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Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 4:50 pm
Post subject: 2013 Ronstan Bridge to Bridge race
Run with what you've got and as fast as you can!
It what has become a uniquely San Francisco sailing competition, the Ronstan Bridge to Bridge race pits kite boarders, windsurfers, skiffs & cameramans against each other & mother nature in an epic 7 mile downwind sprint from the Golden Gate bridge to the Bay bridge. It's a celebration of high performance sailing that never stops innovating.
This years running was no exception with foiling kite boarder, Johnny Heineken taking the line honors in front of 69 other sailing craft and shaving almost 2 minutes off last years record run.
It what may be the only trickle down we see from the Americas Cup, foiling is finally coming of age!
You may not even recognize it as sailing with the riders levitating almost 4' above the water & being pulled by a kite 25 meters away but that's the reality of high performance sailing today.
In what started, almost 15 years ago, the Ronstan Bridge to Bridge race has evolved from a 27 minute downwind run set by Charlie McKee & co in a 49er to Micah Buzianis' long time record on a formula windsurfer and finally the Aussie 18's holding dominance for several years. More recently, the kite boards have surpassed every craft out there in terms of down wind speed. Foiling is just a further extension in the evolution of kiting and sailing
Its a free for all on the starting line with a fleet spectator boats, upside down skiffs, kites and windsurfers all charging downwind to cross the starting line set just outside the Golden Gate bridge.
I chose the fastest set up I had- a custom mikes lab 89cm slimmed down version of a formula windsurfer, 61 cm kashy fin and avanti 10.0 rig. That kept me on pace with the front of the pack as I ducked in between skiffs and kites moments after the start.
Everyone has different angles so it takes a few minutes after the start for everyone to settle into their groove and avoid any major collisions.
Windsurfer, Soheil Zahedi had a close call with the 49er who nearly took of his head but somehow escaped unscathed as both crafts charged on downwind without missing a beat.
I errored on the side of caution ducking a few sterns so as to just stay alive and make it to the finish.
Mike Percey, longtime Bay area windsurfer was just ahead of me 1/2 way down the run as we made our way through the boiling waters between Alcatraz and Pier 39. I could tell he was a bit more comfortable on his 57cm fin and similar 89cm mini formula board as he was able to go just a bit deeper with every puff and slowly walk away.
I made one more gybe as we approached the bay bridge and the pressure was dropping and came in hot to a line starboard tackers of skiffs, kites and windsurfers on the layline to the finish.
A quick gybe back put me just shy of making the finish line but I was able to get out of the harness and pump for the last 30 seconds and squeeze into 2nd behind Mike as we rounded out the top group.
As expected, the kites dominated with 9 out of the top 10 spots and foilers taking the top 2 spots. Tom Siebel's MOD 70 Orion was the only multi hull to keep pace with the kites finishing an impressive 5th while Smart Recruiters, an Extreme 40 catamaran and YAMAHA, an aussie 18 skiff just edged Mike and I out and the rest of the windsurfers who took 13-19th place.
Overall- one of the funniest races of the year with a great awards ceremony at the St. Francis Yacht Club following the race to a full house of sailing enthusiast.
A huge thanks to Ronstan and Alan Prussia for putting on the event as well as the race crew at the St.FYC. And the biggest thanks of all to our local board builder- Mike Zaijcek who has built almost everyone of the windsurf and kite boards in our fleet. In the last few years, his boards have won almost every major windsurfing and kiteboarding competition, including the bridge to bridge, world championships, speed championships and now open foiling championships.
In Mike we trust!
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Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:27 pm
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usa4 wrote:
It what may be the only trickle down we see from the Americas Cup, foiling is finally coming of age!
Well maybe, but hydro-foils have been around for much longer than the AC72s, and much more successfully. Small, Moths, Windsurfs, Kites, and big. Big ones have been doing trans oceanic races for decades, Hydroptere holds what was until recently the nautical mile record at 50 knots and change.
(in open waters!). And than there is Sail Rocket with its crazy 64.78 Kts, 500m record (that is about twice as fast as an AC72) and 55 knots on the nautical mile.
The AC72s? They have quite a long way to go: right now they cannot be sailed safely above 20 knots of wind: they are light wind, $100,000,000 a pop, toy machines.
Having said that ... I watched an Hydrofoil kite last year in La Ventana and it was very cool but looked almost anti-climatic. Everybody up and down and jump and here and there, and there it was: apparently as placid as a swan on a lake (was just sailing back and forth across the wind, but still ...)
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Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:37 am
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I've watched a foil board, kiteboarder go from LasMarias to Condato and back upwind, about 3 miles, in less than 45 minutes. The Formula guys at LasMarias were quite impressed.
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Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:38 am
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Why aren't there foil windsurf boards?
What are the times for the top kiters and windsurfers on this race and where was the finish exactly?
Do the catamarans sail back upwind to the start? If not where do they get out of the water? Where do the windsurfers get out? Berkeley Marina? I presume kiters get out in Emeryville. (?)
I happened to be on the GG bridge on my bike and saw the start. It was an amazing sight seeing all that action out there!
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Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 12:04 pm
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:01 pm
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@summertime- still waiting on times but suspect top 2 kites were several minutes ahead of the nearest windsurfer.
Here's the winning times of the history of the race:
1998 McKee brothers- 49er 27'18"
1999 Bill Wier- windsurfer 25'20"
2000 Vlad Moroz Windsurfer 21'20"
2001 Rob Hartman, Windsurfer 20'20"
2002 Chip Wasson, Kiteboarder 18'04"
2003 Micah Buzianis, Windsurfer 16'12"
2004 Seth Besse, Windsurfer 27'10"
2005 Anthony Chavez, Kiteboarder 17'54"
2006 Jeff Kafka, Kiteboarder 20'28"
2007 Chip Wasson, Kiteboarder 16'30"
2008 Howie Hamlin,Mike Martin, Paul Allen, Aussie 18 22'25"
2009 John Winning, David Gibson, Andrew Hey. Aussie 18'19"
2010 Michael Coxon. Trent Barnabasa, Aaron Links Aussie 18 19'41"
2011 Bryan Lake, Kiteboarder 16'15"
2012 John Heineken, Kiteboarder 14'14"
2013 John Heineken, Kiteboarder 12'00"
All the skiffs, kites and boards sail back upwind to their launch at crissy or the ac park. Cats go back home where ever they came from-where ever that may be on the sf bay.
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:20 pm
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Foil boards seem slow, but can have extreme upwind and downwind advantages.
One of the problems is you can't lean out to counter the load of a windsurf sail, so you're essentially sailing underpowered the whole time out there.
Foils should be similar to efficient airplane wings, straight lines, hard edges, and NACA foils, or something that spelling.
Foils are ATTACHED to the board, so it's not a board company, it's the foil designer's company.
And foils need tuning once under way, unlike airplane wings with variable motor power.
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Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:55 pm
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zirtaeb wrote:
Foil boards seem slow, but can have extreme upwind and downwind advantages.
One of the problems is you can't lean out to counter the load of a windsurf sail, so you're essentially sailing underpowered the whole time out there.
Foils should be similar to efficient airplane wings, straight lines, hard edges, and NACA foils, or something that spelling.
Foils are ATTACHED to the board, so it's not a board company, it's the foil designer's company.
And foils need tuning once under way, unlike airplane wings with variable motor power.
I'm sorry, but you assume a lot in several of those statements. With foils at 90 degree to the root, you are correct. A foil that is 90 degrees (very much more or less) to the windward rake of the sail will allow a rider to control power by raking the sail to windward.
Foils that are not merely planks set at 90 degrees to the root exist all over the sailing community, including in the AC 72 and NACRA cats.
