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Matt Damon would "never sell" out a director.
The actor-and-screenwriter says once he has agreed to appear in a movie or has hired a filmmaker for the project he could never get rid of them, even if he didn't think it was working out, because he'd already committed to the project.
He told Men's Health magazine: "My movies being really good or watchable always depends on everybody being really good, not just me. I'm particularly sensitive about making sure we secure the best possible people in each role because I am not somebody who can overcome if we don't.
"And then, for me, once I make that commitment, I never will sell the director out on that project. You cannot change horses midrace. Even if your horse is losing, you ride the horse as hard and as fast as you can. If there was a mistake made, it was made in your initial decision to work with that person."
Matt – who is currently starring in thriller 'The Adjustment Bureau' alongside Emily Blunt – also revealed he and writing partner Ben Affleck never take offence when their ideas are criticised by the other person.
He said: "When one of us comes up with an absolutely f**king horrible idea, which happens all the time, the other person, without batting an eyelash, says 'That's a terrible idea.' And neither of us has our feelings hurt, and we just kind of move on."
The 'True Grit' star talks about working with the Coen brothers on their new western and his "windbag" character, Texas Ranger LaBoeuf.
Had you wanted to work with Joel and Ethan Coen for sometime?
Matt Damon: Yeah, forever. I first met Joel in 1994 when I did a cable TV movie ['The Good Old Boys'] with his wife Fran [Frances McDormand] down in West Texas. So I had met Joel in West Texas 16 years ago and it took them that long to offer me a job! [laughs]. But I was dying to work with them and any actor you talk to would say the same thing. If you ask for a shortlist of directors, they would be right there.
Was it fun building your character, LaBoeuf?
MD: He's a great character and it was a lot of fun. I worked with Tommy Lee Jones in 1994 when he directed 'The Good Old Boys', which Fran and I did with him and that's when I first met Joel and Ethan. And Joel and Ethan subsequently worked with Tommy to incredible effect in 'No Country for Old Men' and Tommy gave a remarkable performance in that. And actually, I had Tommy as a frame of reference [for 'True Grit'] because he's from West Texas. And he's also somebody who is really fun to listen to, he knows a lot about a lot, and there's something of the English teacher in him – you can ask him an obscure question and he enjoys knowing what he knows [laughs]. And so we kind of riffed on that. It's not exact but it's a similar way of presentation. My character in 'True Grit' is supposed to be a windbag – it's like he comes over as a man who knows everything but actually doesn't know very much at all! Not that Tommy's like that, but Tommy is a great storyteller. And that was where we started to build the guy.
How does Matt Damon sustain his string of successes? With a lot of help from friends like new costar Emily Blunt. (And just maybe a little talent of his own.)
On a Wednesday morning, Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana, delivered their fourth child, a baby girl. The following Monday, he's talking to me.
But not about birthday methods. He doesn't consider his family to be interview fodder—would yours be? So we talk about something any farther can identify with: the urgent desire to perform well on the job.
And as we talk, he shows an unusual trait for a walking franchise: reflexive, impenetrable humility.
"It's always hard to talk about yourself, but…" He stops. Redirects. "There are actors who are just movie stars, you know? They just are. You can't take your eyes off them when they're on the screen. I know what that thing is, and I see it in some of my friends, but that's just not who I am. My movies being really good or watchable always depends on everybody being really good, not just me. I'm particularly sensitive about making sure we secure the best possible people in each role because I am not somebody who can overcome if we don't."
When director Kevin Smith revealed at Sundance that he is self-distributing his horror movie Red State, he also announced that Hit Somebody will be his final movie as a director. Earlier today, Kevin Smith announced that he plans to bring back actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for cameo appearances in Hit Somebody. Here's what he had to say about the actors portraying Boston hockey players in his movie.
"They're all coming back. It's like The Muppet Movie. You've got your core cast, and then a zillion cameos. It's going to sum everything up. We'll have a team in Boston, and who do you think I'm going to call? Both of those dudes."
He even said that he would extend an offer to Bruce Willis, who starred in his movie Cop Out, to cameo in Hit Somebody.
"I'm not even ruling out Bruce Willis at this point. I'd duck, but I'd put a stick in Willis' hand."
Hit Somebody, which is based on the song by Warren Zevon, will center on a hockey enforcer who aspires to be more well-rounded player.
Matt and Emily Blunt are on the cover of March editions of Women's Health and Men's Health. Also Empire Magazine has a The Adjustment Bureau feature on it's March issue. And it seems Men's Health has 2 different covers (or maybe different country editions?)
If you can scan and send them in, please e-mail me at email@example.com. Thank you.
The Adjustment Bureau costars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt were the lucky ones chosen to be the first-ever cover stars of both Men's and Women's Heath, which hit newsstands today. Emily has been doing double duty promoting their collaboration as well as Gnomeo and Juliet, and we had the chance to learn all about her former gnome fears while at the recent junket for the animated picture. Emily and Matt are on the March editions of the Health magazines to chat all about their upcoming film, their close friendship, and how she got into shape to play a ballet dancer. Matt also shared a few choice words about movies he feels are made just based on a star's power at the box office — projects that he strives to avoid. They said:
* Matt on Emily's acting abilities: "There are a lot of great actresses her age right now, but Emily is just f—king unbelievable."
* Emily on having fun with Matt: "I met Matt and he was lovely and very funny, and instantly, I thought, 'Oh, we could be like teenage boys together. Just be weird and stupid and silly.'"
* Emily on getting in shape to play a ballet dancer: "I looked like an aerobics teacher. My shoulders puffed out, my back looked like there was a barrel of snakes in it and I had an eight-pack!"
* Matt on movies that are just star vehicles: "That's like watching someone jerk off, really. It's just absolutely not at all interesting, and not something I want to spend any time doing."
Matt will be a guest on this Thursday episode of "30 Rock", he'll reprise his hole as Carol.
Episode Synopsis: 30 ROCK "Double-Edged Sword" Season 5 Episode 14 – Avery's going into labor during a getaway with Jack leaves them in peril of their child being Canadian. Meanwhile, Liz's trip with Carol can't get off the airport tarmac. Tracy realizes achieving EGOT status comes with a lot of responsibility.
It airs Thursday, February 10 at 8:30pm on NBC.
Here is a still from the show:
As Super Bowl Sunday is basically a national holiday for Americans, what better way to celebrate the event than a low budget comedy spoof. And why not throw Matt Damon in on the bit just for fun.
Resident ESPN jokester Kenny Mayne took a visit to Greenfield, a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Penn., where Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy grew up. This is quite a coincidence of coursase the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing the Green Bay Packers tonight.
Matt Damon appears in the skit as an over-the-top crank in his role as a high-school rival. Damon of course went to school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is much younger than McCarthy.
Anyways its a cute little vid. We suggest checking it out.
Hollywood heavy-hitter Matt Damon has his head on straight, as CARMEL MELOUNEY discovers
MATT Damon is renowned as the consummate Hollywood professional, so it feels a little disconcerting to walk into a hotel room and be ignored by the man crowned Sexiest Man Alive in 2007.
It's especially awkward because only two people are in the room.
In New York to discuss his new film, Hereafter, Damon is anxiously awaiting news from his wife Luciana, who is about to give birth to her fourth baby and the couple's third child together.
The Oscar-winning actor met his Argentine wife while she was bartending in Miami in 2003.
