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BANNER ELK, N.C. - Lees-McRae College Athletic Director, Craig McPhail, has announced that former Slippery Rock coach, Matt Thompson, has been named to take the helm of the Bobcats men's soccer program which is currently ranked No. 2 in the NCAA after falling in the championship game in 2009.
"We conducted a national search, made many phone calls, and brought several coaches to our campus and everything led us to Coach Thompson," McPhail said. "His abilities to teach, recruit, retain and develop student-athletes at a national level is what we were looking for in our men's soccer coach search."
"I am excited to be given the opportunity to coach at Lees-McRae in an already prestigious program," Thompson said. "It is going to be a challenge to fill the void Coach Whalley has left, but I am confident I can come in and have a positive influence on the players. The foundations are set to challenge for conference and national honors again this coming year."
"I have a fantastic assistant coach in Jay Benfield, a former goalkeeper at UNC-Greensboro, who knows the players and the program," Thompson said. "It will make the transition easier both for myself and the players. We already have a high caliber of players, but I hope to add a couple of fresh faces into the mix for the fall of 2010."
Thompson led Slippery Rock to an 18-4-1 record, a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship and an appearance in the Sweet Sixteen in 2009, it was the team's third NCAA appearance after making it in 2008 and 2005. In 2008, Thompson led his team to a 14-7-1, and in 2005, his team captured the PSAC title with a 12-8-2 record.
In eight seasons at Slippery Rock, Thompson compiled a 84-67-11 record which is a .552 winning percentage. In the past six season at The Rock, Thompson's team turned in six consecutive winning seasons and his 2009 team snapped the schools single-season win mark with 18 wins.
"What he accomplished at Slippery Rock is amazing, and I feel
very confident he will be able to continue our proud tradition of
men's soccer here at Lees-McRae as he becomes part of the Bobcat
family," McPhail said.
Prior to coaching at Slippery Rock Thompson was an assistant coach at Division I Robert Morris for three seasons.
As a player, Thompson earned two All-PSAC Conference Honors and three Western Pennsylvania All-Star honors while at Slippery Rock. He was the team's MVP in 1997, earned four varsity letters and was named team captain for two seasons.
Thompson and his wife, Danielle, have two sons, Liam, who is seven, and Joshua, who is two.
"My wife fell in love with the area on a recent visit, and the move will be great for our family," Thompson said. We are looking forward to living in the community and getting to know community in Banner Elk, who I hope will continue to support the men's soccer program at Lees-McRae."


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RAC Bulletin 2009-034E - Canadian Experiments at 500 kHz authorized. 2009-10-30
After months of negotiations between RAC and Industry Canada over the details of the licence applications and reporting conditions, the first two licences granted to Canadians for experiments at 504 509 kHz in preparation for WRC-12 have been issued by Industry Canada (see RAC Bulletin 2008-29).
Jack Leahy, VE1ZZ, has been assigned call sign VX9PSO in the Developmental Service for his experimental transmissions. Joe Craig, VO1NA, has been assigned call sign VX9MRC. Both of these stations have been on the air already, with VX9PSO having been reported at 504.6 kHz and VX9MRC at 507.77 kHz. Signal reports can be addressed to the operators at their call book addresses.
Two more authorizations, in Ontario and British Columbia, are expected soon.
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- Yarraville Australia
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- What do you love about your bedroom?:
- I love that my room is girly without being an over the top pinksplosion. The room is pretty much a beige, featureless box and even though I can't paint the (scratched and stained) wall colour or change out the (ugly and broken) window treatment, there is still a lot of pretty to make my eyes happy. This is my and my daughter's retreat away from the boys (my partner and dog) and we love to cuddle in bed together and look at the clouds drift by.
- What are your tips for creating a beautiful, healthy and organized bedroom?:
- Storage and regular decluttering, especially now that I have a baby. And not being too precious about things being perfect or matching completely.
- In modern homes, bedrooms have become more than just a place to sleep; they can be a retreat, a home office, a library, a relaxation zone. What are some ways you make the most of your bedroom?:
- Our bedroom is also a tummy-time gym, poo decontamination area and storytime spot.


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This tip is only if you already have a quetzal available. The easiest way to tame a quetz, is to build a quetz catcher. You can make it out of thatch and its hands down the best tactic. A lot of YouTube videos available on how to build one. Knock it out in the catcher, and you don't have to worry about it getting hit.
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If you drop a quetzal due to knockout, and it lands next to a giga...just know, the quetzal belong to the giga. Now you get to watch your would be quetzal get eaten by a giga. Now you can go home and cry.
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Tamed it with cooked fish meat and missed my girlfriend's birthday and our wedding.
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To solo tame, grapple to an argentavis, and be ready to set your argentavis to passive and attack my target on command. Just maintain a process of having your argentavis chase the quetzal, when you get close enough set it passive, then fire a tranq dart/arrow. This is a long process, but it is by far the easiest way to solo tame, unless you already have a quetzal.
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If you manage to knock a quetzal out, try starve taming. If you never tried starve taming it's just leaving a Dino's hunger go to half way or lower and then you start feeding. I've done this many times and it's very useful taming trick. Upvote if you agree.


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Said Bills coach Chan Gailey of G Kraig Urbik, "He is a big, strong man. I mean he is a barrel-chested, strong human that has got pretty good movement for his size and is a very versatile player. He's one of those tough guys you've got to have inside."
Dolphins CB Richard Marshall is hoping to be ready to go in six months after back surgery.
Can Patriots coach Bill Belichick trust RB Stevan Ridley not to fumble?
There are plenty of calls for the Jets not just to keep Mark Sanchez on the bench for the last two games this season, but to cut him next year.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh says his team needs to run the ball better. (Not to mention pass the ball better, stop the run better and stop the pass better.)
Former Jets FB John Conner is glad to be back home in Cincinnati.
Browns CEO Joe Banner will neither confirm nor deny that Mike Lombardi is set to become the team's next general manager.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has some work to do to get his team going in the right direction.
Texans RB Arian Foster is getting some credit for his 165-yard game against the Colts.
The Colts have to do a better job of protecting Andrew Luck.
The Jaguars are 14.5-point underdogs at home against the Patriots on Sunday, the most a visiting team has ever been favored at Jacksonville.
The Titans have now lost five offensive linemen to season-ending injuries, with Kevin Matthews becoming the fifth on Monday night.
If the Broncos hadn't signed Peyton Manning, they probably would have drafted Brandon Weeden, whom they'll face on Sunday.
Said Chiefs QB Matt Cassel, "People think Dwayne Bowe is one of those diva wide receivers, a loud-mouthed guy and all that. But that's not what he is at all. If you go around this locker room and talk to everyone, not one guy would say they have a problem with Dwayne Bowe and the manner he goes about his business. That's the thing about Dwayne. A lot of people only see him on game day. He likes to have fun. He might do a touchdown celebration where he points to the back of his jersey and do all that. But that's just for show. He's not one of those guys who comes back to the huddle screaming for the ball or cussing people out. He's respectful to players. He's respectful to coaches. He's not one of those guys that talks back. He just gets his work done. And then on Sunday, you know what? It's OK to have some fun."
After winning on Sunday, Raiders coach Dennis Allen wants to see some consistency. (It's too bad he can't face the Chiefs every week.)
Shoulder specialist Dr. Daniel Kharrazi says breaking a clavicle once is an uncommon injury. Chargers RB Ryan Mathews has already done it twice this season: "If you look at shoulder injuries in football, clavicular fractures are generally low-incident injuries," Kharazzi said. "And this guy's had two of them in four months. That's why I think people are alarmed. People realize this is generally a rare injury. . . . If you were to ask me four months ago, 'Do you think he's going to break his left clavicle?' I would have said he's more likely to be struck by lightning."
The Cowboys' offensive line is showing progress.
The Giants need QB Eli Manning to step up and lead in the next two weeks.
The Week 17 Eagles-Giants game could be flexed, giving Andy Reid a few more hours as the head coach.
The Redskins chose G Kory Lichtensteiger for their Ed Block Courage Award after he recovered from a knee injury to start every game this season.
After signing with the Bears, RB Kahlil Bell said he wants to be a part of Chicago getting to the playoffs.
Lions DT Ndamukong Suh says he had a bad feeling going into Sunday's 38-10 loss to the Cardinals.
Former Bears player and coach Mike Ditka reflects on his Packers memories.
Vikings RB Adrian Peterson will bolster his MVP candidacy if the Vikings make the playoffs.
The Vegas oddsmakers rank the Falcons as the fifth-most likely team to win the Super Bowl, behind the 49ers, Patriots, Broncos and Texans.
Panthers QB Cam Newton has improved his decision making in recent weeks.
The Saints promoted WR Saalim Hakim, brother of former NFL WR Az-Zahir Hakim, to the 53-man roster from the practice squad.
Bucs fans may not be thrilled with QB Josh Freeman, but at least they're in a better position than the Jets with Mark Sanchez.
As disappointing as this season has been, the Cardinals say they're seeing some growth from young players.
The Rams have won three of their last four games despite getting outscored 60-21 in the first halves of those games.
Michael Crabtree is emerging as a go-to guy for the 49ers.
Here's a case for Seahawks QB Russell Wilson as rookie of the year.


