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Flat, minimal hills, and winds throughout the city! Very pretty through wooded areas. Offers a great escape for bikers! Well-maintained. Plenty of room to pass others and even ride alongside friends.
My wife and I took the trail from Vienna IL. to Harrisburg IL. for our 29th anniversary, Uh lala how romantic (he says with a wink). 34 miles one way. We packed overnight cloths and stayed in an Airbnb, "The Apartment at 217" in Harrisburg. Loved the apartment and our hosts. Stopped in Stonefort on the way up and ate lunch at "Bucketheads", a must stop. Nice staff and good Cajun food. We've ridden from Karnack to Vienna before so we have completed the whole trail. The ride from Vienna to Tunnel hill is the prettiest part. 9.3 miles from Vienna to the Tunnel. When you get to the tunnel you can feel the cool air and it feels great on a hot day.
Trail was in great condition with packed fine rock. Thought maybe all the rain in spring of 2019 would cause washouts, but surface is in great condition.
Trail south of Vienna is flat and little traveled, I just met one couple in 12 miles. Need insect repellent south of Vienna as the area is swampy.
Trail north of Vienna is uphill all the way to the tunnel, then downhill to the north. There is a little store open at New Burnside just south of the tunnel.
Took the family of five (3 kids ages 6-12) and had a great experience! We took lots of photos along the way, even stopped for ice cream in Sandburn crossing.
My husband and I started at the Tunnel Hill Trailhead and rode south 25 miles to the Wetland Center and then back. It was a beautiful ride. We were impressed how well it was maintained. A fallen tree that we had to climb over on the way out was already cut and pulled off the trail on our way back.
At least one snake, five deer, several hawks and what I thought was a very challenging ride since I rarely do 46 miles. The washboard effect could be noticed from Karnak to the wetland center head to the center.
My sons and I still loved the challenge.
I rode from Vienna up past the tunnel on a crisp spring day in April on my hybrid bike and loved every inch. Make no mistake, the gentle uphill grade to the tunnel may seem Slight but it took its toll on me. GREAT ride
I have only ridden from Vienna to Tunnel Hill and back but I did drive down to the Wetlands Nature Center at the southern end as well as go to Karnak and check it out. Even had lunch at "Our Place Deli". I wish I would have given myself more time and got to actually Bike the whole thing but I will be back for sure to enjoy the whole experience. It is easy to see why people love and care for this trail the way they do. I will give myself at least 3 days on the trail to fully enjoy it next time, especially the southern end. It is a shame there isn't any campgrounds listed close by on the northern half.
Rode the trail from Harrisburg 27 miles south to view the Eclipse right on the line of totality. I was expecting a packed trail but was surprised to see very few people. The trail surface was fine for my hybrid bike. Enjoyable scenery with the trestles and tunnel.
After viewing the eclipse I rode back in the heat. Even though there are plenty of trees covering most of the trail the mid day sun still gets through. Thank goodness for the small town stops with water so I could reload and refresh my water bladder. I hope to take this trail again to Karnak.
I probably could have gotten home faster to Bloomington (ordinarily 4 hours by car) if I had stayed on my bike. It took 10 hours in bumper to bumper traffic to get home!
I rode this trail end-to-end in 2005, and this was my first return visit for a ride on the northern half from Harrisburg through the tunnel and back, a total of 49.6 miles. Harrisburg has a paved 2.2 mile segment with numerous street crossings; the locals seemed very aware of the trail, and more than one driver stopped to wait for me to cross. While this is a kind gesture, it holds its own dangers. I always remind my riding companions to watch out for traffic in other lanes who are still coming through.
The next few miles were hard-packed stone, very smooth and easy to ride. After that the stone was still smooth but just a little bit softer packed. It was a good surface but I realized late in the ride that I had expended more energy than expected most of the day, and it caught me by surprise that at 35 miles my legs felt like they had done the full 50.
I spotted one ATV rider using the trail and noticed a few spots where someone's access road jogs for a few feet on the trail, but the surface was not damaged noticeably by these activities. There was one stretch of 100 yards or so with a lot of very loose gravel that had eroded or not been properly patched, but I was able to steer to the edge and get through OK.
There is a mix of sun and shade, an interesting rock cut to ride through, and the tunnel is short enough that a light is not strictly necessary. I would urge anyone without a light to walk their bike through the darkest part of the tunnel.
