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1950 Ford F-1 - Sold The Farm Saved A Truck
Denny Rogers' '50 Ford F-1
Back in the shifting agricultural industry of the mid-'60s, Denny Rodgers' father sold his struggling dairy along with part of the main farm to start a small automotive salvage yard on what land was left. This went well for about 10 years until his father passed away in '76, when Denny's mom decided to sell all the vehicles in the yard to a man with a crushing operation for $35 each, knowing she wouldn't be able to run the yard. Denny figured he'd better get while the getting was good, so he found a ragged old '50 F-1 in the yard, gave his mom the money, and a few days later more than 130 vehicles were crushed for scrap.
To get the Ford on the road, Denny swapped the stock Flathead V-8 for a six-cylinder he saved from an F-2, built a wood flatbed, patched the fenders, and spray painted the truck black. The Ford worked hard for a while hauling dirt, blocks, or whatever else Denny was up to, but it proved to be unreliable in the end, so he parked it in '78 with plans to fix it up "someday."
A year passed and the Ford just sat waiting, and Denny thought he'd better at least try to start it periodically, so using his brand-new Mustang, he pulled around to his backyard to give the truck a jump to see if it'd run. Maybe it was jealous or mad, but somehow he caught the door of the three-month-old Mustang on the F-1's bumper and ripped the door off! Needless to say, he didn't start the F-1 that day. Luck would elude Denny for a few more years, especially when the glass company he worked for in Prosperity, Pennsylvania, shut down and he lost his job-the irony. Work was hard to find, and soon he offered the truck to his neighbor for $500, who bought it and added insult to injury by quickly selling it for a profit at an auction while keeping all the spare parts and the parts truck he got from Denny!
Fast-forward to better times; in '90 Denny and his son were headed into town one day when they saw a '50 Ford truck that looked suspiciously like his old one for sale on the side of the road. Indeed, it turned out to be his old truck, but Denny thought the asking price was too high and figured they just weren't meant to be together. Luckily for Denny, his wife Linda thought differently. Knowing what the Ford meant to her husband, she went back with her brother to buy it. Talk about a surprise! He would even buy back the other parts truck from the neighbor after all this time, but it was still going to be another 10 years before Denny would get serious about the truck.
In '03, Denny was doing well working for a construction company that had quite a large shop with some extra space that was lent to him complete with tools to work on the F-1, which proved to be the catalyst to set the project in motion. Now, part of the truck's junkyard pedigree included plenty of rusted-out sheetmetal, and what was there waved like a passing parade. Denny didn't have much bodywork or welding experience, and it was do or die time, so he read everything he could get his hands on for tips, talked to anyone he could find who was versed in these areas, and finally jumped in and gave it his all after restoring the chassis back to stock. He banged, sanded, hammered, dollied, ground, and welded on the less-than-desirable old tin for months until it resembled a truck again. He also found a decent steel '47 bed box to replace his, so he changed the rear fender mounts to hang his later fiberglass fenders.
After successfully completing all the bodywork and feeling more confident, little did Denny know he was about to jump from the frying pan and into the fire when he decided to tackle the painting chores as well. He had painted some of the construction equipment for the company, but he didn't have much automotive base/clear paint experience, to say the least, but he thought, "What the heck?"
He bought some Martin Senour Crossfire Volvo white paint and an HVLP gun and gave it the old college try, but since the shop was heated with kerosene and quite dirty, it proved to be an uphill battle that netted painting everything an average of three times to get it right, followed by learning how to color-sand and buff each piece. Being as determined as he is, Denny even learned how to restore all the stainless trim on the F-1 thanks to the TV show My Classic Car! To round out the F-1's newfound glory, it now rides on steel 15-inch Gennie wheels and BFGoodrich Silvertown whitewalls from Coker Tire dressed up further with beauty rings and '42 Ford-style hubcaps Denny picked because he prefers the earlier script logo.
Inside the cab, Archie's of Avella, Pennsylvania, recovered the stock bench seat, and Denny handled the rest of the chores with a headliner and interior kit and a weatherstrip kit from Dennis Carpenter. The tunes come from the fresh stock-spec 239-cubic-inch 8BA Flathead V-8 that was rebuilt by Smith's NAPA in Washington, Pennsylvania. Denny painted and detailed the motor along with rebuilding the Holley 94 carb, fuel pump, water pumps, and transmission.
The last 30 years of Denny's life had its share of ups and downs, but it seems he's on the right track now, and to keep things in order he takes the F-1 out regularly and just drives with no particular destination-he sees it as therapy for both the truck and himself. Just what the doctor ordered!
|Denny Rogers
|Prosperity, Pennsylvania
|1950 Ford F-1
|Rearend / Ratio:
|stock / 3.92:1
|Rear suspension:
|stock parallel leaf
|Rear brakes:
|stock drum
|Front suspension:
|stock I-beam axle
|Front brakes:
|stock drum
|Steering box:
|Front wheels:
|Gennie steel, 15x5
|Rear wheels:
|Gennie steel, 15x8
|Front tires:
|BFGoodrich Silvertown,215/70R15 WW
|Rear tires:
|BFGoodrich Silvertown,255/70R15 WW
|Gas tank:
|Ford 8BA 239ci V-8
|stock iron
|Valve Covers:
|Manifold / Induction:
|stock / Holley 94 2-bbl
|stock, points-type
|stock manifolds
|Exhaust / Mufflers:
|custom 2" dual / glasspacks
|Ford 3-speed
|rebuilt by owner
|F-1 truck
|Fenders front / rear:
|stock steel / fiberglass
|stock, painted
|'47 Ford
|Bed wood:
|white oak
|Bodywork and paint by:
|Paint type / Color:
|Martin Senour / Crossfire Volvo white
|Headlights / Taillights:
|Air conditioning:
|Steering wheel:
|Steering column:
|stock bench
|Upholstery by:
|Archie's and owner
|Material / Color:
|vinyl, cloth, cardboard / gray, black


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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana is a long way from considering legalizing recreational marijuana as Colorado and Washington did this week, but lawmakers from both parties plan to introduce measures next year that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of the drug.
Democratic state Sen. Karen Tallian of Portage said Friday that she will again introduce a bill that would decriminalize possession of up to 3 ounces – about 85 grams – of marijuana. The bill received a Senate hearing this year but was not brought up for a vote. Tallian, however, said attitudes are changing even among her fellow lawmakers.
"Two or three years ago when I started talking about that it was, 'You're crazy,"' she said. "Now, it's like: 'I'm all right with that.' I've gotten that from a lot of people. 'I wouldn't put my name on it but I'll support you.' "
Separately, Republican Sen. Brent Steele of Bedford has said he intends to introduce legislation in 2013 that would make possession of 10 grams or less – less than one-third of an ounce – of marijuana an infraction rather than a criminal misdemeanor.
Steele, who chairs the Senate committee on corrections, criminal and civil matters, said he'll include the marijuana provision in a bill that revamps the Indiana criminal code to align charges and sentencing in proportion to the offenses. He was out of the country Friday and could not be reached for comment, but has said the state should focus its strained resources on violent crime rather than pot smokers.
Possessing 30 grams or less of marijuana is a Class A misdemeanor on the first offense in Indiana, and carries a sentence of up to one year. Possession of more than 30 grams – roughly an ounce – is a Class D felony that carries a sentence of one to three years in prison.
Supporters of decriminalization say prosecuting pot users the current way only crowds state prisons and damages young offenders' futures with a criminal record.
"It's about saving the state money and it's about helping kids," Tallian said.
Beth Baker, executive director of the Healthy Communities Initiative, said she came around to the idea of relaxing marijuana laws while working on preventing substance abuse by young people.
"From my own experience working in the prevention field, we can do a lot better job of prevention with marijuana if we had it legalized," Baker said. That way, she said, pot could be regulated and taxed like tobacco and alcohol.
Calvina Fay of the Drug Free America Foundation said pot isn't as safe as supporters claim, and said loosening marijuana laws sends a bad message to kids.
"Having more drugs and more people using drugs, and drugs more accessible, in our opinion is not a good thing," Fay said.
Supporters and opponents alike are waiting to see how the federal government reacts to passage of the legalization ballot measures in Colorado and Washington. Federal law still outlaws use of the drug in all circumstances.
"I think now we're in a holding pattern," Fay said. "We're waiting to see what will the feds do."

