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The hottest race in the Nashville area may not be state Sen. Jim Tracy's efforts to unseat U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais or U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander's attempt to stave off tea party challengers.
It could be the Republican primary just north and west of Davidson County, where three sitting and previous state lawmakers are vying for the nomination.
State Sen. Jim Summerville, a university instructor who shocked his Democratic opponent in 2010, hopes to hold onto his seat for one more term.
But to do so, he needs to beat two well-funded challengers: former state Sen. Kerry Roberts, who served in the General Assembly for nearly two years, and state Rep. Joshua Evans, a member of the state House of Representatives since 2008. He also must contend with Wayne White, a retired amusement company owner who has run unsuccessfully for the legislature two times before.
The winner takes on Tony Gross, a Kingston Springs city commissioner running unopposed in the Democratic primary. But the district's recent voting history suggests that the Republican nominee should have the upper hand in November.
Over the past four years, tea party politics and redistricting have transformed Senate District 25, which stretches from Interstate 65 to the Tennessee River. Voters in the area, once one of the last bastions of rural conservative Democrats, area are seen now as leaning decisively Republican.
None of the candidates has been as visible across Middle Tennessee as Tracy, DesJarlais or Alexander. But they have been fighting it out over local radio, in small-town newspapers and on front porches throughout the sprawling district, which encompasses Robertson, Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman and Humphreys counties.
"These are salt-of-the-earth people," Summerville said. "They want to get to know you."
Summerville, who lives in Dickson, enters the race as the incumbent, but that status does not appear to give him a sizable advantage. His best chance at winning could come from a divided opposition.
Summerville was not well known until four years ago when he upset state Sen. Doug Jackson, a Democrat who had been in the legislature since 1986. In his first term, he has been recognized mainly for offering legislation that veered toward the quixotic. He has proposed obscenity laws that would curb displays of magazines such as Cosmopolitan and legislation that would end many racial, gender or ethnicity considerations in state hiring.
Many of Summerville's proposals, including those two bills, have bogged down. But he says he would continue to pursue such measures, as well as reforms to the Department of Children's Services and fighting meth production, if elected to a second term that he pledges would be his last.
"These are things that have to be considered slowly at first until people get comfortable with them," he said. "This job is not just passing bills."
Summerville has not been favored by donors. He entered the spring with just over $3,000 for his campaign. Most came from loans he made to his own campaign.
By comparison, Roberts and Evans each had more than $80,000 in the bank this spring. The two have similar campaign profiles. Both describe themselves as small businessmen, and both have represented Robertson County in the legislature. Campaign literature presents them as pro-life lawmakers who support gun rights and tax cuts.
Perhaps because of those similarities, they have spent much of the campaign battling each other. They plan to appear at a "face-off" the night before early voting begins.
"The number one thing I'm hearing from everybody else in the district is they are not aware that Joshua is leaving the House to run against me to run for the Senate," Roberts said. "I want people to win or lose based on an informed electorate."
"I think they (voters) know there's a clear choice," Evans responded. "I trust the voters to make that decision."
White's candidacy further complicates the picture. Like Summerville, he lacks a large campaign chest, but he nonetheless hopes to mount a credible challenge, mainly by presenting himself as the outsider.
"People are tired of our politicians," he said.
With three candidates banking that White is wrong, the race in Senate District 25 should be fierce to the end.
Reach Chas Sisk at 615-259-8283 and on Twitter @chassisk.
Jim Summerville, 66, of Dickson
A former instructor at Austin Peay State University, Summerville pulled off perhaps the biggest upset of the 2010 campaign when he defeated Democratic state Sen. Doug Jackson.
Joshua Evans, 31, of Greenbrier
Evans has represented Robertson County in the state House of Representatives since 2008. He also has served as a city councilor in Greenbrier.
Kerry Roberts, 52, of Springfield
Roberts owned the Bike Pedlar chain until it closed in 2012 and now owns an agency that places accountants in temporary assignments. He won a special election to the Senate in 2011 but was drawn out of the seat in redistricting in 2012.
Wayne White, 56, of Slayden
White has retired after selling a company that rented out amusement equipment. He lost campaigns for the state House of Representatives in 2010 and 2012.


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James Milner is expected to complete his move to Manchester City today with Stephen Ireland joining Aston Villa in exchange. The £26m deal has long been touted but coming the day after Villa chairman Randy Lerner appeared to signal a scaling down of the club's ambitions it may prove a sign of things to come at Villa Park.
Ireland is set to undergo a medical today with Villa keen to press ahead with recruiting the Irish midfielder – and letting Milner move on – despite being without a manager following Martin O'Neill's shock departure on Monday.
Lerner released a statement yesterday on O'Neill's decision to walk away from the club five days before the start of the new campaign. Lerner's tone was different to the one he adopted in May when he said "the ambition and appetite to compete for the top four spot and qualify for the Champions League is as alive as it's ever been".
Though Lerner also stated yesterday that "there have been no changes in our approach to building the club," his comments did seem to be an acknowledgement that Villa's size will restrict their growth – an assertion which, even though the club recorded a £73.4m loss last season, Lerner refused to accept three months ago. As recently as the end of last season he said he was optimistic of Villa making a real challenge to break into the top four.
Lerner's fairly terse statement, allied to the departure of one of the Premier League's brightest managers, may not encourage Ashley Young to stake his hopes of reviving his England career on Villa, with Tottenham aiming to take him to White Hart Lane.
Lerner's statement read: "Having had some time to reflect on Martin leaving, I can say that our most immediate focus is supporting Kevin MacDonald [caretaker manager] and resolving the situation with Manchester City and James Milner. As for explaining why Martin left, I can say only that we no longer shared a common view as to how to move forward. To deal in greater detail would do little but cause additional distraction for the club as it faces imminent games and the clear priority of hiring a permanent manager."
Names in the frame for the managerial position include the US coach, Bob Bradley, and Gareth Southgate, although it remains unclear whether MacDonald will be given the chance to make the job his first.
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in case anyone noticed i changed all the sprites in the OP to be shiny
just random thought it would be cool just for a week oor so ^_^
also next grass pokemon of the week will most likely be venusaur as eeveelover suggested to me
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i love shiftry and ludicolo equally
IMO they are very good pokemon to introduce weather and both are very good pokemon
ludicolo being usable from NU all the way to Ubers which doesn't happen with very many pokemon (except seems to be a common trait among grass types as i have noticed)
I would like to claim Sawsbuck, because I just love his design. A matter of fact all grass-type mammals just ooze awesomeness, really hope Chespin's evolutions continue the trend.
check out the quilava!
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If we are claiming pokemon, I want Meganium.
I <3 Meganium so much because of how cute it is and what roles it can serve.
I'd like to claim torterra because it is awesome and it has a flippin' forest on it's back :3
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haha thanks ^_^
in case you were unaware, we are having a tourney i will repost it, as it is quite a few pages back
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Sign up Period: April 21, 2013-May 30,2013
Tournament Starts: May 31, 2013
Yes the sign up period is long, but like I said, I just think it's easier to get sign ups done early and try to get as many members to participate as possible
This tournament will be done over Pokemon Showdown!
-Banned Pokemon include: Shaymin Sky Forme, Arceus Grass Plate, and any non-Grass type Pokemon
-This will be done in the "customdoubles" format on Showdown!
-You cannot have two of the same Pokemon
-Permitted Legendary Pokemon include: Shaymin Land Forme, Celebi, and Virizion
-When you do your battles, be sure to save your battle clips and post them here along with who won and by how much
-To sign up, please use the sign up form on the OP titled *TOURNAMENT SIGN UP FORM* which is right by the Breloom
and here is my sign up:
Username: Yveltal96
Tournament Name: Grass Doubles Tournament
PS, PO, or WiFi name/FC (depends on tourney rules): Yveltal96
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yeah i was actually thinking about claiming him when we originally started claims x3
also crap i forgot to do the Grass Pokemon of the week! i will get on it right now
alright guys here it is this weeks Grass Type Pokemon of the Week!
Venusaur being this weeks special guest and deserves your appreciation!
Tier: OU
Smogon Recommended Set: Chlorophyll @ Life Orb
-Sludge Bomb/Earth Power
-Grass Knot
Nature: Naive
EVs: 92 Atk / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
Why we recognize this Pokemon: Well, first off, it's Venusaur what is not to love? It is the original Grass Pokemon and a complete beast. With the release of DW abilities, it opened up a whole new phase for the metagame giving starters more use with new abilities. And Venusaur hit the jackpot and gained Chlorophyll. With an already decent base speed of 80, under the sun, Venusaur becomes a complete monster with the capability of having a staggering 568 speed under the sun. And if that wasn't enough, Generation V gave Growth an interesting side effect. Growth under the sun now raises you Pokemon's Attack and Special Attack by two stages, which means with one Growth, your Attack and Special Attack are already doubled giving Venusaur the very scary capability of being one of the most terrifying sweepers in today's metagame and with his decent bulk, especially on the Specially Defensive side, Venusaur has fantastic staying power, making him a very formidable sweeper.


