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But I still remember the day I got it, in the very late 1970s. My parents were freshly divorced, and oddly enough, no one fought for custody of the olive green electric frying pan. It was not one of the things my mother took when she left, and my father never used it. I stopped over one day and he was going through things in the cabinets. He pulled out a step stool, climbed onto the stove and opened the cabinet just under the ceiling. From the back, he pulled out this frying pan, and asked if I wanted it, or if he should throw it out. Of course I wanted it!! It was like new, and it was larger than the typical square electric frying pans. The finish was the old Silverstone, which wore like battle armor. I didn't have much money at the time, and could never have afforded such a nice frying pan, so I was elated. I used it regularly.
As I married and my family grew, the frying pan was a staple in the kitchen. I was heartbroken when I accidentally broke one of its legs, but my Grandpa Bill Knutz, an old "do it yourself" farmer, fixed it. And fixed it, and fixed it. Eventually it got to be a heated competition between Grandpa and that frying pan leg. Over and over, he glued that leg on, each time vowing it wouldn't come off again. The last time I took it to him to fix, he carted it down to his basement workshop, and brought it up with a bolt holding the leg on. He said that leg would outlast the frying pan. He was right.
A couple of months ago, I was preparing to fix chicken and dumplings in my frying pan, when it was accidentally knocked off the kitchen counter. All off the legs were shattered. Well, not all of them. One held tight. My husband looked at the numerous broken pieces and declared it dead. I'll be shopping for its replacement today, not that anything could truly replace it. It and I have been friends for 30 years. Every time I saw that bolt in the leg I think of my dear, dear Grandpa Bill. Call me silly, but I put the pan in the back of the cupboard, where it would be out of the way, with the shattered leg pieces, and the one solid leg. I can't throw that pan away. Some day, when my sons sort through what's left of my earthly belongings, they'll find that pan, and sentimentally say, "Mom was crazy." :)
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Karen wrote "I was preparing to fix chicken" - for all of us Southern folks, she means "fixin' to prepare chicken". : )ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear about your loss! I hope you can find some comfort in knowing that you squeezed every last drop of life out of that poor sucker rather than letting it go peacefully and with some avocado-green dignity (?) twenty five years ago.
It was mentioned that perhaps there's some sort of fireproof substance that we could mount it on, as "leg substitutes". You never know!ReplyDelete
I love this story. I have things like that and they are used a lot. They hold many memories. When we bought this campground we left an almost 3000 sq ft house to live in less than 1000 sq ft. I doled out a lot of memories to my girls. My Jill's favorite is an old iron skillet that my grandmother had given me. I can't tell you how many times I have caught myself looking for it. New ones aren't the same!ReplyDelete
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This is a great story. I totally understand your attachment to the pan. You have me grieving it's loss, too!ReplyDelete
Well, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who feels a kinship to their old things. Kathy, I'm glad you have someone who can give some of your stuff a new home, and some love and appreciation.ReplyDelete
We are sure a sentimental bunch! Great story. I still have a small, avocado green, counter top, 2 steak broiler, from the early 60's that was my Mom and Dad's. They used it a lot and we also used it for 20 years after. It still worked great the last time it was used--I should get it out of the back of the cupboard and give it a try again. How about an unusual picture frame for the kitchen or shallow planter for cacti to put your loved pan to use again? Thanks for the story and memories.ReplyDelete
A couple of great ideas, Cheri... you've got my brain going... my neighbor took her dad's old lunchbox and planted marigolds in it, and it looked just great on her doorstep.ReplyDelete


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Ed Donovan, a spokesman for the Secret Service, told the Post that the new software would allow the Secret Service to have its own process and system for monitoring Twitter, because now it's borrowing FEMA's system. And, he said, sarcasm is just a small part of the monitoring system.
"Our objective is to automate our social media monitoring process. Twitter is what we analyze. This is real time stream analysis. The ability to detect sarcasm and false positives is just one of 16 or 18 things we are looking at. We are looking for the ability to quantity our social media outreach," he said. "We aren't looking solely to detect sarcasm."
Can software really detect sarcasm? As hopeful as the Secret Service might be, we doubt it will be right half of time. For that kind of nuanced communication or interaction, human beings still may be the better sarcasm detectors.


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Whenever something senseless and tragic happens like the recent Newtown school shooting, I cannot help but think; when did life become so complicated and ugly? Although I did not know any of the victims, their families or the shooter, like many of us, I felt as if a loved one had perished during this terrible ordeal.
I have to tell you, it has been difficult these last couple of days to find the inspiration to post while you know someone across the way is going through the ordeal of grieving and trying to understand exactly why this all had to happen.
With that thought in mind, I was happy when I found these words by Thornton Wilder that read:
"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."
If there is anything from the Newtown ordeal that stood out for me, it was learning not to take anyone for granted. After reading how many parents rushed to get their own children safely home to hug and cherish their treasures, I realized my own treasures not only with personal family and friends but also you guys, my companions on-line.
Today, I want to give a {{group hug}} to all of you, especially those who never fail to comment and those who generously awarded me recently with blog awards. You all make my days awfully sweet!!