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Why do we wear cufflinks?
Like the tie pin, cufflinks has a purpose, but it has decreased more and more. Earlier it was popular to have shirts with rigid sleeves, which made it difficult to close with a regular button. It was common to get cufflinks to keep the shirt sleeves closed, if you could afford it.
This changed during the 1800's with the introduction of new machines, technologies and materials, which made it possible to produce cufflinks a lot cheaper than before. This made it possible for the middle class in England to buy and use cufflinks.
Even though cufflinks became popular, the shirt sleeves became lighter and less rigid as well. The purpose of cufflinks decreased more, because a regular button could hold the shirt sleeves together.
The British found it difficult to stop using cufflinks, and today it's still natural to use cufflinks when wearing a suit. The opposite is applicable in Italy, where they try to avoid cufflinks when wearing a suit.
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[img]http://www.avrev.com/news/1007/03.martinlogan.jpg[/img]MartinLogan Introduces the Purity hybrid electrostatic speakers
MartinLogan releases the fully powered Purity hybrid electrostatic loudspeaker. The Purity marks an exciting new direction for electrostatic loudspeaker design. Internally powered with a high-resolution digital amplifier, Purity allows an unprecedented level of system connection flexibility. Equipped with a standard line-level input, Purity is able to connect directly to devices such as digital music players, flat screen televisions or even computers. Additional speaker level inputs also allow Purity to function in a more traditional receiver or pre-amp equipped 2-channel or home theater system.
"The idea of running an iPod® into a powered high-end speaker makes all the sense in the world. If you want to be engaged by each and every digital bit inside of your handheld device – you might just need to hook it up to a pair of MartinLogan speakers," said Jerry Del Colliano, Publisher and CEO, AudioVideoRevolution.com.
"Being fully active, the Purity loudspeaker can easily be driven by any source, from a portable digital media player to a traditional high-end pre-amp or receiver. Incorporating much of the same high-resolution electrostatic technology found in MartinLogan's flagship Summit loudspeaker, but at 1/4 the price, Purity makes the speed and precision of electrostatic technology accessible to a much broader audience," said Devin Zell, Assistant Marketing Manager, MartinLogan.
"Purity instantly opens the door to a world of deserving media consumers who will now effortlessly experience the exquisite character of MartinLogan audio reproduction from the source or sources of their own personal preference," said David Allen, Vice-President of Product Development, MartinLogan.
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• ClearSpar™ Spacers
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• Adjustable Base Design for Listening in both Standing and Sitting Positions
• Bass Level Control (±3 dB)
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My article, Self Service, Customer Service, and Community Service was featured in the May, 2015 issue of Quorum Magazine, the magazine of the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, which focused on Customer Service. (You have to be a WMCCAI member to log in and download the issue.)
When I was asked to write this article about customer service, with respect to board expectations of management and owners expectations of the board, I immediately realized that disconnects in expectations with regard to customer service lie at the root of many of the problems in the community association world. Who exactly is the customer, and who is supposed to be serving that customer? What expectations do these customers have?
I shared some true stories to illustrate the disconnects, and presented the relationships as they ideally should operate.
Achieving excellence in the Community Service model requires partnering. Ultimately, the vote of ONE person on a board may tip a critical board decision affecting all owners for years! The management companies operate within the terms of their contracts and their commitment to a perceived level of service. I challenge boards and management companies to provide a greater level of excellence, to:
- Improve the condition and value of the property over the longer term
- Raise the quality of live at the property, through education, communication, and better customer service
- Improve the financial soundness of the association for the long haul.
This requires breaking out of the box of business as usual, to include consideration of partnering and commitment of the board and management to shared goals, improved training, and improved communication across diverse groups. One of the reasons why our community has been successful is that its board cares. Let's discuss how to expect and achieve more!
My prior articles in Quorum include:
- June, 2014, A Wonderful State of Being, reviewing the 2013 Community Association of the Year winners
- July, 2011, Hard Work Rewarded, when we were recognized as 2010 Community Association of the Year winner
In addition, I was introduced in the January 2015 issue as a new member of the WMCCAI Board of Directors.
Just a little placeholder to let the world know that we are alive and kicking despite neglecting update of this website!
Working hard on a wide variety of efforts, including:
- Organizational study for Arlington County
- Work in support of the Housing and Supportive Services Consortium (HSS)
- Developed and delivered capture and proposal training for a national nonprofit agency
- Developed and delivered a website for Delta Consulting Group, will add it to my portfolio shortly
- Serving on the board of the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (WMCCAI)
- Continuing to serve as secretary of the Northern Virginia Joomla! Users Group, President of Talltree South and MapleTree Pool Associations
- Will have an article in Quorum Magazine and shortly, a video
- Supporting other web and proposal-related clients
- And much more. Helping others debug code and write stories!


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UH Hilo holds groundbreaking ceremony for Student Life and Events CenterUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
University Relations
The $14 million development represents the first of a two-step phase for the Center. Phase II is expected to include an events arena and conference center.
"We view this Center as a critical linchpin in our development as a premier residential campus in the University of Hawaiʻi System," said Chancellor Rose Tseng. "Facilities like this are a standard feature at universities we must compete with for students, so this really helps level the playing field."
UH Hilo officials began pursuing the project approximately 10 years ago and won support for Phase I funding from the Legislature in 2004. Playing a key role in this effort were a number of past and present students who met personally with State lawmakers and testified before legislative committees.
Some, like former UH Hilo Student Association President Liko Puha, acknowledged that they would complete their education before the Center opens. But that did not dampen their enthusiasm for the project.
"This facility will be a positive, helpful and sustainable resource for students, faculty and the community," Puha said. "That's how strongly we felt about it, and why I told lawmakers we were willing to pay higher student fees if that's what it would take to make it happen."
In fact, the Center's impact will extend far beyond the UH Hilo campus. Business, community and political leaders have for some time, insisted that the Hilo community, with a surrounding population of 70,000, has the potential to become more of a "college town" which supports the University campus much like many small communities on the mainland.
That vision relies heavily on attracting growing numbers of students, as spelled out in the University's long-range strategic plan. But while the Big Island's unique physical and cultural environment has been an asset to student recruitment and retention, challenges remain. These include a lack of recreational resources, heavy rainfall, and limited public transportation.
"One of the most important components of a college town is the availability of activities that students can take part in to develop friendships and social networks," said University Relations Director Gerald De Mello. "Presently, the distance between the UH Hilo campus and most centers of activities is too great for students who often lack their own transportation."
The Student Life and Events Center will fulfill the need for additional recreational activities on campus, while providing students an attractive and healthy alternative when not engaged in academic pursuits.
Key elements in the approximately 1,800-square-foot student life component will include a fitness room, aerobics, martial arts, human performance testing, an Olympic-size swimming pool, an open covered deck, classrooms, lockers, and shower and weight room facilities along with a poolside juice bar or indoor café where students can dine and congregate.
The project was designed by Design Partners and is being built by Isemoto Contracting. Construction is expected to be completed in Fall 2007. The Center is tentatively set to open in January 2008.


