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I am getting very frustrated with the administrators at the University of Sunderland. I knew when I applied for the course that I shouldn't expect the place to run as smoothly as Cambridge, as it hasn't got half the funding or the prestige. But now I have run out of excuses.
The preliminary certificate officially began on 7th July. I joined the course a couple of weeks late, due to not getting my exam results until 22nd June. (I applied as soon as I had them, as instructed by Sunderland.) A few days after receiving my acceptance letter, I was told that until I signed and returned a special registration form that I had never even heard of, I would not be able to access the online material or complete any assignments (all of which are to be done online).
The admin department began pestering me for the return of these forms even before they had posted them to me. When the forms finally did arrive, I saw that they were full of mistakes. They were based on the details that I had provided during my application, and I was meant to verify that all was correct. I don't know who prepared these documents, but whoever it was had written that I have no disabilities (I ticked 'Multiple Disabilities' on the form and explained my problems succinctly but clearly). More intriguingly still, the form also stated that I have no undergraduate degree. As you can't get on this course without holding a prior degree, I don't know how the admin personnel came to make such a mistake.
These forms were accompanied by a blank bill ("Treat this as an invoice...") that was dated 2007. I rang up the university to inform them that their invoice was invalid due to the error in the date, and also because it didn't have any figures on it. The lady who answered the phone said that there must have been a clerical error that was nothing to do with her, so she referred me to someone else. Who referred me to someone else. Who told me that the woman in charge of finances is on holiday for three weeks, so this can't be sorted before then.
As patiently as possible, I explained that I am nearly two months behind and that until I have paid my fee I will not be issued with my username and password. This means that I can't do any work. The woman seemed quite ignorant of the university's system, and sounded shocked to hear this news. She understood completely when I said that I couldn't really afford to fall three months behind, especially as the preliminary certificate only lasts for six months. The other students will be halfway through the course by the time the bursar returns. The woman on the phone told me that she would see what she could do about the problem and promised to ring me with some news on Monday or Tuesday.
She didn't ring. Now I have to face another battle of wits with Sunderland's switchboard. More upsettingly, I will be charged the full course fee for this certificate when the bursar returns from her holiday - even though I will have missed half of it by then. It doesn't seem fair that I should pay the full fee for the privilege of having to do a lot of catching up in my own time, whilst receiving half the supervision and guidance that the other students have had.
I have the option to defer the certificate until January, which would mean that I enter the full MSc programme in September 2009. It looks as though this is what I'm going to have to do - that's if Durham or Newcastle don't succeed in seducing me before that point. I don't want to sound snobbish, but I miss being at a high-quality university. If I e-mailed somebody in Cambridge with a query, I would get a response within the hour (well, unless it was the middle of the night). Here I have to wait for days, and even then I might just get told to e-mail somebody else.
The other big problem, of course, is that I have extreme difficulties with short-term memory and personal organisation myself. The university is meant to be providing me with special help because of these things. Unfortunately it would appear that I am having to organise them, so I don't really see how they're going to deliver on disability provision.


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The end to shaky personal video has arrived with the ultimate compact video tripod
San Francisco, CA – September 22, 2010 – Joby, Inc., the world renowned designer of the Gorillapod™ flexible camera tripod, is pleased to announce the arrival of a new video tripod solution at this year's Photokina tradeshow in Cologne, Germany. Having revolutionized the still photography world with the award-winning Gorillapod line, Joby now aims to reinvent video on-the-go. The Gorillapod Video elevates the quality of moving image capture and capitalizes on the explosive use of personal camcorders and video hosting sites. Now, you can capture the action from the sideline of a soccer match, make the perfect social media video, film your portfolio or memorialize family and friends at weddings and parties on your Flip, Kodak PlaySport or other handheld video recording device.
The Gorillapod Video is designed specifically for mini-camcorders, so you can seamlessly capture video wherever you go. The omni-directional positioning video head allows for easy orientation at any angle, with seamless 360 degree pan and 135 degree tilt. Constructed of anodized aluminum, the lightweight design is engineered for durability and capture on-the-go. The Gorillapod Video's flexible, wrappable ball-and-socket legs provide stability anywhere, and the super strong magnetic feet allow you to achieve vantage points that were previously impossible. Plus, the quick-release plate makes it easy to go from hands-free to handheld in seconds.
"The power of Gorillapod Video is the ability to drastically improve the quality of the personal camcorder experience," says Joby CEO Forrest Baringer-Jones. "This device allows people to really step-up the quality of their video without the hassle of transporting something big and bulky. The beauty of the personal video recording movement is the ability to capture amazing moments in everyday life; the Gorillapod Video makes the video actually worth sharing without inciting nausea."
The Gorillapod Video is designed for most mini and pocket camcorders and point-and-shoot cameras with video capabilities. It supports up to 11.5 ounces, weighs 2.8 ounces and is 7.2 inches high, and has an MSRP of $29.95. US retailers include; amazon.com, B&H Photo and Joby.com.
For international distribution, please visit joby.com/wheretobuy/intldistributors.
This fall, Joby, Inc. is excited to introduce a range of iconic products that inspire the creative and active lifestyle, expanding its Gorillapod, Gorillatorch and Gorillamobile lines.
For additional product or company information, please contact media representative Mark Olson at email@example.com.
Joby creates well-designed, revolutionary products to inspire the creative and active lifestyle. The Company revolutionized the camera accessories market in early 2006 with its Gorillapod line of flexible tripods and continues to redefine the consumer electronics market with its Gorillamobile and Gorillatorch product lines. Founded in 2005, Joby is a privately-held company headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with offices in Santa Cruz, CA; Geneva, Switzerland; Singapore and Shenzhen, China. For more information about Joby please visit joby.com.
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I was about ready to fall for a George Foreman grill, but the array of models (15), styles and lack of functionality confused me. Then I chanced upon Cuisinart's new Griddler. For almost the same price, it leaves the Foreman in the grease.
I was about ready to fall for a George Foreman grill, but the array of models (15), styles and lack of functionality confused me.
Then I chanced upon Cuisinart's new Griddler. For almost the same price, it leaves the Foreman in the grease.
The Griddler is a stainless-steel, double griddle that fits on a countertop. It cooks a lot more stuff than a Foreman and is easier to clean. It is better designed, and the construction is usual Cuisinart top quality.
More versatile
It's a true cooking machine, not just a sandwich and burger cooker.
Why not stay with the griddle that came with our stove? Well, the heat is uneven, and it takes two burners and a lot of start-up time. The Cuisinart with its clamshell heated cover is faster. It frees up the stove burners for other experiments.
Griddler features an expandable (floating) cover hinge similar to the Foreman's to evenly cover thick steaks and chops. To ensure consistent cooking, items should be about the same thickness in contact-cooking mode.
Its 1,500 watts sears meat evenly. And then comes the surprise. The clamshell opens to fold flat, doubling the cooking surface area. Bacon cooks on one side and eggs on the other.
As with any contact grill, be careful not to squeeze the lid against the food. Lower it gently. Otherwise, Griddler is foolproof.
I avoid appliances with few uses. The Griddler is a multi-use machine. It's a contact grill, a panini press, an open grill and a flat griddle, all in one.
Easy to clean
The plates and grease cup go into the dishwasher.
It comes with four nonstick metal plates, two for a smooth griddle and two for a ribbed grill (making nice grill marks on meats). With both sets, the fat rolls into a cup on the corner. Make sure the machine is on a flat surface, and it works well.
Contact grilling makes juicier meats. There's none of that hard, dry results of skillet frying.
Three lighted dials on the front adjust the temperature (from 200 to 425 degrees) and govern the functions. The control is exact. So far, I've mostly used the sear setting. I go lower on marinated vegetables and eggs.
I found Griddler cooking times are faster than advertised. Medium burgers and grilled sandwiches (panini) finish in less than six minutes with nice browning on both sides. Inch-thick steaks take about nine minutes, pancakes about three. I can cook 12 pancakes at once or four crepes.
The Griddler retails for $180, but few pay that. Amazon.com sells them for $106. It comes with an unusually generous three-year warranty.
Its closest competitor is the Foreman Next Generation Grilleration at $115. This needs a $10 accessory plate, not included, to do flat griddling on one side.
The Griddler at 13-by-11-by-6.5 inches is compact enough to take on trips or to college dorms. With its stainless and metal cladding, it's one tough appliance.
Mine is the GR4. There's the GR3 with a single heat control for $74 on Amazon and the GR1, a smaller sandwich press, for $48.
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The Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) is warning employers of an e-mail scam in which employers in various states, including Hawaii, are receiving e-mails that claim to be from the Massachusetts or New York "Division of Unemployment Assistance (DUA)." The emails declare that former employee(s) have filed unemployment claims and request the employer to open an attachment and/or access a weblink for purposes of providing confidential employment information.
This is an identify theft scam. Do not open the attachment or otherwise respond to it. The Hawaii Unemployment Insurance Division does not request information on behalf of other states, nor does it request confidential employment information in this manner.
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As the sharp decline in magazine advertising rips its way through the industry, Condé Nast has hired consultants, including McKinsey & Company, to "develop new perspectives on optimising our approach to business, growing revenues, and enhancing our brand assets," CEO Chuck Townsend told staff in an email.
In other words, to make big cuts, and to help figure out how Condé is going to survive the Internet and Great Depression 2.0.
Here's the memo, obtained by Mediaite:
From: Townsend, Chuck
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 4:41 PM
To: Conde Nast Publications – Employees Only
Subject: Important Announcement
The US economy has contracted at a rate not seen in 80 years, forcing companies across America to adjust to the reality of this major economic setback. Our company and our brands have weathered this storm. However, we are not immune to the effects of the substantial revenue losses resulting from the deep and prolonged recession. Consequently, we must realign Condé Nast to be a successful business in an emerging economy that is now predicted to be painfully slow in recovering.
This is a considerable and complicated task, forcing us to rethink the way we do business in many instances and incorporate efficiencies in every step of our process. Beginning this week, I am dedicating myself and a team of my colleagues to this project. We will work with consultants, including McKinsey & Company, to develop new perspectives on optimising our approach to business, growing revenues, and enhancing our brand assets. All areas of Condé Nast will be included in the study.
There is no doubt in my mind that the strength of our brands and people will provide us with the opportunity to participate in America's economic recovery. Ensuring our financial health is paramount to our ability to be part of that process.
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All eyes and ears will be on Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve tomorrow as it wraps up its two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and updates us on the direction of monetary policy.
Investors and traders will be listening for any clues regarding the "tapering," or gradual reduction, of the Fed's quantitative easing, or bond-buying, program.
In a research note to clients today, Societe Generale's Alain Bokobza looks back at Japan's experience with QE tapering in 2006.
"In March 2006, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced the exit from QE, amid signs that activity was accelerating and the economy was emerging from deflation," noted Bokobza. "The BoJ exit provides interesting insights regarding what we may expect from the Fed in the coming quarters."
Here's more:
During the quarters around the end of QE, 10y Japanese Government Bond (JGB) yields increased by almost 100bp; from 1.1% at mid-2005 to 2.0% in May 2006.
The Nikkei declined by 20% between April and June 2006 after having increased by 60% in the preceding 12 months (see chart). The sell-off was nonetheless short lived.
The exit from QE in Japan was conducted in just 3-4 months, mainly by reducing the amount of bills purchased from private banks, i.e. the most flexible asset on the BoJ's balance sheet. Holdings of longer-term JGBs were reduced very slowly and moderately; the BoJ actually kept in place its regular purchases of longer-term JGBs. The BoJ also implemented liquidity operations to ensure the stability of interbank money markets.


