text: Health Information Don't Let Injuries Handicap Your Golf Game by Christie MathesonEn Español (Spanish Version)How Golf Hurts | The Back | The Hips | The Shoulder | The Elbows | The Wrists | The Hands | The Hamstrings | Fitness and Prevention | Beware of the Weather Golf seems like a gentle sport. Your body is not jarred or jostled and your legs are not pounding pavement. Though the dangers of golf are not obvious, golfers may be injured and sidelined by pain. Luckily, with a little prevention and good form, most golf injuries are avoidable. You'll want to focus on flexibility, strength, and proper technique to stay in the game. How Golf HurtsThe list of possible golf injuries is surprisingly extensive. Many result from stress on the back and shoulders when swinging the club. Other injuries result from improper form and the repetitive nature of the sport.The BackThe twisting motion of the golf swing, the movement of the spine, and repeated bending to take putts all contribute to back pain. Golfers are also likely to have muscular imbalances since most of the stress is on one side of your body. Many back problems can be prevented with strong trunk muscles (abdominal muscles and back muscles), which control the twisting mechanism, and good flexibility, which helps prevent overstretching of back muscles. If you want to strengthen your lower back muscles, you may want to try rowing, yoga, or pilates. The HipsAs you rotate your body, you risk pulled muscles in the hip area. Make sure to stretch your hip muscles well after warming up.The Shoulder You engage your shoulder in both the take-away and follow-through of your swing. It is an area that is at risk for strains and sprains. Work on stretching and strengthening the shoulder. Try lateral shoulder raises with dumbbells or rotator cuff exercises (such as internal and external rotations with a dumbbell). The Elbows The shock at impact—between the club and the ball or the ground—is largely absorbed by the elbow muscles and tendons. Tendinopathy at the elbow is a risk that increases if your technique is incorrect. The Wrists Like tennis players, golfers sometimes suffer from tendonitis of the wrist as a result of repeatedly extending and flexing the joint. And if you miss the ball and hit the ground, the muscles and tendons of your wrist absorb much of that impact, as well. The HandsThere are several bones in your hand—the hamate bone and the navicular (or scaphoid) bone, for example—that are susceptible to chipping or breakage when playing golf. Usually, the breaks result from hitting the ground instead of the ball. Good technique and solid ball contact will prevent most of these injuries. Some players experience arthritic changes in knuckle bones. Though the changes are not caused by golfing, they affect the way these players hold the club. If arthritis pain is creating problems for you, see your doctor to discuss treatment options.The Hamstrings You would not think the fairly simple putting motion could cause an injury, but it can. You need good flexibility and strength in your hamstrings to avoid pulling them when you're putting. Fitness and PreventionThe majority of professional golfers today are on structured fitness programs. Beyond being fit, you may want to work with a golf pro to learn proper technique. Good form will put less stress on your body. Before you play, get in the habit of warming up your muscles and stretching, and make that part of your routine off the course, too. When stretching, focus on the lower back, hips, legs, and shoulders. Beware of the Weather Another element that can cause problems on the golf course is the weather. On a sunny day, you will be pounded with UVA and UVB rays for about 4 hours. So be sure to wear sunscreen, bring a hat, and have sunglasses handy. When the temperature creeps up, you are also at risk for dehydration and heat stroke. The precautions are pretty simple: Drink plenty of water.Wear a hat.Head for the shade or the clubhouse if you start to feel overheated, flushed, or nauseous.Also, always head to the clubhouse is there is a thunderstorm approaching.RESOURCES:National Golf Foundationhttp://www.ngf.orgUnited States Golf Associationhttp://www.usga.orgCANADIAN RESOURCES:The College of Family Physicians of Canada http://www.cfpc.caPublic Health Agency of Canada http://www.phac-aspc.gc.caReferences: Golf injury prevention. Stop Sports Injuries website. Available at: http://www.stopsportsinjuries.org/golf-injury-prevention.aspx. Accessed January 19, 2017. Golf injuries to the hand, wrist, or elbow. American Society for Surgery of the Hand website. Available at: http://www.assh.org/Public/HandConditions/Pages/Golf.aspx. Accessed January 19, 2017. Golf injury prevention. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons website. Available at: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00137. Updated August 2016. Accessed January 19, 2017.Last reviewed January 2017 by Michael Woods, MDPlease be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Copyright © EBSCO Publishing. All rights reserved.Editorial PolicyPrivacy PolicyTerms and ConditionsSupport


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In case you haven't been keeping up, here's a quick recap. In part one of this series on eco-friendly bottled water, we introduced several bottles made with bioplastic. In part two, the paper bottle was born. Here, we discuss the environmentally friendly-er PET plastic bottle. Yes, it does exist, though these last three may be a bit harder to swallow.
PureLife Brand Purified Water, Arrowhead Brand Mountain Spring Water and Poland Spring Brand Natural Spring Water are made with 30 percent less plastic than other comparably-sized plastic beverage bottles. The label is one third-smaller and its eco-shape design makes it flexible, lighter and easier to crush for recycling. Clearly, Nestle is embracing the concept "less is more," but I'm not sure it's really working. They might need to eliminate plastic altogether if they want to catch up with their competitors.
Nestle isn't the only company desperate to save its brand from environmental fury. Coca-Cola followed suit with its Dasani PlantBottle – made with up to 30 percent plant materials, it is 100 percent recyclable and renewable. Nice job, Coke. Perhaps your efforts to go green will take some of the attention off of the fact that your water is municipally-sourced and a waste of most peoples' hard-earned cash.
Aquamantra's ENSO bottle is the first biodegradable PET plastic bottle on the market. Both landfill and compost biodegradation completes in one to five years, depending on the environment's microbial levels. Better than traditional plastic, but still – up to five years? Why not just eliminate waste altogether?.

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Earth from Space: A volcano's life
The municipality of Uruapan and its surrounding volcanoes in western central Mexico are featured in this Proba image. Uruapan is located in Michoacán State – one of Mexico's 31 constituent states.
As apparent in the image, volcanism is a common feature of the Mexican landscape. Of the three visible volcanoes, the one in the middle – Paricutin – is attributed with expanding the scientific community's overall knowledge of volcanism because it provided scientists with an extremely rare opportunity: the ability to witness the birth, life and death of a volcano.
In 1943 a Mexican farmer, Dionisio Pulido, witnessed the extraordinary emergence of the volcano in a cornfield some 35 km away from Uruapan in the town of Angahuan. Dionisio reported seeing a fissure with a depth of only half a metre before the ground began to swell and raised to around 2.5 metres high. According to Dionisio, smoke, accompanied by a whistling sound, began rising immediately and the air began to smell of sulphur.
By the end of its first year, in which the explosive pyroclastic phase occurred, Paricutin had grown 336 metres tall. Continuous quieter eruptions occurred throughout the following eight years up until the last six months of the volcano's activity when the eruptions became fierce and frequent.
In 1952 Paricutin's eruptions ended, marking the death of the volcano because as it is as a monogenetic volcano, it will not erupt again. By this time, the volcano had reached 424 metres. Although the volcanic eruption claimed no lives, it destroyed and buried the village of San Juan Parangaricutiro. The steeple of San Juan's church can still be seen protruding from the lava field.
To the south of Paricutin is Tancitaro Peak. At 3 860 metres tall, the volcano is Michoacan's highest point and Mexico's second highest. Tancitaro, located 28 km west of downtown Uruapan, is one of the few, large stratovolcanoes in the Michoacán-Guanajuato Volcanic Field. Some of the most beautiful mountains in the world, such as Japan's Mount Fuji, are stratovolcanoes. Although picturesque, they are considered the most deadly of the different types of volcanoes.
Uruapan's international airport landing strip is seen in the image as well as the foothills of the Cerro la Cruz peak (upper right hand corner).
ESA's Proba satellite, which celebrated its five-year anniversary in space on 22 October 2006, acquired this image on 15 February 2006 with its Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (CHRIS), designed to acquire hyperspectral images with a spatial resolution of 17 metres across an area of 13 kilometres.


