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Members of the Timberline Women and Behind The 8 Ball rafting teams, who will represent the U.S. at the World Rafting Championships next week, are the definition of average Vail, Colorado residents. They guide rafts, work on ambulance crews, and patrol the slopes by day, waiting tables at night to make rent. They fanatically train for a fringe sport—setting a world record on the side. They sold visors and coffee mugs to earn their airfare to Korea, where the International Rafting Federation will hold the 2007 world championships on the Naerinchon River June 29-July 2.
Coming off crushing victories at last week's national championships held in their backyard—on the Class IV Numbers section of the Arkansas River near Buena Vista, Colorado—the U.S. teams seem poised to take on the stalwart (read: well sponsored) competition at worlds. Both teams saw returning international competitors this year, and a rigorous off-season training program designed by Topper Hagerman at Howard Head Sports Medicine Center. On-boat training started as soon as the ice melted on the Eagle River.
"I think we've got a really strong team, and if we play our cards right we can finish in the top three," said Lisa Reeder, who, along with teammate Dawn Vogeler, is heading into her fifth world championship. Jody Swoboda and Lizzie Burnett have also competed at the international level, with Jaime Passchier, Jess McGowan, who will guide the boat, and alternate Kathleen Garcia rounding out the women's team.
Members of the Behind The 8 Ball, which set a world record for longest distance paddled in a 24-hour period in an inflatable, man-powered craft (194.21 river miles on the Colorado) last summer, are equally confident.
The team (which includes Vail-based Timberline Tours guides Brent Redden, Chip Carney, Olli Dose, Chris "Mongo" Reeder, Todd Toledo, Mike Reid, and alternate Seth Kurt-Mason) began competing in 2001. They bested the race favorite Canadian men to win the head-to-head sprint at 2005 worlds on Ecuador's Quijos River (world competition includes sprint, slalom and downriver events). Fifth-place finishes in the other two events earned the men bronze behind Russia and the Czech Republic for the best-ever U.S. raft racing finish.
"Rafting is a club sport in pretty much any town in the Czech Republic, kind of like softball here," Reeder says, adding some teams, like the Russians, are military trained or sponsored pros. "Japan has one big corporate sponsor that pays the whole team's salary just to train and go to races."
All of which, he says, sweetens the victory when they win.
The women's team finds themselves in the same proverbial boat.
"We can't even find a clothing company or someone in the whitewater industry to give us a splash jacket, let alone financial support," says Lisa Reeder, who is part owner of Timberline with her husband, Chris. "But we're not intimidated. We get fully outfitted, we look just like they do, but we probably had to buy our stuff at cost as opposed to getting it for free."
The team gathered for the first time in 1998, under the guide stick of then-Timberline guide Kathryn "Bugs" Bugby, for nationals that year on Gore Canyon, a demanding Class V stretch of the Colorado above State Bridge. "We raced that event in a commercial raft," Lisa Reeder recalls. "We didn't realize there was such a thing as a race boat. We got crushed."
In their new custom Sotar, the Timberline Women competed in their first worlds on West Virginia's Gauley River in 2001, and finished sixth overall at the 2005 worlds (the event is held every other year—the qualifier for this year's worlds was on Gore Canyon last August).
In a sport that garners little international attention, or monetary reward, travel makes the rigorous training worth it for many of these athletes.
"This is an opportunity not too many people get and I really enjoy being out on the water," says women's guide McGowan, who quit her engineering job to train with the team in Vail in the months leading up to worlds. "I can always design bridges and delineate wetlands but guiding the national raft team doesn't come across my plate everyday."


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Jeffrey Ross Talks After Oversleeping for His Interview on Our Show [Audio]
After "The Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show" broadcast Wednesday, we talked to roastmaster and comedian Jeffrey Ross.
Well, we were supposed to talk to him. But after the interview time came, passed and we didn't hear from him, we called up the number we were given. We obviously woke him up, but he's a trooper and forged ahead with the interview anyway!
Ross is doing shows at Zanies Comedy Night Club in Nashville July 17 to 19, and tickets are available.
If you missed the interview, you can listen to it below.
You can follow Ross on Twitter.
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This week, I will discuss two functions that launch a command shell.
The first function is system(), which is declared in "stdlib.h" as
int system(const char * cmd);
system() launches a shell as a child process, passes a command for the
shell to execute, and returns the child's status. Note that the status
returned is the exit code of the command shell, not the status of a
process that was subsequently launched from the command shell. The
following call returns 0 if the command shell was successfully
launched; it doesn't return the exit status of the program "calculator":
int stat=system("calculator");
The child process writes to stdout and receives input from stdin. The
parent process waits until the shell exits. Thus, system() is mostly
useful for implementing menu-based applications. Often, a parent
process needs to read from the child process or send data to it. For
this purpose, you should use the popen() function.
popen() is similar to system() except that it returns FILE * and takes
an additional parameter, the mode type:
FILE * popen(const char *cmd, const char *mode);
The two mode types are "r" -- if the parent wishes to read from the
child's standard output -- and "w" -- if the parent wishes to write to
the child's standard input (you can't do both read and write with popen
()). A successful popen() call returns a non-null FILE pointer. When
you write to that file, you're actually writing to the child's stdin,
and when you read from that file you're reading the child's stdout. You
must call pclose() before exiting from the parent process to close the
stream and terminate the child process, if it's still running. It's
also recommended that you flush the stream after every write operation
to avoid buffering delays. The following program creates an expression
string that is passed to another program, calc, which in turn performs
all the actual calculation. Notice how the string is passed to the
child's stdin using fprintf():
#include stdio.h
int main()
char buff[1024];
int stat;
FILE* pipe;
perror("calc failed");
exit -1
printf("enter a math expression: ");
fgets(buff, sizeof(buff), stdin); /*read expression*/
/*send user's expression to calc program using pipe*/
fprintf(pipe,"%s", buff);
fflush(pipe);/*avoid stdio buffering delay*/
stat=pclose(pipe); /*close child's pipe*/
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Hello Guys, first time poster here, so cut me a little slack if i dont get everything right;-) Anyways, Just purchased a moderately upgraded 02 bugeye about 2 weeks ago, and have since then been going over everything in the engine just to make sure things were broken and that the mods were done correctly. Well last night it was time to change the spark plugs (74,000 guy i bought it from said he never changed them out and didnt know what kind were in there) so i got the spark plugs out (which were NGK iridium's) and they looked a little overheated (white) and the insulators were pretty much gone, so i went ahead and purchased some stock range NGK Platinum's and gaped them to .031, I then installed them, and put everything back together. After that i turned the car on thinking everything would be just dandy being i only changed the park plugs, but when i turned it on, it sounded like 3 of the cylinders weren't even firing, and the 4th one was barley aking it. So i pulled out my scanner and looked for codes..nothing. i then inspected my maf/vaf connection and it was secure, I couldn't think of anything else to check for so i decided to take two of the plugs out and gap them to .040 (that's what the old one's were gaped at) and then reinstall them and see what the engine thinks, so i did so and to my surprise the engine acted pretty well, this time sounding like 3 of the cylinders were firing and only one not, i then decided to take the OTHER two plugs out and also gap them to .040, so that all 4 plugs would be at the same gap. After doing so i turned the car back on, and the engine sounded like crap again! So i gave up and went to sleep. let me tell you what i'm working with.
