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Rural location becomes a destination for customers
By John O'Connell
Capital Press
Virginia, Idaho — John and Karen Brady initially sold their ornamental plants on the wholesale market, until they lost a major account in 2002.
To become more self-reliant and capture a greater share of profits, they switched to direct sales, opening their own expansive retail floral and garden center, called Brady's Plant Ranch. They acknowledge their marketing strategy was a gamble, given their remote location in Virginia, Idaho, population 70.
John estimates fewer than 2,000 people reside within a 10-mile radius of the business, and the nearest sizable city, Pocatello, is more than 30 miles north. Yet, the family believes its focus on quality and unique product offerings have made prime real estate of the middle of nowhere.
Brady's has become a shopping destination for customers ranging from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City, lured by a selection of about 3,000 hanging baskets, a variety of flowers and vegetable starts grown on location and even grass-finished beef.
"Nobody lives very close to us and it's not particularly visible, but it was land we owned and we had a good water source here," John said. "We wanted to work where we live, so we just decided to build it here."
Karen said customers appreciate that the plants are grown on-site and acclimated to the local environment, rather than shipped in from warmer climates, as is the case with most garden centers in the region.
"What's the major rule for retail? It's location, location, location," Karen said, laughing. "Everyone told us we would fail."
Counting a recent expansion of their retail showroom, they operate 10 greenhouses covering 30,000 square feet and have 320 acres of farm land, raising alfalfa, wheat and other crops to sell as feed.
"Our delivery van says garden center, floral and grass-finished beef," John said. "I don't know anybody who is doing those three things."
They opened their first greenhouse in 1985 to raise tomatoes for sale at farmer's markets. Back then, their farm was primarily a dairy. At a friend's suggestion, they started raising ornamental plants the following year. They sold the dairy in 1995, when prices were depressed, to focus on ornamentals, forage crops, continuing to raise replacement heifers for a while for other dairies, utilizing management intensive grazing. The method entails moving cattle frequently from small paddocks with electric fencing to more uniformly utilize forage. They continued management-intensive grazing when they started raising grass-finished beef in 2005. Beef from their 100-head herd, produced without hormones or antibiotics, is sold at the garden center or delivered directly to regional residential customers.
John starts planting his ornamental crops on March 1, digging up the floors for vegetables in late May. Once produce is harvested, they bring in a pig and a few chickens to clean up the dead vines and waste, saving the meat for personal use. Produce is sold at local farmers' markets.
For the past two years, they've also operated their own, private farmers' market at the shop starting in late July, inviting a few other vendors and banking that it, too, will eventually become a destination for the public.


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If it weren't for Danny Lai, Julia Yang never would have known about the YouTube Symphony Orchestra.
"I found out about it through a close friend, Danny Lai." said Yang, a Bienen junior studying cello performance. "I got intrigued, looked it up and saw a lot of cool stuff…Danny was the deciding factor."
If it weren't for Yang, Lai probably wouldn't have tried out, either. "I kind of [told my friends about it] as a way to get myself to want to do it, because I didn't want to do it by myself," said Lai, also a Bienen junior.
YouTube announced the winning participants, including Yang and Lai, Jan. 11 on its website. The musicians will be flown to Sydney, Australia in March for a weeklong stay. The excursion entails orchestra rehearsals and culminates in a grand finale concert, which will be broadcast live on YouTube. The winners get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend master classes, where they'll learn from top musicians in the field. They'll perform outreach concerts for schools throughout the Sydney community, too.
"I've always been big on using music to try and broaden my horizons and experience new things," Lai said.
Students from all corners of the world will gather to perform with an entirely new group of people. 33 countries are represented by the winners. Yang said she hopes the experience of building an ensemble with such a diverse group of musicians will be "eye-opening." Unlike most professional groups, which draw upon years of experience playing together, the 2011 YouTube Orchestra will need to create an atmosphere of cooperation in just a week of rehearsals. The week will be intense, but also exhilarating, Yang said.
The two friends made it into the orchestra only after a long audition process. Musicians all over the world sent in videos of themselves playing their instruments for the first preliminary round. YouTube's partner orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, reviewed the videos and put about 300 of them into the final round. The public then voted on their favorite audition videos. Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and composer Mason Bates made the final decision, taking into consideration the number of votes each video received.
Wearing a Northwestern hoodie, framed by a Pokémon poster and a caricature drawing of himself on horse, Lai performed the haunting melody "Harold in Italy, 1st Movement" by Hector Berlioz among several other pieces for his audition video.
In her YouTube audition video, against a backdrop of purple, Yang displayed through her facial expressions the emotions conveyed in her music. She said the most difficult part of the entire process was making the video. "It definitely took a lot of work…and a lot of practice," Yang said.
Both Yang and Lai used Facebook as a tool to get the word out about their audition videos. Lai said when he made the final round he reached out to friends using Facebook and email, encouraging them to vote and to forward the video to their friends. He said his favorite part of the audition process was renewing old connections. "[It] got me speaking with old friends I hadn't talked to, you know, in a while," said Lai. "So it was nice to reconnect."
"Honestly, I think the best part…was the whole process getting there," said Yang. She said she was excited about the process and how incredibly supportive her friends and family were during the voting round. People talked about her video, generating buzz and spreading the word.
Yang and Lai have been preparing for this adventure nearly their whole lives. Both have loved music since they were old enough to know what it was.
Their introductions to their future shared passion were very different, though. Lai discovered the Viola in third grade when a cute girl let him play hers; "I immediately fell in love," Lai said.
Yang comes from a music-oriented family. All of her siblings played instruments, so it was only natural she'd enjoy it, too. She began on piano when she was four years old and switched to cello at about six. It's been part of her ever since.
High school was a sort of turning point for both Yang and Lai. They each found music was an essential part of their lives, and decided they'd be continuing with it into college. Both want to join orchestras after graduation, and make performing music their careers. Lai said music isn't something he could let go of, and he plans to keep it with him for the rest of his life.
Music is hard. Excellence is a life-long goal to strive toward; there are always new things to discover and improve. It is at the same time frustrating, though, with all the hours of practicing, learning and repeating. Still, these are the things that keep musicians passionate about their art.
"The more I do it, the more I love it and it becomes part of me," said Yang. Music is certainly not a static force; it's always changing, and those devoted to it never stop developing as musicians.
Lai and Yang made a joint YouTube video briefly telling the story of how they both came to audition for the orchestra. It features a short duet between the two, and also thanks voters for their support.
"For those of you who watched our videos," Lai says, sitting next to Yang on a sofa.
"Voted for our videos," Yang continues.
"Forwarded our videos…"
"Danced to our videos…"
"Got drunk watching our videos…"
"Bungee jumped while watching our videos," Yang says animatedly, provoking a smile from Lai.
"For everything and anything you could have done for us," Lai says.
"We thank you." Yang finishes.
They laugh, slipping over a few words near the end of a scene. The chemistry and friendship between them is obvious. "We're kind of bad at making videos," they proclaim in text at the end.

