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Beaver Creek Episode Six
by Cara - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - Permalink
Ian Timothy adds another episode to his witty iStopMotion animation series, Beaver Creek. Ian's unique and expertly crafted short animations depicting the curious lives of beavers not only raise awareness for beaver conservation, but also portray the limitless possibilities of creative technology and the imagination.
Beaver Creek captures the life of Twigs the beaver, Drake the duck, and an unnamed largemouth bass - with the occassional antagonistic otter thrown in the mix to stir things up. Each character is carefully molded from clay, and placed in precisely built settings, fit with life-like streams, trees, and beaver dams. Every episode begins with a catchy tune sung by Twigs and Drake, and goes on to capture the everyday antics of the Beaver Creek residences. In Episdoe Six, Twigs the beaver travels back home to help fix his parent's dam.
Ian uses iStopMotion to create his Beaver Creek series. He is able to capture a single frame or sequence of frames at predefined intervals, time-lapse scenes with an interval smaller than one second, and schedule start and stop as well as frequency of time-lapse recording sessions with AppleScript support. The ability to record real-time events directly into your stop motion project also brings a real-life dimension to all of Ian's animations. You can watch all of Ian's Beaver Creek episodes on YouTube.
Demoing iPad apps with BoinxTV
by Oliver - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - Permalink
Yesterday, we got an iPad 2 complete with Apple Digital AV Adapter. Since it now supports video mirroring without a jail break and additional hacks, it can be easily used with BoinxTV to create training videos, demos or video podcasts. In fact, our resident podcaster, Bastian, took the iPad 2 and his co-host Tino to the Digital Upgrade studio for a live show on iPad 2. (You can watch the recording at their website in German.)
Here is a frame out of the video:
The interesting part is the live video of the iPad 2 to the left side of the moderators showing the content of the iPad 2 display. The signal comes from the iPad 2 through the Apple Digital AV Adapter and an HDMI cable and goes into a Matrox MXO 2 which is used as a video input for BoinxTV running on a Mac Pro. A special "iPad display" layer takes the video and composes it into the video.
A chart of the podcast setup can be found here and the document that was used is also available here.
An alternative setup would be to use the Apple VGA Adapter and a VGA2USB by Epiphan.
This is perfect for demoing iPad apps.
by Cara - Friday, March 18, 2011 - Permalink
This hand-made iStopMotion animation was a collaboration between animator, John Davide, and the band, Kontakte. Created completely with sand, the themes in the piece touch loosely on the myth of Pandora's Box, but is essentially a tale of loss, grief and redemption found through hope.
Spotlight on Panasonic TA-1 Flip Cam
by Cara - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - Permalink
We are always scoping out the latest equipment and cameras to pair with our creative software. Our latest finding is a small consumer flip-cam great for recording your iStopMotion and BoinxTV videos - the Panasonic TA-1 Ultrathin HD Pocket Camcorder. This tiny little camera comes equipped with Skype, iFrame and a built-in USB port for easy connection to your Mac and instantaneous sharing of videos with friends and family. The camera is extremely user-friendly and simple to operate - just press record and your off!
We want to be able to recommend good, quality cameras that will work with our products to our customers,says Bastian Woelfle, Boinx team member. The Panasonic TA-1 was recommended to me by someone on my blog and he said that it worked great with BoinxTV. We got the camera and tested it out, and sure enough it works great with iStopMotion and BoinxTV. Even though it only delivers 640x480 in webcam mode, the quality is really good and it even has a tripod mount perfect for BoinxTV and iStopMotion productions. It has auto focus and auto white balancing, to make your images look great, and its extremely user-friendly.
The Panasonic TA-1 is available for just $72.99 on Amazon.com. It's affordability and user-friendly nature make it a great choice for creative people wanting to experiment with iStopMotion and BoinxTV, while also having a neat and useful camera to take with them on-the-go. We give the Panasonic TA-1 four stars and recommend it to anyone looking for an affordable and quality camera for producing great iStopMotion and BoinxTV videos!
A Mac App Store Surprise
by Oliver - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - Permalink
A customer who had purchased FotoMagico Home on the European Mac App Store recently told us about his experience with the App Store handling his refund request: "I told them I wanted a refund for FotoMagico Home because it was missing a feature I needed which was available in FotoMagico Pro." The response he got from the App Store not only contained a link to our FotoMagico comparison page but the App Store sales agent also said that he should get back to him for a refund of FotoMagico Home once he actually purchased FotoMagico Pro.
We were very positively surprised by this. Not only did the App Store display a certain familiarity with our product, but they also acted in our best interest by encouraging the customer to buy the more expensive version before refunding the original purchase. This active upselling is a positive sign that Apple understands the needs of the third party developers and is acting on them.
A World of Ice and Snow with FotoMagico
by Cara - Monday, March 14, 2011 - Permalink
A World of Ice and Snow displays breathtaking images of Greenland with FotoMagico. Watch the stunning slideshow here...
Boinx Chronicles Video Edition Episode 3
by Oliver - Friday, March 11, 2011 - Permalink
In this episode, Oliver talks about product updates, the iPad 2, even more product updates and a nice video we made about the use of BoinxTV at he Munich International School. Enjoy!
Munich International School Goes Live With BoinxTV
by Oliver - Friday, March 11, 2011 - Permalink
MIS Live is not your average news station. Located in a small classroom filled with Mac computers on the outskirts of Munich, the station is comprised of students from the Munich International School's Middle School — a co-ed institution dedicated to helping students achieve their greatest potential. For the team of MIS Live, that potential comes in the form of budding journalists and broadcasters, creating exciting and remarkably professional news show for their school community, with the help of a little program called BoinxTV.
Music: "Dandelion" by Adult Only
Students of the MIS Middle School, grades 5 to 8, are using their after school time in a unique way, thanks to a new after school program called TV News Station and a piece of software called BoinxTV. Gathering together facts, pictures, events, interviews, and information from around the MIS campus community, this group of talented and outgoing students write and edit scripts, cut movies and produce their own live TV news program via BoinxTV. Calling themselves, MIS Live, the students cover everything from class field trips, to sports, school gossip, and the latest tech gadgets on campus, and deliver the news straight to their peers in weekly broadcasts.
BoinxTV is live-video production software from Boinx Software, developer of cool and unique apps for the Mac platform. Acting like your own personal TV truck — minus the truck — BoinxTV combines live camera video, clips, photos, 3D graphics, lower thirds, audio, and more to create stunning broadcasts with a professional touch. Perfect for recording presentations, interviews, lectures, sporting events, concerts, and more, BoinxTV helps MIS Live piece together their school-wide broadcasts in no time. "BoinxTV is a piece of software that allows for the creativity of every child," says Pia Druggan, IT Integration Specialist, MIS Middle School. "The great thing about BoinxTV is that it gives the students the same look and feel of CNN or BBC. If you have a story to tell and it could look and feel like a news story, BoinxTV is the perfect platform to use."