My Top 6 Commenters:
- Elizabeth– Mirth and Motivation: This awesome blogger really is an inspiration and I think she has super human powers! Not only are her posts packed with great motivational information but she always find some time to not only visit but leave a word or two on your posts. I tell you, she is a super human being! 🙂
- Angelswhisper2011: I featured Little Binky and her Granny in Chuckles on Blogger of the Year 2012: Rommel Style & Feature Blogs… not to long ago. Like Elizabeth, Angel and Little Binky are always there for you.
- Marilyn: MKG Memories, Keepsakes, Gifts: Marilyn shares her love of life in everything from her favorite food recipes, her children and grandchildren and her talents in crafting. Marilyn uses a unique way to post by using cute little word pictures. It's fun!
- Island Traveler: This Man's Journey: A gifted writer/photographer and awesome family man with real values he shares with his readers.
I hope you read this post Tears and Tragedy Days Before Christmas because not only does Island T. share his heart thoughts on Newtown, but the "merciless typhoon Bopha [that] hit Davao Oriental, New Bataan and surrounding communities in the Philippines" several days ago.
- Arindam: Being Arindam— This young man recently published his first book and I hope you all check it out! I Wish and Hope is now available at Amazon.com
My Recent Awards
I would like to honor each of these award gifts separately but my talents only go so far and it would take me too long to attempt such a feat. Please visit and give some {{hugs}} to these wonderful friends. Life is too short to wait so let us encourage one another in appreciation.
- Retiring Sort: Reader Appreciation Award…my long overdue thank you to TRS for this award. I am so sorry for this long delay!
- A Writer's Journey: Super Sweet Award…another long overdue shout out. Sheesh, I really need a secretary!
- Angelswhisper2011: Addictive Blog Award
- Utesmile: Sunshine Award–Thank you and please read Ute's post on Burnt Dinners–Cooking Tips Not to be Followed! Great stuff! 🙂
- Retiring Sort: Wonderful Team Member Readership Award:
Thank YOU for all these awards! I am so grateful and honored. I apologize for breaking all the rules for each award. *eep*
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Curtain Call: Featured Blog…
Munchow's Creative Photo Blog: If you ever desire to learn more about creativity and photography, you need Otto. His passions are to "teach photography and particularly workshops dealing with creativity and expansion of one's creative approach."
Currently he is featuring until the end of 2012, a special offer. If you submit your favorite photo blog links to his page: Best Photo Blogs and there are no limits to the number of links, you could if your entry wins, receive a cool screen saver! Yay!
Finally, do not leave without checking the latest from Otto: Instagram My Backyard! Maybe we should ask if we can have a BBQ soon…just kidding, Otto. 🙂
Next up, Blogger of the Year 2012 wrap up.


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[Hook 1: Wonder Mike]
I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie
To the hip hip hop and you don't stop
The rock it to the bang bang boogie
Say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
[Verse 1: Wonder Mike]
Now, what you hear is not a test, I'm rapping to the beat
And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet
See I am Wonder Mike and I'd like to say "hello"
To the black, to the white, the red and the brown, the purple and yellow
But first, I gotta bang bang the boogie to the boogie
Say up jump the boogie to the bang bang boogie
Let's rock, you don't stop
Rock the rhythm that'll make your body rock
Well so far you've heard my voice, but I brought two friends along
And next on the mic is my man Hank; come on, Hank, sing that song
[Verse 2: Big Bank Hank]
Check it out, I'm the C-A-S-AN, the O-V-A and the rest is F-L-Y
You see, I go by the code of the doctor of the mix and these reasons I'll tell you why
You see I'm six foot one and I'm tons of fun and I dress to a tee
You see I got more clothes than Muhammad Ali and I dress so viciously
I got bodyguards, I got two big cars, that definitely ain't the whack
I got a Lincoln continental and a sunroof Cadillac
So after school, I take a dip in the pool, which is really on the wall
I got a color TV so I can see the Knicks play basketball
Hear me talking 'bout checkbooks, credit cards, more money than a sucker could ever spend
But I wouldn't give a sucker or a bum from the Rucker, not a dime 'til I made it again
[Hook 2: Big Bank Hank]
Everybody go: Hotel, motel, whatcha gonna do today (say what?)
Cause I'ma get a fly girl, gonna get some spank and drive off in a def OJ
Everybody go: Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn
You see, if your girl starts acting up, then you take her friend
[Post-Hook: Big Bank Hank]
Uh Master Gee, my mellow?
It's on you so what you gonna do?
[Verse 3: Master Gee]
Well it's on and on and on, on and on
The beat don't stop until the break of dawn
I said a M-A-S, a T-E-R, a G with a double E
I said I go by the unforgettable name of the man they call the Master Gee
Well, my name is known all over the world
By all the foxy ladies and the pretty girls
I'm going down in history
As the baddest rapper there ever could be
Now I'm feeling the highs and you're feeling the lows
The beat starts getting into your toes
You start popping your fingers and stomping your feet
And moving your body while you're sitting in your seat
And then damn, you start doing the freak
I said damn, right outta your seat
Then you throw your hands high in the air
You're rocking to the rhythm, shake your derriere
You're rocking to the beat without a care
With the sure-shot emcees for the affair
Now, I'm not as tall as the rest of the gang
But I rap to the beat just the same
I got a little face and a pair of brown eyes
All I'm here to do ladies is hypnotize
Singing on and on and on, on and on
The beat don't stop until the break of dawn
Singing on and on and on, on and on
Like a hot ready to pop the pop the pop dibbie dibbie
Pop the pop, pop, you don't dare stop
Come alive y'all gimme what you got
I guess by now you can take a hunch
And find that I am the baby of the bunch
But that's okay, I still keep in stride
Cause all I'm here to do is just wiggle your behind
Singing on and on and on, on and on
The beat don't stop until the break of dawn
Singing on and on and on, on and on
Rock rock y'all get on the floor
[Hook 3: Master Gee]
I'm gonna freak ya here I'm gonna freak you there
I'm gonna move you outta this atmosphere
[Post-Hook: Master Gee]
Cause I'm one of a kind and I'll shock your mind
I'll put t-t-tickets in your behind
I said 1-2-3-4, come on, girls, get on the floor
Uh, come alive, y'all gimme what ya got
Cause I'm guaranteed to make you rock
I said 1-2-3-4, tell me Wonder Mike what are you waiting for?
