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Miami beat Florida International, 35-0, last night in a game marred by a wild brawl in the third quarter that had fists flying, helmets swinging, and even crutches being used as weapons. In all, 13 players were ejected -- eight from FIU, five from Miami, and they will likely face one-game suspensions.
Kyle Wright had three touchdown passes for the Hurricanes (4-2), who set a season high for points against a 1-A opponent. Lance Leggett had two TD catches. FIU (0-7) was held to 114 total yards.
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Late on a Thursday night earlier this month, I emailed all my kids at once. The subject line was "weekend."
"What's going on, boy and girls?" I asked.
Rozee emailed back early the next morning, also sending her response to Ben and Maddie.
"Tonight some friends are coming over for dinner because we got a bunch of southern stuff in our produce box this week like okra, black eyed peas, and pork chops.
"Tomorrow there is an Oktober Fest parade...then a counselor at Taylor's school is having a BBQ at his house in Luling, then we're going to the Avett Brothers concert in Baton Rouge.
"Sunday we're going to the Saints game."
The "produce box" Rozee mentioned is similar to the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box David and I have signed up for these past two summers. We pay a lump sum in advance and receive a box of local organically grown vegetables every week of the growing season. Rozee and her husband Taylor pay by the week and receive a box of a wide variety of fruit and vegetables and even, apparently, pork chops.
Rozee lives in New Orleans where there's always a lot going on, especially parades, concerts and Saints games. She and Taylor, an avid sports fan, have season tickets and they routinely take advantage of all the culture New Orleans has to offer.
Ben responded later that afternoon. He and his wife Sarah live in Miami and also have action-packed lives, but apparently not much was going on that particular weekend. He started out telling what he and Sarah were planning to do, but not to be outdone by Rozee's agenda, he "embellished."
"Going to watch MSU football game with Sarah Hoadley, read the Bible, listen to classical music, walk shelter dogs and cats, run in a Relay for Life, volunteer teaching blind monkeys to paint, attend an idiot savant conference (the smart ones), help kids build sand castles at the beach, practice the ukulele and maybe go to Home Depot if I have time."
I laughed and laughed.
Maddie, swamped with papers, tests, and all the other demands on a college kid, responded to the emails with one word:
I emailed her back. "Maddie, are you saying 'boring' to both Ben and Rozee or are you saying your weekend will be boring?"
"All of those," she responded.
If this email exchange indicates anything—besides Ben needling Rozee and Maddie being overwhelmed by schoolwork—it's the utter lack of any mention of the kinds of things I might have said if they had turned the question on me.
Do laundry, wash dishes, get the bathroom ready for wallpapering, clean the kitchen...
I might not have done any of those things, but that's probably what I would have been talking about.
I need to get in a whole new frame of mind—maybe take a page from the book, "Half Broke Horses," by Jeannette Walls, author of "The Glass Castle."
"Half Broke Horses: a true-life novel," is the story of Jeannette's extraordinary grandmother, Lily Casey Smith, who taught school, broke horses, flew airplanes, ran a ranch with her husband, and did all manner of things most women weren't doing in her lifetime.
Lily had a real practical, some might say shocking, philosophy when it came to household tasks.
"As for clothes, I flatly refused to wash them....We wore our shirts till they got dirty, then we put them on backward and wore them until that side got dirty, then we wore them inside out, then inside out backward."
When they got so dirty that her husband joked they were scaring the cattle, she'd take them into town and have them steam-cleaned.
She approached cooking in the same no-nonsense way: "I made food. Beans were my speciality....My recipe was fairly simple: Boil beans, salt to taste." Steak? "Fry on both sides, salt to taste." Potatoes? "Boil unpeeled, salt to taste."
I'm thinking I need to adopt Lily's way of life. I'd definitely have a lot more time to do things like teach blind monkeys to paint.


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"One of the things I observed before leaving the White House was as we started hosting these codeathons and hackathons that so much of the participation was actually driven by front-line workers volunteering their time in the off-hours," Chopra said. "We saw this creativity and talent within agencies with APIs as agencies moved toward opening up their real-time data, and we started to see those front-line workers participate in a manner that they couldn't before."
Now, federal employees are able to take their ideas and test them out against agency APIs, Chopra said. Rather than filing a memo or going asking the boss for permission, employees can now demonstrate a prototype on the open API to show what's possible. "We're just scratching the surface of what this future might look like," he said.
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UU remains an all-time favorite for me. Part of it is the free-form design (and the "survival dungeon" aspect, which is rare today). It was designed by clueless newbs who bit off more than they could chew, but chewed it anyway, building systems to match the adventure instead of the other way around. I loved that.
That's the thing that many articles about the games (fortunately, not this one) get wrong, IMO. Sure, it was a big deal because it was the biggest, first true 3D first-person RPG. But there was a lot more to it than a 3D environment. It did a whole lot of things in a very different way - acting kind of like a "dungeon simulator" in some aspects - and people don't give that credit. They just look at the visuals and say, "Well, that was a big deal in its time."
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|January 26, 2012, 04:14 PM
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9mm, plated vs FMJ
What is better to shoot, plated or FMJ, in the 9mm? I'm not sure what the fps loading of factory 9mm is, but will the plated run at factory ratings? I know Berry's says stay under 1200. Will 900-1100 normally cycle a 9mm? I haven't loaded any 9mm for a long time. Getting ready to load some again. triker
|January 26, 2012, 04:32 PM
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Generally speaking, plated should be considered lead when using reloading charts. I use a lead RF profile bullet in my CZ and it cycles the slide just fine.
|January 26, 2012, 04:36 PM
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Berry's tells you to run at mid-jacketed level, or as you posted, no more than 1100-1200 fps. My reloads aren't that hot and they cycle all of my 9's just fine. I prefer Universal or Bullseye, but have also used unique in the past with great success.
|January 26, 2012, 06:50 PM
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FMJ in my opinion hands down. If you have to shoot plated, PLEASE stay away from Berry's Bullets, I have had nothing but trouble with them.
Here are some good ones (plated) to look at.
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|January 26, 2012, 06:55 PM
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Berry's new heavy plated load like FMJ. They are round nosed with a concave bottom so although they look like they would not work for larger powder doses they are the same as FMJ for total powder space.
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Berry's bullets have been fine for me in a number of calibers including 9mm ...just don't push them over 1200 fps like they recommend...
like OneOunce ...I've had good luck with 9mm's at around 1100 fps ...when I'm loading a 115 gr bullet - and they cycle all of my 9mm's ( Sig 226's, Sig 239's, Kimber 1911, Baer 1911 and a Wilson 1911...) ....
