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Caribbean Economic Overview
Although some Caribbean countries achieved satisfactory economic growth in 1996-97, the region as a whole is still growing slowly. Tourism, other service exports, and... Show More +
Wider Caribbean financial sector review - increasing competitiveness and financial resource management for economic growth
A brief overview of the economies of the Caribbean provides a context to discuss the state of the financial sector and its potential for development. The countries or... Show More +
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Hats Off!
From April 30 to August 18, 2013
This exhibition has ended.
The Hats Off! exhibition presents 80 hats of a wide variety of purposes and styles, showcasing this clothing accessory that was long a wardrobe staple in Quebec, particularly between the 1920s and 1970s.
The cap may have replaced the hat in recent years, but the fact remains that the hat was once an indispensable accessory worn to social events big and small.
An exhibition produced by the Museum of Civilization.
Activity in conjunction with the exhibition:
Wednesday, May 15
HATS OFF TO THE McCORD!
Come visit the Museum wearing the hat of your choice. Participants will have the chance to win one of our door prizes!
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The shads or river herrings comprise the genus Alosa, fishes related to herring in the family Clupeidae. They are distinct from others in that family by having a deeper body and spawning in rivers. The several species frequent different areas on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea. The shad fry live for a year or two in fresh water.
The American or Atlantic shad (A. sapidissima) is a valued food fish. It was especially important in the 1700s; however, many of the rivers where it was common now suffer from pollution. Traditionally it was caught along with salmon in set nets which were suspended from poles driven into the river bed reasonably close to shore in tidal water. It weighs between 3 and 8 pounds and has a delicate flavour when cooked. Though bony, it is worth the effort, and indeed many esteem it above the famous Atlantic salmon. It is considered flavourful enough to not require sauces, herbs or spices. It can be boiled, filleted and fried in butter or baked. Traditionally a little vinegar is sprinkled over it on the plate. In the eastern United States roe shad (females) are prized because the eggs are considered a delicacy.
Shad serve a peculiar symbolic role in Virginia state politics. On the year of every gubernatorial election, would-be candidates, lobbyists, campaign workers, and reporters gather in the town of Wakefield, Virginia for Shad Planking. American shad served as the focal point of John McPhee's book The Founding Fish.
Morphology is notoriously liable to adapt to changing food availability in these fish. Several taxa seem to have evolved quite recently, making molecular analyses difficult. In addition, it appears as if hybridization is a factor to be reckoned when researching shad phylogeny.(Faria et al. 2006)
Nonetheless, some trends are emerging. The North American species except the Atlantic shad can probably be separated in a subgenus (or even genus) Pomolobus. On the other hand, the proposed genus (or subgenus) Caspialosa for the Caspian Sea forms is rejected due to paraphyly.(Faria et al. 2006)


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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
The Re-Decorating Disease
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Can't wait to see all the changes. I'm so sad about your rug because I love it so much. Did you ever try Nature's Miracle (pet store) to clean the dog stains? I even use it for when my kids are sick. It's amazing stuff and I use it for everything.ReplyDelete
I have the some disease! No matters how nice it is, it will always come new ideas on the way... and yes, if you change something.. the rest will follow... but the feeling is so good!!ReplyDelete
Go on, so we can see your new ideas, that I love!
I am currently fighting the re-decorating bug! I blame Pinterest! Love all the changes you've made and I'm obsessing over the deal you got on the velvet love seat. So jealous!ReplyDelete
I have the redecorating bug ALL THE TIME! It sucks! I feel like I can never be content! LOL. I love the new sofa, so nice!ReplyDelete
Yep right there with you on both redecorating and needing a calm space. Life with 3 little ones hands me all the energy I need :-)ReplyDelete
Oh and I am constantly shopping my house and rearranging furniture/drapery/accessories. Even my cleaning lady comments on it!
