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The quintuple twisting quadruple back flip was an extraordinary accomplishment, even among people accustomed to complicated aerial maneuvers. But it was also part of the natural progression in a relatively new sport whose participants pride themselves on having taken midair gymnastics further faster than similar warm-weather sports -- trampoline, diving, gymnastics -- have gone in decades of existence.
At the same time that Chojnacki (pronounced cho-NACK-ee) and his colleagues continue to push themselves to ever more unimaginable heights, however, they are leaving their sport behind. The pity and irony of freestyle skiing is that in any internationally sanctioned competition, including the upcoming 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Chojnacki's incredible jump (done on snow, naturally) would be considered illegal.
Its illegality would not stem from any of the familiar Olympic humiliations -- because Chojnacki ingested a banned substance while training for his record, say, or because he used special equipment designed to give him an advantage over his competitors. Rather, the reason would be that Chojnacki's jump was simply too expert. The sport's governing body, the International Ski Federation -- known as FIS -- does not permit its athletes to attempt anything more complicated than a triple flip in meets. The quad "is too difficult and potentially dangerous," explains Jeff Chumas, manager of freestyle skiing for the Salt Lake Organizing Committee.
This restriction gives freestyle skiing a dubious distinction among athletic competitions: It is the only sport that artificially tethers its own athletes' abilities and accomplishments with bureaucratic hobbles. For comparison's sake, imagine Blaine Wilson being instructed to not attempt a triple somersault dismount from the high bar, even though he was capable of it, or Michael Johnson being forced to slow down his 400-meter run because he was getting too far ahead of his competitors.
Matt Chojnacki has a wide face, a large jaw, blindingly white and straight teeth, a freckled nose and a deep tan. He is five feet ten inches tall -- lean, with wild, tight curly hair. In short, he looks like every other top skier. And like many professional skiers, he is a perpetual student, studying when he can between competitions; he's now in his eighth year of college-level courses, this time at the University of Colorado. Unlike most other young skiers, however, he is studying physics, in the hopes of someday starting a career as an aerospace engineer.
Chojnacki has always had an interest in weightlessness. He first experienced the thrill of challenging gravity at the local swimming pool, Aurora's Dam East, where he would hurl his body off the springboard into flips and other acrobatics. Soon after he started skiing at the age of eleven, he saw his first aerial jumping competition, at Winter Park, and in no time was flying on skis himself. After he broke his hand soaring off a jump at Loveland a few years later, his parents agreed to let him train with a coach.
"They figured, 'He's breaking things without supervision; he may as well be breaking them with supervision,'" Chojnacki recalls.
He broke into the sport at just the right time. In 1988, when Chojnacki was fourteen years old, freestyle skiing was introduced as a demonstration sport at the winter games in Calgary; he began his freestyle training in earnest in 1990. Two years later he nailed his first triple flip in the training pool. A year after that, in 1993, he did it on snow; that same year marked his first quadruple jump.
By the time freestyle skiing debuted as a medal competition, at the Lillehammer Winter Olympics in 1994, Chojnacki's star was quickly rising. In 1997, at the age of 24, he won his first major competition, the World Cup, in Italy. He improved on that the following year by placing second at the World Cup and winning the U.S. Aerials championships. He easily made the 1998 Olympic team, earning the top score at the qualifying meet. But months later, at the Nagano games, he performed poorly, coming in only 21st.
While he has proven uneven in competition, Chojnacki's constant strength has always been his audacity off the ramp. He is a rare natural spatial athlete whose internal compass keeps him oriented no matter his body position. Repeatedly he has tried, and succeeded, at jumps that others were reluctant even to attempt. Along the way, he's been blessed with relatively smooth landings. "I'm one of the few people in the sport I know of who has never coughed blood," he says.
The International Ski Federation's jump restrictions apply only to somersaults; any number of midair twists is permitted. Yet the quadruple flip has been around since 1983, when a young ski instructor from Salt Lake City named Frank Bare hit a ski jump, somersaulted four times and skied away.


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In the last year, the reputation of the UN has been shredded by allegations of kickbacks, billions of dollars in graft in the oil-for-food scandal, the rape of minors in the Congo sex scandal, and a total lack of accountability. United Nations officials know it's time for serious reform.


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Modern Psychoanalysis Talks about the Movies: The Hunger Games
The film, The Hunger Games, is set in a dystopia where people view the reality show of selected children battling to the death. If art and movies imitate life, what does this movie imply about life today? Come with a hunger to apply and learn from this pop culture movie where everyone is playing a game, but no one's rules are the same. Please view the movie before the event.
Friday, February 15, 2012 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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I really love Rhipsalis (related to epiphyllums) and I think mine are gettting ready to bloom. One of them bloomed last year (just a couple) and it had these clear looking berries that are so cool!! This year at least one of them is loaded with the beginning sign of new growth or blooms, not sure which yet (lol). I think the cool winter greenhouse (over the dark winter house) has really helped them. Does anyone else grow Rhipsalis?
