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Design, art, and the gradient between, featuring the creative output of our in-house design studio.
Over-booked: Adam Michaels
Adam Michaels, co-founder of Projects Projects, who also edits and designs the Inventory Books paperback series (published by Princeton Architectural Press), has extended his passion for print and sound in another role: a rock(or should we say book-rock?) musician in the band The Masses. The Masses released their "spoken arts record that you can dance […]
Adam Michaels, co-founder of Projects Projects, who also edits and designs the Inventory Books paperback series (published by Princeton Architectural Press), has extended his passion for print and sound in another role: a rock(or should we say book-rock?) musician in the band The Masses. The Masses released their "spoken arts record that you can dance to"—The Electric Information Age LP last year, as to explore the legacy of Marshall McLuhan. The LP is also an acoustic interface to The Electric Information Age Book, which is the third and most recent title from Inventory Books paperback series.
In connection to the LA Art Book Fair (Feb.1–3, Opening on Jan.31), some of the questions here revolves around the theme of books. Michaels is going to take part in a panel discussion about design authors and designer's books during the fair, while Project Projects will share table with Paper Monument.
Left: bookshelf at Project Projects, with The Electric Information Age LP on the lower right hand side.
Right: Adam Michaels on drums. Photo: Giorgio Gori.
What makes a book valuable?
The value of a book is based on the combination of a number of attributes, including quality of its ideas, means of its presentation, character of its physical attributes, degree of scarcity, and so on. For me, something like McLuhan / Fiore / Agel's The Medium is the Massage is the most valuable kind of book — all aspects are strongly conceived and implemented, but the book was printed in large enough numbers that anyone can easily locate an affordable copy.
Do you have any favorite publications from recent years?
I'll recommend two titles from recent years that have I've particularly enjoyed:
1) Beyond the Dream Syndicate: Tony Conrad and the Arts after Cage, by Branden W. Joseph, Zone Books, 2008 2)Infinitely Demanding: Ethics of Commitment, Politics of Resistance, by Simon Critchley, Verso, 2007
What is the last book you read?
I recently completed Ed Sanders's Fug You: An Informal History of the Peace Eye Bookstore, the Fuck You Press, the Fugs, and Counterculture in the Lower East Side. (I'd elaborate, but the subtitle aptly covers both the subject matter and its tone…!)
Apart from commissioned projects, you also self-initiate and edit books. Can you talk a little about the process of doing a particular self-initiated project? And what role does those projects play in your design practice?
When conceiving of Project Projects over 9 years ago, Prem and I always intended to incorporate client work with non-client work, basically with the hope of producing a more integrated life / less alienated form of labor. As both our client and non-client work tends to be strongly collaborative, I find that there's less of a divide between client- and studio-initiated work than it may appear from a distance; all gets produced through similar processes, during the same working hours.
In the case of the Inventory Books series, it was a multi-year process to conceptualize the first two books (Street Value, and Above the Pavement—The Farm!, produced simultaneously); produce and circulate a lengthy prospectus; secure publishing (Princeton Architectural Press is the series publisher); write grant applications; secure funding (the Graham Foundation has funded each of the series books thus far); then oversee and take part in generating writing, imagery, and the crossover thereof; then layouts, corrections, production; then promotion and distribution; then starting the whole process all over again for each new book. All is a pleasure to do, but the process is lengthy and consuming; as such I'm currently taking a bit of a break between the third book, The Electric Information Age Book, and the fourth book.
Describe an impossible/dream book that you'd like to make — if you could do all the impossible and crazy stuff.
While appreciative of the various sorts of production techniques that can be utilized to create a physically unique book, the impossible / crazy thing that I'd currently like to figure out is something like a sustainable contemporary model for publishing. In saying this, I have my book series, Inventory Books, in mind — the most enticing impossible/dream situation that I can imagine is one in which I can fully focus on content and design for the next books, rather than fundraising…!
Tell us about the Electric Information Age ALbum LP you have recorded together with Jeffrey T. Schnapp and Daniel Perlin.
The LP came out of the awareness that Jeffrey Schnapp and I had of The Medium is the Massage LP, which was released shortly after the paperback book. Dubbed "The First Spoken Arts Record You can Dance To," it was actually a nearly unlistenable mix of McLuhan lecturing with musique concrete techniques, comedy sketch bits, and the overall effect of flipping through a set of TV stations in the mid 1960s. Anyway, we wanted to take up the challenge and produce the real First Spoken Arts Record You can Dance to — so Jeffrey and I worked with our friend Daniel Perlin, a Brooklyn-based DJ and music producer, to work up a set of music that incorporates spoken elements from our book with references to the McLuhan LP. Daniel suggested we take the band name The Masses for the project, which seemed fitting on numerous levels.
You can listen to the whole album here on Bandcamp:
And how was the tour?
With the addition of Shannon Harvey on keyboards, we adapted the recorded material for live performance (not at all our original intention when working in a very nonlinear manner on the recordings) following an invitation to perform in Milan at the MiTo festival last September. This was followed by another performance at a particularly choice venue: the New York Art Book Fair at PS1, within a dome set in the courtyard there. Happily, I can report that a number of audience members were in fact seen dancing during the set.
Above: The Masses performing at Teatro Franco Parenti, Milan. Photo: Giorgio Gori
Below: A short clip from the Milan live performance.
Can you tell a bit about your music legacy?
For years I played in a number of DIY punk bands,such as Cowboy Suit from Chicago in the mid-90s,
and The Ending Again from Minneapolis in the mid- to late-90s.
Those bands each put out 7″s vinyl EPs. All the bands that I was in were part of very particular independent scenes in Chicago and Minneapolis; we had no hope or desire for widespread notice, so it was a pleasure to both utilize and mess with conventions of then-current underground genres.
How does the fact of being a graphic designer affect the making of this LP?
It was an interesting experiment to produce music with something akin to design methods, rather than the organic composition methods of noisy rock bands. The task of situating Jeffrey's prerecorded vocals with various fragments of music recorded by Daniel and myself was like the aural equivalent of laying out book text, interwoven with form. One other geeky side-note: the LP features a number of tracks where the sound of flipping through book pages is used as the basis for creating beats.
Is there any current or upcoming publication projects that you'd like to feature here?
Given our subject matter here, I would remiss not to direct the reader's attention to the new Inventory Books tote bag, designed in collaboration with Slow and Steady Wins the Race. This tote bag is about formats — it features pockets designed to hold a 12″LP, an ipad, an e-reader like a kindle, and a mass market paperback — all forming an Albers-like composition of squares. This is produced in a fairly limited edition, and will be for sale at the Project Projects table at the L.A. Art Book Fair. You can also purchase it online via http://www.slowandsteadywinstherace.com.
Over-Booked: Drucksache
Drucksache is a publishing house based in Stockholm, founded in 2010 by Jacob Grønbech Jensen, Rikard Heberling and Emi-Simone Zawall. So far they have published five works, focusing mainly on poetry, linguistics and artists' books, all by contemporary Swedish writers, except for the most recent publication: the first Swedish translation of Martin Heidegger's On the […]
Drucksache is a publishing house based in Stockholm, founded in 2010 by Jacob Grønbech Jensen, Rikard Heberling and Emi-Simone Zawall. So far they have published five works, focusing mainly on poetry, linguistics and artists' books, all by contemporary Swedish writers, except for the most recent publication: the first Swedish translation of Martin Heidegger's On the Way to Language. Drucksache releases not only printed editions but also deals with transforming these into various live activities such as performances, readings, lectures, seminars, screenings, opera, etc. At this year's New York Art Book Fair Drucksache is a part of the joint exhibition/table Publishing as (part-time) Practice.
Above: 1) På Väg Mot Språket (On The Way To Language) by Martin Heidegger, Drucksache, 2012 2) Darger Reviderad by Leif Holmstrand & Jonas Örtemark, Drucksache, 2011 3) Fjärrskrift by Lotta Lotass, Drucksache, 2011 4) Detail from Röda Rummet (alfabetisk) by Pär Thörn, Drucksache, 2010 5) Public reading of Röda Rummet (alfabetisk) at Skånes Konstförening, 2010. Photo by Jonatan Jacobson.