Oh I get that bug too! We're moving this summer though so I'm fighting it for as long as I can…it drives my husband bonkers I think :) And I love that blue velvet loveseat! Can't wait to see the recovered chairs too!ReplyDelete
Happy to see I'm in good company with my little addiction! What great finds, Kirsten - those chairs are going to be amazing!!ReplyDelete
I get like that to! Your a designer so your house will never be completely done. There will always be something to change and mix up.ReplyDelete
I like the direction you're headed! That velvet loveseat is so pretty and your new chairs will steal the show! My friends always say "Surely you're finished with your house...you're running out of rooms to re-do." But nope! Then it's time to start over! :)ReplyDelete
Story of my life. I get the itch twice each year! It's looking so good and I am super jealous of your velvet settee!!!ReplyDelete
There should be some sort of group therapy for all of our husbands!ReplyDelete
I have the same bug. We may have sold our couches last night cause I wanted a change.ReplyDelete
That darn bug must be contagious! ;) I suffer from it as well. We moved 3 months ago and I am working on our family room as well. I just finished hanging gray linen drapes. Now I need a punch of color in pillows!ReplyDelete
Ohmygawd yes! When my friends come over they usually ask, what'd you move this time? It's mostly just accessories or light furniture but recently I want a complete overhaul. I even threw out the idea of moving and selling everything to start fresh.ReplyDelete
Score on the velvet my dear! And the floral chairs will have an awesome impact. Are you kidding? I cost myself so much money with that itch. It's awful. But I've come to accept that is who we are, right?! We constantly see rooms and slices of rooms in a unique perspective. I can stare at one corner for hours. Excited to see your changes.ReplyDelete
I get the bug all the time! In fact, I recently ordered the Serena and Lily Honeycomb Hemp 8x10 rug only to find that it's a bit too big for my space. Looking for something smaller, but if anyone is interested in buying the S&L one, shoot me an email. Photo is in the link. 8x10 brand spankin new in packaging. $300. firstname.lastname@example.com
I share this addiction with you whole heartedly - its the nature of the biz! xoReplyDelete
I was literally just trying to figure out what to do with my living room because I am sick of everything when I decided to check your blog for inspiration. How funny that this is your newest post! I'm gonna take that as a sign that I just need to redo everything and husband will have to deal with it. ;) And I am in LOVE with that loveseat! What local outlet store did you score that from?ReplyDelete
I have that bug all too often. And then I face what I like to call the design domino effect: one thing leads to another, leads to another… :)ReplyDelete
The Re-decorating disease must be going around - I've got it too! There is no guilt in shuffling things in and out when you know you can get your money back so easily with a quick CList re-sale. One of my favorite things! Room looks great and I can't wait to see how the floral turns out on the chairs. Are you re-upholstering them yourself? I have never tried this but always curious (and in awe!) of the ones who do!ReplyDelete
Oh, I have been a serial redecorator since I was a teenager! That new velvet sofa is gorgeous and I think floral chairs are going to be fabulous with the other solids!ReplyDelete
I've had it forever! I like to tell David that decorating is my hobby and you gotta indulge and enjoy your hobby, right? :-)ReplyDelete
Does this mean florals are coming back? I hope, I hope!ReplyDelete
I suffer from the same ailment...my problem is it takes me so long to decide on something that before I've gotten a room done I'm ready to change it!! Love the velvet loveseat!ReplyDelete
I get the urge for change far too often. Shopping last week my husband suggested it would be a good idea to have a exchange program so that I could "exchange" our furniture instead of me always buying new pieces.ReplyDelete
I am glad that I am not the only one that gets bored with their spaces, no matter how lovey they are.
Your home was stunning before, but I also understand your "disease"! The changes are looking great and can't wait to see how all the changes come together.ReplyDelete
Soooo... are you selling your ikat curtains?? I would buy them in a heart beat!ReplyDelete
These are great plans for redecorating your place, Kirsten! Your house is really superb, and I expect it'll be more beautiful after your projects. Keep us updated with the finished project, ok? Good luck! :)ReplyDelete
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I think it's good to get a fresh start from time to time! That couch is amazing! What outlet store did you find it at?ReplyDelete
I affectionately call it rearrangitis and it plagues me at least twice a year! I grew up a military brat and then joined the military out of high school, so my surroundings changed all the time. Now that Ive settled and am in one place its hard to be surrounded by the same things constantly. I crave change, so when rearrangitis hits I just go with it and happily allow myself to create a "different" environment:) Love all the changes you made:)ReplyDelete
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BRENNAN, P; Sepehr, H; Nooralahiyan, A; (2010) Improving performance of a noise reduction algorithm by switching the analysis filter bank (Applicable, NOT, Trans.). In: Elmoataz, A and Lezoray, O and Nouboud, F and Mammass D, and Meunier, J, (eds.) (Proceedings) International Conference on Image and Signal Processing (ICISP 2010). (pp. 262 - 271). Springer-Verlag: Berlin, Germany.
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A new approach for preservation of transient parts of speech in a noise reduction system is proposed in this paper. Transient components of speech such as vowel onset and beginning of some consonants such as stop sounds are important parts for intelligibility of speech. These components are usually attenuated by noise reduction algorithms due to the low temporal resolution of block-based noise reduction techniques. A method is proposed to detect the transient component of speech, followed by dynamic switching of the analysis filter bank at the front end of the noise reduction system to provide higher resolution in the time domain. The optimal spectral gain values are transformed into the time domain to form a linear filter in order to achieve noise reduction and only group delay equalisation is performed to avoid discontinuity. Our objective evaluation shows that the proposed method provides superior performance compared to noise reduction with fixed time/frequency resolution analysis filter banks.
