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Peter Steinhauer lives for black and white. He loves the aesthetic, the quality and all the history associated with the medium.
Peter has spent much of his career behind large format cameras printing his work in his own darkrooms for over 18 years. Today he is fully digital and has been enjoying pushing his Phase One digital backs to their limits, capturing ethereal landscapes with extraordinarily long exposures. He uses the P45+ back because of its ability to make long, noiseless exposures. The P45+ can easily handle Peter's long exposures which are typically from 30 seconds to twenty minutes. He is testing the Phase One Achromatic back now which is a pure black and white digital back.
Project Based
"I like to photograph on a project basis. I have a particular objective in mind. If I go out to shoot the landscape, that's all I do. And since all my landscape work is tripod based, it's hard to switch to portraiture halfway through a landscape shoot anyway unless when I am working in countries far away from Hong Kong, where I am based, then I must take advantage of the time constraint and photograph both as I travel."
Peter shoots throughout Asia, mainly on location. He lived in Vietnam for 13 years and Singapore before settling down in Hong Kong. While working commercially, he always had a number of personal projects running concurrently, including several books. Two books on Vietnam are already published and there are further books in production including two on Hong Kong, one on Bali, India and Burma. At the beginning of a project, I envision a large body of work with the final body of work designed as a book."
Black Moor, Hong Kong
Black Moor is a combination of man-made structures, the environment and typical atmospheric conditions found in Hong Kong.
"This is very much Hong Kong weather", Peter explains, "with heavy skies and lots of mountains. When I first started photography, I was intrigued by 19th Century images in which portraits of the people were a little blurred, but this in turn created a photograph that was really alive, almost moving. At that stage, I wasn't aware of how exposures affected the image. I was just intrigued by the ghostly people. However, as my education progressed and I moved into landscape photography, I continued to return to the early 19th Century for inspiration. I was drawn to this style of work from late 19th century photographers, Eugene Atget and the Scottish photographer, John Thompson, as opposed to that of Ansel Adams in which all movement is pretty much stopped. This is why I primarily started working with longer exposures. When I can and when it's appropriate, I like to put movement into my work. The wind is always blowing, the sea always moving – I think long exposures add more life to the photography."
Black Moor was photographed using a Phase One 645AF camera with a P45+ back and a 150mm lens. The exposure was around three minutes and Peter uses a number of neutral density filters to ensure long exposures, even during daylight.
"Each ND filter represents about four stops, so I might use three or four of these filters with my lens stopped down to f/16 to achieve the long exposure time. It all depends on the ambient light. For this particular exposure, it was towards the end of the day and overcast, so I didn't need as much neutral density. I like these atmospheric conditions and the soft light in the early morning and late afternoon. The light is at its softest then and it is my vision for this type of light."
Ma On Shan View
"This image is taken in the New Territories. Hong Kong itself is an island, but it includes mainland areas all the way up to the border of China. Where I am standing is in a national park and people are amazed when I tell them this is Hong Kong! It's nothing like the dense urban areas of HK and Kowloon. It's a long hike to the top of the mountain from the car park. There are hiking trails all over Hong Kong and, coming from Colorado, I get out into the hills as much as I can. It's a really important part of my life."
"I shoot in black and white because that's the way I see. I just think and see that way. "The diptych and triptych presentations of my work are again influenced by the 19th Century ways of shooting and the banquet cameras. The only way to fit 100 people into the picture was to use a long, glass plate camera and I love this format. When I get into areas like this, I feel all this space around me and so I need to create a work with a long format. However, I intentionally make two and three separate images for these. I don't take one image and split it into two, rather I have a very high-end leveling tripod which I use to precisely frame each photo. I make the first frame, and then turn the camera to one side so the edges line up and then make the next frame."
Using the P45+, Peter says he can confidently produce 40x50 inch prints for exhibition. "The files are fantastic and the images are as sharp if not sharper than a drum scanned 4x5" negative. Certainly using the Phase One is far superior to shooting with a 4x5" camera and I guess the only drawback is when you take a 20 minute exposure because you have to wait another 20 minutes for the noise reduction software. It would be good to have two backs!
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"This is one of my best selling prints. The scene has never left my mind since I first photographed it from the ground it back in 1994, but it wasn't photographed the way I wanted, inside a flat from the 15th floor, until a couple of years ago after I moved here."
"It's a disappearing part of Hong Kong, but it shows the density of the old block estates which are being rebuilt and replaced. It's only around 15 meters from wall to wall and I knew I needed to be about half way up the building to produce the symmetrical composition I had in mind. However, obtaining access was difficult. The people who lived there were worried I was a developer or that I might take away the home they had been living in for the last 50 years. Their security really checked me out and I had to submit my books and portfolio to them."
"After we obtained permission to do the shoot, the next challenge was opening someone's window and getting the camera into position. The windows are only 50 centimeters wide, so it's even tough to get your head out to have a look! In fact, if I had a 4x5" or 8x10" camera, there's almost no way this photo could have been made! How would you get a film holder in or stop the lens down? I like to do as much processing as I can in Capture One, getting the tones exactly as I want them. I leave the black and white file as an RGB and process it out to 45x60 inches. I process all my files to this size and then shrink them if needed to make smaller prints."
