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|28th November 2001, 06:50 AM
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what are the pros and cons of valve amps?
|28th November 2001, 01:01 PM
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Well all I can think of is they're not audio gear of choice for lazy people....just like me... They need lots of care and attention.
|28th November 2001, 06:05 PM
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There are nearly an infinite number of opinions on this subject. It realy comes down to personal preference. You need to listen to some good tube gear and deside for you self. You can build or by, new or used. Some of the older used equipment can be a great choice for up grading or rebuilding into a compleatly different design.
Reliability is not a problem with most tube gear unless the tubes are pushed hard. Conservitive design and correct biasing will yield long life in most cases. I have tube amps. that have run for many years with daily use and required zero maintanince (an old Harmon Karden made in the 60s and I just replaced the output tubes for the first time, one was a little weak).
The type of amp to use is more determined by the speakers power requirements and how they react with the amp and the kind of music you listen to.
Good luck in you quest.
What ever makes the tunes flow
|29th November 2001, 12:02 AM
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To tube or not to tube
In my opinion the major difference in tubes is in the highs. Tubes and SS are going to distort and I find the distortion of tubes to be much more pleasant. I have heard that the order of harmonics of the human voice and that of tube amplication are the same while SS is not. I don't know what that means but I have and do notice that even high quality SS the highs can be piercing while with tubes they tend not to be. There are so many factors to consider when choosing audio gear and cables etc. What kind of music you like and how loud, how much you want to spend and whether or not you might want to DIY and build your own. You want to end up building your own amps then I recommend tubes. A bit easier, more dangerous and some tubes sound better than others so you can feel great about buying those Telefunkin 12AX7s on Ebay.
To tell you the truth I really can't say I can tell the difference between tubes or SS in low bass. Both sound good. I use both. Some speakers sound like crap with tubes but sound fine with SS and the other way around. I will say this though, the little things can mean much more with tubes, especially Single Ended amps because of the very low wattage. The SPL of your speakers, the cables you use, the rest of your componants become much more critical. Single ended and you are going to hear everything and will then only be able to listen to some of your old favorites in the car because the recording wasn't as good as you thought it was. It is lots of fun and it won't quit. Like great wines and automobiles. Never get tired of playing.
|29th November 2001, 02:22 AM
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Cons...the ones not open to argument:
Heat--set aside the operating class, the filaments produce heat. It's the nature of the beast. Good in the winter. Bad in the summer.
Low damping factor--this can be improved somewhat by using good transformers, but tube amps simply do not get the kind of damping factor that solid state amps can do, at least not without a zillion dB of negative feedback (which is part of how solid state amps get such high damping factors), but then you're throwing away one of the better aspects of tube design. (Note that there's no agreement as to how much damping factor is 'enough.' Some tube amps [almost always high powered ones] are quite good in the bass in spite of having low damping factors. Go figure.)
Tubes--you have to replace them at intervals. How long? Depends on hard they're biased.
Cons...the ones open to interpretation:
Weight & size--this one almost evens out. Both tubes and solid state need power transformers, but only tube amps need output transformers. (Unless you want to go OTL...I'm working on it as fast as I can. If you're in a hurry, go find a published design out on the web.) However, solid state amps need heatsinks, which brings things nearly to parity. (Note that tubes have built-in heatsinks.)
High voltage--yes, this can be a nuisance, dangerous, even. On the other hand, you're not going to stick your finger in there, are you? On the other, other hand, I've been hit with jolts numerous times, and am still here. It hurts. You cuss. You go on to the next thing. Just be careful, and when you're not careful...cuss quietly.
In between:
Distortion--tube amps distort, and so do solid state amps. Tube amps generally (there are exceptions) measure as having higher conventional distortion than solid state (just for reference, a good tube amp will measure less than 1% distortion without trouble). But...tube distortion is of lower order harmonics, which are easier on the ear (no one disputes this part). Tube detractors invariably seize upon this and declare that people who like tube equipment 'like euphonic distortion.' There's no easy answer here, just make a choice. Hint--go listen to live music and choose the circuit that sounds more like the concert hall. Music is the benchmark, not measurements.
Pros (note that tube detractors will bitch about some of these):
Sound quality--exquisite, if the circuit is done properly. Tubes image like there's no tomorrow, something that solid state amps can approach, but have never equalled. If you like imaging, tubes are for you. If it ranks lower on your priority list, then the battle is somewhat more evenly balanced.
