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On My Wish List This Year? A Food System That Works
Mike Schreiner | Posted 02.19.2013 | Canada Impact
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It's a sad reality that as we gather with our families and friends this holiday season to share a meal, there are far too many who will go hungry. A healthy food system benefits our economy, health and communities. It enriches our quality of life. Let's put reducing hunger and a strong local sustainable food system at the top of our wish list for 2013.


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What is Language Anyway?
Working at a talk radio station it's easy to forget how amazing the action at the core of what we do actually is. I'm talking about... well, talking. Most of us spend our lives in a nearly continuous storm of words and language. Communication is such a fundamental part of what we do it's astonishing when you discover there's actually a lot we don't know about words, not to mention why humans can even talk at all.
Professor of Applied Language at University of Queensland, Roly Sussex joined James on Sundays to unravel the Big 4 Questions of Linguistics.

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A lounge off the lobby furnished with vinyl seating includes coffee thermoses and a self-serve, automatic machine dispensing espresso—all complimentary. The property is smoke-free. Internet access (surcharge) is available throughout this New York hotel. Parking is available for a surcharge.
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Amsterdam Court Hotel offers 136 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary newspapers and hair dryers. Beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. Cable television is provided.
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Natsumi Restaurant - specializes in Japanese-Italian fusion cuisine.
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Central Park, nine blocks north of this Midtown Manhattan hotel, offers a variety of recreational opportunities, including ball fields, tennis courts, rowboat rentals, horseback riding, and miles of trails for hiking, biking, running, and in-line skating. Rockefeller Center's skating rink, 2.5 blocks south, opens in winter, as does Central Park's Wollman Rink.
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This Christmas, Give a Gift That Counts Twice
Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 02.19.2013 | Canada Impact
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We know it's the thought that counts, but this holiday, why not give a gift that counts, too? Each Water Rafiki Friend Chain is unique, handmade with love by Maasai mamas in Kenya. Proceeds from the $10 chain support Free The Children's clean water programming worldwide. One chain provides one person with clean water for an entire year.


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Wow! Beautiful job, S/S!
I'm slightly horrified that S/S only beat K/S overall by less than a point!
P/T did very well besides her doubled 3T. Congrats to them on winning another World title!
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Wonderful! Not as special as their LP at the Olympics, but still great!
Pang and Tong...she doubled a jump and the side by side spins looked off to me. S and S should win in my opinion.
They were almost four points behind after the SP so I'm just thrilled they actually beat them overall.
I'm fine with gold and silver, but the bronze went to the wrong russians IMO.
Yay, Pang and Tong. Not quite the magic of Vancouver, but still strong and inspiring and deserving of the win.
Yes Zhangs, M/T, and actually even D/D (in long not overall) , thought they were all better than K/S. I did want K/S to do well but iam sure the others were not marked very well.


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Yes, I do realize that radishes are not herbs, but thank goodness bloggers can write about any herb, plant, veggie, or flower, because I thought it would be fun to share this interesting recipe for Weekend Herb Blogging. I don't mean interesting like "Hmm, interesting." I mean interesting like, "Wow, this tastes great!"
This was the first time I'd tried cooking radishes and I really liked them. I found the recipe in Vegetables Every Day, a cookbook I've been consistently pleased with every time I've used it. The recipe just called for radishes without specifying a type, but since I had those lovely white radishes, I used a mixture of red and white to make this look a little more colorful. And colorful it was, with a the crimson color of the red radishes seeming to melt into the entire radish as they cooked.
Roasted Radishes with Soy Sauce and Toasted Sesame Seed
(Makes 3-4 servings, recipe only slightly adapted from Vegetables Every Day by Jack Bishop.)
20 medium radishes, trimmed and cut into fourths (use all red, or a mixture of red and white)
1 1/2 T roasted peanut oil
1-2 T soy sauce (I used about 1 1/2 T)
2 green onions (scallions) sliced thin
1 T sesame seeds, toasted in a dry pan
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More Tasty Ideas with Radishes:
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Crunchy Chopped Salad with Gorgonzola and Radishes
Asian Snow Pea Salad with Radishes and Edamame
Cilantro-Lover's Leftover Chicken Salad
Radish and Cucumber Salad with Peppers and Thai Basil
Broccoli and Radish Salad with Gorgonzola
Creamed Radishes with Pimenton from A Veggie Venture
Radish Masala Prathas and Radish Chutney from Aroma
Daikon Radish Cake (Dim Sum) From Yohana's Culinary Journey
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This month, Sony's "unofficial" mascot, Crash Bandicoot, has been working
especially hard. Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex has hit the Playstation
2 with more marsupial mayhem than ever before. Dr. Cortex and a certain evil
tiki mask named Uka Uka are back to their evil ways, so it looks like our hero
will be working some overtime.
Even though the development of Crash has changed hands from Naughty
Dog to Traveller's Tales, the latest installment of the series isn't a whole
lot different from past games. You still travel though various lands collecting
fruit and performing platformer elements with various vehicle bits thrown in
between. Just collect crystals, defeat bosses, and you'll stop Dr. Cortex and
save the day yet again.
Getting through the game's thirty levels is pretty easy, but if you really
want to pass it 100%, you'll need to accomplish a few secondary objectives,
such as collecting gems and relics. Gems are found by breaking all the boxes
in a level and relics are gained by passing a level within a certain amount
of time. These extra goals certainly add to the replay value and are necessary
if you want to experience the "real" ending.
New for Wrath of Cortex are a few levels featuring Crash's sister,
Coco. It's really not a big deal, since she plays exactly like Crash, but it's
a nice little addition for hardcore fans.
Also added are a bunch of vehicle levels to keep things interesting. You've
got a jeep, space fighter, copter pak, and even a mech suit straight out of
Aliens. Sometimes it's nice to get out of the basic platform jumping
mode and these levels do it well.
With a new system comes new power, and the Traveller's Tales team has put
it to good use. Crash looks fit for the next-generation with cleaner graphics
and solid animations. It's amazing what a little system upgrade will do for
a familiar face.
And speaking of power, Wrath of Cortex has got some serious voice-acting
might. R. Lee Ermy, who played the drill sergeant in Full Metal Jacket,
joins the cast alongside the Jedi Master himself, Mark Hamill.
But even with all of this newfound power, someone still managed to drop the
Wumpa fruit. Wrath of Cortex features some of the worst loading times
yet seen on a next-gen system. Loading screens will provide you with plenty
of time to do all of those important pre-game errands, like answering the phone,
making a bathroom run, and even picking up some Rocky Mountain refreshment…from
the source.
To make matters worse, these loading screens pop up far too often. Load your
saved game, load your level, load to get back to the warp room, load cut scene.
