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The expansion includes a four-story, 17,500 square meters clinical services building and a five-story, 15,700 square meters, medical office building. Skanska will also renovate the main hospital.
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BETHESDA, Md. (AP) Patrick Reed held it together better than anyone Saturday at steamy Congressional to build a two-shot lead in the Quicken Loans National.
Reed made three bogeys in a seven-hole stretch, but still managed an even-par 71 and was in good position to claim his third victory this year. He was at 6-under 207, two shots ahead of Seung-yul Noh (66), Freddie Jacobson (71) and Marc Leishman (73).
Noh finished the best score of the third round about the time leaders teed off. He wound up in the final group with Reed on Sunday.
Jacobson wasted a good start with a pair of 6s on the back nine.
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Morgan Stanley Core Results Slip
Michael Casey has details of Morgan Stanley's Q1 earnings report. Plus, jobless claims crept higher last week. Photo: Getty Images.
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Kampot is a small town (pop.~40,000) in south-east Cambodia and capital of the province with same name. It is a gateway to Bokor National Park
Kampot's main attraction is its relaxing riverside setting. While there is a sizeable town set back from the river, the majority of visitors will spend most of their time enjoying the river and the local countyside. Kampot's economy is based on Salt and Pepper production, fishing, fruit growing (particularly Durians) and light industry with domestic and foreign tourism being small but growing contributors. Most foreigner oriented tourist businesses are scattered along the riverside promenade or are within one or two blocks of it. The riverside's main reference points are the old bridge, a mongrel of various styles and temporary parts thrown together after its breaching in the Khmer Rouge days, and the French-built market building (which is currently being restored). Back from the river, the town is centred on the bizarre durian roundabout. From where the buses drop passengers, walking down the wide boulevard leads towards the river and the French-built market.
If you would like to know a bit about Kampot's History, a scholarly PDF document (Kampot of the Belle Époque) is located here: [22]
Get in
By bus from Phnom Penh:
Hua Lin buses depart at 07:00 and 12:00from their bus station on street 182 near Olympic Market. The bus travels to Kampot via Kep and the trip takes about five hours.
Capitol buses depart at 07:00 and 13:00 from their bus station near Orrusey Market. The bus does not currently go via Kep and the trip can take approx. 3.5 hours. The fare is $US4.25. Website: [23]
Sorya buses depart at 07:30 and 14:30 from their bus station next to Central Market. In the high season (October to May)there may be an additional bus at 9.30am. The bus travels to Kampot via Kep and the trip takes about five hours. The fare is $US4.50. Website: [24]
Paramount Angkor Express buses depart at 07:30 and 13:30 from their bus station near Olympic Market.The bus travels directly to Kampot (does not go via Kep) and the trip takes about three hours. The fare is $4.50
Giant Ibis buses depart at 08:00 and 14:45 from street 106 next to the Night Market on Riverside. This company started operating in May 2012 and is promoting itself as a luxury service. Tickets are $8 and the bus sets down at the Durian Roundabout (approx. 300 metres from the bus station) in Kampot. Website: [25]
All of the above buses, with the exception of Giant Ibis, terminate at the central Kampot bus station which is about 150 metres from one of the main guesthouse streets in Kampot - walk to the Salt Workers Monument and take your first turn to the left.
Note that these buses do not generally have an on-board toilet but do usually have a 15 minute rest stop at approx. the half way point between Phnom Penh and Kampot. Note also that while there is no difference in the fares charged for locals and foreigners on the Phnom Penh - Kampot route, fares generally increase for everyone during major public holidays/celebrations.
Mini Bus
Kampot Express uses 12 seat Hyundai Starex mini buses and started operating in 2012. They provide an 08:00 and 13:00 service on weekdays with an additional 4.30pm service on Saturday and Sunday. Buses are based in Street 215 in Phnom Penh at the Sokimex petrol station. The fare is $US8 for foreigners, with locals paying less, and additional baggage fees may apply. Website: [26]
Private Taxi: your guesthouse/hotel should be able to arrange this for you and expect to pay between $US35 and $US50 for the whole taxi with the trip taking approx. 2.5 hours depending on the traffic leaving Phnom Penh. Again, prices quoted will generally be higher during major public holidays and you will almost certainly be quoted a higher price if you attempt to negotiate the fare yourself with one of the taxis at Phnom Penh airport.
Shared Taxi : There are a number of shared taxis that regularly ply the route between Phnom Penh and Kampot and your guesthouse/hotel should be able to arrange a seat for you. If you want to make your own arrangements, taxis generally depart from Psar Damkor. Be aware that a shared taxi, generally a Toyota Camry, on this route will normally carry eight people including the driver so if you are a large Westerner, have a lot of luggage or have issues with your personal space, you might want to book two seats at the front of the taxi which in effect gives you the front passenger seat to yourself. Prices are generally around $US5 per "chair" so the front passenger seat to yourself should cost around $US10.
There is no passenger rail service between Phnom Penh and Kampot.
From Sihanoukville, take a shared taxi, minibus or bus. Most taxis depart from the traffic pickup point next to the market. The two hour drive should costs US$3-5/person in a shared taxi, though haggling is required. Bus operators can help arrange a minibus with pickup at your guesthouse. Shared taxis are generally cramped, with up to 7 passengers: 4 in the back, 2 in the front passenger seat and one next to the driver.
Driving from Sihanoukville to Kampot on a rented scooter can be fun but if road conditions are poor may take 3.5 hours or more.
Get around
Getting around Kampot is easy on foot or on pushbike, given the town's small size and flat terrain. Alternatively, hire a motorcycle (100cc - 125cc scooter or 250cc dirtbike, from US$5/day) or bicycle (from US$1/day) from hire shops near the durian traffic circle, or from just about any guesthouse or tour shop .
