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Organized crime rings are popping up in the Northern Plains
By Matthew Brown
Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The booming Bakken oil patch that's given a major boost to U.S. energy production has emerged as a new front in the fight against drug trafficking.
Organized crime rings are popping up in the Northern Plains, with traffickers sensing opportunity in the thousands of men and women lured there by the hope of a big paycheck.
Law-enforcement officers across the region have teamed up to crack down on the trafficking, netting one of their most significant indictments so far this week — a dozen drug arrests in Montana and four in North Dakota.
Authorities say more arrests are in the works as part of investigations conducted through an interagency partnership that will be announced Friday. But with drug offenses, violence and property crimes on the upswing, they face an uphill climb to reduce the spiking crime rate.
The changes at play in once-quiet prairie communities were demonstrated this week with the shooting of an FBI agent in the small, unincorporated town of Keene, N.D. The agent, who was not seriously injured, was executing a search warrant as part of an oil patch-centered investigation, said U.S. Attorney for North Dakota Tim Purdon.
"More people equals more money equals more crime," Purdon said, adding the federal shutdown is making the situation worse.
"We're in this very, very serious fight against organized crime for control of the streets of the oil patch, and I've got about half of my employees home on furlough," he said. "We're in this fight now with one arm tied behind our back."
The law enforcement partnership to be announced Friday, known as Project Safe Bakken, has been at work since last year. Montana Attorney General Tim Fox said it could not be made public until arrests and indictments were made in the cases that were unsealed this week.
A parallel effort in North Dakota in July charged 22 people with conspiracy to sell heroin and other drugs on an Indian reservation in the heart of the oil patch. Authorities linked that case to a national drug trafficking ring seeking to make inroads in the Bakken.
In the Montana case, the government alleges that 49-year-old Robert Ferrell Armstrong, aka Dr. Bob, of Moses Lake, Wash., brought in large quantities of methamphetamine from his home state and distributed them in the Bakken and elsewhere in Montana through a network of couriers.
At the time of his arrest, Armstrong also was wanted for failing to check in with a community corrections officer in Washington state, where he has a history of drug, gun and assault charges, said Washington Corrections spokeswoman Norah West.
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The severity of the potential sentences reflects the volume of drugs that the ring allegedly sold, said Armstrong's public defender, Tony Gallagher. Precise quantities were not detailed in the affidavit.
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Gallagher and Montana U.S. Attorney Mike Cotter said they could not discuss details of the case beyond what was in the grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday.
"Mr. Armstrong has tendered a plea of not guilty, which puts at issue each and every charge in the indictment," Gallagher said.
This week's arrests follow sharp increases in crime across the board since the Bakken boom began about five years ago.
A review of FBI crime reports show violent crime was up 64 percent and property crimes up 63 percent in Montana's four Bakken counties between 2009 and 2012, the period for which the most complete data was available. Both categories showed decreases elsewhere in the state in those years.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox acknowledged that law enforcement agencies have been forced to play catch-up with dramatic changes in the Bakken that few anticipated a decade ago.
But Fox stressed that the economic benefits from the boom have been substantial. More than 20,000 people have poured into eastern Montana and western North Dakota since oil production began its meteoric rise in 2008. Tens of thousands more are expected in the next several years as the boom continues.
"With the good, comes some bad," Fox said. "There's a lot to be done. I'm personally committed to making sure we address the public safety issues."

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Hollywood's hottest teen movie, "Twilight: Eclipse" has arrived with the latest chapter in the love story between Bella and her vampire beau, Edward. But while the drama of a first crush is clearly driving ticket sales, the story also resonates with young readers who may have little interest in adolescent passion, but respond to its timeless quality of adventure and sense of wonder, say trendwatchers, literary critics and media experts.
One in every five Yahoo! searches for the book's Wolf Pack pups is from a pre-teen, says the company's trend analyst, Vera Chan. "There is an understanding of the mystical world," she says, adding that they have not been immersed in the real world, "and their imagination where wizards, witches and werewolves are real is very much a part of their daily lives."
They relate to the pure sense of adventure, says pop culture expert Rob Weiner, librarian for Texas Tech University Libraries in Lubbock. "They have a deep desire to ask 'what if?' " he says, and the "Twilight" tales do a good job of taking that question to a new level.
The books, he says, strip away much of the other-worldliness from the space in which vampires, werewolves and other fantastical creatures dwell, and make it all seem everyday. "They normalize the experience of loving a vampire and knowing werewolves," he points out, adding that this speaks to an important desire in this age group – "a great desire to make the fantastical real."
Ohio State University junior Jon Caswell – a forum moderator for the online fantasy world Gaia, which monthly hosts 9 million fantasy fans age 13 to 24 – maintains that this sense of realism is what makes the "Twilight" books particularly attractive to this demographic. "I have triplet nine-year-old cousins who are really into the books," he says, which he dubs a first. "They've never really been into fantasy all that much, but these books just make it seem so normal," he says, adding that it probably helps that their mother – who is also a Twilight fan – "is very practical."
This emphasis on a youthful ability to navigate the otherworldly is part of a modern push toward seeing children as "a portal to the magical and mysterious," says University of California Davis writing instructor Amy clark, pointing to such classics as C.S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia." She adds that "children are a good conduit as they haven't been taught out of it."
The focus on youthful abilities flowered in earnest during the 19th century, says University of Southern California sociologist Karen Sternheimer, noting such icons as "Peter Pan" and "Alice in Wonderland."
"These books all tap into this view of children as able to tap into magical, primordial powers in different ways," she says, all the way up to the "Harry Potter" series, "in which Harry and his friends literally have the fate of the world in their hands."
But while most of these youthful protagonists experience the angst, confusion, and tribulation common to all coming-of-age adventures, a growing focus on any sort of primal wisdom invested in the young can be both misguided and destructive, say some who do not see the magic in the Twilight series.
"People better wake up and stop this youth obsessing," says Rwandan-born Canadian author Louise Uwacu, in an email, adding "we, the young people, have no magical powers whatsoever. And our beauty is as temporal as yours was." She explains that her cultural traditions rely far more on the wisdom of elders than youth. Show a teenager "Twilight," she says, and he may think he can live like a wolf and go wild "which is exactly how a lot feel as teenagers anyways, so it does not help to now have permission to be the animals they seek to tame. It does not help for that to become glamorized. And it particularly does not help if the parents, especially the Moms, have also fallen for the illusion."
In the end, she continues, we are all confused with parents and children obsessed by the same ideas. "Who leads who? We need to go back to storytelling, real-life story sharing from the older that would inspire the young to grow up and follow. Because they sure aren't going to become Vampires when they
grow – or so we hope."


