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Birdwatching is greatly enhanced with the right equipment. And, the best place to start is with a good pair of binoculars.
Beginners often make uninformed choices when buying binoculars, sometimes selecting equipment that performs poorly in the field. I've watched many frustrated novices struggle with inappropriate optics while others around them easily enjoy the birds they're viewing.
A little technical information first:
Binoculars are ranked by two numbers, separated by "X". The first number indicates power (magnification). Each number above 1 is the times the image is magnified. The second number indicates size. The number is equal to the diameter of the objective (outer) lens in millimetres. For example: 8 X 42 binoculars magnify eight times, and their objective lenses are each forty two millimetres across.
It is important to note that with increased magnification you are decreasing the field of view, and lowering the brightness. By increasing the diameter of the objective lenses you are adding bulk & weight. But, you also add brightness, And, in some cases, widening the field of view.
Any serious naturalist will make good binoculars a priority investment. But, before you buy, you must ask yourself these questions:
Like any purchase, get the best that you can afford. And, buyer beware. Binoculars are like fishing lures. Many are designed to catch the fisherman… not the fish.
Here are some general tips for selecting birding binoculars:
With the right tools in hand, you'll experience much more of our wonderful natural world.
On Friday afternoon, twenty enthusiastic birders gathered at Andrew Haydon Park for OFO's "Dusk Birding along the Ottawa River". After a spectacular week of stellar birding, mainly east of the Deschenes Rapids, expectations were high that the river would continue to reveal mega-rarities. We stayed mainly along the shores of the western side of Lac Deschenes. However, a cold west wind and high water levels made viewing conditions bitter and challenging resulting in low diversity. Regardless, everyone had an excellent time, often getting close-up views of uncommon species. Those that stayed to the end were treated to an enchanting show of large flocks arriving for their evening roost, their aerobatic flights draped against a clear vermillion sky. Other highlights included a juvenile Brant, a female Northern Shoveler, 2 juvenile Greater Snow Geese, 11 Red-necked Grebes, all three species of scoter, and several individuals & small flocks of Long-tailed Ducks. For photographers, the tame Brant, the accommodating Long-tailed Duck, and the cooperative Wilson's Snipe, provided some pleasant diversion.
A Special "Thank You" to contributing photographers: Ron Allen, Joshua McCullough, Jariya Rasaputra and Deanna Wright.
American Black Duck
American Crow
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
Black-capped Chickadee
Blue Jay
Canada Goose
Common Goldeneye
Downy Woodpecker
European Starling
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Green-winged Teal
Herring Gull
Hooded Merganser
House Sparrow
Lesser Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Northern Shoveler
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-necked Grebe
Ring-billed Gull
Snow Goose
Song sparrow
White-winged Scoter
Wilson's Snipe
Surf Scoter
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Everyone loves the beach. How can we resist soft sand between our toes, the tranquil sound of rolling waves, beautiful tanned bodies laying on blankets soaking the sun, and cool surf to comfort us from the heat? For us humans, the beach is an extremely popular playground, especially during hot summer days.
But, for the tiny Piping Plover, the beach is a matter of survival. It's the only place where it can make a nest, raise its young and find food. Without sandy beaches, the Piping Plover can't exist.
Unfortunately, there are more humans on beaches these days than Piping Plovers. People love the beach so much they use them to walk their dogs, drive their recreational vehicles, play their sports, and have their parties. How can the tiny Piping Plover compete with that?
Fortunately, conservation efforts effectively protect these sweet little birds. Cages are placed over nests to protect them from all types of problems like foxes, gulls, wandering family pets, all-terrain vehicles, dirt-bikes and thoughtless humans while allowing free-passage for the parents to come & go from the nest. A brightly marked barrier of flags and cord is also set up to give the nest further protective space. Although costly, these efforts have proven to be successful. On the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, an extremely busy summer playground lined with perfect beaches, and a stronghold of the Piping Plover, their numbers remain reasonably stable. Breeding pair numbers fluctuate from 35 to 53, with success rates reaching as much as 78%.
The sad news is that funding for these efforts is drying up quickly. Economic struggles continue to place pressure on various funding agents, while our appetite for recreational use of beaches increases. To further aggravate the problem, a significant percentage of the human population couldn't care less about the future of the tiny little Piping Plover.
Without funding, protection efforts and awareness programs will be significantly minimized.
The future of the beach-loving Piping Plover is becoming increasingly uncertain.
People often ask me how old do birds live. Unfortunately, there's no simple answer.
The shocking truth is that only a tiny percent of creatures born in the wild survive beyond their first year.
The percentage figure is different depending on the study, the species, the situation or a number of other factors.
Regardless, it's consistently small – frequently 20% or less.
Nature is harsh and challenging. A young animal must adapt quickly if it wants to live.
It needs to find food & shelter, deal with pressures from competition, and avoid predators.
Once it builds a little strength, and acquires some experience, it's better equipped to face the challenges of the wilderness.
So, once it passes the one-year mark, it may be on its way to a ripe old age.
But, what is a ripe-old-age for a bird? This is another question without a simple answer.
Bird-banding records provide some data.
Unfortunately, very few bands are ever recovered. And, in the case of long-lived birds like albatross, the bird can easily outlive their metal leg bands.
Regardless, bird-banding is one of the only reliable methods for recording bird longevity.
Some seabirds are known to live beyond 60 years.
Small songbirds are lucky to reach their teens.
Yet, some birds in captivity can live into their 80s.
Some authorities figure that a few larger species can live as long as humans.
But, until data-recording methods improve, a lot of this is simply guesswork.
I've been living in my condominium beside the Ottawa River for a year now. I've watched the seasons pass, and observed an abundance of life, both human as well as other animals. I've tallied more than 100 species of birds, some abundant, others only a single time. One thing for certain, the view is spectacular. But, it also reveals how much has changed over the course of my life as a birder.
Back in the early 80's, many species that were rare or unusual are now common, in some cases even abundant.
Unfortunately, the success of these species has to be at the expense of others.
Looking down from the 23rd floor over the Britannia Conservation Area and Deschenes Rapids, its blatantly obvious how a few species have flourished. Ring-billed Gull, Canada Goose, Double-crested Cormorant, Turkey Vulture and Common Raven are ever-present during the breeding season. Less obvious, but equally as dramatic are the increase of such rare birds as Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Egret, Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagle and Black-crowned Night-Heron. Although seeing these birds is always exciting, I have to reflect which birds are missing. I used to see more diversity on Mud Lake – various ducks, large numbers of swallows and Common Nighthawk. Although these birds are still observed occasionally, their numbers have dropped significantly.
At night, the illuminated colours of the city contrast to the stark black woodlands, the river reflecting the moon, stars and city lights. The occasional bark of a night-heron, or the honk of an agitated goose, mix with the roar of road traffic and sirens. There is a precarious balance between nature and humans.
I can only speculate what changes will come with the increasing pressures of the city on greenspace.
For now, life of various kinds flourishes in proximity to my balcony.
As adventurers, we tend to seek unusual travel destinations. We need to satisfy an insatiable appetite for discovering remote parts of the world. Inevitably, these isolated destinations come with extreme conditions – rugged landscape, unpredictable wildlife, inhospitable environments and harsh weather. Yet the wilderness calls us. And, we answer.
Fortunately, thanks to advances in digital photography, it's never been easier to document such adventures. Even tiny cameras can produce high-quality images with just the push of a button.
But, extreme conditions come with challenges. Polar regions in particular will test the limits of any modern electronic gadget. Beware of ice, snow, wind, salt, moisture and extreme light.
Here are a few simple recommendations:
1) Cold temperatures eat battery power. Battery life is much shorter in the cold. Keep spare batteries handy – ALWAYS! If possible, keep them warm in a pocket close to your body. When you replace batteries, return the used ones to your warm pocket. There may still be some juice there.
