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Double D Blonde - Hop Valley Brewing Company
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Ratings: 24 | Reviews: 8 | Display Reviews Only:
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
11-28-2013 17:06:33 | More by jaydoc
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
12-09-2013 23:23:26 | More by oriolesfan4
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
06-17-2013 02:54:55 | More by dmorgan310
3.61/5 rDev -1.1%
Poured from 12oz can into a pint glass.
Appearance: golden-yellow hue with a moderate haze and a strong effervescence. Head poured two fingers of creamy white foam. Decent head retention with a little chunky lace left on the glass. Not bad!
Smell: sweetish malty aroma with a hint of grain and a little bit of fruitiness, probably due to the hops. There's almost a spiciness to it, like grains of paradise or something, which doesn't particularly work for me. Overall, though, pretty decent.
Taste: the flavor is similar to the aroma, but a bit drier and grainier. The overall effect is of harshness, unfortunately. It's not bad, per se, but it's a bit rougher than I'm looking for in the style.
Mouthfeel: moderate body and a big carbonation give this brew quite a creamy texture; this is the beer's best feature.
Overall: not bad, but a bit on the harsh side for my taste. A blonde ale should be smooth and easy drinking.
04-15-2013 15:02:32 | More by flagmantho
3.58/5 rDev -1.9%
This ale is named for a hefty bra cup size. Putting aside the ethics of naming a beer for the size of a woman's undergarments, Double D is pale daisy yellow with a smiling cap of white head and a sweet, distant aroma. The beer serves its purpose well enough. It features gentle contours with a light blush of sweetness, minimal bittering, and a clean, refreshing persona. Despite its name, this blonde deliberately lacks excitement in favor of succinct, entry-level functionality.
07-25-2009 02:40:35 | More by RedDiamond
3.85/5 rDev +5.5%
22 oz bomber from Fred Meyer in S.Salem. $3.99 Pours a nice clear sunny golden colour with a largish frothy white head. Aroma is nice and fresh bready,caramel malts with a touch of citric hops. Taste very balanced bready,caramel touch of nuts,lemony hops very nice really Really great mouth feel fizzy yet complex ( for style ) semi-dry finish. Very nice drinkable blond would be great in six-pack!
( oh i see here it is in 12 oz cans! Great)
09-22-2013 15:40:41 | More by Reidrover
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
08-14-2014 22:28:52 | More by jbaker67
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3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
04-13-2013 20:51:16 | More by bumchilly25
4.08/5 rDev +11.8%
22 oz. bottle picked up at Belmont Station upon recommendation of awesome staff.
One finger billowing white head, medium-slow dissipation, with significant lacing. Light gold clear body, multiple streams of carbonation bursting on top of body, thin broken layer of head retained long after pour. Fruity hops, grapefruit in the nose, balanced with sweetish and bready malts. Taste mirrors nose, this is a pretty hoppy blonde ale. Good effervescent medium mouthfeel. IMO quite sessionable and drinkable. Another fine offering from the new kid on the Eugene brewing block.
09-11-2010 22:39:02 | More by jdense
3.16/5 rDev -13.4%
Appearance- Pours up a below average amount of head which has poor retention. The head is a pure cotton white while the body is a dull straw to pale amber which looks golden straw in the light. No lacing has been left behind yet.
Nose- Rather thin and boring. At first, I got a bit of bubblegum (very light and not bothersome) with some grain and cereal. After a minute, there is nothing but a light hint of grain. Almost indistinguishable from your basic AAL. In fact, some AALs have more of nose or, at least, more presence.
Taste- Starts off with mild citrus that has both orange and lemon with a touch of lemon peel. Caramel is very pronounced on the middle while a little bit of pine and resin bring up the finish. Slight spicy tingle on the linger. Caramel seems to be dominant component with notes of lemon, orange, and matchstick hanging around the edges. Pretty much nothing more complex than the notes that I've mentioned before. Maybe a slight chalkiness with the somewhat dry finish. No flaws but not a terribly interesting beer. I think it was better in the can- I felt like I got more of the hop profile. Just above average to average. Muted notes of grain in the background.
Mouthfeel- Between light and medium bodied with a good amount of syrup. Carbonation is a bit light but still works well with the overall beer.
Drinkability- Seemed to live up to the label when it was in the can. It's rather boring in a glass. Decent for 8 bucks a six pack but nothing compared to all the better blondes out there.
Overall- Just a bit over average but mostly average. Fairly true to the style. If you like lighter beers, you will probably like this one. For most others, it's probably not worth a try. I will not be buying it again.
10-24-2013 01:29:17 | More by artoolemomo
3.25/5 rDev -11%
02-27-2013 18:50:06 | More by danwho
3.58/5 rDev -1.9%
Served on tap into a shaker glass at The Bridge
A- Poured a clear golden color with a frothy head that left spotty lace
S- Very pungent grapefruit aroma, nothing else
T- Big pungent grapefruit flavor with a mellow cracker malt and lemony finish
M- Fizzy carbonation, lighter to medium body, semi-dry finish
O- Not very complex, but great punch of pungent (cascade?) hops and very easy to drink. Drinks like a session IPA.
11-21-2012 05:00:11 | More by Hoptometrist
1.95/5 rDev -46.6%
Poured from a 12oz can into a pint glass. Reviewed from notes.
A- Finger width white head. Low retention and some white lacing. Pale gold color with crystal clarity.
S- Crystal malts, some piney hops and a hint of grassiness. Light and unattractive smell.
T- Light hops, crystal malts, some sugar but very weak flavor.
O- Wet air. Light and insubstantial.
O- Do yourself a favor and pass on this one.