Foils need tuning, true, but one can do it with a fixed foil by changing the pitch just like the AC 72s.
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Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:16 pm
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Wow that's amazing the ws ers and kiters sail back upwind to Crissy! Also amazing the kiter made it in 12 min! Interesting that kites and boats have won on and off but no ws'er since 2004.
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Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:28 pm
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Dan, have you ever seen a foil that was 90 degrees, perpendicular, to the rake of the MAST?
I've seen kiteboard foils, single and twin.
I've seen windsurf foils, single root, two foils fore and aft, or double rooted foils, ALL attached 90 degrees to the board
Same with the foil kiteboard of the guy in LasMarias, PR.
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Our work with Fortune 100 CIOs has revealed several key ideas for dealing with the both opportunity and challenge of big data.
Data, Information, or Insight?
For many companies, the recent explosion in data is not a result of increased business transactions or better use of information and analytics. Rather, it's the result of unmanaged replication. Large email attachments that are broadly distributed, hundreds of extracts from production systems sent nightly to departmental databases, and unclear archive-and-purge processes drive data growth without creating any new information. The value of big data comes from new information and insights, not copies of existing data, and there are three main ways in which to get started down the right path.
The first task is to separate the signal from the noise. First, begin reducing the noise by locking down and simplifying the data environment with ILM (information lifecycle management), data governance, and master data management. This does not mean waiting to get started on big data; rather, plan to retire two copies of legacy data for every new data source created.
Second, it is critical to identify (even broadly) what new information and insights big data can provide and how that will impact the business. We've done a number of case studies that serve to illustrate this in action. Some of the actions you can take include:
Voice of the Customer: Summarize call-center and customer e-mail correspondence nightly with text mining tools to prioritize top product and service issues and desired features.
Accelerate Analytic Processes: Create a multi-terabyte "analysis-ready" database to support common analytic needs, such as customer marketing segmentation. One company accelerated their go-to-market processes by an order of magnitude with this technique.
Business Event Detection: Design channels to identify important business events during interactions with customers and automate responses. At a large insurer, for example, timely, targeted responses to customer behavior based on such identification improved close rates 20 percent and increased retention 10 percent.
Third, define the smallest possible scope for success. Be rigorous in defining the new information that is needed, and then decide if big data is the only source. If it is, then assess the smallest set of data required to generate that information. Ask questions such as: How much history is needed for trend analysis? How granular is the data needed?
For discovery and analysis projects, statistical samples can produce the same insights as can full-volume historical data sets. Most large companies try to understand coarse, consistent patterns in customer behavior and product performance so they can optimize their business processes and products at scale. An analysis of 500,000 random car buyers will yield just about the same insights as 50,000,000. Unless your business can take advantage of micro segmentation and harvesting "the long tail," a rigorous sampling and analysis process will yield sufficient actionable insights.
Leverage Big Data Technology
Networked, dynamic business processes built at a very granular level can produce billions and trillions of bytes of data each month. Given all this, it must be understood that the demands of big data have traditionally outstripped any improvements in technology cost/performance. Fortunately, new architectures and approaches have evolved over the last decade that can simplify managing these enormous data volumes, approaches that are finally being incorporated into the enterprise architectures of many large companies. These include:
Database Appliances and Accelerators: Relational database technology has evolved dramatically over the last decade, allowing terabytes, even petabytes, of data to be loaded and queried quickly and efficiently on a single platform. Database appliances bundle storage, processing, interconnects, and query processing onto a dedicated hardware and software platform optimized for database performance and management. Database accelerators use innovative storage and query optimizations to reduce database size and accelerate complex query performance. Where hardware upgrades on traditional relational databases might improve performance by a factor of two, appliances and accelerators can improve price-performance by a factor of 100. Most important, these technologies simplify management and administration by eliminating the need for expert tuning and configuration.
NOSQL Data Stores: A technology literally born from the Internet, Not-Only-SQL technology was designed from the start to manage enormous, distributed data sets that can be queried in milliseconds. Instead of normalizing data into relational tables that are then joined for answers, very large data sets are distributed across hundreds or thousands of processors, organized so that related data is stored together. Queries run in parallel across all processors, each returning answers based on its local data. This incredibly simple and scalable approach is very efficient and flexible, allowing for a wide variety of data types to be stored together, as well as sophisticated queries to be run.
Automated Analytics: Harvesting insights from big data requires analytics, and, in most companies, this is the domain of a small number of highly trained specialists. Capturing, cleansing, and combing through terabytes of data is often more art than science, and most analysts will tell you that their manual processes cannot be automated. However, over the last decade, advances in self-learning algorithms, genetic algorithms, and automated testing have produced programs that discover patterns, generate insights, and improve over time--in other words, they learn. These systems might not always outperform their human counterparts, but their automated processes might be the only way to scale to the demands of big data.
An important role for big-data technology in the enterprise is to reduce data volume and complexity. For example, most large companies have good processes for managing an important business event--such as responding to potential fraud or calling for service. Big-data technology allows the scanning of billions of transactions to identify or anticipate an important business event; once identified, traditional technology and processes can be launched in response. In this way, big-data technology acts as a transducer that translates the cacophony of data into useful, manageable information.
Big data must be considered in the context of the enterprise data and analytics environment, which we think of as an ecosystem: capturing and creating data, cleansing and organizing it, mining business insights from it, and using those insights to drive intelligent actions in the business. By feeding data that measure the outcomes of these actions back into the system, a closed loop is created that allows companies to use their data to test, learn, and improve their processes.
The diagram below depicts three broad domains of the ecosystem: data, insight, and action.
Data capabilities are responsible for creating and managing usable, high quality enterprise information assets. These include all standard data-management capabilities, such as data sourcing and integration; quality and metadata management; data modeling; and data governance. Insight capabilities include tools, data, and processes for management reporting and advanced analytics. Action capabilities provision data and business intelligence to applications, business processes, and business partners, and capture responses to interactions.
Big data presents opportunities and challenges in each of these domains. Data management leverages big-data technology to eliminate redundancy and provide scalable infrastructure for managing big-data assets. Insight uses appliances and accelerators, NOSQL technology, and automated analytics to expose new value hidden in big data. Businesses deploy these insights through intelligent agents mediating both internal and external communications and interactions.
Big data presents fascinating opportunities for insight and innovation--as well as the challenge of separating the signal from the noise. Increasingly, companies are overlaying their internal, proprietary data with insights from external structured and unstructured data to better understand their customers, performance, and marketplace. New technologies are making big data useful and manageable, but careful, business-driven planning and governance are essential to success. Starting from clear business objectives, enterprises are evolving to manage the dramatic growth in data, harvest new insights, and continuously optimize their actions.
About the Author
Paul Barth, PhD, Managing Partner/Founder, NewVantage Partners.


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- Article (3)
- Conference Proceeding (3)
- Doctoral Thesis (1)
- Beruf (3)
- Bologna-Prozess (3)
- Exzellenzinitiative (3)
- Germanistik (3)
- Germanistikstudium (3)
- Theorie (3)
- Zukunft (3)
- Cluster Hadronization (1)
- Colour (1)
- Distributed software development (1)
- Antworten auf die Ausgangsfragen von Forum B.2 "Germanistik studieren – Perspektiven in Ausbildung und Beruf" (2013)
- Das Internationale Colloquium "Perspektiven der Germanistik im 21. Jahrhundert" fand vom 4. bis 6. April 2013 im SchlossHerrenhausen in Hannover statt. Der Autor hat den Herausgebern den vorliegenden Text nach der Konferenz zur Verfügung gestellt. Er antwortet auf die Ausgangsfragen zum Diskussionsforum B.2 "Germanistik studieren – Perspektiven in Ausbildung und Beruf", die im Programm zur Veranstaltung formuliert worden waren.
