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Logan[1] is a fair-sized town and is growing rapidly, located in the Wasatch Front region of northern Utah. The town is home to Utah State University, a state school with approximately 23,000 students. Logan offers a wealth of outdoor activities, including some excellent hiking, mountain biking, sport climbing, kayaking, fly-fishing, and skiing. Luckily, Logan remains relatively undiscovered, so many of these activities can be experienced in far less crowded conditions than those found in other, similar areas of the US.
Cache Valley has very unpredictable and extreme weather compared to the urban centers of the Wasatch Front. Winters are very cold, with daytime temperatures rarely getting above freezing and overnight lows frequently dropping below 0F (-18C). Snow is less frequent than in Salt Lake City but the individual storms are usually larger. Some years, however, get very little snow. Cache Valley also has one of the worst inversions in the state, in which cold, moist air and pollutants can become trapped in the valley, sometimes for weeks at a time, causing terrible air quality. Spring and Fall are wild and feature frequent temperature changes. Summer is cooler than in Salt Lake City but still hot, with daytime temperatures generally ranging from 75F (24C) to 95F (35C) - they rarely reach above 100F (38C). It is, however, far enough north that it avoids most of the summer thunderstorms. Although the city is cozy and the surrounding terrain is spectacular, the unpredictable and extreme weather is a turnoff for some.
Get in
Drive north on I-15 from Salt Lake City. Take exit 362 (Brigham City), and follow US 89/91 through the mountains (unofficially referred to as Sardine Canyon) into Cache Valley. The drive should take about 75-90 minutes. US 89 and 91 split in downtown Logan. US 89 heads east through the beautiful Logan Canyon to Bear Lake, a popular tourist destination, while US 91 heads north into Idaho. A regional airport also serves Logan although no commercial commuter flights are available at this time. Alternately you can also take I-15 N and take Exit 351 for Willard. The short UT126 section branches off towards US-89 for Logan and Ogden. Keep left at that fork and follow the road till you reach Brigham City and then the right lane will lead you towards Logan. This route is 7 miles shorter and a more comfortable drive with very little traffic.
Get around
Driving, riding the bus, walking, and cycling are convenient ways to get around town. Free municipal buses serve Logan and surrounding communities with a simple route system that radiates out from the transit center every half hour. All buses are equipped to carry two or three bicycles. Main Street is heavily used and often congested but parallel streets often provide faster access within Logan. Utah State University, on the east side of town, sits on the Provo Bench of ancient Lake Bonneville, about 250 feet higher than downtown Logan. This elevation difference is a major deterrent to non-motorized transportation. Streets throughout the old grid part of town are wide, thanks to the admonition of Brigham Young to lay out early Utah cities with streets wide enough to turn a double-team of horses and a buck-board around, so there is plenty of room for cyclists.
Hike the Wind Caves trail. 2.6 mile round trip, 900' elevation gain. The trail winds up the north side of Logan Canyon, through maple groves, to a small formation of caves and arches. Offers a beautiful view down into the canyon as well. Trailhead is ~5 miles up US 89 into Logan Canyon, located on the north side of the road opposite Guinavah-Malibu Campground.
Hike the Naomi Peak trail. 5.8 mile round trip, 1980' elevation gain. Naomi Peak (9980') is the highest point in the Bear River Range. The trail leads through meadows full of wildflowers to the peak, which offers spectacular views of the surrounding peaks and of the Cache Valley. Trailhead is located at Tony Grove Lake. Take US 89 approximately 19 miles up Logan Canyon to the Tony Grove turnoff. The lake (and trailhead) are 7 miles from US 89.
See also Cache Trails, an online copy of a local trail guide (http://www.logannature.org/cache_trails/canyontrails/), and CacheTrails.org, website for the local trail maintenance organization (http://www.cachetrails.org/)
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Get out
To get out of Logan, you can simply backtrack south on US 89-91 through Sardine Canyon and Brigham city to I-15, or you can continue northward on US 91 through Preston, ID, and eventually return to I-15 about 33 miles south of Pocatello, ID.
You can also head west on 200 North/UT-30. 20 miles to I-15.
Stay safe
Logan has very little crime and has been repeatedly named as one of the safest cities in the country. It is still wise, however, to not forget about the basic tips.
Winters can get very cold in Logan and proper precautions must be taken against the weather. Major snowstorms should also be prepared for, and the winter inversions may aggravate people with respiratory problems such as asthma.

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Outpatient Nurse Managed Counseling Program for Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulceration: a Pilot Study
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01731808
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 22, 2012
Last Update Posted : March 4, 2014
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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a physician directed nurse managed earlier outpatient counselling intervention for patients with diabetic foot ulceration.
For the purpose effectiveness is defined in two ways.1) as a reduction in hospital readmissions for complication for foot ulcers such as amputation or increased severity of the ulcer and 2) reduction in amputations, readmission rates. Selected covariates (self-efficacy,self-management, social support and depression) will be included to estimate predictors for readmission and amputation.
|Condition or disease
|Diabetic Foot Ulcer
|Behavioral: Nursing counseling
|Not Applicable
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associates with numerous complications. One of these is decreased peripheral circulation impaired sensation leading to the development of foot ulcers that lead to amputations of toes, feet and limbs. These complications not only have devastating effects on the individual in terms of loss of functionality but also impact the patient's ability to carry out and enjoy occupational, recreational and family functioning activities. Furthermore, foot ulcers and associated problems often lead to prolonged hospitalization and loss of productivity. All of these have personal as well as societal economical implications.
Currently, the standard of care includes admissions to the hospital lasting up to six weeks for medical observations and treatment of food ulcers.
The nursing responsibilities include daily or more frequent wound care as well as education counselling and skill building for diabetes self-management; therefore, an alternative to current practices must be considered. Such an alternative strategy has the potential benefit for the patient as well as the societal benefit of economic savings should such an outpatient nurse managed intervention be as or more effective as current practice. This type of service would allow the patients to remain in their home for care with probably a reduced risk for nosocomial infections.
This pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) aims to evaluate the feasibility of an additional patient education program to current management of foot care in patients with DM. We plan to determine whether foot ulcer care in hospital under medical and nursing management can be improved by early discharge of the Intervention group (IG) to the well established outpatient wound care combined with an additional new outpatient nurse managed counselling program.
Expected results:
This study aims to test an alternative to current standard of care for patients with foot ulcers. A RCT is the preferred method to establish efficacy for this alternative nurse managed intervention; and if found to be effective, the current study will also allow an evaluation of the cost effectiveness of this intervention and the potential economic reduction in cost to the health care system.
Also, patients in the hospital are in danger of acquiring nosocomial infections, are subject to medical and nursing errors and are potentially accident prone; all of this together with a general preference for being able to live at home as compared to the hospital, together with the cost savings mentioned above could have a considerable impact on patient's quality of life, satisfaction with care, improvement in food ulcer and amputation outcomes.
