installed a premium RCF loudspeaker system, working in close collaboration with the RCF project department, who specified the individual products, documentation, acoustic simulation, measurements and more. "The new RCF speaker system at the Parken Stadium provides a perfect solution, and we have already received positive feedback from many people who say how impressed they are with the 'new' sound," says Lars Bo Baadsgaard of Nordic Sales. "This is due to the close collaboration with RCF and their project team. With their knowledge of stadium installations, and particularly their recent experience with the new Juventus Stadium, we knew we could rely on their guidance when it came to designing the optimum speaker solution for the Parken Stadium." To cover the site, Nordic Sales specified 42 RCF Acustica H1315 WP, along with 18 RCF P4228 and 12 RCF H6045 fibreglass long-throw horns. Each cluster contains three of the H1315 WP, a three-way full range loudspeaker system that incorporates a 15" LF transducer, a 10" cone MF transducer and a 1.4" exit titanium compression driver. It is especially designed to withstand exposure to weather without damage or loss of function to the speakers. In addition, the RCF P4228 speakers have been installed to cover selected areas of the tribunes. This weatherproof, full range, wide-dispersion, two-way loudspeaker system offers substantial power and efficiency for a variety of professional indoor or outdoor applications. The HF section is a constant directivity CMD horn loaded with a 1.4" RCF Precision Neodymium compression driver with a 2.5" diaphragm assembly for smooth, wide dispersion. The low-frequency transducer is a double 8" woofer with a 2.5" voice coil. Finally, the RCF H6045 fibreglass horns are equally designed to withstand all weathers and offer high sound reproduction quality and sound pressure levels. These horns are used as a separate evacuation set-up, which can be automatically activated if special alert messages are required, or as a safety back up for the bigger H1315 WP system The total speaker set-up is controlled by a specially-designed system, where each section of the tribune (or groups of speakers) can be individually controlled, with its routing quickly reconfigured, and status of the separate audio lines monitored. Another unique feature is that in the event of power failure the system can run in 'battery mode', so that alerts can still be flagged in the event of an evacuation procedure being required. Besides being the home base for FC Copenhagen and the national soccer team, Parken Stadium is also used for hosting big events and concerts etc. In fact the new audio system has already proved its worth at several such events. Mehr lesen Installation CF stattet die Hz. Sultan Moschee in Astana aus Die Hz. Sultan Moschee ist eines der bedeutendstem Gebäude in Astana, der Hauptstadt Kasachstans. Sie besitzt eine unglaubliche Fläche von über 60.000 m², welche es 10000 Menschen ermöglicht zur selben Zeit dort zu beten. Die Haupthalle besitzt eine Haupt- und 8 kleinere Kuppeln. Die Hauptkuppel besitzt einen Durchmesser von 28 Metern und eine Höhe von 43 Metern. Die Böden sind mit speziell gewebten Teppichen bedeckt, was für eine optimale Dämmung der oberen Frequenzbereiche sorgt. Die meisten Oberflächen, ausgenommen der Böden, sind mit Murmeln und Fliesen aus Iznik (Türkei) verziert. Die einmalige Schönheit der Moschee fordert jedoch einen hohen Preis, indem sie mit ihren hallenden Räumen das elektroakustische Design zu einer wahren Herausforderung macht. Das komplette Gebäude wurde in EASE4.3 nachgestellt und der aufwändige akustische Designprozess begann, mit dem Ziel, die Verständlichkeit und den Schalldruck so hoch wie möglich zu halten, da selbst die Atmung von 10.000 Menschen einen deutlichen Geräuschpegel verursacht. Da der Konstruktionsplan zeitlich straff angesetzt war, war die Zeit die für das Design aufgebracht wurde ein wichtiges Thema. Nach Tagen stetiger Berechnung und Simulation stellten die Ingenieure des türkischen Systemintegrator Unternehmens Asimetrik das endgültige Design vor, welches Lautsprecher der RCF TT+ Touring and Theatre Serie vorsah. Dieses löste das Problem der starken Reflexionen innerhalb der Moschee und zudem lieferte es in kompakten Gehäusen die benötigte Leistung für die über 120.000 m3 grossen Hallen. Die TTL11A-H und TTL11A-B line arrays wurden an beiden Seiten des Altars (mihrab) platziert, um zusammen mit 6 TT051A delay lines in der Haupthalle der Moschee und weiteren TTL11A-H und TTL11A-B für das erweiterte Areal mit zwei weiteren TT051A delay lines eine flächendeckende Beschallung und eine sehr geringe Resonanz für den gesamten Bereich zu gewährleisten. Die Bedeutung eines diskreten Erscheinungsbildes von Lautsprecheranlagen an solch eindrucksvollen Orten kann nicht stark genug betont werden. Daher wurden alle Lautsprecher individuell angepasst, um den Farben der Fliesen und Ornamente zu entsprechen. Im Anschluss an den Aufbau und die Fertigstellung des Projektes zeigten Messungen vor Ort, dass das ausgewählte Design exakt projektiert war mit beachtenswerter Übereinstimmung zu dem Computermodell. Mehr lesen Event RCF TT+ helps AV Matrix move into larger event production Maintaining a cutting-edge technical inventory can be an expensive business when you run a turnkey live events production company. But for Wetherby-based AV-Matrix it is certainly paying off — and the demand to service increasingly bigger functions has now led to them purchasing an RCF TT+ (Touring & Theatre) TTL33-A II, as the premier line array system in their hire fleet. Managing director Mark Parker