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An arrest has been made in connection with the recent dog killings that occurred in the International Paper Company canal on Brick Chimney Road.
The Sheriffs Office announced today that 47-year-old Bobby Joe McConnell, of 1005 Pyatt Street, has been charged with the killing of two dogs and the attempted killing of another. He is officially charged with 3 counts of Ill Treatment of Animals.
His bond has been set at $15,000.
McConnell is accused of trying to kill a black lab by taping her mouth and legs and tossing her into the canal on July 2. Fortunately, people fishing in the canal heard her in the water and called for help.
The lab was rescued and is continuing to recover at the Saint Frances Animal Center where she has been named Dara.
On July 5, two other dogs were found dead in the canal. They had been taped in the same manner.
Sheriffs Office spokeswoman Carrie Cuthbertson sand the investigation began immediately after Dara was found by following up on tips received from concerned citizens which lead to the interviews of several witnesses.
Investigators began looking into McConnell for being responsible for the deaths and attempted death after witnesses told investigators he made statements to them about how he was going to dispose of the dogs, Cuthbertson said.
As the investigation continued, investigators interviewed witnesses who provided substantial information of McConnell making statements that he took the dogs off. In addition, investigators learned Dara belonged to his daughter, one of the deceased dogs belonged to his mother-in-law and it is unknown at this time who owned the third deceased dog.
Not only did witnesses provide information about statements made by McConnell, some also provided information which allowed investigators to establish a time line of McConnells whereabouts and actions just prior to the July 2nd discovery of Dara and after the discovery of the two deceased dogs, said Cuthbertson. All of this information combined with additional evidence compiled by investigators led to the arrest of McConnell.
Sheriff Lane Cribb said he feels the immediate release of information through the media helped lead to the arrest.
I would like to thank everyone who assisted during this investigation which allowed my investigators to conduct a thorough investigation and bring justice for three helpless and harmless dogs, he said.
Wendy Goude, director or the Saint Frances Humane Society, said she has been emotionally overwhelmed since the ordeal began and was glad to hear an arrest was made.
I am so glad the Sheriffs Office came through. I had faith in them all along, she said.
When asked about McConnell, Goude said if he is responsible, she hopes he receives the maximum sentence under the law.
Goude said McConnell is facing up to 15 years in prison.
As for Dara, Goude said she is doing wonderful and the head wound she received by being hit with a blunt object is almost healed.
This case is still currently under investigation as sheriffs investigators continue to compile evidence against McConnell, Cuthbertson said.
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Momentum Bouldering is the new kid on the bloc when it comes to functional well-designed climbing kit. Starting out with a line of chalk bags and great looking bouldering mats, all made on the kitchen floor in Austwick, it's great to be involved with such a grass roots company. We have our first delivery of Momentum chalk bags in store now and look forward to seeing their mats in the near future - look out for them at a crag near you.
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The Ashe County Board of Commissioners decided to place the county's ambulance contract up for bid and proposed stipulations to ensure the bidder is local during the board's planning meeting on Monday, March 18.
Since 1994, the county's ambulance contract has been with Robert Poe, the director of Blue Ridge Medical Transport. The BOC's first decision was whether to bid out the contract to other companies after its expiration or to renegotiate the contract with Poe.
"Either way is fine with me, we can either rebid the contract or keep Robert," said Commissioner Judy Porter Poe.
"Robert does a tremendous job," said Commissioner William Sands, "In all fairness, it might be good to put it (the ambulance contract) up and allow others to bid on it."
Commissioner Gary Roark agreed with Sands.
"We need to throw it out for a bid," said Roark. However, Roark was concerned with what would happen to Poe's staff if the county chose a new provider.
After the commissioners decided to put the contract up for bid, they needed to establish bid requirements for potential applicants.
One of the agreed-upon requirements is a bidding company's base must be located in the center of West Jefferson, Jefferson, and Warrensville.
After the base's location was decided, Patty Gambill, the county's emergency management coordinator, asked the board to stipulate how far from the base the director of the bidding company should live. According to Gambill, the bidder has traditionally lived in Ashe County.
"I would like the board to clarify that," said Gambill. "Would you like the director to live in the county, out of the county, in the state or out of the state?"
"My recommendation is that they live in Ashe County," said Ashe County BOC Chair Larry Rhodes.
When the commissioners began to discuss this question further, they decided they didn't want to exclude other nearby bidders because companies' directors lived just outside of Ashe County's lines.
"I would want to restrict it to a 25 mile radius," said Commissioner Gerald Price. "I still think that would give them (other bidding companies) the opportunity to be located in Wilkes, Boone or Greyson."
By the end of the discussion, it was determined that Gambill would return with a draft of what needs to be included in an RFP (request for proposal) for the ambulance contract bid.
Although the board discussed requirements for the location of the ambulance base, and asked the company's director live 25 miles away from the base, those requirements could change as the RFP is drafted.
According to Gambill, because this is a service contract, the ambulance contract doesn't have to go to the lowest bidding company. The contract will go to the bidder that can perform the best service for the lowest amount.


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The Culinary Institute of America offers snack options based on food trends
Burgers, hot dogs and apple pie? Not so fast, says Chef Bill Briwa, a chef-instructor of culinary arts at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and graduate of the college who has worked in the food world for more than 30 years. According to Briwa, to understand where American cuisine is headed, we need to first take a look back. Because just as the Super Bowl has evolved to become the American institution it is today, so too has the country's food.
It all began with the cultural melting pot. "We have the distinction of having accepted people into this country from all over the world," he says. "Each group came here with its own food traditions, and we would essentially water down those traditions until they were integrated into our food in a way that was acceptable to everyone. There were a few exceptions — like Cajun cuisine, where the regional culture was fairly isolated — but that's how we started."
Fast-forward to today, and culinary trends such as authenticity, seasonality and regionality are hot. As a nation, we are hungry to understand our food again.
So what does this new view of American cuisine look like?
It's Global
Increasingly, the flavors of our cuisine are the flavors of the world. Global influences are changing American tastes, and this trend, though now exploding, has been years in the making.
And because Americans are connected to the world more than ever before through travel and technology, previously far-flung food cultures now seem familiar and accessible. We've become quite savvy when it comes to what we eat, and we have a sky-is-the-limit appetite for culinary adventure.
Fortunately, the restaurant industry is happy to satisfy our cravings for exciting new tastes, whether at an Asian noodle bar, in a casual bistro or from a food truck. "People can walk the streets of L.A. today and get an authentic Korean taco," says Briwa. "And because they're familiar with Korean barbecue and they know what a taco is, they can tease apart the flavors and easily marry them in their minds."
It's Authentic
More and more, as we come to recognize that food is personal, that our cuisine defines who we are, we are choosing authenticity over convenience. We want to feel connected to our food and know where it comes from. And so we're turning to simple, well-prepared foods that use fresh regional and seasonal ingredients.
"When you eat at a restaurant where they make their own tortillas or go to a bakery where they bake their own bread, you are eating authentically," Briwa says.
So while there's no shaking our love for eating out (as long as the flavors and experience are authentic), we're also seeing more Americans rediscovering their kitchens and feeling the satisfaction of preparing food at home for family and friends.
It's Democratic
It used to be that our concept of great food was limited to expensive gourmet (usually French) cuisine served in formal restaurants with white tablecloths. Not anymore.
"We're in an era of food democracy," CIA President and Certified Master Chef Tim Ryan says. "Consumers today expect an endless variety of great foods served quickly, anywhere, anytime, at prices that are affordable to everyone."