- Critical review of quark gluon plasma signatures (1999)
- Noneequilibrium models (three-fluid hydrodynamics and UrQMD) use to discuss the uniqueness of often proposed experimental signatures for quark matter formation in relativistic heavy ion collisions. It is demonstrated that these two models - although they do treat the most interesting early phase of the collisions quite differently(thermalizing QGP vs. coherent color fields with virtual particles) - both yields a reasonable agreement with a large variety of the available heavy ion data.
- Current status of quark gluon plasma signals (2001)
- Compelling evidence for the creation of a new form of matter has been claimed to be found in Pb+Pb collisions at SPS. We discuss the uniqueness of often proposed experimental signatures for quark matter formation in relativistic heavy ion collisions. It is demonstrated that so far none of the proposed signals like J/psi meson production/suppression, strangeness enhancement, dileptons, and directed flow unambigiously show that a phase of deconfined matter has been formed in SPS Pb+Pb collisions. We emphasize the need for systematic future measurements to search for simultaneous irregularities in the excitation functions of several observables in order to come close to pinning the properties of hot, dense QCD matter from data.
- Forum B.2: Germanistik studieren : Perspektiven in Ausbildung und Beruf (2013)
- Ausgangsfragen: Bologna: Segen und/oder Fluch? Bedeuten Modularisierung und Ausrichtung auf Kompetenzen das Ende der Humboldt'schen Bildungsidee? Und wenn: Ist das ein Verlust oder ein Gewinn? Wie ist die Modularisierung der Studienordnung mit Blick auf praktische Erfahrungen zu bewerten? Hat sie zu einer Verbesserung des Studienverlaufs geführt? Welches Curriculum müsste die Germanistik der Zukunft haben? Welche 'Schlüsselqualifikationen' sollte sie vermitteln? Sollte das Studium (noch) stärker berufsorientiert strukturiert sein? Sind auch hier Anpassungen an das medientechnische Umfeld erforderlich? Wie steht es generell um die Berufsaussichten von Germanisten? Kommt den Fächern bzw. den Universitäten selbst eine höhere Verantwortung für die Vermittlung in Berufe zu ('employability')?
- Forum B.2: Germanistik studieren – Perspektiven in Ausbildung und Beruf : Statement (2013)
- Dieser Text wurde verlesen als Statement auf dem Internationalen Colloquium "Perspektiven der Germanistik im 21. Jahrhundert", das vom 4. bis 6. April 2013 im Schloss Herrenhausen in Hannover stattfand. Er bildete die Grundlage für eine Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema "Germanistik studieren – Perspektiven in Ausbildung und Beruf" in der Sektion "Jenseits von Bologna – Studium und Beruf".
- GEANT4 : a simulation toolkit (2003)
- Abstract Geant4 is a toolkit for simulating the passage of particles through matter. It includes a complete range of functionality including tracking, geometry, physics models and hits. The physics processes offered cover a comprehensive range, including electromagnetic, hadronic and optical processes, a large set of long-lived particles, materials and elements, over a wide energy range starting, in some cases, from 250 eV and extending in others to the TeV energy range. It has been designed and constructed to expose the physics models utilised, to handle complex geometries, and to enable its easy adaptation for optimal use in different sets of applications. The toolkit is the result of a worldwide collaboration of physicists and software engineers. It has been created exploiting software engineering and object-oriented technology and implemented in the C++ programming language. It has been used in applications in particle physics, nuclear physics, accelerator design, space engineering and medical physics. PACS: 07.05.Tp; 13; 23
- Microscopic colored quark dynamics in the soft nonperturbative regime : description of hadron formation in relativistic S+Au collisions at CERN (2001)
- The quark-molecular-dynamics model is used to study microscopically the dynamics of the coloured quark phase and the subsequent hadron formation in relativistic S+Au collisions at the CERN-SPS. Particle spectra and hadron ratios are compared to both data and the results of hadronic transport calculations. The non-equilibrium dynamics of hadronization and the loss of correlation among quarks are studied.
- Modelling ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions with the quark Molecular Dynamics qMD (2005)
- This thesis presents a model for the dynamical description of deconfined quark matter created in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions, treating quarks and antiquarks as classical point particles subject to a colour-dependent, Cornell-type potential interaction. The model provides a dynamical handle for hadronization via the recombination of quarks and antiquarks in colour neutral clusters. Gluons are not included explicitly in the model,but are described in an effective manner by the means of the potential interaction. The model includes four different quark flavours (up, down, strange and charm) and uses current masses for the quarks. The dynamical evolution of a system of colour charges subject to the Hamiltonian equations of motion of the model yields the formation of colour neutral clusters of quarks and antiquarks, which are subject only to a small remaining interaction, the strong interquark potential notwithstanding. These clusters can be mapped onto hadrons and hadronic resonances. Thus, the model allows a dynamical description of quarks degrees of freedom in heavy ion collisions, including a recombination scheme for hadronization. The thermal properties of the model turn pout to be very satisfying. The model shows a transition from a confining phase to a deconfined phase with rising temperature, going hand in hand with a softest point in the equation of state and a rise of energy density and pressure to the Stefan-Boltzmann limit of a gas of quarks and antiquarks. Moreover, the potential interaction is screened in the deconfined phase. For the dynamical description of ultra-relativistic heavy ion collision, the qMD model is coupled to UrQMD as a generator for its initial conditions. In this way, a fully dynamical description of the expansion and hadronization of the fireball created in such collisions can be achieved. Non-equilibrium aspects of the expansion dynamics and hadronization by recombination of quarks and antiquarks are discussed in detail, and a comparison with experimental data of collisions at the CERN-SPS is presented. The big advantage of the qMD model is the possibility to study cluster formation, including exotic clusters, and fluctuations in a dynamical manner. As an example, event-by-event fluctuations in electric charge are studied. Such fluctuations have been proposed as a clear criterion to distinguish a deconfined system from a hadrons gas. However, experimental data show hadron gas fluctuation measures even at RHIC, where deconfinement is taken for granted. We will see how the dynamics of quark recombination washes out the quark-gluon plasma signal in the fluctuation criterion. Moreover, we will discuss briefly the problem of entropy at recombination. In a second application, the formation of exotic hadronic clusters, larger than usual mesons and baryons, is studied. Such clusters could provide new measures for the thermalization and homogenization of a deconfined gas of colour charges. Moreover, number estimates for exotic clusters from recombination are considerably lower than corresponding predictions from thermal models, providing a clear difference between statistical hadronization and hadronization via quark recombination. A detailed analysis is provided for pentaquark candidates such as the Theta-Plus. It turns out that the distribution of exotic states over strangeness, isospin, and spin could provide a sensitive measure for thermalization and decorrelation in the deconfined quark phase, if it could be measured.
- Multifragmentation, clustering, and coalescence in nuclear collisions (2005)
- Nuclear collisions at intermediate, relativistic, and ultra-relativistic energies offer unique opportunities to study in detail manifold fragmentation and clustering phenomena in dense nuclear matter. At intermediate energies, the well known processes of nuclear multifragmentation -- the disintegration of bulk nuclear matter in clusters of a wide range of sizes and masses -- allow the study of the critical point of the equation of state of nuclear matter. At very high energies, ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions offer a glimpse at the substructure of hadronic matter by crossing the phase boundary to the quark-gluon plasma. The hadronization of the quark-gluon plasma created in the fireball of a ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collision can be considered, again, as a clustering process. We will present two models which allow the simulation of nuclear multifragmentation and the hadronization via the formation of clusters in an interacting gas of quarks, and will discuss the importance of clustering to our understanding of hadronization in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions.
