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Charles and Ray Eames are two of the most famous chair designers in the world. Their contribution to modern chair design is unparalleled. The Shell chair, which was one of the first industrially-manufactured plastic chairs, comes in a wide variety of styles, including a version with an armrest and an office version (pictured here).
The original Emeco Navy 1006 (pronounced "ten oh six") chair caught the attention of famous modernist architects including Frank Gehry and Norman Foster. Knock-offs can be found worldwide but the authenticity of the Emeco chair is easily verified by finding indentions on the backside of the chair. Today, the company still manufactures the same 77-step design with recycled Coca-Cola bottles. Photo by Armando Bellmas.
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A Brighter Yesterday: Science and Technology of the 20s and 30s
Fri Jun 21, 2013
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Oddball Films and guest curator Lynn Cursaro present A Brighter Yesterday: Science and Technology of the 20s and 30s. Using gorgeous educational and mesmerizing promotional films, plus cartoons and sci-fi; we look at the many faces progress between the wars, whether purely scientific or not. Sun Healing (1930s), a jaw-dropping forerunner of the infomercial, pitches an ominous health device that's "safe" to use on your own children. Take a good look at opium with Dream Flowers (1930s) featuring beautiful, meditative microphotography of a cross-section of an opium poppy. Associated Oil promises to Deliver the Goods! (1939) at the 1939 San Francisco World's Fair. Science goes horribly wrong in both the stunning horror classic The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and the Ub Iwerks Willie Whopper cartoon Reducing Creme (1934). The gruesome Battle of the Centuries pits ants against termites in a miniature war with maximum action. Basic physical principles are the focus of Invisible Forces (1920s), and the visuals of capillary action in sugarcubes will tantalize and mesmerize. Tree innards are explored in the sugary and contemplative Maple Sugar and Syrup (1920s). Dadaist Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray play with perception in the surreal experimental classic Anémic Cinéma (1926), a visual cacophony of hypnotic puns. You can be assured of purity in both your mass bottled milk with Science in the Creamery (1920s) and your makeup in the kitschy and marvelous Accent on Beauty (1930s). Plus, the curator will apply baking sciences to supply delicious home-baked pies and treats!
Date: Friday, June 21st, 2013 at 8:00PM.
Venue: Oddball Films, 275 Capp Street, San Francisco
Admission: $10.00, RSVP Only to: 415-558-8117 or
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Sun Healing: The Ultraviolet Way (c. 1930s, B+W)
A Los Angeles firm tried to sell the healing powers of the sun with this sinister-looking hand-held lamp. Trust us, it's safe, requires just minutes each day and its great for the whole family! The before-and-after shots and flimsy statistics are bolstered by scenes of ordinary folks gracefully waving the miracle product over themselves and their children. A jaw-dropping must-see parody of itself.
Accent on Beauty (1930s, B+W)
A luscious travelogue! Those bottles and jars filled with the promise of loveliness are a serious business, requiring both big scary machines and delicate hands. Exotic ingredients, precise manufacturing methods and skilled technicians come together to make de luxe miracles for milady's dressing table.
Bride Of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1935, B+W, excerpts)
The most beautiful horror film of all time! It seems like everything that scares us about science gets the prefix Franken added to its name, and why not? The sparking machinery and the flashes of madness are among the highlights in this spine-tingling condensed version, but nothing can steal the spotlight from the monsters fierce maiden fair.
Invisible Forces/Science in the Creamery (1920s, B+W)
In Invisible Forces, surface tension and capillary action are demonstrated using sugarcubes, soap bubbles and a couple of genuine ordinary people of the 1920s, whose film careers ended here, were pretty sure. Even as food distribution methods were scaling up to feed a growing America, the rigorous practices and strange machines of Science in the Creamery assured viewers they could count on sweet, wholesome moo-juice in every bottle, every time.
Reducing Creme (Ub Iwerks, 1934, B+W)
When a jar of a miracle slimming potion falls on Willie Whopper, the world becomes even more perilous in this swinging cartoon treat. Good thing Willie has a plan!
Anemic Cinema (Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, 1926, B+W, Silent)
I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.
-Marcel Duchamp
The only film to come from the founder of the Dadaism movement (artistic and literary movement from 1916-1923) Anemic Cinema is an abstract and annalistic film short containing rotating circles and spirals interlaced with spinning discs of words strung together in elaborate nonsensical French puns.
"Duchamp used the initial payment on his inheritance to make a film and to go into the art business. The film, shot in Man Ray's studio with the help of cinematographer Marc Allégret, was a seven-minute animation of nine punning phrases by his alter ego Rrose Sélavy. These had been pasted, letter by letter, in a spiral pattern on round black discs that were then glued to phonograph records; the slowly revolving texts alternate with shots of Duchamp's Discs Bearing Spirals, ten abstract designs whose turning makes them appear to move backward and forward in an erotic rhythm. The little film, which Duchamp called Anemic Cinema, had its premiere that August at a private screening room in Paris." -Calvin Tomkins
Dream Flowers (1930s, B+W)
Beautiful time-lapse photography is used illustrate the opium poppys life cycle, from eager bud to the gracefully shedding of its bounty of seeds. Watch as these innocent flowers are processed into the scourge of the East, all deliciously narrated in crisp BBC English.
The Battle of the Centuries (1932, B+W)
In this early educational film, we get a front row seat to the fiercest battle one log has ever seen! We follow the life-cycle of those disgustingly fascinating wood-munchers, termites, up to when they must lay their lives on the line to battle their mortal enemies, marauding bands of hungry ants. Simultaneously riveting and repellant, this film was produced by Standard Oil not long after the advent of sound.
Deliver the Goods (1939, B+W)
In anticipation of the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition in 1939, the fine people at Associated Petroleum were dreaming of an American West criss-crossed by smoothly purring motors. The wonders of natural beauty are best appreciated by car and the Associated wants to service yours!
Maple Syrup and Sugar (1930s, B+W)
Even with its exploration of the maple trees anatomy and glimpses of a quaintly modern processing facility, this selection from Eastman Company's Kodascope lending library is barely a science or an industrial film. As with the best ephemera it captured much more. The primitive maple tapping camps and hardy maple men evoke frontier life with a haunting immediacy. Youll never look at the sweet golden syrup the same way again.
Plus! For the Early Arrivals!
Manufacturing Beaver Steel Wool (1930s, black+white)
James H. Rhodes was a steel wool maker to the world, and boy are they proud! The history of steel wool is also recounted in some delightful set pieces that might be cheesy but are never abrasive.
About the Curator
Lynn Cursaro is a local film blogger. Over the past two decades, she has worked in research and administrative positions a variety of Bay Area film organizations. The Castro Theatres monthly picture puzzle is of her devising.
About Oddball Films
Oddball films is the film component of Oddball Film+Video, a stock footage company providing offbeat and unusual film footage for feature films like Milk, documentaries like The Summer of Love, television programs like Mythbusters, clips for Boing Boing and web projects around the world.