They look cool--some people don't like the look of glowing filaments. Personally, I think they need their heads examined.
They automatically protect your speakers--this is the flip side of using transformers. Even if a tube flames out, the most you get is a quiet pifft through the speakers. When a transistor amp goes down, it can sometimes take drivers with it.
Tubes clip more gracefully--this is sometimes expressed as 'tubes sound more powerful than equivalent power solid state amps.' When a solid state amp clips, it generally sounds pretty rough. Most tube circuits clip so softly that people don't even realize that they've hit the wall.
I use both solid state and tubes in my system. I like both, for what each does best. But don't let folks kid you, what tubes do, they do really, really well.
|29th November 2001, 02:41 AM
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Some Pros
I understand it's all a matter of taste, so all I can do is speak for myself. After purchasing a pretty good high-end ss system, after several years I found that I was listening less and less. For me, a relatively inexpensive EL-34 push-pull tube amp brought back the magic. Less harsh, not fatiguing. Since then, I've gone to hell in a handbasket, less and less power, more and more pleasure. Douglas Self would spit on me, but I don't care!
|29th November 2001, 03:04 AM
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Well put Grey, accurate, to the point, succinct. I too have both valve and solid state, (BJT and FET) amps and like them all. I've got CDs, vinyl and 78s and love them all as well, (ok I have cassettes and reel to reel as well, hmm).
I tend to like the tight bass, clinically accurate sound that I get from solid state, if I want a friendly sound I go thermionic. I've never met some one who doesn't like the valve glow. I've got some bright red LEDs in my BJT amp, looks great, but it's not the same, (they do actually perform a legitimate function).
Pkgum, don't forget that speakers, room acoustics, and recording will make a larger difference than the amp selection!
Grey, could you tell me which is better red or white wine? Via la difference!
Regards WALKER
PS If I was starting out in DIY I'd go for a solid state amp.
|29th November 2001, 03:54 AM
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The first duty of a great wine is to be red...
I forget who said it, but I agree wholeheartedly.
I no longer have a reel-to-reel, but enthusiastically support vinyl. I have some CDs, and am cautiously optimistic about SACD (which I've heard two or three times under decent, but not ideal circumstances), and DVD-A (which I've yet to hear).
Incidentally, something I forgot to put above...women, in my experience, respond much more positively to the glow of filaments than they do to LEDs. What follows is up to you.
|29th November 2001, 05:29 AM
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Big pro: the mystique and aura of those little filaments glowing in a darkened room and your friends oohing and aahing.
Then saying, "You spent HOW MUCH?"
He he he.
|29th November 2001, 06:14 AM
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Paul, so cynical There is, of course an element of truth though.
Some valve amps don't cost an arm and a leg, (ok, and your first born). There are some nice kits to be had at a more reasonable price.
Regards WALKER
PS If she's good looking those OOHs and ARHs might be worth it.
[Edited by walker on 11-29-2001 at 01:17 AM]
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- Testify said...
Presumably this has something to do with Olivier playing Archie Rice at the royal Court.
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Carlo Pazolinis Autumn/Winter collection is a true reflection of a timeless legacy of refinement and European design, as the brand likes to put it. The designer wishes to (mentally) transport his clients to an indulgent Roman holiday or a walk along the French Riviera when wearing the shoes in this collection. European influences are a clear motivation in this seasons creations, and were all for it.
This fall sees chunky pumps in the majority of designs by Pazolini, which is welcome news to both our eyes and our feet. And when we say chunky, we mean chunkythink 60s and 70s chic. But while these styles do give off a certain mod vibe, theyre far away from entering too trendy territory. Its the minimalist styles, materials, and colors used in this collection that define the line between stuck in the disco era to timelessly transcends decades status.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
RTW: Summer Lovin'
Road Trip Wednesday is a 'Blog Carnival,' where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.
This Week's Topic:
(Back by popular demand!) What's the best book you've read this month?
Yay! I get to talk about books!
Soooo...here's what's off the June TBR list:
Where She Went by Gayle Forman
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Catalyst by Marie Halse Anderson
Hero By Mike Lupica
10th Anniversary by James Patterson
Love, Lust, and Faking It by Jenny McCarthy
Jinx by Meg Cabot (I'm currently reading, but I'll be done by tomorrow)
Yep. There's my list.
And I'm supposed to choose ONE?!
Well, I'm not. I'm cheating and choosing two. Because it's my blog, and I can.
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.
