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A steady infusion of floating installation technology has sustained luxury vinyl tile's (LVT) double-digit growth for more than a decade, according to industry insiders.
In 2008, seven years after Congoleum created the modern LVT category with the launch of its glued down DuraStone, Metroflor introduced floating installations to the category with grip-strip Konecto. At the time, the weak global economy negatively impacted sales throughout the industry with the exception of LVT, which continued to grow by double digits.
Konecto forever changed the category's installation process. "Before Konecto, I'd have to take buckets of glue and tools to the jobsite — there was a lot of prep work before you even touched the tile," said Leo Alberts, a Philadelphia-based private contractor. "Now with floating LVT, I take the product and my work belt, a tape measure, a utility knife and a steel square — that's all you need. And no glue. That saves time and money for everybody involved."
Armstrong and Congoleum are among the most well-known brands to adopt grip-strip floating installation systems. And most recently, Metroflor launched a next generation version that allows its Aspire grip-strip to be grouted.
"LVT is going to grow again this year and we want a piece of it," said Russell Rogg, CEO, Metroflor. "We want to drive the category with innovation, not be driven by it."
Click enters the market
At the 2010 Surfaces show, EarthWerks and Mannington were the sole exhibitors of click LVT. This year, more than 70 click LVT exhibitors from North America, Europe and Asia were at Surfaces.
"LVT was already growing nicely but click accelerated it — click was like pouring gasoline on a fire," said David Sheehan, vice president of Mannington's commercial LVT business. "It's rare to be in a product category where 10 years later you're still realizing strong double-digit growth. But that's what click has done for us."
But with the growing popularity of click LVT came the influx of imported product with varying degrees of quality — similar to what happened with laminate flooring.
"Our Linkwerks click offering is taking market share from every other flooring category," said Jonathan Train, vice president of product development, EarthWerks. "But the biggest difficulty is not every dealer can distinguish between quality product with virgin vinyl cores and precise milling and those of a supplier that makes inferior product with additives."
Loose lay changes category again
Also introduced in 2010 was FreeFit, a loose lay LVT utilizing a self-immobilizing backer that allows product to simply be dropped into place — sort of like a bath mat — without utilizing adhesives, grip-strips or click systems to maintain commercial-grade installations.
"FreeFit is an entirely new approach to installation," said Dave Reichwein, president and CEO, FreeFit. "Because it is composed of pure virgin vinyl with no additives, it is stable. And because of the patented backer, you can lay it down anyway you like without glues and locking systems — even combining tiles and planks — and it won't move. And then you can pick any tile or plank up again."
The product is so easy it takes getting used to, said Guy Freeman, executive vice president of Oregon-based Cronin Company. For instance, FreeFit's is the only floor required to be installed flush against the wall without expansion gaps.
"FreeFit goes against how we train everybody to leave expansion gaps without exception. FreeFit is the exception," said Freeman. "There's no such thing as a perfect floor, but you won't find an easier floor to install than FreeFit. There's nothing easier than dropping a product down over any substrate. And you can pick it up and put it down somewhere else as many times as you like. You can't do that with grip-strip and click."
In three short years, others have caught on to the loose lay concept. Raskin Industries, Karndean Designflooring, Earthworks, Metroflor and most recently Shaw Industries have introduced similar systems incorporating different self-immobilizing and/or tacky backers.
"Our iNTACT uses what we call WaveTRAC technology. It's a dry tack adhesive on a waved bottom virgin vinyl core," said Russell Rogg, CEO, Metroflor. "Innovation is a part of our brand. Loose lay is just the latest addition to our existing dry back, grip-strip and click offering. Each system has its advantages and we want to supply them all."
Dealers were attracted to EarthWerks' new loose-lay Aurora at Surfaces 2013.


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Wow, Norma! I didn't know you were at the market since 1928 you look marvelous for your age
Norma,Now you're mak'in Boli's huh! Is there anything you can't make girl?!! Sure look's good...I likey the addition of pizza sauce an mozz. Nice...Bob
Bob,I would like to try and sell mini boli's at market. Norma
Norma,....somehow I knew that. You are quite industrious, and always looking ahead. I like that in you...Bob


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Its top corners are adjustable with screws, which lets you control the crash or "slap" effect. Loosen them for a strong effect, or close them down for a milder response.
The cajon is an authentic Afro-Cuban wooden box percussion instrument. Meinl cajons are completely handmade from start to finish. They work perfectly for flamenco or world music and deliver a wide range of sounds, from loud, deep bass tones to cutting high overtones. Drummers and percussionists appreciate the cajon for its diversity of sound. They're also perfect for unplugged gigs or sessions.
The cajon is one of today's most popular percussion instruments because it's very easy to play, and provides a great feel and rhythmic foundation to any musical situation. It is fun to experiment with and is popular in literally every musical genre as it is often used during unplugged gigs or softer songs to replace an entire drum kit.
After just a little practice, basic beats and grooves can be achieved. It can be used by drummers as a substitute for their throne, playing on it with one hand, while the other hand keeps time on the ride or the hi-hat.
Many drummers also use the cajon during unplugged gigs, certain songs, or spontaneous sessions as its ability to emulate many sounds serves as an excellent substitute for a complete drum set.
Traditionally, cajons are played by sitting on the padded top of the box while slightly leaning backwards. The frontplate is struck with the bare hands. Various playing techniques help to create different sounds ranging from deep bass tones to cutting highs and slaps.
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A unique and inspiring sound is achieved when playing the cajon's frontplate with a pair of brushes or rods.
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The cajon, which is the Spanish word for box, has been part of Afro-Peruvian music since the 19th century. The instrument originated in colonial Peru, when the slaves, whose African drums had been forbidden by their masters, used wooden boxes intended to hold fruits or overturned drawers to play their rhythms on. Later the cajon was officially added to the instrumentation of the vals criollo, or "creole waltz." It is now a national emblem for Peruvians, and an indispensable part of any ensemble that performs the traditional folk music of Peru.
The cajon's later development can be clearly traced back to one man, the flamenco guitar player Paco de Lucia. In the early 1970s, the Spanish embassy in Lima, Peru hosted a party for Paco de Lucia, where they had a traditional Peruvian band perform utilizing the cajon. Flamenco music comprises many different rhythms which are normally played by the guitar player striking the body of the guitar. At that party, Paco de Lucia asked his former percussionist Ruben Danta to play the "Buleria" on the cajon, which is one of the rhythms used in flamenco. Consequently, Paco de Lucia took the cajon with him back to Spain. The short staccato sounds that can be played on the cajon make it perfect for flamenco music, because that sound naturally relates to the footwork and hand-claps ("palmas") used in Flamenco. Since the cajon's historic migration from Peru to Spain, its use has spread worldwide.
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I purchased this in 2005 on a whim. I've used it to record, play tons of live gigs and small venues. I hope to play it for years to come.
