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So, that's the first month of 2014 out of the way then. The first two months are generally our most foul, weather-wise. In the event we experienced mostly wet westerlies again.
The pestilence of floods continues for many people.
Dare we begin to think about spring – why not? Locally we already have fine examples of those tiny gems, snowdrop and aconite in bloom. What treasures they are. Cultivars now adorn many of our gardens.
Snowdrops seem to be of many varieties, tiny and not so tiny. There is little to compare with naturalised drifts of white and gold.
A local large garden is especially blessed. Our own handfuls of commercially bought bulbs/corms are preciously contained in pots. Various rodents are partial to such nibbles.
Woodlands may be already showing dog's mercury with its inconspicuous but pretty flowers which are borne on gender-separate plants.
By the end of this month we can hope to see cheery spikes of coltsfoot, notable for producing flowers before leaves.
I have noticed in recent years that these are flowering earlier than in my far-off childhood. And of course various winter flowering cherries will have been showing for some time.
These sights remind us that even in the worst of winter there are hopeful signs.
By mid-February some of our native trees will be showing signs of revival. Alder, willow and hazel all produce early inflorensces of dangling flowers. The term "flower" often seems an exaggeration.
Many a school Nature Table where such quaint features still exist will no doubt have a few sprigs of "catkins" shedding pollen from a jam jar. Is it just me or do they always look nicer in a jam jar than a vase?
In the avian world there will be more indications to look and listen for. You may not be familiar with the term "stormcock". Old English names are so delightfully descriptive.
With lengthening daylight the lovely mistle thrush will be earning his folksy moniker by singing his slightly mournful song from treetops. These birds take pleasure in challenging rain and wind.
Warbling defiantly male stormcocks herald the beginning of the end of winter. It will be some time until their cousins song thrushes start to sing a much more tuneful song.
Mistle thrushes are rather larger than song thrushes whose numbers have crashed in recent years. They are larger and greyer than their more tuneful cousins.
This brings us nicely to that species I privately call "chocolate bonce". Black-headed gulls (actually dark brown) are early breeders and always keen to show off their breeding plumage.
For me it's an eagerly awaited sign. They are equally at home on marsh and beach where their raucous calls can sound somewhat unpleasant.
As with many gull species numbers have increased dramatically over the last 50 years. With red bill and red legs it is a rather smart bird. Birds not quite in breeding plumage will show a black smudge behind each eye resembling ears.
And so to the last of this early bird trio, the cormorant. Any anglers reading this might have a less than favourable view of cormorants.
I'm bound to say that I believe their piscatorial predations have little overall impact upon fish stocks. I'm fairly sure that all serious studies by RSPB and such like confirm this.
What draws my eye however is that lovely white patch which can be seen when these pre-historic-looking birds flash their thighs. There are plenty of cormorants to observe but you may have to look carefully to see these breeding colours.
Binoculars to follow these birds in flight should reveal this feature, it's worth making the effort.
Britain is sometimes host to many wintering cormorants so some may depart by March to European haunts.
Cormorants are quite likely to be encountered well inland, rivers and lakes are as equally favoured as coastlines. They are often seen drying their wings rather heraldically, their plumage perhaps being less than waterproof.
They may gather in groups especially as spring really gets underway. Nests may be found in trees, pylons or other structures where they do look rather awkward when compared to rocky shoreline nest sites.
Just as I was finishing this bulletin a friend phoned to report a short-eared owl on Terrington Marsh. Not uncommon in winter but if a mate should turn up a pair might well stay to breed. Short-eared owls are diurnal flyers and with a lovely buoyant flight are easily identified.
By mid-February many birds will be paired. Folklore tells us this coincides with St Valentine's Day. Being the hopeless romantic that I am I'm not going to argue with that.

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The owner of a comedy club has said he fears for the future of his business if Preston Bus Station is demolished.
Dave Perkin, the man behind the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club in Lord's Walk, Preston, said plans to build a new bus station and car park further away from his site could 'isolate' the venue.
The popular attraction only opened three years ago, and has since undergone an expansion to cater for bigger crowds.
But following a presentation about the future of the bus station, given by Preston Council leader Peter Rankin to the city's Business Improvement District (BID) representatives on Tuesday, January 8, Mr Perkin raised his concerns.
Labour-led Preston Council agreed in December to press ahead with plans to demolish the bus station, because it said it could no longer afford £300,000-a-year running costs or find enough cash to carry out repairs or refurbishment.
Mr Perkin said: "According to the drawings we've seen Lord's Walk will completely disappear.
"Looking at the plans there is no taxi access, no ambulance or fire brigade or delivery access.
"Our major concern is we're going to be completely isolated in that area.
"The drawings we've seen completely cut us off."
However, Coun Rankin and Mick Lovatt, the council's director of environment, said vehicle access for businesses in Lord's Walk had been considered in the proposals.
Coun Rankin said: "We really do value your enterprise and we would want to do all we can to ensure it stays.
"One of the options did look at a new bus station towards that end of the site.
"I think that's not a goer and we would want a new bus station towards the north of the site near the hotel, rather than in your direction."
Speaking after the meeting, Mr Perkin said he wasn't opposed to a new bus station and car park being built, but concerned about the practical consequences.
He said: "After the meeting I talked with one of the councillors and they said they would look at the details.
"Peter Rankin said straight away we're really pleased the club is in Preston and don't want to damage your business.
"He said he would arrange another meeting looking at the plans in more detail.
"Preston needs to modernise and move forward and we're supportive of things around us, but our concerns are access during the demolition and once it's all done.
"I presume the bridge which provides access to the multi-storey car park will have to come down.
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Among 3127 sera tested, 1428 were positive for total anti-HAV antibody. The seroprevalence was very low in patients in their teens or twenties, increased in those in their thirties, and was > 90% in older patients. In children younger than 10 years, seroprevalence was increased again. Most patients with HAV hepatitis were in their twenties and thirties. -glutamyl transpeptidase increased with age and was significantly higher in patients older than 30 years. Indicators of severity, such as decreased albumin and increased bilirubin, were also more prominent in the older age group; however, the leukocyte count was higher and the frequency of leukopenia was lower in the younger group than in older adults.
In the study, seroprevalence increased with age and showed an abrupt rise in patients older than 30 years of age compared to those younger than 30 years. These results are consistent with other recent studies in Korea. This is thought to be due to different epidemiological and socioeconomic environments during the economic development of Korea. Of note, with the recent increase of HAV vaccination in childhood, there has been an apparent epidemiological shift in HAV seroprevalence and a change in the peak age of HAV hepatitis. In the study, most patients with HAV were in their twenties and thirties and most were male. The male predominance was especially true of patients in their thirties, which may be due to more exposure to the virus in men of that age. These cases revealed a severe pattern of acute hepatitis. And the study could provide valuable baseline data of recent hepatitis A in an Asian area with an epidemiological shift.
Reference: Moon HW, Cho JH, Hur M, Yun YM, Choe WH, Kwon SY, Lee CH. Laboratory characteristics of recent hepatitis A in Korea: Ongoing epidemiological shift. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(9): 1115-1118 http://www.
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See http://hadoop.apache.org/pig/javadoc/docs/api/. This currently contains javadocs for 0.2. It is also versionless.