Johnson's Southern Barbecue operates from a mobile home with a separate screened dining tent at the Harrisburg trailhead. It looks intriguing, but I had leftovers waiting in the motel fridge and missed that opportunity.
I'll come back and ride the southern half of the trail again sometime. My memory from 12 years ago was that the last stretch from Karnak to Rago was not a rail trail and held little interest. The Barkhausen Wetlands Center was a nice place to end, but I spent most of my time in the restroom with the cold water running to cool myself on a 100 degree day.
We rode the entire trail over a two day period, camping by a lake in the Shawnee National Forest. This is about the only place along the trail camping is allowed and we had a tough time finding a site. There is a wonderful campground in the Village of Karnak that the town runs. It has both tent and RV sites, restrooms, picnic tables, fire rings and wood and water but no showers. The town folk were very friendly and went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable. We used it as a base camp before and after the ride. The trail was well maintained and the trailside facilities were nice although due to Illinois' budget deficit, some state facilities including the Depot Museum at Vienna were not open.
My wife and I had a free Sunday in mid-summer so we took an impromptu trip to seize the Tunnel. We started our journey at Tunnel Hill State Park in Vienna. A very nice TH with a small museum, restrooms opened early and a nice place to picnic. Immediately heading north, we crossed a historic small span, steel sided bridge (one of many) which set the historic RR tone for the entire ride. The terrain in this section was truly a surprise; you're biking in a sunken rail bed with rocky outcroppings on one side and the Little Cache Creek on the other. Two interesting things of note was the final resting place of an old International Harvester combine and an old barn with its original large stone foundation. Another surprise and a must stop is Sandburn Junction. You can take a shaded break and get a cold drink, snacks and ICE CREAM from the store on the honor system. The trail could be re-named as the Big Trestle Trail because when you think you have gone over the best trestle you have ever crossed you will ride over another better until you ride the marvelous 450' span behemoth. Continuing riding uphill, we finally ran into the tunnel! We rode the through the tunnel without lights (check for oncoming riders first). You would think that it would never get completely dark because you can see the exit, but about mid-way it will become completely dark (only a couple of seconds in a very fun way). We continued toward New Burnside where the trail terrain completed changed. Now you have arrived at the Sugar Creek lowlands where the feeling was more like riding on a gravel road surrounded by raw nature. In the middle of this area you will ride upon a surreal/picturesque spot where there are the abutments to an old bridge….let your mind wander. Our return point was New Burnside; not a bad spot but no functioning water source or store but the restrooms were clean and operable. Our return trip, which seemed downhill all the way, was wonderful except for the 2' copperhead in the middle of the trail. We came upon the snake in the lowlands before the tunnel and after much consternation, we decided to ride around the backside of the snake which was sunning and did not even move.
We very much enjoyed the trail and thought it was well worth the 3-hour one-way drive. The next time we plan to make it a long weekend to ride the entire length of the trail and camp at Shawnee National Forrest to visit the Garden of the Gods and Cave-In-Rock.
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During that month-long series on Haddon Sundblom I posted back in December I showed some examples of work done by Sunny's many apprentices. Among those I presented was this piece by Ward Brackett.
My friend and frequent TI guest author David Roach was really taken by that piece (as were many others) so as a token of appreciation for David's continuing support and encouragement, I decided maybe it was time to devote a week on the blog to Ward Brackett.
As mentioned, Ward Brackett started his commercial art career in Haddon Sundblom's Chicago studio. The year was 1934 and Brackett was just 20 years old. After 4 years at Sunny's, Brackett moved to Grauman Studios and in 1940 his career took a giant step up...
... to New York City and the Charles E. Cooper studio.
Unfortunately I have no examples from this early on in Ward Brackett's career.
The earliest credited artwork I have begins in the late 1940s. Above, a 1948 story illustration by Ward Brackett, done for Good Housekeeping magazine. Below, two more 1948 Brackett illustrations, this time for Woman's Home Companion.
By this time Ward Brackett was no longer at Cooper's. I have ads from '46 and '47 listing Brackett among a large group of illustrators repped by Barry Stephens.
Stephens had a strong affiliation with the commercial art studios in Chicago. Note that the artist listed immediately below Brackett, Euclid Shook, is a fellow Sundblom studio alumnus - and you have to wonder if Brackett was lured away by Stephens to be reunited with a group of 'old friends'...
