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The name of the conference is WOW 2008. WOW stands for Wild on Wounds. Looking for themed logo, focusing on Orlando FL for wound care conference attended by healthcare professionals.
WOW 2008 is an annual conference that is attended by health care professionals, working in the United States, such as registered nurses, physicians and physical therapists. Females make up the majority of people who attend the conference. The logo should appeal to both females and males. This conference is focused on providing cutting sessions in the area of wound care. This year the conference location is in Orlando Florida.
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New York, April 23, 2012--Three provincial Colombian radio journalists have been forced to flee their homes in the past few months after receiving death threats from illegal armed groups. The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on authorities to ensure their safety.
Jesús Antonio Pareja, who worked at a community radio station in Roncesvalles in central Tolima department, received death threats from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country's largest left-wing rebel group, according to the Bogotá-based press freedom group Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP).
Pareja worked part-time for La Voz de la Tierra in Roncesvalles, located in a mountainous region that has long been a FARC stronghold. On April 9, Pareja received a phone call from someone identifying himself as Commander Donald of the FARC's 21st Front. The caller told Pareja he had three days to leave the town or he would be killed, Pareja told CPJ. Pareja said the caller accused the station of broadcasting army propaganda, promoting a hydroelectric dam that the FARC considers a military target, and encouraging farmers uprooted by the country's guerrilla war to apply for benefits under a new land law. Pareja said the station never aired army propaganda but did broadcast public service announcements related to the land law as well as ads sponsored by the company building the dam.
Pareja fled Roncesvalles on April 10 and is now in Ibague, the capital of Tolima department. Now jobless, he has applied for benefits as a displaced person. "All I wanted to do was help the community," said Pareja, who worked for the station for 13 years. "But now I am a refugee."
In the town of Briceño in northern Antioquia department, Edilberto Agudelo, director of community radio station Briceño Estéreo, denounced links between Briceño police officers and the large criminal organization Los Urabeños at a public meeting last year with local activists and subsequently received death threats, according to FLIP.
Agudelo was forced to leave Briceño on December 14 after he received a pamphlet threatening him with death. Agudelo told CPJ that he took the threat seriously because 30 minutes before receiving the pamphlet, the administrator of the local hospital -- who had also denounced police ties to criminal groups at the meeting -- was shot dead.
Agudelo's case wasn't publicized at the time. However, on April 13, his wife Dionisia Morales, a radio host with Briceño, received death threats via text messages and telephone calls, she told CPJ. The caller identified himself as a member of the Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia, one of a handful of drug-trafficking gangs operating in the country. This group is believed to be part of Los Urabeños, according to press reports.
The caller "said I had until 8 a.m. the next day to leave town or I would be killed and the radio station would be destroyed," Morales told CPJ. She immediately fled to Medellín, the departmental capital, under police escort. Morales told CPJ she believes she was targeted because she Agudelo's is wife, and that since her husband had fled, the radio station has not reported on sensitive issues.
Morales, Agudelo and their two children are now living temporarily in Medellín and continue to administer the radio station by telephone. A government official told reporters the journalists would receive protection, but the couple said the Interior Ministry has yet to provide security escorts. "I don't know how long we will have to stay away, but without security we can't return," Agudelo told CPJ.
"Colombian authorities must investigate these threats and take all measures to protect Edilberto Agudelo, Dionisia Morales, and Jesús Antonio Pareja," said CPJ's Americas senior program coordinator, Carlos Lauría. "These cases illustrate the severe pressures that provincial journalists continue to endure in Colombia, and they reinforce the government's duty to ensure that free expression does not become a casualty."
CPJ's annual survey, Attacks on the Press, found that threats against journalists in Colombia rose in 2011, forcing some journalists to relocate. In February this year, Colombian freelance journalist and activist Bladimir Sánchez Espitia fled his home state for the capital city after receiving death threats related to a video he posted on YouTube.


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It is our immense pleasure to announce the beginning of a new partnership between Open Perception and Leica Geosystems, and a series of new code sprints: PCL-LGSCS!
We are looking for talented contributors that are willing to develop open source efficient compression mechanisms for organized and unorganized 3D point cloud data in two separate code sprint projects. In both cases, the ultimate goal is to achieve as much compression as possible, but we will require an analysis with respect to the de/compression speed that can be obtained. A requirement is to be able to process a few million points per second on a standard laptop. In addition we will analyze and compare different lossy vs lossless compression techniques.
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Youths blamed for vandalism at IL library
News Out Of Illinois where Officials say they want to stop a recent influx of middle school students who are turning the Edwardsville Public Library into a stomping ground rather than an after-school special.
Vandalism, smoking and profanity top the list of offenses library trustees started noticing this spring when groups of students would gather outside the library during after-school hours. Those incidents have slowed since schools let out for summer, but trustees say they want to be prepared for the future.
It beats a group of young people starting a homeless man on fire.tbo.com>
Or 16 year old girls beating one another to death and throwing the near lifeless body in a dumpster.baynews9.com>
Or 21 year old mothers leaving their children inside locked cars in the 90 degree heatsptimes.com>
I'd rather have kids hanging outside the library smoking and cursing.
What the hell has this country come to? I am remarkably close to moving back to Ireland. Depending how the interviews go this week and the week after ALA I may pack up the (RFID chipped) cats and head back to Co. Cork.
Outside the library
It doesn't appear that these kids are using the library at all. The story mentions them being outside the library and doing things like smashing an outside water fountain that cost $3k to fix and vandalizing a bathroom at a park. If they were just loitering and blowing off teenage energy, that'd be one thing. We see a lot of the steam-blowing variety of kids. Mostly, they get a warned from library staff or security and settle down. If they become abusive to staff or other patrons, if they get caught stealing or vandalizing, parents are called to come pick them up, or they're booted out for 1 day up to one year, depending on their age and what they've done. It sounds like this particular group of Edwardsville kids is doing a bit more than testing limits.
Two of these occured within 10 miles of me. I'm not so sure that qualifies as national reporting. The starting the homeless guy on fire was in Texas so yes that was national reporting. When I was in college I worked for the medical examiner's office and I saw one or two children killed each year in the county in which I live. Now I hear of one or two a month. I wonder why we have devalued life so much that this does not shock us.
