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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Somalia, gripped by war for more than two decades, is facing another violent spasm as Islamist fighters of al-Shabaab, linked to al-Qaida, unleash a guerrilla campaign after being driven out of their urban strongholds by Western-backed African forces.
After African Union forces took al-Shabaab's main stronghold and financial hub, the strategic Indian Ocean port of Kismayo, Sept. 29, the Islamists dispersed across southern Somalia, splitting up into guerrilla units.
But that's only one of several dangers the battered Horn of Africa country faces, despite the security and political gains made by the United Nations-supported Transitional Federal Government in recent months and the AU peacekeeping force known as Amisom.
The TFG has long been weak and inept, plagued by corruption and the clan rivalries that have made Somalia a failed state and wracked by perennial clan fighting.
It was only advances made against al-Shabaab by the 17,600-person Amisom, backed by U.S. Special Forces and U.S. military aid, in a yearlong offensive that has made the recent gains possible.
Al-Shabaab has undoubtedly stirred unrest among the fractious clans as a new government in Mogadishu struggles to rule.
The Islamists have launched a wide-ranging campaign of hit-and-run attacks, including suicide bombings. These are a specialty of the groups' foreign faction, which includes veterans of jihadist operations in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen.
Al-Shabaab groups have even succeeded in taking control of the southern port of Merca, north of Kismayo, as much as anywhere in lawless Somalia can be said to be dominated by any faction.
On Oct. 28, a senior Somalia commander, Gen. Mohamed Ibrahim Farah, was killed in an al-Shabaab ambush in the Lower Shabelle region.
But the greatest danger that Somalia will be plunged back into anarchy comes from one of the TFG's strongest allies -- neighboring Uganda, whose troops comprise about one-third of Amisom's strength.
The government in Kampala has declared it will pull out its troops unless the U.N. Security Council unreservedly withdraws an October accusation that Uganda's aiding rebel forces in the mineral-rich Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by war since 1986.
The Kampala government denies it's providing men and weapons to the M23 rebel movement, which is led by a veteran jungle warlord named Bosco Ntaganda, aka "the Terminator."
He's wanted for war crimes committed during the seemingly endless, multifaceted Congolese conflict by the International Criminal Court.
If Uganda makes good on its threat to pull out from Somalia and other African trouble spots, it will hand al-Shabaab a major victory without firing a shot, one that would unravel all the gains made against the Islamists since 2006.
A unilateral withdrawal would gravely weaken Amisom, which is the only fighting force that has kept the TFG intact and allowed elections in September that produced a new president, political newcomer Hassan Sheik Mohamud.
He narrowly survived a suicide bombing on his third day in office.
"Take the Ugandans away and it's likely the entire fragile edifice will come crumbling down," warned African analyst Simon Allison.
Somalia's own military, poorly equipped and even more poorly led, is a loose coalition of militias more loyal to their various clans than the internationally recognized TFG.
The jihadists have also been behind attacks in neighboring Kenya since Kismayo fell.
Kenya's an Amisom stalwart but its goal in Somalia is setting up an autonomous state of "Jubaland" around Kismayo as a buffer zone between itself and the rest of Somalia.
Oil discoveries in the region could have a lot to do with that, particularly in the months ahead.
The jihadist attacks in Kenya could undermine Nairobi's commitment to Amisom, and without the Kenyans and Ugandan the TFG would be dangerously exposed.
In the latest terrorist strike, five people were killed in a grenade attack Sunday on a bus in the Somali-dominated Eastleigh neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya's capital.
The attacks in Kenya have intensified since its troops moved into Somalia in late 2011 to join the multi-pronged offensive against al-Shabaab with Ugandan and Ethiopian forces.
Sunday's attack was the fourth in three weeks. In July, masked gunmen attacked two churches in the eastern town of Garissa, killing 17 people.
Uganda's also been hit by bombings in the recent past that killed more than 70 people.

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Time to start once again. And once again The Rules
1). Vote for any person / creature related to Tolkien's works. (LOTR,The Hobbit,or other).
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3). You can not vote for the same person consecutively for two days,(ie if you vote for Gandalf on Monday you can vote for him again on Wednesday. You must vote for someone else on Tuesday.
4). You must state why you voted for this person / creature. Any reason is accepted.
5). Votes must be in Bold.
6). If you missed voting the first day, you may vote twice for the missing day and the current day. (rule 3 applies here). If you are going to be gone several days, you may not post multiple votes in a single post to have them "apply" for later days. They will not be counted.
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February ............ Gandalf
March ............. Kili
April ............. Theoden
May ............. Gollum
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July ............. Eowyn
August ............. Eomer
September ......... Samwise Gamgee
October ............ J.R.R. Tolkien
November ......... Aragorn
December ......... J.R.R. Tolkien .. Special Prize
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March ............. Bilbo Baggins
April .............. Faramir
May ............. Rosie Cotton
June .............. Merry
July ............... Haldir
August ........... Frodo
September ...... Galadriel
October ......... The Moth
November ........ Orc 367
December ........ Haldir .. Special Prize
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February ......... Radagast The Brown
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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 114: Eating for the Book, The Latest Hurdle
I made my first road trip for the Serious Eats book last week. How did I do? Don't know. What I do know is that these book trips are not going to be easy for my serious diet. Why? Because these trips demand concentrated, focused eating in a faraway place that I'm not likely to get back to again before the book gets handed in.
How concentrated did the eating get in Texas? Well, let's just say that Weight Watchers wouldn't approve. I tried to stick to everything in moderation, but in this case everything was a lot. Actually, it was more than a lot. It was an insane amount. Let me explain.
Day one in Houston (a truly terrific and underrated food city) and started with my friend Robb Walsh picking me up at the airport around 1:30. From there, well, fasten your seatbelts, serious eaters:
- Fried to order glazed doughnuts at the one Shipley's location that fries to order.
- Brisket, ribs, and sausage at Pierson's Barbecue.
- Fried chicken, shrimp and chicken-fried steak at the Barbecue Inn.
- Fried shrimp as big as steaks at Segari's.
- Salt and pepper ribs at Pizzitola's.
I tried to limit myself to a bite or two of each thing, but you can count just as well as I can. There's a lot of delicious things listed here.
And that was just the first day. Day 2 featured cheese enchiladas and fried eggs, barbacoa tacos, various and sundry breakfast tacos, fried catfish, sliders, perfect french fried, poached eggs, and biscuits and sausage gravy.
Anyway, I got a lot accomplished for our book, but at what cost to my serious diet? Well, we're going to find out right now.
And no matter what the scale says, I've gotta come up with a plan to deal with these kinds of trips, because I'm probably going to go on a half-dozen of them in the next six months.
What did I learn that I can apply to future trips:
- Daily exercise is key. I swam a half mile a day, every day but one, in Texas.
- The two bites rule is equally key. That one is going to be hard, because some things are so delicious it's just too hard to take just two bites.
- Stay focused on what I am actually eating. If I go on mindless binges, me and my serious diet are sunk.
- When I come off the road, go into food detox mode. I have to make sure I eat lots of vegetables and fruit during the re-entry phase. I did a pretty good job of that after I got back from Texas, which was not all that hard to do considering how much barbecue I'd eaten. Nonetheless, I was heartened by my disciplined eating on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week.
