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Fishing for the prized red gold
Every year, gigantic swarms of tuna fish migrate past the coast of Andalusia. The fishermen catch the fish using the historic almadraba system. Greed and globalization are now threatening the delicate balance between hunters and prey.
Here they come – dark shadows race through the deep blue. The Atlantic Ocean, which only moments before had been as smooth and flat as a mirror, explodes in a whirl of sea spray. Fins slice through the surface of the water, transforming the sea off the coast of Coast de la Luz into a gigantic whirlpool. José "Pepe" Acosta, first captain of the fishing fleet of Zahara de los Atunes, and a man possessed of ice-blue eyes that gleam above his walrus-like moustache, nods briefly to Rafael Márquez in the next boat. Rafael zips up his wetsuit, pulls down his goggles, all the while puffing at the damp cigarette in the corner of his mouth. He grabs a 2-meter long pole with a bolt gun attached to its lower end and slides off the side of the boat into the maelstrom of bodies, like a gladiator of the seas. The battle begins.
Every spring, the bluefin tuna, which locals also call red tuna due to the color of their meat, migrate from the Atlantic to the warmer waters of the Mediterranean. They have gorged themselves and now weigh up to 820 kilograms each. Their mission is to spawn in tranquil waters. But it is a perilous journey: Between Europe and Africa, the sea narrows to a strait just under 15 kilometers wide where hungry orcas lie in wait.
The vast swarm opens up like a fan, the strong currents press the fish into the bays along the Andalusian coast, where Pepe, Rafael and several hundred fishermen await their arrival. In the harbors of Barbate, Tarifa, Zahara de los Atunes and Conil de la Frontera they have perfected a method once used by the Phoenicians to catch fish: the almadraba is a complex system of nets that hangs down into the ocean like a knotted maze.
Two days previously: Pepe, 61, and Rafael, 46, are leaning against a container in the harbor, their faces grim. The Levante winds are blowing vigorously out to sea, whipping up the waves and making fishing impossible. "If I try diving in rough sea like that the current will sweep me into the nets, and that could kill me," says Rafael. Pepe nods in agreement. He is the complete embodiment of the archetypal fisherman: taciturn and always with a cigarette between his fingers. Before the howling of the wind gives him a headache he starts speaking, reminiscing about the old days. "I am an Almadrabero of the fifth generation. I was 17 the first time I went out, my heart beating so hard I thought it would burst. There was less machinery then: we rowed and cast the anchors by hand. When we pulled the nets back up, the ocean would begin to boil." Pepe takes a deep drag on his untipped cigarette. "Men have lost thumbs out there."
The swarms travelling to their spawning grounds are the largest biomass in motion in the world. The fish are swimming automatons, compact slabs of muscle that reach top speeds of 80 kilometers an hour. Bluefin tuna can grow up to five meters long, and they need plenty of space. These factors make it too difficult and too expensive to breed tuna on fish farms. This explains why tuna meat is so sought-after, particularly in Japan, where it is served as sushi and sashimi, tartar or filet steaks cooked on a hot stone. In 2013, at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, a restaurant owner paid 1.4 million euros for a tuna that weighed just under 222 kilos. This madness had a knock-on effect: "Ten years ago, our nets were almost empty," says Pepe, blowing a plume of smoke up at the sky. "Those were tough times. There isn't very much else here." A little tourism, some hashish smuggling from Morocco – and fishing. Four hundred families depend on the almadraba for a living.
Both environmentalists and fishermen agree that the Almadraberos are not to blame for the drop in the number of fish. The real culprits can be found on the massive fleets of trawlers that hunt swarms with reconnaissance planes and deplete the ocean with seine nets. Now that tuna fishing is rigorously regulated with low quotas, stocks are gradually recovering. This hasn't stopped the marine activists' criticism: for WWF, red tuna is still an endangered species and should not be fished. "It makes me so mad," growls Rafael. "Our way of fishing is 3000 years old. How can that not be sustainable? We catch only 0.03 percent of the tuna fish that migrate to the Mediterranean." Pepe nods. "The holes in our nets are so big that we only catch fish that are older than eight years!" Almadraba comes from an Arabic word and means the "place of the strike". Pepe and Rafael are not only doing battle with tuna fish, they are also fighting for their grandfathers' heritage.
The fishermen are paid between 12 and 15 euros per kilo. A visit to the fish factory Gadira shows just how the global fish industry picks up speed afterwards. The factory is a bare hall, only a seagull's squawk distance from the mooring places of the fishing boats, and it's cold in here, the thermometer only just grazing ten or twelve degrees. The air is heavy with the smell of the sea, salt and death. Carmelo Pérez Salcedo, 57, has arms like tree trunks. He's been fileting tuna fish for 30 years. Right now, he's bent over a 300-kilo whopper, his butcher's knife dancing in his hands. With swift slashes Carmelo quarters the fish and exposes the long back fillets, called lomos. His blade rattles over the fishbones. "Because of this sound they call me 'Ronqueador', the snorer!" Carmelo laughs; fish blood drips onto the white tiles, painting an abstract picture on the ground.
Carmelo offers a piece of otoro, the oily flesh around the belly which has a white marbled pattern, giving it the appearance of Kobe beef. Akira Nihei, 26, rubs it between his fingers. "Perfect," says the young Japanese trader, blowing out a white puff of breath. Akira works for a fish wholesaler who supplies sushi restaurants all across Nippon. He is staying in Barbate for a month, for the duration of the fishing season. "I want to buy 50 tons this year," he says, bouncing up and down in his white rubber boots. So what do your compatriots love so much about red tuna, Akira? "It is wild, doesn't come from a farm. And it isn't always available." His eyes shine, "The quality of the meat is excellent – but the flavor is unpredictable. No fish is identical." He is reluctant to reveal his company's prices, but more than willing to talk about those of the competition: good quality costs around 65 dollars per kilo on the Tokyo fish market. That is five times what Pepe and Rafael get.
The Japanese didn't just bring the yen to Costa de la Luz, they also brought their cuisine
The door to the cold storage room flies open. A dozen men in down jackets form a chain; laughing and joking they heave slabs of tuna fish into a freight container. The meter-long pieces look like steel beams. Straight after catching, the fish are shock-frozen at minus 60 degrees for ultimate freshness. "Those are my first 24 tons," says Akira, smiling. He examines each individual piece under a microscope, meticulously ticking it off his list. In the refrigerated container ship the red tuna will take three weeks to get to Tokyo where it is already eagerly awaited.
The Japanese didn't just bring the yen to Costa de la Luz, they also brought their cuisine. Twenty years ago, the fishermen would chuck their tuna on the grill and leave it there until it was gray and dry. The women would boil the fish in a simple stew of tomatoes and onions. And the children would laugh at the Japanese fish merchants who while they were waiting for the boats to return would unpack raw tuna and then dip it in coffee…which was, of course, soy sauce.
These misunderstandings have become a thing of the past; the Andalusians have done their culinary homework. Today, they call tuna "Red Gold" or "Ibérico of the Sea". At the tuna festival in the small town of Zahara de los Atunes the region's chefs display the delicacies they have conjured up with this ingredient. Forty restaurants and bars compete for the annual prize, and each has created a special tuna tapa. The visitors go from door to door, wash down each savory morsel with a cool cerveza or a sherry, and carry on to the next offering.
Joaquín Olmedo Muñoz, 60, head chef in the stylish Restaurant Antonio, has won the competition several times. Last year, he served tuna tataki with caviar – wittily presented in a sardine can. And this year? "I want to tease my guests a little," he says, grinning. He places a plate of profiteroles on the table – small choux buns with chocolate sauce. In this case, though, the pastry is filled with morillo, the best cut of the red tuna from the neck of the fish. So what's the chocolate sauce? "It's a black Hollandaise, colored with sepia ink. Joaquín smiles. Ninety percent of Andalusian tuna used to be exported; now, only 50 percent leaves. Around 20 percent is processed right here on shore. The restaurant scene in the four almadraba towns is booming, and rising numbers of tourists are flocking here – all thanks to the fish.
The day of the great hunt dawns early. At half past five in the morning at Barbate harbor ten boats peel away from the pier, crewed by 50 fishermen – silhouettes in the moonlight, their cigarettes glowing like fireflies. Very slowly, the new day dawns over the hills. After an hour's chugging, the fleet slows down. Five nautical miles off the coast, rows of buoys bob up backboard like buttons on a dark velvet suit. They pinpoint the almadraba nets. The boats maneuver into a circle, enclosing the copo, the last and uppermost chamber of the nets. Then the fishermen begin to heave the wet nets over the sides of the vessels and onto the decks. They drag the tuna fish struggling out of the ocean.
Death sounds like a bottle being uncorked. "Only a few years ago, there were no lupara," says Rafael, as he slips into his flippers, referring to the name of the weapon he uses to shoot tuna fish in the head. "We used to use hooks and knives to catch the fish. It was a battle." His voice hums with pride and the crucifix on the silver chain around his neck bobs up and down. Rafael broke his nose, a foot and a wrist doing battle with tuna fish. Not that that's the reason he and the other fishermen now carry guns. It isn't pity either. The reason is money: If the fish die under stress it diminishes the quality of the meat.
The hunt lasts for two hours. Rafael and a second diver kill 120 tuna fish. The massive bodies are roped together, hoisted on board and put on ice in the hulls of the two largest vessels. Captain Pepe is satisfied. He's met his target and caught his quota. A biologist on the boat carefully records the weight of each fish. The four almadraba fleets are allowed to catch 1097 tons this year, and not a single gram more. The government needs to ensure that red tuna continue to come to Andalusia, and so do Rafael and Pepe – along with all the chefs and hoteliers, the gourmets and the Japanese fish merchants. There's just one problem: when many people all want the same thing, it's often gone in a flash.
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This is a temporary home for our ongoing learning of Restorative Circles, a specific restorative practice whose development began with the work of Dominic Barter in Rio de Janeiro in the mid 1990s and continues with a growing community both in Brazil and internationally.
A Restorative Circle is a community process for supporting those in conflict. It brings together the three parties to a conflict – those who have acted, those directly impacted and the wider community – within an intentional systemic context, to dialogue as equals. Participants invite each other and attend voluntarily. The dialogue process used is shared openly with all participants, and guided by a community member. The process ends when actions have been found that bring mutual benefit.
Restorative Circles are facilitated in 3 stages designed to identity the key factors in the conflict, reach agreements on next steps, and evaluate the results. As a circle form, they invite shared power, mutual understanding, self-responsibility and effective action.
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This particular wine tasting came about as a result of my new relationship with Snooth as well as my friendship with fellow blogger and journalist extraordinaire Susannah Gold, who was working with Opici, importer of these wines to the United States. Somehow, I ended up with a double set of samples. This happens occasionally, and I tend to assuage any Presbyterian guilt by giving away the extra bottles as gifts to friends and family. I happen to have a couple of neighbors from Chile that are pretty friendly, and even friendlier when I can pass them some bottles of Chilean wine. Nothing makes me happier than taking the gentle suburban nod at the mailbox to the next level.
We're talking here about the organic Chilean wines of De Martino, tasted online with the folks from Snooth, the winemakers, a bunch of my buddies from the weekend in NYC, and other wine bloggers that I have yet to meet in person.
2012 De Martino Estate Sauvignon Blanc
Maipo Valley, Chile
100% Sauvignon Blanc
$14, 13.5% abv.
Light nose of lemongrass and grapefruit pith. Very mild body with balanced acidity and a brief finish. If there was ever a wine made to go along with raw fish, this is it. I enjoyed it with some salmon and tuna sashimi, and the wasabi didn't diminish any of the flavors.
2011 De Martino Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Maipo Valley, Chile
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
$14, 13.5% abv.
For a bargain cab sav, this one is quite gentle and restrained with mild red cherry notes and low tannins. I'd suggest pairing this with roast pork and grilled vegetables.
2011 De Martino Estate Carménère
Maipo Valley, Chile
100% Carménère
$14, 13.5% abv.
Classic Carménère profile with heavy green bell pepper and meaty aromas, elements of leather and coffee. Once again, a good bargain, and strongly recommended with steak. I'm thinking a good, heavily seasoned New York strip grilled over fire with some chimichurri sauce on the side.
2010 De Martino Reserva Legado Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec
Maipo Valley, Chile
$18, 13.5% abv.
This one was a lot of fun, with what I often think of as a "cherry pie" note: bright red cherries, toasty pie crust, and a creamy, mellow finish. That's not to imply that it's sweet, but whenever I encounter that particular combination it makes me smile. Definitely a testament to good blending. As is often the case, for this wine I don't have a specific food pairing but will instead say that it's a better match for a good book or a sentimental movie.
Note: These wines were received as samples.