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European Industrial Policy27 November 2009
by Ina Dimireva -- last modified 12 December 2009
The European Commission is presenting a new industrial policy to create a more suitable framework for European manufacturing. Establishing a solid and dynamic industrial base contributes to the growth of the European Union and sustains its economic and technological leadership in a context of growing globalisation.
Communication from the Commission, 5 October 2005, entitled "Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme: A policy framework to strengthen EU manufacturing - towards a more integrated approach for industrial policy" [COM(2005) 474 final - not published in the Official Journal].
A flourishing manufacturing industry is key to fully exploiting the European Union's potential for growth and sustaining its economic and technological leadership.
It is therefore essential to improve the framework conditions for the development of European manufacturing, especially in a context of globalisation and intense international competition.
European manufacturing and globalisation
In the context of globalisation, enterprises need to develop their products and manufacturing processes while improving their skills in order to remain competitive in the new markets, but they must also find new opportunities resulting from technological developments and globalisation.
Encouraging adaptability and structural change to sustain the competitiveness of European manufacturing is essential, especially in the light of increasingly strong competition from emerging economies, such as China or India.
European industrial policy
The European industrial policy presented by the Commission sets out to create a more favourable framework for the development of European manufacturing. It supplements the efforts already made by the Member States to sustain a solid and dynamic manufacturing base in the sectors where the latter cannot act effectively on their own.
The Community industrial policy combines a horizontal approach, aimed at ensuring cohesion and synergy among the various strategic sectors, with a sectoral approach, allowing the specific characteristics of the various sectors to be taken into account.
This industrial strategy is based on the Commission's assessment of the opportunities and challenges in 27 manufacturing and construction industry sectors in the EU.
Instruments for industrial policy
Seven cross-sectoral policy initiatives are announced in order to address the common challenges across groupings of different industries and thereby to increase their competitiveness:
- an intellectual property rights and counterfeiting initiative (beginning of 2006), especially in order to ensure respect for already harmonised rights;
- high-level group on competitiveness, energy and the environment (end of 2005);
- external aspects of competitiveness and market access (spring 2006);
- new legislative simplification programme (October 2005);
- improving sectoral skills (2006);
- managing structural change in manufacturing (end of 2005);
- integrated European approach to industrial research and innovation (2005).
At the same time, there will be seven sectoral initiatives:
- introduction of a new Pharmaceuticals Forum (first meeting in 2006);
- mid-term review of life sciences and biotechnology strategy (2006-2007);
- new high-level group on the chemicals industry (2007), following the adoption of REACH;
- high-level group on the defence industry;
- European Space Programme;
- task force on competitiveness of information and communication technologies (ICT) (2005-2006);
- mechanical engineering policy dialogue (2005-2006).
European manufacturing
The manufacturing industry has a particularly important position in the European Union. It employs more than 34 million people and accounts for about a fifth of EU output and three-quarters of EU exports. It consists of a large majority of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which account for 99% of companies and 58% of manufacturing employment. Closely linked with the services industry, the manufacturing industry creates jobs and contributes to Europe's economic growth. More than 80% of private sector R&D expenditure is spent in manufacturing, making it a key element in the new knowledge economy.
Since its Communication on industrial policy in an enlarged Europe in 2002, the European Commission has been laying the basis for a European industrial policy. It provided an analysis of deindustrialisation in its Communication of 2003 on the key issues in Europe's competitiveness and it subsequently developed the idea in its Communication of 2004 entitled " Fostering structural change: an industrial policy for an enlarged Europe ".
In proposing a new industrial policy, the European Commission is fulfilling its commitment to contribute to establishing a solid industrial base, a commitment which was undertaken as part of the new Lisbon "partnership for growth and employment".
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Mid-term review of industrial policy - a contribution to the EU's Growth and Jobs Strategy [COM(2007) 374 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
EU industrial policy has borne fruit, with industry making a substantial contribution to growth and jobs in Europe. The Commission therefore wishes to consolidate this progress by pursuing and intensifying most of the measures launched in 2005.
New initiatives will also be launched to tackle the main challenges of the future: globalisation, technological progress and the environment. To adapt to climate change, the Commission intends to introduce a sustainable industrial policy based on three main principles:
- to stimulate the production of low-carbon and energy-efficient goods and services;
- to create an internal market of environmental products;
- to promote environmental standards for more sustainable goods and services outside the EU, giving European businesses wishing to export environmentally-friendly goods and services a relative advantage.
The Commission will also support energy-intensive industries to make them both competitive and sustainable. EU industrial policy will also stress access to raw materials, the clustering of businesses, the removal of obstacles hindering the development of new markets, the analysis of the impact of services on industrial competitiveness and the use of standards to speed up innovation. Finally, two new sectoral initiatives will be launched in the fields of food processing and electrical engineering.


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New London City Council to start working on budget
New London - The City Council will begin this week to go over the mayor's proposed $40.2 million general government budget for 2013-14, which includes cuts to the police, fire and public works departments and less funding for the library, the seniors and youth programs.
On Monday, the council's Finance Committee will begin a department-by-department review of all proposed spending at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall. Public works and the police department will be among the departments discussed Monday.
Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio has proposed about a $1.4 million cut in the police budget, from $8.3 million to $6.8 million, and about a $400,000 cut in public works, from $7.4 million to $7 million.
Among the proposed changes to keep municipal spending down, Finizio said police officers could be laid off, a fire station could close and garbage collection could be reduced or privatized.
The Finance Committee will also review on Monday budgets for the probate court, the elections office, the law department and public utilities department.
While the municipal side of the budget is about $1 million less, the school department has requested - and Finizio is supporting - a 2.5 percent increase to cover raises, five new elementary school teachers and a middle school counselor.
The proposed school budget is $40.8 million, which is nearly $1 million more than the current budget of $39.8 million.
Because of proposed drops in state aid to cities, Finizio estimates the city will lose about $1.1 million from the state. Another $1.4 million, which in the past has been available for general government spending, would only be available in the form of capital improvement grants for specific projects.
If the budget is approved as proposed, taxpayers would be looking at just under a 1-mill tax increase. The tax rate would increase by 0.82 mills, from 26.6 mills to 27.42 mills.
Finance Committee meetings will continue Wednesday and Thursday. The City Council is expected to approve next year's spending plan by May 20. The new fiscal year starts July 1.
Finance Committee budget review
• Monday: 4:30 p.m., probate court; 4:45 p.m., elections; 5 p.m., law; 5:30 p.m., public utilities; 6:15 p.m., public works; 7:15 p.m., police; 8:15 p.m., finance department.
• Wednesday: 4:30 p.m., fire; 5:15 p.m., library; 5:30 p.m., education; 6:30 p.m., recreation; 7:30 p.m., city clerk.
• Thursday: 5 p.m., Ledge Light Health District; 5:30 p.m.; planning and development; 6:30 p.m., mayor's office; 7:30 p.m., city council; 8 p.m., port authority, special revenue, debt service, capital projects, enterprise funds.
All meetings will take place at City Hall.
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Children of Killers, Revisiting A Massacre
Having researched and written about the events that led to the 100 day massacre in Rwanda and after interviewing filmmaker, Kimberlee Acquaro, regarding her film "God Sleeps In Rwanda," this writer had some knowledge of the Rwandan genocide (spurred on by the Belgians), that took place between the Hutu and Tutsi people, when I ventured to see Castillo Theatre's latest offering "Children of Killers," running until November 4th. The Castillo Theatre is located at
I cannot say that those who go to see this play will not be affected. I was. It's powerful and gives another spin on the 100 day massacre that transpired in
"Mountaintop" and "
The production takes the viewer to a village in
A machete sat on the family hearth serving as a symbolic mirror, as well as a reminder of their father's crimes. Vincent's mother, (Suzanne Darrell), found herself having to take up the mantle of family provider; a role unknown to her prior to the massacre. Prior to the killings, Rwandan women had few rights. Yet it was due to the unfortunate genocide that the village women gained the rights to property and even secured roles in government, since the massacre resulted in a large percentage of Rwandian men's death and/or imprisonment. How was she to explain her daughter's birth to her returning husband? Could she be the wife she once was before her husband became a killer? Time had passed, but shame and dishonor hung over the household like a funeral dirge entrapping the family in a time warp. Haunted by the dead spirits of the murdered Tutsi who plagued their dreams and waking hours.
Tormented, the children of these killers rationalize their predicament via resenting and hating the reminders of their father's crime. Bosco in particular, blamed the one-armed Tutsi, Esperanza, for living through the massacre to remind him that the father hero he wanted so badly was not the hero he fancied. Bosco taunted Esperanza and her brother (Khadhim Diop) every chance he got. However, the sensitive and regretful Vincent wondered how he could ever meet Esperanza's eyes or look into the face of his father -- a killer whose act of violence left him filled with shame and branded Vincent for life. Yet in the end, Vincent has to face a reality and make a choice that painfully pulls the viewer into its regrettable conclusion.
This play is not easily forgotten. No one escapes or can leave this play without being impacted or without recognizing the affects that hatred and violent deeds have on the victims as well as the perpetrators. No, it's impossible to escape being marked by the murderous crimes of killers. Their actions form an energy of fear, hatred, and violence that remains -- haunting and taunting its killers, touching all, even the children of killers.
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The Sustainability Exchange is offering services to mayors around the country who want an edge on their environmental projects.
Cities at a loss on how to tackle elements of an environmental project may have a new resource to tap into — The Sustainability Exchange (TSE).
TSE launched on June 24 and is led by former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Lori Healey, his former chief of staff. The organization's goal is to provide solutions to many of the problems that cities face when trying to deploy new sustainability projects involving waste, energy, water or transportation.
The Exchange helps cities become more efficient with environmental tasks by enabling collaboration between them, establishing best practices and connecting municipal leaders with technical, legal and financial experts. Cities can take part in TSE at no initial cost and seek advice on projects in the areas of energy efficiency, water and wastewater treatment, waste management and public transportation.
Healey said procurement regulations that cities have in place are ornery and while bidding on commodities such as paper towels or pencils is fairly easy, it's not as straightforward for environmental technology purchases.
For example, if a city needed to purchase LED bulbs for its streetlights, Healey said a city would put out an RFP to attract a consultant for the project, because most cities don't have an LED expert. That selection process could take months, followed by a study on the project that could last more than a year. Once recommendations from the study are received, it could take another couple of years to put together a second RFP and find an LED vendor that could take on the contract.
"So you're basically three to four years down the trail from the time you decided you wanted to switch out your LED streetlights and you're eight technologies behind by that point," Healey said.
The procurement process for sustainability projects also can be problematic for businesses. Healey said there are only a few large companies with the resources to dedicate to large municipal contracts because of how long and time-consuming the process is. That can lead to smaller companies sometimes getting left out and cities having fewer options to choose from.
TSE is in discussions with more than 50 cities in 12 states about joining the partnership, Healey said. According to TSE's website, the mayors from New Orleans, Phoenix and other cities have expressed their support for the organization's ideals.
Healey added that two cities near Boston are looking at solutions for anaerobic digestion in their waste management plants, but don't know where to start. TSE may be able to help those cities work together.
TSE is developing a platform that should assist municipalities get to market faster on sustainable projects. Over time, Healey believes TSE will develop a suite of solutions where a mayor can come to the organization with an idea and use the group's industry connections to get the project done faster and more efficiently.
"The great thing about our platform is it does not cost cities anything until the time there's a financeable project or transaction they want to do, in which some of the savings the city realized … goes back into the exchange to help finance the best practices library we want to bring to a national level," Healey said.