When I was in high school we hung around and smoked cigarettes and cursed, and I'm sure some of my peers vandalized things. But now 20 years later I'm in the "when I was younger stage". It was a 3 mile walk uphill both ways in the snow to school.
Maybe it just seems that there are fewer murders in Ireland, per capita or per square mile or by some other measure, but since Detroit has almost one a day and Ireland has had nine so far this year according to the Independent I'm not so sure. Yes kids in Ireland stand around and smoke and curse, I've seen it. They probably vandalize things too, but it seems they haven't made it to the point of devaluing life like we have. Not that we are the only ones, at least we aren't beheading people as a political statement.
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Feeling particularly sensitive today, eh, 'pchuck?
Yeah, I took my meds and I took a nice long nap; however, you are still an asshole.
Part of what's happened to this country--and every other developed country--is that what used to be local news is now reported nationally. This leads to an impression of escalating crime and general cultural disintegration even while the crime rate has, with some local exceptions, been falling for the last two decades.
Consider the story of the mother who left her child in the locked car. This wasn't a mother who intentionally tried to harm her child; she just screwed up real bad--and realized it and called 911. Her little girl came out of it just fine; twenty years ago, or even ten, no one outside of the St. Petersburg would ever have heard of it.
Or consider abusive relationships that end in murder-suicides. Well into the 1970s, they were reported as "suicide pacts" in stories that carried a tinge of tragic romanticism. Today, we recognize them as particularly nasty crimes, with nothing "romantic" about them at all. The crime itself was not any less brutal thirty years ago, but what the general public heard or read carried a completely different tone.
I'm not saying you shouldn't go back to Ireland; you'd be a much better judge than someone who's a total stranger to both you and Ireland of whether you'd be happier doing that. I'm just saying, don't be overly influenced by the "if it bleeds, it leads" news coverage that winds up grossly over-reporting crime, or negatively influenced by the fact that we now recognize as dangerous, irresponsible, or criminal behavior that we used to take for granted or even consider "romantic."
Good to see you're back, 'pchuck. We always enjoy your intelligent commentaries. Be sure to take your meds. A nap may help, too.
So acceptable behavior in your book is anything short of killing or maiming?
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I have had my share of run-ins with rowdy teenagers when I worked for a large urban library system and honestly, the REALLY bad kids are not the ones coming to the library.
The nature of being a teenager is to push the envelope and sometimes older people forget that they used to be "pains in the butt" themselves. Teenagers are going to gather around the computer with their friends, just like my friends and I used to gather around the latest arcade game at the pizza shop. They are going to be loud and full of energy (sugar) after being cooped up in school all day and they need someplace to burn that energy off. Until we build and fund enough after school centers and skate parks for these kids to play in, I would rather see them around the library.
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When it happens they kill someone and get sent to prison. Then we hear from the family that they are really just a good kid and the neighbor with a tooth : tattoo ratio of less than or equal to 2 gets on TV and tells everyone how they can't believe that the moron kid did that cuz he was always at the library n stuff n he liked NASCAR and he wanted to be a fighter pilot or work at the refuse to energy plant burning sh*t to make electricty from garbage.
7:20AM and I can tell it is going to be a wonderful day. I think I'll go kick the postman.
Not unique
I think this problem plays out at libraries across the country. And it is a problem... Granted, not on the scale of setting someone on fire or genocide, but I've had kids come remarkably close to knocking over elderly patrons.
Moreover, other patrons complain... I'm not talking about the patrons that come in and complain about the kid's ethnic backgrounds or languages they speak (because, unfortunately, that happens too) I'm talking about the patrons that complain because they were pelted with snowballs. Nearly hit with rocks. Had their computer screens stared at by kids gathering around like locusts.
The fact of the matter is, problems tend to escalate. Sure, the kids are "just" defacing and breaking library property today. What happens when they start mugging patrons? Not saying it will happen. Most kids grow out of these things. But some don't.
You may prefer kids doing a little smoking and cursing as no big deal but when you have patrons trying to get into the library with these foul-mouthed creeps blocking the door, you get an idea of what it's like to run the gauntlet. Staff has been cursed out so many times, they flinch when they see the gathering group. When you call the cops, the kids scatter, only to re-group when Officer Friendly leaves. (In addition, our cops are part-time hot dogs who hate children and harass them every chance they get at the skate park but think we're all nervous nellies when we complain.) There should be after school programs, but this problem is mostly caused by parents who leave their darlings at the library until they get off work in the deranged belief that the library is a safe place for them to be watched over by the benevolent staff.
Considering the homeless, drug addicted, alcoholic, and registered sex offenders that make up our regular patron family, your kid would be safer in Sodom.


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Duel in the Sun
They don't really make 'em like this any more. Dubbed "Lust in the Dust" by clever people of the time Duel in the Sun is a ferociously overheated western with a bad romance novel plot blown up to the scale of grand opera. The combination of terrible acting, epic scope, its goofy depiction of a lustily violent romance, and Technicolor so rich and strange it makes Texas look like Mars all work to achieve a rare kind of purity that the film exudes. Hollywood still produces expensive flops but rarely something this original and insane. It was truly the Showgirls of its day. We have star producer David O. Selznick to thank for this fantastic folly.
Selznick needed to top his previous success with Gone With the Wind. He was also determined to make his questionably talented mistress Jennifer Jones a big star. Selznick's meddling with Duel in the Sun is legendary. He ran through directors (including Selznick himself and the inimitable Josef von Sternberg who, one would assume, would have been a perfect match for such gilded fakery), fought with his composer, Dimitri Tiomkin, and spent so much money and overstuffed his movie with so much talent – Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, Lionel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, Herbert Marshall – that the results were going to be interesting no matter what.Continue Reading


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Monday, May 27, 2013
In the Shadow of Ichiro's Card Series: the Secret Playing Cards
Today, we're starting a mini series about Hanyu releases that very few people will know about, but that are linked – in some way – to Ichiro's iconic Card Series. At the same time, it's part of our "Whisky Labels from Japan" series (1, 2).