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KLM Lets Flyers Print Out Personalized Travel Maps [Video]
Dutch airline's social media campaign allows users to print maps filled with crowd-sourced tips from friends
Travelling can be a difficult endeavor, especially when your guidebook is borrowed from a friend of a friend and the top 10 restaurants listed no longer seem to exist. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines wants to help globetrotters out with its new social media campaign, 'Must See Maps — made by friends' by letting them create their own maps, that are printed with sites suggested by friends.
On the Must See website, users can create a map of their chosen destination, which they can then link to their social media pages (Facebook, Twitter) to ask their friends/followers for tips on where to go. KLM will then print a physical copy of the map and mail it to the user. The concept takes what travelers have done since before the internet existed, ask friends for recommendations, but compiles them in a much neater and compact way. And it does it all for free.
KLM, who has been increasing its social media presence since the volcanic ash incident in 2010, is using social media and its power of crowd-sourcing to gain a larger customer base. Viktor van der Wijk, Director Digital Marketing, KLM, says:
The KLM Must See Map campaign perfectly fits KLM's 'little act of kindness' social media strategy. Participants get a free personalized city map delivered at home and we receive their e-mail addresses in return. That makes two winners and that's what we always strive for.
Travelers will certainly appreciate this act of kindness, but will have to make sure that they order their friend-sourced maps early because they take three weeks to be delivered. Plan ahead and bon voyage!
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The Thunderbolts fell behind early and never recovered. For the second straight week, Northmont had a punt blocked. St. Ignatius' Patrick Hinkel recovered a punt blocked by Derek Reynolds and returned it 30 yards for the first score of the game.
"Especially with them being the away team, that gave them some momentum right off the bat," C. J. Barnett told the Dayton Daily News.
Both teams are 1-1.
• WLB Dorian Bell and CB/WR Corey Brown, Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway – In a season-opening battle between two of the top teams in Class AAAA, Gateway stormed out to a 31-3 lead and cruised to a 45-17 win over Pittsburgh Penn Hills.
Although Bell is the more highly ranked prospect, Brown grabbed the headlines. The nation's No. 8 cornerback prospect, Brown caught a 29-yard touchdown pass as the Gators took control early. He also recorded an interception and was praised for his play by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writer Mike White.
"I knew Gateway receiver-defensive back Corey Brown was good, but he's better than I thought," White wrote. "He breaks on the ball well at defensive back, and his long body makes him tough to cover as a receiver. He made an excellent catch against Penn Hills for a touchdown. An Ohio State recruit, Brown is full of potential."
Both Bell and Brown serve as team captains.
Of Gateway's seven first-half possessions, five resulted in scores. Gateway's Brian Williams was the offensive star, rushing 25 times for 210 yards. His brother, David, is a kick returner at Michigan State.
· DT/OG Adam Bellamy, Aurora, Ohio – Bellamy's Greenmen improved to 1-1 with a 40-14 win over host Mantua Crestwood.
Aurora senior Steven Yung followed Bellamy and the rest of the offensive line for touchdown runs of 1 and 15 yards. Yung also caught 34- and 65-yard touchdown passes.
The Red Devils (0-2) led Aurora 8-7 after the first quarter, but Aurora took command with 20-second quarter points.
• RB Jaamal Berry, Miami (Fla.) Palmetto – Palmetto does not begin its season until Sept. 5. The Panthers will go on the road to face Miami Christopher Columbus Boys Catholic.
· LB/FB Zach Boren and DB/WR Jamie Wood, Pickerington (Ohio) Central – Pickerington Central ruined the first home football game for the new Springfield High School, winning 21-0 in a lightning-delayed game.
The Tigers (2-0) had an easy time vs. the Wildcats, holding Springfield to 51 yards passing and 15 yards rushing. Eilar Hardy returned an interception 40 yards for the first touchdown. Nick Raymond threw two touchdown passes, one going to Patrick White and the other going to John Montgomery.
• WR Duron Carter, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas – Carter and the Raiders began their season in Cincinnati as part of the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series and knocked off Cincinnati Elder, 35-24, at Paul Brown Stadium.
St. Thomas Aquinas forced seven Elder turnovers and scored 28 unanswered points in the victory. Carter caught a 59-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Becker to give the Raiders the lead for good. St. Thomas Aquinas trailed 10-0 in the first quarter but led 21-10 at halftime.
"We felt at the beginning of the game that we could get open deep," Carter told the Cincinnati Enquirer. "It's just coming together. It was our first game, and in the first quarter we were getting a little more chemistry. In the second quarter we found sort of a groove. Our quarterback Ryan Becker played a great game and it all started with our (offensive line) blocking."
Carter caught four passes for 131 yards. Becker completed 10 of 18 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. He also ran for a 1-yard score.
· CB Dominic Clarke, Frederick (Md.) Tuscarora – Clarke will open his season Sept. 5 at home vs. Frederick. This week's scheduled game vs. Sykesville Century was cancelled.
· DE Melvin Fellows, Garfield Heights, Ohio – The Garfield Heights offense was nearly perfect, and Fellows and the defense took care of the rest in a 32-10 victory over Parma.
The Bulldogs were led by senior tailback Fred Swift, who ran for 223 yards on 28 carries and scored four touchdowns. Quarterback Nick Bowling completed 11 of his 12 pass attempts for 157 yards and a touchdown.
Thirteen unanswered fourth-quarter points helped Garfield Heights (2-0) pull away.
· WR Chris Fields, Painesville (Ohio) Harvey – Harvey won its first game of the season, beating Wickliffe 33-15.
Jamil Javey caught two touchdown passes from Richard Barnes - both for 80 yards. Barnes also added a 54-yard touchdown run, and Devonte Rouse added a 13-yard score.
· TE/OL Reid Fragel, Grosse Pointe (Mich.) South – South opened its season with an 18-0 over Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse.
Stanley Scott had eight tackles and a fumble recovery to go with a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown.
· CB/WR Justin Green, Louisville (Ky.) Male – Green had an impressive season debut in Male's 27-13 victory over Fairdale.
Green ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns and added another score with a 32-yard touchdown reception. Green also helped the Male defense shut down Fairdale. After Fairdale scored on an 80-yard touchdown pass from Bradley Vincent to Anthony Clayppol, Male clamped down defensively.
• RB/CB Jordan Hall, Jeannette, Pa. – Life without Terrelle Pryor began for the Jayhawks with a 43-0 blowout of North Versailles East Allegheny.
Hall had a big part in the victory, playing running back and taking some snaps at quarterback. He threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Dylan Roycroft and scored on runs of 84 and 36 yards in the second half.
"We wanted to prove that we are more than just Terrelle," Hall told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "We just got some new playmakers who were (behind) guys last year that were good. And there are people behind the starters right now that are good. It just shows it's a team effort."
· LB/FB Adam Homan, Coldwater, Ohio – The Tigers had little trouble against a out-of-state opponent. Coldwater crushed visiting Kokomo (Ind.), 41-7.