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MWC 15 Special
Following today's scheduled Zune.net maintenance, Microsoft has also updated its Zune player which is used on Windows PCs. While there aren't any major improvements from the consumer perspective, even more interesting are the changes under the hood. As "istartedsomething" found out, Microsoft's new Zune player features an updated Zune.inf file which is an essential component of Zune's driver package - responsible for identifying the driver and associating it with compatible USB hardware IDs. However, in addition to today's known device identification for the Zune and Zune HD media players, the new Zune.inf file also features information about a so called "Phone.Device".
While this "phone device" isn't called "Zune.Phone", it could be an indication that the long-time rumored Zune phone might become true, even if it's not clear if it might be a "Zune Phone" of it's own, if Microsoft's ominous "Project Pink" might be the Zune phone or if it's just an indication that Microsoft's Windows Mobile 7 might be compatible with the Zune player (for instance for media synchronization) - as expected.
However, also interesting - as istartedsomething highlights - is the fact that just as how the current three generation Zune players are represented by three different IDs, there are three unique IDs and specifically Product IDs (PID) which might represent three potential Zune phones.At the end of the day it could mean that Microsoft is indeed working on its own Zune Phone, in addition to Project Pink, in addition to Windows Mobile 7?
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Statutory Supplement to Federal Public Land and Resources Law
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Apple's full court press apparently doesn't end with a victory.
The Cupertino-based technology company has ramped up the billable hours for its legal team in recent months as it has filed and defended itself against several lawsuits across the world.
Whether its battling Samsung for patent rights or fighting off complaints by Google-backed Motorola, Apple has been busy.
While some have thought that all those suits were Apple doing its due diligence to protect itself and its product in an open market, its latest legal filing might suggest otherwise.
Tuesday Apple filed a request with a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York to sue bankrupt Kodak for violating its patents.
Kodak just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this month and many think the company may not survive too much longer.
If Apple is given permission to move forward with the suit, it will likely file a complaint is U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
Kodak and Apple have a long history. The camera maker sued Apple in 2010 because it said that Apple violated its patent over an iPhone feature that allows users to preview an image.
Apple Wants to Sue Bankrupt Kodak
Apple's full court press apparently doesn't end with a victory.


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Since I have discovered Sriracha sauce in the past year, I have tried adding it to all sorts of food. Just because I have to eat gluten-free, doesn't mean I have to eat plain, bland food. If you have ever had Sriracha, you know that it is far from bland or plain.
Here is my new, kicked up Tuna Salad Melt recipe:
1 can or 1 pouch of tuna (packed in water)
1-3 tsps. Greek yogurt (I like Oikos. To your own taste…I like 1-1.5 tsps)
Squirt of spicy brown mustard
1 tsp of sweet pickle relish
Sriracha sauce (to your taste….very spicy so add a little at a time…a little goes a long way)
chopped celery (1-2 TBSP)
chopped water chestnuts (1-2TBSP)
Squirt of lemon juice
Fresh ground pepper
Cheese of choice
1. Place all ingredients in a bowl & mix well. Taste to make sure it is to your liking. Add more of whatever you like. Remember, start with less, you can always add more (I tell Jon this ALL the time!). 🙂
2. Toast your bread, roll, bagel.
3. Top your bread with tuna salad & then top with your cheese of choice. I like to use Swiss or extra sharp cheddar. Lately I have been using a sharp Vermont white cheddar.
4. Pop under broiler in your over or toaster oven until it is all melty.
5. Enjoy!! I will sometimes add a grape tomato to the top or a fresh sliced tomato. YUM!
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Lions score late to beat Rams
Detroit, MI – Matthew Stafford struggled for much of the game, but he shined when it counted as his 5-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Smith with 10 seconds to play led the Detroit Lions to a 27-23 win over the St. Louis Rams in the opener at Ford Field.
Stafford was picked off three times in the first half, including one that was returned for a touchdown, but he guided the team on two fourth-quarter touchdowns to give the Lions (1-0) the win in front of the home crowd.
Smith had a terrific game as he carried the ball 13 times for 62 yards and a score and added four catches for 29 yards and the winning score for Detroit, which is hoping to build off last season's 10-6 mark that saw the team lose to New Orleans in the playoffs, its first postseason appearance since 1999.
"Our defense did a hell of a job in the second half," said Stafford. "You know, it wasn't pretty out there today, but the guys stuck together and a win is a win."
Sam Bradford had an efficient game as he went 17-for-25 with 198 yards and a score while Brandon Gibson finished the game with four catches for 51 yards and a touchdown for the Rams (0-1), who went 2-14 last year and have now lost eight straight.
"I'm really disappointed for our team because we did a great job of preparing," said St. Louis head coach Jeff Fisher. "We gave ourselves a chance to win the game, but we just couldn't hang on at the end there."
The Rams had taken a 23-20 lead with 1:55 to play after Greg Zuerlein hit a 46-yard field goal, of the game.
Detroit started the drive at its own 20 and Stafford hit Calvin Johnson for 20 yards on the first play. A 20-yard catch by Nate Burleson moved the ball to the St. Louis 40 and Johnson later had an 18-yard catch to get the ball down to the 5-yard line. After Stafford spiked the ball with 15 seconds to play, he spotted Smith out in the right flat and the running back took it into the end zone for the go-ahead score with 10 seconds to play and the Rams didn't have enough time to get anything going.
"We kept talking about how we had plenty of time to score a touchdown," said Detroit head coach Jim Schwartz. "That was the plan the whole time, but you can't do that without a quarterback like Matt back there."
The second half started with the Rams holding a three-point lead and beginning with the ball at their own 20, but in three plays they lost 10 yards and had to punt.
Detroit had excellent field position as Stefan Logan returned the ball 15 yards to the St. Louis 45. The Lions only moved 15 yards, but made it a 13-13 game on a 45-yard field goal from Jason Hanson.
The game stayed that way until the fourth quarter, when the Rams took the lead back. On the fifth play of the drive from the Detroit 23, Bradford lofted a pass down the left sideline and Gibson came down with it for a 20-13 lead with 9:45 to play.
Detroit, though, answered with a quick drive that took just under 2 1/2 minutes and was finished when Smith bulled his way into the end zone from five yards out to again tie the game with 7:19 left.
Bradford, though, guided the team on a 13-play, 52-yard drive that ate up 5:24 and Zuerlein's field goal gave the Rams a short-lived lead.
Stafford and the Lions started the game with the ball and put together an impressive drive that got down to the St. Louis 3. On 1st-and-goal, rookie Janoris Jenkins stepped in front of a short pass to Tony Scheffler at the right side and picked it off, returning the ball to the St. Louis 34.
St. Louis kept the ball for 10 plays and close to six minutes, but it stalled at the Detroit 30 and Zuerlein was good from 48 yards for his first career field goal and a 3-0 lead with 1:57 left in the first.
The Lions came back with another methodical drive that spanned the first and second quarters. On the 14th play of the drive at the St. Louis 1, Joique Bell bulled his way up the middle for his first career touchdown and a 7-3 lead with 9:26 to play in the first half.
Detroit then held St. Louis to a three-and-out and a 21-yard return from Logan coupled with a penalty on the Rams for a horse collar tackle gave the Lions excellent field position at the St. Louis 32.
However, Stafford was again picked off, this time by Jo-Lonn Dunbar, who returned his first career pick to the Detroit 44. That led to a 29-yard field goal by Zuerlein to make it a 7-6 game with 2:35 to play in the half.
The Rams defense continued to plague Stafford on Detroit's next drive. On the third play, Cortland Finnegan read it perfectly and picked off a pass intended for Johnson, returning it 31 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown and a 13-7 lead.
Detroit answered on its next drive as Stafford went deep for Johnson, who leaped up for the 51-yard grab, setting up a 41-yard field goal from Hanson to make it a 13-10 game heading to the break.
Game Notes
Shannon Eastin made NFL history in the game as the first female to ever referee a regular-season game. The 42-year-old became the first female to ref an NFL game when she was a line judge in a preseason game between Green Bay and San Diego in August ... Rams tackle Rodger Saffold was taken off the field on the cart with his neck immobilized on Gibson's touchdown. The team later said that he had movement in all of his extremities ... Johnson had six catches for 111 yards while Burleson finished with six catches for 69 yards... Steven Jackson had 21 carries for 53 yards and added four catches for 31 yards for the Rams ... Detroit totaled 429 yards while the Rams managed 251 ... Detroit had seven come-from-behind wins last season.


