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The best puzzle game for the iPhone has entered a new dimension! Enigmo 2 is the successor to our award winning puzzle game, Enigmo. There are streams of falling water droplets, plasma and laser beams, and your goal is to get them into their container by using the various puzzle piece that you are given. Enigmo 2 goes to a new dimension as the puzzles are now three-dimensional! We've also added tons of new gameplay elements including lasers, plasma, gravetoids, teleporters, gravity inverters, etc. There are 50 all new levels in Enigmo 2, and an awesome music soundtrack!
The original Enigmo won the 2008 Best iPhone Game award from Apple, among many other awards, and it is one of the Top 20 best selling iPhone apps of all time. Enigmo 2 raises the bar even farther with increased performance, more dazzling graphics, and even better gameplay.
Watch the video on YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ZQzm-SBDQ&fmt=22
What's New in Version 3.3.1
Fixes issue with iPhone 6
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Fun game so far
I just started playing so it is a bit early but I love the graphics and the sounds, and not to mention a game that makes you put your brain to work. I love it and hope it stays that way.
Great classic updated
The iPad needs more games like this.
My favorite iPhone game...but...
...PLEASE release more levels!!! I finished this glorious game in days and am dying to play new levels!
Because of this, I have to concur with the earlier comment of experiencing much more immersive gameplay with the original game. (Even though I have the same level-pack complaint with the original ("kids-levels?!?!!!,") the other custom levels gave me many more hours of enjoyment than the small number of levels in this game.)
That said, this is bar-none the best game I have played and most likely will ever play on the iPhone. It is ingenious, challenging, rewarding, immersive, beautiful (right down to the planets and magestic score)...I cannot give it enough superlatives
Be wary though - this game is for problem-solving lovers. I even think it can be considered a form of an IQ test. I am a software engineer. It has not comeup yet, but I would certainly ask a prospective employee if they played this game and beat it.
Yes the 3D controls have a learning curve, but once mastered they ingeniously solve the logistical placement issues as best as can be imagined... thus once learned, 95% of the time is then spent on solving the puzzles themselves.
Final Note-they picked the *worst* level as the "first true 3D level." I went about it all wrong and was about to throw the iPhone against the wall twisting sliders into barrels! ....Use the accelerator panels at the far back and do NOT cross paths on the two parallel droplet paths! After finding this out, I never had any similar problems all the way to end.
- $1.99
- Category: Games
- Updated: Oct 07, 2014
- Version: 3.3.1
- Size: 15.1 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Pangea Software, Inc.
- © 2013 Pangea Software, Inc.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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I leave in 5 days for a 2-month bike trip. I start in Vermont, and then head north to Canada, and then west to the Canadian Rockies and maybe Vancouver, if I can beat the heavy snow.I am debating on bringing my Brooks-Range Itso Softshell jacket with me... I just can't really nail down the logistics of why I should have it. I have room on the bike for it, but I like saving weight. Expected temperatures will be very warm until about mid-september, then I expect it to get cold quick.Here's what I'm bringing so far:Base: Ibex Lightweight Wool LS CrewIbex Heavyweight Wool LS Zip-NeckInsulating Layer:Arcteryx Atom SVWindshirt:Arcteryx SquamishRaincoat:Marmot Super Cell PacliteMy only insulation, really, is the arcteryx jacket, and that's more for camp and sleeping- I likely will never bike in it. So I really don't have a "fleece" or active layer for cold weather. In theory, the two wool shirts and windshirt were my plan for biking in 32º weather. Is a softshell a good addition to this toolbox as a cold weather active layer, you think?Thanks for feedback!Max
Edited by mdilthey on 08/11/2013 15:03:29 MDT.
It seems like the LS wool shirt and the Arc' squamish need to be used instead.
Edited by rOg_w on 09/08/2013 18:02:28 MDT.
Given the wool shirt and wind shirt (which is a bit more air permeable than many wind shirts) I don't see a big use for the soft shell. I think soft shells are useful when you want a bit more abrasion / weather resistance than you would get from a wild shirt, and maybe a bit more air permeability, none of which sound like a driving requirement.I have been comfortable biking in 32F with patagonia cap 4 which I think would be warmer than your heavy wool, maybe the same are both wool worn together + windshirt provided I also had a hat and gloves. But I run a bit warm. I know people who run really cold who would be wearing the Atom while biking in 32F and might even be cold.--mark
I run warm, except my hands and feet, but I've got the other stuff figured out. It looks like the consensus here is that the softshell is extra weight. Glad I asked!I thought about it for a minute as a quick throw-on layer for eating meals and stuff, but I've got an off-bike shirt with me for this trip (such luxury!) which is a polyester/wool flannel. That'll do for supermarket runs.
Given your other layers, and our weather, I'd ditch the softshell for an unfaced fuzzy fleece. More flexibility, breathes better, dries faster, weighs less. You might want insulation on the move (especially if you hit one of those delightful ice pellet/sleet/gale-of-wind combos in November), but you don't need it to have any kind of 'surface' when you have the Squamish and the rainjacket. I rely heavily on a no-name mid-weight fuzzy-both-sides zip-front hoody, ten months of the year.
A fuzzy fleece is something I should probably own, but I was dating this girl...Anyways, I'll buy it in October if I need it. I am kind of edging towards the minimum with winter stuff, with the knowledge that I can always buy the stuff during the trip if I need it and recoup losses on Gear Swap when I get back.
a soft shell is really meant for high abrasion activities, like others have said ... basically it was made by climber for climbersfor all purposes and intents you can consider it as a windshirt+very light fleece in onesome softshells of the non-membrane type may even be more "breathable" than many windshirts ... you do however pay a price in terms of the water resistance vs membrane softshellsone thing no one has mentioned is that in intense high aerobic continuous activities you can easily sweat out your softshell ... since theres more material than a windshirt, your softshell can end up soaked for a while ... while a windshirt can be sweated out ... usually a thin nylon one dries very quickly if you think of how most people climb in the stop and go belay fashion ... and climbing on a pitch on longer multipitch/alpine pitches have a lot of resting ... youll see why this makes sense;)
I should have noted that I wear lighter base layers than your wool, year-round, hence the love for fuzz. And -- because it's Canadian weather, and you never know -- don't forget you might have to dress for heat! Last November 21st I recorded a temp of 24 Celsius in the shade, in an onshore wind, on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. Got a bit warm climbing a 700m hill in full sun wearing a dark long-sleeved top. :)
Edited by Islandized on 08/11/2013 16:33:53 MDT.
Yeah, one thing I learned about prepping for this trip- I have no idea what the weather will be doing!
I use my Outdoor Research Ferossi Hoody as a super breathable sleeping base layer, wind jacket, and anti bug shield.Soft shells usually don't fit into a lightweight backpacking gear list but to me a lightweight version is to useful to leave behind.
Personally, I'd add a a "microweight" or 100wt. cheap fleece to your list instead of the softshell. It'll be really nice both as an active layer over the wool on cold mornings and at night for sleeping.
adds a lot of versitility when paired with a windshirt. bontrager makes a really nice hoodie or you can alway go with a pata r1 or nw alpine black spider hoodie. my go-to cool/cold weather combination is a power stretch hoodie and windshirt.
the layer i probably put the most miles cycling in freezing temps was the first ibex climawool softshell, loved it, but i was commuting. probably too heavy for a tour. the heavyweight wool & squamish will probably serve you nicely. unless you were planning on keeping the heavyweight wool top dry & sleeping in it..then bring the softshell.when you're cycling, you're in civilization much more, it's nice to have something non-stinky to change into.a fleece vest could be a nice addition, when cycling, as long as my core & extremities are warm, & no skin is exposed, i'm generally fine no matter how cold it is.
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Robert A. Hansen, the veteran manager of Ventura County's $2 billion investment portfolio, has died.
Hansen, 67, of Santa Barbara, retired from county government in December after suddenly falling ill with a brain tumor. He died Thursday at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital from complications of treatment, said his wife, Marie Hansen.
The chief investment officer was admired for his honesty and financial acumen, members of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors said Tuesday from the dais.
