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The Career Development Center was integral to helping Michael Reiney '17 network with alums, which led to a valuable internship.
Zach Lindsey '17 may have his head in the clouds, but his heart is on Earth, where he devotes his time and life to service.
The professor of business management will attend a faculty seminar on teaching interfaith understanding July 31-Aug. 4 in Chicago.
Professor of Business Betty Turner Kane has received the 2016 Board of Visitors Award for Excellence in Academic Advising. "Since the first moment we met she has inspired me to never give up on myself and always go the extra mile," one of her advisees said.
The mission of the business administration program is to equip future business leaders with professional skills and a grounding in business ethics. The curriculum seeks to provide students with the knowledge, skills and competencies needed to be successful in today's global business environment. In keeping with Guilford College's Quaker tradition of shaping education to address "all things civil and useful," this course of study represents a strong professional program integrated with the traditional liberal arts. An important aspect of the business administration program is its emphasis on business ethics, uniquely connected to the Quaker values of the College. The business administration program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
The Department of Business offers a major in business administration. The department also offers a business minor that provides students with an introduction to business concepts and tools and offers additional course work in a variety of interesting areas. This minor is not available to business administration majors.
The Bachelor of Science degree is offered in business administration.
In conjunction with an advisor, a student may choose to emphasize a particular area of study within the department by choosing a business-related minor, including business law, human resource management, international business, money & finance or non-profit management.
Major requirements for a B.S. degree in business administration.
The major requires a minimum of 56 credit hours (14 courses).
Total credit hours required for B.S. degree in business administration – 56 credits
A business internship is strongly recommended.
Basic math and computer literacy skills: Students in the program are expected to enter with basic math and computer literacy skills.
Students may demonstrate basic math skills in one of the following ways: Math SAT score of 650 or higher, Calculus AP Exam score of 4 or higher, or passing a business math test offered by the business department with a score of 75% or higher. Students are required to pass the business math test even if they transfer in a college-level math course. For a fee students may take an online refresher course combined with the business math test. Although it is expected that most students will be able to pass the test with the online refresher course. BUS 110 is an elective course designed to prepare and support students to pass the business math test. Contact the department chair for the registration directions and further information about the business math test.
Students may demonstrate basic computer literacy skills by completion of BUS 141 with a grade of C- or higher, or by passing a brief assessment for equivalent knowledge. A self-evaluation checklist to assist in deciding between BUS 141 and BUS/CTIS 243 or (BUS 241) is available from the department chair.
Many aspects of the business administration major must be completed sequentially.
The business minor provides students with basic business concepts and tools that can be applied to enhance the application and marketability of their liberal arts education, as well as prepare them to understand and participate more effectively in the world of work. This minor will provide grounding for non-business majors in practical applications that will assist them in professional careers. Students will gain a basic understanding of the world of business, its global aspects and ethical issues.
The minor in business is not available to business administration majors.
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses).
Introduction to Business - 4 credits
Principles of Management - 4 credits
This minor provides a structure within which students gain an exposure to the study of human relations in organizations. Students will learn various ways of how people can work effectively to achieve overall organizational goals as well as fulfill personal goals while understanding the legal parameters that surround these issues.
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses).
Total credit hours required for human resource management minor – 16 credits
It is recommended that business majors who are minoring in human resource management and law take IDS 402 or IDS 426 as their IDS course.
The marketing minor provides students with marketing concepts and tools that can be applied to enhance the application and marketability of their liberal arts education, as well as prepare them to understand and participate more effectively in the world of work. This minor provides focused knowledge and skills mastery on solving customers' problems with products and/or services in a dynamic market environment including the creation, pricing, promotion, and placement of goods and services. Students will participate in practical applications that will assist them in professional careers. Students will also gain a basic understanding of the world of business, its global aspects and ethical issues.
The money and finance minor is a package of courses designed to prepare students to be successful in a wide variety of careers, including banking, investments and international business. The central skills that students learn in these courses are to read and analyze critically an organization's financial reports and to think strategically about positioning an organization in the financial environment. The money and finance minor provides students with an introduction to the economic environment and basic economic, accounting and finance concepts, a complete introduction to the banking system and tools that can be applied to for-profit and not-for-profit businesses.
The minor enhances and complements major fields of study such as accounting, management and economics. It also prepares liberal arts students with the essential business skills that will enable them to move into a managerial career track later on. Former graduates of this minor have said it provided them with excellent basic preparation for graduate school in business administration.
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses).
Today's turbulent business climate calls for leaders who can think critically, communicate effectively and evaluate analytically. The knowledge base of our world is increasing at a rapid pace; whether our students pursue graduate school or enter the business world they must be able to identify, analyze and evaluate new problems and situations in a constantly changing environment.
At Guilford, we appreciate that the study of business is inherently interdisciplinary. Our students are challenged to articulate their inquiry through effective oral and written communication. As they explore sophisticated, real world problems, they develop the knowledge and skills to think critically yet creatively. In addition to their core business management courses, students broaden their understanding of the world by exploring non business subjects. Cross-cultural course work and experiences studying abroad provide global knowledge that is essential in an increasingly interdependent world. Students work collaboratively, recognizing the value of differing cultures, traditions, histories and perspectives when considering solutions.
Our graduates are well poised to assume positions of responsibility in a global business community. They have the knowledge and skills to respond to challenges by devising innovative solutions and they recognize that these solutions may have social and cultural implications. By connecting choice and action to ethics and responsibility, our students have a distinct competitive advantage: they approach their postgraduate endeavors with both business acumen and a finely tuned moral compass.
Graduates of the Guilford business program have gone on to graduate and business schools and have careers in public accounting, finance, organizational leadership and academia.
Business majors are encouraged to expand their knowledge and gain international experience through study abroad programs. A few programs with specific interest for business majors are.
Greenville, N.C., business administration major with a minor in human resource managementFuture Plans: Plans to enroll in UNCG's Business Analytic Master's certification program.
Greensboro, N.C., business administration majorFuture Plans: On-air personality/assistant producer at a radio station
The Bachelor of Science degree in business administration is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. Although the following business-related programs at Guilford College are accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, they are not included in the accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs: computing technology & information systems, accounting, forensic accounting, economics and sport management.


