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MONTREAL — An architectural competition has been launched by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) for the construction of a new pavilion that will house the precious Michal and Renata Hornstein Collection.
Michal Hornstein, 91, was on hand for the invitation to Quebec architects to submit plans for the MMFA's fifth pavilion, which will exhibit the close to 80 Old Masters paintings donated by the Hornsteins last March, as well as other international art.
The collection, which consists largely of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish works, is valued at more than $75 million and is described as the only one of its kind in Canada.
The four-storey pavilion will be located on Bishop Street, south of the Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion, and completed in 2017 to coincide with Montreal's 375th anniversary. Two old greystone houses, possibly of heritage value, are on that site now.
The Hornsteins, who are Polish-born Holocaust survivors, have been major benefactors of the MMFA for more than 40 years. They previously donated other art now worth tens of millions of dollars.
The original MMFA pavilion is already named for the couple, and what the new pavilion will be called is to be determined.
The Quebec government is contributing $18.5 million toward the construction, while the private sector will be responsible for the additional operating costs.
The new pavilion will be linked to the Desmarais wing by a bridge over a lane separating the two buildings.
MMFA director and chief curator Nathalie Bondil noted that the Hornsteins had just been named Great Montrealers in the cultural sector by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, for their longtime generous support and, in particular, for the Old Masters donation. She described it as the largest private contribution to a Quebec museum in modern history.
This is the first time a couple has been named to the board of trade's long-hall of honour and recognizes their partnership as collectors and patrons.
"I have lived in Montreal for 60 years," said Hornstein, who made his fortune in real estate. "The city has given me so much. I love Montrealers, I love the Quebec people, who are so warm and welcoming.
"This donation is a kind of thank you, a way to give back."
The new pavilion will also display the Napoleonic collection donated by the late Ben Weider's family in 2008.
The competition is open to all Quebec architects with an office in Montreal. The three finalists, to be chosen by a jury before the submission of drawings, will be made known in February.
The winner will be announced in April.
As per the Hornsteins' stipulation, the collection will be open to the public free of charge at all times.


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Paul Ponce
Ignition: Paul can you tell us a little bit about
yourself? Where were you born, where did you grow up?
Paul: Well, I was born in El Salvador, Baptized in
Peru, received my First Communion in Paris, France, and was
confirmed in the Bahamas. I am currently living in Barcelona,
Spain, but I am rarely there. Because of the line
of work that I am in I have never been
in one place for more than ten months, which is
great. The Lord has blessed me with a wonderful life;
never a dull moment. Ignition: When did you begin juggling?
Paul: I began juggling when I was only six years
old. I practiced for at least three hours a day
until I was ten years old, when I began to
practice for six hours a day. It was very tough
for me to do this along with my studies. In
retrospect I see how much God was working in me
to persevere. Even now I must practice two to three
hours a day or my skills will suffer. Ignition: How
many languages do you speak? Paul: I speak five fluently;
Spanish, English, French, German, and Italian. I also know bits
of Russian and Japanese. Ignition: What show has been your
most memorable? Paul: Well, I don´t know. There have been
so many. I enjoyed the shows that I did as
a child, I have some very fond memories from back
then. Again, my whole life has been shows, and it
is very hard for me to narrow to a favorite
one. Sorry, I could tell you about the year that
I took off from showbiz if you like. Ignition: Sure.
Paul: I was in Monaco doing a show, coming out
of Mass I was approached by three young ladies. They
turned out to be consecrated women within the Regnum Christi
Movement, and it was them who introduced me to Regnum
Christi. I realized that God was calling me to do
something for Him and His Church. I was eager to
grow in my faith, so, I put everything aside and
for a year I gave my life to Christ as
a Co-worker. I was assigned to Paris, France, where I
used my talents as an entertainer to give Christ to
others. It was the first time that I had ever
done shows for free. I didn´t know how the year
was going to go, but I´ll tell you this, it
was the best year of my life - I found
true happiness. Ignition: Were you always a faithful Catholic? Paul:
No. I was born and baptized into a Catholic family,
but we never really took our faith that serious. As
entertainers it was very difficult to get to Sunday Mass,
because Sundays are our biggest days. However, I did make
my First Confession, and received my First Communion, but I
didn´t receive Confirmation until I was 21. Up until then
I was very mixed up. I had three goals: money,
fame, and a girlfriend in every city across the globe.
I was never satisfied though. I got sick of it.
I wanted happiness, something that would last, but I couldn´t
find it where I was looking. Then I heard about
this ´Confirmation´ thing. I wasn´t confirmed, and I wanted to
be. In the beginning I had some problems because I
was moving around so much. I was never able to
take the classes necessary to be confirmed, until I found
myself enjoying the beautiful beaches of the Bahamas. I spoke
with the pastor there and he encouraged me to take
the classes. I did, and was confirmed. During the first
couple of weeks after being confirmed, I found myself living
a .... Ignition: A double life? Paul: Yes, living a...
a double standard. When I was in Church I was
very holy. When I was in the locker rooms before
and after shows I was still living my old life.
I didn´t want the people to think that I had
gone crazy. But, I couldn´t lie to myself. So, I
made the choice to commit myself more fully to my
faith. One day, before a show that I was doing
in Monaco, I was in a chapel kneeling before Christ,
and asking him, ´what do you want me to do
for you, Lord?´, I left the chapel, was confronted by
three young ladies, and well you know the rest. Ignition:
Do you have any advice for the young men of
today? Paul: Always be faithful. Always love. And never ask
to see the fruits of your apostolic effort. If you
plant the seeds, God will do the rest. Sometimes our
pride gets in the way and if we do not
see the results of our labor immediately we get discouraged.
Christ works in mysterious ways, but most of all He
gets the job done. So, be faithful, always love (especially
your enemies), and trust in God. Following the interview Paul
picked up a very large, and very sharp knife, and
proceeded to balance it on his fore head (please do
not try this at home). Paul Ponce is ranked as
one of the best jugglers in the world today. In-between
shows Paul can be found volunteering his time lightening people´s
hearts and spreading his faith to others. Here from Ignition,
we all wish you the best. God bless. Ignition: A
weekly e-zine igniting Regnum Christi young men around the whole

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Fall Extravaganza in Sarepta Louisiana October 26, 2013
Additional Information
Several decorated homes and properties will be open for viewing. Certain homes will have "spooky" adventures for those young and young at heart!
$10.00 per adult
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New Orleans rock innovators MUTEMATH will release a DVD, accompanied with a live audio CD, titled "Armistice Live," on October 12th. Armistice Live captures the band's electrifying performance at the famed Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA during their Fall 2009 tour in support of their album "Armistice."
- Pre-order 'Armistice Live' at Amazon.com
The DVD features 90 minutes of concert footage, along with a "Making of Armistice" documentary, previously unreleased bonus studio vlogs, and bonus copies of MUTEMATH's now-popular short-form music videos, including the never-released "Control" video.
