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The Getty Museum released on 14th-August-2013 over 4,000 images into public domain (i.e. free). According to the ArtObserved article on the museum's public release made public on their Getty Iris blog, this is part of their, "Open Content" commitment of their digital resources.
You can search these images using: Getty Search Gateway .
Stanczyk, knows what you're thinking, "I am too busy on my genealogy to search through museum images". But I politely urge you to reconsider. While I was searching their images, I found a genealogical family tree, of Duke Ludwig I of Brzeg (amongst many other images he commissioned). A Polish noble of house Piast. So if your family tree intersects, get thee to the Getty Museum. For those curious, I have posted the images to this blog. The text is Fraktur looking, gothic, German script.


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We've got four amazing short films we can't wait to show you for this week's Cult Movie Worship, Plus, meet an Australian Bigfoot, who's called a "Yowie" Down Under!
Yowie And The Magpie
We're absolutely in love with the visuals from Dylan White's short. Sure, it's been around on Vimeo for two years, but this is the first we've ever heard of this tale (written by Tim Telling). Plus, with the excellent cryptid summer we've had, it felt quite perfect. And again, it's gorgeous! Watch the Aussie story now.
In The Fall
What happens at the end of it all? Do we see a bright light? Meet our maker? Will our entire life flash before our eyes? We kind of like Steve Cutts' hand-drawn meditation on death.
Space travel According to John
If you haven't seen Jamie Stone's gorgeous sand animation about one child's vision of space, GET WATCHING NOW!
Mongrel's Creed
Watch as dancing unites a pack of reprogrammed victims in this short directed by Tom Noakes and written by Will Goodfellow.Via Quiet Earth.
Patch Town
Take a look at the warped trailer for Craig Goodwill's Patch Town (which is heading to TIFF). The film follows the unwanted kids born of the cabbage patch. It's kind of brilliant and we're really surprised no one thought of this until now!
This satirical comedy-meets-musical clashes the folklore of Soviet era oppression with the mindless, excessive consumerism of the 1980. Welcome to Patch Town.

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Fun Ways To Shed Those Extra Holiday Pounds
12.28.2016, 12:00 CST | Posted In: Health & Beauty
We all love the delicious festive treats that are a part of the holidays, but we may not love how they make our jeans a little harder to zip up. Ladies, you know what we're talking about!
A few extra pounds may seem inevitable at this time of year, but don't despair, because there are some very simple, and super fun, ways you can shed those extra pounds, no gym membership required!
Keep reading to find out a few ways you can get fit and healthy without a boring treadmill workout.
Get Creative In The Kitchen
The quickest way to shed those extra pounds is to watch what you eat. Exercising is pointless if you are filling your body with unhealthy calories every day in the form of processed carbs and sugar laden cookies.
We aren't referring to dieting here, because that's no fun, but rather to switching up a few staples in your pantry for healthier alternatives. Switch up processed sugar for coconut sugar, and purchase whole grains in the form of brown rice and quinoa, rather than white bread and white rice. A good rule of thumb is to ditch any refined white foods in your cupboard or fridge. White flour, rice, bread, pasta, etc. These foods may taste good, but they do absolutely nothing for you in terms of nutritional content, except leave you feeling sluggish and bloated.
Eating healthy doesn't have to be boring! Just check out these delicious superfoods you can munch on, or this nutrient rich smoothie you can enjoy without any guilt!
Go Ice-Skating
Take advantage of the frosty season, gather up your nearest and dearest, and enjoy a day or evening on the skating rink.
Ice-skating is so much fun it won't even feel as if you are working out, but while you glide along the ice you are treating your body to a complete cardiovascular workout. This type of exercise mainly targets your leg muscles, but your abs stay engaged too as you constantly work on keeping your balance. You get your blood pumping, calories burning, and feel-good endorphins released for a "workout" that will leave you feeling happy and rejuvenated.
Try A Dance Workout
Ever tried a YouTube workout, but quickly given up after what feels like the thousandth squat? We know we have.
Instead of trying a traditional (and boring) strength workout, why not try something a little different like a dance workout? You know when you are home alone, you turn the music up and get your boogie on? Well, this is the same thing. The difference is that you have an instructor to guide you to really get the most out of your workout.
So put on some comfy clothes, tie your hair back, and get ready to get your groove on!
Join A Class or Team
Nothing will make you give up quicker than trying an activity or exercise program you don't enjoy. That's why we recommend finding a physical activity you truly enjoy and then signing up to be part of a class or team. This can be soccer, basketball, tennis, yoga, you name it, but just make sure it's something you enjoy.
When you find an activity you love, and you feel part of a team, you will end up having such a good time, you won't even notice those extra pounds melting off 'til the next time you try on your skinny jeans.
Follow these fun tips and you'll be feeling fit in no time! Remember, it's not just about fitting into those favorite jeans, but rather about taking charge of your health and feeling good within yourself.
Can you think of any additional activities that are fun and don't feel like a workout? Please share in the comments below!
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Man shoots self in head after standoff, chase
Man was involved in standoff in Evendale previously
Sharon Road is back open after being closed several hours because of a police standoff that ended in a chase.
The incident began near 2630 Glendale-Milford Rd. east of Interstate 75 shortly after 4 p.m.
Police said they received a call from Dominic Taranto, who was threatening suicide.
Photos: Police standoff, pursuit
When officers arrived on scene, they determined Taranto was intoxicated and he told them he had also been smoking marijuana. For five hours, negotiators spoke with him -- but police said he became more agitated and fired a shot from his handgun at officers.
Taranto eventually got his his vehicle and took off, avoiding a roadblock by driving through a drainage ditch, police said.
Police followed Taranto, who eventually crashed his vehicle in front of the Ford plant. Police said he ran to the top of the embankment and despite being told to put his gun down, he didn't, they said.
A short time later, police said Taranto shot himself in the head. He was taken to the hospital. There is no word on his condition.


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Asthma is among the most common childhood illnesses. Because it affects the lungs, asthma attacks can be triggered by things in the home.
This is adapted from an article published on the website of: First 5 LA: Champions for Our Children. Its mission is to increase the number of children ages five and under in Los Angeles County who are physically and emotionally healthy, ready to learn, and safe from harm. Something we all want for the children in our communities.
Between work, errands and child care, housecleaning may fall to the bottom of the priority list for busy parents. But a recent study linking asthma with household dust may be reason to put more energy into tidying up.
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health identified a bacterial protein found in dust that caused allergic asthma in laboratory mice. While more studies need to be done, the lead researcher suggested that regular cleaning may protect children from asthma attacks.
It may seem obvious that keeping a clean house reduces dust and allergies, however there are some specific steps parents and caretakers can take to protect their children.
1. Reduce bedroom clutter. Books, toys and decorative objects collect dust. Keep only essential items on shelves or tables in your child's room. If her bed is covered with stuffed animals, let her choose two or three washable favorites and make it a habit to wash them weekly.
2. Protect bedding. Dust-proof mattress and pillow covers are easy to find and can protect your child's bed from accumulating dust and dust mites. Wash sheets and blankets once a week on the hottest water setting to kill dust mites and eliminate dust.
3. Identify dust magnets throughout the house. Wall-to-wall carpeting attracts dust, and some sources recommend removing it and installing wood, tile or linoleum flooring. If this is not practical, vacuum once or twice a week using a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air) filter. Upholstered couches, drapes and mini-blinds also are dust traps. Vacuum or wash them weekly.
4. Clean smarter, not harder. Keep allergic children out of the room while you clean, since housework can kick up dust particles. Use a damp cloth to trap dust. If you have allergies, wear a mask while cleaning.