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Creating memories and bringing people together
It takes a trained professional to plan special events that go off without a hitch and orchestrate meetings that truly meet people's needs. Not a day goes by without festivals, conventions, trade shows, and corporate gatherings of all sizes. Playing a central role in this $30 billion-a-year industry, meeting and event planners are responsible for duties such as site selection, audio-visual support, marketing, budgeting, and vendor contracts. Students get hands-on lab experience, expert classroom instruction, and opportunities to network with local professionals.
The following degree and certificate options are available:
- Associate of Applied Science in Meeting and Event Planning
- Certificate in Meeting and Event Planning
What skills can I gain?
Students develop critical thinking skills in legal issues, human resources, marketing and sales, which are essential to a career in the meeting and event industry. Courses also cover topics pertaining to special event design, computers in hospitality, and exposition and trade show operations. Students seeking an AAS degree conclude their studies by completing an internship that puts course information into practice while building valuable job experience.
How long will it take to get a degree or certificate?
Associate degree students typically require at least two and a half years to complete their studies. Students in the certificate program usually require at least one and a half years of study. How quickly students complete their course of study depends on how many courses they take each semester. Meeting & Event Planning courses are scheduled to meet once per week for two hours and 40 minutes. The program also offers distance learning and hybrid courses.
Where can I work with this education?
Meeting & Event Planning students can be qualified to find employment in corporate event management, exposition and trade show management, convention and conference management, and venue sales. Other employers include visitor bureaus, catering companies, hotels, resorts, theme and amusement parks, and casinos. Many students also use their education to become wedding planners.
How do I get started at ACC and where can I find out about financial aid?
Visit ACC's future student's page for admissions information. The financial aid page has links for eligibility and applications.
All prospective and current students must be advised by the program in order to enroll in Meeting & Event Planning courses. Please contact us for additional information.

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8/32 thread, flo red or green ring. 20.00
8/32 thread, flo red or green ring. 20.00
Are these homemade? And what is the diameter of the aperture?
yes i've been making these for 5 years. ring size is 3/8 od
He made one for me about 5 years ago, (10/32 thread) and I like it. The green fluorescent shows up nicely and I like the concept of centering a ring on a ring.
Barry - Maybe I'll see you in Andover this year since Rochester site is cancelled. (By the way, I'm tempted by the Expression limbs you posted....)
al, see you in andover,pm me on limbs, i have pics but can't get them up, limbs never been on a bow. barry
I'll have to check the threads on my old Accra sight. Can you make one with different thread count as you did for archeryal? How do you accept payment?
i used to have an accra. i 'm pretty sure the threads are 8/32. get an 8/32 bolt and try it. thanks barry , paypal or m/o
still have 4 left = 2 flo red, 2 flo green
made more
also 10/32 threads
Just curious - what is the material for the tube and how long is it? What does it cost to my door?
3/8 plastic, 20tyd
I received my sight ring a few days ago. Nicely made, and I'm looking forward to using it.
your welcome. a lot of archers are finding that using my ring has allowed them to point and shoot, instead of aiming, which in turn produces higher scores. my self included. thanks barry ps ; shot 582 indoor fita at us indoor at andover 2 years ago, tied world record for master 50 plus
Could you able to make one to fit Shibuya Dual Click model?
I pref. green colore ring~ what will be the tyd price~?? Thx!
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Awesome as always Rafa! You are a true asset to this community, great work :thumbsup
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Awesome as always Rafa! You are a true asset to this community, great work :thumbsup
Your a Legend, as has been said your MR Perfection!
No Raf it should be Major Perfection O.B.E, lol
Finally...I found this thread!!
Amazing work Rafael!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you are a guide............................
Here is what I don't get. Clearly the chest emblem is a blue/white/red, which is exactly how you are making them, which is correct and they look great. Awesome job! But I keep seeing it in green/cream/red everywhere. Even the top of this site has it that way. Have I seriously missed something? Where was it a green/cream/red emblem on armor? If the border was green, it would wash out on the green armor plate, so you wouldn't see it at all. Maybe I'm just overlooking something. Thoughts?
Im pretty sure thats just something that was done for aftermarket patches...since Fetts "color" is green. I have seen patches ansd stickers like that, but they are usually in accurate in other aspects as well.
Thank you for your work Raf! Always amazing.
I have a question though: Originally, were they decals or handpainted?
Thanks for the quick reply! I will more likely handpaint them then :)
Again, another resource I want to thank in my second Helmet build. The Decals, i priced these just for the sticker a few years ago and it was ridiculous. Thanks for taking the time and making these. Another Must have!!
Thanks for this info Rafal, almost had these printed up on vinyl for my ESB armour locally but that post 2 up ^ just saved me the bother.... now if only I can figure out this damn airbrush....
Cheers again, I was planning on marking up one of the plates with all the folk from this site that have helped me on my build but I think I'll be struggling for space..
Rafal, you ROCK! These are stupendous!!! Thank you so much for all of these
Thank you so much! :D
Thank you for the reference. Very helpful!
Great thread for newbies like me. Thank you...
Whats the actual size of these meant to be when printed? in MM for example, just so I know they are to scale
Excellent resource :)
I really appreciate the work that has been put in here.


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Fire alarms and other fire safety equipment at several Pulaski Tech locations will undergo testing and maintenance on Saturday, Sept. 14, beginning at 7:30 a.m. All college students, employees and visitors are advised that this is a test and not an actual emergency.
Alarms, bells, strobes, and other equipment will be activated in the following locations: Saline County Career Center, Little Rock - West site on Kanis, Buiness and Industry Center, Aerospace Technology Center and Little Learners Academy. Any necessary repairs will be made during the course of the tests. This may lengthen the duration of the tests.
If you have any questions regarding the validity of the alarms or concerns, please consult the PTC Public Safety officer on duty at 501-580-1831.
The college regrets any disruption this may cause, but testing is necessary to ensure public safety. Patience and cooperation is requested.
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Hey guys,
In my area (Western Pa) there is a mechanic at a local dealership looking to sell his 02 WRX. He told me he had a race motor in it, but is keeping the motor, and reverting everything to stock. The car only has 60k miles on it, but he said he keeps losing oil. I couldn't really understand what he was saying. From what I made out, he said something about oil tubings. It could be something else, but that's what I remember.
He's asking 2,500 for it. I know you guys have a lot of experience with Rex's. If it is the tubing, is that detrimental? What other problems could cause this? I appreciate the answers and advice. Thanks a bunch.