What is the last book you read?
We're still working on the classics… If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino, Revolutionary Letters by Diane di Prima, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction by J.D. Salinger, L'immoraliste by André Gide are some of them.
What is the first book you can remember?
Mio, min Mio by Astrid Lindgren, Sagan om det röda äpplet by Jan Lööf, the Bible.
Can you recommend some recent publications to the reader?
1) 'K by Karl Holmqvist (JRP Ringier) 2) Secrets of al-Jahizby Daniel Heller-Roazen (part of the 100 Notes, 100 Thoughts: Documenta 13 Series, Hatje Cantz) 3) Work, Work, Work – A Reader on Art and Labour(Iaspis/Sternberg) 4) Ulysses by James Joyce (retranslated into Swedish by Erik Andersson, Bonniers)
The books you've published are often with some form of appendix such as public performances, readings, films and even opera. What do you see out of the gesture of including these events or even using them as an essential part of the publication?
The social and communal aspect of publishing is really important to us. We put a lot of effort in transforming the printed material into something outside of the book object, to question the traditional role of the book as a media for isolated, quiet, linear reading. Often this results in some kind of performative remix of the text, where the book plays a specific, but secondary role. Essentially we don't see our books as end products in themselves.
For example, our first publication, Röda Rummet (alfabetisk) by Swedish writer and artist Pär Thörn, is a remake of August Strindberg's classic The Red Room. In Thörn's version the word order is re-arranged alphabetically, but still within the structure of the original chapters. The book was presented in "mass-readings," organized in three different cities during the time of the release, in which twenty-nine persons simultaneously read a chapter each, creating a beautifully chaotic sound piece. So in this case we treated the book partly as a music score intended to be read aloud in groups.
We also work closely with critics and theorists as means to integrate the book with its reception and critique. In Handlingarna ("The Acts"), a one-poem-book written by Ulf Karl Olov Nilsson, we invited author and critic Mara Lee to write a commentary that turned out to be almost more relevant to the publication than the actual poem itself – designed as a kind of intro-&-outro-duction, literally wrapping around the main text.
Can you tell a cautionary tale related to the design or production process of a particular book?
All our poor books have been more or less victims of production errors, going through the violent process of offset printing, not to mention shipping. On one hand there's not much to say about this since it's just how things are, errors and mistakes are part of all human activity, and as long as it's only books that are harmed it's not the end of the world. But on the other hand it's interesting to see the connections between production faults and the ever-changing economic cirumstances of the industry. Most printers seem to be making money off pizza menus so that's where priority goes, at least in Sweden. Errors and the general amount of poor quality will be constant in an industry with this high demand on fast delivery, cheap raw material and labour. So we don't have a tale in particular but the whole biz of making books is inseparable from risk-taking and the consequential regrets and rewards.
Pick five books that would be friends.
1) Marcel Proust, À la recherche du temps perdu 2) Lars Norén, En dramatikers dagbok 3) Anders Jacobsson och Sören Olsson, Berts dagbok 4) Susan Sontag, Reborn: Early Diaries 1947-1963 5) Dieter Roth, notebook
Do you have a plan of publishing books in English in the future alongside the Swedish ones?
We don't really have a plan of publishing in any particular language. If the material is relevant for us then we don't care if it's Swedish or English or anything else, as long as we're capable of understanding what we're editing. But since we're quite drawn towards language-specific writing, when meaning is embedded in a certain framework, it's just been interesting for us to work in a local context. That doesn't mean we're not open to other languages, quite the opposite, but so far our interests have been elsewhere.
Do you have any book-related rituals?
Sometimes we make pilgrimages across the world to attend book fairs.
You went to this year's NY Art Book Fair as part of the participating publishers in the Publishing as (Part-time) Practice project, which selects some of the Swedish publishing houses run by graphic designers. Can you tell us something about this project?
"Publishing as (part-time) Practice" was a one-day seminar held in Stockholm in May earlier this year, initiated by graphic designers/publishers Matilda Plöjel (Sailor Press), and Mattias Jakobsson and Peter Ström (Konst & Teknik/Andperseand) and Iaspis (the Swedish Arts Grants Committee). The seminar brought together artist-run initiatives, both Swedish and international, in the fields of literature, photography and visual art as well as design, to share and discuss various approaches to publishing from a designer/artist's point of view.
The project continues at the NYABF as an exhibition featuring twelve Swedish publishers who are, either partially or wholly, run by graphic designers: A5 Press, Andperseand, B-B-B-Books, GUN, Museum Paper, Nilleditions, Orosdi-Back, Oyster Press, Pionier Press, Sailor Press, Tree Fruit Press and ourselves.
Do you have any projects that you'd like to feature on our site?
Fjärrskrift is an artist's book published in 2011 by Lotta Lotass. The work is a one-sentence poem without punctuation marks, printed on a 50 meter long telegraphy strip, or "ticker-tape" – paper surviving from the 1960s – using Telex machines from early 20th century. It was mass-produced in 100 copies, and packaged as a rolled-up scroll in a box.
Fjärrskrift was also presented as a one hour "movie" version, in which the complete poem was filmed as it was printed, and screened in cinemas around Sweden as a silent, collective reading – creating a rare situation in which a public reads the same poem together in silence, for about 60 minutes.
Now the filmed book is available online as a free, unlimited version of the limited scroll.
Describe an impossible book that you'd like to make (if you could do the impossible).
We're currently trying to figure out how to make a book out of a tennis court.
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Rihanna has been running around the world, turning up late for gigs, getting back and then splitting from former fella Chris Brown.
However, Jay-Z, who has worked with RiRi on several songs over the years, says it's not his place to interfere in her life.
"That's not my place . . . I can't control the outcome of her life," he told US radio station Hot97. "I can't intervene, I can give advice when asked and that's it. I can provide information and then life has to play out, life has to happen."
The rap mogul, who has just released his new album Magna Carta . . . Holy Grail, also revealed that he and President Obama have a text relationship.
"I've spoken to him on the phone and had texts from Obama. Of course, he's a regular guy as well. He's very heavy into sports so a lot of his analogies end up in sports."
I don't know if this is breaching national security but when he was getting elected the second time, he was like, 'Hey, you know, off-courter, just give me the ball.' I said, 'word,'"
In the interview, Jay-Z added that he and Beyonce's one-year-old daughter Blue Ivy has clocked up a lot of air miles since her arrival last year.
"She's well-travelled, her passport is insane,' he said. "She travels well too, she doesn't get like fidgety, she's very cool. It's what she knows."

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Human-beings yearn to be loved and be cared for. Friendship to some might be a materialistic aspect, revolving around short term goals and benefits. Love might be an act of caressing or a hug, but when you contemplate the Name "Al Wali"- The Protecting Friend, real love and true friendship has a totally exclusive picture.
I picture a bond of friendship where relationship exists in this world and the next. The idea of being friends forever is chained to the beautiful bond that Allah (swt) shares with His loyal servants whereas the friendships of the Dunya for the sake of pleasure and worldly gains are limited to sorrows, disappointments, heartbreaks, anxiety and depression. Man still wants to try and test a human being but doesn't extend his hand for an eternal bond with Allah (swt).
Indeed it is the deepest suffering of the mortal where he is racing and chasing Dunya and hitting a series of heartbreaks while failing to recognize the loving support of an immortal friendship. This is the sole secret towards a wonderful life where you make Allah (swt) your Wali- the first part of your day, the first priority to every decision and the first place in the heart.
How often we give our heart to those who care the least and how often the one who cares the most never gets our heart. In times of difficulty He encapsulates us in His mercy and against the enemy He guards us.