2) Keep things dry / protect your equipment. I use a large, padded, weather-resistant backpack with an additional rain-cover that folds out from the lining. I sometimes also use a solid waterproof Pelican Case. There's a lot of protective gear available on the market. Search for the right products that match your needs and equipment. At the very least, carry a large plastic garbage bag or heavy-duty zip-lock bag. It will keep your equipment dry for short periods, or during less severe situations.
3) Watch your exposure, especially with black or white subjects – both ends of the visible colour spectrum. In Polar Regions, you can expect a lot of highly reflective snow cover. Camera meters are calibrated to read mid-range colours, and have trouble dealing with extremes like snow scenes. Black & White subjects, like an Adelie Penguin or Thick-billed Murre, can pose severe exposure challenges. I deal with exposure issues later, while viewing my images on a computer. I fix imperfections with a photo editor like Photoshop, Elements or Nikon Capture. However, learning to use the editors takes time. Fortunately with digital cameras, we have the advantage of reviewing the image immediately after exposure. Look at your results right away, and compensate your exposure with your camera's exposure controls. Try using several different exposure settings (bracketing), take lots of pictures, and review your results as you go. At least one of the images is bound to work. Many new digital cameras have auto-braketing functions.
4) Bring two of everything. You never know when something will fail, break, or even disappear. Although doubling your camera inventory isn't always practical, if you have the capacity, it might save you in time of need. I always travel with two cameras, and several lenses. But, even a little compact camera will work as a spare. It may not replace your DSLR. But, it's better than nothing if your good camera expires.
5) Memorize your owner's manual. At least, bring your manual with you when you travel. Most digital cameras have a myriad of functions and features. Your manual will familiarize you with them. It should also inform you how to deal with extremes such as snow and cold.
6) Take lots of pictures. Bring plenty of memory cards. And, don't ever hesitate to press the shutter release. You can always delete the bad pics if necessary.
You're about to travel on the trip of a lifetime, a place where few have dared to venture. Be prepared, and you'll capture all the beauty, drama and joy to share later with the world.]]>
Yup… It's been a hectic winter.
From the dusty deserts and scorching coast of Kenya to the icy grip of Canada and Antarctica in January, topped off with the salt-spray of the turbulent Drake Passage, in just a few months, I've dragged my new Nikon gear through countless extremes. At home in Ottawa, Ontario, I cram my equipment into the tiny trunk of my compact car, drive down bumpy back-roads full of pot holes, then stop abruptly at the first sign of wildlife. I often rush to the trunk, frantically pull my equipment out as something like an Osprey flies overhead. Add to this the stress of going through endless security checks at airports, getting squeezed into tight overhead compartments, and occasionally doubling as a pillow between connecting flights. Let's face it, I'm hard on my camera and optical gear.
In order to capture the images I want, I need to work fast and respond quickly to the opportunities as they present themselves. To identify wildlife at a distance, or under low light, I need precision optics that give me comfort and optimum clarity under the worst of conditions. Although I'm hard on my gear, I demand equipment that's high performance, and reliable, regardless of what the planet throws at me.
I'm delighted to report that the latest equipment I have from Nikon lives up to their reputation of being rugged under the extremes I've put them through. Back home in the comfort and safety of Canada's spring, my Nikon equipment is performing flawlessly.
My Nikon EDG 10 X 42 binoculars are the best optics I've ever had the pleasure of owning. And, the Nikon D3s is simply the best camera I've ever worked with. Best of all, they don't complain when I push them to the limits.
Life is good.
It's a three-day journey sailing across the Drake Passage from Tierra del Fuego to the Antarctic Peninsula. These legendary waters have earned the reputation of being the roughest in the world. Southern currents squeezed between two continents cause even the largest of vessels to rock and roll. Crew and passengers reluctantly prepare for the long haul. They "drake-proof" their cabin, securing all loose items to prevent them from being tossed around from the relentless swells.
I on the other hand, see great opportunity – a chance to study graceful seabirds effortlessly riding the wind. The strategy is simple – find a dry place on the bow or the stern and wait. Eventually, they come. At first they appear as small specs on the horizon. Tiny shapes with long slender wings, growing larger as they approach. Closer and closer, like an airliner coming in for a landing. Yet, they twist and turn in the wind, their eyes always level with the horizon, never beating a wing, their tails steering them towards you. The perfect moment comes when they glide overhead, occasionally close enough to touch. As suddenly as they appear, they're gone. With luck, they return out of the mist for a few more passes. Many of these long-winged birds are large – Giant Petrel, Black-browed Albatross, Grey-headed Albatross, Royal Albatross, and the bird with the world's longest wingspan (4 metres) – The Wandering Albatross. Perfectly adapted to a life over open ocean, they endlessly search the surface for small invertebrates.
Rarely are they alone. I'm equally as excited when their smaller cousins show up. Petrels, shearwaters, prions and skuas can come out of nowhere, occasionally in large numbers. One of my favourites is the Pintado Petrel, an energetic seabird with an odd plumage that looks like a chunky bowl-full of Oreo Cookie ice cream. At first there is only one, low on the water, repeatedly circling the ship. It's then joined by another, then several more until the flock grows to about forty or more. They follow us for hours, dipping, diving and dancing in an aerial ballet, almost always together as a unified group.
Antarctic Waters can be unforgiving. But, in the bleak emptiness of the endless ocean, seabirds sparkle like gems in the wind.]]>
Blue skies to the north, mirror-like waters reflecting the landscape, numerous glaciers pushing towards shore, and all around us, jagged mountains cloaked with thick cakes of ancient ice.
The Antractic Peninsula – a land of extremes, full of life, and endless photo opportunities.
With a plethora of visual stimulation, and my camera's meter showing considerably more light than I've ever experienced anywhere on this planet, powerful photo compositions were everywhere, and easy to capture. If that isn't enough, there were plenty more distractions – the occasional Snow Petrel flying over a family of Humback Whales, calving glaciers abruptly crashing into silent waters, a cliffside dotted with Antarctic Shags, small blue floating bergie-bits, some with resting Crabeater Seals, and dancing Wilson's Storm-Petrels darting around our zodiac.
Yet, many of us were eager for the main attraction – A Gentoo Penguin colony. We saw them even from a distance, the low exposed outcroppings jutting into the bay, krill-pink from layers of Penguin guano, and thousands of dark-&-white birds standing or marching to/from the frigid water.
Getting to land was a process in itself – a well choreographed dance of tiny zodiacs, executed with military precision, from the gangway to a beach full of curious fur seals. Once on land, we usually had options – go for an energetic hike, meander through the colony while trying to avoid disrupting active penguin nests, or just wait for the wildlife to come to you – all difficult choices, each with their advantages.
Then there is the luxury of just wandering around the bay, amongst the icebergs, on a zodiac cruise… a scenic drive through an ever-changing exhibition of natural sculptures, lines and patterns, endless and unimaginable beauty in the form of deep blue ice. Occasionally, these "bergie bits" provide refuge to life forms such as Adelie Penguins, Gentoo Penguins, South Polar Skuas, Giant Petrels, immaculate white Snow Petrels or even a Leopard Seal. With luck, the wildlife will even come close. On one occasion, we were graced by an Adelie Penguin jumping onto the pontoon of our zodiac. Imagine the thrill of a Humpback Whale swimming below, its features clearly visible in the crystal clear waters. And, you just never know what lies around the corner. Each moment was a new chapter into an icy blue wilderness.]]>
Warm amber halos skirt the mountains to our east. Golden beams break through the peaks, cascading down to a dark gravel beach. Deep trails in the emerald moss carry troops of trumpeting King Penguins, waddling their way to the shore. Processions cautiously sidestep feisty Antarctic Fur Seal pups, aggressive and annoying obstacles blocking a clear path to the ocean. In the icy waters, waiting to come ashore, hundreds of penguins splash through the shallows, shiny and colourful as the sun enhances their contrasting orange, black, and silvery-blue plumage. Marauding Brown Skuas persistently circle overhead, quarrelsome and opportunistic, ready to scavenge any innocent casualty. The piercing aroma of ammonia cuts sharply through the morning mist – a stark reminder that you're walking beside a colony of King Penguins, hundreds of thousands strong.
