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The Fire of 2013 has been seared in the hearts and minds of the residents of Black Forest, Colorado. It was a year residents say they'll never forget.
In June of 2013, firefighters fought back the vicious flames that swept through the community of Black Forest, just outside of Colorado Springs, CO.
Residents watched in disbelief as one hundred year old pine trees and custom designed homes vaporized in a billow of smoke and if teardrops could have stopped the fires, it would have been put out shortly after those first flames were spotted. This tight knit community never imagined that a fire of this magnitude would ever occur during their life time.
For years, residents of Black Forest, Colorado had the best of both worlds. They were close enough to major cities (Denver and Colorado Springs), and the wooded forest provided them with the tranquility and get away that they desired.
When most individuals think about the area several things come to mind, including fun in the woods, horseback riding, nature walks and raw honey. However, the infamous Black Forest fires of 2013, put a damper on things for a while.
A fire that started in the wooden community on June 11, 2013, quickly became one of Colorado's largest fires. As the flames penetrated the forest and torched the trees one by one, house by house, a zillion memories began to surface in the hearts and minds of area residents.
It is more than mere property; Black Forest, Colorado is a closely knit community in a wooded area just North of Colorado Springs.
According to historical records provided by the El Paso Historical Society, Legend states that around the turn of the century, the forest was given its named by a gentleman named Mr. Leonard Curtis. It was said that Mr. Curtis was riding along the forest edge one day and observed how black the trees appeared and it reminded him of his native Black Forest in Germany. The name stuck, but it has also gone by other names throughout the years including the Pineries.
This beautiful acreage was once occupied by Ute and Comanche Indians, the Ponderosa Pine trees provided them with protection, fuel, and timber. Then in the early 1800s, it was taken over by the Kiowa. Forty years later the Arapahoe and Cheyenne tribes arrived and become the last Native Americans to inhabit the area.
The Forest was government owned for many years until it was purchased by General William Jackson Palmer. Palmer established the Colorado Pinery Trust in 1870. Logging in the Forest reached its height in the summer of 1870 and eventually more than one billion feet of lumber was removed to provide ties for the Kansas Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande and New Orleans Railroads.
For years, the road thru the forest was nothing but a wagon trail thru the trees. By the 1880's, farmers and ranchers began occupying the area.
A drought that took place in the 1920s, affected many of these farms and the Depression of the 1930s caused many of these farmers to move on and that is when the area began seeing more ranches spring up.
Those who call it home have always had a pioneer spirit. They know what it takes to rebuild and to move forward.
In the early 1900's, the State Realty began building homes in the area. You might find it interesting to note that the roads in the Black Forest were named after many of those earlier residents. Such as: Burgess Road, Cort Burgess; Shoup Road, after former Governor Shoup; Swan Road, undertakers in Colorado Springs; Vollmer Road after the Vollmer Brothers; Templeton Gap Road, after Mr. and Mrs. Templeton.
An icon in the area is the Black Forest Community Church which became incorporated in 1937, on two acres of donated land. Prior to the church being built, services were held in the little log school house. (That school house remained active in the area until the fall of 1945, when the district was consolidated with Falcon.) The church began with approximately 35 members and those members invested their time and money, their goal was to build a church home. Progress was slow, and funds were limited, but In 1940 the church was completed. A formal dedication took place in 1942.
A boom occurred in the late 1950s and early 1960s. People began buying up five acre minimum lots in 1965 and the families began moving in.
The Black Forest Preservation Plan was signed in 1974. This plan recommended rural-residential uses for most of the planning area; it also outlined several large areas for mixed urban uses.
In 1977, a group formed the William J. Palmer Parks Foundation. The intention was to advance the legacy of parks and open spaces left by Colorado Springs' founder, General William Jackson Palmer.
The legacy of Black Forest will forever remain and the town's people vow to rebuild. It will take more than a fire to destroy the spirit of this wooded community.
(The fire of 2013, was one of the most destructive fires in Colorado history and was finally declared 100% contained on June 20, 2013. It had burned a total of 16,000 acres in just nine days, taking with it two lives, as well as numerous family pets, wildlife and livestock.)


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Polis composer Czeslaw Marek was born in 1891. After studies in Poland, Vienna and Strasbourg, he fled to Switzerland to evade the Russian troops in 1914. He made his career in Switzerland and lived there for the remainder of his long life.
American Record Guide, January/February 2013
Of the six very-well-played-and-recorded pieces here, four are early, completed when Marek was just out of his teens and the First World War was wreaking havoc on Western civilization: Four Meditations, Capriccio, Sinfonietta, and Serenade for violin and orchestra (written for his wife, a violinist). These are entirely respectable efforts but (with the notable exception of one movement) lack memorable ideas and real individuality. Their sumptuous scorings and ample dimensions embody a fair amount of contrapuntal interweavings, but without the transparency and easily apprehensible ideas needed to pull the listener in. Or at least this listener; others happier with undistinguished-but-pleasant lateromantic music will enjoy these pieces more than I do.
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Works DetailsMarek, Czeslaw : Suite for orchestra, Op. 25
- Conductor: Gary Brain
- Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
- Running Time: 20 min. 13 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1926
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- Conductor: Gary Brain
- Running Time: 20 min. 3 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1911-1913
Marek, Czeslaw : Serenade, for violin & orchestra, Op. 24
- Performer: Ingolf Turban (Violin)
- Conductor: Gary Brain
- Running Time: 30 min. 40 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Marek, Czeslaw : Sinfonia for orchestra, Op. 28
- Conductor: Gary Brain
- Running Time: 32 min. 49 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1927-1928
Marek, Czeslaw : Capriccio, for orchestra, Op. 15
- Conductor: Gary Brain
- Running Time: 10 min. 28 sec.