It never seems to end! I swear half my time spent with this game was staring
at a load screen. Make sure you've got a little extra entertainment standing
by while you wait. Might I suggest the latest editions of the World Book Encyclopedia,
volumes A-G?
Wrath of Cortex also suffers from a little depth perception problem.
When jumping from platform to platform, it is of the utmost importance that
a gamer is able to tell where he is going to land. Since the camera in Crash
sometimes falls directly in front or behind the character, it can get pretty
difficult to judge exactly how far to jump. Fortunately, it doesn't last for
the entire game, but there will be a few frustrating occasions where you'll
swear you jumped far enough and still didn't quite make it. Rats.
With the exception of the severe load times and minor depth problem, Crash
Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex is still pretty much like any other Crash
game. The bandicoot may have a few wrinkles under his snout, but he can still
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1) Keep everything in front of you. If you are running man across the board and bringing extra rushers (or doubling some people) and a swing pass, or run play gets to the second level, you're looking at a big gash in yardage (possibly score).
2) Zone provides a base that's easy to get back to when things are going wrong. Carl Banks remarked one of Sheridan's problems was that when our defense was being abused over and over, we wouldn't get into a base zone as a "reset". We kept reacting to the last play instead of preparing for the current one.
3) Zone follows the philosophy of providing "traffic". Most of your picks are in a zone defense when a QB doesn't see someone playing center field.
4) Zone also follows the philosophy of assigning players "permanent" positions from which you can then add your wrinkles in. In other words, when asked to blitz, you know who/where your back up is.
Generally speaking, when you bring an extra man (or more) on a blitz, your zone becomes too open (not enough coverage) so you go to man coverage to make up the difference. Often you will see a combination of zone and man coverage on almost every defensive play in the NFL. The caveat here is the sell out blitz (when you bring two or more extra rushers) and the zone blitz (where you bring an extra rusher (Safety or LB) and drop a dlineman).
We ran pure zone about 40%(ish) of the time in 2012. When we've done this, its almost always been in a Cover 3 look. Normally we run a Cover 2 shell with single or double man underneath (although our Safeties tend to cheat a lot on that). Very occasionally we've run pure man coverage (we almost never blitz that many players).
We ran a type of zone about 90%+ of our defensive snaps this year.
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Before the U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations, Ralph Regula, Chairman
April 24, 2001
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:
It is my honor to appear before you today to discuss President Bush's fiscal year 2002 budget request of $232.5 million for Howard University. With me today are Dr. Don Coleman, University Provost; Dr. Floyd Malveaux, Vice President for Health Affairs, and Dr. Vinetta Jones, Dean of our School of Education. I am also accompanied by Maureen McLaughlin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation, United States Department of Education, and Carol Cichowski from the Department of Education's Budget Service.
Mr. Chairman, because there are several new members on the Committee, I would like to begin my testimony with a brief overview of the University.
Facts 2001
Our publication Facts 2001 provides the Committee with a snapshot of the University in a number of important areas.
Howard University was created by the Congress in 1867 to be a national university serving a national need. The University is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and 32 other agencies that assess individual programs. The University is the largest producer of African American graduates at all degree levels. Our students come from every region in the Nation and from all 50 States.
Our faculty represents a broad cross-section of America. Almost three-fourths of the faculty earned their degree from one of the top research universities in the Nation. Howard is the only historically black college or university to be rated in the highest category by the Carnegie Foundation, and it is also ranked highest by the US News and World Report. The University motto: Veritas et Utilitas, acknowledges that service to the Nation is to be an integral part of the University's mission. Howard University's faculty has provided leadership for America and the global community since its founding.
Service 2001
Our publication entitled SERVICE 2001 is a compendium for the Committee illustrating just a few of the many activities and programs currently rendered by Howard faculty and students to both the Nation and the greater Washington metropolitan area.
Our SPECIAL REPORTS FOR THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS contains:
A status report on The Strategic Framework for Action
The FY 2002 Analytical Abstract
The University's Government Performance and Results Act Report
The Strategic Framework for Action
The Strategic Framework for Action, the University's 5-year strategic plan that was adopted by our Board of Trustees in 1996, called for achievement in four strategic areas:
Strengthening academic programs;
Promoting excellence in teaching and research;
Increasing private support; and
Enhancing national and community service.
Today, as the Committee can see we have completed the overwhelming majority of our measurable objectives in each of the four strategic areas and the foundation has been set for The Strategic Framework for Action II.
The Analytical Abstract
The Analytical Abstract displays important benchmark data about the University. Exhibit 1 shows the different agencies that have accredited the schools and colleges of the University. Exhibits 2 and 3 demonstrate that Howard students, like our faculty, come from every corner of the Nation The Committee may have seen a recent article in The New York Times that mentioned Carla Peterman, Howard's most recent Rhodes Scholar who appeared before this Committee last year before she left for Oxford University. The article describes the national competition that exists for talented African American students and my commitment to maintaining an environment that continues to attract high performance students.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has a program that honors outstanding students who are African American. These students typically have outstanding high school scholastic records, rank in the top 10 percent of their classes, earn high grades, take heavy course loads, and participate in volunteer and extracurricular activities. The average composite SAT score of the Achievement Scholars is in the 1300s. Howard University has 182 National Achievement Scholars on campus.
Exhibit 4 illustrates the performance of entering freshmen relative to African-American students and to all test-takers. It shows that the average composite SAT score for Howard students is 202 points higher than the national average for African Americans, and 43 points higher than the national average of all test-takers. What makes this metric more impressive is that we have been successful in attracting these students while maintaining our historic commitment to providing access to those promising students whose performance has not yet matched their potential as Exhibit 5, which highlights our retention success, illustrates.
Exhibit 6 shows that the number of advanced degrees awarded by the University increased from 961 in 1998-1999 to 1,036 in 1999-2000.
Exhibit 7 is a portrayal of changes in the endowment of the University from 1990. Between 1998 and 1999, the book value endowment has increased by $34.1 million to $268.8 million. The curve reflects an increase of almost 15 percent between these years.
Exhibit 8 demonstrates conclusively that the University serves a national constituency whose alumni reside in all of the 50 States. Eighteen States have more than 500 Howard alumni, 13 have more than 1,000, and 6 have more than 2,000.
Government Performance and Results Act
The final special report we have provided to the Committee is the Government Performance and Results Act Report, a metric that reflects how well the University is doing measured against performance indicators set by OMB and the Department of Education.
I trust that my testimony and the extensive empirical information that the University has provided are helpful to the Committee, and make clear that the University has maintained absolute fidelity to our congressional charter.