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Lean Hog futures were up 12.5 cents to $1.45 in most contracts on Monday. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 36 cents from the previous day @ $56.53 on February 7. The USDA pork carcass cutout value was up 64 cents on Monday afternoon at an average weighted price of $65.46. The national base cash hog carcass value was down 50 cents in the PM report, with a weighted average of $48.88. USDA estimated FI hog slaughter for Monday at 444,000 head. That is down 28,000 head from the previous week and 18,000 below the same Monday last year.
Feb 19 Hogs closed at $55.175, up $0.125,
Apr 19 Hogs closed at $59.075, up $0.650
May 19 Hogs closed at $67.400, up $1.000
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If you already have a wireless network in your home and want to extend its range, AirPort Express can help. Just place it in range of your primary base station -- an AirPort Extreme, Time Capsule or another AirPort Express -- and near the area where you want your wireless connection. Launch the easy-to-use AirPort Utility app on your iOS device or Mac, and you're mere minutes away from long-range Wi-Fi enjoyment.
Let your favourite artists play every room in the house, play iTunes music on your speakers. Wirelessly.
AirPlay takes the music from the iTunes library on your computer, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and sends it wirelessly to any stereo or speakers in your home. Simply connect your speakers to AirPort Express using an audio cable (sold separately). Then, using iTunes on your computer or the Music app on your iOS device, choose which speakers you want your music to play on. If you have more than one AirPort Express connected to speakers, you can play the same music from iTunes on your Mac or PC on all your speakers at the same time. Already have a Wi-Fi network in place? Use AirPort Express to add music streaming to its capabilities and create a whole-house musical experience.
Remote App
Control iTunes with your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch using the free Remote app. View the Remote app in the App Store.
Try AirPlay-enabled speakers.
AirPlay on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch lets you play your music wirelessly on any third-party AirPlay-enabled speaker. No cable or dock necessary.
Wireless printing.
Send to printer. From anywhere in your home. On the back of AirPort Express is a USB port that's made for your printer. Just plug it in and, instantly, it's like having a printer in every room. And since AirPort Express works with Mac and PC, everyone in the house can take advantage of one centrally available printer. Wirelessly, of course.*
Compatibility and security, a safer online experience for all.
AirPort Express includes a built-in firewall that creates a barrier between your network and the Internet, protecting your data from malicious Internet attacks. When you set up AirPort Express, the firewall is automatically turned on, so you don't have to do a thing. Except enjoy the web with peace of mind.
Put out the Wi-Fi welcome mat for guests.
With the guest networking feature, you can set up a separate Wi-Fi network just for guests. Use a different password or no password at all. A guest network only allows access to the Internet, so your primary network, including your printer and any LAN-attached devices, remains secure.
Connect to Wi-Fi from any device.
Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad and any other Wi-Fi device you have. They all work with AirPort Express. That's because AirPort Express is compatible with devices using the 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n specifications.
Go the wired route if you want.
AirPort Express includes a 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN port for fast wired connectivity with a desktop computer, network drive, DVR or other device. And if you need more than one port, just connect an Ethernet hub.
Easy Wi-Fi setup using iPhone, iPad, or MacConnect your DSL or cable modem to AirPort Express and create your wireless network in just a few taps from your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Simultaneous dual-band 802.11nAirPort Express lets Wi-Fi-enabled devices connect to your network on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless bands.
Stream music with AirPlayAirPlay takes the music from the iTunes library on your computer or iOS device and sends it wirelessly to any connected stereo or speakers in your home. Play music on one set of speakers - or if you have more than one AirPort Express connected to speakers, play your music from iTunes on all of them at the same time.
Print wirelessly from any roomOn the back of AirPort Express is a USB port that's made for your printer. Just plug it in and instantly, it's like having a printer in every room.
Compatibility and securityAirPort Express is compatible with devices using the 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n specifications. So no matter what Wi-Fi device you're using, it will work with AirPort Express. AirPort Express also features a built-in firewall to protect your network from malicious Internet attacks. The firewall is automatically turned on, so you don't have to do a thing.
Create a guest networkSet up a separate Wi-Fi network with a separate password just for your guests. Simply enable the guest networking feature, and your guests can access the Internet but not other parts of your primary network, such as your computers, printers, and LAN-attached hard drives.
- Product Description
- Apple AirPort Express Base Station - radio access point
- Device Type
- Radio access point
- Form Factor
- External
- Localisation
- United Kingdom
- Data Link Protocol
- IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
- Frequency Band
- 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
- Capacity
- Connection / user qty: 50
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows 7, Apple MacOS X 10.5.7 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Apple iOS 5
- Power
- AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 9.8 cm x 9.8 cm x 2.3 cm
- Weight
- 240 g
- Designed For
- iMac Pro
Detailed Specification
- Device Type
- Radio access point
- Built-in Devices
- Print server
- Width
- 9.8 cm
- Depth
- 9.8 cm
- Height
- 2.3 cm
- Weight
- 240 g
- Localisation
- United Kingdom
- Form Factor
- External
- Connectivity Technology
- Wireless
- Data Link Protocol
- IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
- Network / Transport Protocol
- PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, Bonjour
- Remote Management Protocol
- Frequency Band
- 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
- Capacity
- Connection / user qty: 50
- Status Indicators
- Status
- Features
- Firewall protection, DHCP support, NAT support, MAC address filtering, IPv6 support, VPN passthrough, MIMO technology, DNS proxy
- Encryption Algorithm
- LEAP, 128-bit WEP, 40-bit WEP, TLS, PEAP, TTLS, WPA, WPA2, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise
- Authentication Method
- Compliant Standards
- IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11n
- Antenna
- Internal
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces
- 1 x USB - Type A , 1 x SPDIF , 1 x 100Base-TX - RJ-45 (WAN) , 1 x 100Base-TX - RJ-45
- Compliant Standards
- UL 60950, CSA 22.2 No. 60950, EN 300.328, FCC Part 15 B, RSS-210, AS/NZS 4268, EN 301.893, ARIB STD-T66, RCR STD-33
- Power Device
- Internal power supply
- Voltage Required
- AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Software / System Requirements
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows 7, Apple MacOS X 10.5.7 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Apple iOS 5
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- Max Operating Temperature
- Humidity Range Operating
- 20 - 90% (non-condensing)
Compatibility Information
- Designed For
- Apple iMac Pro
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A "Little Rascals" film short had a great influence on me.
A "Little Rascals" film short had a great influence on me. It was about their Great Soapbox Race that caught my interest this time. We had a steep hill on Leeper street near my house, a perfect racetrack for us kids in the neighborhood. It was a little dangerous with cars turning off Washington Street (US Hwy 65) to Leeper to get to Greenhill's grocery store.
But of course we didn't care, danger was what made it fun. You wouldn't catch us going to school telling the other kids we built a soapbox cart and took turns pushing each other around the block, No Way. Excitement, that's what counted in all things we did! We were the Young Daredevils.
