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Are you considering a healthier diet but you have no clue where to start? Are you afraid of trying something new, in fear of failure or rejection? Are you attempting an alternative diet but you do not know how to respond to critics. Have no fear, an article is here.
If you have read the title you know that this article is going to explain plant based diets. Since this topic has a lot of information, there will be external links and suggested articles as well as documentaries.
Your first question may be, "What is a plant based diet?" A plant based diet is an eating habit that involves at least 50% of fruits and vegetables in one's daily intake. Most plant based diets are vegetarian or vegan, but to your surprise a plant based diet can include meat. To further understand, you have to know the types of vegetarians and vegans.
The types of vegetarians are: Lacto-vegetarian, Lacto-ovo vegetarian, Pesce-vegetarians, Pollo-vegetarians, and Flexitarians. To read the difference between these types of vegetarians please click here. Veganism is similar to vegetarianism except vegans do not consume any form of animal products. The types of vegans are: Vegans, Fruitarians, and raw food vegans. Within each sub-group there are sub-groups, for example a high carb vegan, is still a vegan but consumes more carbohydrates than a regular vegan.
Switching to a plant based diet may be more difficult for you than other people. For some this transition can happen overnight but for other ig may take months or even years. The best thing you can do is to listen to your body, follow your doctor's instructions, and create your own conclusions. Depending on your diet, the process may be over whelming. The following paragraphs will give you a guide line for switching to a plant based diet.
The first diet step towards a plant based diet is Meatless Monday. Meatless Monday is exactly what it sounds like. Every Monday for a month you should consume no meat. It's just one day a week, excluding meat from your diet. Doing this has numerous benefits for your health as well as the environment. According to MeatlessMonday.com, the health benefits of this diet are: limiting cancer risks, reducing heart disease, fighting diabetes, curbing obesity, living longer and improving your diet. The environmental benefits are: reducing your carbon footprint and minimizing your water usage. To read more about the benefits of Meatless Monday, please click here. You can also watch two short videos here and here.
Once you have completed having a meatless Monday, you can move on to the weekend and weekday vegetarian diets. First, pick which type of vegetarian you'd like to be, excluding Flexitarianism. Then during the weekend for a month, follow that diet. Once you've completed that task you can become a weekday vegetarian. These diets will help you see how easy it is to have a plant based diet. Think of this as training towards your plant based diet marathon.
After completing Meatless Monday, Weekend and Weekday vegetarianism, you may be ready to cleanse your body. A lot of people have said that once they have switched to a plant based diet, their taste buds have changed and they wanted to consume even more fruits and veggies. If you are at this stage, your body may want to detox. One of the most common types of detoxes are smoothies and juice cleanses. They allow your body to restart its self and work properly. The difference between a smoothies and juices are the natural fiber. When juicing you remove most of the fiber from the fruits and veggies, smoothies are the fruits and veggies blended together which keeps the fiber. The wisest way to cleanse is to do a seven day cleanse once a month. The three weeks you are not cleansing you should maintain a vegetarian diet. The following links are a few tips and recipes as well as more explanation on cleansing. Please click here, here, here and here. Netflix also has a few documentaries about the benefits of this diet. Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is one of the most inspiring documentaries available.
When you are fully ready to detox, you should try the 30 Day Raw Food Diet. This vegan diet is amazing at cleaning out the body and detoxifying. For 30 days you are to consume raw fruits and vegetables. It may seem challenging but you need to push yourself. Change never happens in the comfort zone. There are numerous articles and videos that have been published to support this life style. A popular Netflix movie titled, Forks Over Knives, has often led people to think about their diet. A famous young woman by the name of Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram has made a well-deserved living from this diet. She ended up fighting diabetes with her diet. To read more about her story click here and to watch her videos click here. If you need step by step help, feel free to read previous examiner articles about the topic here.
Now that you've read through the meal plan and guide on transitioning to a plant based diet, you need to take action. Figure out when you will start to transition, what you will eat and when you will eat. Planning ahead makes a new diet much easy. If you slip up one day and fall off your diet, that's okay as long as you're trying. As a disclaimer, having a plant based diet does not make you more or less than anyone. You are not a more spiritual person because you're a vegan; you're also not a horrible person because you eat meat. The world is not black and white. As long as you are mindful about what you are putting into your body or feeding your family, you are doing well. Remember to listen to your body's needs. A flower will not grow without nourishment, neither will your body. Listen to your doctor, stay active, plan ahead and try your best.
Best wishes to everyone on their journey towards a plant based diet.

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Barriers exist to women entering politics, but it's possible with self-confidence and organization, some of New York City's seasoned female politicians told a mostly female crowd of 60 people on Monday evening.
"Why She Ran: Brooklyn," held at the Transport Workers Union on 195 Montague St. in Brooklyn, was the last of three events in the "Why She Ran" series, a series of discussions geared toward aspiring female candidates on what it takes to run for office. The panel was preceded by a tweet chat under the hashtag #WhySheRan on Monday afternoon encouraging women to attend and to discuss the issues facing female candidates.
The panel featured Public Advocate Letitia James, Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez and City Council Member Laurie Combo. Heather Kashner, regional director for the Political Opportunity Program at EMILY's List, moderated the discussion.
"Whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, whether you're a conservative or progressive, when you're a woman, you tend to see things differently," said Zenaida Mendez, president of the New York State chapter of NOW.
The series is sponsored by the Working Families Party, Eleanor's Legacy, the Women Information Network, EMILY's List, the Brooklyn-Queens chapter of the National Organization for Women, the New Kings Democrats and the Transport Workers Union.
The series was previously held in Manhattan on March 10 and in Queens on March 13. Panelists included James, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and City Council Member Julissa Ferreras.
The panelists fielded questions from Kashner and audience members about how to navigate the campaign process, the challenges they face on the job and what they gain from working in politics.
Although James credited campaign financing for supporting her campaign, she stressed that women are overrepresented in the pink collar industry, which includes professions such as nursing, childcare and teaching and underrepresented in industries such as real estate and finance.
"If you have a lot of friends in the pink collar industry professions, it's going to obviously have an impact on your fundraising ability and it's going to take you a while to get to the point where you can raise additional resources," James said.
Organization is key to running a successful campaign, Velázquez said, stating that she increased her name recognition by appearing regularly in Hispanic media on key issues such as police brutality, education and voter registration.
"In order for me to be competitive, I knew that I needed to have strong labor support," Velázquez said. "But for labor, it would not be easy to challenge and go against an incumbent so I decided that I needed to let them know that I am viable and had credibility."
Cumbo suggested candidates have lists of at least 600 people, including relatives, that can contribute to their campaign as well as meeting with elected officials. She also encouraged potential candidates to save money.
"You've got interns working with you and they're 13 or 14 and you're like, 'I'm only going to spend $10 tonight,' and then the 12-year-old at 10 o'clock at night says, 'I'm getting on the train,' [and] you're like, 'No, you can't. Here's some money, go home.' ... You're spending like $100 a day."
Politics requires passion, dedication and making sacrifices, the panelists said, citing the long hours, the accountability to which constituents hold them and the need for a supportive companion.
Velazquez criticized the lack of progress on comprehensive immigration reform and the fact that 47 million Americans did not have access to health insurance, many of whom were Latino. And Cumbo reaffirmed her support for universal pre-kindergarten as a way to combat the criminalization of African-American children and mandated maternity leave.
But the panelists noted some victories, including James' push for universal free lunch in public schools and Cumbo's role in improving conditions in the New York City Housing Authority's developments as .director of the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts in Brooklyn.
Last year, Kim Council, 44, associate minister of Berean Baptist Church, ran for City Council and lost by 14 percentage points. She is planning to run again.
"Everything that they said, I can definitely relate to," Council said. "Particularly getting your finances in order, being in optimum health, getting your lists together because you definitely need money to run."
Kercena Dozier, 33, of Harlem, a faith and political organizer for New York Communities for Change and United New York, said she appreciated the panelists' concrete advice.
"I liked the congresswoman's really big push on voter registration and really organizing your community before you even get elected," Dozier said.


text: Leonard A. Donnelly passed away August 1, 2010 at the McKee Medical Center Hospice Unit. He was born July 13, 1933 in Densmore, KS, to Ruth and Calistus Donnelly. He moved to Colorado in 1954 and in 1955, he married Betty Schrader in Sterling, CO. He served in the U.S. Army from 1955-1958. Leonard and Betty moved to Loveland in 1978, where he worked in construction and heavy equipment.He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, and 6 sons. He is survived by his wife, Betty; a daughter, Vicky (Richard) Christison of Loveland; sons, Steven (Kathy) Donnelly of Illinois and Richard (Margaret) Donnelly of Loveland; a brother Ronald (Judy) Donnelly of California; a sister, Phyllis Gillispie of Kansas; 12 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.Leonard requested no services or flowers. Cremation to take place.