I read this book in two days (between work, mom, and chauffeur duties). At a stoplight, my daughter picked it up, read ten pages in the three minutes it took to get from red light to driveway, and said, "You will be done with this NOW."
I finished the last sixty pages, handed it over, and my twelve year old devoured it. If you like Hunger Games, you will looooove Divergent. Trust me. Read it. NOW.
It's been three years since the devastating accident . . . three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever.
Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future and each other.
Told from Adam's point of view in the spare, lyrical prose that defined If I Stay, Where She Went explores the devastation of grief, the promise of new hope, and the flame of rekindled romance.
I just gushed about this one the other day. If you need more convincing that this book is right up there with Divergent, check out my review here.
SO, there are my fave June reads.
I know, I know. You secretly hoped (come on, admit it) I'd gush about this one...
Believe it or not, one of my book club girls put it up one month for potential selection. Majority did not pick it, I was disappointed, so this closet naughty girl had to buy it. Two words:
freaking hilarious
Almost had me LOL-ing as much as Will Grayson, Will Grayson
How about YOU? What's your June book love?
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Okay, Alison, I think we share brain waves... DIVERGENT and WHERE SHE WENT are two of my favorite books of the year. Both left me totally awed and amazed... great choices!ReplyDelete
Love, Lust and Faking It sounds like fun! I'll definitely be checking it out. Thanks for the rec!
Vampire Ascending, Among Other Edens. Smiles to you!ReplyDelete
OMG Divergent and Where she went!! Though I must say that I picked Divergent over all.ReplyDelete
Still haven't read If I Stay, so I had to skip you talking about Where She Went. However, I think I want to hear more about the Jenny McCarthy book.ReplyDelete
Love Divergent and I've heard such great things about Where She Went. But WOW, Jenny McCarthy, lol.ReplyDelete
OMG I want that Jenny McCarthy book so bad, LOL.ReplyDelete
I've heard Jenny McCarthy's books are hilarious. Great picks here, and what a wonderful month of reading! Lots of good ones on that list. :0)ReplyDelete
I LOVE Divergent. And need to read Where She Went asap.ReplyDelete
WOW Those are two amazing choices. And dude, I read Where She Went this month AND TOTALLY FORGOT. Otherwise I think it might have edged out my pick for #1 in June!ReplyDelete
You had an awesome reading month, well done!
I really liked Divergent. (Can't wait for Insurgent!) And Heaven is for Real and Where She Went are in my TBR pile.ReplyDelete
I read Paranormalcy by Kiersten White at the end of May, but I've only read one book during the month of June. It was Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. I know, it's sad. But I've been hard at work writing and June has been a month of being sick and then recovering and then a bad car accident and now recovering. Oh, oh wait. Does the Twilight Saga Illustrated Guide count too? :)ReplyDelete
That's a gooood month. And I love a book that makes me snort my coffee (or wine) with laughter. Especially if I am reading it, alone, on an airplane.ReplyDelete
I couldn't pick just one either! I think I ended up with five on my blog. But Divergent is one of them, and I read it in 2 days also.ReplyDelete
GREAT selections. That last one looks hilarious. Love that cover! I just picked up Heaven is for Real, too. I've heard it's really good.ReplyDelete
I loved Divergent but rest of summer reading will probably be MG books. I'll have to sneak Possession in there somewhere though.ReplyDelete
Jenny McCarthy FTW. Hilarious!!!ReplyDelete
Glad to hear Where She Went lives up to If I Stay, which I loved.ReplyDelete
I so need to read Divergent, and the last one does sound hilarious.


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Less than 24 hours after "finalizing" their 53-man roster, the New York Giants have decided to shake things up. The team announced this afternoon that they have waived offensive lineman Mitch Petrus, replacing him with tackle D.J. Jones, whom they were warded off of waivers from the Philadelphia Eagles.
A fifth-round pick out of Arkansas in the 2010 NFL Draft, Petrus struggled mightily throughout training camp and the preseason. At times, it seemed as if the highly energized lineman regressed, and did himself no favors by missing several assignments during a 6-3 victory over the New England Patriots in week four of the preseason. Following the game, Giants 101 speculated whether or not he would lose his job, and only a few days later, he's headed for free agency.
Replacing Petrus on the Giants' 53-man roster is offensive tackle D.J. Jones, a former Nebraska Cornhusker who was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Miami Dolphins in 2011.