It takes about 2 hours by moto from Kampot to the Ha Tien border with Vietnam, the scenery is very beautiful. If you start early you can catch the 10:00 ferry to Phu Quoc island. The border procedure is hassle free. Note that the two week free visa for the Ha Tien Special Economic Zone is reportedly no longer available.
Finding an English-speaking moto taxi or guide in Kampot isn't too difficult but if you're struggling try Mr Kao Hemg (012645185 or 0977009975).
A map of Kampot is here: [27]
There is a large man, usually seen wearing a stylish Parrot shirt, who is a font of useful travel information.
Tour Companies, There are approx. ten tour companies in Kampot offering the usual range of services. Prices and what is on offer is often displayed on a billboard at the front of the shop.
Safety, Kampot is generally a very safe town for visitors. However there have been incidents of bags - often containing valuables - being stolen from the front carry basket of pushbikes while the visitor, usually female, is cycling around town. The general technique used by the thieves is for a motorcycle with rider and pillion to pull alongside the pushbike, snatch the bag and then disappear into the distance. Secure your bag and/or limit the amount of valuables it contains.
The most impressive sights in Kampot are the river and surrounding hills, which grandly frame views from the riverside promenade. Kampot retains many of its colonial buildings and there are a number of interesting old structures in various states of repair. The market, an angular structure similar to Battambang's, is undergoing renovation.
Bokor Mountain
Bokor National Park, about 1-2 hours out of Kampot, is being destroyed by a US$1bn casino development - the Thansur Bokor Highland Resort [28] with the result that the eerie charm of the abandoned French hill station - that included a shell of a church and the isolated upland nature reserve - is rapidly disappearing. The road up the mountain is now paved and provides easy access. The cooler climate and sublime views from the mountain remain and may provide some reason for a visit. Entry to the area is US$0.50 for motorcycles and $US2.50 for cars.
Tigers were rare to start with and will likely soon be non-existent. Gibbons and birds such as the chestnut-headed Partridge, blue pitta and orange-headed thrush will also been much harder to spot in what is now a construction site. The waterfall, which only flows in the wet season, may still provide some sanctuary for humans and animals wanting to get away from bulldozers.
Tours still run up the mountain and cost approximately US$10, depending on bargaining skills. Lunch is included. Except for the Bokor Palace Hotel and old casino, the old French buildings are occupied by the families of construction workers. The excursion can still be worthwhile provided as it is viewed as an insight into seeing Cambodia's Great Leap Forward rather than as an atmospheric expedition into a remote and haunting environment.
Several tracks enter the forest, one from behind the old tea plantation, the second from near the waterfalls. It is possible to stay at the ranger station which is basic but comfortable and, contrary to some reports does offer food and French wine.
Kampot has a relaxed and sleepy atmosphere. It is a great place to go and just soak up the atmosphere and catch your breath for a couple of days: in the town, at the beach, along the river or up on Bokor.
Do Kampot province by dirtbike: Ride enduro style through the Elephant mountains, take on the hillclimb up Bokor or relax.
Kampot Pepper Given its reputation for quality, this is probably the most popular purchase made by visitors to Kampot. It is one of only two Cambodian products to be certified with Geographical Indicator status the other being Palm Sugar produced in Kampong Speu province. For it to meet GI status, Kampot pepper must be grown without the use of pesticides or inorganic fertilizers and be grown in either Kampot or Kep provinces. In the 2010 season, approx. 17 tonnes of pepper were produced in the two provinces and approx. 10 tonnes of that met the additional pesticide and fertilizer criteria. Of that 10 tonnes, approx. 6 tonnes went directly to overseas markets. Given the increased global awareness of Kampot pepper, demand has now totally outstripped supply and this is reflected in the prices that the genuine article commands.
Banks, There are three banks with 24 hour ATM services in Kampot. Canadia Bank is located in a new building on the main "Durian" traffic circle. ACLEDA bank is located approx. 150 metres from the bus station on the street running down towards the river.
Tiny Kampot Pillows Hand made in Kampot, Quilts, Pillows and Cushions, Table Runners and Place Mats, Belts and Bags. Also made in Kampot Bookmarks, Greeting Cards, Prints and Reproduction Indochine Photos, plus a range of Kramas and functional gift items. At the 2000 Traffic Circle. Phone: 085 515 759 Webpage: [35]
There are plenty of places to eat in Kampot, ranging from the usual street kitchens to proper restaurants providing indoor seating. Most places are only a short walk from the central traffic circle. A delicious breakfast is Koh Kor Num Pain, a thick beef stew served with french bread. Fish and seafood are also plentiful, fresh and delicious.
Just north of the new bridge are two bungalows with over-the-water dining in stilt huts. Nature Bungalows even has a tiny artificial beach. Just south of the same bridge a Khmer seafood restaurant is also on stilts over the water.
Visit any of the numerous vendors located on the main avenues in the evening for aTeuk Rleuek (fruit shake). Also worth trying is a glass of freshly squeezed sugar cane juice: look for the stalls that have stacks of sugarcane and brightly painted, hand cranked mangles, or a glass of iced tea with freshly squeezed sugarcane & lime juice.
Just about all of the local Khmer restaurants serve beer. In addition, there are literally dozens of night time drinking establishments catering for the locals both inside town and on the outskirts. These range from the quite palatial to the downright seedy - a thatched hut with dirt floor complete with wandering chickens and dogs. These establishments will often serve food (don't expect a Western menu) and frequently provide semi-soundproof rooms if karaoke singing combined with drinking is your thing. They can be located by the large, neon Anchor, Angkor and Cambodia beer signs.
The following "Guesthouse St" businesses have bar facilities:
Blissful Guesthouse (generally open until midnight),
Magic Sponge,
Orchid Guesthouse,
Kampot Guesthouse,
Pepper Guesthouse
At the budget end of the market, dorm style guesthouse accommodation in Kampot starts at around US$2.50 and separate fan rooms are generally around US$5-8. Air-con rooms generally start around US$13.