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Georgia's Screech Owls
Screech Owls
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The screech owl is Georgia's most common owl. In fact, screech owls commonly live in both rural and suburban areas as long as they can find open woodlands or backyards dominated by mature hardwood trees.
In rural locations the screech owl may range over 75-100 acres. However, in suburban locales its range is sometimes as small as 10-15 acres. The size of the owls home range is determined largely by the availability of food. Ranges tend to be smaller where food is most abundant.
Like all species of native wildlife that use natural cavities, suitable nesting and roosting sites are often at a premium. Each year logging, land clearing and other activities reduce the number of cavity trees. As a result, screech owls must compete for these sites with wood ducks, squirrels, starlings, house sparrows, raccoons and a host of other species.
Screech owls can often be found using abandoned northern flicker cavities. While they will nest within a few feet of the ground, most screech owls nest in cavities 10-30 feet above the ground.
Nesting Facts
The plumages of the male and female are alike. Screech owls can display two color phases, reddish-brown or gray. In Georgia, most screech owls are gray; however, reddish-brown birds predominate further north.
Standing only 8 inches tall, these tiny birds appear to be miniature great horned owls.
Download screech owl nesting box plans (requires Adobe Acrobat). For more information, contact WRD's Nongame Conservation Section at (478) 994-1438.
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Do you think the queen will lay into the 2 different nuc boxes above and allow me to create 2 different nucs - which I can queen and create a couple more colonies? I'm unsure how the hive will do - and at what point I can create a nuc from a hive - but the idea is interesting. From what I've been able to determine a nuc can be created from 2-3 frames of brood and maybe a frame or 2 of honey/pollen..and of couse a little shakking of 'nurse' bees from the main hive. Once they are put into the nuc box - and if I dont have a queen cell - won't the 'new nuc' create a queen on their own ?


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Valencia Oval Bedside Table
- Overview
Get the unique warmth of handcrafted furniture at a reasonable price with our Valencia Oval Bedside Table.
- The bedside table's frame is crafted of solid poplar.
- The top and side panels are made of veneer over MDF, an engineered wood that lends exceptional strength and ensures the dresser's structural integrity over time.
- The drawers are made of hardwood veneer over MDF; the drawer bottoms are made of plywood.
- The drawers have wooden drawer stops and bottom-mounted glides.
- Finished by hand on all sides using an exclusive multistep process to achieve a rich mahogany stain, then sealed with a protective lacquer.
- The use of veneers results in high-quality furniture that has flawless surfaces and consistent color tones, and that will not be subject to cracking.
- Drawers are detailed with English dovetail construction and bronze-finished metal pulls.
- Wood swatches, below, are available for $25 each. We will provide a merchandise refund for wood swatches if they're returned within 30 days.
- Bedside Table: 24" wide x 20" deep x 27" high
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- Overall: 24" wide x 20" deep x 27" high
- Drawer(1): 12.5" wide x 11" deep x 3" high
- Drawer Exterior: 14.5" wide x 4" high
- Drawer Interior: 12" wide x 11" deep x 2.5" high
- Shelf: 24" wide x 16" deep x 1" thick
- Clearance above shelf: 15.5"
- Clearance below shelf: 4"
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We can arrange for next day delivery to most destinations within the contiguous 48 states, for an extra charge of $17.50 per address. If we receive your order by 6pm PT Monday through Friday, you'll receive your order the next business day; orders placed on Friday after 6pm PT through Sunday will arrive on Tuesday. Note: Next Day Delivery service is not available for some oversized items, White Glove Delivery, out of stock items, personalized items or for items shipped directly from the manufacturer.
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This silver-tone Angelica Collection bangle features an enamel U.S. Army® icon charm and measures 7-in. in length with a 1-in. slide extension. Each bangle includes the Angelica Heart Quality Tag and Recycle Symbol charms. $0.25 of every bangle goes directly to Generation Rescue to support programs that improve the quality of life for those affected by autism.
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The B.S. in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management combines liberal arts with professional studies, giving students tools for making sound professional decisions. The program's strong business and management emphasis makes it easy for students to earn a minor in business while completing their hotel, restaurant, and tourism management degree requirements.
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Pulaski Technical College President Dan F. Bakke has ordered that all PTC locations close for the rest of the day -Friday, January 25, 2008- due to inclement weather. Campus police and maintenance will make sure that buildings are secure and all students, faculty and staff are out of the buildings before leaving.
Pulaski Technical College Inclement Weather Policy
In the event that the weather is so severe that the college administration believes that life and property may be in danger, the president of the college may cancel classes until weather conditions improve. When such a decision is made, the news media will be notified. Students should listen for such announcements on Little Rock radio and television stations. If there is no announcement, students should assume the college is open.
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quick and dirty chop based on the RD-6 concept.
Looks good...still has that Jaguar grille which has to stay.
WOW I love the Bently vibe I get from it but still looks Jaguar
noestly this is the best yet. i think we should all pitch in and buy you a studio.
phil drives a "stipe"
Shaggy the Stype
nice it looks better than the real one See
--------------------I'm working on a scifi-adventure webcomic!
My CT homie- AMAZING work. I'd buy that. There is not way I'd buy the Tore-ass piece of junk they have out now..but I'd buy that (providing the bean counters don't get in the way).Damn fine looking car you have there.
thanks. i still like the current one though, especially in "R" trim. all i did really was add the back onto the RD6 concept. they'd be smart to do that too i think! it doesn't need a lot of overstyling.
Very nice. Looks like a Jag should. Wonderful, just wonderful.


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Last Modified: Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:44 PM
By Eric Cormier / American Press
In 2007, Lake Charles voters made a decision that could end up being the most important catalyst for commercial development along the seawall.
Voters overwhelmingly decided to implement an urban renewal plan that spring.
Before the election, mayoral administrations that were interested in supporting policies that would foster private development along the area from the seawall to North Beach were hindered. Laws required public votes, which could be costly both financially and politically.
Mayor Randy Roach took office at the beginning of the new century and found himself contending with the need for a hotel near the Civic Center. That effort went into high gear around 2003 when a local group was put together to nurture the process.
City Councilman Marshall Simien participated in that effort before he was elected to office. He remembers that a group wanted to open a hotel with a major industry flag, but the deal did not come to fruition due to financial constraints.
