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Quantifying pitch framing ability
I don't comment or post often and when I do it is usually about catcher's defense and usually to express criticism of sabermetric's inability to quantify catching defense and how most sabermetricians therefore downplay its importance or relevance. The second half of that sentence has been changing in the last year or so as better and better attempts that have been made to quantify its value. I still think this study has some holes in it and perhaps still undervalues ability to frame pitches, but it is by far the best attempt at bringing pitch-framing into saber-speak that I have seen to date. It even includes some solid scouting notes complete with video samples on the subject. For those that won't read it all (it's well-worth the time), a few of the key conclusions: pitch-framing alone can result in anywhere from +2 WAR to -2 WAR a year (with a few extreme examples well above and below that). Top five catchers in terms of pitch-framing ability over the last 5 years combined: 1) Jose Molina; 2) Russel Martin; 3) Torrealba; 4) Lucroy; 5) Yadi. The Bottom 5 (with 5 being the worst): 1) Johjima 2) Kendall 3) Posada 4) Laird 5) Doumit. Some of the order surprised me, but, on the whole, I thought the order was pretty close to my observations (not surprisingly, I feel that catchers who spent alot of time in our division tended to surprise me the least in terms of their rank in this study). The study found that, on average, Yadi saves the team 8 runs per 120 games played by framing pitches alone. The author acknowledged that his approach to normalizing for pitching staff quality would likely understate the pitch framing ability of catchers that have been on one team for the previous five years with relatively stable rotations (which I think would include Yadi). When you do just a little extra math, his results indicate that Yadi, for instance, gets 1 extra strike called every two games by framing pitches. Based on my personal experience as a catcher (i.e. anecdotal), I think that is probably a low estimate for a top five pitch-framer in the world.


text: Finding Green Products OnlineOne-stop shopping for everything green in home building.By Jean Dimeo As you'll soon find on the following pages, the "Buyer's Guide" you're holding is an invaluable reference tool for finding which manufacturers make what in the world of building products as well as how to easily contact them. But if you're searching for information specifically about green products, materials, technologies, and construction techniques, Builder Online and some of its Hanley Wood sister websites are rich with content about building and remodeling sustainable homes in easy-to-navigate formats. (And they're flush with traditional products coverage, too.)builderonline.comBuilder's website offers extensive coverage of green building products, construction practices, and news written by senior editors Nigel F. Maynard and John Caulfield and contributing editor Rich Binsacca, all veteran construction writers. From the home page, click on the "Green Building" tab.ecohomemagazine.comThe website for EcoHome magazine offers one-stop shopping for everything green in home building and remodeling. It focuses on case studies of certified sustainably built homes and new green products that are third-party certified or that are hand-picked by the editors, including editor in chief Rick Schwolsky, a former solar builder. The site also provides a wealth of information about construction techniques and building science, emerging technologies, green legislation and standards, and green trends.eco-structure.comThe website for Eco-Structure magazine offers commercial construction pros a plethora of information on green construction best practices, stellar examples of sustainable buildings, and new green products for both residential and commercial projects. Go to the home page, and click on the "Products" tab.ebuild.comThe online home of Building Products magazine, ebuild is the industry's leading website dedicated solely to the coverage of products, materials, and technologies. It is a warehouse of stories and information published by all Hanley Wood magazines and websites, and it houses a database of 14,000 product manufacturers. A search on ebuild for water-conserving dual-flush toilets, for example, can turn up hundreds of photos, manufacturer catalogs, bath trends, and much more.residentialarchitect.comresidential architect is the voice of the architect designing new and remodeled homes. Its "Green Pieces" department showcases new green products for upscale dwellings, and "Doctor Spec" offers expert insight into green products in practice. Go to the home page, and click on the "Products" tab.Other Online Product ResourcesInvaluable product and building practice information can be found at Hanley Wood's other magazines and websites, including:toolsofthetrade.netTools of the Trade is the industry's best source for unbiased, hands-on reviews of new tools. You'll find all the magazine's tool tests, organized by category, plus new products, tool trends, industry news, and links to the magazine's annual Editors' Choice Awards.jlconline.comThe Journal of Light Construction provides hands-on residential building resources for the pro. A JLC Archive membership gives instant access to 25 years of JLC—every article, illustration, and proven jobsite solutions and best practices. You're also invited to join the lively JLC Forums, where pros discuss and debate the merits of specific products and construction techniques, and view how-to installation videos that are available on JLC TV. Advertisement Keywords: SubjectGreen Products Products Internet View more keywords SubjectGreen Products Products InternetSection / SubsectionFeaturesBylineJean Dimeo View fewer keywords

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One hundred blank journals, each cover designed by a local artist, each journal numbered, catalogued, put out into the community. Welcome to the City of Calgary's 100 Journals Project.
"We invite people to contribute their stories, their drawings, writing, poetry, whatever they want and then pass them on in this collaborate art form," says City of Calgary community cultural development program specialist Jody Williams.
In January, Williams bought 100 journals and arranged to have each cover designed uniquely and individually by local artists and high school art school students. Now that the covers are completely and the journals are numbered and catalogued, Williams' next step is to distribute the journals around Calgary.
"It is a collaborative, collective art project that is sort of owned by everybody and owned by nobody in particular," she says. "We're launching it, we're putting it out there into the little community that is Calgary, but what we're hoping is that really it takes on a life of its own."
Williams found inspiration in the 1000 journals project, started by "Someguy" in San Francisco in 2000. Though hoping to stay true to the spirit of the project, she decided 100 journals was a more feasible goal.
"It's about looking at the fact that, in Calgary, we have really culturally rich, diverse communities with lots of different people from different parts of the world, different age sectors, from different walks of life and we love the idea of hearing from all of those different voices and everyone contributing to this one collective piece together," Williams says.
She hopes the journals stay in Calgary as the city aims to gather all 100 books by June 30, 2009 and celebrate by preparing an exhibition.
"There's this formula of bringing an arts-based activity into a community, to address a topic or a concern or social issue," Williams explains. "The outcome [is the] chance that [it] happens in that community, but the celebration is the culmination of the project."
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Steve Miller (that's me speaking in the third person) is first and foremost Kelly's Dad and Kay's Hunky Husband. After that I am a marketing specialist, author, legend in my own mind, and frequent speaker at conferences and events. In the last 23 years as an unemployable misfit, I've managed to keep my family alive and well-fed by sharing my fairly unique philosophy on generating new business. I've given over 1200 speeches and workshops for corporations and associations in 123 different industries, most states in the U.S., and several international destinations. I've even spoken in Canada.
Some people think I walk on water and regularly have me back to speak at their events again and again and again and... well, you get the picture. I am happy to share contact information with those people, if you like. A small number of people think I should be UNDER water. I prefer not to share their information.
I am a business speaker. I speak about marketing. I speak about generating new business and maintaining current relationships using new perspectives, innovative thinking, new and old media, and inexpensive tactics. I am funny, but I am not a humorist. I pump people up to make more money, but I am not a motivational speaker. I have great stories, but I am not a storyteller. I am a business speaker who speaks about marketing. Period. I also have extensive experience in audio, video, and online presentations.
8 Reasons You Should Hire Me To Speak At Your Next Event
1. My client list has been called elite by people other than me. They can't all be wrong.
You can see my client list of associations and corporations by clicking the links. The lists are long and, quite frankly, my best resumé.
2. I am there to make YOU look good, not me.
My ego is healthy and intact. I don't live for standing ovations. I DO live for achieving YOUR objectives for my presentations and making people glad they came to your event.
3. I am great value.
I'm not cheap, but then I'm not bust-your-budget expensive, either. I have aspirations to be paid like Tom Peters and Tony Robbins, but I'm not there yet. If I were you, I'd take advantage of this sure-to-be-short-term situation.