Whatever the case, Stephens must have been successful at landing Ward Brackett the sort of assignments he wanted.
Not only was he now regularly illustrating stories in various women's magazines...
... but in 1949 and throughout 1950 Brackett was providing the art for the high profile Sanfordized ads that appeared monthly in all the major magazines of the day.
Gilbert Bundy and James Williamson are also remembered for working on the Sanfordized series...
... as is Dink Siegel, and if Brackett's work on the account is distinctive in any way, its by being the most 'straight' (or least cartoony) of the various styles of artwork that were used.
In 1952, although no longer repped by Barry Stephens, Brackett continued to land high profile assignments.
I don't know if he was working independently or with some other studio, but Brackett's star seems to have continued its upward trajectory. It was that year that Ward Brackett painted this lovely young lady for the 1952 Esquire pin-up calendar.
A testament to the timeless appeal of this tasteful appreciation of feminine beauty, nearly 60 years later it continues to be one of the most viewed images in my Flickr archives. To date, its been viewed nearly 10,000 times!
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Mardi Gras means 'Paczki Tuesday' in Wisconsin
Polish treat is a popular pre-Lenten splurge
Fat Tuesday has arrived, and many across southeast Wisconsin are headed to their local bakeries for one last baked-good binge before Lent begins.
In Milwaukee, the Polish jelly-and-custard-filled doughnut called paczki (pronounced POONCH-key) is in high demand.
The Polish dessert has become a staple on Mardi Gras as a means of using extra dough, fat and sugar before the fasting of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
In celebration of the holiday, many Polish and American bakeries across the state are providing their own spins on the paczki.
"This was originally a Polish neighborhood down here, and the tradition here is that it just keeps getting bigger and bigger each year," National Bakery co-owner Jeff Callen said.
National Bakery in Milwaukee has been preparing for this day with workers arriving at 6 p.m. Monday to begin baking their treats. Workers filled an order of 65 dozen on Monday for a company that was treating its employees.
For many true and honorary Polish descendents, they'll line up at the bakery Tuesday to get their fill. And they line up early.
"They started here about 4:30 this morning, and we opened at 6 a.m.," Callen said.
The bakery expected to sell more than 36,000 paczkis Tuesday.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett wanted to take part in the tradition.
"I thought I'd get some for my staff, get some for my wife and kids, and what I find is that if you eat fewer than a dozen, they're really healthy for you," Barrett said.
The bakery will have paczkis available through Saturday.


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When the system produces more power than the house needs the extra power flows back into the utility grid. The power is sold, and flows to the nearest neighbor who needs it. They are essentially also using renewable-energy!
On the roof of the house are 20 solar-electric collectors. They are called photovoltaic, or PV modules, and they convert sunlight into electricity. In sun level with high irradiance values all the PV modules together can produce about 2.5 kilowatts of electricity.
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Nonesuch - Last night I was walking by this basement space and peeked in the windows and was very excited by what I saw. Today I returned and learned that the artist is Scott Eastwood and his show was the August show. Oh! I'm sorry, Scott! I didn't have time to stay this afternoon but I really liked your work. The new show opening Friday will feature the drawings and sculpture of Peter Corrie. Nonesuch looks like a good space - it's at 918 W. Grace St. (649-4069), near Little Ceaser's and Plaza Art Supplies.
I think Scott's work might still be up on Thursday if anyone has a chance to visit.
Gallery5 - All Mixed Up. This is an interesting new space within the Virginia Fire and Police Museum, near the old Milk Bottle building, sort of behind ADA. They're open until 1:30am with bands - $3.00 after 10pm.
ADA Gallery - Sun Tek Chung, James Davis, Jeannine Harkleroad, Danielle Riese (is that correct or is it supposed to be Danielle Riede?), and Josh Rickards.
Sun Tek Chung, James Davis, and Jeannine Harkleroad were three of the four just-closed Relativity artists. What's up with that? It will be interesting to see these three artists together again so soon with different work in a different space and a different organizer. First Relativity post here, second Relativity post looking at the work of James Davis and Jeannine Harkleroad here.
Josh Rickards must be the same Joshua Rickards in the radius250 show whose work I just wrote about here. I had been thinking that John (Pollard of ADA) would like his work.
