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The Ultimate Motion Graphics Tutorials Round-Up
- By Vailancio Rodrigues
- May 25th, 2009
- 39 Comments
Although static graphics is obviously much easier to scan and therefore can be easily perceived, motion graphics brings dynamics and life into otherwise static content. Animation can help designers to convey a deeper meaning with the use of various video-techniques. It can also provide a better data visualization than the static graphics. How and where you use it in real-life situations is totally up to your talent and your abilities to express yourself.
You may also want to take a look at the following related posts:
- Beautiful Motion Graphics Created With Programming: Showcase, Tools and Tutorials1
- How To Integrate Motion Design In The UX Workflow2
- 45 Beautiful Motion Blur Photos3
Motion graphics are not only created using digital techniques; also traditional animation and special effects techniques are used. However, digital techniques help to minimize production costs and achieve nice results with less effort. For example, the Juno opening sequence4 was a hand-made motion graphics which took painstakingly long time to finish.
A couple of weeks ago we presented Best Tutorials For Cinematic Visual Effects5. In this post we present a collection of useful Tutorials for motion graphics – created with the use of digital techniques. These tutorials focus on the designing skills of a motion designer and not on the modeling or the animation. You can use these techniques to create stunning motion graphics or improve upon these ideas and come up with your own creative ideas that will be truly remarkable. Most of the tutorials are from similar sources, because of its quality and usefulness.
Useful Tutorials for Motion Graphics Link
Stormy and Electric Type Reveal6
This Adobe After Effects tutorial uses a form plug-in to create a mysterious and electric type reveal.
Text Explosion
Create text explosion with the help of 3DS Max and Adobe After Effects software. Part 1 and Part 2
Old Paper Look8
Create an Old Paper texture to add old look to the title animation using the Fractal Noise Effect in Adobe After Effects.
Dunk Your Logo in a Wave World10
This Adobe After Effects tutorial uses Wave World plug-in to achieve this effect.
Sound Reacting 3D Waveform12
Create a sound reacting 3D waveform animation in Adobe After Effect using built-in plug-ins.
Stunning Website Demo Presentation14
This tutorial shows how to create a clean and elegant solution to show off your website.
Forging Fire16
Give a forging fire effect to title in Adobe After Effects.
In this After Effects tutorial you will learn to create colourful dynamic particles by controlling their motion using Trapcode particular.
Elegantly Handwritten Text Reveal18
This Adobe After Effects tutorial will teach you how to animate a handwritten text sequence with ink bleeding through the paper to create an elegant old-world style title reveal.
Awesome 80's Inspired Title Animation20
Design an Awesome 80's Inspired Title Animation in Adobe After Effects.
Ethereal Morphing Letter Canvas22
This tutorial shows how to use the built-in radio waves plug-in to create an incredibly beautiful and ethereal animation of morphing letters.
Beautifully Animated Faux 3D Flower Scene24
In this tutorial you will learn how to create and animate a beautiful 3D flower that can be a design element of any motion graphics piece.
Chromatic Aberration26
Learn how to virtually create Chromatic Aberration – The failure of a lens to focus light rays to the same point. Images obtained from the lens having chromatic aberration are always colourful.
iPod Commercial 28
Create iPod ad in Cinema 4D using tracer tool and later composite the final video in Adobe After Effects.
This 2 part tutorial you will learn to create some beautifully organic light streaks that are used for logo reveal. This tutorial makes use of expressions in After Effects. Part 131 and Part 232
Dreamy Logo in the Clouds
This tutorial shows how to use a particle generator to create 3D clouds and use them as a transitional device to reveal a logo.
Cinematic Opening Title Redux34
This 2 part tutorial uses freely available scripts and expressions to create stunning Hollywood movie style opening. This is deep skill based tutorial which will show some techniques to harness a large amount of text and quickly format and animate it in a cinematic style and use scripts to split up and animate a logo into hundreds of pieces. Part 135 and Part 236
The Juno Opening Credit Look37
Adobe After Effects tutorial to create famous handmade juno opening sequence38.
Cinematic Opening Title40
Another Adobe After Effects tutorial to learn how to create a beautiful cinematic opening title using Trapcode Form.
Mac OS X Leopard-style Aura Effect42
In this After Effects tutorial you learn how to create beautiful Mac OS X Leopard-style aura effect.
Radio Detection and Ranging44
This tutorial will teach you to create 3 types of animated radar displays using expressions rather than keyframes which will help you to save time.
Lottery Balls46
This Adobe After Effects tutorial demonstrates how to use expressions to generate multiple custom particles in Particular to create an animation of bouncing and floating Ping Pong balls.
Heart Monitor48
Create a heart monitor display using Adobe After Effects.
Volume Meter50
Create a Volume Meter that is reactive to change in sound. It uses expressions in Adobe After Effects to achieve this sound reacting motion graphics.
Flying through a tunnel52
Create a flying through tunnel effect in After Effects. Also check the similar tutorial at www.maxafter.com
Automated Odometer54
This tutorial will show you how to create automated odometer in After Effects using expressions.
Create a stylized sun using expressions in Adobe After Effects.
Dropping into water58
Create an effect of an object dropping into water, using the Caustics and WaveWorld filters in Adobe After Effects.
Line Chart Diagram60
This tutorial will show you to create diagram which can be animated with use of expressions in Adobe After Effects.
3D City62
Using this tutorial you can create a stylistic 3D city with 2D images in Adobe After Effects.
Card Dance
Create a effect of millions of pictures flying around.
The 007 Intro64
This tutorial shows you how to achieve the classic introduction of James Bond films using only basic After Effects plug-ins.
Earth Zoom66
Create a cosmic Earth zoom in Adobe After Effects.
Welding Sparks
Create welding sparks effect using Trapcode particluar in Adobe After Effects.
Spin Orbs68
Create a spinning orb in Adobe After Effects that self animates with times
Fun with Ink70
This Adobe After Effects tutorial uses Particle World to create ink spatter elements.
Learn to create animated swirls in Adobe After Effects.
Moving 3D Lines73
This tutorial will teach you to create flowing light streams using Adobe After Effects.
The Blue Planet8775
This tutorial will teach you to create an earth in After Effects with atmosphere, rotation, solar eclipse and lighting. This tutorial uses CC sphere plug-in to convert flat map to 3d earth.
Car Racing Scene77
Create a scene of cars racing down a road towards camera from photographs. Part 178 and Part 279
Medical Zoom81
This 3 Part tutorial will show you how to model a blood cell (3D Max) and use it in After Effects to create the effect, where a camera goes inside a person`s body. Part182, Part2 83and Part384
Dead Planet86
This tutorial is similar to "The Blue Planet8775 " which will show you to create a dying planet with visible lava and cracks.
Planet Explosion89
This tutorial will teach you to create explosion using shatter effect in After Effects.
Fancy Title Plate91
Create a beautiful fancy 3D Title in Adobe After Effects.
Flaming Chrome Text93
Creates flaming chrome text in Adobe After Effects using the glow and liquefy effects.
Growing 3D Vines95
This tutorial will teach you to create growing 3D vines over a water floor in 3D Max and later composite it in After Effects.
Smokey Type Effect97
This tutorial will teach you to create Smokey Type animation in Adobe After Effects.
Colorful Universe99
This tutorial Uses expression in Adobe After Effect to create a 3D dynamic space world with light streams.
Breathtakingly Awesome Rain Scene101
Adobe After Effects tutorial shows how to create the dramatic slow motion rain drops falling scene. Part 1102 and Part 2103
Organic Mesh105
This tutorial will teach you to create an bloody wet organic mesh using 3DMax.
Spray Paint and Stencil Effect107
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a spray paint effect using After Effects.
Shiny Ring109
This tutorial will teach you to create a silver ring in After Effects with a particle wipe and some expressions.
TV Screens
This Adobe After Effects tutorial will teach you to create many TV screens placed in a grid. Also some optical effects are added to make it look interesting.
DVD Motion Menu Design
Major difference between this tutorial and the other DVD menu design tutorial is that it shows you create interactive menus from pen-and-paper sketches.
Graffiti Writing111
This is an awesome After Effect tutorial to simulate graffiti writing on a wall in 3D along with some paint splatter elements.
Ink Bleeding Effect113
Create an ink bleeding effect. This tutorial makes use of Photoshop, Illustrator and Adobe After Effects with Trapcode's Particular
Cool TV bumper
In this tutorial you will learn to create a cool TV bumper using mattes in Adobe After Effects.
Speed Particles115
Create sandy like particles that fly off of text using expressions to drive particles based on speed.
3D Watch Animation117
This 3 part tutorial will teach you to create a 3D Watch Animation. This tutorial makes use of Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extendend with Google 3D Warehouse118 Plug-in and Adobe After Effects. Part 1119, Part 2120 and Part 3.
Droste Effect122
This tutorial demonstrates the use of new Pixel Bender plug-in123 to obtain "Droste Effect".
Retro Style125
Learn how to create a vintage retro style.
Building and animating a CGSnake127
Learn how to create a animated snake in Adobe After Effects based on a "chain rig".
3D Toon on Paper129
Transform your hand drawn sketch from paper to digital animation.
Fracture Design131
Use expressions and scripts to create a distressed title in Adobe After Effects.
Best Sources for Motion Graphics Tutorials Link
- aetuts+133
Website is full of great Adobe After Effects tutorials.
- Video Copilot134
High quality After Effects video tutorials for motion graphics and visual effects presented by Andrew Kramer.
- Creative Cow135
Support community for digital video, video editing, and media production professionals in broadcasting, motion graphics, special FX and film.
Blog dedicated to Graphic Design.
- maltaannon.com137
Adobe After Effects and Production Studio Video Tutorials
- GomediaZine138
Resources for artists and designers.
- Digital Arts139
A place for digital artist to find articles, reviews and tutorials.
- Layers Magazine140
Everything about Adobe.
- ayato@web141
Japanese website providing useful Adobe After effects tips and tutorials.
- Maxafter142
Visual Effects and Motion Graphic Design tutorials.
- www.henrythejedi.com143
New website providing visual effects, motion graphic and animation tutorials.
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This has been my morning tea for a long time. There is absolutely nothing fancy about this. It's rich, bold, malty and takes (requires) milk and honey well. I haven't had this in awhile since trying all kinds of new ones, but it was a long night and I needed something extra strong. This is definitely still a favorite, a little bit like coming home.
Update: I forgot how strong this one is caffeine wise. Don't drink this one without food!