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It's back to the weekly grind, no double matches this week, no bothersome international fixtures. Just plain old one game a week match ups. With the additional pains out of the way, fantasy managers can go back to risk and reward transfers. Keeping it simple is key but when you're playing catch up like many of us are, that risk is almost welcomed.
This week we feature a couple of players who haven't reached their full potential but are still very skilled and could give you the impact you seek to close out your regular season.
Brad Davis ($9.0m), Houston Dynamo – Brad still is a popular player with over 15% ownership but at his price level there are plenty of players that are more sought after. At home this week the american international faces Chivas USA. Houston this year have been unpredictable but they still have highly skilled players. In the thick of the playoff picture and with only six games left, we anticipate that Davis could outperform many other midfielders in the final weeks this season.
Claudio Bieler ($8.2m), Sporting Kansas City – Returning from injury last weekend saw Bieler come away with a goal and an assist. At $8.2m the forward has never been cheaper which makes him an attractive option and with just 6.5% ownership, he's a definite out of the box approach his week. Facing a struggling Toronto FC, Kansas has everything to play for being only three points back from top spot in the East. If he can score again in this heavily favored match up that owner's percentage is sure to go north fast.
Team of the week: New England Revolution
New England look poised for a solid outing this week with the lowest ranked team in the league visiting. The basement dwellers DC United just can't seem to find the back of the net and with only 18 goals this season, a clean sheet looks likely for the Revolution.
Kelyn Rowe ($5.8m) - There's certain times in this game where an opportunity arises and you just can't pass it up. Mr. Rowe is a prime example, with 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 games, he's at the top of his game. At only $5.8m to not find a place for this player is a crime.
Chris Tierney ($4.9m) - Is our pick for the back line this week, but really you can't go wrong with anyone on this team given DC United's shortage of goals. We like the value he possesses providing a solid bang for your buck.