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Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt admitted that missing out on social media was the "biggest mistake" he made in his 10-year reign as the tech titan's chief executive, according to reports.
"In our defense, we were busy working on many other things but we should have been in that area and I take responsibility for that," Schmidt told Bloomberg News.
Schmidt was Google's chief executive from 2001 to 2011 when he stepped down to become executive chairman, and current CEO and founder Larry Page ascended to the position. Despite being at the center of Silicon Valley, Schmidt and Google seemed to ignore Facebook's growing popularity. However, by 2009, it became apparent that social media couldn't be ignored and Google launched Google+ in 2011.
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Google said in October it had about 300 million users who visit Google+ for friends' content, while total monthly users are estimated at 540 million, according to Bloomberg News.
Schmidt also said that 2014 would be all about mobile computing and use, which was not exactly going out on a limb. He could have easily said that about 2012 and 2013, too. In short, it's not really surprising that Schmidt didn't see the rise of social media coming, if he can only see changes two to three years after they have already taken place.


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Letter, Edw.[Edward] Hoogland to Col. [Thomas N.] Stinson
Author: Hoogland, Edward
Date: November 16, 1859
Edward Hoogland, writing from Tecumseh, Kansas Territory to Thomas N. Stinson, expressed his views on the prospects of completing a bridge over the Kansas River at Tecumseh. Hoogland and Stinson had been involved in an unsuccessful venture to finance and build a bridge at Tecumseh since 1857. Hoogland also proposed to Stinson a settlement of a debt that he owed to him for the acquisition of land.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Thomas Nesbit Stinson Collection, #511, Box 1, Folder 18
Item Number: 100257 Number of images: 4
Keywords: Bridges; Business; Hoogland, Edward; Land sales; Real estate; Shawnee County, Kansas Territory; Stinson, Thomas N.; Tecumseh, Kansas Territory
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Since I started working in digital marketing around four years ago, I've found and used hundreds of free tools with the intention on making my working life easier.
Of these hundreds of tools, here are some of my favourites that I now use religiously.
SEO Tools
1. SpyOnWeb
About: SpyOnWeb is an amazing tool that allows you to input a URL and identify other websites that are featured on the same server or Google Analytics account.
Useful for:
- Detecting link networks
- Finding future competitor projects
2. Robotto
About: Robotto, built by Semetrical, is a robots.txt monitoring tool that alerts you when your robots.txt file is changed.
Useful for:
- Monitoring changes to your robots.txt file
- Preventing robots.txt from staging server being pushed to your live site
3. Microsoft SEO Toolkit
About: Despite having a steep learning curve, the Microsoft SEO toolkit is probably one of the best ever free SEO tools, allowing you to crawl websites and mine huge amounts of technical data.
Useful for:
- Crawling (customised crawling based on rules)
- Mining data from complicated sites
- Technical auditing
- Problem solving
4. Tynt
About: Tynt is an extremely valuable tool for online publishers, as it allows you to add links to content that is copied and pasted from your website. Once you've added the code to your website, Tynt will automatically add a source link to any content that is copied and pasted from your site.
Useful for:
- Preventing people from stealing your content
- Generating links
5. UberSuggest
About: UberSuggest is a keyword suggestion tool that provides ideas for keyword targeting by scraping Google suggest and other similar resources.
Useful for:
- Keyword research
- Article ideas
6. Screaming Frog
About: In my opinion, Screaming Frog is the best crawler currently available, as it has the best user interface, the best customisation options and it can be ran an ad-hoc basis (as opposed to scheduled crawlers).
Useful for:
- Crawling websites
- Detecting technical issues (ie: rogue 404s, response codes, redirect issues, mis-used meta robots & canonical tags etc)
- Finding GA tracking code issues
7. Author Crawler
About: Author Crawler, which was built by Tom Anthony, allows users to automatically find potential prospects for link building and also display information about them and the sites they contribute to, which is taken from their social profiles.
Useful for:
- Link prospecting
- Social analysis projects
8. Buzzstream Blogroll List Builder
About: The blogroll list building tool from Buzzstream is a great addition to any link building campaign, as it helps to build comprehensive lists of blogs in seconds.
Useful for:
- Building lists of niche bloggers
- Finding under-the-radar bloggers
9. Bulk http header checker
About: This tool, built by Tom Anthony of Distilled, allows you to simply and quickly check the response codes of large lists of websites / pages. You can also download the results as in csv format.
Useful for:
- Checking redirects
- Checking if pages are accessible to different user agents
- Checking if websites / pages are unavailable
10. Wirify
About: Wirify is a really useful Google Chrome extension that quickly creates a wireframed version of the website you are on. Although you need the premium version to get the most from this tool – the free version is a great resource.
Useful for:
- Creating wireframes quickly
11. SEO bookmarklets – Tom Critchlow
About: The bookmarklets featured in this blog post by Tom Critchlow are extremely useful and can save you loads of time. These bookmarklets are all different and range from viewing a site's link profile in Open Site Explorer to checking for technical issues.
Useful for:
- Quickly viewing OSE data for the page you're on
- Quickly running a site: search
- Checking Google's latest cached version of the page you're on
- Viewing social data for the site you're on
- Viewing information about the site you're on
- Identifying technical issues with a site
Browser extensions
12. Scraper for Chrome
About: The scraper extension for chrome is an amazing tool that allows you to scrape particular elements of a web page directly into Google Docs. This plugin has revolutionised the way that many people obtain data and is one of my favourite browser extensions.
Useful for:
- Scraping Google (great for prospecting when using advanced search operators)
- Gathering data with similar attributes quickly
13. Wappalyzer
About: Wappalyzer is a simple chrome extension that tells you which applications are being used by the website you're looking at.
Useful for:
- Finding out which platform / CMS a website is built on
- Finding out which analytics platform a site is using
- Looking at server information
- Finding out which frameworks are being used
14. Grab y'all links
About: Grab Y'all Links is a simple yet effective extension for Google Chrome, allowing you to convert a list of all of the tabs you have open into a pdf or text list.
Useful for:
- Saving link prospects
- Saving links for later
15. Awesome screenshot
About: Awesome screenshot allows you to take a screenshot of an entire page (not just the bit on the screen) and it then edit it. Once you've edited the screenshot you can then save it as an image or to Google Drive.
Useful for:
- Taking screenshots of specific sections of a page
- Taking screenshots of an entire site
- Annotating screenshots
- Highlighting focal points
Project Management Tools:
16. Trello
About: Trello is an amazing project and task management tool that can be integrated with a range of additional tools and service providers with its API. Trello has already been integrated with lots of software, including Harvest, Dropbox and Google Docs.
Trello also has apps available for iPads, iPhones and Android devices.
Useful for:
- Task / project management
- Integrated time management
- Export as CSV (and import into Tom's Planner)
- Tracking tasks against a calendar (using a plugin)
17. Remember the milk
About: Remember the milk is a task management and to-do list application that can be integrated with your calendar, mobile phone and much more. You can also add tasks on the go via their apps, Gmail and even Twitter.
Useful for:
- Task management
- To-do lists
18. Redmine
About: Redmine is an open source project management tool that allows users to track bugs, manage project sprints and phases, track time and display project gantt chats. Redmine can also be integrated with a host of other services and can be customised due to the open source code.
Useful for:
- Project management
19. Tom's Planner
About: Tom's Planner is one of the tools we rely on the most at GPMD. It's a really simple gantt chart web app that is ideal for collaborating and using as a central reference point to organise teams. There is also a public view that you can give access to people with a password. We use Tom's Planner to plan development work, sprints and monthly digital marketing retainers. It also supports a variety of import and export options.
Useful for:
- Project management
- Planning
- Collaboration
Social Media Tools
20. Social Crawlytics
About: Social crawlytics, built by Yousaf Sekander of RocketMill, allows you to crawl a website and identify which pages have been shared the most. This service currently provides data on shares via Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Delicious, StumbledUpon and Pinterest.
Useful for:
- Finding the most popular content on your site and competitor sites
- Evaluating / qualifying blogs and link prospects
- Competitor analysis and benchmarking
- Reporting (also has an API)
21. Twitter Feed
About: Twitter Feed is a really popular application that helps you to automatically update your Twitter feed. Social media automation is often frowned upon, however it's ideal for connecting to your blog for example to automate sharing your blog updates. I also like the way you can create automatic updates with different settings for Facebook, so you can create more frequent updates on Twitter and less frequent for Facebook.
Useful for:
- Twitter automation
- Facebook automation
- RSS feed syndication
22. MentionMapp
About: MentionMapp is one of the easiest ways I know to visualise social media networks. This tool has been gaining traction a lot over the last year and lots of people have referenced it for finding link prospects.
Useful for:
- Finding new people to follow on Twitter
- Finding new link prospects
23. Social Mention
About: Social Mention is a great tool that allows you to search the social web in real time. One of the main selling points of Social Mention is that it has a relatively simple API that will allow you to aggregate social data across multiple networks.
Useful for:
- Monitoring brand reputation
- Social prospecting
- Social data analysis
24. Tweetreach
About: Tweetreach is a simple Twitter tool that provides information on how many Twitter users specific tweets and groups of tweets have reached.
Useful for:
- Evaluating Twitter campaigns
- Competitor analysis and benchmarking
Other / Misc Tools:
25. 4Q Survey
About: 4Q is a website survey plugin that asks your online customers four simple questions (via a popup), with the intention of gaining feedback on the usability of your website.
Useful for:
- Gathering customer feedback
- Identifying conversion barriers
26. Google Tag Manager
About: Google released their tag management software earlier this year, as one of the first ever free tag management options. Google tag manager allows you to manage and test all of your tags (such as analytics tracking code, third party fonts etc) in one place.
Useful for:
- Improving performance of your website (less tags to loads)
- Managing all tags in one place
27. RSS Mix
About: RSS Mix allows you to convert / aggregate multiple RSS feeds into one easy to access feed.
Useful for:
- Pulling content from multiple sources
- Saving time when manually refreshing RSS content
- Escape feed limits
28. Pingdom Server Monitoring
About: Pingdom's server monitoring service is a hugely valuable tool that provides alerts when your website goes down.
Useful for:
- Alerts for when your website goes down
- Monitoring server downtime
29. Rapportive
About: Rapportive, an insanely useful extension for Gmail, is probably my favourite of all of the tools in this blog post. Rapportive provides information (such as tweets and their LinkedIn and Facebook accounts) on users based on the email address you input.
Useful for:
- Finding alternative contact details
- Finding people's email addresses
30. Balsamiq
About: Balsamiq is a design tool that allows you to quickly create useful mockups and wireframes. Balsamiq is now available to use via their online web app, downloadable desktop application or as a plugin for Google Docs.
Useful for:
- Creating wireframes and mockups
31. Pingdom Speed Tester
About: Pingdom's speed testing tool provides a quick, yet comprehensive report on your website's performance, giving you an overview of header requests, load time and a quality score. This tool also provides an itemised overview of the files that are contributing the most to your sites load time.
Useful for:
- Speed testing
- Competitor analysis and benchmarking
32. Knowem
About: Knowem is a useful tool that lets you register profiles on over 40 different social networks at the click of a button. Knowem has free and premium versions with different features and social network options.
Useful for:
- Registering all social profiles for your brand
- Checking the availability of your brand name across mass social networks
If you have any other free tools / applications that you think should be on this list, please feel free to add them in the comments below.