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Guide to New Nations: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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| Kazakhstan
"Land of the Kazaks," Kazakhstan declared its sovereignty on October 25, 1990, but became independent on December 16, 1991. Soon after the former Soviet republic joined the Commonwealth of Independent States. It has since relinquished nuclear weapons stored on its territory under the Soviet Union. The capital moved to Aqmola (also known as Astana) from Almaty in 1998.
The second largest former Soviet republic in size, Kazakhstan has vast agricultural potential. It also possesses sizable reserves of oil and minerals. Since 1995 it has begun privatization of the economy.
| Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, or "Land of the Kyrgyz" was the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic until August 31, 1991. A member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the new nation joined the U. N. and the International Monetary Fund in 1992. Kyrgyzstan also adopted a strong free market reform program.
In 1996, Kyrgyzstan, China, Russia, and Kazakhstan signed a non-aggression treaty. Kyrgyzstan is also increasingly concerned about the illegal drug trade across its borders.
| Tajikistan
The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic became Tajikistan, "Land of the Tajiks," on September 9, 1991 and joined the Commonwealth of Independent States. Since independence, Tajikistan has had three changes of government and a civil war. Islamic fundamentalists and democratic opposition groups battled the Communist-led authoritarian government.
In 1997 the government and a coalition of Islamic organizations signed a peace agreement. Despite the presence of a Russian-led peacekeeping force stationed throughout the country, and Russian guards along Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan, violence erupts periodically.
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A former Soviet republic, Turkmenistan, "Land of the Turkmen" became independent on October 27, 1991. It subsequently joined the Commonwealth of Independent States. A constitution was adopted in May 1992. However, the government of Turkmenistan is more authoritarian than those of other new Central Asian nations. President Saparmurad A. Niyazov, was named President-for-life in 2000. Also called the Turkmenbashy "Leader of All Turkmens," he has sought to create a cult of personality.
Although it contains vast quantities of natural gas, and borders the Caspian Sea, site of sizable oil deposits, Turkmenistan remains a poor nation. In 1993 Russia shut down a gas pipeline running through its territory because it competed with its own gas industry. Since then, Turkmenistan has used a gas pipeline running through Iran.
| Uzbekistan
"Land of the Uzbeks," Uzbekistan became independent on August 31, 1991. A former Soviet republic, Uzbekistan soon joined the Commonwealth of Independent States. While the government affirms its commitment to democracy and human rights, opposition political parties are suppressed.
One of the poorest areas of the former Soviet Union, Uzbekistan relies heavily on agricultural crops. It is the world's third largest cotton producer.


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Jim Willie has informed Silver Doctors that it appears that Morgan Stanley was used by the cartel to prevent a collapse in treasury bonds in 2010, and believes that Morgan Stanley was set up at the time by cartel banks as the next major financial firm to fail.
Morgan Stanley put on $8 TRILLION in interest rate swaps in the first half of 2010. I call them the designated hitter for Wall St. Why wasn't it JP Morgan, BOA, or Goldman Sachs? My theory is simple: THEY EXPECTED LATER TO KILL MORGAN STANLEY! Lehman Brothers was killed because they had huge mortgage bonds and other things that weren't exactly desirable. Bear Stearns was killed because they were pro gold and short the dollar.
Morgan Stanley created the false impression of a flight to safety in US treasury bonds. Take a look at the 10 year yield early in 2010. It was moving up to the 3.5% range! Alarm bells were going off! They were talking about QE and bond monetization by the Fed! China was backing out of buying treasury bonds! We had more supply, and less demand, and a rising 10 year yield. Suddenly we had a tremendous 'flight to safety'. What a bunch of propaganda!
Willie also discusses reports from sources within MS that the firm's veteran fund managers have been selling long-term stock positions, and states that whether it is MS or another brokerage, the next step in the chain of segregated client fund thefts will be the theft of PRIVATE SEGREGATED STOCK ACCOUNTS!


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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and Suffolk University will present The Last Will, the final installment Distinguished Scholar in Residence Robert Brustein's trilogy about the life of William Shakespeare, at the Modern Theatre at Suffolk University from February 13 to 24, 2013.
The Last Will finds William Shakespeare retired at his country home in Stratford after decades of struggle and success in the city of London.
He is in the last stages of a fatal illness, and as his deteriorating mind obliterates the distinction between fiction and fact, the playwright begins acting as a character in his own plays.
Under the delusion that his wife, Anne, is deceiving him with his brother Gilbert, he tries to punish Anne for this imagined adultery by writing her out of his will. Richard Burbage, leader of Shakespeare's acting company, attempts to persuade him to return to London and to playwriting as Will wrestles with his suspicions, delusions, family resentments, his longing for forgiveness, and final testaments.
The Last Will completes the Brustein trilogy presenting Shakespeare at various points in his career.
The cast includes Allyn Burrows as William Shakespeare, Brooke Adams as Anne Hathaway, Stacy Fisher as Judith Shakespeare, Merritt Janson as Susanna Shakespeare, Bill Meleady as Francis Collins, and Jeremiah Kissell as Richard Burbage.
The set design is by Eric Levenson, costume design by Nancy Leary, lighting design by Eric Southern and sound design by David Remedios.
Performance dates and times are 7 p.m. Feb. 13, 14, 20, 21; 8 p.m. Feb. 15, 16, 22, 23; and 3 p.m. Feb. 16, 17, 23, 24. The press opening is Feb. 15.
Tickets, at $45 on opening and Saturday nights; $40 general, $30 seniors and $10 students, are available by calling 1-800-440-7654. The Modern Theatre is located at 525 Washington St. in Boston's Theatre District.
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, best known for its annual free performances on Boston Common, is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 dedicated to bringing the works of William Shakespeare in vital and contemporary productions to the people of Boston, and to educating Boston's youth not only about Shakespeare but about their own potential for creativity.


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sabato 23 giugno 2012
Wine 1.5.7 released
The Wine development release 1.5.7 is now available.
What's new in this release (see below for details):
- New version of the Gecko engine based on Firefox 13.
- Dynamic device support with UDisks2.
- More stream classes implemented in the C++ runtime.
- Support for metadata in TIFF files.
- Fleshed out WBEM implementation.
- Improved support for printer paper sizes.
- Various bug fixes.
The source is available from the following locations:
For the complete list of bug fixes follow this link:
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domenica 17 giugno 2012
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sabato 16 giugno 2012
Wine 1.4.1 released
The Wine maintenance release 1.4.1 is now available.
What's new in this release (see below for details):
- Translation updates.
- Various bug fixes.
The source is available from the following locations:
For the complete list of bug fixes follow this link:
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sabato 9 giugno 2012
Wine 1.5.6 released
The Wine development release 1.5.6 is now available.
What's new in this release (see below for details):
- Automatic installation of the Mono add-on package.
- Control panel applet for joysticks.
- Device bitmap rendering now done through the DIB engine.
- Support for video rendering through DirectX (VMR-9).
- First steps towards a D3D shader compiler.
- Build fixes for DragonFly BSD.
- Various bug fixes.
The source is available from the following locations:
For the complete list of bug fixes follow this link:
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venerdì 8 giugno 2012
Update: added 3 games to The Humble Indie Bundle V
Yes, you got it! Other 3 great games have been added to The Humble Indie Bundle V!
IMHO, this makes this bundle the best bundle ever created, because now, if you beat the average price (about $8), you have 8 games!!!
And we're talking about some of the best indie games of all time! But let's take a look at the new 3 games added yesterday:
- Braid: does this game need an introduction? It's simply one of the most beautiful puzzle platform games of all time!
- Lone Survivor: a psychological survival adventure created by the one-man studio, Superflat Games!
- Super Meat Boy: again, a game which doesn't need an introduction. You'll surely recognize the game when you'll see the video!
You know, each time a new bundle comes out, i say the catchphrase "don't be stupid and be quick".
Well, this time, and i'm serious, with a few dollars (or euros), you will get 8 awesome games, and i assure you that they are worth it. Come on, don't be stupid. Don't be a fool. Be quick!
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martedì 5 giugno 2012
Let's Play: Metro 2033
Oh yeah! After months of "Let's Play" inactivity (due to sickness and university), here i am again to tell you how to play a great game which now is only $10 on Steam, an awesome FPS with incredible graphics and deep plot. Ladies and gentlemen... Metro 2033!
