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By Parvez Fatteh, TMO, Founder of http://sportingummah.com, email@example.com
Omar Hassan remains one of the world's best professional skateboarders, even at the ripe old age of 37. His specialty is the Park competition, and it was there that he was competitive once again this summer. In the recently completed X-Games Seventeen, in Los Angeles, California, he finished 4th in the Park competition. He also finished 4th in the Park in 2008 and 2009. The versatile skater has competed in six X Games disciplines since 1995.
Hassan hails from Costa Mesa, California. He has, interestingly, never held a job outside of the world of professional skateboarding. He still retains multiple sponsorships, including: Black Label, Independent Trucks, Vans, Quiksilver, Ford, and Black Flys. So, clearly, people are still willing to put money on his talent.

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Dennis Fang-Tender Care Brush Massaging and Stying Hairbrush
At Design Interviews
Interview with Dennis Fang : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Dennis Fang : The idea is coming from the hair curve lines, that I want to create an elegant handle within this curves. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Dennis Fang : For the handle we are focusing on the way user holding and try to make it as comfortable as possible. In the same time, it should be as elegant as it looks. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Dennis Fang : We are going to promote as world wide, and will promote the award and try to let more people uses this good design as possible. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Dennis Fang : it took almost an year to do this design, alot of modifications. And materials specs change that make the design unique. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Dennis Fang : I decide to pursuit the inspiration, and try ask people's comments and follow the instincts to finish the project. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Dennis Fang : This design is already purchased by some brands around the world. And people love the design and think it's unique and different in the market. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Dennis Fang : My family owns the brush factory Tong Fong. It is a very powerful factory in brush making. And that's where I grew from. After few years in new york of design learning, I decide to come back home and bring my skills back to the factory in order to affects more in brush design in the world. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Dennis Fang : There are engineers structure designer and factory workers also work on this project. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Dennis Fang : We are going to introduce to our customer KAI. Kai is a very well-known knife making brand. They also selling brushes in world wide. We hope we can sell this product and start our business relationship with Kai. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Dennis Fang : We use the latest .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Dennis Fang : Tender Care, means it's harmless and protect our hair. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Dennis Fang : Maya, CAD .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Dennis Fang : It's very rare to see two ball tips in bristle. .
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After an exasperating night and day, they finally pulled the trigger, but with Boston and LA, in a 3-way deal.
The Pirates ended up with 3B Andy LaRoche, Adam's bro, OF Brandon Moss, and RHPs Craig Hansen and Bryan Morris. LaRoche, Moss and Hansen will join the Pirates for their game tomorrow in Chicago. Morris will be assigned to Class A Hickory.
> Brandon Moss, 24, an 8th round pick in 2002, is an athletic outfielder with a good arm that hits to all fields. He has slightly above average speed, and is supposed to be a solid fielder that plays the game right. It looks like they plan to plug him into Bay's LF spot.
The lefty Moss is still a work in progress, ala Steve Pearce, in that he switched from first to the OF in late 2007. In the past couple of years with the Red Sox, he's garnered 103 AB's, with a .291 average, 2 HR's, 12 RBI, 10 BB's and 31 K's. You can also count on him going down on strikes every 3 or 4 at bats.
> RHP Craig Hansen, 24, has a fastball that clocks at about 92-93 mph and touches 97. He also has a high-80s slider, which sometimes disappears. But he also struggles by getting behind early in counts. Hansen will fit right in at Pittsburgh that way.
He was used purely out of the pen by Boston, and will go as far as his command takes him. Hansen's arm is live enough to close if he can find the plate often enough.
He spent the last three years with the Sox, and was called into 74 games, covering 71-2/3 innings. Hansen had a 3-5 record and 6.15 ERA over that time. He's 1-3 with 2 saves and a 5.58 ERA in 2008.
> Bryan Morris, 21, is a RHP drafted in the first round by the Dodgers in 2005 out of junior college, and Scout.com has him ranked as LA's #11 prospect. He has a 93 MPH heater that sinks and an above average curve.
Morris underwent Tommy John surgery on Sept. 28, 2006, and just came back this season, pitching for the A Great Lake Loons. He's 2-4 with a 4.00 ERA and 1.29 WHIP as a starter there, and still obviously needs to build up arm strength.
He's projected by most baseball gurus as having middle of the rotation talent.
> Baseball Prospectus has RH Andy LaRoche, 24, listed as the Dodger's #2 prospect and a five star player. He's gotten 152 at bats in LA the past two seasons, hitting .216 with 3 HR's and 16 RBI. LaRoche has got a pretty good eye, K'ing 31 times and walking 30.
In March, LaRoche tore the ulnar collateral ligament of his right thumb, and was on the DL until May, just enough time to allow Blake DeWitt to bump him from the hot corner. To further crowd the position, Casey Blake came over from the Indians.
LaRoche showed some decent power in the minors, but hasn't flashed that muscle in the bigs. LA hasn't really given him much chance to strut his stuff.
It makes us kinda wonder just how far apart Pedro and the Bucs are in signing that contract, and if LaRoche isn't here as an insurance policy, or perhaps leverage to apply some pressure on Scott Boras.
He was drafted as a SS, so it's not a great leap of imagination to see him converted to 2B if the hot corner gets glutted.
All in all, better than the package deals floated in the past 24 hours. Pittsburgh got a couple of mid-level MLB players in Moss and Hansen - Boston got away cheap - and some slightly damaged but upside talent from LA with LaRoche and Morris.
And Pittsburgh kept Jack Splat and John Grabow around to fight for another day. So the Pirates still have their field captain and avoid another hit on the bullpen.
Still, it's disappointing to see the three heavy hitters leave town without an elite arm coming back. The suits did stick to their guns though, and wouldn't come down in price for Tampa or Florida.
Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors.com:
For 1.3 years of Bay, the Pirates receive LaRoche, Morris, Hansen, and Moss. Moss becomes the regular left fielder, LaRoche takes over at third until Pedro Alvarez is ready. When that happens, they might have a good problem on their hands. Future Pirates' outfield: Moss, McCutchen, McLouth. The pitchers are a couple of live arms at this point.
The deal necessitated some housecleaning by the Pirates.
To clear space on the 25-man roster, the Pirates optioned SS Brian Bixler back to Indy and DFA'ed RHP Frankie Osoria. CF Chris Duffy was also DFA'ed to make room on the 40-man roster. We were hoping to get something from, or at least for, him, but injuries and Nate McLouth dimmed his star.


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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
The size of the Bitcoin Blockchain data files continues to rise rapidly hitting 60 GB already, up with 10 Gigabytes for a bit less than three and a half months when it was just about 50GB and up with about 20 GB for the last about 7 months and most likely doubling in size in the last 1 year. The increase in size is to be expected with more transactions happening on the Blockchain as more users are getting interested in Bitcoin and the continuing adoption of the crypto currency by more users. The big size of the complete Bitcoin Blockchain data however is already a bit of a problem for some users that don't have that much free space on their computer and want to run the Bitcoin Core wallet with the full local copy of Blockchain or people that want to be providing a Full Bitcoin Node. If the trend remains the same we are looking at about 120 GB or more n terms of size for the BTC Blockchain in just about a year, so there is something to think about…
Earlier this year we have reported when the Bitcoin Blockchain data files have passed the 40GB mark and now, just about three and a half months later, the data files have reached a total size of 50GB. This all comes as a result of the increased number of transactions and the wider usage and adoption of Bitcoin, but as the size of the Blockchain data continues to grow it also becomes harder for users to run a full local wallet. An alternative is to go for a lighter version of a Bitcoin wallet that does not need all of the Blockchain data stored locally. You can also go for a service offering online Bitcoin wallets a more attractive choice as they will save you the trouble of taking up quite a lot of space on your hard drive and the slow update times if you do not run the wallet often enough to keep it synchronized. Not to mention that if you are using the default data directory on your C drive you might be having trouble finding enough free space, especially if you use a smaller SSD for a system drive. The solution for this would be to move the Blockchain data files to another drive and run the Bitcoin Core client with the datadir parameter pointing it to the drive and folder you have moved the data files in like for example a second hard drive.