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Invader Hunter Review
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Maybe it's because I'm weird or perhaps it's due to my undying love of the Monster Hunter series (I suppose one feeds into the other), but I have a thing for games that involve taking on massive boss-type characters in order to obtain components that I can use to make better equipment. Which I then use to help me defeat stronger enemies, and so on. Invader Hunter gives me a similar fix in smaller doses better suited to iOS, but it's got a few glaring problems that get in the way of total bliss. Still a fun game, though.
Invader Hunter is all about single-handedly bringing down a number of rather large creatures. Then taking down tougher ones. Then farming materials from them through repeated bouts in order to craft better gear. Then going after even tougher enemies. Repeat ad infintium. There are a number of different enemy types to combat, each with several color variations that are harder to kill and have different attack patterns. There's a decent amount of fighting locales, as well.
It's a pretty good-looking game, but Invader Hunter's real strength is in the whole "hunting for better stuff" dynamic. It's oddly habit-forming and all to easy to end up spending hours going after the same exact invader simply to try and earn one item in order to craft a helmet to complete a set of armor. Full sets are important not only because of visual cohesion but because they impart special bonuses such as boosted damage, regenerating health, or increased rare drop rates. Things are kept interesting for those who don't care much for farming by way of special conditions for certain missions, including things like time limits or specific rankings. Meet those conditions and earn a special piece of equipment. Not a bad deal.
I can't say I'm a huge fan of the inability to shoot and move at the same time (despite being a fan of Resident Evil since the very beginning), but it doesn't take long to get used to it. The real problem is that the virtual stick feels a little off while aiming. More often than not I'll pull to the side as I raise my targeting laser toward a weak spot. I can still make a fair number of "fatal" hits, but I feel like I'm fighting the controls the whole way. Getting juggled by badly-timed invader attacks doesn't help matters, and it feels incredibly cheap. It's even worse when fighting some of the more relentless enemies in one of Invader Hunter's many cramped arenas. Also, I really hate that weird chibi praying mantis alien. Stupid burrowing attack.
And yet with all of these complaints I still find myself thoroughly enjoying Invader Hunter. It could certainly do with some adjustments, but it's the kind of loot-hunting/crafting that speaks to me.


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2012 Grants - Fitz
Effect of RXR Agonist on Alzheimer's Phenotype In APP Mice Expressing APOE-e3 and e4
Nicholas Fitz, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2012 New Investigator Research Grant
Apolipoprotein-E (APOE) is a brain protein that normally is thought to play an important role in transporting lipids (fats) into cells. The genes that produce this protein occur in several forms. One of the forms, known as APOE-e4, has been shown to increase a person's risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. Yet scientists do not know exactly why this association between APOE-e4 and Alzheimer's risk exists.
In preliminary research, Nicholas Fitz, Ph.D., and colleagues have found that mice with the e4 variant produce less APOE protein than do mice with the more benign APOE-e3 gene variant. Moreover, the e4 mice also produce greater than normal levels of toxic beta-amyloid, a protein fragment that is a key suspect in Alzheimer's. These findings support the hypothesis that APOE protein inhibits beta-amyloid production, and that the e4 gene promotes beta-amyloid activity by failing to generate sufficient amounts of its own protein.
For their current study, Dr. Fitz and colleagues will expand their earlier research by studying the effect of a drug called bexarotene. This drug will be administered to mice that have either the APOE-e4 gene or the APOE-e3 gene. Bexarotene activates a protein called the retinoid X receptor (RXR), which can help boost the expression of APOE protein. The researchers will then compare how their bexarotene treatment affects brain beta-amyloid levels and cognition in their mice. If the treatment is able to ameliorate Alzheimer's symptoms in the e4 mice, this result could confirm the role of APOE protein in fighting dementia. It could also identify RXR as novel therapeutic target for Alzheimer's.


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Cardiologists Using MP3s for Training
In the same vein [nice pun, eh] as my posting about the $30 heart monitor comes this Newsweek story about medical students using iPods to learn the sounds of unhealthy hearts. "Rocking out to 'aortic regurgitation.'"
Which reminds me, if anyone knows what is up with the heart in this clip my friend would love to get a second opinion.


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Grilled Tomato and Mozzarella Salad
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I love to serve this "salad" when we barbecue. It is, of course a play on the well-known Insalata Caprese and, as such, must be said to be a dish that is assembled rather than made. Taste buds as old as mine are always looking for new ways to do old things and this sport does just that, creating a warm salad with a creamy texture that plays well against the flavor of blood ripe tomatoes and pesto. The dish consists of thick sliced tomatoes that are grilled prior to topping with fresh mozzarella cheese. They are then broiled until the cheese becomes soft and starts to run. The tomato stacks are topped with pesto and served while still warm. I cook mine in a grill pan because I feel more in control of the process, but they can, of course, be done on a gas or charcoal grill. I usually make my own pesto, my favorite being a combination of arugula and cilantro, but any well flavored pesto, including a commercial variety, can be used. I draw the line with the cheese, however. This dish is not worth the effort if you don't use fresh, best quality mozzarella. It's also important to keep your tomato slices about an inch thick. Slices thinner than that will turn to mush before the cheese topping has the opportunity to soften and lightly brown. I have one last observation to share with you. Serve the stacks as soon as you possibly can. The cheese tends to lose its milky color and yellow if it sits too long. Here's how we assemble and cook this warm Insalata Caprese.
Grilled Tomato and Mozzarella Salad...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite, inspired by Jon Bonnell
4 1-inch slices of ripe tomato
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided use
4 1/2-inch slices of fresh mozzarella
1 teaspoon sherry wine vinegar
4 teaspoons pesto
Sea salt
1) Preheat oven broiler. Season tomato slices with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large grill pan until oil is wavy. Add tomatoes and cook over high heat until grill marks form, about 2 minutes per side. Do not overcook. Remove pan from heat.
2) Top each tomato with a slice of mozzarella and broil about 3-inches from heat, until cheese just starts to run. Transfer to serving plates. Top each stack with a teaspoon of pesto and drizzle with vinegar and reserved 1 teaspoon oil. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt. Serve immediately. Yield 4 servings.
You might also enjoy these recipes:
Warm Wild Mushroom Salad - Planet Green
Warm Salad of Frisee and Baby Spinach - Big Oven
Mom's Warm Potato Salad - Simply Recipes


