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Departing Looms As Dangerous 'New Shooter' For 138th Preakness Stakes
Departing Looms As Dangerous 'New Shooter' For 138th Preakness Stakes
Derby Winner Orb 'Bright;' Normandy Invasion, Vyjack Enter Picture
BALTIMORE, 05-06-13–Although several other horses that prepped at Fair Grounds ran well in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Al Stall has no regrets about having Departing skip the race to run fresh in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 18.
Graduates of the Risen Star and the Louisiana Derby at Stall's hometown track in New Orleans finished in the five spots behind Orb in the Derby, run over a sloppy sealed track at Churchill Downs.
"With those conditions, I was happy that the horse was sitting back in a nice comfortable stall instead of in a mile-and-a-quarter war on a tough racetrack," Stall said Monday in his office at Churchill Downs. "I didn't think about that. We were committed to what we were going to do and we don't look back."
Departing, bred and owned by Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider, was a Derby candidate, but was taken off the trail when he finished third in the Louisiana Derby. Following that race, Stall and the owners changed their approach and scrapped plans for Kentucky, deciding to focus on the Preakness. Departing was sent to Hawthorne Park on April 20 to run in the Illinois Derby and he cruised to a 3 ¼-length victory from an outside post.
With four wins in five career starts, the War Front gelding heads the list of new shooters headed to Pimlico for the 138th Preakness. Stall said that the Illinois Derby route was good for Departing.
"The timing was perfect," Stall said. "He's not that big of a horse. The race was a prep for the Preakness. That's what Hawthorne designed it as and we're going to follow it that way."
Although Departing finished a competitive third in the Louisiana Derby behind Revolutionary and Mylute - who were third and fifth, respectively in the Kentucky Derby - his connections decided to change course.
"The Louisiana Derby was only his fourth race," Stall said. "He ran well, but we just thought that he was lacking in seasoning. He might have gotten in a little bit of trouble and it looked like the holes were moving a little bit faster than he was."
Stall said Departing showed talent, but that he won his first three races so easily that he really needed more experience before stepping onto the big stage of the Triple Crown. The Louisiana Derby clearly picked him up quite a bit and he showed a lot of seasoning and a little guts in the Illinois Derby. It's apples and oranges. The way he trains every day. He's more into it. He just has more life to him. That last little piece of seasoning he got was the Louisiana Derby."
Stall plans to gallop Departing at Churchill Down the rest of the week and is planning to give him a breeze over the weekend before shipping to Maryland on Wednesday, May 15. The veteran trainer was impressed with the Shug McGaughey-trained Orb's performance in the Derby.
"He was the best horse that day," Stall said. "He seems to be a horse going in the right direction. He's got all the pedigree in the world, all the connections. He's strictly the horse to beat. I have no idea whether we can beat him or not. We're happy with our horse and are going to take a chance."
The Kentucky Derby winner, who flew from Louisville to New York on Sunday, has settled in nicely at trainer Shug McGaughey's Belmont Park barn.
"He shipped real well. This morning he walked around here great and ate his lunch right up," McGaughey said. "He seems to be as bright as can be."
The media demands for his time commenced yesterday with interviews with CNN, NBC Sports and radio, but McGaughey regards the attention as a small price to pay for adding the Kentucky Derby to his Hall of Fame resume.
"I'm prepared. I've read about it and watched other people go through it," McGaughey said. "I was ready for it to happen to me."
Orb, who has won five straight races, is expected to train for the Preakness at Belmont before shipping to Pimlico early next week.
A couple of Derby participants, Normandy Invasion (4th) and Vyjack (18th) were added Monday to the list of candidates for the Preakness.
Trainer Chad Brown said Monday that Normandy Invasion, who finished fourth in the Derby after leading in the stretch, is a possibility for the Preakness.
"Originally, I threw the Preakness out," Brown said, "but he's come out of the race so well that I'm at least going to remain neutral on the topic until I can see the horse go back to the track and get a gauge on his energy level and his soundness."
Brown said the colt was scheduled to fly from Kentucky to New York on Monday and that a decision on the Preakness would likely be made by this weekend.
Vyjack, who had a wild trip in the Derby and finished 18th, might join the Preakness field, trainer Rudy Rodriguez said Monday morning. Rodriguez said he will take a close look at the Into Mischief gelding when he returns to his barn at Aqueduct on Tuesday. The Derby was a disappointment because Vyjack lost his composure and dragged jockey Garrett Gomez close to a torrid early pace.
"Garrett told me that the horse ran off for the first five or six furlongs and that he just eased him up. He said he had no control of the horse in the beginning," Rodriguez said. "He said the horse broke well, but he shied away from the crowd and when he took hold of him the horse just took off. He was never able to relax."
Rodriguez said Vyjack came out of the race in very good physical shape.
Other Derby starters confirmed for the Preakness are Goldencents (17th) and the D. Wayne Lukas-trained duo of Oxbow (6th) and Will Take Charge (8th).
Goldencents, who captured the Santa Anita Derby (G1) prior to his Derby disappointment, is scheduled to fly from Louisville to New York Monday afternoon before vanning to Pimlico Monday night. Goldencents is trained by Doug O'Neill, who saddled I'll Have Another for victories in last year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
Oxbow and Will Take Charge are scheduled to walk the shedrow at Churchill Downs tomorrow and Wednesday before likely returning to the track on Thursday.
Itsmyluckyday, who finished 15th in the Derby, is scheduled to van from Churchill Downs to Monmouth Park Tuesday afternoon. If all goes well in his training at the New Jersey track, the Eddie Plesa Jr.-trained colt is likely to return in the Preakness.
Assistant trainer Frankie Perez, who used to work for trainer Frank Brothers, learned long ago that a disappointing finish in the Derby shouldn't eliminate a horse from Preakness consideration. Brothers saddled Hansel for a victory in the 1991 Preakness and Belmont Stakes following a 10th-place finish in the Derby.
"He didn't run any good in the Derby and he ran back (in the Preakness) and won," said Perez, who has worked for Plesa for 20 years.
Mylute, who finished fifth in the Derby, remained a possibility for the Preakness, trainer Tom Amoss said.
"No decision has been made about the Preakness," Amoss said. "He is doing well, has good energy and probably will go back to the track Wednesday and have a very light day."
Bob Baffert-trained Govenor Charlie, the Sunland Park Derby (G3) winner, and Bellarmine, one of three winners on the Kentucky Derby Day undercard for trainer Ken McPeek are also under consideration for the 1 3/16-mile Preakness.
Fear the Kitten is no longer considered a Preakness contender.
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Pimlico Race Course is a Stronach Group company, North America's leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida and is one of North America's top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a major producer of televised horse racing programming through its HRTV cable and satellite network and is North America's premier supplier of virtual online horse racing games, as well as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.


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A free guide has been created contained 50 tips and suggestions for putting together a successful entry in the annual Britain in Bloom competition.
Alfreton firm Amberol works with councils, In Bloom groups, schools, businesses and voluntary organisations, offering advice and supplying products to help them with their competition entry.
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The information includes suggestions for setting up an In Bloom group, good horticultural practice, maintenance tips and community involvement. Amberol's Patience Atkinson-Gregory, said: "We work closely with Britain in Bloom entrants across the country, from large local authorities to small voluntary groups, and are constantly impressed by the dedication and enthusiasm that we see.
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The booklet is dedicated to John Williamson, a director of Amberol until his death earlier this year. "John was an ardent supporter of the competition and felt very strongly about the importance of maintaining good communal landscaping and green spaces, so it seemed a fitting tribute to dedicate our guide to him," Patience added.

