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Sennheiser HD 700 headphones review
High-performance sound from a top contender
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Sennheiser's HD 700 headphones excel at clear detail and wide-open sound.
A welcome assignment
As a new writer for Crutchfield, I anxiously awaited my first opportunity to write a product review. My second day on the job, one of our resident headphone aficionados, Woody Sherman, suddenly appeared with an assignment. He held out a large charcoal-colored box with Sennheiser embossed on it and asked if I was interested.
I could barely contain my excitement as I slowly lifted the lid. Sitting inside, comfortably nestled in soft foam molding, were the Sennheiser HD 700 headphones. I couldn't wait to get these things home and on my ears.
No iPods® allowed?
Pretty packaging aside, these headphones are gorgeous, and they feel great. Very light compared to many over-the-ear headphones, and the cups fit comfortably over my ears. The headband is flexible and kind to my head, not clamping down on my skull like a pair of vice-grips.
Of course, they ought to be comfortable. After all, these are $1,000 headphones. They are certainly not designed to stuff in some bag on your way to the subway, where you will yank them out and plug them into your smartphone.
And by the way they packaged them, Sennheiser sends a clear message: these headphones are finely-tuned instruments of audiophile enlightenment—don't you dare plug them into your puny little iPod. And don't even bother looking in the box for a miniplug adapter because it's not there.
So, naturally, I popped an minplug adapter onto the HD 700's plug and shoved it into my 120GB iPod classic®. But I'm no philistine, so I pulled up some lossless files to put the HD 700 through its paces.
Headphones that sound like speakers
I will admit, the HD 700s were a bit harsh on my ears at first. But that is not uncommon for me with highly detailed headphones. My ears need time to adjust—and once they did, I was able (and very willing) to listen for long periods without fatigue.
My first listening impression was that these are highly transparent headphones. If it's not in the recording, you don't hear it. I also got the feeling that I was listening to speakers rather than headphones. Part of that is due to the neutrality of the headphones' drivers. Headphones tend to sound…well, they sound like headphones. They typically have a more distinct sound signature. These are not only highly neutral (if anything can be "highly neutral") but the drivers are angled toward your ears to mimic the spatial sound quality of good speakers. Their remarkable openness further gives the impression of listening beyond the confines of your head.
A wide soundstage with amazing detail
The spatial aspect of the HD 700s was incredibly vivid with my lossless digital files. "Rocking Horse Road" by Elvis Costello was beautifully painted across the broad soundstage, each instrument standing out clearly with the vocals untainted by the drums and guitar.
The percussion on Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" was bright and lively with a texture I had never heard before. The detail of these headphones is very impressive, and I found the mid-range to be perfectly balanced, lending just right amount of warmth to the glorious high frequencies.
So what about the bass? I found it extremely tight, without the slightest boominess. But how low could it go? Time to bust out my ultimate low-end litmus test: "Excursions" by A Tribe Called Quest. This song has a very low rumble underneath the drum track. With the HD 700 it was definitely there, but it was not earth-shaking. Playing more rap and hip hop revealed the controlling nature of the HD 700: it will not let the bass run roughshod over the rest of the recording. Perhaps these headphones won't perform well with bass-heavy music, but more on that later.
A powerful headphone amp for a transcendent performance
Of course, the iPod is far from the ideal device with which to drive audiophile headphones like the HD 700s. To really hear what they are capable of, you need a high-quality headphone amplifier. Fortunately, I was able to pair the HD 700s with Musical Fidelity's M1HPA, a robust class-A beast that looks incredibly cool sitting on my desk. I hooked it up to my aging Sony CD carousel to find out just how much difference the M1 makes with these already great-sounding headphones.
As it turns out, quite a bit. The M1 takes the HD 700s' already impressive soundstage and blows it wide open. Instruments that previously sounded more forward are moved further to the sides. On "Our Prayer/Gee" and "Heroes and Villains," the opening tracks from Brian Wilson's Smile (2004), the backing vocals are more spread out, their edges sharpened and percussive, letting Wilson's lead vocal stand out even more. There was a definite sense of moving from hazy to high-definition in comparison to the same track played in lossless format from my iPod.
"Handshake Drugs" from Wilco's Kicking Television: Live in Chicago yielded similar results. After adding the M1 amp, each instrument took shape on the massive soundstange, allowing Jeff Tweedy's vocal to come through with a level of detail I never heard—and this is a track I've listened to dozens and dozens of times. Those previous listens now seem flat, as the HD 700 and M1HPA have elevated my experience to the aural equivalent of 3D.
Low-frequency response may leave bassheads wanting more
As mentioned earlier, my only concern about the performance of this headphone/amplifier dynamic duo involved bass response. I wanted to see what the amp added to the mix. Wilco's live version of "Jesus, Etc.," normally plagued by booming bass echoing through the hall, was transformed. Suddenly the bass was under control yet still powerful, making that performance much more listenable for me.
But as I switched to Q-Tip's Renaissance album, the amp/headphone combo did not deliver the bass impact that I need from those songs. The same result applied to Rage Against the Machine's "Bulls on Parade." I started to think the HD 700 just doesn't work with rap, hip hop or any music dependent on groove you need to feel more than hear.
But Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys was a revelation. There is some deep, powerful bass on that album, notably on "Shake Your Rump" and "Eggman," and it really came through with a great deal of punch and heft.
I moved to a recent Lou Reed track, "Paranoia Key of E," which features some strong fuzz-flavored bass. It sounded fantastic, deep and powerful without dominating the other instruments. Both guitars were spread out to the sides, while the bass and drums happily coexisted in the middle, driving the song. Obviously, in the production booth, not all bass is created equal. Headphones as revealing as the HD 700 will reward you for seeking out well-produced recordings.
Too much instrument separation?
There were times when I found the ultra-wide soundstage to be less musical. For instance, on "Orbits" from Miles Davis's Miles Smiles album, the opening melody, played note-for-note in tandem by Davis and Wayne Shorter, sounds a bit fractured because of the instrument separation. Typically their tones blend together, but with the HD 700s and M1 their separation detracted a bit from the performance.
Similarly, Prince's doubled slap-back vocal effect on "Pop Life" was separated to the point of distraction. I had noticed this before on my everyday headphones, but it was particularly prominent with the HD 700s.
The bottom line
But those examples aside, I found the HD 700 headphones to be tremendously revealing, transparent and a great deal of fun. I listened for hours both with and without the M1 headphone amp. And while I found them very good directly out of my iPod (even with lossy files), the M1 took them to a new stratosphere of detail and clarity.
If you are a card-carrying basshead, these headphones are probably not going to give you the performance you are looking for. So you have to ask yourself, what's more important: feeling the bass rattle your skull, or clearly hearing every note the bass player plucks, slaps or picks? If you're willing to give up a little rumble for incredible clarity, the Sennheiser HD 700 headphones will open your ears to a new level of listening.
Reader comments (2 responses)
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Abhishek from Bangalore
Posted on 4/11/2016
Nice review!
Martin from Berlin
Posted on 9/15/2015
Could be your amp, but in my opinion the bass is extremely punchy and way more brutal than the HD800 bass. BUt yeah just saying could vary in amp, but very good review i agree and nice songs!


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2010 Centennial Commemorative Coinstevejb68 on December 18, 2009 in Anniversary
I am sure that you may have heard by now that the United States Mint will be issuing a commemorative coin in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. As authorized by the Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, the United States Mint will produce silver dollar coins in proof and uncirculated qualities. The United States Mint website now has a page devoted explaining the design of this special coin. The site states:
"The obverse (heads side) design depicts a Cub Scout in the foreground with a Boy Scout and female Venturer in the background saluting. Inscriptions are CONTINUING THE JOURNEY, 1910, 2010, IN GOD WE TRUST and LIBERTY. This design represents the Boy Scouts of America of today, as the organization has recognized the need to include other programs for younger boys (cub scouts) and older boys and girls (venturers), reflecting the great diversity of our nation. It is a dramatic representation of how the Boy Scouts of America has evolved over the past century to form a strong foundation of leadership, service, and community for all the youth of America.