It's Perfect for Super Bowl Sunday
What do you get when a food revolution collides with a revered American tradition? A great Super Bowl spread. Briwa likes to wow his guests by integrating these food trends into traditional crowd-pleasing fare.
The chicken wings are Latin-inspired, the hearty chili uses seasonal vegetables, and the guacamole is made with fresh avocados. They're sure to become new fan favorites.
{Makes 12 servings}
¾ ounce (approximately 5 to 6) dried porcini or shiitake mushrooms
1½ cups hot water
¼ cup olive oil
3/4 cup (approximately 1 medium) diced white onion
3/4 cup (approximately 1) diced green pepper
3/4 cup (approximately 1) diced red pepper
5 cloves garlic, minced
5 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1¼ pounds (approximately 1 medium-
size) butternut
squash, peeled and diced ¾-inch
1 28-ounce can chopped tomatoes, drained and rinsed
1 each 15-ounce can black beans, pinto beans and garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
Salt, as needed
Sugar, as needed
1 cup shredded Jack cheese
½ cup sour cream
3 scallions, sliced
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
Soak the mushrooms in hot water for 20 minutes. Once softened, remove from the water and dice finely. Set aside the soaking liquid.
Heat half of the olive oil in a 6-quart sauce pot over medium heat. Add the onion and peppers, and sauté until onions are translucent and just beginning to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to cook over moderate heat until garlic is aromatic, about 6 minutes more. Remove from pan and set aside.
Add the remaining olive oil to the pan and heat. Add the chopped mushrooms and sauté on high heat until they begin to brown slightly, about 5 minutes. Make a well in the center of the pan, add the chili powder and cumin, and sauté briefly until aromatic and the spices mix with the oils — do not allow to blacken or burn! Add the tomato paste and cook over moderate heat until it caramelizes slightly, about 2 minutes.
Add the squash and cook for 5 minutes. Add reserved mushroom liquid and additional water if needed. Bring to a simmer, and continue to cook for an additional 15 minutes.
Add the chopped tomatoes, assorted beans and the reserved onion, garlic and pepper mixture. Simmer gently for 15 minutes, or until squash is tender, occasionally skimming and discarding any foam that rises to the surface. Watch the consistency of the chili, and if it gets dry and threatens to scorch, you can add extra water by the 1/4 cup. If, on the other hand, the chili is too liquid, cooking over a higher heat briefly will reduce some of the excess liquid.
Season the chili to taste with salt. If the flavor is at all bitter, adjust with a pinch of sugar.
Garnish with shredded Jack cheese, sour cream, sliced scallions and chopped cilantro, and serve immediately.
If prepared in advance, allow the chili to cool in a shallow pan, then store covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to a month. To serve, reheat the chili, adding additional water as needed.
8.5 g PROTEIN,
27.5 g
7 g FIBER,
9.5 g TOTAL FAT
(3.5 g saturated fat),
360 mg SODIUM,
15 mg CHOLESTEROL
Makes 6 main-course or
12 appetizer servings
¼ cup hot water
3 chipotle chiles canned in adobo sauce, seeds removed
¼ cup chopped cilantro
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoons orange marmalade
1 garlic clove, minced
½ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch teaspoon ground allspice
1 pinch ground cloves
1½ tablespoons white vinegar
Juice of 1 lime (approximately 3 tablespoons)
1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
3½ pounds chicken wings
1/8 cup olive oil (optional)
Vegetable cooking spray, as needed
2 tablespoons honey
1 scallion, sliced thinly on bias for garnish
Serve with:
Chipotle Sour Cream, as needed (recipe follows)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
In the bowl of a food processor, combine the hot water, chipotles, cilantro, tomato paste, marmalade, garlic, spices, vinegar, lime juice, and peanut butter, and pulse to combine the ingredients into a coarse paste. Divide mixture in half.
Remove the chicken wings from the package and pat dry with paper towels. Remove the wing tips and discard or save for stock. Cut the remaining wing into 2 pieces, dividing at joint.
Marinate the wings in half of the chipotle mixture for 6 to 8 hours or overnight. The olive oil may be added to this mixture to help coat the wings.
Spray a heavy-duty baking tray with vegetable cooking spray. Arrange the chicken wings on the tray in one layer with space between each wing. Spray the wings with a light layer of vegetable cooking spray. Place the wings on a tray over a sheet pan and bake in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes until the wings are golden brown and crisp. The wings may be crisped for 3 to 4 minutes under the broiler if necessary.
Add 2 tablespoons of honey to the remaining chipotle sauce. Place 2 tablespoons of the sauce in a large mixing bowl. Add the hot wings and stir gently to coat every wing in sauce. Add more sauce to taste or serve extra sauce on the side.
Place the seasoned wings on a platter and garnish with sliced scallions. Accompany with a bowl of the Chipotle Sour Cream.
261 CALORIES, 31 g PROTEIN,
8 g CARBOHYDRATES, 0.5 g FIBER,
11 g TOTAL FAT (4 g saturated fat),
231 mg SODIUM,
89 mg CHOLESTEROL
Makes approximately 1¼ cups
2 chipotle chiles canned in adobo sauce, seeds removed
1 cup sour cream (or substitute fat-free Greek yogurt)
Juice from ½ fresh lime (approximately 1½ tablespoons)
Salt, as needed
Freshly ground black pepper, as needed
Remove the chiles from the sauce. Reserve the sauce. Slit open the chiles and scrape to remove the seeds. Cut the chiles into a fine dice.
Stir the chiles into the sour cream. Add 2 to 3 teaspoons of adobo sauce to taste, depending on the desired level of spiciness. Add the lime juice and stir.
Season with salt and pepper.
Makes 8 servings
¼ cup red onion, chopped
5 Hass avocados
1/4 cup lime juice
1/3 cup (approximately 1) diced Roma tomato (optional)
¼ cup (approximately 4) thinly sliced scallions
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
½ teaspoon Tabasco ® sauce (see chef's tip below)
Salt, as needed
Freshly ground black pepper, as needed
Soak the red onion in cold water for 5 minutes to take out the "bite."
Cut the avocados in half and carefully remove the pits. Cut the avocado into large cubes and scoop from the skin with a kitchen spoon. Place the avocado chunks in a large mixing bowl and mash with a fork.
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Drain the chopped onion.
Add the lime juice, tomato (if using), scallions, red onion and cilantro, and adjust seasoning with the Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper.
Refrigerate the guacamole in a tightly covered storage container. It is best to make guacamole the same day it is to be served.
Seafood Guacamole: Add ½ pound (about ½ cup) of chopped, cooked shrimp. Dress with additional lime juice and chopped cilantro.
Chef's tip: If you prefer, you can substitute 1 tablespoon seeded and minced jalapeño for the Tabasco sauce, or use both jalapeño and Tabasco, depending on how spicy you want the guacamole to be. If using jalapeño, add it at the same time you add the lime juice.
PER 1 SERVING: 149 CALORIES, 2 g PROTEIN, 9 g CARBOHYDRATES, 6 g FIBER, 13 g TOTAL FAT (2 g saturated fat), 93 mg SODIUM, 0 mg CHOLESTEROL


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The completion of the NFL's regular season has brought some highly contested races for some of the most prestigious individual awards the NFL has to offer. The NFL MVP, Comeback Player of the Year, and Rookie of the Year awards are all incredibly close races this season.
Adrian Peterson and Peyton Manning are the front-runners for both the NFL MVP award as well as the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award. Each player overcame remarkable odds during the offseason to return to the field and lead their respective teams to the playoffs with their outstanding play.
