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As an NHL television analyst, he is known for his blunt commentary. As a former coach, he has worked in hockey-obsessed Canadian markets such as Montreal and Ottawa.
When evaluating what makes a hockey town, Pierre McGuire depends not on statistics such as attendance, merchandise sales or television ratings, but instead on a town's passion for the game. Pittsburgh's is at an all-time high as the Penguins head into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at 2 p.m. today at Mellon Arena with a 3-1 series lead over the New York Rangers.
"I travel all over the league, and everybody talks about Detroit as 'Hockeytown' - and deservedly so, because of its tradition - but the noise levels in Pittsburgh, Minnesota, New York and Buffalo are just as good," said McGuire, a former Penguins scout who coached the Hartford Whalers.
"Pittsburgh now, because of its young talent and rabid fan base cultivated by the organization, is tremendous. It's awesome to be around a passionate fan base. Hockey's not a photo op for these people. These are people investing in the product. It's easy to be involved with a winner, but this team is poised to win for a long time."
The Penguins are at the epicenter of the hockey world, thanks to a core of young superstars led by centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. And Pittsburgh is celebrating hockey like never before, even the Stanley Cup championship years of 1991 and '92.
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The Penguins are the NHL's top draw on the road and rank first in overall attendance in terms of percentage above capacity. Here are the league leaders:
Road attendance
1. Penguins - 105.5
2. N.Y. Rangers - 98.1
3. Detroit Red Wings - 97.8
Overall attendance
1. Penguins - 103.2
2. Buffalo Sabres - 101.8
3. Calgary Flames - 101.7
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Dating to the final 13 games of the 2006-07 season, the Penguins have had 60 consecutive sellouts, including a franchise-record 54 regular-season games (the previous record was 30), and are poised for another capacity crowd today.
"I think it's spectacular as a hockey town, and the Penguins deserve a lot of credit for cultivating that attitude," McGuire said, noting that ESPN The Magazine last week ranked the organization first in the NHL and third in all professional sports in fan relations. "The story of this thing is the way the franchise has reached out to the community, just little things like having players drop off season tickets at the fans' doors and the student rush program. It's a great hockey market and will continue to grow."
That is evidenced by the waiting list for season tickets, not to mention the fans flocking by the thousands to the Mellon Arena lawn to watch playoff games on a giant outdoor video screen. All are promising positives for the Penguins' new hockey arena, which will seat 18,500 when it opens for the 2009-10 season.
"I think we're a hockey town,'' said Maureen Hartnett, 23, of Bethel Park as she sat on the lawn of Mellon Arena watching Game 1 of the Rangers series on the outdoor television. "There's a lot of support. They're a great team. I've always been a fan, especially lately. To set up huge TVs, they're trying to pull the community in and make it a spectator sport.''
Pascal Dupuis came from a market where hockey can be a tough sell.
"I came from Atlanta, where it was not the first sport and it was hard to get pumped up for the game. Here, emotionally, you feed off the crowd," Dupuis said. "People are into it right now. They really care. They're with the team, whether we win or lose. Obviously, they're showing their support with sellouts, but it's not only that. People are watching at home, at bars, in restaurants. They're talking about it all the time."
It's not just Stanley Cup fever. The Penguins played the maximum number of games on national television, four on NBC and eight on Versus, and are drawing record ratings on FSN Pittsburgh. Their Game 3 victory over the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference semifinals had an 18.56 rating, more than triple the average for a regular-season game and even better than the outdoor Winter Classic against the Buffalo Sabres in January (17.7).
"You win and they watch, and they're winning in a way that's exciting and entertaining," said FSN Pittsburgh executive producer Shawn McClintock, whose network has led all 18 FSN regions in NHL ratings the past two seasons. "The personalities on this team are engaging, and it makes for great TV. It's the ultimate reality TV show."
Pittsburgh will be known as a football-first town as long as the Steelers are around, but it is developing a reputation as a hockey hotbed. The number of indoor rinks has increased from a handful to 30-plus, with youth organizations tripling in size. Western Pennsylvania youth hockey produced its first NHL player in Penguins left wing Ryan Malone, 28, of Upper St. Clair, and its first first-round draft choice in Philadelphia Flyers center R.J. Umberger, 26, of Plum. Four others from the Pittsburgh area played in the NHL this season.
Where Malone comes from a hockey family - his father, Greg, played for the Penguins and later was a team scout - the city that fell for the game by watching Mario Lemieux now has 21 current NCAA Division I players, with 10 more on the way.
"What happens with hockey is if it's not a native sport, people don't grow up playing it," Penguins vice president of communications Tom McMillan said. "Now, we've had a generation who grew up playing hockey. The kids who started in the Mario era, the boom, are now parents who have their kids playing. First, there was a Mario generation. Now, there's a Sidney generation."
This is the first year since the opening of PNC Park in 2001 that the Penguins (17,076 per game) have outdrawn the Pirates (15,761). Although Mellon Arena's capacity limitations - it holds only 16,940 with an additional 1,192 for standing-room-only - prevents the Penguins from leading the NHL in attendance, they are the league's top overall draw, including road games, in attendance above capacity at 103.2 percent.
"I think the town has a passion for it. You can tell when they're in the stands," Penguins defenseman Rob Scuderi said. "I've been surprised by Pittsburgh. When I first got here, I thought it was strictly a football town, but people really do take a shine to hockey. I guess it's kind of a blue-collar sport. People enjoy that here, and they like it.
"Canadian cities are a little bit different because that's what leads off (ESPN's) 'SportsCenter' for them. It's a religion to them. Here, it's a little bit different, but I'd put Pittsburgh in one of the top cities, for sure."
Shopping Sidney
The Penguins are the NHL leaders in merchandise sales, thanks to the soaring popularity of young stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin:
• Of the 24 NHL teams that increased online merchandise sales for the regular season, the Penguins had the highest increase at 143 percent compared to last season.
• The top-selling item on Shop.NHL.com this season was the "Pittsburgh Penguins 10 Greatest Games" DVD.
• Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has been the most-searched player on Shop.NHL.com for three consecutive years. His jersey was the top seller every month from September 2005 until February 2008, when Washington's Alexander Ovechkin surpassed the injured Crosby.
• Crosby's popularity is such that Shop.NHL.com introduced event-specific Crosby merchandise - from Winter Classic jerseys to St. Patrick's Day name and number shirts - which was an instant success and sold out.
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A special audit by the state Auditor General's office shows the Dallastown Area School District paid former superintendent Stewart Weinberg $8,324 more than his contract allowed for vehicle maintenance bills.
Weinberg was superintendent of the district from July 1, 2004, until he resigned at the request of the school board Feb. 9, 2012. Up until November 2013, the special audits were conducted for all superintendent buy-outs or retirements, said Barry Ciccocioppo, spokesman for the auditor general's office. In the future the audits will be conducted during normal cyclical audits, which typically occur every two years for a school district, Ciccocioppo said in an email.
No oversight: The audit noted that the district's business office was not given authority to oversee the provisions of Weinberg's contract, which resulted in the excess vehicle payments for a combination of repairs, maintenance, rental equipment and automobile insurance. Weinberg was also not required to submit proof of his mileage for reimbursement. The excess payments occurred every year Weinberg was superintendent and range from $281 in the 2008-2009 school year to $1,828 in the 2010-2011 school year.