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It's the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Players Party! A.K.A. the party where everyone really makes an effort to dress sharp.
Hello, gorgeous, gorgeous and gorgeous!
Novak Djokovic and Jelena Ristic up the glam factor.
I guess Tomas Berdych rolled up on his Harley.
Oh, uh, sorry. Lost my train of thought for a second. . .
You know what Deliciano is thinking. . ."Hello, gorgeous! But you're not quite as gorgeous as I am!"
Indian Wells champ Ivan Ljubicic is looking really gorgeous. His wife ain't bad, either.
Hiya, Andy! At least you left the sweatshirt in the hotel room!
A little Nole/Jo-Dubs bonus! The two toured the Musée Océanographique earlier on Sunday. I know Nole has some Hollywood hopes – how about he and Jo star in Wes Anderson's next film? These photos have a very Rushmore/The Royal Tenenbaums/Life Aquatic vibe, don't they?
I love how Novak always dresses appropriately for every situation. All he needs is a sailor's cap and he's all set:
Via the ATP: The two players were given a tour of the impressive collection, including "Anna", a rare 150 million-year-old aquatic reptile specimen nicknamed the "big eyes reptile".
Anna who?
Tsonga experiences a deep connection with a stuffed fish. . .or is he just hungry?
Jo's smile deserves a Musée all it's own.


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Hello everyone! I'm looking for a lovely outdoor location to have the ceremony and reception all at the same place, but we're not interested in beaches and are trying to veer away from plantations. I'd love to have a little bit of a "country" or "rustic" feel, but not too far of a drive outside Charleston. Any great ideas?!
Thanks in advance!
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Written on Jul. 27, 2011
We had our ceremony in a garden at the Confederate Home at 62 Broad Street right in the heart of downtown Charleston. The property is beautiful and the rental fees are tax deductible because the property is run by a non-profit organization. You can also have the ceremony and/or reception in one of their multiple indoor rooms which are also beautiful and historic. The rates are really reasonable for the Charleston area, but you do have to bring in everything. Working with someone who has put on events there in the past is a must because it is an unconventional location. It is best for weddings under 100 guests, and around 80 would probably be most comfortable at the high end. It might be worth checking out. Good luck!
The creek club at ion is great. We had our reception there. It was beautiful. Good luck!
I had my wedding at the Colonial Dorchester State Park. It is a 45 minute drive from downtown Charleston, but don't rule it out just for that. This land was the site of a Revolutionary War settlement that was abandoned after the War. There is an old brick tower from the now-burned church. It is wonderfully quiet and rustic, and only costs the park admission of $2 per guest. I ordered simple plantation benches for seating (they only allow 30), had 2 large/tall arrangements up front by the belltower, and a table with sweet tea, lemonade, apples and nuts just to give people an option for "a little something" while they waited. Everyone commented on how "magical" the place felt, and my pictures turned out incredible. I had my reception downtown, but there is a wonderful restaurant nearby called Elaine's that might be able to do something for you also. We took a chance with the weather, there is no indoor alternative, so my reception site would have become the wedding site in the event of a torrential downpour. Good luck!
Legare Waring house at Charlestowne landing! It is a direct easy 10 min. Drive from the city. Beautiful grounds,. A modest home, though gorgeous on the inside. 1st class!
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Check out the Carriage House at the Magnolia Plantation. It's NOT the plantation but instead a rustic "barn" with a wide lawn overlooking the river. There is a small house for the bridal party to get ready. Price was reasonable compared to larger plantation venues, especially if you have some flexibility in your date. You can get married inside or out depending upon your preference and number of guests and there is a patio where you set up for drinks.
I highly recomand Rivertowne Country Club in Mt Pleasant. They are profesional, the food is great and the price is affordable.
Good luck!
I like the Confederate House too, lovely yard and close to some great sites to take photos. I've heard they've made some upgrades to the rooms upstairs, but haven't seen them yet. If your going down, probably should be a location you check. Best wishes, and if you don't have a photographer yet, keep us in mind. :-)
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I am having my wedding at "The Island House" on Johns Island. Its an older home located on the Stono River. It has a zinnia field that blooms near your ceremony, plenty of trees, plus a rustic barn and fields to for pics. It also has an amazing view of the river and its the perfect place for a dual ceremony/reception venue. Good luck!
@femanley, what a stunning place! Hope we get to photograph there sometime. Love that field you mention, beautiful!
Cypress Gardens, i know its a little drive but well worth it! And it has that country rustic feel to it!
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Kim Kardashian's Bodyguard Gets Into A Fight With A Photographer
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - Pregnant Kim Kardashian spends the day shopping and filming her reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians in Beverly Hills, CA. During filming a photographer gets into a altercation with her bodyguard.
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A princess of Mars [electronic resource] / Edgar Rice Burroughs. |
Authors: | Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950. |
Call number: | eBook |
Publisher: | [S.I.] : Duke Classics, c2012. |
Publication date: | c2012. |
Subject: |
Princesses -- Fiction.
Carter, John (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Dejah Thoris (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Mars (Planet) -- Fiction. |
Online: | Click here to access |
Title: | A princess of Mars [electronic resource] / Edgar Rice Burroughs. |
Physical description: | 1 online resource. |
Notes: | "First published in 1917"-T.p. verso. Description based on online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive viewed, June 15, 2012). |
Summary note: | A Princess of Mars is the first in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series. This science fiction planetary romance, packed full of dangerous feats and swordplay, is set on a dying Mars. It went on to inspire some of the great imaginations, among them Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury and Carl Sagan. Civil War veteran John Carter is unexpectedly transported to Barsoom, the planet we call Mars, and finds with the weaker gravity that he has super-human strength. In combat he finds respect and belonging with the Tharks, an aggressive race of green four-armed nomads. But when the Tharks capture the human-like Dejah Thoris, Carter feels the need to help this beautiful princess of Mars. |
Genre: | Science fiction. |
Added author: | OverDrive, Inc., distributor. |
ISBN: | 9781620111758 (electronic bk.) 1620111756 (electronic bk.) |
Url for this record: | http://sherloc.indypl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1395617 |
Bib No.: | 1395617 |


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Vanport Canada, a subsidiary of Vanport International, is an independent marketer of softwood lumber into Asia. The company was established in 1997 in Vancouver, B.C. by Don McGregor as a lumber exporter, representing many B.C. sawmills and selling primarily into Japan.
Over the years, Vanport Canada has developed a niche in providing customized, knowledgeable, and professional service to its myriad of customers. They have extended their operations beyond simple exports into a whole range of lumber-related activities and now use the expertise of their staff to manage numerous custom cut programs for their customers, mainly for the traditional home market in Japan. All Vanport Canada staff speak at least two languages, primarily English, Japanese, and Chinese.
This FSC certified exporter distributes Douglas Fir, Hemlock, and Sitka Spruce from British Columbia's coastal regions to both domestic and international markets including Japan, China, and other Asian countries. They are currently seeing a growth in their exports to India, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia.
The North Vancouver-based company also has extensive experience working with First Nations groups in North America. One of their projects included assisting a First Nations Group in setting up a sawmill, designing cut specifications optimized for target markets, and training the mill employees and management staff in operations.
Vanport Canada also regularly recruits forest industry trainees from Asia to educate and assist in company operations.


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If your clientele resembles a marvelous melting pot of portrait, wedding, and family clients, our Mix & Mingle Multipurpose Card Collection is definitely the party for you. Get your studio on the scene and in the mailbox with this collection of inspired cards, perfect for everything from new brides to newborns.
All six of these card designs have fashionable layouts that maximize print space with our professional graphics and colors. And, they are all fully customizable (even colors), for the ultimate in personalization. The professionally styled layouts of this stunning set allow you to sell gorgeous, specialized photography products or create materials to market your studio"¦All without the cost of hiring your own designer. Perfect for use as: • Double-sided flat cards or postcards • 5x7 folded cards • Event invitations • Marketing materials • Holiday cards • Thank you notes • Birth announcements Special thanks to Ashley McCormick Photography, Janelle Rose Photography, FreshArt Photography, and Sara Jensen Photography for providing us with the amazing sample images! Click here to see them in the shop!We're having a huge sale on all of our almost perfect Big Picture Planners! Huzzah!
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Hannibal Lecter and Princess Bride Wines For The Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas
The Drafthouse Cinemas, a chain of movie theaters that serve food and wine, have occasionally commissioned special movie-related wines which they pair up with the appropriate meals and serve at their unique cinemas. The special movie-themed wines are beautifully designed and packaged with labels and branding by the Austin based creative firm Helms Workshop.