In 115 gr or 124 grain bullets ...whether its Berry's or Montana Gold ( which is a true jacketed bullet / and I prefer them over Berry's but Berry's is a little bit cheaper ...) .... and I like Hodgdon Universal or Hodgdon TiteGroup in a variety of handgun calibers - including 9mm.
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|January 26, 2012, 07:19 PM
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Sorry Spacecoast, I have had nothing but pure hell with Berry's Bullets they just don't work for me, it's the only bullet that keyholes on me at 20 feet.
Glad they work for you, but I wouldn't take them again, even if they were free.
They are just that bad for me.
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|January 26, 2012, 07:31 PM
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I load plated to jacketed data in 9mm. I also load them to well over 1200 FPS in .41 Mag shooting them out of a Ruger Black Hawk. They work just fine. I also have had good luck with them using the 148 grain HBWC in .38 spcl with a load of 3.3 grains of Bull's Eye.
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|January 26, 2012, 07:43 PM
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I reload all with Berry's plated bullets and have had no issues. with non +p loads, the plated bullets are fine. A typical velocity for 9mm is going to be around 1000 - 1050 fps.
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|January 26, 2012, 08:17 PM
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I have not shot very many Berrys, have shot 1000 of Rainiers, both 9mm, 115gn.
Can't say they were not good. However, I am about to finish my first 1000 Precision Delta 124gn FMJ and start on their 115gn FMJ. I like them as well or better.
Tried the PD because of the cost. This is from their web site a few minutes ago.
Berrys 115gn RN -- $82.78 per K, delivered.
Precision Delta 115 FMJ -- $76.00 per K, delivered
Berrys 124gn RN -- $86.51 per K, delivered
Precision Delta 124gn FMJ -- $84.50 per K, delivered.
Price should really not enter into it.
I shoot lead (MBC) in everything else and it is considerably cheaper than either the plated or the FMJ.
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|January 26, 2012, 08:52 PM
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I've shot thousands of the Berry's bullets in both 9mm and .45 ACP and never had any problems. Follow the instructions and don't load them real hot. I use 5.2 grains of WSF or Unique under them in 9mm and they function fine in all 7 of my 9mm's and all my .45's except my G36. Never any problems with key holing or anything like that. I did notice improved accuracy when I switched from Unique to WSF in 9mm loads.
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Plated is subjective for the following reason: Different brands use different levels of plating thickness and different levels of core hardness from nearly dead soft lead to BH12 alloys. I found that Rainier tend to use soft alloy cores and thin plating. If you look at Accurate Arms load data, they have loads listed for Rainier plated and the charge levels are usually less then that of lead bullets. Xtreme (formerly West Coast then Accura) use hard alloy cores and thick plating. I have driven their 158 gr. semi wadcutter 357 bullets to near top W296 load data without stripping the plate and still had good accuracy. I have driven their 110 gr. 30 carbine bullet to full throttle and couldn't tell the difference between it and other major manufacturers FMJ's; I have shot 5k of these over the years. On the far end of the scale are Speer Gold Dots and Uni Core bullets. These have the thickest jackets but also use varying hardnesses of core depending on the application. YES The Gold Dot is a Plated bullet!
That said, each brand is a law unto itself. The one thing you need to be careful of with some brands is applying too much crimp. The next thing is to know what the velocity limits are of the brand. The manufacturers are usually quite up front with this info if you ask for it.
This is based on close to 20 years of experience using plated bullets.
|January 26, 2012, 10:36 PM
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Another vote in favor of Berry' s plated bullets. They work great for me in 9mm and .45acp.
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|January 27, 2012, 05:30 AM
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I have 1k Berry 124gr HBRN-TP.
Berry's says these can be loaded to FMJ data up to 1400 FPS and while that may be true the accuracy is not there.
I have had success with the HBRN-TP in the mid range FMJ loads.
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i load Berrys and DeltaPrecision (357,9,40 and 45)
and load them both the same - as FMJ..Cant tell the difference
and both brands work well for me....
|January 27, 2012, 10:40 AM
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I use 124 gr 9mm and 185 gr 45acp with Berry's plated and all have worked fine. The 185 gr is mostly for my Glock 36 which it eats and spits them out with good accuracy.
The price keeps jumping up so I think I'll move to lead in the 9mm but will have to keep the plated or FMJ for the Glock 36 .
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|January 27, 2012, 10:48 AM
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I like plated bullets to 1200 f/sec ..... I've shot both Bery's and Ranier Ballistics ...... worked just fine, and cheaper than FMJ.
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|January 27, 2012, 10:55 PM
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I shoot the newer Berry's 124gr HBRN-TP They shoot great in my 9mm and are rated for MV up to 1450 fps.
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I shoot berrys 124gr RN out of my kel-tec sub 2000, PF9, and ruger P85, at around 1000FPS. Its plenty accurate for plinking, and affordable, which is key...
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I have a SONY VGN-Z899GSB series notebook, I have installed Ubuntu 9.10 and using the restricted drivers I have used the repository to install 173, 185 and I recently downloaded 190 and installed that too.
All end with the same result, screen flickers in text mode and you can't do a think until you kill gdm. Any thought?
I have the same problem, I also tried the new 190.42 as well and it did the same thing my specs are as follows:
Sony VGN-Z610YB
GPU's are: 9300M GS + Intel 4500MHD
It would be nice if I could get this working..
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HITEC sent us some Multiplex DogFighter's to try out and what better way to try out these warbirds than to have a combat streamer challenge!
The Multiplex DogFighter pushes a 9x6 prop, a fuselage length of 32 inches and features 35 inch wingspan.
Nick Frederick (of Nacho Average Graphics) is a team pilot for HITEC. He stopped by the Flite Test flying field and joined Josh, Chad, and David in this warbird challenge.
The first challenge was the helium balloon streamer cutting challenge, which proved to be much harder than it looked.
Chad crashed during the first challenge so it was down to Nick, Josh and David to cut the balloon streamers.
Each balloon was released one at a time as the pilots attempted to cut the streamer.
The next challenge was to mount the streamers to the Multiplex DogFighters and try to cut the opponents'.
Flying challenges like these are great way to enjoy the speed and durablitiy of the Multiplex DogFighters.
We'd like to thank HITEC for sending out these great foam airplanes!
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Guys who drop passes tend to downplay it. That approach may help them, as it's supposed to be in their nature to expect to catch the next one.
Jaguars right end Marcedes Lewis drops passes. And he's not in denial.
Here are last year's drop numbers from Elias, the league's official statisticians. (Thanks to Pete Newmann at ESPN Stats & Information for getting this for me.)
Most Drops Last Season
Brandon Marshall, 18
Braylon Edwards, 14
Dwayne Bowe, 12
Marcedes Lewis, 11
Laveranues Coles, 10
Lewis dropped more passes than any other tight end in the NFL.