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We've received some questions regarding support for Adobe Flash Player 11.1 and AIR 3.1 on the Galaxy Nexus. To be clear, the Galaxy Nexus does not initially support Adobe Flash Player 11.1 and AIR 3.1. As we previously communicated in a blog post, devices and software updates from our partners which introduce new technologies are being developed on varied schedules that are different from our own, which means that the Adobe runtimes may not always be optimized or supported on devices until a subsequent release. We will provide a minor update to the runtimes to support the Galaxy Nexus in December.
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It is now or never for the Crestview football team when the Bulldogs travel to Fort Walton Beach on Friday to take on Choctawhatchee in a District 2-6A game that could make or break the season.
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It is now or never for the Crestview football team when the Bulldogs travel to Fort Walton Beach on Friday to take on Choctawhatchee in a District 2-6A game that could make or break the season.
Crestview is now 2-4 overall and 0-1 in district play, but a win against the Indians could get the season headed back in the right direction. With just one district game under their belts, the Bulldogs are still very much in a wide open district race, but a loss Friday would change all of that and send Crestview to the bottom of the pack in the district.
When the season started six weeks ago, many people � including me � considered the Bulldogs one of the area�s top teams and the team to beat in District 2-6A. However, Crestview�s current four-game losing streak has raised questions about the Bulldogs and has thus far marred what could still be a promising season.
I�ve witnessed each of the four losses from the Bulldog sidelines, but you don�t have to be up close and personal to understand what is hurting the Bulldogs. All you have to do is look in the box score and see that in the four losses, Crestview has been penalized 45 times for 332 yards. The Bulldog opponents have been flagged 24 times for 167 yards.
In other words, Crestview has given up 83 yards a game in field position � and that doesn�t count big plays that were wiped out by an untimely flag.
In Crestview�s most recent loss to Fort Walton Beach on Friday, the Bulldogs were called for 15 penalties for 135 yards while the Vikings were flagged five times for 35 yards. One of the Bulldog penalties, a holding call against a Bulldog offensive lineman in the second quarter, wiped out a 33-yard touchdown pass from Dakota Davis to Tate Sweatt.
It could be argued that the penalty was a 43-yard penalty when you add the penalty yards to the yards gained that were negated by the flag. As it turned out, the Bulldogs were unable to score and were forced to punt.
While I don�t believe one play ever cost a team a game, had the Sweatt touchdown stood, the Bulldogs probably would have won the game 24-17. I say Crestview probably would have won because I don�t have a crystal ball that allows me to see how the touchdown would have changed how the respective coaching staffs would have managed the game.
Having played the game, I understand that penalties are a part of football and that the best teams can be the most penalized. Nevertheless, when things aren�t going well, it could be argued that penalties are a sign of an undisciplined team flirting with disaster.
I still believe Crestview has the talent to win out, claim the district championship and make a long run into the playoffs.
However, unless the Bulldogs cut down on the penalties, the season could continue to be a disappointment.
Randy Dickson is the Sports Editor of the Crestview News Bulletin. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524.


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Lawmakers on Thursday dropped a plan to shroud the email addresses of most public officials in secrecy.
Instead, reacting to concerns from open-government advocates, the sponsors of the legislation (HB 249) narrowed the public records exemption to only cover email addresses that are "obtained for the purpose of voter registration."
The exemption is part of legislation aimed at encouraging voters to sign up for the email delivery of sample election ballots by the local supervisors of election.
Issuing the ballots by email will result in a significant savings by reducing mailing costs, bill sponsors say.
Proponents said they wanted to shield the email addresses as an incentive for voters to participate in the program.
Sen. Jeremy Ring, D-Margate, said the idea was to protect voters so they "won't get spammed by candidates during campaigns."
But open-government advocates said the original bills were so broadly written that they would have exempted all email addresses for any registered voter held by any public agency, ranging from the governor's office to local county commissions.
Rep. Bryan Nelson, R-Apopka, the sponsor of the House bill, offered the amendment to narrow the scope of the exemption before the House passed the bill in a 114-1 vote today, with Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, D-Tallahassee, in opposition.
"This amendment makes it clear that the public records exemption only applies to email addresses obtained by an agency for the purpose of voter registration," Nelson told the House.
He said he agreed to the amendment after objections were raised by the First Amendment Foundation, a group that advocates on behalf of open government and is supported by Florida newspapers,
Barbara Petersen, head of the FAF, said while she still questions the necessity for any exemption, the narrowing amendment was an acceptable compromise.
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The future is bright for the East Stroudsburg South boys basketball program.
The future is bright for the East Stroudsburg South boys basketball program.
First-year coach Shawn Munford and star player O'Neil Holder are big reasons why.
Munford, a 2001 Bloomsburg University graduate and former assistant coach for East Stroudsburg University men's basketball team, has transitioned well into his new role as head coach.
"It's been fine. I've been a head coach at other levels, just never officially in high school or college," said Munford, who took over for Rich Baker. "The timing of it wasn't ideal. It took a while to get people to buy in because I didn't have a spring or have a summer to get a chance to work with the kids. I think now the transition has been good. I think we're playing our best basketball now that the system is in place."
Holder, a junior forward, and the rest of the team have responded well to Munford's coaching. Holder is averaging 15.8 points per game and seven rebounds.
"I think he's done a really good job from everything he has taught us from the beginning and preparing us for games," Holder said.
Not only is Munford a head coach, but he also teaches at exercise science at East Stroudsburg University.
"That's the easy part because both of them are in essence teaching," Munford said. "One is teaching subject matter and the other is teaching basketball."
Munford played at Bloomsburg from 1997 to 2001 and was an all-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference player. He also played professionally overseas in Belgium and France and traveled with the Harlem Globetrotters.
He gave up playing basketball to go back to school and coach.
"It was fun," Munford said of playing with the Globetrotters. "It was a unique experience. It gets you to appreciate different cultures."
Holder's game has blossomed under Munford's guidance and now the forward is beginning to think about playing at the next level.
"I would love to play in college," Holder said. "Honestly right now, I would love to play at West Virginia University. I follow their sports teams a lot and one of my favorite players is Jerry West."
Munford has been impressed with Holder throughout the season.
The junior has played so well, he's a big factor in the Cavaliers' run into the Mountain Valley Conference playoffs.
"He's a good player," Munford said. "I'm constantly on him to work harder, but he has a really good amount of talent. He's one of our leaders."
The Cavaliers (11-10, 7-4) have already clinched spots in next week's MVC tournament and the District 11 Class AAAA playoffs for a second straight year.
"I think we have done a good job," Holder said. "We could show a little bit better on our record. I think so far we have had a successful season."


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Shimano have announced an all-new entry-level road groupset for 2013, and it goes by the name of Claris. As an evolution of the 2300 group, Claris is an 8-speed setup that aims to offer a quality feel for new road riders.
Both triple and double chainset options will be available, the triple using a 50/39/30 gear combination while doubles will be a standard 50/34T or compact 46/34T. All chainsets will use Shimano's Octalink bottom bracket standard. The group is said to work best with Shimano's HG50 8-speed 11-32T cassette.
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California Legalizes Some Texting While Driving, Sort Of
from the will-it-reduce-accidents? dept
None of this is defending the ridiculously dangerous practice of texting while driving, but merely acknowledging that the law intended to make the roads safer could actually do the opposite.
With all that said, it's interesting to see that California quietly legalized some forms of texting while driving last week with very little fanfare. Basically, it allows totally hands-free texting -- such as dictating messages via a bluetooth headset or a car service like OnStar. Of course, unsurprisingly when dealing with lawmakers and lawmaking, there's a lot of confusion over the new rules -- with some wondering if it meant that something like Siri was now legal while driving. That resulted in the following amusing passage in the SJ Merc article about this, in which the staff of the sponsor of the bill is left to admit that no one there has an iPhone, so they didn't even really think about Siri:
On Friday, after much head-scratching and acknowledging nobody in Miller's office owns a Siri-equipped iPhone 4S, the assemblyman's aides concluded it will still be illegal to use your actual phone to text behind the wheel -- even by speaking the message directly into Siri.Either way, this seems to suggest, once again, the difficulty in regulating any particular technology in a rapidly changing technology market. I still don't understand why we don't just do the simple thing: make dangerous and distracted driving illegal, and just teach people the human consequences of doing something moronic like texting while driving.
The California Highway Patrol confirms that just the act of turning on the phone or selecting the phone's hands-free text app, like pushing the Siri button or Google apps on Android phones, is enough to warrant flashing lights in your rearview mirror and a $100-plus ticket. The same thing goes for using your phone to read texts.
"The phone can't be in your hands," said CHP spokeswoman Jaime Coffee. "Hands-free is the key."