I found this website with pics and they are incredible!! Will take pics of mine to post when they actually bloom. |
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Great photos Thanks for posting them Blueangel |
- Posted by mbuckmaster 7B/NC (My Page) on Sun, Apr 6, 08 at 20:31
I had no idea there were so many varieties of this neat plant...thanks for sharing! I'm going to have to get some. |
Oh Root those are soooo cool. My first spring here I was having lunch with my sisters in a nice little bistro in Southern Pines and I begged a start of this little beauty. Is it a rhipsalis or an epiphyllum? |
Deb, I have a plant that I have never id that looks like it could be one of these. It is about to bloom (red-orange buds), so I will bring a piece to the swap for your consideration. |
- Posted by rootdiggernc Z-7A NC (My Page) on Sun, Apr 6, 08 at 23:52
You're welcome Blue... I really love the looks of these little jewels! MBuck, Bob Smoley (online) has a nice selection of Rhips and other odd succulents. Adele, It looks like an epiphyllum to me, but I'm no pro. Rhips (the ones I've seen so far) kind of remind me of mini epis, so sweet! One thing that messes me up is they keep regrouping/naming the epies, along with some others. I think they're confused so I'm sure I am!! We talked about your plant before. I'd still love to have a piece of it someday! Ralph, wonderful I look forward to seeing it! I have really fallen for these guys. One thing I really like about them is they take up less space than the epies. I have a rickrack/fishbone orchid (Cryptocereus anthonyanus) that is getting huge! |
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- Posted by trianglejohn z7b NC (email@example.com) on Mon, Apr 7, 08 at 11:34
I only thought these guys came in the rounded sticks - some of these look so much like Epi's! I bet some of the ones I have are really Rhipsalis'. I have some to share, will bring to the swap. I even have some sort of tropical epiphytic cactus that over wintered!!!!! I had tossed it towards the compost pile where it lay all winter on the ground,,, its still alive!!! Now if it would just fill out or bloom or something to warrant me keeping it in my collection. Did I ever share that long long long hangy downy cactus with you?? I have some started. I think its called pencil cactus. Blooms red. By the end of summer the plant can hang down 6 feet!! great basket plant. |
- Posted by rootdiggernc Z-7A NC (My Page) on Mon, Apr 7, 08 at 12:59
John, I don't know, but I'd love to have whatever you can share, epies or rhips!!!!!!! I have one, I think it may be R. micrantha. It really does look like a mini epi. I traded for it several years ago. They said they gave me two different ones, both unknown. I stuck them in the same pot and now am not sure which is which, never could tell them apart. I set it too low last year and the slugs did a job on it before I noticed. It's still recovering from that and looks bad from it. I guess I need to just restart some of it. Will share it in the fall. I need backup insurance on these guys, lol. |
I did a search in the Plant Files on Dave's Garden for epiphyllum thinking that I might be able to distinguish whether my plant is an Epi or a Rhipsalis. The search came back with over 2,100 hits for Epiphyllums, so I gave up. |
- Posted by rootdiggernc Z-7A NC (My Page) on Tue, Apr 8, 08 at 11:54
Hehehe Ralph but they're still such cool plants!! I think they've been playing with the names a lot lately too, so just enjoy them. I may someday send or take some snippings to someone that knows these guys to identify them, but they're still great and super easy to care for without a name. Some do quite well with the low light levels of a winter house and some like more light but thankfully will take a chilly greenhouse. I'm just happy I can grow them! John, here's one you gave me..... Rhipsalis salicornioides (also called Hatiora salicornioides) and some of the common names are Dancing Bones Cactus, Drunkard's Dream and Spice Cactus. The other one you gave me looks like some sort of spaghetti rhip, but I've never been able to figure that one out. |
- Posted by rootdiggernc Z-7A NC (My Page) on Sun, Mar 25, 12 at 17:01
Thanks Rhip, I have spent many hours on that site in the past! Do you grow any yourself? Is that what your name is from? |
- Posted by rootdiggernc Z-7A NC (My Page) on Sun, Mar 25, 12 at 17:03
Oh, Mine have bloomed, but most of the time I miss the blooms and never notice until they're fruiting, lol. The little berries hang on a long, long time! |
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Click through for a look at Charlotte Ronson's new Vogue Eyewear/CFDA collection—plus, cute tips on how to adjust your hair and makeup when wearing a pair of glasses.
On the rare occasion that I pull my hair up in a bun, I usually wear my eyeglasses. (I'm secretly aiming for the geeky/sexy libarian vibe. Obviously it's still a work in progress.) I love that wearing glasses makes my overall look instantly more interesting, plus having my hair in a bun means it doesn't get in the way of showing off my frames. As it turns out, Charlotte Ronson, who just designed a new collection for the Vogue Eyewear/CFDA Design Series, does a similar trick with her hair when she wears glasses. In the exclusive video below, she walks us through exactly what makes her glasses as cute as they are functional. After watching, click through above for her genius tips on how to adjust your hair and makeup to show off your next new pair.


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US Attorney General Eric Holder says the distressed homeowner initiative filed 285 federal criminal indictments against more than five hundred people.