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Product Description
The FireStudio is a 26x26 24-bit/96k professional recording system combining eight XMAX Class A PreSonus microphone preamplifiers, up to sixteen channels of optical ADAT input / output, S/PDIF and MIDI input / output, along with the Control Console - a 36x36x18 zero latency mixer/router.
The FireStudio is bundled with PreSonus Studio One Artist, our groundbreaking music creation program, and over 4 GB of virtual instruments, plug-ins, loops, and samples to get you started making music immediately.
8 XMAX Class A Preamplifiers
The FireStudio includes eight custom-designed high-voltage, discrete, XMAX Class A microphone preamplifiers for all types of microphones. Many other companies offering recording interfaces add the cheapest possible microphone preamplifier as an afterthought to the interface. PreSonus knows that the preamplifier is a key component in the sonic quality of a recording. The job of a microphone preamplifier is to boost microphone level signals to line level so that the signal can be converted from analog to digital. This mic to line boost is generally a preamplification of over 400 times the voltage of the original mic level signal. This preamplification stage is one of the most important stages that the signal will go through before converted to digital, and is why a high performance preamplifier is important to achieving great results. A cheap "off the shelf op-amp" type mic preamp that is found in most interfaces translates into thin, noisy and harsh results.
All XMAX preamplifiers are built with the same three elements:
High Voltage - The XMAX preamplifier runs on power rails of 30V. Most off the shelf op amp based designs run on power rails of 10V to 18V. Higher voltage power rails deliver more headroom, deeper lows, smoother highs and an overall fuller sound.
Discrete - No op amps. Only transistors, resistors and capacitors. Op amps add noise, coloration and harshness to a signal. Discrete designs deliver ultra low noise and transparency.
Class A - When a circuit is running in Class A mode the circuit is always in an "on" state operating at its optimal voltage requirements. Class A mode has zero crossover distortion and delivers purer, clearer and more musical sonics than class A/B designs which are found in most op-amp circuits.
The net result of the XMAX preamp design is high headroom, low noise, wide dynamic range and wide frequency range, and most importantly, musicality and transparency - smooth highs, solid deep lows, and everything in between.
Digital Converters and JetPLL Sync
The FireStudio touts A/D/A converters with a dynamic range of over 114dB for unbelievable clarity as well as synchronization using patented JetPLL™ jitter reduction technology. JetPLL™ incorporates noise shaping to virtually remove all audio band jitter. JetPLL™ ensures the highest converter performance possible, resulting in better stereo separation and clearer more transparent audio. JetPLL™ delivers ultra-fast locking to any digital format through a wide range of frequencies and is extremely robust and tolerant of wide variations in clock frequencies. JetPLL™ ensures near perfect clock performance when networking audio devices, thus creating the most stable and robust synchronization to the computer.
Ins and Outs
The FireStudio is loaded with I/O for an extremely flexible and expandable recording system. The FireStudio starts with eight Class A custom-designed PreSonus microphone preamplifiers. You can add additional preamplifiers or analog inputs via the dual optical light pipe ports on the rear panel. You add up to two DigiMax FS, for a total of twenty-four microphone preamplifiers all in only three rack spaces! Additionally word/clock I/O for ultra tight synchronization, MIDI I/O and SPDIF I/O are on the FireStudio for further expandability.
Universal Control
All members of the FireStudio family of interfaces, including the StudioLive 16.4.2 mixer, come bundled with Universal Control software. Universal Control is a powerful, flexible, and easy to use control-panel application that allows you to daisy-chain to up to 4 FireStudio-family devices for a maximum of up to 52 inputs and outputs.
Universal Control consists of the Launch window and the Device window. In the Launch window, you can set the sample rate, clock source, safe mode, buffer size (PC only), and WDM routing (PC only) for all connected FireStudio-series interfaces. Each device is listed at the bottom of the window, along with Device Window buttons that open each interface's Device window.
The Device window provides level and routing controls for each FireStudio-series interface's internal mixer, enabling you to set up zero-latency monitor mixes. Input and output metering have been optimized for ultra-fast screen display and minimum CPU usage, and you can give each interface a custom name. You can use any device in the chain as the master clock source, or you can slave the entire chain to an external digital device using any of the available digital inputs in the chain.
- High-speed FireWire (IEEE 1394) audio interface
- 24-bit resolution, up to 96K sampling rate
- 26 simultaneous inputs and outputs
- 8 Class A microphone preamps w/ trim control
- 8 analog line Inputs, 2 Instrument Inputs
- 16 channels of optical ADAT I/O (8 ch. via 96k dual SMUX)
- DICE II Chipset - ultra efficient data transfer
- JetPLL™ – jitter elimination technology
- Zero latency DSP full-matrix mixer/router
- Mac and Windows compatible
- FREE PreSonus Studio One Artist recording and production software
Studio One Artist—Plus Gigabytes of Creative Resources
The FireStudio Project is bundled with an exceptional software package, featuring PreSonus Studio One Artist DAW, the amazing new DAW software for Mac OS X and Windows XP and Vista that makes producing high-quality projects easier than ever before. As part of the Studio One Artist package, you get 20 new PreSonus Native Effects plug-ins and virtual instruments and a generous bundle of third-party loops, software, and instrument sounds.
Compare Studio One Artist and bundled extras to what comes with competing mobile interfaces:
- All-meat, no-bloat, music-creation software with an intuitive, practical, single-window interface
- Unlimited tracks, insert effects, sends, virtual instruments, buses, and effects channels
- Powerful drag-and-drop functionality
- Content browser with convenient sort options and preview player
- Full-featured, flexible automation
- Powerful real-time auto/manual time-stretching and resampling engine
- Control Link™ (advanced MIDI mapping made easy)
- Twenty 32-bit Native Sound™ plug-ins, including reverbs, amp modeling, and EQ
- Four new virtual instruments, including a sampler and an analog-type subtractive synth
- Ability to control the software mixer in any FireStudio-series interface to create zero-latency cue mixes.
- Gigabytes of third-party resources, including Native Instruments™ Kore™ Player with custom SoundPack (150 instruments), Native Instruments™ Guitar Rig LE, Toontrack™ EZDrummer Lite, and over 1.4 GB of loops!
Microphone Preamp (XLR Balanced)
Instrument Input (1/4" TRS, Preamps 1 & 2)
|Input Impedance
|1 Mega Ohm
Line Inputs (1/4" TRS, Preamps 3 to 8)All measurements Line Input to Direct Output
|Frequency Response (+0,- 0.5dB)
|20Hz to 50KHz
|Frequency Response (+0/-3.0 dB)
|20Hz to 150KHz
|Input Impedance (Balanced)
|10 KOhm
|THD+N (unwtd, 1KHz @ +4dBu Output, Unity Gain)
|< 0.003%
|S/N Ratio (Unity Gain, unwtd, Ref. = +4dBu, 20Hz to 22KHz)
|Gain Control Range (+/-1dB)
|-9dB to +12dB
|Maximum Input Level (Unity Gain, 1KHz @ 0.5% THD+N)
Insert Jacks (1/4" TRS)
|Send Output Impedance (Unbalanced, Ring)
|51 Ohm
|Return Input Impedance(Unbalanced, Tip)
Direct Outputs/DAC Outputs (1/4" TRS)
|Output Impedance (Impedance Balanced)
Signal Level LEDs
|Clip (+/- 0.5dBu)
Digital Audio
|ADC Dynamic Range (Awtd, 48KHz Sample Rate)
|DAC Dynamic Range (Awtd, 48KHz Sample Rate)
|Bit Depth
|Reference Level for 0dBFS
|Digital Audio Output (2-Toslink™ Connectors, 8 channels)
|Digital Audio Input (2-Toslink™ Connectors, 8 channels)
|Internal Sample Frequency Selections (KHz)
|44.1, 48, 88.2, 96
|External Sample Frequency Inputs
|BNC Word Clock Output Level (75 Ohm load)
|BNC Word Clock Input Level Range
|3.0 to 5.5V
|Input Voltage Range
|18 to 30VDC
|Power Requirements (Continuous)
|DC Input Connector Type
|5.5mm OD/2.1mm ID Barrel, Center Positive
|External Switching Power Supply
|<20ps RMS, 20Hz-20kHz
|Jitter Attenuation
|>60dB, 1ns in=>1ps out
Computer system requirements
Below are the minimum computer-system requirements for your FireStudio.
- Windows 7, Vista, XP (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz processor or AMD Athlon 64 (Turion) (2.5 GHz or faster recommended)
- 1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
- Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later (32-bit and 64-bit)
- PowerPC G4 1.25 GHz or Intel Core Solo 1.5 GHz processor (2 GHz or faster recommended)
- 1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
Windows and Macintosh Systems
- IEEE 1394 FireWire 400 Port
- Internet connection recommended
- DVD-ROM drive
- Internal or external 7200 RPM storage drive highly recommended
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Waves crashed onto Southsea seafront as Storm Clodagh hit Britain over the weekend.
Today, gale-force winds are making way for heavy rain, putting parts of the country on flood alert, as Britain feels little respite from the unsettled weather.
Almost a month's worth of rain is expected to fall in parts of Wales, the Met Office said.
The Environment Agency has issued yellow flood warnings for Wales and the north of England for the next two days, with between 3 and 5 inches of rain expected in some areas.
The average for Wales for the month of November is 6.3 inches, said forecaster Marco Petagna.
"We're going to see three-quarters of that fall in just one or two days," he said.
He added: "It is generally going to remain unsettled across the UK over the next couple of days."
There are three flood warnings - when the Environment Agency expects flooding to occur - issued for the River Ouse in north Yorkshire, Keswick Campsite in Cumbria and Felixstowe Ferry & Bawdsey Quay in Suffolk.
Northern Ireland and southern Scotland will see wintry showers this morning, leading to slushy conditions. There could be some snowfall across northern England, but only on higher ground.
Gusts of up to 50mph are forecast to hit coastal areas of the south-west, but the winds are expected to ease off into this evening.
Storm Clodagh brought gales of 70mph on Sunday, leading to fallen trees and travel disruption across the UK, and a number of local authorities were forced to cancel their Christmas lights switch-on celebrations.
The Met Office has warned of a risk of "localised disruption to travel" today due to wind speeds.
Despite the wind and rain, southern parts of the UK will see reasonably mild temperatures for the time of year, Mr Petagna said.
He said: "It's quite unusual to see such a big contrast across the UK for this time of year. We're likely to see temperatures down to 3C (37.4F) in northern parts, which is below the average for this time, while southern parts could see highs of 13C (55.4F), which is quite mild."


