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Frederick Law Olmsted, A Journey in the Back Country (New York: Mason Brothers, 1860), pp. 262–265.
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I stopped last night at the pleasantest house I have yet seen in the mountain; a framed house, painted white, with a log kitchen attached. The owner was a man of superior standing. I judged from the public documents and law books on his table, that he had either been in the Legislature of the State, or that he was a justice of the peace. There were also a good many other books and newspapers, chiefly of a religious character. He used, however, some singularly uncouth phrases common here. He had a store, and carried on farming and stock raising. After a conversation about his agriculture, I remarked that there were but few slaves in this part of the country. He wished that there were fewer. They were not profitable property here, I presumed. They were not, he said, except to raise for sale; but there were a good many people here who would not have them if they were profitable, and yet who were abundantly able to buy them. They were horrid things, he thought; he would not take one to keep it if it should be given to him. 'Twould be a great deal better for the country, he believed, if there was not a slave in it. He supposed it would not be right to take them away from those who had acquired property in them, without any remuneration, but he wished they could all be sent out of the country — sent to Liberia. That was what ought to be done with them. I said it was evident that where there were no slaves, other things being equal, there was greater prosperity than where slavery supplied the labor. He didn't care so much for that, he said; there was a greater objection to slavery than that, in his mind. He was afraid that there was many a man who had gone to the bad world, who wouldn't have gone there if he hadn't had any slaves. He had been down in the nigger counties a good deal, and he had seen how it worked on the white people. It made the rich people, who owned the niggers, passionate, and proud and ugly, and it made the poor people mean. "People that own niggers are always mad with them about something; half their time is spent swearing and yelling at them."
"I see you have 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' here," said I; "have you read it?"
"Oh, yes."
"And what do you think of it?"
"Think of it? I think well of it."
"Do most of the people here in the mountains think as you do about slavery?"
"Well, there's some thinks one way and some another, but there's hardly any one here that don't think slavery's a curse to our country, or who wouldn't be glad to be rid of it."
I asked what the people about here thought of the Nebraska Bill. He couldn't say what the majority thought. Would people moving from here to Nebraska now, be likely to vote for the admission of slavery there? He thought not; "most people would much rather live in a free State." He told me that he knew personally several persons who had gone to California, and taken slaves with them, who had not been able to bring them back. There were one or two cases where the negroes had been induced to return, and these instances had been made much of in the papers, as evidence that the slaves were contented.
"That's a great lie," he said; "they are not content, and nine tenths of 'em would do 'most anything to be free. It's only now and then that slaves, who are treated unusual kind, and made a great deal of, will choose to remain in slavery if freedom is put in their way." He knew one man (giving his name), who tried to bring two slaves back from California, and had got started with them when some white people suspecting it, went on board the ship and told him it was against the law to hold negroes as slaves in California, and his negroes shouldn't go back with him unless they were willing to. Then they went to the slaves and told them that they need not return, if they preferred to stay, and the slaves said they had wanted very much to go back to North Carolina, yet they would rather remain in California, if they could be free, and so they took them ashore. He had heard the slave owner himself relating this and cursing the man who interfered. He had told him that they did no more than Christians were obliged to do.
I overtook upon the road, to-day, three young men of the poorest class. Speaking of the price of land and the profit of farming, one of them said, believing me to be a southerner,
"We are all poor folks here; don't hardly make enough to keep us in liquor. Anybody can raise as much corn and hogs on the mountains as he'll want to live on, but there ain't no rich people here. Nobody's got any black ones — only three or four; no one's got fifty or a hundred, like as they have down in the East." "It would be better," interrupted another, somewhat fiercely, "there warn't any at all; that's my mind about it; they're no business here; they ought to be in their own country and take care of themselves, that's what I believe, and I don't care who hears it." But let the reader not be deceived by these expressions; they indicate simply the weakness and cowardice of the class represented by these men. It is not slavery they detest; it is simply the negro competition, and the monopoly of the opportunities to make money by negro owners, which they feel and but dimly comprehend.
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A justice of the peace was a local official who administered the law, tried minor court cases, and had the power to marry people.
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was an anti-slavery novel published in 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The novel brought many Americans, mainly in the North, to the abolitionist cause.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act, which had just been passed by Congress when Olmsted made his journey in 1854.
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California had been admitted to the Union as a free state in 1850.
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Feeling stinky, but don't like to spritz? An artist in Amsterdam is working on a pill that, when taken, would release perfume with your sweat.
Lucy McRae calls her invention Swallowable Parfum and says she's mainly trying to change the way people think, not the way they smell.
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The members of Generation X are no longer the melancholy slackers they once thought to be, but are actually a well-balanced and happy group, according to a new report.
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A university professor in Arizona has been banned from eight McDonald's restaurants in her area, after she found dangerous bacteria in the children's play area.
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When I was pregnant with my first child, there were a lot of things that I almost fell for. Like warmers for baby wipes. And diaper genies. I didn't realize a crib could be unnecessary for the first six months and the pacifier wouldn't change a thing about breastfeeding. And how much yogurt a family with one toddler would eat.
I learned and made better choices for baby number two, and by the time baby three showed up, I knew what we needed and what was ridiculous. Or so I thought.
As it turns out, over the last decade there have been some innovations. Like this weird swing thing that moves around rather than back and forth. I didn't bother buying it but the weird swing seemed much cooler than any swing we'd ever had and I was quite impressed with how many moms insisted I purchase it.
I did however discover the OXO grape cutter. I would've scoffed in the store but my friends at Stonyfield teamed up with OXO to give their bloggers of babies and toddlers some cool stuff.
And immediately my pediatrician husband grabbed the grape cutter.
I serve grapes and not the tips of fingers pretty much every day rather than that one time I have 30 minutes to slice choking hazards. Even my 6 year old prefers her grapes sliced much to my chagrin.
Speaking of my bigger kids, they definitely stole the fancy OXO water bottle, but the baby is not into straws beyond shaking them at me like I'm an off-beat tuba in the orchestra. The adults use it, too, since it's nice to have the straw slide back in allowing for no possibility of spills because let's face it, age doesn't preclude spillage.
We also use the plate and silverware often probably because the toddler wants to do everything the big kids do — including using a plate — although mostly the plate is a frisbee in which to feed the dog. But it is not broken so let's give credit where credit is due.
We liked the bib, but the baby has become The Hulk when we attempt to put on any bib so no one should take that personally, and as usual, the snack container was more like a human hand trap, but I've never met one that isn't so maybe it's me.
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I haven't noticed the bulls in the last two days, cevas. We have had strong south winds that have been howling. I prefer the bulls.
Thanks, Tex. We still have a fair ammount of color here.
At least it fell the right way! The color in the background trees is still beautiful. Thanks, JC.
It's kind of sad, isn't it? And now you have all the work of chopping (sawing) it up. Are the neighbour's bulls still making a racket or are they quiet now.
One good thing it didn't take the fence down too..
It'll be somebody's firewood now.
I took this picture on October 18th. For several days I said I needed to take a picture of it before it fell.


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Unfortunately, and with a great measure of embarrassment, I see fellow atheists expressing themselves and acting out that is almost as repulsive to me as when a religious person does it.You people need to express your opinions in a way I'm comfortable with or you're just as bad as theists! You disgust me! Hey, isn't that emotion too?
As a Six Sigma professional, it is completely unacceptable to inject emotion and your subjective prejudices or expectations into your project your DMAIC, or DFSS process.All you sons-a-bitches that have to deal with nutjob theists that would gleefully kill you if they could get away with it can just shut the hell up and act in a manner that pleases me, lest I deem you unworthy to be a member of my cause. Plus don't you dare offend anyone because (insert five or six random metaphors).
