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I went to the gym this morning and also took a 36 minute walk this evening so I'm very pleased with my activity level today.
There were a few new people at the gym and 2 of them were wearing too much cologne/perfume. I don't know why anyone would have on that much fragrance at 7:30 in the morning while working out. Maybe the guy was getting off a night shift? The perfume was an older woman. I had to leave the treadmill I was using to get away from the smell. If they become regulars I might have to ask the staff to suggest to them they should cut back on the fragrances. I had lentils for dinner and decided I should recommend them to all of my healthy eating friends. One cup has 230 calories with 16 g of fiber and 18 g of protein. That's a lot of fiber and protein, two things that will help you feel satisfied and full longer. Tonight, I ate mine plain but added feta cheese to my husband's portion (he needs a little incentive to eat them). Tomorrow I'll toss in some chopped vegetables, maybe a little vinaigrette dressing, maybe some feta and eat them for lunch. In cold weather months I add mustard seed and caramelized onion. Everything tastes good with caramelized onion. Tomorrow is my 19th wedding anniversary and we'll be going out to dinner. I'll probably splurge on a dessert if they have something particularly interesting. To offset some of those calories, I'll go to the gym in the a.m. and maybe get a walk in also if the weather holds. How is everyone doing this week? |
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Had a nice walk myself this evening. I'm nursing a sore hip muscle. Walking "warms up" the muscle, then I did some stretches. I've gone to sleep with ice on it the last two nights and will again tonight. Can tell a difference, but it still needs some work. Eating more fruit and veggies as fresh produce is coming in. Finished up a yummy cantaloupe for lunch. Picked up some zucchini tonight for later in the week. HH - you are right - every thing tastes good with caramelized onion. Enjoy that dessert! We had lunch with friends yesterday and ordered the most delish chocolate cake - and 4 spoons. So, I got my fix but not too much. tina |
Starting to get back on track and was glad to see my weight going down. So easy to gain, so hard to lose. As I mentioned in the previous post, I find that for me it is my food intake that determines my weight loss. So, I can lose weight by watching intake without exercising at all. But, exercising does make me feel better and stronger. That is why I do it. If I am not watching calories, it doesn't matter how much I exercise, I will still gain. I"m in my late fifties, so I guess this has something to do with all of this. |
Had my last kettle bells & spin class until August -- both instructors leave town for the summer. How I will miss them! You get so attached to your instructors :( |
Just came back from cycling class this morning. Worked out with my trainer yesterday - he really put me through my paces! Then he gave me a list of "challenges" to complete for the week: 1.) Do 400 pushups, 2.) 400 incline pullups, 3.) Walk 7,000 vertical feet on the inclinator (it's like a treadmill but inclines up to a 50 degree angle). It's really great for the knees, 4.) A minimum of 8 hours of cardio for the week. After training, I did 170 each of the pushups and pullups and did 1300 vertical feet. My head is totally in the game with going to the gym but I'm feeling lazy about logging my food. I'm not eating too bad I just can't seem to get back in the groove of weighing, measuring and writing it down. As with everything, I just need to force myself to do it and then it will come naturally. Hhireno, congratulations on the wedding anniversary! |
Whoa, Kellyeng! Those are some lofty fitness goals. I know you'll meet them but just reading them is daunting. Last night I had to ask St. Anthony for help in locating my wedding pictures so we could look at them and laugh. Nineteen years doesn't seem that long until you look back at the photos. Oh my, how young everyone looked. I actually weigh almost 20 pounds less than that day. It surprised me to realize that my MIL then was almost the current age of my husband. That doesn't seem so old now, especially since I'm 3 years behind him. I did have dessert and wine with dinner last night and today's weigh-in reflected those treats. It was worth the splurge but now it's back to reasonable healthy eating. It's a nice day today so I'll be able to get an additional walk in later. Yesterday it rained all day so I only did the gym and didn't get the extra walk. awm, what's the countdown to Iowa? |
hhhireno, the ride starts July 22. Hope you enjoyed your anniversary! Wishing you many more happy years with your DH. |
Thanks to the interesting biking talk from awm and trailrunner, I am now the proud new owner of a Cannondale bike. I'm going to have to do a lot of riding to justify the expense but I'm excited to have it. I also have a new helmet, bell, water bottle & holder, and back rack with removable basket. I told my husband that according to Hallmark the traditional 19th wedding anniversary gift was a bike & accessories. For our 13th anniversary I wanted a gold & diamond necklace and all he wanted was an ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery. He's the best. The weather for last few days here as been perfect and I was so sorry that my old bike wasn't working so I decided to splurge and get the new bike. They told me the old bike was from 1983. |