"A lot goes into it," he said following an early June OTA session. "Timing. Being on different pages. Of course I was disappointed. When I drop a ball, it's because I am looking and trying to run first. It's one of those things I've got to focus on. Right now, my focus is catching the ball first, running second. You've got to crawl before you walk. I haven't dropped a ball all camp."
Dirk Koetter was head coach at Arizona State while Lewis played at UCLA. Now the Jaguars offensive coordinator, Koetter said in college Lewis was regarded as a pass catcher and not at all as a blocker. But now Koetter said Lewis rates as one of the league's best blocking tight ends.
That's admirable, but the Jaguars need more.
I believe to get the sort of big plays they have lacked, the Jaguars will need significant yards after the catch because David Garrard isn't the most accurate quarterback with the deep pass. Lewis is a guy that should be able to run after the catch, provided he can make the catch.
Koetter said there are certain throws Lewis gets a better read on than others, and that plays into the drops.
"Overall, total body of work, Marcedes make more one-handed, spectacular catches than anybody we have," Koetter said. "He is better when he's on the move and can see the flight of the ball the whole way, coming out of Dave's hand. I think he needs to continue to work on routes where he has to go down and break in and out and lose sight of Dave and then pick the ball up in the air. I think that's one of the easiest things to correct, that's one thing you can correct."
That is some quality stuff there, and we should all be on the lookout to see if Lewis continues to do better with passes where he's locked in on Garrard for the whole route as opposed to those where he has to find the quarterback and the ball.
Koetter sounds determined to get the 6-foot-6, 275-pound tight end more involved in the passing offense. With only one truly proven receiver on the roster in Torry Holt, Lewis can help relieve pressure on Mike Walker, Troy Williamson and the three draft picks.
"Now, we need to get his involvement in the passing game on par with that blocking," Koetter said. "I don't think Marcedes and Dave [Garrard] have ever really bonded, if that's the right word. It's not that they don't like each other, they are both great guys. But I just don't think they've ever had the right chemistry to play the game through each other's eyes...."
"We're trying to push the envelope by purposely looking for things on the script where Marcedes gets more involved. As players, those two have got to do a better job of not just saying, 'Well I thought he was going to do this' and 'I thought he was going to do that.' This guy can win [matchups], and we've got to be on the same page to get him the ball."


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American Legion Post No. 194 will host a breakfast and a yard sale Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon to raise money for the purchase of a van to assist the many veterans in their transportation needs.
Anyone who would like to donate a usable item is invited to call the post at 829-8189 no later than Friday.
The post is located on Pearl Street.
Concerts continue
The summer concert season continues Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Plaza de la Constitucion. There is no charge, but those attending are advised to bring folding chairs or a blanket for seating.
Featured performers this week will be Bob and Joline Patterson's Friends of Mine Band.
Seed swapping at the park
A Trout Creek Park park naturalist program is planned from 9 to 11 a.m., Aug. 10, on cuttings and seed swap. All participants are invited to bring some of their native and butterfly plant cuttings or seeds to share and join in a morning of swapping. Bring baggies or other containers for taking home goodies.
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Hi! I'm new to the forum and recent owner of my first tractor: a Bolens H16 (first series).
I bought it in the aim of mowing my lawn using the 42" deck.
I started with restoring the deck that was in poor condition. Still far from perfect, but it runs.
Then I started to use the beast: I very much like the hydro trans. However I feel some horses are missing: mowing 8" grass can stall the engine unless I drive VEEERY SLOW.
Thus I have two questions (as a start ) for Bolens experts:
- I noticed when the tank is nearly full, when engine is started, benzine is sprayed from the tank through the small hole is the tank-cap. If I reduce the amount of benzine in the tank (increasing air/benzine ratio), pressure of the benzine spray is reduced. It seems to me the tank is brought Under pressure when engine is running. Does this sound normal to you all (apart from the fact it is pretty dangerous)?
- When throttle lever is lifted to max, I got the feeling the engine doesn't turn 'very' fast. How can I determine if I should change the throttle cable settings to get more rpm, without risking to kill the engine?
Thanks for heping, there aren't so many bolens specialists here...in France.
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Intersil : RS-485 RS-422 single transmitters feature excellent ESD protection
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Intersil has introduced the ISL329xE series of 3.3V-powered RS-485/RS-422 single transmitters designed with excellent +/-16.5kV ESD protection and ultra-low supply current requirement. These devices come in very small TDFN and SOT23 packages with both package types available in the industrial and extended industrial (-40C to +125C) temperature ranges.
This single transmitter family offers data rate options to match the application speed. For low-speed applications, the family offers slew rate-limited versions at 250kbps (ISL3293E and ISL3296E), as well as 500kbps versions (ISL3294E and ISL3297E). The ISL3295E and ISL3298E operate up to 20Mbps for high-speed applications.
This family of transmitters has low quiescent supply current (Icc = 150 microamps max). That is 1/30th the value of the nearest competitor, making a significant improvement in power critical applications. Additionally, all the devices feature a Tx enable pin that places the IC in a low power shutdown mode (Icc = 1 microamps max) to further reduce power consumption whenever the transmitter is disabled.
The ISL3296E, ISL3297E and ISL3298E are all available in 8-lead TDFN packaging (2mm x 3mm) that is 26% smaller than SOT23 package options (3mm x 3mm), saving valuable board space. These versions feature on-board level translators on the enable and data input pins that simplify the design of mixed voltage systems. The logic supply pin (VL) can be connected to a lower voltage processor supply to level shift the input voltages to values compatible with the processor supply. This eliminates the need for external level translators.
The rugged performance of these devices is demonstrated by the high level of ESD protection on the transmitter outputs that are typically exposed to the outside world, as well as the 125C temperature operating range and enhanced thermal performance of the TDFN package option.
Coupled with the ISL328xE family of single RS-485/RS-422 receivers, a user can build a small footprint, highly reliable serial communication port.
The ISL3293E, ISL3294E and ISL3295E are available in SOT23 packaging, and the ISL3296E, ISL3297E and ISL3298E are available in TDFN packaging in.
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I allready played it through twice and the beyond divinity once too (just because). Not so sure Im willing to go for another round - atleast not for BD. Allthough Id like to see som pics of the new resolutions.
I still remember how good game it was. It was exceptional and it sucked that people spend their moneys on diablo-clones instead. This is the game they should have bought. I might buy the remastered version just to show support for the game - if there is somthing new in it.
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Players unleash musical abilities using the DS stylus to conduct the orchestra like a maestro and compose the music to classic Looney Tunes cartoon scenes featuring infamous characters such as Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat and Tweety. Once the famous scenes are successfully recreated, gamers will be rewarded with clips from favorite Looney Tunes cartoon moments.