Because I tell you, just as with a hypothetical Six Sigma project, the backlash with blow up in your face. It has worked against religion, let's not have it work against us.Yeah! Let's all be dispassionate as possible! It worked for Al Gore!
Because I tell you, just as with a hypothetical Six Sigma project, the backlash with blow up in your face. It has worked against religion, let's not have it work against us.Nonsense. The backlash against religion came from many different places, none of which were "Not being logical enough". The two major ones being when they killed enough people that everyone started to take notice, and they decided they were going to force society to live by their idiot beliefs in an iron age God. I've yet to see an atheist pull the equivalent of either.
Let's up our behavior under the scrutiny of the scientific method, and confirm whether we're spreading the word and getting involved in a manner that DOES NOT BACKFIRE.This isn't what the scientific method is for. It's to increase our knowledge about the universe, not a moral code or a system for behavior. To claim otherwise is to turn it into a religion in its own right.
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Anthropologist Stephen Corry will be a keynote speaker at the University of Oregon School of Law's 2014 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, "Running Into Running Out," Feb. 27 through March 2 at the UO. Corry's presentation is co-sponsored by the UO Anthropology Department.
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In the middle of the New York City lie Central Park, an urban park which is the most filmed location in the world with over 40 million visitors per annum. Central park was established in 1857 on 778 acres of city-owned land which later went under renovation and re-design by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux.
This expansion was carried out till 1873 and the park was expanded to its current size of 843 acres. Central Park was given a National Historic Landmark status by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1962. Central park is currently managed by the Central Park Conservancy, a public-private partnership with the Municipal government.
Central Park is one of the most famous Tourist attractions of New York. It is so famous that its North, South and West borders are named after it (Central Park South is the name of the avenue along its south border). Only the East border – Fifth Avenue retains its name. The real estate valuation of Central Park was estimated to be about $528.8 billion in 2005.
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Mitchell Johnson set to strike terror into England
AUSTRALIA will put their faith in a rejuvenated Mitchell Johnson terrorising England when Ashes battle resumes this week at a ground they regard as a fortress.
And the man who will take the new ball with him believes Johnson's return to red-ball cricket can get the home side off to a flier at The Gabba, where they have not lost a Test match in 25 years.
Johnson was dropped for the Ashes this summer after losing control and confidence. But fellow seamer Ryan Harris insisted that from what he has seen of Johnson in the nets and in Sheffield Shield cricket, England had better batten down the hatches.
If history suggests the odds are against an England success in Brisbane, then Harris believes the figures clocked up by Johnson on the speed gun are every bit as daunting.
"Mitch is back to his best, and when he is you'd rather have him in your side than face him," said Harris. "He is moving the ball, and when the ball is coming at you at 150kph (93mph) no one likes it.
Mitch is back to his best, and when he is you'd rather have him in your side than face him
"If we can get Mitch cranked up, hopefully that means he can take a lot of wickets."
England ended their preparations with a win over a Cricket Australia Invitational XI in Sydney, stealing the match in the nick of time before a downpour.
But Aussie opening batsman Ed Cowan has doubts about England's line-up. While fulsome in his praise for batsmen Michael Carberry and Joe Root, Cowan insisted the third seamer's spot is a worry.
"Until Tim Bresnan comes back it will probably be the one issue that keeps popping up," he said.
"Sydney was a hard place to bowl pace, but I thought Steve Finn and Boyd Rankin bowled too short. If you are continually short at The Gabba, you'll get murdered.
Cowan added: "Boyd bowled beautifully with the old ball on Friday. That spell screamed 'Test bowler', but it was the only one in the game that really lived up to what they are looking for from him."


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Preliminary research from the Academy of Natural Sciences suggests hydraulic fracturing for natural gas can degrade nearby streams even without spills or accidents. "The researchers compared watersheds where there was no or little drilling to watersheds where there was a high density of drilling, and found significant changes," Sandy Bauers of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. "Water conductivity, an indicator of contamination by salts that are a component of drilling wastewater, was almost twice as high in streams with high-density drilling."
"Populations of salamanders and aquatic insects, animals sensitive to pollution, were 25 percent lower in streams with the most drilling activity," Bauers writes. The Academy is the nation's oldest natural-science research center and a leader in stream biology. Researchers noted "their study was not looking at drilling accidents or other irregularities, but whether -- and if so, at what point -- drilling posed a potential for harm," Bauers writes. The study has not been peer-reviewed or published in a journal.
"This suggests there is indeed a threshold at which drilling, regardless of how it is practiced, will have a significant impact on an ecosystem," David Velinsky, vice president of the academy's Patrick Center for Environmental Research, told Bauers. Travis Windle, a spokesman for the Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group, said the group "does not comment on preliminary, non-peer reviewed, unreleased 'studies' that we have not even had the opportunity to examine," and noted the presence of total dissolved solids in streams wasn't necessarily related to drilling. (Read more)
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The most damaging byproduct of Georgia's inability to move the ball on the ground Saturday against South Carolina was the regular third-and-long situations that made life rough on Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray.
Considering how often Murray and the Bulldogs faced third-and-8 or longer, it's no surprise that South Carolina's talented defensive line was able to harass Georgia's junior signal-caller throughout the game, leading to a 35-7 Gamecocks win.
"You've got to make those plays when you've got a chance and try to get them on their heels and we could not do that," Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said. "You can't ask anybody to just constantly on third down-and-long or second-and-long to protect. There's just too much pressure. We couldn't get the running game going tonight and it hurt us."
Georgia finished the night 7-for-16 on third down, and 10 of those plays came from third-and-8 situations or worse. Six of them -- including each of the last five -- were from third-and-11 or longer, and that's no way to move the ball consistently against a defense that includes Jadeveon Clowney and Devin Taylor storming off the edge.
"They did a great job defensively of putting us in that situation of having third-and-long and that's not really where you want to be," said Murray, who was 11-for-31 for 109 yards and an interception in one of the worst statistical performances of his career. "I don't know exactly what was going on. I know we had our shots. I know we weren't executing when we had them."
Georgia's vaunted rushing attack -- led by freshmen Todd Gurley, who came in as the SEC's top rusher, and Keith Marshall -- accounted for 18 yards on 17 carries in the first half as the Gamecocks built a 21-0 lead at intermission.
South Carolina defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward credited his players on the edge for hemming in Georgia's tailbacks on the outside runs that had been so effective this season, forcing them toward the middle.
"We made a conscious effort to not let them get on the outside," Ward said. "If you go back and watch them in every ballgame they played, they make their plays by getting on the perimeter. We had a conscious effort to keep them on the inside."
It wasn't just the runs by Gurley and Marshall that the Gamecocks stopped early in possessions, however. Bobo attempted a mixture of run and pass on first down and neither option was particularly effective.
Through five games, the Bulldogs led the FBS with an average of 9.6 yards per play on first down, while South Carolina was 13th nationally by allowing just 4.2 yards per play on first down. The Gamecocks did even better than that Saturday, however.
The Bulldogs snapped the ball 27 times in first-down situations and finished with 60 yards on those plays, including penalties -- good for an average of 2.2 yards per play.
By cutting back Georgia's productivity on first and second downs, South Carolina forced Georgia into third-down situations where it was obvious the Bulldogs' only valid option was to pass. And that's exactly what the Gamecocks wanted, allowing Clowney and company to attack Murray at full speed.
Clowney -- two tackles for loss, one sack -- led a defensive front that contributed 4.5 of South Carolina's six tackles for loss, two sacks and numerous quarterback hurries where they forced an antsy Murray to throw before he was ready.
In short, Ward's plan worked perfectly.
