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"Everett Ruess was twenty years old when he vanished into the red rock canyon lands of southern Utah, spawning the myth of a romantic desert wanderer that survives to this day. It was 1934, and Ruess was in the fifth year of a quest to find beauty in the wilderness and record it in works of art whose value was recognized by such contemporary artists as Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, and Edward Weston. From his home in Los Angeles, he walked, hitchhiked, or rode a burro up the California coast, along the crest of the Sierra Nevada, and into the deserts of the Southwest. Seventy-five years after Ruess's disappearance his bones were supposedly discovered in 2009. Misguided journalism led to bad science and erroneous DNA results. In the first probing biography of Everett Ruess, acclaimed environmental historian Philip Fradkin goes beyond the myth to reveal a troubled, idealistic adolescent who flirted with death and lost. Fradkin's humane and clear-eyed account illuminates the realities of Ruess's short life and mysterious death and finds in the artist's astonishing afterlife a lonely hero who persevered."
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The abbreviated life of Everett Ruess, Philip Fradkin believes, has much more to recommend it than whatever death may have befallen him in the desert or the mythology that propelled him to the pantheon of naturalists in this country. In an extract from the start of the book, Fradkin explains the core purposes of the book:
The writer-teacher-conservationist Wallace Stegner led me to Everett Ruess, whose trail I followed until it ended in Davis Gulch. Both westerners were shaped by landscapes and transcended their respective eras in their own distinctive ways. I read Stegner's book Mormon Country in the late 1970s in preparation for writing a book about the Colorado River and the West. The Stegner book mentioned Ruess's brief life, its fleeting promise, and his mysterious disappearance. Thirty years later I wrote a biography of Wallace Stegner. I described a man who lived a long, full life. I now write about a youth who lived a short, fragile life.
I have had a personal investment in the books I have written, but none to a greater extent than with this book. To varying degrees, we all searched for something during our early years. Like Everett, I was raised in the Unitarian Church with its emphasis on independent thinking, had progressive parents who believed in letting children find their own way, traveled West when a teenager to work among strangers, and embarked alone on a quest, hitchhiking for six months through Europe. One major difference was that I returned with no written record of my journeys; Everett disappeared, but left diaries, letters, and illustrations to document his wanderings.
This book is the story of all of us and our loneliness and confusion during the teenage years, only writ larger because Everett went to extremes. At that age our lives spread out like a topographical map before us, offering numerous diverging trails through the wilderness to choose from. How wonderful, how frightening, and how dangerous those years were. I hope readers, both young and old, can relate to Everett Ruess through either their own experiences, those of their children, a young relative, or a more distant youth. My parents and others experienced the wrenching grief following the loss of a child; that sadness and the process of healing are also part of this story. Everett's era forms the backdrop. His wanderings provide a snapshot of growing up nearly one hundred years ago on the East Coast and in the Middle West, the Depression years in California and the Interior West, and the spaciousness of the national parks, monuments, and Indian lands in the Southwest.
In searching for a meaningful Everett Ruess, I sought the reality of who he was, or as close to that reality as I could get. I found the real Ruess to be far more interesting than the mythic one. I don't view him as a western Thoreau or a younger Muir, as some do. Those two men described and thought about their respective regions. Everett described places beautifully. However, he thought primarily about himself, which is perfectly understandable given his age. I don't know in what manner he would have matured, but I do know he was exasperating at times. This quality alone made him more human and interesting, at least for me, than the patron saint of western wilderness, as he has been portrayed.
Everett was a hero, not because of what he accomplished, but because he persevered. His story dates back at least as far as Parsifal and the Arthurian legend of the innocent youth who embarks on a quest for the Holy Grail. It resembles the more contemporary tales of Huckleberry Finn, Holden Caufield, and Christopher McCandless, who undertook odysseys of adolescence down the Mississippi River, on the streets of New York City, and into the wilds of Alaska. The difference between McCandless and Ruess is that the former is a lost soul, while the latter is attempting to find himself.
• "An acclaimed scholar of American Western history. . . . Fradkin paints a rich portrait of a young man who was both brilliant and troubled, and whose family still deals with his loss. The author's research shines through without bogging down the narrative, making it accessible and eminently readable. VERDICT Highly recommended not just to those interested in Ruess but to a wide variety of readers from academics to armchair historians." Library Journal, starred review.
• "Amid all the Ruess-related family worry and reader worship, it is left to Mr. Fradkin to sound a much needed, slightly critical note: "It strikes me," he writes, "that the mythical Everett is far less interesting than the real one, a youth who went to extremes, fatally harmed himself, and burdened his parents with uncertainty and grief for the remainder of their lives." Wall Street Journal
• "Fradkin packs plenty of revelations about Ruess and his times into this concise and enthralling biography. His reasoned discussion dissecting the scientific kerfuffles involving the 2009 DNA analysis of the bones found in Utah the previous year is enlightening and important. . . . Throughout the book, Fradkin displays his considerable skills as a storyteller. While simultaneously telling Ruess' story, he weaves in the rich history of life in California and the West during the Depression. It all makes for a riveting ride through one of the Southwest's enduring mysteries." ZYZZYVA, San Francisco literary journal
Also published by the University of California Press in the summer of 2011 was "The Left Coast: California on the Edge." It is a father-son effort. The photographs for the book were taken by Alex, who as a six-year-old accompanied Philip when he was researching his first book in the early 1970s. "California, the Golden Coast" was published by Viking in 1974. Alex is now in his 40s and is an accomplished photographer. This time he did most of the driving. They revisited and documented in words and images many of the places they stopped at in 1973, finding some the same and some vastly changed in this ever evolving state.