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Country Music Band Parmalee Coming to Mitchell's Corn Palace
Yet another country concert is coming to town. This time it's Parmalee!
The country music band, which formed in 2001, consists of brothers Matt and Scott Thomas, along with their cousin Barry Knox and childhood friend Josh McSwain. They just released their major-label debut album - 'Feels Like Carolina' - in December.
The album is getting rave reviews:
Parmalee overachieves on this album. Newcomers often struggle to find the best songs or secure appointments with the A-list songwriters in Nashville, so these four men do much of the heavy lifting themselves, turning out groovy jams like 'Day Drinkin" (Scott Thomas' drums really hold this track down) and 'Move.' This song just cooks. It's the highlight of the album — a place where all four members seem to be working entirely within their comfort zone.
Parmalee is set to play a 7:00 p.m. show Sunday night, March 9th at the world's only Corn Palace!
Tickets go on sale Friday morning at 8:00 a.m. (check back for prices then). You can order your tickets by calling 605-995-8430 or on-line right here!


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Well, Simon, you have certainly made your point.
Well, Simon, you have certainly made your point.
I would hope so. There's no point in posting if there's no point to make or question to ask or answer.
Why not do both? I have several fairly successful novels written and I'm thinking about converting them. Another thought. Even getting someone who can do something to look at your work is nearly impossible, but if you have an agent present the piece you open a few doors.
The depressing part is that in many cases you can make more money selling the movie rights than you'll make on royalties for the book or a fee to write the screenplay - the film or tv rights to the work can be worth more than the work itself.
Also you don't "convert" a book into a screenplay. You don't just take the story and put into screenplay format. Adaptation is an art and a craft. What works on the page may not work on the screen in the same way. There's generally too much story in a 100,000 word story to fit into a 100 page script. You have to cut stuff, change stuff and in some cases add stuff - including characters, scenes, plot points and entire subplots. It can be harder to adapt a novel than it is to write an original screenplay.


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2013: Chip Makers to Go All In
Jan 2, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Despite the arrival of a plethora of new tablets and Ultrabooks, plus a new operating system from Microsoft that was expected to drive PC sales, 2012 was a gloomy year for chip manufacturers. As any confident gambler might do when the chips are down, the leading consumer electronics original equipment manufacturers are expected to double down in 2013.
Sony and Toshiba, for example, are expected to increase purchases next year, according to IHS iSuppli. Sony is expected to purchase some US$8.4 billion worth of semiconductors -- up nearly 5 percent from 2012 -- while Toshiba will make a less risky gamble but still increase by 2 percent to $6.1 billion.
Is this akin to a gambler trying to "buy" his way back to holding a large chip stack?
"It is in some cases, especially when it comes to consumer electronics," said Myson Robles-Bruce, senior analyst for semiconductor spending and design activity at iSuppli.
"Sony and Toshiba are spending more next year for semiconductors as a way to innovate and press forward even as [2012] has been poor for them," he told the E-Commerce Times.
Out With the Bad
Undoubtedly, 2012 hasn't been a banner year for electronics. The major consumer electronics OEMs continue to struggle financially, especially as increased competition in all categories has gotten consumers looking for cheaper products.
The OEMs are now responding by taking measures to cut costs in order to shore up profits. At the same time, they are hoping their luck and fortunes will improve in the New Year. This is apparent as they take steps to invest in even more innovative products. This means greater investment and spending in semiconductors into 2013 and beyond.
"The most critical point to remember about semiconductors is that while the general outlook seems pretty grim -- with industry-wide growth in 2013 estimated at 2-3 percent -- some sectors are faring far better than others," said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. "While life is hard for major traditional consumer electronics players, companies deeply invested in mobile semiconductor-based devices including smartphones and tablets -- Qualcomm and Samsung -- have a lot to be happy about."
Some of the players are unwilling to take the risk, though.
"Panasonic and Sharp, in contrast, are holding back," King told the E-Commerce Times.
Slow Start
In general, the industry is likely to see tepid progress at first.
"We expect a slow first quarter 2013, with some pick up in the second quarter," said Christian Gregor Dieseldorff, senior analyst and director of market research at Semi. "The second half of 2013 is expected to show the largest spending."
Revenue projections also are looking up.
"The revenue predictions for 2013 are quite positive," Dieseldorff told the E-Commerce Times. "The average forecast for 2013 is about 7.5 percent growth with 16.6 percent highest and 4.2 percent lowest. Historically, revenue and spending ride the same roller coaster. If revenue keeps looking good, companies will adjust their spending."
Supply and Demand
Demand for devices is likely to continue, and if the global economy picks up, that demand will further increase. At the same time, the industry has taken steps to ensure that demand is on par with supply so as not to create a glut that would only bring prices down.
"We expect that the semiconductor industry, which cut the amount for new added capacity down to 4 percent in 2012, will cut by 3 percent in 2013," said Dieseldorff. "I expect that this stabilizes ASPs, and that foundries such as TSMC will return to profitability. Also, Samsung posted record profit on consolidated revenues ending Oct. 2012. I expect Samsung will be profitable also in 2013."
Emerging Markets
How this plays out depends on numerous factors, and even a small development in a faraway market could shift potential growth in semiconductors. The "butterfly effect" -- i.e., the flapping of butterflies' wings in Mexico leading to a storm in Japan -- could be an apt comparison. A technological butterfly effect could show up on the radar into 2013.
How the chip industry succeeds "will really depend on how well the global economy performs, especially in markets like China and India where CE vendors are heavily exposed," noted Pund-IT's King.
Chips to Tablets
Although Intel pegged its hopes on Ultrabooks, 2012 turned out to be the year of the tablet, which was already evident at last year's International CES. Tablets are once again expected to make an impact when CES dazzles the tech world this month, even if handsets are the largest sub-market for semiconductors.
"Samsung and Apple are going to remain the major buyers of semiconductors," said iSuppli's Robles-Bruce. "You can really trace this back to when Apple introduced the iPad."
Despite the segment's vitality, it's possible that semiconductor market demand could be as thin as those tablets.
"It will be modest growth," Robles-Bruce noted. "It will be a much better year, but it isn't going to be like 2010."
Mobile across the board will continue to dominate markets worldwide, however, and this trend could be impervious to the economic issues impacting other sectors.
"A lot of that is due to price/performance issues -- that a buck spent on a smartphone delivers a bigger bang than one spent on a higher-cost product," said King. "CE devices -- TVs, consoles, audio, etc. -- tend to be particularly sensitive to economic conditions, so the threat of a recession or similar downturn could be disastrous for those markets."
"Computers are harder to parse, mainly because a significant percentage of existing PCs and notebooks are 4 or more years old," King added. "New hardware features, including next-gen CPUs, SSD drives and touch-enablement -- plus the introduction of Windows 8 -- could provide the spark that makes this market take fire, whether the larger economy warms up or not."


