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484 Slim-fit pant in lightweight Bedford cord
size & fit
- Sits below waist.
- Slim through the hip and thigh, with our narrowest leg.
- 14" leg opening (based on size 32/32).
Product Details
You won't get mistaken for your old English professor in these corduroys, thanks to their incredibly fine-wale fabric. (Fun fact: The word "wale," which refers to the peaks in a corduroy fabric, comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word for the ridges in a ploughed field.) Best of all, this pair is lightweight enough to wear in summer. Yep, you read that right—corduroy in summer.
- Cotton/elastane.
- Zip fly.
- Traditional 5-pocket styling.
- Machine wash.
- Import.
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Mon., April 25, 2011, 8:51 a.m.
Saturday's highlights
Joseph Guerrinha, center, practices with his teammates after taking a monthlong break from soccer to recover from a concussion. SR photo/J. Bart Rayniak
We managed to pack a bunch of interesting stories in Saturday's Valley Voice, starting with the touching story by correspondent Steve Christilaw about Central Valley High School soccer player Joseph Guerrinha. He's back in the game after suffering a serious concussion that he has no memory of.
The Spokane Valley City Council discussed projects to improve the Mission trailhead in Greenacres and establish railroad quiet zones west of Millwood. The were also questions as to whether the city counld afford to do the work. In other City news, newly appointed councilman Arne Woodard has already filed the required paperwork to run in the November election.
Correspondent Juli Bergstrom-Wasson has a look at the new Five Guys Burgers and Fries location at Sprague and Sullivan. I went in once to check it out and the line was nearly out the door. But you can munch on free peanuts while you wait and watching the kitchen staff at work is entertaining.
Other stories rounding out the pack include one on the end of the Miss Spokane Valley pageant and reporter Lisa Leinberger's story on the expansion of a women's homeless shelter.
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Journal Club Home
Journal Club meets biweekly on Thursdays at 1 pm in the Library East conference room.
The McDonaldization of academic libraries?
College & Research Libraries
v. 61 no. 3 (May 2000) p. 248-61
Smathers 2010: recruitment and retention challenges and strategies for the future
Recruiting Non-MLIS Graduate Students to Academic Librarianship
What is GIS?
What is remote sensing?
President Bush Discusses Importance of Democracy in Middle East
Americans for Democracy in the Middle East
American Embassy In Cairo, Public Affairs Section
Chelsea Dinsmore, Val Davis, Sara Russell Gonzalez, & Carrie Newsom
The Crisis and Opportunities in Library Leadership
An overview of WIPO
WIPO website
Results of the RLG Programs Descriptive Metadata Practices Survey
Interpretation of the results (13pgs)
Data Supplement (46pgs)
Discussion of the topic: "State-sanctioned Spying: The Legal Framework of the US Intelligence Community."
LC Working Group Report on the Future of Bibliographic Control
Final Report
Learning from Distance Learners
"Assessing the library needs and preferences of off-campus students: Surveying distance education students from the Midwest to the West Indies."
"Problems That Arise When Providing Geographic Coordinate Information for Cataloged Maps"
Coordinates, Series B, No.8
Limitations of the Physicians' Desk Reference 2007
Library Collaboration Commons
Readings: Emerging Technologies for Learning & The Mouse Is Dead
Section 108 of the Copyright Act
"The Section 108 Study Group Report: Executive Summary"
Books Open the World: A Community Libraries Project in Rural Uganda
"Libraries in the Wild"
"The cost of getting books read in rural Africa: Estimates from a survey of library use in Burkina Faso."
Reference Renaissance
Lance Heidigs LibGuide and discussion of learning to love Web 2.0, Becoming Ambient
Reference Renaissance Conference Plenary Podcast - First speaker, David Lankes.
David Lankes has a long paper on Participatory Librarianship for those who would like to read more.
Developing an Online GIS Interface for Topographic Maps
Geography Matters
For those who would like to read more: What is ArcIMS? and Topographic Maps.
LibGuides Use of Web 2.0 Apps
"How may I help thee? Let me count the 2.0 ways…"
Cultural Heritage Collections: Grants Programs for Fundable Conservation/Preservation Projects
The Heritage Health Index Report
on the State of America's Collections: Introduction and Executive Summary (For more info see: IMLS Connecting to Collections)


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Kathy Doughty. Check.
Tonya is coming out from Florida to go with us! Guest room ready. Check.
If any of you are going to be there, please EMAIL me. I'd love to meet up!!
I love the material obsession books! I have been using them as inspiration to mix up my stash a bit more. Have fun!
Would love to take a class with Ms. Material Obsession...Based on your packing it looks like you are going to have a great deal of fun!
It looks like you will be having a good time! Take lots of pictures to show us!
Have fun! Someday I'm going to go!
WOW...you got into some mighty fine classes. If you haven't done this before, you will love it. The small western town atmosphere and the hub-bub of the thousands of quilters is a dramatic difference.
I know you're going to have a grat time. Looks like you're prepared for the trip, too!
Hey, I'm going to be in Kathy's class with you!
What I would give to be in Kathy's class with you...... any of them..... or even the lecture.... and I don't even hear.... but to see "the process" of putting the fabs together...... bliss.... to have the siggie... do I sound like a groupie? yeah yeah yeah...howling! Texas
Have a great trip, I wish I was meeting up or traveling with everyone! Can't wait to see the blog posts, the teachers booth is always SO amazing!
I remember talking with you about this at V's in March! I can't believe it is here already!! You are going to have a blast. I will be looking forward to seeing photos when you return. Have fun!
It all sounds like so much fun! Good on you for being so prepared!! Looks like there's going to be lots of fabulous sewing done and lots of fun friendly times, it dosent get much better than than!!
I am so jealous! I am going to save my pennies so I can go next year. Have a fantastic time.
I wish I were heading for Oregon, I've got three kids and four grandkids there and I've never been to Sisters
Ha e a great trip. I wait for you and for your photos. Ciao ciao
Have a wonderful trip... and I know you will! Look forward to seeing your class results.
Have lots of fun! This sound like christmas times three!
; )
Have a great time there LeeAnn!
One of these summers I will join you at Sisters.
I have been lucky enough to have had design classes with Kathy. I predict you won't be disappointed. Have a great time.
Sulking :-)
Have a ball!
Have a glorious time! We will all look forward to hearing all the details.
what exciting fun ,I listened to the lady that started the show on pat sloans radio show, I am sure you will have a fun time and I see you are ready with all your materials enjoy yourself and I will look forward to some eye candy when your back. theodora
Seriously jealous. I so want to know how those Gee Benders make those bendy curves. Looking forward to seeing your creations and photos. Have a great time.
woohoo!!!! so exciting. I'm jealous of your ability to do handwork (or anything) while passenging. I'd get carsick so it's just talk talk talk for me. or torturing everyone by singing along with the radio. I should soooo be packing right now!
OOoohhh I'm totally jealous!
Have a fab time - take lots of pics and report back soon
When my son first moved to Portland, OR, he went to the sisters show. He sent me pics and a way too small Tshirt. Someday I hope to be there to go to it.
A whole week, taking classes, sewing and having fun with other quilters? priceless! It sounds fabulous - have fun, can't wait to see/hear all about it! :)
You lucky duck! I can't think of a nicer place to be. Have a sweet time, dear!