The 6-5, 310 lbs. lineman was subsequently waived off of the Dolphins' practice squad, signed and then released by the Baltimore Ravens after 11 weeks before signing on with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was then waived by the Iggles yesterday as the team trimmed their roster to 53 men.
Jones started 14 games at right tackle his senior season at Nebraska, and was considered a "size prospect" who needed a lot of work coming out of college.
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When I hosted my tropical themed dinner party back in January, one of the menu items I was most looking forward to was this drink. In fact, this drink is what inspired the theme for the party. There's something ironic about drinking from a coconut when it's not even 40º outside, but the whole point of the party was to make everyone forget about the cold weather, and this drink did exactly that. Plus, I simply can't resist the combination of coconut and pineapple. Now that it's warm outside, I think this would be perfect for summer entertaining. Coconut and drink umbrella optional.
This drink is a prime example of the tiki cocktail, but you don't have to be at the beach to enjoy its fun, summery flavors. I adore piña coladas, and this is basically a fancy version of that poolside favorite. The original recipe had both light and gold rum, but I substituted coconut rum in place of the light rum. I liked the extra burst of coconut flavor, but I think the drink would still have plenty even without the coconut rum. I just happened to have coconut rum and gold rum on hand and didn't want to buy another type. The pineapple and lime juices add brightness and a hint of acidity that prevent the drink from being overly sweet. I can't wait for summer so that we can enjoy more of these (and other fruity, tropical drinks).


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Glad Game: Summertime
The weather is not trying to kill us. Moving inside to outside isn't a shock.
Barefoot in grass. And in hammock.
How hard and intense reading sessions are completed by work of the body. I see why monks do practical gardening and so on. The mind processes better and the body is more complete with useful muscle work.
Since 2004, this is post 2001 at Humanyms.
The yard is taking shape. The new doors in the studio brighten the whole place.
I found all the missing hats. The mysteriously missing baseball caps fell to the back of the top shelf. Thanks to a chair, I saw them, and the missing scarf, the badminton rackets, the frisbee and 2 bottles of sun protection.
That brings our total house count to 7. 2 empty. 2 creams of 30 and 50 spf, of known location. These found. And one other spray bottle on the lam.
Homemade rhubarb juice and homemade lemonade.
It's date day. Our take off and talk about nothing instrumental or practical while we eat somewhere for a couple hours. It's a lovely tradition.
Fireflies. I was sure I'd never see them again since we left the countryside but here they found us in our very yard. All this and bat swoop too.
The Bruce Taylor workshop closed the season with lots of food for thought on didactic poetry from the time of Socrates to present. None of which I'll pass on here in the interests of going back outside among the sun and ferns.
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Rose Byrne on I Give it a Year
When Rose Byrne says filming some scenes for her new movie, I Give it a Year, were "painfully hard", she's being literal.
For in this comedy, whenever Byrne felt she was going to break composure and spoil a scene by laughing, she would scrunch her hands into fists and dig her nails into her palms to focus on the pain, rather than the silly business surrounding her. "I laugh very easily, and with someone like [co-star] Stephen Merchant - he could just make me laugh at the drop of a hat."
I Give it a Year is an unconventional romantic comedy. Writer and director Dan Mazer (who also co-wrote the subversive comedies Borat and Bruno) has referred to it as a "com rom . . . a comedy about romance rather than a romance with a bit of comedy in it".
The story begins where a classic romantic comedy would roll credits: After the wedding. Following a whirlwind courtship we watch unfold through a montage sequence, we find Nat (Byrne) and Josh (Rafe Spall) at the altar, promising to have and to hold. At the ceremony, Nat's sister (played by an excellently snarky Minnie Driver), pessimistically predicts the marriage will last only one year.
From the spluttering priest at the start to a lurking ex-girlfriend (Anna Faris) and a suave businessman (Simon Baker) who attempts to woo Nat, it seems the odds are stacked against this mismatched couple.
Rounding out the cast is Merchant playing Josh's obnoxious best friend and best man (the kind who begins a wedding speech thus: "Fornication. Wait … for an occasion …") and Olivia Colman as the therapist who interludes her sessions with Nat and Josh by making argumentative phone calls to her husband.
I Give it a Year follows Byrne's turn as frosty bridesmaid Helen in the acclaimed 2011 comedy Bridesmaids, a role that she continues to reap rewards from. "It definitely helped me get the job [on I Give it a Year], that's for sure.