Howard University has awarded 93,033 degrees since inception. For 134 years, it has been a major avenue of postsecondary access and opportunity for many Americans. It has taken the underprepared, underfunded, high-potential student and has produced more successful, prominent, professional tax-paying citizens than any other university of similar size and complexity.
I want to thank the members of this Committee publicly for their investment in Howard. Your support enables the University to provide a comprehensive, high-quality curriculum that makes it possible for students with ability, who come from families of limited means, to become contributing, productive participants in the mainstream of American society.
Mr. Chairman, this concludes my opening statement. I would be happy to answer any questions that the Committee may have, and I thank you for the opportunity to appear today.


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Attacks on the Press | Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia
Attacks on the Press: Between Insurgents, Governments
The rise of extremist groups who target journalists is a potent risk. By Mohamed Keita
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Editors think twice, reporters do not dig deeply, columnists choose words carefully. By Jean-Paul Marthoz
Rebel fighters of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), a separatist movement of ethnic Tuaregs in northern Mali, stormed the offices of private Radio Adar Khoïma in the northeastern town of Gao on April 3, 2012, according to local journalists and news reports. The rebels kidnapped a journalist and assaulted him, and forced the station off the air for 72 hours, the sources said.
Lagos, Nigeria, August 7, 2012--Members of an Islamist militant group attacked a radio journalist in Mali on Sunday and ordered his station off the air, according to local journalists and news reports. The attack was in retaliation for the station's coverage of local protests, according to local journalists and a leader of the Islamist group.
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A Taste of Carolina Cuisine and Class
The Inn of the Patriots • Grover, NC
Escape Kit
- A One- ($97) or Two-Night ($177) Stay for Two with a Daily Gourmet Breakfast for Two, an In-Room Sweet-Treat Plate Upon Arrival, an Autographed Cooking Booklet, a Winery Tour for Two at Baker Buffalo Creek Vineyards, and Two Tickets to the Presidential Culinary Museum
- Dinner and a Four-Hour Cooking Class for One ($100) , Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., with a Former White House Chef
- A Jam-Jelly-Preserves-and-Canning Class for One ($40) with The Presidential Culinary Museum Chefs, Saturdays at 11 a.m.
- Or, a Naples Gourmet-Pizza-Making-and-Eating Class for One ($40) with The Presidential Culinary Museum Chefs, Sundays through Fridays at 11 a.m.
Eat like a king—or better yet, a president—on this gourmet getaway to The Inn of the Patriots in Grover, North Carolina, just 40 minutes west of Charlotte.
Here's the dish: The inn was built in 1879 and is owned by Marti Mongiello, a former chef at the White House and Camp David. The Today Show has sung Mongiello's and his wife Stormy's praises, and they are now serving up delicious fare and teaching tastemakers at this B&B in the former Hambright family mansion.
The guest rooms are a mix of American, European, and Asian décor and feature luxurious robes, satellite TV, and DVD players. Your stay will also be garnished with sweets—including a sweet treat plate upon arrival.
Each morning, the chefs will roll out a three-course gourmet breakfast for two to enjoy in your room, the dining room, or the garden. Guests that opted for a cooking class will blend together for an afternoon in the kitchen with Chef Mongiello or one of the Culinary Museum's chefs.
Food and history are paired beautifully at the mansion's Culinary Museum, where presidential china, photos, and the chef's culinary medals are on display. Tour the Hambright Mansion and museum before pouring a libation or two during a tasting at nearby Baker Buffalo Creek Vineyard & Winery in Fallston.
Back at the inn, start a game of horseshoes, croquet, or bocce on the lawn or savor a drink by the fire pit. The next night, head to Ni Fen Bistro to treat yourself to a wonderful world of cuisine accompanied by more than 100 wines by the glass and craft beers. After dinner, let the memories of the day marinate before sticking a fork in your tasty getaway.
Poach this Escape to The Inn of the Patriots, and add a little zest to your vacation schedule—this North Carolina countryside retreat is always deliciously seasoned.
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Serves 4
1 Tbs tomato puree
1/2 tsp sugar
2 very ripe tomatoes, cut into 0.5cm dice (320g in total)
150g couscous
220ml boiling chicken or vegetable stock
40g unsalted butter
Salt and black pepper
3 Tbs olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped (160g in total)
1 Pour two tablespoons of the olive oil into a non-stick pan, about 22cm in diameter, and put on a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for five minutes, stirring often, until it has softened but not coloured.
2 Stir in the tomato puree and sugar and cook for a minute. Add the tomatoes, a teaspoon of salt and some black pepper and cook for three minutes.
3 Meanwhile, put the couscous in a shallow bowl, pour over the boiling stock and cover with cling film. Set aside for 10 minutes, then fluff up the couscous with a fork. Add the tomato sauce and stir.
4 Wipe your pan clean and heat up the butter and remaining olive oil on a medium heat. When the butter has melted, spoon the couscous into the pan and use the back of the spoon to gently pat it down so it's all packed in snugly. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to its lowest setting and allow the couscous to steam for 10-12 minutes, until you can see a light brown colour around the edges.
5 Use a palette or other knife to help you peer between the edge of the couscous and the side of the pan: you want a really crisp edge all over the base and sides.
6 Place a large plate on top of the pan and quickly turn the couscous on to the plate. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Rosita's Mexican Restaurant is located at 2401 E. Napoleon St., Sulphur. (Michael Cooper / American Press)
Last Modified: Monday, April 08, 2013 11:37 AM
By Michael Cooper / American Press
With two kids, a wife, mother-in-law and niece along for the ride, deciding on a place to eat can sometimes be trying.
Pleasing everyone is never really an option and each of us is picky enough to rule out most places.
So I was surprised, and a little apprehensive, when everyone agreed to go to Rosita's Mexican Restaurant in Sulphur.
Rosita's, which opened last year, is located in an old building at the corner of US 90 and Post Oak Road.
Though the facility is old, it is well kept and clean. The decorations are standard fair for a Mexican restaurant but it is the food that stands out.
Rosita's is as authentic a Mexican restaurant as we have in the Lake Area. While it is not Tex Mex, there are enough safe options on the impressive menu for less-than-adventurous eaters.
The wait staff was also exceptional. We were seated within 2 minutes of walking in the door and our waitress was helpful with ordering and available throughout our meal.
The chips and salsa came out right away and were a real treat. The tortilla chips were fresh, warm and crispy. The salsa was, by far, the best I have ever tasted. It was chunky and full of flavor without being too spicy. Rosita's also has a green chili dip that has quite a kick.
We added two large bowls of queso dip to our order. It was a good thing, too, as I had to fight the kids to get a chip in edge wise.
I ordered the parrillada flameada.