1708 Gallery - Casting a New Light. From the press release - "for the ten artists selected by New York photographer Jerry Spagnoli for this exhibition, process is a vital mens of enhancing the material presence and associative power of the photographic image. As evident in their daguerreotypes, calotype negatives, salt prints, collodion wet-plate negatives, ambrotypes (Michael Seal has some ambrotypes in radius250), tintypes, and photograms, vintage processes are still richly evocative tools."
The artists are Jayne Hinds Bidaut, Ellen Carey, Sean Culver, Dan Estabrook, Deborah Luster, Dana Moore, Mark Osterman, Irving Pobboravsky, France Scully Osterman, and Roland Wirtz.
Visual Arts Center* (formerly known as the Hand Workshop) - Recasting the Landscape. Photography by Jerry Spagnoli and Robert Shlaer - "both artists make use of the earliest form of photography and also draw inspiration from 19th-century concepts and depictions of the American landscape, allying process and subject matter to extend the medium's expressive capabilities". Spagnoli is also the curator of the related show at 1708 Gallery.
* I liked the old name better! This new one is boring, bland, and hard to remember. You've been given some horrible advice. Please change it back!
Chop Suey Books - For Your Eyes Only. A show of new work curated by DC resident Cheryl Gant. Exhibiting artists are Anitra Haendel (New York, NY), Kim O'Grady (Los Angeles CA).
Solvent Space - Heaven & Hell. Stephen Vitiello. Sound and video work in collaboration with Scanner and Andrew Deutsch. There's going to be a performance in October.


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PHOENIX -- It's been several years since the Fiesta Bowl scandal exposed a seedy situation at the State Capitol. Lawmakers were taking free gifts from lobbyists. But 3TV's political editor Dennis Welch says that Arizona lawmakers are still lining up for freebies.
"I don't think that it's a big deal," says GOP Sen. Rick Murphy. "It's not like it's going to buy anyone's vote."
"It seems to be something I'm not inventing," says Democratic Rep. Macario Saldate.
3TV cameras caught nearly a dozen lawmakers on baseball's opening day, walking into Chase Field carrying free tickets.
We asked Republican Senator Steve Yarbrough if he thought it was appropriate for lawmakers to use free tickets. "Well, if they do it for all of us, then I suppose so," he said.
Most of the legislators came from a pre-game party at Legends Sports Bar and Grill, where lawmakers, their friends and family members received free booze, free food and free tickets. All of it was reportedly paid for by lobbyists with the Dorn Policy Group.
"I think that this is good clean fun," said Speaker of the House Andy Tobin.
But four years ago, Arizona made national headlines after it was exposed that lobbyists for the Fiesta Bowl had been lavishing expensive gifts on lawmakers for years. But to this day, not a single piece of legislation has passed that would change the way lobbyists do business.
"The days of wining and dining legislators should stop, and should stop now," says Democratic Sen. Steve Gallardo. He has tried to stop the trend by introducing bills to have an "outright ban on all gifts" and "stricter disclosure laws". But for two years the bills have gone nowhere.
"They're not giving us these freebies because they think we're wonderful," says Gallardo. "They want something in return."
According to invitations obtained by 3TV, in the last two months, lobbyists have invited lawmakers to all-expenses-paid hockey games, spring training baseball games, and high priced restaurants.
"I can almost guarantee we will have another Fiesta Bowl scandal in the state of Arizona soon," says Gallardo.
"I guess it could happen," says County Attorney Bill Montgomery. "I would venture to say that before we get around to that circumstance even being able to come about, there are going to be some changes."
Montgomery led the investigation into the Fiesta Bowl scandal. But in December 2011, Montgomery cleared the 31 lawmakers mired in the scandal of any wrongdoing.
As for the lawmakers' most recent trip to the ballpark? "I just know I didn't get that invite," says Montgomery. "I'll be buying my own tickets."
Tim Hogan is an attorney with the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest. "You get paid a salary to do your job," says Hogan. "It looks like you're buying influence. If you have the money, you're able to buy an outcome at the legislature."
The veteran attorney is discouraged by what he's seen from the legislature in the post-Fiesta Bowl scandal era.
"Not only has nothing changed, it looks like it's gotten worse," Hogan says.
Of all the bills introduced this year seeking to curb the practice of handing out free gifts to lawmakers, most have yet to even get a committee hearing.
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It's been a long time. Hope all is well with you all.
