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Waltham Forest must improve its high streets, develop an attractive night-time economy and establish a unique 'brand' in order to boost the economy, according to an independent report.
The Waltham Forest Growth Commission last night published its findings on the borough's strengths and weaknesses and made recommendations about how to grow the economy.
Waltham Forest currently has the fourth smallest economy in London.
Chaired by Professor Tony Travers from the London School of Economics, the council-commissioned report calls on the council to lead in taking advantage of assets which other areas in London would see as crucial to economic growth, such as good transport links, a high quality public realm and green space, and good housing.
"The commission believes Waltham Forest is in an excellent position to encourage inward investment, support business and strengthen skills to lift economic output in ways that improve the lives of its people," Professor Travers said.
"Economic growth is fundamental to meeting the needs and aspirations of the residents and businesses of Waltham Forest."
He said the borough has weathered recent economic difficulties, particularly in securing funding for several flagship projects, and now has significant potential for economic development.
After canvassing thousands of residents and businesses over the last six months, primarily through an online survey, it was deemed that Waltham Forest and its assets were well-known locally, but little-known outside the borough and raising its profile was central to an improved economy.
It was also said that the state of the high streets was a driving factor behind pessimism about economic prospects.
The commission concluded that the borough needs a clear identity to explain why the area is a good place to live and work, building on the industrial and civic history in the borough and a growing creative and artistic sector.
The William Morris Gallery's recent refurbishment and widespread recognition was noted as a prime example of such a marketing strategy.
"The borough should develop a coherent identity which reflects its current assets, cultural history and four distinct centres [Chingford, Leyton, Leytonstone, and Walthamstow]," the report said.
It was suggested that a bespoke governance structure for each of the area's main hubs should be considered.
Establishing a designated chamber of commerce was also recommended.
Council leader Chris Robbins said: "We need to continue to work to ensure that we deliver the maximum possible economic and social benefits for our residents and businesses and ensure that they enjoy their fair share of London's growth and prosperity."

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A FLINTSHIRE teacher has been named as the sole Briton killed in a plane crash in Mali.
Dave "Masher" Morgan, who grew up in Mynydd Isa, near Mold, and taught at Argoed High School, was one of 116 victims who died when Air Algerie flight AH5107 from Burkina Faso to Algeria crashed on July 24.
Mr Morgan, 57, said to be a passionate rugby enthusiast, taught mathematics and PE at Argoed High School from 1981.
Yesterday his friend Ian Jones said he was a "local lad who taught kids from his own village".
Mr Jones said: "Dave "Masher" Morgan was an inspiration to all the students he taught, what was exceptional about Dave was he cared for all students no matter what their ability in sport and would encourage everyone to take part.
"Dave was passionate about rugby and would coach students outside work, he had a very close bond with his students as he had a kind nature but also a great sense of humour.
Mr Jones, also from Mynydd Isa, said that ex-students and friends all said Mr Morgan cared for them all and would support them no matter what.
He continued: "He was also very personable and he felt more like a mate than a teacher.
"His family were well known within the village especially his dad, Dixie Morgan, who was very proud of his son, he like Dave was a larger than life character.
"A tragic loss to everyone who knew him.
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Note: This tutorial assumes you are using Hadoop 1.0.3.
Amazon CloudFront is a web service that delivers your content using a global network of edge locations. Amazon CloudFront can be configured to collect access logs by updating the distribution configuration (http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/HowToUpdateDistribution.html).
Using Amazon Elastic MapReduce and LogAnalyzer application you can generate usage reports containing total traffic volume, object popularity, a break down of traffic by client IPs and edge location. Reports are formatted as tab delimited text files, and delivered to the Amazon S3 bucket that you specify.
Amazon CloudFront's Access Logs provide detailed information about requests made for your content delivered through Amazon CloudFront, AWS's content delivery service. The LogAnalyzer for Amazon CloudFront analyzes the service's raw log files to produce a series of reports that answer business questions commonly asked by content owner.
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To run the application using the console click on the "Create New JobFlow" button, select Sample Applications and choose CloudFront LogAnalyzer (Custom Jar). Click "Continue". In the Jar Arguments textbox replace <yourbucket> with the name of the Amazon S3 bucket in which you would like the generated reports to be placed. Check to make sure that the path doesn't already exist in your S3 bucket, otherwise your job will fail. Click "Continue". Choose the number of instances to be used and then click "Continue". Review your parameters and click "Create Job Flow" to launch the application. After the Job Flow has finished, your reports should be available in the Amazon S3 bucket that you provided.
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In this command replace <yourbucket> with the name of the Amazon S3 bucket in which you would like the generated reports to be placed. Check to make sure that the path doesn't already exist in your S3 bucket, otherwise your job will fail.
Reports Generated
This sample application produces four sets of reports based on Amazon CloudFront access logs. The Overall Volume Report displays total amount of traffic delivered by CloudFront over the course of whatever period you specify. The Object Popularity Report shows how many times each of your objects are requested. The Client IP report shows the traffic from each different Client IP that made a request for your content. The Edge Location Report shows the total number of traffic delivered through each edge location. Each report measures traffic in three ways: the total number of requests, the total number of bytes transferred, and the number of request broken down by HTTP response code.
Customizing the Application
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What North Korea Said About Jang Song Thaek
North Korea said early Friday morning it had executed Jang Song Thaek, the uncle of dictator Kim Jong Un. In a statement running over 2,700 words, North Korea's state media laid out in detail the accusations against Mr. Jang. The statement was described as an examination of Mr. Jang's crimes by a special military tribunal of the North Korean Ministry of State Security on Dec. 12.
Following are some of the key points—and rhetorical flourishes–of the statement:
–Mr. Jang "committed such hideous crime as attempting to overthrow the state by all sorts of intrigues and despicable methods with a wild ambition to grab the supreme power of our party and state."
–"…despicable human scum Jang, who was worse than a dog, perpetrated thrice-cursed acts of treachery in betrayal of such profound trust and warmest paternal love shown by the party and the leader for him."
–When Kim Jong Un was elected vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea… "he [Jang] behaved so arrogantly and insolently as unwillingly standing up from his seat and half-heartedly clapping, touching off towering resentment of our service personnel and people."
–"Jang did serious harm to the youth movement in our country, being part of the group of renegades and traitors in the field of youth work bribed by enemies. Even after they were disclosed and purged by the resolute measure of the party, he patronized those cat's paws and let them hold important posts of the party and state."
–"He [Jang] worked hard to put all affairs of the country under his control, massively increasing the staff of his department and organs under it, and stretch his tentacles to ministries and national institutions."
–"He was so imprudent as to prevent the Taedonggang Tile Factory from erecting a mosaic depicting Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and a monument to field guidance given by them. Moreover, Jang turned down the unanimous request of the service personnel of a unit of the Korean People's Internal Security Forces to have the autograph letter sent by Kim Jong Un to the unit carved on a natural granite and erected with good care in front of the building of its command. He was so reckless as to instruct the unit to erect it in a shaded corner."
–"Dreaming a fantastic dream to become premier at an initial stage to grab the supreme power of the party and state, Jang made his department put major economic fields of the country under its control in a bid to disable the Cabinet. In this way he schemed to drive the economy of the country and people's living into an uncontrollable catastrophe."
–"Abusing his authority, he undermined the work system related to the construction of the capital city established by Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, reducing the construction building-materials bases to such bad shape little short of debris in a few years."
–"He instructed his stooges to sell coal and other precious underground resources at random. Consequently, his confidants were saddled with huge debts, deceived by brokers."
–" Jang made no scruple of committing such act of treachery in May last as selling off the land of the Rason economic and trade zone to a foreign country for a period of five decades under the pretext of paying those debts."
–"It was none other than Jang who wirepulled behind scene Pak Nam Gi, traitor for all ages, to recklessly issue hundreds of billions of won in 2009, sparking off serious economic chaos and disturbing the people's mind-set."
–"Jang encouraged money-making under various pretexts to secure funds necessary for gratifying his political greed and was engrossed in irregularities and corruption. He thus took the lead in spreading indolent, careless and undisciplined virus in our society."
–"…he set up a secret organ under his control and took a fabulous amount of funds from a bank and purchased rare metals in disregard of the state law. He thus committed such anti-state criminal acts as creating a great confusion in financial management system of the state."