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Hi MK!! Your doors have been captured perfectly! The color red seems to be present in each one...and they pop with interest! Good to see you again!! I am slowly coming back to blog land! Lots going on here. We sold our farm but have another smaller place that we are working on. :)ReplyDelete
Oh wow what a mix! The dragons around the doorway has to be my fav. The antique vases could inspire a patchwork with their colours. I like the 2nd shelf one 2nd from the right's colours in particular- pink with the turquoisey blue. Thanks for a woderful tour M Kate.ReplyDelete
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Hi Mary Kate, I would love to browse those shops but I am afraid they would be able to charge me a lot of money because I would have no idea what was antique and what was a fake copy. You would have to go with me. :)ReplyDelete
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I was in Dulles Virginia airport a few days ago thinking of how different it is. I was there soon after 9/11 and it was wicked. The newly hired and trained swarm of security stood about in their new starched uniforms. There was dead silence among the travellers, and there were 100s of us quietly marching our way through the winding line-up.
The soldiers in fatigues stood at attention at each security station with their rifles. The only sound was the security people repeating "shoes off, laptops out of bags, keys, coins and metal out of your pockets". And it was really important to not make the metal detector go off because the 10 minutes of being patted down could make you feel like a convict, and miss your flight.
And it seemed like wherever I went the news was always on. CNN or whatever station that specializes in don't-blink-the-world-is-ending-now news would be blaring in whatever hotel or airport I'm in. One time I remember going from the screeching news channels in a US airport to the Montreal airport where the tv's were broadcasting Fashion TV. What a difference. Sure it's inane, but man, I relaxed and was glad to be back in my home country.
Last week at the hotel the news was all inauguration all the time. The only crisis the news station could come up with was – Sure the White House is pretty wired, but there are no Macs! Whew, thankfully I've never heard of death by PC usage.
This time there was talk about the 7 year old neighbour to President Obama who's written the book and giving the proceeds to charity. (Aside – what is it about kids doing stuff for charity these days? Where are all the greedy kids with a bad case of the gimmes that I grew up with??) This time there was footage from a National Geographic show on Air Force One and Obama's first ride in it, showing him cordially greeting and thanking the flight staff.
This time at the airport the 20-something guys sitting at the xray machines were joking around with each other. Not slacking, just relaxed and having fun while they work.
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Delia Larson was in the kitchen of her house in a shaded tree-line neighborhood on a clear sunny day in Arcadia, when there was a knock on the door, Delia put the last dish in the drainer, she turned the faucet off, wiped her hands off, she walked out of the kitchen, through the living room, she opened the front door of her house, and saw her best friend, Lacey Mayfield, standing on the front porch.
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I suppose I should get to the sporting point of this discursion before I lose the 3 or 4 people who read these posts. Of late, the internet and even this small cyber space have beaten up on the NCAA something fierce. The organization — full of sports and money, signifying nothing — is a convenient target for scorn. And the recent drive to unionize the Northwestern football team, covered on this site and others, has galvanized into a sort of fait accompli about the end of amateurism, that traveshamockery of Orwellian gobbledygook. But if the Northwestern football players were successful in their legal fight, what would that really mean? What would the world of college sports look like if the jocks finally avenged their tragic defeat depicted in the non-fiction film Revenge of the Nerds?
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I've written previously about the horrific goings — on at Minnesota State. A quick summary goes something like this: The football coach was accused of taking pornographic videos of his own children, was re-assigned to a non-coaching position, was charged with possession of child pornography, had those charges dropped, then was fired by Minnesota State, and just recently was reinstated as coach of Minnesota State after a lengthy arbitration. The videos that led to this ended up being average parental videos of his children monkeying around post-bath. Although Kafkaesque is cheapened by its overuse, I'd say this set of facts begs for its descriptive power. Total nightmare.
And how is the man who was dragged through the muddiest of muds treated on his return? Like this:
Football players at Minnesota State Mankato refused to practice for their former head coach Wednesday, greeting his reinstatement by an arbitrator by demanding that the interim coach keep the top job.
Todd Hoffner returned to campus for the first time since the arbitrator ruled he was fired unfairly last year in the wake of a child porn investigation that ultimately cleared him.
Mavericks players came out for spring practice but were not in uniform, the Free Press of Mankato reported. They read a statement saying they were unanimous in wanting Aaron Keen to remain as head coach.
"We've all become outstanding community members, students and athletes in the last year and a half since the removal of Todd Hoffner," said the statement, which junior safety Sam Thompson read aloud. "Throughout this process, we have been silent. It is time our voice is heard."
A man gets absolutely pummeled by his employers and the justice system and this is what his former players have to say? That they prefer their interim coach?
Listen, I understand that change is difficult for everyone. Just last week, someone's HBOGO password that I used to watch my favorite episodes of Arli$$ stopped working. My ability to watch John From Cincinnati reruns just up and vanished, like a fart in the wind. But you don't hear me bellyaching like these football players. I watch Starz now.
If this is the future of college sports, we should be afraid. Very afraid. We can debate legal and ethical niceties all we want, but the end of the day looks something like this: college football players with more power to impose their bizarre moral worldview on the system. I'm not here to defend the current power structure. I'm merely here to say that the devil you know is sometimes not a complete trainwreck like these f**king guys.
Of course, maybe the players aren't all bad. The status quo involves coaches treating their programs like godforsaken traveling tent revivals. Godless heathens, in the form of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, have lodged a formal complaint against Clemson's football coach, Dabo Swinney, accusing him of rolling around on the floor and speaking in tongues.
Here's a taste of FFRF's (furf, fruff, farf?) accusations of "unconstitutional behavior" by the school:
Among the concerns outlined in the complaint by the FFRF, based on information obtained from an open records request:
• Swinney personally invited James Trapp to become team chaplain — in violation of the Constitution and university guidelines on hiring chaplains — and gave Trapp access to the entire team for Bible studies.
• Swinney schedules team devotionals.
• Swinney has organized transportation for coaches and players to "Church Days."
I like when disparate elements are grouped together. Like "the Constitution and university guidelines." How does the Supremacy Clause deal with house Monopoly rules? Even Free Parking? You don't say.
Listen, I'm sure that Dabo Swinney is insufferable with his Christianity. But that's just because he's a football coach and insufferability comes with the territory. The Christianity is really secondary in all of this. He just happens to be an obsessive compulsive type who is up his players' asses about Christianity. If it weren't for Jesus Christ, he'd be up his players' asses about Allah. Or Moses. Or that funny looking fella with the multiple appendages. Here, maybe Dabo can describe the various religions more appropriately:
Coach Swinney echoed similar sentiments in the Chronicle of Higher Education article. "I've had Muslims, Catholics—I've got two Mormons on this team right now," Swinney told Wolverton. "When we get out on the football field, it's not about if you're a Christian, it's about who's the best player."
Hell, even Catholics! The South truly is coming around, boys. God bless tolerance.
* Donovan McNabb spent a day in Crazy Joe Arpaio's pokey on DUI charges Wednesday. Rush Limbaugh took three Viagra to celebrate.
* Texas A&M is making an early charge towards the Fulmer Cup as they had three arrests come to light this week. Gig 'em.