[Hook 1: Wonder Mike]
I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie
To the hip hip hop and you don't stop
The rock it to the bang bang boogie
Say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
[Verse 4: Wonder Mike]
Skiddlee beebop a we rock a scooby doo
And guess what, America: we love you
Cause ya rock and ya roll with so much soul
You could rock 'til you're a hundred and one years old
I don't mean to brag I don't mean to boast
But we like hot butter on a breakfast toast
Rock it up, uh, baby bubbah
Baby bubbah to the boogie the bang bang the boogie
To the beat beat, it's so unique
Come on, everybody, and dance to the beat
[Bridge: Intro sound: 16 measures]
[Hook 1: Wonder Mike]
I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie
To the hip hip hop and you don't stop
The rock it to the bang bang boogie
Say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
[Verse 5: Wonder Mike]
I said I can't wait 'til the end of the week
When I'm rapping to the rhythm of a groovy beat
An attempt to raise your body heat
Just blow your mind so that you can't speak
To do a thing but a rock and shuffle your feet
And let it change up to a dance called the freak
And when ya finally do come into your rhythmic beat
Rest a little while so ya don't get weak
I know a man named Hank
He has more rhymes than a serious bank
So come on Hank, uh, sing that song
To the rhythm of the boogie the bang bang the bong
[Verse 6: Big Bank Hank]
Well, I'm Imp the Dimp the ladies pimp
The women fight for my delight
But I'm the grandmaster with the three MCs
That shock the house for the young ladies
And when you come inside, into the front
You do the freak, spank, and do the bump
And when the sucker emcees try to prove a point
We're treacherous trio, uh, with a serious joint
A from sun to sun and from day to day
I sit down and write a brand new rhyme
Because they say that miracles never cease
I've created a devastating masterpiece
I'm gonna rock the mic til you can't resist
Everybody, I say it goes like this
Well I was coming home late one dark afternoon
Reporter stopped me for a interview
She said she's heard stories and she's heard fables
That I'm vicious on the mic and the turntables
This young reporter I did adore
So I rocked a vicious rhyme like I never did before
She said "damn fly guy I'm in love with you"
The Casanova legend must have been true
I said by the way baby what's your name
Said "I go by the name of Lois Lane"
And you could be my boyfriend you surely can
Just let me quit my boyfriend called Superman
I said he's a fairy I do suppose
Flying through the air in pantyhose
He may be very sexy or even cute
But he looks like a sucker in a blue and red suit
I said you need a man who's got finesse
And his whole name across his chest
He may be able to fly all through the night
But can he rock a party 'til the early light
He can't satisfy you with his little worm
But I can bust you out with my super sperm
I go do it, I go do it, I go do it, do it, do it
An I'm here and I'm there I'm Big Bank Hank, I'm everywhere
Just throw your hands up in the air
And party hardy like you just don't care
Let's do it, uh, don't stop y'all, uh, tick a tock y'all you don't stop
[Hook 2: Big Bank Hank]
I go: Hotel, motel, what you gonna do today (say what)
I'm gonna get a fly girl gonna get some spank and drive off in a def OJ
Everybody go: Hotel, motel, holiday inn
You see, if your girl starts acting up then you take her friend
[Post-Hook: Big Bank Hank]
I say skip, dive, what can I say
I can't fit em all inside my OJ
So I just take half and bust them out
I give the rest to Master Gee so he could shock the house
[Verse 7: Master Gee]
It was 12 o'clock one Friday night
I was rocking to the beat and feeling all right
Everybody was dancing on the floor
Doing all the things they never did before
And then this fly fly girl with a sexy lean
She came into the bar, she came into the scene
As she traveled deeper inside the room
All the fellas checked out her white Sassons
She came up to the table, looked into my eyes
Then she turned around and shook her behind
So I said to myself, its time for me to release
My vicious rhyme I call my masterpiece
And now people in the house this is just for you
A little rap to make you boogaloo
Now the group ya hear is called Phase Two
And let me tell ya something we're a hell of a crew
Once a week we're on the street
Just a-cutting the jams and making it free
For you to party, got to have the moves
So we'll get right down and give you a groove
For you to dance you got to be hype
So we'll get right down for you tonight
Now the system's on and the girls are there
You definitely have a rocking affair
But let me tell ya something there's still one fact
That to have a party ya got to have a rap
So when the party's over, you're making it home
And trying to sleep before the break of dawn
And while ya sleeping you start to dream
And thinking how ya danced on the disco scene
A name appears in your mind
Yeah, a name you know that was right on time
It was phase two just a doing a do
Rocking ya down cause ya know we could
To the rhythm of the beat that makes ya freak
Come alive girls get on your feet
To the rhythm of the beat to the beat the beat
To the double beat beat that it makes ya freak
To the rhythm of the beat that says you go on
On and on into the break of dawn
Now I got a man coming on right now
He's guaranteed to throw down
He goes by the name of Wonder Mike
Come on Wonder Mike do what ya like
[Verse 8: Wonder Mike]
Like a can of beer that's sweeter than honey
Like a millionaire that has no money
Like a rainy day that is not wet