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From the Top of a Double Decker Sightseeing Bus- San Francisco, California. USA.
Five days a week, eight hours per day. I ride a bus. Not just any bus. A special kind of coach, two-stories high with stairs and wheels and wooden benches. It's not quite a cable car, but to visitors, just enough that they will spend quite a bit of effort to get "selfies" or family holiday cards aboard, even though the real SF MUNI Cable Car is just blocks away.
I'm a proud Guide in this crazy city, and from my perch witness the madness on a daily basis. It's insanity. It's ever-changing. It's North Beach, Chinatown, Union Square, Civic Center, The Haight, The Park, The GGB. It's a place where visitors still think it's "California," and dress for it all summer. It's protests and nudist weddings. 420 celebrations and high tech conventions. It's 20-somethings making $250 K annually, and school teachers just getting by. It's locals and transients, the displaced a block away from ladies who lunch.
I see it all from my bench. And it never gets old.
Ride with me as I journey through the streets of this quirky, historical, unique city. Find restaurants, bars, events, oddities and more.
Let's Go!
Tomorrow: My restaurant pick of the week. Cafe Divine in North Beach


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Stathi Paxinos
Stathi Paxinos covers rugby league, rugby union, boxing, swimming and Australian Rules football for The Age. He has covered numerous major sporting events including the Sydney Olympic Games (boxing), the 2003 Rugby World Cup, state of origin contests and NRL finals, world title fights and national swimming championships. Stathi also covered boxing and aquatics at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Rugby League
Lowe lapping up last days
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm front-rower Jaiman Lowe has had a niggling feeling for much of the year. It began as a battle for motivation when he was consigned to the reserves early this season but once he...
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Barba gives me haircut: Slater
Stathi Paxinos Billy Slater believes Canterbury gun Ben Barba has him beaten on some aspects.
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Storm wants help to grow
Stathi Paxinos Club calls on ARL and state government to agree on promotion of game.
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Gold Coast taken by Storm - and history
Stathi Paxinos The story of the night was the unveiling of the Storm's first true-blue Victorian talent.
Storm have a true-blue local to call their own
Stathi Paxinos THE Melbourne Storm made history last night and it had nothing to do with their 24-16 win over Gold Coast at AAMI Park.
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Under radar and over moon
Stathi Paxinos Gareth Widdop is grateful he has had the opportunity to live his life in relative obscurity outside the closeted rugby league ranks.
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Basic, boring win the day for a turnaround
Stathi Paxinos Jason Ryles could not believe his luck when the Melbourne Storm racked up nine consecutive wins at the beginning of the season.
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Local to debut at Storm
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm could be on the verge of unveiling its first bona fide Victorian talent.
Bellamy speaks out about referees
Stathi Paxinos CRAIG Bellamy has added his voice to the chorus of concern about refereeing in the NRL with the Melbourne Storm coach saying the consistency of decisions must be improved.
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Bellamy's spit and polish
Stathi Paxinos Craig Bellamy's verbal sprays are part of rugby league folklore.
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Storm aims to avoid Bellamy's blasts
Stathi Paxinos There had been talk that Craig Bellamy had last week given his team, which had lost five games in a row, some of the biggest bollockings of his career.
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Storm's swagger returns with a win
Stathi Paxinos IT HAS been a while since Craig Bellamy had seen such facial expressions and body language on his players.
Storm surge back to form as hapless Panthers roll over
Stathi Paxinos THERE was a feeling that hung around Melbourne Storm's game against Penrith yesterday. It was one of ''surely not''.
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Stathi Paxinos Penrith forward Clint Newton insists that there has not been, and would not be, any use of the words 'form slump' in relation to Melbourne Storm ahead of their clash.
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Stathi Paxinos Hard-working back-rower Todd Lowrie has admitted he does not know what his future holds with the Melbourne Storm after his contract expires at the end of the season.
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Stathi Paxinos Craig Bellamy has not been finding sleep easy these past months.
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Stathi Paxinos Craig Bellamy remembers the bitter disappointment he felt when Ryan Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hoffman were not chosen for New South Wales in this year's State of Origin.
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It's my favorite book from early American literature....
Now that we have this thread all to ourselves, it's go time! Also, please no clowns.
I hit up Once Upon a Child, TJ Maxx, and Target earlier this week when I was off for a couple days. Apparently, now that it's getting cold, it is advisable for our LO to wear pants. We had dropped her off at daycare last week in footed PJs and she was returned to us with her jacket in a onesie because that's all the extra clothes they had for her. We only had a couple pairs of pants that she was growing out of and a few footed pajamas. It was time to go shopping. I bought her a bunch of pants, footed PJs, and a jacket (it's ADORABLE). I tried to take her picture in the jacket, but she was not cooperating.
Morning ladies! June Bug--love office space. Just this week I was ready to take a baseball bat to our printer at work. I also have a swingline stapler. TBH, it's a piece of shit...and everyone hates it...but I hang onto it JUST because of that movie. And also because everyone hates it...I like seeing them struggle with it.
Get a tube sock. Put a tennis ball in it. Hold it to your chest. There's my boob.- Sdooley
Don't worry WIndy, I headbutted my baby this morning, hard. Normally she headbutts me. She didn't cry though. Luckily she had her hooD up. She mostly looked suprised...what the fuuu lady?


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If you get an email that appears to come from "email@example.com," it's a phishing scam.
The real Army Criminal Investigation Command, also known as CID, is warning the public that criminals are posing as Army law enforcement officials in an email that is making the rounds.
CID is asking people to report receiving it.
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The latest installment of Wits proved to be another triumph for smarty pants comedians wingin' it on the fly. John Hodgman's night on the Fitzgerald stage with host John Moe and musical host John Munson was the highlight of my chaotic year thus far. Whether you know him as the "PC guy," the resident expert on The Daily Show, or even from his books about fake knowledge, if you've heard of him at all, John Hodgman has probably made you hyperventilate with laughter at least once. His nerdy chic style mixed with his ever-poised wit kept the Friday night crowd crying into their beers for hours.
The show's theme, "An Examination of Diversions, Distractions, and Hey Look at That Thing Over There," was a testament to this generation's predicament with the expectation of constant instant gratification. Hodgman and other members of the collection of Johns touched on the many ways they get distracted and how they deal with it, in the most convoluted way possible of course. With an overwhelming emphasis on Twitter and Twitter-related habits (including some tweeting on stage, when sitting still got to be a little too taxing), the bits were many and the solutions were few, but according to Hodgman distractions are just a part of living in this modern era. There's no need to prove if it's good or bad, it just "it is what it is."
But, that's certainly easy for a man like Hodgman to say. The man has made a fortune on books that bounce around from topic to topic more than a child with ADD on a YouTube binge. There's no denying that this generation is plagued by endless stimulation from every channel we've been able to conjure so far, but while the Dali Lama might be saying you need to clear your head, John Hodgman is telling you to shut up and ….what was I saying again? Oh yeah, embrace it.
May I note that I couldn't even write an opening sentence without getting distracted multiple times, so the fact that you are still reading this already has me impressed. Unlike Hodgman, I am unable to entice you with a love song on the ukulele or with pages of epically long footnotes. Instead, I must stick to old-fashioned wordplay 1.0. But once again I digress, and now I must return to the topic of this review.
The four Johns: guest Hodgman, host Moe, musical host Munson and musical guest Roderick (lead singer and guitarist for The Long Winters) threw in a couple of planned deviations from the playbill including a live appearance from supposed phone guest Neil Gaiman, author of the graphic novel Coraline and an appearance from Damian Kulash, lead singer and guitarist for OK Go, who countered the mood with a rather slow love ballad followed by an encore string of jumping jacks across the stage. Distractions galore, nuf said.
Needless to say, I am really crossing my fingers that Minnesota Public Radio keeps this series going. Good news to those who missed the show, the videocast for the Hodgman show as well as previous Wits installments is available by clicking here, or you may have already figured out that there was a link to it in the first sentence, in which case you passed my test for the truly distracted (check out the rest of the links for even more fun distractions). Enjoy!