4. I'm not just some guy playing a marketer onstage. I have been an actual marketer for 31 years.
I have the scars to prove it.
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It only makes sense for me to help you do this. I don't want an empty room any more than you do. I am happy to provide a webinar, webcast, teleseminar, or interview in advance to help you.
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I want your audience to feel I am talking directly to them. In addition to in-depth conversations with you and other stakeholders, I like to conduct pre-event surveys to help me better understand your industry and audience. This also gives me the ability to provide some unique and customized facts and statistics just for your event (otherwise I have to just make that stuff up).
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Bandung Super Mall (BSM), one of the largest shopping mall in Bandung, Indonesia.
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Flag Raising Ceremony at Gagasceria Elementary School
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hotel sepuluh tempat terbaik untuk menginap di bandung
A dusk view taken in Metro Trade Center Bandung.
Located in downtown Bandung. Used as a center of sports activity by the public school, SMAN 3 & 5.
Tobucil & Klabs, small sophisticated alternative bookshop in downtown area of Bandung.
Hooge Burgere School (HBS), built in 1915. It was intended for the Dutch and indigenous children from...
Asia is the biggest continent on Earth, a darling little gem floating around in space.
Hm, what is Asia? Who's in on it?
China and India are safe bets for Asian nations. Korea, Japan, Thailand, you're fine.
Europe? No. Europe would sort of be on the "Asian continent" if not for those pesky Ural mountains dividing things up in the middle, and then also the whole lineage of kings and wealth and nations and the EU and all that "give me my respect" stuff.
Russia would probably be happiest as its own continent, so for now we'll leave it in "Eurasia" and just hope the natural gas supplies keep flowing.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are dang close to Asia, but politically they show up in "Middle East" news stories an awful lot. Verdict: Eurasia.
I guess we'll actually have to consider everything from Turkey on eastward to be "Eurasian", although the moniker seems overlappitory of the territory.
The Asian economy is now officially raging like a wild furnace of lava that consumes everything in its path. Japan has had the largest individual economy in Asia for decades, but it is forecast that both India and China will outstrip Japan within twenty years.
China is the largest holder of United States debt and is positioned to become the world's next superpower, provided that Godzilla doesn't return and decide to stomp everybody back into the Shang Dynasty.
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Something Special: It's called a special election for a reason. The race did not take place on a usual date nor was it conducted under normal circumstances. Early wrangling over protocol determined a lot about the campaign's trajectory. The way the state decided to conduct it -- allowing party central committees to choose nominees instead of instituting a "ballot royal" free-for-all -- initially dampened Democratic hopes of winning, and gave some support groups pause about the extent to which they would play. Also, overall turnout was much less than it will be in a normal statewide general election, so projecting ahead to 2012's Senate and presidential race based just off of Tuesday's numbers is far from a perfect science; a silver lining of sorts for Democrats, if there is one. Drama for Obama: The president isn't popular in the district. Time and again, Amodei and his allies tied Marshall to Obama. And it worked. Meanwhile, the Democrat struggled to distance herself. Things weren't always this way: the president lost to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in the district by less than a hundred votes in 2008. It's even easier for Republicans to tie Rep. Shelley Berkley to the president, given her presence in Congress. Berkley has virtually no shot of winning the area that would make up Sen. Dean Heller's old district next year in the Senate race, but she doesn't have to, nor does she have to keep it extremely tight. However, in an overall race that's expected to be very close, she'll want to neutralize Heller's advantage there as much as possible. The president's current standing there won't help her case.
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1. Olander Park is best known for 28-acre Olander Lake where you can fish, rent paddle or row boats, swim at our supervised natural sand beach, and rent picnic shelters or our community hall.
3. Sylvan Prairie Park is a 150-acre natural area encircled by the Quarry Ridge Bike Trail.
2. Fossil Park allows kids of all ages to dig for the fossils of ancient ocean creatures in 375 million year old Devonian Era shale deposits.
4. Whetstone Park is a 3-acre neighborhood park with an ADA accessible playground.
5. Southview Oak Savanna is a 7-acre remnant of the rare Oak Openings Savanna plant community located along the University Parks Bike Trail.
Fossil Park will be closed this week for the Sylvania Fireworks. All Fossil Park facilities, including the section of Quarry Ridge Bike Trail north of Brint Road, will be closed July 2 through July 5 for the set up, launch and clean up of the July 3rd fireworks. It is imperative for your safety that you stay off of the Fossil Park property and that section of the Quarry Ridge Bike Trail. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Release of Adrian Wilson shows Cardinals entering new territory
Originally published: Mar 8, 2013 - 10:52 am
Rarely have they had a player as great as Adrian Wilson, and rarely have they had a player as great as Adrian Wilson stick around for more than a decade.
But that's what the safety did, and his 12-year run with the team officially came to an end Friday when the Cardinals announced his release.
It was no doubt a difficult decision, but it's one that many teams have made many times before. Just not the Cardinals, and that's what makes this so tough to swallow.
But it was time.
A five-time Pro Bowler, Wilson is clearly on the downside of his career. He racked up just 54 tackles in 2012 after seeing his role reduced, and it was time for the team to go in a different direction.
"All of us thank Adrian for what he has meant not only to our organization but also to this community," said Cardinals President Michael Bidwill in a press release. "In every franchise, there is a select group of players whose contributions earn them iconic status and for us, Adrian Wilson will always be one of those players."
The Cardinals never would have reached relevancy had it not been for Wilson. The Cardinals never would have won back-to-back NFC West titles had it not been for Wilson. The Cardinals never would have reached Super Bowl XLIII if not for Wilson.
But the NFL is a business, and a harsh one at that. There's little room for sentimentality if the goal is to win, and Bidwill has made it quite clear what his priority is.
So, if that means parting with a fan favorite and franchise stalwart, so be it. This is the NFL, folks, and that's what happens.
"Decisions like this are never easy but it's especially tough with someone like Adrian because he's been such a special player and important part of this organization for the last 12 years," Cardinals GM Steve Keim said in the same press release.
Wilson's intensity was unmatched, his toughness feared and his loyalty unprecedented. He was a Cardinal through and through, and when he hangs up his cleats for good there will no doubt be a place for him in the team's Ring of Honor.
Because there are not enough ways to honor someone who was a five-time team captain and is one of just six players in league history with at least 25 sacks and 25 interceptions.
But that's still a few years down the road.
No doubt Wilson believes he can still play at a high level, and it would not be at all surprising to see him put together a couple more quality seasons. Putting on another team's uniform will be strange for Wilson, just as it will be weird to see him wearing any color other than Cardinal Red.
But that's life in the NFL, and it's something Cardinals fans should hope they have to start getting used to.
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Law students can, of course, freely access all Supreme Court cases from Bloomberg Law, LexisNexis or Westlaw. However, there are various ways to find and download such cases at no cost without a "for pay" database password.
Free Websites for Opinions
There are several websites that provide the full text of U.S. Supreme Court opinions. Some sites make searching easier than others. Few sites provide full coverage of older decisions. These two "free to use sites" do have the text of all decisions from 1790 to the present.
Complete Historical Coverage
Justia has the full text of the opinions from 1790 to the present. The search capabilities are not as developed as the LexisNexis offering, but The Oyez Project does allow for keyword searches on its website.
Partial /Recent Coverage
Keyword searches of decisions dating from 1791 can be performed via Google Scholar. Users should click on the "Advanced Scholar Search" link, then use one of the two available links on the newly opened page to limit the search to Supreme Court cases.
The full text of more recent opinions can be found using FindLaw. The coverage on this site begins from 1893, or Volume 150 of the U.S. Reports. Cases can be retrieved by citation, parties or keywords.
Cornell Law School administers the Legal Information Institute, the LII. The site has full coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court opinions from 1990 to the present and also contains many older but historically important decisions. Keyword searching is allowed.
