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This is the Wiki for the James project. A Wiki is a collaborative hypertext environment, with an emphasis on easy access to and modification of information.
Please use the James mailing lists to discuss the content of these pages. The purpose of the Wiki is to record and edit plans/proposals/notions that are discussed on the mailing lists.
James is a 100% pure Java SMTP, POP3 Mail server, IMAP (James V3) and NNTP News (James V2) server designed to be a complete and portable enterprise mail/messaging engine solution based on currently available open messaging protocols.
Amongst the benefits of James over other mail platforms is its support for building custom mail handling applications.
The James Project hosts the Apache Mailet API, and James provides an implementation of this mail application platform API.
Server3ClientCompatibility - Compatibility of Apache James Server V3 with various clients
FrequentlyAskedQuestions - On usage and configuration
JamesVolunteers - Volunteers contributing to the James Project
JamesUsers - Users interested in talk about how they use James
JamesByTheNumbers - Scalability testing.
JamesForYourBoss - Selling James to your boss.
MailetIdeas - various (probably not yet implemented) ideas for mail processing
MailetVsProcmail - comparing and contrasting ways to process email messages
SpamBlocking - sites, organizations, products, and articles to help reduce spamming.
JamesUserTypes - Defines the roles and responsibilities of the various user types.
DevelopmentToolNotes - How to configure and use tools that assist in the development of James
JamesRelatedTools - other tools that work well with James
JamesPostage - a tool for testing James, using configurable mail traffic profiles
James Forum /Archive- an unofficial forum hosted by Nabble archiving the James project mailing lists. You can cross search or browse project messages there. You can also search the 5 James mailing lists at james.markmail.org.
James Resources - Articles, Books, Research papers, Tutorials.
Development - Developer Discussions
James V3
JamesV3 - James version 3 in development
FastFail - developer discussion of Fast-Fail plans.
James V2
James V2 is based upon the Apache Avalon application framework. The Avalon project has closed. Don't Panic. James is alive and well. We haven't got any real problems with the versions of Avalon things we depend upon, but we understand that we can't continue to offer James deployed on an end-of-line'd platform. So we're currently discussing all the options, and trying to reach a happy consensus about the way to go next. In the meantime the James team will continue to support our users with all of their James related issues, and if there are Avalon issues in there we'll help there too. The Avalon code we depend upon is still here at the ASF and we can fork it if we want to make changes.
JamesQuickstart - Beginners guide to have James running quickly and disable spamming.
JamesDocumentationNotes: notes on what has been recently asked/answered and should get into the FAQ/CVS docs at some point.
Embedded - integrate with other app servers such as Tomcat and JBoss
RunAsService - Run as a unix service
ClamAVScan - antivirus scan mailet using ClamAV's CLAMD daemon
Bayesian_Analysis - spam detection mailets using bayesian analysis techniques
Outlook2002Problems - 0x8004210B error
NoFastFail - explanation of why we don't and in general why it isn't very effective.
Interesting starting points:
RecentChanges: see where people are currently working
FindPage: search or browse the database in various ways


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It's time for one of those déjà vu type of reviews as we take a look at a DVD release of a show I've already reviewed. This time around we're heading into WWE territory as yours truly begins reviewing official WWE releases, as supplied by their new UK distributor Fremantle Media, and for the first review we'll be going back to last September and Night of Champions.
The show began with the Miz defending the Intercontinental title against Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes and Sin Cara.
Fast-paced action was the order of the day in this encounter. All four men went at it full throttle from the start, which made this the perfect show opener.
The performances were perfect for this kind of match. They all acquitted themselves extremely well, with Sin Cara the man of the match for me.
Mysterio came closest to getting the pin before the finish when he took Miz down with his 619/top rope splash combo, only for Rhodes to pull him out of the ring as he made the cover.
Rhodes also played a pivotal role in the finish when he tried to rip the mask off Cara. The Lucha star brought a second mask into the equation, which he later used to blind Miz as the champion tried to put him away.
A few moments Miz stumbled into Rhodes while he was struggling to take Cara. He went on to take Rhodes down with the Skull Crushing Finale for the title retaining pin.
Then it was on to Daniel Bryan and Kane challenging R-Truth and Kofi Kingston for the Tag Team titles.
This was right at the start of the Team Hell No storyline. The guys were going through anger management and had a great deal of difficulty in getting along. So not much change there then.
Because of this Kingston and Truth seemed almost like bit-part players. They both put in good performances, and even though it seems like I'm stating the obvious there wouldn't have been such a good match without them.
Amidst the arguing and the occasional team work from the challengers we also had the sight of Kane and Bryan hugging it out after Bryan crashed and burned in the corner. This new sense of brotherhood didn't last long though, although it did lead to a very interesting finish.
When Kingston tried to take Kane down with a top rope hurricanrana Bryan held on to the big man's leg, which sent Kingston crashing to the mat. The challengers began to argue again before Bryan clobbered Kane and pushed him off the top rope, right into an inadvertent splash on Kingston. A three count later and we had new Tag Team Champions.
This didn't stop the dissention as the "I am the Tag Team Champions" argument began. Definitely a poor use of grammar there.
The next title match saw Antonio Cesaro defending the United States title against the winner of the pre-show battle royal, Zack Ryder.
What we had here was quite a short encounter. Cesaro put on his usual solid performance as he dominated the early going before Ryder caught his second wind and took his man down with a few high impact moves.
But just as Ryder was about to connect with his Broski Boot Cesaro's lady Aksana pulled him out of harm's way. A brief game of cat and mouse followed before Cesaro took Ryder down with the Neutralizer for the pin.
The non-title match in this supposed cavalcade of champions saw Dolph Ziggler taking on Randy Orton.
You can argue about the merits of a non-title match on an all-title match show until the cows come home, but what you can't argue about is the quality of this match.
From bell to bell these two put on a terrific encounter, once of the best I've seen Orton involved in for years. It was one of those knock down drag out affairs that you just had to watch.
Orton's performance may have been top notch throughout, but the performance of Ziggler was just as good, if not better. He showed with this performance that he truly belonged in the ring with the likes of Orton.
As for the highlight moments there certainly were plenty of them, especially when Orton took the aggression levels up a few notches when he took Ziggler down with his trademark DDT on the floor instead of the ring.
Give him his dues, Ziggler came back strongly, but he wasn't strong enough to survive Orton's RKO, which saw the Viper take the winning pin.
The Divas were up next as Layla defended her title against Booker T's assistant Eve Torres.
Originally Layla was meant to defend her title against Kaitlyn, but a backstage assault by a mysterious attacker put her out of the match and put Eve in.
Well, it was nice to see the Divas get a half decent storyline, and the match wasn't that bad either.
It was a solid enough encounter, and what started out as a friendly rivalry turned a little nasty when Eve played possum after Layla dropkicked her in the face. A mid-match handshake saw Eve taking a new aggressive stance as she threw Layla outside and then threw her ribs first into the ring apron.
The challenger went on to dominate the action when she tried to put Layla away with a couple of body scissors. The champion made a brief comeback until Eve took her down with a neck breaker for the win and the title.
The Smackdown main event saw Alberto Del Rio challenging Sheamus for the World title.
Before the match began our esteemed Smackdown General Manager Booker T came out to make an announcement, that despite the protestations of Del Rio, his ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez, and their lawyer David Otunga the Brogue Kick had been reinstated.
The kick came into play immediately. As Del Rio argued with Otunga on the apron Sheamus took the lawyer out with that particular move, sending him crashing to the floor. From there we were given a very entertaining encounter, a battle between a brawler and a technician.
Del Rio's performance as spot on as he looked to put his man away with a series of moves to prepare for the cross arm breaker, while Sheamus showed how far he's come in the past few years.
Del Rio came extremely close to getting the submission with his armbar. Sheamus managed to power out of the first attempt, and he barely survived the second when he just managed to make it to the ropes.
Del Rio was visibly upset at his inability to put his man away, and it was this delay that led to his downfall when Sheamus connected with the Brogue Kick from out of nowhere for the title retaining pin.
The main event saw John Cena challenging C.M. Punk for the WWE title.
So, how best to describe this particular encounter? There are probably countless ways, so let's just say that this was one of my favourite matches of 2012.
From the moment it started to the moment it ended it was a great piece of storytelling. It had everything you could ever want in a wrestling match.
With Paul Heyman watching on from ringside Punk and Cena took their rivalry to the next level and beyond. Early on Punk countered many of Cena's trademark moves, with some speculating that Heyman's influence had something to do with this, and as the match went on it turned into an intriguing back and forth affair.
All of the big guns were brought out as they tried to put each other away, Cena's STF and Attitude Adjuster, Punk's Go to Sleep and running knee, and much, much more. Punk even used a Rock Bottom at one point, but despite all of this they still couldn't put each other away.
Cena then lifted Punk on to the top rope. The champion managed to fight him off at first, but it wasn't long before Cena took him down with a back superplex. Cena held on, bridged, and took the title winning pin.
Or so we thought. After Cena began his celebrations the referee took the belt from him and gave it back to Punk as our ring announcer revealed that the match had been declared a draw because both men had their shoulders on the mat when the referee made his count. Cena tried to argue his case with the official but ended up getting clobbered by a title belt-wielding Punk.
Only one DVD extra on this release, with matt Strike interviewing Booker T backstage.
In conclusion - when I reviewed the television broadcast last September I gave this show a glowing recommendation, praising every aspect of it, including the return of John "Bradshaw" Layfield on commentary, and having seen this for a second time I see no reason to change my original verdict, because this was a great show.
Back then my match of the night no-prize went to Punk and Cena, and once again that's an opinion I see no need to change.
So having read my final thoughts on this release you'll probably know how I'm going to rate this. Yep, that's right, it's going to get the big thumbs up.
With thanks to Fremantle Media and Fetch Publicity for supplying a copy of this release. WWE Night of Champions 2012 can be purchased online at www.wwedvd.co.uk.