After Akuto-san had rescued the few hundred remaining Hanyu casks from being poured down the drain (2004-2005), he knew he couldn't just sit on them and wait for interest to grow. He knew he had to go out and bring the liquid to the people, and in order to do that, he needed the help of professionals in this field: bartenders. He started visiting bars in every nook and cranny and tried to interest bars in selling his (family's) whisky. To make this appealing to them, he offered small, private bottling schemes: the numbers were low enough to make it a financially viable project for those bars, but significant enough to keep the money coming in and build a brand (Ichiro's Malt) and a reputation, in the process.
this brief introduction makes for interesting reading. "Hanafuda" are strongly associated with illegal gambling and organized crime here in Japan – film buffs, check out Masahiro Shinoda's "Pale Flower" (1964) – so there's a bit of a dark side to it. However, visually, they're far more appealing than the ace-to-king deck we're all familiar with. Each "hanafuda" suit consists of 4 images referring to a particular flower or tree associated with a particular month of the year.
For the Bar Salvador bottling, the following images were chosen:
- "Pine with Crane" from the "Pine (Matsu)" suit [January]
- "Cherry with Curtain" from the "Cherry (Sakura)" suit [March]
- "Pampas with Full Moon" from the "Pampas (Susuki)" suit [August]
- "Willow with Poet" from the "Willow (Yanagi)" suit [November]
- "Paulownia with Phoenix" from the "Paulownia (Kiri)" suit [December]
For each label, there were 10 bottles (a total of 50 bottles) and for the remaining 10 bottles they used a special label combining the five cards above.
Read more about Hanyu Distillery here.
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Wow, I never post, but must say this was a captivating story. Nonjatta has clearly become more than a simple blog. It's not only the greatest source on the internet (in English) to get Japanese whisky news, but clearly some darn good journalism as well. I, and hopefully many others, no longer just skip to the bottom to find a place to purchase the bottles. I enjoy the articles, themselves, quite a bit. I'm actually glad this is simply a story special to whisk[e]y history and nothing more. Those bottles are in a worthy place.
- May 28, 2013 at 12:07 AM
- Stefan Van Eycken said...
Brian, thank you so much for your kind words. It means a lot to us when we hear from our readers how much they appreciate what we do. And it encourages us to keep bringing more and better reports from the exciting world of Japanese whisky. Thanks again for getting in touch.
- May 28, 2013 at 7:41 AM
Very interesting! So this is the legendary Hanyu Hanafuda set. I have a set of Hanafuda cards at home (just the cards, not the bottles :))and they are ridiculously beautiful. "Go-Stop" is a very popular card game in South Korea (mainly linked to gamble and gangsters as well) and this game uses Hanafuda to play. Unfortunately I never master the game.
Very very interesting post. Thank you for the sharing.
A brief intro of "go-stop" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-Stop
- May 28, 2013 at 10:21 AM
- Stefan Van Eycken said...
That's really interesting, Aaron. I had no idea Hanafuda cards were also used outside Japan. And I agree with you, they're so beautiful... what I love about the cards is the mix of some cards that are very concrete (like "Willow with Poet") with some cards that are almost like abstract paintings. And that's one of the many great things about whisky: that it's a window onto the world. It connect so many things, and connects people, and through this liquid, one can discover so many amazing things... Thanks for pointing out that connection!
- May 28, 2013 at 9:06 PM
- tanstaafl2 said...
Stumbled on this older post almost by accident as I try to improve my knowledge of Japanese whisky as it becomes increasingly available in the US. As it happens Hanafuda is fairly common in Hawaii (I presume because of the large population of people from Japan or of Japanese ancestry) and I learned to play from someone who grew up there. There is even a Hawaiian motif set of cards. I have several sets including a standard deck of cards that also have Hanafuda designs on 48 of them (the Kings are excluded I believe) and the regular cards which are smaller and thicker like tiles.
Would love to try one of these whiskies although that isn't ever likely to happen. Keep up the great work!
- December 10, 2014 at 1:36 AM
- Business said...
Hi, can someone explain to me the lineup of Ichiro's malt's whiskies? What is its standard 12-, 15-, or 18-year single-malt whisky? Ichiro's Malt keeps producing different series of whisky, but does not have a standard lineup, such as Yamazaki, Hakushu, or Yoichi.
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Helen Clark: Niger Food Security - Rio+20 Conference Side EventJun 19, 2012
Remarks for Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator
Niger Food Security: Rio + 20 Conference Side Event
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tuesday 19 June 5.30pm
It is a pleasure to be at this event organized by the Government of Niger to highlight Niger's work to address the humanitarian crisis it currently faces and to overcome the underlying causes of food insecurity.
In February this year, I was able to visit Niger, travelling with Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief. Following the Government of Niger's early warning of the crisis, our goal was to help raise awareness of the threat to food security caused by a poor harvest and rain shortfall in Niger and for the Sahel region as a whole. This is the third food security and nutrition crisis here in the last seven years.
Drought, poverty, high food prices, and environmental degradation have left nineteen million people across the Sahel struggling to get enough food this year. The UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs has estimated that 6.4 million people in Niger, or about forty per cent of the population, are food insecure. The situation has also been aggravated by regional political instability and armed conflict.
The Government of Niger's plan for managing through the drought is receiving support from development partners – but more will need to be done.
In Niger, Valerie Amos and I heard strong, clear, and common messages from the Government, farmers' associations, development partners, NGOs, and the UN Country Team: all were determined to tackle the short and the long term challenges; all stressed the urgent need to scale up and co-ordinate existing efforts, and to integrate humanitarian and development responses.
Poverty, gender disparities, environmental degradation, and low institutional capacity were highlighted as being among the underlying causes of vulnerability, malnutrition, and food insecurity.
This understanding is well reflected in Niger's strategy to achieve the "3Ns" (Nigeriens Nourissent les Nigeriens) – a broad-based development strategy to achieve the President's vision of meeting immediate needs while also building the long term resilience of communities to recurrent drought and food shocks.
UNDP and other members of the UN Country Team in Niger have worked with the Government and other stakeholders on the MDG Acceleration Plan to tackle hunger. The initiatives flowing from the plan help the government detect and plan for natural disasters, and communities to reduce vulnerabilities, improve nutrition, and increase agricultural productivity.