Such is the dawn on the Salisbury Plains of South Georgia.
This remote location in the Scotia Sea of the South Atlantic, north of the Weddell Sea and Antarctic Peninsula, is relatively untouched. It's a sanctuary for an abundance of sea life, mainly penguins, albatross, petrels, Southern Elephant Seals and Antarctic Fur Seals. Recent estimates tell of 30 million individual birds breeding here.
For the photographer, it's a gold mine, revealing dramatic and beautiful images around every corner.
For the birder, the island provides glimpses into the lives of rarely seen creatures, some breeding in enormous rookeries, plus two endemic species to the archipelago.
Most encouraging was to learn of conservation efforts. The South Georgia Heritage Trust is involved in a massive project to eradicate the invasive Brown Rat – stow-aways arriving here on old whaling ships. The rats have since dramatically reduced native bird species by ruthlessly preying on chicks and eggs.
The endemic South Georgia Pipit, a tiny streaked songbird that has vanished from most of it's limited range, is expected to be one of the first indicators revealing the success of this project.
For more information about South Georgia, and conservation efforts, visit this site: http://www.sght.org/
The abundance of life, the rugged scenery, the unrelenting weather, the tenacity of fearless creatures, the warmth of courting birds, and the effortless grace of gliding albatross – South Georgia is a wilderness spectacle unparalleled in this world.


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Ben Rhydding Ladies 0 Stourport Ladies 2
Ben Rhydding face a crucial away game against fellow Investec Women's Conference North strugglers Boots on Saturday and know it is a game they cannot afford to lose if they are to retain their National League status.
Fourth-placed Stourport had beaten Ben Rhydding earlier in the season, but the Ilkley side were optimistic of turning the tables on their home pitch.
The two sides set off with a high work rate and Jodie Bridger made some excellent runs in a centre half role which provided lots of space for full backs Rachelle Le Bourdon and Tanisha Janzen.
Rhydding were looking the most likely side to score with Rebecca Dallas' smooth skill causing problems for the visitors.
However, a breakaway run from Stourport resulted in a penalty corner in the tenth minute.
A well-paced injection was fired to the top of the circle and was struck into the congested penalty area.
Stourport's Sarah Cavendish got a great deflection which lobbed Rhydding's Charlotte Smith in goal.
Rhydding were not pertur-bed, and maintained their structure, especially through Sarah Bell and Jess Purvis in the midfield.
They were able to link up with forwards Laura Smith and Kate Hesketh who made darting runs to leave Stourport's defence standing.
Three minutes before the half-time whistle blew, Stourport won a short corner after a well-worked passing move down their right.
It fell to Cavendish again on the left hand side of the goal this time, who slotted it home into the backboard.
The second half saw strong challenges from both sides, and Rhydding were guilty of holding on to the ball too long.
Stourport seemed to be getting frustrated with several of their shots missing the desired target.
Good low defending from Eleanor Trafford and Helen Fisher meant that their opponents were forced wide.
A yellow card was given to Trafford for not moving back five yards before challenging the player with the ball, meaning Rhydding were down to ten players for the next ten minutes.
Rhydding picked up the slack and tightened up their structure in the middle.
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Walsh, K., Richer, S. and de Beaulieu, J.L. (2006) Attitudes to altitude: changing meanings and perceptions within a 'marginal' Alpine landscape - the integration of palaeoecological and archaeological data in a high-altitude landscape in the French Alps. World Archaeology, 38 (3). pp. 436-454. ISSN 0043-8243
Research into Alpine archaeology in France has concentrated on the lower altitudes and has emphasized economic and chrono-typological approaches. Notions of Alpine landscapes as marginal, defined via discourses imbued with environmental determinism, have informed this type of archaeology. A multidisciplinary project has studied the history of the presence and absence of people in two adjacent study areas in the Ecrins National Park. Some 240 new sites have been discovered, of which nearly forty have been securely dated through excavation. This paper presents the results from one of these areas. We consider how our evidence can be used not only to reconstruct past economic activities, but also to assess how pre- and proto-historic peoples may have engaged with this enigmatic and supposedly risky milieu.
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I am looking into the new thrust stage at the Royal Shakespeare Company Stratford-upon-Avon as part of my extended project and although i have looked into all the theory about it and what audience members think about its, i have not been able to find out what actors think of it. Is there anyone who has been to a workshop so has some insight about this or knows who i can contact to get a professional opinion? thanks
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The waiting is finally over. Last night, Samsung announced the launch of its hotly-awaited Galaxy S III smartphone, putting to bed months of idle speculation and online rumours.
The end result is more or less in line with what everyone predicted -- notable highlights include a 1.4Ghz Exynos 4 quad-core processor, a 4.8in 720x1280 Super AMOLED display, an 8MP camera, 1GB RAM and a slightly slimmer bezel than the Galaxy S II. (Check out our hands-on report for a more thorough overview.)
The real test for the Samsung Galaxy S3 will be battery life. If its 2,100 mAh battery can last the distance, our A-list smartphone -- the HTC One X -- may have a serious challenger on its heels. In the meantime, here's the full specifications list and official video to salivate over, courtesy of Samsung.
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This Saturday, January, 14, 2011, Q Pop will be hosting a Thailand Flood Relief Fundraiser Art Auction and Sale. If you don't want background on the situation in Thailand, just scroll down to the end for the information about the event.
When the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami hit Japan in April, the entire world was relayed information about what was going on. Every news outlet had some sort of coverage of the destruction, mayhem, and fatalies that were the result of the most powerful known earthquake ever to have hit Japan.
Cut to July 31, 2011, when Thailand's monsoon season produced major floods that have been ongoing. Over 12.8 million people have been affected in at least 58 of Thailand's 76 provinces where the flooding inundated about 6 million hectares of land. It has been describes as "the worst flooding yet in terms of the amount of water and people affected."
The World Bank estimated damages reached US$45 billion as of December 2011, which means it ranks as the world's fourth costliest disaster as of 2011.
Despite all that, mainstream media has not given much coverage to the disaster.
Fatalities have been thankfully low in comparison to other great natural disasters at 790, but that doesn't discount the fact that lives were lost.
In early November 2011, the Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Suraphon Svetasreni, projected a combined loss as high as US$825 million owing to reduced international and national tourism.
The impact to Thailand's economy as well as other countries has been significant, with Japan being hit the hardest. Japanese firms with plants in Thailand include Toyota, Honda, Hitachi, and Canon. One analyst predicted the profits of one firm, Toyota, may be cut by ¥200 billion (US$2.5 billion). Worker incomes in Thailand and Japanare also impacted.
For those who would like to travel to Thailand, The TAT wanted tourists to know tourist destinations such as Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Pai, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Pattaya, Sattahip, Chonburi, Chantaburi, Petchburi, Hua Hin, Cha-Am, Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, Surat Thani, Trang, Satun, Hat Yai, Rayong, Trat, Chumphon, Ranong, Koh Pha Ngan and Koh Samui had not been affected by flood at all.
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Thailand Flood Relief Fundraiser Art Auction and sale
January 14, 2012 7:00 PM-11:00 PM
Auction: Saturday, January 14, 7:00PM – 10:00 PM
Q Pop shop and mini gallery
128 Astronaut E S Onizuka St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Donating artists include:
Junko Mizuno
Elizabeth Ito
Kevin Dart
Stef Choi
Tim Biskup
Amanda Visell
Nagi Koyama
Shane Glines
Sunny Apinchapong (Disney)
John Sanford
James Finch (Disney)
Chris Battle
Carrie Liao (Nickelodeon)
Fawn Veerasunthorn (Disney)
Chris Williams (Disney)
Paul Briggs (Disney)
Jeff Ranjo (Disney)
Craig McCracken (Power Puff Girls)
Lauren Faust
Anna Chambers
Becky Dreistadt
Kevin Nelson (Disney)
Lissa Treiman (Disney)
Crowded Teeth
Billy Idol (yes…"Rebel Yell" Billy Idol)
Josie and Steve Stevens (Married to Rock)
Shiyoon Kim (Disney)
Seo Kim
and many more…
I hope those in the area can stop by, check out the art, and hopefully find something you love so you can get something for yourself while helping the cause.
