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Beautiful, is there a pattern for that ?
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Beautiful, is there a pattern for that ?
I know you can buy it at A Heart Like Yours in Spokane, WA and on their website http://www.aheartlikeyours.com/shop/...-Tree-0101.htm. They have 25% off online shopping right now, use 25%NOV2012 code. The designer, Laura, sometimes teaches at this shop and has many great patterns!
I love it..... your own design or pattern?
I am so disappointed, the pattern is back ordered !!!!!!!!!!!
Oh ! I really really like this one. You did a great job.
very lovely
Have a great day and happy sewing !
Very, Nice love you tree .
Very nice, love your tree..........
Beautiful!!! Love the pattern, did you make it up?


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Originally from Poland, Ernestine Rose was a nineteenth-century human rights advocate and atheist who was committed to the rights of women and the abolition of slavery. Below are excerpts from the many speeches she delivered during her time in the United States. She was one of the first women to advocate for property rights for women as well as one of the first women to speak publicly and forcefully about the morality of atheism.
On Women's Rights:
"Humanity recognizes no sex—virtue recognizes no sex—mind recognizes no sex—life and death, pleasure and pain, happiness and misery recognize no sex. Like man, woman comes involuntarily into existence; like him she possesses physical and mental and moral powers, on the proper cultivation of which depends her happiness; like him she is subject to all the vicissitudes of life." -1851
On Slavery:
"What is it to be a slave? Not to be your own, bodily, mentally, and morally—that is to be a slave. To work hard, to fare ill, to suffer hardship, that is not slavery; for many of us white men and women have to work hard, have to fare ill, have to suffer hardship, and yet we are not slaves.Slavery is, not to belong to yourself—to be robbed of yourself. There is nothing that I so much abhor as that single thing—to be robbed of one's self." -1853.
On Atheism:
"Truth, justice, charity, kindness and love, combined, make the creed of morality and virtue belonging to man, and necessary to this life; for it teaches him his duty to his fellow man, while religion, being a mystery, belongs wholly to some other unknown life, hence we can make no use of it in this. It teaches faith, blind, implicit faith, in things unseen and unknown; morality has nothing to do with religion, for a man may be ever so virtuous and moral, yet if he does not profess faith, he is called an Infidel." -1859
Excerpts from Mistress of Herself: Speeches & Letters of Ernestine Rose, Early Women's Rights Leader edited by Paula Doress-Worters.

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Landed a job with a good amount of Linux involved..should I crank out Linux cert
My goal before this job was to get into networking(maybe wireless) but after getting this job, I think I should maximize my opportunity with this new linux role. I would enjoy both networking and linux jobs, even though I might feel like I wasted my time getting my CCNA (but it could help later on in my career?).
Is it a good idea to maybe abandon my networking job/career hunt for now and start working towards a linux career? I've always heard in IT, EXPERIENCE IS #1 (over education and certs)!
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What do the terms "today" and "tomorrow" mean?
Original post made by Alamo Ron, Alamo, on May 26, 2010
Don't use headlines with an indeterminate date such as, "Today is the last day to register for the June 8 primary election" or "Tonight's Planning Commission meeting is canceled."
Since articles stay on your website for several days, terms like "today" and "tonight" quickly lose their meaning. Use date-specific terms instead: "May 24 is the last day to register."
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a resident of another community
on May 26, 2010 at 9:42 am
Ralph N. Shirlet is a registered user.
Dear Emily,
In celebration of alamorons, as Alamo's unique brand of oxymoron, today is tomorrow's yesterday and every day in Alamo is yesterday as we celebrate a long-absent semi-rural community. So if you decide to switch to dates in your articles be sure to include the year because in Alamo not only is everything 11 minutes late it is also always 1984.
Welcome to the Alamo time zone,
The ROFL in Ralph N. Shirlet
a resident of Alamo
on May 26, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Ralph is correct in his assessment of "Alamo Time." It's different here.
Regarding dates and times, I had a discussion with a gentleman this past Monday on what "next Wednesday" means. He said he would see me "next Wednesday" for our meeting. I pointed out that our meeting was scheduled for May 26 and that "next Wednesday" is June 2.
This confused him. He insisted that "next Wednesday" is the first Wednesday that comes up from today. He wuz wrong. The first Wednesday that comes up is THIS Wednesday, May 26. NEXT Wednesday is the NEXT Wednesday after the one coming up (which is THIS Wednesday).
Note that this is only true in Alamo, where we don't know if we are coming or going, or if we are next or first.
a resident of another community
on May 26, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Ralph N. Shirlet is a registered user.
Dear Emily,
We are very close to explaining the second Tuesday of next week as can happen in Alamo. But first, let's clarify the difference between Last Friday, Past Friday and This Friday.
Last Friday is the Friday of the previous week. Past Friday is any Friday in 1984. This Friday is quite confusing because it can mean Last Friday or the next Friday to occur. Let's illustrate with a quiz: To what Friday is the commentator referring?
"This Friday it rained?"
"This past Friday it rained?"
"Past Friday (often said as "Friday Past") it rained?"
"Last Friday it rained?"
As for the second Tuesday of next week? It occurs on any other day of the week when Alamo was too late for Tuesday itself. All time in Alamo is relative but quite unrelated.
Do I make myself clear?
So as an editor, how do you report events in Alamo Time. At present, it is 1:43PM May 26, 2010 Pacific Daylight Time. But in Alamo it is 1:32PM, May 25, 2010. It is somewhat like Singapore Time where it is 4:43AM, May 27, 2010.
For many it is just 1984,
The ROFL in Ralph N. Shirlet
a resident of Danville
on May 26, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Actually, I too find the use of today, tomorrow to be confusing on your website. If only people who matter are Ralph and your other "regulars" then feel free to ignore this comment.
a resident of Alamo
on May 27, 2010 at 8:09 am
The terminology is a journalistic carry-over from the days of printed newspapers. If the headline in the paper said, "Today is the last day to license your pet tiger," it was good for that day's edition only. That edition then became the next day's fish-wrap and your tiger became illegal.
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Global Exchange Reality Tours wants to bring together aspiring individuals to travel to Cambodia. It is estimated that approximately $9 billion dollars in profits are generated annually through slavery and trafficking, placing the trade in human trafficking in the top three most profitable criminal enterprises along with the drugs and arms trades.
Many people think of slavery as a heinous practice long abandoned by humanity, but today there are roughly 27 million human slaves in bondage, many in the United States itself. The numbers are staggering, and actually confronting them and the shattered lives they represent can be an overwhelming prospect. Yet we are not powerless in the face of this monstrous industry, and the first step towards bringing it to a halt is education.
Global Exchange is facilitating this delegation to Cambodia geared specifically to confronting the realities of the global trade in human beings. Participants will receive a comprehensive education in the mechanics of human trafficking, as well an understanding of its underlying causes. Participants will meet with those who have been freed from slavery and learn what it means to rebuild one's life after having been a victim of trafficking, and will also engage directly with groups and individuals on the frontlines of the struggle to expose and ultimately end the trade in human lives.
We will visit vulnerable communities targeted by traffickers, learn effective strategies for undermining slave rings, and experience first hand how emancipated slaves rebuild their lives.