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Volunteers, donations, working together.
That's what makes the Morenci Kiwanis Club's Wishing Tree project a success, year after year after year.
Yellow and blue stars, created by the Morenci Middle School Volunteer Club, are hung on three special trees inside Stair Public Library, United Bank and Trust and First Federal Bank.
Each yellow star represents the Christmas wishes of a child in the Morenci area. The child's age, sex and clothing sizes are listed on the star.
A blue star lists requests for an entire family. Some of the most requested items for family wishes are blankets, pillows, towels and household cleaning supplies.
Residents are encouraged to take a star from a tree and shop for the items listed to help brighten the holidays for families in need. It isn't necessary to buy everything listed; consider the list a guideline for ideas.
Items must be returned by Dec. 9. Families will pick up the gifts Dec. 16.
This year 102 families are being assisted, representing 163 adults and 157 children.
Donations of food and health and beauty items should be dropped off at either of Morenci's banks or at Dollar General. The Volunteer Club's annual food drive is underway at the high school in an effort to collect non-perishable items for the family boxes.
Lisa Mynhier has donated the use of Mynhier Construction building on Salisbury Street for the disbursement point this year.
United Bank and Trust has also erected a hat and mitten tree to collect donations of winter weather gear.


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Many many congratulations and happy returns to lovely Zoosk couple Heather and Chris! The beautiful couple from Arizona met on Zoosk and got married recently (here's the success story they sent us, way back in August 2011). The bride and groom premiered their lovely wedding on the show Four Weddings and we love every detail of the ceremony! Check out their video for a sneak peek.
Do you have a Zoosk success story to share? Send it to success [at] zoosk [dot] com and we'd love to share it here on our blog. Happy Zoosking!
Source: Heather and Chris on Four Weddings from TWH.


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UCL - Celtic rally after first-leg loss to see off Lincoln Red Imps
Celtic put part-time Lincoln Red Imps in their place with a 3-0 Parkhead win that set up a Champions League third-round qualifying meeting with Astana.
The Hoops had been embarrassed by a 1-0 defeat in last week's first leg in Gibraltar, in what was new boss Brendan Rodgers' first competitive game.
However, Celtic burst out of the traps eager to get revenge and three first-half goals from defender Mikael Lustig, striker Leigh Griffiths and winger Patrick Roberts had the tie finished before the...


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2012 Summer Resource Fair & Workshop Series
Minority and Women's Enterprises Division
Indiana Government Center South
402 West Washington Street, Room W469
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232 - 3061
Mitchell E. Daniels Jr., Governor
For Immediate Release
Central Indiana Resource Fair: Concrete Business Knowledge
INDIANAPOLIS (July 2, 2012) - Indiana minority and women-owned businesses are the focus of the 2012 Central Indiana Resource Fair, Tuesday, July 17. The event, hosted by the State of Indiana's Minority and Women's Business Enterprises Division, will be held at the Indiana Government Conference Center in downtown Indianapolis.
The Resource Fair will include networking organizations, as well as state agencies, universities and private sector vendors that utilize minority and women's businesses as subcontractors. A workshop series will inform business owners about the benefits of various minority and women's business certifications, responding to business opportunities, building business plans and technology applications for business. Workshop registration is recommended (http://www.in.gov/confreg/).
"We have planned a content-rich resource fair that will assist minority and women entrepreneurs with expanded business opportunities. Our workshops: The Supplier Selection Connection; Responding to an RFP; and Doing Business with Casinos; will De-mystify the procurement process in the public and private sectors", said Felecia Roseburgh, Indiana Department of Administration Deputy Commissioner. "The matchmaking sessions will provide direct access to procurement representatives, while the Certification Boot Camp, will provide a one-stop shop for information on public and private certification programs. This will be a day well-spent for minority and women entrepreneurs who want to position their
businesses for growth."
Event Information:
The 2012 Summer Resource Fair & Workshop Series
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Indiana Government Center South Conference Center, Indianapolis
8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Free – registration recommended.
The 2012 Summer Resource Fair & Workshop Series is being held in conjunction with the Indiana Black Expo Black Business Conference, and is sponsored by Citizens Energy Group. About the Minority and Women's Business Enterprises Division The Indiana Minority and Women's Business Enterprises Division is a multi-purpose service agency for all Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women Business Enterprises (WBE). On behalf of the State of Indiana, the Minority and Women's Business Enterprises Division actively promotes, monitors, and enforces its MBE/WBE program in order to provide an equal opportunity to minority and women's business enterprises that seek to participate in the state's procurement and contracting process. Media Contact: Debra Walker, (317) 234-3438,
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Successfully complete one of the following tasks to get a trophy:
- Alpha Charlie Echo (Bronze): Fly over 2kms.
- Marathon (Bronze): Fly a total of 50kms.
- Happy Snap (Bronze): Save an action shot to your camera roll.
- For Science (Bronze): Knock over 1000 Scientists.
- Good Work, Woody (Bronze): Run into the bottom obstacles 3 times in a row.
- Good Work, Sierra (Bronze): Stare at the main shop screen for 2 minutes.
- Good Work, Muscat (Bronze): Open and close the main menu slider 10 times.
- Romeo Alpha Delta (Silver): Fly over 5kms.
- A Man, My Son (Silver): Finish all the missions and start again.
- Blinged Out Secret (Silver): Buy a golden vehicle upgrade.
- High Roller (Silver): Lose the final spin 100 times total.
- All the things! (Gold): Unlock all the "Gadgets, Clothing, Jet-packs and Vehicle Upgrades".


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This B+ list mostly television actress who could really be A- because of her network show's longevity was wasted the other night at an event and decided to celebrate that by lifting her dress and flashing numerous times throughout the night even though her long time boyfriend was there.
He finally grabbed her by the arm and got her to leave before things really got out of hand.
Sofia Vergara
Tribeca Film Festival


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Windows BCD
There are two ways to have Syslinux coexist with Windows 7 or Windows Vista. The traditional way, of course, is to mark the Syslinux partition active and use chain.c32 to boot Windows:
# Windows 7 on partition hd0,1 (hda1) LABEL win7 MENU LABEL ^Windows 7 COM32 chain.c32 APPEND hd0,1
Windows 7 is known not to hibernate properly if the Syslinux MBR is used; the standard Windows 7 MBR can, however, be used to run the Syslinux partition, at least in the stock retail install on specific hardware.
Some OEM installs have been reported not to be able to boot Syslinux from the stock Windows 7 MBR. For that case, or for those who prefer to minimize the impact on Linux, Syslinux can be booted from the Windows boot manager, BCD.
To do that, you need to install Syslinux normally, and then install NeoSmart EasyBCD. Create a new boot entry of type Linux/BSD > LILO/eLILO. Although Syslinux is not LILO, they work identically for the purpose of EasyBCD.