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We're cautiously optimistic that the House of Commons will today give a Second Reading to the Marriage (Same Sex) Couples Bill, writes Ben Summerskill, chief executive of Stonewall.
A year of angst. A month of headlines. A weekend of hyperbole. At Stonewall, all that we await – in a now-cherished tradition – is the customary appearance of the BBC's religious affairs correspondent, Mr Robert Pigott on the Today programme or The World at One, advising sagely that the proposal at hand is likely to be defeated. (Thank goodness for Mr Pigott that his BBC stipend over the years has not been performance-related.)
We're cautiously optimistic that the House of Commons will today give a Second Reading to the Marriage (Same Sex) Couples Bill. I never engage in predictions – particularly on a free vote where some MPs may genuinely change their mind during a debate. However, we'd be very pleased this evening at a majority of anything more than 70, similar to the level of support for much government business.
I arrived at Stonewall 10 years ago this spring. The first parliamentary campaign I engaged in was for repeal of Section 28 of the Local Government Act. (Less than three years earlier, a similar campaign had failed.) Insistent on building cross-party alliances for the first time, we were successful in 2003. But that past is certainly another country.
It would have been unthinkable then for a measure of gay equality to be supported not just by many Conservatives but by a campaign – in today's case, www.freedomtomarry.org.uk – largely founded by Conservative activists themselves. It would have been unthinkable then for most of the shadow cabinet to have come to the support of gay people. And it would have been equally unthinkable then for many senior figures in Conservative Future – the party's 'next generation' leaders – to have come out in support of equality too.
Those younger people care enough about their party to want it to remain relevant into the middle of this century and beyond. Just as Lord Kilmuir once suggested that his party's secret weapon was loyalty, they believe it to be common sense. They know there's no sense in aspiring to connect with anyone under 40 if you twitch every time that homosexuality is mentioned.
Today a Conservative culture secretary will introduce a Marriage Bill for gay couples. Five years ago, Labour's culture secretary voted against equal treatment for lesbian parents. It is truly, as someone or other once said, a funny old world.


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These young stars are a strange breed. Like something out of a WB version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, there seems to be an ever-regenerating supply of Hollywood hopefuls with impossible smiles, superior bone structure, and a thirst for the A list. Ryan Gosling is different. The 21-year-old Canadian makes most of these would-be actors look like poseurs and punks. While he cops to the fact that he got his start on TV's Mickey Mouse Club, he's been making up for it ever since by playing characters who are utterly creepy yet somehow magnetic and attractive. In The Believer (seen on Showtime, it will have a limited theatrical run beginning May 17), Gosling was a Jewish Naziobviously conflicted, and not nearly as repugnant as he should have been. In the just-released Murder by Numbers, he plays the scarier half of a pair of spoiled rich kids who kill for kicks. In the movie's most memorable scene, Gosling, while strangling costar Sandra Bullock, perversely licks her face. It wasn't in the script. That is one reason we like him. Here are some others:
He's honest about Hollywood marketing execs: ''There are no numbers in the movie; I don't know why they called it Murder by Numbers. We had a pool going for the title on the set I felt like that was a bad sign. For a while they changed it to Foolproof. I hated that, too. With a title like that you really open yourself up to critics you know, 'Foolproof is not quite foolproof.' I went to see a movie the other day and they had a trailer for Enough with Jennifer Lopez. I was like, 'Ech, enough already with Jennifer Lopez.'''
He didn't throw in the towel after an inauspicious start: ''I grew up in Cornwall, Ontario, and my uncle was an Elvis impersonator. He had a mustache and no hair and a big birthmark on his face, but he was good. I played his bodyguard and I'd come on stage and hand him a teddy bear for the song 'Teddy Bear.'''
He turned fellow Mouseketeer Britney Spears into a bad girl: ''Britney and Christina [Aguilera] would come ask me questions about sex, and I just told them what I heard -- like positions and stuff. And all the mothers went to Disney and told them I was corrupting their kids.... So, yes, Britney narced me out. And I feel somewhat responsible for how sexual she is right now. When I see her with a snake around her neck, I think, Did I do that?''
He's fine with being box office poison: ''After Mickey Mouse Club got canceled, I was on a show called Road to Avonlea and that got canceled. Then I did Young Hercules and that got canceled. As I keep talking you'll see a pattern. I'm the kiss of death.''
About that unscripted lick: ''The movie builds up to that scene, and I just felt like something was missing. So I just asked her, 'I think I'm going to lick you.' I felt disgusting about myself afterward, but I think it worked.''
Bullock on the lick: ''He was like, 'Please don't be mad at me when the scene's over.' It was so disturbing and nice. I was like, 'Lick away!'''


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Grilled Top Sirloin Filet with Mushroom Salsa
October 26, 2012
Mushroom salsa? Yep, you read that right and Chris Grove of NibbleMeThis.com is here with the recipe along with a mouth watering filet mignon and Marsala sauce.
A little over a week ago, a recipe for mushroom salsa inundated the food blogs I read. It was here. It was there. It was everywhere I looked. I had to try it.