–"He let the decadent capitalist lifestyle find its way to our society by distributing all sorts of pornographic pictures among his confidants since 2009. He led a dissolute, depraved life, squandering money wherever he went."
–"He took at least 4.6 million Euro from his secret coffers and squandered it in 2009 alone and enjoyed himself in casino in a foreign country."
–"Jang was so reckless with his greed for power that he persistently worked to stretch his tentacles even to the People's Army with a foolish calculation that he would succeed in staging a coup if he mobilized the army."
The statement ends with the following:
The special military tribunal of the Ministry of State Security of the DPRK confirmed that the state subversion attempted by the accused Jang with an aim to overthrow the people's power of the DPRK by ideologically aligning himself with enemies is a crime punishable by Article 60 of the DPRK Criminal Code, vehemently condemned him as a wicked political careerist, trickster and traitor for all ages in the name of the revolution and the people and ruled that he would be sentenced to death according to it.
The decision was immediately executed.


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- The story of his entrepreneurial beginnings — pool boy to the organized crime figures of New York
- Becoming an expert in women's clothing
- How he ended up on Wall Street, and why it led Joe to adventure races
- What is the Death Race, and who enters a race with a name like that?
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Okay for square taper; not so for octalink.
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Was able to remove drive side crank on an old allez with an octalink BB. Non drive side crank was proved too much for this tool and the collar pushes against the spindle sheared right off. So don't expect too much, but do expect you get what you pay for.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
good for the light use I plan to give it
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I have the Park Tool universal compact crank puller, but couldn't resist this one when it went on sale. I used it on a new bike I purchased from Nashbar, so I didn't need to apply much torque to remove the crank arms. It did the job well, was easy to use, looks nicely made, and didn't come apart on me. Pretty much an essential tool to have on hand when you need to replace, repack, or just tighten up your bottom bracket. I also bought the Nashbar cartridge BB tool, which also worked out well.
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Perhaps it was just machined wrong compared to other reviews, but on the first try for crank arm removal mine snapped in two. Perhaps the metal was brittle or stress cracked for whatever reason?I borrowed another wrench from a friend and removed my crank arm with ease. I will have to buy another one and try again.
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Don't know what press fitting other guy had problem with? Rubber on handle will slip off if you don't adjust your position, but knowing that I have never experienced a slip off. Have used it 'bout a dozen times and it sure beats a torch and hammer...
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The metal fittings are solid and it does get the job done. The handle is shorter than I'd like so it takes some muscling. The price and quality is right for personal use.
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'"It's going to be fun to see the crowd and come back to an area that gave you your start in the National Hockey League," Nolan said yesterday after practice. "Probably the best part about going back is the people of Buffalo really helped my transformation the last nine years. I still get letters and e-mails even after all those years. I really felt connected to the people there. It's going to be nice to go back, but now it's on a different side, trying to beat them."'
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Patulous Eustachian tube
|Patulous Eustachian tube
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Patulous Eustachian tube, also known as patent Eustachian tube, is the name of a physical disorder where the Eustachian tube, which is normally closed, instead stays intermittently open. When this occurs, the patient experiences autophony, the hearing of self-generated sounds. These sounds, such as one's own breathing, voice, and heartbeat, vibrate directly onto the ear drum and can create a "bucket on the head" effect.
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With patulous Eustachian tube, variations in upper airway pressure associated with respiration are transmitted to the middle ear through the Eustachian tube. This causes an unpleasant fullness feeling in the middle ear and alters the auditory perception. Complaints seem to include muffled hearing and autophony. In addition, patulous Eustachian tube generally feels dry with no clogged feeling or sinus pressure.
Some patients with this condition are disturbed by the perceived volume of their voice, causing them to speak very quietly. Their own voice may also sound lower to other people, because the trachea has more volume when the Eustachian tube is open. The patient may also sound as if they have congestion when speaking. Some sufferers may have difficulty in normal activities. They may also experience increased breathing rate, such as that brought on by physical activity. The increased activity not only increases the rate and force of pressure changes in the airway, which is therefore transmitted more forcefully into the middle ear, but also drives increased blood flow to peripheral muscles, compounding the problem by further depleting the Eustachian tube of extracellular fluid and increasing patency. The combination can lead to severe exacerbation of the symptoms. The urge to clear the ear is often mentioned.
Patulous Eustachian tube is a physical disorder. The exact causes may vary depending on the person. Weight loss is a commonly cited cause of the disorder due to the nature of the Eustachian tube itself. Fatty tissues hold the tube closed most of the time in healthy individuals. When circumstances cause overall body fat to diminish, the tissue surrounding the Eustachian tube shrinks and this function is disrupted.[1]
Activities and substances which dehydrate the body have the same effect and are also possible causes of patulous Eustachian tube. Examples are stimulants (including caffeine) and exercise. Exercise may have a more short-term effect than caffeine or weight loss in this regard.
Pregnancy can also be a cause of patulous Eustachian tube due to the effects of pregnancy hormones on surface tension and mucus in the respiratory system.[2]
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis can also be a cause of this disorder. It is yet unknown why.
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Upon examination of a suspected case of patulous Eustachian tube, a doctor can directly view the tympanic membrane with a light and observe that it vibrates with every breath taken by the patient. A tympanogram may also help with the diagnosis. Patulous Eustachian tube is likely if brisk inspiration causes a significant pressure shift.
Patulous Eustachian tube is frequently misdiagnosed as standard congestion due to the similarity in symptoms and rarity of the disorder. Audiologists are more likely to recognize the disorder, usually with tympanometry or nasally delivered masking noise during a hearing assessment, which is highly sensitive to this condition.[3]
When misdiagnosis occurs, a decongestant medication is sometimes prescribed. This type of medication aggravates the condition, as the Eustachian tube relies on sticky fluids to keep closed and the drying effect of a decongestant would make it even more likely to remain open and cause symptoms. The misdiagnosed patient may also have tubes surgically inserted into the eardrum, which increases the risk of ear infection and will not alleviate patulous Eustachian tube. If these treatments are tried and failed, and the doctor is not aware of the actual condition, the symptoms may even be classified as psychological.
Incidentally, patients who instead suffer from the even rarer condition of superior canal dehiscence are at risk for misdiagnosis of patulous Eustachian tube due to the similar autophony in both conditions.
Patulous Eustachian Tube[edit]
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Patulous Eustachian Tube (PET) or tube to open remains an ET dysfunction category, difficult to diagnose and to treat. Recent studies suggest that the pathophysiology and etiology of PET is more related to a previous history of otitis media, rather than from weight loss, which was widely recognized as the major causal factor. Simultaneous weight gain can even be observed in some cases. The average age is 30 years, with a female prevalence. It's rare to find patients of less than 15 years of age, which seems to confirm the opinion that PET is an acquired condition. Chronic upper respiratory inflammatory diseases are almost always associated with PET; half of these patients report previous history of nasal or sinus surgery. Radical posterior / inferior turbinectomies seem to be proportionally connected to PET severity. History of recurrent otitis media with effusion, with tympanostomy and adenoidectomy during childhood is also frequent. Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is identified in a great proportion of patients. Last epidemiological data indicates that PET results from obstructive ET dysfunction evolving over a long period of time.
Since the surgical management of these two pathologies is at diametrically opposed extremes, it is critical to obtain the correct diagnosis before undertaking any treatment. Visualization of a permanently open tubal valve by endoscopic examination allows settling this question, but its absence does not exclude PET diagnosis. Sonotubometry and recently developed tubomanometry may help in some specific cases. Unfortunately, some PET cases remain difficult to diagnose.
PET symptoms and consequences[edit]
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Autophonia (self-hearing from inside, strongly amplified) seems to be a common symptom to all PET patients. Unfortunately, its presence also reveals an advanced degree of patency, requiring in most cases surgical management. Other symptoms of PET, such as tinnitus, fullness and ear blockage, can also be reported by patients suffering from obstructive ET dysfunction. This differential diagnosis problem unfortunately leads to some surgeries proposed by well-intentioned but inexperienced ENT surgeons. Some of these surgeries may make things worse.
At the beginning, patients hear their own voice "from inside".[this quote needs a citation] They describe it as being amplified and unpleasant. Patients frequently avoid speaking and retire in a rising solitude. Lying head down may help since it increases venous blood pressure and congestion of the mucosa.