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TOPS meets each Monday, 8:00-9:00. Weekly fees are $2.00 per person. Yearly dues to TOPS is $26. First TOPS visit at the Cohen Center is free. The group offers support and encouragement to help you keep on track.
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Master carver, Rene Pomerleau teaches this art class each Monday, 12:45 to 2:45. From the beginner to the expert carver, you will enjoy learning and sharing your talent. Classes are $2.00.
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Eurogamer have a bunch of screens from WotLK up here.
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Gordon Ramsay's NICE Kitchen [VIDEO]
Anyone who's watched more than, say, three minutes of Hell's Kitchen has seen chef Gordon Ramsay berate his charges like a drill sergeant from, well, Hell. He's a little nicer on Master Chef, but still not the person you might want to learn cooking from.
But if you need a gentle Gordon, there's an app for that. Ramsay has hooked up with an iPad service called The Daily. Twice a week, he heads to the kitchen to present Cook with Me and, based on his other cooking appearances [did I forget Kitchen Nightmares? Sorry...], they must be sedating him rather heavily.
Here's Gordon teaching how to cook scrambled eggs:
See, he really can be nice in the kitchen.The money just has to be right. Or something like that.


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A 27-year-old Danielsville man was killed this morning when his car collided with a truck in northeast Clarke County, Athens-Clarke police said.
Mark D. Highland's car was hit on the driver's side by a pickup truck as he crossed U.S. Highway 29 from Hull Road heading onto Georgia Highway 72 at about 4 a.m., police said.
Highland was killed instantly, according to police.
The pickup truck's driver, a Royston man who was heading south on U.S. 29 to his job in Athens, told officers that Highland ran a red light at the Hull Road intersection, police said.
"All we have is the statement of the driver who survived," police Lt. David Coker said. "There are no known witnesses at this time."
The truck driver was taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said.
Coker asked anyone who saw the collision to call police at (706) 613-3330.
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Few tech gadgets these days inspire more wonder and press buzz than e-readers. While Amazon didn't pioneer the e-reader space, they did popularize it with their bookworm-friendly Kindle. The Kindle, while rather feature-poor as a device, is great for pure book reading, and the passion shown by its users has apparently inspired many other companies to follow suit by developing their own e-readers.
Building an e-reader makes sense for a lot of companies, e.g. Amazon, HP, Dell or Amazon, companies that focus on hardware and developing platforms for which others can develop software or content.
However, we're now seeing other companies jump into the game who have no business making their own e-readers, specifically content publishers. Time recently gave a preview of their e-reader, showing off its capabilities with content from Sports Illustrated. It looks pretty cool honestly, but what if I want to to read Road and Track on it? No such luck. It's built for Time Inc. magazines – People, SI, Fortune, TIME, etc.
So no Road and Track, but what if I want to read PC World or Popular Science? There's an e-reader for that. Bonnier, IDG, and MIT have teamed up with Plastic Logic to create an e-reader for their lineup of technology-oriented magazines.
So now, when I'm sitting on my throne and want something to read, I don't flip through my magazine rack, I flip through my e-reader rack until I find the e-reader with the magazine I want to read. Awesome.
This must stop. Now. We, the users, are trying to simplify our lives with e-readers, not complicate them. I should be able to have a single reader with all my magazines on it, not a half-dozen different e-readers with different interfaces and control schemes. Any publisher making their own e-reader for their own content is doomed, and needs to be stopped before they hurt themselves.
What would happen if NBC, CBS, and ABC broadcast their shows so they could only be seen on proprietary devices? "Let me turn on my other TV so I can watch NBC." Yeah, that'd fly. These guys rely on the TV and HDTV standards that make their entire business models possible.
We have seen format battles in the past like VHS vs. Betamax or Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD, but ultimately those are open formats – available for all content producers to use. This is analogous to the battle between the Kindle, the Sony e-reader, and the rumored Apple iTablet or whatever it ends up being called. But for a content producer to make hardware that solely services their content is just insane. Stop now, guys, and leave hardware to the professionals (as Condé Nast is doing) before you bankrupt yourselves trying to swim in the deep end of the pool.