Like a gambling fiend that does not bet
Like Dracula without his fangs
Like the boogie to the boogie without the boogie bang
Like collard greens that don't taste good
Like a tree that's not made out of wood
Like going up and not coming down
Is just like the beat without the sound, no sound
To the beat beat, ya do the freak
Everybody just rock and dance to the beat
Have you ever went over a friend's house to eat
And the food just ain't no good
I mean the macaroni's soggy the peas are mushed
And the chicken tastes like wood
So you try to play it off like you think you can
By saying that you're full
And then your friend says "momma he's just being polite
He ain't finished uh-uh that's bull"
So your heart starts pumping and you think of a lie
And you say that you already ate
And your friend says "man there's plenty of food"
So you pile some more on your plate
While the stinky food's steaming your mind starts to dreaming
Of the moment that it's time to leave
And then you look at your plate and your chicken's slowly rotting
Into something that looks like cheese
Oh so you say that's it I got to leave this place
I don't care what these people think
I'm just sitting here making myself nauseous
With this ugly food that stinks
So you bust out the door while its still closed
Still sick from the food you ate
And then you run to the store for quick relief
From a bottle of kaopectate
And then you call your friend two weeks later
To see how he has been
And he says "I understand about the food
Baby but bubbah we're still friends"
[Hook 1: Wonder Mike]
With a hip hop the hippie the hippie
To the hip hip hop and you don't stop
The rock it to the bang bang boogie
Say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
[Post-Hook: Wonder Mike]
I say "Hank can ya rock?
Can ya rock to the rhythm that just don't stop?
Can ya hip me to the shoobie doo"
I said "come on, make uh, make the people move"
[Verse 9: Big Bank Hank]
I go to the halls and then ring the bell
Because I am the man with the clientele
And if ya ask me why I rock so well
I'm Big Bank, I got clientele
And from the time I was only six years old
I never forgot what I was told
It was the best advice that I ever had
It came from my wise dear old dad
He said "sit down punk I wanna talk to you
And don't say a word until I'm through
Now there's a time to laugh a time to cry
A time to live and a time to die
A time to break and a time to chill
To act civilized or act real ill
But whatever ya do in your lifetime
Ya never let a MC steal your rhyme"
So from six to six 'til this very day
Ill always remember what he had to say
So when the sucker emcees try to chump my style
I let them know that I'm versatile
I got style, finesse and a little black book
That's filled with rhymes and I know you wanna look
But there's a thing that separates you from me
And that is called originality
Because my rhymes are on from what you heard
I didn't even bite and not a godd--m word
And I say a little more later on tonight
So the sucker emcees can bite all night
Uh, tick a tock y'all, a beat, beat y'all
A lets rock y'all, ya don't stop
[Hook 2: Big Bank Hank]
It go: Hotel, motel, whatcha gonna do today (say what)
Cause I'ma get a fly girl gonna get some spank and drive off in a def OJ
Everybody go: Hotel, motel, holiday inn
You see if your girl starts acting up then you take her friends
[Post-Hook: Big Bank Hank]
A like that y'all to the beat y'all
A beat, beat y'all ya don't stop
Uh, Master Gee am I mellow?
Its on you so whatcha gonna do?
[Verse 10: Master Gee]
Well like Johnny Carson on the late show
A like Frankie Crocker in stereo
Well like the Bar-Kays singing 'Holy Ghost'
The sounds to throw down they're played the most
Just like my man Captain Sky
Whose name he earned with his super sperm
We rock and we don't stop
Get off y'all I'm here to give you whatcha got
To the beat that it makes you freak
And come alive girl, uh, get on your feet
A like a Perry Mason without a case
Like Farrah Fawcett without her face
Like the barkays on the mic
Like getting right down for you tonight
Like moving your body so ya don't know how
Right to the rhythm and throw down
Like coming alive to the Master Gee
The brother who rocks so viciously
I said the age of one my life begun
At the age of two I was doing the do
At the age of three it was you and me
Rocking to the sounds of the Master Gee
At the age of four I was on the floor
Giving all the freaks what they bargained for
At the age of five I didn't take no jive
With the Master Gee its all the way live
At the age of six I was uh, picking up sticks
Rapping to the beat my stick was fixed
At the age of seven I was rocking in heaven
Dontcha know I went off
I got right on down to the beat you see
Getting right on down making all the girls
Just take of their clothes to the beat the beat
To the double beat, beat that makes you freak
At the age of eight I was, uh, really great
Cause every night you see I had a date
At the age of nine I was, uh, right on time
Cause every night I had a part to rhyme
Going on and on and on, on and on
The beat don't stop until the break of dawn
A saying on and on and on, on and on
Like a hot buttered the pop the pop the popcorn
A saying on and on and on on and on
Cause I'm a helluva man when I'm on the mic
I am the definite feast delight
I'm a helluva man when I'm on the mic
I am the definite feast delight
Call me the master gee you see
The brother who rocks so viciously
[Hook 3: Master Gee]
I'm gonna freak ya here I'm gonna freak ya there
I'm gonna move you outta this atmosphere
[Outro: Master Gee]
.....The east to the west, I rock you the best....