Their latest offering is a Chianti and Pinot Grigio inspired by the movie Silence Of The Lambs.
"The Cannibal Chianti" is a DOCG-wine from a vineyard situated between Florence and Sienna. It is a blend of 85% Sangiovese, balanced with smaller contributions of Canaiolo and Malvasia del Chianti. The nose is loaded with dark berry fruit with bass notes of allspice and baked quince. Its mouth feel is medium-bodied and well balanced, with savory plum and tobacco leaf notes leading to a slight sandalwood finish.
"Suit Yourself Pinot Grigio" is a 2012 vintage with a mixture of fruit from California's Central Coast and inland vineyards. It offers a lush bouquet of tangerine and orange blossom. The palate starts with a crisp entry and a velvety mouth feel that bursts into flavors of tropical peach and Mexican limes with just a hint of honey, leading to a zesty, citrus-laced finish.
A limited number of packaged wine sets will be available for purchase online only. "The Cannibal Chianti" set comes with a leather red dragon bag of fava beans with a recipe for their preparation by Alamo Chef Trish Eichelberger. The "Suit Yourself Pinot Grigio" set features a burlap bag containing a bottle of Buffalo Bill lotion.
above: The four-course menu, created by Alamo Drafthouse Austin Market Chef Trish Eichelberger served at their various locations, along with the wines and movie.
To develop the bottle and package design of these wines, Alamo Drafthouse again turned to local Austin creative firm Helms Workshop. The subtle yet intricate designs unfold like a puzzle for fans of the movie, with tiny details referencing the film and its central characters of Buffalo Bill, Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling.
"Suit Yourself Pinot Grigio" and "The Cannibal Chianti" will only be available for one year. Both of these covetable wines will be available at all Alamo Drafthouse locations for $8 a glass and $32 a bottle (prices may vary).
Retail bottles are available for purchase here and at select Alamo Drafthouse locations where local laws permit.
Hello. My Name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
UPDATE: The Princess Bride Wines ARE still available for purchase, only without the box or extra goodies. You can buy them here.
Their previous offering, launched last year on Valentine's Day, was also beautifully designed by Helms Workshop. The movie-themed wines featured a Cabernet and a White inspired by the cult classic The Princess Bride.
As fans will recognize, "The Bottle Of Wits," is derived from the iconic "battle of wits" scene when Westley first rescues Princess Buttercup from Vizzini and his henchmen.
The custom wine line includes two varietals: "Inconceivable Cab" and "As You Wish White".
The As You Wish White:
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Wine charms: A six-fingered man. A Sicilian. The Dread Pirate Roberts. Princess Buttercup:
The menu that accompanied the Princess bride Wines and movie showing :
The folks over at Helms Workshop in Austin had this to say about the project:
"When you leave design school and look for work with your portfolio of fictitious student projects, half of your interviewers pause to tell you that, in the "real world," you'll never have the opportunity to design wine packaging. Much less, packaging themed after one of your favorite movies. Those folks never had the chance to work with Tim League and the team at Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas.
In looking at developing an identity for Alamo's in-house branded wines, we quickly decided that it would be impossible to sum up everything that makes the Alamo unique in a single packaging system. Why not redesign the wine each year, based on a film that aligns with the brand? Alamo's 2012 offering became two wines inspired by The Princess Bride, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the film."
"The "Battle of Wits" sequence between Cary Elwes and Wallace Shawn easily stands toe-to-toe with "the Sideways Spit Bucket" and "The Silence of the Lambs Chianti slurp" as wine's shining moment in film," said Alamo CEO and Founder Tim League. Workshop worked to pack the full scope and wonder of the film experience into the packaging.
Buy the Princess Bride wines (bottles only) here.
All photos of Silence of the Lambs Wines courtesy of Alamo Drafthouse
All Princess bride Wine photos with streamer backgrounds by Annie Ray
other photos courtesy of Helms Workshop
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Andy Powell's live notes from the project's final event are online here – ('Second Life v. World of Warcraft', Friday 13th of June 2008 at the London Knowledge Lab).
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Project – final event notes
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Notes on 2nd CMC class
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Martins' notes.
We planned this session with the experiences of the first still fresh in our minds; it was certainly different doing this for a second time. I felt more able to take control of the situation, because it felt like I knew at least some of the things I needed to watch out for.
But, first, a new outfit, because you can't wear the same stuff all the time!
As per Diane's other posting, we wanted to find a way that would structure the reporting back from students. We wanted to do two things: to avoid death by a thousand cuts as one student after another provided a two-minute summary of their research, because we feared this would become very repetitive and uninformative, and to try and create useful discussions, because I felt that last session was good for generating ideas but less good at developing them.
Thinking about all this, I drew on a technique that I've heard about for workshops (and seen used in masterclasses) called "fishbowl" – where a group does something, and then there are spectators. It struck me that the visual element of this (two sets of rules, determined by spatial location) might be much easier to apply in Second Life than in a purely textual environment. So we had a format where a group of students would discuss the issues (rather than their data per se), prompted and provoked by one tutor, with others watching; and then for a closing five minutes all those who had been waiting patiently would have a chance to interrogate those on the "inside".
I was delighted when I turned up that Diane had created a lovely red carpet to group around – very visual and striking. The spatial locus of rules would – I thought – be immediately obvious by who was on or off of the rug. (I failed to account for the one participant who sat on the edge… there's always a way of breaking the system!) It did provide a very helpful focal point for the event, I thought, and was much less obtrusive or divisive than (say) putting people on a stage.
The first real difficulty was that the groups we'd envisaged for the turn-taking didn't quite work. Absences meant that some of the planned groups weren't viable, for example. This meant re-arranging on the fly. The hard thing here was the immediacy of the situation and the lack of cues; we didn't know from looking at people who'd done what (as we might have done from looking at postings in a discussion area), and people were waiting for guidance (whereas they might be willing to wait a day or so in a VLE). We had to private message between the three tutors to try and work out what might turn into viable groups, then one of us make an announcement about what would happen.
Once we had decided on groups and a running order, the show commenced. The discussions worked fairly well – a single tutor and about half a dozen students meant that the conversation could be managed and directed, rather than just becoming a process of free association. The size of groups was enough so that conversation flowed, but not so large that it was impossible to keep track of all the simultaneous postings. In some of the discussions, students on the rug spent a lot of time interrogating each other, which was ideal; when needed we intervened as tutors, but for the students to be taking on thoughtful, questioning roles was great to see.
Things became a bit chaotic with the closing five-minute free for all, but that was ok; by this point, pedagogic points had been made, and there was scope for people to engage in different kinds of ways. Useful questions still got asked, though – and people were very good about holding such questions until the end.
Handovers between groups worked well – there was no real issue with people swapping on and off.
The short format for the discussions kept a sense of pace to the event. It can be quite tiring to have to monitor the flow of conversation and respond immediately, so swapping between the tutors was an asset, but in addition to that the five minute free-for-all took attention away from the tutor, allowing a chance to pause, take stock and see what needed to happen next. The session felt like it went quickly, but had a lot packed into it – something I took as a positive sign. I don't remember much time being wasted with herding avatars or giving instructions either; the format was simple enough to understand and people played along with it, allowing us to focus attention on the themes being discussed.
As before, it was useful to have more than one tutor around; we had additional interlopers this time, including one educator who turned up to see what we were doing and who tried to join in. Having a private conversation with them would have been hard to do at the same time as actually running the class, so it was good to be able to share responsibilities around such things. This incident also emphasised the way in which our teaching situation was quite different from the privacy of closed classrooms or password-protected VLEs. It felt quite different – perhaps exposed would be a good word – to be teaching 'in public' in this way.
March 6, 2008
The second session went well. Splitting the group (as per the plan on the earlier post) helped give the group's discussion some order, without draining away room for improvisation, interruptions and ad-libs.
Again, having 3 of us was really valuable. We did swap these unofficial roles but to some extent Caroline positioned herself within the group and thus helped to keep the discussion rolling and on track, Martin was asking leading questions and I was doing quite a lot of herding and one-to-one (IM) queries.
Towards the end of the session there was quite a lot of positive, spontaneous feedback – that it was the best week of the course so far, and queries as to whether the next part of the course could be in Second Life as well. We'll know more from the entries and reports that the students enter on their regular VLE (Blackboard) as it's not very likely that those who have found it unsatisfying or anxiety provoking would say so during the class.
While the session was certainly structured, it still had almost a party atmosphere – a sense that the students were motivated and excited about virtually meeting up. This is something that came out of the interviews after our sessions last term – Andrew found that the full-time students compared SL with face-to-face situations, to SL's detriment, whereas the part-time distance students found the simultaneity and social immediacy of SL very compelling.