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Researchers Release Map of Gene-Rich Chromosome 22
Researchers Release Map of Gene-Rich Chromosome 22
For Immediate Release
January 1995
BETHESDA, Md. - Researchers today published a detailed, physical map of human chromosome 22. It provides sequence markers over an estimated 70 percent of the chromosome. With this map, scientists have gained a vastly improved roadmap to explore this gene-rich chromosome that holds important clues into the causes of several cancers and numerous syndromes of embryonic development.
Today's paper also marks the publication of the third, comprehensive physical map of a human chromosome, a major goal of the international Human Genome Project (HGP). Similar chromosome-wide maps have been published for chromosomes Y and 21, and several other physical maps will be published in the near future.
A physical map establishes the connections between two recognized sequences on a chromosome. These sequences, like mileage signs on a highway, tell researchers where they are on the chromosome and how far they need to travel to reach another tagged sequence. The shorter the distance is between tagged sequences, the easier it is for scientists to find their way around the chromosome in search of disease-causing gene mutations.
Constructed in overlapping, cloned segments of the chromosome, called YAC contigs, a physical map offers greater resolution than the initial genetic map, which yields general marker order, but much less resolution than the actual sequencing of the chromosome.
The new map, published in this month's Human Molecular Genetics, is the product of an ongoing collaborative effort between researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Whitehead Institute, two of the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Genome Science and Technology Centers (GESTEC). Data used to construct the map may be viewed on the World Wide Web.
"Our map provides information that is of immediate use to anyone who is looking for genes and disease-causing rearrangements on this chromosome," said Beverly Emanuel, Ph.D., one of the paper's authors who heads the GESTEC and the Division of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Eric Lander, Ph.D, director of the Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research, added, "All of the long hours spent screening DNA sequences has really paid off nicely in this chromosome map."
Chromosome 22 is the third smallest human chromosome, spanning an estimated 50 million base pairs. It contains genes involved in numerous cancers, including Ewing's sarcoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Recent reports also have suggested that the chromosome may contain a tumor suppressor gene involved in breast cancer.
The chromosome also is of great research interest because of the many developmental conditions already linked to it. These include Cat Eye Syndrome, DiGeorge Syndrome, isolated congenital heart defects and velocardiofacial syndrome.
To date, over 100 genes and pseudogenes have been mapped to chromosome 22, but researchers estimate that the chromosome may contain as many as 2,000 genes. "In one 250 kb region, there are at least nine genes closely packed together," said Dr. Emanuel.
In December 1993, a group of French investigators published a first generation, or rough draft, physical map of the entire human genome. Today's published map builds on this baseline effort, providing considerably more mileage signs, or sequence tagged sites (STSs), on chromosome 22. It consists of 15 contigs, with each contig containing between two and 74 STSs.
The map is most densely tagged between chromosome bands 11.2 and 13.1 on the long arm of the chromosome. This area contains genes for Cat Eye Syndrome, DiGeorge Syndrome, Ewing's sarcoma, neurofibromatosis 2, isolated congenital heart defects, velocardiofacial syndrome and perhaps a form of schizophrenia.
"This physical map will greatly facilitate the study of this gene-rich region of chromosome 22," said Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Center for Human Genome Research, which supported this project. "It should lead to gene discoveries and ultimately to better treatment of human disease."
Although chromosome 22 represents a small piece of the human genome, like Pennsylvania to the entire United States, the researchers found that traversing its complex, molecular terrain was no Sunday stroll through Independence Square.
The group relied heavily on STS-content mapping, a strategy akin to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle made up of hundreds of chromosome 22-specific STSs. Knowing ahead of time the approximate location on the chromosome of most STSs, like knowing the pattern and shape of a given puzzle piece, the researchers tried to order these markers on larger segments of the chromosome. By eventually joining together these larger segments, the researchers can form even longer, overlapping stretches (contigs) of the chromosome that contain numerous STSs.
Callum Bell, Ph.D., the paper's lead author, said that chromosome 22, like other human chromosomes, contains several regions that are unstable when cloned into existing vectors. This instability manifests itself in deletions and permutations that can complicate contig construction.
To streamline this process, Dr. Bell and colleagues used simulated annealing, a computer algorithm developed by David Searls of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Using Searls' algorithm, the researchers performed various computer runs that showed a series of possible marker orders, each equally valid. This approach helps to minimize "holes" in the map, while also showing the possible ambiguities in assigning marker order. Dr. Bell gave high marks to this approach.
Over the coming months, Dr. Emanuel said that the group will attempt to fill in the gaps in the map as efficiently as possible, in preparation for the sequencing of the chromosome.
Related Resources:
Whitehead Institute Center for Genome Research [broadinstitute.org]
Editor's Note: Whitehead Institute/MIT Center is now Broad Institute.
Bob Kuska
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)


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As we head into the winter months, we must adapt to the shorter days this time of year. In Boulder, as well as many other cities across the country, commuting to work or school by bike is the preferred method of transportation. You might be looking for some daily exercise, maybe you don't want to deal with parking a car, or you might be interested in a greener method of getting to work. Or perhaps, commuting to work is a New Year's Resolution you want to set for yourself. Whatever the reason, bike commuting is becoming more and more popular throughout the world. For those of you that want to continue that habit on days when daylight is limited, it will be important to integrate lighting for safety and visibility during your commute.
Here are some tips to consider when planning what bike LED lights you might want to use:
- A "Tail Light" – When you think about cars, they are required by law to have working tail lights. A Tail Light on your bike is just as important. Red tail lights are the most useful and visible. It is good to have a light that can be in a solid mode or a flashing mode. Most tail lights attach under your seat. For additional safety, you can add a light to the back of your helmet as well. Items by Nite Ize to consider for this category are the SaddleLite Bag, the TwistLit in Red, the BikeLit and the LED Helmet Marker Plus.
- Handlebar Light: Having an led headlight that attaches directly to your handlebars is another essential item for commuting. You want the light to be at least 150 lumens to provide you enough projected light to see where you are going, but also to allow you to be seen by oncoming traffic. You might want to consider a flashlight attachment system so you can remove your flashlight from your bike and take it with you. The Inova X3A and Inova X2 Bike Lights have that option.
- Side-view Lighting: This is a category that is often overlooked because we don't think about cars seeing us from the side. However, it is a very important aspect of safety and visibility. The way to be seen from the side is by using a spoke light. The color of your bike spoke light is not as important as just having lights in your spokes. For that reason, the spoke lighting allows for some fun and "bling" while keeping you safe at the same time. Nite Ize makes SpokeLits and See'Em in a variety of colors. Their most popular SpokeLit color is "Disco" which changes colors, adding another element of fun to your bike commute.
- Clothing Lighting: The final area to provide visibility while riding your bike is by adding an LED accessory to your clothing. You might want to have lighting on your wrist or arm, so you can be seen when signaling. An LED vest is another option to ensure vehicles see you. The flashing option is helpful to add to your clothing. Some items from Nite Ize that work well are the SlapLit, the LED Marker Band, LED Sport Belt, and the LED Vest.
- Day Time Lighting: The importance of visibility during the day is often overlooked. Even though it is not dark, having a flashing light on your bike makes it much easier for vehicles to see you during the day. The Nite Ize Twist Lit in the flash mode attached to your handlebars is an easy and safe addition to your daytime riding. You can use your rear tail light during the day as well. Flash mode works best for daytime riding.
Remember, just because the daylight hours are dwindling, that doesn't mean you need to stop riding your bike to work or school. Just be sure to Be Safe and Be Seen and you can continue to enjoy your bike commute!


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RIM Adds TomTom HD Traffic Power to BlackBerry Apps
Good news is good news right? Right?? BlackBerry faithful can now look to TomTom to power its real-time traffic app.
Right off the heels of BlackBerry World where the world finally got to see just a sliver of the upcoming BB 10 OS, RIM is definitely trying to keep the good news train going by announcing a partnership with TomTom during CTIA that will give BlackBerry customers access up-to-date traffic information. BlackBerry Traffic will tap into other areas of the OS including BB Maps and Locate which should make BlackBerry's services more friendly towards each other and give 3rd-party developers more flexibility when creating their own apps.
"We're thrilled to work with TomTom to leverage their industry-leading traffic and travel content for BlackBerry Traffic and BlackBerry Maps, and to enable access to those capabilities for BlackBerry developers as well," said Martyn Mallick, Vice President, Global Alliances and Business Development at Research In Motion.
I'm assuming TomTom will come along for the ride when BlackBerry 10 OS is finally released to the public later this year. I'm wondering if TomTom even wants to take that ride - Time will tell. In the meantime, all the BlackBerry faithful can now rest assured that BlackBerry's got their back when it comes to plotting that Friday afternoon commute home.