With time patients may develop respiratory autophonia. At this stage, they hear "from inside".[this quote needs a citation] They describe hearing their own respiration and sometimes other bodily functions, like heartbeat. Some patients may find this unbearable and depression is common. Psychological supervision may be indicated.
Historically, to temporarily alleviate symptoms, patients have tried positional maneuvers, such as tilting their head to one side or upside down, lie down on their backs, or sit in a chair with their head between their knees. Similarly, a routine of lying down four times per day with legs elevated to around 20 inches for at least two weeks has been attempted as well. Depending on the underlying cause of the disorder, the individual may need to remove caffeine from their diet, reduce exercise, or gain weight. It may be the case that the symptoms are induced by anxiety; anxiolytic drugs or supplements (e.g., GABA) combined with the removal of caffeine from the diet could offer a simple strategy to determine if anxiety is the root cause.
Estrogen (Premarin) nasal drops or saturated potassium iodide have been used to induce edema of the eustachian tube opening. Nasal medications containing diluted hydrochloric acid, chlorobutanol, and benzyl alcohol have been reported to be effective in some patients, with few side effects. Food and Drug Administration approval is still pending, however.[4]
In extreme cases surgical intervention may attempt to restore the Eustachian tube tissues with fat, gel foam, or cartilage or scar it closed with cautery. These methods are not always successful.
- ^ Patulous Eustachian Tube Overview at eMedicine
- ^ Hillman, Edawrd J. (1995). Otolaryngologic Manifestations Of Pregnancy. BCM
- ^ Hori, Y., Kawase, T., Hasegawa, J., Sato, T., Yoshida, N., et al. (2006). Audiometry with nasally presented masking noise: Novel diagnostic method for patulous eustachian tube. Otol Neurotol, 27, 596-599.
- ^ Patel, K and Levine S (July 31, 2010). "Emedicine - Patulous Eustachian Tube".
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BOSSES at Russells Hall hospital have issued an urgent appeal asking people to stay away from the A&E department unless their condition is life threatening.
Staff are currently experiencing unprecedented pressure on emergency services and people are being advised to visit a GP, walk-in centre or pharmacist unless they are suffering a genuine emergency.
Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust chief executive, Paula Clark, said: "We are at level four capacity which means we have extreme pressure on our services, and so patients who come to our A&E department will have a very long wait, we would urge patients to think twice before using the emergency services at Russells Hall Hospital."


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retrofuturist wrote:It's a classic example of "imperial overstretch"...
Imperial Overstretch: Is A Bloated Defense Budget Weakening the U.S.?
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/252813/ ... ning-u.htm
The Buddha did not encourage spending beyond one's means, but it would seem historically inevitable (is it a case of ego and fear/aversion run amok?)
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Not going to say much about Mr. Bean. A nice fellow, of course. Spends a little bit too much time trying to figure out which pants to pack and he definitely needs to be more careful when he goes shopping, but still a nice chap.
Oh, wait… wrong Bean. We're talking John C. Bean, scholar. Not Mr. Bean, strong silent type.
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Engaging Ideas is a great text. I encountered it for the first time while a graduate student when given the opportunity to take two summer courses on pedagogy. The first explored "writing across the curriculum," the second dealt with teaching a big lecture class and emphasized the notion that lecturing is a performance art as much as anything else.
Both were great and Bean's book continues to play a significant role in defining how I go about things. In particular, I've taken the good doctor's advice in terms of spelling out assignments in detail (which I include in my admittedly rather vast syllabi). I'm one of those guys who likes to leave students a lot of room in which to work, so I tend toward his more free-form assignment suggestions. The idea is generally to create lots of smaller steps that all collectively lead to a larger project while also illustrating by example that good writing is process.
The big assignment for today was to generate the writing assignments that will be used for my class. I look at this as a work in progress, but here are the steps (which probably need to be better fleshed out) that I'm thinking about:
Assignment 1: Major Research Topic Proposal
Write a short paragraph describing what you plan to write about this semester. Potential options include youth movements, important bands/musicians, youth-oriented trends in fashion, dance, or some other area, or any of a variety of other topics.
Obviously the number of potential topics is daunting, so think about what we have discussed in lectures and encountered in our readings. Give thought to your own interests. The secret is picking something that you're genuinely interested in and that will maintain your excitement over the rest of the semester.
Assignment 2: Initial Research
Begin gathering newspaper coverage, first-hand accounts, recollections, or memoirs, images, sound files, and/or videos that directly relate to your major research topic. Find as many examples as you can. You should find at least thirty such items.
Be sure to keep notes about where you find each item. You may need to attain permission to use them for your final project and you must be prepared to locate the copyright owner. We will talk about this in greater detail in class.
Write up a list of these materials along with short descriptions. These descriptions should be factual in nature. "This video features The Rolling Stones performing their hit 'Start Me Up.' The song was released on the album 'Tattoo You' and the video was filmed in 1981. Perhaps more than any other video, it clearly demonstrates what it means to have moves like Jaggar—especially because it features the distinctive looking front man dressed in exercise clothes doing a variety of curious contortions as he belts out the popular song."
Assignment 3a: Exploring the Artifacts of Youth Culture (Featured Items)
Pick six of the sources that you gathered when completing assignment 2 and begin exploring the significance of each. For example, if your major project deals with The Beatles, you might choose to examine the group's fashion aesthetic when they first "hit it big." What influence did their hairstyles, suits, and boots have on popular culture? What was the response of older people? Scholars often write about "moral panics"; did the way that The Beatles looked result in a moral panic and, if so, what did it look like exactly?
You should gather as much information as you can, drawn both from primary and secondary sources. Then, when you have enough material, write a 600-word essay about each of the six items that you selected. Draw upon your research and be sure to explain the significance of the object/image/film/song/etcetera relative to your larger research topic and to the larger story of youth culture. In essence, you should answer the question: "why does this thing matter?"
Turn-in all six essays, making sure to provide copies both to your professor and to your editorial team. These papers will be fully work-shopped and prepared for publication in our magazine as "side-bars." Each should be double-spaced.
Assignment 3b: Copyright Permissions
Draft a short email to the copyright owner of each of your six featured items explaining that you are taking this class and that the group is putting together an online magazine about the history of youth culture. Request permission to utilize the image/audio file/film clip/etcetera, being sure to let the copyright holder know that s/he/it will receive attribution. Make sure to print hard copies of all correspondence. Keep one for yourself and provide the other to your professor.
Assignment 4: Major Article Draft
Your major project for this term is to author a 2,500-word essay about the topic you choose earlier in the semester. This essay should be based on research conducted for assignment 3a as well as upon any additional research that may prove necessary. It will feature links to the revised shorter essays that you completed earlier in the term.
There are several things to keep in mind. First, although your article should have a thesis and while you will cite all sources, the audience is educated lay readers, not your professor or some other scholarly audience: smart people who are curious about the development of young people. It should be entertaining and engaging.
Second, you should have a thesis. In this case, your argument will explore why your topic matters, how it changed things, or how it fits into the larger narrative of youth culture. You should both tell a story and make a case.
Third, good writing matters. After you write your draft, plan to revisit this essay several times over the remainder of the term. You will workshop each revision, getting as much feedback from your editorial team as possible.
Your essay should be 2,500 words in length (without notes). Please double-space to make editing easier.
Assignment 5: Publishing!
The final stage of our project will be to post your essays online. While your prose is now quite polished and you have already selected several images (which will be linked to your short essays), the final hurdle is to put the two together in an aesthetically pleasing manner. Our final class sessions will be devoted to working on this task.


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I look forward to your review [/QUOTE]Sat in my henna gloss yesterday for about an hour then did a moisturizing deep conditioner with Jessicurl. My hair is stronger and happier. It also has a lot of sheen and was particularly manageable. I will use the conditioner each week so I can give a full review of the effects. So far so good, my hair did seem 'plump' this morning. There has been no change in color.