The reverse (tails) design features the Boy Scouts of America's universal emblem. Inscriptions are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, BE PREPARED, E PLURIBUS UNUM and ONE DOLLAR."
I plan to purchase some coins when they become available in the spring. There will only be 350,000 of them made. So I suppose I better buy one, two, or three hundred of them. Oh, wait. These one dollar coins will cost more than one dollar won't they?

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Responding to the Labour Market Challenges of Globalisation
Editor: Dennis Snower, Sebastian Braun, and Wolfgang Lechthaler, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
There is broad agreement both among economists and policy makers that the globalisation process will harm some groups in society while benefiting others. A particular source of anxiety is the deteriorated labour market performance of the losers of globalisation, be it in form of higher unemployment, lower wages or both. Consequently, globalisation creates major challenges to welfare states, with their objectives to provide social insurance, redistribution and lifecycle transfers. Surprisingly, however, there exists very little academic research about the optimal way to compensate those who lose from globalisation. This lack of research is all the more surprising, as the support for the globalisation process at large will dwindle, and an ensuing escalation of trade protectionism may even reverse the process, if the welfare state does not enable a majority of voters to reap the benefits of globalisation.
The aim of the special issue is to solicit and publish papers that identify the challenges of the globalisation process for the labour market and / or analyse how welfares states can respond to these challenges. We therefore encourage submissions on topics of relevance for this special issue from the areas of labour economics, international trade, and public economics.


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The offseason is officially over.
Last weekend marked the start of preseason for MLS clubs, giving players roughly six weeks to prepare for the League's 19th season, which kicks off on March 8. The Colorado Rapids have an extra week, now starting on March 15 in New York before returning for the home opener against Portland on March 22.
So as teams gather throughout the country, let's take a look at the moves and notes surrounding each.
We'll start with the Western Conference - which will see six clubs begin 2014 with new coaches - by order of their 2013 finish:
Portland Timbers (14-5-15, 57 pts):
Big News: In addition to numerous individual awards, the Timbers as a team 'won' an honor due to a change in the CONCACAF Champions League rules, which replaces the MLS Cup runner-up with the team with the best regular season record in the conference opposite the Supporters' Shield winner. With NY winning the Shield, Portland joins the Red Bulls, Sporting KC (MLS Cup Champs), and DC United (Open Cup Champs) in the 2014-2015 Champions League. And, the League announced that Bayern Munich will be the opponent for the 2014 MLS All-Star, played in Portland.
IN: Jorge Villafaña (in trade with Chivas); F Steve Zakuani (re-entry draft from SEA); F Gastón Fernández (ARG, discovery), D Norberto Paparatto (ARG, discovery); Bryan Gallego (homegrown); Schillo Tshuma (SuperDraft); GK Andrew Weber (USL Pro)
OUT: Andrew Jean-Baptiste (traded to Chivas); Sal Zizzo (traded to KC); David Horst (traded to Houston); Jose Adolpho Valencia (loaned to Argentinian club)
KEY RETURNS: Donovan Ricketts, Diego Valeri, Darlington Nagbe, Maximiliano Urruti, Rodney Wallace, Pa Modou Ka, Diego Chara, Futty Danso, Michael Harrington, Kalif Alhassan
Real Salt Lake (16-10-8, 56 pts):
Big News: After losing in the MLS Cup Championship match to Sporting KC, the team's big news was the departure of head coach Jason Kreis, who was hired by 2015 expansion side New York City FC. The club then promoted Kreis's long-time assistant, Jeff Cassar, to be the club's third-ever coach. (The other news: they will not be playing in the CONCACAF Champions League as part MLS Cup runners-up did. See Portland, above).
IN: Jordan Allen (homegrown); D Ryan Neil (SuperDraft); M Luke Mullholland (NASL); assistant coaches Andy Williams, Daryl Shore, Paul Dalglish and Craig Waibel;
OUT: D/ M Lovel Palmer (traded to Chicago); M Yordany Alvarez (traded to Orlando); F Brandon McDonald (released)
KEY RETURNS: Nick Rimando, Kyle Beckerman, Nat Borchers, Luis Gil, Chris Wingert, Tony Beltran, Alvaro Saborio, Javier Morales, Ned Grabavoy, Chris Schuler, Olmes Garcia
LA Galaxy (15-11-8, 53 pts):
Big News: Unlike past years, when the club brought in high-profile players like David Beckham or Robbie Keane, the Galaxy's offseason was relatively quiet. Some changes came on the coaching side, with Kenny Arena and Matt Reis joining the staff, and Academy coach Greg Vanney leaving for the Technical Director role at Toronto FC. While they prepare for the season, they'll also be looking to continue their run in the CONCACAF Champions League, which has LA in the Quarterfinals in mid-March.
IN: M Baggio Husidic (Hammarby, Sweden); Samuel (loan from Brazil's Fluminense); F Rob Friend (1860 Munich, Germany)
OUT: M Pablo Mastroeni (retired); F Jose Villareal (loaned to Mexico's Cruz Azul); D Sean Franklin (re-entry draft to DC United); Hector Jimenez (traded to Columbus); D Kyle Venter (SuperDraft); M Colin Clark, M Laurent Courtois, GK Carlo Cudicini, F Michael Stephens (released)
KEY RETURNS: Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane, Juninho, Omar Gonzalez, Todd Dunivant, A.J. DeLaGarza, Marcelo Sarvas, Jaime Penedo, Robbie Rogers
Seattle Sounders (15-12-7, 52 pts):
Big News: Seattle had possibly the busiest offseason - among West teams. First the team announced that Sigi Schmid was remaining as head coach, then they made one transaction after another. Oh, and Clint Dempsey returned to Fulham (for the offseason); It will not be the same Sounders team that defeated Colorado in the West play-in game.
IN: F Kenny Cooper (trade with FC Dallas); GK Stefan Frei (trade with Toronto FC); F Tristan Bowen (trade with Chivas USA); D Chad Marshall (trade with Columbus); D Jalil Anibaba (trade with Chicago); F Chad Barrett (re-entry from New England); F Corey Hertzog (re-entry from Vancouver); M Aaron Kovar and F Sean Okoli (homegrown); D Damion Lowe (SuperDraft)
OUT: F Eddie Johnson (traded to DC United); M Mauro Rosales (traded to Chivas USA); M Shalrie Joseph (released); M Adam Moffat (traded to FC Dallas); GK Michael Gspurning (released); Steve Zakuani (re-entry draft by Portland); D Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Patrick Ianni (traded to Chicago)
KEY RETURNS: Clint Dempsey, Obafemi Martins, Osvaldo Alonso, Brad Evans, DeAndre Yedlin, Marcus Hahnemann
Colorado Rapids (14-11-9, 51 pts):
Big News: Can't get much bigger than Oscar Pareja leaving his post as head coach to take the same role with his former club, FC Dallas. Well, maybe it could get 'bigger' if Pablo Mastroeni becomes the head coach. Right now he's just 'overseeing the first team.'
IN: M / F Marvin Chavez (trade with San Jose); Marc Burch (re-entry from Seattle); Marlon Hairston and Grant Van De Casteele (SuperDraft); Special Asst Pablo Mastroeni; Consultant John Metgod
OUT: M / F Atiba Harris (traded to San Jose); Jamie Smith (retired); M Tony Cascio (loaned to Houston); D Diego Calderon (released); M Jaime Castrillon (released); head coach Oscar Pareja (named FC Dallas head coach); assistant coach Wilmer Cabrera (named Chivas USA head coach)
KEY RETURNS: Clint Irwin, Deshorn Brown, Dillon Powers, Vicente Sanchez, Gabriel Torres, Drew Moor, Brian Mullan, Nick LaBrocca, Shane O'Neill, Chris Klute, Nathan Sturgis, Marvell Wynne, Matt Pickens.