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I have bought 3 setups that include this cajon. I have paired all of them with the Shure beta 52. One cajon I even rigged a small kick drum out of for an outside acoustic set. As long as you adjust the snare every once and a while, this product will always have a great sound. I have had a number of services with my worship leading that my drummer couldn't make it and my bass player sat down on a cajon and saved the day. I would highly recommend this product!
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This is a very nice cajon. This was a gift for my drummer friend, and he is enjoying getting to know the instrument. He plays a wide variety of musical genres and is experimenting with the sounds he can get, as this is his first cajon. My only complaint was that there was no information at all on how to tune the cajon. There was an allen wrench included, but no instructions on how to properly tune the cajon's "strings" to get different tones. This shouldn't be hard to figure out, but a brief manual would have been nice. This lack of info is the only thing that kept this rating from being a 10!
This cajon came in a well padded gear bag. The strings are easily accessible for tuning.
The seat pad was unglued on one corner. We fixed it with a little Gorilla Glue. Otherwise, the construction of the cajon was excellent.
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I've played a few cajons and this has been my favorite. It had some great low sounds and amazing slaps with the strings as well. With some minor adjustments you could get your sounds perfect. I'm 5'10" and this cajon is the perfect size for me as well. I have found that some are far too short or wide. It is a very light piece but the construction is very sound, I have no worries about keeping it in my trunk just in case I find someone that needs an accompaniment.
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This cajon has a great sound, and is super playable. It took me a little while to learn how to coax out all of the different tones from the instrument, but that had more to do with my relative inexperience with cajons in general than it did with the instrument itself. I tried a few different makes and models, but I liked the tone of the Makah Burl wood plate the best, for its rich deep bass tones but still able to get a nice crisp snare slap. For me, I was able to get all of the sounds I was looking for out of the Meinl, easier than I could from the LP's, or some of the other entry level cajons on the market. Also the bag that is included is fantastic. Strong and highly cushioned. Highly recommended.
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I got this cajon to play in my church drum circle because I thought our array of percussion instruments was lacking in low-end sound. I got this baby in the mail, and it has got serious bass qualities. You can also get a nice snare sound out of the edges, in contrast with the middle frontplate. The bag is great, as well. Overall, I couldn't be much happier with my shiny cajon.NOTE: The cajon does not come with instructions on how to adjust the string tightness, so you have to go to Meinl's web site and look it up.
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Craig, Omid and a legendary forno Accunto - bash of the titans!isn't there a documentary filmmaker with team who can join and make it imaginable for all of us?! just dreaming...
Love, love, love that photo of Craig holding Java. There is a bond there that is so touching. Java is a wonderful dog, and I loved meeting him and giving him some pizza bones. Hmm, I do wonder, Craig, since Miss Ellie loves tennis balls and pizza bones to the extreme, what would Java choose, if he had to pick one or the other?Nicely said Norma, and it was a pleasure meeting you!
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For any of you ex-pats, is anyone using the new Xbox 360 app? I ran a cat5E cable to the main TV because I have the Xbox and a Roku2. I was using wireless but got tired of the flaky connection, and the guy only charged me $75 to run a line. (I didn't do it myself)
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NEW?ULM – Cathedral High School has selected Barrett Carlson and Karlee Pfaff for the Minnesota State High School League AAA Award.
They will represent themselves and CHS at the Minnesota State High School League's Subsection level. Each MSHSL member school is allowed to present this award to one female and one male from the senior class. To be eligible, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, participate in league-sponsored athletics and fine arts activities, and comply with the MSHSL's Student Code of Conduct.
Carlson's school activities include National Honor Society, Knowledge Bowl, and school Mass server. He has participated in football, track, basketball, cross country and band. He is involved in the New Ulm community as a lifeguard, youth sports coach, and Boy Scout. Some of his volunteer activities include the United Way, park maintenance and church volunteer. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout and received the ExCel Award in 2013. He is the son of Steve and Kara Carlson of New Ulm.
Pfaff's school activities include National Honor Society, theater and band. She has participated in volleyball, basketball and softball. She volunteers for fundraising efforts at the school and her parish. She volunteers at summer sports camps for youth. Other community involvement includes taking part in United Way Days of Caring and the United Way's Day of Play. She is the daughter of Todd and Kelly Pfaff of New Ulm.


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In the May issue of Flight Training, we asked digital subscribers a very particular question: "If you preflight an airplane the night before a planned flight, do you:
a. Conduct a thorough preflight the next morning as well. You never know what could have happened over night.
b. Conduct a streamlined version of the preflight, focusing on only certain things.
c. Kick the tires and light the fires; I'm good to go."
The question was pretty directed because it was inspired by a particular set of circumstances put to Rod Machado in the May "Since You Asked" column. Specifically, K.L. wanted to know what Rod thought of this situation:
"I met someone who was preflighting his airplane the night before he was to take a trip. He was the sole owner, and the airplane was hangared. He indicated he would do a quick walkaround in the morning, but he felt taking his time the night before would result in a more thorough preflight and nothing significant would happen overnight. So the question must be asked: Do preflights have an expiration date (time)? How long is a preflight good for?"
First, let's look at our responses to the digital poll. A whopping 87 percent of respondents said they'd conduct a thorough preflight the next morning. Just 13 percent said they'd conduct a streamlined version of the preflight, and no one–not one person–confessed to the notion of kicking the tires and lighting the fires.
When you consider that our readership is aimed at primary student pilots, many of whom rent aircraft that sits outside and unattended, it stands to reason that they would prefer to do a preflight both the night before and the morning of the planned flight. This is your last chance to check everything before you go hurtling into the air, so why waste the opportunity?
Then again, 13 percent said they'd be comfortable with conducting a streamlined version of the preflight on the morning of the flight. This could represent our readers who own aircraft and are reasonably confident that nothing will have happened to their aircraft over the eight, 10, or 12 hours preceding the flight.
And here's what Rod told K.L.: Preflights do have an unofficial expiration time that's based more on common sense than a timepiece. "If the airplane is secured in a hangar, then it's entirely reasonable to do a thorough and detailed preflight the night before departure and a less-detailed inspection the morning of the flight. This is based on the assumption that the hangar is completely secure.
"On the other hand, if the airplane is out in the open, it is unreasonable to assume that something or someone can't adversely affeected the airplane's airworthiness overnight. Therefore, the next morning's flight should be preflighted by an equally thorough preflight."