Cory Klenke led Coldwater (2-0) by throwing two touchdown passes. He completed 11 of 14 passes for 166 yards.
· FB Carlos Hyde, Naples, Fla. – Hyde helped the Golden Eagles erase a 3-0 deficit and Naples went on to a 47-10 victory over Hialeah.
Hyde caught a 10-yard touchdown screen pass from Juno Prudhomm to give Naples a 7-3 lead. The Golden Eagles added 27 more unanswered first-half points. The Thoroughbreds added a third-quarter field goal, but it was far from enough.
Greg Pratt caught a 78-yard touchdown pass and ran for a 4-yard score. Cameron Schlagel added two interception returns for scores.
· WR/CB James Jackson, Grand Ledge, Mich. – Jackson caught seven passes for 106 yards with a 15-yard touchdown in Grand Ledge's 31-28 come-from-behind victory over Grandville.
Senior John Tomasek kicked a 24-yard field goal with three seconds remaining to cap a 16-point fourth-quarter comeback. After Nick Kissane threw a game-tying touchdown pass to Blake Simon with 2:02 remaining, Grand Ledge forced Grandville to punt. The Comets took over near midfield with 1:12 left. Jackson caught a 32-yard pass from Kissane to the Grandville 32-yard line, and a Tony Wieber reception set up Tomasek's game-winning kick.
· LB/RB Storm Klein, Newark (Ohio) Licking Valley – Host Zanesville held Klein in check, but Licking Valley still left with a 35-13 victory.
Klein was stifled by the Blue Devils. He ran for 70 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown, but Licking Valley quarterback Drew Ryan picked up the slack. He ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Ryan also completed 5 of his 9 passes for 113 yards and another score.
Klein's touchdown opened the scoring in the first quarter. Ryan connected with Kline on a 15-yard scoring strike.
· OG Corey Linsley, Youngstown (Ohio) Boardman – Boardman rushed out to a 21-7 lead after the first quarter and cruised to a 56-17 win at Toledo Start.
Damian Jarrett ran behind Linsley and the rest of the offensive line for 151 yards on 12 carries. Jarrett scored on 78- and 5-yard touchdown runs as the Spartans improved to 2-0.
• OT Sam Longo, Bellbrook, Ohio – Longo is out with a stress fracture, and the Golden Eagles missed him in a 49-14 loss to Kettering Alter.
Longo has been on the sidelines for both of Bellbrook's games. It is not know when he will return.
Bellbrook (1-1) was tied with Alter (2-0) after one quarter, but 21-unanswered points in the second quarter helped put the game out of reach.
· DB Bradley McDougald, Dublin (Ohio) Scioto – McDougald got in the boxscore with a touchdown pass but Toledo Catholic Central left Dublin with a 21-14 victory.
Scioto (1-1) overcame two seven-point deficits in the game but Catholic Central (2-0) scored the game winning touchdown with 4:15 left in the game on a 42-yard pass from David Walender to Matt Cochell.
McDougald threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Eric Stamets in the first quarter to tie the game at 7-7, but Catholic Central took a 14-7 lead into halftime.
Marco St. John tied the game with a 25-yard scoring reception in the fourth quarter, but Catholic Central's late score proved to be the difference maker.
· OL/DL Jack Mewhort, Toledo (Ohio) St. John's Jesuit – The Titans (1-1) lost to Columbus, but Mewhort was not on the field for most of the game.
Mewhort left the game just before halftime after suffering a right-leg injury. He did not return.
DeSales erased a 10-0 St. John's Jesuit and outgained the Titans 328-205.
· DE Jonathan Newsome, Cleveland Glenville – Newsome and the Tarblooders (1-0) did not play this weekend but will host face Clairton (Pa.) Thomas Jefferson, Monday at Wheeling Island Stadium in Wheeling, W.Va.
· DT Johnny Simon, Youngstown (Ohio) Cardinal Mooney – Simon and the Cardinals silenced Covington (Ky.) Catholic, 57-0, in the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series at Canton's Fawcett Stadium.
Six different Mooney running backs scored for the Cardinals. Ray Vinopal ran for two touchdowns and Dan McGlone compiled a team-high 71 rushing yards on five carries. Mooney racked up 440 yards of total offense 397 coming on the ground.
· LB Jordan Whiting, Louisville (Ky.) Trinity – The Shamrocks had an open week and will begin their season Sept. 5 at Bowling Green.


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By JENNIFER HORTONThe Wilson Post
LEBANON -- Some changes are in the works this year for the Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, changes that will enhance the organization and its efforts in the business community.
That was the word Tuesday from John Lancaster, new chairman of the Chamber for 2009, during an interview.
"We have a couple of things we're going to work on," he said, listing the hiring of a Membership Director and overhauling the Chamber's website.
The Chamber has never had a Membership Director, he said, and added that the person hired would serve as a liaison with the existing members while working to enhance the group's visibility and increase membership. The Chamber presently has 821 members.The Chamber has never had a Membership Director, he said, and added that the person hired would serve as a liaison with the existing members while working to enhance the group's visibility and increase membership. The Chamber presently has 821 members.
Lancaster noted the Chamber's board is still researching the position and looking at Chambers of Commerce in other communities to learn what they have done when hiring membership directors.
Another project the Lebanon Chamber will undertake this year is redoing its website.
"It's fine," Lancaster said, but added "it doesn't have some of the flash available nowadays."
Many company officials first turn to the Internet and Chamber websites when seeking information about communities they might be interested in relocating/expanding to at some point, he said.
There are many ways to upgrade the existing website to make it more inviting to business people and to vacationers who sometimes look to the Chamber for information.
Lancaster said the Chamber will work to create a website that is improved and can be accessed easily.
"Committees are in full swing," he said, noting the Education Division, Sports Council and Tourism are planning a busy year as are the other committees.
The Tourism panel is working on plans for a special event this year, a "signature event," he said, that will bring additional focus to Lebanon and Wilson County. It will be called "Dumplin' Day," and as plans come together more information will be released about the event.
In addition, Lancaster said, the Chamber will work to promote shopping in Wilson County.
"It's more important than ever," he said, adding that with the opening of Providence MarketPlace in Mt. Juliet and other stores in Lebanon and Watertown "I don't know of anything you can't buy in Wilson County."
It is important to shop here because what you pay in sales taxes goes to support schools, roads and more, he added.
The Chamber is also celebrating its 85th anniversary this year. Lancaster said Chamber officials reviewed the minutes from board meetings from these past 85 years, all of which are on file at the Chamber office, and included some of the highlights in the program at the annual awards banquet held this past Thursday.
Among the highlights Lancaster said they discovered was that the Chamber signed a five-year lease for its office space in the 1960s for $25 a month. And in 1969, Chamber members discussed a civic center/arena facility to accommodate large meetings and banquets. The mid-2000s found city and county leaders and Chamber officials having that same discussion regarding the construction of a facility large enough to hold conventions and others gatherings by groups interested in coming to Lebanon.
"That was sort of comical," he said.
They also learned that some items that now fall under the government's responsibility were handled years ago by the Chamber. Those items include street lights and sanitation. There were two or three districts in the county in the past where some discussed separating from Wilson and becoming part of Davidson County, he said, and there some discussion among Chamber officials concerning bootlegging.