We looked for the right parts (free was key) to build our soapbox cart. We searched high and low for the wheels and boards to make it. Greenhills had wood crates back then and heavy cardboard. Trager's Welding helped with the steering. Bailey's Garage helped with the design. The sawmill just across the railroad tracks had boards strewn about. Also, my little red wagon was not spared.
After it was constructed, we had to paint it and give it another day to dry. We waited till Sunday so the traffic was light on the highway. Back then nothing was open on Sunday and our Leeper street would only have three or four cars all day turning on to it. We pulled the cart to the edge of the highway and looked down to Leeper. It's time for the maiden run and it's a little scary. If you've ever been on Leeper street you would know it's only one block long on either side of Washington street.
I slid my legs into the car and sat down... the excitement grew, for you see we had no brake in our design. Two of my friends gave me a big shove and down the hill I went. With my legs pinned in, I could not put a foot down to stop, I then realized that thinking things through would have been... better.
As I picked up speed the corner was getting close; past readers of this blog may recall my story about the Swann's truck that literally "ditched" all of its ice cream one hot summer day. Again, you might want to revisit that "Gift from Him" for context. The cart would turn... but at this speed things don't work quite the way they are supposed to work.
The ditch was deep and the rest is history; we went on to rebuild--- this time with a brake! We never gave up on any of our endeavors, we just tweaked things a little and went forward. I would put my medal roller skates on and we would pull each other with our bikes. We would even hang on the the cars and let them pull us, talk about vibrating feet when that was done!
When I talk to kids today, I try to instill into then an excitement for learning and experimentation. For some it comes natural, others just need to be encouraged. We all have heard it said that old dogs can't learn new tricks, that's wrong. We even know how to teach new tricks. DB


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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Guest Post - Jen - Motherhood & Running
Hey all - I'm out of town for the weekend and wanted to bring you a great post. Jen is kicking some running butt, seriously I dream of being that fast, and doing it all while raising a family. My question - How do you balance it all?
*I am a 30 something mom to a toddler, wife to a triathlete, grad student and competitive runner. I work as faculty in a small private college and as a running coach allowing me some flexibility. Check out my blog at http://runnershoe.blogspot.com
Is it possible to be a mother and stay active at the same time? I get asked this frequently and the answer is "of course" but it takes a little work and compromise at times. When I was pregnant with my daughter I often heard the three words "Just you wait" followed by some inevitable change that I was going to make strictly as the result of becoming a parent. These changes often involved some aspect of running or being healthy. I was probably told daily that I would never run as well again, but as stubborn as I am I aimed to prove these people wrong and was quickly back and running PRs and reaching new goals. I find it odd that no one ever says to a pregnant woman "you will never watch TV again" but they are quick to say you will not work out again.
I won't say there haven't been changes or that it is always easy, but with work it isn't tough. I recently saw a sign that said "you would never skip an important meeting with your boss so why skip a workout".
If you don't think you have time then figure it out: Okay maybe not so simple, but look at a typical day and write down you obligations. Figure out where you can fit in things; maybe this means walking to the store for groceries instead of driving or hitting the treadmill while you watch your favorite show.
· Plan ahead: write down your time at the gym, running, biking, etc. in your planner for the coming day, week or month and stick with it. Along with this plan and make meals ahead, I often spend Sunday afternoon naps making a few freezer meals for the week ahead allowing me extra time during the week to go to the gym, play outside with my daughter or just relax on those busy workout days.
· Get up early: I often sacrifice extra sleep to be up for 4:30 am run, bike or most recently my new 5:30am boot camp. It is a tough routine to get into but you set the clothes out at night, crawl out of bed and go without thinking. I am often halfway through a workout before I am fully awake. This way I am done in time to either spend the day with my daughter or get to work.
· Enlist help: Whether you are a mom who needs a babysitter or someone needing an extra kick to get moving on a workout, ask someone to help. Join a gym with childcare, this is good for everyone, kids can play while mom has some me time. My husband and I often split workouts while pushing the BOB or days for long runs.
· Allow yourself this time: As a mom, wife and grad student with a job I deserve me time and for me this is when I work out. I have time to think and de-stress. This short time away from my family (or bringing them along) to go run makes me a better person in all aspects.
· Know yourself: your strengths and weaknesses and work with it. I prefer the morning to work out and am much more apt to skip a workout if I save it for after work.
Find the things you like: hate running, find a fun spin class.
· Make a date: Grab a friend, join a group, hire a trainer. Even on the tough days if someone else is counting on you it is more likely to happen.
· Take advantage of naptime: This has been huge for me on days I am home. The first year of my daughter's life I spent a lot of time running on the treadmill during naps. I sacrificed a clean house some days to run, but I didn't care!
· Accept that it will never be perfectly planned: Even with the best intentions there are days when meetings run late, kids are sick, weather is bad, etc. Roll with these inconveniences and throw in a workout DVD at home, walk at lunch or skip a workout (the world will not end) just don't let this be the norm!
· Set goals that are concrete to motivate: Run a 5K, do a triathlon, buy something for sticking to the plans.
Yes, it takes work and good time management but anything is possible. If I can make it work anyone can. In the past couple years since becoming a mom I think my body has gotten stronger and healthier through better workouts, eating healthier through planning and working to be a good role model. - http://runnershoe.blogspot.com
Friday, July 27, 2012
FitFluential Friday, Nuun, & Pro Compression Thoughts
1st - I'm all over the place. Check out some fabulous FitFluential peeps, me included (FitFluential, working on the fabulous) on the blog today. You'll see this cool picture of me being goofy on my Asheville, NC hiking trip and stopping to
workout play on the rocks instead of using them to cross the stream.
Also, check out Running Escapades to read the story of my fitness Aha moment along with many other wonderful stories.
Finally, stop by MommyRunFast to see tons of great interval workout and find links to more, like my favorite one, at the bottom.2nd - Nuun is rocking my world. I'll admit I kind of messed it up the first time by putting one tablet in this 32oz water bottle. Whoops read directions - 1 tablet = 16 oz. So the next time I did it right and the flavor was great, strawberry lemonade. I have never been a big fan of recovery beverages so I always drink plain old water post long run. I hate putting all that extra stuff in my body after I just worked it so hard, but I was intrigued by Nuun, liked the ingredient list, and loved the calorie count - only 8 per tablet. I am so glad I tried it because I feel like I can happily drink it post long run, rehydrate better, and not feel guilty about putting junk in my body. I already went back to the store and bought the one other flavor they have Tri-berry. (Plus I am thinking about ordering the Kona Cola online.)
