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An argument between two men ended with one struck by a machete and the other pepper-sprayed, police said Wednesday.
Now, the Stockton Police Department is looking for the man who swung the machete, officers said in a news release.
He is described as 28 years old and bald, standing about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds. The man wore blue jeans and a blue jacket at the time of the attack, police said.
The suspect is accused of assault with a deadly weapon.
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OCUReads Presents Urban Farming Book Author
Oklahoma City University will host a presentation by the author of "Farm City" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Wanda L. Bass Music Center on Blackwelder Avenue and N.W. 25th Street. The presentation is free to the public.
Novella Carpenter wrote the book after she converted an abandoned field next to her Oakland, Calif., home into an urban farm. Carpenter discusses her experiences of raising chickens, turkeys, rabbits, bees, pigs and other animals on her inner-city farm.
Carpenter grew up in Idaho and Washington. She majored in biology and English at the University of Washington. She studied journalism under a professor of Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism and began writing about her interests — farming, food, the environment and culture.
She has been urban farming for about a decade. "Farm City" was published in 2009.
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am interested in the mechanism of ischaemia and reperfusion injury such as that
caused by a heart attack. Using fluorescent dyes such as TMRM it is possible to
detect changes in mitochondrial membrane potential that correspond to
mitochondrial damage.
Alternatively, by using transgenic mice expressing a
fluorescent reporter such as GCaMP2 it is possible to measure changes in
cytosolic calcium during ischaemia and reperfusion and see how they correspond
to regions of damage. Although cardiac muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) make up
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Critics of U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East strategy often complain that Obama lacks a strategic vision. This is almost exactly wrong. Obama came to office with a conviction that reducing the United States' massive military and political investment in the Middle East was a vital national security interest in its own right.
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SOUTH HARRISON TWP. — The driver of a tractor-trailer was killed Tuesday afternoon in a crash with a pickup truck at the intersection of Route 45 and Monroeville Road, Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Bernie Weisenfeld said.
The victim died at the scene, he added.
The driver of the pickup truck was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden with non-life-threatening injuries after the crash that started a fire in the tractor trailer's cab, Weisenfeld said.
Members of Ferrell Fire Co. extinguished the fire.
Authorities declined to release the name of either victim until family members are notified of the crash, which occurred just before noon.
Investigators said the driver of the tractor-trailer, which was carrying roof trusses on a flatbed trailer, was traveling north on Route 45 when it struck the pickup "broadside" at the intersection. The intersection is controlled by stop signs.
The pickup had reportedly been traveling east on Monroeville Road.
Linda Hagan, who said she was traveling behind the tractor-trailer outside of Woodstown said he was "going super fast" and was out of her sight.
She came "up over a hill" on Route 45 and spotted the tractor-trailer off the road.
"He was jackknifed into a tree and it was on fire," Hagan said.
An autopsy on the tractor-trailer driver is scheduled for Wednesday, Weisenfeld said. The matter remained under investigation Tuesday by South Harrison Township police, the Prosecutor's Office and the county Fire Marshal's Office.
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This short monograph is divided into two sections, one dealing with the causes, physiology, and treatment of acute renal failure, the other and shorter one dealing with chronic renal failure. In the discussion on the cause of both types, emphasis is placed on the prevention and the distinguishing of causes, such as obstruction, that are amenable to a direct approach. Therapy is discussed as physiological or conservative, and the various artificial means of treatment are covered. Physiology is presented in [ill]airly airly simple practical terms, and there is no attempt to satisfy the biochemist or the basic physiologist. The authors have drawn on their own experience and the important recent literature, which has been well, though not exhaustively, covered. They are conservative in their approach, and the warning against drastic measures to correct abnormal laboratory results without consideration of the clinical findings is particularly commendable. This book should serve well
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BAY MINETTE, Ala. — Online offerings for county agencies continue to expand as Baldwin's checkbook and salary list hit the Internet this month, joining the Sheriff's Office's new Facebook page.
Making good on campaign promises, Commissioner Bob James commended staff members for rapidly adding links on the county's website that offer a detailed, up-to-date look at who the county is paying for goods and services, and how much. Another new offering is a list of the county's jobs and how much each employee makes though names are not included.
Officials said the items are part of a new initiative to have "more open, transparent government" by putting information where any resident can access it online.
The county's Communication and Information Systems staff is tasked with expanding and improving the website and under specific directives built the checkbook and payroll links, officials said.
New tabs on the county's page offer links to citizen services, public records, visitors and other agency pages. Within the past year, the county added a questions option for information searches and a citizen services tab so residents can order solid waste services online.
County Clerk/Treasurer Kim Creech said some payment documents do have names redacted when legally mandated. Creech said recipients of sales tax refunds and mortgage tax refunds, for example, can't be identified according to the law. All other accounts payable documents are posted with a variety of search options available.
Commission Chairman Frank Burt said the improvements to the site offer the public "better access to more agencies," including new links to agencies like the Baldwin County Health Department, Public Schools, courts, chambers of commerce and municipal governments. There's a new link to the county's economic development organizations as well.
Web addresses www.co.baldwin.al.us and the new domain name www.baldwincountyal.gov take searchers to the same county page.
Officials said staff members are working on a new social networking page for the county as well.
The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office's School Resource/Community Programs Facebook page has been up for a few weeks, according to Sheriff Huey "Hoss" Mack.
As of Friday, about 450 people had signed up as friends of the site. Mack said he sees it as a useful tool to reach parents and the general public.
The page includes information on events, various services and everything associated with the school resource program. The site has public service announcements, videos, and the public can interact directly with the school resource officer, Mack said.
Within a week or two, he expects to launch what he referred to as a notifier page on Facebook. Postings will range from traffic information to notifications on people sought by deputies, he said.
His secretary and division heads are responsible for Facebook posts, he said.
When the Sheriff's Office debuted its updated webpage — www.sheriffofbaldwin.com — in August, Mack mentioned the possibility of later adding a Twitter account in addition to Facebook. Mack said he thinks Facebook serves just as well.
"We're going to stay with what we have" for now, the sheriff said, adding that twittering could still be possible down the road.
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At the Republican National Convention in Tampa in August, Clint Eastwood stood up for Mitt Romney and talked down to an empty chair in which he pretended an invisible President Obama was sitting.
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The Democrats have Jay-Z and Beyoncé, who raised money for Obama at a $40,000-a-head event in New York in September.


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Q: I shopped for perennials recently and noticed a USDA hardiness zone rating on the plants. What does this mean?