For those who cannot make it in person, we will post available artwork on the webstore after the event. www.qpopshop.bigcartel.com
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Brewers' Henderson won't settle for less than the best
If there is one thing about baseball that Jim Henderson understands, it is that it's fickle and fleeting. A single major league season can span nearly nine full months out of a calendar year, but the volatility within (and in the few offseason months) belies its pacing.
Henderson was called up to join the Milwaukee Brewers on July 26, 2012 following nine full seasons and 35 games into his 10th of minor league ball. He was one of 18 pitchers who were used in relief at least once by the club that season.
Despite posting a 3.52 earned run average and striking out 13.2 batters per nine innings in his first 35 major league games, Henderson took nothing for granted in the spring of 2013.
"I came into Brewers camp not 100 percent sure I had a job so I wanted to make a good impression in my first big league camp," he said. "So I was coming in amped up, going from zero to 100 effort wise."
He was also a member of Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic, so Henderson came out firing to start the season. He allowed just two earned runs over his first 20 games for a sparkling 0.92 ERA. He struck out 23 while walking five in 19 2/3 innings and went 9-for-9 in save opportunities.
Then, he popped his hamstring on May 24, forcing him to the disabled list.
He returned on June 9, and over his final 30 games (40 1/3 innings) he had a 3.57 ERA, allowed eight home runs and 19 walks while striking out 52. He recorded 19 saves in that stretch while blowing four.
On the whole, his first major league season was an effective one and ended with him being the Brewers closer. In 61 games, he saved 28 games with a 2.70 ERA and struck out 11.3 batters per nine innings.
"I still think going into it if you would've told me I'd be the closer by the end of the year I'd say you're crazy with how (John Axford) finished last year and coming into the season," Henderson said. "It's nothing that really was a goal of mine coming in. I was just hoping to pitch the seventh inning and eighth inning and do the best I could in that role. I still feel that's my mindset.
"You try to stay focused on whatever inning you get. I think that's what everybody has to deal with out there."
It's a good mindset to have.
Of the 16 relievers used by the Brewers, Henderson and Brandon Kintzler proved to be the most effective over the course of the entire season, but Brewers general manager Doug Melvin has already taken steps to re-tool that group by already trading Burke Badenhop (63 games, 3.47 ERA) after dealing Axford and Francisco Rodriguez during the year.
As far as the closer's role is concerned, Melvin said Henderson will probably not start 2014 locked into it.
"I think you are going to put your bullpen together and then in June and July you are going to put it together again because a guy blows three saves and everybody will be panicking and jumping off balconies," Melvin said. "There's teams that are in the postseason that are worried about their bullpens. That's why I like to have people that have had experience. Mike Gonzalez had some experience in it. I'd feel comfortable if Brandon Kintzler had to go out and finish a few games."
He continued: "Jim Henderson has done the job there, but we'll probably look to see if there's someone out there that has experience. If you look at 2008, we didn't have anyone who saved 30 games. Salomon Torres was 28, and we had a bunch of guys save 8 to 12 to 13. They will go through tough times. It's one of the toughest jobs in sports."
For his part, Henderson continues to take nothing for granted. He turned 31 on Oct. 21 and isn't even arbitration eligible until he's 34. He learned from his experience in the spring of 2013, his injury, and his time as the closer to better prepare himself for 2014.
"It's a long season, a big league season, even though I kind of experienced it last year making it through September," he said. "You add on the extra couple weeks of spring training. It's a long grind and you just kind of have to prepare yourself for that marathon instead of a sprint."
Part of that preparation is getting away from baseball. He knows his age, and now that he has one full season and 97 games under his belt, he is taking a different approach to preparing for that marathon.
"Now that you're here and now that you get older, it's kind of more about you have to work hard to keep it all together," he said. "I had a hamstring injury I've never had before, so little things might start popping up now as you get older, so for me, it's going to be working just as hard just to maintain and just to continue staying strong."
Part of that is experimenting with different grips as he looks to add a pitch, likely a changeup, to his repertoire in order to become a more consistent and complete reliever.
Left-handed batters hit .238 against him (as opposed to .165 for right-handers) and homered six times in 122 plate appearances this past season. He also walked 16 left-handed hitters as opposed to eight righties.
"I have to improve," Henderson said. "I have to improve against left handed hitters and find a pitch to get those guys out with. So a changeup is definitely something want to … I've thrown it in the past in the minor leagues and I tried it a little bit in spring training. I want to continue to work on that in the offseason. I throw hard, but I'm not going to throw hard my whole career, so I'm going to need something eventually. I know that. I think the best pitchers are guys that reinvent themselves.
"Even though Pedro Martinez had a great changeup when he was a starter in his early days, it got even better as his velocity went down. He kept working on it. Those type of things I realize have to happen. That' what makes a good pitcher."
Brewers pitching coach Rick Kranitz believes Henderson's delivery is not conducive to adding a slider, and since he threw a changeup before (Henderson began his professional career as a starter in the Montreal Expos organization) it's a natural pitch to work on.
"Some guys just have a harder time spinning the ball," Kranitz said. "We've got some ideas we're going to look at where we can start in spring training and hopefully it can help him. You don't have to throw it for a strike per se, you just have to keep the ball down."
He is a fastball pitcher that needs to get some help from his secondary stuff. You just don't go out there in the big leagues and pitch like that and make hitters look as bad as they have with one and a half pitches or one pitch, really. He's an impressive young man."
For Henderson, looking to improve is mere common sense.
He's been one of nearly 40 pitchers that manager Ron Roenicke has called out of the bullpen in the last two seasons alone, and he knows that despite saving 31 games, posting a 2.98 ERA and striking out 11.9 batters per nine innings through his first 90 2/3 major league innings, the game can be fleeting.
"Through all the minor league stuff, you're trying to get to the next level," he said. "I think that's just the mentality I've kept and I'm going to keep. I still feel there might be a next level past the big leagues. I'm still always trying to impress. That's what I'm going to go in there every day thinking, that there's a next level even, and try to work hard to get to it. I'm just going to try to continue to get better and always try to impress the coaches and staff throughout my whole career. That's pretty much embedded in me."
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The continued global freshwater shortage should become more acute in the next few years, compounded by population growth, industrialization, and pollution. It is also leading to growth in the global water treatment market, according to newly released market research.
The global market is projected to reach US$26.6 billion by the year 2017, according to "Drinking and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: A Global Strategic Business Report," a global market analysis conducted by Global Industry Analysts, released in late April.
To meet the growing need for fresh water, water reuse, recycling, and desalination will be employed and will drive the market for water treatment products. "Developing countries are forecast to drive growth with China, India, and Brazil displaying robust demand potential for water treatment equipment, services and supplies including chemicals," according to a summary of the report. "This is largely because per capita consumption of water in these countries is poised [to] escalate in sync with improvements in standard of living and the rapid pace of industrialization."
European nations are struggling with water issues as well. According to the European Union, its member nations with the greatest water resource constraints are Cyprus, Belgium, Spain, Italy, and Malta. Conditions in Cyprus have been deemed severe as the nation has an unsustainable level of water use. The already low water supply conditions are exacerbated by increased tourism during the driest time of year, Oikos International states. Both Malta and Cyprus are supplementing their groundwater supplies with desalinated seawater. Cyprus alone generates 20 million cubic meters of reclaimed water per year that is used for irrigation.
Regulation, which differs nation to nation, is also contributing to increased use of water treatment products. "Governments worldwide are adopting stringent policies and regulations for promoting environmentally responsible behavior among industries and consumers. New regulations for sludge and wastewater treatment will spur demand for specialty chemicals," according to the Global Industry Analysts report.