This has been the worst end-of-school-year ever. Spent from 8-1 today packing and cleaning my classroom, but only two more days to go. I am hoping this fabulous weather sticks around and I will start every day with walking the dogs. I have stopped that since DH retired (almost two years ago-egad) and it is time to get back to it. Doing my weights when I think of it. I really need to get on a regular schedule now that school will be out. It was just one of those years whenI dragged myself home almost every evening after a 9-10 hour day. No fun and I hope it isn't just due to being 60 and wearing out more quickly. Had a large delicious salad for dinner tonight. May have to just have fresh green salads for dinner more often. Yum. I think I have hit a plateau weight-wise, so time to up the ante. Even though I am not really over weight, I am for me (does that make sense?). I will not, however, be doing any sit-ups even though I know I should. Oh well. ;) |
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Cyn, oh to be 60 again (I am 64) :). So far it hasn't slowed me down, knock wood; however, I am, at least until I look at a mirror, in denial about my age and I truly feel better than I did when I was 30! I still work out at least an hour and up to two hours daily and loving/hating it. Awm, I am in awe of your bike trip |
Thanks for the upbeat outlook, Marlene! I am going to fit in exercise this summer for sure. I don't feel bad really. Demands at schools these days are just so great that there is little time or energy left for anything else. Alas, since I didn't start teaching until I was 38, I have a few more years to go until I can retire! |
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A former lawmaker laced up his dance shoes and "hammered" out his routine for ABC's reality TV show Dancing with the Stars Monday night.
Tom Delay, also known as "The Hammer," performed for the first time with his professional partner Cheryl Burke on the prime-time television show.
The 62-year-old politician performed a cha-cha to the 1960s hit "Wild Thing." The former Republican House majority leader is one of 16 celebrities on the show and was in good hands with Burke who is a two-time Dancing champion.
"I just busted out laughing because I was, like, I can't believe this old man is here on his one knee playing the guitar and doing exactly what I told him to do, no questions asked," Burke said after the show. Delay suffered a pre-stress foot fracture during rehearsals last week, but said he was not going to let that stand in his way.
"Part of my success in politics was, I never quit," Delay said. "No matter what it is, I never quit. And I'm not just dancing just to have fun for one or two shows. I'm dancing to win!"
However, this is not the first time Delay has danced. He grew up dancing when he lived in Venezuela and even took Disco lessons in the 70s.
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Ed Davis and Terrence Ross appeared to be the only players on the court for the Raptors for the majority of this game, as Toronto fell to 0-3 in Summer League action.
If you want to know how bad this game was, the NBA TV broadcast team, which included Sam Mitchell, spent the entire second half trying to convince us that the Raptors were "still in this game," despite the deficit fluctuating between 12 and 20.
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- Ed Davis continues to look good. Davis scored a game-high 23 points on a very impressive 9-of-14 shooting, including 5-of-7 from the free throw line. Aside from the much improved shooting stroke and numbers, which obviously aren't worth much against Summer League talent, it was encouraging to see Ed looking assertive and decisive on the offensive end. In the past, he's looked out of sorts and hesitant with the ball in his hands. So far through three games in Vegas, Davis seems like he knows what he wants to do when he catches the ball on offence. He also grabbed seven rebounds in nearly 33 minutes of action and committed four fouls. If there's been one downside to Davis' game so far through three games, it would be his 12 fouls against some pretty weak competition.
- Terrence Ross flashed his smooth jumper from time to time, but mostly struggled to collect his 11 points on 5-of-12 shooting. Ross appeared to force a few shots and turned the ball over three times in 28:49 of game time. A couple of the turnovers came when Ross struggled to cleanly gather the ball and bring it up in catch and shoot situations, which I haven't seen him struggle with before. The tough personal night and the blowout had Terrence visibly frustrated. Sam Mitchell did mention a couple of times that he thinks Ross "will open people's eyes" in the NBA though.
- Welcome to Las Vegas, Bobby Brown. From the limited sample I've seen of Brown, he's the type of player that can look like a selfish chucker when his shot isn't falling, but also look like a good "instant offence" guy when he's on his game. I wasn't impressed with his play on Friday against the Rockets, but Brown came into this game and made an impact, teaming up with Davis to cut into the deficit and keep the scoreline respectable in the end. Brown finished with 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting while dishing out five assists without committing a turnover. Ben Uzoh hasn't been horrible, but considering that he played well in the NBA towards the end of last season and looked to be in line for a job with the Raptors this season, I expected a little more from him against Summer League guys, though he did finish with six assists in less than 15 minutes on Monday night. I wonder how well Brown would have to play over the next two games, or rather how poorly Uzoh would have to play, for the Raps to consider giving Brown the job over Uzoh.