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by Jon Markman | October 5, 2012 12:08 pm
A lot of the commentary[1] suggested that investors on Thursday were applauding the perceived victory by presidential candidate Mitt Romney over President Obama. But that wasn't likely the case because most veteran investors know by now that stock markets have tended to fare better under Democratic administrations in the past hundred years, probably due to higher spending.
In reality, the stimulus came from Europe, as the equities around the world have largely been flat in the past two months, except on days in which central banks have either made new announcements of monetary easing or offered help to troubled banks. Because of that, one of the most highly anticipated events this week was a meeting of the European Central Bank. Led by President Mario Draghi, the ECB left rates unchanged as expected.
While there was no discussion of further easing, Draghi presented another strong defense of his new program, called outright monetary transactions (OMT), which is aimed at purchasing the bonds of troubled countries that request help. Spain is expected to be the first to make such a request, and what markets want to know is exactly how forceful the OMT program will be once it launches.
In his statement[2], Draghi continued to stress that troubled governments will have to take the first step, which means the ECB won't act on its own. Governments like Spain are reluctant[3] to ask for help — even though their short-term funding has risen dramatically due to the lack of demand for their credit, which has the effect of pushing down prices and pushing up yields.
Think of yields as similar to the interest rate you pay on your credit cards. The higher they are, the more governments must divert money from social programs just to pay for the right to borrow from creditors.
Draghi did not provide any additional insight into what conditions the ECB is seeking, though he did note that he would act to protect the central bank's credibility. That was taken as a stern point of view, which was a positive from investors' perspective.
The reason that we care about all this is that U.S. and European banks are among the creditors to Spain. So, to the extent that the ECB will buy its bonds and push down yields, there's a higher likelihood of all creditors receiving what they expect.
It's kind of convoluted, but that's the reasoning investors are mulling over. And every time the pendulum of sentiment swings in favor of believing that the ECB has the region's sovereign debt woes under control, risk appetites swell on Wall Street.
Since the situation really hasn't changed after Draghi's announcement, for now I'm not recommending exposure to that area.
Jon Markman operates the investment firm Markman Capital Insights[4]. He also writes a daily swing trading newsletter, Trader's Advantage[5].
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Hi Berries,
I am loving the name Orchid but can not find a middle that has flow or compliments Orchid. I really am more concerned with flow.
Ones I have tried putting together are
Orchid Isobel
Orchid Belle
Orchid Bliss
Orchid June
I am not even sure I like the way those sound but I am really loving the name so any help would be greatly appreciated! The other name I came up with is Delilah June but I want two options for our future child if its a girl.
Thanks! :)


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Letter: Let's leave no footprints at Corporate Challenge
Let's leave no footprints at Corporate Challenge
Recently, the City of Buffalo once again opened its doors to the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge Race. The course runs through the Olmsted Park heartland, ending in Delaware Park. Almost 12,000 people registered for this event from nearly 400 companies. It's a great event that ought to be continued. However, just imagine the number of water bottles, energy bars and disposable items participants bring.
I regularly enjoy a bike ride in Delaware Park and was stunned to see the two heaping mountains of plastic bagged waste, not to mention the long line of recycle totes filled to capacity left the day after the Challenge.
Event organizers ought to adopt the policy of our national parks department: Enjoy the walk, hike, ride but leave no footprint. Take what you bring back home with you.
Barbara Cassetta


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This evening, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Walter Isaacson, Michael Lynton, Susan McCue and Michael P. Meehan to the Broadcasting Board of Governors:
Walter Isaacson is President of the Aspen Institute and serves as chair of the board of Teach for America. He is the former Chairman and CEO of CNN and former editor of Time Magazine.
Michael Lynton is the Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Susan McCue is President of Message Global, a strategic advocacy firm she founded in 2008 for social action campaigns. She was the founding President and CEO of The ONE Campaign to combat extreme global poverty, and before that was Chief of Staff to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid from 1999 to 2006.
Michael P. Meehan currently serves as President of Blue Line Strategic Communications, Inc. and as Senior Vice President at Virilion, a digital media company.


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By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post
Let me be the first in the new year to declare that the mainstream media are dead.
Now, can we please move on?
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Henceforth, my spam filter will bounce any e-mail that includes reference to the dying or dead mainstream media, or MSM, as the gleeful undertakers prefer.
It's over. Done. The old media are no more. We are all new media now.
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference is a clear step below the CAA
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigned as UNCW women's basketball coach on Tuesday to become the coach at Texas Southern University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Cooper-Dyke compiled a 44-22 record in two seasons with the Seahawks and guided the team to back-to-back WNIT appearances, the first postseason bids in program history.
"I love the city of Wilmington, the UNCW student body and all of the coaches and student-athletes have been awesome," Cooper-Dyke said in a phone interview. "Of course my players have been the best as well, so it was a very tough decision.
"The lures of home and an athletic director that I've worked with in the past and just the bright eyes of my kids when I even broached the subject to them about going back to Houston, it really helped me make the decision. It was a tough one, but I thought it was the best one for me."
Cooper-Dyke informed UNCW athletic director Jimmy Bass of her decision early Tuesday. The previous week, he had granted Texas Southern permission to speak with the coach for its vacancy.
"I don't know exactly how the events transpired over the Easter holiday, but Cynthia came into our office for a regularly scheduled meeting," Bass said, "and she let us know then that she intended to resign and become head women's coach at Texas Southern."
Outside interest
Cooper-Dyke would have been paid $120,000 for the 2012-13 season. Bass said there was not yet talk of a contract extension because he was in the middle of her yearly evaluation.
"We'd just done (men's basketball coach Buzz Peterson's) and submitted that to the chancellor," Bass said. "We were halfway through doing hers and we were going to do the same thing, share it with her, let her read it, approve it, offer suggestions, anything she agreed or disagreed with and then we were going to submit that to the chancellor."
Rumors circulated last week that Cooper-Dyke was leaving to become associate head coach at her alma mater, the University of Southern California, but both Cooper-Dyke and Bass denied those rumors.
Bass wouldn't comment on whether he received a call from USC asking permission to speak with Cooper-Dyke, but he did acknowledge that Texas Southern wasn't the only university that expressed interest.
"We've been contacted by several schools, and I'd rather not say right now because I don't want to affect the integrity of a search going on at other places," Bass said.
Cooper-Dyke is familiar with the SWAC. She spent five seasons as the head coach at Prairie View A&M before signing a three-year contract with UNCW. Her athletic director at Prairie View, Dr. Charles McClelland, is now the athletic director at Texas Southern.
Texas Southern finished with 5-26 overall record last season and was 2-16 in the SWAC. It is unknown at this point whether any of the players or assistant coaches will join Cooper-Dyke.
Taking over
Veteran assistant coach Jimmy Garrity was named the interim coach, and Bass said a national search for Cooper-Dyke's replacement will begin immediately.
"He's got a big responsibility making sure our kids finish strong academically, talking to their parents, talking to our signees, talking to our recruits' parents and making sure they understand what we're doing, so we've got our work cut out for us to make sure we maintain the confidence in the program," Bass said.
Bass said he had a short list of desired coaches, even prior to Cooper-Dyke's resignation. He will consider candidates with assistant and head coaching experience.
"I think we've got to have somebody that has tremendous recruiting contacts, because that's the lifeblood of this program," Bass said, "and then when you get them here, we've got to have somebody that can coach and that is really good with player development.
"So recruiting, player development, we've got to have somebody that is committed to academics. That understands the special culture that we have here at UNCW."