12-19-2012 04:23:18 | More by Murrhey
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
06-21-2013 16:00:49 | More by Envelopes
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
02-23-2013 22:18:43 | More by muchloveforhops3
3.55/5 rDev -2.7%
Pours a pretty standard one finger white head into my standard pint glass. The head is very soapy looking and has mostly small bubbles, but a fair amount of medium sized ones too. The head really doesn't look too great, a soapy look is never good, even though the bubbles are small, it looks very soapy. The head has decent retention, but it has already faded almost all the way. Not much in the way of lacing at all in this beer. The body is slightly cloudy, which is nice to see for this style The color of the body is pretty standard though, blonde, yellow, whatever you want to call it, it reminds me too much of a lager. At the beginning, when I first poured the beer, bubbles were sticking like crazy to the side of the glass, leading me to think the carbonation would be wayyy too much, but it has since settled down and now the few bubbles rising to the top lead me to think that I might be under carbonated. The head has left a tiny tiny layer of bubbles on top of the body, which is nice, but overall the head was nothing impressive. I did like the cloudiness of the body, but the body wasn't too amazing either. Overall the look is ok. The smell is very light, crisp, refreshing, but not necessarily an amazingly good smell. I get a little bit of lemon, maybe a touch of hops, light malt, and unfortunately I get a bit of a sour adjunct smell, reminds me of an adjunct beer, just slightly, but it's for sure there. The smell really isn't blowing me out of the water at all, not that great of a smell. The only redeeming factor is the possibility of lemon and maybe some other light fruits, other than that the hops are too small and the adjunct smell shouldn't even be there. Maybe 3 is too low for this beer on the smell, but I'm not smelling anything to grade it otherwise. Well it's better than I thought it would be from the smell, but it's still not amazing. Very smooth, almost creamy feel to it that really just dominates the beer, it's hard to notice any flavors with a mouthfeel as awesome as this. I usually don't grade the mouthfeel first, but it's just so overpowering that I have to. For sure a 4 on mouthfeel. The carbonation is for sure there, but not at all overpowering. The feel overall is just really smooth and creamy, which is surprising for the style, but oh well. As for flavors and taste: well there are some hops that I can notice, but they are mostly in the finish/aftertaste, still better than nothing though I suppose. No adjunct flavor at all in this beer, which is very good, the malts are solid and they do their part well. Maybe a tiny lemon flavor, but really not much at all. Overall there is nothing wrong with the flavor at all, it's just that it's nothing out of this world. I can't give the flavor points just because the beer itself has such an amazing mouthfeel, because the flavor alone is just good, not great. I can however give the beer overall a better grade, which is exactly what I'm going to do. Overall on flavor, good, not great. Overall on the beer, kinda all over the place from appearance, smell, taste and mouthfeel, but the final product is very nice to drink and even if it's just the mouthfeel alone, I think it deserves a 4 overall, because it's so easy to drink, and the taste isn't half bad. Overall good beer.
After drinking this beer more and more I have a few updates, the appearance really barely makes the cut for 3.5, bad lacing and not much in the way of a head like I already mentioned, the only reason it holds a 3.5 is it's cloudiness and decent foam on top of the body. The taste is the same for the most part, but I do get somewhat of a vanilla taste hidden in there somewhere, it's a very creamy beer and it reminds me a lot of Ninkasi's cream ale. Like I said before the mouthfeel is the most dominant part, but there are some nice flavors hidden in there. I am tempted to give this a 4 for taste, but it's not quite there.
07-18-2011 09:55:30 | More by MaltsOfGlory
4/5 rDev +9.6%
07-13-2014 01:00:40 | More by karlt
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
02-15-2012 02:49:02 | More by N3rdM3t4l
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
03-16-2013 04:24:16 | More by bobotron
4/5 rDev +9.6%
06-21-2014 03:34:06 | More by New_Northerner
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
08-01-2013 01:57:09 | More by Chris-MOC9
2.75/5 rDev -24.7%
07-05-2012 04:01:12 | More by hophopandaway14
4.5/5 rDev +23.3%
03-07-2013 02:20:29 | More by Lam
5/5 rDev +37%
03-07-2013 02:32:06 | More by drunkredpanda
Double D Blonde from Hop Valley Brewing Company
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- Various tweaks to address instances where NPC characters would not always properly navigate to objectives.
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You can see the full list for yourself, and it's extensive. This should change the game into something that may feel like an actual finished game, but it still won't fix the issues inherent in the game's writing, pacing, characters, weapons, or any of the other problems that plagued the game's campaign. That's why Colonial Marines was so hated upon launch; it didn't just fail technically, it failed artistically as well.
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Travel To Port of Embarkation: Canada Place is a beautiful setting, in downtown Vancouver. We arrived at Canada Place in our rental car, and drove down to the underground parking to drop off our luggage with the porters, and some of our group (while the other person drove the car back to the Hertz rental car office on Granville St). Embarkation was very smooth, especially with a wheelchair. We had to go through security, then Customs, and then check-in. The whole experience took maybe a ½ hour.
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The non-accessible room (5135) was right next door. We had them unlock the divider between the two balconies, so that we could travel back and forth between our rooms on the balcony. The room had lots of storage space. There were three closets, plus storage over the pull-out couch. We had them remove the two indoor chairs to make a little more room in the seating area. Bathroom included a tub, and was quite spacious. Balcony was nice, with two wicker chairs and a small wicker table. There was a small flat screen TV in each room, with maybe about 10 channels to watch. There was also a DVD player, and you could borrow lots of DVDs to watch. Shampoo, conditioner, and shower gel in the bathroom was amazing ... don't bother bringing your own from home. If you need a blanket for sitting on the balcony, then check the drawer under the foot of the bed.
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Deck 10 - Observation: Crow's Nest had the most amazing views out the front of the ship. We found that this area was quite crowded though, and the comfy chairs were pretty much always full. The Captain had a question & answer session there one day, and the Park Ranger had a session there the day we visited Glacier Bay. Explorations Cafe is next to the Crow's Nest, and a great place to read books or magazines, work on a group puzzle, or use the computers. We paid for the Wi Fi, but found that the speed in the room was painfully slow, so in an attempt to get better response time we would take the laptop to the Cafe and use it there. Beware that the internet speed is no where near what you may be used to at home.
Deck 9 - Lido: To the right of the Fitness Center is a door that leads outside, to the front of the boat. I don't think many people were aware of this, because we saw very few people out there. But you can get amazing views out the front. Dress warmly though. Greenhouse Spa & Salon was very nice. We did a tour on day one, and then had a massage, facial and pedicure there on day two. They have daily specials in the Explorer that is delivered to your room. The people working there were very nice, but sometimes a little pushy when selling products. Lido Pool was often empty on this cruise. Once in a while there were a couple of people in it, or a fitness class being held in it. Since the roof closes, it was a great area to sit and eat meals, or pull a chair up to the window and spend the day watching the scenery and wildlife float by. Sea View Pool was also pretty much empty since it is outside. But there are lots of places to sit and enjoy the view.
Deck 3 - Promenade: Vista Lounge was a great venue for watching performances. There was limited wheelchair seating though. There were only a few spots at the back on deck 3, and they didn't have great viewpoints. There was a whole row at the beck on deck 2, but most of those chairs were occupied by other people. I think Holland America could make an improvement here, and clearly identify the wheelchair sections, and don't encourage others to use those seats, since the wheelchair people have no other options. Screening Room was great for watching movies. Movies were current, chairs were large and comfy, and bags of popcorn were supplied. Shopping Arcade was fun. There are only actually two shops (one jewelry, one everything else), but they're quite large, and they had different sale tables every day. There was a good variety of stuff for sale. While the ship was at sea, they had also had sales around the Lido Pool, mostly for Alaskan clothing (t-shirts, hoodies, hats, etc.).