We are planning a follow-up interview with Caroline (the course tutor) and to interview students.
Here's a picture of our 'stage' as the students begin to arrive. The rug was just pulled out of the inventory library and then made bigger and redder using the edit menu – easy!


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Through the mesh fences and across the perimeter road, on the leaf-strewn decks of clapboard bungalows, Halloween pumpkins grin spitefully at the horses in the quarantine barn. But nothing can haunt the Europeans here more than their own memories.
On Saturday, they have two runners in the Breeders' Cup Classic: George Washington and David Junior. When America's most valuable race was last staged here, Michael Kinane got his reins tangled on Giant's Causeway and was thwarted only in a photo by Tiznow. Two years previously, Frankie Dettori gave Swain a wild ride, so intimidated by Silver Charm that he opened a path for Awesome Again and ended up third instead of first.
It is a measure of the intensity of this crucible that two of Europe's great jockeys should both have discovered infamy here. This time Kinane partners George Washington, while David Junior is ridden by Jamie Spencer, who endured a Breeders' Cup trauma of his own in Dallas two years ago.
Any nightmares they might have about the local opposition will inevitably be dominated by Bernardini, author of a sequence of slick, runaway wins in small fields. But he faces a very different task here, and many suspect that the real monster lurks in the shadows of Barn 36.
Certainly Lava Man conforms far more closely to the obdurate mould of Tiznow and Silver Charm. And even in this vintage field, it is the story of Lava Man that gives the Classic its real pepper - combining, as it does, extremes of romance and cynicism.
"Our Seabiscuit?" Leandro Mora looked up at the dreary dawn skies and beamed. "That's what he is in our stable, anyhow." Mora is right-hand man to Doug O'Neill, the trainer who has transformed Lava Man so dramatically since claiming him for just $50,000 (£26,000) in the summer of 2004. This year Lava Man became the first horse ever to sweep all three of California's defining prizes: the Santa Anita Handicap, Hollywood Gold Cup and Pacific Classic. In all, he has now won over $3m and his proletarian origins and tenacious style mean that it is this five year-old gelding - and not George Washington - who is perceived as the logical foil to the aristocratic Bernardini.
"When he came to us he was a nervous wreck," Mora recalled. "But he's become much more professional in his mind, and much stronger in his body."
Yet that improvement has also provoked jealousy and suspicion. After the Pacific Classic, the trainer of one of the beaten horses caused uproar by hinting that the freakish winner must be sustained by illegal medication. Murray Johnson also suggested that the track had been groomed to favour the local champion. Johnson had just lost his father and quickly apologised to O'Neill for his emotional outburst, but the Californian racing authority issued an indignant statement confirming that the whole field had returned innocent samples.
In O'Neill's barn, there is no bitterness. "It was sad, when we had so much to celebrate," Mora said. "But instead of taking offence, we took it the other way round - as a chance to prove not to one man, but to everyone, what we can overcome. Let me put it this way. We run our horses anywhere without hesitation: Japan, Dubai, maybe even in England some day. If there's an opening, we'll take it. We have nothing to hide."
O'Neill is not yet in town, leaving Mora to supervise Lava Man's preparations. "This horse feels the same as we do," he said. "Very optimistic. He's eating well, training well, adapting well.
"We're the underdog, no question. But the thing about him is that he always gives his whole heart. In the Hollywood Gold Cup, I knew he was beaten. But in a picture taken at the wire you can see that mean look on the horse's face. He refused to give in. You had to respect him for that. Whatever happens, it's been a blast to have him. It could have been anyone else, but it happened to be us."
Chris McGrath
Nap: Hennessy
(Chepstow 2.10)
NB: Buster Hyvonen
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His hands on my back,
His lips brush my skin,
His legs press against mine,
His touch breeds my sin.
My breasts against his chest,
My tongue sliding down,
My breath quick and hot,
My heart begins to pound.
Our bodies hot and slick ,
Our fingers caress and slide,
Our mouths nibble and taste,
Our tongues darting inside.
My moans escape from my throat,
My back arches up high,
My muscles quiver and shake,
My tension released in a sigh.
His body moves against mine,
His hands caressing my skin,
His heat making me melt,
His touch breeds my sin.
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In the February issue, I answered a question regarding formation of excess crystals in a potassium chloride zinc plating bath. I recently received additional information from one of the plating shops regarding its problem.
Q. We're running a potassium chloride zinc plating bath. The bath has heavy crystal formation throughout and a very thick layer of sludge at the bottom of the tank. As you might guess, we are not obtaining satisfactory plating from the bath. I have attached a few photos showing the tank and crystal growth. What is the cause of this, and how can we solve the problem? L.N.
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An Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) was used to analyze a sample of the crystals from the plating bath. (While not the most common type of analysis, EDS is great for determining components of small particles.) In addition, a log of pH, temperature and boric acid concentration showed some fluctuation in all three parameters. The EDS showed the presence of oxygen, boron, potassium, chloride and zinc. The presence of boron might be surprising to you, but keep in mind boric acid, H3BO3, is used in this bath as a buffer to help control pH. Boric acid is not very soluble in water and will crystallize out of solution if the temperature of the plating bath drops. This is more likely if the concentration of boric acid is near the upper limit of its solubility. pH also affects the solubility of boric acid in the plating bath. If the pH increases to 6, you will see crystals forming in the plating bath.
In short, a combination of solution saturation, pH change and temperature fluctuation can bring about the formation of excess crystals. Once these crystals form, redissolving them into the plating solution is difficult.


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Welcoming the political agreement, Commissioner Markos Kyprianou said "I am pleased that we now have in sight a firm financial basis for consumer policy for the next seven years. In line with the Financial Perspectives package, the final amount is considerably reduced from the Commission's original proposal and barely exceeds past expenditure for fifteen Member States. We will all need to work very hard to get more from less. I am confident, however, that consumer policy can approach the next Financial Perspectives negotiations with a sound record of achievement for Europe's consumers and taxpayers. I urge the Parliament and Council to complete the necessary procedures so the new programme can enter into force from early 2007. "
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I've read several as well. When Trent Green was hit, there was this big hoopla over how the hit was made, and the head ref had to come on NFL network and explain why it wasn't flagged. But even though several writers have called this hit on Big Ben illegal, said it was helmet to helmet, called it a "late" hit not ONE of those writers mentioned the fact that it wasn't flagged, or even asked the question "why"?
Tom Brady and Peyton Manning took hard hits this past week too, but did the guys responsible get flagged for it? I haven't gotten to see either of those games yet to find out.


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EARTHROUNDERS' WEBSITES Current and Projected Circumnavigations on the Web
March 25, 2010:
Norman Surplus started on 22nd March in his attempt to make the first circumnavigation in an autogyro.