The official Supreme Court of the United States website also has coverage from 1990. Additionally, U.S. Reports volumes commencing at number 502 can be downloaded in PDF format.
PDF versions of single cases from 1754, the nominate reports, up to Volume 548, i.e. the 2005 term, can be found at HeinOnline. HeinOnline is not available to non-law students unless accessed from campus.
A bulk data download of Supreme Court cases between 1937 and 1975 is available the Government Printing Office's Federal Digital System known as FDsys.
FedWorld (hosted by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce) also allows for keyword searches and contains coverage beginning in 1937.
Websites for Briefs, Oral arguments, and Additional Information
There is much additional Supreme Court related information available for free on the Internet. These range from the legal briefs filed by in a case by the parties and amicus curiae to historical data to actual videos of oral arguments held before the court.
A good starting point for accessing such information is a "research guide." Such a guide is normally posted by a law school library and includes links and methodologies to use in searching for relevant information. There are too many such guides to list here. We suggest you begin with two guides from the Cornell University Law Library entitled Supreme Court Records & Briefs and Supreme Court Oral Arguments.
Cornell also provides a search engine for finding additional research guides, blogs and law related websites.
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Justin Miller: A DJ like Justin Miller really encompasses all the New York house and disco scene has to offer. As the assistant label manager to DFA Records during their biggest years (LCD Soundsystem, The Juan Maclean, Hercules & Love Affair, Still Going, Benoit & Sergio) Justin has made many friends along the way. He now gigs regularly around town, co-headlining nights with the likes of Jacques Renault (Let's Play House) and Justin Strauss (Whatever/Whatever). He's now started his own label, Have A Killer Time which will soon see pressings including a debut from himself. Nooka Jones: From the funky abstract bubblings of Falty DL, Seafloor and Soul Clap, to the pure house stylings of Oliver $ and Catz n Dogs, to producers of the moment like Addison Groove, Boddika, and Sepalcure, Nooka touches on all of the various genres and sounds that make up the wide open world club music is enjoying in a post-dubstep moment. Brooklyn Bass: An up-and-coming blog on the NYC circuit, Brooklyn Bass is quickly making their rounds within the electronic scene. Hosting a monthly after-hours residency at The Cameo Gallery, you can find DJs Judge Wise, T'Angelo and Evan Michael hosting the most current local artists such as Point Break and Driphouse. All three of these young editors take their time to carefully curate their blog with the latest reviews of international dance tracks and nearby happenings. Be on the look out for their monthly podcasts and weekly event listings as well. In a live context, expect these dudes to hold no bars. T'Angelo and Judge Wise throw down shaking Bass music and Deep House, While Evan Michael stirs it up with House and Disco classics.


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Cyrille Diabate vs Anthony Perosh
As much as I respect Perosh for stepping in to fight Cro Cop on short notice back at UFC 110, he isn't a UFC-level fighter. Diabate barely is, but his striking is significantly better than his opponent's and that should be enough to earn himself a TKO win.
Prediction: Cyrille Diabate by 3rd round TKO
Terry Etim vs. Eddie Faaloloto
Remember that whole thing about Perosh not being a UFC-level fighter? Well, Faaloloto is even less deserving of the title. With a 2-2 record (and those two wins coming against winless rookie opponents) it's downright perplexing that this man is stepping into the Octagon. Unless Etim's injuries and time away from the cage have completely robbed him of his abilities this is as much of a freebie win as he's ever going to get.
Prediction: Terry Etim by 2nd round submission
Thiago Alves vs. Papy Abedi
Considering the struggles Alves has had recently and his drop in the rankings, one has to wonder how mentally strong he is these days. Pair that with the fact that he missed weight on his first try on Friday (a recurring issue for him) and you've probably got one nervous athlete who is wondering if he's still got 'it'. His opponent? A debuting fighter who is undefeated and has finished 7 of his 8 fights. This should be an exciting stand-up battle and though on paper Alves should win it, I smell an upset.
Prediction: Papy Abedi by unanimous decision
Brad Pickett vs Renan Barao
Brad Pickett is one of the most underrated fighters in the UFC. He holds a win over former title challenger Demetrious Johnson, he took former title challenger Scott Jorgensen to a decision (loss) he has heavy hands, great boxing and a top-grade submission game. Despite all this he is not universally recognized as a top ten bantamweight. All that should change after this fight. Barao, while a legit talent is riding a huge wave of hype. Sure he is undefeated in 26 fights, but Jason Reinhardt went 18-0 too, and his three UFC losses lasted less than one round combined. Expect an exciting back and forth battle here with equal time spent on the mat and the feet. Pickett should land just a little harder, and have more left in the tank by round 3, stealing him the fight in the final frame.
Prediction: Brad Pickett by unanimous decision
Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz
The winner of this fight will become a top five middleweight and likely be one more win away from a shot at Anderson Silva. Leben knows this, and Munoz is pretending he doesn't. The smart money is on Munoz using his excellent wrestling to control Chris on the ground en route to a ground and pound stoppage or lopsided decision. While Leben's jiu-jitsu is now a legitimate weapon for him to use, Munoz out -scrambled Demian Maia so it shouldn't be a factor in this fight. Where Leben can win this fight is when entering and exiting the clinch, or the pocket. Munoz has tendency to drop his fists in scrambles on the feet and has been tagged repeatedly by lesser fighters like Maia and Kendall Grove. If Demian Maia could hit him with slapping, looping hooks, Chris Leben can absolutely level him.
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BOZEMAN - In less than two weeks, a seven-year-old girl will travel to Washington D.C. to meet with members of congress and share her struggles with diabetes.
Seven-year-old, Finley Cetraro was diagnosed with type one diabetes when she was just two years old.
"When I say help please, he helps me check my blood," said Finley Cetraro."They did diagnose her blood sugar as being super high out of the ordinary," said Andrew Cetraro, Finley's Father.Type one diabetes is a disease where the body doesn't produce enough insulin, the hormone needed to convert sugar, starches and other food needed for daily life. Finley has to constantly monitor her glucose using a pump which gives her insulin. "She's constantly monitoring her body and what she eats. She has extreme highs and lows, it depends on the weather," said Andrew.From the minute she wakes up, she starts checking her blood sugar."We test her blood sugars and see where she's at," said Andrew. "We monitor how much intake she takes with breakfast with carbs and we'll give her insulin based on her breakfast."Finley's 10-year-old brother, Grayson is a big help."Once in a while I'll help her check her blood or my dad will say "do you want to give Finley some insulin," said Grayson. "I have learned how to give her insulin and learned more about what she is going through."Grayson said he loves being there to help his sister."It's definitely a big experience and a tough experience," said Grayson. "She has it and it's not going to go away for awhile. I'm hoping we find a cure.""The biggest challenge is continuing to try to try balance," said Andrew. "Finley is constantly being monitored and she doesn't get to go on play dates as much."Finley was chosen as one of 150 kids across the country to represent Montana at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, an organization working to find a cure for type one diabetes. She will meet with Members of Congress including the complete Montana delegation."She gets frustrated. She's excited to reach out to people and teach them about her disease and what she has," said Andrew.Dad said he wouldn't have Finley any other way. "It's been hard, but it's been a blessing. I think I'm more in touch with Finley than I ever would be," said Andrew.Finley and her dad will leave for Washington D.C. on July 8th.


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Chris Cozine
Oil, Watercolor and Acrylic Painting
Chris Cozine began painting at age four. While her father did not appreciate her murals on the side of the garage and on her bedroom walls, her mother knew she inherited the desire to create thru her side of the family and made sure she had plenty of supplies to express herself on paper.
Chris studied art in college as well as studied privately with local well known artists and instructors. She was privileged to study with award winning professional impressionist, Richmond Stuart who taught at University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. She has been painting on other people's walls for over 15 years creating tromp l'oeil murals, boarders, faux finishes, and painting special accents for homes and public spaces.