Those "specialty chemicals" are defined as those "high performance" chemicals that are less toxic and more environmentally friendly, but that are still extremely effective in water reuse or industrial purification applications, such as the ultrapure water treatment needed by the electronics and semiconductor industries. They are distinguished by the analysts as being a separate market from "high-volume commodity chemicals such as soda ash and aluminum sulfate." They include industrial biocides, organic esters, corrosion inhibitors, coagulants, scale inhibitors, pH adjustors, and activated carbon.
The analysts point to another interesting market factor affecting the water industry, particularly in Europe: the European debt crisis. There is concern that continued problems associated with the Euro valuation could "result in industrial plant closures and low capacity utilization rates at customer manufacturing facilities, as a result of weak industrial and manufacturing activity."
Even more telling is the other interrelated fiscal problems that promulgated the crisis. The analysts note that:
Interestingly, one of the reasons fingered for the widening debt levels of governments in Southern Europe is the flawed water financing strategies adopted till date. For instance, in Portugal, Italy, Greece & Spain, financing of the water infrastructure is majorly through EU grants and central and local government debts. Investments by private sector have been close to negligible thus resulting in heavy accrued public debts relating to water infrastructure. The austerity measures likely to be initiated to counter the crisis will likely limit the government's investment and expenditure in the water sector, thus impacting new projects, the heat of which will be indirectly felt by the water treatment chemicals market.
Also, the European Union has legislated some of the toughest norms for drinking water quality and wastewater treatment and this provides regulations driven demand a tad higher insulation to the economic blues. […] Against a backdrop of a creaking water infrastructure that calls for dire upgradation measures, juxtaposed with dwindling funding resources, municipal water and wastewater budgets are not expected to change significantly, despite financial crisis.
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The barriers of the NFL lockout officially ended on Friday morning when coaches welcomed players back into their facilities.
QB Jimmy Clausen of the Carolina Panthers and a gaggle of Washington Redskins -- including DT Lorenzo Alexander and K Graham Gano -- were among the first players to report just after the 8 a.m. ET launching point the NFL had set.
"It's like Christmas," Panthers OL Duke Robinson told NFL.com.
It's the first access players have had to team facilities and coaches since March 11, one day before the league imposed a lockout.
That work stoppage was invalidated by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Richard Nelson this week. Nelson also rejected the NFL's request to halt her ruling while it pursues an appeal.
Yet even as players return to facilities -- and begin workouts, interact with coaches and receive their new playbooks -- the threat exists that the lockout could be reimposed.
The NFL has asked the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider applying a stay on Nelson's ruling. It could rule at any time, and if it grant's the NFL's request the doors to the facilities could once again close to players.
But for now, the NFL is open for business. It's still a limited re-opening, as free agency and player transactions aren't open yet.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday he would hold a conference call later in the day to discuss how and when the league would open that process.
On Thursday, he said player transactions season would be opened in an orderly way that respects competitive balance questions. So it's unlikely to happen before the end of the NFL draft on Saturday.
Nate Davis is a reporter, blogger and editor who's been at USA TODAY since 2000. He has covered the NFL since 2005. No, he did not play quarterback for Ball State. Davis' succession of our esteemed colleague Sean Leahy at The Huddle is considered a Brady-for-Bledsoe swap by most "insiders."More about Nate


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With so much uncertainty surrounding an upcoming battle in Syria, Obama correctly understands the limits of presidential power.
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Everyone has Tebowed. Alec Baldwin, CBS, people on planes and the trolliest trolls have all Tebowed, even if they claim otherwise.
But it's over and done with, right? We had moved on. People started photobombing and making animated GIFs. Tebowing had its time, and now that time has passed.
Then, the unfathomable happened: The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore decided to Tebow during a natural disaster.
Amid the devastating winds of Hurricane Isaac, Cantore crumpled to one knee. At first, it seemed like an accident. I whispered quietly to myself that he wasn't really Tebowing. Hurricane winds can knock any man off balance or, in this case, into a Tebowesque position.
But Cantore doesn't believe in accidents. He believes in Tebow.
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These Before & After Couple Photos Prove Love Is Forever
Lifestyle| | By Jason Owen
We're not going to join the chorus of cynics out there who see the abysmally depressing nationwide divorce rates or the constant stream of celebrity divorce news and conclude that love is dead. No. Far from it and we have the proof.
Here are before and after pictures of everyday couples who have been at it for the long haul, whose endearing devotion to one another shows us – nay, the world – that love flows in abundance all around us and each and every one of us can and will find it.


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Radar recommends: 27 March - 2 April
[We Were Promised Jetpacks: descending on Edinburgh on Sunday]
Plan your gig-going with our pick of the week's finest live music nights...
Ten Tracks presents... The Verden Whistle Test
Saturday @ Verden Studios, Portobello, Edinburgh / 6pm / £10
You're probably too young to know what The Old Grey Whistle Test was... So, this is a special, intimate studio gig that's all being filmed, featuring the likes of UtR faves Over The Wall, Dead Boy Robotics, Esperi, Fur Hood and John B McKenna. There are only 100 tickets on offer and everyone gets a free DVD. More info here.
La La Vasques, Golden Grrrls, Girls Names
Sunday @ The 13th Note, Glasgow / 9pm / £tbc
What do you get when you mix cool girls with fuzzed out shoegazy style? Perhaps something like these bands. And that's something pretty good.
Haddow Fest
Sunday @ various venues, Edinburgh / 1pm - 12am / £20 (£15 in advance)
Glasgow may have Hinterland and Stag and Dagger, but now Edinburgh has its own multi-venue gig sprawl. Haddow Fest has rounded up a batch of indie-rock bands to entertain the masses, including the likes of Idlewild, My Latest Novel and We Were Promised Jetpacks. Check the website for more information and stage times.
RM Hubbert
Sunday @ Slow Club, The Flying Duck, Glasgow / 8pm / Free
Ex-El Hombre Trajeado man RM shows off his fingerpicking skills with an instrumental guitar set, hopefully with a few pieces from his stunning First&Last album. What a pleasant way to spend a Sunday evening.
The Besnard Lakes, Wolf People, Olympic Swimmers
Sunday @ Captain's Rest / 8pm / £8
Proving that matrimony and work can mix, Montreal's The Besnard Lakes have won over many fans with their sweeping indie rock. Get there early for UtR-featured Olympic Swimmers.
Benni Hemm Hemm, Rachel Sermanni, Graham McGeoch
Tuesday @ Bloc, Glasgow / 9pm / Free
Benedikt Hermann Hermannsson, going by the altogether easier to pronounce name of Benni Hemm Hemm, has brought the gift of excellent folksy pop from Iceland to his adoptive home of Glasgow. Get a free taste tonight as he plus band launch the Retaliate EP.
Also playing The Roxy Art House, Edinburgh on Monday
Dam Mantle, Fox Gut Daata
Friday @ Glasgow Social Centre, Osborne Street / 8pm / £5
Dam Mantle launches a new EP with suitable support from Fox Gut Daata. If you like your beats and blips on the interesting side you should head along. Plus DJ sets from Cry Parrot and Halleluwah Hits.
The Twilight Sad, The Unwinding Hours
Friday @ ABC, Glasgow / 7pm / £10
Just in case you thought The Twilight Sad's live show was lacking a few decibels (you fool!), the Kilsyth band will play this gig with an extra PA, achieving so-called "quadraphonic" sound. Hold on to your hats, and make sure you check out the sublime Unwinding Hours.
Also playing The Warehouse, Aberdeen on Thursday
Conquering Animal Sound, Debutant, Wounded Knee
Friday @ Roxy Art House, Edinburgh / 7pm / £5
Hardly a week goes by where we don't mention a gig by one of these hard-working tunesmiths. Maybe tunesmith is the wrong word, because all three acts like to break conventions however and whenever they can.
Words: Elaine Liddle, Nick Mitchell
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Abena Subira Mackall is a second-year doctoral student concentrating in Culture, Communities, and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and is an Inequality & Criminal Justice Doctoral Fellow in the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality & Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Abena currently serves as an Editor for the Harvard Educational Review.