There are perhaps fifty guesthouses dotted throughout the city however the majority of these are more oriented to domestic rather than foreign visitors. Half a dozen of the popular guesthouses with foreign visitors are concentrated on "Guesthouse Street" which is now also home to a few budget roadside cafes. There are also a number of guesthouses just outside of town across the bridge and along the riverfront.
Budget City guesthouses
(Under $US15 but guesthouse may also have more upmarket rooms available)
Budget Riverside Guest house
Budget Countryside Homestay Bungalow
There are numerous internet shops in Kampot offering the usual range of services. There are a couple on the left hand side of The Old Bridge Road about 100 metres down from the central Big Durian traffic roundabout and a couple more on the road between La Java Bleu and Bar Red. Many of the guesthouses and restaurants in Kampot are equipped with WIFI.
Get out
By bus to Phnom Penh, all of the bus companies listed in the Get In section operate two return services to Phnom Penh, generally at 07:00 and around 13:00. Each of the bus companies has a small office at the Kampot bus station where you can book your ticket.


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We demand that you enact a protocol which will end the practice of sending psychiatric patients out of state. Additionally, you must take responsibility for the 500 people who have been sent to California by Rawson-Neal Psychiatric hospital over the past five years and pay in full the cost of their housing and medical care.
Kellen Louise
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Timothy Martin got off a bus in Sacramento with nowhere to go. Timothy is deaf, blind, and used to be a patient at West Hills Hospital in Reno, Nevada. That is, until he was put on a bus and sent...
Timothy Martin got off a bus in Sacramento with nowhere to go. Timothy is deaf, blind, and used to be a patient at West Hills Hospital in Reno, Nevada. That is, until he was put on a bus and sent to California with no one to contact and no place to stay when he got there. [1]
West Hills Hospital is not the only venue that has been giving it's patients one-way tickets out of state in a practice called "Greyhound Therapy." Recent studies have determined that 500 patients have been discharged by Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital and sent by Greyhound bus to California over the past five years. Once these patients arrive, many of them have nowhere to go, and have no one to contact.
Some patients have been simply told to call 911 once they arrive at their destination. Despite demonstrating the horrendous and despicable treatment of disabled and mentally ill patients, this practice has left other states to carry the cost of care for these new residents.
San Francisco alone has spent over $500,000 on medical care, housing and other grants for these patients after they arrive from Rawson-Neal, specifically. [2]
We cannot let Nevada get away with treating humans like this! We must place pressure officials to make sure that hospitals are banned from sending their patients out of state via "Greyhound Therapy"


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It soothes the soul. It evokes memories. It brings up emotions that we thought were buried. It makes us laugh or cry, makes us angry or uplifted.
Music has been a part of my life since I was 6 years old. That was when my mother started me on piano lessons. I'm not sure what made her decide that was the best time to do it. Maybe it was because of the piano teacher that lived across the street at the time. Maybe it was because she, and her mother before her, knew how to play the piano and wanted her daughter to know, too.
I was willing. I liked playing the piano. Over the years, however, I vacillated between being happy to take the lessons and practicing, and arguing with her about every minute I spent at the piano.
As most people say whose parents "made" them stick with something - I'm glad she did!
I also began playing the flute in junior high school, after my parents decided that would be the safest and least annoying for me to learn. (If you've ever heard a child learning the violin, you know what I mean!) It helped to already be able to read music. It also got me interested in teaching myself other instruments.
I initially wanted to get serious about the piano and planned to pursue a career in concert piano or something similar. Once I got to college, however, I realized that I really didn't want to get THAT serious! I would have had to practice even more hours than I had already done! When you're 18 years old, that's a prospect that doesn't appeal.
Since becoming an adult, I have been able to play the piano off and on, depending on whether a piano was available. It's an instrument that you don't just carry with you when you move or take with you when you travel!
But the ability to play - and hear the musicality of any song - has stayed with me. I now play at the 11 a.m. service of the Mancos United Methodist Church, collaborating with a guitar player, vocalists and a drummer. It's been a beautiful, therapeutic experience for me, not only to play, but to practice, too.
I've found that playing the piano is a release for me. I can embellish, change or invent my own pieces. And those who listen and hear me get the satisfaction of listening to the music that I love playing.
That's the beauty of music. It can be savored in any form, in any way, and by any one.
Jeanne Archambeault
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A very good morning to all of you :) Here I am with this lovely breakfast dish for you all :) . Drop in to enjoy it.
Here is one of the best dish I can make(this is so easy that anyone can make it ;) ) and a big hit in my house :~. Also whenever I shared the idea of this pancake to others, they always liked it . You know why ? Coz it is the best way to use left over rice. Take some cooked rice and Besan(chick peas flour) and some other Ingredients and thats it. It is easy to make and delicious in taste. try it for yourself ... We call it "Ghaaroda " .
We often make this when we have some left over rice . It is a Gujarati recipe. My mom used to make it for snack time, and we all together used to enjoy it hot . It makes a perfect breakfast/ brunch in hurry. I posted this in initial days of my blogging, so its very dear to me in that way too :) .
Srivalli's Dosa mela is a perfect chance to share it with you again , in case you missed to check this dish . Check out its recipe Here .
Srivalli , even if I think of making something today there is nothing better than this I have for pancake/dosa.
I will be back with some bitter gourds for RCI and secret ingredient's answers . I didn't mean to keep you waiting for the real answers, its just that I am much occupied with some ongoing things . Till then stay tuned and keep sending your entries for VoW-Bittergourd :L .
Monday, April 07, 2008
Ghaaroda - A Pancake for Dosa Mela.
A very good morning to all of you :) Here I am with this lovely breakfast dish for you all :) . Drop in to enjoy it.
17 comments:
- ANJALI J. said...
wow, dosa looks great and delicious. nice pic.
- 11:33 AM, April 07, 2008
- Cham said...