5. Go online. Cleaning checklists and helpful information about asthma and dust can be found on the Internet.
Asthma is one of the most common childhood illnesses, yet it can be hard to diagnose in children under age 5. If you think your child may be asthmatic, ask your pediatrician for an assessment and recommendations.
First 5 LA source article: CLICK HERE
Bacterial Protein in House Dust May Spur Asthma, National Institutes of Health (Oct. 2012)
Asthma: Basic Information, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)


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Trevor Cook & Lee Hopkins released yesterday an updated version of their whitepaper An introduction to the power of Web2.0, updated with the new hot stuff: Facebook, Jaiku, Twitter & Virtual Worlds!
- Introduction
- Web2.0 and collaboration
- Why blog?
- Web feeds (RSS and other geeky stuff)
- Some corporate blog examples
- Podcasting for business
- Twitter and Jaiku- Facebook
- Second Life and 3D virtual worlds
- Wikis
- Blog writing tips
- Where to go to get started
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TOKYO (AP) — The utility that operates Japan's crippled nuclear plant says it deserves most of the blame for the crisis, in the company's strongest remarks about its own shortcomings.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. acknowledged in a report Friday that it was not prepared to deal with the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged northeast Japan in March 2011, causing meltdowns at its Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. TEPCO had earlier maintained that the tsunami was mostly to blame for the crisis.
The report said that TEPCO's equipment and safety measures were insufficient and that the meltdowns should have been avoided. It also said TEPCO did not try to inform the public of risks and troubles at the plant.
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I have been busy with mom stuff lately- fussy sick baby, hosting Easter, etc.- so I am combining two posts in one. So forgive me!
Item #1: EASTER
We had a wonderful Easter, and I am so thankful for so many things! We actually got to attend church! Church has been a difficult thing for a while now, simply because Ava is older and stronger, and there really isn't a place for her at our church. But we love our church and didn't really want to find a new church home. My sister and her family, as well as several of our friends, go to our church, and it is where Ava is baptized. It is also the first church Cole and I joined as a married couple. We just really love it and want to stay. I have been talking to our WONDERFUL children & youth minister for a while now about the possibility of starting a special needs ministry at our church. A few weeks ago, we met with Emily (our children's minister) and her friend Ally (who is an OT student and the daughter of one of my friends from my old work). Ally is starting the special needs program at our church as part of her OT program requirements, and she graciously agreed to keep Ava in the nursery at church on Easter for us! It felt SO good to be IN church again! I forgot how much I missed it! I had to sit out front and watch the service on the tv for the first little bit, because Archer was NOT a fan of the music! But he nursed and slept through the service, and made googly eyes and flirted with the women behind us! So I think it was a hit with him too! And Ava, of course, had a blast!
When I found out I was pregnant with Archer, we had already been talking to my dad about building Ava a big girl enclosed bed. The commercial ones were just ugly and I was worried about having her in a bed enclosed with netting for several reasons. But when we found out the crib was going to be needed, and we had a deadline, the project went into high gear. But the fact that it is an original design, has some special and complicated hardware, and is massive slowed the project way down. Not to mention the fact that my dad has a full time job and there were some family illnesses mixed in to the timeline. But a few weeks ago, the bed came together-literally- and Ava has been enjoying her completed big girl room- WITH BED- since then! She absolutely loves it, and I almost think she would sleep in it without it being enclosed! Almost. :)
|How the bed looks when she is sleeping.
|How the bed looks when she is awake. We are going to add crown moulding to it at a later time.
|Her Pop put her name on it!
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Ed Norris avoids collision with truck in Darlington
Police: Truck turns into path of motorcyclist
A former Maryland State Police superintendent skidded his motorcycle to avoid colliding with a truck in his path in Harford County Wednesday afternoon.
Troopers were called shortly before 2:30 p.m. to a crash at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Maryland Route 161 in Darlington.
A preliminary investigation indicates a pickup truck was making a left turn from Route 161 onto southbound Route 1 when a motorcycle traveling northbound on Route 1 nearly collided with the truck.
Investigators said the truck's driver, Dedrick Jamal McClain, of Windsor Mill, failed to yield the right of way to the motorcyclist, Edward Norris, of Hampstead, former state police superintendent and talk show radio host.
Troopers said Norris swerved into a skid to avoid the truck, and he didn't collide with any vehicles.
Norris sustained injuries that were not deemed life-threatening, but he was flown to Shock Trauma as a precaution. He was listed in serious condition Thursday.
McClain was charged with failing to yield right of way to another vehicle.


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Home > Newsletter > Newsletter n° 87 [ENG]
Ladies and gentlemen,
We wish you a happy new year 2018
Please find below and attached a statement from the participants of a meeting organized in Paris by the TANY Collective with Clovis RAZAFIMALALA. Clovis was invited to Europe by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL along with 9 other environmental advocates from several continents.
At the end of the statement, we ask all readers to please sign the petition set up by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL by 22 January 2018.
Thank you for your support and for sharing this statement.
Best regards
The TANY Collective for the Defense of Malagasy Lands.
Statement from a meeting with Clovis RAZAFIMALALA
On Sunday, 17 December 2017, the TANY Collective for the defense of Malagasy lands, - whose goal is "to contribute to the defense of Malagasy lands and natural resources and to support citizens and peasants of Madagascar in their development and in their fights for the defense of their lands and natural resources "- invited activists and close friends to meet Clovis RAZAFIMALALA in Paris and listen to his presentation on "the situation and protection of environmental advocates in Madagascar".
We are very touched by the quality of the work performed by Clovis and his colleagues within the LAMPOGNO Coalition and the NATIONAL COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY ;
We note and appreciate the different strategies adopted by environmental advocates in Madagascar to unveil the methods used by illicit traffickers of rosewood and other precious natural resources of the country ;
We are outraged by the intimidation, threats, wrongful imprisonments and preventive detentions of environmental advocates when their intention is to lend a hand to leaders and authorities so that they can uphold the law and protect the environment and natural resources in order to benefit the descendants of all Malagasy families ;
Like all the European citizens he met during his stay in Europe, and like all the organizations and authorities he met in France, we strongly support Clovis RAZAFIMALALA and his colleagues in their firm desire to continue to protect the environment and natural resources of the 'Big Island', the effects of which concerns all people on this planet.
Given his courage and his legitimate and admirable determination, we call on Malagasy decision-makers and officials to cancel the conditional sentence of 5 years imprisonment and the fines imposed on Clovis RAZAFIMALALA so that he can carry out with even greater success and without worry his tasks of regional coordinator of the National Coalition of Environmental Advocacy for a better protection of the Environment in Madagascar.
Paris, 17 December 2017
All participants in the meeting organized by the TANY Collective
All those who wish to express their support for this demand addressed to the Malagasy authorities for the cancellation of the condemnation of Clovis RAZAFIMALALA are invited to sign the petition set up by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL by January 22, 2018 :


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I'm running my samd20 with an external xtal at 14.7456MHz without any problem. I want to multiply that frequency. In XMEGA there are multiply factor and divisor factor to do that, but I can't figure out in samd20.
Now I have XOSC->GENERIC CLOCK GENERATOR 0 -> GENERIC CLOCK MULTIPLEXER 0 -> MAIN CLOCK CONTROLLER.
Can I do something like this?
xosc -> generic clock 1 -> generic clock multiplexer 1 then
->DFLL48M -> generic clock 0 -> generic clock multiplexer 0 -> main clock ?
look at the red numbers in this pic:
how to multiply XOSC x2
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It's important to sterilise all your baby's feeding equipment, including bottles and teats, until they are at least 12 months old.
This will protect your baby against infections, in particular diarrhoea and vomiting.
Before sterilising, you need to:
- Clean bottles, teats and other feeding equipment in hot, soapy water as soon as possible after feeds.