And Lancaster noted, Chamber officials mentioned flooding on the Square on several occasions.
Chamber members celebrated the organization's 85th birthday at the banquet with a cake and by singing "Happy Birthday."
Lancaster added that serving as chairman of the Chamber this year is very special to him because his father, Jim Lancaster, served as chairman. Mr. Lancaster is retired from the Farm Bureau Insurance. He has resided in Lebanon since 1952.
"Exactly 50 years ago, my Dad was the chairman," he said, and explained that he learned that his father served in that position in 1959.
"It was not planned," he said, but he did have the chance to share the moment with his father at last week's banquet.
"I had an opportunity to thank him for the example he set for me. That was special was for me."
Lancaster serves this year with Becky Jennings, past chair; Danny Stewart, chair-elect (not the chairman this year, as was incorrectly reported in this past Friday's edition of The Wilson Post); Brenda Burkett, treasurer; Beth Ashe, vice chair, Government Relations; Mary Beard, vice chair, Education; Connie Bullington, vice chair, Community Tourism; Dr. Harvill Eaton, vice chair, Economic Development; Dusty Davis, vice chair, Membership; Paul Jewell, vice chair, Sports Council; Corie Simpson, coordinator of Ambassadors. Other directors include Bruce Hallums, Vince Cherry, Veronica Bender, Magi Tilton, Cathy Sweeney, Robin Vance, Kenny Martin and Tammy Flanagan.
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Rain forced the postponement of Monday's Indians' baseball game at Monroe Area on Monday.
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So you're stuck in a rut.
A rut? you ask. Like being bored? How could anyone ever feel bored on a college campus? There's a thousand things going on every second–club meetings, theatre productions, intramural sports–really, anything you can name. And that's totally true. There's never a lack of anything to do at Hopkins; it's just that sometimes, you might have a hard time realizing that fact.
Generally, it goes like this. About halfway through the semester, you realize you've settled into a bit of a routine. You're no longer clutching a map and scrambling to find your classes, but are instead walking across campus confidently while cramming to read the last few pages of your American Lit homework. You've stopped going to the FFC in a huge pack with your entire floor, and instead grab meals with a small group of friends. You go to the Recreation Center and work out a few times a week, and then after you shower off and head to a club meeting or two. You study from Monday-Friday in the same cubicle on B-level, and then on the weekends you throw on some random themed attire and traipse across Charles Village to your favorite frat houses. After spending your Sunday feeling miserable in bed and watching Netflix, you dust yourself off and do it over again.
And is there anything wrong with that? Nope! Life is built on routines, and hey, that's a pretty sweet schedule in anyone's book. But sometimes, the prospect of doing the same thing over and over for the entire semester seems a little…well, boring.
Luckily, you don't have to resign yourself to a mundane existence. The first, and often the most important, step to getting yourself out of a rut is to pretend that you're not in one. It's easy. Set your alarm for twenty minutes earlier than usual (it stinks, but it won't kill you, I promise) and take a cold shower. When it's time to get dressed, ignore the lure of the hoodie. It may be comfortable, but remember, we're faking it here, and nothing screams "put-together" like an actual outfit. Here, I've even figured it out for you: dark jeans, white t-shirt, dark blazer, comfortable shoes. You'd be surprised with how many people will instantly be more impressed with you if you look like you're putting a little effort into your appearance.
I'll keep it short and easy and just tell you to get your butt to class; even if you're not wow-ing your section with thought-provoking questions, the professors and TA's notice who shows up, and a lot of the time that may be the deciding factor in determining whether you get a B+ or an A-. After class, don't head back to your dorm and take a nap (this is tempting, I know, I did it like every day last year). This is probably the single biggest potential time-sucker in your daily schedule. Instead, march yourself over to Brody, order a Dirty Chai Latte (Grace-Endorsed), and wait in the cafe for about ten minutes listening to peoples' conversations until it kicks in.
Then, take another second to think about where you usually study. If you find you're doing well with the routine you currently have, then stick with it. But if you find you're wasting hours talking to your friends on A-level or feeling depressed from the silence and the fluorescent lights on C, it's probably time for a change. A weird thing I've noticed is that people tend to exclusively study in Brody and MSE (the library, for the uninitiated). It's like no one has any clue there are tons of other study spots on campus, ones which are often quieter and cozier. The Hut in Gilman is almost silent, has awesome leather chairs that are perfect for sinking into, and is flanked on either side by the Writing Center and the Learning Den. Levering is similarly cozy, and it also has the delicious Daily Grind coffeeshop to help you stay awake.
Not that you should be staying up too late. Seriously, try to get to bed at a reasonable hour, or your sleeping schedule is going to get majorly thrown off. And if you're one of those people who feels guilty about leaving the library when there's still more work for next week to be done? Sign up for a Rec Center fitness class at night. That way, you'll be forced to get out of the study zone, and you'll head home feeling contentedly exhausted instead of wired and weary.
This advice seems like common sense, but you'll be surprised at how many people don't take it. I've gotten to points (midterm week comes to mind) where I actually had to remind myself to sleep because I was so caught up in the constant cycle of class-homework-party. And when I let my body finally rest, I was totally thrown by how worn-down I really was.
Speaking of partying and other social activities, there is fun outside Homewood Campus. I assure you, friends, the world will not stop just because you missed some frat's "Bolshevik Babes and Freedom Fighters" party, even though I'm totally proud of coming up with that because it sounds like a lot of fun. College is the last place where your social life should feel limited, but it often does, especially as an underclassman. My solution is to get on the JHMI shuttle or hail down a cab and explore other parts of Bmore. In my opinion, the easiest way to do so is through food. Trust me, you will be ravenous after eating for the FFC for too long, and there are few things more fun than going out for dinner with a group of friends. Some of my favorites are RA and Sotto Sopra, and I've heard great things about The Ambassador, Woodberry Kitchen, Miss Shirley's, and Dogwood. Too expensive? Here's a secret: Baltimore food is actually way cheaper than that of other major cities. I'm from near Philly, and I was astounded at how inexpensive everything is in Charm City. If you're still ballin' on a budget (I am so sorry for that reference) you can hit up Baltimore Restaurant Week, which happens once during the summer and once over Intersession.
If you're not obsessed with food like I am, there's still plenty to do. The Orioles tickets are dirt cheap, and they're always having student discount nights. Walk around Hampden and oogle at thrift shops or stop in Fells Point for gelato or just drop in on a random night at the Baltimore Soundstage and watch whatever band is playing. Chow down on great hummus at one of our fifty hookah bars. Stroll through the Inner Harbor, eat at a really cheesy chain restaurant, and try to guess where the tourists are from. Get yourself out of bed early and go to Pete's Grille for freakishly-good breakfast and a potential Michael Phelps sighting. God, I just realized I'm still writing about food. Whatever–the best bonding moments happen when you're pigging out anyway. And, wherever you go, invite some friends. They're probably stuck in some sort of rut too, and they'll likely appreciate the gesture.