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Two vie for Lovettsville Town Council seats
Every November election is billed as special or unusually significant, but Lovettsville voters will get a truly special opportunity to elect two candidates already on Town Council.
The two were appointed to fill separate vacancies after last May's election and are running unopposed, according to Town Manager Keith Markel.
The town holds nonpartisan elections, meaning neither candidate is allowed to register with a political party. If elected, the candidates' terms will expire in 2014.
The two, running together, are expected to win their seats unless other candidates mount aggressive write-in campaigns.
Kimberly Allar took the place of now-mayor Bob Zoldos on Aug. 16.
Jack Burden was appointed March 8 to fill in for council member Charlotte Coleman, who resigned after moving away from the area.
Kimberly Allar
Allar is a new resident of the city, having spent three years in Maryland working for the state as a psychologist.
"We've only lived in Lovettsville for a year and we really like the feel of the town," Allar said. "I don't want Lovettsville to become the next Purcellville, so to speak."
Allar is running on a platform of keeping Lovettsville small while bringing some businesses in.
"We do need to attract some business to Lovettsville because we don't have a grocery store. We don't have some of the conveniences here," Allar said. "We don't have that stuff but we don't want it to blow up and be huge."
She currently runs her own small business from home as an independent consultant for Tastefully Simple, a company that specializes in prepared foods and home-tasting parties.
She lives with her husband, Tim, a former Naval officer, and has two children, Zachary, 4 and Lucas, 3; who she cites as a major motive for seeking the seat.
"I never thought I'd run for Town Council," Allar said. "I think it's important to get involved in local government to make things happen because if I don't, who's going to?"
Jack Burden
Burden has lived in Lovettsville for four years and has since been working in local government.
He worked on the Lovettsville Planning Commission from 2008 to 2012 and has served as vice chair since 2010.
"Early on, I decided that I wanted to become a participating member of Lovettsville," Burden said.
He moved from Fairfax County to be closer to two of his three children and 12 of his 14 grandchildren.
Burden is running on a platform of preserving Lovettsville's small town character while looking at business opportunities.
"We want to develop retail in the new town center that's been stalled," Burden said.
He's also interested in making local government more accessible to Lovettsville citizens and creating a smart transportation plan.
"We're working hard to put sidewalks in on Berlin Pike and East Broadway," Burden said.
The council is also requiring developers to put sidewalks on any roads they pave.
Burden has 20 years of military service, including two combat tours in Vietnam. He spent the following 28 years working as a consultant with the Department of Defense.
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Prof. Tom Chiarella to Discuss 'Perfect Compliments' on New York City NPR Station Monday
October 4, 2009
October 4, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — Tom Chiarella, visiting professor of creative writing at DePauw University and fiction editor for Esquire magazine, will be a guest on tomorrow's edition of the Brian Lehrer Show on New York City National Public Radio affiliate WNYC. Chiarella will discuss his recent Esquire feature, "The Perfect Compliment," and will take calls for listeners. The segment is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:40 a.m. (EST).
Of compliments, Chiarella wrote, "I decided to learn how to deliver good ones. I devised a plan in which I would give a lot of them in a short time and work to figure out exactly how the best compliments worked, and why. I started outside a noodle shop in a Big Ten college town, on a wide boulevard of sidewalks newly laid. I knew no one, and I had nothing in particular to gain. I vowed to walk the full six blocks to a bank clock and on the way give each person I saw my own special measure of attention. I planned to use short sentences, to be simple and direct."
His story goes on to detail the results of his mini-experiment, as well as what he learned from his interactions with strangers. You'll find the full text at the magazine's Web site.
Live links to WNYC's broadcasts are available at the station's Web site.
Tom Chiarella was part of a team that earned a 2009 national award from The American Society of Magazine Editors. He is the author of three books, including Thursday's Game. Learn more in this recent story.


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Eliza ELLIOTT (1818-1908) was my great-great-grandmother from South Pool, Devon. A dressmaker on some censuses, on the 1841 census she is described as a "mantua maker". Intrigued, I looked up a description of mantuas and their makers...
Mantuas were loose gowns worn over a petticoat and open down the front (what a relief, after all those stays!). They were usually made of damask or brocade and were worn when an occasion required something a bit special. Although they were loose and open, they were slightly fitted - they just didn't have the dreaded stays. From Ancestry.com:
"[T]he mantua was constructed from a single length of material, with few if any cuts. Our image of dressmaking is cutting out a variety of pieces from the fabric, some small, then sewing those pieces together. Mantua-making was not at all like this.
One of the things that identifies a true mantua is that it did not have a separate skirt and top. The material was one continuous piece from shoulder to floor. Mantuas fit the figure, yet had a very full skirt. This was accomplished by shaping the material to the body with a series of deep, outward-facing stitched-down pleats that flared gracefully below the waistline.
This single-piece construction with few unreversable actions meant that gowns could be altered for changes in fashion, weight, and ownership. A skilled mantua maker could, literally, disassemble a mantua and remake it into a new garment, saving the beautiful material.
Depending on the current style and the mantua-maker's construction, the rich fabric might be longer in back, almost forming a train. The mantua was not closed at the front (usually just caught at the waist, sometimes belted), exposing the shirt of the lightweight petticoat (you will recall from the earlier article that this could refer to a dress-length garment), which was often of silk. As you can imagine, this allowed interesting and attractive contrast in color and fabric. It also permitted more freedom of movement. I can practically hear the swishing sounds as mantua-wearing women made their social calls.
A stomacher was often worn with a mantua. This was an elaborate, decorated, ornamental piece, shaped in a V to help create the illusion of a slim waist."
Monday, 23 May 2011
Matrilineal Monday: Eliza ELLIOTT, the mantua maker
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A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl at the center of a national organ allocation debate nearly died after complications with a first set of donor lungs, her parents have revealed. But Sarah Murnaghan received a rare second transplant within days and has now recovered enough to open her eyes and take first breaths.
"We're not out of the woods, but Sarah's health is trending in the right direction and we wanted to provide more detailed information as to what she has been going through," the Murnaghan family said in a statement released Friday.
The child, who suffers from late-stage cystic fibrosis, suffered a "code blue" emergency after the June 12 transplant of a first set of donor lungs made available after a court order placed Sarah in line for adult lungs because of the severity of her illness, rather than her age.
But Sarah developed Primary Graft Failure, or PGF, a severe acute lung injury syndrome that occurs in 10 percent to 25 percent of patients following lung transplantation.
She was placed on VA ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, a bypass machine that took over the functions of her heart and lungs. Then the child was returned to the transplant list.
Within three days, on June 15, a new set of lungs became available, her parents said. Those organs were infected with pneumonia, but the family agreed to take them because the organs represented Sarah's last chance at life.
"They were Sarah's best and only hope," the family said. Sarah's first set of donor lungs came from an adult, but it's not clear whether the second set were provided by an adult or a child.
Doctors said it's rare to undergo a second lung transplant so soon after a failed first one, primarily because the likelihood of success is so low. Survival for second transplants after a year hovers in the range of 50 percent, said Dr. Stuart Sweet, medical director of the Pediatric Lung Transplant Program at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
"In our experience, we rarely consider that option," Sweet said.
Of the 1,754 lung transplants performed in 2012, only 97 were repeat transplants, according to data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Of some 5,081 deceased donor lung transplants between 2010 and 2012, only seven were performed within a week of the first, the data show.
But if doctors decide the risks of a second transplant are worth the benefits, they may proceed, Sweet added. Officials at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have declined to make any comments about Sarah's situation or the issue of pediatric lung transplants in general.
There's nothing in the organ transplant allocation system that prevents patients with failed first transplants from being placed immediately back on the transplant list, Sweet said.
"The system is designed to provide organs to very sick patients," he said. "The system worked as it was intended."
NBC10 Philadelphia: Sarah Murnaghan gets second lung transplant, first failed
Sarah underwent another surgery on June 21, after which she was awakened from a medically induced coma. The family, who had been so public about Sarah's situation, acknowledged they withheld details of her status.
"It was only then that we could allow ourselves to feel real hope and being posting some information on Facebook about Sarah's progress," the family statement said.
The Murnaghans launched a massive public relations campaign to have Sarah included on the adult transplant list based on the severity of her illness and not her age. Their efforts sparked a national debate about the existing allocation system that designated pediatric organs to children younger than 12, but prevented them from receiving adult organs until they had been offered to adults and teens on the adult list -- even if the kids were sicker.
The Murnaghans sued, saying their daughter, who had been on the transplant waiting list for 18 months, was being discriminated against because of her age. A resulting court order forced Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to direct the OPTN to place Sarah on the adult list. OPTN officials also adopted new policies that allow severely ill children to petition to be considered for the adult list.
As of Friday, Sarah was communicating, sitting on the side of her bed and exercising her arms and legs, her parents said. The child is determined to walk out of the hospital and to go home to her two brothers and her sister, they added.
"In fact, we have a goal of celebrating Sarah's 11th birthday at home on Aug. 7," they said.
JoNel Aleccia is health reporter with NBCNews.com. Reach her on Twitter at @JoNel_Alecciaor send her an email.


