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It's a jungle out there.
Take a look at the Upcoming section – most specifically the section for October and November. In the space of a month, you have three iPPV shows (SHINE will be one of them, most probably on October 19), as well as the SHIMMER weekend, nCw Femmes Fatales and Pro-Wrestling: EVE. In a four week gap, there are hugely advertised women's cards taking place across the western hemisphere. If you expand the boundaries a bit to include the start of October, there is the new UKWW/WAWW venture in the UK, the debut of REINA x World in the US, PWWA in Australia and Joshi4Hope in Japan. No doubt, if you're a fan of women's wrestling, you certainly have a lot of stuff to choose from. Unfortunately, it may be too much for a minority in a minority like women's wrestling certainly is.
On August 8, Pro-Wrestling: EVE promoter Dann Read tweeted his thoughts on the matter: "Its been obv for a while but I'm now feeling that the women's scene in the US is becoming over saturated to a potentially harmful level."
The first apparent victim of this rapidly expanding calendar was Ohio-based Independent Women's Internet Wrestling, which shut up shop last week after one – albeit well received – show in July which crowned Cherry Bomb as its first champion. In a message posted on its Facebook page last week, it said; "As you know there is SHIMMER and WSU and Femmes Fatales which provide women's wrestling action as well as Pro Wrestling Eve in England. And now there are two new promotions Shine and Blow which are going to be having regular and affordable iPPV's featuring top talent.
"I see little reason in attempting to compete with a fraction of the resources. Even on a hobby promoting level it's too expensive and too little return to pursue any further."
Said message has since been deleted so IWIW may continue, but it shows that many promotions are seeing that this is a fairly full dinner table at the moment, and the amount of food being distributed is shrinking to the point where some may be fighting for scraps. On face value, it does seem as if things could be getting over-saturated – but looking at it in a different way, it could really separate the wheat from the chaff.
No doubt, well-established outfits in less-busy areas of the world like SHIMMER, Femmes Fatales and EVE will be fine. Promotions in places like New York, the surrounding states and Ohio may find things a little more tricky. When it comes to NY, things are very densely populated, and there is a lot more choice for fans. Bombshell Ladies of Wrestling and Women Superstars Uncensored operate in that region, and there are places like Pro Wrestling Syndicate, Northeast Wrestling and Family Wrestling Entertainment which present high-profile women matches featuring former WWE Divas and former or current TNA Knockouts, which will always be a draw. This presents an amazingly difficult challenge for promoters of independent women's wrestling to put on a show which fans will want to see, and most importantly, will want to pay for. When you are dipping into similar rosters, one of the ways to make yourself stand out is with the booking of the show – new matches, new storylines and things which can create intrigue. WSU has a great opportunity to do this with its new direction under Beyond Wrestling, and Bombshell Ladies Of Wrestling is deliberately offering a product which appears to be different to the likes of WSU, SHINE, SHIMMER and so on by having things be a bit more tongue in cheek.
However, there is also the iPPV market, which is still in its relative infancy, and may not be able to sustain having three shows broadcast in a month. Do fans have enough disposable income to watch them all, or will they start to pick and choose based on what is offered to them? Eventually, everyone's put runs empty, and that will be when viewers may start to get more selective.
The challenge some of these younger promotions now have is to make themselves stand out and encourage us to take a punt on them. Ticket sales for SHIMMER, EVE and Femmes Fatales are reportedly going very well, so I doubt that they're too concerned as their reputations precede them. But I get the feeling that only the strong will survive this current boom, which you could liken to the dot-com bubble between 1995 and 2000, when new online companies would form all the time. Many got huge investments and floated on the stock market, but after it burst, most went bust, and the survivors were the ones who had marketed themselves correctly and had built up customer loyalty. Places like Amazon, eBay and Google lived on and became giants, while who remembers places like boo.com, pets.com and startups.com?
This bubble will burst and a natural order will take place after all the debris falls into place. Don't worry about there being too much wrestling – just enjoy what you want to enjoy, the good promotions will survive, the unimaginative ones will fade away, and a normal balance will be found.
You may have noticed in the piece above that I referred to the promotion as Bombshell Ladies of Wrestling and not under its abbreviation of BLOW. That's because since announcing Jillian Hall as the final participant in the Sweet Sixteen tournament, there has been a subtle metamorphosis.
The name BLOW has all but gone – except for on the news page of the website – and it is referring to itself under its full title. This got me to thinking… what if the whole BLOW thing was just to create a big noise to get people looking and interested, and then scale it back once the furore dies down a little?
Let's be honest – many of us know what BLOW is, and they have managed to do so in a very rapid amount of time. It is now plugging its October 11 iPPV with a fully announced roster which features a mix of Divas, Knockouts, independent stars and new (and pretty) names, which is quite a lot of variety. Take away the controversial name, and that's a show many can get behind, as there's something for every kind of women's wrestling fan.
In fact, I suspect that this reversion from BLOW to Bombshell Ladies Of Wrestling may not be the end of it. How about simply Bombshell Wrestling? Don't rule it out.
Referring back to the dot-com bubble, the strategy of Amazon when it first launched was to "get big fast", no matter the financial hit or how long they were loss-making. To be perceived to be a market leader was more important than any of that, and for them, it worked – for ones that followed before the bubble burst, not so much. Bombshell Ladies Of Wrestling seems to have employed the same strategy to generate a buzz. Fair play to them for managing it, especially in what we have already observed, is a very crowded sub-genre.
Caylee Turner (Christina Crawford) was also released from her WWE developmental contract last week, along with Sofia Cortez (Ivelisse Velez). We had heard a rumour just after Cortez had been released that another woman had been given her release, and things started to make sense when Turner's profile was not transferred onto the new NXT roster pages after the Florida Championship Wrestling site was revamped.
Crawford, who's the sister of former Divas Champion Alicia Fox, had a developmental deal and was already in FCW but got out of it to audition for Tough Enough, which seemed a strange move, but made us think that she saw Tough Enough as a faster way into WWE. Despite being the final woman standing before being cut, she still wasn't anything to write home about, and would have been outlasted by Ivelisse if the Puerto Rican hadn't been injured.
After being cut, she found herself being offered another developmental deal, was renamed Caylee Turner and then spent the bulk of her time as a ring announcer for FCW before winning the promotion's Divas Title on June 29 from Raquel Diaz in the only title change to not be televised. She was released while still champion.
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Eve Torres beat Kaitlyn on SmackDown to become Booker T's new assistant. Kaitlyn had seemingly been getting a small push as of late… The Wrestling Observer claims that when Triple H acquires more power in WWE, he will scale back on the Divas. That perception may be all well and good for the main shows, but if women's wrestling is not a focus or a direction that they want to go in, why would the company hire so many women recently?… CM Punk called for Lilian Garcia to be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame. Garcia also said she likes angles involving her, but wouldn't want to ever wrestle as she would want to do more than just the basics… No Divas match at SummerSlam, but they were lucky enough to dance with Kevin Rudolf as he performed one of his songs… Lita, Maryse and the undefeated Maria Menounous were on hand at SummerSlam… WWE.com goofed in their write-up for Kaitlyn winning the battle royal on last night's Raw, as they seemed to forget who the Divas Champion was. The sentence on their website – which has since been corrected – said: "In a No. 1 Contender's Battle Royal on Raw, Kaitlyn outlasted all of her competitors and eliminated Eve to become the new No. 1 contender to Divas Champion Eve". I would imagine that this match will take place at Night Of Champions. As for the match itself, it was a bit dull, and Beth Phoenix and Kelly Kelly – who were advertised for the match on the graphic – were not even in the building.