Peterson tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee last December and was still able to come within 9 yards of breaking Eric Dickerson's all-time rushing record with a total of 2,097 yards for the season.
Manning signed with the Broncos after taking a year off from football due to numerous neck surgeries. He had to regain the strength and feeling in his throwing arm as a result of the procedures while adjusting to a new team as well. Manning helped Denver earn home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a 13–3 record while throwing for 4,659 yards and 37 touchdowns.
Between the top two choices for the MVP award, Manning is the athlete that will walk away with the hardware. He has had an incredible year and led the Broncos to the top seed in the AFC. But Manning's presence off the field is why he is deserving of the MVP award. The winning mentality and businesslike attitude he brought to Denver has had an impact on the entire organization.
Peterson is more deserving of the Comeback Player of the Year award due to the severity of his injury and the impressive season he had. Peterson was nearly able to break the long-standing NFL rushing record just a year after tearing both ligaments in his knee.The Rookie of the Year award has far more contenders to choose from. Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson, and Alfred Morris have each had an incredible year. But Andrew Luck stands apart from the rest because of the lack of experience around him. All four rookies have made it to the playoffs in their first season. But Luck has far less veteran talent to work with, both on offense and defense.
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Always Being Made New: The Campaign for the ELCA was overwhelmingly approved in August 2013 by the voting members of the ELCA Churchwide Assembly. The five-year fundraising effort, the ELCA's first comprehensive campaign, formally launched on February 1, 2014, and will end January 31, 2019.
The campaign seeks to raise $198 million in support of new and expanded churchwide ministries above and beyond those supported by your regular weekly offerings. This goal represents a 64 percent increase in designated funding for the ELCA's existing and new ministry initiatives.Through several major goals and priorities, the campaign seeks to:
- Renew and begin new congregations
- End poverty and hunger, and overcome malaria
- Identify, train and support new leaders and engage young people in the life of this church
- Expand the ELCA's disability ministries
- Grow this church's capacity to serve globally, support ELCA missionaries and women leaders among global companion churches
Read a message from ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton on the Campaign for the ELCA.
Meet the campaign steering committee and leadership driving the Campaign for the ELCA.
Read ELCA news releases about the campaign:
- ELCA's comprehensive campaign celebrates first year with nearly $45 million raised - 3/18/2014
- ELCA campaign nears $25 million mark - 9/4/2014
- ELCA embarks on first comprehensive fundraising campaign - 1/31/2014
- Proposal for ELCA's first ever major fundraising campaign is approved - 8/16/2013
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Step 1: Getting it all together.
-a bicycle to paint
-some basic hand tools to disassemble the bicycle (wrenches, screw drivers, ect)
-sand paper (for removing rust and scuffing the old paint up)
-razor blade (helps when removing old decals, if present)
-masking tape
-a piece of stiff wire to hang the bicycle up with
-primer(about 2 cans for a large bike)
-paint of desired color(again about 2 cans for a large bike and also it is a good idea to use the same brand as the primer
-clear coat if desired
-and a clean place to work, with good ventelation and a fan
Step 2: Remove all the bits
For the most part you are interested in the frame, the handlebars and goosneck(the thing that connects the handlebars to the front fork), and the seat post, for painting. If you want you can also paint some of the smaller bits like the brake calipers, you well have to take them apart so you can just paint he arms.
This is also a good time to take stock of what needs replacing, like the brake cables and handle bar grips.
Step 3: Preparing the parts for painting
After you have broken the frame down go about removing all the old decals and decorations from the bicycle, like the head badge if it has one. A razor blade comes in handy for removing the decals, either use to peel up an edge or it push comes to shove use it as a scerper. Next you well want to sand down all the rust on the frame and clean the bicycle, I use paper towel soaked in rubbing alchole and wipe every thing to remove the sanding dust and grease.
The last step before painting is to mask things off what you do not want to get paint on, like the crank bearing cups in the bottom bracket, and also the head stock bearing cups, I usally just remove these though.
Step 4: Priming the frame and other parts
Now for the fun part get out the primer. Read the directions on the back of the can, and kick on the fans if you are working in an inclosed area like me in a garage, with the door open of course. No seriouslly do it, the directions on the back of the can are there for a reason(and are often quite helpfull), and the fans are a must, paint fumes are nasty and if you start to feel sick or light headed while working stop and get some fresh air.
The best way to spray paint with cans is to, hold the can about 10 inches from the subject and to make long even passes, also it is a good idea to go and do all the junctins of the frame tudes and the bottom bracket area first, as they are the hardest to get and easiest to get runs in if you over do it. Another good idea is to use many light coats instead of one or two heavy coats.
With the primer what you are attempting to do is cover the areas where you sanded alway rust and also to fill in and even out the light gouges and imperfections in the old, worn, paint so that you have a nice ever surface to paint on.
After priming I like to lightly sand the frame, with either 220 grit wet/dry, to keep the paper from clogging, or also a red scotch brite or 00 steel wool pads, which do not seem to have the clogging issue. This gives a real nice smooth surface for the paint to adhear to.
Step 5: Paint
Sorry no pics yet, well post them soon.
Step 6: Finishing it up
If you are like me you cant wait to get it back together and ride it, but give a day or so to dry as to reduce the chances the still soft, yet dry paint well get gouged in the process of reassembling the bike.
Put the bike back together, adjust it all up and go for a ride.
In about 2 weeks or so it well be a good time to pollish, the new paint, as it well have fully hardened by then, possibly longer in colder temps. You should now have a nice new ride that did not cost a hole lot either.
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But good job!
Maybe I'll repaint my bike, too. If so, I can post some pictures.
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Temporary Road Closures
Temporary Road Closure Orders
Cannock Chase District Council has the power under Section 21 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 to temporarily close roads for public events such as street parties, street markets and processions.
There is a fee payable of £217.50 (correct as of 1st April 2012) for making a Road Closure Order if you are a firm/business or a statutory body such as a Parish or Town Council. However, no fee is charged if you are an individual organising a street party for your friends/neighbours, or you are a registered charity organising an event for a charitable purpose.
If you wish to apply for a Temporary Road Closure, you should download and complete the application form here.
Please note that you will need to give the Council at least 4 weeks notice of the proposed road closure, to allow sufficient time for the Council to consult with the various interested parties (such as the police and the highway authority) and to prepare the formal Road Closure Order.
For any additional information please contact Gary Finn on telephone number 01785 619202.
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KODIAK, AK (AP) -- Looking for E-T? You might try Kodiak Island in Alaska.
Author and self-proclaimed ufologist Diane Tessman predicts Kodiak will be one of the most likely saucer landing spots.
She tells the Kodiak Daily Mirror the island will look good to aliens peering down from space. She says there are few people and even fewer cities.
Other likely UFO landing spots, according to Tessman, are a lake in Siberia, a seaport in Turkey and the Brazilian rainforest. Of course, if the aliens have a hankering for bagels or New York pizza, they might land in Manhattan.
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Marie Bryant (born 1919, died May 23, 1978) was an American dancer, singer and actor. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, Bryant was one of the most exciting dancers in the United States, her popularity peaking around the start of World War 2. In her career, she would work with several esteemed jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, as well as appearing in a number of films, most notably in the famous jazz short 'Jammin' The Blues'.