Chris has won several awards in New Mexico for watercolor, 1st place in a juried exhibit at the Bronze works Gallery in a show in honor of the tall ships festival, and has won an award at The Puyallup Fair. She has even sold some of her children's designs to a puzzle company for publication.
"My philosophy is to take the time to capture on canvas something special that we so often pass by, and to have fun! I look forward to seeing you in class." Chris Cozine
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xargs is an incredibly useful command: it takes in input and executes your chosen command on it: xargs command. Deceptively simple in concept; extremely powerful in execution. It's most commonly used to execute one command on the output from another command (command1 | xargs command2), and most often the output-generating command is find (xargs is more flexible than the built-in -exec option). Here we'll look at xargs with find, and then at some other possibilities.
A couple of options which are useful for testing: -t echoes the command before executing it, and -p echoes it and asks for confirmation.


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A leader in the field for almost 20 years, this guide provides comprehensive coverage of the trees, shrubs and flowering plants growing wild in the British Isles and in Europe from the Alps up to the Arctic, including Iceland. Over 1430 species are illustrated and over 1950 described, in systematic order, from trees to orchids and waterweeds.
Beautiful colour paintings are complemented by text which stresses the points most useful for quick identification. There are notes on ecology, lists of characteristic plants, a glossary, and indexes of scientific names. The keys are illustrated in colour, with the main key designed specially for beginners. Eight special keys allow identification of more difficult groups of plants.


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Mars 15Posted: March 21, 2012 Filed under: Mars 2 Comments
Fuyumi Soryo – Tokyopop – 2003 – 15 volumes
I love that the cover features Kira's original Mars painting, the one that started the whole series. I'm not sure what I think of it as a painting, but I love that it's on the cover of the last volume. Very appropriate. I do regret that Kira's art wasn't more of a theme throughout the story, but it made for a wonderful first impression.
There's a little happiness and a little sadness mixed into the last volume, which pretty much reflects Mars as a whole. There's lots of evidence that Rei and Kira have settled down and know what they want to do with their lives, made their peace, et cetera. There's a lot of talk about registering for marriage, too. But then, there's also the fact that Masao is now wandering around free. And it just wouldn't be Mars if something didn't happen with Masao that spoiled the peace of the first half of the book.
I felt like the series ended in a good place. Even this last volume, with the Masao story, felt like things were coming back around full circle and repeating themselves, and as much as I liked the drama of Mars, it was starting to wear out its welcome. It's a lot of the same issues over and over again for 15 volumes. It's extraordinarily well-handled, so it doesn't really get stale… but that this came up again in the last volume just goes to show that it was probably ready.
Also, again, I read almost the entire thing in one sitting, so I was probably a little more sensitive to repetition than I usually would be. It really is great, and I doubt it's something that gets old if you do the rational thing and space volumes apart.
I was a little disappointed with this as the final volume. It does feel like it stops, rather than resolving anything. But then again, Mars has always been a bit more well-grounded than most shoujo romance manga, multiple stabbings, ridiculous forgiveness of sexual abuse, and twin suicides aside. There's been signs that Rei and Kira are becoming less like melodramatic teenagers and more like adults ready to cope with society for the last few volumes, so it is somehow appropriate that the story simply ends without a tidy bow. There's never anything quite that neat in real life, anyway.
I feel like I've already said everything I want to say about Mars. About how great Soryo's art is, especially her facial expressions. I wish every shoujo manga used facial expressions the way she does. They say so much without one word of dialogue. It has very sensitive characters. It also does manage to stay relatively grounded among all the dark antics that happen, and somehow fudging the realism on the side of drama works better than, say, holding an unrequited crush for three years. Or maybe it's just more interesting. It's also wonderfully paced, and you really can see the characters grow and change over the course of 15 volumes. They learn lessons, and they learn how to be adults.
Most of all, it has Rei and Kira. They stay together and support each other, no matter what happens, and everything that goes down in the story only brings the two together. Even though they both have seemingly impossible dreams, Rei encourages Kira to go to art school after high school to develop her talents, and Kira is the only person that seems to think that racing is good for Rei.
It's a story that stays with you long after you've finished, and I couldn't be more pleased that I finally picked it up after all these years.
Mars 14Posted: March 13, 2012 Filed under: Mars Leave a comment
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The penultimate volume! It's actually a fairly quiet one for Mars. Not a whole lot of drama, just a whole lot of decision-making and, ultimately, happiness. An unsure happiness, but one that feels fairly realistic despite that.
The first part of the book covers Rei's foray into the corporate world. Kira has second thoughts, and wants him to go back to racing, but despite being needled by unkind rivals in the business world, Rei seems to be able to handle his father's social crowd. These are strange scenes, and while it's clear that Rei isn't exactly comfortable, it's hard to tell what he really thinks about the people that seem to be having fun at his expense. He side-steps and gives it all back rather elegantly, and without much humor, which is what I like best about these parts.
The second half features more racing, except instead of being a happy, exciting hobby full of adventure, we see it from Kira's point of view. It's a very dangerous sport, and those that love the thrill of the race are well aware of the danger and consequences. There's a mini-plot dealing with this, but all the characters seem to come to terms with it by the end of the volume.
As I said, there's not a whole lot of drama here. Drama does rear its head in both halves, but unlike what we've seen before, the problems are dealt with and settled. I'm taking this as a sign that the characters have matured, and I like that potentially long storylines, very classic shoujo fodder, are being dismissed in favor of the characters settling their problems quickly. There's one volume left, but honestly, there's not too much strife for Kira and Rei to deal with, and I like that things are ending very quietly.
Well, sort of quietly. One last exciting round with Kirishima, the psychotic classmate, seems to be in store for the conclusion, but other than that, I think all the character-centric matters will be settled quietly.
Mars 13Posted: March 7, 2012 Filed under: Mars 1 Comment
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Oh, the drama! Lots of stuff comes at you in this volume! More about Sei's suicide note! The truth of just how disturbed Rei's mother was, and how it affected his life as a young boy! The truth about Rei's father, and how he died! The reappearance of Masao, the psychopathic classmate from earlier in the series!
This volume is a whole lot of exposition, and most of it is either hidden from the characters, or accepted and everyone moves on with their life. The story of Rei's mother is interesting, and drama-tastic, but it doesn't seem to have that big an impact on Rei once he learns the truth. The suicide note and the truth about Rei's father is a slightly bigger deal, and both those tidbits are secreted away for another day. Masao, similarly, reappears, but it's likely we won't see him take action until later.
The meat of the plot this time, though, aside from the flashbacks, is how Rei is adapting to his new lifestyle. He bends over backwards to be a good son to his father and do as he's told, which includes going to fancy social events, dressing in suits, studying to become heir to the business, and mixing with important people. None of these things interest Rei, and he's not very good at them. Watching him flub his intro to the bigwigs is especially heartbreaking, since he's usually so charismatic.
Most of all, he promises to give up racing. The end of the volume suggests he can never really give up on this completely, and his new lifestyle suits him so poorly that it's obvious a big change is going to happen. Whether that will be because he blows up at his father, his father realizes Rei isn't happy, or the two come to a mutual understanding… that remains to be seen.
This feels more like a means to an end, as if it's presenting all the problems that will eventually lead to the climax of the series. Honestly, I could watch Rei and Kira read stock quotes and I would probably still love it, Mars is just that good. So I didn't mind a little break from the action here, especially since the drama continued.
Mars 12Posted: February 29, 2012 Filed under: Mars Leave a comment
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Rei's family is the 100% focus this time around. There's a bit of happiness at the beginning of the volume, as we get a taste once again that Rei and Kira are doing what they want with their lives, then Kira's dad wakes them up and tells them they're only 18.
