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April 22, 2007 | 29 Comments
Macro lens – US $400.
Macro shots by reversing a lens – US $7.95.
Leading others to believe a mustard seed is an avocado – Priceless.
Macro photography refers to taking close up pictures (really close up pictures!). The classical definition according to wikipedia is:
..that the image projected on the "film plane" (i.e film or a digital sensor) is the same size as the subject. On 35 mm film (for example), the lens must have the ability to focus on an area at least as small as 24×36 mm, as this is the size of the image on the film. This is known as "life-size magnification" or simply 1:1.
The other day, totally out the blue, B said "Can we buy a macro lens?". I had shown her some excellent macro pix from here and here, but still I pinched myself, because that's the last thing I'd have expected from her. The time that I spend capturing the picture in any situation is a much debated (hotly if I may add) topic in our household.
In comes food blogging into our life, and all of a sudden I see a window of opportunity , fussing over every picture, finding the best lighting conditions, altering the staging ever so slightly, changing the myriad settings in the camera (at least I haven't started taking pix in RAW…yet) all in the pursuit of the elusive good one. No complaints from B… as she also wants to have the best possible pix for the blog. More importantly, she is the de facto artistic director. Then B started taking more and more of these food pix, and realized that one doesn't have to spend a long time to take a good pic! I needed something new.
I had read somewhere that prior to macro lenses, photographers (as early as a century ago!) used to tape their lenses in reverse to get very close to a subject. Many links had references to reversing lenses, but I had not paid much attention to it before. So I did what any self-respecting netizen would do and found a very practical and excellent exposition of the technique here.
There are several ways to creating a macro by reversing a lens, such as using an adapter ring or using two lenses back to back, or using a bellows arrangement. The common denominator is that the lens used as the macro should have high aperture (low f-stop) and the mounting assembly should have a male thread to screw the lens. Since I already have two lenses, I assembled them back to back using a macro coupler that I bought from here for $7.95.
These are some of the pix that I have taken in the past few weeks. At the beginning of the post is the solution to last week's quiz – BROWN MUSTARD. Below are Kalonji and Ajwain. I also posted watercress sprouts here.
These pictures were taken with a 18-55 mm on the camera body (set at 55mm) reversed with a 50mm f/1.4 (focus set at infinity). The DOF is very shallow and to mitigate that I used a f/36 and increased the exposure time accordingly.
I might consider buying a bellows and macro rail arrangement to give better control over the focus. Additionally, it is possible to take multiple exposures at varying focal planes and make a composite image. Haven't experimented with that yet.
Considerations such as lighting, working distance, subject nature, and budget (as these things can be quite pricey!) among other things, weigh into the choice of the lens. There are dedicated macro lenses at different focal lengths available. Since the subject is very close, getting enough light into the lens is always tricky, consequently 100-200 mm focal lengths are becoming popular.
Some claim that it is hard to make a poor macro lens, probably because typically they are fixed focus single element lenses. I'll keep that in mind when I shop for a dedicated lens. But in the mean time I am going to continue my experimentation with lens-reversal. Will post pics, trials and travails with my experiments. Stay tuned.
- Jai
Additional reading
Making your own macro lens for a buck!
Filed Under: ajwain, bishops-weed, HOW TO, kalongi, lens-reversal, macro-lens, macro-photography, mustard, nigella-seeds, Photo Essays, PHOTOGRAPHY
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BTW, do you have a macro blade too? How did you cut the mustard seed?
with great difficulty!–Jai
Bee n' Jai:
its quite belated 1st April fun but welcome nevertheless.
he he, liked the way you cut the avocado, errr……the mustard seeds
if you had posted kalonji, people would have atleast guessed badi elaichi…..both being masalas, it would have given them some solace
and the take on Citi ad: Priceless
Have a fantastic weekend.
Mind blowing and very informative bee and Jai.. looking forward to more interesting pictures
Very cool!
You wicked, wicked people! I'd have said it was a big fat wasp if you'd put up the ajwain for the quiz. I thought the 'fruit' you put up was reetha (soap nut, kunkudukai), used to wash the hair, but since this is mostly a food blog, shied away from guessing.
This is superb. Jai you gave some info must say I'll stay ontrack.
oh my god, never in a million years I would have guessed a mustard seed, great job you guys. next time leave a clue at least to which category a pic belongs too. Now you have raised the bar can't wait to see whats coming next
truly priceless !!!
hahaha…… that was a good one.
amazing picture… i am more amazed to see how u managed to cut that mustard never in my wildest dreams i would have guess it right
Jai & Bee,
Thanks for the info on the lens. I'll definitely look into some options when I head up North this summer.
Very cool. I wanna try that.
I've heard of this, I've not seen the results before though. It's truely mind blowing. I HAVE to try this! Off to the camera shop I go.
jai , please dont mix insects pics & food in the same blog just kidding..cant wait to see them.
that lens has surely done wonders. I couldn't believe my eyes. I was amazed by the pic of Ajwain.
You evil minds !!!! May all your dreams fill with Mustard seeds wonly !!! Hmmpphhhh…
On a serious note – much toooo much. And thanks for sharing the way you took the photo..great info.. I LOVE this site !!!
[...] tsp. baking soda ¼ cup chopped cilantro/spring onion greens 1 tsp salt 2 tsps. lemon juice 1/4 tsp ajwain (bishop's weed) 1/4 tsp cayenne powder 1/4 tsp cumin [...]
[...] 15 green cardamoms 4 cloves 1/2 tea spoon fennel seeds 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns 1/4 teaspoon ajwain (bishop's weed) 1 teaspoon dried ginger powder small (1 inch) piece of cinnamon 1/4 tsp [...]
please somebody tell me where I can buy jack fruit, I have been craving this fruit for many years.
pleeeeeease tell me,
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the thai store. – b.
[...] A macro shot without a macro lens. Explained here [...]
Great macro tips Jai & Bee. Awesome pics too.
Cant wait to get started, and I dont have the patience to order a coupler, so I am going to glue 2 old filters to make one .