Perfect snack with the leftover rice , they look delicious...
- 11:51 AM, April 07, 2008
- Srivalli said...
Lovely dosas Pooja...thanks for sharing them with us...
btw for a moment I thought I came to a different place..if you dont' feel bad..I liked the previous template so much!
- 12:18 PM, April 07, 2008
- Pooja said...
Thank you Anjali :) .
you are correct. it makes wonderfu l snack dish .
What you felt is correct , yo ureally came to different place ,this is not My creative Ideas :D .
its pleasure participating in Dosa mela buddy :) .
- 12:50 PM, April 07, 2008
- Madhavi said...
Dosa looks yummmy pooja, mouth watering :))
- 1:46 PM, April 07, 2008
- Medhaa said...
Lovely dosa, Like Srivalli I thought I was someplace else but now i know why.
- 1:49 PM, April 07, 2008
- Siri said...
Nice name and Lovely looking pancake Pooja!
- 2:03 PM, April 07, 2008
- Sia said...
no more crying over for leftover rice:) i just loved this recipe poo:)
- 2:09 PM, April 07, 2008
- Vanamala said...
Dosa looks good ... nice recipe
- 4:22 PM, April 07, 2008
- Uma said...
what a co-incidence! I too prepared the same kind of dosa with leftover rice last week. But yours look fantastic with perfect ingredients. Nice entry, Pooja!
- 4:56 PM, April 07, 2008
- Meera said...
It looks lovely. The name Ghaaroda is new to me. But this dish is familiar in my both Gujarati & Maharashtrian family. Thanks for reminding this lovely dosa.
Wonderful entry, Pooja!
- 9:25 PM, April 07, 2008
- Bhawana said...
Hi Pooja,
I liked this pencake. we also make something like this with besan and dont add cooked rice. We call it chilla -:). Good One
- 11:57 PM, April 07, 2008
- Saswati said...
Pooja thats a wow recipe and a gr8 entry.
- 2:00 AM, April 08, 2008
- Pearlsofeast said...
Really wonderful snack from the leftover rice.Looks cool and delicious with tomato sauce.
- 9:57 AM, April 08, 2008
- Vaishali said...
Pooja, The ghaaroda looks delicious. I have never before made a dosa recipe that used cooked rice, but I can imagine it would taste great with the starches in the rice caramelizing beautifully when they hit the hot oil.
- 4:32 PM, April 10, 2008
- TBC said...
I made this the other day. It's such a great way to use up leftover rice. And it's ready in a jiffy too!
Thank you! :-)
- 9:35 PM, April 11, 2008
- Sunshinemom said...
Thanks for this! I am going to make it tonite! The photograph is tempting too!
- 9:28 AM, April 19, 2008


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So.... one of my 4 year olds called another a faggot today.
In case you don't know, I work in a preschool, one that has a mission statement of specifically empowering women and girls.
We had just come in from playing outside and were taking off snowpants and boots, about to head to lunch. I don't even know what happened in the build up, but it came pretty much out of no where.
I didn't catch the first part of what he said, but he was talking to another girl. He ended the comment with, "faggot!"
I said, "What did you say?"
He said, "faggot?"
"No. That is not ok. You can not use that word. It hurts people," I said.
"I can say it at my house!"
"Well, this isn't your house and I don't want to hear it."
"[brother] says it!"
"And if he were here, I'd tell him the exact same thing."
"Aw, come on, can't I just say (mouths faggot) one more time?"
"No! I don't want to hear it again."
I usually don't respond to kids swearing. Most of the time they're just trying to get a reaction from someone and it's easiest to let it rest. Often, another kid will tell me another kid swore and I just tell them to tell the offender that they don't want to hear it.
I think I was just so surprised that I instantly responded. But even so, I wouldn't have let that one pass. I responded with emotion, I think more emotion than the kids are used to me wielding. It's just ... these are 4 year olds. Faggot should not be in their vocabulary.
There are several open lesbians who work at my site, several of whom bring their partners to school functions. His mother works at the site and he has spent the night over at one women's house many times.
I don't know if he knew what it meant. I doubt it. Would he have used it if he knew what it meant? I don't know.
He did know that it wasn't something nice to say.
He did know that you're supposed to say it in a mean tone, spitting it out of your mouth like venom.
He did know that it was a name you use when you want to make someone feel inferior, like shit, to show that you're better.
He knows it's supposed to hurt. Which means that it doesn't matter if he knows what it means, because he'll use it again as a weapon. Except next time, I won't be there.


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In winter 2013 the robot will come face-to-face with Koichi Wakata, the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station, and will take part in the world's first conversation experiment held between a person and a robot in outer space.
TOKYO--Dentsu Inc. (TOKYO: 4324; ISIN: JP3551520004; President & CEO: Tadashi Ishii; Head Office: Tokyo; Capital: 58,967.1 million yen) announced today that the humanoid communication robot being developed under the KIBO ROBOT PROJECT, a joint research project being carried out in collaboration with the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo (Director: Dr. Yoshiaki Nakano; hereinafter "RCAST") and ROBO GARAGE Co., Ltd. (CEO: Tomotaka Takahashi; hereinafter "ROBO GARAGE"), is expected to be completed in February 2013. In the summer of the same year, it will be sent to the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo" in the International Space Station.
The KIBO ROBOT PROJECT, whose aim is to create a humanoid communication robot that will be a companion for the Japanese astronauts who will be living in the Kibo Experiment Module, was jointly submitted by Dentsu, RCAST and ROBO GARAGE in response to the call last year from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (President: Keiji Tachikawa) for a feasibility study proposal on the theme of solving social issues in the experiment module. The proposal was accepted, and the project team has been working for more than a year on developing a robot that can communicate with the astronauts via autonomous actions and remote operations. The robot will also transmit information from the Kibo module to Earth.