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Cedar Hollow ATV Trail System
The 12th most popular all terrain vehicle trail in Utah.
Saturday 16 July 2016 04:20 GMT
Southeast of Salt Lake City and Kamas, the Cedar Hollow ATV Trail System is an extremely popular ATV area with 4.5 miles of routes. It connects with the Taylor Fork ATV Trail System.
To reach the Cedar Hollow ATV Trail System from Salt Lake City, head east on US80 to Exit #146. Head south on US40/US189 to SR32 (aka River Road). Head east on SR32 through Francis and Woodland to Cedar Hollow Road. Turn left heading north on Cedar Hollow Road for 1 mile to the trailhead.
Note: Like most National Forests, the trails and road are closed to ATV riding unless specifically signed open. Do not count on seeing a closure sign but expect to see an open sign. It is your responsibility to know which trails are open to your type of vehicle. Lately, it has been reported that the rangers in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest have been strictly enforcing closures and issuing Federal citations which require a court apperance and $150 fine.
Note: As of September 2007, ATV riding on Forest Service Roads is limited to designated roads. To obtain the latest map of designated roads, make sure to contact the Forest Service HQ at (801) 466-6411.
Overall, Cedar Hollow ATV Trail System is the 12th most popular ATV riding trail of all 75 ATV trails in Utah. Several of the better atv trails are nearby Cedar Hollow ATV Trail System including Taylor Fork ATV Trail System, Lily Lake ATV Trail System and Hoyt Peak Trail.


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Lately I haven't had much time to keep my blog dated, it has once again been really busy at the university. I have really loved my new uni so far and the autumn has been great! I had really interesting history of art courses, such as pre-surrealistic postcard course, modern environmental and community art and modern Hongkong art course. I also participated a course of masculinity studies, which was quite interesting. I have also been studying Japanese!
There is still some deadlines to catch up, but I thought that I could share some pictures I recently received. I participated a make-up school and photography school's event where they designed make-up for lolita or visual kei -styled models and then, after some practice with the make-up, styled the models completely and photographer students took some amazing pictures.
My make-up was kind of wild, so the outcome was not very lolita, but it was absolutely artistic and extremely carefully made. They also did my hair, which I kind of love like that. >D
Pictures are taken/edited by Linda Rönnqvist
Hair and make-up Nyoko Candycotton and Iina
Blouse, skirt, headdress, socks: Moi-même-Moitié
The school held an art exhibition, in where the photographers chose three photos of each of their model. Here are my pictures:
Thank you for taking a look at this post. <3


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Publisher: Gollancz
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 310
In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary's truths are failing her. She's learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future—between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?
I heard extremely good reviews of this book. Based on the awesome reviews and awards it's won I expected a book parallel to those I love like The Hunger Games, Gone, etc. however I didn't come to like this book nearly as much.
One of the problems was that I didn't particularity like any of the characters. Mary annoyed me, she seemed to think that she cared about everyone but only did things for herself. I didn't get how her and Travis' relationship grew, or even came to be... it just sort of was... she also was really wish-y wash-y between whether she liked Travis, or Harry, or if neither of them was enough for her. I really did like Jed, I liked his struggle and his drive, opposite than Mary he seemed to do things for everyone, rather than himself.
From the description, the plot seemed twisted and fastpaced. However the plot seemed really choppy, either it was moving really slow, or moving too fast for me to keep up with.
However, the way Carrie Ryan writes was beautiful, she wrote with a gritty tone and detailed the scenery beautifully. Her post-apocalyptic world seemed real and would be a fantasy lovers dream.
Overall, it wasn't a bad read and everyone else seemed to like it. So maybe it's just me.


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The first phase of rehabilitation and expansion works to transform the Tamale Airport into an international one is expected to be completed by December, three months later than initially planned due to technical challenges.The first phase of the project consists of extending the runway from the current 2,480 metres to about 3,940 metres, and the installation of a complete lighting system to accommodate bigger aircraft so as to serve as the country's second international airport.It is supposed to serve as an alternative to the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The project is being undertaken by Brazilian company Geiroz Galvao Construction -- the same company working on the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra -- with funding from the Brazilian government.A visit by the sector minister Dzifa Attivor revealed that work on the runway has delayed due to deposits of clay soil discovered by the contractors, which required a considerable amount of time to excavate.Mrs. Attivor paid a working visit to the Tamale Airport with management of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) and other stakeholders in the sector this week.Mrs. Attivor said she expects the timelines for completion of the project to be met and enable Hajj pilgrims fly direct from Tamale so as to reduce cost."I will not accept any additional cost because the project has already been revised for the final date scheduled," she said.The minister encouraged people within the northern belt to tap into potentials of the north to transact business and improve their livelihoods, which will go a long way to reduce the poverty rate.Mr. Ruben Claudio O. Weto, Project manager Queiroz Galvao, said the first phase of the project was at its last stages but due to the technical hitch had to delay for a while. He noted that 90 percent of workers on-site are locals employed by the company to executive the project.He stressed that measures had been taken to ensure smooth operation of the domestic planes which have been helping to boost business in the region, as well as frustrate investors.Charles Kwame Asare, Managing Director Ghana Airport Company Limited, urged the contractor to speed-up work to meet the deadline -- and also ensure quality work for sustainability.He said improving the existing airport infrastructure is key to government, because it is the only means to attract more investors and boost the economy.He said Phase-two will involve the maintenance, repair and overhaul area within the hangar. According to the manager, the commencement date for Phase-two of the project will be announced in due courseHe said the aviation industry has maintained its fares though there has been an increase in fuel prices.
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A huge class of parsing involves tokenizing the streams by skipping over whitespaces. For example, if we want to parse for a list of 3 integer, separated by comma, we currently have to write:
The code above looks messy, and it would be nice if we do not have to explicitly specify the parsing of whitespaces.
(define three-int-by-comma
(seq whitespaces
i1 <- integer
i2 <- integer
i3 <- integer
(return (list i1 i2 i3))))
token allows us to abstract away the parsing of whitespaces:
The above code can now be rewritten as:
(define (token parser (delim whitespaces))
(seq delim
t <- parser
(return t)))
Which looks a lot better. But given tokenizing is such a common parsing task, we have a shorthand for the above called
(define three-int-by-comma2
(seq i1 <- (token integer)
(token #\,)
i2 <- (token integer)
(token #\,)
i3 <- (token integer)
(return (list i1 i2 i3))))
Which will reduce the above parsing to the following:
(define-macro (tokens . exps)
(define (body exps)
(match exps
((list exp) (list exp))
((list-rest v '<- exp rest)
`(,v <- (token ,exp) . ,(body rest)))
((list-rest exp rest)
`((token ,exp) . ,(body rest)))))
`(seq . ,(body exps)))
There is a case insensitive version of
(define three-int-by-comma3
(tokens i1 <- integer
i2 <- integer
i3 <- integer
(return (list i1 i2 i3))))
tokens called
tokens-ci that allows the character and string token to be parsed in case insensitive fashion.
Besides tokenizing, another common need in token-based parsing is to handle delimited sets. In the above example, the 3 integers are delimited by commas.
delimited generalize the pattern:
The following parses a list of comma-delimited integers:
(define (delimited parser delim)
(tokens v <- parser
v2 <- (zero-many (tokens v3 <- delim
v4 <- parser
(return v4)))
(return (cons v v2))))
Another common pattern is to parse for brackets that surrounds the value that you need. Just about all programming languages have such constructs. And
(delimited integer #\,)
bracket handles such parses:
(define (bracket open parser close)
(tokens open
v <- parser
(return v)))
bracket/delimited combines the case where you need to parse a bracketed delimited values:
(define (bracket/delimited open parser delim close)
(tokens open ;; even the parser is optional...
v <- (zero-one (delimited parser delim) '())
(return v)))
That's it for the
bzlib/parseq API. If you find anything missing, please let me know.


