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Does the thought of "cleansing" or "detoxing" make your stomach grumble? Or maybe you've tried a juice cleanse before and loved the new skinny you, but the moment you took a bite of real food, you packed on the pounds again.
Believe it or not, eliminating toxins from your body, kick-starting a healthy lifestyle change, clearing up problematic skin, improving digestion, or just feeling more energized doesn't have to (and shouldn't) be based on starvation. In fact, the right foods can be your best medicine.
Certified health coach Rebecca Sadek is co-founder of Urban Detox Club, a food-based detox program that promotes healthy eating habits for long term. "Most of the popular cleanses on the market right now are liquid-based and can be extremely restrictive," says Rebecca. "We have created a program where you can detox your system and still chew. We instill change that lasts a lifetime in our clients -- not quick fixes."
If you're not sure if you should try a detox, this handy list breaks down some of the symptoms that might garner a whole body reset. During any detox, you'll eliminate inflammation-causing foods from your diet. This might include dairy, animal protein, caffeine, alcohol, sugar, wheat and processed foods. So you'll be eating cardboard for two weeks instead, right? Think again. "There are so many delicious foods that you can eat while detoxing, but my top three are probably kale, quinoa and avocado," Sadek says. Detox-friendly meals will take a little extra creativity (and chopping skills) compared to nuking a Lean Cuisine, but your body will thank you for the clean fuel you're giving it. And don't underestimate the versatility, texture and tastiness of clean, wholesome foods! Guacamole, strawberry-banana smoothies and even sweet potato fries and dark chocolate (seriously!) are excellent choices for clean eats.
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Literally translated, the phrase "hasta la vista" means "until the sighting". Bank of America Wednesday gave investors more hasta than vista when it came to a long-awaited settlement with the government over mortgage securities.
Expectations had been running high after Citigroup this week reached a $7 billion deal with the Justice Department. But while Bank of America's second-quarter results included $4 billion in additional litigation expense, there was no settlement.
Investors' disappointment reflected concern an eventual deal could prove more costly than expected, or lead to yet more outsize litigation charges. Bank of America had already taken a $6 billion charge in the first quarter. A report Wednesday that the Justice Department had rebuffed a $13 billion settlement offer from Bank of America added to those worries. The government is said to have initially sought $20 billion.
Angst over the lack of a deal eclipsed other aspects of the results. Bank of America settled litigation with American International Group for $650 million; that action had initially sought $10 billion. Plus, while a deal with the government could still prove costly, it won't be ruinous. And an accord, if and when one is reached, would mean Bank of America has finally put nearly all major mortgage-related litigation items behind it.
That will allow investors to again focus on the bank's underlying business. This showed some strength in the second quarter. Loan quality continued to get better, while equity underwriting revenue jumped 44% from a year ago and the bank's regulatory capital position improved.
Yet, like peers, Bank of America continues to face a challenging mortgage and markets environment that is hampering revenue growth. And until investors have more to cheer on that front, fear of unknown litigation risks will weigh on them.
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Pacific Crest analyst James Faucette joined the growing crowd of analysts prophesying the embattled Canadian phonemaker Research in Motion, Ltd.'s (
) demise, saying he expects the new operating system will get "a lukewarm response at best" from consumers. He points to a foreign interface and a lack of apps as key deterrents to potential adoption.
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RIM CEO Thorsten Heins admits that his company is struggling, but he views BB10's chances in a far different light,
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, although RIM has not revealed when actual product will land in stores. The release is quite belated; RIM had hoped to launch BlackBerry in early 2012, but the launch date slipped more than once.
But Mr. Heins, who became chief of the struggling firm in Jan. 2012, is convinced that the unique features of BB10 will win over consumers and make it worth the wait. He points to UI features that he argues his larger competitors -- namely Google Inc.'s (
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) iOS -- lack, such as swipable transitions between apps and in-frame previews of emails.
He also takes issue with his rivals calling their security "good enough", but not great. He comments, "There's this high-level security that you cannot walk away from, and then there's 'good enough' security."
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To RIM's credit; it has done a fairly good job
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) Windows Phone platform. Coincidentally, Mr. Heins previously set the modest goal of being "third place" in the market, a goal that would require beating back Microsoft.
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layoffs of 5,000 employees
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Mr. Heins did offer up some new details about the framework for the BlackBerry 10 launch and RIM's survival bid. He says RIM will trim an additional $800M USD to $1B USD from its operating expenses by the end of March.
As for the launch, he says it will be preceded by special in-depth preview workshops with his company's
top 50 enterprise customers
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The Geneva Environment Network (GEN) is a cooperative partnership between over 40 environment and sustainable development organizations based in the Geneva area, including United Nations offices and programmes, specialized agencies and NGOs. UNEP acts as its Secretariat.
The Earth Negotiations Bulletin published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), is a balanced, timely and independent reporting service that provides daily information in print and electronic formats from multilateral negotiations on environment and development.
The Stakeholder Forum for Our Common Future's primary objective is to promote sustainable development through facilitating the involvement of Major Groups and stakeholders in the policy work of the United Nations and other inter-governmental institutions.
EarthWatch is a UN system wide mechanism that monitors global disturbance in the environment in order to give early warning of problems requiring action. UNEP is the Secretariat of EarthWatch.
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Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC)
The UNEP Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC) supports the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in its aim to incorporate environmental aspects into energy planning and policy worldwide. It thereby puts a special emphasis on assisting developing countries.
Links within the United Nations System
NGLS is a small inter-agency programme established in Geneva and New York, with the aim of strengthening UN-NGO dialogue and cooperation in the fields of development education, information and policy advocacy on global sustainable development issues.
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and its predecessors have helped countries around the world meet their economic, social and environmental challenges for more than 50 years.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
As UNDP repositions itself as a leading policy and advocacy organization for sustainable human development and poverty eradication, substantive partnerships with civil society organizations (CSOs) are of greater strategic importance than ever. The Programme works with a wide cross section of local, regional and global CSOs in and around its six thematic areas (democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, HIV/AIDS, energy and environment, information and communications technology).
The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
The Permanent Forum is an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with a mandate to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. The Permanent Forum provides expertise and makes recommendations on indigenous issues, raises awareness and promotes the integration and coordination of activities related to indigenous issues within the UN system.
UNCTAD believes that enhanced cooperation between the private and the public sector is essential to the effective integration of developing countries into the global economy and seeks ways to involve civil society organizations, academia, trade unions, parliamentarians and business associations in its work.
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IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries. There is wide recognition that NGOs have a significant role to play in assisting the rural poor in breaking out of their condition of poverty. For IFAD, a major source of the strength of NGOs comes from their insistence on the empowerment of the poor as the key to the transformation of their livelihoods.
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the only tripartite U.N. agency with government, employer, and worker representatives. This tripartite structure makes the ILO a unique forum in which the governments and the social partners of the economy of its Member States can freely and openly debate and elaborate labour standards and policies.
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UN-HABITAT has long campaigned for closer relationships with civil society, parliamentarians, and the private sector around the world and with in the United Nations system. Ranging from non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, women's and youth groups to trade unions, urban professionals, researchers and spiritual organizations, they have innovative ways of helping the poor.
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Ray Nihal, owner of the establishment, told the council at its Tuesday, May 7, meeting that he would be paying extra sales tax with a mixed drink license. The sales tax for that license is set at 14 percent.
He said he would hire six to eight people and his license would cost him $7,000 with an additional $900 for extended hours.
Mayor George Hernandez said the city's ordinance does not address extended hours, only standard hours with establishments closing at 1 a.m.
Hernandez questioned whether the ordinance would have to be amended, but city attorney Donald Kubicek advised that a one-time variance could be made.
Elix Ortiz suggested a trial basis for the extra hour, but that was not possible because Nihal would be getting a license for the extended time.
Hernandez asked Nihal if the extra hour would bring the additional revenue Nihal needed.
Nihal said the extra hour would bring him needed revenue on Saturday nights because he would bring in DJs and bands. He added that the music would stop around 1:30 a.m. allowing his customers to vacate by 2 a.m.
He added that he would be selling food, too. And he would provide his own security personnel.
Nihal said if he had to ban somebody from his bar, he would.
Woodsboro Police Chief Joseph Roberts said he hasn't had any trouble with Nihal's businesses in town although the task of checking on bars is easier when they all close at the same time.
Ortiz made the motion to grant the one-time variance for the extra hour on Saturday nights. Debra Bolcik seconded.
The vote was 3-1, with Larry Jochetz voting against and Ortiz, Minerva Cisneros and Bolcik voting for.
The council also heard a lengthy discussion over a noise complaint made by resident Cody Graham pertaining to a nearby business, Back to Basics Gym.