ODB and Eric Young are now the longest reigning Knockouts Tag Team Champions in history – not that it matters, as those belts have been worthless for almost their entire existence… The Wrestling Observer claims that Brooke Hogan is resented for her position, saying she's not over, isn't a good talker and her reality show fame hasn't carried over to the show. The same thing happened with Jersey Shore's J-Woww and Angelina Pivarnick's respective appearances, as well as Survivor winner Jenna Morasca… Miss Tessmacher regained the Knockouts title from Madison Rayne on Thursday's Impact Wrestling after Brooke Hogan banned Earl Hebner from reffing women's matches. Taryn Terrell (AKA former Diva Tiffany) was the replacement ref, and will continue being a ref in the future… Annoyed, Rayne took two Twitter to talk about fighting Hogan in Phoenix, AZ. That's where Bound For Glory's being held this year… Claire Lynch is apparently done with TNA and they're wrapping up the storyline this week. She was outed last week as actress Julia Reilly and seems to have gone to great lengths to protect herself from being linked to the Lynch character. This week, it was revealed that she works at Universal Studios as Olive Oyl.
North America
Rachel Summerlyn is in the running for FLEX Magazine's 2012 Bikini Model Search… LuFisto will wrestle Tara in Top of the World Wrestling next month. It could lead to another good word put in for her in TNA… WSU Spirit Champion Marti Belle will defend the belt against Nikki Addams at Full Steam Ahead in October… Taya Valkyrie's WWE developmental contract was yanked at the last minute, according to Bryan Alvarez, who got it confirmed by Taya's trainer Lance Storm. She's been working in Mexico with AAA recently… Mercedes Martinez & Jazz fought to a no-contest in the main event of SHINE 2. They never made it into the ring before the ref threw the match out. He and another ref were attacked after the "match" was over. Elsewhere on the card, Leva Bates issued a challenge on behalf of her and Allison Danger to the Canadian Ninjas for the SHIMMER Tag Team Championship after she beat Portia Perez, Jessicka Havok attacked Reby Sky's arm after beating her in her debut, and April Hunter was revealed as Made In Sin's insurance policy after she attacked MsChif. Based on the flyer, SHINE 3 will see the debuts of Gabby Gilbert, Luscious Latasha & Sienna Duvall… Tammy Lynn Sytch announced that she's checking out of rehab on Thursday… LuFisto – among others – is booked for the next IndyGurlz show on September 15. She will wrestle Mia Yim… SHIMMER officially announced Cheerleader Melissa, Tag Team Champions Portia Perez and Nicole Matthews, and singles Champion Saraya Knight for the upcoming tapings.
Another Joshi4Hope show's been announced, taking place in Tokyo on Sunday, October 7… Leon, Tiffany, Alex Lee & La Malcriada will compete for the new REINA-CMLL International Championship, which replaces the CMLL-REINA International Junior Championship. They will be involved in a one-day tournament on August 26 in Tokyo… Yoko Bito is out for an indefinite period after suffering a neck injury. It may end up with she and Yuzuki Aikawa forfeiting the Goddesses of Stardom titles… Chikayo Nagashima successfully defended the OZ Academy Openweight Championship against Hiroyo Matsumoto on Sunday. Also on the same card, AKINO & Ayumi Kurihara won the Tag Team Championship from Aja Kong & Sonoko Kato… Commando Bolshoi & Arisa Nakajima beat Emi Sakura & Kaori Yoneyama on Sunday to win the JWP/Daily Sports Tag Team Championships… And to add to the changes of the guard in the doubles ranks, Tsukushi & Kurumi beat Miyako Matsumoto & Neko Nitta to win Ice Ribbon's International Ribbon Tag Team Championship on Sunday. At a total age of 26 years old, they are the youngest tag champs ever in wrestling… Hikari Minami is taking some time away from Ice Ribbon to prepare for her entrance exam for college. She made the announcement at the end of TEENS 7. She's not quitting, she's just taking the time out while she concentrates on her education.
Nikki Storm and Kirsty Love will face off in the SWA on September 1… UK glamour model turned bodybuilder Jodie Marsh admits that she would be interested in becoming a wrestler, telling The Sun newspaper that it's "something I've always been fascinated by. It's very empowering for for women to be strong yet sexy at the same time"… UK Women's Wrestling and the World Association of Women's Wrestling will jointly stage a card on October 6. It will be recorded for broadcast on satellite TV in the UK… Kay Lee Ray will take on Carmel Jacob on Halloween at Preston City Wrestling… Kay Lee Ray will also face Angelina Love/Angel Williams this November in Preston City Wrestling… Once that cat was let out of the bag, Pro-Wrestling: EVE announced that Love/Williams will also be part of their next show on November 10. The press released teased friction with the Glamour Gym of Carmel Jacob and Sara Marie Taylor and the former Beautiful Person… ICW: Fierce Females has announced its first match – it's Jenny Sjodin and April Davids v Kasey and Leah Owens… Amazon Ayesha Ray defends the SWF Women's Championship against former champ Erin Angel on September 15.
Tiffany is going to Japan to compete for REINA x World for a month while her hair grows back after it was shaved off following her defeat at the hands of Marcela.
Siren Monroe has started training at Orlando Jordan's School of Wrestling in Melbourne in preparation for venturing to the US… PROWL Wrestling closed following its show last Friday without prior warning. Storm was undefeated for her entire run there… Alex Lee & Savannah Summers have been announced for the next PWWA show… Evie won the IPW Women's Championship on Saturday. She was meant to face Britenay but ended up facing both she and her BFF Megan-Kate after MK made some sort of arrangement with the promotion's Commissioner. Evie challenges Jessie McKay for the PWWA Interim Championship on Saturday.