Height: 34 cm, Width: 18 cm, Depth: 15 cm (approx.)
Weight: 1000 g (approx.)
Language: Japanese
Main features: Voice (speech) recognition, natural language processing, voice (speech) synthesis, telecommunications functions, communication actions, facial recognition camera, recording camera
● The design and specifications are subject to change.
● The coloring, speech and voices of the two robots (one in space and one on Earth) may differ slightly.
● The design data can be downloaded at: http://kibo-robo.jp/
In winter 2013 the robot will come face-to-face with Koichi Wakata, the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station, and will take part in the world's first conversation experiment held between a person and a robot in outer space. A second robot with the same specifications will be built to serve as a backup and for demonstration purposes on Earth.
Together with leading engineering companies in Japan, RCAST and ROBO GARAGE have been working on the development of the robot hardware, while Dentsu has been involved in the creation of the conversation content. Toyota Motor Corporation (President: Akio Toyoda; hereinafter "Toyota"), a new addition to the project team, is responsible for the voice recognition and natural language processing functions that comprise the robot's intelligence. Through its participation in this project, Toyota will gather data and collate the accumulated technology that is instrumental to interactive services as well as the development of the "Toyota Partner Robot" that can coexist with people.
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I spent a few happy hours on the sofa watching dvd's and hand stitching a few blocks for my sampler quilt to be.
I made two granny squares.
tutorial, because I wanted my blocks to finish at 6". I simply traced the squares and triangles on some freezer paper added seam allowances and hand stitched them together.
My sampler of course needs a + & x block, I followed the same method as with the granny squares to make a 6" block. I find it easier to just make templates for these blocks than doing the maths.
And I made two cute little house blocks following Kerry's latest tutorial, machine pieced this time. After working through several blocks from Patchwork 318 those y seams do not scare me much anymore so I chose the version that included them. But Kerry has made templates for piecing the block without y seams and foundation paper piecing as well - she is kind like that!
So feeling that I had been rather productive I spread all my precious blocks out on the floor in happy anticipation of seeing the quilt grow.
|The house blocks were made for me by Ayumi, Kerry and Charise in Patchwork 318 the bee.
Well, the amount of blocks may not be that impressive but they sure are pretty together don't you think?
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2013 Melges 32 World Championship Brings Best of the Best In One Design Performance Racing to Porto Rotondo
13 September 2013
Porto Rotondo, Italy - Once the last boat has been measured, sails signed, stamped and declared and the final crew member weighed, one of the greatest World Championship battles ever to take place in International Melges 32 Class (IM32CA) history will commence on the beautiful waters of Porto Rotondo in Sardinia, Italy on 18-22 September 2013. The World Championship is also the final act of the very hotly contested Audi Sailing Series.
The players list is long and distinguished as the field of competitors represent nine countries from around the world. First-class tacticians saturate the twenty-six strong fleet including Cameron Appleton, Andrea Casale, Branko Brcin, Lorenzo Bressani, Steve Hunt, Michele Paoletti, Chris Rast, Hamish Pepper, Manuel Weiller, Daniele Cassinari, Gabriele Benussi, Jesper Radich, Kazuto Seki, Pierluigi Fornelli, Vasco Vascotto, Fabio Mazzoni, Chris Nicolson, Michele Ivaldi, Andrey Kirilyuk, Pietro Sibello, Andrea Fornaro, Richard Clarke and former Melges 32 Class World Champions Nathan Wilmot (2009) and Paul Goodison (2012). From the high-profile America's Cup arena, current Luna Rossa Afterguard Francesco Bruni returns to the fleet and former Alinghi tactician Brad Butterworth will compete in the class for the very first time.
Several teams have enjoyed great success this year, however Roberto Tomasini Grinover's Robertissima and Lanfranco Cirillo's Fantastica have proven to be the toughest teams to beat.
Tomasini Grinover triumphed early, rising to the occasion in the Caribbean to become the 2013 OtterboxTM Melges 32 Virgin Islands Sailing Series Champion. Cirillo, on the other hand, has been hard at work developing a firm grip on the overall lead of the prestigious Audi Sailing Series, after winning two of the four events - Porto Ercole & Portoferraio - completed thus far.
2013 Melges 32 Key West Race Week Champion Andrea Pozzi's Bombarda is seated second overall. Edoardo Lupi's Torpyone is currently third.
Other teams that should not be underestimated include Gaeta Champion Valentin Zavadnikov on Synergy GT, Jason Carroll on Argo, Deneen Demourkas on Groovederci, Keisuke Suzuki's Swing and lastly, but certainly not least is Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino.
The IM32CA is proud to welcome to the brightest stage of all, fleet newcomers Roberto Mazzucato on Margherita, Luca Simeone on RIMYG, Pavel Kunetsov on Tavatuy-Water Way and newly crowned Audi Melges 20 Sailing Series Champion Alessandro Rombelli aboard Azimut by STIG.
FULL ENTRY LIST (Owner/Tactician)
1.) Jason Carroll/Cameron Appleton, Argo
2.) Giangiacomo Serena di Lapagio/Andrea Casale, Atlantica 19
3.) Mauro Mocchegiani/Branko Brcin, Audi Italia Sailing Team
4.) Alessandro Rombelli/Paul Goodison, Azimut by STIG
5.) Andrea Pozzi/Lorenzo Bressani, Bombarda
6.) Filippo Pacinotti/Nathan Wilmot, Brontolo HH
7.) Malcolm Gefter/Steve Hunt, Celeritas
8.) Lanfranco Cirillo/Michele Paoletti, Fantastica
9.) Edoardo Pavesio/Chris Rast, FRA MARTINA
10.) Deneen Demourkas/Francesco Bruni, Groovederci
11.) Richard Goransson/Hamish Pepper, Inga From Sweden 3
12.) Naofumi Kamei/Manuel Weiller, Mamma Aiuto!