Because Woodsboro has no zoning or clear definitions of what "noise" is in its ordinance, it was deemed that the complaint should be made to the municipal court judge and decided in court.
The council took no action on the complaint.
The council denied a request from Sally Crofutt and Jeannie Dahl to make a donation to the annual Fourth of July fireworks show put on near the Bayside-Richardson Gin.
Every year, residents of Bayside raise the money for the show, and it was pointed out that residents of Woodsboro also enjoy the show.
Hernandez said when dealing with taxpayer money, it's difficult to donate.
Ortiz made a motion to not donate taxpayer money. And the motion was approved.
However, the council was sympathetic and advised that the money raising efforts should be taken to businesses and banks where contribution centers could be setup.
Also, City Secretary Ruby DeLaGarza reported that the city had received a check for $15,135.10 from the Farm Bureau. The check will be sent to LNV, the company that will repair and upgrade the town square's gazebo.
Work should be completed before July 4.
DelaGarza also reported that it has now been two quarters with no reports of arsenic in the town's water.
The council also approved a request from Brandon and Michelle Bishop for one water and two sewer taps at 1322 Reed in the amount of $1,844.50.
The council also approved the purchase of a 311OGR-3pkg leveling device for $998.27 for the purpose of shooting elevations.
Following an executive session, the council also approved a raise for William Meacham in the water department to $17 an hour.
And the council approved a raise for the town's police chief from $35,000 to $37,800 a year.


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September 5, 2003: Results from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope played a major role in preparing ESA's ambitious Rosetta mission for its new target, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P/C-G). For the first time in history, Rosetta will land a probe on a comet and study its origin. Hubble precisely measured the size, shape, and rotational period of comet 67P/C-G. The Hubble observations revealed comet 67P/C-G to be a football-shaped object of approximately three miles by two miles in size---large enough to provide a landing site for the Rosetta mission probe.See the rest:
Though telescopes have provided close-up views of a comet's nucleus, this mission would be the first to land a space probe on a comet and analyze its composition. Comets are the most primitive objects in the solar system, the frozen, leftover building blocks of our solar system. By analyzing a comet's composition, astronomers hope to gain insight into the birth of our solar system. Rosetta, a European Space Agency mission, will launch its space probe in February 2004. The probe is scheduled to rendezvous with comet 67P/C-G in 2014.


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Emily Albright made a major discovery early in her college career. She found that she loved laboratory research and she began spending every spare hour and her summer vacations researching yeast cell genetics and protein repair in bacteria and its relationship to aging.
Her hard work and the close mentoring of North Central College science faculty paid big dividends. While an undergraduate, Albright was named a Goldwater Scholar, the highest national undergraduate award for achievement in the natural sciences. Then she landed a prestigious summer research position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
She went on to earn a three-year National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, which she's using for a doctoral program in microbiology at the University of Wisconsin, after turning down both Princeton and Harvard.


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Sony NEX-5T Review - The NEX-5T is Sony's latest mid-range compact system camera, and it looks to build on the success of recent models. Find out how it fares in the What Digital Camera Sony NEX-5T review...
Sony NEX-5T Review
The range includes entry-level, mid-range and high-end models, and Sony has kept things fresh with regular launches of new models. This month it's the turn of the mid-range model to get a fresh coat of paint, with the launch of the Sony NEX-5T, a feature-packed 16.1-megapixel camera with a sub-£600 price tag.
Sony NEX-5T Review – Features
The NEX-5T is a fairly minor update of last year's NEX-5R, which in turn was an update of the NEX-5N, and before that the original NEX-5.
Sony's NEX range has four model lines; the 3-series cameras are the entry-level models, the NEX-6 is aimed at advanced enthusiasts, while the superb NEX-7 is the 24-megapixel flagship for professionals. The 5-series holds the middle ground in both price and specification, with the NEX-5T falling between the £300 price of the NEX-3N and the £800 price of the NEX-7.
In terms of specification the 5T is a lot closer to the 3N than to the NEX-7, sharing the same 16.1-megapixel Exmor APS-C CMOS sensor, but most of its other features are carried over from its immediate predecessor the NEX-5R. In fact the only notable difference between the 5T and the 5R is the addition of NFC (Near Field Communication) technology.
This offers additional short-range connectivity with suitably-equipped smartphones and tablets, alongside the Wi-Fi connectivity that is rapidly becoming a standard feature of new cameras.
Like the 5R, the 5T has the ability to run proprietary in-camera apps. There are several apps pre-installed, to do with sharing photos to connected devices and controlling the camera from an Android or Apple smartphone, but more apps can be downloaded and installed from Sony's PlayMemories website.
Some are free, others cost money, and they can add features such as lens distortion compensation, additional image processing options, time-lapse imaging or multi-frame noise reduction.
It's an interesting idea, and allows the camera to be periodically updated with new features, but the paid apps are a bit expensive compared to the usual price of smartphone apps.
Hybrid AF system
Most of the other features are inherited from the 5R, most notably the innovative hybrid autofocus system. Most compact system cameras have only contrast detection autofocus using the main sensor, which is fast and accurate in good light with high-contrast subjects, but which can run into problems in difficult conditions, while DSLRs have special separate AF sensors, and use more dependable phase detection focusing.
The NEX-5T uses both contrast and phase detection AF, by means of special sensor cells built into the main sensor, a very clever technology which is unique to Sony. It's an impressive system, and works extremely well in a wide variety of conditions.
Also carried over from the previous model is the excellent 7.5cm, 921k dot touch-screen LCD monitor. This is partially articulated, allowing it to flip up vertically for use when shooting "selfies", or tilting downwards for over-head shots in crowds. Unlike the NEX-6 and 7, the 5T has no viewfinder, but the monitor is clear and bright with a good anti-glare coating, and works well even in strong sunlight, not that there's a lot of that around at the moment.
The NEX-5T has a decent video recording mode, but it's not one of the camera's particular strengths It shoots full HD 1920 x 1080 at 25fps, with stereo audio recorded by two built-in mics on the top plate. Automatic wind cut is available, but as is often the case it's not terribly effective. There is HDMI output, but unfortunately no socket for an external microphone.
One of the most useful and impressive features is perhaps the most subtle. The NEX-5T has the option of "effects preview", which shows the effects of exposure adjustments and filters live on the monitor. This includes aperture setting, so you can get a live preview of the effect of the aperture as you adjust it, making precise control over depth-of-field very simple.
Sony NEX-5T Review – Design
The overall design of the NEX-5T is identical to its immediate predecessor the NEX-5R. It has a fairly plain rectangular body made mostly of plastic, but with some metal components for added strength. It is available in black, white or grey. Like the other NEX models the 5T's body is very slim and light, not much larger or heavier than a big compact.
It is a couple of millimetres larger and a few grams heavier than the NEX-3N, but slightly smaller and lighter than the NEX-6 or 7. Despite its small size it is very comfortable to hold, thanks to a well-designed textured front handgrip and a rear thumb-rest. The build quality is excellent, and despite its low weight the camera feels solidly built and durable.
There are some nice detail touches, such as button labels that are engraved rather than just printed, so they won't wear off, and a sensor plane mark on the top panel, useful for accurate focal distance measurement.
Control set-up
The controls feel solidly mounted and reliable, but it has to be said that the almost flush-mounted buttons are hard to find by touch and harder to operate while wearing gloves. The 5T has the same basic control system as the other NEX cameras, so expect some people to hate it while others, your author included, will really like it.
The NEX interface can appear a bit complicated at first, but it's very quick and intuitive once you get used to it. For menu operations and mode selections it uses the touch-screen interface, along with two context-sensitive "soft" buttons and a four-way D-pad with a rotary bezel.
Exposure adjustments are made by a large thumbwheel on the top plate. Other than that there are only three buttons, for playback, instant-start video recording, and a little-used function button which can be user-programed. The touch-screen is capacitive and very sensitive, allowing quick and reliable control as well as handy features such as touch-focus.
The NEX-5T has no built-in flash, but the HVL-F20S external flashgun was included in our review kit. This extremely compact dedicated flashgun slots into a socket hidden under a hatch on the camera's top plate, and is fixed in place with a finger-screw.
Once fitted it can be manually flipped up or down, and is powered by the camera's own battery. It's a decent little unit, providing a guide number of 20 at 100 ISO and a recharge time of less than five seconds at full power.
Sony NEX-5T Review – Performance
All of the NEX cameras have had very good performance, and the NEX-5T is no exception. From a cold start it can power up, focus and take a picture in approximately 2.5 seconds, which won't break any records but doesn't keep you waiting. The camera's shot-to-shot time is consistent in JPEG, Raw, and JPEG plus Raw recording modes; a respectable 0.8 seconds.