If you are using the Bitcoin Core wallet to store your Bitcoins locally on your computer you have probably noticed that the Blockchain data files have already passed the 40GB mark (about 40.8 GB at the moment). With the increasing number of transactions happening on the network the increase of the files will continue to grow constantly and this is another aspect that will cause issues for users. Apart from the serious file size there is another aspect, the time needed to synchronize the Blockchain data from scratch is quite big and it is not only dependent on the harddrive's speed, but also on the CPU you've got to process all the data. If you are using the default data directory on your C drive you might be experiencing some free space issues, especially if you use a smaller SSD system drive. The solution for this would be to move the Blockchain data files to another drive and run the Bitcoin Core client with the datadir parameter pointing it to the drive an folder you have moved the data files.
Alternatively you can go for a lighter version of a wallet that does not need all of the Blockchain data stored locally such as MultiBit or Electrum. And then there is also an alternative in the form of an online Bitcoin wallet, there are multiple options available to choose from such as Coinbase, Xapo and many others. Another interesting alternative for long term investments is to use your Bitcoins, or at least some of them, to buy Gold or Silver for example from a trusted precious metals dealer accepting BTC. Then there are also many other ways to invest Bitcoins, but you should be careful as there are quite a lot of scams out there promising very high and very fast returns on your investment, so you should be extra careful with such offers.


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Jay Abraham, MathWorks
Getting embedded avionics software projects to certify to the DO-178B standard can be difficult and challenging. Attend this webinar to learn about optimum tool chains for DO-178B certification. With live product demonstrations, see how code verification products from The MathWorks help embedded software development, integration and test teams attain certification quickly and efficiently.
Learn how you can apply these best practices to your critical DO-178B compliant avionics projects by:
• Addressing challenges faced by teams developing to DO-178B compliance
• Reducing the number of robustness test-cases
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• Software Engineers working on aviation projects
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A tried and true classic, Lyle & Scott's Crew Neck Sweatshirt has long been a favourite from their vintage menswear collection. A lightweight and comfortable style, this sweatshirt is perfect for finishing off an understated, everyday casual look.
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TSOD LLC necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 50 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Transportation China
Transportation China is a small company established to cater to American Business (and personal) travelers to China. We setup car services to business arrivals so they can avoid the hassle of dealing with language barriers and complicated local bookings upon their arrival. We can also supply personal interpreters upon request.
The company is currently profitable and looking to grow the current China segment and in the future expand to different geographical locations.
We prefer to work as hands-on as possible with designers. We are only opting for one home page design, but will in all likelihood come back for more design pages over the month. Anyone that provides high quality, reliable, and affordable services, we try to create a long-term relationship with.
The site targets business travelers that are either from a small business or corporate background. For now, we're focusing on a mix and match of emphasizing reliability and cost when considering our audience.
Much of the audience will be concerned on reliability as their company will cover expenses; therefore, focusing on "hassle-free" is key.
We're very open to colors, styling, etc. The entire layout is more a matter of efficiency and emphasizing the points we want to get across. In order to most efficiently design your layout it is a good idea to put yourself in the shoes of our customer's concerns, needs, and desires.
The over all look and feel can be towards the professional cutting edge style, just as long as it fits the "corporate, small business" feel.
There are several key characteristics that we want on the page, it is up to you to most efficiently place them.
*Logo/header/navbar - For now Navbar should match current site closely regarding the titles; however, look, feel, style, and organization can be changed completely.
*We'd like some form of background image that is at least fairly large, or that takes up much of the page; think something, such as: http://www.avis.com/car-rental/avisHome/home.ac or http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home
*Central form focus (we're looking for the look and feel for the form to match everything else), once again see: http://www.avis.com/car-rental/avisHome/home.ac; http://www.enterprise.com/car_rental/home.do; or http://www.budget.com/budgetWeb/home/home.ex. Ensure that the form mentions it is quick and free.
* Put reassurance boxes to customers in visible areas; ie "100% secure" "US Based" "Book online" "call toll-free...."
* Link: Covering all of China blurb/text/marketing/ad that sends users to another page.
* A clever testimonial integration that mentions a testimonial or two and which can also link to a testimonial page that has a lot more.
* A basic 3 step "How It Works" graphic, starting with 1. 2. 3.
* A blurb area that goes into "about Transportation China"
* A small box/blurb/text/graphic that links to resources page, which features information about China.
* A box/blurb/text that asks if the user wants to learn more about why they should get a interpreter
There are 22 additional niche copy sites that are called "Transportation Shenzen" "Transportation Cheng Du" etc; therefore, it is essential that the basic page layout be able to niche into these additional sites.
Do NOT use the current website as a guide to styling, layout, functionality, etc. The graphic logo can also be altered as needed based on your design.


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I have Windows 7 dual booting with Ubuntu 12.04 installed in another partition
How can I edit my documents and copy files or create folders in my other three partitions partitions?
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Have a couple of cardboard cutouts revealed new characters in Transformers 3? Paul director Greg Mottola explains which Spielberg films he watched as research. And Bill Murray puts another nail in the coffin of Ghostbusters 3. Full spoilers ahead!
Transformers 3:
Another day, another explosion of set photos. ("Explosion" is the collective noun for Transformers 3 set photos, just like a murder of crows or a whoop of gorillas.) It's not clear at this point whether anyone in Chicago is doing anything other than hanging around the set and taking photos: [Transformers Live and SpoilerTV]
A mysterious cardboard cutout has been spotted on set. The cutouts are used to help the actors with their sight lines when talking to the Transformers. The cutout has glasses and white hair and hasn't been seen before. It's not known who it is, but it isn't Kup or Preceptor, according to Michael Bay's official site. Unless this is part of one of Bay's patented misinformation campaigns. [Transformers News]
And another cutout has been spotted. This one is thought to be almost certainly Shockwave. [Transformers News]
Finally, the armored, NASCAR-like cars spotted earlier in the shoot apparently are neither Omnibots nor Stunticons. (Stunticons!? Just when I thought this franchise couldn't get any more ludicrous.) That again is the word from Michael Bay's official forums. [Shoot For The Edit]
X-Men - First Class:
Producer Bryan Singer confirms that, for reasons still not entirely understood, he really did want Taylor Lautner to join the movie's cast, but his schedule didn't allow for it. Also, Singer isn't involved at all with Wolverine 2. [Blastr]
Ghostbusters 3:
Bill Murray offers another refreshingly candid (if disappointing) update on where the project stands - Harold Ramis convinced him the project could work because they had a couple great writers working on the script, and then those same writers produced Year One, which Murray says he has it on good authority is a total piece of shit. So now he's just as pessimistic as ever that anyone could do it justice, and it's really just the studios that want it to happen anyway. Basically, don't get your hopes up... [GQ]
Director Greg Mottola says all the sequences set at Comic Con only comprise the first ten or so minutes of the movie, and might end up as being little more than a pre-credits sequence. He also mentions Steven Spielberg's very early movies like Duel and Sugarland Express as films that influenced his approach to the movie, because they are also road movies set in the Southwest. [Cinematical]
Rise of the Apes:
Tom Felton, best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies, is joining the Planet of the Apes prequel. He plays the son of Brian Cox's character, the ruthless owner of a primate sanctuary. [/Film]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:
Three new short featurettes are out looking at different parts of the filmmaking process:
Here are a couple of new stills from the next project from the mind of M. Night Shyamalan, the hopefully not completely risible Devil: [IGN]
True Blood:
Director Scott Winant says this season has the lowest body count, with very few characters dying. Also, Jason Stackhouse will next be falling in with the road crew. [E! Online]
Here's a promo from the sixth episode, "I Got a Right to Sing the Blues":
Doctor Who:
Karen Gillan, speaking from something called the Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup Final at Cowdray Park Polo Club (oh, those crazy Brits), says there's no truth to the rumors about Matt Smith leaving, and that the atmosphere on set is great. If you're dead set on worrying, it should be pointed out she doesn't say how long Smith is sticking around - it could be just this coming series or it could be the next ten series and she'd be equally correct in saying he's sticking around - but let's do ourselves a favor and just consider this matter settled for now. Matt Smith is staying. (Until he isn't.) [The Guardian]
The Walking Dead:
Longtime badass Michael Rooker had this to say about his character in a recent interview:
I play a character named Merle…you know, the Southern name "Merle"…a new character to the Robert Kirkman graphic novel.