- Nonequilibrium dynamics of a hadronizing quark gluon plasma (1999)
- We investigate the hadronic cooling of a quark droplet within a microscopic model. The color flux tube approach is used to describe the hadronization of the quark phase. The model reproduces experimental particle ratios equally well compared to a static thermal hadronic source. Furthermore, the dynamics of the decomposition of a quark-gluon plasma is investigated and time dependent particle ratios are found.


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EA Sports picked one hell of a day to confirm its NBA title's name change. Not like anyone will remember today for Michael Jordan returning to video games, Ken Griffey Jr. retiring, or the worst umpiring mistake in baseball history.
Anyway, it's official: NBA Live is no more, it will be replaced by NBA Elite 11. The publisher confirmed the name change in a news release this morning, promising a new real-time physics system that takes the place of two-man animated interactions "that have long taken the user control out of basketball simulation video games." A news release went on to describe the game's new right-analog input for shooting, passing, and other on-court actions. "It is like being on a basketball court with an amazing set of skills," said David Littman, the series' creative director.
Yeah, but did you see how that ump totally screwed the Detroit pitcher?! WTF was he thinking!!!


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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Have a sneak peak of the new issue. Luke Stephenson and his team decided to do a wedding cake story for us including recipe. I hope you enjoy and once you decide to try your own cake please send us images.
VIDEO: Luke Stepenson
PRODUCTION: Henriette Primus
FOODSTYLING: Annie Nichols
Fairy Tale Castle Wedding Cake
Choc Fudge Cake
Pomegranate Glue
Lemony Sponge Cake
Pomegranate Meringue Turrets
Silver dragees
Edible glitter
You will need:
One each of 20cm, 23 cm & 30 cm chocolate fudge cakes
Two each of 20 cm, 23 cm & 30 cm Lemony Cakes
Three swiss rolls
One quantity of Pomegranate Meringues
One quantity of Pomegranate Glue
Three quantities of Frosting
Place one of the largest Lemony sponge cakes on a large cake board. Drizzle all over with a little of the pomegranate glue, then top with a chocolate cake. Add glue to this and top with another sponge cake.
Repeat with the next 2 cake layers. Cut the swiss rolls to desired length and arrange on top of cake.
With a spatula cover the whole cake smoothly with Frosting. Using a piping bag, pipe rosettes all around the cake. Top with 3 meringue turrets and finish off with silver dragees and dust heavily with edible glitter.
Choc Fudge Cake
Makes a 20 cm round cake
200 g dark brown sugar
100 g molasses sugar
4 tablespoons water
250 g butter, softened
250 g dark chocolate, (about 60-70 % cocoa solids)
6 medium eggs, separated
Grease and line a 20 cm round cake tin with parchment paper and
preheat an oven 160 C.
Break the chocolate into pieces into a large heatproof bowl and add the butter. Place the sugar and water in a small pan, bring to a boil stirring to dissolve then pour over the chocolate and butter in the bowl. Stir until smooth.
Beat the egg yolks with a fork and stir well through the chocolate mixture.
Whisk the egg whites until stiff but not dry, then fold gently in.
Pour into the tin. Bake for 40 minutes. Remove from oven and leave to cool in the tin, then chill over night.
To make the larger cakes
For 23cm multiply the chocolate cake quantities by 1 ½
For 30 cm multiply the quantities by 2
Cooking times stays the same.
Pomegranate Glue
3 cups pomegranate juice
2 cups caster sugar
Juice lemon
Pour the sugar and juice into a small pan. Bring to the boil and let it bubble away for about 20-30 minutes. Add the juice and boil again until it thickens to a sticky, syrupy glaze. Pour into a bowl and cool completely.
Lemony Sponge Cake and Swiss Roll
Makes 2 x 20 cm round cakes or a 33 x 23 swiss roll
3 eggs
125 g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
finely grated zest and juice of one lemon
125g plain flour
Pomegranate glue
Preheat oven 200 C.
Grease 2 x 20 cm cake tins or a 33 x 23 swiss roll tin and line the base with baking parchment.
Whisk the eggs, sugar and lemon zest for about ten mintues or until pale and really fluffy. (you'll need a machine for this.) Lift the whisk and write your initials on the surface and if it sits for at least 10 seconds then it's ready, if not, keep going.
Drizzle over the lemon juice and gently fold in the flour, then pour into the tin or onto the swiss roll tin, spreading it or letting it roll into the corners.
Bake for about 15-20 minutes. If making the swiss rolls, lay a clean wrung out damp tea towel out on a flat surface. Place a piece of parchment larger than the swiss roll tin out on top and sprinkle liberally with caster sugar.
When, if you gently poke the swiss roll, the sponge bounces back, then it's ready. Tip the swiss roll out onto the paper, drizzle with the pomegranate glue and quickly roll up from one short end, then leave in the paper to go cold. Cut to desired length.
To make the larger cakes
For 23cm multiply the chocolate cake quantities by 1 ½
For 30 cm multiply the quantities by 2
Cooking times stays the same.
180g caster sugar
75ml water
2 large egg whites
250 g butter, at room temperature.
Add cornflour will help to stiffen the mixture and stabilize it esp in heat
Put the sugar and water into a small saucepan and stir over low heat to dissolve. Increase the heat to high and boil the syrup until it reaches 120°C on a sugar thermometer.
When the sugar syrup is nearly ready, whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks and gradually pour in the sugar syrup in a steady stream. Continue to beat until the meringue has doubled in volume and the sides of the mixing bowl no longer feels hot.
Gradually beat in the butter. Will keep happily in the fridge for a day or so.
Pomegranate Meringue Turrets
Makes about 6 meringues
3 medium egg whites
pinch salt
175 g caster sugar
Pomegranate glue
Pre heat oven to 120 C and line a couple of baking trays with baking parchment.
Whisk egg white and salt together until stiff. Gradually add the caster sugar a spoonful at a time making sure it is mixed well in after each addition, until the mixture is thick and glossy.
Drizzle some of the pomegranate syrup backwards and forwards over the meringue in the bowl and scoop out large spoonfuls as turrets onto the baking sheet. Add more syrup to the bowl each time you take out a spoonful of meringue. No need to swirl as this will create a marbled effect on its own
Bake for 4 hours until crisp and dry. Cool on wire rack.
© Annie Nichols 2010
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
We are very happy to announce that "I love you No.5" is out now. If you might be in Berlin today you can get the first copies at "Do you read me?!" Auguststraße 28.
Muguet Blanc
Collection Extraordinaire
Eau de Parfum
Rose Splendide
Eau de Parfum
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Friday, September 24, 2010
I LOVE YOU ISSUE NO. 5 COVER ...is printing today.
Covershoot featuring Paz de la Huerta by Marcus Gaab
Illustrations: Karina Eibatova
Styling: Sarah Cobb
Hair: John Ruggiero (Starworks Artists),
MAKE-UP: Deanna Melluso (Artlist New York),
dress MARIOS SCHWAB
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Our new issue "The Princess Issue" is almost ready, will show you the cover later. But meanwhile let me introduce you to Jade Prinzess (she is german and this is her real name, no kidding).
Video: Thalia de Jong
mules JEREMY SCOTT FOR ADIDAS SILVR
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Video: Thalia de Jong
all references in full length:
The Princess Wave
Modern Talking
Dutch Royalty
Ring Pop
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This week, we challenge you to declutter your life by following these 5 steps towards minimal living. It's a great chance to find a new home for your unused clobber, and to really start appreciating your prized posessions. We're convinced that by the end of the week, you'll be enjoying your new found space - be it under your bed or at the back of your mind!