- Undrafted Xavier guard Tu Holloway, who was originally supposed to be on Toronto's Summer League roster, played nearly 10 minutes for the Mavericks against the Raptors. He and Justin Dentmon, who was one of the Raptors' 10-day guys last season, each scored six points for Dallas. Jae Crowder and Bernard James looked good for the Mavs, but the story for them was Dominique Jones, who finished with 21 points on just 12 field goal attempts, getting to the free throw line a solid 10 times.
- Quincy Acy didn't suit up for this game, as he's nursing a back contusion suffered on Sunday, though I appreciated his schoolboy look with the backpack on while sitting on the bench. If you weren't aware, the soon to be fan-favourite officially signed his first NBA contract on Sunday night.
- The Raptors dressed and played a "Weems" against Dallas and Miami, but it's not who you think. Kyle Weems, a small forward from Missouri State, has gone 3-for-15 from the field so far in two Summer League games for Toronto. Just keep chucking, Sonny…I mean Kyle.


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Canon EOS 1Ds
A Preliminary Field Report
Part 2
This is the second part of a multi-part field test of a pre-production Canon EOS 1Ds. If you have not yet read Part One, the introduction to the piece, please do so first as the entire review will only make sense once you've seen all of the parts in the correct order.
There will be a segment in The Luminous Landscape Video Journal's next issue (Issue #6, scheduled for release in November) showing the camera being used on a landscape and nature shoot and an analysis of prints produced with the 1Ds.
Day 2 — Thursday, September 26th
Though I have split this report into multiple parts to avoid slow loading pages, nevertheless you're going to find that this page is slow unless you have a broadband connection. But, since I need to display many test examples a short wait is the price you'll have to pay.
Moire and Resolution Concerns
I wasn't looking for it yesterday but this morning a friend pointed out to me the strong moire pattern that can be seen in one of yesterday's test shots.
1Ds Moire Example |
If you look at the middle left of the frame below you'll see a grating just above the flag poles. The moire isn't very visible, even in a 13X19" print, but when enlarged on-screen so that the total image size would be 56" X 37" (that's almost 5 feet across), at an on-screen resolution of 72 PPI, the moire pattern is very visible. So too is the astonishingly high resolution.
I've discussed this with a colleague who has far greater familiarity with related technical issue than me, and his comment after examining some 1Ds sample images (at full resolution) is that what Canon appears to have done with this camera is make the trade-off of the risk of moire Vs. resolution, by making the anti-aliasing filter weak. His opinion is that they got the compromise just about right with the D60, but with the 1Ds (and the 1D for that matter) they have decided to go for the highest possible resolution over anti-aliasing.
I for one have no issue with this, as moire is seldom a problem in landscape work, nature and wildlife. But fashion photographers, for example, are going to have serious concerns since certain fabrics at certain magnifications are going to moire like crazy. In the meantime some other testers are complaining that the 1Ds has such high resolution that it's beyond the limits of their standard resolution test charts. You can't win 'em all.
D60 Moire Example |
Above you see the lack of moire pattern in the same subject when photographed with the D60, but also the substantially lower resolution. That's why I've reproduced this at 100%, rather than try to match the size of the 1Ds image. Clearly there's more than the absolute number of pixels at work here — the 1Ds simply has higher resolution as well as more photosites. (See below for more on this subject).
Canon 1Ds Vs. Canon D60
This is the test that many were waiting for yesterday, but due to a momentary loss of reason I accidentally erased the D60's Microdrive last night before I could copy the files to my computer. So, this morning I returned to the same spot and redid the test. Fortunately it was a sunny day once again and so the lighting conditions were almost identical.
Immediately below are two test files, each shown in relative size. Naturally a tripod was used, and the aperture was set at f/8. The lens was a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS.
Canon 1Ds |
The first thing that catches ones eye is the relative sizes. The D60 produces a file of about 12.8" X 8.5" at a 240 PPI printing resolution while the 1Ds will produce a 17" X 11" file at the same printing resolution.
Canon D60 |
The D60 file was imported as sRGB (the D60's native mode) while the 1Ds shot was taken in Matrix Mode 4, which is Adobe RGB.
The next thing that one notices is that the colour palette is very similar. In these examples all I've done is to normalize them by setting the gray balance in Photoshop to the white building in the lower right.