Our films are almost exclusively drawn from our collection of over 50,000 16mm prints of animation, commercials, educational films, feature films, movie trailers, medical, industrial military, news out-takes and every genre in between. Were actively working to present rarely screened genres of cinema as well as avant-garde and ethno-cultural documentaries, which expand the boundaries of cinema. Oddball Films is the largest film archive in Northern California and one of the most unusual private collections in the US. We invite you to join us in our weekly offerings of offbeat cinema.
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Baldness and its ramifications have been in the news quite a bit lately: Just this month, new research found that male pattern baldness is associated with a 30 to 40 percent increased risk for heart disease and, for African-American men, an apparent 69 percent increase in prostate cancer risk.
But women also experience hair loss, clinically known as alopecia. They make up 40 percent of hair loss sufferers, according to the American Hair Loss Association — and nearly 80 percent of all women will experience some thinning or loss by age 60. With those numbers in mind, what follows is a guide to what women need to know about hair loss in midlife and beyond.
What Causes Hair Loss?
It is normal for healthy women in midlife to lose as many as 50 to 100 hairs per day, but if you think your comb is pulling out more strands than usual or that your hair has thinned, one of a variety of health concerns could be disrupting that natural cycle.
"Our age, hormone changes and heredity all can lead to hair loss," says dermatologist Marcy Street of Okemos, Mich. "These are things we can't change."
About 30 million women will experience hereditary hair loss, or female pattern baldness, at some point in their lives, according to the American Academy of Dermatologists. That depletion most typically occurs following the hormonal changes of menopause, specifically decreased levels of androgens.
Women (and men) can also suffer situational hair loss, brought on by stress, poor diet, smoking or a bad reaction to hair care products or treatments. "When our body undergoes stress — whether physiological, emotional or hormonal, it can manifest as hair loss," Orit Markowitz, a dermatology professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, told Next Avenue. Nutritional stress, such as crash dieting, can lead to hair loss as well, she added.
Styling and chemical treatments are among the major culprits, Street says. Coloring treatments employed to hide gray hair, including bleaching, can harm some scalps. And women who style their hair in tight ponytails or braids can suffer traction alopecia, which causes thinning and loss around the hairline and in spots where the hair is pulled too tight, stressing follicles. "But if you catch it early and move to looser hairstyles and less pulling, the damage does not have to be permanent," Street says.
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At first glance, the concept of Valentine's Day wine is kind of a silly subject. Drink what you and your loved one like. That said, sometimes I like to play with themes.
When I first started to think about this, I was all about Les Amoureuses, a Premier Cru vineyard directly next to Le Musigny in Burgundy. Le Musigny is the smallest Gran Cru vineyard in Burgundy, and wine produced from those vines are hardly accessible to most people. I believe they produce the most perfect expression of Pinot Noir I've ever had – unless I have to pay for it.
Les Amoureses is just next door. So "the lovers" are situated next to the "queen." I say "queen" because that appellation is all about gorgeous and feminine red fruit, as well as all the other incredible variables that make fabulous Burgundy what it is. The French word for queen is reine, not Musigny, so please allow me poetic (ish) license.
At some point, though, we have to come back to earth.
Therefore, my choice for a gorgeous, accessible Valentine's Day wine is Loveblock Pinot Noir from Central Otago in New Zealand.
This is a medium-to-full bodied Pinot Noir with stunning balance and personality. At about 10% of the price of my beloved Amoureuses, it's a wine to make love, oops, to love. Whether you're peeling someone a grape, having a six-course meal or just – you know …. You should find this wine works on so many levels.
It's elegant but full bodied. Simple but dominating… Yummy but (hmm) yummy.
Obviously, the name has some resonance, but it's the wine that nails it. This is what I call – and love – a "dirty" Pinot Noir. When you dip your nose into the glass, you'll find yourself immersed in a funky, dirty, sexy wine. It's dirt; it's earth; it's wet leaves; it's funk; it's gorgeous fruit.
The wine offers stunning acidity that compels you to go back for more, slightly drying fine-grained tannins for added structure, a firm mid-palate, long length and lovely mixed berry flavors – along with that earthy, dirty quality. Sex in a bottle anyone?
You can find it in Manhattan at Vino Fine Wine and Spirits, ; as well as Zachy's in Scarsdale and Bedford Wine Merchants in Bedford, NY. In Manhattan expect to pay about $40 per bottle. In Westchester you'll find it closer to $32.
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Week 23 - Total Weight loss = 48.2lbs
Sunday, December 04, 2011
I wasn't going to weigh in today. I want to wean myself off the scale by cutting down to every other week, but I stood in the bathroom arguing with myself this morning and decided to weigh after all. I think I am going to continue weighing in every week since I decided to participate in the second weight loss competition and because I just like knowing how good I am doing. It is easier to see what works and what doesn't when you can see the weight loss for each week. Ok, at least that is going to be part of my excuse to weigh in.
Well I got on the scale this morning and found I weigh 270.4lbs. I wish I could have lost that extra 0.6lbs so I could be under 270 but that's ok. I have 4 more weeks to lose 10.4 lbs in order to meet my goal of being at 260 by New Years. I need to lose pretty much the same amount of weight for the next 4 weeks to meet my goal. My PT knows my goal so he is going to push me to help me reach it. If I can end the year under 260, I will be ecstatic. But 260 is my reasonable, attainable goal. 259 is my next weight loss reward weight, that would be awesome to reach too!
Some good news! I have surpassed the amount of time I spent on SP the first time around. The first time around, I only managed to make it to week 22 before "falling off the wagon." I am now in new territory with nothing to compare myself to. I am happy about that. It feels like I made a break through of some sort. Now I am heading into the unknown. I was a little disappointed to see that by week 22 the first time, I was at 49.8lbs lost where at week 22 this time around, I was only at 45.6lbs down. But I am actually ok with it when I think in terms of the long run. Last time, I didn't really change my eating habits, I just cut down on the portions. This time I am trying to increase my veggie and fruit intake as well as lower my carbs and fat and increase my protein in order to have more balanced meals. It's a slow process, but slow and steady wins the race.
I totally blew November, but I am determined to make December much better. I am still quite heavy and should be losing more then 10 lbs a month. So having only lost 4.4 lbs in the month of November is inexcusable. Time to get back on the ball. In 7 months, I will be going on a cruise to Mexico and want to be comfortable enough with myself to wear a bathing suit to the pool. I want to be comfortable enough with myself to just have fun and be carefree without thinking people are looking at me and judging. I need to put up reminders. I am going to look for travel brochures and pictures of cruises and put them up on my bedroom wall as a constant reminder. Maybe that will help me make the most out of the next 7 months.
As for my competition, since we had originally chosen to weigh in only every other week (well I did, I didn't know they were going to follow), I don't have their percentages. I will have them next week.
Cindy: 0.95% (wish it was at least a full percent but oh well)
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Sarah: N/W
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It's so easy to compare before and afters with numbers when you have lost a significant amount in the past. But remember that woman who lost 49 at week 22 then quit. You are now a woman who lost 46 at 22, and you're no where near quitting. 3 or 4 pounds difference on the scale, HUGE difference in your mindset and goals. You are working with a personal trainer, you are making nutritional changes that will help you your whole life...everything seems very right and on target to me. You should be very proud!