Of course, some ruts can't be cured with taking a shower and eating Italian food. If you suspect you're feeling crappy because of illness, I urge you to go to the JHU Health Center. It's not my favorite place in the world, but the sooner you figure out what's wrong, the sooner you can feel like yourself again. And if you're seriously down, or just want to talk to someone, hit up the JHU Counseling Center. There's no shame in going; in fact, I think it's really cool that we go to a school with such extensive resources available to help us out.
But I digress. This is long, and you guys deserve a medal for getting through this one. Just remember: Hopkins is an awesome, awesome place, but everyone feels like their life is a little "eh" sometimes. Luckily, I can't think of anywhere else where it's so easy to get back on track and feel excited again.


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FLORENCE, S.C. – The Francis Marion University men's and women's basketball teams will play host to Columbus State University for a key Peach Belt Conference doubleheader, Saturday (Feb. 7) in the Smith University Center.
The women's game will start at 2 p.m., followed by the men's contest at 4 p.m.
The 16th-ranked FMU men (18-2 overall) currently hold a three-game lead in the PBC North Division standings with an 8-1 conference mark. CSU is 14-5 overall, following four straight wins, and is in second place in the PBC South at 7-2.
The men's game will pit the PBC's top offense, Columbus State at 82.9 points per game, against the top defense, Francis Marion allows only 62.3 ppg. Interestingly, Columbus State allows 72.8 ppg, while the Patriots are averaging 72.8 ppg. The Cougars also lead the conference in three-pointers made and attempted (199 of 588) and are averaging 10.5 three-pointers made per game, while FMU's defense leads the Peach Belt in three-point percentage defense, allowing opponents only 28.0 percent.
FMU ranks 19th nationally in scoring defense and fourth in team field goal percentage defense, allowing opponents only 37.5 percent. CSU leads the all-time series 15-9, including wins each of the past two seasons. The Patriots' last win over the Cougars in Florence came during the 1994-95 campaign.
FMU junior Louis McCullough is currently fourth in the PBC in scoring at 16.7 ppg, while Columbus State boasts the PBC's top scorer in 5-11 junior guard Yandel Brown (23.9 ppg).
The Francis Marion women (10-8, 4-5) are looking to move up in the PBC North Division standings. The Patriots are currently third, two games behind second-place Augusta State University, and three games behind first-place Lander University. Sophomore Danielle Moore (12.4 ppg) leads a balanced Patriot scoring attack that has four players averaging in double figures. Senior center Joanna Tincher (10.3 ppg) leads the squad in rebounding (6.6 rebounds per game) and field goal percentage. Her shooting percentage of 54.2 percent ranks second in the PBC.
The CSU women are 10-9 overall and tied for third place in the PBC South with a 5-4 mark. Junior 6-1 center Karina Pulici (12.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg) and 5-11 sophomore forward Erin Gibbs (12.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg) lead the Lady Cougar attack. Pulici leads the conference in three-point field goals made.
FMU has dropped nine straight games to Columbus State, and trails in the all-time series 19-12. The Lady Cougars have ended FMU's season with tournament losses each of the past four seasons, twice in the NCAA Division II Tournament Sweet Sixteen, and twice in the PBC Tournament. The Patriots' last win over CSU was an 85-65 victory on Jan. 29, 2000, prior to any of the current FMU team members joining the program.


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Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) on Monday was set to introduce an over-the-air software distribution system for mobile operators, a move that could help solve enterprises' looming challenge of managing wireless mobile devices like they do PCs.
The new distribution tool, called Mobile Device Management (MDM) and available immediately to carriers, goes beyond existing systems used for over-the-air updates of basic handset functions, according to Joy King, director of the Palo Alto, California company's network and service-provider solutions business. MDM lets carriers distribute updated versions of enterprise software and even new applications to high-powered mobile devices. HP expects operators first to embrace the system for consumer phone upgrades, but it can also solve a growing need of enterprise customers, King said.
As enterprises begin to deploy productivity applications in the field on advanced data-capable phones, they may want to control the new devices as tightly as PCs but face the challenge of having them constantly in employees' hands on the road. With MDM, service providers can help their enterprise customers by sending new software, such as an operating system upgrade or a homegrown sales force automation application, quickly to many devices over the cellular network, King said. The system can also make it easier for consumers to download software to personalize their handsets or add capabilities such as multimedia messaging, she added. Those upgrades, as well as fixes for phone software bugs, could be handled over the air rather than requiring consumers to visit the carrier's store.
The MDM system, which incorporates applications from partner companies Gemplus SA, InnoPath Software Inc. and mFormation Technologies Inc., is part of HP's mobile Service Delivery Platform (SDP) for mobile operators. That platform brings together HP software, hardware and partner offerings with consulting and integration services to help operators get services out to their subscribers.
Also on Monday, the company is expected to announce deployments of its technologies at several mobile operators, including SK Telecom Co. Ltd. in South Korea, Vodafone Libertel NV of The Netherlands and Sweden's TeliaSonera AB.
SK Telecom, the biggest mobile operator in one of the world's most advanced mobile wireless markets, is using the HP Mobile E-Services Server to deliver services to subscribers, HP will announce. The E-Services Server, part of HP's mobile SDP, plays a role in SK Telecom's Next Generation Convergence Platform (NGCP), a new platform designed to make a wide variety of services available to the carrier's approximately 18.8 million subscribers. HP began working with SK Telecom on the NGCP about a year ago, King said.
Among other things, SK Telecom is using HP technology to bring outside developers into the process of creating new services for users, King said. The HP mobile SDP gives developers that don't have a telecommunications background, such as game creators, a familiar interface into the carrier's systems through commercial Web services technologies, according to HP. In addition, it serves as a protective barrier to keep outside developers from inadvertently compromising the network, King said.
At Vodafone Libertel, HP at the end of last year deployed a system to improve the quality of MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) messages. Those messages can include images, audio and video, but transferring those elements from one type of phone to another can lead to glitches when the message is received. The system HP created for Vodafone, based on technology called MobiXtar from Israeli software vendor MobiXell Inc., performs transcoding in the network to ready each message for the phone of the user who's going to receive it, King said.
TeliaSonera is using HP's OpenView OSS (operations support system) software portfolio to manage its network. One component, HP's OpenView TeMIP software, manages about 100,000 alarms per day on the 3G network. The alarms signal problems such as hardware failures that require rerouting of calls, according to King. Also, OpenView's Service Quality Manager is used by TeliaSonera to maintain service level agreements for customers, according to HP. The software has been in commercial use at TeliaSonera since the end of last year, King said.


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RIO DE JANEIRO Nov 13 (Reuters) - Leaders of Brazil's main oilworkers' union said on Thursday that a contract offer from Petrobras falls short of their demands and sought a meeting with the company's chief executive officer to discuss their requests.
Meanwhile the 12-day strike will go on, said FUP, as Brazil's largest oilworkers union federation is known, in a statement.
In recent days the strike has reduced output by about 115,000 barrels a day, or about 5.5 percent of daily output before the strike began Nov 1.
FUP's national council will meet on Friday to debate any response to a letter sent late Tuesday to Aldemir Bendine, chief executive of Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as Petrobras is formally known.
Petrobras offered the workers a 9.54 percent wage hike on Wednesday, about half of the 18 percent demand from the union. The union, though, has said that wages were not its principal demand.