13.) Roberto Mazzucato/Daniele Cassinari, Margherita
14.) Vincenzo Onorato/Gabriele Benussi, Mascalzone Latino
15.) Tony Buckingham, Brad Butterworth, Ngoni
16.) Wolfgang Stolz/Jesper Radich, Opus One
17.) Diasuke Kimura/Kazuto Seki, Quetefeek
18.) Luca Simeone/Pierluigi Fornelli, RIMYG
19.) Roberto Tomasini Grinover/Vasco Vascotto, Robertissima
20.) Andrea Ferrari/Fabio Mazzoni, Spirit of Nerina
21.) Keisuke Suzuki/Chris Nicolson, Swing
22.) Valentin Zavadnikov/Michele Ivaldi, Synergy GT
23.) Pavel Kunetsov/Andrey Kirilyuk, Tavatuy-Water Way
24.) Edoardo Lupi/Pietro Sibello, Torpyone
25.) Andrea Lacorte/Andrea Fornaro, Vitamina
26.) Yukihiro Ishida/Richard Clarke, Yasha Samurai
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For the latest developments at Worlds in Porto Rotondo, tune in to these media portals:
Official Facebook Page of the International Melges 32 Class Association
Official Facebook Page of the Audi Sailing Series
Official Website of the International Melges 32 Class Association
Official Website of the Audi Sailing Series
Official Audi Sailing Series YouTube Circuit Channel
Live streaming will start at 11.00 a.m. CET on Wednesday, 18 September. Stay close to the Melges 32 Class Website and Official Facebook Page for the link to view live racing coverage.
The 2013 Melges 32 World Championship is hosted by the prestigious Yacht Club Porto Rotondo (YCPR) in coordination with Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS), B.Plan Sports & Events (BPSE), Melges Europe and Melges USA.
Many thanks to Sailing Series title sponsor Audi - Truth in Engineering. In addition, the Audi 2013 Sailing Series is supported by official sponsor AstiHour, a very refreshing fruit cocktail that will be served during happy hours at the Audi Hospitality Village. Other sponsors include Kuehne+Nagel, Yeykey, Helly Hansen, and SimBroker e Nacora.
Tuesday, September 17 has been officially named Audi Day. Open to all teams participating at the World Championship, the event will consist of three automaker challenges - consumption control, blindfolded driving and parking. The top three teams win two seats each at the Audi Sportscar Experience on 23 September at all'autodromo di Mores, a few kilometers from Sassari and Alghero.
In Porto Rotondo, the event will offer the services of Dr. Dario Oscar Archetti, physiotherapist of Medical Studio Boscovich in Milano and of the National Ski Team. He specializes in orthopedic rehabilitation and muscle aches. Appointments can be made with Dr. Archetti at the Audi Race Desk between 13-17 September.
B-Plan Sport&Events is committed to greater visibility and appeal of the 2013 Audi Sailing Series. The event has three newly renovated websites:www.audisailingseries.com, www.audisailingteam.it,www.bpse.it - and a new Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/AudiSailingSeries. Updates are also being posted as the racing happens at the Official Facebook Page of the International Melges 32 Class Association too!
The Sailing Series continues its test drive tradition in 2013. At every event, the Audi Quattro Instructors will be available to guide all those interested in experiencing some of the most recent Audi models. For more information and test drive bookings, e-mail the Audi Quattro Experience.
The Audi RS5 Coupe, Audi TT RS, Audi R8 Coupe and the Q5 will be available for test drives. Audi fans can also find the Audi RS6 and the Audi R8 Spyder on display at the entrance of the regatta village square opposite the Yacht Club Porto Rotondo.


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A friend of mine has a Web site and writes a column there, as well as for a couple of other outlets. He's a guy by the name of Chuck Offenburger and he used to be a columnist for the Des Moines Register. One of Chuck's recent entries detailed some farm neighbors of his near metropolitan Cooper, IA, who were beginning the soybean harvest. The surprising part for a lot of people, Chuck included, was the technological way in which you determine if your soybeans are ready to be harvested. In the business, we call that condition being fit. If your beans are fit, you can crack the pods open fairly easily and then bite into a bean. If it's really hard to bite through, your beans are ready to go. If you chip a tooth, you probably should have been going for a couple days already. Of course, peer pressure being what it is in agriculture, few people get that far behind their neighbors when everyone else is having fun with their toys.
Some people have dental power that apparently borders on scientific. At dryer school last year, I heard a great story about fitness. (Yes, I go to school to learn how to run the giant machine to technologically dry my corn to a precise moisture level once it's harvested. It's an all-day event with hands-on activity, a big meal, lots of learning, but no recess.)
Charlie, our instructor, told us that a moisture tester is the best investment you can make with a dryer like the ones his company sells. Not just any tester, though. You need to buy a good one. Charlie had one brand he favored, which was about $600. If you're buying propane to dry your corn, you want to know exactly how wet the corn is when it comes out of the field, and you also want to know how dry your dryer is getting it when it's finished and ready to be stored. If it's too dry, you've spent more money than necessary. With petroleum-based products priced as they are, it makes sense to buy a $600 moisture tester.
That is, unless you're like one of Charlie's customers. That guy could bite into a kernel and tell Charlie how wet the corn was. This guy was always within a percent of being right. I can probably tell you whether your corn is 32% moisture or 12% moisture by biting a kernel, but I can't take a bite, get a wistful look in my eye and then pontificate with half-point precision and tell you whether it's 16% or 17% like Charlie's friend, Doc Holliday, could.
Charlie was skeptical, so he had Doc "test" several different samples at different moisture levels. The guy was always within a point or less, regardless of how wet or dry the corn was.
That's talent. Oh sure, maybe not the kind of thing a guy has at the top of his profile on Match.com, but it still sets him apart.