The 5T has two continuous shooting modes; a standard mode that shoots at about 2fps with continuous autofocus, and a speed-priority mode that only focuses for the first shot, but can shoot at 3fps. In both modes it can capture 11 frames in JPEG, 10 in Raw or 9 in Raw plus JPEG modes, before it has to pause to empty the buffer.
Thanks to the advanced hybrid autofocus system the camera performs just as well in low light as it does in full daylight. In fact the low-light focusing ability is extremely impressive, focusing at exposure levels as low as EV0. For even lower light levels there is a powerful AF illuminator mounted near the top of the handgrip.
If the NEX-5T has a weakness it could be battery duration. Like most Sony cameras it uses the proprietary Info-Lithium technology, so rather than the usual three-bar battery level indicator, you get an accurate display of the percentage of charge remaining.
The NEX-5T comes in a kit with the new SEL-1650P powered zoom lens and the F20S external flash, both of which are powered by the camera battery.
Add to that the big touch-screen and all the advanced technology inside the camera, and that's going to account for a lot of milliamps. Sony claims 330 shots on a full charge; we took about 200 shots, including some with flash, and a lot of reviewing and menu operations, and there was about 50% charge remaining.
Sony NEX-5T Review – Image Quality
It's hard to take good photos when the weather in gloomy and overcast, nevertheless the NEX-5T managed to turn in some very good shots during testing, with excellent overall sharpness, clarity and colour reproduction.
Colour and White Balance
Good colour saturation is especially difficult when the light's bad, but the NEX-5T performed very well. Bright colours were well saturated, especially the strong reds and oranges of autumn leaves. Greens always look a bit washed out at this time of year, but blues were nice and bright too.
Automatic white balance coped perfectly well while shooting in daylight, but towards the late afternoon a switch to shaded or cloudy settings produced better results.
Exposure and Dynamic Range
There were no real problems with exposure, with images showing good tonal range, plenty of shadow detail and minimal highlight clipping, as one might expect from a larger, less crowded sensor. Even unusual settings, such as artificially high contrast black and white, showed the same tonal range. Shooting in Raw mode produced even more shadow detail.
16.1 megapixels is a good compromise between image size and pixel pitch. Sony's Exmor sensor technology produces exceptionally good fine detail resolution, with the result that images appear considerably sharper and more detailed than their actual pixel size might suggest. You'd have to spend another £300 and get the NEX-7 to find more detail.
Image Noise
When it comes to high-ISO image noise, the current king of compact system cameras is the Fuji X-A1 which we reviewed a few weeks ago. The NEX-5T isn't in any danger of beating the Fuji, but it does acquit itself well. Images up to 800 ISO are effectively noise-free.
At 1600 ISO noise starts to become noticeable in darker areas, and at 3200 ISO the noise reduction system starts to lose fine detail. It gets progressively more noisy as sensitivity increases, and at 12,800 ISO colours start to get very blotchy. The 25,600ISO maximum setting is impressively high, but is really only suitable for emergencies.
Kit Lens Performance
When bought as a kit the NEX-5T comes equipped with Sony's new E-mount SEL-1650 powered zoom "pancake" lens, a 16-50mm standard zoom with a maximum aperture of f/3.5 – 5.6. It's a nice lens to use, although to be honest the powered zoom function is a bit redundant on a small camera like the 5T.
The optical quality is solid though, excellent wide-angle edge sharpness and no visible chromatic aberration or optical distortion. However a glance at the Raw files shows that a lot of that performance is done by the image processor, especially correcting some fairly major pincushion distortion at wide angle.
Sony NEX-5T Review – Verdict
Sony's NEX range is shaping up to be a powerful force in the compact system camera market. With Sony's in-house expertise in sensor technology, image processing and optical design, the cameras combine innovative cutting edge technology with well though-out design and photographic excellence.
The Sony NEX-5T is a prime example; a solid mid-range camera sporting a huge list of features, superb design and solid build quality, with slick handling and image quality that is a match for any of its rivals. It's a nice camera to use, and the live effect preview makes it fun to experiment with different exposure settings and filter effects.
It's not a cheap camera, and it's certainly not aimed at beginners, but for an enthusiast who's looking for a compact system camera that really can replace a DSLR it's got to be high on the list.
The combination of a 16.1MP APS-C sensor and that fantastic hybrid AF system in such a compact body is a tempting formula.
Sony NEX-5T Review – Sample Image Gallery
These are just a few images captured with the Sony NEX-5T. For a wider range of test shots head on over to the Sony NEX-5T review sample image gallery.


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The cat is out of the bag! Mac OS X 10.7 aka Lion is roaming the streets and you brave Mac IT admins have been deemed Lion Tamers by the public at large. Or at least by me. I've managed a few OS compatibility assessments in my past and it is no easy task to gather up all the necessary info from the software publishers that are used in your environment, run/coordinate testing, etc. You are seeking the cold hard facts while a percentage of your users are barging down the door to upgrade due to justifiable work reasoning such as "shininess" and "Ars said I should." Actually they said "Don't just run out and upgrade your system as soon as you finish this review." But who reads the second paragraph of the Recommendations section anyway?
And for that matter, who reads the second paragraph of my blog entries? We have two relevant pages for you and we will be keeping them up to date if new things are discovered, fixed, etc.
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And last but not least, what about your own Mac? I know what you are asking: 1) Does Spotify work on Lion? and 2) Can I create packages using Adobe Application Manager Enterprise Edition 2.0 (also known "on the streets" as AAMEE) using Lion? I don't have the answer for the first one and seems rather off-topic but I can report that we have done testing both of the AAMEE application and of AAMEE-produced packages on Lion and everything has checked out fine. If you experience something different please feel to use the comments to let us know. So feel free to let AAMEE hang out in the blurred space scene of Launchpad and click on it at will.
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This home at the corner of Center and Elm was so damaged by the Loma Prieta Earthquake that it was later demolished. The Heiner House, which was located at Church and Chestnut Streets, was moved to this location.
Date: 1989
Place: Santa Cruz city
Source of Information: Ray Sherrod
Related Article: Loma Prieta Earthquake, October 17, 1989: Facts and Statistics
Original Size: 3" x 5"
Medium: color
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The image on the cover is of the full moon setting behind lenticular clouds over the Front Range. It was taken in late October 2012 by Alan C. Stine from the deck of his home in Southeast Aurora. Stine used a Nikon D40 camera with an AF-S Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR zoom lens and made automatic color and contrast corrections using Picasa. Stine is an associate judge with the Aurora Municipal Court and Chair of the Board of Directors of Colorado Legal Services.
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Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the industry's first and most comprehensive DDR3 protocol debug and validation test suite for digital designers developing computer and embedded memory applications. The test platform offers the industry's fastest full channel 2.0GT/s 16962A logic analysis module, a complete probing portfolio for DDR3 BGA and DIMM, and the first DDR3 compliance and performance software environment.
This test suite is ideal for R&D engineers integrating a memory controller with the DDR memory devices on the memory subsystem for interoperability testing. This is the key challenge for most designers as the memory controller design can be developed in-house or acquired from third-party IP (intellectual property).
The use of DDR3 has significantly increased in both the computer and embedded memory design market. DDR3 provides higher performance and lower power compared to DDR2, which encourages many memory designers to adopt DDR3 memory devices in their board design.
Today's computer speeds and complexities demand that engineers take test and measurement requirements into account when writing specifications so that the technology will be testable. Measurements are central to the diagnosis of a problem and when proving the correct fix has been made. Agilent contributes to the standards groups, such as JEDEC, to ensure design for test is occurring and guaranteeing that Agilent products measure for specification compliance.
Features and benefits of the Agilent DDR test suite include:
In addition to announcing a complete DDR solution for the industry, Agilent is introducing its first B4622A DDR2/3 protocol compliance and analysis tool. This tool provides timing and protocol violation check, an automated physical address trigger setup tool, and overview of system performance through bus statistic information and histogram view of address access. The tool will help reduce memory designers' troubleshooting time and increase productivity and efficiency in DDR design validation work.
"The industry needs a complete solution for DDR functional validation from both a probing and analysis point of view," said Perry Keller, Memory program manager at Agilent's Digital Test Division and member of the JEDEC Board of Directors. "Agilent's new probing solution meets both the computer and embedded design market needs. The new protocol compliance and analysis tool provides insights to the memory bus activities to quickly identify problem areas in the design, and allows our customers to launch their products faster into their markets."
The Agilent N4835A DDR3 slot interposer supports industry standard 240-pin DDR3 DIMMs. The B4622A DDR2/3 Protocol Compliance and Analysis tool works with all the current Agilent's DDR2/3 solution.
