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It's about 55 times as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
In other words, the height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is 0.019 times 20 furlongs.(a.k.a. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a.k.a. Sierra redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia)
Giant Sequoias of the Giant Sequoia National Monument located in Sierra Nevada, near Visalia, California can grow to heights of 0.380 furlongs. The wood from the Giant Sequoias is often brittle and prone to shattering when such trees are felled, and as a result the trees logged in the late nineteenth century were often usable only as shingles or matchsticks.
It's about 60 times as long as The Wingspan of a 747
In other words, 20 furlongs is 58.70 times the length of The Wingspan of a 747, and the length of The Wingspan of a 747 is 0.017 times that amount.(a.k.a. Boeing 747, a.k.a. Jumbo Jet, a.k.a. Queen of the Skies) (for Boeing 747-8 series)
The wingspan of a Boeing 747-8 is 0.3410 furlongs. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 41,200 furlongs before refueling.
It's about 70 times as tall as The Cinderella Castle
In other words, 20 furlongs is 69.90 times the height of The Cinderella Castle, and the height of The Cinderella Castle is 0.0143 times that amount.(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 0.2860 furlongs tall. The castle's architecture uses the optical trick known as "forced perspective" — the castle gets smaller near the top — to appear larger than it truly is.
It's about 70 times as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
In other words, 20 furlongs is 71.30 times the height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is 0.014 times that amount.(a.k.a. The Tower of Pisa, a.k.a. Torre pendente di Pisa) (Pisa, Italy) (height along center axis)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands 0.280 furlongs tall along the angle of its lean. In May of 2008, in an successful effort to stabilize the tower, 70 tonnes of earth were removed from the tower's base on the side opposite the lean.
It's about 75 times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
In other words, the height of The Mahabodhi Temple is 0.014 times 20 furlongs.(a.k.a. Great Awakening Temple, a.k.a. Maha Bodhi Temple, a.k.a. Temple of Bodh Gaya, a.k.a. Mahabodhi Mahavihar) (Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India)
The tower of the Mahabodhi Temple measures 0.270 furlongs in total height. The site has been of sacred interest for more than 2,000 years, with the current Temple dating back at least 1,400 years.
It's about 80 times as tall as Nelson's Column
In other words, 20 furlongs is 77.910 times the height of Nelson's Column, and the height of Nelson's Column is 0.01284 times that amount.(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 0.25670 furlongs from the first step of the pedestal's base to the top of the statue's hat. While the London tower is the tallest, there are at least eight other monuments to Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté throughout England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Barbados.
It's about 80 times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
In other words, 20 furlongs is 82 times the height of The Arc de Triomphe, and the height of The Arc de Triomphe is 0.012 times that amount.(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 0.240 furlongs tall. France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the First World War lies beneath the arch and is commemorated by the first eternal flame to have been lit in modern European history.


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The building enclosure manages everything that might get into and out of a building: water, wind, light, sound, air, pests, and people. Assemblies are the foundations, above-grade walls, and roofs that make up the enclosure, and how they're put together makes all the difference to how well the building performs—and for how long.
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What Makes the Building Envelope Green? BuildingGreen's Guide to Thermal & Moisture Protection Products
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Tools modeling heat and moisture flows in building envelopes, such as WUFI, offer vital information for architects and engineers-but their misuse can do harm.
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Any four walls and a roof make an enclosure, but for efficiency, comfort, and durability, those elements have to be meticulously designed and installed.
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Carpets, door handles, and a myriad of other building products now contain pesticides targeting fungi and bacteria, offering potential benefit to the indoor environment, but also raising health concerns. This article asks whether antimicrobial products live up to their marketing claims and whether relying on them is a sound path to a hygienic environment.
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TorrentMeter – A steampunk bandwidth meter. Skytee writes –
Weeks after showing you TorrentMeter Mk.1 (video) and TorrentMeter Mk.2 Steampunk Edition (video), I finally get to document how it was made. I got inspired by reading Tom Igoe's article in Make Magazine issue 11, about an antique gauge displaying air quality data from the web. It hit a nerve: friends and I had once built a steam powered teletype. Since we've got fiber optical intertubes at home, I wanted a big brass gauge telling me how big my pipe was. And that's the idea of my TorrentMeter.
Net Data Meter by Tom Igoe in DIY: Circuits . Antique voltmeter displays current air quality from the web. Page 133


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There's a way in which we "get over it" when we lose someone we love; and there's another way in which we do not, cannot, should not and do not want to get over it.