"Allah is the Wali (Protector or Guardian) of those who believe. He brings them from darkness into light. But as for those who disbelieve, their Auliya (Supporters and Helpers) are Taghut [false deities and false leaders], they bring them out from light into darkness. Those are the dwellers of the fire, and they will abide therein forever." (Al Baqarah 2:257)
We can never avoid heartbreak, but by transforming our expectation, our response, and our focus, we can avoid much devastation. Putting our entire trust, reliance and hope in another "Person" is unrealistic and plain foolish. We have to remember that human beings are fallible and therefore our ultimate trust reliance and hope should only be put in Allah (swt) because indeed, "Allah is sufficient as a helper" (An-Nisa 4:45)
You don't need technology, you don't need to complain there's no one to share with, and you don't need to keep an eye on the time to call out to your friend. You just need to make a connection of a device – "Heart" that is detached from its charger- "Allah".
May Allah (swt) make us such, that even if we're alone amidst billions, we have with us a greater power, Al Wali. No darkness can reign the heart if the power of Allah (swt) illuminates the soul.


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This unique home started as a small A-Frame in 1970. In 2005 the home was renovated adding approximately 2000 square feet. It features a huge kitchen, with ceramic tile floor, a laundry room with direct access to the garage and door leading to the lovely deck in back yard. Vaulted ceiling in the living room along with a wood burning fireplace and hardwood floors make this a cozy retreat. There is a bedroom on the first floor and a full bathroom. The second floor boasts 3 bedrooms and a full bathroom. The backyard is fenced and features a fish pond with many fish. Home backs up to protected woods with lake beyond the woods. Make this one your next HOME!
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News: Tagged as Communicaton Arts Typographic Annual
Communication Arts Awards for FF Tisa Sans, FF Scuba and FF Ernestine
What a way to start 2013! Three of our new FontFonts have been acknowledged in the prestigious Communication Arts Typographic Annual 2013.
Recognizing the great and the good in the world of typography, the latest annual is the third edition and was judged by three typographic experts: Gail Anderson, Jessica Hische and Jesse Ragan. With over 1900 entries to the competition, we were absolutely thrilled to hear that FF Ernestine, FF Scuba and FF Tisa Sans have each been honored best of the year in typeface design. With an acceptance rate of less than 10%, the Communication Arts Typography Competition is a major competition and inclusion is one of the most-coveted awards in the typographic industry.
FF Ernestine is the first commercial typeface designed by Nina Stössinger. Born out of the search for a versatile monoline text typeface, it is warm with a serious overtone, feminine with an underlying rigid assurance but above all charmingly sturdy. Felix Braden's first release through FontFont is FF Scuba. The design combines constructed letters, like an almost rectangular o, with dynamic strokes and other written elements, giving the typeface a lively touch, while still keeping it true to its technical roots. Last year, the highly anticipated sans counterpart to Mitja Miklavčič's popular FF Tisa arrived. FF Tisa Sans has a softer and friendlier feel compared to its serif sister. Whether paired with FF Tisa or used alone, FF Tisa Sans is a perfect choice for branding and editorial projects.
Previous FontFont winners of the Communication Arts Typographic Annual include:
- Max Phillips's elegant workhorse, FF Spinoza
- Jörg Hemker's matured and balanced, FF Sero
- Łukasz Dziedzic's sturdy serif superfamily, FF More


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4/18/2012 [Pianos & Keyboards]Innovative Music and Technology Collaboration Leverages Yamaha Disklavier RemoteLive Technology; Links Three Pianists On Two Continents in One Remarkable Performance
Multimedia Musical Performance
NEW YORK CITY — The Juilliard School Music Technology Center, in collaboration with Yamaha Corporation of America, redefined the live concert experience with Beyond the Machine: 12.1 Synchroneity - A Festival of Electro-Acoustic and Intermedia Art. Running from March 29 – April 1, the groundbreaking presentation, featuring Yamaha's Disklavier® RemoteLive technology, linked three pianists on two continents and three time zones, via the Internet, in a single, remarkable, live musical performance.
In this first-of-its-kind performance, three pianists played John Cage's Winter Music (scored for 1-20 pianos) together on stage at the Juilliard School's Willson Theater, but with only one pianist physically present. The other two instruments were played live and in real time by musicians in Kakegawa, Japan and Buena Park, California, via Internet-connected Disklavier performance-reproducing pianos, in one of several exciting new applications of Yamaha's pioneering RemoteLive technology. The production was made possible by the support of Yamaha Corporation of America and Yamaha Corporation of Japan, which created this new technology.
The Disklavier is a special acoustic piano fitted with a sophisticated system of sensors that record every aspect of a performance, including pitch, dynamics, phrasing and pedaling. The performance information can be stored on a hard drive and recalled for a later performance. The latest model of Disklaviers can be connected to one another via the Internet. Once connected, the performance information can be transmitted from one instrument to the others – and be immediately reproduced with perfect precision, even on the other side of the globe. Juilliard pianist Allegra Chapman performed in New York City on an acclaimed CFX concert grand piano and was joined by Pianist Luna Inaba in Kakegawa, Japan and Pianist Hojoon Kim in Buena Park, California, both playing Yamaha Disklavier performance-reproducing pianos.
"We wanted to explore whether we could evoke an authentic sense of 'ensemble' and artistic unity by joining performers from different parts of the globe with new technology, such as RemoteLive," said Edward Bilous, artistic director for Beyond the Machine and founding director of The Juilliard Music Technology Center. "This production's success fulfilled our goals of expanding the concert experience, pushing the boundaries of the performing arts and, ultimately, making the world a little smaller."
According to Yamaha Disklavier Marketing Manager Jim Levesque, "It was a thrill to witness RemoteLive technology used to such stunning effect by the Juilliard Music Technology Center. This visionary presentation proves that live musical performance and collaboration can now defy time and space."
The program was complemented by John Cage's works Radio Music for 1-8 Radios (1956); Third Construction for Percussion Quartet (1941); Nick Didkovsky's Zero Waste; and Base Track, based on multimedia artwork by Teru Kuwayama and adapted by Roderick Hill, a journalist/multimedia artist in Afghanistan.
Beyond the Machine is a multimedia performance environment featuring creative artists from around the world who share an interest in new technology and collaboration. With the support of Juilliard's Music Technology Center, actors, dancers and musicians use digital technology to produce new musical sounds, control lighting and video with body sensors, shape audio and video events by moving through a virtual field and interact with artists around the world via the Web.
Juilliard's Music Technology Center was created in 1993 to provide students with the opportunity to use digital technology in the creation and performance of new music. Since then, the program has expanded to include a wide offering of classes, including Introduction to Music Technology, Music Production, Film Scoring, Computers in Performance, and an Independent Study in Composition. In 2009, the Music Technology Center moved to a new, state-of-the-art facility that includes a Mix and Record suite and digital 'Playroom' for composing and rehearsal with technology. Together, with the Willson Theater, the Music Technology Center is the home of interdisciplinary and electro-acoustic projects and performances at Juilliard.
On April 18, the Music Technology Center at Juilliard will be renamed the "Center for Innovation in the Arts" - A Program for the Advancement of Creativity in the Performing Arts and Education with Bilous as director.
For more information on Juilliard's Music Technology Center and Beyond the Machine, please visit http://musictech.juilliard.edu.
For more information about Yamaha products, write Yamaha Corporation of America, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622-6600; call (714) 522-9011; e-mail email@example.com; or visit www.yamaha.com/.


text: Where is the sense of ownership from Cerberus? Where is the sense of responsibility to society? What ownership did Cerberus and its leaders show in 2006, when they decided that investing in Bushmaster could provide a favorable return to investors and themselves? What ownership have they shown in the past 6 years?