Additional information about Agilent's DDR3 BGA probe adapter is available at www.agilent.com/find/ddr3bga and DDR3. Information about the slot interposer is available at www.agilent.com/find/ddr3DIMM. The protocol compliance and analysis information is posted at www.agilent.com/find/ddrtool.
High-resolution images are available at www.agilent.com/find/ddr3bga_images. A backgrounder about the various memory technologies and Agilent's test solutions is available at www.agilent.com/find/memory_backgrounder. More information about DDR and Agilent's solutions is available at www.agilent.com/find/ddr.
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- Title
- Thermal spraying of hydroxyapatite for bioceramic applications
- Author(s)
- Gross, Karlis A.; Berndt, C. C.
- Abstract
- Ceramics that can be used for substitution within the body may be termed as bioceramics. Bioceramics are usually favoured over other materials because their composition mimics the body more closely than polymers or alloys. They offer one of the following responses. They can behave as an inert ceramic exhibiting very little dissolution, as a surface-active ceramic which forms a very strong biological bond after a small amount of dissolution or, as a resorbable ceramic which completely dissolves within a predestined time. There has been much interest in manufacturing HAp in the form of coatings and bulk materials. Coating techniques such as hot isostatic pressing, electrophoretic deposition, physical vapour deposition, frit enamelling and sol-gel deposition have all been used to produce HAp coatings but plasma spraying is the most promising. Molten HAp powder can be deposited onto a substrate by passing the powder through a plasma-arc. Plasma spraying is a flexible process which enables the production of coatings with different porosities and mechanical properties on almost any substrate material.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 53-55 (1991), pp. 124-129
- Publication year
- 1991
- Keyword(s)
- Bioceramics; Biomaterials; Ceramic materials; Coatings; Hydroxyapatite; Molten hydroxyapatite powder; Plasma spraying; Powders; Thermal spraying
- Publisher
- Trans Tech Publications
- 0252-1059
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- Copyright © (1991) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
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When the waves near The Bay Area swell to gigantic sizes in winter, surfers come from all around the world to ride them...they call it Mavericks. With swells off the coast reaching 30' plus, we decided to make our last workshop of the 2009 year a little more interesting. Maybe we're mavericks a little bit too.
Our last Aperture Academy workshop of the year was also our largest group to date. In addition to our regular instructors, Stephen Oachs and myself, Brian Rueb, we were joined by instructors Scott Davis and Jim Patterson. Scott and Jim were along to help ensure every student got enough one-on-one instruction so that they would come away from the day having learned what they came to learn.
We have students of all skill levels on our in-field workshops, and this one was no exception. For some, this was the first time they used their cameras on manual. For others, they joined our group because they wanted to go home knowing how to use their GND filters to help balance out a scene. At all of our workshops, we take our students from the skill level where they are to where they want to be.
Having four instructors helped, too, when the waves were crashing on the shore at our first stop on Baker Beach...someone has to watch the ocean.
Usually, during normal swells, we use our first location as a chance to allow the instructors to gauge where every student is skill-wise, what type of gear they have, and find out what their goal for the day is. We also spend considerable time working with polarizing filters, and composition at the first shoot. However, on this day, with waves rushing the entire beach, we first found out how agile our group was! On more than one occasion, we were forced to sprint to higher ground to avoid the ocean's fury. I must say, the "play of the day" was when one student DOVE over a log with camera held high in order to preserve his gear and dry clothing.
We shot on the beach for about an hour, and then, considering ourselves lucky to all be mostly dry, we left for Fort Point, the second spot of the day. Inside the fort, we broke into three groups, each setting out to shoot a different area.
While two of the groups were inside, the third was on the roof to shoot the Golden Gate Bridge and some of the other unique and amazing architecture that Fort Point has to offer. On this day, sun rays were filtering through the bridge's steel girders, adding to the opportunities. Inside, while shooting the old brick archways on the second level, we used our GND filters sideways and learned how it can help balance a scene. At another location, we worked on indoor white balance, and using symmetry and repetitive shape to create dynamic composition. The fort offers a ton of opportunities to learn...and to come away with great shots.
It never fails, we always have trouble rounding up everyone from the fort. When we've shown them some of the highlights, and larger scenes the area has to offer, the students begin to notice some of the many small details in the fort that are equally as fun to photograph. Fort Point is one of those spots that a person could photograph much longer than the hour and a half we spend there. Because we teach people about their own cameras, many students come away from the workshops with a list of ideas and places to return to on their own in the future, and the fort is usually at the top of their list!
With the waves in to stay, the sunset shoot was sure to be an adventure, so it was good to take the scheduled break in Sausalito and allow students to get some coffee, grab a snack, and get a little rest before we headed out to the Marin Headlands for the final portion of the day.
The waves at Rodeo Beach were so big that we found ourselves shooting from the rocks RIGHT up against the cliff. Even though we were pinned against the cliff, we were forced to seek higher ground a couple of times when large breakers overtook the beach. The excitement the big waves caused was most evident in the photography we were able to capture.
Since the sky was great, we practiced shooting longer exposures where the waves would streak, and give the images that soft look that many students were unable to understand before the workshop. We also did some work speeding up the shutters, to try and capture the behemoth waves as they exploded on the sea stacks.
It was a great time shooting. Even though a few of us got a bit wet, we still had a heck of a time persuading everyone to leave the beach to go to the final spot of the evening...night photography of the Golden Gate Bridge.
The last half of the day is always dynamic for photography. Weather patterns make every evening a little different on the headlands. This night was crystal clear, and the clarity of the bridge and city was unlike anything we'd seen with our previous groups.
There was a chill in the air and large storm-like swells off the coast, but we were fortunate that the wind was minimal on the headlands overlooking the bridge. Normally at this spot we discuss with the students the best ways to keep their tripods from blowing over...however, this time, with no real winds, we were able to relax, move around and try a variety of different exposures.
Some of the students have lived in the Bay Area for many years and have NEVER been to some of the places we took them to that day. It's always rewarding for the Aperture Academy staff to see and hear students talking about how much they like the spots, and how they'd never thought of shooting there before.
Once again, the night drew to a close, and we'd been blessed with a perfect day of shooting conditions. The students were happy with what they'd learned, the places they'd seen, and the new friends they'd made. The instructors were pleased, as always, with the enthusiasm the students arrived with, as well as the unique and imaginative perspectives they put on the images they came away with. We can honestly say that just when we think we've seen every good angle a place has to offer, a group will show us new ways to see a place...and we look forward to that with every new group that comes through the Aperture Academy.
Thanks to a great group, for a great day!
Until next time,
Brian, Stephen, Scott, Jim, and the rest of the team at Aperture Academy
P.S. If you'd like to join us at one of our workshops, you can find the schedule/sign-up here.
Tammy - November 10th, 2009 (1:10pm)
Hi, I'm interested in taking a beginning digital photog. class. Can you let me know when you plan on offering another? I live in Marin. Thanks!
Leslie Wood - November 10th, 2009 (2:45pm)
Dear Stephen, Brian, Scott and Jim and the Aperture Academy,
I just wanted to thank you for an incredible day spent in some of my favorite locations. I loved spending so much time with my camera and tripod and learning to use it more thoroughly in manual.
I learned some of the skills that I have always envied and am so excited to further explore them. I especially appreciated the one on one attention from some very talented and patient instructors.
You guys rock...and I loved climbing around the rocks with you all!
Thanks again and I hope to join you again in another beautiful place...
Amber Richards - November 10th, 2009 (2:48pm)
I had a great day shooting with everyone. What a fun workshop and I loved practicing with the GND filter and visiting new spots in my locale. The big waves made such an exciting element too!! -Thanks for a fun day!! - Aswirly
SmilingWriter - November 10th, 2009 (4:46pm)
I love all the photos that show what you do and the locations of your workshops. I am thinking this would make a fantastic Christmas gift for someone I know! Looks like you all have way too much fun! LOL
Andrew Demske - November 11th, 2009 (7:31pm)
Thanks to ALL of the great instructors! I was awesome to be able to get a different perspective on photography from you all. As a VERY entry level photographer, I feel like I was able to leave the workshop with a wealth of new knowledge. I had a great time and everyone in the group was great! Can't wait for one of the 3day expeditions! GREAT job guys and my hat if off to the group of you! - Demske Out!
Bret Belyea - November 11th, 2009 (8:11pm)
Great workshop sir. Like I mentioned to you the night of the workshop, your workshop brought a lot of little things that I had read, heard, spoke, experienced about photography before and put them into one simple, straightforward process that I can now use to make photos. Before it had always been peacemeal for me and a little overwhelming. Not anymore. I sincerely thank you.