Well, here goes. C'mon, Thinner. Be kind: 223. I gained a pound in Texas. All things considered, I'll take it, because I gained more than a pound of serious diet knowledge and experience in the Lone Star State.
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Capitol Curriculum: Enticing Educational Inititiatives
Capitol Curriculum: Enticing Educational Inititiatives
U.S. Botanic Garden
"We don't have pandas." That's the challenge that U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) Education Specialist Libby Rhoads and all of the Architect of the Capitol's educators and public programmers face as they try to entice course participants to learn more about the Capitol and Grounds beyond what they see on a standard tour.
Rhoads, who began working for the AOC in 2008 as an intern through the George Washington Museum Education Program, is in charge of preparing the USBG's inspiring range of educational programs that encourage people to investigate plants and the science of plants. The USBG offers a slew of programs ranging from formal classroom events like lectures and horticulture workshops – led by Executive Director Holly Shimizu and Conservation and Sustainability Horticulturist Ray Mims, among others – to programming for children, including craft activities, science fair prep workshops and the Sprouts Program that exposes 3 to 5 year-olds to plant science. All of these programs tie back to the mission of the USBG, which is to show people how important plants are and how they play a critical role in all of our lives.
Often visitors find themed "discovery" carts in the USBG Conservatory that invite them to delve more deeply into plant-related topics such as sustainability, carnivorous plants and even chocolate. Rhoads works with her colleagues, including USBG Curator Bill McLaughlin, Botanist Kyle Wallick and other horticulture staff to make sure that the information offered on the carts is relevant and reflects the plants that are currently on display. USBG volunteers typically staff the carts and interact with visitors.
To generate interest in botany and plant science at schools, the USBG offers a variety of programs for students as well as teachers. "We want to encourage students to think about plant science and possibly pursue it as a career," says Rhoads. A teacher night offered last year in conjunction with the DC Environmental Education Consortium attracted 200 teachers who were given information on how to integrate plants into their curricula. An online school garden wizard is available to those schools that choose to set up school gardens, and there is even a public plant hotline manned by Wallick and other horticulture staff.
Students may participate in a variety of programs including a two-week Hands-On Plant Science (HOPS) program. The USBG works with DC Public Schools and Beacon House, a non-profit serving at-risk children in the Edgewood Terrace community in Washington, D.C., to host about 80 students from underserved areas each summer as part of HOPS. It's a half-day program that includes an organic lunch and transportation to and from the USBG.
For preschoolers, the popular Sprouts Program demonstrates to the very young the importance of plants. On their own, students can become junior botanists using a USBG-supplied backpack filled with tools to facilitate their exploration of the Conservatory.
Capitol Visitor Center
New this spring, the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) is offering an invaluable resource for young people who visit the Capitol. The CVC's Public Programs Coordinator Maria Marable-Bunch created the student self-guide entitled, "My Capitol."
"So many students visit the Capitol between March and June that we had to find a way to serve them collectively – that is how the idea of the 'student self-guide' came about," says Marable-Bunch. "We wanted to enhance their visit to the Capitol and give them a way to link back to the Capitol from their classrooms." The guide includes questions about the Capitol and the answers can be found on the CVC's website, visitthecapitol.gov.
For the first time last December, the Visitor Center offered a hands-on educational activity during a week devoted to special activities associated with exploring historic journals. Along with attending lectures and talks about historic journals, visitors could decorate their own journals at a table set up outside of the Visitor Center's North Gift Shop. Over the course of the week, about 300 adults and children decorated their own journals of their visit to the Capitol. "The space and the activity reminded me of sitting around a comfy kitchen table," says CVC Public Programs Coordinator Andrea Lewis, who developed and oversaw the activity.
As a basis for comparison, Lewis provided copies of historic journals written by Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs, who supervised the building of the Capitol extensions and Dome, and Assistant Doorkeeper Isaac Bassett whose notes during his 64 years working in the Senate provide a firsthand account of the 19th century Senate.
"I was surprised by the number of adults who sat down and started working on a journal of their visit," says Lewis. "They took it quite seriously and felt very comfortable working with us to decorate their journals with pictures of the Capitol."
For teachers, Marable-Bunch worked with CVC Webmaster Jason Hendricks to launch a series of online resources on visitthecapitol.gov, including classroom activities, lesson plans, pre-visit materials and fun activities students can participate in before or while they are at the Capitol. The materials were well-received by teachers who participated in a workshop the Visitor Center hosted in December in conjunction with the National Council for Social Studies and the House of Representatives. "The teachers were so excited about what they heard and saw that some said they were going to go back to their classrooms and teach the material on Monday morning," says Marable-Bunch.
Like staff at the USBG, Marable-Bunch and Lewis have undertaken a cart program to pique interest in the construction of the Capitol. "People use the cart in so many different ways, and you hear so many stories," says Lewis. "They'll pick up a brick that we use to demonstrate Capitol building materials and start talking about living in brick houses all of their lives."
The newest addition to the array of educational products offered by the AOC is capitol.gov, a microsite created to give visitors an in-depth preview of what to expect prior to their Capitol Hill visit. According to Senior Web Editor Lori Westley, the site, which was launched in October 2010, is used mostly by middle school students and teachers who want to take advantage of AOC's "behind the scenes" videos, a timeline of the construction of the Capitol's buildings and grounds, and a variety of interactive features.
"The information on aoc.gov does a great job of targeting the needs of scholars and researchers – but capitol.gov allows us to package this information in a more accessible way for young people who either visit the Capitol or who study government in school," explains Westley.
According to Westley, who dove into this project as soon as she began working for the AOC in February 2010, former AOC Historian Bill Allen was instrumental in preparing the Capitol timeline, and the AOC Curator's Office contributed to the site through photography, writing and editing. The microsite has been so successful that it won a prestigious "Webby" award for best government site from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
"We are continually trying to figure out what students really need from us," says Westley. "Our analytics and the blogs of students and teachers show that capitol.gov is often being used during what's called 'Web quests.'" Like an online scavenger hunt, a Web quest is created by teachers to get students to research topics online, like Roman influences on design in the United States. Information like this gives Westley critical insight that she will use to refine the microsite to address the needs of its users.
The enthusiasm of Rhoads, Marable-Bunch, Lewis and Westley is palpable as they work to find innovative ways to share the history, science and art of the Capitol with young and old visitors alike. And although the Capitol does not offer "cute fuzzies," as Rhoads says, these educational offerings are clearly enticing.
—Sharon Gang


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Todd Cochrane spoke to Narayan Shenoy GM of Wipro. Wipro specializes in R&D and business process innovation. They have been doing this type of work for over 20 years. They are the largest contract R&D organization in the world. They work in the area of product engineering requirements in several industries, from airplanes to TV and beyond. They can help a company from conception all the way through to the final product. As Todd and Mr. Shenoy discussed in the video the full process from the concept to getting a product to the store can take up to 18 months. Wipro also makes sure the product complies with the various countries laws and standards that the product is going to be sold in.
According to Mr. Shenoy what puts Wipro ahead of its competition that don't only offer the solution, but also the technical know how to put the solution in to practice. They also have the ability to do product testing throughout the process at low-cost and work with local companies when necessary. Wipro works closely with both academic and business associations, to keep up with the latest market trends and use this knowledge give their partners a competitive edge in their chosen markets.