He also says Frank Darabont is his new best friend. [Dread Central]
Norman Reedus, best known from his work in The Boondock Saints (I imagine he's also been in stuff that's, you know, good), has announced he will be joining the cast, though we don't yet know who he's playing. [ShockTillYouDrop]
The Cape:
Here's a new image from NBC's superhero series. It shows the best view yet of the hero's costume, which looks... interesting: [KSiteTV]
The Event:
Here are a couple clips from the upcoming conspiracy-minded series. What did the president know, and when did he know it?
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Scarlett Rae & The Cherry Reds are a dynamic trio from Kent. They play a mixture of original material and covers in their unique style; a fusion of blues, rockabilly and jazz.
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It is with very sad faces that Scarlett Rae & The Cherry Reds announce the departure of guitarist Ben Green from the Cherry Reds line up. Ben has been with the band from the inception in 2011 and quickly became an integral part of the Cherry Reds sound armed with his Cherry Red 335. Ben can still be found performing with Kent's best looking swingers the Goosebumps. Check them out at www.goosebumpsmusic.co.uk.
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Stephen Trimble—master of all things flying—has found this video that apparently shows a T-38 training fighter shooting down the theoretically invincible F-22 Raptor in a combat training exercise—first kill documented on video ever.
It's not the first time it has happened, however: An EA-18G—a modified F/A-18 F Super Hornet Block II—"got lucky" and killed another F-22 with an AIM-120 AMRAAM in a simulated combat exercise over at Nellis AFB. This is something that Stephen confirmed himself.
However, this time instead of a high-tech EA-18G, the killer plane was this:
A humble T-38 training jet, piloted by a trainer on a combat training exercise over an unidentified air space. And it killed this:
An F-22 Raptor, the most advanced air fighter in the planet.
Stephen says that this doesn't mean much, except that—if it was really a T-38, the pilot was "either absurdly lucky or insanely skilled." Here's hoping all those Chinese and Russians flying next-generation fighters don't get either lucky or skilled anytime soon. [Flight Global]


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The cherries were the first to ripen, and being my first close-encounter with tart cherries I was very excited. So excited in fact that I picked about half of them too early. I knew they were supposed to be tart, and once they were a little soft I went for them. I was afraid I would arrive one day to find them all eaten by birds, and I was determined not to let that happen. Like I said, I left half on the trees, and discovered that their color deepened and their flavor became richer, less astringent. So I picked those too, and they were much better: The perfect combination of bright tartness and deep, rich cherryness.
I had a bag full of cherries to bring home, left over from what we needed for research, and thought long and hard about what to do with them. It had to be something perfectly summery: casual, fun and totally indulgent. Then, as I was paging through a magazine I found it – hand pies! For some reason the name had me giggling as I said it over and over in my head (hand pies….hand pies…), but the concept is one of pure genius. Cherry filling wrapped inside delicious, flaky crust that one can simply pick up and enjoy. No fork. No plate. Just pure, crispy, fruity goodness.
Not Derby Pie, which promised the crust I envisioned and a simple, straightforward filling. What resulted was pretty much exactly what I had hoped for: rich, juicy, sweet-tart cherries enrobed in a heavenly, crispy crust with a glistening amber glaze. I need to work on my crimping and venting to make them look a little better. Nevertheless, they were sublime, and I will freely admit to eating more than one as they emerged from the oven. They were small, after all.
Tart cherries are great for Northern gardens because most varieties are quite hardy (most to Zone 4) and prefer shorter, cooler summers. Because the trees bloom early in the spring (usually early- to mid-April in Minnesota), frost can damage flowers in some years and reduce yield. This was a big problem in Michigan in 2012, where about 75% of the US crop is grown, and commercial growers suffered a lot of fruit loss. But keep in mind that on the scale of a home garden, the occasional freeze isn't such a big deal, when you've got a beautiful tree that is very productive most years.
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Our research trees rarely have problems, are rarely sprayed, and require very little maintenance. We had very slight trouble with powdery mildew this season. It never became too severe, and was limited to just a couple trees of one variety. Cleaning up all debris, and pruning to open up the canopy (to improve air circulation) should help for next year. Pruning every winter is important to remove dead wood, keep the canopy open and maintain a great looking tree.
Fresh, tart cherries are pretty rare at the market (unless, of course you live in Michigan during a bumper crop year), so why not grow your own on a couple of cheerful little cherry trees.
Here are a few helpful resources for planting, care and pruning.
Iowa State University Guide to Growing Cherries in the Home Garden
Stone Fruit for Minnesota Gardens
Growing Apricots, Cherries, Peaches and Plums in Wisconsin
Penn State Stone Fruit Pruning Guide
Your state might have info on growing cherries; so try Googling "Growing tart cherries in (your state)".
Have fun!
Ooh, I almost forgot...varieties! Look for North Star, Evans Bali, Meteor, Mesabi and Suda. There are others out there, but these are the ones I've tried, and I like them all!


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McDSP Retro Pack
Operating system: Minimum OS Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.4; requires Pro Tools 7.x or higher
Formats: RTAS, AudioSuite, TDM
Copy protection: iLok
Trial version: Time-limited to 14 days
Street price: Native $395, TDM $795, available from online store
McDSP takes a different approach from some companies, preferring to create original designs rather than model specific pieces of gear. For example, I love their Chrome Tone guitar amp, but they don't claim it sounds like a Marshall or whatever; it just sounds like a really sweet guitar amp on its own merits. This allows McDSP the freedom to bend the rules as needed to make what they consider the right product, and the Retro Pack series is no exception.
The series consists of three processors. The 4030 Retro Compressor control set is straightforward, but with a twist; there's a mix control to blend compressed and uncompressed sounds, along with a key input. The 4020 Retro EQ has four bands of EQ (high and low shelf, with high mid and low mid parametric stages). These have frequency controls over appropriate ranges and a boost/cut (Gain) control. There's no bandwidth control for the parametric stages, but the slope changes shape to a more narrow response at higher gains. There are also separate highpass and lowpass filters, and phase flippers for each channel.
Finally, the 4040 Retro Limiter is as simple as it gets, providing a brickwall response with only two controls—Ceiling and Gain (which determines the amount of squashing).
Really, how interesting can these boring types of processors be? Well, pretty interesting, actually. My main impression with all of them is they have a relatively light touch on the signal, even with fairly extreme control settings. For example, I tried clamping down hard with the minimum attack time on drum transients, but they didn't sound spiky, or throw the gain reduction into a fit. Similarly, you can really push the Limiter hard, but it retains the signal's integrity very well. And the EQ has a sort of active-meets-passive sound quality, where the sound is detailed, but also has a more organic quality than plug-ins that take a strictly digital approach.
The EQ has another twist because of the adaptive slope. This is the perfect EQ for those in a hurry, because when you want "more" gain, you also get "more" sharpness. My only complaint is I wish they'd raised the highest highpass frequency, and lowered the lowest lowpass frequency—that would make it ideal for sharp, DJ-style cuts (yes, I know that's not the intended application, but it would sound fantastic in this context). I also find the GUI kinda big, but then again it does look cool.
It also seems that when you push the signal, it stays clean but in addition, acquires some "girth" for lack of a better word. McDSP claims to have some kind of proprietary analog saturation mojo, which I presume is what accounts for this. In any event, this is the quality I would associate with the "retro" sound.