3rd - As I have been injured I haven't gotten to do any of my longer runs, but I have tried out my Pro Compression socks because I could not wait. I wore them after my short run and was surprised at how lightweight and comfy they were. I must admit I was worried about them being too tight because I have never owned compression socks before and I have kind of big legs compared to lots of girls, but they fit just right. I can totally see myself slipping these on post long run to lazy around my house or even go out and run errands. Love the bright pink. May need the baby blue or a purple soon.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Your Opinion Needed - Participation Welcome
Check it out - A little request/challenge/question in honor of my 3 month blogiversary.Recently I was lucky enough to have a Google+ hangout (think Skype) with the fabulous, sweet, and super helpful Bex from Bex Life. We talked about blogging and I being the newbie asked a million questions about...well... EVERYTHING! Luckily she was wonderful about it because most people probably would have hung up on confused newbie blogger me. While answering countless questions she also suggested lots of ideas. One idea I found very cool was an idea for a blog she had gotten at a conference, done herself, and then suggested I could do.
I know. Can you believe it has already been 3 months? Doesn't feel like very long and somedays I have to remind myself to calm down a bit as I am still brand new and figuring all this out. (I know some of you are thinking dear heavens it seems like she's been around forever, nope, just feels that way because I never stop talking.)
I know. Can you believe it has already been 3 months? Doesn't feel like very long and somedays I have to remind myself to calm down a bit as I am still brand new and figuring all this out. (I know some of you are thinking dear heavens it seems like she's been around forever, nope, just feels that way because I never stop talking.)
The idea - Pop this question to your readers:
What do you all think my blog is about?
Then I can see if I am putting the right vibes, info, etc. out there.
Like if you answer a whiny girl complaining about her injury - I know to dial it down a bit with the poor pitiful me junk (trying to - stupid hamstring).
Or if you say someone who is addicted to sweets - I know to up the fitness part to make it match the food part.
Or if you say a lady who is way too obsessed with her nephew - I think get over it, cutest baby ever!
So basically it's like doctor's visit time and this is my 3 month blog checkup. Am I on the right track? I need your diagnosis.
What do you all think my blog is about?
Please comment and let me know. Thanks:)
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Liebster Award
Liebster Award
Alana from Merry Alana emailed me last week to let me know she choose me for a Liebster Award! I felt very honored, first that she read my little blog, then that she thought enough of it to want to know more about me. This is a fabulous way to get to know more about the people behind the blogs you enjoy reading and also to discover more great bloggers.
So what in the heck is this:
So what in the heck is this:
The Liebster award is given to upcoming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. (I'll be honest, I didn't look at how many followers any of these blogs have, but I think of them all as fabulous up and coming bloggers - next step world domination- so if they have over 200 whoops.) The meaning: Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome.
Rules for receiving this award:
Rules for receiving this award:
1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves.
2. Then answer the questions the tagger sent for them, plus create 11 questions for the people they've tagged to answer.
2. Then answer the questions the tagger sent for them, plus create 11 questions for the people they've tagged to answer.
3. Choose 11 people and link them in your post.
4. Notify the people you have tagged.
5. No tag backs.
11 things about myself
1. I am 5'10 and wear a size 11 shoe.
|These are really normal sized people. I'm just that tall (and in flip-flops).
3. I am a ridiculous klutz which makes many forms of exercise terrifyingly hilarious, but I try because I like to see improvement. (I've flown off multiple boxes trying to do box jumps.)
4. I finished my MEd in Languages (ESOL) last year, but am currently back in school again taking a few Spanish classes to help me better communicate with my students.
5. The only show I must watch on TV is True Blood. The cliff hanger endings to each episode keep bringing me back. Plus Alcide is super hunky.
6. I am convinced you are never too old for Disney movies.
7. Blue is my favorite color, but purple is making a run for it.
|Both pairs of my current run shoes = Purple!
8. I am pretty sure I have the coolest family ever and actually love spending time with them. Plus I am crazy aunt level obsessed with my new nephew.
|Any excuse for a Jackson picture.
9. I was excited to turn 30 and actually rounded up starting 6 months early (no clue why).
10. I would love to travel more: visit new countries, have big adventures, run races in amazing places, but I am too budget conscious and know I cannot afford it.
11. There are certain things from my childhood I can never get sick of, namely: The Princess Bride (as you wish…), Dirty Dancing, and New Kids on The Block.
Alana's Questions to Me: (you'll all answer my questions below instead)
1. What is your favourite summer activity? In Charleston summer is sweltering, but I love having extra time off work to do things I normally wouldn't. Walk/run the bridge, take barre classes, piddle around the Whole Foods salad bar and eat lunch there, etc.
2. What is your guilty pleasure? Sweets and gossip magazines like US Weekly.
3. Do you have a favourite book? I love books. I have so many favorites. I love kids books like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, but I also love historical fiction because I feel like they teach me something - check out Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.
4. What is your favourite topic to blog about? My overall favorite blogs are those that really get people thinking about running in ways they haven't before. My two favorite so far have been one on 5Things Newbie/Nonrunners Need to Know and my National Running Day Post on What Running Has Taught Me.
5. Coffee or tea? Coffee if it is in mocha light frap from Starbucks otherwise iced tea.
6. What decade do you identify with the most? Present day, past decade? I'm really happy with where I am in my life right now. There is so much I have learned over the years, but so much more I am sure I will learn still. I am just enjoying living in the moment. Check out my letter to my 20 year old self to see how I've grown.
7. Where do you feel most at home? Falling asleep on my parents couch while watching a movie with them after Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
8. What do you do when you're having a bad day? Run, call a friend, blog.
|Helps, Trust me.
9. Have you met blogging friends in real life? I am brand new to this, tomorrow is only my 3 month blogiversary, so I haven't really traveled to any bloggy conferences yet and there are not many health & fitness bloggers in SC. My adorable sister-in-law juststarted blogging so that is one blogger I know in real life:)
10. What is your favourite subject to blog about? Health & fitness
11. What's your favourite way to relax? Reading in bed.
My Questions for You All:
1. Why did you start blogging?
2. What has been your favorite part of the experience so far?
3. If you could gain one thing from blogging what would you hope it brings to you?
4. What are you most looking forward to right now?
5. What do you do when you are stressed?
6. What is one food you could not live without?
7. If you could only watch one TV show a week what would it be?
8. Where is your dream vacation?
9. What is one goal you are currently working towards?
10. Do you have any children or fur babies?
11. Favorite ice cream or fro-yo flavor?
My 11
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1. EatTeachBlog
10. rUnladylike
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Computer Science ColloquiumIm Rahmen des Informatik-Kolloquiums, das von den Instituten des Fachbereichs Informatik, der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Informatik (ÖGI), der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Datenverarbeitung (ADV) sowie der Österreichischen Computergesellschaft (OCG) abgehalten wird, spricht
Dr. Martin Schulz
CASC @ Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, USA , http://www.llnl.gov/casc/people/schulzüber das Thema:
Leading the Way to Ultrascale Computing: The BG/L System Software EnvironmentZeit: Mon 19.12.2005, 11:00, 60 Minuten
Ort: HS14
ZusammenfassungAbstract: Unprecedented levels of performance have been achieved on BlueGene/L (BG/L). The order of magnitude improvement in performance was enabled by an order of magnitude increase in processors. This unprecedented scale has presented unique challenges for the system software environment. We have successfully met these challenges by carefully designing the system software to reflect our experiences with previous ASC systems. In this talk, we will describe the overall BG/L system software environment, including its multiple operating systems (lightweight compute node kernel or CNK, I/O node kernel and front-end traditional OS), MPI implementation and parallel file system. We will then discuss specific details of implementing TotalView, the high performance debugger for the system, including a description of BG/L's unique debugger interface. We conclude with current work in porting the DPCL dynamic instrumentation infrastructure to BG/L, a particularly challenging activity since the CNK does not support dynamic libraries.