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Buddhism | Oct 17 2011
SGI-Spain held the opening ceremony for its first official center on October 15 in the city of Rivas-Vaciamadrid. The opening coincided with celebrations on the 50th anniversary of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's first visit to Europe in 1961. ... read more
Buddhism | Oct 16 2011
SGI Youth from West Africa Attend Training Course in Togo
SGI's West Africa Youth Training Course was held in Lome, Togo, from October 15-16. Some 400 youth members from Togo, including youth from Ghana, Benin, Nigeria and Burkina Faso attended. ... read more
Buddhism | Oct 9 2011
Fall Seminar Held in the Czech Republic
SGI members in the Czech Republic organized a Fall Seminar in Prague from October 8-9. At the meeting, one SGI member shared her story of practicing Buddhism and another read a poem she wrote about the mentor and disciple relationship. ... read more
Buddhism | Oct 2 2011
Celebrating SGI's World Peace Day
This year marks the 51st anniversary of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's first visit overseas on October 2, 1960, in an effort to help share the teachings of Nichiren Buddhism with people around the world and thereby contribute to building lasting peace. ... read more
Buddhism | Oct 2 2011
Buddhist Study Exams in Japan, Brazil, Taiwan
Every year, SGI holds Buddhist study exams for members in various countries. This year, exams were held in Brazil, Japan and Taiwan in the month of October. On October 2, the advanced level youth Buddhist study exam was administered in over 400 venues throughout Japan. ... read more
Buddhism | Sep 17 2011
SGI-Russia Celebrates Anniversary of SGI President Ikeda's First Visit
In celebration of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's first visit to Russia on September 8, 1974, SGI-Russia members from throughout the country, including from the cities of St. Petersburg and Nizhniy Novgorod, gathered in Moscow for a festive meeting on September 17. ... read more
Buddhism | Sep 11 2011
SGI Youth Participate in Exchange Meetings in Japan
On September 8, some 250 SGI youth from over 55 countries attended the opening ceremony of the SGI Youth Training Session at the Soka International Friendship Center in Tokyo. ... read more
Buddhism | Sep 4 2011
Bharat Soka Gakkai Members Take Buddhist Study Exam
On September 4, Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) held an elementary level Buddhist study exam in 90 cities throughout India, including New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Some 8,000 people took the voluntary exam, which was administered at over 130 venues. ... read more
Buddhism | Sep 1 2011
SGI Ireland Summer Course
SGI-Ireland's 2011 Summer Course was held for the first time at the SGI European Center in Trets, France, from September 1-4. ... read more
Buddhism | Aug 28 2011
SGI Leaders Attend North America and Oceania Study Conference
From August 24-28, the 2011 SGI Leaders North America and Oceania Study Conference was held in Santa Monica, California. Over 250 people attended from across the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Palau and Canada. ... read more
Buddhism | Aug 28 2011
SGI Celebrates Men's Division Day Around the World
SGI men around the world celebrated Soka Gakkai Men's Division Day on August 24--the day SGI President Daisaku Ikeda joined the Soka Gakkai at the age of 19. The Men's Division itself was founded on March 5, 1966. ... read more
Buddhism | Aug 27 2011
SGI Men Strengthen Commitment to Promoting Peace
On August 12, more than 70 SGI-USA Men's Division members from Atlanta, Georgia, traveled over 600 miles--55 by a specially chartered bus--to attend the SGI-USA Men's Conference at the Florida Nature and Culture Center (FNCC). For the year leading up to the conference, the men focused on the theme of raising ... read more
Buddhism | Aug 13 2011
New SGI Center Opens in Melbourne, Australia
August 13 marked the opening of the SGI-Australia (SGIA) Victoria Community Centre in Melbourne, making it the fourth SGI center in Australia. Councillor Sarah Carter, mayor of Maribyrnong, where the building is located, officially opened the center. ... read more
Buddhism | Jul 31 2011
Anniversary of Soka Gakkai Youth Groups Celebrated in Uruguay
On July 30 and 31, SGI-Uruguay youth members celebrated the 60th anniversaries of the establishment of the Soka Gakkai Young Men's and Young Women's Divisions in Japan in July 1951. ... read more
Buddhism | Jul 31 2011
A Celebration of Women in the Netherlands
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The city of Kalamazoo is a vibrant community filled with the best arts. Local artist Tom Duffield has combined his soulful piano playing talents with the sultry voice of singer Lorraine Caron.
After years of seeing each other "everywhere" at live music events around town, Tom and Lorraine became friends, and now meet weekly to play and sing.
The Duffield/Caron Project often performs at O'Duffy's and The Koffee Klutch in Galesburg, as well as The Old Hat in Lawton, and for monthly Kalamazoo Art Hops.
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Fish art
Artists whose art is related to fly-fishing
In the end of 2006 I set out on a quest to find artists whose art was in some way related to fly-fishing. The task was not hard since I already knew a few and had contact with them, and through connections, friends, web sites and email I started gathering samples and interviews with these artists.
During the course of the project South African fly fisher and GFF contributor Korrie Broos made articles about African artists to supplement the series.
This page sums up the results so far and links to each of the articles.
| AD Maddox | Ad Swier | Adriano Manocchia | Arturas Merkevicius | Bob White | Charles Weiss | Chris Bladen | Craig Bertram Smith | David Miller | Derek DeYoung | Diane Michelin | Jim Roszel | Juan Jose Serra | Matt Zudweg | Nick Laferriere | Renato Rizzo | Robin Armstrong | Rod Sutterby | Jason Tison | Sam MacDonald | Sean Seal | Sharon Burger | Taylor Garman | Thomas Weiergang | Vaughn Cochran | Yoshikazu Fujioka | Yves Laurent |
"She's a Ducati riding, Wyoming roaming, fly fishing girl born in Tennessee... "
This is how fly fishing artist AD Maddox is introduced on her web site, and an introduction that has exactly the effect that I suppose was intended: I gotta know more about her!
Read the interview here
Dutch Ad Swier is not only a pike fanatic beyond the ordinary but also an artist extraordinaire. His beautiful drawings and paintings have been used in books, calanders and magazines all over the world. We convinced Ad to participate in our series on Fishy Artists.
The result can be seen in this article.
A mail ticked in: "One of our clients thought that Adriano Manocchia's art would be a nice addition to your art gallery section." And true enough. Manocchia's beautiful, almost photo realistic art would certainly be a nice addition to our Fishy Artists series.