San Jose Earthquakes (14-11-9, 51 pts):
Big News: After leading San Jose on an interim basis for the second part of 2013, Mark Watson was named the club's head coach moving forward. Their other big news is still to come, as the team will unveil a new identity in late January.
IN: Atiba Harris (trade with Colorado); D Shaun Francis (re-entry from Chicago); D Brandon Barklage (re-entry from NYRB); M Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi (AC Ajaccio, France); F Billy Schuler (weighted lottery); M JJ Koval (SuperDraft)
OUT: D Justin Morrow (traded to Toronto); M Marvin Chavez (traded to Colorado); M Mehdi Ballouchy (re-entry by Vancouver); M Rafael Baca (transferred to Mexico's Cruz Azul); D Steven Beitashour (traded to Vancouver)
KEY RETURNS: Jon Busch, Clarence Goodson, Alan Gordon, Steven Lenhart; Chris Wondolowski, Shea Salinas, Sam Cronin, Walter Martinez, Jason Hernandez, Jordan Stewart, Victor Bernardez
Vancouver Whitecaps (13-12-9, 48 pts):
Big News: It was a somewhat challenging offseason for the Whitecaps. Even before the playoffs started, the team announced that head coach Martin Rennie would not be back . They then went after former USMNT and Egyptian coach Bob Bradley , who instead signed to coach a team in Norway. So Vancouver then ended their search by naming former player Carl Robinson as head coach . But perhaps bigger news was the strange situation which saw MLS Golden Boot champion Camilo leave for Mexico - even though he was still under contract at that point.
IN: D Steven Beitashour (trade with San Jose); M Mehdi Ballouchy (re-entry from San Jose); M Christian Dean, M Andrew Lewis, and Mamadou Diouf (SuperDraft); head coach Carl Robinson
OUT: D Lee Young-Pyo (retired); F Camilo Sanvezzo (transfered to Mexico's Querétaro ); F Corey Hertzog (re-entry by Seattle); GK Brad Knighton (traded to New England);
KEY RETURNS: Jay DeMerit, Darren Mattocks, Nigel Reo-Coker, Russell Teibert, Jordan Harvey, Kenny Miller, Kekuta Manneh, Gershon Koffie, David Ousted
FC Dallas (11-12-11, 44 pts):
Big News: Before 2013 ended, head coach Schellas Hyndman announced he would not return. In January, the club announced that former player and assistant coach Oscar Pareja would take the reigns, having departed Colorado. Also making headlines was that the team would head to United Arab Emirates for preseason, a first in Major League Soccer.
IN: M Ryan Hollinshead (2012 draft pick); M Adam Moffat (trade with Seattle); M Brian Span (weighted lottery); F Tesho Akindele (SuperDraft)
OUT: M David Ferreira, M Ramon Nunez, M Erick, D Ugo Ihemelu (released); F Kenny Cooper (traded to Seattle); F Jackson (traded to Toronto);
KEY RETURNS: Fabian Castillo, Mauro Diaz, Jair Benitez, George John, Kellyn Acosta, Matt Hedges, Blas Perez, Andrew Jacobson, Je-Vaughn Watson
Chivas USA: 6-20-8, 26 pts):
Big News: Once again Chivas made a coaching change, this time after interim boss Jose Luis Real returned to Guadalajara. Sporting Director Denis Te Kloese also departed. However just before the draft Chivas announced that former Colorado assistant Wilmer Cabrera will be the new coach.
IN: M Mauro Rosales (trade with Seattle); D Andrew Jean-Baptiste (trade with Portland); F Adolfo Bautista (San Luis, Mexico); F Tony Lockhead (Wellington, Australia); D Andrew Ribeiro (Chivas U-23s); F Fejiro Okiomah (USL-Pro)
OUT: Mario de Luna, Jaime Frias, Edgar Mejia and Julio Morales (returned to Guadalajara); F Tristan Bowen (traded to Seattle); D Jorge Villafaña (traded to Portland)
KEY RETURNS: Dan Kennedy, Carlos Bocanegra, Eric Avila, Erick "Cubo" Torres, Bobby Burling, Carlos Borja, Gabriel Farfan, Carlos Alvarez


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Immediately after the thrilling Men's Finals at Wimbledon this past weekend, a series of commercials were run congratulating Roger Federer. It was impressive how quickly they produced these clever ads. One of the most effective was set to the music of "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. I was reminded how last year the NBA used it as the theme for their introduction to the Finals.
(Disclaimer: The San Antonio Symphony is opening its 70th anniversary season on September 19, 2009 with a performance of Carmina Burana.)
This got me thinking–it is just amazing how many different places this thrilling music shows up! It has been used in the movies Excalibur, Natural Born Killers and Badlands. It was featured in an Old Spice commercial.
Here are some of the stranger places I found Carmina Burana on YouTube:
- Fabulous beer ad (view by clicking here.)
- A very funny ad for Pizza Rolls (view here.)
- If you like the Smurfs click here.
- Even Final Fantasy uses it (click here.)
- Two Gatorade ads use it (here and here).
- I was quite surprised to see that two Michael Jackson tributes have recently been set up featuring it (click here and here.)
All of these ads use just a 30-second excerpt from the 6-minute first movement of Carmina Burana. There is much more to this 65-minute work. After the themes from Beethoven's Fifth and Ninth Symphonies, this must be the most famous short excerpt of orchestral music. I know this music has been used in hundreds of TV ads. Do you have a favorite?
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No, I never said that.oushi wrote:So, beyond this unreal realm lies the realm containing inherent existence? As we discuss marathon monks, how far is it from the unreal reality? Can we measure this distance using the way they practice?
If you're going to deny that your views of reality are corrupted by your discursive thought, then we have nothing to talk about.


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The year one of the world's most beloved spiritual teachers, the Dalai Lama, first prayed in Jerusalem and Lourdes as an interfaith pilgrim, 1994 was also the year when he led an historic discussion, "The Good Heart", for the tenth annual John Main Seminar in London.
At the seminar, the World community for Christian Meditation brought Christians and Buddhists together to experience enlightened dialogue between religions, conducted with respect, reverence, humility, humor and the spirit of friendship. And for the first time, the Dalai Lama commented extensively on the Christian Gospels as a Buddhist monk, establishing a model for all future dialogue between the World's religions.
In this unprecedented video series, the Dalai Lama examines well-known passages from each of the four Christian Gospels, providing a unique reading of these familiar sources of faith. He insists on the need to see the fundamental differences between Buddhism and Christianity, such as over the idea of God. But he also highlights the "striking similarities and parallels" between the lives of the founders, their teachings on non-violence and the progressive stages of spiritual development.
Day Four: St. John's Gospel: On the fourth day of the 1994 John Main Seminar, His Holiness reads from Chapter 12 of the Gospel according to St. John, elaborating on Faith in Jesus, and from Chapter 20, The Resurrection. A panel discussion follows the Dalai Lama's comments, and highlights from the corresponding Interfaith Festival and featured.