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Sixteen-year-old Cheyenne Wilder is sleeping in the back of a car while her mom fills Cheyenne's prescription for antibiotics. Before Cheyenne realizes what's happening, their car is being stolen. Griffin hadn't meant to kidnap Cheyenne, but once his dad finds out that Cheyenne's father is the president of a powerful corporation, everything changes - now there's a reason to keep her. How will Cheyenne survive this nightmare? Because she's not only sick with pneumonia - she's blind.
©2013 April Henry (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
"Page-turning suspense with a clever heroine who meets up with bad luck, bad men, a bad dog, bad weather, bad health, and has to face them all without seeing them. A nail-biter." (Gail Giles, best-selling author of What Happened to Cass McBride?)
"A unique and clever premise. Cheyenne has to be one of the most resourceful heroines in recent memory." (Todd Strasser, best-selling author of Wish You Were Dead)
"[A] can't-put-it-down crime thriller...constantly interesting and suspenseful." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Best story ever"
The book was the best book I have ever read in my life there was so much detail and accents.
"Would have been 5 Stars without the foul language "
Intense and suspenseful. Have enjoyed this author's books. However, sure do wish she would leave out the foul language. She spares us many other gory details while keeping the story intense and suspenseful, but does not spare us the foul language. There are many ways to allude to foul language without exposing us to it, such as "he spat out a curse" or he muttered foul words under his breath". The funny thing is I have never heard a reader say "I just couldn't enjoy the book because it didn't have enough foul language in it." Or "the book just didn't have enough foul words in it to make it seem realistic." However, there are many readers like myself who appreciate and prefer to read books written without foul language. I will defer to authors who choose to leave out the foul language.
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I read "The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die" by April Henry and felt like I needed to read this. This story is one of my favorites no doubt.
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Kept me interested until the end! I would highly recommend this book if you like suspense.
"Best Book I've Read Since Warriors"
I just finished this book, and I'm amazed. The story was action packed and intense.
"Great book for all ages"
No matter what age you are, you'll love this book! April Henry has a great sense of suspense and Rudd does a great job with narration.
I actually read this book myself and then had audible read me to sleep but this book is unlike the books I usually read it keeps your attention and every detail is important I usually don't like "horror, mystery, tragedy" books but this was really entertaining and left me with chills
"Decent abduction story for YAs"
No. I didn't like the voice performer's narration of the story, so I would recommend reading the book instead. She does a credible job voicing Cheyenne, but there are multiple male characters and she was terrible at their characters. I wish the author had gone with dual narration instead.
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IN 1973, in Marlborough on New Zealand's South Island, the region's first wine-grape vine was planted with a silver dollar beneath it for good luck.
Whether as a result of that superstitious gesture or a more scientific reason, that humble vine marked the beginnings of the country's most profitable wine region.
Although it wasn't until 1975 when that same winery - Brancott Estate - planted the region's first sauvignon blanc vine, these days Marlborough is synonymous with that variety and lays claim to 62 per cent of NZ's wineries.
But a crisp glass of sav blanc is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the New Zealand wine industry. The lush wine trail, which the South Island locale tail-ends, stretches nearly 500km upwards to the Hawke's Bay region on NZ's North Island.
At the heart of Hawke's Bay is the proudly Art Deco town of Napier, which was devastated in 1931 by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 261 people and saw the aesthetic value of the locale change dramatically.
New land was pushed up from the sea by the natural disaster and, in step with the fashions of the time, the town was rebuilt in Art Deco style and then colourfully adorned in the early-1970s when acrylic paint became available.
Today it is a neat and tidy seaside town famed for its Art Deco attractions. It also has a fully operating port and is surrounded by an enviable wine region.
A jewel in the crown of that wine-producing region is Blackbarn Winery, which has a top-notch restaurant - just try to resist truffle honey goat cheese, mushroom toasts or even a shellfish cappuccino - as well as an impressive suite of wines, summer concerts and produce markets onsite and, nearby, accommodation that may break the bank but is well worth the indulgence.
After exploring Blackbarn's spoils, there's the option of continuing on to other wineries in the region, exploring Hawke's Bay's celebrated bike trails or hiking or driving up Te Mata Peak for an eye-opening view of the region. Shrouded in local Maori legend, Te Mata is treasured by the community, with plans afoot to develop it into more of a tourist hub.
Further south is yet another ample wine region - Wairarapa. It's a 3 1/2-hour drive from Hawke's Bay with a fun stopover en route - Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Park.
Not only a haven for a cavalcade of native birds, it is also home to Manukura, a rare white kiwi.
Then it's on to the storybook towns that dot the Wairarapa region and, for our stopover, Peppers Parehua is the chosen destination, a series of catered apartments on the outskirts of Martinborough.
What this area does best is casual, understated chic dining celebrating local produce and complemented by the Wairarapa's more-ish pinot noirs.
For dinner, Cool Change Bar & Eatery, in Martinborough's endearing town square, is a relaxing respite from more formal winery dining that is a hallmark of Hawke's Bay. Similarly, Greytown's Bar Salute is a culinary delight, with tapas-style dishes ranging from duck risotto to haloumi gnocchi and chorizo salad designed to share over a leisurely meal.
But if it's a sweet treat you're after, head down the street to Schoc Chocolate, where even those who prefer salty over sweet are well sated. Sea salt and lime and chilli varieties of chocolate compete for shelf space alongside more traditional varieties.
It's fitting Wairarapa should house so many tasty stopovers as it's a good idea to stock up before attempting the winding drive to Wellington. The locals suggest it's a cruisy hour-long journey, but with road upgrades and some eye-watering hairpin bends in the mix, be sure to take your time heading to the seaside capital.
A metropolitan stopover on The Classic New Zealand Wine Trail, Wellington's compact nature and focus on gastronomic delights make it the perfect transition.
But there's still Marlborough to explore and, refreshingly, the South Island region has more than just sauvignon blanc to offer.
You can fly across in less than half an hour, but if you have the time, take the ferry across - braving the chilly air on deck is worth it for the view of the Marlborough Sounds.
The Bay of Many Coves resort is the perfect end to our wine trail adventure. But to get there it's a brief ride in a water taxi from Picton along Queen Charlotte Sound.
Bay of Many Coves is a study in idyllic isolation. With an onsite restaurant offering a degustation menu or more casual fare, the Scandinavian-style lodges cater to couples or families.
However, there's plenty to see nearby. Blenheim's Hans Herzog Estate, a boutique winery owned by Swiss migrants, is a study in meticulous winemaking with their Austrian varieties - from zweigelt to gruner veltliner placing their wines apart from the rest.