The potential implications are major in terms of quality of life, reduction in morbidity in disability days, and cost savings. It is anticipated that this intervention is at least as effective as hospital stay, and being surrounded by their own loved ones without the threats that a hospital setting presents. The findings will be important to consider whether clinical practice can be changed to benefit patients. If the study results show that the subjects in the IG have better skills in monitoring and treating their diabetic foot ulcerations and eventually avoid developing further complications the intervention can be applied to future patients.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|19 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Official Title:
|Outpatient Nurse Managed Counseling Program for Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulceration: a Pilot Study
|Study Start Date :
|October 2010
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|March 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|March 2013
No Intervention: Standard care
All participants received three specially-developed brochures with information regarding the diabetic foot condition. The brochures contained explanations to a) the cause and warning signs of diabetic foot ulcers, b) the precautions patients can take in their daily life, and c) helpful foot gymnastics to be practiced at home. The participants who were randomized in the control group received standard care. Standard care consisted of either physician-prescribed inpatient or outpatient wound care.
|Experimental: Nursing counseling
Behavioral: Nursing counseling
The participants who were randomized in the intervention group received outpatient physician-prescribed wound care. Additionally, they received standardized education regarding diabetic foot care. The nurse-led outpatient intervention started a few days after randomization and went on for five weeks. The study nurses conducting the interventions were wound care nurses and trained in foot examination, foot care, education, and counseling. During a period of five weeks, the participants were provided with weekly, one-hour education, skill training, and counseling sessions on foot care. Each participant received a foot care kit with essential foot care material and a foot care diary.
- feasibility of an intensive nurse led education program [ Time Frame: The outcome measures will be assessed after all recruited participants have completed the five week education program - at the latest two years after study start. ]Recruitment procedures feasible yes/no; Randomization procedure feasible yes/no; Timeframe of the five week educational program feasible yes/no; Intervention material suitable yes/no
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients age 18 or older with
- current treatment for ulceration and/or amputation of a lower limb
- stable wound healing
- no signs of wound infection
- stable diabetes
- manageable pain
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients with cognitive impairment and psychiatric diseases
- patients living in dependent living facilities
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01731808
|Kantonsspital Frauenfeld
|Frauenfeld, Switzerland, 8501
|Luzerner Kantonsspital
|Luzern, Switzerland, 6000
|Kantonsspital Winterthur
|Winterthur, Switzerland, 8401
|Spital Zollikerberg
|Zollikerberg, Switzerland, 8125
|Uniklinik Balgrist
|Zurich, Switzerland, 8008
|Responsible Party:
|Prof. Dr. Lorenz Imhof, Prof. Dr., Zurich University of Applied Sciences
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|NCT01731808 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|November 22, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 4, 2014
|Last Verified:
|March 2014
Keywords provided by Prof. Dr. Lorenz Imhof, Zurich University of Applied Sciences:
Nursing counseling
diabetic foot
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetic Foot
Foot Ulcer
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Skin Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Foot Diseases
Diabetic Angiopathies
Leg Ulcer
Skin Ulcer
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Neuropathies


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Made in the Bay: The Best Local Sweets for Valentine's Day (or Any Day)
Whether you love the day or hate it, we can all agree that Valentine's Day is good for at least one thing: an excuse to indulge in all things sweet and gooey, chocolate-covered and caramel-smothered. And this February 14, whether you're with a special someone or rockin' it single style, San Francisco has no shortage of ways to make the day a little sweeter.
For this very special Valentine's Day edition of "Made in the Bay," we're showing you the love with a look at – and a taste of – some of the best candy crafted right here in San Francisco.
Dandelion Chocolate
Single for Valentine's Day? Not to worry on Valencia Street, where Dandelion is located. Valencia is the veritable catwalk of SF's uber-hip Mission neighborhood, meaning it's the place to see and be seen – and maybe shot by Cupid.
But we digress! The sweetest spot on Valencia, Dandelion is an artisan, bean-to-bar chocolate factory, meaning they carefully select their own cocoa beans, then roast them, grind them, and turn them into hand-molded chocolate, all right here in the Mission. Keep in mind that Dandelion isn't the kind of place you go for bars studded with nuts, sea salt, or bits of bacon: the store is proud of its purist approach, noting that the only ingredients in its chocolate are "cocoa beans and cane sugar." Instead, the flavor profile of each bar is created solely by the origin of the beans it's made from.
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights, pop in for a 20-minute tour of the factory (tickets are free but must be reserved in advance); stick around afterwards for some of the city's best hot chocolate or to sample single-origin chocolate sourced from around the world.
Tcho Chocolates
Another cocoa-fueled institution, Tcho has quickly become one of the most recognizable names on the local chocolate scene. Tcho subscribes to a "New American Chocolate" school of thought, meaning they're serious about pure quality, but not afraid to experiment. The company's whimsy is evident in many of its flavors: Galactic Gelato, Strawberry Rhubarb Pie, and Mokaccino make appearances next to classics such as Serious Milk and Dark & Nutty.
Tcho also offers free tours of their factory-store at Pier 17. Tours are held at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each weekday – be sure to reserve your spot in advance.
Little John's Candies
Famous since the 1920s for its English toffee, Little John's has only two locations: one in Los Angeles and the other right here in San Francisco. The SF's store's an easy walk from HI-SF City Center, which is fortunate, since you may find yourself making repeat visits. This place actually lets you watch how your new addiction is made: huge glass windows into the on-site factory allow you to marvel at toffee being cooked up or dipped in chocolate. Other awesome edibles here include marzipan, chocolate-dipped dried fruit, and all manner of bite-sized caramels.
Hooker's Sweet Treats
We couldn't talk about the best sweets in SF without a shout-out to one of our favorites: HI-SF City Center neighbor Hooker's Sweet Treats. What makes Hooker's so nice we're mentioning it twice? Three words: Handmade. Salted. Caramels. Blended with chocolate and espresso, globbed onto cashews and pecans, or united at last with marshmallows and graham crackers in a caramel-s'more mash-up – it doesn't much matter which caramels you try; odds are you're leaving happy.
All Together, Now
If you're looking for more of an all-inclusive SF-made candy binge, you're in luck: there are good people all over the city who've gathered products from the best of the best local makers all under one roof. You'll want to make sure you stop by Bi-Rite Market, a high-end grocery store carrying some of the best local foods across the board. In the candy aisle, you'll find Sweet Revolution caramels, square-shaped Tcho bars, and Poco Dolce chocolate tiles. Bonus: Bi-Rite's also got its own creamery, where folks often line up down the block for scoops of roasted banana, brown-butter pecan, and salted-caramel ice cream.
In the Noe Valley neighborhood, there's a store called Chocolate Covered whose name just about says it all. This place stocks the good stuff from over 350 chocolate makers, many of whom are local. Look for bars, squares, bon bons, and more crafted local by Jade, Michael Recchiuti, Charles Chocolates, and Poco Dolce.
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Trendy in Vegas
ISC West 2012 is now a wrap, the show having ended a few hours ago. Day 3 proved as thought provoking as the first two.
I started out today talking to Rick Robinson, president of Qualified Commercial Electronics Co. (QCECO), a fire and security company in Phoenix, Ariz. in business for 25 years.