I am excited to take more workshops in the future and if you have online classes, I'm in for sure!
Sonia Menenberg - January 28th, 2010 (7:38pm)
I had a great time at the Jan workshop at the Golden Gate Bridge area - the instructors were so enthusiastic and readily available to help. I thought I would lose interest and energy but the time flew and I had a blast. Looking forward to the next one in March.
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Brown Bag Gallery Talk: Candice Breitz
Join us for conversation and lunch with artist David Politzer about Blaffer's current exhibition, Candice Breitz: The Woods, on view until Sept. 6. Brown Bag Gallery Talks are fun, lively conversations held with each exhibition, and we welcome audiences on and off campus to partake. Lunch provided after the talks.
Artist David Politzer is an Assistant Professor of Photography/Digital Media at the School of Art, University of Houston. He is the recipient of the 2011 Houston Center for Photography Carol Crow Fellowship Award. Politzer has held solo exhibitions at Artspace (New Haven, CT), Museum of Northern Arizona, Real Art Ways (Hartford, CT), Roswell Museum and Art Center (Roswell, NM) and Lawndale Art Center (Houston, TX). Group show and screening venues include the Bronx Museum of the Arts, New Mexico Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of Art, the Soap Factory (Minneapolis, MN), Southern Exposure (San Francisco, CA), Vox Populi (Philadelphia, PA), the Syracuse International Film Festival, video_dumbo (Brooklyn and New York, NY) and Gallery Korea (New York, NY). He was an artist in residence at Djerassi, Yaddo, the Skowhegan School, and Roswell Artist in Residence.
He holds an MFA from Syracuse University.
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So I'm a bit out of the loop, but did they discontinue this line of decks? Guitar Center doesn't carry them anymore, and it seems that most other stores don't have them anymore either? If so, what are the new 1200 wanna be's that are worth getting? Seems like all the new school decks are USB oriented, I get it, but not for me.
Sub question: Are those Vestax PDX 3000MKII decent? Anyone really messed any of these?
All of this is related to the fact that I need one or possibly two new decks, sheeeiiiitt.
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idk man id look online. I have a TT200 got em about 2 years ago I think.
The Vestax look amazing though. Vestax is quality haha
The Vestax look amazing though. Vestax is quality haha
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text: Professor of Mathematics, Department Chair On Faculty since 2005 Phone: (630)752-5137 Email: email@example.com Education Ph.D. University of Maryland 1999 Dissertation: Limit Sets for Continuous Flows on Surfaces B.S. Westmont College 1991 About Mary Vanderschoot Dr. Mary Vanderschoot joined Wheaton's faculty in 2005. Prior to coming to Wheaton she taught for several years at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. She enjoys teaching all levels of college mathematics as well as pursuing her research in flows on surfaces and graph substitutions. She and her husband, Harry, have four young sons. Courses Taught Math 101 Quantitative Skills Math 218 Introduction to Calculus with Precalculus Mathematics Math 221 Applied Calculus Math 231, 232 Calculus I and II Math 245 Linear Algebra Math 301 Colloquium Math 331 Vector Calculus Math 333 Differential Equations Math 343 Discrete Mathematics Math 351 Analysis I Math 385 Topics in Applied Mathematics Math 451 Analysis II (Complex Analysis) Membership in Professional Societies Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences Mathematical Association of America American Mathematical Society Research Topological Dynamical Systems, Flows on Surfaces, Graph Substitutions, Fractals Papers Published and/or Presented An Exotic Flow on a Compact Surface, with N. Markley, Colloquium Mathematicum, 84/85 (2000), 235-243 Local Connectivity of Limit Sets, Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics, vol. 33, no. 4, Winter 2003, 1525-1538 The Topological Dimension of Limits of Graph Substitutions, with M. Previte, Forum Mathematicum, 15 (2003), 477-487 Remote Limit Points on Surfaces, with N. Markley, Journal of Differential Equations, 188 (2003), 221-241 Limits of Vertex Replacement Rules, with M. Previte and J. Previte, Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics, to appear. Recurrent Orbits for Flows on Surfaces, with N. Markley, Journal of Differential Equations, 288 (2008), 1210-1229 Modeling Biological Populations, with T. Contenza, M. Cox, J. Novak, and M. Teboh-Ewungkem, Dimacs Educational Module Series, (2008), http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Publications/Modules/moduleslist.html. The Growth of Limits of Vertex Replacement Rules, with M. Previte and J. Previte, Journal of Graph Theory, vol. 73, no. 1, (2012), 103-117. Copy-Paste Trees and Their Growth Rates, with M. Previte and J. Previte, Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics, accepted and in press.


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Goliad's Avery Zamzow will be involved in four events - the 200-meter dash, long jump and the 400 and 800 relays.
Also on the 400 relay team will be Ashtin Zamzow, Demari Ellis and Alexius Perry. Carlee Howard and Kristie Coles will be the alternates.
Others on the 800 relay team will be Ashtin Zamzow, Perry and Howard. Ellis and Katy Salziger will be the alternates.
The Tigerettes' 400 relay team enters the state meet with fourth-fastest qualifying time of 48.84 seconds. Tatum (47.95), Jefferson (48.14) and Rosebud-Lott (48.67) enter the meet with faster regional times.
Other teams in the 400 relay are Salado (49.56), Omaha Paul Pewitt (49.82), Tulia (49.84), Sonora (50.01) and San Antonio Cole (50.11).
The 400 relay will start Saturday at noon.
The Tigerettes set a Region IV-2A meet record with their time of 1:43.50 in the 800 relay. Goliad had the third-fastest qualifying time in the event behind Tatum (1:41.56) and Omaha Paul Pewitt (1:43.44). Other teams in the event are Sonora (1:45.24), Breckenridge (1:45.38), Dallas Life School Oak Cliff (1:45.83), Salado (1:45.92) and Blanco (1:46.84).
The 800 relay is scheduled to start Saturday at 1:25 p.m.
Avery Zamzow ranks fifth out of the qualifers in the 200 with a time of 25.54 behind Hearne's Re'Jana Ellison (25.42), Jefferson's Destiny Carr (25.43), Dallas Hampton Prep's Jaelyn Pettit (25.50) and San Antonio Cole's Jasmine Brinson (25.52). Also in the event are Rosebud-Lott's Teandria Taylor (25.58), Schulenburg's Sarah Walker (25.62), Tulia's Markeyla Hicks (26.04) and Littlefield's Latonya Jones (26.46).
The 200 dash is scheduled to begin Saturday at 2:25 p.m.
Avery Zamzow was one of three athletes in the long jump to over 18 feet at the regional meets. She had a mark of 18-0 3/4, which is the third-best regional jump behind Sonora's Jacinda Sanchez (18-3 1/2) and Omaha Paul Pewitt's Chadnee Knox (18-2 1/4). Others in the event are Linden-Kildare's Shardai Love (17-10 3/4), Rogers' Lauren Bedrich (17-10 3/4), Bushland's Sarah Climer (17-8 3/4), Centerville's Kayla Brewer (17-7), Ingram Moore's Zoie Lalonde (17-4 3/4) and Leonard's Brittyn Rushing (17-4).
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Golden Tablet, 1961
Clinton AdamsAmerican, 1918-2002
Color lithograph
sheet: 30-1/4 x 22-1/2 in. (76.8 x 57.2 cm)
Norton Simon Museum, Museum Purchase, Third Biennial Print Exhibition Purchase Award, 1961
© 2011 Estate of Clinton Adams
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This work, printed during the first year of operation of Tamarind Lithography Workshop, was created by Clinton Adams, the founding technical director of the shop, and printed by Garo Antreasian, Tamarind's first master printer. Under June Wayne's direction, the collaboration of these two gentlemen—significantly, both of them artists and printers—defined the coming decade at Tamarind. Their relationship continued after Tamarind moved in 1970 to the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, where both worked for several years. Together they also wrote the defining modern text on lithography: The Tamarind Book of Lithography: Art and Techniques (1971). Their familiarity with the unique strengths of both art and printing encouraged their success, and consequently Tamarind's. In Golden Tablet, Adams's simplified modernist forms of the 1940s and 1950s have become completely abstracted, and yet the painterly quality of his work—so well captured by the medium—remains.
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May 12, 2011 —
By WADE LAWRENCE
In some ways, it might be thought strange that I was asked to write a piece on my vision for the future of this area. I wasn't born or raised here, didn't attend school here and didn't raise a family here. My vision is indelibly colored by what I have seen elsewhere and my dreams for the future of the cultural center for which I work.