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Marek, Czeslaw : Sinfonietta for orchestra in D major, Op. 16
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Goals for BLC-22
June 5 – August 28, 2013
Well, blogging's not on my to-do list today, and I haven't really tackled much of it, but here I am on my couch, feet up, 'puter on my lap, tap-tap-tapping away… Soon the computer will be on the table & I'll be planning the kids' summer & registering them for all sorts of stuff… But first things first, haha…
My assignment: "Now is the time to set your BLC 22 goals for the next 12 weeks. Blog it, tell it to your team, be sure to set S.M.A.R.T Goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound)."
Ha. I just reviewed my 3rd quarter check-up blog from last round (previous blog), & I'm pretty much at the same place I was on March 22. What is that, 11 or 12 weeks? I let the word "wasted" cross my mind for a second, but they're really not "wasted" weeks… just maybe "maintained"?? I did start going to harder-core fitness classes during that time, but that's about it…
So… Here are my BLC-22 Goals:
• FABULOUS, FIT & 50 – I need to get back on track to hit healthy BMI (& below!) by my 50th birthday at the end of October. I have about 30 lbs to go to hit healthy, & just over 4 mos to do it. My leisurely 5 lb/month pace is over. I have to really step it up!! I wanted to be in my cuter, smaller summer clothes by now, darn it!!
• Lose 12+ lbs by August 28. That's a pound a week, & puts me into the 180s. However, I set a goal on Runkeeper to lose 20 lbs in these 12 weeks. And, as we all know, in order to lose either 12 or 20 or any lbs, we need to have a plan…
• Continue w/ the my current exercise regimen
. . . o Jazzercise Saturday mornings & Monday evenings
. . . o Summer Shape-Up classes (Wednesday, June 12-July 17). Not really "boot camp," but outdoor ST w/ a trainer. She's big into HIIT & 1-minute circuit training
. . . o My ˝-hour walks during our lunch break at work (hiking up hills!!)
. . . o Longer walks on the weekends
• Add 1 more independent ST session/week, probably on Fridays, and then on Wednesdays after Summer Shape Up is complete. We do a bit of ST in Jazzercise, but I think that needs to be supplemented a little bit more…
• Track my food…. There. I said it Ugh. I really don't wanna be chained to the computer as much, but I gotta admit, it works. I'm not gonna be as strict about my calorie range & get all neurotic about it like I have in the past (but I will try to support my team during w'end challenges), so I'm allowing myself some wiggle room. I'm gonna be less OCD about weighing my food & be more ball-parkish, just to give myself some freedom from what has been the bondage of calorie counting.
• Drink 64+ oz water/day. I was just in another challenge where we were drinking half our body weight in oz/day. I was drinking 100+ oz of water/day! I looked it up, & it's actually recommended by some well-reputed medical websites. It can be done. I have done it. I want to continue to do it. Many times when I think I'm hungry, I'm actually thirsty. Hmmm… I'm actually craving water right now! :-)
• Finish "Made to Crave" and then read it again.
I think that about covers it.
Gotta go change the laundry & tackle that to-do list!!
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Billionaire investor George Soros is wary of China this year.
Stocks are poised to start Friday higher ahead of several speeches by Federal Reserve members that could move the markets.
The Fed's Jeremy Stein and Charles Plosser will speak at the American Economic Association in Philadelphia on shadow banking, low interest rates, and banks as patient debt investors. Chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver a speech on the Fed's future. Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker will also discuss his outlook for the economy in Baltimore. The Chairman's speech at 2:30 p.m. will likely cement the dovish consensus guiding the Fed through its transition to new leadership under Janet Yellen. Bernanke will also answer questions.
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General Motors
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(NASDAQ:FB) shares are up 0.91% despite news of a class-action lawsuit against the company. Litigants allege that Facebook scans users' "private" messages and sells that information to marketers and data aggregators. They say that the practice violates the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Facebook's lawyers say that the suit is "without merit."
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Overseas stocks rose with the exception of China, where services PMI came in at a four-month low of 54.6 in December 2013 from 56 in November. (Readings over 50 indicate expansion in the sector.) This indicator raised fears that China's growth is running out of steam. Yesterday, billionaire investor George Soros said that China is his central concern for the world economy.
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Assistant baseball coach Pat Waer went to Red Bank Elementary School with Pat Hutcheson, Austin Wynns and Time Out to talk living a healthy lifestyle for the school's Red Ribbon Rally.
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Ultimate Ears 900s
Are these the Ultimate In-Ear Heaphones
Most users, it is fair to assume, content themselves with the earbuds included with their various products. The reality of in-ear headphones is that they are not created equal. If all you know are standard issue ones, then you are in for a huge surprise.
Ultimate ears, known as a leader in professional IEM's (In-Ear Monitors), they have created a model that is more accessible to a larger audience. For users seeking quality, but not necessarily the large price pointes associated with custom built in-ear headphones, Ultimate Ears 900s could be considered an entry into the highest echelon.