Among the things that Robinson, who said his company is a Silent Knight dealer, talked about with me was trends. One trend he said he sees in the industry is that "the technology is consistently getting better and less expensive. I think the products we have available to us now, and that we're offering to our customers, are selling themselves so to speak because they're so good compared to the way things were 10 to 15 years ago."
Robinson's words seem to me to sum up very well what I was seeing and hearing this past week in Las Vegas. And the show also seemed reflective of other trends.
A case in point is the home energy management trend. Consumers already are demanding ways to manage their use of energy and that demand is expected to grow phenomenally in the next decade, according to a new study.
It was clear at the show that the security industry is already anticipating that demand with a variety of products that help consumers track their energy usage to save money.
Alarm.com, a Vienna, Va.-based technology provider of interactive security solutions is among those doing that through its new Smart Schedule Activity Patterns. The feature helps homeowners optimize their thermostat settings based on data from their security systems.
Alarm.com at the show was also promoting its new location-based services, called Geo-Services.
One of those services, to be released next month, is an arming reminder alert, said Jay Kenny, Alarm.com's VP of marketing.
He said the service will make use of a homeowner's GPS device on their mobile phone to determine if they've left a "geofence" around their home without arming their system. "If I leave that fence I can get a notification [that says]'You forgot something on your system,'" Kenny told me.
He said such services all are part of a larger trend.
"The solution is really starting to be bigger than just security, more the management of these critical things in the home, [such as] energy, locks on the door, and two-way video systems," Kenny told me. "That connected solution is something we're seeing consumer interest in, and our dealers who are adopting the approach of selling that type of solution are having a lot of success right now."


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A Delaware City man is facing kidnapping charges after he forced his estranged girlfriend and her two young children from their Seaford home and took them to a Milford motel, according to police.
A Delaware City man is facing kidnapping charges after he forced his estranged girlfriend and her two young children from their Seaford home and took them to a Milford motel, according to police.
State police found 22-year-old Clifford W. David Jr. and his kidnapping victims in a room at the Travelers Inn Motel on North Walnut Street.
State troopers and officers from the Milford Police Department gained access to the motel room and took David into custody without incident.
The 22-year-old woman and her children – a 3-year-old girl and a 8-month-old girl – were unharmed, Although police later determined that the woman had been assaulted earlier in the day, she reportedly did not require medical.
According to Delaware State Police spokesman Master Cpl. Gary Fournier, state police first began looking for the woman and her children just before 11 a.m. after relatives who live next door to the family reported that they were missing and their house was in disarray.
Responding troopers found signs that a struggle had occurred in the family's house in the 20000 block of Atlanta Road, north of Seaford, including blood on the floor and appliances, as well as holes in the walls and broken chairs, he said.
Troopers also found the woman's cell phone and wallet in the house.
Through their investigation, police learned the victim had been involved in a volatile relationship with David, the father of the 8-month-old girl.
Tips from friends of the woman led police to look for David at the Milford motel about 1:30 p.m. Fournier said officers made repeated attempts to have David exit the room before using a key obtained from a motel manager to gain entry.
David is charged with kidnapping, burglary, assault, endangering the welfare of a child, resisting arrest and criminal mischief.
He is being held at the Sussex Correctional Institute on a $103,100 cash bail, Fournier said.


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Hello, M&J Trimming friends! I'm Jill from Homemade by Jill, and I am thrilled to participate in this challenge. M&J Trimming was my very favorite craft supply store during my four years in New York City. While it is still fun to browse the website, there is nothing like stepping into the actual store – not to be missed on a trip to NYC, in my opinion!
When I opened my mystery box of supplies, I was totally stumped by the materials. It was beautiful but daunting. I must have stared at that box everyday for over two weeks before getting to work. I finally embraced the neon-ness (so hot this season!) and things quickly came together from there.
For my first project, I made a pair of bracelets using the braided leather cording.
Materials used:
Braided Leather Cording in Teal and Orange
Grosgrain Ribbon in Teal
Gutermann thread in Teal and Yellow
vintage buttons from my own collection
sewing machine
hot glue
Quad-Braid Button Bracelet instructions:
- cut the leather cording into four 11-inch lengths
- super glue the four strands together at one end
- braid into a 4-strand braid as pictured: 1) cross strands 1 and 2, and strands 3 and 4, 2) cross middle strands, 3) cross far right over, cross far left under, 4) cross middle strands, left over right
- The finished braid will measure approximately 9 inches.
- Prepare the ribbon. Fold the ends twice and sew to secure. One end should be large enough to add a button hole (the size is determined by the size of the button you use) and the other end is folded under just to hide the cut edge of the ribbon. The total length of my prepared ribbon was about 9.5 inches.
- Hot glue the braid to the ribbon, starting just below the button hole, as shown.
- Wrap the cut ends of the braid with an additional length of grosgrain ribbon, hot gluing to secure.
- Sew a button on the opposite end of the button hole.
- Prepare the grosgrain ribbon, same as above: Fold the ends twice and sew to secure. One end should be large enough to add a button hole (the size is determined by the size of the button you use) and the other end is folded under just to hide the cut edge of the ribbon. The total length of my prepared ribbon was about 9.5 inches. I added some decorative top-stitching to the edges of this ribbon.
- Sew a button hole into one end.
- Cut two lengths of orange leather cording approximately 7 inches long.
- Hot glue the leather cording side by side along the middle of the grosgrain ribbon, starting just below the button hole loop, as pictured.
- Wrap the cut ends with additional lengths of grosgrain ribbon and secure with hot glue.
- Sew a button on the opposite end of the button hole.
For my second project, I made Rosette Hair Clips for my baby, Ruby. The hand-dyed silk ribbon creates a bold, beautiful flower, and the texture of the grosgrain ribbon helps keep the clip in her baby-fine hair.
Materials used:
Grosgrain Ribbon in Teal
Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon in Hot Flash
yellow rhinestones
metal alligator hair clips
hot glue gun
super glue
- Starting from the inside, hot glue grosgrain ribbon to an alligator clip. Glue the ribbon, wrapping tightly around both the inside and outside of the clip, taking care to seal the ribbon to the edges.
- Using the Hand-Dyed ribbon, fold over twice to a 1/4 width and begin rolling the rosette. Continue twisting and rolling the ribbon, securing with hot glue about every other twist.
- When you've reached the desired rosette size, secure the tail of the ribbon to the bottom of the rosette with hot glue.
- Glue the rosette to the ribbon-covered hair clip.
- Glue a rhinestone to the center of the rosette using a dab of super glue.
For my last project, I decided to make a toddler-sized butterfly costume. It was actually my husband's idea, which surprised me because he usually doesn't get involved in the crafty stuff.
I brought the finished wings to my playgroup, and they were very popular with the toddler set – both boys and girls. I love the toddler years, because there is still no boy stuff vs. girl stuff … it's all fun!