Deck 2 - Lower Promenade: Casino was lots of fun too. Good variety of slot machines at all denominations. There were a few card tables. We visited a few times, and it was never overly busy. Queen's Lounge & Culinary Arts Center was great. We watched the chef prepare lobster salad from Le Cirque, and got to enjoy crème brulee. Explorer's Lounge is great place to relax. We attended a craft class there, and made beaded lanyards to hold our room keys, and had lots of fun. Also tried to attend the flower arranging class, but it was very crowded.
Vista Dining Room: We didn't want to be tied down to eating at a specific time and table. We often showed up at the dining room (on deck 2) for breakfast, lunch, or supper and were able to walk right in with no wait. The room is beautiful, with great views, and was never crowded. Service was impeccable, and the food was always delicious. We dressed casual for breakfast and lunch, and dressed nice for dinner. We saw a wide variety of clothing here.
Pinnacle Grill: We paid $20 per person to eat here on the final night, and it was well worth it. We had a table for four along the windows, with an amazing view. Again, service was superb. Food was out of this world. The Caesar salad was made table side, and the best I've ever had. Everything was top notch.
Lido Restaurant: For the first two days, the staff served the food to everyone, and after that you could serve yourself. There is a lot of variety here, and the food was great. Breakfast choices are amazing. Pizza and pasta are always available. It can be a bit hectic here. We usually took our food from here, out to the Lido Pool and sat in the sunshine. Every night from 10:30-11:30 they had food from a different country (i.e. Mexican, Italian, etc.). We usually tried a little something, even though we were still stuffed from supper.
Room Service: We started by ordering breakfast the first day, which arrived promptly. After that we usually ordered juice and coffee for a pre-breakfast, and then had breakfast in the Lido. We also ordered the cheese plate once, and the chocolate cake once. On one of the formal nights we checked the menu at the Dining Room. Found out that it was surf and turf, so we called room service and had it delivered to the room. It arrived promptly, and hot, and was simply fabulous. There is an extensive room service menu. Plus whatever is served in the Dining Room. We also enjoyed pea soup, which was served outside on deck 3 when we visited Glacier Bay.
On the second formal night there was a dessert extravaganza around the Lido Pool. All the chefs came out and were introduced. There were ice sculptures, and every kind of fabulous dessert that you could imagine, including three chocolate fountains.
On the final day there was an Alaskan Salmon Bake at the Sea View Pool, with the most amazing salmon and baked potatoes and salads. It was a really nice surprise, and the food was great.
Activities: Since the scenery is so stunning in Alaska, we actually didn't participate in many activities. As mentioned above, we made beaded lanyards one day, and went to the Culinary Arts Center once. There were other activities we wanted to try, but just ran out of time. We spent a LOT of time just watching the amazing scenery, either from our balcony, or from the Lido Pool area. We participated in the 5K "On Deck For The Cure" walk, to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. There was a good turn-out (maybe 50 people), and you can walk at your own pace, and quit whenever you need to. This was held on deck 3, and the view was magnificent during the whole walk. We even saw dolphins playing in the waves behind the ship.
Service: What can I say ... it is outstanding! From the moment we arrived, people were always ready to help with the wheelchair. When we entered a restaurant or got on/off the ship, there was always somebody to push the wheelchair for us, which is truly appreciated. The room stewards were top notch. They moved around silently, but were always ready and willing to help wherever they could. They were fabulous!
Entertainment: We didn't have time to enjoy much of the entertainment. We went to the Vista Lounge on the first night, and got to enjoy the singers and dancers. We went back on the final night, and saw the comedian and the magician, which were very fun too.
Disembarkation: There was a delay in getting the first group off the ship, which backed up most of the other groups. We had a leisurely breakfast, and then waited in our room, until our group/colour was called. Seems that some people don't understand that concept, and insist on waiting where everyone else is trying to exit. Other than that, it was very quick with a wheelchair, since we had our own line for Customs. We then had to find our luggage, in a sea of black luggage. Luckily they had lots of free luggage carts, which made it easier to handle everything. We waited a while for one of us to arrive with our rental car. Everything was smooth, but we were sad that it was over, and wanted to turn around and get back on the ship.
Summary: An Alaskan cruise is amazing. I had only heard positive comments before we left on the cruise, so I had great expectations, but I was totally blown away. The scenery was breath-taking and jaw-dropping around every corner. The air was clean, and the people were friendly. Yes, the crowd was an older crowd, and it was very quiet at night, which was fine with me. This was my first Holland America cruise, and I was astounded by the superb service, and the incredible meals. It was very easy to take a wheelchair person on this cruise, and the extra help offered by everyone was great. I will definitely recommend Holland America to everyone.


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15-11-2011 0:25
N9 and ovi suite can Sync!
I have Just Found This Website showing how to sync N9 with Ovi Suite!. I have just tried it and it works great, calendar, contacts etc.
Here's the link, please follow the instructions correctly:
15-11-2011 7:41
Did you try it as also with 3.2.100?
Sync was working with 3.2.98 but now with 3.2.100 and after upgrade to PR1.1 the Suite is crashing while syncing calender.
Sync of contacts etc. is still working
15-11-2011 21:44
I haven't received the N9 update yet to PR1.1 (still waiting for avalability in my location). My nokia suite version is 3.2.100 and seems to work fine. Can't help you with that sorry.
16-11-2011 0:03
I have found the root cause for the crash of Nokia Suite 3.2.100 while synchronizing N9 calendar with Outlook
Basically Outlook synchronization with N9 is working for contacts, gallery, messages, notes.
I had the situation that calendar synchronization ended in crash of the Nokia Suite. The root cause was that after first synchronization some time ago a new calendar PC-SYNC was created on the N9. Due to whatever reason this calendar caused a conflict during the synchronization and the Nokia Suite crashed.
I have deleted this calendar on the N9 and tried to synchronize the Original N9 calendar again..... and it worked.... Now again there is a new PC-SYNC available on the N9 but it doesn't cause problems anymore... Synced N9 calendar with Outlook several times and the crash didn't reoccur....
Looks like the issue is solved now :-)
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Colombia's peso rose to a one-week high on speculation more dollar purchases announced by the central bank won't curb a four-year rally that is making exporters less competitive.
The peso gained for a second day, appreciating 0.1 percent to 1,771.70 per dollar at 10:11 a.m. in Bogota, the highest level on a closing basis since Jan. 21. The currency pared its monthly drop to 0.3 percent.
The central bank will buy at least $30 million daily and purchase at least $3 billion between February and May, officials announced Jan. 28. The vote to step up dollar purchases was unanimous, central bank Governor Jose Dario Uribe said today in an interview with Javeriana Radio.
"The market considers that it won't be enough," Daniel Escobar, the head analyst at Global Securities in Bogota, said by telephone. "Investors for now don't feel like the intervention is very strong."
Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said yesterday in an interview with CM& Television that Colombia doesn't rule out using capital controls to weaken the peso.
"We don't like capital controls, we aren't thinking of using them at the moment, but this option is always on hand, it's always a possibility," Cardenas said. "Because one thing we are clear about is that the Colombian economy doesn't need an exchange rate of 1,770 per dollar."
Yields on the government's 10 percent peso-denominated debt due in 2024 rose one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 5.27 percent, according to the central bank. The price fell 0.123 centavo to 139.914 centavos per peso. Yields closed at 5.23 percent on Jan. 25, the lowest level since the securities were first issued in 2009.
Banco de la Republica reduced its benchmark rate by a quarter-percentage point to 4 percent on Jan. 28 to support economic growth.
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Niche businesses can be highly profitable if you know how to grow your business and find the right demographic to market your goods or services to. While it's certainly possible to have a wildly successful niche business, it does take time, effort, and research. Use these tips to help you start and build a successful niche business.
Create a Product or Service
Since you're creating a niche business, you want this product or service to be very narrow. You're catering to a small group of people who don't have a lot of options when it comes to finding what you're offering to them. Whether you're marketing children's books for dogs or running clothes for plus size women, you need to be sure that you've identified a need that a specific demographic has, and that you're offering a product or service that satisfies this need.
Tap Into Your Market
You'll need to specifically identify the group to which you'd like to market, and do some research about this demographic. First, be sure that the product or service you've decided to offer has sufficient demand. As a niche business, you are only marketing to a small group of people, but it's important to verify that this group exists.
Once you've determined that the group size is sufficient to justify creating a niche business, do some research about this group. Find out where these people spend their time online, and join message boards and groups that will reach your potential customers. Create social media profiles to further advertise your niche business.
Become an Expert
Start by telling your potential clients the story of how your niche business was formed. What kind of problems and needs did you identify, and how does your product or service fix these problems or satisfy these needs? Once you've established why your business exists, establish yourself as an expert on the subject by posting regular blog entries or press releases related to your product or service. This will show customers that you not only fulfill a need they have, but you're keeping up with trends and changes in the niche market.
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Although you'll have far fewer competitors in a niche business than in a traditional business, you'll still have some, and you'll still need to set yourself apart. When you start out in your niche business, you should identify your competitors and come up with something you can offer customers beyond what they're already offering. Are you offering a particular product or service at a lower price than your competitors? Are you offering higher quality goods, or do you provide better customer service? Highlight these positives to make your business stand out.
Once you establish yourself in a niche market, grow your business even further by keeping on top of trends in your niche business and researching new venues for finding customers. Regularly visit competitor's websites or brick and mortar stores so you'll know firsthand whether they've changed their product or service to better serve customers. Establishing yourself in a niche market means you get to be one of a few, allowing yourself plenty of opportunities to make money.


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Students from a school that has inspired its pupils to grow and cook their own food found an unusual worker joined their dinner ladies today - the Prince of Wales.
Charles dished up a pudding to one surprised A-level student when he visited Carshalton Boys Sports College.
Rosie Wastell, 17, was left red-faced when she found Charles behind the serving hatch taking her order for rhubarb crumble. But he forgot about the famous school custard which had to be poured by dinner lady Sandra Rudge, 43. She said: "He should come and work with us, he's a character."
Headteacher Simon Barber began the initiative to encourage his pupils to grow and cook their own produce, and today the school keeps chickens for eggs and grows a variety of crops from strawberries and lettuce to herbs on 16 raised beds.
In a speech to schools, community groups and charities Jamie Oliver joked that Charles must be seen as "a little bit of a hippie" for his long-held views and campaigning to improve food in schools and hospitals.
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Guardian forum examines who San Francisco is building housing for
Our original intention for "Housing for Whom?" — a Bay Guardian community forum tomorrrow night (Wed/23) at the LGBT Center — was to look at the hottest items on an otherwise lackluster fall election: Propositions B and C, which would allow a controversial waterfront luxury condo project to be build at 8 Washington St.
So we booked key proponents on the each side the measure: Jon Golinger, president of the Telegraph Hill Dwellers and a key opponent of the project; and Tim Colen of the Housing Action Coalition, one of three proponents of Prop. B. We're excited to hear what they have to say and to discuss the measures.
But in the weeks since then, there's been explosion of public concern over the related issues of gentrification and evictions, accompanied by a renewal of progressive activism that has scored some notable victories, all of its set against a skylight of construction cranes building a glut of high-end housing in Upper Market and other areas.
So we've decided to broaden our discussion to look at the implications of the city's current housing and economic development policies, examining what the San Francisco of the the future will look like if we continue on our current course and what can be done to control our destiny.
To help guide that discussion, our panel will also include Fred Sherburn-Zimmer, an activist with the Housing Rights Committee who recently went through her own personal eviction battle; and Peter Cohen of the Council of Community Housing Organization, who will offer an overview of the housing now being built and the challenges in meeting the needs of current city residents.
We'll also be turning to you, Guardian readers, for your input and observations. And to help with that, the crowd will include veterans of the successful recent campaign to prevent high-ending clothing chain Jack Spade from opening a store in the Mission and the struggles to prevent the Lee family eviction and a mass eviction on Market Street that would be the biggest single eviction since the I Hotel.
Moderating the discussion will be yours truly, Editor Steven T. Jones, and News Editor Rebecca Bowe. So come join us from 6-8pm at on the fourth floor of the LGBT Center, 1800 Market St.
realtors, brokers, financiers and developers who provide most of SF's housing, but I commend you for at least trying to achieve some kind of balance, rather than the usual echo chamber of usual suspects.
Those who like the way SF housing is going would have no need to attend such a meeting. So it will appear to those who attend that everyone opposes market-rate new build or Ellis/TIC conversions when, of course, for every person who dislikes them there is another person who benefits from it.
So I am not confident that objective minds will learn much here about what the silent majority think. They will learn what a small number of NIMBY's think.
do with Ellis/TIC conversions which create no housing units.
Talk about biased.
of new housing.
Then there are the tenant activists who think a tenant on a month-to-month tenancy should reasonably expect to stay for decades.
this is simply a barricade against trolls
it is a signpost to indicate to the reader that other anonymous posters on this thread are beginning to purposely diminish the conversation into repetitive reactionary hyperbole, and/or petty, mean spirited personal attacks and irrelevant bickering
the barrier is put in place to signal that there is probably little point in reading more replies in the thread past this point
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time for a twisty turnzy skeeball attack
shake off your drunkenness and groggily dig into those jumbled pockets for buried dimes and nickles
midnight ski bal is open for business!