So, this week I noticed my hair was definitely thicker, had more weight and was easier to manage. This is surprising to me because as yet I still have had only one application recently. Here is the funny part, its midweek, and I am STILL not experiencing frizz. That is very odd for my hair. I repeat VERY ODD. I want to reapply this week, but though my hair still feels soft I don't want to push it with back to back henna treatments. I'm a little concerned since the gloss I am using also has keratin that I will suffer from protein overload (my hair is funny about protein sometimes). I will push it to every two weeks. But yeah, I'm excited. I wore a bun all week and didn't even have to stop to redo it midweek. I kept getting compliments on my hair too. This is awesome progress for me. I will report back on my detangling process, that is the true test, whether I have decreased shedding. Though with the way my hair has been feeling I get the impression I wont have much shedding.
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curt wrote:All violations after that is when you stroke him
When one gets stroked for a stance violation, do they have to re-putt?
according to "G" here, they do reputt
G. Any throw that involves a validly called and seconded stance violation may not be used by the thrower. Re-throws must be taken from the original lie, prior to subsequent play by others in the group.
so I'm assuming they have to rethrow and it's a penalty stroke
And "H" states that they can only retreive their discs on a rethrow of it's within 10 meters.


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Rub Jerk and oil into the chicken and allow to marinate – overnight for best results. Place chicken over direct heat on your barbeque and brown on all sides. Remove chicken to In-direct heat and allow to finish cooking (30–45mins)
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Serve chicken with rice or rice & peas.
Use more jerk seasoning if you like it a little spicier.
Optional Gravy Sauce: Take juice from the chicken (with onions and beer) and add 3 to 4 tablespoons of flour. Mix well until smooth (no lumps) and simmer in a sauce pan over medium heat to make gravy sauce.
Use frozen puff pastry or shortcrust. If making fresh pastry, add a tsp. of ground tumeric or annatto to give it the traditional yellow colour.
Rub salt and jerk seasoning into the lamb thoroughly. Cover and marinate in fridge overnight.
Mix together jerk seasoning and oil, add to tofu and marinate for at least an hour.
Sprinkle salt on chicken and rinse. Pat dry.Whisk together all other ingredients in a large bowl. Put chicken pieces to marinate in mixture for at least 2 hours or preferably overnight.
Serves 12.
Cut a deep pocket into the pork chop to accomodate the stuffing. Season with salt & pepper. Saute the onions in 1 tbs oilve oil until caramelized, add the red apple, ginger, fresh thyme and 2/3 of the Walkerswood Jerk BBQ sauce - saute a further 3 mins then remove to a bowl to cool. Once mixture has cooled stuff into the pork chops, using the remaining BBQ sauce to baste the chops.
Marinate duck breast overnight in WALKERSWOOD JERK MARINADE. Use a sharp knife & criss-cross cut skin/fat side of breast.
Combine all the marinade ingredients and coat ribs. Cover and refrigerate for about 4 hours.
Whip eggs in a large bowl. Add vegetables. Add Walkerswood Spicy Jerk Sauce. Add Walkerswood Scotch Bonnet Sauce. Whisk. Heat frying pan with melted butter, slowly pour ingredients into pan and evenly distribute.
Rub ribs with Jerk Seasoning and olive oil, allow to marinate for 1 hour (preferably overnight). Wrap ribs in aluminum foil and cook over in-direct heat (325°f) on your BBQ for 1 1/2 - 2 hours until the meat is tender.
Rub chicken with Jerk Seasoning and olive oil, allow to marinate for 1 hour (preferably overnight). To make tropical guava BBQ sauce - combine remaining ingredients into a sauce pan and simmer on medium heat for 15 minutes.
Clean and dry the turkey. Add the jerk seasoning by putting it under the skin of the turkey make sure to rub it all over even on the inside. Let it set in the fridge for 2 to 3 days the longer the better
In a large skillet melt butter over a low flame. Add garlic and cook lightly. Mix in vinegar, Walkerswood Jonkanoo Hot Pepper Sauce and shrimp. Saute for about 1 minute. Remove and spread coated shrimp in a flat ovenproof dish.
Melt the butter in a sauce pan and add Jonkanoo and honey, simmer for 5 mins to bring together and then reserve to pour over cooked wings. Season the wings with Salt, Black pepper and Garlic powder.
Boil the Salted Codfish until tender, drain and rinse under water to cool. Remove the skin and bones and shred fish into small strips. Toss all remaining ingredients into a non reactive bowl and allow to marinate for half hour.
In a small pot combine 1/2 cup each of white vinegar and sugar and 1/4 cup of water. Heat and stir until sugar is dissolved. As dressing is cooling add Jonkanoo Hot Sauce to taste.
Put the mussels in a serving dish, discarding any that have not opened and pour the sauce over the mussels. Serve immediately, with crusty bread.
Pound breasts with mallet or large bottle until thin. Rub in Jerk seasoning and leave to marinate, refrigerated, for at least an hour.
Heat butter and oil in pan and sauté onions & garlic until soft. Add a dash of salt to season then the red wine. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half, then add Sorrel Chutney and simmer for 5 more minutes.
Season Shrimp with Lime juice, Salt and pepper. In a sauté pot heat the oil until hot and add the shrimp. Immediately add the "las lick" sauce and continue to stir until shrimp are fully cooked (5 mins) and sauce has been caramelized. Serve with white rice and steamed vegetables!
This dish is a more contempory use for the sauce tasty, with virtually no fat.
Perfect for the fish course, or cut fish into strips and serve as a cocktail snack.
For you Jamaican Jack-Fruit Lovers here is an appealing dish that can satisfy both vegetarians and meat eaters.
This dish is at the heart of any Jamaican celebration! Goat meat needs to stew for about four hours to become tender, whereas lamb cooks quickly. Serve with white fluffy rice and a fresh, cooling salad.
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OAKLAND — Up to $7,500 in reward money is being offered for information leading to the arrest of two men police said knocked a man out then robbed him and his girlfriend who was also sexually assaulted Dec. 8 in an industrial area of West Oakland.
Police did not release names, ages or places of residence for the victims.
Investigators said the vicious attack happened about 11:46 p.m. Dec. 8 in the 2800 block of Ettie Street.
Police said the two had just left a business in the area when they were confronted by two men both armed with pistols.
The male victim was struck by one of the suspects and fell unconscious to the pavement.
Police said the suspects then robbed the unconscious man and his girlfriend of personal property before they both sexually assaulted the woman.
The suspects fled the area on foot. The man regained consciousness after the suspects fled.
Police said both suspects are black men, 25 to 30. One was 5-foot-10 with a thin build, dark complexion and mustache; he wore a black hooded sweatshirt and bluejeans. The other man was 6-foot-1 with a dark complexion. He wore a white baseball cap and a black hooded sweatshirt.
Investigators are working with the victims and an artist to provide a sketch of the suspects. Anyone with information about the attack can call police at 510-238-3641 or a tip line at 510-637-0298.


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Early international vs. professional exhibitions such as the 1972 Summit Series, the 1974 WHA-USSR series, and Super Series '76 created a high demand to see the world's best hockey players compete in a true world championship. In 1976 the Canada Cup, later reborn as the World Cup of Hockey, was created to fill this need.
The top players from the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Finland, Canada and the United States would all be allowed to participate, whether they were deemed to be professional or amateur. Thus NHL players could represent their home countries.
Canada entered the inaugural tournament as heavy favourites, if only because the Soviets had sent an experimental lineup of younger players while leaving several established national team players at home. Canada iced arguably the strongest Canadian team to date. Coach Scotty Bowman had 16 eventual Hall of Famers on his bench, including Bobby Orr, Bobby Hull, Phil Esposito, Guy Lafleur, and Darryl Sittler.
Not much was expected of the other countries. A generic American team put in a gutsy effort. Finland was
outmatched but managed to pull off a major upset by defeating Scandinavian rival Sweden, led by the great
Borje Salming, in one of the most spirited contests in tournament history.
The lone Canadian loss meant the winner of the Canada vs. Soviet Union round robin match would advance to the 1976 Canada Cup finals against Czechoslovakia. Most hockey fans had predicted a Canada vs. Soviet Union final, which didn't happen. Canada, led by tournament MVP Bobby Orr, managed to earn a 3-1 victory and advance to the finals against Czechoslovakia.
Canada managed to solve Dzurilla and the Czechs in game one of the best-of-three finals, scoring 4 goals in the opening period and chasing him from the game en route to a 6-0 game 1 victory. Dzurilla found his form in game two and was brilliant in forcing Canada into overtime tied at 4.