While in Niger, I saw for myself the stark contrast which existed between a village where basic water infrastructure had been installed and enabled food to be grown, even in severe drought conditions, and a village, only a few kilometers away, where the health clinic was overwhelmed by hungry and malnourished mothers and children whose food stocks had run low.
It is appropriate that Niger has initiated this discussion here at this conference on sustainable development. The region's recurring droughts are exacerbating the challenges of poverty and underdevelopment. Ways have to be found to build resilience to natural disaster and lift human development.
In a new UNDP report on "triple win" policies which advance economic, social, and environmental goals together, we highlight Niger's reforestation initiatives as a good example of this approach.
Trees serve as windbreaks, helping farmers protect their crops from sandstorms and retain soil quality. Poverty can be reduced while ecosystems are repaired. To date in Niger, five million hectares have been reforested – about four per cent of the country's land area. These areas are seeing significant increases in crop yields and improved livelihoods. Diversifying farm production, agroforestry, and reservoirs to capture rainfall can all help regenerate degraded lands and increase yields across the Sahel.
UNDP's Africa Human Development Report on food security calls for leadership at the highest levels to co-ordinate action across ministries, tackle chronic malnutrition, and shift budget priorities. Rural infrastructure and the needs of small land holder farmers have been low priorities in many countries for too long. Social protection systems are critical for preventing the worst impacts of food shocks and boosting local demand. Empowering women, who make up close to half of Africa's farm workforce, is also a powerful driver of agricultural productivity and inclusive growth.
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Offensive struggles, error mar Peavy's outing
Dunn, Keppinger mired in slumps; winning run scores on miscue
CHICAGO -- Jake Peavy deserved a victory during Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Twins in 10 innings before 22,417 at U.S. Cellular Field.
The right-hander had to settle for a no-decision after working in and out of trouble over seven innings and a season-high 117 pitches and limiting the Twins (7-7) to one run on six hits while striking out nine. Unfortunately for Peavy, who has fanned 34 and walked five in 25 1/3 innings this season, the White Sox offense couldn't score against Vance Worley and four Twins relievers after Alejandro De Aza's fifth career leadoff homer.
And a defense that shined in the eighth with the bases loaded and one out, behind temporary game-saving plays from third baseman Conor Gillaspie and Paul Konerko at first, allowed the winning run to score in the 10th on Alexei Ramirez's throwing error. Ryan Doumit, who opened the 10th with a double off Hector Santiago (0-1), came home from second when Ramirez's throw on Eduardo Escobar's slow roller one-hopped Jeff Keppinger at first and then rolled away.
"It hit the runner and he kicked it up the line," said Keppinger, who played the first nine innings at second base. "That was it to that play."
"I slid into third because I wasn't sure if he was going to try to make a play on me," Doumit said. "The second I looked up, I saw Keppinger's back, I saw his numbers and the ball on the ground and it was a no-brainer."
Worley didn't give the White Sox lineup many chances, allowing one run on five hits over seven innings and striking out seven in the pitcher-friendly strike zone for both sides from home-plate umpire CB Bucknor. Three of those strikeouts came against designated hitter and cleanup hitter Adam Dunn, whose 0-for-4 showing dropped him to 6-for-61 with 24 strikeouts this season.
Dunn has maintained that he has felt good at the plate dating back to Spring Training and echoed that sentiment again following the team's eighth loss in 11 games. Much like the rest of an offense that is 17-for-98 with runners in scoring position this season, Dunn believes a couple of big connections could quickly turn around bad fortunes.
"Obviously, the results aren't there and this is a result-oriented game," Dunn said. "That's the first thing people think is that there's something wrong. I don't feel bad. You just can't let it snowball and get in your head and start trying to get four hits on one at-bat."
"Adam's not one to really press too much. He's been through this stuff before," Konerko said. "And a guy like him, I mean two games and he can get it all back. I'm not saying you want to do that, but you can kind of jump back into the ballgame quick when you can do what he can do with the bat."
That early slump, which has left Dunn 1-for-37 and 4-for-54, also has snagged Keppinger. He finished 0-for-5 against the Twins, including the game-ending popup off of Glen Perkins (fourth save), dropping him into a 0-for-21 funk and just five hits in his last 34 at-bats.
Keppinger, a .285 career hitter who is hitting .159, has identified his problem as a swing flaw.
"I'm finding the barrel with the ball. But I'm either popping them up or rolling them over," Keppinger said. "I'm not hitting line drives or hard ground balls like I normally do when I'm hitting. I'm dipping my back shoulder a little bit and my hands are dropping instead of staying on top of the ball."
This dearth of offense kept Peavy from picking up his second straight win and fifth straight against the Twins. He allowed one run in the third on Josh Willingham's single and stranded two runners each in the first, third, fifth and sixth innings.
His defining moment came in the seventh, with Peavy's pitch count already at 112. Manager Robin Ventura came out to the mound with Donnie Veal warming in the bullpen, Joe Mauer on first and two outs. Peavy stayed in and retired Justin Morneau on a fly ball to center.
"We know he's always tough," said Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire of Peavy. "He seems to ad-lib and just figure things out as he's going through the game. He can come from so many angles and throw so many pitches."
"It was cold, getting colder as the game went on. Hard to stay loose, and I didn't have very good stuff today," Peavy said. "Ball was moving a little bit, but the command was not what you'd expect it to be or want it to be. But we battled. We had a chance to win but just couldn't quite finish it there."
Finishing for the White Sox will take the pitching, hitting and defense on the same page in the same game, which just hasn't happened consistently through the first 17.
"We're not playing anywhere close to how we're capable of playing, especially offensively," Dunn said. "We're obviously not scoring runs and we're not getting hits to break open the game. The good news is that we have a hundred-and-I-don't-know-something games left and it's not time to close up shop yet."
"When you start a game your team loses, I don't care how it happens, it's not fun," Peavy said. "I believe we'll find a way. We went through some tough stretches last year. Hopefully, we can right the ship sooner than later."


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Gift Guide 2012: For Her
Of course I would never forget us ladies! A few more gift guides to come including books, stocking stuffers, holiday beauty and my wish list for this year! But onto the laaaaaaaaaaaadies….