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Linguistik-Klassifikation: Syntax
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- Weak function word shift (2004)
- The fact that object shift only affects weak pronouns in mainland Scandinavian is seen as an instance of a more general observation that can be made in all Germanic languages: weak function words tend to avoid the edges of larger prosodic domains. This generalisation has been formulated within Optimality Theory in terms of alignment constraints on prosodic structure by Selkirk (1996) in explaining thedistribution of prosodically strong and weak forms of English functionwords, especially modal verbs, prepositions and pronouns. But a purely phonological account fails to integrate the syntactic licensing conditions for object shift in an appropriate way. The standard semantico-syntactic accounts of object shift, onthe other hand, fail to explain why it is only weak pronouns that undergo object shift. This paper develops an Optimality theoretic model of the syntax-phonology interface which is based on the interaction of syntactic and prosodic factors. The account can successfully be applied to further related phenomena in English and German.
- Remarks on the architecture of OT syntax grammars (2003)
- This paper argues for a particular architecture of OT syntax. This architecture hasthree core features: i) it is bidirectional, the usual production-oriented optimisation (called 'first optimisation' here) is accompanied by a second step that checks the recoverability of an underlying form; ii) this underlying form already contains a full-fledged syntactic specification; iii) especially the procedure checking for recoverability makes crucial use of semantic and pragmatic factors. The first section motivates the basic architecture. The second section shows with two examples, how contextual factors are integrated. The third section examines its implications for learning theory, and the fourth section concludes with a broader discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed model.
- Correspondence in OT syntax and minimal link effects (2004)
- The aim of this paper is the exploration of an optimality theoretic architecture for syntax that is guided by the concept of "correspondence": syntax is understood as the mechanism of "translating" underlying representations into a surface form. In minimalism, this surface form is called "Phonological Form" (PF). Both semantic and abstract syntactic information are reflected by the surface form. The empirical domain where this architecture is tested are minimal link effects, especially in the case of "wh"-movement. The OT constraints require the surface form to reflect the underlying semantic and syntactic representations as maximally as possible. The means by which underlying relations and properties are encoded are precedence, adjacency, surface morphology and prosodic structure. Information that is not encoded in one of these ways remains unexpressed, and gets lost unless it is recoverable via the context. Different kinds of information are often expressed by the same means. The resulting conflicts are resolved by the relative ranking of the relevant correspondence constraints.


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In this Instructable We are going to see the making of simple Door Bell for our rooms,this project is simplest one even made by beginners very well and very cheap .this project costs $1-$2.
Most of them want privacy on their room, this Door Bell may use to avoid the interruption of others. Simply make this project and fix it on your room, this may help to ask the permission to entering by others.
This Door Bell may also used by main Door Bell of the house.
This Door Bell circuit contains two normal NPN transistors (BC 547) and a musical transistor BT 66 T19L.This circuit consumes 3-4.5V.The amount of volume of the Door Bell is increased by increasing the Voltage level.
Step 1: Gathering Tools & Materials
Resistor - 100R - 1
Capacitor - 220uf/25v - 1
Transistor - BC 547 - 2
Speaker - 4 ohm - 1
Wire ----- required
Battery - AA size - 2
Common PCB ------- required
Push Button Switch - 1
Soap Box
Plastic Bush
Small Tic Tac box
Super Glue
Battery Cap
-Soldering Iron
-Soldering Wire
-Hot Glue Gun
-Wire Cutters
-Insulating Tape
Step 2: ASSEMBLING THE CIRCUIT
Mark the required size on PCB board and cut it out.
Assemble the circuit by give plan.
Solder the wire on the terminals of speaker and connect the speaker to the circuit board.
Step 3: MAKE THE COVER FOR DOORBELL
Because of choosing the Soap Box for this project, normally it contains holes on bottom this will help to spread the speaker sound.
Take the Soap Box; this contains two parts top and bottom parts.
We are going to fix the speaker on Soap Box bottom side ( hole side) by using the Glue Gun.
Mount the plastic bushes on bottom of the circuit board by the help of Super Glue.
Take the top part of the Soap Box; place the circuit board on it by the help of Super Glue.


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Originally published on Fri June 29, 2012 2:58 pm
With the birth of the Interstate Highway System in the mid-1950s, America was on its way to becoming a nation of long-distance drivers.
Add an emerging cattle industry, technological advances in truck refrigeration and the spread of meat packaging plants from major cities to rural areas, and you've got a recipe for getting more meat to more people. (See more meat facts in charts and graphs here.)
Although outdoor advertising has been around since ancient Egypt, it really took off after the highway system was built. And advertisers thought, what better way to get to the captive audience in a car to pull over than to tempt them with giant pictures of meat?
Today, some billboards emit the distinctive odor of grilled meat, and there are billboards depicting the potential health effects of meat consumption. But here's a collection of billboards that helped fuel America's love affair with meat way back in the 20th Century.


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Artists Dawes, Camera Obscura, Delorean
February 04, 2010
2nd compilation of the best songs of 2009
Minimal Road Noise Pt.2 by masterofthedurge
Continuation of the minimalist mix.
minimalist, indie, folk, alternative, quiet
Minimal Road Noise Pt.1 by masterofthedurge
1st part of a mix that is made up of primarily minimalist or very simple songs.
New Wave For Dummies by masterofthedurge
Some simple new wave tracks for those who may have missed the wave.
new wave, 80s, classic alternative, alternative, british
A Mix Created Out Of Airplanes by masterofthedurge
Listening to Airplanes by Local Natives, I decided to make a mix with songs that are like it and songs that were going through my mind at the time.
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"Along with our colleagues in the U.S. Army, we are closely aligning our civilian and uniformed staffs to speed decision making, and to facilitate effective handling of multiple issues ranging from Air Force Department management issues to providing support for Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom" said James G. Roche, secretary of the Air Force. "This headquarters transformation reflects the need for all of us in government to be more agile and efficient," said Roche. "The secretary of Defense has charged us with the task of working effectively together to execute our joint responsibilities to provide global reconnaissance and strike capabilities for this nation."
One such enhancement will be the formation of a new deputy chief of staff for Warfighting Integration. Highlighting the growing importance of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), especially as a result of the war on terrorism, this office will focus management attention and allow us to modernize and integrate C2, C4, and ISR systems and provide an effective approach for managing this critical capability.
Another objective of the headquarters transformation is to fully enable the Air Force, through the under secretary, to fulfill its responsibilities as DoD's executive agent for space programs. This will facilitate the effective management of all classified and unclassified space programs in the Department of Defense and the National Reconnaissance Office.
The Air Force headquarters transformation is entirely consistent with existing legislation. The effort reflects an integrated product team approach that has proven to be highly successful in private industry. This enterprise architecture for managing our department will extend this same teamwork concept throughout the secretariat and Air Staff by closely linking military and civilian organizations.
"We owe it to our people to reduce workload by ending duplicative staffing efforts on the secretariat and Air Staff," said Gen. John Jumper, Air Force chief of staff. "We are confident this initiative will help us break down barriers, improve communication, and create a more integrated and effective staff.
"To the world outside the beltway, this should be a transparent change, but what it will do is improve the way we are organized to train, organize and equip the world's greatest air and space force," the chief said. "For example, the people who plan and program the Air Force budget will be better aligned to have closer relationships with the people who help execute the budget. This improved contact will result in a better way to do our business."
The implementation of this initiative will begin immediately.
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- Henrik Larsson
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
This conversation is closed.
Invite Allan Savory to do a TED talk about reclaiming desert using cattle.
In this fascinating lecture: http://vimeo.com/8239427
Allan Savory proposes an explanation, and a solution, to the widespread problem of desertification, along with all its effects on global climate change, poverty etc.