Kira's dad is an interesting character. Normally, a character like him is the bad guy, because he's stopping the happy couple from living a carefree life. Everything he says is immediately rejected by Rei as self-serving. He only wants them to live with him because he can't stand his son living in squalor. He's only paying for Kira's art school because he wants her to have a degree. He just plain doesn't want them to be happy.
Except… Rei's father really doesn't come off that way. In a twist, Rei is the one that seems like a sulky teen when he throws his father's goodwill back in his face with comments about how he's not his real son. There's no malice in anything Mr. Kashino says, and he really does seem to want what's best for Rei and Kira. In one sweet scene, he thanks Kira the best way he can for helping Rei move away from a delinquent lifestyle. He's not very expressive, but everything he does seems to show he genuinely cares.
But the relationship between Rei and his father is far from resolved. There's also hints later in the volume that there might be some rough water as far as Rei's mother is concerned, too. There's also a tragic death in store for Rei's real father, and if that wasn't enough, the end of the volume also… *cue dramatic soap opera music* includes a storyline where Kira find's Sei's suicide note.
Oh, the drama! I love it, though. It's all very realistic, other than Rei's father being a millionaire head of a corporation. And even that isn't really thrown around. He seems to want Rei to study business, and he has the means to help Kira achieve her dream of going to art school and a large enough home that Rei and Kira can live comfortably with him. No corporate espionage plots, no salarymen hanging around jealous of Rei.
I do also like that the relationship is taking a backseat to other plot elements at the moment. It's a nice break, even if it is still drama-tastic, and it helps when you're reading the series all the way through, like I did.
Mars 11Posted: February 25, 2012 Filed under: Mars Leave a comment
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While this volume does begin to touch on the roots of Rei's family problems, it's actually Kira's family that makes trouble once again. There's some bittersweet moments as Rei continues to face reality and realizes the road ahead is harder than he thought, but it's nothing that would put an end to their current lifestyle.
Good thing Kira's stepfather is always good for shaking things up! He calls around to all of Kira's friends until he finds out where Rei lives. He shows up. You can imagine how badly this goes for everyone. Dark sides of both Rei and Kira come forward, and it's a sad thing. This time, their attack towards him isn't entirely justified. Granted, that man should never be allowed anywhere near Kira, but he is her legal guardian, and wasn't doing anything to harm Kira, he was merely worried when she disappeared from home without a word and wanted to come bring her back. It's understandable that Kira would react as she did, but Rei's attack… that's harder to deal with. It makes both he and Kira a little more ugly, and that's not entirely a bad thing.
There's some aftermath to this issue, and that fills up the rest of the volume. It also drives Rei into the arms of his family, something that was only a matter of time at this point. There are some surprising revelations on that front, and Rei's father is still a mystery, but after all that drama, and after Rei and Kira both give in to the fact they aren't adults… the volume ends in a surprisingly good place.
Granted, as sweet as the last page is, it's still a little unrealistic. But for emotional impact, it's aces.
So, 11 volumes in, this is still a horribly addictive and relatively realistic soap opera. One of the best I've ever read. Track it down if you can!
Mars 10Posted: February 22, 2012 Filed under: Mars Leave a comment
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This is probably my favorite volume of the series. It's just… nice. Not that much drama, and lots of happiness for both of the main characters. Of course, there's drama obviously hanging over their heads, since it will be impossible for them to maintain their current lifestyle, but the way they go about things is… realistic. Both of them have jobs, they deal with issues as they come up, and they simply live life as it comes at them. It's a nice volume.
Basically, because Kira can't go home with her stepfather there, she begins living with Rei. And as I mentioned, this is about as realistic as possible. They tackle issues like what Kira has to wear (since she ran away without any clothes), Kira dealing with being a bored housewife, Kira getting a job and learning to cope with the real world, and, towards the end, they look at what it would take to maintain their current lifestyle, and decide to go through with it for the long haul. Finances, friends, and jobs are all issues here. None of it is dramatic, it is simply real. And it's a nice, refreshing beak from the drama. Or other shoujo manga, for that matter.
One dark event does come up. When Kira gets a job, she has to deal with getting harassed by customers and getting blamed for freaking out about it. This felt a little out of place, and more like one more thing for Kira to worry about. But it ends well for her, and she grows a little bit because of it. So it's not all bad.
The next volume promises a return to drama, and more on Rei's family situation.
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The House of 1,000 Manga column this week covers Mars, courtesy of Shaenon Garrity. It's an awesome series, and that article pretty much sums up why better than I ever could. It reminded me I hadn't written it up here in awhile. I finished it some time ago, but was having trouble tackling the volumes after the fact (one of the reasons I tend to write things up as I read them… but Mars was so good). I figured now was as good a time as any to try and finish it up here.
So, this volume. Parent issues. Kira's issues figure largely in this volume, though Rei's stepmother shows up at the end of the volume, promising us his time will come. Which is fairly obvious, considering he lives in a run-down apartment and supports himself. But Kira's are enough to occupy us for the time being.
Again, I strenuously disagree with the decision made by Kira's parents last volume. For me, this series is fairly realistic, and does a good job of portraying Rei and Kira's feelings extremely vividly through well-written, well-considered conversation, facial expressions, actions, and the sensitive artwork in general. It blew my mind when the secondary characters seemed okay with an extraordinary violation of Kira's well-being. It's annoying that, by this volume, Kira is trying to be okay with it too, because she really shouldn't be. It was even more annoying that the justification was that her mother was too sick, and needed the support. She really shouldn't have to self-sacrifice in that situation. She should be able to get the hell out.
That's not even really the main issue in this volume, though. The main issue is that Rei can't deal with not having a physical relationship with Kira. From his perspective, if their relationship can't progress any further, why bother? As callous as this sounds, the story actually treats it with quite a bit of respect. Rei is genuinely hurt by the fact he can't get close to Kira, and he goes through quite a bit trying to separate himself from her. Kira is worse off, however, since she has put herself in a bad situation that she was relying on emotional support from Rei to get through. Plus, she doesn't want to break up with Rei. You know.
This volume is actually painful to read, since it goes through quite a bit from Rei's perspective without offering his thoughts. He goes through the motions of being with women, trying to find a date, et cetera, all without telling anyone how he really feels. Again, while it seems rather harsh to sympathize with Rei in this situation, the volume does a good job of showing his side, and the fact that I did speaks a lot towards the writing. And again, it's not really belittling Kira at all. Rei's just doing more while she's playing a waiting and regretting game.
Basically, this series is still an amazing read, and I'm glad we're slowly getting through the rather distasteful section of story. That the plot will inevitably shift back to Rei's family after this is something I'm not really looking forward to, but all the same, it will still be an amazing drama that will be worth the read.
Mars 8Posted: December 27, 2011 Filed under: Mars Leave a comment
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Ugh. I was hoping Mars wasn't going to go down the sexual abuse by a parent road. But here it is. It's dealt with in a fairly realistic way, in terms of how the character acts, reacts, and has help moving past it… except for the end of the volume, which was so terrible that it completely undid all the good story and character development and made me want to throw the volume in the trash.
Seriously! What parent would do that? What parent could forgive and forget, and ask their child to do the same? I was more than a little offended by that. It goes way beyond the usual suspension of disbelief in shoujo manga. I was really upset that Mars would do something like this. Then again, it is the most drama-filled path, so maybe I shouldn't be that surprised.
Sigh. I don't want to spoil this part of the story. The first half of the volume really does treat the subject of sexual abuse fairly realistically, and I was surprised by that. It wasn't something to just be forgotten and completely ignored, and the characters really sit and look at it, and what it means to them. How it brings out inner violence, fear, et cetera.
But… ugh. That second half. I hated it. I just can't believe that a story with character relationships and interactions this good would do that. The magic of Mars is that it is so believable, and it's easy to get lost in its world. But not this time.