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Mike Napoli danced off third base on Wednesday afternoon, looking back toward the outfield. He then retreated to the bag and tagged up before putting his head down and running to the plate.
But there were no teams on the field and JetBlue Park was empty except for a small tour group walking through the stands. Napoli was just pretending he scored a run as part of a drill to test his readiness to play in a game finally for the Red Sox.
Napoli passed and will start at first base on Friday night against the Pirates at JetBlue. After three months of being told what he couldn't do, Napoli gets to play baseball again.
"This has been a strange time," he said.
Napoli agreed to a three-year, $39 million deal with the Sox in early December, only to learn a few days later that his physical detected an issue with his hips. Napoli was diagnosed with avascular necrosis, a degenerative disease that restricts the flow of blood to bones.
The Red Sox, fearful of Napoli breaking down physically, renegotiated his deal down to one year and $5 million guaranteed. Napoli can earn an addition $8 million if he stays healthy.
In the interim, Napoli was advised not to run. Once he reported to spring training, he was restricted to taking batting practice and fielding grounders. As his new teammates ran the bases, Napoli ran on an underwater treadmill that lessened the impact on his hips.
"First time I've done that," Napoli said.
The state-of-the-art device has cameras so a player can monitor his form. Napoli also has special shoes he wears for the workouts. He runs sprints on some days and longer 15-minute jogs on others.
"At first, it's a little weird but you get used to it," Napoli said.
Meanwhile, Napoli has yet to feel any pain in his hips despite his diagnosis. Medication appears to have controlled the issue for now.
"It was just my muscles in my legs, getting them in shape. I've never once thought about my hips in anything I've done because I've never felt anything," Napoli said.
"For me to worry about my hips, it doesn't bother me. I'm just worried about getting my quads and hamstrings and everything in shape because I haven't run in two months. I would run a lot in the offseason to get ready. But I feel good to go. I worked out hard to get my legs in shape."
Napoli has done two days of base-running drills, but he has yet to slide. That will be another milestone.
"We talked about it," Napoli said. "I've gone into every spring without sliding in the offseason. As soon as there is a double play or something, you just do it. I'm not saying I'm the most graceful slider in the word, but I'm sure I'll remember.
"Play the game, that's the best way to go at it. That's the way I've always done it. I'll just play the game and let things happen. When you start worrying about things — I can't slide or I shouldn't slide — that's when you get in-between and you hurt yourself."
Manager John Farrell wants Napoli to be careful.
"The one thing that we're still being a little cautious with is the sliding. We're not in a position to say, 'Don't slide,' but if he does, just give himself ample time to stop before jarring himself on the bag," he said.
As Napoli adjusts to a new physical reality, he also is changing positions. After seven seasons as a catcher, Napoli will play first base for the Red Sox.
Napoli has started 118 games at first base in his career but never focused on the intricacies of the position.
"I never really knew what the right position was and how I should go at it. I would just try to be athletic over there and make a play," he said.
New Sox third base coach Brian Butterfield, one of the game's best infield instructors, has been working with Napoli for several weeks. The process started with Butterfield rolling ground balls to Napoli and built him up from there.
"Still a long way to go with everything, and 20 years ago I would be panicking right now," Butterfield said. "But it's incremental things, it's tweaking here and there."
Butterfield has been working mainly on Napoli's footwork, getting him in a position to make a play on a ball and turn his body to make a throw.
"He's such a good athlete and he's used to playing in a low position when he's catching," Butterfield said. "Get yourself in a position to catch the ball first and you'll be surprised, your feet will go into the right position more often than not.
"He's starting to figure it out on his own, trusting his footwork. So far, so good."
Butterfield's ultimate goal is for Napoli to become a first baseman whom the other infielders can trust.
"There's an awful lot of stuff that goes into first base because you're responsible for the welfare of a third baseman, a shortstop and a second baseman," he said. "We spend a lot of time on footwork around the base, taking throws and being able to move easily because those guys depend on him.
"Because he works so hard and wants to be that good defender and he's a good athlete, in time I think he will be very good there."
Farrell is impressed with Napoli's hands and agility, a product of his time as a catcher. The Red Sox believe Napoli will be able to handle the position well.
With a month left in spring training, Napoli has time on his side. For now, he will play every other day. The one thing he knows is that first base is much easier than catching.
"Oh, yeah, 100 percent," Napoli said.
David Ortiz was excused from camp to attend to a personal matter in the Dominican Republic and is not expected back until Friday.
"He's taking a couple of personal days. He's got a personal issue that he's taking care of right now," Farrell said.
Ortiz has yet to play in spring training as he recovers from a strained right Achilles tendon. He could start base-running drills next week.


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I would just as soon meet another driver who was too drunk to fish as one that was texting.
Although I've never texted, it's like Yogi Berra said: "You can observe a lot by watching." And it looks to me like the most popular way to text is using both thumbs. So I guess if you drive and text, you would hold your device at the bottom of the steering wheel, thumbs at the ready and steering with your pinkies.
All this got me to thinking: What would life be like without the use of your thumbs? How could you hold a double cheese Whopper without using both thumbs? How would you zip up your jeans, tie your shoes, hook or unhook a bra? How would you thumb-cock your pistol, or work the button on that spring-loaded dog leash? Hope you have a small dog because you ain't gonna have much grip on the handle without that ol' thumb in there helping out.
The list could go on and on. How about the bathroom? Think what it would be like in there without thumbs. The shower controls, toothbrush, combing your hair, curlers, shaving (I wouldn't recommend a straight razor), plucking your eyebrows, etc. On the good side, flushing the hopper shouldn't be a problem.
Without the use of your thumbs, you're gonna look like a caveman in that snooty restaurant that has a dress code. They might throw you out. You'd look silly trying to handle that stemmed wine glass … and what about holding a fork and steak knife when you tackle that $40 steak? Try it; hold your thumb against your hand and try picking up a knife. I did, and it's hard to even pick it up, let alone use it.
So, here is my idea. Figure out a way to render the thumbs unusable (for 30 days to 30 years) for anyone convicted of texting and driving and causing injury or death. How would you do this? I don't know; call in the professionals. Plastic zip ties with a seal number or bar code would work for me. LL


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A pixelised monochrome print adorning a folded square invitation gave an indication to one (or possibly two) of Junya Watanabe's lines of thought for Spring/Summer. Although his audience had to wait a short while for the prints and squares to appear in a collection that was book-ended by sharp suiting. Watanabe has built a firm reputation for producing cleverly cut women's suits with carefully considered design details. This season, he fused men's and women's styles, opening with high-shine blue grey, silver and gunmetal fabrics and closing with black, on white-faced girls whose heads were bound in fabric. Blazers incorporated an hourglass silhouette or were pulled together with a gentleman's chain fastening; trousers were slim line worn with flat, lace-up shoes. Watanabe certainly understands the value in a shortened sleeve (bracelet length) and hemlines that graze the ankle-line - an approach his former mentor Rei Kawakubo has been promoting throughout her career. He also understands that whilst his women doesn't want overtly sexy, nor does she crave full-on masculinity. Less is certainly more. Here, his details were supremely subtle - a suited model turning to reveal a keyhole back. Shirts were quickly introduced - a variety of black and white options with distinctly feminine touches. Fluid, softer shapes, front seams that mimicked the female form, and longer lengths which occasionally meant they could be worn as dresses with thick jersey leggings. Fabric puckered at the breast or around the neckline and collars were rounded. Watanabe then launched into black and white fabric combinations -small and large dogtooth checks and checkerboard patchwork- and an array of striking prints including circle and squares, one reminiscent of DNA and hand-drawn squares. The patchwork checks -cotton or jersey, sometimes black PVC- seemed to be a progression of his patchwork football-like bags created for Autumn/Winter '09. This section saw the introduction of dresses including mini shifts, a paneled, four-tier design with soft draping, ruffle and asymmetric hems. Cohesive, rigorous and modern, Watanabe offered a collection that will no doubt enrich his relationships with the press, buyers and that Watanabe woman.
Paris Womenswear S/S 10
Junya Watanabe
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Watanabe has built a firm reputation for producing cleverly cut women's suits with carefully considered design details.