"Rapper's Delight" has gone down in history as the first commercially successful hip-hop single, and one of the longest at nearly 15 minutes. It is, and will continue to be, one of the most influential songs in hip-hop. Its beat, which samples the bass from Chic's "Good Times,", has been sampled countless times, and many of the song's phrases have become ingrained in hip-hop culture.
"Rapper's Delight" would have been the first rap record to be certified gold (more than 500,000 copies sold), but label head Joe Robinson wouldn't pay for an RIAA membership; instead he made his own plaques and gave them to artists. Dan Charnas quotes him in his book, The Big Payback:
Why should I pay two percent of my gross profits just to send an accountant to look at my books?
Though not the first rap gold record, it is reported to be the best-selling 12-inch single of all-time by Hip Hop journalist Jeff Chang in his book Can't Stop Won't Stop.
Nevertheless, the song may have never been if it hadn't been for Grandmaster Caz, who wrote many of Big Bank Hank's rhymes but didn't get a dime (or any type of credit) for the song's success at the time. He told the story behind "Rapper's Delight" during his Vlad TV interview.
Caz also says that the first time that he listened to "Rapper's Delight", he fell asleep. He thought that it was too long and didn't expect it to do very well. By the time that he realised, it was too late. For anyone with an equally short attention span, there is a medium version (7:07, six verses) and a short version (3:55, three verses).
When we came into the studio, Mike, Hank, and myself. We really had no concept of what recording was like. We put on headphones, we decided who was going to go first based on what was being said. Mike said "What you hear is not a test" so we thought that would be a good way to start the song off. Mike started, he passed it to Hank, Hank passed it to me, I passed it back to Mike, Mike passed it to Hank. So we just kept going, nobody told us to stop. They didn't say stop, we didn't think to stop. We just kept passing it back in forth as if we were doing a party.
-Master G


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"A picture is worth thousand words" – with OSC's assistance, researchers are able to visualize the results of their computation, leading to "aha" moments.
As advanced simulations integrate progressively larger computational data sets from multiple sources, staff members of the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) create intuitive methodologies to integrate these vast caches of multisensory data into a single coherent visualization that can facilitate a researcher's explorations and interactions.
To optimize the use of the Csuri GPU expansion recently installed at OSC, the Center has expanded support for the biosciences, among other modeling and simulation applications:
- GPU Support – OSC provides expertise and training in code optimization using CUDA, a GPU-programming toolkit developed by NVIDIA.
- Remote Visualization – OSC is actively developing remote rendering to a thin-client environment on office or lab laptops and even hand-held devices. A volume visualization application for the Small Animal Imaging Shared Resource at The Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center, in collaboration with Dr. Kimerly Powell, provides rapid dissemination of imaging results and precludes the need to transfer large data. By maintaining more standardized repositories near HPC facilities, more aggressive and complex analysis can be performed.
- Extremely Large-Scale Rendering – As imaging requires increasingly larger data sets at multiple scales, users are limited in efficient data handling and analysis. OSC has implemented a hierarchical volume renderer using OpenCL that is capable of handling large-scale data sets, including those that are larger than the video memory on graphics cards.
Funded projects in the biosciences include:
- Virtual Simulation of Mouse Anatomy and Procedural Techniques – With the OSU Center for Clinical Translational Science, OSC is creating and evaluating an interactive, 3-D volumetric atlas of a mouse anatomy that will be available on-demand for a low-cost desktop environment. The simulation will raise complex anatomy comprehension and proficiencies in procedural techniques, while limiting the need for expensive materials. The system increases model variance, promotes continuous assessment of knowledge and skills and leads to the use of "true standards" for evaluation of animal models proficiencies.
- Virtual Reality Simulator for Canine Arthroscopy Training – In collaboration with the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine, OSC is helping to develop and evaluate a virtual reality simulator for teaching canine arthroscopy. High-resolution digital models of the canine stifle joint will be generated by micro-computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. OSC's Interface Laboratory provides an integrated environment that include dexterous devices to precisely localize and track 3-D interactions with complex data, such as user movement, morphometrics and haptic (force reflecting) interaction.


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I've information vegetable, animal, and extramarital
I know the men of power, and I quote affairs historical
From Clinton through to Spitzer, in order categorical
I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters infidelical
I understand positions, both the simple and quadratical.
About the bedroom theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news,
With many cheerful facts about the secrets of my private muse.
I'm very good at integral and differential calculus;
I know the iPhone numbers of ladies infinitacus
In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and Sildenafil,
I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
I know our mythic history, Fatal Attraction and The Graduate;
I answer ads on Craigslist, I've a pretty taste to fornicate
I quote in hidden diaries my flings in far Arabious
When up-close I can tell peculiarities paralabious;
I can bounce undoubted playmates whilst on a waterbed afloat
I know the moaning chorus from my 8-track of ye olde Deep Throat
Then I can hum a fugue of which I've heard the panting din afore,
And secretly record them all with CIA gadgets galore.