1. I really love (and want) a special, applique monogram jewelry case or makeup case from Monogram Goods for traveling. So lovely and proper.
2. The bracelet we all want if we haven't got it already. ( I finally broke down and bought it and wear it constantly)
3. I cannot get enough of faux fur in the winter- this snood is adorable, a great color and will go with any of her coats and sweaters.
4. How fabulous are the nail polishes from Ciate. I love the little bows on the bottles- get a grouping of colors, I personally am liking the coral, burgundy, gold and deep navy.
5. The Sartorialist's new book to inspire the fashionable friend.
6. I love these chunky gemstone studs from Loren Hope.
7. I don't think I've met a girl who doesn't like a good striped shirt, so gift this sweater version in navy and white or camel and pink to get on her really good side.
8. Leopard gloves. Love 'em. Want 'em. Awesome gift to spice up boring winter get-ups.
9. Chevron + elephants= HAPPY TIMES. This C Wonder trinket tray is a fab under $50 choice.
10. The beach-going gal would love a couple of these bright Pendelton beach towels.
11. A RYAN GOSLING COLORING BOOK. Do I need to say anything else?
12. Another "if she doesn't have it she wants it" gift- the Clarisonic. I love mine. Andrew secretly loves mine too. (Not so secret anymore!)
13. I saw these awesome leather minaudieres and fell hard for them. So ladylike and totally glam. IN lots of colors and a calf hair version too.


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Full featured site These can vary in scope and scale, but generally provide information which changes over time such as sales, promotional deals, news and events. This may also include community building tools which allow your customers to provide feedback and interact with each other. For a company who's offering is enhanced by an extensive library of examples or how-to articles, a strong user community can greatly increase its value to the consumer with very little time and cost investment.
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A solution begins with a problem. The first steps are planning and designing, then development and execution. The solution is then evaluated against the stated objectives and refined. A successful initiative is then maintained and kept up to date.
This first step is the most important as it will inform the rest of the process. The scope, target audience and metric of success hinges on this step. The information gathered here must answer some important questions such as "What are we doing here?", "Who're we trying to talk to?", "What message do we want them to come away with?".
Here we develop an idea of who we're trying to reach and establish their needs, expectations and the best means of communicating with them. The most important byproduct of this step is use case scenarios. These are narratives of the users experience as he or she navigates and explores your website. If your site hopes to service more than one class of user (perhaps carpenters and those seeking carpentry services), we will develop a use case for each. These narratives are invaluable in planning the layout, sequence of information, and functionality.
Once a clear and logical purpose and direction have been defined, we begin development. This generally starts with the creation of rough drafts and prototypes subject to your approval and feedback. This step more than any other depends on a back and forth dialogue. When all parties are happy and project objectives appear to be met, we move on to the next step.
The first part of this step asks if the solution looks and behaves as we expected it to. The second and more important portion asks if it looks and behaves as our users expect it to. Users will always surprise you. Always. They will find a way to break something that was rock solid and they will find a cool innovative use for a feature that you never imagined. Quality assurance and user testing is a valuable process that not only ensures that you don't make an ass of yourself, but also provides invaluable insight and feedback. Once our ducks are all in a row, we launch.
A project doesn't end with go-live. Think of the time after the launch as an extended user study. Google has one of the most successful internet search applications on the market, yet is continually tinkering with the logic that selects and orders the search results, as well as how the information is presented.
Additionally, new and emerging technologies should be evaluated and possibly incorporated where they can add value to the project.
Im still drafting this section. Please forgive the brevity. The gist of it is this: the presentation and aesthetic value of a website are not the full measure of it's quality. Let the buyer beware! Mark up - the language that describes the structure and data of a webpage - needs to be clean and bear semantic significance. This is important because the disabled rely on intepretation of the markup to gather meaning and importance of the different elements. If your web designer is using tables to layout your web page a blind person will wonder what sort of data set consists of images. You can make a bit of text large and bold, but unless it is appropriately tagged, it wont be clear that it is the title of the following paragraph. Perhaps more importantly, humans are not the only ones reading anymore. Machines will be intepreting your webpage and presenting it on other platforms or in abbridged formats.
Im still drafting this section. Please forgive the brevity. Eventually, Ill have information here about the sort of technology used to build a full website. The list will probably include markup, css, javascript/dhtml/ajax, back end logic and database solutions. Ill talk briefly about each then provide links to further reading.
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After you have checked our security guidelines (and, hopefully, applied at least some of them), you can additionally secure your CMS Made Simple site. By inserting a few lines into your .htaccess file you can stop many hacking attempts.These rules reject HTTP requests containing characters commonly used by exploits, but will not affect the normal functionality of your application.Here are the rules you should add to your .htaccess file:
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Note: I was asked to remove this post by the organiser (not the first time I was asked to do so) but I'm going to repost this anyway.
I'm a blogger. I write based on what I heard and experienced. I can write whatever I want without reporting or explaining to anyone.
Besides, I don't think there's any harm in creating a buzz about this event. It's just like spreading the buzz about Justine Henin's comeback. It was good for her publicity. The same thing applies to this event too.
I'm still thinking about last week's ATP tournament and now I heard there could be another exhibition match in Kuala Lumpur coming this December.
And let's not forget that in February next year, Kuala Lumpur will host the WTA players in the Malaysia Tennis Classic.
My source (quite a reliable one) informed me that Showdown of Champions is set to take place sometime on December 19 & 20, 2009 at the Melawati Stadium.
The launching could be sometime on October 26 by Anna Kournikova; possibly going to take place at Starhill.
My source also added that 2 Russians, 1 from China and 1 from India will take part in this classy event.
If the Showdown organisers keep their promise to the fans at the Putra Stadium last year, we could be having Maria Sharapova right here in Kuala Lumpur.
Now let's wait for the official news.


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Review: James Spader in "The Blacklist" on NBC
His name is above the title and, depending how you feel about James Spader, NBC's "The Blacklist" may become your favorite fall show. Spader ("Lincoln," "The Office," "Boston Legal") is the soul of this action-adventure, serialized mystery, premiering Sept. 23. Portraying a brilliant criminal mastermind who opens the drama by turning himself in to the FBI, demanding the presence of a specific rookie agent, he is effortlessly captivating.