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We'll admit it: we found love in Rihanna's style. If you follow the singer--or as she's better known on Instagram, @badgalriri--you'll know she frequently posts stylish selfies that have us saying "pon de replay." Whether it's photos of Rihanna vamping it up in Chanel pearls or laying low in relaxed sweats, her Instagram account is a fashion goldmine. After all, even though the international superstar is snapped by paparazzi at every turn, there are some looks even the photographers can't catch. Lately, the fashion chameleon--who will be bringing her sartorial smarts to TV this fall with the Style Network's Styled To Rock--has been wearing sporty streetwear with an uptown slant and effortless cool-girl appeal, so we rounded up her best outfits and tracked down what she's wearing! Click through our slideshow to get Rihanna's selfie style.
The singer manages to look both alluring and laid-back in Rihanna for River Island's Grey Rihanna Knot Front Cropped Cami Top ($45) and Grey Rihanna Knot Front Thigh Split Skirt ($87). She polishes off her sultry look with Jennifer Fisher bracelets, Christian Louboutin's Sex Pumps ($1295)--and an oversized version of her M.A.C. Riri Woo lipstick, naturally.
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Topshop Basic Bralet Crop Top ($12); ASOS Pencil Skirt in Jersey ($27) in Grey; Steven Mikka Patent Point-Toe Pumps ($89).
While visiting Coco Chanel's 31 Rue Cambon apartment in Paris, Rihanna accessorizes her Rag & Bone Jefferson Blazer ($375), Free People Stretch Lace Bandeau Top ($28) in White, and Jennifer Fisher rings with--what else?--Chanel accessories, including the label's vintage sunglasses, a backpack from the F/W 12 collection, and platform shoes from the Resort 13 collection.
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Elizabeth and James Vern Blazer ($445); Nanette Lepore Ferry Fit & Flare Skirt ($228); Emporio Armani Sunglasses ($190).
Fashion for a good cause: Rihanna wears Stella McCartney's limited-edition Marilyn Monroe t-shirt (sadly, the tee is sold out) designed in celebration of Red Nose Day. Sales from the shirts benefit the British charity Comic Relief.
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Mighty Fine Marilyn Monroe Tee ($13).
Wearing Ann-Sofie Beck's Zip Sweat Top ($106) and Zip Sweat Pants ($121), Rihanna travels in comfort but amps up the glam factor with a Celine chain necklace, Chanel cuff, and Alexander Wang's slick Joan Mule Pumps ($545). Who knew aeroplane style could be so fly?
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Nation LTD Exclusive Sweats Tee ($75); Monrow Vintage Heather Fleece Sweatpants ($90); BP ID Chain Necklace ($24); Topshop Senso Single Sole Sandals ($200).
White accents, like Rihanna's Miu Miu Rasoir Sunglasses ($335) and pointy-toe pumps, look even more striking against her Acne Valentine Striped-Sleeve Leather Jacket ($1700), Rodarte Radarte T-Shirt ($105), and leather pencil skirt.
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Kate Spade New York Della Sunglasses ($138) in White; Jucca Contrast Jacket ($331); Forever 21 Opposites Attract Muscle Tee ($16); ASOS Pencil Skirt in Leather ($153); ASOS Pasha High Heels ($42).
Even during her downtime, Rihanna's fashion game is on-point in a Billionaire Girls Club hoodie, Jennifer Fisher necklace, printed leggings, and Nike Air Jordan IV Fire Red Sneakers.
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RVCA The Blur Orb Pullover Hoody ($44); Forever 21 Multicolored Tribal Print Leggings ($9); Adidas Original Adi High EXT Shoes ($68).
The singer's take on noir '90s? She reps her own Rihanna for River Island collection, consisting of a cropped denim top and jeans, styled with a Jennifer Fisher cuff and Chanel's gold platform shoes from the Resort 13 collection.
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Mango Denim Cropped Top ($25); ASOS Brady Slim Boyfriend Jeans in Vintage Wash with Rips ($64); ASOS Village Flatform Creepers ($59).
For the ultimate tough-meets-ladylike mix, Rihanna contrasts Fresh.i.AM's Fukk Hat ($75), Givenchy's Sleeveless Rottweiler Tee ($350), and 3.1 Phillip Lim's Orange Shearling Bomber Jacket ($2500), with feminine elements, such as Miu Miu's Pleated Leather Mini Skirt ($1960) and Saint Laurent's Paris Leather Ankle Strap Pumps ($895, available in Silver Black).
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1st Class IDGAF Snapback ($35); Adele Fado Jacket ($215) in Orange; Wet Seal Scary Dog Crop Tee ($17); ASOS Pleated Skirt in Leather Look ($68); J.Crew Ankle-Cuff Pumps ($275).
Warning: these are not your grandmother's pearls! Rihanna poses in an oversized Chanel necklace from the S/S 13 collection and the label's sunglasses.
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Zara Maxi Pearl Necklace ($30).
Rihanna opts for easy and unfussy with a hint of flirtatious appeal in Whitney Eve's Seamless Cut Out Dress ($85, available in Blue) and Miu Miu's Metallic Leather Embellished Sandals ($890).
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American Apparel Cotton Spandex Jersey Scoop Back Tank Dress ($42) in Neon Yellow; Kate Spade New York Slick Lizard Flat Sandals ($250).
Manolo Blahnik's Chaos Cuff Sandals ($695) lend a sophisticated spin to Rihanna's athletic-inspired Love Leather Slam Dunk Jersey ($900, email firstname.lastname@example.com to purchase) and T by Alexander Wang French Terry Sweatpants ($195).
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Derek Heart Mesh Sleeveless Football Jersey ($14); Gap Sunkissed Sweatpants ($22); Mango Leather Ankle Strap Sandals ($130).
The singer channels classic Old Hollywood--with her own provocative twist, naturally--by teaming Rihanna for River Island's Thigh-High Split Simple Maxi Dress ($115) with a Hermes head scarf, Jennifer Fisher cuff, and Chanel ankle-strap flats.
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Nasty Gal Moondance Maxi Dress ($48); Ralph Lauren Equestrian Silk Scarf ($50); Dolce Vita Gav d'Orsay Flats with Ankle Strap ($149).
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What is happening at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center
- Author: Therese Kapaun
Published on: January 23, 2013
Last weekend the Sequoia chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers held their annual meeting at Lindcove. More than 50 people attended the event, which included a potluck lunch and a tour through the Citrus Variety Collection Demonstration Orchard. The block has 183 varieties available for tasting, and attendees enjoyed strolling through the orchard at a leisurely pace. New varieties chosen by Dr. Tracy Kahn (UC Riverside) are added to the collection every year.


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My name is Ahmad and I am a young Muslim man living in America. Recently, I spent an entire day with 300 other Muslims and non-Muslims, a group composed largely of college students and families from Central Massachusetts. We convened for a conference called �Re-securing the Future of Muslims in America.�
I know that what I�ve just written strikes fear in the hearts of many. Many Americans don�t know how to feel about people like me. I worry most that there is a fear of Muslims � all Muslims � because of the terrorist acts of some extremists.
Having spoken about this issue with many Muslim-Americans, I can tell you that the fear goes both ways. Many Muslims are eager, yet struggling, to construct peaceful and productive futures here.
Your lives changed in 2001, and so did ours. I still remember finding my mother sobbing on Sept. 11 because, in that horrible attack, we lost a very dear family friend who had worked in one of the towers.
For years after the attacks, my father, who holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering, endured insults and harassment from strangers and co-workers, many of whom were highly educated people. My parents lived in constant fear that two of my sisters who wore head scarves would become targets themselves. When our home in Arizona was robbed, my parents moved our family to Canada seeking a safe refuge. Eventually they brought us to live in our native Jordan to protect us from harassment and prejudice.
My story is different from theirs because I�ve never been teased or targeted for being Muslim. This gives me an interesting vantage point.
Today I am back in the U.S. as a college sophomore studying mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
I don�t really �look Muslim,� nor do I sound foreign. What�s more, I�m very friendly and engaged within the campus community, so when I tell new friends that I am Muslim, they are outwardly shocked. I think that�s because, based on what they see and hear in the news, they can�t comprehend the idea of a good Muslim.
Oddly enough, I can understand their fear, because I watch the news, too. Many of the people who hold these prejudices are actually very good people. But they are scared people. And so are we, because there is so much misunderstanding of our religion and what we stand for.
To ease this fear, I think it�s important that non-Muslims understand that Islam is a religion of peace, of people from different backgrounds coming together. Our values are not any different than those of Americans.
In some very important ways, Islam is analogous to the United States. Just as this nation is guided by the Constitution, Islam is guided by the Quran. Islam and America share another important analogy: Not every American lives by the standards and laws of the Constitution, just as not every Muslim follows the Quran and the prophet�s teachings.
In Islam, we are given set laws in the Quran. Some verses are taken out of context � by both followers and non-followers. Each verse has a different story and setting. To fully understand a single verse you must know the reason behind it. Taking those verses out of context is like taking half of an amendment and adding it to another, possibly altering its meaning.
The most well-known offenders of the Quran are, of course, the Taliban. There�s a verse in the Quran that says whoever kills a single person, it�s as if he killed all of mankind. The actions of the Taliban go against everything Islam stands for. If there is one message that I hope to convey, it is that good Muslim people live in fear of the Taliban, too.
Another important truth deals with the Muslim view on women. In Jordan, my homeland, more women are educated than men. And most of them are in STEM fields. My mother has a bachelor�s degree in physics, my oldest sister has a bachelor�s degree in civil engineering, and my other two sisters are currently studying electrical and computer engineering, and architectural engineering.
A brave girl was recently shot because she stood up for what Islam stands for, and she is a true Muslim. The people who shot her, or conspired to shoot her, are spreading terror across the world, and are not true Muslims.
Though fear sometimes blinds us, I believe we must see past our differences, and come together as one. Ultimately, we�re fighting the same war against terrorism, whether it�s against Muslim extremists, Christian extremists, or other terrorist groups.
This goal of unity was the point of the conference all along. By coming together, we�re showing the world that we share mutual concerns, dreams and hopes for the future.
Now that�s something I hope strikes newfound peace in the hearts of many.
Ahmad M. Abojaradeh is a sophomore at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.