* A fan was arrested at the Giants-Dodgers game last night after throwing a firecracker into the crowd. All of this was worth it so that the story on the arrest could include this classic line: "The perpetrator is quite fortunate he didn't seriously injure or kill someone, as M-80s — if indeed that's what this was — are pretty powerful as consumer fireworks go." I mean, on the non-consumer end of the spectrum, you've got some truly gnarly s**t. But as far as consumer fireworks? Yeah, M-80s are your best bet for big bang. Truly.
Minnesota State, Mankato, players refuse to practice as coach Todd Hoffner returns [Pioneer Press]
Group files complaint against Tigers [ESPN]
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Myanmar releases 70 more political prisoners
President promised to free all political detainees
- John Zaw, Mandalay
- Myanmar
- July 23, 2013
Myanmar freed about 70 political detainees on Tuesday just days after President Thein Sein promised to release all remaining prisoners of conscience during a state visit to the UK.
Ye Aung, a former political prisoner and head of a scrutiny committee charged with monitoring releases established in February, confirmed the number as he called on the government to free all of those still behind bars in Myanmar, which numbered as many as 200 people before Tuesday.
"We hail the president's promise on releasing political prisoners today but we urge the government to release everyone together at the same time. By releasing group by group the other remaining political prisoners and their relatives will be disappointed," he said.
Among those released was Lahtahw Brang Shawn, an ethnic Kachin refugee who was given a two-year sentence just last Friday over ties to the rebel Kachin Independence Organization.
Ye Aung said that it was time for Myanmar to end the practice of arbitrary detention as the country continues its reform process which has seen hundreds of prisoners of released, a new parliament and new rights to demonstrate and go on strike.
"Even though the top level of the government is reforming, the lower level authorities' old habits die hard which is why many activists are still being arrested. The right of every citizen must be upheld in a democratic society," he said.
Marang Naw San, another Kachin imprisoned over ties to the rebels, was also among those released on Tuesday following her three-year sentence handed down in October and nine months in Yangon's notorious Insein Prison.
Many people convicted for unlawful association – one of the main charges against political prisoners – remain behind bars, she said.
"I am glad about news of our release but I am so sad for the other remaining political prisoners," said Marang Naw San.


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Follow along here as Jason Bittner of Shadows Fall takes the US by storm during his first-ever Zildjian Clinic Tour. Here, Zildjian's John DeChristopher (Vice President, Artist Relations & Event Marketing Worldwide) blogs about what's happening each day on the tour. For a full list of tour dates, go here.Check photos from the Tour on our Flickr Slide show, updated daily, by clicking the image below. Stay tuned for video coming soon, too. Z-CLUB MEMBER CLINIC TOUR T-SHIRT As a thank you to all of our amazing Z-Club members, we want to give you a little gift. Print this coupon and bring it to any of the Jason Bittner Clinic Tour dates and you'll get a free Clinic Tour T-Shirt*! *Please present the coupon upon entering the clinic. Limit one per person. Coupon is only valid for one t-shirt. Limited quantity is available, please arrive early. Shirt size requests are not guaranteed and will only be honored at dealer discretion. ______________________________________________________________________ Day 15 - Mon., May 23rd @ Parkway Music – Clifton Park, NY Parkway Music is only a short drive from where Jason lives, so needless to say, he had an excellent turnout and was given a hometown welcome by this very enthusiastic audience. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to be at this clinic, but our sales rep, Mike Gross and the excellent staff at Parkway Music, took excellent care of Jason. This was the last stop on Jason's clinic tour so it was more than fitting to finish close to home and on a high note. He had another full house and having had a little more rest than when we were flying early every morning, Jason was rearing to go at show time! I thought rather than tell you how great his solo was (plus, I wasn't there), I'd let his playing speak for itself – so enjoy this video of his solo! Once again, thanks to all the drum shops and music dealers for hosting Jason and me and supporting the Zildjian brand, all the great people we met on the road for their continued support, and of course to Jason Bittner for sharing his talent and being such a great ambassador. Until next time... ______________________________________________________________________ Jason's Entry: Day 11 - Thur., May 19th @ Daddy's Junky Music - Syracuse, NY Well unfortunately for me, my partner in crime, John D left me as of yesterday. We both had delayed, long, crappy flights home from Seattle on little sleep (what else is new), but we persevered because after all, we'd be sleeping in our own beds with our respective wives who I'm sure were missing us by that point - or were they?? Anyways, after a short 9 hours of sleep, i woke up, mustered up a pot of coffee, packed the car, and began my 2 hour drive out to Syracuse. It seems like I've been doing this Western NY drive a lot lately, my Alice in Chains tribute has been playing out this way a lot recently, so at least it's a familar trek. I got to Daddy's Junky Music around 3 pm, and my good friend Candi Bettencourt (Daddy's promotions director) was already waiting at the store with a Starbuck's for me - she's so on top of the important things!! We blabbed away as I set up, and sooner than later, the soundcheck was done and it was 5:45, showtime in 15 minutes!!! Well I waited a little longer for people to beat the work traffic and get to the store in time, and we had a nice little crowd amassing inside the store - some recognizable faces in the audience too - past students, and some of my western NY friends, so it was nice to have the support - with some people driving as far as I did (2 hours) to be there - thanks!!! Tonight I changed up the program just a little bit - I played a few different songs, one being "Dead and Gone" off the latest SF album. The reason i played this was because one of my past students was coming out and REALLY wanted to hear this song, so I did him the favor and gave it my best shot - only managed to make one little mistake, and I think only he and I noticed! I should have let him play it - I noticed he airdrummed it better than I played it! :-) The solo (my fav part of the night) was once again inspired and dedicated to Joe Morello, and it was a fun one this evening, I took a few more liberties and it worked. Since the Daddy's clinics I've done in the past have had a tendency to run long (me and my big mouth), I cut down tonight's "educational" section and condensed most of the material into one 30 min. lesson. It went over very well, the people in attendance really enjoyed it (well, at least that's what they told me), and at the end of the night, I closed the clinic out with an odd request. I had asked if there were "any final questions," and I was met with "can you play a Stigmata song?" Stigmata was my old hardcore band I played in for YEARS, and since we played a lot out in this area, I guess this shouldn't have surprised me as much as it did. So in good "college try" fashion, I fumbled with my ipod and cranked out "Nothing but Enemies," which I hadn't played since the last reunion in 2009. About 30 seconds into it, I forgot how fast this song was, but I was quickly reminded, ha ha, I put my game face on and did my best. Were there any mistakes, maybe, but it was fun nonetheless, AND it brought a smile to someone's face other than mine!! We ended the night with a quiet dinner back at the hotel, I drove home the next day, slept most of the weekend away, practiced yesterday (Sunday), and I sit here in the lobby of Toyota getting my oil changed before i drive up to Parkway Music this afternoon to close out the tour tonight! Special thanks to Daddy's for another great clinic and to ZILDJIAN for bringing me to all the great cities I've encountered on this tour!! - JB ______________________________________________________________________ Day 9 - Tues., May 17th @ Donn Bennett Drum Studio - Bellevue, WA Let me start by saying I LOVE Seattle and have been here many times, and can count the number of times (on one hand) that it hasn't been rainy - this was one of them! The weather was beautiful - sunshine and blue skies! After arriving in Seattle, we had about an hour at our hotel, which was just enough time to put our bags in our rooms and grab a quick lunch before our driver, Conrad, picked us up. I texted my old buddy Matt Cameron to see if he was in town and he texted me back saying he was recording in LA - I told him we were just there! However, my old friend Reek Havok (from our Simmons days 25+ years ago!) came out and it was great to see him other than during the craziness of the NAMM Show. I hadn't been to Donn Bennett's shop in few years and was very impressed with its expansion and remodeling - the shop looks fabulous! Donn and I go back many years and he's one of the nicest and most respected guys in the business. And he has some of the most amazing vintage drums and cymbals you'll ever see - pure heaven for a vintage geek like me! The guys at the shop had all the gear together for us, so set-up and sound check went smoothly, and a big thanks to Tama Drums rep, Paul Holdgate, for helping with the sound. As I've said before, Jason is a true professional as well as a perfectionist and the result is a great performance every time, and tonight he was really going for it! He also got some excellent questions from the audience...All in all, another great clinic with many excited fans hanging out for the meet & greet afterward. Although there are still two New York dates left on the tour, this was the last date I'd be traveling with Jason, so it was only fitting that we all go out afterward to celebrate the success of his first Zildjian clinic tour! We did this in spite of knowing full well we had early flights home the next morning! It's ok because I plan to sleep for the remainder of my flight as soon as I finish writing this... Jason, if you're reading this (and you better be), on behalf of Zildjian and myself personally, I want to thank you for always giving 200% and being an awesome ambassador for Zildjian. Even with those early morning flights and little sleep, no time to stop and eat anything, tight flight connections, missed flight connections! (remember Denver), the occasional snafu with the gear, narrowly missing a major car accident (remember Atlanta), the Red Sox sweeping the Yankees! (sorry buddy, had to rub it in!) and everything else, just remember our 'tour' motto - "We have a saying around here..." But seriously, we're so honored to have you in the Zildjian Family and I'm looking forward to the next time! Now I'll have to deal with what my wife refers to as "PTSA" (Post Tour Separation Anxiety) whenever I return from one of these tours... Thanks to all our wonderful dealers for hosting us and making Jason and me feel so welcome, all the Zildjian and Tama sales reps for all their help on the ground, all the other sponsors: Tama, Remo, DW Pedals, Samson, LP and Pro-mark and most of all, Jason's fans for coming out. Until next time, but be sure to check the tour schedule for the two remaining New York clinics! Now for some sleep....zzzzzzzzzz ______________________________________________________________________ Day 8 - Mon., May 16th @ West LA Music - Los Angeles, CA After a restful day off, Jason is charged up and and ready to go for the clinic in LA...West LA Music has hosted many Zildjian clinics in its long history - tonight's clinic was held in the store (rather than outdoors across the street) due to the weather. That was the right call because it was cold! I had rented a car when we got into LA Saturday night, so we had the flexibility of getting to the store early to set up. We arrived around 2:00pm and our sales rep Mike Brucher was already at work getting the drums together...so far, so good! We had a few minor snags with the gear, but overall, everything was looking good and we were set-up and sound checked by 5:30, giving us 90 minutes before the clinic to chill out and grab something light to eat. Tonight our friends from Tama (a major sponsor of the tour) Aaron Vishria and Happy Yoshida, Juels Thomas from Drum Workshop (also a sponsor) and renown Sports Medicine Doctor, Luga Podesta, came out to say hello and show their support for Jason. Also in attendance was Zildjian Regional Sales Manager, Steve Tirpak. Jason was on fire right out the gate! Opening the night with tracks from Shadows Fall and his other band, Burning Human, he ignited the room with his playing. By the time he got to his drum solo section, he was totally locked-in, giving the audience one of the best (if not THE best) solos of the tour. He took some excellent questions from the audience and being such a great educator, he was able to clearly demonstrate his explanations. After the clinic, he signed autographs and took photos with his fans, and we took a short walk down Santa Monica Blvd to a great local eatery before heading to our hotel at LAX. And wouldn't you know - Luga Podesta won the 16" Zildjian Crash that was the grand door prize! As I write this blog on the flight from LA to Seattle, Jason is preparing for tonight's clinic. We're looking forward to seeing my old friend Donn Bennett and hope to see you there! ______________________________________________________________________ Day 7 - Sun., May 15 - Day Off in Los Angeles After our long and hectic travel day, it was great to sleep in and relax a bit to prepare for the next big clinic at West LA Music on Monday. I called my good pal Vinnie Colaiuta, who happened to be in the neighborhood of our hotel, and said he'd love to drop by for a visit. I sent Jason a text letting him know that Vinnie would be stopping by, and to say he was looking forward to meeting him is a mild understatement! Vinnie arrived and we caught up for about 30 minutes when Jason arrived at our table and after a few minutes it was like they'd known each other for years. I told Jason later, "At Zildjian, we bring drummers together!" It was great that the timing worked out for Vinnie and Jason to meet and really made for a great day off. Now it's back to work for Day 8, clinic # 6 at West LA Music...we're hoping to see a great crowd tonight and I'm happy to say that even though the Red Sox swept the Yankees, Jason and I are still friends! ______________________________________________________________________ Day 6 - Sat., May 14 - Travel Day to Los Angeles The day started off great, especially since our flight wasn't too early, but thanks to a delay getting out of Wichita, we missed our connection in Denver (by a matter of minutes) so we had to get resourceful and found ourselves with a 3 hour layover and booked on a Frontier Airlines flight to LAX instead of Burbank. However, our bags made it on the flight to Burbank - without us! This meant changing the rental car pickup location and Jason called our good friend Gene Provencio and asked him to retrieve our bags in Burbank and meet us at our hotel. We finally arrived in LA and made it to our hotel and there were several moments throughout the day that were truly from a movie! Through it all we had many laughs and the kind flight staff on Frontier Airlines took pity on us and took great care of us on the flight... ______________________________________________________________________ Day 5 - Fri., May 13 @ Midwest Drum & Percussion - Wichita, KS Jason and I had a good feeling about Midwest Drums & Percussion in Wichita, KS, in spite of it being "Friday the 13th" and our instincts were correct: tonight's clinic was off the hook! First, a big shout out to Matt and everyone at the store for having the drums and sound so together! As Jason was finishing sound check, I noticed a huge line queuing up outside, that went all the way around the corner! This was our fifth straight clinic and fifth straight day of early flights after late nights and Jason was running on pure adrenaline. But, when it was time to play, he more than delivered! After I introduced him to a standing room only crowd, and some back and forth banter about the Red Sox - Yankees game going on (he's a Yankees fan), he proceeded to floor the audience with another amazing performance. There were several funny moments throughout the evening: first, when Jason handed out homemade cookies to the audience, given to him from photographer Chad Lee in Memphis. And his periodic updates on the Red Sox - Yankees game via his iPhone. Many laughs! After the clinic, he signed autographs and posed for photos with all his fans, and also signed several of the cymbals that were sold from the drum kit he played on. After a great hang with the staff of Midwest Drums at a local eatery, we made our way back to our hotel, looking forward to a well-deserved day off/travel day on