The text and photographs are clustered around the seven predominant land uses that impact the coast. They are--in the order from the Oregon to the Mexican borders and as they appear in the book--the wilderness, agricultural, residential, tourist, recreation, industrial, and military coasts. A concluding chapter titled "The Political Coast" describes how politics has shaped the shoreline. For each coast, an emblematic place is chosen: the Lost Coast in Humboldt County, the wilderness coast; western Marin County, the agricultural coast;, Daly City to Half Moon Bay, the residential coast; Monterey, the tourist coast; Santa Monica to Marina Del Rey, the recreational coast; Los Angles Harbor, the Industrial Coast; San Diego, the military coast; and the Bolsa Chica wetlands in Orange County for the political coast.
The following is the description of the book in the University of California catalogue:
Philip Fradkin, one of California's most acclaimed environmental historians, felt drawn to the coast as soon as he arrived in California in 1960. His first book, California, The Golden Coast, captured the wonder of the shoreline's natural beauty along with the controversies it engendered in 1974. In this book, the author and his photographer son Alex Fradkin revisit some of the same places they explored together in the early 1970s. From their written and visual approaches, this father-son team brings a unique generational perspective to the subject. Mixing history, geography, interviews, personal experiences, and photographs, they find a wealth of stories and memorable sights in the multiplicity of landscapes, defined by them as the Wild, Agricultural, Residential, Tourist, Recreational, Industrial, Military, and Political coasts. Alex Fradkin's expressive photographs contribute an additional layer of meaning and enrich the subject with their distinctive eloquence while adding a visual dimension to his father's words. In this way, the book becomes the story of a close relationship within a probing study of a varied and contested coastline.
Philip Fradkin is the author of thirteen books, including "A River No More," "The Seven States of California," "Magnitude 8," "Wildest Alaska," "The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906," and "Wallace Stegner and the American West," all available from UC Press. Alex Fradkin is a fine art photographer whose work has been widely exhibited and is held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Photography, and the Portland Art Museum. Alex's work appears regularly in print and online publications around the world.
"The author yields a pen, memories of the past, and keen interviewing skills, while the artist presents breathtaking color photographs that capture the coast's magic . . . . Visitors to the Golden State could easily skip conventional guidebooks and keep "The Left Coast" handy for a thorough and engaging tour." ForeWord
"'The Left Coast' unites California historian Philip Fradkin (Wallace Stegner and the American West) and his son, photographer Alex Fradkin, in an homage to the beautiful scenes and varied uses for the land of coastal California. The text and photographs create two different, complementary views of the coast." Publishers Weekly
"What draws us to the coast, anyway? Why does staring at the ocean feel so good? How does it calm us and wash away stress? Why does it pull is back, again and again? These are questions Phillip and Alex Fradkin address in subtle ways with their words and photos. I could hear in their voices how the coast and ocean pulls them in." Huffington Post


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How to generate my own power?
I played a match at practice today and I lost 6-7 (4).
My opponent wasn't moonballing my shots back (ie. topsin); he was slicing them all back, with backspin.
I tried my best to move him, even though initially I was just hitting them towards the middle. My heart played a factor in the match outcome, but I feel what cost me the match was the fact that I couldn't finish the points. I couldn't generate my own power.
I'm currently still working out about three times a week. Compared to last year, I definitely feel that my shots and serves are harder and faster.
But, what else can I add to my routine that can help me generate my own power? If my opponents actually give me pace, then I can take the shots on the rise and return them with most of their pace back and some of my own. That's what a counter-pouncher does. But, if I get no pace, then I can't create pace.
Re: How to generate my own power?
For one, don't take the racquet back in a long loop, and then try to blast through the shot. The last few moments before the contact on a shot should be when you accellerate the racquet, with your whole stroke build momentum up. It also helps to remember to never break your wrist on impact of the ball. Also, step into the shot, crossing over the opposite foot as you hit, and swinging the parallel foot around as you finish the shot. That generates more body momentum.
Re: How to generate my own power?
Get on the juice :)
Re: How to generate my own power?
:tennis: Study Joachim Johannson.
MAN what a wicked intense motion!
The ball goes.. zoom.... --> :bolt:
Re: How to generate my own power?
you have to time the ball, then add a bit of power yourself. Beleive me though- sometimes a well placed topspin winner is better than an aimless powerful winner.
Re: How to generate my own power?
cut your arm off and get someone to surgically attatch the arm of a gorilla
actually, you might want to get someone to cut your arm off too, it's probably awkward doing it yourself
If your interested, I can get a gorilla arm for you, but you will have to cover the cost for admission to the zoo
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Also, don't assume you can blast every shot back. A well placed low slice is a very nasty shot to return and you may want to slice it back or moonball it.
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lol auscon- that would probably do it
Re: How to generate my own power?