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With 11 major titles since 2000, Matt Van Cise is clearly one of the all-time great turkey callers. Read
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5 Best States for Turkey Hunting Revealed!
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Haitians call secondhand clothes pèpè, pronounced "peh-peh." In an earlier time these were called Twoomann and Kenedi because it was under those US Presidents that Haitian tailors and shoemakers first began to see used T-shirts, sweaters, pants and sneakers dumped into the country. In 1998, US firms exported more than 16.5 million pounds of used clothes to Haiti, and just about everybody wears them. Today, more than four years after the 20,000 troops of Operation Restore Democracy ousted the military rule of Lieut. Gen. Raoul Cédras and restored President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitians describe what Washington delivered as demokrasi pèpè.
A glance around and one easily understands why Haitians see their country in tatters. Under US and UN tutelage, the economy is worse off in some key respects than even during the 1991-94 international embargo against the Cédras regime. The government lies paralyzed, riven by a split between a neoliberal parliamentary faction and President René Préval. For the past twenty-one months there has been no Prime Minister and no formal government. But this political turmoil has not occurred in a vacuum. The electoral and political processes, once, for a brief time, the vehicles for social change and mass participation, have been manipulated to serve US interests and have little legitimacy in the eyes of most Haitians. Indeed, more than 90 percent of registered voters have consistently refused to participate in the panoply of US/UN-financed elections. Meanwhile, the new US-built Haitian National Police (HNP) is under heavy criticism for human rights abuses. And despite what, in 1994, President Clinton called the "campaign of rape, torture and mutilation" under the dictatorship, not one major military or paramilitary figure has been tried and imprisoned for a coup-related crime. Instead, US and UN forces have actively protected former soldiers and death squad leaders, while grassroots activists are harassed, imprisoned, even killed.
Poor Haitians are thus not among those who hail the $2 billion US/UN joint operation as a success story. Instead, they see it as part of the continuity of US policy and undemocratic traditions. "The objectives sought by the coup d'état are the same for the US and UN occupants today," argues Yannick Etienne, a leading trade union organizer in Port-au-Prince's low-wage assembly zones. "That is to preserve the old social order, impose a neoliberal order and block popular demands for the fundamental transformation of Haiti." Over the past four years US and UN forces have moved aggressively to shore up Haiti's ancien régime. While Préval and the parliamentary faction, who represent two wings of Aristide's old Lavalas movement, have been locked in a political struggle, Washington has reorganized and refinanced the putschist political parties into what it hopes will be a future governing coalition–a far more reliable partner than the once-powerful social movement that overthrew the twenty-nine-year Duvalier family dictatorship in 1986 and three subsequent military dictatorships in the late eighties, and then produced a radical priest as president.


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It has been a trying year for equity bulls, particularly for those looking to S&P 500 — via the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) — for leadership.
That is, until yesterday, when the S&P 500 and the SPY ETF smashed through a multimonth layer of resistance with a vengeance.
For those of us keeping a closer eye on price action in stocks, yesterday's move was a long time in the making. The breakout also was aided from a healthy dose of short covering by investors that last week decided to short into the lows. But as I told one of my clients last week, shorting/selling a low when an established pattern of higher lows is still intact … well, it's not a high-probability strategy.
It was easy for investors to slip into their bear suits considering the media's constant focus on the Ukraine situation, the marginally slowing rate of economic growth, and its general fear-spreading mood. But at least for me, staying bullish in 2014 hasn't been about stubbornly playing the contrarian lone wolf, and more just about letting the market tell me what to do.
Monday's closing bell brought us fresh all-time highs in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 on nice momentum. The small-cap Russell 2000, after underperforming for the past two months, also got some love Monday, rallying 2.4%. All sectors (save utilities) closed the day well higher, especially financials, tech and transportation stocks, which hints at more upside in the S&P 500 and the SPY ETF in the coming weeks.
SPY ETF Charts
Looking at the multiyear chart of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF, we note that the index's late 2012 uptrend remains intact, and that with yesterday's break to new highs, the SPY ETF has confirmed the past few months' sideways pattern as a consolidation phase rather than an immediate topping pattern.
To be clear, I do think we are running in the late innings of this cyclical bull market, but I also think one more push higher is likely. That push looks to have begun Monday.
On the closer-up daily chart, we can label the formation in the SPY ETF over the past couple of months as a so-called inverse head-and-shoulders pattern.
With Monday's breakout past the pattern's neckline (black resistance line), this formation has taken an important step — one that likely opens up the SPY ETF for a move into the $192-$197 area over the coming weeks/months.
If yesterday's gains are quickly reversed in the coming days (i.e., if the SPY again closes below the $188 area), then the SPY likely needs more consolidation time.
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Disappointed at being knocked out of the competition, Rajasthan skipper Shane Warne said the team is hurt after losing the last few matches.
"Yes, I am disappointed. As the coach and captain of the side, I am taking the responsibility for the last three defeats. We started the tourney badly, with three losses. Then we won six out of the eight next matches to raise our hopes and then finally lost the last three matches on a trot," said Warne.
"We didn't have enough runs on the board and then we tried everything to take wicket but the efforts were not enough," added Warne.
Rajasthan, batting first, were 59/0 before finishing up at 132/9. Shane Warne felt losing wickets at quick intervals was the main reason behind Rajasthan's loss against Kolkata as well as the inexperience in dealing with tough situations.
"We lost nine wickets for only 73 runs in the last 13 overs. That was crucial. And overall, just six wins from 14 outings is disappointing."
"When you have inexperience, they tend to panic under tough situations. And unfortunately in the last three games, it was pressure situation out there. Our inexperience showed," Warne added.
Shane Warne praised the efforts of Sourav Ganguly and said, "He is an experienced player. He took a good catch to get rid of Pathan and then batted till the end. He is still an exceptional cricketer."
Warne also mentioned that he was unsure about his participation in the 4th edition of the IPL.
"To be honest, I feel I am bowling well and captaining the team well. Next year, it will be a different set-up. There will be auctions once again. I do not know whether the franchises would keep someone or everyone would be up there for auction. It has to be seen whether I would be in a condition to play or not. I really do not know. It's all about enjoyment and I am enjoying the game."
However, Warne added that he might comeback as a coach during IPL 4.
"May be, it'll be an option. I really cannot say it now. It all depends on how I'll be placed then."
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Disappointed at being knocked out of the competition, Rajasthan skipper Shane Warne said the team is hurt after losing the last few matches.