The students of MIS Live not only learn the ins and outs of TV production and live broadcast software, but also the advantages of working as a team and the importance of relationship building. To make each MIS Live broadcast a success, the students must work together to complete their assignments and overcome the many hurdles of live TV. "The process of capturing the news video usually requires several tries and a dose of patience and good humor, as the students do everything from writing the scripts to directing the software," says Pia. "But in the end it's worth it to see the sense of pride and accomplishment on each of their faces once their broadcasts go live."
BoinxTV Home: Professional Broadcasting Just Got Affordable
by Cara - Friday, March 11, 2011 - Permalink
Mac AppStorm reviews BoinxTV Home. With BoinxTV Home you can go far beyond the capabilities of iMovie and create stunning videos for private or business use. The wealth of effects and the multitude of settings included with them give you a lot of freedom to customize your videos. Overall, BoinxTV Home left a very good impression in terms of performance and usability!
Mega Release Day
by Oliver - Wednesday, March 09, 2011 - Permalink
Today is Mega Release Day at Boinx Software. Engineering was very busy the last couple of weeks and so a total of 7 updates just went live on the App Stores and the web site:
- iStopMotion 2.7 - Full French and Japanese localizations and many bug fixes. All flavors (Home/Express/Pro) have been updated.
- FotoMagico 3.7.5 - Updates to the audio volume control and bug fixes. FotoMagico Home and FotoMagico Pro have been updated.
- PhotoPresenter 4.1.1 – Complete french localization and https support for Facebook.
- You Gotta See This! 1.5 - Post your panographies to Flickr in addition to Facebook and Twitter.
The updates are free if you have a valid license and are available for download from boinx.com or the Mac/iPhone App Store.
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Hey, is that Dave Grohl?: Ten awesome celebrity photobombs
Dude, Dave. Chill!
Last week, NPR asked listeners to share photos of themselves with favorite musicians. That's a swell idea and all, but we thought that taking the angle of the photobomber would be a more entertaining way to look at pictures of famous people with non-famous people. While there have been many sites dedicated to the art of photobombing, we took a moment to comb the vast expanse of the Internet and bring you the best of the best. Below, enjoy a some pictures we found of fans being photobombed by musicians, musicians being photobombed by other celebrities, and, well, you get the point.
10. Dan Black, incognito photobomber extraordinaire You may not have heard of Dan Black yet, but after his series of photobombs for Best Week Ever, you will probably fall in love with him. The French-by-way-Britain electro artist infiltrated groups of non-celebs during Austin City Limits last year, and managed to come off looking cooler, funnier and more debonair than anyone trying to get hip and pose-y for the camera. Bravo, Dan Black. You have successfully sucked the last bit of life out the cliched party photo enterprise.
9. David Spade gets in with Eve
Not sure why an arrow was necessary to point out David Spade's terminally creepy face, but nonetheless, he wins the award for "Adult Male Most Likely To Pull Off A Shirley Temple Face In a Photobomb."
8. John Mayer and two women from the Fedora club
This could be one of two scenarios: Either these women knew John Mayer was behind them and wanted to document it in a subtle way, or John Mayer really is a photobomber. Whatever the real reason is, it doesn't matter, because this image of Mayer looking like a hilariously wimpy grandma was worth the photo. Where are they eating lunch anyway? Maggiano's?
7. Dave Grohl bombs Jessica and Nick Now this, this is a true photobomb. Not only does Dave Grohl take the opportunity to jump in the once Newlywed stars' picture, he blows up the spot with a huge, lion's roar of a grin on his face. Nice work, Dave.
6. Spiderman, Dan Deacon and some guy There really isn't ever a time when Dan Deacon doesn't look like he's partying, just been partying, or about to party. But as he was taking a break from his usual party schedule to snap a photo with some dude in a Halloween costume, a photobomber got him, hand on the shoulder and all.Next Page
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My front passenger suspension on my 02 wrx (120k miles) started creaking about a month or so ago and is proving extremely difficult to troubleshoot. The creaking/groaning is noticeable during braking, accelerating, turning the wheel (both while moving and stopped), and going over bumps (it is particularly strong while turning and going over a bump, up a driveway for example). The noise is only heard at low speeds. As far as I can tell the car is handling/performing just fine. It just doesnt seem like something I should be just dealing with though, so I am hopeful I can get this figured out in the next week or two before admitting defeat and taking it to a shop.
My current suspension mods are whiteline sways and endlinks, Koni inserts, group n mounts, and RCE wagons (about 60k miles on all modifications). I have isolated the noise to the front passenger wheel by going over speedbumps at an angle, in addition to the noise being clearly from this area. I disconnected the front sway bar as part of my troubleshooting which had no impact on anything, noise still occurred in all situations. I had a look at the bearings in the Group n mounts and they seem to be rotating smoothly and are not sticking when turning the wheel. Though I never put a cover on top of the group n mounts to keep dirt from getting in due to the adjusters sticking up preventing the stock cover from fitting. Is there a way I can clean this out, regrease, and then cover up somehow? Does it seem like this could be causing the issue? Picture below...
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Is it possible the springs against the group n rubber are squeaking? would it be a dumb idea to put some lithium grease on the springs where they meet the top mount?
I checked the wheel bearing, there is no play in the wheels... Also people describe that as a much different noise so I don't think that's the case.
I replaced the brakes in front as they needed to be done anyway and this had no improvement on the creaking.
I checked the CV boots, no tears in the boots or leaking from the boots, however there is some grease and gunk buildup where the axle meets the transmission on one side. Could this be causing my issue? Should I look at replacing the axle regardless of whether this is causing the creaking? Pic of clean and dirty sides of transmission below. Attachment 101928Attachment 101929
Could this be an issue in my steering column? The boots on the steering column are not leaking or ripped, but they are certainly looking a bit "dry". I had my wife turn the wheels full lock to full lock a few times with the car jacked up and heard no noises. After doing this the car shuddered when turning the wheel at low speeds a few times, but that issue went away quickly.
Any help would be appreciated. I am at my wits end trying to get this figured out and am concerned if I take it to a mechanic they will just throw parts at it till it goes away or till my money is all gone.


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Once in a while, I am able to do a few testing/trade when my schedule allows. The testings/trade I am interested in shooting are with a full team. It is more meaningful to me shooting with photographers & talented artists (MUA, Hairstylist, Wardrobe Stylist) collaborating on concepts that will benefit all of us.