I chose McDSP for this roundup because I knew I could count on them to do something interesting. Sure, these are bread-and-butter processors— but instead of getting Wonder Break and margarine, you get freshlybaked French bread and sweet cream butter. These are simple plug-ins, but by no means simplistic ones.
More from this Plug-Ins Roundup....
Roundup: New Directions In Plug-Ins
PSP Audioware Xenon
zplane Elastique Pitch
XILS 3 Modular Synthesizer
UAD Manley Massive Passive
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Hot Link Spaghetti
If you know me...and I mean away from reading my blog, you know that I make friendships for life. Most of my friends are family to me. They are the ones to drop by for no special reason. They know there is always extra food and are always welcome for dinner or a cup of coffee. Friendships are special because you choose to be friends unlike family that is handed to you.
One friendship in particular, I have had for almost twenty years. We met by chance, as she was advertising for a roommate and I needed (or rather wanted) to move out of home and be on my own. That first meeting, we knew we would be friends for life! Her picky kitty decided it when she plopped in my lap! Friends forever, we have been! She has been present for every important moment in my life...bad breakups, meeting The Fireman, getting married, having children...she has seen it all! She has seen me at my best and my worst! Truly family!
When we lived together, she ate literally only a handful of items. The pickiest eater I have ever met! We lived off of Hot Link Spaghetti. I had never heard of it before and have never met anyone else that makes it. One warning, you will turn your foodie nose at the ingredients but if you make it once, it will become that last minute meal. My kids LOVE it. I have toned it down for her version was much spicier. If I have whole wheat pasta, I definitely go for it as it is healthier. My kids prefer regular spaghetti as they say it sticks to the sauce better.
Hot Link Spaghetti
1 pack of Hot Links (beef is preferred)
2 jars of your favorite spaghetti sauce (or make your own)
1/4 - 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Parmesan cheese
Cooked Spaghetti
Slice and dice the Hot Links. I like to cook them in the sauce pan and drain off some of the fat.
Back in the day, we just added the diced Hot Links to the sauce and warmed up. Now I need to justify every fatty calorie. Add the jarred sauce to the sauce pan. Add the cayenne pepper and a handful of Parmesan cheese.
Taste...does it need more spice? I like mine spicy but my brats dont! Tonight's is pretty spicy.
Spoon over cooked spaghetti and top with more Parmesan cheese. My brats like it extra saucy (is that even a word?) so they can dip their breadsticks in it.
Dare you to try it!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Menu for 4/30 to 5/14
My blogs post are about a week ahead of real life...which is a problem when I post my menu for the next two weeks. It's almost like I am teasing you which isn't my intention. If you are interested in revisiting the last menu, here it is! Otherwise here is a look at what recipes are to come!
Every payday I make a menu for two weeks.
I only cook on the nights The Fireman is home. I try to starve the brats when he is working...no that isn't true! We just eat "stuff" that The Fireman would never consider Dinner! The Fireman is off a lot of this Menu plan so there is a lot of cooking! We also have what is called "Get your Own Nights" which is nights that the kids cook for themselves. I grocery shop for one week at a time so the produce is fresh.
Now the menu is not laid in stone on the days I will make it. The only day I don't budge on is Tuesdays! Or maybe, it's the kids that don't budge on Tuesdays!
Friday April 30th Wings Night!! Buffalo wings
Saturday May 1st Take out Friday!!! Pizza with coupon
Sunday May 2nd Chicken Picatta over Linguine
Monday May 3rd * Ultimate Grilled Cheese
Tuesday May 4th Taco Tuesday! Chili Verde Tacos with Rice and Beans
Wednesday May 5th Cinco de Mayo!! Hamburger Red Enchiladas
Thursday May 6th Smothered Pork chops with Mushroom Gravy over Mashed Potatoes
Friday May 7th Steak with Peppercorn Sauce with Roasted Cauliflower
Saturday May 8th Chicken Parmesan over Spaghetti
Sunday May 9th Guinness Beef Stew
Monday May 10th Homemade Turkey Chili with Corn bread
Tuesday May 11th Taco Tuesday! Fish Tacos with creamy Cilantro Sauce
Wednesday May 12th * Chicken Ranch Sandwiches
Friday May 13th Sloppy Joes
Saturday May 14th * Chinese Ramon Salad
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Coleslaw
Last night I made the biggest pork roast in my crockpot! Did you see it? I'm not sure what pig it was from but I think it was the Big Daddy of squealers!
It's no secret my family is not cool with leftovers. I could make tacos again tonight. The Fireman wasn't home for Taco Tuesday. So I could potentially get away with it but leftover pork screams for one dish and one dish only!
Do you remember the first time you had pulled pork sandwiches? Not as a kid because that doesn't count. I didn't grow up eating it! And I surely didn't get to enjoy a beer with it! The Fireman reminded me that is was in San Francisco. Like I could forget!
He took me there for my first MLB game. It was the Giants vs Dodgers. I hadn't discovered the love of baseball yet. I was apprehensive. It was the best weekend of my life. The Fireman proposed at Candlestick Stadium. No it wasn't on a big screen. That's not us. It was so private that nobody around us knew.
That weekend I also had my first pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw on top. Just like the rest of my weekend, I wasn't sure if I would like it. Creamy coleslaw on BBQ pork? It was heaven! The two flavors marry together perfectly, complementing each other. Just like a good marriage!
Now my pulled pork is nothing special...really! I don't even make my own BBQ sauce although I have in the past. You can pull this meal together in no time.
First make the coleslaw. It needs just a little time to meld together. This is plain Jane coleslaw! I make an entirely different coleslaw for a side dish. I'm not saying you can't eat it alone (in fact The Fireman ate the remainder from the bowl) but this is not my "special coleslaw" this is just for pulled pork sandwiches.
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1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 TB rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
1 TB table sugar
1/2 bag (yes that's my measurement!) of coleslaw cabbage.
Mix mayo, sugar and vinegar in a large bowl.
Add cabbage. Mix well.
It will look like you don't have enough sauce but I promise you will have enough.
The cabbage will break down and the sauce will be perfect. Refrigerate while you make the sandwiches.
Take 4 cups of leftover pulled pork-
(don't have leftovers, no problem-might take five hours longer to make but here's the recipe for the Pork Roast)
Place pork in a large pan and reheat on medium heat.
Once warm, add about 3/4 cups of your favorite BBQ sauce. You want the meat covered but not soupy.
Place pork on toasted onion rolls. Pile coleslaw on top. Be generous with both!
Lick your fingers while you eat it! I promise it is mandatory!!!
Where did you eat your first Pulled Pork sandwich?
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Taco Tuesday! Crockpot Pork Tacos
Another Tuesday without a baseball game. What am I to do? After a month of having games every Tuesday, I am just lost! Not a problem to my kids. They just cruise. The smell of this roast was killing them all afternoon. "When's dinner?", "I'm hungry!", "How much longer?" Oh the complaints! Totally worth the wait!
The beauty of cooking in the crock pot is it does all the work! Toss that baby in the crockpot in the morning and it's ready for dinner. This roast is HUGE! I can definitely get two dinners out of it and lunch! With the leftovers, I will be able to make Pulled Pork Sandwiches.
Crockpot Pork Tacos
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In a small bowl, combine 1 TB Smoked Paprika
Yes I am using my palms as measuring spoons but have you really seen the size of my hands? Most kindergartens have bigger hands!
1TB garlic powder
1 TB Kosher Salt
1/4- 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper
Come on! It won't be spicy! Unless you want it spicy, then add more!
1/2 TB Cumin
Mix well
Now the fun part! Sprinkle spice mixture all over the roast. Make sure you get the counters too!
Toss that baby in the Crockpot.
Don't laugh at my Crockpot! I use her ALOT!
Don't add water! Promise you, the roast has enough fat that it wont be dry!
Cook on low all day or if you are late getting it in the Crockpot like I usually am, cook on high for four to five hours.
Take two forks and shred the meat. The meat just falls apart!
Spoon into your favorite tortillas or fry up shells (Tortured Teenagers favorite!) Add some Homemade salsa, shredded Cheese and some sour cream!