Nearly 10 years later, Simien thinks the current plan that could lead to a Hyatt Hotels and Resorts corporate family facility being built next to the Civic Center are a real possibility.
"I think the bigger problem back then, which is now gone, is that even in 2003 a group would have had to get the vote of the people first to develop. That was not the efficient way to develop," he said.
From a governmental policy and economic development perspective, one of the area's most devastating moments in 2005 provided the area a chance to make wholesale infrastructure changes.
"After Hurricane Rita, we had the vote and that made things a lot easier. Plus, since then, we've got a more developed hospitality industry with gaming and conferences coming in. The Civic Center was essentially retrofitted after the hurricane and now is the time to really see what we can do as a city," Simien said.
New Orleans-based HRI Properties is the company the city has been in negotiations with to build a $19 million, 150-room hotel on the north side of the Civic Center.
Hal Fairbanks, HRI's vice president of acquisitions told the American Press on Friday that talks between the company and city on development agreements, land issues and other aspects of the deal are progressing.
"Lake Charles needs a hotel to help the Civic Center live up to its potential," he said. "Also, a new hotel would help increase room occupancy in the market."
Fairbanks said the city is poised for an economic boom, which is something the development company found interesting.
"This city has an excellent opportunity for expansion. We want to be an integral part of that. Where there is a will, there is a way," he said.
City officials want development along the 60-plus acres of land along the seawall, but it is thought that a hotel next to the Civic Center is the missing link needed for economic prosperity in both the lakefront and downtown districts.
The Roach administration — which was interested in a hotel prior to 2005 — is even more vested in the concept, which is part of the overall development plan that was incorporated from the work of urban planning company Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company in 2007.
"The area around the Civic Center is the most valuable land of the downtown and is currently underutilized," the company wrote in a report. "The two blocks immediately to the west of the Civic Center would be prime locations for first-rate hotels enjoying views on one side and direct attachment to the Civic Center on the other. Between the hotels, a gap would allow important rooms in the Civic Center to retain their view of the lake."
In 2011, PFK Consulting in Houston provided City Hall with a hotel market survey that focused on the Civic Center area. Researchers concluded "the proposed lakefront downtown hotel is projected to receive substantially more than its fair share of demand from the group segment due to its location adjacent to the Lake Charles Civic Center. The property is projected to receive more than its fair share of demand from the independent traveler segment due to the subject's select service nature and proximity to downtown Lake Charles."
Simien thinks the city is in a no-lose position regarding the hotel prospect.
"We've been through the process. There are a lot of pieces in place. If nothing else, the Civic Center's name may be wrong for marketing purposes, based on what a Hyatt representative told me. What we have, they said, is a conference and performing arts center. If the hotel gets done, we probably need to change the facility's name to the Lake Charles Conference and Performing Arts Center."


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Birds that migrate at night enter a state of sleepless mania and gorge on foods by day, behaviors mediated by their biological clocks
Paul Bartell, Ashli Moore
Although nocturnal migration is common among passerine species, most of these birds are strictly diurnal during nonmigratory periods. As in all animals, an internal circadian clock synchronized to the daily light-dark cycle controls distinct behavioral patterns of activity and rest. This "clock" consists of a network of clock genes, which can be regulated by external stimuli, such as light. During migration, birds that are normally diurnal become active during both day and night. This change, which happens concurrently with the changing seasons, entails a major reorganization both of physiology and of behavior on a daily time scale. What happens to the circadian clock during nocturnal migration? Does the clock stop working? Does it alter signals sent to the body? Or do the brain and body react differently to clock signals during the migratory period?
The neurobiological details of nocturnal migratory behavior are not well understood, but research that one of us has done (Bartell) with the late Eberhard Gwinner from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology demonstrates that the circadian clock controls Zugunruhe. When the light-dark cycle is replaced with constant dim light, effectively removing external time-of-day cues, a bird's activity continues to show a daily rhythm of approximately 24 hours, indicating that an endogenous timing mechanism (the circadian clock) coordinates the distribution of activity across the day. Under nonmigratory conditions there is a single bout of activity during that 24-hour cycle, whereas during migratory conditions there are two distinct bouts of activity. Both the daytime behaviors and nighttime Zugunruhe activities are controlled by the internal clock. However, as the bird prepares for migration, the activity rhythms lengthen to last 27 to 28 hours. In essence, these birds have a slower-running internal clock. In most animals, a longer "internal day" increases the circadian drive to stay awake and be active for longer periods of time.
The circadian clock controlling nocturnal migratory activity is distinct from the one that controls daytime activity, at least in those species tested. The temporal patterns of the two bouts of activity interact with each other in complex ways. Under specific low-intensity lighting schedules, the daily activity becomes synchronized to the light cycle but the Zugunruhe activity does not. The result is that the nocturnal bout is delayed each day, a few minutes at a time, until Zugunruhe coincides with the timing of the daytime bout. When this happens, Zugunruhe is suppressed. Over time, the Zugunruhe clock drifts into the night again, and its expression is reestablished. Although the study conditions are artificial, the results demonstrate that a separate circadian clock, interacting with other clocks in the body, controls the timing of Zugunruhe. Seasonal changes in how these clocks interact determine whether migratory activity is expressed.
Work done by Gwinner and Leonida Fusani of the Università di Ferrara shows that during the migratory period, the amount of Zugunruhe activity depends on energy reserves and food availability, in addition to circadian and seasonal cues. This finding indicates that external stimuli influence clock-mediated behaviors. Migrants must occasionally rest and refuel for several days at stopover sites to maintain sufficient energy reserves to reach their destination. When lean birds encounter a food-rich stopover site, Zugunruhe is suppressed until birds recover their body weight. This ensures that the birds stay at the stopover site and take advantage of the resources there. In contrast, the intensity of Zugunruhe is not diminished in lean birds when food is unavailable at a stopover site, ensuring that the birds continue migrating until they reach more favorable refueling grounds.