While $ 399.99 is not exactly a small figure by any estimation, it isn't in the four figures that custom built professional IEMs can command. Clearly the audience here is for audio enthusiasts who want a very high quality level product, but may not be too comfortable for the stratospheric price points.
Inevitably the question has to come up, and that is "Are the 900s really worth the price of admission?" The answer depends on how important detail in sound matters to you. Another issue to address is time. If you happen to loose earbuds, then this is probably not for you. If on the other hand you want to invest in a device that will last, this is something to consider.
A big advantage with the 900s is that it comes packed with accessories. Lower cost headphones may not include the "bonus" extras. Including these additions can certainly extend life expectancy.
The first thing to go are wires. Ultimate Ears has included two detachable ones. One simply connects to your device and the other has mic and volume for phone calls. Of note, the remote and mic are supported only by iPod nano® (4th generation or later), iPod classic® (120 GB, 160 GB), iPod touch® (2nd generation or later), iPhone 3GS® or later, and iPad®.
In order to achieve the best possible sound, a good fit is essential. If you fail on this point, you are dealing with deterioration in quality, and guaranteed discomfort. To ensure the best possible fit, there are 36 ear cushions included. Six are memory foam and the remainder silicon.
Fit is essential. Where the 900s differentiates itself from other headphones is how it fits the ear. There is a stiff wire that goes around the ear. Placing them requires a little bit of effort. After a while it becomes less cumbersome. The advantage of this configuration is that you avoid the earbuds from falling out of your ear.
The bottom line is always sonic quality. In this area, the 900s is a high achiever. One expects quality at this price point, and it does come through with the goods. Base tones are handled with grace and the upper register is very clear. Detail is well served. There are no muddled sounds or distortion. For those familiar with lesser quality devices, these in-ear headphones will be nothing short of a revelation.
I think it is a safe assumption to say that most people settle for the earbuds included with their devices, like mp3 players, smartphones and the like. It can also be assumed that most users would not consider earbuds as a big ticket items. For serious audiophiles and professional musicians IEM's (In-Ear Monitors) are something to be taken seriously.
Geared to a market where price is not an obstacle to quality, there is a demand for IEM's that reach into some rather high price points. If you look at the Ultimate Ears Professional Web Site http://ultimateears.logitech.com/en-us/home, you get a very clear idea of just how high end earbuds can be, and who their better known customers are. Ultimate Ears has an established presence in the industry and a solid reputation that comes with having that kind of customer base.
For those of us who cannot afford the luxury price of custom built IEM's, Ultimate Ears has found a way to make what was inaccessible to most of us a bit more accessible. Their answer comes in the form of the Ultimate Ears 900s noise isolating earphones.
In contrast to the upper echelons of earbuds, the price points on the U.E. 900s appear reasonable. At $ 399.99, they are not exactly inexpensive. However, for a segment of the market, they are within reason.
For a good number of people, no matter how you look at it, $ 399.99 is a serious investment in earbuds. Once the question of price is raised, the next question that swiftly comes to mind is value. Are these earbuds worth it? Am I getting a great value and superior sound, or just an expensive accessory?
The big selling point here is audio quality and durability. Inexpensive bargain basement earbuds are not going to give you excellent sound. They are also susceptible to premature death due to faulty wires. Comfort, always an issue with anything resting this close to the body, can be seriously compromised.
What the U.E. 900s bring to the table first and foremost is better sound. In this arena, it is a given that music will be faithfully reproduced. On this critical front, there are no problems.
As expected, the quality of sound here is superb. Lows are low, highs are high and there is a clarity to the sound that does not exist it lower end earbuds. No matter what style of music it was confronted with, each musical style was rendered well.
If you are used to deep lows, the U.E. 900s gracefully handle bass without over embellishment. There is power to the sound, but it is not obnoxious. Voices, tones, sonic detail that are missed by less sensitive systems are front and center.
Obviously the 900s is designed for a more demanding listener who wants a superlative sound, but without the greater cost of customization. There are certainly audiophiles for whom $ 399.99 is not an issue. What you get when you purchase in-ear headphones from the same makers that well known professional musicians use is greater sound fidelity and accessories that extend the life of the product. Another plus here is a comfortable fit and a highly elevated experience. If you are looking for a high end in-ear headphones and are looking for a device that will endure, Ultimate Ears has produced a winner.
What Comes With The UE 900s
1. Ultimate Ears 900 IEM
2. 36 ear cushions
3. Two Cables, one with mic and controls, the other without.
4. Maintenance Gel
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7. Jewel Case Container for all of the assorted elements
Technical Specifications
• EARPHONE TYPE:In-ear
• DRIVER TYPE:4 proprietary precision balanced armatures
• IMPEDANCE:30 ohms, 1 kHz
• SENSITIVITY:101.2 dB (50mW, 1 kHz)
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE:20 Hz - 20 kHz
• NOISE ISOLATION:26 dB
• CONNECTION:3.5 mm (1/8 inch) gold plated
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Welcome to rsbirchard.com, and thanks for checking in. This is where I get to toot my own horn and
tout the books and articles I've written. It is, I'm afraid, a place of shameless self promotion, full of the
"in-your-face" sort of "look at me" kind of stuff that polite society frowns upon, but which the world
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published, and a resume of some of my work as an editor in TV and movies. Drop me an e-mail, if you're so inclined,
and I'll get back to you as quckly as I can.