The dish, which goes for $15.99, cannot be found on the menu. It was listed on the white board at the front of the restaurant along with the other specials of the day.
The parrillada flameada is a mix of beef and chicken fajita meat and Mexican sausage covered in cheese. You get a huge pile of flour or corn tortillas, along with grilled onions and peppers, beans, rice and guacamole, to make your own wraps.
I was able to make two meals out of it despite my best effort to finish it all at the restaurant.
It was the best fajita meat I have ever had and the Mexican sausage was great, too. While I am not a fan of guacamole I could tell it did not come out of a can.
Everything in my meal was perfectly cooked and well seasoned without being too spicy. The kitchen staff at Rosita's seems to understand that a dish doesn't have to scorch your taste buds to be good.
My wife and mother-in-law ordered off the white board and chose the stuffed avocado.
The avocado, which was about the size of a man's fist, was cored, stuffed with meat, breaded and then fried.
Both said it was great.
My son ordered two plain tacos with meat and cheese only while my daughter picked the fried chicken tenders from the kids' menu.
Other kids' menu items included enchiladas, nachos, quesadillas and burritos. All come in at under $4, except for the chicken tenders.
I assume from the fact that neither had leftovers, they had no problem with their food.
My son added a fruit punch Joya to go with his meal. The drink, made in Mexico by Coca-Cola, was $2.50. I took a sip and it was way too sweet for me but he said it was great and finished it long before his meal came out.
My niece, who was feeling a little under the weather, went with a large bowl of vegetable beef soup.
She didn't eat much but the soup was good, if not a little salty. It was a little strange with large chunks of meat, cucumbers, carrots, corn and potato.
No one had room for dessert so we skipped it. But Rosita's has a nice assortment of Mexican candies available for purchase.
The bill was $81.74, well over the $50 we normally shoot for in these reviews. The total comes to about $13 per person, which is a real steal when you consider the quality and amount of food we received.
I would suggest Rosita's to anyone looking for some great Mexican cuisine.
I plan to make as many return trips as my family will allow. Next time, I will try one of their breakfast dishes.
There are 23 items on the breakfast menu — everything from eggs with cheese, beans and tortillas for $3.99 to eggs with dried beef, onions, tomatoes and serrano peppers for $7.50.
You can get it anytime, but there is a $1 surcharge for a breakfast ordered after noon.


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The Canadiens take their team photo this morning, no doubt still stoked by winning that excellent game last night.
There was nothing cheesy about beating a fast-skating quality opponent in OT. The crowd at the Bell Centre and fans watching the Canadiens and Coyotes on TV were treated to April hockey in October.
It augurs well for November and beyond
Carey Price is solid, Tomas Plekanec is earning his $$$ and AK46 has two game-winning goals – matching his total last season.
• François Gagnon on your first-place Canadiens
And how long will Josh Gorges have to star on the Canadiens D before Bauer learns how to spell his name? (Shout out to ddawwidd)
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I think the league is gonna have another chat wit hthe skins about their medical evaluation process.
Much like the concussion incedent earlier this year, the skins showed a complete lack of interest in player safety. When your star player comes hobbling off the field with an aparent leg injury you do not let his giving you a thumbs up and a high five determine whether or not he is healthy enough to return to the field. As we saw, he was clearly unable to even throw off his leg, and yet they docs felt he was ok to go? More like the docs let the player determine his own status rather than doing their job.
I kinda feel bad for Griffin. I know he's a competitor and would be the first to go back on the field no matter what condition he was in, the fact that the skins organization let him and didn't seem to care about protecting their most important asset is telling... it's almost like they're going Super Bowl or Bust, this year...
tl;dr: Great player, terrible organization.
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.
Although I truly have a love/hate relationship with Eli like I practically had with every Giants QB... I only poke fun at him on these boards because I know it bothers some of you guys lol.
Hall of Famer Steve Young knows NFL offenses. He knows running quarterbacks. And while he is enamored with Robert Griffin III, Young doesn't believe the Washington Redskins' style of offense this year is sustainable.
"It's a perfect bridge for getting to the other side," Young told Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times in reference to Washington's blend of zone running, read-option and pistol formation offense.
"If you're playing for 10 or 15 years, you can't every week run six option plays. It can be around. It can be a part of the game, but sooner or later you've got to deliver the ball from the pocket. That's the game. Now, if the game changes, and it's proven a championship can be won from the pistol spread, then I'm wrong. But until I'm proven wrong, it's definitely a great way to win some games, especially from the red zone. For young quarterbacks who are mobile, it keeps them on the field and being very productive."
He's absolutely right. Eventually RG3 is going to have to become a true pocket passer. Not only is that type of offense not sustainable, but RG3 is going to get destroyed one game ala Sean Witherspoon this year and get knocked out for the season if this option stuff keeps going. The kid is not Cam's size where he can continue to take big hits. When that pistol spread option gimmick is not their base offense anymore RG3 becomes less effective. He is still going to be a good QB, but defenses will most likely have an easier time stopping him.
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The Brentwood special education teacher convicted of throwing a 5-year-old special needs student onto a classroom floor and kicking him was transferred to another class and not fired because of "legal limitations" on teacher personnel decisions, the district superintendent said Wednesday.
In a case that has sparked outrage, Brentwood Union School District Superintendent Merrill Grant apologized for the actions of special education teacher Dina Holder, 52, of Brentwood, a 20-year teacher in the district.
"The actions that led to the lawsuit are both appalling and upsetting," Grant said. "I'm a parent in the district and I reacted the same way as the rest of the community ... We're deeply sorry for what this family and child have endured."
On Friday, the Brentwood school district finalized a $950,000 settlement with Caneel Carlin's family stemming from a January 2012 lawsuit against the school district, Holder and Loma Vista Elementary Principal Lauri James, claiming battery, negligence, failed mandated reporting duties and other infractions.
Carlin, a 36-year-old Concord resident and mother of the victim, said she reported the incident to police and it was only then that Holder was held accountable for the May 2010 incident at Loma Vista Elementary School.
Grant acknowledged Wednesday police were not alerted by district employees after that incident.
The state requires school employees and other "mandated reporters" who become aware of abuse to notify police or Child Protective Services.
Holder pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor child abuse charge in October 2011 and received four years probation, along with a year of child abuse training and an order to stay away from her victim.
As part of the civil settlement, Holder must leave the classroom, take a desk job and retire at the end of the school year.
However, she still has her credential and could potentially teach elsewhere if hired, said Todd Boley, Carlin's attorney.
"Hopefully," the Oakland lawyer said, "prospective employers will Google her name before hiring her."
Why not fired?
While restricted in what he could say regarding personnel decisions, Grant said once the Loma Vista principal was notified of the incident two days after it happened, Holder was placed on paid administrative leave for the rest of the year -- only four school days.