August 12: WAVE (Osaka, Japan) -Tomoka Nakagawa b Ryo Mizunami; Yuu Yamagata & Ran Yu-Yu b Aya Yuki & Sawako Shimono; Moeka Haruhi & Tsukasa Fujimoto b Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru & Apple Miyuki; Moeka Haruhi & Tsukasa Fujimoto b Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru & Apple Miyuki; Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru & Apple Miyuki b Moeka Haruhi & Tsukasa Fujimoto; Ayako Hamada b Shu Shibutani; GAMI & Ayumi Kurihara v Kana & Yumi Ohka went to a time limit draw
August 13: LLPW-X (Yuigahama Beach, Japan) – Hikaru Shida b Hamuko Hoshi; Manami Toyota b Eiger; Shinobu Kandori & Tomoka Nakagawa b Takako Inoue & Sachie Abe
August 15: Ohio Valley Wrestling (Louisville, KY) – Taeler Hendrix v Jessie Belle went to a no contest
August 17: Preston City Wrestling (Preston, England) – CJ Banks b Kay Lee Ray
August 17: WWE SmackDown (Austin, TX) – Eve Torres b Kaitlyn
August 17: Chaotic Wrestling (Lowell, MA) – Mercedes KV b Kasey Ray
August 17: Top Rope Promotions (Rochester, MA) – Nikki Valentine b Lea Morrison
August 17: American Psycho Tour (Sale, Australia) – Imogen Jane b Storm win the AAW Women's Championship
August 17: SHINE 2 (Ybor City, FL) – Su Yung b Kimberly; Sojo Bolt b Taeler Hendrix & Heidi Lovelace in a 3-way; Mia Yim b Sassy Stephie; Jessicka Havok b Reby Sky; Rain b Santana Garrett; Leva Bates b Portia Perez; Allysin Kay & Taylor Made b MsChif & Christina Von Eerie; Mercedes Martiez v Jazz ended in a no contest
August 18: American Psycho Tour (Jordanville, Australia) – Vixsin & Siren Monroe b Storm & TJ Star
August 18: World Association Of Wrestling (Bury St Edmunds, England) – Busty Keegan & Sweet Saraya b Liberty & Penelope
August 18: IWA East Coast (Dunbar, WV) – Crazy Mary Dobson b Lil Naughty
August 18: Impact Pro Wrestling (Lynfield, New Zealand) – Liam Fury, Megan-Kate & Pirate Burns b James Shaw, Olivia Shaw & Liger; Evie b Britenay & Megan-Kate in a 3-way to win the IPW Women's Championship
August 18: CHIKARA (Indianapolis, IN) – Tim Donst b Saturyne
August 18: Empire State Wrestling (North Tonawanda, NY) – Cherry Bomb & Pepper Parks b Brittany Force & Bill Collier
August 18: Purely Obsessed Wrestling World (Fox Lake, IL) – Serenity v Nikki St John
August 19: JWP (Tokyo, Japan) – Nana Kawase b Raiden Steel; Rabbit Mito b Maki Narumiya; Sachie Abe, KAZUKI & Morley b Mariko Yoshida, Carlos Amano & Anna; Manami Toyota, Leon & Ray b Tsubasa Kuragaki, Manami Katsu & Hailey Hatred; Mayumi Ozaki & Ran Yu-Yu b Misaki Ohata & Hanako Nakamori; Command Bolshoi & Arisa Nakajima b Kaori Yoneyama & Emi Sakura to win the JWP & Daily Sports Tag Team Championship; Kayoko Haruyama b Kagetu
August 19: Ice Ribbon (Tokyo, Japan) – Tsukushi & Kurumi b Miyako Matsumoto & Neko Nitta to win the International Ribbon Tag team Championship; Maiden Name Sakura Hirota b Riho; Silueta b Hikari Minami; Hailey Hatred b Aki Shizuku; GAMI b Hamuko Hoshi; Hikaru Shida & Tsukasa Fujimoto b Maki Narumiya & Meari Naito
August 19: Stardom (Tokyo, Japan) – Eri Susa & Mayu Iwatani b Natsumi Showzuki & Yuuri Haruka; Yoshiko b Yuusaku; Dark Angel b Saki Kashima; Natsuki*Taiyo b Kairi Hojo; Act Yasukawa b Yuzuki Aikawa; Kyoko Kimura b Miho Wakizawa; Nanae Takahashi b Io Shirai
August 19: OZ Academy (Tokyo, Japan) – Command Bolshoi & Rabbit Mito b Nao Komatsu & Sareee; Manami Toyota, Tsubasa Kuragaki & Tomoka Nakagawa b Yumi Ohka, Mio Shirai & Mayumi Ozaki; Mayumi Ozaki b Carlos Amano; Aja Kong & Sonoko Kato v AKINO & Ayumi Kurihara went to a time limit draw; AKINO & Ayumi Kurihara b Aja Kong & Sonoko Kato to win the OZ Academy Tag Team Championship; Chikayo Nagashima b Hiroyo Matsumoto
August 19: AAA (Mexico City, Mexico) – Dinastía, Fabi Apache & Pimpinela Escarlata b Mini Histeria, Sexy Star & Yuriko
August 19: Anarchy Championship Wrestling (Austin, TX) – Christina Von Eerie b Jessica James
August 20: Ice Ribbon TEENS 7 (Tokyo, Japan) – Mio Shirai b Riho; Tsukushi & Kazuhiro Tamura b Kurumi & Shigehiro Irie; Tsukasa Fujimoto & Rabbit Mito b Hamuko Hoshi & Nana Kawase; Manami Katsu & Eri Susa b Hikari Minami & Mayu Iwatani
August 20: WWE (Fresno, CA) – Kaitlyn won a battle royal
August 22: Newcastle Pro Wrestling (New Lambton, Australia) – Shazza McKenzie v Rachel Rose
August 25: American States Wrestling Alliance (Mansfield, OH) – Nevaeh v Sassy Stephie
August 25: Pro Wrestling Australia (Casula, Australia) – Jessie McKay v Evie
August 25: FutureShock (Manchester, England) – April Davids v Jenny Sjodin
August 26: Tri City Wrestling (Kitchner, ONT, Canada) – Allysin Kay v Courtney Rush v Xandra Bale v Leah Von Dutch
August 31: New Horizons Pro Wrestling (Fremantle, Australia) – Kellie Skater v Eliza Sway
September 1: Scottish Wrestling Alliance (Clydebank, Scotland) – Nikki Storm v Kirsty Love
September 1: Swiss Championship Wrestling (Bern, Switzerland) – Laura Wellings v Shanna
September 1: Crossfire Entertainment (McMinnville, TN) – Jessicka Havok v Reby Sky v Allysin Kay
September 8: EVOLVE 17 (Voorhies, NJ) – Christina Von Eerie v Marti Belle
September 8: NWA: Top Rope Promotions (Lebanon, TN) – Tasha Simone v Pandora
September 8: Maximum Pro Wrestling (Angus, ONT, Canada) – Xandra Bale v Courtney Rush
September 14: Squared Circle Wrestling (Auburn, NY) – Veda Scott v Cherry Bomb
September 15: IndyGurlz (Boonton, NJ)
September 15: Pro Wrestling Elite (Ayr, Scotland) – Mickie James v Kay Lee Ray
September 15: Solent Wrestling Federation (Waterlooville, England) – Erin Angel v Amazon Ayesha Ray
September 16: Pro Wrestling Elite (Ayr, Scotland) – Mickie James v Carmel Jacob
September 16: World Association of Women's Wrestling (Norwich, England)
September 21: SHINE 3 (Ybor City, FL)
September 21: Top of the World Wrestling (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) – LuFisto v Tara
September 22: Northeast Wrestling (Fishkill, NY) – Rosita & Madison Rayne v Angel Williams & Velvet Sky
September 23: Alternative Wrestling World (Wolverhampton, England) – Amazon Ayesha Ray v Holly Rocamora
September 28: Xcite Wrestling (Binghamton, NY) – Kimber Lee v Annie Social
September 29: Pro-Wrestling Euskadi (Bilbao, Spain) – Pollyanna v Dragoi Neska
September 30: Insane Championship Wrestling: Fierce Females (Glasgow, Scotland) – Jenny Sjodin & April Davids v Kasey & Leah Owens
September 30: Beyond Wrestling (East Greenwich, RI) – Portia Perez v Lexxus
September 30: Squared Circle Wrestling (Vaughan, ONT, Canada) – Cherry Bomb v Gabriella Vanderpool
October 5: Family Wrestling Entertainment (Brooklyn, NY) – Maria Kanellis & Winter v Angel Williams & Velvet Sky
October 6: Pro Women's Wrestling Alliance (Casula, Australia)
October 6: UK Women's Wrestling/World Association of Women's Wrestling (Wakefield, England)
October 6: REINA World Joshi Puroresu (Baltimore, MD)
October 7: Joshi4Hope (Tokyo, Japan)
October 11: Bombshell Ladies Of Wrestling (Rahway, NJ)
October 13: Women Superstars Uncensored (Deer Park, NY) – Jessicka Havok v Alicia v Lexxus
October 27: Extreme World Wrestling (Hastings, England) – Lady Lory v Erin Angel
October 27-28: SHIMMER: Women Athletes (Berwyn, IL)
October 31: Preston City Wrestling (Preston, England) – Kay Lee Ray v Carmel Jacob
November 3: nCw Femmes Fatales (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) – LuFisto v Mercedes Martinez; Pink Flash Kira v Portia Perez; Sweet Cherrie v Cherry Bomb
November 9: Preston City Wrestling (Preston, England) – Angel Williams v Kay Lee Ray
November 10: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Sudbury, England) – Alpha Female v Nikki Storm
April 6: SHIMMER: Women Athletes (Secaucus, NJ)
April 13-14: SHIMMER: Women Athletes (Berwyn, IL)
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Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
|This article relies too much on references to primary sources. (November 2010)
Sloop Clearwater sailing up the Hudson River
|Career (United States)
|Harvey Gamage Shipyard, South Bristol, Maine
|Laid down:
|October, 1968
|May 17, 1969
|General characteristics
|gaff sloop
|106 ft (32 m) overall
|25 ft (7.6 m)
|8 ft (2.4 m)
|sails; auxiliary engine
|Sail plan:
|mainsail, main topsail, jib
|4305 sq ft. (387.5 m²) total sail area
The Clearwater
|Beacon, New York
|Hamlin, Cyrus; Gamage, Harvey Shipyard
|Governing body
|NRHP Reference #
|Added to NRHP
|May 4, 2004
The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. is an organization based in Beacon, New York that seeks to protect the Hudson River and surrounding wetlands and waterways through advocacy and public education. Founded by folk singer Pete Seeger with his wife Toshi Seeger in 1966, the organization is known for its sailing vessel, the sloop Clearwater, and for its annual music and environmental festival, the Great Hudson River Revival.