I had just bought four top sirloin filets and I knew exactly what I was going to do with them. Top sirloin filet are one of the "extra lean" cuts off beef with less than 5 grams of fat. They resemble beef tenderloin but they are a little less tender, more flavorful, and about half the price. I cook them the same way I do filet mignon.
Grilled Top Sirloin Filet with Mushroom Salsa
source: Sauce Marsala adapted from BigOven
- 4 Top Sirloin Filet
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 cup mushroom salsa
For the Sauce Marsala
- 1 cup Marsala wine
- 1/2 cup beef stock
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, coarsely ground
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp flour
- pinch salt
1. Place steaks at room temperature.
2. Mix together the butter and flour, then chill.
3. Heat wine, pepper, and stock in a saute pan over medium heat until it reduces volume by half (about 10 minutes).
4. Once reduced, slowly whisk in the cream. Add the flour butter mix in small amounts (1/2 tsp) while whisking frequently. Simmer until thickened. Taste for seasoning and add salt IF needed. It took right at 20 minutes from start to finish for the sauce. Keep warm.
5. Preheat a charcoal grill to 500f. Make sure your grates are clean and lightly oiled.
6. Season filet with salt and pepper just immediately before putting them on the grill.
7. Grill the filet to 125f for medium rare, about 4 minutes per side. Rotate the steaks a quarter turn on each side to get nice grill marks.
8. Allow filet to rest 5 minutes after taking them off the grill.
9. Serve steak on a bed of the mushroom salsa and top with the sauce Marsala. I used a ring mold to shape the salsa.
The idea of a mushroom salsa seemed weird but it totally worked with this steak. The sauce Marsala had a sweetness to it that was balanced out by the black pepper. The fingerling potatoes were just seasoned with salt, pepper, and oregano and roasted. Alexis loved it all.
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About Travertine
Travertine is a sedimentary rock. When pure, travertine is quite white, but usually it at least partially patterned and coloured in shades from light yellows to browns, from impurities in the stone. Travertine is also full of pits. These can be left or filled with a sutiable colour-matched putty.
Travertine is typically formed from mineral deposits (usually calcite) in mineral springs or hot springs, or streams saturated with calcium carbonate. When it is very porous, Travertine is known as calcarious 'tuff'.
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As some of you know, I've had a difficult time with my potager. The space I had for it is not large and kept shrinking. It started at 24' x 28' and was down to 20' x 20' when the well pump went out. Trucks had to drive up to the well to replace the pump and my space got even smaller, more like 14' x 12'. I had plans for a little place to sit with veggies, herbs and flowers and it was just too small for that plan. I told my husband that I could still fit in a few tomato beds and some herbs when he offered to help me find a new space for my potager.
He moved the horse corral and is going to move the horse fence back this spring, giving me a space about 50' x 40'. Very exciting! Now I can put in the grape arbor with dining table and chairs I've always wanted, a few beds for the nieces and nephews and a perimeter bed all the way around. The arbor will be 14' x 11' with grapes planted on the four corners. Pots of herbs can go on the patio underneath. Lots of tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, salad veggies, some broccoli and cabbage, melons and zucchini, climbing purple beans and baby peas, herbs, sunflowers, some lavender....kind of a mediterranean/provence style kitchen garden. The old potager space will now be my tea/potpourri garden. I would like to have a small table with two chairs with roses, bee balm, lemon verbena, lavender, mints (some in pots) and maybe a climbing rose on a little arbor over the seating area. More of an english garden with herbs and some other fragrant flowers. It would be nice to put a bird bath in the center, with the snow pavement roses and red bee balm, maybe some violets and alpine strawberries around the edges. While I'm still planning a more rustic farm-style vegetable garden for the corn, potatoes, pumpkins and winter squash, pole beans and other large vegetables, that may not begin until next year. I'd also like to have the space for asaparagus and raspberries, which might be in this garden too. There's a lot of grass and old weeds to clear out before I can really access this area, but that will be my planning project for next winter (LOL) I had so much trouble planning the potager, but once I got the new space, both gardens came together very easily. Now, I just have to wait for it to warm up enough to go outside and start digging :) |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 Atlanta (My Page) on Sat, Feb 6, 10 at 23:39
Lavender Lass, that's just wonderful that you are going to have so much more space! 12x14 is very small for a place if you add raised beds and paths, especially with perennial foods in there. I can't wait to see your plans! |
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 7, 10 at 12:56
Girlgroupgirl- Thanks, it's fun drawing the plans up, and easier than actually digging! I hope to be able to get out and take some "before" pictures pretty soon. It's still very muddy, so it may be a while before I can do much. This garden has been the only one that's been difficult to plan. The others don't need to be very big, so they're tucked in around the house or along a border, but for the potager, I really needed more space. My husband is such a sweetie for moving everything! He just says it's easier than digging up the grass, but I think he's glad to have the garden...and the seating area. I showed him some pictures of a grape arbor I saw on the rose forum and he thought it would be great to sit out and enjoy the view...and have some shade :) |
- Posted by bugtussleok 6 okla (My Page) on Sun, Feb 7, 10 at 15:54
I too am planning and my potager garden, I have the plans, know the veggies, flowers, herbs, and shrubs dwarf trees that will go in. Getting my hubby to "buy in" and quit throwing negatives as he is the "realist" and I the dreamer was more challenging than the maze design. Good luck and cant wait to see pictures |
- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 Atlanta (My Page) on Sun, Feb 7, 10 at 16:20
Oh, yes, mud Lavender. It's putting my entire huge edible/ornamental garden on hold for now. I know it too well. Bugtussleok, I want to see a maze design!!!!! My neighbor has a sort of maze design in his front yard potager and it's so nice. |
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 7, 10 at 22:30
My husband has been great about the garden and says he'll be happy to help me get it set up and frame in the beds, etc....but he was very clear that he does NOT weed :) GGG- I know mud has been terrible for you. I hope that gets settled soon, so you can put your garden in. Bugtussleok- A maze design sounds difficult, but fun! I hope you post pictures. |
- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 Atlanta (My Page) on Mon, Feb 8, 10 at 20:43
Mud will not be settling any time soon. There are extenuating circumstances and I will be muddy for some time, I'm afraid. It is very frustrating and is ruining our property and one of our buildings. My hubby builds simple raised beds for me if I really need him to, and last year he dug and planted a square plot of corn and had about 35-40 ears of corn from it. I was quite proud of him. That was the first time he gardened. He chose a 9x9 foot square and took two days to carefully turn the soil. It was cute. I'd have had it turned and planted in two hours :) I do need hubby to learn to make me some raised beds that can go on a slope. That will be tricky. He's really not a wood worker. More of a mechanic. |
- Posted by nycynthias Z6 NY (My Page) on Tue, Feb 16, 10 at 19:49
Wonderful! I can't wait to see pictures of this grand and big new potager! |
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 17, 10 at 15:31
My nephew was out this weekend and wants to take pictures and post them on the internet. I told him about GW and he wants to be a member :) He so wants his own garden space, so I told him that the grape arbor would be expensive and it would probably be better to save up some money and put that in next year. This year, I'm letting him have the 11' x 14' space for his very own garden. He's so excited! He wants a bean teepee, watermelons and mini-pumpkins. Next year he can move all that to the bigger farm garden, but since that's not ready, I thought he should be able to grow some things this year. It is probably a good idea to live with this new garden a year before I install anything permanent....and this will give me a little more money for some roses in another area :) |
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What will these specs mean for potential users? Let's take a look.Resolution and image qualityThe first thing that both Canon and Nikon want you to notice is the ISO range, which tops off at 12,800 at full resolution for both cameras. Both models also offer a lower-resolution "Hi" ISO up to 102,400, which I'm assuming will produce digital noise the size of golf balls and will be fairly useless, but will get a lot of press. At 12,800, however, both cameras promise publishable image quality. But there are important differences here that pixel peepers will have a field day with. The Nikon's is a modest 12MP, on a full-frame, 35mm sized sensor, which allows for 8.4-micron pixels. The Canon records 16MP images on a slightly-smaller-than-35mm APS-H sensor, which requires a 1.3x lens crop factor; to fit all those pixels, means each pixel measures a significantly smaller 5.7 microns. As demonstrated by DxOLabs, smaller pixels tend to produce more digital noise than larger pixels, and this could put the Canon at a disadvantage in lower light shooting.When shooting JPEG, factoring in both cameras' noise-massaging software, quality will probably be similarly excellent in the lower speeds (through ISO 800, at least). Based on the historic effect of smaller pixels, I'm going to predict that there will be a noticeable difference in image quality by the time each camera reaches the higher ISOs, and that the Nikon will probably win in RAW. It's anybody's guess in JPEG since noise reduction will automatically kick in on both models. Canon's noise reduction will have to work harder, though, to overcome the physical limitations of its sensor.VideoCanon and Nikon have taken different paths to bring HD Video to their DSLRs, and Canon has an advantage here in both quality and robustness. The Canon records 1080p HD videos and lets the user choose frame rate: 24, 25 or 30fps. Users can also record up to 60fps in lower resolution. Canon likes to stress the fact that recording length is limited only by the amount of space on the memory card. Nikon, meanwhile, has more limited but still very useful video. It records in lower 720p resolution, and only allows for the cinematic 24fps. For you movie buffs out there, 24fps is the frame rate that has historically been used in projected motion pictures, and so on some subtle, subconscious level, videos recorded at this speed may seem more "movie-like". 30fps is the typical video refresh rate, and the difference requires some software conversion but that's become an easy process. Another limitation for the Nikon is that you can only record up to 5-minute videos. I don't think that's a huge limitation, given that most shots are shorter than 5 minutes (unless your name is Jacques Tati). Both cameras have external microphone outlets, so you can plug in any off-camera mic and get high-quality audio.While I've seen some stunning videos shot with other Nikons (such as the D90), based on the specs it seems the Canon has a clear edge in this category.Other differencesNikon's 1005-pixel auto scene recognition, which compares the shooting scene with a database of tens of thousands of images to help determine the best exposure, leaves Canon's 63-zone system in the dust. Canon has 39 cross-type AF sensors (compared to Nikon's 15), which should give it an edge in action photography.SimilaritiesBoth camera offer what I call "Pseudo-HDR," which is really the camera using software to overexpose shadow areas to expand the dynamic range of an image. In previous cameras, this would lead to selectively grainier areas in the shadows but with the promised high-res low-grain performance, Auto Light Optimizer (Canon) and Active-D Lighting (Nikon) might actually deliver good quality images with a higher dynamic range.