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One of the major stories of 2006 will be Iran's continued development of nuclear weapons, and this likely will constitute the biggest story of the year as far as Israel is concerned. Israel appears to believe that the imposition of sanctions by the U.N. would be sufficient to ease the danger since, according to testimony by Mossad Chief Meir Dagan, "forty percent of Iran's fuel needs are imported." However, the Israelis see the window for effective sanctions as closing fast.
I have little hope that the U.N. will take timely action regarding Iran, which means the likelihood of Israeli self-help in 2006 is considerable.


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One of the largest rounds of law-firm layoffs in years will be felt in Boston.
Yesterday, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, a New York-based firm of 1,200 lawyers, announced plans to lay off 60 associates, cut over 100 support staffers and make "meaningful compensation adjustments for certain partners."
"From a strategic standpoint, we will be de-emphasizing our [complex commercial litigation] practice in Houston and Boston," said the firm's executive partner, Barry M. Wolf.
Spokesman Robert Lennon declined to tell Lawyers Weekly how many of the layoffs would be in the Boston office.
"This was a firm-wide decision. We are not disclosing any information on an office-by-office basis," Lennon said.
According to Lawyers Weekly's 2013 Largest Law Firms survey, the firm's Boston office has 44 attorneys, three paralegals and 32 support staffers.
Wolf blamed the firm's woes on what he called the "new normal" in which demand for "premium legal services is continuing to shrink" while "the restructuring and litigation work relating to the 2008 financial crisis winds down."
In addition to the layoffs, Wolf said some partners whose compensation is cut may "decide to pursue other opportunities."
The full memo is below.
From: Wolf, Barry
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 9:35 AM
To: AS All; EU All; US All
Subject: Management Committee Announcement
As we have discussed during various town hall meetings over the last few years, the market for premium legal services has entered into a "new normal" after the 2008 financial crisis. Many firms have been forced to take actions over the last few years to reduce costs to deal with this new reality. However, given the balance of the Firm, in particular the contribution of the BFR and litigation practices (most notably as a result of Lehman), we have been able to avoid taking such actions. Further, we have continued to make meaningful investments in the Firm over the last few years as part of a strategic plan to increase our revenue base for the future.
We have been able to do this because of the Firm's balance of practice and geography as well as our strong financial position. As you know, we have zero debt outstanding. This has been the case throughout our history — and we have no plans to change that. Further, our partner pension plan remains fully funded with over $500 million of assets in it, and we do not have any compensation guarantees with partners other than for the first year a lateral partner joins the Firm.
As the restructuring and litigation work relating to the 2008 financial crisis winds down, and as the overall market for transaction activity remains at the lower levels which we believe is the new normal, we must now make the adjustments we avoided over the last few years to position the Firm to continue to thrive. We are taking these actions from a position of strength. At the same time, from a revenue perspective we will continue to take significant steps to further increase our market share. However, it appears that the market for premium legal services is continuing to shrink. Therefore, actions to enhance revenue alone will not be sufficient to position the Firm as necessary for these new market conditions.
Accordingly, there will have to be meaningful compensation adjustments for certain partners in light of the economic realities of the new normal. It may well be that some of these partners will decide to pursue other opportunities.
Additionally, we will reduce associate headcount in certain practice areas in a thoughtful way by approximately 60 lawyers. From a strategic standpoint we will be deemphasizing our CCL practice in Houston and Boston. Given these reductions, a corresponding reduction in support staff of approximately 110 people will be made. These decisions have been taken and will be implemented in a manner consistent with our Firm's fair practices toward our people.
While we have been able to avoid these actions in the past, and it is very painful from a human perspective, the Management Committee believes these actions are essential now to enable our Firm to continue to excel and retain its historic profitability in the new normal.
While communicating this information to all of you in person would be far preferable to doing it by email, our desire to inform all of you at the same time requires email communication. We know this will be difficult for the people impacted so we ask all of you to give these people the understanding and support they deserve.
Barry M. Wolf
Executive Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
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Joy Pierson
About the Author
Nutritional counselor Joy Pierson established the Candle Cafe and Candle 79 restaurants with her partner, Bart Potenza. They have also developed a growing catering and wholesale business and are the authors of The Candle Cafe Cookbook. Joy has written, lectured, and consulted extensively about food and nutrition and she serves as board chair of the New York Coalition for Healthy School Food. She has appeared on The Food Network, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and Good Day New York. Joy lives in New York City.


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This is our forecast for the winter of 2013-14. For the 2014-15 Winter Outlook, click here »
This forecast is for the United States. For the Canadian forecast, click here.
After the unusually warm and snowless winter of 2011—2012, many people questioned if winter could make a comeback. Well it did. Last winter was cold and especially snowy.
So, what's in store for this winter? The "Days of Shivery" are back! For 2013—2014, we are forecasting a winter that will experience below average temperatures for about two-thirds of the nation. A large area of below-normal temperatures will predominate from roughly east of the Continental Divide to the Appalachians, north and east through New England. Coldest temperatures will be over the Northern Plains on east into the Great Lakes. Only for the Far West and the Southeast will there be a semblance of winter temperatures averaging close to normal, but only a few areas will enjoy many days where temperatures will average above normal.
Precipitation-wise, the Southern Plains, Midwest, and Southeast will see above-normal conditions, while the rest of the country will average near normal. With a combination of below-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation the stage will be set for the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Central and Northern New England to receive lots of snow. Farther south, where the thermometer will be vacillating above or below the freezing mark, Southern New England, Southeast New York, New Jersey, and down through the Mid-Atlantic region will be seeing either copious rains and/or snows.
And yet, the Pacific Northwest (or is it "northwet?") where indeed wet weather is almost a given during the winter months, the overall winter season could average out drier than normal.
Significant snowfalls are forecast for parts of every zone. Over the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, we are "red-flagging" the first ten days of February for possible heavy winter weather. More importantly, on February 2, Super Bowl XLVIII will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey's Meadowlands–the very first time a Super Bowl will be played outdoors in a typically cold weather environment. We are forecasting stormy weather for this, the biggest of sporting venues. But even if we are off by a day or two with the timing of copious wind, rain, and snow, we wish to stress that this particular part of the winter season will be particularly volatile and especially turbulent.
And mid-March could bring a wave of storminess stretching almost from coast to coast, bringing a wide variety of precipitation types as well as strong and gusty winds.


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Local marketing is becoming the big thing in internet marketing and search engine optimization.
And I notice that the Business section of the Co-op has nothing in it. How about changing that section to Local Business - would that be a good thing to do?
What with westlocal.com and wellstreetmarket.co.uk we have some things already we could put in there, no?


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Project:P 3053(05)61 PCN 6963 Mellette County
Location: SD Hwy 53 from the Bad Nation Corner to 1.1 Mi south of the White River
Improvement Type: Grading and Gravel Surfacing
Public Meetings
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) has a long history of public involvement in the development of transportation plans and projects. The 2005 passage of the Safe, Accountable, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) requires a public involvement process. Public meetings for the project scope and/or design will occasionally be scheduled to collect public input, provide information and answer questions.
Public Information Meeting - February 3, 2011
For further information regarding this project, contact Mark Leiferman, Chief Roadway Design Engineer at (605) 773-3433.


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Study: H&M luring the most new customers to its stores
Boulder, Col. — More consumers are trying new fashion retailers this year compared to last year – and most are buying when they do. H&M is the retailer that consumers reported visiting for the first time most often, followed by Kohl's, Macy's, Abercrombie & Fitch and Forever 21.
That's according to a survey of 4,000 consumers by Market Force Information, a global customer intelligence solutions company, which found that 39% had tried a new retailer in the past three months, an increase from 32% in 2011 and 14% in 2010.
Out of the top-ranking retailers in the study, H&M did the best job of attracting new customers for the second time in a row. The Swedish fast-fashion retailer received the highest ranking when the survey votes were indexed to account for number of locations per chain. Kohl's secured the No. 2 spot, up from its sixth-place finish in Market Force's previous retail study in late 2011, and Macy's moved from No. 11 up to third place. Coldwater Creek and White House|Black Market both fell significantly this year from their top-five ranking in 2011.
Market Force also found:
- Sales/promotions were the leading impetus for those who tried a new retailer — newspaper, TV and magazine ads ranked among the lowest.
- Consumers were most likely to try a new store when shopping for casual clothing versus business attire.
- Highly satisfied consumers were six times more likely to recommend a retailer to others. The retailers that delivered a top-notch experience saw the payoff in the cash register. Of the shoppers who reported being highly satisfied by their initial visit, 90% said they made a purchase. The most-bought items were casual clothes, accessories, business apparel and evening wear. Those highly satisfied customers also planned to return – 90% said they would shop at this retailer again within the next 90 days.
- Social media has lost some of its influence on retailer preferences.
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An automated production process on machining centers at Renishaw's UK manufacturing facility uses those machining centers even to perform turning.
The overall process goes by the acronym RAMTIC, for Renishaw's Automated Milling, Turning and Inspection Center. An article under "Editor Picks" at right describes the process in more detail.
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The machining-center turning operation, show in this video, uses stationary cutting tools mounted on the table. The workpiece loads in the spindle using toolholder-like shanks. The workpiece length is then measured using a toolsetting probe.
To turn the part, the machining center feeds it (while it's spinning) against the stationary cutting tool. Y-Z interpolation permits precisely contoured turned profiles.