In 1969, the Clearwater made her maiden voyage down the Atlantic Coast from the Harvey Gamage Shipyard in Maine to the South Street Seaport in New York City.[2] Folk musician Tom Winslow wrote a folk music song, "Hey Looka Yonder (It's the Clearwater)", in which the lyrics specifically mention the fundraising efforts for the sloop, and how "black and white" people got together for this program.[3][4][5]
Based for many years in Poughkeepsie, New York, the Clearwater moved to Beacon, New York in 2009.
Environmental Advocacy[edit]
Clearwater has gained national recognition for its activism starting in the 1970s to force a clean-up of PCB contamination of the Hudson River caused by industrial manufacturing by General Electric and other companies on the river's edge. Other specific Hudson watershed issues with which Clearwater is concerned are development pressures in the southern half of the Hudson Valley, pesticide runoff, the Manhattan west side waterfront, Indian Point nuclear reactors, and New York/New Jersey Harbor dredge spoil disposal. Clearwater has gained worldwide recognition for its leadership in helping to pass landmark environmental laws, both state and federal, including the Clean Water Act.[citation needed] Clearwater played a key role in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to compel one of the Hudson River's biggest polluters to begin removing toxic PCBs from the water and restoring one of the most polluted portions of the river.[6]
In 2002, Pete Seeger was named a "Clean Water Hero" for his prominent efforts in the passage of the Clean Water Act.[7] His tireless devotion to working through Clearwater and promoting its message to effectively use the law in prosecuting polluters of America's waterways has made the Clean Water Act one of the most successful environmental laws in the country.[8]
The EPA said after Seeger's death in 2014 that "the incredible work" of Seeger and the Clearwater organization helped make the Hudson River cleaner. "His leadership was extraordinary," regional Administrator Judith A. Enck told United Press International.[9]
Environmental Education[edit]
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Clearwater's environmental education programs are intended to heighten public awareness of the Hudson River's unique ecosystem that blends freshwater streams from the Adirondack Mountains with the salt tides of the Atlantic Ocean around New York City.
For the early part of each sailing season Clearwater regularly charters the schooner Mystic Whaler, a privately owned passenger schooner, to present Clearwater's education program to more schools. Mystic Whaler is a traditionally rigged 110-foot (34 m) schooner, built in 1967 as a tribute to the coastal trading schooners that plied New England's waters over a century ago.[10]
Sailing mostly on the Hudson River between New York City and Albany, New York, these vessels are used primarily to offer environmental and biological education programs to school groups, touching on river biology, environmental protection of waterways and related topics.[11] Both vessels also offer sails for Clearwater members and the general public, as well as private charters.
In addition to the professional crew, Clearwater offers opportunities for people to sail as volunteer crew for one week periods or as an intern/apprentice for up to two months to learn sailing, environmental education and assist with vessel maintenance.
Music and Festivals[edit]
One of the organization's biggest fundraisers is its annual music and environmental festival, the Clearwater Festival. Officially known as the "Great Hudson River Revival," it is America's oldest and largest annual festival of its kind. The weekend-long festival has been held each June for over three decades, with attendances of up to 15,000 people. The festival raises funds and consciousness on the plight of the river and the earth. All proceeds go directly to support Clearwater's environmental research, education and advocacy to help preserve and protect the Hudson River and its tributaries, as well as communities in the river valley. Music ranges from Blues to Rock, Reggae to Salsa, Bluegrass to Jazz, and Funk to Folk.[12][13]
The Sloop Clearwater[edit]
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. owns and operates the sloop Clearwater, the centerpiece of Clearwater's public education programs. Clearwater serves as a movable classroom, laboratory, stage, and forum.
The Clearwater is a 106-foot (32 m) wooden sailing vessel designed after 18th and 19th century Dutch sailing sloops. With a large gaff rig, a hinged centerboard, and wide shallow hull, these vessels evolved to deal with the challenges of strong tides, shallow waters, and variable winds encountered on the Hudson River. Designed by Cy Hamlin and built by The Harvey Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol, Maine, Clearwater was launched in 1969. Built of traditional plank-on-frame wooden construction, the sloop is 75 feet (23 m) in length on deck, 25 feet (7.6 m) in beam and can hold up to 70 tons of cargo. The sloop rig consists of a single mast and topmast which together rise to a height of 108 feet (33 m). A 65-foot (20 m) long main boom and 45-foot (14 m) gaff carry a 3,000-square-foot (280 m2) mainsail. A 28-foot (8.5 m) long bowsprit carries a 900-square-foot (84 m2) jib on the foredeck. In light wind, a 450-square-foot (42 m2) topsail may also be raised.[14]
In 2004, the sloop Clearwater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for her significance to the environmental movement. The Clearwater has a smaller sister ship, the Sloop Woody Guthrie, that is used in education about the river.[15]
In 2012, Pete Seeger and Lorre Wyatt released the music video and single "God's Counting on Me, God's Counting on You", which they recorded and filmed on the "Clearwater" while sailing on the Hudson in 2010. The song references the Gulf oil spill of 2010.[16]
See also[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2006-03-15.