It needs to be changed so that javadocs for recent versions are posted. It also needs to change so that the version is in the api so that multiple versions of the API can be posted.
It's probably too late to do this for 0.6 and before, but it needs to happen for 0.7.
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All of the patches checked in. Confirmed that for 0.4, 0.5, and 0.6 on the website the link now points to the version specific docs.
+1 overall. Here are the results of testing the latest attachment
against trunk revision 932161.
+1 @author. The patch does not contain any @author tags.
+0 tests included. The patch appears to be a documentation patch that doesn't require tests.
+1 javadoc. The javadoc tool did not generate any warning messages.
+1 javac. The applied patch does not increase the total number of javac compiler warnings.
+1 findbugs. The patch does not introduce any new Findbugs warnings.
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+1 core tests. The patch passed core unit tests.
+1 contrib tests. The patch passed contrib unit tests.
Test results: http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Pig-Patch-h7.grid.sp2.yahoo.net/280/testReport/
Findbugs warnings: http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Pig-Patch-h7.grid.sp2.yahoo.net/280/artifact/trunk/build/test/findbugs/newPatchFindbugsWarnings.html
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The javadoc is actually already loaded to the site. The link just points to the old 0.2 docs. Since documentation for 0.4 through 0.6 is on our site, I'll upload patches for each of those as well as a patches for 0.7 and for the trunk.


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|New claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to their lowest level since May, but they have see-sawed for several weeks and are not much lower than they were in January. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press)
Jobless claims paint an unclear picture
Week-to-week fluctuations make predictions hard
WASHINGTON — Applications for unemployment aid have been fluctuating from week to week, offering an uncertain view of layoffs and the job market.
First-time requests for jobless aid dropped last week to their lowest level since early May, the government said yesterday, erasing increases made in the last two months.
Still, economists say it is hard to detect a trend in one week of declines. Initial claims have seesawed for several weeks and are not much lower than they were in January.
Elevated unemployment claims, along with last month's weak jobs report and a struggling housing market, have suggested the economic recovery is slowing.
"While the report is good news, it would need to be followed up by several more weeks to suggest a pickup in hiring,'' Julia Coronado, an economist at BNP Paribas, said in a note to clients.
Meanwhile, the number of unemployed Americans receiving benefits is dropping sharply because their aid is ending. About 350,000 people stopped receiving benefits in the week of June 19. Most of them were cut off because Congress has yet to extend federal jobless aid.
The Labor Department estimates that about 1.7 million have lost benefits as of last week, after extended unemployment insurance expired in late May. Those numbers could reach 3.3 million by the end of the month if Congress does not pass an extension after it returns from recess next week.
During the recession, Congress added up to 73 weeks of extra benefits on top of the 26 weeks typically provided by states. But Senate Republicans have blocked efforts to continue those extra benefits, citing concerns about the size of the federal budget deficit.
Initial jobless claims fell by 21,000 to a seasonally adjusted 454,000, the Labor Department said yesterday. The four-week average of claims dropped slightly to 466,000 last week. In a healthy economic recovery with rapid hiring, claims usually fall below 400,000. Claims are down from last year's peak of 651,000 in March 2009 but are barely below early January's level of 456,000.
A bigger concern is the number of people who may lose benefits this month. The tally of people continuing to claim benefits plunged to 4.4 million, the department said. But that doesn't include an additional 4.6 million people who received extended benefits paid for by the federal government in the week that ended June 19. That is the latest period for which data are available.
Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial, said many people losing extended unemployment may seek aid through Social Security, food stamps, and welfare.
Other economists noted that the end of extended benefits could cut Americans' incomes by as much as $41 billion, potentially reducing consumer spending in the coming months.
First-time jobless claims might have been higher if General Motors had implemented its traditional summer shutdown. The automaker usually closes its factories for several weeks in July to retool for new car models that it introduces in the fall.
Many autoworkers file claims for unemployment during that time. But the company has said this year it will skip the shutdown, potentially lowering claims over the next several weeks.
Still, stock markets rallied on the news. The Dow Jones industrial average rose by 46 points in afternoon trading.
Also, the Federal Reserve said borrowing dropped by $9.1 billion in May and by $14.9 billion in April. Consumer borrowing has fallen in 15 of the past 16 months as households have struggled with uncertain job prospects and battered finances following a deep recession.


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There was a joke on the Greenbrier boys soccer team that Reed Norton did nothing wrong.
With his 29 goals, 26 assists and strong leadership headlining a team that reached the Class AAAA state final, it's easy to see why.
For all his success, Norton is The Augusta Chronicle's boys soccer player of the year.
"Our team was really confident in everything we did and we all got along well," he said. "Any team that
can do those two things will be hard to stop."
The Wolfpack went 20-2-1 in Norton's senior year, one season after he was selected to train with the U.S. U-17 National Team.
He missed his junior season of high school for the opportunity, but the experience proved to him that he had a budding career. Norton was back with the Wolfpack this season for a final run, using his strong first and second touches to gain control.
Greenbrier coach Chip Warren knew Norton would be a great player after seeing him as a freshman. Norton started his first year, playing defense.
At the time, it was easy to compare Norton to his older brother, Hunter. As sons of former Georgia Southern soccer coach Tom Norton – now the Augusta Prep girls soccer coach – the two were good leaders, though Norton was a little more vocal.
"He's very cerebral," Warren said. "He knows what's going on out there. It's like having another coach on the field for us."
The two brothers will be wearing the same uniforms again soon, as Norton is heading to Georgia Southern to play alongside Hunter for former Aquinas coach Kevin Kennedy.
Norton said he was recruited as an athlete, meaning it's possible he could play anywhere, including left back, center back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder or forward.
Though Norton's future position isn't be finalized, his high school coach knows what he's capable of doing for a squad.
"When it came down to it, the guys knew he was the go-to guy," Warren said. "He was there for us and would make good things happen."


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I focused mostly on special offerings from local breweries, breweries-in-waiting, and homebrewers. Even with that self-imposed limitation, there were many new beers to try. Established local commercial breweries like NOLA Brewing, Covington Brewhouse, Tin Roof, Chafunkta and Parish Brewing all contributed something new and different. I particularly loved the single hop IPA variations that Andrew Godley of Parish Brewing had on hand (Pacifica, Calypso, and Chinook) as well as all three items that the Covington Brewhouse brought - Anonymous IPA, Cosmosis Black IPA and their Bayou Bock on cask.
I was able to sample, for the first time, the wares of several breweries that are in the process of getting up and running. I loved Great Raft's Ermahgerd Hops double IPA and their Reasonably Corrupt Schwarzbier (black lager). The Old Rail brewpub will be opening in Mandeville July 17 and brought two excellent beers to share, their Cowcatcher Chocolate Milk Stout and one of the best ESBs I've had since moving to Louisiana, their Echo Sierra Bravo. Can't wait until I can hang out at the bar and enjoy several imperial pints of it next month. Also loved Gnarly Barley's coconutty Porter Rican and balanced Hoppopotomus IPA.
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Tin Roof brought its Rougarou Black IPA, Chafunkta brought its Fontaine Blueberry Wheat IPA, Abita brought Strawator Dopplebock and NOLA brought a firkin of their Hopitoulas base which was hopped differently with added grapefruit peel. I got to try 40 Arpent's Berliner Weisse, Tu Lu Lu's (operating out of Cut Off, LA) Kölsch, and Mudbug's Cajun Stout. Mississippi's Crooked Letter Brewing provided a great mocha porter called Mystery Romp.