Canon 1Ds |
Canon D60 |
Megapixels, like horsepower sometimes make a huge difference. So does the way the chip's anti-aliasing has been configured. The Canon 1Ds is very strong on both counts, but as discussed above, watch for moire problems with certain subject matter.
Though the D60 comes up with the short end of the stick in this comparison, it's no slouch. This is somewhat like comparing the latest Ferrari to a (pick your favourite car). You get the point. Especially since the 1Ds will cost 3 to 4 times what a D60 costs. On the absolute goodness scale, the 1Ds wins, but using the value for money yardstick the D60 is a champ.
The Canon D30 and D60 have developed strong reputations for their low noise files. When I tested the Canon 1D last year I was surprised to find that it had even lower noise than the D30, even though it uses a CCD chip rather than CMOS. Canon seems to have a thing for noise regardless of which chip they use.
The first image below is the full-frame shot taken with the 1Ds and the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS.
Following are 6 frames taken with the 1Ds at ISO ratings from 50 to 1250. ISO 50 is a special setting that needs to be invoked though a Custom Function. To save space I have cropped the files to include an area which has good highlights, shadows and mid-tones as well as fine detail. Have a look at them and then read my impressions below.
If you're interested in how these compare with the Canon D60 I have prepared a page with similar shots taken at the same time with the D60 at various ISO settings. (Please note that I have not bothered colour balancing between the two systems for this test.)
1Ds @ ISO 50 |
1Ds @ ISO 100 |
1Ds @ ISO 200 |
1Ds @ ISO 400 |
1Ds @ ISO 800 |
1Ds @ ISO 1250 |
What I see holds no surprises, and no magic. There appears to be little advantage to the special ISO 50 setting, though I must admit that I haven't explored it fully yet. ISO 100 and 200 are virtually noise free while ISO 400 is very usable — certainly better than any ISO 400 colour film. ISO 800 and 1250 are noisy, but quite usable if needed.
As for the comparison with the D60, I don't find a lot of difference between the two, though ISO 1250 on the 1Ds does appear to be slightly "finer grained" than ISO 1000 on the D60.
Questions and Issues
One question that I've been asked by a couple of people since yesterday's first comments is "Has there been any post-processing of the images"? The answer is, "Yes, of course there has". Strangely, some people think that there's something sacrosanct about digital files — that one can only evaluate them when they're completely "virgin". Nonsense.
A digital file is like a film negative (positive). It is the raw stuff (and sometimes the RAW stuff) from which we create prints. Some USM needs to applied or else the image will lack appropriate accutance. Appropriate White Balance needs to be applied and so forth. To coin a phrase, "It's the prints stupid".
I have applied an appropriate amount of USM to each file, both digital and film scans. Sometimes I do it manually using Photoshop, sometimes I use nik Sharpener Pro. I simply use my judgment as to what is needed to make a particular image at a particular display size look its best. Remember, USM is not about sharpness, it's about accutance. It's like choosing a different film developer.
My scanner is profiled. My D60 is profiled and the 1Ds will be soon. On the 1Ds I am using Matrix Mode 4, which is Adobe RGB.
Once more with feeling — trying to evaluate a digital image (a camera original or a scan) in its unprocessed state tells you nothing. Image processing is part of what one does to a file to make it usable, from Bayer interpolation and Linear conversion to White Balancing etc. Some of it is done in-camera by firmware, some after the fact in the RAW conversion stage, and some in Photoshop. Sometimes you can choose where, sometimes not. Please stop listening to the Net-know-nothings who spout this misinformation.
The other issue is that (as is always the case when I do these tests) some people have brought me to task for not having done an A Vs B, or X Vs. Y test, or some other combination which they believe will be a more fair comparison. Here's the thing — I do these tests in an attempt to reproduce what a typical professional user would do. In fact I do these tests primarily for my own edification. I want to know how these products compare when using the tools and techniques that I normally use. Not something theoretical, but real-world. If I'm going to buy a $6,000 to $9,000 camera I want to know what I'm getting and how it compares to what I am currently using. I figure that others do too, and so I publish the results, here and in my magazine reviews.
I do not run a testing lab, and I am not interested in cosmic comparisons. In other words, yes, I could do a 500MB scan of film and then have a Lightjet 5000 print made. (And, who knows — I still might for this series of tests). But the reality is, I've done this before. I've had many drum scans made and I've exhibited and sold literally dozens of Lightjet prints. The reality is that I spent $10,000 several years ago on an Imacon scanner because it could produce scans that were as good and sometimes better than those from a drum scanner. (Part of the reason for this is that I make them myself. No technician in a lab making $15 / hour cares about the scans the way I do.) As for Lightjet Vs. inkjet prints, yes, Lightjets can be better, but not that much better, and not all the time. Again, it depends on the technician.