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Hi HG, I'm great at sticking to my diet during the workweek, but I always blow it on the weekend... especially since I dine out more and socialize in food-filled environments. How can I break my bad weekend tendencies without compromising my social life? Sabotaged by Saturday
Hey Sabotaged,
It can be tough to keep the momentum going once the weekend hits. Here are some specific tips to help you out! Remember your good weekday habits. What helps you stay on track during the week? For me, it's drinking lots of water and keeping smart snacks nearby. Both keep me from getting hungry and turning to bad food options. If you're usually on the go during the weekend, get a big refillable water bottle and keep shelf-stable snacks in your bag at all times. (Click for snack picks.) Consider exactly what works about your personal weekday routine, and try to bring that into the weekend wherever you can. Eat breakfast (and lunch)! Don't skip daytime meals in an attempt to gear up for an inevitable splurge. You may be tempted to save all of your calories for a night out, but that'll just leave you starving and more likely to overdo it. If you're not super hungry first thing in the morning, just have a piece of fruit, and save breakfast for a little later on. Get moving. Take advantage of your days off by prioritizing exercise. If you're going to EAT extra calories, make it a point to BURN extra calories. Get in a workout in the morning, and then go about your day! You can also plan physically active social events with pals: hiking, dancing... You get the idea. Embrace the 80/20 rule. Make smart choices whenever possible to balance out the splurges. If you want to share dessert with friends at dinner, keep your meal pretty light. If you want to have a few cocktails at a club, skip the bar snacks. Click here for TONS of survival guides to help you make those smart decisions! Don't give up completely if you overdo it. An all-or-nothing mentality can be a serious downfall. Don't use one indulgence as an excuse to go food crazy for the rest of the weekend. Get right back on track, and don't be too hard on yourself. Good luck!
Dear Hungry Girl, I keep hearing about buffalo and bison meat as lean alternatives to beef. But I've seen some fatty buffalo burgers on shelves! What gives? Puzzled in Pittsburgh
Hi Puzzled,
I don't blame you for being confused on this one. According to the USDA and National Bison Association, "true" buffalo are found in Africa and Asia, while bison are generally found in America (though they're commonly referred to as "buffalo"). And while some product packages say "buffalo" on the front, it's usually North American bison that you'll find listed in the ingredients.
Overall, bison is a lot like beef in the sense that there are lean cuts and fattier ones. In general, though, bison has less marbling (read: fat) than beef. It's also lower in saturated fat and cholesterol, and most of the total fat is the good kind (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated). Plus, it tastes a lot like beef!
When it comes to ground bison, just like beef, you need to look at the percentage of fat. It's common to see 10 percent, but that's pretty high. Go for stuff that's closer to 4 percent fat (96 percent lean), if you can find it. Beware of premade burgers, too. They're often oversized and made with the fattier meat.
Until bison becomes more widely available, you may want to stick with bison steak (not ground meat or burgers), since it's easier to find lean options. Top sirloin is your best bet. And pay attention to serving size! A 4-ounce portion of cooked top sirloin bison has about 200 calories and 6.5g fat.
There you have it!
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Today, November 6th, is National Nachos Day. Celebrate with this recipe mash-up of two snack-time favorites, Buffalo Chicken Nachos. And no, it doesn't call for any buffalo or bison!
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text: The sun is waking up. After several quiet years, it bombarded the Earth with two consecutive solar storms this week, which generated many nights of spectacular auroras seen from backyards around the Northern Hemisphere. A relatively powerful flare burst from the sun's surface on Jan. 19, throwing off charged particles that reached our planet on Jan. 22. But this was nothing compared to the enormous flare that erupted the next day. The biggest solar flare in six years, this impressive event propelled a gigantic, fast-moving storm that reached Earth on Jan. 24. The Earth's magnetic field directs the torrent of charged particles from these storms toward the poles. Interactions with the atmosphere produce the wavering lines of beautiful color known as auroras, or Northern Lights. Because the sun is now entering a more active part of its solar cycle, the next few months and years are expected to see more frequent solar storms. Just today, it produced an X-class solar flare, the most powerful category of flare. Though this particular one was not directed at Earth, such events can damage satellites and screw up communications on Earth. Despite these drawbacks, increased solar storms mean more pretty auroras. Here, we indulge in some incredible views taken by ordinary folk of these atmospheric light shows. Above: Eagle Lights The central light ribbon in this image resembles the head and beak of a bird, flanked by a radiant wingspan. The photo was taken in Grøtfjord, close to Tromsø in northern Noway. Image: Bjørn JørgensenBarn Lights Heaven and Earth collide in this photograph, featuring a snow-covered barn in the foreground while Jupiter and the Northern Lights keep watch overhead. Taken in Siilinjarvi, Eastern Finland, Finland. Image: Janne./FlickrGlowing Lights A long exposure and dark forest provided this view of the aurora and night sky, captured in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Image: Stephan HoglundHorizon Lights The gauzy Northern Lights brighten the horizon in this photo, while a clear night sky watches over all. Taken near Midmar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Image: Nick Bramhall/FlickrBig Snow Lights The aurora erupts from the horizon, lighting up the snow near Mt. Hafnarfjalli in Iceland. Image: Eyfi M/FlickrVideo Lights A time-lapse video of the feathery aurora spotted over the forest in Fairbanks, Alaska in the wee hours of Jan. 22. Video: Micrometeorolgist/YoutubeDistant Lights Looking like flashes of lightning on a distant horizon, this aurora was captured at Malin Head, Inishowen, Co Donegal Ireland. Image: leppre/FlickrFirework Lights A firework burst of auroras appear over the mountains in Tromvik, Troms Fylke, Norway. Image: LarsT/FlickrValley Lights The Northern Lights appear as a giant ribbon taking up the sky over a snowy valley in this image, taken in Nuorgam, Lapland, Finland. Image: K*M*J/FlickrSky Lights A small ribbon shimmers in the sky above Siilinjarvi, Eastern Finland, Finland. Image: Janne./FlickrYellow and Green Lights Zigzagging bands of yellow and green flow over the landscape in Langfjordbotn, Finmark Fylke, Norway. Image: The-Dan/FlickrFeathered Lights A turquoise fire seems to burn in the sky in this photograph, taken in Kiruna, Sweden. Image: Mattias Forsberg's (@norrfoto) twitpic


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Goodnight ladies and gentleman
"When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself."
-Wayne Dyer
Let's keep in mind we just went 2-1 on the road in 3 tough places. Our O-line is an injured mess and yet we find ways to win....
Coming to you live from the Fortress of Steelertude!
The pats just got beat ny Cleveland ...if we play decent we should win
I don't remember the last time a win didn't feel so good. It's better than a loss but I went from feeling good about this team to total disbelief.
That was way too close...thank God for our D
watching highlites....why on gods green earth would we ever allow Gay to cover TO?
Anyone else notice ochocinco changed out of his gold shoes....
"Like a midget at a urinal, I knew I had to be on my toes." - Lt. Frank Drevin
Glad to get pass this one. This was a big step for us, we finally closed out a close game in the fourth quarter and it was lagit. I really dont know how we will handle all the injuries that we sufferd in our line but like Tomlin says no excuses. Good job sealing the win boys
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Digital Publishing: Live-Tweeting vs. Live-Blogging
With the 2014 Winter Olympics here, many newsrooms are covering the games with their specific readers in mind. Maybe you're a newspaper in a small town that has a local Olympian, or maybe you're a niche sports site devoted to covering curling.
Regardless, mastering live event coverage—now becoming a norm thanks to the technological revolution sweeping through journalism—is an increasingly important way to increase engagement and relevance with readers. With the explosion of Twitter, many reporters are live tweeting, but are newsrooms utilizing that coverage on their websites, or abandoning it all together?
The debate between live-tweeting and live-blogging (a term we don't hear much these days) has been rekindled recently among some media observers such as Northeastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy. The question seems to make sense. Why give away page views, reporting skill and ad dollars to Twitter, when you could easily host an old-fashioned live-blog on your own website, surrounded by ads?
In a back and forth that took place recently between editors, reporters and news observers (on Twitter, of course) Steve Buttry, the Director of Community Engagement for Digital First Media, has the solution: simply do both.
"These days, it doesn't have to be an either-or proposition for newsrooms," said Buttry, who points to modern tools such as real-time engagement platform ScribbleLive to capture Twitter users in real-time while curating content on a media company's website. This enables reporters to return to live-blogging, which many think puts a greater emphasis on writing and narrative, while still pushing out live updates on Twitter, Facebook and other social platforms, all without even having to switch tabs.