But can he do the same thing with forage? Forage is a totally different ball game. We're not necessarily talking hay here, either. If you ask anyone in academia what it takes to make good hay, he will tell you that it's as much of an art as a science. Making excellent dry hay is far more dependent on the exact weather conditions than anything. You need low humidity, sunshine, a breeze, and some time. You also need the right balance of all of those factors. Run short on one and perfection is hard to come by. Get them all together in the right mix, though, and it doesn't get much better than that from a vocational satisfaction standpoint.
Making decent silage isn't quite as difficult as making dry baled hay, but it's still not a cakewalk. You can grab a handful of fresh silage and get a ballpark idea of how good it is in the moisture category, but it's still hard to be kernel-crunching-accurate like Doc Holliday.
One solution is relatively easy if you have a few tools. It ends up feeling like a trip back to 7th grade Science class, but it can be an effective alternative to mailing a Ziploc bag to some lab and waiting a few days for results.
A good science nerd starts with some equipment. For my first silage experiment, the first thing I needed was a scale. Not a bathroom scale, either. That's Health class. We're in Science now.
A scale capable of weighing in grams is what I needed. As luck would have it, I had one of those. Gotta calibrate my planter's insecticide accurately, so a gram scale was already in stock.
Then, as a tip of the hat to the Home Ec staff, I needed a paper plate. Believe it or not, as a single guy, I had one!
Keeping with the 7th grade theme, the next item was in deference to the teacher's lounge. We needed a microwave. One university resource even goes so far as to recommend a microwave with a rotating turntable.
Microwave that's both hoity AND toity enough to take your food on a trip!
Oh, and of course, our lab rat for the experiment. That would be a sample of silage. I had grabbed a random handful of silage from several locations in the pile dumped from the load I had chopped moments before. Sure, I could have waited until the next day, but I wanted Doc Holliday accuracy. Time was of the essence.
To begin the experiment, you take your paper plate and weigh it. Then you zero the scale so that the paper plate's weight is not included in the story problem.
Yes, a real live story problem, just like the ones your teacher told you you'd have to do some day in real life. And, no, not the one with two trains leaving Chicago and Los Angeles.
So you take your eco-friendly paper plate and place 100 grams of silage on it. Not 99, not 101. Do yourself a favor and make it 100. This is 7th grade Math, not Calculus.
Now pour yourself a big glass of water. Pop that puppy in the microwave, back in the corner. Put your 100-gram plate of silage next to it. Shut the door, hit the buttons to cook it for a couple minutes, and then sit back and contemplate.
"I wonder if Doc Holliday can bite into silage and get me results like he does with corn."
"I wonder how much he'd charge me if he could."
"I wonder if this is how fancy restaurants make collard greens, or is it just Red Green who does it this way?"
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|2013-04-16, 06:52
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|2013-04-16, 08:58
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First of all... all of this is my opinion, I might forget to mention that here and there, so I'm taking the effort to state it first.
I originally was going to avoid this topic, but I keep seeing it near the top of the page when I come here, it's been getting on my nerves. Discussions like these I find to be pointless, since most of the time what is considered to be a true middle ground (appealing to both genders) is utterly boring! (of course that's just my opinion)
First we must ask the question, what is a "game for women?"
It's been brought up, but not a single person clearly stated what would a game for women entail. Would it be large amount of drama and relationships like a soap opera? Would there be a lot of clothes customization like how rpgs have? (I really like that kinda feature, few games have that). But really, what do women really want in games? Have they voiced their preference enough that it became well known? I'm certainly not aware of anything like that.
Men and Women have different types of interests. I personally believe this is mostly biological, the rest are the minorities for whatever reason. Which brings up another question. Why should any company invest most of their profit to cater to the minorities? The way I see it, it's like a fashion company or a jewelry making company creating products primarily for the male market. This does not mean that there shouldn't be anything for the male audience that like fashion and clothes, but they are the minority. The problem is: Who is buying more of the clothes? Who is buying more of the jewelry? It's women. But why is it women and not men? Simple, most men are not as interested in those kind of things when compared to women. It just doesn't make sense to spend hard earned profit on something that will bring you less profit that you would otherwise make. So it's NOT about "forgetting" the female audience, it's just that females are just not that interested in gaming when compared to males. This is the reason there are so few games which are considered to be for girls. There was some statistic here that there were something like 40% female and 60% male gamers. But I find those numbers to be a little skewed to a specific genre of games.
I have personally met a few women and teenage girls that do play games, and when I say few, I really mean just a few. What were the other teen girls doing? Talking about relationships, clothes, some TV show they've watched which is mostly catered to the female audience (I'm not making this up, I've seen this first hand). And what were the teen guys doing? Talking about sports, games, silly random things guys tend to do, some TV show they've watched which is mostly catered to the male audience..... I forgot where I was going with this... sorry about that lol.
Now let me just nitpick on something that was said here somewhere, or at least implied unintentionally. Just because a game has a large male audience, does that automatically mean that the game cannot be enjoyed by women? I personally find an opinion like that to be ridiculous. Does this mean that in order for a game to be a game for women, the majority of the sales must be from female buyers? Just a question I thought I'd throw out there.
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I think the problem is because people pay way too much attention to which target the games are aiming for. I don't hesitate to tell people that I enjoys The Sim 3, which to some people are game that cater to female. I don't care what people's opinion about the game I'm playing as long as I enjoy it. Being an minority doesn't make the game less interesting to me anyway.
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There's this strange fact about "the sims", and that's that while the predominance of female players that enjoy it is absolutely palpable, it seems that the developers are going to a complete different direction from what those players actually want.
You just need to take a look at the modding community and what's the most popular trend among them. And I think it's more than evident what kind of direction they are taking. For the most part they try to improve realism, and to transform the sims in models you can see in fashion magazines. Premade sims even if males show large amount of make up, extremely fashionable clothes, awesome hairstyles and so on.
And what do the developers give you instead? Cartoons! Freaking Cartoons!