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thank you playing
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be sure to scare up those dime and nickles for the next round....
this is simply a barricade against trolls
it is a signpost to indicate to the reader that other anonymous posters on this thread are beginning to purposely diminish the conversation into repetitive reactionary hyperbole, and/or petty, mean spirited personal attacks and irrelevant bickering
the barrier is put in place to signal that there is probably little point in reading more replies in the thread past this point
proceed at your own risk
grab the ball for your shot and take it!
condo conversion must be undone
another bad throw! try again....
"So I am not confident that objective minds will learn much here..."
No doubt in your attempt to be self-righteous, you're often using words for which you don't know the definition. It must be increasingly embarrassing for you. In this case it's the word "objective." Yours is a subjective mind, not an objective mind with the word "mind" being used advisedly.
yet might have been "neutral". The question with any meeting like this is whether it is engaged in a neutral, objective, dispassionate discovery of the truth, or whether it is a biased, partisan encounter designed to yell "ra ra" for one side, and make everyone feel comfortable about their prejudices.
A serious housing planning meeting would include people whose job it is to provide housing services, and not just a bunch of rabble-rousing tenants and activists who want a bigger free lunch.
who want a bigger free lunch."
Awfully, neutral, objective and dispassionate of you.
Why don't you go to the meeting and share your wisdom (sic)? Maybe reach a broader audience than on a website you do your best to subvert.
will not discuss, say, tax breaks to encourage more property owners to become landlords. Are you suggesting that some landlord-friendly proposals will be discussed?
topic you want at the meeting. What are you, scared?
one-sided echo chamber.
more than one side. Otherwise, it is just a wall.
Ergo, the Wall of Commerce, the Housing Action Wall.
actually do something yourself.
Like joining habitat for humanity, for instance.
Or starting a fund to help new buyers find a down payment.
Or organizing to buy a building and turn it co-op.
No, you'd rather sit on your fat ass all day whining about others who do get things done.
I've worked plenty on this issue as a volunteer, only to get undercut by the coopted nonprofits who are getting paid to preside over the demise of the communities they're allegedly paid to stand up for and represent.
If you try and change the entire city's policy on something, you will fail. you are just one voice and one vote. You cannot stop all construction, repeal the Ellis Act, or save everyone.
What you can do, along the lines of the "think global;act local" theme, is start small and try and achieve some minor victories. A building here, a co-op there, something achievable.
But trying to change the world and then giving up when people don't just hand it to you on a plate isn't productive, and nor is endlessly crapping on the non-profits who - for all their flaws - do achieve some good works.
I'd set my sights so low that they were realistic. Problem is that only one side is playing to win and it is not ours. No more free labor to be traded away as chits by people who hate me and who are frittering away gains made long ago by others.
into the musée mécanique slots
and watch the victorian steakpunk skiballs roll!
skirting around steamventing holes
hoping to curve in
accompanied by hurdy gurdyish steam driven tin organ pipes
sounding like a tinny rendition of
bach's toccata and fugue
and win the brass ring! the ring of power!
is giving up
no no no.....
throw with all your might! and believe!
"would you like some toast?"
neoliberal milktoast NGOs
and the world will be saved
very gradually
in a couple of millennia....
we shall overcome
some day
after we are dead....
one person saying it. I'm guessing this meeting will be attended by middle-aged white liberals.
the world is run by those who show up
not by those who say "shut up" ;)
the silent majority who make the real decisions at election time, which is why Ed Lee won by a mile even though you probably have never met anyone who supports him.
skee bal hungrily
yum yum
but throws that skiball with unparalleled verve and sharp eyed sharpness
enjoying himself immensely and saying "i showed up :)"
tear down the walls
oh-oh-oh oh
the tide is turnin'
and throws that skeebahl masterfully!
dark minions don't like it when the fellowship meets at Rivendell to discuss how to save middle earth from mount doom
and spends one fun night in the rivendell cellars playing midnight skeeball before the grim journey ahead
ale flows like water ;)
let's have a free-for-all about how rich people will unselfishly give housing to
(and about that bridge in New York for sale on the cheap!)
you have taken a home from a poor person.
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(Heb. _'aron_, generally rendered "ark"), the coffer into which the contributions for the repair of the temple were put (2 Kings 12:9, 10; 2 Chr. 24:8, 10, 11). In Gen. 50:26 it is rendered "coffin." In Ezek. 27:24 a different Hebrew word, _genazim_ (plur.), is used. It there means "treasure-chests."
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There is more to the game of basketball than just the physical aspect. There is the mental component that if partnered can provide an insurmountable mountain to climb. That peak must seem about a million miles up to the Atlanta Dream after yet another 25 point loss to the Minnesota Lynx in game two of the WNBA Finals. Cliche as it may sound, the Lynx approach every game possession by possession. That mentality helped them to a dominating 88-63 win and it has them one game away for their second championship in three seasons.
"I thought a solid effort, not as good as game one but I thought in spurts we were pretty good," head coach Cheryl Reeve said after her 18th postseason victory. "Sloppy with our turnovers. 20 for 25 points, that's not something we can do against these guys. Our effort on the glass was something I told them I really enjoyed watching. I really have enjoyed them embracing the idea that if we get that done we have a chance to be successful."
The Lynx shot a WNBA Finals best 56.9 percent from the field and despite not playing their best game with 20 turnovers and less than stellar free throw shooting have won all 80 minutes of the five game series.
"It's right there," said Seimone Augustus. "We have 40 more minutes, 80 more possessions to get to here we want to be and get to what we feel like we deserve "
All five starters finished in double figures with Augustus leading the way with 20 points. Defensively, the team shut down and frustrated the Dream and superstar Angel McCoughtry who is just 11-for-42 in the series. McCoughtry fouled out of the game late in the fourth quarter after being noticeably frustrated for much of the game.
"I mean, it's the Finals," said Augustus who seems to own the Dream. "I don't know if it's exactly the Atlanta Dream, but the Finals tend to bring the best out of any player because you're playing for everything. It's the title. Everything is on the line."
Despite seven turnovers, Lindsay Whalen set the tone early with aggressive play to the basket. She finished with 14 points, but knows that if the team is going to close out the series the team will need to clean up the mistakes.
"I think we just had the mentality the whole season of just playing together, making plays for each other, and just taking it one possession at a time," said Whalen. "Of course it wasn't our best game. We had a lot of turnovers tonight, some miscues and things like that. But all things we know we can fix and clean up. We'll watch the video. We'll learn from it."
The series shifts to Atlanta and game three on Thursday night and Dream head coach Alex Bentley and his team hope the change of venue and their home crowd will make a difference.
"Making and missing shots is all part of the game. Some nights you're going to be on and some nights you're going to be off," said Bentley. "When we're off, we need to find different ways to score."