We get over it in the sense that we stop letting it interfere with whatever's left of our lives. We accept not death itself – never. Never! For death is the enemy! It is not acceptable that we should simply wink out of existence and go into oblivion forever and ever! – but we accept that what has happened has happened and there's nothing we can do about it. (And even this acceptance, if it is genuine, is only possible without deluding or disfiguring our inner selves, within the context of the Resurrection.) We learn to make the best instead of the worst of the new situation. We learn to carry on. If the deceased was our spouse, we may even re-marry, and do so knowing that our loved one would approve.
But there's this other sense in which we never just get over it. Things are never the same again and there's no use trying to pretend otherwise.
And it's the like that with other evils, too. Some of them we just should not necessarily forget. Do we forget Judas? Do we forget what Pontius Pilate did? Herod? Salome? Jezebel? Ha, the Church doesn'teven forget Arius! There are some evils it just is not right to forget. And it would not be right to forgive them, either, if forgiveness meant pretending something never happened (or, heaven forbid, that what happened is somehow now okay). But forgiveness means keeping on loving not because we blot out what happened or need to blot it out. That kind of "love", the kind that simply buries wrongs, is better than hatred, which is why we urge people to do it; but it isn't yet divine love. No, if our love is to be a participation in God's, it will be strong enough to need neither blindness nor pretense; true Love will look wrongs squarely in the eye and go right on loving because nothing can deter it, or rather, Him. True Love is unconditional.
Death is like that, too. I mean we shouldn't simply put it out of mind or pretend it doesn't exist or spend our lives trying to deny it. There's just this sense in which it would be downright disloyal to "get over it" and we shouldn't. That's why we have memorials for the departed, year after year. Just as we can and should face wrongs done to us on without bitterness, because of Love, so we also can and should face death without fear or grief, on account of the Resurrection.
P.S. It occurs to me that someone may suppose these thoughts have been inspired by the rift with my brother-in-law, so I hasten to add, it isn't so. Anyway, he never did us any great injury; it was more a case of his believing we had injured him. In fact, Christos now seems to be trying hard to repair the relationship with both Demetrios and me.
Friday, September 23, 2011
On Bereavement and Other Injustices
There's a way in which we "get over it" when we lose someone we love; and there's another way in which we do not, cannot, should not and do not want to get over it.
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Travelers are at low risk of getting avian flu. It is safe to travel to areas affected by avian flu unless you will have direct and unprotected exposure to infected birds.
- Guidance for Airline Cleaning Crew, Maintenance Crew, and Baggage Package and Cargo Handlers for Airlines Returning from Areas Affected by Avian Influenza A (H5N1) (CDC)
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the four main ligaments in the knee. It binds the back of the thighbone (femur) to the front of the shinbone (tibia). If the ACL is damaged the knee becomes unstable and may feel like it is "giving way". ACL injury is very common and mostly occurs in sports that involve a pivoting (twisting) action of the knee such as skiing, football, netball, soccer, basketball and gymnastics. Women are significantly more vulnerable to ACL injuries because of the difference in the anatomy of the knee, which results in a weaker ACL.
The injury usually occurs without contact from another player and may result from an awkward land from a jump, pivoting at the knee or running and stopping suddenly. In all these cases excessive force may be placed on the ACL and it snaps.
The symptoms of an ACL injury are:
- A feeling of initial instability, the athlete will describe something "going out"
- Extensive swelling
- Intense pain immediately after sustaining the injury
- There is usually an audible pop or crack at the time of injury
- Inability to fully straighten the leg or continue with sport
- Possible widespread mild tenderness
Treatment for an ACL injury may necessitate surgical reconstruction, or it may be non-surgical. There are many factors to consider when deciding on surgical intervention including whether the patient wants to return to pivot related sport and if they are prepared to have the time off work to recover from surgery among other issues.
Non-surgical intervention includes the wearing of a knee brace to provide stability and physical therapy which may involve ice, heat, ultrasound, passive mobilization of the knee joint, specific taping techniques and strengthening exercises of the surrounding muscles to stabilize the knee and prevent re-injury as well as mobility and functional/sport related exercise until full recovery has occurred.
If surgery is indicated, a pre-surgery physical therapy program will be implemented to help strengthen the joint and reduce swelling, thereby ensuring a successful surgery.
Following surgery, the joint loses flexibility and the muscles around the knee tend to atrophy (or get smaller). This requires physical therapy to strengthen the muscles and increase range of motion. The program begins with ice, heat or ultrasound to manage pain and swelling. This is followed by range of motion exercises and then by exercises to strengthen the joint and the surrounding muscles. Walking, swimming or cycling is helpful at this point to maintain fitness. The physical therapy program following ACL repair is intense and structured so that there is a gradual return to full functional activities and sport. As rehabilitation progresses, the exercises become more advanced and specifically related to the athlete's sport, ACL rehabilitation may take a few months, but in the end you will be able to return to the playing field.