Saturday. A big thanks also to our local Zildjian rep, Tracy Dean, for taking such great care of us. ______________________________________________________________________ Day 4 - Thur., May 12th @ Memphis Drum Shop - Memphis, TN We were psyched to get to Memphis, but were concerned about the flooding - the Mighty Mississippi had crested the day before we arrived, but thankfully we got the "all clear" that the clinic would go on! However, our thoughts and prayers continue to be with everyone in the south effected by the floods... Memphis was hot and sunny...Memphis Drum Shop owner, Jim Pettit, picked Jason and I up at our hotel...When we arrived at the store, we were greeted by Jim's lovely wife Nancy, store manager Bill, and the rest of the MDS staff. If you've ever been to Memphis Drum Shop, you know you can't walk more than a few feet without stopping to take it all in. I've been to Memphis Drum several times and somehow Jim continues to improve upon perfection. He had lots of new things since my last visit a year ago. The clinic was held in the concert soundstage upstairs in the store and our sales rep Chris Flatt (the guy who saved our lives on day 2 in Atlanta) had arrived before us and did a great job prepping the kit. Thanks to the great acoustics, sound check was under 10 minutes and Jason was able to do a couple of video promos for MyCymbal.com. My new nickname for him is "one take Bittner!" Another fabulous clinic: awe-inspiring playing, informative and educational, with some humor thrown in too. After the meet & greet, we had dinner at a great Mexican restaurant walking distance from the store. Thanks to Jim and Nancy Pettit and the incredible staff at Memphis Drum Shop - looking forward to the next time! Now it's off to Midwest Drum & Percussion in Wichita, KS for day 5... Jason is really locked in after four clinics and is looking forward to putting on a great show for all his fans in Wichita! ______________________________________________________________________Day 3 - Wed., May 11 @ Drum Headquarters - St. Louis We arrived in St. Louis early afternoon and Jason and I actually had a couple of hours of down time at our hotel, which is always a good thing. Tonight's clinic was hosted by our good friends at Drum Headquarters and held at Webster University. Tracy Dean, our sales rep, picked us up at the hotel and after a quick stop to re-fuel, we were ready to go! Jim Uding and the entire staff at Drum Headquarters are always professional and today was no different - it was great to arrive at the venue with the gear so together. Another great turnout and I can honestly say that Jason is in the zone! His solos just keep getting better! Tonight's clinic had several added attractions - Shadows Fall singer Brian Fair came to hang out and stayed for the meet & greet, so fans were lucky enough to meet TWO members of Shadows Fall! Additionally, Jason had four percussion students from Webster University join him on stage for the finale, playing percussion. Kudos to Erin Elstner, Director of Percussion Studies at Webster University for organizing it and of course Jason for inviting them to play. After a late hang at a local eatery, we headed back to the hotel... Now it's off to Memphis and we're looking forward to the clinic at Memphis Drum Shop and visiting this great city... ______________________________________________________________________ Day 2 - Tues., May 10 @ Ken Stanton Music - Marietta, GA After the great start in Erie, PA, we were psyched to head to Marietta, just outside of Atlanta for the second clinic at Ken Stanton Music. Our local sales rep, Chris Flatt, picked us up at our hotel at the airport for the 45 minute drive to Marietta. Our drive was a bit of an adventure - one minute we're moving along at 65 mph and the next minute the traffic came to a complete stop and we narrowly avoided a major accident, thanks to the quick reflexes of Chris! We made it safe and sound and Jeremy and the staff at Ken Stanton Music were fantastic - they had a beautiful Tama kit for Jason and we were set up and ready to go 30 mins before his scheduled start time of 8pm. Jason had told me earlier that his good friend Brann Dailor from Mastedon was coming tonight and sure enough he arrived just after sound check and stayed all night, right up until we left to go back to our hotel. A very cool guy! We had another full house - over 100 people and some serious Metal fans! Jason really locked in tonight and played his butt off! For me, one of the true indicators of a successful clinic is when people come up to me afterward and say "thanks" for bringing "said" artist, which has been the case on these first two clinics. I think everyone stuck around for the meet & greet afterward, but Jason took time to talk and take pictures with all his fans...It was a late night! And even as I write this on the plane from Atlanta to St. Louis for tonight's clinic, Jason is sitting next to me reviewing the video of last night's clinic...Now it's on to St. Louis, MO for day 3 at Webster University hosted by my old friends at Drum Headquarters...Jason tells me Brian Fair from Shadows Fall will be in the house! Hope to see you there! ______________________________________________________________________ Day 1 - Mon., May 9 @ World of Music - Erie, PA Well, the big news back in March was Jason Bittner joining the Zildjian Family of Artists...and it's still big news! During his first visit to the Zildjian Factory, Jason and I thought what better way to spread the word about him playing Zildjian, than a spring clinic Tour across the US! So, in case you missed it, on May 9th, Jason performed his first clinic as a Zildjian Artist at World Of Music in Erie, PA in front of a packed house of drummers and music enthusiasts. Of course there were plenty of Shadows Fall fans there, but Jason's clinic demonstrated his versatility in playing several styles of music and covered the full gamut, from blazing double bass drum work, to odd times, to practice exercises, to candid insight into what it takes to be a working musician. His dedication to the instrument and professionalism is a true inspiration to his fans. In fact, as I write this on the plane from Erie to Atlanta for the next clinic, he's sitting next to me writing out practice exercises! He never stops! Big props go to the excellent staff at World Of Music - especially the drum department manager Steve, and our Zildjian Sales Rep, Roger Jewell, for making our first clinic on the tour go so smoothly. Thanks guys! Next stop...Ken Stanton Music in Marietta, GA...Jason and I hope to see you on the road!
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Pirates prospect Jim Negrych packed on 45 pounds over the winter, but he still can fit into the same uniform he wore last summer at Double-A Altoona.
Negrych weighs 190 pounds, about the same as he did a year ago. He lost 45 pounds last fall battling two infections after having emergency abdominal surgery.
Negrych, who was drafted in 2006 out of Pitt, played the final three innings Tuesday in the Pirates' 4-1 loss against the Minnesota Twins. He filled in at third base and went 0 for 1.
"It took awhile to get back in game shape," Negrych said. "Now, I try not to think about it. I just go out and play."
Negrych was injured during a game July 27 when he collided with shortstop Brian Friday. He had season-ending surgery in Altoona to stop bleeding in his lower right abdomen.
"They fed me right after the surgery," Negrych said. "They were supposed to wait three or four days. The food got stuck in my stomach and turned into an infection. "
The infection cleared after Negrych was treated at Allegheny General Hospital, North Side. But when he contracted a second infection, his weight plunged to 145 pounds.
Negrych spent the first weekend of college football season laid up in a hospital in his native Buffalo, N.Y., watching the Pitt game on TV. Finally, he got healthy.
"I hit the weight room, watched what I ate for a long time and wound up putting all 45 pounds back on — and most of it is muscle," Negrych said. "I'm leaner and more athletic than I was before. Now, it's about getting back to baseball, getting in the batter's box and doing what I know I can do."
Negrych has a smooth swing and a .307 batting average in four minor-league seasons. Before he reports to Altoona to begin the regular season, Negrych will go with the Pirates on Friday to Philadelphia for two exhibition games against the Phillies.
"Sooner rather than later, hopefully, I'll get my opportunity to come back to Pittsburgh and play," Negrych said. "If I stay healthy, I can be as good as anybody. I've got to stay on the field for 140 games, and everything will work out."