Nocturnal migratory behavior is seasonal, occurring in the fall and again in the spring. Annual changes in day length provide a predictable, reliable, and highly accurate environmental cue for time of year. The changes in day length, or photoperiod, are more pronounced with increasing distance from the Equator. Accordingly, photoperiodic time measurement is common among a variety of temperate-zone organisms encompassing plants, insects and vertebrates. In the spring, longer days prompt birds to change from wintering activities to premigratory molt, fattening and spring migration, as well as gonadal development for reproduction. The photoperiodic control of seasonal reproduction has been studied much more extensively than the control of migration, but some of the principles are the same. Photoperiodic time measurement is made possible by the circadian clock. Light signals must occur at a particular time relative to the animal's internal biological clock to stimulate seasonal migration and reproduction, so photo-inducibility is controlled by a circadian clock. In nature, only days of a certain length initiate photoperiodic responses such as migration or reproduction. In the laboratory, such responses can be induced when light shines on a bird at certain times of its internally mediated "night." In birds, photoreceptors located deep in the brain are involved in perceiving photoperiod length. Even blind birds are able to determine photoperiod length. Under long-day conditions, photoreceptors trigger a cascade of hormonal and physiological changes. The mechanisms initiating fall migration are less understood, although short days induce migratory behavior in the fall.
In addition to photoperiod cues, some birds use an internal calendar, or a circannual clock. When these birds are kept under constant day length, they spontaneously exhibit Zugunruhe twice per year. Work by Gwinner has shown that circannual rhythms can persist in captivity for up to 12 annual cycles, the maximum life span of passerines in captivity. Circannual rhythmicity is distinct from behaviors cued by day length because it does not require external stimuli such as light. However, photoperiod shapes the internal rhythm so that it accurately reflects the annual cycle. Species vary in the robustness of circannual rhythms and their relative importance for seasonal timing. Endogenous circannual timing is more important for birds that overwinter near the Equator, where day length cues to instigate spring migration are absent, and for trans-equatorial migrants, who experience an inversion in the direction of photoperiod changes. For example, birds crossing from the Northern Hemisphere into the Southern Hemisphere in the fall transition from perceiving shortening days to perceiving lengthening days. Several studies demonstrate that circannual rhythms of Zugunruhe are more robust and precise in equatorial and transequatorial migrants, such as willow warblers (Phylloscopus trochilus), than in species that migrate shorter distances, including many North American migrants. However, this is not always the case, suggesting that circannual rhythms in Zugunruhe are not the only factor determining migratory programs. In the wild, the expression of migratory behavior is the result of the convergence of multiple factors including the internal circannual rhythm, genetic variation in migratory tendency, social cues, body condition and environmental stimuli such as photoperiod, temperature and food availability.
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grats on design, everything was great until i saw the ipod. too bad. heh
Gamiar wrote:??? The size of headphone speakers does not allow even reasonable replication of dynamics nor frequency response. You'd need a 7-8 inch low freq driver to achieve such (go any bigger than that and you're going to distort or require a third driver which has obvious consequences adding another crossover). In addition, the overwhelming majority of music is recorded and mixed with the intention of being played back to on a set of speakers where the sound of each speaker can be combined in the air, something not possible with headphones.
So yeah, headphones are *all* lousy in terms of sound quality. Some are just less lousy. "Audiophile headphone" is an oxymoron. The selling point of headphones is convenience. And you'll also being getting a very warped version of the artists' intent.
There's no replacement for air displacement when it comes to bass. But bass shakers can vibrate the parts no speaker can reach.
Good headphones commonly have excellent bass response, but their teeny little drivers don't move bulk air like a big speaker. Your ears hear just as much bass as a speaker can deliver, but the rest of you remains unmoved.
For ordinary headphone listening, the lack of floorboard-shaking bass is a problem that can't be overcome.
If you're particularly dedicated, though, bolting one or more "bass shakers" to your listening chair will give you the kidney-kicking effect of a giant subwoofer without much actual noise. A few companies make shakers, which are mainly used in conjunction with subwoofers; the shakers cover the ultra-low frequencies found in action movie soundtracks, computer games and so on. But shakers can be used with headphones, too.
Closed-back headphones; the music-loving overclocker's friend.
Speakers can only try to drown out ambient noise. Sealed headphones block it out.
Many of the best-sounding headphones are "open", with a grille on the outside of the ear-cups that lets the rear pressure wave from the diaphragms out. Open headphones let through pretty much all ambient noise, which is good if you're expecting to be called for dinner but bad if you're on a bus.
Closed-back headphones make each ear-cup into a little sealed speaker box. They can sound great, too (and can easily be tuned for phat bass...), and if they make a decent seal around your ears they can block the drone of a computer room or the racket of a LAN party very effectively.
You can also get active noise cancelling headphones, and they generally work pretty well, especially with some particular kinds of noise - the cabin racket of a jet airliner in particular.
But why bother with something that needs a AAA battery when a big set of sealed 'phones, or a tiny set of in-ear "canalphones", will actually work just as well?
awesome shirt! i bought one
I don't know why everyone else is going off on the MP3 player cause honestly - does it really matter? Music had to be coming out of something for this design and how many times has it been a guitar? I think it's great and very our generation. I loved it. Thanks!
Gamiar wrote: And you'll also being getting a very warped version of the artists' intent.
what would be the warped version of these artists intent seeing that they all wearing headphones to record music?
I like it!
I do not understand all the ipod hate. I've only bought one ipod but I have to say it has served me well for the past 4 years. A friend of mine also got an ipod touch and it seems pretty cool and innovative.
I actually like how a little bit of the green is coming out of the ipod screen as well.
Bought it. Great design.
dougyfresh88 wrote:I do not understand all the ipod hate. I've only bought one ipod but I have to say it has served me well for the past 4 years. A friend of mine also got an ipod touch and it seems pretty cool and innovative.
I actually like how a little bit of the green is coming out of the ipod screen as well.
THEY HATE WHAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND.IT HAS A LOT GOING FOR IT, IT COST ALOT MORE THEN THE OTHERS.and if they had one and it didn't work they were mad because they had to return it. and further more my capps lock was on .oops. P
*wonders what most woot users use as a portable device... zune iriver sansa maybe coby creative? irivers and creative players are decent
I looooove this Tee. just bought it.
People need to stop complaining about the iPod. If there wasn't anything there everyone would be crying "but it's not attacked to anythingz!!! are deez magic headphones!???!1??!!1!!!".
besides, what would you rather it be attached to? a Zune? perhaps a nice Record Player? OH, maybe a Walkman tapedeck! an iPod is the natural choice for our world today.
Yay! I got one as the button was hopping.