Materials used:
- RIT Dye in Teal
- RIT Dye in Yellow
- Rhinestone Starter Kit
- Grosgrain Ribbon in Teal
- Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon in Hot Flash
- Mesh Ribbon in Hot Pink
- one baby onesie
- four wire pants hangers
- one pair white ladies nylons
- elastic lace
- glitter paint
- hot glue
- super glue
Toddler Butterfly Dress-Up instructions:
- Start with four wire pants hangers. Remove the cardboard tube and straighten the sides.
- Bend the shoulders of the hanger to create a circle and hook the end loops together. Using pliers, bend the loops closed to secure.
- Shape the hangers into upper and lower wings. Upper wings should be round, and the lower wings should be more of an oval shape.
- Using pliers, bend the hanger top hooks into flat loops.
- Cover the each piece entirely with duct tape. In hindsight, white duct tape would be preferable.
- Tape the four wing pieces together using duct tape.
- Dye the nylons following the instructions on the RIT package. You may notice in the slideshow that I dyed my nylons after attaching them to the wings – I wouldn't recommend doing this. My original plan was to spray the dye from a spray bottle so the wings would be spotted, but it just didn't work. The dye ran, and I had to spray the wings a solid color. So in this case, do as I say, not as I do!
- Cover each wing piece with the dyed nylons. I used the feet of the nylons for the top of each wing. For the bottom wings, cut off the remaining leg of each nylon, turn them inside out, tie a knot at one end, and turn them right side out again. Then stretch the tube over the bottom wing portion as you did with the top.
- Tie the cut ends of the nylons together across the center of the wing base.
- Now comes the fun part – embellish the wings! I wrapped the teal grosgrain ribbon (secured with hot glue) around the center wing base to hide the remainder of the duct tape and hot glued glued a silk rosette to the center (to match the hair clips). The mesh ribbon was cut into shapes and super glued to the wings in a pattern. The rhinestones were also super glued to the wings. I used a silver glitter paint around the wing edges to conceal the darkness of the duct tape beneath the nylons.
- Add two loops of stretchy elastic to the back of the wings to wear as a costume. My loops measured about 14 inches each and were hot glued to the wings. The wings fit toddlers ages 1-3.
- If you have a baby butterfly, dye a onesie with the teal RIT dye to match their fancy butterfly wings.


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Coming to the matter of this post, its been a while since I made any muffins. But I wanted to test my new mini-bundt pan and I was pleased by the way the muffins looked and tasted.This is going as an entry to Bangalore Baker's Bake-Off Event.
- All-Purpose Flour - 1 1/2 cup
- Wheat Flour - 1/2 cup
- Canned Crushed Pineapple - 1 cup, undrained
- Skimmed Milk or Buttermilk - 1 cup
- Light Brown Sugar - 2/3 cup or more
- Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
- Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp
- Olive Oil - 4 tbsp
- Butter - 4 tbsp, melted
- All-spice - 1/4 tsp
- Walnut - 1/2 cup, roughly chopped
- Salt - a pinch
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Sift the flour together, along with baking soda, baking powder, all-spice powder in a bowl.
- In another bowl, add milk, oil, butter and whip it using an electric mixer. Add the sugar,crushed pineapple and the flour in batches until evenly incorporated.
- Taste the batter. Add more sugar if needed.
- Stir in the chopped nuts.
- Grease the mini-bundt wells with some oil and spoon the batter into the wells.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes clean.
- Move the bundt-pan muffins to a cooking rack.
- Ideal for breakfast or tea-time snack option.
- If using standard muffin pan the amounts given should be slightly reduced.


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Kurobox Media Ripper
Kurobox Media Ripper
Submitted for June/July Contest. Contest Closed
The KuroRipper is an addition to the Kurobox NAS system. It allows automatic copying of images,video and audio files from USB media such as USB keys, Compact FLASH, and SD cards. Also, it will rip entire audio CDs to mp3 format and, if avaialable will add the correct tags from the CDDB database to your Kurobox shares. Target directories, along with supported media types is all configurable in usr/local/bin/ripper.conf or from the webmin interface.
The Disk Full Led on your Kurobox will flash when ripping is in operation. It is safe to remove any USB adapters only when the Disk Full LED is not blinking.
Distribution Installation
The media ripper is based off of the Debian install from June 2006. To install this release, use the instructions at Debian_sylver and the file http://www.kurobox.com/sylver/debian/debian-sarge-188.8.131.52-mh1_kuro-box-20060623.tgz] or use the Sylver Auto Installer at <ADD LINK>
Install the Media Ripper
Install support packages
apt-get install samba hdparm udev usbmount cdparanoia mpg123 cddb libcddb2 toolame id3v2
Download the Mediaripper at MediaRipper Uncompress the program at /
cd / tar zxvf mediaripper.tgz chkconfig add mediaripper
Configure the rest of the system
ln -s /usr/bin/toolame /usr/bin/lame mkdir -p /mnt/share/Images mkdir -p /mnt/share/Music mkdir -p /mnt/share/Videos
Configuring Media Ripper
Via Webmin
Log in to the webmin interface, choose the hardware tab. Select the Hardware Tab and Select the "Rip USB media to your shares" icon
Via Command Line
With your favorite editor, edit /usr/local/bin/ripper.conf
Additional tips
Install Wizd
Wizd is a program to share your media on your Kurobox with your Buffalo Linktheater.
Of course all good NASes should be sharing their data. Why not use webmin!
To Do
- Make hdparm spin the drive down
- Allow the ripper to rip from Data CDs
- Allow the ripper To rip DVD isos


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Monday, April 15, 2013
Day 2.....waiting
I spoke with Philip Rush this evening and tomorrow's forecast is not good for a crossing of Cook Strait. Tuesday is Day 2 of my seven day slot. I'm staying positive that the weather will start to improve in a couple of days. In the meantime, I've been going for short swims in Wellington Harbor and having a great time with my crew.
5 comments:
- Tylene Hill said...
Keep your spirits up Pat. We are praying for the weather to cooperate and will be cheering you on!!
- April 15, 2013 at 12:57 PM
- Robyn Beeler-Nichols said...
Stay positive!!!! We at BC2 are praying for perfect conditions for your swim!!!
- April 15, 2013 at 5:51 PM
- Sarah Sullivan said...
The Sullivans in Raleigh, NC (Molly's Family) are watching your progress and cheering from afar. Molly (7 years old) is our little fish and I'm sure would love to be there by your side.
Fingers crossed that the weather improves for you soon.
Enjoy your time in NZ - what a spectacular country!!
- April 16, 2013 at 9:41 AM
- pat said...
Thank you for posting your comments...it's very much appreciated. And Molly, I'm so happy that you enjoy swimming, too.
It's so much fun!
- April 17, 2013 at 1:41 AM
- Robyn Beeler-Nichols said...
We miss you here at BC2
- April 17, 2013 at 1:03 PM
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by Rebecca Winzenried
Finding Comfort in Music
The opportunity to come together, to find solace through the power of music. It was the natural response of orchestras across the country in the days following the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C.