What works for me is stepping into the shot and letting the momentum of the follow through swing (straight out then up) accelerate the ball with my semi-western grip. Instead of my normal forward brush up with a full western.
Another way is, strengthen your wrist and the muscles surrounding your forearm. My friend has probably the biggest forearm I've ever seen. His left one is half the size. He plays a lot of racquetball if that helps. When we play tennis, I'm amaze how he can just rifle his forehand shot after shot with just the flick of his wrist and not much else.
Hope that helps. :tennis:
Re: How to generate my own power?
also bend your legs- thats where most of the power comes from if used properly.
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> That sounds interesting. How do you identify a page flush storm? Maybe I used the wrong terminology. What effectively happens if you reach the amount of memory specified in dirty_ratio, is that the system goes from asynchronous disk access, to synchronous disk access, and starts flushing that memory to disk. Until that operation completes, all other actions requiring disk access are paused. You really, really don't want that to happen during a busy day on an OLTP system unless you have an absolutely gargantuan cash. We first noticed it after we upgraded from 32GB to 96GB. We have enough connections and other effects, that the inode cache pool was only about 16GB. Take 40% of that (default CentOS 5.x) and you get 6GB. Not great, but enough you might be able to get by without actually noticing the pauses. After tripling our memory, the database still used 16GB, but suddenly our inode cache jumped from 16GB to 80GB. 40% of that is 32GB, and there's no way our 512MB controller cache could try to swallow that without us noticing. Things got much better when we set dirty_background_ratio to 1, and dirty_ratio to 10. That might be a tad too aggressive, but it worked for us. -- Shaun Thomas OptionsHouse | 141 W. Jackson Blvd | Suite 500 | Chicago IL, 60604 312-676-8870 sthomas(at)optionshouse(dot)com ______________________________________________ See http://www.peak6.com/email_disclaimer/ for terms and conditions related to this email
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Google activates 160,000 devices daily. Android 2.2 Froyo released to manufacturing partners
While unveiling the new Motorola Droid X for Verizon, Google's Andy Rubin said that there are currently about 160,000 Android devices activated daily. That's about 4.8 million devices per month, or 57 million per year – really impressive for an OS announced less than two years ago.
The number of daily activations will surely grow – it grew to 160,000 from 100,000 since last month – so Android is becoming, probably faster than anyone has expected, one of the world's major mobile platforms. In fact, what am I saying here, it already is, and by the way things are going, even Nokia's Symbian might be dethroned soon from the leading position it currently has.
60 different Android devices (mostly phones, but there are tablets, e-readers and netbooks, too) manufactured by 21 companies are now available around the world, in 49 countries, via 59 mobile carriers.
To celebrate Android's success, Google is releasing Android 2.2 Froyo to device manufactures today – so we should expect new smartphones with Froyo on board to become available shortly. Of course, Android 2.2 updates for older devices will also be rolled out pretty soon, but this depends not only on Google, but also on device manufacturers.
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The Great River Arts Association will present local artist Mike Hawkins' collection of photographic work at the Family Medical Center (FMC) from now through the end of December. The collection is titled, "Art Doesn't Have to be Expensive," and focuses on creating affordable framed photographs with varying themes.
Hawkins has worked in a variety of media from dream catchers to sculpture and jewelry. This exhibition is his first in photography. He is very excited to share his work with the Little Falls community and will be switching the collection out every two weeks so that more of his work may be viewed. The purchasing of these framed pieces will be put towards medical co-pays at local pharmacies in honor of Hawkins late fiance Gail Virnig.
For more information about events and programs, along with news on the renovations at the Great River Arts Center, visit www.greatart.org.


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PEOPLE living in an area blighted by dog dirt have reported a reduction in the problem since a campaign was launched.
Residents called a meeting at the Craven Heifer pub earlier this year to discuss the problem around Pole Lane.
The meeting, led by Bosley Close resident John Roberts, was attended by officers from Blackburn with Darwen Council who discussed ways to tackle the issue.
Mr Roberts, husband of council leader Kate Hollern, who will stand for election in the area in May said: "We have got some new big signs up in Rudyard Drive and Pole Lane.
"And we have had the dog warden here regularly and done some leafleting.
"There has been a noticeable drop in the amount of dog dirt.
"The council is going to do a dog chipping evening at the Craven Heifer which will also tie in with the dog dirt campaign."
Blackburn with Darwen Council chiefs hosted a follow-up meeting earlier this month at The Old Function Rooms in Watery Lane, where the drop in dog dirt was reported.
Residents also showed a commitment to maintain the progress by promoting responsible dog ownership.
Coun Jim Smith, executive member for environment, said: "I am pleased to see measures we have taken to tackle dog fouling have led to residents in Marsh House reporting a reduction in what is a disgusting and anti-social act.
"We will carry on working hard with residents to ensure we continue this trend both in the Marsh House area, and across the borough, making sure that those who allow their dog to foul in our community are prosecuted, and named and shamed in the press."
Residents who want to get involved in tackling dog fouling can call 01254 585397.


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We recently – or not so recently – caught up with Christopher Shannon at London Fashion Week. We managed to get some time with him backstage just after the show, where we asked him about the show, his dislike of post-show interviews and his aunt's cafe.