Damon's dedication to his family is evident as he frantically texts on a Blackberry after taking a seat, and apologises for his lack of attention.
"OK, I'm a terrible multi-tasker," he says as he drops his Blackberry on the floor. While other actors may have appeared rude as they juggled a Blackberry and a waiting journalist, Damon is unfailingly polite about it and clearly uncomfortable with having to do so.
Film: 'Inside Job'; Director: Charles Ferguson; Voiceover: Matt Damon; Rating: ****
It was literally the greatest heist of all times, the type that erstwhile conquerors of the world would wonder how someone could do it without killing millions in the process. And it is a heist that has largely gone unpunished.
On Sep 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, beginning the collapse of the financial system globally. Many more companies underwent the same fate causing literally millions to lose their life savings and millions more, their jobs. The answer to the question as to who caused it, and how, has largely remained fragmentary… Until now.
'Inside Job' gives the much-needed and extensive full picture.
'Inside Job' is eerie, and surreal in its reality. Narrated by Matt Damon, it seems like the story of the wild wild west, and how a few greedy cowboys managed to do what was once the purview of marauding conquerors – loot, plunder and ravage through the financial world triggering a kind of collapse the world has not seen since the depression of the 1930s.
That great depression was largely limited to the US. In a globalised world, this one threatened to collapse the entire law and order and democracy of the world, had it not been stemmed.
The film weaves together the story of the collapse by interviewing the key people who warned against this impending doom beforehand and thus suffered for it from a world keen on growth and development, but not the truth. Obviously, the ones most responsible refused to be interviewed. But the recordings at a congressional hearing throw some startling light about the quality of people on whom the fate of the financial system rests.
The film beautifully refuses to be just confined to numbers, as it throws in a psychiatrist and a prostitute, both of whom have 'serviced' the wall-street gangs and thus gives a mental evaluation of the men who handle our money, and also what they do with it.
'The Adjustment Bureau,' starring Matt Damon as a congressman named David, is a sci-fi romantic drama based on a short story by Philip K. Dick. His co-star Emily Blunt plays a ballerina trying to get closer to David, but a secret organization behind the forces of time and space keep driving them apart.
On Feb. 11, both stars will be in the Moviefone Unscripted studio to answer your questions, as well as ask each other what they've been wondering.
Ask Damon how he prepared for playing a congressman, or if he enjoys big-budget action movies more than smaller, indie movies. Ask Blunt what the best part about working with Damon was and whether she did anything special to prepare for playing a ballerina. Ask them whatever you'd like!
Leave your question in the comments below, including your name and location. Then, check back here on Monday, Feb. 28, to see if Damon or Blunt answered your question!
'The Adjustment Bureau' premieres on March 4, 2011.


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Here's the first stage of my fibreglass Fett helmet ( JudgeDweddz, IIRC... ).
I've roughly dremmelled out the triangles - Will finish them off later with a needle file as mine broke.
So so far, it's been primed, and has 2 coats of Tamiya gloss aluminium.
1 more of that, I thnk, then a clearcoat and I'll staart on the Olive Drab. ( Close enough! )

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Rebecca Costa: The Watchman's Rattle - Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction
The Watchman's Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction
This program is postponed until November 8
Rebecca Costa, Interviewer, The Costa Report, Author, The Watchman's Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction
Sociobiologist Costa asks what happens to us when complexity exceeds our ability to handle it. The difference between the slow rate of evolutionary change for our biological bodies and the fast rate of technological change for our modern societies leaves us in a cognitive quandary as the complexity of our problems continues to increase faster than our ability to adapt. Will we succumb or overcome?
MLF: Humanities
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program, 7 p.m. book signing
Cost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
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constructing a hidden doorway
I just took possesion of a home that came with a wonderful loft that I intend to turn into an office. Off this loft area is an unfinished room over the garage. What I would like to do is finish the ROG and where the existing doorway is, I would like to install a hidden doorway that includes a set of shelves that match the existing built-in shelf units. The simple answer would be to attach the shelf unit to the door, but I realize that the existing hinges would not hold the additional weight of the shelves, let alone any books. I also need information about a latching mechanism for the doorway. The intent is to make this a safe room should there be any type of home invasion, etc. since it is opposite the master suite. Any help, as far as resources or advice, will be greatly appreciated.
You should be able to attach matching bookshelves to the existing door by adding strong cross-bracing to the other side, and a small roller under the outer swing end of the door. You also could add larger gate hinges on the back side. Good Luck!
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Hot and Sour Salmon Soup
Recipe by JustJanS
From the New Zealand magazine Cuisine. I haven't made this, but plan to.
Top Review by Northwest Lynnie
I halved this recipe and used U.S. measurements for the broth and salmon: 3 1/4 cups low sodium chicken broth, and 3/4 lb. fresh salmon cut into 1/2 inch cubes. I also used 3 baby bok choy instead of 2, slicing them horizontaly, added an 8 oz. can of bamboo shoot strips, drained, and added a dash of sesame oil. Not finding fresh, small red chilies in my grocery stores, I used a combination of crushed red pepper flakes, ground white pepper, and Asian hot chili oil (all three are often used in traditional hot and sour soup)for the 'heat'. Instead of following the directions, I didn't add the salmon until the bok choy had cooked, because the minute I added the salmon to the hot broth, it was cooked! Using farm-raised salmon and adding it at the end of the cooking process made for very succulent, fully cooked, poached salmon pieces. Thank you so much for this recipe, JustJanS/JanRoundOz. I will make the soup often, because it has light, clean, fresh flavors, and is extra delicious with the additions I made. Lynnie
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 1⁄2 liters chicken stock
- 1 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely sliced
- 600 g fresh salmon, skinned,de-boned,sliced in 1 cm strips
- 4 baby bok choy, well washed,trimmed
- 2 small red chilies, finely sliced
- 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 -2 tablespoon sugar
- 3 -4 limes, juice of
- 1⁄2 cup roughly torn coriander leaves
Directions See How It's Made
- Place the stock and ginger in a large saucepan, bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Strain to remove the ginger; discard.
- Return stock to the pan, add salmon strips, bok choy and chilli to the stock, simmer gently for 2 minutes.
- Lastly add soy sauce, and sugar and lime juice to taste and to achieve a balanced hot, sweet, salty, sour flavour.
- Ladle into serving bowls and garnish with torn coriander leaves.


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A world of tangible cultural assets to discover
In 1997, Okinawa Prefecture recognized "karate and kobujutsu" as Okinawa Prefecture Designated Intangible Cultural Assets. In Japanese, it reads Okinawa Ken Shitei Mukei Bunka Zai "Karate – Kobujutsu". The Prefecture would later name 9 masters as asset holders (Okinawa Ken Shitei Mukei Bunka Zai "Karate – Kobujutsu" Hojisha , Hojisha meaning holder in Japanese).
Next to the undeniable intangible culture that is passed on from masters to disciples, there are also many tangible cultural assets in Okinawa that are related to karate and kobujutsu.
Here is a list of these monuments that mark the island with tangible proofs of the local karate tradition and heritage. Please take the time to read some important notices so that these cultural assets are protected as well as the local environment they stand in.