I wanted to share with you a discussion that I had with someone recently. They had read in one of my books how I mentioned that back in the day, due to slavery African American shamans were preachers, priest or priestess, teachers, counselors, healers, psychics, herbalists, diviners, etc. because they all preformed some type of healing for their respective communities. However, not every preacher, priest or priestess, teacher, counselor, healer, psychic, herbalist, diviner, etc. is a shaman. How is that possible? What's the difference between the two and why do I follow a shamanic path?
Well, without going through a long dissertation, besides the obvious like attire, ritualistic approaches for seeking spiritual assistance etc. like chanting, drumming, dancing, etc. The key difference is based upon how one sees the Divine. Shamans typically don't follow any type of dogma, whereas most adhering to an organized religion or haven't adopted shamanic principles into their life, usually do.
This approach is very significant and we see how it plays out when it comes acquiring spiritual assistance. For instance, when an adherent seeks spiritual assistance in help with some issue they are facing. The adherent from the organized religion is instructed to seek the Will of God through prayer, meditation, divination, etc., because they have been taught (or believe) that they are a humble and sinned servant that needs to be saved. From this approach, it would appear that God is doing the individual a favor, which explains the reason why so many feel they have to beg and plea to be saved, and if they breach a moral code of conduct, they must beg for forgiveness. This is not the case in most shamanistic traditions.
In shamanism when the shaman needs divine or supernatural assistance, they simply seek the solution to their problem through prayer, meditation or divination, etc. because they see themselves as a co – creator with the Divine. It is not solely left up to the Divine if they will live or not, but responsibility is also shared by all of those involved. For instance, if one wants to overcome an illness, then the patient has to also take responsibility for his or health and do what is necessary physically and spiritually to acquire good health. This is because from a co – creator's perspective, the Divine is literally the Source and will support you in whatever you choose to do. This is the reason most shamans don't concern themselves with spiritual enlightenment or seeking to expand their consciousness, because it is like acquiring knowledge without experience. Instead, shamans focus upon practical objectives because in resolving these issues they not only achieve tangible goals but in the process may also acquire the wisdom when dealing with similar issues. In this case, spiritual enlightenment is seen as fascinating side effect that if it occurs great, but if not there's no problem because it wasn't the intention in the first place. This is because shamanism focuses upon practicality, which is based upon Maa – that is, Objective Truth not what belief is popular at the time.
So in essence, most belonging to an organized religious structure (or still harboring this mindset) focus on the future (and the hereafter). Everything they approach is from this same dogmatic perspective whereas they feel if they don't do this they will be punished. If they don't eat right, they will be punished. If they act and treat their neighbors right, then they will be punished. If they don't belong to this particular group or affiliates, then they will be punished. Everything is based upon the fear if they don't do a particular thing, then they will "reap what they sow" because it is based upon catastrophe.
Shamans on the other hand, focus on the here and now in order to make a better future. Since shamanism is pre-religion, it doesn't force people to live their lives out of fear of sin, karma, etc. When something doesn't work or doesn't produce the desired results, it is not looked upon as being the will of God or some divine act. If God doesn't punish animals for their animalistic behavior, why would God punish human beings for their animal behavior? This was seem contradictory, which in shamanism the Divine is not. So when something doesn't work or doesn't produce the desired results. It is simply seen as being botched like too much of one ingredient was added to a cake mix. Basically, it is due to things not being in balance.
Shamanism basically assists an individual in saving themselves, instead of depending upon someone or something outside of themselves to save them, because most have been Called like preachers who have been Called to the pulpit. The main difference being that most shamans consisted of them overcoming an deadly illness, destructive and negative behavior that is destroying their family and/or community, etc.. In their mysterious rebirth, they learn what to do and what not to do not because it offends the Divine presence within them. In other words, it separates them from their divinity, thus inhibiting them from creating miracles in their life. This is why elderly black men and women in southern churches use to abstain from certain behaviors, practices, obscenities, perversions and substances. It was this shamanic practice that was brought from Africa that assured that the one being Called would not adjust their concept of God in order to accept, ignore or overlook their wickedness. This age old African tradition has rapidly become extinct in most Black Churches, which is why there is a lack of spiritual development today in the Black community.
I personally chose and continue to follow this path because it establishes a rapport between you and the Divine. When something is right, you instantly see the results. When you have done something wrong, you get that feedback as well and learn to make adjustments. No one needs to tell you what you is right or wrong. If you have your right mind, we all have commonsense. We all know what is right or wrong because the Divine is within all of us, so no matter how much we try to sugarcoat it you know. This is why it is not even necessary to persuade people of what is the truth or not the truth, because Truth is Divine and the Divine's spark dwells within us all. So, it is not a matter of not knowing the Truth or Maa, it is about choosing not to believe it and in that case. God doesn't have to punish you. You are simply punishing yourself.
