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We are all members of the same global auto industry. And I think that is one of the great things about this conference... it brings us all together each year to address issues of common concern... and common responsibility.
This viewpoint also suggests, as the theme Dave Cole has crafted for us implies... that from a competitive standpoint the world is flat. Driven by the speed and capabilities of technology and ready access to information and data... our world is smaller and flatter than ever.
Even small and midsize firms can gain access to scale they couldn't obtain in the past - through the focused application of technology. And a relatively small company like Honda has long been living proof of that. What's changed is the speed in which any company can become competitive. Media used to write about the auto industry's rush to invest in China. Now, within just 2 to 3 years of that, we see the first efforts of Chinese automakers to invest in this market.
Importantly, while we are global companies, our customers are local. And we need to tailor our products and our operations to meet their needs. Failure to accept this reality... or the attempt to erect barriers against it... only distracts from the creativity and energy that we all need to focus on the key challenges we face. What is critical - the key point really - is technology... and what we use it to achieve. Yes, the competitive world is flat... but the real world... as Christopher Columbus discovered... is round.
We all breathe the same air that goes around and around... and we all benefit from the same ozone layer that shelters Mother Earth. So, we... the auto industry... must do our best to protect the environment recognizing that what we produce today, we must live with tomorrow. But I want to emphasize right from the outset that, in our view, success does not require making tradeoffs - for instance, selling clean cars versus those that our customers want to drive. At Honda, our goal is to create new value for the customer... through the development of original technology that creates unique products that people want to buy... and to do so in a way that reduces our environmental footprint.
For Honda, these goals are not mutually exclusive. They are part of the foundation of our business and the core philosophy that guides our efforts. Today, the price of gas is about $3 per gallon... and fuel efficiency is making a comeback as a key consumer purchase consideration. But nearly four decades ago, when oil was still $3 a barrel - the commitment to reduce emissions and fuel consumption was part of Honda's vision to create "Blue skies for our children."
In the end, this kind of belief system is what enables us to achieve environmental leadership... not mergers, or government funding of technology... but rather a focus on the fundamental beliefs that guide our investment in and development of technology... and lead to the products we produce. Now... I don't want to make the challenge sound easy. Meeting the needs of our customers and protecting the environment is a never-ending challenge. It kind of reminds me of that famous New Yorker magazine cartoon... where two guys are climbing a mountain... and take great satisfaction that they are on the verge of reaching the very peak. But what readers see - is that there are more, even higher mountains on the other side. And that's what meeting the environmental challenge is all about. It is a never-ending challenge.
In Honda's view, the energy and environmental challenge involves three critical issues requiring unique technological approaches. We must continue to reduce air pollution with conventional engine technology. We have to further advance the fuel efficiency of the internal combustion engine, including hybrid and diesel technologies. And we must develop alternative fuel technologies - both vehicle and infrastructure - to address energy sustainability, reduce our dependency on foreign oil, and work toward a mode of transportation with zero mobile source CO2 emissions. Each one of these is a daunting, daunting challenge.
Think about it - air pollution was once the paramount social concern. Now, you could say it is on its way to becoming a declining issue because of the tremendous advances that have been made in low emission technology. Ten years ago, the 1996 Civic was the industry's first Low Emission Vehicle. Today, even Honda's first truck, the Ridgeline, is a LEV-2 Ultra Low Emission Vehicle - which means it's cleaner than a lot of the new cars being sold today.
With progress like this in reducing air emissions... coupled with increased concern over global warming... today, the primary focus of environmental technology has shifted toward fuel efficiency as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions... or CO2. But higher gas prices have added a strong consumer voice to this issue. And sales numbers over the past two months paint a pretty clear picture of how attitudes toward fuel efficiency are changing. Last month, sales of Civic climbed 6 percent, Accord jumped another 9 percent... and we are selling the all new Fit as fast as we can get our hands on them. But I also want to emphasize that our light truck models are holding their own... in part because they already essentially meet federal fuel economy standards for the year 2011.
In fact, the only thing constraining the sales of our most fuel efficient models is capacity. A little less than two months ago, we announced our intention to address that... with plans to build a new 200-thousand unit plant in the Midwest, in Indiana, to produce fuel efficient 4-cylinder vehicles starting in 2008. And we are adding a new plant in Canada to build more 4-cylinder engines as well.
But we were focused on fuel efficiency when gas prices were relatively low. It is just what we believe. One media pundit has said that "the market has come back to Honda." And he might be right. But give us some credit, too - we stuck to our commitment - to Honda's core values of providing fuel efficient vehicles. It is strategy guided by principle... not blind luck.
Honda sells a lot more than cars. We are a mobility company with global sales of more than 20 million engines per year... including a diverse range of products that includes motorcycles, outboard motors and other power equipment. And our commitment to fuel efficiency includes all of these products. We have replaced 2-stroke engines in virtually every motorcycle worldwide with cleaner, more efficient 4-stroke engines. And we have now begun voluntarily applying fuel injection technology to motorcycles globally. Even our latest new product... HondaJet... showcases Honda's focus on fuel efficiency - it is up to 30 to 35% more fuel efficient than similar aircraft. In short, we use technology consistently across all product categories to address the environment even as we meet the needs of our customers.
We have no intention to stop pushing the efficiency envelope even from our leadership position. Earlier this year, Honda became the first automaker in the world to set global CO2 reduction goals for its products and production activities. Importantly, these are voluntary efforts... beyond what is required by law. Despite increased sales of larger vehicles such as SUVs and minivans, we are targeting a reduction in CO2 emissions from our products of 10 percent by year 2010, compared to 2000 levels. We are also focusing attention on the facilities that build our products... with plans to reduce the global average of CO2 emissions required to produce one automobile at a Honda facility in year 2010 by 10 percent compared to 2000.
For Honda, the focus is not about seeking technological loopholes that meet regulations... but do little for the environment. Our focus is on achieving a true advance in technologies... through real world experience... that can help our customers and the environment. Again, for companies that are willing to invest in technology, this is where the auto industry can be a "flat world" of opportunities.
We recognize... and are not afraid to acknowledge... that the gasoline internal combustion engine will remain the primary means of motive power for customers in North America and around the globe for at least the next 15-20 years. So, we have made a fundamental commitment to further advancements in gasoline engine efficiency across the full range of our 2006 North American product lineup.
By 2008, we will introduce a new 4-cylinder internal combustion engine in our VTEC series - with continuously variable valve control technology - to improve fuel efficiency by up to 13 percent from 2005 levels. And a V-6 engine with a new more advanced Variable Cylinder Management technology will improve basic V-6 efficiency by up to 11 percent over 2005 levels.
Beyond conventional engine technology, Honda has taken the lead in a host of advanced technologies from hybrids, to natural gas and hydrogen fuel cell. But our strategy is not about pursuing the latest fad. And I would include hybrids in that statement. Now, be careful about what you just heard... I did not say hybrids are a fad. But I want to emphasize they are just one necessary approach.
I know people have wondered about our hybrid strategy - we have been questioned repeatedly regarding why we haven't joined those companies promising to sell 250-thousand to a million hybrids by the end of the decade. The reason is simple... Honda always proceeds with a sense of urgency, but we also have a patience that is born out of experience with technology. There are multiple solutions to the environmental challenge - and we have a responsibility both to our customers and our shareholders... and the answer is not necessarily hybrids for all model types. We did introduce America's first hybrid... and America's first mass-market hybrid... and America's first V-6 hybrid. In each case... we learned a lot about real world performance requirements and the needs of the customer. This has been a great advantage.
By developing the technology ourselves, and gaining real world experience with it, we aren't guided by another company's beliefs or technology timetable... and we fundamentally understand the technology so that we can continue to advance it ourselves. The Civic has the 4th generation Honda Hybrid System with new technology that increases horsepower and torque, yet is also more efficient.
Today, hybrids mean fuel economy - and that is really their greatest value... both when it comes to addressing CO2 reduction... and giving the consumer what they want... which is higher mileage. Toward this end, earlier this year, we announced plans to introduce a new, more affordable hybrid car. This was the result of a strong request from those of us at American Honda to Honda R&D.
We explained to them the need for an affordable hybrid as a next generation people's car. As a means to improve fuel efficiency, we determined that hybrid technology is most effective in smaller displacement vehicles. With the key understanding that the success of a small hybrid is based on offering it at an affordable price. Our R&D operations have taken on this challenge... and the new small hybrid vehicle will be launched in 2009... with a projected North American sales volume of 100-thousand units.
But there are other solutions to reducing CO2. And another key strategy that has earned quite a bit of attention is our plan to introduce what could be the world's first clean diesel engine. Honda's direct injection diesel engine technology now offered in Europe has received critical acclaim for its performance, smooth operation and efficiency... and is selling well in four different vehicles.
Based on this foundation, within three years, we will introduce a new 4-cylinder diesel engine that meets the world's toughest emissions standards. With hybrid technology focused more on small cars, we believe that diesel technology is the best fuel efficient technology for larger vehicles. So, R&D is also working on the development of V6 diesel engine technology. We do not have a timetable for introducing such an engine. But it is a key development goal.
I am very confident that our diesel technology will achieve our goal of creating new value in this market. Some have suggested this will be as important a breakthrough as the Civic CVCC was in being first to meet the U.S. Clean Air Act in the early 1970s. I don't know about that. But I can say that, like the CVCC engine, we will meet our goal without add-on technology like urea. What I have found very interesting is the positive reaction we have received from this announcement of our diesel plans. With the development of this new technology, many customers and analysts are enthusiastic about what they see as the return of Honda's challenging spirit. Hey... we never stopped challenging... it's just that some of our efforts are so far out there it is more difficult to appreciate.
For instance, we are the leader in advancing natural gas and fuel cell vehicles... not only the vehicle, but the infrastructure as well. And that says a lot. We could say "Hey, we built the car, too bad there's no fueling system." That would sound like a script for an ill-informed movie about the demise of the electric car.
The reality is Honda has taken responsibility to create the infrastructure that will help these advanced vehicles hit the road... and stay there. This summer, we launched the 3rd generation Civic GX natural gas vehicle. And we offer these vehicles together with the fueling infrastructure in an effort to open up the opportunity for this outstanding alternative fuel vehicle to individual customers.
Just to refresh your memory, the first generation Civic GX was recognized by the U.S. EPA as having the cleanest internal combustion engine ever tested. And the 07 model is better in every way. Through Honda dealers in California and soon New York, we offer the Phill home refueling appliance with the lease of a Civic GX. We create most of our advanced technology independently... but we collaborate where it helps to create new value for the customer. And this is one of those areas - our marketing partner is Fuelmaker Corporation, a company based in Toronto, Canada.
This real world experience with the technology and the customer has been invaluable to Honda. Not only in advancing the performance of the Civic GX... but as a pathway to another alternative fuel vehicle... the hydrogen fuel cell.
I keep reading about how fuel cell vehicles will be here "tomorrow." And I say, without reservation, that they're here today! And I am not talking about some smoke and mirrors vehicle that has a team of engineers chasing it down the street. I am talking about the Honda FCX... powered by Honda's original fuel cell stack... that is not only capable of starting and operating in extreme hot and cold weather... it is the only fuel cell vehicle in the world that has been certified street legal by the U.S. government and the state of California. In other words, it has been crash-tested... and evaluated just like any other normal vehicle.
We now have 15 on the road in the U.S. - including the first ever FCV in the hands of an individual customer... the Spallinos... in Southern California. They have been driving the vehicle for their daily commuting and shopping needs for more than one year... and they rave about it. This, in addition to our fleet customers... including one FCX in use during the cold winters of Albany, New York... and another enduring the sweltering heat of Las Vegas, Nevada.
I know, like you, I've heard the story about waiting to introduce fuel cell vehicles until they are ready for the mass market. But these limited introductions are what get the vehicle ready for the mass market! We are developing a better understanding of both the technology and the customer based on this experience.
Based on this investment in original technology... we are in the process of developing our next generation fuel cell vehicle - right now. In a real stroke of imagination... we are calling it the FCX Concept. I can't believe we paid someone to come up with that. This next generation sedan will have a full-sized cabin, with a level of driving pleasure and roominess previously unimaginable in a fuel cell vehicle. It will be powered by Honda's new V-flow fuel cell stack that delivers more power in less space with improved efficiency, range, reliability and cold start performance. The new stack also makes possible a next-generation sedan appearance through the lowest floor ever for a fuel cell vehicle.
We showed this vehicle around the world at various auto shows. But this fall, we will begin driving opportunities with a few members of the news media... as just one more step in the advance toward its launch in about 3 years. Significantly, as with Phill and the Civic GX... Honda is not waiting around while other companies sort out the refueling infrastructure requirements that will be necessary to truly take fuel cell vehicles to the mass market.
Already in trial use at our U.S. R&D center not more than a city block from my office in California... is Honda's third generation Home Energy Station. This innovative device converts existing natural gas supplies into hydrogen for fuel cell vehicle refueling - as well as to supply hot water and electricity to the home. And, again, we are collaborating on this technology with another company - the New York-based Plug Power Corporation.
In our effort to create a truly carbon-free transportation technology, we also established one of the region's first solar-powered hydrogen refueling stations - also now based at our LA R&D center. Several years ago, this station was upgraded with next generation thin film solar cells developed by Honda. These new cells reduce CO2 emissions by using 50 percent less energy in the production process. I am not going to lecture you on something I know little about - but our thin film solar cells achieve lower costs while maintaining high photoelectric transfer efficiency - critical steps in expanding the use of solar cells. And we will begin mass production of these solar cells next year.
There is no question that the effort to meet the needs of both the environment and the customer involves multiple challenges. But I think technology has helped change this from an "or" world to an "and" world. In short, where in the past, you could be fun "or" efficient... safe "or" clean. Today, through the clever application of technology we are making cars that are sporty "and" low emission... fuel efficient "and" safe.
And when it comes to being "clean safe and fun"... the Honda Civic is one of the industry's greatest examples. In fact, Civic might just be the most important car in the history of the auto industry when it comes to advancing environmental technology in the real world. Civic was the first car to meet the emissions standards of the 1970 Clean Air Act without a catalyst. Civic earned the EPA's first-ever number one ranking for fuel economy. Ten years ago, the '96 Civic was the industry's first gasoline-powered Low Emission Vehicle. In 2000, Civic became the first car to be sold as an Ultra Low Emission Vehicle in all 50 states.
More recently, Civic was the first mass market hybrid vehicle. And, today, the Civic is the only vehicle in the world with conventional gasoline, gas-electric hybrid, diesel and natural gas powertrains. In short, Civic is a microcosm of Honda's effort to use technology to create new value. Because you cannot define an environmentally friendly car only by the numbers. It must meet the needs of the customer in other areas... and that is certainly true with Civic, the industry leader in small car safety.
Some have argued that you can't achieve top rank fuel efficiency and top rank safety in the same package. But the 2001 Civic - that's the last generation - was the first small car to earn the federal government's highest crash test rating. And the new Civic was the first small car to earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety "Gold - Best Pick" for its performance in frontal and side impact crash testing.
Based on Honda's Safety for Everyone initiative, the new Civic incorporates a long list of standard safety features - including Honda's Advanced Compatibility Engineering body for enhanced compatibility with other vehicles. None of this was easily achieved. To offset the increased weight associated with these features, our engineers employed a number of technologies including lighter and more rigid high strength steel in 50% of the body. This demonstrates how both safety and fuel efficiency were fundamental goals for this vehicle.
Of course, if you talk to most of our customers, you won't hear about safety, or even fuel efficiency. They'll talk about design, comfort, handling, performance and other characteristics that make their car fun to drive and fun to use. And Civic has that, too. Most vehicles in Civic's competitive set use engines in the 2.0 to 2.4-liter range. But Civic's 1.8 liter engine has the performance of a 2-liter engine, with the fuel efficiency of a conventional 1.5-liter engine. Based on this sort of accomplishment, Civic was the consensus "car of the year" for 2006. That's the point... Civic is an "and" car. Clean and safe and fun.
You would expect a car that creates new value to sell well... and you would be right. Civic sales are up 17 percent over last year. In fact, our inventory is much lower than we're comfortable with. And, while I don't have anything to announce today... we're going to have to do something about this situation down the road.
But this story takes me back to where I started today... talking about the importance of technology in creating vehicles that satisfy both our customer and society. And, in the process, helps a smaller company like Honda both compete in the flat world of the auto industry... and make an important contribution to the round world of the global environment.
You know... it's impossible to come to Traverse City and not appreciate the environment. It is beautiful up here. Maybe this would be a good spot to hold an industry summit on the environment! As an industry, we can work together... or we can view it as a competition. Either way, the goal should be the same. To meet the environmental challenge, even as we meet the challenge of satisfying our customers. Thank you. And I look forward to your questions.