Learn more and see samples his beautiful art here
Lithuania based artist Arturas Merkevicius makes beautiful fly fishing themed leather art. We approached with the usual row of questions for fishy artists.
Read his replies and see his art here.
Bob White is probably best known for his illustrations for John Gierach's long running column in the printed magazine Fly Rod and Reel. Here he tells a bit about how it all started, how he works - and that he also guides and has done so through 27 seasons from south to north, home and abroad.
Pictures and text here
Charles contacted me as a result of having seen our long-running series on fishy artists, and after having seen his fish carvings I found him more than worthy as a participant. Charles also paints and draws - cartoons and caricatures in particular.
See his art here
South African artist Chris Bladen has specialized in doing bronzes of wildlife - particularly fish. See some of his stunning work and read about the process of shaping and finishing bronze statues of tuna, flying fish, dorados, tigerfish and much more.
Korrie Broos takes you on a tour in Chris' studio
The first time Korrie Broos saw one of Craig Bertram Smith's works of art was a pencil sketch he'd made to commemorate a trophy giant kingfish he'd caught, posted on a fly fishing forum.
The sketch was magnificent, and Korrie immediately sent Craig an email to find out more about him and his artistic work.
UK artist David Miller has long been on our wanted list for the Fishy Artist series, and now we can feature some samples of his impressing art and some answers to a few questions.
Check out the article here.
"As a young kid developing my skills and vision as an artist, I found that I could find no better subject to paint then the big northern pike and largemouth bass that I would often observe cruising the weed lines out in the bayou."
See Derek DeYoung's fantastic paintings in this article.
Canadian watercolor artist Diane Michelin has been painting for 15 years.
"Basically, in each painting, I try to tell a story that represents the day to day events that fuel our passion." as she says in this article presenting her paintings.
See Diane Michelin's beautiful art here
"I have been an artist and fisherman my entire life. I realized a few years ago after catching a giant striped bass that I wanted a way to remember the fish so I painted the fish life-size with all of the details of the catch." says painter Jim Roszel.
Read more and see his art here
When Argentinean artist Juan Jose Serra approached me and showed me some of his amazing paintings and inquired about being in our Fishy Artists series I was all excited! You will probably understand why when you see his paintings in this article
American artist Matt Zudweg creates the most amazing carved and painted works in wood. His portfolio contains signs and carved fish as as well as more three-dimensional pieces such as furniture. Some might not consider this "proper art", but trust us. It is!
See Matt's work in this article.
When Canadian Nick Laferriere is not on the water, he's blogging, tying flies, and drawing fish. Recently he started combining the manual drawings and digital processes to create a new expression.
See Nick's art here
Italian artist Renato Rizzo draws beautiful, simple but still very complex and detailed black and white pictures of flies... with a lowly BIC ballpoint pen
Renato shares some pictures and replies here
Robin Armstrong is a British painter based in Devon in the UK, whose lifelike watercolors have been featured in magazine articles as well as in books by himself as well as other authors.
See the images and read the interview.
Rod Sutterby gave us a taste of his beautiful paintings in the book Atlantic Salmon done in cooperation with Malcolm Greenhalgh. In connection with a new series of articles about "Fishy artists" here on GFF we contacted the artist.
See his answers to our questions and some samples of his beautiful art.
I first noticed Jason Tison's neat pencil drawings when watching a video on YouTube where he shows the process from blank paper to a finished and stunningly beautiful drawing of a blue marlin. I approached Jason, and he replied to my usual set of Fishy Artist questions.
Read his replies and see samples of his art here.
Sam MacDonalds art may at first glance look like paintings, but is actually 3D sculptures made from metal, with a very particular character that lends itself very well to fish and underwater subjects. We confronted him with our usual questions.
Read his replies and see samples of his art here
"I really can't pin down exactly when I started doing artwork. I've always done it." These are the words of Sean Seal when presented with the question "how did it start?". Based in Bay City, Michigan, which is not exactly "a fly fishing paradise" as he says, he has still taken on fly fishing as a subject for his art.
See his works here
Sharon Burger is a modern day scrimshaw artist from South Africa. She does fine scrimshaw work for knife handles, inlays and more.
See her work and hear her tell here
Taylor Rose Garman is a Massachusetts based artist. When her father originally asked her to paint a brook trout she obliged, but didn't really think too much of it. Now, when she can't fish or tie, she paints.
Read her story here
Thomas is known from the Danish magazine Sportsfiskeren. At a recent editorial meeting, Thomas brought a bunch of framed reproductions of his drawings, and GFF partner Martin Joergensen immediately grabbed him and lured him into participating in our Fishy Art series.
See Thomas' art here
Read about Florida artist, guide and store owner Vaughn Cochran's history and see samples of his beautiful art, which stretches from pop art over impressionsitic scenes to sculptures. Cochran paints and sculpts fish and scenes from his home waters as well as other tropical waters.
Read how two passions blend - art and fishing.
Ever since GFF partner Martin Joergensen first discovered Yoshikazu Fujioka's Japanese web site, which was amongst the first fishing related pages he ever found on the web, he was fascinated with Fujioka's art. Now GFF can present images from "Trouts and Seasons of the Mountain Streams".
See them here
Canadian Yves Laurent does beautiful wood carvings of fish and other animals - and flies. His work is meticulous and detailed and even the stones are carved in wood!