Since I don't have $30,000+ to spare for a drum scanner, nor $150,000+ for a Lightjet printer, my tests have proven to me that I can usually make as good as if not better prints by scanning and printing myself with the gear that I've chosen. An Imacon scanner and (currently) an Epson 2200 printer. Some other combinations will produce different, and possibly better results. But this is what I use, and its as good as if not better than what most photographers have available.
Cementman —Toronto, 2002
Canon EOS 1Ds with Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS. 200mm @ ISO 400
This photograph is about a 50% crop from full frame. A larger version may be viewed by clicking on it.
File Sizes and Storage
If you shoot in combined RAW and Fine JPG mode (as I do) you end up with about 15MB per shot; 11MB for the RAW file and about 4MB for the JPG. That gives you some something under 70 frames per 1 GB Microdrive — less than the equivalent of 2 rolls of film. Clearly, unless you have a pocket full of 1GB drives you're going to run out of "bits" long before the day is done.
In mid-September I published a review the 30GB Delkin eFilm PicturePad. This is a pocket-sized battery operated hard disk with built-in colour LCD screen, about the size of a paperback book. It is also sold as the Nixvue Vista. With one of these you can shoot about 2,100 frames or 58 rolls of 36 exp film. Don't even consider a large image sensor camera like the Canon 1Ds without having one of these in your camera bag.
An Anecdote
Yesterday I dropped my film off at my regular lab for processing. This is one of the largest professional labs in Toronto, which is the largest city in Canada, and the country's center for advertising and publishing. The owner / manager happened to be at the counter, and I asked him in passing what the effect of digital cameras and backs has been on his business. His reply was illuminating.
He said that they had now stopped doing C41 and B&W processing due to lack of demand and were only still processing E6 film. He said that most pros in the city were now shooting digital (studio and location) and that film was used mostly now for special applications. Interesting.
No Moire Zebra —Toronto, 2002
Canon EOS 1Ds with Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS @ ISO 200
This photograph is about a 70% crop from full frame. A larger version may be viewed by clicking on it.
Another Anecdote
I heard today from a large Canon dealer, (in a country and city that will remain unnamed), that the Canon distributor has asked them to get deposits from anyone wishing to place an order for a 1Ds. No reason is forthcoming, but my surmise is that since cameras are going to be in short supply when they start shipping in November, this is ensure that no dealer over-orders, and that cameras go first to legitimate purchasers who are willing to make a commitment now. Interesting.
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Would some of you (hopefully those in colder climates) tell me what you do with your container roses in the winter. I have tried several methods, but not with success. I don't have the privilege of having an outside heated greenhouse. Thanks in advance - Barb |
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I don't grow roses in containers, Barb, but I do over-winter at least 200 woody plants in dozens of genera, so I'm certain that roses will respond favorably to being over-wintered on the floor of an unheated garage. You should be able to over-winter those plants listed as hardy to 1-2 zones warmer than you. You needn't go through all the fussing suggested by the late poster to the thread Marquest linked you to. Simply set the container on the floor & toss enough snow on it (every 4-6 weeks) to keep the soil from drying completely. You should learn how to do full repots, which includes bare-rooting and root pruning (every 2-3 years) if you want to get the most from your plants. Alternately, you can bury the plants, pot and all, against the north foundation of a heated building, where they will do almost as well - especially if they are protected from wind or wrapped with burlap to slow/prevent dessication. Al |
- Posted by barb_roselover_in 5A (My Page) on Wed, Sep 21, 11 at 23:02
Thanks to all for your replies. Al, my garage is heated as my washer and dryer are out there and the plants that I am keeping under lights. I do have a large overhead door, and the car is parked in there, when I am home. I have been thinking about sinking the pots in the soil in my raised beds, but wondering if I cover the tops of them or what. It is just me now taking care of this stuff and don't have the strength or energy to do what I used to. Barb |
You can bury them deeply - don't be worried that if you cover the pot rim the stem or graft will rot. That won't happen over the winter. Mulch after burying if you can. Wrapping with burlap after you prune will really slow desiccating winds too, if you can manage that, Best luck, Babb! Al |
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Boston marathon: More details emerge about the victims
The Boston Marathon bombings on Monday 15 April left three people dead - two women and an eight-year-old boy.
More than 170 people were injured by the twin blasts near the marathon finishing line, while one police officer was killed and another seriously injured during the operation to catch the suspects, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
Most of the damage was inflicted on spectators crowded near the finish line, rather than on runners.