- Meet with local activists for social justice'
- Learn effective strategies for undermining slave rings, and experience first hand how victims rebuild their lives
- Meet with activist in the fight against Human Trafficking
- Visit different NGOs working directly with victims of Human Trafficking'
- All accommodations in 3 star and above hotels. Price is for shared double room - we can usually pair you up with a roommate
- All in-country transportation
- Two meals per day
- Tour leaders and guides
- All program activities and translation
- All entrance fees
- Preparatory reading materials
To register, please send in your application form and a deposit of $500. Payments by Mastercard, Visa and Discover are welcome. Deposits are non-refundable unless the trip is canceled by Global Exchange as explained below.
Please note: We must meet a minimum number of trip participants on every trip, so please register early!
To ensure that all participants can plan accordingly, the minimum number of participants must be reached within 30 days before departure, or the trip will be canceled. Registered participants can choose to receive a full refund or transfer to a future group. Once a trip is confirmed (reaches the minimum # of participants) registrations may be accepted up to 1 week before departure.
This trip will be as diverse as possible in terms of race, age and life experiences. In some cases, a limited number of partial scholarships are available for low-income applicants


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The lecture hall on the second floor of the Campus Center has been renamed in honor of R. J. Wills, chairman of Pulaski Technical College Foundation's Board of Directors.
The lecture hall will be officially called the R.J. Wills Lecture Hall.
Mr. Wills, 78, has been a member of the Foundation Board of Directors since July 2003 and has served as chairman for the past two years.
The surprise announcement was made Friday night during the Salute to R.J. Wills Tribute Dinner in the Pulaski Technical College Campus Center Grand Hall. Lettering has been added to the outside of the lecture hall, which is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and seats more than 200 people.
Mr. Wills received a standing ovation from the 300 people attending the $100-a-plate dinner in his honor to raise money for the Campus Center and Library Expansion Building Campaign. That campaign, which Mr. Wills spearheaded, has raised nearly $4 million toward the costs of renovating and expanding the Ottenheimer Library and building the 93,000-square-foot Campus Center. The library was dedicated Sept. 1, and the Campus Center was dedicated Sept. 28.
"Those of you who know me know I'm not a sentimental type," said Mr. Wills, who attended the dinner with his wife, Mary Janelle, and their daughter Dr. Pamela Janelle Wills. "But I am truly honored. I'm truly blessed, and the fact that you cared enough to come spend your Friday night with me means the world to me. I love you all."
The event raised more than $100,000, including a gift of $20,000 from the Bank of America, and a gift of $40,000 from the Tenenbaum Company, where Mr. Wills worked from 1982 to 2004 as chief financial officer.
North Little Rock mayor Patrick Hays also issued a proclamation that proclaimed Nov. 3, 2006 as "R.J. Wills Day."
Mr. Wills praised the work of the college and those who have contributed to its success.
"Every one of the 8,500 students who go to school here has a story," Mr. Wills said. "They're here because they want to be. They want to make a difference in their lives, and they're doing it. And each of you is helping make a difference in the lives of these 8,500 students. The point is that we each give a little something to give someone have a second chance."
Joyce Taylor, executive director of the Pulaski Technical College foundation, praised Mr. Wills for his guidance.
"As with all non-profits, as with private corporations, strong and effective leadership is essential," Taylor said. "R.J. Wills has been an absolutely essential ingredient to Pulaski Technical College Foundation's success. His hard work as a fundraiser makes a real difference, and his ability to motivate and inspire others to aim high and accomplish objectives has created great results."
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Located in Miramar, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Sheraton Casino and Puerto Rico Convention Center. San Juan Cathedral and La Fortaleza - Palacio ...
Freshly updated with a chic 21st-century style, this landmark San Juan resort adjoins a sandy beach and the calm, clear Caribbean Sea.
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Set among 17 acres of lush tropical gardens, and featuring a private beachfront location, this family-friendly resort offers spacious accommodations and a large ...
This small, chic hotel is across the street from the beach in the Isla Verde resort area; the highly regarded Museo de Arte is 3 miles from the hotel, and Old ...
TRYP by Wyndham Isla Verde is just a short walk from Isla Verde Beach, conveniently located 1.4 miles (2.2 kilometers) away from Luis Muñoz Marín International ...
Located in Miramar, guests can enjoy top city attractions such as the Pan-American Pier, Old San Juan, San Cristobal Fort, and the Port of San Juan. CIQALA Luxury ...
Located by the ocean, this family-friendly hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Carolina Beach, Punto Verde, and Playa Isla Verde. Balneario de Carolina and The Mall ...
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Located in Condado, this beachfront hotel is in the city center and within 3 mi (5 km) of Condado Beach, San Juan Cathedral, and La Fortaleza - Palacio de Santa ...
San Juan, the resplendent capital of Puerto Rico, was founded in 1521 by the explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. Second only to Dominican Republic's Santo Domingo for the title of oldest settlement in the New World, the architecture and narrow streets of Old San Juan provide a glimpse into the Caribbean island's colonial past. But visitors check into San Juan hotels just as much for the Technicolor diving spots beneath the waves as they do for the evocative ruins of Spanish fort Castillo de San Cristóbal, perched high on the rocky coastline. To the east, the breezy Condado neighborhood boasts a refreshing mix of beaches, boutiques and modern fusion cuisine.
Established several hundred years ago, Old San Juan is a charming community filled with beautifully restored 16th- and 17th-century Spanish Colonial architecture. The central Plaza de San Jose is adorned with a bronze statue of Ponce de Leon made from captured British cannons, and the nearby Plaza del Quinto Centenario celebrates the Great Navigator's arrival in 1492. The fortress walls of the San Felipe del Morro bastion, commonly referred to as El Morro, are a symbol of the city, rivaling San Cristobel fort. Stay in the selection of hotels at the western tip of the island for some historical context and easy access to sites like the government residence "La Fortaleza", part of the San Juan National Historic Site.
A popular base for visitors since it's located in between the bridges to Old San Juan and Isla Verde to the east, Condado has the effortless air of a boardwalk town: tree-shaded avenues, oceanfront resorts and restaurants dishing up everything from Argentinian grills to Asian-Latino bites. Book into hotels near the lagoon for the best waterfront vistas in every direction, or head south around Calle Marginal for hotels that put you near the fascinating Museum of Art of Puerto Rico.
Visitors who stay in San Juan hotels can relax on the crystalline Condado Beach, but visitors might want to go for the thrills of surfing, parasailing and kiteboarding out in the bay. The colorful undersea menagerie of coral, sea turtles and tropical fish will spellbind snorkelers and divers, and rare sights like eagle rays, nurse sharks and massive schools of Blue Tank patrol these waters. San Juan's urban green spaces provide magnificent views of the city, harbor and surrounding mountains.
Boredom is out of the question in San Juan, with its eclectic shops, restaurants, cafés and bistros, as well as clubs and live performance venues. In addition to local artisan shops, there is a diverse range of fine jewelers, brand name outlets and chic boutiques. The Plaza Las Americas, one of the largest shopping malls in the US, hosts antique shows, craft fairs and art exhibits, as well as some of the most luxurious retailers on the island.
The winter season in San Juan heralds the parades, music and other celebrations of the pre-Lent, week-long Ponce Carnival as well as the San Sebastian Street Festival. In October, visitors can enjoy the full-length movies, short films and documentaries of the San Juan Cinemafest as well as the traditional dances and music of the Le Lo Lai Cultural Festival.
In summer, enjoy the food, music and festivities of the Bautista Celebration, which honors the city's patron saint, and the Casals Festival, a world-class music festival honoring the renowned cellist Pablo Casals.
Don't worry if you miss any of these events, however: Festival La Casita features music and dance performances, many of which are geared toward younger audiences, and you can catch this every Saturday throughout the year.