The video has depressingly few views, and is not to be found on Youtube. To me, this seems like crucial knowledge for the environmental movement to be able to move in the right direction, and not head down a monocrop, agricultural path path to further environmental destruction, paved with vegan philosophy and good intentions. Please take the time to watch this lecture, I can almost guarantee an "aha!" moment. And if you feel like me, that this man has something very important to share, that is in desperate need of an audience the size of TED's, then please make your voice heard for Allan Savory to be invited to do a TED talk!
Feb 24 2012: After receiving the Buckminster Fuller Challenge Award in 2010, one would think inviting Allan Savory to do a Ted Talk would be a no brainer. I've read Allan's books and visited with him in person, and we need to get him recorded while we still have him here to share his wisdom. Until we look at the world in wholes, we are in danger of doing far more harm than good in the name of sustainable design.Mar 2 2012: Thank you very much, Henrik. Our team here at the Savory Institute are very excited about this possibility. If anyone wants to know more about Holistic Management and Allan's work you can visit our site at www.savoryinstitute.com or Allan's Wikipedia page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Savory. We're on Twitter at @SavoryInstitute. Please continue to spread the word.Feb 25 2012: I have followed Alan's work for several years and I have always wondered why the mainstream wasn't interested. I suppose that people weren't that interested to learn that the earth wasnt flat either. Well it's not flat, and it doesn't function in a linear manner. Alan figured that out forty years ago and now he has a solution for climate change that will work. Just put things back in balance. He will tell you how.
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Mar 3 2012: I would be very interested to hear Allan Savory speak more about his work.
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Mar 2 2012: I've read both Allan's books and have known of his insight into ecology and agriculture since 1990. I put in a request over a year ago on TED for Allan Savory. I think his voice is absolutely essential in these times when sustainability in agriculture and our civilization is a primary imperative for survival.
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March 3, 2012
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Tu Holloway scored 24 points, including 10 in the final 5:18 of the game, to lead Xavier (19-11, 10-6 Atlantic 10) past the Charlotte 49ers (13-16, 5-11), 72-63, on Senior Day. Kenny Frease added 18 points and Mark Lyons scored 11. Frease grabbed 12 rebounds, and Dezmine Wells dished out 5 assists. Charlotte was led by Chris Braswell who scored a game-high 28 points and DeMario Mayfield who scored 11. Braswell and Pierria Henry each grabbed 8 rebounds, and Henry dished out 4 assists.
Senior All-American Tu Holloway scored 24 points to move into the top 10 on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,706 points. He passed Nick Daniels (1975-79), who scored 1,690 points in his XU career. Brian Grant (1990-94) stands in ninth place on the scoring list with 1,719 points and Steve Thomas (1962-66) is eighth all-time with 1,722 points.
Mark Lyons is 33rd on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,121 points. He needs18 points to catch Dexter Bailey (1980-84) who is 32nd on the list with 1,139 points. Maurice McAfee (1997-01) is 31st on the scoring list with 1,142 points, and Hank Stein (1956-59) is 30th with 1,144 points.
Kenny Frease scored 18 points today to became the 50th member of XU's 1,000-point club with 1,017 career points. Just ahead of him on the scoring list is T. J Johnson (1994-98) who is 49th with 1,021 points, Michael Hawkins (1991-95) who is in 48th place with 1,029 points.
Trailing by 14 points, 37-24, with 2:21 left in the first half, the Musketeers outscored Charlotte by 23 points (49-26) the rest of the game.
Xavier committed 8 turnovers, matching its season low. The Musketeers also had 8 turnovers against Saint Joseph's (1-18-12)
Kenny Frease scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season and the 11th of his career.
Andre Walker had an XU career-high 4 steals. His previous high was 3 steals at Temple (2-11-12) and against Gonzaga (12-31-11).
Dezmine Wells dished out a career-high 5 assists. His previous high was 4 assists at Memphis (2-4-12).
Leading 19-17 at 7:34 of the first half, Charlotte went on a 15-4 run to take a 34-21 lead at 3:07. Chris Braswell led the 49ers with 9 points during the spurt.
Trailing 37-23 with 2:21 remaining, XU finished the first half with a 7-0 spurt to cut the deficit to 37-30 at the intermission. The Musketeers extended the run to 11-2 at the 17:31 mark of the second half, to cut the lead to 39-34. Tu Holloway led XU with 4 points.
Trailing 60-58 at 5:28, XU went on a 14-1 run to take a 72-61 lead at 35 seconds. Tu Holloway scored 10 points during the spurt.
Up Next: Xavier's next game will be in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. The dates and times of games will be determined by the results of today's A-10 contests. Xavier joined the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1995 and has an overall conference tournament record of 23-12 (17 appearances). The Musketeers have made it to the tournament championship game four times (1998, 2002, 2004, and 2006), winning all four contests. In the quarterfinal round of last year's tournament, the top-seeded Musketeers fell behind #9 seed Dayton Flyers, 21-3, in the early going, but were able to cut the deficit to just nine points (36-27) by the half. The Flyers extended the lead to 17 points with a little over 12 minutes remaining before XU turned up the pressure, outscoring Dayton 20-5 over the next five minutes to cut the lead to 59-57. Dayton led 66-64 with under a minute left in the game before Tu Holloway scored a traditional 3-point play with 23 seconds left to give XU its first lead of the game, 67-66. But the Flyers converted a pair of free throws after a loose ball foul was called on the Musketeers to win the game, 68-67.


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Carmen B.
My fiancé and I had arranged a memorable Carnival Cruise to celebrate his birthday. On November 23, 2008, we departed Puerto Rico and arrived in St. Thomas on November 24. On Monday, we were standing at our room balcony, when my fiancé excused himself. He closed the balcony door and asked me to lie down and watch television.
He came back into our room smiling. He jumped in bed next to me, pulled out a little red box from his pocket, and asked me to be his wife. Crying, I exclaimed, "Yes!" The diamond was beautiful and I love him so much. I will never forget this day or this birthday gift!


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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Happy New Year! It was great to see many of you during our holiday weeks. If you were here, like me you experienced what I would call the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. I will explain what I mean by that, but first a bit of perspective.
The winter of 06/07 -- only five years ago -- was uncannily similar to this season so far. Entering the holiday weeks we had nearly the same number of trails open and almost exactly the same paltry year-to-date snowfall. In fact, that year we did not open the Gate House lift until December 29th. It was roughly two more weeks before the snows came in earnest, and it was almost the end of January before we were 100% open. If I remember correctly, we were the first in the Northeast to be 100% open. Then you know what happened? It was the year of the later holiday storms. Four feet on Valentine's Day. Big dumps on St. Patrick's Day and on Easter. And skiing and riding into May.
Winter has just begun and let's hope that history repeats itself.
Now for the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Going into the holidays in December, we rode a weather rollercoaster. Some cold days when snow could be made, then warm days when we lost a lot of what was made. For awhile we were seeing too much rain and not enough snow but eventually we started to see progress and our open trail count was approaching 30. Then we received a special surprise last week. What was forecasted to be a couple of inches of snow turned into well over a foot. A snow cloud just settled on our mountaintops. By Thursday we were skiing and riding fresh powder on 90 trails -- the most in the Northeast and maybe the most in the USA (I didn't get to check that out though).
Thursday, Friday and Saturday were very special days on the mountain and everyone here really had a great time. That was the Good. Then it warmed up New Year's Eve. On New Year's Day it was more like spring skiing and many of the natural trails where snow had not been made got skied-in, snow melted, and we came down to 49 open trails by Monday. That was the Bad. The Ugly was some of the natural trails on Monday where we could not groom because, when the temps fell, they set-up and were really hard. Our groomers got out early in the morning and did the best they could with some challenging conditions.