Martin Richard
Martin Richard was standing with his family, cheering the runners as they completed the race. The prime position near the finish line put him in the path of one of the bombs.
Martin, eight, was the first person killed in the attacks to be publicly named. He was described as "kind, caring and loving" by staff at his former school.
His younger sister Jane, six, suffered a serious injury to her leg, while his mother, Denise, sustained a head injury and required emergency surgery. In an emailed statement, Martin's father, Bill, wrote: "My dear son Martin has died from injuries sustained in the attack on Boston. My wife and daughter are both recovering from serious injuries. We thank our family and friends, those we know and those we have never met, for their thoughts and prayers."
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The 29-year old Medford, Massachusetts woman was cheering from the sidelines as her boyfriend ran, according to Yahoo News.
Her mother, Patty, shaking with emotion, told reporters: "You couldn't ask for a better daughter...I can't believe this has happened. She was such a hard worker in everything she did."
Campbell, a restaurant manager, had lived with and cared for her grandmother for almost two years after a medical procedure, the New York Times reported.
Her Facebook page lists her as a fan of the Boston's Fenway Park and television programme True Blood. "My daughter was the most lovable girl," her father told Yahoo. "She helped everybody, and I'm just so shocked right now."
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Old friends and Chinese state media said she was from the north-eastern city of Shenyang. Her Linked-in profile said she had previously studied economics at Beijing Institute of Technology, and was now studying statistics at Boston University.
She was an eager cook who liked to blog about her meals and share new recipes.
Boston University's website said she was one of three friends who watched the race near the finishing line.
One of her friends, named as Zhou Danling by Chinese TV, was wounded. A statement from the university said: "Our hearts and thoughts go out to the family and friends of both victims."
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On the Thursday after the bombings, with Boston on high alert, Sean Collier, a police officer at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was found by colleagues dead in his car.
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The Associated Press | February 12,2013WASHINGTON One in five consumers had an error in a credit report issued by a major agency, according to a government study released Monday.
The Federal Trade Commission study also said that 5 percent of the consumers identified errors in their reports that could lead to them paying more for mortgages, auto loans or other financial products.
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Project Simulus is a free technology preview that showcases a number of innovative approaches to mechanical simulation.
Project Simulus on Autodesk Labs
This technology preview offers powerful geometry modification capabilities through embedding Autodesk Fusion along with a very intuitive simplification environment to prepare various CAD models for different simulation studies. In addition, it provides you with easy and quick ways to set up and run many simulation studies, exploiting the power of cloud computing that leaves your desktop free of much of the computational burdens.
You can try it and send us feedback at firstname.lastname@example.com or post to this thread.
So what's the feedback after day 1? Any thoughts?
Does it have a Cancel Command?
That is a man on a mission right there.
You can cancel a job using the Simulation Job Manager, which is in your application tray
Open this app and you will see all your jobs. For queued or running jobs, you will have the option to Cancel.
Eventually this application will allow you to manage all job you have submitted from any Simulation app on your machine.
Guess I got owned.
NOW I see where all my subscription money is going, into a different software. Thank you sir can I please have another.
Hi Scott,
I'm in love with it. I'm still familiarizing myself with the steady-state thermal and coupled thermal stress.
I'm exploring a thermal simulation for heat generated during braking for a rotor-caliper system. I've added a convective heat transfer load to simulate the cooling effect of the rotor vanes. I haven't yet added the isotherm for the brake pad friction surface and thermal contacts for the rotor hat and caliper.
Best regards, -Hugh
There is one issue I don't understand: even though I have the 'Launch on System Startup' box on the Simulation Job Manager > Preferences > General tab unchecked, it STILL launches at startup, throwing the Job Status dialog up on screen (no jobs or file transfers active, by the way). What the heck?
Sorry, the 'Launch on System Startup' option isn't working, you can manually remove it from your Start menu, All Programs, Startup to work around this. When you run another job with Simulus it will launch automatically.