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RALEIGH There are countless reasons why North Carolina State will be happy to be at home this weekend, not the least of which because the Wolfpack should be able to hear better.
That could translate into better pass protection, something that has been an issue through two games this season.
With an offensive line that has been revamped, in part because of an injury to left tackle Rob Crisp, N.C. State became vulnerable in its 10-7 escape Saturday at Connecticut.
Quarterback Mike Glennon was sacked six times, and coach Tom O�Brien said Monday that if the Wolfpack doesn�t take corrective action that opponents will attack soft spots.
�It starts with protection, it goes to the route running and being in the right spot at the right time and it goes to (Glennon) and decision making and what he has to do,� O�Brien said. �All three of those aspects have to get better if we�re going to get better throwing the football.�
With South Alabama arriving for Saturday night�s home opener, it figures to be a better environment for the offensive line to communicate.
�It�s a lot easier (at home),� N.C. State right guard Zach Allen said. �You can hear.�
Tyson Chandler made his first start for the Wolfpack, filling in for Crisp. Chandler, a redshirt sophomore, had played a total of 26 career snaps prior to the game.
So the offensive line has become a concern for the Wolfpack, in large part because O�Brien said there players are in positions they�ve never played before until this season.
�Is it a position of strength today? No,� O�Brien said. �Can it be going forward? Yes.�
O�Brien said Glennon will play a role in how the offensive line makes progress.
�He has got to get rid of the ball on some occasions,� O�Brien said. �It�s a combination of everything and it�s something we have to solve and we have to make it work this week.�
The Wolfpack had a bumpy return trip from Connecticut on Saturday, ending up with a flight diverted to Greensboro before making it to Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
�We�re all safe and sound, ready to play our home opener,� O�Brien said.