For sav blanc aficionados, there's a wealth of wineries to frequent and you can go back to where it all began at Brancott Estate, taking in the vast landscape from atop their sleek cellar door.
The writer was a guest of Destination Hawkes Bay, Destination Wairarapa and Destination Marlborough, Positively Wellington and Air New Zealand
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- Getting there
Air New Zealand and Qantas fly directly from Sydney to Wellington. See airnewzealand.com.au or qantas.com
- Staying there
Budget and high-end accommodation in all regions, including lodges along the Queen Charlotte Sound in Marlborough and winery accommodation in Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa.
- Getting around
The northern end of the wine trail is easily navigated by car or Air New Zealand operates regional flights from Wellington to Napier. To get to Marlborough it's a three-hour ferry ride from Wellington or a short flight over to Blenheim.
More: newzealand.com
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Carly Rose Sonenclar makes perfect pitch in last 'X Factor' bid
Carly Rose Sonenclar sang an old favorite, a duet with LeAnn Rimes and a Leonard Cohen classic to make her final case to win Fox's "The X Factor," while hundreds of "Carly's Angels" gathered in White Plains to root for the Mamaroneck teen.
After the show's first commercial break, Sonenclar kicked off the night of final performances with Nina Simone's "Feeling Good," which devout "X Factor" fans will recall as the song that helped her advance beyond her audition in Providence, R.I.
In a white lace hat, white blouse, black leather pants and tall brown boots, Sonenclar nailed note after note while strutting around the stage, earning cheers from the crowds in L.A. and at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains.
Judges L.A. Reid, Demi Lovato, Simon Cowell and Britney Spears offered high praise across the board.
"This is a defining moment, and you have to top everything that you've done," Reid said. "And you did."
"I think it's really cool to watch somebody so young just be able to command the stage and just give it your all," Lovato said. "And I'm very impressed. And I think you're going to inspire so many young girls to follow their dreams."
"You're here to try and win this tonight, aren't you Carly?" Cowell said with a laugh. "I can tell. What I would say about that performance is the first time I heard it, it blew me away. None of us believed you're 13. I still don't. And, actually, you sang it better tonight than you did the first time. And I like your competitive spirit."
Spears, who also serves as Sonenclar's mentor, made it a clean sweep of praise. "I just feel like it's shocking how bright your star is," she said. "And we're gonna win this."
For her second song, Sonenclar, in a purple ensemble and silver belt, sang the first verse of Rimes' "How Do I Live" as a solo, then introduced the singer who popularized it. The remainder of the song was performed as a duet.
Rimes raved about her duet with Sonenclar. "I love this girl so much," Rimes said. "She's such an amazing talent. I want to wrap her up and just hold her."
The only judge to speak after Sonenclar's second performance was Spears, who called it "shockingly" good.
For her third, and arguably best, performance of the night, Sonenclar wowed the crowd with a stirring, pitch-perfect rendition of Cohen's "Hallelujah" In an elegant white gown, she showcased poise, nuance and effortlessness on the song, which Rhinebeck native Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Buckley helped popularize.
"That was a really angelic moment," Reid said. "The look was amazing. You showed so much restraint. You didn't oversing it, which I'm always a little concerned about. But you still managed to make it up to the famous Carly Rose note. Really great. Was it a $5 million winning performance? It's not up to me, it's up to America."
"Throughout this competition, your vocals have just impressed me so much," Lovato said. "You not only looked like an angel, but you sang like a ridiculously talented angel. I've enjoyed watching you throughout this competition."
"Carly, you looked great, sounded great," Cowell said. "I love that song, beautiful version. You've had a good night."
Spears appeared the most confident about Sonenclar's fate. "I feel like that song alone is worth 5 million bucks," she said, "so you get out your checkbook, Simon."
In a taped segment that ran before her first performance, Sonenclar, her family and Spears reflected on the Mamaroneck teen's amazing run.
"Making it through to the finals was the most amazing feeling," Sonenclar said. "I want this so badly, because I've put so much of my heart and soul into it. I've wanted this ever since I could remember, ever since I started singing at 2 years old."
Her father, Bob Sonenclar, called his daughter a "quiet person [who] always had this very strong connection to music."
Her older brother, college student Russell Sonenclar, said he knew that she was going to be a star, "no question in my mind." And an old home video of Russell as a boy seemed to prove it, as he imitated Cowell — British accent and all — to praise his even younger sister's song.
Spears recalled the first time she saw Carly Rose on stage. "Hearing such a soulful voice come out of this little bitty person: It was just mindblowing," Spears said. "I feel like she's definitely come into her own. ... She was just this little girl, and now she's ready to become a huge pop star."
Hundreds of Sonenclar's biggest fans, many of them children, gathered Wednesday night in the Stepinac auditorium to cheer her every note. Two hours before the broadcast began on the East Coast, a DJ spun songs to welcome the fans as they poured into the auditorium. Many carried signs, some of which identfied their carriers as "Carly's Angels;" another declared Sonenclar "Queen Carly;" still others pleaded to "Vote for Carly."
Among the fans at Stepinac was Rachel Wurzburger, who, like Sonenclar, is a 13-year-old from Mamaroneck. She said she's been friends with Sonenclar since kindergarten. "We are all rooting for her," she said. "It's so crazy and we're are all so proud."
Another one of Sonenclar's 13-year-old friends from Mamaroneck, Jessica Giordano, said she missed her friend. "I remember her singing [Bruno Mars'] 'Grenade' to me in the bathroom at school," she said. "Every time she sings, I get the chills."
"Carly's amazing," said Emily Russo, an 18-year-old Fordham University student from White Plains. "I wish I could do what she is doing, I've always wanted to sing, [but] never had the courage. She's inspiring."
White Plains resident Colleen Plunkett praised Sonenclar for her deeds as well as her performances. Attending the White Plains rally with her 8-year-old son, Ke, Colleen said Sonenclar visited him at an event for Starlight Children's Foundation, which helps children with serious illnesses.
"Carly's great," said Colleen, whose son held a sign that included a picture of him with Sonenclar during her visit. "She calls him, emails and sends videos."
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino was seen enjoying a Carly Cupcake made by ABC cakes in Mamaroneck.
"I used Chicago style and voted five times already," Astorino said. "We are really proud of Carly. She's the most popular person in Westchester, and that's including Hillary Clinton."
In a particularly meta moment, fans who gathered in White Plains got to see themselves (and their signs) on TV, thanks to the "X Factor" camera crews in Stepinac's auditorium.