There were also several homebrewers from New Orleans, Baton Rouge and the Northshore serving about a dozen or so different beers in total. But it was on Saturday that the homebrewers really came out in force. Saturday was the main event, also held in Mardi Gras World, but in a different, more spacious and open section of the complex. The breweries were all set up on the ground floor (from Miller-Coors to North Coast to Lazy Magnolia to Cajun Fire) and the second floor was filled to capacity with more than 100 homebrews from a dozen different homebrew clubs and aspiring out-of-state small capacity breweries.
Some highlights of the homebrew tables included Andrew Pollack's Uber IPA, Greg Hackenberg's Cucumber Slumber, and Richard Ebert's Moon Over Bourbon Street (a bourbon barrel aged special bitter) from Crescent City Homebrewers Toby Guidry's Pour Mon Pere, Ashlyn Harmon and David Komendanchik's Grapefruit Rye IPA and Nathan Heilman's Motuekamber from Baton Rouge's Brasseurs a la Maison; Ardennes Ale and Pale Ale on Chinook by Bicycle Brew Club, also out of Baton Rouge; George's Beer and Homebrewery's George's Red Ball; Redstick Brewmasters' () Fade to Black IPA; and Brewstock Homebrew Supply's Belgian Dark Strong Ale. That barely scratches the surface of all of the homebrew offerings— there was a lot to take in. The Mystic Krewe of Brew from the Northshore had the best swag - temporary tattoos!
All in all, I think both venues at Mardi Gras World served both events well. The food provided by Sun Ray Grill at the Private Beer Tasting on Friday was delicious and plentiful, and the food trucks parked outside of the International Beer Festival on Saturday were a great addition. WYES' annual event is a wonderful opportunity for both beer drinkers and aspiring brewers to connect and spread the word about the local craft scene.
— Nora McGunnigle is a freelance writer, blogger, craft beer aficionado, event planner, and regular columnist for Gambit and Southern Brew News. You can follow her blog at www.nolabeerblog.com and read her column every Tuesday on Blog of New Orleans. Please let her know what you think or suggest topics for future columns in the comment section.


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Physical play helps Foligno get minutes, points
It was obvious by the stat sheet that Ted Nolan wanted more out of Marcus Foligno.
The 22-year-old forward was watching his ice time dwindle and his new coach was asking where the "power" was in the power forward's game.
As November wore on, he was playing fewer shifts. On Nov. 24 he saw his season-low in ice time – just 7 minutes, 33 seconds.
Nolan challenged Foligno. Slowly, he started playing up to his abilities and, more important, began doing so on a consistent basis.
His reward? More ice time and more offense. After going 11 games without a point, Foligno has his first two-game goal streak of his career, with tallies this week against Winnipeg and Boston.
He will look to extend the streak tonight as the Sabres complete the home-and-home series at Boston.
"Marcus is a power forward," Nolan said. "He had to be a little bit more aggressive and use his size to his advantage and his skating ability and his hockey sense. He's going to be a real good player but like all young players you have to do it on a consistent basis."
When Nolan decreased Foligno's ice time it became an opportunity. Foligno understood the onus was on him to earn his playing time and that would come through consistent hard work.
"I think it was just a message and it was well received," Foligno said. "It wasn't like he shut down my ice time for no reason. He told me why and it's in my hands really. I'm the one who has to hold myself accountable for the ice time I get.
"I'm eager to get out there and work hard. I've been rewarded with the ice time, and if I keep up this play then for myself I'm going to see a lot of playing time. And that's what you want. I want to be a dominant player in this league, an elite player, and you have to have the minutes to do that."
At 6-foot-3, 223 pounds, Foligno is a big body. Add in his skating and stick skills and he has the ability to be dangerous in front of the net. That's where his two goals this week came from – being in front of the net. Thursday night against Boston, he was able to put in a loose puck on the goal line.
Tuesday against Winnipeg he drove hard to the net on a rush and got his stick on a pass from Cody Hodgson to direct the puck into an empty net.
"I think I'm just playing a little simpler, a little harder, going to the net," Foligno said. "That's how I scored the two goals recently. It's not shying away from the net. I definitely want to be a big-body presence and be physical every night."
The goals are a reward and a confidence boost for Foligno after a disappointing game against Calgary in which he took three penalties in a rough outing.
"Every time he touched it, I don't know if they were really his fault but he was called for them," Nolan said of the penalties.
"It just wasn't his game. But he came back and the way he played, the way he skated, the way he went to the net, the way he used his body. He had three hits in one shift, I think. … He plays that way he's going to be a powerful force in this league."
But resiliency is one of the keys of the new-look Sabres and head-hanging isn't part of the formula for success.
"Work first, points second," Foligno said.
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Randwick horseman Anthony Cummings may have lost his spring star with She's A Fox in the paddock injured but he is still looking at an imposing team this season including 2012 Golden Rose bound Ninth Legion.
The only $1 million race of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival, the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) is due to light up Rosehill Gardens on Saturday September 15 and Cummings is confident his Fastnet Rock colt Ninth Legion has what it takes to be competitive in the feature gallop.
A winner of their opening two career starts over 1100m and then 1400m during the winter, Ninth Legion stepped up to elite level company at just their third run.
While they didn't finish in the money the then two-year-old was far from disgraced when finishing two and a half lengths away fifth to Sizzling in the Group 1 TJ Smith (1600m) up in Brisbane on June 9.
A short spell followed with Ninth Legion making their three-year-old debut on August 18 at Rosehill finishing fourth to the improving Snitzerland in the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes (1100m).
They have now been nominated for Saturday's $125,000 Group 3 The Run To The Rose (1200m) at Warwick Farm with a decision pending as to their acceptance.
"With Ninth Legion I'll have a chat with the Segenhoe team before making a definite decision," Cummings said.
"I'll see how he works in the morning and then who turns up in the race but he might already be looking for 1400 metres."
If not the Run To The Rose Ninth Legion will be saved for the $100,000 Listed Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m) at Warwick Farm Saturday week, which would see the youngster back up in the Golden Rose just seven days later.
"He won his second start 10 days after winning on debut and then he had seven days between that start and his run in the TJ Smith," Cummings said.
"He's got a really good constitution so going into the Golden Rose seven days from the Ming Dynasty shouldn't be a problem."
The Run To The Rose is one of the traditional lead up's to the Golden Rose 2012, which is Ninth Legion's first major target this time in.
Ninth Legion is currently rated a $15 chance in the futures Golden Rose odds at bookmaker.com.au, an equal price with fellow Run To The Rose nominee Epaulette from the stables of Peter Snowden.
Of course the focus on Saturday will be on two other colts with Gai Waterhouse's unbeaten Golden Slipper champion Pierro to resume as the short priced favourite, and current Golden Rose betting top elect All Too Hard.
Cummings meanwhile has also nominated Your Song for The Run To The Rose 2012, the known wet tracker having won their two most recent runs over 1300m and 1400m on muddy Sydney tracks during June and July.
Also by Fastnet Rock like their stablemate Ninth Legion, Your Song is the current fifth favourite in Golden Rose markets at a quote of $12 and trials at Randwick today over 1050m.