The lasting memory of the 1976 Canada Cup is Darryl Sittler scoring the winning goal in overtime to give Team Canada the inaugural championship. Sittler broke in off the left wing and - following the advice of assistant coach Don Cherry - faked a booming slap shot causing Dzurilla to fall to his knees. Once the star goalie was down, Sittler skated by and popped the puck into the open net. Canada 5, Czechoslovakia 4. Canada won the 1976 Canada Cup.
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. reported upticks in net income, sales and same store sales for first quarter fiscal 2013. Net income grew from $156,000 to $7.5 million.
Net sales were $246.5 million, up from $218.3 million a year earlier, while same-store sales rose 10.5%. First quarter sales improved despite the negative impact of the calendar shift of the Easter holiday, when the retailer's stores are closed.
For the second quarter of fiscal 2013, Big 5 is anticipating a same store sales increase in the positive mid-single-digit range, which takes the positive impact of moving Easter from the second to the first quarter into account.
"We are pleased to deliver a quarter of very strong earnings growth, driven by a double-digit increase in same store sales, improvements in customer traffic and average sale and expansion of merchandise and operating margins," said Big 5 Sporting Foods chairman, president and CEO Steven G. Miller. "Our operating results significantly exceeded the upper end of our guidance range issued in late February as a result of a stronger than anticipated performance during our March period. Our positive sales trends have continued into the second quarter and we feel well positioned to deliver strong results as we move through the spring and into the summer season."


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Host a Fair Trade Wine Party!
Guest Blogger: Carole Solomon of Heritage Link Brands LLC, Los Angeles, CA
Guest blogger Carole Solomon of Heritage Link Brands, is back with a follow-up from last week's blog about throwing a Fair Trade wine party, to share a few ways to pair your Fair Trade wine with delicious dishes.
The quintessential rule of wine and food pairing is to drink what you like with what you like to eat. However, learning to match flavors between wine and food can certainly enhance your enjoyment of both. Here are some basic tips to keep in mind:
- Match weight and texture
- Balance intensity of flavors
- Balance tastes
- Match or counterpoint flavors
In general, tannins pair well with fat. Tart wines go better with tart foods. High acidity wine matches with rich, fried, creamy or cheesy dishes. Some foods to avoid pairing with wine are artichoke, asparagus, and eggs.
Many of the featured recipes include ingredients that are easily available as Fair Trade Certified™ products, such as coffee, chocolate, spices and oils.
Station A
One World Chenin Blanc, Los Cowboys Torrentes, Step by Step Sauvignon Blanc, Fairhills Bus Stop White
Vegetable Chips & Cheese Fondue
- Camembert or Brie (whole round)
- Root vegetables - potatoes, sweet potatoes, beetroot, carrots, parsnips
- Fair Trade Certified olive oil
- Sea salt & Fair Trade Certified black pepper
Preheat oven to 400. Peel vegetables, slice thinly, wash and blot dry. Drizzle slices with olive oil. Spread out slices on baking sheet, season with salt and pepper. Bake 4–7 minutes. Potatoes may take longer than other vegetables. Cool crisps on a rack or paper towel. Lower the oven temperature to 300. Remove wrapping from cheese and bake for 10 minutes or until soft.
Spicy Seared Scallops
- 1 pound scallops
- 2 tablespoons Spanish paprika
- 1 tablespoon salt
- Melba toast
- Fair Trade Certified olive oil
- Watercress for garnish
- Garlic Mayonnaise or Hollandaise Sauce
Coat scallops with oil. Mix salt and paprika. Sear scallops in hot non-stick pan for about 15 seconds on each side. Dust with spice mix. Place scallops on top of toast squares. Finish with dollop of dipping sauce. Garnish with watercress.
Station B
One World Pinotage, One World Shiraz, Neu Directions Malbec
Pig Candy
(Recipe & photo courtesy of Claire Thomas)
- 8 strips thin-cut hickory smoked bacon
- 1 cup golden brown Fair Trade Certified sugar
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Preheat oven to 350. Mix sugar and pepper. Put bacon on a cooling rack placed over a baking pan lined with aluminum foil. Coat each slice evenly with sugar mixture (1/8 –1/4 inch.) Bake for 10 minutes until browned, and bacon has curled at edges. Remove from oven and flip bacon over. Cover with sugar mixture and bake another 4-6 minutes, or until fully cooked. Cool until sugar is hardened. Cut into pieces with kitchen scissors.
Coffee Smoked Strip Steak
- 2 tablespoons ground Fair Trade Certified coffee beans
- 2 tablespoons black pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- NY strip steak
Preheat broiler. Spread coffee on foil sheet, and place 6 inches from heat source. Broil for 45 seconds, shaking the foil every 10 seconds or whenever you see smoke. Mix coffee and spices. Rub into steaks, or pound in with a meat mallet. Grill as desired. Slice steak into thin strips to place on skewers.
Station C
Stellar Muscat Heaven on Earth, Raza Fairtrade Dolce Sparkling
The last station is all about dessert. These wines match well with chocolate covered strawberries or feel free to experiment with your newfound tasting knowledge.
Don't forget to use Fair Trade Certified flowers for decoration and end the night with a pot of Fair Trade coffee. After enjoying the wonderful wines and delicious recipes above, no one will debate the idea of drinking well to do good.
For more info of Fair Trade Certified wine and to read producer stories, view the Fair Trade USA event guide.
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Ok so I've been having stomach issues with whatever gels are in the stores -- GU, Hammer, etc. Is there any type or flavor you can recommend that is easier on stomachs but still work well?
Gels that don't make you poop your pants
It could be the caffeine in some gels that have that affect on you.
See this thread for a list of popular products and what their caffeine content is.
For me, all of them have pretty much worked the same. The only time I've had problems is when I haven't had enough water with the gels.
never had any issues with vanilla bean GU.
Always make sure you drink water with the gel.
I always like to squeeze a Gu pack into a fuel belt bottle and fill it up with water.
If sports drinks from aid stations bother you - get a cup of gatorade AND a cup of water.
Pitch half off the gatorade, and fill the cup with the water.
I find the volunteers at aid stations typically make the gatorade way too strong.
I second the Vanilla Bean GU recommendation--for whatever reason, that flavor/brand seems the most gentle on my system. If you're having that much trouble with gels and beans, though, maybe try pretzels or those little packaged peanut butter sandwich crackers? Savory snacks seem to get a bad rap, but they work better on my stomach during a long run than an intense blast of sugar. Good luck in your trial and error!
Anyone heard of huma gels? I was at the Country Music Marathon a few weeks ago and sampled their stuff. They claimed nobody had ever had a stomach problem with it, and the stuff tasted like apple pie filling [no joke good]
Met the owners too. nice guys. don't know what their availability is.
For what it's worth, Vanilla GU has no caffeine.
A friend of mine whose stomach doesn't really care for gels has at times taken Jolly Ranchers candy on her runs, and for races, she makes a PB sandwich, cuts it up into bite-sized pieces, and carries it in a little baggy. Think outside the sports store.
ETA: She only does the sandwich thing for marathons. Not shorter races.
Honey is a good replacement for gel, or so I have heard. I havent tried it myself, I wanted to but totally forgot about it.
May be a honey user can shed some light.
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I've only had problems with Accel Gels (because of the protein) and gels with caffeine. I don't tolerate caffeine very well, which is why I no longer drink any coffee at all. I also avoid gels with higher sugar content (compared with maltodextrin) because it's harder for my stomach to deal with high concentrations of sugar. (I tend to avoid sport beans because of the higher sugar concentration.)
Other than that, timing also matters. If I try to eat a gel or drink sports drink right before a run (or swim), I will develop intense side stitches. After I figured out what was going on a couple years ago, I stopped doing that and the side stitches went away. I need to warm up and get my metabolism revved up before I can tolerate even maltodextrin on its own.
+1 on drinking water with each gel or soon after. You don't need to drink a lot of water but you should drink some.
Carb chews are another option, though they can be more difficult to eat, especially in cooler weather. On cold days, it's very hard to eat carb chews.
Everyone is different, so figure it out in training, not on race day.
Ok one of you mentioned HÜMA gel..... That stuff will do the trick. Its all natural and taste amazing.
Found out about these at the Country Music Marathon too!
Check them out here: www.humagel.com
Honey alone is not as good as an energy gel - you also need sodium and potassium.
a homemade energy gel can be made with honey, blackstrap molasses and salt.