- ^ PBS Shop web site
- ^ Wirz Biograph Records web page
- ^ Seeger Sessions web site
- ^ Clearwater official web site Music page
- ^ "Where Have All The Flowers Gone", Roll Magazine, p. 14, accessed November 4, 2010
- ^ "Pete Seeger Named Clean Water Hero", The Putnam County News online edition, accessed November 4, 2010
- ^ "The 25th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act (Speech Transcript)", Clinton White House Archives, accessed November 4, 2010
- ^ Harrington, Gerry (2014-01-31). "Movement afoot to name bridge after Pete Seeger". United Press International. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ "The Schooner", Mystic Whaler Cruises, accessed April 3, 2012
- ^ "Classroom on the Waves", Poughkeepsie Journal.com, accessed November 4, 2010
- ^ Martin, Douglas (2013-07-11). "Toshi Seeger, Wife of Folk-Singing Legend, Dies at 91". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- ^ Amateau, Albert (2013-07-18). "Toshi Seeger, 91, co-founded Clearwater with Pete". The Villager. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- ^ "History & Specifications", Clearwater.org, accessed January 29, 2014
- ^ "The Beacon Sloop Club (The Sloop)", The Beacon Sloop Club website, accessed 26 October 2009
- ^ "God's Counting on Me, God's Counting on You", YouTube, accessed December 5, 2012
External links[edit]
- Clearwater
- Sloop Clearwater Sail Schedule
- Clearwater Environmental Education page
- Great Hudson River Revival
- Resources for Elementary School Teachers
- Resources for Middle School Teachers
- Resources for High School Teachers
- Clearwater: Hudson River Rising
- Interview with the Environmental Action Director of the sloop Clearwater


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3.1 Christian Resources: Free Jesse Tree Advent Family Devotional
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3.3 Preschool and Kindergarten: How to Play Marbles
3.4 Science: Space Station Spotter
3.1 Christian Resources: Free Jesse Tree Advent Family Devotional
Ann Voskamp of the Holy Experience blog has shared her Jesse Tree devotional with 25 days of short, family friendly devotions to her e-mail subscribers (sign up free of charge). Each day, find Bible verses with reflections on them, a full-color ornament to cut out for your Jesse Tree, and an "action point" to put more of Christ's love into practice.
3.2 Thrifty Ideas: Jan Brett Freebies
Subscribe to Jan Brett's newsletter (or just visit her site) for fabulous, printable material from seasonal coloring pages and full-color bookmarks fancy enough to give as greeting-card gifts (print on cardstock), to teaching material for younger kids and drawing lessons sophisticated enough for adults! A famous children's author/illustrator, Jan keeps sharing new resources year after year and offers access to older, archived items.
3.3 Preschool and Kindergarten: How to Play Marbles
Marbles is a great, old-fashioned game that does not require batteries or electricity, and also has many variations. Games such as this teach fine-motor skills, and the importance of taking turns, following rules, and picking up (prevents falls, loss, and younger siblings getting them into their mouths!).
3.4 Science: Space Station Spotter
NASA has just initiated a new, free service that notifies you when the International Space Station (ISS) passes overhead in the mornings and evenings. Choose to receive either an e-mail or text message when a good opportunity to see the ISS occurs (not the hard-to-spot passes)–it's great for kids.


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FileMaker Pro 12 Launches; iOS Apps Now Free
FileMaker announced its newest version today, bringing deeper integration with iOS and snazzier template designs. The iPhone and iPad versions, called FileMaker Go, are now free. This removes a significant barrier that may have prevented wider use as they previously had a pricy tag.
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News in Brief: Jurassic Park, Law & Order Release New Episodes
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Jurassic Park: The Game Episode 3: "The Depths"
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Snapseed Coming to Mac, Android Tablets (Update: Now Live)
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Feed Me Oil for Mac Review
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Remembering Steve Jobs
We are all tech geeks now. And it's because of Steve Jobs.
He freed technology from the business realm and made it a consumer passion. Now millions worldwide lust after the latest iPhone, iPad, iPod or Mac computer. Nearly bankrupt 15 years ago when Mr. Jobs took over, Apple is now just behind Exxon as the world's most valuable company. [Read more…]
ClassDojo: A Unique, Techy Tool for Teachers
For school teachers looking to keep the little monsters under control, ClassDojo is an engaging and innovative web app. It uses cute monsters and pop-up notices to instantly reward good behavior and admonish naughtiness.
Teachers create a "dojo monster" for each student in their class. Then using a projector or interactive whiteboard teachers can display reward points for traits like citizenship, listening, following directions or a creative insight. Similarly, a point can be deducted if a student is off task, out of their seat or being disrespectful. A large pop-up icon with the monster's name flies on-screen, complete with a Foursquare-like icon for the specific behavior. There is a default list of behaviors, but these and icon choices can be customized. [Read more…]
Apple Offers Mac Buyers $100 App Store Cards
Apple's back-to-school promotion for Mac purchases launched today, with a clear goal of getting students to explore the Mac App Store. Those who make a qualifying purchase with education pricing through September 20 get a $100 gift card to use on the Mac App Store, the App Store, the iTunes Store and the iBookstore. [Read more…]
Popular iOS, Mac Apps Among Apple Design Winners
Some of the more popular apps for iOS were among the winners of the Apple Design Award at the Worldwide Developers Conference this week.
Pulse News Reader, Infinity Blade and Cut the Rope were among the winners in the iPad and iPhone categories. Also included in the awards is software for the Mac – although this year any winner must have been available through the Mac App Store.
Apple hands out the awards to recognize well-designed applications available in its app storefronts.
The full list of winners is on the next page. Clicking the highlighted name of each app will take you to the App Store to download it to your device.
Apple to Unveil iCloud, Updates to iOS and Mac
Apple announced today that CEO Steve Jobs will again take to the stage June 6 to unveil its cloud-services offering, iCloud. Also on the agenda is a preview of iOS 5 and Mac OS X Lion – the latest editions to Apple's mobile and desktop software.
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Sparrow for Mac adds Facebook Integration
The Mac email app Sparrow is now more social with Facebook profile integration.
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Quixey Leads the Way in App Search
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Finding apps by function within Google or Bing can also be irritating, as you usually just get a list of links that is only sometimes relevant.
Enter Quixey. The app search engine, currently in private beta, identifies apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, the web and and specific browsers. It seeks to synthesize the fragmented information about the app ecosystems within one site. [Read more…]
Editorial: Why Apple Needs an iCloud
Managing music is a pain. Whether it be through iTunes or other music software it is often difficult to transfer songs or organize them between several computers or smartphones.
So far, Amazon has the best solution with its Cloud Player. A user can upload the music collection to this web app and then play the songs from any computer or Android device. It is still clunky and light on features, but it is an excellent start for those seeking freedom from the tyranny of iTunes.
There have been plenty of rumors this week that Apple purchased the iCloud.com domain and may be looking at launching its cloud-based data service soon. In typical Cupertino fashion the company is probably working out all of the minuscule details before it goes live. This service can't launch soon enough. Most people now have multiple computers, smartphones and music players between themselves and the rest of their family. Those who have ever tried to move a music collection to a new computer or re-sync an iPhone know the misery this can produce. [Read more…]
Evernote for Mac Gets Faster, More Social
Evernote for Mac got a major boost today, making the popular note-taking app faster, more social and feature-rich.
The update creates more sharing options for notes, as they can be sent through Twitter, Facebook, or other options. Want audio? Just hit the new Audio Note button.
Evernote is an excellent cross-platform tool that syncs up notes with iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and other platforms. If you use both Windows and Mac go with the latter, as it tends to get more frequent updates and better integration with the operating system.


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Will Weatherford is the 84th speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, a Republican first elected in 2006 representing parts of Pasco and Hillsborough counties. He is the youngest speaker in recent Florida history. Weatherford wasn't on the ballot in 2006 but was elected because the GOP nominated him to replace Ken Littlefield, who was appointed to the Public Service Commission.