Robert S. Birchard is an award-winning film editor who brings an insider's perspective and a
great affection for the people who work in the picture business to his chronicles of the movies. He is the author of Cecil
B. DeMille's Hollywood, Silent-era Filmmaking in Santa Barbara, and King Cowboy: Tom Mix and
the Movies and a contributing writer to the omnibus volumes M-G-M When the Lion Roars, Don Miller's
Hollywood Corral, The Encyclopedia of Early Film and Hollywood: The Movie Factory. His articles on
Hollywood filmmakers have appeared in American Cinematographer, Statement, Film History, The
Moving Image, Griffithiana, Daily Variety and Los Angeles Times Calendar. He is a past president
and current board member of the preservation organization Hollywood Heritage, Inc. and is current president of The Society
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September 29, 2007
Jamie Tyroler
It?s been a while since I?ve written a column, but I?ve been going through a lot of things lately. Within the past month, I?ve lost a really close friend to cancer. Jan Platt was one of the most interesting and open-minded people I have ever met. She helped register African Americans to vote in Alabama in the 1960s, protested more than one war and supported LGBT issues. She is and will be missed. I?ve also been dealing with health issues and trying to get approved for Social Security disability.
Since I?ve been spending a lot of time at home and watching more television than is probably healthy, I?ve noticed a few trends about transgender issues as presented on various news and talk shows. Fortunately, these shows have gone beyond the Jerry Springer-esque love triangles or the ?Surprise! I used to be a man!? type shows. For the most part, these shows have been positive, although GLAAD award recipient Stephen Colbert tends to use the word ?tranny? fairly frequently.
I feel that it is definitely a good trend for the transgender community to have the opportunities to educate people, although I?m not sure that national TV is the best place to discuss family issues that would usually be worked on in private, possibly with the help of a therapist.
There are many misconceptions about what it means to be a transgender person. There?s the clich? about being trapped in the wrong body for example. I?m not sure if I ever felt that I had the wrong body, although I was very na?ve about human anatomy when growing up. Not really having the opportunity to play doctor or use similar methods of checking out other kids? naked bodies, I actually used to believe that girls had the same plumbing as boys. Like I said, I was na?ve. When I was about 8 or 9, one of the neighbors, an older boy, mentioned that women had something like testicles, but they were inside their body, and I started spending a lot of time trying to push mine back into my body.
It wasn?t until I was a few years older when I had access to some encyclopedias that I finally learned what was different about males and females. I still didn?t understand why parts of my body looked more like a male. Having gynecomastia (breast development in males) added to my confusion. I imagine that my parents weren?t sure how to approach that birds and bees talk with me, which is why I was given a set of books that explained puberty. Fortunately for me, the glossary of terms had ?transsexual? and ?transvestite? with brief explanations.
When I was growing up, there weren?t all of these daytime talk shows to discuss issues like transgender children. When I first started transitioning, most of the other transgender people that I knew in the area were about my age, late 30s to early 50s. A few people, however, did show up at support groups who were about high school or college age. Now, you will see transgender youth on television transitioning at very young ages.
Some transgender adults have mixed feelings about children transitioning while in elementary school. Some people believe that this is a great trend, while others worry that part of the child?s transgender behavior is done to please the parents. Many children may say that they want to be the opposite gender at some point, but the comment is usually made out of curiosity or seeing that opposite-gender children are receiving preferential treatment. These comments don?t always mean that the child actually wants to be the opposite gender; they might just want to be treated differently. So there?s the concern that if the parents believe that they have a transgender child, then there are possible pressures for the child to go along with his or her parents? lead.
There aren?t any easy answers when a child expresses feelings about his or her gender identity. It?s especially difficult when a child is having these issues at only 3 or 4, which is often when the earliest signs of gender identity issues occur. It?s an area that parents, teachers, psychologists and physicians need to look at on an individual basis. Many children feel awkward about these issues ? I?m not sure that discussing them in front of several hundred strangers in the studio audience to be watched by possibly millions is the best course of action.
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Frank Zappa: The Gumbo Variations
The Gumbo Variations
Frank Zappa (guitar)
Hot Rats (Rykodisc 10508)
Frank Zappa (guitar), Ian Underwood (keyboards, clarinet, sax), Don 'Sugarcane' Harris (violin), Paul Humphrey (drums), Max Bennett (bass).
Composed by Frank Zappa.
Recorded: Los Angeles, July 18-August 30, 1969
Rating: 95/100 (learn more)
While the Beatles were working on Abbey Road, Frank Zappa was playing around with Hot Rats. This was the way fusion should have sounded . . . raising rock to a higher level of musicianship and creativity, rather than packaging watered-down jazz for the masses. "The Gumbo Variations" is a hard-grooving 17-minute jam with one of the tightest rhythm sections you have ever heard on a jazz-rock album. And the solos are topnotch -- Ian Underwood's tenor sax outing deserves your immediate attention, and Zappa scorches everything in sight with his guitar work.
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During the summer, the seas become restless, churning with dangerous storms. Ocean Master, Aquaman's conniving half brother, has rallied a force of mutineer Atlanteans in an attempt to usurp the throne of Atlantis! Their civil war has breached the waters of Metropolis, a crucial piece in the plot to rule the sea. Track "Tides of War" in your Mission Journal to venture into the Cave. Track "Tides of War" in your Mission Journal to find the Atleantean Frigates in Metropolis.