A: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has established temperature zones based on 10-degree increments, which helps to predict the survivability of plants during the colder months. The higher the zone is, the warmer winter temperatures are required for plants to survive. These zones were updated in January 2012 to reflect local conditions and temperature trends based on 1976-2005 historical data. For example, Fort Collins is now Zone 5b, which means that winter temperatures can drop as low as -15 to -10 degrees allowing woody plants to survive. When buying plants, look for zones that rank lower than 5b (e.g. 4a, 4b, 5a) to insure that your new purchases are appropriate for our area. You can enter your zip code at the USDA.gov website to find your zone.
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A: This is not recommended, as our last frost date is still mid-May. In fact, there is some evidence that planting in late May actually allows your plants a better start and yield fruit more quickly. According to the climate summaries for our area, our ambient air temperature for May can still be a low of 43 and an extreme low of 32 degrees. Tomato, pepper and eggplant starts are considered warm season tender vegetables and can be stunted by air temperatures lower than 55 degrees. If you do plant early, use black plastic mulch and thermal water walls to keep seedlings warm. Refer to CSU Extension Garden Notes #720, Vegetable Planting Guide, and to Climate Summary #746 to find temperature trends for the Fort Collins, Greeley and Estes Park areas, based on 1970-99 data. These can be found at www.cmg.colostate.edu.
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■ Move houseplants outdoors when night temperatures stay above 50 degrees. Place them in a shady location to avoid burning the foliage in our bright sunlight. Gradually move them to sunnier locations. If they are in clay pots they can be planted directly into the ground with the soil 1-2 inches below the rim. Moisture in the ground will transfer through the porous clay.
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WASHINGTON - For many Americans who continue to struggle to find work, the state of the union is still uncertain.
In Tuesday's address, President Barack Obama is expected to try and nurse those worries by building on a speech for the middle class that he delivered last month in Osawatomie, Kan.
The speech was modeled after words delivered there more than 100 years ago by former President Theodore Roosevelt.
"This is a make or break moment for the middle class, and for all those who are fighting to get into the middle class," Obama said in the Dec. 6 speech.
"Because what's at stake is whether this will be a country where working people can earn enough to raise a family, build a modest savings, own a home, secure their retirement," he said.
For the State of the Union address, the president will likely lay out plans to create jobs for the duration of his term.
White House aides added that Obama will focus on a new era of American manufacturing, an energy strategy focused on alternative energy and homegrown fuel, and his education plan that trains workers for the jobs that are available now.
"My principled focus, my number one focus is going to be making sure that we are competitive, that we are growing, and we are creating jobs -- not just now, but well into the future," Obama said earlier Tuesday in a video to supporters.
A theme of "fairness" and stressing that all Americans get a "fair shot," but also pay a "fair share" is also expected.
Republican opponents say that's code for tax hikes on the rich, the people GOP lawmakers say create jobs.
"The state of our union is that people are scared, that we spend too much money, and that the president's economic policies have failed," Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wy., said.
Because this is an election year, the State of the Union could give President Obama a chance to woo voters with his vision for a second term.
But Republicans say now is not the time for campaigning.
"People are nervous and scared about the future," Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., said. "And I'd like to see him reassure us that he's going to stay away from politics and deal with the nation's severe problems."
The State of the Union address takes place Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. Watch the speech at CBNNews.com and get live blog updates and analysis.
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Book Review
Practical Analog and Digital Filter Design by Les Thede, Artech House, 2005, ISBN 1-58053-915-7
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Filter design books usually fall into two categories: cookbooks and textbooks. Cookbooks offer a limited set of practical examples but don't offer much theory, while textbooks are rife with theory but are seldom practice-oriented. Prof. Thede's book belongs in neither of the above categories. It is practical, but contains plenty of concentrated background material; yet it is not a cookbook: it guides the reader through the design process without imposing a solution. A very strong additional feature is the accompanying CD, which contains an analog/digital filter-design program designed to run under Windows. Source code is also provided, so that anyone can port it or extract portions of it for different applications.
Chapter One provides a brief introduction to basic filter terminology, the necessity of using filters, and the filter design framework; then Chapter Two continues with the analog filter approximation problem. The normalized transfer functions of the four classical types of filters are detailed: Butterworth, Chebyshev, inverse Chebyshev, and elliptic. The omission of Bessel filters seems strange, but in a certain sense they are much less common than the four main classes of filters—even though they would be preferred for certain audio applications.
Chapter 3 makes the connection between the approximation world of Chapter 2, and the return to the world of real signals and frequencies, following a simple rule: Starting with dimensional specifications, generate a normalized low-pass approximation, then un-normalize the approximation to low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, band-stop. The book's software package is of course used extensively to illustrate the various design steps. Chapter 4 provides some insight into the implementation of analog filters, using active filters based on op amps.
Chapter 5 begins the second part of the book, with a brief introduction to discrete-time systems. Chapter 6 introduces the bilinear design method for infinite impulse-response (IIR) filters, followed by Chapter 7, which presents the two most common methods for finite impulse-response (FIR) design, windowing and Remez exchange algorithm-based Parks-McClellan design procedure. Chapter 8 provides basic implementations strategies for IIR and FIR filters using C. Chapter 9, the final chapter, introduces the fast Fourier-transform (FFT) algorithm, with particular emphasis on its use for implementing digital filtering. Finally, there are nine appendixes, most of which present the application programming interfaces (APIs) for using the filter design functions; they are useful for embedding portions of the code in the reader's own application.
In conclusion, this is well-written, practical book on filter design—worth having in anyone's engineering library.
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- Wool Roving- Several Colors
- (Optional) Wool Felt- You can purchase some wool felt for the rectangular background to save time if you like or make your own from the wool roving
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- Choose a background color from the felt or create a rectangular shape by needle-felting.
- You can create a rectangular shape by cutting the felt with scissors or needle felt a rectangle from the wool roving. You needle felt the outline of a rectangle first and then fill it in. Then, you tuck in the excess fuzzies around the shape of the rectangle and needle felt them into the shape. You also clean up the edges by carefully needle felting them in wearing finger protectors! Again, for instructions on how to needle felt, read this.
- Cut out a piece of cardstock the same size as your felt rectangle.
- Once you have a background rectangle of felt, make the felt shapes. Roll a bit of wool roving into a ball and stuff into your Christmas cookie cutter. Possible shapes can include Christmas bells, trees, snowmen, stars or gingerbread men.
- Place your cookie cutter stuffed with wool roving on your felting mat or foam pad and needle felt within the cookie cutter until solid. Remove the shape from the cookie cutter, turn over and continue to needle felt. You might have to flip the piece several times to felt all the stray fibers.
- Repeat this process with however many shapes you want on your greeting card, in different colors of wool if preferred.
- Once finished, needle felt your shapes onto your rectangular background. You might have to trim the edges with scissors.
- You can add any additional embellishments to your design such as sequins, buttons or ribbons with hot glue.
- For a border, attach a slighter larger background in a contrasting color to the back of the rectangle and needle felt in place.