"You can't be in third-and-longs against a defense like that," Bobo said. "I've been saying all [night] that we were poor on first and second down, running and throwing. There were times we had guys open and we didn't hit them, times they were open and we dropped it, times we didn't protect against a four-man front. There wasn't a lot of blitzing tonight and we just did not execute. And you've got to give those guys credit."


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Updated 11/12/14. Picking at the skin, whether it is at blemishes or any other skin growth on the skin, is serious business. Some of the worst skin conditions I have seen have come from those that have been chronic skin pickers for years. I too, understand why people do this. I was always picking at my own blemishes (including my siblings when I was growing up) so when I found out that there was a profession where I could actually get paid to pick at people's skin, I said "sign me up!" And for 25+ years now, I have been a practicing esthetician. (Note: Even though I got my own skin picking under control years ago, giving extractions to my client's skin is still my favorite part of the treatment.) So if you're a skin picker, how can you break this habit? Here are five helpful tips.
1. Understand the psychological reason for why you pick at your skin. If you pick at your blemishes, chances are you do this simply to make a blemish go away faster. Picking at a blemish creating a bleeding, oozing scab which then leads to a post-breakout dark scar that lingers for months will always be far more noticeable than leaving it alone and letting it heal naturally. This is a fact. If this is the kind of picker you are, you must read my step-by-step instructions for what to do the moment a blemish appears to get it to go away fast with minimal scarring. If you are someone who picks at your skin compulsively due to a possible nervous habit and you just can't help yourself, you may have a condition called Dermatillomania which can lead to severe skin scarring. I suggest you consult with a physician or holistic professional to find ways to get this under control. It's not often that I've seen clients who had this, but when I do, I can spot them a mile away.
2. Keep your hands busy. The No Picking! Twisty Toy was featured on The Today Show and is a fun twisty, twirly gadget that helps to keep your hands busy and off your face. This is ideal to use when driving in your car, at your desk, or anytime you feel the need to touch your face or pick. (Even if you are not a picker, this fun toy is a great stress-reliever as well.) Shop here.
3. Sign the No Picking Contract. When setting a goal and putting your mind to something, we all can use some accountability, so I created this free downloadable contract that you can sign and commit to keeping your hands off your face so you can be on your way to clearer, scar-free skin. Show it to your spouse or a friend and tape it on your bathroom mirror so you can keep it top of mind as well as someone to keep you accountable.
4. Put alarm reminders on your phone. We all love technology to make our lives easier, so why not use your phone to help remind you to keep your hands off your face? What time of day are you most tempted to pick at your skin? In the bathroom mirror in the morning or at night? Driving in the car? Set reminders like "I want clear skin and I will stop picking!" or "Don't do it. I will regret it!" Whatever works for you, program it into your phone.
5. Lean on a friend for support. Don't go it alone. Ask a trusted friend or family member to help keep you accountable. When you're in a moment of weakness, call or text a friend to help you stay strong. Being accountable to someone else will always help anyone succeed in breaking a bad habit.
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You're in a habit of picking at your skin and habits take time to break. Willpower along with keeping your eye on the prize (clearer, scar-free skin) is what it takes to overcome this. Once you start to see the improvement in your skin, this should give you the strength and encouragement to keep going so this bad habit will be behind you. I know you can do this!
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Butchers of Sky Valley
The VeeVees
Cameo Gallery
93 N. 6th St.
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
This event is 21 and over
Underneath gusts of heavy distortion and murmurs of bombastic blues, the New York outfit unlocks psychedelic soul. Their self-titled 2013 debut for Heeled & Heavy Records, out on November 5, 2013, weaves a mystery worth pondering.
That mystery also happened to be six years in the making. In 2007, singer Mike Mokotow and the band's former guitarist John Cosenza began writing songs together on a whim. As their creative partnership progressed, life's ebb and flow immensely impacted their compositions. Both gentlemen married, while Cosenza enjoyed the birth of his first child and endured the loss of his father during those formative years (which Mokotow had also experienced in his own life a decade prior to the band's formation). The songs reflected shards of those moments in a sonic pastiche.
"So much happened over these past few years that it was hard not to pour ourselves into the music entirely," admits Mokotow. "There were a ton of changes. We faced both life and death. The album documents all of that, and it's a release. We wanted to make a cohesive piece. Now, it feels like a book from beginning to end."
That "book" is set to one hell of a soundtrack. Rousing guitars give way to the vocalist's hypnotic crooning, while drums stomp below. The frontman describes the group's sound best. He laughs, "One night after a couple of beers when asked about our sound I said, 'If early ZZ Top bitch-slapped The Black Keys while Queens of the Stone Age was on the radio, that would be Butchers of Sky Valley.'"
Certainly, those influences receive a nod, but the boys really elevate themselves into a league of their own on tracks like the first single "Hold On Heartbreak". A roaring riff rises as a hazy hook seeps into focus. "I wanted something more universal with a simple groove," he says. "I hummed out the guitar parts, and we recorded that one live. Lyrically, it's like saying goodbye to an old friend. It's a send-off song."
Elsewhere on the album, "Pony Up" channels Black Sabbath with its brash full throttle riffage, while "Get Loose" shakes out enough Delta swagger to flood the Mississippi with a mind-numbing solo and the proclamation—"Let's get the blues!" Opener "Black Magic" casts its spell through ominous six-string fireworks and ethereal chanting. "I was in Berlin and had all of these crazy dreams and night terrors," the singer recalls. "When I got home, these lyrics came together. It's that idea of 'Black Magic' and unknowns, of being vulnerable to your subconscious."
There's a sense of intrigue inherent within Butchers of Sky Valley, from the band's name to the album's lyrical content. While Mokotow hints that the band name partly derives from the Kyuss classic Welcome to Sky Valley, it's a name that leaves you pondering the meaning behind it, just like the writing on the album. The cinematic lyrics conjure up vivid imagery delivered with depth and immediacy, leaving the listener with the urge to continue exploring through their message tinged with a seductive purpose, like this line from "Mayday Revival": "hail your cursed unholy war / leave the gentlemen at the door / wake the anchors from their graves / there's a many souls to save".
2012 saw Mokotow and Cosenza finish recording as they formed the final lineup for the band with the addition of guitarist Tim Brummer, bassist Jeff Knaster, and drummer Davis Rowan. Cosenza is now a studio partner. Now Butchers of Sky Valley are ready to really blast off. "I want people to walk away from this with curiosity," concludes Mokotow. "You can hopefully approach this record no matter what mood you're in. We're all dreamers, so let's get acquainted."
- Rick Florino
There was a time when rock and roll wasn't just another musical genre, it was an attitude. A way to give voice to the voiceless in times of despair, passion, heartbreak, and rage. It was the limbo that guttural sex and violent drug abuse danced in through a reckless journey to a loud decay. It was a beautiful bomb.
As Dylan would say, "the times they are a-changin'". And although it's not likely the world will ever see another Hendrix or Zeppelin, there are still those who believe in the dark glory days of rock.
Yearning for those dog-days is The VeeVees. This two man rock band from Brooklyn has little concern for anything other than creating raw, truthful, visceral music. Frontman Garrett Cillo first met powerhouse drummer, Andrea Belfiore, at an underground masquerade on Halloween night in New York City's Chinatown, circa 2011.
Cillo, being an avid songwriter, was immediately drawn to Andrea's incredible adaptability with any composition thrown his way. The duo hammered on, quickly garnering an exciting ten song set. From that set, the band pushed for their debut EP, hooking up with versatile Producer/Engineer Ben Rice of Degraw Studios. The VeeVees along with Mr. Rice arose from the studio with a strong debut aptly titled, "Tell Me It's Electric".