Take a leap to read the interview.
SL: So, first off, how's your aunt's cafe going?
Christopher: My aunt's cafe? The one in Liverpool?! How'd you know about that?
SL: We get around
Christopher: It's doing alright I suppose. I spoke to her, she texted me this morning and she sounded quite happy about it.
SL: Is she a fan of your stuff?
Chris: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
SL: So, boring fashion question, how did the show go?
Chris: I think, I don't know because I haven't seen it. I presume it went alright, I liked it last night when we did the lineup and I liked that we threw in a couple of things that we hadn't done before. I always want to do new things because I get a bit bored when I'm in the studio. I just have to keep myself interested. As the collection grows and grows it gets more..
SL: You've kinda done and seen it already?
Chris: Yeah, and at the end I always want to do more to the collection because I do many clean nylon pieces that it's nice to do something else.
SL: Is that why you don't do a whole ritual, come out at the end?
Chris: Well, we're always back to back, it's always so tight. I don't know, that's not really my thing.
SL: Do you like doing these sort of post show interviews? They're a bit like post match interviews.
Chris: No, you can't think of anything.
SL: It's like MOTD when you can only think in cliches
Chris: I try not to talk in cliches but it gets harder every season. And I'm already thinking about the other things we've gotta do now.
SL: How's the collaboration with eastpak going?
Chris: Really good. We've sorted a second collection out with them now. So the catwalk collection will be a premium line and the other one will be a commercial line. They're really nice to work on because you don't have to think about the catwalk, it's just product. So that will launch in autumn/winter, the two collections.
SL: Change of tact, what music have you been listening to?
Chris: We've got Eddie and Eitienne Daho who's an old french singer, he used to work with William Orbit in the 80's. Because we've got Spotify in the studio it gets really samey so we've been looking for different sounds. It does help you get into the mood a little bit.
SL: I noticed you that your stuff was more affordable, was that a focus?
Chris: No, not anymore, that's gone! (laughs) We're not affordable anymore, because we've started working with good places now. We're working with some people in Italy, we're working with shirtmakers in Paris because that's the quality that you want. And it costs. People can buy into Eastpak, there's always gonna be jersey pieces that are more affordable. They're not going through the roof but it has to go up because that's the quality we wanna do.
SL: And what are your plans for after this?
Chris: I've got another exhibition downstairs for Eastpak, I've got a sales appointment and then tomorrow I go to France.
SL: What you going to France for?
Chris: To get away from all this! (laughs) I'm getting away for eight days.


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There is an obscure rule in San Francisco, under the government "open space" act that allows parking spaces to be used for things other than parking. You can pay for two hours at a meter in the middle of the Financial District at high noon, and that parking space is your open space to do what you see fit. You can put $3 in the meter, roll out some sod, sit in a lounge chair and read a book, or hold a lunchtime dance party and you will be perfectly street legal.
The project began in 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco art and design studio, converted a single metered parking space into a temporary public park in downtown San Francisco. Rebar began to use this law as a way to create an open source model to alter the character of the city. Their hope in creating Parking Day is to cultivate your sense of civic pride, and to consider the role of you-the citizen-in-conceiving, building and improving your local urban environment.
Since 2005, PARK(ing) Day has evolved into a global movement, with organizations and individuals (operating independently of Rebar but following an established set of guidelines) creating new forms of temporary public space in urban contexts around the world. Last year there were close to 1000 temporary "parks" created in 162 cities on six continents.
Organizers try to identify specific community needs and values and use the event to draw attention to issues that are important to their local public-everything from acts of generosity and kindness, to political issues such as water rights, labor equity, health care and marriage equality. All of these interventions, irrespective of where they fall on the political spectrum, support the original vision of PARK(ing) Day: To challenge existing notions of public urban space and empower people to help redefine space to suit specific community needs.
Over the last few years, participants have built temporary free health clinics, planted temporary urban farms, held croquet tournaments, created a public back porch, made a bike-powered smoothie stand, held political seminars, built art installations, opened free bike repair shops and even held a wedding ceremony! All of these occurred in a most immediate urban context – the metered parking space.
In addition to being quite a bit of fun, PARK(ing) Day has effectively re-valued the metered parking space as an important part of the commons – a site for generosity, cultural expression, socializing and play.
So go outside today and drop a quarter in a meter and let PARK(ing) Day inspire you to participate in the civic processes that, although temporary, can permanently alter the urban landscape.
To check out the list of PARKing) Day parks you can visit in SF and other cities around the world, click here.
To check out Rebars Park(ing) day manual, click here.


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With both Kapaun Mount Carmel and Bishop Carroll struggling to get up and down the field by the end of the fourth overtime of the scoreless Class 5A girls soccer third-place game on Saturday, penalty kicks were the only way to decide the game.
And the Crusaders had a little more left in their legs as they won the penalty kick battle 4-1.
Senior defender Erika Gursney scored the game-winning PK and was immediately mobbed by her teammates. Other penalty kick scorers for Kapaun were Hayley Shepherd, Maggie Kelly and Courtney Kempf. Kelsey Andrews was Kapaun's goalkeeper.