Digital First Media used ScribbleLive to provide live coverage of last month's Golden Globes, taking advantage of the program's flexibility to easily curate photos, video, trivia and facts from the company's national entertainment staff. They're not the only ones. Reuters, Boston.com, ESPN, and CNET all are using ScribbleLive's program to provide live coverage of events and keeping readers engaged on their site, while not abandoning Twitter and the exposure it provides.
"The level of engagement is so much deeper among readers when covering live events this way," said Buttry. "It enables us to use Twitter as a way of promoting our reporters and brand, while at the same time capturing that engagement—and ad dollars—on our newspaper sites."
There are no real "best practices" when it comes to live event coverage, since events as diverse as a football game and a television show require much different types of coverage and style. However, as with most things, a lot can be learned from seeing what other reporters are doing and finding success with.
Travis Souders, a sports reporter for the Chico Enterprise-Record in California, won a DMFie (an award Digital Media First gives out to its best content) for his live coverage of a Butte College football game. Since the college has no live radio coverage, Souders got people to "tune in" to him with a combination of live coverage in ScribbleLive and a iPad app called iScore, which tracks every play of the game and displays it in an easy-to-consume interface for readers, complete with animation.
Teamed up with Enterprise-Record photographer Jason Halley, who adds photos and video to the live coverage, Souders has been able to grow traffic and engagement among readers, according to editor David Little.
"Between 7,000 and 20,000 engagement minutes has been the norm each week," Little said, noting the live coverage is promoted heavily and featured on the newspaper's homepage during the game. "It really is a phenomenal live experience, as the fans prove every week by coming back."
Buttry suggests that reporters looking to "live-tweet" their local high school or college games (which he dubs "Friday Night Tweets") follow a couple guidelines to help the flow of their coverage. They include:
- Tweet the final score and scores at the end of each period.
- Get a program, if one is available, so you can be sure to spell names correctly. If not, try to get a roster from each team in advance of the game.
- Use the hashtag. And if you're covering something other than the dominant sport of the season (football, in fall), use a secondary hashtag identifying the sport, such as #volleyball or #xcountry.
- If a performer really stands out, tweet a nomination for "Athlete of the Week."
But what if you're not covering sports, and are more interested in how to pull-off live event coverage of a meeting or a trial? During the Whitey Bulger trial, CBS Boston reporter Jim Armstrong reported in front of the camera during breaks in the trial. But during the hearings and the verdict, Armstrong was in the courtroom, life-tweeting everything that was going on.
"In federal court, where cameras are not allowed, Twitter became a tremendously valuable way for me to explain what was happening," Armstrong said, using a combination of his notes and tweets to write his subsequent stories on the trial. CBS Boston created a Twitter list featuring Armstrong and fellow reporter Lana Jones, and embedded it on their site for casual readers to follow. They also showed the tweets on-air during breaking news segments, reinforcing their complete coverage of an event important to many of their viewers.
When it comes to live coverage, some reporters fall into the trap of essentially transcribing an entire event. Buttry suggests reporters should focus on important and interesting quotes, developments, observations and crowd reactions, all while not losing your objectivity and perspective in the rush to cover something quickly.
"Don't just parrot what you hear. Be a skeptical journalist," Buttry writes on his popular blog. "It's OK to pause the live-tweeting for a quick conversation with a source in the room who may be able to verify, or to do some quick online research."
In addition to ScribbleLive (which is powerful but pricey), there are a number of platforms available for newsrooms looking to maximize engagement on site during live event coverage while simultaneously taking advantage of their social media reach in the community.
CoveritLive is a popular choice among newsrooms looking to quickly get information out. The program offers a host of solutions for newsrooms looking to embed and curate information about live events, including mobile support and a customizable API. The program also offers a bevy of analytics and statistics that allow editors to quantify their live-event efforts.
Another potential solution is Liveblog Pro, a platform developed specifically for journalists to make it "ridiculously easy" to set up a liveblog and start publishing. The program is free for individuals, with a pay service which allows multiple users, white-labeling and SEO-friendly embeds, so reporters don't have to fumble with code to post links, video and other multimedia content.
Whatever platform you pick, make sure your emphasis is on knowing your reader. "Ask yourself what the person who really cares about this wants to know," suggests Buttry. "Remember, you're not covering it for that mythical "average reader" newspaper stories are written for; you're writing for the junkie or the diehard fan."
Rob Tornoe is a cartoonist and columnist for Editor and Publisher. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The AJ's third annual survey of women architects reveals widespread discrimination and unequal pay in the profession
More people than ever completed this year's AJ Women in Architecture online survey: 926 respondents took part – 710 women and 216 men.
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Interestingly, the number of respondents completing the survey in the USA has increased sixfold, from just four per cent in 2013 to nearly a quarter – 24 per cent of responses – this year. The increase is likely linked to the impact of Denise Scott Brown's interview with the AJ last year, which sparked international coverage of the petition to have Scott Brown retroactively included in her partner Robert Venturi's 1991 Pritzker Prize win.
This survey, now in its third year, is a vital part of the AJ's on-going campaign to raise the status and profile of women in architecture. The data, collected annually, allows the AJ to track progress in perception, equal pay and position over time. The survey also informs the Women in Architecture campaign's focus for the coming year in response to concerns shared by women in the industry.
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Oldways founded the Whole Grains Council (WGC) in 2003 with the express purpose of clearing up confusion around whole grains, and we have worked on this issue 365 days a year, for more than 8 years, making remarkable progress. Eight years ago there were few whole grain products on the market, and consumers had no reliable way to find foods offering a significant amount of whole grains. Since then, a lot has changed. Our work has had proven, positive results and impact:
- Whole grain consumption increased 20% in the three years following introduction of the Whole Grain Stamp, according to data from NPD Group.
- The Whole Grain Stamp is now in use on 6,700 products in 27 countries.
- The Whole Grain Stamp has prompted a "Race to the Top" among manufacturers who vie for higher numbers on their Stamped products. In fact two-thirds of products using the Whole Grain Stamp offer 16g or more of whole grain content per serving – more than double the minimum 8g level required to qualify.
Now the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is apparently being asked to issue guidance to industry on labeling of whole grain products. FDA is being urged to regulate three separate areas, all of which are currently being successfully addressed by Oldways and its Whole Grains Council, as described below: 1) Clear and consistent use of terms on labels Since 2003, the WGC has been educating consumers and companies on terminology related to grain foods. Our web page on Identifying Whole Grains – explaining which words mean whole grain and which don't – is a popular one with consumers, and is regularly reprinted by newspapers and magazines. We also educate manufacturing companies on responsible use of whole grain terms, as we review their products for the Whole Grain Stamp program. We stress the importance of clearly designating all whole grain ingredients as whole — saying "whole spelt" instead of "spelt," for example, and of specifying whole grain oatmeal and brown rice, rather than assume that consumers know oatmeal and brown rice are always whole grains. Additionally, we advise that companies not use the words "whole wheat" or "whole grain" or "whole" anything else in product names unless more than 50% of the grain is whole grain. While we support 8g or more per serving as responsible labeling of foods that contribute to our whole grain needs, we think that foods should only be called whole grain if they contain more whole grain than refined. 2) Indicating gram amounts of whole grains FDA recommended and approved the use of gram-labeling of whole grains in its Draft Guidance of February 2006. The Whole Grains Council immediately introduced Phase II of the Whole Grain Stamp program to quantify the amount of whole grain content of foods, in grams. The gram-specific Stamps are a successful program that has been in place, making a difference, for almost six full years. The Whole Grain Stamp, in fact, goes one step further than the recommendation to FDA, including a reminder to "Eat 48g or more of whole grain daily" – to put the whole grain content in context. 3) Indicating percentage of grains that are whole grains We explored percent-of-grain labeling with FDA at a meeting we requested with them in March 2006. FDA explained that percentage labeling on packaging should always be as a percent of all ingredients, to be consistent with the Nutrition Facts Panel. The only exception allowed by FDA is the use of "100% whole grain/wheat" on products where all the grain ingredients are whole. Until / unless FDA changes its position on percent-of-grain labeling, the Whole Grain Stamp offers consumers useful tools in this area, too. Look for the 100% Stamp. Consumers especially concerned about the percentage of whole grain in their products can look for the 100% banner on the Whole Grain Stamp. About ⅓ of all Stamped products – more than 2000 foods – qualify for the 100% banner, which signifies that all the grain is whole grain. Do some simple math. Consumers can compare the number of grams of whole grain, as quantified on the Stamp, to the total serving size, and judge for themselves whether the product they're considering has the level of whole grain they're seeking. Since FDA specifies standard serving sizes for each category of product, it's easy to use the Whole Grain Stamp to compare within categories. Faced with several pastas with a standard 56g serving size, for example, it's easy to decide whether to buy one with 12g, 43g, or a full 56g of whole grain. There is widespread agreement that whole grains are important to good health. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans advise all of us to make at least half our grains whole; studies show whole grain consumption lowers the risk of diabetes and heart disease, while helping with weight control, among other benefits. While there is still more to be done, we prefer to be carrying on this cause today, rather than waiting for new regulations sometime in the distant future. As the world's leading educational non-profit focused on whole grains, we look forward to working with the FDA and other organizations to continue educating consumers about the important health benefits and great taste of whole grains. We invite consumers, health professionals and others to visit the WGC web site for reliable, understandable resources on whole grains.


