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Chuck, I've really enjoyed your series on sugars. So hit me with it: Anything wrong with sugar substitutes? Any one better than the others? –"Substituting" in Sugar Land, Texas
In Part 1, I began to explain the pros and cons of sugars and the effects of too little or too much glucose in the body. I then proceeded to define some of the most common sugars you'll find hiding in foods and drinks, starting with table sugar, "natural" sugars (raw, brown, etc.) and evaporated cane juice.
In Part 2, I discussed fructose and high-fructose corn syrup, which are pervading the market and processed foods on nearly every shelf in the grocery. (Even some of the "natural sweeteners" below, such as agave nectar, are nothing more than lots of fructose – up to 97 percent! Agave nectar is to fructose as evaporated cane juice is to sucrose.)
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If you missed either part, you can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. This week, I will discuss the sugar substitutes and artificial sweeteners.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved six, calorie-free sweeteners that are much sweeter than sugar: sucralose (Splenda), neotame, saccharin (SugarTwin, Sweet'N Low), acesulfame potassium (Sunett, Sweet One), aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet) and stevia.
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To be precise, artificial sweeteners are just one type of sugar substitute. The Mayo Clinic classifies the others as sugar alcohols (polyols, such as mannitol, sorbitol, lactitol, maltitol and xylitol), novel sweeteners (such as stevia extracts, tagatose and trehalose) and natural sweeteners (such as agave nectar, date sugar, fruit juice concentrate, honey, maple syrup and molasses).
But be careful when reading articles, as authors erroneously lump all sugar substitutes into the category of artificial sweeteners, but they are not all created equal, either.
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All of these often are marketed as "sugar-free," "diet" and even "natural" and are found in a variety of food and beverages, such as soft drinks, ice cream, yogurt, chewing gum, canned foods, baked goods, jelly, candy and fruit juice.
The American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association have given token blessing to the use of artificial sweeteners, but only because of the epidemic problems added sugars are causing, from obesity to heart disease.
The Mayo Clinic explained that most sugar substitutes are harmless in small amounts: "According to the National Cancer Institute and other health agencies, there's no sound scientific evidence that any of the artificial sweeteners approved for use in the U.S. cause cancer or other serious health problems. And numerous research studies confirm that artificial sweeteners are generally safe in limited quantities, even for pregnant women."
Kimber Stanhope, a nutritional biologist at the University of California, Davis, succinctly put it, "Short-term data (suggest) they're safer than table sugar" because they won't cause spikes in blood sugar or weight gain.
Stanhope added, "I use them because I can't afford the extra calories."
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Though having no or few calories and fewer glucose and fructose molecules sounds like a step in the right direction, Holly Strawbridge, executive editor of the Harvard Heart Letter and co-author of a Cleveland Clinic book on coronary artery disease, wrote, "There's more to the artificial sweetener story than their effect on weight."
First, the health dilemma lies in the fact that we don't know what consuming large amounts of artificial sweeteners over a long period of time might do.
For example, now that fructose has permeated the food and beverage market, a few decades down the road, we may discover far greater negative effects that these synthetic sugar substitutes have.
Secondly, Strawbridge pointed to the work of Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity and weight-loss specialist at Harvard-affiliated Boston Children's Hospital. Ludwig warned that people can be easily tempted to use artificial sweeteners to justify eating other bad foods. The AHA and ADA concur.
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"I'm drinking diet soda, so it's OK to have cake," Ludwig said as an example.
Dr. Anthony Komaroff, M.D., editor-in-chief of Harvard Health Publications, explained, "The calories removed from the diet by the sugar-for-sweetener swap may sneak back in, in the form of refined carbohydrates and low-quality fats."
In addition, Dr. Mark Hyman, author of "The UltraMind Solution," explained that sugar alcohols, which are carbohydrates that occur naturally in certain fruits and vegetables but also can be manufactured, "can cause significant gas and bloating."
Thirdly, Strawbridge added, "In the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, daily consumption of diet drinks was associated with a 36 percent greater risk for metabolic syndrome and a 67 percent increased risk for type 2 diabetes."
According to Strawbridge, because artificial sweeteners are far more potent than table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, overstimulation of sugar receptors could desensitize your ability to taste naturally sweet foods, such as fruit, and make them "less appealing and unsweet foods, such as vegetables, downright unpalatable." Hence, you opt to consume artificially colored, nonnutritive synthetic foods in lieu of more natural nutritional foods.
Also, citing the San Antonio Heart Study – in which participants who drank more than 21 diet drinks per week were twice as likely to become overweight or obese as people who didn't drink diet soda – Strawbridge noted that artificial sweeteners may trick us from associating sweetness with caloric intake. So in the end, we actually crave more sweets, eat calories we wouldn't have eaten and end up gaining weight after all. Health and neuroscience research from Yale University supports the same conclusions.
Lastly, artificial sweeteners may be as addictive as natural forms of sugar for the very reason that they are much sweeter. In studies examining the behavior of rats that were exposed to cocaine, when given a choice between intravenous cocaine and oral saccharin, most chose saccharin.
Next week, I will discuss which sugar substitute that my wife, Gena, and I prefer, as well as give you 10 tips for overcoming your sugar cravings and reducing their tyranny over your life and diet.
Write to Chuck Norris with your questions about health and fitness. Follow Chuck Norris through his official social media sites, on Twitter @chucknorris and Facebook's "Official Chuck Norris Page." He blogs at ChuckNorrisNews.blogspot.com.


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MILWAUKEE -- For weeks, Adeiny Hechavarria's batting average has been on the rise. Now, his spot in the batting order is trending upward, as well.
Marlins manager Mike Redmond moved Hechavarria into the leadoff spot Saturday after hitting primarily at the bottom of the order for much of the season.
In Friday's 2-0 loss to the Brewers, Hechavarria had three hits, elevating his batting average to .248. It's still a modest number, but more impressive considering he was at .203 on June 30.
Since July 1, Hechavarria's .444 average is the highest in the Majors.
With the Marlins struggling to score, Redmond felt the timing was right to move the shortstop to the top of the order.
Hechavarria is respected for his hard work and commitment to improving with hitting coach Tino Martinez.
"He's worked so hard with Tino on his approach," Redmond said. "Tino has put in a lot of hours in the cage with him, and you're starting to see the results. You can see his confidence when he goes up to the plate."
The Marlins are looking to energize the top of the order.
Miami's leadoff batters are averaging .220 with a .272 on-base percentage. Those figures rank 29th out of 30 teams.
A rookie obtained from the Blue Jays last November, Hechavarria is a standout defensively. Offense will continue to be a work in progress. The Marlins believe it may take a few years before they see the best the 24-year-old can offer at the plate.
"Hopefully, he will be able to keep grinding out his at-bats," Redmond said. "He's got speed. He can run. He can do a lot of things. Hopefully, now we can see that offensive side of his game come out."

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Looking to escape the 90+ heat we'd been having, I posted a last minute trip on the board for Friday, July 6. The tides and the forecast looked favorable and I was hoping the boat traffic would be light. Two other lucky people who had the day off from work responded, so it was that 3 of us launched from Powder Point Bridge early in the morning two hours before high tide.