The sound of the EP emulates a grooving, infectious and heavy nature, setting an exhilarated mood. It's one you can turn on late at night in the confines of your own bed to visualize and replay your own personal fantasies. This original soundtrack seems to be the mere kickoff to a long, prosperous journey among The VeeVees' rocking vessel. If "Tell Me It's Electric" is any indication of what's to come for these vicious Brooklynites, then hold on to your sanity and keep your arms and legs inside the coaster at all times.


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Estimating wealth effects without expenditure data - or tears : with an application to educational enrollments in states of India
This paper has an empirical and overtly methodological goal. The authors propose and defend a method for estimating the effect of household economic status on educational outcomes without direct survey information on income or expenditures. They construct an index based on indicators of household assets, solving the vexing problem of choosing the appropriate weights by allowing them to be determined by the statistical procedure of principal components. While the data for India cannot be used to compare alternative approaches they use data from Indonesia, Nepal, and Pakistan which have both expenditures and asset variables for the same households. With these data the authors show that not only is there a correspondence between a classification of households based on the asset index and consumption expenditures but also that the evidence is consistent with the asset index being a better proxy for predicting enrollments--apparently less subject to measurement error for this purpose--than consumption expenditures. The relationship between household wealth and educational enrollment of children can be estimated without expenditure data. A method for doing so - which uses an index based on household asset ownership indicators- is proposed and defended in this paper. In India, children from the wealthiest households are over 30 percentage points more likely to be in school than those from the poorest households.
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CNS – As an investigation continued into the death of a middle school girl whose body was wrapped in a rug and dumped in a ditch east of Palmdale, the victim's family tearfully pleaded today for anyone with information to come forward. The body of 13-year-old Stevona Campbell of Palmdale was discovered around 6:45 a.m. May 12 on Avenue P, between 40th Street East and 50th Street East, said Ed Hernandez of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau. Her death has been ruled a homicide, but the cause of death has yet to be determined, said Lt. John Kadas of the coroner's office.
"An autopsy has been performed, but the results aren't back yet," Kadas said, adding he did not know when they would be available.
Stevona was last seen Sunday night, May 11 when she attended a large Mother's Day party at her family's apartment in east Palmdale. She left the party around 7 p.m.—disobeying her mother's orders to stay home—and never returned, family members told the Los Angeles Times.
"I love you from the depths of my heart," the victim's mother, Pamela Brown, told ABC7 through tears.
"I called the kids in about 8 o'clock and she was gone already," Brown said.
"She left before and she came back at 3 o'clock in the morning, but she never just stayed gone. So I knew that my child was dead. I knew this. I felt it in my heart."
Brown told the station she believes her daughter left home to be with several boys who may have had something to do with her death.
"She was comfortable with them, whoever they were, and they took advantage of my daughter," she said.
A farm worker discovered Stevona's body wrapped in a rug in a ditch beside an onion field east of Palmdale, about a mile away from a shopping center under construction. Family members described the victim as a popular student at Cactus Middle School in east Palmdale.
"She was full of energy, a regular 13-year-old … the center of attention," Stevona's cousin, Lacreasia Chambers, told the Times. "She didn't deserve this." The girl's sister, Joesette Brown, told Channel 7 she wanted her sibling back.
"I wish we would've been closer, but I love her and I miss her," sister Joesette Brown told the broadcast station.
Anyone with information about the case was urged to call the sheriff's department at (323) 890-5500. A car wash was held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Cactus Middle School, to raise money for funeral expenses.


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Robin Thicke's YouTube video was banned by YouTube.
Thicke's new video for "Blurred Lines" had been banned for violating YouTube's nudity policy.
The video features nude models surrounding Thicke and rappers T.I. and Pharrell. It has received more than a million views since its release a week ago.
Although YouTube has banned the video, music video website, Vevo, continues to play it.
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Visit the Swan City in Your Grande Prairie Rental Car
Grand Prairie is situated in Northwest Alberta, at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 40, about 283 miles northwest of the capital city of Edmonton. Stop in with your Grande Prairie rental car and see the local sights!
Bowes Family Crystal Centre
Located at 10017 99 Ave., The Bowes Family Crystal Centre is two attractions in one! The Centre is home to the Bowes Family Crystal Gardens and the Canada Games Arena. Every year, a variety of events from concerts to trade shows, sporting events to children's shows, are held here. The Centre has even been credited with rejuvenating Grande Prairie's downtown scene.
Grande Prairie Museum and Heritage Village
If you're driving through in your Thrifty rental car, take a moment to visit the Grande Prairie Museum and Heritage Village. Both are set in the picturesque Muskoseepi Park and depict the history of the region. Open year round, the museum was officially opened in 1971 and features exhibits on the pioneers who homesteaded Grande Prairie, coming over the long and short trails to establish the early foundation and develop business in the Peace Region. Boasting a collection of 55,000 artifacts, the museum offers visitors a look at five main themes: Paleontology, Archaeology, Natural History, Human History and Curios and Collections.
The Reel Shorts Film Festival
Independent film lovers will enjoy The Reel Shorts Film Festival, held in Grande Prairie in early May. The event is a five-day international festival of short films, shown at Grande Prairie Live Theater's Second Street Theater. The festival showcases filmmakers from around the world, across Canada, and in the Peace Region of Canada. The Reel Shorts Film Festival is a five-day international festival of short films in Grande Prairie that takes place at Grande Prairie Live Theatre's Second Street Theatre in early May. Enjoy the festival in your Grand Prairie rental car this year!


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The director of TennCare is responding to federal criticism, saying the agency will make some changes.
Director Darin Gordon outlined the changes Monday.
TennCare will now:
- Allow hospitals to temporarily enroll pregnant women in Medicaid.
- Take actions to keep newborns and children who qualify for health coverage from falling through the cracks.
- Hire a consulting firm to analyze problems with its behind-schedule computer system that cost nearly $36 million.
But,TennCare will not provide face-to-face help for people trying to apply for coverage through the state Medicaid system. It will keep sending people to the federal Health Insurance Marketplace.
The federal director of Medicaid programs had given TennCare 10 business days to respond to concerns in a June 27th letter. In that letter she said TennCare had failed to provide services required by federal law.


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The final score was ugly, and the turnovers were numerous, but the Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers girls basketball showed signs of progress.
Opening the season at home against Delta on Dec. 2, the Panthers looked better than they did much of last year, falling 47-19 to a team that had finished 19-5.
Looking to slow down the pace in the first half, the Panthers defense held tough in the early going as Delta players repeatedly failed to convert shots.
"Starting out, we knew it was going to be ugly in how we had to do it," said Panthers' head coach John McHenry. "Defensively, we had some mental lapses right before the half."
Trailing 25-12 to begin the third quarter, the Panthers nearly scored on open three-point shot attempts by Yannabah Bayless and Abriana Conklin before allowing a long Delta run that brought the score to 35-14 at the end of the third quarter.
Keying the Delta run were several unimpeded fast-break baskets and several easy put-backs after offensive rebounds.
"The box-out and the transition have to be our key improvements," McHenry said. "We need to stop the runaway breakaways because that will deflate us."
Turnovers haunted the Panthers in the fourth quarter, but several rebounds by junior Abby Chupp led to easy buckets as the Panthers scored 5 points in the quarter in route to a 47-19 loss.
"I felt like we did well," said Conklin. "Considering how young we are and how inexperienced we are, we did pretty awesome."
Next up for the Panthers will the Shiprock Tournament, on Dec. 5-7.
"They're coming along," said McHenry of his young team. "We are making improvement after improvement. I keep using the cliché that this is not a sprint, but a marathon. Our rewards will come."