Weatherford was born Nov. 14, 1979, in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Jacksonville University and worked as a real estate broker and aide to House Speaker Allan Bense before getting elected. He is married to Bense's daughter, Courtney, and they live in Wesley Chapel with three daughters.
Ryan Duffy, who served as the communications director for Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford the last two years, is joining the Tallahassee public relations firm Hill + Knowlton Strategies.
At the urging of House Speaker Will Weatherford, the Legislature put language in the stated budget intended to end an ongoing dispute between the Pasco County Sheriff's Office and the Pasco-Hernando State College about management of the law enforcement academy they share.
On a Friday in February 2013, Gov. Rick Scott stepped aboard a Texas-bound plane to take part in a secret ritual for Florida's power elite.
Senate President Don Gaetz testified under oath Wednesday that it was "entirely proper" for him to meet in secret with House Speaker Will Weatherford to reach a deal over a congressional map as part of the Legislature's once-a-decade redistricting process.
As he looks ahead to an uncertain future, Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford wants to be remembered as a compassionate conservative who promoted the hopes of the working class with measures like lower auto tag fees for all and in-state tuition for undocumented children.
Good morning. It's Monday, May 5, 2014, and evidently one of the main goals of this year's lawmaking in our giant, important, complicated state was to re-elect Rick Scott.
TALLAHASSEE — The Republican-led Legislature in a blue presidential state comes out of a 60-day session with an image makeover that leaders describe as compassionately conservative.
Weatherford: I'm honestly enjoying the moment of finishing off the session. If you had told me 10 years ago that I'd get to be Speaker of the House, I wouldn't have believed you. To get a chance at sine die with a man of this character (Gaetz) and celebrate two years of sessions of real work is a …
Before breaking for lunch, the Florida Senate voted 21-15 on Wednesday against considering a House bill that is one of Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford's top priorities.


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Late in the second half, the Bears defense stood in the shadow of their own goal posts nursing a 13-14 lead. Their initial success against the Eagles seemed futile as Vick took the snap from center and fired a pass for a go ahead touchdown. Tommy Harris shot a hand up in the throwing lane and the ball deflected into the waiting hands of Chris Harris who returned Vick's first interception of the season to m ...Read more ›


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What Are The Benefits Of Organic Coffee Soap
What are the benefits of your soap vs Organic Coffee soap?
Did you know that the soap you may be using in the shower is harmful? Harmful ingredients like alcohol, AHA's, aluminum, animal fats, collagen, DEA, dioxin and fluorocarbons are just a few of the things that make up the soap you use everyday. Make sure your soap is made with healthy organic coffee and other natural ingredients.
Is Coffee Soap Good For You?
It is said that the caffeinated soaps are absorbs through your skin during your morning shower. Therefore, I would recommend an Organic Coffee Soap. One of the benefits is reducing the risk of skin cancer. A study done on groups of hairless mice shows that, after severe exposure to ultraviolet radiation for twenty days, the mice that had caffeine applied to their bodies had less than half the number of tumors on the skin, as opposed to the mice that didn't get caffeine doses. The study showed that caffeine actually killed the abnormal cells that can cause skin cancer.
What else should you know about coffee soap.
Keep a bar close to your kitchen sink. It will remove odors from your hands. Onions, garlic and even the heat from hot peppers or even fish smells will be removed from your hands. If you don't have coffee soap around use some of the grounds from your morning coffee pot. The coffee soap will help the smells of your garbage disposal disappear as well.
Can Coffee Soap Help with Cellulite?
Caffeine is present in almost all types of diet supplements and cellulite reducing products on the market. The caffeine helps blood flow to the skin and acts like a diuretic. Coffee soap should contain coffee grounds which helps exfoliating and the massaging process. By massaging and rubbing the needed areas this help breaks up the fat cells and decreases the lumps and bumps ever faster.
What else can coffee soap do?
Using the coffee soap on your face can help get rid of small lines and wrinkles and also if you have rosacea, it helps by constricting the blood vessels thus keeping the flush of the cheeks at ease. If you don't have some coffee soap on hand you can use your morning coffee grinds. However the soap seems to work much better and helps add moisture to the skin with the Natural Glycerin and Organic Goats Milk, and fresh roasted Keens Beans Organic Coffee.
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do you have a referednce for the skin cancer study?
Interesting info, thanks!
But I must point out that animal fats and collagen are not only 100% natural, but even beneficial… collagen is what holds your body tissues together!
Yes! Finally something about green coffee beans.
/Brazilian coffee grinds absorb garlic and onion and fish smell off your fingers, we recommended this soap as a hand and body soap .A must in the Kitchen.
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FBC Administrative Annex: A Historic Perspective
By Reginald Carter, Church Historian
In May 2011, the church's administrative offices, conference room and library were moved to the parsonage, now known as the administrative annex. The renovation and move cost $29,000. Steve Roberts, Ron Colville and Chip Liner oversaw and did much of the renovation work. Betty Ann Dickerson, Susan Harper and Lynn Roberts decorated and purchased furniture while Shirley Robinson, Dot Faulkner, and Reg Carter oversaw the move of offices, library and archives. Open house was held Sunday May 29th. The vacated space in the church has been renovated to provide two new Sunday school classrooms and to expand the music department.
The parsonage has served us well for almost 50 years. Efforts began in July 1960 to build a "new" parsonage to replace the "old" one that was located on S. Wake Street adjacent to the church. A committee appointed to inspect a lot owned by Calvin Ray deemed the site suitable for a parsonage since it was "in walking distance of the Church, however separated from the Church property by sufficient distance." Mr. Ray agreed to sell the lot for $4,800 and donated $500 for this purpose. The lot extending between West King Street and Margaret Lane had only one drawback; the eastside of the site, "drops down sharply to a branch then rises sharply to the property of B.P. Gordon." However, there was ample room to build a two story structure on the west side and the Church voted on August 10, 1960 to purchase the lot with the understanding that if a parsonage was not built, the land would be resold to Mr. Ray for the purchase price.
H.G. Coleman, Jr. chaired a "parsonage study committee," appointed in February 1961 that recommended on May 20, 1962 that the "construction begin as soon as possible" with plans designed by the committee. The planning committee became the building committee and on July 1, 1962, the Church authorized the trustees to borrow $20,000 to construct a parsonage. Open house was held in the new parsonage at 223 West King Street on June 16, 1963. E. Glen Holt was minister at that time. The old parsonage was used for Sunday school rooms until it was demolished in 1976 when the educational wing was expanded on each end while Dr. Tom Denton was pastor.
In October 1967, the church voted to fill-in the gully adjoining the parsonage on the eastside. A culvert with a five foot diameter of steel or concrete was deemed necessary to provide an outlet for a "branch" that ran through the property. Bill Kennedy had dirt hauled in that was donated by the Piedmont Mining Company at a "conservative" estimated value of $5,000 and donations were received to pay for the culvert and its installation at a cost of $1,350. Once filled-in, the newly created space was used for parking.
The parsonage loan was paid off on December 30, 1970. Six ministerial families have lived in the parsonage including the Holts, Simmons, Dentons, Whites, Porters and Carters. After the Carter's purchased their own home, the parsonage was used by the Youth for their Sunday morning and afternoon small group meetings until renovations began in April 2011.