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Gordo has a page on his website which I consider Mandatory Reading for anyone considering making a change to their diet. I have used it with many people in the last 3 years. Just in case anyone hasn't read it here it is.
The only problem I personally will have with your S B R in one day idea is that I will not be able to easily split it up in to 3 different time slots. I don't have access to a shower at work so a run during lunch is out. I will have to try and find the closest pool, I could see an early AM bike, a lunch swim with an evening run.
If I could make that happen 1 day a week I could do a long ride on Sat AM with a follow up ride Sat PM and a bike - run brick Sun AM (90) and PM (60). I will still need to pick up another swim but it should work out pretty well.
I am getting ready for vacation which means no lifting for 10 days, just swimming and easy running. I am pretty stoked. I will be laying out my training schedule while I am away and plan on starting 2 weeks from now. Thanks for lots of great ideas in this thread.
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Hamster has a go in the most expensive Jaguar ever made – the £413k XJ220
Posted: 24 May 2012
It was the result of one of those out-of-hours projects, the kind of thing that, decades earlier, led to the guys at Lamborghini turning out the Miura and inventing the whole concept of a mid-engined supercar. The XJ220 carried its engine in the middle, but never really hit the spot in the same way the Miura did. For a start, that engine was supposed to be a V12 driving all four wheels. Somehow that translated into a V6 powering only the rear wheels. It was a stonking engine though, a 3498cc unit from the XJR-10 with two turbos and good for 542bhp.
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The Rangers are pressing; it's as simple as that.
Get a pre-game massage, play some Playstation or go to a movie, but do something to relax before playing the A's tonight.
Really, anything will do as long as it makes the team the relaxed care free group that built such a huge lead in the American League West.
When people talk about postseason experience, this is exactly what they are talking about and the young Rangers need to lean on the veterans that have been in this position before.
I'm not much of a gambler but I'm willing to bet anyone you can go to the batters box after a Ranger at bat and see wood shavings in the dirt from the hitter grinding through the bat handle.
They can't clinch the division tonight but they're likely going to play like they can and that's the wrong approach to take in this situation.
Obviously I'm not talking about the guys that have been here before, or the veterans like Michael Young who haven't but have enough time in the game to know what to do.
I'm talking about the young core of the team, the engine driving this machine toward a division title.
Kids like Elvis Andrus and Nelson Cruz, two players that are trying to do too much for different reasons.
Andrus feels the pressure of being the leadoff man for an offense that's struggling and has admitted to swinging at pitches he has no business swinging at.
He said he's not making the pitcher work to get him out and he's right, now he needs to fix it.
With Josh Hamilton out of the order, Cruz is pressing to fill the void in the middle of the order and forgetting to use the talent that got him here.
Instead of making the pitcher throw something he can drive, Cruz is making the same mistake the rest of the order is; swinging early in the count and falling into pitchers counts.
The Rangers have done this before in 2010 and they've always found a way out of their slump, but this is different.
It's not a simple case of their mechanics getting out of whack, it's something far worse.
It's a mental issue.
They're so focused on wrapping up the AL West they're forgetting the single most important aspect of any team, especially this group.
They've stopped having fun.
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The debate is over. Adam Egri at Eotvos University in Budapest and his colleagues believe Zebras evolved stripes to protect themselves from blood sucking insects. Zebra embryos are completely black and the white stripes appear at the last embryonic stage.
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They met at the Hard Rock and though it wasn't an immediate connection, Jimmy wasn't one to take no for an answer. He believed in hard work and dedication and never gave up on Shannon. But if we're going to be honest, it didn't take much convincing. Shannon and Jimmy began their story and continued it until that one beautiful summer day in Central Park, NY when Jimmy proposed while on a horse and carriage ride. And that one day took their story to another level—to a forever kind of dedication, hard work, beauty, and love. Shannon is a nurse who works with the best kind of people: newborns. She & I went to college together years ago at good ol' Florida Atlantic University for our Bachelor's degree and I couldn't have been more ecstatic when she found me through the web (really, web… I could kiss you). We reconnected through emails and I was thrilled to see her doing something that she feels was always meant to be. And that includes being with Jimmy. When I finally met the guy that swept her off her feet at their photoshoot, I couldn't have been more happy with how happy he makes her. And I knew that it was meant to be for them.
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text: Amar'e Stoudemire is impossiable for the Suns to forget, and his absence is hard to get over. What he is doing in New York is making it no easier. Stoudemire has nine 30-point games in a row. A Knicks record. Maybe 10 against Miami. His Former temmates knew he would be great in New York. ''I'm not surprised'', Suns Forward Grant Hill says. ''He scores buckets with ease, ... I'm surprised he dosen't average 30 plus.'' and ''I'm fired up for him,'' Suns guard Steve Nash says. He has taken the challenge in New York.


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WWE and Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame member Rowdy Roddy Piper will bring a special edition of Piper's Pit at the Field of Dreams in Utica on Saturday July 20. In this exclusive pre-match interview, Piper talks having his son Colt enter Piper's Pit for the first time, his appearance on Celebrity Wife Swap with Ric Flair and what's next for Hot Rod.
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007...9:28 am
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, is a Blogger?
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Apparently so. Welcome to bizarro world.