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Video doesn't record when call comes directly to MediaSense from CUBE
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|During "Direct Inbound Recording" of a video call, where the call passes through CUBE before going to MediaSense, the audio track is recorded but the video track is not.
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|The way CUBE is configured by default, it strips the "video" keyword from the Contact header in the outgoing INVITE message. When the INVITE message comes to CUBE from CUCM, it is a Delayed Offer (DO) by default and there is no SDP in the INVITE message. Therefore, when MediaSense receives the INVITE through CUBE, it does not know whether the endpoint supports video or not since CUBE stripped the "video" keyword before sending it.
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The nation's immigration debate has become an epic struggle between two of the nation's most potent political forces, the growing, crucial Latino vote and the well-funded, highly motivated conservative movement.
It's also caused a schism within the Republican Party, a divide with the potential to cause serious wounds.
The issue has shot to the top of concerns in the Hispanic community, where most voters say they know undocumented immigrants. For conservatives, last week's Senate vote to enact comprehensive legislation was the latest evidence that government has become too bloated and intrusive.
"Like Obamacare, this bill is too massive, offers special-interest kickbacks and perks, has no measurable or enforceable border security. No one has had time to read what's in it," said Jenny Beth Martin, the Tea Party Patriots national coordinator.
Many Hispanics frame the issue much differently. "This is very, very personal," said Matt Barreto, a top official at Latino Decisions, which researches Hispanic opinion. "Immigration has always been important, but this Congress has made it even more important."
Fourteen Senate Republicans joined 52 Democrats and two independents to pass last week's comprehensive legislation. Those Republicans now face strong criticism and threats of retaliation from the party's powerful conservative bloc. The schism is a chilling prospect for Republican leaders, who see the party brand as losing favor with Latino voters.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney got an estimated 27 percent of the 2012 Hispanic presidential vote, and new polling shows that most prospective 2016 Republican candidates would fare just as poorly.
In 2014, the Latino vote might be decisive in at least five tossup Senate races. The fate of House of Representatives seats remains unclear, as the debate moves to that chamber next week. Republican leaders plan to meet with the rank and file July 10 to plot their next moves.
Conservatives are making it clear they dislike the Senate's elaborate 13-year path to citizenship.
"It's 10 to 1 in the calls against the (Senate) bill," Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., said of his constituents. "I don't know why the people in the Senate are so hung up on this whole gotta-be-the-pathway-to-citizenship."
Outside groups add to the pressure. The Senate Conservatives Fund has been dogging Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, telling its followers the Kentuckian's "record on immigration is not a good one."
McConnell faces re-election next year. Even though he voted no last week, the fund still blasted him, telling members in a memo that he'd "refused to use his position as the Republican leader to defeat the bill."
Matt Hoskins, the fund's executive director, vowed to work particularly hard against any Republican who voted yes. "We are actively looking for primary challenges to the three amnesty Republicans up in 2014, as well as others," he said.
Conservatives dispute the notion that their stance will cost Republican Hispanic votes.
"I think we are actually sending the right message to the American people that we are tolerant but we are first a nation of laws," said Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, a native of Puerto Rico. "They want to enforce the laws on the books, not start creating this atmosphere where we start encouraging people to break the laws."
Chances are the three Republican senators who voted yes and are up for re-election next year will be safe from intraparty challenges: South Carolina's Lindsey Graham, Tennessee's Lamar Alexander and Maine's Susan Collins.
Where immigration might have more impact is in the general election, where an energized Latino community is positioned to help elect Senate bill supporters. By November 2014, the Senate and House may well have agreed on compromise legislation, which might become an important litmus test for Latinos and conservatives.
Among the races that may be affected: open seats in Michigan, Georgia and Iowa, and Democratic-held seats in North Carolina and Arkansas.
The prize where more eyes are focusing is the 2016 presidential race. Last year, Hispanics were 8.4 percent of all voters, up from 7.4 percent in 2008.
Their votes arguably played important roles in key states. In Colorado, where Obama won with 51 percent, he outpolled Romney 3 to 1 among Hispanics, who were 14 percent of the vote. In Nevada, where Obama won 52 percent, his Latino total was 71 percent. Nineteen percent of the vote came from Hispanics.
Latino voters won't forget the immigration debate. In a poll June 20-30, Latino Decisions found that nearly two-thirds of Latino registered voters knew undocumented immigrants, with most saying they were family members or friends.
Those voters showed a strong preference for Democratic candidates in hypothetical matchups. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton topped Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., 66-28 percent, and she beat 2012 Republican vice-presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin by 73 to 21 percent. Barreto estimated that Republicans need to get into the 38 to 42 percent range to have much impact.
The key uncertainty is turnout. Latino eligible-voter turnout last year was 48 percent, well below the figure for whites – 64.1 percent – and blacks – 66.6 percent – according to census data.
Strategists see the Latino vote as an untapped force, and immigration might well be the match that lights the fire. The poll found that 53 percent of Hispanic voters saw immigration as the community's most important issue, with the economy and jobs a distant second at 28 percent.
Few dispute the issue's significance, but neither side is budging from its view of how to fix the problem.
Secure the borders first, conservatives say, and stop expanding government. "This bill will embolden unelected bureaucrats, lessen accountability and make the government even bigger and more powerful than it already is," the tea party's Martin said.
Be careful with such views, Barreto warned: "If the House ends up looking extreme, they're going to be in trouble."


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In about 24 hours, I'm going to be leaving bloggyland for just over two weeks. Westward ho to see family and to binge on theatre. Promise me you won't write anything interesting while I'm gone, 'kay?
To keep you occupied in the meantime, here is my list of 26-ish (ok, 32) great alphabet books and 10-ish (19, actually) fun counting books. I'll put a link to this post up on my sidebar along with Miss M's two top 100 book lists so that you can easily find them all on your next trip to the library. I had planned to annotate these lists but, duh, I'm traveling half-way cross-country in 24 hours with 1 two year old, 1 frazzled director/husband, 6 actors, 1 car seat, many snacks and various set pieces. Strategic luggage planning NOT critical annotation is my current top priority. And now, the lists:
The Adventures of an Apple Pie who was Cut to Pieces and Eaten by Twenty Six Young Ladies and Gentlemen with whom all little people ought to be acquainted. Dover, 1973. Facsimile ed of that published by George Burgess, New York: 1835
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Alphabet: An Adventure in Imagination. Harper: 1975
Azarian, Mary. A Farmer's Alphabet. Godine: 1981
Blake, Quentin. Quentin Blake's ABC. Knopf: 1989
Coletta, Hallie and Irene. From A to Z. Prentice-Hall: 1979
Coudrille, Jonathon. A Beastly Collection. Frederick Warne: 1974
Edens, Cooper. The Glorious ABC. Atheneum: 1990
Edwards, Wallace. Alphabeasts. Kids Can: 2002
Eichenberg, Fritz. Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals. Harcourt: 1952
Falls, C. B. ABC Book. Doubleday: 1923
Fleming, Denise. Alphabet Under Construction. Holt: 2002
Greenaway, Kate. A Apple Pie. Castle: 1979 (1886)
Grover, Max. The Accidental Zucchini: An Unexpected Alphabet. Harcourt: 1993
Harrison, Ted. A Northern Alphabet. Tundra. 1982
Johnson, Philip and David Peacock. The Great Canadian Alphabet. Hounslow: 1983
Johnson, Stephen T. Alphabet City. Penguin: 1995
Kipling, John Lockwood. A Kipling ABC. Macmillan: 1979 (1902)
Lalicki, Barbara and Margot Tomes. If there were Dreams to Sell. Lothrop: 1984
Lear, Edward. A Nonsense Alphabet. Bloomsbury: 1988 (1862)
Major, Kevin. Eh? To Zed: A Canadian Abecedarium. Red Deer Press: 2000 (read it out loud; the fun is in the words on the tongue.)
McDonnell, Flora. Flora McDonnell's ABC. Candlewick: 1997
Moore, Yvette and Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet. A Prairie Alphabet. Tundra: 1992
Nicholson, William. An Alphabet. William Heinemann: 1975 (1898)
Roache, Gordon. A Halifax ABC. Tundra: 1987
Rubin, Cynthia Elyce. ABC Americana from the National Gallery of Art. Harcourt: 1989
Tallon, Robet. Rotten Kidphabets. Holt, Rhinehart & Winston: 1975
Tarlow, Nora. An Easter Alphabet. Putnam: 1991
Thornhill, Jan. A Wildlife ABC: A Nature Alphabet. Greey de Pencier: 1988
Van Allsburg, Chris. The Z was Zapped. Houghton Mifflin: 1987
Wormell, Christopher. An Alphabet of Animals. Collins: 1990
AND if you don't know about Dutch's alphabet books over at Sweet Juniper, get your mouse hand in gear and check them out. I was hoping to get them both printed up as books for Miss M for Christmas but I don't know if Dutch still has the high-end files available to allow this to happen. I'll have to look into this all when I get back from vacation and when I start thinking forward to Christmas.
One, two, three four, can I have a little more?
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Counting Book. Crowell: 1975
Argent, Rod Trince and Kerry. One Woolly Wombat. Omnibus: 1982
Bang, Molly. Ten, Nine, Eight. Greenwillow: 1983
Burmingham, John. Just Cats. Viking Press: 1983
Burton, Katherine. One Gray Mouse. Kids Can: 1995.
Crossley Holland, Kevin. Under the Sun and Over the Moon. Orchard: 1989
Ehlert, Lois. Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On. Harcourt: 1990
Friskey, Margaret. Chicken Little: Count-to-ten. Children's Press: 1946
Gregoire, Caroline. Counting with Apollo. Kane Miller: 2004
Hepworth, Cathy. Antics! Putnam: 1992
Heyboer O'Keefe, Susan. One Hungry Monster. Little Brown, 1989
Lofgren, Ulf. One-Two-Three. Addison-Wesley: 1973. Originally published in Stockholm, 1970
MacCarthy, Patricia. Ocean Parade. Dial: 1990
McGuire, Richard. The Orange Book. Rizzoli: 1992
Morales, Yuyi. Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book. Raincoast: 2003
Moss, Lloyd. Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin. Simon and Schuster: 1995
Radunsky, Vladimir. 10 (ten). Viking: 2002. (ok, so it's not really a counting book but it is just plain fun.)
Sendak, Maurice. One Was Johnny: A Counting Book. Harper and Row: 1962
Sis, Peter. Going Up! Greenwillow: 1989
There you have it. The age ranges for these books vary quite a bit and some of them are quite old. I just happen to like them all. As always, if you want to add to the list of recommendations, feel free to fill the comments section. Oh, and if you are going to put up your kitsch photos, make sure I know about that too so I can add the links when I get back.
Enjoy the rest of your summer.
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Benjamin H. Hulbert
Dec 16, 1950
Age 105 years
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Leonardo DiCaprio & Camilla Belle: 'Rebel Without A Cause' Restoration Premiere!
Leonardo DiCaprio suits up while speaking onstage at the restoration premiere of James Dean classic film Rebel Without A Cause at LACMA on Friday (November 1) in Los Angeles.
The 38-year-old actor was joined by the always beautiful Camilla Belle, who rocked an all black ensemble.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Leonardo DiCaprio
Earlier in the week, Leo kept a low profile while grabbing a romantic dinner with his girlfriend Toni Garrn at Little Door.
In case you missed it, check out a newly released trailer of Leo's upcoming film The Wolf of Wall Street, which hits theaters on Christmas.
FYI: Camilla is wearing Gucci.
15+ pictures inside of Leonardo DiCaprio and Camilla Belle attending the Rebel Without a Cause premiere…