confirmed the order for 12 elements of the powered loudspeakers with RCF's Northern Sales Manager (and TT+ touring specialist), Mick Butler. The order also included four TTS36-A subs — and the AV-Matrix MD stated that this was just the beginning. Mark has been buying from RCF since setting up the company back in 2003. His company specializes in providing event solutions for functions ranging from conferences to exhibitions, product launches, fashion shows, corporate events and concerts across the UK. And it has been the increased size, and frequency, of these events that forced the new acquisition. "Clients are now expecting higher production values and so we needed to fill a gap at the top end of our sound reinforcement capability. We took the RCF system out to hear it in a live situation, and purchased it purely on the strength of its performance. It's stunning." Other systems they had reviewed did not deliver the same value and high definition, he said — but the real clincher for AV Matrix was the control offered by RCF's proprietary RDNet platform. "This networking capability allows us to keep in touch with every component in the system, making it extremely user friendly," he explains. The TTL33-A has already provided coverage for corporate dinners hosting up to 1200, as well as 1500-capacity music events. "But its capability is way over that and the system is really delivering on all fronts." And with AV Matrix systematically winning ever larger contracts, their turnover has rocketed by 50% in the last 12 months alone. Mehr lesen Corporate Rondinelli Audio Expands Options With RCF Line Arrays Rondinelli Audio, located in Dubuque, Iowa, has been providing guitars, drums and PA gear to the area since 1977. In 1986 they expanded the company with sound company services and have been a staple at local events ever since. Last year, the owner of the company, George Rondinelli, added an RCF TT+ line array system to their inventory. He was so pleased with the TT+ system that he recently added a few more modules, bringing his total up to 12 and also purchased the NX line array for smaller events, making their inventory even more versatile. Rondinelli Audio provides sound for anything from political rallies and graduations to regional fairs and national acts at the local casinos. "We needed something that would be extremely versatile," Rondinelli adds. "The RCF line is beautifully made and sounds terrific. The TT+ line array was exactly what we were looking for." The TT+ line array replaced an array system that was sold to another organization. "It was a great provide a terrific system to another company while offering us the opportunity to check out the new line array systems and find something that fit our needs perfectly," he added. The TTL33-A is a compact, wide dispersion, 3 way active line array module that offers high performance from a small size line array. High output, accuracy and high frequency extension plus the compact size makes it ideal for the variety of events Rondinelli Audio provides sound for. Each cabinet is loaded with a two 8-inch neodymium woofers, one 8-inch horn loaded midrange neodymium woofer and three 1-inch neodymium compression drivers for excellent vocal presence and high SPL. "The small footprint of the TT+ array was a huge plus," notes Rondinelli. "It's small and light weight which translates into less truck space and quicker load-in/load-out. And many of our clients like the system, when hung, to be as unobtrusive as possible – and this is." Adding the NX line array added more flexibility to the services Rondinelli Audio provides the area. Rondinelli continues, "The NX system will allow us to do two events at one time, neither system requires as much manpower to get up and running so I can literally do more with less." Rondinelli Audio is the sound supplier to both the Diamond Jo Casino and Mystique Casino, which are also located in Dubuque. As a result the RCF TT+ line array has been the system of choice for the national acts that come through the area to perform including Brett Michaels, Davy Jones, Uncle Cracker, Air Supply and the Little River Band. "There is no such thing as a good, cheap line array," Rondinelli continues. "So when you make the investment you are investing in a relationship with the company for the next couple of years. RCF has been great and I look forward to working with them more in the future." RCF designs and manufactures high-quality professional audio sound system components including transducers, powered and self-powered loudspeakers and line arrays, power amplifiers, digital loudspeaker management systems, recording monitors, microphones and rack components. Headquartered in Reggio Emilia, Italy, RCF USA is a subsidiary of the RCF Group, which is comprised of RCF S.p.A and AEB Industriale s.r.l. (which owns dBTechnologies), and is listed on the Italian Stock Exchange. More information is available at Tel: +1 (732) 901-6100, email: firstname.lastname@example.com or by visiting www.rcf-usa.com Mehr lesen Installation Florence Airport New RCF sound system for Florence Airport Several years ago, the Amerigo Vespucci Airport's terminal building in Florence was equipped with an RCF sound system. But by the time it came to equipping the new terminal earlier this year, new regulations for security and evacuation, coupled with an evolution in sound system technology, meant that while RCF was once again chosen as the preferred supplier, the company was now required to deliver a far superior solution, in keeping with the new regulations. Work began on the project in mid-August 2011 under the supervision of RCF project