Events unfolded during a week when many orchestras had been looking forward to their 2001-02 season openers. But festive opening galas hardly reflected the national mood, and orchestras responded accordingly. The New Jersey Symphony canceled its opening night gala, scheduled for September 13. As an orchestra representative noted, it was the only decision for a group that performs at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, once within sight of the World Trade Center towers. The New York Philharmonic also canceled its opening night gala, planned for September 20, replacing it with a special memorial performance of Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem on the same date. Video screens set up in the Lincoln Center plaza allowed overflow crowds to view the concert, which was broadcast nationally by PBS. A similar setup in the Kennedy Center's Grand Foyer accommodated the crowds who turned out for a free concert by the National Symphony Orchestra on September 17.
Around the country, orchestras altered scheduled programming, called for a moment of silence during free memorial concerts, and collected donations for disaster relief. Barber's Adagio for Strings and "Nimrod" from Elgar's Enigma Variations replaced more boisterous works on many programs. The national anthem -- a regular part of the season opener for orchestras such as Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Oklahoma City -- was added to concerts by several others.
At every turn, orchestra musicians volunteered to play for small memorial gatherings and prayer services. Free concerts by some orchestras, such as The Cleveland Orchestra and the Columbus Symphony, were organized by musicians, who donated their services in exchange for the opportunity to provide some comfort and unity to their communities. A day after the attacks, Colorado Symphony musicians stayed after a concert to gather donations for the American Red Cross, collecting nearly $9,000 in one evening; the total would rise to more than $14,000 by the end of their weekend performances. Lincoln Center announced plans to donate $100,000 to the families of the twelve firefighters listed as missing from the firehouse that is part of the Lincoln Center complex.
The suspension of air traffic following the attacks affected orchestras that were expecting guest artists. Paavo Järvi's inaugural concert as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on September 14 was changed to an all-orchestral program when cellist Truls Mork was unable to make it to the United States from Norway. Composer Charles Coleman, a New Yorker who resides near the World Trade Center, made alternate travel plans, arriving in Cincinnati by car for the world premiere of his Streetscapes.
The inability of new Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles to arrive for rehearsals forced the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to make changes to its season opener on September 15, originally planned as a dual showcase for new Music Director Robert Spano and Runnicles. In Portland, the Oregon Symphony responded to Marilyn Horne's interrupted travel plans by giving a special free concert without its scheduled guest artist. Tickets were gone within half an hour. Nearly 1,000 people listened to the performance on speakers set up outside the hall, and the concert was broadcast statewide.
And in The Charleston Gazette, feature editor Douglas Imbrogno urged readers on the day after the tragedy to take a moment, turn off the television, and go see the West Virginia Symphony. "Any particular arts event at this moment might seem superfluous. Yet the arts -- music, story, image -- must be at least one way in which we can talk to each other about this overpowering week. The arts can and will help us to absorb and process it. As well as to cry, to wail, to escape, and to confront it. And, finally, to move onward with whatever possible worth we can take from what has happened."


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The vast Shah Deniz field in Azerbaijan's portion of the South Caspian Sea marked several milestones in 2018. It has now produced a cumulative total of 100 billion cubic metres of natural gas since the field started up in 2006, with daily output reaching a new peak, growing by 12.5% y-o-y. At a cost of US$28 billion, Shah Deniz – with its estimated 1.2 trillion cubic metres of gas resources – has proven to be an unparalleled success, being a founding link of Europe's Southern Gas Corridor and coming in relatively on budget and on time. And now BP, along with its partners, is hoping to replicate that success with an ambitious exploration schedule over the next two years.
Four new exploration wells in three blocks, along with a seismic survey of a fourth, are planned for 2019 and an additional three wells in 2020. The aggressive programme is aimed at confirming a long-held belief by BP and SOCAR there are more significant pockets of gas swirling around the area. The first exploratory well is targeting the Shafag-Asiman block, where initial seismic surveys suggest natural gas reserves of some 500 billion cubic metres; if confirmed, that would make it the second-largest gas field ever discovered in the Caspian, behind only Shah Deniz. BP also suspects that Shah Deniz itself could be bigger than expected – the company has long predicted the existence of a second, deeper reservoir below the existing field, and a 'further assessment' is planned for 2020 to get to the bottom of the case, so to speak.
Two wells are planned to be drilled in the Shallow Water Absheron Peninsula (SWAP) block, some 30km southeast of Baku, where BP operates in equal partnership with SOCAR, with an additional well planned for 2020. The goal at SWAP is light crude oil, as is a seismic survey in the deepwater Caspian Sea Block D230 where a 'significant amount' of oil is expected. Exploration in the onshore Gobustan block, an inland field 50km north of Baku, rounds up BP's upstream programme and the company expects that at least one seven wells of these will yield a bonanza that will take Azerbaijan's reserves well into the middle of the century.
Developments in the Caspian are key, as it is the starting node of the Southern Gas Corridor – meant to deliver gas to Europe. Shah Deniz gas currently makes its way to Turkey via the South Caucasus Gas pipeline and exports onwards to Europe should begin when the US$8.5 billion, 32 bcm/y Trans-Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) starts service in 2020. Planned output from Azerbaijan currently only fills half of the TANAP capacity, meaning there is room for plenty more gas, if BP can find it. From Turkey, Azeri gas will link up to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline in Greece and connect into Turkey, potentially joined by other pipelines projects that are planned to link up with gas production in Israel. This alternate source of natural gas for Europe is crucial, particularly since political will to push through the Nordstream-2 pipeline connecting Russian gas to Germany is slackening. The demand is there and so is the infrastructure. And now BP will be spending the next two years trying to prove that the supply exists underneath Azerbaijan.
BP's upcoming planned exploration in the Caspian:
When it was first announced in 2012, there was scepticism about whether or not Petronas' RAPID refinery in Johor was destined for reality or cancellation. It came at a time when the refining industry saw multiple ambitious, sometimes unpractical, projects announced. At that point, Petronas – though one of the most respected state oil firms – was still seen as more of an upstream player internationally. Its downstream forays were largely confined to its home base Malaysia and specialty chemicals, as well as a surprising venture into South African through Engen. Its refineries, too, were relatively small. So the announcement that Petronas was planning essentially, its own Jamnagar, promoted some pessimism. Could it succeed?
It has. The RAPID refinery – part of a larger plan to turn the Pengerang district in southern Johor into an oil refining and storage hub capitalising on linkages with Singapore – received its first cargo of crude oil for testing in September 2018. Mechanical completion was achieved on November 29 and all critical units have begun commissioning ahead of the expected firing up of RAPID's 300 kb/d CDU later this month. A second cargo of 2 million barrels of Saudi crude arrived at RAPID last week. It seems like it's all systems go for RAPID. But it wasn't always so clear cut. Financing difficulties – and the 2015 crude oil price crash – put the US$27 billion project on shaky ground for a while, and it was only when Saudi Aramco swooped in to purchase a US$7 billion stake in the project that it started coalescing. Petronas had been courting Aramco since the start of the project, mainly as a crude provider, but having the Saudi giant on board was the final step towards FID. It guaranteed a stable supply of crude for Petronas; and for Aramco, RAPID gave it a foothold in a major global refining hub area as part of its strategy to expand downstream.