"I've had the trial planned since he came back into the stable," Cummings said.
"He'll just cruise around on the bit but it should fit him up really well for Saturday.
"I'd say he's about 80 per cent there now."
Nominations for The Run To The Rose have been extended until 11am today after just nine hopefuls were entered on Monday.
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Over the years, occassionally I have this very weird reaction while eating: My throat starts to tighten up, severely and incredibly painfully. It closes so tight, I wheeze loudly when I breathe in, and sometimes am doubled over in pain.
It happened the other night again, this time the most severe it's ever been. I went to the doctor last year, thinking it was allergies, and he said it might be oral allergy syndrome, and told me to stop eating raw carrots (which were the last thing to trigger this kind of attack.) On Saturday, it happened while I was eating a hamburger. It's happened while eating leftover roast beef, a grain salad with cucumbers, tomatoes and feta cheese, chinese food leftovers, and once while eating a tuna sandwich.
I'm thinking it's not allergies. I usually take Benadryl when it happens, but it clears up within three to five minutes. I have an epi pen, but I'm scared to use it, because I'm not sure what will happen if it's not really an allergic reaction.
I go to the doctor tomorrow, and I'm going to ask for a referral to an ENT. But if this has happened to anyone else, and you have a diagnosis, I'd love to hear it.
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I get exactly the same thing - I feel as if I have a sharp fish bone stuck in my throat and it last about 3-4 minutes. Often it happpens when I am not eating so Ihave not associated it with any specific food group . It would be interesting to know your feedback form the doctor ??
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Boy Scout troop 326 completed the Board of Review for their Catholic Scout spiritual emblem award, Ad Altare Dei, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Ad Altare Dei is a study of the Catholic Church sacraments. The scouts were reviewed by several Eagle Scouts under the guidance of Peter Huber, chairman of the Atlanta Archdiocese Catholic Scout Committee, and his assistants Tom Treat and Leo Schiltgen. The occasion represented the first group review outside of Atlanta in 20 years. The scouts received their emblems from Archbishop John Francis Donoghue at a mass at St. Anne's Church in Roswell. Scout Troop 326 is led by Jim Maudsley. From left are Cody Lester, John Orr (Troop 149), Giles Gonsen (Troop 22, reviewer), Billy Orr (Troop 149, reviewer), Daaren Gray, Nicholas Shaplin, Christopher Shaplin and Paul Eberenz.
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Kodak today ordered the voluntary recall of its DC5000 digital zoom cameras (pictured).
About 12 owners of this particular model of digital camera contacted Kodak to complain it was giving off electrical shocks. Kodak has advised people to stop using the camera immediately.
Over 75,000 cameras will have to be recalled and checked, all at the firm's expense.
The problem comes just weeks after Nikon recalled its Coolpix camera due to a fault that caused the battery to overheat.
Owners should visit Kodak's website for more details or call the Kodak Digital service centre on 0870 243 0270.


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EXACTLY one year ago Jack Littlejohn phoned his mum, Kim, and told her the awful truth.
"He said, 'Mum I didn't think I can sink any lower'," Kim recalled.
Playing second grade club rugby at Randwick for no pay, Littlejohn was ready to surrender his NRL dream last May as he laboured on a work site at Sydney Airport to make ends meet.
He'd been spat out of the Roosters' lower grades at the end of 2012, and, without offers from rival NRL clubs, the 186cm playmaker was close to returning home to play bush footy in Wagga Wagga.
"I was actually trying to convince him to come back, but Jack wouldn't give up," Kim said.
"He'd dreamed of playing NRL all his life and wanted to keep going a bit longer."
That perseverance paid-off when senior player agent, Gavin Orr, found Littlejohn a lifeline at Canterbury just before the June 30 transfer deadline.
Manly scouts were sufficiently impressed with his kicking and organisational skills to extend a two-year contract, poaching him from ex-Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler.
The deal was enough for the 22-year-old to train fulltime for the first time in his life.
It also began last November, when star halves Keiran Foran and Daly Cherry-Evans were both absent on World Cup duty, giving Littlejohn a private audience with Manly halves coach Andrew Johns.
"That was huge for my confidence," Littlejohn said.
"Joey is just a freak and I trained with him once or twice a week for the whole pre-season. He developed my kicking game and really encouraged me to run."
Foran's knee injury cleared the way for Littlejohn to debut against Canberra last round.
He defied a savage attack of nerves to boot a 40-20 and also send Anthony Watmough across the stripe.
But with Cherry-Evans now set to miss up to a month with a calf tear, Littlejohn is now the only playmaker left standing at Brookvale.
"Against Canberra, the coaches just wanted me to keep it simple — make sure I kicked well and tackled strongly," he said.
"Hopefully Daly will be fine, but if he doesn't make it I guess my role will expand a bit. I've got a very good side around me and that makes me feel confident in this position."
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The AS5046 is a complete system-on-a-chip, combining both Hall-elements and a signal processor in one package. In addition to rotation detection mode, the AS5046 also supports the detection of magnet tilt with pushbutton functionality, which opens up new opportunities in human interface applications such as joysticks.
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Do not miss the Celebrity Chef Tour as it makes its way to Trellis at the luxurious Heathman Hotel in Kirkland, Washington. The tour began in the early 2000's as a unique way to bring the experience of dining at NYC's James Beard House to different cities around the US. At each location, top chefs from around the nation unite to create a mouthwatering multiple course dinner paired with premium wines and authentic Belgian beers. Celebrity Chefs for the evening will be Kelly Whitaker from Basta, Boulder, CO & Cart Driver, Denver, CO; Andrew Zimmerman from Sepia, Chicago, IL; Tory Miller from L'Etoile and Graze, Madison, WI; Dana Cree from Blackbird, Chicago, IL; Brian Scheehser from Trellis, Kirkland, WA.
Located at the luxury Heathman Hotel in downtown Kirkland, Trellis features organic and innovative cuisine created by award-winning Executive Chef Brian Scheehser. The delectable wine country seasonal menu offers hand-selected produces, such as different varieties of herbs, veggies and fruits from chef Scheehser's very own Woodinville farm. These are then blended with fresh fowl, fish and meat from local artisan producers. The extensive wine list includes over 200 wines from the top wineries in Washington, Oregon, California and around the world.
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After almost two weeks of speculation, FC Dallas confirmed on Wednesday that Young Designated Player Mauro Díaz is scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure on his right knee on May 13 and is expected to return in 6-10 weeks.
Díaz left the April 26 FC Dallas game against D.C. United shortly before halftime and did not play in Sunday's 1-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls. FC Dallas officials had termed the injury "day-to-day" while waiting on reports from team doctors.
The 23-year-old Argentine joined Dallas last summer and already had three goals and three assists in eight games this season, earning Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month honors for March 2014.
FC Dallas had started the season 5-1-1 with a +8 goal differential before Díaz's injury. They have since been outscored 5-0 in 136 minutes without Díaz but have played 126 of those 136 minutes short-handed due to ejections.
A 10-week recovery would place Díaz on course for a return in late July or early August, meaning he will likely miss at least 10 games due to the injury. In his absence, Homegrown player Danny Garcia started in an attacking midfield spot on Sunday.