- Use a clean bottle brush to clean bottles (only use this brush for cleaning bottles), and a small teat brush to clean the inside of teats. You can also turn teats inside out then wash them in hot soapy water. Do not use salt to clean teats, as this can be dangerous for your baby.
- You can put your baby's feeding equipment in the dishwasher to clean it if you prefer. Putting feeding equipment through the dishwasher will clean it but it does not sterilise it. Make sure bottles, lids and teats are facing downwards. You may prefer to wash teats separately by hand to make sure they are completely clean.
- Rinse all your equipment in clean, cold running water before sterilising.
The advice above applies to all your baby's feeding equipment, and whether you are using expressed breast milk or formula milk.
How to sterilise baby feeding equipment
There are several ways you can sterilise your baby's feeding equipment. These include:
- cold water sterilising solution
- steam sterilising
- boiling
Cold water sterilising solution
- Follow the manufacturer's instructions.
- Leave feeding equipment in the sterilising solution for at least 30 minutes.
- Change the sterilising solution every 24 hours.
- Make sure there are no air bubbles trapped in the bottles or teats when putting them in the sterilising solution.
- Your steriliser should have a floating cover or a plunger to keep all the equipment under the solution.
Steam sterilising (electric steriliser or microwave)
- It's important to follow the manufacturer's instructions, as there are several different types of sterilisers.
- Make sure the openings of the bottles and teats are facing downwards in the steriliser.
- Manufacturers will give guidelines on how long you can leave equipment in the steriliser before it needs to be sterilised again.
Sterilising by boiling
- Make sure the items you want to sterilise in this way are safe to boil.
- Boil the feeding equipment in a large pan of water for at least 10 minutes, making sure it all stays under the surface.
- Set a timer so you do not forget to turn the heat off.
- Remember that teats tend to get damaged faster with this method. Regularly check that teats and bottles are not torn, cracked or damaged.
After you've finished sterilising
- It's best to leave bottles and teats in the steriliser or pan until you need them.
- If you do take them out, put the teats and lids on the bottles straightaway.
- Wash and dry your hands before handling sterilised equipment. Better still, use some sterile tongs.
- Assemble the bottles on a clean, disinfected surface or the upturned lid of the steriliser.
Find out more about expressing breast milk and how to make up formula feeds.
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Emerging Leaders 2008: Group O
Sponsored by [1] (Reference and User Services Association)
Design and conduct a survey on how interlibrary loan operations are staffed in different size and types of libraries.
Design and conduct a survey focused on how interlibrary loan operations are staffed in different sizes and types of libraries. A possible part 2 (0r 3) of the project could be to design a "databank" for the survey results that would allow interested persons to search for data relevant to their library environment.
This project is a natural follow-up to previous work done within STARS and other organizations, including a survey conducted earlier this year by the STARS Task Force on Qualifications for Interlibrary Loan Operations Management, contact persons: David Larsen, U of Chicago Library, and Susan Lieberthal, Stonybrook U Library. Information re: staffing in research libraries is also included in Assessing ILL/DD Services: New Cost Effective Alternatives, Mary E. Jackson, with Bruce Kingma and Tom Delaney.
Expected Outcomes
The results of the survey will be available to libraries via RUSA web page and would provide useful planning information.
Work in Progress
March 15 – Survey details in place
April 1-30 – Survey available
April – Advertise survey, send out reminders to complete survey
May 1 – Begin to analyze data, select award recipient
June 1 – Begin poster
June 15 – Finish/print poster
June 26 – Annual!
Group Members
Bethany Sewell
Linda Shippert
Ying Zhong
Team Roles
Bethany – identify award recipients, look into requirements of human research studies for ALA; keep in touch with the mentor and the ALA contact person; write up the findings to present at annual and to present to RUSA
Ying – data analysis; lead the poster project
Linda – create survey, poster; update the wiki/blog with team progress each month; monitor the work of the team to make sure that each member contributes and completes assignments
Bethany Sewell, William Gee, Linda Shippert, and Ying Zhong, January 11, 2008
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Moretown considers town offices costs, FEMA and approve budgets
On Town Meeting Day, Moretown voters approved a town budget of $1,068,802 via Australian ballot. This number marks a 1.3 percent decrease from last year.
"We've cut some places where we could, but we've made more investments in highways," Moretown Select Board chair Tom Martin said at the pre-town meeting on Monday, March 4. Those investments include setting aside $20,000 for gravel and raising road crew salaries, which had previously fallen below those of comparable towns.
On the Australian ballot, voters also approved an article that will set aside $10,000 for the repair and upkeep of bridges and authorized the town to spend up to $5,000 on law enforcement to supplement the $5,000 already included in the budget. Voters also approved an article authorizing the select board to divide the revenue from Moretown Landfill so that 52 percent is deposited into the General Operating Fund to reduce the 2013 tax rate and 40 percent is deposited into the Savings Reserve Fund and 8 percent is deposited into the Capital Reserve Fund.
At the pre-town meeting, residents learned that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will cover 95 percent of the cost of replacing the Sainsburys' bridge on Spillway Road off of Route 100B, which was destroyed due to flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. Moretown will be responsible for about $45,000 of the $1.2 million project.
While Martin acknowledged that this is still a lot of money for the town to pay to repair a bridge that leads to only one residence, "It's a Class III road," he said. "It's town infrastructure, so we're morally obligated."
While FEMA has helped Moretown recover from the flood in many ways, when it comes to rebuilding the town offices, "I'd like to think the FEMA money coming to us will be pretty generous, but it will probably be disappointing," select board member and town office committee chair Clark Amadon said, explaining that the municipal building is not considered a "critical facility" and therefore will not receive as much aid as a police or fire department building would receive.
At this point, the town office committee has narrowed their search down to three potential sites but is still seeking public input. A few residents responded by urging the committee to reconsider using space in Moretown Elementary School for the offices. "I think the school should make a sacrifice for the good of the town," one taxpayer said.
Moretown Elementary School principal Duane Pierson responded by emphasizing the importance of the school to the community. And even though enrollment is currently down, "It's always fluctuating," Pierson explained, "and the school can't risk giving up the space."
The Moretown Town School District budget of $2,050,675 was approved by Australian ballot on Tuesday, marking a 5.1 percent increase from last year.
The Moretown Elementary School budget includes a 14 percent increase in health insurance and a 3.5 percent increase in teachers' salaries, as set by the Washington West Supervisory Union (WWSU). To help offset increasing costs, the budget also includes staffing reductions, as the school will cut back on one teacher and one part-time custodian.
"This is a change in our school. This is something we don't take lightly," Pierson said of the staffing reductions, but ultimately the school's declining enrollment couldn't support the expense.
Residents thanked Kaj Samsom for his work as Moretown school director and re-elected Tom Badowski for a three-year term. Diana Costello was re-elected for a one-year term, and Bruce E. Johnson was elected for a one-year term.
Residents also thanked Clark Amadon for his work on the Moretown Select Board and elected Rae Washburn III to take his place for a one-year term. John Hoogenboom was re-elected for a three-year term, as was Tom Martin for a one-year term.


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Apple customers are more at risk from malware now because of their misconception that their iDevices and Macs are secure and because of Apple's poor attitude to security, according to experts.
David Emm, senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab confirmed that Apple had cultivated the image of the Mac as intrinsically safer than PCs and now that Macs were under attack from bot armies like the Flashback Trojan, the fruity firm would have to change its attitude.
"I think it will take some time before we see a significant change in attitude from Apple," he said. "It's not simply about code, but about adopting a different security posture and updating and reviewing processes that reflect this."