While many visitors arrive by cruise ship, San Juan is also accessible by ferry service from the Dominican Republic and the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU), which is served by numerous major international air carriers. One of the most important transportation hubs in the West Indies, the airport is approximately 10 miles from the center of the city.
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May 15, 2017 BOOKLIST
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Find more Core Collection
New adult (NA) fiction—erotic, dramatic, and funny—crosses the adult and youth line. So we've joined adult and youth editorial forces to put together a new adult core collection that encompasses the three primary facets of the genre, which we've tagged: New Adult Romance, New Adult Fiction, and Young Adult for New Adult. You will find an enticing spectrum of novels that portray characters who are leaving home for the first time, or returning flat broke; navigating college, buckling down to jobs, or not; and, of course, weathering the storms of lust and love.
New Adult Romance
Be with Me. By J. Lynn. 2014. Morrow, paper, $13.99 (9780062294784).
NA romance standout Lynn tells the tale of Teresa and Jase, her older brother's best friend, who share a transforming kiss. But as they start college, they struggle with hidden troubles and fears, and their anxiety is heightened by a campus tragedy.
Come to Me Quietly. By A. L. Jackson. 2014. NAL, paper, $14 (9780451467973)
Aly dreams of becoming an artist but feels that she should do the practical thing and study nursing, even as she longs for her secret high-school crush, bad-boy Jared, who has turned into a bedeviled man. Best-selling Jackson tells a tale of risk and hard choices.
Everyone Loves a Hero . . . and That's the Problem. By Marie Force. 2011. Sourcebooks/Casablanca, paper, $6.99 (9781402245749).
Business student and newsstand clerk Olivia cannot believe that the handsome military hero who defended her from another customer's rudeness could be interested in her. Self-avowed ladies' man Cole is equally nonplussed by his feelings for her in Force's emotional and steamy Cinderella romance.
Finding It. By Cora Carmack. 2013. Morrow, paper, $15 (9780062273284).
Kelsey Summers is having a blast in Europe, annoying her father by mindlessly tossing away his money, but can she handle two Hungarian hunks in a Budapest bar? Acerbically witty and keenly attuned to twentysomethings, Carmack is an NA romance star.
Five Ways to Fall. By K. A. Tucker. 2014. Atria, paper, $15 (9781476740515).
A motorcycle-riding rebel, Reese, at the ripe old age of 21, has already been married and divorced. Could Ben, the sexy new lawyer at the law firm where she works, be what she's been searching for? Tucker turns in a colorful and humorous love story.
Forgiving Lies. By Molly McAdams. 2013. Morrow, paper, $14.99 (9780062267740).
Beautiful but broken college student Rachel Masters shields her true feelings, but Logan "Kash" Ryan, an undercover cop chasing a serial killer, can see right through her armor in McAdams' insightful, funny, and suspenseful NA romance.
Lick. By Kylie Scott. 2014. St. Martin's/Griffin, paper, $14.99 (9781250052360).
In this entry in Scott's Stage Door series, Evelyn hopes for an exciting time in Las Vegas while celebrating her twenty-first birthday, but she never imagined waking up with a catastrophic hangover, an eye-stabbing diamond ring, and a rock-star-sexy stranger.
My Sweetest Escape. By Chelsea M. Cameron. 2014. HQN, paper, $11.95 (9780373778539).
Jos Archer used to be the girl with straight As, but one traumatic night has forced her to move in with her sister and start fresh at a new university. Can she open herself to new friends and to love? Cameron presents a page-turning, moving love story.
Sweet. By Erin McCarthy. 2014. Berkley, paper, $14 (9780425275511).
Best-selling contemporary romance and YA author McCarthy takes on NA romance in her True Believers series. In this installment, college freshman Jessica Sweet decides not to go home to her judgmental parents over the summer and now wonders if there's more to Riley Mann than tattoos and cockiness.
Twisted. By K. A. Robinson. 2013. Atria, paper, $15 (9781476752167).
Robinson continues the drama of the heated romance between Drake and Chloe, introduced in Torn (2013), as Chloe's abusive mother tracks her down just as Drake leaves to go on tour with his band, creating a dark whirlwind of love and loss, grief and happiness.
New Adult General Fiction
Bright Young Things. By Scarlett Thomas. 2013. IPG/Canongate, paper, $13.95 (9780857863805).
English author Thomas' provocative turn-of-the-twenty-first-century novel explores the fate of six aimless twentysomethings who answer a job advertisement for "Bright Young Things,"
Brooklyn Girls. By Gemma Burgess. 2013. St. Martin's/Griffin, paper, $14.99 (9781250000859). only to find themselves marooned on an island with no cell-phone reception.
Burgess launches a series, replete with raunchy dialogue, drunken partying, and a mania for fashion, about five twentysomething women sharing a Brooklyn brownstone, focusing here on Pia, a spoiled European expat who buys an old food truck and starts her own business.
Claudia Silver to the Rescue. By Kathy Ebel. 2013. Houghton, $25 (9780547985572).
In Ebel's crackling debut, all-at-sea college grad Claudia Silver is making one ill-advised decision after another, including having an affair with her best friend's father, which leads to intriguing side plots, a terrific cast of supporting players, and real emotional heft.
Girls in Trucks. By Katie Crouch. 2008. Back Bay, paper, $13.99 (9780316002127).
Crouch's funny and wrenching novel follows reluctant southern debutante Sarah Walters as she eagerly leaves home, tries to recover from an abusive relationship, and remains connected to the now scattered, unexpectedly life-saving Camellia Society, her debutante group.
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone. By Stephanie Kuehnert. 2008. Pocket/MTV, paper, $13 (9781416562696).
Kuehnert brings tonic energy to this acidly incisive and entertaining tale about the Wisconsin childhood, rapid rise, and painful conflicts of punk rocker Emily Black, who discovers just how difficult it is for women musicians to earn respect and how hard it is to sustain art, friendship, and love.
The Nanny Diaries. By Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. 2002. St. Martin's, paper, $13.95 (9780312291639).
The fast-paced, amusing, and engaging bedrock NA title introduces a Manhattan nanny whose real name is Nanny, a college student who ends up far more involved with her four-year-old charge, Grayer Addison X, and his wealthy, screwed-up parents than she ever could have imagined.
Office Girl. By Joe Meno. 2012. Akashic, $24.95 (9781617750755); paper, $14.95 (9781617750762).
Meno's tender, hip, funny, and imaginative portrayal of two Chicago misfits, frustrated art-school dropout Odile and skittish art-school graduate Jack, who works in a neighboring cubicle, dramatizes that anguished and awkward passage between legal age and actual adulthood.
Perfect Reader. By Maggie Pouncey. 2010. Pantheon, $24.95 (9780307378743).
In Pouncey's smart, sparkling novel, young Flora quits her magazine editor job and returns home when her father, a poet and former college president, dies unexpectedly. Appointed literary executor, she confronts disconcerting truths and discovers the solace of literature.
The Romantics. By Galt Niederhoffer. 2008. Picador, paper, $19 (9780312545994).
Niederhoffer's involving novel (made into a 2010 movie) portrays Laura and her twentysomething college friends as they reunite for a wedding. The bride is Laura's best friend, and the groom is the ex-boyfriend she still loves. Risky, drunken adventures ensue, leading to surprising revelations.
The Singles. By Meredith Goldstein. 2012. Plume, paper, $15 (9780452298057).