Last night, three inches of new snow once again made for some nice runs this morning. So now it's back to the Good. We have excellent snowmaking temperatures and are currently blasting on Hot Shot and Sleeper and should have them open either tomorrow or Thursday.
After this we will assess whether we should make more snow on Snowball, Spring Fling and Birdland or move our equipment back up to finish Ripcord. Temperatures will determine where we go. Over at Mt. Ellen, we will focus on Riemergasse for a few days so that Tony can get the terrain park sculpted. (It takes approximately four days of heavy work to get that done once we have made enough snow.) After that, we will move to Elbow and Northstar.
The forecast does not indicate any serious warm-ups and it looks like we will see a series of small snow squalls the rest of the week. "Lake effect" squalls can surprise, so stayed tuned and see if we luck out again.
The bottom line is that the mountain is coming together and by this weekend we should have some really nice skiing and riding even if we don't have thigh-deep powder. And by Martin Luther King holiday weekend we should be full into winter mode. For MLK we have another set of fun family events including a torchlight parade and fireworks on Saturday evening.
As you know from a prior message, we have initiated the next phase of our residential development at Lincoln Peak and are seeing some nice interest in the project. We are taking reservations now, so stop by our real estate office in The Farmhouse and speak with Wendy, Kyle or Heidi.
This is a multi-stage development and the first unit will have only fifteen two-bedroom to four-bedroom condos -- all with superb views and ski-on/ski-off locations with a short walk to Chez Henri, Mountainside Ski Service, Mutha Stuffers, Pizza Soul, Pine Tree Pub, and only a bit further to the Lincoln Peak Base area in all seasons. We still have some units left to sell at Clay Brook. And we have a new Sugarbush Living website.
When you are next at the mountain, I would recommend trying the Wunderbar for lunch or apres ski and The Grill Down Under at The Sugarbush Inn for dinner. Both have new and different menus this winter and are getting nice reviews.
It was wonderful to see so many people in the Valley over the holidays. The restaurants were full and there was a great turnout for our various family events here at Sugarbush. SHaRC was really busy, too. Also a special shout out to Atlas who put on a great New Year's Eve fireworks display!
I hope each of you has made their New Year's resolutions for 2012. Mine are to get trimmer and fitter and ski 100 days. Lili's is to get me away to a sunny place in January so that it dumps snow here at Sugarbush, which it usually does when I am away. Rumble's is to be less shy and greet all his old friends and make new friends among the many new faces we are going to see this winter.
Mother Nature's is to deliver us another 300 inches of snow and keeping us smiling into May.
The powder is coming. That is a promise!


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The Iliad
by Homer
Character Analysis
Even he does not appear in many scenes, Odysseus's role in the Iliad lays the groundwork for a subsequent tradition (including the Odyssey and the non-Homeric poems of The Epic Cycle) that portrays him as a wily trickster. From these works, we get a picture of Odysseus as an alternative kind of hero to Achilleus – one who survives by his brain rather than just his brawn. The most obvious case of this in the Iliad is Book 10, the longest stretch in the poem that focuses on Odysseus, in which he and Diomedes lead a night-raid that takes them first into no-man's-land and then behind enemy lines, where they steal the horses of the Trojan ally King Rhesos.
Some scholars, however, believe that Book 10 was not originally part of the Iliad, but was written later by somebody else and then stuck in where it would be inconspicuous. If this is true, than this episode can't be an inspiration for the later tradition – it was part of the later tradition!
Whether or not this is the case, the fact remains that the Iliad always shows Odysseus as a smart guy. You can see this, for example, in his advice to Agamemnon not to sail away for home in the middle of the battle, which he justifies with an insightful discussion of the psychology of teamwork. Interestingly, on another occasion, we see Odysseus running away from a battle, and disregarding Diomedes's cries to turn back. This is something Achilleus would never do. Do we interpret this as a lack of courage? Or is it just another sign how Odysseus is able to think beyond the warrior code and realize that sometimes you just have to back down?


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We are currently restructuring Inquisition due to loss of players to other games. We are recruiting Officers and members alike, officers will be put on a trial period to prove yourself. Officers will be in charge of recruiting scheduling raids, instance runs and the likes of all that. We want active mature players who want a chance to be at the top of the guild and help us grow. As times get tough and your lower level guild finds itself struggling to recruit and level PM me and we can talk about a merge with us, your GM will have be an officer and your officers possible too. Thanks.
I am Guywanar Azaundlin, Swordmaster and Inquisitor of Inquisition. We are currently looking for all types of players to grow with us, whether you are hardcore or casual. We are growing fast and want more to grow with us, we believe that growing with a guild is an important aspect of relationship building. That is what is important to us, we do not believe in a guild being a job. People have lives, that should and always will come first. But at the same time we want to make friends that will hopefull last a long time.
We are currently looking for all classes and all levels are welcome. We are definitely in need of healers but accepting all. Although we do not require you to be of a certain age, maturity is a necessity for Inquisition. We want to have fun but at the same time be respectful of other players and your fellow guild mates. The majority of us are central to eastern time zone so if you are west coast you are more than welcome but you might not find as many people on late at night.
We are a democratic guild so you will never find me deciding everything for the guild. We hold votes on our website as well as in game and majority rules. We hold monthly guild meetings to go over any issues members might have or to just plan and discuss future tidings. We currently have 6 ranks within the guild. The ranks come from medieval Roman Army ranks. Promotions are given based on activity, and guild participation and they are as follows:
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Incredible Pizza Company reopened on December 20, 2012 and has done over $1.5 Million in Renovations and Upgrades!
Best Place for a Kid's Birthday Party St. Louis 2008 - America's Incredible Pizza Company - CLOSED
America's Incredible Pizza Company
5254 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
Crestwood, MO 63126
Just for one day, set aside your concerns about childhood obesity and take your birthday boy or girl to this hotbed of juvenile hedonism. The Incredible Pizza Company feeds your crew buffet-style and entertains them in a state-of-the-art "fairgrounds." Situated behind Ronnie's Plaza on a vast parking lot, the Pizza Co. holds quite a crowd. On a Saturday afternoon, you'll see family after family, moms toting decorated sheet cakes, pack themselves into the waiting area. From there you can see the buffet, which includes ice cream, dessert pizza and, in a wise concession to grown-up chaperones, a salad bar and baked potatoes. All the arcade games accept prepaid swipe cards, and you can buy birthday packages that include an hour of unlimited play. The place swarms with people who are either eating or playing. The Pizza Co. doesn't screw around with ball pits. Here the video games (the latest in driving and fighting) are surrounded by glow-in-the-dark mini-golf, go-karts and bumper cars. That is why you're here, so get in line early.


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The Celtic skipper was dismissed in the 58th minute at Parkhead for kicking out at Neymar after he had hauled down the Brazilian.
Cesc Fabregas headed the winner for the visitors and Brown apologised for his actions in the dressing room following the game.
But Lennon still maintains that Brown did not deserve a straight red card, and he again hit out at Neymar for over-reacting to minimal contact.
Lennon said: "Looking at the incident again, I stand by what I said. Contact is minimal, if there is any at all.
"People might call it petulance but is it a sending off? No.
"The tackle by (Sergio) Busquets on (Beram) Kayal, that warranted a red card for me and Emilio Izaguirre on (Dani) Alves.
"There were far more physical and worse challenges in the game than Scott's and I feel aggrieved.
"I am getting criticised for that now and that's fine. It's my opinion, he's my captain.
"He has come out and apologised for it which I don't think he needed to do but maybe he felt compelled to do that for the supporters.