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Hula Girl Beverages (Promo/Dancer)
Grand Opening@ Ono Hawaiian BBQ- CA & AZ (Polynesian Dancer)
Mistresses ABC (tv)
Kitschnglam 2014 (Internet & print)
Wave at Saturn/NASA (print & video)
"Get Lucky" cover/Kia promo- Skylar Grey (music video)
The General Car Insurance "Change Your Due Date" (commercial)
Living Green With Baby (Internet)
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USA Today (print & commercial)
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Michael O'rourke Rock Your Hair campaign (print & video)
Boeing "Aviation" (print)
Western Union (print & video)
Le Cordon Bleu Grand Buffet Luau (Polynesian performer)
Honibay Clothing Store (internet)
Hop (movie)
House of Thailand (print,internet & video)
LA Times Adventure & Travel show 2011-Polynesian performer (stage)
California Wetness, Underwater Photography by Steve Shea photography (print)
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Chagoury Couture (print/internet)
Arte Flamenco & Center of WorlDance promo (video)
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Honda Commercial (regional)
Hawaiian Airlines inflight (video)
Inspire Hairbook (Bridal) Volume #68 (print/book)
MAMI Magazine (Featuring Michael Hall) Issue #11 (webzine)
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I have a Haeger Crock that has different sizes of Mushrooms on it. It is Green and White in Color. The size are: the top opening inside is about 7 5/8 inches, it is about 7 1/4 inches tall. It is great shape I see no cracks or chips t is one place on the top that feels a little rough. The bottom reads Haeger USA 5064


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ugh now I am really confused... I would have guessed I was on the verge of over-conditioned and maybe it's just today since it has felt softer before today. But I just did a few strand tests and it broke fairly easily and doesn't stretch much. The trouble is I can never determine if it is actually breaking because it is dry or if I am just pulling too hard. I have trouble getting a hold on my hair strand to even pull it and end up having to wrap it around my fingers a little first.
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Adrift in Canada: Simon Calder on the edge of Newfoundland
Windswept and wild, friendly yet forlorn: the island of Newfoundland is a corner of Canada steeped in beauty and sadness.
By Simon Calder
The Independent, UK
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So this is how the western world ends: a grassy hillside tumbling down to a shore of ancient sandstone sculpted by the Atlantic. But as youface the ocean from the edge of North America, you are unlikely to be deep in contemplation about the great continent atyour back, of Manhattan and mountains, of Disneyland and desert. Your attention is, instead, seized by the extraordinary performance taking place offshore. Beneath the lighthouses deployed to protect shipping from being speared by Cape Spear, a troupe of fin whales is, frankly, showing off.
They spout, then surface, sleeker than submarines. One giant mammal surges almost clear of the water, taunting sightseers who will later discover their cameras have caught only the perfect splash, roughly the size of, well, whales.
Nature even lays on an amusing maritime sideshow in the shape of a squadron of rotund puffins: imagine a squadron of potatoes with wings flapping frenetically as they struggle to lift clear from the surface of the sea. Yet Cape Spear is only one of the joys that awaits on this Newfoundland shore, the eastern edge of the western world.
The first pleasure: how gratifyingly close is this corner of Canada. During the summer, closely correlating with whale-watching season, Air Canada flies non-stop from Heathrow to Newfoundland's capital, St John's. The Atlantic crossing takes only five hours – the stretch from Wales to whales is 2,000 miles. Within another hour you can clear immigration, collect your luggage, pick up a rental car, get lost a couple of times (local signage ranges from rudimentary to baffling), discover how forgiving the local motorists are when stuck behind a confused visitor, and clunk to a halt in North America's easternmost car park.
You will find plenty of space. Newfoundland is just about as far for the average Canadian as it is for the average Brit. The exceptionally friendly locals are mainly descended from Scottish and Irish folk – and the province's weather emulates the Celtic fringe of Europe, too: summer visitors need not arrive overburdened with sunscreen.
This south-eastern corner of Newfoundland is far more developed than the rest of the island – yet it has a forlorn air, a place adrift. The island remained a colony of Britain, separate from Canada, until 1949 – which is roughly the era in which much of Newfoundland seems, endearingly, to be lodged.
The fishing villages that dot the coast are untarnished by time, and their cottages in primary colours brighten the bleakest day. Outside St John's, you will struggle to find a café or restaurant that you can walk to from your B&B, or which opens much beyond 7.30pm. Do tourists steer clear because facilities are few, or is an indifferent infrastructure the result of global indifference towards Newfoundland? Who cares, when you find yourself at the place where it all began, at 10am on the last Monday of July, with not another soul in sight. The Colony of Avalon, founded in 1720, occupies a beautiful bay cradled by a headland that, predictably, sports a lighthouse. This wasn't quite the first settlement in Newfoundland, but it was where the Europeans first took root – and possession of the island and its fishing grounds.
In 2011, an archaeological dig is taking place (though evidently not at 10am on Mondays) to unravel the secrets of Sir George Calvert's colonial adventure. The name that had been taken from English legend was eventually bestowed on the whole crumpled south-eastern corner of Newfoundland. The Avalon Peninsula is a land of pine forests draped across hills and lonely moorlands speckled with lakes, and embraced almost completely by jagged shores.
For those with more than a week or less than a rented Chevrolet Impala, the way to experience the shoreline is on the East Coast Trail, a long-distance footpath that starts in St John's and rambles south. To sample one of the finest stretches, make for La Manche Provincial Park, about halfway down the coast. The path carves through thick forest, then suddenly opens up to reveal a couple of surprises: some shattered concrete slabs are all that remain of a fishing village obliterated 45 years ago by a winter storm; the channel that gouges deep inland, along which the destruction arrived.
Today (or at any rate, last week) the mosaic of rock and forest and water presents a placid picture, best observed from the wooden suspension bridge that straddles the ravine and is designed to be just wide enough for two people to squeeze past, in the statistically improbable event that they should meet. The trail that slinks north from the far side could seduce the most reluctant rambler, though the same signposting syndicate appears to have been deployed on the East Coast Trail as on the parallel Highway 10.
In Newfoundland, the term "get lost" is laden with meaning as heavy as an overweight puffin. You feel adrift from the rest of the world, not least because of the very particular time difference of three-and-a-half hours from UK time.
You will also be transported, technologically, to a time before mobile phones: for the best part of a week, the only communication from my mobile was the message "No Service", and the effect was blissful disconnection. Curiously, though, Newfoundland has primacy in global communication. Cabot Tower, a turreted pepperpot perched on the edge of St John's, was named for the first transatlantic traveller to reach this part of Newfoundland (the Vikings had inhabited the far north of the island centuries before John Cabot turned up in 1497).
When, in 1901, Guglielmo Marconi wanted to test transatlantic wireless telegraphy, he climbed the stone steps to hear the joyful "dot-dot-dot" of the letter S arriving from Poldhu in Cornwall. This single Morse consonant dashed the hopes of the transatlantic cable companies, whose submarine wires came ashore, predictably, in Newfoundland. The first such cable rusts gently west of here on the shore of Trinity Bay, in the deliciously named town of Heart's Content. (A nearby, equally appealing port, shares its name with a sex toy; look it up if you must, the first letter being dash-dot-dot.)
The wireless revolution proved more profitable for Newfoundland than the cables had done. Marconi's mighty contrivance was seized upon by the transatlantic shipping lines. Passengers were soon queuing to pay 10 cents per word to have urgent messages transmitted to the first wireless station that could be contacted on the westward voyage to New York: Cape Race.
That this slab of rock high above the ocean supports a lighthouse is no surprise. But what may amaze you is the blanket of fog that fills the cove beneath it, with wisps of mist drifting off on the breeze. The Cape has claimed dozens of vessels and thousands of lives, notably the SS Anglo Saxon. In 1863 she strayed too close to the shore, and 237 souls were lost.