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Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan is a taut, harrowing thriller that unfolds with palpable tension and nightmarish logic. It's an odd hybrid of backstage melodrama and psychological horror, anchored by two splendid supporting performances and Natalie Portman's best work to date. Aronofsky has never been our subtlest filmmaker, and his operatic tendencies occasionally get the best of him here. But generally speaking, the picture is scary, sexy, and terrific--a freaky mindfuck of the first order.
Nina (Portman) is a soloist with a New York ballet company; focused and intensely dedicated, she's itching for a spotlight in the upcoming season. The company's director Thom (Vincent Cassel, all oily brilliance) is opening Swan Lake--"Done to death, I know," he admits, "but not like this." The same could be said of the backstage intrigue that follows, which finds Nina battling the aging diva who preceded her (Winona Ryder, underused) and the bad girl up-and-comer understudy (an effortlessly erotic Mila Kunis) snipping at her heels. Machinations of this type were old as the hills when they were used in All About Eve; they pretty much unfold as expected.
What is unique and compelling is Aronfsky's particular telling of the oft-told tale, which bores deep into Nina's cracking body and psyche. Aronofsky's regular cinematographer Matthew Libatique is (on most occasions) something of an aesthete, but his camerawork is casual and off the cuff, particularly in the quiet way he regards rehearsals and low-key dialogue scenes. The filmmakers bring us in close to Portman, not just by keeping her front and center (if memory serves, there isn't one scene that she isn't in), but by personalizing her to us--cranking up her heavy breathing as she dances, slowly slipping in more point-of-view shots.
Some of her dancing is doubled by a pro, but the transitions are seamless; it's impossible to figure out what Portman can't do, and after a time, it's not worth trying. You just accept her --she disappears completely into the role of the porcelain perfectionist who is slowly losing her tenuous grasp on reality. There's not a false beat in her performance, which is imbued with a rawness only hinted at in her previous work. As is perhaps explained a time too many, Nina is perfectly suited to the "white swan," sleek and perfect, but she has to "let herself go" to play the seductive and wicked "black swan"; Portman, meanwhile, finds an edge that lets her loosen her control, much as her character must.
Aronofsky, however, occasionally loses control of his narrative, which is inherently slanted towards the melodramatic and prone to an occasional case of the overwroughts. The mother-daughter dynamic is unsettlingly dysfunctional (as Nina's mother, Barbara Hershey is effective, though her plastic surgery has rendered her a bit scary-looking), but when Nina calls home after being cast and says "He picked me, mommy," only Portman's skill sells the contrivance of the moment. There's a cheap trick or two, scare-wise, and a couple of goofy music cues, causing the picture to occasionally dance right up to the edge of silliness.
But Aronfsky is willing to take that risk, which is admirable, and the film is certainly richer for being so chancey. He is fascinated by the rituals of the company--the stretching, the warm-ups, breaking in the shoes, all put across with nearly fetishistic detail. He knows how to keep an audience tense, on edge; the picture knocks around in your rib cage, the way his best films do. He makes ballet visceral and dangerous almost by sheer force of will, slamming the camera around, pounding the music, pushing, burrowing. And he keeps the audience squirming with the little moments when psychological horror turns physical; Nina is constantly tearing herself up, so the screen is filled with close-ups of snipping, cutting, ripping, tugging. It borders on overkill, sure, but it does the job. Black Swan is tough, brutal, powerful filmmaking; it gets under your skin and crawls around there for a while.
Jason lives in New York. He holds an MA in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from NYU.