A superhard choice!
Let's say that either Crossover XI and PlayOnLinux work the same, the only difference is a little performance difference. Let's take a look!
Metro 2033 on GameTree Linux:
Oh come on, this program has never been updated for years, you can't even think about running this game on GameTree Linux.
Metro 2033 on Crossover XI (11.0.3 version):
Well, Crossover is being updated frequently, and it is now based on Wine 1.4, so i can tell you that Steam works perfectly. Installing the game from Steam means only to download over 7 GB and some runtime packages (which Steam downloads by itself). Of course it doesn't even need a noDVD crack. So i should say it works perfect. No way. Unfortunately, Metro 2033 is a great game, but it needs a big hardware, and the lack of compatibility of some Windows libraries makes the game very slow at high details. Also, remember that on Linux (it doesn't care if you use Crossover or Wine), Directx 11 are not supported, so you can only play the game with Directx 9. Anyway, at low details, you can play the game and enjoy it. So:
- Installs perfectly.
- It doesn't need any noDVD crack.
- Low performances.
Metro 2033 on PlayOnLinux (1.5.5 wine version):
Same as Crossover XI, but there's a little FPS boost (a couple of frames, nothing more). So:
- Installs perfectly.
- It doesn't need any noDVD crack.
- Low performances (slightly better than Crossover XI).
Talking about performances...
First of all, my hardware:
agp_aperture_size: 256
cpu: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
cpu_ghz: 0.80
distro: Ubuntu 12.04 precise
kernel: 3.2.0-25-generic
machine_bitness: 64
memory: 3953
soundcard: HDA ATI SB at 0xfbcf4000 irq 16
soundcard_driver: ALSA Version 1.0.24
videocard_direct: True
videocard_driver_version: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.53
videocard_manufacturer: NVIDIA Corporation
videocard_ram: 1024
videocard_type: GeForce GTX 550 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
x_version: X.Org X Server 1.11.3
I already said that PlayOnLinux (1.5.5 wine version) gives a little FPS boost. Let's take a look at the graphs:
As you can see, even on Windows i have "only" 27 FPS (average) at very high details. That means the game is heavy. If you want to play the game, i suggest you to choose Wine/PlayOnLinux.
Conclusion: use PlayOnLinux.
The process depends on your speed connection. For me (600 KB/s), it took me about 3 hours.
At the end of the installation process, and when clicking on "play" Steam will download some other runtime packages (other 2 or 3 minutes).
Sorry if the video stutters, but the game is pretty heavy and it ran while FFMpeg was recording, so there was a FPS drop.
That's all. Feel free to send me an email or leave a comment if you got some problems or if you just wanna ask me a question. I will always answer you!
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sabato 2 giugno 2012
The Humble Indie Bundle V
Boys and girls, grandfathers and grandmothers, sons and daughters, the brand new Humble Indie Bundle is here!!!!
And many people says that this one is the best of all!
As always, pay what you want for 4 of the greatest indie games of all time, get all the soundtracks, and if you pay more than the average price (now 7,80$) you get another fantastic game!
With more than 1$ you can also redeem all those games on Steam!!
Let's take a look at the 5 games contained into the bundle:
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent: a Survival Horror masterpiece from Frictional Games!
- Psychonauts: acclaimed action-platformer from Tim Schafer's Double Fine team!
- Limbo: captivating puzzle platformer game with great graphics!
- Superbrothers: Swords & Sworcery EP: solve puzzles and combat challenges!
...And, as i said before, if you pay more than the average price, you get also:
- Bastion: Action-RPG with awesome graphics and deep plot!
What are you waiting for? You still have more than 12 days! Don't waste your time playing expensive crappy games, play awesome indie games for a very little price! Don't be stupid and be quick!!!!!
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Situated in Vienna's new Goldenes Quartier, overlooking Am Hof square, this beautiful Park Hyatt property occupies a 100-year-old listed building that formerly served as the headquarters of a Bank. The hotel in Vienna is located within the First District of the city, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It also sits within the heart of the most exclusive shopping district in Vienna, just steps away from the celebrated fashion houses of Prada, Louis Vuitton and Emporio Armani and many more, as well as the boutiques of Kohlmarkt. Therefore the hotel in Vienna, Austria offers easy walking distance to the city's most important sights, historic monuments and museums.
Featuring 143 spacious guestrooms, including 35 suites, Park Hyatt Vienna's guestrooms are amongst the largest in the city, ranging in size from 35sq m to 170sq m, brilliantly combining contemporary style with local Viennese accents.
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Denon® and Pandora Team Up to Bring Listeners All the Music They Love to Any Room with HEOS State-of-the-Art Wireless Audio System
Jul 16, 2014
Mahwah, NJ (July 17, 2014) – Denon Electronics, a leading manufacturer of premium home and personal audio products, announces its partnership with Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading internet radio service, to offer Pandora on the new HEOS wireless multi-room sound system. Users connect to an existing Wi-Fi network to bring Denon-quality audio to any—or all—rooms with a state-of-the-art smart device application available for both iOS and Android*.
"HEOS and Pandora are perfect partners in our shared goal to bring great music to listeners in ways that are tailored to each user's preferences, situations and lifestyles—and in our efforts to anticipate what consumers will look for in the future," said Brendon Stead, Denon's vice president of product development. "Our partnership with Pandora allows HEOS users to enjoy the best personalized music experience."
Through elegantly designed, compact wireless speakers, HEOS delivers Pandora personalized radio stations, to whatever room users want to hear the music they choose. HEOS is available at select Denon dealers.
Pandora launches instantly with the input of a single "seed"—a favorite artist, song or genre. The Music Genome Project®, a deeply detailed hand-built musical taxonomy, powers the personalization of Pandora by using musicological "DNA" and constant listener feedback to craft personalized stations. Listeners can refine their stations by giving a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" based on their individual music preferences.
The Denon Difference: What Makes HEOS Amaze Your World
The HEOS product line includes three stunning, wireless multi-zone music players (MSRP range from $299-$599). These incredible music players offer easy Wi-Fi setup and access to audio from not only Pandora but also "legacy" sources and any smart device. With a single app, available for iPhone and Android devices, users can control the whole home. An optional access point range extender is available to improve or expand the users existing home wireless network (sold separately).
Sound: Personalized Music Like You've Never Heard It Before
To meet the high bar set by Denon's 100-year legacy of premier audio quality, Denon's engineers and designers worked for more than ten years to develop HEOS. Take that and combine it with the outstanding selection of music delivered by Pandora and listeners will get the ultimate wireless multi-room sound experience. HEOS new system's sound quality stands alone in quality and performance:
- Audiophile-grade synchronization. The system is designed with new technology that makes for an incredible level of synchronization, a level even audiophiles can appreciate.
- State-of-the-art audio DSP optimization. Denon partnered with Waves Audio, the world's leading developer of professional audio digital signal processing (DSP) technologies. The HEOS Wireless Multi-Room-Sound System uses embedded MaxxAudio® by Waves, a sophisticated sound enhancement suite customized to provide top-of-the-line sound quality for an optimized listening experience.
- Superior acoustic design. Denon's audio expertise has evolved to meet the unique needs of today's connected music consumer.
All of this Denon audio excellence and innovation comes to the forefront when users select music from Pandora and other favorite sources—and the sound they hear from the HEOS speakers is sharp, clear, rich and true … better than ever before.
HEOS is Easy to Use
Open the box and HEOS comes to life with its simple, intuitive and well-designed whole home control via the Denon Controller app for iOS and Android. This makes it easy and convenient to set up and operate the players through frequently used wireless devices. Working with any existing home Wi-Fi network, the players connect effortlessly to a home network. Truly within minutes users can begin enjoying the sound of their favorite music filling the room—no Ethernet cable required.
The Wi-Fi connection is key to great playback and sound quality and Denon's dual-band Wi-Fi uses modern Wi-Fi networks to their fullest advantage. The system integrates dual band 802.11n Wi-Fi to provide long range and bandwidth, giving the freedom and flexibility to place HEOS Multi-Room-Wireless Sound products anywhere in your home. The Denon system avoids common sources of interference from single-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth devices, microwave ovens, baby monitors and cordless phones.