In the year I had access to a hangar for my 1964 Piper Cherokee 140, I never preflighted the airplane the night before a flight with the intention of saving time and doing a quickie the next morning. It never even occurred to me to do something like that. I know myself too well. Any tasks that take place after 6 p.m. aren't going to be ones that involve operating an aircraft or checking its airworthiness. I prefer to leave enough time in the morning to do a thorough, unhurried preflight, when my brain is sharpest.–Jill W. Tallman
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dmaxdmax,I have seen at least three Reinhart dough recipes for what one might call a NY style. Is it one of the Reinhart NY style recipes I identified at Reply 2 ?Peter
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Birds and people / Mark Cocker and David Tipling ; with specialist research by and the support of Jonathan Elphick and John Fanshawe (598 C) -- Part natural history and part cultural study, this book describes and maps the entire spectrum of human engagements with birds, drawing in themes of history, literature, art, cuisine, language, lore, politics, and the environment. Vast in both scope and scale, it draws upon Mark Cocker's 40 years of observing and thinking about birds to celebrate this relationship. The book is as important for its visual riches as it is for its groundbreaking content, as one of Europe's best wildlife photographers has traveled in 39 countries on seven continents to produce a breathtaking and unique collection of photographs. The author solicited contributions from people worldwide, and personal anecdotes and stories have come from more than 600 individuals of 81 different nationalities, ranging from university academics to Mongolian eagle hunters, and from Amerindian shamans to highly celebrated writers. The sheer multitude of voices in this global chorus means that it is both a source book on why we cherish birds and a powerful testament to their importance for all humanity.
Tequila mockingbird : cocktails with a literary twist / Tim Federle ; illustrated by Lauren Mortimer (641.874 F) -- Congrats. You fought through War and Peace, burned through Fahrenheit 451, and sailed through Moby-Dick. All right, you nearly drowned in Moby-Dick, but you made it to shore—and you deserve a drink! A fun gift for barflies and a terrific treat for book clubs, Tequila Mockingbird is the ultimate cocktail book for the literary obsessed. Featuring 65 delicious drink recipes—paired with wry commentary on history's most beloved novels—the book also includes bar bites, drinking games, and whimsical illustrations throughout. Even if you don't have a B.A. in English, tonight you're gonna drink like you do. Drinks include: The Pitcher of Dorian Grey Goose--The Last of the Mojitos--Love in the Time of Kahlúa--Romeo and Julep--A Rum of One's Own--Are You There, God? It's Me, Margarita--Vermouth the Bell Tolls, and more!
50 foods : the essentials of good taste with notes on wine / Edward Behr (641.013 B) -- Like Behr's celebrated magazine, The Art of Eating, 50 Foods presents simple, practical information about buying, using, preparing, and enjoying. Behr focuses on aroma, appearance, flavor, and texture to determine what "the best" means for each food. He tells you how to select top quality—signs of freshness and ripeness, best season, top varieties, proper aging. If the way to prepare, serve, or eat something is little known, then he explains it (how to open an oyster, why the best way to cook green beans is boiling, how to clean a whole salted anchovy, when to eat and when to discard the rind of a cheese). Behr also names the most complementary foods and flavors for each of these fifty marvelous foods and the wines that go with them. The fifty selections provide a broad sensory range for the modern gourmet. Most of the foods are raw materials, but some have been fermented or otherwise transformed—into bread, ham, cheese. We can't always have the best, but with the information in this book we can eat better every day. Knowing good food is part of a complete understanding of the world—part of a full enjoyment of nature, a full experience of the senses, a full life.
No Better Time : The Brief, Remarkable Life of Danny Lewin - The Genius Who Transformed the Internet / Molly Knight Raskin (B LEWIN) -- No Better Time tells of a young, driven mathematical genius who wrote a set of algorithms that would create a faster, better Internet. It's the story of a beautiful friendship between a loud, irreverent student and his soft-spoken MIT professor, of a husband and father who spent years struggling to make ends meet only to become a billionaire almost overnight with the success of Akamai Technologies, the Internet content delivery network he cofounded with his mentor.
Danny Lewin's brilliant but brief life is largely unknown because, until now, those closest to him have guarded their memories and quietly mourned their loss. For Lewin was almost certainly the first victim of 9/11, stabbed to death at age 31 while trying to overpower the terrorists who would eventually fly American Flight 11 into the World Trade Center. But ironically it was 9/11 that proved the ultimate test for Lewin's vision—while phone communication failed and web traffic surged as never before, the critical news and government sites that relied on Akamai—and the technology pioneered by Danny Lewin—remained up and running.
Five billion years of solitude : the search for life among the stars / Lee Billings (576.839 B) -- For 4.6 billion years our living planet has been alone in a vast and silent universe. But soon, Earth's isolation could come to an end. Over the past two decades, astronomers have discovered thousands of planets orbiting other stars. Some of these exoplanets may be mirror images of our own world. And more are being found all the time. Yet as the pace of discovery quickens, an answer to the universe's greatest riddle still remains just out of reach: Is the great silence and emptiness of the cosmos a sign that we and our world are somehow singular, special, and profoundly alone, or does it just mean that we're looking for life in all the wrong places? As star-gazing scientists come closer to learning the truth, their insights are proving ever more crucial to understanding life's intricate mysteries and possibilities right here on Earth. Science journalist Lee Billings explores the past and future of the "exoplanet boom" through in-depth reporting and interviews with the astronomers and planetary scientists at its forefront. He recounts the stories behind their world-changing discoveries and captures the pivotal moments that drove them forward in their historic search for the first habitable planets beyond our solar system.
Candy : a century of panic and pleasure / Samira Kawash (394.12 K) -- Samira Kawash tells the fascinating story of how candy evolved from a luxury good to a cheap, everyday snack. After candy making was revolutionized in the early decades of mass production, it was celebrated as a new kind of food for energy and enjoyment. Riding the rise in snacking and exploiting early nutritional science, candy was the first of the panoply of "junk foods" that would take over the American diet in the decades after the Second World War—convenient and pleasurable, for eating anytime or all the time. And yet, food reformers and moral crusaders have always attacked candy, blaming it for poisoning, alcoholism, sexual depravity and fatal disease. These charges have been disproven and forgotten, but the mistrust of candy they produced has never diminished. The anxiety and confusion that most Americans have about their diets today is a legacy of the tumultuous story of candy, the most loved and loathed of processed foods.
The melting world : a journey across America's vanishing glaciers / Christopher White (551.312 W) -- Global warming usually seems to happen far away, but one catastrophic effect of climate change is underway right now in the Rocky Mountains. In The Melting World, Chris White travels to Montana to chronicle the work of Dan Fagre, a climate scientist and ecologist, whose work shows that alpine glaciers are vanishing rapidly close to home. For years, Fagre has monitored the ice sheets in Glacier National Park proving that they—and by extension all Rocky Mountain ice—will melt far faster than previously imagined. How long will the ice fields survive? What are the consequences on our environment? The Melting World chronicles the first extinction of a mountain ecosystem in what is expected to be a series of such global calamities as humanity faces the prospect of a world without alpine ice.