What do you think it's more appealing to the female population? Cartoons or Soap operas?
There are a lot of people that never touched the sims 3 because they can't stand the pudding faces. And I'm one of them.
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All of you guys and gals for got another thing.
Game developers are usually the guys growing up being ridiculed as the "man who can't get a date" Or dissed by women as "nerds, geeks and losers"
When they become developers, their minds are all shaped to a specific vision that probably aren't female centric. Or even realize the fact women play games. :P
It is changing with the current generation (I met a 12 years old cutie girl who decided to play a game of smash brothers with me at a Game store when I was in Boston). In the 90s where I grew up? Women wouldn't be caught dead with a game controller, and all of us guys hide our video games (and pornz) when a girl come visit, finding a game console in your bedroom gave you much stigma as sexting your manhood to the cheerleader squad.
So it is up to girls in this generation tell the male dev what they want...or become developers themselves.
|2013-04-16, 17:48
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I just hope times will change this
|2013-04-16, 18:33
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I think thread OP is asking if there is any high-budget games that are friendlier to female gamers. Sadly there aren't any besides some rather awful Barbie and Bratz games mostly in PS1/PS2 era. It did sucks to be a female gamer though.
Interestingly Sword Girls(online trading card game) is popular to female gamers as well to male ones. In some places even outnumber the male ones(maybe due to strong anime/manga influence in them). My own theory is that's one of few best things for them can have. I also suspect some of the female fans are developing bishounen or shouta version of the game just they did not announce their work yet.
|2013-04-16, 19:17
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Location: Discord
Age: 30
Female gamers that play big budget AAA games usually don't care that its designed for guys.
Those who don't play those, are happy with what they have.
And besides, what would a big budget AAA female focus game be about? We already covered the sim franchise....
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|2013-04-16, 23:54
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The same lara that they inserted into playboy? boy that sure went well did it?
Don't bother changing her image. There's little you can do.
Instead MAKE A NEW IP with this new target audience in mind.
Make a new heroine. Make a new story.
Changing Lara at this point is like changing Dante
It's not going to work and you are only going to annoy people.
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|2013-04-17, 00:22
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blinded by blood
The Tomb Raider reboot sold really well, but it was just so damn expensive, and the publisher had unrealistic expectations, that even with 3.4 million copies sold it still didn't cross the finish line.
|2013-04-17, 00:28
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Furthermore, you don't develop an industry by suppressing the ideas of others, you do it by coming out with even better ideas. I have absolutely no idea what women want from gaming, I'm not a woman, but if women have an interest, start making suggestions or better yet, get into the industry.
|2013-04-17, 08:58
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They didn't even TRY to make her not a sex object, still has a lot of cleavage showing and they even gave her a more super model look. Hell the older one looked less sex object than the new one.
EDIT: ugh.. god damn it... http://lp.koramgame.com/9862534/1047251/f001 <--- the fuck is this?
|2013-04-17, 10:17
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blinded by blood
The game industry needs to dig its head out of its ass, stop being so spec-obsessed, stop with the enormously and unnecessarily bloated budgets, stop with hilariously unrealistic sales expectations and try to deliver a fun, engaging experience to the player.
From Software did it with Dark Souls, which sold 2 million copies and was fantastically profitable. Tomb Raider did not, which sold 3.4 million copies and was considered a failure.
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You cannot reinstall the Application Server unless you first uninstall the previous version. The installation program checks for other versions during the installation and stops if it detects other versions already installed.
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Once the Fourth of July is behind us, it's just a hot, slow descent to the first day of school. I can't let the summer slip away without offering some tips to make it a little more relaxing, organized, fun, and appetizing.
Camping on the go-go
I just spent a hot, windy weekend at Yuba Lake in central Utah. If it wasn't the 40 mile an hour winds (I'm not exaggerating), keeping me awake, it was the constant hum of the generator of the mansion on wheels, parked at the neighboring campsite. I told the owners,
"I would have brought my mansion too, but I was told we were supposed to be camping."
Anyhow, I came away from our weekend with an excellent tip from some seasoned campers.
Store and transport everything you need for camping in big plastic bins: the tent, sleeping bags, flash lights, cookware, etc all in one box. Just toss the containers in the back of your vehicle, fill your coolers full of ice and food and go. When you return the bins go back into storage until the next trip. No unpacking required.
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It seems like the Payne kitchen is open 24/7 during the summer months. My kids would rather graze all day than sit down and eat three square meals.
Cut down on low nutritional value snacks by having frozen fruit on hand. Pineapple and cherries are a favorite around here. Frozen fruit is refreshing and takes longer to eat.
Everything is better with a theme
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Giving each day a theme infuses fun into the long, hot days of summer.
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Tuesday could be "Library Day." Check your libraries schedule for special events or for community book clubs.
Wednesday is "Swim Day." We take advantage of Wednesday Dollar Day at the Palisade pool. I enjoy the cool grass to set my lawn chair up in and the kids like the inexpensive snack bar.
Thursday is "Hike Night." We are fortunate to live in an area where trails are abundant. I often refer to the website, gjhikes.com. Here you can find pictures, directions, distances, and tips for trails in and around our valley.
Friday is "Kid's Choice" that's self explanatory and Saturday is "Date Night." Sorry, no kids allowed.
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Perpetual flip-flop wearing can lead to dry feet. My sister-in-law swears by Gold Bond Extra Strength in the green bottle. Not only does it quickly and effectively heal and alleviate dry feet, she says it also works great to relieve the itch of mosquito bites. I love it when one product can do double duty.
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We all have to multi-task in our life, the trick is to not let our life multi-task us. When you are at home, be home. Avoid the urge to bring work home with you, check e-mails, and make business-related calls. Especially if a week-long vacation is not a part of your summer plans, make sure that you have downtime in your day to rejuvenate and refresh. This will make you a better employee and make you easier to live with at home.
Enjoy the second half of your summer vacation!