- Handwrite your Christmas greeting on the cardstock or design and print out on the computer. You can even format a document in Microsoft Word or Publisher to make a postcard, with area for mailing instructions and no additional envelope is needed! A simple "Merry Christmas" is always acceptable! Attach your cardstock to the back of your felt using glue or double-sided adhesive.
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Can you provide pictures of these felting projects please?
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You REALLY need a photo!
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I have to admit a picture would have helped. But I'm going to go out on the web and look for something similar... Most times if someone is going to submit a project you should ask for a picture. There have been times that I got interested in an idea based on the name and either did or didn't stay interested when I saw what the actual project looked like. It seems like an interesting idea, but with a Christmas card list of over 85 families, I won't be making something like this until spring for next year. (=
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A picture would have been appreciated.
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Kim Kardashian posted an Instagram photo of her 6-month-old daughter holding her giant engagement ring from Kanye West on Tuesday, captioned: "It was an amazing year!!!"
Judging by the bling in North's hot little hand, it seems the couple's baby rocked her first New Year's Eve in style, just like she celebrated her first Christmas – with a matching, miniature version of her father's black Lamborghini.
Apparently, no driving was involved for Kardashian and her daughter, as they enjoyed a quiet New Year's Eve.
"I hope everyone has a safe New Years tonight!" she Tweeted Tuesday. "Nothing better than spending it with family & friends playing board games ;-)"
By the looks of that ring, we're guessing Kardashian, Kanye and North West played Monopoly.
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Haha that is awesome.
Anyway, I'm a little pissy about DRM right now because the Gundam Unicorn Anime I 'rented' last night for $6 from the Windows 8/Xbox Live Movies app (on the PC) won't let me play it because the DRM is blocking it even though I paid for it. *sigh*


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The QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) is a JSON-based protocol which allows applications to control a QEMU instance.
Please, also check the README file for more information.
The first example explains some important details about QMP. The others are simpler and run on top of the first one.
In all examples "C" stands for "Client" and "S" stands for "Server".
When a new QMP connection is established, QMP sends its greeting message and enters capabilities negotiation mode. In this mode, only the qmp_capabilities command works. To exit capabilities negotiation mode and enter command mode, the qmp_capabilities command must be issued:
S: { "QMP": { "version": { "qemu": { "micro": 0, "minor": 6, "major": 1 }, "package": "" }, "capabilities": [ ] } } C: { "execute": "qmp_capabilities" } S: { "return": {}}
The { "return": {} } response is QMP's success response. An error response will contain the "error" keyword instead of "return".
C: { "execute": "eject", "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0" } } S: { "return": {}}
C: { "execute": "query-status" } S: { "return": { "status": "running", "singlestep": false, "running": true } }
S: { "event": "BLOCK_IO_ERROR", "data": { "device": "ide0-hd1", "operation": "write", "action": "stop" }, "timestamp": { "seconds": 1265044230, "microseconds": 450486 } }
Main developer in charge is Luiz Capitulino. All QMP-related discussions happen on the qemu-devel mailing list.
Luiz's QMP queue (queue/qmp branch) can be found at:
IMPORTANT: This branch is constantly rebased!
In order of importance.
The qmp-commands.hx file is basically a command table. Today, with the advent of the QAPI, the qapi-schema.json file serves the same purpose. We should drop qmp-commands.hx in favor of qapi-schema.json.
This is more or less what it takes to do that:
Update Most necessary work is now part of the introspection series: http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg00369.html and the qapi branch in https://github.com/elmarco/qemu/commits/qapi
Redhat Bug 1058567 - query-command-line-options command lost some options
Developer: Amos Kong <akong AT redhat.com>
Upstream discussion:
QemuOpt is a new interface, not all the options have arguments converted to this interface. Some legacy options were lost (Upstream can accept this legacy issue). But currently some new options without arguments was lost in the return output, this should be fixed.
Problem exists in current query-command-line-options:
This is about adding a command which returns all QMP types, commands (input and output parameters) and events.
Redhat Bug 557939 - QMP: Full introspection support
target: 1.6 (failed) target: 1.8 (....)
Amos Kong is working on this:
V5: reduce the output size, improve the speed
The qapi-schema.json file contains full QMP documentation, but it's in JSON format. We should be able to generate a human friendlier doc from it (eg. a manpage).
WIP/RFC: https://github.com/elmarco/qemu/commits/qapi-doc
Basically, this would allow QMP clients to talk to qemu-ga transparently through a QMP session.
The end goal here is to drop qerror.[ch], although this also requires converting users of QERR_ macros to use plain strings.
There should be a QMP test-suite. Either in QEMU itself or externally, like in kvm-autotest (which seems to be the best option).
Our long term plan is to make HMP, the human monitor, independent of QEMU. This means that HMP code shouldn't call QEMU code other than the monitor.
To achieve this we have to split existing HMP-only commands (eg. do_wav_capture() or do_ioport_read()) into a QMP part and an HMP part, just like new QMP commands are split.
NOTE: It's not totally clear if we should add good replacements instead of just do a "dumb" conversion.
1. Start QMP on a TCP socket, so that telnet can be used
# qemu [...] -qmp tcp:localhost:4444,server,nowait
2. Run telnet
$ telnet localhost 4444
3. You should see QMP's greeting banner
{"QMP": {"version": {"qemu": {"micro": 0, "minor": 6, "major": 1}, "package": ""}, "capabilities": []}}
4. Issue the qmp_capabilities command, so that QMP enters command mode
{ "execute": "qmp_capabilities" }
5. You can now issue commands. For example, to get a list of QMP supported commands, issue query-commands
{ "execute": "query-commands" }
There's an optimization to this procedure in case you plan to use it often:
1. Install programs socat and rlwrap. If you're running Fedora, you can do
# yum install socat rlwrap
2. Add the following sections to your QEMU config file (or create a qemu-qmp.conf one):
[chardev "qmp"] backend = "socket" path = "path to the QMP unix socket" server = "on" wait = "off" [mon "qmp"] mode = "control" chardev = "qmp" pretty = "on"
3. Run QEMU
# qemu [...] -readconfig qemu-qmp.conf
4. Run rlwrap
# rlwrap -C qmp socat STDIO UNIX:path-to-the-QMP-unix-socket
You can now issue commands, rlwrap will give you readline support (including persistent history).
This script is available under the scripts/qmp/ directory in QEMU's source-tree. It automates a bit the testing work, as it can construct commands objects for you.
1. Start QMP on a unix socket
# qemu [...] -qmp unix:./qmp-sock,server,nowait
2. Run the script
# qmp-shell ./qmp-sock
3. You should get the following prompt
4. You can now issue commands. For example, let's add a new device
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At least in the township, where council members voted unanimous approval last night for 24 screens - more than any other movie theater in the Philadelphia region - at Neshaminy Mall.