Armistice debuted at No. 18 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart in August 2009 and was considered a "must-have album" by the New York Post. After the band's highest-ever grossing Fall 2009 headline tour, MUTEMATH returned to the stage in 2010 supporting 30 Seconds to Mars, followed by performances at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Bamboozle Festival, Rock al Parque (Bogota), Fuji Rock Fest (Japan), Jisan Valley Festival (South Korea) and Lollapalooza. MUTEMATH continues its international touring with a performance in Jakarta, Indonesia, later this Fall, before returning to the studio to record their 3rd album for Teleprompt/Warner Bros. Records.
DVD Tracklisting:
Armistice Concert
In The Studio (Making Armistice)
Live In Japan
Official Music Videos: Spotlight, Backfire, Typical, Control
Making Control and Spotlight
Studio Vlogs
Live CD:
01. The Nerve
02. Backfire
03. Clipping
04. Control
05. Armistice
06. You Are Mine
07. Odds
08. Typical
09. Burden
10. Pins And Needles
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Vintage Goodness WIP
My husband has been fortunate enough to have known (at least) 3 of his GREATgrandparents. I also got to meet them, which was amazing! They have all passed away in recent years but Great Grandma Altic left this wonderful log cabin quilt top and I was lucky enough to snag it and finish it. I'm thinking it will be a Christmas gift, but I cannot say for whom lest they read my blog :-) Wouldn't want to spoil the surprise for said recipients.
But about this quilt top: Its machine pieced from what I can tell... with a mixture of polyester, cotton, and linen prints, possibly saved up over the years. I have no clue when it was put together or how long it took. I need to find out those details so I can make a proper label for it giving credit to Great Grandma for her hard work. I adore bamboo batting so thats what I'm using, and its backed with 6 yards of Joel Dewberry Chestnut Hill fabric. I thought the dark blues would go well together. Just finished (spray) basting it last night and I haven't decided yet if I will stipple or straight line quilt this monster.... its about 95" x 100" which is HUGE to me. Stippling will take me forever, but I think will help interlock all those seams, some of which are starting to come apart. Right now, that's the direction I see this quilt going.
My poor little Janome is in the shop getting its annual physical and cleaning. I'm so lost without it! I guess it gives me time to straighten up my sewing stuff, and move all my fabric to my new sewing area. I think I'll start working on that tonight. I have a stack of cut fabric waiting to be turned into a baby boy quilt... and a few other stacks of fabric waiting to ALSO be turned into small quilts... I'm thinking some wonky quilts! I just sold my last quilt yesterday on Etsy so I need to restock to boot!
How is your list of Christmas-gifts-to-make coming along? I've got ONE gift finished (needs a label) and atleast 2 others in the works. I feel good about it this year, as last year I didn't give myself as much time to get everything done. Do tell...
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- Blue Is Bleu said...
That's a gigantic quilt! It must've taken quite a while to put together. It's gorgeous... it looks like some of the blocks sit together like a pinwheel hehe
- whatktmadenext said...
Wow - 95"x100" is massive! The biggest I've done is about 30"x45"! What's the biggest you've done so far, or will this be it? I'll be really interested to know how you get on...
- Cristin said...
The biggest quilt I've ever free-motion quilted was about 55"x65" so this is by far the biggest! I'll just do a small chunk at a time, so as not to get discouraged... and to give my machine some breathers! =)
- Rebekah said...
what an awesome family heirloom! I know you'll do a wonderful job finishing it up.
I've got some in progress quilts that could potentially turn into Christmas gifts, but Dec 25 is just too far away right now!
- Victoria said...
Holy Moly! the size so intimidates me! But what a lovely thing to do, finishing this family quilt started so long ago. I admire you!
- elle said...
What a graphic quilt! Certainly has a modern feel to it in spite of its history. I luved the stain glass look of your triangles also!
- Christina said...
Did you find out the gender of your baby? I saw your photo of your showing - that is quite a bit of stomach for 17 weeks! I think from now until 6 months is the best belly time...it's 9 months I was tired of it. But with a boy, I was the traditional all out front. I think with girls you get to be pulled in a little more, for whatever reason. I just didn't have anywhere for him to go but out. :) The quilt looks great and I love the name. I'm so jealous of the great grandma's quilts!


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Friday's CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from around the world. The post U. S. election period prompts a renewed call for a White House level space council and visions of affordable human missions beyond the International Space Station. Russia will address a reorganization of Roscosmos, the country's federal space agency. New studies suggest a global warming trend will continue throughout the 21st century. Clever astronomers rack up ingenious techniques for identifying alien worlds. Britain's fictional James Bond and U. S. strides in space seem to find success together.
1. From Space News: It's time to re-establish a White House level National Space Council to coordinate activities among U. S. civilian and military space agencies, suggests a former member of the National Security Space Office. The most recent space council was disbanded in 1993 as then President George H. W. Bush left office. The post cold war version of the organization would also be led by the vice president, suggests Nicolas Eftimiades.
A. From Wired.com: A look at a possible destination for astronauts beyond the International Space Station. L2, a gravitationally stable orbital destination just beyond the moon, is gaining renewed interest among some cost constrained planners, who see L2 activities lending experience for and opening doors to missions to more distant destinations, explains space historian David Portree.
B. From Discovery.com: Engineers evaluate the use of deployable rotors to guide future human space capsules to a landing over land rather than water. This old idea is getting a new look, the website reports.
2. From Spacepolicyonline.com: On Nov. 26, Russia's deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin will host a conference on a restructuring of Roscosmos, the Russian federal space agency. In late 2011, then Russian prime minister Vladmir Putin placed Rogozin in charge of studying focused on restructuring. One possible transformation is as a public corporation.
A. From Ria Novosti: The Nov. 26 session comes in the midst of a Kremlin power struggle. Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, a member of now President Vladimir Putin's inner circle, has been sacked.
3. From The Washington Post: Satellite data suggest the Earth is on a warming trend through the end of the century. The gloomiest predictions may be the most accurate, suggest researchers from the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
A. From The Los Angeles Times: 2012, the warmest year in U.S. history, is serving as a wakeup call with a record Arctic ice melt, a drought induced rise in grain crops and Hurricane Sandy, writes Bill McKibben, founder of a global climate action campaign.
4. From Discovery.com: How are astronomers identifying the growing numbers of exo-planets? Observatories like NASA's Kepler space telescope and the transit method afford but one method in a growing arsenal of techniques. Math and physics play an important role in each.
5. From Space.com: Skyfall, the latest feature in the half century old James Bond feature film arc opens Friday. Like its popular predecessors, Skyfall includes elements of advances in space exploration.
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Last December, Indiana stunned the college basketball world by taking down top-ranked Kentucky. On Saturday, it was the No. 1-ranked Hoosiers who fell victim to an unranked rival.
March darling Butler -- behind some sharp 3-point shooting and dominant offensive rebounding -- upset Indiana 88-86 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
When a team is No. 1, it's sure to get every opponent's best shot. Indiana became the latest No. 1 to fall to an unranked team. In fact, 13 of the last 15 teams ranked No. 1 have lost to an unranked team.
Beyond the 3s and offensive rebounds yielded, Indiana will be haunted by the inexplicably few touches given to All-American center Cody Zeller. Zeller finished the game 4-of-9 for 18 points and five rebounds. Victor Oladipo also had 18 points.