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Direct from Mobile World Congress, Sony have announced that their latest smartphone and tablet, the Xperia Z and Xperia Tablet Z respectively, will launch globally on March 1. Yes, globally - not just a localized launch, but a complete global launch.
Sony's Tablet Z sports a nice 1920x1200 display, Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and 2GB of RAM. It'll launch with Android 4.1 but Sony have noted that it will be upgraded to Android 4.2 in the near future. Sony are also pushing the Tablet Z as the thinnest tablet on the market, and it is both water- and dust-proof, just like the Xperia Z.
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Sep 21, 2009 8:19 AM
In honor of the new Charles Darwin biopic Creation, starring the always-handsome Paul Bettany and deemed "too controversial" for American audiences, we'd like to wear this Evolution: Survival of the Fittest tee shirt ($18) every day until it finally comes out on NetFlix. But that might get a little smelly, so we'll just settle for wearing it whenever it's clean and bemoaning the eejits who kept this supposedly brilliant movie out of US theaters. Sigh.
eejits is being too kind. This is absolutely ridiculous! Free thought does not exist in this country without being ostracized for it.
Darwin never said this.
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The hand-made topiary took three weeks for Kyte and his team from Tellico Plains, Tenn., to build. Kyte said this topiary is one of his sustainable green projects. "It's a structure that lives," Kyte said. "Everything is organic except the plastic and metal." The topiary is modeled after the Texas State Dinosaur, the Paluxysaurus jonesi. The hydroponics topiary is meant to grow without the use of soil and will last 20-30 years, according to Kyte. The green matting, made of coconut hair and attached to the frame, consists of several different types of sedum. "It's a sustainable, low-maintenance and forgiving plant," Kyte said. "It should do very well in the Museum Courtyard."
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Not sure what identity I should be using here: My gut tells me to use the Sin sum formula: $\sin(x+y) = \sin(x)\cos(y) + \cos(x)\sin(y)$, but can't figure out how to.
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Yes, you want to use that form. You have: $$A\sin(x+y)=A\sin x \cos y + A\sin y \cos x=\sin x - \cos x$$
So that means that $$A\cos y=1, A\sin y=-1$$
squaring the equations and adding them, we see that $$A^2\cos^2 y+A^2\sin^2 y=2$$ $$A^2=2$$ $$A=\pm\sqrt{2}$$
Let's take $A=\sqrt{2}$. Putting this into our first two equations, this implies that:
$$\sqrt{2}\cos y=1$$ $$\cos y=\frac 1 {\sqrt 2}$$
And similarly $$\sin y=\frac{-1}{\sqrt 2}$$
$y=-\pi/4$ solves both of these. So our answer is
$$\sin x - \cos x = A\sin(x+c)=\sqrt{2}\sin(x-\frac{\pi}4)$$
Note that there are other solutions that will work, but this is probably the simplest.
We can always express $a\sin x+b\cos x$ in the form $R\sin(x+\theta)$ where $R \ge 0$
If $a\sin x+b\cos x=R\sin(x+\theta)$
Or if $a\sin x+b\cos x=R\sin x\cos\theta + R\cos x\sin\theta$
Comparing the coefficients of $\sin x$ and $\cos x$,
$a=R\cos\theta$ and $b=R\sin\theta$.
Squaring & adding we get, $R^2=a^2+b^2=>R=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}$ as $R\ge 0$
Diving we get $\frac{R\sin\theta}{R\cos\theta}=\frac{b}{a}$,
or $\tan\theta=\frac{b}{a}\Rightarrow\theta=\tan^{-1}(\frac{b}{a})$.
Here, $a=1$, $b=-1$, so $R=\sqrt2$
and $\theta=\tan^{-1}(\frac{-1}{1})=\tan^{-1}(-1)$
Now this demands a bit care as $\tan^{-1}(-1)=n\pi-\frac{\pi}{4}$
Observe that here $\cos\theta=\frac{1}{\sqrt2}$ and $\sin\theta=-\frac{1}{\sqrt2}$
So, $\theta$ lies in the 4th quadrant.
So, $\theta=2m\pi-\frac{\pi}{4}$ where m is any integer.


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10 Extras that Make the Sunroom Sweet
From Tania Simpkins on June 12, 2009 in Home Additions
Photo credit: Lancaster Home Remodeling
The sunroom by itself is a fantastic addition to the home; throw in a few extras and now you really have a sweet room. First, is it a multipurpose room or strictly one dimensional?
If the room is built around a spa or pool, it should be treated as you would your bathroom. That means stocking it with nice soft rugs, aroma scented candles, racks for extra towels, and hooks for bathrobes.
Sunrooms are also great places to keep greenhouse plants and some of your favorite art. If the sunroom is a multipurpose room, try including some of the following items to complete your sunroom décor.
- Rustic wood beams on the sunroom ceiling. Theyll blend in nicely with wicker furniture and vintage tables.
- An oak table with a leaf insert. The perfect centerpiece for holidays and special occasions.
- Matching cabinets for storage of glassware, kitchen items, and family games. This way, breaking out the good china for dinner parties can be done in a snap.
- Geraniums and other tender plants. The sunroom is the perfect holding area for the winter.
- What sunroom doesnt have its own music system? The acoustics are excellent and it provides a great way to relax. Read a book or the newspaper, while listening to your favorite music.