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One hundred and eighteen vintage Brockway trucks with their sturdy Husky hood ornaments made the annual trek back to the company's hometown for the four-day National Brockway Truck Show. Here's a photo gallery and stories from the show.Read More
One of the oldest names in heavy-duty trucking – Brockway – gets special honor this weekend with a 100th anniversary celebration that centers around the Brockway Museum in Cortland, N.Y. From Aug. 9-12 there will be fireworks, a concert, and a Saturday morning parade of Brockway trucks. Check the schedule for full details on the many events. For more information, call 607-756-6499 or 607-753-8463. Also, you can revisit Bill Starnes' tale, published by Old Time Trucks, about ...Read More
The 21st annual Antique Truck Show will be June 5, 2011, at the Automatic Switch Company in Florham Park, N.J., the local chapter of the American Truck Historical Society announced.Read More
We've changed the Overdrive 50th anniversary site, OverdriveRetro.com, so that the home page loads much faster.Read More


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It's the new year, and I closed out Dec with a trip to Hollywood Florida to support Sprint at their 4th annual Developers Conference. This event has grown significantly over the years, with 2006 attendance reaching over 1000. There were a bunch of things LBS going on, but the one thing that stood out for me was Ryan Wick's presentation on JSR-293. This is a new Java ME API for location is similar to its predecessor JSR-179, but JSR-293 not only includes a way to get at location, but also a set of APIs to map, route, search, geocode, and NAVIGATE.As far as I know RIM is the first OEM to embrace this API, but with the emerging trend of OEMs doing LBS Navigation apps themselves (we saw a bunch of this at CES this week), I can see this API being widely used within the mobile Java community.Of interesting note… no one from the geospatial community has joined this JSR working group.
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Who would you remove from this list? Who would you add? The Top 50 NCAA men's basketball players of all time … OK, it's not easy, but anyone who puts JJ Redick that high and omits Calvin Murphy, Charlie Scott, Cazzie Russell, Bill Russell, George Mikan — and includes Adam Morrison, Steve Alford — well, [Read More…]
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Public School Teachers and their Pay
From The Atlantic by Jordan Weissmann: What do you think? I say they are underpaid in the cities, well paid in the suburbs, and woefully underpaid in the smaller communities outside the suburbs, that is, in more rural communities. American public school teachers are paid far more than their smarts are worth. That's the provocative [Read More…]
Stress and the Jesus Creed (RJS)
A frequent reader sent me a link recently to a series of YouTube videos from a PBS special describing a body of research exploring the link between stress and human health (HT JG). One of the featured studies is a 30 year field study of a troop of baboons in Kenya led by Professor Robert [Read More…]
Community and Small Groups 5
The fundamental thesis at work in Theresa Latini's new book, The Church and the Crisis of Community: A Practical Theology of Small-Group Ministry, is this: "The crisis of community [in late modernity] is a wide-open door for the church's ministry in the world" (93). In other words, the crack-up of community we have witnessed over [Read More…]


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Trip to Governors Island to Experience FIGMENT2012-05-30 1 Share Tweet
Governors Island is one of New York City's many gems. Each year the island is host to a day of art known as FIGMENT. We will be taking a group of Lomographers over to the event for a day of soaking in the sun and enjoying some unique artwork.
WHAT: Trip to Governors Island to Experience FIGMENT
Join us as we experience the annual celebration of art known as FIGMENT. We will be meeting at the store and then taking a ferry over to the beautiful Governors Island for a creative afternoon filled with art and culture. We will have a variety of cameras to choose from so start thinking about what you'd like to shoot! This workshop is FREE!
WHEN: June 10th – 1pm
WHERE: Lomography Gallery Store Greenwich Village
41 West 8th Street
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text: Well I have just purchased a used 123d msport and looking at all the reviews for forest motets it looks like my car wil be going there. Bought it from Volvo stonachers and so far I am not impressed, three times I have called to speak to the relevant person to get my locking wheel nut adapter. They still haven't called me back.


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For many people in the US, the first week of the government shutdown has caused no more inconvenience than a cancelled trip to the zoo.
But as Congress continues to fail in resolving its differences, the consequences for those beyond Washington are growing ever starker, and to some the shutdown - now in its 10th day - is a matter of life and death.
That's the case for Michelle Langbehn, one of an estimated 200 patients each week who are being denied the opportunity to undergo clinical trials at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Last year, aged 29, Langbehn was diagnosed with a rare variety of cancer, and has been through nine cycles of chemotherapy.
In search of an alternative, she recently signed up for the trial of a promising new drug with the NIH, but the shutdown has prevented her treatment going ahead.
"Lives are at stake," Langbehn told the Washington Post. "This isn't just a matter of inconvenience.
This is a matter of life or death ... There are 200 people that are trying to get into clinical trials each week."
The shutdown has also had a broad impact on public health, after an outbreak of salmonella was this week traced back to three chicken-farming facilities in California. Some 278 people across at least 17 states have already fallen ill, and 42 per cent of them have been taken to hospital.
Yet the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) was unable to adequately monitor the outbreak at its outset, because the shutdown had forced the closure of PulseNet, a national network linking public health laboratories, designed to spot and trace the spread of food-borne illnesses.
Seven of the eight staff who man the system had been sent home. Since the outbreak was identified, the CDC has reportedly called back several of the workers furloughed from its foodborne division.
A majority of the nation's estimated 800,000 federal workers remain on leave. Many are expecting a pay cheque tomorrow, which, if the gridlock in Washington goes on, may be their last for some time. Due to the timing of the shutdown, tomorrow's wage packet will contain no more than 60 per cent of their normal pay - and many federal workers were already forced to cut back following sweeping budget reductions, known as sequestration, which led to widespread unpaid leave periods earlier in 2013.
Last weekend, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to ensure that all furloughed workers would receive backpay when the shutdown comes to an end, though that bill is presently stalled in the Senate.
Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents around 150,000 federal employees, said the effects of the delay in pay would nonetheless be "devastating" to her members. Kelley told Bloomberg, "Their mortgage isn't cut in half - their rent, their food, their utility bills aren't cut in half. They are middle America. They are like most other Americans who live pay cheque to pay cheque."
Among those sent home at the start of the shutdown were people at the forefront of the US national security apparatus, and the CIA revealed on Wednesday that it would bring back some of its employees because of concerns about the "potential adverse cumulative and unseen impact on national security".
The agency's director, John Brennan, said he would recall those necessary to "core missions", including foreign intelligence collection, analysis, covert action and counterintelligence.
The Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, reportedly authorised the recall of workers at several other intelligence agencies, too, after he testified at a hearing last week that the extended furloughs were having an "insidious" effect on those agencies' operations, leaving the US increasingly vulnerable to threats such as terrorist attacks.
The Pentagon has welcomed almost all of its 350,000 civilian employees back to work, with the Defence Secretary, Chuck Hagel, citing a recent law that suggests those workers are vital to national security.
That will come as little comfort to the families of five soldiers killed in Afghanistan last weekend, who, because of the shutdown, will receive neither death benefits nor the money to pay for their funerals. Four died in an attack in Kandahar Province: Sergeant Patrick Hawkins, 25; Private Cody Patterson, 24; Sergeant Joseph Peters, 24; and First Lieutenant Jennifer Moreno, 25. A fifth, 19-year-old Lance Corporal Jeremiah Collins, was killed in a separate incident in Helmand.
Under normal circumstances, their families would each receive US$100,000 ($121,000) as well as burial benefits and a 12-month housing allowance. Yet during the shutdown they will have to pay their own way even to meet the soldiers' bodies as they return to the US.
President Barack Obama has demanded immediate action on the issue.
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These days, even at many a liberal arts college, reading literature is all too commonly seen as a luxury or a simple pastime that does little more than give us a break from the monotony of our day-to-day lives. Some perceive it as an indulgence or view it as merely an escape, far from being productive. This, however, is a false assumption of what is an important component of a liberal arts degree.
There is good reason that literature as an art form has continued to persist as an essential part of our culture. Literature provides dramatic practical benefits to all aspects of life, not just as entertainment, but as a way to inform us, to engage us creatively, and to stir our imagination.
Relaxation and Reducing Stress
Overwhelming evidence suggests that reading something we enjoy, such as literature, helps us relax and lower stress levels. Because it's such a rewarding and immersive experience, we're able to let our guards down and just be enveloped in the moment, forgetting the various problems in our lives. It's a wonderful way to unwind after a long day.
Empathy, Understanding and Emotional Intelligence
Reading literature often has us tapping into the psyche of characters – real or fictional – that are vastly different from our own personalities. In this way, we learn to empathise with people who we don't necessarily relate to right off the bat. Understanding someone's motives and coming to realize why they are that way is an essential skill to have when working collaboratively with people.