"We cost ourselves at the end of the game defensively," IU coach Tom Crean told reporters. "They made the plays, there's no question about that. But we made the mistakes on how we guarded them."
Indiana got the game into overtime thanks to a huge discrepancy of fouls called. The Hoosiers hit 27-of-38 free-throw attempts, and Butler hit 11-of-16.
Forward Roosevelt Jones led Butler with 16 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and two blocks before fouling out with 2:03 remaining, and sharpshooter Rotnei Clark added five 3-pointers and 19 points. Andrew Smith, Khyle Marshall and Erik Fromm also scored in double figures.
IU freshman point guard Yogi Ferrell, who had struggled the first 39-plus minutes, redeemed himself by hitting a 3-pointer to tie the game with 6.1 seconds and send it to overtime.
Indiana built a four-point lead with 2:14 remaining in OT after getting the ball to Zeller on back-to-back possessions. When he converted two free throws and then a layup, the Hoosiers led 84-80.
Butler responded with a Clark 3-pointer to close the game and then after a Ferrell turnover reserve Chase Stigall hit another 3.
Indiana then tied it up with 19.3 remaining when getting the ball to Zeller inside.
Butler inbounded the ball to sophomore Alex Barlow, who dribbled down the clock and then drove past IU's Jordan Hulls to get into the lane. His runner bounced off the backboard and rim before dropping through with the game-winning points with 2.3 seconds remaining.
"The floater is a shot I work on a lot and I happened to get a lucky bounce," said Barlow, who played in only nine games last season as a walk-on. "It was a good feeling.
"I just figured I would throw it up to the rim. If I missed it, I knew they wouldn't get a shot off. Luckily, it bounced in."
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What is this medicine?NITROFURANTOIN (nye troe fyoor AN toyn) is an antibiotic. It is used to treat urinary tract infections.
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How should I use this medicine?Take this suspension by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Shake well before using. Use a specially marked spoon or container to measure your medicine. Ask your pharmacist if you do not have one. Household spoons are not accurate. If this medicine upsets your stomach, take with food or milk. You can mix the suspension with water, milk, fruit juice, or infant formula. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. Take all of your medicine as directed even if you think your are better. Do not skip doses or stop your medicine early.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Smiling, even laughing, at questions about a report linking him to a company that purports to make performance-enhancers, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis says he "never, ever took" the stuff.
Lewis also says he's "agitated," not angry, that the story has become part of the Super Bowl-week prelude to Baltimore's game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
He said Wednesday that he's certain his teammates won't be distracted by the report in Sports Illustrated. The magazine said Lewis sought help from a company that says its deer-antler spray and pills contain a banned product connected to human growth hormone. Lewis is the leading tackler in the NFL postseason after returning from a torn right triceps that sidelined him for 10 games.
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In the center is a scoop of salted caramel ice cream: smooth and almost smoky. And all around is warm, sweet porridge ($10) composed from Guinness-soaked sourdough rye. It's accented with brown sugar and is creamy but still light in texture, with the Guinness offering the slightest bitter edge. Should you eat the ice cream first, or let it melt, stir it in, and eat it all together? Decisions, decisions. I say go half-half. The porridge is finished with a dusting of caramelized chocolate crumbles. It's one dessert you'll want to keep all for yourself.
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April 20, 2007
Fairfax County Programs Canceled in Honor of Commonwealth's Day of Mourning for Virginia Tech
In honor of Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine's call for a statewide day of mourning for the Virginia Tech shootings, some Fairfax County events are affected today, Friday, April 20.
- After 6 p.m., evening activities at Fairfax County Public Schools are canceled, including extracurricular activities, interscholastic contests, team practices, field trips, adult and community education classes, and recreation programs in schools and on school grounds. Exceptions have been made for unique events (state debate and district music contests) and events where money has been expended (play royalties, charter trips). Contact the local school to see if an exception has been made.
- All activities scheduled after 5 p.m. on Fairfax County Public Schools and Park Authority fields are canceled.
- Park Authority classes held indoors at schools prior to 6 p.m. will go on as scheduled.
- Fairfax County Park Authority RECenters and Department of Community and Recreation Services Community Centers and Teen Centers will remain open Friday evening with their normal schedule of classes and programs.
- Classes held at other government facilities and private vendor locations will go on as scheduled. Please call the centers directly for details on specific programs.
For updates, call the Park Authority hotline at 703-324-8661, TTY 711, or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks; or call Community and Recreation Services at 703-324-4386, TTY 711, or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rec.
Additional information can be found on the Fairfax County Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov and the county's emergency information line at 703-817-7771, TTY 711.
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On December 6, 2011, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro, will release Transformers Prime - Darkness Rising on DVD featuring all five action-packed animated episodes.
Introduced to fans earlier this year as a five-part miniseries on The Hub, Transformers Prime - Darkness Rising continues the epic battle between the Autobots and Decepticons. Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Arcee, Ratchet, Bulkhead, and many others are back to "roll out" against Megatron's latest attempt to conquer Earth. And Megatron proves to be more powerful than ever, having acquired a rare element that allows him mastery over life itself. The Autobots may be few against the Decepticon hordes, but they find increased strength through bonds forged with three human teenagers, taking the human drama to levels as yet unseen by the franchise.
The Transformers Prime - Darkness Rising carries a suggested retail price of $13.97 and is currently available for pre-order through ShoutFactoryStore.com.
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PLANNING officers are recommending a huge wind farm in Hampshire be rejected.
EDF Renewables wants to build 14 turbines up to 126m tall on farmland near Bullington Cross north of Winchester.
It would be the biggest onshore windfarm in Hampshire.
But planning officers at Winchester, Test Valley and Basingstoke and Deane councils all say the scheme near the A34/A303 junction should be rejected.
There will be a meeting of all three planning committees at Winchester Guildhall on Monday June 16. The final decision will be made by councillors.
Douglas Paterson, of Keep Hampshire Green, said he was thrilled by the officers' recommendation "We are not out of the woods but we are looking more positive. A lot of people have been desperately worried. It has caused a huge strain and so we are relieved."
Mr Paterson said the councillors would have to have very strong reasons to go against their officers.
Martin Heath, of Hampshire Renewable Energy Co-operative, which supports the scheme, said: "We are disappointed but it is for the councillors to consider all the facts."
Mr Heath said there was strong support for the scheme, with 2,800 registered supporters, including many people who live in the Bullington area.
The co-operative is negotiating a community stake in the proposed wind farm and are staging a demonstration in support before the meeting at Winchester Guildhall.
EDF says the 28 MW wind farm will generate enough electricity for 15,100 homes.


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or by the equivalent amounts in local currency.
The price increase will also apply to current supply agreements as
soon as and to the extent permitted by their terms and conditions.