"Bob was just one of a kind," Supervisor Kathy Long said. "His performance spoke for itself."
Hansen was the county's investment officer for 18 years after serving five years as investment and retirement manager for Santa Barbara County. He previously worked as a global sales manager in the banking industry.
Hansen is credited with making expert decisions in managing the portfolio of public funds from county government, schools and special districts. As of 2011, the portfolio had earned $741 million, according to his résumé.
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Hansen was born in Los Angeles and graduated from USC with a degree in business. He did graduate work in finance at the University of Michigan.
He also served as an elected representative of civilian employees on the board administering Ventura County's $3.4 billion pension fund.
Hansen had planned to retire 15 months ago but reconsidered after top officials urged him to stay. He was promoted at the time to assistant treasurer-tax collector.
His boss, Treasurer-Tax Collector Steven Hintz, said Hansen was unaware of his condition until it disabled him. He died of pneumonia after a series of chemotherapy and radiation treatments that had weakened him, Hintz said.
Hintz delivered remarks in Hansen's honor Tuesday before the Board of Supervisors. The day before, the pension board honored Hansen with a moment of silence.
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When Taxes Attack, Make Sure Your Gun Is Loaded
Some handy tips on how to fight increasing revenues.
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- Make sure to choose an effective firearm. When it comes to taxes, there is no such thing as overkill, so use whatever is most powerful. Personally, I prefer a .375 magnum rifle which I call "The Deduction." It can shoot through five taxes at once!
- When taxes attack, make sure to secure your home and place of business. Lock all doors and windows, and use duct tape to seal your doors. Taxes are notorious for using any opening and fitting into any space they can.
- Taxes are quite sneaky, so be most wary of the taxes you don't see. To keep hidden taxes from surprising you, set up traps around your building and use careful accounting.
- Surprisingly, taxes actually have human allies, so be wary of anyone trying to get into your home to hide from taxes, as he might actually be a socialist and on the taxes' side! So if someone knocks at your door, don't let him in without first verifying he's not a socialist by asking him a question only a capitalist would know the answer to, such as "Who is John Galt?" Also, even though it has nothing to do with taxes, before you open the door, make sure he's not a landshark.
- When shooting taxes, make all your bullets count. Make sure it's a tax and not some sort of fine or fee before taking the shot. If you waste ammo, you'll have to go the store to buy more, and taxes could easily ambush you there.
- Never ever show taxes any mercy. No matter how much they plead that they are only trying to help the poor or save the environment, it's always a trick. Always. They know nothing but destruction, so shoot them, and laugh a hearty laugh as they die.
- No matter what, never cede ground to taxes. Never. Stand and fight and do not retreat. When taxes have seized new ground, it's almost impossible to push them back again. If they swarm your hometown or even overtake family members, leave them. They're gone; they're the government's now.
- Finally, keep all your money in a safe connected to a thermite charge. Then, if all seems lost, you can easily destroy all your money before the taxes get to it. It may be the end for you, but at least you won't be feeding the beast so it can destroy others.
Follow these tips, and you can fight back against taxes — or at least die with honor. While others will just sit there and wait for the taxes to consume them like lambs to the slaughter, you'll have your shotgun ready and not give up your money without a fight. Sure, some will laugh at you and call you a "nut" or a "kook" or "incapable of understanding basic concepts," but who will be laughing when the taxes tear the flesh from their bones and then hit them with a "being a skeleton" tax? That's what happens when you submit to a tax without a fight.


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It consists of a refreshing look at the relationships of Muslims with themselves, their Lord and the larger community.
Tickets are $15 and are on sale at the outlets below. They are strictly limited and expected to be sold out quick so make sure to get in early.
- Hume Islamic Youth Centre - 1-15 Motto Drive, Coolaroo
- Islamic Council of Victoria [ICV] - 66-68 Jeffcott Street; West Melbourne
- Preston Mosque - 90 Cramer Street, Preston
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- IBC - Islamic Books & Clothing 207 Sydney Road, Coburg
- Emaan (Islamic Clothing Store), 552 Sydney Road, Brunswick, ph. 9388 0155
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CAIRO – As different parties in South Africa prepare their agendas for the upcoming elections, the Cape Muslim Congress has launched its manifesto, promising to fight against vices in the society by sterilizing violent criminals including drug addicts and child molesters.
"We will not injure the few taxpayers with more taxes like e-tolling," Yagyah Adams, from Cape Muslim Congress in Mitchells Plain, told Cape Argus on Monday, March 3.
The party would call for violent criminals, "hard-core drug and alcohol addicts to be sterilized".
Adams was speaking as the CMC launched its manifesto amid preparations for coming elections.
While most parties promised free houses, essential services, to nationalize mines or banks, party's leaders promised to fight until the death penalty is reinstated for murderers and child molesters.
They added that they would also work for the sterilization of violent criminals, alcoholics and drug addicts.
The party would reinstate the death penalty, end state corruption and the "wasting of billions of rand" which would be used for service delivery.
Adams added that violent criminals should not be allowed to procreate.
"A person who rapes children, why waste taxpayers' money on rehabilitating those people?"
Sterilization could help to "alleviate the spiritual, mental and fiscal strain" on clinics and hospitals that perform multiple abortions on addicts who use abortion as a contraceptive method," he said.
"By limiting their ability to reproduce, taxpayers will save billions on corrective health care, education, welfare grants and a range of other social issues."
The party leader added that the policies were suggested based on a fiscal, financial and statistical perspective.
"Since South Africa spends almost R1.5 billion to keep 150 000 people in prison every month, it costs R9 876.35 a month for each inmate," Adams said.
Muslims make up some 1.5 percent of South Africa's 49 million-strong population, according to the CIA fact book.
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Welcome to Shropshire Walking
Shropshire has over 3,500 miles of rights of way.
A quarter of the county is designated as the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, so our long distance routes run through some of the most beautiful and varied landscapes you will find anywhere in Britain. A land with wild borderland hills traversed by Offa's Dyke to the rolling fields and deep gorges through which the Severn Way passes on its way to Bristol.
But it's not all long distance walks, we have some of the best circular walks in the Country.
Click here for links and useful contacts.
To find a suitable walk:
Click on the buttons on the left hand side for different types of walks.
Click on a red button on the map below for walks in that area.


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About the Patients' Action Network (PAN)
Q. When and why was the Patients' Action Network started?
A. The PAN was started in 2004 in response to legislative issues that the American Medical Association (AMA) feared would harm the patient-doctor relationship and restrict patients' access to health care.
Q. How many PAN members are there?
A. Over 1,100,000 patient activists have become members of the PAN.
Q. Is the PAN effective?
A. The PAN has been an strong advocate for patients in the fight for increased access to care as well as in calling for sensible liability reforms. In 2014, PAN activists sent over 625,000 emails and made nearly 4,000 phone calls to their federal legislators. Real contact from real patients makes the PAN a prominent patient-advocate on Capitol Hill.
Contacting Congress
Q. Who is my representative/senator?
A. You can use the PAN's legislator search tool to find your federal or state legislators.
Q. How do I email my representative/senators?
A. Thousands of electronic communications are delivered each and every day to Capitol Hill offices. To expedite the handling of constituent communications, most Congressional offices now rely on web forms to handle incoming email instead of providing an actual email address. Don't worry though! Our action alerts make sending an email to your elected officials a snap. Once logged into the PAN, simply visit the alert page and you can send a message to your federal elected officials.
Q. How do I phone my representative/senators?
A. The easiest way to call Congress is by using the PAN's toll-free hotline at (888) 434-6200. Simply follow the prompts and enter your zip code when instructed and you can be connected to any or all of your federal legislators.
Q. Are my elected officials on Twitter?
A. More and more elected officials are taking to Twitter to engage with their constituents. Tweet Congress maintains an comprehensive, up-to-date list of all tweeting members of Congress. Keep us in the loop if you engage with Congress by using the #PAN hash tag.
Social networking with the PAN
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A. We are! Follow us: @PatientAction.
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A. If you are on Twitter and would like to engage with us please use the #PAN hash tag. You may also be interested in following the AMA on Twitter using the #AMA hash tag.