http://www.gyroxgoesglobal.com/ January 12, 2010: Sunday 10 January 2010, as several commercial flights were cancelled at Frankfurt International Airport due to heavy snowfall, Reiner Meutsch and Arnim Stief were lucky to make the start of the Fly and Help World Trip as planned, from Siegerland in Germany.. They are currently now in Marrakesh Morocco. http://www.fly-and-help.de April 8, 2009 : Detlef Heun & Liliana Tagliamonte announce their departure from Florida for their RTW in their RV7 N577DL They are now in the Caribbean. www.flight-around-the-world.org July, 22, 2009 : South African pilots Mike Blyth and James Pitman departed Johannesburg on 18th July in a South African designed and built D6 Sling ultralight aircraft. You can follow them on www.airplanefactory.co.za/world/default.asp as they cross the Atlantic and head for Oshkosh. January 4, 2009 : Andy Hopper has started his RTW from the UK in a Cessna 210 on December 31, 2008 and he is now in Recife. His progress can be followed on the Yellow Brick tracking. http://live.adventuretracking.com/andyhopper Andy's previous flights July 8, 2008 : Ron Siwik left Portage County Airport (Ohio) on May 23 for a Westward solo RTW in his V35 Bonanza N2092W. He is now in Portugal. He can be tracked on: http://www.rimrocked.com/events/eventview.php?eid=5 May 11, 2008 : Marc Aurel Lehmann announces his departure from Bienenfarm (EDOI), Germany for an Easterly RTW with Karl-Heinz Maxwitat in a DA 40 XL N351DS Wishing them fair winds and blue skies. www.flugzeug-weltumrundung.de November 30, 2007: Ralf and Marga Hannemann have left Germany on October 27. www.geier-flyer.com/GeierFlyerUK/index.php September 25, 2007: Captain Morten Sondergaard announces his departure for a RTW from Mallorca in Spain on November 3rd 2007, with friends in a PC12, SmilingFlyer. http://www.smilingflyer.com/ September 21, 2007: Ralf and Marga Hannemann will depart for their RTW in October 2007 in their specially built Partenavia D-GHAN Geier-Flyer. www.geier-flyer.com/GeierFlyerUK/index.php May 30, 2007: Norman Livingstone (Norm) and Vajee Misakawan (Lec) departed Boundary Bay Airport, Vancouver for Juneau Alaska on the first leg of their RTW trip. They will spend 2 weeks in Alaska before heading East across Canada then over the North Atlantic to Scandinavia. Wishing them fair winds and kind weather. www.around-the-world-2007.com/ May 25, 2007: RTW with a difference... The SolarImpulse team, led by Earthrounder Bertrand Piccard aims to fly a solar-powered aircraft around the world toward 2011. From AVweb March 23, 2007: Detlef Heun & Liliana Tagliamonte of Germany are putting the finishing touch on their RV7 and will shortly be flying around the World. www.flight-around-the-world.org January 2007: Gregg and Rebecca Bartlett are on what she calls the "Slowest Flight Around the World" with a Mooney. They are presently in South America. www.cheekymooney.com November 1, 2006: Odilon Monteiro allounces his RTW for June 2007. http://www.giromundo.com.br October 27, 2006: Norman Livingstone and his wife Vajee Misakawan will start their RTW in a brand new Ovation 3 in May 2007. http://www.around-the-world-2007.com/ September 10, 2006: Joe and Flora Lloyd and Alistair Blake depart Auckland on 14th Sept on a circumnavigation planned to take 4 months. Having originally thought of using a Cessna 182, as we reported earlier, they have now upgraded to a Cessna 421. Travel with them on: http://www.circle-the-earth.com June 12, 2006: Steve Wood will be starting his RTW from AirVenture promoting the Flying Scholarships for the Disabled charities in the UK & USA, and the Wheelies with Wings sister charity in Australia in a homebuilt GlaStar known as 'GOOFY' from its unique registration Steve is creating 2 Internet Sites: http://yournamearoundtheworld.com which is a support website where individuals and companies can donate towards the flight and get their names on Spirit of Endeavour as it flies around the world. The aircraft is being named Spirit of Endeavour as a tribute to Capt James Cook, a fellow Yorkshireman and the world's greatest navigator. It's also a tribute to the astronauts of the space shuttle Endeavour. http://adventureofflight.org this will be the main RTW flight website. March 1, 2005: Another ATW adventure is being planned, Eagle Flight Pilot Jared Aicher is preparing for a 2 stage flight around the World to promote the Young Eagle program. http://www.theeagleflight.org/ Slowly but surely
The following intended RTW flights are being undertaken over several years.
1992 : Robert Gannon. (Cessna 182) . Letters from Bob Gannon Bill Charney (Beech Staggerwing) http://captainbiff.com/ Completed aerial circumnavigations on the Web 2013
May 5, 2013
Congratulations to Ulf Mühlbacher who landed in Bremen, Germany, completing his second RTW. www.worldflight2013.de May 16, 2013 Congratulations to James Tan of Malaysia for the completion of his solo RTW at the age of 21. Details of his flight on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/1RTW.2013 June 25, 2013 Congratulations to Matevz Lenarcic for receiving the award of the "Aviator of the Year" by "Flightglobal Achievement Awards for 2013". Read the full citation here: www.flightglobal.com/page/achievement-awards/2013/welcome/ June 30, 2013 Congratulations to Jack Weigand for the successful completion of his solo RTW. At just over 21 years of age, Jack is now the youngest solo pilot around the World. He landed at Fresno on June 29, 2013. http://www.solo2013.com/ July 9, 2013 Congratulations to Bozi Filipaj and Andreas Scheerer for the completion of their RTW in a Piper Malibu Jetprop DLX, N9GF. They landed in St. Gallen-Alternhein, Switzerland (LSZR) on July 6, 2013. http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/bozi.u.andreas/1/1368017092/tpod.html September 7, 2013 Congratulations to Ryan Campbell for the successful completion of his "Teen RTW". He is now the youngest Solo Pilot to have flown around the World at 19 years and 237 days of age . http://www.teenworldflight.com Details of the youngest Solo Pilots Records September 15, 2013 Congratulations to the 2 crews of the 2 Russian Robinson 66 helicopters for the successful completion of their RTW. From their own Internet Site: "They are back! 39448 km, 43 days and total 220 hours of the flight time, and today, at 15:30 Moscow time, right on the schedule, both crews landed at aeroclub home base Bunkovo. Two crews, five brave guys, three continents, and the first Russian R66 flight around the world are now in the books" http://vokrugsveta2013.ru 2012
March 12, 2012:
Congratulations to CarolAnn Garrat for the successful completion of her third RTW.
She landed in Florida on March 12, 2012.
www.alsworldflight.com and www.facebook.com/pages/Dash-for-a-Cure/148572991861368 April 20, 2012: Congratulations to Matevz Lenarčič for the successful completion of his RTW in a Pipistrel. He landed yesterday April 19, 2012 at Ljubljana Airport after an epic flight around the World. http://www.worldgreenflight.com/ May 27 2012: Congratulations to Captain Ignas Krivickas and Copilot Jonas Juknius from Lithuania, for the completion of their RTW in Mooney N 1012P. The flight started on April 5 from Straubing, EDMS and finished on May 17, 2012. 2011
December 6, 2011:
Congratulations to Harry R. Anderson for the completion of his RTW in a Lancair Columbia N788W. He landed in Montery CA on December 4, 2011.
http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog/harry4123/1/tpod.html November 6, 2011 Congratulations to Bob Jeffery who just completed on Nov 1st his 4 month RTW in his Twin Comanche including the International Comanche Society group fly-in to AirVenture, Oshkosh and the ICS Annual Convention at Savannah GA in September September 25, 2011: Congratulations to James Pitman and Jean D'Assonville for the sucessful completion of their RTW in a Sling 4 ZU-TAF in 48 days. They landed at Tedderfield, South Africa on September 24, 2011. www.airplanefactory.co.za/sling4atw.asp September 14, 2011: Congratulations to Patrick and Linda Elliot for the successful completion of their RTW in their Long E-Z on September 11, 2011 http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/eskimo/1/tpod.html September 7, 2011: Congratulations to Forest Ward for the succesful completion of his RTW in Aerostar N601PE. He landed on saturday evening September 3 in Norfolk VA. "We made it: 18 days and we spent 9 stuck in Adak and the Maldives." http://www.RaceAgainstPolio.com July 30, 2011: Congratulations to Wei Chen for the completion of his RTW in a TBM700. He is the first Chinese national to have flown around the World and the first to have been allowed in to fly in China. He landed yesterday in Memphis, TN http://www.weiaroundtheworld.com/ June 27, 2011: Congratulations to Ralf and Marga Hannemann for the completion of their second RTW. They landed at Bayreuth on June 25 after 88 days covering 24 714 NM in 193 hours. Larger photo http://www.geier-flyer.com/ May 9, 2011: Congratulations to Thom Kane for the succesful completion of his RTW in his Cessna 180. He landed home in Florida yesterday at 6:30 PM. From Veronica Baird: None of this would have been possible if we hadn't gone