But RAPID will be entering into a market quite different than when it was first announced. In 2012, demand for fuel products was concentrated on light distillates; in 2019, that focus has changed. Impending new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulations are requiring shippers to switch from burning cheap (and dirty) fuel oil to using cleaner middle distillate gasoils. This plays well into complex refineries like RAPID, specialising in cracking heavy and medium Arabian crude into valuable products. But the issue is that Asia and the rest of the world is currently swamped with gasoline. A whole host of new Asian refineries – the latest being the 200 kb/d Nghi Son in Vietnam – have contributed to growing volumes of gasoline with no home in Asia. Gasoline refining margins in Singapore have taken a hit, falling into negative territory for the first time in seven years. Adding RAPID to the equation places more pressure on gasoline margins, even though margins for middle distillates are still very healthy. And with three other large Asian refinery projects scheduled to come online in 2019 – one in Brunei and two in China – that glut will only grow.
The safety valve for RAPID (and indeed the other refineries due this year) is that they have been planned with deep petrochemicals integration, using naphtha produced from the refinery portion. RAPID itself is planned to have capacity of 3 million tpa of ethylene, propylene and other olefins – still a lucrative market that justifies the mega-investment. But it will be at least two years before RAPID's petrochemicals portion will be ready to start up, and when it does, it'll face the same set of challenging circumstances as refineries like Hengli's 400 kb/d Dalian Changxing plant also bring online their petchem operations. But that is a problem for the future and for now, RAPID is first out of the gate into reality. It won't be entering in a bonanza fuels market as predicted in 2012, but there is still space in the market for RAPID – and a few other like in – at least for now.
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The government has emphasized on the road infrastructure of the country, which has been instrumental in driving vehicle sales in the country.
The tyre market reached Tk 4,750 crore last year, up from about Tk 4,000 crore in 2017, according to market insiders.
The commercial vehicle tyre segment dominates this industry with around 80% of the market share. At least 1.5 lakh pieces of tyres in the segment were sold in 2018.
In the commercial vehicle tyre segment, the MRF's market share is 30%. Apollo controls 5% of the segment, Birla 10%, CEAT 3%, and Hankook 1%. The rest 51% is controlled by non-branded Chinese tyres.
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Porter Continues To Lead Melges 32s In Newport
26 June 2010
Newport, R.I. - After two days and six races, John Porter on Full Throttle continues to lead the 15-strong Melges 32 fleet in Newport, RI. Kip Meadows on roXanne had a splendid day to finish second overall, six points out of first. Newport local, Michael Dominguez on Bronco performed well once more taking him from fifth to third overall.
Everyone's expectations for the day was a potential carbon copy of Friday's extremely light and difficult conditions. But much to everyone's enjoyment, the sunshine and moderate temps prevailed with the breeze building throughout the day to a pleasant 10-12 knots.
Race one of the day was all Jim Swartz on Q. Port tacking the fleet, at the pin end to take an immediate lead was a key maneuver giving him an almost immediate lead. Swartz rounded the first mark several boat lengths in front of the fleet, followed by Dominguez and Meadows respectively. His biggest competition didn't arrive until the last mark when he fumbled the set. It was just enough of a snafu to make everyone nervous as it allowed Dominguez to gain a little ground. Swartz was quick to recover and take first, Dominguez was second, Meadows kicked in some speed to take third.
Porter took race two in stride, stealing the lead from early race leader Meadows. A seriously tight fleet race from mark, to gate, to finish found Porter pulling ahead for the win, his second bullet of the regatta. Commonly referred to and revered as 'the Admiral', Porter went on to win the heat with Meadows in second, the young Ryan Devos (Ed Baird, tactician) on Volpe was third. Geoff Pierini (Max Skelley, tactician) on Shakedown sneaked in from the right to take a surprise fourth ahead of John Taylor (Andrew Campbell, tactician) on Ninkasi finishing fifth.
The last race of the day was a steady course four, 225 at 1.4 nm bringing out the best in long-time Melges 32 owner Taylor. He took the lead at the top, performed perfect sets and jibes to take the ultimate win over of Devos. Jeff Ecklund on STAR stepped up to take third.
Saturday night is Melges Rocks party night! Teams will congregate at Riptide for beer, prizes and daily awards. It will be the ultimate regatta party!
Top Five Results(After 6 Races and 1 Discard)
1.) John Porter/Jonathan Mckee, Full Throttle; 1-3-4-6-1-[10] = 15
2.) Kip Meadows/Andy Horton, roXanne; 4-5-[10]-3-2-7 = 21
3.) Michael Dominguez/Anthony Kotoun, Bronco; 3-7-7-2-7-[14] = 26
4.) Jim Swartz/Gavin Brady, Q; 10-1-6-1-9-[11] = 27
5.) Jeff Ecklund/Bill Hardesty, STAR; 8-9-[14]-5-3-2 = 27
View Full Results
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Full race reports, interviews and photo galleries will be posted online each day after racing at the official website of the International Melges 32 Class Association (IM32CA). If you are unable to attend 2010 Melges 32 Northeast Regatta, stay in touch by subscribing to the IM32CA RSS Feed, or visiting the Official Melges 32 Blog. Friend the fleet on Face book, follow it on Twitter and subscribe to the Official Melges 32 You Tube Channel.
The 2010 Melges 24 National Championship is graciously supported and encouraged by the following businesses. The U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USMCA) is especially grateful to title sponsors Layline and Oakcliff Sailing Center.
The 'Original Performance Sailing Retailer', for over 20 years, Layline is back with a new vigor to provide sailors with the absolute best in custom rigging, gear, and sailing apparel. Layline is proud to be the Title Sponsor and Official Supplier of Gear and Rigging of the 2010 Layline Oakcliff U.S. Melges 24 Nationals as well as the Platinum Sponsor of the U.S. Optimist Class, Official Supplier to their U.S. National Team and Title Sponsor of the 2010 USODA Layline Nationals. Visit layline.com to learn more.
The Oakcliff Sailing Center, located in Oyster Bay, NY offers a growth path for sailors who are serious about excelling in competition as well as in the business of sailing. Operating from an America's Cup-like campus, they maintain a cutting edge fleet of Swedish Match 40's, Shields, Melges 24's, Farr 40's, IRC racers, and three classic wooden yachts.
As a foundation dedicated to the growth of individuals who are serious about the sport, Oakcliff founded the Acorn Program. This program immerses recipients in the world of sailing, covering everything from the sponsorship/business side of sailing, to high-level match racing skills. Graduating Acorns are fully prepared to manage race boats, sail in the America's Cup or become a business entrepreneur. Visit oakcliffsailing.org to learn more.
Sail Newport's Mission is to grow the sport of sailing, bring special events to Newport, and to provide public access to sailing programs in Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay for all ages and all economic levels. Sail Newport's one design storage, regatta and service facilities make it the home for one design fleets such as the massive J/24 Fleet 50, the Laser 413 Frostbite Fleet and the 30+ boat Newport Shields Fleet 8. Visit sailnewport.org to learn more.