All this baby needs a Cervesa! Hey! Beer and Mexican food go hand in hand!
Are you a Crockpot chef?
If you don't have one, here is a link to buy one! Every mom needs one!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Chicken spaghetti
I am obsessed with reading The Pioneer Woman. I don't even make her recipes (except tonight) but I love her pictures!! I'm going to end up on her doorstep one day! We are great friends..really er.. not really! Don't burst my bubble! She is my food idol, my Paula Dean!
My family doesn't do casseroles! I love casseroles. Especially tuna casserole! Mmm if I can ever get everyone to leave for the night it will be the first dish I make! I promise!
So I am taking a huge gamble making a casserole tonight. I am hoping that The Fireman will like it considering it has Cream of Mushroom Soup in it. He has a secret love affair with Cream of Anything Soup. It will be touch and go with my son. I bet he chooses cereal tonight! And we won't even mention the other child..you know she HATES Cream of Anything, none the less, a casserole. So I bet I will be batting 0 for 2 if you speak baseball.
Chicken Spaghetti
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Original recipe can be viewed on Pioneer Woman's site Under The only Casserole Marlboro Man will eat
2 cups Cooked Chicken
3 cups Dry Spaghetti, Broken Into Two Inch Pieces
2 cans Cream Of Mushroom Soup
2 cups Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
¼ cups Finely Diced Green Pepper
¼ cups Finely Diced Onion
1 jar (4 Ounce) Diced Pimentos, Drained
2 cups Reserved Chicken Broth From Pot
1 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
⅛ teaspoons (to 1/4 Teaspoon) Cayenne Pepper
Salt And Pepper, to taste
1 cup Additional Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Take one Chicken that has been cut up (think fried chicken pieces) or two half chicken breasts on the bone and boil in a pot for about 30 minutes.
Look at what I paid for these! I will get two nights out of one package! What a deal!
Do not discard the liquid. Take Chicken out and pick the meat off the bones into bite size pieces.
While the chicken is boiling...I've got some cutting and prep work!
About one half of a bell pepper. The red ones were the same price as the green so I went with the yummy red! The other half I will use for another recipe.
I only used a 1/4 of the onion. Make sure you cut it really small. The only chance it has to cook is while in the oven.
Break up the spaghetti. As you can see, I didn't use the whole box. Whole Wheat would work nice here too. I used what was in the pantry.
Grate cheese..see those chunks in the corner? Those are for the Cheese Police! No joke!
Reserve 2 cups of the broth the chick boiled in
Break up about one box of spaghetti in 2 inch bite sizes until you have about three cups. Dump into the boiling water the chicken cooked in. Watch carefully you do not over cook. You are looking for Al dente. It will continue to cook in the oven. Drain
In a very large bowl (you will see that mine could have been a little bigger) add the cooked noodles, the chicken, bell peppers, onions, pimientos, cream of Mushroom soup, cheese, seasonings (yes even the 1/8 tsp of cayenne pepper...it wont be too spicy, I promise!) and mix well.
Start add the liquid you reserved. I used about 1/12 cups. You are not looking for soup so don't over do it.
Turn the mixture into a greased casserole dish. Cover with cheese and bake for 30 minutes in a 350 oven.
This casserole reminds me of what you take when you are feeding a family (new baby, mom's sick, etc)
The leftovers are better than the original night. I would make two changes to this recipe, first I would use Cream of Chicken instead of Mushroom. And I would add Ortega Chilis to the casserole.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Homemade Chicken Fingers Salad
My brats LOVE chicken fingers. If we go out to eat they always order chicken fingers. Drives me crazy! Go out for steak...they order chicken fingers. Why bother taking them? Hmmm, now there's a thought!
I love Chicken Fingers too but I'm getting a little soft and don't need all that deep fried goodness. I've tried them whole wheat, all healthy, and cardboard-licious but tonight's is a balance of healthy meets fattening. Baking them makes my conscience feel better and putting over a salad makes me feel I am attempting to wrong my spare tire. Wiring my mouth shut would be another option! So would a pack of dogs chasing me...all another blog entirely! Don't get me wrong, these are best fried in a little canola oil on the stove but I am baking them tonight.
Homemade Chicken Fingers Salad
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Jumbo pack chicken tenders or 24 for a family of four (16 for the brats and me tonight)
Flour 1/2 cup seasoned with salt and pepper
1 egg beaten w one TB water
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs (mine are plain so I had to season mine up)
Line your cookie sheer with foil. I ALWAYS forget. A reader reminded me. I will continue to forget. It's because The Tortured Teenager does the dishes and I like to see her suffer.
Oil the foil lined cookie sheet.
Dredge chicken in flour first, then egg
Hey..don't make fun of my junky trays! I saved these just for the occasion!
and then the bread crumbs.
Lay in the very oiled foil lined cookie sheet.
Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 15 minutes, flipping half way after 10 minutes.
Serve as an after school treat (The Ballplayer's favorite before a game!) or
serve over Mixed Greens with your favorite dressing.
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About Zulu Beadwork
Beads and beadwork have been an important part of the culture of southeast Africa for hundreds of years, perhaps for millennia. They have been used by archaeologists to date the ancient ruins of Mapungubwe and Zimbabwe, by historians to provide evidence of trading activities and contacts with other civilizations and cultures, and by anthropologists who have recognized Zulu beadwork as an important social regulator and index of status within the society. Curiously enough, however, Zulu beadwork, acknowledged to be among the finest in Africa, has received very little attention as an artistic expression.
African beadwork is a strong part of the Zulu tradition and the tradition of many other African tribes. Trade in beads began hundreds of years ago, probably even before the days of Henry Francis Fynn - the first European settler to settle in Natal in 1824. These beads came to be highly valued by the Zulu tribes who then started to add them to many different items and even weaved into them messages which were then sent to friends and lovers.
Beads were probably first traded in Africa during the time of the Egyptians, Sumerians and Chaldeans about three thousand years ago. Since the Zulu people could not make these themselves they came to value them highly and used them to craft many different items and also as a means of communication.
The patterns and colors used to create Zulu beadwork contained specific messages and symbols. They were used to show whether a girl was single, engaged to be married or a new mother.
Glass beads are a by-product of the discovery of glass, which occurred in Egypt during the rule of the pharaohs some 30 centuries ago. Egyptian glass beads were transported by the Phoenicians from the Nile Delta to every port along the North African coast and the ancient Negro kingdoms of West and Central Africa. The Arabs succeeded the Phoenicians as traders and continued to supply beads to Africans along the East Coast. To this day, red cornelian beads of Indian origin are washed out on South Africa's shores from ancient Arab vessels that fell victim to storms and sank.
Glass beads were valued in Africa, not because Africans were duped into believing them to be precious stones, but because they were the products of an exotic technology, of which the equivalent was unknown in sub-Saharan Africa at that time. Beads, therefore, became precious in their own right and were crafted into a variety of objects to be worn according to custom, and as a token of social status, political importance and for personal adornment. What makes Zulu beadwork unique is the code by which particular colours are selected and combined in various decorative geometrical designs in order to convey messages. The geometric shapes themselves have particular significance and the craft itself forms a language devoted entirely to the expression of ideas, feelings and facts related to behavior and relations between the sexes. The Zulu beadwork language is deceptively simple: it uses one basic geometric shape, the triangle, and seven basic colors. The triangle's 3 corners represent father, mother and child. A triangle pointing down represents and unmarried woman; pointing up it represents an unmarried man. Two triangles joined at their bases represented a married woman, while two triangles joined at their points, in an hourglass shape, represent a married man.
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MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan reports that the Rangers have promoted first base prospect Justin Smoak from Triple-A Oklahoma City and demoted struggling first baseman Chris Davis in a corresponding move.
Smoak will take over starting first base duties for the Rangers and could hang onto the gig for a long while if he performs as expected. The 23-year-old was off to a superb start at Triple-A this year, with a .326/.500/.587 batting line and two home runs over 62 plate appearances. He has serious, serious upside.