Because Mac users have long believed that their computers are safe from malware - and Apple fostered this belief in ads like the 2006 one that compared the healthy Mac to the sick PC - they are intrinsically more at risk compared to wary Microsoft users.
"Even when Apple added signature detection to Mac OS, in the form of it's 'XProtect' module, it was done quietly, without any sort of fanfare," says Emm.
"I think Mac customers are more at risk because of the historical mis-perception about Mac security. But I would hope that Flashfake will be a wake-up to anyone using a Mac, that they need to secure themselves from online threats."
Eugene Kaspersky, founder and CEO at the Lab, told Computer Business Review last week and confirmed to Pro Hacking Tricks that Apple was about ten years behind Microsoft in terms of security.
Kaspersky Lab thinks that this is just the start of the attacks that the fruity firm can expect now that Macs have become so much more popular.
"For many years I've been saying that from a security point of view there is no big difference between Mac and Windows," he said.
"Cyber criminals have now recognised that Mac is an interesting area. Now we have more, it's not just Flashback or Flashfake. Welcome to Microsoft's world, Mac. It's full of malware."


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SRK forum poster NeoBlood didn't just stick a joystick into an old Royal Companion to be funny. Oh no—it's a working, fighting PC gaming peripheral. As the video below shows, it's connected to a PC and while not all of the keys work it's still enough to control your game characters. [Shoryuken via Techeblog via Hacked Gadgets


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Avatar development rules revealed: No sex, decapitation, talking
The rules and regulations that are sent out to developers who wish to use Avatars in their games has emerged via the XNA Creators Club website revealing that no sex, maiming or indeed talking is allowed.
The lengthy list (after the break) stipulates that Xbox Live Indie Game that uses Avatars must be reviewed to make sure it "doesn't let the Avatar commit the following acts, have the act occur to them, or is a spectator to them".
So we won't see headless zombie Avatars running around, noiselessly copulating then? Shame.
Full thing below. Thanks, CVG.
Player interacts with their avatar as if it's a separate character
A player's avatar does not have an autonomous personality or instinct. The avatar is under the control of the owning player. It can have idle animations and can respond appropriately to game events but it should not interact with the user as if it is separate from the player, try to get the player's attention in an annoying manner.
Violence which causes blood, gore, dismemberment, decapitation, maiming, or mutilation
Cartoon violence is allowed. Violence is allowed as long as there is no blood, gore, dismemberment, decapitation, maiming, or mutilation. An example of allowable injuries includes injuries that might befall an avatar in a sporting event such as American football. Avatars can die temporarily to depict failure.
Player's avatar talks
The player's avatar should not have their own voice. They are allowed to make individual sounds, such as laughing and crying but otherwise cannot use a voice.
Acts of sexual innuendo or mildly explicit sexual descriptions or images or sexual posturing
Sexual acts or terminology cannot be insinuated or enacted.
Excretes obscene bodily fluids or substances
No sexual or bodily fluids or substances can come from the avatar.
Glamorized criminal act
Criminal activities need to be relevant to the story and are presented unfavourably.
Acts of an aggressive or threatening manner
Gratuitous insults, bullying, intimidation or otherwise violent or emotional abuse of a position of power are not allowed. Avatars may leave innocents or bystanders slightly injured, but not dead.
Vulgar or profane act
Game-controlled avatars cannot use profane, racist, or discriminatory language, nor can they make obscene gestures.
Use of controlled substances
An avatar is not allowed to hold, be seen around or partake in any controlled substances or paraphernalia including, but not limited to, alcohol, tobacco and drugs.
Replace Avatar features
The features of an avatar cannot be hidden or in obscured and cannot be replaced with alternative items. Items such as, but not limited to, masks, hats and alternative clothing, are not allowed.
Avatars proportions are not modified
The proportions of an Avatar cannot be modified form their original settings. An Avatar can be resized as long as the proportions don't change.


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Following our look at experts' beauty pet peeves, we're tackling their fashion pet peeves. Mine? Pinky rings. Anyone wearing one is guaranteed to make me cringe. Here's what some other fashion industry folks can't sartorially stomach.
Faux Bling
"When people wear too much faux bling, be it on their clothes or just jewelry. Sparkles look best in moderation and accessories should be chosen carefully so as not to overdo it." — Jewelry designer Kristin Hanson
Off-Season Pantyhouse and Off-Color Combos
"I never understood nude pantyhose in the summer. Or strange color combinations like red and green or orange and black. Or brown clothes." — nOir founder and designer Leeora Catalan
Men in Skirts
"Men who wear skirts and faux-hawks ahhaah!!!!" — Cash NYC designer Francesco Civetta
Shoe Issues; Faux Designers
"Women who wear shoes they can't walk in, it's not seductive. You're better off wearing something a little lower and feeling like you can take on the world in them. That's seductive. Also, everyone and their mom is a designer these days. You wouldn't call yourself a lawyer just because you'd spent some time in a police cell. Go to school." — Mechante of London designer Deborah Lyons
Bright Color Aversions
"I really do not understand when someone places a moral judgment on bright colors, stating or thinking they could not or would not wear something because of some moral value attached to the color or its brightness…for instance one woman stated, 'Oh, I cannot wear lime green anymore! I have a baby to take care of now!'" — Lingerie designer Deborah Marquit
Hoods with Blazers
"My biggest fashion pet peeve is possibly hoods with blazers and somehow that always goes with these mirrored sunglasses look. Not so handsome." — Timo Weiland co-designer Alan Eckstein
Minimalist Running Shoes
"Minimalist running shoes anywhere, anyhow, anyone, anyplace, in any weather, for any activity." — Design director for Bill Blass Jeffrey Monteiro
Feather Earrings; Mom Jeans
"My personal fashion pet peeve would be feather earrings and girls wearing those vintage high waisted mom jeans. Not a good look." — eloquii by The Limited designer Jodi Arnold
White Fears
"My pet peeve is that women still think they cannot wear white before Memorial Day and after Labor Day! White has become a year round basic — and looks especially chic in the middle of the winter!" — Senior vice president of design at The Limited Elliot Staples
Poorly Made Clothes
"My biggest fashion pet peeve is a hemline that falls out and the woman who doesn't fix it. It is important to maintain you clothes, which means buying great clothes that can be maintained and that do not easily fall apart." — Designer Norisol Ferrari
Untucked Men's Dress Shirts
"My biggest fashion pet peeve is the way men's dress shirts look when they are worn untucked. It's almost impossible to find button downs that fit perfectly at the right length, so they usually look boxy and sloppy. To correct this common mishap, I created UNTUCKit—the first shirt brand to factor in length when creating men's button downs, polos, henleys, and t-shirts—so that they consistently fit correctly." — UNTUCKit founder/designer Chris Riccobono.
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Dr. Patrick Hicks, Associate Professor of English/Journalism, is one of only ten artists chosen from North and South Dakota as a recipient of the 2009 Dakota Creative Connections (DCC) Grant from the Bush Foundation.
VP for Student Services Talks with KSFY on H1N1 Flu Preparations
Jim Bies, Vice President for Student Services and Dean of Students, addresses the threat of the H1N1 flu and how Augustana is preparing to keep students safe and healthy during the upcoming academic year.
Argus Leader: Father and Son Alumni are "First Family of Area Triathlon"
Triathlon enthusiast Howard Bich, a 1962 Augustana graduate, picked up the sport 15 years ago after his son, Brian Bich, class of 1989, got involved. Brian is the reigning USA Triathlon Master Triathlete of the Year.
Augustana FRIENDSLink Now an Agency of Sioux Empire United Way
Augustana FRIENDSLink provides young adults with disabilities opportunities for continuing educational and social growth. Until now, the program has been supported by a United Way Community Impact Grant and other assorted grants.