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Obama Budget Includes
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The Elder Justice Coalition today praised President Obama's FY 2012 budget which proposed more than $20 million in first time funding for programs included in the Elder Justice Act of 2010. Former NCPEA President and present-EJC National Coordinator Bob Blancato called it a "significant development to have the President include funding in the first full fiscal year since the law was passed."
Since the time the Elder Justice Act was signed into law in March of 2010, the Elder Justice Coalition has held meetings focused on the FY 2012 budget with Obama Administration officials including from the Office of Management and Budget, the White House Health Reform Office and the Administration on Aging.
Adult Protective Services (APS)-$16.5 million for State Adult Protective Services demonstrations to improve operations. Of these funds, $1.5 million will be targeted for coalition building, training and technical assistance, elder rights program development and research for preventing and addressing elder abuse within Tribal nations according to AoA.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program-an additional $5 million to improve resident advocacy to elders and adults with disabilities who live in long-term care settings.
The Coalition said it hoped the amount in the President's budget would be the floor and not the ceiling in terms of funding for the Elder Justice Act. It pledged to accelerate its work with Congress to ensure at least this floor funding as they move to enact spending bills for the fiscal year that begins on October 1st.
The Coalition indicated that its focus will be on the following Committees:
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Drupal 7 and FRBR: A Mental Model
I have long been interested in librarian technology and cataloguing, even though I'm far from any sort of expert in the matter. When I started my "real" research into the subject, I jumped on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) bandwagon, as it was a "new" and "great" leap forward in regards to describing and cataloguing the work that makes up a creative effort. Back in 2004, I started coding a Perl implementation of FRBR entitled LibDB, then eventually moved it to a (now unpublished) Drupal module and wrote up a relational database schema for it. The relational schema was the only decent output of both attempts, and it still lives on in the Drupal code repository. But, as things go, the attempt died, though I never stopped thinking about it.
General discontent with much-loved Delicious Library kept the desire to roll-my-own, but the time never arrived, nor do I see it coming anytime soon. After being extolled the wonders of CouchDB in 2009, I figured my first experiment should be with FRBR, and I even started a thread on the mailing list about it. General "eh"-ness with CouchDB, however, had me moving on before anything progressed.
Drupal 7 is "nearing" release and I'm once again thinking about FRBR. 7 now has the ability to add custom fields to its content types, functionality that previously required the contributed module CCK. While CCK, as a framework, had tons of additional third-party modules that mocked up different types of fields, Drupal 7 doesn't, solely because it isn't in the wild yet. I don't consider this bad news, really, because I've always been of the opinion that most of the contributed modules available to Drupal are crap. They scratch itches, certainly, but very few of them are what I'd consider quality productions. So, for me, thinking about Drupal 7 and FRBR is thus constrained to "core" and "my own custom code". Primarily, I'm interested to see just how much of FRBR could be modeled without custom code at all, so I've made some odd decisions to accentuate this. One could even accuse me of "just" making a boring old cataloguing system: regardless, I'm doing it with FRBR's model fully in mind.
The following serves mostly to jot down my notes and experiments.
Group 1 Entities
Like many who sit down to work with FRBR, one of the biggest stumbling blocks is exactly how to define the Work and Expression entities (the WE of WEMI). For my purposes, I'd only focus on Manifestations and Items (the MI of WEMI). You can always tack on WE on top of MI, but you could never implement FRBR without MI. As smallest building blocks go, MI is the place to start.
This leads to the first odd decision I've been leaning toward: Manifestations would be a Drupal content type, but Items would not. To back up even further, there'd be no single content type called Manifestation: instead, I'd implement a content type for Books, another content type for Movies, and so forth. This saves me from complicating the UI with an extra step and extra code: a single Manifestation content type with selectable sub-types would involve complicated form and UI custom code to pull off effectively. Individual content types allow me to define (and share, as necessary) Drupal 7 fields specific to the Book or Movie without custom code based on sub-type selection.
Each of these content types would be a form of Manifestation (an Album manifestation, a Comic Book manifestation, etc.). According to WEMI, the form of these creative endeavors is specified in the Work entity. Since I'm not modeling WE, putting them in Manifestation is good enough - if WE is ever added, the Work would happily inherit the type from M (since a W book could only contain Es, Ms, and Is that were also books, implied or otherwise).
Back to Items. One of the CCK field types that did not make it into Drupal 7 core was node reference: a field to relate the current node to another existing node. Its absence makes some sense from a usability level, as there's never been a clean solution to creating a new node within a reference field itself. Say you create a Book node, and one of the node reference fields is labeled "Author". You dutifully type in "Stephen King", but since you've never defined the Stephen King node previously, it just won't work - you'd be forced to stop what you actually wanted to do and go create "Stephen King" first. There have been a few attempts in CCK-land to solve this problem, but none that are entirely elegant or perfect enough for core.
So, for Items, I can't think of any other way than custom code: a simple relational table keyed to user ID and node ID, with a few fields for location, condition, and notes. There might be an "Add an Item" section on the Manifestation's view page (or even as a second form after the initial node submit), but even this isn't a huge requirement for a first version, since one could assume that if you're adding a Manifestation to your collection, that you also have custodianship over a matching Item. Either way, I don't see the necessary custom code as being anything but rote. I am sure, though willing to be convinced otherwise, that Items should not be nodes: I can't find any compelling use for a node's feature set, and I'd be aghast at 100,000 teenage girls creating 125,000 nodes detailing Twilight Book 1's location on their Favorite Books shelf (with some divining their autographed versions too). Similarly, in a single-user environment, the mental hurdles a non-librarian would have to leap through to justify two nodes for "the single book I bought today" is not cleanly solvable without more custom code than the non-node alternative.
Group 2 Entities
FRBR encourages relationships between entities: if there's a relationship called "Author", then a "Person" is related to a "Book" with relationship type "Author". This allows an unlimited number of relationship types to be created, but also allows relationships to tie any entity to any other entity: this "Work" is related to another "Work" with relationship type "Sequel", this "Corporate Body" is related to this "Expression" with relationship type "Special Effects", and so forth. Drupal 7 has no relationship API built in, so to accomplish the above generic relations, we'd need custom code.
In striving to satisfy the "as much as core as possible" mentality, the Person and Corporate Body of FRBR become another odd decision. For the same reason as Items, Persons and Corporate Bodies aren't nodes either: this time, they're taxonomy terms in a single vocabulary. I have no qualms about this: I am interested in endeavors, not the endeavorers. I have no intention of blurbing each particular entity, or defining their birthdate or address or website, or any such. In Drupal 7, being a taxonomy term doesn't preclude this if someone else wanted to do it (and FRBR does define fields for each of these entities, so it wouldn't be unheard of).
There are two important changes to taxonomies in Drupal 7: one, terms can be modified with fields just like content types (you could add a radio for Person or Corporate Body, a text field for birthdate or website, etc.) and two, a single vocabulary can be applied to the same content type as many times as you deem necessary. This allows us to fake up a hardcoded relationship system.
My mental model asserts a single vocabulary called "Endeavorers" (which sorely needs a better name; "Responsibility" sucks too) which contains terms for both Persons and Corporate Bodies. If distinguishing between the two is a must, we could define and maintain the radio field suggested above. This "Endeavorers" vocabulary is then associated as many times as necessary with a particular content type: once each for "Author", "Illustrator", "Editor", and "Publisher" for Books, once each for "Director", "Producer", "Distributor" for Movies, and so forth. Each field would be an "unlimited" "autocomplete term widget (tagging)"... in other words, you could create as many new entities, or autocomplete existing entities, as needed per field.