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To Diversify or Not
By Jimgris-Oracle on Sep 14, 2007
Diversity's Dark Side
By John Luik, 11 Sep 2007
For at least the last twenty years the cultural and political elites of the United States have championed the cause of multiculturalism by claiming that diversity was something that made all of us better.
Well, I can think if many ways diversity has made me better, and I don't need any "political elite" telling me either. It's a challenging, though, for sure. It requires work and flexibility and a hugely open mind, but I think it's worth it in the long run. We need to understand how others think and communicate and make decisions, so we are less inclined to drop so many bombs on people. History demonstrates that humans really don't have a good record in this respect over the past 10,000 years or so. We over react a bit too much. I had hoped that diversity would teach us to not overreact so much. Perhaps I'm wrong as this article certainly suggests. I have my doubts, though.
Little effort was ever made to define precisely just what was meant by diversity, difference or most crucially "better." Nor was there any significant research that provided empirical support for the claim that multiculturalism and diversity translated into better people, better communities, better organizations and businesses or a better country.
I'm not sure about the hard core science involved, but I suspect that there is more of it than this article suggests. Also, just based on personal experience I'd have to say that diversity is better. It's certainly more interesting! :)
But now a considerable amount of solid evidence about multiculturalism is in, and it suggests that far from something positive, it is a corroding and corrupting influence on just about everything that it comes in contact with, from social capital, trust, and community spirit to altruism, volunteering, friendship and even happiness.
Wow. That's overkill to say the very least, eh? It's difficult for me to take that paragraph seriously. "A corroding and corrupting influence on just about everything ..." I doubt it. I grew up in New York and lived in Boston and San Francisco. All three of those regions of the US are quite diverse, and there's no way I'd describe those areas using the above paragraph to the exclusion of all else. It's just too extreme. There are big problems, sure, but how about balancing at least some of this out?
That's the startling conclusion from Harvard's Robert Putnam best known as the author of Bowling Alone. According to Putnam a variety of research from the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe
I have no clue who this guy is and I've never read Bowling Alone. Haven't bowled in years. Also, this "variety of research" he talks about ... nothing about India? China? Korea? Japan? And is he saying that Australia represents Asia? And does "Europe" represent Western Europe or both East and West? How about South America? Africa? It's a big world out there.
shows that ethnic diversity is associated with lower social trust, lower "investment in public goods," less reciprocity, and less willingness to contribute to the community. In workplace situations diversity is associated with "lower group cohesion, lower satisfaction and higher turnover."
I wonder if he studied more monolithic societies to juxtapose the two?
Putnam's own research in the United States, confirms this international picture.
How could research in the United States confirm an international picture and leave out most of the world? That makes no sense.
In the Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey carried out in 41 US communities ranging from Bismarck, North Dakota to Boston and involving 30,000 individuals, Putnam found that the "more ethnically diverse the people we live around, the less we trust them." This translates into nine particularly troubling behaviors, including reduced confidence in government and in one's ability to influence politics, reduced voter registration and interest in social change, lowered expectations about the willingness of others to work together cooperatively, less charitable giving and volunteering, fewer close friends, a reduced quality of life and more time spent watching television. Indeed, one could hardly come up with a list of behaviors more likely to undermine democratic society.
Sure, I see some of these things in the US, no question, but I wouldn't describe the US (or any other relatively diverse society) that way. It's just part of the picture. And, by the way, I see many of these very same problems right here in good ol' monolithic Japan. And it's very obvious, too.
But the consequences of the multicultural diversity extend beyond its effect on social and community engagement. For instance, criminologists have found that effective community policing is much more difficult in areas with increased ethnic diversity.
[Of course it is open to defenders of multiculturalism to argue that Putnam's findings are skewed by the fact that poverty, crime and diversity are themselves interconnected, making causal conclusions difficult. But Putnam's research show that even in comparing equally poor and equally crime-infested neighbourhoods the outcome is the same "greater ethnic diversity is associated with less trust in neighbours."]
This is one area that I'd love to explore more. There's far less violent crime here in Japan than there was when I lived in the US. And I feel safer, too. But there is plenty of other types of crime, though..
Putnam's findings should not come as a surprise. For instance, studies from business, which has been one of diversity's greatest champions, have shown that diversity produced few if any positive effects on business performance. One major study even concluded
that industry should move beyond trying to build a business case for the benefits of diversity and multiculturalism, since there was no empirical evidence to support such a case.
In part this is due to the fact that homogeneous teams tend to outperform diverse groups because diverse groups often suffer from communication and process problems. As psychologists Katherine Williams and Charles O'Reilly have noted "The preponderance of empirical evidence suggests that diversity is most likely to impede group functioning."
I experience this here in Japan all the time. However, I'd rather we mix in teams and reduce our productivity a bit than have monolithic teams separated by a total ignorance of other cultures and ways of doing business. We have to work together eventually, right? I mean, sooner or later, teams will butt heads and cross paths, right? Also, after an initial period of confusion, I can point to a growing number of instances where productivity has increased as a result of the diversity I'm experiencing. Also, when you talk about teams, you have to separate "culture" from "language" issues. They are related, sure, but if there is a unifying language then the culture differences are much more easily overcome. Working across language barriers are gigantic, though, and that only serves to exacerbate any cultural differences.
As a champion of multicultural diversity, Putnam finds his results disturbing and he has been reluctant to publish them. The only place to find them is in a speech reprinted in the academic journal Scandinavian Political Studies. And even there the data is not provided, only summarized. Putnam told the Financial Times that he "had delayed publishing his results until he could develop proposals to compensate for the negative effects of diversity."
He needs to publish his data and study so it can all be critically analyzed. And I think he needs to publish his stuff before going to the press, too. Very interesting issue, though. I can go back and forth on some of it.
More here: New Scientist Mistrust rises with social diversity and Times Online People in ethnically diverse area 'less trusting of others'
Update: It seems this article I'm commenting on is wrong on multiple levels, especially the assertion that the study hadn't been published. That's unfortunate and does a disservice to Robert Putnam's work, as have my comments. It's amazing how easily you can be led the wrong way when you have little context, my goodness. Putnam's study can be found here. If you are interested in this subject, give it a read. It's long and detailed and utterly fascinating. I love the distinction Putnam draws between the diversity challenges experienced in the short to mid term and the mid to long term. I'll have to read this thing a few more times and then blog about it again.
Putnam concludes: "[M]y hunch is that at the end we shall see that the challenge is best met not by making 'them' like 'us', but rather by creating a new, more capacious sense of 'we', a reconstruction of diversity that does not bleach out ethnic specificities, but creates overarching identities that ensure that those specificities do not trigger the allergic, 'hunker down' reaction." -- Robert Putnam