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U.S. investors are well acquainted with market uncertainty and this nation's wobbly economic recovery, but they've got nothing on worried investors elsewhere in the world.
So say investment managers with British-based Schroders who came to New York on Wednesday for a discussion of global opportunities in a world obsessed with quantitative easing, low bond yields, unemployment and the "disconnect" of almost disturbingly strong stock market growth.
"The disconnect between markets and the economy creates very interesting challenges and opportunities for investors over the next few years," said Alan Brown, Schroders senior advisor, in introducing a panel discussion that revolved around the relative strength of U.S. markets.
Schroders is still expanding its foothold in the U.S., but the firm is a household name in 27 countries around the globe, managing $345 billion in assets as of Dec. 31. In comparison, BlackRock's assets under management total $3.8 trillion across equity, fixed income, cash management, alternative investment, real estate and advisory strategies.
Karl Dasher, the incoming Schroders North America CEO who currently oversees $68.8 billion in global fixed income assets, said that individual companies' "idiosyncratic" risk is the biggest risk today for U.S. credit. He pointed to this spring's $28 billion leveraged buyout of H.J. Heinz Co. as an example of what he believes will be an LBO trend as shareholders pressure companies for better return on equity.
Meanwhile, Dasher said, the high yields that the U.S. bond markets experienced over the last 30 years are an historical anomaly. More typical are the low yields of today, dating back centuries, he noted. Plus, the foreign exchange markets are returning to their role of being the place where rebalancing among economies happens. Another trend he foresees is more adjustments through currency rates.
"Our message to bond investors is that you'll have to take a more focused approach to generate a return of 2% or more above inflation, not nominal," Dasher said.
For all the pressure on central banks, they've engineered a graceful recovery, "but we've got to get off the steroid of quantitative easing," Dasher said, adding that the high U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio is forcing the Federal Reserve to keep printing money.
Virginie Maisonneuve, who oversees $17 billion in global equities for Schroders, believes that an early end to QE due to strong economic conditions and a substantial improvement in the labor market would be an encouraging sign for equity markets. This would suggest that the Fed believes the U.S. recovery has enough momentum to sustain itself. Meanwhile, Maisonneuve said, Europe is still a source of volatility, "but Asia also might be."
Strikingly, Maisonneuve said that investors globally continue to fear cyclical stocks, and so they're still in defensive stocks such as utilities, which have a lot of the characteristics of bonds.
Overall, Schroders North America is overweight U.S. equities. The Schroder North American Equity Fund (Advisor shares: SNAVX), rated three stars by Morningstar, has a 56% ranking in the 1,709 funds in its category. SNAVX three-year annualized returns total 14.69%, 1.30% below the S&P 500 benchmark index.
Schroder International Multi-Cap Value Fund (Advisor shares: SIDVX), rated five stars by Morningstar, has a 66% ranking among the 372 funds in its category. SIDVX three-year annualized returns total 11.64%, 0.28% below the MSCI EAFE NR USD benchmark index.
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The online platform for media art festival documentation (yes, one exists!) tagr.tv took a rather unconventional tack in their coverage of Berlin's transmediale last week. The team shot a number of interviews using their own "mobile interview environment." The device, an umbrella outfitted with a camera and microphone, served as a nearly private location for one-on-one discussions with artists involved with the festival. The short clips are interspersed with more traditional installation shots, providing a unique "overview" (get it?) of select projects showcased during transmediale. (On a related note, be sure to check out transmediale's comprehensive streaming video archive from the 2009 session as well.)
Reminds me of a project I did a couple of years ago:
It is interesting how it creates an intimate space within a much larger space.
There are lots of new videos online at [URL]http://tagr.tv[/URL] now, and more to come, like a walk through the Transmediale exhibition with curator Stephen Kovats.
Hope you enjoy the videos, it was great fun and an amazing team!
I still have to dig through the streaming archive to really build my opinion on this years transmediale "DEEP NORTH", great works but the whole thing didn't really come to the point(s) I'm afraid.. the award for the tanatalum (and asylum seeking people!) memorial was a complex, but great choice imo, esp in connection with the [I]umbrella[/I] topic of climate change.


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The amateur draft is today. If you didn't hear about it, don't blame MLB: they're trying their best to promote it, even leaking the announcement of the first overall selection to their own site. The overall lack of publicity means that Tampa Bay's surreal achievement is going unnoticed by the average fan. Take a look at their picks in the first couple rounds:
24. Compensation for Boston signing Carl Crawford
31. Yankees signing Rafael Soriano
38. Yankees signing Rafael Soriano
41. Boston signing Carl Crawford
42. Oakland signing Grant Balfour
52. San Diego signing Brad Hawpe
56. Detroit signing Joaquin Benoit
59. Florida signing Randy Choate
60. San Diego signing Chad Qualls
75. Oakland for signing Grant Balfour
That's thirteen picks before the start of the third round. From their first selection to the end of the supplemental round tonight, they'll get the rights to over a quarter of the players taken. How did this happen? A combination of an antiquated compensation system and a front office smart enough to execute the plan before anyone else did.
MLB's free agent compensation is one of the few front-office aspects of the game left untouched by the statistical revolution. Baseball makes a weird formula to evaluate all of its players and sends it over to Elias Sports Bureau to do the math. The top 20% of players are "Type A" — if they're offered arbitration but leave for free agency, the original team gains two draft picks. The next 20% are "Type B" — same deal, but only one pick. The formula is based on the last two years of production, and not only does it fail to take into account age, park factor, etc., but the stats it does use are terrible: wins, saves, RBI, ERA, hits per inning, fielding percentage...the gang's all here.
The bizarre results create an inefficiency. Certain players can become more valuable for their draft picks than their actual value playing. It's the closest thing baseball has to the NBA's expiring contract phenomenon. The most overvalued players are usually relievers — a Type A setup man is, on balance, nowhere near the real quality of a Type A second baseman.
So when the Rays assembled an outstanding bullpen last year on the cheap, they were getting even more value than most people realized. Soriano, Benoit, Balfour, Choate, and Qualls netted a total of seven draft picks.
Why didn't anyone figure this out before? It's not as simple as it seems: the arbitration offer necessary to receive the picks is often a roadblock, especially for players coming out of large contracts: the team must ensure that the player will receive a larger offer on the free agent market than he will by going to arbitration. This offseason provided the perfect opportunity for relievers, as there was low free agent supply and high demand. The plan also required excellent talent evaluation: many of their relievers were unheralded scrubs before they came to Tampa. And let's not forget that signing a baker's dozen of high draft picks doesn't come cheaply: the signing bonus dent may have mandated a one-year payroll dip big enough to cost them to cost them a playoff spot.