Like the "old" parsonage that provided educational space after it was vacated in 1963 until it was demolished in 1976, the "new" parsonage continues to serve the Church as an administrative annex.
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Researchers at Osaka University in Japan have created a new camera that makes shooting "from the hip" easier by projecting a white border onto the real world — similar to what laser sights do for firearms. The frame line shows exactly the area that will be in the photograph, and allows users to quickly shoot without looking through or at the camera itself. Before you get too excited about the possibility of using it for street photography, here's the bad news: it's more suited for things like snapping QR codes due to the fact that the compact projector is only bright enough to be used in dark places and at close range.
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Japanese Camera Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s
Here are some fantastic compliations of commercials promoting Japanese camera companies. They aired from the 1970s to the 1990s. The video above is the Canon collection.
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Funny Prank Involving a Polaroid Camera
Here's a funny prank that Canadian hidden camera show Just For Laughs Gags did involving a Polaroid camera and asking strangers to help take a picture. Pictures don't lie, right?
Memory Card Reader for Cat Lovers
Judging from the strange novelty products coming out of Japan, there's apparently a huge population of people there who love both photography and cats. If a picture taking cat isn't enough to satisfy you, you can add this cat-shaped memory card reader to your collection. It reads SD cards and Memory Stick cards using slots that are exposed when you lower the cat's tail. They're available from Donya for ¥399, or about $5.
Press This Cat's Butt and 3-megapixel Photographs Come Out
The Necono Digital Camera is a funky cat-shaped digital camera out of Japan that might make it easier for you to take smiling baby photos. It's a 3 megapixel camera that doesn't have any LCD screen embedded for you to review your shots — you have to connect it to a "Monitor Ground" base that includes an LCD or transfer the images to your computer via USB. The cat has a shutter button on its butt, the camera and a self-timer LED in its eyes, and magnetic feet that allow you to stick it in random places.
Like many novelty cameras, the Necono doesn't exactly come cheap… It'll run you a whopping ¥15,750 ($192). At least you can be the only one among your friends to take pictures with a cat.
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Nikon Patent Points at a Protective Barrier in Future EVIL Cameras
Another Nikon patent discovered recently provides yet another sneak peek at their yet-to-be-announced mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera.
This one seems to be for some sort of system that protects the inside of the camera body from dust and foreign objects when the lens is removed. It does make sense though, and I wonder why DSLR bodies don't already do this?
It would be great if the camera automatically closed some sort of protective barrier whenever it detected that the lens was being removed. If you needed to actually see the innards of the camera, you could expose it via some option inside the menus, similar to how the sensor is exposed on DSLRs. Thoughts?
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Humorously Impractical SLR Rain Cover
Most camera rain covers can be a bit cumbersome, but this Japanese rain cover concept might take the hassle to a whole new level. In fact, a freezer bag seems more practical.
While the cover is designed to be wallet-friendly, it's probably much less kind to the user. It may be remarkably typhoon-proof, but forget long lenses, manual focus, zoom, and image sharpness, to name a few essential DSLR features lost to design flaws.
However, hailing from Japan, it's possible that this accessory is simply a "chindogu" invention.
(via Gizmodo)
Special SanDisk SD Cards Adopted by Japan's Police Force
SanDisk has just announced that Japan's police force has adopted its 1GB SD WORM memory card for collecting evidence. The Write Once, Read Many cards are tamperproof, can only be written to using a WORM-compatible device, and supposedly stores data reliably for 100 years. Practically speaking, this means that photographs and audio can be collected onto the cards, allowing those who access the data later on to be confident that it wasn't tampered or edited in any way. The National Police in Japan have tested the technology extensively, and seem to be convinced of SanDisk's claims.
We can't really think of any practical application for ordinary photographers (can you?), but it's interesting to know that this kind of technology is out there and being used.
Top US Patents Captured by Non-American Companies
Just as the Winter Olympics are heating up international competition in Vancouver this week, the U.S. has suffered a bit of a statistical loss to non-American companies on home turf: American-owned companies have captured far fewer U.S. patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2009. U.S. corporations hold about 49% of all U.S. utility patents in 2009, while non-U.S. firms hold the majority.
In a repeat of last year's trend, major Asian companies, such as South Korea's Samsung, Japan's Canon, Panasonic, Toshiba, Sony and Seiko Epson have snagged a spot in the top ten in number of patents issued in 2009, according to the IFI Claims Patent Services ranking.
An interesting note: out of the top 10 on the list, many, such as Canon (viewfinder patent sketch featured above), Panasonic, are diverse companies whose products include printers and televisions, but have a notable stake in the consumer camera industry. Fujifilm, a Japanese-owned company dedicated to consumer camera products alone, placed 19th on the top 50 list as well.
Though the sheer number of patents does imply an accelerated growth and company innovation with an intent to bring the products to a consumer market, the press release notes that America has held its own considering the recession climate that still lingers:
Although the margin of patent dominance between U.S. and non-U.S. firms is slight and has been for several years, there is no uncertainty that foreign firms are adding patents at a frenetic pace. "Interest in protecting corporate intellectual property has become intense both in the U.S. and abroad, and as a result we're seeing an increased level of patent activity," continued [general manager of IFI Patent Intelligence Darlene] Slaughter. "The silver lining may be that the high priority foreign firms place on U.S. patents is a confirmation of the value and importance that the U.S. market represents."
U.S. companies, IBM, Microsoft, Intel, and Hewlett-Packard held top spots on the rank as well, at 1st, 3rd, 8th, and 10th, respectively.
Record Breaking Camera with 158 Lenses
Two days ago, Sankei News in Japan reported that a Nagoya Institute of Technology team led by Professor Yojiro Ishino was certified by Guinness World Records as having built the "Camera With The Most Lenses". The camera boasts a staggering 158 separate lenses.
The setup reminds me of the camera array used to shoot the "bullet time" scenes in The Matrix, except rather than having a large number of individual cameras, this setup has a single "camera" with a large number of lenses.
The record-breaking camera took six months to build, and is meant to capture the movement of a flame simultaneously from multiple directions. Each lens cost only 200 yen, which is about $2.26. Thus, the whole collection of lenses cost only about $360.
Kudos if anyone can send us photographs taken with this camera!
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Managing Enterprise Security with Cisco Security Manager v4.0 (SSECMGT)
Who should attend
Network security engineers that are working in the enterprise sector.
- Cisco CCNP® Security certification:
- Deploying Cisco ASA VPN Solutions (VPN)
- Implementing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS 7)
- Understanding of networking and routing (on the CCNP level, but no certification is required).
- Understanding of different VPN technologies (such as DMVPN, GET VPN, and SSL VPN).
- Working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Course Objectives
The Managing Enterprise Security with Cisco Security Manager (SSECMGT) v4.0 course is a five-day instructor-led course that is aimed at providing network security engineers with the knowledge and skills that are needed to configure and deploy Cisco Security Manager. The course also provides an overview of network security technologies, and includes case studies that are useful for deployment scenarios.