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Seahawks-Cardinals Live Stream Free, Without Cable — Thursday Night FootballBy Jeremy Evans / November 9, 2017 / Tags: Live Stream, Stream Sports
Watch the Seahawks-Cardinals live stream free, without cable, or if the game isn't available where you are.
In the NFL today, Thursday, November 9, you can live stream the Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals for free, without cable. Live coverage starts at 8:30 PM EST.
→ LIVE STREAM 1: Watch Seahawks @ Cardinals live on Kodi (free)
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If you don't have cable, the best way to live stream NFL games is to use NFL Game Pass International. This is the only way to watch every game live online this season.
Another option is to use fuboTV to watch the Seahawks-Cardinals live stream free, without cable today. Just sign up for a free trial of fuboTV to live stream Seattle at Arizona tonight for free — plus tons more NFL, MLB, and other live sports. (Note: Some channels, like NBC, FOX, and CBS, block access to games if you're not in a team's "local market." So if a channel or game isn't available in your area, go here to see how to get access anyway.)
⊕ NFL Live Stream Central
If you have cable, you can watch the Seahawks-Cardinals live stream free on NFL Network. If the live stream isn't available where you are you, can still get access by bypassing the geo-blocks. See how to unblock live sports on geo-restricted channels.
⊕ Watch Seattle Seahawks Online
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For other options, read on to see how to watch today's — and every — NFL game live online, even for free or without cable.
Watch Seahawks-Cardinals Live Stream Free On Kodi
Streaming services like fuboTV and YouTube TV offer free trials, so take advantage. Past that, you can use Kodi to watch the Seahawks-Cardinals live stream free, no trial signup needed (plus stream lots of other games and sports). See How To Use Kodi for more.
Just one note — NFL live streams on Kodi can be unreliable (the trade-off for being free). Plus, whether Kodi is legal is an issue of debate.
More Ways To Live Stream NFL Games Without Cable
If a game you want to stream requires login with a TV provider but you don't have one, there are a couple ways you can get access.
NFL Game Pass International
The international version of NFL Game Pass is the best way to live stream NFL games, period. This is the ONLY service that will let you watch EVERY game live online.
⊕ How To Get Game Pass International In The US
Don't confuse it with the US version of NFL Game Pass. The US version will only let you watch games on replay after they're over. Useless.
The NFL doesn't let US fans sign up for Game Pass International. But thankfully there's a simple workaround. See how to get NFL Game Pass International in the US.
You can also use fuboTV to stream NFL football without cable. FuboTV has expanded to cover all major sports, and live streams lots of NFL games. You can watch games on CBS, NBC, FOX, and FOX Sports with fuboTV. Get a 7-day free trial to watch today's games for free. To see which games are streaming live on fuboTV today, go here.
YouTube TV
Another option is to use YouTube TV. You can stream live sports on ESPN, FOX, CBS, NBC, and ABC with a 1-month free trial. The only drawback is that it's only available in a couple of US cities. But even if YouTube TV isn't available where you are, you can still get access. See how to get YouTube TV in any location.
For more of today's best options to watch NFL games without cable/satellite see How To Watch NFL Football Online, or see how to live stream your favorite NFL teams.
Watch NFL Live Streams From Anywhere
Broadcast networks and streaming services may block access to games depending on where you're located. For example, if you're outside of New England, you might get blocked from Patriots games. If you're not in Wisconsin, Packers games may be blocked.
There's a workaround though. If you want to watch a game that isn't available in your area, you can bypass the geo-blockers and get access.
See How To Unblock NFL Live Streams Everywhere. Note that this does not bypass login requirements — only to get around location restrictions.


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New York City is no longer content to be Silicon Alley, and wants a bigger piece of the tech action -- enough to rival Silicon Valley, officials said.
The city plans to offer nearly free real estate and up to $100 million in upgrades to any university or group that commits to creating a world-class engineering campus on either Governor's Island, the Brooklyn Navy Yard or Roosevelt Island, according to the Associated Press.
"We understand that we will not catch up to Silicon Valley overnight,'' Bloomberg said in a speech. "Building a state-of-the-art campus will take years - and attracting a critical mass of technology entrepreneurs may take even longer.''
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Cornell University and the University of Chicago have expressed interest in the proposition, as has Silicon Valley's own beloved Stanford University -- who apparently is on the short list, according to Business Insider.
Could Stanford give a goose to tech in New York? It has essentially spawned Google and scores of startups, so a new campus with a NYC address could mean a tech explosion on the East Coast. Let's hope that a bigger tech explosion stays on the West Coast.


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Illinois State Police report collision's cause was weather-related
A Lomax woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision, which also involved a Macomb man, Friday in Henderson County, and law enforcement reported weather was a factor.
According to a crash alert from the Illinois State Police District 14, Jessica Beasley, 36, was traveling northbound on Carman Road in a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am when she lost control of her vehicle on the snow-covered roadway.
Beasley spun into on-coming traffic and was struck on the passenger side of her vehicle by a 1997 Ford F150 Pick-up, driven by Brian Nelson, 38, of Macomb.
The 36-year-old from Lomax sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash and was pronounced dead on scene by the Henderson County coroner.
Nelson was transported to an area hospital via ambulance, where he was treated and released with no injuries.
Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, Lomax Fire and Ambulance, Burlington Fire and Ambulance and Coroner Kris Beals.
No citations were issued. Both drivers were wearing their seat belts.