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Every October we take a trip to a beach somewhere on the east coast. Last year it was Panama City beach, the best beach ever (but that's not really the east coast)... Anyway, this year we only had three days so we chose a beach closer to home. So we decided to go southeast to SC. We had a great time...not much sun, but still ok. The weather was only 60-65 degrees...not my kind of beach weather, but at least not crowded. (We hate fighting the summer crowd)
Ireland is a pool baby and did not care about the weather. Good thing the pools felt like a very warm bath.
On Friday we went to Ripley's Aquarium. In season it is so hard to get in there without waiting in a crazy long line. Not this time of year...we just walked right in
I brought a whole bag of yarn with me and wanted to crochet at night...but I had a problem. I could not figure out what to make. I know...weird, huh? Usually I have 3 or 4 projects going at once and can't seem to get all finished. But for once I have nothing going (except a new pattern... coming soon). I'm talking about something for myself to use, wear, or gift.
So each night I would look at my yarn and think to myself... what to make? what to make?
I went on Ravelry and a few blogs that I love to find some inspiration.
Maybe I should participate in a ripple along. I have been wanting to make a ripple like this one ... or a maybe participate in a One a Day.
What do you think?
I'm thinking maybe I should come up with a new pattern.
Help me out...what are you wanting to make right now? Mittens...cowl...hat...something else. I need some inspiration. I need an idea.
I think I will check out more blogs or Ravelry again... we'll see....


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Robert Aldred
Robert began dancing at an early age at the Wilson School of Dancing in Debyshire. He worked his way through the medal test system in Ballroom, Latin & Classical Sequence and competed as a Juvenile and Junior before deciding to train as a professional in 1991.
It was at this time that he met Louise, who later became his wife, and began teaching at her family dance school. They began to enter the Inventive Dance competitions and won with their first attempt at the British Dance Council event in 1995. The dance was "Countess Waltz", a Classical Waltz, which later went on to become a popular championship dance. Since then they have won at every major Inventive Dance competition including Blackpool which they have won 8 times. Another of their prize winning Classical Sequence "Washington Two Step" has also been accepted onto the Championship list.
Robert is in much demand as an adjudicator, including for the prestigious British Junior Championships and British Sequence Championships in Blackpool along with medallist and social competitions for all the ballrooms styles. He is frequently invited to lecture at the congresses and workshops of all the main dance teaching organisations and, together with Louise, has been presented with the "Classique de Dance" and "North East Dance" Awards.
Robert is now a full time dance teacher and co-principal of the busy Duesbury Aldred Dance Centre, an Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Approved Dance Centre in Nottingham. The centre teaches all of the ballrooms styles and is involved in training competitors, medallists and social dancers of all ages. Robert is a Fellow of the ISTD, NATD and IDTA. In 2006 he was delighted to be invited to join the Sequence Faculty and through this he enjoys the challenge of promoting the benefits of dance in general and Classical Sequence in particular.