Dallas are also expected to play without teenage defender Kellyn Acosta for at least six weeks due to a left knee injury and have been short-handed recently after being assessed three red cards in two games.
Oscar Pareja's crew is currently in Seattle to face the Sounders at CenturyLink Field on Wednesday night (10 pm ET, MLS Live) before traveling to San Jose to face the Earthquakes on Saturday night.


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Nowadays, there is a way for you to become the
bookmaker, due to the emergence of Betting Exchanges such as Betfair and
theory you can become the bookmaker by laying every outcome so that you will
make a small profit once you have paid out to the winner. In practice making a
book (as they call it) is almost impossible. It is all down to maths. They offer generous
incentives for you to join them with some sites offering to match your deposit
up to £200 and do you know why? It's because they know that they will get their
money back plus most of yours.
I place a £10 bet on Chelsea to win
The only people who are making money out of gambling are the bookmakers;
the exchanges and the spammers who sell systems that promise you the earth.
Don't fall for it; within a few months they will be selling another system
because their earlier ones don't work.
You could win eight times out of ten then lose all your profits
on the two games Chelsea lost or drew. The exchange
takes a 5% cut from the winner of the bet. You
may even manage it once but then to keep on doing it, is very unlikely.
Can you see that I am at a disadvantage from the start? If
Chelsea lose then I lose £10. It
is very unlikely that you will ever get the odds needed to complete a book. Even if you do become successful and manage a winning streak,
the chances are that bookmakers will limit or even suspend your account and in
some cases just refuse to pay out. The odds just don't allow it. If Chelsea draw then I lose £10, I can only win
if Chelsea wins.
If Chelsea wins then I win £10 – 5%
Someone else bets £10 that Chelsea will not win.
. A very simple example:
That was a very simplistic example. It is these differences in the betting odds that
ensure that you will never win at sports betting.
Gambling over the Internet
betting has never been easier to do. There are literally thousands of sites on
the Internet all dying to get their hands on your money. In reality it's much more
complicated. Chelsea are expected to win most of their games and so the odds
for Chelsea to win are very low, whereas the odds on the other team to win and
the draw are quite high. In other words, the more successful you
become then the less you will actually win until eventually you lose any profit
that you gained.
Betting Exchanges
A betting exchange is different to a usual bookmaker because you
are matching your back bet with a lay bet placed by someone else. Exchanges use
bots (software) to keep the odds markets artificially fluid that ensure that
people will bet more, especially when an event is in running.
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At a time when unemployment hovers well over 9 percent, it's difficult for college students to find a job in this crowded job pool.
While, the National Association of Colleges and Employers says 5.3 percent more graduates will be hired this year compared to 2009, that comes off a terrible year where the number of graduates hired dropped by 21.6 percent. So the jobs haven't caught up to the number of graduates looking yet, but what should the young job seeker do if he finds himself stuck on his parents couch with potato chips and a degree in hand?
Mrim Boutla, a career coach and founder of PurposeU, gives some advice to the unemployed grad. In a post on Just Means, she explains ways a college graduate can gain experience while looking for that first, full-time gig.
Her suggestions include:
1) Look into growing businesses – Most big companies have been on survival mode for the last two years. Even if the employment situation in terms of unemployment is worrisome, remember that people get hired everyday. Furthermore, there are companies that get business done better that are actually growing.
2) Volunteering… will enable you to gain valuable experience and contacts that can translate into a job… When choosing to volunteer, go at it with a clear road map in terms of the projects you would be involved in, the length of time of each project, as well as the measurable outcomes that will be generated through the projects you will be contributing to.
3) Secure a temporary assignment – In this tough economy, getting your foot in the door might come through a temporary assignment or after being first hired as a consultant.
Of course the problem is none of these ideas provides health care or much cash, but, hopefully, that spot on your parent's couch is open for a little longer while your search continues.


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Wells Fargo has become the nation's most profitable bank, topping the full-year profits of rival JPMorgan Chase and posting record earnings for the fourth quarter and the year, the company reported Tuesday.
During the fourth quarter that ended Dec. 31, Wells Fargo earned $5.61 billion, up 10.2 percent from the year-ago quarter. Revenue in the October-December period totaled $20.7 billion, down 5.5 percent from the year before.
"Wells is a huge earnings powerhouse," said Michael Yoshikami, CEO and founder of Walnut Creek-based Destination Wealth Management. "They have stuck to very basic and sound banking and lending principles."
San Francisco-based Wells Fargo earned $21.88 billion in 2013, up 15.8 percent from 2012. For the full year, JPMorgan Chase earned $17.9 billion.
"Wells Fargo had another outstanding year in 2013, including strong growth in loans and deposits," CEO John Stumpf said in a news release.
Wells Fargo managed a gain in profits despite a slump in its mortgage business caused by higher interest rates that cooled refinancing activity. The bank reined in costs and improved the quality of its loan portfolio to bolster profits. Wells is the biggest U.S. mortgage lender.
Loan originations in the fourth quarter totaled $50 billion, down 38 percent from the third quarter.
Despite the loan slump, the outlook for housing looks favorable, Stumpf told the analysts."While we don't expect the same rate of home price appreciation we had last year, we do expect the housing market to continue to recover," he said.
The bank's per-share profits of $1.00 topped Wall Street's predictions of 99 cents. Wells' shares rose 0.04 percent, or 2 cents, to close at $45.58.
"Sure, Wells Fargo has made mistakes — by not expanding to the East Coast quickly enough, and they still have legacy problem loans to deal with — but they keep going forward," said Ken Thomas, a Miami-based independent bank analyst and operator of BranchLocation.com. "Wells is like (49ers quarterback) Colin Kaepernick. They get knocked down, but they get back up and stay on offense. Wells is in a league of its own."
Contact George Avalos at 408-859-5167. Follow him at Twitter.com/georgeavalos.


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August 26 - September 1, 2001 Issue | Posted 8/26/01 at 1:00 PM
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Bay Village, Ohio
Johnny Embryo, Meet Mary Zygote
There's another problem associated with frozen embryos that needs to be addressed ("So Many Frozen Embryos, So Few Answers," July 29-Aug. 4).
Here's a zygote from couple AB introduced into the uterus of Mrs. C. Here's another zygote from couple AB introduced into the uterus of Mrs. D.
What happens when Johnny C grows up and meets Mary D and they fall in love and want to marry? They are full siblings. Is anyone keeping track of this?
Visalia, California
Kim's Courage
I want to thank you, "Kim," for your courageous interview about your abortion experience and I want to encourage you to continue to share your story ("After Abortion: One Woman's Story," July 22-28). Bearing this cross publicly is a heroic feat. Please do not be discouraged by criticism, but persevere and grow from it. These stories need to be told.
Our Lord's mercy and love is infinite and unfathomable. We all need to emulate Christ's perfect compassion for the sinner (and not just the repentant sinner). Our world is full of these walking wounded. Our Church is full. He is pouring out his graces and blessings upon you so that you might help all of us know the beauty of God's great love.
For those of us in the pro-life movement, please persevere and grow from this humble criticism (for I too have been guilty of this): Be compassionate and merciful always in everything you say and everything you do. Abortion is a secret that most women (and men) carry silently and painfully for years. Some of these children of God are in our rosary groups, they are in our adoration chapels, they are filling the pews of our churches every day of the week and they are in the pro-life movement. They hear our frustrations, our anger and our righteous indignation.