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The COBB Tuning turbo downpipe is one of the premier modifications most owners look to upgrade on their vehicle. By opening the diameter of exhaust flow coming out of the turbo, the COBB downpipe unleashes more power potential over the stock restrictive unit.
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The newly opened Ambience restaurant in downtown Los Altos is certainly full of intrigue. Passersby on State Street can't help but peer in the tinted windows of the first-class fine-dining establishment to survey the chef's 11-course sampler menu at $135 per person.
Chef Morgan Song's new creation is a far cry from the former Lucky Chinese Restaurant that occupied the same space at 132 State St. a few years ago. Song, who has been in the restaurant business 37 years, has been anointed one of San Francisco's top five chefs (and therefore, one of the nation's best). He operated a top-tier restaurant in Carmichael, outside Sacramento, before coming to Los Altos.
If you're looking for a quick bite to eat before dashing off to the theater, don't make a reservation at Ambience. The dining experience is likely to take from two to four hours – our visit on the restaurant's Aug. 15 opening night lasted nearly four hours.
The restaurant and its cuisine are the evening's highlights, period. And the food is not mere sustenance, it's high art – culinary art, that is. The courses are designed to wow the eyeballs, stimulate the imagination and satisfy the palate.
The system is much different from your standard dinner out. Instead of a few courses with a lot a food, Ambience paces the diner through small portions of each course. Select wines complement each dish. Note: The wine pairings are an additional $85 per person.
The goal of the dining experience, according to Song's wife, Unni, is to leave the diner feeling neither hungry nor heavy, but perfectly satisfied.
At other establishments, the interaction between diners is the chief experience, and the food, no matter how good, is often an aside to the table conversation. At Ambience, the chef, his cuisine and his staff are at the center of everything. Song doesn't appear to be interested in volume – a known perfectionist, he wants to serve his best to a handful of diners. During our opening-night stay, the number of customers totaled 15 or fewer.
From the moment you walk in, the Ambience staff makes it clear that you're in for something special. The waitstaff offers detailed descriptions of each course – much of it went over our heads. Pretentious? Maybe, but we appreciated the spirit in which it was intended.
The menu offerings give diners a clue that this meal is not created for mere mortals: Seared Lobster, Green Horseradish Coulis, Tomato Ginger Puree, Russian Cucumbers, Wasabi Caviar, Rack of Lamb, Micro Greens, Songyi Mushrooms, Fonseca Port Apricot Glaze Reduction.
As with any restaurant this unique, there are a few trade-offs: You may love the lamb, as I did, and crave more than a small portion, while not enjoying the Chilean Sea Bass as much. But the advantage of a tasting menu is that you're not stuck with a large portion of one particular item you're indifferent to.
I'm confident, however, that most Ambience diners will enjoy virtually everything the chef offers. He's a true pro with an already stellar reputation, and his new restaurant should prove a destination for culinary art aficionados all over the Bay Area. Imagine diners from San Francisco making the trek down to Los Altos for a change. If any fine-dining restaurant is going to make that happen, it's Ambience.
For reservations and more information, call 917-9030 or visit ambiencefinedininglosaltos.com.
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The city of Ghent has been awarded with the International Polar Foundation Prize for the project on the aerial thermography, executed by EUROSENSE in 2011. The award was handed over to the city of Ghent by Alain Hubert, president of the Internation Polar Foundation, on the 7th Belgian Energy and Environment Awards.
The city of Ghent is aiming to become climate neutral by 2050. To achieve this ambitious goal, theyve launched several activities of which the execution of an aerial thermography of the entire city of Ghent is the largest eye-catcher. During three cold winter nights, EUROSENSE executed flights with a thermal camera on board detecting the heat losses through the roofs. The images have been processed into a thermographic map of the city which has been published online together with an interpretation key and legends for the use of the inhabitants: http://warmtefoto.gent.be
The Polar Foundation Prize is already the second prize that has been awarded to the city of Ghent for the aerial thermography project. A few months ago, the city also received the E-Gov Award on User Friendliness (see the corresponding news-item).
The award of those 2 prizes clearly show the added-value of the approach of EUROSENSE: it is not just a map, it is a real policy and communication instrument for the cities and municipalities.
See the full article on: http://www.polarfoundation.org/news/news_detail/gent_receives_ipf_prize_at_belgian_energy_awards/
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Jacksonville Fashion Week to showcase accessories
Annual event kicks off in two weeks
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It's time for Jacksonville's biggest fashion event of the year Jacksonville Fashion Week! It's just a few weeks away, and will be held from March 27th through the 30th.
This year there is a new addition, a showcase and shopping experience dedicated especially to accessories. It will be on Thursday, March 28th from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00p.m. at Museum. The address is 4160 Boulevard Center Drive. It will feature designers Mel Boteri, Lacey B. Designs,YuZu Zen and Crystal Addiction.
Jacksonville Fashion Week CEO and Founder Tiffany Hager says, "We wanted to incorporate an event that really showcased accessory design because we had been getting a lot of requests just to have a real outlet for that. So we're excited to showcase the accessory designers, we're also going to be featuring accessory vendors in a shopping capacity. It's going to be a real fun interactive event."
It's just one part of an event organizers describe it as a 4-day, multi-event fashion production featuring local, regional, and national designers while partnering with area businesses to benefit a non-profit organization. This year will be the third annual event, and will continue to provide a platform for emerging and established designers to present their collections to local buyers, media, influential fashion professionals and consumers through a series of fashion shows and affiliated events.
JFW seeks to establish Jacksonville as fashion destination in the Southeast and ultimately, by discovering talent, be a major contributor to the industry itself. JFW provides business partners, aspiring models, hair stylists, makeup artists and community members an exciting annual fashion-centric event throughout the Jacksonville metropolitan area.
If you want to experience Jacksonville Fashion Week, you can purchase tickets at www.jaxfashionweek.com
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Benny's Ristorante review
Benny DiPietro is nearing his 80th birthday. His restaurant is in its 26th year. And they're both doing exceedingly well.
Finding the next hot table or the trend that sparks it defines a lot of writing about restaurants. Often, veterans may not be revisited for a long time. Many, of course, change dramatically and quickly.
Benny's hasn't. It earned four stars in 1995 and deserves them today, too.
One of the reasons is Benny himself. As he has been since opening day, Benny is equal parts restaurateur and raconteur, overseer and inspector. He's an eyes-everywhere host.
If he's not in the dining room, it's likely that he's in the kitchen, where Jose Sorto has been executive chef for three years and has cooked for more than 20.
The comfortable dining area has a lived-in feel. Fans might say it has developed a patina, in yellow-gold with green accents. Others may argue that it ought to be refreshed or updated. But you won't be contemplating appointments very long.
Instead, twirl bucatini con le sarde, an outstanding version of the Sicilian classic, made with sardines, pine nuts, raisins and fennel from Benny's garden, under a sprinkling of toasted bread crumbs. Veer toward Rome, with a delicious rendition of fettuccine alla carbonara, here flecked with speck and sweet onion; or head north, with creamy mushroom risotto. Linguine with clams takes a playful, surf-and-turf approach with nuggets of sweet sausage.
Airy gnocchi accompany a savory, tender, zeppelin-size beef braciola in brown sauce. The juicy, double-cut pork chop with hot peppers, mushrooms and roasted potatoes also is terrific, a production that balances rustic and refined. Seaside, there's expertly seasoned cod Livornese; and, for the modernist, grilled tuna with pineapple-and-tomato salsa.
Try eggplant alla Benny, a wry, deconstructed, flavorful spin on eggplant rollatine and eggplant parm with pasta, in which the cylinders are stuffed with capellini and goat-cheese ricotta. Equally solid starters: grilled polenta, under a mantle of oyster mushrooms and melted Gorgonzola cheese; model baked clams oreganata; and a vivid spiedino alla Romana, the fried union of mozzarella and bread surrounded by caper-and-anchovy sauce.
For dessert, consider consummate cannoli and tiramisu; superior zabaglione on berries; and a delectable Italian cheesecake from Signora DiPietro's recipe. Her biscotti also stand out.
At meal's end, you may be offered a glass of house-made limoncello, the lemon liqueur. Enjoy it.
And, after all these years, toast Benny's once more.
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At Uber, we ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion. We take on big problems to help drivers, riders, delivery partners, and eaters get moving in more than 600 cities around the world.
We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let's move the world forward, together.
About the Role
Uber ATG is looking to significantly grow the team responsible for building the technology used to product the HD map for the car. The AVMaps department, based in Pittsburgh and with an office in Boulder is seeking experienced Tech Lead/Managers (TLM) to join our team.
The Applications Team, based in Pittsburgh, is responsible for building applications towards creation and visualization of AV maps. They are responsible for scaling user experience and ensuring quality and safe map is being produced.
The short term goals for this team is to develop WebGL applications for editing and visualizing 2D and 3D vector data.
The team is also responsible for integrating with microservices to fetch and write map vector data, image data and point cloud data. Team uses WebGL technologies like deck.gl, web frameworks like Fusion and Jest/enzyme for headless testing. Team works closely with the AVMaps Production team(users) within the department to ensure capabilities meet their needs.
All of the AVMaps teams work closely together and each Manager must be a strong leader capable of working in a team environment where the success of the department depends on all teams, Manager and Technical Leads working collaboratively on solutions. As a Manager in the ATG, you will be expected to wear multiple hats, form being technically competent to manage discussions with internal/external teams and bring new technical solutions into the ATG. You are expected to be proficient at planning the work for your team and setting milestones and targets with your team. As a Manager, you will also be expected to manage the growth of your team to ensure the objectives of the ATG can be met in a timely manner. In addition to your management and leadership skills, you will be leveraging your technical strengths to guide and coach highly skilled Engineers on your team.
The ATG is a very dynamic environment looking for very strong Leaders with a passion for technology. As we continue to grow and bring self driving cars to the market, you have the chance to join us, and help build the future!
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Help grow the team and the careers of individual contributors
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Leverage your experience in production software environments to build and deploy stable, reliable systems.
What You'll Need5 years of experience with Full Stack Web 2D/3D visualizations
Prior experience managing a team of roboticists, computer scientists and software engineers
Ability to demonstrate technical mastery of designs and implementation details and be a respected peer of your most senior team members
People management experience nurturing careers, managing under- and over-performers, influencing cross-functional teams, recruiting and building teams
Passion for designing and delivering mission critical code and products
Ability to work beyond your core engineering field and understand how the pieces fit together in the larger system
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt easily to meet the needs of our massive growth and rapidly evolving business environment
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About the TeamAt the Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), we are building technologies that will transform the way the world moves. Our teams in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto are dedicated to mapping, software and hardware development, vehicle safety, and operations for self-driving technology. Our teams are passionate about developing a self-driving system that will one day move people and things around more safely, efficiently, and cost effectively.
At Uber, we believe technology has the power to make transportation more efficient, accessible, and safer than ever before. Self-driving technology has the potential to make these benefits an everyday reality for our customers, but it's not going to happen overnight. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time, and safety is our priority every step of the way. Operating inclusively and transparently, while displaying responsible behavior in a structured development are critical to safety. We at ATG seek candidates who will role model these values.
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The reflecting pool on the National Mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial is about to reopen after a two-year, $34 million reconstruction.
The Washington Post reports that the pool will be shallower, and it will draw its water from the Tidal Basin instead of from city reserves. Also, for the first time, the water supply will be cleaned and recirculated.
The renovation also includes a tinted bottom, sidewalks instead of dirt paths and nighttime illumination.
The National Park Service hopes to reopen the pool to the public by the end of the month.
It dates from shortly after 1922, when the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated.
But the pool went into a steep decline in recent years. It was built on dredged marshland and began to sink and leak.
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7 industrial projects reborn as creative public spaces
Innovative reuse
It's a cliché, but everything old truly can become new again. In fact, reuse is one of the hallmarks of green living. And, as you're about to see, it can go far beyond finding new life for old wine corks and outdated sweaters. With a little sustainable imagination, deserted industrial sites, aging airports, and even abandoned nuclear plants can all be creatively remade into lively educational, cultural and outdoor recreational centers for a new generation.