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The M-tuned version of the 1 Series is coming; that's been confirmed. But for those who don't feel like waiting, building their own is a matter of enrolling in Tuning 101.
When it was first introduced, many saw the 1 Series as the 2002 reincarnate or, more optimistically, as a successor to the E30 M3. Relatively light and with a shorter wheelbase, visions of a more flickable, tossable (and slightly more affordable) sport coupe had enthusiasts salivating at the prospects. Aftermarket tuners have been quick to jump on the 1 Series, particularly the 135i with its twin-turbo N54 engine.
German tuner Hamann has been re-configuring BMWs since 1985. The company's first offering was a turbocharged E30 M3. Since then, Hamann has been known to offer styling kits that suited the attention-starved and they were rarely described as subtle. Within the past few years, Hamann expanded its coverage to other marques, including Ferrari, Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Maserati, Mercedes, Porsche and others. And with this expansion, it seems as though the design department decided to tone things down, with styling mods that were better integrated and more tasteful.
This 135i features the full Hamann treatment, except for the ECU upgrade. The parts include a Competition front spoiler, rear-end panel with cutouts for a four-pipe exhaust system, the four-pipe Sport exhaust, lowering springs that feature a 50mm reduction in front and 25mm in back, aluminum pedals, aluminum handbrake handle, Hamann's PG3 wheels, and carbon side-view mirror covers.
Hamann doesn't offer an ECU flash for U.S.-spec cars so Norman Yung, owner of the official U.S. distributor, Hamann America, decided he'd test an innovative new ECU flashing tool from a company called Amberg Cypheror. The company offers a flash tool that connects directly to the car's OBD-II port or ECU and downloads the engine's map. The owner then takes that map and sends it over to Amberg Cypheror, which then reads it and makes the necessary tweaks. After the new map is done, the customer can upload it onto the flash tool and plug it back into the car. Because the customer now has the original map and the tuned map, he can alternate between stock and modified tunes and change them when they see fit, for example, before they go to the dealer for service. In addition to re-maps for BMW, Amberg Cypheror also offers re-maps for Mercedes, with Porsche maps also in the works.
I had the opportunity to drive the car before and after the ECU flash, and only someone devoid of senses couldn't tell the difference. The N54 is well known for being a turbocharged engine that doesn't feel like it's turbocharged. Its power curves are as flat and linear as a dry lakebed, making it a paragon of endless torque at any rev. The Amberg Cypheror flash gave the engine voluptuous horsepower and torque curves without hurting the bottom end or drivability. Now it's obviously a turbocharged engine, providing that neck-snapping surge you expect, with the juicy, peaking spike in the power curve coming shortly after 2000 rpm and not letting up until it nears redline. Amberg Cypheror claims its re-program is good for 360 whp or roughly 400 hp to the crank, which is on par with what other ECUs are putting out.
On the Bay Area's infamous Skyline Drive, this 135i was in its natural habitat, carving up the switchbacks and annihilating the straights. Before the ECU flash, I marveled at the engine's flexibility. After the flash, I marveled at the transformation. The bump in power required an extra bit of caution to be added to the equation, that good kind of fear that keeps you on your toes and has you lifting a little earlier before braking for the corner.
Stuffed with wide tires (Toyo Proxes 225/35-19 front and 255/30-19 rear), it will cling to turns with mad levels of grip. Hunkered down and tightened up, body roll was barely perceptible. The brakes are stock and they didn't fade on either of the two runs we made. All in all, it's the rocket that it seems to be on paper. Less weight plus more power in a smaller package adds up to a car that can hold its own against more powerful and costlier competition.
The official 1 Series M will reportedly pump out 360 hp to the crankless than what you can do by flashing an N54's ECU. Those who buy the factory version probably want the M logos and factory stylistic touches. But those who build their own won't be missing out on anything.
Hamann BMW 135i
3.0-liter I6, dohc, 24-valve,
turbocharged. Hamann 4-pipe
sport exhaust, Amberg Cypheror ECU reflash
Six-speed manual
Sport lowering springs
OEM assemblies
Hamann front spoiler, rear apron
Hamann aluminum pedals, handbrake
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Ol' Myrt here is always talking up GeneaWebinars, but that's just one piece of the online genealogy education pie available to family historians. Here's a smattering of TV, internet radio, podcasts and YouTube channels to inspire your research.
Ol' Myrt here is always talking up GeneaWebinars, but that's just one piece of the online genealogy education pie available to family historians. Here's a smattering of TV, internet radio, podcasts and YouTube channels to inspire your research.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Source: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/about/
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Source: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/about/
"The basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of the new 10-part PBS series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the 12th series from Professor Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research. Filmed on location across the United States, the series premieres nationally Sundays, March 25 – May 20 at 8 pm ET on PBS (check local listings).
Continuing on the quest begun in his previous projects, African American Lives (2006), African American Lives 2 (2008) and Faces of America(2010), Gates finds new ways to, as he says, "get into the DNA of American culture."
Who Do You Think You Are?
Source: http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are
Source: http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are
Now in it's third prime time season for US viewers, NBC's Who Do You Think You Are? has finally figured out that it's better to have the celebrity following the leads rather than just having the compiled genealogy handed to him on a silver platter. I like that. Friday's episode is a new one featuring Emmy award winning Helen Hunt, who played Jamie Buchman on "Mad About You" for seven seasons.
- ArmChair Genealogy – Weekly. Produced by Anita Willis.
- GeneaBloggers
- Weekly. Produced by Thomas MacEntee.
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- Weekly. Produced by the Federation of Genealogical Societies.
- Nurturing Our Roots with Antoinette Harrell
- Research at the
National Archives and Beyond. Weekly.
Produced by Bernice Bennett
- Tracing Your Family Roots - weekly FPA cable broadcast, with hosts Arline Sachs, Sallyann Amdur Sack, Ph.D. and Charles S. Mason, Jr. CG. View episodes online, and suggest your local public television pick up on the broadcasts.
- Find additional archived shows in the genealogy category here:
PODCASTS – download them through iTunes to any .mp3 player.
- African Roots Podcast - weekly. Featuring Angela Walton-Raji.
- Genealogy Gems – weekly. Featuring Lisa Louise Cooke.
- The Genealogy Guys Podcast – Weekly. Featuring Drew Smith and George Morgan.
- The National Archives Podcast Series – Weekly.
YouTube VIDEO CHANNELS
- 23 and Me YouTube Channel
- Ancestry.com YouTube Channel
- Beginning Genealogist YouTube Channel with Angela Walton-Raji
- Elyse90505 featuring Elyse Doerflinger
- FamilySearch YouTube Channel
- Family Tree Magazine You Tube Channel
- Genealogy Gems YouTube Channel with Lisa Louise Cooke.
- Genealogy Guy – Robert Ragan
- Legacy Family Tree
- MyHeritage YouTube Channel
- National Archives (US)
- National Genealogical Society
- Olive Tree Genealogy with Lorine McGinnis Schulze
- Find more by searching for the word "genealogy". See: www.youtube.com/results?search_query=genealogy
With so much content being provided at a variety of locations, it's high time we got our own "GENEALOGY" media channel. I wonder if Oprah is listening?
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake announced on Monday that it selected 23-year-old MF Cole Grossman in Monday's Major League Soccer Waiver Draft.
Grossman was drafted by the Columbus Crew in the second round – 28th overall – of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. He played in two league games during his rookie year and 10 – including five starts – in 2012. The 6-foot, 165 lb. player has one goal and zero assists in 512 career MLS minutes.
Grossman played four years at Duke University prior to joining the Crew, scoring 25 goals, registering 24 assists and making two All-ACC teams in 70 career college games.
Grossman will join Real Salt Lake when the team opens its preseason camp in January. He was the only player selected in Monday's MLS Waiver Draft.
Player Info:
Name: Cole Grossman
Date of Birth: April 10, 1989
Height: 6'
Weight: 165 lbs.
How acquired: Selected in the MLS Waiver Draft on Nov. 19, 2012
Previous club: Columbus Crew