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Does anyone out there know anything about the cancer vaccine they are working on for head and neck cancer? I would appreciated any infor you can give me. Thank you. MA
Apr 18, 2003 - 5:06 pm
I think the information that you are reffering to is in relationship to cervical cancer. The reason that this is such big news in the oral cancer community is that many of those that have oral cancers but were never tobacco users ( the primary risk factor) have a cancer causing virus HPV 16/18 which causes 95% of all cervical cancers in women. A vaccine that relates to cervical cancers may then have applications for oral SCC's as well. The news article on this can be seen at http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/news/story.asp?newsId=15
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Johns hopkins and baylor university are in phase one trails of a nasopharyngeal cancer vaccine


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A few years ago the PR industry worked out that the media loves research stories and the survey industry was born. Since then, the '8 out of cats' style story has become a mainstay of the media landscape. And despite some editors tiring of it, there's no sign of it letting up.
The problem is that most of the time the survey has absolutely nothing to do with the brand, so the company that commissions it is instantly forgettable. Today's piece on Mashable (and other sites) is a case in point. Apparently 10% of teenagers think it's ok to text while having sex. To be fair, there are a load of other findings to this survey, but not surprisingly, it's the sex that grabs the headlines.
Of course, when you dig a little deeper, you see that out of the 1,000 people that took part in the survey, around 18.5% of adults (in the UK, at least – the survey was US based) are aged 16-29. So you can assume that less than nineteen under-25 year old respondents said it was ok to text and have sex. Hardly rock solid data, but then, as long as the story fits, everybody's happy.
One question remains though: of those who read the story in the Metro and other outlets, how many can remember the company behind it, five seconds after reading it?


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6. Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson, Nelly, P. Diddy, Kid Rock - Super Bowl XXXVIII (2004)
Janet Jackson's Super Bowl performance is, alas, mostly remembered today for her "wardrobe malfunction" alongside Justin Timberlake. That alone made it one of the most talked-about halftime shows ever – leading to a five-second TV delay for all future performances, not to mention a protracted legal battle over FCC censorship that lasted until 2012. And, oh yeah, Nelly, Diddy, Jessica Simpson and Kid Rock also performed at that show. But really, who remembers those minor details?


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A number of years ago, Swindon borough council and NHS Swindon faced a problem familiar to many authorities. There were high rates of teenage pregnancies, a high number of young people not in education, training or employment, and low numbers of young people with good GCSEs.
A new approach to integrated working was launched that saw health sector staff seconded to the council's social work teams as part of a formal partnership agreement between NHS Swindon and the council.
Despite significant efforts and improvements in reducing teenage conception rates and more young people in education and training, intervention was having less effect on the most vulnerable families in the area.
The message coming back from many families was clear. They wanted a different life, but felt stuck and unable to make the changes in their lives that they wanted to make. They dealt with various professionals from different departments and were often asked to explain their situation from the beginning each time.
We knew a different approach was needed to tackle often deep-seated issues in a way that delivered real change for families. The key aim was to improve all aspects of the families' lives, with the families themselves involved in the decision-making process. We embarked on a partnership with Participle to develop the Life Project, a particular way of working with families. Since 2009, this project has worked intensively with 18 families focusing on building relationships and supporting families in making changes for themselves.
The results from professionals working more closely together have been positive, with adults getting back into work or training, children getting back into school, and children coming off a child protection plan.
We are now at a stage in Swindon where we want to use the learning from the work of integrated teams, social workers and the Life Project team to replicate this success on a far wider scale. But there have been challenges to overcome to get to this point.
Our integrated children's services teams were located in four different buildings across Swindon, and there were different databases in use across teams. This meant that if a health worker was looking at a child's file, they wouldn't even know who that child's social worker was without ringing the relevant team. It also meant that information was being duplicated.
The council installed a computer system provided by Capita One that enabled all staff working with children across the four integrated teams to view and add to a single record. This gave a holistic view of the child's situation and allowed us to measure the impact we were having on families.
In order to reach the most vulnerable families we wanted to be more proactive and offer support earlier.
We started using the system to identify all the different risk factors that we record, such as children with referrals to social care, those receiving free school meals, or those underachieving in school.
We identified 400 families with children who had eight or more risk factors, indicating a potential high level of vulnerability. The most valuable piece of information we uncovered was that 135 of these families did not have a lead professional allocated to them.
As a result of the feedback we'd had in the past, we wanted families to have direct contact with fewer professionals. This required an integrated team working behind the scenes to meet their often complex needs.
Conversations with parents can be incredibly honest and challenging but our teams are working together to ensure families get the help they need.
We have already seen the impact of a more integrated approach on children's achievement and attendance in school and how it has helped strengthen family relationships.
Our aim now is to deliver appropriate support to all 370 families we've identified as at greatest risk, including those families classed as "troubled" under the national government initiative, and improve more lives.
Councillor Roderick Bluh is leader of Swindon borough council
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Pharmacists dispense drugs and medicines prescribed by physicians and dentists, advise on the use and proper dosage of prescription and nonprescription medicines, and work in research and marketing positions. Many pharmacists own their own businesses.
The majority of pharmacists work in community pharmacies (drugstores). These range from one-person operations to large retail establishments employing a staff of pharmacists.
Hospitals and clinics employ pharmacists to dispense drugs and medication to patients, advise the medical staff on the selection and effects of drugs, buy medical supplies, and prepare sterile solutions. In some hospitals, pharmacists also teach nursing classes.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers employ pharmacists in research and development and in sales positions. Drug wholesalers also employ them as sales and technical representatives.
The federal government employs pharmacists in hospitals and clinics of the Veterans Administration and the U.S. Public Health Service; in the Department of Defense; the Food and Drug Administration; the Department of Health, Education and Welfare; and in the Drug Enforcement Administration. State and local health agencies also employ pharmacists.
Many community and hospital pharmacists also do consulting work for nursing homes and other health facilities that do not employ a full-time pharmacist.
Places of Employment and Working Conditions
Just about every community has a drugstore employing at least one pharmacist. Most job opportunities, however, are in larger cities and densely populated metropolitan areas. National drugstore chains, such as CVS Pharmacy, are huge employers of pharmacists.
Pharmacists average about a 44-hour workweek; those who also do consulting work, on average, an additional 15 hours a week. Pharmacists in community pharmacies work longer hours—including evenings and weekends—than those employed by hospitals and other health care institutions, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and drug wholesalers. Some community and hospital pharmacies are open around-the-clock; pharmacists employed by them may have to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
Qualifications, Education, and Training
Prospective pharmacists need an interest in medicine and should have orderliness and accuracy, business ability, honesty and integrity.
Biology and chemistry courses along with some business courses should be taken in high school.
At least five years of study beyond high school are necessary to earn a degree in pharmacy. A few colleges admit pharmacy students immediately following high school, but most require one or two years of pre-pharmacy college study in mathematics, basic sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
Seventy-four colleges of pharmacy are accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education. Most of these schools award a bachelor of science (B.S.) or a bachelor of pharmacy (B.Pharm) degree upon completion of the required course of study. About one-third of the schools also offer an advanced degree program leading to a doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. A few schools offer only the Pharm.D. degree.
A Pharm.D. degree or a master's or Ph.D. degree in pharmacy or a related field is usually required for research, teaching, and administrative positions.
Pharmacists are usually required to serve an internship under the supervision of a registered pharmacist before they can obtain a license to practice. All states require a license and an applicant must usually have: 1) graduated from an accredited pharmacy college; 2) passed a state board of examination; and 3) had a specified amount of practical experience or internship. Many pharmacists are licensed to practice in more than one state, and most states will grant a license without examination to a qualified pharmacist licensed by another state.