Patellar tendinopathy (Jumper's knee)
Patellar tendinopathy is often referred to as Jumper's knee because of its high rate of incidence in athletes who performing jumping activities such as volleyball players, high jumpers, basketball players and netball players. It is a chronic condition that affects the patellar tendon, which is the tendon of the quadriceps muscle as it inserts into the tibia (shin bone).
Signs and symptoms of patellar tendinopathy include pain at the front of the knee which is aggravated by jumping or squatting, pain when straightening the knee and tenderness over the patellar tendon.
Patellar tendinopathy rehabilitation is intense and the condition is difficult to overcome. Those who suffer from it may expect a rehabilitation program to take anywhere between 3-12 months. Avoiding jumping is crucial to recovery in the beginning. Physical therapy treatment involves pain relieving modalities such as ice and ultrasound, soft tissue massage and trigger point therapy, correcting biomechanics so there is less strain on the knee by correcting foot posture with orthotics, strengthening the quadriceps muscle with a specific strengthening exercise program which is graduated for a full return to sport.
Patella dislocation
The patella or kneecap is a protective bone at the front of the knee that assists the quadriceps in straightening the knee. It can become dislocated when it moves out of the groove in which it rests at the front of the thighbone. This type of knee injury can occur through a sudden twisting movement or as a result of a blow to the knee.
With a patella dislocation, the patella moves out laterally (towards the outside edge of the knee). There may be an audible crack or pop and a feeling of the knee giving away. Pain, swelling and difficulty with mobility as well as obvious displacement of the kneecap are other symptoms. An x-ray should always be performed after a patella dislocation to rule out any associated fracture.
Quite often when the knee is extended (straightened), the dislocation will spontaneously resolve, meaning that the patella goes back into its correct place. Sometimes though, it requires manual assistance to relocate it. After the doctor has repositioned the patella, he will prescribe pain medications and then physical therapy rehabilitation begins which may involve pain relieving techniques such as ice, compression, taping and ultrasound.
The most important part of physical therapy treatment for patella dislocation is to prevent a recurrence of the injury, which is quite common. Therefore we will focus on exercises to strengthen not only the muscles surrounding the knee but also the core stabilizing muscles to control the pelvis and give the leg greater stability. We will give you a graduated and specific strengthening exercise program to help you to return to your normal sporting activities.
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Patellofemoral (knee cap pain or PFJ syndrome)
The patellofemoral (knee) joint is the largest joint in the body and the most easily injured. The patella (knee cap) fits in a groove between where the femur (thigh bone) meets the tibia (shinbone). The knee is also made up of ligaments, which connect bones and help control motion. Patellofemoral pain or patellofemoral joint (PFJ) syndrome refers to pain in and around the patella.
There are many contributing factors to patellofemoral pain which include injury to the fat pad of the knee joint, poor biomechanics and foot posture such as overpronating (flat) feet, tight or weak quadriceps, gastrocnemius or hamstring muscles and tight Iliotibial band, weak core stabilizing muscles, poor technique with sport or overtraining.
Symptoms of PFJ syndrome are:
- Non-specific, vague pain around the patella
- Mild swelling
- Tender to touch along the borders of the patella
- Pain worsens when descending stairs or running downhill
- There may be a feeling of the knee giving way
- A cracking sound may be heard when the knee is bent
- Temporary loss of function
If you suffer this kind of injury you should use the RICE protocol in the acute phase.
- Rest the knee by staying off it or use crutches.
- Ice the knee to reduce pain and swelling.
- Compression with an elastic bandage helps to reduce swelling and pain.
- Elevate the knee to reduce inflammation.
Your doctor may prescribe anti-inflammatory medications. If you have overpronated (flat) feet, you may need to see a podiatrist for orthotic foot supports.
Physical therapy may involve the use of ultrasound, ice, heat or electrical stimulation to relieve pain. A big emphasis is placed on taping techniques to stabilize the knee and on specific strengthening exercises. It is very important to strengthen the core stabilizing muscles of the pelvis and leg. Manual therapy such as mobilization of the patella, soft tissue massage and trigger point therapy of tight muscles and structures around the knee also help with recovery and prevent recurrence.
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Praised for a perfect fit on the heel. The lacets ensure the booties stay on tiny babyfeet.Booties and laces are made on a 3D knitting machine.
Because of the moving of the feet of the baby, pilling will occur the first times when wearing. This pilling stops after wearing several times.