Ron Winfrey, a spokesman for the developer, General Growth Properties of Chicago, said the company expected to begin construction on the 4,800-seat, $11 million theater this spring and roll the first film before Christmas.


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INWOOD - More than 15 Musselman Middle School students were given in-school suspension this week due to alleged dress code violations, according to parents and students.
The punishment should be coming to an end, however, as Principal Jim Holland decided to reverse the decision, according to a statement from Berkeley County Public Schools.
"We recognize that students' style preferences change frequently, and the Board can revise the dress code as warranted," the statement reads. "When it was last amended in 2004, it did not specifically address yoga-style pants."
Terry Shrewsberry said his daughter was given ISS Monday and Thursday because of her "yoga" pants, which she has been wearing all year.
"They're not form-fitting," Shrewsberry said of the pants in question, which are made of a cotton material and flare out just below the knees. "If they're going to change the dress code in the middle of the year, then they need to pay for this change. It shouldn't come out of the parents' pocket."
Bobby Jenkins said both her daughters were given ISS, as well. While the school sent out a text message to parents requesting they review the dress code and alerting them that violations would result in ISS, Jenkins said yoga pants were not specifically in question.
"I thought it was ridiculous," Jenkins said. "She had a big baggy ... sweatshirt on yesterday and yoga pants."
Both Jenkins and Shrewsberry reached out to school administrators, as well as BCPS, who told them they would look into the issue.
The Berkeley County Public Schools dress code, which can be found online, states pants should be worn so that undergarments are covered at all times. Pants should also not be excessively long or baggy and not have holes above the knees. While pajamas and boxers are not considered appropriate, there is nothing listed regarding recreational clothing or tightness of pants, according to the dress code.
"Because of that, the principal of Musselman Middle School has reversed his decision to prohibit students from wearing the style," the statement reads.
- Staff writer Rachel Molenda can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 215, or www.twitter.com/rmolendaJN.


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A touch of deep blue on the back of built-in bookcases enlivens this 1930s living room.
"The secret is color [which] will work wonders," advises a circa 1930 Benjamin Moore color brochure titled Fountain of Youth. "Harmonious colors of paint on walls, ceiling trim and floor with the right accents in furniture, rugs, lamps, drapes, and accessories" make for a beautiful living room. The scheme includes a light blue ceiling, cloud gray walls, French gray trim and wainscot, a black painted floor and a gray green rug. High points in color are the red upholstery and the touches of bright blue on the built-in bookcases.
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North Baldwin Utilities in Bay Minette has finalized its takeover of the water system in the community of Perdido.
Greg Colbert, chairman of the Perdido Water Service Authority, sent letters this week to nearly 340 customers that said the transfer agreement was finalized Tuesday.
Under the agreement, NBU will keep Perdido's current rates unchanged for at least the next three years.
Bills from NBU will go out early each month to Perdido customers starting in January, maintaining basically the same billing cycle as the Perdido system, officials said.
For information on NBU, visit www.northbaldwinutilities.com.
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Telluride's Women's Week Celebrates Thirty-Five Years
I just finished teaching skiing to some great ladies during the January session of Telluride Women's Week at Telluride Ski Resort. It was wonderful and since there are two more sessions this year (in February from the 7th to the 11th and the 26th to the 28th), I thought I'd let you in on some of the fun. Originally published in Masters of the Mountain 2015-2016, the new Telluride Ski & Snowboard School magazine, I'm posting my unedited version of my story below along with my own selection of Telluride Women's Week photos from this year and years past.
Women, skiing, snowboarding, instruction, wine, apps, laughs, hot chocolate, girl talk, girl power, toasts, victories, sharing, learning, shopping, dining, fun. Of course all this and more occurs on a daily basis at Telluride Ski Resort, however, it happens tenfold during Women's Week, ladies-only programs for skiers and riders interested in improving their skills within a supportive environment.
Founded by Annie Vareille-Savath, Telluride Women's Week will be celebrating its thirty-fifth year this season with three sessions: one in January and two in February. "Whenever you immerse yourself with the same instructor and the same group of people for several days, you have the opportunity to get in depth knowledge followed up with consistent feedback and the support of the rest of the group," says Annie, Telluride's veteran ski instructor who is entering her forty-fourth season. "This really helps you to progress."
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Glamping Through Breast Cancer Fears
My world shifted into a surreal-like state of uncertainty three weeks ago when I learned that I needed a second mammogram after my first one revealed troublesome findings. I was called back for a second mammo a year and a half ago, so at first I wasn't overly concerned.
This time though I could clearly see the area that the radiologist told me appeared suspicious. "Your breasts look like chocolate milk, so it's hard to see clearly," she continued. I studied the section she indicated and thought that indeed the spot in question looked like flecks of cream clumped upon my frothy chest.
My heart rate quickened despite the fact that I exchanged casual small talk with her as she performed the second mammogram. Calm down, I said to myself. There's nothing to worry about. Don't automatically think about breast cancer.
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Girl Power Extraordinaire: Women from the Telluride Ski & Snowboard School, Part One
As I ease into off-season mode, I find myself almost sentimental about all the camaraderie I share at Telluride Ski & Snowboard School. Indeed, I'm now shifting into a more solitary existence, left to fend for myself–as a lone freelance writer–instead of being part of the team that helps to make magic at Telluride Ski Resort. Within Ski School, we're very much like a family; we're part of a tribe that speaks the same language and shares many of the same passions even though we are a mix of astonishingly unique human beings.
The women at Telluride Ski & Snowboard School feel like sisters to me and over the years I've come to love many of them in my own special way. They are strong, beautiful ladies that radiate a sense of well-being that's surely the envy of many. They've chosen a lifestyle that embraces the outdoors and the physical and a profession that focuses on how to share their remarkable love of the mountains with others. These gals are hot–not so much from what they wear (although a new pair of shades is always remarked). But rather their sizzle comes from how they turn their skis and boards; or even better, from the self assuredness that those skills give them, on and off the slopes. They exude a self confidence and authenticity far superior to anything you might see on the runway or red carpet. Solid and grounded, our band of Telluride Ski & Snowboard instructors serve as terrific role models for women of all ages.
There are many gals that standout at Ski School. So I thought it would be fun to start highlighting them in posts here at my blog, a series that I plan to continue next year. This lineup is by no means all-inclusive. The idea is to spotlight some of the girl power in our special club and also perhaps to provide a few beauty tips along the way.
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A Tour of the Heart: Getting Personal
OK, time to get really personal. If you or anyone you know has experienced the pain and sadness of miscarriage, consider reading my new book, A Tour of the Heart: A Seductive Cycling Trip Through France. Sure, this story is filled with lots of fun and adventure, food and wine, romance, travel and love. But to me, one of it's most powerful messages is that there is life after miscarriage; there is hope.