Chirleia, try the asian supermarkets like Ranch 99, SF supermarket or if you are in the Bay area you can even look for them at Albertsons (I have bought it from the Milpitas store)
That is amazing!
[...] Tarla Dalal's dumpling recipes usually have bishop's weed / carom (ajwain) in them. They impart a great smoky flavour and aid digestion. Lightly toasted, crushed cumin seeds [...]
[...] is what 21 megapixels (taken in jpg) gets you. Jai used the lens reversal technique with a 90mm tilt shift and a 50mm [...]
[...] you haven't figured out by now (or from a previous post on camera remotes and another on lens reversal), I like it a bit on the el cheapo side. Some times my ideas are …let's just say ideas [...]
[...] Macro shot of a Brown Mustard Seed [...]


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1885 NJ Census Index at FamilySearchPosted: January 22, 2011 Filed under: Genealogy | Tags: census, NJ Leave a comment
A great new aid for finding families in this record, and apparently it only just went up. Here is the link to the searchable index.
This is an online name index only. To see an image you need to order the film from a Family History Center. If you find the name you're looking for, you'll also see the film number on the entry, along with the page number and family number.
Or, if you're in NJ, you could see it at the NJ State Library in Trenton at 185 West State Street. Here is a chart that explains the ins and outs of New Jersey censuses and tax lists since 1772 — what's destroyed, what's survived and where you can find it at the library or state archives. Very useful.
h/t to Gary at the NJ-GSNJ list.
Links 06.07.10Posted: June 7, 2010 Filed under: Genealogy | Tags: Cemeteries, census, Ireland, Link Love Leave a comment
This week we've got a lot of grave tidings and record achievements. Cliche watchers, take note.
Cemetery records suit: A Virginia genealogy society was unsuccessful in proving ownership of a collection of cemetery records being offered for sale in CD and book form by a local museum. The U.S. District Court ruling means that the Bedford (Va.) Museum and Genealogical Library can continue to offer the items for sale. The case was more about procedure than genealogy. It hinged on whether, in voting to incorporate last year, the society was really the true successor to the parent group, an unincorporated volunteer group organized as an affiliate of the museum. The court held that the entire membership should have been notified of the vote in order for it to be valid. An interesting case to consider for volunteer genealogy societies amassing record collections.
Irish census of 1901: Meanwhile, across the pond, excitement reigns over the release of the 1901 Irish census, the earliest complete Irish population count available. The records took five years and 4 million euros to digitize, and join the 1911 census online for Irish researchers. (Many 19th-century Irish records were lost in a 1922 fire at the Public Records Office, during the Irish civil war.) The BBC's website summarizes the news angles nicely, including examples of famous folks and their census forms.
Also in Ireland: This news item popped up, containing an intriguing reference to a proposed merger of the Irish National Archives, the Irish Manuscripts Commission and the National Library of Ireland into a new national library/archive. The legislation is to be introduced by the end of this year, said Fianna Fáil leader Brian Cowen.
"Uncle" is correct: I love genealogy stories that bring distant history close to living generations, and this one is a classic. An Ohio man recently succeeded in replacing the official grave marker for his uncle, who served in the Civil War. Yes, you read that right. Sid Sines, a WWII veteran himself, belongs to what must be a small group of living Americans with a biological uncle who fought in the Civil War. Sines' father Martin (born 1868) was the product of Simon Sines' second marriage. The Civil War soldier, James (born 1844), was an elder child of Simon's first marriage. Martin waited until he was 52 to marry, and Sid was born in 1922. A perfect storm of genealogy circumstance! Congratulations to Sid on replacing his uncle's marker — the original was vandalized 30 years ago.
Ancestry Searching: Some 101-Style TipsPosted: May 25, 2010 Filed under: Genealogy | Tags: census, References 1 Comment
A while back I attended an Ancestry.com webinar on how to make the most of your searches. I know Ancestry's search engine twists and turns are a hot-button topic. Last fall, for example, Randy Seaver did a succinct rundown of old vs. new interfaces, at least as things stood at that point. (All I can repeat is that in case you didn't know, you can still use the "Old Search" button at the top right of the "Search All Records" page.)
But this post (like that webinar) isn't for searchers expert enough to know just which part of the interface annoys them the most. It's to pass along some basic procedural tips that struck me as useful for those just starting to explore Ancestry databases. Many might think, "What, this is news?" Well, as we used to say on the copy desk, there are babies born every day who never heard of Elvis. So there.
Where to start: Do not start at the Ancestry home page. Go to the Search All Records form, and use the Advanced Search option. Checking the "exact" box is … debatable. For common given names and surnames it can help — did you know there are more than 800 variations of the name Catherine? For dates, "exact" is problematic, as we shall see.
Useful keys: To spare your fingers, know that: P = preview; J = next; K= previous; N= new form; R= current form.
Three things to do upon locating a record: (A) Read it. Really look at all the information. Scan for clues as to immigration year, time of marriage, total number of children. In census entries, look at the neighbors — some might be collateral kin. (B) Save it online to a shoebox or online tree, if you do online trees. (C) Save it offline however you prefer to do it, by saving it to your hard drive or making a printout, or whatever. I was snickering at this advice until I remembered all the records I've re-read and re-saved over the years.
Play with date ranges: The webinar instructors advised beginning with a plus/minus range of 10 years. For example, ancestors didn't always care about just when they were born; there really was a time when one's birthdate wasn't a matter of vital importance. So start with a wide range, narrowing it as you go, depending upon the hits you get.
Use wildcards to play with spelling variations. You can replace as many characters as you want, as long as there is a minimum of three actual characters in the search term. I can pull in lots of variations on Haigney by searching H*g*y. This can be a real help with a name that goes under multiple spellings.
Look at all types of records, even if you are certain your ancestor would never be in them. Don't search assuming that he or she: was never in the army/never left their home county/never copyrighted anything anywhere. You may well be surprised. I have.
Bon voyage and good luck!
Standing up to be counted (at last)Posted: May 20, 2010 Filed under: Genealogy | Tags: census Leave a comment
Well, now: A copy of a 1780s population count has turned up at Kean University in Union, N.J., just down the road from me.