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General questions
Q. How can I find a good physician?
A. The AMA does not recommend individual physicians. However, you may wish to use the AMA's DoctorFinder, which can be used to search for physicians by name, location, or specialty.
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A. Health care coverage can depend on many things, including your employer, what state you work in, and what type of health insurance plan you are enrolled in. For further help with your plan, we recommend that you contact America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).
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A. Please visit the AMA's Code of Medical Ethics FAQ page for answers to many ethics related questions.
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A. The AMA has an online tool called PolicyFinder which enables you to perform keyword searches of AMA policies. Note that it can take several months following a meeting of the AMA's House of Delegates for new policies to be added to the PolicyFinder database.


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Petite Sirah grown at our Home Ranch in Redwood Valley consistently produces wines of excellent quality. Characteristically spicy and earthy, this wine has bramble fruit notes and a deep burgundy color. Pair with peppery pasta sauces, braised venison, or dark chocolate.
Alcohol: 12.1 by volume.
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This event, which premiered in 2006, is a fabulous addition to the festival. The 5K and a one-mile races will be held Saturday, November 9, 2013. Three Rivers Run is sponsored by StoneCreek Club & Spa. Races will start at the corner of Columbia and Rutland Streets behind St. Tammany Homestead.
Click here to download a 2013 race application, or contact www.15thstreetflyers.org.
The one-mile race will begin at 8:00 a.m. and the 5K race at 8:30 a.m. with 5K race walkers starting at 8:31 a.m. Race day registration and number pick-up begins at 7:00 a.m.
ENTRY FEES: Make checks payable to Three Rivers Art Festival.
Mail to festival c/o 49 Karen Drive, Covington, LA 70433
Pre-registration: (post-marked by November 1, 2013)
$8 - Pre-registered Youth (age 16 & under)
$20 - Pre-registered Adults (age 17 & over)
Race Day Registration:
$15 - Youth entrants (age 16 & under)
$25 - Adult entrants (age 17 & over)
$20 - Day of race no t-shirt entry fee will be available.
IN PERSON: (must be dropped off by 11/4/2011):
Varsity Sports, 2021 Claiborne Street, Mandeville, LA
Checks only, please!
Entry fees are non-refundable!
T-SHIRTS: All pre-registered entrants will receive a T-shirt on the day of the race. Post-race refreshments including local food and beverages will be available to all registered participants.
AWARDS - Artist-designed awards
1 mile: Overall Male and Female; 1st, 2nd place in age groups 5-under, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-16 (male & female).
5K: Overall Male & Female: Master (40 & over) Male & Female. Overall Race Walker Male & Female and age group awards for 1st, 2nd Place in age groups, 8 & under thru 70 & Over (male & female).
Team Awards: Fastest Team, Largest Team and Best Team Shirt - Teams must have minimum of 5 participants. (Team sign Up on Race Day.)
The Covington Three Rivers Art Festival and the 15th Street Flyers Running and Walking Club will administer the Three Rivers Run one-mile and 5K races. Both are nonprofit organizations.
FOR RACE INFORMATION call Diane Weiss at (985) 893-3684 or (504) 460-2991
or Beverly Brown (985) 377-4339.
Click here to download a 2013 race application, or contact www.15thstreetflyers.org.
Join us Saturday morning for the Three Rivers Run, then stay and enjoy the festival!
Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday & Sunday, and admission is free.
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Main squeeze: Comparing juicers
When it comes to squeezing an orange, you can twist, press, squish or plug in a plug. Which one's the best, we wondered. So we lined up four choices and gave each a whirl with a Valencia orange. Here's the sweet, juicy report.
• Mighty OJ Chrome Juicer . $50. Juice per orange half: just less than 1⁄4 cup. This beauty, all sleek and chrome and retro, the sort of juicer you might have found on the set of "I Love Lucy," caught our eye, all right. But, egad! Trying to get a drop of juice nearly bruised the palm of our hand, as we tried to push down the handle. We tried and tried. Cut a slit in the orange, finally sliced it in quarters, and only then did we get the least amount of juice in the bunch.
• DeLonghi Electric Citrus Juicer . $30. Juice per orange half: not quite 1⁄3 cup. This would be the high-tech end of the juicer brigade, and it gets the job done without much fuss. But there are six parts to clean, and you can't use it outdoors, so don't even think about hauling it to your next picnic.
• Squeezer Citrus Juicer . $16. Juice per orange half: 1⁄4 cup. All bright and orange and enameled, this hinged gizmo looked simple enough. But despite squeezing with all our might, we barely got 1⁄4 cup of juice, and when we looked inside the squished orange half, it made us sad to see all that juicy pulp left un-squeezed.
• Glass Citrus Juicer : $7. Juice per orange half: 1⁄3 cup. This is the juicer your granny might have had. And you know what• Don't doubt Granny. This one charmed us with the easy, breezy way it worked (Plop on the orange half and twist to your heart's content). The little glass bumps caught all the seeds, and we poured a hefty glass of simple sweet vitamin C. Cleanup couldn't have been easier; there's only one part to this ageless friend.
2 pros produce a jewel among fruit books
"Rustic Fruit Desserts: Crumbles, Buckles, Cobblers, Pandowdies, and More" (Ten Speed Press, $22), by Cory Schreiber and Julie Richardson, is a seasonal spin of a cookery book that takes even a novice baker by the hand, from the fruitful bounty of the farmers market straight home to the baking nook.
We can explore the joys and riches of those old-time fruit dessert classics, the crumble, the crisp, the cobbler, even something called a slump. We're in the surest of hands here with Cory Schreiber, a James Beard Award-winning chef, and Julie Richardson, owner of Baker & Spice, a Portland, Ore., bakery that keeps a close eye on what's ripening on the boughs, branches and brambles. Jam-packed with facts and kitchen secrets galore, this book promises to soon be flour-smudged and butter-smeared. The photos alone will have your stomach growling.
This little jewel seems to be bursting with all good things. Right away, we found the writing wholly delicious and comforting. These two baking pros left little to question. Glossaries abound. And kitchen hints dot nearly every page. The recipes reach outside the box, with a dash of something unexpected or a new technique we have not tried.
Nutrition IQ
Sodium in excess is evil -- or so they say. We're always told to cut down on soy sauce consumption, for example. But a new study in the Journal of Food Science says soy sauce used instead of salt in the cooking process can significantly reduce sodium levels in foods while maintaining the "perception of saltiness." Take our salty quiz about soy sauce and the new study.
1. How much sodium does a tablespoon of soy sauce contain• a) 500 milligrams; b) 750 milligrams; c) 1,000 milligrams
2. Using soy sauce instead of salt in salad dressings reduces sodium by what percentage• a) 10 percent; b) 25 percent; c) 50 percent
3. What is the percentage of sodium reduction in soup• a) 17 percent; b) 42 percent; c) 71 percent
4. The study in the Journal of Food Science says researchers from Wageningen University's Centre for Innovative Consumer Studies were affiliated with scientists from: a) LaChoy Asia; b) Kikkoman Europe; c) Teriyaki New Jersey
5. How long does naturally brewed soy sauce take to develop• a) One month; b) Six months; c) Five years
6. How many calories are in a tablespoon of soy sauce• a) 1; b) 11; c) 111
Answers : 1 c; 2 c; 3 a; 4 b; 5 b; 6 b.
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OK, so he's not the mayor, but when singer-songwriter Sam Adams moved to Portland a year ago from Indiana he quickly got used to the confusion. This 26-year-old Adams is certainly well-educated (with a degree in classical and jazz piano performance), and while he admits he doesn't know a lot about the candidates running for local office in 2012, he does have some political music (including the fatalistic "We Are Being Used"). Seeing as how the sitting mayor of Portland hasn't gone public with an endorsement for his replacement—it's debatable whether his thumbs-up would help or hinder a candidate—the musical Adams provided us with an endorsement of his own.
WW: How do you feel about these last 3½ years? Is Portland a better place?
Sam Adams: Um, well, I've only lived here for a year. But what I have experienced has gone pretty well. I've only seen a couple of issues that are longstanding problems.
What would those issues be?