Popular Boston Globe advice columnist Goldstein considers the plight of the dateless wedding guest in this funny, clever novel about a motley group of college friends, who range from appealingly neurotic to a bit creepy, and experience moments that alternate between charming and cringe-worthy.
Someday, Someday, Maybe. By Lauren Graham. 2013. Ballantine, $26 (9780345532749).
Actor Graham (Gilmore Girls, Parenthood) presents a breezy novel set in 1995 New York City, where twentysomething Franny Banks works as a comedy-club waitress, navigates the frustrating life of a struggling actor, and deals with her roommates, family issues, and the longing for love.
Young Adult for New Adults
Better than Running at Night. By Hilary Frank. Houghton, paper, $15.99 (9780618250738). Gr. 10–up.
With honesty, a wicked wit, and a compulsively readable first-person narrative, this first novel follows college student Ellie Yelinsky through her search for art, love, sex, and meaning.
Fangirl. By Rainbow Rowell. 2013. St. Martin's/Griffin, $18.99 (9781250030955). Gr. 9–up.
Printz Honor Book author Rowell explores the world of literary fandom—familiar territory for many NAs—in this novel about a young writer's tumultuous first year of college.
Grave Mercy. By Robin LaFevers. 2012. Houghton, $17.99 (9780547628349). Gr. 9–up.
In the late fifteenth century, 17-year-old Ismae is sent to the high court of Brittany, ostensibly as a cousin (aka mistress) of a Breton noble. In truth, she is a spy. A dark, sophisticated novel, layered with fairy-tale tropes, violent assassinations, subtle seductions, and gentle love.
Midwinterblood. By Marcus Sedgwick. 2013. Roaring Brook, $17.99 (9781596438002). Gr. 9–up.
Told in seven interlinking episodes, Sedgwick's sophisticated 2014 Michael L. Printz Award winner begins with an adult journalist who falls in love with a beguiling young woman on a remote island.
A Northern Light. By Jennifer Donnelly. 2003. Harcourt, $17 (9780152167059). Gr. 9–up.
Donnelly's powerful YA debut, which was named a Printz Honor Book, draws inspiration from Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy in a moving story of a young woman who leaves her family to be a waitress at an upstate New York resort in 1096.
Roomies. By Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando. 2013. Little, Brown, $18 (9780316217491). Gr. 9–up.
The premise—e-mails from the Berkeley housing director announcing roommate assignments—is a clever device for this authentic novel that exposes the excitement, uncertainties, and sheer terror high-school graduates experience as they face college.
This Is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn. By Aidan Chambers. 2006. Abrams/Amulet, $19.95 (9780810970601). Gr. 9–up.
With tenth-century Japanese pillow books as her inspiration, pregnant 19-year-old Cordelia Kenn records the story of her life for her soon-to-arrive daughter. With unsparing candor, she recounts the sexually explicit details of her affair with an older man, as well as a terrifying and violent ordeal she subsequently endures.
The Vincent Boys. By Abbi Glines. 2012. Simon Pulse, $17.99 (9781442485266). Gr. 9–up.
Initially self-published, this first title in the Vincent Boys series from New York Times best-selling author Glines is a steamy, off-limits romance between a southern teen and her boyfriend's cousin.
Weetzie Bat. By Francesca Lia Block. 1989. HarperCollins, $12.95 (9780060205348). Gr. 10–up.
One of the most influential books in YA literature history, Block's magical debut of independent teens making a family of their own choosing is a quintessential new adult novel, as are Weetzie's many companion titles.
Where She Went. By Gayle Forman. 2011. Dutton, $17.99 (9780525422945). Gr. 10–up.
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The Last Windrow: The origin of 'The Last Windrow'
I have to apologize to readers of the Echo Journal since the change was made to incorporate the two papers! I have been writing this column since 1983 and am celebrating 30 of contributing, mostly to the Pine River Journal and several papers in South Dakota.
Hence, many of you may or may not know how this column came to be and why I started writing it.
Those who know me know that I was born to a farm family in northwest Iowa. I was born in October of 1946, the year the boys came home from World War II and began to raise families. My mother checked into Sacred Heart Hospital in LeMars, Iowa, that October day and took up residence on a bed in the hallway, since there were so many women having babies at that time the rooms were full.
For all I know, I was born in a hallway, but those details were never related to me.
I grew up in the country, as did many of my peers. It was the time when the small, family farm still existed and those who farmed those acres were still able to make a living on those farms. Most farmers of that day raised their own produce, including meat. Whatever crop or livestock was left after the family secured its yearly ration was sold.
The reason I began writing this column was to record those last years that the real small, family farm existed. I am of the last generation who actually experienced that lifestyle. I wanted to write down some of the experiences and happenings I remembered before they vanished with the breeze.
There will never be another time like those years. Since my dad sold the farm in 1969 farms have only become larger and larger, and what worked back then doesn't really exist today. I wanted to chronicle some of those experiences and, thus, "The Last Windrow" was created.
Some might ask why I call the column "The Last Windrow?" Those who lived the life I did know that a windrow is a row of crop, usually hay or oats or wheat that has been placed in a line across the field in anticipation of being harvested. Part of bringing in a hay or small grain crop required, at the time, that the grain or hay be put in a row waiting for a baler or a combine.
I windrow-ed a lot of crop during my growing up years. I used a side-delivery rake for this task. Raking was a rather boring job. Just steer the tractor along the downed "swath" of hay or oats. It didn't take much talent or brain power.
It was during times like that when my mind would wander to other places. I would think of where my next catfishing trip might be or how I might save money to buy my first car or why my English teacher was putting pressure on me to write a better theme or why that one girl turned down my invitation to the junior prom? Thoughts flew through my head as I guided that Model B John Deere tractor across the hay field.
Somehow, that urge to think of things has never left me and I find myself writing this column every week with no problem coming up with a subject.
You won't find my column being real controversial. Oh, there may be a time or two when I get ticked that I may blurt out, but I write this column for fun and to bring memories back to those who lived that life and fondly remember some of the good times. I've been fortunate enough to have garnered a writing award or two along the way, but my greatest pleasure is to hear someone tell me that they enjoyed something I wrote. Some have even disagreed with something I've written, but that's OK, too. I don't agree with everything I read either.
So, now you know some my background. I've lived in Minnesota for more than 40 years now and have had a number of careers. But, those memories of those farm fields and thinking of the world as I rumbled home at the end of the day and after "The Last Windrow" was created have never left me. I hope you enjoy some of the columns to come.
See you next time. Okay?


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Odd Future's frontman and rebel yeller Tyler, the Creator is a complex individual. He's so complex that someone should deconstruct him to analyze the sum of his parts. We decided we were up for that challenge. As a tongue-in-cheek meets demented lyricist, brilliant producer and fun-loving bad boy, the 21-year-old is one of hip-hop's most polarizing figures as of late. Some people love him; others want to run from him. No matter how you view him though, you can't help but want to understand him.
The BoomBox isn't claiming to decode Tyler, per se; that would be like opening Pandora's box. What we can do is take elements of Tyler's life, style, music and career and figure out how each of these pieces makes the puzzle that is the rapper some love to hate. It's not the easiest job, but somebody had to do it, especially on the day his Odd Future album, 'The OF Life Vol. 2,' arrives. Check out the 10 ingredients that make this OFWGKTA ringleader a recipe for success.


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How long is it going to take to get my account back?