Reading literature allows us to experience the lives and personalities of a range of vastly different characters from diverse places and times, informing how we interact in reality for the better. In our increasingly globalized society, the ability to understand and empathize with those different from us is absolutely essential.
Literary Fiction Versus Popular Fiction
Recently, there was a study done by psychologists David Comer Kidd and Emanuele Castano, in which 1,000 participants were given an assigned text to read – either a popular fiction novel like that of Danielle Steele or a celebrated work of literary fiction like a Don DeLillo short story. They then analyzed through a series of tests the level of emotional empathy of the participants after the assigned reading. Overwhelmingly, the participants who read the more literary tomes were much more empathetic and emotionally understanding. This is attributed to the more open-ended nature of literary fiction, where readers fill in many of the gaps themselves with assumptions and imagination, whereas popular fiction generally serves to entertain at more of a surface level.
Memory Retention
Since stories are serialized creations, reading a book over a long period of time strengthens our memory, as we're asked to recall events and characters we encountered the last time we were reading. Reading thus frequently helps strengthen the brain's neuron connections to keeps our memories sharp. It's like a mental workout every time you pick up a Dickens novel.
So the next time someone scoffs at how it must be nice that you can fill your days at your small liberal arts college with such silly things as reading literature, just smile and brush it off, because not only will you empathize with where they're coming from, but your mind will be off doing about 200 push-ups.


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So Im driving around today just like normal. Not sure if this has anything to do with it but I took off my overdrive to rev a little higher turned it back on after every run. Then all of a sudden I feel this weird like bump when I put it in reverse. I didnt make much of it everything was fine it shifted right back into it after words. Then about an hour later I go out and when I go to back out and leave the damn thing won't go into reverse. I can hear it spinning but no reverse. I hope to god the band isnt shot. I have no idea what else it could be. Any input?
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ugh....doesnt sound good bro
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I had a similar problem two years ago. It turned out to be linked to low low tranny oil and after adding some she was back and running for another 35,000 kms before the transmission eventually gave up. Good luck.
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I know it doesn't look good. The tranny has 140k on it. Fluid looks clean and the level is fine. I had a problem with it once before not shifting from second to third and it turned out to be some kind of sensor. I read too that they can be the source of most tranny problems on jeeps. (Quote from Yahoo answers on someone else w/ same problem... "
solenoids that's your problem replace the correct one Chrysler transmissions you can rebuild you can just drive if all the solenoids are not working the transmission will not work properly have a dodge dealer run a scan tool on the jeep and they can tell you which solenoide is out
10 year mechanic just had two grand cherokees in shop with same problems ")
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Well, pulled the pan and found little bits of metal. :( looks like new tranny for me. Cheapest price i found on a rebuilt was 1800, 600-650 for a used one with 90k. This SUCKS.
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How many miles does the Jeep have?
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Damn sorry to hear about needing a new tranny :(.
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In terms of reading, March can be wrapped up in one short sentence: Go out and read The Martian by Andy Weir right now.
Glad we could do that.
*drops mic and leaves*
*shuffles back onstage apologetically and dusts off mic*
But, seriously, if you have any hankering for space or sci-fi or what it means to be human or just want a damn good suspense novel, I highly suggest it.
This month I also read:
- Spontaneous Healing by Dr. Andrew Weil
- The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon
- Sandman: Seasons of Mist by Neil Gaiman
- Saga: Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Soooo cooking and comics. Those go together, right? Yes. Yes, I think so.
There have also been a few reviews on BookPairing, most notably, Margaret Atwood's stunning MaddAddam paired with some lavender, lemon, and honey biscuits. There was also some fan girling about Call the Midwife, Joseph Campbell, olive oil, and Angela Liddon over at Oh She Glows.
OH. And there was the Tucson Festival of Books which was a major book party where Chuck and I became BFFs.
I've been doing lots over at Food Riot. Some of my favorites this month were:
- 16 of the best Seinfeld food GIFs
- Veggies with the puuurtiest flowers
- Tips for eating up a Bountiful Basket
- Geeks in the Kitchen: Firefly Edition
I also hope you've been following along over at Insatiable Booksluts with our Morpheus Mondays Sandman readalong! It's good stuff folks. And there's a redesign up over at Insatiable, so MOAR good things. (I just want to pet it a bit.) I also should note that the redesign was released at the same time we announced Sex Month over at IB, or as we're calling it, Literary Friction: Insatiable Booksluts Talk Sex (For Once). *cackles*
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'Government and Business' rebutal
A response to A. Martin's letter titled "Government and business" in the Aug. 22, 2013, edition of the Lake Country Echo.
It sounds like Mr. Martin has never owned a business. Some of his thoughts and comments seem illogical.
First of all, our government has gone the way of the economy; we are broke, $17 trillion in debt. The government has no money and the debt can only be repaid with taxes collected from business and the people employed by business.
Mr. Martin thinks almost half (non-Democrats) of Americans are uninformed. He also believes capitalism is a defective system, even after it turned the United States into the greatest nation on earth.
He may want to move to the Soviet Union if he likes that system. I have not seen the middle class collapse. There are more Lexus cars and $400,000 homes now than ever in history. They are owned by the middle class. The poor have suffered the most under the current administration.
I owned a business for many years and was a CPA serving businesses. It is only through growth from additional employees that a business can succeed. Why are more than 90 percent of the people in this country employed if business does not want to hire?
Look at all the help wanted ads in the Echo. Everyone knows business cannot be run as a democracy. Even in Socialist countries they are not. If I invest money I have saved and take the risk of signing a bank note, my business will not be run by those that did not participate in the risk. I may also take more than I need because I took the risk.
If Mr. Martin cannot understand that philosophy, he should stop writing articles about how greedy business people are.
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Ben Affleck takes the kids to dinner last night.
The sad thing is that this is not even a Halloween costume for Christina Aguilera.
Christina Hendricks drags her husband to a club opening in Vegas.
Jessica Alba and family as the Incredibles at a Gwen Stefani Halloween party.
Harper Beckham learns the wave as Russell Brand and Gordon Ramsay watch David Beckham take off his shirt and stare in awe.
Victoria checks Harper's hair for stray food particles.
This is Deryck Whibley and his girlfriend who dressed as Avril and Chad. How come Deryck's girlfriend didn't go dressed as Avril?
Hilary Duff and the family go out for lunch this weekend.
Another Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel wedding photo.
Justin Bieber goes all gangster for his latest tattoo. Almost wished it said, "Give A Hoot, Don't Pollute."
Joseph Fiennes out with his family over the weekend.
Jwoww and her soon to be husband this weekend. She looks way better like this than how she usually dresses.
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Naltrexone, a drug used in the treatment of heroin addiction and alcoholism, may increase the effectiveness of the antiretroviral drugs zidovudine (AZT) and indinavir, which are used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Naltrexone blocks opioid receptors in the brain preventing the "high" associated with the use of heroin and other opioids. Although the mechanism of the synergistic activity of naltrexone, AZT, and indinavir is unknown, the interaction of naltrexone with opioid receptors may play a role.
Researchers at the Institute for Brain and Immune Disorders, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Hennepin County Medical Center, and the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis conducted an in vitro study with CD4+ T lymphocytes. These cells express opioid receptors and are the primary cells targeted by HIV.
Cells were obtained from the blood of HIV-1-seronegative individuals and then infected with HIV-1. Cells were incubated for 4 days with AZT, indinavir, naltrexone or combinations of the drugs. HIV-1 p24 antigen levels were measured using an enzyme-linked immunoassay. The researchers found that naltrexone alone had no effect on HIV-1 expression by the cells, but when the drug was added to cell cultures containing AZT or indinavir, the antiviral activity of these drugs increased.
WHAT IT MEANS: Naltrexone is a novel approach to HIV treatment since it appears to target the cells infected with the virus rather than the virus itself, unlike current treatment medications.
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Dierks Bentley Wishes You Were Here
The colors pink and blue have been foremost in Dierks Bentley's musical journey these past few days. Tuesday morning (Sept. 27) found the singer in a Nashville recording studio rehearsing rock band Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' with his band. The singer will perform the tune Thursday (Sept. 29) on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' in tribute to the British rockers.