"I know Dan Mazer saw Bridesmaids and thought that I could bring something to the role of Nat," she says, "So I knew that was sort of how it worked." (Her comedy roll continues with The Internship, to be released later in the year, where Byrne stars alongside Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.)
Byrne, 33, was born in Sydney. Her first role was in Australian film Dallas Doll, with New Zealand actor Roy Billing. But the film that launched her international career is Two Hands, the award-winning crime drama she starred in opposite Heath Ledger in 1999. It was around this time Byrne started looking for film opportunities abroad. "I was pretty young when I first started going out to L.A, you know, I was 19-20, but I had some good friends who really helped me out and I had some luck in getting an agent and things like that. But it was sort of step-by-step for me, it wasn't one big move, I guess I did it in increments."
The same could be said for Byrne's career. Over the last 14 years she has steadily navigated Hollywood, forging a lasting path by selecting a variety of roles and avoiding typecasting. She's been a sci-fi handmaiden (Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones), a member of the Trojan royal family (Troy), a French duchess (Marie Antoinette), a zombie fighter (28 Weeks Later) and the mother of a son involved in paranormal activity (Insidious).
Then there's her half-decade-long role on critically acclaimed, multi-award winning legal drama series Damages, alongside Glenn Close. Ending in 2012, Damages was a gritty show that enticed many stars to appear in guest roles, including Ted Danson, Marcia Gay Harden and John Goodman.
"I think I've been really lucky. I've had diversity of roles but, yeah, it's what sort of material you try to seek out and what material you actually end up getting," says Byrne. "So much of it is out of your control so it's best that you do as much as you can to steer things but ultimately it's a pretty wild ship to try and take a hold of."
Luck may have helped initially, but Byrne's acting talent has led to praise, with one critic describing her as "Audrey Hepburn with a darker edge". "Wow! I've never heard that before," says Byrne. "That's wild, I'll have to tell my mum!"
Byrne's first comedy role was in Get Him to the Greek, a spin-off to the successful film Forgetting Sarah Marshall. She played ballsy pop star Jackie Q, girlfriend to the interminably icky Aldous Snow (Russell Brand). "That was my big opportunity in America, that was definitely a break," she says.
The film put Byrne in prime position to rub shoulders with comedy king and producer Judd Apatow, who went on to cast her in Bridesmaids. "The great thing with working with Judd was the introduction to doing improv a lot and that is really what we did on I Give it a Year," says Byrne. "I didn't do that much but just being prepared for that . . . Dan would pitch me different jokes for saying different lines, and just being fluid on set - that's something I really learnt working with Judd."
If Get Him to the Greek was a break, then it was Bridesmaids that really catapulted Byrne to the top of the list of viable female comedy leads. "Since Greek and then with Bridesmaids, I've had more opportunities in that genre which has been really exciting and something I've been wanting to do for many years." Yet she has also said that working on a comedy is harder than it looks.
"Every genre is risky in its own way but I think for me, personally, comedy is a harder thing to do," she says. "It's very arbitrary, you know, what I find funny you wouldn't find funny . . . every person's different."
In the January issue of Vanity Fair, columnist A A Gill wrote about the distinctions between American and British humour. He said: "We aren't two countries divided by a common language, but we have a common language divided by two senses of humour . . . British humour is built around mockery. It's bully humour . . . American humour is the cry of the bullied."
So with two recent comedies from each country under her belt, does Byrne notice a difference when she is ensconced in the different films, or are distinctions blurring? "There's always sort of local, culturally specific jokes that aren't going to translate from the UK to the US," she says. "But I think that's what's great - the difference. I'd be so bored if everything was the same."
I Give it a Year opens February 28.
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A SHORT-term "pop-up" photography has opened in Blackburn town centre The "Made in Blackburn" shop and studio is a pop up gallery run by four local photographers which is open for just a fortnight.
Showcasing a collaboration of work from Richard Tymon, Sean Telford, Craig Taylor and Shaun Richardson, the shop has opened in a prime location on King William Street, next to Mark & Spencer.
The snappers are inviting shopper to pop in when they are in town for affordable prints of local landmarks and portrait sessions.
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Timeless Wisdom of Rumi: Reverend Millie Rochester
Our fall church season is officially ushered in with the Time Machine service winner. This morning's focus is on Jelalludin Rumi, one of the most widely read poets in North America. Why has the vision and passion of this thirteenth century Sufi continued to feed the spirit, even today?
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The farming, forestry, nursery and local food industries in Wake County are one step closer to being eligible to receive some additional support thanks to the Wake County Agriculture Economic Development Plan.