VortragenderBiography: Martin Schulz joined CASC in 2004 as a computer scientist. His research interests include parallel and distributed architectures and applications; performance monitoring, modeling and analysis; memory system optimization; parallel programming paradigms; tool support for parallel programming; and fault tolerance at the application and system level. Martin earned his doctorate in computer science in 2001 from the Technische Universität München (Munich, Germany). He also holds a master of science in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After completing his graduate studies and before joining LLNL, he worked for two years as a research associate at Cornell University.
Einladender: o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jens Volkert
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Wordless Wednesday: Seeking Shelter (and Food) in the Storm
For context, front view and side view (the snow is up to about 3 feet on the crepe myrtle):
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Greta, block out the weather, do genealogy and daydream of your crepe myrtle in August. Still, I feel for you. This is something for your record books.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing the photos.ReplyDelete
Oh, Barbara, if only I could block out the weather. I just got in from shoveling snow; it looked like another 18 inches was dumped on us. Now it's time for some genealogy.ReplyDelete
Alice - Thanks for stopping by - I think the photos are the best thing I got out of this storm!
Try to stay warm, we are watching on the news, UNBELIEVEABLE is all I can say or think. The photos are great tho. What a way to get great photos, eh??ReplyDelete
Wow! Thanks for sharing.Stay warm and be careful when you are out there shoveling.ReplyDelete
Next summer when the memory of shoveling snow recedes, you will have great photos -- and remember the good stuff.ReplyDelete
Amazing photographs! I love the one with the cardinal. We have snow but nothing like yours. Stay safe and warm.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing the great photos! I like the cardinal one, as well... Great memories and stories, for the future. Also, Thanks for stopping by to see my grandchildren.ReplyDelete
Keep these ancestor stories coming!
Bill ;-)
Author of "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"
I like that cardinal one, too! I am a bird feeder, but I think you have me beat...lol Stay warm.ReplyDelete
Pretty snow-but I bet you've had enough. I like the shots of the birds-seems I notice them more in the snow-but maybe thats just cause I'm looking out more. Stay warm : )ReplyDelete


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EVERETT — Members of Congress are asking the U.S. Forest Service to delay plans to move the Green Mountain forest fire lookout out of the Glacier Peak Wilderness.
Rep. Suzan DelBene, Rep. Rick Larsen, both Democrats who represent portions of Snohomish County, and a member of the House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter Friday to the chief of the Forest Service describing their intent to pass legislation to protect the lookout where it sits.
In July, Darrington Historical Society member Scott Morris joined DelBene and Larsen in testifying before the congressional committee in support of the Green Mountain Heritage Protection Act, which could be heard by the full House of Representatives in September. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, also Democrats, also are pursuing identical legislation in the Senate.
At a cost of about $100,000, the Forest Service is planning to use a helicopter to haul away the lookout from the 6,500-foot mountain and put it down eight miles away at the top of Circle Peak, also in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The plan follows an order by the U.S. District Court in Seattle to remove the lookout. The court sided with a lawsuit by Montana-based Wilderness Watch against the Forest Service for using a helicopter to shore up the lookout, a violation of the federal Wilderness Act.
Kitty Craig, Pacific Northwest regional representative of the Wilderness Society, said in a statement last week that her organization is pleased that the House committee approved the proposed bill.
"We believe the Green Mountain lookout provides outstanding benefits to the preservation of Glacier Peak Wilderness and the education of wilderness visitors and does not detract from the qualities we seek in wilderness," Craig said.
"Time is running out for the future of the lookout as the Forest Service has started its first phase of planning for the removal of the lookout from Green Mountain."
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Where could I find the revised version of Wild Shape?
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Gluten-free Vegan Indian Quinoa Vegetable Pulao
Many of you will have seen my earlier recipe where I discovered quinoa is wonderful in Indian rice recipes. That easy-to-transport Indian quinoa recipe is still a winner in my book, and I make it regularly. But it occurred to me that if quinoa translates so well in that Indian rice recipe, it would be likely to be the perfect ingredient for others as well. Today I found myself with time on my hands, and nerves to calm. We're trying to buy a house, you see, and house purchases are so full of ups and downs it seems you need the tranquility of a Zen monk to traverse them with equanimity. I never claimed to be calm, patient, or tranquil, and so I've found the whole process extremely trying. Anyway. So, there I was, twitching, looking for a cooking project. I also had something of a yen for Indian food, if you'll pardon the mixed imagery. I did a search for one of my favorite Indian culinary goddesses, Manjula, in order to find her very yummy toor dal recipe. While I was there, I thought I might check out some of her rice recipes to see if she had any ideas that I could use for a new quinoa dish. Being the amazing chef she is, I found ideas aplenty, and ended up creating this riff on her Vegetarian Rice Pulao Recipe. I don't usually like watching videos for the recipes, but Manjula makes me feel like a favorite (Indian) auntie is sharing her culinary secrets with me and I just adore her and her delicious recipes too. I hope you enjoy getting to know Manjula, and you enjoy this quinoa recipe that was inspired by her as well.
This post is an entry for Gluten-free Wednesdays and Meatless Mondays
*Adopt a Gluten-free Blogger Sign-up Post should be up by Sunday. I'd post it Saturday, but we are buying a HOUSE so will be very busy!*
Gluten Free Vegan Indian Quinoa Vegetable Pulao Recipe
1 cup raw quinoa rice, cooked in rice cooker with 2 cups water
3 tablespoons of canola and/or mustard oil
1-2 tablespoon oil
1/2 fresh lemon or lime
Heat oil in your wok on high to medium-high. (My stove is really hot, so I have to turn it down to medium/medium high to avoid burning.) When hot, add 1 tsp of your cumin seeds and let them start to pop. Add your potato (or potato substitute) and mix into the cumin, letting it brown slightly. Add your carrot and follow with your cauliflower florets. Mix together and let surface of florets begin to brown. Add your peas, mix, and then add chilies and ginger. Sprinkle generously with salt and let brown further. When it seems almost done (think al dente), make a well in the middle of the wok and add at least a tablespoon more of oil. When it is hot add your bay leaves, cinnamon stick, remaining teaspoon of cumin seed, and cloves. Let them sizzle and then add your quinoa, mixing in thoroughly and sprinkling with additional salt. Let flavors permeate the dish. Add your turmeric and fold into the quinoa. Turn off heat and let dish sit for a few minutes. To serve, squeeze lemon or lime juice onto the pulao, and garnish with tomato and cilantro.