Fire and light : how the Enlightenment transformed our world / James MacGregor Burns (940.2 B) -- In this engaging, provocative history, James MacGregor Burns brilliantly illuminates the two-hundred-year conflagration of the Enlightenment, when audacious questions and astonishing ideas tore across Europe and the New World, transforming thought, overturning governments, and inspiring visionary political experiments. Fire and Light brings to vivid life the galaxy of revolutionary leaders of thought and action who, armed with a new sense of human possibility, driven by a hunger for change, created the modern world. Burns discovers the origins of a distinctive American Enlightenment in men like the Founding Fathers Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, and their early encounters with incendiary European ideas about liberty and equality. It was these thinker-activists who framed the United States as a grand and continuing experiment in Enlightenment principles.
The accidental species : misunderstandings of human evolution / Henry Gee (599.9 G) -- The idea of a missing link between humanity and our animal ancestors predates evolution and popular science and actually has religious roots in the deist concept of the Great Chain of Being. Yet, the metaphor has lodged itself in the contemporary imagination, and new fossil discoveries are often hailed in headlines as revealing the elusive transitional step, the moment when we stopped being "animal" and started being "human." In The Accidental Species , Henry Gee, longtime paleontology editor at Nature , takes aim at this misleading notion, arguing that it reflects a profound misunderstanding of how evolution works and, when applied to the evolution of our own species, supports mistaken ideas about our own place in the universe. Gee presents a robust and stark challenge to our tendency to see ourselves as the acme of creation. Far from being a quirk of religious fundamentalism, human exceptionalism, Gee argues, is an error that also infects scientific thought. Touring the many features of human beings that have recurrently been used to distinguish us from the rest of the animal world, Gee shows that our evolutionary outcome is one possibility among many, one that owes more to chance than to an organized progression to supremacy.
Little ship of fools : 16 rowers, 1 improbable boat, 7 tumultuous weeks on the Atlantic / Charles Wilkins (797.123 W) -- It was to be an expedition like no other—a run across the Atlantic from Morocco to Barbados aboard an experimental rowboat. There would be no support vessel, no stored water, no sails or motor. The boat's crew of sixteen included several veterans of U.S. college rowing, a number of triathletes, a woman who had rowed both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and a scrawny sexagenarian looking for a last great challenge—our chronicler, Charles Wilkins. When he joined the expedition, Wilkins had never swung an oar in earnest. Accompanied by a devoted crew of misadventurers, Wilkins takes the reader along for seven weeks of rationed food, extreme sleep deprivation, and life-threatening seas—as well as sharks, whales, and an ever-disintegrating boat. Little Ship of Fools is a rich and fascinating story of courage, community, the importance of risk in our lives, and the resilience and depth of the human spirit.
Bach : music in the castle of heaven / John Eliot Gardiner (B BACH) -- An unprecedented book about one of the greatest of all composers, by his greatest modern interpreter. Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most famously unfathomable composers in the history of music. How can such sublime work have been produced by a man who (when we can discern his personality at all) seems so ordinary, so opaque--and occasionally so intemperate? John Eliot Gardiner grew up passing one of the only two authentic portraits of Bach every morning and evening on the stairs of his parents' house, where it hung for safety during the Second World War. He has been studying and performing Bach ever since, and is now regarded as one of the composer's greatest living interpreters. The fruits of this lifetime's immersion are now distilled in this remarkable book, which explains in wonderful detail how Bach worked, how his music is constructed, how it achieves its effects--and what it can tell us about Bach the man. It is grounded in all the most recent Bach scholarship but moves far beyond it, and takes us as deeply into Bach's works and mind as perhaps words can. This is a unique book about one of the greatest of all creative artists.
How to write short : word craft for fast times / Roy Peter Clark (808.042 C) -- When words are worth a thousand pictures -- How to write short. Collect short writing ; Study short writing wherever it finds you ; Read for focus ; Practice reading at a glance ; Follow the work of short writers ; Write in the margins ; Embrace the lyric ; No dumping ; Tap the power of two ; Learn to balance ; Give weight to one side ; Change your pace ; Hit your target ; Count to three ; Inject the juice of parallels ; Tweak the predictable ; Vary hard and soft words ; Join the six-word discipline ; Cut it short ; Add by contraction ; Excerpt-- but in context ; Surprise with brevity -- How to write short with a purpose. Enshrine ; Crack wise ; Sound wise ; Sell ; Entice ; Surprise with content ; Reframe messages as dialogue ; Marry words with pictures ; Summarize and define ; List ; Report and narrate ; Title ; Protect against the misuses of short writing -- A few final words-- 441 to be exact.


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Nvidia Corp., a leading developer of graphics processing units (GPUs), on Monday said that it had developed several GPGPU (general-purpose computing on GPU) applications compatible with Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 operating system. This is the first time when a major GPU developer officially supports Windows HPC Server 2008 with its dedicated GPGPU platform.
Nvidia Research developed several GPU-enabled applications on the Windows HPC Server 2008 platform, such as a ray tracing application that can be used for advanced photo-realistic modeling of automobiles. Related to this, Nvidia worked with Microsoft Research to install a large Tesla GPU computing cluster and is studying applications that are optimized for the GPU.
In addition, a whole range of enterprise applications, such as data mining, machine learning and business intelligence, as well as scientific applications like molecular dynamics, financial computing and seismic processing, can take advantage of massively threaded processing on GPUs.
"The coupling of GPUs and CPUs illustrates the enormous power and opportunity of multicore co-processing. Nvidia's work with Microsoft and the Windows HPC Server platform, is helping enable scientists and researchers in many fields achieve supercomputer performance on diverse applications," said Dan Reed, corporate vice president of extreme computing at Microsoft
Nvidia Tesla high-performance GPU computing products support Windows XP and Windows Vista in the workstation and Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 in the data center. Tesla C1060 and S1070 GPU computing products are available from most major system vendors including Cray, Dell, HP and Lenovo.
Graphics processors are much more efficient than traditional central processing units when it comes to processing of highly-parallel workloads. Nvidia claims that scientific community was one of the first to realize the potential of the GPU to transform its work, observing speedups ranging from 20 to 200 times while using a range of compute-intensive applications. However, GPGPU is still used relatively rarely due to rather poor software support. With support of Windows HPC Server 2008, Nvidia brings mass adoption of GPGPU technologies a step closer.
"The combination of GPUs and the Windows platform has been a great benefit to our VMD (Visual Molecular Dynamics) user community, bringing advanced molecular visualization and analysis capabilities to thousands of users. As we move toward even larger biomolecular structures, GPUs will become increasingly important as they bring even more computational power to bear on what will be highly parallelizable computational problems," said John Stone, senior research programmer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.


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Our opinion: The sign's rather nice
Beauty, like supreme dominion
Is but supported by opinion
Benjamin Franklin,
Poor Richard's Almanac, 1741
So it is with the graphic arts as well: Assessing them is far more subjective than objective.
To some, Jackson Pollock was an artistic crackpot who threw, dripped, squirted, but seldom employed a brush to apply paint to canvas. To the person who paid $140 million for one of Pollock's canvases in 2006, and more than a few art critics, he was a genius.