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So, I'm new to Linux/Unix and am working in a corporate version of Red Hat at my company. Obviously I don't have full control over my computer (not sure if that matters).
I have a bunch of executables located in some folder.
I want to be able to run these programs from any other directory.
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Twitter gets new CEO for second time in 2 years (Update)
(AP) -- Twitter Inc., the Internet service for short messages, is developing a penchant for keeping its CEOs' tenures relatively brief, too.
Evan Williams on Monday became the second Twitter co-founder to step aside after a two-year stint, making way for a colleague considered to be better suited for steering the next phase of the company's rapid growth.
Known simply as (at)Ev on Twitter, Williams intends to focus on product development while continuing to work for the company.
The change in command at the privately held company turns over Twitter's leadership to Dick Costolo, an early investor who was hired as chief operating officer a year ago.
Since Costolo's arrival, Twitter has moved into larger offices in San Francisco to accommodate a payroll that has swelled from a few dozen people to about 300 employees.
Costolo, 47, also has played a key role in devising an advertising for Twitter as it tries to make money from an online audience that ballooned from 3 million registered users when Williams became CEO in 2008 to 160 million now.
A recent redesign of the Twitter website opened up more opportunities to sell ads without disrupting the stream of messages by creating a new pane for photos, video and other information, including marketing messages. Williams oversaw the website's new look.
In a joint interview Monday, Williams and Costolo said they believed Twitter had reached another critical juncture that called for different leadership skills.
"I have always been more of a product guy and we are entering a new phase of the company where we require a CEO who is more into operations, sales, finance and operations," Williams said. "And Dick is better at those things than I am."
Williams, 38, took on the CEO job in 2008 because the company's board felt he could do a better job expanding Twitter at that stage than another co-founder, Jack Dorsey. It was Dorsey, still Twitter's chairman, who came up with the idea of broadcasting messages limited to 140 characters and who posted the first message, or "tweet," on Twitter in March 2006.
Costolo's promotion will likely spur speculation about a possible initial public offering of stock from Twitter.
But Costolo, whose Twitter handle is (at)dickc, said in Monday's interview that an "IPO really is not anything we talk about. We have no timetable for it."
Twitter's new leader is much more boisterous than his soft-spoken predecessor. Even so, the two share some common bonds.
Williams, a Nebraska native, can almost come across as shy. That's not a trait associated with Costolo, a former improvisational comedian in Chicago.
Both Williams and Costolo have previously cashed in as entrepreneurs who sold startups to Google Inc.
Williams sold a blogging service, Blogger, to the Internet search leader in 2003; Costolo sold an online advertising tool called FeedBurner to Google in 2007.
It didn't take Williams or Costolo long to realize they prefer running their own companies, so they left Google.
Google is now widely seen as a potential suitor for Twitter. Williams, Costolo and Twitter's third co-founder, Biz Stone, have all said they are interested in maintaining Twitter's independence, although they concede Google or another bidder could make an offer their investors couldn't refuse.
Besides Costolo and its co-founders, Twitter is owned by venture capital funds that have poured about $155 million into the company so far.
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1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 King James Version (KJV)
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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Train Milan → Chambery
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Fashionable Milan might have shortcomings—but it's worth the trip
Milan, the second largest city in Italy Milan is a main Italian city and regarded as the fashion capital of Europe. Milan is also an transport hub for Italy. The city has an important stake in the finance, commerce, media and sport of Italy. Two of its football teams, Inter Milan and Milan AC, are known throughout the world. Milan is located in the north west of Italy and is home to a number of museums, designers factory shops, churches and other landmarks. Those who love street style would love the Navigli area. In Piazza XXIV Maggio, shoppers will find brands such Custo-Barcellona, Diesel, Miss Sixteen, Gas and Fornarina, alongside second-hand clothes shops, handmade clothes and accessory stores made from silk and other precious materials. The main railway stations of Milan are Milan Centrale and Milan Porta Garibaldi. The two stations are about 1.5 kilometres away from each other. Learn more about Milan
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Green Skillets
How we tested
With every product from the shopping bag to the SUV undergoing an environmentally friendly makeover, it's no surprise that the nonstick skillet is getting its turn. Cookware makers have launched a variety of nonstick pans touted as "eco-friendly," some also promising that their new coatings will last longer, work at higher temperatures, and resist scratches. But as our testing revealed, it's not easy being both green and a solid performer. Furthermore, whether some of these pans are really any greener than the old nonstick is a big open question.
Traditional nonstick coatings use two controversial chemicals: PFOA and PTFE. PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid, is a processing agent widely used in manufacturing that has been detected in water, food, wildlife, and human blood samples. The Environmental Protection Agency cites it for causing birth defects in laboratory animals and has urged that companies eliminate it by 2015.
PTFE is polytetrafluoroethylene. Though inert, when heated above 660 degrees (a range easily reached if the pan is left empty over high heat), PTFE breaks down and releases toxic fumes that can kill birds and cause flulike symptoms in people.
Two of the new coatings (ceramic and silicone) are entirely free of these two chemicals. But a third type merely eliminates the most notorious chemical, PFOA. We rounded up all the "green" skillets available as open stock items in a 12-inch size (or the closest to it) in each of the three types. We took these eight pans and compared them to our previous Best Buy nonstick skillet with a traditional Teflon-style coating from WearEver (it has since been discontinued). In each pan, we cooked several of the dishes that nonstick skillets do so well—scrambled eggs, fish fillets, and frittatas, along with steak and stir-fries—and rated the pans on how evenly they cooked the foods and how easily they released them. We used metal utensils on the pans to test manufacturers' claims about scratch resistance; we also monitored their tendency to stain or discolor and the durability of their coatings. Since we don't recommend spending a lot of money on nonstick pans because the coating gradually wears off, this was a particular concern. A well-designed pan was another requirement, so we also rated them on balance, weight, and shape.
Not a single one of these "green" pans was without flaws. In some, delicate eggs burned, thin fish fillets stuck, and steak charred on the outside while remaining raw within. Others stained or transferred heat inconsistently. Some pans started to build the browned bits known as fond as we seared steak, indicating an unwanted sticking power. Stir-fries were more forgiving, but a few pans steamed the meat and left vegetables pallid and rubbery.
To test claims made by some manufacturers that the pans could withstand metal utensils, we made frittatas and sliced them directly in the skillets with a chef's knife, then used a metal pie server to remove each slice (a test we have conducted on regular nonstick skillets). While some models sustained shallower scratches than others, all showed marks and scrapes, just as the traditional nonstick pan did. (Despite manufacturers' claims, we recommend treating "green'' skillets as carefully as you would any regular nonstick pan; do not use metal utensils.)
Overall, the performance of the new skillets was subpar compared with our traditional nonstick skillet. A pan's strengths and shortcomings depended mostly on the type of nonstick coating.
Surface and Performance
Ceramic coatings are made by slowly baking a mixture of ceramic powder and water or solvent onto a base of stainless steel or aluminum. Because ceramics are extremely brittle, expanding and contracting at a different rate than the metal base they are bonded to, we expected that such coatings might prove less durable. Testing confirmed our suspicions; when we were done, the surface of one ceramic pan was even covered with what looked like burst bubbles.
Ceramic-coated aluminum pans had another flaw: Because aluminum is a rapid conductor of heat, these pans quickly became extremely hot. But due to the thinness of the ceramic coating, the pans could not retain heat once food was added, resulting in overly slow cooking and steaming rather than browning.