This nicely solves the UI problem described above for Items and Stephen King, and has a few additional extras thrown in. We use a single vocabulary for both entities so that a single "Producer" field could contain "J. R. Bookwalter" (a Person) and "Tempe Video" (a Corporate Body). If one were to head to a particular term's URL (ex.
taxonomy/term/13), we would see all nodes associated with them, regardless if they were an Author here, an Editor there, or a Gaffer elsewhere. On the other hand, if we ONLY wanted to show nodes where the term was used solely in the Director field, that'd require custom code or, likely, Views. I don't think that sort of filtering would be necessary for the first few versions, nor do I think it's difficult to implement.
Group 3 Entities
Group 3 Entities are handled just like Group 2 entities: a single vocabulary called "Subjects" that would be added to a Manifestation's content type four times: once for "Concept", "Object", "Event", and "Place". This allows a single term to be used in multiple ways: "Shangri-La" might be a concept in this book, but a place in that movie. Browsing to the "Shangri-La" term would show matches for both Book and Movie. I find this particular approach necessary as I just don't trust myself to remember how I categorized the "Shangri-La" in a particular character's drug-induced hallucination from a book I read 12 years ago. Again, filtering down to particular types would come at a later date.
And that completes my current mental map on Drupal 7 and FRBR. Nothing has been implemented, but I'd lean toward a full-fledged module
than an installation profile (which could setup all the above, but would suffer from the inability to upgrade existing installs) (see comments). I'm also envisioning another data exchange layer on top of the above, where one would put in an identifier (ISBN, ISSN, UPC, ASIN, etc.) and click a button to prefill the fields. The lack of fieldsets for custom fields in Drupal 7 would cause the above forms to look ungrouped and ugly, but a module could fix that up as well. I might end up actually implementing all the above in a demo site the next time I have a few hours to kill: if anyone is interested in seeing such a demo, don't hesitate to email firstname.lastname@example.com.
There are a few gaps in what this overall approach can do: it doesn't handle collections or serials nicely (i.e. a book with chapters, or a magazine with articles, written by different people, etc.) and if I were to go down that path, I probably would end up making a second "class" of content type, with a node reference, and there'd be a specific sub-content type per form (Sequence for Comics, Article for Magazines, Chapter/Section for Book, Short Film for movie anthologies, etc.). Also, Persons or Bodies with the same name could be solved the IMDb way ("Stephen King (I)", "Stephen King (II)") or the traditional way (birthdate on taxonomy term, autocomplete tweak to show "Stephen King, 1947-", etc.). And I'm sure I'll find more as I devote more mental slices to it.
For the three people who know what I'm on about: thoughts?
quote 1: I'd lean toward a
quote 1:
I'd lean toward a full-fledged module than an installation profile (which could setup all the above, but would suffer from the inability to upgrade existing installs)
quote 2 from: http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/development/2009-September/033741.html
you can also do everything from install profiles you can do with modules including use the full Drupal API and write update functions to move from one version to another.
Zoltan Tomory
Thu, 2009-12-03 10:28
Wow, it sounds like you have
Wow, it sounds like you have done an amazing amount of work towards realizing FRBR. I'm afraid I don't do Drupal, but would be really interested in seeing a test site if you have progressed to that point. Also, I would like to say I greatly respect your willingness to follow FRBR to a T. If I had the time to take a hack at it, I would be tempted to mess with parts of it that rub me the wrong way.
Thanks for alerting us on the FRBR list.
Best of luck in your endeavours!
Unfortunately enough, I *do*
Unfortunately enough, I *do* know what you are on about.
I've been looking into current tech for archive records, bibliographies and citations for several groups now, some of it related to our http://digitalnz.org.nz/ project which aims to tie together NZs National Library, Archives, Museum collections, and private collections. Several of these,
Hosting for private collections: http://thecommunityarchive.org.nz/
The Encyclopedia of NZ: http://www.teara.govt.nz/
Are already Drupal. And more to come.
Jonathan Hunt has developed an interface to the public API http://drupal.org/project/digitalnz
So there is interesting movement in this field where I'm standing. This may not be *exactly* what you are looking at with bibliographic records ... but it's got a lot of cross-over in the requirements, I think. These guys have been using OAI-PMH for their indexing. I don;t know how that compares to FRBR, or if it's even the same domain. BUT my thoughts on your thoughts are the same as my thoughts on this several years ago The "generalized relationship module" discussion - I call it "RDF Metadata"
You are trying to map relationships between entities. And are looking for the right sort of model to do that with. And it's hairy. Drupal7 does not have node relationships in core. But it DOES have RDF!!! You can use THAT to add the hasAuthor or publishDate for all your info. And avoid the whole object modelling issue altogether. You can create nodes that have type=media:Video and stuff like that.
I'm not sure of the best deployment approach for this, though. It's a big ball of string whichever way you approach it. I'm in favour of "patterns" in install profiles myself (define content types, define views) - for the config stage, but you are going to need something custom to hold it all together.
I know (boy do I know) that this approach has drawbacks and overhead. But I think - now that RDF is a reality - it's worth looking at again.
Fri, 2009-12-04 17:26
I ran through a lot of these
I ran through a lot of these same questions over a year ago when I was developing the Library module for Drupal 6. I ended up with a system where multiple content types could be designated as 'manifestations' (to use your language) and I used a non-node 'item' container for individual occurrences. I was working on a comic book library however - and did run into problems in trying to associate individual issues within a collection.


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When interrogated with a mobile phone, the posters pass on a number that people can call to get information about the safest route home.
Sited at busy Underground stations, the posters are fitted with an infra-red port that can beam information directly to a handset.
The posters are part of Transport for London's Safe Travel at Night campaign.
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The campaign is intended to help Londoners, especially women, avoid trouble on the way home. In particular it aims to cut the number of sexual assaults by drivers of unlicensed minicabs.
Nigel Marson, head of group marketing at Transport for London (TfL), said the posters were useful because they work outside the mobile phone networks.
"They can work in previously inaccessible areas such as Underground stations which is obviously a huge advantage in a campaign of this sort," he said.
"We started with infra-red because there are a huge number IR phones out there," said Rachel Harker, spokeswoman for Hypertag which makes the technology fitted to the posters. "It's a well established technology."
Hypertag is also now making a poster that uses short-range Bluetooth radio technology to swap data.
Although the hypertags in the posters only pass on a phone number, Ms Harker said they can pass on almost any form of data including images, ring tones and video clips.
She said that there are no figures for how many people are using the posters but a previous campaign run for a cosmetics firm racked up 12,500 interactions.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has co-sponsored a smaller percentage of Republican bills than Sen. John KerryJohn KerrySenators who have felt McCain's wrath talk of their respect for him Dems see huge field emerging to take on Trump Budowsky: Dems need council of war MORE (D-Mass.) and former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C), two of her potential rivals for the Democratic presidential primary in 2008.
In the 107th and 108th Congresses, Clinton co-sponsored fewer Republican bills and amendments, as a percentage of total bills and amendments she co-sponsored, than either Kerry or Edwards, according to an analysis conducted by The Hill. She is on pace to continue that trend in the 109th Congress, trailing slightly behind Kerry.
Her proposals have also failed to attract Republican co-sponsors at the same rate as Kerry's. In the 108th Congress, 17 percent of her bills and amendments attracted at least one GOP co-sponsor, compared to 21 percent for Kerry, who was running for president during that time. In the 107th Congress, 46 percent of Kerry's bills and amendments were co-sponsored by at least one Republican; for Clinton, the figure was 28 percent.
In addition, the analysis suggests that, contrary to conventional wisdom that she is repositioning herself toward the center, Clinton's legislative record has been consistent throughout her time in the Senate. In each of the three Congresses she has served in, Clinton has co-sponsored one Republican-sponsored bill or amendment for approximately every three Democratic-sponsored bills or amendments.
Kerry and Edwards both co-sponsored one Republican bill or amendment for approximately every two Democratic bills or amendments.
The Hill's analysis discounted bills of a nonpolitical nature — such as those honoring specific individuals or days — as well as bills dealing only with state-specific issues.
Clinton's overall legislative history may be more telling than her recent string of high-profile, bipartisan initiatives.
"You have to take her legislative record as a whole," said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. "You can't allow senators to pick out specific votes or bills and allow them to define themselves for PR purposes."