And so it is with something so seemingly mundane as the three-word sign that has appeared on the front of the Crary Art Gallery, which simply and we believe – subjectively of course – rather elegantly labels the building and its mission.
Others will disagree with us, of course.
But, this is not an art review in which the critic looks for some deep, existential meaning in the convergence of brush strokes that the artist was trying to convey, but rather a brief discussion of the difficulty of legislating what one is permitted to display on one's private property.
In this case, the property in question is an art gallery. In and of itself, a permanent art gallery of the quality of the Crary is almost unheard of in a community the size of Warren.
About a year and a half ago, the city's Planning Commission finalized almost two years of work on revamping Warren's 1981 version of its sign ordinance, restricting electronic signs in the historic district to maintain as much as possible the historic flavor of the area.
There are also size restrictions delineated in the ordinance, and it is the size restriction that the Crary's public label exceeds.
It is testimony to the difficulty of promulgating regulations dealing with subjective issues that it took the Planning Commission so long to render all of the variables of taste and public safety down to a single ordinance amendment. To its credit, the panel included a provision suggesting that signs should be constructed to compliment a building's architectural style and materials, and left open the option of taking a design before the Zoning Hearing Board for an exception to the rule.
We find the Crary's sign unobtrusive and in character with the building's architecture – which, by the way, drew some gasps from historical purists at the time of its construction – and, certainly not a distraction to either motor or pedestrian traffic.
In short, that the sign is slightly larger that the limit, seems necessary to its placement. It's approval by the Zoning Hearing Board would certainly meet with our approval.
But, again, that's subjective.


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The video below of a second grade teacher in Providence, RI reading his letter of resignation has recently gone semi-viral with over 200,000 views on YouTube.
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|The timeless Audrey Hepburn could carry off a puppy in a basket. Obviously, I didn't take this photo.
|Wouldn't a dog trailer be safe and more dignified? I don't know. It's not as cute. . . .
Then, there's the whole question of whether or not I want to be one of those women who rides around with a little dog in her bike basket? Yes, I'm usually secretly jealous when I see a woman pedaling around town with a cute little dog in her basket but I'll be 49 next month. Is that really something I should be yearning to do. . . . I mean at my age? I haven't worn a belly ring in seven years because I decided I should be more mature than to need to wear a belly ring, even though mine was really lovely and elegant, but maybe some things just aren't dignified on a woman of a certain age. Maybe a puppy in a bike basket is one of those things?
Well, I'd pretty much decided that the whole cute little dog in a basket was just not my thing, and I wasn't going to do it. My bike basket is for practical purposes like my cell phone and a place to toss my sweater on a warm day. When my inner French girl is in control, it's an ideal location for carring a not too large bottle of pinot grigio, a block of gruyere and a box of crackers. These are the things that dignified older women carry in their bike baskets, if they have them. Women such as the always stunningly, daring, bad-ass Lauren Hutton or the never-fails-to-look-as-if-she-knows-something-that-you-don't Catherine Deneuve. Neither would be caught dead, at their more advanced ages than mine, with a cute little dog in their bicycle basket ( or "panier à vélo", en francais). I resolved to choose dignity.
|A scared little dog just after being rescued from a Hwy 51 on ramp.
|Wearing a new fashion harness from Petsmart. Still scared but no longer shaking.
We determine that we can't leave her at the hotel on Sunday, race day, and since my job is to be his one-woman cheer leading squad, Bob says that I'll just have to bring her with me. I'd brought my Dahon to get around Tempe between the hotel and the various locations along the race route so I'd have to carry Daisy in the bike basket! She's the perfect size. Almost too small. Damn! Daisy is a Teacup Chihuahua. I was never meant for a dog this size.
|Purse dog.
|She's so exhausterd!
Bob's finished his swim in 1:43 and during that time, I carried Daisy and did a little leash training, although the thick crowd made that difficult. After the swim, I retrieved my Dahon from the car and pondered how to teach Daisy how to behave in a bike basket. I had no idea where to begin but decided the smartest approach for two beginners would be to put her in the basket, secure her with harness and leash to the handlebar stem, with just enough slack to comfortably move around, and then walk the bike around to assess how she handled the movement and no longer being in my arms (her preferred location). As I anticipated, she resisted being lowered into the basket and, once deposited inside, stood up on her hind legs and balanced herself with front paws on the handlebar. She looked wobbly and unstable, and I imagined that she felt that way so I peeled off my Patagonia puffy jacket and created a nest-like environment for her in the basket. This seemed to comfort her immediately. The jacket had my scent on it and probably felt enclosed and snugly. She still stood up in the basket but did not wobble around or try to climb over the handlebars to reach me. I walked her and bike thusly for about 30 minutes around the vendor area before heading to the bike route and back to the hotel.
|First time basket rider.
By the time we got to Mill and Rio Salado along the bike segment route, my confidence leveled had increased significantly. Daisy was now comfortable snuggled into the folds of my jacket. As we made our way through the spectator area I quickly became aware of the ooohs and aaahs from those we passed, mostly from women but also quite a few men. "Oh, look it's a puppy in a basket!" "Did you see the little dog in her bike basket?"
I dismounted several times to look for Bob among the cyclists and quickly a small crowd would form around us. More oohs and aaahs, along with petting hands and questions. I felt a strong need to establish that no, this was not my dog . . . . we found her . . . . just a temporary thing, we aren't keeping her . . . . I don't normally carry around a Teacup Chihuahua everywhere I go (rapidly becoming a big lie!) . . . . biking with a dog in your basket is probably dangerous for everyone involved, etc., etc., etc.
|Snug in a bike basket. It helps to create a nest-like environment.
|In front of Aveda.
Angie arrived and we decided to have lunch in the outdoor dining area of My Big Fat Greek Restaurant (highly recommend the Lemon Orzo soup), where Daisy curled up on the sidewalk beneath our table and was no trouble at all. After lunch, Angie and I did wandered the Mill Avenue area before she caught the rail back home. Daisy and I pedaled back to the bike course finish in time to see a smiling Bob come in. We then traveled on to the hotel, using mostly bike lanes and rested with the other two dogs for a few hours before heading back out at dusk to catch Bob at mile 16 of the running segment.
|Across an well illuminated bridge.
|Nappy-nap time in a bike basket after a long strenuous day of biking.
As related in my previous post, Bob completed his Ironman triathlon in 14:15:38, greeted at the finish by his adoring wife and a sleeping Chihuahua. Bob loves dogs so I'm sure he was a little gratified to see that Daisy had weathered the busy day apparently happy in the role as extremely cute bike accessory. In less that 24 hours, he was already quite attached to our little rescue dog and was relieved to see the bond that had clearly developed between Daisy and I, my determination to place her with the Chihuahua rescue group nearly melted away.
|Timeless and confident enough to love an Ironman and carry a puppy in her bike basket.