They need to hear our compassion and know our love, especially behind closed doors. Their stories need to be heard. We need to be willing to listen. They are the Pauls of the culture of life — [persecutors] redeemed and radically transformed. The Lord needs these humble soldiers in this war against the culture of death. Let us do nothing to discourage them from answering the call. And let us be humble enough to learn from them.
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Uncommon Vocation
It was in the chapel of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, in Boston's Prudential Center, that I chanced upon [Register] subscription cards, and so I hereby take advantage of this good offer!
I'm well acquainted with your paper, through friends' giving me their copies after they read them. Now, with a subscription of my own, I can pass the issues on to others, too.
Kindly convey to the staff my great appreciation for your recent story on consecrated virgins ("Virginity as a Vocation," May 6-12). A good friend was one of those quoted in the story, and there were one or two other quoted whom I also know. The article was quite good, I thought; in my 27 years of a consecrated virgin, I've answered all kinds of questions from all sorts of people with all types of attitudes (both positive and negative) toward this beautiful vocation, recently restored in the Church in the West and much misunderstood even after nearly 30 years since the English translation of the Latin document of promulgation of the restored rite, in 1970.
In my own experiences and conversations with people, I have always found it most useful to find out how much the person knows, and then connect that with whatever I have to say. In one sense, it is always going to be one-on-one word of mouth, but articles such as yours do help to give a general idea to folks. I find that what confuses people the most is that consecrated virgins are not religious, and neither does the U.S. Association of Consecrated Virgins function like a religious order — which, even today, is the only form of consecrated life with which most people are familiar, and with which they feel comfortable.
One can hardly blame people for not being at ease with unfamiliar forms of consecrated life, though, because of the very poor catechesis around the "changes" in the Church over the past three or four decades.
The general society and cultural milieu is of no guidance, is of no help, because of its lack of connection of any sort with God.
Thank you for publishing a good, intelligent, lively, interesting reliable paper.
God Bless you!
Hero Delivery Device
Let me start by saying what a refreshing paper you produce. From the clarity of World News to the savvy movie reviews in Arts and Entertainment, there's plenty of good reading to be found in each issue. Thank you for restoring credibility to journalistic reporting.
I am compelled to write to seek more information on the "First Hour" lecture series about which you wrote in your July 8-14 issue ("The Breakfast Club Meets the Book of Virtues"). The idealism of youth is quickly snuffed out by the nihilism prevalent in popular culture, and enshrined by media moguls. What a great idea to bring our local heroes before our children to illuminate the deep joy of living the Gospel in the world.
Would you kindly provide your readers with any additional information on this program?
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Editor's Note: Contact the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, by calling 419-244-6711 or visiting http://www.toledodiocese.org.
Praying the Register
In January of this year, I joined a pro-life organization called Concerned Women for America (CWA). It boasts an enrollment that surpasses NOW.
One of the strongest assets of CWA is its commitment to prayer for persons in leadership positions. CWA provides its members with prayer cards entitled "CWA 'Key 16' Prayer List," on which we are to write in the names of our government, state and local leaders and it lists for us the names of our Supreme Court members.
Our members are committed to pray for these people daily.
The card is prefaced with words from 1 Timothy 2:1-2:
"I urge ... that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all those in authority."
In the Aug. 5-11 issue of the Register, sadly, the article "Senate Democrats Seek to Screen Out Pro-Life Judges," and the names of two Catholics, appear in the article.
After reading this piece of news, my decision wavered between writing directly to these Catholic members of the Senate or writing this letter. My decision went for the letter.
You see, I've added the names of Patrick Leahy and Ted Kennedy to my prayer list and will pray daily for their conversion of heart and mind. Also, I ask anyone who reads this to join me in prayer that God will make the final decision in favor of pro-life judges.
Monroe City, Missouri
I didn't see, and won't see, The Fast and the Furious — but I did take my Catholic family to see Shrek. And we all loved it. How can you lump these two films together?
I read your movie review and wondered if we'd seen the same movie. My wife and I were grateful to have a movie like Shrek to entertain the kids. There's a glut of the other kind of entertainment out there (sex, violence); Shrek is a sigh of relief.
Read into it all you want, but you can't beat the un-Disneylike ending. And sorry if the dragon had to blow out the Gothic cathedral windows. Where else did you expect the wedding to take place, the dungeon?
We still give Shrek two thumbs up.
Corpus Christi, Texas
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Will Barnet: A Sketchbook, 1932-1934
George Braziller Publishers, 2009 - Art - 90 pages
These intimate drawings portraying Central Park during the Great Depression have never been exhibited or published--until now. The drawings have been stored in Will Barnet's studio for decades, always serving as a reference and source of inspiration for later projects (like the etchings included here) but never coming to light as an independent body of work.Barnet's work has undergone many transformations --from figurative pen-and-ink drawings and etchings to contemplative paintings--but a persistent interest in clarity of form and energetic line has remained throughout. Each human figure on these pages is in motion--sailors and young women, mothers, fathers, and children embrace or pull apart, adjust their hair playfully, and fix gazes on one another, communicating silently. Barnet's drawings tell multiple stories at once, peering just beyond the various attitudes of sensual enjoyment to find traces of the longing, love, or worry that temper our experience of every paradise.
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
Work has taken over so much of my time, I haven't had a chance to post in awhile and I should.
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Sunday, September 5, 2010
Transformer War for Cybertron
This is a great game. It is very similar to gears of war due to the third person shooter aspect of the game. I have played through a bit of the campaign and so far this game is really good. The load times are little to non-existent (at least on my computer). I think that where gears of war went wrong this game went right.
1) the graphics are pretty good and seamlessly transition between scenes.
2) The story is nice
3) Megatron is a real asshole
4) Violence, transformers are destroyed left and right.
5) the controls are really easy to get use to.
6) seems to have a decent replay value to it.
1) There is no map (or I have not found this function)
2) The story seems like it is missing the first 10,000 years before this game begins. (as the tv show doesn't give us this I have no idea where this game is coming from)
3) I enjoy gaining experience and levels with abilities, this game doesn't seem to incorporate this.
Overall I would rate this game 8.5/10
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With growing competition from the iPhone and Android phones, pressure has built for the creator of the Blackberry, RIM. The BBC reports that the company has suffered not just from the rise of the smartphone, but also the company's own missteps.
The iPhone quickly expanded from the broader consumer market into RIM's longtime bastion, the business world, but the company failed to visibly react to the challenge, relying instead on its established reputation to stave of newcomers.
More importantly, the company has done a poor job of protecting the reputation it built over the past decade and has relied on to maintain its market share. First RIM's IP-based chat service, Blackberry Messenger, took a prominent role in the August riots in England. Perhaps more damaging in the long-term, however, the company's rock-solid servers went down across the world this month, casting into doubt the company's single most important trait of reliability.
The New York Times reports that RIM was continuing to struggle with the service outages on Thursday, October 13, four days after the problem first appeared.


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The roads through Northern Chile crossed over the rolling desert hills; road surface was perfect and the distances were just awesome.