I love this! It's so pretty, and quite elegant for a shirt featuring an ipod ;p
I hope it arrives some time next week so I can wear it for Shirt Woot Week! :D
I don't get why people are so up on this shirt. The dude who said the headphones sounded bad, last I checked you wear the shirt and don't listen to it. I am shocked this hasn't sold out. Makes me wonder about woot's voting process.
Either way, I am in for one and I'm quite pleased with it.
THIS is about to sell out? Ugh, you people have no taste. Go cry in your music is life shirt emo woot.
baddy1987 wrote: an iPod is the natural choice for our world today.
No it's not. An MP3 player is.
Love the design. Its sold out and thats fine with me. Just a tip to the guys who design shirts with the design starting at the tail of the shirt.. Some of us like to tuck in our shirts. For me this design wouldve lost the important part, the headphones, in my pants.
Just a heads up, an fyi, or whatever.
And now that I see the iPod in the graphic, Im not as much of a fan. But still, my point remains.
wow. people some some silly messages.. "i hate ipodz".. "i don't like the size of the headphonez".. "i don't support brand advertizing
.." blah. blah. blah.
give me a break. it's a $10 t-shirt people. no one is forcing you to buy. no one is forcing you to wear it. the mp3player is whatever brand you want it to be. if you don't like it, don't buy one. obviously enough people liked it for it to be the winner. your whines are just sour grapes.
i think it's a beautiful design that mixes tech and music quite well. the colors on the dark background work well, and the placement draws the eye around the shirt instead of the typical "plopped in the center" of most shirts. congrats to the artist and thanks for sharing your vision with us. i'm in for one and will wear it happily.
Can I get this with white headphones?
This is a really cool design, one of my favorites from shirt.woot. Besides, that kinda looks like a squircle to me :P
Music is Life
ongoing sale: 8565 (live in 16h 24m)
Current numbers (updated each minute)
First sucker: FictionWorthyRPH
Speed to first woot: 14m 1.390s
Wooter to blame for sellout: groosalugg
Sellout time: Friday, April 03, 2009, 7:30:51 AM Central Time
Order pace: 0m 8.825s
Woot wage: $4,079.13 (revenue per hour)
Total woots: 3000
got mine!
Sweet, I was the first last person, even though tomorrow it will change...
What's with everyone thinking it's an ipod? That seems to be a pretty generic mp3 player to me. It's got a screen on one side and some sort of button on the other.
Perhaps everyone assuming it's an ipod is more indicative of apple's hold on us more so than seki's choice to draw an mp3 player like that.
ChefRAZ wrote:THEY HATE WHAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND.IT HAS A LOT GOING FOR IT, IT COST ALOT MORE THEN THE OTHERS.and if they had one and it didn't work they were mad because they had to return it. and further more my capps lock was on .oops. P
When I went ipod shopping I contemplated getting a zune and I was surprised to find out that the zune with the space equivalent to the ipod I was looking at cost exactly the same.
Really I don't see what the zune has going for it if it's priced equally to the ipod. I played with my friend's and it's got horrible organization, and I heard the software that goes along with it is bad as well.
Son of a b- It sold out right as I clicked on the button. I hate when I need to go to bed early and can't check Woot right at midnight. Love the shirt; guess I'm paying $15 for it now... *sigh*
Guess I need to stay up and check this site. This shirt is so nice, but I missed it.
It's probably not an iPod. As many as woot sells, it's probably a Sansa
Congrats on the print, Seki. I love music, and I really like the green on black, I hope it prints well.
Frickin sold out already....print more shirts for the initial sale! Geez, it's only 7:xx AM & already sold out.......I hope they bring this one back for 'collectors'.
Having it connected to a consumer device turns it more into a corporate statement than a musical one.
modsquad wrote:Frickin sold out already....print more shirts for the initial sale! Geez, it's only 7:xx AM & already sold out.......I hope they bring this one back for 'collectors'.
just buy it tomorrow...
Sweet shirt. I was interested but it sold out too soon. It is only 8:15 CST.
JadenKale wrote:just buy it tomorrow...
I am never able to find the old shirts that I want from past days..... Where are they!
Great work, do you have a Baltimore shop, I'm in Towson?
Phil D
I think this shirt is the digital version of Jack & the Beanstalk:
Jack planted an iPod/Sansa/mp3 player and sprouted musical stalks. He climbed to the top and found himself in a place of love, peace, and euphoria. There he met Lennon, the musical giant. The end.
BreakThings wrote:I am never able to find the old shirts that I want from past days..... Where are they!
3 ways. The first post of this thread has a 4 digit number that is a link. It will say: ongoing sale: 8565. That takes you to the next day sales page after today.
The 2nd way to find it is to look at the top of any thread and click the 'woot shirts' tab (which is currently highlighted in white since this thread is in the same section.) It will list all the shirts from most recent to the first ever printed.
3rd way is to watch on the right hand side of the page for the 'shirt.woot blog' and look for the Reckoning Recon thread when it updates on Friday night or Monday afternoon. That specific thread will have a link to the shirt via name of the design.
phild765 wrote:Great work, do you have a Baltimore shop, I'm in Towson?
Phil D
They're more your 'convention distributor' type.
shirt.woot blog "Day of Reckoning" has links to all of them, I believe. There's a blog link on the top right of the page and a reckoning link towards the bottom of the collection of blue boxes on the right side of the page. Just note that because you didn't get the shirt the day it came out, now it costs $15 instead of $10.
the new Demeter! Listen, you don't even know, it's so perfect, listen, listen, she, like, went to this underground place for, like, half a year, right
apparently, this didn't bother anyone else but me. Persophne was the one in Hades for 6 months, and ate the pomagrante. Demeter is her mother that looked for her everywhere. Sorry, I'm taking Greek mythology this semester and have had this stuff drilled into my brain!!
Dog Gone it! I have been waiting all week for this shirt and they sold out!!
Curses again! I totally voted for this one because I wanted it...
Oh well, there's always tomorrow... But it's just not the same =(
Very nice looking shirt. My daughter saw it this morning, by the time I got to the computer to look at it, it was sold out
Looks like I'll have to pay the big bucks and buy it when it comes out later.....
Awe man! Please make more! This is the first woot shirt that I have really wanted and it's already sold out
JoshCurry wrote:Awe man! Please make more! This is the first woot shirt that I have really wanted and it's already sold out
Come back tomorrow and you'll be able to get it for $15.