Note how I'm applying my terminology, however. I'm staying away from calling it a "census" because, while accurate in the strict sense, this document isn't the sort of thing we family researchers can spend hours obsessing over on Ancestry.com. Naturally the word "census" may sneak into some headlines, getting people all hot and bothered.
Easy, tiger. Although very interesting, this doesn't appear to contain information on specific names and their domiciles. It's a tally of U.S. populations, state by state, drawn from state enumerations taken between 1781 and 1786. For some states, the tallies are broken down by age and race, but other states simply provided a total tally.
The information was found among papers belonging to John Kean, a member of a family still very much active in New Jersey politics today — former governor and 9/11 Commission member Thomas Kean is one example. (In New Jersey, Keans and Livingstons and Frelinghuysens are like the Appalachian Mountains of public life: they've just always been there.)
Descendants of the Kean and Livingston families donated a trove of papers to Kean University (no relation? What do you think?). And Kean University archivists have been slowly combing through what they describe as 200 years of American history, which is probably a good thing — researchers say all sorts of goodies keep turning up in odd places.
The population count, for example, was scribbled in a ledger that John Kean originally used for keeping accounts. Being a thrifty sort, he turned it over and used the reverse pages for taking notes when he was elected to the Continental Congress in 1785.
The count said that 2.2 million whites and Indians were living in the U.S.A., along with 567,000 blacks. Virginia had the biggest population, with 530,000 residents, more than half of them black. (New Jersey, by contrast, had about 159,000 residents.)
While it probably won't set off any lightning bolts for individual genealogy research, the discovery does provide a nice snapshot of the United States at the dawn of its existence.
Census form completed, with a tipPosted: March 19, 2010 Filed under: Genealogy | Tags: census 1 Comment
All done, and it took me about five minutes, even with a new child to list since the last time around. Despite an incredible temptation to spell my surname six different ways as a gesture of solidarity with my ancestors, I kept all spellings standard.
I also used a great tip from the Genealogical And Historical Research discussion group on LinkedIn:
Make a photocopy of your completed census form and file it with your genealogy stuff. No sense making your descendants wait 72 years to see what your answers were if they don't have to!
I can't believe I never thought of that! Am I the last person to start doing this?
Link Love, March 8Posted: March 8, 2010 Filed under: Genealogy | Tags: census, libraries, Link Love, Local history 1 Comment
My friends, I am officially Oscar'd-out; I can no longer tell the difference between a Best Dress and a Worst Dress. So I will move on to my weekly links. Today we have quirky landmarks, a genealogy freebie and two New York City events of note.
Obscura Day is Coming! March 20! Yes, there is still time to prepare. No, it has nothing to do with the Mayan calendar. It is an international festival of strange, interesting landmarks, each of which will offer a public event on the big day. Some are of interest to genealogists; some are just off the charts. In London, you can trace the course of the long-lost River Fleet; in Boston, you can tour Jamaica Plain's Forest Hills Cemetery. I don't know what it says about Philadelphia that they've got two bizarre sites on offer, but there you go. You could even organize your own event in your town, if you want. It's all facilitated by Atlas Obscura, an online compendium of "wondrous, curious and esoteric" places.
Free 1930 U.S. census: In a world where there is no such thing as free lunch, it's nice to find a free census. This is NOT searchable by keyword or name; you have to browse it the old-fashioned way, page by page. However, it is free. (h/t to Pat Connors of the NY-Irish genealogy listserve.)
And for those of us in the neighborhood, check out these two upcoming genealogy lectures in NYC:
Researching Criminal Relatives: Presenter Ron Arons, author of the book The Jews of Sing Sing, discusses how to track down relatives on the wrong side of the law. Free; 5:30-6:30 PM Tuesday, March 16, South Court Classrooms of the Stephen Schwarzman Building, New York Public Library, 5th Avenue at 42nd Street. The NYPL has more about it on their Facebook page (click on the Wall tab).
Basics and Beyond: This afternoon-long seminar hosted by the Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. includes presentations from genealogists on censuses and vital records, research organization, goal-setting and online research. The seminar is organized in two tracks, one for beginners and one for more experienced researchers. 1 to 5 PM, Sunday, April 11, 130 East 59th Street, Manhattan. Registration is required; for details see www.jgsny.org.
Last-minute update: Omigosh, NPR has a story about a fish that has lived in a New York City pet store since 1970. Is this the oldest fish in New York City? Is there a genealogy angle? The answers are (A) Maybe; and (B) No, there is not. It's just too strange to pass up. (h/t westchesterdead)


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I've been called "The Newspaper Lady" since I began working in the industry. It's a title I bear with pride, as someone whose passion and means of living comes from writing.
I do love newspapers — the smell, the feel of the paper and the ink, which invariably always makes its way onto your hands. There are stacks of papers littering my desk at work and threatening to slide from the shelves of my office at home. They are framed on my walls and fill the pages of my scrapbooks.
Wherever my travels take me, I always keep an eye out for the local press. Whether I can read the language or not, a newspaper is always coming home in my suitcase. I often wrap gifts in colorful comics or a feature article I have written.
But I have another, more secret, print addiction. One that only my husband and our mailman are fully aware of: I am a full-fledged magazine junkie.
My mornings are dominated by newspaper headlines. I drink in national daily editions at breakfast and the regional ones over my coffee at the office.
But by lunchtime my voracious reading appetite has begun to hunger for something different. I begin to crave the exhilaration of carefully crafted slick and glossy pages.
When I arrive home for lunch, I head to the mail chute immediately, holding my breath in anticipation of what surprise new edition is waiting at the bottom of it for me.
Local, travel, fashion, political, cooking, trade, gardening and gossip. I have subscriptions to them all.
In bad weather, I am especially anxious to retrieve the day's offering before the edges have gotten wet or wavy. Nothing is more heartbreaking then an edition that has been haphazardly stuffed into the slot, crimping or irreparably creasing the cover.