"In this image, the building is lighter at the top and gets gradually darker towards the bottom. It's such a narrow opening that except for the top couple of floors, the sun would never hit the walls directly. My approach to the image was just as if I were working in the darkroom, dodging and burning the file to lighten the bottom and balance it more closely to the top. I don't think I've ever been so happy or satisfied about an image as this one, and I was just as excited to see it for the first time as a print It was an image that was consistently on my mind for 15 years until I was finally able to make it the way I had originally envisioned it when viewing it from the ground."
Landscape and portraiture make up the majority of Peter's photography and he's currently working on a project which documents the varied faces of people in different Asian cities.
"I'm visiting different countries and cities, shooting people with a Mamiya 120mm macro lens. Some frames are full body shots, others are just faces tightly cropped. It's amazing to see the differences in people's faces from country to country. I started this project with a 4x5" view camera and each image has the film rebate around it. If you look at 19th Century photographs made with glass negatives, you can see where the glass was taped or held during processing. These marks produced a frame and I always liked this effect. I had modified my film holders to produce this as if it were a glass negative. I'm continuing it with the digital files and each frame is individually made. It's not a stock frame."
"The Phase One files are a good match for the 4x5" negatives, but there is a difference in the depth-of-field. Both 4x5 and 8x10 of course have a much shallower depth-of-field than medium format, so the closest I can get to the large format effect is to use the 120mm macro lens wide open at f/4. And that's another difference digital has made to photographing people. I used to travel with a suitcase of Polaroid print film. I'd make an image with the Polaroid, show it to them, and then take a second frame using film. It worked really well in places like rural Vietnam, Cambodia and India. Today I have a Fujifilm instant camera which does a similar job, but it's the Phase One camera that makes the final exposure."
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Aerohive set to create mobile access buzz in Barcelona with latest partnerships
Sunnyvale, Calif - Feb 22, 2013 - Aerohive Networks™, the leader in controller-less Wi-Fi and cloud-enabled enterprise networking, will be showcasing the latest innovations in mobile access technologies at Mobile World Congress 2013, taking place in Barcelona on 25-28 Feb. Aerohive will be exhibiting alongside its mobile device management (MDM) solution partner, Airwatch, at their booth in Hall 3, Stand 3B34.
Aerohive and Airwatch teamed up this year to develop a new solution that enables comprehensive management of multi-OS mobile devices and enforces enrollment to ensure corporate policy compliance.
Visitors to the MWC booth will receive a physical demonstration of the solution, which is the first of its kind to combine networking control and MDM enrollment into a single workflow for all mobile devices. Here, delegates will learn about the integration of intelligent Wi-Fi Access Points (APs) with a robust, fully configurable architecture to create a comprehensive network management access solution for devices in enterprise and retail environments.
The Aerohive team will also showcase its latest innovation for retail environments, the integration with retail analytics software specialist Euclid. At MWC, attendees will discover how Aerohive and Euclid are together, enabling brick-and-mortar retailers to use cloud-enabled networking to obtain actionable shopper insights to drive better business decisions and enhance the customer experience.
Visit the team in Hall 3, Stand 3B34, to learn more.
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People want to work anywhere; on any device, and IT needs to enable them -- without drowning in complexity or compromising on security, performance, reliability or cost. Aerohive's mission is to Simpli-Fi these enterprise access networks with a cloud-enabled, self-organizing, service-aware, identity-based infrastructure that includes innovative Wi-Fi, VPN, branch routing and switching solutions.
Aerohive was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. Investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Northern Light Venture Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP). For more information, please visit www.aerohive.com, call us at 408-510-6100, follow us on Twitter @Aerohive, subscribe to our blog or become a fan on our Facebook page.
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Sharks loosie AJ Venter is favourite to be named captain of the Springboks against the World XV at Ellis Park next Saturday.
The Springbok management has yet to decide on who will replace John Smit, but it will definitely come from one of either Venter, Wikus van Heerden or Victor Matfield. A final decision will only be made following the Boks warm-up match against Shimlas on Friday evening.
With John Smit ruled out with a groin strain, speculation has been rife in Bloemfontein as to a possible successor to lead the Boks for the unofficial Test on June 3. Smit may also miss the opening Test against Scotland in Durban, which would mean the man appointed for the World XV game may then become South Africa's 52nd Test skipper the following weekend.
It is thus a decision that White and co will not take lightly. And only the most deserving of men have been handed the captain's armband in Springbok Tests.
Several candidates have presented themselves with strong credentials though, but it seems Venter will get the nod. Jake White is a known fan of the leaderhsip abilities of Wikus van Heerden, but it seems the tearaway flanker will not feature in the starting line-up.
Lock Victor Matfield is another with captaincy experience, but he and White are known not to see eye to eye and it is doubtful the Bok coach will elevate Matfield to that position.