If users need to overcome difficult Wi-Fi conditions created by poor Wi-Fi range or have a need to create a network for the first time, Denon offers a Range Extender. The HEOS Extend differs in that it strengthens the entire home network for all Wi-Fi devices.
Content and Playback
Once set up, sit back and enjoy your experience with access to the world's leading online music services. With USB, the HEOS Multi-Room Wireless Sound system allows users to also stream music collections stored on a hard drive and thumb drive. Play content to your local HEOS speaker or to another Denon wireless speaker in your home or to all Denon wireless speakers with playback times that don't miss a beat when it comes to responsiveness.
In the future HEOS Multi-Room Wireless Sound System will introduce pre-amp/amp expansion products. These are expected to be available in the months following the initial release and into 2015, and beyond. Products will be available at select Denon dealers and online at Denon.com.
*A wireless home network is required.
About Pandora
Pandora (NYSE: P) gives people music and comedy they love anytime, anywhere, through connected devices. Personalized stations launch instantly with the input of a single "seed"—a favorite artist, song or genre. The Music Genome Project®, a deeply detailed hand-built musical taxonomy, powers the personalization of Pandora® internet radio by using musicological "DNA" and constant listener feedback to craft personalized stations from a growing collection of hundreds of thousands of recordings. Tens of millions of people turn on Pandora every day to hear music they love. Visit www.pandora.com.
About Denon Electronics
Denon is a world leader in the manufacture of the highest-quality home theater, audio and software products. Denon is recognized internationally for innovative and groundbreaking products and has a long history of technical innovations, including the development and groundbreaking commercialization of pulse-code modulation (PCM) digital audio. Denon Electronics is owned by D+M Group. For more information visit www.usa.denon.com.
About D+M Group
D+M Group is a global company dedicated to enhancing life through inspired sound solutions delivered anytime, anywhere. With a strong belief that "Performance is everything," D+M is focused on innovation to meet the needs of customers in an increasingly digital world. Serving the consumer, professional and automotive markets, D+M Group brands include Boston Acoustics®, Denon®, and Marantz®. D+M Group has approximately 900 employees worldwide, with products and services marketed in more than 45 countries. D+M Group is a Bain Capital portfolio company.
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VANCOUVER -- North America's first campus skateboard park opens today at the University of B.C., although boarders and BMX riders have been ripping it up since the fence came down last week.
The UBC Skatepark, located on the Vancouver campus at the intersection of Thunderbird Boulevard and Health Sciences Mall, is made of concrete and galvanized steel and features a range of jumps, banks and obstacles for riders of various skill levels, from beginner to expert.
There's also an open snake-run bowl, a cantilevered quarterpipe, an angled bank and stair set, complete with handrail and ledge.
A video released Wednesday by UBC of the new $450,000 park shows a majority of riders not wearing helmets, an issue that will no doubt raise the question of whether Vancouver should join other municipalities and require skateboarders and roller bladers to wear helmets.
North Vancouver, Portland and Penticton are just some of the jurisdictions which have enacted a bylaw requiring helmets for skateboarding. In Portland, for example, riders can rent a helmet for $10 at city run parks.
Carole Jolly, director of transportation planning with campus and community planning, said there are no plans for UBC staff to provide helmets nor will they require they be worn at the UBC park.
Instead there will be liability signs posted to advise skaters of the risk and provide a phone number to call in case of injury, she said.
"I think the skate park is similar to any other in Metro Vancouver in that there are personal risks and people should take personal responsibility," she said.
The park was designed by New Line Skateparks and Van Der Zalm and Associates in consultation with the Vancouver Skateboard Coalition and includes an art sculpture that riders can use to jump off on their bikes or skateboards. Jolly said the sculpture is meant to reflect UBC's academic environment.
Engraved on the stack of books is a quote from Vincent Van Gogh:
"One must work and dare if one really wants to live."
Although graffiti and skateboard culture seem to go hand in hand, Jolly said the university won't tolerate graffiti and will treat it as an act of vandalism.
"There is already an element of creativity designed into the park," she said. "If there is graffiti we will treat it like any other part of the university and we'll have it removed."
Jolly said the park is already a popular spot and anticipates it will be packed with riders as the weather heats up in the coming days.
Last summer, the RCMP in Whistler sent out an alert urging skateboarders to wear helmets after two men suffered major head injuries.
A 2010 report in the B.C. Medical Journal found helmets reduce head injuries for wheeled activities on bicycles, skateboards, in-line skates and scooters by 85 per cent.
Traumatic brain injuries account for four per cent of emergency room visits for skateboarding and in-line skating-related injuries, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, and six per cent of emergency room visits from riding a scooter for children under 19.


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Avery Aames does a terrific job of creating an atmosphere and setting the scene of the crime. I never knew there were so many different cheeses! Along with the cheese shop plot line and Charlott'es new love interest, there are several other plot lines going on that added to the realism of the characters. However, I did have a quibble with the mystery part. Some of the clues were symbolic and had me somewhat sceptical at their plausibility but as with a lot of cozies, a little suspension of disbelief is necessary. Lost and Fondue is still an enjoyable read for cozy fans. 3.5***
Avery Aames is also the author of The Long Quiche Goodbye, the first book in the cheese shop series. Lost and Fondue is the sequel. Recipes are included in the book using some of the cheeses mentioned.
Disclosure: A review copy of the book was provided by Berkley in exchange for my honest opinion.
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Conservation and Environment in Fiji: Monthly Updates
Fiji Shark Conservation - Monthly Update - May - June 2015
It was a great two months here at the Shark Conservation project. The weather hasn't been ideal here in Pacific Harbour but we are all at the mercy of Mother Nature and there's nothing that we can do about it. Our volunteers and staff are to be commended for not letting the weather deter them from completing and participating in their respective projects. Here at the Shark Conservation project, we believe in a holistic approach to conservation and I'm very proud to say that we are making a difference in the lives of our volunteers as well as the local community.
Over the last two months, much work has been completed with the Mangroves for Fiji project. The project has a few different aspects involved and this includes constructing nursery areas from bamboo and nylon mesh, recycling plastic bottles by cutting them in half and making holes in the underside, filling bottles with substrate, collecting propagules, planting propagules in pots, watering propagules, weeding pots, replacing dead propagules for live ones, and planting established propagules into the wild. The outcome of all this work has various benefits and by taking part in mangrove reforestation, volunteers are indirectly responsible for:
- depositing significant quantities of detritus into the marine environment which in turn, provides food for sea life
- providing a nesting, nursery and refuge ground for mammals, amphibians, reptiles, countless species of plants, juvenile fish including sharks, invertebrates, sponges, barnacles, oysters, mussels, crabs, shrimps as well as many avian species
- recharging underground water supplies
- trapping debris and silt, stabilising the near-shore environment, preventing shore erosion and clarifying adjacent open water which facilitates photosynthesis in marine plants
- buffering natural forces such as hurricanes, wave action, tidal change and run-off
- sequestering carbon from the atmosphere and mitigating the effects of global warming
During the months of May and June, Projects Abroad volunteers and staff continued planting mangrove propagules in the Vunibau village nursery, increasing propagule count to ~4,500. Other work completed during April includes the expansion of the Ventura nursery area, increasing potential capacity from 12,500 to 20,000 propagules. Propagule tables have also been invented and implemented to further increase capacity of the nursery. By constructing tables from timber and metal mesh sheets, the top halves of the bottles are placed on the tables and bottom halves are placed under the tables. This has further increased capacity to 30,000. Approximately 12,000 propagules are currently housed in the Ventura nursery.
The new objective of this year is to increase the nursery capacity to 50,000 and plant approximately 100,000 propagules into the wild over the next six months. Further objectives are to construct a larger nursery area at Uprising Beach resort and Vunibau village. Once this has been achieved, Projects Abroad aims to approach local businesses and estimate their carbon footprint. Using this information, emissions can be translated into the number of hectares of mangroves needed in order to offset their carbon emissions and businesses will be able to become carbon neutral with the help of Projects Abroad.