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Mark R.wrote a question about The North Face Atlas Triclimate Jacket - Men's on December 1, 2012
does the liner zip into the jacket?
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How is this jacket sized? I'm 155 lbs and 5'10' and want to wear the jacket without alot of layers underneath-just a base layer-is small or medium my best bet?Appreciate your advice.
I'm comparing this to the sidetrack 25-the sidetrack 25 looks like a suitcase with non collapsing sides however i'm looking for a 30 inch when this rolling gear bag empty is this a softside that collapses or do the sides stay up like the sidetrack? is there a 30 inch sidetrack-anyone know thanks for your help
I'm climbing mt rainier next sept/august.I was there two years ago and used rented boots which I will never do again any suggestions on best boot for rainier in late summer timeframe thank you
is this a trim,athletic fit or something looser
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how is this cut re:fit is this a trim/athletic/fitted jacket
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Amazing tour group to beautiful cities!
28 Sep 2014 - 05 Oct 2014
Wow where should I begin? What an amazing trip! A friend and I decided to do some touring on our own before meeting up with Contiki and the difference was night and day! Trying to navigate around Italy on our own was a challenge so when we joined the group it was like a breath of fresh air! Everything was planned for us! We also, of course, felt safer.
If you've never done a Contiki trip and you're still contemplating because of the price... book it! It's such a better way to travel! Every night is booked for you, every transportation is booked, and almost every meal is taken care of. You're also hanging with the same group of awesome people who have endless stories about traveling and their lives back at home. Also, some people brought their DSLRs and I totally would have brought mine if I wasn't backpacking before. I would recommend bringing yours!
The extras on this trip were amazing, especially Jungfrau mountain! DEFINITELY a must! No regrets! Bring warm clothes as it gets super chilly! And sneakers that will do well on snow. Remember to bring cash if you want to do activities on the top of the mountain. We didn't partake in the Parisian Show, there was a group of us that just grabbed some drinks instead. But we heard it was entertaining and involved the audience! The group photo had a beautiful background of a view of Florence. Worth the few bucks.
I do want to mention one thing that would have definitely played a part in my booking this trip. We joined onto an existing tour of almost 20 people. So they already had relationships, connections, inside jokes, etc. Our group meshed well together but I think it would have swayed my choice when booking.
Hope this review helps!
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A good tour
13 Jul 2014 - 20 Jul 2014
First off, our guide, Cam, was excellent. Very friendly, knowledgeable and organized. Our driver Jakub was also very good and always on time.
The optionals were great, I would recommend all of them. The food and accommodations were as expected for the price.
A couple of things that surprised me were 1) this is a modular trip. I was 1 of just a few people joining a larger group of about 40 people who had already spent 2 weeks together becoming friends and making memories. 2) the average age of members on the tour I figure was about 19 or 20. Much younger than I expected (especially given that euro trips are quite expensive). For this reason I would not recommend this trip for anyone over the age of early twenties traveling solo.
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Dual-port FPGA memory blocks: the ultimate system interconnect solution?
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Using dual-port memories ("dual ports") as system interconnects has proven to be an effective interface strategy for bridging multiple processing elements in high-performance applications.
Not only do dual-ports offer high-bandwidth communication between processors, they also provide the flexibility that is often required in fast-evolving design environments. Different dual-port implementations have emerged in recent years, and system designers now have the option of using a traditional dual-port or integrating the dual-port into an onboard FPGA. Newer FPGA families offer internal memory blocks that can be configured as dual-ports, and major FPGA vendors often market their FPGA dual-port as "free integrated memory." However, this is not entirely accurate, as the performance of these dual-ports is highly dependent on device utilization and how these memory blocks are instantiated. Moreover, overall system cost is a critical factor in the decision making process for dual-port implementation.
This article evaluates the validity of FPGA vendors' claims by taking the reader through a recent benchmarking effort on integrated dual-ports in FPGAs. Five popular FPGA families are examined and the performance of their integrated dual-ports is benchmarked against an external dual-port implementation.
As the demand for processing power increases in high-performance applications, using multiple processors has become the inevitable choice for many of today's designs. The immediate problem that emerges with a dual (or more) processor architecture is how these processors communicate with one another. In systems where the processors operate independently, one of the proven approaches is to use a dual-port interconnect. Not only do dual-ports offer high-bandwidth communication between processors, they also provide the flexibility that is often required in fast-evolving design environments.
Different dual-port implementations have emerged in recent years, and system designers now have the option of using a discrete dual-port or a dual-port integrated onto an FPGA. Newer FPGA families offer internal memory blocks that can be configured as dual-ports. Major FPGA vendors often market their FPGA dual-port as "free integrated memory," although the performance of these dual-ports is highly dependent on device utilization and how memory blocks are instantiated. Moreover, FPGA devices only offer a limited amount of configurable memory, as it does not make economical sense to increase the size of the FPGA for more integrated dual-port.
The rest of this article evaluates dual-port approaches based on a recent benchmarking effort of integrated dual-ports using different FPGA families. Three industry-leading high-performance and two low-cost FPGA families have been examined and analyzed, and the performance of the integrated dual-ports is compared with a discrete dual-port implementation.
Benchmarking Setup
The decision to use one interconnect solution over another is usually determined by the single most important factor: performance. Different types of dual-port implementation also affect the available bandwidth between processors. In the benchmarking effort, the performance of an integrated dual-port is compared with a discrete dual-port. The two implementations used for benchmarking are shown in Figure 1.
In this illustration, the block diagram on the left represents an integrated dual-port architecture, where port A is the interface between the dual-port memory controller and the integrated dual-port inside the FPGA. Port B of the dual-port interfaces to an external processing element. The block diagram on the right shows a discrete dual-port, with its port A talking to the FPGA memory controller and port B interfacing to an external processing element.
The memory controller in the FPGA supports simple functions such as single write, read, and data compare. No additional logic is loaded into the FPGA in order to provide most freedom for synthesis and place and route (PAR). This in turn provides the best case scenario for the performance benchmarking. The results take into consideration of internal FPGA operating frequency as well as I/O level timing and ensuring each setup and hold time is met.
As mentioned earlier, the scope of the benchmarking exercise includes both high-performance and low-cost FPGAs. Specifically, the cost-saving FPGAs are smaller devices, in terms of logic count, and can typically integrate less than 2 Mb of true dual-port.
These devices target low-end, high-volume applications, where the average selling price (ASP) is relatively low. On the other hand, the high-performance FPGAs have high logic count and can support up to 10 Mb of integrated dual-port. The ASP of these FPGAs is usually high, and they are mostly used for product prototypes and low-volume applications. The different FPGA families studied are summarized in Table 1. The FPGA vendors and family names are not explicitly disclosed. The three high-performance FPGA families are referred to as HP-A, HP-B and HP-3, while the two low-cost families are referred to as LC-A and LC-B.
In order to cover all grounds and obtain consistent results across every device in the same FPGA family, each FPGA device in a selected family was benchmarked individually. Each FPGA device was configured at different dual-port densities and widths. If an FPGA could integrate up to 2 Mb of dual-port, for example, that FPGA was benchmarked at a variety of different dual-port density and width configurations, ranging from the smallest dual-port in the given FPGA to the largest. The different widths include x9, x18, x36 and x72. The report file contains post-synthesis and place-and-route performance for each benchmarking cases, and all runs were optimized with medium effort. By doing this, a performance vs. integration density trend can be extracted. The tools used to perform the analysis are summerized in Table 2.
Benchmark results
Let's first take a look at the cost-saving FPGAs; Table 3 summarizes the largest device of each family.
The performance versus dual-port integration density of the cost-saving FPGA family, LC-A, is shown in Figure 2. The horizontal axis shows the different integration densities in Mb, while the vertical axis denotes the performance of the dual-port in MHz. As shown in the graph, the maximum available dual-port is 1.82 Mb, and the performance achieved at this density is only around 50 MHz.
As the curves suggest, integrated dual-port performance depends heavily on the memory configuration, where only small integration densities can achieve a high interface speed (>166 MHz), and the performance degrades drastically over integration densities.
These cost-saving FPGAs construct their dual-port memory with small memory blocks that are 18 kb in size. Thus, in order to construct a 1.82 Mb dual-port, over one hundred blocks need to be cascaded together, consuming a considerable portion of the available routing resources. This adds to the signal path delays; therefore, the performance of the dual-port memory suffers.
Conversely, a discrete dual-port implementation can achieve a consistent 250 MHz performance, independent of the dual-port size.
Three high-performance families were alsp benchmarked, and the largest device in each of the three families is summerized in
Similar to the trend observed in the cost-saving families, the performance of an integrated dual-port in high-performance FPGAs also depends heavily on the memory configuration. The performance versus integration density for one of the popular high-performance FPGA families, HP-A, is shown in Figure 3. As is illustrated in this figure, the integrated dual-port performance also degrades over integration density. At smaller densities, the performance of the integrated dual-port is fast, running at over 150 MHz with densities under 1 Mb. However, at higher densities the integrated dual-port runs at a speed of a little over 70 MHz. Again, a discrete dual-port runs at its maximum speed of 250 MHz, independent of density.
It is important to emphasize that the best case scenario was analyzed, as there was no other logic inside the FPGA. Including other logic will only make synthesis and PAR of the FPGA much more difficult and more than likely further deteriorate performance.
Cost considerations Apart from the memory performance, cost is also an important factor to consider when choosing a dual-port interface architecture.
The cost of each memory bit in an FPGA typically increases exponentially when moving to larger FPGAs compared to a more linear rise for integrated memories. A sample cost structure (in 10K units) for popular cost-saving FPGAs is shown in Figure 4. A similar cost structure for high-performance FPGA families is shown in Figure 5.
As is illustrated in these graphs, the cost of FPGAs increases disproportionably to the amount of available integrated memory. For example, a cost-saving FPGA with 0.5 Mb dual-port costs approximately $40, while a device with 1.82 Mb of memory costs around $250. That is over six times the cost for less than four times the memory density. Similarly, a high-performance FPGA with approximately 4 Mb of memory costs $1000, while an FPGA with approximately 8 Mb costs over $3000. Thus, increasing the size of the FPGA to integrate more memory is cost-ineffective. It is always more efficient to use a discrete dual-port implementation if the logic and I/O requirements can be satisfied with a small FPGA.
When evaluating whether to implement a dual-port interface in an FPGA or as a discrete device, developers must consider the trade-off between dual-port performance and integration density. A decision chart is shown in Figure 6, where the horizontal axis denotes the dual-port density requirement in Mb and the vertical axis denotes FPGA cost or the size of the FPGA. The white line is the hard cut-off for the available integrated dual-port in FPGA, as the largest FPGA offers up to 10 Mb of dual-port. Anything to the right of the white line (green region) shows memory densities beyond what an FPGA can integrate; therefore, the designer must use a discrete dual-port in this region. The red region shows small dual-port densities that can be easily integrated while still achieving sufficient performance. The region in question is the grey area that is highly performance-dependent on the application. That is, it may still make sense to integrate dual-port so long as the application does not have a high performance requirement. As the dual-port density requirement increases, however, it makes less sense to use an expensive FPGA to integrate all the dual-port due to the resulting devastating loss in performance coupled with the uneconomical cost.
About the author
Danny Tseng is a senior applications engineer in the System Interconnect group at Cypress Semiconductor.