Even more poignant was an event half a century later in which the wireless station at Cape Race was an unwitting accomplice. Shortly before the Titanic struck an iceberg on 14 April 1912, 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, the liner's radio room had made contact with Cape Race. Dozens of passengers wanted to send telegrams to friends and family in the US, to announce their impending arrival in New York. According to evidence at the subsequent US Senate Inquiry into the disaster, this lucrative business meant that crucial messages from nearby ships warning of ice were not accorded the importance that could have saved the ship.
The testimony of Cyril Evans, the young wireless operator of the Californian, is as chilling as the fog that billows around Cape Race. He related his final Morse conversation with Titanic thus: "At 9.05 New York time I called him up. I said 'Say, old man, we are stopped and surrounded by ice.' He turned around and said 'Shut up, shut up, I am busy; I am working Cape Race.' "
Shortly afterwards, Titanic struck an iceberg and sank, with the deaths of 1,517 passengers and crew. Cape Race was the last place to receive a radio message from the doomed vessel. Like so much of Newfoundland, the heart-stopping beauty of the Cape is tangled with heartbreaking tragedy. But just offshore, the whales dance on.
Travel essentials: Newfoundland
Getting there
* Air Canada (0871 220 1111; aircanada.com/uk) flies daily from Heathrow to St John's until 23 September. Fares for late summer start at £594 return.
Getting around
* Rental cars are scarce and expensive, due to the remote location and short tourist season. Simon Calder paid £320 with Avis (08445 810 147; avis.co.uk) for eight days' hire of a Chevrolet Impala at St John's airport.
Staying there
* In St John's, the writer stayed in the Captain's Quarters (001 709 576 7173; captainsquarters.ca); a two-room apartment cost C$190 (£127) a night, with breakfast; and at the Quality Hotel Harbourview (001 709 754 7788; choicehotelsuk.co.uk), for C$192 (£128) a double room only. Down the coast, he stayed at the Bears Cove Inn, Witless Bay (001 709 334 3909; bearscoveinn.com); an apartment cost C$202 (£135), with breakfast.


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Ubasute (姥捨て?, "abandoning an old woman", also called obasute and sometimes oyasute 親捨て "abandoning a parent") refers to the custom allegedly performed in Japan in the past, whereby an infirm or elderly relative was carried to a mountain, or some other remote, desolate place, and left there to die,[1] either by dehydration, starvation, or exposure, as a form of euthanasia. The practice was allegedly most common during times of drought and famine, and was sometimes mandated by feudal officials.[citation needed] According to the Kodansha Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japan, ubasute "is the subject of legend, but [...] does not seem ever to have been a common custom".[2]
In folklore[edit]
Ubasute has left its mark on Japanese folklore, where it forms the basis of many legends, poems, and koans. In one Buddhist allegory, a son carries his mother up a mountain on his back. During the journey, she stretches out her arms, catching the twigs and scattering them in their wake, so that her son will be able to find the way home.
A poem commemorates the story:
- In the depths of the mountains,
- Whom was it for the aged mother snapped
- One twig after another?
- Heedless of herself
- She did so
- For the sake of her son
In popular culture[edit]
- The practice is discussed in some detail in Radiolab episode #305 Mortality. Ubasute sometimes appears as a metaphor for contemporary Japan's treatment of the elderly, who are noted for their above-average suicide rates.[3]
- The practice of ubasute is explored at length in the Japanese novel The Ballad of Narayama (1956) by Shichirō Fukazawa. The novel was the basis for three films: Keisuke Kinoshita's The Ballad of Narayama (1958), Korean director Kim Ki-young's Goryeojang (1963), and Shohei Imamura's The Ballad of Narayama, which won the Palme d'Or in 1983.
- The Old Law, a 17th-century tragicomedy written by Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, and Philip Massinger and Anthony Trollope's 1882 dystopian novel, The Fixed Period also explore the concept of 'Ubasute' in a Western context.
- The characters of Christopher Buckley's 2007 novel Boomsday introduce the concept of 'Ubasute' as a political ploy to stave off the insolvency of social security as more and more of the aging US population reaches retirement age, angering the Religious Right and Baby Boomers.
- The concept of 'Ubasute' forms the basis of the storyline for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Half a Life".
- The musical Pacific Overtures contains a reference to Ubasute. During the song 'Four Black Dragons' a city is being evacuated for fear of an American naval force lead by Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry. In the middle of the song, a panicked merchant is willing to abandon his aged mother during the evacuation, but the merchant is reminded that his son could do the same when the merchant is just as old. The merchant reluctantly picks up his mother and carries her on his back.[citation needed]
- Episode 19 of Folktales from Japan depicts this tale.
- Ubasute-yama (姨捨山?) is the common name of Kamuriki-yama (冠着山?), a mountain (1252m) in Chikuma, Nagano, Japan.[4][5]
- Obasute Station, Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- According to folklore, the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mount Fuji was once one of such sites, where its reputation as a suicide site might have originated.[6]
Similar practice in other cultures[edit]
- ^ Hoffman, Michael (September 12, 2010). "Aging through the ages". The Japan Times. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Japan, An Illustrated Encyclopedia, Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo, 1993, on p. 1121
- ^ Suicide 'epidemic' among Japan's elderly BBC News
- ^ 冠着山 長野県の山 信州山学ガイド] (Japanese)
- ^ Hoffman
- ^ "Suicide in Japan: Deep in the woods: Fewer Japanese are killing themselves". The Economist. January 30, 2016. p. 45.
Further reading[edit]
- Japan, An Illustrated Encyclopedia, Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo, 1993, p. 1121
External links[edit]
- What Japan can Offer to International Bioethics
- Folktale in Japanese , English version: [1]
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Ed Miliband struggled to reach 'the journalistic community' at his big speech and press conference today. 'Where's Sky, ah there, Mark isn't it?', asked Ed. 'Alistair' came the reply. Not content with this faux pas, Miliband failed to recognize the BBC's Nick Robinson and managed to slight Channel Four's pompous political editor Gary Gibbon. And there was some discussion in Fleet Street's watering holes afterwards about whether Ed had called a Tim 'Jim'.
The Labour leader was clearly distracted. In the course of relating an anecdote about US politics, Miliband used the term 'congressmen'. Mr Steerpike nodded sagely — knowing the meaning of this innocuous noun — but Miliband, who is always keen to be 'right on' and ever so politically correct, evidently thought he'd done something unmentionable. Horror crossed his face. Awkwardly, he corrected the mis-step to 'congressmen and women'; thereby drawing attention to a boob that nobody had noticed and only he seemed to care about.
Some uncharitable souls say that little Ed was worried about upsetting his (loaded) union bosses; but Mr Steerpike thinks it was the steps. As I staggered about the labyrinth of cobbled back lanes and steps at the back of St Bride's Church, where the event was held, it occurred to me that the place was not wheelchair friendly. Miliband wants to lead a national political movement, not a political party. Yet many people were excluded today. One Nation Labour needs a ramp.
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Cream Cheese Chiffon Cake Recipe
Recipe adapted from ちっちゃなチーズケーキのレシピブック
45g self-raising flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
30g cream cheese, at room temperature
40g caster sugar
1 egg yolk
2 egg whites
2 tbs water
1 tbs vegetable oil
For the cream cheese topping:
150ml fresh cream
3 tbs cream cheese
1 tbs caster sugar
strawberry jam
1) Whisk together the flour and baking powder. Set aside.