Gary Botha is expected to replace Smit in the No 2 jumper, but if Hanyani Shimange starts, then Van Heerden may actually start ahead of Solly Tyibilika and provide him with the opportunity to captain his country.
Cheetahs captain Juan Smith and Stormers duo De Wet Barry and Schalk Burger are not considered strong contenders. The latter two are unlikely to play in Johannesburg anyway.
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Uxmal is acclaimed to be the architectural masterpiece of Maya Civilization. The Great Pyramid, the palace of the Governors, the House of the Magical and the Nunnery Quadrangle are magnificent structures; and the extensive restoration work performed at this site gives visitors a spectacular experience of the scope and grandeur of this powerful city.
Uxmal achieved it greatest glory between 800 and 1000 AD, although is decline did not apparently come as consequence of the rise of CHICHEN ITZA to the east. The bulks of the structures we see today are multi-roomed, and are thought to be the homes of a large and powerful elite class.
Archeologists can only guess at how many thousands of peasants, living in the surrounding countryside, were commanded by these warrior-nobles. Exquisite carving, mosaics and other decorations typify many structures, which represent some of the finest of achievements of what is known as the Puuc architectural style.
Some very fine carved stelae have been discovered here, and the study of their inscriptions and those found on the buildings themselves has played an important role in the ongoing decoding of Mayan writing.
Most Mayan numbers, more than half of their alphabet, and many other important symbols, or glyphs, have now been deciphered by the experts, and the evidence from Uxmal has provided essential clues in solving this ancient mystery.
Paradoxically, not that much is known about the civilization here. Only one ruler, Lord Chac, has been specifically identified.
The people may have been less war-like than some of their cousins in other Mayan City-states, as there are few of the monuments and inscriptions celebrating victory in battle that are so prevalent at other sites. Being reasonably close to the coast, Uxmal probably engaged in considerable trade; agriculture and perhaps salt production were other key industries.
The large ball-court tells us that sports and recreation – at least for the upper classes – were also part of life in Uxmal.
The buildings are heroic in scope and majesty, yet are covered with gorgeous, finely detailed art. The entire site is imbued with a rare power, as if the spirits of the Mayan nobles remained on their land, whispering the epic secrets of their ancient world to the visitors of today.
No words or even pictures can do justice to the splendor that is Chichen Itza. Only when a visitor has the personal experience of staring down into the cenote of sacrifice, or into the eyes of the red jaguar, is the full force of the past truly felt.
Come indulge in the past, the glory of the Maya and Chichen Itza. The Mayan civilization is considered to be one the more complex and brilliant of its time. Dating as far back as 1500 B.C., The Maya flourished until about 900 A.D. in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula and parts of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador.
Because they made science, writing, mathematics, astronomy, and religion pillars of their lives, the details of this mysterious group continue to intrigue us. Many of their complex hieroglyphs are still un-deciphered, making it difficult to fully understand the few scriptures we have from their time. What has been concluded, however, is that Mayan people were fascinated with the sky, and most of their activities were based upon different cycles of the sun, planets, moon, and stars.
Their astrological observations were written down in several codices, which now provide us with a multitude of data related to the paths of celestial bodies. From the observations they made, the Mayan people were able to predict agricultural events, eclipses, and develop a calendar that was more accurate than the one we use today. Chichen Itza was the mayor city of the Post classic Maya.
It was a place for mystery and magic, and power so pervasive, those centuries after its decline it was considered holy. Monumental architecture marks the center of a city that in its day covered more than 25 sq kilometers. Settlers appeared in the area as early as 300 B.C., but not until 750 A.D. is there evidence of urban planning. By 900 A.D. and under the Maya, Chichén Itzá is a thriving metropolis of 50,000 inhabitants.
When the toltecs invaded Chichen Itza about 1000 A.D. they brought with them human sacrifice, and a military discipline not known to the Maya. They Maya-Toltec built the nortern-most structures of Chichen Itza, most notably the temple of Kukulkan and the temple of the warriors.
Chichén is a mix of styles, Toltec and Maya. The mayor structures within walking distance of each other and what you 'All be seeing is the city´s ceremonial center.
At Chichen Itza, the Mayan civilization reached its pinnacle. Art, astronomy, medicine, agriculture, architecture -- they all flourished here.
The Maya understood the concept of the space between zero and one. They used binary numbers that are used today in computing. Their calendar was more accurate than ours today, by not requiring a leap year to make up for adjustments.
They knew of penicillin 199 years before we rediscovered it. Also, their astronomical calculations allowed term to come up with a theoretical "True North", this enabling them to create effects such as that of the descending snake during the Equinox. The major structures include the Castillo, or Temple of Kukulcan; the Nunnery Complex; the Caracol, which was the center for astronomy; the Temple of the Warriors, with its magnificent colonnade of carved stelae; the ball-court and Temple of the Jaguar; and the marketplace.
Two cenotes, or natural wells, were the primary reason the city was situated at this location. One provided water for the people and the crops; the other was the sacrificial well, where animal and often human victims were tossed into the dark waters in rituals of purification, celebration and renewal. The Castillo is perhaps the best-known pyramid in the entire Mayan civilization.