**This post is revised from an earlier published version. I wasn't totally happy with ending and after consulting with my husband (a new Ironman) the better words came easily. On this day, I give thanks for an honest editor.


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Genealogy, local history and historical research in New England and other interesting places. Nutfield was the former land grant ................................. that is now the towns of Londonderry, Derry and Windham, New Hampshire.
The lady on the right is a world famous writer, known for her quick wit and deep fascination with all things ancestral. The name escapes me. Some kind of plant...ReplyDelete
Love it! I have a similar photo I've thought of posting -- I may just do it! :o)ReplyDelete
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Something about Lesley and the word red and maybe a moving company?ReplyDelete
Oh, my friends are all comedians today! This is our family portrait, taken in 1999 at Canobie Lake Park at the "Olde Time" photo studio.ReplyDelete
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Brewers' slugger Ryan Braun has been suspended, without pay for the rest of the 2013 season. Major League Baseball handed down the ruling for violations of the basic agreement and its joint drug prevention and treatment program. The suspension began last night with a 5-3 Milwaukee loss to San Diego.
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Lewandowski to conduct artist workshop in Chicago
Artist E.P. Lewandowski of Michigan has been selected to teach a drawing seminar by the Colored Pencil Society of America Chicago Chapter 103.
The event, entitled "Rocks and Waterscape Settings," is slated for Nov. 9-10 in Palatine, Ill. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about steps in foundation planning, tonal use, detailing, color [overlay], applications, structure development and composition.
"I continue to be very proactive in my professional career as an artist and view this as opportunity to expand my teaching skills," Lewandowski said. "In preparation for the class, I decided to purchase and construct a living indoor waterfall and stream assembly. This unit is portable, expandable, and currently measures over 12-feet long, 3-feet in width, and 2-feet or more in height. The prospect of using this assembly for a teaching workshop is appealing for me and unique in concept."
The artist is also slated to host additional workshops on Feb. 8, 2014 at Art in the Loft in Alpena, and on Sept. 27-28, 2014 at the MIDWEST 2014 Competition in Mt. Clemens. This special event is sponsored by the Colored Pencil Society of America Detroit Chapter 104 and includes a juried competition for artists residing in a 16 state region of the Midwest.
Lewandowski is a contemporary realist who specializes in colored pencil landscape and waterscape settings from across the North America. His work has appeared in American Art Collector, Colored Pencil Magazine and CP Magazine.
The artist is a member of the International Guild of Realism, ARC Salon, Colored Pencil Society of America, C.P.S.A. Detroit Chapter 104, and Pencil Society. He is represented nationally and in his home state of Michigan.
Lewandowski and his wife, Mary, reside along the Thunder Bay shoreline in Northeast Michigan. For more information, go to www.erwinplewandowski.


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Modified: English Language and Media Communication: Head of Department, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
University or Organization: City University of Hong Kong
Department: Department of English and Communication
Specialty Areas: English Language and Media Communication
Required Language(s): English (eng)
Head of Department of English and Communication [Ref. C/653/09]
The Department of English and Communication under the Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences is fairly large and diverse, with a full range of
teaching and research programmes in the areas of English Language and Media
Communication. In English Language, the Department offers BA (Hons) in
English for the Professions, BA (Hons) in Teaching English as a Second
Language, MA in English for Specific Purposes, and MA in Teaching English
as a Second Language. In communication studies, the Department offers BA
(Hons) in English for Professional Communication, BA (Hons) in Integrated
Strategic Communication, and MA in Communication and New Media. The
Department also offers a wide range of English for Academic Purpose courses
to students across the university to develop their English communication
The Department has a very active research agenda with a twin focus on
applications of linguistics and language technology and media communication
research. In applications of linguistics, the Department has expertise to
supervise research in several areas of applied linguistics, such as corpus
linguistics, language and law, language acquisition, and the applied genre
and critical discourse analysis of academic, professional, institutional
and public discourses. In the field of communication, the Department
conducts research in the structures, processes, and effects of various
modes of media communication in relation to their larger political,
economic, and cultural implications. Broad areas of research include:
media, political economy, and globalization; use and diffusion of new
media; inter-Asian cultural studies; organizational and corporate
communication. The Department offers research programmes leading to MPhil
and PhD in all these areas.
In terms of area expertise, the appointee will have to fit comfortably into
at least one of the above-mentioned specialties.
The Head of Department will be expected to provide strong academic
leadership in the development of teaching and research in the Department.
Candidates should possess strong academic and professional qualifications,
substantial relevant experience in tertiary education and a successful
record of research and scholarship.
Candidates should possess appropriate academic and professional
qualifications in a relevant area, an outstanding record of scholarly
research and publications, teaching and administrative experience in a
university setting.
Appointment will be at an academic rank commensurate with qualifications
and experience on superannuable terms with provision for superannuation
benefits, or on a fixed-term contract with contract-end gratuity.
Concurrently, the appointee will be offered the headship appointment for a
period of three years initially. The University offers competitive
salaries and employee benefits, including annual leave, medical and dental
schemes, housing benefits and, where applicable, passage allowance.
Please send nomination or application in the form of an application letter
enclosing a current curriculum vitae to Ms. Winnie Kei by 3 June 2006.
Please quote the reference of the post in all correspondence and on the
envelope. Shortlisted candidates may be invited to provide the names and
addresses of three academic referees at full professorial or other
appropriate level in due course.
The University reserves the right to consider late applications and
nominations, and to fill or not to fill the position.
Address for Applications:
Ms. Winnie KEI
City University of Hong Kong
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong,
Kowloon -
Hong Kong
Application Deadline: 03-Jun-2006
Contact Information:
Ms. Winnie KEI
Email: fhstaff
Phone: 852 2788 9440
Fax: 852 2788 9466
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HOUGHTON – Most parents proudly watch as their 5-year old child grabs his or her backpack and heads out the door to the first day of kindergarten. Few might realize that their child has been preparing for this day since birth, or earlier.
Neuroscience confirms that early experiences lay the foundation for all learning that follows. Young children's experiences and environments set the stage for future development and success in school and life. How, and how well, children think, learn, communicate, problem solve and relate to others when they get to school and later in their lives depends in large part on the experiences they have and the skills they develop during the earliest days, months and years of their lives.
BHK Child Development Board (BHK) recognizes the importance of a child's early years and of parents as their children's primary teacher and advocate. BHK further recognizes that there are children and families who are more vulnerable than others because of risk factors within their lives and the limitations of available supports and resources.
BHK provides a full continuum of comprehensive early learning experiences – prenatal to kindergarten. Through a federal grant, BHK is able to provide Early Head Start for expectant families and families with children birth to age 3 in a home or center-based option and Head Start for preschool children. Through a partnership with the Copper Country Intermediate School District, BHK provides the Great Start Readiness Program (GRSP) for 4-year olds. All children are screened at the time of enrollment to ensure they are matched with the most appropriate services for their family.