Augustana Designated as a Best College in the Midwest
According to The Princeton Review, Augustana is one of the best colleges in the Midwest. The education services company selected Augustana as one of 158 institutions it profiles in its "Best in the Midwest" section of its Web site feature.
Augustana Students Involved in Summer Research Projects
This summer, sixty-one Augustana undergraduate and graduate students are participating in research projects on- and off-campus. Participating students are listed, and where available their mentor/advisor, project funding, and where the research is taking place.
Alumnus Who Created "Ole" Statue Dies at 72
Peter Eide, 72, class of 1966, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in Scottsdale, AZ, following a lengthy illness. Eide designed the concrete statue of Ole in the Viking Ship that stands today near the center of the Augustana campus.
Alumnus Receives Educator of the Year Distinction in Ohio
Dr. M.C. "Terry" Hokenstad, class of 1958, was named 2009 Educator of the Year by the Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education, honoring his commitment to gerontological education and greater understanding about aging and the issues and concerns of older people.
Work Progressing on Huether Tennis Centre
When the project is completed in October, the facility will cover 37,400 square-feet and contain six championship-level courts. Mike and Cindy Huether provided the lead gift for the new facility, which will be used for practice, competition, classes, and recreation.
Augustana Physics Major Receives Rossing Scholarship
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Yes. Or none of the above. In fact, I often start with the setting, or even a particular part of the setting. One book came about because I was wandering through an orchard and found a ruined springhouse in the middle of it. My first thought was, what a great place to put a body! I ended up creating a whole book around that, starting with, why would there be a body in the springhouse? Who was it? How could you sneak a body in there without anyone noticing?
- Do you outline the plot or some variation of that (a little/a lot of detail, a strict 3 act structure etc) before sitting down and writing?
Once I have the basic idea, I usually let it stew in my head for a while. When I'm ready to start writing the book, I sit down with a pad and pencil and write something between a general outline and a letter to myself, including questions I need to resolve. I may never look at it again, and a lot of elements will change, but the process of laying it out the first time is important to me.
After that I kind of let things flow. I keep a running outline, which lets me see how much time has elapsed in the story, which character has been absent for too long, and where I am in the page count in case I need to pick up the pace.
- What is your process for developing a character? Do you use pictures, a worksheet or just let the character(s) tell you about him/herself as you write?
For a couple of years I have been collecting old photos of what I call "interesting faces" and use them for inspiration for people from the past who sneak into my books. The contemporary characters I let do the talking. Very few of them are based on people I know (and I'm still waiting for the people who I did "borrow" to recognize themselves).
- How do you find time for writing, what works for you - and do you have anything special you do before writing, particular music or a special room/location that helps you get in the zone and write?
One of those things you don't know about before you're published is how much time you'll have to devote to various kinds of promotion. That makes the writing time all the more precious. I find my creative mind works best in the morning, so that's when I try to actually write. The afternoon is for the business side, and when my mind really slows down, I read.
A few years ago we moved into a Victorian house. When I first went through it with the realtor (at which point it was filled with the treasures of an elderly couple who could easily be called hoarders) I took one look at the landing over the stairs and said, that's where the desk goes. I write at my father's old kneehole desk, with my grandmother's filing cabinet and my great-grandmother's Art Nouveau lamp. I have a window overlooking our fairly quiet street, and all my current reference materials are within arm's reach. There's a 3'x4' corkboard over the desk, with all sorts of odd pictures that either relate to the work in progress or that I find entertaining—plus the things I absolutely, positively can't lose in the piles on my desk.
- What is your work schedule like when you're writing and how long does it take you to write a book?
I write every day, including weekends. I get up, throw on sweats, fill the coffee mug, and sit down in front of the laptop. I take a short break for lunch and keep going until the words run out. At night I turn into a couch potato.
I write quickly (and find myself apologizing to a lot of writer friends who seem to agonize over each and every word). That's been true from the start, when I had no idea what was expected—I just did it. I can complete a draft in two to three months. Then I like to put it aside and gain some distance before I try to edit. Sometimes there's only a week or two for that, but I have an editor I trust, thank goodness. (And if she's reading this, the book that's due in February is in good shape. Really.)
- What in your background prepared you to write mystery novels?
I've been a real gypsy in my career: at various times I've been an academic art historian, an investment banker, a non-profit fundraiser, and a professional genealogist. And I've managed to use all of those experiences in one way or another in my books, believe it or not.
I also started reading at an early age and have never stopped. When my husband and I were first married, we started collecting mysteries (and this was in the Dark Ages before the Internet!). We focused on mystery writers and tried to assemble full series by each of them. If you're wondering, yes, I read them all. As a result, I have a pretty full collection of classic mysteries. But I realized a few years ago that I had a definite bias toward traditional mysteries or cozies—there were relatively few thrillers or suspense novels mixed in.
I started out trying to write romantic suspense, but I don't think I was very good at it. Things really clicked when I started writing cozies.
- How did you get your first break toward getting published? Was it at a writer's conference or mailing a query letter etc?
The usual, slogging through endless query letters to various agents. I landed one bad agent, but it took me a couple of years to realize he was useless. I started all over again, but at least I think my writing had improved.
I ended up with my current agency when one of my query letters to them (my third or fourth—did I mention I'm persistent?) came back minus the enclosure, or even a return address. But I figured out who had sent it, and emailed asking for the response. It was, predictably, a rejection, but the agent was so apologetic about the mistake that she asked if I'd be interested in "trying out" for a work-for-hire for Berkley Prime Crime. I said yes, BPC loved it, and I was launched with the Glassblowing Mysteries, written under the pen name Sarah Atwell.
So, short answer: because somebody didn't seal an envelope, I've ended up with eight books published in under three years.
- What are you currently reading?
I read my friends' books, and I try to find time to read non-fiction and other things that sound interesting, whether or not they're related to my own books. But I'm way behind on best-sellers, and the to-be-read piles are reaching frightening heights.
- What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
I keep odd talismans on my desk, like pieces chipped off tombstones (I spend a lot of time in cemeteries, for genealogy purposes), a pencil sharpener in the form of a cannon, from Valley Forge, and an elephant eraser based on Lucy, and an eraser modeled on Lucy, the Victorian elephant in Margate, New Jersey, that's big enough to walk through. Mostly they're things that make me smile.
- Do you participate in a critique group (or have you in the past?) What are the pros and cons of critique groups?
I have in the past. I was part of a group put together through the Guppies, a Sisters in Crime on-line chapter, several years ago. We kind of drifted apart after a year or two, but I'm still in touch with two of the members. I learned a lot, reading the work of other people and getting their feedback. I think that most writers are too close to their own work to be objective, and it's a good idea to test your writing on others—particularly those who are willing to be honest with you—before sending it out into the wider world. The biggest problem I found was that I was usually writing more quickly than the others, so when they were commenting on Chapter 7, I was working on Chapter 15. I think I would have preferred a group that read the whole book at once and could comment on pacing, character development, and the holes in the plot. I've had some first readers since, but not consistently.


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The 1946 film A Tale of Two Cities documents the devastation caused when the U.S. dropped atom bombs on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki, three days later. Courtesy of the Prelinger Archive, the film focuses on damage to architectural structures but conspicuously avoids showing the human cost of the attacks. The only first-person perspective is provided in the form of an interview with a Jesuit priest who was teaching in Hiroshima at the time. He describes how the explosion showered him with broken glass and puts the number of dead "at least at 100,000" (now estimated to be anywhere between 90,000 and 166,000). When the interviewer asks him if he believes that "the ruins of the city emit deadly rays," he believes it's "just a rumor." The narrator does pause for a moment of reflection at the end of the film, as a man in uniform marks the outline of a person, imprinted on the ground by the atomic explosion:
The world's greatest minds in science, statecraft, and military matters are wrestling with the problems created by the atom. On this spot, outlined in stone, is a figure representing the average man, regardless of his race or creed. These atomic footprints on the sands of time can never be erased. They point a path that leads to unparalleled progress or unparalleled destruction. Just as in the darkness of the desert morning when the atomic age was born, atomic power puts the question squarely to mankind.
