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"This was such an easy pattern. I now make a bunch of these for every bib I make. The size is great and these can be made very quickly."
Part 2 of the YCST Newsletter Project is here!
Hopefully by now, you've been able to download your pattern for the receiving blanket that was offered last month! This month, we're so excited to bring to you a coordinating burpie to match your blanket. We think you're going to love it!
When my babies were born, my favorite burpies were the three fold cloth diapers that you could purchase at any department store.
I loved their softness, as well as the size, and absorbency. I had stacks and stacks of them! While they were functional in their purpose, they were, of course, not fashionable in the least! I did have two or three darling burpies that a sweet friend had given me made of flannel and with beautifully crocheted edges-something I didn't know how to duplicate. I longed for a combination of those great diapers and the cute fabric!
With this month's burpie pattern, we are giving you the best of both worlds, where function meets fashion, and it's simple and quick to create! With one pattern, you can create several different looks, and we even directions for you to include a binkie holder along with your burpie. We hope you enjoy this month's project!
NOTE: Approximate finished size of the burpie is 16 1/4" x 11 1/2". This pattern involves machine sewing only.
Happy Sewing! -Shelli
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This was such an easy pattern. I now make a bunch of these for every bib I make. The size is great and these can be made very quickly.
Made tons of these! SO EASY! directions are clear! Great!
Great pattern and easy to follow instructions. Photos are great for me since I am a visual learner. Great baby shower gift idea.
These are darling. Thank you for sharing the pattern. I made five for my newish grandson. I used minky from a previous project on one side and edged them with fold over elastic. Now I'm waiting for a pattern for bibs using diapers. They're so absorbent and I think they're long enough for a bib. The burbies you pictured are darling. How cute would they be as bibs? Thanks again I appreciatee your generosity. Maureen
LOVE them!! So cute, easy to make and did I mention cute!
I needed to find a quick project for my daughter to give as a baby shower gift. This ended up being the best project plus one other one I found on this site. It was easy yet so appreciative. In fact, my daughter was just here to visit and she said her friend needs some more! Very simple and so cute.
I printed this pattern ealier in the week and have made a bunch of these this week. They are so EASY!!! and CUTE!!! They make a great set with the Receiving blanket pattern!!!
Adorable, adorable, adorable! Both patterns for these burpies and the receiving blankets are well written with photos every step of the way, making is "sew" simple to follow along. These make for lovely homemade gifts. Thank you for these great patterns!
Amazing. I am very love the ideas, the fabrics' and also the accurate work. all the honour. sorry for my english. i'm from Israel.


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An emotional Brian Jenkins, the MEAC Coach of the Year, wants to continue to build a program that returns at least 17 starters next year.
DAYTONA BEACH — One thing Bethune-Cookman head football coach Brian Jenkins made evident Saturday was that he's not going to change.
That's what his players want to hear. At least 17 of 22 starters and several other major contributors return to the team next year.
The 2013 Wildcats appear to be stacked, and after bowing out in the first round of the playoffs Saturday at Municipal Stadium, they feel like they're ready to take the next step forward.
They hope the emotional Jenkins will still be around to lead them.
In Saturday's 24-14 loss to Coastal Carolina in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, Jenkins charged onto the field twice to argue calls and received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Jenkins, who was ejected from a game three weeks ago, was given a candy bar and Gatorade on the sidelines by support staff, hoping to avoid a similar episode to two years ago when he was carried off on a stretcher with dehydration.
Jenkins said his on-field arguments look worse than they are, and much of the time he and officials joke during their conversations. But toning down his behavior is not on his checklist.
"Me, get emotional?'' Jenkins mocked after Saturday's game. "I feel like I'm the heartbeat of the team and I ask my team to fight. I ask them to give everything they've got. So they're asked to play with emotion and passion, and I coach with emotion and passion. That's just the bottom line.
"People can call it animated, out of control, whatever, but it's won us championships. It has our program moving to the top level.''
Jenkins, 41, was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year on Saturday and is in the running for the Eddie Robinson Award, given to the FCS Coach of the Year.
He is 27-8 in three seasons with the Wildcats and has led them to the playoffs twice. B-CU, which finished the 2012 season at 9-3, has won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship in two of the Jenkins' three seasons. The Wildcats went undefeated in the MEAC this year for the first time since 1984.
"Most of the coaches you see on TV are not like Coach Jenkins,'' quarterback Quentin Williams said. "Even when you're doing right, he's still on you. Sometimes I feel like that's what we need. It's very good to have a coach like that. It's a pleasure to play for him.''
The Wildcats would hate to see him leave, but when a young coach becomes successful in a short period of time, offers start to trickle in, and Jenkins admitted he has heard from other programs.
"We all know opportunities present themselves,'' he said. "I'm not going to sit here and play it off like opportunities haven't and they're not going to. It's very hard for me to leave a university that loves me and I love it. It's hard for me to leave a team that I love. I love my players, and they love me. It's very hard. That's just the bottom line.''
While the Wildcats have yet to win a playoff game, they have the bulk of their team coming back next year, and they believe they are on the verge of taking the next step -- winning a playoff game.
"We just have to get to the point where we can play consistently,'' Jenkins said. "Keep that consistency through the game and through the season. When you're in the playoffs, you're playing the best of the best and you can't afford to stumble.''
Williams said Saturday's loss will serve as motivation for the players to work even harder in the offseason.
"We'll be coming back with a bad taste in our mouths,'' Williams said. "You can learn a lot from a loss. It was in the Lord's plan to humble us. We had good times this season, but this loss is going to stick. It's going to drive us and motivate us for next year.''
The Wildcats lose just two starters on offense (center Eugene Solomon and right guard Lavon McCoy) and three starters on defense (linemen Harold Love III and Anthony Woodard and linebacker Dawud Lane). Spruce Creek grad D.J. Howard is also a senior, but the safety missed two seasons and is petitioning the NCAA for another year of eligibility.
"When we started this three years ago, the cupboard had some talent in it,'' Jenkins said. "Coach (Alvin) Wyatt had some talent. We took what he left behind and we've been able to build off it. We got to the point where our young talent has been able to produce, so hopefully we can eliminate that rebuilding process.
"That's where this program is at right now, so I'm excited about the future. I'm excited about the players we have returning. I'm excited about the young men who have a chance to join this program, and I think this program will stay consistent and reach greater heights.''
The Wildcats have all three of their quarterbacks returning, and all three have played extensively. They also return MEAC Lineman of the Year Terrance Hackney, 1,000-yard rusher Isidore Jackson and leading tacklers Jarkevis Fields and Nick Addison.
"Being a young team and we did this already, we know we can do it again,'' said Addison, a redshirt freshman safety who led the team with four interceptions. "We can make a dynasty out of this, make the playoffs every year. I'm looking forward to coming in, grinding hard, coming back and showing whatever team we play in the first round (next time) that we're here to stay.''
ALL-MEAC: In addition to Jenkins and Hackney winning conference awards, the Wildcats placed six players on the MEAC's All-Conference first team and three on the second team.
Hackney, Solomon and Jackson were all named first-teamers on offense, while defensive end LeBrandon Richardson, linebacker Fields and Addison were named to the first-team defense. Love, McCoy and Howard were named to the second team.
Delaware State quarterback Nick Elko was named Offensive Player of the Year, while Howard linebacker Keith Pough and defensive end Damon Gresham Chisholm were named Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, respectively.

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(visited by Donna Weston and Sarah Long)
16-Jul-2001 -- Camping in a tent in below zero C temperatures is NOT recommended, particularly with WA-type lightweight sleeping-bags. After a fairly sleepless night, Sarah and I decided to pack up and chuck the tent in the car at 5am - at least the car has a heater!
We headed back to Bruce Rock, then southeast to Narembeen in the dark and in very thick fog. Even with headlights on, visibility was down to about 10 metres which made it rather spooky - although sealed, the road had no markings and lots of tight bends, and both of us had our fingers crossed that we'd avoid meeting any roadtrains coming in the opposite direction. After Narembeen the road is unsealed but wider. There's been no (or very little) rain throughout most of the wheatbelt and southeast of WA - bad for the farmers but it means that the dirt roads are hard and good to drive on even in a non-4WD, with little chance of getting bogged.
The early start was well worth it, as there was a really magical feel about day-break with a pale sun through fog over the salt lakes 43km west of our target.
We headed east along Soldiers Road, then north on Grays Road and back west on Sloss Road. According to my GIS map, Burracoppin Road should have then taken us to 619 metres away from the confluence, but we ended up at a dead end on Sloss Road with 872 metres to go. With no farm in sight and as the paddock had a new crop (probably of wheat), we decided to count this one as an attempt. Although it would have been fairly easy walking over the paddock, farmers out here are in for a rough year and are likely to be pretty upset at anything that could affect their chances of harvesting anything less than a maximum yield. We'll return after harvest.
On the way back along Soldiers Road, we stopped at a cairn we noticed on the way in. It had been erected by the Narembeen Historical Society and marks Captain John Septimus Roe's Bivouac II in 1836. He was a surveyor - I guess that's as good a reason as any to have been out here nearly 150 years ago. Roe's report of the country out here was not encouraging and this stifled further development of the region for more than fifty years. Harvesting of the Sandalwood trees and small sheep farming was the only development for some time.
The next leg of the Great WA Confluence Hunt took us due south to 33S 119E, and we detoured to Wave Rock, an unusual granite formation and one of WA's natural landmarks. We also passed Dragon Rocks, but will visit there on our next attempt.