Davis, meanwhile, had been batting just .188 with a 556 OPS in 48 at-bats. He may need to find another organization in order to continue his major league career.
Stats (AAA): .326/.500/.587 with 6 K / 16 BB in 42 ABs. And a .342 BABIP.
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Golden summer delivers a twist in the fairytale
LET'S start with the fairytale of New York. In May 2012, I arrived in the city with $20 in my pocket and enough credit on my card to pay the $65 cab fare from the airport. I didn't have a job or a plan, but I knew a few people in the city and organised a five-week sublet near Columbia University. I'd written some 22 stories for some magazines and in a week I would be paid and rocking the city with my strong Aussie dollars.
Those first few days unfurled in the fog of jetlag: pre-dawn walks in Central Park, disappointing diner breakfasts at the place where they filmed Seinfeld, bus rides the length of Broadway and a Queen's Jubilee party on a German's terraced apartment overlooking the East River. There I met secretaries from Long Island, flirted with Korean-American bankers, talked to an exhausted woman who was working on the new Rihanna film clip, and met a glamorous Brit and her boyfriend just passing through on their way to a conference about genital mutilation.
That I was at the party with an old friend - a writer who had come to Manhattan with a wife and a child, and was now in love and living with an Italian man and studying international relations - seemed to reveal something of the mutability of the city, the possibility of both creation and destruction.
What would happen to me?
New York worked its transformative magic quickly. I met a famous writer I had long admired and a cup of tea in Soho turned into a three-hour one-on-one writing masterclass. Gorgeous men stopped me in the street to ask me out on coffee dates. My sublet - which I assumed would be small and squalid - was enormous, filled with light and books, with a charming Cuban doorman in a building so over-the-top fancy it resembled a collapsed wedding cake.
Without any pushing, people with connections in the city put me forward for jobs. Proper New York jobs. There were second, third, fourth interviews in Union Square offices, in bars, coffee shops and diners, an office in Chelsea, full of young Harvard MBAs sweating only slightly in smart casual, passing around boutique beers and talking about that totally cool start-up with those kids, you know the ones from Syria, with the blog?
There were hot-tub parties in Williamsburg, drinks on mid-town rooftops where the Chrysler Building appeared sequinned under the bright sun. There were all-day picnics in Central Park with artisanal beer and cold roast chicken, there was Patti Smith singing at Barnes & Noble and Martin Amis reading under the Brooklyn Bridge.
There were Sunday afternoon dance parties in Brooklyn and neighbourhood block parties in Fort Greene, Macquarie Bank parties in midtown and dinners with Australian expats who had been here for 20 years and lost their accents. They talked nostalgically about the good old violent days, where you'd get stabbed and slashed for your Walkman in Riverside Park.
There was Times Square and Madison Square and Prospect Park and Bryant Park and Washington Square Park, all with the backdrop of that sun - a flaming lozenge, dropping lazily behind the skyscrapers, the temperature refusing to drop.
It would end, of course, with Sandy, but now there were only passing summer storms and sturdy hailstones that took ages to melt. From a bar stool of a Nolita taco joint I watched a storm as ferocious as any I had seen smash the bonnets of cars and break awnings and umbrellas.
A month in and I was so crazy happy it became difficult to sleep at night. I hadn't experienced anything like it since I moved to university in Melbourne from the country 20 years ago. I didn't think I'd ever have that feeling again and when it came back I was grateful, but also greedy - not wanting its rhythm to end. With it came the certain feeling that everything I wanted, for once, was within my reach.
I decided to stay on in the city and late one night, too hot to sleep, I extended my ticket and got another apartment - a brownstone in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
The taxi driver who helped me move urged me to turn around as we crossed the Manhattan Bridge. The lights were coming on in the city. The bridges were draped like jewellery across the water. The taxi driver was as dazzled as any tourist, even though he told me he had lived here his whole life.
''Isn't this a beautiful city?'' he asked.
THEN one night - a Friday, returning to Park Slope after seeing As You Like It in Battery Park (icy Coronas, fireflies, actors' coats flapping wildly in the hot winds, the hum of a gathering storm) I got a message via Twitter that one of my best friends back in Australia was in a coma and may not survive.
It had started with the flu, then turned to pneumonia. When it struck she was hospitalised but sending cheery emails via her iPad. I'll be out soon, she was telling me. ''They just want me to rest.''
Then she went into respiratory arrest.
My mum confirmed this the next day in an email: ''Jo is in an induced coma … She is very peaceful and I gave her your love and said how you were her dear friend from the first in Warrnambool. She may have heard, it is not clear whether or not she is aware.''
This was the single most devastating email I had ever received - the email you get before the phone call telling you someone has died. The email that is meant to prepare you. Time stopped accelerating and I crashed. I tried imagining Jo's non-existence and when I couldn't - I argued her case to a God I no longer believed in, and then I waited to see which way the cards fell.
For the next couple of days I walked around the baking hot streets of Manhattan crying. I cried in the subway, and in Anthropologie. I cried in yoga class and queueing for lobster roll at the Chelsea Market. I cried in Central Park and Wholefoods.
By Monday I stopped going out. It was too risky - I could start crying again.
I spent days inside, sitting in the bedroom where a hole had been knocked in the wall and an air-conditioning unit fitted. I had stopped living in New York and started living online. While our tribe gathered in the Warrnambool Base Hospital, I hung around Facebook, waiting for updates, though everyone's status updates were strangely silent on her condition, as if to upload a post would somehow tempt fate.
I surfed the net trying to get a flight back to Melbourne that didn't cost $10,000 and Skyped my parents nightly. ''It's touch and go,'' they said, or ''it could go either way'', until they said on Thursday - ''she's out of the woods.''
I jumped around like a loon, whooped and went out and bought champagne. I held a celebratory party with burnt sausages and cans of beer on my balcony full of friends who didn't know her, but were keenly following her progress.
This was real euphoria: Jo had been making the journey out but someone, somewhere had made the decision to turn the boat back. Her friends and family were cheering, exhausted on the shoreline.
It turns out I was transformed during my time in New York - but in an entirely different way from that I had imagined. It made real the boat and the journey, the thing that we all must take, the voyage out that will happen eventually. It will happen to Jo, and it will happen to me, and it will happen to everyone I love. For six days I'd had a taste of it.
I went back out into New York after that, elated my pal was OK. But the elation was different and felt more like relief. I tried to get that old feeling back, the euphoria of June, but by the end of August it was time to leave the city. Summer was ending, my magazine money was running out, my visa expiring, my sublet finishing and even the jobs vapourised like the steam on the footpath after a summer storm.
Essayist Joan Didion described leaving New York in a piece called Goodbye to All That. She wrote ''that at some point the golden rhythm was broken''. Now I knew what she meant.
But to dance to that rhythm, in that city, was to know that the Fairytale of New York could be real - if only for a moment.
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Oct. 8 Ryan Vogelsong workout day interview
Q. I'm curious, could you talk about the last twelve hours for you guys, the late night, early flight, getting here, what the flight was like, the spirit of the team, things like that?
RYAN VOGELSONG: Obviously the game last night was tough for us. Any situation like that you know that you have an early flight the next day you try and get home and sleep fast. Just get on the plane like a normal flight and relax, spend some time thinking about the game coming up tomorrow, and hopefully some after that.
We just got in, so we're going to get in there and work out a little bit, get moving around and get ready for tomorrow.
Q. Is there any thought about you flying in early like the Reds did with Homer?
RYAN VOGELSONG: No, because we were pretty much all hands on deck until yesterday afternoon, and it's probably something I wouldn't have done anyway. I had the opportunity to fly early a couple of times during the season this year and I turned it down. It's not something I like to do. If the guys are playing every day and have to stay and play and take the flights, then the pitchers should, too. That's how I feel about it.
Q. For your normal beat writers, was it emotional when Bochy told you, just given all that you've been through to get here?