After "Feeling Good," the show cut to Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum at Stepinac, where he told Sonenclar that the "friendly village, our great country and, for that matter, the rest of the world has come to know that your singing, [a] great talent, is truly a gift to the gods. And when you do sing, it goes straight to the heart and soul of everyone who's fortunate enough to hear you sing." He then formally declared Dec. 19, 2012 "Carly Rose Sonenclar Day."
For Sonenclar to win, she'll have to defeat country singer Tate Stevens and girl group Fifth Harmony. The winner, to be announced during tomorrow's two-hour finale, scores a $5 million recording contract.
The broadcast began on a somber note, with a moving tribute to the victims and families of Friday's shooting deaths in Newtown, Conn. In front of a hushed crowd, finalists dressed in white and sang Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" as the names of the victims were displayed on the backdrops.
Who will win the second season of "The X Factor?" Carly Rose Sonenclar? Tate Stevens? Fifth Harmony? Vote in Newsday Westchester's poll and leave your comments below.
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Major Water Fight Develops Between Burial Society, Meitav
Every two months each Israeli household receives one of the least popular pieces of mail around: the combined water and municipal fees bill. It also includes a sewerage charge, calculated in accordance with household water usage. If at least some of the water used does not go back into the sewage system - such as water used for crop irrigation or for industry - it is possible to obtain a partial waiver of the sewerage charge.
But are these waivers always fair? To judge by a suit filed recently in the Petah Tikva District Court, the answer may well be no, they are not.
The water association of Petah Tikva, Meitav, is suing the hevra kadisha (Jewish burial society) operating in the Tel Aviv region, as well as Egodan, the Dan Cities Association for Sewage. Meitav claims the hevra kadisha unlawfully obtained a waiver of 74 percent and 80 percent of the sewerage charge for 2008 and 2009, respectively, for the Yarkon Cemetery.
The waiver was issued by Egodan's engineer.
Making waivers
Meitav claims that according to an examination that it conducted, the waiver should be only 9.82 percent, and that the difference between the two amounts comes to about NIS 3.5 million in sewerage charges.
Meitav is asking the court to declare the amount of the waiver illegal and void and to strip the Egodan's engineer of his authority to issue such waivers in the future insofar as they would apply to Meitav.
In pursuing its case, Meitav used the services of a private detective, a surveyor and the acting head of the Petah Tikva municipality's gardens and public works department, among other means, to examine the amount of the waiver extended to the hevra kadisha.
Meitav found that the waiver stipulated that 74 percent and 80 percent of the water used by the hevra kadisha in 2008 and 2009 respectively was to be used for watering lawns and plantings. In practice, however, watering was only one of 10 different uses of the water, which included washing bodies prior to burial, ritual hand washing for people exiting the cemetary, drinking fountains, bathrooms and a number of mikvehs (ritual baths).
The water association also claims that according to its research, the highest waiver for water used for gardening issued in Meitav's jurisdiction in 2008 was 23.5 percent, and that was for a much larger area of lawns and plantings.
The head of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa District Hevra Kadisha, Avraham Manela, issued the following response: "Unfortunately, Meitav is managed with avarice, unprofessionalism and not in accordance with the principles of good governance. Meitav attempts, time and again, to find its way into the 'deep pockets' of organizations that operate for the benefit of the public, on the principle of 'whatever works.'
'Scandalous bills'
Manela added: "Meitav issued scandalous bills that were professionally examined by the Dan Cities Association for Sewage and found to be unjust."
The hevra kadisha, Manela said in his response, "received waivers in accordance with the law. This suit is completely baseless and it is doomed to be thrown out by the court."
The chairman of Egodan, Arnon Giladi, said in response: "We regret that the professional differences of opinion between one of the owners of Egodan [Meitav] and Egodan itself has to come to arbitration in a court, and not be part of the routine working relationship between these two bodies. Nevertheless, we shall study the suit and will respond appropriately in the future."
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Team Previews: USA | Canada | Russia | Sweden
Finland | Czech Republic | Slovakia | The rest
The preliminary round at the Sochi Olympics features three groups of four teams that will play each other once. The team with the best record from each group, as well as the top second-place team, will earn a bye into the medal round. The eight remaining teams will be reseeded and play single-elimination matches to determine the rest of the medal-round bracket.
The groups are split evenly, each with medal contenders as well as teams just hoping to stay competitive. We projected all the teams based on Hockey Prospectus' goals versus threshold (GVT) metric to determine where they'd finish. But what are the toughest matchups for the top teams in the opening round? Which games have the potential for an upset?
Let's have a look:
Group A
GVT projection: Fourth
Key matchup: Slovakia, Feb. 16
The Russians have an incredibly talented top six, which features the NHL's top goal scorer, Alex Ovechkin, and a supporting cast of elite forwards, including Pavel Datsyuk, Evgeni Malkin and Ilya Kovalchuk. The home club, however, will not have a cakewalk to the playoff round. In 2010, Slovakia shocked Sweden in the most stunning upset of the tournament.
Against Slovakia, Russia's scorers will match up with a strong defense and several solid two-way forwards in Marian Hossa, Tomas Kopecky and up-and-comer Tomas Tatar. Even so, the Russians' scoring depth and goaltending is likely too much. Plus, two Slovak players who might have evened the playing field -- Marian Gaborik and Lubomir Visnovsky -- will sit out with injuries.
United States
GVT projection: Second
Key matchup: Russia, Feb. 15


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:) Fair point — the title of that anthology is "Future Primitive: The New Ecotopias".
I haven't read that book, but, if the reviews are any indication, I think that it is evidence for my point.
From the Amazon.com review:
These are stories of a future where "wet" technology has replaced "hard": silicon chips have given way to DNA strands, and the industrial high tech has been subsumed by environmental high tech. While all of these fine stories have been printed elsewhere, collected together they comprise a formidable and fascinating look at a future full of ectopias.
Apparently you can listen to an audio version of it for free here:
Like this?
Yes. Jack mentioned that one in this comment from this thread. From what I could gather through Amazon, it looks like it's probably a strong example of anti-tech green utopian fiction.
Nonetheless, the vast majority of Green utopias that I've seen (which is not, I admit, a huge sample) are not anti-tech, but rather pro-Green tech. They tend to be very optimistic about the level of technology that can be supported with "renewable" energy sources and environmentally-friendly industries.
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This dont relate to taxidermy but This guy should be a writer it is Hilarious here is the link it came from
A good buddy of mine had an urge to populate his 12 acres with a few game hens, against my sage advice. "You'll be up to your ears in chicks if you do," I warned, but my admonition fell upon deaf ears. Ignoring me completely, he went out and got himself 3 Roundhead hens and a castaway Kelso roo, and turned them loose to cavort merrily through the pastures and barns.