Community Days
Community days over the last two months have been very successful. Volunteers visited Vunibau village, Galoa village, Makosoi village and Pacific Harbour Multi Cultural School. In Vunibau and Galoa, volunteers attended the kindergartens and performed a puppet show demonstrating the journey of plastic bottles when they are discarded into the environment, and also what happens when they are recycled. The entire exercise was used as a tool to excite and teach the children about the importance of protecting their marine environment and how plastics should be recycled. Concurrently, some volunteers gave various presentations to the adult villagers covering micro plastics, the great pacific garbage patch, and reducing, reusing and recycling waste products. In Pacific Harbour's Multi Cultural School and Makosoi, volunteers again worked in the kindergartens making shark hats and colouring pictures of fish to feed the sharks. The exercise was aimed at teaching the children about the importance of conserving their marine environment and how sharks are not to be feared.
Dirty Days
The Shark Conservation Project not only encompasses survey, restoration and community education but also gives something back to someone or somewhere in need. This can range from building to painting and even cleaning. Over the last two months, volunteers visited The Happy Home Trust in Suva City in May, which is a refuge for children in need, and then Vunibau village in June to paint the community hall, inside and out. At Happy Homes, a bunk house for the children is currently being constructed and volunteers were involved in the painting of the structure inside and out. Projects Abroad also donated 30 mattresses to Happy Homes to be used in the new bunk house. Although it was 'dirty work', all that took part left knowing that they had done a selfless act for somebody that would never have asked for help. In Vunibau village, volunteers assisted the villagers with inside and outside walls. After the day's work, volunteers were rewarded with a traditional Fijian lunch. The villagers were tremendously grateful and all involved had a lot of fun. In addition to this, Projects Abroad made it into the local newspaper; the Fiji Times, for their community work in Vunibau village.
Shark ID
In the Shark ID section of the project, we have developed a progressive learning scheme for long-term volunteers to better learn the individual bull sharks. This will aid our research by increasing the accuracy of data collected on the shark dives. It will also allow us to post more comprehensive photo collections of the individual sharks on the Shark Reef Marine Reserve Facebook page. Due to the busy season in diving, our volunteers are currently only getting one shark feed dive a month. This also requires the volunteers to go on the weekends when there is no room on the shark dive boats during the week. Our volunteers are okay with this, as we give them plenty of warning. The shark feed dive is a very exciting dive for our volunteers and they always come to the surface very excited afterwards! A software program, I3S, is also being integrated into the shark ID research to allow us to ID individual black tip reef sharks at Shark Reef Marine Reserve.
For the past two months, the volunteers have concentrated their fishing efforts on Rewa river-mouth in Suva, helping the University of the South Pacific to catch, tag, and release 146 juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks. Some great surprises have been found in the net and released, such as a green turtle, a lobster and a moray eel. Since the beginning of the project in Suva, 872 scalloped hammerhead sharks have been captured and 10% of them were recaptured in the following months. The scalloped hammerhead is an endangered species and the importance of this project is capital. The team is hoping to reach 1000 sharks by August. Stay tuned!
Another new addition to the project is our partnership with SharkBase. Fiji Shark Conservation Project is now submitting every Elasmobranch sighting into this new online open database, created by Dr. Ryan M. Kempster from the University of Western Australia, who happened to be a former volunteer at Projects Abroad. Fiji Conservation volunteers started to input the data on the 13th of May and have already submitted almost 120 sightings and are second on the SharkBase Leader Board with the Master rank.
Survey Dives
The conditions above water have gotten more challenging. As a result, multiple dives have been cancelled, mostly afternoon dives when the winds pick up. This decision is always made between the captain, Andrew, at the Beqa Adventure Divers shop, or the dive leader that day. Twice, they were cancelled all day and no dive boats went out. We replaced one of the dive days with an EFR course, which we ran half in the apartment and completed it over at The Uprising Beach Resort. This programme was a great success with large disaster and rescue scenarios taking place on the beach. Other days were replaced with Mangrove days (as it was Dirty Day week and mangroves were cancelled.)
For all the bad weather, underwater has been beautiful. The crossings are often very rough and between dives it can be cold and windy, but the volunteers are reminded to bring warm clothes and don't seem to be overly bothered. The visibility has been amazing with up to 30m on almost every dive. The cold water (low of 24 degrees C) brings in large fish and we are seeing sharks, rays, turtles, and huge predatory fish on every survey dive. We have seen multiple zebra sharks, black tip reef sharks, bull sharks, grey reef sharks, silvertip sharks, and of course white tip reef sharks. Narrow barred Spanish mackerel and large schools of barracuda and red/black snapper are a common occurrence. We have even seen a whale on the crossing back from Beqa Lagoon in early June.
The BRUV (Baited Remote Underwater Video) drops have been challenging because of the weather conditions. We are often unable to make the crossing and have to dive in the close reef area. Although the reefs are beautiful and great for diving, we do not have any places for the BRUV in this area. This means we are getting around two new BRUV videos every week, in each of the morning dive sessions. This is okay because we have an excess of BRUV videos to watch from earlier in the year. The weather looks like it will continue to be the primary challenge on dive days until September when the season changes. Until then we will do what we can!
The BRUV videos have also been very eventful, with guitarfish, lemon sharks, tiger sharks, zebra sharks, silvertip sharks, and many predatory indicator fish making an appearance.
Overall, the dives have been a huge success when the weather has allowed it. The volunteers continuously come back with smiles on their faces and stories to tell. They also are very understanding when the dive is cancelled due to weather. The staff try to make at least one dive in the close reef even when conditions are bad, that way the volunteers understand that we call dives for a reason.
We try to reschedule cancelled dives, but we are only able to do that in the same week, and with high season in full effect, the chances are very low that this will be logistically possible on Beqa Adventure Diver's end. We have not been able to reschedule a dive yet.
The Dive Master Training programme
The Dive Master Training programme is progressing well. We had our first pre-booking starting in September. The current DMTs will be completing their course in two weeks' time. They meet every Monday and go over knowledge reviews, lecture topics, and receive guidance and evaluations for their week's performance. They have been progressing well with excellent diving and rescue skills, and stepping into the role of dive master. We are looking forward to celebrating with our new Dive Masters after they complete their final exam.


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Raw, unprocessed honey is ideal for treating oily, blemished skin. Even better, an herbal-infused honey can add more 'punch' to the already wonderful qualities of raw honey. Generally speaking, honey's antibacterial properties, combined with being a wonderful humectant, serves to moisturize the skin without clogging pores or contributing to excess oil production. A 'humectant' attracts moisture, actually drawing water right out of the air, and thus, honey has fabulous hydrating abilities. Jeanne Rose, the famous essential oil distiller and aromatherapist, recommends a "honey pat" or a facial mask (best done in the bath tub!), wherein raw honey is applied to the face and then tap-tap-tapped with the fingers until it becomes tacky ('type your face like a keyboard'). When you remove the mask with warm water, best done with a warm washcloth, you will find your skin to be supple and soft. Adding cosmetic clay to the mask provides more drawing & detoxifying properties, thus increasing the cleansing potential of the mask.
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2 Tbsp raw, unprocessed honey or an herb-infused honey (with antiseptic herbs like rosemary, thyme, or sage)
1 tsp cosmetic clay (French Green, Bentonite, Fuller's Earth, Rhassoul, or Dead Sea)
2 drops lavender essential oil (soothes inflammation, antiseptic, healing
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RICHMOND, Va. – August and September haven't always been friends to VCU Volleyball. In recent years, the Rams have been pinned with some ungainly non-conference records during those months.
But after years of bruising gauntlets during the early weeks of the season, VCU is reaping the benefits. On Sunday, the Rams completed a sweep of the field at the West Point Challenge to improve to 12-1 for the first time in school history. VCU has played four non-conference tournaments this season and won each one. On Friday, Sept. 21, the Rams will begin Atlantic 10 Conference play at Duquesne. They hope their gaudy record is evidence that VCU is ready to chase down its first league championship and NCAA bid since 2005.
"I'm absolutely thrilled," said Head Coach James Finley, 138-111 in eight seasons with VCU. "It's so exciting to start like this. I think it allows the girls to have a great level of confidence going into conference."