to your meeting in Brasilia. So thank you, and the rest of the Earthrounders, for your information, encouragement and friendship. Thom's Cessna 180 N6TK January 10, 2011: : Congratulations to Bob Gannon who landed at Gillespie Field on Saturday 8, completing his 10 years RTW. Article and photos of the arrival: http://santee.patch.com/articles/pilot-returns-to-gillespie-field-ten-years-and-155-countries-later#photo-4365732 Follow him in his epic journey around the World: Letters from Bob Gannon 2010 December 28, 2010: : Congratulations to Alexander Tschakaloff who landed at Egelsbach, Hessen (EDFE) on December 25, 2010, in his Cesssna Centurion D-EHJA. Photo taken on Robinson Island November 8, 2010: : Congratulations to Reiner Meutsch and co-pilot Arnim Stief for the succesful completion of their RTW. They landed on November 6, at the Siegerland Airport. http://www.fly-and-help.de/ August 24, 2010: : Congratulations to Wilma and Hans-Juergen Schwerhoff who landed at Friedrichshafen, Germany, on August 20. www.rtw2010-s3.de July 20, 2010: : Congratulations to O.R. (Butch) Smith and his crew for the successful completion of their RTW. They landed at McKinney TX on July 17, 2010. www.gfm2010.com/ July 12, 2010: : Congratulations to Ken Evers & Tim Pryse for the successful completion of their RTW in their Autralian Airvan. They landed in Bendigo (Autralia) on July 8, 2010. www.millionsagainstmalaria.com/ June 21, 2010: : Congratulations to Yannick Bovier and Francisco Agullo for the successful completion of their RTW in their CTLS "ecolight". They landed at Sion (Switzerland) on June 19th. http://www.azimut270.ch May 18, 2010: : Congratulations to Peter Huntley and Brian Hamilton for the succesful completion of their RTW in TBM700 N868AT on May 15. August 10, 2010 : Congratulations to Earthrounders co-founder Hans Gutmann and his gaggle of ten aircraft for their successful flight around the World via Russia and Mongolia. http://www.14east.at/ Full schedule (pdf form size=215 Kb) Details 2009 August 28, 2009 : Congratulations to South African pilots Mike Blyth and James Pitman for the successful completion of their RTW. They landed on at 2:30 local time. www.airplanefactory.co.za/world/default.asp April 16, 2009 : Congratulations to Andy Hopper for the succesful completion of his RTW in his Cessna 210 G-SEEK. He landed near Cambridge, UK on April 14, 2009. http://live.adventuretracking.com/andyhopper Andy's previous flights 2008 December 12, 2008: They have made it!!! Sincere congratulations to CarolAnn Garratt and Carol Foy. They landed yesterday at Orlando International Airport at 13:55 GMT after their 7 days "Dash fo a Cure". A great effort from the pilots and their ground support teams. We hope the donations to the ALSDI will keep pooring! Photo at Brown Field California. www.alsworldflight.com www.als.net. CarolAnn's first RTW flight August 6, 2008: Congratulations to Jim Nisbet for the completion of his RTW. He landed in Prestwick, Scotland on August 5, 2008 after 96 days and 28,382 NM in his Mooney G-CERT. July 26, 2008: Congratulations to Ron Siwik for the completion of his RTW in his Bonanza N2092W on July 19, 2008 Larger picture Ron's Bonanza departing Portage County Airport (Ohio) July 9, 2008 : Congratulations to Marc Aurel Lehmann and copilot Karl-Heinz Maxwitat for the successful completion of their RTW in a Diamond DA40 XL. They landed at Bienenfarm Germany (EDOI) on June 27. Larger picture http://www.flugzeug-weltumrundung.de April 11, 2008 : Congratulations to Ralph and Marga Hannemann for the sucessful completion of their RTW in their Partenavia D-GHAN. They landed at Hassfurt, EDQT, yesterday at 12.58 Z. They flew 340:32 hours, had 92 landings and flew 83 259 km ( actually twice around the world) = 44 956 NM while visiting 29 countries on all continents. They were glad to be reunited with their twin-daughters Angela and Nathalie. www.geier-flyer.com/GeierFlyerUK/index.php April 7, 2008 : Congratulations to Jared Isaacman and his team for their succesfull RTW in 84 hours. They did not break the record they were after but are claiming 17 speed records. Read the full story: www.speedaroundtheworld.com February 15, 2008: Congratulations to Morten Lund and his crew for a successful RTW in a Pilatus PC-12. They landed yesterday afternoon in Palma de Majorca. www.smilingflyer.com 2007
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Congratulations to Norman Livingstone (Norm) and Vajee Misakawan (Lec) for the successful completion of their RTW with their Ovation Nang Fah.
They landed yesterday at Boundary Bay, Vancouver, Canada, where they started in May.
www.around-the-world-2007.com/ September 18, 2007 Congratulations to Uwe Thomas Carstensen for the successful completion of the second part of his RTW in "the rose-painted" aeroplane, "Marie", Cessna 206 D-EMCA, with Hans Christian Albertsen as co-pilot for the second half of the RTW. They landed at Hannover Airport on September 14. www.globeflight-rallye.com/en_start.php August 19, 2007: Congratulations to Wing Commander Rahul Monga and his co-pilot for the successful completion of his RTW in an ultralight in 80 days. His will be claiming a new World record. July 19, 2007: Congratulations to Farhad Rostampour and Arshid Moti-Ghavanin for the successful completion of a remarquable RTW. They landed yesterday July 18 at 1 p.m. at the Donaldson Jet Center, Greenville SC http://freedomflight.us July 1, 2007: Congratulations to Wojciech Mirski for completing successfuly his three-part RTW. He landed at La Chaux de Fonds (Switzerland) Saturday at 3.00 PM (with wheels down). Earthrounders Flemming and Angela Pedersen, friends and family were there to welcome him. http://www.flying-doctor.ch June 28, 2007: Congratulations to Barrington Irving for the successful completion of his RTW, becoming as our records indicate, the first person of African descent and the youngest solo pilot to have done it. He landed on Wednesday 27, at Opa-locka airport in Florida. http://www.experienceaviation.org/ May 28, 2007: Congratulations to Jens Abilgaard who touched down in Odense (EKOD), Denmark on May 26, 2007 at 1358 UTC. He was welcomed in style with 2 firetrucks saluting him and a small delegation from the local flying club. www.hosbiz.com May 8, 2007: Congratulations to Arnim Stief and Markus Henkell who completed their Round the World Flight with their Cirrus SR 22 N241PK on Thursday 3, 2007. They arrived at 07:03 pm at Egelsbach airport (now called Frankfurt-Egelsbach) in Germany and were welcomed by a big crowd of friends and the press. They totally flew 208 hours on their trip and got over a distance of about 52000 km. The plane always performed well over the whole trip. http://www.n-flight-enroute.com April 22, 2007: Heartfelt congratulations to Jennifer and Colin for reaching the North Pole by helicopter. Wishing them a safe flight back home. http://www.polarfirst.com/ March 22, 2007: U.T. Carstensen and his co-pilot S. Rothammel left Husum (Germany) on March 13rd and are now in Dubai. www.globeflight-rallye.com/en_start.php June 28, 2007: Congratulations to Barrington Irving for the successful completion of his RTW, becoming as our records indicate, the first person of African descent and the youngest solo pilot to have done it. He landed on Wednesday 27, at Opa-locka airport in Florida. http://www.experienceaviation.org/ June 12, 2007: Congratulations to Peter Mennel and Reinhard Flatz for successfuly completing their RTW. They flew their last leg back to Hohenems (LOIH) where they took off 14 days ago on the May 28, 2007. They flew 83 houres, one of the fastest RTW. More... May 27, 2007: On May 27, 2007 Dr. Peter Mennel and Dr. Reinhard Flatz will take off from Hohenems (LOIH) Austria for their Eastward RTW in Bonanza N5NZ. March 8, 2007: U.T. Carstensen and his co-pilot Sebastian Rothammel announce their RTW starting on March, 14th 2007, from Hanover Germany. www.globeflight-rallye.com May 26, 2007: Wing Commander Rahul Monga announces his departure on June 1,at 0800 hours from Delhi for a RTW in a microloght. If all goes well, he should finish the trip on 04 Aug 07. February 2, 2007: Jens Abildgaard left Denmark last Tuesday the 23th of January in a Cessna 182 www.hosbiz.com 2006 November 12, 2006: Wojciech MIRSKI left Les Eplatures (La Chaux-de-Fonds) in Switzerland today . He is flying a Piper Comanche 260C, HB-OTF. Fair winds and happy landings. http://www.flying-doctor.ch . November 6, 2006: Jennifer Murray and Collin Bodill announce their departure for their RTW by the Poles in a Bell helicopter on December 5th. Good luck and fair winds. http://www.polarfirst.com/ October 15, 2006: Wojciech Mirski, of Switzerland will depart on November 11 for his RTW in his Comanche. His Site will be: http://www.flying-doctor.ch . August 7, 2006: Congratulations to Ulf and Matthias Muehlbacher who landed yesterday at Bremen Airport with their Turbine Piper PA46 Malibu N49HF http://www.worldflight2006.de July 27, 2006: Rolandas Paksas and Vladimir Makagonov landed at the Vilnius Aviation Club today at 6 p.m.today. Click here for the Flight Log. July 23, 2006: Stefan and Nicolas Perren completed their RTW in Mooney HB-DGL. http://www.spirit-of-davos.ch