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31 August is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years). There are 122 days remaining until the end of the year.
- 1991: Harry Potter asks his Uncle Vernon for a ride to King's Cross Station in London the following day. He agrees only because he is already going to London to have Dudley's tail removed at a private hospital.
- 1992: Harry Potter and the Weasleys have dinner at the Burrow, at the end of which, a fireworks display is held.
- 1993: Harry Potter meets Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger at Diagon Alley. Hermione purchases her pet Crookshanks and Ron buys Rat tonic for Scabbers.
- 1995: While staying at 12 Grimmauld Place, Ron and Hermione receive notification that they have been appointed Gryffindor's new Prefects. Molly Weasley purchases a Cleansweep Eleven for Ron, and later confronts a Boggart. Sturgis Podmore stood guard beside the entrance of the Department of Mysteries and was subsequently put under the Imperius Curse by the Death Eater Lucius Malfoy. Eric Munch caught Sturgis Podmore trying to break into Department of Mysteries at one o'clock in the morning.
- 2008: Lily Potter is born sometime prior to this date and sometime after 1 September, 2007 to Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley. Hugo Weasley is born sometime prior to this date and sometime after 1 September, 2007 to Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
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Oneida switching to paper bags for green waste pickup
ONEIDA >> Oneida residents may have received a notice indicating a new way of disposing of green waste in the city.
What once was a practice of placing green waste in clear trash bags, now, has transformed to a city request to place all yard waste - twigs, lawn clippings and the like - in large,paper lawn and leaf bags that can be purchased at most hardware or grocery stores, says city engineer Jon Rauscher.
The decision to make the change came from a need to streamline city Public Works Department operations and free up time to work on larger projects.
Prior to the switch, workers would need to open the plastic bags and dump the contents into the city's Route 5 green waste compost site which is located near Oneida Castle. By using the biodegradable paper bags, that time-consuming step is eliminated, Rauscher said, saving the city money and allowing workers to complete other tasks such as work on paving projects.
Currently, the green waste pickup schedule runs from mid-May to mid-October. On Mondays, green waste will be picked up on Mondays, alternating between areas north and south of Lenox Avenue, resulting in a biweekly green waste pickup schedule. There is no fee and the material must be placed in the brown paper lawn and leaf bags. Or, residents can place yard waste in plastic containers which may be dumped directly into the green waste collection truck.
In addition, Rauscher hopes to start rotating the compost pile to foster biodegradation.
By doing this, perhaps a year or two down the road, the city would like to be able to offer free garden compost to residents, Rauscher said.
For information on additional green waste services offered by the city, visit: www.ci.oneida.ny.us/Departments/DPW/forms/GreenWasteServices.pdf