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ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 06/03/2009
Wayne County
DB Cahill Inc
P O Box 653
Ontario, NY 14519
Hutteman Sand & Gravel Mine
6879 Fairville Station Rd
Newark, NY 14513
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Article 23 Title 27 Mined Land Reclamation
Project is Located:
Arcadia, Wayne County
Project Description:
The Department has received an application from DB Cahill Inc to resume operation of a 2 acre sand and gravel mine on a 92 acre property owned by Robert Hutteman, who previously operated the mine at the site from 2002 until 2007. The mine site is located on the west side of Arcadia-Zurich-Norris Road, approximately 400 feet north of the intersection of Fairville Station Road. Mining operations at the site will continue as previously permitted, with excavation by mechanical equipment. No material processing will occur at the site. Mining operations are proposed to remove approximately 16,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel over a 5 year operational life. The applicant has estimated truck traffic from hauling operations to be a maximum of 20 trucks per hour.
Mining is not proposed to a depth below the local water table. Cross sections show grades that will retain storm water runoff within the mined area and allow infiltration into the soil. No off site discharges are proposed. There are no NY State regulated streams or freshwater wetlands within the Life of Mine area.
Hours of operation proposed are 7 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday, and 7 AM to noon on Saturday. Final reclamation to vegetated land is proposed, and will include the replacement of stockpiled topsoil and seeding with an approved mixture.
The application is available for review at the Region 8 NYSDEC office, and a copy of the application materials has been sent to the Town of Arcadia.
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Project is an Unlisted Action and will not have a significant impact on the environment. A Negative Declaration is on file. A coordinated review was not performed.
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Cultural resource lists and map have been checked. No registered, eligible or inventoried archaeological sites or historic structures were identified at the project location. No further review in accordance with SHPA is required.
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John XXIII traveled to Loreto on Oct. 4, 1962; Benedict XVI's pilgrimage Thursday now marks the 50th anniversary of that journey and the opening of the Council.
The Pope asked everyone to join his prayers "entrusting to the Mother of God the main ecclesial events we are preparing to experience: the Year of Faith, and the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization."
"May the Blessed Virgin accompany the Church on her mission to announce the Gospel to the men and women of our time," he said.
Benedict XVI will travel by train to Loreto, as John XXIII did. He will be entrusting to Our Lady the celebrations of the council anniversary, as well as the Year of Faith (which begins Oct. 11) and the synod of bishops on the new evangelization (which begins Sunday).
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Here is an index of some ongoing series on the blog.
Dual/Duel Reviews
Naughts and Zeds--an ongoing series of posts on the differences between language, culture, and everyday items in America and in Britain.
Dual/Duel Reviews
- British Sci Fi Flicks from the 1950s
- Christmas Beers 2012--Caesar Augustus vs. Wonky Donkey
- Dark Horse Super Sampler vs. Dark Horse Vampire Sampler
- French Femmes Fight for Fame (Amelie vs. Le vie en rose)
- The Haunting vs. The Haunting of Hill House
- Juan of the Dead movie trailer vs. World War Z movie trailer
- Little Mermaid vs. Ponyo
- Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide vs. Daniel H. Wilson's How to Build a Robot Army
- Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide vs. Roger Ma's Zombie Combat Manual
- Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide vs. Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide Recorded Attacks graphic novel
- Pat the Bunny vs. Pat the Zombie
- Robocop from the 1980s vs. Robocop from the 2010s
- St. Patrick's Day/St. Joseph's Day dinners 2015--who has the better cuisine?
- X-Men Days of Future Past book vs. movie
Naughts and Zeds--an ongoing series of posts on the differences between language, culture, and everyday items in America and in Britain.
- BBC News Olympics copies me!
- Black Friday--not the same in the USA as in the UK!
- Britishisms in America--a blog that helps describe terminology we Americans borrowed from the British
- Chocolate Edition--which candy bar is the same in America and the UK? Your choices are Milky Way, Snickers, or Mars Bar!
- Cotton-Sticking Problem--how to find cotton on the end of a stick in England.
- Drink Driving--in America it's "drunk driving," in England it's "drink driving"
- Easter Bunny vs. Easter Eggs--what's more popular when in the spring-time candy aisle
- Eggs-sell-ent--how the sale of eggs is different in both countries
- Fool's Edition--what's a fool in America isn't the same as a fool in England
- How Much Medicine--measuring fluids in milliliters and teaspoons
- Mother's Day/Father's Day--how they are celebrated differently
- Peek-a-boo or Peepo--what's the name of the kids' game?
- Spelling--Grammar Girl on the color/colour conundrum
- Strawberries, punnet of--how many is that again?
- Valentine's Day--almost exactly the same except for one little difference
- Veterans' Day/Remembrance Day--how it is celebrated, at least by us in 2012
- Chicken Stock
- Cocoa--Lucy wants a snack!
- Granola bars--a failure!?!
- Pain de Campagne--awesome bread!
- Rosary Bread--pray and eat at the same time!
- Vanilla Extraction Part I--We mix ingredient to make our own vanilla extract (cheaper than store-bought)
- Vanilla Extraction Part II--Three months later, we try out the extract


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I liked this co-wash. It left my hair soft and clean, and I only had to use it once. It can also be used as a leave in conditioner, and that just added to the moisture. I love the lemon-y smell. I would consider buying it if I ever came across it in the store.
This product left my 4a/b/c hair very clean, but not moisturized. It wasn't bad but there was nothing really impressive about it. It left my hair very wirey. I had to use a moisturizing conditioner afterwards. I think I'll take some of the other reviewers suggestions and use it as a shave gel. Here's my review of the entire Ossat Naturals line. http://youtu.be/acXU08fjiH8
I have never tried a co-wash before,but I have to say this worked beautifully on my hair.I work at a BBQ cafe and my hair smells like smoke.I loved to use this every day after work to get that smell out without having to wash my hair and strip it of it's natural oils.LOVE !!
I have not liked most co-washes that I have tried but I did like this one very much. I love the PUMP. My scalp felt very cleansed, as did my hair. I didn't use it as a leave in. I was able to detangle with it and my hair felt wonderful afterward. I was impressed.
It did a great job as a cowash, had enough slip to finger detangle a bit, and didn't dry out my hair. The pump was very convenient and the smell wasn't anything spectacular.
I'm neutral on this product. It wasn't great and it wasn't terrible. Once again, the smell I could do without though. The great thing about it is the PUMP!!!!
I normally never go for products specifically labeled for co washing, yet I did like this one. Although I didnt like it as a leave in as it says on the bottle.
I found the co-wash to be too thin in consistency for my liking. I had to use a ton to get my hair to feel coated and moisturized. I also found the pump on the bottle to only allow for a limited amount of product to come out. This could be great for heavy handed individuals, but since the product itself wasn't thick, I had to pump quite a few times to get enough product for my hair. Since I didn't have success with this as a co-wash, I ended up using it as shaving cream lol. Yes, a little outside the box, but it was very moisturizing for my legs! Gotta be creative.
I don't usually shampoo my hair in order to preserve most of the moisture but this product has changed my mind! I really liked how my hair felt clean but not stripped of it's natural oils. SOOO glad I got the chance to try it out!
My hair is so thick that it just soaked up this product!!! My hair felt a little wiry with no moisture. My 4B hair needs cream based products to battle loss of moisture. I'm sure it would be perfect for 2s and 3s.