But in my four years as the director of The Museum at Bethel Woods, I have developed a fondness for the region and an appreciation for the ongoing challenges it faces. How can the area improve its economy and provide meaningful employment opportunities for its citizens while respecting the historically rural nature of the place? And what can we do that will give Sullivan County young people a compelling reason to stay here and contribute to a bright future?
The answer is that we need to move toward a year-round economy based on heritage tourism and the arts (in the broadest sense of the word). And one of our greatest assets in this respect is that the whole world knows Sullivan County as the home of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Over four decades later, three generations of global citizens still find inspiration in visiting one of the symbolic epicenters of the '60s.
It is this asset that the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts has started building on, by preserving the site of the original concert for these and future generations. It has drawn from that inspiration to create a world-class museum, concert venue and art center at Bethel Woods to honor and continue that legacy of creativity and self-expression.
But there is also an opportunity, not only for Bethel Woods, but for the vibrant arts community throughout our area, to create a new legacy, which promotes and fosters civic engagement and an appreciation for the power of music, visual arts, dance and other forms of artistic endeavor to enrich the human spirit and, in some small way, to change the world.
Bethel Woods cannot change this region by itself. By recognizing and celebrating the historical heritage of the area—the scale and charm of the many villages and hamlets of the county and the character and economic importance of the family farms and small businesses—we can attract and accommodate visitors to our area and improve their experience while they are here. Our future, in my opinion, isn't in replacing what we have with something bigger, more commercial, or more "touristy." Instead, I see a Sullivan County and surrounding area that uses historic preservation principals to adapt old structures for new uses and builds upon the human scale of the existing villages and communities. At the same time, it can develop the modern infrastructure needed to support a new, year-round tourism industry in a way that respects the rural nature of the region.
The model has changed. Sullivan County and the greater Catskills region will never again see the resorts that were the mainstay of the regional economy in the first half of the last century. We need to replace the summer/winter boom/bust cycle with cultural opportunities, services and attractions and jobs that last all year and offer employment stability and things for our residents—year-round and seasonal—something to do.
My vision? A place where prosperity is not seasonal, where residents and visitors can find expression for their hopes and dreams, and where the past not only lives side-by-side with the present, but is a vibrant part of it.
[Wade Lawrence is the director of The Museum at Bethel Woods.]


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The blueberry trail
July 26, 2012 —
This year, the birds alerted me to the wild blueberries. We arrived home from a vacation at the beach to find the front steps littered with the blue splotches of cast-off berries. It was as good an announcement as any of the ripening bushes in our old fields.
Each year it is a race with the birds (and other wildlife) to gather the delicious berries.Last year we missed them entirely. This year the birds were having a regular free-for-all until my husband John weed-whacked a trail to the bushes in the over- grown field. The maze winds through a tangle of barberry and waist-high goldenrod. Thorn apple trees stand ready to catch you with their sharp spikes.
It is a tired old field on a defunct farm with acidic soil, but still quick and beautiful in its wildness. The new trail switches back, and you half expect a sphinx to appear—on patrol and heckling would be berry pickers with riddles.
Mythical beasts aside, I like to imagine the many people who have picked berries on this old farm—maybe from these same tall bushes. My cousin Helena, who also grew up on this land, likes to tell me that her siblings were sent to pick blueberries on the day she was born 93 years ago this month.
This year, as she picks, my daughter sings parts of Adele songs that are stuck in her head. There is still old-fashioned berry picking etiquette, though, I tell her. Don't pick berries that are right in front of your neighbors' fingertips even if they are nice and in your reach. And don't forget to pick "clean," or in other words, try not to get sticks and leaves or still-green berries in with your ripe berries.
The wild berries we have on our property are high-bush species as opposed to low-bush species common to pine and oak habitats. There is also some question as to whether the berries are correctly called blueberries or huckleberries. A huckleberry contains ten hard seeds, while a blueberry has numerous soft seeds. The two plants are said to also vary in stem texture. Huckleberry stems are smooth, while blueberry stems are "warty." According to Marc B. Fried's book "The Huckleberry Pickers," (subtitled "A Raucous History of the Shawangunk Mountains"), which is an account of the huckleberry-picking communities that sprang up for nearly 100 years each summer in the Shawangunks, the name "huckleberry" is a corruption of the European name whortleberry. The name was evidently transferred to the similar American bushes.
I have enjoyed the ease of picking berries from our weed-whacked paths this summer, and most of our berries have been used for muffins, as I am loath to have the oven on for long in this summer's heat.


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A Farm Story with Jerry Apps is a portrait of farm life seen through the eyes of a boy growing up in rural America in the 1930s and 1940s.
Acclaimed historian and author Apps examines day-to-day rural life and evokes memories of a time when almost as many Americans lived on farms as in cities. Fieldwork was done with horses, cows were milked by hand, lanterns were the source of light and community was essential for survival.
This story is the personal and family story of millions of Americans who grew up on farms. Like a family photo album, the documentary takes the viewer through memories of "things that aren't there anymore" and of experiences that created the values of hard work, determination and community — values that drove a generation of Americans who grew up on the farm.
The documentary carries us from a childhood on the farm in the 1930s to the rural electrification that changed American farms and rural life forever. Apps shares stories about the party line telephone, the one-room schoolhouse, the routine of work and chores and community of those family farms that built America into the agricultural center of the world.


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Dirty Line Dancin' with John Douthitt (1993)
The first thing I noticed about this video is the warning on the front and the back of the box that it CONTAINS NO NUDITY. Are you trying to protect my delicate sensibilities, Dirty Line Dancin'? Call me non-retarded, but maybe an instructional video on how to dry hump isn't the best place to take your moral stand against nudity. I ought to masturbate to this on principle. Is this a children's video for parents who only want their daughter to look like a slut?
The instructor, John Douthitt, is a doughy man with a mullet, a lazy eye, and a set of hips made for war. Whenever it's time to get things sexy, and that's the only number on John's watch, he looks down and pounds the area near his pelvis-- just pounds the shit out of it. He has the grace of a straight jacket escape. His rhythm is so violently off that diabetics use him to calibrate the timing of their seizures. Only one woman has ever survived a slow dance with him, and she was a jeep. John doesn't know what "hysterectomy" means, but his hips have performed 38 of them.
As a host, John isn't much better. He opens the video by reading words off a cue card in a way that does no justice to the horse that wrote them. But this tape isn't called Dirty Literacy. This tape is about giving the inside of your jeans an unwanted pregnancy in a frenzy of pumps unrelated to the beat of nearby music, and that is something John can do. I just realized that this is why people in the country have sex with their cousins. Because when your dating pool is size 18 beasts crammed into size 4 shorts, you want to take your frustrations out on nature itself.
Dirty Line Dancin' was designed for eroticism, but it also hopes to add personality to your line dancing-- to help you stand out in the crowd. John comes from a neighborhood where 3rd grade is considered a graduate program, so the conflicting logic here never occurred to him. The way I look at it, expressing your individuality is a hell of a lot faster if you avoid synchronized activities altogether. Plus, does it really count as "making it your own" when your addition to the dance is shaking your loose chest fat and desperately trying to fuck a mosquito? John dances like a stand up comedienne's ex-husband has sex. His excess flab has been pressurized by denim in so many unexpected directions that every savage groin movement he makes knocks the wind right out of his lungs. Every time he has to count past two, he pronounces every number as, "Hfffhhfhh!"
Here's a clip. I'm really sorry about this, black people:
Maryse Nicole's Collectible Doll Care - A Video Handbook (1994)
The porcelain dolls featured in this video are exquisite works of craftsmanship, and Maryse Nicole signs each of them in 24 karat gold. Now, you might think that 5 easy payments of $59 is an expensive way to tell your house guests that you're behind them with a knife, but think of everything that comes with it! Local bats will recognize you as one of their own. You will always have someone to whisper to when your prisoners don't speak English. Plus, each doll comes packaged in a size fetus gown. Your angel will no longer have to sing to you from a frumpy mason jar or plastic bag.
Every Maryse Nicole collectible doll also contains the soul of a missing child trapped within. Pose them any way you want; their hand-crafted glass eyes will never look away from the direction that child is buried. Curious collectors can follow this gaze to come upon the Franklin Heirloom Doll Studio, a state-of-the-art production facility where haunted skeletal hands will pull you into the earth and silence you forever. You are now Kristina, endlessly unable to scream from a golden haired doll in a gown of embossed white taffeta.
The point I'm trying to make is that these dolls make my skin crawl. To me, porcelain dolls seemed like something you only buy when you know you're going to die alone and the only revenge you have left on the world is forcing an unblinking phalanx of $400 toy children watch your corpse get hollowed out by dusty spiders.