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3 or 4 of you couldn't resist sending shots of your gnarly fin-feet. Sorry dudes, George G has the corner on that market! Since Tom T's was the only foot pic sans bloody toe knuckles, I chose to run it as general representation.
Anyone else have anything to add? Use the comments section. Hopefully, we'll get more feedback as time goes on. We would especially like to hear from more women about their fin preferences.
Hey Paul,
My foot size is 9.5 and my favorite fins are Da Fin ML for bare foot. They don't mess up my feet at all so no need for neoprene socks or wrapping the strap in neoprene.
In the winter I use Force Fin Rip Force over 7 mil booties. Not as great as Da Fins however but the most comfort you'll get with a thick bootie on.
Justin V
Brooklyn, NY
PS How could I forget the Scubapro Jet Fins? Those rock too! Ultimate propulsion, just not as portable as Da Fins. I use them size L with 3 mm booties.
Hi Paul;
After 5 other brands, settled on Duckfeet! Perfect fit for my size 10-1/2 feet (my fins are in San Diego, I'm in Nevada--don't remember what size they are.) And they cost the least.
Your new web site looks great! If you ever want to use my drawings for something else, just let me know.
Tom T
San Diego, CA
Las Vegas, NV
In response to your post on the blog, here are my fins (winter set).
Hydro Tech fins. As you can see, I've trimmed down the outside edge so that they don't overhang the rail of my kneeboard.
In the summer, I wear Hydro Tech II fins which get the same scalpel treatment but I'm "in between pairs" at the mo having left me last pair in the car park at Widemouth Bay, North Cornwall.
Don't notice any loss of drive with the trim and for me Hydros (particularly the Tech II) are the most comfortable things out there.
Currently I am using a mis-matched pair of Duckfeet (XL). Usually worn up side down.
I use several different sized pairs (L-XL-SXL) depending on how thick a pair of booties I'm wearing.
I also use a pair of UDT's that I am still thinning out. (Size Large)
They are the only ones that are wide enough out of the box. (They will be perfect one day!)
I also use mis-matched shaped fins on occasion. ie one Tech fin and one Duckfoot.)
Size 10 feet triple EEE
Looking forward to seeing the data from your survey!
Bruce C
The OC
Hi Paul:
See attached photo of my favorite fins.
Jay B
San Marcos, CA
I use Vipers V7 (inch blade) always w/booties (or fin socks in tropics). I Aquasealed a fat layer of neoprene inside the heel strap to take up a bit of slack. They are very comfortable for me and I pool tested them against regular Duck Feet and the Vipers won on speed, acceleration, and maneuverability. About equal in comfort.
Tried UDT's but could not even get them on my feet they were so stiff. Either it was that pair, weak arms/legs, or something else but literally could not get them on! Had some Tech fins a number of years ago and after 45 minutes was driven from the ocean by foot pain. Could barely walk to get back to car. Crushed my feet laterally even though felt ok when first put them on.
I wear a size 7D shoe. When they made them, I used to wear a 6E
Dig the Surfmatters blog!
Thank you,
Geoffrey L
Bay Area, CA
Hi Paul,
I use UDEET's most of the time; also have a pair of Da Fins I use in the summer for body surfing.
Best Regards,
Hal F
San Clemente, CA
I have two different pairs of UDTs. The black pair are pretty new, only a month or two old. New rubber is really really good, only mods are to the middle rib, top and bottom, foiled flat, and of course the neoprene/plastic inserts to the top of the footpocket. The plastic stiffens the pocket to transfer stress away from the ankles/calves (per PG's directives, Thanks Paul.)
I use the black pair for pointbreaks or anywhere with a long paddle, or when the waves are big and I need a lot of horsepower.
The black/blue marbled pair are a few years old, have been extensively modified. Shortened a couple inches, thinned all ribs, and thinned the entire blade at the tip. Altered the ankle straps to accommodate my bony ankles, then added the neoprene heelstrap made by Balin. Blue pair also has the neoprene/plastic inserts. I use the marbled pair for surfing smaller waves, or shorter paddles, and whenever I bodysurf. They are much faster to sprint with, easier on the legs, but produce noticeably less horsepower than the longer black pair. As for sizing, the black pair are size Large. The marbled pair are odd, the left foot is a Large, the right is an XL. That was a happy mistake. They came as a mismatched pair from the factory, and conveniently my right foot is bigger than my left, so they fit PERFECTLY. The black pair fit well too, but the right foot is a little snug. I wear size 11.5 in Vans, a pretty standard measurement.
Tatum wears a size 7 in girls, and uses the Viper V-5 (the orange dot) in medium. She also has the Balin heelstraps because the medium fits a little loose, but the next size down was too small. Otherwise unmodified and work very well for her needs.
Jamie M
Queensland, Australia
I've almost exclusively worn Viper V-7's. I wear size XL because of the 3mm booties (shoe size = 10) I need up here in the bay area.
I love my new hybrid mat!!
Take care,
Nate K
The Aforementioned Bay Area, CA
Hi Paul,
I had a long drawn out fin-related story for you but, this is more to the point. I like the "good" Duckfeet (soft blade/hard pocket) from Deets/Voit or getting lucky at a Big 5, etc.
I am a 10.5 and wear an XL in Ducks or a L in UDTs. For me, Ducks provide enough power in everyday surf and are easiest on my feet (this after a long stint in Churchills, and a few months in too-big for my feet XL UDT's). I do use a piece of 1/2 inch "yoga Mat" material in the top of each fin which is buttery soft on foot, toes, etc, which seems to transfer some power away from my toes and higher up the foot (less cramping possibilities). After a short break-in, the material stays in place with no glue too which makes it easy to use in your next set of fins. I do have a gummy pair of L UDT's from Greg Deets in the on-deck circle which may be my next "best fin ever."
Jeff C
Encinitas, CA
PS. Beware of the great majority of Duckfeet out there with soft pocket/hard blades. They do not work!!
Hi Paul,
I'm loving my new Fatty! We haven't had any spectacular surf this last week or so, but I've been having a blast riding the mat! I started getting the hang of the squeeze/release technique for bottom turns and cutbacks this morning. I can't wait to get out in some nice clean waves.
I've attached a pic of the fins I've been using for about the last year. They are Propel brand fins, and they have a slightly longer blade than Churchy's, deep full length side ribs, and the blade also fans out from about halfway down the foot cup. They are a bit stiff, but very comfortable. They accelerate very well, but are a bit short for long paddles. I've ordered a pair of UDT's so I'll be able to compare them soon.
Billy-joe S
Victoria, Australia
I use those blue Tech fins. They're pretty good. I like that ankle leash.
However, I think they're a bit short. I can't kick hard enough to get into a wave without also paddling. Still, I got them for free, and they work, so I'm not complaining too loudly!
Mary M
Los Angeles, CA
Hi Paul
UDT's here, Large size, black/blue marbled, cut down in both length and stiffness. I wear them with a 1mm neoprene sock.
Richard S
Byron Bay, Australia
Hey Paul
I've attached some fins.......all tweaked UDT's
We all use the UDT's coming from your initial recommendation along with Mr Morlat, and Jamie (who gave me some great trimming tips). I think what I/we like about the UDT's is the narrowness and the flex/snap that can be achieved with some foiling time-belt sanding etc. I just kept thinning mine out, at the end and the side rails also, to take of some weight and add flex-I know some people use these un-neutered but for me they were just too rigid/heavy (for my sticks at least)
I think taking an inch or two off the length also helps with scrambling in/out over the rocks. I tried DA-Fins to ill effect and also Vipers, and kept going back to the UDT's.
Washed up flippers, Lennox Head, 2009. Where'd the other foot go?
Ricky S
Los Angeles, CA
Hi Paul,
Currently using Vipers (V5 yellow dot) when mat riding, gave UDT's a go for a year or so, liked the thrust, did not like the weight of UDT's, find Vipers a good compromise...
Thinking of getting a pair of Force Fin Pro's, used them for bodyboarding in mid 80s for a couple of years, made the feet feel very free, probably not quite enough trust, but life's all about making compromises in certain situations.
Henry M
PS Piskian's comment on the blog of this topic made me laugh! When we had the UK Mat Meet, his feet were ripped to shred by the fins he was using, blood pouring of them (so much so that if I had been surfing in sharky water, I would not have gone out where he was surfing.) Hopefully your research may help him...(He has a great fluid style on the mat, easily the most stylish mat surfer of the day when we had the meet...)
I use Flips, but I'e not had much success with them over socks. I attached some fin savers (which snagged on the straps, so I may drill a hole in the foot) on my last session but both fins came off at different times so I'm going to keep them as summer jobs. I bought a pair of Lagunas which are super comfy but don't provide enough drive, too short I reckon. I've discussed fins with Cookson from Ukmatsurfers and he has similar problems i.e very wide feet causing cramp in most hard rubber fins. He's recommended Da Fins so I'll be getting a pair. If anyone could combine the foot pocket of Lagunas and the same blade as Flips they would be the ultimate fin!
Matt D
Hey Paul,
I'm wearing either Duck Feet or UDT's...depending. Did the UDTs for a year until I started having some ankle issues and then went to the duck feet last summer and loved em. Rode em steady until I got to Puerto Rico last couple of weeks and needed all the power I could get to make it out. Went back to the UDTs and loved em. No chronic issues but I was only there a couple of weeks. Foot size is 9 1/2 and I prefer the blue and black UDTs as the blacks are way too stiff. Don't use booties unless I have to and then its 2 mil fin socks.
Thanks for the web site. Its great to hear about other guys that ride air and plastic. Learned a bit from the site about technique and I can always use more of that.
Rich H
Beach Haven, NJ
Hey Paul -
I saw on your blog that you were compiling fin data. Here is a pic of three types I've used. They're all pretty good... certainly more thrust than my old Churchills. I don't have a pic of those but they felt kind of feeble. I don't have any experience with some of the new fins like 'Da Fin' or the latest Churchills for Boogie riders. They seem short and perhaps made for the guys who do the one knee thing(?) I just ride prone.
In order of preference, my fin choices are:
Viper Yellow Dot
The Vipers are the lightest and most compact of the bunch and the side blades seem to maintain stiffness and directional control. If I were going on a long hike and weight were a factor, the Vipers are a solid 2 lbs lighter (3 1/2 lbs vs 5 1/2 lbs.)
The Force fins are somewhere in between weight wise. They have a nice neoprene pad that inserts across the top for comfort but the blades are a weird shape for kicking in to waves - they seem somewhat floppy. I'm also not sure about durability of the bungie cord heel retainer although these have held up alright.
The UDTs and Vipers feel stiffer and seem to have better thrust when stomped on.
The UDTs are claimed by Greg Deets to be a softer formula but these feel about the same as my old ones. He insisted that his formula was softer and asked me to bend the old ones like a taco... "Can't do it , right?" He asked. I could. In a side by side comparison, my old ones felt essentially the same.
I broke one of the straps on my old pair and was stoked when Greg Deets made the new model available. I just use them stock and that has raised a few eyebrows with other dedicated mat riders who apparently follow whatever George Greenough is up to, including modification of UDT fins. At a mat gathering in Santa Cruz a few years ago, I was questioned when one guy saw my fins.... "UNMODIFIED?!!!" (gasp!)
I'd better get with the program I suppose. I could use any of these for body surfing, mat, or bellyboard riding but the UDTs are my 'go to' fins.
I wear size 12 shoe.
UDT = "Super" - fits well with 3mm split toe booties with light outer sole.
Viper = XL (11-13) - fits well with 3mm bootie with light outer sole.
Force = XXL - biggest of the bunch even with inserts. I use these with a pair of 5mm booties with no outer sole. (Dive socks)
John M
Los Osos, CA
Hi Paul,
I wear size 11 wide shoes. I have been wearing UDT fins, size XL, no booties, for several years now. I like them a lot as far as thrust and planing, although if I surf too much like this winter (roughly 2-3 hours a day), then my feet wear out and they don't heal until the surf goes flat for a while. I sometimes think about shifting over to something softer like Da Fin, which will be my next choice once I'm in the market for a new flipper.
Dirk B
Santa Barbara, CA
Hi PG,
After decades of fin frustration, I'm really stoked on pod PF2s, even though they are short-blade bodyboard-type flippers.
PF2s are the only swimfins that don't hurt my fat knobby feet. And they have superb side rails for gripping the wave. Kicking speed is not all that great, but they accelerate quickly for catching waves, plus are a big help in steep waves and when getting around foamy sections. I ended up padding the straps with neoprene so that the edges don't rub my ankles. (pod PF3s are excellent small wave fins, except that they cause pain on one particular bump on on my feet.)


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I almost stopped blogging during 2011 because of lots of complications I was dealing with but this entry is something I couldn't just pass over. Hopefully I will resume blogging during 2012 as actively as I was doing during late 2009 and early 2010.
My predictions for 2012 in technology realm specially when focused on Java is as follow:
- Oracle will push Java forward like never before.
- Java ecosystem will thrive with JavaFX getting open sourced and new big names joining JCP.
- We will see the best Java release for Mac os, Java SE 7.
- IBM will push the idea of how cool Rational set of IDEs are and how good Websphere is and people will believe it until the are caught with no way to return.
- RIM will probably stop development of it's own operating system and instead develop a powerpack for Android…
- Google Chrome will eat other browsers marketshare as fast as browserly possible.
- Some of the new cool boys in the JVM town that are claiming to be the next Java will vanish/start vanishing without any trace 😀
- GlassFish will get more marketshare and more people will benefit from it's modular and extensible architecture.
- Google will market a revolutionary Android tablet that will change the concept.
What I wish for during 2012
- No more war and instead of that some peace and quiet time around the globe.
- No disasters like what we had in 2011 and instead some ground breaking scientific discoveries in medicine, energy and space travel.
- No economy breakdown anywhere in the world.
- A cell phone thinner than Motorola DROID RAZR 😀
- Google to provide a good cloud storage for end users so I could stop using combination of DrobBox, Google and SkyDrive.
Other predictions for 2012 which I truly like to be proven wrong for them.
- Iranian government will not go away and will not change to a sane governing body.
- Pakistan army and ISI will continue supporting /training and harboring Al Qaeda and Taliban and continue destabilizing Afghanistan southern and central provinces.
- Iranian government will continue meddling in other countries affair specially in Afghanistan and Arab countries.
- Syrian dictatorship will remain intact by support of Iranian government and the region will stay unstable as it is now.