The perfectly designed pages of magazines are a highly addicting form of escapism. After inspecting and admiring the cover, I always begin reading from the back page. I know I'm not alone here. I learned in journalism school that almost half of magazine readers do the same thing…
Over lunch, I lose myself in the short stories and department staples. I save the longer articles and features for dessert, often curling up on the couch to read them, wrapped in a blanket and barefoot.
When the clock signals it is time to return to the daily grind of the newsroom, I force myself away. At that time the gossip, news and trade publications often find their way into the recycling bin. The gardening, women's and travel publications get stacked on the coffee table. These are saved for further savoring.
As a teenager, I would pull out advertisements to decorate my room and spent hours snipping out colorful words to decorate my journals and to use for collage poetry. I remember collecting the black and white ads of a perfume campaign as a silly, wistful teenage girl. The beautiful airbrushed couple was my vision then of true love.
Now I mine magazines for recipes, witty cartoons, and snippets of advice to ponder. I collect ideas for my own work and pull out articles to send to my mother. I dog-ear pages with purses and coats I want to purchase. I bookmark the features on places I want to visit and the restaurants to track down when I get there.
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How many times have I started a story or a novel that sucked? The despair and depression began as soon as the original spark began to fizzle, the images began to fade, the ideas began to deflate. The narrative lacked some kind of spine or heart, some kind of engine that could carry it through to its resolution. I always thought there was something wrong with me when this happened.
As a writer I had a fight to fight. I wanted to fall in love with my characters and their pain, but words kept getting in the way. I kept pushing too hard, trying to find a point of view that wasn't really mine.
When this stuff happens (and it happens frequently) I freak out and reach into my bucket o' anti-depressants. Nothing to do but hit the DEL key and the trash becomes my best friend.
Imperfect memory. Mis-heard voices. Grabbing things as they fly past. I thrive on these. The truth is, I have no idea what I'm doing until I've spent days, weeks, months with visions and re-visions, and sometimes they just won't gel.
But it's all right. Blame it on the liquid of language we're all dissolved in, as Modest Mouse says. "Everyone's a building burning with no one to put the fire out."
Freaking out and saying good-bye are part of the package. Life is nothing except a series of moments, and writing fiction is a subjective experience, created through our own viewpoint. Although great literature remains timeless and deeply satisfying because of its exquisite descriptions of the human condition, it's not really a corroboration of direct personal experience. That's because language is an imperfect transmitter and receptor. So, we have to come to terms with our own experience and trust it because no one else is having it, only us.
That means that in the end we are all our own writing teachers. Being our own writing teachers brings with it freedom, curiosity and wonder. The difficulties of process and any "objective" understanding we claim to have of the world is built entirely from scratch with each story.
What we build depends on the books we've read, the people we've met, and the experiences we've had. It means that although we share the same objective world, we will never represent it quite like anyone else. And this is why it's self-destructive to think we have nothing "original" to say or to allow others to tell us how we should write. It also lets us disregard extraneous, non-useful criticism.
Subjectivity is primary experience — it is real life, our real life, something each of us builds on top of objectivity in our minds, privately, in order to make sense of it all, and even if no one else reads it, if no one else cares. Each raindrop matters, even if no one notices it fall. This truth could have important implications for us as we develop as writers. In the end we all have to be our own heroes.


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BYOB in vicinity of Citizens Bank Park
My husband and I just got last minute tickets to the Phillies game this afternoon. Are there any reasonably priced byos in the vicinity? We can also drive if there is something better outside of that immediate location. I know it may be difficult to get reservations now, but I'll try. Thanks for any help!
I'm not sure if it's BYO or not, but I would recommend Criniti's. It's less than a mile from the stadium and they make great italian food at very reasonable prices(Entrees were in the 12-18 range if I recall correctly). It's a pretty casual atmosphere, service is very good and if you go reasonably early on a weekend you'll be in and out quickly. It's address is 2601 South Broad Street. Good luck.
We wound up going to Pesto. It was fantastic! Will definitely go back. The service was very friendly and the food was delicious. Be prepared to take some home... although we ordered too much food probably. Thanks for the wonderful rec!
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We got the calamari ($8) and the braciole ($10) (sp?) special for apps. There was a lot of calamari and my only complaint was that it seemed like of some of the pieces had something hard in them... maybe the cartilage? The braciole were five small pieces stufffed with mozzarella and grilled. For entrees I had another special which was a giant portion of homemade cavatelli with shrimp, crab, and lobster for $20. I couldn't finish it so I brought it home. It was delicious!! My husband had the veal mare e monti for $21. It was veal medallions with shrimp, mozzarella, and proscuitto in a mushroom demiglasse... tasted kind of like marsala. So good!! Then we had two desserts (we usually split one, but these two are their most popular)... the limoncello sorbet (unbelievable) and the ricotta cheesecake which is the owner's mom's recipe (it was very good) each were $5.50. Then we had a couple of espressos. You can see their menu online, but they have specials that are longer than the menu. Definitely a lot of food and we'll definitely make it one of our regular spots.


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Döner kebab?
Anyone know where we can get these anywhere in the area? My husband has now had these sandwiches in Canada and Europe and is obsessed with finding one here. Having just had one this week abroad -- on a toasty flat pita, yum -- I can't disagree.
Here's a couple of threads for you to get you started - there's overlap aplenty to help confirm a few recs.
What area are you in because they are all over? You might not find the revolving spit they have in most places in Europe that they just shave off (although they might have it out of sight), but they are all over the place.
Atilla's on Columbia pike has a nice doner kabob platter and sandwich. However a coworker of mine who had returned from Germany, was specifically looking for the "street-cart" kind. He did not find the sandwiches at Atilla's similar enough. Oddly enough, one day he exclaimed to me that the Arby's gyro sandwich was the closest in yogurt sauce and meat consistency to the ones he ate in Europe. Either the ones he ate in Germany was not the best of quality, or Arby's got something right. But in either case, the Arby's sandwich is discontinued.
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We've moved a digression about the difference between doner bebabs and gyros to the General Chowhounding Topics board at http://www.chowhound.com/topics/423957
Hi there! If you want the real deal you have to go to Leesburg, VA. Hamburg Doener is the place to be to get the Doener just like in Europe. Check out www.doener-usa.com for the menue and directions.