The superintendent said the district, based on legal advice, "pursued all measures available to us to hold the employee accountable. Had there been more expedient measures available, we would have" taken them.
"Teacher dismissals are very complex, very cumbersome and it takes a lot of time," he said.
The decision was made to transfer Holder to Krey Elementary in Brentwood at the start of the 2011-12 school year to continue teaching special needs children.
"We changed her grade level and placement and provided her proper oversight with many aides for more accountability," Grant said. He also explained why she wasn't moved to a desk job at that point.
"I think any option was available ... but we felt we had many safeguards in place," Grant said, including placing adult aides in the classroom with Holder.
Attorney Boley said adding adult aides as "safeguards" made no sense since there were three adult aides in her classroom when she kicked his young client.
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Grant acknowledged Wednesday that the principal did not contact police after being notified by aides of the kicking incident.
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School districts are supposed to provide training so employees can recognize signs of abuse and know their reporting responsibilities. Several high-profile cases in the spotlight recently, including in San Jose and Moraga, revealed how children were subjected to continued abuse because nobody spoke up on their behalf.
Grant said this incident has his district reflecting.
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'Appalling conditions'
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Calls to police were not returned Wednesday
Also in 2008, a 3-year-old special needs child claimed to have been slapped by Holder. The principal was alerted, attorneys learned through their investigation. A police inquiry stalled, they said, because the child was nonverbal, and aides, in depositions, said they were scared to report because Holder was their boss.
Depositions with employees who worked in Holder's classroom described a troubling environment.
"There are several depositions in which employees describe appalling conditions in the classroom," Boley said. "Holder was not teaching; she was playing solitaire at her computer, yelling at kids and staff, shoving kids into chairs. One stated that it was 'common knowledge' at the school, but nobody did anything despite direct requests to the head of special education for the district. One aide was willing to confirm that she was 'afraid' to report the fact that Holder had 'stopped teaching.'"
Holder's credential did not allow her to work with autistic children, according to the state agency overseeing teachers, even though she worked with many.
A call to Holder's attorney was not returned, and a call and email to James Wednesday were not returned.
Board members remained mostly mum Wednesday. They voted in closed session Jan. 9 to make the settlement agreement, trustee Emil Geddes said.
"It's a personnel issue and really sensitive," he said. "Believe me, I'm not happy about the suit and about the concerns, but I need to talk to our legal counsel to make sure I'm not violating any rights."
As for why Holder was not fired after her conviction, Gedees said, "It's not that our hands are completely tied. It's that we have to do our correct procedures with personnel issues before we can do something."
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|2013-09-06, 13:55
|Link #143
Kamen Rider Muppeteer
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Unknown
Age: 32
Not to mention you are comparing apples and oragnes here.
Dear lord what is it with you people being so damn adamant about this? This you-can-either-agree-with-me-or-be-wrong attitude is starting to get on my nerves. Take Whitemoon's example for sanity's sake, don't disrespect my view on the matter, and move the fudge on.
|2013-09-06, 14:04
|Link #144
The Mage of Four Hearts
Join Date: Mar 2010
Age: 27
With all the hints Oda has lain out, he's made it about as obvious as he can without actually giving it away.
Personally, any doubt I had about Sabo being alive ended when I saw the scene with the sake cups
|2013-09-06, 14:12
|Link #145
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
There isn't anything implying that Moria lost due to special circumstances or bad luck.
It's clearly evident that you're just grasping at straws at this point. Your theory just doesn't hold up well, as I and others have already told you.
|2013-09-06, 14:27
|Link #146
Sawa-Chan <3 <3 <3
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|2013-09-06, 14:28
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: searching for place to lay anchor
I picked an awkward time to join my first forum, what with all these arguments/high sentiments running about... or is it often like this?
But moving back to the current chapter speculations... Do you think those three warships Fujitora requested will arrive on time for the rebellion? And if they do, will they a) squash it? or b) manage to see the smile factory, gain hard evidence against Doflamingo, and fight the Donquixote family?
|2013-09-06, 15:03
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|2013-09-06, 15:55
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Kamen Rider Muppeteer
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The "hints" in and of themselves are nice and all, but the only thing they do is open up the possibility that he might not be dead.
|2013-09-06, 15:58
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Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.
|2013-09-06, 19:08
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Sawa-Chan <3 <3 <3
Join Date: Dec 2004
Also dofla said you are too weak. Not that You have become too weak. With this alone u lost all credibility u had with me. Twisting what was said to prove your point shows u r more concerned with not being wrong than facts .
Third, we dont even know who that higher up is . For all we know that higher person could be kaido, maybe because moria knows something that kaido wants to keep hidden .
And another theory I have in this regard is that dofla might have not killed him but rather kept him around to rebel against kaido.
|2013-09-06, 19:13
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Stop arguing semantics.
You are a very successful troll.
|2013-09-06, 21:54
|Link #153
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
I'll find out the exact line Doflamingo said to Moria about his weakness. In any case, I ask you again, why would the WG recruit a weakling into the shichibukai? That completely goes against their policy and ideals for the group.
As for your other asinine theory, yeah, good luck trying to be taken seriously.
|2013-09-06, 23:39
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Sawa-Chan <3 <3 <3
Join Date: Dec 2004
Also power is not the only thing WG looking for a warlord. Another important factor is name and fear factor from the said pirate. Buggy is a prime example of that.
But buddy, i am cool with agreeing to disagree.
P.S. I don't know about you but i enjoyed our back and forth discussion. If you want to further discuss stuff related to sabo, just leave me a visitor pm .
P.S.S. My apologies if i ever came off strong toward you or any one else. I love all your point of views. Very entertaining to discuss anime/manga i love with people who also love them.
|2013-09-07, 02:05
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Anyways, I also find it highly likely, not to say obvious, that he is alive, with all those hints Oda is throwing around. But I can understand the people who want adamant proof.
On another topic, regarding Whitemoon: I also like to post theories, but if you, as you said, want to discuss them, they should have a valid basis.
In a previous post you hinted, that you were also a supporter of the Tobi=Obito theory. I was against this the whole time, because I didn't believe Kishi would do something like that, although Naruto was already on a downward path in my eyes. You could say, I didn't see the hints. But one could also say that this twist of events was really bad story-telling - I think I don't have to explain why.
That is the problem I have with some theories. They just don't match into the Naruto/One Piece-verse because they contradict the very world they take place in.
So if you want to discuss a theory and people come up with major hints which refute it, one could either accept that and come up with something different or defy the logic and clutch at straws.
I don't think that this is a personal issue (hell, we're on a frickin' internet forum) so everyone just tries to reasonably tell you, why they think that your Sabo=Kaido theory lacks One Piece-evidence.