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- branch and cut (2)
- facets (2)
- facility location (2)
- hub location (2)
- integer programming (2)
- valid inequalities (2)
- Finite Dominating Sets for Rectilinear Center Problems with Polyhedral Barriers (1999)
- In planar location problems with barriers one considers regions which are forbidden for the siting of new facilities as well as for trespassing. These problems areimportant since they reflect various real-world situations.The resulting mathematical models have a non-convex objectivefunction and are therefore difficult to tackle using standardmethods of location theory even in the case of simple barriershapes and distance funtions.For the case of center objectives with barrier distancesobtained from the rectilinear or Manhattan metric it is shown that the problem can be solved by identifying a finitedominating set (FDS) the cardinality of which is bounded bya polynomial in the size of the problem input. The resultinggenuinely polynomial algorithm can be combined with bound computations which are derived from solving closely connectedrestricted location and network location problems.It is shown that the results can be extended to barrier center problems with respect to arbitrary block norms having fourfundamental directions.
- Polyhedral Properties of the Uncapacitated Multiple Allocation Hub Location Problem (2000)
- We examine the feasibility polyhedron of the uncapacitated hub location problem (UHL) with multiple allocation, which has applications in the fields of air passenger and cargo transportation, telecommunication and postal delivery services. In particular we determine the dimension and derive some classes of facets of this polyhedron. We develop some general rules about lifting facets from the uncapacitated facility location (UFL) for UHL and projecting facets from UHL to UFL. By applying these rules we get a new class of facets for UHL which dominates the inequalities in the original formulation. Thus we get a new formulation of UHL whose constraints are all facet–defining. We show its superior computational performance by benchmarking it on a well known data set.
- Design of Zone Tariff Systems in Public Transportation (2000)
- Given a public transportation system represented by its stops and direct connections between stops, we consider two problems dealing with the prices for the customers: The fare problem in which subsets of stops are already aggregated to zones and "good" tariffs have to be found in the existing zone system. Closed form solutions for the fare problem are presented for three objective functions. In the zone problem the design of the zones is part of the problem. This problem is NP hard and we therefore propose three heuristics which prove to be very successful in the redesign of one of Germany's transportation systems
- Mathematical Modelling of Evacuation Problems: A State of Art (2001)
- This paper details models and algorithms which can be applied to evacuation problems. While it concentrates on building evacuation many of the results are applicable also to regional evacuation. All models consider the time as main parameter, where the travel time between components of the building is part of the input and the overall evacuation time is the output. The paper distinguishes between macroscopic and microscopic evacuation models both of which are able to capture the evacuees' movement over time. Macroscopic models are mainly used to produce good lower bounds for the evacuation time and do not consider any individual behavior during the emergency situation. These bounds can be used to analyze existing buildings or help in the design phase of planning a building. Macroscopic approaches which are based on dynamic network flow models (minimum cost dynamic flow, maximum dynamic flow, universal maximum flow, quickest path and quickest flow) are described. A special feature of the presented approach is the fact, that travel times of evacuees are not restricted to be constant, but may be density dependent. Using multicriteria optimization priority regions and blockage due to fire or smoke may be considered. It is shown how the modelling can be done using time parameter either as discrete or continuous parameter. Microscopic models are able to model the individual evacuee's characteristics and the interaction among evacuees which influence their movement. Due to the corresponding huge amount of data one uses simulation approaches. Some probabilistic laws for individual evacuee's movement are presented. Moreover ideas to model the evacuee's movement using cellular automata (CA) and resulting software are presented. In this paper we will focus on macroscopic models and only summarize some of the results of the microscopic approach. While most of the results are applicable to general evacuation situations, we concentrate on building evacuation.
- The continuous stop location problem in public transportation networks (2002)
- In this paper we consider the location of stops along the edges of an already existing public transportation network. This can be the introduction of bus stops along some given bus routes, or of railway stations along the tracks in a railway network. The positive effect of new stops is given by the better access of the potential customers to their closest station, while the increasement of travel time caused by the additional stopping activities of the trains leads to a negative effect. The goal is to cover all given demand points with a minimal amount of additional traveling time, where covering may be defined with respect to an arbitrary norm (or even a gauge). Unfortunately, this problem is NP-hard, even if only the Euclidean distance is used. In this paper, we give a reduction to a finite candidate set leading to a discrete set covering problem. Moreover, we identify network structures in which the coefficient matrix of the resulting set covering problem is totally unimodular, and use this result to derive efficient solution approaches. Various extensions of the problem are also discussed.


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My dad was diagnosed in early September with Stage IIIA intrahepatic CCA. He completed two cycles (four doses) of gem/cis; however, his CT scan yesterday showed significant GROWTH in the four largest tumors. The consulting oncologist at the medical university recommended 5-FU with Leucovorin and Camptosar. Has anyone experienced this specific regimen? If so, what results did you have and what side effects did you experience?


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Sekha wrote:I am digging the issue, and I find out that ekaggata actually does not mean 'one-pointedness' in some suttas, and that it is a mental state in which one still handles thoughts:
AN 5.151"pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato suṇanto saddhammaṃ bhabbo niyāmaṃ okkamituṃ kusalesu dhammesu sammattaṃ. katamehi pañcahi? na kathaṃ paribhoti, na kathikaṃ paribhoti, na attānaṃ paribhoti, avikkhittacitto dhammaṃ suṇāti, ekaggacitto yoniso ca manasi karoti.
Bhikkhus, endowed with five things by listening to the good Teaching it is possible to enter the righteous way in wholesome states. What five? Not enjoying talking, not enjoying boasting, not enjoying life, listening to the Teaching with an undisturbed mind, and thinking wisely with the mind concentrated.
My opinion is ekaggacitto here means 'single minded'; to be single minded when engaging wise reflection. I am not sure 'concentration', in the sense of samadhi, is an appropriate rendering. However, in respect to jhana, ekaggacitto is single minded in respect to concentration (samadhi).


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LOCAL showjumping sensation Jessica Mendoza is allowing herself to dream of a trip to the Rio Olympics after being included on the British Equestrian Federation's World Class Development Programme for the next two years.
Mendoza, the St Mary's Calne schoolgirl who has procured a reputation as one of the top young talents in the sport, was named last week on a list of 15 jumpers who will receive top quality mentoring and coaching, as well as access to human and equine sports science and medicine expertise over the course of the next 24 months.
Having shot to fame with a series of impressive performances on the pony and domestic circuits, Mendoza topped off 2012 with a second-placed finish aboard Tixylix in the JJ Junior Stakes at Olympia before Christmas.
Now the Tockenham-based rider is preparing for a rigorous 2013, as she challenges herself in senior competition and lets one eye drift towards the possibility of an Olympic call-up in three-and-a-half years' time.
"I was really pleased to be named on the programme. I didn't expect to be on it because I'm still quite young," she said.
"Hopefully it will help in terms of getting sponsorship, funding, training and being able to have that kind of support will be really good. It's a really big opportunity for me and I'm very excited about it.
"I'm not quite sure exactly what it will be about but it will help out a lot financially with the cost of training and stuff like that.
"The Olympics is what everyone looks at, I don't know. It depends if I get to have a good horse. Four years is a long time and I'll be 20 by then so you never know. It's something I'd love to do.
"The Senior Nations Cups would also be good in maybe the next few years and some five-star shows as well."
Like the rest of the riders on the programme, which covers the equine disciplines of eventing, dressage, showjumping and para-dressage, Mendoza will be assessed every six months by the BEF authorities.