March 11, 2006: Ulf and Matthias Mühlbacher plan to leave Bremen Germany on May 31st 2006 for a RTW in their Pprop-jet Piper Malibu and plan to arrive in Oshkosh on Fri 28th of July. http://www.worldflight2006.de/indexenglish/eindex.htm April 11, 2006: Congratulations to Manuel Queiroz who arrived back at Gloucester at 1406 on Saturday 8th April - his flight took 39 days and 8 hours. He didn't break the world speed record, but he has set the British record for this class of aircraft, and has a number of 'point to point' world records, which have yet to be verified. http://www.chasingthemorningsun.com 2005 November 5, 2005: The Indian Air Force is planning a circumnavigation of the world in a Super Dimona motor glider starting April 2006. October 30, 2005: Barrington Irving is announcing his departure on May 4, 2006 for his RTW in a Columbia 400. He hope to become the first African-American to fly solo around the world and the youngest of any race. He is looking forward at meeting other Earthrounders along his route. http://www.experienceaviation.org November 15, 2005: Another RTW flight will start in March 2006 and will be in the interest of hearing impairment, the project is called "World Flight for Hearing" and will last for 5 month going eastbound. http://www.worldflightforhearing.com November 5, 2005: News received from Armin Stief and Markus Heinkell of their RTW in a Cirrus. They left Egelsbach near Frankfurt in Germany for Melbourne in Australia where they expect to arrive on November 17th. The second part of their RTW will start in April 2006. http://www.n-flight-enroute.com November 3, 2005: Stephan and Nicolas Perren of "The Spirit of Davos" arrived in Sydney, closing the first part of their flight. http://www.spirit-of-davos.ch October 29, 2005: News received of Fred Lohedn, Matt Brooks and Timothy Weber RTW in a Garret FJ44 Eagle II Citation between 12/05/2004 and 15/05/2004, covering 20,876 NM in 73.8 hours at an average speed of 182.12 knots and setting 31 world records. http://www.ardenflight.net April 22, 2005: Dean Stahr left Napa CA, on April 22 on a westward RTW in a Cessna 182 Turbo RG . http://firstname.lastname@example.com/frontpage.html Dean Stahr landed on Sat. June 11, 2005 at the Napa County Airport March18, 2005: Bill Randolph of Aptos, CA left Watsonville Airport, CA, on March 9th for his round-the-world solo flight in his homebuilt RV-8. Details are available at:http://www.eaa119.org Completed May 27, 2005 January 29, 2005: Multiple Earthrounder (he's done it by plane, balloon and boat) Steve Fossett is aiming for another record-breaking flight, a non-stop circumnavigation unattempted by aircraft since Rutan and Yeager's first magnificent accomplishment in the Voyager in 1986. Departure date sometime in February. http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com 2004 2004 : British Army pilot Barry Jones has postponed his RTW attempt in a gyroplane from 2003 until February 2004. http://.www.globaleagle.co.uk 2004 : Matevz Lenarcic left Slovenia on June 6 in his Pipistrel Sinus 912. http://www.rtvslo.si/protisoncu/index.php 2004 : Larry and Sherry Sietsma have left Melbourne Florida on May 31on their RTW in their Baron N3399J, flying eastward. http://www.LSietsma.com Completed on August 28. 2004 : Gus McLeod will attempt to fly around the World via both Poles. http://www.gusmcleod.com 2004 : Ricky De Agrela and Alan Honeyborne of South Africa have started on December 17 their RTW in 2 Ultra lights. http://www.safreedomflight.com 2004: Ed Galkin and Dick Sollner (C210) have finished their RTW last Saturday 14 August. For both of them it is their second RTW. http://aroundtheworldagain.com/ 2004: Thomas Scherer completed his RTW in his Europa N81EU on June 20, 2004. http://www.thomas.scherer.com 2004: John Coale arrived in Houston on Feb 15, successfully finishing his RTW http://www.N30EW.com/ 2003 2003 : Hans Hofmaier of Canada will start an extended RTW in his Taylorcraft in November 2003. http://members.shaw.ca/spiritonashoestring' 2003 : Polly Vacher will set off in May on a daring attempt to become the first pilot to fly solo over the Poles in a single-engine (Piper Dakota) http://www.worldwings.org Polly landed at Birhmingan International Airport on April 27, 2004 completing her second RTW, over flying the North Pole. 2003 : Carol Ann Garratt departed Florida on Febuary 28th in her Mooney M20J for a 7-month RTW http://www.kerrlake.com/mgarratt 2003 : Reto and Trudy Godly complete their RTW in a Cessna 185 on August 28, 203. A visit to their very intertaining site is a must. http://www.godlywings.ch/ 2003 : Philipp Sturm and Danielle Rentsch land at Buochs, Switzerland on on August 12, 2003. http://www.the-flight.com 2003 : Alan McMahon and Paul Ryan have departed Shannon on May 1st to be the first Irish pilots to circumnavigate the globe in a light aircraft. (Cherokee 6). They landed on July 10 at 10 AM at Shannon Airport after a 10 hour non stop trans-Atlantic flight. http://www.alanmcmahon.com/world-flight/ 2002 2002: Jason Bahren has flown from Australia to Canada and then to Australia. He landed his Mooney VH-JDY in Melbourne on Saturday 12th..(Mooney) http://www.geocities.com/julietdeltayankee 2002 : Doug Cairns has left Omaha on September 24th on the Diabetes World Flight.(Beech Baron B58) and finished on February 19, 2003. http://www.diabetesworldflight.com 2002 : Dick Sollner and Bill Morre (Twin Comanche) http://www.flightaroundtheworld.com 2002 : Slovenian Matevz Lenarcic had to abandon his RTW flight in Canada as the Canadian CAA did not allow him to fly on across the North Atlantic. What a pity, after all his efforts through the Russian bureaucracy and the flying difficulties. http://www.worldtranssiberia.com 2002 : Flemming and Angela Pedersen and Ray Sherwood (Mooney) : http://honeymooney.com 2002 : Bill Finlen of Brisbane (Bonanza). http://www.airsafaris.com.au 2001 2001 Moss, Gérard : www.asasdovento.com.br (in Portuguese) and www.wingsofwind.com in English (Ximango motor-glider). 2001 Gordillo, Michel : www.sunriseflight.com in English and Spanish (MCR01 kitplane). 2001 : Denise Waters (Twin Commanche) http://racedr.com. Following London to Sydney Air race 2001 Hare, David : http://www.harelines.com (Piper Aztec : "Red Tape"). Following London to Sydney Air race 2001 Vacher, Polly : www.worldwings.org (Piper Dakota) 2000 2000 Wall, Chris & Dominguez, Dan: www.worldflight2000.org (AeroCommander) 2000 Ragozzino, Robert : www.stearmanworldflight.com (1942 Stearman) 2000 Murray, Jennifer and Bodill, Collin. By helicopter and microlight, respectively : http://challenge.now.com/sport/now_challenge/archive.now?cid=15127 2000 Schmid, HG : http://www.millenniumflight.com (Long Ez) 1999 Piccard, Bertrand & Jones, Brian : http://www.breitling.com/eng/aero/orbiter/ (balloon) 1999 Prior Reed : http://www.priortrip.com (Mooney) 1999 Ellenberger, Horst and Woelfel, Peter and Reiss, Robert : http://www.hitechzentrum.com/weltumrundung (Bonanza) 1998 Cayne, Doug & Fulton, John : http://www.ponceby.com (King Air) 1998 Milton, Brian : http://www.home4.com/gtglobal/ (Trike) 1998 Peter Lee : http://www.www.koreanair.co.kr/worldflight98 (Cherokee. This site is in Korean). 1998 Mitchell, Nikki & Miles, Rhonda : http://www.bridgeofwings.com(Maule) 1997 Cornish, Jorge & Dehmlow, Alfredo : http://www.appac.org/vuelta/mundo.htm (Mooney) 1997 Burns, Gary : http://www.users.bigpond.com/gkburns (Lancair IV) 1996 Bower, Ron & Williams, John : http://www.bowerhelicopter.com (Bell 430) 1995 Johanson, Jon : http://www.jonjohanson.on.net (RV4) 1994 Bower, Ron : http://www.bowerhelicopter.com (Bell 206) 1993 Schneider Hans : http://www.der-flug-des-raben.de/ (Cessna 150) 1992 Norman Schwartz : http://www.nsapc.com (Cessna 340A) 1989 Moss, Gérard & Margi : http://www.extremoss.com.br (Sertanejo/Saratoga) 1986 Rutan, Dick : http://www.dickrutan.com (Voyager, with Jeana Yeager) 1947 Truman, George and Evans, Clifford : http://www.kcnet.org/~piper/angelpge.htm . (Piper Cubs). If you know of any other aerial circumnavigation sites,
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Looking for a way to connect with others in Mt Hood to buy, sell, and barter? There's a brand new Facebook group that is set up just for that purpose! Whether you're a local artist, local business, or an individual who just wants to sell a few things, if you live on the mountain - it can be difficult (at best) to connect with locals in the community to buy or sell things, and even harder to find people to barter with. The group, Mt Hood Buy, Sell, Barter, is open to all Facebook members, and local Mt Hood area residents are encouraged to join. It's free to use, free to join, and free to post.
In Portland, Craigslist is great, but just doesn't seem to reach the Mt Hood area, the local area postings in Mt Hood area are sparse, if any... Garage sales and yard sales are great, but with short summers and long months of cold rainy or snowy weather, outdoor selling is limited to the sunny months. With so many people using Facebook as a way to stay connected, it has become a great community resource, and now - it brings us all together in one place to buy, sell, and trade - for free!