Sorry for the inconvenience,
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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)Santa Chiara in Naples survived Allied bombing to greet visitors in modern day
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September 21st, 2011 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Santa Chiara, one of the largest and most important churches in Naples,
Italy was founded in 1310 by Robert the Wise. The church interior was
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an Allied bomb at the height of World War II in August, 1943. Santa
Chiara was rebuilt in 1953 in its original style. History The church was founded for Robert the Wise's second wife, Queen Sancha, who later became a nun. The basilica and convent at that time were designed in an austere Provencal-Gothic style and was finished in 1328. The ill-fated Joan I of Anjou, granddaughter of Robert the Wise, was crowned queen in Santa Chiara in 1343 and buried here after her murder in 1382. Visitors to the church today will note the austere architectural style at the west façade, which is adorned with a central rose window for decoration. The west porch is original from the early 14th century; it was not damaged by the Allied bomb. The church's interior is the largest in Naples, and has no side aisles to break up the space. Modern stained glass fills the lancet windows. Ten chapels open on to the nave, all containing notable Gothic monuments. Among the several notable Angevin tombs in the church, there is the one for Robert the Wise by Florentine artists Giovanni and Pacio Bertini; Charles, Duke of Calabria, the son of Robert the Wise by Tino da Camaino; and Mary of Calabria the youngest daughter of Charles. Joan I is also buried here, but she was denied a Christian burial for schismatic activities and occupies an unmarked ossuary under the church floor. The cloister of Santa Chiara is reached through a courtyard on the north side of the church, near the campanile. Dating originally from the 14th century, the large cloister was transformed into an elegant garden by Domenico Antonio Vaccaro in 1742. The beautiful majolica tiles and terracottas date from this period. Surviving from the Middle Ages is the austere friar's refectory, with a fountain in the middle. The cloister includes a museum (Museo dell'Opera di Santa Chiara), with displays illustrating the history of the convent. Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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Reviewed Grilled Halibut with Corn-Coconut Curry Sauce and Grilled Cherry Tomato Chutney
Sep 19, 2011 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"This recipe was amazing. I did mine with Cod fish and it was wonderful. The sauces are easy to make, but it is time consuming. Unless you have an enormous grill like Bobby, you have to cook things in phases. I started with the corn since it was to be used in the coconut curry sauce. Then the tomatoes, and finally the fish.


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The concept of the Fame Audit was first pioneered by the fine website Fametracker.com during the early part of the last decade. The snarky, pop culture-based evaluations of relative and deserved levels of fame for actors or musicians were debated by alert writers, many of whom went on to bigger and better things like the Onion AV Club and death.
In my infinite, creatively bereft wisdom, and with Fame Tracker lying dormant for the better part of 4 years (well beyond the internet statute of limitations of 20 minutes), I thought it might be a hoot to re-purpose the Fame Audit and apply it to baseball players. Who is more famous than his playing ability deserves? Who isn't famous enough? Why might a given player lag behind/receive undue fame? How many Derek Jeter insults can we slip into each post?
Follow me under the jump as we focus the Getting Blanked Fame Audit microscope on none other than Roy Halladay.
Assessing the fame of Roy Halladay is quite difficult. He's undoubtedly very famous, just as he's undoubtedly the best pitcher in baseball. Had we audited his fame two years ago, he would surely rank as severely underfamous. A move to one of the most popular teams in baseball surely helped to level out his fame.
In fact, Roy Halladay may be approaching a level of, dare I say, overexposure. Recent appearances on video game covers and in pithy ad campaigns prove Halladay is well known around baseball and beyond.
The recently published list of top-selling baseball jerseys ranked Halladay third, proving Philly fans have an insatiable appetite for spending money on Phillies crap. Halladay was noticeably absent from the top 15 even just last year.
Throwing a perfect game might increase your fame, but throwing only the second no-hitter in baseball post-season history does wonders for the fame level of your average baseball player. Roy Halladay is certainly among the best known active baseball players. Halladay outpaces fellow starters C.C. Sabathia, Josh Beckett, and even hesher rock star Tim Lincecum in the ever-important Google hits. Halladay isn't on Twitter because he's Roy Halladay, but one would assume his grim determination doesn't translate well to 140 character quips.
An underrated part of Halladay's rise in popularity: his much-improved fantasy baseball profile. Having taken a "pitch to contact" mantra too literally for a few years, Halladay's status as a first round fantasy baseball slam dunk took a hit. During his final seasons in Toronto his strikeout numbers suffered, which brought down his fantasy baseball profile. A few seasons in the late round wilderness until he realized the efficiency of the strikeout. When the Ks returned, so did Halladay's status as a fantasy stud.
Roy Halladay doesn't do his fame any favours by conducting himself like a self-respecting, introverted adult and intensely private Mormon. He doesn't make a lot of waves or appear on late night talk shows. He just does his thing very, very well. Spending the first dozen years of his career beating up on the Red Sox and Yankees didn't do enough for his fame as it is hard to achieve notoriety with only one team on the field. The reigning Cy Young award winner isn't even front and center for the Phillies SI cover shot!