Okinawa karate related sites and monuments
Shuri area
1. Matsumura Sokon tomb
2. Itosu Anko stele
3. Hanashiro Chomo tomb
4. Funakoshi Gichin "Kansha no matsu" pine
5. Funakoshi Gigo "Homare no matsu" pine
6. Uchaya Udun site
7. Shikinaen no Banya (related to Matsumura Sokon)
8. Site of Okinawa Shihan Gakko
9. Meibukan monument
10. Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Museum
11. Okinawa Prefectural Dai Icchu Gakko
12. Higa Seiko Stele (added July 2013)
13. Makabe Choken tomb (added July 2013)
Naha area
14. Matsuyama Park and Kuninda Monument
15. Higashionna Kanryo and Miyagi Chojun stele
16. Matsumora Kosaku stele
17. Matsumora Kosaku monument (added July 2013)
18. Furuherin cave
19. Funakoshi Gichin monument
20. Okinawa Prefecture Budokan
South area
21. Hagukindo stele
22. Bugeido cave
23. Shorinji-ryu monument
Central area
24. Okinawa Prefecture Karate Museum
25. Okinawa (Koza) Budokan
26. Kyan Chotoku stele
27. Shinjo Heitaro monument
North area
28. Matsumora Kosaku former retreat site
29. Uechi Kanbun birthplace site
30. Kaneshima Shinsuke stele
Kume Island
31. Taira Shinken gravesite and stele (added April 2014)
Important notices
Information on Okinawan tombs:
There are basically two types of tombs in Okinawa: the traditional "turtleback tomb" (kameko-baka) and the contemporary style tomb. On many of them, there is a stone with the name of the family written on it. It is an integrant part of the tomb and not a monument. Such a stone is known as Sao-ishi in Japanese (also called Bosho in Okinawa).
Taking the case of Uechi sensei family grave for example, it is written from right to left "Uechi-ryu Karatedo Soke – Uechi Kei no Haka – Showa 53 nen – Kyu 11 gatsu 9 nichi – Shin 12 gatsu 8 nichi". In English, "Uechi-ryu Karatedo head of family – Uechi Family's Tomb – 1978 – Lunar calendar Nov. 9 – Gregorian calendar Dec. 8."
But this is not a monument. Therefore, we didn't include it on purpose… If you wish to visit this or any other master's tomb, please ask your instructor.


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For the past few years, I've been knitting a row at a time on our 5 large (bed-size) Oddball Blankets. Our forum started knitting them in February of 2007, and the blankets each travelled all over the United States to be knitted one section at a time. :knitting:
When all the blankets completed their travels, they ended up in my little home in North Carolina. Funny thing is, they all arrived at pretty much the same time. :thud:
I've committed myself to completing the blankets, so they can be donated to charity. This involves a lot:
Knitting more sections to make them all large enough.Repairing any damage the blankets got during their travels. Adding a border, if necessary. Weaving in all the loose ends. Gently washing and drying them. Mailing or giving them to charity.
This has been a very slow process for me, because of my arthritis. These blankets are HUGE! :shock: Each row on the blankets has 300 stitches. I've had to add about 20 sections of knitting to the blankets. This is a LOT of stitching, and a lot of yarn too! Thankfully, I've received lots of gifted yarn from friends for the blankets. I haven't had to buy a single skein.
Repairing the blankets has been a monumental task. First of all, I lay each blanket on the floor, and crawl across, looking for damage. A couple times, I've had to cut across an entire blanket, and rip out a section to re-knit it, then put it back in with Kitchener Stitch. Amy Finlay (the creator of our Knitting Help website) helped me figure out how to do that.
In comparison, simple holes are easy to repair. I just get yarn of a similar color, and stitch it closed with a yarn needle.
If a blanket needs a border to make the edges look nicer, I grab my crochet hook and a coordinating yarn, and get to work. Sure is a lot of crocheting, since the blankets are so big!
There sure are a lot of ends to weave in! Whew! Some people left a very long piece of yarn attached, so I have to cut it to a shorter length, then carefully weave in the yarn, so it will not come loose again in the wash.
My washer and dryer both have a gentle cycle, so I'm using that to clean them. I will have to be extra careful with the all-wool blanket, using all cold water settings, and the "fluff" setting in the dryer. It will probably take 4 hours to dry that one. :teehee:
When all the blankets are finally finished and clean, I will be ready to give them to charity. The all-wool blanket will be going to the Wool-Aid charity, to be given to the appropriate place. I'm sure they will find a perfect home for it.
One of our blankets (Oddball Blanket #5) has already been given to the Yurok tribe, through the Knit for Hope group.
The rest of the blankets will be given to Habitat for Humanity, if they need them. If they don't, I will send them to Project Linus. The blankets will be perfect for teens.
I'm finally starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel now, because I'm knitting the last section on Oddball Blanket #1! Woo Hoo! It looks great, and does not need a border, so I'll be able to give it a good wash next week. I think I'll take it to Habitat for Humanity, along with the journal, so they can see the work that went into creating it. Photos to come soon!
If you are interested in reading the story about each of our fullsize Oddball Blankets, you can read the blogs here:
Oddball Blanket #1Oddball Blanket #2Oddball Blanket #3 (all-wool)Oddball Blanket #4Oddball Blanket #5
Whoa! That's a huge undertaking, Sandy! Thank you for doing it! :hug:
Thanks Jan! :muah: And thank you for knitting part of the blankets, too!
I will be so pleased when all the blankets are finished and given to charity. That was our intention from the start, and I'm doing my best to make it happen.
I'm thinking of taking a couple blankets with me to Starbucks a couple days a week over the summer, to knit on one of them, leaving the other one available in case a friendly knitter wanders in and wants to help.
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Mark Coyne (musician)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mark Coyne (born November 19, 1962) is an American musician and one of the original members of the rock band the Flaming Lips. Coyne co-founded the group along with his brother Wayne in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1983.[1] The original lineup of the Flaming Lips was Mark on lead vocals, Wayne on guitar, and Michael Ivins on bass. Mark left the band in 1985 (shortly after their self-titled debut EP was released) around the time of his wedding.[2] Upon Mark's departure, Wayne assumed lead vocalist and songwriting duties.[1]
Some of the 1985 demos that Mark sang on were released as a part of the Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid compilation.[citation needed]
- ^ a b Shedden, Iain (2009-10-15). "Loose Lips still oddly appealing". The Australian. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ "The Flaming Lips--Full Biography". mtv.com. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Qualcomm Names QPrize Finalists
San Diego-based Qualcomm has named the finalists in its second annual QPrize Venture Investment Competition, the firm's global venture capital competition for investment dollars. According to Qualcomm, it has selected six regional finalists, who will each represent $100,000 in venture financing, with the chance to win $150,000 as a grand prize winner at DEMO Spring 2011 in Palm Desert. Finalists are Ji Ke, a Chinese operator of a mobile application store; Cambridge Temperature Concepts, a UK-based developer of a fertility monitor; Reverie Technologies, based in India, developing multi-lingual text entry technology; Visual recogonition firm Corrigon, based in Israel; Korea-based Kiwiple, a social networking service; and Enterproid, a startup focused on mobile devices based somewhere in North America.