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California Department of Transportation
District 5 – San Luis Obispo
Donna Carter or Colin Jones
(805) 549-3318 or (805) 549-3189
July 20, 2010
Monterey County – Caltrans today announced the completion of a $1.3 million safety project that installed about 20 miles of new safety guardrail to help reduce injuries from traffic incidents on State Route 1 (SR-1) between Monterey and Castroville. The project was entirely financed by President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).
"My Administration is working hand-in-hand with President Obama's team to ensure stimulus dollars are pumped into California quickly and responsibly to stimulate the economy and in this instance - invest in the safety of California's transportation infrastructure," said Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The new guardrail was installed from the SR-1/State Route 68 (SR-68) interchange in Monterey to the SR-1/State Route 183 intersection in Castroville. The average daily traffic volume along this section of SR-1 can reach almost 90,000 vehicles. A short section of new guardrail was also put in at the Fairground Road overcrossing on SR-68.
"This project is a great example of how the Recovery Act is bringing in the cash we need to provide a safe roadway for motorists while supporting much-needed jobs," said Caltrans Director Cindy McKim.
"We are pleased that stimulus funds allowed us to improve highway safety and create jobs at the same time," said Nate Perry, project manager of J. Fletcher Creamer and Son Inc of Sylmar, the contractor for this $1.3 million project.
Under Governor Schwarzenegger's leadership, California has obligated nearly $2.5 billion in Recovery Act funding to 931 highway, local street, and job training transportation projects statewide. For more information on the Recovery Act visit: http://recovery.ca.gov/


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NOTE: This title requires the Kinect Sensor for gameplay. The Kinect Sensor is not included with rental or purchase of this title.
No controllers. No equipment. No gear. Just real sports played the real way, and all you need is Microsoft Kinect. This collection shows off Kinect at its purest, bringing six sports to life right in your living room. Run, jump, duck, dodge, and soar through over 40 challenges that put your physical skills to the test. You'll dodge defenders and race to the end zone in football, flash fancy footwork in soccer, and work that jab in boxing. You can also hop on horseback, hit the slopes, and even hang-glide. You'll go from unknown to superstar as your every performance is broadcast on the in-game TV channel.