The proposal will now go to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for certification.
With a certified Plan, Wake County will qualify for additional funding and financial support from the Agricultural Development Farmland Preservation Trust Fund. Wake County will be eligible for trust fund grants with a 15 percent match instead of the 30 percent match required for counties without a farmland protection plan in place.
Members of the agricultural community applying for grants could potentially save thousands of dollars in matching funds.
The plan aims to increase awareness of the agricultural and agribusiness community. It will help ensure that more people have access to local farm stands, community gardens, pick-your-own farms, and other agricultural businesses, which proponents say increases community revenue and supports a healthier community.
The additional funds and financial support will encourage economic development in agriculture and agri-businesses through partnerships, collaborations and existing entities.
In 2011, Wake County ranked 17th in the state for vegetable, fruit, nut, and berry production, producing $8.8 million. Wake County has more farmer's markets than any other county in North Carolina and a population that consistently demands more local fresh food.
Because of that, the support the certified agriculture plan provides to the agricultural community is necessary, according to Dale Threatt-Taylor, district director of the Department of Soil and Water Conservation.
"If we're all going to continue to grow smart, we must plan for economic viability in all of our profitable industries in Wake County, including agriculture," he said.
Wake County is in the unique position of being the only county in North Carolina that has such a large agriculture and forestry industry coupled with a population of almost one million people.
Wake County adopted a Farmland Preservation Program in 1989. In the late 2000s, the state Agricultural Department informed the county that it needed to update this program.
The county received a $26,000 grant to work with the community to write a new plan. This new plan was completed in 2010 but never submitted.
After going through extensive rewrites and edits and receiving input from the public and agricultural community, Wake County now has a new plan.
The Wake County Agriculture Economic Development Plan has no cost to taxpayers or municipalities.


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Hugh is Logan, hear him roar!
It's that time again, and the new issue of Empire is about to hit the shelves. And this month we have a very exciting, news-packed feature from the set of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which is why the glowering mutant himself adorns our front cover.
We got the lowdown from star Hugh Jackman, director Gavin Hood, Liev Schreiber (who plays Victor Creed) and many more for the full picture from the film's set, and here's a taster of what they're going for.
"There's a scene in the first X-Men movie," said Jackman, "where Wolverine's introduced in a bar, fighting in a cage, and you felt that he did this every night of his life. If this movie is successful, you should feel that this guy can walk straight off the end of this film and into that bar. "
We also heard a little bit from Danny Huston on his take on the sinister William Stryker. "The thing about Stryker is that he feels like he's got this God-given right, that he's on a crusade. He both loves and hates mutants, because his son was a mutant and murdered his wife. So he understands what they're going through but despises their force, their potential danger. It's wonderfully complicated."
"In Logan and Creed," continues Huston, "Stryker finds his children and hones their powers like racehorses. But as in the world of horseracing, when your horse breaks his leg and is suddenly useless, he has a very cold way of looking at them. And he's also a mad scientist excited by the possibilities of what he can do to mutants."
All of which may give you some clue to the film's direction. Pick up the January issue of Empire, out tomorrow, to find out more.
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COULD I ask why the old "no right turn" road marking has not been restored at the Lendal/Museum Street junction in York pending a decision on future intent.
A disc on a pole 20-foot in the air would not be considered by any reasonable person as adequate.
Traffic constantly continues to shoot across and turn right into Museum Street with no consideration for those crossing from the Museum Gardens, usually occupying the "keep clear" area on the crossing and obstructing pedestrians using the crossing.
This is an obvious danger and probably the reason why this admittedly inconvenient detour via the station was originally introduced.
I am in my seventies and have on several occasions had to take avoiding action when crossing, with an alacrity I was unaware I still possessed.
Unlike the man hit by a car who said in his accident statement that it must have been his fault as he had been knocked down before, I would prefer not to be knocked down at all.
Mike Smithson, Longfield Terrace, York.


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The heart has two ventricles, which primarily pump blood to the entire body, explains Regina Bailey on About.com. These are the lower two chambers of the heart, and they are separated by a septum into the left and right ventricle.Continue Reading
The heart consists of four chambers that are connected by heart valves, says Bailey. The two upper heart chambers are called atria. The atria obtain blood that returns to the heart from other parts of the body. Ventricles then pump blood from the heart to the body. They have thicker walls than atria as they require more force to pump blood. The left ventricle receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it to the aorta, which then distributes oxygen-rich blood to the body. The right ventricle gets blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the main pulmonary artery, which extends from the right ventricle and branches into the right and left pulmonary arteries. These arteries extend to the lungs. Oxygen-poor blood acquires oxygen and returns to the heart through the pulmonary veins.