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RUSS-463 Dostoevsky
Offered academic year 2007-2008
This course (taught in English) explores the Four Great Murder Novels, and, time permitting, -The Adolescent-. How can all the "-isms" Dostoevsky's characters and narrators so passionately proclaim agree with what the writer himself regarded as a system of absolute values? All the explanations provided by all the "-isms" and everyone's passionately personal "-ism" are true but insufficient. What is sufficient is unpronouceable. This course teaches us how Dostoevesky encodes unshakeable values in conspicuous omissions. He develops a powerful narrative and structural technique which treats precisely what matters most as unmentionable. This allows him to be tolerant toward a multitutde of voices without losing his own, as well as to move the forbidden from the realm of external law to that of the inner voice of one's conscience. There is a mid-term examination and a final paper. (Conducted in English; no knowledge of the Russian language required. Satisfies the Humanities II requirement.)
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Other academic years
There is information about this course number in other academic years:
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My favourite place to drink a mojito is at the Floria chiringuito located on the Aldea Beach in Manilva.
This beach bar is a true shack on the beach and oozes peacefulness and tranquility. What better place to hold a reggae night. This Saturday evening from 8pm you will be able to go and celebrate the wonders of Reggae Music with Sista Dee and Grande Gordo Papa. If you get there early, who not taste the food too. Chiringuito Floria offers a good selection of fresh fish and salads and all at very reasonable prices. The Aldea beach location is beautifula and unspoilt – perfect for sipping mojitos…
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The CEAREX hydrography data include conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) data collected during two cruises and from two camps, and data obtained during the Seasonal Ice Zone Experiment (SIZEX) and the Eurasian Basin Experiment (EUBEX). The hydrography data files also include data taken from the Fram Strait 11-Year CTD Data Set, bottle data obtained from a National Oceanographic Data Center data base, and ship data acquired from a merged data set of 300 Norwegian and Greenland Seas stations.
Information in this document has been derived from documentation files on NSIDC's CD-ROM titled Eastern Arctic Ice, Ocean and Atmosphere Data, Volume 1: CEAREX-1, version 1.0, 8/91.
The ship data files comprise a special merged data set of Norwegian Sea and Greenland Sea stations from 1980 through 1984, having relatively good data quality. Data are in five files. All station times are missing from the data files.
LEG Dates of Stations Chief Scientist -------------------------------------------- PB1 10/17/88 - 12/14/88 R. Pritchard PB1 12/15/89 - 01/08/89 J. Ardai PB2 01/14/89 - 02/01/89 E. D'Asaro PB3 02/09/89 - 03/01/89 O. JohannessenBottom depths for the hydrographic stations are from the ship-mounted echo sounder. The values are in uncorrected meters and should be used as estimates. When the echo sounder was inoperable the following alternative methods were used:
Leg Stations Source of Depth Data ---------------------------------------------------------------- PB1 1, 2 General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans PB2 5-7 (GEBCO), 5th edition (corrected meters) PB1 60-104 Ship's charts and winch wire counter PB3 10-11, 52, 45-60 ADCPRaw CTD data were collected while the CTD unit was lowered (downtrace) and raised (uptrace). The data values presented here are from the downtrace except occasionally when the downtrace values were contaminated and unusable; in these cases the uptrace values were processed. At the following stations, uptrace data were used at 12 PB1 stations, 17 PB2 stations, and 14 PB3 stations. Uptrace data tend to be lower quality than downtrace data.
The navigation available when this data set was assembled was the original navigation collected on the POLARBJORN by ERIM. Logging mistakes and gross navigational errors in station positions have been corrected using this raw navigation and the CTD log sheets. All station locations should be re-evaluated if the navigation is processed further.
A Neil Brown IIIB CTD underwater unit (serial number 01-2276-01) was used to collect the Lamont data. The instrument was calibrated before the start of CEAREX on March 22, 1988 by the Naval Oceanographic Office. A total of 208 stations were collected between October 10, 1988 and March 1, 1989 (PB1 through PB3). No post-cruise processing by the Naval Oceanographic Office was possible because of damage to the conductivity cell at the start of PB4. A post-cruise calibration of pressure only was run for the instrument on August 22, 1989 at Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory.
Continuous cruise calibration of the conductivity cell was possible using Autosal salinity measurements from water samples collected by Niskin water bottles. The conductivity data were calibrated separately for each leg of the cruise. The reversing thermometers provided to calibrate the CTD thermometer were of poor quality and their results were not used in the temperature calibration. A total of 234 bottles were available for use with the 208 stations. The lack of bottle data has caused the calibration errors to be larger than is desirable. Data values within approximately 5 meters of the surface are to be used with caution. The upper water layer was often contaminated by the ship. In some cases the surface values have been extrapolated to allow all stations to start at zero meters.
Please refer to the lists of calibration results and equations contained in the CD-ROM documentation file.
Two SeaCats used at the A-Camp (ICE) were intercalibrated through simultaneous casts during the program, though loss of one of the two instruments precluded such intercalibration later in the program. The helicopter-borne SeaCat (CX2) systems were intercalibrated periodically at the O-Camp. Except where severe spiking was present, accuracy of the observations is +/- 0.01 degree C and 0.02 psu.
Data were also obtained from a helicopter (cruise designator CX3) using a SeaBird model SBE/11 CTD system, which had a pumped conductivity cell and was not subject to salinity spiking. The CX3 data constitute a small subset of the total volume of CTD data obtained from O-Camp, and is integrated with that data on the CEAREX CD-ROM.
Three CTD casts taken off Greenland are included in a separate EUBEX data file. For more complete information on the EUBEX CTD data, please refer to Lewis and Perkin (1983) and Perkin and Lewis (1984).
On February 8, the POLARBJORN departed Tromso heading towards the Barents Sea. Between Fugloya and Bjornoya, 12 CTD stations were obtained. The ice edge east of Bjornoya was encountered on February 11 when one acoustic buoy was deployed in ice-covered area at 75 degrees 04 minutes north, 23 degrees 00 minutes east. The next day one current meter rig and a second acoustic buoy were deployed in open water at 74 degrees 57 minutes north, 29 degrees 15 minutes east. Then the POLARBJORN headed northeastward towards the Hopen area.
Between February 13 and February 15, ten Argos buoys were deployed on ice floes in an area approximately 100 km by 100 km. Five of these buoys were toroids with current meter strings. The deployment area west of Hopen was selected because the expected drift of the array was southwestward towards Bjornoya where the array could be recovered later. In this period the ship had to plow through fairly heavy ice, much of it was multiyear up to four or five meters thick, and she could move only a few miles per day. Weather conditions were good with four to six hours of daylight, and the helicopter could be used almost every day for ice reconnaissance and buoy deployment.
Between February 17 and February 24, the ship drifted southwestward with the pack ice, or moved only slightly, while the different groups collected data. Every time the ship was towed to a floe, radar and in situ measurements of snow and ice were made, sessions of ADCP data and wave data were obtained, and vertical and horizontal acoustic arrays were deployed. Ice photographs were obtained using helicopter, and other in situ measurements for SAR calibration were carefully coordinated with the SAR flights. Sonobuoy deployments were also coordinated with the Norwegian P3 flights from Andoya on February 18 and February 27. One iceberg, which was approximately 200 m by 100 m and grounded at 50 m depth, was visited for in situ measurements. Meteorological and remote sensing data were collected regularly throughout the experiment.
From February 24 through February 27, all the toroids were recovered, partly by use of helicopter since the ship could make only slow progress in the pack ice. Three small Argos buoys were left in the area to continue monitoring the ice drift. On February 27, wave/acoustic studies had first priority with one dedicated SAR flight, deployment of a vertical acoustic array, and a wave buoy near open water.