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Sunday, January 01, 2006
Get the Right Tools - Part 3
Part 3 of Get the Right Tools:
Stop! If you haven't read Get the Tools Part 1 and 2, scroll down, read quick and hurry back..
My post today includes getting the right tools to help boost your energy, increase your sense of fullness, reduce your intake of processed, salty, fatty, foods and increase your whole food intake..as a family. I'm going to give you a complete shopping list, complete with some "neutral" foods. Let's face it...sometimes you just need some "Not harmful, but not full of calories/fat" choices.
Getting the right tools means buying the right foods and working to get EVERYONE in the family to begin transitioning to this healthier way of eating. I can't tell you how often I hear parents tell me they don't want to "penalize" their kids by eliminating the food they so enjoy. One Mom told me that she feels like she's being a "mean Mom" when she doesn't buy cookies, candy, chips and sodas becuase she knows how much her kids love them. She added, "They don't have a weight problem. I do. They can eat that stuff. I can't."
Hmmmm.... Time to change our mindsets as parents. Giving our children or even our significant others food as a reward, as a "compromise" (i.e., If you're good I will give you some candy") or as an intended gesture of love is simply conterproductive. When you want to show have your kids "feel" your love, try a bike ride, a game of freeze tag, a game of horse, some Turbo Jam together :)
I occasionally have the opportunity to work with families of obese children. They always say the same thing, "He has a slow metabolism." or "She has my Dad's genes." or "He doesn't eat much." It's true that genetics have some effect. As Nutrition expert Dr. Pamela Peeke says, "Genetics load the gun, but the environment pulls the trigger."
I'm fascinated by reading research on the subject. We know that obese children are less active. Even when monitored in the same activies, these children find ways to move and do less. These children have one very strong trait in common, and "no" it's not a slow metabolism. Rather, these kids have very loving (sometimes overly mothering) parents. Surprised? You shouldn't be. In particular the Mothers of obese children reported feeling guilty when denying their children a treat or a second helping. That makes sense to me. Think about it. When you close your eyes and envision the perfect mother (a.k.a. June Cleaver) she's wearing an apron and pulling chocolate chip cookies out of the oven for her children. As adults we associate food with comfort. Therefore it's easy to understand why we over-feed our children.
Teaching our children that fatty, unhealthy, processed junk means Mommy loves you is perhaps one of the most damaging things we can do for kids. If my child has big flappy ears that stick out, he's probably going to be teased. Other children will do ans say things that will likely hurt his feelings. It's going to break my heart, but there's nothing I would be able to do about it.
Yet, if your child is obese (or headed in that direction...) your child WILL MOST CERTAINLY be teased. His/her self-esteem WILL be greatly diminished. YOU will put your child at risk of greater health problems, a shortened lifespan, the highest rate of teen suicide, diminished opportunities and on a path of a life long struggle to be accepted, feel loved, feel important and happy. You have no control over big ears. When it comes to obesity, you have control. Now, I'm not talking about having the thin kid. I'm talking about having a healthy kid. We do have different genetics. Some of us are destined to have shorter legs, skinny knees, chubby cheecks, etc. Be honest with yourself about your childs weight. If you're not sure, ask your physicia. We are parents create the environment and shape our children's view of food. 3 years olds don't pick the menu. 12 year olds don't go grocery shopping. Doing nothing about the health of your family and young children doesn't sound like love to me.
Now it's not my intent to offend anyone. If you're child is obese and something I've said offends you, I'll take that chance if it means helping one person to think differently about what they're doing to help their children be healthy.
Hey..I do NOT profess to be perfect and my kids eat their share of junk, but they eat it in moderation. They're moderately picky eaters, but they've got very healthy eating habits and a healthy attitude about food. I don't make them eat steamed broccoli for breakfast, but I do many things to exercise my right to conduct "parental brainwashing" on them. When they ask for a snack I offer fruit first. I try to get them to eat something every 2 to 3 hours. We eat small meals and I never tell them to clean their plate. I tell them to stop eating when they're full. When they ask for junk, I rarely deny them, but instead I suggest that they choose something that will make them stronger, faster or smarter. I'll let them have a twinky, etc., but later when they say, "I'm tired." or "I don't feel well," I plant the seed... "I bet it was that twinkie! Those things taste great, but they really zap your energy." With consistent and cleaver brainwashing you too can help your children avoid "issues" with food and maintain a healthy weight without it feeling like you're being the food police. Kids need carbs. They need fat. They don't need more calories than the average adult male. Don't let them drink their calories with sodas, juice, and chocolate milk. Teach them to eat their calories and use food as fuel!
Bottom line...your family can't eat junk if it's not in the house. Have a few treats on hand, life's too short, but an endless supply of junk does not make you a more caring parent, perhaps the opposite.
Drastic change should not be introduced overnight. Make a few subtle changes this week. Buy a little less junk and lot more fruit next week. The week after that, even less junk and more healthy stuff.
Here's a shopping list I give to my students. It's a great tool and yours for the taking!
Turbo Slim Grocery ListUnless indicated, all items can be found at whole food markets like Trader Joe's Henry's, etc. When shopping at a standard grocery store, avoid the end caps and fatty-junky isles. Stick to your list and start in the fruit and vegetable isles. This is a sample list. Add to it your own healthy favorites. It also includes most of thingredientsts for the recipes included in your guidebook. Buy as much of each item you like and is appropriate for your family meal planning. This list is meant to be used every time you go to the market. So make several copies and edit as needed.
Low sodium canned tuna
Extra Lean Ground Turkey
Salmon Patties (frozen or fresh)
Kashi cereal
Plain Oatmeal
Harvest whole wheat- whole grain bread
Whole wheat pita
Pure Protein shake
Soy Bean Butter (or low fat peanut butter)
Frozen whole Green Soybeans (Edamame!)
Reduced fat egg-less mayo
Frozen or fresh whole chicken breasts
Low Fat Rye Mini Whole Grain Toasts
Trader Joes Eggplant Humus Dip (lower cal!)
Low Fat Cottage Cheese
Low Fat Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
Fresh Basil
Dried cranberries or
Green Granny Smith Apples
Red apples (pre cut are fine too!)
Grape and or cherry tomatoes
Ripe slicing tomatoes
Can Whole kernel corn
Red seedless grapes
Fresh Strawberries
Blueberries or raspberries
Jalapeno peppers (2)
Every veggie you like
Pre-washed bags of salad (Spinach, Spring Mix)
Raw Almonds
Low Fat Skim Milk
Eggs or Pre-separated Egg whites (very convenient!)
Tomato Paste
Plain Low Fat yogurt
Button mushrooms
Mini and Large portabella mushrooms
Fresh garlic
Cucumbers (firm)
Extra Virgin Olive oil (Basil flavored option)
Fresh Shallots
Sweet Onions
Low Fat Shredded Cheddar cheese
Whole Grain Frozen Waffles
Low Fat 6 inch Whole Wheat Low Carb Tortillas
Chili Powder (Lawrys is fine!)
Bottled Water by the case!
Heart Smart Light butter
Heart Smart light butter popcorn
Balsamic vinegar and white wine vinegar
Non fat cooking spray (PAM)
Non fat Olive Oil Cooking Spray (Trader Joe's)
Sugar free Jell-o and or sugar free pudding
Light Cool Whip (keep it in the freezer!)
Frozen in the pod edamame (soy beans)
Splenda brand sweetner
Any Grocery Store
Crystal light GO- packs (cheapest at Target!)
Wasa Crackers (light rye is the best tasting)
Plastic containers and baggies - all sizes
Progressa Bread crumbs
What to Dispose of! (Seriously, throw it away today! Toss it and you can't eat it!
Cookies and candy
Ice Cream
White Bread, rolls, donuts
White Rice
Sugary Cereals and pastries
Chips, pretzels,
All processed junk
Any and all can't-refuse temptations
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This is such great information! I love the list! I do not live near a Whole Foods or Trader Joes and it makes me so mad! I try to buy as close to these things as possible. It is very interesting to me to notice that when I was a kid, we all ate cookies that our Moms made and there were no obese kids that I recall, but we ate sweets made with sugar. Nowadays, just watch a playground and there are many overweight kids. I honestly believe the high fructose corn syrup that has been added to all these processed foods since the 70's is mainly to blame for the increase of 3-4% overweight kids to 15-18% now. Sugar is bad but not nearly as bad as HFCS! I do not purchase anything with that anymore. These right tools are so great and important to arm yourself with before you go shopping! Thanks again Chalene!
Missy (missle)
- imlouiern said...
You know, I SOO totally agree with you! Our kids think that getting "sugar" cereal is a delicacy! LOL I am trying to teach my hubby to watch out for the high fructose corn syrup...it is TRULY amazing how many items are LOADED with HFCS. Not that my kids don't have sweets...but if they want something sweet...they have a piece of fruit first. I, too, am not perfect (newsflash kids!), but refuse to enable my children in unhealthy habits...it just sets them up for a lifetime of heartache and struggle!
On another note...I agree with your 'volunteer work' piece, too, Chalene...when I do volunteer work I make sure that my kids can help, too...how else are they going to learn the compassion that I want them to have as adults??
Keep up your motivation...you are THE best!
- AZTLGRL said...
Thanks for the list!!!
I love the tips I am on my 4th week of no soda, since i received my TJ Dvds and started my NEW way of life. It feels good to be drinking water so much more. I am definately taking this grocery list with me everytime i go from now on. Thanks Chalene!
Great advise and a wonderful shopping list. Thanks again, Chalene -- I am going to the store today and will be buying a lot that is on your list. I am beyond ready. Thanks again!
- KellyC_bb said...
Great post, Chalene
I was lucky enough to hit a Trader Joes while in California . . . wish we had those here!!!
- TuxBaby said...
OMG Chalene- guilty as charged here!!! My kids can be SO very picky, and turn their noses up at anything remotely green... :-P Sometimes I break down and avoid putting the green stuff on their plate (even though MY plate is piled up with it) because I'm not in the mood for the 'food fight'. But really -that doesn't teach my kids to learn to love the healthy foods and they just learn to hold out for the junky stuff.
Thanks for your post. My kids will have a rude awakening for lunch and dinner today. lol
And that grocery idea list... it makes ME hungry just reading it! I hope one day it'll make my kids hungry as well.
- JamieLynn said...
Wow... perfect timing because on eof the things I am trying to work on right now is helping my family be healthier, and the diet plays a huge role in that. I am so guilty of buying them sugary snack cakes and things like that... but at the same time, I can't be doing too bad because those darn kids will eat up all my apples and bananas before I even get one haha.
Thanks for the list. I really appreciate the fact that you are giving us tips and advice that we can actually use. Sometimes, all we here are things that may work for the average supermodel or movie star, and nothing for the working moms/dads, stay at home moms/dads, single moms/dads, not-so-wealthy, real life people. You give us exactly what we need. Thanks so much!!!
Am I the only mother that their children like Veggies and Fruit? Must be a weird thing. Yes they like ice cream and sorbet and candy and cookies and mac & cheese... I do give them options on eating veggies and fruit first, then the rest. I love having dessert first, fruit is always good. So after making my own meal and spicying it up, the hot dogs and pizza don't have the same attention. Mami's food ROCKS!! (mami is spanish for Mommy) Beans, beef, pork, turkey, rice, salad, tortilla, red potatoes... this has been in my table in the last couple of days. It has been a hit!!
Thanks for the list Chalene. Now I have more options after I finish the 10 day turbo slim.
- lupe said...
i think it's great now that parents are encouraged to monitor kid's diet. i have a 5 yr old, and sometimes people think i'm crazy for monitoring what she eats, but she's so healthy and active, i wish i had been so aware of nutrition at her age!
- lupe said...
i think it's great that parents are encouraged to monitor kids' diets now. my parents tried to get me to eat what they thought was good, but info wasn't as easily available then, and a burger was better than candy, but i was chubby all the time. some people think i'm crazy for watching what my 5 yr old eats, but she's so healthy and active... it gives her such a great start!
Ok, Chalene, your blog rocks! I love the posts and the humor you put into them as well. Lots of great information. Thanks again!
Neyda123 - BB member
You are SO RIGHT! I agree one hundred percent!
Another thing I do, usually when we are on road trips, when we stop in a McDonald's or some other fast food place (for a SALAD, of course!) is to quietly remind my kids to look around at the people there. Invariably, 95% (or more) of them are overweight or obese.
- Stacey Chatman said...
Yes I agree...Awesome list and love the photos....they are great.
- Mindy said...
Chalene, you rock, SO HARD!!
This is like my grocery list for today. I love this and I want this eating style for my life and family.
By the way, I am reading "THE MAKER'S DIET". It states many similarites to your information as well as what our digestive system "REALLY" needs.... and all this from a young guy who almost died due to his poor diet! SO interesting.
My personal library has doubled, since I have met you, he hee.
Thank you for you hard work and this list!! I love it.
- Pamela K. in L.A. said...
Thanks Chalene for that information. When I decided in May 2005 to make a change, I also changed the way my children ate. It was tough on them at first, especially my son (who was 12 at the time and over weight), but since doing so I've lost 80 lbs and he has lost 25.
- Pamela K. in L.A. said...
Thanks Chalene for that information. When I decided in May 2005 to make a change, I also made the change for my children as well. I knew that in order for me to be successful, I made to make household changes. It was tough on them at first, especially my son (who was 12 at the time and over weight), but since doing so I've lost 80 lbs and he has lost 25.
What exactly is "High fructose corn syrup"? And what makes it worse than sugar?
- Diane said...
Chalene, I have a quick question. I saw somewhere where you wrote the order and frequency that one needed to do TJ in order to get a killer body, but I can't find it now. Can you please repeat that? It was something like...do cardio so many days a week (?) and sculpt so many (?), and would have to double up on one day.
Queen (Diane)
This is her recommended rotation I copied from one of the message boards. I just got my DVDs yesterday and I'm starting with Cardio Party 3 in just a few minutes. I'm pumped!
"The Advanced Rip You Up TJ Rotation".
1. Cardio Party 3
2. 3T-Totally Tubular Turbo
3. Punch, Kick, and Jam
plus Ab Jam
4. Fat Blaster
5. Cardio Party 2
6. BootSculpt
Cardio Party Remix - CPR
7. Semi-Rest:Ab Jam - 10 minutes
1. Cardio Party 3
plus floor ver. of AB Jam
2. Booty Sculpt Turbo Jam Live [/B]
plus Cardio Party Remix
3. Punch, Kick & Jam - 1/2 with hand gloves
plus standing version of AB Jam
4. Fat Blaster (30 min.)
3T - Totally Tubular Turbo
5. Lower Body Jam
6. Cardio Party 2
Ab Jab Standing and floor
Brisk Walk OUTSIDE...with family or close friend (1 HR)
1. CPR -Cardio Party Remix
Fat Blaster
2. Booty Sculpt
Punch, Kick, Jam w/gloves
3. Turbo Sculpt
AB Jam floor version
4. Cardio Party 1
5. Fat Blaster
6. Lower Body Jam
Cardio Party 3
7. Rest
1. Cardio Party 1
Turbo Sculpt
2. Rest- or friend/family walk
3. Punch, Kick, Jam w/gloves
4. Fat Zapper
3T-Totally Tubular Turbo
5. Cardio Party 2
6. CPR- Cardio Party Remix
7. Lower Body Jam
Have fun!
- love75 said...
Hey Chalene,
I have been an avid turbo jammer for almost 2 years and I absolutely LOVE it. It has helped me lose almost 30 lbs, especially when I'm consistant. I have tried so many other workout dvd's before and I've got to say, yours ROCKS!! I would love to become a turbo jam instuctor here in Sacramento, California. I have learned to love everything about fitness especially thanks to you and would love to be a part of your team of instructors. I don't know how to go about becoming a turbo jam instructor but I would love if you could give me some direction.