According to an article over at the New York Times, Ahmadinejad has been blogging for over a year and has promised to spend 15 minutes a week to update his website.
The irony is palpable and the NYT doesn't fail to point it out.
There is a political irony to Mr. Ahmadinejad's blogging, since other Iranian bloggers, including reporters who worked for news Web sites, came under more pressure after his election. Hundreds of Web sites and blogs that were critical of the government have been blocked. Censorship has been so wide that the president's blog was once blocked mistakenly along with Google for a day. (source)
For those of you who are curious you can find his blog at this address: http://ahmadinejad.ir/


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Sugarbush Draft Horse Registry
Dedicated to Preserving one of the last American Draft Horse breeds
The Forgotten Breed
In the late 1950s, a creative carriage company owner decided to try something different. He began to breed draft horses with loud Appaloosa color. His project worked much better then he had expected. Not only did the color of these horses draw the eye, and set his company, The Sugarbush Hitch Co., above the rest, but the horses produced had a consistent type and personality traits. People soon began referring to the "Sugarbush Drafts" and the name stuck.
Now, nearly 60 years later, the ancestors of those first horses are still capturing the hearts and imagination of horse owners across the United States. and across the globe. The Sugarbush Draft Horse is a smaller breed of draft, averaging between 15.2 and 16.2 hands and weighing an average of 1700 pounds. The ideal Sugarbush Draft Horse has a sloping shoulder, moderate back length, long neck and muscular hind quarters. This combination of traits allows the breed to excel in riding or driving, and makes a wonderfully versatile horse.
The personality of the Sugarbush Draft is that of a very social horse. They do best as part of the family. These horses gladly ignore mistakes from their owners while still putting their all into any task asked of them. They make wonderful companions for first time horse owners, and never cease to amaze seasoned professionals. Many owners swear that the Sugarbush Draft is truly the perfect breed of horse.
The Sugarbush Draft Stallion "Sugarbush Harley Quinne" who inspired a new generation of Sugarbush Draft owners and helped to revive interest in the breed. His bloodlines can be found in most living Sugarbush Draft Horses today.
The Sugarbush Draft Horse Registry is a privately owned and operated business, © 2010 Sugarbush Draft Horse Registry, all rights reserved. Website design by SHP
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Learning From The Past
In 2010, there were only 12 Sugarbush Draft Horses left. These horses are all that remain of this once noble breed, and many trace their lineage back to similar family lines. There is currently one unrelated breeding pair in the entire registry.
The Sugarbush Draft Horse was in serious danger of being lost to the world. Because of this, the SDHR began the Foundation Program, which closed in 2013, to bring in horses from similar conformation types, so as to increase genetic diversity in the breed. Cross breeding is, and will be, allowed until such time as the stud books contain what is deemed to be a viable genetic diversity within the registered population.
The Revival Program is not a new idea. In the past various breed have fought the threat of extinction and won. From Friesians to Lippizaners, many methods have been tried, and many work. Of course, no solution is perfect, and when balancing the options between high coefficients of inbreeding, or slight alterations to the phenotype from cross breeding, the SDHR decided that cross breeding is the better option for the future of the Sugarbush Draft Horse.
The Sugarbush Draft Horse Registry appreciates all inquiries to help us revive this breed to greatness. We welcome you to contact us with any questions.
At this time, what the Sugarbush Draft Horses need most are people to help spread the word. No breed can thrive without owners to promote them and fans to cheer us on. The recent increase in awareness has made all the difference for this breed.
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County transfer station employee Joanne Marie Wappes, 63, of Cloquet was charged Friday morning with theft of public funds and theft by swindle. Carlton County Attorney Thom Pertler said the amount of money allegedly stolen by Wappes could total "as much as seven figures," or over a million dollars. Continue Reading


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As one of three brothers to graduate from the University of Houston, Ruben Carrasco is pretty proud of his Cougar heritage. So, on one of the most important days of his life -- his wedding day -- he wanted to commemorate that pride in some way. The result was a cake, with the official interlocking UH logo.
Ruben, a 1998 graduate with a bachelor's in accounting, couldn't help but share his pride with his two brothers, Rick Carrasco, a 1992 UH graduate with a bachelor's in history, and Rafael Carrasco, a 1998 UH graduate with a bachelor's in marketing and professional selling. His bride, Anita Spurger, though not a UH alum, also enjoyed the tradition. The couple, who married on New Year's Eve in Carrollton, Texas, reside in Sachse, Texas.


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We don't need the many-worlds interpretation of quantum theory (newscientist.com/article/dn9930). Its prediction that a single universe splits into two when a quantum measurement is made is indistinguishable from a pair of universes that evolve identically up to that point, and then diverge. If the cosmos is truly infinite, that second explanation seems more natural.
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A photographic lens (also known as objective lens or photographic objective) is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically. While in principle a simple convex lens will suffice, in practice a compound lens made up of a number of optical lens elements is required to correct (as much as possible) the many optical aberrations that arise. Some aberrations will be present in any lens system. It is the job of the lens designer to balance these out and produce a design that is suitable for photographic use and possibly mass production.
There is no major difference in principle between a lens used for a camera, a telescope, a microscope, or other apparatus, but the detailed design and construction are different.
A lens may be permanently fixed to a camera, or it may be interchangeable with lenses of different focal lengths, apertures, and other properties.