Barents Sea operations were very successful. In ice-covered areas, the weather was very good most of the time. All important instruments were recovered, and a lot of interesting data were collected. The POLARBJORN arrived in Tromso on March 4. After repair in a shipyard in Harstad and a cargo outhaul to Longyearbyen, the POLARBJORN was ready for the Greenland Sea operations. On March 11, she left Longyearbyen and headed southwestward to occupy deep CTDs in the acoustic tomography array in the Greenland Basin in cooperation with the HAKON MOSBY. Between March 13 and March 16, only four deep CTD casts were obtained in this area because there were problems with both the winch and the CTD sonde. The HAKON MOSBY had to be called for technical assistance before the program could be continued.
Between March 17 and March 28, the weather conditions were quiet and operations were carried out in the Boreas Basin at about 78 degrees north. The CTD system functioned normally after the repair and 70 CTD stations were obtained in this period. Only two toroid buoys with current meters and four other Argos buoys were deployed. The study of eddies, deep convection and chimneys using the CTD and water samples was emphasized. Therefore less time was spent on buoy deployment and more on CTD work compared to the Barents Sea. Meteorological and remote sensing data were collected regularly, and snow/ice measurements and acoustic data were obtained in between the CTD casts. A dedicated acoustic experiment was carried out on March 27 and March 28. Seven SAR flights over the area by NADC P-3 were completed in this period.
From March 28 through April 1, two strong storms passed the area and weather conditions changed from moderate to rough. Of highest priority in this period was the recovery of the last toroid, which had five current meters and one thermistor chain. It had been deployed from a multiyear floe at about 78 degrees 25 minutes north, and during a seven day period it drifted southward with the East Greenland current. Fortunately, the toroid survived the storms and was successfully recovered at 76 degrees 30 minutes north on March 31. After one more deep CTD cast in the Greenland Basin, the POLARBJORN headed back to Tromso where she arrived on April 2.
Two of the drifting Argos buoys were caught by eddies and circulated in the Boreas Basin for about three weeks after the ship left the area. One buoy drifted south to about 73 degrees north where data transmission stopped on May 18.
The Greenland Sea leg was successfully completed and much interesting data were obtained. Ice conditions, ocean conditions and weather are different in the Greenland Sea compared to the Barents Sea. Therefore the data sets from these two areas complement each other.
SIZEX CTD and Seasoar Program
In the Barents Sea, a total of 55 CTD stations were completed. The water masses in the shallow area between Bjornoya and Hopen (40 m to 60 m depth) are dominated by homogeneous cold polar water with temperature around -1.8 degrees C and salinity of 34.7 parts per thousand. In the western part of the experiment area, some intrusion of warm and saltier Atlantic water below 50 m was observed. In the Greenland Sea, 75 CTD stations were obtained, 13 of which were deeper than 2000 m. The deep CTD casts were made in cooperation with the HAKON MOSBY to study deep convection and bottom water formation. The shallow casts (500 m) were made to map eddies and upper ocean chimneys in the Boreas Basin. (Johannessen et al. 1991).
The S87 data format was developed at the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory as a standard format for ASCII station data. The main parts of the S87 format file are:
The header line contains all the pertinent station information needed to identify the station. When the file contains data for more than one station, the header line may be repeated within a single file.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 { column 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234 { counter TPPCC SSSS CC SDD.DDDD SDDD.DDDD YY/MM/DD JUL HH:MM CRUISE_ID { data fields where: T = data type (C: ctd, B: bottle, A: axbt, X: xbt) PP = NODC platform code CC = NODC country code of the platform SSSS = station number CC = cast number SDD.DDDD = latitude in decimal degrees SDDD.DDDD = longitude in decimal degrees YY/MM/DD = date (including "/") JUL = year-day for year of collection (also called "Julian Day") HH:MM = time (including ":") CRUISE_ID = optional cruise identifier.Following the header line is an optional secondary header line for end-of-cast information. There may also be another line describing important physical characteristics at the station location. This line must begin with the character "&" in the first column. For a list of physical characteristics mnemonics in use when the data set was assembled, please refer to the CD-ROM documentation file.
A sample optional "&" line is as follows:
&ZZ=4766 TA=-4.2 PA=0990 WS=0.6 WD=122Comment lines follow this optional "&" line; they may not begin with "&" or "@". Use these comment lines to note the name of the program used to write the data file, the date the file was written, and the name of the programmer.
A column identification line contains mnemonics of at least two unique characters that identify the data types. This line must start with the character "@" in the first column. For a list of data type mnemonics in use when the data set was assembled, please refer to the CD-ROM documentation file.
The following is an example of data that illustrates all parts of the S87 format:
CPB32 55 1 74.4490 19.5095 89/03/01 60 17:56 PB3 &ZZ=4766 TA=-4.2 PA=0990 WS=0.6 WD=122 90/02/01 sohara program: s87interp -i 1All Fram Strait files are named *.jms, where the "*" represents the name and year of the platform, and the ".jms" extension tags the files as relating to Manley et al. (1991). To avoid duplicate filenames, the name and year of the experiment were used instead in some cases. Please refer to the CD-ROM documentation file for a table of Fram Strait filenames and the associated "Cruise_id" value found in positions 54 through 62 of each file's header records.@PR TE CO SA PT S0 0 -1.877 27.375 34.912 -1.877 28.112 1 -1.877 27.375 34.912 -1.877 28.112 2 -1.877 27.375 34.911 -1.877 28.111 3 -1.877 27.375 34.910 -1.877 28.110 4 -1.877 27.375 34.910 -1.877 28.110 5 -1.877 27.375 34.909 -1.877 28.109 6 -1.877 27.375 34.908 -1.877 28.109 7 -1.878 27.383 34.920 -1.878 28.118 8 -1.876 27.384 34.919 -1.876 28.118 9 -1.873 27.385 34.916 -1.873 28.115
The CEAREX hydrography data are also archived in the original format (as provided to Scripps by each investigator) and are available on magnetic media from NSIDC User Services. Please inquire for current distribution format(s) and cost.
Errors related to the hydrography CTD data have been identified.
SIZEX data descriptions in this document were extracted from the SIZEX portion of the CD-ROM documentation file, which was taken from Johannessen and Sandven (1989). Lamont data descriptions in this document were derived from the Lamont section of the CD-ROM documentation file, which was taken from O'Hara (1990).
For a complete list of all CEAREX investigators, please refer to the CEAREX Investigator Address List.
Johannessen, O. M., and S. Sandven. 1989. SIZEX 89: A Prelaunch ERS-1Experiment. Experiment Report. Nansen Remote Sensing Center. Technical Report no. 23, 39 p.
Johannessen, O. M., S. Sandven, and J. A. Johannessen. 1991. Eddy-related winter convection in the Boreas Basin. In Proceedings of the International Monterey Colloquium on Deep Convection and Deep Water Formation in the Oceans, ed. J.-C. Gascard and P.C. Chu, 87-105. Elsevier.
Lewis, E. L., and R. G. Perkin. 1983. Supercooling and energy exchange near the Arctic Ocean surface. Journal of Geophysical Research 88(C12):7681-7685.