Finley firmly believes in challenging non-conference schedules, even if the payoff is years down the road. In 2010, the Rams played six ranked teams. Four core members of this year's team were either freshmen or sophomores on that squad, which VCU limped to a 2-14 record before winning 11 of its last 17.
Last season's schedule was similarly tough and included matches with Purdue, Baylor, Xavier, Michigan State and others. The Rams were 4-11 at one point, but won eight of nine down the stretch to reach the Colonial Athletic Association Championship match.
If there was a turning point for VCU, that was it. The Rams are 18-4 since Oct. 22 of last season.
"The way we finished last year was the beginning of it," said senior Jasmine Waters. "At times it felt like we may have been just content with competing and didn't know how much further we had to go to get the win. In conference we pushed over the hill and got those wins."
Finley knew the Rams would take some lumps against their difficult non-conference schedule each year, but felt the experience would prove invaluable. So, he traded the potential for short-term frustration for long-term equity.
"We worked really hard scheduling the last few years, and I'm so excited for this group of seniors to have success after getting beat up the last few years in non-conference," he said. "I still am absolutely a 100-percent believer that it was necessary because it made these kids really hungry to play at this level and be successful."
Although this year's schedule doesn't have the same top-25 heft as 2010, the Rams have played – and beaten – six teams that were ranked in the RPI top 100 at the end of last season. But the Rams aren't just playing at a higher level this year. They've stared down disaster without blinking a few times too.
VCU is 4-0 in fifth set tiebreakers. The Rams trailed 12-7 in the fifth at N.C. State and rallied to win 16-14. VCU dropped the first set at Army last weekend and fell behind 22-16 in the second, but pulled out that set and the next two for the victory. There are other examples, but the point is the same. When a match has been on the line, VCU has responded, and it can presumably thank those bleak Septembers of years past.
When you play in front of 4,500 at four-time National Champion Penn State, as VCU did two years ago, it's hard to get rattled now. When you've pushed a ranked Colorado State team to the brink, also in 2010, what's another fifth set tiebreaker? When you've got battle-tested players, they can pull experience from their back pockets when the game is on the line.
"I think the team that's been the most exciting from a coaching standpoint is that I've been able to challenge this team at different times in matches and they've stepped up," Finley said. "They have just said, 'you're right, we have got to do better than this right now, and let's get it done."'
Picked sixth in the A-10 preseason poll, the Rams are riding high following their splendid four-week run and are acting and talking like a team with championship aspirations.
"We're just going to keep going and push as far as we can," said senior Anett Farkas. "If we can accomplish our goal of winning the A-10 or even just getting really high up there and make it to the NCAA, that would be really amazing for us seniors."
While the Rams have enjoyed August and September this season, it's November and December that are really on their minds.
VCU Volleyball will have the honor of playing in the first Atlantic 10 Conference competition in school history Friday at Duquesne in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Rams, who have also been members of the Sun Belt and Metro Conferences, are playing in their inaugural A-10 season after 17 years as members of the CAA. The Rams have won three volleyball conference championships, two in the Sun Belt (1984, 1985) and one in the CAA (2005).
VCU ranks 22nd nationally in blocks per set (2.76) and is just outside the top 50 in hitting percentage (.250). Freshman Martina Samadan is 42nd nationally in blocks per set (1.30) and 43rd in hitting percentage (.384).


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I guess it is time to pull out our pansies in our front yard. The weather is getting hot, and there is a Variegated Fritillary convention going on, and they are all eating Pansy Salad! Variegated Fritillary is a fancy word for a type of Caterpillar.
Mom is not pleased, and she says she is going to KILL all my little friends this weekend!
I told mom, she should not kill them because they will become beautiful butterflies soon. Mom does not care. :-(
Before you go, please stop by JB's SMALL WORLD too, thanks!


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Fox Uses Oil Reserve Announcement To Demand More Drilling
After President Obama announced that the U.S. will tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Fox News figures falsely suggested that government restrictions are encumbering domestic oil production. In fact, drilling is nearing a twenty-year high, and countless economists have explained that expanded U.S. oil production is not a solution to high oil prices.
Fox Responds To SPR Release By Suggesting Oil Drilling In U.S. Is Down
Eric Bolling: "We're Not Going To Start Drilling More, We're Just Putting A Band-Aid." From the June 23 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom:
ERIC BOLLING: It's shortsighted, Bill. We need to be drilling our own oil, getting energy independence, rather than relying on a fuel source that we may need someday.
BOLLING: You do these things when prices are going in the wrong direction. Prices were coming down $11/barrel, 10 percent off the top in the right direction and then they do this. I think you may get a knee-jerk reaction down and then guess what's going to happen because we're not going to start drilling more, we're just putting a band-aid on a problem that's hemorrhaging. [Fox News, America's Newsroom, 6/23/11]
Fox Analyst Bill Kristol: "Why Doesn't The President Give Permits For Drilling?" From the June 23 edition of Fox News' Happening Now:
BILL KRISTOL: There's no serious economist or energy expert who thinks this a good time to release oil from the strategic petroleum reserve. Oil prices have actually topped out and have been going down the last three or four weeks, and in any case, this is a very small release. And it doesn't address the issue. Why doesn't the President give permits for drilling around the country? Why doesn't he tell his Environmental Protection Agency, which is part of his administration, to allow natural gas to be found and brought up in the domestic United States, where there turns out to be a ton of it? [Fox News, Happening Now, 6/23/11]
Fox Contributor Borelli: "If He Was Acting On Our Behalf, We Would Be Opening Up Drilling All Over The United States." From the June 23 edition of Fox News' America Live:
DENEEN BORELLI: This is a bad move on the Obama administration. This - the reserves are for emergency purposes. You know, the prices spiked in Libya long ago. The prices are slowly coming down. Why is Obama doing this, making this decision at this point? We have a wealth of natural resources right here in our country. We should open up those resources and drill and dig for coal and do it now.
BORELLI: If he was acting on our behalf, we would be opening up drilling all over the United States. And remember, before Obama was even president, he said under my energy plan, energy costs would necessarily skyrocket. He wants to move in renewable sources of energy by making fossil fuels much more expensive to make them cost competitive.[Fox News, America Live, 6/23/11]
In Fact, Drilling Is Nearing A Twenty-Year High
There Are More U.S. Oil Rigs In Operation Than Any Other Time On Record. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that in April 2011, the most recent data available, 896 crude oil rotary rigs were in operation -higher than any other time on record. The number of oil rigs in operation have increased dramatically since 2009:
[Energy Information Administration, accessed 6/23/11]
Independent Research Group: "Drilling Rig Activity Nears Twenty-Year High." From a report by Headwaters Economics titled "Drilling Rig Activity Nears Twenty-Year High: Price and Technology Remain Key Drivers of Oil and Gas Drilling Activity" :
Oil and gas drilling activity has made a strong recovery since reaching a recession-induced low in late 2008. Nationally, drilling activity is at 91 percent of a twenty-year high last reached during the 2008 natural gas surge.
When it comes to land-based oil and gas drilling in the United States, there is little evidence that state and federal regulations are hampering industry's ability to respond to market signals. Price and the "primeness" of resource plays, determined by how well resource qualities fit with drilling and production technology, are the key drivers of the location of drilling. That drilling activity has recovered so quickly, and the location of new activity, suggest strong capacity on the part of industry to respond to market opportunities. [Headwaters Economics, 6/20/11]
The report also included the following chart (oil rigs in blue):
Expanded U.S. Drilling Is Not A Solution To Volatile Oil Prices
EIA Director: Expanding Drilling In Federal Areas Is Not Expected To Have A Large Impact On Prices. From the March 17 Congressional testimony of Richard Newell, administrator of the Energy Information Administration:
In the short-term, oil markets react to many competing factors in a global context, and it is extremely difficult to disentangle the near-term impact of mid-to-long-term developments in the context of oil markets that see typical daily price movements in the range of 1-2 percent, and much higher fluctuations at times. Long term, we do not project additional volumes of oil that could flow from greater access to oil resources on Federal lands to have a large impact on prices given the globally integrated nature of the world oil market and the more significant long-term compared to short-term responsiveness of oil demand and supply to price movements. Given the increasing importance of OPEC supply in the global oil supply-demand balance, another key issue is how OPEC production would respond to any increase in non-OPEC supply, potentially offsetting any direct price effect.