Exquisitely proportioned, every aspect of its architecture had religious meaning as well as functional purpose. Less well-known is the fact that the Castillo as it is seen today sits atop an earlier structure; and that a steep, dark stairway inside the building takes visitors to a secret chamber, where the brilliant red Throne of the Jaguar scowls at those brave enough to intrude on this powerfully sacred site.
Everywhere at Chichen Itza one encounters strong, silent testimony to the power and achievements of this remarkable civilization. The reflecting basins at the Caracol, each sculpted with a god-figure, allowed Mayan astronomers to chart the positions and movements of the planets and stars.
The magnificent carvings on the walls of the ball-court tell the grisly yet enthralling story of the ritual version of the Mayan game of Pok-ta-Pok, and portray the losing captain being decapitated in the spring renewal ritual.
The Temple of the Warriors celebrates the battlefield exploits of this mighty race, and pays hall of fame-like homage to its greatest fighters. Everywhere the carvings portray the supreme jaguar and feathered serpent gods, the morning star Venus, and the enigmatic lord Kukulcan.
EK BALAM: A 40 minutes drive from our Hotels in Chichén Itzá, Ek Balam was at one time rich and very important. The city lost its power around 1,000 A.D., and remained inhabited long after.
The first excavations were carried out by Desire Charnay in 1886, but it was not until 1987 when most of the serious work began. A couple of buildings remain buried, waiting for their secrets to be revealed.
To the Maya this represents a portal to the "other World". The enormous mouth of the Witz Monster (entry to the underworld), complete with teeth, is awe-inspiring. The main temple here is impressive, both in size and architecture.
Its massive size of over 500 feet long and 200 feet wide easily makes it one of the largest structures ever excavated in the Yucatan. It is so big that one wonders how this could have been built without the aid of iron or the wheel.
Ek Balam's most striking temple is one with a huge "monster mouth". Evidence has been found at Ek Balam that bloodletting rituals were practiced here. This was self-inflicted by the priest and nobles.
Some suggest that one of the human figures depicted above the mouth is in the posture of a defeated enemy about to be sacrificed, so it may also be a site of human sacrifice but to what extent they are not sure yet.
SAYIL: A short day visit from our Uxmal Hotels, through small, Sayil is a beautiful and important Mayan site, with some fascinating architectural details and well-preserved hieroglyphics.
With ongoing research and reconstruction, this city continues to come back to life, and perhaps one day to tell us the story of its brief glory and abrupt decline. Among Mayan sites of the Yucatan, the ancient city of Sayil actually sits amid several steep hills.
From the steps of its Great Palace, one looks out at the ruins of several other significant structures, including a ball-court and several smaller palaces.
Altars and steal are plentiful, as are the ruined foundations of thousands of small dwelling structures. A series of causeways links the various building clusters, providing a relatively clear picture of the plan of the city.
As many as 10,000 people may have lived in the central area of Sayil during peak years, roughly 800 to 1,000 AD, with perhaps another 5,000 to 7,000 in the surrounding farming areas.
Sayil's downfall appears to have been rapid, quite possibly the result of invasion and destruction by the powerful warriors of CHICHEN ITZA.
LABNA: A short day visit from our Uxmal Hotels, LABNA was originally discovered and partially rebuilt in the 19th century, Labna has been somewhat neglected since then.
Located only about six miles from Sayil, on the Puuc Route, Labna's structures are similar in style and scope, suggesting a close relationship between the two cities.
The central palace area is entered into through a well-restored, Puuc-style archway that is considered one of the finer examples of this type of architecture.
It is likely that this city too fell before the onslaught of the mighty Itza.
Until more work is done here, however, the story of Labna remains largely hidden among the collapsed buildings and the encroaching underbrush.
The largest structure in Labna is a pyramid, which is topped by partially-collapsed temple that was most probably added at a later date.
15 miles south of the important city of UXMAL, and connected by a sacbe (Mayan road), sits Kabah. While almost certainly subordinate to its northern neighbor, Kabah was not a minor city it was an important location in its own right, and surprise today's visitors with its own special ambiance.
The main structure here is the Palace of the Masks, an imposing building used for religious rituals and other state ceremonies. The people of Kabah grew crops, participated in the great Mayan trade routes, and kept a wary eye to the north.
The relationship between smaller cities and larger ones could change dramatically with the ascension of the new ruler in either location. Its terrace extensive hieroglyphic texts behind an altar that may well have been used for human sacrifice.
The succession of a new ruler was a major event in the Mayan world, and one can imagine that spies from many nearby city-states were among the throngs gathered to watch the rituals and pageantry that marked the beginning of a new reign.
Carved panels, doorjambs and lintels make this a breathtaking example of the incredibly advanced and complex Mayan stone carving art.
A benevolent protector might be succeeded by a ruthless tyrant, eager to accrue greater glory by capturing slaves and increasing his dominance; a wiling subject-king might be succeeded by an ambitious rebel, eager to gain fame by freeing his city from the dominance of a powerful neighbor.