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Almost fifty pounds? That is astounding and inspirational! You can do it!
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Wow I think what you have lost to date is just amazing you must be so proud to see that number almost 50 pounds gone you go girl you handle your and congrads on the weight loss
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SEATTLE - The finish for the women's hallmark Class Day Regatta event had neither the drama nor post-race discussions that defined their male teammates.
Instead, the seniors put together a tactful and complete row to cruise to victory in The Seattle Times Women's 8+ race on Saturday morning on the Montlake Cut. Stroked by Kerry Simmonds, who earned a U-23 gold medal this past summer, the seniors took control of the race at the halfway point and won with a time of 6:28.00, more than two seconds faster than the juniors (6:30.40)
It was the second straight victory for the seniors in the Class Day Regatta, and a meaningful one for this particular group, who had never won a Class Day race their three previous years. This was the motivation throughout the week as the seniors looked to complete their Husky careers with some Class Day silverware.
Thankfully, the seniors could revel in their win without any of the dramatics that were associated with the title race with the men's crew team, which had both leading crews stop short before the finish line because of an inadvertent horn from the sidelines.
"I thought both the featured races were really good races," said women's coach and rowing director Bob Ernst. "They were neck-and-neck all the way down. That's all you can hope for on Class Day; that you get some really good races and the kids get tested."
Because the senior class was limited in size, the boat had the chance to draft student-athletes from the freshmen class. Showing off skills that would please general managers in the region, the seniors took for freshmen who are competing for spots on the varsity (in women's rowing, freshmen are allowed to race with the varsity crews). And while the boat lacked cohesion that comes with growing as a class, they were able to create enough speed in the middle of the race to pull away.
"It was important for us because it was our last chance," said Hanne Trafnik. "A lot of people in our boat have improved so much (over four years at UW). In a way I was pleased that we had a shot to win this year because we never really had a chance before."
The sophomores finished third with a time of 6:44.20, while the freshmen - handicapped from having their best rowers selected for the senior boat - came in fourth at 6:56.30.
Trafnik credited Simmonds for her command of the boat as the stroke, setting the right tempo and starting the sprint at the halfway point that allowed the seniors to cruise ahead. Simmonds was later voted team captain by her peers in the post-race ceremony, and is in the hunt to stroke the varsity 8+ next week at the San Diego Crew Classic. If this was a public audition for the role, she acclimated herself well to the stage.
In the prelude to The Seattle Times Women's 8+, a "classless" boat stroked by Roosevelt High School product Elisabeth Odland dominated the four-boat field in a time of 6:55.95.
The Seattle Times Women's Eight
Lane 1 - Seniors (6:28.00)
Shell: Jean LaFromboise
Cox - Katherine Mahoney, stroke - Kerry Simmonds, 7 - Hanne Trafnik, 6 - Camilla Anderson, 5 - Kira O'Sullivan, 4 - Leslie White, 3 - Ruth Whyman, 2 - Kirstyn Goodger, bow - Sarah Velling
Lane 3 - Juniors (6:30.40)
Shell: Jan Harville
Cox - Ariana Tanimoto, stroke - Victoria Nenchev, 7 - Haley Yeager, 6 - Sydney Collins, 5 - Sky Pearman-Gillman, 4 - Erin Lauber, 3 - Ailish O'Sullivan, 2 - Veronica Tamsitt, bow - Adriene De Leuw
Lane 4 - Sophomores (6:44.20)
Shell: Hunter Simpson
Cox - Kelly Bell, stroke - Carlie Elledge, 7 - Monique Moore, 6 - Marie Strohmayer, 5 - Madison Culp, 4 - Allie Struzyna, 3 - Kayla Fencl, 2 - Alina Bischin, bow - Lana Harshman
Lane 2 - Freshmen
Shell: Irma Erickson
Cox - Madeline Johnston, stroke - Madeline Cordner, 7 - Margaret Dobrowolski, 6 - Anna Shortley, 5 - Margaret Misner, 4 - Helen Jeffries, 3 - Katie Woodman, 2 - Maja Chelstowska, bow - Rochelle Curdes
Women's Varsity/Novice Challenge
Lane 1 - Classless (6:55.95)
Shell: Peter Fisher `42
Cox - Hannah Fjortoft, 3 - Lindsey Kim, 2 - Chelsea Lueth, bow - Alexis Pong
Lane 2 - Mixed (7:10.20)
Shell: Gretchen's Gold
Cox - Katie Krzyzanowski, stroke - Hannah Lauber, 7 - Alyssa Johnston, 6 - Kelly Nielsen, 5 - Krista White, 4 - Sidney Erickson, 3 - Emily Clary, 2- Kari Morgan, bow - Zoe Vais
Lane 4 - Mixed (7:16.38)
Shell: Jean Granger
Cox - Aya Shimizu, stroke - Lauren Fritts, 7 - Aimee Snow, 6 - TBD, 5 - Madison Shipley, 4 - Jesse Havens, 3 - Tamra Martin, 2 - Kelsey Jackson, bow - Lindsey Will
Lane 3- Novice (7:18.97)
Shell: Lois Kipper
Cox - Juleigh Duke, stroke - Stephanie Halamek, 7 - Maryann Watson, 6 - Alexandra Uhrich, 5 - Ashley Price, 4 - Cassandra Bongiovanni, 3 - Kayley Luhrs, 2 - Amanda Tenzler, bow - Timiah Bezovics


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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa spirit squads announced the Winter Collegiate Prep Clinic will be held Dec. 1, 2013, in the UI Field House's North Gym. The clinic is for individuals looking at pursuing co-ed cheerleading in college, and it is open to all high school juniors and seniors and current college students.
Clinic content includes: co-ed stunting, tumbling, motion technique and overall collegiate crowd leadership. The cost of the clinic is $40 per person.
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College Hockey:Motte stops 16 as Ferris State blanks Michigan State
EAST LANSING, Mich. — For Michigan State, it was a game of missed opportunities. For Ferris State, it was a matter of weathering the storm.
The Bulldogs beat the Spartans 2-0 on Saturday and outshot their former CCHA foes 22-16, in spite of a power-play differential that favored Michigan State. It was junior CJ Motte's seventh career shutout and his second against the Michigan State.
"Even though the goalie gets credit for the shutout, I did think it was a team shutout," said Ferris State coach Bob Daniels. "Probably one of our better games from start to finish from a defensive standpoint and from the standpoint of puck management.
"We've been winning up to this point, but in a lot of games we're leaning on CJ Motte because we're turning pucks over, we're giving up a lot of shots, we're playing sloppy. Tonight, I didn't think that was the case. I thought we played pretty solid, from beginning to end."
The Bulldogs took the early lead on freshman Chad McDonald's fourth goal of the season, a snipe from the crease that beat Jake Hildebrand on the glove side at 8:28.