Serve with a delish dal!
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April 4, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – With a 6-3 decision over The College of New Jersey on Friday, the MIT men's tennis team recorded its first victory against a nationally-ranked opponent this season. The Engineers' ledger improved to 7-1 while the No. 27 Lions' record dipped to 6-2.
Peden Nichols and Samuel Harmatz put MIT on the board with an 8-4 victory over Dan Lee and Bill Carrig in the No. 3 doubles spot. TCNJ evened the contest in the top spot when Jeremy Eckardt and Stewart Fernandez edged out Kevin Pang and Ken Van Tilburg, 8-6. The No. 2 tandem of Brian Wee and David Iba put the Engineers ahead with the identical score against Jonathan Yu and Steve Fernandez.
The Cardinal and Gray carried the momentum into singles action as it captured the first four spots. Van Tilburg topped Eckardt, 6-4, 6-3, as Pang defeated Stewart Fernandez, 6-3, 6-1. Wee cruised past Yu, 6-0, 6-2, while Harmatz posted a 6-1, 6-2 win over Steve Fernandez. Edgar Shannon edged out Nichols, 6-2, 7-5, in the No. 5 spot as Dan Lee outlasted Ryan Castonia, 6-2, 5-6, 10-5.
No. 27 The College of New Jersey vs. MIT
Final Team Score: MIT 6, TCNJ 3
1. Jeremy Eckardt/Stewart Fernandez (T) def. Kevin Pang/Ken Van Tilburg (M), 8-6
2. Brian Wee/David Iba (M) def. Jonathan Yu/Steve Fernandez (T), 8-6
3. Peden Nichols/Samuel Harmatz (M) def. Dan Lee/Bill Carrig (T), 8-4
1. Ken Van Tilburg (M) def. Jeremy Eckardt (T), 6-4, 6-3
2. Kevin Pang (M) def. Stewart Fernandez (T), 6-3, 6-1
3. Brian Wee (M) def. Jonathan Yu (T), 6-0, 6-2
4. Samuel Harmatz (M) def. Steve Fernandez (T), 6-1, 6-2
5. Edgar Shannon (T) def. Peden Nichols (M), 6-2, 7-5
6. Dan Lee (T) def. Ryan Castonia (M), 6-2, 4-6, 10-5


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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
William Meade Prince - Some Biographical Info
By Guest Author Tony Gleeson
William Meade Prince was born in Roanoke, VA in 1893, grew up and would later reside for much of his life in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
He studied at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts 1913-1915, and upon winning a contest sponsored by Collier's Magazine, embarked upon a career as a magazine and book illustrator.
He painted no less than 48 covers for The Country Gentleman magazine-- published by Curtis Publishing as a companion publication to the Saturday Evening Post-- from 1924 to 1940. He also created numerous interior illustrations for the Post, Collier's, and other publications.
He worked quite effectively in that popular cover style so well plied by Rockwell, Leyendecker and so many others-- expertly-painted, humorous, human-interest themes, quintessentially American--
... but for some reason he did not remain in the public consciousness like some of his more celebrated contemporaries.
He was obviously a highly talented painter and draughtsman, and I have no idea why he developed his particular technique with graphite and white gouache on toned paper.
Perhaps it was a way to set himself apart from the crowd?
I may never learn the answer, but he certainly did succeed in doing so.
Prince was head of the Art Department at the University of North Carolina during the Second World War and produced drawings and posters in the war effort.
He also illustrated the newspaper comic strip "Alladin Jr.," written by Les Forgrave, in 1942 and 1943.
(The last bit of info comes from Lambiek.net, which is always a treasure of a resource).
Continued tomorrow.
* Tony Gleeson is a freelance illustrator. Since 1974 he has created finished art for the book, editorial and advertising industries as well as character design and concept art for gaming, film, television and theme parks. He lives in Southern California.
* The original full colour art scan in today's post is courtesy of Heritage Auctions
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"Yesterday's Inspiration"?;-)
Was just wondering if something like this just exists today.
Probably yes, under reversed circumstances.
As I teach a Clothed Figure Drawing course, i look at these and just marvel, subject matter notwithstanding. Elegant draftsmanship with great simplification and editing of value patterns. AND I bet it was a heckuva lot faster to do these than a full out oil painting. A good illustrator could have paid a lot more bills that way.ReplyDelete
The choice of tan paper (and it was tan, even when they reproduced it in green, or whatever) had the same function of Leyendecker choosing canvas with light grey primer. It's the same value as an average (caucasion) flesh tone, so using only two pencils (white and black) you can very efficiently give the impression of a whole range of values, and a lot of objects, including flesh between the shadows and highlights can be left out of rendering altogether.ReplyDelete
The University of North Carolina has a huge collection of Prince's work.


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Eto'o Leads Barcelona's Triumph
This means that Africans don't always get a fair deal despite their talents and even when they show their mettle or earn their spurs
[Sports: Soccer]
Barcelona went wild with joy May 27, when the referee blew the final whistle at the Olympic Stadium of Rome, Italy.
Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o Fils and his teammates of FC Barcelona, Spain, had just overshadowed and graded down Manchester United 2-0, winning the European Soccer Champions League, one of the most prestigious titles in soccer.
Eto'o, a son of the Gulf of Guinea in Africa, blazed the trail for FC Barcelona's victory and triumph by scoring in the 10th minute and reversing the course of the game which had been dominated for the previous eight minutes in a by Cristiano Ronaldo and his Manchester United.
Man United were so rattled and somewhat paralyzed until the end of the game by Eto´o goal that all their chances of recovering from the staggering blow in the 10th minute kept diminishing.
Mastery of technical skills and sprightliness on the part of the Catalonian soccer players trumped and prevailed over truculence and nonchalance on the part of the soccer players of Manchester United.
The European Soccer Champions League is the most prestigious competition involving soccer teams in Europe. FC Barcelona has notched up this trophy thrice already: in 1992, in 2006 and yesterday in Rome.
The Catalonian squad have also chalked up three other titles this year: The Spanish Championship; the Spanish Cup of the King; and yesterday's Champions League trophy. Guardiola, FC Barcelona's coach stated after the final: "We are not the best team in history; but we played the best season in history to win the three titles."
Indeed, the Portuguese, Cristiano Ronaldo and company of Man United found their match last night in Rome during that Champions League final. Barring the first eight minutes of the game, it was really a nightmare for ManU. to have been nudged into taking a practical field course in latter-day soccer from Barcelona's Eto'o, Messi, Iniesta and Henry.