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SOUTH WINDSOR — A Bloomfield man has been charged with stealing about $10,000 worth of chicken wings and other meat from a South Windsor company where he worked.
Forty-three-year-old Boris Delisser was charged Tuesday with first-degree larceny in connection with the reported thefts last year at County Distributors, a wholesale meat company off Route 5.
Police say the company's owner reviewed surveillance video and saw Delisser taking products from the warehouse and loading them into a vehicle. Authorities say they investigated the owner's complaint and found that Delisser had stolen meat on several other occasions.
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Gene newly linked to inherited ALS may also play role in common dementia
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have linked a mutation in a gene known as TDP-43 to an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the neurodegenerative condition often called Lou Gehrig's disease.
Researchers found the connection intriguing because studies by other groups have revealed abnormalities in the TDP-43 protein in both sporadic and inherited ALS, as well as in several other neurodegenerative disorders.
"The potential link to sporadic ALS is particularly interesting. If we can confirm TDP-43's association with inherited ALS, mutating this gene may give us a way to model sporadic ALS in laboratory animals for the first time," says senior author Nigel Cairns, Ph.D., research associate professor of neurology and pathology and immunology. "That could give us a potent tool for better understanding ALS and developing new treatments."
The study appears February 20 in Annals of Neurology. It was conducted at the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, a partnership between the University and Hope Happens, a St. Louis-based non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for neurological research.
Approximately 30,000 U.S. citizens have ALS, a condition that kills motor neurons, the nerve cells that control muscles. This causes gradually increasing paralysis and typically leads to death over a course of several years. Approximately five to 10 percent of all ALS cases are inherited; the rest are sporadic.
Hope Happens was founded by Christopher Hobler, a St. Louisan who developed ALS and died from the disorder in 2005. Hobler's grandfather and cousin had previously died from the disorder, and Hobler and his family founded Hope Happens to promote awareness of ALS and other neurodegenerative conditions and to raise money for research to develop new treatments and cures.
In 1993, scientists linked an inherited form of ALS to mutations in the gene for a protein called superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1). Since then, many had thought altering the SOD1 gene's function was the most promising way to model and understand sporadic ALS.
"That has all been turned upside down in the last two years, though," says Cairns. "In that time, abnormal TDP-43 deposits have been identified in sporadic ALS cases and in some inherited forms of ALS that don't involve a SOD1 mutation."
TDP-43 is an influential regulator of messenger RNA splicing, the process that edits protein-building instructions from DNA to allow the proteins to be built properly. TDP-43 abnormalities in ALS patients have included altered folding and a chemical change known as phosphorylation, both of which can radically alter the protein's function.
As a result, several research groups have been looking for a case where a mutation in the TDP-43 gene was linked to inherited disease. The new study is the first to tentatively establish such a link. Michael Gitcho, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research associate in Dr. Cairns' lab, and colleagues found that every member of a family affected by an inherited form of ALS had a particular mutation in TDP-43. Next, they looked at 1,505 people not related to the family and unaffected by ALS. This second search found no examples of the same mutation.
Because the family they studied is small, scientists need further evidence to confirm that the mutation is causing ALS. Researchers are working to introduce the mutated human TDP-43 gene they identified in the family into a transgenic mouse model. They hope the mouse will generate a model for ALS-like pathology.
If this affirms the link, they will begin tracing the effects of the mutation on genes whose splicing is regulated by TDP-43, working to identify key links in the chain reaction that leads to motor neuron death. These links may become new targets for pharmaceutical treatments.
What they learn may also shed light on other neurodegenerative disorders. Co-author Alison M. Goate, D. Phil., the Samuel and Mae S. Ludwig Professor of Genetics in Psychiatry, notes that abnormal TDP-43 has been found in patients with frontotemporal dementia, the second most common cause of early-onset dementia after Alzheimer's disease.
"As our understanding of these diseases progresses, we're starting to see common elements," says Goate. "This protein may allow us to link together a number of important disease entities and pinpoint new targets for therapeutic intervention."
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2 days ago I went to the London Islamic School.
An Islamic school. In London. What about that.
It was part of this outreach programme that the University of London Islamic Society (ULUIsoc) was planning. You know, where you go out to schools, tell them how great university life is, and let them figure out for themselves how stressful it is later.
It was more or less like my 'sekolah agama' back home. downstairs there's a mosque, and upstairs was the school. Except my school was the other way round. I think that its more sensible to build the mosque downstairs. How do they expect the old uncles to climb stairs for each prayer time??
So my friend told me a bit about British schools.
1)There were private schools for jolly rich chaps
2)State schools funded by the jolly government
3)Islamic schools for jolly Muslims
But then Islamic schools were usually paid for by the students themselves, because there's this problem of shortage of government funds. Come to think of it, if i were Gordon Brown i wouldn't want to be funding schools harboring future 'terrorists', would i? that's a whole load of bull.
On another note, there's this professor in the LSE who wrote in Psychology Today that 'half of Muslims are terrorists or are active supporters of terrorism'. Even bigger bull.
But on the whole, the school looked like it was in good shape. There was a computer lab complete with projectors and everything. Even my school wasn't that up-to-date, and we call ourselves an Islamic country -.- The kids wore 'kopiah' and white robes and one of the teachers looked like Haji Zul, an uncle in Kota Damansara. Ahhhh, how i miss home :'(
So then we were supposed to do a presentation. Before i said anything i asked them 'Can you guess where im from'? Cause i was the only, how shall i say it, 'stranger' in the outreach group.
Then they said
Okay, the first two are acceptable. India? Not that im degrading Indians, they are an honourable, warm people, but that's so far away from where i come from.
Then an African-descent boy raised his hand and said 'you come from Malaysia'. Good boy. You'll do well in the future, and you look a bit like Obama, which is currently a good thing. :)
Then we went on to do a workshop, like asking them what they want to do etc. Most of them had no idea, much like me when i was their age. Oh wait, when i was in secondary school i changed ambitions every few weeks. Brain surgeon this week. Pediatrician next week. Lawyer next next week. Thankfully it didn't get any worse than Lawyer.
At the end me and Zaid (he's doing Econs at UCL, and he's from South Africa. He went to Egypt last year and said that he spent more time with Malaysians than Arabs. Malaysia Boleh!!) gave a peptalk which sounded like this:
"In the end yeah, you're not innit for the money. You've got to do something fulfilling and in the end, you need to know that you're doing this to please Allah. What would you think of an engineer who memorises the Quran?"
Boy: "That's sick"
"exactly. And that's the type of person you're aiming to be. Safe" :)
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I'm Helen Wells, I've been the Historic Environment Record Officer at Leicestershire County Council for over 10 years. My job is basically curating what we know about buried and built archaeological remains in Leicestershire and Rutland. I don't usually get to leave the office, but I'm going to tell you about a rare trip away from my desk – into the Glenfield Railway Tunnel. The tunnel is recorded on the Leicestershire and Rutland Historic Environment Record and I'd always wanted to go inside.