It is pretty safe to say that the person least concerned with Roy Halladay's fame is Roy Halladay. Whether you consider his steely determination and lack of affectation a disarming safety blanket or just the way he conducts his business, it is hard to imagine a more innocuous superstar.
Depending on how he wraps up the final stages of his career, he could end up as one of the best pitchers of his time. He might not have the same kind of outsized personality and big market exposure of pitchers like Pedro Martinez or Randy Johnson, but we get the sense that is just the way he likes it.
Fame assets: Unmatched excellence in his chosen profession. Late career move to baseball hotbed. Surprisingly life-like and supple humanoid exoskeleton.
Fame deterrents: Long career spent on frozen tundra. Quiet demeanor. Religious affiliation known to make people uncomfortable, best described as "icky."
Current level of baseball fame: Mike Mussina.
Deserved level of baseball fame: Andy Pettitte.
Nana Index (number of nanas, out of 100, who could offer a working definition of Roy Halladay): 52.


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Mar 4, 2013 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
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Purpose of "Dirty Laundry"
"I wanted young girls to know if they are in these relationships, they've got to get out." The singer's purpose of the song was to tell young girls that she's human. "I've made bad mistakes, good decisions, bad decisions…I'm human at the end of the day. Even though all of this is nice, I'm human."


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DIY Back to the Future Time Clock is Pretty Heavy
It won't help you travel through time, but this DIY time circuit clock made by PhilB of Adafruit Industries will make your car much cooler. Especially if you happen to have a DeLorean DMC-12.
PhilB used a Teensy microcontroller, a ChronoDot clock module and of course nine LED displays to make the clock. He encased the guts in laser-cut acrylic that was sprayed with faux hammered metal paint.
Unfortunately PhilB or Adafruit Industries can't sell the clock because of copyright issues. But if you're good with electronics, head to Adafruit Industries' blog to get the instructions.
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OSMC Conference: Free Livestream of Kristian Köhntopp's Keynote
The Open Source Monitoring Conference (OSMC) 2009 in Nuremberg, Germany, on October 28-29 will be the fourth time the meeting, formerly the "Nagios Konferenz," will take place in that city.
The OSMC conference will open with a keynote by Kristian Köhntopp, entitled "Monitoring MySQL," in which he promises to give an overview of useful tools and their properties. Other agenda items include contributions to the Nagvis Nagios visualization software, the Nconf configuration interface and the Nagios plug-ins. Also present will be Nagios kernel developer Ton Voon who will talk about how Opsview uses Nagios, Frank Migge with a talk on IT security patch monitoring with Nagios, Mathias Kettner on his check_mk Nagios accelerator, and Eric Pfaller on migrating a commercial monitoring suite to Nagios at Audi.
Linux Pro Magazine will air the complete conference program in an Internet video stream. With support from the Netways event organizer, the free keynote transmission at 9:00 AM Nuremberg time will be presented in English. Participation per live stream over the two-day conference is $199. An unbeatable advantage to the virtual attendance is that presentations at both conference halls are available. Live broadcast can be followed up later with other presentations in the archives.
Details of the program and online registration for the live stream are on the Linux Pro Magazine webpage.
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Office for National Statistics News Release
Following a consultation on options for improving the Retail Prices Index (RPI), the National Statistician, Jil Matheson, has concluded that the formula used to produce the RPI does not meet international standards and recommended that a new index be published.
The National Statistician's consultation was prompted by the need to address the gap between the estimates produced by the RPI and the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). The ONS research programme found that use of the arithmetic formulation (known as the 'Carli' index formula) in the RPI is the primary source of the formula effect difference between the RPI and the CPI, and that this formulation does not meet current international standards. Therefore, a new RPI-based index will be published from March 2013 using a geometric formulation (Jevons), known as RPIJ.
In developing her recommendations the National Statistician also noted that there is significant value to users in maintaining the continuity of the existing RPI's long time series without major change, so that it may continue to be used for long-term indexation and for index-linked gilts and bonds in accordance with user expectations.
Therefore, while the arithmetic formulation would not be chosen were ONS constructing a new price index, the National Statistician recommended that the formulae used at the elementary aggregate level in the RPI should remain unchanged.
The National Statistician has also recommended that improvements to the measurement of private housing rents from using an alternative data source should be implemented in the February 2013 RPI indices (published on 19 March 2013). As this change affects the RPI it is subject to consultation with the Bank of England and, if necessary, the consent of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Board of the UK Statistics Authority has accepted these three recommendations.
The Office for National Statistics will continue to pursue its research programme in the area of consumer price statistics and work with users to maintain the quality of its consumer price statistics.