Potential and Advancement
Many pharmacists in salaried positions advance by opening their own community pharmacies. Those employed by chain drugstores may advance to management positions or executive-level jobs within the company. Hospital pharmacists may advance to director of pharmacy service or to other administrative positions.
Pharmacists employed by the pharmaceutical industry have the widest latitude of advancement possibilities because they can advance in management, sales, research, quality control, advertising, production, or packaging. There will be fewer job opportunities, however, with manufacturers than in other areas of pharmacy.
Additional Sources of Information
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 1727 King Street Alexandria, VA 22314
- American Society of Hospital Pharmacists 7272 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
- National Association of Boards of Pharmacy 1600 Feehanville Dr Mount Prospect, IL 60056


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That's cool chookies!
I agree with Graci Chooks, I don't even go in the underground tube in London anymore.....Claustraphobic! Nice puzzles though.
So beautiful chookies but no way I would sleep there!
So cool. I've always dreamed of living underground, Think it would be really neat. Thanks
Elegant!!! I want to be there!!!!
Looks like a great place ...
Very nice...I could easily spend some time underground in a room like this....grew up in Adelaide but never did get to Coober Pedy....
Looks like a nice place to stay. Sure cuts down on air conditioning. Thank you chookies.
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Sequester: Stupid is as stupid does
In response to "Sequester shows D.C.'s cluelessness" (Editorial, Feb. 19): Politicians said that spending cuts in the "sequester" would be so poisonous and downright stupid that even the U.S. Congress would come up with something better. Well, it looks like the politicians underestimated their own collective stupidity. Now the entire U.S. will suffer because our Congress is too obstinate to compromise.
Let this be a lesson to those of us who actually vote. If we elect a really stupid Congress, then we all suffer with a stupid outcome. And yes, stupid is the best description. – Richard Caldwell, Bonita
Working through the VA maze
Your article on vets being unaware of free VA care (Feb. 17) was very informative. Every veteran meeting another veteran should ask them if they have made contact with [Veterans Affairs] and encourage them to start the claims process if they have not done so.
It would be a good idea to explain to the veteran that there are really two parts to the VA. The first part will be at the office you submit your claim for benefits to. Their job seems to be to reject all claims the first time they are submitted. The thinking is that most people won't appeal the ruling or you will die before they actually handle your appeal.
If you are determined and fight through the administrative maze you will be admitted to the second part of the VA system. The second part is staffed by the professionals that actually provide care to the vets. These professionals provide the highest level of care possible.
I am a disabled vet, and the care I have received from the doctors and technicians at the VA in San Diego and Chula Vista is equal to or better than the care I have received with traditional health care providers. – Ray Bender, Mission Beach
Types of guns should be limited
In response to "One street, three views on guns" (SD In Depth, Feb. 10): I found it interesting that the person you interviewed on the pro-gun side of the issue owns the types of guns that no one is trying to ban. All of the guns he owns are the type that would still be completely legal.
He is right, there are responsible gun owners out there who do it for entertainment, and there are no laws being enacted that would stop them from doing that. But does anyone really need an assault rifle or a magazine that fires hundreds of bullets without reloading? These military type assault weapons are good for one thing only – killing. They are needed for our military, but should the ordinary citizen be able to own them?
I did take offense at one thing your pro-gun guy said. He didn't blame the shooter at the Santana school because he had been bullied. Everyone is bullied at some point in high school; it is part of the high school experience. These are kids, and yes, bullying is wrong. But it doesn't give someone the right to take a gun and shoot someone.
At least if there are limits on the types of guns people can get their hands on, it may limit the deaths. The pro-gun people need to understand that no one is coming to take all their guns away. That is not the issue. – Laura Lusk, Chula Vista
Why were family's guns confiscated?
In response to "Boy's family sorry for threat" (Local, Feb. 12): For the last couple of days I have read about the 12-year-old, the email he sent and the response from the school and authorities. I was glad to see that it was not dismissed or blown off by the school and authorities acted quickly in this case.
But I have a real problem on what the authorities did in response to the parents' guns. You and the articles clearly state that when they (sheriff's deputies) went to the parents' house, the guns were all clearly locked up in a safe that the child DID NOT have access to. That being said, why were the parents' guns then confiscated and under what authority? Guns – locked up in a safe/vault, child has NO access – why were they then confiscated and when will they be returned? If there was a justification for taking them away, what was/is it since nothing has been stated about that aspect.
Please don't take me wrong here. It was right, quick and reasonable that the school and police took the actions they did up to the point of ensuring the child had no guns and didn't have access to any there. However at that point, once it was determined that they were in fact locked up in a safe/vault, the child didn't have combo/access and the child had none physically, then it seems that should have been the end of that part of the issue and not been confiscated as they had done. What is the legal justification here? They are not part of an ongoing investigation as evidence or such. – Michael Rogers, Imperial Beach


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I'm a bit puzzled at blurb excerpts from a few reviewers on 2004's Strike Date, with some poor dope suggesting it evoked Daydream Nation and another suggesting they sounded like early GBV demos as if they were sung by Mac from Superchunk. Yeah, maybe -- but that hypothetical material would still probably be better than Strike Date. My review of Strike Date is crass and mean-spirited, but I was left feeling sort of empty. Listening to this new material has made me feel a little guilty, but not that guilty.
With Collusion, the band's at least managed to bring more confidence and a little added sonic texture (horns, recorders, and tape noise) to the table. Take away my own, particular, distaste and I suppose there's a certain level of competency to this very familiar-sounding indie-pop mopefest. While they lack the full-tilt punk energy of, say, Cap'n Jazz, there's a similar melodic sense and scruffy charm at work. Yet the group's washed-out, maudlin-but-wistful sound has been done INFINITELY better by Cap'n, Lync, and others.
The band's got the advantage of not simply cashing in on one of the lucrative modern rock sounds in vogue at the moment. Some folks are no doubt nostalgic for this early-nineties-cheapie-bedroom-pop kind of stuff. Also, since there's some who may read this who haven't been exposed to these sorts of sounds, it should be stated that these songs embody a certain kind of charm. They're catchy and unassuming little diversions. It's pretty mild and occasionally sloppy (beyond the artful), but if the change from the last EP is any indication, they could have a fairly solid release somewhere in the future.
Opener, "Subtle Believers" is probably the most notable and is without a doubt infectious. Luckily, it's infectious in a way that doesn't leave red blotches on your arm. It's warm and nostalgic fuzz pumpee for a moment. "Tour the Shit..." is a sound, spacey interlude. Sometimes a phased-out interlude can serve to heighten the accompanying songs (EP - "Meeting in the Aisle" LP - "On The Run"). Instead, the rest of this plays like Perry Ferrell's imaginary little brother inna coydog repose. Not that there isn't a time for that. Lovers of shambolic lovefrump fuzzpop (I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE!!!) please take note.
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Night Caster is a third-person, single-player, action-adventure game for the Xbox, developed by VR1 Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios.Arran is a novice wizard who got more than he bargained for. He woke up to find that the world is devastated by darkness and the legions of monsters under the reign of the evil Nightcaster spreading terror over the populace. Arran must stop him, and as he ages in his quest, his spells become stronger, more effective and more expansive.In December 2002, the sequel, Night Caster II: Equinox, was released, with two-player compatibility.Needs Wiki Magic Love.


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A Comprehensive Guide to Tactical ideas - Learn How to Win Material and Storm the Enemy Position!