If the union can arrange a meeting with Petrobras, they plan to seek guarantees that strikers will not be punished for walking off the job, that they will be paid for the days they striked and that workers at a unit in Brazil's Paraná state have their contract brought in line with those at FUP.
The strike has become the biggest stoppage in two decades at Petrobras. It was launched by a union seeking to remove all non-government investors from the company and cut foreign participation in the oil industry. Continuación...


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You are charged with petty theft of $50 or less under 490.1 (the police probably wrote 490.5 but no big deal). This is punishable by a fine if it's charged as an infraction or reduced to one. Your lawyer should be working toward the reduction if you were charged with a misdemeanor.
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A VA loan can be used to purchase, purchase and repair/improve, or construct a residence to be owned and occupied by the veteran as
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A VA mortgage may also be guaranteed for the construction of a residence on land already owned by the veteran.
A portion of the loan may be used to refinance a purchase money mortgage or sales contract for the purchase of the land, subject to reasonable value
requirements. The residential property may not consist of more than 4 family units and one business unit except in the case of certain joint loans.
A VA Loan may be used to purchase a one-family residential unit in a condominium housing development approved by VA.
may also be used for purchase, construction, repair, alteration, or improvement of a farm residence which is occupied by or will be occupied by the veteran as a home. The loan cannot
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The escrowed monies are paid out to the builder during construction. The lender must obtain written approval from the borrower before each draw payment is provided to the builder.
This section does not address other construction loans guaranteed by VA; that is, those for the purchase of a residence newly constructed for the veteran by a builder who financed the construction from his or her own resources.
The veteran begins making payments on a construction/permanent home loan only after construction is complete. Therefore, the initial payment on principal may be postponed up to one year if necessary. The loan must be amortized to achieve full repayment within its remaining term.
Example: If it takes six months to complete construction, the payment schedule for the veteran obtaining a 30-year mortgage must provide for full repayment of the loan in 29 years and six months. Rather than requiring a balloon payment, it may be preferable to set up equal payments (beginning after construction is complete) which are large enough to repay the loan within the original maturity without a balloon payment.
VA's amortization requirements that payments be approximately equal and principal be reduced at least once annually apply to construction loans.
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text: 9 Brilliant Untranslatable Indonesian Phrases You Need To Add To Your Vocabulary June 25, 2015 Each language has its own wonderful idiosyncrasies; words or sayings which only make sense in that particular tongue. From the now-widespread use of German's Schadenfreude to the English 'Cockney' slang emanating from London, there are some remarkably funny and witty manners of speech throughout the world. Indonesian is no exception.Here are some phrases from Bahasa Indonesia and other Indonesian dialects at their most brilliant, untranslatable best... Masuk Angin 3rik97.wordpress.com Arguably one of the most famous Indonesian sayings, masuk angin, or literally, "enter wind," is a widespread Indonesian ailment. Often the result of either sleeping underneath a cold fan or air-conditioning, or being caught out in a thunderstorm, it is somewhere between a cold and a flu on the sickness spectrum. Needless to say, it is a regular occurrence on the Indonesian isles, and though it may sound strange, the prescribed treatment for it, known as urut, is even more unorthodox.Jayus Photo by Leo Saputra A word every language should have. Quite simply, jayus conveys the experience whereby a joke is so terrible that you can't help but laugh.Tededeh nurulnabilahesman.blogspot.com Another excellent word, this time from Bahasa Palembang in Sumatra. It is something that many will have experienced regularly, but may have lacked the linguistic tools to accurately and succinctly describe. Tededeh is the feeling one gets after eating so much that they feel too full to stand up, and instead lean back heavily on their chair. In Indonesia, this sensation is often complimented with the pulling up of one's shirt and soothingly rubbing one's belly.Jomblo www.bekasiurbancity.com Indonesians can be rather unforgiving in their teasing of one another, and jomblo is a great example of this. Someone who is jomblo is someone who does not have, and seems incapable of getting, a boyfriend or girlfriend.Berakit-rakit ke hulu, berenang-renang ke tepian(bersakit-sakit dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian) mylittlenomads.com This saying actually has a bit of a cockney-rhyming theme in it, as shown in the intriguing rhyme above! What it means word-for-word is rather ambiguously poetic – "raft upstream, swim to shore". Figuratively though, it translates as, "bear sickness first, then happiness follows" - It embodyies the Indonesian version of karma.Cuci Mata en.wikipedia.org When an Indonesia tells you there are going to cuci mata, or "wash eyes", they aren't talking about washing their face and heading to bed. In actual fact, the age-old art of cuci mata means to go out looking for a cute girl or guy, or at the very least, to check out all the fish in the sea. Mudik fotokita.net The act of returning to one's homeland or village, often used in the context of returning for Lebaran, the Islamic religious holiday.Lapar Mata mumbaigloss.in Another Indonesian saying involving eyes, this translates directly as "hungry eyes", and is a little more straightforward in its meaning. When you bite off more than you can chew. Literally.Gemes Finally, one of those words that once you start saying, you wonder how you lived without. The perfect word to embody the feeling you get when you love or miss someone so much that you get the fierce uncontrollable urge to hug and squish them in your embrace.


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A delightful mid-19th-century estate cottage (Grade II) perhaps originally used as a hunting lodge and situated along a quiet track on the edge of woodland, yet only 450 metres north of the main Tyntesfield house. It has a garden with a patio overlooking the octagonal Summerhouse, and farmland behind. Tyntesfield estate has a number of rights of way, mostly through ancient woodland, and guests can enjoy the 500-acre estate, including woodland walks and the working Kitchen Garden, plus complimentary entry to the main house. Just seven miles from Bristol and in easy reach of the M5, Tyntesfield offers the perfect retreat for you to enjoy, but is within easy reach of local attractions and amenities.
Heating: Gas central heating included.
Parking: Parking is available for one car on hard standing opposite the cottage. Cars must not block the roadway as access is required at all times. Cars are not permitted on the estate past Chaplain's House and Lodge.
Garden: The garden has a gently sloping lawn with a few steps up to a patio area. It is not fully enclosed.
Television: Although a television is provided signal and reception can be patchy.
Offers: Guests will benefit from a late Sunday checkout of 4pm at this cottage.
Please Note: Public footpaths pass the cottage both behind and in front. Visitors to the Tyntesfield estate have access to the area adjacent to the cottage.
No two days are the same across these three beautiful counties; from Wiltshire's dreamy downland and the stone circles of Avebury and Stonehenge, Dorset's coastal beauty and bucolic charms, and the wilds of Exmoor and Quantocks in Somerset. Their wide open spaces and historical sites draws people back again and again.
Bristol may not seem an obvious holiday choice, but National Trust Cottages in this area give visitors the chance to experience the many attractions of this historic city and its surrounds. Just outside Bristol and overlooking the beautiful Land Yeo Valley is the spectacular Victorian country mansion of Tyntesfield, an extraordniary Gothic revival extravaganza bristling with towers and turrets. Closer to the city itself is the unique Blaise Hamlet, designed by John Nash to accommodate the Blaise Estate pensioners and now a collection of nine different picturesque cottages around an enclosed lawned area. Not only does a stay in this area provide the opportunity to visit bustling Bristol and elegant Bath, but also the depths of rural Somerset, glorious Gloucestershire and the rolling Cotswold hills. National Trust properties in the area include Dyrham Park, Tyntesfield, Clevedon Court and Prior Park Landscape Gardens. Other attractions include Bristol and Bath for their well-known sights, shopping at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol Zoo, Cheddar Gorge, Wookey Hole caves, Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands and Badminton Horse Trials.