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Taylor Swift Calls '1989' More Subtle, Less Romantic [VIDEO]by Mandi Salerno | PopCrush
Taylor Swift announced to fans during her worldwide live stream on Monday, Aug. 18 that her new single 'Shake It Off' and new album '1989' are unlike anything she's ever done before — and from the few hints she's dropped about her new LP, it really sounds like it will be a whole new side of Swift!
The 24-year-old sat down with Fusion to discuss expectations on her upcoming release, and Swifties, you might want to take a deep breath before continuing. Taylor is flipping her reputation as a heartbroken singer-songwriter upside down!
"'1989′ is such a different album from 'Red,'" she explained. "[With 'Red'] you'd hear mandolin on one song and then on the next song you'd hear dubstep. And you'd just sort of think, 'What?' It was also emotionally — it was a very devastating record. It was about dealing with an intense heartbreak and '1989' is about the phase after that where you brush yourself off and you're OK."
Sounds like T. Swift has had a serious change on her outlook! Part of it, she revealed, came naturally with age and maturity. "Writing 'Red,' I was 21 and 22. Back then, I think my priorities were different," she told Fusion. "I was very enamored by romance and the idea of that. 24? At this point, I just want to be with my friends and I want to make music and I want to play shows and I want to travel the world. I want to define my life on my own terms."
Does this mean we won't receive any songs ambiguously referring to the short relationship between her and Harry Styles? That part will be disappointing, but '1989' is sure to be a great album even without her calling out the One Direction member!
So far Taylor has dropped some huge, unexpected bombs on what's to come with her new album. If you're taken aback by the turn of events, then maybe you can find comfort in knowing that Taylor is pretty taken aback, too!
"I think my life has changed in ways that have surprised me," she said. "Deciding to spend my time in New York, cutting my hair, becoming all of a sudden surrounded by this great group of strong, beautiful, smart women who challenge me and push me forward — those are all changes in my life."
She continued, "With this album, I try not to do anything too overtly. Yes, my life is consisting of priority on friends right now, but I don't have any song that's like 'Best Friend Anthem.' I really am trying to put these messages across subtly, and tell stories where those aspects of my life are felt rather than said to you."
Taylor's new album admittedly sounds nothing like what's expected from her, but that makes it even more exciting, don't you think?
'1989' will be available to surprise us all on Oct. 27!
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text: Welcome to "Stevie's Pieces of Peace", my on-line gallery at ArtPal.com! My name is Stephanie but to most in the photography and secular circles I am known as Stevie. I was born a few blocks from the pacific ocean, in the critically acclaimed city of Ventura, California. My parents instilled in me, at a very young age, the love of nature, photography, music as well as a love and respect for all beings, regardless of differences. I was taught to see the world with a hopeful, cheery, optimistic pair of eyes, believing that one day, I too, would make a difference in people's lives.My mother was an award winning pastel artist and floral designer & instructor with the knack to make everything around her even more beautiful. My father was a draftsman engineer and welding instructor with a passion for photography and music.While I cannot claim to have been educated in a pricey, photography facility or been under the tutelage of a world renowned artist, I do claim a gift I have been given. It is something that through my life I have honed as a skilled craftsman and one I continue to learn about. It is the ability to know what soothes and speaks my own living soul.I enjoy photography and creative writing. I have been known to enter my works into the Ventura County Fair for over a decade, taking many ribbons through the years, including blue ones, in both photography and creative writing. I have been honored to have some of my pieces presented and sold, at the Ventura Art Walk as well as at a gallery fund raiser at the harbor, also located in Ventura, CA. I have sold pieces in various businesses in the county as well as showing privately upon request with pieces now hanging as far away as New York. I am a published writer, having written for the Ventura Star newspaper locally as a stringer. I am an award winning creative writing participant at the Ventura Fair-twice. My children's stories have now turned into a trilogy, with the third story not quite being finished yet about critters in a garden.I am thankful for those around me, from young to not so young, that have and continue to nurture my starving artist, creative soul side. We all have those that inspire us, sometimes without them even being aware.I thank you for spending some of your time on me and my gallery, I hope you enjoy, what I like to call my "pieces of peace" and my creative communications. It has been nice sharing a part of my world with you, you know, the heady things, the moment when one realizes "I just need to record this moment, take this shot, not just for myself, but to share, to help calm the noise in someone else's being. That certain something that will help them find a piece of peace for themselves...their happy place"! See that was my "Mary Sunshine" mindset starting to ooze out! A dear friend once told me I hold the market on the positivity mindset!Please, continue to check back as I will update my gallery often, as I use this awesome technology to get my work out of head, off of my hard drive and into this, OUR, great big world that gets smaller and smaller by use of the internet.I hope you enjoy your piece(s) of peace! Respectfully,StevieP.S. My work has now gone international by being viewed worldwide, due to this site! Thank you my international potential buyers for visiting and sharing with your friends!! Some of you are from places as far off as Abu-Dabi, Egypt, Japan, Sweden, Italy, Greece, Australia, Africa, Russia, Poland and India. This avocado ranch, rural-living, small town gal sure has been overwhelmed and humbled by all of the interest and for just a very small taste of what I have to offer.


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As promised, Adhikaalai.com in an attempt to create E-voice library started with kalki's AlaiOsai 3 weeks back. Last week, Adhikaalai.com has successfully started releasing Ponniyin selvan and Sivagamiyin sabatham as well.
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Flaugnarde of Mixed Berries (Clafoutis) Recipe
The perfect ending to any meal. I typically gravitate to warm fruit desserts, custards, or bread puddings, so naturally a mixed berry Flaugnarde has my name all over it. Sounds fancy, huh!? Well you won't believe how easy this is to whip up!
A Flaugnarde is a rustic French custard-like dessert eaten warm made with eggs, milk, fruit, and dusted with powdered sugar. This is just like a clafoutis, however a a traditional clafoutis calls for black cherries, if any other fruit is used it's then called a Flaugnarde. You can make this with fresh berries, plums or even peaches.
Because this recipe is more of a custard, using whole eggs is a must so to lighten it I replaced the cream with low fat milk. This is also great baked in ramekins for easy portion control; baking time would be less.
Flaugnarde of Mixed Berries (Clafoutis)
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Servings: 8 • Serving Size: 1/8th • Points +: 4 pts • Smart Points: 7
Calories: 167.5 • Fat: 2.3 g • Protein: 4.4 g • Carb: 33 g • Fiber: 1.8 g • Sugar: 24.5 g Sodium: 76.3 mg
2 1/2 cups of mixed fresh berries (such as blackberries, blueberries, raspberries)
3 eggs
10 tbsp light agave nectar (or sugar)
1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted
1/8 tsp of salt
1 cup of 1% milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
powdered sugar for dusting
baking spray
Preheat the oven to 350°. Lightly spray a baking dish with baking spray and dust with a little flour. Toss in the berries.
Whisk the eggs, agave, salt, and flour together until smooth.
Add the milk and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth. Pour into the baking dish.
Bake for 45 – 50 minutes or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. When you pull it put of the oven it will wiggle a bit which is completely normal. Cool on a wire rack.
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Sunday Supper: Italian Sausage with Cannellini Beans and Pickled Peppers
Editor's note: Each Saturday afternoon we bring you a Sunday Supper recipe. Why on Saturday? So you have time to shop and prepare for tomorrow.
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Using canned beans is easy, and they're not bad either. But the reality is you don't attain texture and depth of flavor with a cheater's approach. Making a good pot of beans means sorting through them to discard inadvertent stones and shriveled legumes. You also need to soak them in a salty brine, ideally overnight.
You may have heard that salting beans before or during cooking is a bad idea, resulting in beans that will never soften. This is a complete myth. In fact, soaking beans in a salt water brine and seasoning the water while they cook will actually make for beans that soften faster. It all has to do with magnesium and calcium ions in the beans skin—two molecules that keeps them firm. Salt will replace these ions overnight, allowing the beans to soften more easily for a creamier, more evenly cooked texture.
Enter a problem: I forgot about my soaked beans. For two days. Having absorbed all the water, they were plump—so plump that they had started to crack. I cooked them anyway and prepared another batch from scratch as a point of comparison. Both tasted great, but the properly soaked version retained its integrity during cooking. Moral: don't forget about your beans.
As for bringing the flavors together, salt and acid are key components. Without a fair dash of both, the dish will fall flat. Salt enlivens otherwise bland beans, while incorporating vinegar both in the dish and as a pickled pepper condiment takes the resulting one-pot prep to bright heights. If you skimp on either component, something will seem missing. (Unlike salt, vinegar actually should be incorporated only after the beans are cooked, as a lowered pH makes softening the pectin in bean skins more difficult.)
And as for those peppers, don't just dump a cold vinegar mixture on top. When I tried, the peppers were too crunchy. What's more, the brininess didn't properly penetrate the vegetables. The key to a good quick pickle is to lightly cook the peppers in the vinegar mixture, then allow them to cool in them overnight. Not a problem since I've got to wait for my beans to soak anyway.
Does this dish take some time? Yes. But the hands-on aspect is minimal, especially since the soaking and brining take place the night before.
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Commissioned to design the Lego House in Billund, Denmark, star architect Bjarke Ingels was clearly inspired by his client's product – except that his work is not made of plastic. The 12 000-square-meter adventure center next door to the headquarters of the world's largest toy manufacturer took four years to complete. Roughly 25 million real lego bricks make up the exhibits inside the building.