Combine their picks and their history of drafting well, and the Rays are likely to be loaded in four years. By the time Evan Longoria and Wade Davis become unaffordable, Tampa will be able to replace them easily. And the team will get even more prospects for letting them go, be it through free agency or trade. Spending alone won't be enough to win the AL East: as of today, the Rays are the clear 2016 division favorites, and it might be too late for the Yanks and Sox to do anything about it.


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Camel Toe!!!! hehe, sorry it's all the voilent bordome in the room here! -___- Computer class will be the death of me!!!
If idie i wish to be buirred with a sketch book and a bottle of tuquila in my lap!!!! XD


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2014 Blue Water River Walk Grand Opening, Port Huron, MI (6.7.14)
What a wonderful celebration at the Grand Opening of the Blue Water River Walk. There were several thousand people that came to participate and listen to the speeches. It was an honor having so many top official from the State officiate the 2-year monumental construction of this beautiful river walk. Please come down to Desmond Landing and enjoy this new delightful walking area for the public. You are going to love it!Read More


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Wordless (Nearly) Wednesday
Bill and the Ladies
Recently found this photo in a box I hadn't look at for years... I'd place it about Summer 1947, perhaps. I'd have been 8 years old... my two Kinnick cousins (Kathleen and Karen) were a year or so younger, and older, approximately. We played a lot of cowboy games, so this was likely part of one.
Families are Forever! ;-)


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I use Amaya as my main authoring tool, becuase I like the HTMl and CSS interface, and becase it produces valid code automatically. Tidy is great for importing junk content and cleaning it up I use Lynx as a browser for looking at stuff in - between it, Amaya, and a couple of common graphics browsers I get a quick idea of what is going to appear. (In general I use Lynx as my first browser) I also use iCab as a browser - despite the fact that it doesn't support style sheets, it does a lot of other things reasonably nicely for me. (I use it if I need a graphic browser as my first choice) W3C has a link checking tool, so I use that. I also use the Amaya views for testing in. And if all else feails, of course, I read the source... cheers Charles McCN On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Gatewood, Joy wrote: I use a combination of tools to discover what fixes are needed to improve accessibility. -Linkbot has a web site scan that includes a listing of pages missing attributes (such as images missing alt tags and pages without titles); -Dreamweaver also has these options; -Homesite (I use the 3.2 old version with a built in HTML validator) lets you run the validator over a web page and see not only the HTML errors, but also prompts the user to add alt tags to images lacking them; -Bobby is useful to find problems with your web site/page that you may have overlooked; and -JAWS is also useful to beta test your site with, especially to mimic a blind person's visit to your site. Then one can consult a checklist and go over it manually to fine tune any errors and/or omissions. I'd be interested to hear what others use. Joy Gatewood Vector Research, Inc. www.vrionline.com -----Original Message----- From: Charles McCathieNevile [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 12:19 PM To: Kynn Bartlett Cc: Charles F. Munat; email@example.com Subject: RE: Simplicity of Authoring and Accessibility Tools I also agree that we need a good tool. For my pusrposes, I use Amaya as a WYSIWYG tool. It doesn't do everything, but it does the things I need. Which is my compromise. (In particular, it suffers from being somewhat inaccessible to a number of users. On the other hand it has an interface that makes it fairly easy to create reasonably structured content, although it is not the same interface as many common editors. I guess I should confess that I actually don't find those editors intuitive either - I have to learn every single piece of software I want to use). There was a thread a while ago on editors that people like using. I thought it was very valuable to see what people liked and why, and what the limitations were. cheers Charles McCN On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Kynn Bartlett wrote: At 1:48 AM -0800 1/19/01, Charles F. Munat wrote: >As for teaching HTML, I've been teaching for the better part of 20 years and >I've yet to meet anyone who was incapable of learning. Different people may >need different pedagogical techniques, and may learn at different rates, but >anyone who's capable of operating FrontPage is certainly capable of learning >enough HTML to code a web page. Whether they want to is another question. >For those who don't, I hope we get a decent WYSIWYG tool soon. We are in definite agreement that we need a good WYSIWYG tool. I don't think there are any at the moment, sadly, so compromises are often necessary. --Kynn -- Charles McCathieNevile mailto:email@example.com phone: +61 (0) 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI Location: I-cubed, 110 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia until 6 January 2001 at: W3C INRIA, 2004 Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, FranceReceived on Friday, 19 January 2001 15:19:19 UTC
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With a single tweet, AT&T created a firestorm over an ill-received tie-in to the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Close to noon on Wednesday, the company posted on Twitter a photo of a hand holding up a smartphone, with the screen displaying the Tribute in Light, two light beams on the site of the twin towers.
Social media users quickly responded with vitriol, accusing AT&T of a "disgusting," "tacky" and "shameless" marketing tactic.
In a pointed yet less venomous response than many, Lauren Indvik, tweeting under @laureni, summed up: "Not an occasion for product placement, AT&T."
Some social media users defended the company, saying they weren't offended and that the image was a fitting tribute.
AT&T removed the controversial picture.
"We apologize to anyone who felt our post was in poor taste. The image was solely meant to pay respect to those affected by the 9/11 tragedy," the company said via its Twitter handle @AT&T. It sent USA TODAY the same response when asked to comment.
It wasn't the first promotional gaffe linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which took nearly 3,000 lives.
Near Madison, Wis., the Tumbledown Trails Golf Course recently offered a "12th anniversary of 9/11" special: a nine-round golf game for $9.11 or 18 rounds for $19.11. That was until course owner Marc Watts received death threats and apologized after a social media backlash that required protection from sheriff's deputies.
"We're a little hurt by the fact that people are putting such a negative context on this," Watts said.
Other marketers have been criticized for 9/11-related promotions.
Two years ago, fitness chain New York Sports Club offered reduced-fee memberships to 9/11 first responders, drawing outrage from people who said the gym was using a national tragedy to make money.
Yet marketers continue to put out corporate messages in relation to the anniversary. On Wednesday, brands such as Macy's, Walgreens and even Huggies were among the many that sent 9/11-related tweets.
Huggies tweeted: "Today we remember the victims of the tragedy that struck our country and salute the brave men & women who risked their lives to save others."
Even if a company's 9/11-related communications are sincere, they can look off when viewed in a larger context. These messages are next to each other in Red Lobster's Twitter updates Wednesday.
• #EndlessShrimp just got more delicious. Hurry in to enjoy 7 flavors like Popcorn Shrimp, Coconut Bites & Garlic-Grilled Shrimp! Ends soon!
• We want to take today to remember those that protect and serve us each and every day. Thank you.
On Wednesday, comedian Joe Mande drew much attention to his own Twitter feed, @JoeMande, by retweeting corporate messages tied to 9/11.
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16th Book Fest started March 17
The Virginia Festival of the Book kicks off March 17 with the noon announcement of the winners of the Hook short story contest in the Central Library. Read more about the festival's Sweet 16 in this week's Hook, and for complete details about the March 17-21 event, check out the Book Fest website.
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Elīna Garanča
"The adrenaline!"
Elīna Garanča
Elīna Garanča is currently the world's most sought-after mezzo-soprano. In our interview, the Latvian operatic star talks about magical moments on stage and a diva's sell-by date.
Ms. Garanča, You have two daughters, a five-year-old and a three-year-old. Who's the biggest diva in the family?
My husband! He's the only man. Even Carmencita, our cat, is a female. We spoil him as much as we possibly can.
Which role is more difficult: being a mom or an opera star?