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A new sexual selection study replicates an iconic 1948 study and finds it flawed. The graphic shows that children of fruit fly parents with different mutations have an equal chance of inheriting just the mother's mutation, just the father's mutation, both mutations or neither mutation. (Credit: Kim DeRose)
A classic study from more than 60 years ago suggesting that males are more promiscuous and females more choosy in selecting mates may, in fact, be wrong, say life scientists who are the first to repeat the historic experiment using the same methods as the original.
In 1948, English geneticist Angus John Bateman published a study showing that male fruit flies gain an evolutionary advantage from having multiple mates, while their female counterparts do not. Bateman's conclusions have informed and influenced an entire sub-field of evolutionary biology for decades.
"Bateman's 1948 study is the most-cited experimental paper in sexual selection today because of its conclusions about how the number of mates influences fitness in males and females," said Patricia Adair Gowaty, a distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UCLA. "Yet despite its important status, the experiment has never been repeated with the methods that Bateman himself originally used, until now.
"Our team repeated Bateman's experiment and found that what some accepted as bedrock may actually be quicksand. It is possible that Bateman's paper should never have been published."
Gowaty's study was published June 11 in the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and is scheduled for publication in an upcoming print edition.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been condemned by the international community for his misguided words and actions, but he sticks obstinately to his behavior.
Shinzo Abe has defended his visit to the Yasukuni Shrine that honors 14 Class-A war criminals on several occasions and done everything possible to obsure the true purposes behind his conduct. Most absurdly, while being interviewed at Davos, Switzerland, he compared the Sino-Japanese relationship to British-German ties before World War I.
Anyone with a basic understanding of history knows that the problem between Britain and Germany before World War I was an arms race triggered by competition for overseas colonies. China is a country which has suffered more than its fair share of plundering, oppression and partition by great powers. China has vowed that it will never seek hegemony, and has been widely recognized as a country that advocates peace, development, and cooperation. No reasonable analysis could possibly draw any worthwhile parallel between China and any European state during their'great power' era. Comparing China with Germany before WWI is a parlor-trick designed to distract attention from Japanese right-wing politicians and their militarist strategy. Essentially, Japan's historical revisonism flouts international justice.
How to view its own history of aggression? How to address the suffering and injuries caused by Japanese militarism to the peoples of Asia? How to respect the post-WWⅡ international order? How to respect other counties' territorial sovereignty? These are the questions that Japan should be asking itself, and these are the questions to which Japan should be providing appropriate answers. This is also the key to solving difficult issues in the Sino-Japanese relationship.
If Japan cannot find a way to avoid the political and moral dead end to which its current policies are leading it, then other parties should intervene to provide wiser counsel. If Japan insists on ignoring such counsel and persists in following its current path, such obstinacy will inevitably result in a huge tragedy for the entire Japanese nation.
The article is edited and translated from《制造历史错觉的实质是藐视国际正义》, source: People's Daily.


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"After hearing cancer and my name in the same sentence at 48 I decided time to make dreams real is NOW," Martin shared.
Raleigh, North Carolina (PRWEB) February 17, 2012
As an Internet Marketer Martin Smith, Director Marketing for Raleigh web developers Atlantic BT, sees time collapsing. A tweet's productive life span is 2.8 hours according to a 2011 study by bitly's science team. The team also discovered the "half-life" for Facebook shares (3.2 hours) and emails and/or IMs (3.4 hours). Time's collapse is speeding up.
We create as much content every two days now as from the dawn of man until 2003 former Google CEO Eric Schmidt noted at a 2010 Techonomy conference. With so much noise and rugged competition the only clear air, the only "blue oceans", may be happening right now this very moment.
"After hearing cancer and my name in the same sentence at 48 I decided time to make dreams real is NOW," Martin shared. Martin left his position as Director of Ecommerce, hired a team and created a trans-America bicycle ride. Martin's Ride To Cure Cancer raised more than $26,000 for cancer research, riding for sixty days before reaching LA.
Upon returning Smith found an Internet marketing world vastly changed. "I had to relearn things and discover how social media marketing and other trends are changing search engine marketing (SEM), brand advocacy and ecommerce conversions," Smith explained. Smith attended a presentation by author David Meerman Scott (Real Time Marketing and PR) at Content Marketing World discovering a trend felt more than understood as a Director of Ecommerce – the power of the real time web.
Smith is hosting the first "Real Time Meetup". Working with friends Jake Finkelstein and Devin Kelley from Method Savvy in Durham a rapid build and internet market team was formed on Sunday February 5th and a goal set – curate 10,000 pieces of content using #MartinsRide on or before the first Real Time Meetup on 2.21.12 to help cure cancer AND host a cool, exciting Meetup. Each use of #MartinsRide earns $.02 (Smith and Clearsketch a Triangle video producers are making donations up to the team's goal).
"There will be two audiences for our event on Tuesday night," Smith said. One audience will eat pizza at the Atlantic BT Center on Creedmoor Road in Raleigh on 2.21.12 starting at 6:15. Another "virtual" group will watch Real Time Meetup's live stream, contribute questions via Twitter using #MartinsRide and help NewsJack a cancer cure.