manager, Aristodemo Preda, and the whole system became operational in mid-December. At the submission stage, various acoustic simulations were carried out, necessary to determine the efficiency of the system and necessary compliances. For in addition to meeting the normal requirements of speech intelligibility (public messaging), background music and flight information in the form of automatic announcements, the system also needed to address security standards regarding emergency / evacuation procedures. Thanks to the EASE 4.3, which is able to provide 3D modelling, it was possible to accurately reconstruct the architecture of the main rooms 'virtually', and set the 'acoustic fingerprint' of the speakers, simulating the behaviour and final result with great precision. In this way, the sound pressure levels and intelligibility (STI) could be measured, and compatibility with the parameters set in the reference standard determined. The entire structure was divided into 14 distinct audio zones, to which mic and pre-recorded announcements, including emergency messages, and background music could be routed. Each zone is served by two or more lines of speakers, driven by the same number of amplifiers a best intelligibility. Thanks to the careful speaker placement this solution helps ensure a consistent and continuous announcement service in the event of one line failing. The use of an RCF system ensured the total replacement of sound sources, including the connecting lines, already installed in the old terminal so that the digital network can be extended between this and the new building, currently under construction. The system management is under the command of the RCF DXT 5000 digital matrix system which is EN 60849-compliant. This allows each component to be assigned its own physical address, designed to completely control and manage background music and paging, even for emergency and evacuation purposes. Device monitoring and self checks can be carried out via the MU 5100, central management unit, with audio inputs and outputs, messaging, speaker circuits and digital connections verified in real time. The system is fully configurable from either the front panel of the MU 5100 or more easily from the GUI installed on a PC. In addition to being interfaced to the fire detection system using programmable logic contacts, the system is connected to the automatic announcement system by transmitting digital audio and serial port for activation and routing of messages within all the designated areas. Using the RCF solution, therefore, it has been possible to upgrade the audio system to the current legislation, in the interests of both security and flexibility, while at the same time expanding the network to accommodate the expansion of the Airport. Mehr lesen Event RCF delivers top club sound at legendary japanese Beach Festival Japan's recent Big Beach Dance Festival at the Makuhari Seaside Park in Chiba, again saw crowds of around 20,000 people assemble to see an all star line up, including The Chemical Brothers (playing a DJ set), John Digweed, Beardyman, Timo Maas and many more. Promoted by alife Entertainment, adding to the atmosphere of the legendary beach party was a full RCF rig on each of the three stages. RCF's sales manager for the region, Lars Yoshiyama, reported that the event was a major success. Contracted to provide the sound was rental company, Comestock, and such was the scale of the PA requirement that they needed to buy a complete new system. After careful consideration they opted for RCF, and placed an order with territorial distributor Ballad Co. Managed by Norihiro Matsuyama, Comestock chose the TT+ system because of its clarity and its exceptional power handling. The company noted that the system was very easy to fly while the proprietary RDNet allows complete control and system monitoring. In fact during the event it was possible to monitor all components through the remote RDNet tool. As a result, the main stage saw 14 elements per side of RCF's premium TTL55-A line array in a spiral configuration, with 12 TTS56-A and TTL36-AS subs — in straight line stacks across the centre, with one TTL36-AS double 18in box on top of a TTS56-A double 21in sub. Nearfield coverage was provided by four TTL31-A compact line arrays — all under RCF RDNet control for delay and monitoring. Stage monitors were provided in the shape of six TT25-SMA and two TTS28-A subs — while coverage for a VIP area close to the stage was also provided by a pair of TTL31-A enclosures. The second stage was equipped with four RCF TTL33-A per side with a pair of TTL31-A providing nearfield coverage and four TTL36-AS adding low frequency extension. Artists reference monitoring included two RCF TT25-A, two ART722-A and four NX15-SMA wedge. Finally, sound reinforcement in the auxiliary tent, which provided the third sound stage, was again RCF — this time four TT22-A active non-linear boxes were used, underpinned by a pair of SUB 718-AS. The event was supported by RCF product specialist, Oscar Mora, who provided system training as well as helping to identify the crosspoint between TTS56-A and TTL36-AS subs. In addition, he took care of the system's fine tuning and guided Comestock through the most efficient way of using the RCF RDNet controller. Also present was RCF's Lars Yoshiyama, who was involved in the planning of the event. He organised the availability of the system as part of his role of managing the strategic planning of RCF in the Japanese market. However, the production was not without its challenges. Such is the location of the beach that sand blown by the swirling wind presents a