Staring out for eternity over the turquoise waters of the Mexican Caribbean, the temples of the walled city of Tulum present a unique aspect of the Mayan legacy.
Astronomy and celestial navigation, maritime trade, even weather forecasting was among the Maya achievements at this small but powerful city state.
Tulum rose to prominence around 1200 AD, in what is referred to as the Post-Classic Period in Mayan history, a little more than three hundred years before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.
Though none of its buildings is particularly large, they are among the most beautiful of Mayan structures, with their dramatic rise against the craggy Yucatan coastline.
The dominant pyramid is the Castillo, which is also noted for the extensive, colorful and detailed murals found inside the building.
Other buildings were used fir purposes ranging from religious rites (a practice continued well into the 20th century) to serving as an ancient from of lighthouse for the immense seagoing canoes the people of Tulum used in their trading, which was a key source of wealth for the city.
Indeed, the beach which served as this city's "port" is clearly evident as a break between the short cliffs that typify the coast at this point.
Tulum was inhabited until the conquistadors arrived. Like ports and trading centers throughout history, Tulum was one of the first places to encounter the invaders from across the sea –and one of the first to taste the bitter fruit of conquest.
Today, Tulum again stands proud, as one of the more popular Mayan sites for visitors. Its breathtaking backdrop and finely-wrought architecture give it a beauty unlike any other ancient Mayan city; as it always was, Tulum is truly unique.
Coba is one of the largest cities of the Mayans, Coba rise in the Late Classic period of Mayan History, in 600 AD, and eventually fell before might of CHICHEN ITZA sometime around 940 AD. At its height, the lords of Coba ruled over a huge territory, exacting tribute from small city states hundreds of kilometers away.
Several small nearby lakes made Coba a rarity among Mayan sites: city water abundant water. Given that other locations rose and fell with their water supplies, these lakes no doubt contributed to the prominence and longevity (it is among the longest-inhabited of all Mayan cities) the city achieved.
Because Coba is still in the fairly early stages of discovery and reconstruction, it offers visitors a fascinating look at the lengthy and complex process of restoring Mayan cities. The largest structures at Coba are the huge Late Classic temple called Nohoch Mul and a giant pyramid called the Castillo.
Both rise more than 75 feet above the surrounding forest. Many other structures are still being excavated and even discovered, emerging from the cloak of a thousand years of overgrowth.
Coba also benefits from the vastly increased scholarly knowledge of Mayan architecture –and Mayan life in general – as experts painstakingly piece together this mammoth site.
The gratuitous destruction and historical errors that have flawed other locations have not been visited upon Coba, leaving us to speculate that once this restoration is complete, the city may rival the greatest of all Mayan centers.
Among the great achievements of the people of Coba were towering pyramids, advanced agricultural practices (essential for feeding the 30,000 people estimated to have lived within the city itself), and the building of a system of roads that linked virtually the entire dominion together.
These roads, or Sacbe, were tremendous aids to commerce – and to the waging of war. Today's visitors have privilege of seeing the story as it first begins to unfold, an epic tale still in its early chapters.
CALAKMUL "City of Twin Pyramids". Calakmul is located in the state of Campeche, Mexico just north of the Petén region, and is somewhat difficult to reach. It is located north of El Mirador and south of Balamku, Calakmul is one of largest Maya cities from the late pre-Classic and Classic and may soon take its place in the ranks Tikal and Caracol as one of the most important Maya sites.
This site, in its golden age was an important regional capital, sprawls, over an area of approximately 42 square mile, where 6,700 structures of various types have been located.
The site is located in the vast Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, one of the last of the Yucatan rainforests. It is distinguished by its least 100 engraved stelae, which is the largest number found at any know site.
Most of the stelae depict luxuriantly attired personages, probably local rulers, standing on top of prisoners. They also have calendar glyphs that show dates between 500 and 850 A.D. Among these there are two acropolis, a ball court, and numerous temples and pyramids including one of the largest monuments in the entire Maya area.
Recent investigations there have led to the finding of a tomb with rich offerings. Archaeologists also have discovered the remains of high-ranking captives, providing further evidence of Calakmul's power and influence.
BECAN "The Road of the Serpent". Becan was an active city for a very long period of time. Dates as early as 600 B.C. and as late as 1450 A.D. have been identified.
The ruins are linked with Chicanna one mile away, and Xpuhil, four miles away, and are easily reached by car. The site covers some 63 acres, although the entire site boundaries are still undefined.
This archaeological site was built from carved limestone. Becan represented an important political and military control place, and is considered the Capital of the Rio Bec region. The core area of Becan is ringed by a moat and there are remains of a wall, in some places almost 11 feet high. The formation of the ditch and protective wall is very rare in the Maya civilization.
XPUHIL "Place of the Cattails". It is a small site near Becan, in Campeche and was named by members of the fourth Carnegie Expedition to Campeche, Who "discovered" the site in 1938.