text: As director of dive programs, my day-to-day responsibilities include supporting the Aquarium's internal dive operations—including staff, volunteer and guest programs—and helping create external dive programs that support the needs of our conservation, research and husbandry teams. In my position, I enjoy exposing others to my favorite sport and improving workplace dive safety. I hope to inspire divers—especially women—to be strong and safety-minded. Background What did you want to be when you were growing up? Big Farm Animal Veterinarian. What did you study in school? Biology. How did you get started in your field of work? Initially started with an internship at New England Aquarium my sophomore year at Mount Holyoke College – worked with African penguins, river otters, head start Kemp's ridley turtles and the Giant Ocean exhibit. At the Aquarium How long have you been at the Aquarium? Since the Summer of 2012. I love what I do because... I enjoy working with animals, managing staff in an efficient manner, and building new programs. Most memorable moment at the Aquarium My team's last dive in Wings in the Water. At that point, I had just been at the Aquarium for a few months; however, the moment was still special to me. There was a lot of history in that exhibit! Fun Facts Hometown: Holland, Massachusetts Favorite Animal: Sharks! They are misunderstood, beautiful, and yet mysterious creatures. Three things you never leave home without? Cell phone Keys to house or car (if driving) Water bottle If you could have lunch with anyone (alive or dead), who would it be? James Herriot, author/English veterinarian – I wanted to be him as a child. One lesson you wish you'd learned earlier in life? To take a step back and evaluate the situation before reacting. Back to the Top


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The Rice Owls defeated the Houston Cougars 8-2 on Sunday in the Silver Glove Series finale before 3,772 at Reckling Park.
With the win, Rice wins the Silver Glove Series over Houston 3-1 for the year. It is the Owls' 12th straight series win over Houston. The last time the Cougars won the series between the teams was 2000.
It wasn't an entirely lost weekend for Houston though, as the Cougars snapped their 16-game losing streak to the Owls with an 11-6 win on Friday.
Rice (33-13, 13-5 Conference USA) moves into a tie for first place in C-USA with Central Florida (37-10, 13-5). Houston (16-28-1, 4-13-1) remains in eighth place in the league, 1.5 games ahead of last-place Marshall.
Here's a glance at the All-Silver Glove Series team, as chosen by the media on Sunday:
C: John Cannon, Sr., Houston
IF: Landon Appling, So., Houston
IF: Christian Stringer, Jr., Rice
IF: Ford Stainback, Fr., Rice
IF: Shane Hoelscher, So., Rice
OF: Michael Pyeatt, Fr., Houston
OF: Michael Ratterree, Jr., Rice
OF: Jeremy Rathjen, Jr., Rice
P: Jordan Lewis, Sr., Houston
P: John Simms, So., Rice
P: Andrew Benak, Jr., Rice
Wild card: Austin Pruitt, Jr., Houston and Tyler Duffey, Jr., Rice
Most Outstanding Player: J.T. Chargois, Jr., Rice
Joseph Duarte will have the full game recap soon and later I will have some more on Sunday's game and the weekend from the Cougars' perspective here on the Cougars blog.