Eto'o and company demonstrated that latter-day soccer on the pitch revolves around technical skills, stamina, fastness and sprightliness, tactical regrouping in the midfield and before one's goalkeeper, as well as commitment. Meanwhile Ronaldo and his teammates evinced more toughness and nonchalance.
Yesterday's soccer encounter in Rome clearly revealed the class difference between the exceptional and sprightly soccer players such as Eto'o, Messi, Iniesta and Henry on the one hand, and good but nonchalant soccer players such as Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.
In the 70th minute Messi, the dazzling midfielder from Argentina and of FC Barcelona blighted Manchester United's hope of equalizing.
Once again, Eto'o proved yesterday that he deserves to be designated the world's most valuable soccer player of the year – like the exceptional Mister George Weah of Liberia and of New York in the 1990s.
By the way, Thierry Henry, the French distinguished striker and teammate of Eto'o, said many months back that Eto'o would have already been designated the world's most valuable soccer player of the year if he were Brazilian.
This means that Africans don't always get a fair deal despite their talents and even when they show their mettle or earn their spurs.
Black Star News columnist and news analyst Mathias Victorien Ntep is a PhD researcher at the Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Germany, and at the Leiden University, Netherlands. He played soccer for "Sportfreunde Schwanheim" in the Main-Taunus-District League in Greater Frankfurt in the late 1990s.
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The grim discovery of a severed finger led to a North Cheam park being sealed off by police.
The mystery of how the finger was discovered in Fairlands Park near Sainsbury's was solved when a man came forward and told police it was his and he injured it while trying to climb over a spiked fence.
Police sealed off the park shortly before 4pm after the section of finger was discovered near the pedestrian gates into Sainsbury's.
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MoD Contract
A decision on whether a Barnsley company has secured a £1.4 billion contract for a fleet of new Army vehicles is due any day. Mercedes Benz is one of four short-listed bidders for the Ministry of Defence contract which could create more than 1,000 jobs. A successful bid would result in the Tankersley plant manufacturing more than 1,000 cargo vehicles and tankers a year.
Barnsley MPs Eric Illsley, Jeff Ennis and Michael Clapham teamed up with Richard Nutter from the Barnsley Development Agency to lobby government ministers to convince the to award the contract to Mercedes.
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"I think that it's a city that has begun to realize that it's really only gonna be lots and lots of small solutions," says one of the subjects of "Lemonade Detroit," a film that highlights stories of resilience in the Motor City. "One building, one block at a time, one person at a time, one life at a time," says another; yet another adds, "Lots of little things, that's the future."
They are community leaders, entrepreneurs, automobile manufacturers. They are Detroiters. And they refuse to believe that their city will not bounce back from the post-industrial crisis it finds itself in, with a drastically reduced population – now at 714,000, down from 2 million around 1950 – high unemployment, and an enormous swath of the city's property lying vacant or blighted.
Erik Proulx, the creator of "Lemonade Detroit," who is based in Austin, Texas, began filming "Lemonade Detroit" nearly two years ago. The stories of resilience he was finding in Detroit, stories of residents worked to create a future in a city that many said wouldn't have one, needed to be told, he knew.
He is taking a unique approach to the film's production, allowing individuals to become co-producers by purchasing frames or parts of frames – not only helping with the film's expenses, but also creating a sense of engagement for people who see the film's value as a motivator for other projects of resilience and social innovation. So far, 2,344 producers have funded 63,381 frames.
The film opens with a stunning performance by Detroiter David Blair, reading aloud his poem, "While I Was Away," an ode to the city's liveliness and a plea for its brighter future.
"My heart beats like tool and dye for you/Like horse power and pistons for you," he says, lovingly. Blair, who recently passed away prematurely due to heat stroke, stands knee-deep in snow, gazing toward the city's high-rises, projecting his voice toward the city where people are building a way forward for the city that once stood as a pillar of American industrial wealth.
Below, Proulx shares with Dowser the motivation behind the film and its crowdsourcing approach, and a few thoughts about the film's impact.
Dowser: How did the idea come about?
Proulx: This is my second 'Lemonade' film; my first was bout people who got laid off and reinvented themselves, their lives and careers. And that was a wake-up call – that I had an opportunity in this seemingly devastating global crisis, that there was something I could do about it. And I was screening that film in Detroit in 2009 and there were about 400 people who had lost their jobs and I was sharing this film with them and I thought that there was going to be a case where I'd have to get people to understand that this isn't Polyanna, you can actually do this, and really, all my preconceptions were wrong. My preconception coming in was, oh, it's really bad – because I'd never been to Detroit before. So that struck me as interesting – if any population in the country of all the screenings I've been doing would have the right to feel disenfranchised, it would have been them. But actually, there was an amazing optimism. The more I asked around, the more stories that I found, and I kept seeing this "never say die" resiliency. And that's why I wanted to make a film specifically about Detroit.
What made you attempt this crowdsourced approach to funding?
I was talking about the film at a conference in Detroit and I showed a three-minute trailer. And somebody at the conference sent me a Tweet saying, hey, did you ever think about selling time in the film? I had had the idea to do Kickstarter, and I had this thought in my head about that million-dollar homepage a few years ago, where he sold pixels for one dollar, and then this guy said that, and that became Buy-A-Frame. There are 24 frames in every second of a film and 130,000 frames, give or take, over the course of a nine-minute feature, and all of those frames are on sale, for a dollar. In exchange, people get producer credits, and when the film is done, if they bought at least a second, I'll send them a clip of the frame they purchased.
How do you find the people who share their stories in the film?
A lot of people just send me links. I do a lot of reading and a lot of Google searches. And the best stories, I find them when I'm there. The best stories are people who may not even have e-mail addresses – people who started a business out of some situation in their neighborhood, or get themselves out of a homeless situation and are now doing things that are inspiring whole communities. There's a lot of people who haven't necessary been written about yet, and being there is how I get those stories.
What do you hope to do with the film when it's complete?
My first goal is to make sure that any Detroiter who wants to see it can see it – and not to feel like they are at the end of the rope, but at the beginning of it. When you've gone through difficulties for some time, you can feel hopeless. My best hope is that somebody sees the film and feels like, you know what, it's not over. I was screening the 17-minute short of "Lemonade Detroit" at the Chamber of Commerce annual shareholders meeting in December, and this woman came up to me and she had been running a business for 10 years and had had a real hard time over the past year and she said, 'Tomorrow I was going to go and file for dissolution, but you've inspire me to keep going, and I'm not going to give up in this business.' And that's why I did this. Even if it ended right here, I would feel that it was worthwhile. So, I just want more of that.
Are you sending it to festivals?