By noon, Dierks was at the historic Ryman Auditorium, where he performed with Del McCoury, who will be inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame today (Sept. 29). Later, Dierks headed for a bar called Losers to celebrate his No. 1 single, 'Am I the Only One,' with his co-writers, Jim Beavers and Jon Randall.
"Yeah it's bizarre," Dierks admitted to The Boot just prior to his No. 1 party. "My day has been so weird, but it's typical of what I've been lucky enough to be able to do in Nashville. I feel really blessed to be able to walk in all those different circles."
Dierks' performance with Del was no stretch for the singer, who has performed and recorded with the bluegrass legend several times over the past few years. The association with Pink Floyd may seem a bit more of a stretch, but the Arizona native says it's a natural fit.
"I was born in 1974, and my sister is three years older than me, so all that '80s music is nostalgic to me," he explains. "Country music is 90 percent of what I've listened to since I was 17 years old, but Pink Floyd is one of the greatest rock bands of all time. A buddy of mine plays in the band for Pearl Jam, and another buddy plays with the Foo Fighters. These bands are awesome, and to be on this project with them is exciting. We'll put some fiddle and steel guitar on 'Wish You Were Here' and Gram Parsons it up and see how it goes."
As for the No. 1 party, Dierks says he was excited about having it at Losers, a place similar to Silverado, the bar mentioned in 'Am I the Only One.' "We would have had it at Silverado, but they shut it down because there was a shooting there not too long ago," he explained. "Losers is close to Music Row and easier to get to for everybody, so we thought it would be a fun thing to do, to have it here."
The tune is a fun summer anthem that's been a big hit during Dierks' live shows. "I put a picture up on Twitter from a show I did in Minnesota the other night, of a girl literally upside down while she was crowd surfing. "Her boots are up in the air and the rest of her body is buried somewhere in the crowd, and that happened while we were performing 'Am I the Only One.'
"We sing it about three songs into the show because it asks 'Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight,' so you can't close with it. We try to start the show out with a lot of energy, but when we get to that song it creates a reaction that takes the energy level even higher. Jim, Jon and I wrote several verses to the song that didn't make it on the record, so I've been introducing some of those verses to the crowd in our live shows and they love it."
Dierks will perform 'Wish You Were Here' on NBC's 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' tonight. The talk show host is honoring Pink Floyd all this week, with other guests including Foo Fighters, the Shins, MGMT and Pearl Jam.
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › Icebreaker Superfine or Smartwool Microlight???
Jul 1, 2007 at 8:11 pm #1223933
Looking for a long sleeve lightweight wool base layer. Any reason to favor one of these over the other? Alternative suggestions? The zipper option on the Smartwool looks very appealing to me.Jul 1, 2007 at 8:22 pm #1394111
Pamela WyantMember
Presonally I've found Icebreaker softer and less itchy than Smartwool.Jul 1, 2007 at 9:08 pm #1394114
Richard ScruggsBPL Member
@jrscruggsLocale: Oregon
I use the Ibex Outback L/S merino wool jersey as a light base layer or a stand alone top.
The Outback is very comfortable with a relaxed fit and extremely soft finish. No zipper but it is light (Ibex website says "average" wt is 6.9 oz, mine range from 8.1 to 8.8 in XL) and extremely breathable. Dries quickly.
No experience with the Icebreaker Superfine or Smartwool Microlight — maybe they're comparable to the Ibex Woolie top, which is lighter and thinner than the Outback and it does have a zipper in one version. The Woolie is great as a base layer. The fit (form) and weight (about 2 oz lighter) distinguish it from the Outback.
JRSJul 1, 2007 at 10:32 pm #1394116
Adam KilpatrickBPL Member
@oystersLocale: South Australia
Hi Guys
I have a few pieces of various weight Icebreaker, and I strongly reccomend it over other (usually cheaper) wool pieces. The lighter weight superfine fabrics are unbelievably comfortable. My 150 GT (GT=designed with a more breathable weave in some places) tee I find great on its own down to about 13 or 14 degrees celcius, and is still comfortable up to about 32C-which is about when I start sweating up a cotton or other "cool-fabriced" t-shirt anyway. The other weight garments I also find to have a great temp range, and are warmer than the equivalent weight synthetic thermals, aswell as some cheaper wool thermals I have (Wilderness Wear-made in Aus). They are also incredibly fashionable, with a huge range if you are into that sort of thing. If you have any problems they are great with returns.
Hope this helps,
AdamJul 1, 2007 at 11:31 pm #1394122
Ryan CorderBPL Member
@demoLocale: Arkansan in Seattle
I would definitely also consider the Ibex Woolies Zip-T. If you don't want a zip on yours, they also offer a non-zipped front version.
P.S. I'm wearing the Woolies Zip-T (in blue) in my avatar picture.Jul 2, 2007 at 1:49 am #1394127
Neil JohnstoneBPL Member
I'd also go for the Ibex Outback. 7.2oz for a large, extremely comfortable and last well.
I find Icebreaker and Ibex more comfortable than Smartwool, and Ibex to be slightly lighter than Icebreaker.
I also agree with the comments above on the high quality of Icebreaker.Jul 2, 2007 at 2:59 am #1394129
Thanks!! I never even thought of the Ibex. Is the general opinion that the Icebreaker is better quality than the Ibex?Jul 2, 2007 at 3:13 am #1394131
Brett .Member
@brett1234Locale: CA
My vote is for Smartwool; but the big 3 are all great quality, along with Montbell(although it is less durable). The zipper is real important. Wool is warmer than equivalent thickensses of other common materials, and the zipper will be important to dial in the temperature you want; that along with pulling up the sleeves and un-tucking.Jul 2, 2007 at 5:26 am #1394135
Valentin ZillMember
@valentin-zillLocale: Europe
Go for the Icebreaker.
I've got an Icebreaker Oasis L/S 200 shirt and a Smartwool Microweight L/S, the Icebreaker's quality is much higher, and it feels better. I've washed the Smartwool two times in the correct way but it looks as if I had used it for a decade. The Icebreaker is like new.Jul 2, 2007 at 8:31 am #1394144
Eric NobleBPL Member
@ericnobleLocale: Colorado Rockies
Definitely consider Ibex. I think they are the best. I only look to other companies when Ibex doesn't have what I want, which is very rare. They are the only company in this market I know of using 17.5 micron wool. I've been using their stuff every day for years now and have yet to wear anything out. Their service is great and the quality is tops. If I couldn't find it at Ibex I would look to Icebreaker and then Smartwool. Patagonia and Montbell are also options.Jul 2, 2007 at 9:20 am #1394148
kevin davidsonMember
@kdesignLocale: Mythical State of Jefferson
For quality,it would be hard to go wrong with Icebreaker, Ibex, or Patagonia in their lightest weight merino. Icebreaker is the most stylie. Can't speak to Montbell wool. Gramicci merino wool (available on STP) is very so-so. Smartwool is a little variable—-their mid-weight (discontinued or seasonally unavailable)Shadow Hoody is my late Fall to early Spring piece that sees the most action and is unsurpassed. The Microweight shirts seem OK but I don't own any. Price has often dictated choice and I'm a great fan of Ibex seasonal sales. I've gotten Icebreaker on discount from EMS, Backcountry and Pro-lite. Patagonia from Backcountry, too. Never pay full retail unless you are pressed for time.
Ultimately, I'd try them on. Fit is variable between the companies and even among pieces in the same brand. Icebreaker is often athletically cut. Some are more relaxed like many Ibex shirts other than their Woolies line.Jul 5, 2007 at 5:52 pm #1394503
Kirk OlsonMember
@kirkolsLocale: Florida and Seattle
I wore a Icebreaker Skin 200 zip top (long sleeved) for 7 straight days in elevations from 2,000 to 9,000 feet and temperatures from 35 to 85. I found them to perform extremely well in all those conditions. They provided insulation (as my only layer in the cold temperatures while hiking) and excellent ventilation in high temperatures.