Raymond "Red" Reddington (Spader) has been the bureau's most-wanted fugitive for decades. A former government agent, he has been operating on the criminals' side of the law around the world. Now, he offers a deal: He will help catch a terrorist, Ranko Zamani, but will speak only to Elizabeth "Liz" Keen (Megan Boone, "Law & Order: Los Angeles"), a young FBI profiler, new on the job.
Double tricks, double agents, secrets and messy personal lives play into the action. Red keeps a "blacklist" of corrupt politicians, spies, terrorists and other nogoodniks and pledges to help catch them all, but only if Liz continues to work with him. What's so special about her? He thinks she's very special, indeed, and just the way he says so is chilling. Their dynamic is reminiscent of the central "Silence of the Lambs" relationship. But the producers insist he is not a psychopath. (Besides, NBC already has "Hannibal."
We'll see how that tension holds up over time. Eventually we may learn whether Red is on a mission of revenge or redemption.


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News Archives - 2011
Back on campus to connect with students
By Wendi Wheeler '06
Jeanette Clark '07 and Antonio Spargo '07 don't know a lot of the current Day students. That's because most of them were in high school when Clark and Spargo last attended Augsburg. So now that they are back on campus as campus ministry interns, they believe their most important job responsibility is getting to know students.
Both Clark and Spargo have been studying at Luther Seminary, and each has completed at least one internship already. Dave Wold, who knew Clark and Spargo because of their involvement with campus ministry as undergraduates, contacted the seminarians this summer and asked if they would like to work at Ausgburg this fall.
"It's like an internship but not," Clark said. Though it is early in the school year, Clark sees her role as supporting students and helping campus ministry groups "get off the ground for the year."
As undergraduates, Clark and Spargo were campus ministry commissioners and, as such, had duties to fulfill. Now they said they are not tied to any specific responsibilities, making them free to discover opportunities to engage with students.
Spargo said he hopes to connect with students at lunch and campus events. "The role that has appeared for us now is being the face of campus ministry to students and helping them see that campus ministry is here for them," he said. Spargo, a former Auggie football player, is especially excited to find ways to interact with student-athletes.
Clark is looking forward mostly to hear what students want to do through campus ministry. "I want to work with students to make their ideas happen, and I'm very excited about the opportunities where faith and service connect."
As graduate students, both know this year will provide learning opportunities for them. Clark is open to listening and learning, and she hopes to find ways to put students' ideas into action. Because she aspires to a career in campus ministry, learning how to support students is important for her.
Spargo is glad to be back, learning and practicing in a place where he has strong connections. "There are so many great people here to learn from and young adults going from what they grew up with to what they now believe for themselves," he said. "I want to serve them in whatever ways they need."
Welcome back Jeanette and Antonio!


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How Many Coils Does a Baby Crib Mattress Need?
How Many Coils Does a Baby Crib Mattress Need?Based on some of the blogs and forums I've read, there seems to be a lot of confusion about the number of coils needed in the innerspring of a crib mattress. Some say more coils means more support, others say too many coils make a crib mattress too hard and uncomfortable. How are parents supposed to decide what's best?
Although there are no hard and fast rules about coils, there are a few guidelines that might help.
First, let's clear up the difference between 'coils' and 'coil count'. A crib mattress, for example, may contain 150 coils. But the 'coil count' is listed as 420. What's the difference? The figure '150' is the number of actual coils in that crib mattress; the coil count, 420, is the number of coils that would be found in an equivalent mattress of full size. So, really, the only number you really have to pay attention to is the "150" coils.
Next, there are questions about the relationship between the number of coils and the firmness of the mattress. While it is true that a mattress with more coils could be more firm, the number of coils isn't the only factor on which firmness depends – it also depends on the gauge or thickness of the steel used to make the coils.
For example, a mattress with 250 coils that are made with the same gauge steel as a mattress with 150 will likely be a little more firm. However, if the 250 coils are made with higher gauge (thinner) steel than the 150 coils in the other mattress, there may be virtually no difference.
Firmness can also be affected by the other materials used to make the mattress so, really, the best way to judge whether a crib mattress is firm enough, or not, is covered in our blog, How Firm is Firm Enough for a Baby Crib Mattress?
But there is another factor to consider when you're looking at coil count, and that is weight distribution. Fewer coils means that the baby's weight won't be distributed as evenly as mattresses with more coils. There are several crib mattresses on the market that have 80 coils. Obviously, that's not going to distribute the baby's weight as evenly as a mattress with more coils.
That said, the crib mattresses with only 80 coils are generally the least expensive and, frankly, as with other materials used to make a mattress, you get what you pay for.
Our baby crib mattresses start with 150 coils – which provides good weight distribution and, along with our other highest quality materials, also provides a firm, flat, comfortable and non-toxic environment just perfect for your baby.


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|This book originally published by the Abbott Magic Company in Colon, Michigan is a wealth of information for the performer who enjoys rope. The book presents knots, penetrations, cut and restored techniques, the Hindu rope Trick, and other miscellaneous rope tricks; over 137 rope trick in all! This softbound book is over an inch thick and contains over 400 pages of information. A wonderful book. Learn one trick and you've got the price of the book!
|This is a take-off of the old E. J. Moore Instanto Rope trick. The proportions of the rope have been changed and new handling has been added by Bruce Chadwick. A rope is displayed and it is tied into a circle. The magician mimics cutting the rope near the knot and the rope cuts apart! The knot is then pulled to the other end of the rope, untied, and the rope is back to normal again! The rope is tied once again into a circle. This time when the magician goes to untie the rope, the two ends come off the rope leaving a continuous loop in the other hand! The "ends" are then put back on the rope and the rope is normal once again! The rope can be used over and over again. 01nuffi01540
|A short piece of white rope is displayed. Suddenly the rope visibly turns to red! A great flash trick and easy to do. 072FOL30-0001 or 004nufza00080
|The magician takes a piece of cotton cord rope, doubles it up in his hand and cuts it in half with a pair of scissors. The magician then ties the rope back together. He then takes the rope and slides the knot off the rope showing the rope completely restored! The knotted rope can also be wrapped around the performer's hand and when the rope is unwrapped, the rope is completely restored! Complete instructions and a fifty foot hank of cotton rope is included. A great value! Any scissors can be used.