A lot of festivals won't screen it unless you're premiering it there, and I'm just concerned about screening it in Detroit, and having Detroit own the film – because the people who live there who have bought frames for it own the film, and I want them to have the first crack at seeing it.
• This article originally appeared at Dowser.org. A 17-minute version of the film can be seen with the original story.
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if you've never read 'fooled by randomness' by nassim nicholas taleb, it's definitely worth a look. this is what it looks like in paperback – though not my coffee which is inexplicably covered in coffee. well, coffee spillage was always going to be happen to someone, so i shouldn't feel upset that it was me.
i can't quite agree with Malcolm Gladwell that 'it is to conventional Wall Street wisdom approximately what Martin Luther's 95 these were to the Catholic Church.' in fact i suspect in saying this that gladwell is making exactly the mistake scoped out in the book – mistaking a short term blip in intellectual discourse for a a long term see change in a thinking paradigm. but it is rather good.
it is a defiantly unscientific book in many ways, which appeals to me, but also (once you get past layer after layer of egotism on the part of its author) rather a refreshing and human one. in particular, it is salve to the wounds created by those peers or competitors that you see as being slightly more successful than you – don't worry, says taleb, they are almost certainly just lucky, and if you hang around for a bit, you'll see them fall flat on their faces (as long as you haven't got too cocky yourself in the meantime, in which case it'll be your face you should be worried about.)
the bit that i have been particularly enjoying is around the dangers of having too clear an idea of what is going on at the moment. he counsels traders to try to track their investments on a weekly rather than a daily basis, and laughs with scorn at those who check share prices of wirless devices. i think i will join him, it is a satisfying thing to do. the item below is a trap for fools of randomness.
of course it immediate occurred to me that this mistake is prevalent in all of the worlds in which i am most active – in marketing, in media, in politics and indeed in music and movies. we've all got to start checking the results a bit less often, otherwise we will never really know what is going on.
this is difficult of course. i have lost count of the time i have spent talking about social monitoring, instantaneous course-correction, live planning etcetra and nauseam. and if i have an intensely functional problem to solve, like getting as many people as possible into a cinema or onto a website within a couple of days, then this stuff is all pretty useful.
but if you really want to get a perspective on the health of a brand or company, or the quality of a piece of music or film, or the long term political prospects of a party and individual, a bit of patience clearly works wonders – otherwise you run the risk of becoming obsessed with burst of tweets or opinion polls or test screenings that really just reflect the consistent background noise created by randomness.
this takes me back to my post from yesterday (see below) and back to my friend Edmund Burke – a political opposite but a philosophical exemplar for me. if you really want to work out what the best thing is to do, don't just ask lots of people right now, or analyse the patterns of behavioural data from the last couple of weeks – give it some time, and try to analyse what is really happening based on decent, long terms trends. we will then become less obsessed with trigger events and revolutions, and wiser in our understanding of evolution, and what might happen next. thanks edmund.
what becomes really exciting is when we begin to think at what this deluge of instantaneous data, thus far momentous in scope and detail, but fickle in terms of its trending and caught up in patterns of self-reference, could mean for understanding of human nature, if we start giving layering on to our approach for it a respect for the collective wisdom of time.
the mind boggles at what a historian would be able to do with 100 years of twitter or search data. i hope these sources are jealously preserved, and that someone remembers to look at them and ask interesting questions…once we get over the excitement of discovering the most tweeted subject of the week.


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Skeeter WX2060 Big Rig for Bigger Water
By Craig Lamb
Veteran walleye tournament pro Dean Arnoldussen has a lot to like about the Skeeter WX2060, including the chance to help Skeeter engineers enhance the already proven design of the big water deep V multi-species boat.
Arnoldussen, the winner of the 2017 Cabela's® National Walleye Tour Championship, has a long resume of top finishes spanning two decades. His success comes by spending more time than the average angler, fishing under the most demanding fishing and weather conditions.
"There is so much to like about the hull design of the WX2060," he said. "By moving the deadrise further back, we made the ride in rough water even better."
Deadrise is the angle forming between the boat bottom and the horizontal plane at either side of the keel. That angle is flattest at the transom and gradually increases toward the bow, forming the "V" shape of the hull. It slices through waves while maintaining stability at the rear where passengers sit.
"With the WX2060 the waves are pushed farther away from the boat for an even smoother, drier ride," explained Arnoldussen.
Walleye anglers also require overly abundant interior space and storage, and the WX2060 latest edition comes with more of both.
"We suggested replacing the two rear jump seats with additional storage space," he said. "Now, I can fit up to 16 of the Plano® 3700 utility boxes for all my terminal tackle."
Arnoldussen highly values the WX2060's overall interior storage.
"Tournament anglers, guides, and serious walleye anglers will appreciate the storage," he explained. "I like to bring everything but the kitchen sink when it comes to tackle, and I can do that with this boat."
Needing as much storage as possible is necessitated by the variety of tackle needed in today's specialized world of walleye fishing. Bait rigs, lures, and terminal tackle all take up space and so do trolling, casting and spinning rods.
"I never worry about leaving anything behind because it's all in the boat," he said.
Another feature he likes—that is exclusive to Skeeter—is the revolutionary REACT KEEL that complements the peace of mind and dry ride offered by the deep-V hull. REACT KEEL in windy conditions tracks the hull in a straighter line to resist torque steer and crosswinds.
"The boat tracks straighter without bow swing, which is a must when you are trolling with the kicker engine or trolling motor," he explained.
"I troll a lot of spinners, and the optimal speed is around one mph," he continued. "With the REACT KEEL, I can troll that speed and keep the boat and baits running straight."
Keeping baits running straight is important as the angler trolls the boat over precise contours or bottom breaks where walleye hold in offshore water. A precise presentation is a must, just like it is for fishing vertically over suspended fish.
"Up front on the trolling motor I can stay right over a piece of bottom cover, keep my bait in the strike zone," said Arnoldussen.
The Skeeter WX2060 is 20′ 6″ with a beam spanning 99″. Interior depth at the console is 25″ with a draft of 16″. Standard boat weight is 2,750 pounds, and maximum horsepower is 250 h.p.
The boat comes with these standard features:
- Skeeter Built™ Trailer with Tandem Axles
- 25 Gal. Insulated Stern Livewell/9 Gal Insulated Bow Baitwell
- Center Rod Storage Box w/Mega Rod Tubes
- Front Deck and Cockpit Rod Staze
- Hamby's Keel Protector
- Infinity® stereo with four speakers
- Lowrance® Elite Ti on Dash
- Minn-Kota® 10×4 Charge
- Minn-Kota® 112 Ulterra® US2 Trolling Motor w/iPilot®
- Yamaha T9.9 Kicker Engine w/Remote Control
For more information or to find a dealer nearest you, visit www.skeeterboats.com. Find Skeeter news, team activities, happenings, and events by following us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
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