text: January 22, 2008 - Giuliani, McCain Tied In New York GOP Primary, Quinnipiac University Likely Voter Poll Finds; Clinton Has 51 Percent Of Dem Voters, 2-1 Lead Over Obama the abortion pill cost abortion pill cost walmart dev.wizie.com Word format Arizona Sen. John McCain is tied 30 - 30 percent with former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani among New York State likely Republican presidential primary voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets 9 percent, with 8 percent each for former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Sen. Hillary Clinton has 51 percent of likely Democratic primary voters, with 25 percent for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and 11 percent for former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards. This is the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll's first survey in this election cycle of New York's likely voters, a more select group than the wider range of registered voters surveyed in prior polls. Among black Democratic likely primary voters, Sen. Obama leads 45 - 37 percent, while Sen. Clinton leads among whites 52 - 21 percent. Clinton also leads 54 - 20 percent among women and 47 - 32 percent among men. "If he can't make it here, he can't make it anywhere. What happens to Mayor Giuliani's presidential prospects if he doesn't score a resounding victory in his native New York?" asked Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "While he's concentrating on the January 29 Florida presidential primary, Giuliani is out of sight and maybe out of mind in New York." "If Giuliani wins big in Florida, maybe that catapults him to a big win the following week in New York and other Super Tuesday states. But a January 14 Quinnipiac University poll in Florida showed a four-way Republican horse race," Carroll added. "On the Democratic side, Sen. Clinton has a resounding 2 - 1 lead in the state that sent her to the Senate," Carroll added. "But watch out for the Black vote. When one of 'their own' is on the ballot, such as Catholics for Kennedy in 1960 or Latinos for Ferrer in 2005, a group's votes might come in higher than pre-election polls indicate. "And once we know who the nominees are, and whether Mayor Michael Bloomberg is going to make it a three-way race, we can start thinking about November." A total of 71 percent of Giuliani's Republican backers say they are "not too likely" or "not likely at all" to change their minds, compared to 46 percent of McCain supporters. Among Democrats, 74 percent of Clinton supporters and 62 percent of Obama backers say they are not likely to change their minds. "One bright spot for Mayor Giuliani is the depth of commitment among his supporters. A lot of McCain backers could swing back to Giuliani in the next two weeks," Carroll said. From January 14 - 21, Quinnipiac University surveyed 331 New York State likely Republican primary voters with a margin of error of +/- 5.4 percent, and 544 likely Democratic primary voters with a margin of error of +/- 4.2 percent. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and nationwide as a public service and for research. For more data -- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x271.xml, or call (203) 582-5201. 1.(Registered Dems + Leaners)If the 2008 Democratic primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, and Barack Obama, for whom would you vote? (If undecided q1) As of today, do you lean more toward Clinton, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, or Obama? This table includes "Leaners". LIKELY DEM PRIMARY VOTERS.......... Tot Men Wom Wht Blk Clinton 51% 47% 54% 52% 37% Edwards 11 10 12 14 2 Gravel 0 1 - - 1 Kucinich 2 2 2 3 - Obama 25 32 20 21 45 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 0 - 1 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - - - DK/NA 10 8 11 10 15 1a.(If express choice in Democratic Primary) How likely is it that you could change your mind? Very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, not likely at all? LIKELY DEM PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Clinton Edwards Obama Very likely 9% 6% 16% 8% Smwht likely 24 19 38 29 Not too likely 20 20 24 18 Not likely at all 46 54 22 44 DK/NA 1 1 - 1 2.(Registered Reps + Leaners) If the 2008 Republican primary for President were being held today and the candidates were Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson, for whom would you vote? (If undecided q2) As of today, do you lean more toward Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, or Thompson? This table includes "Leaners". LIKELY REP PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Men Wom Giuliani 30% 31% 29% Huckabee 8 9 8 Hunter 0 1 - McCain 30 30 29 Paul 4 6 2 Romney 9 8 10 Thompson 8 9 8 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - DK/NA 9 7 12 2a.(If express choice in Republican primary)How likely is it that you could change your mind? Very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, not likely at all? LIKELY REP PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Giulian McCain Very likely 7% 1% 11% Smwht likely 35 27 39 Not too likely 22 19 23 Not likely at all 35 52 23 DK/NA 2 - 4


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- Two-page letter from the Antislavery Office, Philadelphia, giving notification for an Antislavery convention to be held in Harrisburg [Pennsylvania] on December 19, 1837, with the intent of organizing a State Antislavery Society. Signed by committee members of the Friends of Immediate Emancipation in Pennsylvania. Letterhead features engraving 'A Colored Young Man of the City of New York, 1835' by P. Reason.
- One-page letter dated January 5, 1855, from William Goodell on behalf of the American Abolition Society in New York, to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, ordering a supply of his book, The Unconstitutionality of Slavery, for distribution to all members of congress, as well as additional copies to sell and give away.
- Ship manifest of "negroes, mulattoes, and persons of color taken on" the Steamer J. Johnson of Washington from the port of Alexandria [Virginia]. Includes names of ship's Master William H. Nowell, shipper George Kephart, consignee John E. Simmons, collector Edward S. Hough and 4 slaves, Thomas Goings, Ann Lurgic, Admonia Jackson, and Eliza Hilary.
- List titled "April 1847," including Richard Hildreth, Harriet C. Capen, J. & E. Bales, G. C. Leach, Paul Morrill, Edward Rohan, J. K. Blasdell, Artemas White, Willis & Co., Ellis G. Loring, Wetherbee Brothers, Joel Brett, Thacher Beal, Hiram Davis, Jacob Berkmaer, Charles N. Chandler, Sundry tenants [of] 45 Congress St. and ca. 65 others.