Merinowool doesn't itch and is antibacterial and therefor perfect for kids with eczema or sensitive skin
Material: 100 % extra fine Italian merinowool (oeko-tex)
size: 0-12 months
dimensions: 9,5 cm length
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It's not necessary to wash merinowool frequently. This fiber is selfcleaning. It's perfect to just air outside. Otherwise wash it very gently by hand with lukewarm water of 30° Use a wool detergent to wash. Machinewash only on a special wool program 30°,low speed, at one's own risk as we cannot guarantee the individual program settings on the washing machines.
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Immerse yourself in the warm luxury of our soft knitted goods.
From day one, we aim to create long-lasting quality textiles, made only from natural fibres by artisans located in Belgium. Our timeless designs feel at home everywhere and ask to be touched.
Our goal is to ethically create quality-made goods. Pure and kind.
Our textiles bring a luxurious softness into your daily life. A delicate touch after a hard day's work, a warm embrace on a winter's eve or a soothing nest for your little one. We use 100% Merino wool because it's comforting and will last a lifetime. You might even want to pass on your beloved blanket, when your daughter leaves the house or when a special friend moves abroad. After a while, your Hvid favourite will be coloured with memories.
Just like you, we care about the small things in life and we only want what's best for our loved ones and nature. That's why all your precious Hvid textiles are made in Belgium by craftsmen who take pride in creating something beautiful and sustainable. We create new patterns and tangible experiences in both gentle and bold colours for you to cherish.
When the Danish speak of 'hvid', they speak of the purest colour of all: white. A colour as fresh as snow and soft as milk. Every design you hold close has been first made in pure white. By doing so, we are able to create the finest subtleties in the pattern and find the perfect weight. The balanced result looks so elegant and feels so heartwarming you will want to keep it close forever.
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Environmentally friendly super paste that cleans, polishes and protects chrome, stainless steel, porcelain and similar surfaces in one application.
Cleaning Paste is an environmentally friendly paste that works with a damp EnviroCloth™ to clean, polish and protect chrome, stainless steel*, porcelain and similar surfaces in one application. Safe for use on coffee pots, glasses and most food-ware products. Works great on bathroom tubs and tile, too! Phosphate-free. Comes as a solid.
200 ml / 6.76 oz.
Your home is your sanctuary, but let's face it: with the kids, the pets and everything else, it can get downright dirty sometimes. You need a cleanser that's strong enough to tackle every one of your tough cleaning jobs, but something that's also easy to use as well as easy on the environment.
Our Cleaning Paste is "elbow grease in a jar"! Use it for a variety of stubborn cleaning jobs around the home. Just a few dabs on an EnviroCloth™ or SpiriSponge can tackle even the most challenging tasks. No wonder it's one of Norwex's top sellers!


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Seth, The final boss IS THE HARDEST! any tips on defeating him?
Not Seth, the Dev.
Seth, The final boss IS THE HARDEST! any tips on defeating him?
Not Seth, the Dev.
Wanna Have a Bad TOM?!?!
IGN: Findensity Level: 24 Goal: Mini-You
Search every last corner of the game for upgrade potions.
Have you reached the secret island that you can access from the beach in windemere? (loooots of upgrade potions at the end of that)
Grind some more in the darklands and spend every point in defense (this way you can also resist magic attacks including seth's)
Go around fireballing every burnable tree to make sure you get more secrets. (some trees will disappear and open a passage while some just have an item or chest behind them you didn't see otherwise)
These tips should get you past seth very easily. personal record is 4h12m with every secret found.
make sure ya have hellfire spell
dont use bow and arrow
use lightsword or whatever more powerful sword than lightsword
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"Cielo" means heaven in Spanish.
And heaven was how 26-year-old actress Sharon Tate described her sprawling ranch-style home in Benedict Canyon, California in 1969.
She called it her "love house".
Tragically, for Sharon and her house guests, her beautiful rented home became the scene of one of the most horrific and sensationalized tragedies in Hollywood history. I won't even get into the gory details of the crime, it has been documented at great lengths on the Internet and TV shows and even movies. Suffice it to say, that if you want to find out more about the crime, Google will be your willing and able guide.
The thing I am interested in is Sharon Tate's beloved house at 10050 Cielo Drive. Since the August 9th anniversary of that tragic crime is fast approaching, I've been scouring the net trying to find as many pictures of the house as I can (and there are many) but a good deal are copyrighted. So I've tried to compile some photos of the house that *I think* are in the public domain.
As a housie, who loves vintage homes (and the carefree era of the 1960's) this home holds a special mystique for me. It does have a tragic echo to it when viewed in photos, in part because of the gruesome events that occurred there, and in part because the house no longer exists.
That's right, the last house that Sharon Tate lived in was torn down in 1994. The entire property site was scrubbed and a massive new 17,000 square foot Mediterranean-style villa was built on the lot.
It is completely unrecognizable from the "love house" of the 1960's that Sharon adored.