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Fundamental Chess Tactics
Discover the Secrets of How to Win Chess Games
This book teaches basic tactical ideas such as the fork, pin, and discovered attack, and introduces general ideas such as elimination, immobilization and compulsion. A basic knowledge of simple tactics will enable a novice to start winning games, by giving checkmate or capturing material. As the player progresses, his tactical arsenal will broaden, and he will start to play sacrifices and combinations, and develop a deeper understanding of the game. Players who fail to study tactics systematically tend to suffer from tactical blind-spots that plague them throughout their playing career, and thus they fail to realize their full potential.
Learn Chess Tactics
Test and Improve your Over-the-Board Decision Making
Most chess puzzle books put you in an artificial situation: you are told a combination exists, what the theme is and what you are required to achieve. This one is different. In a real game, a player may sometimes need to find a combination. On the other hand he may have to reject a tactical idea and simply find a good positional move. His task is to find the right move, whatever it may be.
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The Gambit Book of Instructive Chess Puzzles
Solve the Puzzles and Measure Your Skill!
For all chess-players, from beginners to world champions, from kids to seniors, delivering checkmate is the greatest thrill the game has to offer. The ability to spot checkmates is a vital skill - and this easy-to-use book shows you how it is done. With the help of Grandmaster John Nunn, you will be ready to shock your next opponent with a deadly checkmate, whether in a school match, a club tournament - or even a championship game!
1001 Deadly Checkmates
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A miniature is a decisive game, won in 25 moves or fewer. In this book, the author has selected 53 of the most instructive miniatures games of all times, featuring brilliant tactics, attacks on the king, and even a few outrageous king-hunts. In many, the winner had to overcome cunning defensive ploys and inventive counterattacks.
Instructive Chess Miniatures
New Insight - Deep Understanding - Helpful Guidelines
Endgames with rooks and pawns are the most frequently occurring in chess, arising in about 1 game in 10. If you learn an important technique in this endgame, chances are you will end up using it sooner or later. And there are a great many methods and concepts that can be mastered with a little effort. This book highlights the key themes in rook endings, and at each turn invites the reader to test his knowledge and skills with abundant exercises.
Understanding Rook Endgames
A Complete Study of Mating Patterns, Mechanisms and Combinations
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Fundamental Checkmates
The Definitive Work on Practical Endgame Tactics
In this major two-volume work, renowned endgame theoretician John Nunn teaches the skills that are most important to success in practical endgames. Going beyond standard texts, Dr Nunn shows how to apply knowledge of standard endgames to find the right methods in tricky real-life practical situations - even when they differ greatly from the idealized forms given by traditional endgame manuals.
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The Definitive Work on Practical Endgame Tactics
In this major two-volume work, renowned endgame theoretician John Nunn teaches the skills that are most important to success in practical endgames.Going beyond standard texts, Dr Nunn shows how to apply knowledge of standard endgames to find the right methods in tricky real-life practical situations - even when they differ greatly from the idealized forms given by traditional endgame manuals.
Nunn's Chess Endings - VOLUME 2
Featuring the 100 Most Important Endgame Ideas
One of the world's foremost chess writers provides everything you need to know about chess endgames!Assuming no specialized endgame knowledge, John Nunn presents 100 key endgame concepts, and explains how they are used to win games or save difficult positions. He covers all the main types of endgames and typical thinking methods, and so equips readers with all the skills needed to excel in this vital phase of the game up to good club level and beyond.
Understanding Chess Endgames
Featuring the 100 Most Important Middlegame Ideas
Following on from his successful Understanding Chess Endgames, John Nunn turns his attention to the middlegame - the phase of the chess battle where most games are decided, yet the one that has received the least systematic treatment from chess writers. With the outstanding clarity for which he is famous, Nunn breaks down complex problems into bite-sized pieces.
Understanding Chess Middlegames
100 Puzzles to Torment Your Brain Cells
This chess puzzle super-challenge contains 100 fun positions to solve, ranging from encouragingly easy to mind-numbingly hard.
Chess Puzzles for Kids
Featuring 50 Smart Strategies
So you have learned how to play chess, studied tactics and know some basic endgames and openings. What's next? The glue that binds it all together is strategy. By forming a good plan, chess-players seize strong points on the board and target the opponent's weaknesses. The author explains how to identify the right strategy in a wide range of typical situations. With his guidance, you will soon be finding good plans on your own – and then it will be time to demonstrate your tactical mastery!
Chess Strategy for Kids
A Simple Guide to Chess for Absolute Beginners
Assuming no previous knowledge of the game, Grandmaster Paul van der Sterren teaches you how to play and draws you into the fascinating world of modern chess. This carefully crafted chess course is divided into true lessons, each building on what has been learned in the previous ones. Before moving on from a topic, you have the chance to test that you have fully understood it with the help of thoughtfully graded exercises.
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Featuring 50 Mighty Opening Systems
For chess-players of all ages and abilities, it is vital to get off to a good start. This simple guide provides all the tips and ideas needed to play purposefully from move one. That's because these 50 Mighty Openings are the very ones used by chess masters and grandmasters to outwit opponents time and again. This book teaches the names and starting moves of all the main chess openings, and explains the basic ideas.
Chess Openings for Kids
50 Tricky Tactics to Outwit Your Opponent
Chess enthusiasts of all ages and levels will find this book an instructive delight. In a simple, easy-to-understand format it explains how to bamboozle your chess opponents using commonly occurring tactical motifs. The illustrative positions, all taken from real games, show the 50 Tricky Tactics that experienced chess masters use to win their games. Recognizing frequently-occurring tactical ideas is vital to success in chess. One of the fastest and most enjoyable ways to improve at chess is by learning these thematic manoeuvres. Beginners will benefit from the clear explanation of basic concepts, such as how to utilise a fork, pin, or skewer. Advanced players will delight in the many devious middlegame tricks - some classified here for the first time - which can catch out even grandmasters.
Chess Tactics for Kids
How to Play and Win at Chess: Openings, Endgames, Tactics and Strategy
This book is a comprehensive manual for those new to chess, which explains with great clarity the basics of the game. Using innovative methods, Gude ensures that readers quickly grasp each key concept before building on it by introducing new ideas.
A Complete Chess Course
A Complete Chess Education Based on the Games of World Champion Lasker
Grandmaster John Nunn provides a complete chess education, covering decision-making methods and psychological factors in addition to the most important strategic and tactical methods.
John Nunn's Chess Course
Understanding How Chess Skills Develop and Change with the Passage of Time
In this thought-provoking, wide-ranging and often inspiring book, the authors examine how chess style and abilities vary with age. The conventional wisdom is that greater experience should compensate for a loss of youthful energy, but with so many of the world elite currently in their twenties, chess is increasingly looking like a young man's game.
Chess for Life
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Starting with the basic mates and the simplest pawn endings, this book provides all the endgame knowledge that players need to take them through to club level and beyond. Müller carefully guides us step-by-step through a fascinating range of endgame tactics and manoeuvres, helping us understand the underlying logic.
Chess Endgames for Kids
Techniques that have Revolutionized Chess Analysis
Chess analysis is nearly as old as the game itself, with many of the pioneering works by the giants of chess history being devoted to the analysis of positions, openings and endings. Personal computers and powerful chess software are having a profound effect on chess analysis and theory - most grandmasters use them extensively. However, this book does far more than explain methods for computer-assisted analysis. Readers will develop a deeper understanding of the strengths and limitations of the human mind, and a greater understanding of many areas of chess while working through the examples that Robin Smith presents.