Hey everyone just wanted to share my story. Two months ago my credit card was charged twice for my ps plus renewal. I called support and they could only identify one of the charges and told me to have my bank reverse the other one. I did and my account got banned. I have since had the pleasure of dealing with Playstations customer support which has been absolutely horrible. They really could care less about me and my situation and haven't been very helpful at all. I have both charges reversed back to Sony and my account was supposed to automatically come back but it's been well over two weeks and I still cant access it. I even faxed them my bank statement today showing them that I was wrongfully charged. I wanted to know if this situation has happened to anyone else and if they ever did get their account back and how long it took. thanks
Re: How long is it going to take to get my account back?
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Having charges reversed automatcally gets a PS3 account banned, period, so I was surprised to hear that Sony actually suggested this to you because it was always going to end badly!
You're only option is to keep 'digging' at Sony's customer support until you finally get some help, sorry.
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Re: How long is it going to take to get my account back?
As a support rep my self I can say most of the agents there know what they are doing, how many times did you call? you probally spoke with someone new or a tier 1 agent. Usally if you are charged twice for the same subscription sony would issue a refund. Call back and ask to speak to a tier 2 agent they have higher access to your account and can go through the records.
If the Bank reversed the charges then yes your account is gone for good usally they would only tell you to have the bank reverse the charge if it was unauth on your end. I would call them back and talk talk to tier 2 Agent. There is a way to get the account back if it was a mistake on Sony's end.
Good luck hope things work out
Re: How long is it going to take to get my account back?
Ok thanks for the responses guys but this just makes me even more frustrated. I got double charged on my credit card. I only saw one charge in my transaction history. I call support and they only see one charge and TELL me to call my bank. I do so and get my account supposibly banned. If what you guys are telling me is true then my account is banned because I had them reverse the charge. Why are the psn reps telling me to have my bank re reverse my charge and my account will automatically be unbanned. is this true or what? i'm begining to think it isn't because I had the charges reverted back to sony weeks ago and still can't access my accout. I even called them one time asking if i could just pay them my supposed debt over the phone and they wouldn't let me. they told me to fax my bank statement which i did and still nothing. No email no response no nothing. This whole thing is a shame becuase I love my ps3. I love my vita and I love playing allstars. I got the digital copy and now i can't even play the game on my vita.
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The PSN terms-of-service explicitly state that if you charge-back any wallet funding, then your access to your PSN account will be revoked. PSN has zero tolerance for charge-backs, regardless of the reason. If you were billed incorrectly, then you need to resolve that with Sony's billing department. If you go around them, then you will be banned. Customer support told you to call your bank because your bank may have made the mistake. It didn't tell you to charge-back a charge that it couldn't confirm was received in the first place. That was your bank's idea, and you didn't have to agree to it.
Having your bank cancel the charge-back will not automatically restore access to your account. That is simply not true, as you still violated the terms-of-service by doing it in the first place. You will have to call Playstation customer support on the phone, and request that your access be restored. The main condition for doing that is that you paid back the funding that you withdrew. They won't even consider it until you do that. You will still need to convince Playstation customer support that SCEA still wants you as a customer.
Re: How long is it going to take to get my account back?
ok so i called support again. And once again i was told that my account will automatically be restored once billing recieves the payment. Like i said i flat out tried to pay sony over the phone and they told me I couldn't do that and to have my bank reverse the charges back to sony. Every singe rep I have talked to told me I will get my account back once my debt is cleared. I appriciate the help guys but your information seems contadictory to what I was told over the phone. I just wanted to know how long it's gonna take to the get account back. And they said probably another week.
Re: How long is it going to take to get my account back?
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I just wanted to know how long it's gonna take to the get account back. And they said probably another week.
That is your answer then. I don't know why you are asking here. You have done everything that you can do. Now you just have to wait until your access is restored. If it doesn't happen in the next ten days, then call again.
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Re: How long is it going to take to get my account back?
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you really have to sometimes dig at these ignorant phone reps to get anything done because lets face it,the only reason they are even there is because they have no talent and can't get a job doing anything else so most of them should be sitting in a corner with a cone hat..
This is true. very true.


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The next day, after the chicken had marinated, I did what Sudha had showed me. I lined two sheet pans with tinfoil, sprayed them with cooking spray, and then placed the goopy drumsticks without touching each other on the foiled pans. They cooked at 425 degrees for about 40 minutes. I flipped them once and sprayed them with oil about halfway through. In Hyderabad, India, where Sudha and Venu are from, the chicken isn't cooked in an oven like we have here, but a barrel-sized clay oven called a tandoor, the dish's namesake. The marinated chicken is skewered on iron rods and roasted in there at super-high temperatures created by wood fires or gas. As Sudha slid her pans into her American range, she said, "We use the oven here." Venu chimed in, "You can grill it, too."
Sudha's husband, Venu, was the one who taught her how to make tandoori chicken. He figured out how to make it when he was a bachelor getting his master's degree in computer programming. At the time, he and Sudha were classmates competing for who was going to be valedictorian. They fell in love and got married, working through the family drama of not having an arranged marriage. After living and working in London, they both found programming jobs in greater Portland. When Sudha was growing up, her mother had discouraged her from cooking, telling her to focus on her studies; after she got married and Venu taught her how to cook, she loved it and now does most of the cooking now for the family, even though they both work full-time.
My American guests were arriving to try tandoori chicken. I was subjecting small children to this taste test because the more spicy-food-loving family friends I can cultivate, the more spicy food I get. Plus, Venu and Sudha said their daughter started liking spicy food when she was just three years old. Venu said he liked the amount of spice to bring him "to the verge of pain." Sudha nodded in agreement. I instructed my fellow Americans, "Okay, now squeeze fresh lime over your drumstick. The sourness tones down the spiciness." One first-grader, a little daredevil who'd just jumped into the 50-degree ocean, took a bite, totally nonplussed. (Does she even know what spicy means?) After six seconds, her eyes opened wide, and her mouth opened as if to scream, and she said, "Ahhh! It's spicy!" I got her some milk. But guess what: she kept eating. We'll have her over again. The fourth and fifth graders ate most of theirs. And the grown-ups discovered a lesser-known slice of heaven that's curiously hot as hell.
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This is a great looking board.
Thanks for taking the time to do it.
This is a great looking board.
Thanks for taking the time to do it.
Clinton Bemrose
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Beekeeping since 1964
Thank my wife for letting me do it! It's cut into our normal schedule for sure. But she has been very supportive.
- Barry
My sincere thanks to you as well, Barry. I've spent many hours enjoying Beesource over the last 3 years or so and have probably learned more from it than from all of the reading that I've done about bees (which is considerable). It's a great supplement to the basic literature out there and the new site just improved an already great resource.
I love it too. Thanks Barry.


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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Report Card: Coming down the stretch
The Nashville Predators currently sit in fifth place in the Western Conference with 81 points and a 37-20-7 record. Even though the Predators have the fifth best point total in the entire NHL, they still sit in third place in the Central Division after 64 games.
So far this season, Hockey Night in Nashville has taken a look at each individual player's performance on two separate occasions and evaluated that performance. Now, we will take a look at each individual performance for a third time to see how each player is progressing as the Predators move toward the playoffs.