Several months later I stopped by and noticed quite a few new arrivals scampering about, and also that the original 3 hens were setting new nests. With great smugness I pointed out my prediction was fast becoming reality, but he shrugged me off, insisting coyotes and cats and stray dogs would thin the population. I smiled and shook my head, but kept my words of experience to myself.
Today I stopped by to see how he was getting on, and was not a bit surprised to see what had become of his place. There was not a bare patch left on the ground. Everywhere you stepped, a chicken squawked and ran out from under your foot. Half feathered pullets perched atop the long suffering dog's house, while just-beginning-to-lay hens perched atop the long suffering dog himself. Roving gangs of teenaged roos could be seen lurking in the shadows, just waiting for dear old dad to turn his back on the girls. And eggs, the eggs were everywhere, dropped willy nilly by young hens too inexperienced to find somewhere off the beaten path to lay them. As my friend came outside and promptly tripped over a hen who had chosen the base of the porch steps for her daily dust bath, I couldn't help but smile broadly. If ever he dared to question my inevitable rightness on a topic, all I would ever need to do is remind him about how 3 hens and a rooster didn't add up to 4 like he swore it would.
I gave up counting at 115.
wondering if she'll be invited over for fried chicken some day soon. ;)
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Check out the cool classes that you can take in folk studies!
SUPERNATURAL FOLKLORE FLK 275 3 credits
An investigation of traditional beliefs concerning unverifiable phenomena, including superstition, traditional healing, divination, and witchcraft. Current historical, philosophical, anthropological and folkloristic theories are covered.
INTRO FOLK STUDIES FLK 276 3 credits
An introduction to the study of folk tradition in different contexts, focusing on the concepts of folk group, cultural relativism, fieldwork, meaning and function, and the genres of folk narrative, folksong, folk custom and traditional material culture.
INTRO TO WORLD FOLK MUSIC FLK 277 3 credits
A cultural and functional analysis of traditional musical genres developed in world areas: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Emphasis will be placed on musical styles, performance practices, aesthetics, and instruments. Cross-listed with ANTH 277.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN US FLK 280 3 credits
Understanding, interpretation and appreciation of the multicultural nature of American society. Emphasis on the varieties of cultural expression, custom and world view practiced by regional, ethnic, racial and sectarian cultures.
ROOTS OF SOUTHERN CULTURE FLK 281 3 credits
Examination of Southern folklore and folklife as part of the foundation of contemporary Southern culture.
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS AND DIVERSITY FLK 330 3 credits
Service learning course that examines the diversity of American culture and engages students in activities to develop skills in working with a variety of cultural groups.
PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF LATIN AMERICA FLK 340 3 credits
Study of the history and development of present cultures in Latin America with emphasis on economics, politics, religion, folklife and world view of indigenous, peasant and urban peoples. Cross-listed with ANTH 340.
PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF ASIA FLK 341 3 credits
Study of the cultures of South, East and Southeast Asia with emphasis on origins, prehistoric and historic migrations, ecology, and subsistence patterns, and the origin and evolution of the major civilizations of India, China, Japan and Vietnam. Topics include kinship and the family, religion, social organization, gender, economy, colonialism and independence, globalization and development, and maintenance of traditions in modern contexts. Cross-listed with ANTH 341.
PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF THE CARIBBEAN FLK 342 3 credits
Examination of the variety of cultural practices and social conditions found in modern-day Caribbean societies with attention to historical roots. Topics include, but are not limited to, definition of the region, religious practices, festivals, musical traditions, migration and everyday social life and conditions. Cross-listed with ANTH 342.
PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF NATIVE NORTH AMERICA FLK 345 3 credits
Survey of the cultures of the original peoples of North America, with emphasis on the ethnographic present. Cross-listed with ANTH 345.
PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF AFRICA FLK 350 3 credits
Survey of the cultures of Africa, with emphasis on historical development and contemporary cultural diversity. Cross-listed with ANTH 350.
URBAN FOLKLORE FLK 371 3 credits
Varieties and characteristics of urban American folklore with emphasis on legends, customs, beliefs, and other lore of today's regional, occupational, and ethnic groups.
FOLKLORE AND THE MEDIA FLK 373 3 credits
Examines contemporary forms of folklore; popular culture and mass and electronic media, the ways they interact, the complex ways they shape communication and creativity, ways that folk communities form around mass culture (e.g., fan cultures and gamers) and on the internet, and such issues as ideology, corporate or government dominance of the media, representation of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, social class, and other hot topics.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN FOLKLORE FLK 377 3 credits
Oral, written, and material folk traditions of African-Americans, with emphasis on the United States and the Caribbean.
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN FOLKLORE FLK 378 3 credits
Folklife of southern Appalachia, as reflected in the material folk culture, in traditional folk customs and practices, legends, anecdotes, songs, language, and literature. Cross-listed with ANTH 378.
TOPICS IN FOLKLORE FLK 379 3 credits
A consideration of special topics to acquaint students with significant problems and current issues in folklore. Content will vary from time to time according to the instructor and the needs of the students.
FOODWAYS FLK 388 3 credits
An exploration of the role of food in culture with particular emphasis on on ethnographic approaches to food traditions.
FIELD METHODS IN ETHNOGRAPHY FLK 399 3 credits
An examination of the history, theory, techniques, and ethics of ethnographic fieldwork, including practical fieldwork experience. Cross-listed with ANTH 399.
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY FLK 400 3 credits
Survey of the concepts and methods of ethnomusicology. Topics include history of ethnomusicology, transcription and analysis, musicians, musical instruments, music acculturation, and the functions of music in society. Cross-listed with ANTH 400.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC FLK 410 3 credits
A survey of selected musical styles created and developed by African-Americans from the 17th to the 20th century: spirituals, blues, popular music forms (e.g. soul, reggae, rap music). Emphasis will be placed on the historical factors and socio-cultural trends that influenced the development of African-American music. Cross-listed with ANTH 410.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FLK 434 3 credits
(See Department of Geography and Geology.)
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY FLK 445 3 credits
An interdisciplinary survey of American architectural history, including trends and styles, architect designed and manufactured structures and elements, and the social history of American architecture.
FOLKLORE AND MEDICINE FLK 462 3 credits
This course examines the role of traditional culture in shaping attitudes and behavior related to sickness, health, and healing. Institutional, alternative, and informal medical settings are discussed. (cross-listed with Public Health, PH 462.)
VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE FLK 464 3 credits
The forms, functions, and styles of buildings constructed according to custom from local materials to meet individual and cultural preferences.
MUSEUM PROC/PRESERVATION TECH FLK 470 3 credits
Essential aspects of museums and of preservation, i.e., collecting, preserving, researching, exhibiting, and interpreting material culture. Cross-listed with ANTH 470.