"But I am disappointed with the reaction of Neymar."
But Lennon confirmed he would not be appealing the sending-off as Brown will incur only a one-match suspension, which could be increased if any appeal is thrown out.
"I would have appealed if the ban had been more severe," Lennon added.
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Plantar Fasciosis> >
(Plantar Fasciitis)
- Foot Problems
- Overview of Foot Problems
- Pain in the Ball of the Foot (Metatarsalgia)
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Medial and Lateral Plantar Nerve Entrapment
- Tibialis Posterior Tendinosis
Plantar Fasciosis
- Inferior Calcaneal Bursitis
- Achilles Tendon Bursitis
- Achilles Tendon Enthesopathy
- Corns and Calluses
- Bunion
- Hammer Toe
- Plantar Fibromatosis
Plantar fasciosis is pain originating from the dense band of tissue called the plantar fascia that extends from the bottom of the heel bone to the base of the toes (ball of the foot).
The connective tissue between the heel and ball of the foot may become damaged and painful.
Pain, which is often worse when first bearing weight in the morning and after periods of rest, is felt at the bottom of the heel.
Stretches, applying ice, changing footwear, wearing devices inside the shoe that cushion, support, and elevate the heel, and sometimes corticosteroid injections can help.
The plantar fascia connects the bottom of the heel bones to the ball of the foot and is essential to walking, running, and giving spring to the step.
Plantar fasciosis is sometimes referred to as plantar fasciitis. However, this term is not correct. The term fasciitis means inflammation of the fascia, but plantar fasciosis is a disorder primarily of repeated stress to the fascia rather than a disorder of inflammation. Other terms used to describe plantar fasciosis include calcaneal enthesopathy and calcaneal spur syndrome (heel spur―see What Is a Heel Spur?). However, a heel spur may or may not be present. Often a small tear results from excessive strain placed on the plantar fascia. Plantar fasciosis is one of the most common causes of heel pain.
Plantar fasciosis can develop in people who have sedentary lifestyles, wear high-heeled shoes, have unusually high or low arches in the feet, or have tight calf muscles or a tight Achilles tendon (which attaches the calf muscles to the heel bone). Sedentary people are usually affected when they suddenly increase their level of activity or wear less supportive shoes such as sandals or flip-flops. Plantar fasciosis is also common among runners and dancers because of increased stress on the fascia, especially if the person also has poor foot posture. The development of this painful disorder occurs more often in people whose occupations involve standing or walking on hard surfaces for prolonged periods. Disorders that may cause or aggravate plantar fasciosis are obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, and other types of arthritis.
A person with plantar fasciosis may have pain anywhere along the course of the plantar fascia but most commonly where the fascia joins the bottom of the heel bone. The person often feels a great deal of pain after resting, particularly when placing weight on the foot first thing in the morning. The pain temporarily diminishes after the person first walks but may return later in the day. It may also begin when the person walks or runs. In this case, the pain radiates from the bottom of the heel toward the toes. Some people have burning or sticking pain along the inside border of the sole of the foot when walking.
What Is a Heel Spur?
The doctor may make the diagnosis after examining the foot. Tenderness is evident where the plantar fascia enters the heel bone or at the bottom of the ball of the foot.
X-rays may reveal the presence of a heel spur protruding from the bottom front edge of the heel bone. This heel spur is a pointed growth of extra bone produced over time by a combination of increased pull on the fascia and foot dysfunction. However, people with plantar fasciosis often do not have heel spurs, and most people with heel spurs do not have pain, so the presence of a heel spur does not necessarily confirm plantar fasciosis. Other diagnostic tests, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are rarely needed.
To relieve the stress and pain on the fascia, the person can take shorter steps and avoid walking barefoot. Activities that involve foot impact, such as jogging, should be avoided. The person may need to lose weight. Stretching the calf muscles and foot often accelerates healing. Orthoses, synthetic devices placed in the shoe, can help to cushion, support, and elevate the heel.
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What are you on?
How in the world do you taser someone who's pointing a loaded gun at you, let alone shooting at you?
Punks like this, messed with the wrong guy, they got what they deserved! Good riddance, once less punk on the street, oh well!
Police brutality? Stop committing crimes and the cops will leave you alone, hello!
I'm not a cop, if you rob me at gunpoint and I have access to a gun, I'm going to shoot you too, what's that called "Ordinary Citizen Who Just Wants to Go About His Business and Be Left Alone Brutality"?
Some of you people make me sick, worthless punks!
No one's saying pay them ridiculously low salaries, but come on, we have teachers in North Royalton making $82,000 a year, that's crazy!
Why don't the teachers accept a pay cut across the board?
Their union has a stranglehold on the school districts. Wage freeze! What a load of garbage.
Time to break their union.
Brilliant, increase the property taxes of an already overtaxed city!
When is somebody going to think outside the box and find another way to raise revenue besides continually raising property taxes?
I bet most North Royalton residents don't realize you have teachers making $80,000 a year. Why didn't they think about reducing salaries across the board to save money? But no, we have wage freeze, which doesn't mean squat, just continue to shove it down the property owners throat.
So thank you North Royalton teachers, while the rest of us are losing our jobs, you have a wage freeze but we pay more taxes.
The leadership of North Royalton reminds me of the George W. Bush administration, LAME!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree, Maxwell stinks.
Same old thing every day, doing drugs, I'm crazy so I need drugs, I'm better than Rover.....blah, blah, blah!!!
Get rid of him and play music!
Absolutely, the Browns need a marquee player, even if its' T.O.
Do Brady a favor and trade him. He'll never reach his potential with the Browns. He'll probably put up Joe Montana numbers with a better organization.
Why would anybody want to play in Cleveland?
Cleveland, if you want to end your career, play here!
Looks like another 4-12, 2-14 and possibly an 0-16 year. Is there a more poorly run organization in the NFL besides the Browns? Maybe the Lions, but it's close.
Good riddance! The guy didn't do squat to help the team. He was just a drain on the salary cap.
However, I do wish him well! See ya K2!
How about signing Rafael Furcal(hit .357 last year) to play SS and move Peralta to third, and keep Cabrera at second.
How about buying them, putting them in Brown's uniforms and finally having a chance of winning something!
I don't think he meant the comment to be insensitive.
We're all proud of our soldiers and our saddened by their loss or injury. Our prayers go out to them and our families.
But the truth is, our country is no safer because we're fighting a war in Iraq, not to mention a life has been lost needlessly.
As a poll worker yesterday, here are my thoughts:
I agree that the way we voted is a step back technologically speaking, filling in the ballot though is an easy process and to accomodate the vast majority of the voting public, it needs to be as simple as possible.
Some of the things I read in the comments about how the poll workers conducted themselves is embarassing, I can guarantee that they were the exception to the rule. Better training is needed and a better selection process when hiring poll workers is needed, some people are just not very service oriented which is essential when dealing with the public.
Realize that being a poll worker is not lucrative. All total between training, Monday night set up and election day, I had 23 hours invested. I will get paid $172, which is about $7.50 an hour. I got to the polling location at 5:30 AM and got home at 10:30 pm, 17 hours! Not to mention the fact that I had to drive to the drop off location in one of the worst ice storms we've had in a while.
So while a few poll workers may do a lousy job, most do the very best they can with limited training and at times a grumpy and ungrateful public.
Voters will not hand the ballot back to the booth official they will place in the ballot box themselves. I don't believe they're handing out stickers for the primary, but they will in the Presidential election.
This is nothing new, hasn't everyone been dealing with these type of emails for at least a few years now?