2) Pre-heat the oven to 170 deg C. Grease a 7-cm diameter muffin pan.
3) Using an electric mixer, whip cream cheese and 1/2 of the sugar until smooth. Add yolk, follow by water and oil. Beat well with each addition.
4) Sift flour mixture into (3). Using a rubber spatula, mix until just combined.
5) In a separate bowl, beat egg white until frothy. With the mixer running, add the remaining sugar in a slow stream and continue to beat until the egg whites are glossy and form firm peaks.
6) With a light hand, fold 1/3 of egg white into cream cheese mixture until just combined.
7) Repeat step (6) with the remaining egg white.
8) Scrape the batter into muffin pan. Bake in the pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the center of the cake turns out clean.
9) Let the cakes cool on wire rack while you prepare the cream cheese topping.
10) Put all topping ingredients (except strawberry jam) in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, whip the mixture over a larger bowl filled with iced water until frothy.
11) Spread the topping on the cakes, topped with 1 teaspoon of strawberry jam. Serve.
Cream Cheese Chiffon Cake
8 Comments:
- ChenC said...
All your pictures look the same. Same blue plate, same doiley paper, same fork. Everytime.
- 11/12/2010 11:51:00 pm
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
That is a wonderful recipe! Those little cakes must be divine.
- 11/13/2010 12:29:00 am
- sana said...
what a lovely cake! I must try soon ;)
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- Jo said...
Looks absolutely yummy. Would not have thought of adding cream cheese to a chiffon cake.
- 11/13/2010 11:48:00 am
- daphne said...
This looks awesome! and not to mention cute cute cute! I really like the idea of having some strawberry jam on top first before the topping. That's a sweet idea.
- 11/14/2010 11:53:00 pm
- Kitchen Corner said...
These little chiffon cake looks pretty and lovely!
- 11/16/2010 11:39:00 am
- Elin said...
Piggy ...these light cakes are lovely and with cheese cream topping..perfect finish! Thanks for sharing the recipe...I shall try making this :)
- 11/16/2010 12:01:00 pm
- grub said...
your pictures always look so cute ^^ this looks like a simple recipe and since i have a block of cream cheese in the fridge, ill try make this :D
- 11/23/2010 12:48:00 pm
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Elizabeth Williams (Carlsbad, Calif./Carlsbad), an attacker on the 13th-ranked University of Michigan water polo team, received CWPA Western Division Freshman of the Week honors for her performance over the weekend, the Collegiate Water Polo Association announced Wednesday (April 11).
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Williams chipped in an assist and field block as Michigan opened the weekend with a 16-4 victory against George Washington, and she registered one goal, three steals and two field blocks in a 12-7 win over Bucknell. In the regular-season finale at Maryland, she contributed two steals and drew a kick-out as the Wolverines dropped a close contest, 10-9.
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A judgement in stone (original 1977; edition 2000)
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A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell (1977)
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We know from the first line of Ruth Rendell's A Judgement In Stone who did the crime. Eunice Parchman killed the Cloverdale family. We know from the second line of the compelling book the reason why she did it. But, that reason is far more complicated than described. Yet, at the same time, it truly is as simple as described.
What happened at Lowfield Hall, the Cloverdale home located ten miles outside the small village of Stantwich, is fairly clear. Why it happened at the manor home is as complicated as the layers of an onion. If one little thing had been done differently the crime could have been stopped in so many ways. Yet, it wasn't as events and quite possible fate itself made sure of the crime.
A Judgement In Stone is not a classic mystery. Readers know from the start the crime, the guilty party, and the stated motivation. Instead, the read is a very complicated character study. Not just of the killer Eugene Parchman, but everyone in the book. Her accomplice who is clearly insane by the time of the brutal killings, the victims known as the Cloverdales, as well as the people of the local town, and many others.
Every crime leaves a wake of eek of wreckage in its wake. That wake of wreckage in all its parts-- big and small-- is what the very good A Judgement In Stone by Ruth Rendell is all about from start to finish.
My thanks to Barry Ergang who provided an e-book version for me to read and review.
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Ruth Rendell opens the book with a fantastic line "Eunice Parchman killed the Coverdale family because she could not read or write." The Coverdales are a wealthy family living in Lowfield Hall, a country house in Suffolk. George is manager of his family business and sees himself the local squire. His second wife Jacqueline is an indifferent housewife who, desperate for domestic help, recruits stodgy Eunice Parchman at the beginning of the book. Also living at the Hall are George's exuberant and attractive daughter Melinda and Jacqueline's bookish and remote son Giles.
Eunice starts out quite well and soon becomes indispensable, but within just a few months things have gone very wrong and she, along with her accomplice Joan Smith, kill the Coverdales with George's shotgun on Valentine's Day. This is not a spoiler since the author herself tells you the ending in the first few pages. By the end of the second chapter we know what's going to happen and even why. This is one of those books that made me wonder if there could be any sort of surprise in its pages. Well....this is one of the most effective suspense novels I've ever read. The tension continues to rise so gradually that by the time I got to the murders I could hardly stand it. Even knowing how it ends doesn't diminish the anxiety.
The structure is probably more like a true crime book than a work of fiction. It's a wonderfully told story and I highly recommend it.
Family mass murder (cp. Gardner's Live to tell). Rendell has some unpleasant prejudices that are more obvious in her early novels, of which this is one. Eunice Parchman and Joan Smith are troll-like English lower class characters seen through the unsympathetic spectacles of a future member of the House of Lords. How much richer and tragic the novel could have been had the trolls been created with more empathy. As it is, they are figures in a black comedy with Parchman's attempts to avoid revealing her illiteracy and Smith's religious mania driving the murder of the Coverdales (who are much more recognizably human, devotees of opera and theology, and definitely untroll-like).
Jacqueline and George are each in their second marriages; his first wife died, her husband deserted her. They are both very happy, and George, wealthy owner of a factory, has purchased a huge Victorian home that is just too large for Jacqueline to manage. Most of the children have left home except for Giles, Jacqueline's son by her first marriage, a brilliant troubled eccentric, brilliant who hates living in the country, and Melinda, George's youngest daughter, whom Giles has an incestuous passion for, envisioning her as the wasted tubercular love of his life. In order to lighten Jacqueline's workload, George decides to hire a housekeeper, and Jacqueline is delighted to discover Eunice Parchman, who even addresses her as "madam." Eunice, who fudges her references, turns out to be the ideal housekeeper with one exception: she cannot read, and it is this little detail that leads her to eventually kill the entire family. Not that they didn't try to make her happy. Eunice had her own bedroom and the old telly, and a well-sprung bed; after all, they wanted her to be content and to stay. But they never considered her as a person. They knew nothing of her background, never asked, and if they had, they probably would not have believed it. That she could have attended school without having become literate and learned to love opera. Heavens! Ironically, it's Melinda's attempt to learn the truth that initiates the catastrophe.