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It's the eve of my fifth wedding anniversary. I like to begin some mental preparation in advance of the actual date because every year I create little secret amendments to our wedding vows.
This year I'm wondering why we didn't rewrite the originals to swap out "from death to us part" or "cherish and obey" to "I will make every effort to initiate exciting and surprising sex until we can no longer physically have sex." Or "When I feel a relationship rut coming on, I will use this an opportunity to deepen intimacy between us in some cost effective, yet lovely way."
I know it's a total boner-killer to announce that these are the new relationship objectives and then demand my husband do his bit to meet them. (sometimes it would be so much easier if my marriage was much less democratic) But it's also foolish to think that I can get anywhere without his buy in. I also notice that I've got to renew my own spiciness before I can bring it into the bedroom (or the shower, or the kitchen table).
For these sorts of things feng shui is the most useful tool I've found so far.
For those of you who are unfamiliar, feng shui is the ancient Chinese art of placement. Although I've noted that every culture has their own form, I believe feng shui is the only formalized, widely practiced version… Please, tell me if I'm wrong.
Anyhow, it basically operates on the idea that our homes are a direct metaphor of our internal landscapes. For this reason, changes made to our living spaces, impact our energy, feelings and attitudes, which then attracts things, opportunities and people who reflect back your own energy, feelings and attitudes. Basically, it's a very powerful tool for manifesting.
All you have to do is lay this Bagua Map over your floor plan. Line it up so your front door opens into Knowledge, Career or Travel. Then choose one or two areas you'd like to improve.
First, I look at what's there and how it makes me feel to look at it or be in the space. Then I make an objective assessment if this is an accurate reflection of the quality of my experiences in that area.
For an example: This is what my relationship corner looks like this morning. It used to have our pee-stained couch in it, but we had it taken away and now the space is filled with this nearly-broken lamp and an assortment of kid's toys. Next to the basket of toys, is a table which houses our cable box and iTV.
So clearly there are some issues.
Now, I've got to create a space in my relationship area that makes me feel the same quality of energy I want to create in that area of my life.
It is also possible to fuck this part up. Alice called me over to her place a few weeks ago. She was feeling intensely frustrated by the men she was currently dating. "They either put me up on some insane pedestal and then get all pissed off when I turn out to be human or they are just super immature. It's like they're looking for someone to look after and mother them."
Alice had three framed pieces of art work hanging over a single arm chair.
When I asked her how the paintings made her feel, she said, "Sad and lonely, but they're so beautiful. I just love them."
Turns this is exactly how she felt about the men she'd chosen.
My space feels neglected and pieced together, but it is in transition. So I'll keep you posted.
What's in your relationship corner? Is it an accurate metaphor?


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Operations and Pelvic Muscle Training in the Management of Apical Support Loss: The OPTIMAL Trial (OPTIMAL)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00597935
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 18, 2008
Last Update Posted : May 2, 2018
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Pelvic organ prolapse is common among women with a prevalence that has been estimated to be as high as 30%. Pelvic organ prolapse often involves a combination of support defects involving the anterior, posterior and/or apical vaginal segments. While the anterior vaginal wall is the segment most likely to demonstrate recurrent prolapse after reconstructive surgery, reoperations are highest among those who require apical suspension procedures with or without repair of other vaginal segments (12%-33%). Despite the substantial health impact, there is a paucity of high quality evidence to support different practices in the management of prolapse, particularly surgery. Thus, the objectives of the Operations and Pelvic Muscle Training in the Management of Apical Support Loss (OPTIMAL) Trial are:
- to compare sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF) to uterosacral vaginal vault ligament suspension (ULS); and
- to assess the role of perioperative behavioral therapy/pelvic muscle training (PMT) in women undergoing vaginal surgery for apical or uterine prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.
|Condition or disease
|Pelvic Organ Prolapse
|Procedure: SSLF Procedure: ULS Behavioral: PMT
|Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|439 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Factorial Assignment
|Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Operations and Pelvic Muscle Training in the Management of Apical Support Loss: The OPTIMAL Trial: A Randomized Trial of Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation (SSLF) Versus Uterosacral Ligament Suspension (ULS) With and Without Perioperative Behavioral Therapy/Pelvic Muscle Training
|Study Start Date :
|February 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|July 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2013
Experimental: 1
SSLF and PMT
Procedure: SSLF
sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF)
Behavioral: PMT
Pelvic muscle training and exercises (PMT)
Experimental: 2
ULS and PMT
Procedure: ULS
uterosacral vaginal vault ligament suspension (ULS)
Behavioral: PMT
Pelvic muscle training and exercises (PMT)
Experimental: 3
SSLF without PMT
Procedure: SSLF
sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF)
Experimental: 4
ULS without PMT
Procedure: ULS
uterosacral vaginal vault ligament suspension (ULS)
- For the surgical intervention: surgical "success" or "failure" is defined by: (1)an anatomic assessment of prolapse, and (2)the presence or absence of bulge symptoms specific to prolapse [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- For Pelvic Muscle Therapy: urinary symptoms as measured by the UDI of the PFDI [ Time Frame: 6 mo ]
- For Pelvic Muscle Therapy: prolapse symptoms as measured by the POPDI subscale of the PFDI and anatomic outcomes [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Quality of life [ Time Frame: 6 and 24 months ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Stage 2 to 4 prolapse
- Prolapse of the vaginal apex or cervix to at least half way into the vaginal canal (POPQ Point C > -TVL/2)
- Vaginal bulge symptoms as indicated by an affirmative response to either questions on the PFDI
- Vaginal surgery for prolapse is planned, including a vaginal apical suspension procedure.
- Stress incontinence symptoms as indicated by an affirmative response to the PFDI Stress incontinence subscale
- Documentation of transurethral stress leakage on an office stress test or urodynamics with or without prolapse reduction within the previous 12 months
- A TVT is planned to treat stress urinary incontinence.
- A PMT visit can be performed at least 2 weeks and not more than 4 weeks before surgery.
- Available for 24-months of follow-up.
- Able to complete study assessments, per clinician judgment
- Able and willing to provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindication to SSLF, ULS, or TVT in the opinion of the treating surgeon.
- History of previous surgery that included a SSLF or ULS. (Previous vaginal vault suspensions using other techniques or in which the previous technique is unknown are eligible.)
- Pelvic pain or dyspareunia due to levator ani spasm that would preclude a PMT program.
- History of previous synthetic sling procedure for stress incontinence.
- Previous adverse reaction to synthetic mesh.
- Urethral diverticulum, current or previous (i.e., repaired)
- History of femoral to femoral bypass.
- Current cytotoxic chemotherapy or current or history of pelvic radiation therapy.
- History of two inpatient hospitalizations for medical comorbidities in the previous 12 months.
- Subject wishes to retain her uterus. [Both ULS and SLS include removal of the uterus, if not previously removed]
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00597935
|United States, Alabama
|The University of Alabama at Birmingham
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233-7333
|United States, California
|Kaiser Permanente Bellflower
|Bellflower, California, United States, 90706
|University of California, San Diego Medical Center
|La Jolla, California, United States, 92037
|Kaiser Permanente
|San Diego, California, United States, 92120
|United States, Illinois
|Loyola University Medical Center
|Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
|United States, North Carolina
|Duke University
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
|United States, Ohio
|Cleveland Clinic
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
|United States, Texas
|University of Texas Southwestern
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
|United States, Utah
|University of Utah
|Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
|Principal Investigator:
|Matthew Barber, MD
|The Cleveland Clinic
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00597935 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2U01HD041249 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
2U10HD041250 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
2U10HD041261 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
2U10HD041267 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
1U10HD054136 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
1U10HD054214 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
1U10HD054215 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
1U10HD054241 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|January 18, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|May 2, 2018
|Last Verified:
|April 2018
Keywords provided by NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network:
urinary incontinence
uterosacral vaginal vault ligament suspension
sacrospinous ligament fixation
behavioral therapy
pelvic muscle training
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical


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About: James Biddle is an award winning filmmaker and editor who specializes in the teaching of post production workflow and management, audio design, Steadicam operation, visual efx, and the artistic and technical aspects of video/film editing. Professor Biddle is a certified professional instructor of Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, and Final Cut Pro X. Professor Biddle runs the Grady College Authorized Training Center for Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere.
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This is a re-edit of Joey Jett's 2016 video part.
I first met Joey Jett when he was 7 years old. I was attending a skate event at the Franklin Mills Mall in Philadelphia, PA and Joey was skating in the event. The organizers asked me to be a guest judge for the event but I told them, as I've told all contest organizers, I don't judge skateboarding. But I did compromise and I agreed to pick out an "MVP" of the day. Someone who I felt best captured the spirit of the skateboarding that I loved and valued. That skater was Joey Jett.
Joey stood out. Beyond his signature Rodeo Flip, there was a deeper quality to his skating, an energy that he had, that even at 7 years old, really spoke to me. Watching Joey skate was the highlight of that day for me. I remember telling him that he had something very special, and that if he kept skating, he'd really develop into a great skater. But he didn't keep skating. He soon quit. Burnt out on the contest scene and the pressures of being a young Skateboard Phenom, Joey traded in the board for Football and Golf.
I always remembered Joey because he had mailed me an autographed picture of us together signed: To Mike V — Thanks for being my friend. Love — Joey Jett. The picture has been in a scrapbook of mine ever since. Every now and then I'd come across it and wonder whatever happened to that rad kid I met that day. Then in June of this year I received an email from Joey asking — Remember Me? Of course I did. He told me he had stopped skating for many years and that he had recently rediscovered skateboarding, and that his love and passion for it were stronger than ever, and he asked me if I'd watch a new video of his skating. I told him I was so happy to hear from him and that I'd love to see the footage.
This video represents the footage that Joey sent to me to check out, plus a few recent clips from after we spoke and he started riding Street Plant Boards. All of this footage was filmed on the East Coast in 2015 and 2016 by Joey's friends and this edit was put together by Joey. This is a project he worked on to represent his skating today and to serve as a launching point for the style of skating that he is developing for himself. He's not a little kid anymore, his skating has flourished into something very meaningful but he may still bust out his signature Rodeo Flip from time to time. Welcome to the Street Plant Team and Family Joey!
— Mike V


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Hello again! This is one of my easiest Restyle outfits. Something about the striped shirt and pleated black skirt just felt so effortless, but also put-together. Not just my average slobbing around outfit! This is actually what I wore when I went to get my hair coloured, but I loved the outfit so much I wore it two days afterwards as well.
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I'm still getting used to seeing my purple hair in photos! It's weird because it feels a lot more 'natural' to me than the red hair I tried for a while. The night I got my hair dyed red I cried for about two hours, considered running out to buy brown hair dye, and sobbed on the phone to my boyfriend at the time... there was nothing WRONG with it, it was just such a huge change! At least it set me up for the time this year I got a disastrous cut and colour. I've had compliments from the most unexpected of people with this colour - little old ladies and very young children especially!


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Durham High School for Girls is celebrating another year of outstanding A-level results.
The 45 students in Year 13 gained a 100% pass rate in A*-E grades, 92% got A*-C grades, 27% got an A* and 54% of girls got A*-A grades.
We are thrilled by this superb level of achievementLynne Renwick
There were some individual outstanding achievements including Ellen Blowey and Sarah Coleman, who both clinched four 4 A* grades.
Jessica Crompton, Kirsty Green, Matilda Hamilton and Susan Rutter, all got three A*s and Olivia Shiels and Ellie Whiteley both clinched two A*s and 2As.
Four of the girls are Oxbridge bound, with one heading to Cambridge to read chemical engineering and three set for Oxford, two to read chemistry and the other to read classics.
Science is always a popular choice at Durham High and this year three of girls have chosen to study medicine at the Universities of Edinburgh, Newcastle and Sheffield.
Headmistress, Lynne Renwick, said: "We are thrilled by this superb level of achievement.
"Each girl has worked consistently and with enthusiasm throughout her time in the sixth form and all the girls deserve their excellent grades.
"The teaching staff will be delighted by these results. With enthusiasm and skill, they have drawn the very best out of their students. Well done to all."


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1. LifeWay Christian Store
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1-03 Frank London, Lorin Sklam
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2-05 The Chicago Klezmer Ensem
2-09 Brave Old World
2-12 Kroke
2-15 Klezmatics
Soul of Klezmer / Rêve et Passion
Klezmer music provides intense pleasure, enlivens festivals or functions as a delightful diversion. The music of the Jews of Eastern Europe still plays an important role at weddings, giving rise to that exuberant atmosphere for which those events are renowned. In the wake of Jewish emigration at the turn of the century, this music lived on in America. Legendary 78s bear witness to the virtuosity of klezmer musicians between the two world wars. After the Second World War, however, klezmer music began to drift into oblivion. Then in the 1970s and 80s there was a veritable renaissance which is meantime evident on almost all five continents of the globe in the form of hundred of klezmer ensembles. In a process of creative exchange the Eastern European roots of this music have become interwoven with elements of swing, jazz, blues, classical and avant-garde music. The new groups have developed klezmer music into an art form which, thanks to its leaning towards innovation, its clever playing techniques and its maintenance of respect for the sources, packs concert halls the world over. Network has been on an exciting journey into the world of the klezmorim and brought back some incredibly valuable treasures. This collection, the most extensive to date, ranges from the music of the best current klezmer bands to some carefully selected highlights by the great old masters whose influence can still be felt to this very day. The genre itself embraces emotionally charged ballads, effervescent wedding dances and virtuoso instrumental improvisations. The main instruments are the violin, the clarinet and the accordion which, either in small intimate line ups or in conjunction with big bands, present the unmistakable klezmer sound in its unique tonal richness: several pieces by the two famous American bands Brave Old World and the Klezmatics with some as yet unpublished special projects, and a new recording by the virtuoso violinist Alicia Svigals. Also included are Andy Statman, Klezmer Plus, New Orleans Klezmer All Stars, Budowitz, Klezmorim, Kapelye, The Chicago Klezmer Ensemble, Muzsikás, Kasbek, Budapester Klezmer Band, Kroke. The old masters are represented by Dave Tarras, Naftule Brandwein, Abe Schwartz and the still active Epstein Brothers, and the piece with singer Ava Gold from the award winning film "A Tickle in the Heart" is released here for the first time.
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You can't get more exclusive than your own private island! Sail away with your chosen guests to your own slice of luxury and indulgence. Whether you are looking for somewhere extraordinary for a "big" birthday party, something unusual for a directors' retreat or just somewhere rather special for an event this will tick all the boxes. Fish for your dinner, enjoy a RIB ride over the waves and watch the sun go down over the horizon from the hot-tub. It doesn't get much better than this.
It's not often that you get the chance to have your own private place in the middle of the sea. It's different, it's unique and it's certainly an adventure. The experience starts in a private launch from Portsmouth and a short trip out to sea. Upon arrival you will be greeted with a welcome glass of champagne and a quick tour of the facilities. If you need to get down to some work there are plenty of spaces for a meeting or conference with a variety of break-out rooms, but otherwise just relax and enjoy the view. Then it's time to decide which of the many activities you want to try, from RIB rides to the sauna with a view, from the laser quest to the wine tasting room. There's no shortage of things to do.
For those looking for a little less strenuous time, simply explore this most historic of buildings and its treasure of maritime artefacts. Discover the restored lighthouse, gaze at the stunning views from the Crow's Nest and relax in the roof-top hot pool.
You will be totally looked after during your stay, with gourmet cuisine including lunch, afternoon tea and a 4 course dinner. For drinks enjoy champagne, cocktails and the finest wines, or perhaps you'd like a little education with a wine or whiskey tasting. There will certainly be plenty of opportunities to "splice the mainbrace"!
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The Blanchard Rock Shop is located on Highway 380, about 1 hour and 45 minutes south of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Socorro County. It is halfway between San Antonio and Carrizozo at mile marker 30 on U.S. Highway 380, in the "town" of Bingham, New Mexico. Although Bingham has only 2 full time residents (no gas station, no restaurant and no motels), it is on the map and still has a lot to offer. Not only do we have rocks, minerals and related items for sale in the shop, we also offer a "local" rock and mineral collecting area along with guided mining tours/field trips throughout New Mexico.
The "local" collecting area is located here in the world famous Hansonburg Mining District, which is also known as the Blanchard Claims. This district is considered one of the "richest" when it comes to the variety of mineral species it produces, which is over 80 different ones. In fact, the mines here have produced a number of world class mineral specimens which can be seen at several museums including the Smithsonian, the Kongsberg Mineral Museum in Norway and the New Mexico Mineral Museum. At this time, we have one mining claim open for public collecting and it's called the Desert Rose. The common minerals that can be dug here are Fluorite, Barite, Galena, Quartz and Smoky Quartz. The rarer species that can be found on this claim are Linarite, Brochantite, Wulfenite, and many more. We allow people to collect only on the surface, which includes both hard rock mining as well as tailings piles to dig through. The climate is conducive to year-round collecting, although some winter days are rather chilly and may have light snow. We do recommend that you call a few days prior to coming out to make sure that we are open and that the roads to the mining claim are passable. Also, if you need RV hook-ups, we can provide them.
Besides collecting in the Blanchard District, we do offer field trips to other great mineral localities throughout the state. Most of these areas are under private ownership/claim and are not accessible to the general public. On these tours, you will be given a geological interpretation of the area, lessons on how to locate a mineral vein and/or pocket, hands-on instructions on how to properly remove the specimen(s) from the base rock and tips on how to clean and care for your treasures. Some of the rocks and minerals to be found are fluorite, agate, jasper, turquoise, amethyst scepters, gold and fossils. These trips are for everyone... from the serious collector to the novice rockhound. We do try to limit the tours to 6 people, but will make exceptions for large educational groups. Please try to make your reservations at least two weeks prior to the dates that you want. Absolutely no dealers are allowed! We are also happy to provide information on other mines and collecting areas throughout the state to rockhounds, free of charge.
If you don't want to make the trip back to the mine, please stop by the shop and say "Hi!". The rock shop has been open since 1968, but since we've owned it, there have been many changes and improvements. It's not just a "rock" shop anymore. We have rocks and mineral specimens from the local Blanchard Mining District, as well as several other localities throughout the U.S. and around the globe for sale. Outside on the many tables, you can find agates, jaspers, petrified wood, slabs, geodes, and a variety of cutting/carving material rough. Inside the shop, we offer a large variety of fine mineral specimens, jewelry, rock digging tools, antiques, and mining artifacts. When it comes to the really rare stuff, we have Trinitite. This is the glass that was formed at "ground zero" during the world's first atomic blast! The shop is located only 16 miles from the Trinity site. We also sell rock cutting/polishing equipment. If you don't have the time to travel and see us personally, we do offer shipping and can send pictures of specimens via email.
There have been many articles written about the mines and rock shop. The most recent was in the March 2002 issue of New Mexico Magazine, pages 30-35. You can also read about us in most "rockhound guides" and "gem trail" books. We are open almost every day of the year from 9am - 5pm in the winter months and 9am - 7pm in the summer months, but as mentioned above please call ahead of time in case something has come up.
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. One that speculates: a commodities speculator; a speculator regarding the future turn of events.
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- n. One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
- n. One who forms theories; a theorist.
- n. One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principle for the potential of substantial returns.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. One who speculates. Specifically: (a) An observer; a contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher.
- n. One who forms theories; a theorist.
- n. One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An observer or onlooker; a watcher; a lookout; a seer; in a specific use, an occult seer; one who looks into mysteries or secrete by magical means.
- n. One who engages in mental speculation; a person who speculates about a subject or subjects; a theorizer.
- n. One who practises speculation in trade or business of any kind. See speculation, 4.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
- n. someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
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The word "speculator" comes from the Latin word "specula" (watchtower) and indicates someone who tries to "look far away" and thus metaphorically "look ahead", in other words to foresee future events.
ALLAN CHERNOFF, CNN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT: Well, John, I think this term speculator is being a bit overused here, frankly, because it's not just classical speculators who are moving the price of oil but it's so many investors.
I understand that the Wall Street definition of a successful initial public offering is one that allows a short-term speculator to make a quick profit.
Then I called the speculator and told him I wanted to go up-stairs again.
Not surprisingly, in light of the extended nature of the averages, the intermediate-term speculator, who seeks to hold a winning position for several weeks to several months, is faced with precious few fundamentally sound stocks that are not extended above their most recent bases, or areas of technical support.
However, a noteworthy volatility play crossed the tape around midday, with one long-term speculator betting on a significant price swing from the bailed-out bank.
"The job of the CEO is not to reward the short-term speculator of your stock, but to do a good job long-term for your shareholders, employees and customers," he says.
Thursday's trading could be choppy as the short term speculator had nothing to gain by Wednesday's conference call and will exit their positions in AGEN and look for the next swing move, but the long term investor should feel as confident as ever about this company and should take advantage of any dip in stock price, especially if it drops below two again.
"The job of the CEO is not to reward the short-term speculator of your stock," Mr. Barrett says, "but to do a good job long-term for your shareholders, employees and customers.
"The job of the CEO is not to reward the short-term speculator of your stock, but to do a good job long-term for your shareholders, employees and customers," he says.