Silicone copolymer coatings, in which a fine layer of a silicone copolymer is sprayed over a metal pan, proved more resilient than ceramic coatings, but still wore off within a few days as we cooked and washed them repeatedly. While these pans reacted more predictably to temperature adjustment, steak did not release easily and left fond; eventually food stuck even when we added oil, leaving a blackened mess. Despite this flaw, their low marks on durability, and their tendency to discolor and become scratched, these pans still outperformed the ceramic contenders.
The final category of skillets, whose coatings are PFOA-free but contain the moisture-repellent PTFE, performed much as we expected, maintaining their nonstick properties well compared to other models. These pans easily released food and browned evenly during every test. Eggs cooked perfectly. Fish did not stick, nor did it leave an imprint. However, like traditional nonstick, these pans can emit dangerous fumes from the PTFE if left empty over high heat.
Not Ready for Prime Time
As we conducted cooking tests, we realized we don't really care how good the nonstick coating is if the pan is uncomfortable to use. None of the skillets had a flawless design—if it was the right size, it was too heavy; if it was lightweight and maneuverable, the cooking surface was too small for many recipes. We had to conclude that while the engineers focused on new nonstick coatings, they forgot about the basic requirement of a comfortable, well-designed pan.
In addition, most of these pans are also just not as durable as traditional nonstick. Hugh Rushing of the Cookware Manufacturers Association (a trade association) concurred with our assessment. Based on testing the CMA has done in its own test kitchens, the ceramic-coated models are simply "not as well-performing," Rushing said.
Furthermore, experts like Rushing remain unconvinced that these pans are really "green." Because of their newer technology, ceramic- and silicone-coated skillets require more resources to manufacture than traditional nonstick pans. And how "green" can a pan really be that still contains at least one potentially harmful chemical, PTFE? Rushing's answer: "Not very." Until "green" skillet technology improves, we're sticking with traditional nonstick or a well-seasoned cast-iron pan.
We tested eight "green" skillets ranging in price from $32.24 to $139.99, comparing them to our previous favorite traditional nonstick pan from WearEver (since discontinued). Prices were paid in Boston-area retail stores or online.
We scrambled eggs, fried fish fillets, seared steaks, and stir-fried beef and vegetables. High marks were given to pans that released food evenly, browned well while avoiding fond development, and cleaned up easily.
We considered features such as handles, weight, and shape.
To assess durability, we used the pans repeatedly for three 8-hour days, hand-washing the pans between tests. To test scratch resistance, we sliced a frittata with a chef's knife in each skillet and removed slices with a metal pie server.


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New basic sensor line: photoelectric, inductive proximity sensors
New high-performance industrial sensors by AutomationDirect have been released: photoelectric sensors and inductive dc proximity sensors in various sizes, models, and ranges.
AutomationDirect's offering of industrial sensors now includes two series of high-performance sensors. The FB series M18 plastic dc photoelectric sensors are 18 mm sensors in diffuse, polarized reflective and through-beam models with sensing distances ranging from 70 mm to eight meters. All models feature M12 quick-disconnects and are available in NPN and PNP output logic configurations.
Also added are the PB series inductive dc proximity sensors. Twelve models are available in 12 mm, 18 mm and 30 mm sizes, with shielded and unshielded housings and sensing ranges of 2 mm to 15 mm. Fitted with M12 quick-disconnects, the nickel-plated brass sensors are IP67 rated and feature either NPN or PNP logic outputs.
See more sensors: www.controleng.com/sensors.
– Edited by Chris Vavra, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com


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VENTER, Pieter M. Space, time and group identity in Jubilees 8-9. Herv. teol. stud. [online]. 2008, vol.64, n.1, pp.631-650. ISSN 2072-8050.
Jubilees 8-9 is a rewriting of Genesis 10. It changed a depiction of Israel's identity in genealogical terms into one using spatial terms. This ideological construct was based on a Noah tradition and on Biblical texts describing the ideal borders of the land allotted to Israel. Using a triad of space, time and identity the author of Jubilees advanced his conviction of who the true Israel was. He emphasized the holiness of their land and demarcated the borders of the territory that God allotted them.


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P.A. Parenteau and Jamie McGinn scored goals 3 minutes, 29 seconds the second period and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Saturday.
Paul Stastny also scored and Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves for Colorado, which remained unbeaten in three home games. Matt Duchene and McGinn added assists.
Devan Dubnyk stopped 37 shots and Nail Yakupov scored for the Oilers.
The injury-riddled Avalanche suffered another loss when defenseman Ryan Wilson left the game in the second period with a leg injury. He did not return.
Even without Wilson, Colorado was able to hold on as the Oilers tried desperately for the equalizer in the third. They hit a post and Varlamov made a big save on Ales Hemsky on a point-blank shot midway through the period.
Edmonton's last best chance came on a power play with 3:17 left. They pulled Dubnyk for an extra attacker 30 seconds later but the Avalanche took advantage when Stastny jumped out of the box and scored an empty-net goal to seal it. It was his third goal in the last two games.
Edmonton got on the board first when Hemsky sent a pass through the legs of defenseman Greg Zanon right to Yakupov, who beat Varlamov 58 seconds into the game.
The lead stood until late in the second period. Colorado, which minutes earlier failed to score on a 30-second 5-on-3 power play, tied it when Parenteau redirected a shot in front of the net with 7:53 left in the frame. It was his team-leading sixth goal of the season.
The Avalanche didn't wait long for their second goal. Duchene stole the puck from Hemsky along the boards and fed a charging McGinn, who tipped the pass over Dubnyk's right shoulder to make it 2-1.
NOTES: Avalanche LW Gabriel Landeskog (head, leg) was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 26. The team recalled LW David Van Der Gulik from Lake Erie of the AHL. ... Colorado RW David Jones (knee) did not play. He is day-to-day. ... Sam Gagner assisted on Yakupov's goal and has notched at least a point in each of Edmonton's first eight games. ... Oilers captain Shawn Horcoff was a scratch for the second straight game.


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After graduation, I went to grad school for a few years at the University of Virginia, then worked for a few years as a programmer at NASA Langley, then went back to grad school, worked for a while, then back to grad school, and finally ended up with a Ph.D in computer science from UVa.
From Charlottesville, I moved to Burlington, Vermont, and taught computer science at the University of Vermont for six years. Since then I have taught at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, Drexel in Philadelphia, and Stockton in New Jersey. I am now in my tenth year at Rowan University in Glassboro. Although moving is a pain, I am grateful that I had the opportunity to live in those very interesting and diverse places. Currently I live with my wife, Lori, and my nine year old son, Ethan, in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. We look forward to the reunion!


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There is a silver lining to be found in this Manny Ramirez mess—L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke can finally say "I told you so!" Manny duped a lot of people, but not this guy!
Plaschke called into SportsCenter this morning to give his epic take on the Dodgers big "knucklehead" in this interview with Robert Flores. He knew all along that Manny was a no-good troublemaker and even though Bill could not have predicted how Manny would let his city down, today's events still make him dead right. He's also not buying any more of Manny's lies about "medicine." Fool him once ... ha! You can't fool this guy at all!
Once again, the storied Dodgers franchise has been completely destroyed because nobody would listen to Bill Plaschke. Those damn fools, they blew it all up.