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So when will the last spinning hard drive, by far the most common storage media in use, leave the corporate data center? The arguments for its demise are compelling, including eliminating the power and cooling required for racks-full of disks, the hassles associated with managing thousands of them, and the low performance of hard drives compared to new technologies like SSDs.
For now, however, we are stuck with spinning hard disk drives, and will remain so for the next decade or more.
In the meantime, new storage technologies will be changing how data is stored, accessed, manipulated, and eventually deleted. Some are in use, some are around the corner, and some are still scientists laboratory toys.
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User: Xor
From Randomdata
Nice, my own personal space..
Contacting me
Through skype; x-orbit
E-mail; <email>firstname.lastname@example.com</email>
Twitter; http://www.twitter.com/xwob (yeah.. xor was taken by some b'tard ;-) )
Debian Lenny Released :: On february 14th the new Debian 5 was released. I will be covering this release on our next meeting.
Studying Anonymous Networks :: Like tor, i2p and freenet. Will be covering this at some of our coming meetings.
Build my own gameconsole :: I really, really, REALLY want to make my own gameconsole, but.. The chip used by the current Uzebox project, is a bit.. too slow.
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"America's Greatest Hot Rod Show"
There are seven towns or cities in the United States named Detroit. One is on the East Coast and one in the West, with the remaining sprinkled throughout the Midwest. But only one of them has hosted the Autorama for the past 61 years and that is Detroit, Michigan (aka the Motor City).
Since 1953, the show was held in various locations around the city but, once organizers moved in 1961 into Cobo Center, the massive convention building downtown on the edge of the Detroit River, they've never left. The show has grown from humble beginnings as a way for the Michigan Hot Rod Association to help finance a local dragstrip for its members, and the efforts were hastened when they hired Don Ridler to promote the annual event. Ridler, who died in 1963, was able to lay out the format for the show that is still followed today; give the people what they want, and give them a lot of it! Nowadays the event bills itself as "America's Greatest Hot Rod Show", and it's hard to argue the point.
This year the show drew just over 800 cars from 34 states plus Canada, and folks came in record numbers through the doors to check them out. A few years ago the basement of the facility was reinstated as a "car show" area (in fact it's where the event was first held back in its early years) and renamed Autorama Extreme 1953. Now it's an area where you'll find a more traditional approach to hot rodding, and it's a complete show-within-a-show.
Sponsored by Meguiar's, the Extreme has its own awards presentation, entertainment, dealer and lifestyle display booths, and attitude. In one corner of the room folks could watch as legendary customizer Gene Winfield was busy chopping the top on a 1939 Chevy coupe. The octogenarian started the work on Friday afternoon and had lowered the lid, cut down the door tops, and had it all stitched back together by Sunday afternoon.
Upstairs, Don Ridler would be justifiably proud of the diversity found on the main floor of Cobo. Besides the dozens of manufacturers that ringed the room, special areas were set aside for a tribute to the Batmobile (with three examples of the car from its lengthy career) as well as the 19th annual Toy-A-Rama, where you could pick up all sorts of automobilia. A Cavalcade of Customs highlighted a group of rides looking like they rolled right out of the 1950s, and a Feathers Tribute (sponsored by Ford) showcased a handful of restored and customized Thunderbirds from 1955 to 1957.
In another corner you'd find the Motorcity Mavens Auto Art panel jam and charity auction, where pinstripers from all over the country gather to stripe whatever is put in front of them. Other painted items are auctioned off, with the proceeds benefitting Leader Dogs for the Blind. It was a charity close to the heart of Bob Larivee Jr. (aka JR), the CEO of Championship Shows (the manager of all the Autorama and World of Wheels car shows). After dying at age 61 late last year, a tribute was created in the form of a Gibson guitar, which was pinstriped and lettered to commemorate both JR and the Ridler award, and it sold at auction for $1,950. Another display featuring one of JR's hot rods was located just inside the main door of the hall, along with several photo collages depicting his life and loves.
This year being the 50th anniversary of the Don Ridler Memorial Award, a special display sponsored by the Henry Ford museum, featuring dozens of past winners, was located just inside the main doors of the hall. Among the cars it was especially nice to see the "Deora" (the 1967 winner built by Mike Alexander) parked alongside the "Top Banana" (the 1969 winner built by Mike's brother, Larry).
The 2013 Autorama was also one of the locations where STREET RODDER picked 10 of the Painless Performance Top 100 cars for the year, and finalists were drawn from both the downstairs show as well as the upstairs.
But among the nearly 600 vehicles located upstairs, a handful came to compete for the show's top honor: the Don Ridler Memorial Award. And being the 50th anniversary of the award, competition was especially high this year. But though dozens of hopeful car owners apply, only eight are culled into the prestigious Pirelli Great 8 as finalists for the Ridler. The eight are notified and a special plaque signifying their standing is displayed alongside their car throughout the three-day show. Sometime during the awards presentation early Sunday evening the winner is announced and a crowd immediately surrounds the car, owner, and builder for lengthy interviews by different news organizations and well-wishers alike. Ron Cizek, from Omaha, Nebraska, was named this year's Ridler winner for his '40 Ford coupe built by the CAL Automotive Creations team, headed up by Andy Leach. (Look for an extended feature on this car in an upcoming issue).
It was a thrilling end to a spectacular three-day weekend—something the show's organizers and the Michigan Hot Rod Association should certainly be proud of. And though it's true this Detroit is different from any other city with the same name, so can the Autorama truly distance itself from any other car show out there.


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Eva Longoria: Cannes Global Gift Gala!
Eva Longoria is sheer sexy while attending the 2013 Global Gift Gala during the 2013 Cannes Film Festival at Carlton Hotel on Sunday (May 19) in Cannes, France.
The 38-year-old actress was seen posing on the red carpet with Dita Von Teese.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Eva Longoria
Later in the night, Eva changed into a bright orange outfit while heading to an after party for the gala at Nikki Beach Club.
On the same day, Eva kept it dressy yellow while doing some shopping on Antibes Street.
FYI: Eva is wearing an Emilio Pucci dress, Brian Atwood shoes, and Chopard jewels at the gala. Eva is wearing a Yanina dress and Chopard jewels at the after party.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
CC2C week 30 it takes a village...
It takes a village for me to complete my project this week for the Compendium of Curiosities Vol. 2 Challenge! The technique is called "reflective imagery" and is found on page 55 of Tim's book, and after making my pieces, I couldn't think of a better way to use them except to make them into the windows on little corrugated cardboard houses.
Images and ephemera: French Kissed Postcards, Paper Whimsy, Digital Collage Sheets and magazine clippings.
Posted by penny4thoughts at 8:13 AM
8 comments:
- Sue said...
I love your images! Those wrinkles just add so much to them.
- November 27, 2012 at 9:57 AM
- My name is Erika. said...
Hi Penny-
I think the window idea was fantastic. They look perfect on those little corrugated houses.
- November 27, 2012 at 6:26 PM
- Linda said...
Love these Penny! The whole vintage look along with the corrugated cardboard background is fantastic!!
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- toni said...