Ruth Rendell is such a good writer that she can reveal the plot ending and you still want to read the book just to find out how it all comes together. This was one of her best ones (and I've read many) - almost lyrically written and the family so lovingly drawn that I kept thinking there was no way she was going to kill them off. A great study of psychopathy fueled by illiteracy.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0375704965, Paperback)What on earth could have provoked a modern day St. Valentine's Day massacre?
On Valentine's Day, four members of the Coverdale family--George, Jacqueline, Melinda and Giles--were murdered in the space of 15 minutes. Their housekeeper, Eunice Parchman, shot them, one by one, in the blue light of a televised performance of Don Giovanni. When Detective Chief Superintendent William Vetch arrests Miss Parchman two weeks later, he discovers a second tragedy: the key to the Valentine's Day massacre hidden within a private humiliation Eunice Parchman has guarded all her life. A brilliant rendering of character, motive, and the heady discovery of truth, A Judgement in Stone is among Ruth Rendell's finest psychological thrillers.
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The Coverdales were nice people, practising the arts of gracious living, concerned with treating their new unforthcoming housekeeper as a fellow human being. If in fact they had been less concerned, their lives might conceivably have been spared.
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Submitted to: American Chemical Society Abstracts
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Publication Acceptance Date: 8/1/2005
Publication Date: 8/28/2005
Citation: Warner, K.A., Lee, S., Inglett, G.E. 2005. Flavor texture and attributes of foods containing beta-glucan-rich hydrocolloids from oats [abstract]. American Chemical Society Abstracts. p. 40. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Sugar cookies and peanut spreads were prepared with beta-glucan-rich hydrocolloids from oats (Nutrim-OB (10% beta-glucan) and C-Trim20 (20% beta-glucan)). The products were evaluated for flavor and texture by a trained, experienced, descriptive sensory panel. In cookies containing 10% to 30% Nutrim-OB, the cereal/grain flavor intensity was only significantly different than the control at the 30% replacement level. Cohesiveness and moistness of the cookies increased with increasing amounts of Nutrim-OB but with no significant differences from the control were noted until 15% replacement. In cookies containing 10% to 30% C-Trim20, the cereal/grain flavor intensity increased with increasing amounts of the hydrocolloid. Cardboard flavor also increased, but no significant differences were noted from the control until 20% replacement. Cohesiveness, density and moistness of the cookies increased with increasing amounts of C-Trim20 with no significant differences until the 20% replacement. Substituting 5% of the oil in the peanut spreads with Nutrim-OB did not significantly affect the flavor of the spreads. However, 9% substitution significantly decreased the oily flavor and the hardness increased. The use of 5% to 13% C-Trim20 as a replacement for oil in the peanut spreads produced samples with significantly more gumminess and hardness than the control. The flavor of the spreads was not affected by the substitution of up to 9% C-Trim20.


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Can George Will get anything right?
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It looks like conservative columnist George Will just wasn't content peddling misinformation about global climate change. He's now written on his ostensible subject of expertise, baseball, lauding a book about umpiring. Will claims:
Umpires are islands of exemption from America's obsessive lawyering: As has been said, three strikes and you're out -- the best lawyer can't help you. But because it is the national pastime of a litigious nation, baseball is the only sport in which a nonplayer is allowed onto the field to argue against rulings.
Now, aside from the fact that the first and second sentences seem to cancel each other out, Will falsely suggests that a "nonplayer is allowed onto the field to argue" balls and strikes. In fact, that will get the "nonplayer" an immediate ejection.
Also, "the best lawyer" can always help you, contrary to Will's suggestion. You can appeal any ruling by an umpire through two stages even when the motion to reconsider provided by arguing with the umpire who originally made the call is foreclosed because you can't argue balls and strikes: the appeal to the entire umpiring crew, and the appeal to the commissioner's office (formerly the league president's office) through the "playing under protest" system. The rules do say that such a protest has to be based on the violation of rules rather than a judgment decision. But that's a niggling detail that a lawyer like Clarence Darrow could probably get around.
(h/t A.H.S. who understands the rules of baseball far better than I, or Will, for that matter.)
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- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 boneless pork loin chops (4 ounces each)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons salsa
- 1 tablespoon apricot spreadable fruit
- 1 cup sliced peeled nectarines or peaches
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- 1-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Rub over both sides of pork chops. In a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook pork chops in oil over medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Remove to a serving platter and keep warm.
- In the same skillet, combine salsa and spreadable fruit. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir over medium heat for 1 minute. Stir in the nectarines, cilantro and oregano; cook 2-3 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve with pork. Yield: 2 servings.
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Aftermarket Power Liftgate
My Laredo X didn't come with power liftgate. Has anyone tried to do this aftermarket? I found a company (Electric Life) that puts together power trunk kits with linear actuators but not sure if trunk openers will be long enough to open the liftgate. Any comments appreciated!
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be glad you don't have it, if you skim forums not only for grand cherokee but other manufacturers, besides air suspension issues, other common problem people ALWAYS have is power liftgate issues.
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Our navigator had powerlift gate and never had a problem, but the unit in the Jeep seems to be a POS. Takes forever to lower (or start to lower for that matter), occasionally you getting the annoying contruction equipment backup beep, doesn't always close properly, doesnt always open properly... The nav was smart enough that if you pulled the gate it would start closing, which does not happen on the jeep (not everyone realizes you have power liftgate and we've had friends try to close manually).
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Just another thing to go wrong. Don't waste your time/money. Do what everyone else does... Buy some reps.
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I have the power lliftgate (one of the requirements from my wife). At first I thought it was a waste of money, but now that I have it, I find it extremely handy and trouble free. Would not order another vehicle without one.
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I looked into doing this as well as it was an option I wanted and wasn't able to get (in October I couldn't find a Limited with a Hemi, Tow-IV package and Lux 2), anyway....
If you search trademotion's website you will be able to find all of the OEM pieces you need to pull this off. I haven't done this because the OEM parts are very expensive. But, if there is an aftermarket company near you willing to perform the work indpendent of OEM parts you may not have to purchase all of the expensive Jeep OEM modules and such. You maybe able to augment the factory items with acceptable aftermarket items. If done properly, you may even be able to get a factory keyfob programmed to work.
Heres' a link to trademotion and a .pdf snapshot.
http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...17&model=Grand Cherokee&year=2011&graphicID=WA11765&callout=1&cat alogid=2&displayCatalogid=0
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Liftgate problems here too... Mine is like a really old person who has health problems...it has good days, and it has bad days. First thing that went wrong was the beeper would either 1. stop alltogether, 2. sound like it's dying, 3. Beep like a unknown Morse code, or 4. squeal like I'm killing a large pig in the middle of target parking lot (to which the only thing I could do was smile and wave :iws:).
Next was the thing would either...not open at all, or open and you couldn't shut it (even manually). It did this to me the other night when a severe thunderstorm was headed in our direction and I was parked in the middle of the driveway getting groceries into the house... Looking back, I would have been happier without the power liftgate at all...
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These guys did a sweet power liftgate aftermaket setup! Its a Stratec Power liftgate Check it out!
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I have a love/hate relationship with mine. My wife loves it for loading groceries, etc, but sometimes I just want to be able to reach up and manually close it w/o looking like a pansy who can't close his own liftgate and has to press a little button. It has been trouble-free so far, but I am waiting for the day where it malfunctions.