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Purchase College's Dance Building recently received an architectural award for historic preservation. The award was presented by the American Institute of Architects Westchester/Mid-Hudson Chapter for renovations and restorations made to the building by Robert Siegel Architects. The $6 million project was completed in the spring of 2006 and included a new skylight and curtain wall system that involved replacing 11,000 square feet of glass, as well as interior restorations and upgrades.
The Dance Building was designed by Gunnar Birkerts and Associates in 1970. Completed in 1976, this was the first building in America devoted solely to the instruction and performance of dance. Inspired by Dance Department Dean William Bales' vision of dance as ideally performed out-of-doors, the architect conceived of the building as a garden, surrounded by a high wall within which studios are positioned like pavilions.
By 2000, water leaks had long since developed in multiple locations in the building, including the area around the internal gutter, the skylight, the masonry cavity and the curtain wall. The leaks had caused damage to the building structure and interior finishes.
In 2003, Robert Siegel Architects began investigating options for replacing the skylight and gutter system in order to stop water from penetrating the building envelope and to improve the thermal performance of the glazing system.
The project included complete replacement of the curtain wall system and the skylight and gutter system. Also included were structural upgrades to tie in the masonry exterior wall and the aluminum skylight and to comply with current lateral load requirements.
The new high-performance glazing and skylight structure improves insulation, increases the amount of daylight and reduces the U.V. energy entering the building. The new glass units are insulated and laminated with a special U.V. resistant coating. The new gutter design abandons the leaking internal leaders and provides new exterior downspouts with one side open in order to resist accumulation of ice and snow and to create a musical sound of the water falling onto river stones.
The interior floor finishes, upholstery and paint colors are modified from the original design to reflect architecture of our time rather than the 1970s. The original VCT floor has been replaced with Plynyl to improve sound absorption, eliminate the need for waxing, and provide a gently cushioned surface that is welcome relief to dancers' feet.
"These renovations and restorations bring the building closer to the original intentions of the design of the building," explains Robert Siegel. "The high performance glazing provides for more light than the original glass skylights and makes the building better insulated, creating greater efficiency of the heating and air conditioning systems.
"We are honored to receive this award which recognizes the importance of preserving modern architecture."
The master plan for Purchase College was developed by Edward Larrabee Barnes which was reminiscent of Jefferson's mall at the University of Virginia and commissioned architects of national prominence to design buildings along the perimeter of the Great Court. In addition to Birkerts, the architects of the original campus buildings included Philip Johnson and John Burgee; Gwathmey Siegel; Paul Rudolph, FAIA; and the Architects Collaborative.
The New York City-based Robert Siegel Architects also renovated the skylight system in the Purchase College Music Building several years ago. They are an award-winning architectural firm with projects throughout the United States, Korea, China and Japan.


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Lawmakers' first duty: Show up and vote
Here's the simple mathematics of representative government: Arizona taxpayers pay for lawmakers to show up and vote on every bill in the Legislature. Now here's the flaw in that equation: Lawmakers get paid whether they show up or not. Unfortunately, many Arizona residents were underrepresented at the Capitol during last year's regular legislative session.Read More
Random comments on budget
It's likely a lot of people will want to weigh in on the budget proposal the House voted through last night. So, I'll post 'em as I get 'em. Already received a few statements in my e-mail inbox this morning. And lawmakers had a few things …Read More


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Portland's new February food fest, Chef's Week PDX, ran smack into a rare Portland Snowmageddon. The first dinner of the four-night series, Hearth and Turf focused on rustic and "West Coast soul food" at Ava Gene's on Thursday, Feb. 6.
I restructured my plans to ensure I could attend, as I was told that no amount of snow or ice could keep it from happening. With the $75 upfront charge, I didn't want to miss out on a great night of food. Luckily, the Bluebird Guesthouse just a block away had space so I could check in without worry about getting home afterward.
Chef's Week PDX brings together chefs from across the West Coast for collaborative dinners showcasing their creativity and artistry. I hadn't yet had an opportunity to dine at Ava Gene's, which was named one of the top five new restaurants in the USA by Bon Appétit Magazine. Their chef, Joshua McFadden, would share his kitchen with Jason French of Ned Ludd (one of my favorites), Gregory Gourdet of Departure, Matt Christianson & Chris Starkus of Urban Farmer, and, from Vancouver BC, Angus An of Maenam.
The dinner was served family style at each table. However, I opted for the kitchen counter seating and got individual portions and a birds-eye view of the preparation. I met another diner who was also solo and we had a great evening of discussion the culinary scene in Portland.
There were some confusing aspects to the ticket-buying process. A beverage pairing was listed but it wasn't possible to buy it upfront. They were quick to answer questions via their Facebook page, however, to say we would be able to buy that at the restaurant. Then ticket buyers got a message to call the restaurant to arrange for dining time and seating. I had assumed the dinner started for everyone at the stated 5 pm start time, but actually you could come later. We saw diners arrive as late at 7 pm. This made sense, but it could have been explained up front. My fellow diner managed to snag his ticket at the last minute.
The dinner was well worth the price. Unfortunately, they didn't match up the chefs with the courses they were most responsible for, so I'll have to guess for a couple of the courses. They also didn't introduce the chefs or have them explain their dishes during the dinner. I think that would have made the evening even better.
First came an antipasti platter assembled under the watchful eye of Jason French. Grilled sausage with apple butter and sweet mustard, cured smoked port loin wiht pickled mushrooms, smoked sturgeon with cippolini agrodolce, an amazing cured steelhead with horseradish and beets, and winter radish with smoked cultured butter and seeded bread. This platter set the tone -- nobody was leaving dinner with any space left in the tummy! The menu in front of us listing 15 items meant we'd each be eating 15, and they were not just a single bite.
Next came the Giardini, three salads each in a bowl with the dressing swathed on the inside of the bowl. We had never seen a salad served in that way, yet it worked perfectly. The bood orange, cara cara, dates and ricotta salad was sweet and packed with flavor. I'm a sucker for roasted cauliflower, brussels sprouts and tonnato and it was very savory. Then a refreshing salad of carrots, anchovy and cashew pesto. I don't know whether it or the next two courses were from Joshua McFadden, Angus An, or the Urban Farmer duo.
I am going to assume that the Primi course, Kao Soi Gai - linguine with chicken and pickled kale, was from Angus An. It was a great bowl of noodles, with charred noodles on top to match the Hearth theme. They added a nice crunchy element without too much unwanted charcoal.
The Secondi e Contorni course was a duo of wagyu short rib on herb pesto (needed just a little dash of finishing salt in my opinion) and ling cod saltimbocca on smoked white beans (I loved it but the diner next to me thought it a bit too dry). The bowl of brussels sprouts with orange, cranberry and pickled onion was super.
Now for the Dolci, crafted by Gregory Gourdet. These were four dessets. Bitter orange and cinnamon cake sat on a coal-charred meringue. A coconut and egg yolk custard tart was topped with gingered apricot. Both nice, but I give raves to the Asian rocky road ice cream with smoked Jacobsen's sea salt and the chocolate wasabi bar with crushed peanut and yuzu jam.
I enjoyed the drink pairing, which started with a Negroni, then a rose wine, white wine, red, and espresso.
It was fun to watch the chefs and ask an occasional question.
Each dinner was followed by a free after-party at a bar next door. Alas, I was very full and so I just rolled back to my B&B.
The other dinners of the 2014 series are Present Culture at Paley's Place on Feb. 7 with Jose Chesa of Ataula, Jeff McCarthy, Patrick McKee, Joël Watanabe and Rachel Yang. West Coast Modern at Castagna Feb. 8 with Anthony Cafiero, Gregory Gourdet, Brian McCracken, Craig Thornton, Dana Tough, Justin Wills and Justin Woodward. And the big blow-out of West Coast 2014 at Departure on Feb. 9 with 24 chefs and 21 courses. In addition to the chefs already listed, they are joined by Greg & Gabrielle Denton, Erik Van Kley, Jeff McCarthy, Carrie Merrill and Jorel Pierce.
This is definitely a series to track for coming years. The prices are excellent for the value.