Well, the gentrification. I've run into that a couple of times walking my dog. People yelling out their car windows, "GENTRIFICATION!" and stuff like that.
What do you think of Jefferson Smith?
I have no idea who that is.
He's one of the guys running for mayor. How do you feel about his "economic gardening strategies"?
Yeah, I don't know them.
OK, so what do you think about Eileen Brady?
I don't know her. But I really like the name Eileen. It reminds me of the old country.
Charlie Hales?
Who is it?
Charlie Hales.
I read Willamette Week, but I try to avoid those articles.
So, is there any in the pack of candidates you'd endorse?
I'd say, go for a Democrat, that's for sure. Eileen is good. Her name sounds nice. Eileen is the name of a sweet old lady, and she'll bake everyone cookies and, soon, things will be just wonderful.
SEE IT: Sam Adams performs songs from his EP Draw This Bitter Blood at Alberta Street Public House, 1036 NE Alberta St., on Saturday, Jan. 7. 9:30 pm. Cover. 21+.
Headout Picks
[ODD COUPLE] Whoever thought of pairing local retro-popsters the Hugs with legendary Portland arch-stoners Snow Bud and the Flower People has to be some kind of mad genius. Both groups find principal inspiration in the 1960s, but Snow Bud was founded right about the time the Hugs were being conceived. Ella Street Social Club, 714 SW 20th Place, 227-0116. 9 pm. $5. 21+.
[COMMUNAL TV] New season, new catchphrase. It involves pickles, and we'd rather not spoil it, even though The New Yorker did. William Shawn would never have allowed his writers to spoil Portlandia pickle catchphrases. Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan St., 223-4527. 7 pm. Free.
[MUSIC] The Northwest's pre-eminent male vocal ensemble made its reputation on performances of Byzantine and other early music, but with its booming basses and experience in Orthodox choral music, the chorus is well suited for its biggest project yet: Rachamaninoff's 1915 masterpiece, the All-Night Vigil. 8 pm Friday, Jan. 6, at St. Mary's Cathedral, 1716 NW Davis St.; 2 pm Sunday, Jan. 8, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 147 NW 19th Ave., 236-8202, cappellaromana.org. $27-$41.
[MUSIC] Ensembles trained to perform Baroque music on the instruments and in the styles it was composed for used to be rare treats. Now, they're happily becoming almost commonplace—but no less a delight. Several of these players perform in other ensembles and convene here to play and sing some of the ravishing, dramatic music by Monteverdi, Dario Castello, Barbara Strozzi and other composers from 17th-century Italy. Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis St., musicamaestrale.org. 7:30 pm. $9-$14.
[BOOKS] Alexis Smith's debut novel, Glaciers, explores history, memory and place through the thrift-store finds of a single, twentysomething girl named Isabel. Published locally by Tin House, this is a must-read for Bloomsbury Group fans. See review, here. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free.
TUESDAY, Jan. 10B-MOVIE BINGO: BULLETPROOF
[MOVIES] Somehow, it took Wolf Choir's schlock-cinema treasure hunt a year to get to Gary Busey. But it got there. And it chose the movie where he calls people "Butthorn." Good work, B-Movie Bingo! Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., 281-4215. 7:30 pm. $5.


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When most Americans think luggage, they picture soft sided wheelie bags made from ballistic nylon. Nothing challenges an American's preference for soft nylon bags more than a trip through customs at NRT. It happens quickly, only takes one trip to Japan to make a yank jealous of the ubiquitous Rimowa hard-sided cases that are the travel norm in Japan and the symbol of enduring German design.
Founded in 1898, Rimowa transformed itself from classic trunk maker into a modern metal case company that has stood the test of time. In our normal fashion, we reached out to the people at Rimowa and asked to see exactly what hasn't changed and we were delighted with all of the historical reference material the company sent back. Light and strong have been the order of the day at Rimowa since the beginning, a philosophy that has continued to this day. It started with wood, eventually became aluminum and when technologies were pushed the company introduced a polycarbonate case to the world.


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"This puts us in the unique advantageous position of being able to claim that our sequencing method is as fast as the rapidly evolving photographic technologies," said Meller. "We currently have the capability of reading out about 200 bases per second, which is already much faster than other commercial third-generation methods. This is only the starting point for us, and we expect to increase this rate by up to a factor of four in the next year." Licensing intellectual property from Boston University and Harvard University, Meller and his collaborators recently founded NobleGen Biosciences to develop and commercialize nanopore sequencing based on the new method.
"I believe that it will take three to five years to bring cheap DNA sequencing to the medical marketplace, assuming an aggressive research and development program is in place," said Meller.
|Contact: Michael Seele
Boston University College of Engineering


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How good is the noise isolation of HA-S500? I need a pair of headphones mostly for travelling in bus and metro. I'll be listening to pop, rap, electro, acoustic, classical and sometimes, alternate rock. Also, I will listen a lot of audiobooks and Podcasts.
How is HA-S500 when compared to Philips Citiscape Downtown or Creative Aurvana Live! ?
The isolation isn't good enough for metro, may be not even bus.
Better go with in-ear than on-ear.


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Daybreak Doppler: Who'd A Thunk It?
This week's Daybreak Doppler Dames theme is Pro Surfers.
An Erica Hosseini sort of morning.
The Brewers continued the series in Philly last night, getting the win over Roy Halladay & the Phillies .
As Bernie's Crew says, It's Baseball , afterall.
Miller Park Drunk presents a Super Bob Uecker Picture Slideshow .
Brew Crew daily with a Cause for Concern: John Axford .
Look what else came out last night, the Green Bay Packers 2011 Schedule .
ACME Packing Company says the Packers Regular Season Schedule Ranked 13th Toughest in NFL .
I don't find this that surprising actually, More people go to Bucks games than watch them on TV .
The Brewers aren't in this list, but I would like to think nothing would have changed if they had been, If Locals Got To Name Their MLB Teams .
Why would we want this to end? Top 10 Reasons To End the War Between The Yankees and The Red Sox .
I ready to move into any of these Fifteen Really Cool Houses In Movies .
Stuff You Should Know: Smoking a Cigar …I'll one, a Swisher Sweet is not a cigar not matter what you may think.
These actually were somewhat interesting: 27 Interesting Charts About Sex And Dating .
I'm ashamed to say how much time I just sat on this site and refreshed the page, it was addicting: The Random Prescription Drug Side Effects Generator .
Adriana Lima's new Victoria's Secret pictures are nice .
Wasn't Expecting That – Headed into this long road trip most people had penciled in series wins for the Brewers against the Pirates & Nationals and then most likely losing the series against the Phillies. Well, there will still be two series wins out of the trip, just flip flop the Nationals for the Phillies. Going against the Phillies last night Randy Wolf was solid and the offense more so, putting up 9 in total for the night. To think that the Brewers would come into Philadelphia and do this is somewhat perplexing after what we saw in D.C. over the weekend, but I don't think anyone will complain about it.
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Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler
the Collection of Steven Block August 12 - November 2,
Drawn from the largest extant private collection of James McNeill
Whistlers lithographs, this exhibition features 86 works
executed between 1878 and 1903. Although best known for his exquisite
painted portraits, Whistler was an accomplished printmaker whose
lithographs offer insight into a more introspective side of the
artists career. First introduced to lithography in 1878,
Whistlers interest in the medium never waned and he experimented
with lithography intermittently until his death in 1903. Works
included in this exhibition depict intimate scenes from daily
life, delicate landscapes, and images of the friends and family
closest to the artist. In addition to black and white lithographs,
the exhibition will also feature examples of Whistlers very
rare colored lithographs, a technique with which he began to experiment
in 1890. Whistlers lithographs have been described as his
most abstract, yet personal, form of expression. This exhibition
is organized by The Trust for Museum Exhibitions.
The prints
and drawings featured in this exhibition were created by Americans
during the first half of the twentieth century. They show artists
exploring the world around themmaking satirical social comments,
glorifying the blue-collar worker and American ingenuity, looking
back at rural America with a sense of nostalgia, and exploring
new forms of visual expression. But more than anything, these
works of art reveal the way that Americans related to one another
and perceived themselves in the new, modern era.