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Some 150 experts are attending a meeting hosted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to update its guidance to countries on how to boost their defences against a deadly global epidemic.
The H5N1 avian flu virus has infected flocks in much of Asia, Africa and parts of Europe. Experts fear it could mutate into a form that passes easily from person to person, sparking an influenza pandemic that could kill millions.
"The risk of a pandemic remains and is probably expanding," said Dr. Supamit Chunsuttiwat, a disease control expert at Thailand's health ministry who is chairing the four-day meeting.
Supamit noted the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus persisted on three continents and had caused human cases in Indonesia, Egypt and China this year.
"We are concerned that the spread through migratory birds hasn't stopped. Once the virus is established in birds, it is difficult to get rid of the virus and the risk (to humans) remains unless countries develop good control of transmission in birds," he told Reuters. The avian flu virus rarely infects people, but there have been 382 human cases worldwide since 2003, 241 of them fatal, according to the WHO, a United Nations agency.
Keiji Fukuda, coordinator of WHO's global influenza programme, told the talks: "We can't delude ourselves about the threat of pandemic influenza -- it has not diminished."
The timing of a pandemic "remains speculative," he said.
Overwhelming effect of pandemic
A pandemic could shut down businesses and schools and overwhelm healthcare systems, particularly in poor countries.
Infected people can shed the virus before symptoms appear, and this increases the risk of international spread through asymptomatic air travellers, the WHO says.
Most countries have drawn up pandemic plans, but the level of preparedness varies. The WHO aims to revise its 2005 guidance to its 193 member states by year-end.
"We are going to improve our guidance and give people and countries better tools to deal with," Fukuda said. "Pandemic preparedness is not just a health sector effort, it is something that requires the whole of society's perspective."
The WHO has set up two global stockpiles of the antiviral Tamiflu, containing 5 million treatment courses donated by the Swiss drugmaker Roche for use in a pandemic.
It is also developing a vaccine stockpile which -- when a vaccine has been produced -- should initially contain 150 million doses, Fukuda said.
At least 16 companies are working on vaccines to prevent bird flu infection in people, including GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi-Aventis.
"Some are very close to regulatory approval. These are the newer generation vaccines which use less antigen and contain adjuvant but still stimulate an immune response," Fukuda said.
Antigens are substances like toxins, viruses and bacteria that stimulate the production of antibodies. They can be difficult to culture, and scientists have been trying to fix that by using adjuvants, which boost a vaccine's effectiveness.
Large-scale commercial production of a vaccine will not start until a pandemic virus has emerged, because the vaccine must closely match the strain.
The WHO uses six phases of pandemic alert to gauge levels of threat. The world is currently in phase 3, meaning that a new influenza virus sub-type is causing disease in humans but is not yet spreading efficiently.
"The risk is as great as it has ever been. We hope to send out a very clear message that this effort needs to continue and the threat has not gone away," Fukuda told Reuters.
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ARTS 2380 2D Design Foundations (3 semester hours) This course provides a foundation for most 3000-level art courses. The course will introduce the problem of working with color and design, emphasizing traditional studio and digital processes. Lectures and discussions will relate to both the history of visual art and current issues in contemporary art and design.
2D Design Foundations is a studio workshop pertaining to the fundamentals of "The Elements of Design" (Line, Space, Shape and Form/Volume, Texture, Motion, Value, Color) and "The Principles of Design" (Unity and Variety, Balance, Rhythm and Emphasis, Proportion and Scale). Students are presented with visual problems to solve and guided towards a process or method of investigation utilizing multiplicity, comparison, and variation; search and uncertainty; and the application of analytical thinking. Assignments encourage an understanding, sensitivity, and command of the visual language. Individual and group critiques.
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Last weekend, I attended an aviation event at the Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport in Western Belgium, organised by the Vintage Dream Factory; a non-profit organisation based at Antwerp, (Belgium), which is dedicated to the preservation of "Scat VII"; a P-51D (converted to TF-51D) Mustang that was flown by triple ace Maj. Robin Olds at the end of World War II.
The main objective of the event was for the Vintage Dream Factory to present Scat VII and the organisation to a wider public and to offer some flights to a few very happy people, while being based at the Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport.
While the P-51 is one of the most recognised fighter aircraft of World War II, it is also often referred to as the aircraft that made the Allies win the War. Just this week, the Mustang celebrated 75 years since its first flight!
For most pilots and other aviation geeks, the Mustang sits in the top 3 (if not at the top!), of the most desirable aircraft to be flown. Sadly of the more than 15.000 Mustangs that were built, only about 175 remain airworthy. Of these, some have a small seat installed behind the pilot, but very few have full dual controls with full cockpit instruments like Scat VII has.
Front seat above
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The TF-51D is exactly that; a P-51D that has been converted, giving the aircraft full training capability for the other pilot. To my knowledge Scat VII is the only flying TF-51D in Europe; making it the best option if one wants to "fly" a Mustang without travelling to the US!
One can book a 30 min flight (min. 20 flying time) in the rear pilot seat of the Mustang for 2200,-EUR with Vintage Dream Factory. Prices might appear very steep, but are pretty much in line with the other TF-51 operators around the world.
As an aircraft owner myself, I can assure that operating a Mustang is definitively not cheap! As an example, only the yearly insurance premium is more expensive than buying a new family car.
Pilots taking a flight can log their flight-time, as all of Vintage Dream Factory pilots hold flight instructor ratings. While an in cockpit GoPro camera records the whole flight, so one take those fantastic memories home!
After the amazing warbird was put to bed, it was time to reflect back on the event over a few Belgian beers... When is my birthday again?
To organise your ultimate dream flight with the Vintage Dream Factory, click here. They also have a great Facebook page where one can follow the latest news this great WWII warbird survivor.
The complete gallery of the images shot during this great event can be found here. All of them were shot with the Fujifilm X-T1 and the XF 18-135 lens.
The complete gallery of the images shot during this great event can be found here. All of them were shot with the Fujifilm X-T1 and the XF 18-135 lens.


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Jon Dawson critiques Vince Gill and Paul Franklin's Bakersfield, and Howlin� Wolf's The Chess Box
New album: Bakersfield
Artist: Vince Gill and Paul Franklin
Label: MCA Nashville
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Although it seems blasphemous to say, some of the greatest country music ever recorded had its origins in California.
When Nashville recording honchos started plopping string arrangements on country music near the end of the 1950s, Bakersfield, Calif.-based producer Kenneth Nelson decided to go another way. With California native Merle Haggard and Texas born Buck Owens, Nelson helped start the first wave of what would later be referred to as �outlaw� country music. The sound these artists created during that time is now referred to as the Bakersfield Sound.
The performances turned in on those original recordings by Owens and Haggard were more stripped down and direct than those coming out of Nashville. The performances still featured fiddles and pedal steel guitars, but in a radical move the drums were pushed up in the mix and the twang of the Telecaster electric guitar made up the majority of the musical personality.
The last artist to make a huge commercial splash with this style was Dwight Yokam, and Brad Paisley has managed to pepper his work with it as well.
The new �Bakersfield� album by Gill and Franklin is more than a couple of buddies cutting a few of their favorite tunes. Gill�s talents as a singer are well known, and his ability to recreate the feel of Buck Owens� guitarist Don Rich is uncanny.
Multi-instrumentalist Franklin turns in pedal steel performances so eerily similar to the originals by Thomas Brumley it almost sounds as if the original recordings were sampled � but they weren�t.
The production and overall execution of �Bakersfield� is an incredibly sincere tip of the hat to the original sessions. Spirited performances of �Branded Man,� �The Bottle Let Me Down� and �Nobody�s Fault but Yours� stand out, but the entire album is a gem. The vocal harmonies shine throughout, displaying Gill and Franklin�s bluegrass roots.
Rock and jazz fans have obsessed over their favorite musicians for decades, but that�s not always been the case in the country music world. Gill and Franklin�s instrumental prowess on �Bakersfield� should impress jazz and rock snobs alike. Gill�s mastery of the Telecaster on �Foolin� Around� is enough to make any guitar store rat tip his mullet in admiration.
Hopefully there will be further volumes of this project, and a few people will take the time to sniff out the originals.
Classic album: The Chess Box
Artist: Howlin� Wolf
Label: Chess
Rating: 5 stars out of 5
Not many artists warrant three-disc box set retrospectives, but blues legend/rock and roll founding father Howlin� Wolf certainly does.
�The Chess Box� contains all of Wolf�s hits for the venerable Chess label, along with unreleased tracks and solo acoustic performances. Many of these performances feature guitarist Hubert Sumlin, who himself influenced generations of rock guitarists such as Peter Green and Jimmy Page.
The sinister opening of �Moanin� at Midnight� is spookier than an acre of Marilyn Manson albums. Wolf�s primal moan pitched up against a guitar riff that sounds like it crawled out of a burning swamp still raises hairs.
A cover of Willie Dixon�s �Evil� is just that, and blues landmarks �Smokestack Lightning,� �Who�s Been Talking?� and �Sitting on Top of the World� are all here.
Howlin� Wolf�s booming, coffee-cut-with-battery-acid vocals inspired Roger Daltrey�s howling rock vocal style, and his harmonica and guitar playing helped lay the groundwork for the blues-rock boom that flooded the late 1960s/early 1970s.
Wolf doesn�t get as much mainstream press as B.B. King, Muddy Waters or even John Lee Hooker, but as far as electric bluesmen go he�s just as influential.
This collection also features segments of an audio interview with Wolf that are nearly as fascinating as the musical performances. As it turns out, this scary dude who looked like he could bite a guitar in half was a pretty nice guy who never recovered from his mother�s disappointment in his choice of profession. See Wolf�s �Mama Died and Left Me� for further details.
�The Chess Box� may be too much of a good thing for the average music consumer, but if you really want to get what Wolf was all about, this set is the only way to go.
Jon Dawson�s album reviews appear every Thursday in The Free Press. Contact Jon at 252-559-1092 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Purchase �Making Gravy in Public� at jondawson.com.