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Java Development News:
Programmatic Dependency Injection with an Abstract Factory
By Danny Hui
01 Apr 2008 | TheServerSide.com
This article discusses the strength and weakness of applying Dependency Injection (DI) with a variant of Abstract Factory design pattern. This approach is especially suitable for such scenarios as creating local stateful objects with dynamic parameters, handling checked exceptions thrown during object creation, and dynamically wiring up objects. IoC frameworks, such as Spring IoC container, PicoContainer and Guice, do not offer good solutions for these issues or simply unable to address them.
Abstract Factory Design Pattern for Dependency Injection
The classical GoF Abstract Factory design pattern is modified inthe following two ways:
- A factory interface replaces the abstract factory class (Optional),
- Every factory method is responsible for creating an object and injecting its dependencies.
Consider a simple example below:
Basically ComponentA depends on ComponentB. To enable unit-testing class ComponentAImpl, the implementation of interface ComponentB must be injected into ComponentAImpl. The Java code below shows the details of how to use a variant of Abstract Factory design pattern to do the dependency injection.
//Abstract Factory for Dependency Injection //Factory interface public interface Module1ServiceFactory { ComponentA getComponentA(); ComponentB getComponentB(); } //Concrete factory public class Module1ServiceFactoryImpl implements Module1ServiceFactory { private ComponentA componentA; private ComponentB componentB; private Module1Servicefactory instance; private Module1ServicefactoryImpl() {} public static synchronized Module1ServiceFactory getInstance() { if (null == instance) { instance = new Module1ServicefactoryImpl(); componentA = new ComponentAImpl(); componentB = new ComponentBImpl(); componentA.setComponentB(componentB); } return instance; } public ComponentA getComponentA() { return componentA; } public ComponentB getComponentB() { return componentB; } } //Client public class Client { public static void main(String[] args) { Module1ServiceFactory m1sf = Module1ServicefactoryImpl.getInstance(); ComponentA componentA = m1sf.getComponentA(); componentA.operationA1(); } }
Lazy-instantiation can be achieved by changing the method implementation such that the objects are created and wired up only when they needed. For instance, getComponentA() can be modified to:
re>public synchronized ComponentA getComponentA() { if (null == componentA) { componentA = new ComponentAImpl(); } return componentA; }
Of course Module1ServiceFactoryImpl.getInstance() should be modified not to create objects.
We can add a parameter for Module1ServiceFactoryImpl .getInstance() to decide whether it should be responsible for creating objects or not.
Non-Singleton Scope
The above code will create singleton objects. If a new object is needed for each invocation of getComponentA() and getComponentB(), then the factory implementation has to be modified:
//Concrete factory public class Module1ServiceFactoryImpl { private Module1ServiceFactory instance; private Module1ServiceFactoryImpl() {} public static synchronized Module1ServiceFactory getInstance() { if (null == instance) { instance = new Module1ServiceFactoryImpl(); } return instance; } public ComponentA getComponentA() { ComponentA componentA = new ComponentAImpl(); ComponentB componentB = getComponentB(); componentA.setComponentB(componentB); return componentA; } public ComponentB getComponentB() { return new ComponentBImpl(); } }
We can also inject a singleton object into a non-singleton object. For example, if ComponentB is a singleton, and ComponentA is a non-singleton, then we do the following:
//Concrete factory public class Module1ServiceFactoryImpl { private Module1ServiceFactory instance; private ComponentB componentB; private Module1ServicefactoryImpl() {} public static synchronized Module1ServiceFactory getInstance() { if (null == instance) { instance = new Module1ServiceFactoryImpl(); componentB = new ComponentBImpl(); } return instance; } public ComponentA getComponentA() { ComponentA componentA = new ComponentAImpl(); componentA.setComponentB(componentB); return componentA; } public ComponentB getComponentB() { return componentB; } }
Though it is possible to inject a non-singleton object into a singleton, it is rare that such a scenario will ever occur to a real world application. However, it is very common that a non-singleton object need to be created using dynamic parameters and assigned to a local variable. We discuss this scenario next.
Creation of Local Stateful Objects with Dynamic Parameters for Singletons
This problem poses challenge to all IoC frameworks. It is illustrated in the following method for ComponentA singleton:
public void operationA2() { String s = aPrivateMethod(); int i = anotherMethod(); ComponentC componentC = new ComponentCImpl(s, i); //do something else. }
Here ComponentAImpl uses ComponentC. Obviously we need to inject the implementation of ComponentC, that is, ComponentCImpl, in order to unit-test ComponentAImpl.operationA2(). However, we cannot make componentC an instance variable since it is stateful object with client-specific state and should not be shared by other clients via threads. Thus it cannot be injected using normal setter or constructor injection.
There are two approaches to resolve this problem using Abstract Factory pattern. In both schemes, we need to modify Module1ServiceFactory and add a parametered factory method:
ComponentC getComponentC(String s, int i);
And the implementation of this method is added to Module1ServiceFactoryImpl:
public ComponentC getComponentC(String s, int i) { return new ComponentCImpl(s, i); }
The first approach is to inject the factory object into the class where the local stateful objects are needed:
private Module1ServiceFactory factory; public void setModule1ServiceFactory(Module1ServiceFactory factory) { this.factory = factory; } ComponentAImpl.operationA2() becomes: public void operationA2() { String s = aPrivateMethod(); int i = anotherMethod(); ComponentC componentC = factory.getComponentC(s, i); //do something else. }
The disadvantage of this approach is that ComponentAImpl now depends on Module1ServiceFactory and we need to provide a mock Module1ServiceFactory implementation in order to unit-test ComponentAImpl. Even with this shortcoming, injecting factory object into a class for creating local stateful objects is the simplest approach. The similar technique is widely used in J2EE technology. For instance, in JPA (Java Persistence API), an entity manager factory may be injected into the application code, and an application-managed entity manager is then created from the entity manager factory.
The second way to create the local stateful objects is to move most functionality into an abstract class, which is to be unit-tested, and have the dependent objects instantiated in the subclass, which is not meant to be unit-tested.
public abstract class AbstractComponentA implements ComponentA { public void operationA2() { String s = aPrivateMethod(); int i = anotherMethod(); ComponentC componentC = getComponentC(s, i); //do something else. } public abstract ComponentC getComponentC(String s, int i) ; } public class ComponentAImpl extends AbstractComponentA { public ComponentC getComponentC(String s, int i) { return new ComponentCimpl(s, i); } }
This approach is similar to Springframework's Method Injection except that the latter only supports the case where no dynamic parameter is needed for creating the stateful objects. The unit-testing code does not need to implement any mock factory. However, this is an awkward solution. Suppose we have ten such local stateful objects in class, then we need ten abstract methods for the sole purpose of enabling unit-testing. It indeed makes unit-testing possible and simple – at the expense of cluttered application code.
Springframework also offers method replacement which can also solve this problem using Java reflection. But it is an even more complicated approach and is not suitable for regular application code.
Checked Exceptions Thrown during Object Creation
This is another scenario where an IoC container is not a good fit. If checked exceptions are thrown during object creation process, the application may wish to catch and recover from them. Consider a web service client class. If the web service is not available when the client tries to create the web service stub, the client can catch the exception that the stub throws, display proper messages to users and ask them to try later on. It is difficult for IoC containers to throw any application-specific checked exceptions. Manually-coded factories can easily handle this situation – we can simply declare what checked exceptions are to be thrown in the throws clause of factory methods and leave the application code to handle and recover from them.
Wiring up Objects Dynamically
There are scenarios where different implementations of the same interface need to be injected to an object dynamically. A good example is Strategy design pattern. A parameter may be used to decide which concrete class to be injected. It is difficult to implement this type of dependency injection in XML-based IoC containers, which basically provide static wiring up of objects. The programmatic IoC containers may be able to resolve dependency dynamically, however, manual dependency injection with Abstract Factory provides the simplest and straightforward solution in this scenario, as shown in the example below:
//Concrete factory public class Module1ServiceFactoryImpl { ... public ComponentA getComponentA(int strategy) { ComponentA componentA = new ComponentAImpl(); ComponentB componentB = getComponentB(strategy); componentA.setComponentB(componentB); return componentA; } public ComponentB getComponentB(int strategy) { switch(strategy) { case STRATEGYA: return new StrategyA(); case STRATEGYB: return new StrategyB(); default: return null; } } }
In this example, both StrategyA and StrategyB implement the interface ComponentB.
Concluding Thoughts
The suitable cases for applying dependency injection with Abstract Factory design pattern include creating local stateful objects from dynamic parameters, handling checked exceptions thrown during object creation, and wiring up objects dynamically. Besides, this approach has better performance compared with IoC containers since it uses straightforward Java code and hardwiring. The major disadvantage is that developers have to write more code to get started. Another drawback is that factory implementation code changes significantly if we change between lazy-initialization and eager-initialization or from singletons to non-singletons. However, it can be argued that it is rare that we need to make these kinds of changes.
The key for enabling unit-testing is programming to interfaces so classes do not rely on other concrete classes in the application. The mock objects can then be injected into the class under test and fulfill all dependency.
Dependency has to be resolved, one way or the other, somewhere in our applications. A common idea behind all IoC containers and manual DI solutions is that the dependency is resolved in a very few well-known and dedicated places – XML configuration files (Spring IoC), special Java classes (Google Guice), or concrete factory classes. In this way, we avoid spreading dependency all over application code and any concrete class can be easily swapped. Mock objects can then be applied to enable unit-testing.
All IoC containers – declarative or programmatic, can be view as general-purpose factory where objects are created and wired up, and the hand-coded Abstract Factory is always, of course, a customized DI solution.
And finally, with the IoC containers, we eliminate the dependency on concrete classes and make unit-testing possible, at the price of creating dependency on thirty-party APIs and/or XML configuration files. Since there is no standard for IoC containers and each framework provides different features and functionality around dependency injection, it is very difficult to replace one IoC framework with another.
[1] Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object Oriented Software (Gamma E, Helm R, Johnson R, and Vlissides J, Addison-Wesley)
[2] Inversion of Control Containers and the Dependency Injection Pattern (Martin Fowler)
[3] Spring Reference Manual
[4] PicoContainer
[5] Guice 1.0 User's Guide