Below I've quickly drawn a time-line to show you, why most people doubt this theory.
I hope I didn't forget any events that could make the graph more accurate, but that's what I remember.
I've drawn it in a way, that it favors your theory, meaning Luffy is brought to Dadan when he recently turned 7. I estimated the time from Luffy's departure till his meeting with Moria to be about half a year.
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|2013-09-08, 10:48
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So you're saying that a kid 10 years old with less than 12 months of training (remember Luffy had 2 and a half himself) beat a Shichibukai level opponent? haha boy are the Shichibukai becoming the whipping boys of One Piece..
|2013-09-08, 11:21
|Link #158
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
If there were any guesses, not actual dates, I painted the graph favoring your theory.
Shanks lost his arm when Luffy was 7. The month I took, in favor of your theory, was May, because this is the earliest time Luffy could have been seven.
Shortly after that (could also be a longer gap, but again in favor of your theory) he was taken to Dadan and started following Ace.
The following months are stated in the manga. It took Luffy at least 6 months to trail Ace and subsequently find Sabo.
The whole "three brothers hanging out together"-time, Sabo getting kidnapped and the Gray Terminal Incident along Sabo's death only got accounted with 4 months in the graph, which I think is rather short.
The next thing is a guess again. Luffy headed out on his birthday in May and I gave him six months to reach Moria. Could be longer or shorter - it was just a guess.
I really like your theory. Especially your idea of Kaido/Sabo not wanting to attack Whitebeard, rather than helping him, in order to save Ace, which Shanks and the Marines misunderstood, shows that you know about story-telling.
But I have to say, that the numbers simply don't match.
|2013-09-08, 11:25
|Link #159
Sawa-Chan <3 <3 <3
Join Date: Dec 2004
-Purple line also misleading. Rivalry? We know kaido and Moria fought and Moria lost. Where do you get the whole they were rival for X period of time thing?
-Red line once more misleading. Sabo dies 10 years ago from pre timeskip. All we know.
-Green and light blue misleading and bordering false info. All we know Moria meets hogback 10 years prior to pre-timeskip and creates zombies for 10 year after his defeat.
-Luffy meets shanks 10 years prior to time-skip at the age of 7. yes that's correct. well done. But ...
Sabo and ace meet? I might have misinterpreted your graph but Sabo and ace meet at the age 5 or earlier. Afterall they spent 5 years gathering their treasure. not 10 years ago. But rather 15 years from pre-timeskip.
- Purple line very misleading. It is heavily hinted right after moria lost his crew he started building his shadow army. That would be 10 years ago. He didn't lose his army 10 to 20 years ago ( what your graph shows).
So let me summarize,
10 years pre-timeskip these things happend:
What we know happened ( in no specific order)
-Moria started building his shadow army after losing his nakama.
- Luffy/shanks met.
-Ace/Luffy/Sabo met
-Sabo died
What is strongly hinted ( 10 years ago):
-Moria and kaido fought and Then met hogback
-sabo rescued by Revolutionaries
Indeed, These events can be rearranged in the favor of my theory and your theory. That much i agree and have no objection. But giving misleading information ( at least what i think/believe they are) that i disagree to.
I feel these are your guesstimates than real/oda approved dates. If they are not just your guesstimates then my apologies ( but please provide links/source).
Also a correction. Sabo died 10 years prior to pre-timeskip not 9.
Other than question about the months and what i just mentioned above, i don't have any other issues with your graph.
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You're right. I was too busy trying to make the math readable and didn't pay attention to the details. My post is now amended. Thanks!
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Things to rememeber is that we don't know the type of steel and RC hardness of the bolt lugs and trunnions. We were guessing on the numbers used in Dan's program to come up with bolt thrust and flexing in the other thread. Plus, ammo makers are real tight lipped about the pressure (cup or psi) that their ammo is running.
Like HC said, I check every case after firing with a case gauge. Then after the testing session, I check the rifle with a set of go no-go gauges. So far nothing has changed with the 7.62 Nato and the Yugo bolt/trunnion. I'm NOT saying that it is safe to build anything!
SO what happens when you use a rebated case?? I suspect you still use the dia of chamber for the calculation.
Can some one tell me the differance in bolt thrust of a 308 at 50,OOO PSI and A 7.62 X39 at 50,000 PSI and a 223 at 50,000PSI all shooting a 100 GR bullet??
I want to know what the increase there is by going to a larger diamiter casing/rim. remember that the 223 is around 60,000 PSI for hot hand loads. I have loaded my 223 varmit AK right up to the point of blowing primmers. Im gusseing it is in the 60,000 PSI area. what is the bolt thrust that it is generating.
some were there is a site saying not to excede 50,000 PSI for the 7.62x39 round. I dont trust a lot of what I read unless it is from a manufacture or a professional ammo supplier. I will try to find the sight.
50,000 PSI would be an OK pressure for most 308 based rounds to work at. this would offer a huge improvement over the 7.62x39 round.
TO compare apples to apples we need the bolt thrust of each round. to make this work.I cant do the math so this is were I need help. or mabe a turtorial on what buttions to bush on a calculator to figure it out.
SOrry for all the posts but
Wouldnt you want to use the INSIDE DIAMITER OF THE shell at the back to calculat bolt thrust?? I suspect a a 308 with a rim, a 308 non rimed and a 308 with a rebated case would all have the same bolt thrust. wouldnt you want to use the area inside the the case at the back (the bore of the case))to make this calculation???
If I remember right, Dan's program uses the inside dia. of the case head.
So using Dan's program which doesn't have any input for bullet weight. All using the same bolt dia., lug length, width, and shear strength data for each.
.223 at 50,000= 3539psi Bolt thrust.
.308 at 50,000= 5825psi Bolt thrust.
7.62 at 50,000= 4981psi Bolt thrust.
Edit to add: .223 at 60,000 = 4246 Bolt thrust.
The flex in the lugs were almost the same between the 7.62x39 and the .308.
Which lug flex is one of the keys to being safe. There are differences in lug length between different AKs which effect the strength of the bolt/trunnion.
Last edited by Gunter; 10-25-2007 at 03:06 PM.
Running the numbers that Vz58 used.
7.62x39 @ 44700 cup and .308 @ 52100 cup the difference in bolt thrust was 36% higher for the .308. So, it seems that vz58 figures matches Dan's program or the other way around. But again, we don't know for sure what pressures factory ammo is running at, bolt/trunnion metal type, or shear strength.
Yes you would want the inside of the case for the thrust but I could only remember the exterior. I am getting older and more senile everyday..