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it's the middle of the afternoon...
15 comments:
- layla guest said...
swoon-eriffic! "i remember just laying in my crib..." keep hangin' the moon, would you?
- June 7, 2012 at 6:16 PM
- susan said so said...
that girl just slays me. :)
- June 8, 2012 at 1:16 AM
- elodierose said...
I was that one person, on the other side of the world who is marvelling at what you can do.
You don't just make people, you make whimsical little fairy people who say things that make me feel silly for not thinking of them myself.
Please white down everything she says, put it in a big leather bound book and send it to me so I can read it whenever I feel a little jaded?
- June 8, 2012 at 5:29 AM
- katie said...
i do the same thing with everyone of your beautiful, stinking posts....
"i can't believe that she can do this?!?!?"
every single time-i've never missed one...and i often go back and stalk the old ones...
you move me with the most everyday moments, and write them into james horner scored masterpieces.
you give such good read.
- June 10, 2012 at 12:45 PM
- Brandi {not your average ordinary} said...
you might think you're under-qualified, but i can't imagine anyone better. you have three key pieces of evidence over there.
i would hire esme in an instant. a reminder like that is precisely what i need daily, especially since i often take for granted what i can do because i'm always dreaming about all the other things i need to learn. i guess, maybe sometimes, i'm pretty awesome too.
- June 10, 2012 at 4:22 PM
- Richie Designs said...
proof is in the pudding' - you're over qualified! both of you pretty much hang the moon.
- June 11, 2012 at 1:04 PM
- melissa loves said...
I actually do think you hung the moon....and I think Esme did too....a family of moon hangers! That's what you are! :) I am so sorry you are leaving your mom....and I adore you!
- June 11, 2012 at 8:40 PM
- Beth Janairo said...
Don't worry kar. you carry her heart in your heart, and she carries your heart in her heart. distance and time are nuthin, trust me.
- June 12, 2012 at 10:08 AM
- Simply Mel {Reverie} said...
there's no doubt in my mind you hung the moon from the most beautiful (and perfect) spot in the universe ~ i wouldn't expect anything less from wonderful you. lucky, lucky, lucky those girlies three are to have you.
- June 13, 2012 at 12:50 PM
- farmschooler said...
*sigh* you have such lovely things to say. and the way you decide to say them always makes me feel like I'm looking at the world through a freshly cleaned window. I appreciate a clean window...
- June 15, 2012 at 9:51 AM
- la la Lovely said...
you hang the moon daily and shine upon those girlies of yours! and oh, "i used to be so dumb," is perfection! you could help her start writing the material! xo . t
- June 19, 2012 at 12:09 AM
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- July 17, 2012 at 8:16 AM
Esme is such an old soul. So beyond her years and more evolved than most adults I know.
I kind of feel like you hang the moon for all of us. Don't you dare eye-roll, either! You've given me so many little nuggets on life and parenting, things I continually share with people, advice that plays in my head when I'm indecisive or up shit's creek. Here's my favorite...
When Devon was an infant, she was (and still is) super opinionated, wildly shaking her head and screaming and whatnot. So, you sent me this email (and it's easy to quote word for word, because I SAVE your EMAILS like a mother-flipping SUPER-FAN):
"...in my opinion, they come with their personality in hand. you will have some sway, but know that she's acting exactly how she's supposed to act.
because you wouldn't want a quiet loser baby. did i just write that?!"
GEMS, I tell you! GEMS! Every last one of 'em.
- July 19, 2012 at 3:04 PM
- Elizabeth @claritychaos said...
I love this one so much.
- August 24, 2012 at 3:08 PM
- Greenwood Jonny said...
Excellent blog you have here but I was curious abou t if you knew of any communi ty forums tha t cover the same topics talked about in this article? I'd really like to be a part of online community where I can get advice from other experienced individuaIs that share the same interest. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Appreciate it!
- December 4, 2015 at 11:23 AM


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The life of Gregg Rickards, a musically gifted graduate of East Hampton High School who died last August at age 23, was celebrated at a fund-raiser held on Friday night at the high school.
The event launched the endowment of a scholarship in Mr. Rickards's honor and featured a wealth of local musical talent, nearly all of it with a connection to the high school. Performing were the school's jazz ensemble; the Peter Weiss Trio (Mr. Weiss was a teacher of Mr. Rickards); Little Head Thinks, which includes Josh Brussel, a teacher, and Matt Dauch, a graduate; Casanova Frankenstein, featuring Dylan Sanacola, a recent graduate, and Mamalee Rose and Friends, featuring Arlethia (Mamalee) Lawler, a retired teacher.
Also appearing were the Far East Fiddle Club; the school's music theory class; Your Mother, featuring Troy Grindle, a teacher, and his son; MonkFish, featuring Steven and Jackson Clark, a graduate and student, respectively; the Jet Set Renegades, featuring Thomas Bennett, a graduate, and students; Third Estate; and Tree Top Thieves, also made up of graduates.
An electric guitar and amplifier, donated by Crossroads Music and customized by Tom Bono, was raffled to raise additional money for the cause.
More than $6,000 was raised, according to Michael Clark, proprietor of Crossroads Music, which also provided sound equipment for the show. "There was a great energy in the room all night," Mr. Clark said. "Not one performer was asked to play; every single one of them volunteered, which is really indicative of the musical community here. Whenever there's a need, bands jump up and do it. It was a real good showing. There was a lot of community support, as usual."
The initial idea for the scholarship was to award $500 to a graduating senior going into the field of music, said Mr. Rickards's aunt, Patty Collins Sales. That may be broadened to include a larger award, multiple scholarships, or purchase of supplies for the high school's music department, she said, though a decision has yet to be made. "The students were phenomenal," Ms. Sales told The Star. "There was a whole lot of talent there. It was neat to see them on the stage with other local bands that you see all over town. It was a really good mix."
Donations are still being accepted, Ms. Sales said, and can be made to the Greater East Hampton Education Foundation. Interested parties can send a check to East Hampton High School, 2 Long Lane, East Hampton 11937, to the attention of Marilyn Von Scoyoc, Music Department coordinator. "Gregg Rickards Scholarship" should be entered on the memo line.
"The vibe was unbelievable," Ms. Sales said of the evening. "People were thanking us for letting them perform. It was truly nice, doing something positive. Hopefully we will be able to keep doing it, to keep something good going."
"Make sure the readers know how appreciative my family is for everything," she said.


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That strategy has prompted me to pay more attention to packaging and labels. And I have been rewarded. Here's a sample of the information and promotions that I have found bundled into containers of my favorite organic yogurt brand:
- Cooking Lessons: I found a recipe for strawberry muffins on one label.
- Green Tip: Buying a 32-ounce container of yogurt involves less packaging/less waste than purchasing five containers of 6-ounce yogurt. In fact, on a penny-per-ounce basis, buying the larger container is like getting one extra serving free of the smaller container. That green and thrifty tip was printed on the large yogurt tub.
- Free Magazines: By purchasing and saving four foil yogurt lids from 32-oz containers, I could have qualified for a free subscription to one of my favorite magazines. I purchased the required amount; washed off the labels and saved them in a desk drawer. And then my organization skills stalled. The postmark deadline came and went. The foil lids are still in my desk drawer. Maybe I'll use them to create an origami sculpture.
Meanwhile, I saved over $1 on my most recent yogurt purchase: The large tub was on sale for $3.00 (down from $3.79). I redeemed the 50-cent-off coupon, and I received a 10-cent rebate because I had my own re-usable shopping bag.


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It's a sign of the changing times in the NFL that it is hard to find too many people who think the running back who scored the most touchdowns in college football's highest classification is worth a first-round pick.
Montee Ball got in the end zone 83 times and ran for 5,140 yards during his career at Wisconsin, but he's hearing a lot of pundits say that he isn't a special enough running back to go high in the draft. Ball, citing Curtis Martin and Terrell Davis as examples of other players given the same evaluation, says that he's just fine with that label.
"They say I'm not special," Ball said, via Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com. "They say I'm not especially fast. They say I'm not especially big. Well, fine, I'll take that as a compliment. They're not tearing me apart. They're just saying that I don't do one thing special. So what? If you're pretty good all the way around, then you can be a very good running back."
Yasinskas spoke to Ball at the IMG Academy in Florida where the back is working out with former NFL quarterback Chris Weinke and others to prepare for the combine and team workouts leading up to the draft. Weinke had good things to say about Ball's pass-catching ability and consistency (not that you'd expect anything else from someone paid to prepare Ball for the pros) and those two things will be vital to Ball's chances of becoming the very good running back he hopes to become in the NFL.


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For over 27 years I have been a full time Realtor, helping people buy and sell their homes. I absolutely LOVE what I do and I am grateful to my clients for helping me get to the top 1% of Realtors in the state. Although we spend our fair share to help market our listings, most of my business comes from repeat customers and personal referrals. I am in this business long term and our team always does what's best for our clients. I pride myself in assisting people list and sell their homes in a smooth, flawless fashion. I thoroughly enjoy serving my clients.
Enthusiasm working for you – Helping people make one of their most important decisions is a serious responsibility, but is something that we enjoy doing. This enthusiasm and hard work will benefit you and help reduce the stress and anxiety often associated with real estate transactions.
Established Credibility – We have many years of experience and knowledge working in this industry. We can say with confidence that I'll get the job done right.
Hard Work and Dedication – No one works harder than we do to sell your home or to help you find you next new home.