The ruins typify a beautiful example of the Rio Bec style; however, show one major modification, a third tower. The Rio Bec style is known for the use of two towers wit thatched or non-permanent buildings on top. Here at Xpuhil they added a tower in the form of a pyramid.
Although the site's façade looks east, the best conserved part is at the rear. These towers were very solidly put together and served decorative purposes.
Their stairs are exceedingly narrow and steep, while on the upper simulated towers there are three stone masks, which are apparently portrayals of felines, decorating the staircases. The simulated towers display Itzamna, the creator god, as a celestial serpent.
Kohunlich ( X-laabch'e'en in Modern Maya) is a large archeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located on the Yucatan Peninsula about 25 km east of the Rio Bec region, and about does not actually derive from Maya but from the English Cohune Ridge.
The site covers about 21 acres, surrounded by dense sub-tropical rainforest, and it contains almost 200 mounds, that remain largely unexcavated.
The city was elaborately planned and engineered, with raised platforms and pyramids, citadels, courtyards and plazas surrounded with palace platforms, all laid out channel drainage into a system of cisterns and an enormous reservoir to collect rainwater.
The site was settled by 200 BC, but most of the structures were built in the Early Classic period from about 250 to 600 AD. Many of them are still covered with thick vegetation and overgrown by trees.
The city appears to have functioned as a regional center and stop along the trade routes through the southern Yucatan from Campeche and Rio Bec area to the west, and the cities along the east-coast and to the south, in the el Petén region of Guatemala and neighboring Belize.
The road approaches the site from the north and leads into an enormous central plaza ringed by pyramids and temple platforms. To the north there is a massive, raised acropolis, or citadel, with a palace complex around a courtyard to the north-west.
Further east there is the Pyramid of the Masks, built in honor of the god, with 6 gigantic stucco masks flanking its central staircase. And south of the main plaza lays the marvelous, Sunken Plaza Mervin, on the west side of the site, and a small ball court further to the east.


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Tom Leykis celebrates the first anniversary of his digital talk show Tuesday. It is not making a profit yet, because of start-up costs, but he is optimistic it will by the end of the year.
Here Leykis talks with Talkers magazine associate Mike Kinosian:
"In terms of listenership and media recognition, we are ahead of where we expected to be at this point." The venture got off the ground after Leykis' old contract with CBS expired and he was able to move ahead on his own. Using Triton Digital's Webcast Metrics, Leykis says he is on a projected pace of 9.6 million connections for 2013. This version of his show is embarking on new frontiers but he says he wouldn't have it any other way.
"Many people in the radio business, including some I really respect, said I was insane. They felt I had a long history in radio and should not be walking away from it at this time. I was leaving the big-box, broadcasting business to be in the hand-crafted, small-batch business. This is a boutique content company
Kinosian asked Leykis to explained how it all works:
"The New Normal as a company actually debuted in March of 2010. In that year, we introduced The Gary & Dino Show, New Normal Music, and Leykis101.com.
"'The Tom Leykis Show' debuted as a New Normal production on April 2, 2012.
"We average seven minutes an hour of commercials, compared to up to 28 minutes an hour when we were at KLSX.
"We are positioned to earn our first annual profit this year. Last year, a host of startup costs and the technical issues that come with doing something new delayed our profit into 2013. However, unlike radio, we didn't celebrate the holidays by firing employees as many big companies did.
People use every method to listen to our show except for a traditional radio appliance or the Clear Channel-owned IHeartRadio.
We can be heard on iPhones, Android smartphones using apps including TuneIn and Stitcher Smart Radio, on PCs and Macs through any major media player such as Windows Media Player, Winamp, iTunes, etc.
Last week we asked for you to name your favorite and least favorite songs on the radio. Here are some responses:
Robert Salti – Favorite: "Hello Goodbye" by the Beatles. Least: "The Wedding Song" by Paul Stookey or "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle.
Chris Mader – "I didn't want to over think this one so I went with the fist two songs that popped into my head." ... I'm from Ann Arbor, Mich. I love everything Detroit and everything Seger but my least favorite song in the world is, "Old Time Rock and Roll." Maybe it's too many wedding receptions at the DFW Hall or because Tom Cruise ruined it forever but whenever it come on the radio goes off.
"On the other side, 'Brown Eyed Girl' always gets cranked to 10!!! No special memories attached. I just love to hear it."
John Besser – Favorite song to hear: "Take it Easy" (Eagles). Great to wake up to, or cruise down coast highway and listen to. A close #2 is "La Grange" (ZZ Top), and probably 10 other songs, depending on the mood.
Least favorite, and the most annoying song ever recorded: "Roxanne" (The Police). Was Sting inhaling helium when he "sang" this? It's more annoying than scratching a blackboard.


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Sunday, March 01, 2015
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It's been a long time since I've tracked my food on here. I've written down little bits and pieces in a notebook, but I haven't been looking at the calories. Holy moly! I tracked today's breakfast, and I'm already up at almost 700 calories. And ... Read more
Saturday, February 21, 2015
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I used to be a morning exerciser. I woke up at 5:00 every day to get in a swim, a run, or a lifting session. And it was great. I had tons of energy, I stayed on track with my eating throughout the day...