According to this tape, I was right. I'm the first person to ever watch this video that hasn't lured children into an oven with candy. It didn't even have an ending since the life expectancy of its target audience is less than 30 minutes. It starts with instructions on how to carefully unwrap your doll from its shipping container to preserve the collector value of her bubble wrap neck brace. On a scale of one to crazy, it's already burying the needle, and it only gets worse from there. Plus, to add an extra dimension of terror, half her instructions were recorded later on a much louder microphone. Because that's what I needed to feel more comfortable, Maryse, for you to have a second voice. She might as well be saying, "Now I'll show you how to apply lipstick to your doll using THE FINGERS I CONTROL. THIS FLESHY SHELL IS MY DOMAIN NOW."
Collectible Doll Care taught me more than how long a grown man can sustain one terrified pee. For example, did you know that giving your doll a haircut is important enough to take up 20% of a doll maintenance instructional video? I didn't. I didn't even know that doll hair grew. And by the way, fuck you for that, sorcerers.
If I'm ever on a plane that crashes in the wilderness, I'm going to so pissed that I know to wrap a bib around a Victorian doll to protect her petticoat and slip from hairspray stains. The first thing I'll tell my fellow survivors is, "Quickly! If the gentleman of your doll's plantation has returned unwashed from the servant quarters, apply a bleach-free body lice shampoo to her undercarriage!" I'm not even sure what I'm saying anymore. Ever since I bought this video, dogs have barked at my house all night, every night. When I tried to throw it away, the sanitation department cited me $800 for a giggling trash can. Collectible Doll Care is the video Death's supervisor showed him on his first day of work.


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Public service awards presented
For three decades the Marietta Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors has honored local police, fire and emergency management personnel with its annual Public Service Awards. The association marked its 30th year by presenting five more awards during a luncheon Tuesday at the Lafayette Hotel.
"Mayor Joe Matthews was one of our earliest recipients when he served on the Marietta Fire Department in the 1980s," noted Rick Walters, president of the MAIFA, during opening comments.
He said the annual awards are well-deserved by members of the Marietta Fire Department, Washington County Firefighters Association, Marietta Police Department, Washington County Sheriff's Office and Washington County Emergency Medical Services.
"Each group picks their own people for recognition every year," said Teresa Hushion, association secretary and coordinator of the annual event.
"When the first awards were presented 30 years ago, we only honored the city police and fire departments and county sheriff's office," she added. "Later we also added the county firefighters and EMTs."
Marietta Fire Department
Firefighter Jack Walters received this year's Public Service Award from Marietta Fire Chief C.W. Durham.
"Jack has been with the department for 22 years, and has driven our pumper engine for the last 11 years," Durham said. "He's the guy everyone looks up to."
He noted Walters stepped up to take command at the main station when the June 29 derecho storm blew through the area, downing trees and power lines and wreaking general havoc throughout the city. Durham said Walters' efforts in providing central communications enabled other personnel to get out and assist with the massive cleanup.
"I was very surprised when the chief called to tell me about this award," Walters said Tuesday, adding that his part during the derecho recovery was small.
"It was really pretty easy. I just happened to be one of the first into the station and began manning the radio, trying to keep things in order," he said.
Washington County Firefighters Association
Longtime Salem Township Volunteer Fire Department member Joe Fouss was the recipient of the county firefighters award.
"Joe is a charter member at Salem and has spent 39 years with the department," said Mike Lee, president of the firefighters association.
He noted that Fouss, 76, is retired but still runs with the department.
"Nine times out of 10 it's Joe's voice you'll hear on the radio when they're toned out," Lee said, adding that Fouss also stays to clean up after those incidents.
"This is great and it's really appreciated," Fouss said after receiving the award.
Retired since 1997, Fouss said he doesn't mind staying to clean up at the station after a run.
"Most of the younger guys have jobs and have to be there at 8 a.m. after being called out at 3 a.m. sometimes," he said. "I like to stay and help clean up so they can get to work."
Marietta City Police Department
Police Chief Brett McKitrick presented this year's award to Sgt. Greg Nohe.
"Greg started with the department 26 years ago and worked his way up to the detective bureau, then became part of the Major Crimes Task Force," McKitrick said. "Later he took the department test to become a sergeant and passed. It was a hard decision for him to give up the 'higher profile' detective post, but he still chose to become a sergeant."
McKitrick noted Nohe works the midnight shift, but he and his team have double the number of arrests and issued citations of any other shift.
"He has his officers' backs and they have his back," he said. "It's a real team effort, and we're very proud of him."
Nohe said he has the privilege of working with a lot of good people.
"They do anything they can for the community, and hopefully what we do makes a difference in people's lives," he said.
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Larry Mincks said the officer selected for honor by his department, Sgt. Scott Mankins, is no stranger to the Public Service Award.
"This is his third time to receive the award," Mincks said. "He does countless jobs for the department."
He credited Mankins for investigating a series of local burglaries last year and discovering all of the heists had been performed by the same individual who was eventually apprehended and jailed.
"I thank all of the people I work with as well as the administration. They're always willing to sit and listen to you, and that's how we put that case together last summer," Mankins said.
Washington County Emergency Medical Services
Lowell-Adams EMT Bob Kubota received the Public Service Award from Mike Lee.
"We thank Bob for his many years of service with the department," Lee said, noting that Kubota had been injured following the June 29 derecho as he fell to the ground while trying to repair the roof of his home.
Kubota said he was honored to receive this year's award.
"It's quite an honor to be voted in by other EMTs throughout the county," he said. "These are the people I work with every day."
Former chief of the Lowell-Adams Volunteer Fire Department, Kubota said he obtained his certification and started serving as an EMT in the early 1980s.


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Bundles of marijuana totaling 250 pounds were seized at scene. The marijuana had an estimated street value of $500,000.
At approximately 2:45 p.m., GCSO Deputy Brandon Gall followed the Trailblazer onto FM 239.
"All I did was catch up to the vehicle to try to see the vehicle's license plate," Gall said. "When they saw me, the vehicle sped up to speeds in excess of 100 mph. He stopped right here and five of them jumped out and pulled the bundles of what I believe to be marijuana out of the vehicle and tried to get over the fence with it."
Gall said four of the men tried to carry the bundles on their backs, but dropped them after about walking 30 feet past the fence. They then fled into the tree line.
"I chased them about 100 yards," Gall said. "Once the last person dropped the last bundle, I pulled all the bundles back here to a safe location."
A DPS chopper, four-wheelers, scent-tracking dogs and mounted horses were being used in the search.
More on this story coming to mySouTex.com.


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Try out one of these simple and nutritious smoothies!
Aly Raisman's Tips For Going After What You Want
Whether you're feeling blah about your usual breakfast, or need to upgrade your afternoon snack, try out one of these healthy—and so good—smoothie recipes. They're all super simple to make, and pack major flavor!More
Do you love peanut butter so much that you could eat it right out of the jar? Well, then we have a smoothie for you! Peanut butter has tons of good fats your body needs, and the banana packs this smoothie with potassium — so drink up!
1 ripe banana 1 cup low-fat (or soy!) milk
1/4 cup all-natural peanut butter
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup ice.
Combine all ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth!
Blueberries are filled with antioxidants, which strengthen your immune system. And the yogurt in this yummy smoothie adds calcium and B-vitamins.
1 ripe banana
1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high until smooth. This recipe makes two servings, so you can share with a friend! To make just one serving, cut the ingredient portions in half.
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Whether you're sitting in your truck or doing something else, Volvo Trucks offers a range of useful and entertaining apps for your iPhone, iPad or other smartphone or media tablet.
The Volvo Trucks apps can be downloaded for free from iTunes App Store and Google Play.
Discover the new Volvo FH series on your iPad. Browse through easy-to-understand descriptions of all the key features along with stunning images and videos. The app also includes the complete technical specifications and equipment options.
New Volvo FH in iTunes
Find your next used truck or trailer here! The Truckfinder is a handy app that provides you an easy way to search and view your next truck or trailer. You will be able to view truck details, images and contact the dealer in a very easy way. You will have access to complete truck description, full-color photos and dealer location maps.
Truck Finder in iTunes
Truck Finder in Google play
Dealer Locator is an handy and easy way to find the nearest Volvo truck dealer. Based on your location you will find the nearest among the about 1,200 listed dealers. Filter on supported services to find the nearest dealer who can solve your problem.
Dealer Locator in iTunes
Dealer Locator in Google play
The Dynafleet app provides constant updates on the performance of trucks and drivers in commercial fleets – wherever you are. This makes it possible to easily pinpoint critical data and take immediate actions for reduced costs and better vehicle usage.