As expected, both cameras are well-sealed against rain and dust via the usual array of gaskets and 0-rings and are built on solid magnesium-alloy chasses. Nikon even says the D3s is protected against electromagnetic interference.
Flash sync on both models is relatively fast, and the burst rates are in similar ballparks. Both cameras use high-resolution LCD monitors, and have dual card slots. And they're both big and heavy (more than 2.5 lbs). Pricing? The difference is negligible. While we'll all know more once we get these cameras into the hands of knowledgeable reviewers, my first instinct is to recommend the Nikon for general photojournalism, wildlife and sports, and the Canon for sports photography, photojournalism and serious videography.


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What type of insulation is this and what precautions should I take when moving it around? It looks light and fluffy but it's very dense.
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Looks like mineral wool to me. See link below. (But what the heck is that other beady looking stuff?) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Identifying Insulation
The "beads" may be vermiculite, some varieties of which contained asbestos and should be handled accordingly. |
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The description of mineral wool matches it, but that doesn't explain the beads. Hm. I have a respirator made for toxic dust like lead or asbestos. Is that good? The OSHA website makes me nervous because I had an opacity on my lung after my first round of renovations in early 2009. Trying to be more careful this time around. Thanks for the quick response! |
Definitely rock wool and the beads are probably super heated sap from the wood that has run down the framing or dropped into the insulation and cooled. |
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That was some sappy wood. Casey |
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That's not vermiculite. |
Hard clear or amber colored sap crystals are more common in attics where wood was not originally kiln dried. |
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I recently read War Brides by Helen Ryan and enjoyed it. Historical fiction. The book starts in contemporary times with an older woman leading a group of tourists to England. She and 3 other women who haven't seen each other since WWII are meeting up in the village where they met during the war. Circumstances brought these 4 very different women together and they are returning to address some unfinished business. |
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I see this is $1.99 for Kindle at Amazon.com... free if you are a Prime member. Thanks for the review Pam! |
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The Witness by Nora Roberts. I keeps you on the end of your seat from the beginning to the end. Eileen |
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Lily316... I just reserved Gone Girl at my library, I am number 359 on the list, haha, so maybe next year! What Alice Forgot is available, though and I will pick that one up today. Eileen.... I cannot find The Witness in my library's records online, I will have to go to Barnes and Noble I guess. Thanks for all the recs! |
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Jenna..I recommended Gone Girl to my librarian and when she put it on the list, she was 299. I went to the authors website and told her how much I liked her book and recommended it to so many and received a nice thank you from her. I reserved her other two books as well. I read Defending Jacob. It was good, husband didn't like it though. I'm now reading Before I go to Sleep..S J Watson. Another amnesia book but am liking it so far. |
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lily316: I did the same thing. Ordered Flynn's two previous books after reading Gone Girl. She did win awards in the mystery genre for both. I have finished Dark Places, which is quite good. Looking forward to Sharp Objects in my TBR pile now. Enjoy your books. |
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Stephen King's 11/22/63--what a great read! |
Lily, I just read Before I Go To Sleep and enjoyed it. Amazing story isn't it. I know it is fiction, but loosely based on the lives of 2 real people. Also recently read Julie and Romeo by Jeanne Ray - easy fun summer romance for seniors :) |
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I read Before I Go To Sleep. I thought it was okay. It got a little repetitive for me, and I didn't think the writing was all that good, but I thought it was a good summer vacation type of book. It sure was a nail biter and I had fun trying to figure out what was really going on throughout the book. I can't remember a book that ever got my heart pumping like the end of that one did! |
My daughter put Gone Girl on her Kindle and sent it to my I-Pad, and phone. I enjoyed it a lot!! Highly recommend it. |
Jenn..I'm only 1/4 way thru the book ,and it's good but not nearly as good as Gone Girl. I should be the author's publicist. I've gotten so many people reading it...lol. Daughter just downloaded it to her Nook. |
Jenna, The Witness is a fairly new book. However, our library has had it for about a month now. Tomorrow I pick up Gone Girl from the library..it's taken a while to be able to get it. I read Defending Jacob, also, and I truly liked it. Right now I'm reading Black Hill by Nora Roberts. Almost done and it's quite good...kind of a romance that turns into a big mystery. Eileen |
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Program: | SBIR |
Topic Num: | SB102-003 (DARPA) |
Title: | Design Tools For Highly Regular Circuit Geometries | Research & Technical Areas: | Materials/Processes, Sensors |
Acquisition Program: | Objective: | Develop design tools which enable electronic circuit designs leveraging highly regular geometries such as grating-derived line segments. Such Design methodologies have the dual benefit of simplifying the design and fabrication processes as well as lowering the cost of the low volume circuit design and fabrication needs of the DoD.
| Description: | An ongoing challenge for the DoD in the electronics domain is performance required in a cost effective manner for the low unit volumes typical of Defense systems (relative to the commercial electronics world). Highest performance in terms of both speed and power efficiency is typically achieved using custom application specific circuits (ASICs). These chips are currently quite costly to design and fabricate using today's methods optimized for high volume commercial applications.