So what happened??!?!?
I am no ... Read more
Sunday, November 30, 2014
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Tomorrow is a brand new day. Not only a new day, but a new chapter in my life. I am starting a job within walking distance, and I'll be getting over 10 hours a week back in time I won't be commuting to work. This is amazing.
Also, my grad ... Read more
Sunday, November 02, 2014
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I haven't been on Spark since June - it's the longest break I've taken since I started Sparking in 2009. And you know what? I can tell when I'm active on Spark and when I'm not. I've gained back the 10 pounds I lost after eating clean and vegan,... Read more
Thursday, June 12, 2014
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I am having SUCH a hard time adjusting to my new work schedule. My eating is totally off - making really poor choices with food, and having a hard time with a meal/snack schedule. And I definitely feel it. I'm tired, I have to work really hard t... Read more
Thursday, June 05, 2014
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First, I'm very excited to be working full-time again. It's a relief to have some income and some breathing room with our bills. However, I need to figure out how I will keep up my healthy eating and work it into my day. I am so used to eating a... Read more
Monday, May 19, 2014
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One of my biggest challenges in keeping up with my Sparked self is motivation. Or rather, keeping my motivation up during the entire day. Evening is the hardest time for me, especially with my eating. I get SO hungry and just eat whatever. My ex... Read more
Sunday, April 27, 2014
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I think it's funny that the last time I wrote a blog, I was headed to a shower. Today's shower is for my best friend, and much less work than the last one. I don't have as much to do; I think this MOH has a better planning system than the other ... Read more
Saturday, April 12, 2014
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Today I'm going to a bridal shower for my future SIL. It is up in the area where I used to live, so I'm traveling today. I'm one of the bridesmaids, so I've done a lot of preparation for today. I also know what the food menu is going to look lik... Read more
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
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I know that cookies and cakes are my weakness. When I decided to go on my diet cleanse, added sugar was one thing I knew I really wanted to cut out. And I was doing really well! I lost about a pound a week when I was carefully watching my sugar,... Read more
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
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I already got in my 10-mile run and I'm feeling good. My legs are a bit sore from yesterday's workout, but I finished my run strong.
- drink lots of water
- track my food
- get some teaching stuff done... Read more
Sunday, March 23, 2014
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The blog I'm writing now is very different than the one I would have written last night. I was feeling pretty blah - I hadn't done a workout for a week, and my food choices were less than stellar. So after some journaling, prayer, and self-refle... Read more
Thursday, March 13, 2014
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I think I have the post-vacation blues. Hubs and I had a wonderful week in Florida, but now it's back to reality.
The only part of my diet that I stuck to last week was the "no coffee" part. Sheesh. But it's something! I really didn't want... Read more
Friday, February 28, 2014
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For February, I used hard data to set goals and track my progress.
Goals - did I meet them?
PAWS shifts (the no-kill shelter where I volunteer) - goal was 8, I did 7.
Running miles - goal was 25, actual mileage was 29.37. I am thr... Read more
Thursday, February 27, 2014
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I almost put off today's run until tomorrow - I'm glad I didn't. Tomorrow is going to be ridiculously cold. This morning at 7:00am it was about 19F, tomorrow at 7:00am it's going to be 5F, with a windchill of -7F. I'm a trooper, but -7 is a bit ... Read more


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R.J. Nelson
R.J. Nelson was among several Ayden-Grifton Chargers who began the season with an injury.
During the first six games, the senior running back played with a recovering broken hand — the same first six games the Chargers lost.
Ayden-Grifton entered the conference season on a six-game losing streak to face Greene Central before sweeping the Eastern Carolina 2A for the title. The Chargers went on to finish 7-7, earning third-round NCHSAA 2A state playoff action.
Nelson's cast came off as the Chargers pulled off a 28-27 come-back win over the Rams in overtime. He rushed for 144 yards that game but finished the season with 1951 and All-Conference honors (Eastern Carolina 2A Conference Offensive Player of the Year).
"It feels good because I know what I've been working for all year I accomplished," Nelson said of the selection. "I can't thank my team enough; if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have the awards I have today.
"Running is not a big part of the game, it's about my line."
The 2013 All-Free Press Defensive Player of the Year remembered not only his team's contest with Ayden-Grifton, but Nelson himself.
"I had a lot of fun with him that game," Shyheem Carmon said with a smirk.
Shyheem Carmon
Carmon, a two-year varsity linebacker, led Greene Central's defense with 80 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and six forced fumbles.
When the nominations for All-Free Press were entered, he wasn't sure he'd make the cut.
"I was thinking I wasn't going to get it because (The Free Press) covers a lot of good teams," said Carmon. "When Wooten told me (I was selected), I was speechless. It's an honor.
"I came a long way since middle school."
Carmon is hoping to attend ECU to study criminal justice, with the dream to play football at the college level. He said he is "not going to give up on it."
When the season started, he said the team's goal was only to do well.