So far all gels have been good to me with water. However with sports drinks some distress. I do take 2 tbs of honey before my long runs, for me it lasts until the 9 or 10 mile mark.
One suggestion is to make sure you give yourself enough time to take a **** before you run.
I think for me, it's more important what I eat the night before. I keep it plain jane so that I don't have any issues on race day.
coderunner, fwiw, vanilla gu does have caffeine in it.
coderunner, fwiw, vanilla gu does have caffeine in it.
Ah thanks, you are right. I just went to the Gu website to check. I got the bad info from an old chart on the other thread I linked that listed it as caffeine free. Vanilla does have 20mg.
Not all the flavors have caffeine though. Some more, some less, some with none. Best to check before you buy.
The only side effect with GU with caffeine is that it makes you want to urinate quite badly later in the run, especially when you drink lot of liquids, which is required with gels. My favourite flavour for GU right now is Lemon Sublime - it's like a light tasting Gatoraid lemon flavour to it.
I have never experienced negative side effects (aches and pains) associated with GU - I actually have a very strong stomach.
Before a marathon, it's very important to take a big dump in the morning. I usually have three big bowel movements (long soft stool) within 24 hours due to the carbo loading and the increased amount of water/liquid intake within the entire week.
Taking a dump before a road race is very important, preferably a few hours before the event. If you take a big bowel movement too close to the event - a hour or less, it could cause lower gastro discomfort.


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"Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government."
So states our nation's birth certificate prior to enumerating the 27 "intolerable" abuses and crimes committed by Britain's King George III.
Throughout history, Thomas Jefferson writes in the Declaration of Independence, mankind normally would continue to suffer evils rather than "right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."
The 56 signatories of this seminal document, representing 2.5 million American colonists, chose revolution over tyranny. In doing so, they gave birth to a nation, forging a future for themselves, by themselves.
On this 238th birthday of the United States of America, what does the Declaration of Independence mean today?
Are we mindful still of the foresight demonstrated by the founding fathers? Or is the Declaration now an archaic document to be visited in the National Archives, without modern implication, and the holiday just a time for barbecues and fireworks?
Like the parchment of the Declaration itself, our civil liberties can begin to fade. Daily we debate infringements on our freedoms or due process, and we argue whether our government -- derived from the will of the people -- is working correctly.
But we do so by ourselves, and for ourselves, guided by living, breathing documents like the Declaration of Independence and the timeless principles established by our founding fathers.
We continue to invent a nation.
However you choose to celebrate, we hope you have a safe and enjoyable Independence Day, the quintessential American holiday.


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Governor General
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on July 8, 2010 that Her Majesty The Queen had graciously agreed to the appointment of David Johnston as the 28th Governor General of Canada.
On September 5, 2010 Governor General-designate David Johnston had his first official audience with Her Majesty The Queen as her next representative in Canada. The meeting took place at Balmoral Castle, Her Majesty's summer residence in Scotland.
On this occasion, Mr. Johnston was invested as Commander of the Order of Military Merit (C.M.M.) and Commander of the Order of Merit for Police Forces (C.O.M) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Sovereign of these Orders. Her Majesty also invested his spouse, Mrs. Sharon Johnston, as Companion of the Order of Canada. Mr. Johnston has been Companion of the Order of Canada since 1997 and holds the title of Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order since his installation on October 1, 2010.


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The War in Vietnam: A Story in Photographs
The war in Vietnam has been described as the war America watched from their living rooms. Images of combat and American GIs were projected through our TV screens and across our newspapers daily. During the war in Vietnam, the American military gave the press unprecedented freedom of access to combat zones. This allowed newspaper reporters and photographers and television crews to document a war involving American sons and daughters on the other side of the world. This willingness to allow documentation of the war was also extended to the military's own photographers. Between 1962 and 1975, military photographers for the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force took millions of photographs of the American conflict in Vietnam. Almost a quarter of a million of these images are now located at the National Archives. These photographs serve publishers, historians, and students who want to learn more about Vietnam. They include images of almost every aspect of the war.
The jobs of the military photographers were not only to document the war, but also to capture images for the historical record. One photographer, Chuck Cook, describes it as follows: "What the photographers did was worth doing--maybe not for the reasons the military said. They just felt that what the soldiers were going through was worth saving." In his book Vietnam: Images from Combat Photographers , author C. Douglas Elliott describes the images that came in from the combat operation as ones "that did not show winners and losers. They showed soldiers--often teenagers--coping as best they could with unrelenting heat and humidity, heavy packs, heavy guns, and an invisible enemy whose mines, booby traps, and snipers could cut life short without a moment's warning." In order to capture these images, photographers took many risks and suffered many of the same hardships as the soldiers and personnel they were covering.
The operations and direction of the military photography was organized by the Army Pictorial Center (APC), which dispatched a series of teams for brief visits. These teams were organized into DASPO (Department of the Army Special Photo Office). DASPO rotated photographers into Vietnam for three-month tours of duty from a base in Hawaii. It wasn't long before the Marines sent their own photographers into the field, quickly followed by the Army and its 221st Signal Company. The DASPO and the 221st were considered the Army's elite photographic units. Smaller numbers of photographers worked for the Public Information Office (PIO), the Air Force and the Navy. The Air Force photographers assisted in aerial reconnaissance and documentation of bombing missions. The Navy photographers worked from the Combat Camera Group-Pacific (CCGPAC) photographing river patrols, counterguerrilla missions, and SEAL teams. The mission of DASPO was to provide a historical record of the war for the Pentagon archives. These photographers were not there as journalists, but rather to create a visual record of operations, equipment, and personnel. After the photographs were processed by the Pentagon, they were made available to military publications, the press, and the public at a photographic library at the Pentagon.
As these photographers worked to document the war, they covered a variety of people and circumstances including combat missions, GIs, support personnel, medical units, and visits by dignitaries, politicians, and entertainers. While they may have been there to provide visual record of operations, equipment, and personnel; their photographs also tell a story. It is a story about the young men and women who fulfilled served their duty to their country by serving in the war in Vietnam.
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- Marines riding atop an M-48 tank, covering their ears, April 3, 1968
- Operation "Yellowstone" Vietnam. Following a hard day, a few members of Company A gather around a guitar and play a few songs, January 18, 1968.
- Operation "Oregon," a search and destroy mission conducted by infantry platoon of Troop B. An infantryman is lowered into a tunnel by members of the reconnaissance platoon, April 24, 1967
- A sky trooper from the 1st Cavalry Division keeps track of the time he has left on his "short time" helmet, 1968
- Soldiers carry a wounded comrade through a swampy area, 1969
- Marines of Company H walk through a punji-staked gully, January 28, 1966
- Wet going - A Marine keeps a battery pack dry as he wades through a muddy hole while on a search mission.
- A Marine stands watch in an observation tower as a chaplain holds mass on Hill 950, July 31, 1967
- "Home is where you dig it" was the sign over a fighting bunker, 1968
- Members of U.S. Navy SEAL Team One move down Bassac River in a SEAL Team assault boat, November 19, 1967
- Loretta Clause plays cards, talks, etc. with Marines. She is a volunteer worker for the Red Cross, August 2, 1967
- Navy nurses check the medical chart of a Marine corporal aboard the hospital ship USS Repose of South Vietnam, April 22, 1966
- A nurse tends to a patient just out of surgery in the intensive care ward of the hospital ship USS Repose, October, 1967
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Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods has quietly added biosolids to a list of products it plans to ban suppliers from using to grow produce, beginning later this year.
The decision comes after a handful of consumer and environmental advocacy groups waged an email campaign urging the retailer to label produce items grown with biosolids, also known as treated sewage sludge.
But Kate Kurtz, a soil scientist with the King County Waste Water Treatment Division, Seattle, said prohibiting the use of biosolids is actually counter to the tenants of sustainable agriculture.
"We feel very confident of the safety and the efficacy of biosolids and the use of biosolids, especially in nourishing crops," she said. "We see the benefits of recycling the carbon and nitrogen back into the soil. From a sustainability standpoint, it really makes a lot of sense."
She cited the county's 40 years of experience producing biosolids as well as numerous studies conducted by universities and state and federal agencies.
The requirements are moot for organic production since the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program already bans the use of biosolids.