We headed out and along the western shore of Clarks Island where we encountered a few fishermen trying their luck. Duxbury Bay was calm so we could see the bottom in quite a few spots and this got Ken reminiscing about his kayaking days in Florida. The conversation turned to fish, and then to flying fish, in particular needlefish which are known to jump out of the water and stab kayakers in the back (at least in Little Torch Key, FL, that is). One of us decided right then and there that they were never paddling in Florida!
After some discussion about paddling the creek that winds its way up to Gurnet Point, it was determined that we'd long since passed the entrance and should continue on towards Saquish Neck. There were almost no boats moored off the beach as most of the Fourth-of-July revelers were still asleep.
Deb had brought her new Greenland paddle crafted for her by Turner Wilson, so she was happily trying out the different strokes she'd learned last year at Walden Pond.
Conditions were so good that we were able to paddle directly from Saquish Point to Gurnet Point.
The original Lighthouse was built in 1768 and, after burning down, was rebuilt as 22 foot twin towers, 30 ft apart in 1803. Eventually, due to erosion, the lighthouse had to be moved 140 ft to the North at which time one tower was taken down. It was automated in 1986 and switched to solar power in 1994. It had the first woman lighthouse keeper (Hannah Thomas) and is the oldest wooden lighthouse still standing in the U.S.
After rounding the point we started to look for a good place to stop for lunch and a swim. Most of the beach in this area was closed to protect the piping plovers that are nesting here, but we were able to find a bit of sand that wasn't claimed by seagulls or patrolled by arctic terns. One of us went swimming while another took a call from the President.
After about an hour of relaxation, we headed back, paddling along the beach where there were quite a few parties in progress.
Erosion is still a problem along the cliff.
Many more boats were now moored off Saquish Neck.
We returned to Powder Point about an hour before low tide and had the gear stowed and the boats tied down in no time flat. Here is our GPS track.
GPS data recorded showed:
16.57 miles paddled
2.8 mph average moving speed
Many thanks to Ken and Deb for the pictures and for joining me on a perfect day on the water!
Powder Point to Gurnet Light to Duxbury Beach-Friday, July 5
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Excellent trip report Audrey. Glad to see you got out paddling on such a nice day.
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Loved the pictures, you had great day out there
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Haiti Official Who Exposed The Clinton Foundation Is Found Dead
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This man is yet one more suspicious death linked to the Clinton family. It might appear like a coincidence if a public official were constantly being investigated, and one or a few of the investigators died under strange circumstance, thus halting the investigations. Or maybe the people who died were thought to be secretly associated to a public official in potentially illegal ventures, and their deaths would in effect abort the chances of any successful investigation of that public official.
It could just be a fluke, right? Conspiracy theory fodder.
But what if dozens of such people died under such circumstances over the years? What if the death toll was at least 33?
'Clinton death list': 33 spine-tingling cases
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Snopes, as usual, has an article refuting those claims and defending those in power. That's their job.
Personally, I think it's somewhere in between. I don't think all these people were murdered by specific order of the Clintons, nor murdered at all. But I believe at least some of them -- the minority -- were murdered by an unknown, organized force to quickly 'mop up' some serious controversies that, if exposed, could upset the status quo as a whole.
I think the most recent deaths are very suspicious, such as the separate cases of Klaus Eberwein, Shawn Lucas, Seth Rich, John Ashe, and Gareth Williams. These men didn't necessarily endanger the Clintons alone, but really scared the system of which the Clintons are a noteworthy part.
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The Clintons are surrounded by a lot of mysterious deaths
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For a lot of people, Squamish is little more than a pit stop on the Sea to Sky Highway on the drive from Vancouver to Whistler, but those who stick around have learned that it is a destination in its own right.
More people will certainly be in the know next year when the new Sea to Sky Gondola launches on Canada Day in 2014. The high-speed ride will whisk people from the highway parking lot then carry them above and past the Stawamus Chief, a massive granite monolith that overlooks Squamish and the scenic beauty of the waters of Howe Sound and the surrounding mountains.
"The hope is that this will be a catalyst to make Squamish a tourist destination," said General Manager Jayson Faulkner during a sneak preview of the gondola construction zone.
Hiking to the top of the Chief is already one of the most popular activities for visitors to Squamish, but the gondola will make the mountain peak even more accessible. It also enables outdoor enthusiasts quicker access to the back country beyond, enabling them to escape to the wild in virtually no time.
Whether you hike to the top or take the gondola, you should take some time to admire nearby Shannon Falls, which, at 335 metres in height, are the third highest in British Columbia. This towering cascade is an impressive sight that no photograph or video can easily capture.
If you dip your toes into the water below the falls, you'll feel how cold the water is. If you really want to feel frigid water, then try some white water rafting in one of the glacier-fed rivers that are found near Squamish. Canadian Outback Adventures can take you on a family-friendly rafting trip along the Cheakamus River. They'll clad you in wet suits, but you will barely get wet. If you want a bone-chilling drench, they can also take you on a ride along the Elaho River that features class 3 and class 4 rapids. That translates to a ride in an Arctic washing machine.
Water figures prominently in the many activities you can enjoy in and around Squamish. After rafting, you could go canoeing, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, fishing, wind and kite surfing and even scuba diving. Perhaps it's not an exaggeration when Squamish calls itself the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada.
For something more laid back, and a lot drier, you can try your hand at a bit of horseback riding. Diamond Head Outfitters is one outfit that will take you on trail rides around Squamish that let you admire the forests and snow-capped mountains that look down upon the town.
If you find horses too smelly, then try riding the trails on a bicycle or a dirt bike or do it the way they were meant to be explored — on foot.
While some people are happy enough to make Squamish a day trip, others are more inclined to stay a while to appreciate its charms. There are several good accommodation options in the town.
One worth considering is the Executive Suites Hotel & Resort, an all-suite resort that has an adjacent golf course with spectacular views of the snow-dusted peaks of Garibaldi Provincial Park. Attached to the restaurant is the Living Room Restaurant & Lounge, a fine establishment that features the creations of chef Ryan Liebrecht which are so good that you might never want to explore the town's other excellent eateries.
Executive Suites is certainly popular with Hollywood types who come to Squamish with some regularity to film movies. One group that pretty much took over the hotel recently was the cast and crew of the popular Twilight movies which were filmed in the area.
Word on the street is the celebrities who spend any time in Squamish enjoy its laid back, natural style. The thing is, that's true of just about anyone who takes the time to discover this province's hidden gem.
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14. Hemlock's Lisp Environment
This chapter is sort of a catch all for any functions and variables which concern Hemlock's interaction with the outside world.
14.1. Entering and Leaving the Editor
ed &optional x [Function]
This a standard Common Lisp function. If x is supplied and is a string or pathname, the file specified by x is visited in a hemlock view (opening a new window if necessary, otherwise bringing an existing window with the file to the front), and the hemlock view object is the return value from the function.
If x is null, a new empty hemlock view is created and returned.