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How to install additional hard drives in XP
Installing a second hard drive in Windows XP is not as easy as it should be. If you're accustomed to plug-n-play devices, it just seems logical that XP would detect the drive and take the steps to install it. But it doesn't. You have to manually install the hard drive in XP.
How to install a hard drive in Windows XP
- Follow the manufacturers instructions and install the physical disk in your computer.
- Boot your computer into Windows XP.
- Windows XP should recognize that you have added additional hardware and display a new hardware ballon near your system clock.
- Open Disk Management in Windows XP.
From the Desktop or Start Menu, right click on My Computer and select Manage. This will open the Computer Management window. Click on Storage and select Disk Management. (image)
- Initialize the new drive.
Windows XP may launch the Partition Wizard to initialize the new drive. If so, skip ahead to the Partition Wizard step below. If not, right click on the new drive (it will be detailed as 'Not Initialized' and show a black bar to the right of it's properties) and select Initialize. This will prepare the new drive to be used by Windows. A simple wizard will be displayed to confirm your selection.
- Right click on the drive's listing and select Partition. Follow the Partition wizard to finish the install process.
The wizard will prompt you for several responses (image 1, image 2)prior to creating the partition.
- Finished! Once the drive has been initialized, partitioned, and formatted it will display as a healthy drive with the size and type of partition below the volume name and drive letter (image).
The trickiest part of the whole process is finding the Disk Management area. Once you get there, it's a piece of cake. Why is it hidden in XP? I have no idea. Hopefully the Service Release 2 will contain an update that will make installing a new hard drive easy in Windows XP.
Comments (4)
I never found it to be that hard. But then, when I first got XP, I had come from a couple years of Windows 2000 Professional installs, which are very similar and along the lines of NT4.
Well, perhaps "hard" is the wrong term. I don't think installing a new drive is sufficiently…intuitive in XP. When you look at the product positioning of XP Home & XP Pro, the process for adding a hard drive (which is becoming more & more commonplace) ought to be very simple for user. I'm hopeful that it will be more intuitive in the future.
"Well, oh yeah, I agree with that!"
-Guard #2, First Castle
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Thank you for your most informative article on installing a second hard drive in windows xp.
I was driven absolutely bonkers trying to do just that.I certainly would never have found the disk management area on my own.Once again thank you very much ! Everything is working just fine !


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1. Melatonin is a hormone that:
a. Regulates estrogen levels in the body
b. Controls the body's internal clock
c. Helps the body digest melon
d. Causes insomnia
Answer: b
Melatonin, a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in the brain, controls the body's sleep cycles (circadian rhythm). Studies show that melatonin production naturally decreases with age, causing disrupted sleep patterns. Although melatonin is widely used in supplement form, its effects on sleep have been inconsistent in studies. The optimal dose of melatonin or safety of long-term therapy is not known. More studies are needed to determine if melatonin is effective and safe for some forms of insomnia, particularly for long-term use.
2. Sleep problems can be caused by:
a. Use of stimulants such as caffeine
b. Hot flashes
c. Stress, depression, and/or anxiety
d. All of the above
Answer: d
Many things, including hot flashes, stress, or use of stimulants such as caffeine and alcohol, can cause sleep problems. Other potential causes include advancing age, depression and anxiety, medical conditions such as sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, certain medications, and exercising or overeating before bedtime.
3. An adequate amount of sleep per night for adult women is:
a. 12 hours
b. Between 6 and 9 hours
c. Between 10 and 11 hours
d. 5 hours
Answer: b
The optimal amount of sleep varies from person to person, but 6 to 9 hours is a good rule of thumb. Sleep is considered adequate if one can function in an alert state during desired waking hours. When we get less sleep (even 1 hour less) than we need each night, we develop a "sleep debt." If the sleep debt becomes too great, it can lead to problem sleepiness and/or impairment — this occurs when you should be awake and alert, interferes with daily routine and activities, and reduces your ability to function and your ability to react quickly. You may not be aware of this reduction in reflex time, but it is measurable and may put you or your family at risk.
4. The following herbal therapies may assist women with sleep problems:
a. Valerian and passionflower
b. Chamomile and hops
c. Lavender and lemon balm
d. All of the above
Answer: d
Valerian has been reported to promote deeper sleep, and there is some medical evidence to confirm this. Passionflower, chamomile, hops, lavender and lemon balm are said to be mild sedatives — although true scientific data are lacking. (Ask your healthcare provider if herbal therapies might help you.)
5. According to a survey by the National Sleep Foundation, the percentage of peri- and postmenopausal women who reported frequent insomnia was:
a. 61%
b. 86%
c. 100%
d. Less than 10%
Answer: a
A total of 61% of peri- and postmenopausal women reported frequent insomnia.
6. The most common cause of insomnia is:
a. Menopause
b. Overeating
c. Depression and anxiety
d. Loud music
Answer: c
Altered brain chemistry as a result of depression or anxiety interferes with sleep, making these conditions two of the most common causes of insomnia.
7. Which of the following does not help cure sleeplessness:
a. Having a bedtime snack
b. Avoiding nicotine
c. Limiting the use of the bedroom to sleep and sexual activities
d. Watching half an hour of television before bed
Answer: d