People don't talk about this "m" word much. They seem to more easily relate trials and tribulations surrounding infertility/in vitro issues rather than speak of miscarriage. But the truth is there are many women (and consequently their men, too) that suffer tremendously from both the physical and mental pain of miscarriage. There was little that could console me years ago after having experienced this myself—far too many times. I'm proud that I've written a book that I strongly believe brings comfort to women (and men) confronted by such disappointment, such despair. I noticed recently that amazon includes one of the more raw scenes that deals with this subject (at the end of the second chapter) in their excerpts from my book. I felt a big WOW on that one but hopefully in so doing, it will serve to get A Tour of the Heart into the hands of people it might help most. (Thank you to Deb Dion, my copy editor, who encouraged me to dig deeper in revealing my emotions around this most sensitive matter.)
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World Cup Adventures: from Yoga to Yowza
I love travel. Yes, it can be terribly tiresome but it usually brings about some of the most unexpected and exciting happenings. Case in point: Last week I stayed at The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek Mountain, one of my favorite properties in Colorado. It was to be a stopover with my friend, Mary Dawn, on our way back from combined promotions (for my new book and her delightful alpine goods) in Denver and Breckenridge as we made our way toward Telluride, Colorado, home base for us both. I was planning to just chill and recover from almost five weeks away, soaking up all the amenities of this first-class resort. But what an adventure it turned out to be!
The stay started out quietly enough. We had both settled into our luxurious digs replete with full kitchen and glorious beds piled high with comfy pillows in a variety of sizes, half of which we wanted to take home. I padded down to The Westin's newly renovated fitness center the first morning to see how I could begin to restore myself after way too much time at my desk followed by extensive travel. This beehive of fitness fiefdom was still buzzing with activity at 11 a.m.—no wonder since it's one of the preferred athletic clubs of the Vail Valley. I peeked into their fully-equipped pilates and spinning rooms before opting for the solitude of their yoga studio where I was thankfully in time for a much-needed class. Susan, the yoga director, took special care to address my needs, those of a weary travel writer that hadn't devoted much time to being fit since last ski season ended. Thanks to her and the calming surroundings of this specially-designated yoga oasis, I felt one step closer to being whole again.
After chitchatting with the staff about all the doings at the hotel, I learned that the resort was in a flurry of activity largely due to the Audi FIS Birds of Prey World Cup Men's Race that was taking place at Beaver Creek during that period. "Yes, I saw the gates and skis piled up in the lobby when I checked in last night," I said. "I had totally overlooked the fact that that was going on. Then someone told me the Austrian team was staying here," I added.
"Come back later in the afternoon to see the athletes working out," a couple of the staffers exclaimed practically in unison. "It's quite the show—with all those good looking guys lifting weights and swirling in their hula hoops," one chuckled.
Sadly, my afternoon passed all too quickly up in my room at my laptop and by the time I sauntered down to the fitness area at 5:45p.m., all the studly dudes had left. Darn, I thought. There's nothing like checking out world-class athletes in action and I missed it.
That evening, however, on the tail end of a most enjoyable dinner at Cima, the Westin's signature restaurant and a Richard Sandoval creation, Mary Dawn wasted no time getting in on the World Cup fun. "Would you please tell those guys over there Grüß Gott?" she kindly asked the waiter. Already it was clear they were part of the Austrian ski team, so why not send the classic Austrian/Bavarian greeting from the Alps over to them? Why miss out on some Euro schmoozing? Three guys bopped over to our table and sidled into the curvilinear booth faster than you can say hooray. We enjoyed trading cross cultural stories and experiences until the wee hours of the morning. Since MD lived in Germany six years and is fluent in German, she particularly enjoyed the exchange. My French experience (eleven years in Paris) brought less to the table yet we were all in a bon vivant mood nonetheless. Fortunately our Austrian ski team companions were comprised of the director, a coach and a technician or else I can't see how they would have been able to race the next day.
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A Tour of the Heart and KOTO Love
Last year around this time, I celebrated a milestone birthday. I was grateful that I was feeling healthy and well, the most fit I'd been in ages and ten pounds thinner (a rarity for me since my weight never fluctuates). Here I am a year later having perhaps gained back five of those pounds—I don't really know since I stopped weighing myself (a good sign of maturity). And now I'm two days away from another b-day with something far more significant to celebrate—a new book!
Twelve years. Yes, twelve years. I can't believe it myself. It was twelve years ago that I began to plan a trip that would forever change my life. I actually took that trip in the fall of 2000. We all have transformative events and travels in our lives. I just happen to take a lot of notes on mine. "A Tour of the Heart: A Seductive Cycling Trip Through France" is the fruit of all that note taking and so much more." Click here to see a preview and download excerpts. I hope you'll enjoy the read. Books are rolling into bookstores now; be sure to ask for it if you don't readily see it on the shelf. You can also purchase it as a paperback through amazon now or as an eBook on kindle.
Since it's KOTO fundraising time and I love my NPR-station here in Telluride, Colorado, you can receive a free e-book with every $20. donation and a free paperback with every $30. donation. Books sell for $8. and $20. respectively. Contact me directly through this site to make your donation. Also, if you enjoy Travel Fun, my talk radio show on travel, and the podcasts of those interviews I post here on this blog, please make a pledge or donation to KOTO as well. For that also, it's best to contact me directly. Community radio is a rare breed in the U.S. and ours is almost entirely supported by caring people like you.
I will be talking about "A Tour of the Heart: A Seductive Cycling Trip Through France," on Travel Fun tomorrow, August 21, at 6 p.m. mountain time. You can also tune in on the Internet at KOTO.org at the time of the broadcast. I hope to post that interview as a podcast on this blog within the upcoming week.
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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Men. Women. Will we ever understand each other? Probably not. If we did, life would be boring. It's best just to make fun of our missteps and miscommunication. That's exactly what goes in in "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," playing at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. It's been such a smashing hit that performances have been extended through October 14, 2012.
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Reaching Out to Victoria, Paris and Wolff & Descourtis
I've been thinking tons about my friend, Victoria Wolff, lately. Perhaps it's because with the change of seasons I brought out my marvelous collection of scarves and shawls. Silk, cashmere, wool and challis wonders that exude all the charm and sophistication of Paris. My collection of them grew throughout my eleven years in Paris and I know they will be an essential part of my wardrobe until I'm old and grey. Most of these jewel-toned creations come from Wolff & Descourtis, Victoria's shop in the Galerie Vivienne, a highly-regarded, family-owned textile business dating back to 1875.


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When the peacocks plunked down $820 million for the rights to these Games seven long years ago — in what might be one of the great overbid blunders in history, not including the average National Defense Department contract — you have to figure they expected there would be a Kristi or Tara or Sasha or Sarah around to galvanize the public interest, raking in astonishing profits and making their advertisers very, very happy.