#10 Martin Erat- Erat is the leading point producer for Nashville so far this season, and is arguably playing with more consistency than he ever has before in his NHL career. He's been an underrated player in the NHL all year, and seems to be ready for a good offensive burst in the final 17 games of the regular season. 20-game Grade: B+, Mid-season Grade: B+, Grade heading into March: A-
#11 David Legwand- Legwand started the season off with a bang offensively but wasn't as defensively responsible as he has normally is. Since then, Legwand has become a more balanced player. He is a veteran leader on this team, and his two-way play will be critical for Nashville down the stretch. 20-game Grade: A, Mid-season Grade: A-, Grade heading into March: A-
#12 Mike Fisher- Since the Mid-season report card was published, Fisher has collected 10 goals and eight assists. He struggled with his consistency in the first half of the year, but has since been a lot better in that area of the game. The knock on Fisher as of late, however, has been his faceoffs. Fisher is 48.8 percent in the faceoff circle this year. 20-game Grade: B+, Mid-season Grade:C+, Grade heading into March: B
#13 Nick Spaling- Spaling has been pretty good in the faceoff circle, winning 51.7 percent of his draws. However, his offensive game hasn't been as productive lately as it was during the first part of the season. He has just six points in his last 24 games. 20-game Grade: C, Mid-season Grade: B, Grade heading into March: C+
#15 Craig Smith- He's had his ups and downs this year. Smith has definitely been on both ends of the ebbs and flows of being a rookie in the NHL. He's got a lot of offensive upside, but just needs to reestablish the consistency in his game. 20-game Grade: A+, Mid-season Grade: B, Grade heading into March: C
#18 Brandon Yip- Since being acquired off of waivers from Colorado, Yip has been a nice role player for the Predators. Nashville is 9-2-2 when Yip has been in the lineup for them this year, and he's proven to be a bit of an X-factor. He can fight, he's played some time on the power play and he is defensively responsible in his own end. Grade heading into March: B
#22 Jordin Tootoo- Having already set a career high in points with 29, Tootoo's offensive game is better than it ever has been. The most impressive thing about Tootoo this year, however, has been his decision making. He doesn't take that silly penalty that leaves you scratching your head anymore. 20-game Grade: C-, Mid-season Grade: A, Grade heading into March- B+
#23 Brian McGrattan- McGrattan hasn't played in a game for the Predators since February 4th, but he certainly knows his role when he does play. He's one of the best fighters in the NHL, and is a good guy to have around the Nashville locker room. 20-game Grade: B+, Mid-season Grade: B+, Grade heading into March: C+
#24 Matt Halischuk- His 12 goals from the fourth line have been an added bonus for the Predators. Halischuk is a guy that skates hard on every shift, and he's been rewarded with a few nice goals so far this season. 20-game Grade: B, Mid-season Grade: A-, Grade heading into March: B+
#27 Patric Hornqvist- Hornqvist is tied with Fisher for the team lead in goals with 18 on the season. He's a guy that does all of the dirty work around the net, and he's not afraid to go to the hard areas for his team. However, the knock on Hornqvist has always been his consistency. 20-game Grade: A, Mid-season Grade: C+, Grade heading into March: B
#28 Paul Gaustad- Has not played a game for the Predators yet, but is expected to have a big impact during Nashville's postseason run. Grade: N/A
#33 Colin Wilson- Wilson seems to have matured as a player so far this year. He's still inconsistent at times, however. When he is playing up to his potential, he is one of the most dominant players on the ice. When he's not, he's virtually invisible. 20-game Grade: A-, Mid-season Grade: A-, Grade heading into March: B+
#46 Andrei Kostitsyn- He's played in one game for Nashville since being acquired at the trading deadline, but the sample size is too small to really evaluate him. Grade: N/A
#57 Gabriel Bourque- Bourque is a guy that always seems to be flying on the ice. He never takes a shift off, and is tenacious on the forecheck. He's put up 10 points in 26 games played, so he could stand to step it up offensively a little bit. Mid-season Grade: B, Grade heading into March: B
#74 Sergei Kostitsyn- He's one of the best offensive weapons for the Predators. He's a fluid passer, and has a great snapshot when he chooses to pull the trigger. The knock on him has always been his unwillingness to shoot the puck. 20-game Grade: B-, Mid-season Grade: C, Grade heading into March: B
#6 Shea Weber- So far this season, Weber is having a Norris Trophy-caliber year. He is the most complete defenseman in the NHL. He can hit, score, pass, fight and skate. Weber is second among NHL defensemen in goals with 14 on the season. 20-game Grade: A, Mid-season Grade: A+, Grade heading into March: A+
#8 Kevin Klein- There have been some nights when Klein has been the best defenseman for the Predators. There have been other nights when he has been the worst, but his value to the team is undeniable. He's great on the penalty kill, he blocks shots and he's even developed a pretty decent slapshot. 20-game Grade: A-, Mid-season Grade: B, Grade heading into March: B+
#20 Ryan Suter- Suter has been every bit as valuable as Weber this year. He's one of the best puck-moving defensemen in the NHL, and his positioning is second to none. 20-game Grade: A, Mid-season Grade: A+, Grade heading into March: A+
#38 Jack Hillen- At the beginning of the season, Hillen was wildly inconsistent. Since then, he's been demoted to be the seventh defenseman when everyone on Nashville's defense corps is healthy. However, when he has seen game action as of late, Hillen has been pretty steady on the blueline. 20-game Grade: C+, Mid-season Grade: C, Grade heading into March: C+
#49 Ryan Ellis- When he has been in the lineup, Ellis has been strong for the Predators. He has a world-class shot from the point, and has been defensively responsible in his own end. He is often scrutinized for his size, but that hasn't been an issue so far. Mid-season Grade: B, Grade heading into March: B+
#51 Francis Bouillon- Bouillon has provided veteran leadership on the blueline all season. His physical play has allowed him to be an asset for the Predators this year. However, he has yet to score a goal on the season. 20-game Grade: B+, Mid-season Grade: B+, Grade heading into March: B-
#59 Roman Josi- Josi has struggled in his own end as of late. Turnovers have started to become a problem, but his overall game has been pretty good for a rookie defenseman. He is dazzling with the puck on his stick, and he has a formidable shot from the point. Mid-season Grade: B+, Grade heading into March: B+
#75 Hal Gill- Since being traded to Nashville, the Predators are 5-1-1 with Gill in the lineup. His big body has been extremely valuable to the Predators so far, and his penalty killing has been good. Grade heading into March: B+
#35 Pekka Rinne- Rinne leads the NHL in wins with 35, and has played extremely well for the Predators as of late. He gives them a chance to win every single night, and a player like that is invaluable to a franchise. 20-game Grade: A, Mid-season Grade: B+, Grade heading into March: A+
#39 Anders Lindback- This hasn't been the best season for Lindback. He hasn't been awful when he's been called upon, but he hasn't been stellar either. He doesn't seem to get a lot of goal support when he's in net. Lindback's record on the season is 2-7-0. 20-game Grade: C, Mid-season Grade: C, Grade heading into March: C-
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It's hard to disagree with any of your grades, except maybe Josi. I've not been impressed with him, but I've seen some improvement. Good job!
- AnonymousMarch 2, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Good work. Pretty much agree.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 2, 2012 at 1:36 PM
Hillen wildly inconsistent? Trotz has continuously praised him for his consistent play. Have to disagree with you there. For his role he has played extremely well and again, considering his role, I would give him a B+.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 3, 2012 at 2:23 PM
I have to respectfully disagree with Colin Wilson's grade. I think he's been highly visible in almost every single game since January. He obviously has short stretches of games when he doesn't score, but who doesn't have those? Tis the way the world turns for 90% of NHL players. He's had three 3-game pointless streaks and one 4-game pointless streak. Other than that, he's had points in approximately every other game or two. You can't ask for more than that. Plus, even during the games when he didn't have a point, he was all over the ice, played like a madman, made smart plays, and was a pretty constant offensive threat. I'd give him another A- for this quarter, but maybe that's just me :)ReplyDelete
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These supermodels don't NEED Justin. But, boys like him are attracted to the models and a wilder lifestyle. Who are we to judge? She is gorgeous and foreign. Why shouldn't he see her, if he even wants? It doesn't look like she will need any help finding a rich guy, or any guy for that matter. Maybe she just likes him. Why can't she be allowed to be attracted to Justin, if he wants? Is he supposed to be single and never date for the rest of his life? Is he only suppose to date someone allegedly safe and pure and preapproved (for now) by his team? TBH, I prefer this new Justin, who may make some mistakes, but at least he's becoming his own person and not a puppet.