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Opinion: Putin Stirs the Pot in Eastern Ukraine
Atlantic Council senior fellow Adrian Karatnycky on the origins of renewed pro-Russian protests. Photo credit: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... the ... the ... I ... welcome to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... more of violence in eastern Ukraine is prudence stoking it ... and is he planning to invade and got the landing Council's senior fellow Adrian care Minsky joining me now in Korean ... even Secretary Kerry ... says that to him is behind these protests is there any other way to interpret ... well I think it's clear that a Russian G argues military intelligence and FSB security service officials ... are significantly playing a role in the spoken financing ... these protesters apparently they were given ... bounties that is based on the building they get five hundred dollars bonus if they take the SVU headquarters is another ... incremental based at the with Ukraine on as ... a group of marginal people a group of extreme Russian nationalists were present ... on the margins ups of ... Ukraine's eastern and southern republics ... and more portly girls Ukraine on ... core margin was and criminal elements and putting together little ... shop forces struck troops to radiation these kinds of ... simulated attempts to seize power in what is Ukraine's capacity to push back ... a Ukraine's capacity pushback is ... it is sufficient when Ukraine is worried about is not having blogged so that it creates a casas belli for Russia ... or ... were creates a new ... atmosphere for prudent ... to menace menace the country so they're trying to do this without the loss of what the media yesterday they cleared out the ... car keys to ... the regional administration in ... north eastern Ukraine ... without the loss of life without any real ... damage or blood being shed ... so I think they're using techniques to wait these guys out ... there ... but they are showing that they now have capacity ... to use force unfortunately they're using for spec bringing ... up forces police forces from central Ukraine ... because the report says the militia forces in eastern Ukraine ... seem to have what these guys are lost ... and so why are we sending and ... help why are we sending in what is likely that the US the US attitude ... on for Chile is that that's can it be another trigger potentially for prudent The and that means that we are now in the now what is this I agree I think it has to be the start of the discussion of helping Ukraine with military ... and security buildup this has to be an immediate priority Congress should be talking up my thing here is ... the beginnings of that kind of a conversation ... the press of the U S government to do ... to do the right thing by Ukraine and the national Mimi Ukraine will be able to fend for itself it has sufficient to turn power ... to make it the really ugly for Russia to plan some kind of a ... major major intervention of right now and still is still quite vulnerable however having said that I would still say ... that this is Putin playing a different game Putin showing that I can make you a failed state I can stir up trouble ... I'm ... you know at the touch of a button ... and therefore you guys have to bargain with me I don't think it is no price is really we've exacting Zino price on the bumper into the story is paid very little price he has paid price in terms of the Russian markets because people were Darden's ... behavior is erratic Cintas rational choice by ... the markets is punishing them ... but basically are right our sanctions have been very very weak ... there is a big sign and that is out there which is to use the ... heat walkout Russian financial institutions from U S ... financial markets and those to be done by his regulatory measures that over par a lot of legislation ... with the US is reluctant to do that but I feel you put medicine if they cross the Ukrainian border at this point ... I would be proud attacks while our actions and suggested that we're going to do anything he ... bites of that magnitude but will see the light Council senior fellow Adrian turned its key thank you so much for joining us


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It's embarrassing admission time for your Postcards correspondent.
I've never been to Gatorland, the iconic, old-school attraction that has been beckoning tourists to pass beneath its ridiculously enormous pointy-toothed jaws for more than half a century.
How could this have happened — a sin so egregious that I suspect the authorities might descend at any moment to revoke my hallowed status as one of the endangered Native Floridians?
There's no reasonable excuse.
In more than three decades in Central Florida, I've been to Circus World, Boardwalk & Baseball, the Mystery Fun House and other now-defunct attractions that Gatorland has managed to outlive. I've sweated in the air-conditioning-deprived, pre-fab prehistoric caves of Dinosaur World (dinosaurworld.com), the cheesy landmark off Interstate 4 in Plant City that's a school carnival compared with the Gator Jumparoo, zip-line rides and other diversions on Gatorland's 110 acres between Orlando and Kissimmee.
Because it's never too late for redemption, I proclaim 2012 as my personal "year of the gator." Lots of my Orlando Sentinel colleagues have been recommending the place as a "must see" for years, so maybe we can organize a summer field trip. If we claim it as a "team-building" excursion, I bet the paper would pay our expenses.
And Gatorland (gatorland.com) isn't the only spot on my bucket list of quirky old-school attractions.
Although I was raised in South Florida, I somehow never made it to Miami's Coral Castle Museum (coralcastle.com), a stone sculpture garden carved out of 1,100 tons of coral rock and touted as "one of the world's most mysterious accomplishments."
I'm often reminded of this omission by longtime friend Scott Smith, an instructor at the University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management who is leaving Florida this fall to take a similar position at the University of South Carolina.
"You've never been to the Coral Castle?" he'll ask me incredulously when the conversation turns to my wonder years in Miami. It's time to put a stop to that.
In Florida, there's always someone who has been somewhere cool that somehow escaped your radar. That's why I'm also asking readers for suggestions of other wacky places to put on my bucket list.
I'd love to explore your ideas. Just tell me where to go.


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This Year's Marketing Blitz
February 5th, 2012 by Zach Huselid under General, Smith School. 1 Comment.
Well, the Super Bowl has come and gone (congrats, Giants!), which means that the biggest commercials of the year have aired. Thanks to the wonders of the internet, they're also now all available to be watched in perpetuity! Here's a gallery of them (via Mashable), including my personal favorite, the newest trailer for Marvel's upcoming film, The Avengers.
Thoughts and comments? What was your favorite commercial from yesterday? Let me know – later this week, I'll take a look at how viral these have gone and stack up what YouTube says the most-viewed clips are and compare them to what you readers liked the most.


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Alyssa Favreau called me last week for an interview for her university paper, The McGill Daily. She wanted to explore how our definitions of family have expanded over time. In her article titled The Ties That Bind she cited a study by Indiana University sociologist Brian Powell in which Americans were asked what they considered to be a family. Favreau noted:
In Powell's research, the presence of children had a legitimizing effect on how a couple was viewed. In the 2010 survey, 100 per cent of respondents considered a married heterosexual couple with children to be a family, while 83 per cent considered an unmarried heterosexual with kids to be a family, and 64 per cent considered a same-sex couple with kids to be a family. Remove the children, and the percentages dropped down to 92, 40 and 33 per cent respectively.
Laura Scott, head of the Childless by Choice Project advocacy group and author of Two is Enough: A Couple's Guide to Living Childless by Choice, said that these findings are representative of how couples living without children are often excluded from the general definition of family. "The perception is that they're just a couple, not really a family," she explained. "There's an attitude that if you're a [child-free] couple, it must be temporary; eventually you'll have children."
This perspective, Scott said, often leads to a social marginalization of couples who are childless either by circumstance or by choice. "As a childless person you become socially isolated," she said. "Childlessness is approaching 20 percent in women, and that's huge. We can no longer assume parenthood for all...we need to assimilate those [child-free] couples into our society and recognize that it's a viable life path."
Though I do not describe the Childless by Choice Project as an advocacy group, nor do I advocate remaining childfree, I do advocate expanding our definition of family to include functioning, committed, and supportive family units of two or more regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or the number of offspring produced or adopted.
Are you childless by choice or circumstance? If so, what does your family unit look like?


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Wolves In DC For Tuesday Matchup With Wizards
The Wolves are in the nation's capital Tuesday night to take on the Washington Wizards (5:30 pm, WJON).
Minnesota is 7-4 so far this season and blew out the Celtics on Saturday night at Target Center.
The Wizards are struggling at 2-7 this season, including a 103-96 home loss to the Cavaliers in their last game on Saturday.