The key to their domination in this years playoffs in which the Lynx have went a perfect 5-0 and have defeated their foes by just under 20 points per game. Maya Moore set the tone early as McCoughtry drove for what appeared to be an easy layup. Moore had other ideas and swatted the ball about six rows deep sending the crowd into a frenzy.
"When we did get what we wanted, it was really fun and they had to take the ball out of the net and try to score against our half court set," Moore said.
Rebekah Brunson finished with a double-double and crashed the boards in the first quarter pulling down seven rebounds. She finished the first half with nine, the same total as the entire Dream team. Despite finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds, Brunson knows the Dream are going to fight on Thursday night.
"Their backs are up against the wall," said Brunson. "They are a team that plays really good at home, too. We don't expect anything less than an amazing effort from them."
So in a best of three series, the Lynx need one win or 40 minutes, 80 possessions to capture their second championship in franchise history.
"We don't want to have to come back to Minneapolis," coach Cheryl Reeve said. "When we come back to Minneapolis, it's going to be for a parade, not to play Game 5."
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So, what have YOU been learning lately?
One of the worst things that can happen to you professionally is stagnation. You know what you are doing, you know how it works, and you can coast along very easily. Unfortunately, there is the old adage, "it isn't what we know, but what we don't know that is going to hurt us. It is what we don't know that we don't know that is going to bite us in the end."
One of the reasons that I have routinely been going out and searching for difficult code bases to read has been to avoid that. I know that I don't know a lot, I just don't know what I don't know. So I go into an unfamiliar code base and try to figure out how things work over there.
I have been doing that for quite some time now. And I am not talking about looking at some sample project a poor schlump put out to show how you can do CQRS with 17 projects to create a ToDo app. I am talking about production code, and usually in areas or languages that I am not familiar with.
A short list of the stuff that I have been going over:
- CouchDB (to learn Erlang, actually, but that got me to do DB stuff)
- LevelDB
- NServiceBus
- Mass Transit
- SignalR
- Hibernate
- Hibernate Search
Those are code bases that do interesting things that I wanted to learn from. Indeed, I have learned from each of them.
Some people can learn by reading academic papers, I find that I learn best from having a vague idea about what is going on, then diving into the implementation details and seeing how it all fits together.
But the entire post so far was a preface to the question I wanted to ask. If you are reading this post, I am pretty sure that you are a professional developer. Doctors, lawyers and engineers (to name a few) have to recertify every so often, to make sure that they are current. But I have seen all too many developers stagnate to the point where they are very effective in their chosen field (building web apps with jQuery Mobile on ASP.Net WebForms 3.5) and nearly useless otherwise.
So, how are you keeping your skills sharp and your knowledge current? What have you been learning lately? It can be a course, or a book or a side project or just reading code. But, in my opinion, it cannot be something passive. If you were going to answer: "I read your blog" as the answer to that question, that is not sufficient, flatterer. Although, you might want to go a bit further and consider that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so go ahead and do something.
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Hi Ayende,
when i am looking for something new to learn i first try to describe what technologies i am using and how they comunnicate/fit together (i am mainly Java ,FP(Scala,Groovy), JS guy) to find a hole in my knowledge. Inside the hole i go depth first search to find what lowest thing i need to understand to be able to start going up. Last time i did that i hit JVM JIT compiler ASM output :). So last three weeks i study JVM internals (JIT,GC and some advanced low level stuff) together with microprocessor architecture ( i have enrolled in mooc course that looks very promising Coursera Computer Architecture ).


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The Sysadmin's Daily Grind: Dnsgraph
A partly overloaded DNS server can slow down all the workstations on the network. Dnsgraph is an early warning system that gives administrators a graph of critical values. Your Dnsgraph charts will help you keep your systems serving names.
Just recently I heard about a memory genius who could remember the value of pi to several thousand decimal figures; at the same time, this person couldn't explain the practical value of this exercise. People like that don't need a DNS server; instead they could just memorize a few thousand IP addresses. But normal folks prefer DNS. And if you run a name resolution service yourself, I'm sure you will appreciate Dnsgraph [1]. The project name indicates a similarity with projects such as Mailgraph and Queuegraph, and Dnsgraph is actually based on Mailgraph. The tool parses a file for the status information generated by my Bind 9 DNS server [2], and converts the figures into a graph.
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Platt, Sullivan Earn Weekly Conference Honors
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Senior Courtney Platt (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast) recorded 10 RBI and sophomore Stephanie Sullivan (Venice, Fla./Venice) pitched two shutouts on the week en route to their Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week honors, respectively, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
Platt hit .636 over the weekend, going 7-for-11 with five runs scored and 10 RBI for her second-ever weekly award. She blasted her fourth and fifth home runs of the season, including a three-run shot against ETSU to open a nine-run first inning. Platt also picked up a double and triple en route to a 1.455 slugging percentage in the 4-0 weekend.
Sullivan went 2-0 on the week, earning a complete game shutout in both contests. The sophomore hurled a one-hitter against ETSU and held the league's top offensive team, USC Upstate, to just three hits in the second game on Thursday. Sullivan notched eight strikeouts, while only giving up one walk and holding opponents to a .095 average.
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11/5/2013 (Updated 6:54:22 PM)Tuesday is Election Day and one of the headline races in the area is for Mayor of Binghamton. Republican Rich David voted Tuesday morning.
The former deputy mayor and two-time mayoral candidate said he's happy to be at the end of what he called a productive campaign.
Without major state or national races on the ballot David hopes Binghamton residents still take the time to head out to the polls.
"Turnout is certainly a factor and over the course of the last several weeks we've done everything possible whether it's knocking on doors, sending pieces of mail, making phone calls and other advertisements to encourage people to get out the vote," said David.
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The show began previews July 16 and officially opened July 24. It had previously been scheduled to run through Dec. 29.
Upon its closing, Let It Be will have played 9 previews and 46 performances.
The cast features Graham Alexander, Roberto Angelelli, Jimmy Coburn, Tony Coburn, JT Curtis, Tyson Kelly, Chris McBurney and Luke Roberts, with John Korba and Daniel A. Weiss.
Let It Be began as a West End production to celebrate The Beatles' 50th anniversary. Using projection technology and 3D sound, the show chronicles the Beatles' rise from Liverpool's Cavern Club to the height of their fame through live performances of songs including "Twist and Shout," "She Loves You," "Drive My Car," "Yesterday," "Hey Jude," "Come Together" and "Let It Be."
The production includes musical supervision and direction by John Maher, scenic design by Tim McQuillen-Wright, lighting design by Jason Lyons, sound design by Gareth Owen, video design by Duncan McLean, costume supervision by Jack Galloway and technical supervision by Arthur Siccardi and Pat Sullivan.