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10 Weird Gym Tools, Explained
Trying out that foreign-but-fun-looking equipment at the gym is kinda like pairing stripes with patterns. Everybody's doing it, and it sounds like a neat idea … but how the hell do you pull it off? Especially if it's your first trip to the gym in, um, a while.
Simple. You breeze through our how-to guide, with smartypants moves from gear guru Bryan Jackson, a former pro soccer player and trainer at the P.E.P.P.E.R. program in New York City. Using these tools, you'll love your sweat sessions way more—and damn, those workouts will look good on you.
Plyo Box
Looks like a nice place to display potted plants or magazines, right? Yes, but don't let your inner Martha Stewart distract you. Leaping onto these industrial-looking metal boxes can earn you a sky-high calorie count, serious butt- and leg-sculpting love and it's easier on your joints than boring burpees or squat jumps, Jackson says.
Go-to move: Box jump
Plyo boxes come in a range of heights, from as little as six inches tall to four feet high. Pick a height that challenges your jumping ability (ahem, skip that six-inch box, please), but isn't so high that it makes you nervy or forces you to use your hips, rather than your legs, to power you up. Most newbies can tackle an 18-incher.
Try it: Stand in front of the plyo box, feet hip-width apart. Squat halfway down, then explode up, pumping your arms upward to propel you, and landing softly in a squat on top of the box. Step back down with one foot, than the other, and repeat. Do 3 sets of 5 reps.
What it works: Abs, butt, legs.
This mess of metal works a lot like a loaded-up shopping cart—except pushing it will tone your ass and legs like no Costco run ever could.
Go-to move: Prowler walk
The prowler itself weighs 60 to 80 pounds, so load it with light plates to start (10-pounders should do) on the two metal rods, and work up in weight from there.
Try it: Make sure you've got plenty of space, and position yourself on the side with the rods closest to you. Get into a forward lunge gripping the rods and push the prowler like you would a shopping cart for 5 minutes, turning it and doubling back as you need for space.
What it works: Arms, back, butt, legs.
Balance Disc
Sure, you know what this is. "Um, self explanatory," you say. But have you ever actually used a balance disc at the gym? (And we mean besides standing on it for five wobbly seconds then deciding, nope, this is stupid.) Well, now you will. This move from Jackson takes an oldie-but-goodie—the side plank—and adds the balance disc for abs-olutely incredible core cuts.
Go-to move: Side plank reach
Try it: Lay on your right side, feet stacked in center of balance disc, right forearm on floor, elbow underneath shoulder, and left arm raised to ceiling. Raise hips to create a line from feet to shoulder. Hold for a beat, then sweep your left arm down to reach between your torso and the floor, twisting so you can see your left hand. Return to start; repeat. Do 3 sets of 12 reps on each side.
What it works: Shoulders, abs, obliques, lower back.
They're more than a failsafe from flooding! The constantly shifting sand inside the bag gives you dynamic resistance when you're carrying, lifting and throwing these babies—which means you'll firm and burn faster than using traditional weights. We're seeing sandbags used more and more in bootcamps and group classes, and they're becoming staples in obstacle runs like the Spartan Race and Civilian Military Combine.
Go-to move: Because we heart them so much, we've got a whole workout—plus a DIY on how to make your own sandbag—for you to try. P.S. It'll also get you in kickass shape to nail a mud run, if that's on your 2013 crush-it list.
What it works: Everything! Shoulders, chest, arms, abs, back, butt, and legs.
Battle Ropes
Remember that ginormous rope you used for tug-a-war as a kid? Remember how using it always kinda sucked? (The rope burn! Feeling ridiculous when you lost your footing! The rope burn!) This will be nothing like that. But the props are pretty much the same. Trainers and bootcamp instructors love using these burly, oversized ropes for their awesome ability to ratchet your heart rate way up and give you total-body toning at the same time. Next time you see 'em at the gym, walk straight over and try this.
Go-to move: Alternating squat wave
Try it: Stand with feet wide and grab a rope end in each hand, fists together (the ends are wrapped in rubber, so no rope burn; score!). Squat low, with back flat, shoulders down and chest out. Explode up, pulling hands wide apart in front of you, elbows slightly bent, then squat again, bringing hands back together; this creates a wave effect on the rope. Continue as quickly as you can for 40 seconds, then rest for 20 seconds. Repeat twice.
What it works: Everything! Shoulders, chest, arms, abs, back, butt and legs.
It doesn't look like much—just a tangle of straps and handles—but you can do hundreds of killer toning moves on this trendy suspension system. Group classes devoted to TRX moves are becoming super popular, and it's also easy to use outside the gym (check out the company's sweet new at-home kit. Whether you're testing the waters in a class, or solo at your club, you'll want to know how to do this sculptor. It's one of the simplest to master and modify.
Go-to move: Standing push-up
Try it: Adjust the straps so the TRX handles hang above hip height. Face away from the anchor point with feet shoulder-width apart and hold the handles with your arms extended. Slowly lower chest to handles, bending elbows out to sides. Press arms back to start; repeat. Do 3 sets of 12 reps. Tip? To make it easier, walk feet farther away from the anchor point, to make it tougher, walk them closer.
What it works: Shoulders, chest, back, abs.
Think of this like a gigantic rubber band that can fit around your entire body. You may have used these suckers before to do assisted pull-ups (you tie the band around the bar, then step or tuck your knees in the loop to help spring you up during the "pull" part ). But they're also awesome total-body toning tools. Unlike typical resistance bands, there's no fumbling (if you've ever tried to rig a handled resistance band to a doorjamb only to have it fly in your face, you know what we mean). Because the Superband is one huge loop, you are the anchor. Which makes using one—almost anywhere—cake.
Go-to move: Guess what? We think the Superband is so rad, we designed a head-to-toe workout with it. Best? It'll only take you 10 minutes. FYI before you start: The width of a Superband indicates its resistance level. So if you're used to wielding 5-pound dumbbells, opt for a half-inch band. Comfy with 8s and heavier? Try 3/4 to 1 inch.
What it works: Everything! Shoulders, chest, back, abs, butt and legs.
Dynamax Ball
If a stress ball and a medicine ball had a baby, that lovechild would be the Dynamax. This soft, squishy, weighted wonder is big enough to wrap up in a hug—then hurtle against a wall or slam on the ground for a tension-melting workout that melts cals and hones hot muscles.
Go-to move: Squat, toss & catch
All Dynamax balls are 14 inches in diameter, and they can range from 4 to 30 pounds. For Jackson's move below, try a 6- to 8-pounder to start, and upgrade as you get more badass.
Try it: Stand with feet hip-width apart and holding the Dynamax ball in both hands at waist, elbows bent. Squat low, then explosively jump up, simultaneously throwing the ball into the air above your head. Catch it, then return to start and repeat. Do 3 sets of 10 reps.
What it works: Everything! Shoulders, chest, back, abs, butt, legs.
Parallete Bars
If you've seen these in your gym, first, kudos! You're in a true athlete training facility. Second, don't they look like the world's smallest parallel bars? That's part of their heritage (those beefy gymnasts who can work it on the 6-foot-tall real parallel bars had to start somewhere), but they're also clutch for athletes and regular fit folk to use for body-weight exercises.
Go-to move: See saw
This souped-up plank will challenge even the hardest of cores. Plus, you'll look hella cool doing it at the gym. 2016 Games, anyone?
Try it: Set the bars parallel and about two feet apart. Start in push-up position, hands gripping center of bars, body in line from shoulders to heels. Shift all your weight to your hands, and tuck your knees in, kicking your feet through the bars and planting your heels on the floor on the opposite side, hips up and legs straight, in a reverse plank. Reverse movement to return to start. Do 3 sets of 10 reps.
What it works: Shoulders, abs, lower back, hips, legs.
Ab Incline Bench
Unlike all that heavy-metal equipment in the weight room, the simplicity of the ab incline bench—it looks just like it sounds!—makes it mildly approachable. But maybe you've done a driveby and just thought "Uh-uh." Machines are intimidating, and often there are a dozen other more simple, dynamic and effective exercises you can do rather than jump on one.
But this one's different. It uses gravity to shred your abs into Gwen-Stefani-lookalikes. We know, we know. That plush surface and reclined angle begs for a swell place to take a breather, not do sweaty work. But trust us. Use this bench at the gym, and you'll be the six-pack benchmark.
Go-to move: Dragon flag
Try it: Lie face-up on the bench with your head near the top, hands gripping the foot pads, weight resting on shoulder blades, legs flat on the bench. Tighten your abs, and, keeping legs straight, raise your hips until the soles of your feet are parallel to the ceiling. Slowly lower your legs until they're parallel to the floor (and not touching the bench!); rise back up for 1 rep. Do 2 sets of 8 reps.
What it works: Hips, abs, lower back.