Then they found out a few months ago that the two women in the free skate competition are a pair of cute but overmatched teenagers named Rachael Flatt and Mirai Nagasu, and they've been hurling executive bodies out of Dick Ebersol's office at 30 Rock ever since.
- Martin Brodeur to be benched Tuesday for Team Canada's game against Germany
- U.S. men's hockey GM Brian Burke 'not pleased' with team's play despite victory over Canada
- U.S. women's hockey will face Canada in gold medal game after 9-1 rout of Sweden
- After exciting U.S.-Canada clash, will 2010 Games be NHL's last hurrah at Olympics?
- Politi: Bench Brodeur? Canada needs to relax and stick with the best
- Monday Olympic postcard: 'O Canada' giving tense host nation a way to vent
- Vancouver Scene: 'Doping control' most hated words for those covering Olympics
Maybe you've heard that NBC is going to lose $200 million on these Games — the collapse of key ad sectors (beer, cars, etc.) and the recession made that inevitable.
But the dubious interest in women's figure skating — usually the glamour event of every Winter Games — could make this a perfect disaster for the network, or at least dare Ebersol and Co. to turn the first non-medal collection of American female skaters since 1964 into a compelling story.
"It's probably safe to say that NBC really wanted Sasha Cohen to make the team," said Lynn Rutherford of icenetwork.com. "But she could just not make the jumps in Spokane. She wasn't competition ready, period."
Cohen, who won the silver at Turin, is still the darling of the skating cognoscenti, but she imploded at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships last month — falling awkwardly on one jump — ending a comeback that was probably unrealistic after dropping out for nearly four years.
She didn't deserve it ahead of the two who are here, that much is clear.
But it is also clear that these two — Flatt and Nagasu — while talented, won't carry the same cachet when they take the ice Tuesday and Thursday at the Pacific Coliseum.
Ten Evan Lysaceks cannot equal one Sasha Cohen, and everybody knows it.
"And that's fine," Nagasu's (and Lysaceck's) coach, Frank Carroll, said Monday night. "I think we're all a little too preoccupied with star power — star power comes only with winning. Winning the Worlds or the Olympic games, as Mao (Asada of Japan) and Yu-Na Kim (of Korea) have done.
"So because our girls didn't win them, they say, 'There's no star power.' But if one of them places here, you'll hear something very different. It's almost an ambiguous term. Our girls are very capable, very beautiful and lovely skaters. So let's see what kind of impression they make here."
Carroll is an elegant man prone to eloquent statements, and in this particular case, he happens to be right.
We find skaters admirable. Some of them look as though they are the product of The Fourth Discontinuity — that co-evolution of man and machine, where they become one of the few athletic species on earth that can overcome gravity and pain and look so elegant doing so, and conquer something so precise that the routine becomes a revelation of character.
Still, figure skating is an imperfect sport — like gymnastics, or any other judged event — which makes it a wholly unsatisfying pursuit.
How does one separate one near-perfect athlete from another by one subjective mark? Nobody understands this fatuous judging system — only that the objectivity gets iffy.
If you missed it, they claim there are safeguards for this: Since the last two world champs (Yu-Na Kim and Mao Asada) protested that judges unfairly downgraded their routines, there are now technical specialists who judge the individual elements and determine the base value of each move.
Then it's passed on to 12 judges, who rule on execution, and nine of their scores are chosen randomly, and then — just in case there's any conflict remaining — they'll unfreeze some theologian from the Middle Ages who is an expert at transubstantiation.
Yes, it's inane.
So the American girls are not expected to medal, and even Nagasu's coach likes that his skater is under the radar.
"Oh, we're having a blast," Carroll said. "We're having fun with her because we're not pressuring her to do anything. And it will be interesting to see how high she flies, because she is a very lovely skater."
Imagine that: an Olympic experience that we can all appreciate just for the poetry of motion, without any need to consult the digits on a judge's scorecard.
Because you can't quantify star power.
You only know it when you see it.
"That's cyclical anyway," Carroll said. "What goes around comes around. Let's see what happens."
If only it were that easy for NBC.
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Crop wild relatives are the natural genetic progenitors of plant species that humans cultivate and consume every day. This massive and thorough textbook covers many of the scientific efforts used to conserve and utilize these species, including in situ management, genetic and hybrid research and the prevention of natural and man-made factors that can limit or destroy crops. Specific case examples are presented from around the world, showing how agricultural science has progressed in this area, and how pollution and population growth have set this progress back. The text is dense and aimed at those already proficient at agri-science, but a more comprehensive study of crop wild relatives would be hard to imagine. Three of the six editors are affiliated with the school of biosciences, U. of Birmingham, UK; two are with Bioversity International, Rome, Italy; and one is with the U. Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain. Contributors of the 49 chapters are from many countries, and the final two chapters discuss global conservation issues.
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Club Nintendo Europe gets awesome Pikmin keychain reward
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Wii U basic model phased out at several retailers
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MT. MORRIS TWP, MI – For more than an hour, Mt. Morris Township Detective Dave Johnson listened as trustees discussed his potential as police chief and an assessment by three local chiefs, saying he might not be ready for the position.
"The board said they would go with the recommendation and the recommendation at this time is that Mr. Johnson is not qualified," Supervisor Larry Green said during a meeting on Monday, June 30.
In April, the township decided to seek a replacement for Chief Scott McKenna, who is planning retirement in October.
After deciding to seek internal applicants first, Detective Dave Johnson was the only applicant. In the last month, Johnson was interviewed by three police chiefs on his ability to lead the department.
The report, which was received in recent weeks, said Johnson wasn't prepared to lead, lacked knowledge of administrative tasks and may pose a risk to the township, Treasurer Patrick Haley said.
Johnson said he wants what's best for the township but felt "really beat up" after the board discussion.
"It's like I was being punished for being the only applicant," he said. "The letter obviously directed that I needed to brush up on my administrative skills."
Four years ago, Johnson finished behind McKenna for the chief's position and was surprised at the recent report's conclusion, but said he'll continue to work as a detective and wants to retire from the township.
During the meeting, trustees determined the report gave them three options: To hire Johnson, seek an external applicant or hire a consultant for some time, while allowing Johnson to prepare for the job.
Trustee Brian Baxter called the decision to seek outside candidates, "one of the toughest decisions," he'll have to make.
"If we go outside, there are other people that may be more qualified," he said. "I think my job is to do what's best for the township."
But Trustee Gerald Deloney and Clerk Brenda Ashley expressed frustration that board members weren't considering Johnson, who met all the requirements made by the board.
"We were elected to make all the decisions for Mt. Morris Township, not just the easy ones," Deloney said. "I don't want outsiders telling us who is good enough and who isn't good enough."