Summerhouse Cottage's location has to be one of the most tranquil places we have ever stayed, and your care in preparing, furnishing and equipping the house was outstanding. The young children in our party particularly loved your woodland playground at Tyntesfield.
Summer house cottage is quietly tucked away in the woods, you feel relaxed the moment you step through the door. The view from every window is special and you only have to step into the garden and you are part of beautiful park that is Tyntesfield. We unfortunately had no heating or hot water when we returned one evening (yes it was the rare time this winter we had a temperature of minus 3 degrees) , one phone call to the holidays people and there was a plumber at the door in less than an hour, he repaired but it broke again and I decided as it was late not to call again till morning, but then again the plumber was back in under and hour and it was found to be that calor gas needed to come out to repair the supply, again they were out promptly. It is easy to praise when things have gone smoothly with your stay, but I must thank everyone for working so hard - even bringing in extra electric heaters for us - making this stay as good as ever. Brilliant customer service.
We are Australian and long-time members of the National Trust in Australia, and enjoy reciprocal membership rights, -ie free access to properties etc. I am an honorary life member of the NSW National Trust, and served on its Board for many years. Staying in the Summerhouse in the woodland at Tyntesfield was a unique experience, -we wanted tranquillity and nature after a couple of weeks of constant travelling, as well as a base while I was giving a paper and chairing seminars etc at a conference in Bristol, -and the Cottage was ideal
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If you're as fascinated by internal development of product at Audi and its Volkswagen Group parent then you'll likely not want to miss this blog post (linked below) we've found over at Automotive News Europe.
From the sounds of the piece, Audi and Porsche had both lobbied for developmental control of sports cars and big luxury cars. According to the report, the decision was made by Volkswagen
Winding Road has published a story and an eight photo gallery about the upcoming replacement for the Lamborghini Diablo. Believed to be a test mule of the very car Sant Agata has been dropping teaser photos of, the rumormill suggests the car will be dubbed 'Jota'.
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We found a collection of renderings over at Audiblog.nl by Portuguese artist Nuno Silva. Effectively Silva imagineered what a production e-tron might look like by adding more production believable components such as wheels, grille and rearview mirrors to e-tron imagery.
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What does Vettel want? To win all the Grand Prix this Season? Or secure the championship at early part of the the season. If he wins most if the races, many fans will get bored.
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For the first time in this election cycle, we will have a real debate tonight in New Hampshire—not 10 candidates on stage complaining about not getting enough time, or a separate JV section.
Rather, there will be two candidates squaring off: Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, both of whom have done the delicate dance of debate for decades.
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Remember Gary King Jr. and his OPD killer Pat Gonzales
Oakland Police Department Sgt. Pat Gonzales has gotten away with at least two murders.
Gary King, Jr. was murdered on September 20th, 2007 by Sergeant Pat Gonzales of the Oakland Police Department. According to eyewitnesses, after having complied with an order to approach Gonzales' cruiser, Gary was attacked by Gonzales. Gary attempted to disengage himself from the altercation, but Gonzales beat, stripped, and repeatedly tasered Gary. Gonzales then released Gary, disoriented, hurting, and scared, and pumped two bullets into Gary's back as he fled.
Police claim that a pistol was found in Gary's possession. None of the witnesses saw Gary draw a pistol. Gonzales was the only police officer on the scene until after he shot Gary and no witnesses are corroborating his story.
King's death is not an isolated incident: in 2006, Gonzales shot and paralyzed 17-year-old Ameir Rollins, and in 2002, Gonzales shot and killed 19-year-old Joshua Russell.
Police Chief Tucker acknowledged the abnormality of an officer shooting so many suspects, but isn't questioning Gonzales' claim, universally refuted by witnesses, that Gary was drawing a weapon. OPD wants to protect their own.
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Saturday Jan 10th, 2009 1:14 AM
Gonzales had no business approaching Gary King, Jr. the way he did - he is a rouge cop acting on his own. If he had thought Gary King, Jr. was a threat he should have called for back up and not approached Gary King, Jr and friends on his own thereby creating an uncontrolled and risky situation.
The police promised a report. Where is it? When will he kill next? I guess Oakland is willing to take the risk of the lives of it's young people and the potential legal costs. Another example of how justice is handled in Oakland. Murder is legal in Oakland - just make sure you are wearing the blue and a badge.


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Next door to his bar, The Met, and sharing the entrance, Laurence Murray's smart-casual restaurant is in a very attractive building with dining on two levels.
Friendly smartly-dressed staff make a great first impression, and the inviting restaurant is welcoming and comfortable with natural light flooding through large front windows, stripped floor boards and some button-back banquette seating gand soft music - and there's another equally pleasant room upstairs with a minstrels gallery.
Delicious sourdough bread and bottled water appears in a flash, and well-informed staff helpfully explain Head Chef Philip Hutton's menu and the evening's specials.
An early bird with four dishes on each course offers good value, and the à la carte includes some sociable sharing platters as well as a good choice of starters, including ever-popular belly of pork with black pudding - and a beautiful dish of seared tuna loin, sliced and presented on a black slate with tiny pickled vegetables and Kikkoman wasabi mayonnaise.
Alongside some middle of the road crowd pleasers (burgers etc) steaks are quite a speciality among the main courses - there's a choice of three 21-day dry-aged steak dishes, with useful information on cooking temperatures - and there may also be some less usual options such as venison (a dish of peppered rump with red cabbage, glazed vegetables and port wine glaze could be tempting).
But it could well be the fish that steals the show - who could fail to be delighted with a dish of perfectly seared scallops with crispy bacon, salsify, shallot purée and rocket salad? A beautiful dish, perfectly cooked, and the unusual salsify makes a perfect match.
And the evening's special could be another great fish dish of four perfectly cooked medallions of monkfish resting on rounds of potatoes with a lime and lemon foam, just wilted spinach and a delicate beurre blanc sauce - yes, maybe foams have had their day but this one serves its purpose well - and, at just € 17.95, a well-priced dish too.
To finish, you might share a generous vanilla crème brulee with shortbread and rhubarb - the crème brulée a little heavy, perhaps, but very tasty with plenty of vanilla seeds, lovely shortbread and rhubarb compote.
There's a short moderately priced wine list on the back of menu, with tasting notes and seven wines by glass ( €5.50/ €6.00) and, although the offering is limited, wine service is good.
All round there are plenty of reasons to return to Brasserie 15 - including some impressive cooking, and the great staff who make sure that everybody is well looked after and has a good time.
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corsets, red white and grey
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Each month, NPR chooses a poet to write the day's news cycle in verse. This time, they chose Paisley Rekdal, who wasn't necessarily inspired by the same stories the news staff chose to feature. Instead, her attention veered to a list on the whiteboard that had little to do with current events, but rather the departure of a man named Rick. In the program, Rekdal also discusses writing poetry on a deadline and the movement of buildings. Tune in here and read the poem!