If a performance doesn't go so well, we rehearse and rehearse until we get it. There's no rehearsal when you're a mom – you have to improvise every time. I'm constantly running after things and always late. At home, we've agreed for my husband to cut back a little for now. A conductor can work well into old age, but a singer has an expiry date. A woman's voice is in its prime between age 40 and 50 – so I'm right at the beginning.
Has your voice changed as a result of your two pregnancies?
It has become rounder, more feminine, more mature. Now I have to learn how to work with this maturity. It's like a river that overflows its banks and has to be brought back on course.
Singing is very physical, like a professional sport. You train so hard, but you're still always at the mercy of your body …
We singers naturally also have teachers, coaches, voice trainers, sometimes even physicians to help us. But today, for example, I'm simply drained. I had a performance last night. The adrenaline! It was like running a marathon.
And then you're constantly traveling …
I am a wanderer. I get bored quickly if I stay in one place too long, and never like to stay anywhere more than six months. My family has gotten used to this. It's something I cannot change.
Do you miss your home country, Latvia?
The older I get, the more I feel drawn to it, particularly in May, when it's a lilac blossom paradise, but I couldn't live there permanently. I can satisfy my longing for home in a single evening with a glass of wine. The next morning, I may be gone again. Incidentally, my father is coming to visit today and bringing with him some of the dark rye bread that's so typical for Latvia.
You grew up virtually on a farm …
My one grandmother took care of our four horses and the other one was responsible for the sheep, chickens, goats, pigs and cows. In Soviet times, when there was nothing to buy, that's what helped us through the winter. I learned how to ride and how to butcher animals at an early age – and also that hard work brings its rewards.
When you were performing Carmen in New York in 2009, you ran nine kilometers every morning. Why?
I wanted to be flexible enough not to have to think about my body on stage. Carmen sings and dances simultaneously, and that requires a good amount of condition. At our first rehearsal,
I thought I was about to faint! In the end, it was like I was hooked. My body demanded that I run.
Did you learn this kind of discipline as a child?
Yes, I probably acquired a certain determination back then, but it's also in my character. It unsettles me not to know when, where, what or why. I need things to follow a certain logic. Certainty is liberating.
In opera, the same works tend to be staged over and over again. Do you sometimes feel like a pop star singing their greatest hit for the umpteenth time?
(She laughs) You never hit that dead end for the simple reason that each performance is so physically demanding. And you are always working with a different set of musicians, conductors and other singers. We interact and react to each other, so no performance is ever the same.
The audience is always different, too …
Yes, you rarely get a long standing ovation in London like you do in Munich. And in Hamburg, people do this foot-stamping thing. In Baden-Baden, people jump up at the first encore, which they rarely do in Vienna…
What does applause mean to you?
I'm very thankful for it, but I don't judge an evening by the applause. What's important to me is the special moment when everyone is connected – every fiber, from the stage to the auditorium. Nobody is thinking about anything else, nobody coughs or whispers, no one checks their phone. That makes me happy. It's my reward.
Have you ever experienced an evening without that moment?
(She ponders) Rarely. It sometimes happens that it doesn't come until the very end. Or you think this is it – and then it perhaps isn't … The recipe for a successful evening is a mystery, but that's what's makes it so special.
As a singer, don't you try to eliminate such uncertainties?
A singer who wants to be in control all the time has chosen the wrong profession. Using your voice to express yourself is not just a demonstration of strength but primarily a demonstration of emotion. When I'm on stage, I want to feel so free that the emotion can just pass through me.
Despite all the discipline, that sounds almost like surrender …
Do you often lose control on stage?
There are magical moments when you forget that you're performing, when something pours out of you and you don't really know how or why. It's like in a science fiction movie when a beam of light from a UFO scans you from head to foot and back up again. It's so whoaaaaaaaa. That's when you feel you've experienced something transcendental.
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Snowflakes & Ice Skates
posted on: Saturday, February 18, 2012
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This looks SO fun, romantic, and sweet! And also, cold lol, but still- I have never been ice skating. I fear that I'll be so bad when I finally do try it! haha, thanks for sharing this sweet post :)ReplyDelete
Aw, looks like such a fun date!ReplyDelete
How cute! I miss outdoor rinks a lot... unfortunately they are not feasible in Vancouver so I will never get the opportunity to be the only one skating like you two :(ReplyDelete
xo, alison*elle
Awww this looks like such fun!! You two are sooo cute. I love that it's snowing, gives the pictures such a great feel. I haven't been skating in years, I'm so bad at itReplyDelete
These photos are so cool, looks like amazing fun too! xoxoReplyDelete
These photos are beautiful! I've always wanted to go ice skating.ReplyDelete
What a chic winter skating outfit! But, I don't like your husband's Calgary Flames jersey ; ) Go Oilers Go! tee heeReplyDelete
Fun!! We bought our daughter skates for her 2nd birthday in October, and we finally just got out a week ago...this crazy warm winter has made lake skating impossible...which is crazy for northern BC!!ReplyDelete
Natasha ~ TashaDelrae.com
Love, love, LOVE the photos! The first is my favorite! Love the design in the snow. Glad to see you got to enjoy one of our few wintry days this winter!!ReplyDelete
I just stumble across your blog, its so sweet! You have great style and you take beautiful photos as well. This is such a sweet canadian pasttime - love it!ReplyDelete


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This was the front yard yesterday:
You can see the little corner garden now is cold and unappealing but at least those huge bushes are gone and we can see now out into the world a little more.
See the pile of branches and twigs that Paul raked up?
Those all came off the tree above in the wild wind storms we've had over the last two weeks. Some bigger branches came off out back in the dog pen area, but the dogs don't use that pen any longer.
And lastly, but not leastly, inside, warm and dry, we are enjoying my newly named "Feel-Good-Tree" all lit up.
I have two of these little trees this year. I put lights on the one in the Reading Room (above), and haven't put lights yet on the other one in the living room, which you can see below through the doorway…
Maybe I'll light that one up today. I love holiday lights – they really brighten up the mood on a dark, wet, less than perfect wintery day, although it's still fall. We've had two nor'easters in the last two weeks and the dark wet weather is getting to me.
So my "feel-good-trees" are helping!
I was glad to read in Nora's blog that she got a copy of "Local Hero" from hubby and watched it and loved it. It's just one of those films that come along once in a blue moon. I could not find my copy of it here last weekend so I ordered an inexpensive copy of it online and it came the other day. It's going in the DVD player maybe today, maybe tomorrow. Another "feel-good" item to have stashed away!
The sun came out today but that darn wind is still howling around. Lots of leaves are falling but there are still lots and lots to come down.
Just look at that oak tree in the neighbor's yard… lots of raking in Paul's future!
I'll leave you with this:
A picture of me (on the right) and a picture BY me (on the left). I can vividly remember having my portrait painted by Mr. Ed Fish in Marblehead back when I was somewhere around 8 or 9… can't remember the year, but I do remember that dress I wore – it was uncomfortable as all get-out and I hated putting it on and then having to sit there, without moving, in his studio for an hour or two at a time!
My parents hung that portrait of me on the wall in their front hall, over the radiator, where it sat til the house was sold back in 1986 or 87 (?). I found it recently in my deep dark coat closet and pulled it out.
I also found that picture I'd painted of our former great Pyrenees, Esmeralda, done by me from a photo I took of her on our wedding day in 1986.
Here's the original photograph (left) and my painting (right):
So that's it from here. Have a good Monday!
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BARSKA GLX Laser
Barska's GLX compact mounted laser sights are designed with an accessory rail mounted conveniently under the laser. The T6 aluminum body allows for the GLX laser sight to provide a strong, stable platform to mount accessories to its integrated military standard picatinny rail. The GLX compact laser sight is extreme versatile in its mounting options. The built in mount is a weaver standard compact mount with a stabilizing cross bar insert for added support. The compact mount allows secure mounting to the shortest of rails on handguns and rifles. Using newly developed high impact rated 5mW compact laser diodes Barska has developed two compact laser models.
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