constant threat. Heavy rain the day before and the proximity of neighbouring residences, potentially giving rise to noise complaints, presented further challenges. However, the TT+ system managed to overcome the wind problem with its uniform, constant coverage pattern. "The extraordinary power in the high frequency range and the high definition helped a lot in negating any kind of wind problem, while the cabinets are completely water resistant and were impervious to the rain," said Lars Yoshiyama. As to the noise problem the RCF products — and expertise of the engineers — helped to obviate any complaints, and the coverage remained tight and directional, yet still maintained a punchy 122 dB max at FOH, 52 meters from the stage. BBF has been voted the best dance music festival for the last three years and is one of the most respected events in Japan. Hence their endorsement of this sound system became a great profiling exercise for RCF with many PA guys, sound engineers and stage directors wanting to hear the next generation of sound. One top boy band producer simply said: "The system is number one." And sound engineers who routinely specify other line array brands when touring had only good things to say. But perhaps the best quote of all came from Alex Nightingale, manager of the Chemical Brothers, who said, "Sonically the production enhanced the set to create the effect of the sound of a club on a beach." Mehr lesen Seite 30 von 51 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 — 10 Items per Page Zeige 291 - 300 von 505 Ergebnissen. ← Erste Zurück Weiter Letzte →


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A Mississippi legislator recently introduced a bill that would legalize the use of medical marijuana in the state. The bill was introduced by Democratic Senator Deborah Dawkins from Harrison County in January and has managed to stay afloat despite heavy opposition.
Medical marijuana is currently prohibited by federal law, and it's classified as a schedule I drug. Despite this, the Drug Enforcement Administration, charged with enforcing federal drug laws, usually does not interfere with medical marijuana patients and their caregivers, according to Americans for Safe Access.
The federal government regulates drugs through the Controlled Substances Act, which doesn't recognize the difference between medical and recreational use of marijuana.
Likewise, the state of Mississippi also classifies marijuana as a schedule I drug, but this bill would place it in the next category: schedule II. It would join drugs like methadone, morphine and oxycodone in the schedule II category, which are available through prescription.
Medical marijuana has become a popular issue in the past few years, and many states are proposing legislation along with Mississippi, including its neighbor Alabama. Some states, such as Alaska and California, have already passed laws legalizing its use.
Known as Senate Bill 2252, it's "an act to authorize the medical use of marijuana by seriously ill patients under a physician's supervision."
Dawkins uses research from the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine to support her bill. It states, "Research has discovered a beneficial use of marijuana in treating or alleviating the pain or other symptoms associated with certain medical conditions."
This bill isn't new to the legislature, however. This marks the fourth consecutive year Dawkins has introduced the bill, and she says it's time for Mississippi to allow its use.
"I think most people want their doctors to help them make that decision," Dawkins said earlier this month. "To me, we're taking something away from them and their physicians."
In spite of the federal government banning marijuana use, it continues to pay for extensive medical research on the plant. Mississippi even has a research lab of its own on campus at the University of Mississippi.
Ole Miss has been in contract with the federal government since 1968 to grow, harvest and process marijuana and ship it to licensed facilities across the country.
Dawkins told WLOX news that she believes it is unfair that Mississippi provides medicine for other states but not its own.
Zachary Clarke, a senior history major, agrees with Dawkins's bill and believes it should be passed in Mississippi.
"There is no denying the medical advantages that cannabis provides," Clarke said. "Mississippi is probably prime in agriculture for growing it, so it would be economically beneficial to the state."
The bill does specify how much an ill patient can possess but allows a patient to own an "adequate supply." In the bill, adequate supply means the amount can't exceed three mature marijuana plants, four immature plants or thirty grams of usable marijuana per each mature plant.
Clarke expressed his position on marijuana legalization in general.
"One day, I believe that the constitution and civil liberties will come into play, and I hope that it wouldn't be just a medical endeavor, but a universal legalization," Clarke said.
The bill isn't receiving all positive reports, however. The Gulf Coast Substance Abuse Task Force sent an open letter to Senator Dawkins and all Mississippi senators stating that the bill needs more clarity and more supportive evidence.
"An issue of such magnitude should be based on current up to date information only and certainly not on any single study," the letter said.
News Hawk – 420 Warrior 420 MAGAZINE
Location: Mississippi
Source: The Student Printz
Author: Tyler Hill
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Copyright: 2012 The Student Printz
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