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Paul is now part of the fourth generation in America that is involved in farming and hopes the next generation will be involved also. Through his blog he provides analysis and insight to farmer tax questions.
Farmers who are in the process of constructing new farm buildings or are thinking about it now have less than four months to go if they want to take advantage of 100% bonus depreciation and deduct all of the cost on their 2011 tax return.
Remember, there is no loss limitations on this deduction unlike Section 179 and a net farm loss can be used to offset other income such as wages, interest, rents, etc.
Also, the building must be finished before the end of the year, not simply paid for. Usually an occupancy permit from the county should be sufficient to show a "in service" status. If the building is not finished until 2012, then the deduction will occur in 2012 and the it will be limited to 50%, not 100% (unless they change the rules).
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I had not been since the changeover. I welcome the dismissal of the Park Slope Brewery beers, which I found (at best) inconsistant, and usually lacking in quality and freshness. The new beer selection is nice and the Otter Creek Copper Ale I had was fine. The mac and cheese is similar to that of days gone by. It was the only thing I ever really ordered there anyway.
The waitstaff, at least yesterday, was discouragingly inept. Even worse, our waitress was positively negligent. Nothing, including my beer, came in a timely fashion. The waitress never came by at all once we got our food. No more beers. No "how is everything?" Nothing. She and her similar colleague hung out near the end of the bar yakking. Finally, as we were getting up to leave, having had the busboy settle our bill, she came by to see if she should bring our check.
There are too many other places in the area now to tolerate sullen service. I'll stay away for a good while.
The bartender is the same guy as before. Is he an owner? Anyone else disenchanted?


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Flash back ten years or so. I'm still in college and my roommate and I discover the wonders of having an apartment with a T1 line in it. Before we've even unpacked the kitchen, the computers are networked and Quake III matches are in full swing. I rarely talk to my old roommate anymore, but still count those early FPS fights as a good gaming memory. Quake Arena Arcade is a game for players, like me, with these same memories. When it wasn't about Perks or Prestige, but how quick to the draw you were with a mouse.
The old Quake engine hasn't aged too well, but offers a nice look at what passed for "Amazing Graphics" a decade ago. Quake Arena Arcade offers everything in its original form (so no new player models), only at a much higher resolution. It won't wow the younger set, but I loved it just for the nostalgia. Corridors splattered with dark reds, blues and browns; maps that aren't really anything at all... all are a significant part of my gaming history. It would be like looking at an old print of King Kong and saying the gorilla looks fake.
The same goes for audio. You get the booming announcer's voice and that weird synth/industrial techno music filling in the gaps between rocket bursts and other battle sounds. It doesn't impress by today's standards, but I'm cool with that.


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Love the big trees spindly in the fog. Taken on my way to work.
I've been feeling a pang lately, a sharp poke, a prod — whenever I hear about my former bandmates and other musician friends recording, playing shows, forming other musical projects. Like…. like I miss playing music I suppose. Like I miss being on stage once and awhile.
It's been a long time since this photo was taken (ten years or so) at the Ukranian Hall in East Van – midway through the Flying Folk Army's eight years of playing together. While we had many years of good times and close friendships, the band was also a lot of work (booking gigs, rehearsing, the whole music scene process) and as we slowly drifted apart and into other areas of our lives, it seemed fine to me to have a bit of a break from it all.
However. If I don't have a musical project, then I just don't play much at all – and because my life hasn't allowed for another project (too busy, too much going on professionally), my fiddle and voice have gotten dusty and rusty. Instead of having some time to fortify, I have allowed my musical self to go fallow. Though Brian helps to nudge me every once and awhile (he is a much more eager player than me), I still find its fits and starts and then I put my instrument down for months at a time – lamenting each time I pick it up at how much my muscular development has suffered in the interim.
But lately, I've felt a real sense of loss about not playing – and I'm jealous of people who are. I'm jealous of my partner because he is writing music and I am not. And while I know I don't have time for a full-blown band again, I'm thinking that starting a once-monthly song circle might be helpful to my process – and definitely going out and inculcating myself in open-mic nights and folk gigs again would help to inspire.
In the meantime, Brian and I are playing together again – we are working on a set list of ten+ songs and I'm hoping to find some time to write music again in the near future too. I feel hampered somewhat by the fact that my musicianship has never been great – but inspired by the fact that most of my favourite musicians would say the same. I mean – hell – what I really want to be able to do is jam with people regularly and bust out some tunes around the campfire…. So that's what I need to find my way back to doing.
In an effort to document garden activities month-by-month in my pacific northwest garden I am introducing the category "In the garden right now". I find lists like this useful in other publications and blogs – as reminders and inspiration to get out there and dig my hands in the soil. So this January, 2011 I have:
Edible things in the garden this week
Found this tied to a bush while walking earlier this week. A talisman to be left untouched, feather and beads tied with leather and faded with time.


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That;s good, Lis. I hope to have a lot of comments tomorrow, too. Night, night.
u r right, feeling a lot better to day - growing increasingly chatty. good night
I think that you must be feeling OK today - lots of comments. Thanks.
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Chris Clark, Getting Into The Game

As much fun to say as it is to play, bocce ball is a beautiful game.

By definition, it is a variety of lawn bowling played on a dirt court that is shorter and narrower than a typical bowling green. A proper dirt court is not always available, but a savvy player can make do with just about anything, from a leafy backyard to a construction site.

Bocce is an ancient game and, depending on where you're from, can be pronounced bot-chay, or bot-chee. It doesn't matter. Either way leads to fun. It has become a popular pastime in campgrounds, at family gatherings, and generally anywhere you might find people having a good time.

Some bocce ballers prefer the button-down level play of court bot-chay, but true enjoyment can be found in the free-form antics of overland bot-chee. The aim of the game is simple. A marker advances on the playing surface, and players take turns rolling bocce balls towards the marker. Whoever is closest wins.

Different players all bring different strengths to the game. Some have a deft touch at close range, while others can be tough to beat over the long distance. Certain players are good in the sand, others in the long grass. The trick is to keep the game moving, so that everyone gets a chance to shine.

Because the field of play is ever-changing, the game can take twists and turns that no one sees coming. It is easy enough for anyone to enjoy, and challenging enough for any level of competition. Above all, the game is social; and its only side effects are camaraderie, mixed with laughter.

Even so, there are those out there who do not enjoy bocce ball, nor do they see the value in it. They rant and rave until they are red in the face, and tell you to play your beautiful game somewhere else. Except they don't use the word beautiful.

They use words you shouldn't hear in a respectable neighbourhood.