Junior Justin Buzzeo's eighth goal of the season at 5:34 in the second period on a five-minute power play made it 2-0 after two; Buzzeo was served a sweet cross-crease pass by Gerald Mayhew to set up that marker.
In spite of three power-play opportunities in the first period, the Spartans were able to generate only six shots on goal in the stanza and in the game, Michigan State had six man advantages to Ferris State's two.
"Obviously, we were having trouble getting set up, and once we did get set up, it was like we either got a bad bounce or threw it a little bit too far," said Michigan State captain Greg Wolfe. "It's something we need to work on and get better. When you have so many in a row [and not scoring], they're gaining momentum and you're losing momentum. You're not getting any chances.
"We just need to figure out a way to get pucks to the net. They did a good job clogging up the shooting lanes. They're really aggressive, which made it harder for our guys to get shots, made it harder for our guys to make passes."
Entering Saturday's game, the Spartans had the 49th-best power play in the nation, converting at 13.8 percent.
The Spartans were 0-for-6 on the power play and the Bulldogs 1-for-4.
"We were in the box quite a bit, and the penalty kill I thought did a great job," said Daniels. "It was very solid. Certainly, we didn't want to be in the box as much as we were."
Motte finished the game with 16 saves, Hildebrand with 20.
The fourth-ranked Bulldogs (14-2-3, 10-0-2 WCHA) next play in the Mariucci Classic (Jan. 3-4). The Spartans (5-9-1, 0-1-1 Big Ten) will play in the Great Lakes Invitational Dec. 27-28.
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In 1992, Jaleco published Rampart on the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console. Prior, the video game had been in arcades and on several other systems, including home computers and portable machines alike. How well would the strategy title transition to work on a direction pad?
Rampart, in a sense that would be consider loose in contemporary context, is a real-time strategy game. The object is simply to survive. The player(s) must defend his or her fort or fortresses against a certain number of turns in which an opposing team's onslaught of cannonballs threaten to destroy the walled rampart structures. The player is also armed with cannons; however, while the opposition gets to fire from the mobile platforms of seabound ships, the player must make do with stationary guns from within the fortifications.
Thus, play follows in a phase-based rhythm: Place cannons. Exchange fire. Rebuild walls. Lather, rinse, repeat until victory or annihilation. The result is a product without many direct peers, sure to tickle the fancy of some while confounding the sensibilities of others.
But the true beauty of Rampart is the elegant interchange between each of the phases. Placing cannons within the castle walls may seem like a simple exercise (and can be, when you have limited your own placement choices), but close observers will note that the gun positions will actually affect the timing of later firing. In other words, cannons closer to the shoreline will be able to more quickly fire upon attacking vessels, while those placed farther away will lob longer shots.
The focal point of Rampart is probably the real-time exchange of arms fire. Sinking ships is addictive, as is the fulfillment of a great shot. Difficulty in this task is determined by amount of enemy ships, their varying speed that increases in later stages, and their types. The double-masted will drop off land marauders that can disrupt repair placements, while special "golden"-yellow ships fire flaming volleys that wreak a special sort of havoc on the ramparts.
The player controls the targeting by moving crosshairs with the D-Pad, while firing with the A button. Placement of cannons and reparations are done very similarly, and all phases take place within a time limit. While this is a fairly smooth operation overall, one cannot be blamed for lusting after a mouse or even a trackball.
Although, for some, perhaps the richest reward is to be found in the placement of walls. See, Rampart provides the player with a limited time, but unlimited pieces, presuming the player can place them efficiently. As they are generated randomly, they come in several shapes and sizes; from a single square block, to a U-shaped piece, to the classic L shape and other forms recognizable from Tetris. In other words: Puzzle-game fans will find a quiet sort of contentment in maximizing their square mileage, in order to give themselves more room for cannons.
Those who are poor at this particular skill should beware, then: The game ends if the player cannot form a completely blocked-in formation around his or her castle(s). Game Over, medieval castellian bro. But with success comes advancing points, further territories, additional missions, and tougher assignments with added ships, marauders, etc. All in a day's work for the keepers of castles.
Rampart straddles a fun little line between having visuals that are too plain to be considered exceptional, yet executing them with an admirable sort of mathematical precision. Really, given the restrictions of the NES in resolution, color palette, and moving sprites limit, what takes place on the television screen throughout Rampart is actually a sort of impressive. What this game may fail in terms of awesomeness, it achieves in clarity, and that should be enough.
Ominous drumbeats and celebratory horn salutes can be heard, along with requisite ditties denoting the passage of time, the ill of defeat, and quick notes of light triumph. At times, the 8-bit strain comes with a bit of static, and none of the compositions operate with much in the way of flair. There are no jaw-dropping anthems here, no trendy chiptune beats and synth work to drool over decades later. Nay, listeners, just a competent rendering of the expected themes, as cool as those drums can be.
Honestly, Rampart plays like something that could have been successful on the Atari 2600, what with its free joystick and single button. And, surely, there have been games somewhat like this before, even if not exactly. As far as the NES library is concerned, though, there is not much like it. It has that "quirk charm" to it, in that some payers will not realize they have been craving this particular experience until they try it for themselves, whereas others will pass it up.
Overall, Rampart is a neat, clean concept, with a cool medieval theme, done to the best of its ability given the hardware at hand, and good for some replay value through the fun strategy of gradual conquerment. "Conquerment" is not even a word. Two players can even play at this game, by the way, and the total result is good enough for three stars out of five.
Overall rating: 3/5 Stars.


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Cornel Rasor for Bonner County Commissioner.
Sounds like a plan. We went to our first forum in Blanchard on April 25th and it was successful! People out in the rural areas of Bonner County understand freedom and personal responsibility very well. I explained the direction I would take county politics and it was very well received. Folks are tired of business as usual. Big budgets and little in the way of freedoms. We are told how we can build, when we can build, what we can build and whether or not we can do it on our own land. We pay our share and much more for nothing but another layer of bureaucracy that offers little to nothing in the way of protections. The people of the county are waking up. Hard times are coming and county government needs to shrink. (So does the state and the Fed but as a commissioner I will only be able to effect change at the county level). Next stop - Blue Lake Forum at the Blue Lake Grange Hall - 9541 Eastside Road - Priest Lake.


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At one time, it was cigarettes making the headlines, along with pics of damaged smokers and their lungs. Then came word of e-cigarettes as a safe alternative, but they eventually got a bad rap, too. Now it's marijuana that's hit the front pages.
Call it what you will-- pot, weed, Mary Jane, bammy or any of its other nicknames--attitudes toward Cannabis are changing dramatically and in some places, so is the law.
Popular and versatile, marijuana can be smoked in a hand-rolled cigarette called a joint or in a pipe or water pipe, aka a bong. Some folks, though, choose instead to empty out a cigar and fill it with a mix of week and tobacco, and that's known as a blunt. Who knew, right? And, of course, it's also edible, as in cookies, brownies, candies, even beverages.
And what makes it such a hit, no pun intended? Among the hundreds of chemical compounds in the Cannabis plant, the one called tetrahydrocannabinol, otherwise known as THC, is the standout. It acts on cannabinoid receptors in the brain, and the result? A feel-good high that's potentially addictive.