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Details on Entrepreneur Summit• January 31, 2012 Share:
Wabash College will host its Second Annual Entrepreneur Summit on Saturday, February 11. The day-long event will feature a range of speakers and panel talks geared toward entrepreneurship and what it takes to start your own business.
"The Summit is an excellent opportunity to learn how to take your entrepreneurial idea from concept to reality," said Scott Crawford, Director of the Schroeder Center for Career Development at Wabash. "Our goal is to help connect entrepreneurs at all levels of development and experience to share best practices and resources."
Participants thus far include students and alumni from Wabash College; students from Butler University, DePauw University, and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; and members of the Crawfordsville community.
The Summit will take place at Chadwick Court in the Allen Athletics and Recreation Center, and begins with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Participants can also take part in a networking lunch.
The morning keynote speaker will be Cory Levy, who, at 20 years old, is the co-founder and chief operating officer of One, a mobile networking application. The University of Illinois student raised more than $1 million in venture capital to launch his idea.
The afternoon keynote speaker is Kelsey Timmerman, a journalist and travel writer who wrote Where am I Wearing: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and the People that Make Our Clothes.
Panels featuring Wabash alumni will cover topics such as:
• I Have An Idea, Now What? — Steps to take an idea and turn it into a successful business
• Start-Up Legal Issues — How to file the proper paperwork and abide by small business laws
• Financing — Creating and maintaining a budget during the start-up phase
• Marketing/Social Media — Marketing strategies for new businesses; integrating social media into the equation
• Managing Growth/Partnering — Sustaining growth and branching out to partner with other people
Panelists include: Joe Trebley, the head of Startup Support and Promotion at the IU Research & Technology Corporation; Chris Brown, partner at Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry LLP; John Bridge, partner at Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP; Mark Rutherford, attorney with Thrasher Buschmann & Voelkel, P.C.; Tony Altavilla, president of Redstone Communications, LLC; Jason Bridges, owner and operator of Nantucket Bike Tours; Herm Haffner, owner of Total Solutions; Brian Deyo, co-founder, Last Bite; and Tyler Bush, creative catalyst at Rusted Blue.
Cory Levy and Kelsey Timmerman will serve on panels in addition to their keynote talks.
Second Annual Entrepreneur Summit Schedule
8:30 a.m. — Breakfast
9:00 a.m. — Keynote — Cory Levy
9:30 a.m. — I Have An Idea, Now What
10:00 a.m. — Legal Issues
10:45 a.m. — Financing
11:15 a.m. — Marketing/Social Media
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12:45 p.m. — Keynote — Kelsey Timmerman
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UNDATED (AP) — Officials are looking at upcoming sporting events worldwide following yesterday's bombing attack at the Boston Marathon. Russian sports officials say they'll beef up security at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games and the World Athletics Championship in Moscow in August. British officials are working on improving security for this Sunday's London Marathon.