The early twentieth century was a period of enormous change in
the United States. The population became increasingly urban; towering
skyscrapers forever changed the silhouette of American cities;
women began experiencing greater freedomintellectually,
professionally, socially, and sexuallyprompting new perceptions
of them and their roles in society; industrialization impacted
daily lives, affecting everything from the jobs Americans worked
to the modes of transportation they employed. Artistically, American
artists began to adopt and adapt the modernist styles of Europe
for their own expressive means. Along with all of the positive
changes America experienced, there were also negative consequences:
increased poverty, alcohol abuse, prostitution and promiscuity,
and an ever-widening gap between the classes.
Works from the Collection of Douglas S. Cramer
July 22 October 5, 2003
Douglas S. Cramer, a Louisville native and producer of such television
series as The Odd Couple, Dynasty and The Brady
Bunch is also considered one of Americas leading collectors
of contemporary art.
This exhibition
has been selected from Cramer's current collection of paintings
and drawings. Reverie explores the representation of the body
in contemporary paintings and drawings and speaks of human engagement,
sexuality, tenderness, and desire. The exhibition reveals the
collectors intuitive logic, which represents the musings of his
reverie. In turn, individual works-such as Lichtenstein's Nude
with Abstract Painting (1994), or Lari Pittman's Reason
to Rebuild (1986)-lead the viewer's eye toward a reverie of
interpretations. In all of these paintings and drawings the surface
of the work claims parity with depiction, folding representation
into the material that it is made of.
in the exhibition are Ghada Amer, Cecily Brown, John Currin, Inka
Essenhigh, Eric Fischl, David Hockney, Kurt Kauper, Roy Lichtenstein,
Elizabeth Peyton, Lari Pittman, David Salle, Lisa Yuskavage, and
Andy Warhol.
from the Chellgren Gift
February 17 August 17, 2003
Patrick Caulfield (English, born 1936)
Les Demoiselles dAvignon vues de Derrière,
Gift of Sheila M. and Paul W. Chellgren
The Speed
Art Museum ha received a major gift of 153 contemporary artists
prints by 17 artists, given by Sheila M. and Paul W. Chellgren.
Encompassing important British and other European artists, the
Chellgren gift is an informed and significant collection that
adds new depth to the contemporary holdings of the Speed and continues
efforts to develop the contemporary art collection in an international
Selections from the Chellgren Gift is an exhibition of
works by 15 artists in the collection. While giving a first glimpse
of the quality and variety of the collection, it also offers an
opportunity to explore and enjoy the richly imaginative ways in
which artists use print media today. Represented here are artists
associated with the Pop Art and Conceptual movements, as well
as a group of renowned painters. Among the 21 engaging works on
display, highlights include: Patrick Caulfields Les Demoiselles
dAvignon vues de Derrière, a tongue-in-cheek
homage to Pablo Picasso; Richard Hamiltons How a Great
Daily Organ Is Made Up, a multiple etching and aquatint after
novelist James Joyces Ulysses; Mimmo Paladinos Ukiyo-e,
a complex exploration of materials and techniques; Hamish Fultons
poetic Ten One Day Walks From and to Kyoto July 1994; and
Howard Hodgkins eloquent Venice, Morning.
Other artists represented in the exhibition are Gillian Ayres,
Peter Blake, Michael Craig-Martin, Grenville Davey, Langlands
and Bell, Ian McKeever, Julian Opie, Joe Tilson, Bill Woodrow,
and Catherine Yass.
Light Within:
Glass Sculpture from Louisville Collections April 15 -
June 29, 2003
to numerous local collectors, Louisville is home to an exceptional
range of contemporary glass. Drawing on this resource, The Light
Within: Glass Sculpture from Louisville Collections will gather
together over 50 outstanding examples of contemporary glass sculpture.
Jon Kuhn (American, born 1949)
Cube, 2001
Cut, polished, and laminated glass
14 in. h. x 14 in. w. x 14 in. d.
Collection of Merrily Orsini and Rick Heath
Photograph by Ken Hayden
Richard Marquis (American, born 1945)
d'Marquis Bubbleboy #2, 1998
Blown glass, glass shards, murrine
29 ¸ in. h. x 12 in. w. x 7 in. d.
The Speed Art Museum
Partial and promised gift, Adele and Leonard Leight Collection
Photograph by Ken Hayden
works will include brooding, introspective pieces by Sweden's
Bertil Vallien and the Czech husband and wife team of Stanislav
Libenskà and Jaroslava Brychtový. Smaller scale works will
also be included, such as a glass and barbed wire purse by Silvia
Levenson, an artist interested in gender-related issues. Throughout
the exhibition, pieces will be unified by the pure visceral and
visual appeal of glass: in William Morris's Trophy, tour-de-force
artistry transforms glass into a mysteriously decorated antelope
skull, while Richard Jolley's Web of Life and Love explores contemporary
life with brilliant color and meticulous skill.
Light Within will be one of four concurrent exhibitions of contemporary
glass scheduled for Kentucky Derby time in 2003. Institutions
hosting the other three glass exhibitions are the Kentucky Art
and Craft Gallery, Glassworks and the Louisville Visual Arts Association.
Working together, the four institutions will deliver a vibrant,
community-wide presentation of glass art.
Architecture Around the World
January 29 March 29, 2003
An advisory
committee of The Speed Art Museum has spent the last year-and-a-half
visiting museums, talking with directors and curators, and discussing
the issues surrounding museum building projects. The committee,
comprised of present and former members of the Speeds Board
of Governors, Director Peter Morrin, senior administrative staff
from the museum, and Louisville arts patrons, has visited over
50 museums in 15 cities around the world on five separate tours.
Dean David Mohney of the University of Kentucky College of Architecture
and Design organized the committees work and the tours.
Jewish Museum Berlin
Architect Fassade Libeskin-Bau
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Photo: Jens Ziehe Berlin
The Santiago Calatrava Designed Quadracci Pavillion
Milwaukee Art Museum
Photo by Jim Brozek
Museums built
by some of the worlds leading architects, as well as relatively
unknown and emerging designers, were included. This exhibition
describes the committees process, travel, and the precedents
offered by other museums.
The committees
travels took them to Milwaukee to see Santiago Calatravas
stunning new addition; the Frank Gehry design for the Guggenheim
in Bilbao, Spain; the Jewish Museum in Berlin, by Daniel Libeskind;
and Peter Zumthors Kunsthaas in Bregenz, Austria, among
many other projects. Each of the museums visited invested in internationally
important architecture thus revitalizing itself and its surrounding
neighborhoods as well as the city as a whole.
The exhibition
may also be viewed at the Urban Design Studio operated by the
University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville at 507
South Third Street. Hours at the Urban Design Studio are 12:00
to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and by appointment on Saturday.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. --- For the second night in a row, the Pawtucket Red Sox struggled with runners in scoring position and it proved to be their undoing as they fell to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 3-2 in 10 innings.
The loss puts the PawSox down two games to none as the International League Semifinal Series shifts back to McCoy Stadium.
Ex-PawSox prospect Brandon Moss had a big night, knocking in all three runs with a homer, double and single in the 10th inning that brought home the game-winner off reliever Randy Williams.
Pawtucket broke out first when they scored a first inning run against Lehigh Valley starter Ryan Edell. Jose Iglesias singled with one out and later scored when Lars Anderson doubled to right to score Iglesias and give Pawtucket a 1-0 lead.
The only real problem that Sox starter Tony Pena Jr. had with Lehigh Valley was Brandon Moss. The 'Pigs right fielder hit a solo home run off Pena in the second and an inning later, drove in another run with a double that just missed going out of Coca-Cola Park. Pena lasted 4 2/3 innings and exited with runners on first and second and Moss again coming to the plate.
Hideki Okajima came on with the unenviable task of getting Moss to pop up to Iglesias to end the threat without any damage.