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Is Trash Talking in Baseball Out of Hand?
Is there a climate in baseball where the talking is starting to get out of hand during a game. Does it seem sometimes that the players take liberties with the umpires to try and argue balls and strike when they should be just standing in there and trying to hit the darn balls?
I have seen a heard a bit more verbal banter in the last year from both coaches' and players' sitting in the bench towards either the mound or the home plate umpire. Is it a bit rude to try and dictate what the umpiring crew is doing, or is it a revolution of the game. I can seriously say that the Rays did have a few really good violators of this process last year.
Eric Hinske is notorius for eyeing the umpire or talking back after a subjective call. We have had a few umpires even during the playoff run come from behind the plate and warn managers and bench players about their comments being heard on the field. Unknown to alot of people during the World Series, the Rays bench was active in their plate discussions and made sure they were heard by the umpiring crew.
In Game 5.5 of the 2008 World Series, the home plate umpire actually came over to Rays Manager Joe Maddon and complained that they would start to throw bench players out if they kept their vigil of barking at the crew. There is a difference in arguing a close call on the bases, or even arguing a subjective call on a tag or even a force out. Those calls come, but they are getting more intense with replays and slow-mo that benches can see seconds after the play.
They are not allowed to show close plays on the Tropicana Field Jumbotron. I am taking this to be a MLB directive not to show up the umpiring crew, but in the halls and in the suites they get an instant replay and slow motion that can be heard at field level sometimes. Can this bring about more verbal warfare and instigation by players and fans.. you bet you life it does.
Now I am not trying to downplay the showmanship of guys like Grant Balfour who curses himself on the mound. Guys like Joba Chamberlain or any reliever or starter who get a big out can make a whoop and a holler without a second glance. But the guy who pitches inside and then comments should be reigned in by the umpires. A batter who talks to the pitcher should be disciplined if the intention is to start a beanball rally or incident on the field.
A good example of this is during the Rays White Sox ALDS series at Tropicana Field. Rays reliever Grant Balfour is notorious for talking smack, to himself duirng an at bat. With Whie Sox shortstop Orlando Caberra at the plate Balfour began his usual pump-up mode by screaming at himself. He threw his first pitch insdie for a strike but close to Caberra. He again began to get louder on the mound. The second pitch came real close inside and Caberra went down to avoid the pitch.
Balfour was talking to himself, but Caberra did not know this was intentional for Balfour to curse himself. He took exception to the language and thought it was directed at him. He even motioned to go towards the mound at one point to comfront Balfour. Is this outward display a preamble to problems, or should ?Balfour be pulled back a bit to keep the assumption down that he might be trying to show up the batter.
Another thing that gets me is the umpire coming from behind the plate and warning the bench for talking smack towards him during the game. Shouldn't the Bench Coach get tossed for any infractions like that, it is his responsibilities to get the bench in order. Even if it is the Manager that is spilling the words, shouldn't the Bench Coach suffer for anything. Pitching Coaches' are also famous for between inning banter to try and change a strike zone or chat up the umpires.
Should this conversations be muted and not even allowed during the game. I know it is all part of the game, but sometimes the conversation is so foul-mouthed that I see parents behind the dugouts shield their kids ears. It is a part of baseball, but can it be a bit toned down at times.
Managers will always get tossed, and players will get tossed for arguing calls. That is a given of the sport. I really love the old Aguafina commercial where Lou Pinella goes out and arguing with the third base umpire and is actually having a chatty conversation with him before getting tossed as a favor by the umpire. It is a classic moment that I know might actually happen during games.
You know there are managers who say certain things that annoy certain umpires. You know every team has a book on the umpiring crew that also spells out their no-no's for that umpire. You can get tossed for anything, but to bring into the conversation a personal mistake that has been highlighted, or a past event can get you an early night quicker than a correct call.
Joe Maddon is great at the art of trying to use the entire crew to get his point across. He always asks if they asked any of the other members of the crew if they saw the play differently. Of course, unless it is totally blantant, the call will stand, but sometimes it does get you to think about things. Which for an umpire is progress.
Players at the plate each have their own brand of eyeing up an umpire or arguing their points. Most have subtle non verbal movements like Ichiro just looking the umpire in the eyes and not saying a word. That can be more intimidating that a word at times.
But then you have guys like Boston's Kevin Youkilis who sometimes looks like you shot his favorite dog if he gets a called third strike close in on the plate. He goes into a act of looking like you shot the darn dog right in front of him before sulking to the bench. Does this action even get any movement or different placement of the umpire's strikezone. Probably not, but it does get Youkilis has a reputation in the umpire circles to expect the clowning at the plate.
What I am proposing is not to limit or even make a baseball game a morgue at all from the field level. But can we pull back the bench BS and the Coaches' smart aleck comments and just play ball. When I played Little League, if a coach or even a parent got verbal, they were gone the second they said the second word out of their mouths. It instilled in us the fair play principle and that the umpire is God behind the plate and in the field.
It also made parents better supporters and better fans of the game as they tried to understand the calls without leashing out a tirad of BS and insults. Most fights during game have happened after trashtalking during an at bat, or during a play sometimes during that game. Baseball was fun back then, but we did not have to account for million dollar salaries or even sponsorships beyiond the baseball diamond. Accountability is the only way to truly pull people bakc in after an incident duirng a game.
Recently in the NFL, the Cleveland Brown's tight end, Kellen Winslow was fined $ 235,294 dollars for chatting up a disagreement about his injury rehabilitation. Miami Dolphins corner, Joey Porter was fined $ 20,000 dollars for saying the Houston Texans were getting calls during their game one Sunday in the NFL.
Could the MLB and the MLB Players' Union agree upon a financial penalty beyond the customary fines to repeat offenders or instigators. Who knows what will happen in the future, but I knowe that if a fan gets rowdy like that he is gone from the game, and might even be banned from the stadium if they keep it up.
Baseball will never ban guys from the field or stadiums for verbal warfare, but shouldn't it get toned down to a level where the on-field actions at leats fit the language spilling out of the dugout?
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Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Very interesting post today. I'm not for corrupting the small children who overhear the trash talk by any means, but I do think it's part of the game. Balfour is a character the way he curses at himself. I'd hate to see the game become a cast of one-dimensional types. I think we need cranks like Ozzie and Lou!
I honest believe the same as you on this. I wanted to write this to see who might get on their soapbox and bring the choir to tune.
I know it all has a place in the game, but sometimes it does go beyond productive and low key remarks and outbursts. Managers going wild is a special part of the game, and I would not want that to change.
Thanks as always for sharing your comments and come back any time.
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You know, I think there is a diffence between comments coming out of the dugout and comments made by the players at bat. But something that needs to be remembered – this is a game played by humans and humans have emotions and some are more vocal with their emotions. If fans were fined for "yelling too much" I would find myself a lot poorer! And this playoff season – I think many of the players had a right to be yelling at the umps; let's face it, they did poor job. Yes, Youk makes "faces" when he stirkes out, but I truly believe he is more often mad at himself. If anyone gives the "evil eye" to the umps, it would be Big Papi. And you know what? We Red Sox fans would expect nothing less.
I totally agree with you on Ortiz, I just did not think anyone would comment on him so fast. The thing about this blog is that it is making a few people think, which is the reason I wrote it today.
I am not afraid to stay off the controversial. If I see a legitimate reason to bash someone, I go forth with zest. I even left off Varitek because all catchers do a bit pf politics behind the plate all game long. and I expect that out of a leader.
Toby Hall used to tell me about a few umpires who sometimes crowded guys to get them upset, then went back to their regular strikezone.
Thank you for a great comment. I look forward to reading more of your blogs soon.
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The Food and Drug Administration's proposed rules requiring bar codes on prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs that may be ordered for patients in hospitals are a welcome response to the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine 1999 report on medical errors.
That report, you'll recall, highlighted the dangers and the costs of medication errors due to dosage mistakes, the adverse effects of interacting drugs, and illegible written prescriptions.
The final rule is expected later this year after the FDA has evaluated comments and becomes effective three years after it is published. It will apply to drug manufacturers, repackagers, relabelers, and private label distributors.
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With this rule, the FDA predicts a 50-percent increase in catching medication errors while dispensing and administering drugs to patients in hospitals. The FDA also estimates that the reduction in patient pain and suffering and related hospital stays will result in savings of more than $41 billion over 20 years.
Although right now the focus is on hospitals, bar code technology will also be used with prescription drugs outside hospitals in a relatively short time. For a number of reasons, the major industry participants are ready to move quickly.
First of all, bar coding is an established technology that has been used for years in the retail industry. In fact, many drug stores and pharmacies already use similar scanning equipment for non-drug products with bar codes.
Second, pharmaceutical manufacturers and repackagers will put bar codes on all their products. No additional work will be required to code drugs for retail stores.
According to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, community pharmacies are expected to fill roughly 4 billion prescriptions in 2005.
Accuracy in preparing prescriptions and avoiding liability are sensitive issues for the industry. Coupled with the fact that there is a continuing shortage of pharmacists, a technology that helps prevent errors and automates processes will be well received.
Finally, scanning technology is relatively inexpensive. According to John Roberts, director of health care development for the Uniform Code Council, a scanner costs around $700. Large chain drug stores buying in quantity pay significantly less.
"Bar coding is on the priority list of a lot of pharmacies," says Bill Lockwood, executive director of the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy. "It is becoming the standard of practice to ensure the right drug is being dispensed."
According to Lockwood, bar coding ties into robotic systems technology that is used in many pharmacies to fill prescriptions for the most frequently prescribed drugs. Even where a robotic system is not practical, stand-alone bar coding of drugs is becoming accepted, says Lockwood. He predicts that 75 percent of all pharmacies will be using bar code scanning for prescriptions within two years.
A representative of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy says that bar coding is "definitely on everyone's radar screen," and the heaviest users currently are mail service facilities.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores says that its members use bar codes when available. The technology promotes patient safety and frees up the pharmacist, especially when combined with robotic prescription filling systems.
NACDS is among those who would like to see the bar code also include the lot number and expiration date of the drug. This information would help pharmacies with inventory control and drug recalls. Currently, pharmacies contact every patient who has received a recalled medication. If the lot number were on the bar code, pharmacies would know who received the affected lot number and would need to contact them only.
John Roberts is director of health care development at the Uniform Code Council, the group that developed the National Drug Code chosen by the FDA for bar coding. It is possible, according to Roberts, to include the lot number and the expiration date in the designated format, and several of the larger drug manufacturers are already including this information on some of their products. He believes that at least 50 percent of all pharmaceutical products will have bar codes, and that the industry will be ready well before the three-year deadline.
Roberts estimates that perhaps half of all drug stores and pharmacies already have scanners that can read the proposed drug bar codes. "Scanning is a database issue," he notes. Manufacturers will collect and send bar code data to the pharmacies. The pharmacies will need computer systems large enough to handle all the data.
Bar coding drugs is applying an accepted technology to an ancient industry. This fact, plus the unarguable benefit of preventing medication errors, is fostering rapid adoption in health care. It is likely that by the time the FDA rule takes effect for in-hospital drugs it will already be operative in retail pharmacy. The safety net will be complete when electronic prescriptions replace handwritten scripts.
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Zion Development's Wellness Program at our Longwood Gardens Apartments (65 apartments for seniors with low incomes) saves thousands — perhaps hundreds of thousands — of taxpayer dollars each year. But the program is extremely hard to replicate because governments at all levels doesn't know how to switch to paying for wellness rather than paying for illness.
In 2012, we taxpayers paid out $536 billion in Medicare benefit payments, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That is about 18 percent of our federal budget — nearly $1 of every $5. Of those payments, 84 percent of Part A and 82 percent of Part B benefits were paid to the "aged" (US Census Bureau, 2010). This was despite the fact that seniors only comprise about 12 percent of the U.S. population.
Other analyses of the data show that the poor are also higher users of Medicare benefits than their middle- and upper-income counterparts. Unable to afford independent insurance, they rely more heavily on government benefits. There are also significant lifestyle barriers: poor people lack access to health clubs and fresh fruits and vegetables, and they generally experience more stress in their lives. When we are under stress, our blood glucose is more likely to be converted into fat, our digestion slows and our immune system is suppressed, all triggered by the production of cortisol.
In summary, the statistics tell us that the people most likely to use Medicare benefits — i.e. use taxpayer dollars — are stressed out, poor seniors.
Zion's Wellness Program at Longwood saves taxpayer dollars in three ways. First, the program reduces the residents' need for crisis medical care, shifting their medical expenses toward prevention. While we have not yet measured the amount of this savings, we believe that it is the largest portion of savings to taxpayers.
Consider diabetes, a disease afflicting many seniors. The cost of a person going into a diabetic coma and being on life support for a year or more before death can be more than $250,000 per person per year while Zion's Wellness Program at Longwood costs only $2,500 per person per year in private funds.
The second way in which Longwood's Wellness Program saves tax dollars is by reducing the need for emergency service calls to the building. In research done by Robert M. Campbell for his Capstone Project with the University of Colorado at Denver, statistics gathered over 10 years for four Rockford downtown senior high rises showed that Longwood was visited by emergency services personnel 24 percent fewer times, resulting in an annual savings of $210 per apartment per year. If there were similar wellness programs at each of the other three downtown senior facilities, the total annual savings to the community would be $134,114 per year just for emergency services.
The third way in which the program saves tax dollars is by keeping the residents housed in independent living versus a nursing home or other more costly living settings. The Supportive Housing Providers Association performed a six-year study to evaluate this cost, concluding that supportive housing saves at least $2,300 per person per year compared to individuals living in nursing homes, jails, prisons or being homeless.
Perhaps the reason why all levels of government have a hard time making the switch from paying for illness to paying for wellness is that there would not be a one-to-one correspondence for the dollars saved versus the benefits realized. But governments fund many things for which the taxpayer benefits are difficult to trace back. Most of the Defense Department's $673 billion budget, for example, is spent not on war but on preventing war.
In the end, I believe that the decision to spend taxpayer dollars on wellness versus illness is one of political will. And political will is at least theoretically a function of public will.
So, what do we, the public, want? Do we want to invest in our health or just take a pill? The seniors at Longwood are actively investing in their health, taking few pills and saving our taxpayers dollars.
Brad Roos is executive director of Zion Development, Rockford.