Cameras, consoles, phones and fashion….everyone has pile of yesteryears technology! Dig them out and say goodbye. finding yesteryears technology a usful new home by selling it on Ebay, Gumtree.
Set a target for what you'll do with your re-surfaced riches. Outside of 'necessary' purchases, a great rule of thumb for enjoying excess cash is to invest in 'skills and experiences' – i.e. not more 'stuff'!
Most of us have too much unnecessary 'stuff' to feasibly sell it all. So, once your de-clutter is in full steam, bag-up what you think may be of use to someone else and donate it to a charitable cause.
There are some awesome initiatives out there – in London, Traid.co.uk offers free home-collection ( > click here ) ! Gumtree & Freecycle are also great.
Refreshing a much-loved possession can be immensely satisfying. This week, write a list of items that could do with a bit of TLC and give them that new lease of life.
Get the radio on, pick a sunny spot in the garden and find enjoyment in the task… whether you're sewing those buttons back on, polishing those shoes, stitching up that hole or re-wiring that lamp.
> Click here for how to (properly!) sew a button
> Click here for how to rewire a lamp
> Click here for how to repair a hole in your favourite sweater
Now that you're in the swing of stripping back what you really need, why not try going 24-hours without spending any money.
It'll take a little preparation, but the sense of liberation is worth it. Be sure to pack a lunchbox, plot a cycle route to work and pocket a tea bag. Plan an afternoon at the park, or peruse a book in the garden – time for yourself is priceless.
Talk to a friend about your newly de-cluttered life – conversation is an opportunity to inspire and be inspired. What's more, when we talk about our experiences to our pals, it helps us clarify them in our own minds.
A week of de-cluttering is an awesome start, but it's easy to lose momentum. Sharing your experiences with those around you will both share the love and help build a framework for keeping it up.
As Minimalist Month draws to a close, we thought we'd share some wise words from Swimrun co-founder Mats Skott and his wife, Natasha, and their life in rural Sweden. "Minimalism for Natasha and me is a learned way of...
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This week's challenge is all about resetting your internal body clock, otherwise known as Circadian Rhythm - the inbuilt 24-hour cycle that influences the timing of daily routines such as falling asleep, waking up and when we eat.
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Were you glued to the TV last night as the monster hit telenovela La Reina del Sur came to an end? We certainly were.
In the Telemundo drama, Kate del Castillo played Teresa Mendoza, an unexpected drug lord. The soap was based on the best-selling book by the same name written by Spanish author Arturo Pérez Reverte. After Mendoza's lover is killed by drug cartels, she flees from her small Mexican town for the Costa del Sol in Spain. Eventually, Mendoza becomes a big time Queen Pin, running a drug dealing ring spanning three continents.
The premiere of La Reina set ratings records, netting 2.4 million viewers for Telemundo. Now the network has launched its first ever Emmy campaign, hoping to land a Best Drama Series nod for Reina and a Best Drama Actress nom for del Castillo. "It would have been stupid not to do it," del Castillo declared of Telemundo's decision to push for awards recognition. "We have to elevate our voice to make them acknowledge all the Spanish-speaking shows."
In honor of the end of the first new telenovela to get us super excited in a while, we decided to take a trip down memory lane and round up our ten favorite Spanish-language soaps of all time. Let us know if we forgot any!
1. Telenovelas: Reina del Sur
2. Telenovelas: Betty la Fea
Yo Soy Betty la Fea
Betty La Fea became an international phenomenon after it originally aired in Colombia in 1999. The story follows Beatriz Aurora Pinzón Solano, aka Betty, who works as a secretary at the fictitious fashion empire, EcoModa. Though she is brilliant, Betty is marginalized at the company because of her looks. Eventually she wins everyone over with her charm and smarts. More than a dozen versions of the telenovela have been made all across the world including the U.S. hit Ugly Betty, starring America Ferrera.
3. Telenovelas: Pedro el Escamoso
Pedro el Escamoso
This popular telenovela about a hapless womanizer also hailed from Colombia and aired in 2001. Starring Miguel Varoni as Pedro Coral Tavera, a charming but unlucky man who moves from his small town to the big city in search of his fortune, the show was an instant hit. Pedro finds work as a driver for high-powered businessman Cesar Luis Freydell, and falls in love at first sight with the beautiful Paula Divel. Too bad for Pedro that Paula's already head over heels in love with Cesar.
4. Telenovelas: Gitanas
This Mexican telenovela aired in 2004 and was about Maria Salome (played by Ana de la Reguera), a gorgeous gypsy woman who falls in love with a non-gypsy man, or "gayo." In a classic Romeo & Juliet tale, it is love at first sight for Maria and Sebastián—but their union is forbidden by Gypsy law and looked down upon be those in mainstream society that consider the Gypsy way of life inferior.
5. Telenovelas: Volver a Empezar
Volver a Empezar
The Mexican telenvola Volver a Empezar became one of the most popular soap opera's in Televisa's history. Starring Mexican singer Yuri as Reni and Puerto Rican heartthrob Chayenne as hiumself, the story follows Reni through a complicated path of love, fame and redemption. After an accident renders her paralyzed and with amnesia, she leans on her friend Tony and the two eventually fall in love after Reni makes a triumphant return to the stage, fully recovered.
6. Telenovelas: Marimar
Marimar starred Thalia as the titular character, a poor girl who lives on the beach with her loving grandparents. Eventually, Marimar falls in love with Sergio, the son of a wealthy family whose mother will stop at nothing to keep them apart. After Sergio's mother frames Marimar and kills her grandparents, the once innocent girl returns seeking revenge.
7. Telenovelas: Muchachitas
Before Rebelde or RBD, there was Muchachitas for Anahi! Shown on Univisión in the early 1990s, this charming telenovela told the tale of four young women(Mónica, Elena, Leticia and Isabel) who join a special school to pursue their dreams of fame and fortune. All the girls are from different walks of life; Monica is wealthy, Elena is an outside, Leticia is a wanna-be and poor Isabel is engaged to a much older man.
8. Telenovelas: Rosa Salvaje
Rosa Salvaje
This is an oldie but a goodie. Starring Verónica Castro as the main character, Rosa, this Mexican telenovela aired in 1987. Rosa is a poor tomboy living on the ouskirts of Mexico City when she meets the wealthy Ricardo while trying to steal plums from his yard. Of course, the two fall in love, but Ricardo's evil sisters want him to marry a wealthy woman to assure their place is society and scheme to keep them apart.
9. Telenovelas: Cafe con Aroma de Mujer
Cafe con Aroma de Mujer
This Colombian soap aired in the early nineties and has one of our favorite telenovela titles of all time. Commended for its accurate portrayal of the coffee industry and beautiful cinematography, Cafe con Aroma de Mujer is about the love between Gaviota, a coffee harvester, and Sebastian Vallejo, the grandson of a powerful coffee businessman. After the two are separated, Gaviota learns that she is pregnant with Sebastian's child and tries to track him down in Europe only to get caught in a web of human trafficking.
10. Telenovelas: Soy tu Duena
Soy tu Dueña
This mega-hit telenovela starred Lucero as one of the most kick-ass heroines we've ever seen on a soap opera. Valentina Villalba (Lucero) is a beautiful heiress with bad luck in love. After moving away to the country to run her hacienda in isolation due to the betrayal of her fiance, Valentina finds herself caught up in a complicated web of lies, love and loyalty. Eventually, she is able to find true love with Jose Miguel Montesinos, a rich neighbor whose land Valentina tries to purchase. Airing in 2010,Soy tu Dueña was so popular it set new rating highs for Univision.