Love!!! I thought this product was great. Worked on my hair, helped detangle, and didn't leave my hair squeaky clean. It's downfall is the scent...this entire line smells so weird. It's as if they took popular scents and tried to make them "natural" but they all smell fake and make my nose scrunch up.
This was my favorite product in the whole line. I thought it made my hair very moisturized. I also used it as a leave in with the LOC method and my style came out at its best.
I liked the co-wash. It was thinner than what I usually use for my co-washes. It did get my hair and scalp clean. I was able to detangle easily and rinsed out well. I did not like the scent initially, it wasn't as bad in the shower, not my favorite smell. My one complaint is the pump. It stopped working and when i pulled it out of the bottle it was broken. There was an added piece to it that looked like they used it to reach the bottom of the bottle. They may want to fix that.
I was able to finger detangle my hair very easily. It left my hair very curly and soft. I didn't like the smell and the pump was broken. Good product.
So....didnt particularly care for this product......sorry! I have very dry hair that tends to get tangly and this did not have the slip that i needed to get thru them! I added the Deep Conditioner to assist with this and conntinued the wash process....just not really impressed. And the smell...? I tend to like products that have a plesant scent, this has...none really, which I could see as being a good thing for some, but to me, I like my hair to have a pleasant smell after washing. Sorry to say, would not purchase this product in the future....
It wasn't the worst that I've tried. It also wasn't the best. It was a little worst than 'ok'. I didn't care for the smell at ALL. It smelled like.....I dunno, but it wasn't good. I almost gagged when I opened the bottle. I had the same reaction to the shampoo so I just assumed that this was how the products were scented. Eventually, I pushed through the smell and used it on my hair. Bad idea. After using the product my hair felt dry and brittle. I've never had a co-wash make my hair dry until now. All in all, I wouldn't purchase this!
I thought this was a good detangling conditioner to wash out. It left my scalp and hair feeling clean but without the dryness.
This was an average cowash. There was nothing special about it. If I didn't wash my hair in sections, my hair would come out a tangled mess. I would have liked to see more slip with this product.
This didn't dry my hair out; the product left my hair soft, silky, and super curly. It helped with detangling and coated my hair well. Smell didn't bother me as much as the shampoo.
This co wash cleanse my hair very good and it took away the build up from other products that I recently had used. It left my hair feeling so soft. It is a great detangler. After I had used this co wash, I did not have to use a conditioner to condition my hair. The only thing that I did not like about this product was the smell.
I really like this product. I normally use a non lathering sulfate free no-poo and this one was as good as my regular, except the scent is pretty bad. I do need an additional conditioner as a leave-in, but this product cleans my hair without stripping the moisture and makes it soft.
Although I didn't like the smell, this co-wash was the standout product in the line in my opinion. I had so much slip that it was unbelievable! I barely had to do much detangling and my hair is Tangle Central! After I rinsed out the product, my hair was extremely soft and devoid of any buildup. I definitely would have given it a 5 if the smell was so...interesting.
From the moment I opened the bottle, I could tell this wouldn't be for me. The smell of the co-wash is absolutely sickening. It turned my stomach. Also, it made my hair feel extremely dry, and not moisturizing at all. I have 3c/4a hair. Would not use again.
I did not like this co-wash. It didn't have a good smell and it left my hair feeling dry. The no-suds formula was too thick. I prefer suds for a cleaner feeling for my scalp and hair.
The co-wash also has a strong root-and-extract type of smell. It went on my hair well, pretty thick and creamy, and no suds. However, I did not get that smooth moisturized feel I was looking for afterwards. It did not strip my hair, but I think the product was too lightweight for my thick hair. I would definitely need an additional conditioner with slip when using this co-wash.
I really love this product. I don't typically use a co-wash (and tend to stay away from shampoos), instead I usually use whatever conditioner I have laying around because I figured it wasn't worth the extra money, but now I'm starting to reconsider. This product left my hair (4C) so soft and moisturized. I was truly amazed. It has a lot of slip but because my hair doesn't tangle (even a little bit), that's not usually a concern of mine. There was no need to deep condition or apple cider rinse for softness because the product did that on its own. After the rinse, I was initially concerned that all of the product hadn't rinsed out because I layer on products in my hair regime, but after 4 days (and 4 more products--all in the same line) my hair is soft, light weight and wonderful. I'm refraining from giving 5 stars because we've had unusually low humidity days here lately, and a true test for me is if my products protect my hair from major shrinkage (without the use of 'cones').
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Hi there, I'm on week 2, 10lbs down so far, just hope I can keep it up!! I've got about 5st to lose but going to break it down into smaller chunks and aim for a stone a month. Is this too much?? Any encouragement, advice welcomed xx
Hi there, I'm on week 2, 10lbs down so far, just hope I can keep it up!! I've got about 5st to lose but going to break it down into smaller chunks and aim for a stone a month. Is this too much?? Any encouragement, advice welcomed xx
Hi Amanda
i realise this is quite an old post....how I you getting on? I'm currently on week 2.... Week 3 begins on Thursday! Last 2 days I've moved on to SS+ I'm looking for support and encouragement too :-)
Hi there, I'm back!! On day 5 second time around and doing much better!! Thanks for your post. Hope you're getting on ok too xx
I had my first weigh in today and I'm 9lbs down!!! Yippee!! Super pleased that I stuck it out between step 2 and ss+. Fingers crossed for a good loss in 2wks time, my cdc is away for 2 weeks as she's getting married tomorrow. Good luck everyone xx
Hi Amanda. Well done for sticking it out and for your big loss! I'm on week 2 as well, first time trying Cambridge. So far so good, I lost 4lb in the first week and now it looks like I'm 9lb down too! My weigh in is tomorrow so I am excited to see what my official week 2 result is Keep going and I'm sure you'll have an amazing result in 2 weeks x
Thanks Selfie, it feels good to be back!! Hope you're doing ok too. It's not really a bad diet to be doing and with sites like this to help we'll get there. Let us know how you get on with weigh in xx
Well selfie, what's the verdict??!! Can't wait to hear xx
I lost 5.6lb so that's 9.8lbs in total! I'm just gonna round it up and call it 10 pounds in 2 weeks! I'm happy with that I'm hoping I can lose another 4 in time for my holiday in 10 days time. How are you getting on? And you're right, it's the support that makes this diet doable, both on here and from my counselor x
Well done selfie, that's fabby!! xx
Thank you It feels really fabby! How are you doing with it? Hope it's going well x
I bet it does!! In doing ok, although I've just had a wee cheat of a tiny bit of chocolate!! I don't even know why??!! Oh well, onwards and upwards. Good luck for this week xx
Thank you You know what I did too today :/ In work people are always handing out sweets and today I ate a chocolate egg. I didn't even like it really! Oh well, I don't think it will ruin the plan as it was only 1 small piece. In the past I would have had 5 to be fair! Good luck to you too. Lets resist the chocolate from now on! x
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Well done on your weight loss! I'm on week 5 weigh in tomoz hope I lose! What week are you on now need as much support as possible lol gotta get into a bridesmaid dress in July!
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Hey smallzie, how did your weigh in go?? Mine is this afternoon and I've been on nights so not looking forward to it!! Never mind what will be will be, today's a new day. Good luck for this week xx
Hi Amanda,
Had weigh Wednesday was not happy at all only lost 1lb I was fed up and so wanted to cheat so tryin to think positive but it's hard!!! Let me know how u get on you will be fine xx
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What a better day to improve a network that the last day of the year? Indeed, it's what I've done with mine. Today, I've installed a reverse-load-balancer proxy in my network, Nginx.