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An Evening of Sacred Music and Dances from Japan Kagura Ensemble of Chichibu Shrine
Date: 5/13/2013; 55 minutes
Enjoy this unique opportunity to experience Kagura (sacred music and ritual dances) from Chichibu, an important Shinto mountain shrine near Tokyo, in the first and only US performance of the shrine's Kagura troupe. Chichibu Kagura, dating back to approximately the seventeenth century, with a repertory based on ancient myths, has been designated by the government as an Important Formless Folkloric Cultural Property. Organized by the East Asia Center; East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies; the International Shinto Foundation Chair in Shinto Studies, UCSB; the International Shinto Foundation, New York; and Shinto Kokusai Gakkai. (#24972)
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Taking names for future breeding Summer 2020 More info soon. Here is some of my Saint Bernards.
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Obamacare Litigation Update: All the Briefs the Supreme Court Needs to Take the Case Are In
In the last week, we've seen another slew of Supreme Court filings regarding the various Obamacare lawsuits. Most notably, the private plaintiffs in the Florida/Eleventh Circuit case (the NFIB and two individuals)—represented by Mike Carvin and Randy Barnett, among others—filed their response to the government's cert petition last Friday, two weeks before it was due!
So, as with the cert petitions themselves at the end of September, the private plaintiffs initiated a "filing cascade" (my phrase, not a legal term of art) and forced the government's hand. The government then filed its consolidated response (to both the private and state plaintiff petitions) on Wednesday, and the (26) state plaintiffs—represented by former solicitor general Paul Clement—also filed their response to the government's petition.
Got all that? It basically means that all the necessary filings are in and the case is "ready for distribution" to the justices' chambers for consideration of the cert petitions, which could happen as early as the Court's November 10 conference. That means we could see an order about which case(s)/issue(s) the Court is taking as early as November 14.
So that's the timing. A brief note on substance: As you may recall, the Eleventh Circuit plaintiffs want the Court to review the following issues: whether the individual mandate exceeds federal power, the new Medicaid regulations/expansion as coercing the states, the mandate that states provide health insurance in their roles as employers, and severability. The government, for its part, wants the Court to review the individual mandate, whether the Anti‐Injunction Act makes the suits unripe (it argues that the AIA doesn't apply but still, oddly, wants the Court to weigh in), and severability. On this last point, the government has reiterated its position that if the individual mandate falls, the guaranteed‐issue and community‐rating provisions must fall with it—a position that garnered some media attention but is both consistent with its previous arguments and honest lawyering. (It's disingenuous as a matter of basic economics to argue that the overall reform can survive without the individual mandate, even if that's the incongruous position that the Eleventh Circuit took rejecting the government's "concession" on severability.) Of course, the government is also hoping that the idea that striking the individual mandate also means striking the provision requiring coverage of pre‐existing conditions will make the Court hesitant to do so.
Note that the government also filed its response to the Liberty University petition and still has time to file a response to Virginia's cert petition (on the state standing issue), both out of the Fourth Circuit. It argues, as do the Eleventh Circuit plaintiffs, that the Court should hold these petitions (as well as the Thomas More Legal Center's out of the Sixth Circuit) pending resolution of the Eleventh Circuit case. Finally, the D.C. Circuit has yet to issue its opinion in the Obamacare case argued there a month ago.
For more on both the timing and which issues the Court is likely to take, see Lyle Denniston's excellent analysis at SCOTUSblog.


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Ok, everyone. Here are the "teams" that were selected during the 2nd Annual (title pending) Movie Draft: The 90s Edition!
In order to level the playing field, we've decided to keep the drafters anonymous for the first couple of days, in order to let the teams speak for themselves. The actual draft podcast will be up on Friday! Trust me it'll be worth the wait!
So. If you want to vote on merit, vote now! If you want to wait and vote for one of the people in the draft, wait 'til Friday when the show is released!
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Thursday's child: Urquhart Castle, Scotland
28 comments:
- Mary Anne MacCrone said...
Oh I loved Scotland when I was there. The scenery is amazing. I regret to admit this was not a castle that I visited - maybe another trip is required!!!
- April 26, 2012 at 12:40 PM
- Vi said...
Scotland is on my list of places I really want to visit. I love the foggy, misty look of these pictures, makes the castle look magical!
- April 26, 2012 at 1:22 PM
- Cindy said...
My brother spent 2 years in Scotland and Ireland serving a mission for our church. It's been over 30 years but I'm sure the castles haven't changed much!
So beautiful.
- April 26, 2012 at 4:13 PM
- Bonnie said...
Beth, It seems like the place where a vivid imagination could run wild. I would be the one standing on the shore hoping for a glance of ole' Nessy. Bonnie
- April 26, 2012 at 5:35 PM
- Belinda said...
Awesome - such beautiful country, and amazing how so much of this is still around!
- April 26, 2012 at 5:50 PM
- Natalie Aguirre said...
It looks like beautiful country. I've always wanted to visit castles. Thanks for sharing.
- April 26, 2012 at 6:03 PM
- Carol said...
Looks like a beautiful countryside. Gorgeous views.
- April 26, 2012 at 6:14 PM
- Unknown said...
LOL And I thought MY porch was in bad shape. :D
- April 26, 2012 at 7:14 PM
- Beth said...
So true, Stina. In this context, your porch looks great!
- April 26, 2012 at 7:54 PM
- Claudia said...
I visited there years ago. The setting is peaceful but still evocative of its wild and woolly past. We didn't spot Nessie either.
- April 26, 2012 at 8:42 PM
- julie said...
Oohh... a fin! That castle looks so full of history and tales. I can only imagine all the stories it holds. Wonderful pictures Beth and a wonderful recap.
- April 26, 2012 at 8:46 PM
- momto8 said...
wow...how cool!! I would love to visit there!! beautiful!
- April 26, 2012 at 11:51 PM
- Rita said...
That is so beautiful! love going back in history; we learn so much.
- April 27, 2012 at 9:16 AM
- Valerie Gamine said...
It must feel amazing to walk among such historic ruins...to wonder who stood in that very spot hundreds of years ago!?
Beautiful, lush, photos. I'm sorry you weren't able to see Nessy. :D
- April 27, 2012 at 11:59 AM
A UK tour is definitely at the top of our travel list. I love visiting ruins because they are almost more engaging in their "what might have been" imaginings than a preserve structure.
- April 27, 2012 at 12:07 PM
- Barbara said...
We loved our visit to Scotland, even though it rained the entire time...and was chilly. I regret we missed this castle. Was fun to see it and read about it though, Beth.
- April 27, 2012 at 12:58 PM
These pics are beautiful!! Definitely one of my dream places to visit. LOVE historical romances that take place here. :)
- April 27, 2012 at 5:42 PM
I was there and have fond memories! I hope to get back to Scotland someday soon.
- April 27, 2012 at 6:48 PM
- Kathy said...
Beth, Such a beautiful place, I imagine filled with stories just begging to be told! I have never been to Scotland…although I've been to Ireland three times…very beautiful similar landscapes! Have a wonderful weekend!
- April 27, 2012 at 7:47 PM
- Elaine said...
Oh, how I have always wanted to visit Loch Ness and have imagined seeing the monster. There may not be much of the castle remaining, but it must have been so much fun climbing amongst the ruins. Beautiful photos, Beth.