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Hydrostatic transmission (HST) is a term referring to a closed-circuit pump and motor system where the pump is generally of variable-displacement, axial-piston design. The motor, or motors, can be fixed or variable displacement design. Machine propulsion is the traditional application for HSTs, but various work functions also benefit equally from the drive advantages of an HST.
The primary function of the HST is to accept rotary power from the prime mover (usually an internal combustion engine), and transmit that energy to a load via a hydraulic motor. In the process, the HST generally regulates speed, torque, power, and direction of movement. The typical HST drives a load from full speed in one direction to full speed in the opposite direction, with infinite variation of speed between the two maximums. Input speed to the pump is fixed for most off-road machinery, but sometimes is controlled via the engine throttle.
HSTs offer some important advantages over other forms of power transmission. Depending on its configuration, a hydrostatic transmission is capable of:
- transmitting high power in a compact package
- exhibiting low inertia
- operating efficiently over a wide range of torque-to-speed ratios
- maintaining controlled speed regardless of load, within design limits
- accurately maintaining preset speed against driving or running loads
- transmitting power to multiple locations, even if position and orientation of the location changes
- providing faster response than mechanical or electromechanical transmissions of comparable rating, and
- providing dynamic braking.
Whatever its task, the HST must be sized, designed, and controlled for an optimum match between the engine and the load. This allows the engine to operate at its most efficient speed and the HST to make adjustments to operating conditions. The better the match between input and output characteristics, the more efficient the entire power system.
Power management
While equipment manufacturers are continually being challenged to improve the operating efficiency of their machines, end-users of equipment are seeking better fuel economy, longer life, and higher productivity. Federal regulations regarding emissions are further restricting the horsepower available on equipment. The impact is limited displacement options for engines, and increased costs due to cleaner fuel blends, more fuel usage, and greater heat rejection. To meet these challenges, off-road HST drive systems must more efficiently use the horsepower available. The horsepower delivered will have to come from better-designed components and intelligent systems.
Control technology for HSTs has evolved far from simple lever, cable, or hydraulic pilot-operated pumps, where feedback links, four-bar levers, or inline valves and orifices limited any intelligence built into the system. Although some or all of these early control technologies are still being used, the trend is toward more sophisticated controls. This evolution has led equipment manufacturers to abandon conventional mechanical systems and invest in electro-hydraulic (EH) controls.
The past decade has seen a rapid transition from simple EH control to heavily integrated microprocessor controlled machines and work functions. Today's EH system is part of a network of functions built upon the premise of communication and decision-making. The advantage of an EH control is that it allows the equipment manufacturer to adjust power requirements around the machine in an infinite number of scenarios.
Machines are becoming more versatile — one machine platform is being used for multiple tasks around the jobsite. A single machine might at one point perform digging operations, then become a transport machine for material, and could eventually perform a wide array of other attachment functions during one working day.
An EH system allows the machine to adjust between these states. For example, during a digoverging operation, an EH drive system may adjust according to demand of an auxiliary function, thereby allowing power to be transmitted to the primary work function. A machine that uses various attachments can adjust to optimize the appropriate function. This versatility allows the machine to boost the overall operating efficiency of the machine while maximizing the output of the engine.
The EH multiple personality
Today's EH vehicles meet advanced requirements with surprising agility. Their key advantage is the ability to operate under multiple sets of algorithms and situations based on operator input, environmental conditions, and vehicle setup. These vehicles essentially have personalities that can be changed and adapted to provide increased productivity and safety.
Consider a wheel loader equipped with a full EH system. For normal haul-and-carry work, the propel system can operate in an automotive mode, where the operator uses the accelerator pedal to control ground speed by simultaneously ramping engine speed and pump and motor displacement ratios. This same vehicle, when equipped with a cold planer attachment, can switch to a displacement control mode and provide precise ground speed independent of system pressure. The change in personality for the wheel loader can be initiated by the operator, or even by the work tool via a Control Area Network (CAN) signal.
This same wheel loader can be equipped with a multi-function joystick that changes operation depending on attachment and work mode. It can also accomplish variable ratio EH steering that is speed dependent. Algorithms for all these scenarios reside in a microcontroller, which allows equipment manufacturers to quickly modify and update personalities based on new attachments, or changes in operator preferences in the field. Previous time spent changing orifices and springs within the hydraulic system is now spent in the cab, running calibration loops in the software and adjusting parameters on the fly.
Flexibility from the algorithm
Algorithms allow equipment manufacturers to gain market share. These manufacturers are able to create full product lines that share proprietary characteristics in performance or response to operator command. For example, a large excavator and small skid steer loader can share the same joystick control patterns, significantly reducing the learning curve for professional operators switching vehicles on the jobsite.
Additionally, equipment manufacturers can mimic the control of a competitor's machine. For instance, dual path machines can switch easily and quickly from ISO to H pattern, and back with a flip of an operator-controlled switch. Learning modes allow new operators to learn the behavior of a machine with less stress and fewer safety risks.
Better and safer
The responsibility to design a safe machine is heightened as demand on machine systems continues to expand and machines subsequently become more complex. To meet this market demand, equipment manufacturers and hydraulic suppliers are jointly using various risk analysis tools designed to highlight the "what if" scenarios associated with potential failures or malfunctions. EH controls are the ideal response to the complicated expectation of more productive machines with improved reliability and operational safety.
HSTs incorporating electrical pump control are especially suited for software and microprocessor control. A vehicle using some means of intelligent control can incorporate an infinite array of software algorithms that are designed to safely control and also monitor vehicle operation. HST acceleration and deceleration profiles are easily tuned to match desired requirements for safe vehicle operation.
Less obvious EH opportunities include self-diagnostics and system monitoring, such that if a failure were to occur it can be instantly detected and the machine placed in a fail-safe or de-energized state. Perhaps a limp home mode is desired if a particular fault is detected.
Beyond software
In addition to software control, integration of sensors and circuit valving is also becoming more accepted. Integrated or discrete sensors can be used to monitor pressure, speed, temperature, and pump displacement, so any number of safety-related circuits or controls can be achieved.
Integrated over-ride valves are rapidly becoming a system requirement where a vehicle can be held in a safe state until certain operator inputs are received. A vehicle can also be placed in a safe state when a fault is detected or an out-of-range output is recorded. The use of sensors and system monitoring, most importantly, enables the drive system to take preventive action prior to a disabling drive failure.
Pressure, speed, and temperature data logging for preventive maintenance or warranty administration are also easily provided with the capabilities of the onboard microprocessor intelligence and EH system monitoring.
Plug and perform
On-board EH intelligence in offroad HST machines plays a key role in improving drive performance and efficiency, as well as expanding vehicle capabilities and productivity. Additionally, an EH controlled HST can also shorten equipment assembly line and installation setup cycle times.
A smart controller can significantly reduce the setup time by eliminating the often time-consuming manual vehicle calibration and adjustment process of traditional mechanical or hydraulic pilot operated controls. An EH drive can quickly enter into a self calibrate mode where all thresholds and settings can be determined and stored in the controller memory. A secondary benefit exists within the aftermarket environment, where similar cycle time reductions can be found when a vehicle requires service or maintenance calibration.
Randy Rodgers and Branko Horvat are product managers, and Andy Sturtz and Darren Magner are application engineers for Sauer-Danfoss. Contact the company at 515-956-5750 or email [email protected]. Visit their web site at www.sauer-danfoss.com.


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New technology has irrevocably changed elections, and it has the potential to transform governance and produce a more open and participatory political culture with effective institutions that engender trust. Opening Government, a MacArthur supported research initiative, seeks to study the impact of technology on democratic institutions in the United States and globally. Predicated upon the theory that government institutions do not yet adequately use the collective know-how available to them in order to govern effectively, the initiative seeks to open our institutions and bring diverse talents to bear using technology. The initiative brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers, public sector innovators, and technologists that will develop the agenda for a future research network, including the design for research projects to advance and study opening government and promote effective and participatory governance in the networked age.
Members of the Opening Government "Pre-Network" discuss how technology can open our institutions.