I really love what you have done with the challenge these are beautiful x
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- Jennie Atkinson said...
Oh the vintage houses are lovely Penny. What a great idea! Just catching up with some blog visiting - gorgeous work as always Penny.
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These really do look totally amazing, and so inspirational!
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Beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing.
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Totally amazing! Each one a treasure!
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Person‐Centered Thinking Training Receives Honorable Mention The Aging Services Division of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS), in partnership with the Center for Learning and Leadership, received honorable mention at the 2012 OKDHS Quality Awards for a training, entitled "Bridging the Gap Between Oklahoma's Aging and Disabilities Services Communities." The training was delivered to professionals across the state who provide information and referral services within the Aging and Disability Resource Consortium. The training equipped participants to use Person‐Centered Thinking tools to deliver more effective resource assistance to Oklahomans who are aging or who have disabilities. For more information about Person‐Centered Thinking training, contact Mary Katherine Long at mary‐firstname.lastname@example.com or 405‐271‐4500 ext. 41012. Oklahoma Durable Medical Equipment Reuse Program Begins Oklahoma ABLE Tech and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority have partnered to provide the new Oklahoma Durable Medical Equipment Reuse Program. The program takes donations of equipment, such as communication devices and wheelchairs, that is no longer needed and refurbishes it so that another person in need of the item can use it at no cost. Priority is given to SoonerCare members, but any Oklahoma resident is eligible if they complete the application. However,
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What's The Guinness World Record For Morons In A Hurry Sending Bogus Takedowns?
from the just-wondering... dept
So how does Guinness respond? Certainly not by fixing the screwed up template. And, apparently not by taking some time to think it over while drinking a tall glass of Guinness. Instead, it released the legal hounds on the Fail Blog and threatened the site with a totally bogus trademark infringement claim, saying that because the screenshot included the Guinness World Record logo, it was a trademark violation. Of course, that's preposterous. Still, Fail Blog complied, took down the original, but posted Guinness' letter, its own rather direct response, and a new version of the screenshot with the Guinness World Record logo pixelated. Nobody will ever figure it out now:


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Bluespotted Jawfish
A nuptial-phase male attempting to attract a mate. Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
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Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
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Golden Gorgonian
Super macro of the feeding plumes of a golden gorgonian sea fan. Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
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Resting on a blanket of hydroids. Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Whale Shark
Bahia de los Angeles, Mexico.
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Playful sea lion pups at Los Islotes near La Paz, Mexico.
A snorkeller at Los Islotes enjoys the warm sun, awesome viz, and 84ºF water.
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Playful sea lions at Lobster Shack at Islas Coronados.
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A sea lion cruises by a colorful wall of anemones. Los Islotes.
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A sea lion takes a break from play-time and enjoys the sunlight just below the surface. Los Islotes - La Paz.
Whale shark in La Paz, Mexico.
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Schools of juvenile senorita and blacksmith stream down the wall at Keyhole at Islas Coronodas, just south of the US/Mexico border.
A diver above the wreck of the Salvatierra.
Photographing the bait ball.
A playful sea lion comes out to greet me at "the cave." Los Islotes, Mexico.
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A river of bait fish and the charging bonito.
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Mini HOWTO: using a CF card for testing and developing coreboot
The wiki is being retired!
Documentation is now handled by the same processes we use for code: Add something to the Documentation/ directory in the coreboot repo, and it will be rendered to https://doc.coreboot.org/. Contributions welcome!
Installing coreboot on the Nokia IP530
The image linux-nokia-ip530-coreboot.img is a 32Mb image which can be placed on the standard CF card of the IP530. De IP530 came with 6, 16 and 32Mb CF cards. If you don't have a 32 Mb, GET one !!!!!!
#[sudo] dd of=/dev/<cf-card-device> of=./linux-nokia-ip530-coreboot.img
Download 32Mb CF card image (7.9Mb)
Place the CF card in the slot of the IP530, connect a serial cross cable. get a terminal program (like putty) set the speed to 115200 Bps None, 8, 1 and boot up the IP530.
You must get a prompt.
Depending on the board revision, the board revision can be found on the inside of the machine, its on little stickers on the right-side of the board. Do the following steps:
#flashrom /home/coreboot-nokia-ip530-board-rev-a.rom
#flashrom /home/coreboot-nokia-ip530-board-rev-b.rom
When you flashed the rom you can reboot the machine with
Then you should see that the COREBOOT bios is starting. And the command prompt should appear again. Now you're ready to install the system with Linux.
Via distro that can install via serial console
If you have a installation CD with serial IO than remove the CF card and hook up a CDROM and HDD to the primary IDE controller and start the installation.
Via DONOR PC
Otherwise use a other PC as donor, hook up the HDD and install Linux there.
Configure linux
The kernel boot customation "apci=off console=ttyS0,115200n8" apci=off is nessary due that the Nokia-IP530 coreboot bios does'nt support APCI yet.
Make sure that the ttyS0 is enabled in inittab, or some other place depending on the distro.
And now your machine is ready to run......
Other OSes
It should be posible to run any OS that is able to run without the following devices: - Videocard - Keyboard - Mouse - Floppy - Paralell port
So NO windows :-)
Havefun with your Nokia-IP530, any remarks about this please email me on email@example.com
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The lineup for the 2013 Coachella music festival is out and music fans are debating the choice of headliners including the Stone Roses, Blur, Phoenix and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The rest of the roster is a who's who of today's music, ranging from bands like the XX to Father John Misty.
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It's Official: Wikipedia To Go Dark On Wednesday
from the pipa-protests dept
In fact, it appears they're going even further than Reddit, who is going down for 12 hours. All English-language pages on Wikipedia will go dark for 24 hours -- starting at midnight DC time on Wednesday. For what it's worth, I've been told by multiple Congressional staffers that Wikipedia is a tool they all rely on pretty much every day -- so expect this to get some attention. The site will also be replaced with an action alert, asking people to call and write Congress -- and Jimmy says his goal is to "melt the phone lines." Considering how much usage Wikipedia gets, that's entirely possible.
Student warning!Do your homework early.Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday! #sopa— Jimmy Wales (@jimmy_wales) January 16, 2012
This is a big move, and it's great to see Jimmy and the community willing to take a stand like this. Jimmy is also tweeting up a storm about why this is so important. He's also responding to false claims that the bills are "dead," by noting that SOPA (1) may rise again and (2) that PIPA is still alive and well.
Either way, come Wednesday, I'm curious if Congress is still going to be claiming that it's just a "small minority" of people who dislike these bills.


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The Moon at Sodegaura in Shinagawa
Description: Six people canoe in the foreground with another boat in the middle ground and the background some landscape. A half-moon is visible in the sky. There is some Japanese text in the lower right hand corner of the postcard.
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I would like a clean and fresh design that visually relates to the idea of helping a business owner by providing them with a step by step (Hiring Blueprint) process of hiring someone that would be a perfect fit for their company. The process is for a new generation of people that are hiring people that are not mindless drones, but creative individuals that have a win-win partnership with a business they are working for which allows them to grow and develop themselves as they are helping develop the business.
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