As she embarks on the most challenging period of her blossoming career to date, however, the former Pinewood School pupil is more than ready to prove what a star she can become.
"I only got back to riding at the beginning of last year after breaking my ankle and when I got back I was a bit rusty but I got going and the year went pretty well," she said.
"I was pleased with how it went at Olympia, both horses rode well, although it was a bit disappointing to come second.
"I'm completely onto horses now, I'm off ponies, so I'm hoping to compete in a lot of the European events and travel a bit more. My school lets me take my work with me so I can do it when I'm away and competing. It can be tough but it's part of it."


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Dale Earnhardt Jr. has seen steady improvement the last two years, making the Chase for the Sprint Cup in back-to-back seasons after finishing outside the top 20 in points in 2009-10.
His fans breathed a sigh of relief last year as Earnhardt finally re-established himself among the sport's top drivers.
But they want more, and Earnhardt does, too.
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A one-win season last year — his victory at Michigan snapped a four-year winless streak — just won't cut it in 2013.
"We've got to do more than that," Earnhardt said. "We've got to win more than one race. We weren't satisfied with winning just one race. If we win less than three races, that's going to be disappointing.
"We've got to look at ourselves as a team capable of winning multiple races. We've got to maintain that consistency that we had last year."
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Consistency is what got Earnhardt to the top of the standings last summer. But it didn't necessarily earn him wins. With 10 top-five finishes, he had opportunities to win but only capitalized at Michigan — the site of his last win in 2008.
A crash at Talladega in October ended any slim championship hopes for Earnhardt, who then missed the next two races as the concussion he suffered at Talladega came about six weeks after an initial concussion from a crash while testing at Kansas Speedway.
He wound up 12th in the standings after missing two Chase races but ran the final four races, answering any questions about his physical health going into 2013.
"We came off one of our best years in a long time last year, and people are excited looking forward to what we can do this year," Earnhardt said. "I look forward to the year. I was ready for it to start a long time ago.
"We've got a lot of things, a lot of unknowns with the car and everything and a lot to learn, a lot of testing still to do. We might not hit it right off the bat, but we're a great team and I feel like that by the time summer rolls around, we'll be right where we want to be."
Oh yeah, the new car. That could make teams that were bad in 2012 better in 2013, and vice versa.
For Earnhardt, he believes the new car should play into his hands. He never was a big fan of the "car of tomorrow," and the statistics show that.
Just two of his 19 career wins came in that car. He has just two wins since 2006 after winning 17 in his first seven seasons.
"I didn't feel like I had the same abilities on the racetrack as I did with the old car," said Earnhardt, who won a career-high six races in 2004. "The old car fit me like a glove. We used to go out there and just sling that thing around and make it work — we could fix it, we could improve it.
"I could do things with it like I wanted it to. It responded the way I wanted it to."
Earnhardt posted only two victories in his last 94 races in the car that preceded the COT so he was obviously struggling before the change. But that was before he moved from Dale Earnhardt Inc. to Hendrick Motorsports.
But he still believes at least some of his more recent struggles could be attributed to the car that has been used for the last six years.
He never got that type of feel when the change was made to the "car of tomorrow" for select races in 2007, and then raced full time in 2008.
"The COT was very frustrating," Earnhardt said. "It was a very stubborn car and when we tried to really go to work on the car, it wasn't giving you a lot good feedback and you wouldn't get a lot of good results on the changes."
That's not to say that Earnhardt doesn't expect an adjustment period with the new car. He knows his attitude could play a key role in his success as his team develops the 2013 car.
What Earnhardt likes about it is that it steers more normal with less rear steer than in the past. The teams have more options as far as tire camber and weight distribution that they can use to tune the car to a driver's needs. The body changes will make each manufacturer's car react slightly different as well.
"There are going to be new things about this car and new things that it does that you'll have to understand," Earnhardt said. "There will be things you have to have an open mind about this car that I might not fall in love with.
"As a whole, the car is really exciting and I'm looking forward to it. We've been testing at Charlotte (when) it's 30 degrees outside, it's a really grippy track and we just fly around that thing. You can't take a whole lot away from that because the car is going to feel great in those conditions."
Earnhardt hopes that feeling continues because he will need to have that feel to avoid being disappointed at the end of 2013.
"We were a team that just needed to win," Earnhardt said. "Now we need to be a team that can win two or three races at least and continue to be in that conversation all year as one of the teams to look for in the Chase that contend.
"We sort of put ourselves in that conversation last year and want to be able to do that again this year and follow through, be in that challenge all the way to Homestead."


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SCI-Arc is pleased to present Aqueotrope, a site specific installation designed by Marcelyn Gow and Ulrika Karlsson of servo Los Angeles/Stockholm. Aqueotrope opens Friday, January 18, followed by a discussion with Marcelyn Gow and SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss on Friday, February 1, 7pm.
Using conventional ceramic roof tiles in an unconventional way, Aqueotrope explores the roofscape as a site for the development of synthetic architectural systems that are informed by and integrate systems of organic matter. The installation features an archipelago of gray ceramic tiles situated on the gallery floor, illuminated by a series of orbicular glass light fixtures. A cable sargassum confounds the simple diagram of a closed electrical circuit with the entropic tendencies of accumulation, excess and disorder, and in doing so, creates a third spatial layer—a drawing manifested in space, a canopy which is suspended above an unnatural gray ceramic landscape.
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Isaura ee-SOW-rah - Way too hard to pronounce
Lilaia lil-EYE-ah - eh
Lilia - LOVE! especially with nn Lili
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Aemilia - too hard to pronounce and sounds too much like Amelia
Artemis - I don't really like godess names for real people
Astraea - How to say it?
Illyria - Same as above
Isabeau - OK
Liliana - nice, but only with nn Lili
Nerissa - too much like Marissa
Sabrina - Like it
Virelai - Pretty, but same pronunciation problem
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Cordelia - Very pretty. Love the nn Lia
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It's a cliche, at this point, to compare the NHL lockout to a roller coaster, but cliches fit.
So, by the end of Thursday's negotiations in New York, after one steep hill and another climb, the car derailed.
Minutes after saying the sides had "complete agreement" on dollars that was reflected in the union's proposal Thursday, NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr returned for a second news conference and said the NHL had, out of hand, rejected the offer and taken "something" off the table.
That message, Fehr said, had been delivered by voicemail, while he was giving his first news conference.
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly, who along with outside counsel Bob Batterman received the proposal shortly beforehand, placed the call to NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr.
"Not only is it unusual, I would be hard-pressed to think of anything comparable in my experience," Steve Fehr said.
League commissioner Gary Bettman was not present for the hourlong negotiation session, but he addressed media at a midtown Manhattan hotel later Thursday night.
He said, because of movement on the pension plan, the union had to give a yes or no answer. They did not—so no formal negotiations are scheduled, and the NHL's concessions on its "Make Whole" plan, free agency and arbitration rules are off the table, at minimum.
"It appears that the union is suggesting that, because we made substantial moves in certain areas, that we're close to a deal," Bettman said—adding quickly that was not the case, calling the implication that the sides were close to an agreement unfair and, later, "incomprehensible."