So, you keep playing anyway. You keep playing because bocce is a great way to relax when you are red in the face. It has a wonderful way of washing away all the distractions and annoyances of the world, of which there are many. It helps you forget all about the angry little people, and there are plenty of those too.

Get up a game next time you have the chance, and you won't regret it. Bocce is good for the heart and good for the soul, and a great way to spend a relaxing fall afternoon among friends.

And if life still hands you lemons, rather than grumble about it, make the most of a bad situation and make lemonade; and then go play some bocce.


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House Democrats are skeptical that they will fare better under new House Majority Leader John BoehnerJohn Andrew BoehnerTrump's pick for Federal Reserve chief is right choice at right time The two-party system is dying — let's put it out of its misery One year later, neither party can get past last year's election MORE (R-Ohio) than they did under the previous House leadership, despite John BoehnerJohn Andrew BoehnerTrump's pick for Federal Reserve chief is right choice at right time The two-party system is dying — let's put it out of its misery One year later, neither party can get past last year's election MORE's statements during his campaign that he would allow the minority party more involvement.
"We've heard a lot of things from the majority. What counts is not what they say but what they do," said a spokeswoman for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Boehner has said several times in recent months that he wants to loosen some of the restrictions that House Republicans have typically placed on their Democratic counterparts, suggesting that he would allow Democrats more votes on substitute amendments and that, under his leadership, the House would not carry out business in "the dead of night."
"We need to make consideration of bills more open — and always guaranteeing the Democrats the right to offer a substitute amendment … so that voters can size us both up and see which philosophy and which proposal they support," he said in a Jan. 9 document outlining his agenda.
During a floor debate over the pension bill in December, Boehner sympathized with Democrats who had been denied the opportunity to offer a substitute.
"I have been in the minority. I have been in your position. I have made the arguments that you are making, and I do believe that when we stymie debate in the House we short-circuit our constitutional responsibilities," he said.
At least one Democrat is taking him at his word.
"I know John Boehner," said golfing buddy Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and a prominent member of the Congressional Black Caucus. "I really feel that he will be more open and involve Democrats because the American people knows how undemocratic it is [now]."
But most Democrats interviewed for this article said they would wait and see whether Boehner will make substantive changes to give them more input.
"The real issue here is less about allowing a substitute and more about allowing specific amendments," a top Democratic aide said. "Does he allow a panoply of amendments as he did in committee? If not, then it's just window-dressing."
Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), ranking member on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, called on Boehner to adopt the Democrats' procedural reforms.
"For starters, he should allow a vote on the reform amendments offered by Congressman [David] Obey [D-Wis.] to restore democracy and open debate to the floor of the Congress: no dead-of-night legislation, no secret amendments, no bills passed without having been read. Those reforms offer real change, and without them there will just be more of the same arrogance from Washington Republicans," Miller said last week.
Pelosi told fellow Democrats at their annual retreat over the weekend that she would work in as bipartisan a way "as possible" with Boehner but then joked that they both knew their respective roles as leaders of opposing parties, according to a House Democratic leadership aide present at the retreat.
Pelosi made the comments shortly after having called Boehner on Thursday to congratulate him on his victory.
On the Education and the Workforce Committee, where Boehner has been chairman for the past five years, Democrats said that he was fair but that the two parties often diverged on policy.
"I would call it cordial with a stark difference in philosophy," said an aide to a Democrat on the panel. "The philosophies are just too different to be bipartisan."
Others said that while Boehner did not adopt the confrontational tactics of House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim SensenbrennerFrank (Jim) James SensenbrennerIt's time to end big government spying on American citizens Dalai Lama worried US becoming more 'selfish, nationalist' House panel to hold hearing on online sex trafficking next week MORE (R-Wis.), known as one of the harshest chairmen, he also failed to consider any items from the Democrats' agenda.
Interestingly, both of the top staffers to the Education Committee have gone on to become the top aides in their respective leaders' offices. Paula Nowakowski was named chief of staff in Boehner's leadership office, while John Lawrence became Pelosi's chief of staff last year after having worked for Miller. Sources said the two had a good working relationship on the committee.
While House Democrats were pondering whether Boehner's ascension would cool partisan tensions, their campaign committee wasted little time in attacking Boehner on ethics and suggesting that he was no different from previous leaders
"As The Who famously said: 'meet the new boss, same as the old boss," said Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) in a release. "American families will be no better represented by this new leadership than they were by the old."


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from Karisa Schlehr Dec 04, 2011 Category: R.C. SproulThe Holiness of God, Dr. Sproul's classic introduction to the majestic character of God, is now free on the Amazon Kindle store for a limited time. Keep Reading


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The repercussions of long-suppressed high-level government Cold War chicanery drive this virtually seamless debut action thriller. When Judith Lyles, a fearless young investigative journalist embroiled in divorce and child-custody proceedings, is assassinated by a radio-detonated car bomb, her four-year-old daughter is also a casualty of the cold-blooded plot. Lyles's husband, John Pavlak, a Vietnam hero and the athletic director at a nearby college in North Carolina, is on the FBI suspect list, which includes an outlaw biker gang and other targets of Lyles's journalistic probes. When Pavlak phones Judith's close friend Brigitte in Berlin to give her the sad news, Brigitte's sister Karin answers and tells him that Brigitte was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run. Curious about the unusual rash of recent calls from his wife to Brigitte, Pavlak eludes FBI surveillance and flies to Berlin, looking for answers and revenge. Pavlak's father—a former WWII German POW who became a forklift manufacturer—holds secrets of a Cold War fiasco that could shake the foundation of the already tainted, bureaucratic FBI. Aided by Karin, Pavlak is pursued by the CIA as well as by other nameless forces obviously intent on stopping him at all costs. The trail leads across Europe to the Greek isles, where Pavlak is inexplicably rescued by anonymous mercenaries. With more twists than an English maze, the trail leads back to North Carolina, where Pavlak and Karin find answers in an astonishing and satisfying denouement. Agent, Mildred Marmur. (Jan.)
Release date: 02/01/2002


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One Direction Boy Band
Meet One Direction: The Latest, Irresistible Boy Band
If you grew up in the '90s, boy bands were all the rage. *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and 98 Degrees posters adorned the walls of girls' bedrooms everywhere. We've grown up and taken the posters down, and it feels like it's been a while since a boy band received as much attention. But that's all about to change with the British boy band One Direction. The group has become the first British group to open at No. 1 in the US with its debut album Up All Night, which is quite an amazing feat for these five young guys who were contestants on the British X Factor. This news might make you feel just a bit out of touch with kids these days. We got you covered. Click through for bios of the guys and more band trivia — à la Tiger Beat! Do you spot the next JT?


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@[utkjamie] ... i use RTM, too and it works fine with google calendar. but how does this work with thunderbird? rtm opens a new calender ("other calendars") at google and i just treid to sync this with the XML, just then i just see the header as shown at google calenders (ToDos for xx day). At google i click on this header and get a fancy RTM popup with the task. Bot how to get this to thnderbird? any idea?
@[venik212] ... use this repository (source and bin):
worx fine
@[StooJ] ... i am also searching for a way to sync thunderbird with my palm. until now i only got to manage kOrganizer to sync with kpilot (on Kubuntu!!) i would apreciate an solution for that!!