- April 28, 2012 at 12:34 AM
Ooh, how interesting and picturesque!
- April 28, 2012 at 8:06 AM
- Jemi Fraser said...
I'd love to go have a peek for Nessie one day! And the castle would be a definite bonus - gorgeous photos!
- April 28, 2012 at 12:22 PM
- Angie's Recipes said...
An amazing place! I would love to visit Loch Ness one day too.
- April 28, 2012 at 2:32 PM
- Unknown said...
I would love love love to spend a day there as well. I would have been the one wistfully mentioning a fin in the water. Thanks for sharing yet another fantastic travel photo!
- April 29, 2012 at 2:04 AM
A castle overlooking water? It looks amazing and magical.
- April 29, 2012 at 4:24 AM
This castle seems to call out, full of mystery and beauty - one day I will visit :)
Choc Chip Uru
- April 29, 2012 at 6:11 AM
- sally said...
We are going to the UK next week, and are planning a trip up to Scotland while we are there. We are still trying to decide if Loch Ness is worth going to. What do you think?
- May 14, 2012 at 9:30 PM
- Beth said...
Lucky you, Sally! You'll love Scotland. Loch Ness is beautiful, and Urquhart Castle is definitely worth seeing. Of course, it depends on what part of Scotland you're visiting. I'll be in touch via email.
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"I initially hesitated to include Günter Wand in this group: for one thing, like Sergiu Celibidache and Jascha Horenstein, he was never really out of a conducting career. He had long tenures in the opera house, and led orchestras, if only as a guest, on both continents. A perfectionist who required seven to eight rehearsals, he was best suited to the German radio orchestras who could accommodate him. After an association with the Gürzenich Orchestra and the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, in 1982 he became chief conductor of the NDR Symphony Orchestra. A contemporary of Karajan, he more closely resembled Celibidache , or Klemperer. My first and main Brahms Symphony cycle on CD was his. My choice also for Schubert 8th and 9th…"


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Of the four players who received renewed discipline for their involvement in the Saints' alleged bounty program, only Saints defensive end Will Smith had no changes made to his penalty.
He initially was suspended four games, and he once again has been suspended four games. Understandably, he's not happy about it.
"I remain frustrated with the continued unilateral rulings by this commissioner as he continues to disregard the facts and assault my character," Smith said in a statement released to PFT. "Let me be clear– I never participated in a 'pay-to-injure program,' never took the field with intent to injure another player, and never contributed any money to hurt other players. It was my hope that those investigating would put their arrogance and agenda aside in order to comprehend the difference between a 'pay-for-performance program' and a 'pay-to-injure program,' but until that day, I will continue to pursue my appeal options through the NFLPA, and attempt to return to work for my family, teammates, fans and the city of New Orleans."
Smith has the right to appeal the ruling of Commissioner Roger Goodell, to Commissioner Roger Goodell. If the appeal is affirmed, Smith likely will once again pursue a court order overturning the suspension.


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Santana working through rough stretch
CLEVELAND -- Slumps tend to be magnified at the start of the season. The way Indians hitting coach Ty Van Burkleo sees things, Carlos Santana's current rough stretch has as much to do with a longer swing as it does with fighting the paltry numbers listed on the scoreboard.
Entering Sunday's game against Toronto, the switch-hitting Santana was batting .153 (9-for-59) with one home run, two doubles and three RBIs in 17 games. The catcher launched a two-run homer on Friday, but headed into the finale of the series with the Blue Jays mired in a 2-for-38 funk.
"It just seems like he's trying to do too much," Van Burkleo said on Sunday. "He went into that spell where he wasn't getting hits, and those 0-fers kind of pile up, and it kind of manifests. I think mentally, he's just trying to do too much, trying to get it all back in one swing. So we're just trying to get him focused on that one-on-one combat in the game.
"The focus needs to be on competing and not focused on the results so much. It happens at the beginning of the year, because you don't have a base. If he has 300 at-bats right now, he drops eight points instead of getting into the .100s. I think when guys start off slow, I think mentally it seems to last longer, because the numbers look so ugly.
"If he gets four or five hits, then all of a sudden the average climbs, the confidence gets there and the focus is more on competing and not so much on, 'I've got to get a hit to get out of this.'"
Despite his struggles to collect hits, Santana still entered Sunday with a .333 on-base percentage and 16 walks (second in the American League). The third baseman and backup catcher was also averaging an AL-best 4.83 pitches per plate appearance.
"That's what's great about Carlos," Van Burkleo said. "Even when he's not hitting, he's still productive. He's staying in the strike zone, and if they don't throw them strikes, he's going to end up taking his walks. That's great to have as a hitter, because you can always contribute, even when you're not feeling that great swinging it."


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Disterhaupt - strong, speedy running back heads to UND
Jake Disterhaupt, son of Mark and Shirley Disterhaupt and Willow River graduate with a 3.3 cumulative grade point average, was a very strong and fast running back for the Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels football team that two years in a row finished at second place in the Class AA Prep Bowl.
Football was Disterhaupt's favorite sport, though he also excelled in track and field as a sprinter and starter for the Rebels basketball team. "Football was my favorite sport," said Disterhaupt. "I was a running back all four years; I started two years and I played a lot as a sophomore. I was a linebacker until my senior year and then I played cornerback. I was on the varsity all four years."
Disterhaupt is going to play football for the University of North Dakota (UND) Fighting Sioux as a safety and a kick return specialist. "It's almost a full free-ride," said the 6-foot 200-pounder who ran a 4.5 40, benched 325 pounds and was a member of the Rebels 1,100-Pound Club. Disterhaupt was second all-time to Rebel Matt Hillbrand in total yards. "I ran for over 5,000 yards and was just short of Hillbrand, who had 100 more carries," he explained. "I had over 80 touchdowns in my career."
Disterhaupt recalled an early memory playing football. "I was 4 years old and was in the back yard with my family and with my brothers and sisters, Cody Disterhaupt and Ben Wallace and sister Shelby." Disterhaupt had great things to say about his parents. "It was always anything, including sports; they always had my back 100 percent. They were always there for anything I needed."
Disterhaupt shared a couple fond memories. "There was my freshman year, beating Hawley in overtime at the Fargodome and storming the field," he recalled. "Other than that, there was the first time stepping onto the Metrodome field. I also remember storming that field when we'd win in the semi-finals; that was so crazy. There was being a captain my senior year and leading a team to second place that should have been a win. I remember tipping their first field goal, but having it still go through. Beating Pierz my junior year was also a highlight. Those are my fondest memories."
The Rebel great talked about some of the other great players he played with and against. "That running back from Jackson County Central that we played in the first game in the Dome this year was very good. Among the toughest teammates is Jake Christopherson. Josh Cisar got a ton of blocks for me my junior year. Josh obviously helped me so much to get so many yards as I averaged 17.8 per touch that junior year. There was also Spencer Clough. Jake was physically on his game. He controlled the O-line and the D-line all the time. Spencer was the toughest because of his will. His heart was outrageous. There was the enthusiasm he played with. I remember playing with him in junior high and he was the kid you did not want to get hit by."