I thought they still smelled good at the end of the week (I was informed they smelled like me). Polyester tops are now out of my kit.Jul 6, 2007 at 10:24 am #1394567
Gregory DoggettMember
@gregoryLocale: Mid-Atlantic
I own a 140wt. Tech T Lite; 190wt. Hopper s/s, U-Turn l/s crew and Mako l/s zip neck; 200wt. Oasis crew and Mondo zip neck as well as boxer brief and leggings; 260wt. l/s crew and zip neck and a 320wt. zip neck.
The 140wt. has seen 12 washings and shows no sign of wear or seams failing.It is more comfortable than any shirt I have worn on the hottest days in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Va.
The 190wt. crew or zip neck and a pair of 200wt. boxer briefs are going with me on my JMT thru-hike as 24/7 clothing.
I've hiked comfortably cool in the 200wt. tops in the mid 40's and had my legs toasty in the 200wt. leggings under a pair of Patagonia Jackalope pants on days with highs in the low 20's.
The 260's and 320's look stylin' around town but are a bit too heavy for me as base layers in colder climes.
GregJul 6, 2007 at 10:39 am #1394569
kevin davidsonMember
@kdesignLocale: Mythical State of Jefferson
Now that's a well-stocked gear closet of wool baselayers. The New Zealand gov't should give you points for subsidizing it's economy!
The 140 weight is great stuff— I'd like Icebreaker to introduce some L/S versions of this weight material. Also a 190 or 200 weight hoody.Jul 8, 2007 at 3:56 pm #1394785
Gregory DoggettMember
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Its coming.
Spring '08 is what I believe our Icebreaker rep said.
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150 weight icebreaker tops are available in a long sleeve, they are trim fitting though.
http://www.bivouac.co.nz/shop/icebreaker-mens/bodyfit/icebreaker-bodyfit150-long-sleJul 12, 2007 at 4:16 am #1395151
I just received both of these in the mail today. While the Woolies Zip T is a heavier weight, the Tech T feels significantly smoother next to the skin. Don't know how either will do in the field yet, but based on initial comparisons, I will be an Icebreaker fan in the future.Jul 14, 2007 at 1:54 am #1395374
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Saints defensive end Will Smith says he and linebacker Jonathan Vilma will be present Friday when their lawyers cross examine former New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams in Washington, D.C. Williams appears at a bounty hearing on Friday morning, according to a schedule set by Paul Tagliabue. The former NFL commissioner has been appointed to oversee the latest round of player appeals in the matter. Smith and Vilma will leave Atlanta after Thursday night's game against the Falcons. They are among four players issued suspensions of various lengths in the league's probe of the Saints' cash-for-hits program. Smith and Vilma are playing while their appeals are pending. Williams and former Saints assistant Mike Cerullo were two of the NFL's central witnesses in the probe. Cerullo's appearance is scheduled for Thursday.
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Many Cfers and doctors have different opinions on jobs that a CFer can or can't do. Well... shouldn't do. I hate the idea of being limited in jobs, or at all. I know when I was working in DayCare all last year, my doctor wasn't too thrilled. Apparently, I can't work around cleaning products, chemicals, outdoors, in schools, in daycares, or do heavy lifting, etc. The not working outdoors, teaching, or working in labs with chemicals, kind of killed the idea of Geology. I have over 40 hours of credit in Geology and won't use it for a career, just a hobby. Sad.
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Ananda, aka: Ānanda, Ānandā; 11 Definition(s)
11 Definition(s) from various sources:
1a) Ānanda (आनन्द).——(c)—a kingdom adjoining the Dundubhi hill in Plakṣadvīpa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 14. 39; 17. 16.
1b) A Satya god.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 35.
1c) The Lord of first kalpa consisting 100 lakhs of years by name Bhāva; this is the place of Brahmā.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 21. 28.
1d) A son of Medhātithi; a varṣa after his name, in Plakṣadvīpa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 33. 32; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 4 and 5.
1e) A varṣa centering round the Dundubhi hill of Plakṣa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 49. 14.
Ānandā (आनन्दा, "bliss, happiness"):—Name of one of the goddesses to be worshipped during Āvaraṇapūjā ("Worship of the Circuit of Goddesses"), according to the Durgāpūjātattva ("The truth concerning Durgā's ritual"). They should be worshipped with either the five upācāras or perfume and flowers.
Her mantra is as follows:
ह्रीं ओं आनन्दायै नमः
hrīṃ oṃ ānandāyai namaḥ
Ānanda (आनन्द) first obtaind the fruit of srotāpanna, then after having served the Buddha for twenty-five years and after the Buddha's parinirvāṇa, he became arhat.
The Four Types of Bliss (ānanda) are part of the Sixteen Aspects (ṣoḍaśākārā) of Gnosis (jñāna) in terms of conventional reality.
- the bliss of the mind (cittānanda),
- the bliss of the body (kāyānanda),
- the bliss of speech (vāg-ānanda),
- the bliss of gnosis (jāñānanda).
According Śekoddesa-ṭīkā there are four kinds of bliss, i.e.
- Ānanda,
- Paramānanda,
- Viramānanda
- and Sahajānanda.
The firsty state of Ānanda is the bliss when the Bodhicitta is in the Nirmankāya, second state of Paramānanda is when Bodhicitta is inthe Dharmacakra, third state of bliss (Viramānanda) is when Bodhicitta is in the Sambhogacakra and Sahajānanda is in the state when Bodhicitta is in the Mahāsukha-kāya. A Vajra-tantra says that Ānanda means ordinary pleasure, Paramānanda is more intense, Viramānanda refers to detachment from the transient pleasure and Sahajānanda is a state of Mahāsukha.
Corresponsing to the four stages of Ānanda there is the four states of mind,
- Jāgrat (wakefulness),
- Svapna (dream),
- Suṣupti (deep-sleep)
- and Turīya (samādhi).
Again it refers to four kinds of elements, i.e.
- Kāya (body),
- Vāk (speech),
- Citta (mind)
- and Jñāna (knowledge).
Ānanda, (Vedic ānanda, fr. ā + nand, cp. BSk. ānandī joy Divy 37) joy, pleasure, bliss, delight D.I, 3; Sn.679, 687; J.I, 207 (°maccha Leviathan); VI, 589 (°bheri festive drum); DA.I, 53 (= pītiyā etaṃ adhivacanaṃ). (Page 100)
ānanda : (m.) joy; pleasure.
1. Ananda - One of the principal disciples of the Buddha. He was a first cousin of the Buddha and was deeply attached to him.
He came to earth from Tusita and was born on the same day as the Bodhisatta, his father being Amitodana the Sakiyan, brother of Suddhodana. Mahanama and Anuruddha were therefore his brothers (or probably step brothers). According to the Mtu.iii.176, Ananda was the son of Suklodana and the brother of Devadatta and Upadhana. His mother was Mrgi.
Ananda entered the Order in the second year of the Buddhas ministry, together with other Sakiyan princes, such as Bhaddiya, Anuruddha, Bhagu, Kimbila and Devadatta, and was ordained by the Buddha himself (Vin.ii.182), his upajjhaya being Belatthasisa (ThagA.i.68; also DA.ii.418ff.; Vin.i.202; iv. 86). Soon after, he heard a discourse by Punna Mantaniputta and became a Sotapanna. In S.iii.105 Ananda acknowledges his indebtedness to Punna and gives an account of Punnas sermon to him.
During the first twenty years after the Enlightenment, the Buddha did not have the same personal attendants all the time. From time to time various monks looked after him, among them being Nagasamala, Nagita, Upavana, Sunakkhatta, the novice Cunda, Sagata, Radha and Meghiya. We are told that the Buddha was not particularly pleased with any of them. At the end of twenty years, at an assembly of the monks, the Buddha declared that he was advanced in years and desired to have somebody as his permanent body servant, one who would respect his wishes in every way. The Buddha says that sometimes his attendants would not obey him, and on certain occasions had dropped his bowl and robe and gone away, leaving him.