In the longer-term, greater domestic crude oil production no matter the cause - increased development on Federal lands, higher resource potential in current known fields, or wider application of advanced technology - would impact local economic activity, net oil imports, and the associated U.S. international trade balance resulting from oil imports. [Energy Information Administration, 3/17/11]
American Petroleum Institute Doesn't Even Claim Opening All Federal Areas To Drilling Would Lower Prices. CNNMoney.com reported:
[American Petroleum Institute's Rayola] Dougher said that if all federal land was open to oil drilling -- not just offshore but Alaska's wildlife refuge and all federal land in the West that isn't a national park -- the country could produce an extra 2.8 million barrels of oil a day by 2025.
Being that she represents the oil industry, Dougher gave the idea a hard sell.
She said it would create another 500,000 jobs, add $150 billion each year to government coffers and shave a significant chunk off the country's foreign trade deficit.
But one argument she didn't make was lower prices.
"How would that play out in the market, what impact would that have on prices," she said, "we just don't know." [CNNMoney.com, 4/25/11]
Bush Economist: "You Can't Change The Oil Price Very Much With The U.S. Exploration." On the April 26 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Doug Holtz-Eakin, who served on George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisors said, "you can`t change the oil price very much with the U.S. exploration" :
MATTHEWS: Well, let me ask you this. If we were raping this continent, if we were drilling offshore everywhere, deep drilling, risking everything -- just like we did, down in -- with BP, if we were taking apart the ANWR and drilling everywhere, would the price of gas be much different? In the world market, since this all fungible, if we were doing all that here in the United States, would the price of gas be much different? I`m just asking that question.
HOLTZ-EAKIN: No, he can`t change the price very much. So, I mean, he`s trying to do things --
MATTHEWS: But the conservatives are saying all you have to do is pump like -- all you got to do is drill like -- Pawlenty said, just got at this, dig, dig, and dig, drill, drill, and drill, and somehow the price of the gas is going to down on the world market. You`re saying that`s not true?
HOLTZ-EAKIN: Well, I mean, you can`t change the oil price very much with the U.S. exploration. It certainly can`t change it quickly. We know that. And I think Republicans have been honest about that.
You also aren`t going to change the price of gasoline attacking oil companies. You know, the president is saying, oh, we got to get rid of $4 billion subsidies. That`s 3 cents a gallon, OK? That`s not a solution.
MATTHEWS: Would you get rid of them?
HOLTZ-EAKIN: Yes, but it`s not going to change gas prices that way. [MSNBC, Hardball, 4/26/11, accessed via Nexis]
AEI Scholar: "We Probably Couldn't Produce Enough To Affect The World Price Of Oil." From a January 4 Greenwire article:
If gas prices keep increasing, Republicans probably will make a push on increased fossil fuel production, said Ken Green, resident scholar with the American Enterprise Institute think tank.
But experts disagreed about how much impact additional drilling could have. Crude oil is a global commodity, Green said.
"The world price is the world price," Green said. "Even if we were producing 100 percent of our oil," he said, if prices increase because of a shortage in China or India, "our price would go up to the same thing.
" We probably couldn't produce enough to affect the world price of oil," Green added. "People don't understand that."
U.S. production could be negated by decisions that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries makes, said Philip Verleger Jr., energy economist, and David Mitchell EnCana, professor of management, at the University of Calgary's business school.
"Suppose the U.S. were to boost production 1 million barrels a day," Verleger said. "OPEC has the capacity to cut 1 million barrels."
The oil industry has been able to convince people there is a connection between U.S. drilling and prices, Verleger said. [Greenwire, 1/4/11]
Lou Crandall: "Increased Drilling By The U.S. Would Not Alter The Global Balance Of Supply And Demand Greatly." Lou Crandall, chief economist of Wrightson ICAP LLC, an independent research firm that analyzes high-frequency economic data, told Media Matters via email:
Higher oil prices today are a global phenomenon, and the additional supply from increased drilling by the U.S. would not alter the global balance of supply and demand greatly. Gasoline prices at the pump would be higher either way. The only difference is that a somewhat larger share of the revenue would accrue to domestic interests (governmental and private) rather than to foreign suppliers. [Email to Media Matters, 3/14/11]
Duckert: "Americans Tend To Exaggerate The Price Effects Of Fluctuations In Domestic Production." According to Joseph Dukert, independent energy analyst and former president of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics said via email that "Americans tend to exaggerate the price effects of fluctuations in domestic production in relation to the total amount of oil in global trade. On the larger stage, the perception of geopolitical risks is more important." [Email to Media Matters, 4/21/11]
Tom Kloza: "Drill Drill Drill Thing" Is "A Simplistic Way Of Looking For A Solution That Doesn't Exist." From an April 25 CNNMoney article:
The problem is this: While increased oil and gas drilling in the United States may create good-paying jobs, reduce reliance on foreign oil and lower the trade deficit, it will have hardly any impact on gas and oil prices.
That's because the amount of extra oil that could be produced from more drilling in this country is tiny compared to what the world consumes.
Plus, any extra oil the country did produce would likely be quickly offset by a cut in OPEC production.
"This drill drill drill thing is tired," said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service, which calculates gas prices for the motorist organization AAA. "It's a simplistic way of looking for a solution that doesn't exist." [CNNMoney.com, 4/25/11]
EIA Analyst: Increased Offshore Production Would Amount To "Less Than 1 Percent Of The Total Projected International Consumption" In 2030. From a September 2008 Scientific American article:
So are promises of U.S. oil independence real--or rhetoric? The issue is not whether the U.S. can significantly reduce its reliance on oil imports with domestic, offshore oil, say both [oil expert Robert] Kaufman and [energy researcher Ian] Nathan, but whether there is enough that is recoverable to significantly lower the price of a barrel of oil on the global market.
Even by 2030, offshore drilling would not have a significant impact on oil prices, according to [EIA analyst Phyllis] Martin, because oil prices are determined on the global market. "The amount of total production anticipated--around 200,000 barrels a day--would be less than 1 percent of the total projected international consumption."
And disruptions to the global supply affect the price of every barrel of oil the U.S. purchases, whether it be from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela or off the New Jersey coast. "Suppose the U.S. got all its oil domestically, and the price was $100 a barrel. Then the Saudi family was deposed," disrupting that country's oil exports, Kaufman says. "The Saudis produce about 10 million barrels a day of the world's 85 million, so clearly prices would go up, because now there is this big shortfall of oil."
"Do you think oil companies are going to sell [U.S. oil] to U.S. consumers for anything less than top price?," he asks. "The answer is no." [Scientific American, 9/12/08]


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Aunt Jane won't talk about her first husband, in fact, she burned all the photos and records she had of the marriage.
Grandmother June had a certain unfortunate affair and Uncle Ralph's father is not really Grandfather Ron.
Cousin Elsie has all of her family's records but is morbidly afraid to let them out of her possession and will not allow anyone to see them.
Does any of this and similar issues sound familiar? What if you don't just find bland apathy but you find active opposition to your efforts to do research in your family? What if the answer to your inquiries is not just a polite "none of your business" but you get threatened with legal action if you pursue any investigation?
After a life time of experience dealing with conflict between people and entities, my answer would be "So What?" Why would I care what their attitude is towards my research. As for threats of legal action, I always say, anyone with the price of a filing fee can file a lawsuit, but that doesn't mean they are going to win.
The nice thing about genealogy in the present tense is that very, very few records are unique. What I mean by that statement is that there is currently almost no fact or record you have in your possession about you or your immediate family that given time and money, I could not duplicate. Obviously, there are very personal questions that cannot be answered, but those are few and far between. Take the example of the record hoarder. It may be inconvenient, but likely, all of the records can be duplicated from sources other than Cousin Elsie. Grandmother Jane may go to her grave an never reveal Uncle Ralph's true father, but that happens in many lines. We usually call that an "end of line." No records and no possibility of finding any. But is that always the case? Sometimes other more willing relatives can supply missing information on the identity of the missing father or an analysis of the men in the town may result in some possible candidates to be confirmed by DNA? But in some cases, you may just have to accept the fact that not everything will be known.