Disterhaupt used his 4.5 40 speed and 11.11 100-meter to get off to quite a start this past season as a kick returner. "I was 3-for-3 to start the season on kickoff returns, except one got called back on an unnecessary roughness flag," he laughed. Disterhaupt reflected, "Getting second two out of four years was an accomplishment, but knowing that you should have won that second time causes it to lose some of it specialness for me. But then there's the being part of something so big and setting the bar so high that is very important and very meaningful."
It was hard to talk "Rebel football family" without including Disterhaupt's thoughts on beloved Head Coach Dave Louzek. "He's the best coach you could play for," stated Disterhaupt. "Being one of his players and the countless time you spend with him makes you aware of how appreciated he is. He spends countless hours after practice when some other coaches just go home. "He's told us he stays up 'til 1 and 2 a.m. working on football. But there are other things he sacrifices. like his son's football games and his daughter's volleyball matches. These family sacrifices he makes are no little things."
Disterhaupt talked about his scholarship offers. "I started getting some about halfway through my junior year," he said. Right after the junior year, there were bunches of schools. Louzek helped me a lot with pointers and he and Kevin Sczyrbak, both those individuals helped me with things I do to stay in shape and go through the process of picking through schools. Both those guys and the entire Rebel foootball coaching staff are something we are really blessed to have. I've talked to other players from other teams and they are so impressed with what we have here. The University of North Dakota was always among my favorites. I got tons of letters and even some text messages from D2 and D3 schools. I'm really looking forward to playing safety and returning kicks for the Fighting Sioux."
See next week's issue for a review of Disterhaupt's track and field and basketball career memories.


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Wilderness comes to the Quick Center!
The public is invited to view the new exhibitions for fall at The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University. Among the highlights are exhibitions celebrating the wilderness of the United States, Asian art and a Day of the Dead celebration.
The exhibition "On Nature's Terms: Paintings by Thomas Paquette Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act" opens Aug. 28 in the Beltz Gallery and runs through Nov. 22.
Fifty years have passed since the Wilderness Act of 1964 was signed into law, protecting the wildest remaining lands in the United States. This exhibition celebrates the places preserved by that law — places that thrive not by dint of industry and scientific progress but by the forces of nature alone, protected from significant human intrusion.
Paquette's paintings in "On Nature's Terms" were inspired by his journeys to federal wilderness areas all across the country. The great diversity and vitality of environments that comprise the National Wilderness Preservation System — from southwest canyons and high peaks, east and west seashores, to lowland swamps and deserts — are reflected in these gouache and oil paintings. Subjects include Okefenokee Swamp in the South to Boundary Waters Canoe Area in the North, and other wilderness areas from New Hampshire to California, including places in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Wyoming.
"On Nature's Terms" is a tribute to the importance of protecting some lands forever as wild.
The artist will present a gallery talk at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept, 4, at the Quick Center. An opening reception will be held from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
Seven other exhibitions open Aug. 22.
The Marianne Letro Laine Gallery will feature "Asian Art Collection." The Asian Art collection given by the Col. Michael Friedsam Foundation in 1942 was the start of the University Art Collection. Portions of this vast collection are on exhibition alongside a loan of ancient Asian artifacts from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation. As a special feature to the exhibition, Dr. Chisato O. Dubreuil, assistant professor of art history at St. Bonaventure, has curated the exhibition featuring traditional Japanese woodblock prints.
The exhibition "La Ofrenda" will be on display in the Front Gallery at the Quick Center.
The Day of the Dead is an ancient Aztec celebration of death, the bittersweet companion to life. Over hundreds of years, the Day of the Dead has become a part of the Catholic tradition in many Latin American countries as a time to remember family and friends who have died. Everyone is invited to participate by making and placing offerings, or "ofrendas," at the altar in the Front Gallery of the Quick Center. Support and programming for this exhibition comes from the SBU Damietta Diversity Center and LASO, the Latin American Student Organization.
The Paul and Toni Branch Gallery will feature "Contemporary Woodblock Prints" by Catherine Shuman Miller, a Buffalo artist. Shuman Miller has created a series of woodblock prints that interpret the Hamsah, (symbol of the hand, and a good luck charm) with playfulness and humor. Hamsah literally means five (as in the five digits of the hand) and is derived from both the Hebrew and Arabic languages. The artist will visit campus during fall semester for a gallery talk and demonstration.
European and American paintings from the University Art Collection will be on exhibition in Dresser Foundation Gallery. This paintings gallery holds a chronological representation of painted works from the Italian Renaissance through American works from the early part of the 20th century.
The Winifred Shortell Kenney Gallery will be host to 20th and 21st century works from the University Art Collection. Recent gifts to the collection from the Andy Warhol Foundation were the impetus to redesign the Quick Center's Contemporary Gallery for fall. The exhibition will feature silk screens and photographs by Warhol, as well as works by Frankenthaler, Jenkins, Dali and Picasso.
The University Art collection of statues by John Rogers will be exhibited outside the Kenney Gallery. The exhibition will feature the art center's newest addition to the collection, a gift from Joseph and Linda LoSchiavo titled "Ha! I Like Not That!" imagery taken from Shakespeare's play of Othello."
The Quick Center will also host an exhibition to complement the 2014-15 All Bonaventure Reads selection "The Promise of a Pencil" by Adam Braun. This interactive exhibition in the Mezzanine Gallery will explore the All Bonaventure Reads book and address cross-cultural connections and how a freshman at St. Bonaventure can get involved. The exhibition runs through late October.
Opening Dec. 4 is the annual K-5 juried art show with entries from elementary schools in the six-county area surrounding St. Bonaventure's campus.
Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Museum admission is free and open to the public year round. Visit The Quick Center online at www.sbu.edu/quickcenter.
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The Commons
901 4th Ave. - Downtown
Taking over what was formerly known as Lincoln Room, The Commons has some presidential shoes to fill. The renovated space (sans penny counter top and wooden walls) takes advantage of San Diego's sunny skies with floor-to-ceiling windows and bright décor.
They're backed by investor Chargers and cornerback Quentin Jammer, so their devotion to the Bolts will certainly mean a new place to watch Sunday football. In fact, as it's the opening weekend, they're offering breakfast burritos during the game – it doesn't get more San Diego than that.
Offbeat Brewing Co.
1223 Pacific Oaks Place, Suite 101 - Escondido
Alright, technically it's not a restaurant but it looks like Stone Brewing Co. might have a little competition across the street. Brewmaster Tom Garcia used to supervise the cellar at the behemoth Escondido brewery, but then decided to open up his own space only a few blocks away and calling it Offbeat Brewing Co.
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1959 Morena Blvd. - Bay Park
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Gold Speedos and Black Boss Porter
I'm stroking the saddle of an extremely tall, orange Kona when a shadow falls over my hand. I become aware of a tower in front of me, blocking the low-hanging winter sun.
I look up and pull my hand away.
"Were you just petting my saddle?"
It's Ryan Trebon, standing there looking like the mutant super-tower, rail-thin powerhouse that he is. He looks fast even when he's standing still.
Now I have to tell Ryan Trebon why I was just petting his saddle. My mouth opens as I realize that my neck is starting to hurt from looking straight up at his boyish face.
He's smiling. There are still no words on my tongue, though my mouth remains open in the off-chance that they might appear. I'm bombing!
Sherry appears in her Save-Heidi-the-Mute superhero outfit: "Ryan, is it possible for me to get a picture with you?"