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Looks good, Thanks.
here are some of my drawings for the piston sys
Looks good, Thanks.
thanks, if your giong to make one off my drawings look them over real good
before you start cutting
You made your piston system out of tool steel and titainium. I was planning on making one out of aluminum and stainless steel. If I made one like this since I would use softer aluminum I'd put a little shoulder on the spicket (?) to keep it from being battered into the gas block, and make the spicket a non removable press fit so I wouldn't wallow out the hole from taking it in and out. I figure it would be similar to the mini 14 gas block. Do you think that will work ok, or see any problems with it? and what type of SS should I use?
it would be very much like the prototype i made it worked good this is an upgrade
Good! It might be easier for people with less machining experience (like me) to make a working piston system if there's fewer parts.
I was thinking of a aluminum gas block with a stainless sleeve for the piston bore for my next varmit ak. the same idea would work here as well.
What would be the best type of aluminum to use? Would 6061 t651 aluminum be ok?
6061 works just fine if i remember ill post a pick of my prototype wen i get home from work
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Cooper joined 11 other state attorneys general and representatives of three cities in a letter to the EPA urging the swift adoption of the Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards rule, which would set new emission and fuel standards for passenger cars and trucks beginning in 2017.
"Clean air is critical for our health and our economy," Cooper said. "Implementing strong, practical standards for car emissions nationwide will help fight pollution here in North Carolina."
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The Library should have pervasive connectivity, wifi and electricity to support electronic devices at all sites. The WIFI in Rome seems to be limited to some areas of the library. We need more and more computers. We are maxed out on computer usage at peak times often. For our library faculty we would like to have a more portable laptop for conferences and travel. Have you thought of getting a few smaller laptops to loan out for trips. I almost killed myself going through airports with this huge laptop on my recent Sacs visit. Maybe we could check them out in the library? What do you think? I would love to have something for the library staff to share; something much smaller and lighter.
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Bundle up, but don't forget your dancing shoes! With Happy Feet Two, it's a return to Antarctica and to the adorable singing and tap-dancing penguins from the Academy Award-winning 2006 animated film Happy Feet. The 3-D sequel finds everyone working together to survive after a powerful force shifts their ice-filled world. Will they succeed? Find out when Happy Feet Two dances into theaters November 18.
Funnyman Robin Williams is also back as the voice of rockhopper penguin Lovelace and Adélie penguin Ramon. This time, Ramon is trying to win the heart of an Adélie beauty, Carmen. After being rescued from an oil slick, Lovelace returns to Adélie land sporting a crazy, colorful sweater. Read our Q&A with Williams to learn more about that sweater, and what it was like to return to penguin world.
How does it feel to step back into the world of penguins?
It's quite wonderful. It's great because it's pretty much all of [the cast and crew from Happy Feet back together.] We all worked together in the same room—all the penguins [voice actors] do. So it's like a high school reunion every three years.
Once again you play both Lovelace and Ramon. What do you do to channel your characters?
Lovelace is pretty easy. He's a little bit like Barry White meets [Looney Tunes character] Foghorn Leghorn. [In Lovelace's voice] "It's not hard to get into that mood, so beautiful and sexy in his own big way. I'm a big bird and women love that." Ramon is the opposite in that he's small but fierce, and an incurable romantic. [In Ramon's voice] "Where are the ladies? I'm here, why are they not flocking to me? Las chicas love me." He's that little guy with big aspirations.
What kind of adventures will Lovelace and Ramon find themselves in, in the sequel? I hear Ramon is trying to win over a new love interest named Carmen?
Yes, very much so. She's voiced by one of the great love interests, Sofia Vergara from Modern Family. Oh, she was wonderful, that voice alone. Just to see her as a penguin; the ice is melting early! With Lovelace, he's been rescued by another penguin called Sven. He'd been rescued by the humans, but then at a certain point they find out something about humans. Humans eat birds—not penguins, but they don't know that, so they take off, and Lovelace has a revelation on that level.
As Ramon, you got to sing "My Way" in the first film. Do you do more singing in this one?
Lovelace has kind of a gospel revivalist song expounding on the virtues of Sven, presenting him to the penguin population as this "Mighty Sven." I know it sounds like an ABBA song, but it's pretty gospel-oriented, with a choir, basically touting the powers of Sven, with the idea that he saved me, so he can save you.
This is your first animated movie in 3-D. Which character do you think will look better in 3-D?
Lovelace will look kind of great because he is wearing this multicolored Rasta sweater and hat that the humans knitted for him. In Australia, whenever there have been penguins rescued from oil spills, there's a group of Australian ladies who knit sweaters that they put on the penguins because once they put them in this detergent solution to remove the oil, a lot of times it takes away their insulation until they grow back new feathers. They make sweaters for penguins and Lovelace is wearing one.
You've done quite a few animated films, such as Aladdin, playing the Genie. What do you enjoy about voice work over live action?
You don't have to be there! You get recorded and you can do all sorts of wonderful things. Then they create this character around it—and no makeup. You can try a hundred different things, and then in the end, they pick it. And if it doesn't work, they can go back and try it again. I can do 40 different characters. In live action that would take a year and a half!
How does being in a recording booth with other actors affect your performance?
It's wonderful. It's very freeing because when you are just alone, especially if you just had to do line-by-line alone, it would be daunting. I think when we're together, it really does help. The actors and [director] George Miller had such a spirit of, "Try that!" "Oh, can we try this?" "Yeah, yeah, go ahead and try that." He just lets you go and go to the point where sometimes you go, "I got nothing left!"
So the first Happy Feet film is very much about individuality and staying true to yourself…
This one is more about cooperation, about the idea that even the tiniest creature, even the krill—played by Matt Damon and Brad Pitt, sexy krill—everything is kind of connected. That whole idea that the smallest can have an affect upon the greatest, as we know even from the food chain. When the krill are not running, everything is affected. It's the idea of working together to solve problems.
Also in the film, Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling with dancing. How are your dancing skills?
My dancing skills are very limited. I will never be on Dancing with the Stars. You heard it here. It'll turn into a telethon halfway through to stop me. It's not that I can't dance; it's not sad. It's just funny, but not necessarily funny for me. It's funny for those watching.
How did you come to realize that your talent was in acting and making people laugh?