Mars 7Posted: December 27, 2011 Filed under: Mars 1 Comment
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I do love good shoujo melodrama when it's done right, and Mars balances just about everything perfectly.
Masao is just the thing the story needs at this point. Rei is looking better and better due to Kira's influence and his sympathetic role in the story, so it's easy to forget he's a bit of a dark loner. This volume sets up a lot more emotional abuse from Rei care of Masao, who is a complete psychopath that always manages to push Rei into things he regrets. Masao's point is that Rei is a lot like him, a guy that likes violence for the sake of it and has a hard time empathizing with people. The story we've read so far seems to have a lot of evidence against that viewpoint, but Masao's scenes always seem to end with Rei just about to kill him.
Though he's great at pushing Rei's buttons, Masao realizes that Rei cares for Kira, and she's what stands between the two of them in terms of personality. If Rei didn't have Kira, he'd be the same kind of really disturbed guy Masao is. I'm not sure how true that is, but both Masao and Rei seem to think so. So Masao decides to kill Kira in order to turn Rei into someone he can look up to.
See what I mean by the dark melodrama? With all this bad stuff going around, there's still plenty of Rei and Kira moments, where Kira reassures Rei that he's not like that, Rei realizing again just what Kira means to him, and the two of them getting each other through the dark teenage times. I like this plenty now, but I would have adored it had I read this in high school. Fuyumi Soryo really has a way of bringing Kira and Rei to life, and really making you feel for them.
By the end of the volume, it's clear that the Masao storyline is complete (it ends in an appropriately depressing way, though nothing that affects either Kira or Rei), and the next volume looks like it will address what appears to be some issues that Kira has with sex. This isn't going to be pretty, I expect.
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This volume is all about Yuji, the new guy. Here, we really see how good Soryo is at character development. She comes at it from all sides, not just developing Yuji, but slowly developing and changing Yuji's relationships with Rei and Kira as more and more is revealed about him. It's great stuff.
Yuji starts out as a rather sympathetic character. A new student, he comes out of the closet and admits he has feelings for Rei. Rei takes this badly, and Kira gets upset until all three of them begin hanging out. But slowly, very slowly, we find out that Yuji acts and reacts in order to garner maximum sympathy, especially in Kira. By the end of the book, we find out that Yuji is a bonafide psychopath, and his interest in Rei isn't romantic, but rather because he sees the same type of unsympathetic, cruel personality as himself in Rei.
His disturbing personality is revealed slowly. Both Rei and Kira begin to suspect something is up with him when they begin to suspect the sincerity of his words. It becomes obvious Yuji is playing both Rei and Kira fairly early on, and he reveals himself to Rei before Kira. Kira goes from feeling sorry for him, to genuinely liking him as a friend, to sympathizing with him over a trauma in his past, to almost being frightened of him when he reveals to her again and again bad aspects of Rei's personality. And Rei parries Yuji's direct challenges a few times in this volume, whether it's an admission or two about Yuji's terrible past, direct comparisons to Rei's own behavior, and other things.
Again, this is a wonderful bit of storytelling, and throwing a disturbing and unpredictable character like Yuji into the mix is an interesting move, plot-wise. He's got no link romantically with either character, so I like that his presence will inevitably involve a very different kind of danger for Rei and Kira.


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What does a feed reader need today?
A reader of my blog asked me to update my thoughts on what I'd like to see in a news reader today. I've taken several days of thinking about the topic and reflecting on my current reading habits (and desires) to put this least of desired features and capabilities together. Feel free to write your own thoughts or comment on what you would see as being valuable. Below the list, I think some more about the nature of blogging now vs. the mid-2000's.
- First requirement: It has to work and work consistently. We've been spoiled in the modern era with mobile apps that seem to just work, and I want that of everything else I use on my devices.
- Navigation. Easy navigation within the application. Google Reader and Feedly use a similar set of keyboard shortcuts on computers. My fingers have gotten very comfortable with these keystrokes, and several of them match the GMail keystrokes as well. (Mobile navigation has a different set of conventions, but it should be easy there too.)
- Offline capability. Make it easy to read both online and offline. (Yes, people are still disconnected from time to time. It would be nice to have EASY ways to dip into my backlog.)
- Save for later. Develop an easy way to mark articles for later reading that archives the article and related media (graphics, videos, etc). Maybe a connection to Instapaper or Evernote that I could sync with mobile devices?
- Blogging and sharing. Make it easy to take the current post and write about it on my blog or one of the social media platforms. Along with the link to the piece, I often need to grab a quote to stick into my comments, if the platform accommodate such a thing.
- Importance of post. I think this is difficult due to the nature of blog posts and the way people read them. The idea is to give some clue as to how much other people have said about a given blog post. How many comments? How many other bloggers have written about it? How many times has it been mentioned and discussed on Twitter / Google+ / Facebook / etc. etc? Provide links to the mentions.
- Threading. An extension of the above: Beyond giving me links to individual mentions, display the thread of conversation associated with a given blog post. Show me a set of references to / from this blog post in some kind of threading structure. Show me how this particular article fits into the conversation that spawns across blogs, articles, and social media. I've talked about this before in the context of blogs that reference one another. I assume this becomes much harder now that social media carry a lot of the referral traffic. And places like Google+ make it far easier to have a conversation than most blog comment sections.
- Cross platform (maybe). Feedly is nice in that it uses the same subscriptions to make blogs available on any browser and on mobile apps.
- Basics. There are a lot of basics that don't rate much of a mention: easy (un)subscribe; import / export; sorting / categorizing; read individual blogs or categories of blogs; river-of-news or reading-pane style; ...
I have gone through many news readers (aggregators) over my years of reading blogs (since ~2002). This has been greatly facilitated by the news readers making it easy to import and export my feed lists. (I recall not bothering with readers that didn't allow me to export my reading list.) But in the last few years, my behavior around blog reading has changed. For one, I am fairly happy with Feedly, which sits on top of my Google Reader subscriptions. Google Reader also allows other reader apps to use the subscription data and maintain the same status and organization across all the readers. This is nice because I can read on Google Reader or in Feedly or Flipboard or any other interface that can consume the same sources. Feedly sits in the browser on Windows or MacOS, and I can use it on my smartphone (iOS and Android), so long as I am connected to the 'net.
Another reason that my blog reading habits have changed is that people are not blogging nearly as much as they used to do. (Me too for that matter.) There doesn't seem to be as much interaction across blogs, which used to be part of the fun for me in my reading and writing. People are writing in many more places and in different forms. The news reader format isn't the appropriate way to deal with these. Specifically, I think of blog posts as being longer and more reflective than Twitter, and as such I give them more prominence and time, even if I am just scanning. (Interestingly, many of the social services publish as RSS - it's just that today's aggregators aren't the right way to consume.) We are using Twitter for short notes and quick reading. People are playing with Pinterest and finding friends with Facebook. A few bloggers have shifted a lot of their long-form writing to Google+. People are also using various social tools as replacements for their aggregators. If it shows up on Twitter, and I notice it, then it might just be worthwhile for me to investigate. Attention is divided, and news readers can't (or haven't) keep up with all of the options.
I have written on the topic before, but it has been several years. I wrote up an extensive list of features back in 2005, Ideal feed reader features. And there was Waiting for Aggie in 2004 and Smartening the Aggregator in 2006. And in the end of 2006, I had a discussion of information overload as connected to news readers, Feed overload and your tools.
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Nice list, Jack. I still use my feedreader a lot, a.o. to keep up with your posts! :-), and don't plan to give it up any time soon. I regularly give workshops about social media and always point to rss (readers). I'm always surprised hardly any people use rss/a rss reader.
I agree with your list. A couple of my additions would be:
- easy sharing from mobile. I would like sharing of posts from Reader to social networks to be easier. Now I just star them and share them when I'm at a computer.