If x is a symbol or a setf function name, it attempts to edit the definition of the name. In this last case, the function returns without waiting for the operation to complete (for example, it might put up a non-modal dialog asking the user to select one of multiple definitions) and hence the return value is always NIL.
14.2. Keyboard Input
*key-event-history* [Variable]
This is a Hemlock ring buffer (see page 70) that holds the last 60 key-events received.
last-key-event-typed [Function]
This function returns the last key-event the user typed to invoke the current command.
last-char-typed [Function]
This function returns the character corresponding to the last key event typed.
14.3. Hemlock Streams
It is possible to create streams which output to or get input from a buffer. This mechanism is quite powerful and permits easy interfacing of Hemlock to Lisp.
Note that operations on these streams operate directly on buffers, therefore they have the same restrictions as described here for interacting with buffers from outside of the GUI thread.
make-hemlock-output-stream mark &optional buffered [Function]
This function returns a stream that inserts at mark all output directed to it. It works best if mark is a left-inserting mark. Buffered controls whether the stream is buffered or not, and its valid values are the following keywords:
- :none
- No buffering is done. This is the default.
- :line
- The buffer is flushed whenever a newline is written or when it is explicitly done with force-output.
- :full
- The stream is only brought up to date when it is explicitly done with force-output
hemlock-output-stream-p object [Function]
This function returns t if object is a hemlock-output-stream object.
make-hemlock-region-stream region [Function]
This function returns a stream from which the text in region can be read.
hemlock-region-stream-p object [Function]
This function returns t if object is a hemlock-region-stream object.
with-input-from-region (var region) {declaration}* {form}* [Macro]
While evaluating forms, binds var to a stream which returns input from region.
with-output-to-mark (var mark [buffered]) {declaration}* {form}* [Macro]
During the evaluation of the forms, binds var to a stream which inserts output at the permanent mark. Buffered has the same meaning as for make-hemlock-output-stream.
with-pop-up-display (var &key height name) {declaration}* {form}* [Macro]
This macro executes forms in a context with var bound to a stream. Hemlock collects output to this stream and tries to pop up a display of the appropriate height containing all the output. When height is supplied, Hemlock creates the pop-up display immediately, forcing output on line breaks. This is useful for displaying information of temporary interest.
14.4. Interface to the Error System
Hemlock commands are executed from an event handler in the initial Cocoa thread. They are executed within a ccl::with-standard-abort-handling form, which means cl:abort, ccl:abort-break, ccl:throw-cancel will abort the current command only and exit the event handler in an orderly fashion.
In addition, for now, lisp errors during command execution dump a backtrace in the system console and are otherwise handled as if by handle-lisp-errors below, which means it is not possible to debug errors at the point of the error. Once Clozure CL has better support for debugging errors in the initial Cocoa thread, better Hemlock error handling will be provided that will allow for some way to debug.
editor-error &rest args [Function]
This function is called to report minor errors to the user. These are errors that a normal user could encounter in the course of editing, such as a search failing or an attempt to delete past the end of the buffer. This function simply aborts the current command. Any args specified are used to format an error message to be placed in the echo area. This function never returns.
handle-lisp-errors {form}* [Macro]
Within the body of this macro any Lisp errors that occur are handled by displaying an error message in a dialog and aborting the current command, leaving the error text in the echo area. This macro should be wrapped around code which may get an error due to some action of the user --- for example, evaluating code fragments on the behalf of and supplied by the user.
14.5. Definition Editing
Hemlock provides commands for finding the definition of a function or variable and placing the user at the definition in a buffer. A function is provided to allow invoking this functionality outside of Hemlock. Note that this function is unusual in that it is it is safe to call outside of the command interpreter, and in fact it can be called from any thread.
edit-definition name [Function]
This function tries to find the definition of name, create or activate the window containing it, and scroll the view to show the definition. If there are multiple definitions available, the user is given a choice of which one to use. This function may return before the operation is complete.
14.6. Event Scheduling
No Event Scheduling functionality is provided at this time.
14.7. Miscellaneous
in-lisp {form}* [Function]
This evaluates forms inside handle-lisp-errors. It also binds *package* to the package named by Current Package if it is non-nil. Use this when evaluating Lisp code on behalf of the user.
do-alpha-chars (var kind [result]) {form}* [Macro]
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The final day of Ski Test 2014 was a pure bluebird beauty, all the better to explore the all-mountain category, which represents the "meat of the market in terms of units sold," according to our Ski Test Director, Krista Crabtree. "The category is so large, with such a big range of waist widths that we felt it important to break up the category in to two parts, following the sentiment of many manufacturers," she goes on.
Accordingly, after much deliberation on exactly how to make that distinction, we finally landed on all-mountain front (AMF) and all-mountain back (AMB). "There is some wiggle room, but the waist width breakdown is as follows: all-mountain front (88–98 mm) and all-mountain back (94–110 mm)," reports Crabtree.
You'll also notice some overlap, however AMF skis "behave more like carving skis but can handle some variety of snow conditions and terrain," she explains, while on the AMB side, the design amps up the versatility to be able to handle both on-piste and off-piste.


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De La Rosa leads Rockies over Padres, 5-4
Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa took a one-hit shutout into the sixth inning and Colorado held on to give the left-hander his sixth straight win against the San Diego Padres, 5-4 on Wednesday night.
De La Rosa lifted his record at Petco Park to 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA. His winning streak against San Diego spans eight starts.
The Rockies were leading 4-0 in the sixth when Carlos Quentin hit his 11th home run, a two-run shot to straight away center field, scoring Chase Headley, who had walked. That was all for De La Rosa (9-5), who allowed two hits over five innings with four walks and four strikeouts.
San Diego's Everth Cabrera doubled down the left-field line off Rockies reliever Matt Belisle leading off the seventh and came around to score on a single to right by Chris Denorfia, making it 4-3.
The Rockies came back with an insurance run in the eighth off Padres reliever Nick Vincent on an RBI triple by Charlie Blackmon that scored pinch hitter Corey Dickerson, who had singled with one out.
Rockies reliever Rex Brothers pitched a scoreless eighth and Rafael Betancourt came on in the ninth to pick up his 13th save in 14 opportunities. Betancourt gave up an RBI single to Headley, who stole second to put the tying run in scoring position with two out. However, Betancourt got Quentin to pop out to first in foul territory to end the game.
Andrew Cashner (5-5) went five innings for the Padres, giving up three runs, two earned, on eight hits. He struck out five, walked two and threw a wild pitch that led to a Rockies run in the fifth.
Colorado scored single runs in the second, third, fifth, sixth and eighth innings.
Jonathan Herrera's sacrifice fly scored Todd Helton in the second. Helton had walked leading off and moved to third on a double by Yorvit Torrealba.
Helton drove in the Rockies second run with a single in the third that scored D.J. LeMahieu from second.
LeMahieu, who had two hits, reached on an error by Padres shortstop Cabrera leading off the fifth. Carlos Gonzalez, who returned after missing two games with an injured middle right finger, singled up the middle, nearly hitting Cashner. Michael Cuddyer hit a grounder that forced Gonzalez at second.