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Jim Smucker is Vice President for Enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA. Prior to this appointment in the summer of 2013, Jim served for 27 years as President and a Partner in the Bird-in-Hand Corporation, a hospitality management company that employs 450 people in the Lancaster, PA area. He also spent a number of years as an adjunct faculty member at several universities teaching courses in the classroom as well as on-line in Entrepreneurialism, Leadership, Change, and Organizational Behavior. He holds a Ph.D. in Management (specializing in leadership and organizational change). His research interests include self direction and empowerment in the workplace, hiring and developing authentic leaders, and the contribution of the Believer's Church to governance and leadership models. He is Past Chair of the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce and the Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitor's Bureau, is a member of a number of for-profit and non-profit boards and coached high school basketball and baseball for over 14 years. In his spare time he enjoys reading and training for and running ultra-marathons. He lives in Harrisonburg, VA with his wife Anna and has three adult children Jordon, Rachel, and Kate. He attends Community Mennonite Church.
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A couple of interesting Lafette pics. Should add one or more places this Lafette is stated fsu.
fsu code for Excelsior, Brandenburger Fahrrad und Motorradwerk
What's so interesting about this pic?? My thoughts love to see someone else post a few.
1st That's a 2 bolt spent shell deflector tray, not three bolt nor is it spot welded like the early ones.
2nd Shape of rear buffer mount and Large buffer spring housing tube.
3rd Style / shape and way the MG42 mount is attached to the frame.
1st one of the few roller bolts that I have seen with a WaAmp mark on it.
By the time they are rebuild and shipped out of Europe and we get to buy, normally not seen WaAmped
2nd What a Green color. Not like any Original color that I know of.
I'll be taking more pics of this Lafette and a few others and posting pics and Questions. PLEASE join in on this thread and offer a few words.
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Tarot of Casanova
An erotic tarot based on Casanova's experiences and lfe in Venice. Naturally the art in the Tarot of Casanova contains a fair amount of nudity but the cards do relate to tarot archetypes.
Created by
Luca Raimondo
Tarot Deck - 78 Cards - Lo Scarabeo 2000
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Tarot of Casanova review by Kate Hill
Giacomo Casanova, renowned (or notorious) for his passion for women and their passion for him, lived in Venice in the eighteenth century. The Tarot of Casanova pays homage to his life, environment and experiences, which, of course, had a strong erotic influence.
The LWB assures us that the Tarot of Casanova is 'the result of considerable artistic and esoteric research'. They offer their apologies up front to those who may be offended by the theme, but invite others to approach the deck with an open mind. While the images are sexual and concentrate on scenes of Casanova's amorous adventures, they aren't as confronting as the images of the Garden of Priapo Tarot, and do actually relate to the tarot archetypes. The creator has also paid some attention to incorporating the romance and ... read more reviews.
Similar Decks to Tarot of CasanovaTheme: Erotic
Creator: Olympus Tarot, Zodiac Tarot by Luca Raimondo
More About These CardsName: Tarot of Casanova
Creators: Luca Raimondo
Publisher: Lo Scarabeo 2000
Deck Type: Tarot Deck
Cards: 78
Major Arcana: 22
Minor Arcana: 56
Deck Tradition: Mixed
Minor Arcana Style: Unique Scenes With Suit Symbols
Suits: Chalices, Swords, Wands, Pentacles
Court Cards: Knave, Knight, Queen, King
The Fool is 0
Strength is 11
Justice is 8
Card Size: 2.60 x 4.72 in. = 6.60cm x 12.00cm
Card Language: English
Card Back: Unknown
Companion Material: Little white booklet in five languages.
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Every day, people who want to build muscle and lose weight ask us what they should eat. We thought the charts shown here would help you visualize a typical day's worth of meals and supplements.
|Sample Muscle Building
Meal Pattern for
190 lb Ideal Weight
Meal Timing Meal timing is critical to achieve results. To make things simple, think of eating three square meals a day, plus two smaller between-meal protein snacks.
Workout Days On workout days, add an extra shake right after your workout. Then, 1-2 hours later have your regular meal.
If you're trying to build muscle, add higher glycemic (sugary) type carbs to your after-workout shake to stimulate insulin levels. Insulin helps transport protein into your muscles and replenishes spent glycogen (energy) stores. By using a fast-digesting, low-fat whey protein in your shake, you won't kill your appetite for your next meal. Mix creatine and glutamine into this shake, too.
If you're trying to lose weight, make a low-carb after workout shake to prevent insulin stimulation and keep you in the fat-burning mode. Any over-stimulation of insulin may convert excess calories into fat.
This stable pattern of eating should keep you from getting hungry. It also provides regular doses of protein so your body won't cannibalize hard-earned muscle during the day to meet your body's protein requirement.
Our guidelines are roughly 0.5 to 1 gram of protein per pound of ideal bodyweight. Top bodybuilders may need more. Sedentary people may need less. The charts on this page use 1 gram of protein per pound of ideal bodyweight, not your current weight. Whether trying to build muscle or lose weight, this number stays relatively constant. As a rule of thumb, whatever your ideal bodyweight is, consume the same number of grams of protein.
Our guidelines are roughly 0.5 to 1 gram of protein per pound of ideal bodyweight. Top bodybuilders may need more. Sedentary people may need less. The charts on this page use 1 gram of protein per pound of ideal bodyweight, not your current weight. Whether trying to build muscle or lose weight, this number stays relatively constant. As a rule of thumb, whatever your ideal bodyweight is, consume the same number of grams of protein.
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Next, adjust your carbs. An office worker and a UPS delivery person have totally different carb requirements. An active or younger person may need more carbs and a sedentary or older person may need less than what is shown in our charts. Switching between building muscle and losing weight is mainly accomplished by adjusting your carb intake.
Fat levels should stay relatively constant whether you want to build muscle or lose weight. Fat is necessary to make hormones and to keep fat-burning enzymes working. The only exception is your after-workout meal. It should be low-fat to speed digestion.
Protein Powders
They're ideal for supplementing 1-2 of your meals a day. Simply adjust the serving size to match your desired protein level. Although you might eat a "regular" meal at breakfast, many find this an ideal time to have an MRP (meal replacement powder). You'll get some extra sleep in the morning, too, since they're fast to make. Just add some flax oil for fat and have a piece of fruit or bran muffin for extra carbs.
Eat a traditional meal. Or, if you make a meal replacement or whey protein shake, add cereal, bran muffin or fresh fruit to increase your carb intake to the desired level. Add flax oil to your shake.
Eat light, mainly protein, to keep your blood sugar stable.
Eat a traditional meal.
Again, eat light, mainly protein, to keep your blood sugar stable.
After Workout
Drink a low-fat, fast-digesting whey protein shake. A big dinner would slow digestion and cause you to miss this critical time period to replenish spent glycogen and rush amino acids into muscles for repair. On non-workout days, skip this feeding. Take your creatine and glutamine with one of your other feedings.
Eat a traditional meal. On non-workout days, eat a larger, earlier dinner. Have a small protein shake before bed so you don't go more than 3-4 hours without eating.
Shopping List
1. MRP - Meal Replacement Powder
Typically high protein (40g), med. carb (24g), low fat (2g) with 50% RDI of vitamins and mineals.
2. Whey Protein
Typically high protein (25g), low carb (4g) and low fat (2g).
3. Multi-Vitamins
Depending on budget, take 1-per-day or up to a full packet of vitamins (ideal) daily. Take with a meal.
4. Flax Seed Oil
Take a 1-2 tablespoon a day in your shake or on salad. Each Tbsp. has about 14g of good fats.
We recommend the Lindberg brand.
5. High Protein Bar
Perfect for between meals when you can't make a shake.
6. Low-Carb Bar
Ideal for those trying to lose weight.
7. Diet Product (Thermogenic)
The most popular have a 1:10 ratio of ephedra to caffeine and are taken 2-3 times a day before meals. See warnings.
8. Creatine Monohydrate
Best supplement to build muscle. Take about 5 grams a day. Consume with high glycemic index
carbs when building muscle or take it straight when losing weight.
9. Glutamine
Take 2-5 grams daily. This amino is needed by those under stress such as exercising intensely or
dieting. Enhances recovery. We recommend Fitness Labs brand.
10. ZMA - Zinc Magnesium Aspartate
Take before bed on an empty stomach to help with your body's natural production of growth hormone
while you sleep.
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Gloomy purchasing managers indexes - surveys of factory activity that correlate strongly with economic activity - added to a string of other economic data that has already soured optimism that a budding pickup in the world economy will flower.
Over the past two days, manufacturing indexes for the United States, euro zone - including powerhouse Germany - and China have all declined. Britain's improved but was still signaling contraction.
"There is not a great amount of positive news out there. Globally, we do see a weaker second quarter - there are no arguments about that," said Victoria Clarke, economist at Investec.
A survey on Wednesday pointed to a slowdown in the United States, which was soon followed by a signal from the Federal Reserve signal that it would step up its asset purchase program if necessary.
Until recently, analysts had expected the Fed to buy a total of $1 trillion in securities during its ongoing third round of quantitative easing with expectations it would start to take its foot off the accelerator in the second half of this year.
In the euro zone, manufacturing output declined again in April as factory activity in Germany, Europe's largest economy and the world's second-biggest exporter after China, fell for the second month and at a faster pace than in March.
Manufacturers in France, Italy and Spain - the euro zone's next biggest economies after Germany - all reported contraction in business.
Combined, they pushed Markit's Euro zone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), based on a survey of thousands of companies across the 17-nation bloc, down to 46.7 last month from March's 46.8. That marked a four-month low but came in ahead of an earlier flash reading of 46.5.
Anything under 50 is seen as a contraction.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
Matt: The Angel
This is a delicious morsel called Matt Bischoff. Matt is 38 years old and hails from the great state of Ohio. In addition to whittling wood, attending Skynyrd concerts and protecting the town of Charming, Matt dabbles in BMX bike sales. His inspiration in life is a hirsute fellow by the name of Hans Langseth. You might be asking yourselves, "Who is this Hans? And why does Matt worship him so?"
Voila! Hans holds the record for the longest beard ever. 17.5 feet long, I'll have you know. I don't know about all of you, but Hans is now my inspiration in life as well. Not for his beard, no. But for the wave like crest his hair makes, the soul piercing glare of his eyes and for the grand throne he sits upon. I feel you, Matt. I do. All hail Hans!
There are two other things that Matt loves almost as much as facial hair - his sons. Matt is a proud daddy and even though he has a mane that would make a chestnut thoroughbred jealous, his sons are his greatest achievement so far.
Oh god, I hope he talks with an accent. Please to enjoy:
I have no idea what he just said. I was too distracted by how his dreadlock titter tattered back and forth in the breeze. Glorious! At one point it was a little like a metronome - tick, tock, tick, tock - hypnotizing me with images of sticky floored biker bars and big bosomed feathered gals riding bitch on the back of Harleys.
I'm not so disillusioned to think this beautiful specimen will actually win, but I do hope he is around long enough to entertain us with tales of Sturgis, Altamont and how he makes those duck calls sound so melodious.
So, what do we think of Matt? Does he make your nipples hard like he does mine?
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I like him! I hope he makes it quite a ways but like you, I don't think he'll win.ReplyDelete
P.S. I was psyched when I crawled out of bed at noon, checked your page on a whim, and here were some posts. Yay!
MY NEW FAVORITE!!! As long as he does not turn into a wimp ass cry baby. Also, I heard he has this amazing tattoo on his back. Can't wait to see itReplyDelete
I disagree, I think he is sort of blah. "live life to the fullest"....blah blah blah.ReplyDelete
I also disagree about the dread lock. Unless I fall in love with his personality on the first episode, he's got to go. I can't stand to look at that thing when he is speaking, and that's all I look at. I can't handle it. The long hair, the beard....all fine. But that pointy, center faced dread lock is disgusting. I can't bare to watch it all season, I can't.
I hope his team wins reward and he drinks all the beer.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2013 at 5:55 PM
YAY more contestants from CincinnatiReplyDelete