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Lompoc Boys and Girls Club participants created robots
LOMPOC, Calif. - Some kids at the Boys and Girls Club in Lompoc took a Sumo Challenge on Tuesday.
The kids didn't push each other out of the ring, but used robots instead.
Twenty participants in the robotics program wrapped up their eight-week program. The Sumo Challenge was a time to show off what they learned and what they made.
"They've done a lot of different robots on their own, and the one's that are built now are not the only one's that they've built several other things," said Todd Gee with the Boys & Girls Club.
The teams will try to tip or push out the other robots from the ring.


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Machines learn to walk faster, and better, if they figure out crawling first
Fenella Saunders
Robots can be more versatile if they have legs instead of wheels, but programming a robot to walk is no simple task. Instead of expecting the machine to pick up such complex coordination all at once, it might be easier if the goal were broken down into several simpler movements that could be learned in a series, building on each other. But how can this be done? Josh Bongard, a computer scientist at the University of Vermont, thinks one way is to have the robots themselves start out with simpler bodies that grow more complex over time.
As Bongard reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A., in an article published online on January 10, body shape can influence learning and behavior, even in machines. "Embodied cognition is an idea from psychology that the body plays a very important role in intelligence," he explains. "In artificial intelligence, the focus since the 1950s has been on disembodied intelligence, trying to create ever-smarter computer programs. Robots have bodies, but that legacy of focusing on the brain or controller of the machine remains. My research focuses on demonstrating how an animal's, or a robot's, body helps to support intelligent behavior."
Bongard started out with neural-network controllers—random computer codes that take input from sensors and feed it to motors. These controllers are evaluated, with the best ones recombined over many generations, until one is created that efficiently solves the task. Here, the task was navigating toward a light. The controllers were put into simulated robots, some of which started out with legs, others with legs held rigidly horizontal to the body, and the rest with no legs at all. The legless, snakelike robots would "grow" legs during their "lifetimes" in the simulation. The robots with horizontal legs would have them become more vertical during the trials. Some of the robots would also evolve over generations. For example, later-generation snakelike robots would stay legless for shorter periods of their lifetimes.
After evolving many populations of robots, Bongard's algorithm found controllers most quickly for the final legged form if he combined body change within the robots' own lifetimes with change over evolutionary time. Snakelike robots first would learn to propel themselves by moving their spines, and then once legs were added, they only needed to learn to balance. The changing body shape essentially allowed them to break the difficult problem of walking into two smaller pieces, which they could tackle separately—a bit like adding training wheels, says Bongard. They were able to learn to walk toward a light in minutes, as compared with hours for robots that started out with legs. The leg-growing robots also were better able to handle varied and difficult terrains, because they had already dealt with so many different perturbations as they morphed through changing body types.
As a final trial, Bongard implemented a similar control system on real robots with legs that were initially held horizontal and gradually descended during the test. He used both quadruped and hexapod robots to make sure the model is not specific to any particular body plan. Like the simulations, Bongard found that the physical robots learned to walk faster and could deal with uneven terrain. He is now working on a robot that will "grow" legs while it learns, perhaps using some kind of telescoping mechanism. He thinks the theory could be useful particularly in modular robotics, where the devices are made up of a bunch of small segments that can attach together in many different ways, and could actually reconfigure from snakes to legged machines or other shapes.
"We need to think about robots that change shape, very much like animals and humans change their bodies as they grow and learn," Bongard says. "There's a real engineering advantage to that—it's not just something extra that biology does. It serves a practical purpose."
Indeed, this concept from robotics might feed back into biological research. "Body-plan changes seem like something nature had to do because it had no other choice, but this suggests that actually natural selection may select for body-plan change because it supports learning," Bongard says. "Robotics can never really answer questions in biology, but it definitely can generate hypotheses that biologists might never have thought of otherwise."
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Xiting Yan, PhD
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Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine: Kaminski Lab
Dr. Yan received doctoral degrees in both applied statistics and computational biology and bioinformatics. She is interested in genetics, genomics, computational biology, biostatistics, system biology and bioinformatics. Her current research topics include identifying disease heterogeneity and pathogenesis at the molecular level, data integration, identifying disease associated microbiome from longitudinal data, and survival data analysis.
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|University of Southern California (2009)
|Peking University (2006)
|Department of Probablity and Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University (2001)
|Postdoctoral Associate
|Yale School of Medicine
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The YCCI Scholar Award, Yale University School of MedicineYale Center for Clinical Investigation (2014)
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Data Analysis and Bioinformatics Hub, Center for Pulmonary Personalized Medicine (P2MED), Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (2014) Data Analysis and Bioinformatics Hub, Center for Pulmonary Personalized Medicine (P2MED)
Biostatistics Resource, Keck Laboratory, Yale School of Medicine (2011 - 2014) Biostatistics Resource of Keck Laboratory: provide data analysis service for yale biomedical research community
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RNAseq in Sarcoidosis and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Patients Denver, CO, United States (2015 - 2015)
Non-invasive Analysis of the Airway Transcriptome Discriminates Clinical Phenotypes of Asthma Denver, CO, United States (2015 - 2015)
Non-invasive Analysis of the Sputum Transcriptome Discriminates Clinical Phenotypes of Asthma Washington, DC, United States (2015 - 2015)
Identifying Asthma Heterogeneity from Gene Expression Data by Integrating Pathway Information Research Triangle Park, United States (2015 - 2015)


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Off-road motorcycle racing typically combines strength with endurance, balance and co-ordination, resourcefulness and tenacity in equal measures - but this year's national enduro series is going to be bigger and tougher than ever before.
Boosted from five to seven rounds this season, news has just come in that an additional event will now be added, making the 2013 Yamaha New Zealand Enduro Championships a bumper eight-round affair.
It flies in the face of current trends - other sports are scaling back in light of tough economic times - and shows just how healthy the Kiwi enduro scene is.
"I'm very excited about this development," said Motorcycling New Zealand enduro commissioner Shaun Prescott, of Hikuai.
"We decided that as long as the rounds are spread out, we could expand it easily and so now we have eight rounds.
"All rounds count for the 'outright' winner but riders can discard their one worst result, so only seven of the eight rounds are counted towards individual class titles," said Prescott. "A lot of interest is being shown in the series this year by riders who have never before tried enduro racing, so I guess we must be starting to tap into the trail bike riding scene.
"Basically, if you can ride a trail ride, you can ride an enduro championship round ... it's just a fraction more intense."
The series will also incorporate the Kiwi Rider Junior Cup competition this year, catering for younger riders who will be in separate age groups, 12-14 years and 15-16 years.
"This is a huge growth area for the sport," said Prescott. "This is where our future national and world champions will come from."
As well as the championship series being boosted this season, there will also be an additional three-day North Island Enduro Championships event, to be held at Maramarua, near Thames, over the Queen's Birthday weekend.