- the Reader show tell me if I've seen the post before on other social networks. This helps you define its importance and decide to re-read or skip it.
- show the comments in Google Reader and be able to reply to them in Reader (like Favorit does)
Thanks, Samuel. This is a good point about sharing from mobile. One of the reasons I have not used Feedly more on my mobile is that there are often articles I want to share or reference from the device. Feedly does offer sharing (Twitter, Facebook, email) from the iOS app.
The "importance" suggestion is related to your "have I seen it before" idea. Both are tough to implement, given the distributed nature of our reading experience. I agree it could be a useful capability.
For things like "Maybe a connection to Instapaper or Evernote" you should check out this:
The "learn more" button on the website explains what this is about.
The gist: it connects various services via triggers and actions.
An example: "if a google reader article gets starred take the url and the title and store it in my evernote account."
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Wikipedia " The Dom Luís 1st Bridge is an arch bridge that spans the Douro River between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. At the time of construction its span of 172 m was the longest of its type in the world.
The Government held a competition for the construction of a metallic bridge on the Douro River on a site that was adjacent to an existing bridge and would replace it. Teófilo Seyrig had already engineered the D. Maria Pia Bridge project, whilst working as a partner of Eiffel. He now took sole responsibility for the new, major Luis 1st Bridge. The construction was begun in 1881 and the bridge opened on 1886-10-31.
Total length 385.25 m
Weight 3045 tons
The arch measures 172 m in length and 44.6 m in height "
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The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
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Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
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By Terry Martin
Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
Symptoms of nicotine withdrawal can and do include just about every physical discomfort you can think of, along with several you probably haven't considered.
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Some understanding about what to expect when you quit smoking along with tips for weathering the discomforts associated with nicotine withdrawal will help you cope with this short-lived phase of smoking cessation successfully.
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While a small amount of weight gain when we quit smoking is normal, excessive gain is unhealthy and can undermine your quit program. Learn how to quit successfully and keep weight from ballooning out of control.
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Two people have been arrested for allegedly running a stash house in Phoenix.
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said they served a search warrant at 2003 N. 78th Ave. and found 252 pounds of marijuana, 18 grams of meth, as well as heroin. MCSO said the street value of the drugs is $126,720.
MCSO said there were two 16-year-old girls in the home who were turned over to family.
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Invitation letters are sent, usually in November, to the e-mail addresses registered in the integrated Civil Society Organizations (iCSO) System of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) by NGOs in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council. NGOs are encouraged to make sure that their profile and contact information on the iCSO system includes the latest correct information about their organizations.
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"The Senate will please come to order," said Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont. "It is with a heavy heart that I gavel in today's session."
The first week of 2014's legislative session came to a tragic close Friday. A white rose lay on the desk of Chittenden County Sen. Sally Fox, who succumbed to cancer earlier in the morning.
"It's obviously devastating for all of us," said Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-Vermont. "Sally was an extraordinary public servant for Vermont."
The governor ordered flags across the state to fly at half-staff from Sunday through Tuesday in honor of the Democrat he says fought harder than anyone else for low-income Vermonters and children.
Fox spent her early career as an advocate before entering the House of Representatives in 1987. She rose to a position of leadership as chairwoman of the powerful Appropriations Committee.
In 2000, she left her seat to become a lobbyist, but returned in 2011 as a senator.
"I've known Sally since I was in my 20s," said Sen. Rich Westman, R-Lamoille County.
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The 62-year-old refused to stop working for her constituents despite a cancer diagnosis two years ago. That continued until late December.
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"Our thoughts go out to her family, we're going to miss her," said Sen. Dick Mazza, D-Grand Isle County.
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Over the last couple days, I've seen some interesting, but not surprising news coming out of Seattle. Here are two tweets of note:
Seattle sports bar charging cover for any 49ers fans pic.twitter.com/221dSSvcZE (via @theMANtonio)— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) January 17, 2014
All day here in Seattle the #49erFaithful have had bars tell us we literally aren't welcome. It's horrible and unsportsmanlike. #49ers— Brittany Carpenter (@StellaLibretto) January 17, 2014
Certain Seattle establishments appear intent on making it a little more uncomfortable for 49ers fans to enjoy Sunday's game. They're entitled to that, but there are enough 49ers fans up in the Pacific Northwest that I think it's only fair that we help each other. We have our 49ers sports bar thread, but I'd like to open up this thread for fans in and around Seattle to figure out their meet-ups.
Tailgates: If you're going to the game and have tailgate plans, feel free to post them in here if you're down for other 49ers fans showing up.
Sports bar(s): If you know of specific 49ers oriented bars, let us know. If you want to organize a group of 49ers fans to go to a bar, let us know.


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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012
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More primary care residency slots sought in new bill
AMA-supported legislation that would expand the cap on Medicare-supported training slots for doctors by 15,000 positions was introduced last month in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2012, from Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.), would place an emphasis on expanding residency slots in primary care to alleviate the impending physician shortage, which could swell to 91,000 doctors by 2020. The AMA sent Crowley a letter supporting the bill.
"Raising the resident cap is a critical first step in addressing the doctor shortage; however, we must also ensure our teaching hospitals have all the resources they need to develop a highly trained physician workforce," Crowley said in a press release announcing the bill.
The bill is one of three physician shortage reduction measures currently pending in Congress. The others are the Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2011, and the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act, which would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions.
UMKC wins latest AMA-MSS Event of the Month award
The University of Missouri School of Medicine, Kansas City (UMKC) is the September winner of the AMA Medical Student Section's (MSS) new "Event of the Month" award, which showcases recruitment, community service, education and AMA-MSS National Service Project events coordinated by individual AMA medical student sections.
UMKC won for its Year 1 recruitment social that resulted in more than 20 students joining the AMA. The first day included a presentation on how to survive in medical school, and the second day included an interactive Q-and-A session with upperclassmen. The AMA provided food for the event, while the Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA) attended and promoted joint AMA and MSMA involvement.
Is your AMA medical student section holding similar events? When you request a grant through the AMA Section Involvement Grant (SIG) program, you are automatically eligible for the "Event of the Month" award, which the AMA selects each month. At the end of the school year, all monthly awards will be showcased in June at the AMA-MSS Annual Assembly Meeting and be voted on by students for one "Event of the Year" winner.
Through the SIG program, the AMA-MSS provides an opportunity for local AMA medical student sections to:
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- Engage in activities that focus on AMA's top priorities.
Inspire local youths during service project event
Medical students attending this year's AMA Medical Student Section (MSS) Interim Assembly Meeting, Nov. 8–10 in Honolulu, are invited to participate in an AMA-MSS National Service Project event from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Pacific time Nov. 9 at Kaewai Elementary School as part of the AMA Doctors Back to School™ program.
Medical students will share their personal stories about what led them to the practice of medicine and run healthy lifestyles activity stations, modeled after hospital departments, for about 100 fourth- and fifth-graders. Reserve your spot by Thursday.
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Apply by Dec. 1 to serve as the medical student representative on the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Advisory Committee.
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The medical student representative's role is to present the AMA Medical Student Section's (MSS) position on important issues and to keep the section informed of changes involving education. Visit the AMA-MSS's National Leadership Positions Web page to apply.
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By Artie Pesh-Imam
Software Engineer
At CX, we have a variety of different products which we use to deliver our cloud storage services, written in a variety of different languages and platforms. We feel the platform and the tools we're using to build the API's that our client products use are efficient and come with many benefits, and we'd like to tell you more about them.
Our language of choice for implementing our server API is Scala. Scala is a modern, succinct language which can also leverage the mountain of open source offerings that are available for the Java virtual machine (JVM.) Scala is a hybrid language which allows for developers to use either a functional or object-oriented programming style. We've implemented our platform using the object-oriented approach. We are considering sprinkling some functional aspects in the near future, and you'll hear about it when we do.