Dynafleet in iTunes
Get a quick overview of your actual cost distribution with Volvo Trucks' Total Cost Calculator. It is based on figures from your operation and reality. The results might just surprise you – and help you make the right business decisions. Simply put, see how this tool can help you minimize risks and increase truck uptime for greater profitability.
Total Cost Calculator in iTunes
Total Cost Calculator in Google play
Volvo Truck is one of the biggest truck brands in the world, and our trucks are sold and serviced in more than 140 countries. We have always enjoyed reporting on all the interesting jobs and exotic locations where our trucks operate, and now our coverage has taken an exciting step into the 21st century with the release of our tablet magazine.
Volvo Trucks Magazine in iTunes
Volvo Trucks Magazine in Google play
1987 was a special year for Volvo Trucks. That was when we first presented the advanced and powerful in-line, six-cylinder, 16-litre engine. Since then, the D16 engine has been in the heart of our flagship products. From the Volvo F16 to the Volvo FH16 of today. In 2012 we celebrate 25 years of performance with the new Volvo FH16 750, and as a part of the celebration we invite you to be a part of the trucking fun by playing this game.
FH16 game in iTunes
FH16 game in Google play
The Volvo Trucks Owners' Gallery application is an iPhone extension of the Owners' gallery section at http://loadingramp.volvotrucks.com/. The application lets you browse truck images submitted by truck enthusiasts from all over the world, read about the trucks and vote for your favorite.
Owners' Gallery in iTunes
Owners' Gallery in Google play


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- Hits at mid-hip (25" from shoulder).
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"The work of Catholic Answers was instrumental in bringing me back to the Church. With the help of God's grace, I was then able to help bring my wife back too. Keep up the good work!"
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"To become a hostage in the hands of the infidels, if that is necessary for the deliverance of Christ's faithful."
~ The fourth vow of the Order of Our Lady of Ransom (Mercedarians), founded in the thirteenth century by St. Peter Nolasco, which rescued some half-million slaves between the years 1218 and 1632.


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Richard Childress Racing
Recent News
Sprint Cup Post Race Report for Michigan
August 19, 2013
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pure Michigan 400
Michigan International Speedway
August 18, 2013
Race Highlights
•Richard Childress Racing teammates finished second (Kevin Harvick), fourth (Paul Menard) and eighth (Jeff Burton) in the Pure Michigan 400.
•Following the event at Michigan International Speedway, Harvick remains fourth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings, trailing leader Jimmie Johnson by 64 markers, while Menard gained two positions moving up to 17th, 214 points back, and Burton gained one spot taking over 20th, 252 points behind the leader.
•The No. 29 Chevrolet SS team ranks fourth in the Sprint Cup Series owner championship point standings, with the No. 27 team 18th in the standings and the No. 31 team 21st.
•According to NASCAR's Post-Race Loop Data Statistics, Harvick led the competition in Fastest Drivers Late in a Run, Green-Flag Speed, Quality Passes and Speed in Traffic.
•Menard was the sixth-Fastest Driver Early in a Run.
•Burton held the eighth-fastest Green-Flag Speed.
•All three RCR drivers earned a spot in the Fastest Laps Run category. Harvick led all competitors with 24 of the fastest laps, while Burton was seventh with 7 laps and Menard tied for 15th with two.
•RCR's three entries ranked within the top 10 of the Driver Rating category, with Harvick third, Burton sixth and Menard eighth.
•Joey Logano earned his first victory of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series season and was followed to the finish line by Harvick, Kurt Busch, Menard and Clint Bowyer.
•The next Sprint Cup Series race is the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 24. The 24th race of the 2013 season is scheduled to be televised live on ABC beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90.
Menard Finishes Fourth at Michigan International Speedway
After starting 20th in the Pure Michigan 400, Paul Menard captured his first top-five finish of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. In the early laps of the event, Menard gained five positions and was scored in 15th at lap 25. The team's first pit stop came under green-flag conditions on lap 40 and Menard came down pit road for four tires, fuel and air pressure adjustments to help remedy the car's loose-handling condition. The adjustments provided some relief to the Wisconsin native, but crew chief "Slugger" Labbe and team called for further chassis adjustments under two ensuing pit stops on laps 72 and 107. Restarting 10th on lap 110, Menard relayed to the team that the NIBCO/Menards Chevrolet SS was the best it had been all day, and by lap 130 he was scored in fifth and was the fastest car on the track. The 32-year-old remained in the top five until a lap-158 pit stop under caution for right-side tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment. Several cars elected to stay out under caution and Menard restarted 11th with 39 laps remaining in the 200-lap event. It didn't take long for Menard to race his way back to the front and he was back inside the top five at lap 176. The Richard Childress Racing driver gained one position in the final laps to finish fourth. Menard sits in the 17th spot in the Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings heading into Bristol Motor Speedway next weekend.
Start - 20 Finish - 4 Laps Led -0 Points - 17
PAUL MENARD QUOTE: "We had a good car all weekend. We didn't qualify very well and I knew that the No. 27 NIBCO/Menards car had some speed in it, but it mostly just drove really well all weekend. "Slugger" (Labbe, crew chief) made some good calls to get some track position. Matt Krueter (gasman) filled up the car with plenty of gas at the end. I'm just really proud of everyone on the team. We really needed a good run. We started off the season strong and just fell off the last couple of months. We have had good cars we just haven't been able to put together a race and we have been crashing a lot and we just can't do that. I'm really proud of everybody at RCR getting all three cars in the top 10 today. It was a great day for all of us."
Harvick Claims Runner-Up Finish at Michigan International Speedway
Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Rheem Chevrolet team claimed a runner-up finish in the Pure Michigan 400 Sunday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway. Starting from the 15th position, the Richard Childress Racing driver quickly worked his way into the top 10 by lap 20. As the race progressed, Harvick alerted crew chief Gil Martin that the red and black machine needed more rear grip exiting the turns. Harvick visited pit road on lap 73 for four tires, fuel and an air pressure adjustment to help the car's handling. The California native was scored in the 13th position for the ensuing restart, but regained a position within the top 10 by lap 76, where he would remain for the duration of the event. Harvick lined up second for the final restart of the race on lap 178 and was shuffled back to fifth on the following lap. The 21-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winner charged forward during the final laps, ultimately crossing the finish line second, picking up his 200th-career Sprint Cup Series top-10 finish. Harvick remains fourth in the Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings with the top-five finish.
Start - 15 Finish - 2 Laps Led - 0 Points - 4
KEVIN HARVICK QUOTE: "We had a great car all day, I just misjudged the final restart and got myself a little behind near the end. I have to thank Rheem, Budweiser, Jimmy John's, Hunt Brothers Pizza and everyone else who helps us get to the track each week. Our team tried a lot of different things than we usually would have during the race today that seemed to work out pretty well for us. It was a great effort by the Rheem crew today; just wish we could have gotten the win."
Jeff Burton Collects Fifth Top-10 Finish of 2013 Season at Michigan
Jeff Burton and the No. 31 Cheerios Chevrolet team collected their fifth top-10 finish of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, finishing eighth in the 400-mile event at Michigan International Speedway. After starting the 200-lap affair from the fifth position, the South Boston, Va., native maintained a top-10 running position while battling a loose-handling condition on his yellow and black machine. On multiple occasions, many competitors took two Goodyear tires only under caution-flag conditions, instead of the four tires that the No. 31 team changed. This decision by crew chief Luke Lambert placed the Richard Childress Racing driver mid-pack for restarts and altered the handling on the Chevrolet SS. With 50 laps to go, Lambert called Burton to pit road and the Cheerios pit crew changed right-side tires only, placing the 21-time Sprint Cup Series race winner 18th for the ensuing restart. Over the final 50 circuits, Burton climbed into the top 15 and entered the top 10 with 42 laps to go after taking Sunoco racing fuel only on the final pit stop of the afternoon. During the latter stages of the race, Burton maintained the top-10 track position and passed two competitors in the waning laps before crossing the finish line in the eighth position, earning his fifth top-10 result of the season. With the solid finish, Burton gained one position and now sits 20th in the Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings.
Start - 5 Finish - 8 Laps Led - 0 Points - 20
JEFF BURTON QUOTE: "It's good thing to be disappointed with an eighth-place finish. The No. 31 Cheerios Chevrolet team had a lot of speed at times and I think was the best car on the track. We just struggled on fresh tires more than other drivers did. When we would put tires on, it seemed like it hurt us more than others. When we had our sequence of tires that we wanted our car was really happy. That next to last caution-flag period was not what we needed. Pitting under green-flag conditions and being able to put four tires on right there would have been 100 percent for us. We were about five laps from pitting and that caution came out. That kind of sealed us, just because of what we had going on with our car. It's a good day though. That's a step in the right direction. No drama and we got what we deserved."