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I was excited to have the power liftgate for grocery shopping, trips to Costco, etc. but the funny part is that half the time I forget I even have it. Then I get up to the truck and have to wait for it to open anyway :rolleyes:
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Bikeability is a small charity that enables people with disabilities to enjoy cycling. Last year it received a grant to buy 10 bicycles for people with mental health problems and it placed an order with an online company, Factory Direct Bikes. The prices were alluring and the website promised "customer service second to none". Alas, as soon as the cycles were put to use, the nuts securing the saddles began to drop out and the saddles came loose. "We tried fixing them ourselves," says project co-ordinator Laura Bolton, "but it was unsuccessful so we contacted the company. It said we should have complained sooner and that they were unwilling to replace 10 saddles, although the bikes were still under warranty."
Eventually Factory Direct Bikes offered to send one replacement and, if that proved satisfactory, to sell the charity nine more at a reasonable cost. Reluctantly Bikeability agreed, but despite numerous emails and phone calls the nine never turned up. "No one ever gets back to us and we are left with nine unusable bikes," says Bolton.
Factory Direct Bikes is astonished. "Our supplier dispatched all nine saddles free of charge months ago," says a spokesman. "This sort of problem with the nuts happens so rarely that I wonder how the bikes are used and whether they are regularly serviced."
Bikeability says the bikes are used for a couple of hours each week under expert supervision and that the problems began almost immediately. Weeks pass, then the company announces that the supplier will send more replacements with an invoice. Finally, two months after contacting the Guardian the charity receives the parts free of charge. The trading standards authority local to Factory Direct Bikes says it has received no complaints about the company, but points out that its prices are extremely cheap and you get what you pay for.
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MARION CENTER — Two long-tenured incumbents and a challenger are vying for two available nominations for four-year terms as directors in Region III of the Marion Center Area School District.
Region III is Rayne Township and Ernest Borough.
Incumbents Robert Neese and Charles Glasser and challenger Richard Howells Jr. all cross-filed to seek nominations on both the Republican and Democratic ballots in the upcoming primary.
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text: Dad joined the Navy because of that day. He assisted in troop landings on North Africa, Sicily, Salerno, Southern France, and Okinawa. Dad served on the AKA 1 Arcturus. A history of the ship is on the web. I like to read it sometimes, makes me closer to him. It was the first of the ''Attack Cargo Ship'' class. Just like the ship ''Mr Robert's'' served on. I had nine uncles serve during WWII. I would like to hear/see Yall's thoughts on this famous day.


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Florianópolis, Brazil, is an international city situated on an island off the south-eastern coast of South America. Especially apparent in the Trinidade district, enveloping the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), there exists a melting pot of Brazilians and exchange students emerging from all corners of the country and the world. Excluding the myriad different Portuguese accents presented by the exchange students, there is also a vast range of accents inside of Brazil—varying drastically from region to region and even city to city. Throughout my stay in Florianópolis, I have been told that even Brazilians have difficulty understanding some of the various accents represented inside their own country. Not only is there an immense diversity in the language in Trinidade, if not also in the physical appearance and the personality of the people. Keeping this in mind, on which aspects does one base their newly forming cultural identity?
My experience in Brazil has made me more versatile to change, more willing to understand new ideas and more open to meeting new people. The forming of my Brazilian cultural identity has been one of my greatest challenges, and greatest curiosities, while living and studying through Middlebury in Florianópolis.


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text: I went out to put the last treatment of ApiGuard in my hives and do one last looksee. And this is what I found (only in this one hive, the other two are normal): 1) The Apiguard tray was full of honey/Apiguard mixed. More honey than Apiguard. 2) Drones and drone brood. 3) One queen cell. Very large and plump. 4) A marked Italian queen. But, this hive had an unmarked, jet black queen all summer. Majority of the workers and all the drones are a dark gray to black. Now there are some 3 banded normal colored workers. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.


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La Charnière
A stunning 3 bedroomed Traditional Stone House with private 10M x 6M swimming pool and secluded sun terrace overlooking magnificent farmland. Property comprises 1 king size bed, one double bed and one bedroom with twin beds. The kitchen comprises fridge/freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, oven and hob. The lounge area has a table with seating for up to 12 people, TV, DVD player, computer, wifi, books, games and dvds. There is a downstairs shower room and a bathroom upstairs.
Two beautiful traditional stone houses set in a rural location accommodating up to 12 people (6 bedrooms) or can be rented out separately. Private pools (10m x 6m & 9m x 5m) with sun terraces, BBQ's and garden furniture. Set in 7 acres of stunning prairie with beautiful views, on the borders of the Lot and Garonne, Dordogne and Lot departments, This tiny Hamlet is made up of three beautifully restored gites, catering particularly for family holidays. The stone built houses have been sympathetically restored by local artisans, retaining many original features and are furnished to combine traditional furniture and modern requirements. Just five minutes drive from the stunning Chateau of Bonaguil, and the villages of Sauveterre La Lemance and St Front Sur Lemance (offering shops, bar and restaurant facilities), there are also many of the famous Bastide towns and villages (Monflanquin, Montpazier, Belves, Villefranche-du-Perigord, Issigeac to name but a few) with their weekly traditional markets within a short drive.
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The property is set on top of a beautiful valley, with views across the neighbouring fields, stunning sunsets at night and the sound of the crickets is the only thing you can hear. We spent a lovely two weeks here, one with our friends in the neighbouring property and one on our own. We canoed down the Dordogne, tasted wine, walked round some of the beautiful local towns and visited the local chateaux of Bonaguil and Castnaud. You are in a great spot for touring the local area and the villa itself was clean and well maintained. We used the BBQ daily and the pool was really fantastic as the weather was boiling! Jumping into a cool pool when you got home was fantastic or just spending the whole day just messing around in it. The owners accommodated our dog too who had a wonderful two weeks exploring the huge area outside and meeting the neighbour's dog Jive. We miss it and it was a perfect getaway for our two week holiday, a haven of tranquility. Thanks Gavin, your hospitality was second to none.
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The nearest airport is Bergerac, about 45 mins drive, used by Ryanair and Flybe etc. Hire cars can be booked in advance. It is necessary to have a car here in order to fully enjoy what the region has to offer. Also within travelling distance of both Bordeaux and Toulouse Int Airports, approx 2 hours and 1 hour 45 minutes respectively.
3km to nearest village of Sauveterre with its shops, bars and restaurant. Just five minutes drive away you can sit in one of the two restaurants at the foot of the stunning Chateau de Bonaguil. The town of Fumel is just under 10km away with access to large supermarkets and shops. An hours drive takes you to the beautiful chateaux and villages of the Dordogne including Domme, Sarlat, Bergerac and Beynac where you can canoe or kayak down the River at your leisure.
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While it took Olympus four years to replace the E-1 with the E-3, it's been just two years for its successor the E-5 to come along.