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Nixon Calls for Medicaid Expansion, Campaign Finance Reform
JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Jay Nixon reiterated his support for expanding Medicaid in his State of the State address Monday night.
Nixon called expanding the program "a smart business decision" and "the right thing to do."
Nixon said he would push for reforms to state ethics laws regarding elections. Specific actions he mentioned included curbing committee-to-committee transfers and banning office holders from doubling as paid political consultants. He was most passionate about enacting campaign contribution limits, threatening to put a contribution limit measure on the ballot if the legislature does not pass one.
In the Republican response to the speech, House Speaker Tim Jones, R-Eureka, questioned Nixon's committment to higher education. He said Nixon had cut higher education funding in recent years, adding the legislature had restored such funding. Jones said Republicans would not expand Medicaid, calling the program broken. He did not address the governor's campaign finance proposals.
Nixon and Jones agreed, at least in principle, on the subject of tax credits. Nixon called for a "comprehensive, fiscally responsible tax credit reform" in his address. Jones similarly called for eliminating tax credits that don't work and capping other ones.
The two men also made similar calls for improved mental health resources in the aftermath of mass shootings like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Nixon called for $10 million for services such as mental health first aid training and mental health crisis intervention training for law enforcement. Jones similarly called for better access and funding for mental health.
In addition to the aforementioned sum, Nixon proposed using funding from the proposed bond issue to build a new Fulton State Mental Hospital. Other ideas Nixon had for the bond issue include a low-interest loan fund for local schools, university research facilities and improvements in state parks.