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Power check: The vanishing jury trial in Virginia
Many people think trial by jury is a bedrock of American government, but according to statistics from the Virginia judicial system, fewer than two percent of our state's criminal cases are now resolved by jury trial. What a loss.
Along with the ballot, jury service is about the only way the average citizen can have a direct and immediate impact on the government. Juries are part of our system of checks and balances, especially as a barrier to a prosecutor's almost unbridled discretion to determine who gets charged with what.
The idea of limiting government power goes back to early English Common law, when juries were seen as the only protection standing between an average citizen and the reach of the king. Our Founders considered the right to a jury trial so fundamental they enshrined it in the Bill of Rights.
In my experience as a prosecutor, I've seen juries bring a broad range of experience, skills, and common sense to the task. Especially with a diverse jury, the result is a kind of collective wisdom. They take their duty seriously, pay attention throughout the trial, and use their combined judgment to achieve justice in each individual case.
Back in 2008, in the case of the woman prosecuted for accidentally leaving her baby to die in a hot car, a member of the jury commented– after a quick 12-0 acquittal– that tax dollars were wasted by prosecuting the grieving and remorseful mother.
Nevertheless, there are several reasons why 98 percent of Virginia's criminal cases are decided by guilty plea or– in what's called a "bench trial"– by a judge.
First, juries are unpredictable. Think Casey Anthony. It's the nature of the jury system to be unpredictable. The fear of an unknown outcome drives attorneys on both sides to seek a safer-seeming process such as a bench trial or a guilty plea.
Even without a plea agreement, judges tend to be more predictable than juries in their decisions, especially if the attorneys have a good read on the judge. In Patrick County, legendary Circuit Court Judge Martin Clark is known for handing out jail time for certain offenses, and everyone who practices law in his Court knows this– or learns it quickly.
Second is the time investment. While Virginia is not like Florida or California where jury trials often last for weeks or months, they can still last for one or two days, with an unusual case lasting over three days, with much more time needed for trial preparation.
The 1983 jury trial of Glenn Barker in Charlottesville– for the year-earlier killing of Katie Worsky– took a week. But that was complex since her body was never found, so we in the prosecution had to spend time proving that a murder had been committed.
In Virginia, either side can demand a jury trial. Of course, the defendant– once a case passes above the General District Court level– has a Constitutional right to a jury; but Virginia also gives the prosecution, and the judge, the right to a jury. Few prosecutors ever ask for a jury trial. One prosecutor who does insist on jury trials– at least for certain kinds of cases– is the tough Commonwealth's Attorney of Martinsville, Joan Ziglar. She demands jury trials because, unlike most states, Virginia makes the jury set the sentence in felony cases, and sentences handed down by juries are usually longer than those set by judges. So in some instances, Ziglar will commit the time and work necessary, and take the risk of an uncertain outcome, to get a jury trial.
Nowadays, the jury is able to see the criminal record of the defendant before sentencing. This is a significant change in Virginia law that came about in the 1990s. Before that time, the jury was not informed of the defendant's criminal history at any stage in the trial. One juror in the early 1990's approached me after one of these so-called "unitary trials" and said, "We operated on the assumption that the defendant had no record, and surely the court would have told us if he did!"
It was that scenario, repeated countless times across the state, that led to the dramatic change in the law called the "bifurcated trial," in which the second part of the trial is solely to determine the sentence. This is the part when jurors get to see the defendant's criminal record.
Another significant change to Virginia law also took place in the 1990s: sentencing guidelines. A group of judges, including the late Judge Herbert Pickford of Charlottesville, began the guidelines project after studies showed racial and other disparities in sentencing. The guidelines are based on a number of factors, the two most important being the charge itself and the second the defendant's previous criminal history.
In a jury trial, the guidelines, and have resulted in an additional push for plea agreements, because both sides are looking at the guidelines before the trial as pathways for negotiation and compromise.
Together, these two legal changes– the bifurcated trial and sentencing guidelines– have decreased the number of jury trials in the state. That's neat, that's fast, and that's cheap. But where is the check on prosecutorial power?
Steve Deaton is a former prosecutor and defense attorney who currently practices law in Charlottesville.
Note: The file photograph above was shot by Jay Kuhlmann and not Jen Fariello. The information was wrong in the Hook's print edition.Read more on: trial by jury
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Trial by jury is not "the bedrock of America". The opportunity to be tried by a jury of your "peers" is.
The jury trial in this country has become so compromised by "Jury Consultants" and the like that it has lost the meaning given it by the constitution. When the constitution was written most people died within a few miles of where they were born. A jury of your "peers" meant something because those "peers" have known you for your entire life. Sadly, for the most part, you now get the justice you can afford.
Trial by jury is a luxury item available on to those who can afford the legal fees. The rest are more or less forced to plea bargain unless they happen to be poor enough to get a court appointed atty., which isn't such a great deal either. Coupled with the unpredictability of juries as noted in the article, that leaves most with little choice other than to plead to a lesser charge, guilty or not. That is unless the charges are so significant as to make that an unpalatable option.
As stated above, trial by jury is obsolete now. The trial takes place in the prosecutor's office where threats of lengthy confinement are used to coerce pleas. We've all seen the tactics used by DA's who's only goal is name recognition for political office. Mike Nifong is the standard for that. Goodness knows how often this happens when defendants are threatened with public defenders who flat don't care. Of course then we have the cases involving malicious prosecution for which there is no accountability at all. Prosecutors wield way too much power in the courts and it only gets worse. The disappearing juries are a direct result of proctorial abuse. Period. And for those curious, no, fortunately I
ve never found myself in a court room thank goodness.
There is another side to this and that is the fact that the Prosecuteors office only gets state money if they charge you with a felony. Misdmeanors are paid by the locality. So what happens routinely is that they charge a felony whenever possible and roll it back to a misdameanor later. They do this to scare you into pleading and they do this to get paid by the state for the felony charge.
This also makes thier felony conviction rate look better too.
But Wall Street is the enemy of the underclass.......
Interesting mention of Judge Martin Clark; he's a good judge for sure, but his novel "The Legal Limit" is a great look into the justice system and how it really works. The book has a couple of dead-on sections about the risks and rewards of trying your case before 12 "objective" strangers.
In the first paragraph you did not mention a third, the right to bear arms
Skinny, you make no sense. What on earth does bearing arms, no mater how the Constitutional clause that mentions them is interpreted, have to do with the two percent of our state's criminal cases that are now resolved by jury trial? Were you commenting on an article from another website or do you suggest summary execution of those merely accused of crimes?
Create a few jobs- professional jurors....................
Harry, politicians are bad enough, can you imagine that corruption that would go on with professional jurors? But it was novel idea anyway.