The game changed quickly in the top of the eighth when reliever Phillippe Aumont came on to pitch for Lehigh Valley. Che-Hsuan Lin tapped a grounder down the first base line and Lehigh Valley's Tagg Bozied elected to attempt to tag Lin for the out rather than go for the bag. Lin eluded the tag to reach first safely. Aumont then uncorked a wild pitch allowing Lin to move up to second and Iglesias then moved him to third with a bunt back to the mound. Daniel Nava then came up just short of a go-ahead home run to left-center field and had to settle for a ground rule double that sent Lin home with the tying run. Aumont then came back to strike out Anderson and get Luna to ground to first to end the inning, with the score tied 2-2.
Lehigh Valley opened the ninth with Delwyn Young drawing a walk. Josh Barfield then moved him to second with a bunt to give the IronPigs a runner in scoring position with one out. Randy Williams, who had come on in the eighth got Bozied to fly out to right for the second out. Erik Kratz, who homered to help Lehigh Valley win game one, came on to pinch-hit and Williams won the battle, picking up his first strike out of the game to send the game to extra innings.
Unfortunately, Williams didn't have as much success in the tenth. Freddy Galvis beat out a groundball to second to lead off the inning. Rich Thompson then attempted to bunt Galvis over to second and Williams fielded the ball, but threw high to first base to put runners on first and second with no outs. Scott Podsednik then dropped a bunt to move the runners over. Pawtucket manager Arnie Beyeler then elected to walk Kevin Frandsen intentionally to load the bases and let Williams go after the left-handed hitting Moss, who he had gotten to ground out in the eighth inning.
With both the infield and outfield drawn in, Williams got Moss to chase a pitch in the dirt, but then got burned when Moss roped a groundball through the drawn-in infield to give Lehigh Valley a 3-2 win and a two-game-to-none lead in the best-of-five series.
The series now shifts to McCoy Stadium for game three on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. Alex Wilson (1-0, 3.43) will get the start for Pawtucket and will be opposed by Brian Bass (8-10, 3.81).
Fans attending Saturday night's game will be able to have their photo taken with both the 2004 and 2007 World Series Trophies from 6-8 p.m. Sunday's game – if necessary – will start at 1:05 p.m. and in honor of 9/11, all active military, police and fire employees will receive a free general admission with identification. Sunday's pitching matchup would be right-hander Charlie Haeger for Pawtucket, with Lehigh Valley putting Scott Mathieson (2-2, 3.28) on the mound to counter.
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A study of Detroit children blamed dust from the soil and carried by the wind during the summer months for higher seasonal lead levels in children. Parents do not need to worry about letting their children play outside! (Information below the news release.)
Childhood blood lead levels rise and fall with exposure to airborne dust in urban areas
A new nine-year study of more than 367,000 children in Detroit supports the idea that a mysterious seasonal fluctuation in blood lead levels — observed in urban areas throughout the United States and elsewhere in the northern hemisphere — results from resuspended dust contaminated with lead. The scientists, who report in the journal Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T), say the results have implications for government efforts to control childhood exposure to lead, which can have serious health consequences.
Shawn P. McElmurry and colleagues point out that average blood lead levels in the U.S. and globally have declined following the elimination of lead from gasoline, paint, water pipes and solder used to seal canned goods… Much of the current lead in major urban areas is from those "legacy" contaminants. Modern human exposure takes the form of fine particles, deposited in the soil years ago, that are swept up into the air…. The scientists set out to test a hypothesis implicating contact with lead-contaminated dust while children are outdoors and engaged in warm-weather activities — at a time when wind, humidity and other meteorological factors increase the amounts of dust in the air. Their ES&T report describes research that strongly implicates airborne dust as the reason for the seasonal trends in blood lead levels. It shows a correlation between atmospheric soil levels in Detroit and blood lead levels in children.
"Our findings suggest that the federal government's continued emphasis on lead-based paint may be out-of step (logically) with the evidence presented and an improvement in child health is likely achievable by focusing on the resuspension of soil lead as a source of exposure," the report states. "Given that current education has been found to be ineffective in reducing children's exposure to Pb, we recommend that attention be focused on primary prevention of lead-contaminated soils."
What the story didn't disclose was that while there was some seasonal fluctuations in lead levels, none of the children in the study had levels even approaching the level the CDC uses to identify lead exposure. In fact, the levels were ten times lower than those the CDC uses for medical concern.
[Remember, last year the CDC began using 10 mcg/dl to identify children with lead exposure and for reportability. It's the level public health officials now use to target children for government case management. It didn't change the levels (45 mcg/dl +) recommended for medical intervention. So, while more children can now be identified as having lead exposure, it doesn't mean these children are necessarily toxic. In fact, according to CDC data, levels have been dropping significantly since the 1990s.]
As the study's graph shows, the lead levels among the 367,000 Detroit children were between about 2 and 4 mcg/dl — well below any level of concern.
The latest CDC data (2011) show that only 0.66% of children in Michigan had lead levels of 10mcg/dl or higher and only 17 children were found in the state with blood levels 45 mcg/dl or higher, needing medical intervention.
Parents don't need to fear that letting their children go outside and play will put them in danger of lead poisoning.


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June 4, 2014
the other day,
i got a package.
and you know how much
i love an unexpected package.
there wasn't a note or anything,
so i had to do a little digging to
find out it was from my old
shop sibling, anna, who,
as you can see,
hasn't updated he blog
since the arrival of her second son.
there is absolutely nothing better than an unforeseen gift;
may it be a sign of many many things to come!
pattern: ishbel yarn: socks that rock in the pining 4 ewe colorway
so thanks, anna.
i miss you, bitch!
tomorrow, how about a fo, eh?
it's been a while, after all.
fall shawl
October 7, 2013
i am so. behind.
in the past two weeks or so,
i've been fighting off some kind of plague
and been dealing with the death of my grandpa.
it's been one of those times when one is reminded
that being an adult fucking sucks.
(it also means there might be some big life changes in my future)
but for right now,
i have a lot of catching up to do.
so of course i've cast on a boneyard.
i never get bored of a plain triangular shawl.
i imagine it's what sock knitting is like for sock knitters.
and so i'll sit here a while longer,
ignoring the pile of work in the other room,
trying to remember what it felt like before i had responsibilities.
those were the days.
*t-10 days to rhinebeck.
rhinebeck 2013: countdown
September 22, 2013
because my (likely vain) pursuit of becoming an "academic"
requires a gradually increasing inhuman amount of work
such that anything that involves fiber
has been all but completely eliminated from my life
my annual trip to rhinebeck is especially important to me this year.
these are the things i love about rhinebeck:
1. the homeric two-day road trip with my fiber buddy andrea; epic driver, designer, yarn hocker, networker, and the brains (and brawn) behind yarn superhero llc. we laugh, swear, gossip, judge, eat, harmonize to joni mitchell for hours, and peep the shit out of some leaves. this drive is the initial decompression required for me to (try to) forget my real life and put me in the rhinebeck state of mind.
2. i stay at the cool kids house. while i'm not famous, and there are definitely houses with more famous yarny people in them, our rhinebeck house is by far where the real cool kids stay. fuck the ravelry peeps and their damn baby. fuck whatever cabin in the woods the yarn harlot or clara parks might be staying in. we stay here. while most of the details are completely confidential, let me just say that there's some extraordinary inappropriateness that goes down at our house.
you wish you were invited.
but you're not.
3. this year, my old friend, coworker, and yarn-store sibling, anna, will finally be coming to rhinebeck. she will be staying at the cool kids house. (the details aren't clear, but i think there was a horrible death in the group that led to an opening. i don't ask question)
4. my lack of vagina combined with intense undiagnosed sleep apnea means i get my own room. as an only child, this makes my soul rejoice.
5. the food. people have strong opinions about the food at rhinebeck. after a few years, this is what i think. the artichokes are not worth the line. the lamb ravioli with a side of garlic spinach is. i skip the shitty breakfast sandwiches and load up on apple donuts and cider. bring your own booze.
6. the ghost chili challenge. this will mark the third year of andrea's and my masochistic indulgence at the hot sauce counter, thus making it into a tradition. the ghost chili is the world's hottest pepper (last year, we had some fellow tasters, one of whom vomited after) but we just can't seem to resist becoming high school boys for a few minutes to relish the feeling of doing something stupid for its own sake. this year, if memory serves, there's a rumor that the hot sauce man has acquired the new, even hotter scorpion chili whose spiciness supposedly makes the ghost chili look like a lovely glass of milk fresh from the cow's teet.
pray for us.