Most photographic lenses can be thought of as modified pinhole lenses. A pinhole lens would be excellent except for a few serious limitations. They are limited in their resolution because, while geometric optics says that making the pinhole smaller improves resolution, this also reduces light; furthermore, diffraction limits the effectiveness of shrinking the hole. Most photographic lenses can be thought of as an answer to the question "how can we modify a pinhole lens to admit more light and give higher resolution?" A first step is to put a simple convex lens at the pinhole with a focal length equal to the distance to the film plane (assuming the camera will take pictures of distant objects). This allows us to open up the pinhole a bit. The geometry is almost the same as with a simple pinhole lens, but rather than being illuminated by single rays of light, each image point is illuminated by a focused "pencil" of light. Standing out in the world, you would see the small hole. This image is known as the entrance pupil: all rays of light leaving an object point that enters this pupil will be focused to the same point on the film. If one were inside the camera, one would see the lens acting as a projector. The image of aperture is the exit pupil.
Practical photographic lenses include more lens elements. The additional elements allow lens designers to reduce various aberrations, but the principle of operation remains the same: pencils of rays are collected at the entrance pupil and focused down from the exit pupil onto the image plane.
A practical camera lens will most often incorporate an aperture adjustment mechanism, usually an iris diaphragm, to regulate the amount of light that may pass. In early camera models a rotating plate or slider with different sized holes was used. These Waterhouse stops may still be found on relatively modern, specialized lenses. A shutter, to regulate the time during which light may pass, may be incorporated within the lens assembly (for better quality imagery), or may be within the camera, or even, rarely, in front of the lens. Some cameras with leaf shutters in the lens omit the aperture, using the shutter to perform this function.
The lens may usually be focused by adjusting the distance from the lens assembly to the image-forming surface, or by moving elements within the lens assembly. Some lenses include a cam system which may vary the distance between the groups to provide better performance when the lens is focused at different distances. This system is usually referred to differently by different manufacturers for marketing purposes. Nikon calls this technology CRC (close range correction) while Hasselblad uses the term FLE (floating lens element)
The lens elements are made of transparent materials. Glass is the most widely used material due to its good optical properties and resistance to scratching. Sometimes lenses are made of materials such as quartz or fluorite. Various plastics, such as acrylic (the material of Plexiglass) can also be used. Occasionally, even germanium and meteoritic glass have been used. Plastics allow the manufacture of strongly aspherical lens elements which are difficult or impossible to manufacture in glass, and which simplify or improve lens manufacture and performance. Plastics are not used for the outermost elements of all but the cheapest lenses as they scratch easily. Moulded plastic lenses have been used for the cheapest disposable cameras for many years, and have acquired a bad reputation: manufacturers of quality optics tend to use euphemisms such as "optical resin". However many modern, high performance (and high priced) lenses from popular manufacturers include molded or hybrid aspherical elements, so it is not true that all lenses with plastic elements are of low photographic quality.
The 1951 USAF Resolution Test Chart is one way to measure the resolving power of a lens in a standardized manner. The quality of the lens material, of the coatings and of the internal manufacture all influence the "resolution" of the lens, even at the same F-number and focal length. Lens resolution is limited by diffraction, and very few photographic lenses approach this resolution. Ones that approach this resolution with the aperture wide open are termed diffraction limited and are usually extremely expensive. Today, most lenses are multi-coated in order to minimize lens flare and other unwanted effects. Some lenses have a UV coating to keep out the ultraviolet light that could expose photosensitive materials and result in inaccurate colors. Most modern optical cements which are used for bonding two glass elements together block UV light quite efficiently, which negates the need to use UV filters with most lenses. UV photographers will go to great lengths to find lenses that they can use effectively for their work, converting lenses with no cemented elements for possible UV work by polishing away the lens coatings, if present.
The two main optical parameters of a photographic lens are the maximum aperture and the focal length. The focal length determines the angle of view, and the size of the image relative to that of the object, while the maximum aperture limits the brightness of the image and the fastest shutter speed usable. A popular third consideration is close focusing distance.
The maximum usable aperture of a lens is usually specified as the focal ratio or f-number, which is equal to the focal length divided by the effective aperture (or entrance pupil) diameter in the same units. The lower the number, the more light per unit area is delivered to the focal plane. Larger apertures (smaller f-numbers) provide a much shallower depth of field than smaller apertures, other conditions being equal. Practical lens assemblies may also contain mechanisms to deal with measuring light, secondary apertures for flare reduction, and mechanisms to hold the aperture open until the instant of exposure to allow SLR cameras to focus with a brighter image with shallower depth of field, theoretically allowing better focus accuracy.
Focal lengths are usually specified in millimetres (mm), but older lenses marked in centimetres (cm) and inches are still to be found. For a given film or sensor size, specified by the length of the diagonal, a lens may be classified as
The 35mm film format is so prevalent that a 90mm lens, for example, is sometimes assumed to be a moderate telephoto; but for the 7×5cm format it is normal, while on the large 5×4 inch format it is a wide-angle. In general, the smaller the film or sensor surface, the smaller the angle of view. This can be corrected with lenses with shorter focal lengths.