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Reverse of card mount by George Renwick, Burton-on-Trent
Image © and courtesy of Marion Oubhie
Marion Oubhie sent me an image of an unidentified man, possibly from her Showell family, asking if I could estimate a date. It is a standard carte de visite by the Burton-upon-Trent (Staffordshire) studio of George Renwick. From the design of the card mount (see image below) and the negative number, I believe that the photograph was produced around 1883-1885.
Unidentified man with a whip, c. late 1870s/early 1880s
Carte de visite portrait by George Renwick, Burton-on-Trent
Image © and courtesy of Marion Oubhie
The date of the portrait sitting is a little more difficult to estimate, partly because the studio setting and furniture are not visible, but also because my knowledge of the subject of men's clothing fashions is meagre. It is possible that the subject sat for the portrait in the early to mid-1880s, as suggested by the mount, but I think it more likely that it is actually a copy of a slightly earlier photograph, taken perhaps in the mid- to late 1870s. Perhaps the man visited a studio first in the late 1870s, and then ordered a further copy of the portrait half a dozen or so years later.
I was intrigued with the object in the man's right hand, which appears to be a whip and suggests an occupation involving driving a team of horses or draft animals. He was probably a wagon, coach or carriage driver. Marion's Showell ancestors were agricultural or brewer's labourers and farmers, so it seems likely that this man drove a wagon transporting farm produce or supplies for the brewing industry in Burton.
William Mottram and his daughter Sarah, c. late 1860s/early 1870s
Carte de visite portrait by John Clark of Matlock Bath
Image © and courtesy of Linda Snyder
These two images sent to me by Linda Snyder, and taken by Matlock Bath photographer John Clark, portray an occupation which is far less equivocal. William Mottram (c.1813-1879) is shown as an ostler in the 1861 Census, and as a labourer ten years later, but Linda tells me that he was employed as a coachman at the time these portraits were taken.
William Mottram, c. late 1860s/early 1870s
Carte de visite portrait by John Clark of Matlock Bath
Image © and courtesy of Linda Snyder
The clothing certainly gives that impression, with the short ornamented jacket, top hat and leather riding boots. He also has a special leather side flap fastened with buckles to the outer side of his lower right leg, presumably to protect his boots, clothes and calves from the horses harness or something similar. I'm sure there's a name for these, something like leggings or chaps, although neither of those terms seem to quite fit this item.
Reverse of card mounts, John Clark of Matlock Bath
Although clearly taken at the same sitting the card mounts used for these two portraits are different. Together with the studio setting and clothing and hair styles of the young woman, the card designs suggest to me that the portrait was taken in the late 1860s or very early 1870s. Sarah would have turned 18 years old in late 1871 or early 1872.
The last image in this series was sent to me by Ann Bruce, whose great-grandparents James and Ann Smith (nee Gosling), he standing up in the carriage, are about to head off on a day's excursion from Aberystwyth. They lived in Smethwick, near Birmingham so would have travelled by train to the coastal town in north Wales, and stayed in a hotel there before taking the excursion. Unfortunately the driver is mostly hidden by a passenger in the front seat anxious to show his best side to the camera.
From the size of the "leg of mutton" sleeves of the dresses that the two visible women members of the party are wearing, I estimate the photograph to have been taken in the mid-1890s. The number "935" appears to have been written in black ink on the negative, this printing out white on the print. The photographer is likely to have handed out tickets with this number printed to members of the excursion party, and they would no doubt have been able to buy a print upon their return, much as Bailey did in Bournemouth between the wars (Sepia Saturday 92: All Aboard the Bournemouth Queen). It also suggests that the photographer was a regular habitue of excursion parties, and it may well be that there are other such photographs surviving out there. Actually, I'm being somewhat disingenuous, because I have already featured an Aberystwyth excursion photo by Gyde, using an identical card mount, and with the negative number "1139," on Photo-Sleuth three years ago.
I see there is a second, as yet unoccupied, horse drawn carriage behind the first, presumably waiting for the next party to arrive, and I suspect that the large, double storey building in the background was some sort of inn or hotel. There is something behind and to the left of the main carriage, but I can't work out exactly what it is. The printing on it, "THE DE... WATER ... AND G..." is tantalising, but as yet unrevealing.
Thank you very much Marion, Linda and Ann for these excellent examples of occupational photographs, which have slotted nicely into my take on this week's Sepia Saturday theme. I trust you will now head over there to check out what the other slaves to sepia have on offer.


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TUESDAY, Oct. 23, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- The perception of others' faces changed radically for a man when scientists electrically stimulated key parts of his brain, potentially bringing new insights into how humans recognize others.
Stimulation of two brain nerve clusters involved in facial recognition altered the volunteer's perception of faces, but it did not affect his ability to recognize other body parts or inanimate objects, researchers noted.
The painless mild electrical stimulation was performed with electrodes temporarily implanted in the brain of 47-year-old Ron Blackwell of Santa Clara, Calif. The electrodes were implanted by Stanford University doctors in an effort to pinpoint the site in Blackwell's brain that might be causing his increasingly uncontrollable epileptic seizures.
Two of the electrodes were implanted near two nerve clusters located about a half-inch apart in a brain structure called the fusiform gyrus. These nerve clusters are critical for face perception.
The doctors wanted to find out what would happen if they electrically stimulated these two nerve clusters, and Blackwell agreed to the test.
One unexpected result was a scrambling of Blackwell's ability to recognize others.
"You just turned into somebody else. Your face metamorphosed," he told Dr. Josef Parvizi, associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University's School of Medicine, during a video of the test.
"You almost look like somebody I've seen before, but somebody different," Blackwell said. "... You were someone else. Your whole face just sort of metamorphosed ... it's almost like the shape of your facial features drooped."
"Ron didn't see my face vaporize or go blank. Instead, it just seemed to warp before his eyes," Parvizi added in a Stanford news release.
When the electrical stimulation was halted, Blackwell's distorted image of Parvizi's face immediately returned to normal, according to the report published in the Oct. 24 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.
The researchers said the findings could prove helpful in treating people with a condition called prosopagnosia, which is the inability to distinguish one face from another. The results may also help improve understanding of why some people are much better than others at recognizing and remembering faces.
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California's political blogs are full of upbeat coverage of Gov. Jerry Brown's decision to fly from Sacramento to Burbank this morning on Southwest Airlines. To read this account or this one, you would think that Brown's choice of flights makes him a man of the people.
A reality check is needed. A round trip flight today from Sacramento to Burbank is hardly cheap: $320, according to the airline's website. That wouldn't break the bank of middle-class Californians but it would be a significant expense (the median household income is just over $61,000, according to Census bureau figures). Southwest also has so many more flights between Northern and Southern California that the airline remains the best option -- unless you have a private jet.
And yes, that's the point -- Brown is flying commercial while his unpopular predecessor used a private jet. It's a nice comparison, but also a phony one. The previous governor flew privately for a number of very practical reasons, including his international celebrity (which can be disruptive), security (an understandable concern given that he's a member of a family that has paid a very high price for its involvement in American politics), and family (he had 4 kids in LA and wanted to get back to them as fast as he could).
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Here's the reality: rich, non-movie-star elitists fly Southwest, too. Meg Whitman used Southwest (she also used private jets during her campaign). On a recent flight between San Francisco and LA, the man in the middle seat next to mine was the baseball super-agent Scott Boras. As someone who flies Southwest as often as I can afford it, sightings of the rich and famous are routine.
And you don't see the truly poor on board. Those are the people, by the way, who are being hurt by the state's never-ending budget crisis. Brown's own budget proposal would cut the maximum cash benefit for a family of three under the state's welfare program from $694 to $604 per month. One Southwest round trip would cost more than half the maximum monthly payment.


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Vice President Joe Biden and the parents of a student killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School are scheduled to take part Thursday in a gun violence conference at the Connecticut university that Adam Lanza briefly attended a few years before his deadly rampage.
Government officials, gun control advocates and members of law enforcement will also attend the conference at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, where Lanza took classes as a teenager, three years before his deadly assault killed 26 people inside the Newtown school less than 15 miles away.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who organized the conference with two other members of the state's congressional delegation, said the proximity to Newtown was of "symbolic significance," although the Western Connecticut wasn't chosen because of Lanza's attendance there.
"There will be people with enormous expertise speaking, but also Connecticut and Newtown residents who have felt the full burden and brunt of this horrific tragedy," he said.
Biden plans to address Thursday's conference on the president's gun-control proposals, which include universal background checks for gun owners, a ban on military-style assault weapons and limiting the size of ammunition magazines.
Chris and Lynn McDonnell, whose 7-year-old daughter, Grace, was among the first graders shot by Lanza, will take part in a panel discussion on gun violence. A second panel will discuss mental health and school safety initiatives.
Lanza began classes at Western Connecticut as a 16-year-old, earning a 3.26 grade point average before taking his last class in the summer of 2009. Classmates recalled him as quiet, a trait some thought was a result of him being younger than his peers.
Newtown's first selectman, Pat Llodra, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, State Police Captain Dale Hourigan and the mayors of Bridgeport and Hartford all plan to participate, along with other experts in the fields of mental health, law enforcement, and education.
Gun makers and lobbyists were not invited, which didn't come as a surprise to Robert Crook, the executive director of the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen.
"We haven't been invited to virtually anything," Crook said. "I would think it would be appropriate to have someone there to represent the gun owners."
Blumenthal said lawmakers have reached out and talked to gun-rights advocates, and said they will have an opportunity in hearings and other forums to express their point of view, but not on Thursday.
He said the idea is to come up with solutions that will keep guns out of the hands of criminals, domestic abusers and people with serious mental illnesses.
"It's not supposed to be a debate," he said. "It's really an effort to mobilize and galvanize support for these measures."