Previously charged with rape, aggravated robbery and kidnapping and this utility company still let him driver around knocking on doors? I hope that utility company is held criminally and civilly responsible.
Mlscion, I couldn't agree with you more. There's no accountablility left in the world.
Right weezel, they all got what they deserved!!
Why should the majority of society have to pay for the acts of the irresponsible.
If you're license isn't valid, if you don't have insurance, if you're too stupid to fasten your seatbelt, GET OFF THE ROAD!!!


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Hemisphere from Electrotap
Experimental Meyer Array
or you could follow these instructions to build a cheap array out of IKEA salad bowls and surplus automotive speakers. It won't sound as "accurate" as those other speakers, but it's surprisingly good and looks pretty cool on stage.
Special thanks and apologies to Dan Truman and the researchers at CNMAT, who's scientific work directly inspired this project.
P.S. Here's another cool loudspeaker array.
P.P.S The Stanford Laptop Orchestra built some nice ones here.
P.P.P.S. This one is nice, too .
Step 1: Acquire the Materials
$5.50 speaker
but All Electronics was out of them. I got these, instead:
$7.50 speaker
The important considerations were an impedance of 8 ohms (which is normal for home stereo speakers) and good frequency range. (in this case 70-10k Hertz). Sound localization is more acute at higher frequencies, so response >1k Hertz is especially important. It would be better to add a sub-woofer to make up for thin bass, than to have no high end.
While at All Electronics, get some Speaker Terminals.
I used four (4) "quad" terminals, but the four-pair ones look good.
(NB: If all electronics doesn't have these anymore. Try Parts Express or Radio Shack)
The other major elements in this project are the bowls. They cost $5 at IKEA:
Reda Bowls
Insanely cheap. Get two (2) sets because you need two of the biggest bowl. They also come in white. I imagined using one of each color, so this project would look like a big fishing float. Ultimately, though, solid red seemed best.
UPDATE: These bowls are no longer sold by IKEA. Sorry.
Finally, the miscellaneous hardware. 8 speakers x 4 mounting holes = 32. My local Ace hardware provided 32 machine bolts, locking nuts, and washers. Also, pick up 8 small nuts and bolts for the terminals. Most of the speakers were fine with 1/2" bolts, but the top and bottom ones needed longer (1 1/2") ones, as you'll see later. This may vary, if your parts are different.
- weather stripping
- speaker wire ( I had some 18 gauge stuff lying around the house, the project only needs a few feet.)
- heat shrink tubing
Step 2: Assemble your tools
A "high-speed rotary tool" with the following bits:
- #409 cutoff wheel
- #561 Cutting Bit
Soldering Iron, Solder, and heat shrink tubing
Wire Cutters, strippers
Scissors and a Pencil
Ear plugs and Safety Glasses
I'll emphasize ear plugs here. It wouldn't do to deafen yourself in the process of building a snazzy speaker array, would it? I like to wear earplugs when I do any work with power tools. (Or when I work with stupid fools.)
And of course, working with many of these tools is inherently dangerous. Just because I did this project without injury doesn't mean you won't hurt yourself. Be careful; as the agreement says: By using Instructables, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, objectionable or unsafe. Each user must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content.
Step 3: Cut the hole for the top speaker
Use the rotary tool and the cutting bit to remove the circle of plastic inside this foot.
Step 4: Make a template
Step 5: Mark the locations of the speaker holes
To make sure they are exactly 120 degrees apart, used a piece of heat shrink tubing (or the like) to measure the circumference of bowl. Then divide the circumference by three, and used the same tubing to mark where the center of each speaker should be.
NB: For one hemisphere I centered a speaker on the handle and measured from there. The other hemisphere has a speaker centered on the spout. That way, the speakers are offset when you put the hemispheres together. Also, make measurements from both directions to make sure there aren't any errors.
I decided to put the speakers an inch away from the rim of the bowl. That left me clearance to put the lids back on, if I wanted to. Don't put them any further away, or they will wack into the top speaker.
Use your template to trace the speaker hole onto the bowl.
Step 6: Cut and adjust the speaker holes
NB: This might be a better time to do step 13.
Step 8: Modify the terminals
Step 9: Prepare your speaker wire
Step 10: Solder the wires to the speakers
Cut some short lengths (3/4") of heat shrink tubing and thread them on one end of a speaker wire. Solder the ends to the speaker terminals, slide the tubing over the solder joints, and use a heat gun to shrink the tubing.
RE: Polarity
My speaker cable has a reddish wire and a silver wire. I connect the red wire to the positive (+) terminal and the silver wire to the negative terminal. Some wire has colored insulation, or just a stripe on one wire. Conventionally, one connects a red or striped wire to the positive terminal. If you are inconsistent about this, you might accidentally reverse the phase of some of the speakers. While this will probably have no audible effect in this system, it would be a problem in a more scientifically calibrated setup.
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Step 11: Prepare the speakers with weather stripping
I ran a line of open foam weather stripping around the edge of all of the side speakers. (The flange of the top speaker sits flush against the "foot" of the bowl.) The purpose is to cover the gap between the speaker flange and the bowl, and hide any messy edges.
Step 12: Attach the speakers to the bowl
There is going to be a fair bit of muscle and bending in this step. As you can see, both the speakers and the bowl are a bit bent by the end. That's fine, it just makes the whole thing stronger. :-)
Repeat for the three side speakers.
BTW: It's possible that by this point you accidentally poked a speaker, and dented it.
Here is an instructable on "unpoping" dented speakers.
Step 13: Attach the terminals to the bowl
I was imagining this speaker hanging from the handles, so I kept the terminals as close to them as seemed reasonable. Check out the photograph to see how the positions are different on each hemisphere. There are two terminals on each hemisphere. On one, the terminals are close together near the handle. On the other, they are on either side of the speaker that is centered on the handle.
Since you've already got the weather stripping, stick some to the bottom of the terminals.
Finally, fit the terminal blocks, drill holes for the small bolts, and bolt the blocks in place.
Step 14: Solder the wires to the terminals
Step 15: Enjoy the sweet, sweet music
You're going to need a few things to use your speakers, now that you've got them.
-- Eight channels of amplification. With the money you saved on speakers, you could by a Stewart DA-70-4 for each hemisphere. Or, to keep the whole thing on the cheap, get four t-amps . Currently, I'm running some class D amplifiers I found on ebay.
-- A source of interesting sound. I am a MaxMSP user, so I've used that software with the nbody~ from the PeRColate collection to create simulated body resonances of string instruments. You can also do this all for free with Pd .
-- I use it to make electronic instruments, or electronically processed acoustic instruments, sound more "real" and blend with other instruments.
What's the power requirement on this?
"Kipkay did a weekend maker video based on my article in Make. However, I am far from the first person to do this. Check out the link to Dan Truman."
ikea now sells these: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50057254/
pretty good price.
1 Does the one speaker do stereo ? Or am I missing something. If it's not stereo = 1, why are there 2 sets of terminals?
2 I live in Mexico and you can buy bowls like that everywhere for a dollar or 2. About how big are the bowls in diameter ?
Great work by the way!
A speaker (when in use) sends sound waves to the front but also to the back. SO when you put 2 or more speakers with the backs +- facing each other in the same space, you get a loss of sound and quality.
In such a project, the space in which the speakers are needs to be divided.
Also, the casing is to light for such and so much speakers, the vibrations will cause the casing to resonate, and resulting in a a unclear sound. It will just work well on low volume... but with these kinds of speakers i do not suppose you want to turn the volume down!
will they be connected in parallel then, and in that case would it still be sufficient just to connect to your amplifier?