11. Telenovelas: Luz Clarita
Luz Clarita
Loveable orphan Luz Clarita (Daniela Luján) is taken in by the rich de la Fuente family after being raised in an orphanage for most of her life. The little girl is on a mission in life to help everyone realize their dreams and love even though the one love she has been searching for her whole life has always been out of her reach—she thinks her mother is still alive and has been looking for her, even though Luz Clarita's mother is supposedly dead. Her perseverance teaches everyone she comes across about the importance of love and faith.


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A Heritage Built on the American Dream
Alex Manoogian, Masco's founder, son of a prosperous Armenian grain wholesaler, was born in Smyrna, Turkey in 1901. He grew up in a family that placed great emphasis on education and enterprise. In his youth, he mastered five languages, developed a lifelong curiosity of the world around him and exhibited a drive to excel. At the age of 19, he came to the United States to escape a life of persecution in Turkey. He arrived at Ellis Island with only two suitcases and $50 in cash, but with unbounded enthusiasm and a formal education for that time.
Like so many millions of other immigrants who had left the Old World for the promise of the new, he carried within himself an iron resolve to bring his family to the United States.
The desire to own his own business, and be financially secure in order to bring his family to the United States, took hold and grew strongly during his early years. Five years after arriving in Detroit, he and his two partners bought a couple of used machines, repaired them and began making machined parts for the auto industry — the beginning of Masco.
In 1934, Mr. Manoogian's partners left the Company, and he alone was responsible for its well-being. He was the Chairman, CEO, press operator, estimator, sales manager and foreman and his commitment to quality assured Masco's early sur vival and eventual prosperity.
Prosperity turned into dramatic growth in the late 1950s as a result of a seemingly simple, but revolutionary faucet. In the early 1950s, an inventor brought Mr. Manoogian what, at the time, was considered an oddity: a single-handle faucet. The invention featured a ball valve that combined volume control with the mixing of hot and cold water. Though the inventor's design leaked, it was easy to operate and repair. Mr. Manoogian, however, saw the bigger idea behind it and bought the inventor's rights. He improved the design, and in 1954 he patented and brought to market the first successful washerless ball valve faucet — the Delta faucet — named for the faucet cam shaped like the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. The phenomenal response to this plumbing innovation generated the funds necessary for Masco to expand both internally and externally.
One of his proudest moments was in 1978 when he was asked to be the keynote speaker at the dedication of the restoration of Ellis Island. He had certainly come full circle. Having been one of the 16 million immigrants who passed through Ellis Island before it was closed in 1932; he was now, fifty-eight years later, the Guest of Honor and Principal Speaker.
During his lifetime, Mr. Manoogian received numerous recognitions for his international philanthropy. While his life is certainly a classical immigrant success story, his true legacy is the tens of millions of dollars he donated to cultural organizations, hospitals, museums, libraries, universities, schools and charities of the Armenian Diaspora, to preserve and continue their culture.
Alex Manoogian was President, Chairman or Chairman Emeritus of Masco Corporation for 67 years. Without a doubt, the foundation for Masco's financial strength and vibrancy is the philosophy that our founder, Alex Manoogian, instilled early into every aspect of our operations.
"Do not be satisfied with average performance. Strive for excellence. If you cannot give your customers a better value and a better product, do not sell the product."


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This animation shows the Gaia spacecraft spinning in space scanning the sky.
Gaia's mission relies on the systematic and repeating observation of star positions in two fields of view. As the detectors repeatedly measure the position of each celestial object, they will detect any changes in the object's motion through space.
To achieve its mission the spacecraft is spinning slowly, sweeping its two telescopes across the entire celestial sphere to make four complete rotations per day.
Gaia's telescopes point at two different portions of the sky, separated by a constant 106.5°. Therefore, objects arrive in the second field of view 106.5 minutes after they are observed in the first.
Meanwhile its spin axis precesses around the Sun with a period of about 63 days, allowing different parts of the sky to be scanned. This scanning strategy builds up an interlocking grid of positions, providing absolute – rather than relative – values of the stellar positions and motions.
The spacecraft spin axis makes an angle of 45° with the Sun direction, ensuring that the payload is shaded from the Sun, but that the solar arrays can still produce electricity efficiently.


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If you have been interested in giving beaded beads a try, this is the perfect kit for you. You will create elegant and unique Beadwork Bracelet beaded with Swarovski set in stone, Miyuki Japanese seed beads, Miyuki Japanese Delica beads and Swarovski bicone beads which will most certainly get you noticed. You will be amazed fun it is.
Technique: Simple beading technique.
Skill Level: Beginners - Intermediate
This kit has all beading supply to complete the project.
The only materials you will need to provide are 12# Beading Needle, Fireline 0.006"/0.15mm, scissors, your own beading passion and two hands!
The listing is for KIT and PDF tutorial (downloadable). A photo of the kit is pictured.
Color: Turquoise
Miyuki Japanese glass Round seed beads
Miyuki Japanese Delica beads
Swarovski Round Square Set 4 Holes Closed Turquoise
Swarovski crystal beads
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Step-by-step instructions (8 pages) featuring full color photos or illustration for each step.
• Step-by-step instructions with color graphic pictures (Link to download the PDF file will be sent to your email address within 24 hours or sooner)
• Materials you need for making the Kit (will be mailed to your shipping address within 48 hours excluding Saturday and Holidays).
There are several available colors (The listing is for the color shown in the listing picture above), be sure to check.
No basic knowledge is needed; the detailed instructions and diagrams should enable a beginner or beginner/intermediate to successfully complete this project.
If you have any questions or difficulties as you work, please email me, I will be happy to help.
* Colors may vary slightly due to camera and monitor differences.
Please see my other Beading Pattern and Kit section to get inspired
You can find complimentary Isabella Lam beading and stringing supply through www.bead4all.com with confidence
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Recipe from Monica Tanner of Calif.
4 chicken breasts, pounded
1/2 C. bread crumbs
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp. cumin
1/4 C melted butter
4 to 8 Monterey jack cheese slices
1 egg, beaten
6 C. flour (to dredge chicken in)
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Pound chicken, mix seasoning in bread crumbs. Place chicken in flour, egg, and finally rub in pile of bread crumbs.Place one slice of jack cheese on the chicken breast and roll up. Insert toothpick through chicken breast and drizzle with butter. Cook for 30 minutes and enjoy.
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STP Ideal Quantum Gas Program Documents
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STP Ideal Quantum Gas Program
written by
Harvey Gould,
Jan Tobochnik,
Wolfgang Christian, and
Anne Cox
The STP IdealQuantumGas program is a simulation of an ideal quantum gas in equilibrium with a heat bath. The program computes the density of states, particle distribution function, and energy occupancy diagram. The default system is a three-dimensional ideal Fermi gas of N=100 particles at temperature T=10.
STP IdealQuantumGas is part of a suite of Open Source Physics programs that model aspects of Statistical and Thermal Physics (STP). The program is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double clicking the stp_IdealQuantumGas.jar file will run the program if Java is installed on your computer. Additional programs can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, STP, or Statistical and Thermal Physics.
- Download stp_IdealQuantumGas.jar - 591kb Java Archive File
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Supplemental Documents (2)
STP Ideal Quantum Gas Documentation
A pdf document that briefly describes the STP Ideal Quantum Gas program. It describes how to use the stp_IdealQuantumGas.jar file and contains short tutorial exercises for use with the jar file.
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STP Ideal Quantum Gas Distribution
The materials distributed in this zip file are in support of the STP Ideal Quantum Gas program. This distribution contains the program, documentation, and exercises.