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Gardiner Man Claims "I'm the Lord" in Court Appearance for Killing His Father [VIDEO]
Leroy Smith III of Gardiner made his first court appearance (May 8) today. He's accused of killing his father, 56-year-old Leroy Smith II at their Gardiner home on Cannard Street. His father's remains were found Monday (May 5) in numerous trash bags left in a wooded area off Lincoln Street in Richmond, about eight miles from their apartment.
No plea was entered and Smith will be held in Kennebec County Jail until a July 15 court appearance. He was ordered held in jail until he can undergo a psychological exam.
The maximum sentence for "intentional or knowing or depraved indifference murder" is 25 years to life.


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By Michele Woodward for Betty Confidential
Imagine you're a business owner. Say you have a restaurant and you do a fair business, but you could always use more customers and revenue. One day a guy walks in and asks if you cater. You think a moment and say to yourself, "Well, food's food. I guess I can cater," and, voila! You've got a new line of business -- you're a caterer.
Then imagine another person comes into the restaurant and says, "Charlie, you're a capable person, and I like you a lot. Can I pay you to wallpaper my bathroom?"
Now, wait a second. Catering is to restaurant as wallpapering is to... what?
This is exactly the moment many small-business owners get off track -- especially when money's short. A client requests something that's not particularly in your sweet spot, but you do it, thinking, "Gotta get me some money." The end result: You spend less time on your business, it suffers and voila! You have less money.
Saying no is hard. It's particularly hard to say no to earning money when you really need the cash. But think about it this way: Saying no frees your time to earn money building your business and doing more of what you like.
How do you know if what you're being offered is a new lucrative business opportunity or just a waste of time? Ask yourself these three questions:
1.) What do I want for my business? As a restaurateur, I want to offer good, well-prepared meals to people at fair prices. (BTW, this is the quick-and-easy question anyone can ask in order to come up with a business mission statement. Voila! You just saved yourself thousands in consulting fees.)
2.) Will this opportunity build my business, or not? Catering allows the restaurateur to continue offering good, well-prepared meals to people at fair prices. It's only the delivery system that changes. However, wallpapering doesn't allow the fulfillment of his mission statement in any way, shape, or form.
3.) How do I feel about this opportunity? If you feel conflicted or uneasy or downright icky about it, use The Force, Luke -- and listen to your feelings. If you feel uneasy before it even starts, imagine how you'll feel when six months go by and you're not cooking any meals -- just endlessly wallpapering bathrooms.
I know, I know -- now you're saying to me, "I don't own my own business. This isn't relevant to me." Allow me to differ.
Most of us face moments when we're offered something that we could do but aren't sure we should do. These three questions can be used whenever you need to evaluate doing something new. In the context of your life, they can be repositioned as follows:
What do I want for my life?


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PR: James Stewart is Sorry for Incident, Will Continue Racing
Orlando, FL - On Monday, March 27, at 4:50 p.m., James Stewart was arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer. The incident occurred on Florida's Highway 417 in Orlando, as Stewart was taking a friend to the airport to catch his flight. According to police reports, Stewart allegedly used his vehicle lights and red and blue lights to slow down a vehicle containing off duty police officers that had passed his vehicle. Stewart was in street clothes and never exited his vehicle during the incident. No confrontation or exchange of words between the officers and Stewart occurred. Stewart was not charged with any dangerous driving or any other negative action. The police report is clear that once Stewart slowed the police officers' vehicle that he then drove towards the airport; several miles later, Stewart and his friend were pulled over at the airport where they fully cooperated with police.
Stewart is extremely sorry that the incident occurred and that any negative inferences may arise that reflect poorly on his fans, his team, or his sponsors. Stewart will continue working with authorities to resolve the incident quickly.
In James' words: "Thanks to all that are standing by me. I hope to resolve this incident quickly and show people that I am someone that upholds the law and someone they can respect as a competitor and as a person."
Stewart is free to race and is preparing for this weekend's Supercross race in Arlington, Texas. He and his team will continue competing in the remainder of the Supercross series.


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CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return from Cuba on Monday, more than two months after surgery for cancer that has jeopardized his 14-year rule of the South American OPEC nation.
The middle-of-the-night homecoming implies some medical improvement – at least enough to handle a flight of several hours – and will again fire up supporters with hope that the socialist leader could return to active rule.
Yet there was no new information on Chavez's health nor images of his arrival, and aides say the 58-year-old's condition remains "complex."
Chavez could be returning to govern behind the scenes, or may be hoping to ease political tensions in Venezuela and smooth a transition to Vice President Nicolas Maduro.
Chavez has urged voters to back Maduro should he have to stand down and a new presidential election be held.
"We have returned to the Venezuelan fatherland. Thank you, my God! Thank you, my beloved people! We will continue the treatment here," Chavez said on Twitter after flying in.
Maduro said Chavez arrived at about 2:30 a.m. (0700 GMT) from Havana and was taken to a military hospital in Caracas.
Until photos were published of him on Friday, the president had not been seen by the public since a six-hour operation in Cuba on December 11.
"I remain attached to Christ and trusting in my nurses and doctors," Chavez also tweeted. "Onwards to victory forever! We will live and we will conquer!"
The messages were his first direct communication with the outside world since he went to Cuba in December.
His return thrilled supporters in the country of 29 million people, where his common touch and heavy spending on welfare policies have made him an idol to many of the poor.
"It's fabulous news, the best thing possible," Chavez's cousin, Guillermo Frias, told Reuters from the president's rural birthplace in Barinas state. "Venezuela was waiting for him, everyone wants to see him. Welcome home! Thank God he's back!"
Fireworks were launched in some Caracas neighborhoods as loyal "Chavistas" celebrated. Topgovernment officials were jubilant, with the information minister singing "He's back, he's back!" live on state TV.
Chavez's latest surgery was his fourth in just 18 months since the disease was detected in mid-2011. He also has undergone weeks of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, and the government has emphasized that his condition remains delicate.
"It's a complex, difficult situation, but Chavez is fighting for his life," Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said at the weekend.
A euphoric crowd gathered outside the hospital where Chavez was taken, chanting slogans and dancing. Officials urged them to respect the peace of patients at the facility, where a huge banner of Chavez's face gazes out over a hillside shanty town.
Congressional leader Diosdado Cabello said the president was comfortable at the hospital. "We're fixing all the details there so he lacks absolutely nothing," he said.
In the first images since his latest surgery, officials published photos on Friday showing a smiling Chavez lying in a hospital bed, reading a newspaper and flanked by his daughters.
The government said he was breathing through a tracheal tube and struggling to speak.
One woman, who told state TV she was a nurse, said he had arrived walking and without a wheelchair or visible tubes.
After winning re-election in October – and wrongly declaring himself cured – Chavez was too ill to attend his inauguration ceremony in January. Enraging his foes, the Supreme Court ruled that he remained president and could be sworn in later.
That could take place soon at the military hospital.
"Now the president is back, there can be no doubt about the democratic institutions working in Venezuela," said Information Minister Ernesto Villegas.
"There were some who dreamed of unseating Chavez and the revolution, but here we always said Chavez is the president elected and re-elected by the will of the Venezuelan people."
Chavez's condition means there is a little chance he could quickly return to his old routine of thundering oratory, hours-long talk shows and casual chats in the street with supporters.
"Should he not be able to execute the duties of office, the Venezuelan Constitution requires an election to select a new president," said U.S. State Department spokesman William Ostick.
Chavez's pre-dawn return was a typical surprise move for the former soldier whose rule has combined constant political theatrics with radical anti-U.S. speeches, tough treatment of opponents and lavish spending of oil revenue on the poor.
Critics have decried the secrecy over his health, and some want a formal declaration that he is no longer fit to rule. That would trigger a new election within 30 days, probably pitting Maduro against opposition leader Henrique Capriles.
Chavez's lengthy stay in Cuba had fuelled a long-held opposition accusation that Venezuela'sgovernment was being manipulated and directed from Havana. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro is a political mentor and father figure to Chavez, and the older man visited him regularly in the hospital.
"I'm pleased you have been able to return to the piece of … soil you love so much and the fraternal people who give you so much support," he wrote to Chavez in a letter published by Cuba's government on Monday.
"You have learned a lot about life, Hugo, in those tough days of suffering and sacrifice," Castro said, urging continued discretion over the president's condition to thwart "fascists" intent on toppling him.
A senior diplomatic source in the region said Cuban officials would be breathing more easily after Chavez's departure, partly because the political costs to Cuba were starting to mount as many wondered who was running Venezuela.
Maduro also was being hurt ahead of any new election, the source said, as Capriles increasingly accused the vice president and other officials of lying about their boss's condition.
Maduro, 50, a former bus driver, is Chavez's heir apparent and would be favorite to win a close vote if he stepped down.
Chavez's return eclipses debate over a recent devaluation of the local bolivar currency. It has been highly unpopular with Venezuelans and opposition politicians have sought to present it as evidence of economic incompetence by the government.
Capriles welcomed Chavez back but pointedly said he hoped it would mean a return to order in the government and attention to the daily problems of Venezuelans.
(Additional reporting by Mario Naranjo, Deisy Buitrago, Girish Gupta and Eyanir Chinea in Caracas, Brian Ellsworth and Tomas Sarmiento in Quito; Editing by Kieran Murray and Philip Barbara)