Still, I appreciate the house for what it was, and I see what Sharon Tate and her husband Roman Polanski saw in the home when they rented it in February of 1969: A beautiful sprawling rancher in a peaceful, hilltop setting.
Here's the house's back-story:
The home was originally built in 1942 for a French actress named Michèle Morgan.
The French country style home was designed by architect Robert Byrd.
The house is oriented to the east and sits high on a hillside overlooking Benedict Canyon and west Hollywood.
An aerial view of 10050 Cielo Drive:
The home was long and low and sported natural elements like stone walls, stone fireplace, wood beamed ceiling and many multi-paned windows to take advantage of the view.
10050 Cielo Drive's living room as it appeared in the 1940's:
And the living room as it appeared in 1969…
Featuring three bedrooms, four bathrooms plus a loft above the living room AND a guest house, in-ground pool and garage; this home was nestled in well-manicured park-like grounds amidst the blowing pine trees.
The layout was typical of an early ranch-style home: a central public gathering space (living room) and the bedrooms off to left side while the kitchen and dining room were off the opposite side. Just beyond the kitchen was the third bedroom and fourth bathroom which served as the maid's quarters.
The master bedroom was at the back left corner of the house and had french doors leading out to the pool patio.
By the end of the Second World War, actress Michèle Morgan had returned to France. In 1946 Lillian Gish moved in to 10050 Cielo Drive. The fated house had many notable residents including Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Samantha Eggers, Olivia Hussey and music producer Terry Melcher (who was the son of Doris Day) and Melcher's girlfriend at the time, Candice Bergen (remember her in Murphy Brown?).
Anyway, when Melcher and Bergen broke-up in early 1969, they moved out and went their separate ways and 10050 Cielo Drive was looking for new tenants.
Enter famed director Roman Polanski and his 26 year-old pregnant wife Sharon Tate.
They were looking for a place to rent and a realtor showed Sharon 10050 Cielo Drive in February of 1969. Sharon instantly knew that this was the home where she wanted to "nest" and welcome her baby boy in August.
Sharon and Roman rented the house from owner Rudi Altobelli at the end of February 1969.
On the night of August 9, 1969, the once peaceful home became the scene of the terrible murders of Sharon Tate, Wojciech Frykowski, Abigail Folger, Jay Sebring and Steven Parent at the hands of a depraved handful of misfits who called themselves the "Manson Family".
The home's owner – Rudi Altobelli – moved into the house not long after the crime scene investigation wrapped up and lived there for the next 20 years.
During an interview on ABC's show "20/20", he said that while living there, he felt "safe, secure, love and beauty." He sold the property for 1.6 million dollars.
– from: wikipedia.org
The last person to actually reside at the rancher at 10050 Cielo Drive was Trent Reznor of the group Nine Inch Nails. He lived and recorded music there in the early 1990's but the bad history of the house apparently began to eat at his conscience and he subsequently moved out by December 0f 1993.
The home was sold in 1994 and the new owner had the ranch house completely demolished and the entire site scrubbed clean of any original greenery. In its place, a massive new Mediterranean style mansion was built and the street address was changed to 10066 Cielo Drive.
Nothing remains of the rustic 1942 ranch house and its stunning park-like grounds. The whole site is pretty much concreted-over today.
As a vintage house-lover, the fate of 10050 Ceilo Drive makes me very sad.
On the one hand, I understand why the new owners would want to try to erase or clean-up the bad history that occurred there.
But on the other hand, the loss of the house feels like a disservice to the memory of Sharon Tate – after all, it was her love house, the house where she wanted to welcome and raise her baby boy.
But there's no undoing of what's been done.
I guess the upside (if there is one) is that the former house can no longer be a destination for Manson yahoos and morbid lookiloos seeking out the crime scene.
Rather, the house now rests in eternal peace with the people who died there.
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Thanks to a late-season cameo upon the conclusion of his junior season in 2010-11, Rissanen is one of nine players to play at least one Checkers game in each of the club's four AHL seasons. Now with three full campaigns under his belt, his entry-level contract is expiring and free agency looms.
As a restricted player, the 22-year-old, sixth-round pick in 2009 won't be able to sign for another NHL organization if the Hurricanes present him with a qualifying offer by the June deadline. However, he could decide to join a European team, something a handful of Checkers typically do each offseason. Oskar Osala, Evgenii Dadonov, Mike Murphy and Justin Krueger are the notable examples.
Season Highlights
- Pulled into a sixth-place tie with Riley Nash for most games played in team history (188). Among defensemen, only Michal Jordan has played more.