The quality, evidence-based programs operated by BHK can improve the outcomes for the youngest and most vulnerable children. The programs bring together degreed and well-trained staff; small class sizes for more focused attention; research-based curricula to prepare children academically; socially and emotionally; health and wellness services ;and meaningful family engagement opportunities that support parent's involvement in their children's learning and success.
Families, BHK staff and community partners work together to provide environments and developmental experiences that promote growth and learning to ensure that all children enter school eager and excited to learn.
Your child may be eligible for early childhood programs at no cost. Eligibility is not based on income alone. Other factors are considered in making a determination for program placement. Please call to request a universal application so that all information can be considered.
After administrative restructuring and with renewed financial stability, BHK staff is planning and preparing for an exciting new school year. BHK is ready and able to provide the high-quality early childhood programming the community has come to expect.
Interested families should complete an application and provide the following documents: proof of age (birth certificate); proof of residency (utilities bill, driver's license); and proof of income for past 12 months (W2, check stub, tax return, DHS statement).
Please call 482-3663 or 337-3030 in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, respectively, or 524-7300 in Baraga County for an application appointment. Space is limited. Call today!
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Curtis, Johnny
August 17, 2005
Johnny Curtis
Services: Have been held.
Johnny Mack Curtis, 57, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2005, in Lubbock.
He was born on Jan. 11, 1948, in Hickory, N.C., to Cloyd and Mamie Curtis.
He married Pauletta Guss on Dec. 26, 1967, in Portales. He was the store manager at Bunk's Feed Barn for more than 23 years. He was active in his church and was the music director. He played bass guitar in a country/western dance band called The Country Gentlemen. He was a member of the Lions Club for many years.
He was preceded in death by his father in 1988.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Sherri Trent of Addison, Texas, Christi Chandler of Sherman, Texas, and Jennifer Franklin of Hobbs; a son, Jeffery Curtis of Hobbs, his mother; two brothers, Rodney Curtis of Saucier, Miss., and Marty Curtis of Boiling Springs, S.C.; a sister, Darlene Lowe of Hobbs; and six grandchildren.
Burial was at Prairie Haven Memorial Park in Hobbs.
Arrangements were by Duncan-May Funeral Home of Hobbs.


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Trade LSD for Speed
Get out of your comfort zone to run faster
Trail runners are notorious for their addiction to LSD: Long, Slow Distance. After all, logging lots of miles ...
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Trail runners are notorious for their addiction to LSD: Long, Slow Distance. After all, logging lots of miles within your comfort zone seems like the best way to enjoy a day out on the trails. It turns out that premise may not always be true.
A recent study out of the UK polled runners on their emotions following two different types of workouts: a 50-minute run at a moderate pace and an interval workout. Unsurprisingly, the runners reported the interval workout to be more difficult. Interestingly, they also ranked it significantly higher in the enjoyment scale. In addition to an increase in running satisfaction, interval training can make you a stronger runner.
Numerous studies have shown that the effects of traditional high-volume endurance training can be stimulated more efficiently with just a small amount of high-intensity interval training. In fact, research conducted by the Exercise Metabolism Research Group in Ontario tested this theory on cyclists in a lab. These athletes were instructed to do six sessions of sprint interval training over two weeks, with one to two days rest in between to help promote recovery. Each session had the cyclists doing between four to seven "all-out" 30-second Wingate tests with a four-minute recovery period between each.
The Wingate test is one of the most reliable measures of peak anaerobic power, anaerobic fatigue and total anaerobic capacity. After just six sessions over a two-week period, the athletes had significantly improved performances by increasing muscle oxidative potential and endurance capacity.
While long miles at a moderate pace remains a vital part of any endurance training plan, many experts recommend incorporating regular interval training for its effects on skeletal and muscle adaptations and exercise capacity. So, you may find that trading some LSD for speed will pay off as you race through mud, rocks and roots.


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CES 2012: The TV Report
There was no shortage of cool stuff being pitched by TV makers at this year's CES. While 55-inch OLED sets around 4 millimeters thick nabbed the spotlight (rightly so, since they weren't prototypes but actual products scheduled to come out in 2012), we were also surprised by the number of 4K models — some of which were also real products on target for a 2012 release. Sharp even had an 8K prototype in its booth, which was shown displaying actual 8K source material!
Beyond the cutting-edge stuff, major companies as usual unveiled their regular line-ups of TVs for the year to come, some of which you'll see reviewed in upcoming issues of Sound+Vision. Here's a peek at the best and brightest, the sharpest, skinniest, and smartest.


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An assembled system case is tested at a constant ambient temperature of 23°C maintained by an air conditioner. As we assume that most users prefer low-noise computers, we set the speed of the CPU and system fans (those connected to the mainboard's 3-pin connector) into Silent mode (the quietest mode on ASUS mainboards). We do not change the default configuration of airflows determined by system case design.
The following components are installed into the system case:
- ASUS P5E mainboard
- Core 2 Duo E6850 processor
- Zalman CNPS9500 AT cooler
- Four hard disk drives Western Digital Raptor WD740GD
- HIS IceQ3 Radeon HD 3870 graphics card
- 2GB DDR2-800 SDRAM Patriot PDC24G6400LLK
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
- Enermax MODU82+ EMD625AWT power supply (625W)
The CPU temperature is read with the ASUS PC Probe utility included with the mainboard. The temperature of the HDDs is measured with HDD Thermometer. The graphics card's temperature is reported by its control panel. The speed of the fans is measured with an optical tachometer Velleman DTO2234. There are the following test modes:
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- Prime95 (Prime95 running in In-Place Large FFTs mode to load both CPU cores fully)
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Every temperature is read after the system has worked for half an hour in the current test mode.
The following table shows the temperatures of the components if the system is assembled without an enclosure ("open testbed").