My adventure across the Americas ride continued into northern Chile, where I made my way south through the most amazing desert l had ever experienced. I rode into Arica, changed my Peruvian money into local Chilean currency and set out towards a town sign posted Iquique. I fueled the bike-up, but for some crazy reason l didn't fill-up the spare fuel container and why, l will never know. I motored on across the Atacama, oblivious to the lack of petrol stations, which l later found could be 200 miles apart and not so good when my tank was only capable of 150-mile range, then you were sucking fumes.
However, l was happy at this point, as l always managed by pure luck and coincidence to make it to a fuel stop and never ran dry. l had no major bike problems, no punctures, just a right hand that was badly bruised and pretty useless for a number of weeks that lay ahead thanks to my spill in Peru. The road was fantastic, perfectly smooth as l cut up into the desert mountains. It was a complete lunar experience, the sunshine, desert and clear bright blue sky was almost blinding and the road just visible in the distance as l made my way high-up and across the huge rolling desert hills.
After hours of riding, l realized that l was completely low on fuel and so pulled back on speed before pulling into a small town to ask if there was any fuel available. Both stations were ghost-town empty. I continued on across the Atacama and could visibly see for miles and miles in all directions that there was nothing but sand. Then l began to panic. After a while a police car approached which l quickly flagged down and pointed at the emptying petrol tank.
The policeman just looked at me and laughed, then told me that the closest petrol station was over 100 miles away. He then made a gesture with both hands that l should push the bike. He again laughed loudly, and l let out a nervous laugh which increased his laughter. He drove off still laughing and l was alone in the Atacama freezing my nuts off. Having not seen a vehicle for some time, the silence wasn't funny.
You have to put a cemetery somewhere right? It just seemed weird next to the Highway. Remind me not to be buried in Chile.
I dropped the bike stand down and leant the bike on its side and splashed across what tiny bit of fuel was left. l started the bike and set-off with low-revs until l was literally limping along the desert road. The sunshine beat down, the day was very cold and l knew at that point it could be a lonely night for me in the Atacama.
After a few miles riding, l saw a small building in the distance. As l approached l could see it was a café – it was just the luck l needed. I pulled the bike up to the front doors, went into the store and asked for petrol. But my suspicions were confirmed – they just sold coffee. I asked the other customers if they had spare fuel, but it seemed all the cars outside were running on diesel. I realized if l was going to run out of fuel, this was going to be my lucky day. My imagination ran wild and l saw myself laid at the side of the road frozen to death, bleached bones under a desert sun and my Honda XR keys hanging from a skeleton hand, awaiting a new owner. I did the sensible male thing at this point, l took 20 minutes to bury my head in the sand, grabbed a hot coffee, chocolate biscuits and tried not to think about the inevitable cactus forming in the tank. I realized that the journey to Iquique was going to be like the policeman's gesture – powered by my hush puppies and l had to get used to it.
It was just at that point l had a Eureka moment. In the distance l could hear the sound of a small 2-stroke engine, high on the hillside, and there was a group of men installing new power lines. Could l be in luck?
I jumped on the bike, slowly made my way across to the five guys working and one of them came over to me. l unscrewed the cap and pointed out the problem. The man laughed, so l laughed. It seemed to be a norm in the Atacama, laughing at someone else's expense. He went across to the generator, grabbed a plastic bottle half full of petrol, handed it to me and l quickly poured it into my tank, barely seeing any movement. He told me there was a small town maybe a 40 minute ride away where l could buy extra fuel. I knew there was nothing more l could do but accept my fate and ride on a wing, prayer and a fume.
We both looked in my tank once more and then both laughed out loud. We shook hands and l tried to offer him money for the fuel, but he grabbed a chocolate biscuit instead. I rode-off towards Iquique at 15 mph and after 40 minutes l saw street lights some five miles ahead. l felt the biggest sigh of relief. I made it to a town called Huara and asked villagers where l could find petrol. Everyone looked at me with blank faces. I circled the town and kept ending up at this creepy looking house, which made me recall the ending scene of 'A Texas Chainsaw Massacre', so l didn't hang around for long.
After hours limping across the desert, a laughing Policeman, coffee and biscuits – I finally made the town that sold moonshine for the tank.
Finally, a villager pointed out where l could get fuel and l tapped on the door and an old man came-out, looked at the bike and we filled her up for a small fee. It wasn't long before another car pulled-up and then it was obvious that the old guy was doing a roaring trade. I pressed on, with the fog dropping. By 8 p.m. it was pitch-black. It was probably another 50 miles ride to Iquique, but I was happy l had a full tank, double-happy to make it to Iquique after a long and eventful day's ride, and triple-happy to pull into town, immediately stumble into a hostel and make it my home for the night.
I pushed south across this beautiful slither of a country, hugging the coast road with a mountainside to my left that was shaped like a huge surf wave for most of the day's journey. Finally I pulled into a small town called Antofagasta. After hours searching numerous places to stay, l realized that this was an expensive town, around £60 per night minimum, probably due to the wealth of the region from natural minerals and resources. l rode into town still looking for a room and feeling a little frustrated, when a side-street door opened and a young guy stepped out, looked at me and said, "stay here."
l pulled over and asked, "where – is this a hotel?" He said it was his mother's hotel and l could have a room for £6 per night. I couldn't believe l had randomly stumbled into this guy after circling this town for two hours looking for a place, so l pulled the bike into the courtyard. The young guy called his older brother (both around their early 30s) and that night we grabbed beers, ate pizza and hungout and chatted about life in this town and my trip. They were good guys, l felt lucky to have landed in this spot and realized like many of my lessons from this trip – some things are just meant to be.
The next day l pulled out of the hotel and set off across the desert again, passing the famous 'hand of the desert' monument and continued to ride south into Copiapo, for an overnight stay. The place was quaint, but my choice of hostel felt more like a halfway house. But it was safe enough, and so the next morning l fixed up a new chain at the Honda dealership and then pushed south towards La Serena. Both towns are pretty famous for being routes for the new Argentinean/Chilean Dakar Rally. So, l continued south and after many miles of desert, cooler days and nights, l finally pulled into Santiago with over 11,500 miles on the clock. The bike was running perfect and I was in my element. After so many months sat on a motorbike l was connected to the journey and felt totally relaxed.
I got the green light to cross Argentina's border along one of the coolest, windiest roads ever ridden.
l hung-around in Santiago for a few days, it was very different from the start of the journey from Mexico where temperatures hit 113 degrees, Santiago dropped to below freezing and the cold ran deep into my bones. Santiago allowed for relaxation and rest, plus a new back tire. After making provisions, l heard that the mountain pass was clear from snow and l could now make my way across to Argentina. I packed-up my bags and made my way up through the mountains and crossed the border.
The motorcycle gear that l was wearing was not good quality for the low temperatures. I pushed on through the mountain pass, alongside South America's highest peak 'Aconcagua', running the gauntlet with crazy truck drivers delivering their goods cross-country. Then I descended back into the warmer climes of Mendoza to watch a beautiful sunset burn the sky. It had been a great ride, this was a super city, the people, the wine and steak just perfect, but after a couple of days, it was time to leave and make my way toward Buenos Aires. All the time l felt the need to keep moving and enjoy the days l had to ride, because let's face it, before long l would be sat back in the office at work wondering what just happened.