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This joint is a mobile van! They need to get licensed in DC! They'd clean up. LOTS of folks downtown want doener kebabs.
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Oh, man. I know it's been almost a year since this was posted, but I feel this pain. Maybe someone should talk to the people at Cafe Mozart? If they opened up an authentic German-style imbiss with doner and currywurst for lunch, many small prayers would be answered.
Leesburg is rather far (especially at these prices) but I'm getting desperate!
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In BALTIMORE, where you asked for rec's, the first place I'd look is Cazbar in Mt Vernon, which is the only place in town that I know of that bills itself as Turkish. I've never been myself and I'm not even 100% sure it is still there, but if it is I would be quite surprised if they don't have doner kebab.


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Gene Procknow '76 has been named to Consulting Magazine's list of Top 25 Consultants for 2011. He was cited for Excellence in the Public Sector.
A member of the Knox College Board of Trustees, Procknow is managing director of the Federal Government Services practice at Deloitte & Touche, USA, LLP, in Washington, D.C.
He has worked for Deloitte for more than 30 years, serving clients in multiple industries, including federal, state and local; communications; health care, and publishing. His professional focus is to help clients integrate technology with their business strategies and objectives.
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Last March, Bills GM Buddy Nix joked with reporters about his inactivity on the free agent market, while the front offices from other teams stayed up well past midnight to work big money deals with agents. "They asked me if I was going to be there," said Nix. "Hell no, I ain't going to be there. I'm going to bed." Of course, what Nix meant was that he believes in rebuilding a franchise through the draft, and not through free agency. But to frustrated sports fans that already question their team's commitment to winning, it was a certainly poor attempt at humor. He might as well have said something like: 'You aren't going to get a Bill Belichick-type of effort out of me. I'm too old to try that hard.' continued


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Tofu Shop donates to support food justice events
by Beth on Dec.09, 2011, under Blog, Donations
Every year the Tofu Shop donates about $1,500 worth of organic tofu products to support the work of local non-profit organizations. We recently made tofu donations to two noteworthy conferences that address the important issue of food justice.
In early November, the California Food and Justice Coalition held its 15th annual national Food Justice Conference in the Bay Area. Over 1,100 people attended.
As we do each year, we are again sponsoring the Eco Farm Conference with a donation. Eco Farm promotes healthy farms, communities and the environment. The 32nd annual conference takes place February 1-4, 2012 in Pacific Grove, CA.
The Tofu Shop is committed to sustainable, healthy food production. We are proud to support food justice work with our 100% organic, artisan, sustainably produced tofu.
Tofu Shop scores "Outstanding" on the Organic Soy Scorecard
by Beth on Mar.03, 2011, under Blog, News
The Tofu Shop is very pleased to announce that our score on the Organic Soy Scorecard recently jumped from four to five beans, a jump from the rank of "Excellent" to the highest possible tier of "Outstanding".
In 2009, The Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin based advocacy organization, released its study "Behind the Bean: The Heroes and Charlatans of the Natural and Organic Soy Foods Industry." The report includes an Organic Soy Scorecard that ranks many of the country's soy foods makers.
The Tofu Shop ranks so high because we use 100% organic ingredients and do all of our production in-house, using organic, non-genetically modified soybeans from North American growers. We were also commended for going the extra mile to use organic, fair-trade cocoa in our chocolate soy milk, for our waste reduction efforts, and for full and open disclosure to Cornucopia's research inquiries.
The Tofu Shop prides itself on using organic, whole foods ingredients and handcrafting our organic, artisan tofu, soy milks and deli products in small batches with absolutely no possibility of hexane contamination. Recent news stories have uncovered concern about this chemical contamination during soybean processing for corporate so-called "natural" soy foods producers.
See how we make our organic tofu
Meet your organic tofu maker at Sustainable Ag Expo this Saturday, Feb 26, noon to 4 pm
by Beth on Feb.22, 2011, under Blog, Events
You've probably heard by now about the North Coast Co-op's Sustainable Agriculture Expo this weekend.� It's a free event where local farmers, producers and advocates for a sustainable food system will share their knowledge.
The Tofu Shop will be there offering samples, including our fabulous new organic, raw cultured sauerkraut.
Come meet your tofu maker! Learn how we make our organic, artisan tofu, soy milk, and deli products.
The free expo is at Redwood Acres in Eureka from noon to 4 pm on Saturday.
Also exciting is the featured talk (not free) by Joel Salatin, the pasture-based farmer featured in Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma, about food emancipation and sustainable farming from 10 a.m. to noon.
Hope to see you there. For more info, visit the Co-op's website.
Tofu Shop responds to article about hexane use in so-called "natural" products
by Beth on Jan.18, 2011, under Blog, General
Last week Matthew wrote a letter to the editor in response to the North Coast Journal's Table Talk Column about Silk soy milk, the use of the chemical hexane to process soy, and the misleading use of the label "natural" on non-organic products. In case you didn't see it, here's the letter.
The Journal's Table Talk column in the last issue caught my attention. The article titled "Un-Natural Foods" made some important points about the quality of certified organic food and also the questionable use of the claim "natural" for some food products potentially exposed to hexane, a processing solvent used during oilseed extraction. The article spotlighted Silk, one brand of "natural", non-organic soymilk.
First, I would like to assure customers of locally-made and certified organic Tofu Shop brand soymilk, veggie burgers and other tofu products, that our products are free from any potential hexane tainting. We process our own certified organic soybeans in-house in small batches, using traditional methods of grinding and open-kettle cooking.
While there is good information in the article, it passed over the equally important underlying story of the saga of White Wave, the company that first developed Silk soymilk and what can happen to a product's quality when small companies are bought out by larger ones.
Much like Humboldt's own Tofu Shop Specialty Foods, White Wave was born in the mid-1970′s. Riding a wave of demand for vegetarian, ethnic and soy food products, White Wave tofu became a national brand. In the 1990′s it introduced Silk, an organic soymilk. At the same time, major research on soy suggested protective health benefits for heart disease, some cancers, and other ailments.