So, as part of the Festival of Archaeology, I recently accompanied a group of others into the dark, damp, chilly, disused railway tunnel. Not publicly accessible, the only access to the tunnel is via special trips. A footpath runs past the portal. Since us archaeologists are in a team with ecologists at the County Council I should also say that the tunnel is a hibernation roost for bats, and it's illegal to disturb them…
The tunnel was one of the earliest railway tunnels in the world, designed by George Stephenson; its construction was supervised by his son Robert. It opened in July 1832. Due to the pioneering nature of the engineering works, there were various unexpected hitches. One of these was that the trial borings had suggested clay and stone, but running sand meant the tunnel had to be completely lined in bricks. It cost £17,326 to built instead of the budgeted £10,000 – well over a million pounds in today's money.
It closed in 1966 and was bought by Leicester City Council in 1969 for £5. The east end of the tunnel was filled in by a housing company, so though you can walk through a door in the mainly blocked up tunnel portal at the west end, the east end is only accessible via a manhole and a steel ladder.
(The following two pictures were taken by a colleague in 2007. The 1969 aerial photograph higher up the page shows the railway line before it was filled in.)
The tunnel is not far below the ground, and whereas it originally ran through fields, today it is covered in houses. This has led to problems! In 2007-8 strengthening works were carried out, with reinforced concrete arches inserted into the weakest areas of the tunnel. This work cost £500,000, which makes the original £1,000,000 spent to build the tunnel look rather more of a bargain! (And the £5 it cost to buy the tunnel in 1969 less of a good deal…) The reinforcements were a striking feature of the tunnel during my recent trip.
Though a fascinating place to visit, it is very difficult to know what can be done to re-use the tunnel. The eastern end being buried does mean it's tricky to re-use as a cycle path, for example. Though it has turned into a maintenance headache, if it hadn't been bought in 1969 who knows what would have happened to it. It's a brilliant bit of early railway history. If you get the chance to visit I'd definitely recommend it!
Want to find out a bit more?
This article at Forgotten Relics has some great pictures, one of which demonstrates the tight clearances this tunnel had.
The Leicestershire Industrial History Society have some great resources on the tunnel. Keep an eye on their events for further tunnel expeditions!
Finally, a quick mention for Story of Leicester, who provided many of the facts I used here.


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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Valleyfair Fun
Each year we made a trip out to Valleyfair in Shakopee. Valleyfair is a huge amusement park with an awesome water park. I'm all about the water park. Today myself, Tyler, Troy, Amanda and Ryan headed out for a day of fun. Steve opted out, he has never really enjoyed Valleyfair. He and Topaz mowed the lawn, cleaned the pool, he even text me a photo of Topaz chilling. I'll have to post it!
We began with the waterpark. Bodyslides, lazy river, crushing rapids, wave pool..nothing but fun. I love it..and to spend a full day with the boys, well, that just can't be beat.
Being 10 weeks out from the NPC Northstar meant that I would be traveling with the every present cooler. Eggs and oats, check, protein shake, check, chicken breast salad, check, green beans, check..two gallons of water. Got it!
I went back to the car for frequent feedings and never felt like I was missing out. Nope, didn't need the Dipping Dots, the Chunky Monkey, the Pronto Pups or the Cheese Curds. No thank you!
We had an awesome day. Looking forward to our next visit!
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Fun with the Son (s)
Troy and I were pretty excited when Tyler asked if we wanted to join him and his friends at the Quarry Park in St. Cloud today. It is 95F, we love water, YES!
I couldn't believe that he and his friends would want his mother and younger brother along for the fun. They are the nicest friends. "We like you Julie and Troy; you talk to us! You are cool". Alrighty then. We are IN!
We left this morning and I wasn't sure what to expect. The Quarry Park is out of St Cloud a few miles, park the car and get out and walk about 1/2 mile. We lugged out floaties from the pool, beach towels and cooler of water and Diet Coke.
What a blast! We had a group of 15. Jumping off of the cliffs, floating around, just having a blast. I even jumped off of the cliffs!
Next up: Troy's baseball tournament tonight. Hot nice night for a baseball game :)
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
She Lives!
My goodness, it has been a while hasn't it Dear Blogger. Sorry for the neglect. Busy summer. Vacation, time at the lake, Tyler's graduation party this last Sunday, lots of baseball, lifting with purpose.
Not a whole lot of running! I am focusing on building muscle and can not do ultrarunning and bodybuilding at the same time. I tried that last year and both suffered.
Topaz and I continue to run 3-5 miles each morning and it seems to be working for us. We love Maria State Park. I'm out there almost every day running the wooded trails. Trails that are covered with annoying deer flies right now. I am spraying the horse spray on both of us. It works :)
Tyler's grad party was an absolute blast. It went off without a hitch. I don't think there is one thing I would change if I were to do it over. The day was sunny, about 75F, a nice breeze. Lots of family and friends. Good food! I was sad to see it end. It's funny. People tell me 'I be you are glad that is over' I'm like 'no, I'm not. I enjoyed it so much, it was so much fun, I want to do it again!'. What is this 'glad to be over business?'
Tyler will be moving off to college in a few weeks. I am SO not ready. Although this is just what we want of our children: to become independent, to go off to college, to work, to succeed; it is still so very difficult for me. I could have him home until I don't know when..
I keep forgetting that he already has one year of college under his belt as a full time PSEO student during his high school senior year and that he will be 19 in December. I still think of him as my little boy. He's a young MAN. Where does time go?
I've stayed home this summer; I've gone to the lake when they boys have, I've gone to the baseball tournaments, I haven't raced..I won't be going up to the BETA V weekend as Troy has his final baseball tournament of the season. I don't want to miss it! I won't miss it.
After my Leanness Lifestyle get away to Rockford the seed relating to bodybuilding was nurtured and then grew. I've decided to compete in the NPC NorthStar Bodybuilding Show on October 2. I began training with Julia Korfhage 6 weeks ago and really enjoy her. Every Saturday we meet for posing, nutritional (see Coach Dave..not DIET!) updates, photos. The nutrition program is Leanness Lifestyle in a nutshell: lean protein, veggies, clean carbs. Good stuff! I'm 12 weeks out now so I'll be eating less soon.
Workouts are awesome. I trained with Julia every day for a week to learn proper form and technique. Hold, squeeze, stretch..incredible!
I'm loving it!
Here's a 14 weeks out photo. I'll post an 11 week out photo after our session on Saturday.
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ANNUAL MANUAL: Our Town- Health
Slimmer down, Charlottesville!
Weird Al Yankovic sang, "Eat it/ Open up your mouth and feed it." That pretty much sums up Central Virginia, because let me tell you, girl, mmm, there's enough delicious food here to make Liz Taylor become a Virginia senator's wife again.
Based on my own observations, Central Virginia seems to be on the higher end of the bell curve when it comes to being overweight and obese. I would say 90 percent of my own patients are "robust" when it comes to weight.
Additionally, we are probably on the lower end of the bell curve when it comes to regular exercise. Many of my patients tell me their bicep curls consist of lifting their fork to their mouths or downing a huge glass of a high-fructose beverage such as sweet tea or soda. What would Arnold Schwarzenegger say about that kind of work out? (Though he's looking a little paunchy himself these days.)
I guess, like Arnie, Central Virginians are busy, busy, busy– but not like bees who do physical labor all day. Living in Charlottesville doesn't mean you're out of the desk-based rat race– you're just out of a big city; it's prettier here. We're so workaholic when it comes to family, work, and duties that diet and exercise rank low on the priority list.
Also, the gym options here are pretty limited– you might even say some belong on Rodeo Drive: expensive with shorter hours. (Hmm, maybe I'll open a gym here and everyone will have to wear Prada. No sweating, anyone! You'll ruin the Coach leather bench!) Actually we built a gym in our office because of this problem,but not everyone on my staff uses it. Ahem...
I often hear, "Oh, I'll exercise when it gets warmer." Have you yet experienced the seasons here? Spring lasts for 30 seconds, and then it becomes hot and humid as fast as my temper rises when I listen to AM talk radio. Summer is so hot and humid that I feel like a Virginia baked ham. Fall doesn't cool down until The Great Pumpkin lands on the red clay.