Join the Facebook group today, and start posting, selling, and reaching out to other locals in the area! Invite your friends, family and neighbors, and help build Mt Hood's newest local venue, Mt Hood Buy, Sell, Barter.
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New Facebook Group for Mt Hood Locals to Buy, Sell, and Barter!
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Three Missing Climbers on Mt Hood: Headlines of Lost Hikers Sound Eerily Familiar
In mid December of 2006, three Mt Hood climbers went missing in the midst of a severe weather storm. They were never seen again. But this morning, three years later, headlines give a grim reminder of the tragic events, with those painfully familiar words, "Three Mt Hood Climbers Reported Missing". Two male hikers and one female set out on a technical climb up the west side of the mountain and didn't return by their expected 2 p.m. arrival time on Friday, December 11, 2009.
The climbers are said to be experienced and prepared, and although they do not have a location beacon, they did send a text message today around 1 p.m. Detective Jim Strovink, of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, is waiting for any possible location information from the cell phone company, hoping it will pinpoint the hikers' location. 25-year old medical student Anthony Vietti, reported them missing, sending an email to the FOX 12 newsroom in Portland stating that he was a friend of one of the missing hikers.
Portland Mountain Rescue workers have begun searching for the missing climbers in the Reid Glacier area, which is known for its large crevasses and elevations ranging from 6,000 to 9,800 ft. Using snowshoes and binoculars, a team including about 30 volunteers are actively involved in a ground level search. The Oregon Air National Guard is standing by for a break in the clouds in order to conduct an air search.
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Saturday, May 09, 2009
Gorgeous Weather on the Hood
Today is an absolutely beautiful day in the Mt Hood area, with clear blue skies and bright green vegetation in the woods, it's a great day to enjoy just about any activity on the mountain. Everyting just seems alive and wonderful, but that's normal to those of us who live here.
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The business entity called Atlantis Salud S.L., is a business entity dedicated to activities of professional organizations, with Madrid as Trade Register, in the post code 28006, with business activities in the country of Spain, the province of Madrid, with company number B86421732, with address for tax purpose in the General Pardiñas street of Madrid, with "sociedad limitada" as business entity type and having three filed documents at the Companies Registry Office. We have data of 1 current position. This company was stored in our database on Thursday, March 15, 2012 was visited lately nine times in the last four years and one time in the last month from two different countries and selected one Sole Administrator (a man) one month after its beginning .
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VAT Number (CIF) | B86421732 |
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Official Address | The General Pardiñas street 85 Madrid 28006 There are 658 companies registered at this street |
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The story of Norm's Food World closing repeats a familiar theme communities all across the country have experienced.
When I was growing up in Evansville, Ind., my mother used to shop at the Saveway. The proprietor was actually the father of my best friend in grade school.
Mom went there to buy beef from the meat cutter and cold cuts and cheese from the deli. I would see my friend's dad occasionally and wave to him.
By Paul Hornback, Ky. Senator
After over two months of anticipation and debate, the Senate finally received the state budget bill from the House midway through the eleventh week of the 2016 Kentucky General Assembly.
Governor Bevin was elected in a landslide because the people of Kentucky recognized a need for financial change and fiscal responsibility. We think the upcoming budget will reflect those needs for the betterment of the Commonwealth.
In one sense, Kentucky's budget doesn't change much from year to year. A little more than half of every state dollar, for example, goes to our schools, colleges and universities. Another fourth is dedicated to Medicaid and other health services, a little more than a tenth is spent on criminal justice and the final dime goes to everything else.
As a child, Easter was a favorite holiday, behind Christmas and Halloween. Each came with copious amounts of candy, which my sweet tooth enjoyed immensely. At this time of year, I still indulge in at least one bag of jelly beans.
I've never quite understood however, why we have an Easter bunny laying plastic eggs in straw baskets or scattering hard-boiled eggs across lawns for children to find.
Not only did Friday mark the end to another busy week in the Kentucky Senate, it also was day 46 of our 60-day legislative session. We are now in the proverbial "fourth quarter" when the House and the Senate must come together to get a victory for the state of Kentucky by passing a responsible budget. After 10 weeks we are still awaiting a key "assist" from our colleagues in the House in the form of a budget bill that has yet to pass the lower chamber.
A predicted 2,200 Kentuckians will find out they have colon cancer this year and more than 800 will die from the disease. March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, a good time to practice recognition and ask ourselves, "What can we do to save lives?"
By Paul Hornback, Ky. Senate
The passage of bills that would help children with disabilities, preserve rights of victims in criminal cases, and fight for the rights of the unborn highlighted another busy week in the Senate. As Thursday marked day 40 of our 60-day legislative session in Frankfort, we are still anxiously awaiting a budget bill from our colleagues in the House.
Here's a professional confession — the bright red bird presented on the front page of the Feb. 17 edition of the newspaper wasn't actually a Kentucky cardinal.
In truth, that colorful example of the species perched on the edge of a feeder in Virginia. The file photo remained buried deep in my collected archive of 44,000 images.
My Grandpa (Gaylon O. Knapp) was a farmer.
Some of my happiest memories from childhood include times spent with him in his fields. Long before I was old enough to be of real help, Grandpa found things for me to do.
When it comes to the public's safety and well-being, consumer protection may not always grab the headlines, but that doesn't diminish its importance.
It was the key theme last week in the Kentucky House, which moved forward not one but four bills touching on this issue.


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I wanted to do a series on a set of demoeffects, inspired by Shader Toy (and Denthor!). The majority of the shader toy effects are either raytraced, or polar/circle-based. So I thought I would begin with polar/circles and work my way from there. Most of the effects are based on a number of "oldschool" democoder tricks that are easy to understand once you have the background knowledge.
I won't be covering the basics behind writing shaders, but I might do so at a later point.
All of iq's shaders are rendered using a pixel shader (or fragment shader in OpenGL talk). The first step is to calculate the position of the pixel on the screen (or canvas in case of WebGL) normalised from -1 to 1. In a picture this is:
To visualise this in the shader we could write:
void main(void)
vec2 p = -1.0 + 2.0 * gl_FragCoord.xy / resolution.xy;
gl_FragColor = vec4(p.x,p.y,0.0,1.0);
Now each horizontal value will get an increasing value of red, and each vertical value will get an increasing value of green (we are using the RGBA color space)
We can use the cartesian equation of a circle to generate a gradient of circles.
Again, to visualise this in the shader we could write:
void main(void)
vec2 p = -1.0 + 2.0 * gl_FragCoord.xy / resolution.xy;
float radius = sqrt(p.x*p.x + p.y*p.y);
gl_FragColor = vec4(radius,0.0,0.0,1.0);
If we want to generate concentric circles we could set a boolean value on or off depending on a modulo operation. If we take the modulo of a value and then test whether it is above half-way then we can generate an on-off pulse. For example, if we get a value ranging from 0 to 1, module 0.1, we can generate a on/off pulse by testing if it is greater than 0.05.
In shader code this would be:
void main(void)
vec2 p = -1.0 + 2.0 * gl_FragCoord.xy / resolution.xy;
float radius = sqrt(p.x*p.x + p.y*p.y);
float modulo = mod(radius,0.1);
bool toggle = false;
if (modulo > 0.05) toggle = true;
if (toggle)
gl_FragColor = vec4(1.0,0.0,0.0,1.0);
gl_FragColor = vec4(0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0);
This is a bit long-handed, we can shorten this by directly setting the toggle value, and using the dot product to perform the square operations.
float radius = sqrt(dot(p,p));
bool toggle = mod(radius,0.1)>0.05;
Great! Now we have all the background knowledge we need to make our first interesting effect. This will be based on the XOR operation:
Input | Output | |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | 1 | 0 |
First, lets generate two different circles.
void main(void)
vec2 p = -1.0 + 2.0 * gl_FragCoord.xy / resolution.xy;
vec2 offset2 = vec2(0.3,0.3);
float radius1 = sqrt(dot(p,p));
float radius2 = sqrt(dot(p-offset2,p-offset2));
bool toggle1 = mod(radius1,0.1)>0.05;
bool toggle2 = mod(radius2,0.1)>0.05;
gl_FragColor = vec4(toggle1,toggle2,0.0,1.0);
Wonderfull! Now if we add in the XOR truth table:
//xor via if statements
float col = 0.0;
if (toggle1) col = 1.0;
if (toggle2) col = 1.0;
if ((toggle1) && (toggle2)) col = 0.0;
gl_FragColor = vec4(col,0.0,0.0,1.0);
And we get a wonderful overlapping pattern.
Add in a bit of animation and we have our first demoeffect! Click the button below in a WebGL enabled browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari). (view source for full code)