Oh, it came early on with my mother. If she laughed, I said, "That's a good sign."
Was she your toughest critic?
Yeah, she was. But also at the same time, I think she gave me the idea that this is a good way to get along with things. My father was just much more dry about stuff. He's the one who said, when I told him I wanted to be an actor, he said, "Great! Have a backup profession, like welding." But that was my first audience.
Happy Feet also has an environmental theme to it. Do you try to live a green life at home?
I try. I need to do more, but I ride bikes all the time. That's basically my effort to go, "I'm trying!" I recycle, but I also have to do more of it, I think.
Lovelace is a rockhopper penguin and Ramon is an Adélie penguin. Do you have a favorite penguin species?
Of all of them, the emperor penguins are so elegant. They are all social, though. The Adélies are sweet. The weird thing is, they look kind of awkward on land, but the moment they get in the water, it's amazing. As much as they have trouble moving around on land, the moment they hit the water, it's like, swish, torpedoes!
Have you ever met a penguin?
Yes, they had them at the premiere of the first Happy Feet. The good news is: sweet. The bad news is: if they get hot, not so sweet. They get real snippy, and you can see their eyes start to get red around the outside from the heat. Just stand back! They'll start snapping at you because they are hot. They are like, "I don't like this!" That's why they have to have cold water nearby, just to keep them wet.
If there is a Happy Feet 3, would you want to reprise your characters?
Yeah, I think so. It's a really interesting and fun process, so if it's the same group of people, great! It's a pretty great time to hang out with the people who make these movies. And plus, they have new people like Hank Azaria to play Sven, and it's a pretty interesting mix. It's a wonderful time. It's hard work—I'm not going to make it sound like it's all just fun and games—but it's been a good time.
Holiday Movie Guide: Click here to read and watch TFK Kid Reporter Audrey Hill's report from the DVD release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.


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The University of Colorado Boulder Police Department honored its officers at the annual UCPD Awards Ceremony last week. Among the honorees were Corporal Matt DeLaria and Officer Joe Rossi, who received the Lifesaving Awards for intervening as a woman attempted to commit suicide. Commander Jason Wade received the Distinguished Service Star Award for putting himself at risk while pulling a young man out of a burning car.
"Commander Wade, Corporal DeLaria and Officer Rossi should be commended for their roles during these emergencies," said Joe Roy, CU-Boulder police chief. "Their quick thinking and heroic actions prevented further injury or death in these cases."
Other CU police officers received awards for preserving pedestrian safety, organizing security for three presidential visits last year and investigating students who brought marijuana-laced brownies to their class.
For more details on the lifesaving awards and other honors, see a news release on the UCPD website at http://bit.ly/UCPD2013Awards.


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- Sit with the Ravens fans in Baltimore's Cross Street Market and enjoy seafood in season
- Head to Fell's Point to see where famous shipyard helped build a young nation
- Eat your way through a San Francisco marketplace, then head to the city's coastal parks
Everyone knows that Super Bowl host New Orleans can throw a party better than almost any other city in the world. But If you can't get there anytime soon, know that the cities sending teams to Sunday's game also know how to have a good time.
San Franciscans cheering the 49ers will tell you they have much to celebrate outside of football season, including a food and coffee culture that just won't quit. So do the residents of underrated Baltimore, where you can grab a bushel of crabs but not talk too loudly about the long-departed Colts.
That's why CNN asked noted San Francisco chef and restaurateur Traci Des Jardins and CBS Baltimore weathercaster and personality Marty Bass for their must-do lists for their beloved cities.
First up: Bass, a fixture in Baltimore since he joined the CBS Baltimore team in 1977.
Where can you sneak away for an hour in Baltimore?
"Head to Cross Street Market in South Baltimore/Federal Hill. It's city-owned with many stalls and the home of Nick's Seafood and the Samurai Sushi Bar. Totally local. Sit with Ravens Nation and eat a ton of local oysters, clams, crabs in season and other Chesapeake Bay delights. And of course the beer is cold."
Maybe you can steal a little more time -- a whole afternoon?
"Go to Fell's Point, our original seaport. The weekend afternoon music at the Cat's Eye Pub is always good. Right next door at the Thames Street Oyster House you can have more delights from the Chesapeake."
If you can swing an entire day?
"It's time for museums, and we have two great ones. The Baltimore Museum of Art has a large collection of Cezanne and Matisse. It's also home of the world-famous Cone Collection and in the modern wing, a killer collection of Andy Warhol works. After that, have lunch at Gertrude's at the BMA. Again all local Chesapeake recipes from a fine chef named John Shields. Then head to the Inner Harbor and to the American Visionary Arts Museum. All outsider art."
What about a nearby overnight?
"Hell, stay here. Great Italian and Greeks spots and some fine clubs. But if you must leave, head to Annapolis. Stay at the Maryland Inn and stroll America's first capital and one of America's great boating centers."
On the other coast
Next up: San Francisco chef Des Jardins
Her restaurants include Jardiniere and Public House in San Francisco, and Manzanita at the Ritz-Carlton in Lake Tahoe.
Where can you sneak away for an hour in San Francisco?
"Take a walk through the Ferry Building Marketplace and along the Embarcadero. You can do a bit of window shopping in the Ferry Building or buy any number of delicious local treats from some of the best food producers in the world. You can walk out of the building onto the back plaza and sit on a bench looking at the Bay Bridge and enjoy a quick lunch or a great cup of coffee. Or take a nice stroll along the Embarcadero and enjoy the views."
Maybe you can steal a little more time -- a whole afternoon?
"Take a walk or hike at Lands End, part of the Golden Gate National Parks, located in the northwest corner of San Francisco. You can take a little walk or a fairly rigorous hike depending on any number of path choices along the way at Lands End. There are great views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Sutro Baths, the Legion of Honor and the Marin Headlands."
If you can swing an entire day?
"Get lost in the beauty of Muir Woods, a National Park Service monument, where there are any number of hiking options. You can spend a day wandering through the beautiful paths."
What about a nearby overnight?
"A trip to Sonoma to 'the other wine country.' Stay at the Hotel Healdsburg or h2hotel, and enjoy the many great restaurants available in Healdsburg. The hotel has a great spa, and you can go on wine-tasting excursions at many of the great Sonoma wineries."
What would you recommend in these cities? Share your suggestions in the comments section.


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