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Every once in a while a product comes along that is so simple in its concept you think to yourself, why didn't I think of that? For photographers that's exactly what has happened with the MagMod light modifier attachment for hot shoe speedlite flash units.
The MagMod applies the very simple concept of using powerful magnets to create a flash modifier system that easily and securely attaches to your speedlite. Simple right? Not only is it simple, it works very well as a light modifier providing a broad variety of lighting possibilities dependent upon the attachment used and the photographers need with the particular shot.
Event photographers will love the convenience the MagMod provides and the ease with which the various modifier templates can be changed. All photographers will marvel at just how well it changes the characteristics of the intense light being thrown off the flash.
Everyone acknowledges that for most purposes the flash emitted from a Nikon, Canon, or other flashgun is too harsh to be of much creative use unless its intensity is softened or otherwise altered. Everyone has sought to attach a light modifier that will diffuse, concentrate or change the light's color. Use of a flash is all about modifying the light that comes out of it! A whole line of products has been created and marketed as speedlite flash units have become more powerful.
Diffusers, gels, grids and reflectors have all been designed by various manufacturers and those attachments come in various styles and sizes from the small plastic box-like products, or the lampshade plastic attachments to the reflective but flexible panels. Some of those modifiers fit on the flash by pushing them directly onto the head. Others fit by tightening a Velcro strap around the head.
Those attachment methods are variably successful. I've lost several plastic box diffusers and other modifiers have all loosened and dropped on the floor as I've brushed past someone in my effort to get the next shot.
The MagMod has absolutely the best means of attaching the modifier to the flash head. The MagGrip is a "one-size fits all" elasticated band that is the foundation of the entire MagMod system as it also contains the magnets that will secure the modifiers. The band is more than an inch thick and provides a very secure fit for the modifier. I've tried it on both a 430 exII and a 580 exII and it works perfectly with both.
Once the MagGrip is attached the work is done, changing the modifier is as simple as stacking the modifying grid or gel holder onto the MagGrip. The magnets secure the modifier and hold it securely in place.
Want to really focus that light into a concentrated beam? Just stack more than one grid. The first grid will concentrate the flash to an area of approximately 50% while a second grid will reduce the spread to 25% of an unaltered flash.
Should you want to modify the color of the flash the MagGel gel holder will do exactly that and there are a full set of eight gels, including ¼, ½ and full CTO gels that will create and color the light just the way you want.
Despite its flexibility the real essence of the MagMod system is the ease with which securely fastened modifiers can be switched out or stacked. The magnets are strong enough to resist being knocked off by wayward arms or elbows but easily changed when necessary. They also easily stack to create a larger number of light modifying options.
I understand that other light modifiers are in development such that the system will continue to expand to incorporate reflectors and bounce modifiers as well. As the system continues to expand the utility will just be enhanced.
I was recently at the PhotoShop World Conference and Expo and the MagMod I modeled on my camera was very warmly received. Countless photographers were impressed with the functionality of the system and the ease with which it was used. Several others commented on just how cool it looked!
The MagMod is a very good flash modifying system that provides the user with a large number of flash modifying options at a low cost. The full kit that consists of the MagGrip, MagGrid, and MagGel and a creative gel set retails for less than $100. For beginners and professionals alike this is a great investment that will expand your speedlite horizons.


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Celebrating Survivors
The canSURVIVE© fundraiser helps to raise awareness to the general public on the various cancers people are diagnosed with and surviving with on a daily basis. Along with their individual photograph of each cancer survivor, is their story of how they survived the journey in their own words.
canSURVIVE© is a fundraiser celebrating cancer survivors, and benefiting Needs Beyond Medicine©. Needs Beyond Medicine© is a nonprofit organization dedicated to diminishing the burden of cancer by increasing awareness, education, and giving relief to cancer patients. The organization's Relief Program is the primary means of support for patients. Through this program, Needs Beyond Medicine© offers small financial grants to cancer patients. These grants are designed to help with non-medical expenses such as food, utility bills, transportation to therapy, etc. The grants (maximum $250) have helped enhance the quality of life for over 600 cancer patients who have received them since the inception of the program. The Needs Beyond Medicine© organization is funded completely by donations. Needs Beyond Medicine offers cancer education presentations throughout the state. This helps educate the public on signs and symptoms on various cancers.
Chad Hurst
canSURVIVE Photographer
Chad Hurst is an award-winning photographer who was diagnosed with bladder cancer at the age of 21. Chad's personal battle with cancer has helped shape his life, and it gave him the inspiration for canSURVIVE. "There is nothing more terrifying than hearing the doctor say those words, 'you have cancer'. And nothing more liberating than hearing that you've beaten it." Chad's work can be seen in major advertising campaigns and magazines, as well as at: www.chadhurst.com
canSURVIVE© is dedicated to the memory of:
Karen Poulsen Brown (9/29/46-9/9/96)
Karen battled Ovarian Cancer for a year and a half before the cancer took her precious life.