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Oops Cisco Did it Again – B2B Integrated Social Media Award
The Sky is Falling – oh no it's worse, IPv4 addresses are running out! That was they key message in the latest Cisco campaign that utilized an integrated social media approach to get its message across. Video was the anchor of this high touch campaign which involved the viewers by allowing them to select the ending of the story and drove them to the Cisco landing page. However it was the integrated social media approach that really set this campaign apart and is the type of planning that should go into every social campaign. One key success factor was that they tapped into existing communities – the Cisco myPlanNet campaign (which by the way was the winner for the B2B integrated social media awards last year had a following in the tens of thousands and rather than start a new community the team tapped into this community to spread awareness about the IPv4/IPv6 campaign. Other existing communities on Twitter, LinkedIn and even Cisco's Support Forum were also leveraged in addition to blogging about it on the Cisco Service Provider blog.
The results – over 50,000 video views in the first three months – the second most viewed Service Provider video of all time after the first four months! It's no wonder that this campaign was a runner-up in the B2B integrated social media awards category; congrats to EMC for winning first place for their mega launch! It's also worth mentioning that Cisco did take home the first place spot for the viral video category which I posted about last week – you can read about it here!
To get the back story of this campaign I was able to meet with Stephen Liu, Senior Manager of the Service Provider Marketing team who was yet again the mastermind behind this successful production. Stephen provides an overview of the campaign, shares some of the impressive metrics and ends with some best practices which he believed led to the success of this campaign (hint: humor and tapping into established communities!). Check it out!
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Workers' Party should not be allowed to hold cycling event
And these opposition party really too much. They still have the cheek to ask during Parliament why their permit was rejected. Stop wasting time at Parliament. We got more important things to discuss at Parliament like minister pay increment, GST hike, public transport hike and ERP hike. Who cares about your cycling activities? (Well, unless you are going to install an In-vehicle Unit and cycle thru the new ERP gantry) Luckily we only got 2 opposition members in Parliament. I couldn't imagine the amount of time wasted if more of you guys get elected.
Luckily our Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs, Prof Ho Peng Kee was quick reply the questions post by the opposition. "Police requirement is that such party activities be held indoors or within stadiums, so that any law and order problems will be contained. This policy applies to all political parties,"
I totally agree with Prof Ho. Our Singapore Police Force are not able to contain any law and order problem outdoor created by your cycling event. They are already very tired already. So tired that they have to sleep in multi storey carpark. They can't even handle the social disorder cause by 40 gays jogging along Singapore River. What makes you think they can handle your big group of cyclist? You guys aren't the ruling party who will behave themselves during large outdoor events. Everybody knows that opposition party members are well known to create trouble outdoor. We seen it couple of times outside CPF building and Hong Lim Park.
And Prof Ho also added that "You may be well-behaving, but there may be other people whom you come across when you cycle who may stop you, may want to debate with you and that may attract a crowd, and therefore will result in problems the police want to avoid." I find this statement very true. We all know that supporters of opposition parties like SDP and SDA will not debate with WP since they are on the same boat. But PAP supporters will since they have different political point of views. That is 66.6% of the Singapore population vs your small group of supporters. Imagine what will happen if all 66.6% of them were to go ECP on that day and challenge you guys to a debate. And also, Prof Ho cannot control his supporters and tell them not to go ECP to disturb your cycling event. Just go to their YPAP forum and you can see that it's pretty out of hand. What if they bring the online flaming offline? So for the safety of the WP members, the cycling event cannot go on. It's for your own good.
Really. The PAP actually care and concern about the safety of WP members. Outdoor political events are too dangerous. Only the ruling party are capable to hold outdoor events safely. That is why the police always approve the permit application by the ruling party. The opposition party can't do it in a orderly manner. Better to hold your event indoor and cycle in a multi purpose hall.
And I'm sure Mr Low is wearing his hearing aid. But he confirm isn't wearing his thinking aid. Well… at least not the type of thinking aid that Prof Ho was wearing.
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DUNCANVILLE, Texas, Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The year is winding down, but Dickey's Barbecue isn't slowing down. The world's largest barbecue franchise is opening a new location in Duncanville just before the New Year on Monday, December 31. The first 100 customers will receive a free Pulled Pork Big Barbecue sandwich.
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LinkedIn CEO: We're Expanding in China; Goal 'Aligned' With Government's
LinkedIn launched a Chinese-language website Tuesday, expanding a push by the work-oriented social network into one of the world's largest centers of business professionals.
LinkedIn said it hopes the site, which uses simplified Chinese characters, will attract 140 million new professionals, which would boost its user base by 50%. The company did not specify a time frame for adding the new users.
LinkedIn has four million users in China, through an English-language website and a Chinese-language mobile app.
In an interview, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner said the company has been working on the launch for nearly two years, including how to deal with China's censorship of the Internet.
"We're expecting there will be requests to filter content," he said. "We are strongly in support of freedom of expression and we are opposed to censorship," he said, but "that's going to be necessary for us to achieve the kind of scale that we'd like to be able to deliver to our membership."
Weiner said that in many ways, LinkedIn's goal in China is "aligned" with the Chinese government's efforts to "create economic opportunity for a thriving middle class."
That stance sets LinkedIn apart from several other U.S. Internet companies, which have restricted activity in China because of censorship.
Google in 2010 moved its servers out of mainland China and into to Hong Kong because of concerns about censorship and cyberattacks. YouTube is banned in China, and Gmail can only be used in limited form.
Facebook's main social network is not accessible in China, though its Instagram service is available there. Facebook last week said it would acquire WhatsApp, which also is available in China.
Microsoft on the other hand, operates its search engine there and censors results as requested by the Chinese government.
Weiner said his company recently applied for a license to operate LinkedIn's web site there, and isn't sure when it will be approved. He said LinkedIn can offer its service while the license application is pending.
Weiner said he isn't sure yet how the logistics of censorship will work. "We're going to have a much better understanding of those requirements in the weeks and months ahead," he said.
China, which Mr. Weiner said contains one out of every five knowledge workers in the world, has spurred several online professional networks similar to LinkedIn, including Zhaopin and 51job. There are also cultural differences that could make LinkedIn's goals in China difficult to achieve.
In an interview last fall with The Wall Street Journal, Zhaopin's chief executive, Evan Guo said LinkedIn hadn't had much of an impact in China in part because of cultural nuances, like Chinese willingness to talk openly about salaries.
LinkedIn is hoping its Chinese-language site will quickly change the competitive landscape. And LinkedIn's presence in the West could be attractive for Chinese workers looking for work abroad.
LinkedIn said it also added local features to the site, including the integration of Sina, which owns Weibo, a social-media platform often described as a combination of Twitter and Facebook. LinkedIn said users will be able to import their Weibo contacts into LinkedIn. It's also working with Tencent, which owns WeChat, which is popular in China.
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When it comes to Monday's placement of Jets linebacker Bryan Thomas in a pre-trial intervention program aimed at resolving charges of domestic assault and drug possession, the NFL tells PFT that the case will be reviewed under both the personal conduct policy and the substance abuse policy.
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Super foods come and go. Prosaic broccoli and kale were replaced long ago with colorful sweet potatoes and blueberries, which in turn have been eclipsed by trendier foods like goji berry and mangosteen.
I think yogurt should trump them all as the world's best super food. It's been around for over 4,500 years, so clearly it's not a fad. And what other food has been associated with reducing body fat, building stronger bones, calming tummy troubles, reducing inflammation, lowering blood cholesterol, and boosting immunity?
Yogurt also makes the ultimate super thick, frothy smoothie -- the kind you eat with a spoon. With the heat wave that's currently blanketing most of the country a chilly, healthy smoothie is just what's needed to cool you down. I like non-fat vanilla yogurt for smoothies because it adds protein, calcium, and potassium without the fat and calories of many dairy products. It's sweeter than plain yogurt and gets along with virtually all fruits and spices, such as tangy summer blackberries and sweet cinnamon in today's recipe for Blackberry Yogurt Power Smoothie.
Now, if only yogurt could smooth wrinkles, I'd be golden.
Blackberry Yogurt Power Smoothie
Makes 1 serving
Print recipe only here.
With whey or soy protein powder, this is the ideal post-workout muscle-building drink. Of course, it's delicious without it too. For variations, try other berries, ripe mango, or pineapple.
1 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt
1 scoop whey or soy protein powder
1 cup fresh blackberries
1 teaspoon honey
a couple of dashes of cinnamon
1. Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth and frothy. If you prefer it thinner, then just add a little water or milk.
This is the third smoothie in my Summertime Smoothies series. Don't forget these:
Cinnamon-Spiked Cherry and Banana Smoothie
Blueberry, Oatmeal, and Honey Breakfast Smoothie
Tropical Papaya and Kiwi Smoothie
You might also enjoy these healthy smoothies:
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