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HAND SPINNING: - See how the fleece was spun into yarn on a spinning wheel before the Industrial Revolution: Wednesdays and Thursdays from May 27th 2020 - September 30th 2020
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Is This The Week Rickie Fowler Breaks Through In A Major?
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Rickie Fowler knows he can win major championships. He says everyone in golf knows that. So, Rickie, how about this week in the U.S. Open?
Majors have not been kind to Fowler, who either gets teased or slammed by them. In April, he came up one shot short of Patrick Reed at the Masters. Fowler also was runner-up at both the U.S. and British Opens in 2014. In all, he has eight top-five finishes in Grand Slam events.
He also has missed cuts in seven majors.
So, once again, he was asked Wednesday: Rickie, how about this week?
"Yeah, definitely I've been very close," Fowler said. "I feel like there's a few you could look at and say, if it wasn't for that one guy, we would have won. There was a couple of majors where there was a runaway or someone just happened to play just that little bit better. There's some scores that I've shot that have been good enough to win majors, but we haven't been able to get it done that specific week.
"You know what, at the same time, I kind of like to look at it as far as I'm good enough, and I basically won a major: I won The Players against, arguably, the best field we play all year on a golf course that is a very good test as well. No, we just got to happen to get one done at the right time and have that week."
Shinnecock Hills would be a good place for it to happen. Fowler rates it as one of his favorite American courses, one he's played more often than any heading into a major on that layout. He's been on Long Island for more than a week, with practice rounds at Shinnecock and several other highly rated courses.
Fowler even played with Tom Brady on Tuesday at Friar's Head, another revered course on the island.
"I'll tell you what, Tom Brady can putt," Fowler said. "If I can take that into this week, that's one thing I can take from him that can help me."
Fowler can do everything with a golf ball, and for the last year he's been considered the best player not to win a major, ever since Sergio Garcia captured the 2017 Masters. At 29, he should be in his prime competitive years, and he hardly lacks experience: This will be his 10th U.S. Open, including tying for 60th in his first as an amateur in 2008. He turned pro the next year.
Among Fowler's wins are that Players Championship in 2015, and the Deutsche Bank in the FedEx playoffs the same year.
Also, as a member of three Ryder Cup and two Presidents Cup teams, Fowler shouldn't be bothered by pressure in the big events.
And yet, there are no major trophies in his collection.
"We all know I'm good enough to win. I know I'm good enough to win," he said. "Being prepared and making it happen that specific week, there's been a few guys that have been very good at that: Jack, Tiger. Phil didn't get his first for a while, so there's still hope.
"I'm not too worried about it."
Nor is Rory McIlroy, who by the age of 25 owned four major titles. One of those was in the 2014 British Open, when he beat Fowler by two strokes. At the PGA Championship a month later, McIlroy won again and Fowler finished third.
While McIlroy would prefer to see his own name engraved on those trophies, he's certain Fowler will win his share of majors.
"I'd be very surprised if Rickie didn't have multiple majors by the end of his career," McIlroy said. "He's a great player. Again, he's played great in majors. Like he could have won a couple in '14, and I was the one that got the better of him there. But he's put himself in positions. He made a great run at Augusta earlier this year.
"Again, it's just there's so much more to winning a golf tournament than just playing well. Your timing has to be right. Things have to happen at the right time. You have to get momentum at the right time, a lucky break here and there. The more times Rickie puts himself in a position, the better his chances are of winning one.
"But I think everyone in this room would be really surprised if he wasn't to go on and win at least more than one major in his career."
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'is a wide angle effect, where you have around 90 degrees view vertically, for you esthetically pleasing?'.
Two completely different subjects here. The vertical is all about the moving water and the intrinsic interest a waterfall contains. The horizontal, to me, loses all the interest by bringing in too much extraneous information. My thinking of this scene is that you just had to get closer with the wide shots. Way closer, so that the waterfall still serves as the main center of interest.
You wouldn't have taken the wide angle shot as well?
I would be really interested if you would state definitively your view about cropping. Sometimes you state you are against it, as in your above post and other times you ignore it when it is presented to you as in the above link. Does it boil down to the mood you are in?
Stamper, As far as I'm concerned the art of photography is in what you frame on your camera. That means you see what you're after, frame it, and shoot it. You don't bang away hoping you might find a picture later when you're playing around in Photoshop. There are times when you can't get exactly what you want: the scene is vanishing and you're not yet close enough, so you have to include things in the frame that you know you'll have to crop out later. But if you're having to crop more often than once in a blue moon, you haven't mastered your art.
The camera always crops the image circle that the lens projects. . .
Have you noticed that the cropping tool in Photoshop divides the screen into 9 sections?
. . .there must have been a lot of images on here that you have praised but have unknown to yourself been heavily cropped?


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Craig Butcher
Class of 1976
Major/Minor: English
The 1976 Sophie Kerr Winner
In addition to teaching high school and college students off and on for the last 35 years, Craig Butcher has spent much of his working life earning a living through his writing with careers in politics and broadcasting.
As the host of the most popular radio talk show in Delaware for 12 years, he interviewed TV and movie stars, best-selling authors and major political figures. He has reported the news for the Associated Press, NBC, CBS and CNN and was the Executive Producer of a TV production company.
He worked on Capitol Hill as the Press Secretary for a U.S. Congressman and has written speeches for two governors, several senators and the first President Bush. At present, he teaches Theory of Knowledge and English Honors at Pensacola High School where he has been named Most Influential Teacher of the Year in 2008 and 2011.


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A major oil producer operates a TLP in 2,000 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico. Startup was on time and went without major problems. The field produces from four wells completed to a depth of about 13,000 to 16,000 feet. All the wellheads are on the sea floor, with subsea flowlines about one to two miles long.
Prior to startup, an independent laboratory performed crude oil analyses. The tests indicated that asphaltene deposition in the producing wellbores and in the flowlines would be severe enough to stop production if nothing were done to stabilize the asphaltenes in the produced crude oil.
Lab tests indicated that ASPH16507A would be significantly more cost-effective, establishing a new best-in-class benchmark.
The Nalco Champion Flow Assurance Lab in Sugar Land, Texas conducted analyses and performance testing on a sample of the crude oil, looking for potential problems and their solutions. Research determined that asphaltene deposition would be a problem in the wellbores and flowlines and the team indicated that a Nalco Champion asphaltene inhibitor could successfully stabilize the asphaltenes in the produced crude oil.
This asphaltene inhibitor had earlier been determined to be best-in-class in testing performed by another major Gulf of Mexico producer. At startup, this product was injected into each subsea wellhead through 316L stainless steel umbilicals, then into the bottom of the tubing string through an injection valve in each well. The dosage of the product was optimized over the next few months to achieve the most cost-effective programme possible.
Soon after the successful startup, ongoing work by the Nalco Champion research team produced a new asphaltene inhibitor. This new product - ASPH16507A - was evaluated in the lab for its performance on the subject crude and benchmarked against the incumbent best-in-class product. Lab tests indicated that ASPH16507A would be significantly more cost-effective, providing the producer with cost savings and establishing a new best-in-class benchmark.
ASPH16507A asphaltene inhibitor was tested in the field for several months and the findings by the Flow Assurance Lab were confirmed: ASPH16507A reduced the amount of product required and the cost to inhibit asphaltene deposits by an average of 31%, with no decrease in performance. This does not include the additional savings attributable to the reduction in the volume of chemical shipped and handled.
The programme was monitored by running the Asphaltene Deposition Test (ADT) on the platform and comparing the performance in each test to a standard curve. In this monitoring method, ADT performance above the "minimum acceptable" baseline indicates the imminent formation of asphaltene deposits, while performance below the baseline indicates good stabilization of the asphaltenes in the crude oil.
Even though the dosage of ASPH16507A was 37% lower than the incumbent, it performed just as effectively, reducing the treating cost. It has also been formulated and manufactured to be compatible with subsea umbilical delivery systems.


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New Neil Young Book Explores Recording Rarities And Concert Performances
While Neil Young documents his own 'Journeys' with an upcoming film directed by longtime friend Jonathan Demme, a new book takes a look at the Canadian legend and attempts to clear the vaults out to share some Young factoids you might not have heard before.
Author Glen Boyd has written the 'Neil Young FAQ,' subtitled as "Everything Left To Know About The Iconic And Mercurial Rocker." The book is the latest in a series of similarly themed releases published by Backbeat Books [one of the more recent entries is an excellent book devoted to the Beach Boys]. The Young volume was published earlier this month and digs into quite a few interesting subjects.
Even as Young has taken stock of his own vault of rarities with the 'Archives' set and assorted archival releases, there's still quite a bit of mystery that swirls around some of the lesser-known music that remains unreleased.
The book delves deeper into the sessions that produced as-yet unreleased albums such as 'Homegrown,' 'Toast,' 'Chrome Dreams' and 'Oceanside,' while also covering Young's celebrated authorized output including 'Harvest,' 'Tonight's The Night' and 'Rust Never Sleeps.'
Not limited to merely the audio side, Boyd also tackles Young's extensive videography to shed some light on nuggets from the out-of-print concert performances (all of which, like most Neil Young fans, we'd love to see re-releases of!).
Boyd will share some of those videos with fellow fans during an upcoming book signing in Seattle on June 1. All proceeds from books sold that night will go to benefit Young's Bridge School organization.
Young himself will debut a memoir later this year. 'Waging Heavy Peace' is set for release on October 2.