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The Apple Thunderbolt Display Reviewby Anand Lal Shimpi on September 23, 2011 2:56 AM EST
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- Thunderbolt Display
Trouble in Promise-land
What's the first thing you do when you've got a display that has tons of interfaces and bandwidth at its disposal? Try them all at once to see if anything breaks of course. Over the course of the past few days that's exactly what I did. Unfortunately I did find a situation where things broke.
For whatever reason, if you're doing a lot of writes to the Promise Pegasus while playing music (or any other constant audio) through the Thunderbolt Display's internal speakers the audio will eventually corrupt. You can hear exactly what I'm talking about below:
TB Pegasus Audio Issue by AnandTech
This is a recording taken of me listening to music on the Thunderbolt Display (via its internal speakers) while writing a couple hundred gigabytes to the Pegasus R6. Note the introduction of what can only be described as really bad noise at the 6 second marker.
If you stop music playback and quickly resume, the problem will still be there. You have to restart the application that's using the audio codec to recover from this point. From a hardware standpoint, the codec just needs to go through an off/on (sleep/wake?) cycle to return back to normal. If you do this however and haven't stopped the transfer, the problem will creep up again. Stopping the transfer while playing back music won't fix the issue either. You have to stop the transfer and restart the music playback application for it to go away.
The issue goes deeper than that. I went out and bought a Creative Labs X-Fi Go Pro USB sound card to see if the problem stopped at the internal audio codec or extended to all USB sound devices. Unfortunately, it does even happen if you're using an external USB sound card connected to the Thunderbolt Display. Connect the same sound card directly to your Mac or use your Mac's 1/8" stereo jack and the problem goes away.
I was worried that what may appear as noise through speakers could result in data corruption over USB transfers. I ran the Pegasus write test while copying a bunch of files to an SSD attached via USB to the Thunderbolt Display and never saw any corruption on the SSD. This appears to be limited entirely to audio playback.
What's truly bizarre is I can only get the issue to appear when writing to the Pegasus, hundreds of GBs of sequential reads don't seem to produce it. Short bursts of writes don't seem to cause it either. Sending tons of data across the monitor's Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire 800 and USB ports doesn't seem to trigger it either. It appears to be an issue with the Pegasus and the Thunderbolt Display. But which device is ultimately at fault? Is it a problem with the Thunderbolt Display or the Pegasus? Ideally I'd use another Thunderbolt storage device to see if the issue remained, but I couldn't get my hands on a LaCie Little Big Disk.
I thought of something else.
First I needed to test and see if perhaps the issue was related to ultra high speed transfers. As we've already shown, the Pegasus can push as much as 1GB/s over Thunderbolt whereas none of the other bandwidth eaters come even remotely close to that. To determine if the issue was data rate invariant I wrote to the Pegasus at different speeds ranging from 480Mbps all the way up to 7.2Gbps. I tried putting SSDs in the Pegasus as well as standard mechanical hard drives. The problem remained. I got audio corruption regardless of what drives were in the Pegasus or what speed I wrote to the drives. The problem wasn't related to transfer rates.
I also took apart the Thunderbolt Display to confirm there weren't any obvious issues on the controller board (E.g. putting the Thunderbolt IC far too close to the audio controller). Nothing obvious there either.
While I was doing all of this, Apple put forth a Thunderbolt firmware update the other day, however it didn't seem to address the issue either. So I went back to my testing.
Since the problem appeared regardless of how fast (or slow) I was transferring and all I needed was another Thunderbolt storage device to vindicate either the Pegasus or the Thunderbolt Display I turned to the trusty MacBook Air.
As I mentioned in our original Pegasus review, if you have two Thunderbolt equipped Macs and a Thunderbolt cable you can actually put one of the machines in target disk mode and access its drives via Thunderbolt on the remaining Mac. You don't get super high performance but you can get around 500Mbps. Since I had reproduced the audio corruption issue at an even slower data rate I decided to give this a try.
I booted the MacBook Air in target disk mode by holding down the 't' key after turning on the machine. My MacBook Pro was connected to the Apple Thunderbolt Display and a Thunderbolt cable connected the display to the MacBook Air. This was the same setup as the Pegasus, but with the MBA in place of the Pegasus.
I wrote to the MBA just like I did the Pegasus (from a file server connected over the Thunderbolt Display's GigE, transfer rates were capped at around 500Mbps from the file server). After a couple hundred gigabytes were transferred without any audio corruption I swapped out the MBA and connected the Pegasus. I copied the same files at the same rate from the same source. After no more than 7GBs were written to the Pegasus the audio stream started to corrupt.
Based on my testing I can only conclude that the Pegasus seems to be at fault here, not the Thunderbolt Display. Given that the Pegasus was introduced prior to Apple's Thunderbolt Display it's not all that surprising that this issue made it through to production. It's unclear what the root cause is but it's hopefully something Promise can address either through firmware or a driver revision.
Update: I'm still verifying that this is indeed a "fix" but it looks like if you use a USB sound card plugged into a USB hub which is then plugged into the Thunderbolt Display then the sound corruption doesn't happen. This seems to point at noisy power as being the cause with the USB hub acting as a crude filter. It's still not ideal but this may be a workaround for Pegasus users until Promise supplies a fix.
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V4lkyri3 - Friday, September 23, 2011 - linkMaybe I'm slow to the party, but I'm loving this video review Anand.
Valkyrie. Reply
mfenn - Friday, September 23, 2011 - linkAgreed! Reply
GeorgeH - Friday, September 23, 2011 - linkIt was a very well-done video, everything from lighting and sound to the presentation was very well done.
Hopefully you use video reviews as more of a supplement where it's appropriate though (case reviews with videos would be great.) I can read much faster and than I can listen, and it's much easier to search and reference text. Reply
dragonsqrrl - Friday, September 23, 2011 - link+1! Love the way Anand and reviewers have been using these video's to supplement the written content, it's a great added bonus.
And I agree, it would be great for things like case, monitor, and smart phone reviews, things of that nature, but not so much for a hard drive or SSD reviews, for instance. And it seems like that's precisely the way the video reviews have been used thus far.
Great stuff... Reply
Operandi - Monday, September 26, 2011 - linkFor one it is a very concise version of the full review, and it complements it very well. Just the quick and dirty info on what Apple has been up to, and as this will do nothing for me as a PC user I now know I can stop there; if I want more detailed info I have the full review at my disposal, pretty cool. The other obvious benefit is the video format itself has advantages over still images for products such as this.
Also great work on the video and audio production, it looked and sounded great. The set is almost too minimalistic though, might want to experiment there. Reply
tech6 - Friday, September 23, 2011 - link+1 - Nice work - looks and sounds professional. More please. Reply
leodc - Friday, September 23, 2011 - linkYou are are quite a fluent speaker, Anand! You spoke continuously for more than 5 minutes without meandering, drifting.... Impressive. Reply
ImSpartacus - Friday, September 23, 2011 - linkI agree. I love how he leaped into the anecdote without throwing an annoying intro on the screen. Anand's performance was engaging; I love listening to where he thinks the industry is going. Reply
B3an - Friday, September 23, 2011 - linkIt's well made but it annoys me how he puts this much effort in to Apple products and only makes a video of this quality for something by Apple. Also in Anandtech articles theres very often better quality photos for Apple stuff, in comparison to other articles for anything else. More effort is put in to lighting, location, and camera shots. On a whole Apple articles just seem better presented and it just makes the site seem bias and like some fanboyism exists. Reply
Stas - Friday, September 23, 2011 - linkOr they just get paid to do it right. Other articles they do on their own initiative. I'm sure, if a company stepped in and paid for a review, they would do it just as well, as Apple's. Reply


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Twitter recently went on a startup shopping spree in Cambridge, MA.
Actually, in one building: 1 Kendall Square.
Last week, it acquired Crashlytics and Xconomy pegs the price at more than $100 million in cash and stock, much higher than initial reports suggested.
(We find that a little hard to believe since it seems like a protective buy for Twitter, but local outlets are can be well sourced.)
Yesterday we reported another acquisition: social TV analytics company Bluefin Labs. AllThingsD estimates a sale price of $70 million.
If those pricing reports are accurate, then Twitter just dropped about $200 million all in one place and it now has about 75 employees in the same building.
Startups should scramble to get a spot in 1 Kendell Square. It seems like a lucky place to be.
Nice coincidence: Twitter's two Cambridge acquisitions, Bluefin Labs & Crashlytics, are both in same Kendall Sq office complex (1 Kendall). — Scott Kirsner (@ScottKirsner) February 5, 2013


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Think Your Family Knows Everything About You? Google Might Know More
Chances are you have an account that is linked to Google. Whether it is a personal Gmail, work Gmail, YouTube account, Android phone, or Blogger account, some of the most popular technology uses are brought back directly to Google.
A few years ago, Google opened up a dashboard that allows users to see how much is really stored in Google. To access the information that has been saved to your account visit the google dashboard.
I was recently reminded of the Google Dashboard by a post that I saw on twitter. Out of curiosity, I visited my Google Dashboard for my longest tenured account.
What I found was quite interesting.
- Google shows every device linked to the Google account. This includes Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, Android etc. It also shows what internet provider was used to connect to it (Midcontinent, CenturyLink, etc.)
- Shows every blog that an individual creates, and those that still might be out there.
- Events listed in the Google Calendar
- All phone contacts that are linked to your phone. This includes their email addresses. Although, I've found this applies to Android phones. I have not had an Android phone in over two years and it only includes contacts that I have up to that point. Also shows the contacts that you interact with more than anyone else.
- Shows every Google Document that was opened, and that was participated in.
- Shows most recent Gmail email received and the total amount of conversations that have been used on that account.
- Every photo that was uploaded via Google
- Location history
- Google Talk history and amount of time spent talking to individuals.
- Every Google search history (unless you disable it)
- Displays every YouTube search and video watched
Granted, there isn't a whole that would be a complete shock. The information that Google is keeping is the information that is constantly provided to it.
On the plus side, I've used Google to my advantage for storing information. When I switched phones (after my previous one took a nice swim), I was able to retain my contacts from Google. It also is helpful for going back and finding information that you previously had stored.
But if you find yourself uncomfortable with the information that is being stored by Google, access your Google Dashboard and adjust the privacy settings.