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Never ones to let a chance pass them by to rain on an Activision parade, EA is giving away some free games to those affected by a Black Ops II disc printing error.
The publisher is offering 50 copies of the Mass Effect Trilogy on PC for those who send in pictures of their dodgy Black Ops II discs, an issue we reported on earlier today.
A smug move, but is Mass Effect 1 really a game you want Black Ops fans who have never experienced the sci-fi series to be sampling first? It's a little... slow.
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Lisa Ono, Queen of Bossa Nova
Following up voice actress (seiyuu) Mayumi Suzuki's beautiful voice as the Japanese language Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid with another beautiful voice from Japan...
A sorta Brazilian version of Hikaru Utada*, singer/songwriter Lisa Ono (小野リサ, Ono Risa) was born in 1962 in São Paulo, Brazil, home to the largest community of Nikkeijin (日系人; Japanese emigrants and their descendants) in the world. At the age of ten, she moved to Japan...
*Or more accurately, Hikaru Utada is sorta American version of Lisa Ono, since the latter came first.
The multilingual Lisa Ono performs a couple of Brazilian bossa nova classics in her native Portuguese (with a little English thrown in the latter song), "Só Danço Samba" with Japanese jazz great Sadao Watanabe ( 渡辺貞夫, Watanabe Sadao) and perhaps the most famous bossa nova tune of all, "Garota de Ipanema" ("The Girl from Ipanema" in English; "Ipanema no Musume" [『イパネマの娘』] in Japanese).
Lisa Ono (guitar, vocals) & Sadao Watanabe (alto saxophone) / Só Danço Samba (2007)
Lisa Ono (vocals) / Garota de Ipanema
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Willie and The Hand Jive by Eric Clapton. God, everytime I hear it, it gets stuck in my head for hours and hours.
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Orquesta De La Luz: Hot Salsa Music from Japan
Debuting in 1990, the all-Japanese Orquesta De La Luz (Orchestra of the Light) is almost undoubtedly Japan's premier salsa band. Although it has gone through various member changes down through the years, the effervescent Nora still fronts the band as its sonera/guarachera (lead singer).
Japanese fans know their salsa music. Listen to them in video clips below clap in unison the "clave," the 3-2/2-3 Afro-Cuban rhythmic pattern which is the heartbeat of salsa music. Salsa primarily developed in New York City from Cuban musical forms like the son afrocubano and the Afro-Cuban rumba, heavily influenced by American jazz.
Although its roots are Cuban music and American jazz with the late Cuban-born, naturalized American singer Celia Cruz known in Spanish as "la reina de la salsa" ("the Queen of Salsa") and "la guarachera del mundo" ("the Salsa Singer of the World"), many if not most of salsa creators have been of Puerto Rican lineage. From Tito Puente to Willie Colón to Ray Barretto to the Palmieri brothers (Eddie and Charlie), Nuyoricans (New Yorkers of Puerto Rican heritage) have played vital roles in the development of salsa music. Bandleader Johnny Pacheco and other musicians of Dominican background have also played important roles in the development of salsa music. Add in Rubén Blades of Panamá, Oscar D'León of Venezuela and so on, salsa has pretty much become the de facto representative music of Latin America excluding Portuguese-speaking Brazil, which has its own rich music and dance traditions of samba, batucada, bossa nova, capoeira, etc.
And with the help of Orquesta De La Luz, salsa has become a popular music and dance form on the Asian island nation of Japan, with its very diverse and eclectic tastes in music and dance.
Orquesta De La Luz / Amame
Next, Orchestra De La Luz perform a couple of salsa songs strongly influenced by the Afro-Puerto Rican music and dance forms known as plena and bomba:
Orquesta De La Luz / El Cumbanchero
Orquesta De La Luz / Cuero Sonó
And here are the authentic items themselves direct from Puerto Rico:
Bomba in Loíza, Puerto Rico #1
Finally, Orquesta De La Luz perform their signature tune, " Salsa Caliente del Japón" ("Hot Salsa of Japan"):
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January 11 I was a guest chef at El Diablo's first 5 course tequila dinner, featuring Del Maguey Single Village mezcals. Had a great time with the famous Ron Cooper, and of course, Sean Yontz!
Here's a copy of the menu for that night:
January 16
Off to the Bahamas for Top Chef All Stars, Episode 13 ("Fit for a King") with "old army buddies" Michael Voltaggio, Kevin Sbraga and Stephanie Izard. I was proud to be the only one to defend my title from my season.
(And can I just say how hard it is to cook with Padma Lakshmi watching?!)
January 25
My good friend, Master Chef Victor Matthews, owns the Paragon Culinary School. He's a real character and a dear friend, and yes, he is a Master Chef (check out this MySpace video of Chef Victor explaining how Master Chefs achieve their title.) Chef Victor invited me to be a guest teacher, so I taught a "Master Chefs" class on the cooking styles and techniques of Eric Ripert.
January 28
See what I mean by "crazy-busy"? I had been "auctioned off" (well, my chefs skills were at least!) at a Four Mile Fire benefit dinner, and this was the night the highest bidders had me come cook a 5-course dinner at their beautiful house. The best part of the night was having their kids help me plate dessert :)
February 9-18
I cooked for 600 people at the Interaction 11 conference which was in Boulder this is year. They really liked the Brussels sprouts with pomegranate sauce and roasted pork belly.
February 18
And then... my dad passed away.
This is obviously a very personal thing for me. And as I've never been one for writing, I can say that a dear friend has put the experience into words that I think really tell the story of the ceremony. If you would like to read "Holy Smoke", please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll send you a copy.
Thanks to everyone who sent the well wishes during this dark time.
I laid low for the rest of February and most of March...
March 30
I roasted a Colorado lamb rack with goat cheese polenta at a big charity dinner in Tahoe, a benefit for the BJALCF (Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation.) Bonnie is a 6-year lung cancer survivor and the founder and chair of a nonprofit organization that is one of the nation's largest philanthropies devoted exclusively to eradicating lung cancer. I think I surprised them by going outside to pick some spruce tree shoots and using them in the dish, but they seemed to love it.
I'll be cooking for this organization again in San Francisco, Saturday Nov. 5 (more info here.)
April 3
Galdones Photography for these great shots.
Lots more good ones here. Check out the "trailer" for the event too.
April 15-16
Hung out in L.A. with good buddy Stefan Richter, the Finnish-American who was my nemesis, and gave me a run for my money on Top Chef. The guy is crazy! We were eating whole raw onions like they were apples at 2 a.m.
April 24-27
Atlanta: cooked a non-traditional passover dinner for Top Chef's Hector Santiago and Eli Kirschtin and his family at Eli's house.
May 6-19
Went home to Taos to see my mom and for some "grounding" R & R. Celebrated Mother's Day with her, painted her house, went mountain biking in the Rio Grande gorge, and fly fishing with buddy Matt.
During that visit, another friend of mine, Mike, bought half a cow, and we invited 10 people over for a feast. We cooked up the whole thing - the marrow, kidneys, etc. Another friend had shot an elk and we grilled elk skewers too.
May 27
Filmed at Food Truck Renegades in Denver for a possible TV show on food trucks. Watch this space for updates on how that's coming along!
May 30 - Memorial Day
Had an absolute blast cooking at the ZisBoomBah's Pick Chow! Cook-off at the Boulder Creek Festival. I think my kid-pleasing watermelon steaks caramelized in Madhava agave nectar helped me win.
June 7
Fun day! First, Colorado & Company on KUSA Ch9, promoting that weekend's Colorado WineFest...
Then onto
Fruition's Alex Seidel and Westword's Lori Midson in the photo below, I judged the "Taste of Elegance Chefs Food & Beer Pairing Competition" at the Denver International Beer Festival in Broomfield, where personal chef Robert Corey of 12 Seasons Catering won.
Attended the School Food Project's 2nd Annual Farm dinner at Pastures of Plenty Farm in Longmont, which raised $48,000 towards bringing healthy food to BVSD kids.
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Blue Ox Adapter Targets Aftermarket Bumpers
July 18, 2013 by RVBusiness Comments Off on Blue Ox Adapter Targets Aftermarket Bumpers
Pender, Neb.-based Blue Ox has developed a variety of double lugs that replace the standard triple lug on new or existing tow bars, allowing the tow bar to be connected to most aftermarket bumpers without any modifications.
According to a press release, these aftermarket bumpers cause problems for vehicle owners who want to dinghy tow their vehicles. "The baseplates that Blue Ox and other companies manufacture will not work on vehicles that have these aftermarket bumpers," the release stated.
In other cases, where the connection points are not available as part of the aftermarket bumper, the purchase of a customer-designed Blue Ox baseplate that bolts to the vehicle frame will be needed to tow. Installation is usually less than 1 1/2 hours (depending on model) and requires standard tools.
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Foul smell forces shelter-in-place in Pasadena
The City of Pasadena issued a brief shelter-in-place order at 4 p.m. Sunday for an area north of Seabrook and east of Clear Lake.
The warning directed people near El Jardin Drive and Port Road to stay inside, shut doors and windows and turn off air conditioning because of a "strong odor."
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Quote from: William on September 02, 2012, 07:50:55 PMAny good blue moon pics?I don't know how "good" it is, but, here's one I took: My niece was disappointed when she ran outside and saw that it wasn't really a shade of blue.
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Level: Intermediate
Yield: 4-6 servings (15 profiteroles)
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
* Pinch salt
* 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
* 3 large eggs
* 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan
* Pinch freshly ground black pepper
* 8 ounces goat cheese, room temperature
* 1/4 cup cream
* 1/2 cup diced sun dried tomatoes
* Pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
Herb Oil:
* 3/4 cup fresh mint leaves
* 3/4 cup fresh basil leaves
* 1 cup olive oil
* Pinch salt
* Freshly ground black pepper
* 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts, for garnish
For the Profiteroles:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a heavy large baking sheet
with a silicon pad or parchment paper. Combine the water, butter, and
salt in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil,
stirring until the butter melts. Add the flour and stir over medium
heat for 1 minute. Cool for 5 minutes. Crack the eggs into a measuring
cup. Use a wooden spoon to beat the eggs into the dough, 1 at a time.
Stir in the Parmesan and pepper. Spoon 18 mounds of dough onto the
prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake until the
profiteroles are puffed and golden, about 45 minutes. Allow the
profiteroles to cool completely.
For the Filling:
Combine the goat cheese and cream in a medium bowl. Using an electric
mixer, whip together the cheese and the cream. Stir in the tomatoes,
salt and pepper. Set aside.
For the Herb Oil:
Combine the herbs in a food processor and pulse to chop the herbs.
With the machine running add the oil, salt, and pepper. Transfer to a
small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
To serve:
Using a serrated knife, cut off the top of the profiteroles. Fill each
profiterole with a spoonful of the goat cheese mixture and return the
top of the pastry. Place a few profiteroles on a serving plate,
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Agency wants information on capabilities before RFP
NASA is developing its small business strategy for the $10.5 billion SEWP V contract, and it wants to know what kind of small businesses can supply a vast range of IT products.
In a sources sought notice, NASA said it wants to collect information so it can determine the right level of competition for small businesses on the contract.
A draft request for proposals for SEWP V, also known as Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement, is expected Feb. 8. The contract is a multiple award vehicle that is open to all government agencies to buy IT products and a related services. SEWP IV has had $9.4 billion in task orders run through it.
In the sources sought notice, NASA wants to identify small businesses that can provide products such as desktop computers, services, IT peripherals, network equipment, storage, security tools, software, cloud-based services, video conferencing systems and services such as installation and maintenance.
NASA also wants to make sure that small business primes on SEWP will be able to provide at least 50 percent of the work, and not subcontract out more than that amount.
The agency wants responses to the notice by Feb. 11.
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S'iwes Toti:lt Q'ep — Teaching and Learning Together
Indigenizing the Academy Gathering at UFV : August, 2012
As summer turned to fall of 2012, 275 delegates from 33 post-secondary institutions came together at the University of the Fraser Valley's Aboriginal Gathering Place. The purpose of the Gathering: To discuss Indigenization – a way of making the university welcoming for Indigenous cultures, knowledge, learners, faculty and staff.
Discussion groups included members of the Aboriginal Elders, community, students, administrators, faculty and indigenizers.
Over three days, two keynote speakers, multiple guest speakers and discussion groups produced what we called
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Extraordinary IBC 2012 Gathering Yields Unprecedented Standards Collaboration Across Media Ecosystem, Speeds Key IP-Related Initiatives
AMWA, EBU, IEEE BTS, NABA, SMPTE, VSF and WBU organizations pledge to meet regularly, coordinate efforts, and accelerate foundational FIMS and MXF standards development
White Plains, NY, 8 October 2012 – As the use of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks for real-time workflows accelerates, the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE), the worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the media, entertainment, communications, and technology industries, the European Broadcast Union (EBU) and the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) are intensifying their collaboration with other industry organizations to coordinate efforts and to simplify an increasingly complex – and interconnected – digital landscape.
The effort already has accelerated two key initiatives with cross-industry application: the Framework for Interoperable Media Services (FIMS) and the Materials eXchange Format (MXF).
That acceleration was the outcome of an extraordinary meeting held at IBC 2012 between executives representing the SMPTE, EBU, AMWA, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Broadcast Technology Society (IEEE BTS), North American Broadcasters Association (NABA), Video Services Forum (VSF), and World Broadcasting Unions (WBU).
"This is a who's who of leading broadcast organizations focused on one thing: coordinating our standardization efforts as critical shifts and evolutions emerge across all sectors of the motion-imaging industry," said Brad Gilmer, AMWA executive director. "I'm pleased to say that we're already making advances on two key efforts – FIMS and MXF."
"Just as important as working together, these groups are also committed to creating educational opportunities for the next generation of talent who will provide leadership across the digital media ecosystem," said Hans Hoffmann, head of the unit on Media Fundamentals and Production Technology in the EBU Technology and Development department and SMPTE vice president of standards.
Leaders of Industry Organizations Praise Effort
Leaders representing media enterprises and industry organizations spanning the digital media ecosystem praised the joint meeting convened during IBC 2012 – and also emphasized the critical role of collaboration in accelerating globally compatible standards and ensuring industry health.
"VSF's contributions to the SMPTE 2022 video transport standard shows the value of collaboration between industry organizations and standards bodies," said Richard Friedel, president of the VSF and executive vice president and general manager, Fox Networks Engineering and Operations. "VSF fully supports the coordination of industry efforts as the media business continues its move into a connected IP-based world."
IEEE and WBU leadership also praised the proactive effort between the different associations following the IBC gathering to accelerate their collaborative efforts.
"The global distribution of content has long demonstrated the inherent weakness in incompatible standards. Digital technology provides the opportunity to eliminate many of these," said William Meintel, president of the IEEE BTS. "Meetings like the one held at IBC this year help to establish the relationships, share knowledge, and encourage collaboration necessary to reach consensus and create globally compatible content and standards."
"Cooperation between broadcasters, technologists and standard setting bodies has never been more important. Education, defining requirements and speaking with a common voice will help us all adapt and thrive. We are pleased to be a part of this cooperative initiative," said Robert Plummer, vice chair of the WBU and NABA technical committees.
FIMS: Moving Toward Cross-industry Standardization
The concept of FIMS is straightforward: as digital tools become more widely used in broadcast, production, post production and archiving, broadcasters need to ensure that they can communicate easily while avoiding unnecessary tasks and redundant operations.
The FIMS specification was initiated as a joint project between the AMWA and the EBU and supports content stored as files transmitted around IP networks. At IBC 2012, FIMS was approved as an EBU Technical Document and an AMWA specification. Both organizations then announced that they will jointly submit the work to the SMPTE as a Registered Disclosure Document (RDD) as a step toward standardizing the FIMS specification. SMPTE will begin its review of the document in October 2012 and expects the process to take about six months.
MXF for Versioning (AS-02)
MXF, like FIMS, takes aim at interoperability but from the content side. Often described as a wrapper it allows, among other things, a file to be passed among multiple video editors without an operator having to worry about the format in which the file was originally created. It is the result of a collaborative effort between manufacturers and industry, standards organizations, including the Pro-MPEG Forum, the EBU, and the AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) Association (now the AMWA).
As new digital devices and formats continue to proliferate, there is a need for MXF to keep pace. Thus the new MXF for Versioning specification (AS-02) helps overcome issues associated with the lack of a common file format – particularly issues related to codecs and essence – in facilities that need to handle many input formats and create multiple output formats.
At IBC 2012, the AMWA agreed to submit its work on MXF for Versioning (AS-02) to SMPTE as an RDD.
For more standards updates, read the September issue of the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, available in the SMPTE digital library at http://library.smpte.org
Updates on SMPTE Standards: 2012 SMPTE Annual Technical Conference
More updates about standards, as well as foundational technology initiatives across the broadband, broadcast, and cinema industries, will be shared at the 2012 SMPTE Annual Technical Conference, which takes place 23 – 25 October in Hollywood, CA., USA. A special pre-conference symposium – High Frame Rates for Digital Cinema – will take place on 22 October. Registration and program information are available at www.smpte2012.org.
As the premier event for motion-imaging industry, the annual SMPTE conference enables technical and high-level business professionals hear from and engage with academic, engineering, executive, and standards thought leaders across the broadcast, cinema, and IT industries.
The SMPTE Annual Technical Conference lives up to this standard, with scheduled presentations from the BBC, Belden, Cisco, Dolby Laboratories, Ericsson, FUJIFILM, Harmonic, Harris, HBO, IBM, Microsoft, NHK, NVIDIA, Motorola Mobility, Qualcomm, Snell, Skywalker Sound, Sony Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Technicolor, and Verizon. Also participating will be leading vision-science researchers from around the world – as well as representatives from the EBU and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.