Let It Be is produced for Broadway by Jeff Parry/Annerin Productions, Yasuhiro Kawana, BB Promotion, Rubin Fogel and Jujamcyn Theaters.
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New Luxurious Condominium. Large spacious rooms. 380 sq ft balcony overlooking ocean and intracoastal waterway. Spectacular sunsets and views of downtown Ft Lauderdale. A home away from home.. Everything you need is here to enjoy a quiet retreat in paradise. Semi-private elevator opening to your own lobby leading to a double front door entry way. No common walls, no hallways, ultimate privacy end unit.
Private boat dock just footsteps from Condo's heated swimming pool.
Private beach club just short walk across Ocean Blvd.
This is your most complete luxury vacation package.
Unit is on 5th. floor, with breathtaking views of the ocean and city .
This luxurious vacation get away offers two thousands square feet
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Huge forty foot balcony, enjoy sunsets every evening.
Private Master bedroom suite with double door entry has King ultracomfort bed, walk in closet, private shower, jacuzzi tub.
2nd. bedroom has queen bed with adjacent full bathroom.
Laundry room located next to kitchen offers full size
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Modern contemporary furniture. Non-smoking only
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Brand new 2 Bed/2 Bath/In unit Laundry room (2000 Square.Ft.Under Air)
Huge private balcony with ocean and city views
Heated Swimming Pool. Boat Dock and Private Beach Club.
Reserved parking space under building adjacent to lobby for easy access.
Linens provided.
Eat in kitchen with ocean and city view.
Private Beach with shower and outdoor grills. Heated Pool. Wireless Internet. HD cable television. Spa Tub. Assigned parking under building.
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Private beach club across street offering white sand beaches.
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(WMC-TV) – Memphis police were on the scene of a stabbing and shooting in the Kimball Cabana Apartments in the 2800 block of Kimball, which is just off of Lamar.
Police say that the incident began as a fight between women, when one woman stabbed another. Men from across the parking lot got involved and shots were fired. One man was hit.
The man and woman injured were transported to the MED in critical condition, but are expected to recover.
Neighbors told Action News 5 that they heard shots a little after 5 Friday morning.
This incident occurred hours after Memphis police were called to a shooting at these same apartments Thursday evening, which sent two to the hospital.
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Pipeline office planned in Malone
MALONE — Enbridge-St. Lawrence Gas is opening an office in Malone to sign up customers for natural-gas service expected to begin this fall.
The office, in Cedar Commons on Route 11 across from McDonald's restaurant, will soon be staffed by a customer-service representative who can determine if and when a neighborhood or street could have gas service.
The hours of operation of the new office have not been established, and the telephone is not installed yet, but those details are to be worked out within the next few weeks, said Phil St. Amand, the company's sales manager.
The company is building the 48-mile pipeline in two phases from the St. Lawrence County town of Norfolk to the village limits of Chateaugay.
It will cross from St. Lawrence to Franklin county at Moira, mostly follow an abandoned railroad bed and finish in Malone the first year then continue on to Chateaugay in the second phase, officials said.
Large-scale users will go online first, including school districts, state prisons, Alice Hyde Medical Center, county buildings, the Agri-Mark McCadam Cheese plant in Chateaugay and the North Lawrence Dairy plant in St. Lawrence County.
But homeowners near these sites can be added as the project progresses, said Jim Ward, general manager for St. Lawrence Gas.
Already, 125 customers are signed up, he said, and advertising on local radio stations is expected to generate even more interest.
Just like in a municipal project that brings a waterline past a property, with laterals placed to add individual homes, the company will bring service to a property as the gas pipeline is installed.
But it will be up to the homeowner to extend it into the building.
"And if there is no interest on that street, we may not go down that street," Ward said.
Construction on the $41 million project continues on County Route 6 in the Town of Moira and will move into Malone this summer, so service can start "by the end of 2013," he said.
There were a few setbacks, such as weather issues and dealing with rocky areas that weren't anticipated, but once pressure testing is done, the company expects to turn the gas on for North Lawrence within the next month and build the relay stations it needs along the pipeline route.
Ward said he expects 50 to 75 commercial users on the line by the end of the year.
St. Lawrence Gas estimates it will serve 1,926 residential customers, 343 commercial users and two industrial customers by the fifth year.
Franklin County contributed $1.425 million for project, Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) secured $2 million, and $2.5 million is coming from Empire State Development funds.
Since it is benefiting, St. Lawrence County was asked to contribute $600,000 toward the project, but legislators there have so far not done so.
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UPDATE: The Bay County Sheriff's Office arrested a Bay Point man yesterday in connection to an incident of animal cruelty that took place in March of 2013.
During the course of a recent investigation involving the possible mutilation of two cats within Bay Point, BCSO investigators learned that Brian J. Rutherford, a Bay Point resident, had been involved in a complaint made to Bay County Animal Control regarding acts of animal cruelty involving a cat. This incident occurred earlier this year in March. According to a witness, in March of 2013 Rutherford had trapped a cat in a small-animal cage and, in the front yard of his home, beat on the cage with a piece of wood and then sprayed the cat with a high-velocity water hose. Animal Control responded at that time to Rutherford's home and spoke with Rutherford who admitted he had treated the trapped cat in that manner.
After learning of the March incident, the BCSO obtained and served a search warrant on Rutherford's home yesterday and a small-animal trap was found in the residence. Rutherford was arrested at his home yesterday evening and taken to the Bay County Jail at 8:50 p.m. He was charged with Animal Cruelty in connection to the incident in March of 2013.
The recovered remains of the second cat found in Bay Point have been sent to the University of Florida for examination on manner of death. At this time it is still unclear if the dead cats found in Bay Point are the result of animal predators or human actions.
Anyone with any information on the possible mutilation of cats in Bay Point is asked to call the Bay County Sheriff's Office or Crime Stoppers at 785-TIPS.
A Bay Point man is arrested and accused of animal cruelty.
According to the Bay County Jail Brian James Rutherford, 55, of Wahoo Rd. was arrested Tuesday evening and faces charges including animal cruelty and mutilation.
The Bay County Sheriff's Office says Rutherford was arrested for a March incident while they were investigating the death of cats found in the Bay Point area on September 1st and 9th, on Wahoo and Pompano Roads. Rutherford is not connected to that case.
Both animals were severed in half in those incidents. No arrest has been made.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Bay County Sheriff's Office at 747-4700 or you can remain anonymous by calling Crimestoppers at 785-TIPS.


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Today was a day of celebration for Heart of Illinois golfers. The vision of Jim and Carol Ring to turn their farmland into a top golf course is a reality. Today, the grand opening celebration of Metamora Fields Golf Club.
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My teacher Ann Fontanella told me about the books she said the books will be of great benifit! I am starting on book 2 look forward to start lesson with Ann!