Deloney added that the decision to extend the search for a chief could have an effect on morale in the department and said Johnson should be hired on a probationary period for 18 months.
Freen said he had McKenna talk with the police unions, which said they wanted to remain unbiased through the hiring process and would support whoever the board chooses.
"Just because you meet the minimum criteria ... doesn't mean you're going to get the position," he said.
Green added that the discussion had nothing to do with Johnson's ability as a detective.
After some discussion during Monday's meeting, Deloney made a motion to hire Johnson, which failed after receiving votes from only him and Ashley.
The board then voted to seek external applicants, based on input from McKenna, who could not attend Monday's meeting.
Haley, Green, Baxter and trustees Jean Armstrong and Jacky King voted to seek the new applicants, while Deloney and Ashley voted no on the motion.


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There was perhaps no better time for Sunset Ice Cream to reopen its doors than on a fall day that felt more like summer.
That was the sort of warm Indian Summer day Jessica McDermott and her boyfriend, Brett Harer found themselves scooping up ice cream for customers once again.
"We wanted to be open at the beginning of the summer but felt blessed to be open on a beautiful day in October," McDermott said.
McDermott and Harer are co-owners of the business now operating at 2062 Lycoming Creek Road. Both are excited about running their own business and once again serving up ice cream to customers.
"It's the beginning," said Harer, a U.S. Marine combat veteran who served two tours of duty overseas.
McDermott, 23, was working at the former Sunset at 1849 Lycoming Creek Road when it closed its doors in March.
"I worked there for five years," she said. "I saw how customers liked it. I didn't want to see it end."
And so, McDermott, along with Harer, decided they would buy and reopen the ice cream business. After scouting out the area, they found their site in the Garden View Mall.
"We looked at quite a few places," she said. "We didn't want to stray too far (from old site)."
The new location, she noted, offers plenty of parking.
"I like being surrounded by other stores," McDermott added.
The business seats 18 people. She said it's a bit scary to be running her own business but feels she made a good decision.
As she took a break from waiting on customers during the first day of business Oct. 2, she said, "It's strange that it's actually happened."
She recalled all the hard work and planning it took to get the place open.
There was painting to do and the task of putting in a new floor and counter space. Harer said doing all the paper work and getting the business ready for inspection was a big task as well.
McDermott said the biggest challenge was in finding the confidence to actually open their own business.
"It's taking that leap and actually doing it," she said.
Longtime Sunset customers will see some familiar signage and employees from the former business.
John Fritz, owner of the former Sunset, will still be around to make ice cream.
Customers will have 36 flavors of ice cream from which to choose, as well as milk shakes, banana splits and other cold treats.
"I'm pretty confident," McDermott said. "Customers make it clear that they are happy it's (Sunset) still here."
Sunset will offer various specials at different times.
A grand opening for the business is being planned.
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Bernard Purdie is often credited as being "the most recorded drummer in history." I can't qualify that statement, personally, but it can certainly be stated in a factual manner that Purdie's resume is one of the most impressive of any session musician extant. His fingerprints (and footprints) are all over seminal recordings in the world of soul, funk and R&B.
Even more significant than the quantity of sessions Purdie has presided over is the fact that the man is more than likely the funkiest drummer to ever wrap his or her mitts around a pair of drumsticks. Rare is the drummer whose sense of the groove is more pronounced; even less common is the timekeeper who can make you wanna break down and cry simply through the manipulation of time and space and groove.
Purdie is at the point in his career now, at 73, where he can probably lay down these killer grooves in his sleep. But as anyone who caught his performance at Duke's Bohemian Grove Bar earlier this year can attest, Purdie is still challenging himself and the musicians on his bandstand every time he sits down at the kit.
Listing all of the recordings to which Purdie's drumming was a major contribution is not possible in this space. But here are a few of my favorite "sides" that bear the mark of "the Purdie shuffle": Miles Davis, "Get Up With It"; Steely Dan, "The Royal Scam," "Aja," "Gaucho"; Aretha Franklin, "Live at Fillmore West 1971" and James Brown, "Get On the Good Foot."
The Juke Joint Rhythm & Soul Revue featuring Bernard Purdie and Grant Green Jr. (son of the late jazz guitar legend Grant Green) will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Tralf Music Hall (622 Main St.). To make matters even more interesting, Purdie and Green Jr. will be performing as part of an ensemble comprised of some of the Buffalo area's finest soul, funk, jazz and jam musicians, among them saxophonist Eric Crittenden, bassist Jerry Livingston, keyboardist Ron Davis, percussionist Griffin Brady and turntablist DJ Cutler.
Tickets are $20 (box office) or call 852-2860. Visit www.tralfmusichall.com.
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Yeah, we knew they'd be back. Almost from its first days as a functioning unit, "sci-fi Middle Eastern funk" trio Consider the Source has been including Buffalo as a stop in its never-ending tour schedule. Over the past five years, the band's stature has grown considerably, as constant touring and stops at major festivals have exposed an ever-broadening audience to the compositional and improvisational brilliance of CTS. Led by fretless guitarist Gabriel Marin, and including bassist John Ferrara and drummer Jeff Mann, the trio's relentlessly progressive music, all filtered through a game-changing trip the three musicians took to India to study traditional and classical Indian music, is breathtaking. Consider the Source returns to Nietzsche's (248 Allen St.) at 9 tonight. Timbre Coup and Axis of Evil share the bill. Admission is $15.
Blues/R&B guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Mick Hayes will celebrate the release of his "Cafe Artistry" CD at 7:45 tonight in the Hotel @ the Lafayette (391 Washington St.). Various ticket packages are available. Visit www.eventbrite.com, or www.mickhayesband.com.
Aqueous returns to Buffalo for the first time since early September, when the band played a transcendent pair of sets to celebrate the release of its excellent "Willy is 40" disc. Since then, the band has been touring around the Northeast. For a show at 10 p.m. Saturday in Nietzsche's (248 Allen St.), Aqueous will bring one of the bands the group met on its many travels – Eastern Connecticut prog-funk ensemble Seed – to share the bill that also includes Buffalo's Off Aurora.
Ransomville returns
After a highly successful year which found Ransomville performing six shows during CMA Week in Nashville – a major industry shindig and a very high-profile series of gigs – and releasing the album "Country Is What I Am," produced by none other than country star Cowboy Troy, the band returns home for a show at 9 tonight in Hard Rock Cafe (333 Prospect St., Niagara Falls).
Things continue to look bright for the band in 2013 – Ransomville will take to the road opening for Cowboy Troy in January.
Kate & Corey country
Congratulations to local country-folk duo Kate & Corey, who won the Northeast Regional of the Texaco Country Showdown competition. Now, the duo proceeds to the fabled Ryman Auditorium in Nashville to compete in the Jan. 17 final. Kate & Corey will be one of five acts competing for a $100,000 price, and the title of "Best New Country Act."