Both men referred to the owners' Wednesday offer as a "package deal" with a 10-year term and eight-year opt-out; Daly said the union was instead "cherry-picking" from it.
Bettman and Daly were audibly frustrated at what they perceived to be the NHLPA changing the issues most important to them as a means of gaining leverage elsewhere.
When the NHL agreed to increase Make Whole from $211 million to $300 million, it was part of a proposed package that required the union to agree on three non-negotiable points. Instead, the players' association accepted the raise in funds, but then made counterproposals on the issues the league stated had no wiggle room.
The NHL wants to limit personal player contracts to five years, seven for a club's own player, and has elevated the issue to the highest level of importance. The union countered with an offer of an eight-year maximum length with the variable in salary being no greater than a 25 percent difference between the highest-paid year of the deal and the lowest.
"It's the hill we will die on," said Daly, who added that the owners were "insulted" by the players' response to the owners' offer Wednesday night.
The other sticking points the NHL demanded are the term, and no compliance buyouts or caps on escrow in the transition phase to the new structure. The union presented an offer of an eight-year deal with a reopener after six.
"I am disappointed beyond belief that we are where are tonight," Bettman said—and he didn't stop there over the course of his 40-plus minute news conference, giving a string of relatively emotional, combative comments about his displeasure with the players' position and tactics, and painting them as a series of requests that would threaten the future of the league.
Bettman also said that while there was no "drop-dead" date, he couldn't imagine playing a season of less than 48 games, which likely means the sides have roughly another month to figure things out, and said the thought of losing a second season in eight years "torments me."
Bettman and Donald Fehr were not present for meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, instead turning the floor largely over to owners and players. While at times contentious, the meetings were perceived to be productive and resulted in the owners' offer—then Thursday happened.
It was a stunning reversal of course in a day filled with them, but the takeaway is unquestionably bad.
"We had expressed the view that previously we didn't think we were nearly as far apart as the owners did, but I think it's clear now that after the players took today, that there doesn't seem to be very much room—certainly not unbridgeable room—and we think that the positions the players took today are a step to end this particular dispute," Fehr said.
Then he left. Then he came back—with bad news.
Fehr said the sides agreed on the main financial issues—the yearly revenue split and how much owners would pay players outside of that to "make whole" on existing contracts, but both he and New York Rangers captain Brad Richards restated how important the contract limit issue was to the union.
"If it's so crazy, then I'm pretty sure you'd rather have Sidney Crosby under contract for 12 years than not. That's our opinion," Richards told reporters in New York, including SN's Jesse Spector.
But, whether spin, opinion or fact, both men were clear: They didn't expect the league's next move.
"We hope and believe and expect that this should put us on a quick road to the end of this dispute," Fehr said during his first news conference.
It didn't. Now, it's time for both sides to get the car back on track—and that's not going to be easy.
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Despite an enthralling tie that reflected teams of the highest quality and remains enticingly on edge, Jose Mourinho was markedly unmoved. "Nothing new, not a surprise," was his post-match reaction.
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Given the Portuguese's notorious penchant for "mind games" - which Alex Ferguson himself flagged before this match - it's genuinely difficult to detach what the Real Madrid manager actually felt from any mischievous attempts to psychologically influence the tie.
Ultimately, he's going to need something different for the return. In the second leg at Old Trafford, it is Real who have to chase the game and that is a consequence of a number of elements that were certainly new departures for this campaign at very least.
Most conspicuously, there was the fact that one of the most prolific attacks in Europe over the last two seasons couldn't hurt United as much as the likes of Fulham and Reading in the last few months. Indeed, given how shambolic the Old Trafford side's defence had appeared at various points earlier this season, the scale of their improvement is as impressive as it is remarkable.
In Madrid, the trio of Phil Jones, Jonny Evans and David De Gea put in performances that were close to perfection. Indeed, they were probably the most influential players on the Bernabeu pitch and surpassed many of their notional superiors. That is not to say their quality was a surprise but, rather, that they illustrated such maturity in such a momentous game at such a young age. In other words, the tie forced them to grow up. Certainly, Jones stood up to Cristiano Ronaldo; Evans held steady and De Gea proved near unbeatable other than for a header of unstoppable quality.
All of that, though, has led to the biggest departure of all: for the first time in five ties against either Mourinho or Real Madrid during his time as Manchester United manager, Ferguson has an advantage after the first leg. In the return, it is the opposition that start with it all to do. For him, the score can remain the same.
The reason for that, of course, is that the Old Trafford boss has very rarely approached such big games - and especially not European ties - in anything like a routine manner. How often, for example, has he played what would generally be perceived to be his best XI? Rarely, and he certainly didn't at the Bernabeu on Wednesday either.
But, whereas in previous matches Ferguson has seemingly been punished for unnecessarily over-thinking - not least the 0-0 at this same stadium in 2000 - this time he seemed to get the balance just right.
United were tight enough to prevent a searing Real counter-attack getting behind them too often, but still adventurous enough to regularly trouble Mourinho's side. It resulted in a 1-1 that tilts the tie in United's favour.
Of course, that is not the whole story. And, as with all overriding narratives, there are nuances within them that can skew and distort things. Most notably, as assured as many of United's defenders were, it wasn't a completely perfect defensive performance as a unit.
Throughout the game, and especially in the first 30 minutes, there were extended periods when Real's runs and riotously good touches left United on the verge of unravelling. That, obviously, explains exactly why De Gea had so many good saves to make. But even the goalkeeper had Jones to thank for a frantic late clearance while Ronaldo lurked.
In the first half, most of that danger came through the left as the exquisite Mesut Ozil regularly exposed Rafael. The right-back looked the weakest link and it seemed Real specifically targeted him but that still must be put in a certain context. The Brazilian, after all, would have spent the last few weeks - at least since the Tottenham Hotspur game in which he marshalled Gareth Bale so well - preparing to face Ronaldo, who United's coaches would have had him well briefed on.
Instead, it was Ozil that went outside and the Portuguese that went inside. As Gary Neville said on the eve of the game, Ronaldo will often drift from his normal role in order to find positions and areas of maximum opportunity and he certainly did that, outjumping one of the smallest players on the pitch in Patrice Evra to plunder a superb equaliser.
Even then, though, the manner in which Real eventually seemed to run of steam, as well as belief, reflected the problems they've had this season. For all the justified fame of Mourinho's motivational techniques, it's still difficult for even a manager of his calibre to fully focus and rouse the team from their everyday problems. And United, to be fair, stood up long enough and resiliently enough to remind the home side of those problems.
Indeed, they also expertly exposed Real's weaknesses at the other end. As well as the excellent Danny Welbeck took his goal, you would not have seen three outfield players and the goalkeeper stand about so idly in any of Mourinho's backlines at FC Porto, Chelsea or Inter.
If attacks win games but defences win titles like this, it may yet prove Real's undoing. Indeed, for all that Angel Di Maria, Ronaldo and Ozil went close, Mourinho was lucky that Robin van Persie squandered two fine chances and Ryan Giggs and Welbeck two others.
As a consequence, it was probably a fair result. And it means, for the second leg and in order to keep Real's ambition of a perfect 10th Champions League alive, Mourinho is going to have to come up with something new himself.