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Celebrities who started out poor
Not all celebs born with silver spoons in their mouths
Often we're sitting back on our easy-chair watching movies about the trials of some poor chap who struggles through hardships until he gets rewarded in the end. It's a universal tale that gets us every time.
We've all had our difficult times and some of us have our own stories. Well so do many famous folks -- some are the very people you're watching on TV -- or it's the singer we listen to or the author whose novel we curl up with on a snowed-in morning.
Yes, the subjects of the following rags-to-riches stories are particularly compelling because they became famous and their place in the public eye gives them an extra nudge of admiration.
The following are examples of celebrities who made their way for the love of their craft and in the end ... became famous.
Ahead, real life stories with "Hollywood-type" endings, starting with an actor who didn't always have something to laugh about ...
No. 5: Jim Carrey
The world-famous funny man from Canada lived quite a humbling youth. At 15, his father lost his accounting job so his family had to live rent-free in a farmhouse. In exchange they all performed janitorial and security labor at the nearby tire factory.
Later, his mother became seriously ill, so at 16, Carrey dropped out of school to care for her. Soon after, his family was forced to live out of their VW bus.
Despite all this, Carrey's flame for comedy always flickered and when his mother was bedridden, he performed to make her laugh and to raise money. He started working comedy clubs in Toronto and became a success.
When he was 17, he moved to LA, where he caught the eye of Rodney "No Respect" Dangerfield. Eventually, he starred in "In Living Color" and got his breakout role in "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective."
Our next rags-to-riches celeb used to literally sing for her supper ...
No. 4: Jewel
This north woods songstress was raised in Homer, Alaska -- without indoor plumbing. (Outhouses must be just great in Alaska winters!)
She was encouraged to sing by her father as the two of them would perform in local bars and taverns. That's when she learned how to yodel, crafting a unique vocal style that would make her famous.
But before she got a taste of that fame, Jewel went around the country living out of her van performing wherever she could -- bars, street performances, whatever.
Like so many stories about fame you hear, it was right place right time -- then again, we make our own luck, do we not? Good 'ole Flea from the band Red Hot Chili Peppers happened upon her at the coffee shop she was performing at in San Diego and soon after, she was introduced to an Atlantic Records producer and the rest is history.
Next, we turn to an author with a magical story ...
No. 3: J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling was always a storyteller. When she was 5 years old she wrote her first tale and remembers telling it to her sister. "She fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family," recalls Rowling.
She was a secretary in London in 1990 when, during a four-hour train delay, came up with the idea of Harry Potter. (Lesson: transportation delays can be inspiring.)
As soon as she made it home, she began to write.
But it wasn't happily ever after quite yet. Soon after this, her mother died, and after moving in with her sister, Rowling was diagnosed with depression. By 1994 she was a single mother living on welfare.
She contemplated suicide. But she also spent hours a day in a nearby coffee shop penning her novel. Sometimes our bottoms are firm ground. From this foundation, Rowling poured out her creativity introducing the world to Harry Potter.
Our next celebrity went from the trailer park to the red carpet ...
No. 2: Hilary Swank
Swank's story is reminiscent of her Oscar-winning role in "Million Dollar Baby" -- a woman waiting tables while training to become a champion boxer, a goal that she will not let not happen.
Swank was born in Nebraska to a secretary and traveling salesman. At the age of 6, her family moved to a trailer park in Washington state. Here, she described much of her upbringing as feeling like an "outsider".
At 13, her parents divorced and she and her mother moved to LA for her acting aspirations. They lived out of their car until they scraped enough money to get an apartment.
She dropped out of school and started supporting the household with acting spots on shows like "Evening Shade" and "Growing Pains." Swank was very athletic throughout school and used this ability to land her breakthrough role in 1994's "The Next Karate Kid."
Our No. 1 rags-to-riches celeb went from one extreme to another ...
No. 1: Oprah Winfrey
The Queen of Media also proves to be the mother of all rags to riches stories, growing up poor (back when poor was really poor) and working her way to the top heights of wealth, power, and influence -- heck, she got Obama elected!
Winfrey hails from the deep south -- rural Mississippi -- born to a teenage mother. Later, she lived with her grandmother, who made dresses for her out of potato sacks.
Oprah and her mother moved to inner-city Milwaukee when she was 9, where she endured sexual abuse from her extended family. She ran away at 13 and became pregnant at 14, but her baby died shortly thereafter.
That same year, she was sent to live with family friend, Vernon Winfrey, in Tennessee. Here, things turned around for young Winfrey. She did well in school, became a student leader and started her career in media.


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In the story of the transfiguration, Jesus takes his friends high atop a mountain to share with them an unfiltered expression of his glory. And yet, glorious as it was, they didn't remain there. Instead, they returned to the valley. This is an important lesson for those of us who, day in and day out, walk with students and witness their great desire to experience more of the Lord. While "mountaintop" experiences can be an valuable part of the Christian life, most of our relationship with God isn't lived out on the mountaintop. How, then, do we spend time with him on a daily basis? We do this through Spirit-led prayer and community, to be sure, but we experience his presence in these things most vividly and assuredly through the Bible.
As John Frame has said, "God's written word has the same power, authority, and divinity as the divine voice from heaven and the word of the prophets and the apostles." In light of this glorious definition, youth pastors have everything to gain, for ourselves and our young friends, when we open up God's Word as a community and experience the glory of Jesus.
Doing youth ministry in New York City means you're able to work alongside some interesting and accomplished lay leaders. For a teenager to sit across from any one of them is an enriching experience. Nevertheless, as a team we're aware that the friendship and "common sense" wisdom we provide won't be enough to sustain the next generation "when the days of trouble come" (Eccl. 12:1).
Our first prayer isn't that our students will grow to become well-rounded individuals but re-created ones. Therefore, parents, pastors, and lay leaders must joyfully prepare in advance and make the most of the opportunities involved in ministering to youth.
Youth leaders must be able to speak God's truth into the given circumstances of a student's life. If you're ready, this can occur spontaneously while riding in a car, playing Settlers of Catan, or taking part in a service project. No formulas. Just two people listening and responding to one another, their stories made sense through his.
Of course, there's no shortage of helpful methods for learning Scripture. One that's shaped me personally is regular group meditation. By "meditation" I mean part rote memorization (chapter and verse) and part prayerful imagination. Beginning on my own, I like to prayerfully consider a cluster of verses based around a particular biblical topic—say, the church.1 Over a week or so, a brief conversational narrative begins to form in my mind that sufficiently explains the topic in a way that's both orthodox and also unique to my personality. My primary purpose is to know God better through his text, then to share it with others doing the same thing. Once I can distill from a cloud of ideas one or two pithy thesis-like statements, I know I've spent transformative time with his Word and am ready to share and discuss with my leader friends.
Sharing is as an act of fellowship. It encourages accountability to the task and is an opportunity to learn from others. As I'm shaped by my time in Scripture, I'm sustained in the valley, and my functional trust in Scripture increases. When we experience and model rich biblical thinking, the incomparable wisdom and power of God's truth is made apparent not only to ourselves, but to others as well.
At the transfiguration Peter, James, and John witness for the first time what we never want to take for granted: that Jesus is the central figure in the story of redemptive history and therefore the central figure of our lives. Eventually they understand their own cultural narrative through him and interpret every problem—big or small—through the lens of his resurrection. So might our students.
Of course, we're able to see what that inner circle was only beginning to comprehend—that the glory of Jesus is greater than our own expectations for our lives. Youth communities that continually place the stories of students within the ultimate story of God may radically transform identities and usher teenagers into lives filled with grace, hope, and purpose.
I first met Davis when he was 15. Though he'd grown up in the church and professed faith in Christ, he recognized a difference between the more realized faith of certain friends and his own. Convicted by their joy, he began to wonder: What more can I do? Still, however, having had no recognizable "mountaintop" experience he walked hesitantly, believing he didn't possess the willpower to "center his life on Christ." Then he heard from Scripture that God's glory was already being displayed through him in ways he took for granted.
In Philippians 2, Paul exhorts the church at Philippi to unity as he repeats a single word: any. "If there is any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy," he writes, "complete my joy by being of same mind, having the same love, being of one accord and of one mind" (Phil. 2:1). Davis discovered in this word that even the smallest amount of God's grace is evidence enough to move forward, to be confident in faith, to do the work of ministry. Realizing Christ is already in the valley alongside him, Davis understood the onus wasn't on him to have some spectacular experience. Recognizing God's work, Davis has reflected God's grace ever since.
This wasn't only freeing for Davis but for many around him as well—even for the pastor. As a newly appointed Bible teacher I learned to trust that when the Lord shapes me through my own careful meditation on Scripture, he uses that process to shape others. As youth leaders, we must understand how our students struggle and think biblically about their lives. In doing so we can walk together through uncertain and often unstable terrain and, because of Christ, move forward with the surest footing and friendship.
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Chocolate zucchini loaf
I am going to tell you a secret....I love CHOCOLATE! It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I read an interesting article about chocolate here. I wish I could grow it :P
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup canola oil
1/2 cup water
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup applesauce
2 cups grated zucchini
1/2 cup dark chocolate- roughly chopped
Preheat oven to 375. Grease a loaf pan
Combine dry ingredients and wet in separate bowls.
Add wet to dry. Stir it up.
Pour it into pan. Bake until done, about 1 hour.
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This looks so delicious! Very moist. Your picture looks so mnuch better when I did my zucchini loaf last month. This is what I get for rushing through it. :)ReplyDelete
Hmmm, chocolate, she says all dreamily :-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 10, 2010 at 8:23 AM
What, that looks like a wonderfully moist loaf.ReplyDelete
Yummy! This looks so moist. I think the addition of zucchini gives good reason to eat two or three slices, haha!ReplyDelete
This looks wonderful and I love that it doesn't have a ton of oil. Bookmarked this recipe and will try it next time I'm baking!ReplyDelete
This recipe is amazing!!!!ReplyDelete
It changed my life and the way I thought about zucchini.
Zucchini forever!
Thanks K
OMG! I'm going to make this tomorrow! I just found it on Pinterest....can't wait :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2012 at 9:21 PM
I really love this chocolate zucchini loaf! I've made it several times, with great results. I've praised it (with a link) on my blog post for Chai Spiced Zucchini Bread:ReplyDelete