Soymilk sales soared. White Wave approached Dean Foods, perhaps the largest dairy distributor in North America, as an investor. Dean Foods eventually bought out White Wave and over time has changed most of the Silk line from "organic" to "natural".
Here at Tofu Shop Specialty Foods, we remain a local/regional company and are committed to the well-being of our local community. Regarding the last paragraph of the Journal's article which attacks soy in general, it is largely held by reputable health experts, that soy–when consumed as traditionally processed, whole foods like tofu and soymilk (as opposed to soy protein isolates or concentrates)–is a very healthy addition to most diets.
I encourage folks to visit our website and go to the page on "Soy and Health" for more information. We also have an informative page about how we make our tofu.
Thank you, Matthew Schmit
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Organic Tofu Turkey recipe from the Tofu Shop
by Beth on Nov.11, 2010, under General, Recipes
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The Tofu Shop wants to share our organic, artisan tofu turkey recipe with you.
This delicious recipe is a seasonal favorite. It was perfected over many years, when it was served to thousands of people at the former East West Center for Natural Health Education in Eureka, California.
Serve with mushroom gravy and fresh cranberry sauce.
Serves 16
Happy Thanksgiving!
Tofu Turkey5 pounds fresh Tofu Shop firm, organic tofu
Homemade Stuffing Seasoning1/4 C sage 2 Tbsp each: marjoram, thyme, savory or rosemary (half the amount if the herb is powdered) 1 Tbsp celery seed 1 tsp black pepper Combine all ingredients
Herbed Bread Stuffing2 Tbsp canola or sesame oil 1 C diced onion 1 C mushrooms, sliced (wild or cultivated) 2 large cloves garlic, pressed 1 Tbsp Homemade Stuffing Seasoning (see above) 1/4 tsp unrefined sea salt 1/4 cup soy sauce or tamari 4 C whole wheat bread, cut into 1/2 inch cubes 1/2 C chopped parsley Water
Basting Liquid1/4 C canola or sesame oil 1/4 soy sauce or tamari
1. To prepare tofu turkey, mash it well in a large bowl. Transfer to a large colander lined with cheesecloth. Press down to even out and smooth tofu. Fold edges of cloth over tofu and place a 5-10 lb weight on top for 1 hour (try iron skillets or dumbells)
2. Prepare stuffing by heating oil in a skillet. Saute the vegetables briefly. Add seasonings and 1/4 C water. Simmer for 5 minutes until veggies are soft. Add bread cubes and parsley and stir. Add more water if dry. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
3. Hollow out tofu to within an inch of the colander. Pack in the stuffing, then cover it with the remaining tofu. Pat surface until firm. Oil a baking sheet and flip the tofu onto it and remove the cheesecloth. Mix basting liquid and brush half of it onto the surface. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove foil, baste again, and return to the oven to bake for another hour, until tofu is golden brown. Allow to cool slightly before carving.Per serving: Calories: 232, protein: 18g, carbohydrates: 6g, fat: 14g, fiber: 1g, saturated fat: 2g, cholesterol: 0, sodium: 90mg, calcium: 65mg, magnesium: 11mg, calories from protein: 33%, carbohydrate: 10%, fat: 57% Recipe developed by Linda Redfield, D.C., N.E., www.holistichealing.com, with Matthew Schmit of the Tofu Shop and Meredith McCarty, www.healingcuisine.com


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In October, Timothy Hejuk shot a deer with his bow while on property where he had permission to hunt.
However, the deer wandered to an adjacent property on Hopkins Road where Hejuk did not have hunting privileges before it died.
Instead of contacting the police department -- which the law requires him to do -- or asking for the neighbor's permission to collect the deer, Hejuk waited until night, sneaked onto the adjacent property and took the deer, Mentor Police Chief Daniel Llewellyn said.
When the person who lives on the Hopkins Road property awoke the next day, he found blood from the deer kill on his land and called the polce department.
Police located Hejuk and charged him with hunting without permission.
He pleaded guilty in Mentor Municipal Court.
Judge John Trebets fined him $500 and sentenced him to five days of volunteer work and three months of probation.
Furthermore, Hejuk had to forfeit the deer and he lost his hunting privileges in Mentor.
Llewellyn said this is the first time anyone has been convicted of violating the city's new bow-hunting law.


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"With the composer Matteo Negrin, we decided to make a video for his song 'Lacrime di Giulietta', experimenting a new tecnique that we called 'Music painting', a sort of music animation, painting notes on a score, telling a story. We wanted to tell a story giving a civic and environmental message, in a soft and kind way. The video took only one take (15 hours long), painting on a 12 metres paper sheet (obtained joining togheter on the back 30 A3 sheets). Then, with a long editing work, the 15 hours bacame the 3:30 minutes of the video, synchronizing each painted note with the played one." – hodeiprogetti.com
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I have a 93 J30, I have had it for about a year now, but have only been able to drive it for a few months. I fell in love with the car the second I test drove it, and I truly don't want to sell the car if I don't have to.
First I had a problem where I was at a very busy stop light getting ready to turn left, when I started to turn I was maybe going 2 mph while "flooring" it. I pulled over and it died and would not start again. After getting it towed home, we replaced the fuel pump and then all the injectors, but I still had the same problem so it took a while, but we figured out that it was the O-rings on the injectors that needed replaced. Replaced them and it was as good as new.
I also have had the dash lights and radio go out -- couple of good hits on the dimmer switch and that is good to go.
Now for my current problem... when my car is cold it runs good, but once it warms up I have a problem getting up speed, especially in first gear. I can eventually get up the speed, but I am running the RPM's up around 5000. It too has a little shake in it. I saw similar problems on this website, but no one really said what the problem was. If anyone has figured this out, you can email me directly at firstname.lastname@example.com. If this is going to be an expensive fix, then you can look for it for sale on Austin's Craigs list.
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"Crazy" Joe Gallo was a famous New York mobster who started out as an enforcer for boss Joe Profaci. Gallo was said to be one of the gunmen who took out boss Albert Anastasia during a shave in the barber shop of the Park Sheraton Hotel on 7th Avenue and 55th Street (now the Park Central Hotel).