- The right paint or wallpaper can make the sunroom appear bigger than it really is. Painting with lighter colors opens up the sunrooms appearance. Also try to have clear path exits to the door. Sometimes smaller sunrooms get cluttered with big furniture.
- If you have enough space, adding a nice couch to this room is the perfect match. Taking an afternoon snooze with the sunroom windows wide open and little breeze blowing through, theres nothing better.
- Having nice rugs under your furniture helps reduce noise and ties the room together. Other accessories like wall hangings and mosaics add charm to the room.
- What about exercise equipment that can be folded up and placed out of the way? A great way to get more out this room.
- An aquarium. It will defuse the natural light that comes into the room; plus, it provides an attractive feature for both kids and adults.
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Get ready to fly higher and higher in Last Robot 2 with high soaring rocket boosts and jump pads! The Last Robot 2 is a typical distance game aside from the fact that it is vertical and more action climbing than automatic.
For quick comparison think Goin Up' but without all the crazy retro references and just typical pixel art and some upgrades. You may be hearing a hint of disdain in my voice but trust me there really isn't. Last Robot 2 is a fine game and it did keep my occupied...albeit for 5 minutes. Yes, 5 minutes and that is me actually finishing the game and getting most upgrades, so you can say that this is a very quick game. Quick games are fine in theory and if done right. In fact most distance games feature quick bursts of gameplay but have a strenuous upgrade system to keep you busy for a while. Last Robot 2 did not do this and in return suffers from extremely quick game finishing rates and extremely low replay value. And that folks is the main probably with Last Robot 2.
In other areas Last Robot 2 is good. Has the typical pixel art graphics which I do love but lately are becoming kind of trite and out of style per say. Also features a minor achievement system which is always good and a multifaceted upgrade system although they are easy to buy and the game is easy to win without them. I guess you can say I'm mainly disappointed. The premise of Last Robot 2 is great and one of my favorite types. Yet not much was done to keep it interesting. More enemies/traps would have gone a long way, also a better in terms of longer upgrade system would have keep the replay value and I'd still be playing right now.


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GOLD BEACH – The city of Gold Beach had received 25,299 "cheers" online by mid-afternoon Thursday, helping it climb to seventh place – nationwide – in the Internet contest in which Curry County Home Health & Hospice hopes to win money for its programs to assist county residents at the end of life.
Lori Kent, director of the Hospice, appeared before the city council earlier this month to promote the campaign sponsored by Reader's Digest as a money-raising campaign for communities throughout the country. She wants everyone to "cheer" 10 times a day on the contest website to raise money for the hospice.
"Reader's Digest is sponsoring this. They started the contest. They'll give out about $5 million across the country," Kent said.She said when the hospice decided to enter the contest, they had to choose a town. Although they care for patients throughout the county, they chose Gold Beach because that's where their rummage marketplace is located.
When she first appeared before the city council, she said, Gold Beach was in ninth place among the 440 communities entered. By Thursday, the town had moved two places higher, she said.
To cheer for Gold Beach, go online to www.CheerForGoldBeach.com, follow the directions for registering, then click on "Cheer." Each person registered is allowed to cheer a maximum of 10 times a day, but all cheers can be made at once.
The site can also be reached at www.rd.com/wehearyouamerica.
Kent said the hospice pays rent for the warehouse they use, even though they get it at a fair price. And they rent storage buildings at the marketplace. She said they would like to buy their own storage containers.
There are a number of prizes, she said. First prize is $40,000, second, $25,000, and four others at $10,000 each.
"The top seven should be able to get some kind of prize," Kent said.
Kent said one person who cheers will also get a prize – a $35,000 package including a new car and a trip around the country. Another 10 individuals will receive prizes of $500 each.
As of mid-afternoon Thursday, Gold Beach trailed Logansport, Ind., in sixth place with 33,150 cheers, and was ahead of No. 8, Albion, Mich., which had 23,608.
Grand Marais, Mich., led all the entered cities with 113,128 cheers.


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A long road home for lost Indian boy
It took 25 years for Mother, son to find each other
When night fell and her boys still weren't home, Fatima panicked. She took a neighbor she called Uncle Akbar to the station to look for them, but most of the trains had already come and gone. They searched the nearby market where the boys would beg. She went to the fountain where they liked to play.
By morning, her body felt like it was on fire. Her mind raced.
Maybe they had been kidnapped.
Maybe they were lost.
Maybe they were dead.
She had never been on a train before, but she and Uncle Akbar rode to Burhanpur and Bhusawal, asking police if they had seen her sons. She widened her search to bigger and further cities.
She cried and prayed for their safe return at the holy crypt of the Sufi Muslim saint Tekri Wale Baba. She approached another mystic said to channel the dead saint's spirit.
"There are no longer two flowers," he said. "One flower has fallen, the other has gone to a far off place. He doesn't remember where he is from. He will come back, but only after a long, long time."
She didn't believe him. Her boys were going to be fine.
Then she ran into a police officer she knew.
Guddu was dead, he said.
The boy had either fallen off the train or been pushed. Police took photos of the mangled but still identifiable body found by the tracks, and then cremated him.
Fatima fainted.
Miserable, Saroo walked across a bridge to the other side of the Ganges, where he met another man who spoke Hindi. This man took him to a government center for abandoned children. The workers fed him, then moved him to a larger holding area, swarming with lost youngsters.
It was hell. The bigger kids picked on him. No one spoke Hindi. He tried to explain who he was, but it was hopeless.