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TAMPA, Fla. -- Brian Cashman sat in a wheelchair in the middle of the Yankees' clubhouse, calmly discussing the news of the day. The symbolism couldn't be ignored.
Wednesday afternoon brought more bad news for Team Triage as the Yankees found out Mark Teixeira will miss 8-10 weeks with a strained tendon in his right wrist.
"It's a tough loss," Cashman said. "Like all these ones."
The injury left the organization desperately assessing first-base options, and looking at the 40-man roster and the nonroster invitees in camp, few are appealing. It's probably a safe bet that the player who will be occupying first base for most of April isn't on the roster yet.
Kevin Youkilis, a 2007 Gold Glove winner at first, makes the most sense, but Joe Girardi and Cashman, while not ruling it out, said putting Youkilis there would create a potentially bigger hole at third. Youkilis was signed during the offseason as Alex Rodriguez's replacement, though Girardi did, earlier in the day, alert Youkilis that playing first was at least a possibility.
"He provides flexibility," Cashman said of Youkilis. "The problem is, if you move Youk, you need a third baseman. Third base is very difficult. First is always an easier position to fill than third."
Options from within include nonroster invitees Juan Rivera and Dan Johnson, although Cashman said he didn't see Rivera, already competing for the outfield spot created by Curtis Granderson's absence, as anything but an outfielder.
Travis Hafner, signed to be a DH, will remain that, having not played in the field since 2007. "He said he has a glove and anyone's welcome to use it," Girardi said.
Steve Pearce, Russell Branyan and Brandon Laird, for the most part, were the first-base options at Triple-A last season, and none is still in the system. Luke Murton, who started Wednesday's game against the Dominican Republic's World Baseball Classic team, was the primary first baseman at Double-A Trenton, where he led the system in homers with 25. But Murton is not close to being ready for the big leagues.
As for outside the system, an option the Yankees likely will be forced to explore, this time of year makes that a challenge.
"We have three or more weeks to go with what we have here, as well as evaluate what's elsewhere," said Cashman, who suffered a broken right leg and a dislocated right ankle in a parachuting accident Monday.
"What we have in our camp is what we'll continue to evaluate, and we have at our disposal potential casualties from other camps, so we'll see . . . This isn't the time of year to try and make any moves. Usually movement takes place after the draft [in June], unless people are trying to cut garbage."
Teixeira injured himself Tuesday hitting off a tee in Glendale, Ariz., with Team USA in the WBC. Like Granderson, he is expected to return sometime in May.
As Cashman said Wednesday and Girardi said the night before, wrists can be "tricky."
Cashman said the injury is similar to the one suffered last season by Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista. Bautista, in a game at the Stadium on July 16, hurt his left wrist on a swing. He tried to come back, but the wrist bothered him on certain swings and he eventually required season-ending surgery.
Teixeira will remain in New York for the time being, his absence a reminder of how injuries have disrupted this camp.
"It's part of sports, guys have to step up for you," Girardi said. "It's not what you want but it's what you have to deal with. Winning is never easy. You find out what your team is made of."
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Urban renewal: Buckeyes rout Miami-Ohio in Meyer's debut
Columbus, OH – Braxton Miller ran for 161 yards with a touchdown and threw for a pair of scores, leading 18th-ranked Ohio State to a 56-10 victory over Miami-Ohio in Urban Meyer's first game as Buckeyes coach.
Meyer returned to coaching after a year as a college football TV analyst and is in charge of an Ohio State program that will sit out the postseason this year as part of NCAA penalties under Jim Tressel. The Ohio native previously had successful coaching stints at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida, winning a pair of national championships with the Gators.
The Buckeyes (1-0) started slowly in Meyer's debut, trailing 3-0 after the first quarter, but rolled from there and won their 13th consecutive season- opener.
Carlos Hyde ran for 82 yards with a pair of touchdowns in the victory, but it was Miller that ignited the stagnant offense. He completed 14-of-24 passes for 207 yards and was not intercepted. His rushing yardage was the most ever for an Ohio State quarterback, breaking the previous mark of 146 set by Cornelius Greene against Wisconsin in 1974.
"We came out slow, but once we got on a roll we got going," Hyde said. "This game was big and we came out prepared. It was exciting once we started to put it all together."
Miami quarterback Zac Dysert threw for 303 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions on 31-of-53 passing. The RedHawks (0-1) fell to 0-5 all-time against Ohio State.
"It is just something we have to learn from," Dysert said. "The offensive line did a great job today and really stepped up. Hats off to Ohio State. Today they were the better team."
Miami couldn't take advantage of a sputtering Ohio State offense and a yielding Buckeye defense in the first quarter. Twice the RedHawks drove inside the Ohio State 10 and came away with only three points, as Kaleb Patterson missed a 24-yard field goal try and connected from 22 yards away.
The fifth Buckeye possession featured three plays of more than 16 yards and the 4-play set ended with a 23-yard scoring strike from Miller to Devin Smith, who made a leaping, one-handed catch in the back of the end zone for a 7-3 lead.
Miller then followed with a 5-yard TD pass to Philly Brown on the next OSU series and Hyde capped a 73-yard scoring march with a 4-yard touchdown run to make it 21-3 with 5:17 left in the half.
Ohio State nearly scored again just before the intermission, as a 44-yard heave from Miller to Evan Spencer gave the Buckeyes a first down at the Miami three with three seconds left. Meyer elected to try for the touchdown, but Hyde was stopped short of the goal line.
The Buckeyes needed just one play to find the end zone after the second-half kickoff, as Miller found an opening and ran 65 yards for a touchdown for a 28-3 cushion.
Ohio State's defense then added to the advantage when Bradley Roby fell on a botched punt snap in the end zone for a touchdown, but Miami answered right back when Dysert hit Nick Harwell with a 44-yard TD pass.
Dysert was picked off on Miami's next series and the RedHawks never threatened again.
The Buckeyes tacked on a trio of fourth-quarter scores to make it a rout. Hyde found the end zone from eight yards away on the play after Dysert's second pick in the first minute of the final period. Zach Boren then scored from two yards away and Bri'onte Dunn added a 4-yard TD run.
Game Notes
Ohio State improved to 22-1-1 in debuts for the school's head coaches. The only Buckeyes coach to lose his first game was Jack Ryder in 1892 ... Ohio State hasn't lost to a school from the state of Ohio since a 7-6 setback to Oberlin in 1921 ... The Buckeyes have won 34 straight home openers, last falling in 1978 against Penn State ... Ohio State's last season-opening loss came in the 1999 Kickoff Classic against Miami-Florida in New Jersey.


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Map of My Heart celebrates the twentieth anniversary of John Porcellino's seminal and influential comics zine, King-Cat Comics, which he started self publishing in 1989 and which has been his predominant means of expression. In this collection, while Porcellino is living in isolation and experiencing the pain of divorce he crafts a melancholic, tender graphic ballad of heartbreak and reflection.
Known for his sad, quiet honesty rendered in his signature deceptively minimalist style, Porcellino has a command of graphic storytelling as sophisticated as the medium's more visually intricate masters. Few other artists are able to so expertly contemplate the sadness, beauty, and wonder of life in so few lines.
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