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Citizenship, refugees, and the state: Bosnians, Southern Sudanese, and social service organizations in Fargo, North DakotaErickson, Jennifer Lynn, 1974- (University of Oregon, September , 2010)[more][less]Erickson, Jennifer Lynn, 1974- 2011-06-09T22:32:54Z 2011-06-09T22:32:54Z 2010-09 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11225 xvi, 360 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. This dissertation is a comparative, ethnographic study of Southern Sudanese and Bosnian refugees and social service organizations in Fargo, North Dakota. I examine how refugee resettlement staff, welfare workers, and volunteers attempted to transform refugee clients into "worthy" citizens through neoliberal policies aimed at making them economically self-sufficient and independent from the state. Refugees' engagement with resettlement and welfare agencies and volunteers depended on their positioning in social hierarchies in their home countries and in the United States. Refugees had widely variable political, educational, cultural, and employment histories, but many had survived war and/or forced migration and had contact with many of the same institutions and employers. Bosnians in Fargo were either white, ethnic Muslims (Bosniaks), or Roma (Gypsies), who had a darker skin color and were stigmatized by Bosniaks. By interrogating intersections of race, class, gender, and culture, I explain why social service providers and the wider public deemed Bosnian Roma as some of the least "worthy" citizens in Fargo and black, Christian Southern Sudanese as some of the worthiest citizens. In so doing, I highlight the important roles of religion, hard work, education, and civic duty as characteristics of "good" citizens in Fargo. The dissertation is based on a year of ethnographic research in Fargo (2007-08). It also builds on previous research with Roma in Bosnia (1998-2000) and employment with a resettlement agency in South Dakota (2001-2002). I relate this analysis to anthropological theories of the state with a particular focus on refugee resettlement in the context of the neoliberal welfare state. Following Harrell- Bond's argument that refugees are often portrayed as mere "recipients of aid," I argue for a more nuanced understanding of refugees as active citizens in Fargo. I view refugee resettlement organizations, welfare agencies, and volunteers as powerful actors in shaping refugees' lives, but I also take into account the ways in which refugees in turn shaped these actors. I show how refugee resettlement called into question hegemonic forms of citizenship in the relatively culturally and racially homogenous city of Fargo. Committee in charge: Carol Silverman, Chairperson, Anthropology; Sandra Morgen, Member, Anthropology; Lynn Stephen, Member, Anthropology; Susan Hardwick, Outside Member, Geography en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Anthropology, Ph. D., 2010; Citizenship Bosnia and Herzegovina Refugees Sudan Welfare Fargo (N.D.) Bosnians Sudanese Social service organizations Cultural anthropology Social work Ethnic studies Citizenship, refugees, and the state: Bosnians, Southern Sudanese, and social service organizations in Fargo, North Dakota Bosnians, Southern Sudanese, and social service organizations in Fargo, North Dakota Thesis
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One of the reasons I was so excited to start blogging for the Democrat and Chronicle was the opportunity to share with everyone the great things going on in Rochester, both professionally and socially. To that end, there's an upcoming event that's a little bit of both.
Think you need to be in Silicon Valley or larger city to have a successful startup? Think again. Here's an opportunity to meet and chat with folks who are doing it right here. If you're a local entrepreneur or just interested in finding out more about Rochester's startup ecosystem, please consider checking out the UNYstartups Meetup on Tuesday September 13th. The event will take place at Roc Brewing Co., 56 S. Union Street, at 6pm.
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APA approves Wild Walk
The state Adirondack Park Agency board unanimously approved the Wild Center natural history museum's Wild Walk Thursday.
The project was easily approved and there were no questions or comments from board members.
Board Chairwoman Lani Ulrich called the project "something that brings folks in to appreciate the natural wilderness, but also is of great economic benefit, particularly for the center of the park." She thanked APA staffers for their work on the project.
Dave St. Onge, the museum's facilities director, told the Enterprise Friday that the APA permit was the last one he needed before construction.
"We're very excited about it," St. Onge said. "It's going to be a great iconic feature for the Wild Center."
The museum has now requested bids for a general contractor to oversee the project, and St. Onge said he plans to interview contractors in Albany next week and he expects to decide on a contractor shortly after that.
He noted that construction on the project needs to start this year, because it got $1 million in state money from Empire State Development, money that was awarded to shovel-ready projects.
On Thursday, APA staffer Suzanne McSherry explained the basics of the project to the board. The Wild Walk is planned to be a series of towers with exhibits and features in or on them connected by a series of walkways that increase in elevation.
The project was originally awarded an APA permit in 2007, but that permit expired, and plans for the structure have morphed over time and new elements have been added.
The entire structure is planned to be 450 feet long, and the tallest tower would reach 41.5 feet high.
APA staffers worked with the Wild Center to raise balloons to around the height that the Wild Walk's towers would reach, and the balloons were only visible from one site on Dugal Road. McSherry said staffers decide there would be no undue adverse impact in terms of views in the area.
Aaron Ziemann, an APA project analyst, explained the museum's silviculture plans for the area around the Wild Walk, and Dan Kelleher, the APA's special assistant for economic affairs, talked about the potential economic benefits of the project.
Kelleher explained that the Wild Center, like most similar public institutions, saw a lot of interest in the first few years it was open but that interest has dropped off recently.
"Large-scale institutions such as the museum need to continually re-invest to continue to draw users in," Kelleher said.
In order to maintain the museum's current 72 payroll positions and $1.5 million on annual payroll, it needs to expand or make a capital investment, he said.
In addition to that, the museum is currently seeing 72 percent more visits on rainy days than it sees on sunny days, so officials there are looking for ways to draw in visitors when the weather is good.
Kelleher said the museum expects to employ about 60 part-time workers during construction and add two full-time employees after it is erected.
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In Tsarist Russia in 1905, poor dairyman Tevye is doing his best to preserve tradition in the face of a changing world by marrying his daughters off in the traditional Jewish way. But revolution is in the air and the young are guided by their hearts, not their elders. When his daughters refuse the matchmaker's advice and marry for love instead, Tevye must choose between their happiness and his beloved traditions.


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I have the Element for Nylon in all of my stage guitars. I've got a thing for '60's nylon string guitars from Martin and Gibson. I just recently acquired a very sweet 1962 Martin 00-18C. It's my favorite acoustically of the guitars I own and I hope it can be my main gigging guitar.
Despite my love of the Element for Nylon, curiosity got the best of my and I tried an Anthem SL Classical in this guitar first. The Anthem was nice but I missed the familiarity of the Element. So I had the Anthem removed and an Element installed.
The reason I bring this up is that I'm noticing the same thing with the Element that I did with the Anthem. My low E string is not behaving. When I check the level using the input level meter on my digital mixer, the level is close to that of the other strings but it's slightly dull and lifeless compared to the rest of the strings.
It doesn't have the depth of tone or the sustain of the rest of the strings and it seems to be a bit "thuddy" for lack of a better description. It is especially noticeable if I'm playing fingerstyle, play a G chord, walk down to an Em and then play say a C. The base note of the C chord is so much bigger, fuller, etc. than the G/Em. It really bugs me!
The person that did the install works out of a wonderful guitar shop down in Minneapolis which is about 2.5 hours from me so I can't just pop in with the guitar and have him look at it so I thought I'd start here and see if there is a way I can avoid the drive down there!
Just for some added info, this same tech installed the Element for Nylon in my 1963 Martin 00-16C and that one had some string balance trouble. When I had him work on the 18C I brought the 16C to see if we could fix the string balance in that guitar. He took a homemade wooden tool and pushed forward on the saddle on the base side of the guitar pushing from the sound hole side of the bridge toward the bottom of the guitar. That completely fixed the problem. I've tried doing this on my 18C but it hasn't helped. I don't have the same tool and perhaps I'm too chicken to push as hard as he did. I just wanted to throw that out there in case anyone thinks that might solve the problem.
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