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The Olympics will come pretty fast fter the season ends. An early August start date is going to throw selected players right into training camp and preparations for this summer's Olympic games in London. Several players will be excited for the opportunity to take home back-to-back golds and to help the U.S. secure its third straight major international competition.
U.S. Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said that the team would likely be a mix of those two teams — the 2008 Olympic team from Beijing and the 2010 World Championship team from Turkey. It is hard to argue that a combination of players from those two teams would give the U.S. an extremely talented and extremely balanced roster experience wise.
The U.S. will once again be a force to be reckoned with in international play.
Chris Sheridan of SheridanHoops.com obtained a preliminary copy of the 19 player roster pool that coach Mike Krzyzewski and his staff will select from. Every player on the list played in either the 2008 Olympics or the 2010 World Championships except for two — Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge.
Here is the complete pool from Sheridan:
LaMarcus Aldridge
Carmelo Anthony
Chauncey Billups
Chris Bosh
Kobe Bryant
Tyson Chandler
Kevin Durant
Eric Gordon
Blake Griffin
Dwight Howard
Andre Iguodala
LeBron James
Kevin Love
Lamar Odom
Chris Paul
Derrick Rose
Dwyane Wade
Russell Westbrook
Deron Williams
It is hard to argue that any one of those players would not be able to contribute and add something in the quest for gold once again. Even the non-All Star players — such as Lamar Odom or Tyson Chandler — add a specific need to the team that could become extremely valuable. Remember, Odom was a key facilitator for the 2010 World Championship team and Chandler a defensive bedrock who, unlike Dwight Howard, can occasionally hit a jumper and doesn't rely exclusively on a back-to-the-basket post game.
There will be tough decisions for sure.
The exciting part is that several of these players want to continue in the U.S. Olympic program. The perceive problem after the bronze medal in 2004 was that too many players nominally committed to the team only to back out at the last second, forcing the U.S. to piecemeal a team together quickly. The Olympic team was viewed more of as an All-Star team rather than a true team.
That changed for the 2006 World Championships and the Olympic team has seen its commitment level rise.
"I've spoken with all the agents representing all 18 players in this past week, and I've spoken to half of the players and we're in the process this week of having contact with all of them," Colangelo told Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY. "I've been advised every one of them wants to play, which again is terrific. It's an exclamation point on the program."
That kind of commitment was integral to remaking the Olympic basketball team. The next step will be inserting new players into the fold. That was what the 2010 World Championship team seemed to be about. There will be a lot of new faces on this Olympic team.
Expect the same cast of characters — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard seems a likely starting lineup unless Kobe Bryant also shows up then good luck making a starting five — to lead the team. The one thing you do notice is the considerable lack of pure 3-point shooting. Look at that starting lineup, who spreads the floor? Wade will likely come off the bench as Bryant gets the start as he did in 2008. But who will take and make 3-pointers?
In 2008, the national team shot 37.7 percent from beyond the arc. Tayshaun Prince, who is not on the roster, led the team with a 54.5 percent shooting percentage from beyond the arc and LeBron James added a 46.4 percent effort with Wade shooting 47.1 percent. Wade and James were shooting very well over the two weeks of the tournament, far better than they do in the NBA regular season.
In 2010, the team was slightly better from beyond the arc with a 38.5 percent mark from beyond the arc. Kevin Durant, who is on the roster, had the top mark with a 45.6 percent clip from beyond the arc. Eric Gordon, the best pure shooter on the team made 45.2 percent from the arc.
Both years, the team got hot from beyond the arc. But the Americans will see a lot of zone defense again. The question is whether anyone will score against a team this deep and this willing to run. Coach K will have to stress the commitment to defense again to make up for this shortcoming.
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What if we lived in a world where all of our superstitions were true? What if you had to avoid all the cracks of the sidewalk, pick up a penny when you saw it, and shriek in horror should a black cat cross your path? Welcome to the world of Bad Luck!
Producer Mark Ordesky (Lord of the Rings) is set to bring us a new thriller in the vein of the fun found in the Final Destination franchise (except for the last two entries), a film penned by David Schow that asks, "What if all our superstitions were real and deadly?" There's only one director out there with the chops to tackle such a tale — David R. Ellis. Let's hope he gets back on track with this one. Unless the 3D gimmick is once again imposed on us, I think we'll be okay.
Dig on the preliminary artwork (pictured right) and the quickie plot crunch below.
Bad Luck follows a group of skeptical college friends who find out the hard way when superstitions come between them and those they love.
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- 1 Perl for LSB
- 1.1 Language Syntax
- 1.2 Standard Library
- 1.3 Perl Configuration
- 1.4 Existing Specification
- 1.5 Upstream Contacts
- 1.6 Links
- 1.7 Version Compatibility
- 1.8 Deprecation Policy
- 1.9 Impressions from the list discussion
- 1.10 Distribution Version Survey
- 1.11 Current Status
- 1.12 Proposed LSB Specification
- 1.13 Runtime Test
- 1.14 Application Test
Perl for LSB
Perl is a LsbInterpretedLanguage, so it will need to address similar issues.
What are the developer issues that might be helped by some sort of standard?
Language Syntax
There is an extensive test suite for Perl 5. The only issue is that it can test perl only before it's installed; it's possible to adapt it to test an already installed perl, but nobody found the motivations or the tuits to do this until now. (this should not be be a huge work, though).