Now, shamanism is not about making up your own rules as you go, but a lot of people due to Western thinking are use to rules and feel that if they don't have any rules. They don't have any guidelines to maneuver around. For those people, I say that according to the Maa Aankh, when we physically die our soul will stand before Osar in accompany with our ancestors, where we will give account for everything that we did while among the living. If our soul is boggled down by confusion and guilt, then we will become a confused, misguided and tormented ghost or aapepu. This means that if you can't imagine standing before you beloved ancestors and proudly telling them everything that you did in secret with no shame. Then, you might want to give that thing, substance, behavior, etc. up.
And, this is the difference between a shaman and a preacher.
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Now this might tax your imagination! Go to http://www.infromthecold.org/war_grave_cemeteries.asp?from=search (this is a genuine website)
In the 'Search' option enter 'Cores End'. Then click on 'Aerial View'.
Enlarge the photo and you see it is an Air Canada aircraft! Thanks to Peter Underwood for sending me this site.
|The world war dead of the Commonwealth are commemorated by CWGC in cemeteries and on memorials all over the world. The total number of such cemeteries and memorials currently stands at 23,540 separate sites around the world. Of these, 12,354 are in the United Kingdom.
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Writer-director Christopher McQuarrie (One Shot) is set to produce, write, and direct Rubicon, a multi-platform remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. According to Deadline, the property is intended to be turned into a movie, graphic novel, and videogame. For those unfamiliar with Kurosawa's masterpiece, the story focuses on a group of ronin hired by hapless villagers to defend against bandits. Rubicon will recast the samurai as Navy SEALs in Afghanistan fighting against the Taliban. I can get on board with a Seven Samurai remake that lifts the premise and puts it into a new setting, and Rubicon's set-up sounds like it could be a solid movie/graphic novel/video game.
McQuarrie, whose brother commanded a SEAL team, will co-produce with founding SEAL Team Six member Dan Capel. Fellow producer Mark Long says the intention is to "explore the true nature of war, for both its heroes and its victims." The true nature of war: reset buttons and experience points. Deadline reports that the plan is to release the video game, graphic novel, and movie simultaneously and that each will have a separate but complementary storyline. The first chapter of the graphic novel will be included in Capel's upcoming autobiography.


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A Sandwich a Day: Saucisson Sec at La Sandwicherie in Miami, FL
A different sandwich profiled every single day.
In this great country of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around the country. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
Located in the back street of Washington Avenue on Miami Beach, this sandwich spot is acclaimed to be one of the best in Miami. The open-air bar setting with the simple, vibrant-colored decor gives off a casual mix of French and Miami feel. Saucisson Sec ($7.40) is the most popular on the menu and is filled with paper-thin salami and fresh brie cheese. You can add as many classic toppings as you want without paying extra, including green peppers, veggies, cornichons (French pickles), and their "secret weapon" (their words) homemade French mustard vinaigrette.
Their Seafood Sandwich ($7.40) is delicious as well, stuffed with a generous amount of shrimp and crab meat mixed with mayo. There are two types of bread to choose from—go for the classic French bread over the slightly more expensive croissant (85 cents extra). Either bread is superbly fresh, as they have to restock it three times a day due to the high demand.
La Sandwicherie
229 14th Street, Miami Beach FL 33139 (map); 305-532-8934
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Because of its exact geographic center location in the state, Rutherford County is nicknamed the "Heart of Tennessee." It's located southeast of Nashville and includes the towns of Murfreesboro and Smyrna. The county seat of Murfreesboro is about a 40-minute drive to Nashville, while the town of Smyrna is only around 30 minutes.
Antiques, boutiques, gift shops, and malls abound in Rutherford County. Murfreesboro is home to The Avenue, which is the biggest open-air dining and shopping center in Tennessee.
Anyone who enjoys quiet, close-knit communities with plenty of outdoor activities will find this area an attractive place to call home. Percy Priest Lake, for example, offers hiking, swimming, boating and fishing.
History buffs visiting this area might take a trip to the Stones River National Battlefield, or perhaps to Cannonsburgh Village where they can see what it was like to live in earlier times with a one-room school, a gristmill and a general store.