The nation's elite riders are all expected to embrace the new series with Kiwi international Chris Birch returning home from South Africa, Whangamata's former national champion Jason Davis back from injury, BikesportNZ.com's national cross-country and last year's outright national enduro champion Adrian Smith, of Mokau, back from a stint in the United States, and Wellington's six-time national moto trials champion Jake Whitaker crossing over from trials to enduro riding.
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*Round 2 Feb 23, Whangamata
*Round 3 March 24, Riverhead
*Round 4 April 27, Wellington
*Round 5 May 11, Waimiha
*Round 6 June 1, Maramarua
*Round 7 July 20, Taupo
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37 Comments
just found your blog thru a google search. sounds like fun. you sound like the guy from smoking meat which i really enjoy, looking forward to some fun recipes.
Just found your blog in an effort to find a slow cooking recipe for beef – lovely, clean, funny, attractive, eminently useful blog! I am getting ready to do a blog myself on skin issues. I still really like the look of blogspot…
Thanks, Kerry. I'm happy with blogspot; it's easy to work with, and free. (Free is always good.) I pay about $10 a year for my own domain name, and blogspot takes care of the rest.
Just found your blog, actually my wife did and showed it to me. Love the choice of Fiesta, I am an engineer at Homer Laughlin. I too cook most nights for the family and am always looking for easy meals through the week that are healthy.
Great! Thank you for all the great tableware – I love it. Keep on cooking!
Hello there from Denmark,an Irishman filling the bellies of his family ,like yourself and everyone else on your page,enjoying the moments and a glass of wine `painting edible pictures`,being creative out of the blue.Wonderful indeed;-)
But I`m wondering about your use of Kosher salt all the time–why?If its religious then the Jewish community will use it anyway.Or has it a distinct flavour that Im ignorant about?This is a culinary question and nothing else,maybe my salt world will be expanded again,like maldon etc.
As my mother said-KISSIN DONT LAST,, COOKIN DO!
Check out my obsessive posts about salt to find out why I always use Diamond Crystal Kosher salt:
Summary: No, I'm not Jewish – it's just that Koshering salt is easier to use when you apply salt by hand.
It's much harder to find things since you changed the format of your blog topics. It was much more fun to browse when the list of topics was longer.
I'm slimming down the topics so I can have a central "Index" page…but it's not ready yet. So, for now, you get the worst of both worlds.
Sorry about that…
Thanks for replying,and hello foodies around the world 😉
Found you on bing! We just got the rotisserie attachment for our older BBQ and wanted to try it out. Your site got us so excited, we went and bought 2 rib roasts! We're a little worried about the cook time since we don't have rows of burners, but we're going to try it on about a dozen friends tomorrow.
I'll report back!
Great, let me know how it goes.
Hi Mike,
Just got back from the All Clad sale (Saturday). Got there at noon and only waited 5 minutes to get in. Got the d5 2 and 4 quart sauce pans, 4 quart Saute pan, 5.5 quart stock pot, a stainless saute pan, large spoon, and digital read thermometer. I had a blast and also stopped at the Fiesta outlet and Ikea. It was a fun road trip!
Wow…All-clad, Fiesta, and Ikea all in one day? You're a machine!
Hi Mike, congrats on a great book, I really like it. I see that you have a shun bob Kramer chef knife from sur la table, I have one too. My question is what type of honing steel do you use to keep it sharp? I see there is a honing steel from sur la table in the bob Kramer line, but I couldn't tell how good it was.
Any suggestions on honing steels you use/like please let me know, thanks. -Tom.
Thanks for the kind words. I use the (regular) Shun honing steel – I had it before I bought the Kramer knife, so I just kept using it. It works fine.
Love the site and book. Just got the 22.5 Weber and the rotisserie. Great ideas here and the book. Q on the Kindle book. Has anyone reported a problem with page turning? On my Sansung Tablet it hangs on many of the pages with the beautiful pictures. Requires many taps to turn. No big deal…it may just be my Tablet. Thanks! steve
This is the first I've heard about page turning problems. I've checked it on the computer (Mac), iPad, and Kindle keyboard versions without any issues. I'll keep an ear out…but I think it might be the table.
Thanks for all the great content Mike. Your site is a wealth of information. Found your site while looking for some good pressure cooker recipes. I'm a huge advocate of grain-free cooking and using quality ingredients for my family. Virtually evey one on your recipes feature real ingredients with an emphasis on efficiency.
I'm still fascinated with my new pressure cooker but once the novelty wears off, I look forward to trying your other amazing looking dishes. Keep it coming brother.
Found you through Google search for the All-Clad Factory Sale. Can't believe you're just South of me (Macedonia). Love the blog, look forward to reading more.
Thanks, Tim. Good to get a local as a reader!
Hi Mike,
It was nice to read your post. I like All-Clad too & have just started my collection with d5 4qt essential pan…must say it's wonderful. I am verymuch interested in visiting the All-Clad Seconds sale in Pennsylvania, but would like to know if I have to book my place or ticket before hand or everyone is welcomed there? I am talking about July 2013 sale is I am not making a mistake.
Thanks Mike for all the really useful tips. Just bought my first Rotisserie oven and found your blog through Google. I learned a lot and was amused at the same time. Well done for taking the time to do this and help others! Anne, Eastbourne, England
You're welcome!
Hi Mike, Just stumbled onto your blog and am really enjoying it. I recently inherited a Farberware electric rotisserie and have been looking for tips on what and how to cook with it. Can't wait to try your boneless leg of lamb recipe this weekend with a friend on a Paleo diet. Cheers!
Thank you, I hope you enjoy it!
I bought your book through amazon and absolutely love it. As I write this my first two chickens are "dry brining" and I'm getting ready to fire up the grill and my new rotisserie kit for my Weber (charcoal/mesquite of course).
Hi Mike, I too just stumbled onto your blog looking for something different to serve my family for the weekend after the July 4th Holiday other than ground meat and chicken. Pork was on sale this weekend so I decided I would look for a recipe for Rotisserie Pork Shoulder, Make it using your recipe and it was terrific. I like to pin all the recipes I make to Pinterest but you don't have the link. So I saved you to my favorites. You really need to get a Pinterest link so I can share my good fortune with my friends and I can save all my favorite recipes in one place.
C. Malone
Thanks! I'm looking into pinterest – my blogging platform doesn't make it easy to add it as a plugin – but I'm trying to figure it out.
Grilled pizza is not a new thing. It is a Providence Rhode Island is known for grilled pizza. See http://bobandtimmys.com/ and many other places.
Looks good though. The egg is a great idea.
Just got your book for Xmas. Looks very good. Can't wait to get started but why no recipee for suckling pig
Sorry, Tim, haven't had the time to try that yet. It's on my to do list, that's for sure.
Hay dad, love your pressure cooker hummus, one you must include would be a bay leaf or two before you lock the lid down. Adds so much to the flavor.
Thanks for the tip!
Hi Mike, I posted a while back. Haven't tried to do suckling pig yet but I did find out where I can buy it when I am ready to try it. I got your book last xmas. It's become my go-to reference for rotisserie. Love it. Did the dry orange and spices brine for the thanksgiving turkey. Worked out really well. Do you think one can do this with a bigger turkey as well? Might need to further reduce the temperature maybe?
Tim, see if these help:
Follow the instructions for the bacon wrapped bird, except, you know, skip all the bacon, and use the dry brine. Double the dry brine, and use enough to generously cover the bird inside and out. (There will be some left over.)