The company's new flagship DSLR now offers 720p video and a fully articulated 3in LCD, with 920,000 pixels, four times that of the one on the E-3. Live view can be used, or an optical viewfinder. It also offers multiple exposure shooting and 10 art modes. Once again, the large camera is housed in a rugged, splash-proof body, manufactured in thixomold magnesium alloy.
A Live MOS12.3 megapixel sensor captures the images and the a TruePic V+ chip processes the images. Olympus claims this delivers its best ever pictures with superbly accurate and natural colours and tones, even at ISO levels up to 6400.
Speed wise it can capture images at 5fps and Olympus claims the E-5 has the fastest AF speed in the world when coupled with the Zuiko Digital 12-60mm f2.8-4.0 lenses (24-120mm equivalent) and Supersonic Wave Drive Lens, thanks to the Twin cross type 11-point autofocus sensor. Naturally, Mechanical Image Stabilization is on hand too for, well, image stabilization, promising blur free images.
Video is de rigueur on stills cameras these days and the E5 offers 720p at 30 fps, with an integrated 3.5mm audio jack for capturing stereo audio.
Olympus has brought over the E-Pen's creative filters and ten of them are included here, Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Color, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Cross Process and Gentle Sepia, and there's a new one called Dramatic Tone, which deliberately applies unrealistic tones of light and shade. Moody.
The E-5 will arrive in eager punters hands in October and is priced at €1,699, so you can knock a bit off that to get the UK price.
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Gutter Downspout Question
I currently have gutters with 3" downspouts.
I'm considering changing one downspout to 4" without changing the gutter. I don't know what size gutters I have.
What does a contractor need to do to increase the hole size in order to fit the new 4" downspout?
How is this new adapter sealed?
How much should this cost?
Gutter is about 25' off the ground.
Cost cannot be provided here. Depends too much on your area. All that is needed is to cut a larger hole. (simple) Sealed with gutter mastic.
Are your downspouts 2x3 or 3" round? Will your new downspout be 4" round or 3x4"?
We do alot of these gutter repairs where we install over sized downspouts because of too much water flow or debris or what ever. A big problem I see is that most of my competitors will change the downspouts but not change the outlet size. That's just plain ol' dumb! A gutter system is very much like a chain, a chain being only as strong as it's weakest link and a gutter system being only as large as it's smallest opening. This means if you have 4" downspouts but a 3" outlet, you realy have 3" downspouts. Does that make sense?
I'm guessing you are trying to sell a job since your name is "handy man". I do not know what your hourly rate is, only you and your accountant probably know that. I do know that a one story job changing out the downspout typically will take about an hour, for two story add a half hour. And when you want to increase the size, just the simple act of replacing the outlet can take up to an hour, but no less than a half hour. I say up to an hour because the first time you do it LOL it's not fun! Don't forget to charge for travel and the time it takes to pick up materials. Personally if I were to be doing this job I'd be no less than $387, but pricing varies by region.
Sealing of the new downspout outlet can be done using the simple guter sealer, which is like a thin solvent based caulk. I have seen some guys using polyurethane caulk as well and having good results with it. The key is not to use an acrylic based sealant.
it's much easier to install a round outlet because you can simply use a hole saw. Fast! However not so easy on a retrofit application because there's nowhere for your pilot bit. Most likely you will need to knock out the old outlet, trace out the outline for the new outlet and begin to nibble away with tin snips. It's a slow tedious processs. The other option which I do not suggest, but I use, is a sawzall. It's ez to slip and over cut which is why I do not recommend it, but it's also much faster than nibbling with a tin snip. If you slip and over cut, now you 3 hour repair is turning into a gutter replcement and you're likely to blow all and any profit you may have had in the job.
The downspout would probably be 3"x4", and I would definitely make sure the hole size is increased.
I see a lot of gutter downspouts with 45deg bends right off the gutter. I wonder why they can't be steeper, since the 45deg bends are more likely to hold leaves.
Also, I wonder why a filter isn't part of any gutter design on the ground level. This will allow homeowners to remove leaves/debris that gets flushed down.
If it feels to awkward, climb down and let an experienced gutter installer handle it. Be careful, not worth getting seriously injured.
As for the screen system, it does exist. I'll try to find pictures of the screen system as well as a field cut bend on a downspout.
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text: SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced that its Ocotillo Wind project in Southern California reached commercial operation in December and is transmitting energy to the Sunrise Powerlink, a newly constructed 117-mile 500-kv transmission line linking San Diego and the Imperial Valley. The Ocotillo Wind project, a 265 megawatt (MW) wind power project in Imperial Valley, has 94 turbines that are erected and operational. The remaining 18 turbines will be installed in the spring. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has a 20-year power purchase agreement with Pattern to purchase the sale of energy produced by the project. "The Ocotillo Wind project is a shining example of achieving local, state and national energy goals, while being the first renewable project to connect to the Sunrise Powerlink," said Mike Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy. "Nearly 70% of the project was 'made in America,' producing local construction jobs, manufacturing jobs at the Southern California factory where the towers were built and additional jobs in factories around the United States where the turbines and other components were made. The Ocotillo site has the strongest winds in the Imperial Valley, which results in attractive energy prices for San Diego County residents. We would like to thank SDG&E, California ISO, the local community leaders, and the Imperial County Board of Supervisors for their tremendous efforts in helping make the Ocotillo wind project a reality." The Sunrise Powerlink transmission line, completed in June 2012, connects San Diego with the Imperial Valley – one of the most renewable-rich regions in California. The Sunrise Powerlink will eventually carry 1,000 MW of additional power into San Diego, or enough energy to serve 650,000 homes. "When the Sunrise Powerlink was put into service this past June, it instantly brought reliability to a region with strained resources; one of the key reasons why the transmission line was designed," said Michael R. Niggli, president and chief operating officer of SDG&E. "Six months later, the line is carrying its first green contracted megawatts, solidifying another reason SDG&E proposed and built this project. We applaud Pattern Energy's perseverance in seeing this project through and we look forward to the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility being the first of more than a half dozen other renewable projects in Imperial County to connect to the Sunrise Powerlink." Once fully operational, the Ocotillo Wind project will provide enough clean and renewable energy to power nearly 125,000 homes in Southern California each year. Construction of the project has created over 350 jobs, utilizing many workers and subcontractors from the local region. Ocotillo Wind will also generate substantial tax revenues over the next 30 years, benefiting Imperial County and local schools, among others. "Pattern's Ocotillo Wind facility is creating a tremendous economic impact on the Imperial Valley," said Mike Kelly, Chairman of the Imperial County Board of Supervisors. "With significant annual tax revenue and a long-term meaningful financial commitment to the region through its Community Benefits Program, residents will enjoy many benefits from this wind power facility." The Ocotillo Wind project was selected by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to help America reach its clean energy goals and protect its future energy security. The project is utilizing 112 Siemens 2.37 MW turbines, including American-made Siemens wind towers, blades and nacelles. The towers are made in California, manufactured by Ameron International, while the blades are made in Iowa and the nacelles are made in Kansas. Pattern's team of meteorologists has conducted three years of extensive wind studies demonstrating that the Ocotillo project site has excellent wind resource. In addition, the project site has been identified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as the best wind resource in Imperial Valley.


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