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Thursday saw the start of the third annual three-day Moscow Urban Forum, which was devoted to the topic "Megacities: Success Beyond the Centre" and attracted 2,900 people including architects, urban planners, and politicians. Discussion focused on how to make the city's outskirts between the Moscow Ring Road and the Third Ring Road more comfortable for residents. This should help inform the city's new development plan, which is due to be completed in 2015.
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin spoke at the event and used it to set out his vision, which involves development in hubs around the city rather than the city centre. This could help alleviate some of the congestion caused by the 5 million cars on Moscow's roads every day.
"It is necessary to ensure the linkage between downtown and uptown areas," he said. "Today, a quarter of Moscow districts do not have access to the Metro. In the near future we will change this for the better."
London mayor Boris Johnson, who also spoke at the event, said Moscow faces a challenge similar to London's. Johnson said that development in the British capital is happening away from the centre -- especially east London -- to accommodate a growing population.
But forget Boris. The contributions I found most interesting came from Moscow's residents.
The Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture, and Design ran a project where, between July and September, people could submit ideas via a site called moscowidea.ru about how to improve the city. The 2,134 responses give an interesting insight into their concerns. Here is the top 10 list of things they said they wanted to see:
The institute also produced a list of 10 "interesting" ideas that were popular and needed further consideration by the city. These included an efficient rainwater drainage system; outdoor areas where adults could exercise and socialise; and ramps and lifts to help the disabled and people with buggies to easily traverse stairways in the city's underpasses.
But the aspect of these lists that I find most interesting is how low-tech most of the ideas are. People aren't demanding high-tech solutions to Moscow's urban problems. The only idea in the top 10 above that you could possibly call high-tech is the idea for electricity sockets in the streets, which is an idea I love as I'm paranoid about losing phone charge.
Instead, people's focus is on improvements that make the city more pleasant to live in.
That isn't to say that technology wouldn't be used to help implement those other ideas. Data analytics and advanced waste management technology can help cities to develop an efficient waste service; dual language services could be provided via smartphone apps as well as physical signs; and reams of traffic data would be needed to help plan a network of bike lanes that is safe and attractive. Technology can play a role in solving these issues.
But what this research suggests to me is that most people aren't particularly interested in thinking about how city leaders can use technology to solve urban problems. If tech plays a role then that's fine, but people's priority is that the problems are being solved.
Is this fair? Or do you think citizens are more interested in tech than I'm making out? I'd be interested to find out your thoughts below.
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Ride Him Cowboy is the 1932 western starring John Wayne. He plays cowboy John Durry, who saves the life of a horse named Duke, deemed "dangerous" by the public. He volunteers to go with Henry Simms to find an outlaw named "The Hawk." Durry soon finds out that Simms is the Hawk. He leaves him to die, but John is able to escape. However, it turns out he only did that in order to frame him. A group of vigilantes decide to try him in court. Can John Durry prove his innocence and bring in the real Hawk?
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October 12, 2010, marks the forty-ninth anniversary of the death of Eugene Jacques Bullard at the age of 67. Bullard is considered to be the first African-American military pilot to fly in combat, and the only African-American pilot in World War I. Ironically, he never flew for the United States.
Born October 9, 1895, in Columbus, Georgia, to William Bullard, a former slave, and Josephine Bullard, Eugene's early youth was unhappy. He made several unsuccessful attempts to run away from home, one of which resulted in his being returned home and beaten by his father.
In 1906, at the age of 11, Bullard ran away for good, and for the next six years, he wandered the South in search of freedom. In 1912 he stowed away on the Marta Russ, a German freighter bound for Hamburg, and ended up in Aberdeen, Scotland. From there he made his way to London, where he worked as a boxer and slapstick performer in Belle Davis's Freedman Pickaninnies, an African American entertainment troupe. In 1913, Bullard went to France for a boxing match. Settling in Paris, he became so comfortable with French customs that he decided to make a home there. He later wrote, "… it seemed to me that French democracy influenced the minds of both black and white Americans there and helped us all act like brothers."
After World War I had begun in the summer of 1914, Bullard enlisted in the French Foreign Legion. While serving with the 170th Infantry Regiment, Bullard fought in the the Battle of Verdun (February to December 1916), where he was wounded seriously. He was taken from the battlefield and sent to Lyon to recuperate. While on leave in Paris, Bullard bet a friend $2,000 that despite his color he could enlist in the French flying service. Bullard's determination paid off, and in November 1916 he entered the Aéronautique Militaire.
Bullard began flight training at Tours in 1916 and received his wings in May 1917. He was first assigned to Escadrille Spa 93, and then to Escadrille Spa 85 in September 1917, where he remained until he left the Aéronautique Militaire. In November 1917, Bullard claimed two aerial victories, a Fokker Triplane and a Pfalz D.III, but neither could be confirmed. (Some accounts say that one victory was confirmed.) During his flying days, Bullard is said to have had an insignia on his Spad 7 C.1 that portrayed a heart with a dagger running through it and the slogan "All Blood Runs Red." Reportedly, Bullard flew with a mascot, a Rhesus Monkey named "Jimmy."
After the United States entered the war in 1917, Bullard attempted to join the U.S. Air Service, but he was not accepted, ostensibly because he was an enlisted man, and the Air Service required pilots to be officers and hold at least the rank of First Lieutenant. In actuality, he was rejected because of the racial prejudice that existed in the American military during that time. Bullard returned to the Aéronautique Militaire, but he was summarily removed after an apparent confrontation with a French officer. He returned to the 170th Infantry Regiment until his discharge in October 1919.
After the war Bullard remained in France, where he worked in a nightclub called Zelli's in the Montmartre district of Paris, owned a nightclub (Le Grand Duc) and an American-style bar (L'Escadrille), operated an athletic club, and married a French woman, Marcelle de Straumann. During this time Bullard rubbed elbows with notables like Langston Hughes, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Josephine Baker.
By the late 1930s, however, the clouds of war began to change Bullard's life dramatically. Even before World War II officially began in 1939, Bullard became involved in espionage activities against French fifth columnists who supported the Nazis. When war came he enlisted as a machine gunner in the 51st Infantry Regiment, and was severely wounded by an exploding artillery shell. Fearing capture by the Nazis, he made his way to Spain, Portugal, and eventually the United States, settling in the Harlem district of New York City.
After his arrival in New York, Bullard worked as a security guard and longshoreman. In the post-World War II years, Bullard took up the cause of civil rights. In the summer of 1949, he was involved in an altercation with the police and a racist mob at a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York, in which he was beaten by police. Another incident involved a bus driver who ordered Bullard to sit the back of his bus. These events left Bullard deeply disillusioned with the United States, and he returned to France, but was unable to resume his former life there.
During his lifetime, the French showered Bullard with honors, and in 1954, he was one of three men chosen to relight the everlasting flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris. In October 1959 he was made a knight of the Legion of Honor, the highest ranking order and decoration bestowed by France. It was the fifteenth decoration given to him by the French government.
In the epilogue to his well-researched book, Eugene Bullard, Black Expatriate in Jazz-Age Paris (Athens: Univ. of Georgia Press, 2000), Craig Lloyd points out the poignancy of Bullard's situation in the United States: "The contrast between Eugene Bullard's unrewarding years of toil and trouble early and late in life in the United States and his quarter-century of much-heralded achievement in France illustrates dramatically … the crippling disabilities imposed on the descendants of Americans of African ancestry … ."
In 1992, the McDonnell Douglas Corporation donated to the National Air and Space Museum a bronze portrait head of Bullard, created by Eddie Dixon, an African American sculptor. This work is displayed in the museum's Legend, Memory and the Great War in the Air gallery.
On September 14, 1994, Bullard was posthumously commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. A display case in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, honors him.
Dominick A. Pisano is a curator in the Aeronautics Division of the National Air and Space Museum
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Great story!
Will there be an article in the magazine about Bullard soon? That would be great……
So few people still know this accomplished man's name. When my Walking The Spirit Tours of Black Paris take our guests down the Champs-Elysées, around the Arc de Triomphe and to the site of his nightclub in Montmartre Paris, we are thrilled to honor him and his achievements.
Spent the last five years researching and writing a 370 page book on the life of Eugene Jacques Bullard. Hope it will be published in 2011. It is composed of imaginary conversations and flashbacks detailing his "adventures."
A fantastic, inccredible unrecognized life of a hero.
this is interesting
Nice article. I strongly recommend Craig Lloyd's definitive biography of Bullard, EUGENE BULLARD: BLACK EXPATRIATE IN JAZZ-AGE PARIS. I've written a full-length play based quite accurately on Bullard's life, a biographical comedy basically titled GENE BULLARD, C'EST MOI!. Its 46 characters are played by ten actors. At its initial staged reading in NYC we had five members of the Tuskeegee Airmen present, elderly gentlemen, some wearing their medals. Like the play, they also received a standing ovation. And to think that Eugene Bullard flew 25 years before they did! There will be a new staged reading of my play in NYC on June 20, 2011, in the theater of the SS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. All are welcomed, and entry is free.
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Great work for a worthy subject.
I was thrilled to "meet" another person who did amazing work in the most difficult conditions.
A great real life story of an American born HERO!!!. I am a fellow pilot (retired) 600 hours+ and hold an FAA CFII instructor rating. I have a friend who's Uncle flew in the La feit' Escadrillel . during the same WW1 time frame. Hemingway should have written a book about this man.
Why don't the teach interesting things like this in school?
I spent five years researching to write a biook about a man I never met..Eugene Jacques Bullard. My book, ALL BLOOD RUNS RED is available on all e-book outlets and is being considered for a motion picture. It is uniquely written as a series of interviews (I got to know him so very well) and he takes you back to his adventures and his legendary life. All Blood Runs Red was the insignia on his Spad.
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The heterojunction with an intrinsic thin layer or HIT solar cell was initially introduced by Sanyo in 1992. The record efficiency for such a cell is presently held by Sanyo and the value is 23% lab efficiency. The fundamental layer structure of a typical HIT cell is shown in figure 1 and can be considered as a hybrid between low cost amorphous silicon, thin film technology and high quality crystalline silicon cells.
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Figure 3. Relative significance of ICP deposition parameters on lifetime
Figure 4. Relative significance of parallel plate PECVD deposition parameters on lifetime
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