"I know we were much-doubted by everybody," Carmon said. "We were 3-9, but at the end of the day, it was a tremendous turnaround for us."
Allen Wooten
When Allen Wooten took over the Rams team, Greene Central was on a nine-game losing streak going back to the previous season.
The spell eventually stretched into 16 games, but the Rams didn't fold.
"It shows what kind of character these gentlemen have," said Wooten, who took the reins after nine years on the North Pitt coaching staff. "Starting with seven straight losses, it took a lot for us to mesh — coaches and players, but we ended having a successful run there at the end of the conference.
"I think it showed that we progressed."
Greene Central only had a 3-9 record when the Rams hung up their jerseys this year, but the final trio before they earned a playoff berth was meaningful.
First of all, Goldsboro was the favorite to beat GC in the final regular-season finale this year, clinching the third spot in the conference and the last playoff ticket.
But Brandon Belcher blocked a potential game-winning field goal to help elevate the Rams into the playoffs — an ending no one would have predicted.
Greene Central lost a controversial contest to Ayden-Grifton to start the conference season. Had the Rams won that game, both AG and GC would have finished 4-1 in the EC2A — with Greene Central winning the tie-breaker.
But that's in the past, and the Rams fought their way into the state playoffs.
"I think it showed what kind of will power they had, what kind of dedication they had," Wooten said of this year's team. "They were learning a whole new system of offense and a whole new system of defense."
First-year coach Wooten admitted he thought Chargers' coach Paul Cornwell would be the favorite for Coach of the Year. The pair has a history, as Cornwell was Wooten's offensive line coach when Wooten played football at North Pitt.
Wooten said he's carried over values from Cornwell's coaching into his own philosophies.
"I always use him as a crutch to lean on," Wooten said. "Hopefully, we can have some good battles for the next 15 or 20 years."


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Last Tuesday Book Club
The Last Tuesday Book Club is a book discussion group for adults.
The club meets eight times over the course of a year--reading, reviewing, and discussing recent and classic works of fiction and non-fiction by authors from around the world. Book Club members choose the eight books for the coming year every spring. The Book Club takes the summer and December off.
All book group meetings are held on on the last Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Velma Skola Program Room at the library.
Book list for 2014/2015:
|Book Of Your Choice
|Any Author
|Sept. 30/Oct. 1, 2014
|The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
|Mark Twain
|Oct. 28/29, 2014
|Isaac's Storm
|Erik Larson
|Nov. 25/26, 2014
|Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
|Robert Edsel
|Jan. 27/28, 2015
|Lone Tree: A True Story of Murder in America's Heartland
|Bruce Brown
|Feb. 24/25, 2015
|Orphan Train
|Christina Baker Kline
|Mar. 31/Apr. 1, 2014
|Winter Garden
|Kristin Hannah
|Apr. 28/29, 2015
|The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
|Isabel Wilkerson
|May 26/27, 2015


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For those of you not going to Patoka or Lexington this weekend I'll be running a bag tag round in Georgetown at 10:00 AM Saturday.
As usual $1 will let you play for tags and anybody else is welcome to play with us for just a $1 donation to the tags. If you'd like to play for an overall pot I'm up for it but it just depends on who shows up. I'd also be game for playing for skins or side bets so we'll have something going one way or another.
If you plan on coming but might be a little bit late please let me know I'll be sure to wait for you.
Also, as of right now the final event will be held Sept. 19th. Any questions with the final event please contact Martin for more info.


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Results vs. JC Smith (2007-02-07 14:00:00)
February 7, 2007
|Women's Tennis Opens with 9-0 Win
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Charlotte, NC---The Pfeiffer University women's tennis team started the 2007 season with a 9-0 blanking of JC Smith in Charlotte on Thursday. Doubles started strong with the number one team of Andrea Stroup and Patti Dominguez dominating Jennifer Lee and April Lewis with an 8-2 score. Samantha Thomas and Heather Lewis defeated Amber Shoecraft and Brittany Laws by the same score while Pfeiffer's #3 team picked up a win by default.
Andrea Stroup faced the toughest competition of the match in her singles against Jennifer Lee. Lee took the first set 6-4, but Stroup fought back with determined play in the second set to win it 6-3. A 10-point super tiebreaker was played for the third set and Stroup left Lee shaking her head in a 10-2 runaway. The rest of the Falcons breezed in their matches with freshman Patti Dominguez leading the way with a 6-0,6-0 win at #2. Mia Bobrowski won easily at #3 with a 6-0,6-1 win, as did Monica Kobylaryz at 4 with a 6-2,6-3 victory. Sarah Ervin, a sophomore in her first collegiate match took an easy 6-0, 6-2 win at the #5 spot.
The Falocns next match is Tuesday February 13th at Catawba at 3 followed by the first home match on Thursday against Lenoir-Rhyne at 3 pm.


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College is a huge and exciting step in an adolescent's development. Being prepared can help your teen stay healthy and know where to go when they're not. Whether your child is staying close to home, or going across the country for school, here are a few tips to add to your college checklist:
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