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A Leading Grandmaster Applies the "Move by Move" Approach to his Best Games
A collection of John Nunn's best games from 1994 to the present day, annotated in detail in the same style as the best-selling Understanding Chess Move by Move. Throughout, the emphasis is on what the reader can learn from each game, so the book is ideal study material for those seeking to progress to a higher level of chess understanding. There is also entertainment in abundance: Nunn has a direct aggressive style, and many of his opponents in these games are ambitious young grandmasters from the generation inspired by Kasparov's dynamic chess.
Grandmaster Chess Move by Move
Brilliant and Instructive Games Explained in User-Friendly Fashion
In a sequel to the hugely successful 50 Essential Chess Lessons, Steve Giddins now presents 50 games that each illustrate an important winning method. This engaging and highly readable book is a painless way to build your personal arsenal of techniques and ideas.
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From the Basic Moves to Winning Your First Game - And Beyond
This book makes his ideas and material available to all: teachers and students alike. He has been called the Tiger Woods of chess. In 1999, Maurice Ashley became the first African-American to qualify for the elite Grandmaster title, an achievement that was widely reported in the international media, including Time magazine, USA Today, New York Times, Sports Illustrated and The Times (London).
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AFC PORTCHESTER have ended a promising season with some silverware on the shelf.
The Wicor Rec club lifted the Russell Cotes Cup last night after seeing off Sydenhams Premier neighbours Fareham Town 2-0 on home soil – a feisty encounter ending with three players being shown red.
Former AFC Totton and Folland Sports midfielder Joe Bye got the ball rolling for Graham Rix's men, firing past Town 'keeper Luke Douglas from Simon Woods' assist.
Both sides had chances, including a failed penalty appeal by Fareham for a foul on Ash Tattersall, before Louie Castles doubled Portchester's advantage in the 65th minute. Woods was again the provider, outpacing his marker and setting Castles up for a cool finish.
The game had a major sting in the tail, however, with three red cards issued in quick succession in the 70th minute.
Goalscorer Bye was the first to get his marching orders for a hefty tackle on Robbie Pittman.
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At the mo on my bikes I run Schwables
Nobby Nick front
Racing Ralph rear
But now I am going back to Kendas for the winter
Blue Goove front dct
Nevagal rear dtc
purfect for the onset of winter on the Q's
What are you lot using
At the mo on my bikes I run Schwables
Nobby Nick front
Racing Ralph rear
But now I am going back to Kendas for the winter
Blue Goove front dct
Nevagal rear dtc
purfect for the onset of winter on the Q's
What are you lot using
Once we have had a spell of rain in the Reading area the Trailrakers will be going back on. They are down from the loft already but so long as the dry holds on I'll stick to fast rubber.
All year round:
Maxxis Ignitor 2.1 Rear.
Maxxis High Roller 2.35 front.
I have only just got around to putting the SB8's on!!!
But I have my trusty 2.1 Swampthings for when it gets nasty...
I put mud tyres on my dh bike three weeks ago and it hasn't rained since. I dare not take them off....
Put swampthings in the winter and then by the time the summer comes, they should be worn down into nice summer tyres.
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I put mud tyres on my dh bike three weeks ago and it hasn't rained since. I dare not take them off....
Thank you for that long may the dryness last ( says he as it starts to rain, oh sod it))
Still on Speedkings front & rear - probably swap to Conti Edge once it gets gloopy.
In fact, I might put them on in preparation for the D2D - that way it will remain bone dry as jam bo has already hinted towards.
i took off the (very worn) summer tyres, bought a nice waterproof jacket and some waterproof shorts.
dusty trails still in these parts.
This is the best stint of dry weather we've had in the last 2 summers.
Stop wishing it away:-)
NN front and rear.
I cant be arsed changing tyres so I'll jut avoid muddy trails/stay in
2.4 AdVantages both ends for me.
A tyre thread. What a surprise...
Thinking of Swap Things myself, are they all soft compound?
Are the 2.1 Swampthings discontinued?
A tyre thread. What a surprise...
erm.....they're quite a rarity at the moment compared to:
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my last tire swap was putting maxdaddy's on the BMX.
Swampthing 2.1's when the time comes, still rocking a slick rear at the moment though and probably will do for a while, stuff drifting, I can powerslide
Back to the Mud-Xs for me...almost an all year tyre anyway
it's great the summer is over, I for one am looking forward to dry and dusty trails.
whot summer? this is the best weather we've had for months!!!
2.25 ardent front
changed the "summer" 2.1 crossmark rear for a 2.1 advantage a few weeks back
Hey stumpy, I put Speedkings front & rear on the other day but took them off the next day as I thought they dragged (rear tyre on the way they suggest). Was it just me being rubbish that day or what ? Also I find them a real pain to get on my rims (Spinergy). How are they with you ? I have to use tyre levers to put them on even !!
This from someone who was looking at the low knobblies compared to the 'draggy' Trailrakers which are now back on for Wales this weekend.
2.1 Bonty Mud X on the front backed up with a Trailracker 1.9 on the back!
I'm using my all season Quantock tyres, rubber ones with knobbles on.
Larcens as usual.
The Slider - I don't really mess around with tyres to be honest, but of all the ones I have used I have found Speed Kings to be among the fastest tyre that grips well in a decent range of conditions. I've got the cheapest wire versions.
I generally keep the pressures up quite high which makes them a bit skittish on loose surfaces, but otherwise find them fine.
As for getting them on and off - I find all Continentals are difficult. Broke a tyre lever last week helping a mate change a puncture trying to get his Speed Kings off the rim. I've got Mavic 317 rims.
I won't be buying COntinentals again I think as they are such a pain. My Panaracer Fire XCs go on (and sometimes off) with no bother at all.
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The majority of survey respondents selected more than one format from the options provided, revealing a broad diversity among formats used for Web and mobile deployment. No single format ran away as the dominant means of content distribution.
According to the findings, for Web video, in addition to MP4, several formats demonstrated strong support from video professionals, including Flash (54 percent); QuickTime (45 percent); and Windows Media (34 percent). The emerging WebM format was selected by 5 percent of respondents.
For mobile video, MP4 adoption significantly outpaces other formats. Following MP4 was Flash (16 percent); HTML5 (16 percent); Windows Media (9 percent) and WebM (3 percent).
The survey found 78 percent of respondents said they use the H.264 codec to encode their video content.
QuickTime Reference Movie was the preferred input choice with nearly 28 percent of respondents. As with outputs, every major input format was represented, including MOV (25 percent), ProRes (10 percent), AVI (9 percent), DNxHD (8 percent), MPEG-4 (7 percent), MPEG-2 (3 percent), FLV (2 percent) and WMV (2 percent).
The survey also revealed diversity among platforms and environments for which video professionals are preparing their video content. Eighty-nine percent of respondents indicated that they encoded for the Web, followed in popularity by DVD (67 percent), mobile (46 percent), corporate (45 percent) and broadcast (43 percent).
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Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World is a 1998 straight-to-video sequel to the 1995 Disney film Pocahontas. The film is inspired by true events in the life of Pocahontas which took place several years after her encounter with John Smith and the founders of Jamestown. While the original film dealt with her romance with John Smith, this film deals with her romance with the Englishman she married in real life, John Rolfe. All the returning characters from the first film retain their original voice actors with the exception of Captain John Smith who is voiced by Donal Gibson, the younger brother of Mel Gibson who voiced him in the first film. John Smith is ambushed by a group of soldiers with a warrant for his arrest and presumed dead in the ensuing confrontation; Governor Ratcliffe has lied to King James (being a personal friend of the King) and framed Smith as the traitor from the first film in a plot to declare war against the Powhatan Nation while avoiding punishment for his own crimes. In order to prevent this, the King sends a young diplomat, John Rolfe, to bring Chief Powhatan to England for negotiations. In the New World, Pocahontas mourns John Smith's death but is eventually
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