All the great disciples offered their services, but were rejected by the Buddha. Ananda alone was left; he sat in silence. When asked why he did not offer himself, his reply was that the Buddha knew best whom to choose. When the Buddha signified that he desired to have Ananda, the latter agreed to accept the post on certain conditions. The Buddha was never to give him any choice food or garment (*) gotten by him, nor appoint for him a separate fragrant cell (residence), nor include him in the invitations accepted by the Buddha. For, he said, if the Buddha did any of these things, some would say that Anandas services to the Buddha were done in order to get clothes, good fare and lodging and be included in the invitations. Further he was to be allowed to accept invitations on behalf of the Buddha; to bring to the Buddha those who came to see him from afar; to place before the Buddha all his perplexities, and the Buddha was to repeat to him any doctrine taught in his absence. If these concessions were not granted, he said, some would ask where was the advantage of such service.
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One of the five daughters of the chief queen of the king of the third Okkaka dynasty (DA.i.
Ananda was one of the principle disciples of the Buddha and was with Him during last 25 years of His life. He is known for establishing the order of nuns. He was also picked up at the First Councli, by President Kasyapa, to recite all the sermons preached by the Buddha.
Ananda was one of many principal disciples and a devout attendant of the Buddha. Amongst the Buddhas many disciples, Ananda had the most retentive memory and most of the suttas in the Sutta Pitaka are attributed to his recollection of the Buddhas teachings during the First Buddhist Council. For that, he was known as the Guardian of the Dharma.
According to the Buddha every Buddha in the past and to come will have two chief disciples and one attendant during his ministry. In the case of Gautama Buddha the pair of disciples were Sariputta and Mahamoggallana and the attendant Ananda.
The word Ananda means bliss in Pali, Sanskrit as well as other Indian languages. It is a popular Buddhist and Hindu name.
In the Kannakatthala Sutta (MN 90), Ananda is identified with the meaning of his name:
Then King Pasenadi Kosala said to the Blessed One, "Lord, what is the name of this monk?"
"His name is Ananda, great king."
"What a joy he is! What a true joy!..."
Ananda was the first cousin of the Buddha by their fathers, and was devoted to him. In the twentieth year of the Buddhas ministry, he became the Buddhas personal attendant, accompanying him on most of his wanderings and taking the part of interlocutor in many of the recorded dialogues. He is the subject of a special panegyric delivered by the Buddha just before the Buddhas Parinibbana (the Mahaparinibbana Sutta (DN 16)); it is a panegyric for a man who is kindly, unselfish, popular, and thoughtful toward others.
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- All ages / $20 - $25
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On Saturday, people will have the opportunity to see how artists work in their studios on the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour.
"It makes people more aware of what's involved with the finished products they see in galleries," said Marilyn Searls, chairperson for the Tour. "They are sometimes amazed because there is a lot of work that goes into them."
The tour is a fundraiser for the Steamboat Springs Arts Council and will feature 15 artists whose private and commercial studios will be open to visitors.
The tour begins with coffee, breakfast and live music by pianist Mary Martin Stockdale at the Depot Art Center at 9 a.m. Participants then are given a map and sent to South Routt with coupons for lunch.
There are large educational and inspirational components to the tour.
"As an artist, I love to go to artists' studios to see where they work, how they work, what materials they use and to get ideas," said artist Audrey Kruse.
Some of the things participants can learn from her are how to not get frustrated and keep working on a painting until it evolves.
"A lot of paintings in the beginning don't look like what you imagined in your head, but sometimes the painting just paints itself," Kruse said. "If you're lucky."
Kruse sometimes shares Vickie Rosenzweig's studio because they are painting buddies and they typically spend more time talking than painting.
"But we always talk about art and are critiquing when we are in the studio," Kruse said.
Rosenzweig appreciates participating in these tours because of the opportunity it gives her to meet the public and educate them in the media she is using.
"There's nothing like having personal contact with your costumers and people can then associate your work with a person," she said. "I had people 20 years later remember my studio."
Wood furniture artist Mike Roach's studio is behind his showroom in downtown Oak Creek.
"People will be able to see the finished pieces in the showroom and the pieces in progress in the shop," said Roach, owner of Dovetail Designs. "You can see all the stages from start to finish."
Like Roach's furniture, the ideas and inspiration the tour participants receive can last a lifetime.
"It's great for the public to get out in South Routt because there are a lot of artists out there," Rosenzweig said. "Get on the back roads and see what you can find."


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Your Views
Those who use should pay
I love it when someone from the Milwaukee area speaks for any of us who live in the suburbs. I am referring to the letter written by Jack M. Heck, "Little Red Hen and the arena" (Your Views, Dec. 12).
He suggests that us living outside Milwaukee County will be first in line for any event held at the arena, but we refuse to pitch in to help cover the cost to replace the 25-year-old BMO Harris Bradley Center. A number of surrounding county boards already have gone on record opposing any regional tax to pay for renovation or replacement of the center.
I, for one, don't attend any events at BMO Harris, and I know I am on the majority side of the people living in my area. I don't follow college basketball, and the Milwaukee Bucks rarely seem to have a winning team that would draw my interest. I'm sure Heck wouldn't want to be taxed for any facility built in the suburbs; believe me, we feel the same about Milwaukee.
I suggest if the wide majority of the decision-makers feel that the people living in the suburbs should pay equally for the restoration or replacement of the BMO Harris Bradley Center, then it should be accomplished through user fees much like the Milwaukee County Zoo. If you don't live in Milwaukee County, then you would pay extra for your tickets.
That way, the people using it pay for it, and those who don't are not forced to pay for something they never use.
John Sobczak
Public funding for private venture?
It would seem that Tim Sheehy and his Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce message of no taxes and privatization of public services has been taken to heart.
Now that the BMO Harris Bradley Center appears to be in need of replacement, every surrounding county is pre-emptively declaring that its taxpayers will not pay for it. Milwaukee County will not need to make a similar vote because the money simply isn't there.
So now we are faced with a private venture that may have legitimate need for public funds. Does Sheehy have a clear understanding of the phrase "Hoisted on one's own petard"?
Randall Welniak
Close tax loopholes
Congressional gridlock on the budget ended last week when Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) announced that they had brokered a compromise, which was approved by the House. If the Senate concurs, the deal, a two-year roll-back sequester is a huge step forward: the first budget adopted by a divided government since 1986.
Gamaliel, a 17-state faith-based network with 13 affiliates in Wisconsin (WISDOM), applaud Ryan's efforts to avoid a government shutdown — especially in this battle-weary, partisan Congress. We're concerned, however, that this budget is being balanced on the backs of working and unemployed people.
Ryan should go one step further and fix the revenue problem by closing tax loopholes. The jobless men and women of Wisconsin also need unemployment insurance. His leadership is evident; please apply it to solve these thorny problems for the common good of all.
Ana Garcia Ashley, ED Gamaliel
Health care and elections
Here in America, we have a patchwork quilt of health care systems. Your age, your income and your pre-existing conditions determine which system you fall into. Indeed, some fall out of the system — too many Americans die of treatable diseases.
The Affordable Care Act spreads the cost of health care across the age 20 to 65 working population, using hundreds of insurance companies that all operate for profit. Generally, they pay out about 80% of their income (customers' premiums) for the care of their policyholders. The other 20% goes to pay the stockholders and the expense of running the company, including CEO salaries.
When the president proposed the overhaul of health care, America never engaged in an important moral discussion: Do you want A) a health care system that distributes care based on the ability to pay? Or do you believe B) that anybody who is sick can see a doctor?
Health care is either a commodity or it is a human right. Commodities are sold for profit. Human rights are nonprofit and equal-access. Either way, health care has to be paid for. We never talked it over.
Within weeks of announcing his initiative, health care reform quickly became health care insurance reform. The president decided for us. He didn't ask us.
The United States is the only country among the developed nations with a for-profit health care insurance system. It is also the world's most expensive health care system, despite its poor performance ranking. Globally, the highest-quality, most cost-effective health care systems — regardless of the metric by which they are measured — all utilize nonprofit insurance companies.
The obvious question is, "Why?" Does the answer lie in the political contributions that running for president requires?
We need to re-read the Constitution and overhaul the way we elect officials in this country, if for no other reason so we can collectively lead healthier lives.
Gregg Kishline
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