I was feeling the need for a reverse proxy since the beginning. Once the VServer installed and with the freedom to create as many machines as wished, it seemed logical to have each site's Apache instance running in a dedicated vserver. This would not only divide each server, thus increasing the security, but would give the owner of each site to play with the server as he sees fit without the risk of breaking someone else's site.
The implementation on the other hand was a bit problematic. I run behind a router doing NAT, and thus I had to choose a single server as my solely web server. When I decided to create an HTTP driven svn server in a different machine, I had to choose another port (8000) to avoid conflicts. Thus, very fast I saw the interest of installing a reverse proxy.
Due to pure laziness, I've spend quite a lot of time documenting and looking for different alternatives. I wanted as much as possible a consistent network with a minimum of software to maintain. As I wanted to substitute in the long term my heavy Django mod-python Apache servers with something lighter, I looked for a load-balancer that could also serve static files and, why not?, FastCGI.
There is several options in the market:
- Apache with mod_proxy
- Balance
- HAProxy
- Lighttpd
- Nginx, with english documentation here.
- Pen
- Perlbal
- Pound
- Squid
- Varnish
Squid and Apache were discarded because too heavy. I did not want another performance hole in my already strained server.
Pound does not serve any content. Furthermore, it uses important quantities of RAM and has limited documentation.
Perlbal does seem to lack documentation, as does Varnish, another otherwise nice-looking piece of software. Maybe in the future…
Finally, Lighttpd is known for it's memory leaking, important number of bugs and spotty documentation.
Update: I've discovered HAProxy, Pen and Balance so I've added them. Pen and Balance seem to be simple TCP proxies, and thus not exactly what I'm looking for. I added them for completeness. HAProxy looks nice though.
I've decided to use Nginx. It has all functionalities I was looking for, has a very good reputation of stability, speed and scalability, relatively good documentation and I was feeling adventurous. As I would see later, they also have a very responsive mailing list.
So… Nginx. You can either download the source and compile it or download a package for Debian, Ubuntu or an rpm.
I went the lazy way and used the Ubuntu package. This implies I don't have the latest version, but that it will work. And indeed it works! I had to solve a couple of dependencies and it was ready to go.
The first thing I did was to configure it to redirect all incoming requests into the correct web server.
All the configuration files are located in /etc/nginx/. Among many files, the main one is (oh, surprise!) nginx.conf. This one holds all the generic (and specific if desired) configuration for web servers and proxies. My file looks like this:
user www-data; worker_processes 2; # 5 is the default error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log warn; # pid of nginx master process pid /var/run/nginx.pid; events { worker_connections 1024; } http { #pull in mime-types. You can break out your config # into as many include's as you want to make it cleaner include /etc/nginx/mime.types; # set a default type for the rare situation that # nothing matches from the mimie-type include default_type application/octet-stream; # configure log format log_format main '$remote_addr - - [$time_local] "$request" $status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" "$http_user_agent"' log_format combined '$remote_addr - - [$time_local] "$request" $status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" "$http_user_agent" "$http_host" $request_time "$http_x_forwarded_for" "$http_via" "$gzip_ratio"'; access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log combined; # These are good default values. keepalive_timeout 65; tcp_nodelay on; tcp_nopush on; sendfile on; server_names_hash_bucket_size 128; # this seems to be required for vhosts include /etc/nginx/mysites/www.guindilla.eu.conf; include /etc/nginx/mysites/svn.guindilla.eu.conf; include /etc/nginx/mysites/www.haruki.eu.conf; include /etc/nginx/mysites/complu.haruki.eu.conf; }
Those files are stored in /etc/nginx/mysites/. Each one of the files look very alike:
server { listen 80; server_name www.guindilla.eu; # vhost specific logs access_log /var/log/nginx/www.guindilla.eu.access.log combined; location / { proxy_pass http://192.168.0.3; include /etc/nginx/proxy.conf; } }
I'm simply asking that every request that arrives to my server be redirected to my web server, 192.168.0.3. If I was using a different port, it would have been as easy as adding it at the end: proxy_pass http://192.168.0.3:81;
The file proxy.conf holds my generic pr
ox configuration:
proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
The proxy configuration works, and redirects transparently to the server. But there is still one problem, the logs. Indeed, the web server's logs will only log 192.168.0.2, the proxy IP address. How to solve that?
The reverse proxies inject a variable in the HTTP headers in order to keep track of the IP of the clients that started the request. This is done in the X-Forwarded-For or X-Real-IP fields. What we want is to use this variable instead of the proxi's IP.
There is two solutions (thanks Igor and Alexandar):
- We can use mod_rpaf with Apache. But I find it a bit overkill.
- We can rewrite the log definition by changing %h with %{X-Real-IP}i or with %{X-Forwarded-For}i in the logs.
I chosed the second solution, by adding in apache2.conf:
LogFormat "%{X-Forwarded-For}i %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" guille
and in each site definition:
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/www.guindilla.eu.log guille
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PartSelect Number PS2370502
This part attaches to the rails, for the upper rack, to prevent the dishrack from sliding all the way out.
This part works with the following brands: GE, Hotpoint & Kenmore.
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Level of DifficultyReally easy
Time to do repair:Less than 15 mins
CustomerTimothy from Chatham NJ
Removed the broken items and clicked the new ones in place utilizing a pliers
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Time to do repair:15 - 30 mins
CustomerShantha from Alpharetta GA
I installed the roller wheels on the lower rack and the wheels and end cap on the upper rack and the shelves looked like new after I was finished.
CustomerMary from Champaign IL
I had put up with this for over year- I disconnected what was left of the damaged front rollers. Snapped into place the two new rollers at the front, and the missing end cap. NO MORE BROKEN DISHES!!
CustomerBRIAN from Keller TX
I used needle nose pliers. I bent the stainless steel guide arm out so that I could insert the end cap. Once the end cap was installed I used the same needle nose pliers to "pinch" the guide arm back tight around the end cap. The end cap had premanufactured "notches" to hold the end cap in place once the guide arms are pinched down.
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Monroe football coach Eric Redmond mixed things up a little this year, starting the first practice of the season Monday with special teams work.
"it's very unusual," the coach admitted.
Special teams were not a problem for the Trojans this year, but Redmond plans to two-platoon most his players this season. That leaves more time for special-teams work.
"We'll get a lot of reps," Redmond said. "We probably have 60 to 70 percent of our running offense in already. We just got through with camp."
The players didn't care what they were working on as long as they were on the football field.
"I am just happy to be out here doing things," said senior Andy Notario.
"It feels good to be back," added senior Colt McLaughlin, who missed all of last season with a broken leg.


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Super easy to make, our classic cocktail wieners are ready in just 30 minutes. We've substituted raspberry jam for grape jelly and added a little more punch with chopped chipotle chilies in adobe sauce.
You can prepare this appetizer in a slow cooker instead of on the stove. Spray slow cooker with cooking spray before adding all ingredients. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 2 hours.
For a variation, use grape jelly instead of raspberry jam and spicy mustard in place of the chipotle chiles.
This simple recipe is great for a large party, as you can easily double or triple it.
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