A side effect of using lenses of different focal lengths is the different distances from which a subject can be framed, resulting in a different perspective. Photographs can be taken of a person stretching out a hand with a wideangle, a normal lens, and a telephoto, which contain exactly the same image size by changing the distance from the subject. But the perspective will be different. With the wideangle, the hands will be exaggeratedly large relative to the head. As the focal length increases, the emphasis on the outstretched hand decreases. However, if pictures are taken from the same distance, and enlarged and cropped to contain the same view, the pictures will have identical perspective. A moderate long-focus (telephoto) lens is often recommended for portraiture because the perspective corresponding to the longer shooting distance is considered to look more flattering.
The complexity of a lens—the number of elements and their degree of asphericity—depends upon the angle of view and the maximum aperture, among other variables including intended price point. An extreme wideangle lens of large aperture must be of very complex construction to correct for optical aberrations, which are worse at the edge of the field and when the edge of a large lens is used for image-forming. A long-focus lens of small aperture can be of very simple construction to attain comparable image quality; a doublet (with two elements) will often suffice. Some older cameras were fitted with "convertible" lenses of normal focal length; the front element could be unscrewed, leaving a lens of twice the focal length and angle of view, and half the aperture. The simpler half-lens was of adequate quality for the narrow angle of view and small relative aperture. Obviously the bellows had to extend to twice the normal length.
Good-quality lenses with maximum aperture no greater than f/2.8 and fixed, normal, focal length need at least three (triplet) or four elements (the trade name "Tessar" derives from the Greek tessera, meaning "four"). The widest-range zooms often have fifteen or more. The reflection of light at each of the many interfaces between different optical media (air, glass, plastic) seriously degraded the contrast and color saturation of early lenses, zoom lenses in particular, especially where the lens was directly illuminated by a light source. The introduction many years ago of optical coatings, and advances in coating technology over the years, have resulted in major improvements, and modern high-quality zoom lenses give images of quite acceptable contrast, although zoom lenses with many elements will transmit less light than lenses made with fewer elements (all other factors such as aperture, focal length, and coatings being equal)
Some lenses, called zoom lenses, have a focal length that varies as internal elements are moved, typically by rotating the barrel or pressing a button which activates an electric motor. Commonly, the lens may zoom from moderate wide-angle, through normal, to moderate telephoto; or from normal to extreme telephoto. The zoom range is limited by manufacturing constraints; the ideal of a lens of large maximum aperture which will zoom from extreme wideangle to extreme telephoto is not attainable. Zoom lenses are widely used for small-format cameras of all types: still and cine cameras with fixed or interchangeable lenses. Bulk and price limit their use for larger film sizes.
Many Single-lens reflex cameras, and some rangefinder cameras have detachable lenses. A few other types do as well, notably the Mamiya TLR cameras. The lenses attach to the camera using a lens mount, which often also contains mechanical or electrical linkages between the lens and camera body. The lens mount is an important issue for compatibility between cameras and lenses; each major camera manufacturer typically has their own lens mount which is incompatible with others; notable exceptions are the Leica M39 lens mount for rangefinders, M42 lens mount for early SLRS, the later Pentax k mount, and the Four Thirds System mount for dSLRs, all of which are used by multiple camera brands. Most large-format cameras take interchangeable lenses as well, which are usually mounted in a lensboard or on the front standard.
Process and apochromat lenses are normally of small aperture, and are used for extremely accurate photographs of static objects. Generally their performance is optimized for subjects a few inches from the front of the lens, and suffers outside this narrow range.
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Anthrax alert at Pentagon
Mail for the Pentagon tested positive for anthrax bacteria on Monday, leading to the evacuation of around 175 employees from a mail-handling facility. Further tests proved negative, according to a statement from the US Department of Defense, suggesting the alert may have been a false alarm. People who could have been exposed to the bacteria are being given antibiotics as a precaution.
...and in Virginia
Just hours later, an anthrax detection system was triggered at the Skyline office complex in Falls Church, Virginia, which houses several Department of Defense agencies. Further tests are being carried out to confirm or rule out an anthrax attack.
Lynx in danger
Without drastic action the Iberian lynx, found only in Spain and Portugal, will be the first big cat to become extinct since the sabre-toothed tiger, according to WWF. Only around 100 individuals remain, out of a population of 400 ...
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Acupuncture originates from China around 4500 years ago where the very first case of acupuncture used on animals is recorded to have happened during the western Jin dynasty period of China from 136 to 265 A.D. Although people are usually the recipient of an acupuncture session, pets are also able to benefit greatly. This healing modality quickly spread to other parts of the world and… Continue reading
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Unlike dogs, cats have always had a special relationship with humans. One in which the cat was never truly 'domesticated' and was allowed to come and go as they pleased. Cats would hunt in the fields near where the humans lived and catch mice and other rodents. Humans were happy about that and allowed the cats' their freedom. However, during the 19th century dogs that… Continue reading
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Our pets have many predators, some of which we don't know even think about. Below is a list of the top 10 animal attacks on pets across the USA, according to Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. who recently released their top animal attack claims for 2008. 1. Snakes Although snakes live in every state, the worst cases only occur in a few states. Elizabeth Rozanski, an… Continue reading
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Everyone who owns a cat, or who has ever been owned by a cat, knows how calming their purrs can be or how demanding their meowing can be, for that matter. However, scientists have recently taken this one step further and have come to the conclusion that cats have the uncanny ability to mix a very relaxed purr with a somewhat annoying whine, in order… Continue reading
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