That's because those receptors happen to be in areas of the brain associated not just with feelings of pleasure but also:
- Thinking
- Concentration
- Coordination and movement
- Sensory and time perception.
Then there's the fact that the weed available today is not the same as that smoked by folks back when. Indeed, the potency of THC has actually doubled since 1968—and that's a red flag, especially for the younger set.
Says Dr. Paula Riggs, director of the Division of Substance Dependence at the University of Colorado School of Psychiatry, "It has a similar effect on the brain reward system as other drugs of abuse like heroin and cocaine."
Don't let that fact be obscured by all the recent politicking of pot amid the rush to follow Colorado's and Washington's lead in legalizing it and this from Obama: "As has been well-documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked. I don't think it's any more dangerous than alcohol."
Unfortunately, this rather unpresidential proclamation has compounded drug-related problems for parents across the country, as they struggle to keep their kids on the straight and narrow. As a Norristown father confided: "Like it's not hard enough. When I caught my son carrying some of the stuff on him, he actually said to me, "What's the big deal, Dad? The president says it's okay."
It's really not okay, though, and many experts concur that Obama is wrong when he claims marijuana is just a bad alcohol-like habit, and here's why:
In the short term, marijuana can lead to:
- Rapid heart rate
- Increased blood pressure
- Red eyes
- Dry mouth
- Increased appetite
The risks don't end there, though; in fact, long term use can result in:
- Impaired thinking
- Memory problems
- Panic attacks and other psychological problems
- A weakened immune system
- Impaired lung function when smoked
Moreover, because it affects spatial perception, marijuana impairs driving. Users can also lose their ability to concentrate when behind the wheel and experience slower reaction times, as well. The upshot: an increase in accidents.
Then there's this from Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse: "When you smoke marijuana, you cannot memorize or learn as you should. And if you're at high school, and you need to be educating yourself, that's going to put you at higher risk of doing poorly at school. The other issue is that the younger you start smoking marijuana, the higher the risk not only to becoming addicted to marijuana, but it also appears to increase the risk for addiction to other drugs in adulthood."
In fact, research suggests that 9% of users become addicted, and that figure rises to 17%--or 1 in 6—for those who start at an early age and between 25% and 50% in daily users. Says the government's own drug abuse site: "Thus, many of the nearly 7 percent of high-school seniors who (according to annual survey data) report smoking marijuana daily or almost daily are well on their way to addiction, if not already addicted (besides functioning at a sub-optimal level all of the time)."
Nevertheless, the movement to legalize marijuana has plenty of minions. Indeed, an October Gallup poll found that 58% of respondents favor it, a 46% increase since 1969. In addition, 38% admitted having tried it.
Some in Pennsylvania want in, too--here where we have some of the strictest drug laws in the country. Governor Corbett would like to keep it that way, but the push is on. In fact, in a recent poll 69% of Pennsylvanians favor legalization in the U.S., with just 30% opposing it.
Enter John Hanger, a Democratic candidate for governor of the commonwealth. He definitely has visions of legalization dancing in his head, right there along with votes. He has already been endorsed by the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws, whose communications director, Erik Altieri, had this to say: "For Democrats in primaries, it has become an issue that sets you apart and gets you votes because there is overwhelming support for legalization. Soon enough, politicians are going to be stumbling over themselves not only to support this but to say who supports it more."
Daylin Leach, the Democratic state senator for the 17th district, is on board, too. He and Mike Folmer, a Republican, have put forward SB1182 to allow the use of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania for the treatment of such illnesses as cancer, glaucoma, seizures, and muscular sclerosis for those 18 and older. Not surprisingly, a recent poll finds that 81% here favor such a move. It is currently under debate in the capital; Governor Corbett remains opposed.
Meanwhile, legalization is the central plank in Leach's current bid to be the next representative from the 13th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. As he put it, "You know the Wayne Gretzky line, 'I don't skate to where the puck is, I skate to where it will be.' Well, most politicians want to skate where the puck already was."
To that end, he's also the sponsor of Senate Bill 528 which would legalize marijuana for recreational purposes—and, of course, tax it and regulate it, too. Those taxes would be set on a par with those for alcohol. The net result: about $550 million in tax revenues and law enforcement savings.
Thus, the state of the union in January, 2014.


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This morning we went and visited some friends of ours who are building a huge house in the hills above Redwood City here in California. We got a tour of their mansion to be. It's going to be truly awesome when it's finished in about 15 months. It's at the stage now where the framers are busy getting all the wood for the three levels of the house put together.
So this means they have a large bin of wood scraps, offcuts, pieces that they don't need. Wood! For free! So I reversed the mini-van up, and loaded the back full of sheets of 1/2 to 1 inch plywood, and many large chunks and planks of solid wood.
"What are you going to do with all that?" they ask. "Projects" I reply. My wife gives me one of those, well-it-is-Fathers-day-tomorrow looks and politely humours me.
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The Garden Has Veggies!
Our plants are beginning to produce vegetables. Most are still too green or small to eat, but we're excited about the prospect of eating our own veggies soon.
The squash blossoms are as beautiful as lilies to me.
I believe we have 3 rather large squash and they're almost ready to eat.
I've had to cut back the territorial squash plants so they don't overshadow the jalapenos.
The eggplants are producing tons of little purple guys on each plant.
Our tomatoes have lots of little green tomatoes. A horn worm attempted to attack the plants, but it seems that a very helpful group of birds took care of him.
I can't wait to show you what we do with all of our garden bounty. Enjoy your day.
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Welcome to today's Saints Mailbag, the first in a series of files this week. The recent news about progress in CBA talks appeared to spur excitement among fans. Our inbox was stuffed with questions about free agency and the upcoming season. I'll try to get to them all in the next few days.
Meantime, here's today's Q&A:
Q: The current cornerback group is really deep and young. How do you see the final roster playing out with Robinson in his second year and Patrick coming in with some decent credentials. Who on the current roster do you see on the outside looking in? A related question is whether you believe Robinson in the eyes of the coaches is ready for a significantly increased role this year? Joe, Jacksonville, Fla.
A: Joe, I think the Saints will own one of the deepest and most talented groups of cornerbacks they've ever had this season. Greer and Porter are obviously entrenched as starters. But I really think Johnny Patrick has a chance to win the nickel job. He's a very underrated prospect, and I don't say that just because he went to my alma mater, the great University of Louisville. I think Patrick could follow in a long line of standout Louisville corners in the pros, from Frank Minnifield to Dwayne Woodruff to Ray Buchanan to Sam Madison to William Gay. Patrick was a top recruit when he came out of Daytona Beach, Fla. Florida recruited him to play corner but he wanted to play receiver and chose Louisville so he could play in then-coach Bobby Petrino's high-powered offense. Once Petrino left, Patrick wisely made the switch to corner, where he excelled. My point is this guy was good enough to start at Florida but circumstances dictated otherwise. He and Robinson give the club two quality young athletes. The staff remains high on Robinson and, with a year under his belt, he'll definitely have the inside track for the nickel spot. Robinson is one of the fastest players on the roster and started to really shine down the stretch once he became more comfortable with the scheme. That said, Patrick impressed the veterans during the offseason program and I expect him to push Robinson all the way. And let's not forget veterans Randall Gay and Leigh Torrence. Both have played a lot of good football over the years, are solid leaders and great fits in the locker room. Gay, however, has salary issues. He's due a $3.5 million base salary and likely will be asked to take a pay cut to remain on the roster. If he fails to win one of the top four spots, he might be a victim of the numbers game. The club's fifth corner will need to contribute on special teams and that hasn't been one of Gay's strong suits over the years.