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What Is the "Poor Man's Meat"?
Gene Logsdon is one of the gurus of the local food and farming movement, and as Wendell Berry refers to him, "the most experienced and best observer of agriculture we have." Here's a bit from Gene's seminal work on growing your own, which has now been revised and expanded for home gardeners and small-scale farmers.
The "Poor Man's Meat", as it turns out…isn't meat at all.
The following is an excerpt from Gene Logsdon's Small-Scale Grain Raising: An Organic Guide to Growing, Processing, and Using Nutritious Whole Grains for Home Gardeners and Local Farmers:
DRY BEANS: The "Poor Man's Meat"
I don't know who first called dry beans the poor man's meat, but today they are also the rich man's meat, as many people take advantage of their rich content of proteins as a way to eat less meat or no meat. Technically, edible dry beans like the soybean and the navy bean are legumes, not grains, as everyone knows, but they belong in this book because growing them is much like growing grains, and the two make great partners both in crop rotations and in our diets.
In fact the basis of natural, sustainable farming is the working partnership between grasses (grains) and legumes (beans and clovers). Grasses grow well in rotation with legumes because the legumes draw nitrogen from the air to invigorate the grasses. When the grasses (grains) use up that free nitrogen and weaken a little, the legumes or clovers come back strong and charge the soil with more nitrogen. Farmers who take advantage of this partnership to its fullest can avoid spending lots of dollars on expensive nitrogen fertilizer and save inestimable amounts of natural gas, which is used extensively to make that fertilizer. To me there is no greater gift from nature than the combination of bluegrass and white clover because both will grow free and spontaneously in good soil and can provide the major part of the diet of grazing animals. Pasture farmers know this, and are again producing meat and milk almost entirely on the strength of permanent or semipermanent stands of grasses and legumes.
By the same token, corn and soybeans, or wheat and lentils, to name two examples, can be beneficial partners in farming. At least as long ago as Virgil, who sang the praises of partnering grains and legumes in his Georgics, this truth of good farming has been recognized. I believe that the garden farmer would do better to heed the words of poets like Virgil (or Wendell Berry today) than the money-inspired science of modern farming.
The sheer number of the edible dried beans shows their importance to the human diet around the world: soy, pinto, lentil, blackeyed, black, brown, kidney, white, sprouting, runner, tepary (I never heard of this kind until I saw it mentioned in a Seeds of Change catalog recently), garbanzo, chickpea, field pea—just to name a few. If I couldn't justify putting dry beans in a grain book any other way, then I would simply say that baked beans are one of the heavenly dishes of civilization and don't need any justification. If the carbon footprint folks want to worry that the subsequent gas from eating them is increasing global warming, I say when they quit exhaling carbon dioxide, I'll quit eating baked beans.
The soybean is the number one "cash grain" crop in America, so it gets the most attention in farming circles. I think soybeans can make wonderful food for humans, as Asian civilizations have shown for centuries, but I wonder, all things considered, if we should feed them to our farm animals when oats might be cheaper and generate a more sustainable kind of farming. Before the soybean came to America—"before farmers went crazy," as my father liked to say—American farmers grew corn, oats, wheat, and hay or pasture crops, in that order of rotation. Now much of the Corn Belt is in an endless rotation of corn and soybeans, which amounts to almost a monoculture. Fields in soybeans erode worse than fields in oats, and thus, with so many millions of acres in vast fields of soybeans, erosion problems are more severe. Soybeans do have more protein than oats, so they are a good food, properly prepared. On the other hand, because of the large quantities needed for farm animals, oats might be a better choice because they produce more grain per acre than soybeans and can be fed to animals without cooking. But, of course, oats do not put nitrogen in the soil the way soybeans do. So I guess it's a draw.
Raw soybeans should not be fed to animals or eaten by humans. I learned that the hard way. When I was a child, I tried to eat more soybeans right out of the bin than our hired man, who tried to make me believe he liked them raw. To this day that taste sickens me. Raw beans, especially soybeans, contain enzyme inhibitors and need to be cooked to get rid of them. Some nutritionists say that soybeans need to be fermented like the Japanese do for miso and tempeh rather than cooked, or in addition to being cooked. I am not going to get into that argument. Soybeans for animal feedare roasted or cooked in some way before they are crushed into soybean meal, which is then fed as a protein supplement along with grains. As far as I know, not much attention has been given to the cost of this roasting or cooking versus the much lower cost of feeding raw oats and good hay or pasture to animals for their protein. The small farmer can still avail himself of custom bean roasters who will come to the farm to do this operation, although, more often now, farmers or custom feed services have extruders to do the job more efficiently. An extruder heats the beans by friction and therefore cooks them as it crushes and grinds them into meal. Today commercial farmers mostly buy soybean meal from commercial suppliers and mix it with the grain rations for their animals. Fermenting the beans, or soaking and cooking them as for human food, would be very laborious for more than a very few animals. I think legume hay and legume pastures, with perhaps a little oats as a supplement to corn, is a better livestock feed than soybeans, and the manure won't stink as badly as manure from soybean meal.
With the exception of the delicious black-eyed pea or crowder pea of the South, most beans for baking are grown in the North, where they seem to do better. But evidence suggests that most of these beans can be grown equally well north, south, east, or west. Experiments at the University of Arkansas Experiment Station indicate that many dry bean varieties can be commercially successful in the northwestern part of that state at least. That means that they'd do all right in a garden even in the southern part of the state, and most likely on down to the Gulf Coast.
The reverse is true too. I've had good luck here in the North growing southern black-eyed peas, as well as northern white beans. They seem to produce with no extra care as to soil fertility. The crucial part is harvesting. I like to let the beans dry in the pod on the stalk completely, if possible. But if the weather is wet in September the beans are very apt to mold in the pod. The blackeyed peas seem to be worse than others in this respect.


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I'll tell you the truth – I rarely go see a movie in the theatre.
The overwhelming smell of stale, buttery popcorn genuinely makes me nauseous, my feet stick to the floor, and I always end up with a pack of snotty pre-teens sitting right behind me.
My seat back is not your foot rest, Little Princess.
Well, there is an exception to every rule, and for this story, the exception is CineBistro. Guys, CineBistro is the Target of movie theaters. Everything you could ever want (i.e. movies, big seats, huge arm rests, food, and booze) is there, and you'll probably leave spending more money than originally intended.
I mean, how can you say no to a few cocktails prior to your viewing experience? (Or running into a pretty new blog friend!!)
Cory wasn't drunk, it was so hard taking iPhone pics in a dark room!
Oh, did I mention that CineBistro is a 21 and up movie theatre? That's right, my friends, you don't ever have to worry about that pack of pre-teens kicking your seat and laughing during the best parts (the previews, duh.)
While corn dog nuggets dipped in cheese sauce washed down by blue slushy can make any viewing experience a pleasurable one, it really can't beat salmon, a vodka cocktail, and chocolate cake.
Or rock shrimp mac 'n cheese.
I'm telling you – if you want to make a night of seeing a movie, you might as well just find the CineBistro closest to you. I can honestly say, once you visit one, it'll be mighty difficult to ever go back to a regular theatre.