|Long off the market, this is the little rope that doesn't want to be cut. As the magician displays a piece of rope hanging from his fingers, he picks up a pair of scissors to apparently cut the rope. Each time he goes to cut the rope, the rope dodges the scissors! Can be repeated over and over for a great comedic running gag.
|Rope magic is a powerful part of a magician's act. Learn how to make the magic happen on this instructional DVD with just an ordinary piece of rope. Amaze your audience with Cut & Restored Rope, Endless Loop, Rope Thru Girl, and much more! 524MM2107
|Rope magic will astonish your audiences and it is relatively easy to learn. Learn step by step from a professional magic instructor effects such as knot appearances, self tying knots, throw knots, the professor's nightmare effect, cut and restored effects, you do as I do, finger ring shoelace, bow tie knot, endless loop, three to one, rope through neck, stretching, stiff rope, and much more! Wow! You need this DVD. In the words of Bob Little, "It will make you a star! (maybe). 525MM6437E
|Two equal lengths of thick rope are displayed. One is red in color and the other is white. The magician ties a knot in the red rope and then twirls the ropes together. When the ropes are un-twirled and seperated again, the knot that was tied in the red rope has apparently jumped onto the white rope! The knot is untied and sure enough there is a section of red rope apparently penetrated into the white rope! A delightful trick by Pavel.
|This is one of the cleverest little rope effects that has been produced in years. The effect is strong enough to be performed alone, but it can also be used as a prelude to another rope routine. The magician displays a short length of rope and ties it into an overhand knot. When he pulls the ends of the rope, the knot seems to tighten and then suddenly melt away! Don't let this low price fool you. This great trick is easy to do and fools even the most sophisticated audiences! Comes complete with rope and illustrated instructions.
|The magician displays a length of rope with a knot tied in its center. The magician shakes the rope up and down, and the knot flies off the rope! Once again shaking the rope up and down, the knot instantly appears. This time the magician unties the knot from the rope. Upon shaking it up and down once again, the knot magically appears! This is an easy-to-do magic trick that has been around for a while, but has been largely forgotten by the magic community. The trick comes complete with instructions, colorful packaging, and of course the rope. The rope can be used over and over again, with nothing to replace. It is also a great trick that requires no preparation to perform. Perform the trick, toss it into your case, and it is ready to go again. 027FOLJK-0037
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There's no need to wear a bra at night. Most girls and women take them off to sleep. But wearing one at night won't hurt you or change the way your breasts will grow.
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From the verses of Shakespeare to the violence of Football, a soft hand on the nape of my neck to a rim's hard rattle after a dunk, the mute of Miles to the rhymes of Rakim, Hershey's chocolate to a garlic peppered, cedar-planked salmon, Joel Dias-Porter's thoughts scatter like grains of black sand across a wind-blown beach.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Litany For A February Day
Before, I might have dreamt
of the swirling agates of your eyes,
or the coal-colored
corn silk of your hair,
or even the velvet cushions
of your lips.
But, as I become
a more religious man
I pray silently for the soft halo
of your hands.
I do not pray the way
a kneeling Nun recites a rosary
for orphans in a Favela
or the way a penitent priest
invokes "Our Father"
before his congregation,
but how in mid-July,
a pair of blue mittens
pray from the darkness of a box
for what can only fill them
from the inside.
I wait for your hands
the way gallons of Butter Pecan
frozen behind frosted glass
wait for the mouth
that will melt it,
I coil for them
the way Spaghetti on a plate
coils for the tines of the fork
that will lift it onto
the warm wonder of a tongue.
I hunger for your right hand
small in the hollow of my back,
your left hand blessing the blades
of my shoulders.
I crave each of your slender fingers
as a smoker's lips
crave ten naked Newports.
My chest prays for your hands
the way the front yard
under its heavy sweater of leaves
prays for the sweep of a rake
to lay it bare and raise small hills.
My face imagines your hands
as a second story window
imagines the brush
of airborne blossoms.
My arms tingle for your fingertips
the way a branch tingles
under a caterpillar's feet,
my legs pray for your palms
as silk curtains drawn at night
pray to be parted
in the rising heat of morning.
And what does it mean
if my entire body
dreams of nothing but
falling asleep dotted
by your fingerprints
like a leopard
with a thousand glowing spots,
awaiting your caress
as blank paper
awaits the kiss
of the calligrapher's pen,
as rainy windshields
await the swish
of wiper blades,
as every morning
those cups stacked high
behind the counter at Starbucks
become sinners at a Revival
waiting to be made holy
by simply being held
in your hands.
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Battery life, define replacment parameters
Most rechargable batteries wear out slowly and become less and less effective over time. I'm sure you have cell phone batteries....
My question is .. what is the "point" where toyota will replace (or if after the 100,000 mile warranty) I should replace my battery pack.
What type of performce loss or "flag" will let me know it's time.
I understand at this time the replacement cost is between $2000 and $3000 (US dollar).
Is it a test bench measurement like the "cold cranking amp rating" similar to lead acid starter batteries??
Is there a circuit in the comp module that "pops up" and says... "replace battery pack"??
I'm sure Toyota isn't looking forward to replacing a bunch of those in 6 or 7 years. I wonder if resale/tradein costs will be directly affected on if the pack has or has not been replaced..
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Back and better than ever.
I am back in town from a busy week and beginning to feel refreshed. The week of Christmas I was extremely busy. The Saturday before Christmas my boyfriend and I drove out to West Virginia to visit his family. I love visiting his family and this visit was no exception. We ate, we laughed, we exchanged gifts, and had a lot of fun.
We also decided to go snow boarding. For those of you who snow board, I have a new appreciation for your talent. I knew snow boarding was going to be hard, but I had no idea how hard. We paid $75 for a lift ticket and I was never skilled enough to make it all the way down the mountain to get on the lift. Even though I spent most of the say on my rear, I still managed to have a lot of fun.