Update: Test suite has been packaged for runtime now.
Standard Library
Perl comes with an rather large standard library, and with a utility, perlivp(1) (Perl Installation Verification Procedure) to check that all modules and extensions are available.
Also, some modules that come with Perl will be built and installed only if the corresponding libraries are present on the system. For example, is libdb available for the DB_File module ? These prerequisites need to be defined.
Perl Configuration
Perl can be configured with or without support for threads, for large files, for 64-bit integers on 32-bit machines. Which of those options are to be specified in the LSB ? What would be the recommended values ? (Perhaps, for example, support for threads could be side-stepped, for stability issues, knowing that very few Perl applications actually use threads.)
P5P probably needs to liase with LSB to define the base configuration.
Existing Specification
Closest thing I find to a specification-type document is here. There is also a C API document
Upstream Contacts
Upstream development mail list where some discussion has taken place.
- Notes from the Austin Sprint, May 2007
- Python document from the F2F in Berlin, Dec 2006 (some of the same issues for Perl)
Version Compatibility
(quoted from the mail list):
FWIW, Perl is supposed to have binary backward compatibility within a major version (e.g. 5.8.x), but not across major versions (e.g. 5.10 vs. 5.8). Forward compatilibity is not guaranteed at all (e.g. building a module with 5.8.8 to run with perl 5.8.7).
Perl does have syntax for version handling, which many modules already use:
require v5.6.1; # run time version check require 5.6.1; # ditto require 5.006_001; # ditto; preferred for backwards compatibility
Deprecation Policy
A deprecation warning is introduced, and the feature is removed in the next major version. (that is, 5.[n+2].*)
Impressions from the list discussion
- Perl community is interested in LSB, but few resources to commit to work on it.
- There doesn't seem to be much interest in creating a language spec (Historically Perl has always been specified as (roughly) 'whatever the Perl interpreter interprets'.)
- There is a person (Andy Armstrong) working on perl's TAP (testanything) parser, willing to work on a TAP<->TET converter, which could possibly be used to reformat the test suite output.
- UPDATE: This converter is published now here
- Seems the majority opinion is to specify a perl interpreter version foo exists at /usr/bin/perl and it passes the test suite. (An informal audit of several Linux distros I have installed point to v5.8.8 being the most common).
- I'm doing some initial work on the test suite now, looking at how to package it to test the installed perl, based on ideas from here.
- Suggested list of core perl and extensions to test for.
Distribution Version Survey
|Perl Version
|Mandriva CS4
|Mandriva 2007.1
|Debian 4
|Ubuntu 6.10
Current Status
- A test package has been committed to bzr.
- There are a total of 363 tests, with 50375 subtests.
- UPDATE: now 416 tests (added Math::BigInt, Math::BigFloat, Math::BigRat perl a request on perl5-portes)
- UPDATE: 973 tests, with 102053 subtests, as of June 22, 2007


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Tactical radioactive keychains!
I've been using one of the early versions of the Merkava I glowring (main photo) for 4.5 years and couldn't be more comfortable recommending them as the best gift for anyone that operates in the dark. These little tritium glow sticks are waterproof, batteryless and glow brightly for 10-20 years. They clip to zippers, keychains, flashlight tailcaps, sleeping squadmates and anything else with a hole, loop or droopy appendage. Once attached, identifying and finding (or avoiding) the marked item is easy.
What are they and how do they work? I asked Merkava the same question. His reply: "Inside each glowring's polycarbonate case is a 3mm x 23mm laser-sealed glass tube called a Gaseous Tritium Light Source. The inside of this tube is coated with phosphor. The electrons in the gaseous tritium excite the phosphor, causing it to glow continuously without any external power source.
When it comes to finding my keys, I need all the help I can get. I'm sorta minimalistic and my keyring is small and has just the bare minimum of things I think a keyring needs; keys, a ring, a biner, and a multitool, but one of the teeny ones.
I also just leave them on the first available flat surface I find, meaning I can never, ever remember where they were last.
I've thought about getting one of those beepy radio keyring finders, but they don't hang well. In a pocket, I notice them too much. Frankly, anything larger than a key on a keyring bothers me.
But that's all just a justification. I suddenly have a need for a glow-in-the-dark keyring that's powered by the beta emissions cast off by tritium gas.
Beta radiation is for all intensive porpoises harmless. If you crack open the vial and huff it, or mechanically dilute the hydrogen isotope into some some water and drink it, well it might affect you. So don't do that. Otherwise, skin is an excellent shield against that type of radiation.
Tritium has a half-life of 12 years, so it should stay visible for, oh, 18 years; if you've seen a watch that glows on its own, like the Luminox watches (designed for the SEALs, natch) then you've seen Tritium at work.
It's also used to power night sights and optics. It has been thus harnessed and made it into keychains.
The four models are made to-order by a dude, Merkava, on the Candle Power Forum. He's planning on getting a real, well, web storefront up soon. They're apparently extremely durable and glow in the damn dark with their awesome radioactive super powers!
- Merkava I Glowring, shown below on my 4Sevens Quark 123 flashlight. These are the original silicone encased tritium tubes. This is the smallest glowring and comes in 8 colors.