And so it goes. Sherry is squeezed by one of the fastest, tallest world-class cyclocross racers in the world. This is recorded by Sierra, who snaps the photo with her digital camera.
I stand off to the side and concentrate on closing my mouth. Then I turn my attention back to Barry Wicks, who is clad only in a shiny, gold speedo – the World Championship stripes stitches strategically right across the lumpy front. All 268 of his ribs are showing through his nearly transparent King-Whitey skin. He is laughing and holding the World Single Speed Championship trophy that he has just been awarded.
If this sounds like a bad acid trip, you're generally on the right track. Only acid is bad for you so I choose dark beer instead.
It is the end to a day of racing that will be hard to top.
Estacada is a fast course with just enough mud to keep you honest. There is a short-trackey, winding section through the trees in back, a long slog around a grassy, muddy field, a few good high-flying-no-brakes descents, and a couple of leg-burning run-ups.
The team tent is set up on the edge of the race course, just after a wide turn, next to a picnic table. This time, we are armed with coolers full of beer and food. The propane heater is all fired up and we huddle around it, waging battle against the morning chill.
When I go to the line to see the Master B's start, I noticed that there is something different about Ben Johnson today. He looks possessed standing there in the front row. He looks focused and intense. He is unsmiling. He looks as if he might throw up at any time.
I have a good feeling about his intensity level.
He gets a shitty start and then proceeds to race his little Portland Velo pants off, placing 7th in a super-fast field. Sally rides a solid race and comes in 23rd, significantly better than in prior weeks. Amit is not far back.
Following the relative domination of the Portland Velo men in the C Master category (3 in the top ten, 4 in the top 25) the day is off to a great start.
I have a good feeling in my legs as I report to the Kiddie 'Cross start line to watch my 5-year-old niece, Emily, destroy the field. (Well, technically she was second to last and got whooped by a larva-sized two year old, but as far as she's concerned, she got a ribbon which means she's the winner. Period.)
With Emily's racing debut thoroughly documented, I run back to the team tent and hop on a trainer.
Now it's time for business.
Spin, spin, spin, eat, drink, spin, number-pin, spin, freak-out, spin.
Head to the line.
I get a good spot in the front and case the field to figure out who I'm going to chase. I pick a girl who's been placing in the top three, chit-chat with a lovely Veloce Cycles rider named Bernadette, and then we're off.
I punch it off the line and head into the muddy path in the top 7. I can see my rabbit just up ahead.
We wind through trails and trees, braking too much for my taste on the corners. I pass Barry Wicks, who is leaning against his bike, talking on a cell phone.
"Barry!!!!!!!" I scream. I am racing and I am still goddam cheering for Barry Wicks. He waves back at me.
As we pop out the back and onto a wide-open stretch of gravel, my friend Emily sidles up along side me. (This is the same Emily who gasped, "Go… go…motherf@#$er!" in encouragmenet as I passed her in the final lap of last week's race at Barton.)
"How do you like this warmup lap?" she says, laughing.
"Punk!… you know I love it! I'm about to drop some suckers… you coming?"
"Let's go." she says.
I swing wide, find a big gear, and mash the pedals over, passing a several riders to my left The race is in full-swing now and I am riding with the lead group, in serious contention for a top five finish. As I realize this, a strange feeling of ecstasy washes over me.
Finally, I did not fuck up the first lap! Finally, I am riding fast.
In my head for five days leading up to this race I had been repeating the same phrases, "It is a choice. I choose pain." This is my way of reminding myself that the only way to win at bike racing is to be willing to suffer more than the rest of the field. Sure, you can train and eat and strategize, but at the end of the day you have to be willing to suffer excruciating pain.
They don't give this shit away.
The first two girls on the front of the group begin to pull away and I can't get around the others to chase them down right away. They're too far gone by the time we get to a wider part of the course. Despite the fact that I'm chasing once again, I'm way fucking happier knowing that I am chasing 1-2-3 and not chasing 8-9-10.
As the burn sets into my leg muscles I remember my mantra: "It's a choice. I choose pain." I remember getting dropped in Forest Park the week before. I recall the sensation of standing up on the pedals even as my internal computer wrote "WTF" across my brain's screen, over and over again.
I over-ride the searing sensation and give chase, accelerating out of corners, grinding fat gears over flat sections, and bombing down the descents (by far my biggest technical challenge) without brakes. I tell myself to breathe and relax. I narrow my eyes and concentrate on execution.
Now that I'm finally on the front of the race for a change, I have no intention of giving it up with a sloppy crash.
I catch the girl I set out to chase and sit on her wheel for a few minutes. I don't have enough in me to pass her yet, so I pull a quick recovery and then move into a parallel lane in the trail we're on as I watch her make some sketchy work of the tree roots we're bombing over. Just as I move off her wheel, she's down.
I have no idea what she hit but she goes down hard. I can see that she's physically alright, so instead of yelling, "Are you ok!?" I shout, "Up up up! You got it! Get up!" Then I locate the next rider up ahead, turn on the missle-lock, and ride away.
Coming past the OBRA tent I've finally made it back to the wheel of the number three rider, who is attached to the number 2 and 1 riders. This is the train I want to be on.
As I roll away from the announcer I hear him say, "And… that's it! Everyone is a finisher now! Everyone is a finisher!" which means that this is my last lap. I was one of the last people to make it through onto this final lap, so I'm pretty sure no one is going to be chasing me. It's just me and this group.
And I feel good.
I'm having a relatively easy time with their pace and getting excited about the idea of finally being in position to make a play for the podium. I'm thinking about where to make my move when I lose concentration for a moment and lay the bike down just after an off-camber section. The rider in front of my had taken it far slower than I wanted to, and I should have swung wide to make a pass, but instead I followed her (slow) line, lost all my momentum, and ate it.
Frantically, I pushed my bike up the little rise in front of me, hopped back on, and looked up to see what kind of damage had been done.
It was a lot.
I could still see them, however, as they turned into the trees, so I put my head down and rode as hard as my mostly-destroyed body would go. On the tiny uphill pavement climb I heard my teammates and my sister up on the hill above. I found a big gear, stood up, and accelerated.
Around the field, Sherry and Sierra, who had been cut off at 3 laps and were done racing already, came flying across the grass, screaming after me. I wanted so badly to bridge to the group for them. I wanted so badly to take a podium spot on the final run-up. I wanted to go faster. I begged my legs to go faster.
In the end, I couldn't do it.
Sometimes you have it in the tank, and sometimes you don't.
Despite this, I was overcome with elation. It was the best race I've ever raced and, moreover, it felt like a beginning. I felt different – calm and strong, not panicky. My bike fitness is just beginning to settle into my legs, and I'm excited to see where it can take me.
Next week is Hillsboro. District Championships and double points. The final Cross Crusade race on a fast, flat, roadie course that will challenge every weakness that I have.
Pray for rain.
I gotta be due, right? God? Are you there god? It's me, MudQueen. Send rain.
4 Responses to "Gold Speedos and Black Boss Porter"
Sounds like getting pounded was good for you! Good luck next week.
Awesome race! I`am so bummed I missed Estacada, but the Bronchitis turned to pneumonia, so I took a little recovery time! You will love Hillsboro, and I bet do quite well wants again!!
Please make it a mudfest!
That was a great writeup! Nice job, good luck in Hillsboro.
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