Later, Gallo tried to take out Profaci and then survived several attacks on his own life and a few stints in prison. After release from prison in 1971, Gallo started battling then-boss Joe Columbo.
On April 7, 1972, Gallo was celebrating his birthday with family and friends at Umberto's Clam House at 129 Mulberry Street in Little Italy. In the middle of dinner, gunmen burst into the restaurant and shot Gallo five times before fleeing.
Gallo managed to stumble into the street and died later at the hospital. At his funeral, Gallo's sister reportedly vowed revenge, shouting, "The streets are going to run red with blood, Joey!"
Bob Dylan's song "Joey" was inspired by Gallo.
Today, Italian restaurant Da Gennaro is in the space formerly occupied by Umberto's Clam House. The original owners of Umberto's later re-opened in another location down the street.
Our Dead Apple tour concluded near Mulberry Street and we decided to have dinner in the spot where "Crazy" Joe Gallo spent the last night of his life. Da Gennaro boasts warm service and homemade pasta -- it's a great spot for dinner in Little Italy.


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I have released a new version of the LaTeX ucs package yesterday, which is version 2.2. It fixes the bug that is described in the TeX StackExchange question Conflict between ifxetex and ucs under pdflatex/xelatex – why?.
A taste of Curry
Curry is a programming language that integrates functional and logic programming. Last week, Denis Firsov and I had a look at Curry, and Thursday, I gave an introductory talk about Curry in the Theory Lunch. This blog post is mostly a write-up of my talk. Continue reading
MIU in Haskell
In the Theory Lunch of the last week, James Chapman talked about the MU puzzle from Douglas Hofstadter's book Gödel, Escher, Bach. This puzzle is about a string rewriting system. James presented a Haskell program that computes derivations of strings. Inspired by this, I wrote my own implementation, with the goal of improving efficiency. This blog post presents this implementation. As usual, it is available as a literate Haskell file, which you can load into GHCi. Continue reading
The Constraint kind
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Constraint kind. In this blog post, I will show some examples of how this new feature can be used. This is a write-up of my Theory Lunch talk from 7 February 2013. The source of this article is a literate Haskell file, which you can download and load into GHCi. Continue reading
Some interesting features of Haskell's type system
One of the most important ingredients of Haskell is its type system. Standard Haskell already provides a lot of useful mechanisms for having things checked at compile time, and the language extensions provided by the Glasgow Haskell Compiler (GHC) improve heavily on this.
In this article, I will present several of Haskell's type system features. Some of them belong to the standard, others are only available as extensions. This is a write-up of a talk I gave on 31 January 2013 during the Theory Lunch of the Institute of Cybernetics. This talk provided the basics for another Theory Lunch talk, which was about the
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New paper about a generalization of FRP and causality in categorical models
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Miceli's The upstairs bar here has long been our favorite drinking hole in Hollywood—not for its handsome stained-glass windows but because of the piano perched above the dining room below. No matter our mood, we are always uplifted when an otherwise demure waitress sidles alongside the pianist to belt out a heart-wrenching "Beso Mio." » 1646 N. Las Palmas Ave., Hollywood, 323-466-3438.
The Other Side The mirrored walls, potted fronds, and keyboard built into a faux piano box all scream Palm Springs, 1982. But this gay bar is far from kitschy. Thanks toa roster of talented pros at the ivories and game amateurs at the mic , the place gets packed. Come by on quiet Mondays to hear Sondheim sung in key or to watch us butcher "Tits and Ass" one more time. » 2538 Hyperion Ave., Silver Lake, 323-661-4233.
Vitello's The piano isn't a grand, and the bar's walls are an icky shade of green, but the back room is as friendly and inspired as any Italian joint made infamous by Robert Blake. Septuagenarians break into show tunes and operatic arias Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, while young folks tackle standards Thursdays and Fridays. The pizzetti and the chicken piccata are superb. » 4349 Tujunga Ave., Studio City, 818-769-0905.


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Investigators obtained a warrant and searched the apartment, which then was condemned by housing code enforcement inspectors.
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LinkedIn's success ultimately is rooted in timing. Not the technology, which is a given, but rather the changing workplace ethos. When executives like the 42-year-old Weiner were growing up, the theory was that companies provided a career for life. Creating a public profile that could win recruiters' attention would have seemed rude and risky.
Then came a barrage of layoffs, mergers and strategic zigzags that sent entire corporate divisions to the scrap heap. The average baby boomer was likely to have held 11 jobs over the course of his or her career, including "large numbers of short-duration jobs even at middle age," said the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2010. So employees at all skill levels returned the favor. They stopped feeling much loyalty to their employer of the moment. Filling out a LinkedIn profile started seeming downright wise.
Among the earliest people to grasp the importance of this social transformation was Reid Hoffman, a Stanford graduate who in 2000 became one of PayPal's earliest executives. Hoffman needed a new project after PayPal was sold to eBay; he cofounded LinkedIn in 2003 on the notion that getting lots of professionals connected in an online network was bound to be helpful, somehow. "We learned [from PayPal] that you could revolutionize an industry with people who are very smart, working hard and deploying a technology never seen before," Hoffman told FORBES in April.
Hoffman's vision took shape fitfully. By 2004 LinkedIn had 1 million members, with word of mouth pulling more people into the free site each week. Members posted their career bios. They competed to build out contact lists that consisted of dozens or even thousands of current and former business associates. People who signed up for free memberships could prowl through one another's contacts a little bit; people who bought premium memberships could explore a bit more. It wasn't clear, though, what else people were supposed to do.
As LinkedIn's membership rocketed past 20 million in 2008, a winning business model began to take shape. Now LinkedIn's database was rich not just with Silicon Valley programmers and venture capitalists but also with Wall Street traders, Texas geologists and highly skilled professionals of all callings outside the U.S. Talent hunters were ready to pay big-time for a chance to connect with the entire LinkedIn community.