Anyhow, we stayed in WV until Tuesday then we drove back to DC. It was only one day to rest before we flew to New Orleans, LA for my sisters wedding. With all the excitement of the wedding and being surrounded with family, the weekend seemed to fly by. The wedding was beautiful as was my sister (I will post a few pictures from the wedding at the end of this post for those who are interested.) We got back last Sunday and I have spent the majority of this week relaxing. Of course we had some friends over for New Years Eve, but other than that it has been a pretty calm week.
I made a cheesecake to share with my friends on NYE, but forgot to take pictures. I plan to make it again in a couple weeks so you are just going to have to check back for that recipe. In the meantime here is a recipe from Joy the Baker for Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Krispy Treats. When I saw this recipe on her blog I had to make it. In fact I made them the same night I saw them. These are really rich and delicious. If you love rice krispy treats, peanut butter, and chocolate than this is your ultimate dessert. They are super simple to make and freeze well. So if you have not overdosed with cookies and candies in the past month you should give them a try.
Rice Krispies Treats
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 package (10 oz., about 40) regular marshmallows or 4 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal (or any puffed rice cereal)
In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. Add Rice Krispies cereal. Stir until well coated. Using buttered spatula or wax paper evenly press mixture into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. (You may want to line your pan with parchment paper or waxed paper large enough to have flaps hanging over the sides. This will make it easy to pull the giant block of goodness out of the pan when it's done. If you do this, be sure to also butter the paper so the treats will not stick) Cool. Make Peanut Butter Fudge.
Peanut Butter Fudge
recipe from Alton Brown
1 cup butter, plus more for greasing pan
1 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pound powdered sugar
Microwave butter and peanut butter for 2 minutes on high. Stir and microwave on high for 2 more minutes. Add vanilla and powdered sugar to peanut butter mixture and stir to combine with a wooden spoon. Pour over the Rice Krispy treats in the pan and spread evenly. Let cool in the fridge while you make the Chocolate Fudge.
2 Tbsp butter
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 2/3 cups sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
Combine butter, milk, sugar, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil; cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in marshmallows, chocolate, and vanilla,. Beat for about 1 minute, or until marshmallows melt and mixture is thoroughly combined. Pour over peanut butter fudge, spread evenly and place in the fridge to harden and cool. Cut into 1-inch pieces or smaller and serve.
And for those interested, here are a couple photos from my sister's wedding:
Wedding Party walking from hotel to Wedding Site.
The Wedding Cake (this is a baking blog after all)


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Melville's classic was first published in England as three volumes titled The Whale in October 1851. Slow sales of Melville's previously books convinced Publisher L. Richard Bentley to reduce the printing to only 500 copies, and of that, only 300 sold in the first 4 months. The remaining unbound sheets were bound in a cheaper casing in 1852, and in 1853 there were still enough remaining sheets to again bind into an even cheaper edition. Melville changed the title to Moby Dick a month later, November 1851, when the American Version was published in one volume by Harper & Brothers in NY. Of the 2,951 copies printed, 125 were review copies. About 1,500 sold in 11 days, but then sales slowed to less than 300 the next year. After two years copies of the first edition were still available, and almost 300 were destroyed in the 1853 fire of Harper's warehouse. Most of the first editions have orange end-papers, although there are 2 known volumes with rare white-endpapers. Because of Nineteenth century printing practices, and the time lapse between when the first-editions were published and Melville became collectable, oxidized paper, bumped and chipped spines, and brittle wrappers are all common for even the most expensive and collectable of these books, which can sell from $35,000 to $100,000. Also expect heavy wear and maybe even minor repair. Another collectable edition is the 1930 first edition illustrated by Rockwell Kent, a three volume set published by the Lakeside Press with acetate dust jackets in an aluminum slipcase. These range in value from $9,000 to $11,000. A total of 3,215 copies of Moby-Dick were sold during Melville's life (he died in 1891). Today, Moby-Dick is considered one of the greatest American novels. -...
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Today the reason hit me, and I felt a little slow when I finally got it, but anyway it became very clear that riding an hour or so per day with my left wrist in the position in the left side of the picture is going to take a toll. I wasn't riding like that consciously, it's just kind of how my wrist ended up, but that has to be it. I repositioned so that my arm and hand created the more neutral position in the picture on the right, and I felt instantly more comfortable, wrist-wise. And in about ten seconds I also figured out why some people use those Ergon grips: the position on the right requires me to carry most of the weight on the inside of my hand near the webbing of my thumb, with the outside just slightly brushing the grip.
Different handlebar configurations are also an option. I know when I ride road bars this sort of thing is never an issue because of all the different positions that are possible. I don't think I want to switch to one of the less conventional style of bars, but on the other hand I have fenders and a rack, so maybe some swept bars are needed to complete the picture.
So I'm going to try a few different solutions and see which one works. Let me know if you have any suggestions for things to try out for keeping a good ergonomic position with the hands and wrists while riding. Number one I know that I have to straighten out that left wrist into a more natural and neutral position. That picture on the left: ouch! I can't even look at it. What the heck were my hand and arm thinking, jacking my wrist into that position? Stupid limbs. Get up. Go ride.


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Welcome to Lt Dougie Dalzell MC Memorial Trust Website
The Lt Dougie Dalzell MC Memorial Trust (Registered Charity Number 1140415), established in January 2011, supports soldiers who give so much for their country.
Dougie Dalzell served as a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards. On 18 February 2010, his 27th birthday, Dougie lost his life whilst commanding 2 Platoon in 1 Company, 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards during Operation Moshtarak in Afghanistan.
Dougie died as a result of an IED explosion in the Babaji area of Nahr-e-Saraj in central Helmand during an operation to clear insurgents so that a checkpoint could be built and a road laid through the area. Developments such as these have brought enduring security and freedom of movement to the local Afghan people.
Dougie's platoon suffered from severe casualties during their Herrick 11 tour. Three men in Dougie's platoon also lost their lives whilst others were badly injured by loss of limb, muscle and/or post traumatic stress.
Forefront in Dougie's mind was always the safe return of his men. For this reason, we know his main concern would be the care of those who are injured on operation and who consequently pay a high price. We hope that the Lt Dougie Dalzell MC Memorial Trust will support those who need it.
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