During these seasons, my patients say, "Oh, I'll exercise when it gets cooler." Folks, you would have to live in the enclosed-bubble world of The Truman Show to have that type of climate control.
My advice to all "newcomers" of Central Virginia is this, "Moderation in all aspects of life and health is a good thing." Get enough rest, enough good nutrition, enough physical activity, enough love, and just enough work to make it through the day. That's the doc's prescription to make you happier.
Editor's Note: John Hong is a practicing physician in Charlottesville, whose "Dr. Hook" column appears each week in the Hook.
Although many experts say that a plethora of healthcare providers doesn't translate into better health for an area, having both the Martha Jefferson Hospital (982-7000) and the University of Virginia Medical Center (officially: UVA Health System) (924-0211) in the same tiny town can't be too bad. Each has a 24-hour emergency room.
The Thomas Jefferson Health District- This is the main health clearinghouse for public health. Serving a five-county area including the City of Charlottesville, it offers everything from STD testing (972-6217), to a free walk-in clinic Tues and Fri 1-3:30pm (for more, call 972-6228), to restaurant inspections (972-6259), to septic tank advice (also 972-6259). 1138 Rose Hill Drive. 972-6219.
Birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates are available from the Office of Vital Records in Richmond. Don't get too excited, though. Only immediate family members can get the certificates. 804-662-6200.
The Teen Health Center- Provides pregnancy tests, HIV tests, gynecological exams, and other services for anyone ages 12 to 20. Operated in the Corner Building at 1400 W. Main St. as part of the UVA Health System. 982-0090
Charlottesville Free Clinic- Offers medical care to the underprivileged. Located on Rose Hill Drive. 296-5525
Charlottesville teems with holistic, homeopathic, and other alt medical providers. Some people swear by their chiropractor, some by their holistic healers, and some even swear by their shark cartilage pills, but please don't forget that many charlatans operate under the "alternative" healing banner. The good news is that UVA's Nursing School has set up the Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies to conduct research and disseminate information about alternative medicine. 924-0113
There are more yoga classes around town than you can shake a mat at, plus classes in Pilates and the Alexander Technique and countless other wellness-related topics, but for the sake of space, here are the health club biggies– those full-service spots open to everyone and that exist solely to keep you feeling– and looking– your best.
ACAC: It ain't the cheapest game in town, but with three separate facilities, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, basketball arenas, a kid zone, and a new downtown facility, it's pretty hard to complain. And that doesn't include the still-new kid "arena" over at the Adventure Central location on Four Seasons Drive. 978-3800
Gold's Gym: For straight-up fitness, Gold's is the place. Lots of free weights, machines, classes, and kid care. One big facility, next to the K-Mart on Hydraulic Road. 973-1307
Boar's Head: Tennis, swimming, golf, and much more convenient for west-of-townies at the Boar's Head Inn on 250 West. 972-6067
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Join performers of traditional and new acoustic music filmed at unique locations around the South. Featured artists include mandolin legend and "Father of New Grass" Sam Bush, musical time lord Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, champion fiddler and step-dancer April Verch, mid-life overnight success Joe Newberry, guitar phenom Molly Tuttle, and the godfather of the resonator guitar, Jerry Douglas.
David visits with Jerry Douglas, a 14-time Grammy winner.
Jerry Douglas
David interviews Molly Tuttle, who was named Guitar Player of the Year by IBMA.
Molly Tuttle
David visits and plays with Joe Newberry at the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw, NC.
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David visits with fiddler, singer and step-dancer April Verch at the Guitar Bar.
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The RSPB and Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust jointly manage Rye Meads, a superb spot to see vast numbers of birds, plus wetland mammals and reptiles.
The wetland areas are extensive, with flood meadows, reedbeds, ditches, streams and open water supporting all kinds of fascinating life. If you're lucky, you can see otters here; winter brings Water Rail and Bittern, and when the floods arrive, so do Snipe, Golden Plover and Teal!
Drop in to the Visitor Centre to learn more about this very special habitat, spend time in one of the excellent hides or take a walk along sign posted trails. Get truly close-up with birds via CCTV, or hire explorer sacks and binoculars. As a family you can use a discovery card to really get the most from your visit. Rye Meads welcomes school groups too, and specializes in environmental education.
However you experience Rye Meads, chances are you'll want to return to enjoy the ever-changing seasonal show!
Tucked away by the quiet Hertfordshire village of Stanstead Abbots, Stanstead Innings comprises three wild flower meadows, three lakes and a wet woodland area.
The site was once a gravel extraction site, but now the machines are gone, the pits are flooded and a host of warblers, waders and other wildfowl have made the Innings their home. Whether you're a seasoned 'twitcher' or just love natural places, Stanstead Innings is for you.
Spend some time in one of the bird hides for superb views of the birds. And if you're an angler you can try your luck here - day or day/night tickets can be bought from the Lee Valley Regional Park Fishery Bailiff on 0790 894 8066.
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Explorations in Supersymmetric Large Extra Dimensions
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Abstract: Brane worlds may provide insight into the cosmological constant problem because a large vacuum energy on the brane can curve the extra dimensions rather than the local 4D spacetime. Moreover, such models with supersymmetric large extra dimensions reveal a tantalizing numerology, in which the size of the two extra dimensions can lead not only to the electroweak hierarchy but also to the observed dark energy scale. I will review this proposal, its promises and problems, and then describe some of the novel physics that can arise in 6D brane worlds. The dynamical stability of models in 6D supergravity constrains the matter content of the theory, but surprisingly this can be relaxed with negative tension branes. Meanwhile, the Kaluza-Klein mass gap can remain finite even in the infinite volume limit.
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Dodgers announce Yasiel Puig T-shirt Day (July 14)
The Dodgers announced today that Yasiel Puig T-Shirt day presented by Time Warner Cable is set for Sunday, July 14 vs. COL at 1:10 p.m. The giveaway is for the first 40,000 fans in attendance on July 14. The Puig T-shirt will be available in sizes medium and extra-large.
After his first week in the Major Leagues, Puig was named National League Player of the Week having led baseball with 27 total bases and was tied for the Major League lead with four home runs. His .964 slugging percentage was second-best in the Majors and was the top mark among National Leaguers. Since then, the 22-year-old native of Cienfuegos, Cuba continues to lead the Majors with a .442 batting average and 34 hits, while ranking among the big league leaders in home runs (7, T-5th), RBI (14, T-19th), on-base percentage (.476, 4th) and slugging percentage (.753, 2nd). Puig is hitting .462 (6-for-13) with runners in scoring position.
This year's All-Star game ballots are now available throughout the stadium and fans are encouraged to vote in stadium and online at www.mlb.com/vote. Fans can vote for Puig as a write-in candidate on this year's ballot, hoping to make him the second Dodger (Steve Garvey '74) and third Major Leaguer overall (Rico Carty, ATL, '70) to win a starting All-Star spot via the write-in vote. Dodger fans can cast their vote up to 25 times online and can also cast an extra 10 ballots by connecting to their mlb.com account. The game will be held on July 16 at Citi Field in New York. The Dodgers on the 2013 ballot are Adrian Gonzalez (1B), Mark Ellis (2B), Hanley Ramirez (SS), Luis Cruz (3B), Carl Crawford (LF), Matt Kemp (CF), Andre Ethier (RF) and A.J. Ellis (C).
Tickets for Yasiel Puig T-Shirt day presented by Time Warner Cable on July 14 can be purchased by visiting www.dodgers.com/tickets, www.losdodgers.com/boletos or by calling 866-DODGERS.
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