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For me, the holiday season wouldn't be complete without 12-hour technical rehearsals, fake snow and petticoats. For the past three years, I've been given the best Christmas present an actress could ask for: I've been able to take part in a Broadway-scale production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
I remember my very first audition back in 2008. I walked into the beautifully remodeled Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in the heart of downtown Worcester and fell in love. With glistening chandeliers and a house that seats roughly 2,300 people, I knew there would be no better place to spend my holiday season. After the first year's rehearsing the play, an adaptation by our director, Troy Siebels, I knew we had something great.
The classic tale of Scrooge's icy heart melting with the warmth of Christmas is a fable for all ages. The joy of the season is perfectly conveyed through the classic carols and mirth. It's an infectious feeling.
And that's why I keep going back. The cast and crew become just as wrapped up in the story as the character of Scrooge. We become a holiday family, and we come to miss each other during the year. Over two and a half weeks, we spend eight hours a day, six days a week together. We bake cookies, swap recipes and sip cocoa. For Jewish members of the cast, we light a Menorah and play with a dreidel. The director and his wife host a potluck Christmas party where we watch our favorite holiday movies. Secret Santa gets everyone busy buying and making presents.
Before we open, about a week before Christmas, we camp out in the theater for our "ten out of twelves" – where we work for 10 hours and break for two. But there's something that makes this process more than a job, and the production more than a show. It's a living Christmas card, our way of wishing the audience members the merriest of Christmases. Our production is done in the true Dickens' fashion. The clothes, the hair and the set all evoke London of long ago. We work with a dialect coach to perfect our British inflection.
It's Ebeneezer Scrooge done the way Dickens would want; a miserly penny-pincher who has lost the joys of the season along the path of his rocky life. Through the visitation of "ghastly apparitions" he learns to embrace happiness and to spread it to those around him. Everyone can relate to Scrooge – we all have days when we mistreat those dear to us or take our pleasant lives for granted. People find hope in the Cratchits, a family who barely have anything but are grateful for each other.
Unlike many authors of his day, Dickens took a step into the underbelly of London, and examined the poor in many of his tales. The harsh environment of young Dickens influenced his later writings [see below].
In our production, the audience meets the supernatural full force. Through theatrical haze and eerie lighting, the ghost of Jacob Marley flies onto the stage. The other spirits have equally powerful entrances, especially Christmas Future, a 10-foot phantasm that enters with a clap of thunder. A Wurlitzer organ accompanies the singers and fills the theater with swelling chords and ringing bells.
"A Christmas Carol" at the Hanover has become holiday tradition, just as it has for the thousands who return each year. Packed with school kids of all ages, the theater has a certain indescribable buzz. Bringing the classic Dickens story to children is one of the greatest of gifts. It's not just about Christmas – it's about kindness, compassion, love, joy and second chances. That's a story that anyone can relate to.
"A Christmas Carol" is at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester Dec. 16, 17, 18 and 23. Tickets can be purchased online at www.hanovertheatre.org or by calling 877-571-SHOW
How Dickens shaped a modern holiday
For a quick but obviously pro-Dickens view of Charles Dickens as the inventor of the modern Christmas, visit David Purdue's Charles Dickens website (charlesdickenspage.com).
"Charles Dickens has probably had more influence on the way that we celebrate Christmas today than any single individual in human history..." Purdue acknowledges that there was a tradition of Christmas in the English-speaking world before Dickens but he argues persuasively that it was on the verge of dying out.
"At the beginning of the Victorian period the celebration of Christmas was in decline. The medieval Christmas traditions, which combined the celebration of the birth of Christ with the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia (a pagan celebration for the Roman god of agriculture), and the Germanic winter festival of Yule, had come under intense scrutiny by the Puritans under Oliver Cromwell. The Industrial Revolution, in full swing in Dickens' time, allowed workers little time for the celebration of Christmas."
Purdue says there were other contributions, such as Queen Victoria's marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coberg, who brought the German custom of the Christmas tree and revived the singing of Christmas carols, which had all but disappeared.
The first Christmas cards also appeared in the 1840s [supposedly invented by a minor aristocrat too busy, or too lazy to hand-write a greeting to his friends].
"But it was the Christmas stories of Dickens, particularly his 1843 masterpiece, 'A Christmas Carol,' that rekindled the joy of Christmas in Britain and America," says Purdue. "Today, after more than 160 years, 'A Christmas Carol' continues to be relevant, sending a message that cuts through the materialistic trappings of the season and gets to the heart and soul of the holidays." For people who think that Dickens painted too mean a picture of Scrooge, a close reading of Dickens time, and his experience working in a factory while his father was in debtors' prison, makes Scrooge look positively benign compared to what London's working class knew as "the boss." Then, many people blamed the poor for being poor by way of genetic and moral defect and beneath humane and fair treatment.
Although Dickens was born what we would call middle class in America, his family's decline gave him an education about the working poor. Indeed, many working class families in Dickens' London would have considered the Cratchits extraordinarily well off. It is largely due to Dickens invoking the spirit of Christmas as an inspiration for sympathy for the less fortunate. His target audience was the burgeoning middle of the Industrial Revolution – to compel them toward charity for the poor. He had considerable success.
The Victorian Era saw the growth of philanthropy as a virtue among the middle class readers of Dickens. His own view of the holiday was as "a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of other people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys."
It was this transformative power of Christmas, coupled with Dickens' own sense how tenuous one's good fortune was, that underscored all of Dickens' works. We can all change, to better ourselves and to better the lives of others.
"Transformation, however sentimentalized in his novels, was very real to him and desperately fragile," said Professor Sam Coale of Wheaton College, who usually thinks and writes about more modern authors. "So he wrote and wrote and wrote, the words holding [back] any slipping back into his poverty-stricken existence as a child."
By the time of his death in 1870, he had become nearly synonymous with the holiday. Author Paul Davis, in "The Lives and Times of Ebenezer Scrooge" (1990) recalls an anecdote from the time of Dickens' obituary told by a contemporary, Theodore Watts-Dunton: "As he was walking down Drury Lane near Covent Garden Market on June 9th that year, Dunton overheard a Cockney barrow-girl's reaction to the news of the great novelist's death: 'Dickens dead? Then will Father Christmas die too?'" Dickens has kept him alive for almost 170 years.


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Release Date: 2011 |
So, who is ready for Old Raves End part 2?
Back Chat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLJ4182wVgk
All Yours: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOlBZGFu9vc
Secrets: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wmxh9e8EcE
I'm more inclined to jump on this hype train. Let's see how far your influence reaches this time.
Lol 4
Edit: Jk
Lol 0.5 lower
Album Rating: 4.0i wanna fuck her voice so hard
Atleast you liked it, all that matters. Beautiful stuff, posted this on their FB wall.
I have no influence
I'm just a bitter (young) man with opinions
Beautiful singer
I try
Album Rating: 3.5damn another 5? guess youre enjoying 2011 quite a bit.
certainly intrigued, will check it out.
Hey, only 2 so far
Loved the second half of Secrets. Never managed to get into Dummy but will check this out.
Album Rating: 4.5AotY. This is one of the most well chosen album names ever.
Wanna get as many people onto this album as possible
Go and spread the word troops
this will get BNM'd and featured and most popular don't worry
this is a very sexy record
Album Rating: 4.5ah yes, the review is here. this album is fucking amazing, props dev
Sexiest album of the year lads
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As a member of the board of the award-bestowing National Book Critics Circle, I tend to look to the National Book Awards as a popular big brother: They are the football to our field hockey, the Oscars to our
To the degree that there is one.
I wish we talked more about books. We, you and me, we talk about books all the time, and I'm eminently grateful for it. But to the general populace, "NBA" doesn't mean book awards -- it means basketball.
The changes announced Tuesday won't displace basketball in the popular culture, but they stand a good chance of raising the awards' profile somewhat. And that's a good thing.
As you probably heard, the NBAs have added a new layer of public competition to their awards: a longlist of 10 books will be announced in each of its four categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young adult literature. The longlist will come in September, about a week after
That's following the model of the Man Booker prizes, the British literary awards that have such a presence in the popular culture that being on the list can make a huge sales difference in England, and bookies take bets on who the winner will be.
If it's unlikely oddsmakers in Las Vegas will follow suit, it's also a very good setup for allowing a conversation around the books to flourish. Lengthening the run-up heightens the sense of competition, which is a little scary but also a little exciting. Competition has been the driving delight of the Tournament of Books at the Morning News, which uses the college basketball bracket model (there's basketball again) to pit novels against one another, an idea so inspired that it's spawned dozens of imitators.
"The Bookers do a fantastic job at getting a conversation going about good books. With the longlist, for instance, you get this conversation bubbling up about what made it and then about what doesn't get on the shortlist," foundation board vice president and Grove/Atlantic CEO Morgan Entrekin told the Associated Press. He also said that the new process might include books that are a "little more mainstream."
This has been tried in the past; in an effort to broaden the scope of the awards, several new categories were created. The year 1980 saw awards in autobiography - hardcover, autobiography - paperback, biography - hardcover, biography - paperback, children's books - hardcover, children's books - paperback, current interest - hardcover, current interest - paperback, fiction - hardcover, fiction - paperback, first novel, general nonfiction - hardcover, general nonfiction - paperback, general reference books - hardcover, general reference books - paperback, history - hardcover, history - paperback, mystery - hardcover, mystery - paperback, poetry, religion/inspiration - hardcover, religion/inspiration - paperback, science - hardcover, science - paperback, science fiction - hardcover, science fiction - paperback, translation, and western. The 28 categories -- can you imagine the length of the ceremony? -- didn't last.
This time around they're hoping to bring a broader range of books into the discussion by inviting new judges to the table. In recent years the judges have been limited to writers; in the future, they may include booksellers and book critics. That, Entrekin hopes, will make the NBAs less likely to include "a collection of stories by a university press" -- a statement that was criticized Tuesday on Twitter.
Never fear -- at least from the critics' quarter. The National Book Critics Circle's fiction winner last year was Edith Pearlman's short story collection "Binocular Vision" published by Lookout Books, a very young imprint at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.
The tension between popular culture and high culture within publishing is a distraction. The move to the longlist/shortlist model probably won't exclude lesser-known works of fine art, and it might add more widely known-books -- but that's not the point. The point is that while it gives us more books to focus our attention on, it lengthens the conversation. And that's good.
It's also good that the National Book Awards, which are run by the National Book Foundation, are willing to try something new. Maybe the longlist/shortlist idea will go the way of the 28-category awards -- but maybe it'll catch on, and stick.