Manley, T. O., R. H. Bourke and K. L. Hunkins. 1991. Near-surface circulation over the Yermak Plateau in northern Fram Strait. Journal of Marine Systems 3(1/2):107-125.
MIZEX Group. 1989. MIZEX East 1987: winter marginal ice zone program in the Fram Strait and Greenland Sea. EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 70(17):545-555.
Morison, J., and R. Andersen. 1990. CEAREX 89 O-Camp Daily CTD Casts. Seattle, WA: University of Washington, Polar Science Center, 32 p.
Muench, R. D., M. G. McPhee, C. A. Paulson, and J. H. Morison. 1991. Winter oceanographic conditions in the Fram Strait-Yermak Plateau region. Journal of Geophysical Research 97(C3)3469-3483.
O'Hara, S. H. 1990. Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) CTD Data for PB1, PB2 & PB3, October 17, 1988 - March 1, 1989. Palisades, NY: Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory.
Perkin, R. G., and E. L. Lewis. 1984. Mixing in the West Spitsbergen Current. Journal of Physical Oceanography 14(8):1315-1325.


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Hummer. It's one of the most instantly recognisable vehicles in the world. The military version of this ultimate SUV, called the HUMVEE, has proven its toughness in the most inhospitable terrain, and the retail version of that Hummer, called the H1, has carried everything from firefighting equipment to movie stars. Now these tough, go anywhere vehicles are joined by another Hummer model, the H2.
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A four speed automatic transmission is coupled to a full time four wheel drive transfer case. In the normal 4 Hi open mode, the transfer case differential allows a 60% rear/40% front torque split. Press the button for 4 Hi Locked, and the transfer case differential locks, splitting the torque 50/50 front to rear. When the traction control button is pressed while in Locked mode, the traction control programming changes to allow more wheel spin to dig through loose terrain.
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Miners to Send Out Lone Senior McCulley in Home Finale Against Rice
Feb. 28, 2012
UTEP (14-14, 7-7 C-USA) hosts Rice (16-13, 7-7 C-USA) in a game crucial for Conference USA Tournament seeding on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Miners and the Owls are tied for seventh place in the league standings with two games remaining. UTEP will conclude the C-USA slate at SMU on Saturday, while Rice will host crosstown foe Houston.
The Miners still could be seeded anywhere from fifth to eighth in next week's C-USA Tournament depending on how this week's games unfold. The tournament is slated for March 7-10 at the FedExForum in Memphis.
UTEP plays its final regular season home game on Wednesday. The Miners are 11-4 in the Don Haskins Center in 2011-12, including 6-1 in C-USA play. UTEP has won 23 of its last 25 C-USA regular season home games dating back to the 2008-09 season.
Wednesday also marks the final home game for senior forward Gabriel McCulley. He has played in 130 games for the Miners, third-most in school history, and collected 743 points, 469 rebounds, 127 assists, 58 blocks and 88 steals.
The Owls have 16 wins this season, their most in five years. Rice has gone 3-3 since beating UTEP on Feb. 1 at Tudor Fieldhouse with wins over Houston (79-71), SMU (43-39) and UCF (83-74), and losses to East Carolina (82-68), Tulsa (69-50) and Southern Miss (58-56).
In its most recent action, Rice scored two points in the final three minutes and lost 58-56 at Southern Miss on Saturday as Jonathan Mills made two free throws with 0.6 seconds left for the winning margin.
Guard Dylan Ennis led the Owls with 18 points and 10 rebounds at Southern Miss and was named the co-Conference USA Freshman of the Week.
Rice is led by junior forward Arsalan Kazemi, who averages 12.3 points and 10.4 rebounds. Kazemi ranks 14th nationally in double-doubles (15), 15th in rebounding and 26th in steals (2.1 avg.).
The Owls are 5-6 on the road this season, including 3-4 in C-USA play. Rice has lost four of its last five conference road games after starting the slate 2-0 with victories at SMU (68-52) and Tulane (50-49).
The Miners lead the series 14-10 and have won 10 of the last 13 meetings between the schools. UTEP is 9-2 all-time versus Rice at the Don Haskins Center. Rice's last victory in El Paso came on Jan. 18, 2003 by a score of 91-63.
UTEP's Tim Floyd will be coaching against Rice's Ben Braun for the 11th time on Wednesday. Floyd is 6-4 against Braun-led squads, with six of the previous matchups taking place when Floyd was at USC and Braun was at Cal. Another transpired during the 1991-92 season when Floyd was at New Orleans and Braun was coaching at Eastern Michigan.
Reserve guard Julian DeBose nailed a jumper with 0.2 seconds left -- his only field goal of the game -- as Rice handed UTEP a 77-75 loss on Feb. 1 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
The game-winner negated a fine comeback by the Miners, who crawled out of a seven- point hole in the final three minutes and took a 73-72 lead on two free throws by Gabriel McCulley with 24 seconds remaining.
After Arsalan Kazemi's three-point play with15 seconds to go put the Owls up 75-73, Cedrick Lang followed Michael Perez's miss with a putback to tie the game, setting up DeBose's last-second heroics.
DeBose wasn't the only unlikely hero for Rice, as freshman forward Jarelle Reischel scored 20 points -- one shy of his career high. Reischel filled up the stat sheet, adding six re- bounds and five steals while making 7-of-12 shots, 3-of-3 three pointers and 3-of-3 free throws.
The Owls also received solid play inside from Kazemi (20 points/nine rebounds) and 7-2 Omar Oraby (11 points/eight rebounds/ four blocks in 17 minutes).
Four players -- McCulley (23 points), John Bohannon (18), Julian Washburn (16) and Perez (14) -- combined to score 71 of UTEP's 75 points. McCulley (10 rebounds) and Bo- hannon (12) both had double-doubles.
UTEP trailed by 10 points (37-27) with un-der four minutes remaining in the first half before mounting a 13-4 run to pull within a point (41-40) at the intermission. Late in the second half, five straight points by the Owls -- a three-pointer by Reischel and jumper by Connor Frizzelle -- lifted them into the short- lived seven-point lead.
The game featured 10 ties and 26 lead changes.
The Miners had no steals in a game for just the second time since 1982. The only other occurrence was on Jan. 29, 1994 versus New Mexico in the Haskins Center ... UCF's three turnovers were the fewest by a UTEP opponent since Princeton also had three on Dec. 28, 1996 at the DHC ... UTEP had no starters in double figure scoring for the second time this season (Stephen F. Austin) ... the last time the Miners had no starters with double-digit points in a conference game was on March 6, 2004 at Boise State ... UTEP lost for just the second time in 23 games under coach Tim Floyd where the opponent shot less than 40 percent from the field ... the Miners trailed the entire game after falling behind 6-0 in the first two and a half minutes, ending a string of 97 consecutive games that they led in at one point ... UTEP dropped to 2-12 this season when shooting between 40 and 49 percent.
UTEP is 1-2 all-time in games played on Feb. 29. The Miners lost home games to Arizona State in 1960 (84-88) and Fresno State in 1996 (88-87), and won at Colorado State in 1992 (86-68).
The Miners have won their final regular season home game in seven of the last eight years. UTEP's last loss on "Senior Night" came on March 1, 2007 to sixth-ranked Memphis, 78-67.