THere is a considerable differance between the 7.62xs9 and the 308 at the same pressure. the 308 is just over 17% higher than the 7.62x39. or 844psi higher. not a lot but a considerable amount to factor in. Very interesting. THIS IS WERE WE SHOULD HAVE GOT TO A YEAR AGO ON THE 308AK THREAD!


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|Summary File 3 Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Definitons of Subject Characteristics -> Population Characteristics -> Household Type and Relationship -> Unmarried-Partner Household
An unmarried-partner household is a household that includes a householder and an "unmarried partner." An "unmarried partner" can be of the same or of the opposite sex of the householder. An "unmarried partner" in an "unmarried-partner household" is an adult who is unrelated to the householder, but shares living quarters and has a close personal relationship with the householder. An unmarried-partner household may also be a family household or a nonfamily household, depending on the presence or absence of another person in the household who is related to the householder. There may be only one unmarried-partner per household, and an unmarried partner may not be included in a married-couple household as the householder cannot have both a spouse and an unmarried partner.
The 1990 relationship category, "Natural-born or adopted son/daughter" has been replaced by "Natural-born son/daughter" and "Adopted son/daughter." The following categories were added in Census 2000: "Parent-in-law" and "Son-in-law/daughter-in-law." The 1990 nonrelative category, "Roomer, boarder, or foster child" was replaced by two categories: "Roomer, boarder" and "Foster child." In 2000, foster children had to be in the local governments foster care system to be so classified. In 1990, foster children were estimated to be those children in households who were not related to the householder and for whom there were no people 18 years old and over who may have been their parents. In 1990, stepchildren who were adopted by the householder were still classified as stepchildren. In 2000, stepchildren who were legally adopted by the householder were classified as adopted children. Own children shown in 100-percent tabulations may be of any marital status. For comparability with previous censuses, own children shown for sample data are still restricted to never-married children. Some tables may show relationship to householder and be labeled "child." These tabulations include all marital status categories of natural-born, adopted, or stepchildren. Because of changes in editing procedures, same sex unmarried-partner households in 1990 should not be compared with same sex unmarried-partner households in Census 2000.
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The data on sex, which was asked of all people, were derived from answers to long-form questionnaire Item 3 and short-form questionnaire Item 5. Individuals were asked to mark either "male" or "female" to indicate their sex. For most cases in which sex was not reported, it was determined from the persons given (i.e., first) name and household relationship. Otherwise, sex was imputed according to the relationship to the householder and the age of the person. (For more information on imputation, see "Accuracy of the Data.")
A measure derived by dividing the total number of males by the total number of females, and then multiplying by 100. This measure is rounded to the nearest tenth.
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Article I: Our Purpose
A. Our club provides an opportunity to students to involve themselves in a sports activity outside the realm of varsity athletics.
B. In Order to advance student interest involvement and participation in environment we shall act as a resource for inter-collegiate activity
C. We shall give instruction in the field of rugby football as well as provide physical activity for those students interested.
D. Our goal, as a St. John's representative, is to add to the experience of St. John's by giving opportunity to students interested in inter-collegiate competition as well as inter-collegiate relationships.
Article II: Membership
A. The organization shall be open to anyone who expresses an interest in the field of rugby football.
Article III: Officers
A. President
1. Will preside at all meetings.
2. Will be responsible for organizing all activities of the club.
B. Match Secretary
1. Will act as president in his absence
2. Is responsible for setting up all matches.
C. Secretary / Treasurer
1. Will be responsible for keeping an accurate record of all club funds.
2. Will perform all other duties assigned to him.
D. Captains
1. Shall be elected prior to fall and spring seasons.
2. Are responsible for practices and instruction.
E. Elections
1. Elections for the Presidency, Match Secretary, and Treasurer will be held prior to spring season.
2. Their term will last one full year.
3. Captains will be elected prior to each season.
4. Individuals must have completed one season to be eligible to vote.
Article IV: Practices
A. Practices shall be held during the season when appropriate.
Article V: Amending the Constitution
A. This constitution is open to amendment by a 2/3 vote of its members.
Article VI: Discrimination
A. The St. John's Rugby Football Club admits students without regard to their race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and other activities, generally accorded or made available to members of the organization.
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A concrete block retaining wall is the perfect solution to control erosion, to eliminate a hard-to-mow slope, to add a planting bed, or to level an ideal patio area. These systems are easy to install, durable, reasonably priced and available in a variety of colors and textures. This article shows you how to install one in a weekend.
The wall we built was a weekend-long project, and an exhausting one at that. It took a day to rip out the old, collapsing retaining wall, to dig farther into the hill to provide room for the backfill gravel and to help unload materials. It took another day to install the base, blocks and backfill.
Before launching into this project, contact your local building code official. Depending on the height and location of your wall, there may be structural, drainage and setback (the distance from wall to property line) considerations. A permit may be required.
Unless you own a heavy-duty truck (and back!), have your blocks, compactable base, sand and backfill gravel delivered. Blocks may cost slightly more at specialty landscaping stores than at home centers, but landscaping stores are often better equipped to deliver the small batches of base, sand and gravel that you'll need for installing the blocks. rolling yard.
The Versa-Lok brand retaining wall system we installed uses nylon pins to align and secure horizontal rows of 80-lb. blocks. Other block systems use lips, gravity and filled cores to connect rows and increase strength. Your system may differ, but most of the preparation and installation steps remain the same.
We used a transit level (Photo 1) to establish a flat base. But unless you own or rent one and know how to use it properly, just use a 4-ft. level taped to a long, straight 2x4, especially for short walls. The tamper, brick tong and block chisel are available at rental yards.
A retaining wall is only as straight and solid as the base it's built on. For a 4-ft. tall wall, excavate a trench deep enough to accommodate 4 to 6 in. of compacted base, 1 in. of leveling sand and half the height of the first course of blocks. Step succeeding courses back 3/4 in., overlap vertical joints at least 4 in. and secure one row to the next with pins. Backfill with crushed rock, except for the top, where you should install a 6-in. "cap" of native soil to help keep surface water from entering the rock-filled trench. Use concrete adhesive to secure the cap blocks.
Note: You can download Figure A and enlarge it from the Additional Information below.
Excavate and level the area where you'll be installing the wall. Use a transit or a 4-ft. level taped to a straight 2x4 to establish a common stake height, indicating the top of your sand leveling bed (see Fig. A). Create a flat area at least 4 to 6 in. deep and 24 to 28 in. wide for installing compactable base material. Provide a clear area of at least 12 in. behind the wall for installing the crushed rock as shown in Photo 8.
Install 4 to 6 in. of base material level to the tops of the stakes, then compact it until it's about 1 in. below the tops. Rent a hand tamper for small projects, or a gas powered tamper for walls more than 30 ft. long.