Q: Any news on Shaun Rogers? Did he join the team at Tulane? How does he look (in shape)? How big of an impact do you think he will make on the defense? Kelvin Verrett, Jr., Hartford, Conn.
A: Kelvin, are you related to proud New Orleanian and ESPN anchor Stan Verrett? Just curious. Rogers hasn't been around much this offseason. He didn't attend the Organized Brees Activities at Tulane and has done few if any interviews with local reporters. That said, he could be the biggest - no pun intended - "get" of the offseason. He is potentially a dominant player, a Pro Bowl talent when he's in shape and motivated. He's expected to start alongside Sedrick Ellis and immediately upgrade the interior rotation. Scouts, Inc., gave Rogers a grade of 89 in the 2009 season, the year the Saints won the Super Bowl. That was higher than any player on the Saints roster except Drew Brees (93), higher than Jahri Evans (86), Jabari Greer (85) and Will Smith (85). So, as you can see, the talent is there. It's just a question of tapping it. The Saints believe they can get the best out of Rogers. They wisely signed him to a low-risk one-year deal, which should keep him motivated. They key for Rogers is his conditioning. Like most nose tackles, he must stay in shape to be effective. He's battled weight issues throughout his career and was suspended four games in 2006 reportedly for taking an appetite suppressant. He brings plenty of baggage with him but the Saints have fared well with similar moves in the past. They believe the winning culture of their locker room will keep Rogers motivated and in check.
Q: Will Junior Galette get any playing time this year after the drafting of Cam Jordan? Corey, Raceland.
A: This will be a big training camp for Galette. Assuming everyone is re-signed, the end position is going to be crowded. Because of his lack of experience, production and credentials, he'll need a big camp to earn playing time in a rotation that includes veteran starters Will Smith and Alex Brown and Jordan. Potential unrestricted free agents Jimmy Wilkerson and Jeff Charleston also could be re-signed. Seventh-round draft pick Greg Romeus could also be in the mix. Galette has his work cut out for him, but that's not to say he can't do it. Earlier in the offseason, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams singled out Galette as one of the players he's most excited about entering 2011. Galette probably has the most pure speed and explosiveness off the edge of any end on the team. His problem has been mastering the system. The learning curve from Stillman College to the NFL is steep. Consequently he struggled at times with his assignments. In his second season, he should be more comfortable and ready to compete for playing time. Because of his relative lack of size and inexperience, his best bet to play early will be as a situational rusher in passing situations.


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Mahmood, M., Fejleh, P., Karmakar, A., Fejleh, A., Xu, Y., Kannarpady, G., Ishihara, H., Sharma, R., Li, Z., Ghosh, A., Trigwell, S., Hardcastle, F. D., Casciano, D., Selvaduray, G. and Biris, A. S. (2011), Enhanced Bone Cells Growth and Proliferation on TiO2 Nanotubular Substrates Treated by RF Plasma Discharge. Adv. Eng. Mater., 13: B95–B101. doi: 10.1002/adem.201080072
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Titanium implants are well known for their biocompatibility, especially if bioinertness is desired, due to the TiO2 native oxide which is thermodynamically and chemically very stable. One of the major problems with this material involve its inability to induce enhanced cellular adhesion and proliferation on its surface without complicated structural approaches, leading to the possible lack of bone-implant interfacial interaction and rejection. In order to potentially improve osseointegration of such implants self-assembled vertical and ordered nanotubular TiO2 arrays were fabricated by electrochemical anodization and were plasma treated under O2, N2, O2 + N2, and He gaseous environments and their properties analyzed by various analytical procedures. Osteoblast bone cells (MC3T3-E1) were grown on TiO2 nanotube-arrayed substrates and their proliferation was analyzed and quantified. Oxygen and nitrogen plasma treatments were found to significantly improve the proliferation of the bone cells over the TiO2 nanoarray substrates, with the O2 + N2 combination yielding the most significant improvements. These findings may be explained by the interactions between the cells and the changes in the surface chemistry induced by the O2 and N2 groups introduced by the plasma discharge treatment onto the TiO2 surfaces


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My X server seems to be faulty, but I don't know why. I had some problems last week with a new motherboard, but they seemed to be resolved. Today, I updated Kubuntu and restarted, but my Viewsonic VX900 LCD monitor shows the splash screen for several seconds, then displays the message "Out of Range"
I have tried various kernels in Grub, some in recovery mode, most do the same thing. No key combinations bring up a shell prompt like I expect.
The one exception was a very old kernel, that would only mount the file system as read-only, so I can't fix up the xorg.conf file.
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IT Governance: What the Board & Supervisory Committee Need to Know to Manage the Credit Union's Information Technology Assets
Fraudsters are constantly evolving. As defensive measures improve, tactics are changed to evade them. This session will use statistics from global information security studies combined with first-hand experience with network-penetration assessments and hacker forensic investigations to provide attendees with up-to-the-minute trends and practical advice to improve information security. Information security is a fundamental process requiring ongoing management to create the proper organizational culture.
After this session attendees will:
This informative session is designed for credit union board and supervisory committee members, senior management, internal auditors, and IT management.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER – Randy Romes, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Randy Romes has been a consultant at CliftonLarsonAllen since 1999 and brings a strong background in computer technology, physics, and education. As a Principal in the Information Security Services Group, Randy leads a team of technology and industry specialists and is responsible for the continuing development of the open-source, Unix, and Windows applications used in security audits.
Randy has been involved in developing numerous leading-edge hacking/testing methods and security service offerings. He is an active member of the conference planning and selection committee for the Minnesota Government IT Symposium, the longest running government IT conference in the country. A featured speaker at national information and security management conferences, Randy holds multiple certifications, a Master's in Educational Technology from the University of Saint Thomas, and a Bachelor's in Education from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
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BR 44 – Heavy Freight Locomotive Performed Herculean Service for Many Years
What an impressive sight! 44 1378 and a BR 52 with just five small freight cars but it's a very impressive shot.
Much like its lighter brethren, the BR 50/52, the BR 44 heavy freight locomotive used by the Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft (DRG), the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) and the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) was a success story from beginning to final mustering out. Its design goes back to 1927 and its use went into the early 1980s. That's a tough act to follow. This machine was built in numerous variations but always retained the 1'E (2-10-0) axle configuration and its 20 ton axle loading.