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Updated 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog
Honors Program Courses
HOPR 1104 The Unity and Diversity of Knowledge (2 credits)
HOPR 1105 Influence, Power, and Values (2 credits)
HOPR 2106 Studies in Literature and the Arts (2 credits)
HOPR 2107 Studies in the Social Sciences and History (2 credits)
HOPR 3899 Pre-Thesis Seminar (1 credits)
HOPR 4889 Integrative Seminar (2 credits)
HOPR 4890 Honors Thesis Or Project (3 credits)
HOPR 4899 Honors Thesis (2 credits)
HOPR 2106 Studies in Literature and the Arts (2 credits)
Study of the role played by literature and the arts in interpreting and expressing human experience and in constructing, throughout history, changing views of the nature of civilization. Required of all honors scholars.
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Adiantum aethiopicum grow and care – fern rhizome of the genus Adiantum also known as Common maidenhair fern, Adiantum aethiopicum perennial evergreen or cold deciduous used as ornamental plant, can grow in temperate, subtropics or mediterranean climate and growing in hardiness zone 7-11a.
Adiantum aethiopicum leaves
Leaves color green, leaf shape round shape with teeth margin (like parsley leaf) leaves grow in pinnate structure in triangle.
Adiantum aethiopicum for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Adiantum aethiopicum growing and care:
Rich soil, drainage, moist soil, humidity
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Recommended planting season?
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Snails, slugs
Pruning season:
How to prune:
Dead leaves
Size of the plant?
30-50 cm, 12-20 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Half Shade / Full Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
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Scientific name:
Adiantum aethiopicum


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This furry fan could bear-ly hold it together after Russia's Sochi shocker in men's hockey.
Olympic mascot Polar Bear Bely Mishka, who has taught the uninitiated the Macarena and found himself in tight situations, was caught on camera in a not-so-jubilating moment following Russia's elimination from the Games.
In a photo posted on the Sochi 2014 Twitter account, the usually cheerful bear looked in need of a cuddle over the home country's loss.
Russia's hockey team fell to Finland 3-1 Wednesday in the quarterfinals, ending the nation's bid for gold in the marquee Winter Olympic sport. The letdown also quashed the chance at a hoped-for "Miracle on Ice" re-match against the U.S.
U.S. & World
Check out images of the bear below:
#Sochi2014 Bear is inconsolable after Russia's loss to Finland in the #IceHockey... :-( pic.twitter.com/8nOAw3Cqdr — Sochi 2014 (@Sochi2014) February 19, 2014
This Sochi bear, head in his paws, sits alone in Bolshoi Ice Dome more than an hour after Russia's loss to Finland: pic.twitter.com/apFQ4JhgKt — Paul Myerberg (@PaulMyerberg) February 19, 2014


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Daniel K necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 50 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
The challenge here is to take the business concepts I'm trying to communicate, and help me draw them in a diagram in a way that is elegant and helps people understand. It's not necessarily about creating the most stunning graphics - for this price I don't expect that. I imagine you will spend most of the time thinking, not drawing.
I work as a business consultant, and have just gone freelance. My old employer had many excellent diagrams that helped clients understand how we thought there businesses should function. There was a chart around leadership and corporate culture, another around customer service etc. But they were all separate. What I'm trying to do is synthesise them into something that covers all the key elements of a business, and shows the order in which decisions should be made (ideally). Finding the best way to draw this diagram is what I'd like your help with.
It's really important to me to keep things simple, and I realise that I won't be able to fit every detail on 1 chart. So I've tried to create a framework, dividing all the key elements of the business into 'why', 'how', 'what', 'when' and 'who'. Everything else fits within these boxes. I can then 'zoom in' to more detail where necessary.
So the elements on the chart should be:
'WHY' (Why the business exists) – within this comes the corporate Mission, Vision or Purpose.
'WHAT' (What we offer to customers) – within this comes the Offer or Customer Promise, as well as what the co doesn't promise.
'HOW' (How we'll make the 'What' stuff happen) – within this comes Values, Behaviours, key bits of Strategy, internal communications etc etc
'WHEN' (When the 'How' stuff will happen by) – within this comes Goals, Key Performance Indicators (i.e. personal goals), Service Levels Agreements etc
The diagram is basically showing the flow of decisions, and these go in the order above, from top to bottom. Keeping this order right in the diagram is important!
There's also 'WHO' – which I've split into Leaders, Employees and Customers (I've left off supplier and partners for now). They're kind of different to the elements above, in that they're the people making the decisions and implementing (Leaders and Employees) and the people getting the benefit of all this (Customers). The big decisions made by leaders fall within 'Why', 'How' and 'When' are mainly tackled by employees, and leaders, employees and customers all come together around the most important element of 'What'. BUT I could be persuaded to leave 'Who' off if it's just all getting too complicated.
The challenge is to make 'What' (i.e. the offer) most prominent, as it's really the most important. And also show that everything rest on the 'Why', while at the same time making clear that the order is as I've shown above (Why, What, How, When). Balancing these things is what makes this hard!
I've had a go at drawing the diagram myself (with only partial success), and then written some blog posts giving more background detail of what I'm trying to do.
Both the diagram and writing is at http://vivondo.blogspot.com.
There are a couple of other things on my drawing I'd really like to fix:
- The offer/promise (i.e. what the company offers to the public) should be at the centre. It's the core of what the business does.
- I'd like to remove duplication. So the company's mission, vision and values underlie everything. They are the foundations. I've had to draw them twice, but I'd like to avoid this if possible.
Your diagram does not necessarily have to look anything like mine!
You can but don't have to:
- Categorise the business concepts in a way other than 'how', 'what', 'when' etc (but beware, a lot of people have gone wrong trying to do this)
- Find a better way to represent the flow of information, or leave it out altogether
- I've shown the flow of decisions. It would be amazing to add the flow of money. But again, there's a lot of room to go wrong trying to do this.
To win this contest your entry doesn't have to be stunning (I can spend more money on great illustration later if I want to). It does have to present the information significantly better than I have. A scribbled scan which arranges the info really well will beat elaborate rendering.
I realise this is a big challenge, and that although I've tried hard I may not have communicated it well. I encourage you to send questions and sketches early, before you do too much work.
- A clear, elegant diagram
- Something reasonably simple
- Something that illustrates the concept I'm trying to get across - in a sentence the need for alignment of lots of key elements in a business to deliver on a customer promise.
- PowerPoint is ideal, JPEG is fine, scans are fine too (though is you do choose to use Illustrator etc would be nice to get original artwork).
- Something that shows someone has read and understood what I'm trying to do at vivondo.blogspot.com.
- A prettier re-design of my existing diagram, with no significant improvement beyond the look.
- Loads and loads of arrows! Think this gets confusing.


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Lahore, Pakistan's second largest city and the capital of Punjab province, is home to over seven million people and to thousands of years of rich history and culture. Due to the world renowned historic garden in and around the whole city, Lahore is often referred to as the Mughal City of Garden. The provincial capital is also home of a sumptuous variety of local Punjabi and Mughali cuisines steeped in time-tested traditional cooking methods.
Considered as a culinary Mecca of Pakistan, the food legacy of the city is almost equally popular as its renowned Mughal architecture and monuments. Thanks to the numerous ethnically diverse communities in the region, you can treat yourself to diverse dishes, ranging from authentic local flavours to exotic Arabian cuisines to definitive Karachi dishes to famous fast food varieties. Whether you are planning to indulge in street food, experience a sophisticated dining with your special someone, or enjoy casual hangout with friends, restaurants in Lahore are going to leave you spoilt for choice. Like to treat yourself to a lavish meals in Awan Town? Looking for a quick breakfast before you head out to your office in Gawalmandi?
Prefer to munch on to something to keep yourself awake in the night while pursuing your education in Johar Town? Well, now you can find the best restaurants in Lahore serving at your doorsteps via foodpanda's super-fast online food delivery in Lahore.
Although the city bursts with numerous dining options, these 10 restaurants in Lahore have conquered the taste buds of the local folks and have earned a special place in their hearts by serving amazing food that would please anyone!
What's your favourite cuisine in Lahore? Is it the much-famous 'Tawa Chicken' dish'? The soft and spicy kebabs? Or, the tasty and filling Parantha Rolls? Our choice of best restaurants in Lahore offer a wide array of delicacies for you to savour! From Lahore's most high-end eateries to budget restaurants, we have got it all covered. Simply take advantage of foodpanda's food delivery service in Lahore, and relish your favourite cuisines at the comfort of your home or workplace.
Now, imagine the sheer convenience and ease foodpanda brings to your life! You don't have to pay late-night visits to the grocery stores in your neighbourhood (or wait until they finally open) just to buy an ice-cream. You don't have to skip your meals because of the lack of time for cooking. You don't have to battle the traffic after a hectic day in search of good food. All the dishes you might fancy can be savoured in the cosiness of your sofa.
And you know what? We don't stop with just Lahore. Foodpanda' online food ordering and home delivery service is available in a dozen of Pakistani cities. To name a few, we delivery in Karachi, Rawalpindi and of course in the national capital Karachi.