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Scott's Genius concept is still unusual in bicycle full sus terms - four years after its launch - because it's designed as a complete system around a purpose-built shock. While this makes sense from an engineering view, it's a brave decision for a manufacturer to take. The £2,700 MC-20 continues the Genius line with a carbon mainframe and a list of chichi componentry.
The chassis
The MC-20's frame boasts a full length seat tube so the saddle can be dropped out of the way, and strong, light and stiff monocoque dropouts, but the really interesting stuff is in the suspension design. The four-bar system - with a chainstay pivot a few inches ahead of the rear dropouts - gives the Genius a 'floating' pivot point that's as close to pedal neutral as possible, shifting from close to the granny ring deep in the shock's stroke to nearer the big ring as the suspension extends. With little or no chain growth and an effective pivot point that stays as close as possible to the chainline in a range of riding situations, the idea is to give the Genius hardtail-like responses.
The Genius's pull-shock has a piggyback positive air chamber, so the piston spends more of its time compressed than extended, which helps keep everything out of the muck and increases bearing overlap for better rigidity and durability. The large negative chamber controls the breakaway point at which the shock reacts to bump forces, effectively neutralising pedal-induced feedback and reducing bob to the point of irrelevance. A cable connects the shock to a thumbshifter on the bars, so the rider can choose from three positions - locked out, all travel, or traction control, which raises the spring rate slightly for more efficient sprinting and climbing.
A rear suspension system this sophisticated deserves a similarly competent fork. The travel-adjustable Talas RL fork delivers in spades, offering up to 140mm of adjustable travel and rebound adjust along with a lockout.
The detail
You'd expect the most costly bike in this test to offer something special in the spec department,
and Scott have delivered. A full complement of Shimano XT hydraulic discs and gears provide the seamless functionality and slick feel that screams, 'Expensive but worth it', while the XTR rear mech and DT Swiss wheels make sure everyone knows this bike is a cut above most. All that high-end kit helps keep the all-up weight down too.
The ride
There are two factors that dominate the Scott's character on the trail. One is its geometry, the other is the unique way that the rear suspension works. We'll take them in that order...
We've said it before and we'll say it again: for our money, the Genius range is slightly too short in the top tube department. You might not feel it as you settle in, but the comfortable reach to the bars is down to a stem that makes up for the top tube's missing half inch or so. And that has an impact on front end handling, as you'll find when things get tight and twisty. With more weight over the front wheel than most of the competition, the Scott can feel less lively when quick reactions are called for. It's a subtle effect that's fairly easy to get used to, but it's there nonetheless.
Now, the good news. Once you've dialled in the rear suspension to suit your weight, the Genius system starts to live up to its name. Few bikes can match the Scott for controlled suppleness at all speeds, on any trail. Switch the rear shock to lockout for bob-free sprints and climbs, leave it in the traction control position for ground-hugging control, or nudge it to all travel for boulder-swallowing descending. Combine all that confidence-inspiring travel with low weight and the precise, tactile feel of the MC-20's high-end components, and it's hard not to feel a bit smug as you blast through the countryside.
Is there a downside? Well, the Genius doesn't have the Kona or Cannondale's invulnerable feel, and the front end handling certainly takes getting used to.
But it's superb for eating up the miles in comfort. Not quite genius, but pretty damn clever.
Clever and very effective suspension system with light build and top- notch components
The short top tube and overly long stem compromise the Genius's handling


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The GreenValue team has many years of experience and expertise of working in large and small businesses on the green agenda.
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More than 10 years' experience working in sustainability. 5 years as the energy and environment marketing manager for a global corporate business and subsequently founded his own environmental business before launching GreenValue.
Has skills and experience in business analysis, project management and people management.
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Forum Post: The Bar Keeps Sinking Lower
Posted 5 years ago on Aug. 26, 2013, 7:56 p.m. EST by TropicalDepression
This content is user submitted and not an official statement
After decades of wars of aggression, the population now expects almost nothing less.
After decades of repressive police state, the public doesnt blink at the police building themselves up as military.
After decades of Patriot Act bullshit, the population doesnt blink at cameras on every corner.
After decades of getting bankrupted by healthcare costs, the population doesnt blink at being forced into the system.
After decades and decades of a deteriorating society, the population no longer thinks about how good things could be, but only how to keep them from getting drastically worse.
Only a little worse is now acceptable.
We are in deep shit. Manufactured consent on steroids.


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Your business card is your first impression, so you might as well make it a great one. This offer includes design, printing and delivery.
When it comes to websites, businesses want simplicity. CMS websites have become one of the most viable, effective, and affordable options out there for businesses of all sizes.
Your logo is a fundamental part of your business' identity. It is what greets a customer before they have a chance to experience your products or services.


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BC: See you next time......
FC: July/August 2011 | San Francisco
1: Our week in Cali.....
3: Wake up lady or we'll steal your stuff! "Hey!" | This lady was seriously sleeping! Too bad she wasn't selling "real feddas!"
4: ALL ABOARD!! | Waiting for Sausilito
5: We took the ferry to Sausilito, what a beautiful day it was!
6: On the ferry! A bit breezy but all in all we cleary gained a grey-haired friend | Bay Bridge in the background
7: PLANKING! | We rock!
9: It took us a lot of pondering and finally investigating to learn this was rock art | This man was singing with his dog...pretty darn cute
10: Walking in Sausilito on a gorgeous afternoon! | Self portrait!!
11: The flowers were beautiful and in full bloom. What beautiful scenery!
13: Growing up so fast......... | Such a beautiful place to take pictures
15: So many different views of the city! | Riding the ferry back into the city....Elvis style!
16: Summertime! | The breakfast of champions!
19: Always have a blast at the pool!
20: Cheesecake Factory
22: "
23: San Francisco Saturday Night
24: Staying at the Hyatt
25: Embarcadero and Pier 1
27: A little planking and a little exploring
29: We walked down by Pier 1, it was beautiful at night. We also walked down Embarcadero and explored to see what was around the Hyatt then went back to our awesome room for the evening.
30: THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE! | Our room was AMAZING!!!!
31: The bathroom mirror had a TV in it, we had a bay view room, we had the best brunch I've ever had in my life! And the hotel was set up beautifully!
33: Union Square
34: Candid shots in Juicy
35: One of Madeleines FAVORITE stores! | It's a shame they're not photogenic....
36: The Golden Gate Bridge
37: Napa Valley Wine Tour!!
38: The Jacuzzi Winery
43: Such a picturesque place!
44: There were far too many places to take photographs, these are just a couplle of the favorites!
48: Roche
49: Henry was the greatest! We liked him the best, he was very comical as well
51: Madonna Winery
52: We had a beautiful picnic area and lunch provided for us. Couldn't have asked for better scenery!
53: Lunch was great and we met some new friends from Texas
56: The Mondavi Winery was amazing!
57: Our tour guide played some songs for us before our journey back to the city
58: Monday night Pizza!
61: Shopping downtown Walnut Creek
62: Cheesecake Factory is a favorite and we had too much fun looking at Crate and Barrel! | Kara's Cupcakes.... some of the best cupcakes on the earth!
68: Fishermans Warf! Shopping, dining, boats,
69: Boat to Alcatraz
76: Showers and cells | Inside Alcatraz
77: Peeking out from one of the innmates cells, and a fine exhibit of their porelain commodities | Baseball even in Alcatraz
81: Alctraz was truly remarkable | (Left page) Planking, the office area and the kitchen. (This page) A cannon and the last leg of our journey back to the boat.
82: Boudin has amazing sourdough bread
83: Too full for clam chowder | After the Alcatraz tour we walked back down to Fisherman's Warf. These are just a few of the sights we saw along the way....
84: Ghiradelli square has not only their own chocolate but Kara's as well!
85: Look at all that CHOCOLATE!!! | We were crunched on time to meet Danielle so we waited on this corner to catch a cab to take us to her job to meet her. Beautiful view!
87: Madeleine and I braved the heights and conquered our fears and screamed through Pier 1!! It was so much fun!


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WebTV Networks and Fujitsu plan to form a joint venture company to establish a TV-based Internet service in Japan, using the technology developed by WebTV Networks. Fujitsu will build a network operations center for and provide Internet access and various online content to the subscription-based WebTV Network service. WebTV Networks will own 65% of the WebTV/Fujitsu joint venture company and Fujitsu will own 35%. WebTV Networks and Fujitsu will form alliances with companies in various fields, including consumer electronics, Internet access and media and content to establish the new service.
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When you're a student at TSU, your life outside of the classroom reflects the excitement and energy of the city we call home. The campus is located within the heart of Houston, with quick access to downtown, professional sports teams, great dining options, and a thriving night life. On campus, the university features more than 80 clubs and organizations aimed at enriching your student life and beyond. You won't just get an excellent education - you'll have a great time doing it as well.
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POSTED BY Coley Ward ON 11:57 am, May 17, 2007 - POSTED IN News reel
Last week, Clemens' decision to sign with the Yankees seemed like a no-brainer. Clemens wants to win, and he has a much better chance of doing that with the Yankees than with the Astros. Even the Astros' players seemed resigned to the fact that their team wasn't going to compete this year.
But that was a week ago. Today, the Astros are in second place, having won their last four games. They are 4.5 games back of first-place Milwaukee, which has lost it's last four games. The Astros have been re-energized by the call-up of minor league sensation Hunter Pence, who looks like the second coming of Willie Mays, or at least a young Kenny Lofton.
The Yankees? They just split a double header against the White Sox and remain eight games behind the Red Sox. They've gone 5-5 in their last ten.
If Clemens wants to win, where does he stand a better chance? Playing for the Astros in the eminently winnable NL Central? Or playing for the Yankees, in one of the toughest divisions in baseball, trying to catch a Red Sox team that looks to be the best on the planet?
I say he's got a better chance in Houston. And if Houston wins the NL Central, all of a sudden you're talking about a team with two top of the line starters (Clemens and Oswalt), two all-star sluggers (Carlos Lee and Lance Berkman), and one speedy spark plug/rookie of the year candidate (Pence). Would you want to play that team in the playoffs?


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Manor Township supervisors last week approved the job description and hiring of a retiring State Police officer to serve as Detective on the force.
Shane Lash will assume his position at the end of February, according to Manor Township Police Chief Eric Petrosky.
Lash is a 1989 graduate of Ford City High School and Lenape Tech in Heating and Air Condition. In 1993, he attended the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in Hershey, completing the required basic training.
In 1993, he began as a state trooper in Belle Vernon before moving to the Kittanning barracks in 1997. His duties included Crime Investigations and Assistant Deputy Fire Marshal.
He was promoted in 2010 to the rank of corporal, working for the next several years in Harrisburg and Beaver County as a criminal investigator. He finished his State Police career in New Castle and Butler as a patrol unit supervisor.
During his 25 years with the Pennsylvania State Police, Lash received numerous trainings.
In 2004, he was trained on investigating domestic violence incidents.
In 2007, he received training on conducting background investigations and completed instruction of arson investigations including training on firefighter involved fires.
He continued his education in basic Homicide investigation in 2008 and certification in wiretapping and electronic surveillance.
Petrosky, a former State Police officer himself, was pleased to add another officer with Lash's extensive background in investigations to Manor Township's force.
"He's going to work out of plain clothes, do follow-up investigations, pretty much the same as our other police officers' job description. But some of his investigations he won't be able to share with other members of the department," Petrosky said.
With the addition of Lash as a detective, this further positions Manor Township's police force as a regional department. Manor is contracted to patrol and conduct investigation in Burrell and Bethel townships as well as at the Crooked Creek Lake Park.
Petrosky said Lash will work on a part-time basis, several days per week.
In January, the department logged 665 hours that included 480 duty hours and 80 school resource hours at Armstrong High School, 25 hours were taken up with officers in court, and 80 hours of administration.
Most incidents happened during the 4PM-Midnight shift – a total of 51 in January. A total of 44 occurred on the 8AM-4PM shift, and 8 incidents on the Midnight-8AM shift.


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6. FOOD, I'm hungry
FOOD, I'm hungry
Of course you must be hungry, when you arrive. God knows what you ate on the plane. You don't remember the neither item's name nor its contents. It may be one of the weirdest things you ever had for dinner or lunch. So you must be apprehensive about what you will get for lunch or dinner. The best thing you can try is PIZZA, which is pronounced as "PiTza".
You get both Veg. and NonVeg Pizzas. But to be on the safer side order a Veg. Pizza that way you won't be left hungry at least. Order a small pizza if you are alone or a medium size is enough for two or three (well it depends on your appetite actually). You can order pizza by phone and it will be delivered at your doorstep in a few minutes. Refer to the yellow pages or consult the motel receptionist you are staying in, for information.
For breakfast, have 'Continental breakfast' which is cheap and the best. To be sure about Veg. items, always ask for items with "NO MEAT" rather than "WITHOUT MEAT". Be sure to say "NO ICE" if you prefer to have your drink without ice. And remember that a CHEESEBURGER is a misnomer. It contains meat besides cheese, so be careful!
Here is a guide for Vegetarian Dishes which i heard from my colleques during my visit
Mexican : Bean Buritto, Enchiladas, Bean Taco, Cheese Taco, Bean Tostadas, And Mexican Pizza
Italian or Greek : Eggplant (brinjal) sandwich, Spaghetti with tomato sauce, Lasagna (pronounced Laza-nya), Italian Pitza, Italian Pasta with tomato sauce, Falafal, Veg. Gyro (pronounced Yero).
Denny's : Vegetable omelette (with eggs)Vegetable lunch/dinner (salad, potato smash, garlic sauce) Broccoli soup
American Restaurants (Sizzler, Olive Garden) : Best bet is salad bar & French fries
McDonald's : Mac cheese sandwich, Milk shakes, ice-cream sundaes
Pizza Hut : Veggie Lover's delight, Veggie pizza with a choice of toppings such as Jalapenos (pronounced Hala-pin-yose and are green chilies), pineapple, tomato, onions etc.
Burger King : Vege cheese whooper, Garden burger


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I mentioned a few posts back that I'm trying new things with my writing and blogging. Today is one of these new features–a bit of a spotlight on other authors.
Amelia Smith is an indie author, with a regency romance and an historical fantasy about mermen to her name, and has just published the first of a new fantasy series, Scrapplings. Back when I was doing a promotion on Till Human Voices Wake Us in October, she did a mini-interview with me and tweeted about my book. I wanted to reciprocate, but since I'm not on Twitter I decided to do it with a blog post, and asked Amelia a question I always find interesting: Where did the story start? Was there a central image or idea that formed the core of the novel?
Amelia's response:
I think I was brewing the idea of this story for a while before I started writing, but it was long enough ago that I can't remember exactly. The earliest surviving fragment of this story world dates to February 2002. I had an image of a girl in a temple courtyard, newly arrived from the countryside. That was Iola, who turned out not to be the central character of the first few books I wrote in the series. she's exceptionally beautiful and an archetypal priestess. As the embodiment of an archetype, she's not the most active character, but the others do rally around her.
The world evolved, starting with the temple Iola found herself in. In that first image, it was a fairly corrupt place, but as the world around it grew it took on more characteristics of an active semi-monastic place, with more than one person in it who actually believed in the dragon gods.
Each of the characters has their own central images. With Iola, it's dragon flight, and flying in general. Darna is much more oriented to durable objects in the material world, like stone and buildings.
Amelia also gave me a 'Deleted Scene' as an extra, which I think is quite a nice introduction to the story. Here's what Amelia says:
I went through several iterations of the main characters' arrival in Anamat. In this scene, Darna ducks under the city wall at first sight of Iola and Thorat [two characters who become increasingly significant to the storyline], and enters the city alone.
Darna told herself that she couldn't see the dragonlet properly. She certainly wouldn't have heard it if it had tried to speak to her, but she could follow its path, just as surely as an ordinary person could follow the surface streets of Anamat. The passage wound down through the earth, joined here and there by other lines which led off in tantalizing directions. The route pushed her along, then suddenly it spat her out, spinning into the midday sun.
The dragonlet disappeared, leaving only a swirl of uncertainty on the stone wall beside her.
Darna stood in a quiet square surrounded by houses shuttered against the midday sun. She was somewhere in Anamat. Unknown streets stretched around her in all directions, with buildings packed so close together that they ran into each other. Darna tried to get her bearings, now that the dragonlet was gone. Tendrils of smoke drifted up over the rooftops. In one corner of the courtyard a woman filled her buckets under a decorated spout. It splashed cool, clear water onto a hollow stone. The woman glared at Darna.
"Get out, scrappling!" she said. "Back to the main streets with you!"
Darna nodded, feeling bewildered by the sudden sunlight.
"Go on, pick the pockets off some peasants," the woman said. "Don't come bothering good Anamat-born guildfolk!"
"Anamat-born?" Darna said, thinking out loud. "But everyone says, in the provinces, that scrapplings make the guilds." That was what the minstrels in Tiadun keep had said, at least.
"You shouldn't go counting on what they say in the provinces." The woman was dressed as well as the higher-up servants at Tiadun keep had been. "You are green," she commented as she picked up her buckets. "Hardly any scrapplings join the better guilds. Some go to the potters or the ropers, or spin for the weavers all their lives. But if the watch take you to jail too many times you'll be exiled to the hill bandits. If you just can't find your way into the guilds they might make you a servant in the governor's palace, poor sods. Too many dull-witted scrapplings these days."
"But do any scrapplings join the guilds?" Darna asked.
The woman set down her buckets again for a moment before unlatching her house door. "Maybe a few of the cleverest ones do," she said, "or the ones who don't cross us, but it's mostly Anamat-born children. They know which way is which. Some scrapplings might, if they bring lots of beads with them, or if they can get an offering together by midsummer night, and if the guilds need them. You'll see. And of course all the pretty girls go to the priestesses."
"Do they make many girls join the priestesses?" Darna asked.
"Make them?" the woman laughed. "Hardly! Girls beg to join those temples. You won't find the silk-clad, gold-spangled priestesses begging for novices in your lifetime!"
"But they're all shut up in there like prisoners," Darna said. "Why would anyone want that?"
"Too many questions," the woman said. She shooed Darna towards the main street. "Now you get gone!"
Darna turned away, then heard a clink on the stones behind her. The woman had pulled the curtain shut across her doorway, but she'd thrown a bead at Darna, a small one. She picked it up. A real Anamat bead. That was a good sign, at least, but then she heard and smelled the slosh of a kitchen scrap pail and hurried off before that got thrown at her, too.


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and of course the little tree. If you do not have a little tree in need of some help you can do this with some branches, that maybe you have spray painted or wrapped in some tape or ribbon. Then with some glue or flower arranging foam get them into a cute lil' pot. This will certainly do...no need to have the $2.50 tree.
Ours were about 2 inches.


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As an assignment for CAP 105, we used the site Brand Yourself to optimize the google search results for our name. Before using the site, I was expecting it to score you on the professional nature of your posts. When completing the assignment, I learned that it scores you based on if the result is positive, negative, or a different person. I have a pretty unique name, so only a few of the results weren't mine and all of them were positive resulting in my score of A-.
In order to improve my score I went through and marked each results as positive, negative, or not mine. I also went though and added other links such as my personal website and my about me page. I then did the list of recommendations for each website. I also boosted my personal website so that it would be one of the first results people saw when they searched me. Overall, I found this website easy to use and I can see how it would be very helpful.


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PSL Absa Premiership: Chippa United vs Bidvest Wits
Posted: 5 November 2014 Time: 20:32
Mhlengi Cele scored a late winner as Chippa United ousted Bidvest Wits 2-1 in the Absa Premiership on Wednesday night.
Substitute Cele struck in optional time after Henrico Botes cancelled out David Zulu's opener for United before the break at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
The home side were to draw first blood early on when Bafana Bafana marksman Zulu netted with an eighth minute penalty after Thulani Hlatshwayo had clashed with George Akpabio in the 18-yard area.
The goal spurred Gavin Hunt's Clever Boys to life, with Chippa keeper Mbongeni Mzimela soon a busy man as the visitors piled on the pressure.
Mzimela kept his side's lead intact as he saved from Jabu Shongwe on 17 minutes, before making an even better stop with a diving save on 28 minutes to deny Botes.
But the home defence was finally to cave in on 38 minutes when Gert Barends fouled Toriq Losper in the box, resulting in the second penalty of the game. Botes made no mistake as he beat Mzimela with the spot kick to restore parity after 40 minutes.
Moeneeb Josephs was the first goalkeeper called into action after the restart, the Clever Boys number one keeping Akpabio's shot out of the net.
After that, with both sides not prepared to allow their opponents the upper-hand, the game remained tight and physical, the next chance on goal coming when Josephs saved from William Twala with 20 minutes to go.
Akpabio went wide with an effort in the 74th minute before Shongwe went even closer for the Gauteng side in the 87th minute.
With the clock moving towards full time, the spoils were seemingly about to be shared. But Chilli Boys captain Andile Mbenyane was determined to help his side to maximum points as he set up Cele to slot home the winning goal with one minute of regulation time remaining.
HOME: Chippa United
Coach: Roger Sikhakhane
Formation: four four two
- 31 Mbongeni Mzimela
- 2 James Okwuosa
- 21 Siyabonga Zulu
- 30 Mbhuyiselo Sambu
- 34 Gert Barends
- 7 William Twala
90 mins - Sipho Mtule
- 20 Jabulani Nene
- 28 Ugonna Uzochukwu
- 8 David Zulu
- 9 George Akpabio
77 mins - Mhlengi Cele
- 10 Andile Mbenyane
90+1 mins - Eric Chipeta
AWAY: Bidvest Wits
Coach: Gavin Hunt
Formation: four three one two
- 16 Moeneeb Josephs
- 2 Kees Kwakman
- 3 Thulani Hlatshwayo
- 15 Buhle Mkhwanazi
- 20 Siyabonga Nhlapo
- 10 Toriq Losper
90+1 mins - Getaneh Kebede
- 20 Erwin Isaacs
56 mins - Christopher Katongo
- 22 Jabulani Shongwe
- 30 Ben Motshwari
- 41 Phumlani Ntshangase
- 9 Henrico Botes
76 mins - Sthembiso Ngcobo


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Collecting family recipes is one of my favourite things. And this one is a doozy.
My friend Anna is one of the best cooks I know. She's also super organised and despite having just had a baby, (hello Miss Polly) having a toddler in tow (hello Mr Fred) and running a growing interior design business here in Orange, Derham Interiors, is completely ready for Christmas.
So when, I think, Anna realised the depth and breadth of my lack of preparation this year, she invited me over to cross one thing off the list - the pudding.
Tom and I came with dried fruit and Ninja Turtles in hand. He and Fred played while we baked and a few hours later, we left with the pudding done and a much-needed boost in Christmas spirit.
Anna's Christmas pudding comes from her late Grandmother's recipe collection and I feel very honoured to be able to share it here. It really is very easy - you don't even have to soak the fruit so it can be made even the day before Christmas - and it tastes amazing.
Grandma Booth's Christmas Pudding225g butter
225g caster sugar
8 eggs
225g raisins
225g currants
110g mixed peel, chopped
225g Granny Smith apples, grated (unpeeled)
225g soft breadcrunbs
55g plain flour
1/2 cup blanched almonds, chopped
1 tsp mixed spice
1/2 cup brandy
Cream butter and sugar together and add eggs, once at a time, beating well between each addition. Fold in the dried fruit, peel, apples, flour, almonds, breadcrumbs and mixed spice. Finally, mix in the brandy and spoon into a buttered pudding basin. Cover with a layer of baking paper and secure tightly with string. Finish with a tight layer of foil and place in a large saucepan of boiling water over high heat. Boil for six hours, topping up the water as you go.
Once cooked, Anna suggests you keep your pudding in its basin, in the fridge until needed. Then just return it to that large saucepan, fill with boiling water and cook for 20 minutes or so, just until heated through.
Turn out onto a pretty plate and serve with cherries and/or berries and almond cream.
Almond and brandy creamThis is Anna's recipe and it's just beautiful with her Christmas pudding. Much nicer I think than a rich hard sauce and far easier than a custard. Serve any leftovers on boxing day with a bowl of cherries to dip into.
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon brandy
1/2 cup whipped cream
125 g toasted slivered almonds
Beat the egg yolks and sugar until creamy, add brandy and fold in cream and toasted almonds. Makes about 1 cup.
If you haven't made a Christmas pudding this year, or even ever - please take my word for it and give this recipe a go, it's completely fool proof and delicious. T


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¡El que no brinque es migra!
My first creative attempts as a child were narcocorridos. Influenced by movies and songs like La Banda del Carro Rojo, my friends, cousins, brothers, and I played "narcotraficantes," a game that always ended in the heroic tragic death of the narcos. As we lay on the ground, I composed corridos that narrated the events of our role-play. My father made it his goal in life to become notorious enough to have a narcocorrido written about him, preferably by Los Cadetes de Linares. His exploits didn't land him a song; no, they landed him in a Jalisco prison for the last two decades. Perhaps the desire to write that song for my father is what drove me to write poetry in the first place. With the special role that the corrido has played in my life, you can understand why when my friend Oscar Bermeo alerted me to the news that the Border Patrol is now in the business of producing corridos I felt as if something essential had been stolen from me.
For nearly a century, the agency's mission has focused on flexing its law enforcement muscle to halt illegal border incursions, but over the past decade, it has conducted a softer, lesser-known campaign to dissuade migrants from trying to cross in the first place.
The "Border Safety Initiative" created new units of medically trained agents, now totaling 212 who are spread along the Mexican border, assigned to search-and-rescue missions for stranded immigrants, particularly in the deadly Arizona desert.
The BSI campaign ushered a series of public service announcements dubbed "No Mas Cruces," which means both "No More Crossings" and "No More Crosses" meant to make people think twice before heading north.
The effort has paid off, Lee noted, pointing to the steady decline in crossing deaths from a record high of 492 in 2005 to 390 last year.
The migra corridos are the latest version of these ads, though you wouldn't know by looking at the CD jacket that it's paid for by the U.S. Border Patrol.
The funding source was kept secret because the agency feared losing Mexican listeners if they discovered la migra was behind the message.
The songs are of harrowing border-crossing stories, from Rafael and Abelardo's failed desert trek to a mother raped and beaten by a smuggler who then kills her 6-year-old daughter, and another of a migrant suffocating to death in an airtight tractor-trailer.
There seems to be a feeling that the "Migra Corridos" have nothing aesthetically pleasing about them. You can hear the songs for yourself here. Some of the lyrics (translated):
To cross the border
He put me in a trailer box
There I shared my suffering
With another 40 immigrants
I was never told
This was a trip to hell.
A crucial element of the corrido form is that it is written by the community for the community. The Border Patrol does not want its name on the 5-song CD because it knows the community would reject these songs as false corridos. We are told that this farce is for our own good, for our education. As if that immigrant taking his first step to El Norte is not already aware of the dangers; as if somehow a fucking song would change his situation. What hurts is that they're not only stealing our traditions but also our tragedies.
When I discovered the anonymous immigration corridos from the 1920s, "El Deportado" and "El Lavaplatos," I decided that if I were going to write corridos it would be in this tradition. So recently I've been working on "El Corrido de Apolinar Esquivel," which is to be played on my friend Alejandro's out-of-tune accordion and sung by my friend Jorge with his out-of-tune voice.
I leave you with a real corrido, "El Deportado"/"The Deportee":
Voy a cantarles, señores,
Voy a cantarles, señores,
Todo lo que yo sufrí,
Desde que dejé mi patria,
Desde que dejé mi patria.
Por venir a este país.
Serían las diez de la noche,
Serían las diez de la noche,
Comenzó un tren a silbar.
Oí que dijo mi madre,
"Ahí viene ese tren ingrato
Que a mi hijo se va a llevar."
"Adiós mi madre querida,
Adiós mi madre querida,
Echame su benedición.
Yo me voy al extranjero,
Yo me voy al extranjero,
Donde no hay revolución."
Corre, corre maquinita,
Corre, corre maquinita,
Vámonos de la estación.
No quiero ver a mi madre
Llorar por su hijo querido,
Por su hijo del corazón.
Al fin sonó la campana,
Al fin sonó la campana,
Dos silbidos pegó el tren.
"No lloren, mis compañeros,
No lloren, mis compañeros,
Que me hacen llorar también."
Pasamos pronto Jalisco,
Pasamos pronto Jalisco,
Ay qué fuerte corría el tren.
La Piedad, luego Irapuato,
Silado luego La Chona,
Y Aguas Calientes también.
Al recodar estas horas,
Al recodar estas horas,
Me palpita el corazón.
Cuando divisé a lo lejos,
Cuando divisé a lo lejos
A ese mentado Torreón.
Cuando Chihuahua pasamos,
Cuando Chihuahua pasamos
Se notó gran confusion.
Los empleados de la aduana,
Los empleados de la aduana,
Que pasaban revision.
Llegamos por fin a Juárez,
Llegamos por fin a Juárez,
Y allí fué mi apuración.
"Que' onde vas que de' onde vienes?
Que cuánto dinero tienes
Para entrar a esta nación?"
"Señores, traigo dinero,
Señores, traigo dinero
Para poder emigrar."
"Tu dinero nada vale,
Tu dinero nada vale,
Te tenemos que bañar."
Ay, mis paisanos queridos,
Ay, mis paisanos queridos,
Yo les platico no más.
Que me estaban dando ganas,
Que me estaban dando ganas,
De volverme para atrás.
Crucé por fin la frontera,
Crucé por fin la frontera,
Y en un renganche salí.
Ay, mis queridos paisanos,
Ay, mis queridos paisanos,
Fue mucho lo que sufrí.
Los gueros son muy maloras,
Los gueros son muy maloras,
Se valen de la occasion.
Y a todos los mexicanos,
Y a todos los mexicanos,
Los tratan sin compassion.
Ahí traen la gran polvadera,
Ahí traen la gran polvadera,
Y sin consideración,
Mujeros, niños y ancianos
Los llevan a la frontera.
Nos hechan de esta nación.
Adiós, paisanos queridos,
Adiós, paisanos queridos,
Ya nos van a deportar.
Pero no somos bandidos,
Pero no somos bandidos,
Venimos a camellar.
Los espero allá en mi tierra,
Los espero allá en mi tierra,
Ya no hay más revolución.
Vámonos, cuates queridos,
Seremos bien recibidos
De nuestra bella nación.
I'm going to sing to you, gentlemen,
I'm going to sing to you, gentlemen,
All about my sufferings,
Since I left my country,
Since I left my country
To come to this nation.
It must have been about ten at night,
It must have been about ten at night,
The train began to whistle.
I heard my mother say,
"There comes that ungrateful train
That is going to take my son away."
"Good-bye my beloved mother,
Good-bye my beloved mother,
Give me your blessings,
I am going abroad,
I am going abroad,
Where there is no revolution."
Run, run, little train,
Run, run, little train,
Let's leave the station
I don't want to see my mother
Cry for her beloved son,
For the son of her heart.
Finally the bell rang,
Finally the bell rang,
The train whistled twice.
"Don't cry, my buddies,
Don't cry, my buddies,
For you'll make me cry as well."
Right away we passed Jalisco,
Right away we passed Jalisco,
My, how fast the train ran.
La Piedad, then Irapuato,
Silado, then La Chona,
And Aguas Calientes as well.
When I remember these hours,
When I remember these hours,
My heart beats fast.
When I saw from afar
When I saw from afar
That infamous city of Torreon.
When we passed Chihuahua,
When we passed Chihuahua,
We noticed great confusion,
The employees from the customhouse,
The employees from the customhouse.
Who were conducting inspections.
We arrived at Juarez at last,
We arrived at Juarez at last,
There I ran into trouble.
"Where are you going, where do you come from?
How much money do you have
To enter this nation?"
"Gentlemen, I have money,
Gentlemen, I have money
So that I can emigrate."
"Your money isn't worth anything,
Your money isn't worth anything,
We have to bathe you."
Oh, my beloved countrymen,
Oh, my beloved countrymen,
This is idle conversation.
They were making me feel,
They were making me feel,
Like going right back.
At last I crossed the border,
At last I crossed the border,
And left on a contract.
Oh my beloved countrymen,
Oh my beloved countrymen,
I suffered a lot.
The white skinned men are very wicked,
The white skinned men are very wicked,
They take advantage of the occasion.
And all the Mexicans,
And all the Mexicans,
Are treated without compassion.
There comes a large cloud of dust,
There comes a large cloud of dust,
With no consideration,
Women, children, and old ones,
Are being driven to the border.
We are being kicked out of this country.
Goodbye, beloved countrymen,
Goodbye, beloved countrymen,
We are being deported.
But we are not bandits,
But we are not bandits,
We came to work like beasts.
I will wait for you in my homeland,
I will wait for you in my homeland,
There is no more revolution.
Let's leave, my dear friends,
We will be welcomed
By our beautiful nation.
[translation, Manuel A. Tellechea]
Javier O. Huerta's debut collection Some Clarifications y otros poemas (Arte Publico 2007) received the 31st Chicano/Latino Literary Prize from UC Irvine. He is also the author of American Copia (2012). A graduate of the Bilingual MFA Program at UT El Paso, Huerta is currently a PhD student in the...


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Any professional musician or entertainer will advise that the key to a polished performance is preparation. Whether it is live on stage or in the recording studio, rehearsals are essential.
The practical experience of rehearsing allows artists to experiment, practise new techniques, consolidate skills and organise their plans. A rehearsal is often the only way to identify potential problems and iron them out–I know I would rather discover a hitch at rehearsal than during the main performance.
As it is for musicians, so it is for crocheters.
On 18 March 2012, two days after I had brought home an armful of 8 ply* acrylic, my rehearsal for the Fab Four Amigurumi started with the magic word "swatch"!
There's a great debate out there in crochet and knitting land about whether a swatch is essential. I will admit up-front that I am all for making test swatches before embarking on a project. The benefits of making a swatch for me, mirror those benefits of rehearsing for musicians.
It's a great opportunity to:
- experiment with different yarns, hooks and stitches
- learn new techniques
- practice the pattern stitches and develop a smooth working rhythm which helps to maintain regular tension*
- check the tension* and measurements to make sure the project will be the right size
- find out how the finished fabric might look, feel and drape
- find out how the finished product will respond to wear and washing–will it felt, shrink or stretch?
Make sure to use the same yarn and hook as for the project, especially if stitch measurements are needed from the swatch. Following this rule, I began with a 4 mm hook and black acrylic. The little Fab Four jackets are based on a rectangle of crocheted fabric, perfectly simple for measuring tension* etc.
The problem that I did not foresee was that the black yarn made the stitches very hard to see. The only time I could work effectively on the black sections was in the evening at the kitchen table under a lamp. I will often crochet while out and about but the black was "too black" to see clearly in many of my regular locations.
My first task was to determine the correct hook. I chose aluminium hooks because, in my experience, they work very smoothly with acrylic yarn. I soon discovered that the 4 mm aluminium hook was too wide for the 8 ply* acrylic for the purpose of amigurumi. The resulting fabric was too open and would allow the stuffing to show and possibly leak out.
When the hook was too narrow, the resulting fabric, while tight with no holes, was very difficult to work into and would make for a very arduous and slow production. I needed a fabric that was dense enough to hold the stuffing inside but also loose enough for easy working with a pleasing texture and look.
My final choice was a 3.5 mm hook with the 8 ply* acrylic which meant that I was using a yarn that is lighter and a hook that is smaller than those in the original pattern. This resulted in a doll smaller in scale to the original pattern but that was quite acceptable to me; small = cute!
(The pattern also stated that "gauge* is not critical for this project".)
The construction of the Fab Four Amigurumi is detailed. Instead of a basic five-piece toy (body/head, arm/hand x 2, leg/feet x 2) with embroidered details, the Fab Four have 9 different pieces: head, neck (yes, a separate neck–I had never seen that before), jacket, jacket collar, sleeves, hands, shoes/pants/shirt, shirt collar and tie! When allowances are made for two sleeves and two hands, each doll has 11 pieces to assemble.
Because I was making a set of four dolls, I wanted them to be uniform in look. It is common (for me, at least) for the first item of a crocheted set of anything to be slightly 'rougher' than the rest for no other reason than it is the first attempt, especially when there are new techniques involved.
A swatch is great for working out tension* but, like a dress rehearsal, a prototype allows one to discover things about the pattern that are not obvious from just reading; e.g. I did not realise that the shape of the heads were more like a Christmas bauble, tapering to a point, and not rounded or spherical like other amigurumi heads that I had made before.
At first it looked so odd that I thought I had made a mistake! A second attempt had the same result so I figured it was a purposeful design. The reasoning became apparent at the assembly stage when one pointed end was useful for joining the head to the neck while the other pointed end was a better base shape for attaching hair.
If I discover something about a design that I don't like, the prototype stage is great for experimenting with variations and customisations of the pattern. I used the prototype to experiment with embroidery of the eyes and different methods of sewing pieces together. It made for a very uneven result but it served its purpose well. Think of a prototype as a "3D swatch"!
|Not the prettiest prototype
but it was very useful
I worked on my prototype in March 2012 in between a number of gift projects. In April I had to set it aside to work on an urgent Autumn project–to complete a garment that I wanted to wear that season! So the Fab Four Amigurumi had to wait until May.
Do you regularly make test swatches or prototypes?
Do you have no need, preferring to adjust your work
as you go? Do you always, never or sometimes make a swatch?
Tell me where you stand, I'm interested! If you do not want to leave a comment on the blog, feel free to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
*Differences in Terminology
|Australian Term
|USA/Overseas Equivalent
|8 ply
|DK, light worsted
|4 mm hook size
|G/6 (USA) / No. 8 (UK/Imperial) hook size
|3.5 mm hook size
|D/3–E/4 (USA) / No. 9 (UK/Imperial) hook size


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eBay of the Day: Loads of gun noises on a CD
Picture the scene: You're at the 2005
National Association of Broadcasters
show in Las Vegas. Barely able to focus after half a dozen yards of frozen marguerita, you stumble across a stand selling sound effects CDs. You spot one called "Guns" and read the back:
"Choose from more than 60 different guns, rocket launchers and hand grenades. This library includes North American and European models, vintage black powder guns, World War I and modern weapons, and full size military munitions"
. Then you listen to
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awesome preview. $500 for three CDs! Great! I'll take 'em!
Two months later, you realise what you've bought and
put it up on eBay
, with the description "Our customer realized they had no need for them." Come on, it could happen to any of us...
Posted by Tom Whitwell.
Wow, screw listening to the sounds of rain or the birds chirping. I bet nothing relaxes the mind quite like the sound of 60 different guns right before you need to get to sleep. I suppose another practical use would be if someone were to make some fake news broadcasts. Heh. That would be cool.
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SEOUL South Korea's Hyundai Motor on Tuesday said profit fell for the eighth consecutive quarter, as it boosted discounts to revive U.S. sales and auto demand stagnated in emerging markets.
Hyundai, the world's fifth-biggest automaker along with affiliate Kia Motors Corp, said October-December net profit dropped to 1.63 trillion won ($1.36 billion) from 1.66 trillion won a year earlier. That was in line with the 1.6 trillion won average estimate of 15 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
With net profit for 2015 coming in at 6.42 trillion won, last year's result was Hyundai's lowest annual profit in five years, and the firm warned the outlook for 2016 remains clouded.
"We expect the uncertainty surrounding the global auto market to persist this year," Hyundai said in a statement.
The automaker ratcheted up inventories and sales incentives in the fourth quarter as it boosted year-end output to stave off a drop in annual sales, analysts said.
Fourth-quarter operating profit dropped 19 percent to 1.52 trillion won, Hyundai said, while revenue rose 5 percent to 24.76 trillion won.
Shares in Hyundai were 1.5 percent lower, compared with the wider market's 1.2 percent decline, after the earnings announcement.
(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell)
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