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Surviving an audit
Even the most honest of taxpayers can be left trembling at the thought of an IRS audit. Let's face it--it's right up there with public speaking. To survive an audit, you've got to arm yourself with information. You should understand what the audit process is all about, why your return was audited, what your rights and responsibilities are, and how you can appeal the findings.
An audit is not an accusation of wrongdoing
An IRS audit is an impartial review of your tax return to determine its accuracy--it's not an accusation of wrongdoing. However, you must demonstrate to the IRS that you reported all of your income and were entitled to any credits, deductions, and exemptions in question.
The IRS must complete an audit within three years of the time the tax return is filed, unless tax fraud or a substantial underreporting of income is involved.
Certain returns run a greater risk of audit
Several factors can lead the IRS to single out your return for an audit. For instance, taxpayers who are self-employed, receive much of their income in tips, or run cash-intensive businesses face a greater likelihood of audits. The IRS also pays more attention to professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and accountants (who often run their own businesses and do their own bookkeeping). In addition, if your itemized deductions in several major categories--medical and dental expenses, taxes, charitable contributions, and miscellaneous--are greater than average, you'll have an increased chance of being audited. Other red flags may include:
- A return that is missing required schedules
- A return that is missing a required alternative minimum tax form
- A return signed by a preparer associated with problems in the past
- A return reporting income of at least $150,000
There are three types of audits
If you are to be audited, the IRS will inform you by letter. There are three types of audits:
- A correspondence audit: This is for minor mistakes and requires only that you mail certain information to the IRS. For example, maybe you forgot to attach a Schedule C to your income tax return. The matter will be closed if the IRS is satisfied with your paperwork.
- An office audit: Here, you'd typically bring your tax-related records to an IRS office for examination. For example, if you claimed an unusually high deduction for medical expenses, the IRS may want to see your medical bills and canceled checks, among other things.
- A field audit: Here, the auditor generally visits your home or business to verify the accuracy of your tax return. It may be possible for the auditor to visit the office of your representative, instead.
Know your rights regarding the audit
You have several rights when you're involved in an audit. These include:
- The right to an explanation of the audit process
- The right to representation by an attorney, CPA, or enrolled agent
- The right to claim additional deductions that you didn't originally claim on your tax return
- The right to request an opinion from the IRS's national office on specific technical issues that arise during the audit
Audit survival tips
Consider the following when you are audited:
- Request a postponement (whenever you need it) to gather your records and put them in order
- Be sure to read IRS Publication 1 (Taxpayers' Bill of Rights) before your audit
- Before your initial interview with the IRS agent, meet with your representative (if any) to discuss strategies and expected results
- Bring to the audit only the documents that are requested in the IRS notice
- Be thoroughly prepared--if your records clearly substantiate the items claimed on your return, the agent won't waste time conducting a more in-depth audit
- Be professional and courteous (and expect the same treatment in return)
- Do not volunteer information to the IRS agent; if you have a representative, he or she should respond to the agent's questions
- Don't lie
- Keep detailed records of any materials that you submit to the agent and of any questions asked by the agent
- Ask to speak to the auditor's supervisor if you think that the agent is treating you unfairly
- When you get the examination report, call the auditor if you don't understand or agree with it
- If you don't agree about the tax liability, meet to see if a compromise can be reached
You can appeal if you disagree with the audit result
You can either agree or disagree with the auditor's findings. If you agree, you'll complete some paperwork and pay what's owed. If you disagree with the auditor, the issues in question can be reviewed informally with the auditor's supervisor. Or, you can appeal to the IRS Appeals Office, which is independent of the local office that conducted the audit. You can appeal the auditor's findings by sending a protest letter to the IRS within 30 days of receiving the audit report. If you do not reach an agreement with the appeals officer, you may be able to take your case to the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, or U.S. District Court where you live.


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A guide to mindfulness and Vipassana meditation as taught by Luangpor Pramote
"… When we become aware of our body and mind and accept the truth of them, that they are impermanent, suffering and are not who we are, then we will be liberated and abide in the greatest happiness."
Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo
Dhamma (Pali) or Dharma (Sanskrit) means the plain, undistorted truth that the Buddha taught.
Dhamma as taught by the Buddha is simple and easy to practice. It is about ourselves and how we can be free from personal suffering. As suffering beings we are deluded about the truths of our body and mind. However, if we practice the Dhamma, we turn our attention to our body and our mind and unveil their true characteristics. Our suffering lessens as we gradually come to understand the Dhamma more and more.
This website is a collection of Dhamma materials conveyed by the venerable Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo, a master teacher of mindfulness for the modern world and Vipassana meditation. We are very happy to share the gift of Dhamma with you all.
About Luang Por Pramote Pamojjo
Venerable "Luang Por" Pramote is a Buddhist monk residing in Suan Santidham (The Garden of Peaceful Dhamma), Sriracha, Chonburi, Thailand. He teaches the Dhamma to avid practitioners looking to truly understand the middle way and to progress in their practice. Bangkok residents set out on an hour and a half drive in the darkness of the early morning to arrive before sunrise and line up outside Luang Por's center to get a good seat to listen to his teachings, express their concerns regarding their own practice and receive individual advice – a custom that has been coined "submitting their homework" for the headmaster to fine-tune or modify.
He travels tirelessly around Thailand and abroad, teaching and helping to wake up the minds of people as he goes, in what is quickly becoming one of the biggest Buddhist enlightenment movements in recent times.
Luangpor became a monk in 2001 after being an avid meditator since he was seven years old. He has had many teachers along the way, but considers himself primarily a disciple of Luang Pu Dune, from North Eastern Thailand's forest monk lineage of Luang Pu Mun Bhūridatto.


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Yabba Dabba Huh? John Cena to Replace Fred Flintstone on Fruity Pebbles Boxes
This is the type of news that makes you think it's either a major joke on the internet or the head of Post has lost his
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WWE Superstar, and fan favorite to anyone under the age of 10, John Cena is replacing Fred Flintstone on boxes of Fruity Pebbles cereal. Cena's mug will only be on 4 million boxes of the sugary breakfast (that still seems like a lot) and it's being reported that "Flintstone's starring role on the cereal box is going to be subdued because kids wanted some variety." We're going to take that as meaning "kids today don't know who the hell Fred Flintstone is."
Cena's deal with Post, makers of Fruity Pebbles, is actually all Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's fault. Ever since The Rock started referring to Cena as "fruity pebbles" on WWE programming, Cena has embraced the name. The makers of Fred's favorite breakfast approached Cena with the idea shortly after.
The Rock, responded in his usual way, humorously tweeting "I assume my royalty check for this is in the mail. #YoureWelcomeJohn"


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THE ANNUAL General Meeting of The Dever Society will be held at Micheldever's Northbrook Hall on Wednesday, March 19 at 7.30pm.
Items on the agenda include a cluster of major controversial proposed developments – the Bullington Cross and Woodmancott wind farms, a new hospital between Winchester and Basingstoke, and the Micheldever Station waste incineration plant.
Local historian Peter Clarke will also give a short lecture on the history of churches in the Dever Valley.