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Jim Henson's "Sid the Science Kid – Live" is Coming to Abilene February 23rd
Based on the popular PBS Kids television series, Jim Henson's "Sid the Science Kid - Live" is coming to the Abilene Civic Center auditorium.
So, round up the kids for a performance with audience interaction, cooperative problem solving, and plenty of laughs.
Come Join Sid the Science Kid and all his pals in this super duper ooper schmooper live show!
Sid, Gabriela, Gerald and May invite you and your family to join them as they take an incredible journey through the five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell and touch, and discover that there's a very special super duper sixth sense. Teacher Susie leads the kids and the audience through a musical adventure jam packed with special sensory effects that fill the auditorium - sure to engage sight, smell, sound and more. Jive to the music from the hit PBS KIDS television series and join Sid and his friends as they explore lots of interactive moments with the audience that will bring out the curious scientist in your kid.
Find out "What's the Big Idea?" with Sid the Science Kid- Live!
The conceptual content of Sid The Science Kid is based in national science learning standards, cognitive learning theory, and on the preschool science curriculum, Preschool Pathways to Science. The PBS Kids series debuted on September 1, 2008.
Sid the Science Kid - Live! Presented by Cory's Toys and Gifts
Date & Time
- Sunday, February 23rd
- Doors at 1:30
- Showtime at 2:30
Abilene Civic Center Auditorium at 1100 North 6th
- Online Tickets: $16.50 - $23.50 + processing fees
- Available at Cory's Toys & Gifts - Cory's Toys moved to 922 North 4th Suite B (downtown, bottom floor of Windsor hotel)


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At 3:20min it should be 5000K, not 500K, sorry about that. At 3:30min, Lara tried to eat the keyboard.
Monday, November 07, 2011
What are natural units?
At 3:20min it should be 5000K, not 500K, sorry about that. At 3:30min, Lara tried to eat the keyboard.
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- Uncle Al said...
"temperatures in GeV and distances as the inverse of an energy."
Spectroscopists use cm^(-1). Non-SI units fit magnitude to task and are easy to check for trivial errors. Nobody grasps kg/m^3 for density. Sieverts, grays... try evading Fukishima truth with curies. A $billion NASA Mars mission failed in space because idiot management mixed Imperial and metric units. Do the job, verify it, then dress it up in formal attire. Check that, too.
Teething keyboards! Yer gonna be temps in GeV rich!
- 10:16 AM, November 07, 2011
Thanks, Bee. This is much appreciated. :-)
- 11:41 AM, November 07, 2011
- GMP said...
This was fun! :-)
- 1:19 PM, November 07, 2011
- Plato said...
Hi Bee,
Appreciated the Youtube....good job. Also enjoyed the little one in the background.:)
Since I've experimented lately with some new software,
What were you using?
- 12:29 AM, November 08, 2011
- Bee said...
Hi Navneethc,
Well, you were not the first one to ask, so I thought I'll make this once and then I can link to it whenever needed. Sorry I was so unfriendly when you asked. Best,
- 12:43 AM, November 08, 2011
- Bee said...
Hi Plato,
I made the slides with Powerpoint. They have much improved the equation editor. One can also record the audio with Powerpoint and set a timing for the text to appear. You can then export it as some windows movie or so. I imported that movie with with Corel's Videostudio, edited it somewhat and exported as mpg. It was really straight forward. I first tried to make it all with the Videostudio, but the equations I would have to either write by hand or include as an image, so I would have needed another software anyway. Best,
- 12:50 AM, November 08, 2011
- Giotis said...
Nice and nice voice too...
What about the dimensions of a field? A scalar field or a spinor field for example. You could include these too.
- 2:32 AM, November 08, 2011
- Bee said...
Hi Giotis,
Excellent question :o) I first wanted to include derivatives, fields, mass dimensions of operators etc. But then it got too long and also more technical. Maybe I make a follow-up video at some point. Best,
- 3:15 AM, November 08, 2011
- Phil Warnell said...
Hi Bee,
Certainly a clear explanation regarding natural units as one is brought to understand they allow for examination of the qualifiers without need of being distracted by the quantifiers and thus how can anyone not consider qualities as something objectively analyzable. It's also nice to discover that Lara is so interested to as to be literally cutting the teeth on it.
P.S. So very nice to hear from you.
- 6:46 AM, November 09, 2011
- Bee said...
Hi Phil,
Glad you liked it. The dimensional estimates is something that we weren't taught in any of our classes, yet it is so vital to physics, it is difficult for me to see how to do without it. Best,
- 11:55 AM, November 09, 2011
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- 8:19 PM, November 09, 2011
- Neil Bates said...
Cool, first time to hear your voice, Bee. Note that the program of converting to completely natural units of the Planck scale need not always use G. The natural charge is constructed from h and c (and is inexplicably around 11.7 times actual charge quantum e.)
- 8:28 PM, November 09, 2011
- Bee said...
Hi Neil,
Planck units go farther than natural units by omitting even the mass scale. Eg in natural units, the Schwarzschildradius is 2M/m_p^2. In Planck units it's 2M. Planck Units are frequently used in the gr-qc community and I find them terribly confusing. Best,
- 1:02 AM, November 10, 2011