- Recorded career highs in points (10) and penalty minutes (91). His penalty minute total ranked third on the team and put him into third place in team history
- Ended a 77-game goal drought on Nov. 19
- Scored his first career power-play goal on Jan. 24
The European route tends to be more tempting to those actually from Europe, as it represents the relative comfort of going home compared to the beginning of a new and uncertain adventure. That said, Rissanen, a native of Kuopio, Finland, who played for his hometown club of Kalpa at the junior level, made a significant commitment to his North American future by coming over to join the WHL's Everett Silvertips as an 18 year old in 2009 and has stayed ever since.
The Checkers, who could lose as many as five defensemen from the roster that finished this season due to contract status (Matt Corrente, Mark Flood and Michal Jordan) or promotion to the NHL (Ryan Murphy), would certainly love to have Rissanen in the fold next season. Prior to a shoulder injury suffered in his only fight of the season on Dec. 7, Rissanen was, according to coach Jeff Daniels, showing considerable progression from previous seasons. An increased level of patience with the puck to go along with his excellent skating and rugged style earned him time on the power play and a career high, yet still modest, total of 10 points. Penalties remained an issue, however, as he ranked third among AHL defensemen with 38 minor infractions at season's end, while the defensive unit as a whole struggled at times down the stretch.
"I think I improved every year more and more and am getting closer to the NHL," said Rissanen. "I really enjoyed it here and I think the AHL is a good league for me and my style of game."
The question Rissanen will be asking himself and Carolina is exactly how close he is to the next level. Of the aforementioned group of nine original Checkers, he's one of two that the Hurricanes have never recalled (Matthew Pistilli, who resurfaced on a pair of tryout contracts in recent years, is the other). He was hardly alone in a most recent season that saw exactly zero defenseman who started the season in Charlotte play an NHL game, but was clearly further down the pecking order than most when an injury crisis hit Carolina in 2012-13 and big-league debuts were handed to Jordan and Brett Bellemore.
Of defensemen who began that lockout season with the Checkers, Rissanen and Krueger, regular defensive partners for two years, were the only two who did not play an NHL game.
"My goal was to get a taste and a shot at the NHL, like everyone's dream is, and after two years I didn't get a chance, so my decision was to take another road," said Krueger upon signing in Switzerland last May.
Will Rissanen follow in Krueger's footsteps? Like Jordan, another restricted free agent, he seems willing to wait on the process that begins with Carolina's attempts to rebuild its own roster, which will in turn determine whether they see him as someone who could contribute in some way next season.
"I have to hear from Carolina what they want to do with me, and we'll see," he said.


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Wrightcraft: Minecraft Meets Frank Lloyd Wright
The following is a republished account written by Kate Hedin, who recreated some of Frank Lloyd Wright's famous projects on the popular video game platform, Minecraft. Her work is known as Wrightcraft. This was first published on the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
I started with one of my favorite Wright buildings: the Robie House, in Chicago. I had visited the house in person several times, and even took one of the multi-hour in-depth tours, leaving me with a whole album of photos from my trip and a memory of being in the space. Next, I did a bit of research online. I found blueprints and floorplans of the house, as well as additional photos from angles and locations I didn't have access to on my trip.
Now came the task of recreating this structure in Minecraft.
One of the biggest challenges of building in Minecraft exists in the very premise of the game: every item occupies a one cube unit of space — there are no curves, no diagonals and no angles other than right ones. Furthermore, there is also a rather limited color/texture palette to work with. Though initially this set of fixed variables might seem restrictive, I found this type of problem-solving puzzle quite exciting.
I knew I wanted the build to be as close to scale as possible (rather than up-scaling it to gain a finer granularity of detail) — I wanted to actually be able to walk around inside the house. Reviewing the blueprints of the house and Minecraft's set of fixed variables, I decided on two elements to help set my starting reference point: Minecraft's "door" block and the height of your character in-game. From there, I was able to lay out an outline and get a sense of scale, and then I built up from there. The Prairie Style of the Robie House lent itself quite well to the block-palette of Minecraft, and I was quite pleased with how my first build turned out.
I enjoyed the process and the outcome so much that it sent me down the rabbit hole of wanting to recreate more and more Wright buildings. So, just as I've added Wright buildings to my collection by visiting them over the years, I've now begun literally adding Wright buildings to my collection — all inside this virtual space.
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Each house provides its own set of challenges and puzzles, especially with the limited palette of Minecraft. For me, that's part of the fun: puzzling out how I can use these resources to create the desired effect.
To date, I have done builds of the Robie House (Chicago), Oak Park Home & Studio (Chicago), Hollyhock House (L.A.), Pope-Leighey House (DC), Darwin D. Martin Complex (Buffalo), the Ravine Bluffs Development Bridge (Glencoe, IL), and the Rookery atrium (Chicago), with plans to do many more.