Sabato described Clinton as being "certainly part of the most liberal fifth of the Senate." In 2004, National Journal rated her as the seventh most liberal senator. Kerry was rated the most liberal senator, while Edwards tied for second, though some have suggested those results are skewed because of the high number of votes the two men missed while campaigning.
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Avoid Depression and Heart Disease - Take A Royal Caribbean Cruise?
Two months ago I commented on the absurd press releases issued by Royal Caribbean Cruises in an article "Royal Caribbean Press Statements And Other Gobbledygook."
Well here we go again!
Yesterday Royal Caribbean released a PR statement entitled "Over-Worked Americans Give Up an Average of 459 Million Vacation Days Each Year." Royal Caribbean points out that most Americans are "over-worked, over-tired and stressed-out." I agree, this sound like my law office.
In response, Royal Caribbean suggests that a cruise will solve everything. The cruise line tries to relate to the average Joe by reminding him " . . . if the President of the United States, who just returned from a respite on Martha's Vineyard, can still find time, then shouldn't everyone?"
Yikes. I can just see an employee, struggling to pay the house mortgage and car note, telling his boss - I'm going spend a few thousands of dollars and chill out on a cruise with my family. See ya later!
The cruise line's marketing people even came up with a catchy phrase - "Cruise Them Or Lose Them."
The cruise line claims that vacations reduce the chances that a woman will suffer depression by 50% and reduce a man's risk of suffering a heart attack by 32%. Maybe the marketing slogan should have been even more straight forward: "Cruise Or Lose Your Life!"
Now, this strikes me as some pretty desperate marketing. Take a cruise or you are going to have a stroke? How exactly is a week long drinking binge and all-you-can-eat buffets on a cruise ship going to avoid a coronary?
But this is the "Nation of Why Not?" So ladies throw away your Paxil and gentlemen flush your Lipitor down the drain. All you need is a Royal Caribbean cruise.
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For some 77 seconds, Chris Pine and company pack some serious action, as viewers get a better look at Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays the film's villain.
Pine's Captain Kirk is as feisty as ever, as he bumps heads with his crew (Spock, Sulu, and the like) to track down the new fugitive.
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The new teaser, attached to Oz The Great and Powerful, which opened on Friday, comes some three months after Paramount introduced Into Darkness with a scary voiceover (Benedict) that threatens to have his "vengeance."
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"His kids were his life". Those words today from a grieving mother after a family outing gone horribly wrong.
Over the weekend, 35-year-old Steven Ridley died in an accident while fixing a tire along Interstate 95.
His mother talked about her son's love of life, his family, and his legacy.
Eunice Ridley said they're doing their best. Her son and his two children were on their way to race go-carts in Petersburg when the accident happened.
Mrs. Ridley remembers her son as someone who would do anything for his family.
"As a mother, he was my perfect son," said Eunice Ridley.
He was her only son. Saturday afternoon, Steven Ridley was changing a flat tire on the shoulder of I-95 in Chesterfield County. The driver of a U-Haul truck towing a trailer ran off the road, hit and killed Ridley instantly. His 14-year-old son was standing there and saw everything.
"Oh his son, he's really having a difficult time," said his cousin, Joanne Harrison.
Ridley's nine-year-old daughter was in the car. The children were not hurt, but they are having a tough time coping with the loss of their dad.
"They're not doing okay," Mrs. Ridley noted. "They saw the whole thing so they're re-living that."
They're receiving loving support from relatives. Ridley said her son adored his two kids, and his friends loved him dearly. His old high school friend paid his respects Monday.
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"As a mother, I couldn't ask for a better son," Eunice Ridley said. "I'm just so very proud of him."
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Burlington, Vermont - January 27, 2012
It's Monday Morning in Burlington and the Flynn Theater volunteers are getting ready for a full house. A bevy of busses and a cascade of children will be arriving for a morning production. These are the people who make the kids make it to their seats. And one of its veterans is Trudy Allstadt. She's been here for 15 years, even giving advice about where to stand.
"You will be run over by little children... look they're coming in drips and drabs," she said.
She's a woman whose age is masked by her constant motion. She's 92.
Reporter Joe Carroll: Trudy, I can't keep up with you!
Trudy Allstadt: Well, that's too bad!
She's tells it the way it is with adults, but has a sweet spot for the young.
"I know where you are going!" Trudy said, directing a child. "OK, follow the light!"
Trudy knows the theater like the back of her hand.
"OK, you can sit right here!" she told a child.
As the saying goes, life's a stage, and Trudy would be the star of the show. She's a woman with a story to tell.
"It was a horrible time," she recalled.
It was 1938 in Nazi Germany. Trudy, then 18, was traveling to Berlin with her parents to celebrate their 25th anniversary. It was a night of terror was call Kristallnacht, which translated means night of broken glass. Thousands of Jewish businesses were destroyed and hundreds of synagogues went up in flames. Trudy and her family were full of fear. They were Jews.
"Well, we were scared stiff," Trudy said. "We got to where we were going, which was my aunt's apartment house, and we lived in the basement for about three weeks hardly showing our faces upstairs."
She had a relative in England who sponsored the family; Trudy first, then her parents. They got out just in time; the war started later that year.
Reporter Joe Carroll: Do you ever ask yourself how my life would have been different if you didn't make it out?
Trudy Allstadt: Oh God, help me!
The upper middle class girl became a domestic in an English household scrubbing floors; not accepted in England for being the enemy or in Germany for being a Jew.
She moved to Philadelphia after the war, working as a physical therapist. There, she met her husband, also a German Jew. They were married for over 60 years.
Joe Carroll: Do you consider yourself German or American?
Trudy Allstadt: American! I have no affiliation to Germany. I never speak German.
She and her husband came to Vermont to live at Wake Robin, a retirement community in Shelburne. Her husband has since passed away.
"I see the lake from here," she said.
She's a no-nonsense woman who can't seem to slow down.
Joe Carroll: You're walking too fast for me!
Trudy Allstadt: Yes, old man!
Looking at the future; rarely at the past.
"Get on with your life," Trudy advised. "You got a lot in front of you."
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How To Dress 80s
Whether you grew up under the Reagan administration and crushed on Molly Ringwald all through high school or you were born too late to understand the big deal about Michael Jackson, learning how to dress 1980s is all about flaunting your inner preppy. Details matter. Everything from your choice of denim wash to the color of your t-shirt helps create an authentic 80s preppy look.
- Join the Vice Squad: Don a white blazer ala Don Johnson, pair it with a pastel t-shirt, and you have instant 1980s appeal. Score points for choosing baby pink. Don't worry about looking too feminine; anyone who watched "Miami Vice"–before every episode was a rerun–will recognize your 1980s flair.
- Pretty Boy in a Popped Collar: When you're not wearing your vice squad blazer, choose a pastel polo shirt. Pop the collar for a hard-core 1980s preppy look, and wear a sweater tied loosely over your shoulders. Extra points for a cable-knit style with contrast stripes at the collar and wrist.
- Embrace Tapered Jeans: Comb vintage and thrift shops for acid-washed jeans, because plain old denim will not cut it for dressing 1980s. Avoid boot-cut styles. The 1980s were all about tapered fits.
- Loaf in your Penny Loafers: Ratchet up your 1980s street cred by pairing your blazer with penny loafers–and forget socks, because this look is all about looking laid-back and preppy. Think yacht party, and let that be your guide.
- Power Mullet: You cannot dress 1980s without big hair, so embrace the mullet and work it into your preppy style. Let your hair down in the back, and cut it shorter up front–but not too short. Blow-dry and feather the front like James Spader in "Pretty in Pink" to keep the look more "prep school" than "shop class."
- To pull off a 1980s hairstyle, you need some serious hair spray. While you might feel a bit girly, don't forget that the idea is to look slick, polished and larger than life. If you just can't bring yourself to use hairspray, try hair gel or mousse instead. No matter what, that mullet will need serious holding power.
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