FOLK ART/TECHNOLOGY FLK 477 3 credits
Folklife research in selected world culture groups, with emphasis on folk crafts, technology, and architecture in the United States prior to their absorption into industrialization. Special reference to northwest European antecedents, sources, and parallels. Cross-listed with ANTH 477.
FOLKLORE AND LITERATURE FLK 478 3 credits
Takes an interdisciplinary focus on the relationship between folklore, literature and film. Considers folklore as literature, and at the uses and transformations of various kinds of folklore in literature.
INDEPENDENT STUDY FOLKLORE FLK 479 3 credits
Supervised individual study directed by a member of the Folk Studies faculty. (course pass required)
WOMEN'S FOLKLIFE FLK 480 3 credits
The various images and roles of women in the U.S. and selected world cultures as reflected in folklife materials such as narratives, beliefs, ballads, rhymes, games, customs, and folk arts.
INTERNSHIP IN FOLK STUDIES FLK 489 3 credits
Practical out-of-classroom experience in a supervised work situation with a cooperating business, industry, social or governmental agency emphasizing application of advanced knowledge and skills in folk studies. (course pass required).
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The Bottom Line / The Burden of Responsibility
David Klein had no alternative this time. He had to raise the key interest rate to restore stability, and because of the rise in long-term interest. If Klein had not set the interest rate higher yesterday, this would have required more money to be printed on a daily basis - namely a return to inflation.
David Klein had no alternative this time. He had to raise the key interest rate to restore stability, and because of the rise in long-term interest. If Klein had not set the interest rate higher yesterday, this would have required more money to be printed on a daily basis - namely a return to inflation, and the governor is obliged to stop this. The only problem is in the force of this measure.
An analysis of the past indicates that the shekel depreciated about 9 percent against the dollar in 2001, while prices rose by 1.4 percent. Since the beginning of 2002, a depreciation of 11 percent has happened, while prices have risen by about 5 percent. For a country in which imports comprise about 50 percent of the gross domestic product, these are not dramatic figures that demand severe steps.
In any case, raising interest rates cannot prevent currency depreciation. The interest rate does have an effect on the exchange rate, but it is not the decisive factor. Hiking the shekel interest rate does work to dampen demand for dollars as a financial investment, but the reason for the latest depreciations are the large budget deficit, problems in exports and tourism, and the political-security situation.
If we look toward the future, the inflation projections for the next 12 months are only a bit above the 3 percent target - and this is also not very dramatic. There is also a chance now that government spending will be cut, public sector wages frozen, social allowances decreased, taxes raised, and the budget deficit kept to 4 percent.
The governor said yesterday that the government is demonstrating a lax budgetary policy and that the security situation is deteriorating, and that this has undermined the stability of financial markets in recent months, creating real concern about continued depreciation and inflation. All of this was perfectly true a week ago. But, nonetheless, Shas ministers were fired several days ago, and the prime minister and finance minister show signs that they are serious about decreasing the deficit by NIS 13 billion. Therefore, if the emergency package is approved by the Knesset in its current form, this will herald a fiscal cutback during the next year and a half. In this situation, we do not need to be so tough in monetary policy. This means that an interest rate hike of less than 1 percent would have sufficed.
There is one big condition in this whole scenario - keeping Shas in the opposition until the emergency plan passes the Knesset unscathed. Toward this end, the Knesset yesterday established a special committee - circumventing Finance Committee chairman Ya'akov Litzman MK (United Torah Judaism).
There is a clear majority for the plan in both the committee and Knesset with the votes of Likud, Labor, Yisrael B'Aliyah, Center Party, Shinui and National Religious Party. So now all of the responsibility is placed upon the shoulders of Weizman Shiri (who will be chosen to chair the special committee).
He has the opportunity to demonstrate leadership, to pass the emergency plan quickly, within two days, as the emergency situation demands. And perhaps to win the trust of the public and his fellow MKs, none other than Weizman Shiri will be the one to give up the Negev Law.
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Sound recorded at the massive people recording in Ghent - Belgium. About 40 people make sounds together, directed by Henk our friendly director. Everything was recorded by 4 microphones and directly mixed down to stereo for recording. Best recording of the whole session. Everyone shouting "sound must be free" is a militaristic/crazy kind of way, while marching.
very nice.
Sick, you can really feel that energy. Nice!
Thank you very much for this sample. I've used it on a track I've remixed (with credits:-). You can hear it at http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7682643
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SATURDAY One more Saturday in a desolate Buenos Aires hard to recognize. Six young people that try to avoid their solitude by complicating their daily routes, unsuccessfully looking for a glance that changes something or a new sensation that reveals them some sense. A couple used to their common tediousness, a girl who has already decided she wants to be alone, his boyfriend who does not know how to deal with that, a famous actor who does not seem to feel comfortable anywhere and a girl who pretends to get fun without realizing she's always bored. Director: Juan Villegas Writer: Juan Villegas Stars: Gaston Pauls, Daniel Hendler and Camila Toker Country: Argentina Language: Spanish Release Date: 2001 Sabado.2001.DVDRip.DoKtor Format: AVI File size: 661 MiB Duration: 1h 8mn Overall bit rate: Variable Overall bit rate: 1 357 Kbps Writing application: VirtualDubMod 184.108.40.206 (build 2178/release) Writing library: VirtualDub build 34807/release Video Format profile: [email protected] Codec ID: H264 Duration: 1h 8mn Bit rate: 1 209 Kbps Width: 672 pixels Height: 336 pixels Display aspect ratio: 2.000 Frame rate: 29.970 fps Audio Format: MPEG Audio Format version: Version 1 Format profile: Layer 3 Codec ID/Hint: MP3 Duration : 1h 8mn Bit rate mode: Variable Bit rate: 134 Kbps Channel(s): 2 channels Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz
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NEW YORK — The Bulls talk about needing to play with an edge so much they could land a razor endorsement.
But it's hard to play with an edge when you can't hang on to the ball.
One day after setting a franchise record with just three turnovers — just one more than the NBA mark — the Bulls bobbled and stumbled to a season-high 28. That's all the gift-wrapping the Nets needed to post a wire-to-wire 96-80 victory at the Barclays Center.


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Willmar Tops River Bats 7-2
Willmar beat the River Bats 7-2 Wednesday night to suffer their 3rd straight loss. Willmar scored 6 first inning runs and held on for the win. Andrew Urban allowed 2 hits, 3 walks and 6 runs (4 earned) in the first inning to take the loss. Kyle Stiner was 3-4 with 1 RBI and Mitch Garver went 2-4 with a solo homerun for St. Cloud.
The Bats fall to 10-16 and will play at Willmar at 7:05 tonight, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 6:35.