According to Healthline, the main role of the right ventricle is to pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs. Deoxygenated blood passes through the tricuspid valve, as it flows into the right atrium. It then goes through the right ventricle, which pumps the blood via the pulmonary valve and the pulmonary artery and into the lungs.Learn more about Human Anatomy


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Ben Harper stayed his welcome at Toronto's Massey Hall, where hope wore a white hat and where the man played solo but never alone. He promised (literally) the shirt off his back, and left the stage three hours later without it (literally). He did his protest music eloquently and profoundly, and was sweeter at times too.
On the gentle melancholy and realization of Walk Away, he sang about things "so hard to do but easy to say." Walking away from the acoustic-soul communion Saturday evening seemed like the toughest thing of all for the big-hearted troubadour to do.
"It's so easy to overstate one's musical point," said Harper, who would break the hall's curfew but fix other things, "and I am most certainly going to do that."
Harper is a 42-year-old double-Grammy-winning Californian who has built up a large following without benefit of hit singles. He has made gospel music with the Blind Boys of Alabama and soul-rock music with his band the Innocent Criminals. And he has made two children with his now estranged wife, the actress Laura Dern.
A man in the front row at Massey proposed marriage to his fiancé, who accepted, we heard. Harper took to the lip of the stage, with a guitar but no amplification, to perform the tender ballad Forever.
Harper told a lighthearted story about Jeff Buckley, before his riveting rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah (covered famously by the late Buckley).
A highlight came during another cover, Bruce Springsteen's Atlantic City. Harper had a gallery of acoustic guitars on stage, but for Atlantic City used an electric Telecaster – "Bruce would never forgive me" if he hadn't have.
There was a pause at one point in the song, after which an audience member yelled out a "1-2-3-4" lead in, in perfect time. The white-hatted Harper thanked him and went on to sing about winners and losers and getting caught on the wrong side of that line.
Harper played vibraphones, ukuleles, a tobacco-sunburst Stratocaster, an upright piano, a National steel and his lap-played weissenborn. And he played with the man with a watch on the side of the stage, who was persuaded to allow Harper to play one more song five or six times.
He performed Oppression, Diamonds on the Inside and urged us not to let anyone "take the fight outta you." He did not play Marvin Gaye's Sexual Healing, though it was requested from the sold-out crowd that he do so.
When a female fan told him, "You give me hope," he answered that she did exactly the same for him.
When a male fan yelled out an unknown lyric – "toes in my shoes; feet to the ground" – Harper offered him his shirt for the right to use the line. (He finished the show in just a T-shirt.)
On the Marley-lite of Burn One Down, he gently advocated herb legalization and free choice – "If you don't like my fire, don't come around."
Harper ended with Suzy Blue on the ukulele, "sing me something my heart can use." He had done just that, all night, his voice, light and fire irresistible.
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Charlize Theron Slated To Star In "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Actress Charlize Theron has been selected to star in "Mad Max: Fury Road," the fourth installment in the "Mad Max" movie series. Theron, who has a thing for playing out-there women (see: "Monster"), won't be appearing opposite "Mad Max" star Mel Gibson though; he'll be sitting out this trip into the apocalyptic future. Instead, Max will be played by actor Tom Hardy, who starred in Guy Ritchie's "RocknRolla." Shooting will start next summer in Australia. [The Hollywood Reporter]


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Compared to last week, yearling feeder prices continued to steadily advance with nationwide trends ranging from firm to 4.00 higher. However, calf demand has started to stray in certain regions and buyers are becoming more particular as new-crop receipts progressively make up a larger percentage of available offerings. Steer and heifer calf sales in the Plains and the Midwest are still rising with most markets steady to as much as 5.00 higher, along with early auction arrivals of reputation ranch strings in the mountain states. But, deep South and mid-Atlantic calf markets were weak to 4.00 lower as temperatures decline and Northern Plains orders are looking for fewer crossbreds and more predominately English cattle with the hair to quickly acclimate themselves when the weather turns colder. In fact, late this past week the fall's first major cold front moved across the country and caused western traditionalists throughout the country to reach for their felt hats.