The purpose of this SBIR is to help develop novel circuit design methodologies leveraging highly regular geometries such as grating-derived line segments. More specifically, this SBIR calls for the development of software and CAD tools that can enable efficient design using such highly regular circuit geometries. Efficient conversion of legacy designs into such highly regular (1D) geometries is also a goal of this SBIR.
The design tools developed with this SBIR will enable the simplification of the complex IC design process as well as help lower the design and fabrication costs for the low volume, high performance ASICs that the DoD desires. This simplification in design should not sacrifice performance metrics such as speed, power and efficiencies of the ICs. The resulting cost savings will vary depending on the design complexity, technology nodes, process technology, fabrication equipment, and production volume. However, the cost savings will be significant for DoD low volume production of complex ASICs.
| PHASE I: Demonstrate the feasibility of the specific highly regular design approach to produce circuits of good performance (speed and density for example). Examples of some common standard digital cells might be an example output of this phase.
| PHASE II: Based on the preliminary work in phase I, a more complete set of standard cell library elements will be developed based on highly regular (1D) geometries. These circuit cells will have competitive performance with respect to speed and density to modern state of the art CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor). For demonstration and validation of the simplified design and the associated circuit performance, test patterns, functional cells or blocks incorporating the novel high regular designs will be fabricated and tested via either MOSIS or TAPO services.
| PHASE III: Software tools for highly regular (1D) designs for the sub-20nm CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) technology nodes should be broad enough to interest BOTH DoD and commercial low-volume applications. Commercial applications include rapid prototyping or Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs.)
These new design tools should simplify the design costs for complex IC designs thus lowering the cost and improving manufacturability. Particular emphasis will be placed on lowering the high design and fabrication costs of the ASICs that the DoD desires for high performance, power efficient applications. These new design tools should simplify the design costs for complex IC designs thus lowering the cost and improving manufacturability. Particular emphasis will be placed on lowering the high design and fabrication costs of the ASICs that the DoD desires for high performance, power efficient applications.
| References: |
1. Lin Zhao and M. Qi, "Generating Manhattan Patterns via Cutting and Stitching of Gratings" 52nd EIPBN Meeting, Portland, Oregon, May, 2008
2. Tejas Jhaveri, Andrzej Strojwas, Larry Pileggi & Vyacheslav Rovner "Lithography-Layout-Circuit Design Co-optimization in the Extremely Regular Layout IC's", Lithography Workshop 2009
3. Tejas Jhaveri, Vyacheslav Rovner, Larry Pileggi, Andrzej J. Strojwas, et al., "Maximization of Layout Printability/Manufacturability by Extreme Layout Regularity", Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS, Vol 6 (03), 2007.
4. Michael C. Smayling, Hua-yu Liu, Lynn Cai "Low k1 Logic Design using Gridded Design Rules", SPIE Advanced Lithography Conference, Feb 2008 |
Keywords: | Circuit design, electronics, low volume fabrication, computer-aided design |
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Q: Is there an interest in solutions that allow regularity in the back and of the line, i.e., routing layers such as metal 2 and up? |
A: This solicitation is not restricted to either front or back end regularity techniques. |


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i get a horrible nagging feeling when i take a dislike to someone i dont know...it maybe an actor or comedian, usually someone famous, who has unwittingly become the subject of my often spontaneous ill-regard
the source of that nagging feeling rests at the feet of van morrison i think
how, my fifteen year old self thought, could anyone prefer van morrison to jim morrison...*fifteen year old self makes incredulous face*
it simply did not compute, it was beyond comprehension, beyond all good taste and possibility
a handful of years later,there i was smiling along with astral weeks,wailing out of tune to moondance, wondering how id ever managed to live without the wonderous gifts of van the man
so when i feel that old loathing rise whats actually nagging at me is the suspicion that if i could come round to van, with all the venom i had for him, then i suspect anyone can come back from the creative graveyard i consigned them to...more than that...it may even be inevitable...my future liking for them may even be, i am starting to suspect, inversely proportional to the disregard with which i currently hold them
what a terrible thought
theres nothing like coming round to someone you dislike for making you feel rotten in so many ways...and i cant deny i get attached to my loathings, and dont appreciate being robbed of them
so it was with sadness that, nosing around jane perrones excellent organic gardening blog, i noticed a quote from bette midler, an actress (along with meryl streep, diane keaton and numerous random others) ive always taken pleasure in harbouring a keen distaste for
"my whole life had been spent waiting for an epiphany, a manifestation of god's presence, the kind of transcendent, magical experience that lets you see your place in the big picture. And that is what I had with my first compost heap"
another one bites the dust
another one bites the dust
Sunday, June 26, 2005 at 5:33 PM
midsummers night
Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 11:42 PM
midsummers night...the moths are out celebrating
out walking in the freshly mown fields, bats circling nearly hit us, watching the moon rising for the first time
the grass gone, the trees stick out in the land like ears after a haircut you didnt know you needed
not sticks anymore
making all the work worthwhile
the old farmers (in my head)
Saturday, June 11, 2005 at 10:36 AM
i imagine they get together every other thursday, or once a month maybe...or perhaps its impromtu, when they think im about to start something new or need another piece of equipment
sitting on bales, they sip their beer, leaning forward, discussing the new bloke down the road
'hes not sprayin the docks ya know' ...'organic ee is' ...'youve got an old bubble for a spirit level you could sell im avent you john' ...'quick, here he comes'
'new tractor you got there son?'
'yeah, a 135'
'135 aye, lovely job, proper old massey that....3 cylinder uh course?'
'four i think'
'four?!...blimey son, youll be avin a can uh surestart in yer 'and mornin noon an' night'
'but im sure you said....'
'well what year is 'er?'
'sixty nine i think'
'ooo, sixty nine ay...thats when they brung in the new diff...ah well'
'grass is gettin away some i'n 'er?'
'yeah, bit long, but im getting that topper you mentioned, it should be here by friday'
'oh aye....and what you plannin on cuttin the grass with first?'
'how do you mean?'
'well, ee cant expec a topper to do all that now can ee'
'but i thought you said ...i mean...'
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This was the winner of our Best Buy award from 2010 to 2012. In 2013, it got upgraded to the Mad Rock Flash 2.0 which is our new best buy winner.
Below is the review of the original Mad Rock Flash
It is about the cheapest shoe you can find and still performs solidly. It has a pointy toe design similar to the Five Ten Anasazi VCS. Mad Rock's custom "ribbed for your hooking pleasure" type heel design give you extra grip on certain heel hook moves (we don't heel hook much and don't notice it).
We like how beefy feeling the Velcro closure feels. It is coated in rubber and feels solid when you latch the shoes on. The inside tongue lining is made of a unique neoprene-like material. Overall, we find the Anasazi VCS is more precise on the small edges and the rubber lasts longer. The Flash rubber is very sticky, but seems to wear out faster than other rock shoes. We feel it is more precise on small edges than the similarly priced Evolv Defy. We have been impressed with the Flash, especially for the price. These are great for the gyms, sport climbing, and bouldering. This is a great first climbing shoe but we climb with it on El Cap and love it. We used to mostly use the Five Ten Moccasym as our comfort/gym/multi-pitch shoe. But we switched to the Flash because of how much performance it gives in an inexpensive package. If you want a similar shoe with laces, there is the Mad Rock Phoenix.
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Pros: Good edging, great value, sticky rubber. Cons: Wears our pretty fast. Best Uses: Gym climbing, sport climbing, bouldering.
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This shoe is incredibly precise for is price. Most other shoes that edge better cost nearly double. It is comfortable and a great all-around shoe. Fit 'em tight for hard projects or get 'em a half size bigger if you want a shoe for all-day comfort. The asymetrical toe shape gets in little pockets and small edges. The rubber is very soft and sticky. It smears superbly whether on a slab or pasting your foot on a distant roof sloper. Dislikes These seem to wear out faster than other shoes. The rubber is very soft and tacky but also seems to go fast. Value This is one of the best values in climbing shoes and gets our Best Buy award. It is half the cost of most shoes that score better. For $150, you can get two pair: a tiny pair for hard sends and sport climbing and a loose pair for multi-pitch climbs and comfort. — Chris McNamara and Chris Summit Compare this product side-by-side to top competitors > OutdoorGearLab Member ReviewsMost recent review: May 8, 2013
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Our Antique Print Department recently added a collection of prints by Bernhard Epple to the inventory.
Bernhard Epple was a German printmaker and painter who spent most of his career teaching art at various schools including the University of Heidelberg and and the Kurfürst-Friedrich Gymnasium in Heidelberg. He is best known for his elaborate, ambitious etchings and engravings that incorporate elements of fantastic realism with geometric abstraction and an innovative, experimental approach to materials and ideas.


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Richmond Hill GA LIVE Celebrates their One Year Anniversary
We here at Richmond Hill GA LIVE would like to celebrate our One Year Anniversary with laugher and memories! Over the past year, we have met many wonderful people in our community. We have also run into some funny situations as we are out and about doing interviews and filming business videos. For your entertainment, we have created a bloopers video. This is a must see!
Thank you for all of the support from our community and local businesses. We couldn't have done it without you! What a great first year and we look forward to many more!
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WARNING: If you live in Richmond Hill, you may appear in this video. Please do not be upset with us. We are just showing how much fun we have had around the community (and how much you rock!) in the past year.