Affectionately known as Jumbo in Germany, the BR 44 also must have made quite an impression on the SNCF because in 1946 the French produced this engine as the 150X. They were used primarily to haul many a freight train in the 2,000-ton range.
BR 44 – Standard Locomotive 1927 – 1982
The BR 43 and BR 44 were part of the DRG's standardization plan for general locomotives. Ten examples were built in 1927. Of the two, the BR 43 proved very economical to operate and therefore it continued in production but when the demand for faster freight trains was upon the DRG, production of the three-cylinder BR 44 took precedence.
In 1937, Krupp, Henschel and Schwarzkopff delivered the so-called intermediate BR 44 (44 013 – 065). These machines had boiler pressures of 16 bar and cylinders with the bore smaller by 1.97 in. (50 mm). In place of the copper fire box, they used steel fire boxes.
Engine 44 066 was the first standard locomotive of the BR 44 series. A major change was in the actuation of the third cylinder. Instead of an eccentric disc, the cylinder was powered by a crankshaft axle.
Procurement continued through the second World War albeit in a simplified version. Thus the BR 44 became the BR 44 ÜK (Übergangs Kriegslokomotive or transition war locomotive). In France, 226 BR 44s were built but these never reached DRG service. In 1949, LEW Berlin-Hennigsdorf assembled 10 engines (44 1231 – 1240) from parts still in hand and these went to the DR. The boiler for these were made by Frichs inDenmark. By then the BR 44 had reached the status of having the longest production run for a single type with 1,989 engines having been built between 1927 and 1949. At war's end, 1,242 went to the DB and 335 to the DR.
DRG From 1933 to 1962
In 1932, the DRG evaluated eight different locomotives to determine if boiler pressures of up to 25 bar would be advantageous. Engines 44 011 and 012 were selected to be fitted with new boilers and changed from three cylinders to four. St 52 steel was used for the boilers and several different steels were selected for the fireboxes. To speed the heating and circulating of the water both engines were modified with firebox water chests based on the American Nicholson design.
During evaluation at LVA Berlin-Grünewald, the water chests bulged and leaked and thus they had to be removed for modification. Then, in tests, the two engines demonstrated extremely low steam and coal consumption, levels not previously reached by the DRG. The tests showed that 20 bar is the maximum boiler pressure that could be reached with the Stephenson-type tube boiler. In 1935 boiler pressure of the two test engines were lowered to 20 bar and in 1939 to 16 bar. Engine 44 011 was in DB territory at the end of the war but was removed from service on December 13, 1950 at Bw Kornwestheim. Engine 44 012 found itself in East Germany in 1945 and it was sent to Bw Halle for use as a braking locomotive. It was mustered out on March 14, 1962.
Conversion by the DB, 1950 – 1968/73
After the war the DB made it a point to take all the single types, oddballs, if you will, out of service. It is not economical to maintain parts somewhere for a locomotive of which there is only one example. Simultaneously, the DB conducted trials on various methods that might be used to make existing locomotives thermally more efficient. It was anticipated that the results of these trials would pave the way to the construction of new and better boilers.
Under these ground rules, engines 44 239, 241, 242, 244 and 246 (Schwartzkopff 1939) were fitted with new welded boilers with a 23 in. (585 mm) long firebox and multiple valve superheated steam regulator. The locomotives were also the first German engines to be outfitted with automatic stokers and shaking gratings. These advances were used under license from the U.S.. Five more engines, 44 433, 475, 629, 1174 and 1210, also received the new welded boilers and feedwater preheaters at Henschel. The stoker-equipped locomotives where phased out between 1964 and 1968. 44 443 and 44 629 were mustered out in 1966 but 44 1174 and 44 1210 lasted until 1973. In 1955 engine 44 475 became the first German locomotive to be retrofitted for oil firing. Thirty-one more were similarly converted from 1958 to 1960.
Conversion by the DR; 1951 – 1975 (coal); 1961 – 1981 (oil)
The BR 44s that the DR inherited and that were then commandeered by the Russian forces to move war booty to points East proved too much for the Russian train crews. They were not used to what was really a pretty complex locomotive although they had little difficulty dealing with the simpler BR 52 and BR 42 Kriegsloks. In the end, they returned the BR 44s to the DR saying thanks but no thanks.
Yet, the DR also experienced a major problem with the 44s. It wasn't their complexity because the crews were experienced enough to deal with that. The problem was the coal. Not all coal is good coal. East Germany had little, if anything, in the way of what is called "Steinkohle" or bituminous coal. East Germany had what is called "Braunkohle" or brown coal, a coal with a much lower heat content. Braunkohle is manufactured by pressing powdered brown coal or lignite into briquettes. These briquettes are relatively fragile and shoveling them into the firebox easily broke them. Then glowing broken pieces fell through the grating into the ash pit. At times it was necessary to empty the ash box while away from the locomotive servicing facilities. Hot, glowing coals dumped on tracks with wooden ties are not a good combination.
There was way out. The DR renewed its interest in the possible implementation of coal dust firing. The project, headed by Hans Wendler, proposed the feeding of the coal dust from the tender to the firebox by means of a pneumatic system.
In 1951 locomotive 44 506 was fitted with a system to accomplish this. Side-by-side tests with the conventionally fired 44 1416 showed that under the same conditions, the coal-dust fired machine was clearly more efficient. Based on this, a total of 22 BR 44s were then converted. The last one of these modified Loks was taken out of service in 1975.
While coal dust firing made for greater efficiency, there were some distinct disadvantages. One was the distinctly dangerous episodes from prematurely ignited coal dust. There were reports of flashbacks from the firebox. Then there were the ever increasingly layers of coal dust that seemed to cover everything including train crews. The reality is that dust is dust and that it makes for a big mess. Maybe that's why East Germany seemed to have a uniformly gray appearance.
In 1959, engine 44 195 became the first DR locomotive to be converted to oil firing and production engines were delivered starting in 1961 ending in 1967. The production run totalled 94 engines with about half receiving entirely new boilers. All went well until about 1980. Then the oil crunch hit. The initial oil contract with the Soviet Union was up for renewal. By then even the Soviets had adjusted the price of their crude oil to coincide with world oil prices. The DR could no longer afford the Soviet crude and had to take its oil-fired BR 44s out of service by the end of 1981. In the 1982/1983 period 58 of the oil-BR 44s were rebuilt to for coal firing. Seventeen of the engines would up as mobile heating plants and eight were made into steam generators retaining only the boiler and a set of wheels. A rather inglorious end to a fine locomotive.
A Word about Tenders
The BR 44 came with a great variety of tenders. The standard coal tender was a 2'2'T32 or 2'2'T34. (The T-number indicates the amount of water held measured in cubic meters.). Some had 2'2'T31.5 tenders. The 2'2'T32.5 Kst was the coal dust tender and 2'2'T34 Öl was for oil. Some BR 44s also used a tub tender 2'2'T24 Kst for coal dust.
LEW = Kombinat VEB Lokomotivebau-Elektrotechnische Werke "Hans Beimler" After 1990, LEW Hennigsdorf, GmbH. Combine for Locomotive Construction and Electric Technology.