In September 2013, Whole Foods rolled out core standards that suppliers will have to meet by September. Biosolids were missing from the initial standards but have since been added. Whole Foods did not return phone calls or emails seeking comment.
The core standards also will include a science-based rating system being developed with the input of sustainable agriculture experts and suppliers, according to a Whole Foods press release. It is designed to measure the performance of topics it considers important to sustainable farming.
Beginning in September, the retailer will display ratings of "good," "better" and "best" on produce and floral items.
Biosolids are the product of anaerobic digestion, where millions of beneficial microbes feed on and degrade the initial organic material over a 25- to 30-day period.
The Environmental Protection Agency has strict regulations about the number of pathogens that can remain at the end, the use of those biosolids and pre-harvest intervals for various crops, said Roberta King, King County biosolids program lead.
Over the years, King County has worked with researchers from the University of Washington, Washington State University, Oregon State University and the University of Arizona to develop safe uses for its biosolids, sold under the Loop brand.
For example, WSU is looking at how a composted Loop product called GroCo could be used to replace peat in potting mixtures for nursery plants, Kurtz said.
Several decades ago, heavy metals from industrial sources were a concern in biosolids. But Kurtz said EPA regulations now require industrial sources to pretreat their waste stream and remove heavy metals before sending it to municipal wastewater treatment plants. The pretreatment has reduced heavy metals loads in biosolids to negligible levels and also enabled industrial users to capture and recycle heavy metals.


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AnswerIf you thought those clues lead to a cat then happily you're right,
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Busy moms are the inspiration behind a new carrot product from Grimmway Farms that is expected to be available in retailers' produce aisles Nov. 1.
Simply Delicious Carrot Creations, 13-ounce bags of fresh petite carrots come in two flavors: roasted garlic with herbs and honey, brown sugar and cinnamon. Bob Borda, vice president of marketing for Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway, said the Carrot Creations have been in development for about eight months.
"Moms are time starved but still trying to find healthy alternatives to help bring their families back to the dinner table," Borda said. "With the Carrot Creations they can have a healthy, hot side dish in three to four minutes and it's only 70 calories per serving."
The carrots, packaged in microwaveable bags that also contain a 1-ounce dollop of butter and seasonings, steam and marinate at the same time.
Borda said the added flavors make carrots more appealing, especially to children, and the convenience of the microwavable packaging is appealing to busy adults. The quick cooking time gets meals on the table faster and there aren't any preparation pans or utensils to wash when the meal is finished.
Suggested retail prices for the new products range from $2.49 to $2.79, depending on location, Borda said. He said retailers desires played into Grimmway's development of the product.
"Retailers are looking for in novative products to complement standard categories in produce," Borda said. "This product gives them that innovation."
Borda said that technology for the "flavor dollop" has been used by the frozen sector for years, but recent advancements have made it more applicable to the fresh sector. He said the Grimmway Carrot Creations don't require special handling or storage, even though they include a butter dollop.
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|Trad, TR, 1 pitch
|YDS: 5.10a French: 6a Ewbanks: 18 UIAA: VI+ ZA: 18 British: E1 5a [details]
|Chris Scanlon and Dave Rice, c. 1974.
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By Mark Ferguson
Jun 28, 2001
|Solid 10a through the crux and a fantastic climb. Two bombproof palcements through the crux (a blue and yellow TCU) inspires much confidence. Probably the best route at Happy Hour for its grade.
By Anonymous Coward
Aug 13, 2001
|That's funny, Mark! Isn't this the ONLY 5.10 at Happy Hour?? OK, I guess Cheers is 10a too. But I count only 2 5.10's!
By Jeff Lockyer
From: Canmore, AB
Nov 14, 2001
|A very impressive route and a solid 10a for sure. Nuts protect the crux as well as TCU's so pop em' in there and crank. A really good character building lead for the ambitious 5.10 leaders in the group, I would say the best route at Happy Hour and a very stiff lead, enjoyed it a lot ! 5 stars on a 3 star rating.
By Anthony Everhart
Feb 4, 2003
|It is a good climb, a fun climb, but there are harder 5.9s in the canyon.
By Hayden Yurkanis
Sep 25, 2003
|This route is not as good as the hype...pretty much a ledge walk all the way up the thing. One hard move at the top of the flared grove and it's over. A good first 10 lead.
By Ron Olsen
From: Boulder, CO
Sep 25, 2003
rating: 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
One of the best routes at Happy Hour. Interesting, sustained climbing from bottom to top. The difficulty of the crux is height-dependent: I'm tall enough (6' 1") to be able to do it with a wide stem, but shorter climbers have to do a harder sequence. For me, the crux is more like 5.9 than 5.10a, but I have seen shorter climbers who can do other Boulder Canyon 5.9s struggle with the crux. For sure, Dementia is easier than Cosmosis, so perhaps the 10a rating is a bit inflated.
Easier than Cosmosis, and easier if you're tall.
By Jeff Sallen
From: San Diego
Nov 11, 2003
rating: 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
|I felt that this route was very true to its grade. I have lead many bolted 10s and 11s, however this was my first ever 5.10 trad lead. I enjoyed the route very much. The slightly overhanging open book is killer, and the finger locks are bomber. For future climbers who are just pushing into 10s on gear, I recommend keeping your pro organized and ready to plug in, when in the open book. I chose to keep a yellow Alien in my mouth, so that I would not have to futz with finding gear on my belt. Overall, the route was killer, I had a great time, and it was even November.
By Brian Weinstein
Nov 12, 2003
rating: 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
|Delightful. The grade is right on for the crux, which is the open book slightly overhung tasty fingers bit. It's solid fingers and placements makes it the perfect first 10 lead. Way to grunt sal! There is a fixed cam just atop the crux which looks a little worn but still good. Next time, rock, paper, scissors is mine to win.
By TBlom
Aug 21, 2004
|I used two #2 Metolius cams at the crux. You can equilize a few nuts at the last ledge stance (medium to small I think). I remember using a #3 Metolius after the crux. I got the stem move (5'11"), You can reach way out and do a palm smear, then swing your left leg out to stem. I also found good footholds on the overhanging (right) side of the book. I onsighted this but fell on Cosmosis, I guess they're both around 10a, Cosmosis is just much more sustained. This was one of my first 10a trad leads, super cool route. Kind of like Yosemite but shorter.
By Ernie Port
From: Boulder, Colorado
Sep 1, 2004
rating: 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
|Was on the sharp end of this stellar route today, and agree with Ron and others, in that those with a long inseam (I'm 5'11") will not have to go to the top of the crack for a stem way left. This stem is a long/wide one, and is 3/4 the way up the crack, involving a short smear up the face with close to perfect finger/hand jams on great rock. The sequence above the open book is also excellent... Thoughtful, sustained moves throughout... Protects well with medium to large stoppers, small cams up to and including a #2 Camalot.
By John Korfmacher
From: Fort Collins, CO
May 18, 2006
|Fun route...attempted with H. McIntyre on 5/14/06 but backed off the crux because the smallest cam I had was a 0.5 Camalot. I'd recommend red and yellow Aliens or equivalent size for the finger crack. Would have preferred to use stoppers, but I didn't think the geometry of the crack looked all that good for stopper placements. Or, maybe I'm just chicken.
By KevinCO
From: Loveland, CO
Oct 15, 2006
|This route is very memorable...short but sweet! I found the smallest tricams to be perfect placements in the cruxy section.
By Clint Locks
From: Boulder
Jun 16, 2007
rating: 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
You go with that pink tricam, Kevin! A man after my own heart. (There aren't many of us left. Let's form a support group!)
From the route description:
"...A traverse out the top leads to chain anchors. Long runners to avoid rope drag if toproping."
I would think twice about toproping Dementia from the chains. The angles and swing potential for the climber once in the 'business' would be...interesting. If toproping it, build a solid directional after exiting the roof or, better yet, just get ya some small gear and go for it. It's remarkably safe as a lead.
By claytown
From: Boulder, CO
Sep 23, 2007
|One of the best climbs at the crag. I'm 5'9"; the v slot isn't a problem if you chimney up with right hand in the crack, left hand flat on the wall at your back by the arete and feet smearing on the features. It's a cool section.