I pushed on that day, heading towards Rio Cuarto for a few hundred miles, it was just plain open road and so different from the beautiful Andes Mountain passes and the sights l had experienced in all previous countries. The roads were flat and straight, neatly tree-lined and completely opposite to the initial first weeks ride across Baja. As l pulled into Rio Cuarto l could see it was a modern town and l set about looking for my £6 per night hostel fix. After an hour riding through the streets a guy in his early 30s came across the road on a skateboard, he spoke great English and said he loved the bike and asked what was l up to, where was l heading?
He told me that the town wasn't for tourists and that l would struggle to find somewhere decent to sleep, and in the same breath said l should stay the night with him and his family. After 10 minutes of meeting the guy l was pushing my bike into his front room, meeting his grandmother, grandfather, auntie and wife. I showered and joined them for dinner. Later we headed out for ice cream and they told me how they lived in the US and he was hoping to ride his KLR back to Argentina, but after a mountain bike accident that had broken his wrist badly, his plans were delayed. It was a pleasure to meet such a super family, l felt privileged to stay in their home as a complete stranger. This kind of spontaneous hospitality was the foundation for the trip. The good nature of people to a complete stranger restored my faith in the human spirit and my belief that we don't live in such a dangerous, crazy and negative world.
After planning on passing Pergamino, the gear-shift came loose and I free-wheeled to the mechanics door-step for coffee and a fix-up.
The next morning l rode on towards Buenos Aires. l thought this would be a long haul, but l was looking forward to the push towards the Atlantic Ocean. The wife in Rio Cuarto told me l should spend the night in a town called Pergamino along the way, but l knew l wanted to go direct to Buenos Aires. As luck would have it, as l was bypassing the outskirts of Pergamino my gear shift came loose and l couldn't change gear. Through pure luck the bike just free-wheeled along at 50 mph down the highway without stopping, I crossed onto a dust track and rolled up and sat outside a mechanic's workshop.
This was just my luck. The mechanic came out unable to speak English but able to see my problem, so we got to work fixing the gearshift. I told him about my trip, the journey in broken English and offered money for his time, but he flatly refused and wished me a safe trip in Argentina. It's only when you ride away from these situations that you can truly let go of your fears and put a little trust back in the human race.
It looked like Pergamino would be tonight's rest stop, so the prediction seemed correct. I rode into town looking for a hostel and circled the streets before pulling across to a delicatessen and chatting to the owner about the town, my trip and where l had just come from. He jumped onto his scooter and we rode all around town looking for my £6 hostel fix. After a while riding in the cold evening temperature we found a roadside motel for £10 per night. I showered, dropped the bags and rode back to the deli to say thanks for the help. The owner had invited friends over to meet me and chat about my route and we discussed what life was like in Pergamino over ham, cheese rolls, cold beers and wine – which was a good end to the day. The next morning l rode back to the Deli to offer my thanks and appreciation for a nice evening and help finding my room for the night and then ordered two more delicious sandwiches for my onward journey, and a bottle of red wine before pushing toward Buenos Aires.
Hanging with an old school friend in BA. We reminisced about the old school days over wine and super, tasty steaks.
It was a great ride, a beautiful day and l felt alive from top-to-toe. It was a super feeling to ride into Buenos Aires that afternoon and it felt amazing to have ridden there from Los Angeles, though l was pretty exhausted from the days, weeks riding and was actually beginning to look forward to the final chapter of my journey. I decided to spend a few days in Buenos Aires as an old friend that l went to Comprehensive school with in Nottinghamshire coincidentally landed in B.A the next morning. She was travelling South America on a six-month break from working in London. We reminisced about our days at school, laughed about old times and friends – who was married, who had children, who still had hair, all grown-up conversation at everyone's expense. We had a fun time exploring the city in the daytime and the evenings spent tucking into the best Argentinean steaks washed down with the finest red wine. We also headed out to watch the locals practice their tango techniques in underground clubs. It looked beautiful, but for my two left feet, way too difficult. There and then l vowed that l would always remain a professional watcher.
l caught the ferry from Buenos Aires to Uruguay, it was foggy for most of the crossing and when l reached Colon, it rained heavy and hard all afternoon. The border checks were completed quickly and l rode across to Montevideo, through the heavy rain and spent the evening drying my clothes in the hostel room before grabbing some sleep. The next morning l pushed along the coastline north towards Chui and towards my final border where l spent the evening watching Uruguay win the South America Cup.
The next day, l crossed my final border into Brazil, my 15th and final country. I let out the biggest shout of joy – what a feeling! The border was simple, administration was pretty quick and l pushed north alongside the Atlantic Ocean towards Pelotas. At that point l realized that l hadn't changed currency again and was almost completely out of petrol.
I pulled of the road into a small restaurant and was greeted by the owner, wife and their son. I tried to explain that l only had Uruguayan Peso and no Brazilian Real and that l was pretty hungry, gesturing with a circular hand motion across belly. So with lots of smiles we managed to agree to a currency conversion and the restaurant gave me a good hot meal and 1-liter Coca-Cola bottle full of petrol to get me the 25 miles to the next petrol station. We topped up the bike, l paid the bill and left a good tip, so everyone was happy and rode-off towards Porto Alegre.
The coincidences had been perfect, the family very helpful and we shared a few photographs together standing with the bike. People's hospitality, friendship and desire to help strangers left me a little dumbfounded on this trip, but every time it happened it just made me smile more, relax and feel content in the knowledge that we do live on an amazing planet. Despite media speculation, we all have this inner desire to help the next person, no-matter what race, color or creed.
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Modular CNC system
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My idea is to make a set of modules that could be assembled into various CNC machines. It is not necessarily a printable design but laser cut maybe.
Following the Open Structure http://www.openstructures.net/ guidelines the sliding modules would be 8cm by 8cm by 60cm and rotatable modules would be 8cm by 8cm by 8cm. Have powered and non-powered modules. Use multiple powered modules for more power in parallel or more distance in series.
This is just the beginnings of an idea. I wanted to get it up here for the Makerbot giveaway.
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Looks like a Chinese company has a version too:
At the time of this post they have a sweepstakes like thing too, so I get more entries if you click this link: https://www.mooz.co?kid=GPN0M
Whenever I see a similar design I will post a comment here. One, so I can find them later. And two, so those interested in the design can find them too.
Just ran across a cardboard version http://monograph.io/james/m-mtm via http://hackaday.com/2015/03/01/cardboard-cnc-machine-boxes-up-both-a-tool-and-a-framework/
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See a printable system at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2526
(Not mine but very cool.)
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Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 223
Nickname: Tony
Real Name: Antonio Ramiro Romo
College: Eastern Illinois (Bonus: High School in Wisconsin)
Target: Bears Secondary; Urlacher on Witten
Claim to Fame: Dated Jessica Simpson and Carrie Underwood; went undrafted out of Eastern Illinois but supplanted Drew Bledsoe as the Cowboys QB; mishandled a place kicking hold in a NFC Wild Card game in Seattle costing Dallas the game.
What they're saying about him this week:
Bob LeGere at the Daily Herald compares their rise to stardom.
Romo wasn't given the keys to the car until he served a three-year apprenticeship in Dallas, during which he failed to throw a single pass. That lengthy learning process wasn't surprising, considering he was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent out of Eastern Illinois University.
Since then, Romo has started 56 games; Cutler has started 54.
Fantasy Bet: Romo 1 TD, 1 INT, 1 Fumble