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Welcome to eBeeHoney and our blog!
We'll keep you up to date on what's happening in and around the hives throughout the year.
- Locust Honey
- Sage Honey Now Available!
- Chunk Honey getting low
- Raw locust with apple blossom and cherry blossom now available
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- Comb Honey and Chunk Honey
- Buckwheat Honey 2017 Crop is Ready!
- Clover Honey off the Hives!
- No Rain - No Apples
- Comb Honey 2016
- U.S. Honey Bee Colonies Decimated in 2015
- How Beeswax is Made
- How to Spot Fake Honey
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- Great article on store bought honey! Must read article!
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Great article on store bought honey! Must read article!
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Barco's portfolio of LED-lit rear-projection video walls consists of the industry-standard OverView M series and the full-featured, fully redundant OverView O series. Available in a vast variety of screen sizes and formats, Barco's video walls suit every small, medium and large sized control room. The OSV range, based on the O series' technology, introduces a large, perfectly seamless canvas for in-depth collaboration and Big Data evaluation.
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Lawmakers advance heroin bills
Bill would allow first-responders to administer NarcanLawmakers advance heroin bills
MADISON, Wis. — State lawmakers are fast-tracking a series of bills hoping to fight heroin addiction in Wisconsin.
Four of those bills were discussed and approved unanimously in committees Thursday. One bill, proposed by Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, would allow all first responders with training to administer Narcan or Naxalone, drugs that reverse the effects of heroin. Under current state law only licensed paramedics can administer the drug, as they do in Madison, but volunteer EMTs and police and firefighters can't.
Families of those affected by heroin addiction testified that the bill was a step in fighting the drug and could save lives.
"On the way here I got a call about a man I met while my son's addiction was going on," Alex Hoffman said. "He overdosed and was administered a drug similar to what Rep. Nygren is proposing. He's alive today and he's very fortunate. My son was not as fortunate."
The state EMS Association testified they were concerned about the bill requiring new training and rigs to carry the drug and no funding being included for those measures.
Another measure also proposed by Nygren would give immunity from prosecution to those who call 911 for a drug overdose, which families strongly supported.
"My daughter was found dead at a Super 8 Motel in Hudson on May 18 because she went into overdose distress in the bathroom vomiting and instead of the young man calling for help to 911 they laid her on the bed and left her to die," Karen Hale said.
The bills are close to the heart of Nygren, whose daughter Cassie overdosed as well.
"In my personal story my daughter is alive and well," Nygren said. "She is still struggling with addiction but there is still hope for her to break that cycle."
Lawmakers also approved two other bills in committee, one allowing med-drop drives and another requiring ID to get some prescription drugs.
The bills are on the fast track, getting unanimous bipartisan approval in committee and headed to the full Assembly for a vote on Tuesday.


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Mitch Fadden
Salmon Arm British Columbia
Eligible for draft:
4th round (107th overall), 2007
200 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
2004-05: Fadden spent his first full-time season in the WHL with Seattle after appearing in two games with the Chiefs in 2003-04. He scored 9 goals with 12 assists and was +4 with 30 PIM in 64 games. He saw limited ice time in the WHL playoffs, scoring 2 goals (one on the power play) and was -1 with 4 PIM in 12 games.
2005-06: Fadden began his second WHL season with Seattle before being traded to Lethbridge in mid-season. In 68 games with the two teams, he scored 20 goals with 28 assists and was -3 with 41 PIM. Four of his goals came on the power play. Fadden was a key player in the playoffs for Lethbridge, scoring 2 goals with 5 assists and was +3 with 14 PIM as the Hurricanes fell to Calgary in a six-game, first-round series.
2006-07: Fadden was the second-leading scorer for the Hurricanes in his first full season with Lethbridge. He scored 36 goals with 48 assists and was +9 with 54 PIM in 71 games for a Hurricanes team that finished last in the WHL's tough Central Division. The Hurricanes missed the playoffs despite having a better record than three playoff teams. Fadden scored 12 power play goals and 4 game-winners as well as scoring short-handed twice. He was named WHL and CHL Player of the Week in February 2007 after registering 12 points, including back-to-back hat tricks, in four games.
2007-08: Fadden was the WHL's sixth-leading scorer in his second full season with Lethbridge. Fadden scored 34 goals with 55 assists and was +23 with 72 PIM as the Hurricanes finished second behind Calgary in the Central division. Fadden scored 12 power play goals and 3 times on the penalty kill. He continued to score in the playoffs as the Hurricanes reached the WHL finals against Spokane. He he racked up 5 goals with 15 assists and was -3 with 19 PIM in 19 games. Fadden was named to the WHL East Second All-Star Team.
2008-09: Fadden returned to the WHL for an overage season after attending Lightning training camp. After opening the season with Lethrbridge, he was traded to Tri-City in November in a multi-player deal. Fadden scored 2 goals with 3 assists in nine games for Lethbridge before the trade. He finished the season with 37 goals and 39 assists and was +24 with 49 PIM and scored 14 power play goals in a combined 63 games between the two clubs. In the playoffs with Tri-City, he scored 3 goals with 13 assists and was +7 with 8 PIM in ten games.
2009-10: Fadden's first pro season got off to a rocky start as he was injured during prospects camp and then missed most of the first two months of the season with a lower body injury. Had his best stretch of the season between January 22 and February 15 when he had 12 point in 14 games. He finished the season with 7 goals and 12 assists and was -9 with 8 PIM in 53 games for the Admirals. Three of his seven goals were scored on the power play.
2010-11: Fadden skated in 37 games for the ECHL's Florida Everblades before being forced to stop playing due to a blood clot condition in mid-January. He scored 15 goals with 36 assists and was -2 with 34 PMs. The Lightning terminated Fadden's contract in March 2011.
Talent Analysis
Fadden does not hesitate going through traffic but must prove he is durable enough to handle the physical toll at the pro level. He is a good skater and was at his best in tight around the net during his junior career. Faddens strength is his offensive game. He's an offensive threat that likes to beat defensemen wide and create opportunities off the rush. Fadden shows signs of a complete style of play with his good hockey sense. Fadden is not an overly physical player but is an amazing puckhandler, both at high speeds and in traffic. He will have to add bulk and become more physical to compete with the bigger players in pro hockey. His mental game is said to be tough despite his young age.


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BENDING MINDS & BENDING DREAMS at Magic Inc.: Master Magician Luis Carreon Performs at Chicago's Legendary Magic Shop
Luis Carreon, a Chicago-based magician, has announced two performances of his original solo show, Bending Minds and Bending Dreams, at one of the most renowned magic shops in the country, Magic Inc.
Bending Minds and Bending Dreams is an evening of modern magic and mentalism by award-winning master magician Luis Carreon, a recent semi-finalist on Tengo Talento (the Spanish language equivalent of America's Got Talent). Carreon performs classic close-up parlor magic with a fresh twist, as well as his own original illusions with intense, dramatic elements and his penchant for the bizarre. With audience participation throughout, Carreon takes his audience on a journey through what magic is and what it can do, and ultimately, what dreams mean and how to follow them. Bending Minds and Bending Dreams is an exercise in watching the impossible unfold before your eyes, experiencing wonder, and learning to believe in the surreal.
Friday, February 15 and Saturday February 16, 2013 @ 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. There will be no late admittance.
Jasper Theatre Club at Magic Inc., 5082 N Lincoln (just south of Foster Ave), Chicago IL 60625.
$15 tickets must be purchased in advance at MagicInc.net.
For more information, call 773.334.2855 or visit Facebook.com/LuisCarreonMagic.