Weeks later, a staffer told him he was moving again. He was cleaned up, dressed up and transported to the Indian Society for Sponsorship and Adoption.
This place was heaven. There were around 15 children, and no one bullied him. He even made friends. He had a comfortable bed, fresh clothes, plenty of food.
The staff hunted for his family, using the scraps of information Saroo remembered. But it wasn't enough. The government declared him a lost child.
Months went by. Then one day, a worker approached him with news.
A new family wanted him. And they lived in a place called Australia.
Where was Saroo, Fatima thought. Her happy son, who would accompany her to work sites and build little roads out of rock. Her sweet boy who insisted his baby sister sit next to him at every meal. She had nursed him through eight days of high fever after he was kicked in the face by a horse, she wouldn't give up now.
She and Uncle Akbar, a Muslim holy man, took to the rails again. He begged for food for their survival. She was repeatedly cornered by passengers, police officers and rail workers who tried to rape her. She would cry and beg for mercy, she was just a mother looking for her missing son, take pity.
They searched the train stations of Bhopal and Sikanderabad, the police stations in Hyderabad, the jails in Bombay. They visited cities three or four times, talking to anyone who might have seen her missing son.
But she never went as far as Calcutta.
She couldn't imagine he had gone so far.
Saroo was zooming through the clouds toward an island called Tasmania. He chewed anxiously on a chocolate bar and thought about the new family waiting for him. The adoption agency had given him an album with photos of his new parents, his new house, his new dad's car. His new life.
When the plane landed, he was escorted to a VIP area and spotted his adoptive parents. He was nervous and shy; they were patient and kind. They went through his photo album, then took him to his new home.
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A friend of mine brought a hacked iPhone over to my house this week. A buddy of his is buying them in the States, hacking them, and selling them in El Salvador at $700.00 a pop. I wonder if he's going to sell any at that price… there's always suckers… but the price difference is pretty steep.
As for me, it's the first time I've held an iPhone in my hands, and I must agree, it's a thing of beauty! The interface works as advertised, and the phone itself is actually a lot smaller than I'd imagined.
I made a couple of phone calls, took a few pictures, and used Safari to visit a few websites using my home's WiFi. All in all the product is pretty fantastic… but… I will not buy any of these phones yet… and my answer has nothing to do with the price difference, but rather with text-input. You see, I use my out-dated Treo 650 like crazy every day; and not just for phone calls, but for e-mail and SMS messaging.
The Treo 650 is the first phone I've had that has a functional thumb keyboard that you can actually be proficient at. I will not write the Great Central American Novel there, but for quick e-mails, short blog posts, and SMS text and/or SMS picture messages, the Treo is a godsend (although a bit large and clunky).
Because of this, one of the first things I wanted to try out on the iPhone was the text entry. Although the mechanics of it seem to work well, I mean there is no tactile feedback, and it took me a while to figure out how to type correctly (with my thumbs, like I type on the Treo… for some reason when you hold the iPhone you instinctively want to use the interface with your index fingers only) there is one very important feature that is the deal-breaker for me and that is: spell checking.
The iPhone has a built-in spell checker that, I guess, was designed to overcome the lack of tactile feedback and the fact that the screen is mostly obscured when typing and thus you can't really see or feel which keys you are pressing. The idea behind this is quite good… the execution, terrible. Why terrible? Because you can't seem to turn it off, and it's only in English. When I try to type something in Spanish, it changes my words into what it thinks is the right word. Even when I erase its suggestion, and start to type my word again, the darned thing insists that I'm out of my mind, and that what I really want to say is: (his approved Apple word).
Basically this renders the iPhone useless for me. Most of my work is in Spanish, and at it's current iteration, the phone won't do any other languages other than English. So… the wait for a localized iPhone goes on here in El Salvador. Iĺl keep you posted on the latest rumors… of which , the most believable is that the iPhone will be available in El Salvador in November with Telecom (Carlos Slim's phone company).
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:15 pm
Post subject: Briggs' FAIR GAME
I started reading the Patricia Briggs's Alpha and Omega series a few years ago, then branched out into her Mercy series. Boy, that woman can write a good book. Although I would like more romance from her latest, FAIR GAME, is excellent. It is her 4th, I think, book in the series about werewolves (beginning with the fabulous anthology, ON THE PROWL) that are now married. Anna is the Omega, a wolf who has super-human powers to calm people and to stand up to the Alpha of the pack. She is married to Charles, the assassin used by his father to remove weres that deserve killing, usually because they have become too violent to other weres or, more often, humans.
I think you could read this book without having read the others. Here is the AAR review:
I, too, would give it a B+, not an A. because I wanted more romance, found in her earlier books.
I like Briggs' series books because something always happens in a dangerous world. Although she writes about monsters, the violence is generally, not specifically or gorily, described. Actually, I actually need to amend that. This book is about a rapist murderer who tortures his victims for a week. We do see the body, very quickly described, of one of his victims, a child. I tend to be very easily spooked by descriptions of torture, but this book (and her others) didn't bother me. Her world is one in which politics intrude, where the FBI and a new gov't agency for the supernatural beings who have just come out of the closet distrust each other, as they reluctantly cooperate. I loved the end of this very satisfying book, although there are too many characters who are not well described, so I found myself flipping back to find out who someone is. FAIR GAME is not perfect, but it moves quickly and even though I spotted the murderer pretty early, I loved the ending. I just wish Briggs had shown more romance.