Then I can put a lingerie bill on my private credit card
And teach you ev'ry detail of what it takes to get me hard
In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and genital,
I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
In fact, when I know the secrets of a Langley Hilton one-night-stand
When I can tell at sight a Trojan from a Durex lamb,
When at affairs as sorties and surprises is so fun to be,
And when I know precisely what is meant by "promiscuity"
When I have learnt what progress has been made in male gunnery,
When I know more of tactics than Hugh Hefner in a bunnery
In short, when I've a smattering of elemental adultery
You'll say a hotter Major-General has never before slept with thee.
For my orolingual knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury,
For I have only been going down since the beginning of this century;
But still, in matters vegetable, animal, and extramarital,
I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
The above is only vaguely based on the recent events concerning General David Petraeus. It is not meant to be taken as anything other than silly satire, and a pathetic attempt to procrastinate on reading a pile of EEG's until tomorrow.
Thank you, S.M.O.D., for the original idea.


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Digital singles all the rage in Europe
Still don't make much dosh, though
Sales of digital singles across Europe rose 13 per cent in the first half of 2011 – although in many cases it is simply younger local markets playing catch-up. Almost 170 million were sold in all, Nielsen has reported.
In Germany, singles sales were up 20 per cent, but the most mature market – the UK – still accounts for almost half the singles sold in Europe, with 47 per cent. The UK market still managed to record a 10.6 per cent rise.
These are all quite impressive figures, as to buy digital music you generally need a credit card – and most of the the traditional singles market of teenagers doesn't have a credit card.
Adele (3.22 million) sold more singles than Lady Gaga (2.36 million), or anyone else. Quite an achievement for a small indie label artist.
But before you send for more "chocolates and flowers", this graph puts the success in context. The music industry still looks to faithful older CD purchasers for the bulk of its income.
UK recorded music sales 2005-2010
And more ominously, the digital growth is stalling.
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An overbite occurs when your top teeth overlap your bottom teeth. It often makes sufferers feel self-conscious about their appearance.
Additionally, a severe overbite can cause oral health issues. Fortunately, there are many solutions available to treat the condition.
So how can I tell if I have an overbite that needs treatment?
What does a severe overbite look like?
A severe overbite is usually easy to identify because the upper teeth very noticeably protrude over the bottom teeth.
What causes malocclusion?
Some patients develop an overbite by no fault of their own. However, there are certain habits that may increase your risk, including:
These habits exude repetitive force on the teeth and jaw, causing them to shift in ways that can require extensive and costly therapy.
What else causes overbites?
Some patients have an underdeveloped lower jaw or overdeveloped upper jaw due to genetics, resulting in an overbite.
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6-8 pounds asparagus, cut into jar sized pieces*
6 cloves garlic
6 long, skinny hot peppers
6 bay leaves
3 shallots, minced
4 1/2 cups water
4 cups white vinegar
1 cup cider vinegar
1/3 cup pickling salt
3 teaspoons black peppercorns
3 teaspoons dill seeds
3 teaspoons dillweed
3 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seed
1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed
3/4 teaspoon chernuska seeds (Russian black caraway)
Bring the water, vinegar and salt to a boil. Prep the lids/jars. Evenly divide all of the spices, peppers and garlic between 6 wide mouth pint jars**. Add the asparagus, leaving 1/4 inch headroom.
Pour in the vinegar mixture. Close the jars and process for 10 minutes in a hot water bath. Allow to sit 1 week before eating.
*If you want to can only the top half, save the rest for something else.
**If you have 12 oz tall jelly jars you can can larger stalks. I couldn't find them.
Yield: about 6 wide mouth pints's worth of asparagus top halves. I went ahead and pickled the bottom halves and that yielded another 4 wide mouth pints.
Note: A great source for canning information is the Blue Book guide to preserving. I highly recommend it for learning how to can. Here is a bunch of other canning books and equipment I find useful.


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Mundelein College provided Catholic women's education in Chicago from 1929–1991.
1929: Founded by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the groundbreaking of the Mundelein College skyscraper occurs on November 1. Building details include:
- Built in the Art Deco style, the College is 198 feet tall with two guardian angels (Uriel and Jophiel) flanking the main entrance.
- Served as a self-contained "Skyscraper college" for the women of the school, housing living spaces, administrative offices, a pool, an auditorium, a gymnasium, classrooms, and laboratories.
1930: Mundelein College begins classes on September 29 with 378 students enrolled.
1930: Sister Mary Justicia Coffey is the first President of Mundelein College.
1934: The College expands through purchase of Philomena Hall and the White Marble Mansion (now Piper Hall).
1936: Sister Mary Consuela, BVM, is installed as the second President of the college.
1939: Sister Mary Justicia Coffey begins her second term as the college's 3rd President.
1939: By the end of the decade, 22 academic, social, and athletic clubs are up and running. Literary publications such as The Skyscraper and The Tower also begin circulation.
1941–1945: Students and staff join the war effort. Staff and faculty members who join the war effort are granted leaves of absence to enter army or government services. Student activities include planting victory gardens, blood drives, and fundraising for American troops.
1945: Upon retirement of Sister Mary Justicia BVM, Sister Mary Josephine Malone BVM, becomes the 4th President of Mundelein College.
1951: Following Sister Mary Josephine Malone, BVM, as President is Sister Mary John Michael Dee, BVM.