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This is not going to be another recital of what happened in the old year and what may happen in the new year. Rather it is a try at taking counsel from the past to define some qualities of human endeavor that need to be reborn for the challenges of today and tomorrow.
America is an instructive case history. As The Times of London recently editorialized, "Foreigners have always tried to divine their future from the United States, some with hope and some with foreboding." What can Americans do to increase the hope and decrease the foreboding?
The short answer is to adapt for present use those traditional "American" characteristics which were actually drawm from many national and ethnic strains but flourished in the soil of the New World.
Three centuries ago the colonists in America were starting a new year that would include a singpost toward democratic government. In 1681 William Penn promised settlers on his land grant that they would have laws of their own making.
Two centuries ago the new year would witness a long Continental Congress fight against inflation -- yes, even before the revolution was over. And in the fall of 1781 the British troops would lay down their arms at Yorktown while their bands blared out "The World Turned Upside Down." If the world looks upside down in a different way in 1981, what with so many additional independent nations complicating things, there is no reason that others cannot cope in their own way with uncharted territories as the Americans did.
One century ago the new year would see electric lights brought to the streets of Philadelphia, the last spike driven into the railroad linking New Orleans and the Pacific, the movement begun to remedy the plight of the American Indian.
And what were writers writing about in the old years before these new years -- as so many in 1980 have been writing with an eye to the future?
Consider 1780. That was when Thomas Pownall, from experience both in the British Parliament and the governorship of Massachusetts, analyzed American qualities of the sort that need to be applied to the problems of 1981. He speaks of the "inquisitiveness" of Americans, a "turn of inquiry and investigation." Now, as old industries fade and new ones rise in various countries, there remains a premium on inquiring minds, on R&D (research and development) in current jargon, and on the governmental and educational policies to foster and release them.
To cite what Pownall identified all those years ago and what America is still striving toward: "In a country like this, where every man has the full and free exertion of his powers, where every man may acquire any share of the good things thereof, or of interest and power which his spirit can work him up to -- there, an unabated application of the powers of individuals and a perpetual struggle of their spirits sharpens their wits and gives constant training to the mind."
Such vitality may be "liable . . . to many disorders, many dangerous diseases ," as Pownall went on. But America can now, as then, "struggle, by the vigor of internal healing principles of life, against those evils and surmount them."
In the mass media age it is well to remember those settlers who "reason not from what they hear but from what they see and feel." In the age of trying to make balanced use of the environment, think of them not fixing a step "but where use marks the ground" and "where truth and nature lead hand in hand."
Or consider 1880. That was when Sidney Lanier wrote about a "new South" almost as if there were a Sunbelt story to be told then, too. To him the new South meant small farming, not the burst of industrial activity seen in the Sunbelt today. But small farming was more than tilling the soil, it was a kind of metaphor for the qualities required in addition to those represented by the mushrooming of corporate enterprise which he also observed. To him the nation had to have both a "spirit of control" as seen in corporation management and a "spirit of independence" as embodied by the small farmers.Surely these qualities as adapted for today are still necessary, whether within the present diversity of the United States or on the world stage of industrial and developing countries.
Note how Lanier sums up that traditional practicality which is more than ever needed in days when all resources must be used wisely: "Whatever crop we hope to reap in the future -- whether it be a crop of poems, of paintings, of symphonies , of constitutional safeguards, or virtuous behaviors, of religous exaltations -- we have got to bring it out of the ground with palpable plows and with plain farmer's forethought."
Taking a page from these bygone centuries, everyone can help toward that happiest of new years we wish to all right now.


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The human characters were no less impressive, Paul Keohone's morose forester anchoring the evening and providing the perfect foil, vocally and in his personality, for the vixen. His drinking companions too -- the Parson (Wynn Pencarreg) and Schoolmaster (Andrew Rees) gave strong performances, lifting their characters neatly out of the realm of mere caricature. Indeed there wasn't a single weak vocal performance, only varying degrees of strength and subtlety; qualities which applied in spades to Mark Saberton's poacher and which made the scene leading to the vixen's death the most powerful and affecting of the evening.
Ella Kirkpatrick as the Vixen and Paul Keohone as the Forester. Photo © 2008 Michael Dyer
As John Tyrell has observed elsewhere: 'The juxtaposition of old age with spring and its renewal of life is one of the major themes of the opera,' most obviously evidenced in the frequent presence of children on stage, as fox cubs, frogs and other denizens of the woods. And the ten young people involved in this production gave confident and well-judged performances which can only enhance Longborough's reputation for its involvement in educational initiatives.
Paul Keohone as the Forester. Photo © 2008 Michael Dyer
All in all then, a fine performance and if, perhaps, a qualified triumph, a triumph nonetheless.
Rex Harley reviewed the 27 June 2008 performance of Janácek's The Cunning Little Vixen at Longborough Festival Opera, Gloucestershire, UK. There are two remaining performances of this opera, this Friday 4 July and Saturday 5 July 2008 (with free tickets for children at the Friday evening performance). Details of these and the other Longborough productions (The Coronation of Poppea, Das Rheingold and La Traviata from Longborough Festival Opera.
Read Wilfrid Mellers on The Cunning Little Vixen (at Opera North) and Rex Harley's article about Welsh National Opera's 2002 revival of The Cunning Little Vixen.