So, if you like paranormal books, but don't like the lusty "I must have you, right NOW!" aspects, try Briggs out. Warning: my bet is that you will be hooked.
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:56 pm
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I, too, love the Alpha and Omega series, and Fair Game was certainly a worthy entry. Even though it didn't have as much romance as I would have liked as well, author Briggs does pay so much attention to things like eye contact, and body language in this book that it kinda makes up for the lack of traditional romantic scenes (but one or two more couldn't have hurt!).
I love how Anna and Charles are so AWARE of each other.
After reading Fair Game, I went back and read the Mercy series from the beginning which I had never read. I'm so glad I did! The only problem is I read so fast I now need to go back and reread them! They are all a big jumble in my head. Very enjoyable books, but I do prefer the Alpha and Omega series because Briggs does such a good job relating Anna and Charles to each other. I just love Anna.
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:58 am
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I like both series equally.
What I wish we would see more of is Bran. That character utterly fascinates me.
Can't wait to see what happens in this world after the changes (ending) in Fair Game. It's so tough to have to wait till next spring to get our next book. (She does have two short stories coming out in anthologies but the books don't resume for a year! Yaaaahhhhh!)
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:47 am
Post subject: Briggs' FAIR GAME
I love the Alpha and Omega series too, and I second the request for more of Bran (Ms Briggs, are you reading this?).
There was enough about their relationship to keep me happy.
OTOH, I can't get into the Mercy Tompson series for that very reason - too much fantasy and not enough romance, though I agree that Briggs is a very good story teller
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:06 pm
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I'm so glad someone posted about this book. I loved Fair Game - stayed up all night reading it - and I'm really enjoying the Charles & Anna relationship. They have, as a couple, had to overcome all manner of obstacles and I'm happy Briggs respects her readers enough to give us the ups and downs in this relationship, which aren't easily solved in a few pages.
I didn't find the lack of romance through the book a problem although I was itching for a resolution of the issues through the book and I loved the way Briggs worked things out on the island, which was surprisingly playful, in some senses.
I enjoy both this Alpha and Omega series, and the Mercy Thompson books. While the world building is well developed and very clear, it doesn't feel artificial nor do I feel that Briggs downloads huge amounts of plot at her readers. Despite some of the developments in Fair Game being fairly major for the series, and fairly out there, too, I'm never pulled out of the world as a reader by things that are so annoying, I want to throw my book at the wall. Contrast: reading Ward's Lover Reborn just after Fair Game made me realise how much all those names really jhar whith thhe rheader.
The Alpha & Omega books give long-term relationship and story development the respect it deserves and feel like grown-up paranormals/urban fantasies/romances. Maybe we should call them paraurbans? Parafantasies? Maybe not...
And echoing everyone's thoughts: more Bran for me to.
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This is a subject near to my heart. I love ALL the books in the Alpha - Omega series and the Mercy series, though some plot lines are more interesting than others, but what I'd really like to see is Patricia Briggs killing off Leah, Bran's horrible mate, and replacing her with someone much more interesting.
I don't think it's much of a spoiler to note that Bran deliberately chose Leah, a woman who is so stupid that he will never fall in love with her (though they seem to have a passionate sex life). He has lost his previous mates tragically (the mother of Charles died giving birth to him, but I don't remember what happened to Sam's mother) and therefore he has chosen someone whose death wouldn't pain him in that way. Leah is nasty (just reread her first encounter with Anna to remind you) and she is jealous of his relationships with his sons, who are his peers (intellectually, that is). To me the situation is an interesting plot just waiting to happen, and I'd be very surprised if that isn't part of the author's long-term plan. It would be mine!
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I am so glad I saw this thread! I read Fair Game a few weeks ago and immediately re-read all the other Alpha & Omega books, and then the Mercy Thompson books. This installment was excellent. I loved the development of Charles and Anna's emotional relationship within their marriage. The problems they faced were such a natural off-shoot of Charles' role in the pack and of his inherent nature. He is truly lucky he has Anna!
I love the characters, the dialogue, the intricate and interwoven plots, and the World Patricia Briggs has created in these books.
I would also love to see more of Bran. His back story has been explained somewhat, but I have many questions about both Bran and Samuel.
These have become my favorite para-normals, despite their lack of Romance. Can't wait until the next in either series!
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Lynda X
Joined: 05 Apr 2007
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:32 pm
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I've only read the Mercy series and the Alpha and Omega. Has anyone read her other series? Any romance there?
Note to Misty9, as the Mercy series continues, there is more romance in each book, but never as much as the A&O.
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Joined: 22 Mar 2007
Posts: 753
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 7:43 pm
Post subject: Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
I just finished reading
Fair Game
and I am glad that I re-read the first few books first, as I had to refresh my memory of the previous plot-lines. I agree wholeheartedly with
maggie b
's review here. I think I must be very bloodthirsty as I was totally satisfied when justice was done at the end. Alistair Beauclaire is certainly an interesting new character in this world. I only read the first Mercy Thompson book and was not that drawn to the world - I must try it again, as the two series are interlinked.
What I thought was interesting was that Anna is trying to challenge the norm of werewolves not being able to have children safely (Charles' mother died giving birth to him). It's only a small paragraph in the book - but I wonder if the next book will take this further - I hope they can defy the odds and have offspring, but I don't want Anna to die!
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