One of the first people who tried to sell the newly coined Recruiter service to big companies was Nathan Egan, a Villanova graduate now running People Linx, a social business solutions company. While at LinkedIn he took on the greater Philadelphia territory in late 2008. Egan started selling Recruiter at $5,000 a seat, worried that customers would balk at the price. "But banks didn't mind," Egan recalls. "Consulting firms didn't mind at all." Within a month LinkedIn had handed Egan a revised price sheet. Now the minimum order was three seats, at a total cost of $21,000.
Simultaneously LinkedIn was making a leadership change. The company's founding CEO, Hoffman, was more of a venture capitalist by temperament. By early 2007 Hoffman had recruited a veteran outside manager, Dan Nye, to try running the firm. But LinkedIn was having trouble meeting its financial targets and seemed to be spreading its energy too haphazardly among many projects that were behind schedule or having little impact. In December 2008 Hoffman hired Yahoo veteran Weiner to be president for a few months before taking over the CEO's job.
Weiner's fascination with Internet businesses dated back to 1992, when he was a senior at the University of Pennsylvania trying to make a desktop teleconferencing company work as part of an entrepreneurship class. A couple years later he wiggled his way into the strategic planning department of Warner Bros., where he caught people's attention, at age 24, with a detailed report arguing for Warner to take a bold digital strategy. "I was just this little pisher, a nobody," Weiner recalls. "But they liked the report."
He joined Yahoo in 2001 as a protégé of then-CEO Terry Semel, an ex-Warner executive. Starting in corporate development, Weiner ended up running Yahoo's best-known properties, including mail, search, sports and news. Colleagues remember him as a tireless champion of data-driven decisions. "Jeff has very strong applied-math capabilities," says Andrew Braccia, an Accel Partners venture capitalist who worked with Weiner at Yahoo. "He wants everything measured."
At LinkedIn Weiner showed a more nuanced touch. He spent his first few weeks on a listening tour, meeting with just about all of LinkedIn's 338 employees either one-on-one or in small groups. Rather than repeat Yahoo's mistakes of moving in too many directions, Weiner built his LinkedIn strategy around getting the simple stuff right. Fix the site so it doesn't break down as often. Run a lot of tests to see what users want. Be rigorous about analyzing data. Get the product right. And then sell, sell, sell.
Weiner crystallized Hoffman's original idea into a seven-word maxim: "connecting talent and opportunity at massive scale." That slogan carried LinkedIn toward a successful IPO in May 2011. Today Hoffman remains LinkedIn's executive chairman and its largest shareholder, with an 18% stake worth nearly $1.8 billion, but spends much of his time at Greylock Partners, where he's become one of Silicon Valley's most active venture capitalists.
Weiner, who controls $300 million in stock even after selling 18% of his holdings, is now tasked with wringing ever more from the hiring market. This spring LinkedIn launched Talent Pipeline, a service for recruiters that allows tracking of interesting candidates who might not be ready to job-hop yet. Another initiative, being led by LinkedIn data scientist Peter Skomoroch, aims to find ways of analyzing members' profiles in more detail. The goal: distinguishing different levels of expertise between two candidates who may both claim expertise in an area such as protein folding or mobile apps.
Where are the Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn sharing icons?
Apart from being a great help for recruiters looking for apt people, Linkedin is a great platform where job search peer boosting and lot of discussions emerges. The online profile is just what needed for a career boost.
LinkedIn has been a source of great business collaboration for me since 2008 and I applaud their efforts.
LinkedIn is the single source of research before a meeting to have some understanding of the person on the other side of the table, or more often, the other end of the phone line. I was recently on a call and when an unexpected participant said their name, there was audible clicking as others on the call quickly looked that person up on LinkedIn.
We've even reached the point where not being on LinkedIn can be considered a professional handicap, indicating that someone is behind the technology curve or for some reason unwilling to put themselves out in the public view. Once upon a time that was a simple personal choice, but with the rise of collaborative work and remote workforces, an introvert or hermit becomes a potential drag on productivity.
It is because of the above two reasons that LinkedIn has become ubiquitous and valuable to recruiters. It had to start with its usefulness to everyday people before the recruiters could have the content they needed.
Viva LinkedIn!
I second your two reasons – though neither of those is how they make a profit! I have a sketch resume posted, and when I talk to people I usually look for theirs – and usually find it.
And I can see that recruiters love it, no doubt feel compelled to use it, but I have NOT posted any links on my account, which I guess is what recruiters would most love. I guess it's those recruiter-access fees that comprise LinkedIn revenue – but I'm mystified at the scale. There were plenty of job boards already.
I have yet to find any of the site's secondary services – discussion boards, etc – to be worthwhile.
I have found the Groups to be very valuable, and properly managed discussion boards, like Trish Bertuzzi's Inside Sales Experts have been very helpful.
Insightful, terrific piece. Really enjoyed it. I've admired your work ever since "Health Against Wealth" and this is a good chance to say so .. thank you!
Excellent article!
Good overview and rationale for using LinkedIn. A feature that is most underrated with LinkedIn are their Groups. While your personal network can be very valuable, the Groups feature allows you to "meet" and interact with people of similar interest to you – whether for advice or feedback to a situation or problem – or to simply follow to be able to network and meet. In many ways it's the same type of serendipitous situation as taking part at a large industry conference. Dig in to some of these features for the next story on LinkedIn…the clear value winner in the social media tools/apps space.
Another example of how big data is the new quant investing. There are many ways to monetize.
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When I exited the unloading station at SOB, I felt like the coaster did to me what a wild night of boogie-woogieing does to Jerry Lee Lewis: It shook my nerves and rattled my brain--and every other part of me. It's no wonder. The mammoth wood coaster at Kings Island was notoriously brutal. In fact, it was closed for most of 2009 after a passenger claimed she suffered a burst blood vessel in her brain after riding the woodie, and that was all she wrote for the frequently-closed ride.
Talk about hype: When it debuted in 2000, SOB boasted many records, including the world's fastest and tallest wooden coaster. Son of Beast was also the second-longest wooden coaster (behind its namesake at Kings Island, The Beast). And it was the only operating woodie to include a loop, which was subsequently removed to improve the ride. It may have improved the ride, but SOB never came close to living up to its hype.


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