What is difficult to overcome is an active opposition to your genealogy from a spouse or other near family member. This opposition may take the form of an abusive relationship or merely a belief that what you are trying to do is a total waste of time. In those types of situations, you may have to decide whether your personal interests are more important to you than maintaining the relationship. Mind you, I am not advocating terminating a relationship solely over genealogy, but active opposition to something like genealogy usually is only the tip of the problem.
Before going despondent, think about the real effect of the opposition. Is withholding the information irrational or is there some legitimate reason? Maybe the fear of losing the records can be overcome by agreeing to copy the records in situ, by photographing them rather than hauling them to a copy machine. Maybe negotiation or intervention by another relative might help. I have always learned that there is usually a negotiation point, no matter how virulent the opposition. Like I said above, some oppositional issues require a good healthy dose of money and time, like those dealing with adoptions and other so-called "sealed" records.
In a lot of cases, I have learned that the best policy is to plow around the rock. If it can't be moved and won't yield to reason, ignore the problem and get on with your research. Don't fight, spend you time finding out what you want to know from other sources and acknowledge failure when the solution proves impossible. You are no worse off than if you didn't have the information at all.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Active Opposition
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It's when people refuse to allow you to scan or obtain copiers of photographs of common ancestors that they have in their possession that I can become quite distressed.ReplyDelete
The non sharing of a valued photo of my great great grandparents that I know to be in the possession of my second cousin, seems, just plain stubborn to me, especially when I know she has no interest in family history; the picture just happened to come down through her mother's line and now see's the photo as her own personal property, stuck away for no other family members to see.
Records are not an issue!
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Squash & barley salad with balsamic vinaigrette
Nutrition and extra info
- Dairy-free
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal301
- fat14g
- saturates2g
- carbs40g
- sugars9g
- fibre0g
- protein6g
- salt0.55g
- 1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into long pieces
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Olive oilol-iv oyl
Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 250g pearl barley
- 300g Tenderstem broccoli, cut into medium-size pieces
Like cabbage and cauliflower, broccoli is a brassica and is sometimes known by its Italian name…
- 100g SunBlush tomato, sliced
A member of the nightshade family (along with aubergines, peppers and chillies), tomatoes are in…
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbsp small capers, rinsed
Capers are the small flower buds of the Capparis shrub that grows in the Mediterranean. As they…
- 15 black olives, pitted
- 20g pack basil, chopped
Most closely associated with Mediterranean cooking but also very prevalent in Asian food, the…
For the dressing
- 5 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Balsamic vinegarbal-sam-ick vin-ee-gah
True Balsamic vinegar is an artisan product from Modena, in Emilia Romagna, Italy, and is made…
- 6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Place the squash on a baking tray and toss with olive oil. Roast for 20 mins. Meanwhile, boil the barley for about 25 mins in salted water until tender, but al dente. While this is happening, whisk the dressing ingredients in a small bowl, then season with salt and pepper. Drain the barley, then tip it into a bowl and pour over the dressing. Mix well and let it cool.
Boil the broccoli in salted water until just tender, then drain and rinse in cold water. Drain and pat dry. Add the broccoli and remaining ingredients to the barley and mix well. This will keep for 3 days in the fridge and is delicious warm or cold.


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Dara Rug - Black
Hand knotted in naive lozenges and imperfect lines, thick, multicolor wool yarns lend an ultra-plush feel and variegated shading. Our rugs are artisan crafted and no two are alike. Given their handwoven nature, slight variations in shading and size are inherent to the design. Imported. 100% wool.Care Instructions


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Over Father's Day, my family traveled from north and south to meet in the mecca of kosher food, art, recent landscape architectural feats, and a Middle Eastern beach in the middle of a park in the biggest urban city in the US. After a delicious vegan dinner Saturday night at Blossom in Chelsea to pay homage to my lil sis' dining preferences, we went to one of my favorite high-end kosher meat restaurants in my old haunt of the Upper West Side.
Mike's is called a bistro, and if I have to have one issue with this restaurant, it would be its nomenclature. "Bisto" indicates to me an informal, inexpensive, neighborhood joint with wine flowing. Mike's is indeed all of the aforementioned, save inexpensive.
A little digression about bistro history:
The rustic, unpretentious atmosphere associated with Parisian bistros reflects their origins. Most of the first bistros started out as cafés-charbons, shops that sold coal and firewood for heating, where neighbors could meet for a class of wine or cup of coffee. When the owners of these simple wine bars, usually workers from the Aubergne region in central France, began to offer a few modest dishes served family style to their guests, the bistro tradition was born. These first bistros were places for working people to eat quickly around Les Halles, the historic market district of Paris. By the mid-1800s, neighborhood bistros had popped up in almost every district of the city. Along with the laborers came artists and intellectuals, attracted by delicious, inexpensive [emphasis mine] meals.
For Parisians who lived in apartments with limited or nonexistent kitchens [um, sound like NY?], the closest thing to a home-cooked meal could be found at neighborhood bistros. And because the same patrons returned night after night, these restaurants offered more than old-fashioned country cuisine – they were also places where Parisians could escape the anonymity of the big city. In France, bistro cuisine is often called cuisine de grand-mère. The simple salads and steaks, braised stews and meats, and comforting, homespun desserts served in most bistros are the kinds of dishes you would expect to be served by a French grandmother.
…There are several theories about the origins of the word bistro. The most picturesque story traces the word back to the Russian soldiers who marched into Paris after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815. Legend has it that the hungry soldiers dashed into the city's wine-shops and cafés, shouting "Bistro! bistro!" — Russian for "Quick! quick!" Other sources suggest that the word was derived from bistouille, slang for a mixture of eau-de-vie and coffee , which was served in early cafes.
OK, you get the idea. I'm just not sure that there are many laborers (are Wall Street guys considered "laborers") or artists who will be frequenting Mike's "Bistro." Perhaps I'm being too much of a purist when it comes to my French culinary terminology and I should grant Mike a little bit of poetic license. I mean, for New York kosher, it is not the most expensive place to have a meal. But when you tell your family that you're going a bistro, they don't expect to pay over $70 per person at the end of the evening (is it really gauche for me to mention $$ here? sorry…). Granted, the appetizers are large (see pics below) and many could serve as an entire meal.
On the positive side (and our experience as absolutely positive…and I did tell my family that dinner would be a little pricey) , we ate quite well, and no one left hungry. The menu is small but diverse and you get the sense that, unlike most kosher steakhouses that seem to think that a sushi bar is a requirement these days, Mike creates dishes that reflect a perspective and don't try to be everything to everyone. In his own words (or at least those that are on the website), he "creates and executes a contemporary, internationally inspired, Glatt Kosher (OU) gourmet menu with seasonally-inspired nuances." The service was attentive without being overbearing. In the past when I've eaten here, Mike has come around and greeted me at my table lending to the family atmosphere. Many of the dishes are slow-cooked, comfort foods aligned with "'cuisine de grand-mère,'" and the wine list was fairly extensive and well-priced (we ordered a bottle of Spanish Ramon Cordova Rioja). It's just that in my mind the word "gourmet" and the price tag seem a bit at odds with the word "bistro."
We were fortunate enough to eat in the atrium – a greenhouse-like room at the front of the restaurant filled with natural light, affording me the opportunity to snap a few quick photos of some of my favorite dishes (yes, I did try almost everyone's food) without annoying all my family members by letting their meals get cold.
So now I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
A couple of our appetizers:
Missing appetizer pictures:
– Baby Spinach Salad — dressed in a warm (veal) bacon & red wine vinaigrette, boiled egg, tomatoes, red onions, chives
– Roasted and Marinated Beet Salad — candied walnuts, fresh citrus segments, orange beet vinaigrette, shaved endive
A few of our entrées:
We sealed the deal with a few light and refreshing scoops of fresh sorbet — lemon, strawberry, and raspberry, if memory serves correct — and left dinner with nary a complaint.
My father was happy to treat on his day, saying, "Bubbie would have been glad to bring us all together here."