Overall, Rutherford County is an ideal place for prospective homebuyers in the market for a home in a pleasant, affordable suburb. Like the other communities surrounding Nashville, this area is seeing plenty of growth. That means homebuyers will be able to choose from new construction, townhomes, brick ranch homes, and even large estates.


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Nominations Open For Dealerscope 40 Under 40
It's time again for Dealerscope's "40 Under 40" search for the best young talent in the consumer electronics industry.
As in previous years, we're asking for your help in nominating the leaders who are under 40 years old from all corners of the CE business. That includes retail, distribution, buying groups, manufacturing and technology developers.
We'll profile the winners in our June issue and on www.dealerscope.com. Help us identify the future legends of the consumer electronics industry. Choose wisely. You never know, one of them could someday be your boss.
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Would you like to know more about how God has wired you to serve him?
Spiritual gifts are tools God gives all Christians to do the work of ministry — to serve our Christian brothers and sisters and to serve friends and neighbors even beyond the family of God. In this way, he has equipped each of us to play a vital role in his plan for sharing the love and Good News of Jesus with the world.
A spiritual gifts survey is not a foolproof method for identifying God's plan for one's life, but it is a helpful instrument he often uses to give a Christ-follower insight into the special capacities God has given him or her.
Click on the link below to take a simple online questionnaire from Ephesians Four Ministries to help you discover your spiritual gifts!


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In the House of the Interpreter: A Memoir
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Pantheon, 2012
256 pp., 25.95
Helen Rittelmeyer
A Measure of Forgiveness
If things had gone slightly differently for Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, he might have become a living, breathing vindication of the British Empire's good intentions. Despite having grown up in straitened circumstances on his mother's small agricultural homestead, he was selected on the basis of his test scores to attend a prestigious Rugby-style boarding school for Africans twelve miles outside Nairobi—this at a time when there were not many peasant sons of single mothers at Rugby back in Britain. His earliest attempts at fiction were promoted by the colonial government's Literature Bureau, which sponsored various publications and contests for native authors, and he first came to the attention of European audiences when he won the bureau's fiction prize. Later he wrote radio plays for the BBC. At every step of his early career, from the mid-1950s to the early '60s, Ngũgĩ was encouraged and underwritten by well-meaning Englishmen who sincerely believed that Africans not only could be but should be educated in the same way as Europeans. Theirs was the old civilizing mission, and for a time it seemed that Ngũgĩ was poised to become a shining example of their success.
Then, at some point in his young adulthood, Ngũgĩ stopped barreling down the trajectory laid out for him and veered off in a different direction. He embraced Fanon, Marx, and Mao. He visited the Soviet Union. He abandoned the name he had been given at baptism, James Ngũgĩ, and started going by his traditional Kikuyu patronymic. After independence, he agitated against the continued inclusion of English authors in the Kenyan school curriculum—an ironic turn for a man who had been professor of English literature at the University of Nairobi. Later in life he adopted as his personal crusade the cause of traditional African languages, deriding as sell-outs those African authors like Chinua Achebe who wrote in the language of the oppressor. He became, in effect, a crusader against the English language in Africa. A more decisive repudiation of his early education could hardly be imagined.
That early education is the subject of the second volume of his memoirs, In the House of the Interpreter, which opens on his first year at boarding school and closes shortly after his graduation. Like its predecessor, Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir, the book is largely apolitical, and he avoids the trap of projecting his adult opinions onto his teenage self, an especially admirable accomplishment for a writer with such strong ideological commitments.
Instead Ngũgĩ focuses on ordinary schoolboy stuff like the personalities of the masters and head boys, the sermons at chapel, and how he made his name in the school debate club. In many ways In the House of the Interpreter has more in common with British prep-school reminiscences like Roald Dahl's and George Orwell's than with African memoirs like Wole Soyinka's and Camara Laye's. The only thing differentiating this book from its Etonian counterparts is the absence of tortures and privations—no savage beatings, no aggressively unpleasant living quarters, no conscription into semi-slavery at the hands of upperclassmen. The biggest complaint Ngũgĩ has is the growing suspicion that his native culture is being humiliated, that alienation from his family and his past is not just the effect of his education but its purpose. The examples he offers of this are fairly minor, but perhaps the whole point of the book is to demonstrate that these small humiliations can be harder to bear than being caned for flubbing your Latin declensions.