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Classes resume at Coral Reef after meningitis death
Student died of bacterial meningitis last week
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Coral Reef High School student died on Friday, and now an investigation is under way to find out who came into close contact with that student, 18-year-old Christopher Valdez.
On Sunday, health officials met with parents and students who were concerned about bacterial meningitis.
"A child lost his life," said Kay Heiden.
With tears in her eyes, Kay Heiden drove to Coral Reef High School to attend an emergency meeting with staff and with the Health Department.
"I have two children who got to school here. My son was in the child's classroom," said Heiden.
This determined mother wants to make sure her son and daughter don't end up like their classmate.
"I just want to make sure they're going sanitize the school, that they're protecting children," Heiden said.
Valdez, a senior at the school, started feeling sick on Wednesday. On Thursday he went to an urgent care and received antibiotics. By Friday he was in the emergency room, diagnosed with meningitis. An hour later the 18-year-old was dead.
"He was friends with my son. How are they dealing with this right now? He's having a hard time," Heiden said.
PHOTOS: Meningitis: What you need to know
On Sunday morning, school officials would not let Local 10 into the meeting with parents, but many of them voiced their opinions on their way in.
"I'm a nurse so I want to see what measures have been done at the school, you know, what their plans are," said Caroline Wagner, who attended the meeting.
"I'm concerned because they're not closing the school down, they're not doing anything like that," Heiden said.
They are afraid because bacterial meningitis is contagious and because school is opening again Monday.
"Some of the kids could be infected and not know it."
School officials are encouraging students and parents know the symptoms of bacterial meningitis which are: fever, headache, stiff neck, and vomiting, and to speak up if anyone starts feeling sick.
In a statement the school district says all necessary measures will be taken Monday morning to safeguard the health of students at school.
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Just started my new job this past Monday and I wanted to tell you about the bathroom situation. What's most exciting is everything is automated so there is no thinking involved whatsoever.
I remember fondly at my old job that it took a while to get used to washing my hands knowing the faucets were on timers so that the water would shut off automatically. I got so used to it that I often found myself startled that I actually would walk away from a thorough hand washing only to discover that the water was still running when I was somewhere other than work. So I would quickly return to the sink to turn off the knobs chuckling to myself that once again I was fooled by the modern world in which I lived.
However, there are many improvements in my new job. For one, the toilets automatically flush themselves once your body is moved outside the magical red sensor light. I practiced swaying my hips to the left and the right and eventually figured out exactly when the toilet would flush as I pulled up my pants preparing to leave the stall. Whoosh! It's amazing that I no longer have to worry about whether or not I remembered to flush the toilet. The modern toilet does the thinking for me. (At my old job, I used to hate it when I walked into a stall that clearly wasn't flushed! I also used to get pretty ticked off that people forgot to flush those tissue-paper thing seat covers, too!)
The sinks are equipped with motion-sensor lights, too. I simply offer my hands under the faucet and the water begins flowing at a pre-determined temperature. Pretty cool. But what's even cooler is the soap dispenser. It's automated, too. I simply put my hands under the dispenser and a perfectly sized dollop of soft soap falls into my opened hands. They should have listed this in my benefits package when I joined the company because this was one of my greatest pet peeves at the old job. We had these two built in soap dispensers where invariability one of the dispensers never had any soap in it unless you pumped it furiously for a few little squirts of soap. You always had to cross your dripping wet hands over to the other filled dispenser for soap.
And finally the last luxury of my bathroom experience are the pre-torn sheets of James River paper towels. I simply pull down firmly and a perforated sheet of paper is offered to dry my hands. I also have the choice of using one of those hand blower devices, but I don't like those things and will never use them if given the choice. The machine is always too loud. Maybe when I get a pair of Quiet-Comfort headphones with my employee discount will I consider using this device.
The bathroom is spotless and one could eat off the floor in there. There are also a few boxes of tissues placed on the marbled counter-tops and a fragrant deodorizer spritzes fresh scents also at pre-determined intervals.
My new work bathroom is a modern marvel and I love that I get to enjoy it on a daily basis. Bravo to the designers of corporate toiletry. Well done!
Nov 13, 2005
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Nov 2, 2005
Beware My Tiny Little Voice
We bought a new leaf blower/vacuum a few days ago at Lowes. I should be excited to use it because it's bright bee yellow and all brandy new. But I'm sitting here posting to my blog rather than being out in my driveway sucking up the leaves because I'm afraid that I'll put all the work into setting it up and it won't start. But I'm sure it will...
So rather than procrastinate any longer, why don't I leave this desk and get outside into the fresh air to start blowing the leaves?
A tiny little voice in my head is chanting, "You're on vacation. Don't do any yard work. You're on vacation. Take a nap instead."
Somehow I don't think I should be listening to my tiny little voice anymore.
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When a child is choking, it means that an object — usually food or a toy — is stuck in the
(the airway), keeping air from flowing normally into or out of the lungs, so the child can't breathe properly.
The trachea is usually protected by a small flap of cartilage called the
. The trachea and the
share an opening at the back of the throat, and the epiglottis acts like a lid, snapping shut over the trachea each time a person swallows. It allows food to pass down the esophagus and prevents it from going down the trachea.
But every once in a while, the epiglottis doesn't close fast enough and an object can slip into the trachea. This is what happens when something goes "down the wrong pipe."
Most of the time, the food or object only partially blocks the trachea, is coughed up, and breathing returns to normal quickly. Kids who seem to be choking and coughing but still can breathe and talk usually recover without help. It can be uncomfortable and upsetting for them, but they're generally fine after a few seconds.
Sometimes, an object can get into the trachea and completely block the airway. If airflow into and out of the lungs is blocked and the brain is deprived of oxygen, choking can become a life-threatening emergency.
A child may be choking and need help right away if he or she:
In those cases, immediately start abdominal thrusts (also known as the Heimlich maneuver), the standard rescue procedure for choking, if you've been trained to do so.
If you have kids, it's important to get trained in both cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the technique of abdominal thrusts (the Heimlich maneuver). Even if you don't have kids, knowing how to perform these first-aid procedures will let you help if you're ever in a situation where someone is choking.
The idea of abdominal thrusts is that a sudden burst of air forced upward through the trachea from the diaphragm will dislodge a foreign object and send it flying up into (or even out of) the mouth.
Though the technique is pretty simple, abdominal thrusts must be done with caution, especially on young children. They are safest when done by someone trained to do them. If done the wrong way, the choking person — especially a baby or child — could be hurt. There's a special version of abdominal thrusts just for infants that is designed to lower the risk of injury to their small bodies.
The technique of abdominal thrusts and CPR are usually taught as part of basic first-aid courses, which are offered by YMCAs, hospitals, and local chapters of the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Red Cross.
Call 911 for any critical choking situation.
Here are several possible situations you might face and tips on how to handle them:
Take your child for emergency medical care after any major choking episode.
Also seek emergency medical care for a child if:
If your child had an episode that seemed like choking but fully recovered after a coughing spell, there is no need to seek immediate medical care but you should call your doctor.
All kids are at risk for choking, but those younger than 3 are especially vulnerable. Young children tend to put things in their mouths, have smaller airways that are easily blocked, and don't have a lot of experience chewing so often swallow things whole.
You can help minimize the risks of choking:
Take the time now to become prepared. CPR and first-aid courses are a must for parents, other caregivers, and babysitters. To find one in your area, contact your local American Red Cross, YMCA, or American Heart Association chapter, or check with hospitals and health departments in your community.


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Collaboration starts at the application
Thinking about investing in a collaborative robot? How do you know if it's right for you? Even if the robot is considered collaborative, the application itself may not be. Adapting the right stage of Human-Robot Collaboration to your application is the most important step towards ensuring the success of any implementation.


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