To see more of these builds, including steps in the process, as well as side-by-side comparison photos (actual photos of the houses next to their Minecraft counterparts), follow Frank Lloyd Wrightcraft on its website, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
Top Image: A Wrightcraft recreation of Frank Lloyd Wright's Home & Studio | Kate Hedin
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Elves are long-lived. Indeed, they are virtually immortal unless they suffer a great accident, are slain in battle, or, in rare instances, die from grief. So how does one explain that an Elf, who may be thousands of years old, is still a lowly novice, i.e., level 1, at the time of the War of the Ring in TA 3018-3019? This proves to be a bit of a challenge in creating the back-story for an Elf, but, as you will see if you continue to read this post, not an insurmountable one.
The following is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek backstory for the Elven minstrel, Curulinde. It depicts Curulinde's transformation from a rather silly, if not outright foppish Elf into a grim, determined warrior.
The Tale of Curulinde
Curulinde Celeblammen ("Skilledsinger Silvervoice") came into this world late in the First Age of the Sun. A natural-born singer and storyteller, when Curulinde was young he would sing and dance at the slightest provocation, and often invented charming stories of birds and badgers and other creatures living by the rivers or in the forests.
Link: Song of the Badger
His parents (whose names are withheld to save them from further embarrassment) at first were very amused and thought it "cute" that their young son was so creative. However, they became concerned when their son's storytelling evolved into fantastic tales of goblins sneaking into their home to break a lamp before vanishing without a trace leaving Curulinde, or so he claimed, to take the blame. Still the exaggerated tales were fairly innocuous, and Curulinde seemed to have a happy and reasonably normal, if slightly dramatic, childhood.
"A goblin did it"
Curulinde's family, a hard-working middle class clan living in the region south of the Gulf of Lune, owned and operated a successful textile business specializing in upholstery, and especially, window treatments. At last on the day that Curulinde came of age his father took him aside.
"Curulinde, my son," his father said, "one day soon your mother and I will be sailing West. On that day all of this will be yours." His father emphasized his point by sweeping his long arm across the showroom.
The window treatment showroom
"What--the curtains?" replied Curulinde.
"No, not just the curtains, son, but our entire textile business!" his father replied.
"But I don't want any of that, I'd rather..." Curulinde complained.
"You'd rather what?" demanded his father.
"I'd rather sing!" he happily exclaimed.
It goes without saying that Curulinde's father was not pleased, not pleased at all. In fact, as a result of Curulinde's disinterest in the textile business, his father strongly encouraged him to find his own way in life while his younger brother inherited the family business.
Life was not easy for the newly emancipated Elf. At first Curulinde waited tables in some of Harlindon's finer eating establishments, obtaining the occasional gig here and there performing for weddings, harvest festivals, coming-of-age parties, and events of that sort.
A map of Lindon
One day, however, Fate smiled upon Curulinde when he was hired to sing at the birthday party of Celebrían, the daughter of Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadriel. His performance was so well-received that he became their house minstrel, so to speak, often performing for the Lady when she was sad and sought consolement, or was happy and wished to be accompanied as she played her harp and sang. There are still tales of the wondrous music they created together, the Lady's harp and Curulinde's soulful flute. (It is small wonder that these tales still exist, for it is Curulinde who persists in telling them.)
Galadriel and her harp
Then one day Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadriel informed Curulinde that they were moving east to establish their own kingdom in a land beyond the Hithaeglir (or "Misty Mountains" as they are also called) lying between the Celebrant and the Anduin.
"That sounds exciting!" exclaimed Curulinde. "When do we leave?"
"We leave at week's end, my friend," answered the monotoned Elf-lord, "but you will not be going with us."
"I'm not?" asked Curulinde as he struggled to hide the disappointment in his voice. "Does this have anything to do with your cat? I can explain that. You see, there were these goblins..."
"No, dear Curulinde, it has nothing to do with poor Lossmiriel," answered the Lady. She gave a quizzical glance towards her husband, who continued to stare vacantly at a potted plant. "Your days will be most blessèd, gifted one," she said, "but, alas, they will not be with us."
Lord Celeborn contemplates the process of photosynthesis in a common house plant
There is an Elven proverb that states when Ilúvatar closes a door, he opens a window somewhere else. Curulinde had always interpreted that to mean that the Children of Ilúvatar should strive to have plenty of fresh air. On this day, however, Curulinde thought that perhaps the All-Father had intended him to jump out of one.
"No, you silly goose," Curulinde told himself, "those are but the promptings of Morgoth! I think I finally know what that proverb means. It means that when Ilúvatar opens a window, it is the window of opportunity!"