With runners on first and third, Cashner struck out Helton. However, Cashner uncorked a wild pitch with Nolan Arenado at the plate, allowing LeMahieu to score.
The Rockies added their fourth run in the sixth. Herrera singled on a drag bunt with one out. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by De La Rosa and scored on Blackmon's single to left.
All eight position players for the Rockies had at least one hit as Colorado outhit the Padres 13-7.
The Rockies left 12 runners on base.
NOTES: Rockies OF Dexter Fowler and SS Troy Tulowitzki were expected to rejoin the team Thursday in Los Angeles. Rockies manager Walt Weiss said that Fowler, who has been on the DL with a right bone bruise since June 26, would play Thursday against the Dodgers and that Tulowitzki, sidelined with a fractured right rib since June 14, could be activated during the four-game series. . Weiss also noted that pitcher Juan Nicasio would be recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs and would pitch Friday against the Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw. . Padres manager Bud Black announced that the Padres plan to purchase the contract of 25-year-old RHP Sean O'Sullivan from Triple-A Tucson and he will pitch against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. O'Sullivan is 7-4 with a 3.88 ERA in 18 starts for Tucson. He has a 6.31 ERA in 43 major league games with the Angels (2009-10) and Royals (2010-11). . Padres 1B Yonder Alonso (right hand fracture) went 4 for 4 with two RBIs Tuesday in a rehab assignment with Tucson and could be activated during the four-game series with the Giants. . Padres 2B Jedd Gyorko, on the DL since June 10 with a right groin strain, began his rehab assignment with Single-A Lake Elsinore Wednesday. Black said that Gyorko could be moved up to Triple-A Tucson Thursday or Friday.


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Hawaii Medical Cannabis Legal Manual
A Note from Americans for Safe Access
We are committed to ensuring safe, legal availability of marijuana for medical uses. This legal manual describes the law on medical cannabis as it applies to patients and caregivers in this state. In this legal manual you'll find information on:
Mission of Americans for Safe Access
Patients' Rights Project
Chapter 1: Medical Cannabis Laws
- State Laws
- Federal Cannabis Law
- Other Applicable Laws
Chapter 2: Participating in the State Program
Chapter 3: Being Prepared
- Sensible Medical Marijuana Use
- Being a Good Neighbor
- Being Prepared in Advance for Successful Law Enforcement Encounters
- Security Culture
Chapter 4: Law Enforcement Encounters
- Law Enforcement Encounters
- Reasonable Suspicion vs. Probable Cause
- Searches
- Questioning
- Know Your Rights
- Miranda Rights
- Arrest and Search Warrants
- Informants and Government Agents
- Phone Calls in Jail
- Taking Notes
Chapter 5: Demystifying the Legal System
- Getting Out of Jail
- Going to Court
- Court Support and Organizing During Trials
Chapter 6: Take Action
- What You Can Do
- ASA Online Resources
- Spread the word
- Join us!
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2013 Ford Mustang Reviews
2013 Mustang New Car Test Drive
The 2013 Ford Mustang features a facelift and comes out bigger, bolder, cleaner. It's a change, not just a tweak. The 2013 Mustang resembles a Steve McQueen Bullitt Mustang, its mouth shaped more like '70 Mustang than a '65.
The Mustang was redesigned for 2005 and got rave reviews for its looks, totally capturing the old Mustang but still looking contemporary. The styling tweaks since then have made it even better, and that holds true for the 2013 Mustang.
A black eggcrate grille opens wide over the bumper, with a clean and full chin, fascia, and air intakes, and just a tidy flat-black horizontal spoiler at the lip. The triangular rear window masterfully evokes the roofline of original '65 Mustang, replacing its fake louvers with glass.
We're less enthusiastic about the interior of the 2013 Mustang. Reviews all end up saying that the materials are okay considering the price of the car, remember it's only a Mustang, and we can't argue. The steering wheel lacks imagination, and that's disappointing.
However the cloth seats are great; cloth can easily be a deal-breaker, and in the Mustang it's not. In fact, the cloth seats fit better than the leather, maybe because they grip better. The optional Recaro seats in either cloth or leather are excellent. There's good head and leg room up front, and visibility through the windshield is good, especially for a low-slung coupe. There's considerably more room and better visibility in the Mustang than in the Chevrolet Camaro.
Naturally, the two-passenger rear seat is no place for adults. Rear-seat headroom is limited by the rake of the coupe roof, and leg room is minimal, even with the front seats moved forward. That comes with the territory of such a car and its shape and is a small price to be paid for such proportions.
The retro instrument panel in the V6 and GT models clings too hard to the theme, we think. Having retro instrumentation on a car with modern performance like the Mustang is like having a telephone with a cord. The optional Shaker audio system is acoustically superb. Ford's SYNC system works well to choose music, but we had trouble operating it with voice commands.
The Mustang convertible has a power fabric top and glass rear window. Trunk space in the convertible is reduced to 9.6 cubic feet, from 13.4 cubic feet in the coupe. The coupe has standard 50/50 fold-down rear seats that vastly expand the cargo space, by opening the trunk all the way to the front seatbacks.
The V6 makes 305 horsepower, more than V8 muscle cars, and it does not sound like your father's V6. It's a fairly high-revving engine, reaching its horsepower peak at 6500 rpm and its torque peak at 4250 rpm, so it's good to play with. The manual transmission is the way to go if you like to play, because it's so good. And the manual comes with Hill Start Assist, so no worries about coasting backward when starting off on a steep hill. The automatic, meanwhile, does have a manual-shift feature it's awkward to use.
The Mustang V6 is EPA-rated at 19/31 miles per gallon City/Highway. However, we didn't get anywhere near that, running it hard on twisty two-lanes.
Mustang GT has a smooth, rumbling and growling 5.0-liter V8 engine. And with 420 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque, it snaps your neck on the way to a quarter-mile time of about 13 seconds flat. That's quicker than the Chevrolet Camaro SS, even with its huge 6.2-liter engine and 426 horsepower. But the Mustang is 230 pounds lighter, and that makes a big difference in acceleration, also handling.
The Boss 302 makes 444 horsepower with the same engine. But if you order the Track Package and Recaro Package on the GT, you can get most of the Boss for much less of the money. However the Boss has non-retro instrumentation, that's way cleaner. And it's a Boss 302.
Brakes are good. Ford engineers have revised the braking system of the Flex, Taurus, and Mustang, and the feel is powerful without being overly sensitive. And with the Boss 302 and Shelby GT 500, when you increase the size of the front rotors to 14 inches and add four-piston and six-piston calipers by the Italian company Brembo, you've got the best stopping power money can buy.
The chassis and electronic power steering is adjustable to Comfort, Standard or Sport. The names of the modes are apt. Comfort mode kept the ride comfortable when driving over rough pavement, Sport mode improved responsiveness on winding roads. We found the electronic stability control effective without being intrusive.
The 650-horsepower Shelby GT 500 joins the 2013 Mustang lineup. You read that right, 650 horsepower.