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These 7 Divertimenti I just discovered a little over a year ago. Each one has 4 movements and is entirely in one position. #1 is all in 1st position, #2 is all in 2nd position. #3 is all in third position and believe it or not when you get to #7 you must play all 4 movements all in 7th position! I greatly enjoyed playing these, especially some of the best movements and I think they are a great way to get a student to feel comfortable in each position. I tried the one for third position with a student who always seemed to pick any finger but the correct one to play each note when he was learning 3rd position. I picked the wonderful Allemanda from that piece and had him learn that. He even played it in one of my student concerts at a assisted living place in Worcester MA. His ability to play comfortably in 3rd position improved tremedously. I had him to the other movements too. Now he is trying to learn 4th position. I had him start the Bolero from that divertimento. I love the one in 2nd position too. Another student is learning that one now to learn to feel comfortable in second position. While a couple movements in the book may have some rather awkward spots for fingerings sometimes... they are lovely pieces and worth playing and teaching to students for mastering the positions.
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These duets are awesome! They are in 1st position, some double stops. It's not one violin playing the melody and the other playing a boring part; both parts exchange melody lines. They are beautifully composed. Manuscript is a little squished but doable. It would help if it had rehearsal letters or numbers. Definitely get this!
Bach, J.S. - 6 Sonatas and Partitas for Viola - Arranged by Bennici - Ricordi Edition
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Of the two editions of the 6 Sonatas and Partitas transcribed for Viola available, this Ricordi Edition is cleaner and follows the original (violin) manuscript. There are no added dynamics and the note values in double stops and chords remain unchanged. My only complaint is in the typesetting of 3- and 4-note chords. Rather than put multiple note heads on one stem, or perhaps use two stems to indicate the leading voice, each note in a chord gets its own stem. This necessitates the notes to be offset so their stems (and flags) don't overlap. Some notes in a 4-note chord are offset by more than the width of a note head, making already-tricky passages harder to read. This edition would be better for players somewhat familiar with the Partitas and Sonatas. For those looking for additional guidance interpreting the music, I suggest the International edition.
Bach, J.S. - 6 Sonatas and Partitas for Viola - Arranged by Meyer-Vieland - International Edition
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choosing a Bach viola transcription
Of the two editions of the 6 Sonatas and Partitas transcribed for Viola available, this International Edition is the more heavily-edited of the two. There are lots of added dynamics and articulations, and note values in some chords or double stops have been altered (such as in the Andante from Sonata No. 2). While these editorial changes might give a good approximation of intended phrasing or articulation, it makes the music very busy (turning 8th notes into a 16th note plus a 16th rest, or a quarter note into an 8th note plus an 8th rest). This edition would be better for players looking for additional guidance interpreting the music. For those somewhat familiar with the Partitats and Sonatas, I suggest the Ricordi edition.


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The commanding officer of the Coast Guard's 5th District was in Wilmington Friday afternoon to discuss regional damage and the condition of the waterways now that Hurricane Arthur has past the Carolina coast.
The Coast Guard said they prepared for the worst and put plans into place. They kept in close contact with the state port and ferry system and felt like they did a good job staying ahead of the storm.
"You can't catch up with a storm. In this case I think we did a good job staying ahead of it," said Capt. Sean Murtagh. "It appears that boaters took pre-storm warnings seriously and I'm pleased to report we had no significant search and rescue cases up and down the coast line last night."
They had two patrol boats ready to respond, but they never had to leave the port.
The Coast Guard reminds boaters to be extremely cautious this weekend as they head out on the water. Check your boat for damage, monitor the weather closely, and make sure you have the proper safety equipment on board.
Waters are going to be more treacherous and harder to navigate over the next few days.
"The weather has improved tremendously, but they should still be exercising caution and be prepared when venturing out in the water for the holiday weekend," said Murtagh. "Carefully check your boats for damage from the storm, monitor the weather closely especially if you are heading off shore, sea conditions off the shore are still rough."
He said there could also be debris floating in the ocean from the storm which could be hazardous to boaters.
Officials with the Army Corps of Engineers said they are going to be doing a detailed survey of area inlets next week to survey the damage and see if the storm caused any of them to start filling in.
Statewide, Coast Guard officials said they are also still assessing the damage. Rear Admiral Stephen P. Metruck flew over part of the Outer Banks on Friday.
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle-bone disease, is a genetic (inherited) disorder characterized by bones that break easily without a specific cause. An estimated 20,000 to 50,000 people in the US have this disease. OI can affect males and females of all races.
The cause of OI is believed to be due to a genetic defect that causes imperfectly-formed, or an inadequate amount of, bone collagen - a protein found in the connective tissue.
The following are the most common symptoms for osteogenesis imperfecta. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Although symptoms may vary, generally they are used to classify the four forms of OI, each of which represents the severity of the condition.
According to the Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the types of OI and their symptoms include the following:
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The symptoms of osteogenesis imperfecta may resemble other medical conditions or problems. Always consult your physician for a diagnosis.
In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for osteogenesis imperfecta may include a skin biopsy to evaluate the amount and structure of collagen. However, this test is complicated and not many qualified facilities are available to perform the procedure. It is not unusual for results of the biopsy to take up to six months.
Additional diagnostic tests may include:
x-ray - a diagnostic test which uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs onto film
an examination of the ear, nose, and throat (to detect hearing loss)
Specific treatment for osteogenesis imperfecta will be determined by your physician based on:
your age, overall health, and medical history
extent of the disease
your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
expectations for the course of the disease
your opinion or preference
To date, there is no known treatment, medicine, or surgery that will cure osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). The goal of treatment is to prevent deformities and fractures and allow the child to function as independently as possible. Treatments for preventing or correcting symptoms may include:
care of fractures
rodding - a procedure to insert a metal bar the length of a long bone to stabilize it and prevent deformity.
dental procedures
physical therapy
assistive devices, such as wheelchairs, braces, and other custom-made equipment
Management of the disease includes focusing on preventing or minimizing deformities, and maximizing the individual's functional ability at home and in the community. Management of OI is either non-surgical or surgical. Non-surgical interventions may include one or more of the following:
physical therapy
positioning aids (to help sit, lie, or stand)
braces and splints (to prevent deformity and promote support or protection)
psychological counseling
Surgical interventions may be considered to manage the following conditions:
bowing of bone
scoliosis - a lateral, or sideways curvature and rotation of the back bones (vertebrae), giving the appearance that the person is leaning to one side.
heart problems
Surgery may also be considered to maintain the ability to sit or stand.
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a progressive condition that needs life-long management to prevent deformity and complications. The interdisciplinary healthcare team helps the family to improve the functional outcomes and to provide support. The Osteogenesis Imperfecta Society can also be an important resource.
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