The Miners have registered a 17-1 mark versus their fellow C-USA institutions from the state of Texas at home since 2005 (6-1 versus Houston, 4-0 versus Rice, 7-0 versus SMU). The only loss came to the Cougars, 94-86, on Jan. 14, 2009.
With eight points at UCF on Saturday, Julian Washburn became the eighth Miner freshman to score 300 in a season.
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With the 2011-12 season winding down, UTEP has four players averaging between 11 and 12 points per game. Sophomore center John Bohannon has averaged a team-leading 14.0 ppg in Conference USA games and has moved to second on the squad in overall scoring (11.4 ppg) behind sophomore guard Michael Perez (11.7 ppg).
Eight different players have led UTEP in scoring in games this season, the highest total since nine did so during the 2003-04 campaign.
The Miners are 6-1 in C-USA home games and 1-6 in C-USA road games. They have outrebounded five of their seven league opponents at home (they tied Tulsa 38-38 on Feb. 8). On the road, they have been outrebounded in five of seven league games.
UTEP's rebound margin in home conference games is +6.6 per game.
The Miners are 21-1 under coach Tim Floyd when outrebounding teams in the Haskins Center, with the lone blemish a 73-64 setback to UTSA in the 2011-12 season opener. UTEP has won 22 straight home games against C-USA opposition when controlling the glass dating back to the 2006-07 season.
Over the last three games, the Miners have been outscored 39-14 in second chance points. In the previous 10 contests -- all Conference USA games -- UTEP had a 89-56 scoring advantage in the statistical category.
UTEP has given up 33 offensive rebounds over the last two games. UCF's 18 offensive boards on Saturday tied for the second-most by a Miner opponent this season.
UTEP went to the line six times at UCF on Saturday, tying its low total in a Conference USA game. The Miners also took six foul shots at Tulsa on Jan. 11. Prior to that, the last time UTEP shot fewer free throws in a league game was on Feb. 28, 2002 against SMU (five).
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The lichens thus treated acquire gradually a deep purple colour, and form the products called "cudbear."
If the red color of the wool is due to archil or cudbear, it is extracted by hydrochloric acid, which is colored red.
Instead of logwood a little madder is sometimes used; also cudbear or Barwood.
If the colour is not good, tincture of red sanders or cudbear is directed to be added.
A mordant of alum, followed by a hot bath of brazil wood, and afterwards by a weak one of cudbear.
Dye with equal quantities of cudbear and Logwood, the wool having been mordanted with chrome.
Various species of Lecanora, particularly L. tartarea, known as cudbear, are used in dyeing woollen yarn.
The manufacture of Archil and cudbear from the various lichens is simple in principle.
About 130 tons of cudbear are imported annually from Sweden.
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MTV is announcing VMA nominees today via Vine (video)
The music awards are happening in Brooklyn this year, and nominations are coming out through the social-media video platform—both for the first time.
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Big changes are coming to MTV's Video Music Awards this year: The annual blowout is happening at the Barclays Center instead of the Staples Center (take that, L.A.!); the Moonman trophy got a redesign (pictured above) from BK artist Kaws; and today, the nominees are being announced via Vine.
For this inaugural social-media release, MTV got stop-motion artist Khoa Phan to create the short, as well as cute videos for all the categories. Check out the clips for Best Pop Video and Video of the Year below. The announcements will continue throughout the day via MTV's Twitter feed.
As for the big reveals, pop mogul Justin Timberlake and indie-rap duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are leading the pack—and competing with each other—with six nominations apiece. Head to MTV for the full list; the winners will be declared at the VMAs on August 25. (h/t Mashable)
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Twist Style Friday: Zenith
Every Friday we feature one of the garments from the magazine in a post about styling. We suggest different ways to wear the garment in question using mock-ups from Polyvore. We encourage readers to tell us what they think about these outfits via our Facebook page or Twitter, and if folks want to make their own outfits, please tweet them at us with the hashtag #twiststyle. You can find all of the Style Friday posts here.
So I bought the plainest fitted black tank dress, and also a loose black tunic shirt/dress thing and have literally worn one or both of them almost every day for the last two weeks. Sure, sometimes I wore my absurd wooden platform cheetah boots, and sometimes I wore floral tights, but still. Solid black as my go-to? Am I okay?
Enough about me. Want to see this week's gorgeous sweater? Of course you do. Meet Zenith.
This sweater is cozy and comfortable, but also polished and elegant. It wears a bit like a blazer, with the delicate patterning and petite collar. Feel free to wear it sometimes with a wide leather belt or a skinny metallic one in place of the lovely knitted sash. Here are some of my other ideas about how to wear this lovely wrap cardigan:
How would you wear Zenith?
Design Process: Uji
Today's post is brought to you by Ann-Marie Jackson, designer of the wonderful textured coat, Uji, from our Winter issue (she is also the designer of this gorgeous pullover). You can learn more about her and her designs on her website. One of the things you'll find there is a post about the Briggs and Little yarn she used for this project.
Like many knitters, I'm fascinated by cables. I particularly like traditional aran sweater cables; the overall honeycomb cable that's often worked into a wide centre panel on the front or back of the garment was my inspiration here. I wanted an oversized cardigan or coat, and thought that overall cables in a bulky yarn would be perfect for a heavy, textured, sink-your-fingers-in fabric.
Inspiration. Clockwise from top left: undyed yarns, even Steve McQueen liked Aran sweaters, INHABIT baby camel cocoon cardigan, Anthropologie cardigan, 1960s Bear Brand & Fleischer Yarn pattern.
Uji is worked flat in pieces that are seamed together after blocking. I know seamless garments are very popular right now, but seams are more necessity than preference for this sweater. Although the cables give plenty of structure and strength to the fabric, Uji is heavy and needs seams to prevent pulling, stretching, and shapelessness. It's finished off with generous buttonbands and a big cozy collar. At the last minute, I decided to add pockets, because no coat can do without pockets.
Did you notice that the two cables used on Uji are essentially the same cable? The chevron cable is the bottom half of the honeycomb cable. It seems an obvious design move now, but it didn't start out that way: I swatched several different cable combinations (some of them nearly impossible to fit together) before I decided on these two. They're the simplest and, I think, the prettiest of all my swatches. Occam's razor strikes again!
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Twist Style Friday: Simsbury
Every Friday we feature one of the garments from the magazine in a post about styling. We suggest different ways to wear the garment in question using mock-ups from Polyvore. We encourage readers to tell us what they think about these outfits via our Facebook page or Twitter, and if folks want to make their own outfits, please tweet them at us with the hashtag #twiststyle. You can find all of the Style Friday posts here.
I know that fall and winter are really prime knitter times, but handknits are dreamy to have around on cool spring mornings and summer sunsets by the water. This week's featured garment is perfect for layering, which makes it great for just about any season. The pockets make it extra practical, and the dipping neckline is just a teeny bit saucy. The color of our sample is pretty stunning, and though you could obviously make it in whatever color you like, something saturated really makes the simple shape and unfussy lace sing. Hello Simsbury.
Want to take a close look at some of those details? Goody, me too.
Here are just a few of the zillions of things you could pair this fantastic sweater with:
How would you wear Simsbury?
Design Process: Luggala
Today's post is brought to you by Aine Ryan, designer of the lovely Luggala and first-time Twist contributor. You can find out more about Aine (as well as this post) on her blog, here. Enjoy!