RYAN VOGELSONG: Yes and no. It was because of the path that I've been on; and no because I didn't go into the series saying I wanted to start or not start. I went into the series with the mindset that I was going to do what was asked of me to do.
The fact that he's given me the opportunity to start a game is tremendous. It's exciting. It's amazing for me, but I said this to you a couple of days ago, it's not about me at this point, it's about the team and what's best for us.
Q. How does it affect mindset with the team being down 2 0?
RYAN VOGELSONG: Obviously, the cliche is to say "it's just another game," but I feel like "just another game" doesn't count when you're talking about postseason to begin with. Things are magnituded a little bit and if you talk about 0 2 being down in the series you can't really say it's just another game, either.
In the same sentence, you still have to throw strikes and get guys out and I think the best way to do that it one pitch at a time, one out at a time, one game at a time. Same but different.
Q. Can you talk about what went awry for you a little bit in August and September? It appeared at the very end, the last three starts, you got it back. Was it a command issue? Was it mechanics? What was it?
RYAN VOGELSONG: I think it was more mechanically, and I got a little off course there. Obviously when things aren't going the way you want to, you maybe try and do too much at times to get yourself back on track and sometimes that can go the other way.
I hate to say that bad luck or luck plays a part in this game, but I really felt like I ran into bad luck, too, at the same time. I was struggling a little bit and things weren't going my way and it kinda magnified things.
But the last three starts I had, I felt pretty good. I'm pretty happy with how I feel going into tomorrow.
Q. Without giving away strategy, in watching the first two games, have you seen things in the Reds hitters that your team mates haven't taken advantage of that you will try and do tomorrow?
RYAN VOGELSONG: I think there is always the benefit to pitching second or third in a series, because you do get to see some things.
So, yes, obviously I think we need to attack some people differently. I trust Buster a lot. I have trusted him all year, and he and I will talk about things tomorrow and come up with what we want to do and try and come up with a good game plan and hopefully that works.
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ROCKLAND - When English teacher Stacey DeCotis first saw her new fifth-grade Hanover classroom, it had some desks and not much else. So she went shopping for a small library of books and a host of decorations to liven things up.
Then, with the first day of school just around the corner, DeCotis paid a visit to Teachers Rule, an educational supply store in Rockland, where she stocked up on supplies and personalized items for the students' first day.
In all, DeCotis spent several hundred dollars - all from her own pocket - to get ready for the first day of classes.
"Some people think I'm crazy to spend so much,'' she said as she perused the aisles one morning. "But I'm not alone.''
Public school teachers paying for classroom supplies is not new. But today's stumbling economy has deepened the need, as budget-crunched schools look to trim costs and more students show up without even basic supplies.
Statewide, public schools spent $66.6 million on general supplies in fiscal year 2010, down from $68.3 million in 2006.
Teachers describe their out-of-pocket expense as an occupational hazard. How much they spend, and how readily, varies considerably. But with schools and families under financial strain, most feel obligated to chip in.
At the Rockland store, another dozen or so public school teachers were checking off lists of workbooks, pocket charts, and laminated desk plates. All said they were assuming the cost themselves.
Carla Manning, who runs the store with her two sisters, said teachers have been showing up in droves for workbooks, bulletin boards, and other basic supplies. "They are paying for everything these days,'' she said. "They buy all sorts of things that should be in the school budget, but aren't.''
At the same time, students are showing up at school with less, and teachers don't want their economic circumstances to hold back their learning.
"A lot of students these days can't afford to bring a notebook,'' said Laura Mulcahy, a fourth-grade teacher in Quincy. "I want everyone to have what they need.'' Mulcahy estimated she spends several hundred dollars on supplies and furniture, including rugs and bookcases, beyond her $200 yearly classroom account.
At many schools, students are asked to bring an ever-expanding list of supplies to class. In Melrose, for instance, parents of fifth-graders must buy pencils (#2 Adirondacks, if possible), colored pencils, crayons, markers, highlighters, glue sticks, and Post-it Notes and tabs.
At many elementary and middle schools, particularly in wealthier towns, students are asked to bring paper towels, tissues, and sanitary wipes for classrooms, as well as tennis balls for the feet of chairs to protect floors and stop squeaking.
As teachers and parents take on a rising share of classroom costs, some worry the practice is weakening the concept of publicly funded schools.
"It's very worrisome,'' said Paul Toner, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association. "These are things that used to be included as part of going to public schools.''
More parents nowadays must pay fees for their children to play sports, join clubs, and ride the bus, Toner noted. And in some towns parents have taken it on themselves to raise considerable sums for local schools.
School administrators said teachers often focus on secondary items such as posters and calendars. Yet they acknowledged that budget cuts have taken a toll on discretionary spending.
"Like any district, we've had to cut back,'' said Kristine Nash, superintendent in Hanover. "But we make sure teachers have what they need.''
Tom Scott, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, said teachers who buy supplies are predominately in younger grades and are generally buying extras to make classrooms more welcoming and personalized.
"It's about kids feeling comfortable,'' he said. "A lot of it goes beyond the basics.''
Yet Pat Kelley, co-owner of The Book Vendor, which sells educational supply and used books in Dracut, said the cost of basic supplies has incrementally been shifted onto teachers in many districts.
"When a parent walks into a classroom, almost everything they see was probably bought by the teacher,'' Kelley said.
Mike Flynn, a second-grade teacher in Southampton and school board member in Northampton, has experienced both sides of the issue.
As a teacher, Flynn has seen his budget for supplies decline from $1,000 to $300 over the past decade-plus. As a school board member, he has seen how budget difficulties have led to such cuts, which in some cases can help save teaching positions.
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The mud flaps and hood scoop seem a bit uncivilized for a road-registrable Rover, but CNC thinks this may be a bid by Range Rover to attract more male buyers to the Evoque.
The wheels definitely look more "road" than "race," but I'm not sure what to make of those lines below the rear bumper. Is that what the real underpinnings will look like or are these redundancies added in for visual effect?
I like the idea of a performance/luxury light off-roader, it's like a WRX with more toys and a fancier badge. It'd would be a blast to whip down fire roads and take skiing, isn't that where most WRXs see duty anyway?
The Beijing Auto Show is about four months away, whether this Evoque is slated for sale or ends up being a booth side show there's a good chance we'll see it there.
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STARTUPS Donors, causes unite at 'PayPal for politics'
Tom Serres stumbled into politics as an undergraduate and ended up creating an online platform to revamp the way candidates and causes raise money and share their message.
Serres, now 30, was volunteering for a local candidate running for judge in 2004 while studying Chinese and accounting at the University of Texas at Austin.
Surprised that the campaign lacked an online presence, he helped build a website and raise money via e-mails and online newsletters.
Soon, Serres and some friends had a bustling business helping other candidates set up websites, create digital brand awareness and raise money online.
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Instead of finishing his bachelor's degree, Serres wrote software to automate his work, hoping "to level the playing field for more online participation in democracy," whether it was for someone running for dogcatcher or U.S. Senate.
Started at the South by Southwest conference and festival in 2009, Rally.org "was like PayPal for politics," he said.
Later that year, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., received international attention and a huge influx of donations after he shouted, "You lie," during President Obama's health care speech to Congress.
"We were using an Internet donation system that basically just sucked; it kept going down and being hacked," said Wilson's strategist, Wesley Donehue, founder of Donehue Direct, a political consulting firm in Columbia, S.C.
Donehue switched Wilson to Serres' platform, and later most of his other clients.
"Literally overnight, millions of dollars began to flow to our system after that one moment," Serres said.
Moving beyond politics
That weekend, Serres packed up a U-Haul and drove to Silicon Valley, realizing that the fledgling company needed to be near the region's capital, culture and talent. (Much of the company stayed in Austin until last year.)
Rally, based in San Francisco, is now home to more than 10,000 cause-based groups worldwide, "from Bangladesh to Iceland," Serres said.
"We quickly evolved beyond political organizations to advocacy groups, churches, things like nature conservancies, missionary groups, you name it," he said.