- Merkava II Glowring The second smallest glowring, the II is a a thin, clear polycarbonate tube with a tritium vial inside.
- Merkava Clear Glowrings are thicker clear, uncolored polycarbonate bodies containing one of 8 colors of tritium vials.
- Merkava Nite Glowrings are identical to Clear Glowrings, except their outer casing is color-tinted with a similarly colored tritium
The cool factor is just too much. I'll be getting one shortly.
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I was on a 7 month course of Accutane, 30mg throughout the course. I want to know, how long would I have to wait before I can get Fraxel treatments? What could happen if I get it too soon after? I know that time periods may vary according to different doctors, but what's the shortest time frame after finishing an Accutane course?
How Long After Accutane Treatments Can I Have Fraxel Treatments?
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Many physicians will wait one year after Accutane is stopped
For many years, even aggressive dermabrasion was done without regard to a patient's Accutane treatment course. Scarring can occur after such resurfacing procedures, very rarely, but it does occur and without Accutane having been taken by patients.
When there were a couple of reports of scarring in patients that had both resurfacing and had taken Accutane, it was then decided to wait six months after the Accutane was completed before performing resurfacing. Now many physicians wait one year but the true cause and effect of Accutane and scarring is not known.
You should be off Accutane 6 months before undergoing any procedure
There is increased risk of scarring of the skin with procedures involving lasers, peels, even eyebrow waxing. It is best to be cautious and wait 6 months. Other procedures that involve needles, such as Botox, pose less of a risk after Accutane.
Good luck.
Wait at Least 6 Months After Stopping Accutane Before Fraxel Laser Treatment
Hi CU,
Wait at least 6 months after Accutane before having Fraxel laser (or any other laser) treatments. You run the risk of permanent scarring if you treat too soon. Be patient.
Good luck and be well.
Dr. P
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From the mountains and jungles of the North to the temple filled plains of Central Thailand, cycling across these regions provides you with unforgettable scenic and cultural experiences. The famous Thai smile, quiet roads and world's best cuisine; many attractive Thai aspects will be combined with our professionalism and know how to present you a top notch road cycling tour from Chiang Mai to Bangkok.
This exciting adventure takes us from the northern Thai City of Chiang Mai right through to the ancient cities of Sukhothai, Khampeng Phet and Ayutthaya before arriving at our final destination, Bangkok. In addition to visiting these marvelous historic cities, we'll explore provincial Thailand using the minor roads that allow us to see real Thailand up close! Moving southwards, we cycle along tree lined roads which provide shade from the hot Thai sun to the historic city of Lampang before secluded roads flanked by paddy fields, fruit orchid and plantations take us to the former capital of Siam, Sukhothai.
Famous for the extensive historical ruins, Sukhothai was a thriving religious and commercial centre in the 13th and 14th century. Due to the exquisite architecture and ceramics, "First Thai Kingdom" became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. Cycling around the Historical Park offers breathtaking views and an impressive insight into Thai culture. Charming rural roads lead us to another splendid UNESCO site: Khampeng Phet. Being unknown to the vast majority of the tourists, this important archaeological site with its impressive ruins attesting to the splendor of Thailand's "Golden Age", offers a relaxing yet overwhelming cycling experience.
Cycling beautiful back roads through local communities around Nakorn Sawan, we make our way to the still very impressive Ayutthaya. After visiting the famous temples, we ride past Bang Pa-In and the summer palace before ending our journey in the north part of Bangkok. We finish with a short bus journey through the Bangkok traffic to our centrally located hotel and our celebratory end of tour dinner.
Trip Profile: This is a 100% road cycling tour taking us approximately 980 km on good asphalt roads making it suitable for road, touring and hybrid bikes. The trip is point-to-point, apart from a small transfer at the end of the trip, and fully supported: a minibus rigged to carry bikes and people will shadow us for the entire journey. The rides are all on flat terrain with a few minor climbs. You should be confident of your physical condition as some rides take in many kilometers. You have to be confident riding long days.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Meet in Chiang Mai and afternoon warm up ride.
Day 2: Ride to Lampang.
Day 3: Ride to Uttaradit.
Day 4: Ride to Sukhothai.
Day 5: Ride Round Ancient City.
Day 6: Ride to Kampeng Phet.
Day 7: Ride to Nakorn Sawan.
Day 8: Ride to Singburi.
Day 9: Ride to Ayutthaya.
Day 10: Ride around Ayutthaya and on to Bangkok.
Day 11: Free day in Bangkok / Pack bikes.
Facts & Figures:
- Total Distance: 981 kilometers
- Number of Days: 11 days / 10 nights
- Number of Cycling Days: Eight full days and two half days
- Road Surface: All the cycling is on good asphalt roads
- Support: One or two air-conditioned minibuses specially rigged to take bikes and bikers
- Group Size: Minimum 4. Maximum 16
- Staff: English-speaking guide(s), plus, drivers and assistants. For groups of 8 or more an extra local bike guide also joins.
- Accommodation: 2 night 4-star hotel, 3 nights in 3-star hotels, 5 nights provincial hotels All hotels have en suite facilities a/c, fridge TV and most hotels have a swimming pool. Wherever possible we use hotels with charm and local character.
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