7. judging famous knitters based on their outfits.
(no elaboration necessary).
there are other things,
things i can't put into words,
things i can't even think of at 2:34 in the morning.
but the my favorite thing about rhinebeck
is "nips with steven: a rhinebeck photo essay".
(check out year 1 here and year 2 here, if you need a reminder)
my goal is to outdo the previous year.
so if you're going to rhinebeck,
or know someone who is,
look for me
and be a part of rhinebeck herstory.
it's for art.
in other news,
the clockwork is on the move.
it was last seen with some new hampshire knitteratti:
right to left: thea colman (babycocktails), dawn catanzaro, diana (bestitched), julia farwell-clay. unseen & across the table were cecily glowik macdonald, bristol ivy, ellen mason (odacier), & erin m.
(who is rather immune to internet stalking so no link for her!)
photo courtesy of misa
clockwork visits turkey
September 13, 2013
the country, not the bird.
my friend misa, queen of colorwork,
knitter of the owl and the pussycat dress,
took the clockwork with her on her trip to turkey.
she blogged about it here.
go check out the pics and let me know what you think!
you must be joking, jared flood
September 8, 2013
round 128.
5-st gather.
Knit 5 stitches together without slipping them off L needle, *yarn over, knit into original 5 stitches again; Rep from * once more
fuck you, jared flood;
just fuck you.
things finished
July 27, 2013
photographing these socks was a bittersweet event for me.
as you may recall, i began these socks with the intention
of giving them to stephanie pearl-mcphee
at the next knot hysteria retreat.
it'd become a tradition of mine.
but of course knot hysteria is no more,
so god only knows when and if i'll see her.
when i finished the socks,
i was in the tipsy fog.
and it didn't hit me
until i took their picture
that these socks are basically homeless.
so as i see it, i have two options:
a. – give them away on the blog to someone with similarly tiny feet.
b. – use my super secret sneeky plan to get them to canada.
what do you think i should do?
still, i'm totally happy with how these turned out.
they're as close to perfectly matched as one can get, even the heels.
i love the heels. (pattern details: here)
my tipsy socks are also finished.
that's right, bitches.
two f.o.'s in a month.
(i may have an emotion)
unlike my mes chausettes pour p.-mcphee,
my tipsy socks do not match.
at all.
now i ask you,
because maybe this is just my ignorance about dying,
but how can two socks be so different when:
1. same knitter
2. same needles
3. same pattern
4. same gauge
5. same fucking yarn.
can someone please explain that to me?
while i do love the second sock
and recognize that it is beautiful,
i still completely prefer the first one.
there's always gonna be a favorite,
as with any siblings.
these socks are not homeless, though they will be a surprise.
luckily, i have the recipient's address this time.
(and believe me it pains me to say this)
i need advice on . . . a baby sweater.
let me be clear: i'm cool with babies.
it's parents of babies i can. not. stand.
which generally results in the same thing: avoiding babies.
but this universe has a sick sense a humor
and frequently makes us deal with things we'd rather not.
so i'm going to knit my friend a baby sweater.
it's not going to be any degree of cutesy;
nor will it be even the slightest bit wootsy.
if i see any baby blue acrylic yarn, i'm pulling the plug.
i want to make something dignified and stylish for a small person.
that's all.
so what would you recommend?
is the baby surprise over?
look, i like stephen west
July 16, 2013
or to be more accurate,
his work, as we've never met.
we have corresponded a couple times
and he seems like a lovely person.
now, you all know me.
i am not one to utter any unkind word
especially against a tall, handsome, ginger-gay
who could probably take me in a scrap.
but this?*
this new "tripartite"?
this lace-weight linen thneed?
gurl. i know probably spent a lot of time on this,
and that linen probably tore up your fingers.
but no t no shade, not everything you knit
is a publishable design.
just sayin'.
she does know how to work her angles to her advantage though,
looking all young and thin and such.
anyone is, of course, free to disagree with me.
you'd be wrong, but still, if you do,
you can purchase the pattern here
and join the other
fools knitters
who've cast this on.
*you gotta click the links to see the pics.
normally, i'd snag them, but as they're copyrighted,
you'll just have to visit westknits' flickr to see the madness.
second sock
July 14, 2013
last night,
i knit into the wee hours
to finish these socks*, liberate my needles,
and get started on the second of my tipsy socks.
i have a hand cramp.
*it's in the bath. pics to come.
March 27, 2013
as you know,
i give away almost everything i knit.
i try as much as possible to put random positive energy into the universe, since, as @p12tog points out, i'm often an* horribly elitist person, especially when it comes to knitting.
(though i might actually be ok with that)
and since i feel that brighting some random person's day through the power of the internets is a good investment in my karma because god knows my ubiquitous sarcasm, sass, and bitchiness
require a bit of equilibrium, today's post
is an attempt at a double dose of karmic balancing.
first, i'm going to give away this boneyard shawl**
(it's been a bit overcast the past few days)
the yarn is a two-ply fingering-sport weight spun by me
from some into the whirled bfl top i got at rhinebeck back in 2011.
this shawl's been a loooong time in the making,
what with having to sneak time to spin and knit it
in the 5 free minutes i have every day.
just look at that craftsmanship
ok so maybe i couldn't get the best macro shot.
just trust me.
it's very well knit.
i knit it on 7's and blocked this shit out of it
so it has a great drape and just enough wooliness for you traditionalists.
and here's where the second dose of good karma comes in-
i rarely ever endorse anything,
(mostly because my readership isn't large enough to warrant them)
but in this instance, i feel compelled to make an exception.
the short story is a very dear friend of mine in chicago, joshua herrington, started a business called gallerista. i've never seen this much drive and passion out of this guy before, and i find i'm quite impressed with his work ethic. recently, he began an indigogo campaign to turn his online business into a brick and mortar enterprise. i decided to blog about it, not just because he's my friend (because a lot of my friends have some pretty far-out enterprises), but because i believe in supporting both queer-owned business and the arts. neither one has it very easy this days, and since i have no money of my own, really,
i do what i can.
and this is what i can do:
give away my shawl to help him raise some money.
how to win in three easy steps:
1) go to gallerista's indigogo page and make a donation. my suggested minimum donations is $30 (so that you all can join me at the super secret launch party!) but if you can't afford 30 dollars, donations in lower denominations are totally fine.
2) share the campaign somehow (tip: there are tools right there on the gallerista indigogo page to help you do that.
3) leave a comment so the random number generator can pick a winner.
i realize we've all been flooded with kickstarters and the like.
maybe you don't even give a shit about queer-owned business or the arts. but i'm pretty sure you do like you some knitting.
so why not spin the wheel?
it's not every day i spin and knit a shawl!
if you don't want the shawl
or just don't feel like donating,
if you could at least tweet or facebook or rav it,
i'll personally reward you with some karmic princess points.
and if you're reading this blog,
i'm pretty sure you could use some.
*i even use "an" before h-words.
**can i just say i love this pattern. i may even knit another one.
24 hours ago
March 24, 2013
i was drunk and dancing.
there's something about dressing up,
knocking back one or two shots of jameson,
keeping the buzz going with a bud light,
(which, before you judge me,
i enjoy for their cheapness, lack of flavor,
and because you can dance with one in your hand without
some flailing drunk-ass soaking you in your hard-earned pin money)
while a room full of gays and gay adjacent folks all sing—in tune!—to any number of pop songs from the 80's – now (in tune) that i find to be
. . . rejuvenating.
on this particular evening,
i was helping a boy 'celebrate life'.
he'd passed through a rough patch and found himself in a good mood.
can you honestly think of a better reason to celebrate?
and so i danced. hard.
and though today i find i'm a bit sore,
which is likely more a combination of
pretty-but-useless footwear
liquor toxins
and crashing in not my bed,
it was very worth it.
why am i telling you all this?
why should you care?
sure, if you're reading this, you likely like me
(though it's possible you're just waiting to see if you won a book.
no worries. we'll get there. keep reading)
and, since you like me, you like
when i'm happy.
maybe you'd like more.
since, really, i can't even provide a picture to entertain you.
except this one i accidentally took while dancing.
you see, the reason why this story is important is because
last night, i took my first steps toward accepting the aging process.
i've had a problem with getting older basically since i turned twenty three. and while i realize that this is an irrational issue and that, in the scheme of things, many people would consider me to still be young, i'm confident that every single person who reads this post also has his or her own "thing" with which s/he obsesses, irrationally.