It also enhanced its "social fundraising" with what he calls "online storytelling," offering simple tools for groups to get the word out online about their goals and activities.
"It's as easy as using Gmail or Microsoft Word," Donehue said. "The Rally guys understand that content is king. The platform combines content and donation software. It has the perfect layout to use various forms of content - text, pictures, video - to drive donations."
The site takes a 4.5 percent cut of money raised with no additional credit-card processing fees. The percentage fee drops as more money is raised, going to 4 percent for groups raising more than $1 million annually. That fee "is pretty low compared to other platforms out there," Donehue said.
Offering physical space
Kickstarter, for instance, which is oriented toward one-time projects, charges a 5 percent fee plus an Amazon.com credit card processing charge of 3 to 5 percent. The fees are applied only if fundraisers meet their goals.
Rally, which has raised an unspecified amount of venture capital, is now offering physical space in its 10,000-square-foot office in an old bank building at Second and Mission streets to some of the social entrepreneurs who use its platform.
The venture, called RallyPad, serves as an incubator, with office space, a mentorship program and perks such as free lunch and yoga. It charges $150 a month for a desk, a rate that Serres said is "heavily subsidized" by the company.
The incubator, which has room for up to 75 people, is hosting 19 workers representing 11 groups. The organizations do work ranging from health care to sports teams to free Internet access to fair-trade apparel.
Positive environment
Rally picks RallyPad members based on their social venture idea, their commitment and the diversity they'd bring to the space.
Global Glimpse, which helps young people conduct service trips to developing countries, has its three-person staff at RallyPad.
"The network, the resources and the working environment have been very positive for us," said Eliza Pesuit, chief strategic officer. "When you're in a small nonprofit, you're in your own little bubble of a world. It's nice to have a community of like-minded, hardworking people we can bounce ideas off of."
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BERKELEY, CA -- Most of us are familiar with the winding staircase image of DNA, the repository of a biological cell's genetic information. But few of us realize just how tightly that famous double helix is wound. Stretched to its full length, a single molecule of human DNA extends more than three feet, but, when wound up inside the nucleus of a cell, that same molecule measures about one millionth of an inch across. Biologists have long believed that as a molecule of DNA is stretched, its double helix starts to unwind. As much sense as this makes from an intuitive standpoint, a recent experiment proved it not to be the case.
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley used a combination of microscopic beads and magnetic tweezers to observe that when a DNA molecule is stretched, it actually begins to overwind. This overwinding continues until the force being applied to stretch the DNA exceeds about 30 picoNewtons. (One picoNewton is about a trillionth the force required to hold an apple against Earth's gravity.) Beyond the 30 picoNewton threshold, the DNA double helix did begin to unwind in accordance with predictions.
"DNA's helical structure implies that twisting and stretching should be coupled, hence the prediction that DNA should unwind when stretched," said biophysicist Carlos Bustamante, who led this experiment. "That is why it was such surprise when we directly measured twist-stretch coupling to find instead DNA overwinds when stretched. The DNA molecule, when studied at close range, continues to surprise us!"
Bustamante is a leading authority on the use of single-molecule visualization and manipulation techniques to study the dynamics, structure and kinetics of molecular motors and nucleo-protein assemblies. He holds joint appointments with Berkeley Lab's Physical Biosciences Division and UC Berkeley's Departments of Molecular & Cell Biology, Physics, and Chemistry. He is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator.
The results of this study are reported in the journal Nature, in a letter entitled DNA Overwinds When Stretched, which is now available on-line. Coauthoring this letter with Bustamante were Jeff Gore, Zev Bryant, Marcelo Nöllmann, Mai Le and Nicholas Cozzarelli.
The magic of DNA replication and the transcription of genetic information into the production of proteins depends upon the mechanical properties of the double helix. This is why understanding these mechanical properties has been a scientific priority since the double-helix was first discovered by Watson and Crick more than 50 years ago. Bustamante has been one of the foremost pioneers in this area of research. More than a decade ago, he and his research group tethered DNA molecules to tiny beads and measured their elasticity. Among the many breakthroughs he and his group have achieved is the development of the technique called "rotor bead tracking."
In rotor bead tracking, a single DNA molecule is anchored to a surface and a magnetized bead is attached to the free end. A point along the double-helix is then biochemically "nicked" to create a single strand of DNA that acts as a free swivel. Immediately below this nick, a plastic bead is attached to the DNA to serve as a "rotor" that will spin in response to torque. Magnets are used to manipulate the magnetized bead, providing a measured and highly controlled amount of tension to stretch the DNA molecule. With the use of a fluorescent coating, the subsequent spinning of the rotor bead in response to the stretching can be recorded.
"When we apply tension to the DNA molecule, changes in the rotor bead angle reflect changes in the twist of the lower DNA segment," Bustamante said. "The overwinding observed upon stretching, implies that contrary to the held belief, the stretch-torsion coupling constant of DNA is a negative value. This observation also implies that if we overwind the DNA, the molecule should get longer. Indeed, we found that Overwinding caused the DNA molecule to extend by about 0.5 nanometers per turn."
To explain the overwinding, Bustamante and his coauthors have proposed a simple "toy" model in which the radius of the DNA double-helix is allowed to shrink as the molecule is stretched. The model consists of an elastic rod that is wrapped around its outer surface by a stiff wire, analogous to DNA's sugar-phosphate backbone. The elastic rod is constructed from a material that conserves volume under stress.
"As this system is stretched, the elastic rod decreases in diameter," said Bustamante. "This enables the outer wire to wrap a larger number of times over the length of the rod."
The twist-stretch coupling results demonstrated by Bustamante and his collaborators holds important implications for how DNA-binding proteins are able to recognize their target sites along the helix. These proteins are known to bend, wrap, loop and twist DNA. Now it has been shown that they can achieve their goals by simultaneously stretching and overwinding a DNA molecule, or by compressing and underwinding it.
"We believe that our work sheds new light on an old and important problem," said Bustamante, "and that, in addition to improving our understanding of DNA/protein interactions, it will also have implications in nanotechnology. For example, the DNA molecule might provide the energy to power future nanomotors."
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Missing-nin (抜け忍, nukenin; English TV "Rogue Ninja"; Literally meaning "runaway shinobi") are ninja who left their village without the intention of returning and severing ties with the said village, often because they have committed criminal acts or to pursue other personal gains. The ninja village that they are from will often try to track them down and eliminate them. Several missing-nin (such as Zabuza Momochi) do not stop wearing their forehead protector, while others (such as Orochimaru) may discard them. Akatsuki members who do retain their headbands carve long, horizontal scratches across the symbol, to show they have rescinded their allegiances and rejected their villages. Kirigakure has a special hunter-nin task-force whose only objective is killing traitorous ninja. Not only is this done as a punishment for treason, but also to protect the secrets of the village, since it is possible to learn some of the village's techniques from the autopsy of their users.[1] The ninja organisation Akatsuki is composed mostly of S-class missing-nin, except for Nagato and Konan, who are the leaders of Amegakure. Most of the missing-nin throughout the series are antagonists.
Depending on the village leader's decisions, the missing-nin in question may be given leniency. The most prominent example is Sasuke Uchiha, who is not marked for death by the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, as a favour to Naruto Uzumaki, and is instead to be brought back as a Konohagakure citizen. However, according to Kakashi Hatake, a missing-nin is typically marked for death simply for defecting, and such mercy is rare.[2]
Later, when Sasuke infiltrated Kumogakure and attempted to abduct their Jinchūriki, Killer B, then attacked the Kage Summit, the Five Kage elevated his status to an international criminal, meaning that he is a missing-nin now wanted on a global-scale.
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Mejia concedes in Denver mayor's race
James Mejia conceded the Denver mayor's race in a post on his campaign facebook page this morning.
"After verifying all votes that were counted Wednesday, I called Michael Hancock to congratulate him on making it to the runoff," Mejia wrote.
Mejia finished third in Tuesday's election. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, Chris Romer and Michael Hancock will face off in a June 7 runoff.
Mejia's complete statement: