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Northabout: Sailing the North East and North West Passages
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Eight Irishmen and their 47-foot boat Northabout left Westport in June 2001 to sail the Northwest Passage. The crew endured hazards of ever-moving ice and navigation through narrow channels of open water. They photographed the harsh beautiful landscape and superb wildlife. They completed the voyage in a record 13 weeks.
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Beautiful book about an adventurous Irish crew that had to traverse the Northwest Passage. Once through, they decided to come back around through the Northeast Passage, thus completing the circle in a part of the world rarely seen by man. They first built their own boat, Northabout, out of aluminium, then sailed it from Ireland to the Arctic because few had ever done it. Well written, richly laid out with brilliant photography. A wonderful addition to every dreamer's and adventurer's permanent collection.
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Dealing with biographer Lytton Strachey's early years, Michael Holroyd describes his family as typical of the British upper class. The boy was always rather sickly, and this had an effect on his education. Instead of following the normal educational pattern of the British public school, Lytton was sent first to a school for girls and then to a supposedly advanced educational laboratory. Eventually he went to Cambridge where he came into contact wi...
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The back and cover should now look something like this. Align the back and the cover from the bottom up. The sashings on the cover should all meet up with the sashings on the back.
With right sides together, pin and sew one of the sides together. It doesn't matter which side.
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Lay out the inside fabric face down on an area large enough. I like to use my carpeted floor because I can pin the fabric down into the carpet. Pin or tape (if on hard surface) your fabric down tight so there are no wrinkles or creases in the fabric.
Layout your batting on top of the wrong side of your inside fabric. Then lay the pieced fabric on top of the batting right side up creating a sandwich effect. The middle seam of your pieced fabric should line up with the seam of your inside fabric. This will become the seam that you fold your nap sack on.
Quilt your nap sack however you desire. I used the Mettler Cordonnet thread in a teal color and stitched just on the inside of both sides of the sashing.
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The University of North Florida's string of summer golf success continued as All-American golfer Sean Dale qualified for the upcoming U.S. Amateur Championship after finishing second in the qualifier event held Monday and Tuesday at Sawgrass Country Club.
Dale, the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year and rising junior at UNF, finished with a two-day total 140 including the low round of 68 on the final day to secure his spot in the championship. The qualifying event marked the completion of five straight days of competition for the Jacksonville native, who also competed in the Jacksonville Area Golf Association Amateur Championship last weekend.
Earlier this summer, Dale captured the title at the 93rd Annual Florida State Amateur Championship. This marks his first appearance at the U.S. Amateur.
Former UNF standout J.C. Horne (142) finished as the first alternate for the Sawgrass qualifier with Dale's Osprey teammate Joe Byun (143) earning the second alternate spot.
The U.S. Amateur Championship is the oldest event hosted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) with former champions including the likes of Bobby Jones, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Justin Leonard. The 2010 U.S. Amateur is being held Aug. 23-29 at Chambers Bay (par 71/7,742 yards) in University Place, Wash.


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20yearman wrote:I agree that the CW Community (and Navy writ large) is delinquent in providing operational planning training; Army JO's grow up understanding the planning process and are experts at it. The lack of Op Planning training is a major reason on why we haven't fully integrated within the other operational communities. With that said the CW Community does have 4-star Staff billets within the N39/J39 (and the N2/J2 as well) - 3 of my last 4 tours I've been in the N39 at both the tactical and Staff level.
yoshi wrote:That's a fair point. Recoding would identify the "why" which would instill purpose and cause a better understanding for where we should better integrate communities inside IWC commands. We'd very likely get more out of such an approach than out of a "dis-associated Intel/IP/CWO/METOC tour". Might also make it an easier process to manage.
20yearman wrote:All good discussion among CW/IW experts which only highlights that the IW community needs to work on aligning and integrating to validate the creation and contributions of the IW Community to other Communities.
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We break for lunch at a fast-food place. My buddy's order is an animated, life-sized, chicken-shaped food thing that runs, comically around on our table. It has been woven together from strips of chicken cold cuts and is stuffed with a mustard potato salad. I go to the window and order one for myself.


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The human foot is a fragile thing made up of many small bones —a 7'6", 310-poound man running up and down a hardwood floor on it every day is tempting the foot injury gods.
Need proof, ask Yao Ming — the best center on the face of the earth, someone who can block shots inside, who moves well for a man his size and has a soft jump shot from 17 feet out. The rare big man who can hit free throws.
A big man whose feet are failing him and may cost him next season. Or his career.
Yao injured his foot on May 8 in a playoff game against the Los Angels Lakers, not due to any dramatic moment but just his foot giving out. The same foot in the same place where three pins were placed in it during a 2008 surgery. He bounced back four months later from that first surgery — some said too quickly — to play in his country's Beijing Olympics. Then he followed that up with maybe his best NBA season.
But now the injury is back. The first orders from the doctor in May were to rest, keep a cast on it and that it would heal itself. That didn't work, and the fracture has gotten worse.
This week Yao is going to see a parade of foot specialists, then a decision will be made. But likely it will mean more surgery. And that likely will mean extended time off, deep into next season, if not all of next season.
Two surgeries, more pins on one spot in one foot — that is the kind of thing that often ends careers. Which would be a sad and premature end to a fantastic career.
All of this leaves the Rockets in a bind. This was a team that with Yao — and even without — pushed the eventual champion Lakers farther than anyone else in the playoffs. This was a team that was looking to unload the oversized, dead weight contract of Tracy McGrady and bring in another piece that could help them make a title run next season.
But with no Yao, there will be no title. So what does General Manager Daryl Morey do? Build as if Yao will be back next year? Think about two years from now? Think that Yao may never recover and start to tear the whole thing down?
It starts with the decision on whether or not to bring back Ron Artest — a guy who played a key role in the playoffs. But as a role player, when he is the best player on a team he doesn't fear taking over the offense and putting up terrible low-percentage shot after low percentage shot.
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(Reuters) - Most Washington-area residents said the NFL's Washington Redskins should keep its name, but the majority also said they believe the team will have to change its name, a poll released on Tuesday showed.
The survey for WTOP radio was carried out shortly after a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tribunal canceled six Redskins trademarks earlier this month, saying they disparaged Native Americans.
Sixty-one percent of the 604 adults reached by telephone said they supported keeping the Redskins name, the poll said.
Sixty-seven percent of those polled in Virginia and 60 percent in Maryland said they supported the name. But in the District of Columbia, 57 percent said the name should be changed.
Fifty-five percent of those surveyed said they believed the team would have to change its name eventually, according to the survey, taken between June 20 and June 26.
A name change was opposed by 81 percent of those who identify themselves as "strong Redskins fans." Among casual fans, 56 percent were against a change.
Only 21 percent of those surveyed backed a boycott of Redskins sponsors, such as FedEx Corp, to push for a new name. FedEx has naming rights to the Redskins' stadium in Landover, Maryland.
The National Football League franchise has faced decades of criticism over its name, which dates from the 1930s. The Redskins are appealing the patent tribunal's ruling and retain trademark protection until the process is concluded.
The poll, carried out by marketing firm Heart + Mind Strategies, had a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
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Greasy Bear's been asking friends for funds to stay afloat, but these days, many of them, including Paris Hilton and Stavros Niarchos, aren't calling him back. Oh, how the Greasy Bear has fallen!
The oily heir has reportedly holed up in Miami with one of his few remaining pals, music producer Scott Storch.
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Britney Spears falls in love with dogs just about as quickly as she falls in love with men, y'all. Brit-Brit picked up a new Yorkie puppy yesterday after walking into a Bel Air pet store and spending less than a half hour with the pup. Take that, Jason Alexander!
The pop trainwreck plunked down a cool $3K for the pooch, who, reports People, has been named London. Also new to the Brit menagerie of weird and wacky animals: a parakeet she picked up last month.
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Crabby Simon Cowell weighed in on the ongoing feud between Kelly Clarkson and Sony/BMG boss Clive Davis -- and he's firmly in the Davis camp. Clarkson and Davis butted heads over Clarkson's newest album -- with a catty Kelly saying to Davis, "You're 80, you're not supposed to like my album."
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n. - A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. 2
n. - Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. 2
v. t. - To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over. 2
v. t. - To cause to grieve; to afflict. 2
v. t. - To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from. 2
v. i. - To have compassion. 2
v. i. - To feel sorrow and regret; to repent. 2
v. t. - Sorrow; repetance. 2
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PARK CITY, Utah--"Fruitvale," a drama based on the real-life story of a young man shot to death at an Oakland BART station, took home the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night. The movie also won the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film.
The Grand Jury Prize for U.S. documentary went to "Blood Brother," Steve Hoover's look at his best friend, who moves to India to help children with HIV. The film also won the Audience Award for U.S. documentary.
"Fruitvale" is the first feature-length film from USC School of Cinematic Arts graduate Ryan Coogler, 26. Actor Forest Whitaker served as a producer on the movie, which stars Michael B. Jordan.
The directing award in the U.S. dramatic category went to Jill Soloway for the Silverlake-set marriage drama "Afternoon Delight." A special jury award for acting in the U.S. dramatic category was given to Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller for "The Spectacular Now."


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Last week, Port of Everett Commissioner Michael Hoffmann resigned in a dispute over his residency. As a replacement is sought to fill out the last few months of Hoffmann's term, it seems like a good time to reprise a report we first published last year.
The Port of Everett's mission is to grow businesses and jobs. It does so by creating opportunities for others to make money. The port also makes its own money running four shipping terminals. It owns 3,000 acres and manages the biggest public marina on the West Coast.
The people of Everett voted to create the special government entity in 1918. In the early years, the port shipped wood products churned out by the city's waterfront mills. Today, the port's niche is handling large items for manufacturing and construction, such as aerospace assemblies and wind-energy components.
The port's operations are mostly self-supporting. But the port taxes property owners to help pay for capital improvements, debt service and environmental projects. The port levies a tax that calculates to 29 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, generating $3.3 million this year. Tax collection will be almost 20 percent less than in 2012.
The port's taxing district lines were drawn up nearly a century ago and have been expanded only once since — to include Hat Island. In 2011, district lines were shifted so that each now touches a waterfront community. The boundaries encompass most of Everett and parts of Mukilteo and adjacent unincorporated areas of Snohomish County.
This year's budget is about $50 million, with $29.3 million dedicated to operations and $20.6 million slated for capital improvements and environmental cleanup. Operating revenue is projected to be $26.8 million in 2013, and non-operating revenue, which includes the property tax levy, is projected to be $6.4 million. The balance of spending comes from cash on hand carried over from 2012.
Three elected commissioners govern the port, serving six-year terms. Each earns $635 per month, plus $114 per meeting attended. Annual compensation per commissioner cannot exceed $13,680.
District 1: Troy McClelland of Everett, who is CEO of Economic Alliance Snohomish County (2010-15).
District 2: Tom Stiger of Everett, who has worked in shipping and commercial fishing (2012-17).
District 3: Michael Hoffmann of Everett, who runs Hoffmann Architectural Design (2008-13; resigned).
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still stuck with 293 after the pussy adam abernathy lost to me at rosey league today. his excuse was he was just going for aces and tags werent in play which is a bunch of bs on his part but just shows what kinda man he is....
ya its the one with the sticker fell off but its been on my bag.... it was even there at rosey leauge tonight
Where u at on tag number Rick? Sunday morning me and a few guys are gunna play Shawnee if u are around.
Cool. I jumped from 269 to 154 last week at P Hill. I haven't played Shawnee before, but sounds like its a great course.
Quote from: AWalters on August 01, 2012, 11:33:00 PMya its the one with the sticker fell off but its been on my bag.... it was even there at rosey leauge tonightAWalters, I have that tag piece in my car. When I see you again I will give it to you and hope we play same card. I know it was just a fluke that I got it. Even though I have done some bragging, because you were my first victim Anyways, You know I play Rosey on mondays, so if I see you I will get you the sticker.
Joined last week and played little blue for the first time dropped from 299 to 155, shot a 65 and won by 1 stroke.
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April 2, 2013
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A sixth inning grand slam from Stephen McGee proved to be the difference Tuesday evening as No. 7 Florida State (25-4) defeated No. 25 Florida Gulf Coast (18-7) 12-9 in front of 4,766 fans on Mike Martin Field inside Dick Howser Stadium.
McGee's first collegiate slam capped a five-run sixth inning for the Seminoles, their second five-run inning of the evening, to break a 6-6 tie. With two outs and the bases loaded, the Seminole catcher took a 2-2 pitch from Harrison Cooney (1-3) over the wall in right for his fourth home run of the season to give FSU a 10-6 lead.
"I was just really trying to see the pitches and to drive a ball in the gap," said McGee. "I felt like he was a little wild with the previous at-bat he had with DJ. I was looking away just trying to drive the ball and get in some runs. Then I got down to two strikes and at that point, if anything is close you are just hacking. He happened to hang one for me. I had a pretty good idea (it was gone for a home run), I squared it up pretty good."
The Seminoles added an insurance run in each of the seventh and eighth innings, while Robby Coles pitched the ninth to earn his seventh save in as many opportunities in 2013.
Gage Smith earned the win in relief to move to 4-0 on the year as the junior right hander allowed an unearned run on one hit in 2.1 innings of work. Smith finished with two strikeouts.
"It was just well-fought ball game," said head coach Mike Martin. "FGCU is a very good baseball team. You really saw an outstanding team. We had some very good at-bats tonight and I am just very pleased with that."
Four Seminoles finished with a team-high two hits including John Sansone, who went 2-for-2 with a pair of walks. The freshman second baseman connected on his first collegiate home run in the third to highlight FSU's five-run third inning. Sansone took a 2-2 pitch from FGCU starter Zack Tillery off the scoreboard in left for a two-run shot. The New Castle, Pa., native scored twice and drove in two runs.
"He is really making a marked improvement offensively," added Martin on Sansone's performance tonight. "He also played very well defensively."
Josh Delph, Jose Brizuela and Casey Smit each registered two hits in the win. McGee tied a career-high with four RBI, while DJ Stewart went 1-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. The home run by McGee extended his streak of reaching base to 22 straight games.
Florida State registered its first five-run inning of the game in the third as the Seminoles recorded four straight hits off Tillery to take an early 5-0 lead. Smit got things going with a double down the line in left and scored on Sansone's two-run shot off the scoreboard in left. Delph then singled to left and Marcus Davis followed with a double to right center to end the evening for Tillery. Stewart welcomed RJ Brown with a two-run double off the screen in right center and scored two batters later on Brizuela's RBI single back up the middle.
"The first pitch was a low fastball and then he came back with a slider," said Sansone. "With the count 2-2, he threw one right down the middle and I just put a good swing on it. It felt good to get that one off my chest."
The Eagles chipped away at the Seminole lead with a run in the fourth off FSU starter Billy Strode and then chased the sophomore southpaw from the game with one out in the fifth.
In that inning, FGCU scored five times, three off Strode and two more off Jameis Winston, to take its first lead of the evening at 6-5. Nick Rivera put the Eagles ahead for the first time on Tuesday with an RBI double that went just inside the bag at first.
The Seminoles tied the game at six in the sixth inning when Stewart drew a two-out walk with the bases loaded. McGee then gave FSU the lead for good clearing the bases after hitting his first collegiate grand slam.
"That is what was pointed out in the dugout," said Martin on Stewart's key at-bat before McGee's grand slam. "He had a great at-bat to set it up for Stephen. Don't forget Marcus wore one before that, but there were a lot of things that had to happen in order for Stephen to get his chance."
"It was huge; it is always huge to go out there and answer back," said McGee. "I felt like that really changed the momentum for us and that helped out a lot. I needed to come through right there and I was really glad I could help."
Both teams exchanged a run in the seventh taking advantage of an error.
In the eighth, Florida Gulf Coast cut the deficit to 11-9 scoring twice off Brandon Johnson. The first three batters to the plate reached on three straight singles to load the bases. Johnson registered the first out of the inning on an RBI fielder's choice groundout to short by Alex Perez. The second run came home when Tyler Selesky grounded out to second off Bryant Holtmann, who recorded the final two outs in the inning to preserve the lead.
Florida State pushed its lead back to three at 12-9 in the bottom of the inning when Brizuela reached on an infield single, stole second and scored on an RBI single to center by Giovanny Alfonzo.
FGCU would not go away quietly in the ninth as Sean Dwyer led off the inning with a single to right off Coles and moved to second when Brooks Beisner was hit by a pitch with one out. But Coles retired the next two batters on a pop-out to second and a lineout to right to end the game.
Florida State and Florida Gulf Coast will return to the diamond for game two of the mid-week series on Wednesday, April 3 at 6:00 p.m. The game will air live over the internet on Seminoles.com All-Access.
Fans can listen to the game on the All-Access player and locally on 1270 AM. As always, Seminole fans can follow the Noles on twitter @FSU_Baseball and remember to like the Seminoles on Facebook (www.facebook.com/FSUBaseball). Live stats for the game will be available via gametracker.


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Johnson's Photo to Hang in Statehouse
March 14, 2011
Kim Johnson's stunning photo,
Winter Frost
, was chosen as one of 11 winners of the Fourth Annual Celebration of Hoosier Women Artists competition. The contest is conducted annually in March to coincide with National Women's History Month.
Johnson, who is the College's public affairs and marketing specialist, was among 140 Hoosier artists who submitted work for the contest, which is coordinated by Indiana Lt. Governor Becky Skillman.
"I'm reminded every year during this competition that we have an unbelievable amount of talent in the arts here in Indiana," Lt. Governor Skillman said. "I truly enjoy the process and seeing these works in my office every day."
The Lt. Governor will recognize Johnson and the winners Friday, March 25, at the Statehouse. The winning pieces will be on display in the lobby of the Lt. Governor's office and on the Lt. Governor's website for one year beginning in early April.
"I am honored to have been chosen as one of the Hoosier Women Artists to display work in Lt. Gov. Skillman's office this year," Johnson said. "I know the work of — and have looked up to — a few of the other women selected. To be included among those women makes it extra special."
This is not the first time Johnson's photograph of a frost-encrusted leaf received honors. She enlarged the photograph and had it specially printed on an aluminum surface for submission to the Crawfordsville Art League's annual Downtown Art Exhibition.
She received the Judges' Special Recognition for Outstanding Work in that show, and soon after the piece was purchased by an art collector.
In December, President and Mrs. White chose
Winter Frost
for use on their annual holiday card.
Dr. Jean Robertson, professor of Art History at IUPUI's Herron School of Art and Design, assisted with the judging of the 140 submissions. Lt. Gov. Skillman ultimately selected the 11 winners, after considering feedback from her staff and Dr. Robertson.
The winning artists and their works are:
• Kimberly Johnson, Crawfordsville,
Winter Frost
• Judith Bates-Gorman, Michigan City,
At the Water's Edge
• Lisa Bemish, Tippecanoe,
Home Stretch
• Joan DeJong, Newburgh,
Indiana Long Shadows
• Amanda Fruits, Brownsburg,
• Suchet Kaur, Bloomington,
Relaxing in Nature
• Suga Matsui, Richmond,
• Lizzy Rainey, Lafayette, Lafayette,
Indiana's Historic Brick Stairway on the 4th of July
• Susan Ring, North Manchester, N
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• Shirley Woolard, Indianapolis,
Evergreen Weeping
• Sara Vanderkleed, Tipton,
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LAS VEGAS – Lumumba Sayers and Ronda Rousey obviously do not get paid by the hour.
Competing in the featured contests of Saturday night's Strikeforce Challengers 20 event in Las Vegas, middleweight Sayers needed just 28 seconds to score a knockout win of Antwain Britt and Rousey needed a mere 39 ticks to finish Julia Budd via armbar.
The card took place at The Pearl Theater at the Palms Casino Resort and aired on Showtime.
Sayers found his opening in an early clinch, pressing Britt against the cage and creating a little space on the outside. A vicious barrage of hooks followed, and Britt slumped to the floor in shockingly quick fashion.
"The glory is not mine, the glory is God's," Sayers said. "This camp was excellent. Everyone stayed on me and got me prepared for this fight.
"I expected him to over-commit on his punches, so I waited for that to happen and threw all my power on him. I was just glad I was able to connect and give the fans a great knockout."
Sayers (5-2 MMA, 1-1 SF), who has yet to fight out of the first round in his career, earns his first-ever career knockout. Britt (11-6 MMA, 1-3 SF), who was making his middleweight debut, has now lost three-straight contests.
Meanwhile, Rousey wasted little time closing the distance and working the fight to the floor. From there, it was an immediate transition to mount and into her signature finish: the armbar. Budd's limb was trapped and immediately tweaked in grotesque fashion, but she refused to offer a tap. As she rolled and tried to buck, Rousey kept the hold tight, and Budd finally offered a meek tap before rising to reveal an obviously injured elbow.
"I'm a 10 on a scale of nine excited," Rousey said after the win. "We are doing a remake of the Jon Jones dougie video tomorrow, so I wanted to go in there and finish it quickly and not mess my face up.
"I felt her arm pop out, but we were instructed not to say anything to the referee, so I stretched it out harder and luckily she flipped over and everyone was able to see it so they stopped the fight."
Rousey (4-0 MMA, 2-0 SF) said she plans to drop to 135 pounds for her next fight and issued challenges to former champ Sarah Kaufman and current titleholder Miesha Tate. Budd (2-2 MMA, 2-2 SF) has alternated wins and losses since her October 2010 debut.
Amagov, Smith and Brunson impress
Russian prospect Adlan Amagov added another finish to his highlight reel with a devastating striking finish of Anthony Smith.
Amagov scored an early takedown, only to see Smith tie up on the bottom and earn a restart. Once back on the feet, the two traded shots, but it was a devastating Amagov right that put Smith on the floor. Four punches followed, and Amagov was declared the victor at the 2:32 mark of the first round. The finish was announced as a TKO on the evening's broadcast, but it was officially recorded as a knockout.
"We had an early exchange of punches, and I was lucky enough to land the right shot," Amagov said through his translator after the fight. "I'm very excited to continue my career with Strikeforce. I'm ready to fight anyone they put in front of me."
Amagov (8-1-1 MMA, 2-0 SF) hasn't lost since his professional debut in 2007. Smith (14-8 MMA, 1-1 SF) sees a six-fight win streak come to an end.
In light heavyweight action, submission specialist Trevor Smith earned his second Strikeforce win in impressive fashion.
It was opponent T.J. Cook who took the fight to the floor, but Smith rapidly reversed the position and swept to mount. He nearly earned the finish with a slick armbar but instead transitioned to a guillotine choke and earned the tap with just 32 seconds left in the first frame.
"I'm happy with the result," Smith said after the win. "My ground game is my best asset. I love submitting people. Give me a neck, I'll choke you out. Give me a limb, I'll rip it off."
Smith (9-1 MMA, 2-0 SF) now boasts a five-fight win streak. Cook (12-4 MMA, 1-1 SF) sees a five-fight win streaks snapped.
In the night's first televised contest, undefeated middleweight prospect Derek Brunson looked impressive in a dominant decision win over Nate James.
The fight didn't start well for James, who was both kicked in the cup and poked in the eye in the opening five minutes. He didn't fare much better facing legal attacks, either, being taken to the floor repeatedly and working hard to avoid several earnest submission attempts.
In the end the unanimous-decision result was clear, and Brunson was awarded the fight, 30-27 on all three cards.
"I had a great camp with Greg Jackson," Brunson said. "He didn't give me much free time, so I was prepared.
"I always work for the finish so I'm a little disappointed I wasn't able to end the fight. But I'm excited to get back to training, get better and continue to win in Strikeforce."
Brunson (8-0 MMA, 2-0 SF) wins by decision for just the second time in his career. James (13-8-1 MMA, 1-1 SF) sees a modest two-fight win streak snapped.
Ricehouse remains unbeaten; Green scores late tap-out
In the night's final preliminary bout, undefeated prospect Matt Ricehouse kept his perfect record intact with a one-sided decision win over submission wizard Bill Cooper.
"The Grill" was simply unable to control the grappling action, and Ricehouse proved a more effective striker throughout the 15-minute affair. An illegal kick to the head of a downed opponent saw Cooper lose a point in the third round, and Ricehouse was awarded a unanimous decision with scores of 29-27, 30-26 and 30-26.
"I'm glad I got another opportunity to fight for Strikeforce," Ricehouse said of the win. "He's a very tough guy. He hit me quite a few times and he hit me very hard. He forced me into making mistakes that I shouldn't have made. I'm happy with the win but disappointed with my performance."
Ricehouse (6-0 MMA, 3-0 SF) has now rattled off six-straight wins to open his career. Cooper (2-1 MMA, 1-1 SF) loses for the first time as a pro.
In a lightweight matchup, American Top Team's J.P. Reese controlled Bobby Green in the opening frame, but "King" turned things around in the later stages of the fight and ultimately finished his opponent with a rear-naked choke in the third round. A three-time Strikeforce vet, Green hopes the positive result will finally get him featured on TV.
"The guy is a fantastic wrestler, a two-time NCAA (All-American), but I'm in there to die," Green said after the win. "I felt him slowing down a few minutes before the finish, and I started taking bigger chances to try to close it for the fans. Now I'm ready for Strikeforce to put me on a main card."
Green (17-5 MMA, 2-1 SF) improves to 3-1 in his past four fights. Reese (5-2 MMA, 0-1 SF) sees a three-fight win streak snapped.
Mulhern rallies for decision; Spang earns quick finish
In a back-and-forth welterweight affair, former King of the Cage champ Quinn Mulhern earned his second Strikeforce win with a unanimous-decision nod over David Hulett.
Mulhern looked to be in control in the opening round before Hulett rallied in the second. But with the result on the line in the final frame, Mulhern was the fresher fighter, landing better blows and pushing the action en route to earning three 29-28 scorecards.
"I thought I did pretty well out there," Mulhern said. "I gassed toward the end of the second round, and I was very disappointed in that because I'm always trying to better my cardio.
"David was extremely tough. He countered well and was able to turn the pace, but luckily I was able to turn it back in my favor by the third round."
Mulhern (17-2 MMA, 2-1 SF) is now 9-1 in his past 10 fights. Hulett (18-10 MMA, 0-1 SF) falls to 2-2 in his past four fights.
In the night's first contest, Andreas Spang made quick work of late replacement Willie Parks. Spang did find himself on the the floor in the early going, but he worked back to the feet and landed several clean shots to force a stoppage at the 3:10 mark of the opening round.
"I'm happy that I was the man that came out with the win," Spang said after the fight. "Once I caught him and realized he was hurt, I smelled blood and I swarmed him."
Spang (7-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) has now earned five of his seven career wins via first-round stoppage. Parks (4-2 MMA, 0-1 SF) has now dropped two straight contests after opening his career 4-0.
- Lumumba Sayers def. Antwain Britt via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:28
- Ronda Rousey def. Julia Budd via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 0:39
- Adlan Amagov def. Anthony Smith via knokcout (punches) – Round 1, 2:32
- Trevor Smith def. T.J. Cook via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 4:28
- Derek Brunson def. Nate James via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Matt Ricehouse def. Bill Cooper via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-26)
- Bobby Green def. J.P. Reese via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:25
- Quinn Mulhern def. David Hulett via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Andreas Spang def. Willie Parks via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:10
For more on Strikeforce Challengers 20, check out the MMA Events section of the site.
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Few opportunities are available for young people to explore a career in business. The Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation has taken steps to recognize young entrepreneurs and lend a hand in getting an early start through its Youth Business Grant Program (YBGP).
Since 1985, the program has awarded more than 240 grants to students in the age range of 13 - 19 hoping to launch summer businesses.
"There are not a lot of other ways that young people here get exposed to a whole other realm of possibility that they have, which is being their own boss. So that's one of the things I really love about this," LACDC Executive Director Kevin Holsapple said. "I think what's so neat is that there are some young people who find out if small business and entrepreneurship could be their calling or interest, and some of those have really taken off."
Several participants have gone on to build successful businesses as adults. Los Alamos Landscaping owner Craig Wehner got his start with a youth business grant, and Holsapple recently learned of another recipient who has gone on to build a successful real estate business in Lake Tahoe.
This year, the LACDC received a record number of applications. The development center sees an average of 10 to 12 applications a year, as many as 15 in a good year. This year, 25 potential entrepreneurs applied. Eighteen successful applicants received up to $400 in seed money to buy equipment and supplies to launch their businesses.
The increased interest is in large part due to the outreach efforts of Business Advisor Katie Stavert. Stavert visited schools in Los Alamos, Española, Pojoaque and Jemez and did a variety of other outreach. The result was 14 applicants from Los Alamos, nine from Española and two from Pojoaque. Several of the Española applications were submitted with the help of a teacher in Española, who was already helping her students develop business plans when Stavert addressed her class.
Hopefuls start by filling out a mini-business plan application, which asked the same questions a bank might ask when considering financing for a small business. Young entrepreneurs must make a case for their business idea, discuss their customer and market base and create a budget.
"We're looking for a coachable young person who really has a desire to learn about running a business," Holsapple said. "Sometimes you might find that their parents have more passion for them running a summer business than they do."
"We're looking mainly for passion and excitement and the willingness to start and run a business. Have they thought about their market? Who's their customer going to be? Have they thought about how much in sales they're going to be able to get in the summer?" Stavert said.
Local business panelists then spent four days interviewing applicants.
"The mentors and the panelists were not just grilling them about what they know but were providing feedback: things that they could think about doing, the ways that they can help improve their businesses, the ways that they can market their business," Stavert said. "And that, I think, is really what this is all about, is helping them learn to start and run a business from one of their passions, from one of their hobbies, and to grow the community of youth."
Stavert was impressed by the creativity of the proposals, which include house and child sitting; yard work, window washing, raising and selling organic produce and selling used sporting goods equipment. One young woman is marketing hand woven shawls and wraps.
Sam Newell is continuing in the footsteps of his older brothers, Garrett and Clay, who started Los Alamos Quality Lawn Care through the YBGP.
Alex Guzman is hoping to improve relationships among his peers through a line of screen print t-shirts. "I go to school and I see a lot of problems, like everyone's socially divided. There are a lot of conflicts and a lot of judgments," Guzman said. "I want to bring people together through my art on the t-shirts."
In addition to donating money to fund the grants, local business people help in a variety of ways. Some serve as mentors to the students.
"The mentors are people who've agreed to be available so a young business person, if they're stuck on something or want to clarify something or get some advice, they have a lifeline, someone they can call and talk that over with on an ad hoc basis," Holsapple said.
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Assets in Action program also promotes the businesses through radio interviews and newspaper articles.
The program has attracted the attention of people outside the Northern New Mexico community. "People have been calling me and asking, 'Do you know anything closer to our region.' And, as far as I know, this is the only program like this in the state," Stavert said.
Holsapple said the only comparable program is junior achievement, which is more geared toward creating an industrial company than an entrepreneurial business.
Fundraising efforts continue year-round for the program. Support has come largely from local businesses, but Holsapple would like to see more individual contributions. "A little bit of help goes a long way for this sort of thing. We really do need to get a head start on next year," Holsapple said.
At the end of the summer, the recipients submit a final report detailing their experience. And, if the past is any indicator, some of those young entrepreneurs will be applying again next year in hopes of taking their small business to the next level.
2012 YBGP Recipients
Adan's Paracool Creations, Adan Casados, Paracord Bracelets (Española), 505-929-0345.
Annie's Sitting Services, Annie Romero, House, Pet & Baby Sitting Services (Los Alamos), 695-5025.
Betts Lawn Business, Rosalina Betts, Yard Work (Los Alamos), 662-5830.
Blueprint Wraps, Elise Koskelo, Woven Shawls & Wraps (Los Alamos), 661-4048.
Children of the Universe, Alex Guzman, Screen Print T-Shirts (Española), 505-901-7332.
Cobweb's Crafting, Shaune Hite, Origami Jewelry (Los Alamos), 412-5585.
David's Yard Maintenance, David Bustos, Yard Work (Española), 505-927-9421.
D' View, Derek Selvage, Postcards & Photography Photos (Los Alamos), 412-1715.
Fashionable Hair by Kylie, Kylie Martinez, Hair Styling (Española), 505-819-1324.
Georges Organic Produce, George Steinkamp, Home-Grown Produce (Los Alamos), 663-1717
Great Ideas, Jonah Boudreau, Smart Phone Apps (Española), 505-351-1452.
I Am Here For You, Esperanza Tapia, House, Pet & Baby Sitting Service (Los Alamos), 603-9430.
In-Vision Window Washing, Joseph Harris, Window Washer (Los Alamos/ White Rock), 695-4173.
Los Alamos Quality Lawn Care, Sam Newell, Yard Work (Los Alamos/ White Rock), 662-9846.
Lulu's Fashion, Lucero Dominguez, Fashionable Clothes, Shoes & Accessories (Española), 505-614-7220.
Mack's Lawn & Yard Service, Macklin Cunico, Yard Work (Los Alamos), 661-6937.
Musch Crafts, Leia Roach, Japanese Style Plushies (Los Alamos) 412-5691.
OT Sports Equipment, Cory Schramm, Used Sports Equipment (Los Alamos/ White Rock), 500-5110.
2012 Panelists: Jessica Haynie, David Jolly, Katie Stavert, Kim Selvage, Heather Campbell, Connie Proulx and Claire Roybal.
2012 Mentors: Jessica Haynie, David Jolly, Ken Nebel, Bernadette Lauritzen and Katie Stavert.
2012 Supporters: Laboratory Retiree Program, Plateau Property Management, Neptune and Company, Inc., Rotary Club of Los Alamos, TRK Management, Los Alamos Monitor, and Assets In Action.
Past Supporters: New Mexico Community Foundation, LANB, Washington Group International, Inc., SG Western Construction Inc., Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos, Los Alamos Retiree Group, Plateau Property Management, Zia Credit Union, TRK Management, Lorraine Hartway, The Coffee Booth, Neptune And Company, The Decadent Table, REMAX of Los Alamos, Jemez Agency, LANS, SMPC Architects, SMSI.
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WhiteboardConsultant needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 40 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
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text: Growth in Farmland Values Slowing but Still Hot August 5, 2013 11:13 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Fran Howard AgWeb Contributing Writer Email Land values, particularly for cropland in the Corn Belt and Northern Plains, soared again in 2013, but analysts warn that current growth rates are not sustainable given the recent declines in grain and oilseed prices and the strengthening U.S. dollar. According to USDA's Land Values report, released Aug. 2, U.S. farm real estate value, a measure of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $2,900 per acre in 2013, up 9.4% from 2012 values. Regional changes ranged from a 23.1% increase in the Northern Plains region to flat in the Southeast. Not surprisingly, the highest farm real estate values of $6,400 per acre were in the Corn Belt. The Mountain region had the lowest farm real estate value of $1,020 per acre. "The last few months, the growth rate has been coming down," says Ernie Goss, MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. "Softer corn and soybean prices, the stronger dollar, and slower economic growth globally are all combining to put a dent in the growth in farmland values." Still, Goss anticipates that long-term average farmland values will continue to grow at about 7-8% a year. "Rising interest rates could also take a little air out of the land-price bubble," Goss says. "Growth rates of 23%, 15% are not sustainable." Yet even if land values were to fall, he says, the country would not see a repeat of the 1980s farm crisis because farmland is nowhere near as highly leveraged today. The average value of U.S. cropland, according to the report, increased $460 per acre, up 13% from 2012 levels to $4,000 per acre. Year-over-year cropland values in the Northern Plains and Corn Belt rose 25 and 16.1% to $2,950 and $6,980 per acre, respectively. In the Southeast, the value of cropland fell 2.8% to $3,410. The highest valued cropland was in New Jersey at $12,800 per acre up 4.1%, followed by California at $10,190, and Colorado at $9,000. Iowa and Illinois values were close behind at $8,600 and $7,900. Farmland values in Iowa have risen by double digits in each year since 2010, when the value of cropland was $5,064, according to the Iowa State University land value survey. "Where does this leave us? Many people have discussed the possibility that land is on a speculative bubble and that land values are going to collapse. Will the land market collapse like it did in the early 1980s or similar to the housing market a few years ago? No one knows for sure. But there are several key variables to watch to formulate an opinion," says Michael Duffy, extension economist with Iowa State University, on his website. "One of the key variables to watch is income. Theory tells us it would be the net income per acre that is the key, but analysis shows that the total income is a better predictor. In Iowa there is a 95% correlation between land values and the value of agricultural production in the state. There is an 89% correlation between land values and net farm income," Duffy says. According to USDA's recent report, value of cropland fell in four states, Florida, South Carolina, New Mexico, and New York, and held steady in seven others. The average value of U.S. pastureland increased to $1,200 per acre, up 4.3% from 2012 levels. Southeast pastureland fell 1.5% below year-earlier levels to $3,380, while pastureland in the Northern Plains soared 18.4% to $81. "The attraction of farm life is increasing, so there is a high motivation to return to the farm, but buying a farm operation is not easy," Goss says. As today's landowners die, leaving the farm to their heirs, the heirs are often unable to buyout their siblings or cousins. Thus farms will continue to get larger and larger, he adds. Search Land Listings Search property listings nationwide, provided by Lands of America. Use the drop-down boxes below to narrow your search by state, county, property type, price or acreage. Then, click on each listing to view more information about that property. Back to news


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A day after Bart Scott said he doesn't care that fans boo the Jets because he doesn't respect their opinions and thinks they were probably the last ones picked for dodgeball, Scott has reconsidered.
"I have a tremendous amount of respect for fans and what they do and the sacrifices that they make," Scott said on Thursday, via the New York Daily News. "And I'm aware of that."
Scott said he understands that when a team suffers an embarrassing loss like the Jets did on Thanksgiving, it's natural for the paying customers to express their frustration.
"You have freedom of speech," Scott said. "You can't censor what people say or what people believe. So you can't fight battles with everybody. I know the fans support this team. We're out there trying. At the end of the day, we're embarrassed too."
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Probably the most frequently asked question I get about WebCenter is: where do I find more information about it. Here is a collection of some of the best resources I can think of.
- WebCenter on OTN: http://webcenter.oracle.com
- WebCenter documentation including a Tutorial, Developer's Guide, and a Step by Step Guide
- WebCenter and Web 2.0 Discussion Forums on OTN
- Technology Previews (TP): exciting new stuff
- JDeveloper TP download
- Instructions to enable WebCenter in the TP
- TP Demos and screencasts
- TP Documentation (sample files for the Tutorial)
Anything else you find useful?
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The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015, which was passed by Congress and signed into law by the president on December 18, 2015, made permanent what is popularly known as the IRA charitable rollover.
Charitably minded taxpayers have enthusiastically embraced the IRA charitable rollover as an opportunity to transfer up to $100,000 each year to charity without it being treated as a taxable distribution. Despite its popularity since being introduced in 2006, the IRA charitable rollover has faced extinction several times and had actually expired on December 31, 2013. Now it has been reinstituted and made permanent.
Here are the requirements and restrictions for making an IRA charitable rollover gift:
The qualified distribution described above applies to a traditional IRA. Distributions from employer-sponsored retirement plans, including simple IRA plans and simplified employee pension (SEP) plans, are not eligible for the tax-free rollover.
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After 12 weeks of partnering with SureTint Technologies in a market trial, a system that guides colorists through the color preparation process, the Mario Tricoci salons in Libertyville, Crystal Lake and Naperville have officially reduced their hair color waste, and have more inventory control and formulation accuracy because of using the system.
The SureTint system uses tablet computers that include a keyboard, LCD touch screen monitor, USB "SmartScale" and SureTint's proprietary Color Management Software to guide the colorists through the color preparation process. SureTint's step-by-step process ensures accurate results, reduces errors and simplifies training without interfering with the colorist's creativity. Moreover, the system also automatically corrects for operator errors that would otherwise produce incorrect hair color results. The system works with every hair color brand.
The company's proprietary "Batch Size" methodology determines the exact amount of hair color per service type required without producing excess waste. In addition, salon owners and managers benefit from the system's production of color room data and analytics.
After using the system, Tricoci salons found that for the "first time in their salons, 'shrinkage' was documented and recorded." Their hair color tube consumption showed 37.8 percent overall savings, compliance by colorists grew to 90 percent, and the projected cost savings went well into the six figure mark annually for the organization.
In addition to the key results detailed above, SureTint also provided Tricoci colorists with the ability to accurately log and reproduce their client's exact hair color. Client benefits include an accurate hair color replication (consistent preparation) at any Mario Tricoci salon because of SureTint's formula and client data management abilities.
"SureTint Technologies provided us with an exceptional color room management System. The cost savings and inventory reduction figures were exceptional and exceeded our expectations. No serious hair color operation or salon should be without this system," says Larry Silvestri, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Mario Tricoci Hair Salon and Day Spa.
Mario Tricoci currently operates 17 salons and spas throughout metropolitan Chicago area and surrounding suburbs, employing approximately 1,400 people.
"The Mario Tricoci Market Trial results were even greater, in terms of cost savings, inventory reduction and adoption rates, than we anticipated. It is clear that if a well-run, business-minded salon chain like Mario Tricoci can greatly benefit from our system, then the opportunities for the professional salon market as a whole are exceptional," added Joe Rygiel, managing director, SureTint Technologies.
For more information on SureTint, call 847-509-3625 or visit www.SureTint.com.


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2011-12: Won a gold medal with the second varsity four at the Ivy League Championship.
Rowing Highlights: Rowed for four years at Stanford Rowing Center… SRC captain from 2009-2011… Finished sixth at 2010 Southwest Junior Regionals in the lightweight 4+… Competed at the 2008 Head of the Charles in the Youth Four event.
Other sports: Varsity cross-country, helped team to Central Coast Section Championships in 2010.
Idol: My parents, for being so dedicated and knowledgeable, and for accomplishing so much.
Quote: "In the end, the game comes down to one thing: man against man. May the best man win." – Sam Huff


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Filmmakers turn dietary dilemma into creative 'Curse'
Back when Jessie Hoyt was diagnosed in 2006 with Celiac disease - which is caused by eating gluten and damages the small-intestine lining - the whole "gluten-free" issue had yet to become a widely known phenomenon.
Hoyt and Chris Fondulas, her then-boyfriend and now-husband, would sometimes have to go in energetic search for elusive gluten-free food items.
"We'd spend entire weekends devoted to finding a pancake in New York City I could eat," Hoyt says. "Things really started to revolve around this hunt for gluten-free food."
The two reminisce about all-day outings, driving around desolate areas of Queens for, say, cupcakes and searching Brooklyn for a bagel factory that, it turns out, didn't exist.
Back then, Fondulas was starting his run as a boom operator for all seven seasons of the acclaimed sitcom "30 Rock," and they were living in New York.
On Wednesday, they are returning to the city to film a short movie - one inspired by adventures in gluten-free living.
Fondulas took all that experience with the effects and quirks of Celiac disease and turned it into a screenplay titled "The Curse of Don Scarducci." In this case, the person with the disease is a mobster. When symptoms interfere with his gangster life, he heads to a clinic, where he hears the gluten-free bad news: he can't eat pasta any more. No cannoli, either. He changes his lifestyle and his diet, and he becomes - can it be? - a regular person.
In addition to the Brooklyn shoot on Wednesday, scenes are expected to be filmed later on here, with exact locations to be confirmed.
Fondulas and Hoyt - who both grew up in southeastern Connecticut - moved back to Stonington a little over a year ago with their now-3-year-old son, Diver.
They co-founded Copps Brook Pictures, and this will be their first short film.
They are still in the process of raising money for "The Curse of Don Scarducci" via Kickstarter.com. As of Wednesday, they'd raised $9,500 of the $15,000 total, and the deadline is March 31.
"It's been really exciting because we do have perfect strangers coming out of we don't know where," says Hoyt, a producer on the film. (Hoyt is also marketing communications project manager at Connecticut College.)
Fondulas has written throughout his life, keeping a journal and creating some short stories. It was when he worked on "30 Rock," though, that screenwriting really became a passion.
"On '30 Rock,' I was able to see firsthand what a great script really looked like," he says. "I learned so much from that that I took this idea and crafted it into this story of a mobster who finds out that he has gluten intolerance. What would the aftermath be of such a diagnosis for him?"
Fondulas' script won first place in the best short screenplay category in the 2011 L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival.
It also was a 100 Round Pick at the Table Read My Screenplay contest at the Sundance Film Festival that same year.
Fondulas filmed a "Curse of Don Scarducci" Kickstarter promotional video (it's online at kck.st/NOJBwc), which features "30 Rock" star Jack McBrayer. McBrayer, though, isn't expected to appear in the actual film, due to scheduling issues.
Neil Parisi plays Scarducci in the video and will again in the movie, which should run around 20 minutes. He will share the screen with Halley Feiffer, who acted in HBO's "Bored to Death" and the film "The Squid and the Whale," and Wayne Soares, an ESPN radio host and stand-up comic/actor.
Parisi, who is acting for the first time here, was recommended by someone who worked on "30 Rock." When Parisi left a phone message for Fondulas, he recalls, "It was basically the voice of a hardened mobster."
Fondulas, now 37, grew up primarily in Stonington and Groton, and Hoyt, 36, lived in Stonington. They met in high school. Hoyt earned a degree in ethnic studies at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Fondulas majored in fine arts at Johnson State College in Vermont before taking a detour into film and TV.
"My family dog actually got me into the business," he says.
He's not kidding. Golden retriever Max was cast in an independent film called "Dead Dog." Animal trainer Gleanna Doyle told Fondulas he should come with her and Max to the New York set. She said that, with these young people making a movie, it would be right up his alley.
He did go, and he met what would become his two future roommates. He moved to New York City and found work as a production assistant, which is the first step into any film job.
Fondulas segued into sound work. He says he liked the idea of being a boom operator because it put him right in the middle of the action.
A boom operator is in charge of microphone placement. If a scene features two actors, the boom operator moves the mic between them both.
That process could get a little tricky on "30 Rock," which was renowned for its rapid-fire dialogue.
"The dialogue was happening so fast sometimes that I literally had to learn how to just watch their lips and know who was going to speak next ... based on their breath, based on the movement of their body language," Fondulas says.
Sometimes, filming is more difficult than other times. Fondulas recalls shooting "30 Rock" outside at Rockefeller Center during a snowstorm. For an episode of the Comedy Central show "Stella," he had to ride a bike with a wireless microphone, following an actor on a bicycle.
Fondulas also worked on HBO's "Bored to Death," starring Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis and Ted Danson. That show was different from "30 Rock" mostly in terms of the hours, he says; the noirish "Bored to Death" involved a lot of night shoots.
Now, with "The Curse of Don Scarducci," he's transitioning to writing and directing. He plans to enter the movie into festivals to showcase what he can do.
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Okay, I'm missing a bit of the foot, but don't sweat the details.
I calculated the "center of mass" in the image (I put a red dot there), then the mean of the square of the distance of pixels from the center. Okay, so this isn't quite right, as the "mass per pixel" isn't the same everywhere. But good enough for blogger work. The result was the square root of the mean square distance of pixels from the center-of-mass was 39.2 cm.
So there it is: 39.2 cm. Compare that with the half-wheelbase of my bike, which is 49.5 cm. This suggests that, neglecting the bicycle, the odd mode should be 60% higher in frequency than the even mode, at least if I did the calculation correctly.
Okay -- there's a big complication, and that is that vibrations don't necessarily move my entire body. Bodies act as damped spring-mass systems themselves. Kraig Willett gave me this fantastic link:
What really matters is the "unsprung" mass. The relevant mass may actually be more the bike mass than the full bike + body mass. Or the body mass gets deweighted, so to speak. Hmmm.... this is getting complicated.
More next time.