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Greenland should hold answers to climate puzzles
By Jack Williams, USATODAY.com
SUMMIT, Greenland The ice that covers most of Greenland
and the air swirling above the ice probably hold the answers to important questions
about Earth's past, present and future climates.
Greenland's brief summer brings researchers to the handful
of small buildings and tents known as "Summit" in the middle of an
icescape that stretches more than 200 miles in all directions, and to a similar
European camp 228 miles to the north.
Other researchers drive snowmobiles towing sleds loaded
with radar that looks into the ice to measure recent snowfall. The sleds also
carry tools and parts to service the automated weather stations that keep watch
during winter's darkness when hardly anyone ventures onto the ice cap.
Questions researchers are working on this summer include:
This year a new feature, the 164-foot (50-meter) high "Swiss Tower"
gives a great view of Summit, according to those who have climbed it. It was
erected last summer to collect radiation and turbulence data for studies by
Atsumu Ohmura of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Hence
the "Swiss Tower" name.
Ohmura says the measurements could help improve the computer models used to
predict climate change. The air over the ice cap is stable; that is, up and
down air movements tend to be suppressed. Stable air is common, not only over
the ice sheet, but at night and during winter just about anywhere. Ohmura says
the figures used for stable-air heat and air movements in computer models of
the atmosphere are not well established.
As a result, the models can overestimate factors such as evaporation, he says.
"Interestingly (evaporation) is overestimated in all climate models in
the world. This leads to the super-dry earth's surface condition in the following
summer and hence underestimation of precipitation and overestimation of temperature."
Using such models to determine the effects of doubling the amount of carbon
dioxide in the air leads to "exaggerated temperature change," Ohmura
says. "I believe that some parts of the too large warming in the future
is due to this error." Data collected during the year by Summit's Swiss
Tower could lead to better models.
The data could also help scientists better understand whether the ice cap is
shrinking or growing.
Measurements from airplanes show that the the ice cap seems to be shrinking,
but the measurements were from only five years. While the airplanes measure
the overall picture of what the ice cap is doing, their data needs to be calibrated
against spot measurements on the ice cap.
This is one of the jobs of the network of 20 automated weather stations on
the ice cap that Konrad Steffen of the University of Colorado in Boulder, operates.
In addition to measuring temperatures, winds, and humidities, they record the
amounts of snow that fall all year, including during the winter.
Earlier this summer Steffen and some of his graduate students drove snowmobiles
more than 300 miles across the ice cap towing a sled with a radar that looks
down into the ice. He explains that during the summer, snow grains are larger
than in the winter, creating a layer that the radar "sees" under the
snow. The depth of this layer shows how snow fell since the previous summer
on locations away from the weather stations.
Measurements by the automated stations from 1995 through 2000 show that from
1995 through last year the central part of the ice cap was about 3.6 degrees
warmer than during the 1951-1960 decade.
This doesn't mean the ice cap is melting, Steffen says. While bright blue ponds
of melted water form around the edges of the ice in the summer, the ice in the
center, where Summit is located, stay too cold for ice to melt. Steffen says,
however, that while it doesn't warm up enough to melt, Greenland's ice begins
flowing faster toward the edges of the ice cap as the ice warms. Any loss of
ice is probably from more ice breaking off as icebergs or melting at the edges
of the ice cap to feed Greenland's rivers, not from melting of the main part
of the ice cap.
In fact, the warming Steffen's group has measured has been mostly in the winters.
Still, the question can be asked: Is this global warming at work? "I wouldn't
want to say, based on a five-year climate data set, that we are seeing global
warming on the Greenland ice cap," Steffen says.
While Ohmura and Steffen and those working with them are mostly concerned about
the climate of Greenland, and the world, in the recent past, the present, and
the future, the men and women working this summer at the North GRIP camp are
trying to find out what happened around 120,000 years ago. (GRIP is for GReenland
Ice Project and North means it's north of the original GRIP camp near Summit.)
By the first week of July, the Europeans at North GRIP has pulled out ice cores
from the top of the ice to as deep as 9,769 feet down. They expect to hit the
rock at the bottom of the ice from around 10,000 to 10,170 feet down. The ice
they are drilling through now fell as snow from around 110,000 to 130,000 years
ago, says Sigfus J. Johnsen of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
He's been in Greenland virtually every summer since 1969 and is one of the
pioneers of ice core drilling, taking part in the early 1990s drilling of cores
by the USA at Summit and by Europeans at the original GRIP camp a few miles
from Summit.
Even before those cores were drilled, "ice cores changed out image of
climate," Johnsen says. "Before we had though that climate needed
10,000 years to change. We found it could change in 10 to 20 years; it could
switch from very cold to very warm. This shook everyone."
Some of these switches came as the ice ages were giving way to our current
climate more than 10,000 years ago. The two early 1990s cores left scientists
with another question. They agreed well about climate ups and downs until about
113,000 years ago. Then, one core showed the temperatures made many rapid swings
as a climate that was about like today's, maybe a little warmer, gave way to
the ice ages. The other core showed a smoother transaction.
Scientists hope the ice now being pulled up from the bottom of the ice cap
at North GRIP will settle the question of what happened when the snow that made
the ice fell. It could be a clue to the future.


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Market research firm Infonetics Research [2]released excerpts from its first quarter Femtocell Equipment market share and forecast report, which tracks femtocells by market segment, technology, and form factor. According to the report, following a 20% surge the previous quarter, global 2G [3]and 3G [4]femtocell revenue dipped 2.7% in 1Q12, even as femtocell unit shipments grew 14.0%
"A slight dip in 3G [4]femtocell revenue per unit held back overall revenue growth in the femtocell market in the first part of the year, but price erosion is an important factor that will drive long-term volume growth," says Richard Webb, directing analyst for microwave, mobile offload and mobile broadband devices at Infonetics Research [2](Campbell, Calif., USA). "Femtocell price erosion is due to a combination of factors, including new component suppliers entering the fray, manufacturing efficiencies, and the continuing scale-up of femtocell shipment volumes."
"We remain cautiously optimistic that femtocells have sufficient market drivers and support among operators to sustain year-over-year growth through 2016," says Webb.
According to the report, Airvana (Chelmsford, Mass., USA) climbed back to the top position on the femtocell revenue market share leader board, thanks to strong shipments in North America. Samsung (Seoul, South Korea) fell to second place and Alcatel-Lucent (Paris) finally edged ahead of Cisco [5](San Jose, Calif., USA) and ip.access (Cambridge, UK) for the third position in the femtocell market, says Infonetics.
The makeup of global femtocell revenue is shifting radically, according to the report. Between 2011 and 2016, Infonetics expects the share of consumer femtocells to shrink from 74% of the total market to 30%, while public space femtocell share triples to 25%, and enterprise femtocell revenue share grows the most, making up almost half the global market by 2016.
More than 45 operators are now live with commercial femtocell deployments, and the Small Cell Forum reports that as of December 2011 there are over 3 million active femtocells privately in homes and offices, and publicly in metropolitan and rural environments.


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