Also interesting is choosing libraries to help us build the API servers for CX. Scala is an emerging language, and while we can use products that run on the JVM, it's preferable to use libraries that are written in Scala so we can utilize the Scala goodness. Specifically, perhaps the most important advantage with using a library native to Scala is that the library can take advantage of aspects of Scala which are unavailable in Java. A couple examples of this are: Lazy Evaluation and the Option pattern. Yes, it's possible to achieve some of these aspects through various techniques, but the fact remains that doing so requires extra code and effort.
Here's a sampling of the libraries that we use:
Squeryl – A Scala-based object-relational mapping (ORM)
Ostrich – A Scala-based statistics collector from Twitter
Specs2 – A Scala-based testing tool
Dispatch – A Scala-based HTTP client
We've been doing especially exciting things with Squeryl. As CX continues to grow, we are facing the problem of scaling our database horizontally. We're going to take a variety of infrastructural steps, but we've also had to extend Squeryl to support talking to multiple databases. With help of the product lead, we were able to accomplish this in a typesafe way. I'm hoping we get an opportunity to share this back with the community.
All of these are fantastic libraries which have proven to be immensely useful. Also, in the future, we're looking to add some other popular libraries to our toolbox, including Akka.
We'll continue sharing with you interesting details of how our server architecture evolves as CX continues to grow.


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IOC hits out at "patronage" appointments to Herefordshire Council
Updated 4:56pm Friday 23rd May 2014 in News By Bill Tanner, Reporter
IT'S Our County (IOC) leader Cllr Anthony Powers has accused opponents of using "the old politics of patronage" to force his group out of controlling a key committee.
IOC councillors Alan Seldon and Liz Harvey lost the respective roles of chairman and vice-chairman of the overview and scrutiny committee to an Independent-Tory combination put up at this morning's (Friday) meeting of the full council.
Independent group leader Cllr Sebastian Bowen was overwhelmingly voted in as chairman of overview and scrutiny and widely expected to stand down as group leader.
Tory councillor Barry Durkin was voted in as his deputy.
Cllr Powers had proposed that Cllr Seldon and Cllr Harvey retained their roles.
"Tories and Independents seemed determined to put an end to IOC's two-year leadership of the General Overview & Scrutiny committee," said Cllr Powers.
"Despite the highly qualified, experienced, and forensically effective partnership of Cllrs Seldon and Harvey, Conservative and Independent members backed their leaders' alternative ticket and both were duly voted in, demonstrating that their groups can be relied upon to collaborate in the old politics of patronage, and in contradiction to the administration's evident endorsement of the best practice principle that they should step aside from any scrutiny leadership," he said.
Cllrs Seldon and Harvey were widely expected to retain their roles and bolster the credibility of scrutiny as the council headed into an election next year.
The idea of an alternative ticket has been doing the rounds of the council's Brockington HQ for the past week.
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5:00pm Fri 23 May 14
AylestoneVoice says...
6:56pm Fri 23 May 14
fmrbill says...
7:15pm Fri 23 May 14
Cllr Liz Harvey says...
7:22pm Fri 23 May 14
flamboyant says...
3:48am Sat 24 May 14
Holmerowan says...
This just shows that those who stand as Independents are in fact true blue tories.
And more frightening is the fact that these so called Independents will campaign in the election next year that they do not do politics and are above all that skullduggery.
8:55am Sat 24 May 14
AylestoneVoice says...
12:08pm Sat 24 May 14
littlewhitebull says...
Perhaps, the day will dawn when councillors will work together, form a consensus, and strive to make the taxpayers that they serve proud of their actions and decisions.
Is this just a pipe dream? Probably.
3:18pm Sat 24 May 14
Cllr Liz Harvey says...
11:52pm Sat 24 May 14
Holmerowan says...
My comments on Independents was not directed at the excellent Independents who make up the Its Our County group.
9:23am Mon 26 May 14
flamboyant says...
3:06pm Mon 26 May 14
saidflo says...
It appears to look like a bit of sneaky back stabbing politics maybe.
Maybe due to running scared after IOC took the last by elections.
I have been to public council meetings to see what happens and I know what brilliant efforts were made within the constraints of council rules and regulations. Also the enormous amount of work put in behind the scenes, you personally were making on behalf of us less committed council tax payers and Herefordshire residents.
I'd like to thank you both for your work :)
Roll on a change - we could do with a few Nigel Farages leading the ordinary people toward a fairer society for all. (Negative connotations excluded of course).
10:44pm Mon 26 May 14
Cllr Liz Harvey says...
Their unforgivable omission was to then fail to communicate their unpopular decision in a timely and effective manner (fancy) to parish councils, the ward councillors and with communities and groups who might have been able to help to target and prioritise the grass cutting area by area before the growing season began.
Are you seriously taking IOC to task for not waiting until this news was (eventually) communicated to press release it ourselves or to start work with our own communities to mitigate the impact?
Scrutiny isn't allowed to challenge a decision just because it is silly - we can only challenge on specific grounds ... and silly, unfortunately, isn't one of them.
Anyway - IOC is not in the business of shying away from the difficult truth when it stares us in the face. Communities ARE going to have to step in - or watch the bins overflow, the grass grow, the assets decay and the services vanish.
Elsewhere you berate us for supporting the use of digital technology to enable people to access council services via the internet and out of hrs as staff and budgets are cut further. Should people be left with nothing? Should we argue pointlessly for decisions to be different in the face of diminishing funds from central government and vanishing reserves from bad decisions made locally?
If you've been watching you will see IOC has pushed hard to ensure that customer services and libraries remain open too so people can speak to a real person, pay bills and seek advice face-2-face. And I've lost count of the number of times that scrutiny has pointed out that use of on-line systems disenfranchises the poor and the elderly.
Some services must continue centrally - the community can't step in ... but where it can, we think it should - for the benefit of us all. If people don't value the services enough to take charge ... then of course they should cease and be done with it.
If you think your or anyone else's council tax is prioritised for grass cutting and flower planting, you are sadly mistaken. What money is raised locally is directed towards services that you, I and any right-minded person will hope we are never in receipt of – child protection, care of the sick, support for the vulnerable, assistance to the disabled. 3/4 of the council's funds come from central govt. If the cuts being made centrally were to be even just offset by council tax, we would have to raise the tax by more than 10% p.a. just to stand still.
We're told no-one's up for paying significantly more council tax ... and that despite council tax being a means by which redistribution of wealth occurs at a local level. It takes more from the better off and less from the poor and none at all from many, whilst delivering services to all. Go figure.
Some parish councils have grasped the nettle and shouldered the burden of delivering county services – Ross, Bromyard, Kington, Leominster, Hereford City. People in communities throughout the county are stepping forward too – cutting grass, tending flower beds, picking litter, patrolling against dog-mess. And there's more of this to come.
The role of parish and county councillors should be to help their communities to understand these challenges, make the right decisions for the needs of the people they serve, and to act as leaders in making these changes happen on the ground.
Nobody likes what's happening … but judging by the reaction on the ground … neither do most people want to stand by and do nothing. Good for them!
8:07pm Tue 27 May 14
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Calgary is a city of ingenious people. Left to make our way at the foot of the towering rockies, our city has flourished. And alongside, we've grown a vibrant DIY arts and music scene. The depth and breadth of our homegrown culture proves there's nothing that can't be done here. Our mission is to share it with all.
Curated by the community itself to include a wealth of entertainment, big is a day of fun and surprises. An opportunity for innovators to share a stage and imagine new ways of exploring and forming Calgary culture.
A day long party that celebrates the best and brightest of our local creative class, during the sparkle of the season that most defines who we are. Art, music, film and entertainment collide at the city's favourite pub, in the city's favourite entertainment district, in the season that matters most. The winter classic will mark the first time the ship has put bands on an outdoor stage, to share with all calgarians.


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