About Luis Carreon
Magician and mentalist Luis Carreon recently won the Harlan Tarbell Close up Competition Award from the International Brotherhood of Magicians, took home 3rd place at the Chicago Magic Competition hosted by the Society of American Magicians, and is the head demonstrator at Magic Inc, the oldest family-owned magic shop in the country. Carreon became interested in magic at the age of 10, inspired by his grandfather who was a clown with the Circo de los Hermanos Vazquez, a circus which toured all over South, Central and North America. Carreon received a small magic set at the age of 11, and from that moment on, his life changed. He became more intrigued with the art of magic with every passing day. After high school, he decided to take his magic and make it his profession. Carreon specializes in close-up card magic and parlor mentalism, and presents a unique blend of both. He has performed close-up magic for private parties, corporate events, and for celebrities such as Shakira and Jim Carrey, and in 2010, he performed platform magic for approximately 2,000 people at the Cicero Stadium. Carreon has performed his show Bending Minds and Bending Dreams at theaters around Chicago, has been featured on the Univision evening news, was a recent semi-finalist on Tengo Talento, the Spanish language equivalent of America's Got Talent, and will be appearing on an upcoming episode of Sabado Gigante.
About Director Joseph Cranford
Chicago actor and director Joseph Cranford is making his magic-directing debut with Bending Minds and Bending Dreams, combining his love of magic with his stage expertise. Cranford has performed professionally with the national touring improv group Mission Improvable, multiple Harold teams at iO Chicago, and has been a guest improviser on the Second City ETC stage. His feature film debut can be seen in the summer of 2013 when he portrays a grown-up Pete Ross in the upcoming Man of Steel.
About Magic Inc.
Magic Inc. is the oldest continuously family-run brick and mortar magic shop in North America. Begun as the Ireland Magic Company, founded by Laurie L. Ireland in 1926, Magic Inc., located in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, was incorporated in 1963 by Jay Marshall and Frances Ireland Marshall. Magic Inc. has continued to be the leading-edge magic source for magic tricks, books, DVDs, lessons and lectures. The shop has been frequented by such magical legends as Harry Blackstone (Sr. & Jr.), Penn & Teller, Lance Burton, David Copperfield, Mac King, Johnny Thompson, John Fisher, David Blaine, and many more. Magic Inc. is widely recognized as an industry leader in magic publishing with thousands of books and pamphlets on card magic, coin magic, kids magic, balloon animals, and more, featuring instruction from such magical greats as Ed Marlo, J.B. Bobo, Frank Garcia, Don Alan, Brother John Hamman, U.F. Grant, Charlie Miller and other magical luminaries. The Jay Marshall Lecture Series at Magic Inc. boasts lectures from the best in the business (past and present): Dai Vernon, Don Alan, Eugene Burger, Max Maven, Bill Malone, Arthur Trace, Johnny Thompson, Daryl, Jay Sankey, Dr. Shreeyash Palshikar, John Fisher, Dave Solomon, Simon Lovell, and more. The store's staff of professional magicians makes shopping at Magic Inc. a unique experience, and also affords a high-level of magical instruction (beginner through advanced). For more, visit MagicInc.net.


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Kurt asked the Answer Line forum about buying a PC for his home theater
If your PC will stay in the home theater, get a desktop. Price and expandability will be more important than portability.
Beyond that, pretty much any medium-priced desktop should pack enough power. My test PC--a low-end custom-built job made last summer--does the job just fine. And it has only integrated Intel G45/G43 graphics and 2GB of RAM. At the very least, go for a Windows 7 Windows Experience Index of 3.5 (mine is 3.7). To find a PC's index in Windows 7, click Start, right-click Computer, and select Properties. Click the Windows Experience Index link.
One feature your PC must have for hassle-free home theater service: an HDMI connector. That shouldn't be too much trouble; they're pretty standard these days--at least on desktops.
For an operating system, go with Windows 7 Home Premium. Why? Windows Media Center, that's why. With a very TV-like interface, it gives you a DVR, television programming from assorted Internet stations, and other goodies.
Speaking of a TV-like interface, you'll need a remote control. Generally speaking, PC remote controls are three-piece affairs: you get the remote itself, a USB-based receiver you plug into the PC, and software. If you stick strictly to Windows Media Center, you probably don't need the software. SnapStream Media's Firefly Mini remote is pretty nice.
What else you need depends on what you want to do with your PC. A USB tuner like Hauppauge's WinTV-HVR 950Q will allow you to record over-the-air and basic cable broadcasts, turning your PC into a DVR. Two such tuners will let you record two programs at once. However, you can't use a PC to record satellite or premium cable programming.
You can also add a Blu-ray drive to your PC for about US$65. I have to admit that I haven't tried this myself, so I can't compare the experience to using a regular Blu-ray player. Past experience, however, suggests to me that it wouldn't be as trouble-free an experience.
Which brings up a whole other issue you may want to consider: A great many new Blu-ray players, such as the Samsung BD-P3600 and the LG Electronics BD370, come with support for various Internet video services. You might want to consider buying one of these instead of a PC. You won't get every Internet video source, like you could with a browser, but a player is cheaper and much easier to set up and use with a remote control.
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We knew Nokia was planning to go low-end with the phones it announced at MWC. How low-end? €139, with the new low end Lumia 520, and €249 with the mid-range Lumia 720.
Though both sets are near the bottom of Nokia's Lumia range, the company nonetheless wants them to be seen as aspirational devices. The handsets retain the Lumia range's trademark bright colors and cushion shape, and have more than a little visual similarity to their more expensive siblings.
On the inside, the 520 is a pretty barebones Windows Phone 8 device. A 1GHz dual core processor, 512MB RAM, 8GB of flash, with a 5MP camera and a microSD slot. There's no front-facing camera, no NFC, no flash for the camera; most of the things that Microsoft makes optional in the Windows Phone platform have been opted out of. It doesn't even have a two-stage camera button.
In the hand, it feels lightweight, though not flimsy. The screen—4", 800×480— is bright and clear enough, but its blacks looked decidedly gray, even when I had it set to the lowest brightness.
The main target with this device is emerging markets in Asia, Europe, and South America. Unsurprisingly, given this purpose, it doesn't have LTE support. Surprisingly, in spite of this, T-Mobile in the US plans to sell it. It will launch in Hong Kong and Vietnam this quarter, before rolling out more widely next quarter.
The 720 is a more capable device. It adds NFC, the screen size goes up to 4.3"—and looks much better, though it remains 800×480—the camera is 6.7MP, with a flash and two-stage button, and it also has a front-facing camera. With a replacement shell, it supports wireless charging.
It's Nokia's first unibody-style phone to include microSD. The card slot is behind a cover that can only be opened with the SIM removal tool. This makes cards annoying to replace, but with most users simply sticking a card in and leaving it there as a permanent storage extension, it works well enough.
The form factor feels very good. It's light and comfortable, and retains the quality feel that the other Lumias have. With a higher spec, in particular a better screen resolution, this would be the must-have Lumia.
The 720 will be available in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam this quarter, and in markets throughout Asia, Europe, and South America next quarter.
To audiences used to reading about, and buying, the latest cutting edge smartphones, both the 520 and 720 may seem unexciting. They aren't high spec devices, and the screen of the 520 in particular shows where costs have been cut.
But there's a whole wide world of people who can't afford an iPhone 5 or other high-end phones. This point was demonstrated by a pair of non-smartphones that Nokia also announced. The Nokia 105 and 301 both borrow Lumia-esque styling, albeit in a traditional dumbphone candy bar form factor, but are considerably cheaper than the Lumias. The 105 will cost just €15. In these markets the Nokia name still has recognition and cachet, which could give the Finnish company the edge over cut-price Android handsets from Asia.