The Mustang could be a four-wheel football team, with its lineup of 11 cars: Mustang V6 ($22,200), V6 Premium ($26,200); V6 Convertible ($27,200), V6 Premium Convertible ($31,200); Mustang GT ($30,300), GT Premium ($34,995); Mustang GT Convertible ($35,500), GT Premium Convertible ($39,300); Boss 302 ($42,200); Shelby GT 500 ($54,200), Shelby GT 500 Convertible ($59,200). (All prices are Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices, which do not include destination charge and may change at any time without notice.)
Mustang V6 models use Ford's 3.7-liter engine making 305 horsepower, and a 6-speed manual transmission standard, with 6-speed SelectShift automatic optional. Also standard are a 2.73 rear axle ratio, 17-inch aluminum wheels, electronic power steering, stainless steel dual exhaust, HID headlamps, LED taillamps, capless fuel filler, manual air conditioning, tilt steering wheel with controls, cloth seats, and 50/50 rear folding seats (not convertible).
The V6 Performance Package includes a strut-tower brace, larger front sway bar and SVT rear sway bar, stiffer front springs, upgraded brake calipers with performance pad, 19-inch painted aluminum wheels, 255/40R19 summer-only tires, higher stability control calibration, black side mirrors, 3.31 rear axle, and unique engine cover (manual transmission only). There's also an Equipment Package ($295) and Tech Package ($1295). For the Premium models, there's a Comfort Package and Electronics Package.
Mustang GT models use a 5.0-liter V8 making 420 horsepower and 390 foot-pounds of torque, with the same transmission selection, 3.73 rear axle, and 18-inch aluminum wheels. Equipment and options closely match the V6 packages. The Premiums have reclining front bucket seats, a Shaker audio system, and ambient lighting.
Boss 302 uses a pumped-up version of that V8, with 444 hp and 380 foot-pounds, and 19-inch aluminum wheels. Also Brembo front brakes with four-piston calipers on 14-inch rotors, adjustable shocks, 3.51 rear axle ratio, four-gauge cluster, suede wrapped steering wheel, dark aluminum instrument panel, unique Boss cloth seats, side and rear exit exhaust system, rear spoiler, classic Boss 302 striping, grille, front splitter and engine cover. Recaro cloth is optional, as is a Laguna Seca track package ($6995).
Shelby GT 500 coupe and Convertible mean business with a 650-horsepower and 600-foot-pounds 5.8-liter supercharged intercooled V8, mated to a Tremec 6-speed manual transmission, with 6-piston Brembo calipers on 14-inch front rotors. Bilstein electronic adjustable dampers, 3.31 rear axle ratio, Torsen differential, black-vented aluminum hood, GT 500 striping, and Shelby Cobra front fascia, splitter, and spoiler. Also creature comforts such as leather seats, ambient lighting, LCD message center, suede steering wheel, satellite radio. With the SVT Performance Package ($3495), a Shelby GT 500 is capable of, gulp, 200 miles per hour. Extra oil coolers, aerodynamics, and 20-inch wheels.
Safety equipment on all Mustangs includes front and front side airbags, stability control, anti-lock brakes, tire pressure monitor, and Ford's MyKey system, which allows car owners (parents) to limit the speed and sound system volume, when they hand the keys over to others (teenagers).


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So I made this hat this morning.
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For the inside of the hat, I made a headband of soft fleece so that her forehead doesn't get itchy. Between the fleece and the hat, I glue gunned the hair. The hair is from a wig I used for Halloween awhile back. Yes, I should have taken pictures of the inside. But I've already propped Disembodied Ginger Lady Head on my mom's kitchen counter top for maximum shock value for when she gets home from chemo today. I'll take pics of the inside later. Or, if people are interested, I could make another similar hat and make a tutorial.
I was pretty pleased with how it turned out, but there is still the practicality test it needs to pass. Like, how does is look on an actual person's head? And does it itch? If it doesn't pass my mom's test drive, at least I can say I tried, right?
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Inspired by local urban forests: these lumberjack-style plaids celebrate the great outdoors! Constructed with a mid-weight cotton flannel, this button-down will stand up to the elements this winter and is great for layering. Named after Burns Bog in Delta, this plaid showcases the rich greens and browns of old growth trees, and the rusty red of the forest floor on a rainy day.
Part of the Fall 2019 Forester collection. These flannels have less give than some of our other shirts, so you may find them on the snug side. We recommend sizing up if your regular size normally fits you snugly in the arms or across the chest.
Quill is 5'5" and is pictured wearing a size 10.
Please see our size charts below. Looking for something you haven't found here? Email us at email@example.com and we'll do our best to help or even add to this page if necessary.
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Update 4/19/2011: I've reworked this script completely. You can find the update here: http://blog.falchionconsulting.com/index.php/2011/04/deploying-sharepoint-2010-solution-package-using-powershell-revisited/
With SharePoint 2010 we can now deploy our Solution Packages using PowerShell. What's cool about this is that it's a bit easier than it was with 2007 to check if a package is already deployed and conditionally retract, delete, and then re-add and re-deploy. By now most people already know how to do this as it's fairly straightforward but I thought I'd go ahead and share the script that I use as it's great for deploying lots of Solution Packages to my various client environments in bulk.
Like most of my scripts this one is driven by an XML file but I have a core function which can be called directly – I just wrap that in another function which can iterate through the XML file thus facilitating bulk installs of packages. First lets look at the XML file:
<Solution Path="W:\my.sharepoint.package.wsp" CASPolicies="false" GACDeployment="true">
As you can see the structure is fairly simplistic – just provide the path to the WSP file and whether it contains CAS policies and whether it should be deployed to the GAC or not. If it's a Farm level solution (no web application resources) then simply omit the <WebApplications /> element. If you have more than one solution just add another <Solution /> element. If you're deploying to multiple web applications then add as many <WebApplication /> elements as is needed.
Now we'll take a look at the wrapper function which loops through the XML:
function Install-Solutions([string]$configFile) { if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($configFile)) { return } [xml]$solutionsConfig = Get-Content $configFile if ($solutionsConfig -eq $null) { return } $solutionsConfig.Solutions.Solution | ForEach-Object { [string]$path = $_.Path [bool]$gac = [bool]::Parse($_.GACDeployment) [bool]$cas = [bool]::Parse($_.CASPolicies) $webApps = $_.WebApplications.WebApplication Install-Solution $path $gac $cas $webApps } }
As you can see the code just loads the passed in file as an XmlDocument object and grabs each Solution element ($solutionsConfig.Solutions.Solution) and then iterates through each object using the ForEach-Object cmdlet. For pure convenience I grab each attribute and assign it to a local variable. And finally I call the Install-Solution function which is shown below:
function Install-Solution([string]$path, [bool]$gac, [bool]$cas, [string[]]$webApps = @()) { $spAdminServiceName = "SPAdminV4" [string]$name = Split-Path -Path $path -Leaf $solution = Get-SPSolution $name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($solution -ne $null) { #Retract the solution if ($solution.Deployed) { Write-Host "Retracting solution $name..." if ($solution.ContainsWebApplicationResource) { $solution | Uninstall-SPSolution -AllWebApplications -Confirm:$false } else { $solution | Uninstall-SPSolution -Confirm:$false } Stop-Service -Name $spAdminServiceName Start-SPAdminJob -Verbose Start-Service -Name $spAdminServiceName #Block until we're sure the solution is no longer deployed. do { Start-Sleep 2 } while ((Get-SPSolution $name).Deployed) } #Delete the solution Write-Host "Removing solution $name..." Get-SPSolution $name | Remove-SPSolution -Confirm:$false } #Add the solution Write-Host "Adding solution $name..." $solution = Add-SPSolution $path #Deploy the solution if (!$solution.ContainsWebApplicationResource) { Write-Host "Deploying solution $name to the Farm..." $solution | Install-SPSolution -GACDeployment:$gac -CASPolicies:$cas -Confirm:$false } else { if ($webApps -eq $null -or $webApps.Length -eq 0) { Write-Warning "The solution $name contains web application resources but no web applications were specified to deploy to." return } $webApps | ForEach-Object { Write-Host "Deploying solution $name to $_..." $solution | Install-SPSolution -GACDeployment:$gac -CASPolicies:$cas -WebApplication $_ -Confirm:$false } } Stop-Service -Name $spAdminServiceName Start-SPAdminJob -Verbose Start-Service -Name $spAdminServiceName #Block until we're sure the solution is deployed. do { Start-Sleep 2 } while (!((Get-SPSolution $name).Deployed)) }
The code looks more complicated than it really is. I first start out by getting the solution name which I always assume to be the filename of the WSP file. I then use that to get the SPSolution object using Get-SPSolution. If a value comes back then I check if it has been deployed and if it has then I retract it by calling Uninstall-SPSolution. The trick is knowing whether it has web application scoped resources and if it does then we need to retract using the -AllWebApplications parameter. Once retracted I stop the SharePoint Administration Service (SPAdminV4) so that I can call Start-SPAdminJob and force the retraction timer job to execute. Once the Start-SPAdminJob cmdlet returns I then restart the SharePoint Administration Service. With the solution retracted I can now delete the solution from the solution store using Remove-SPSolution (I re-get the solution to make sure that I get no errors due to the current variables state being invalid).
Once deleted I can then add the new solution to the store using the path provided (Add-SPSolution). Now that it's in the store I can check if it has web application resources or not – if it does not then the deployment is simply a matter of calling Install-SPSolution and specifying whether it should be deployed to the GAC and if it contains CAS policies. If it does contain web application resources then I have to loop through all the web application items in the provided string array ($webApps) and then pass each one into a separate call to Install-SPSolution.
You now have two options for adding your solution: you can call the first function and pass in an XML file or you can call the second function directly. I'll first show how to call the second function directly:
PS C:\>Install-Solution "w:\my.sharepoint.package.wsp" $true $false @("http://portal","http://mysites")
Now lets look at how to call the first function given an XML file named "solutions.xml" containing a structure similar to that shown above:
PS C:\>Install-Solutions "w:\solutions.xml"
Hopefully you'll find this script useful for deploying your custom SharePoint 2010 Solution Packages.


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We had a wonderful Easter Sunday celebrating our wonderful Lord. We attended Easter service and then got to go over the Thompson's Famlies house for lunch and egg hunts.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Easter Sunday
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Dying Easter Eggs
This morning Stella and Rhett got to dye easter eggs. Just so you know, this is the most stressful thing ever for Jason. He can not even stand to be in the same room when it is going on, the mess that he thinks it is going to make just totally does him in, he helps set up and then goes to the the garage! I have to say that it went really good the kids did great and did not make a mess.
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Saturday, March 16, 2013
Week 11 Phone Photos
http://mainstreetstudios.net/# he always does an amazing job and look a that chunk of a body!
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Friday, March 15, 2013
10 Months
Cy you weigh in at 32 and half pounds.
Cy you are crawling.
Cy you are eating sold food
Cy you just moved into our new home and have a room all to yourself for the first time!
Cy your are starting to jabber
Cy you smile and giggle all the time
Cy you are wearing 2T clothing
Cy you are wearing size 6 diapers
Cy you are a joy to everyone that is around you
Cy you light up when your brother and sister are in the room
Cy you love your daddy, you want to be were ever he is at right now
Cy we love you so much!
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Boys will be Boys
Rhett loves nothing more than to play in the dirt in our backyard. Cy is learning that outside is also one of his favorite places to play.
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Week 10 Phone Photos
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Environmentalists say Pres. Obama has more reasons than ever to deny the pipeline, including his renewed focus on tackling climate change.
Less than a week after President Obama's re-election, environmental groups are again pressuring him to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. This time, they have a new argument: that the heavy Canadian crude oil the line would carry isn't necessary for energy security, because U.S. oil production is booming to record levels even as consumption drops.
"The environmental community has established the Keystone XL as a real priority," said Daniel Kessler, a spokesman for the climate action group 350.org. "People want to stop it. They expect the president to stop it, and we're going to stop it."
350.org and other groups have already scheduled an anti-pipeline protest for November 18 in Washington, D.C. Emails announcing the demonstration were sent just minutes after Obama's victory Tuesday night.
The Alberta-to-Nebraska oil sands pipeline needs a permit from the State Department to cross into the United States. Another section of the pipeline, which runs from Oklahoma to Texas, did not need State Department approval and is already under construction.
The green groups say the president has more reasons than ever to deny the Keystone XL permit, given the explosive growth in domestic oil production, widespread opposition to tar sands oil and the president's apparent renewed focus on tackling climate change in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Keystone XL "is one of the few environmental issues that doesn't have to go through Congress," Kessler said. "It's up to President Obama to stop it ... we firmly support him if he does what's right."
Although the State Department is officially in charge of the Keystone XL review, some green groups think the pipeline has become so controversial that the White House will be more actively involved than it has been with previous pipeline projects.
Danielle Droitsch, senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), said increasing tar sands imports is "absolutely counter to combating climate change."
The Keystone XL was originally proposed as a single project that would ship tar sands oil, or bitumen, from the Canadian province of Alberta to the Texas coast. Bitumen has a carbon footprint that's 20 percent larger than conventional crude across the entire chain of production (well-to-wheel), according to experts. Groups like 350.org say the bitumen carried through the Keystone XL would release enough greenhouse gases to cancel out the emissions saved by the new auto efficiency standards recently announced by the administration.
Bitumen is also much more difficult to clean up when it spills into water. Crews are still struggling to remove bitumen from the bottom of Michigan's Kalamazoo River, more than two years after a major pipeline spill. The Keystone XL would pass over hundreds of waterways as well as the Ogallala aquifer, which provides 30 percent of the groundwater used for irrigation nationwide.
The pipeline's supporters have long argued that the pipeline would improve U.S. energy security by increasing oil imports from a friendly northern neighbor. But industry analysts recently told InsideClimate News that surging domestic production could yield a glut of crude oil in the Gulf Coast refining hub, the Keystone XL's primary target market—and that the United States could someday become a net exporter of crude oil.
"What's obvious now is that the United States is on track to become the world's largest producer of oil," industry expert Mark Mills said.
Another driving factor in the original project was the need to relieve a glut of oil in Cushing, Okla. by shipping it to refineries on the Gulf Coast. But now that the Cushing-to-Texas segment is under construction, "that issue has been addressed," said Droitsch, the NRDC attorney. "So do you really need the northern segment? ...We would argue the [State Department] should fully evaluate the need for this pipeline from the perspective of U.S. energy security. And our preliminary analysis [at NRDC] is, there's really not a need."
TransCanada, the Canadian company behind the Keystone XL, said the industry still sees a need for the pipeline.
"We have firm long-term commitments in place with companies interested and committed to shipping on the Keystone XL when it is built," said TransCanada spokesman Grady Semmens. "So the fundamental underpinning for the project from an economic point of view is there and is viable."
The Keystone XL would transport up to 830,000 barrels per day. Most of its capacity would be reserved for oil from Canada's tar sands region, but it could also receive up to 100,000 barrels of U.S.-produced oil per day through an on-ramp in Montana.
Once the oil reaches Nebraska, it would be transported through existing pipelines, including the southern leg of Keystone XL, to refineries and ports on the Gulf Coast. Some of the oil would be exported overseas and the rest refined for domestic consumption.
Semmens said TransCanada has no control over where the oil ends up. "We certainly don't tell the end users how to use the crude oil," he said. "We just build pipelines if there's a market and a need for them and companies willing to use them."
Will Climate Change Factor into State Department Decision?
The Keystone XL is crucial to Alberta because the province is landlocked and needs pipelines to move its crude to coastal ports to access global markets. Other pipelines have been proposed but they, too, face opposition. A pipeline to the Pacific, called Northern Gateway, could be held up indefinitely by Canadian indigenous groups. A pipeline headed to the Atlantic is still in the planning phase but is already opposed by communities along the route.
The State Department's role in the project is to determine whether the Keystone XL is in the U.S. national interest.
The agency published a draft environmental impact statement for the original pipeline proposal in 2010, followed by a second draft in June 2011. The Environmental Protection Agency criticized both reports, saying the analyses were "inadequate" and "insufficient." The EPA said the first draft failed to calculate the increased greenhouse gas emissions associated with tar sands extraction and use, and it said the second draft underestimated those emissions.
The Final Environmental Impact Statement was released in August 2011. But the EPA never weighed in on it, because a few months later the Obama administration denied the pipeline permit. TransCanada then split the Keystone XL into two parts and reapplied for the northern segment permit in May.
The State Department is now preparing a new environmental review, but it's unclear when it will be released. The timing depends in part on when Nebraska officials approve a new route through the state that avoids the environmentally sensitive Sandhills region.
"We're working very hard on it," a State Department spokeswoman said. "We're trying to be rigorous, transparent and efficient. So it's coming, but we don't have any timeline."
She didn't specify what the agency will consider in its review, but she said the process will "include a thorough analysis of the new route in Nebraska, and new and relevant information [or] research that has become available." Once the review is complete, it will be released for public comment.
According to a statement the agency released last November, determining whether the pipeline is in the national interest means analyzing "all of the relevant issues" such as "environmental concerns (including climate change), energy security, economic impacts, and foreign policy."
Droitsch said the NRDC will urge the State Department to reconsider previous arguments that pipeline is needed for energy security. She also wants the agency to examine TransCanada's safety record—the company is now under investigation by Canada's National Energy Board after a whistleblower reported repeated violations in pipeline safety.
The NRDC will monitor the State Department review closely and encourage the public to submit comments, Droitsch said. NRDC staff will also reach out to the administration and representatives in Congress to discuss their concerns.
"The American public expects a rigorous [environmental] review," she said. "[People] are now more and more concerned about global warming...while climate may not have been a top election issue, it is absolutely on the minds of Americans, and they will expect action."


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ALS Rope Access inspection services can provide substantial savings over traditional access methods
Rope access is a safe and efficient method to access remote locations for inspection and testing.
The advantage of rope access is the speed with which technicians can access and egress difficult locations, with minimal impact on operations, offering an alternative to traditional means of scaffolding, elevated work platforms (EWPs) and cranes.
ALS combines rope access solutions with our marketing leading inspection capability, meaning that ALS can deliver most services using rope access technology, including:
- Non-Destructive Testing, both traditional and Advanced NDT methods
- On Site Chemical Analysis (OES, PMI)
- Visual Inspections
- Thermography
The benefits of rope access services of traditional access methods include:
- Equipment requirements are removed (e.g. EWP, scaffolding)
- Labour requirements are reduced
- Quick response time and faster access decreasing operational downtime
- Potential damage to structures is minimised
- Reduced reliance on costly shutdowns – by combining rope access with inspection methods to support in-service inspection
ALS employs a Twin Rope Access system, a method that utilises two lines – a working line and a safety backup line. This system uses specially designed ropes, full body harnesses, karabiner connectors and rope grabs.
This Equipment must meet the requirements of AS/NZS 4488.1:1997, AS/NZS 4488.5:1997 and IRATA International standards and can be deployed in different combinations to provide a specific access solution.
ALS provide rope access services across all industries and service lines. Common applications include:
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- Tank shells and roofs
- Towers
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- Docks and piers
- Pressure vessels
- Overhead cranes
- Structural Steel
- Pipelines that span bridges
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Devotional booklet, with covers, 1 register, 2 arches across and 6 painted panels (Front cover)
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Religious. Passion.
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London, Victoria and Albert Museum
Height: 107mmWidth: 60mmDepth: 31mmWeight: 200g
Front cover: saint Laurence holding a gridiron; unidentified bishop saint with mitre and crozier; tonsured male figure kneeling in donor position. Pointed trefoils in the spandrels.
Painted scenes inside:
Inside front cover: Last Supper with saint John the Evangelist leaning on Christ's breast; Christ feeding Judas across the table.
f. 1r: Betrayal (Taking of Christ; Kiss of Judas); Christ restores Malchus' ear, cut by saint Peter; soldier.
f. 1v: Christ before Pilate; soldier.
f. 2r: Christ before Herod; crown and sceptre.
f. 2v: Flagellation; whips.
f. 3r: Pilate washing his hands.
f. 3v: Carrying of the Cross.
f. 4r: Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist.
f. 4v: Resurrection with two soldiers asleep.
f. 5r: Holy Face of Christ (Sancta Facies); Alpha and Omega.
f. 5v: Instruments of the Passion: Christ with one of his tormentors; the hand that struck him.
f. 6r: Instruments of the Passion: crown of thorns; Christ's wound; Stephaton's bucket of vinegar; staff with sponge (that was offered to Christ to drink on the cross).
f. 6v: Instruments of the Passion: three nails; pincers (for removing the nails); cloth (with which Christ was blindfolded); thirty pieces of silver (payment of Judas); three bloody footprints (from Christ's journey to Golgotha).
Inside back cover: Instruments of the Passion; stick; whip; ladder; Christ's garment; three dice (with which the soldiers gambled for Christ's seamless garment); spear; Christ's tomb seen from above.
Back cover: Coronation of the Virgin; two angels swinging censers; tonsured male figure kneeling in donor position.
Pointed trefoils in the spandrels.
Koechlin Number: 0526
Koechlin 1924: France, end of the 1st third of the 14th century.
Longhurst 1929: France, 1st half of the 14th century.
von Philippowich 1961: France, c. 1340.
Williamson 1986: Germany (Lower Rhine or Westphalia), c. 1330-1350.
Lalou 1989: 14th century.
Amsterdam 1994: Germany (Lower Rhine or Westphalia), c. 1330-1350.
Detroit 1997: Germany (Lower Rhine or Westphalia), c. 1330-40.
Polychromy - Gilding
Extensive gilding and polychromy: gold, green, red, black, brown, flesh colour.
Object Condition
Holes at the top of each leaf: may have been used for silk hanging covering and protecting the scenes (Amsterdam 1994).
In the possession of John Webb (b. 1799, d. 1880), London: purchased from him by the Museum in 1872.
List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington, Acquired During the Year 1872, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition (London, c. 1872), p. 11.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, pp. 194, 198, 207, 210, II, no. 526, III, pl. XCIV.
M. Longhurst, Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2 vols (London, 1927 and 1929), II (1929), pl. XIX.
R. Berliner, 'Arma Christi', in Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, 3rd series, 6 (1955), p. 51, figs. 6-7.
K. Martin, 'Zur oberrheinischen Malerei im beginnenden 14. Jahrhundert', in Eberhard Hanfstaengl zum 75. Geburtstag', ed. by E. Ruhmer (Munich, 1961), p. 17, fig. 6.
E. von Philippowich, Elfenbein (Brunswick, 1961), pp. 71-72, fig. 56a.
H. Wentzel, 'Ein Elfenbeinbüchlein zur Passionandacht', in Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch XXIV (1962), pp. 193-212.
G. Schiller, Iconography of Christian Art, 2 vols (London, 1972), II, p. 192. fig. 654.
W. Wixom, 'Twelve Additions of the Medieval Treasury', in Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 59 (April 1972), pp. 96-99, figs. 25-26.
Les Fastes du Gothique: le siècle de Charles V, ed. by F. Baron, exhibition catalogue, Paris, Grand Palais, 1981, p. 195.
The Medieval Treasury: the Art of the Middle Ages in the Victoria and Albert Museum, ed. by P. Williamson (London, 1986), pp. 212-213, pl. 21.
J. Hamburger, 'The Use of Images in the Pastoral Care of Nuns: The Case of Heinrich Suso and the Dominicans', in Art Bulletin 71, no. 1 (1989), p. 30, figs. 4-5
E. Lalou, 'Les tablettes de cire médiévales', in Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes 147 (1989), pp. 123-140 (no. 17, p. 140).
H. van Os, The Art of Devotion in the Late Middle Ages in Europe, 1300-1500, exhibition catalogue, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 1994, pp. 114-115, 182, no. and pl. 35.
J. Oliver, 'The Walters Homilary and Westphalian Manuscripts', in Journal of the Walkers Art Gallery, LIV (1996), p. 74. fig. 10.
J. Hamburger, '"Frequentant Memoriam Visionis Faciei Meae" : Image and Imitation in the Devotions to the Veronica Attributed to Gertrude of Helfta', in The Holy Face and the Paradox of Representation: Papers from a Colloquium at the Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome and the Villa Spelman, Florence, 1996, ed. by H. Kessler and G. Wolf (Bologna, 1998), p. 239. fig. 7
Images in Ivory. Precious Objects of the Gothic Age, ed. by Peter Barnet, exhibition catalogue, Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, and Baltimore, The Walters Art Gallery, 1997, no. 40, pp. 193-197.
J. Hamburger, The Visual and the Visionary: Art and Female Spirituality in Late Medieval Germany (New York, 1998), pp. 209, 340, figs. 4.3, 4.4, 7.24.
Gotik 3: Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Deutschland, ed. by B. Klein (Munich, 2007), no. 154, pp. 415-416.
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This weekend, after the E3 smoke clears, ArenaNet helps players and press wind down with the next Guild Wars 2 beta weekend event. This weekend's festivities include plenty of new additions and tweaks, but the most intriguing has to be what designer Jon Peters calls "the sense of hitting."
It's all about impact. The feeling that you are hitting the thing you are swinging at. For ages massively multiplayer online games have been content to have player characters vaguely swinging in the direction of their enemies, the clash of weapon on armor portrayed by canned sound (if at all).
According to the big beta update post at the ArenaNet blog, this weekend's beta test enhances that feeling. They use the word "visceral".
I felt Guild Wars 2 handled the impact of combat pretty well myself, but there's always room for improvement. Especially with a game like Tera out there with a combat system that puts a heavy emphasis on connecting with the enemy in painful ways. Is the tweak (and the emphasis of it) a reaction to En Masse Entertainment's recently released MMO? Perhaps.
Players can expect many more interesting changes in this weekend's beta test as well, including a new tiered skill system, replacing the original system (here are your skills, go play) with something that gives players more of a sense of progression.
You can check out all of the changes by hitting up the link below. Hopefully I'm not too exhausted from E3 to drop into Guild Wars 2 and give it another go.
http://www.arena.net/blog/the-big-beta-weekend-preview [ArenaNet]


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In an interview yesterday with the New York Times, Mad Men mastermind Matthew Weiner talked all about the show's much-anticipated 5th season, including how terrifyingly close it came to never happening. Faced with an interminable negotiation process, Weiner says he wanted to quit the show faster than a kid who's been beamed too many times wants to quit little league:
I quit. I had come to terms with the fact that it was over. And I always end every season like it's the end of the show. So, yeah. There was a terror in me that someone else would come in and do it. And I don't know how they would do it, but I would have to live with that. In the most protective and demanding way, I did not feel that it was worth going back to work to make a show that was not the show I'd been making. I had this argument with my wife, where I said: "You don't understand – it's not just a matter of changing the show. I don't want to go to work and do it different. I just figured out how it works."
I imagine that in between Weiner wanting desperately to quit and then deciding not to quit, his wife played the Trudy to his Pete Campbell by telling him to stop whining and get back to work making his hit show lest her father stop paying their mortgage or pull the Clearasil account.
The 'Mad Men' season that almost wasn't [NY Times]
Matt Weiner 'Quit' 'Mad Men' During Season 5 Negotiations [HuffPo]


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Rehabbing Holliday takes batting practice
ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals held a short afternoon workout at Busch Stadium on Thursday, during which left fielder Matt Holliday took batting practice for the first time since suffering a right hamstring injury last Thursday.
Holliday stayed in St. Louis over the All-Star break to receive treatment, and Thursday's session was another step forward in his rehab. He has tested the hamstring with some light running, but would have to prove to the Cardinals he can run at full speed before manager Mike Matheny will insert him into the lineup.
Asked about the prospect of playing in Friday's second-half opener at home against the Padres, Holliday answered: "We'll see."
Regardless, Holliday's improvement thus far would suggest he will be able to avoid the disabled list. The Cardinals were hopeful that three days off in Chicago, coupled with the four-day All-Star break, would provide enough downtime for Holliday to heal.
Holliday is batting .268 with 13 homers and 47 RBIs.