By Phil Lauffen
From: The Bubble
Apr 21, 2009
|This climb is pretty strenuous going up through the V slot unless you figure out the beta better than I did. I just kinda jumped for the hold right at the roof, because I was sick of the finger locks. It was pretty sustained. One of the more "true" 5.10a's in the canyon. The gear is bomber throughout, and there is a #0.3 C4 jammed in right below what I thought was the crux.
By Cindy Mitchell
Oct 11, 2010
|At 6'4", my partner had no trouble stemming to a great left foothold while in the V slot. At 5'1", I obviously couldn't reach it unless I had been wearing 9" spiked heels with sticky rubber. Chimney technique is the way to go if you're on the short side like me.
By Martin Harris
Nov 21, 2010
|Finally lead this climb after cleaning it about 4 months ago and so glad I did. All I have to say is don't get splitter vision like me, cuz it gets way steep. Fortunately I looked around in time to get some good stemming in while placing the 0.3? before gunning it to the top.
By Rob Davies UK
From: Cheshire, UK
Oct 14, 2011
rating: 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
|A great line but a proper grunt.
By A0hero
From: Detroit, MI
May 26, 2012
|My #2 Mastercam walked itself into oblivion in the middle of the finger crack. If you can get it out, I owe you a 6 pack. Thanks!
By Timothy
From: Fort Collins, Colorado
May 28, 2012
|I tried getting your yellow Metolius out but to no avail, sorry, my friend.
By fluff head
Sep 29, 2012
|^^^ I ate your yellow Metolius for breakfast!!!
By Jay Eggleston
From: Denver
Mar 15, 2013
|I agree with Ron Olsen, it felt easier than Cosmosis.
By Psuedoazn
May 14, 2013
rating: 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
Amazing route!
I was climbing Dementia today and was unable to retrieve my BD #0.3 cam from the top of crux.
If anyone frees it or finds it, I would gladly offer a 24-pack of beer of your choosing if I could get that essential piece of my rack returned. I would be so grateful!
By Travis Provin
From: Boulder CO
Sep 22, 2016
|TR'd this but wouldn't do it again. The rope drops into a crack and runs over a bit of a ledge
By Brian Carver
From: Boulder, Co
May 2, 2017
|I've found 2 different options to get through the crux. The one I see most people do is to do a very thin, wide stem move across the book and grab the horn with your left hand. The other is to climb the finger crack a bit higher until your left foot can stem across to that same horn. Although the finger crack option is harder, I feel it is the more quality way to climb the route and makes it one of the hardest 10a's I've ever tried. Anybody else have an opinion on this?
By Tradgic Yogurt
Aug 7, 2017
There's now a nut keeping the unreachable tricam and the fixed cam company near the top of the open book. It wiggles ever so slightly but definitely wasn't coming out after our whole group TR'd the route.
Brian, seems like each person in my group did it a bit differently. I faced right in the lower part of the book (left hand in finger crack, right hand using right arete), then turned around and did a left foot high step and cranked a really hard left sidepull to stand up on it. Definitely a power move after using both rattly fingers in the crack at various times while unclipping directionals on TR.


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SANTA CRUZ -- And now for something completely different.
Only a handful of authentic Mongolian restaurants exist in the United States -- and one is right here in Santa Cruz.
Oyunaa's Mongolian Cuisine is next to the Rio Theatre, where Backstage Lounge formerly operated. The first thing Lynn and I noticed when we walked inside was that the new restaurateurs, Flip and Oyunaa Sophie, had kept several of Backstage's striking features, including the cerulean blue walls and Michael Leeds' fantastic, functional sculptures. With the warm, moody lighting, Tuvan throat-singing music and authentic Mongolian artwork, it felt like being inside a deco-steampunk yurt.
Genially welcomed by Flip, we sat at a side table and chose glasses of pleasant Coppola Votre Sante Pinot Noir ($9) from a list of five wines and three draft beers. The modest menu featured four dumpling entrees, three soups and three salads, plus an evening special.
We started with Borsch ($10), a Mongolian take on Russian beet and beef soup, and for entrées ordered the Lamb Riblet special ($16), Kim Chi ($4) and two dumpling dishes -- Vegetarian Steamed Dumplings, or Buuz ($12), and Chicken Dumplings in Broth ($10), or Bansh.
Flip brought a steaming bowl of borsch, its rich aroma announcing the dish. Beautifully reddish-purple and loaded with stick-cut beets, the soup was topped with a dollop of sour cream and fresh dill. Lynn and I were both taken with the hearty, beefy broth, slightly sweet from the beets. Thin-sliced beef and pieces of pink-stained carrot and celery added flavor to this delicious, winter-savvy soup.
Our six vegan dumplings resembled round mini-packages with twisted tops. The prize inside: a blend of finely minced carrot, spinach, shitake mushrooms, garlic and onion, with bits of rice and braised tofu. It was accompanied by creamy potato-pea salad and a simple but addictive shredded carrot salad.
We attacked the lamb riblets with relish, gnawing at juicy, caramelized meat clinging to the slender bones. The plate included sliced English cucumber and tomato, rice topped with housemade tomato sauce and a cabbage salad that was a little too oniony for us both. The chicken dumplings in broth were another revelation: fat as a baby's fist, the dumplings revealed firm quenelles of ground chicken, spices and fresh ginger inside tender pasta. The kim chi was from a Korean store in San Jose and packed a lively, heat-spiked punch.
Oyunaa stopped by our table, introducing herself as the co-owner and chef. We learned that she uses only fresh herbs and makes her dumpling dough with just flour and water, no eggs; and that the Mongolian alphabet is Cyrillic, like Russian but with two more letters. The painted cowhide stretched on the wall behind us, she explained, depicted a day in the life of her Mongolian homeland. She also dispelled a culinary/cultural myth: "Mongolian barbecue" was invented in Taiwan and has no connection to Mongolia.
"I'm cooking everything but I also like to talk," Oyunaa said, smiling. Passing behind her, Flip grinned and nodded.
Lynn and I agreed that our favorite dishes were the lamb, borsch and chicken dumplings. We were also charmed with the tidbits that arrived with our bill: "Golden Gobi" Mongolian milk chocolate squares, the labels showing doll-like children in traditional costumes.
Oyunaa's space, menu and staff is small; the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. It's a place to enjoy your meal rather than hurrying in and out. As I told Lynn, I almost felt as if I were in someone's home -- someone who cooked exotic comfort food with names like buuz, khuushur, bansh and lapsha.
Ann Parker welcomes comments, feedback and suggestions about reviews for area restaurants. Contact her at email@example.com.
Restaurant Review
Oyunaa's Mongolian Cuisine
WHERE: 1209 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz
HOURS: 5-11 p.m. dinner Wednesday-Monday; closed Tuesday
AMBIANCE: Cozy and charmingly exotic, with Mongolian music and artwork
COST: Reasonable (entrees, $10-$16)
DETAILS: 469-9900, www.oyunaas.com
Read more Sentinel dining reviews at www.santacruzsentinel.com/food.
More about Oyunaa's
Oyunaa (whose full name is Oyuntsetseg) grew up in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and met and married Flip Sophie in Santa Cruz when she was visiting in 2004. Flip is an advertising representative at the Sentinel.
The two had talked about starting a restaurant -- friends who sampled his wife's cooking always wanted to return for more, Flip said -- and thought the space next to the Rio was perfect; they opened Oyunna's on Oct. 2.
'My aunt and uncle own a restaurant in Mongolia -- my aunt came and helped us set up here,' says Oyunaa. 'I know it's hard work, but it's also doing something good for people and for yourself. And I wanted people to understand more about Mongolian cooking: it's comfort food.'
Most of her recipes come from her mother.
'My favorite is the lapsha (beef noodle soup),' she says. 'And I learned the lamb riblets and gulyash from my aunt.'
Flip's son, Chris, helps Oyunaa in the kitchen.
Mongolians who live in the Bay Area come to the restaurant almost daily, says Oyunaa. Visitors have included officials from San Francisco's Mongolian consulate and the director of Zamdaan, a Mongolian news group. Check out interview footage at www.oyunaas.com.
-- Ann Parker
Editor's note: An earlier version of a photo caption incorrectly named Oyunaa Sophie, and the restaurant's web address was also incorrect in one instance of an earlier version of this article. This version has been updated with her correct name and address, which is http://www.oyunaas.com.


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