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Among the teams recognized for excellence at Berkeley Countys recent First Lego League Competition were the Hanahan Middle School Nano Hawks. The team was honored to receive the first place teamwork award. The Nano Hawks are Matthew Peters, Kathryn Cooke, Jamie Jackson, Lory White, Mattie Rourk and Lydia ONeal. The team is sponsored by SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic, and its coaches are Soter Thomas, Robert Talbert and Sandra Parker. The Nano Hawks will compete in the South Carolina FLL State Championship on Feb. 25 in Columbia.
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Coping Mechanisms – Many Available to Help Reduce Stress or Anxiety
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Buddha's been keeping me company a lot lately. Too many things have been making me sad.
I long for enlightenment. Understanding. Peace.
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Some people turn to writing out their feelings in order to reduce their level of stress or anxiety. This is one of the very effective coping mechanisms that you can try. Chances are you will feel much better after you express your feelings on paper as it will be like getting it off your chest, which is usually a good thing, rather than keeping everything bottled up inside of you.
In this article below you will discover three coping mechanisms you can include in your life to aid you in handling stress that you are faced with. With the exception of the massages, you have total control over the others. Check it out and start lowering your stress level today.
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Unwinding yourself, as well as your emotional state, has been proven to assist greatly in the control of stress headaches, according to studies on the topic. In this article we will teach you some coping mechanisms to help you …
Here is a great video that is quite comprehensive about what causes stress in our lives, both the negative events like being fired,for example, and the positive events such as getting married. In addition it explores stress's effect on our overall health and then in the last minute of the video (for those of you who may not want to watch the entire video even though it's only 3 minutes and 14 seconds long you get a list of coping mechanisms you can implement into your life to reduce the effects of stress on you.
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Manchester police are searching for a man tied to a shooting incident.
Officers believe Dominic Stanin fired several shots at a house on Myrtle Street early Tuesday morning, but no one was hurt.
Stanin was charged with three armed robberies last March, and police say he is considered armed and dangerous.
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What are the chances that Okami HD will be discounted during the Spring Fever sale? Has it ever been lower than it's current $19.99 price point?
I'm still waiting and holding out hope for PS Plus one day - especially now that EU is getting it. I know it sounds crazy since US doesn't get a lot of what EU gets, but I am wary of buying anything I have seen on PS Plus EU unless I can get it very cheap.


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DIY: Foldable softbox
We have previously discussed a DIY softbox project but this one uses a simple, yet ingenious idea, to make them foldable and the end product sure looks professional
Distance scale on the Canon EF 50mm 1.8 MKII
The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MKII Lens is probabely one of the sharpest lenses available and for less than $80 it is really hard to beat quality/price combo.
However the two most critisized aspect of the new Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MKII
Although there is not much we can do about the built quality of the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MKII, but we sure can make our own distance scales for it.
DIY free digital white balance filter ExpoDisc like
ExpoDisc is a very popular digital white balance filter but somehow expensive.
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7. Use this white balance for all other shots in that place
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Wirewalker Nik Wallenda made history Friday night, completing the first ever high wire trek across Niagara Falls in just over 25 minutes.
It took him just over 25 minutes to walk the two-inch wire that stretched about four football fields, from the American side to Canada.
Walking 200 feet above the water, he braved wind gusts and a blinding mist kicked up by the falls. Once on the Canadian side he hugged his family and presented his passport to immigration officials.
The journey completed a lifelong dream for the wirewalker, who comes from a famous family of performers. Wallenda's grandfather, Karl, formed the 'Flying Wallendas,' which became famous for their daring high-wire acts.
Wallenda said his family also passed along its strong Christian faith.
"I grew up in a born-again Christian family, a (B)ible-believing, God-fearing family," he told the Toronto Sun. "That's the way I was raised, and I find comfort and peace in that."
Throughout his walk across Niagara, Wallenda could be heard thanking God for His peace and strength.
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Communication on teams can be tricky enough when you're with coworkers or fellow students here in Seattle. But add in cultural and language barriers and suddenly you find yourself on a steep learning curve. As we, the SEWA Manager Ni School, got settled in Ahmedabad and in our SEWA office, it started to become clear that our initial expectations of project communication needed to shift and thus we would like to share some of our observations to help future groups better communicate with their SEWA Clients.
- Direct the meetings: Before we left, it was easy to assume in our excitement that we would have ample opportunity to meet with the SEWA Manager Ni School (SMS) team members and that information would be available in a snap. However, the women at SMS are working very hard to create and facilitate training programs for women throughout Asia and are constantly being pulled in different directions. After our initial meeting, we quickly learned that scheduling future meetings was a must; we could not assume that someone would be immediately available when a question arose. Furthermore, it was helpful to prepare a thorough meeting agenda beforehand with questions and desired outcomes to maximize our meeting time. We needed to be much more direct in our communication style and say exactly what was needed and when. Once we realized that we were the ones driving the meetings, we were able to adapt our communication style to reach out desired outcomes.
- Clarify terminology: One of our earliest realizations came when our SMS Managers were asking us for a break-even model to use when assessing various activities in which the Community Centers could engage. From our business background, we assumed they wanted us to develop a model which would show when the costs and expenses were equal – where the total revenue and total costs curves would meet. We also assumed that from this, they would want to anticipate the profit they could make from their pursuit of an activity. Upon inquiry, we discovered that they weren't interested in making a profit; they wanted to operate debt-free, a completely different objective. Their use of the word "Sustainable" was also misleading coming from our background: we assumed that by sustainability, they wanted to become self-sustaining. However, that was not their goal: they wanted to look for continuous sources of income to cover their programs, whether through private or government grants. Again, this changed our objectives. We learned that it was important to clarify terminology to better address their objectives and understand their needs.
- Ask. Ask again. Ask some more; ask different people; ask in different ways: Before we left, we were told about the graciousness of the Indian culture and how it can be difficult for some to say no when asked a question or favor. Throughout our time in Ahmedabad we experienced both of these traits. First, each day the SMS team was incredibly generous in hosting us for lunch around the table, a daily tradition. All of the women were so proud of SMS and eager to share the results of their work and dedication. We loved hearing about the success stories of the Centers but were also curious about the programs that weren't working as well as expected. As we asked more detailed questions about the Visavadi CBLRC, the responses would occasionally be brief but said with a positive head nod. To get the real picture – or rather a more complete picture – we learned not to push the question further right away but instead return to the subject during a later conversation, sometimes with a different person. Often, this would give us the information we needed. We tried to find the balance between understanding different communication styles while also getting the information we needed. Being aware of these differences but also working to find common ground helped to build our relationship with the SMS team.
We've all heard the adage "communication is key to any relationship", and this is true no matter which continent you're on. While communication proved to be challenging, it also served as a great learning experience.