LVA = LokomotivVersuchsAnstalt. Locomotive testing facility.
|Year introduced
|Axle configuration
|Service class
|Continuous output
|1,910 hp
|Maximum speed, forward
|50 mph (80 km/h)
|Maximum speed, reverse
|31 mph (50 km/h)
|Maximum tractive effort
|95.0 tons
|Cylinder bore
|21.6 in. (550 mm)
|Piston stroke
|26 in. (660 mm)
|Locomotive service weight
|109.8 tons
|Tender service weight
|72.8 tons
|Tender coal capacity
|353 ft3 (10 m3)
|Tender water capacity
|1,200 ft3 (34 m3)
|Boiler pressure
|16 bar
|Overall length including tender
|74.2 ft (22,620 mm)
|Wheel diameter, pilot truck
|33.5 in. (850 mm)
|Wheel diameter, drivers
|55.1 in. (1,400 mm)
|Fire grating surface area
|48.4 ft2 (4.5 m2)
|Steaming surface area
|2,561 ft2 (238.0 m2)
|Superheating surface area
|1,076 ft2 (100.0 m2)
|Henschel, Schwartzkopff
|Number built
|approx 2,000
Das grosse Typenbuch deutscher Lokomotiven, Weisbrod, Bäzold, Obermayer, Transpress, Berlin, 1992, ISBN 3-334-70751-5.
"Baureihe 44 – Unvergessene Schwarze Giganten," Märklin Magazin, 1/96, p. 64.
"Jumbos Unter Dampf – Die Baureihe 44 bei der Reichsbahn der DDR," Eisenbahn Magazin, 7/87, p. 26.


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MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School girls' lacrosse team started and finished strong against visiting Burr & Burton on Monday, but in between had to stem a Bulldog rally to win, 18-11.
The 7-1 Tigers remained in first place in Division I heading into games at Champlain Valley (5-2) on Wednesday and at home vs. rival South Burlington (5-1) on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Saturday will bring a rematch of the 2011 D-I final, won by the Rebels, and an April 17 game at SBHS, won by the Tigers in overtime.
VERGENNES — Back in January, guitar-playing 16-year-old Vergennes resident Matteo Palmer knew several things that turned out to be related.
Those were that he enjoys attending and volunteering for events at the Vergennes Opera House, the theater had in recent years found it more difficult to make ends meet, and Grammy-winning southern Vermont resident Will Ackerman had become one of his guitar idols.
VERGENNES — At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, Vergennes officials and residents will take what could be one of the final steps on what has been close to a five-year journey.
Then, in the city fire station's basement meeting room, aldermen will convene a public hearing on new zoning regulations proposed by the Vergennes Planning Commission. A copy of the laws is posted at vergennes.org.
Planners have been working on those zoning laws since Vergennes adopted its award-winning city plan in October 2009.
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VERGENNES — There's no older adage in baseball than pitching and defense wins games.
The Vergennes Union High School baseball team has Exhibit A to prove it's true: The Commodores' 1-0 win over visiting Missisquoi on Thursday.
Junior pitcher Devin Hayes tossed a two-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking none, while his teammates played flawlessly in the field.
FERRISBURGH — A Ferrisburgh fire that started just before 11 o'clock on Sunday night burned to the ground the rear of a rambling Route 7 structure and badly damaged the rest of it. The conflagration destroyed many valuable tractors, cars and equipment stored there, and it is forcing a marine sales and service business renting a storefront — Eriksen's Crow's Nest Marina — to relocate.
MIDDLEBURY — Visiting Montpelier ended the Middlebury Union High School girls' tennis team's three-match winning streak on Monday, 6-1.
The inexperienced Tigers, who dropped to 3-2, were playing without three absent singles players against a team whose only loss had come against Division I title contender Champlain Valley, 4-3.
VERGENNES — Vergennes Union High School was recognized last week for its ongoing efforts to establish Proficiency Based Graduation Requirements (PBGR) as the norm for its students to receive their degrees.
VUHS and its middle school have been inducted into Vermont's "League of Innovative Schools," according to the state Department of Education.
FERRISBURGH — A fire that started at about 10 o'clock on Sunday night burned to the ground the rear third of a Route 7 building in Ferrisburgh and badly damaged the rest of it. The conflagration destroyed many valuable tractors, cars and equipment stored there, and it is forcing a marine sales and service business renting space there — Eriksen's Crow's Nest Marina — to relocate.
BRISTOL — For five-and-a-half innings on Saturday, the host Mount Abraham and Middlebury union high school baseball teams battled on even terms in a crisp game that stood at 3-3.
Then, in the sixth, things started going wrong for a Tiger team that had been playing well enough to win three straight road games and enter the day at 3-1.
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March 9, 2012
Box Score
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Back-to-back ninth inning home runs lifted the No. 1 ranked Alabama softball team to a 3-1 victory over Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Sophomore pitcher Jackie Traina went the entire nine innings Friday night at the UK Softball Complex.
Freshman Danae Hays ripped a two-out solo home run in the ninth and junior Courtney Conley followed suit with a homer of her own to help keep Alabama unbeaten and improve to 19-0.
Traina allowed just one run on two hits and struck out 14 in the nine inning winning effort. The sophomore improves to a perfect 11-0 on the season.
Alabama banged out 10 hits and was led by Conley who improved her season average to .667 after going 3-for-4 on the night. Junior Kayla Braud also collected three hits while senior Jazlyn Luncford added two hits and a stolen base.
After Kentucky took a quick 1-0 lead on a solo home run in the first the Tide got going in the fourth inning. Sophomore Kaila Hunt drilled her first career triple to right-center and then Lunceford hit a flare to right to score Hunt and even the score.
The extra inning victory was the first for Alabama since it downed Kentucky, 2-1, in the SEC Tournament in Knoxville, Tenn., in 2009.
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mom is on Amazon.com...
By robs on Nov 15, 2007
My brother Aram just sent email to me that mom has a book on Amazon.com:
Judy Tuwaletstiwa: Mapping Water (Hardcover)
Very, very cool.
My brother Aram just sent email to me that mom has a book on Amazon.com:
Judy Tuwaletstiwa: Mapping Water (Hardcover)
Very, very cool.
Thanks for the props, I appreciate seeing my name on your blog, that is really cool! love ya!
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Way cool! I couldn't tell from the Amazon page what kind of book it is. Is it a novel?
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hi melanie,
here is something i wrote about "mapping water" recently. it might be helpful. warm wishes, judy
I started Mapping Water in 2001. In time, I realized I was working on a memoir, but not one based on the events of a life. Instead, it was a memoir based on an evolving language of words and images that could give rise to the elusive threads of collective and individual memory that weave the elemental fabric of a life—our common human experience.
Mapping Water is laid out in a traditional linear format: the pages are to be experienced sequentially, starting at the beginning. At the same time, the material forms a language related to dreaming, a language that asks for a layering of associations in the non-linear logic of metaphor, intuition and poetic perception.
I invite you, the reader, to enter the waters of Mapping Water and to let the currents carry you.
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