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Amandaspeyton necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 13 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
Hey there. I am working on re-doing my personal website and thought of this crazy idea that I wanted to get some input on from great designers. I am an entrepreneur who lives in NYC.
Not targeting a specific market, though mostly the audience will be techy folks who view my website.
I'd like to take a neighborhood map of NYC and instead of neighborhood names, put in the texts of various social services in the place of neighborhood names.
I am using the attached map as a template. I'd like to combine certain neighborhoods to split the map into a total of 10 areas which should each be outlined. Then, instead of neighborhood names, I'd like to put names of internet services in interesting typeface (similar to the map here but that's totally up for interpretation).
What I am looking for is creativity around the typography and shading.
So the step by step would be to start with an outline of Manhattan, carve out the 10 separate areas (as laid out in attached doc), then put the corresponding text into those areas (and leave out neighborhood names).
Color palette is up to you. Font/typeface is up to you. l don't have a preference re: color vs. black/white/grayscale.
Please keep central park empty, with no label, and color it some shade of green (so it would essentially be a green shaded rectangle in the center of the graphic) or black/white. And don't include Roosevelt Island.
Please keep background transparent.
Thanks so much!


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MOUNT WOLF, Pa. (AP) — A man who loved the outdoors was carried to his grave in a boat pulled by a truck on Wednesday.
The casket of 78-year-old Ronald Bloss Sr. was loaded onto a small motor boat and trailer and pulled to a cemetery by a pickup truck driven by one of his five sons, Diehl Funeral Home director Michael Gladfelter said.
Bloss, who lived in Mount Wolf, about 30 miles south of Harrisburg, the state capital, loved hunting, fishing and spending time on rivers, the York Daily Record reported. He had several boats, and family members came up with the idea of using one for his final journey, Gladfelter said.
Gladfelter said he doesn't recall the funeral home ever using a boat in place of a hearse before and he wishes there had been time to create a sign reading "Gone Fishing" to hang on the side of it.
"It would have been so ideal," Gladfelter said.
Bloss was a U.S. Navy veteran who also enjoyed coaching and umpiring. He died at his home on Saturday.


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WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is giving the Defense Department and the military services until Jan. 21 to review the background checks on all employees who have contact with children in department programs, and to deliver a written report to him.
Panetta's memo comes in the wake of revelations that at least 31 people were suspended from two Army day care centers at Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found a range of criminal convictions.
The background checks were triggered by the arrests of two day care workers in September on multiple counts of assault on children at a center.
The memo issued Thursday says all segments of the department must ensure that background check procedures are being followed and that each document meets Pentagon requirements.


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(CNN) -- Aging athletes don't have the agility they had in their youth. Minor injuries accumulate and become major ones. And by the time they hit their mid-30s and 40s, they're considered geriatric -- that's the conventional wisdom.
Cyclist Lance Armstrong is third in the Tour de France standings halfway through the cycling race.
But recently, middle-aged athletes have defied the tolls of aging, returning to competition and whizzing past their junior rivals.
"Forties is the new 30s for physiological capacity," said Scott Trappe, director of the Human Performance Lab at Ball State University. "We're going to continue to see people do well into their 40s -- no question."
Seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong returned to the premier cycling race after three and a half years in retirement. The 37-year-old cyclist is currently ranked third in the competition. "Passport says I'm old but I feel pretty damn young," Armstrong wrote on Twitter Wednesday. See SI.com's images of Lance in training
So move over, Gen Y. Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie broke the world record for the fastest marathon in September at the age of 35. And at last summer in Beijing, veteran swimmer and medalist Dara Torres won three silver medals including the 50 meter freestyle. She was 41.
"By yesterday's standard, that's an old athlete," said Trappe. "The paradigm is shifting -- that's not considered as old as it used to be."
Elite athletes such as Torres, Gebrselassie and Armstrong, can surround themselves with a crew of nutritionists, physiologists, chiropractors and experts who dispense the latest technology and advice.
"It's come down to some of the finances involved in sports that allow athletes to train year-round and later in their careers," Trappe said. "In addition to the nutrition, training, sleep, they have a staff hired to manage their overall health, flexibility, well-being, nutrition that contributes to performing better."
But it takes more than a crew of scientists.
Torres' success stems from her true enjoyment of swimming and the judicious use of her energy, said Michael Lohberg, her swim coach of two years.
"Obviously the body deteriorates a little bit at that age, but you make up for other things," he said. "If you take care of your body and you enjoy what you're doing, these are the two major parameters that can keep you going. If you run the body down, train too hard at an early age, or you ignore injuries, you get injections to stay fit, then you have trouble."
The ability of an older athlete to stay competitive against the younger ones varies by sport, said fitness experts. In a physically draining sport that's as punishing as football, aging bodies take longer to heal, Trappe said.
Of course, there are exceptions. Quarterback, Kurt Warner at 37, led the Arizona Cardinals to the Super Bowl in January. In women's gymnastics where younger, prepubescent girls challenge the laws of gravity, Oksana Chusovitina, 33, beat most of them to win a silver medal for the vault in the 2008 Olympics.
"It's good news-bad news after a certain age," said Carl Foster, the director of the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. "Thirty is the watershed for lots of sports. You start accumulating injuries. By the same token, the good things are you've practiced, your skills are at a high level, your knowledge of sports is high and there is cumulative conditioning."
To train, Torres swims less compared with her earlier days. Essentially, she works smarter, not harder.
"As a result of that, we were able to keep the technique at a very high level," Lohberg said. "She's flawless all the time. I have to correct very little. And she can go relatively fast in meets when she has to."
Torres is probably not at the peak of her strength today, but "she's stronger in terms of swim-specific strength," he said. "She's able to accelerate in the water, to have snappy movements in the water. She's little bit quicker moving through the water, rather than just having power."
Foster agreed: "It's not that they're stronger. They're better at translating strength to propulsion."
"You don't see endurance athletes win at age 20," he said. "The Tour de France takes years to mature the body to tolerate that level of training and those events."
The maturity also means a greater mental mastery of the sport.
"It's a dynamic interplay between knowing more and executing better, but you may not be physically as strong," he said. "When you're young, you can afford to do stupid stuff. You have remarkable physical skills."
But not all athletes return to their glory days -- even the great ones. Unlike his first comeback to professional basketball, Michael Jordan at age 38 "didn't have the same explosiveness," when he returned to play for the Washington Wizards in 2001," Trappe said. Jordan retired two years later.
With age, the maximum heart rate decreases. This means the person has reduced endurance for intense, aerobic workouts. Male athletes have lower levels of testosterone, the hormone that helps build muscles and aids in recovery. The flexibility of the muscles and their ability to recover after intense workouts diminishes.
"Forty-, 50-, 60-year-old athletes can do single training sessions, but they can't do it day after day after day," Foster said. "When you're 18, you can recover from anything."
But that's no excuse to stop exercising, physiologists said.
Even for non-elite athletes, research has shown steady physical activity is a fountain of youth. Activities such as walking, swimming, riding a bike, improve the heart and circulatory health, and reduce age-related muscle loss.
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