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
- Present an overview of the Cisco Security Manager product, describe the main product features, and introduce the basic deployment tasks
- Manage configuration of Cisco ASA adaptive security appliances and Cisco FWSM firewall devices, and explain firewall event management and device configuration correlation
- Describe the most commonly used VPN topologies and their deployment
- Examine the configuration of intrusion prevention mechanisms on the Cisco IOS platform, modules, and standalone appliances, as well as explain the Cisco IPS event and configuration correlation
- Explain how Cisco Security Manager works with Cisco IOS devices, including the new Cisco ISR G2 routers
- Describe the FlexConfig functionality of Cisco Security Manager, the workflow mode of operation, and administrative tasks and integration with Cisco Secure ACS
Course Content
CSM Overview
- Using CSM
- Managing Devices
- Managing Policies
- Managing Objects
- Using Map View
Firewall Policy Management
- Managing Firewall Services
- Managing Firewall Devices
- Event Monitoring and Rule Correlation for Firewalls
VPN Policy Configuration
- Managing VPNs
- Managing Remote Access IPsec VPNs
- Configuring Client-Based SSL VPNs
- Configuring Clientless SSL VPNs
- Configuring Advanced VPN Configurations
- Deploying Advanced VPN Technologies
Cisco IPS Solutions Management
- Managing Cisco IPS Services
- Managing Cisco IPS Devices
- Managing Cisco IPS Events
Cisco IOS Device Provisioning
- Managing Routers
- Using the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Device Manager
Management, Deployment, and Administration of FlexConfigs in CSM
- Managing FlexConfigs
- Managing Activities and Workflow Deployments
- Implementing Integration Between CSM and Cisco Secure ACS
- Backing Up and Restoring CSM Databases
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Since trying my first 2 gallon kit of SPI epoxy primer I became a huge fan. Then I used it when I was refinishing motorcycle bodywork and found it indispensable.
Now my question. I am on the second re-do of my '70 Camaro. Been spending a good amount of time dedicated to finishing up the bodywork on the shell after hanging new sheet metal. My first step on bare metal is epoxy. It works so well. Then I find that the gloss in the product is PERFECT for viewing imperfections in filler. I have been blocking my work with long boards and discovering the fill charactisits of the product are SO good that I may not need high build.
I have discovered that I may not have a desire for high build and may have eliminated the need for guide coats merely by using SPI epoxy. My bodywork skills have improved. I am really loving the rage Extreme filler I bought and all is going well.
Is there any reason that I cannot use SPI epoxy exclusively through every step on this project? Meaning I have no real intention of using high build as I am not sure I have the need anymore. I have seen this debated and I do not want to start and argument. I just want to make sure that if I choose to go this route I am in the decent company of those who have AND created excellent, lasting results (that is my only goal in the long run, afterall!)
When I get out the long block and work a huge expanse of fresh metal with minimal filler and can CLEARLY see what needs attention. . .I am confident that I will get great results.
Is there ANY reason that this is not sound logic from a paint chemistry stantpoint, a cost stantpoint (not as important) or a procedural (best practices) standpoint?
Advice appreciated as always!


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Welcome to BOST
News and information about Bankside Open Spaces Trust
From time to time everybody needs a little space. In the built-up streets, near London Bridge and Waterloo, the Bankside Open Spaces Trust works with local people to develop parks and gardens so they can relax, kick a ball, grow plants or just hang out.
BOST works closely with local people. We want to make sure improvement ideas are meaningful and meet local needs, so we consult the people who live in the area before a change is implemented. For each of our parks and community gardens we support a local steering group to guide us in improvements, and we work closely with residents on estate grounds. This means that BOST's work is very much about implementing a movement of change that is much bigger than just our staff and trustees.
We are a charity, run with the help of local people, Southwark Council is a major partner in much of the land we manage, and we also have generous support from businesses and many other partners. We rely on our Community Anchor Partnership with Blackfriars Settlement and Bankside Residents Forum to ensure we continue to provide the best for all our residents, and we are developing a strong relationship with Waterloo Community Regeneration Group.
We are proud to be a national exemplar of good practice in working with volunteers. We are also pleased of what we have achieved so far in our precious patches of green amongst the concrete and glass of Bankside. But there's more work to do as you can see from the rest of this website. If you would like to help, financially or by giving some time, we would be happy to welcome you aboard.
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Richard II (Quarto 1, 1597)
The Tragedie of
884Rosse No good at all that I can doe for him,
885Vnlesse you call it good to pitty him,
886Bereft, and gelded of his patrimony.
887North. Now afore God tis shame such wrongs are borne,
889In him a royall Prince and many mo,
890Of noble bloud in this declining land,
891The King is not himselfe, but basely led
892By flatterers, and what they will informe,
893Meerely in hate gainst any of vs all,
894That will the King seuerely prosecute,
895Gainst vs, our liues, our children, and our heires.
896Rosse The commons hath he pild with grieuous taxes,
897And quite lost their hearts. The nobles hath he finde,
898For ancient quarrels and quite lost their hearts.
899Willo. And daily new exactions are deuisde,
900As blanckes, beneuolences, and I wot not what:
901But what a Gods name doth become of this?
902North. Wars hath not wasted it, for warrde he hath not,
903But basely yeelded vpon compromise,
904That which his noble auncestors atchiued with blowes,
905More hath he spent in peace then they in wars.
906Rosse The Earle of Wiltshire hath the realme in farme.
907Will. The King growen banckrout like a broken man.
908North. Reproch and dissolution hangeth ouer him.
909Rosse He hath not money for these Irish wars,
910His burthenous taxations notwithstanding,
911But by the robbing of_the banisht Duke.
912North. His noble kinsman most degenerate King,
913But Lords we heare this fearefull tempest sing,
914Yet seeke no shelter to auoid the storme:
915We see the wind sit sore vpon our sailes,
916And yet we strike not, but securely perish.
917Rosse We see the very wracke that we must suffer,
918And vnauoided is the danger now
919For suffering so the causes of our wracke.
920North. Not so, euen through the hollow eies of death,
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Normandy House for Daughter Part of Fed's Case Against Stuart
Posted 8/5/2013 12:00 am
Updated 1 year ago
Among the assets entwined in the financial imbroglio at One Bank & Trust is a 1,660-SF house in the Normandy neighborhood of Little Rock.
The residence at 13 Lombardy Lane was purchased in August 2011 for $265,000 by Layton "Scooter" Stuart's daughter, Kirby. The property was sold for a $10,000 loss on July 6.
The proceeds covered selling costs and repaid the balance owed on a $212,000 loan originated by One Bank that helped buy the house.
The remaining $25,922 is ensnared in the July 12 forfeiture action by the U.S. attorney.
The government claims Scooter Stuart orchestrated the creation of false documentation regarding Kirby Stuart's employment history and finances used to legitimize the $212,000 loan.
The complaint alleges that he provided $53,307 to help buy the house and implies the source of the money was bank funds, not private sources controlled by him or the family.
According to the complaint, Kirby Stuart has denied signing the mortgage documents. She couldn't be reached for comment.


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Fort Benning, Georgia
The significant engagement of American horsemen in World War II was the defensive action of the Philippine Scouts. The Scouts challenged the Japanese invaders of Luzon, holding off two armored and two infantry regiments during the invasion of the Philippines. They repelled a unit of tanks in Binalonan and successfully held ground for the Allied armies' retreat to Bataan. In Europe, the American forces fielded only a few cavalry and supply units during the war. George S. Patton lamented their lack in North Africa and wrote that "had we possessed an American cavalry division with pack artillery in Tunisia and in Sicily, not a German would have escaped."
This photograph shows Captain Merrel Moody instructing Privates Enichel Kennedy, Oscar Davis, B.D. Kroninger and Will Johnson of Infantry School Stables on the prober way to clean a saddle, Fort Benning, Georgia, July 25, 1941.
2013.35.2, Courtesy of The National Archives