1955: Mundelein celebrates its 25 year anniversary with a Silver Jubilee Dinner. Cardinal Stritch and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley are in attendance for the festivities.
1957: Sister Mary Ann Ida Gannon, BVM, becomes Mundelein's sixth President. She remains in this office until 1975, becoming the college's longest-serving President.
1959: Student groups remain very active on campus. By voicing concerns about issues of the day and getting in the philanthropic spirit, they reach out to outside communities and organizations.
1962–1963: In response to the growth of the school, Coffey Hall and Northland Hall are opened for use by Mundelein students.
1965: Seven Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and a busload of students participate in the Civil Rights march from Selma to Montgomery.
1966: In an effort to increase diversity, a Mundelein College chapter of Upward Bound begins.
1969: Mundelein College United Black Association is (MCUBA) founded.
1970: The campus is declared "on strike." Part of a nationwide movement at high schools, colleges, and universities, the students along with some staff, protest the expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia and the tragedy at Kent State University.
1974: In a move to reach more students, Mundelein expands the continuing education program. The college begins offering the nation's first Weekend College courses. Students enrolled in this program can earn a bachelor's degree after four years of attending classes on Saturdays and Sundays.
1975: The college's seventh President, Sister Susan Rink, BVM is installed.
1976: The Hispanic Institute is created in order to address and support both Mundelein and Chicago's growing Hispanic population.
1979: Cesar Chavez, promoting a nationwide lettuce workers strike, speaks at Mundelein College.
1980: An example of exceptional Art Deco architecture, the Mundelein skyscraper is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings.
1981: In celebration of Mundelein's 50th Anniversary, the college enters a float in Chicago's Columbus Day Parade and hosts the Golden Jubilee celebration. In attendance at the event are Mother Theresa and Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne.
1983: In recognition of women student leaders at Mundelein College, The Sister Mary Ann Ida Gannon, BVM Leadership Award Program is established. Now called the Gannon Scholar's Program, the initiative awards scholarships to incoming students and supports them on the path to becoming student leaders.
1983: Dr. John Richert, the only non-BVM President of Mundelein begins his tenure.
1985: Alumna Sister Mary Brenan Breslin takes over the office of President.
1991: Mundelein College affiliates with Loyola University Chicago. Sister Carolyn Farrell, BVM oversees Mundelein during this transition.


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The air traffic controller who was placed on leave for not being in the tower when a mid-air collision claimed the lives of nine people over the Hudson River says he didn't deserve to be suspended, according to a published report.
But Dennis Moore didn't have much of anything else to say about him being AWOL from the tower at Teterboro Airport when a small plane and helicopter collided on Aug. 8, killing five Italian tourists, a helicopter pilot and three people in a single-engine plane.
"Leave me alone," he told reporters outside his North Brunswick, N.J., house.
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Moore's only comment came when a Daily News reporter asked whether he thought his punishment for being out of the tower when the collision happened was justified.
"No," he responded curtly, according to the Daily News.
Reporters asked Moore where he was when the plane collided with a Liberty Helicopters chopper, but he said he wouldn't "comment about anything," reports the News.
The 55-year-old Moore and controller Turner, 38, were the subjects of a federal investigation into blunders at the Teterboro control tower just before the tragedy.
Turner, who cleared the single-engine plane for takeoff, was jabbering on the phone with a female co-worker about barbecuing a dead cat minutes before the deadly disaster, transcripts of tower recordings revealed.
Seconds before the collision, Turner said, "Damn," and slammed down the phone, the transcripts show.
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Like Moore, Turner was placed on paid administrative lead while FAA authorities continue their probe. He couldn't be reached for comment, reports the News.


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covintus necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 185 diseños de 56 diseñadores freelance.
Covintus is a provider of full lifecycle software development and training for businesses and organizations.
We utilize a community driven model, which allows companies to access over a half million people to design, develop and test their applications. We provide these services by leveraging our network of community crowdsourced models.
Additionally, we provide services and products to help clients get the most out of using different cloud and crowdsourcing platforms. Services cover areas such as web design, content creation, development, architecture, training, and maintenance support. We prefer to help our clients truly reduce their IT spend by utilizing cloud based and SaaS platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Salesforce.com, RackspaceCloud, and social media management/apps like Facebook.
Our customers are fortune 1,000 businesses and organizations. For example, we might build websites or backend systems.
Our logo will be seen by the decision makers at businesses, and should cater to corporate clients. We are a B2B company. However, since we intend to use communities to do the work, our logo should be attractive to our communities as well
1) Create an eye-catching and creative logo for Covintus. The logo should include an original image/graphic along with the wording Covintus. We do not yet have a slogan, but your logo should anticipate that we will have one in the future. Provide a version without a slogan, and a version that includes what a sample slogan might look like. I'd also love to see the logo by itself.
2) Design a logo for Covintus that can support other variations for future service lines, such as Covintus Training, Covintus Support, etc. This is a future goal, we do not need it now
3) Colors, font, and graphics are up to the designer. Logo should have two-three colors. We will be designing our website at and our marketing materials around the colors you choose most likely on 99Designs.
4) Style should be Web 2.0/modern. We are both a cloud and community based company. Make sure the logo is memorable and unique, while also appealing to businesses.
Please provide a CMYK, vector-based image with a transparent background, along with a list of fonts & colors used.