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Jun 13/13| For Immediate Release
Dr. Edmund Pries, PJSA Conference Chair
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WATERLOO Laurier and Conrad Grebel University College will welcome hundreds of visitors from North America and as far away as Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and Japan as co-hosts of the 2013 Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) Conference, October 17-19. The three-part conference offers a main academic conference on peace and justice, a Teachers Professional Development Strand for Kindergarten to grade 12 teachers on teaching peace and justice in the classroom, and a student-run conference for grades 11 and 12 and undergraduate students. The conference concludes with a public performance of the War Requiem by the Grand Philharmonic Choir and the KW Symphony.
The conference will feature prominent keynote speakers including Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-landmine activist; James Orbinski, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) chair in Global Health and former Doctors Without Borders president who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the organization in 1999; George Roter, co-founder and CEO of Engineers Without Borders and Deborah Ellis, childrens rights advocate, author and philanthropist.
More than 200 academic presentations on peace and justice will cover topics such as Aboriginal residential schools and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Aboriginal heritage and the quest for peace and justice; business innovations for peace and justice; science, technology, complexity and innovation for peace; religion and war and peace, and music and protest.
The K-12 Teacher Professional Development Strand, organized by Lauriers Faculty of Education, is open to teachers from local school boards and will address themes related to peace and conflict resolution within the classroom, and teaching global peace and conflict to children in the K-12 setting. Laurier and Conrad Grebel graduate students are organizing a parallel conference for undergraduate and grade 11 and 12 students.
Through the conference, we intend to honour the history and accomplishments of the peace and justice studies movement while seeking new and innovative ways to promote the practice and culture of peace in a divided world, said Edmund Pries, PJSA conference chair and Laurier assistant professor of Global Studies. Laurier's Global Studies program, which has Peace and Conflict Studies as a core stream, has more than 350 majors and is one of the largest programs in the field.
Nathan Funk, acting director of Peace and Conflict Studies at Conrad Grebel, said Conrad Grebel has been a pioneer in peace education and will bring 37 years of experience to the conversations at the conference.
Laurier and Conrad Grebel are partnering with the Grand Philharmonic Choir and the K-W Symphony for a public performance of Benjamin Brittens War Requiem on Oct. 19 in conjunction with the conference. Britten, who was a pacifist, composed the War Requiem for the consecration of Englands new Coventry Cathedral in 1962 after the original building was destroyed in World War II. A 250-person choir made up of the Laurier Singers, Conrad Grebels Chamber Choir and the childrens and youth choirs will be part of the performance.
The PJSA conferences attract internationally recognized figures in the fields of peace studies, global justice studies and international relations, said Randall Amster, executive director, PJSA. We look forward to welcoming them through our hosts, Laurier and Conrad Grebel, along with activists and educators who have made contributions to peacemaking and peace education.
The PJSA is the North American Affiliate of the International Peace Research Association. The annual PJSA conference is hosted in Canada every three years. This year's conference is being co-sponsored by Laurier's Global Studies program and Conrad Grebel's Peace and Conflict Studies program. For further information, visit www.peacejusticestudies.org.


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resh off his first All-Star appearance and 27 points in a blowout of the New York Knicks, Pacers forward Paul George joined the Jim Rome Show on Thursday. While his breakout season has been a surprise for some, it hasnt been for George, who credits much of his growth to Indiana associate head coach Brian Shaw.
Me and B Shaw share a very special relationship, said George. He really comes to me and I can come to him, we talk about everything how I can get open, how I can be more efficient, what Im not seeing on the floor.
Shaw doesnt just bring experience as a player and coach, he brings some very specific experience being around Kobe Bryant.
Hes been around Kobe, whos the one I looked up to, said George. Anytime that Im not pushing it, or going at a high level, hell always come over and joke with me that Kobe does this or Kobe would do that, or Kobe can make that pass or that play, so he always motivates me.
Thanks to George, the Pacers are 33-21, half a game out of the second spot in the East, an impressive mark given theyve done it without Danny Granger. The All-Star, who has missed the whole season with a knee injury is expected to return shortly, which should give Indiana a boost ahead of the playoffs.
Of course it was in last years postseason, Indiana had a 2-1 lead over Miami in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and let it slip away. That missed opportunity is something that still bothers George.
I think we kind of took it for granted, George said of the series lead. Those guys are All Stars, and those guys will find a way to really compete and eventually comeback. I think we didnt overlook them, we knew what we were up against, but we just didnt finish the job off.
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Can Modi's Trichy rally change Tamil Nadu's political scenario?
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The Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's rally next Thursday at Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) will surely change the political scenario in Tamil Nadu, party leaders say.
"Modi's visit to Tamil Nadu is long-pending. We decided on Trichy (around 350 km from here) as it is in the centre of the state and because of the absence of big grounds in other places," Pon Radhakrishnan, president of the BJP's state unit, told IANS.
According to him, more than 200,000 people are expected to attend the rally.
To a query on the rally's political significance and the political benefits for the BJP, Radhakrishnan said: "We are sure the political scenario will change in the state after Modi's rally. What the change would be is hard to guess, but there will be a change."
When asked whether the rally would nudge parties like the DMDK, MDMK and PMK towards the BJP for an alliance to fight the 2014 general elections, he said: "That is too early to tell."
H. Raja, BJP's national executive member and vice president of the Tamil Nadu unit, was however a bit more forthcoming on the matter.
"Political rallies in general showcase a party's strength to potential allies. And in a way, Modi's rally will showcase the BJP's strength and the people's mood," Raja told IANS.
BJP leaders and cadres expect the rally to nudge parties like the DMDK, PMK and MDMK to look at them for an electoral alliance for the general elections.
L. Ganesan, the BJP's senior leader from the state, has said the party would welcome the DMDK, MDMK and others for an alliance.
The BJP is exploring a possible three- or four-party alliance that includes actor-turned-politician A. Vijayakant-promoted DMDK to fight the Lok Sabha elections, party officials in Chennai said.
The party may also rope in the PMK and look at the MDMK.
"Feelers have been sent by the DMDK to the party leadership for a possible alliance to fight the general elections. In a way, this makes sense for both the parties," a senior BJP leader, not willing to be named, had erlier told IANS.
Explaining the rationale of aligning with the DMDK, he said that in Vijayakant, the people of Tamil Nadu see someone willing to take on the two major Dravidian parties - the AIADMK and the DMK.
The DMDK has a proven vote share of around 10 per cent. Further, there is an undercurrent in the state in Modi's favour.
Meanwhile, Modi will be addressing the Trichy rally from the dais designed like Delhi's Red Fort, as he did at his rally in Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh.
"The theme is (Trichy's) Rock Fort to Red Fort," K.T.Raghavan, a member of the BJP's Tamil Nadu media panel, told IANS.
Party leaders and cadres are upbeat as even non-BJP members from different walks of life have expressed their willingness to attend the Trichy rally to hear Modi.
It is learnt a large number of satellite channels have shown interest in telecasting the rally. Surely the party has come a long way when there was only one Tamil channel that was willing to telecast the BJP leader's rally here some years ago.
According to party members, Modi's Hyderabad rally was telecast live by around 115 TV channels - and that number may be exceeded at Trichy.
Interestingly the entry fee for the Trichy rally is Rs.10 against Rs.5 charged in Hyderabad.
But then, Modi's brand equity has gone up between Hyderabad and Trichy.
At Hyderabad he was the party's election campaign chief but at Trichy, he will be the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, a BJP member quipped.
According to Raja, the party had decided that Modi would address around 100 rallies by December-end. There will be more Modi rallies across the nation in the coming days.


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There's nothing like listening to music with top-of-the-line headphones. I had the experience when I reviewed the Sennheiser HD 800 headphones, and again recently with the Grado GS1000i stereo headphones.
Wood is good
The 1000i's are part of Grado's "wooden" line — they feature mahogany earcups that give them an elegant look and feel. These are open-ear headphones, so I wouldn't recommended them for work, or listening in close quarters — but then that's not what they're designed for. These are headphones made for those listening sessions at home when you're playing music through your best audio system, intending to savor every note.
The open design gives the headphones a warm, spacious sound. The earcups are much larger than the Grado RS2i's, which I also reviewed, and the sound is correspondingly more expansive. One advantage to using wood for the earcups (besides its inherent acoustic properties) is that it's a lightweight material. So the earcups can be very large without being very heavy.
Padding where it counts
Grado uses that large size to their best advantage. They used the large circumference of the earcups to hold a generous amount of foam padding. The cups rested lightly on the sides of my head with plenty of room for my ears. And because the earcups were open, I never felt like my ears were cooking after especially long listening sessions.
If I have any complaints, it's that the headband could have used (in my opinion) a little more padding. Had I owned these headphones, I would have wrapped some lambs wool around the headband for extra cushioning.
Sturdy cable for quality sound
These headphones come with a nice, thick eight-conductor cable running from each earcup to a quarter-inch plug. This type of cable transfers signals with a high degree of accuracy, which the Grado's dynamic transducers can take advantage of.
A word about headphone amps
A minijack adapter is included, but these really aren't headphones you'd want to plug into your iPod®. The drivers are extremely sensitive, and require more power than a minijack connection can supply to properly power them.
For my listening sessions, I used a NuForce Icon HDP headphone amp connected to my laptop. All of the audio files on the computer are in Apple Lossless format. The HDP's headphone amp supplied all the power the 'phones needed.
It also had a built-in DAC (digital-to-analog converter) that did a better job processing my digital music files than the token DAC in my laptop's sound card (I've done A/B tests with this unit, so I know).
Classical passes the test
Overall, the sound was extraordinarily transparent, although with a touch of warmth (probably from the wood). These headphones were perfectly suited for classical music. I played a lot of it during my time with these 'phones, and was seldom disappointed. Solo instruments such as the flute, grand piano, and even the lute benefited from the warm sound. But that slight coloration never distorted the character of the instruments. Even at extremely high (and low) volume levels, they had a very natural and full sound.
Chamber ensembles, such as string quartets and piano trios, also fared well with the Grados. The headphones delivered plenty of detail, so I had no trouble making out individual lines. This was especially critical in recordings such as Bach's Art of the Fugue by Bernard Labadie and Les Violins du Roy. Being able to follow each line of the complex counterpoint played by a string ensemble convinced me these were extremely accurate headphones indeed!
The spaciousness of the sound was well-suited for recordings of large orchestras. I wasn't aware of how squeezed the soundfield is in a normal set of headphones until I listened for a while with the Grados. For works like the Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique (in this case, the classic Everest recording with Euguene Goossens and the London Symphony), the over-sized everything-including-the-kitchen-sink ensemble seemed to be spread out across the room.
But there's more to life (and sound) than classical
Of course, headphones that are only good with one genre have limited appeal, so I made sure I sampled other musical genres of my collection. Usually I find a set of headphones to be either better at electronic music (such as trip-hop or drum and bass) or acoustic music (such as bluegrass or singer-songwriter balladeers). With the Grados, I think they probably did a little bit better job with acoustic music, but the difference in performance between electronic and acoustic was very small.
The tracks from the current Now 39 album (Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry) had real in-you-face presence. This is highly compressed music, and it did feel somewhat closed in. But the open earcups kept the music from sounding tinny or claustrophobic. Hip hop tracks from Tinie Tempah and Chiddy Bang had a solid, visceral sound. The bass didn't hit a hard as one might be used to with a closed earcup design, but it still packed plenty of punch.
I checked out some Bad Plus, which combined jazz with, um, whatever it is they do. The instruments sounded very real, and there was no problem placing the members of the trio in the sound stage in front of me. Singer-songwriters, such as Scott Christopher Murray also had an authentic sound. If I heard him live, I would expect a little more of an edge than I got through the Grados. But if he just came over to play in my living room, then the sound was dead on.
Overall impressions
Most of my audition time wasn't really fair to the headphones.The Grados delivered a lot of very subtle detail. But I had to pay attention to hear it. When I did, I often heard some surprising elements in very familiar tracks that I simply hadn't noticed before. But if I was concentrated on something else, surfing the Internet, or answering email as I listened, many of those details just went by unnoticed.
Had I only listened while doing other things, I might not have thought these headphones worth the price — I might have said "very good, but not great." But when I used the Grado way they were intended to be used — listening with my full attention devoted to my music — the Grados amply rewarded the time investment with a sound that was deeply engaging and moving. If you take your music seriously, then invest in some headphones that are serious about sound — like the Grado GS1000i stereo headphones.


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"We're in the restoration market," proclaims Johnny Ray, general manager at Custom Autosound. "We don't consider ourselves car audio people because we are providing an original-looking, working piece for our customers who need to finish their restoration." That seems like an odd thing to say, coming from someone whose primary business is manufacturing brand new audio components. But Custom Autosound combines new radio components with original-style radio faceplates to create excellent-performing audio systems that fit right in with older-generation vehicles. Best of all, most of Custom Autosound's products mount directly into the dash without any cosmetic modification of the vehicle.
Carl Sprague began Custom Autosound in 1977, modifying Pioneer, Jensen, and Kenwood radios into mid-year Corvettes featuring the vertical-tuner configuration. Most of their radios have nonfunctional AM faceplates, which allow the new radio's digital-station identification numbers to shine through when the radio is turned on. When turned off, it looks like the original AM radio again. AM/FM radios are available with or without cassette players or AM/FM cassette with CD changer (where the CD unit hides in the trunk). XM Radio-capable units should soon be available, as well.
For the driver who wants to keep the original radio in the dash for a perfect show car, Custom Autosound makes Secretaudio, which includes a 140-watt tuner/amplifier and a 10-disc CD changer that is usually mounted in the trunk or other remote area. A remote controller operates everything. The display is 1 1/2 inches high by 4 1/4 inches wide and only 3/4 inch thick. Many owners program their stations into the mini-display, disconnect it, and run everything from the remote. GM's special projects division has used this type of radio in some of its concept cars.
Custom Autosound also makes replacement 140-watt speakers with left and right channel in a single speaker for the classic dash installations. The company also makes its own kick panels with speakers that attach directly to the panels. A six-speaker sound bar mounts behind the rear seats (without drilling) and locks in place by bending aluminum tabs over the existing Corvette framework.
One of the most popular Corvette speakers is a 6x9-inch unit that consists of two tweeters mounted in a big cone, with left- and right-channel hookups and the ability to handle 140 watts. If you want the old OE sound, Custom Autosound also makes a 50-watt original-style speaker.
Other Custom Autosound products on the way include a spare-tire speaker, a hidden antenna, sound-deadening material, and a battery lifesaver product using pulse technology to keep the battery posts clean. Custom's sister companies produce high-end amps, woofers, and video screens, and three-point retractable shoulder-harness retrofit kits for '56 to '75 coupe and convertible Corvettes.
If you are restoring an early Corvette or just want to update your car with modern audio components, Custom Autosound probably makes a radio combination that will slide right into your dash.


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del.icio.us which is owed by Yahoo is a social bookmarking "platform". Basically you sign up and instead of keeping your bookmarks in your browser they appear on the del.icio.us website. Why do this? To share of course! So you can now see whatever cool findings I come across on a given day here:
But guess what? You don't have to leave this website to see the latest 5 things I looked at. Just move your eyes to the right side column and scroll down to where it says "wiretotheear's latest del.icio.us bookmarks".
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First of all, hello everyone. Been lurking for a while, but just dyed my first disc today so figured I might as well share.
I'm happy with the way it turned out, and definitely gonna be doing this a LOT.
I was originally gonna do a two layered dye and you can see where the other lines were cut, but I had a really bootleg setup, so I just left it with the black. Maybe next time.
Here's my setup. I was a little paranoid about spilling dye inside haha. I used a camping stove I had
Big thanks to acidbath, chuck, and other dyers for the awesome tutorials and advice!


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Men who attempted to buy Rolex watches using fake IDs to secure 0% finance deals have been jailed.
Alvin Baffour, 22 years-old, of Thornton Heath and Brandon Sakyiama-Collins, also 22, of Mitcham carried out fraud attempts across the south of England before being caught out in Maidstone, Kent.
Between 6 and 11 January 2014 Baffour attended jewellery stores in Bristol, Guildford, Brighton, Canterbury and Maidstone and presented utility bills and debit cards as proof of identification to try and buy expensive watches on finance.
Sakyiama-Collins acted as a driver and was responsible for arranging the stolen identities.
The pair's scheme failed on each occasion with the exception of an attempt in a store in Bristol, where a watch was obtained worth £5,300 which has not been recovered.
It was in Maidstone on 11 January that they were finally caught.
Staff became suspicious of Baffour while his application was being processed so he left, but was followed by a security guard. Baffour then ran, but was chased and detained by police officers and security staff.
Sakyiama-Collins was seen on CCTV to watch these events unfold and was also arrested. The car the pair travelled to Maidstone in was found containing various fake utility bills.
Having pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court to fraud on 23 July Sakyiama-Collins was sentenced to 16 months in prison and Baffour was sentenced to 14 months.


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I've always been puzzled about why the men in my family — father, brother, husband, each different in many ways — have one thing in common:
They refuse, just absolutely refuse, to go to a doctor.
Even when they feel lousy, persistently at times, they brush it off with an "I'm fine." Then they head to the drug store to get an over-the-counter "something" to take care of whatever ails them.
I know the women in my family spend an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out how to get the guys to a checkup. In this, we join other wives, sisters, mothers the world over.
I chatted about this problem with some of my book club buddies. To protect the guilty (in other words, their husbands) we agreed I wouldn't name names. After all, this is about caring, not blaming.
One of my friends remembers when she saw something different on her husband's face:
"And I was worried about skin cancer and I would point it out to him and he would say, 'Don't worry about it, look at the other side of my face, you don't have to look at it.' Eventually, after I pointed it out to him every morning, he finally went to the doctor."
Another said about her husband: "He doesn't easily go to the doctor. He says he's too busy. Hopes that the problem will go away. I try to make his appointments and he says. 'I'll check my calendar.' It's somewhat of a struggle.
A common experience? Talking, cajoling, threatening, leaving brochures in strategic places around the house? All tactics commonly used — and mostly ignored.
The book club's conclusion?
"I find that using logic is probably not the best way to get to my husband."
Excuses 'R' Us
So what is it with men and doctors?
It's not a lack of information.
Popular web sites ranging from mancave.com to askmen.com give solid health advice and try to point men to the doctor's office. WebMD has a good list of the most basic, vital things to take care of.
One site, aimed at digital natives younger than 40, lists the lamest common excuses for avoiding a checkup. Some choice ones:
- "I don't like to be touched by a doctor."
- "I'll tough it out."
- "I don't trust any doctors."
The site MedicalExpress.com also has some good information on why men duck the doctor.
For the over-40 generation, some rather aggressive ad campaigns try to get men to listen and get tested. In a TV public service announcement, a woman Realtor congratulates a family for their new home — "You'll have many happy years here." — and then looks directly at the man, saying :
"Except for you, because you'll be gone in three years from now, struck down by the same disease that got your father. Sadly it could have been detected early with a simple test, but you didn't have it"
Direct enough? All these efforts send the same message in more or less elegant ways: Get off your butts and do something about. You might not be fine, you can't always tough it out and, if you have time to track your fantasy football team, you've got time to do the doctor thing.
Why do so many men ignore such obvious truths?
Well, there are a few reasons for that, says Dr. Michael Kochman at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's division of gastorenterolgy.
The main one?
"Men are invincible." Kochman said. "We are the men of the house and many hold that to be the truth because they're busy and it's a sign of weakness to go to a physician, even when one is feeling well."
Chiropractor Basil Snyman of Center City agrees. He sees a lot of men waiting to drag themselves to his office until they're in excruciating pain for weeks and months.
"Most men don't get to the doc unless they're in trouble," he said. "Women are used to going to the gynecologist to get checkups and the gynecologist becomes their primary physician. What motivates men is pain and being able to do what they want to. If you can get them to have their cake and eat it, too, with minimal change in their lifestyle, they're in.
Well, maybe so. But it gets really complicated when you consider the intricacies of defining masculinity. Men are supposed to be strong, tough, resilient, hard workers, good providers, good lovers, partners, husbands, parents ... and bosses.
Exactly, says Dr. Kochman:
"I think they're not wanting to appear weak or ill, especially for people who have either public jobs or hold important jobs at businesses. They don't want to have any appearance of ever being sick, and that's difficult."
Older, wiser and paying attention
At Cardiac Rehab Center at Lankenau Hospital Heart Institute on the Main Line, you can meet a number of men who found out the hard way that they were not invincible, that wanting never to appear weak can in the end lay you low.
Under the supervision of physicians and specially trained nurses, these men come together at Lankenau several times a week to relearn how to live. Each has gone through cardiac surgery. Their ages range from 55 to 80 plus.
They agreed to share some of their stories with me, usually punctuated with some regret at not having listened to their spouses.
One said: " My first heart attack had me quit smoking, my second heart attack had me lose 10 pounds. If you ask my wife, that was a definite concern of hers and I have to keep my weight down."
I asked what they missed the most about their lives pre-heart attack: Among the responses:
After admitting how much he loved pastries, one program participant said, "I just had to put it all out of my diet. You have to resolve yourself if you want to live longer".
Then the youngest in the group, 55-year-old Scott Snyder, talked about how the constant pressures of work had affected his health.
"With cell phones and wifi, you are connected 24/7," he said. "To be honest with you, as I was rethinking it through, the greatest regret is not setting boundaries, that this is work and this is my life and this is my health. That's difficult. We all want to succeed professionally. Many of us work very hard and it's very difficult to say, 'You know what? I'm going home. I'll deal with it in the morning.' That's tough. It's been easier since my heart attack, but that's tough".
The men at Lankenau said one of the benefits of the program there is it gives them a chance to talk with other men who are gong through similar things. They encourage each other to take care of themselves, not to always wait for the women in their lives to pressure them.
'Curbside' service
But it never gets easy to take that plunge, even for physicians, says Dr. Jay Siegfried, director of Lankenau's Cardiac Rehab Center.
"There's a game that played in every single corridor in every hospital," Siegfried said. "It goes like this: You sidle up to your colleague, who happens to be your friend, who probably shares many fears, and shares medical knowledge in areas that you might not. And you say, 'May I curbside you?' Then you ask the question that's bothering you or your wife has been hounding you about and you decide if you want to pursue it any longer. It's cheating a little bit, because you don't have to make a full commitment to see the doctor. You don't have to admit that you are sick. You can almost say, 'I have a friend who has this.'"
So are there any signs of hope for the women in my book club?
Yes, says Kochman, but changes in the health prevention field take time. They go hand in hand with a host of other issues, ranging from attitudes to access to affordable health care to strong public awareness campaigns. But the combined force of such things can change behaviors, he says:
"Tobacco cessation is a good example of something that no one would listen to for a while and now it's clearly one of the aims of primary internists.".
The media are also offering men more honest talk about diet, exercise and longevity in formats they can handle. Celebrities play a big role here. Think of Katie Couric's impact when she spoke openly about her husband's dying of colon cancer, and underwent a colonoscopy on national TV.
It's on the individual
But the reality is, even if men become more receptive to messages about prevention, women are a long way from shedding their frequent role as the family's primary sentries and gatekeepers for health care.
In the long run, says Kochman, the HUP doctor, the trend in medical care is going to be increased personal responsibility— for both men and women.
"The idea that doctors have to tell you what to do, that has to change," he said. "It has to be more of a 'I have an understanding of what's best for me, I have to act responsibility.' Now, how you get to that level of cooperation and compliance is a difficult one to answer. I'm not sure how you get there, but the buck stops in the individual."
Yes, indeed.
As I found out in my research for this essay, it's easier to set that as a goal than live up to it day after day.
New Year's resolution anyone?


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The Canon EOS 7D: First Impressions
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That was my reaction after checking out the new Canon EOS 7D. At a recent Canon product training session I had an opportunity to get my hands on a 7D. I had been patiently waiting this day for quite some time after hearing about this new DSLR, and I was not disappointed.
The first thing that caught my eye was the new layout of the camera's menu buttons. I've used Canon products for a couple of years now, and have always been a fan of their menu design. But this new menu layout goes above my expectations.
First of all, not only can you now select between RAW and JPEG with the push of a single button, you can also navigate between the Picture/Movie feature with the touch of a button. This type of simple control is one new feature that I really like. I currently own a Canon 5D Mark II, and often wished I could just access the movie menu without having to scroll through a lot of settings.
When I handled the camera, I could tell that Canon had put many long hours of work into its design. With the Canon 7D you can shoot movies in HD at 24 fps, group your autofocus points, and even use the new face detection technology.
I also liked that the fact that they brought back the pop-up flash for this body. I'm not one to use flash that much. When I do I'm usually using an external flash mounted on the hotshoe. But it's nice to able to turn on the built-in flash to capture an important shot when timing is crucial.
And something else that impressed me. Although this camera has a crop sensor, you still maintain the ability to print extremely large prints with this 18 megapixel sensor.
While I don't see myself giving up my 5D Mark II anytime soon, I would definitely recommend the EOS 7D in a heartbeat. Whether you're just now getting in to photography, or have been in it for a while, the Canon EOS 7D would be a nice piece of equipment to add to your collection.


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California's economic growth has been more robust than expected half way through 2013, a revised economic forecast released Wednesday by Chapman University shows.
The Orange County university now projects the state to add 307,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in 2013, an increase of 73,000 over what its economists had projected for this year in November. That would translate to 2.1 percent payroll job growth in 2013. In 2014, they expect growth to tick up to 337,000 jobs, or 2.3 percent growth.
Esmael Adibi, director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research, said the forecast got a bump upward in February, when the state revised 2012 employment data to show an additional 60,509 payroll jobs were held last year.
Adibi said the state's 9 percent unemployment rate could drop to 8 percent by the end of 2013.
"The momentum was built in 2012," he said, attributing most of the growth to a rebound in the housing market. "The prices have firmed up, and supply is extremely tight ... The builders are quickly responding."
Housing has a multiplier effect, Adibi said.
A new home means new jobs for contractors, new appliances at Home Depot, and ongoing expenses to maintain the property. The tight supply also means an increase in building permits, so more homes can be built to take advantage of the demand.
"Because we got hit so hard, we didn't build anything," Adibi said. "Now we are rebounding quite a bit."
Adibi said he expects housing prices to rise through 2014 before tapering off. He said there is not yet a bubble in the market, despite double-digit price gains.
The outlook for the national economy is a bit slower, the forecast shows. Chapman expects the nation's gross domestic product to continue to grow at 2 percent in 2013.
The university predicts that the nation to add 2.1 million payroll jobs this year and 2.2 million in 2014. The national unemployment rate — now 7.6 percent — could fall to 6.7 percent by the end of 2014. Adibi said a decline in demand for exports due to global economic slowing, and federal spending cuts would hinder growth.
The New Year's time fiscal cliff deal — which ended Bush-era tax cuts to the highest income earners — has taken $185 billion out of the economy in higher taxes and reduced spending, Adibi said.
Chapman did not include a forecast for San Diego. But Alan Gin, an economist at the University of San Diego, said he believes the local economy is recovering solidly. San Diego County employers are on pace to add 30,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in 2013, which would be the best growth since 2000. But, he said, the $1.2 trillion of federal spending cuts over 10 years that began in March, known as sequestration, are a drag on the economy.
"I think without the sequester, things would be better," Gin said. "We're still doing pretty well, but I think it hasn't had the full impact yet."
Chapman's forecast projects the Federal Reserve to increase short- and long-term interest rates by the end of 2014. Those low rates have been a catalyst for the housing market through all-time low mortgage rates. But Gin said he believes the real estate market's momentum could withstand a 1 percent increase in mortgage rates.


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One of the most bounteous schedules of Jewish arts programming in recent memory is coming up. Does culture provide an entry point to more Jewish life, or all the content that consumers need to feel Jewish?
The current explosion of Jewish cultural events in the region couldn't have come at a more propitious time.
Over the next few weeks alone, the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival is offering a multitude of screenings; the Israeli JazzPhest is bringing many musicians to town; 4000 Miles, an intergenerational play with decidedly Jewish characters, continues its run at the Philadelphia Theatre Company; and Parade, about the Leo Frank case, gives its final performances at the Arden. Not to mention ongoing programs and exhibits at the National Museum of American Jewish History and the Rosenbach Museum and Library.
Coming in the aftermath of the recent Pew Research Center's study on American Jewry, the wide array of offerings coincides with a booming discussion about the relationship between cultural engagement and Jewish identity and raises some important questions:
Does Jewish culture today provide an accessible entry point, particularly among young adults, into a more involved Jewish life, or does it provide its consumers with all they need to feel and identify as Jewish? And is that enough?
Among other data, the Pew study found that 62 percent of American Jews believe that being Jewish is mainly a matter of ancestry and culture, with just 15 percent of American Jews saying that it is mainly a matter of religion.
"I think the Pew study found out that we don't know how to talk about how Jews are Jews," said Lila Corwin Berman, a professor of American religious history and modern Jewish history at Temple University.
The long-accepted model that "one should be moving from a place of cultural involvement to a place of religious involvement or institutional involvement reflects a limited kind of view of what real Jewish identity is," said Corwin Berman, the director of the
Feinstein Center for American Jewish History, which is on the Temple campus.
"A Jew can go to a film festival and participate in it and gain from it intellectually and spiritually — and that is in and of itself a critical Jewish experience."
Not everyone sees it that way.
"As the Pew study showed, people are looking to express their Jewishness in many ways," said Rabbi Lance Sussman, of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park. "Arts and culture can accommodate most individuals' needs in terms of the sociology of the moment."
But he sees the synagogue environment as an important place to make that happen.
Sussman said the study's findings validate his congregation's 2009 strategic plan, which made the arts a bigger component of synagogue life. It already had its on-site Jewish museum, Temple Judea Museum, created in 1984. But now, the synagogue has expanded its music program to include everything from Jewish sacred music to contemporary bands, and has begun working on a dance program as well.
There has also been a sharply increased dedication to visual arts, nowhere more exemplified than by the installation of retractable movie screens, projectors and a sound system into the sanctuary. "We live in a visual age, not in an age of reading," Sussman said.
Today, "when I give a sermon, it is illustrated. Last Friday night, as I was talking about the different aspects of the life of Maimonides, there were images to back it up — historical pictures and art as well."
Warren Hoffman, the senior director of programming at the Gershman Y, which produces the PJFF, says that one of the main reasons that Jews, especially those of the millennial generation, gravitate toward cultural events as a way to embrace and nourish their Judaism, is because of that accessibility.
"Culture has an easier entry point than religion," he asserted. "You don't have to deal with Hebrew in a prayerbook or make any sort of commitment. You can go to an event and feel tied in to your background in a way that is very accessible."
Hoffman pointed out that Jewish culture has been a crucial conduit for helping Jews in America feel more connected to their religion, community and heritage since the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
"Look at what was happening in early Yiddish film and theater," he said. "You would see people doing the blessings over the Shabbas candles, getting Bar Mitzvahed. Why? Because instead of people doing it themselves, they would go watch people do these things. The culture was substituting for the acts themselves."
The increase in opportunities to experience Jewish culture "has expanded beyond the Jewish world itself," he said.
Last year, the Idan Raichel Project was an Israeli music group playing at Rodeph Shalom, he noted. "Now the Project is considered to be world music, and they're playing the Kimmel Center."
Deborah Baer Mozes agrees that cultural immersion can be a powerful, lifelong gateway to Jewish identity.
"I don't see a separation between being Jewish and Jewish culture," said the founder and artistic director of the Jewish theater group, Theatre Ariel. "It is a key aspect to being Jewish. For some people, culture is the door, the opening" to a deeper involvement with Judaism, be it through religion or engaging with the community.
She also cited the Oct. 24 concert by the Idan Raichel Project. "There were 700 people engaged in this incredible Jewish experience. The audience at the concert, maybe 60 percent of them, were between the ages of 20 to 35. When you're at that point in your life, you're less likely to be in shul and more likely to be davening with Idan Raichel."
Baer Mozes, who is also director of cultural affairs for the Consulate General of Israel in Philadelphia, said that even for her personally, a cultural event can be a religious experience. "To be honest," she said, "there are times I have felt more connected to God when I was engaged with Jewish music or been in rehearsal with Theater Ariel than I do at times in shul."
At Germantown Jewish Centre, the commitment to providing a wide range of cultural offerings to complement the congregation's religious components is so strong that they have dedicated this year, 5774, to "Judaism and the Arts."
"From when it was founded, GJC has had a very broad idea of what Jewish life would be and the kind of Jewish life it would foster, which is why it was called a center — it offers a really broad range of things, including arts and lectures," said Adam Zeff, the congregation's rabbi.
Offering so many different potential entry points gives people "different gateways to come to the community," he added. "There has to be a way that people can engage in a substantive way with Jewish traditions through the arts, because there are people who are not going to come to the sanctuary on a Saturday morning for Shabbat services."
For Hoffman, the most important role that arts and culture can play in the Jewish community is to get people off the couch and into the events. "There is a key word in the arts and culture world right now: experience. What people want right now, especially for the younger generation, are actual lived experiences. People are on Facebook, but at the end of the day, they still want these real connections."
He referenced recent events at the Gershman Y to emphasize the importance of bringing the different elements of Judaism together in order to create experiences that maintain and increase the bonds between the individual and their community.
"We aren't just showing a film at the festival — we are bringing in panelists to talk about the film. We did a seder focused on arts and culture, but we brought in Rabbi Eli Freedman from Rodeph Shalom to make the connections between what we were doing with poetry and dance and music with the liturgy. Jewish tradition and rituals needed to connect to the artistic tradition. I don't think you need to sacrifice one for the other."
For Zeff, it doesn't matter whether you participate in the community solely through cultural events or if those events are the catalyst to a more spiritual or religious involvement with the community. The important thing is that you are engaged.
"What I want as a rabbi is for people to engage in a real substantive way — whatever that way is for them," he said. "We have to honor that and not always see it as the means to another end."


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KAREN Lloyd was always known for making a memorable entrance, cracking her share of smiles under any circumstances and her own funeral was no exception to her life-long rule.
The mother-of-two and latte enthusiast's natural ability to surprise and amaze was well and truly alive as she was ushered into Christ Church in Old Town in a custom-designed Costa Coffee coffin to the groove of the Bee Gees' More Than A Woman – a last wink at her notorious addiction to the chain's hot drinks.
Karen, or Moosie as she was lovingly nicknamed by her husband Alan, died at Prospect Hospice on Tuesday, February 4 – six months after being diagnosed with stage three cancer.
Through the months of chemotherapy and invasive treatment and despite doctors' terminal prognosis, she rarely allowed herself to shed tears.
Paying tribute to the 51-year-old on behalf of her family and close friends, the Reverend Captain Clive Deverell described Karen as an outspoken mother devoted to her sons with a strong penchant for shopping and an enviable shoe collection.
"She loved being with her friends and families and she had great friends," he said. "She was a loving mum to her two sons Harry and Eddie. And of course there was Costa, shopping, Costa, shopping and I forgot to say, Costa and shopping.
"She really liked getting herself ready and was always immaculate. If they were going to go on holiday and wanted to arrive on time, Alan's trick was to set all the clocks in the house one hour early. "
A woman with a big personality, she never failed to embarrass her sons at basketball games by berating the flummoxed referree.
In June last year, Karen, above, was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer after a mass half the size of her breast was spotted by specialists at the Great Western Hospital. She immediately received a course of chemotherapy.
Always the optimist, she treated her diagnosis as an opportunity to raise funds for the hospital's breast cancer unit. In November she started experiencing debilitating headaches and uncontrollable bouts of sickness.
This forced surgeons to cancel an operation to remove the mass on her breast and Karen to postpone the post-surgery 'boob' party she had planned.
On December 12, she discovered the cancer had spread to her spine and was given between two weeks and two months to live.
A week later, she was admitted to Prospect Hospice where she died on February 4.
Throughout her illness she showed tremendous courage, however.
"Her humour and her fortitude were impressive," added Rev Capt Deverell.
"She is making the baristas in heaven's lives rather difficult with her one-shot extra hot skinny lattes."
Karen leaves two sons Harry, 19, and Eddie, 15, and husband Alan. The family is encouraging those who knew her to make a donation to Prospect in her memory.


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I freely admit that the question of my favorite Thanksgiving dish has taken me a few days to answer and commit to one dish. "All" is not an option for this post. I finally settled on Cranberry Sauce because it's one of the unsung heroes of the Thanksgiving table (and someone else already claimed stuffing).
I'm not sure why, but as a kid I just couldn't get enough of the canned jellied cranberry sauce. It was always a dish that was a last minute thought and pretty much always came out of the can. Since then, my family has graduated to making cranberries from scratch and I still love them. In fact, I think I love them even more!
There are so many ways to eat cranberries and the flavor pairs so well with all of the other dishes. I'm pretty sure half the reason my mom even served cranberry sauce was to put it on a turkey sandwich the next day. Yum!
Flavor aside, cranberries are one of the healthiest foods you can eat—especially on a day filled with butter-smothered indulgence. Cranberries are an excellent source of vitamin C and dietary fiber. They help prevent inflammation and support the immune system. You can read more about the amazing health benefits of cranberries here.
Most recipes call for copious amounts of sugar to balance the tartness of the cranberries, so I'm not sure what the net benefit of eating cranberry sauce might be beyond the pure gastronomical pleasure.
Here is the simple recipe for basic cranberry sauce from Simply Recipes.com that I'm going to try this year: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/cranberry_sauce/
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The organic train keeps chugging along.
While category growth slowed a bit during the recession, organic sales have resumed their growth patterns of the pre-recession marketplace, said Maryellen Molyneaux, president and managing partner of Harleysville, Pa.-based Natural Marketing Institute.
Sales of organic fruits and vegetables continue to drive the U.S. organic food market, accounting for 35% of the $29 billion total tallied for organic sales in 2012, according to the Battleboro, Vt.-based Organic Trade Association's 2013 Organic Industry Survey.
Recent estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service show a 209% increase in certified organic acres of vegetables, fruits and tree nuts from 1997 to 2011.
"It's the fastest growing area in the produce department," said Gary Wishnatzki, president and chief executive officer of Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla.
Wish Farms has seen gains in just about every organic commodity, Wishnatzki said.
Organics suffered more than conventional produce during the recession, he said, but sales not only have recovered, but now exceed prerecession levels.
The category is growing as more organic items become available, said Matt Seeley, vice president of marketing for The Nunes Co. Inc., Salinas, Calif.
As growing and cultural practices improve, the industry will continue to see even better quality and greater yields, he said.
In the organic berry category, Jim Roberts, vice president of sales for Naturipe Farms LLC, Estero, Fla., said prices have been 8% to 12% stronger than 2012 — even more in some cases.
"Demand has been strong for organics across the board the entire year," he said.
The number of heavy users has jumped from 10% to 15%, he said, and the numbers of moderate users has increased, as well.
"It's absolutely new customers coming into the category that is driving that additional demand," he said.
The apple category also is growing, said Matt Roberts, sales manager for Viva Tierra Organic Inc., Sedro-Woolley, Wash.
"Business is good," he said.
Washington's organic apple crop is a little lighter this season than last seasion, he said, leading to higher demand and higher prices.
The category has been good for growers the past couple of years, and Roberts said he expects to see more apple growers transition to organic.
Organic apples and pears are experiencing "unprecedented high sales" at Stemilt Growers Inc., Wenatchee, Wash., said Roger Pepperl, marketing director.
"Double-digit increases in consumer pick-ups, (coupled) with flat organic orchard growth in our state, is causing higher pricing, greater demand and lack of supplies as we eventually get to late winter," he said.
Pepperl anticipates very tight apple supplies for 2014 with few new supplies for a couple of seasons for Stemilt as well for as the Washington industry.
Organic sales are growing steadily every year for Earl's Organic Produce, San Francisco, said Patrick Stewart, operations manager.
Even during the worst of economic times, sales tend to remain flat rather than decreasing, he said.
Kale has been one of the biggest organic growth items over the past year, he said.
At Earthbound Farm, San Juan Bautista, Calif., packaged greens continue to drive growth in the organic category, said Samantha Cabaluna, vice president of communications and marketing.
The company conducted some consumer research that indicated that people who eat organic salad greens "are looking for things that are better in general," she said.
People who buy organic salads eat salad greens an average of 22 times a month, whereas people who purchase non-organic salads are eating them about 12 times a month, she said.


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GREEN BAY, Wis.—When there's a semblance of a running game behind him, Aaron Rodgers is a far better player. That was evident against Houston on Sunday night and will remain that way the rest of the season.
The threat of a run allows Rodgers more than just play-action possibilities. It allows him to dictate to the defense where he's going with the ball rather than the other way around.
When a safety starts coming up in the box, Rodgers has a lot of options on the perimeter. Single-safety coverage is what he craves even if the corners are bumping his receivers. The threat of a run slows down the rush and gives Rodgers a little more time to get rid of the ball.
He needs time to stretch out the field with Jordy Nelson and James Jones, who excel in deep routes and comebacks. If both safeties hang back, Rodgers has to stay committed to stick with the run play and not check to a pass.
The home run ability of running back Alex Green helps keep defense's honest, and when Rodgers regularly has single-safety looks, he's hard to beat.
NOTE: Expect Brad Jones to take over for injured starting linebacker D.J. Smith, who may be out for the season with a knee injury. Smith has been solid in place of Desmond Bishop, who was lost for the season in training camp, but Jones will be better in coverage. Whether he can hold up against the run is another question. The club would like to see rookie Terrell Manning take a step forward and take the job, but he's still learning the defense. A.J. Hawk probably will move to the single inside position in the dime defense.


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Yeah she just doesnt like "stupid" people....Or so she says, but she is very on top of things..she actually works two jobs, one as a travel agent and another as a dispatcher at our PD. She is a workaholic and does it all!!! She just doesnt like people that call and ask how much would a cruise cost? And she is like to where? when? what company? People think that she can just give them a price right off the bat....But if you know what you want, she will be glad to help!


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Feel Every Note
WAX, Calgary, Alberta, 2009
These posters encourage people of all ages to gather in one space and experience live music by the Victoria Symphony. They aim to counter the current music-listening trends: increased segregation and commercialization. The hope is to restore a sense of community and keep traditional music alive and well.
The client wanted a friendly feel that reflected the organic nature of live music. The hand-drawn illustrations combine nature and instruments to show how music can affect listeners' lives in a warm, positive way. A small run of posters was silkscreened by hand at a small print shop in Seattle.
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Nice concept of music nature/environment. Like the gentle, distressed feel throughout the series.
The texture in this series conveys the "Feel Every Note" theme. Very few hard edges.
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Found this at a local thrift shop. I was pleasantly surprised to open it and find such pretty embroidery inside. Love the weathered look to it. I use it to store my id and money, so I have received several compliments while out and about on it.


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Gregorius likely to come off DL soon
SAN DIEGO -- Didi Gregorius' stay on the seven-day concussion disabled list will most likely end Saturday.
Gregorius played in an extended spring game Friday, and the plan was for him to fly to San Diego to be looked at by the team's medical staff.
"He's passed all of his tests," D-backs general manager Kevin Towers said. "More than likely he will join us tomorrow."
Gregorius was hit in the head by a Josh Outman pitch last Friday and sustained a mild concussion.
Towers said he got a text from Minor League hitting instructor Mark Grace on Friday that said Gregorius had turned on a 96-mph fastball and had driven it to right field earlier in the day.
The D-backs will have to make a roster move when Gregorius is activated. When he was put on the DL, the team activated outfielder Jason Kubel from the regular disabled list. That means outfielder Alfredo Marte could be sent down to make room.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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For the first time in 17 years, the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments has a new executive director.
By a unanimous vote, the governing board on Thursday approved the hiring of Andrea Travis- Miller, the acting city manager for the city of San Bernardino, to lead the regional planning agency beginning Feb. 19.
"It is another step forward for the COG. It gives us a measure of permanence," said John Fasana, a Duarte councilman and member of the COG board.
Travis-Miller was introduced to the board and received a round of applause.
"I'm excited about the opportunity, and I look forward to the challenges," she said.
Before the historic vote, she apologized for being late – she had just returned from federal bankruptcy court on a matter for the troubled city.
She said during her time remaining as acting city manager, "I want to assist the new city manager so there will be a seamless transition."
Travis-Miller received a two-year contract and will earn a salary of $175,000 per year, the board announced. She will be a full-time CalPERS employee but will have to pay the entire 7 percent of her retirement. She will have 15 vacation days, 10 days of administrative leave and a maximum of 20 sick days, according to her contract. She will be granted a $400-per- month car allowance, said COG attorney Dick Jones.
She will replace Interim Executive Director Fran DeLach, who will step down. DeLach, who has worked as city manager of Covina and Azusa, is semi-retired and said he did not apply for the permament job.
For the past eight months, Travis-Miller has been heading San Bernardino's efforts to reverse a declining budget and emerge from a municipal bankruptcy filing. She's played a critical role in that arduous process, leaving some San Bernardino officials to lament the loss to their city.
She said it will be hard to leave the people of San Bernardino, whom she said are smarting from the effects of a bad economy, a high crime rate and a crisis in government.
"The community of San Bernardino has been good to me. I want to do everything I can before I leave to assist them," she said.
Kevin Stapleton, the mayor of Covina and a COG board member, admired her loyalty to the city.
"Even when the city manager bailed, she stuck it out. It is that kind of loyalty and integrity you want to see in an executive director," he said.
The COG is made up of 31 cities, Los Angeles County and local water districts and has worked on building railroad overpasses with its subsidiary, the Alameda Corridor East, as well as helping cities meet the state's new A.B. 32 rules for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency proposals.
But the COG came under a cloud in July when the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Public Integrity Division raided the Pasadena home and Alhambra offices of longtime Executive Director Nick Conway. Conway was arrested and charged with four felony counts of conflict of interest stemming from contracts he handled for the regional planning agency. He has pleaded not guilty and his preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 29, according to Assistant District Attorney Dana Aratani.
The crux of the conflict-of- interest allegations is whether Conway brought in this money as a financial benefit to himself – because his company was typically paid to manage the grants – or whether that benefit was the appropriate result of his duties as the agency's contracted staff.
The COG has been without a permanent executive director since placing Conway on paid leave in June and then firing him and his company, Arroyo Associates, on Oct. 31. The longtime executive director had become synonymous with the planning organization he ran for 17 years.
Over the past year, it has played an influential role in transportation matters, including support of the expansion of the Metro Gold Line.