Cattle growers would love to fill their needs with calves weaned at least 45 days and an extensive precondition program, but this year's drought has spread-out the smaller calf run. Cow/calf producers in most areas were lucky to maintain their core herd and have nothing to wean calves on and little desire to purchase expensive supplemental proteins. Calves are coming to town right off the cow with little use of knives or needles, although some have a hard-weaned look from the challenges of a hot, dry summer which attracts the eye of some buyers and detracts others that fear additional stress could cause these lightweights to break.
Those producers with the ability to background their own calves will likely keep possession of them until late in the year or early 2013 when these calves will be as good as yearlings and the CME Feeder Board promises a handsome price. Thursday in Valentine, NE over 350 head of top quality steers weighing from 700-850 lbs averaged 791 lbs at 154.02. The future looks rosy for current cattle owners with declining numbers of every class prevailing. However, feedcosts are overwhelming and the fear of a harsh winter without sufficient feed on-hand brings flashbacks of the fire-sale held during the height of this past summer's drought and heat wave. But, fall pastures continue to look promising and the recent strength of the slaughter cattle market is encouraging.
This week fed cattle sold 2.00-3.00 higher from 126.00-128.00 live and 3.00-4.00 higher from 195.00-196.00 on a dressed basis. Slaughter cow prices are also gaining rapidly with beef cow harvest rates down 20 percent from last year's selloff in recent weeks (although dairy cow numbers have been higher) as our nationwide herd is whittled down.
The Southeast, Southwest, western Plains, and Midwest have all suffered through major drought in the last couple years and these producers have tightened their belt to the last notch. This week's reported auction volume included just 46 percent over 600 lbs and 42 percent heifers.


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New York-The New York Mets have been playing better over the last month or so, but they have had trouble making that final push to reach the .500 mark. The Mets have gotten as close as four games under .500, but have lost each time they could close the gap further. The Mets (53-58) fell five under .500 once again today as Madison Bumgarner hurled a shutout to lead the San Francisco Giants (60-51) to a 9-0 win.
The loss for the Mets came down to two primary reasons. The first was that Mets' starter Bartolo Colon (L, 10-9) simply didn't have it. The Giants grabbed a lead against Colon in the top of the third inning as Hunter Pence hit a two run homer (14), giving the visitors a 2-0 lead. Colon served up another long ball in the fourth as a Brandon Belt solo shot (11) gave the Giants a 3-0 lead. Colon came completely undone in the fifth, as the Giants plated three runs in the frame. Pence and Buster Posey delivered consecutive RBI doubles to make it 5-0, and Pablo Sandoval added an RBI single to make it 6-0. Colon didn't make it through the fifth inning, allowing six runs on eight hits over 4.2 innings while striking out five.
The second problem for the Mets was that Madison Bumgarner was locked in for the Giants. Bumgarner (W, 13-8) went the distance, allowing only two hits and walking one while striking out 10 Mets' hitters. Bumgarner dominated a weakened Mets lineup, as the Mets sat out lefty sluggers Lucas Duda and Daniel Murphy against the talented young lefty.
The Giants added some insurance runs in the later innings via the long ball. Posey delivered a two run homer (13) off Carlos Torres in the top of the seventh to make it 8-0. Pence hit his second home run of the day (15) in the top of the ninth against Dana Eveland to complete the scoring.
Player of the Game:
Today's Player of the Game Award goes to Giants' starter Madison Bumgarner. Bumgarner went the distance and shut the Mets out to help the Giants win their second game of this series.
Post Game Notes:
- David Wright and Wilmer Flores collected the only two hits for the Mets.
- Posey and Pence were the offensive stars for the Giants. Pence went 3 for 5 with three runs scored, a double, two home runs, and four RBI's. Posey went 4 for 5 with two runs scored, three RBI's, a double, and a home run.
- The Mets were shut out for the 10th time this season.
- Chris Young, who started in left field based on strong numbers against Bumgarner, went 0 for 3 with a strikeout. Young is now 2 for his last 18 as left field has become a black hole for the Mets.
- Colon was denied a chance for his 200th career win.
What's Next:
The Mets will look to salvage a split as they wrap up their series with the Giants tomorrow afternoon in a matinee getaway game. Dillon Gee (4-4, 3.77 ERA) will be on the mound for the Mets, while the Giants counter with All Star TIm Hudson (8-8, 2.71 ERA). First pitch at Citi Field is scheduled for 12:10 pm.
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