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text: ASG has been busy, busy, busy. It followed up the Oct. 26 recap (search for "ASG recapitalizes" in www.securitysystemsnews for details) with today's announcement of the acquistion of Matrix Security. ASG CEO Joe Nuccio, who was on his way to Securing New Ground (in Manhattan, Nov. 14-15), said the deal"brings some very, very talented employees into the ASG family; we're looking forward to growing and developing in those markets,†he said. Matrix has 33,000 accounts and $1 million in RMR, bringing ASG's total to $3.8 million in RMR and to roughly 108,000 customers. This buy moves ASG into new contiguous geographic areasâ€â€the Carolinas and Northern New Jersey. Matrix has 12 branch offices, five in North Carolina, two in Virginia, two in New Jersey, and one office in the states of Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. "Our customers and employees have always been extremely important to us. I am really pleased that they are joining an elite company like ASG where there will be even greater opportunities for them in the future,â€Âsaid Ira Riklis, CEO of Matrix Security Group, in a statement. Barnes Associates helped negotiate the deal. Financing was provided by Parthenon Capital.


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Sunday, June 7, 2009
Our New Garden
Possibly these plants are too close together, possibly they won't really get quite enough sun. In time, we'll put in a little drip system. I may shortly get some chocolate mint runners from an overseas blogger source - those will go in our tiny front yard where there isn't quite as much sun, and where I won't care if the mint overruns everything.
Date and time of photos: June 2, 2009, at 1:15 pm
4 comments:
- Mathias said...
Cool. All I manage to grow on the balcony is weeds. Even the herbs refused life and died. Sigh.
- Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 1:38:00 PM PDT
- Silver Fox said...
LostGeo, we haven't had our baking summer sun yet, so we'll see how things go!
- Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 6:50:00 PM PDT
- Cath@VWXYNot? said...
If tomatoes and squash will grow up here in Vancouver, I'm sure they'll get enough sunshine where you are!
My plants are looking healthy so far, I have flowers but no fruit yet on the tomatoes, nothing yet on the squash, peas and beans. Our growing season is pretty short so I have to stick to cherry tomatoes, the bigger ones don't ripen!
- Monday, June 8, 2009 at 3:08:00 PM PDT
- Silver Fox said...
The worry we have about the sun is the sun angle; some of the plants don't get sun past about 3:00 right now (or maybe earlier). So, we'll just see.
We bought the tomatoes with a few flowers and a few small fruits already on. Although the plants don't seem to have grown since planting them, the tomatoes look a little bigger! (Wishful thinking?)
All the plants are perkier since we put them in the ground, and the kale and marigolds have grown a bit, and maybe the peppers.
I love cherry tomatoes!
- Monday, June 8, 2009 at 7:19:00 PM PDT


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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
The things that come to those who wait will be the things left by those who got there first.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.
A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
When you go into court, you are putting yourself In the hands of 12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.


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In the past few decades, many leadership gurus came up with different definitions of leadership styles. Out of those theories, many of them are based on task – relationship characteristics. In 1938, Lewin and Lippitt proposed classifications of leaders based on how much involvement leaders placed into task and relationship needs.
Almost after four decades, in 1973, Tannenbaum & Schmidt came up with a continuum of earlier studies with range of leadership behaviors, ranging from manager-centered (task) to subordinate-centered (relationship).
Tannenbaum and Schmidt Continuum model shows the relationship between the levels of freedom that a manager chooses to give to a team, and the level of authority used by the manager. As we already discussed in Situational leadership, number of parameters goes into choosing the managerial style: manager's competence, subordinate's developmental level, the situation.
Based on the above parameters, level of delegation takes any one of the seven levels as depicted by the central arrow line.
Tannenbaum & Schmidt concentrated more on delegation & freedom in decision making to subordinates and there by on the team development. As the team's freedom increases, the manager's authority decreases. This is a positive way for both teams and managers to develop. We already dealt delegating in a different blog post.
Tannenbaum & Schmidt defined 7 levels of delegated freedom which moves from manager-oriented to subordinate-oriented. As team develops, level moves from one to the next – the area of freedom increases and the need for manager's intervention decreases. Following levels are self-explanatory and easy to understand:
1. Manager takes decision and announces it – only manager plays the decision-making role; no team involvement
2. Manager decides and then "Sells" his decision to the team – no change in decision; but team may raise some concerns
3. Manager presents decision with background ideas for the decision and invite questions – team knows what options manager considered for his decision; more team involvement
4. Manager suggests provisional decision & invites discussion regarding the decision – team can have a say on manager's decision; it can be changed based on discussion
5. Manager presents the problem or situation, get suggestions, then decides – team is free to come up with options; manager decides on those options
6. Manager explains the situation or problem, defines the parameters and asks team to decide on the solution – manager delegated whole thing to the team; but still manager is accountable for the outcome
7. Manager allows team to develop options and decide on the action, within the manager's received limit – complete freedom level; team does all the work almost as what the manager does at level 1.
The main advantage of this theory: for leaders/managers – it defines the criteria for involvement and delegation & range of choices for the involvement.
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rings: lovely, parfois,
ph. Olja
When I saw this sweatshirt on Mango.com I instantly fell in love! After this gorgeous but yet simple piece hit the store I bought it and I couldn't wait the day to wear it! Chilly summer day was perfect to satisfy my appetite for fall clothes, so I match it with white shorts and gray bag.
Do you like it?