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CHARLOTTE — The DNC, like the RNC before it, is a locus for stupid hats. As the convention proceedings kicked off Tuesday night, the variety of hats on display in the halls of the Time Warner Center would've made Dr. Seuss proud: about a dozen men and women in plush Uncle Sam hats; an otherwise-dignified gentleman wearing a top hat decorated with Minnie Mouse ears; a woman wearing a big floppy hat with tea bags dangling from the brim; a man wearing a green Robin Hood hat that appeared to be made from construction paper; a woman in a weird, island-style straw hat better suited to a community theater production of South Pacific.
In 2008, after attending the DNC in Denver, I wrote a piece warning reporters away from obvious media bait: those sign-toting, costumed convention attendees who really, really wanted to get on the news. "It's expedient to write the story that's right in front of you. This is why Flag Shirt Man gets interviewed while Khaki Pants Guy walks by unmolested," I wrote. But "the level of enthusiasm somebody shows for being interviewed is inversely proportional to the level of discourse they will provide…. Anybody who wants to be interviewed that badly most likely has nothing to say."
Four years later when I arrived in Charlotte, nothing had changed; it still seemed like all you needed to do to be interviewed at the DNC was wear a dumb hat. So yesterday I drove to a Party City way out on the outskirts of the city and bought the dumbest hat I could find—a floppy, bulbous king's hat in fake red velvet, like something worn by an actor at some cut-rate Medieval Times—and went to the foyer of the Time Warner Center around 9 p.m. to see if I could get interviewed. I decided that I would be completely open about who I was and what I was doing, but I wouldn't volunteer any information. Otherwise, I would answer all questions as idiotically as possible. I would have absolutely nothing interesting to say.
That wasn't a problem. Literally as soon as I donned the hat, I heard somebody behind me say, "What about this guy?" I turned and was greeted by two reporters from something called Global Grind ("the world according to Hip-Pop"). "I love that hat!" the cameraman said. "I got it at Party City," I said. They wanted me to play a word association game, wherein they'd say a name or a phrase, and I'd say the first thing that popped into my head.
"Barack Obama," the reporter said.
"The President of the United States," I replied.
"Michelle Obama."
"His wife."
"Michelle Bachmann."
"A congresswoman from Minnesota."
It just went on like that for a minute and 40 seconds. After the interview concluded, I started walking the main concourse in what I hoped was a regal manner, trying to bait some cameramen. I was soon approached by two people who wanted to interview me for a "get out the vote" video. (Kings don't normally vote, but if that fact didn't bother them, it didn't bother me.) "Awesome hat," the cameraman said. "I got it at Party City," I said. With that out of the way, the interview began.
"Do you know anyone who doesn't vote?"
"I don't vote."
"Why not?"
"I'm too busy buying hats at Party City."
"What would you say to people who don't vote?"
"If you're not out buying hats at Party City, you have no reason to not vote."
For some reason, they kept interviewing me. They seemed satisfied when they finished, though I don't know why.
"These videos might make you famous," the cameraman said.
"Hooray, I might be on a website," I said.
I roamed the halls some more, and, soon, a print reporter asked if he could take my picture. The answer, of course, was yes.
"Are you a delegate?" he asked.
"No, I'm press."
"Oh. Where are you from?"
"The Columbia Journalism Review."
"So you're covering the convention?"
"I'm going around trying to get interviewed and get my picture taken. I'm seeing how many people interview me just because I'm wearing a hat."
"Well, you got me." He laughed nervously, then closed his notepad and walked away.


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Veggies are part of everyday life. Nearly everyone who consistently prepares their own meals, will use a veggie cutter to make salads, to cut up vegetables for soups and stews, and to make veggie snacks for dipping. But most have no idea about WHAT veggie slicer to use. Instead, the average at-home chef merely buys the most convenient one from the grocery store, hoping to God it stays sharp and able for the entirety of its life. I'd like to help you find the best Vegetable Cutter possible, so you never have to worry about getting cheated at your local grocery store.
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- Prepworks Fruit and Vegetable Chopper: This is similar to the Vidalia Chop Wizard, but holds a larger amount of post-chopping product. Created by Progressive, the Prepworks Chopper comes with a built-in side blade to minimize the need for precutting. The Prepworks Chopper comes with 3 blades, and is also dishwasher safe.
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David King and Stacey Kemp were reflective after their disappointing performance in the Winter Olympic team figure skating event in Sochi.
The pairs duo followed on from Matthew Parr, who was the first competitor on the Iceberg Skating Palace earlier in the evening where, in his men's short programme, he earned a score of 57.40 which left him second-bottom of the 10 competitors.
There was little chance of 10th-ranked Britain - whose team also includes Jenna McCorkell and ice dance pair, Nick Buckland and Penny Coomes, who will skate on Saturday - finishing in the top five teams who will qualify for a second skate.
However, when Kemp fell with a thud during their routine - which she put down to nerves - it resulted in a deduction of one point and a disappointing score of 44.7,0 which ultimately left them bottom of the pairs section with one point and the British team bottom overall on three points, making Saturday's competition academic from a Team GB point of view.
"We have a lot of work to do this next week before we compete in the individual event and hope to improve," said King.
"In this event you can be living on a knife edge and be off balance and that is five or 10 points.
"Sunday is our rest day, so we have got a few more days to get back at it and see what we can figure out."
Kemp was equally determined to put the disappointment behind her for next week.
She said: "There are a few things that we need to improve on for the next one, like the throw, obviously.
"I don't think I have missed one since we have been here or for the last few weeks.
"It is one of those things, with nerves and pressure and everything.
"You don't want to fall ever but the next focus is the next competition and hopefully we can improve on that."
Parr was delighted to make history and revealed his performance was inspired by his five-year-old cousin, Ava.
The 23-year-old from Newcastle, who skates out of Dundee, held up a note to the cameras after his performance and afterwards explained: "She wrote me a good luck card when I saw all my family at Christmas - that is the last time I saw them before I went away.
"It meant a lot to me, so I brought it out with me.
"The note said good luck and that she was proud of me and wished me the best, so that was very sweet.
"It couldn't have gone better for me so I am very pleased.
"This is what I have been aiming to do since I was a kid, so I had to get myself in the right mind-set.
"It was quite cathartic and in the end it was nice to finish with a performance I am proud of, and I can look back in years and think that I did as well as I could do
"To be an Olympian is everything I ever wanted as an athlete, so to finally say I have competed at the Olympic Games is a very proud moment and one I will treasure for ever."
Unlike the others, the four-times British champion is only eligible to compete in the team event and his first Games' experience is set to last the length of his short programme - around three minutes.
However, Parr said: "Obviously I would like to skate again, there is no doubt about that. But, either way, I am proud of my performance today and I am going to enjoy supporting not only the figure skaters, but the entire British team."


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Boy Scouts, chili cook off, and Halloween funFriday, November 9th, 2012 Issue 45, Volume 16.
The sweetest was very interesting made by mother of 10, Ann Gilmore, the sweetest was provided by the use of pumpkins in the chili. Pastor Bill Langill of BCCF dressed like the swamp monster and two young Mormon missionaries judged the chili cook off. Advertisement After everyone ate their fill, it was off to play some games and win some candy. The night grew cold enough to remind the hands and feet that it was truly fall. While the kids played games the parents opened their decorated back trunk areas filled with candy and waited. The kids, now primed and ready after the games, began to visit the festive autos which lined the parking lot. To top off the night there was a hay ride around the parking lot and across the farm field road. The kids costumes were very inventive and fun. 0 comments Be the first to share your opinion on this article!
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For some time, the Android X86 project has been in the shadow of the mobile operating system from Google. So generally, the X86 needed a few months after the appearance of a new version to be unveiled, this time, the team did not wait long to take their first tests on the build 'to Android 4.3, and, even before the July 2012 Nexus will have its official update. It is only a test build that can be considered "alpha" in the best case. The project X86 Android 4.3 Jelly Bean was made in the details, but it still has a number of problems to solve before we can say that the tests are inconclusive.
To start with the good news, the image is easy to use, it will start and run as a real disk and installed directly on the hard disk as would previous versions. The core (kernel) of the device has been updated to the 3.10.2 version, which means that the number of supported hardware has increased among these include the use of the touch screen, sound, WiFi, integrated webcam and physical and bluetooth keyboard support, which was missing in previous versions. Open GL ES has been updated with respect to the 9.2-dev branch, with the addition of a translation support.
Not so good news, according to the suspension and recovery does not work according to what has been reported, but some users use the Fn key to close this gap. Another appears to lack the accelerometer but it can go unnoticed for PC users. The build is still very fast and shows no wait time in its use. The Sore Play comes with a wider range of applications available, some will not necessarily work with Google Plus which is an exception.
By installing an old stored on Dropbox version, it was found that this version worked fine and the new one does not have to work so hard too. Youtube works perfectly as compared to that of the previous version. The wallpaper is still problematic and often displays screens of bugs in the graphical display. Some texts may be missing when you go through the installation wizard. This is for example the case when using WordPress. Try to build yourself or to obtain more precise information on the source of the ILM project, we need to go to the information page of the X86 android 4.3 project . After downloading the image, you can create USB startup key with Unetbootin or through the use of a virtual machine. Before a test on a PC outside the VM, it is highly advisable to do a test using it directly as a disk. The current version is not stable yet, but we hope that the pace of development is maintained and that we will soon be in the hands of the more stable versions.


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After going to the Copper Hewitt's "Design for the other 90%" exhibit, I was a little shocked they were missing the PlayPumps Water System PlayPumps International. It converts the energy of a simple children's merry-go-round into clean water. As the children play and spin, water is being pumped from underground wells into storage tanks, saving the people time and energy not having to haul the water. This is type of design that not only making life easier for people, but provides children with something to play on. It is a known fact, that for children to grow and learn, playing is a key aspect.
While walking through the exhibit, I think many designers forgot about the activity their designing and only the results (example: having someone stepping on bamboo for hours, to get the result of watering fields). The PlayPumps shows us that we can combine an enjoyable activity with a very important result. I think this should have been at the Copper Hewitt, because people would relate with action of play and maybe it would make people think that designing for the other 90% isn't just about results but the activity as well.


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Feb 17, 2012, 06:23 PM | ||
Here is a scan of the instructions (written in Chinglish) that came with my #11. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attac...mentid=3693617 |
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Feb 17, 2012, 07:19 PM | ||
If you had it recording and it only lasted for 6 seconds, the battery might not be charged, or could be defective, or the flash card may have issues, or worse (hopefully not), the camera could have a defect. Give it a try and see. You can post here if you still have problems. The web sites where you buy the camera have had pictures of the camera showing the buttons (unless they've changed). The center "button" is a dummy on all the Jumbo cameras. I've added this last sentence to paragraph I referenced from post #2. |
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Jumbo #11 Key Chain Camera How To:
The unlock button toggles camera power on and off. The lock button toggles record on and off: Press the unlock button to power the camera up. The orange light will flash once and stay on. Press the lock button to start recording of video. The orange light will go off. Press the lock button again to stop recording. The orange light will come on and stay on. Press the lock button again to start recording again. And so on. Press and hold the unlock button again to turn the camera off. The unlock button toggles power on and off. |
Feb 18, 2012, 04:49 AM | ||
When you say the battery life on #16 will be longer is that because it takes 2.5 hours to charge? Do people have to buy these new lenses seperatly or do they now come with them? Your rite...my #11 camera is 1 year 2 months old...not 2 years...I was thinking 2010 -2012 instead of months...but the battery in my #11 has never been replaced...so batteries will probably last a couple years before replacing... |
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Two Dead Cameras repaired
Very exciting news for me
Remember those two cameras of mine where the yellow LED was solid? One had a truly glued CMOS cable and the larger chips also had brown glue on each corner. On one of the cameras I had previously removed the SPI memory chip and re-programmed the chip with a memory dump. Well, as of today they both work again . I had ordered 2 CMOS modules 10 days ago. The new lens' have no glue, so I still need to focus them, but both cameras WORK!! It was not an easy job removing the glued cable, and without the proper equipment I would think one would need a lot of patience. I ended up using a hot air soldering gun and partially melted the cable from the rear so I could peel it away from the copper wires inside. I wasn't careful enough because the microphone also dropped off! Then I used a lot of flux and Chip Quik to make a large cold (240°C) solder blob. I could then pull the stripped cable away with a pair of tweezers without lifting any tracks on the board. I cleaned up the mess using lots of acetone. Soldering on the new CMOS modules was an easy job in comparison. On one of the cameras I had previously already removed the CMOS module and also lifted a track. It was no problem to bridge the broken track. So, if after turning on your camera you only get a solid yellow LED, i.e. the yellow LED remains on, this is almost certainly due to a defective CMOS module! When I connected everything up, both cameras didn't react. Nothing! After some time pressing the power button and the reset button I managed to get the yellow LED to blink - which was correct, because I had forgotten to insert the card. When I inserted the card, the camera worked! Great satisfaction
Feb 18, 2012, 08:55 AM | ||
Good Job. Mike |
Feb 18, 2012, 02:41 PM | ||
But there is another issue... the "blue sky shift to gray" issue. You can read more about it by doing a thread search for "blue sky" in the #16 camera thread. A solution is actively being worked on, but fixing this without changing the now good colors in the current v0.18 firmware will be a challenge. The effect of longer battery life from the lowered charge current change in the #16 has yet to be documented. It theory, it could have a beneficial effect. #16 cameras shipped since the very end of Jan. 2012 are supposed to come with the new 70 deg. lens installed. You can also buy them separately from the camera vendors for $9 delivered. But all this is getting off topic here in the #11 thread. See the #16 thread for latest information on that camera. |
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KeyChain camera mount with integrated Wide-Lens Adapter
Hi there,
today I got stuck all day long in my CAD programm. Thought I would share the result with you guys. It's a mount for the #808 style Keychain cameras. One can use it standalone or with a 0.67x wide-angle lens. The lens can be fixed to the mount with a single drop of epoxy. Directly from the CAD program i piped the stuff right into my CNC-mill. This is how it looks in reality (on the left you see an early prototype which was not capable of holding an extra wide-angle adapter - at least it did not work as wanted). In the middle you see the final result - right a #11 keychain. The result works flawlessly: no dark corners and an all over the frame crisp and sharp wideangle image. If anyone is interested I can mill more parts and offer construction kits Cheers! careyer |
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Cameron Wants 'Global Push' To Fight Dementia
A "bold, global push" is urgently needed to find effective treatments against dementia, David Cameron is due to warn.
The Prime Minister will tell an international conference that 40 million people worldwide now have the disease.
And the number is set to double every 20 years, unless scientists find some way of slowing or preventing the slow decline in brain function.
The meeting is a follow-up to the first Dementia Summit of G8 industrialised nations held in December, at which politicians committed to finding new treatments by 2025.
"The truth is that dementia now stands alongside cancer as one of the greatest enemies of humanity," the Prime Minister will say.
"We have to fight to cure it. I know some people will say that it's not possible, but we have seen with cancer what medicine can achieve.
"We need to join up the dots and create a big, bold global push to beat this."
Global funding for dementia research is just one fifth of that spent on cancer. In the last 15 years only three drugs have been developed.
The World Dementia Envoy Dr Dennis Gillings, who was appointed following the G8 Summit, will tell the meeting that pharmaceutical companies need to be given incentives to invest in research, and encouraged to speed up clinical trials so patients benefit sooner.
"Just as the world came together in the fight against HIV/Aids, we need to free up regulation so that we can test ground-breaking new drugs," he will say.
The Medical Research Council will announce the world's largest ever study into dementia, with two million people in Britain invited to take part.
And Alzheimer's Research UK hopes to raise £100m to fund more drug research.
The fresh focus being given to dementia was welcomed by Alison Carter, who helps to care for her father John Fenn.
He was diagnosed with vascular dementia seven years ago. Existing treatments have done little to slow the disease.
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By CONOR NICHOLL
The Fort Hays State University men's basketball team faced little defensive pressure from NAIA Bethel College in the season-opening exhibition contest last Wednesday. The Tigers shot 52 percent from the field and 3-point line, had multiple open looks and easy chances en route to a 94-68 victory versus the overmatched Threshers at Gross Memorial Coliseum.
"There wasn't a lot of great pressure and strength and athleticism out there," coach Mark Johnson said. "We were able to get into gaps."
On Tuesday, FHSU goes to the polar opposite when it travels to Allen Fieldhouse and faces the University of Kansas for the second exhibition contest. Start time is 7 p.m. FHSU is receiving votes in the NCAA Division II preseason poll, while KU stands fifth in the preseason Division I rankings. Most telling, Johnson will be able to see his team battle through difficult situations and play against tough competition.
"If we can handle it next week, not turn it over a whole lot and be strong with the ball, not let their pressure get to us, and then maybe that will be a sign that we can do these things in a normal game," Johnson said. "We need these guys to play just the way that they did. Obviously, it's not going to be quite as easy."
Johnson, long a defensive-minded coach, has stressed defense to a team that returned three of its top six players from a MIAA regular season championship squad.
"We need to defend better and rebound better," junior transfer guard James Fleming said. "If we do that, then we are going to be real good."
Fort Hays has had several big men in the last couple of years that have produced shot blocking and rebounding, including Dijon Smith, Ken Bowman, Matt Simmons and Rundell Mauge. This year, hobbled senior forward Andrew Victoria is the team's biggest player at 6-foot-8, 230 pounds. Junior transfer Jared Tadlock is the team's tallest at 6-9, but weighs just 215 pounds.
Senior Dwayne Brunson (6-7, 220) was the starter inside versus Bethel after he earned first team all-MIAA last season and led the squad with 14.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 60 blocks. Mauge was second with 56 blocks and helped hold teams to 43 percent shooting on 2-point shots (FHSU was 52 percent on 2-point shots). Fort Hays was plus-1.8 on the glass last season, but went 12-3 when it won/tied the rebounding battle, 8-5 when it didn't.
"We are not going to have that presence at the goal and I think a very big concern," Johnson said. " Defense is a big concern for us, but I think even more than that, rebounding is probably the biggest question mark and concern that I have going into the year for us. Can we rebound the basketball?"
One possibility to help is sophomore forward Jake Stoppel at 6-foot-5, 205 pounds. Fleming and Stoppel, from Wilson, were the Tigers' two new starters. Last year, they played against each other when Fleming was at Fort Scott Community College and Stoppel played for Neosho County Community College.
"He is a good guy, he is going to hustle and crash the glass," Fleming said. "He is going to give us points inside."
Stoppel, whose dad, Dave, was a former Tiger standout, collected six points and six rebounds. He tied for the team-high in rebounds and paced the Tigers with four offensive boards, including several putbacks.
"He is one of those guys that can be a little more mobile and guard a lot of multiple positions," Johnson said. "At our level, sometimes your 4 man (power forward) is just a big guard. I think he allows us to be able to step out on the floor and guard some perimeter-oriented guys. He needs to be for us, right now, especially this year, he needs to be an energy guy and an execution guy, and find his offense through energy and things like that."
At the guards, FHSU is talented, but is small with sophomore point guard Craig Nicholson, backup junior transfer Achoki Moikobu, senior Carson Konrade and Fleming. Junior guard Tomislav Gabric (6-6, 185) is the team's lone big guard.
"Tom has to be out there because of size," Johnson said.
Senior guard Nick Capiti was a backup last season, but will redshirt in a numbers game with Nicholson, Moikobu, Konrade and Fleming. Capiti is allowed to play Tuesday. Freshman forward Drew Kite, from Scott City, will likely redshirt, too.
"He is just on the edge there," Johnson said of Gabric. "He is just an excitable person. That's his personality. At times, he can get going too fast, and he needs to just slow down."


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- p. 372 Because of the way the human brain works... easily by the average person.
- Daniel Coyle, The Talent Code, 2009: 49-50. See also David G. Myers, Exploring Psychology, 2004, Sixth Edition: 266, and NANPA, 2009, available at http://www.nationalnanpa.com/about_us/abt_nanp.html
- p. 372 But an infant at the age... most powerful computers
- Pawan Sinha, Benjamin Balas, Yuri Ostrovsky, and Richard Russell, "Face Recognition by Humans," Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 94, No. 11, November 2006. Available at http://web.mit.edu/bcs/sinha/papers/19results_sinha_etal.pdf
- p. 374 The U.S. National Academy of Sciences... as a whole.
- Task Group on the Review of Scientific Aspects of the NASA Triana Mission, National Research Council, Review of Scientific Aspects of the NASA Triana Mission, 2000. Available at http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=9789
- p. 374 As a result of the NAS study... the political system.
Discovery News, "Gore-Sat climate probe may get second chance," April 2, 2009. Available at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30018554/
Stephen Clark, Spaceflight Now, "Mothballed Satellite Sits in Warehouse, Waits for New Life," March 2, 2009. Available at http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn-090302-dscovr-update.html
Dr. Francisco Valero, Solutions Summit, August 4, 2009. - p. 379 Google Earth, for example... the surface of the earth.
- Google Earth, available at http://earth.google.com/
- p. 379 A new project... similar examples.
Project Vulcan, available at http://www.purdue.edu/eas/carbon/vulcan/index.php
Hestia, available at http://www.purdue.edu/climate/hestia/index.shtml - p. 379 Supercomputers are now used as tools... associated optics.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, "Workshop on Computational Biology: Focus on Hydrogen, Biomass, and Nanoscience," 2004. Available at http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/36724.pdf
- p. 380 The Central Intelligence Agency... open by scientists.
- Associated Content, "The CIA and Global Warming," October 17, 2006. Available at http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/72279/the_cia_and_global_warming.html?cat=37
- p. 380 There are many examples... Hubble Telescope."
- Linda Zall, Leon Fuerth, and Chris Clark, conversations with author, August 28, 2009.
- p. 381 Information that was once... linked to satellite systems.
- Ross S. Bricklemyer, Rick L. Lawrence, Perry R. Miller, and Norov Battogtokh, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, January 2007, Vol. 118, Iss. 1-4: 201-210.
- p. 381 The Google PowerMeter... in real time.
- Google PowerMeter, available at http://www.google.org/powermeter/
- p. 381 Perhaps the most powerful... the energy needed.
- Richard C. Dorf, Systems, Controls, Embedded Systems, Energy, and Machines, 2006, Third Edition.
- p. 383 Industrial process automation... design and manufacturing.
- Harvard University Graduate School of Design, "Fabrication Laboratory." Available at http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/inside/cadcam/whatis.htm
- p. 383 For example, in the United States... were empty.
- US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations FAF Freight Traffic Analysis, June 27, 2007. Available at http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/faf/faf2_reports/reports7/c3_payload.htm
- p. 383 UPS has saved... the other direction.
- Joel Lovell, "Left-Hand-Turn Elimination,: New York Times, December 9, 2007. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/magazine/09left-handturn.html
- p. 383 Similarly, automatic light... hidden behind walls.
- US Department of Energy, "Energy-Saving Tips." Available at http://www.energy.gov/energysavingtips.htm
- p. 383 Much larger savings... their profits as well.
- The Los Angeles Times, "Industry Leaders Endorse Hughes CFC Replacement," January 23, 1992: A1.
- p. 385 New service providers... waste, wages, and profits.
Earth Times, "Hara Recognized as Leader in Carbon Management Software," October 2, 2009. Available at http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/hara-recognized-as-leader-in-carbon-management-software,983729.shtml
Amit Chatterjee (Solutions Summit, August 4, 2009). - p. 385 In many cases... used in the products.
- Alan Greenspan, Remarks at the 80th Anniversary Awards Dinner of the Conference Board, "Technological Advances and Productivity," October 16, 1996. Available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/BOARDDOCS/SPEECHES/1996/19961016.htm
- p. 385 Even as they begin... contributing to global warming.
The McKinsey Quarterly, "How IT Can Cut Carbon Emissions," October 2008. Available at http://www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/ccsi/pdf/how_it_can_cut_carbon_missions.pdf
The McKinsey Quarterly, "Data Centers: How to Cut Carbon Emissions and Costs," November 2008. Available at http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Data_centers_How_to_cut_carbon_emissions_and_costs_2255 - p. 385 For example, the federal regulatory... mandates wastefulness.
- David Palecek, conversation with author.
- p. 386 In other forms of agricultural... the same fields.
- See, for example, Geotimes, "Satellite Precision Farming," August 2001. Available at http://www.agiweb.org/geotimes/aug01/Satellite_precision.html
- p. 388 I have now trained... a regular basis.
- For more information, see The Climate Project. Available at http://www.theclimateproject.org/
- p. 388 The Alliance for Climate Protection... the needed solutions.
- For more information, see The Alliance for Climate Protection. Available at http://www.climateprotect.org/
- p. 388 Paul Hawken... groups rely on.
- Paul Hawken, Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came Into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming, 2007: 2-4.
- p. 388 Similarly, after U.S. laws were modified... public awareness.
- US Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory Program, 2009. Available at http://www.epa.gov/tri/index.htm
- p. 388 This same principle... consumption levels.
- Wired, "Desktop Orb Could Reform Energy Hogs," July 24, 2007. Available at http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/15-08/st_thompson
- p. 389 such meters are set to be required equipment in the United Kingdom by 2020
- Adam Vaughan, "Smart energy meters in every UK home by 2020," The Guardian, May 11, 2009. Available at http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/11/smart-meters-energy-efficiency.
- p. 389 distributed 120 of the orbs
- Clive Thompson, "Desktop Orb Could Reform Energy Hogs," Wired, August 2007. Available at http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/15-08/st_thompson.
- p. 389 365,000 metric tons per year
- Southern California Edison, Southern California Edison Backgrounder, last accessed October 30, 2009. Available at http://www.edison.com/files/VMC_BGSmartConnect091009.pdf.
- p. 389 Customers in a smart meter pilot in California reduced
- Max Hogg, "Do smart meters actually save energy?", Financial Times, ft.com/energysource, May 11, 2009. Available at http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/2009/05/11/do-smart-meters-actually-save-energy.
- p. 389 Similar tests in Ireland and Illinois show energy savings
Max Hogg, "Do smart meters actually save energy?", Financial Times, ft.com/energysource, May 11, 2009. Available at http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/2009/05/11/do-smart-meters-actually-save-energy.
Associated Press, "'Smart' power meters herald future of our electricity use," May 5, 2008, last access October 30, 2009. Available at http://www.kcby.com/news/tech/18577924.html. - p. 391 One of the local government.... in many other cities.
"Jack Maple, 48, a Designer of City Crime Control Strategies," The New York Times, August 6, 2001. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/06/nyregion/jack-maple-48-a-designer-of-city-crime-control-strategies.html
See also Government Technology, "Jack Maple: Betting on Intelligence," April 1, 1999. Available at http://www.govtech.com/gt/94865 - p. 391 One of the most advanced systems... problem prevention."
- James Bueermann, Mapping Out Crime: Highlights in Crime Mapping and Data-Driven Management, "Redlands: A Holistic Approach to Policing," July 12, 1999. Available at http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/library/papers/bkgrd/crimemap/section5.html#Redlands
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Purab Kohli who debuted as a host on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is no longer part of it. The actor who was seen in movies like Rock On has quit the show owing to movie commitments.
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Essential Janácek
September marks the release of the first new biography in twenty years of the great Czech composer Leos Janácek (Janácek: A Composers Life; Mirka Zemanova, Northeastern University Press,). It came to my attention just as I was about to complete reviews of several important recordings of Janácek's music for this issue of Rhapsody. A prepublication copy was obtained from the publisher and I spent ten days totally immersed in the intriguing manuscript. It is a superb study of the life of one of the most totally unconventional and unorthodox composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
I was tempted to turn to the later pages of the book for background on the Sinfonietta, Glagolitic Mass and other works written in the "Indian Summer" of his life, after his 60th year, which were to have been the focus of my original review. After reading the opening pages it became clear that this approach simply would not do. The book is so well written that I knew I must make time for the whole manuscript. When I reached page 106 I encountered this sentence: "According to the great Czech pianist (and Janácek's last pupil) Rudolf Firkusny, 'Janácek's touch at the keyboard was exquisitely refined, and he sometimes complained that his piano music was played much too roughly'."
Firkusny. The name resonated back to 1976 when he came to Cincinnati to play with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. I still had a tape of my interview with him. Just as I recalled, I had taken the opportunity to plumb his memories of Janácek. I found the interview in my personal archive, and there, four years after his death, his words rang out once again. The story he tells is as compelling as Janácek himself. Little prodding was necessary as his thoughts spun out in sentences fragmented by a flavoring of a charming Czech accent. I realized that what Firkusny was telling me was almost the skeleton upon which one could impose the far deeper story that is told by Mirka Zemanova in her new book.
Quoting now the dust jacket, "She sheds light on the creative surge in his final years, attributing his remarkable late flowering to the success in Prague [of his opera Jenufa, performed here for the first time during the 2000 Cincinnati Opera season and broadcast by WGUC in 2001], his fierce patriotic pride in the newly independent Czechoslovakia at the end of World War I, and, perhaps most of all, his passionate attachment to Kamila Stosslova. From the time they met, when Janácek was 63 and she was 25, to his death eleven years later, Kamila held the composer under her spell and inspired many of his late works. Zemanova also thoroughly chronicles Janácek' s ardent courtship of and tempestuous marriage to Zdenka Schulz (whom he married before her 16th birthday), his extramarital love affairs and infatuations, and the tragic deaths of his two children."
A remarkable quality of Zemanova' s biography is its two-fold nature. For the non-musician it is a satisfying read, requiring no technical knowledge of music to be enjoyed. This book is a must.
Here are some of the words of the late Rudolf Firkusny on Leos Janácek:
"He was just a very special person in a way because he was completely unconventional. He went against every established rule and every established philosophy and that was the reason somehow that he, after studying of course in Leipzig and also in Prague, decided that this was not what he wants and he went out and started to write exactly how he felt. Of course a very important influence in his case was the Moravian folklore, very important, even (going) to places where nobody before him went.. .he was noting down all the songs and he was listening to the people...not wanting to have songs, but even to their speeches...I mean how they speak which of course influenced very much his way of writing for the human voice... I mean his idea was to write for the singers exactly as if he would write for the spoken word. He was going away from the big arias because everything should be more or less natural.
And of course therefore for a long time he was considered almost an amateur or somebody who wasn't taken seriously and especially I mean for the people of Prague who were rather conservative and were still very, very much involved in the real romantic post Wagnerian, I would say even Wagnerian type of writing and so of course he had to wait until he reached the sixtieth year of his life that his work started to be performed a little bit. I mean before that it was performed only in this little provincial town of Brno where he lived and were probably not the best performances because they were not that kind of musicians.
And only when he was 60 or 70 after the successful premiere in Vienna [of Jenufa] he became a composer that people started to take notice [of]. And somehow this kind of sudden recognition and also the realization that he really found something which was his own came enormous impetus and so this man in his last twelve years wrote more than he actually wrote before he was sixty. I mean all his great operas Katya Kabanova and The Cunning Little Vixen and The Makropolus Affair and From the House of the Dead... Sinfonietta and...you name it...it was written only in the last years. And partly of course I think he was a man who was, in spite of the criticism that he was not one hundred percent professional in his writing...that he was a man who knew exactly what he was doing...and he was studying very, very seriously.
He went through all kinds of experiments... he was also an excellent writer... he wrote many articles, very interesting articles. And he of course was a leading man in his city of Brno, which at this time was a predominately German speaking town and there was a very small Czech minority, and he became a kind of cultural leader...he had a school which he was of course heading...then he organized concerts... he organized lectures, he was doing a lot of things...writing. I think all this long preparation was somehow, was partly responsible for his later wonderful style which somehow jumped out, like from nowhere. It was not only just pure accident, I think it was really a tremendous process of preparation to arrive to this kind of result, which still can be discussed... but I think definitely is Janácek's own ...and always will be Janácek's own."
When I first began thinking about this article one of Janácek's works I felt most compelled to write about is his Slavonic or Glagolitic Mass. What makes it so special is that in a way it is a Mass for unbelievers, written by a man who we would call today an agnostic. It is said that Janácek would not step into a church to get out of a rainstorm, although the Mass is dedicated to Archbishop Precan of Olomouc.
In my interview of 1976 with Rudolf Firkusny he says in part:
"...he used the old text, he used the old Slavonic... what we call the Cyrillica which was actually, apparently, the first language in which religion was brought to our country by Saints Cyril and Methodius ...and of course at this time you know the religion was I suppose a little different than we see now, and I think it is so much more from the point of view of the universe, it was not just religion, it was something...it was in nature, it was in whatever you want."
A bit later in the interview Firkusny states:
"and so I think nevertheless he was a believing man, in spite of everything...when he finished this piece somebody wrote in the newspaper that it's interesting that Janácek in his old age is becoming religious, and he was furious, because he hated it when anyone mentioned his old age...he never liked to hear that although he was, so he answered back, "I'm not old and I'm not religious!"
I urge you to read Zemanova's Janácek: A Composers Life and listen to the complete Firkusny interview.
Now, briefly, some recommended recordings to start your own exploration of Janácek's music.
First to buy is Janácek's Sinfonietta, specifically the Czech Supraphon Records performance of 1961, with the Czech Philharmonic conducted by Karel Ancerl (SU1929-2 011). There are many choices to make, most of superior recording technique, but this particular performance (the CD also contains Janácek's Taras Bulba) rings more authentically than any of the others. Janácek used the Czech language (often specifically Moravian dialect) as is spoken for the "melos" of much of his music. Zemanova's book abounds with references to Janácek's notebooks filled with speech tonality/ rhythm studies. Just being able to read and play the notes as written is not enough. It is imperative to understand the language and it peculiar inflections to be able to perform this piece with authority.
The same applies to the Glagolitic Mass. I recommend first Supraphon 111930-2 911, which was awarded the Grand Prix Du Disque in 1964 and the prize of The Art Festival, Tokyo in 1965. It features the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus with extraordinary soloists, again conducted by Karel Ancerl. It is worth spending nearly $50 for a piano score of the Glagolitic Mass, published by Universal-Edition Vienna (Number 9544a). It comes in two versions, Latin/English and Slavonic/German. It is wonderful to follow while listening to the recording, and you can see on the page how Janácek works his magic. You don't have to be a musician to follow it and it is a delightful way to spend 22 minutes. A full conductor's score is available in a pocket-sized edition for about the same amount. For a modern digital recording, Sir Charles Mackerras wins hands down for his performance with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus and more fine soloists (Supraphon 10 3575-2) from a 1984 session. Mackerras' scholarship is admirable. His edition of Janácek's opera Jenufa (London/Decca 414 483-2) with the Vienna Philharmonic and State Opera Chorus and an all-Czech cast is a great introduction to Janácek's first truly great success.
Finally, you would benefit greatly in investing in Deutsche Gramophon/Polydor 449 764, a 2-CD set of Janácek's music for piano solo and various ensembles featuring the late Rudolf Firkusny, Janácek's last pupil. The recording was made in 1997, the year before Firkusny's death and features the Concertino, Zdenka Variations, In the Mists, Defiance and the Capriccio for piano, left hand. There is a rich and wonderful world to be explored, listening to Janácek's music and reading of his life.
Rudolf Firkunsy Interview
Famed Czech pianist Rudolf Firkunsy, last pupil of Leos Janácek, interviewed here by WGUC's Gary Barton in 1976. Firkunsy was in Cincinnati for a guest performance with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. (RealPlayer required.)
By Gary Barton.
Many of the recordings mentioned above may be purchased at ArkivMusic.com, where a portion of your purchase can benefit WGUC.
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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Editor's note: Cam Messer is a senior at Oyster River High School and a writer for Mouth of the River, the school's student newspaper. The following is an abbreviated version of an article which appeared in the Mouth of the River, published Feb. 12. It deals with Oyster River School District's 2014 fiscal year budget which goes before voters on March 12.
In response to these setbacks, efforts were made to bring the budget back to last year's amount, including $92,000 saved over this past summer in utility cuts. Through new retirement incentives put forth by Morse, $538,954 in personnel costs will be saved in the 2014 fiscal year's budget. However, due to the total federal and state funding cuts this year, all of the savings become invisible in the bottom line total.
Oyster River is considered a "destination school," meaning educators come to make a career at one of the four schools within the district. This eventually results in a senior teaching staff whose cost is dramatically greater compared to the cost of a younger staff. Yet there is a strong argument that having veteran teachers results in a superior education. Some point to Oyster River's hallmark data over the past few years, e.g. 90% of second graders are proficient in reading, as confirmation of this point. Oyster River is also extremely competent in its graduation rate and SAT scores. These positive numbers are consistent throughout the school district, not isolated in one place, which suggests that as a whole, Oyster River teachers are doing a good job.
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Interview subject: Jameson Clares
Jameson Clares: Uh, okay. I'm a senior in high school. Lived in Las Vegas my whole life. Both my parents work at the Paris Hotel on the strip. We live in a nice house with a great pool. I'm captain of the swim team 'cause it's the one place where I feel like I know what I'm doing. I'm student body VP. I like that because it's something else to put on a college application, but I'm not the Pres, so it lessens the responsibility a bit. I'm close with my parents, which not everyone can say, but as long as I keep my grades up and stay out of trouble, they leave me alone. That, and they're at work until 3 AM or so. It's cool having night owls for parents. It's also cool that I can get in the back door of most hotels on the strip, and I've never once actually paid to see any of the shows that come through town.
(Jameson lets out a puff of air) Sarah . . . yeah. (rubs hand over head) Well, I've known her forever. I wanted to ask her out when we first started hanging out, but didn't because we were spending time together, and so I thought it would just happen, but it never did. I tried to date a few other girls, but I liked Sarah more and so if Sarah had something going on, or something she wanted to do, I'd follow her. None of those relationships lasted long. And now? I'm not sure. Sarah hasn't totally been herself this year, and I'm not sure how I feel about her anymore.
(A large, white, smile spreads) Sky . . . she's . . . she's almost not real, you know? Like everything about her is strong, but smooth, and confident, but quiet. She's gorgeous, and when she's walking next to me, I'm sort of amazed that she's there. From the first night we met she's had this honesty thing, and even though it can be awkward, it's like, I always know where I'll stand with her, and I like that. There's something comforting about it, but at the same time she puts me more on edge (in a good way) than anyone I've ever been around. She's addictive, that's for sure. Full of opposites, but addictive.
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After losing Sarah, the friend he's loved, to some other guy, Jameson meets Sky. Her Native American roots, fluid movements, and need for brutal honesty become addictive fast. This is good. Jameson needs distraction – his dad leaves for another woman, his mom's walking around like a zombie, and Sarah's new boyfriend can't keep his hands off of her.
As he spends time with Sky and learns about her village, her totems, and her friends with drums – she's way more than distraction. Jameson's falling for her fast.
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