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Mr. O talks about iridescence and Blue Morpho butterflies in another "O Wow" moment at the Children's Museum of Houston.
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text: This report shows the result of the work of IANIS+ eHealth work group (WG). The WG has collected regional eHealth experiences from around Europe through a number of activities: • Regional eHealth case studies of which 17 (from 15 regions) are shown in this report • Four joint meetings of the group of which one was a policy seminar with invited guests from the EU Commission, relevant organisations in the field of eHealth and regional authorities • A meeting with the European Commission DG Information Society & Media, Unit H1 eHealth • Collaboration with the eHealth network within the organisation Assembly of European Regions (AER) • Attendance in recent major eHealth conferences: · Personal Health Systems arranged by the European Commission when launching the eHealth part of the 7th Framework Programme, 11-12 February 2007 · The EU-US eHealth Policy Workshop, 10 May 2007 · The final conference of the INTERREG IIIB project Baltic eHealth, 21-22 May 2007 • eHealth seminars at IANIS+ annual conferences in Blekinge 2006 and Bilbao 2007 The innovation perspective of eHealth in the regions has been the focus for the IANIS+ eHealth WG. Regional diversity regarding strategies, policies, and action plans for eHealth can act as a driving factor for successful eHealth projects, but leads also to challenges for interoperability, standardisation, integrity and security. It is important to learn from others. It may be about how to choose the right technology or what methods to use for implementation. Depending on what area of eHealth, there are numerous projects and up-and-running services from which we can learn. Not to forget there are also many experiences from unsuccessful trials. Even if an eHealth solution has failed in one setting, it can be a success under different circumstances. The aim of the IANIS+ eHealth Working Group was to share experience between regions belonging to the network, and bring up some issues of good practice for regional eHealth implementation. Projects brought up in the IANIS+ working group are projects in there own rights, with pros and cons. The projects cover different perspectives and types of eHealth. Some were difficult to evaluate while others are valuable comparable experiences from different settings and circumstances. In any case, we can learn something from all the cases as examples from reality and as a complement to formal evaluations and scientific studies of eHealth. We would rather use the term good practice than best practice. There is always something good to learn from others while there is hardly any best practice that works under every circumstance.


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XBA-300AP In-ear Headphones
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Enjoy the subtlest nuances of studio-quality sound in higher-than-CD quality with High-Resolution Audio. Passion for music unites every component from signal to speaker, so it feels like the artist is performing right in front of you.
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We've packed three Balanced Armature drivers into a High-Resolution Audio capable unit, for truly authentic sound on the go.
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Experience soaring highs and thunderous lows with a frequency reproduction that covers 5Hz-40kHz.
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Three drivers ensure a consistent full-frequency response, while maintaining the clarity and efficiency of a Balanced Armature design.
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The XBA-300AP are fine-tuned to deliver incredible audio, thanks to a combination of our best in-ear headphone technologies.
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Experience our first High-Resolution Audio headphones with all Balanced Armature drivers. A woofer, tweeter, and full-range driver all work together in each arm for unprecedented in-ear sound.
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The Balanced Armature drivers have a dual-layered magnesium casing, for reduced resonance and minimal distortion.
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The XBA-300AP incorporate a range of design features to make your listening experience as relaxing and enjoyable as possible.
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Listen for longer, thanks to the XBA-300AP's downsized body and stable fit. The noise-blocking design reduces ambient noise and prevents sound leakage, so you can immerse yourself deeper in the music.
Take calls, switch tracks
Take hands-free calls and change tracks without ever touching your smartphone, thanks to the inline remote.
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The serrated tangle-free cable and bundled carry case help keep your headphones in good shape on the go.
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- Triple balanced armature
- Frequency Response
- 5-40,000 Hz
- Cord Length
- Approx. 1.2 m


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I can't juggle, thanks to my lousy hand-eye coordination. But if you can juggle, this Kinect hack looks like a fun diversion. Created by a Google Code user named Tom, the Kinect Juggle hack lets you, well, juggle using virtual, augmented-reality balls.
According to Tom's Google Code page, his hack is based on the earlier Kinect-kamehameha hack that lets you "throw" energy balls as if you were in Dragonball-Z (we covered this hack back in February). Using the OpenNI development kit this hack can track your hand movement, letting you catch and throw virtual balls. As shown in the YouTuber video (after the jump), you can add balls by placing your hands behind your back.
Impressive! We've said it before, but if this is what's possible with unofficial programming tools, we can't wait to see what people will come up with when Microsoft's Kinect SDK goes final. If you've got a Kinect and are in a hacking mood, you can get the source code from the project's Google Code page. You'll still suck at juggling, but at least you'll suck at juggling in style.
And check out our Kinect Hacks Compendium for a running list of the various DIY Kinect projects we've covered.
Me? I've gotta go practice my juggling...
[Google Code via Hack a Day]
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I haven't been to the gym in months, and yes, I'm getting a bit doughy. I admit it! I'm kinda watching what I eat; no cake (except if Raji forces me), no ice cream (unless its on Sweet Potato pie) and especially no chocolate (gateway drug for people with a sweet-tooth). I stuck fast to these rules until last week, when a client introduced me to the deceptively named Omanhene Bean Co.
Despite its name, the company does not in fact sell any beans. Its a purveyor of edible kryptonite, elegantly packaged and swiftly delivered. The company is a vendor of chocolaty goodness in a array of temping formulations, from bars to powders, all grown and processed in a manner that makes the "good doers" at UNESCO proud.


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Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to "toastify." It's time for tonight's Stoner Channel. We've collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo.
Tonight's fantastic purpleage is from reader, Jorge
Click here for more hits from the bong.
Hedberg Handles a Heckler
God, why couldn't it have been Carlos Mencia? We miss you Mitch.
Zach Galifianakis Destroys a Student Nurse's Dreams through the Power of Laughter
He's like an angry, sarcastic bear that will invite you onstage, then maul the shit out of your skull but, you know, humorously.
Why Is This Squirrel Purple?
More importantly, why is this squirrel purple? Is anyone else seeing that?
Watch the Amazing BigDog Robot's Big Brother Romp Around the Woods
It's all fun and games until someone mounts a frickin' laser on its frickin' head.
What the Hell Did Researchers Pull from the Depths of New Zealand's Seas?
Say hello the the "supergiant" amphipod that a majority of our readers would actually try and eat.
Are You a Green Gardener?
Care to show off your handiwork to the Internets? If so, we want pics of your best buds, your highest-tech setups, and your bushiest bushes. Send images—960x540 minimum but we prefer 1600x900—of your legal stashes (no High Times ripoffs please) to atarantola at Gizmodo.com and we'll feature the best at the top each night's Stoner Channel. Put "The Stoner Channel" in the subject line while you're at it.
And no, for the last time, we aren't interested in seeing your wicked meth lab setup Jerry. Stop it or we're calling the fuzz.
Image: Curtis Barnard / Shutterstock


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Durango tech specs leaked in full, Orbis detailed - rumour
The next Xbox console, codenamed Durango, and its rival PlayStation 4, codenamed Orbis, are the subject of yet another round of industry whispers, this time getting even more detailed on both machines' innards.
Kaz Hirai hints the PS4 will release after Xbox 720
Kaz Hirai has hinted the next PlayStation console will not go on sale before Microsoft launches its Xbox 360 follow up.
Sony ditching DualShock controller with PS4 - rumor
Sony plans to retire its DualShock controller with PlayStation 4, according to a CVG source.
Showtime: PS4 rumoured at 1.84TF, Xbox 720 at 1.23TF
Here we go. VG247 has been told that PlayStation 4 has a 50% raw power advantage over Xbox 720, based on information out of CES.
PS4 - last issue of PSM3 outlines 15 potential features
The last issue of PSM3 contains a feature listing every rumor and leak available pertaining to the next console from Sony and according to the magazine, it will not be called PlayStation 4.
PS4: new kits shipping now, AMD A10 used as base
Developers are currently taking receipt of a new PlayStation 4 dev kit, VG247 has been told today, with a final version slated to appear in January. Yes, it'll have Blu-ray. No, it isn't being made in Japan.
Rumor - Zipper Interactive was working on a PS4 game before being shuttered
Internet sleuth Superannuation has found the resumes of former Zipper Interactive employees which state the firm was developing a game for the next Sony console before the studio was shuttered.
Report - Sony and Microsoft considered, rejected download-only console option for next-gen
Sony had considered making PS4 a download-only console at one point, but according to sources "familiar with the matter," the firm decided to go with the tried and true "optical disk drive" model, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Report - IGN sources detail, confirm Sony's rumored PS4 specs
Sources close to IGN have said rumors of the tech inside Sony's next console, rumored to be codenamed Orbis, does indeed utilize AMD's A8-3850 APU and a Radeon HD 7670 GPU.
Pachter: Blocking used games isn't in Sony's best interests
Following rumours that Sony's next console will block used games, industry analyst Michael Pachter has warned this could have dire repercussions for the platform.
Rumour: PlayStation 4 codenamed Orbis, out holiday '13
Kotaku's rumouring this afternoon the next PlayStation is codenamed Orbis, will combat used games in some form and is being planned for a holiday 2013 launch.
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