(do tell me you do so i feel better about myself)
last night, however, two things happened that made me glad i was older (relatively)
1) i 'pre-gamed' briefly a the boy celebrating life's friends house. on average, i was the oldest person in the room by about six years. sitting there on a broken couch, eliciting laughter that was grossly disproportional to the effort i was putting into my repartee, there was a moment in which i left my body and thought, "thank christ i am not this silly", and then smiled to myself, sitting in blissful ignorance while they talked about the import of something called snapchat.
2) later, in the middle of the dance floor, i ran into a friend from college i haven't seen since i graduated. i literally screamed multiple times in the highest pitch of which i am physically capable. in that moment, the past six years flashed before my mind's eye. i've been around the world, gotten two masters degrees, kissed all the boys, got mo, fallen in love, kept up a blog (mostly) for nearly four years, almost died, moved four times, lived abroad, taught at a big ten university, and learned to fucking knit, to name only the big things i can think of at 1:30am.
my only real goal in life
is to live a life i can be proud of.
all i want to do is be able to look back on my life when i'm old old
and be able to say that i wasn't boring.
so far, i'm not doing too badly.
and i guess my progressively sagging skin and longer recovery time isn't that high a price to pay to maximize fabulosity.
still, i'll totally blow you for some botox.
the random number generator has spoken
and the following people have won one of my extra copies of colours of shetland:
2 – cauchy09
9 – stepahnie
12 – ashely
you can now all glare at them in jealousy.
however! i will be giving away a handspun and knit fo in the next day or so, so stay tuned, bitches!


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Creating a Safety Net for Kids
As 2009 winds up, some of the big issues facing Metro Detroit have been on our collective minds. And education tops the list.
A little while back, I got a chance to chat with Alayna Bell, an alumnus of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, and Len Krichko, president and CEO of that same group. And those conversations gave me hope for the region's collective future.
Bell is a graduate of Henry Ford Academy, a charter school in Dearborn. She is now a sophomore at Oakland University, where she is majoring in art and marketing.
For six years, she attended the Dick & Sandy Dauch Campus, home of the NFL/YET Boys & Girls Club in Detroit. She calls herself "extra lucky" to be there – her mom and dad worked, so she needed somewhere to go after school.
The 19-year-old Detroit resident calls the Clubs a "safe haven" for kids of all kinds, especially those who grow up in neighborhoods where there is nothing to do after 3 p.m. except get in trouble. Bell described herself as shy when she first arrived. But within months she got to know people, learned about the many cultures that thrive in Metro Detroit and she grew more outgoing
That happens a lot at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, Bell said.
"You can tell the difference between someone who has just come in and someone who's been there a while," Bell said. "Once they get comfortable, it's a total turnaround. Any issues they bring in – all that baggage – they just fall off."
Or there's kids like Emanuel Harris, is a 17-year-old senior at East Detroit High School. He was a runner-up for Youth of the Year for Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan (he attends the Holden Club in Detroit). While his grades are average, he just had his best report card ever. He loves music and is in a concert band at his school.
It is safe to say Bell and Harris probably would not have cultivated their love of art and music without the Boys & Girls Club. That alone is worth writing about them.
But consider this: If you haven't heard, Detroit leads the nation for high school dropouts and was one of 12 cities identified by America's Promise Alliance in 2008 as having the highest dropout rates. Groups like the Boys & Girls Clubs are changing that number, one kid at a time.
"You need to weave a complete safety net around each child," Krichko said. "We do tutoring, homework help. We give them that extra attention. We find out what's going on in their lives (and) provide shelter from those situations."
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan describes itself as "a youth development organization providing a positive environment that enables its members to become responsible, self-reliant, caring adults."
Education and career development is one of five core program areas in which the Clubs foster positive behavior among members. The Clubs have an amazing graduation rate of 90 percent among members in southeastern Michigan (Detroit and other high schools).
The group serves about 26,000 kids annually from ages 6 to 18 (grades 1-12), at its 13 Clubs in four counties. More than half (14,000) were male and about 70 percent of its registered users are African American. Caucasian and Hispanic youth accounting for about 24 percent; the rest are Asian and Native American.
School districts – most notably Detroit Public Schools – need the support of groups like the Boys & Girls Clubs. They are open five days a week year around, Krichko said. They are a safe place guiding kids in the right direction.
"We want to recruit more teens to join our clubs. We can provide them with the mentoring and support they need to succeed," Krichko said.


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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — The end of the year is a great time to clean house, and to remove the detritus and accumulation of another year. What about tax returns or financial records? That's one of the common questions that comes to TaxMama®. My instinctive response always is: never!
Yet the big shredder truck is coming to our office to destroy records. We are destroying hard-copy client records that are five years or older. We did ask our clients if they wanted copies before turning them into confetti. Naturally, we have electronic copies of key files.
Have you ever seen one of those behemoth shredders? They're nearly as big as a municipal trash truck. The good ones (the ones we use) have cameras, allowing you to watch the shredding taking place. They come to our office and demolish 20 or 30 boxes in a half hour or less.
Why watch the shredding process? Is it really better than TV? Not really. It's a security measure we take when shredding sensitive client records. They contain enough information to allow for identity theft. That's why we don't have them pick up the records to shred later (an optional service). If you use a service to do your shredding, it's important that you watch the process until it's done. Otherwise, do it yourself.
The cost of using these mobile shredding services tends to be about $100 for the first few boxes, then about $5 or $10 for subsequent boxes. If you don't have a ton of your own trash, consider inviting your friends, neighbors or business colleagues to share the truck and bring all the boxes to a central location — your office building, school, church, or social hall. This can be a great fundraiser and community clean-up event.
Don't destroy tax returns
Never destroy copies of your tax returns or proof that you paid any balance due. If possible, keep both an electronic copy and hard copy of your returns. They don't take up that much room. You can fit 10 to 20 years of tax-return files into one or two 12" x 15" cardboard storage boxes.
Why say "never" on tax returns? After all, the IRS may audit you only for up to three years after you file, right? Well, not so right. If there is an error of 25% or more on your return, the IRS may audit for up to six years. When it comes to certain other errors, there may be no statute of limitations. States tend to have a longer open window because they assess taxes after an IRS audit.
Another problem that crops up often enough to consider is that government agencies lose tax records. TaxMama® hears from taxpayers who have been hounded by the IRS or their state for not having filed a return in a year when they know they have filed. Without a copy of the tax return from 10 years ago, how can you prove you've already filed and paid?
Speaking of states, people have become more mobile. Our jobs and careers often have us working in more than one state. More states have started implementing the Jock Tax concept. Read more: The long arm of states' tax laws.
Why should you care? If you worked in a state several years ago and never filed a tax return, the statute of limitations has never closed. The same thing applies to partners in a partnership, LLC or S corp, where the business has income in several states. When you don't file a tax return to report income from the entity (whether publicly traded or privately held), the states can come after you forever.
How does having a copy of the tax return for that year help? Most state tax returns start with the federal information and give you credit for your federal itemized deductions. So you don't have to work as hard to prepare those unfilled state returns when the states demand you file.
Save property records
One of the big nightmares many people face is how to establish the basis (tax cost) of an asset held for decades when they sell it. This applies to real estate, stocks, retirement accounts, insurance policies, collectibles, etc. Keep all purchase records, improvement receipts, reinvestment records — and anything else related to the ownership of your assets.
Even if you don't organize your files, if you keep all the records in one place, you can sort them out when necessary. Better yet, try to keep the records organized, at least minimally. Use expandable files, labeled with each asset or asset type. Then, just drop papers into the file.


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