The Window of Opportunity
After a short time of waiting tables and performing other menial chores, Curulinde received his next big break when he auditioned for and was awarded the role of Munkustrap in a production of the musical Cats on Lindon's West End. Cats ran for many hundreds, even thousands of years, becoming the longest running musical in the history of Middle-earth.
Munkustrap and the Jellicle Cats
Link: "Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats" from the musical Cats
Curulinde was not totally unfamiliar with warfare, however. Late in the 2nd Age he was hired to perform with a traveling company for the Elven Service Organization ( ESO) to entertain the armies during the war between the Last Alliance of Elves and Men and the forces of Sauron.
Robert Estel, a comedian on the ESO tour
One winter while his troop was on hiatus during the solstice holiday Curulinde had traveled north to Edhelion in the Ered Luin to perform at an engagement party when the city fell under attack by an army of Goblins,Trolls, and Dourhand Dwarves. It was there that Talagan Silvertongue recruited Curulinde to serve in the armies of the Free Peoples of Middle-earth.
Curulinde was astonished when he received the invitation. "Me? Fight in a war?" he thought. "Isn't that--dangerous?"
The thought of going to war alarms Curulinde
But as the city of Edhelion burned around him, the shrieks and cries of Elves and goblins killing and being killed filled his ears, and Haerandir, the Elf who had hired him, lay in a pool of blood at Curulinde's feet, something deep inside Curulinde moved.
Curulinde kneeled beside Haerandir's body, and said a quick prayer to Elbereth as he claimed the fallen Elf's dagger as his own.
"Yes, Master Silvertongue, I will serve."
"I will serve"


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Although the walk to Sinai was through uncharted territory, the wandering of our ancestors was not random. The Israelites arrived at the third new moon . . . today's date, the beginning of the month of Sivan . . . guided by God's pillar of cloud during the day and pillar of fire by night and there they prepared themselves for the most extraordinary event they could not possibly anticipate.
I took a look at the challenges our walk from Passover to this first day of Sivan has involved as we, too, prepare to re-experience the revelation of Torah on Shavuot this coming week. We have mourned the victims of the Holocaust and shuddered when notes bearing Nazi rhetoric were handed to Jews attending Passover services in the Ukraine. We have found compassion and the conviction to speak out on behalf of the abducted schoolgirls of Nigeria, a compelling contemporary parallel to our own slavery story. We have organized to lobby for poverty-alleviating legislation here in Rhode Island. We have mourned both the troops who gave their lives for the establishment and defense of the State of Israel and those who gave their lives for the establishment and defense of the United States of America in two Memorial Days. Even in these GPS-guided days, our wanderings take us through uncharted territory.
We know that something great is going to happen next week. We have the advantage over our wilderness-walking ancestors in knowing that the revelatory moment awaiting us can bring wisdom and guidance, inspiration and challenge. The Sinai revelation was not a one-time event . . . our tradition teaches us that revelatory moments happen throughout time. When we come together as a community on Shavuot this week, let us stand shoulder-to-shoulder ready to accept the renewal of covenant with God which is the glue that binds us together . . . binds us to God and binds us to each other.
Letting the eternal and eternally renewing teachings of Torah into our daily lives will guide our walking and provide us with goals and aspirations and the tools to navigate the complexities we encounter in life.


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Sauce-sational: An Experiment in Applesauce
As I'm sure you've heard us advice you before, the best apple to use to make sauce is – as many different varieties possible (aka our 'Baker's Mix'). This is the same reasoning behind our amazing unpasteurized, unpreserved apple cider – all those different apples create such an amazing, delectable blend of apple goodness it's hard to imagine anything else.
Well – since I live on an apple orchard and we grow 55 varieties I'm going to test our theory of the mix and sauce making. I'm going to make a mini crock pot of sauce out of each variety we have and then share with you my opinions and observations. If the rest of my family is present I will also share with you their thoughts on the subject. Please remember when reading my comments – I'm a sweet apple girl. My favorite apples are Silken, Sansa, Honeygold, Gala, and Fuji – all super sweet apples.
For the most part, I will be running the apple through our peeling/coring/slicing machine and putting in the pot. I will never add any seasoning or sugar to the sauce (I may do some random pots of sauce with other ingredients along the way but I'll be sure to be very clear when I do this). Not only will this help stock my fridge with sauce for my kiddo's for awhile but it will give me a better idea as to how each type of apple cooks.
Since I'm starting mid-season I should be able to test about 20 different apples for sauce this season… This whole experiment will probably take a few years but I promise to get through it for you and by the end, we'll all know the truth about which apple(s) make the best sauce.
First apples on deck: MacIntosh, Gala, and Jonathan – stay tuned…