Provide a flat-as-a-pancake sand base for installing the first course of blocks. With the tops of the stakes as guides, use a long, straight screed board to level the sand. A hand trowel is good for fine-tuning small dips and humps.
Install the first course of blocks, using a taut string line to establish a straight row. Use a 4-ft. level to level blocks lengthwise and a torpedo level to level them front to back. Once the first row is installed, pack native soil to grade level on both sides of this course to anchor the wall in place. The brick tong makes handling and positioning the 80-lb. blocks easier, faster and safer.
Drive in the pins to lock courses to one another and help establish the 3/4-in. backset for each row. Use an extra pin to set the installed pins below the surface of the blocks so they don't interfere with blocks on the next row. To maintain wall strength, offset the vertical joints of the row you're installing at least 4 in. from those of the row below.
Cut blocks to size by first scoring the top and bottom with a block chisel.
Turn the block on its side and finish the task with a series of solid blows.
Backfill with crushed gravel. Crushed, rather than smooth, gravel locks together and helps direct backfill pressure downward (rather than outward). The backfill also provides a fast path for water drainage and acts as tree root barrier.
Install the cap blocks using two 1/4-in. beads of concrete adhesive to secure them in place. Cap blocks can be positioned with a slight overhang or backset, or set flush with the wall face.
Every manufacturer and consultant we contacted stressed the absolute necessity of starting with a solid, level and well-compacted base. Failure to do this will result in a weak, wavy wall. Bear in mind: If your wall is higher than 4 ft., most concrete block manufacturers require extra engineering and installation steps not shown here. These steps range from using special reinforcement fabric to installing a series of terraces rather than one tall wall. Most manufacturers provide good printed installation guidelines. If you purchase your blocks from a specialty landscape center, there may be an onsite designer or engineer to help you.
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
Transit, Shovel, Tamper, Block chisel, Brick tongs
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Clockwise from top left: The Brontës, Ayn Rand, Jane Austen, Sylvia Plath, Anaïs Nin
Can you remember the last time you curled up under the covers with Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time? Have you ever had a snuggle session with a seven-volume, 3200-page tome about human consciousness? Me neither — thanks to the efforts of literary critics, core-curriculum revisionists, feminists, and post-modernists who've fought long and hard to effectively block mid-level Dead White Male authors from dominating traditional pedagogy. (Somewhere, Harold Bloom is praying for our uneducated souls.)
But I say leave the pasty old white dudes to their reign over the hallowed halls of the academe. Because, for every dozen Dead White Male authors being reanimated in a dingy basement by a bearded schnook in a sweater vest, there's one quietly powerful Dead White Female author taking a meeting — and running Hollywood with a dainty iron fist.
Take Dead White Female author Jane Austen. She might still not be on every freshman English major's first-semester required reading list, but her work has been heartily consumed by the entertainment industry: serious BBC adaptations, tongue-in-cheek contemporary reinterpretations, and, most recently, a glamorized pseudo-bio of Austen's own life called Becoming Jane (in theaters now) that turns her into one of her own heroines. There are also Austen-themed tarot cards, blogs edited by devoted Janeites, fan fiction, musicals, even YouTube mash-ups that dub contemporary shows such as Gilmore Girls with Regency-era dialogue.
In taking a closer look at Austen and seven other broads, it's clear that almost everything in contemporary pop culture can be traced to this Dead White Female author sisterhood. So move aside, please, kings of the Western canon — these ladies have got you by the balls.
Dead White Female Author: Jane Austen BEST-KNOWN WORKPride and Prejudice, 1813 ("It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.")POP-CULTURE LEGACY chick-lit; chick-flicks; Julia Roberts's entire career
The best verbal catfight in Clueless is the one where Tai gets pissed at Cher for her dubious boy advice. "Why should I listen to you anyway," Tai snaps, then lowers her voice an octave. "You're a virgin who can't drive." Way harsh? OMG, totally. But swap the Valley Girl up-speak for a posh British accent and Tai and Cher become Emma Woodhouse and Harriet Smith, leading ladies of the classic coming-of-age tale Emma. Much like her 19th century model, Cher initially preferred matchmaking to indulging in romances of her own. When it comes to the modern-chick movement — which spans, roughly, from Julia Roberts in 1988's Mystic Pizza to Julia Roberts in next year's Friday Night Knitting Club — Austen has got the market cornered. An English minister's daughter, one aspect of Austen's genius was the ability to restrain her comic tone and sharp wit within the rigid social codes of the Regency era that framed her novels. No surprise, then, that the majority of fictionalized modern romances (When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail, Bridget Jones's Diary) are rooted in her plots and character studies. One could well call Carrie Bradshaw and Hermione Granger updated revisions of Pride and Prejudice's Elizabeth Bennet, a favorite protagonist of many Janeites. Like Elizabeth, they are somewhat prickly on the outside, then turn fond and tender when confronted with the possibility of true love. Even the now-defunct Jane (coincidence much?) magazine, and its predecessor, Sassy, were written to appeal to the girl who wasn't afraid to be quirky — but could still get the guy in the end.
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How to use Rkhunter, Chkrootkit, ClamAV, Afick
This is the second part of the article wrote by Angelo Fonseca on his blog.
Angelo it's a Linux systema administrator expert in security issues, he's also the founder of Linkedin group "GNU/Linux Security & Hardening"
I found it really interesting and so i'm really glad to propose this to all of you.
In my previous post I talk about "File Integrity Checkers" and "Rootkit Revealers" for GNU/Linux.
Today, I'll explain you how to "pratically" install and use them for checking your system and reveal security problems.
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After exploring some of the classics of anthropological cinema, students will form film crews to complete their own brief ethnographic films over the course of the semester. Students will combine the conceptual and theoretical aspects of anthropological cinema with basic training in the technical aspects of documentary video.
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Stella Chandelier Lamp
- Overview
A French table chandelier was the model for this lamp with its curving arms and intricately turned column. We draped it with three tiers of brilliant crystal droplets for sparkle and movement.
- Crafted of iron with a hand-rubbed antique white finish.
- The included burlap shades create a rustic counterpoint.
- Full-range dimmer switch on cord.
- UL-listed.
- Title 20 compliant lamps will be shipped to CA addresses. Learn more to understand product differences.
- Dimensions & Care
- Overall: 19" diameter, 25" high
- Lamp: 17" diameter, 25" high
- Shade: 3.5" diameter at top, 6" diameter at bottom, 5" high
- Cord: 5' long
- Droplets: 33
- Base: 7.5" diameter
- Bulb (3): 60 watts, type B (not included)
- Weight: 13 pounds
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- Avoid the use of harsh chemicals or abrasives.
- Do not exceed specified wattage.
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