Way back in November 2012, I was privileged to be included in the Twist Collective Winter 2012 issue. My design was 'Luggala', a long-line jumper / sweater / pullover with a lacy cowl neck and kangaroo pocket.
A few years ago when I was keen to start knitting again, but tired of unflattering, outdated patterns, I did an internet search for things like 'modern knitting patterns' or 'trendy knitting patterns' or something similarly cheesy. This was when I came across Twist and specifically, their Fall 2009 issue. And I fell in love. The 'Bus Stop' story completely won my heart and it wasn't long before Ysolda's Vine Yoke Cardigan was on my needles. I had found an up-to-date, fashionable, beautiful source of knitting patterns! Yay!
So when I decided to give designing a go, I knew exactly where I wanted to start – Twist! Aim high, I thought! When I submitted my design proposal back in April 2012, I had never designed anything before, let alone prepare a submission. I can't tell you how excited I was when I found out it had been accepted and then to finally see it in print last November.
I wanted to create a cosy Winter garment that would keep the wearer warm without being too bulky or heavy. So I designed a fitted, slightly long length jumper. Raglan sleeves, because they're may favourite and always flattering. To keep it warm and cozy, I added a cowl neck, but in lace, to keep it light and feminine.
The final touch, to make it a little bit different and fun, was the kangaroo or hoodie style pocket. I added this for a note of casual, comfy styling, but again it's knit in lace.
In the submission sketch, I just drew it simply with skinny jeans / leggings, which is how Twist styled it too in the end! I'm no fashion artist and I'll let you in on my secret tool – Fashionary templates (psst- bloglady's note- also check out the Style Friday post where we featured Luggala).
I hope you like Luggala which can be bought directly from Twist Collective.
Finally, a note on the name. 'Luggala' is a place in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, where I spent many Summers as a child. Enjoy a few pics. Lots more on Flickr.
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What's Wrong With Jameson Taillon?
Jameson Taillon has an 8.13 ERA in his last six starts.
It was only a month ago today that most people were wondering when Jameson Taillon would be promoted to Double-A. The 2010 first round pick had a 1.47 ERA in 36.2 innings over his first seven starts in high-A. Along with that impressive ERA was a 36:7 K/BB ratio, and just 25 hits allowed. That was on May 15th.
Taillon was scheduled to make his next start on May 16th. He ended up getting shelled for six runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings. At the time it was nothing to worry about. He had given up six runs in 36.2 innings in his previous seven starts. One bad start isn't anything to worry about. But that was just the beginning of a string of bad starts, usually highlighted by one big inning. Here is a breakdown of those starts.
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Science Update
Increasing Fiber in Cereals and Snacks
Americans average only about 15 grams a day of dietary fiber, even though the recommended intake is 20 to 35 grams. Studies suggest that adequate fiber can decrease the risk of heart disease, some cancers, diabetes, and high blood pressure. One easy way to increase the general population's fiber intake might be to add it to favorite snack foods, which now contain less than 3 percent fiber.
Until now, adding plant fiber during the extrusion process by which many cereals and snacks are formed has caused undesirable textural changes. But by adding dairy proteins such as whey or casein as binders, ingredients hold together better, making for a more acceptable product that may eventually contain as much as 10 percent fiber. Other work is testing use of milk protein to envelop fibers and keep them from soaking up water when used in foods. Reducing water-holding capacity of fiber can improve food quality.
Charles I. Onwulata, USDA-ARS Dairy Products Research Unit, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania; phone (215) 233-6497.
Consumers Respond to Low-Fat Foods
Ideally, dietary intake of fat should be less than 30 percent of total calories. To help consumers meet that goal, food processors have developed many low-fat products for the marketplace. Researchers wondered if having access to such products has a beneficial effect on consumers' total fat intake. To find out, they analyzed data from the 1996 USDA nationwide food consumption survey. They divided a sample of 1,731 adults into two groups: those who met the recommendation and those who exceeded it.
Most adults who exceeded the recommended fat intake either didn't consume low-fat foods on the survey day or ate only one or two. Just a few ate three or more such foods. These folks got too many calories from fat in their total diets. A few of the others who met the fat recommendations tended to substitute carbohydrates and sugars from carbonated sodas for the fat they eliminated.
Among the group that met the recommended fat intake level, a larger percentage consumed low-fat foods, suggesting that these foods can help reduce fat intake. Those who consumed low-fat foods generally enjoyed a more varied and nutritious diet than those who did not. And the greater variety led to more desirable levels of key nutrients, such as vitamin A, carotene, folate, calcium, and iron. This group also consumed fewer calories—400 to 500 calories less on average—than those who exceeded the recommended fat intake. And their body mass index tended to be lower, especially among women.
Shanthy Bowman, USDA-ARS Community Nutrition Research Group, Beltsville, Maryland; phone (301) 504-0619.
Keeping Manure Nutrients Down on the Farm
Crop plants can take up and use nitrogen and phosphorus in manure that's spread on farmland. But if too much manure is applied, excess nutrients can cause environmental problems.
Increased animal production and dwindling cropland often result in overapplication of manure. And manure loses usefulness as fertilizer when nitrogen in it volatilizes into the atmosphere as ammonia. This nitrogen loss reduces the nitrogen-to-phosphorus ratio in the manure, which can cause undesirable increases of phosphorus in soil. Limiting ammonia losses from manure would create better nitrogen-to-phosphorus ratios for farm crops.
Researchers have found that adding 2.5 percent alum or 6.25 percent zeolite, by wet weight, to dairy manure slurry reduced ammonia loss by 60 and 55 percent, respectively. The alum acts as an acidifying agent, while zeolite—often used in kitty litter—acts as a sequestering agent, turning slurries into nitrogen-rich, slow-release fertilizer. Both help reduce formation of ammonia gas and offer safe and cost-effective means for managing manure.
Alan Lefcourt and John Meisinger, USDA-ARS Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Beltsville, Maryland; phone (301) 504-8450 [Lefcourt], (301) 504-5276 [Meisinger].
New Cure for Sick Fish
The protozoan parasite that causes ich, or whitespot, in fish is no match for potassium permanganate. Ichthyophthirius multifiliis quickly succumbs even to minuscule doses—as small as 1 part per million. At least its microscopic, free-swimming stage called a theront does. After burrowing into fish skin or gills to feed on mucus and tissue, theronts grow into trophonts that create small, white pustules. The mature trophont drops off the fish and forms a cyst in which up to 1,000 theronts develop, to burst out and begin a new cycle. The entire life cycle is completed in about a week, depending on temperature.
While potassium permanganate is more costly than the copper sulfate in current use, it is less toxic to fish in soft water and also works against other fish parasites. Work is under way to develop efficacy and safety data needed to gain approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its use on edible fish.
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2017's summer season gets underway with the British Athletics Team Trials, as the best of British come together to secure their place in the World Championships squad. The build up to this home world championships will take place at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham on 1 and 2 July.
London Anniversary Games returns on 9 July where global superstars will grace the track and field of London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth park.
Our season finale will take place on 20 August where we return to Alexander Stadium for Grand Prix Birmingham, where athletes will be competing in the second home leg of the prestigious Diamond League.
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I am traveling from Berlin, Germany to Winnipeg, Canada for a month and debating taking my Frenchie. I am looking for tips to help me finalize my decision. He would be traveling in-cabin with me, and I have already checked that this is fine with the airline.
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