In an early chapter, Ngũgĩ tells of how his English teacher, on the first day of class, took the boys up to his bungalow and walked them through the basic elements of an Englishman's home: the fixtures in the bathroom; the devices in the kitchen; the furniture in the parlor—specifically, which ones were for sitting on and which not. The lesson ended with a grand tour of dinner table etiquette, precepts which were not immediately embraced by his pupils. "How would we eat githeri, irio, and ugali with forks and knives?" Ngũgĩ writes. "The pleasures of eating ugali lay in touch and taste: dipping fingers into the smoking dish and letting it cool in your mouth." Another student explains that their teacher "was talking about English food and English manners," to which their teacher responds that, quite the opposite, "table manners had no race or color. Good manners, like cleanliness, were pathways to God."
One can think of many good reasons why this teacher might have chosen to start the year with a lesson so condescending (though not as condescending as you might think; most of his pupils really hadn't seen a toilet before). This was the most selective black secondary school in Kenya, and a feeder school for the most prestigious university in East Africa. He probably didn't want these boys, when they became government ministers or international businessmen, to discomfit tablemates from England—or for that matter France, Japan, and Russia—by slurping their soup and lunging for the salt. To this argument a mature Ngũgĩ might respond that, as visitors, these foreigners should adapt themselves to African table manners. The young Ngũgĩ could only bristle at the implication that his ways were barbaric and his teacher's somehow more civilized.
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Departure Of Guantanamo Head Means Detention Center May Not Close Anytime Soon
Departure Of Guantanamo Head Means Detention Center May Not Close Anytime Soon
The Obama administration has reassigned the State Department official who was in charge of closing Guantanamo. It confirms what people have known for a long time — that the prison is not shuttering any time soon.
For the past four years, Ambassador Daniel Fried has been working hard to keep a promise President Obama made on his first day in office: to close the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The detention center is still open, but now it's Fried's office that is closing. NPR's Ari Shapiro has the story.
ARI SHAPIRO, BYLINE: Karen Greenberg runs the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School, and she's invested a lot of energy in Guantanamo Bay Prison. On any given day, she can tell you exactly how many detainees are there: 166 today. And she can dive even deeper than that.
KAREN GREENBERG: Eighty-six individuals of that 166 has been cleared for release. Fifty-six of them are Yemenis.
SHAPIRO: Guantanamo has filled her life for more than a decade as suspected terrorists have been picked up from around the world, shipped to Cuba and shipped off again by the hundreds. To her, the closing of Ambassador Daniel Fried's office at the State Department feels like the end of a chapter.
GREENBERG: And I think that's probably the correct move. You know, this is the, you know, how does it end not with a bang but a whimper? This is an example of that kind of ending.
SHAPIRO: Guantanamo's prisoner population has shrunk by roughly a third under President Obama. And Ben Wittes of the Brookings Institution says that's largely thanks to the work of Ambassador Fried.
BEN WITTES: When they set out to convince a whole lot of European countries to take a lot of Guantanamo detainees, I kind of snickered into my sleeve a little bit because, you know, who wants a bunch of Guantanamo detainees, right?
SHAPIRO: Fried used every tool in the diplomat's handbook: flattery, warnings, playing one country off against another.
WITTES: He logged a lot of miles and spent a huge amount of time with, you know, foreign governments and managed to convince a bunch to take a lot of people.
SHAPIRO: But after the first couple of years, the flood slowed to a trickle. Many of the detainees left can't go anywhere. For example, the U.S. refuses to send Yemenis home because Yemen is too unstable. Third countries won't take those prisoners, and they can't come to the United States because Congress won't let them. Lawmakers have put up one roadblock after another to keep the Guantanamo detainees in Cuba. Bobby Chesney at the University of Texas Law School says closing this office at the State Department just confirms what everyone's known for years.
BOBBY CHESNEY: The fact of the matter is that the project of shuttering Guantanamo has been dead in the water for a very long time, and that's been clear to anyone who's paying close attention to the issue.
SHAPIRO: The Obama administration insists that's not true. White House Spokesman Tommy Vietor said in a statement, quote, "The administration has made clear that closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility is in the interest of our national security and is continuing its efforts to close it." But over the 12 years that Guantanamo has been open, some things have changed. No new prisoners have arrived in years, and its symbolic potency has diminished. This was a major national security speech President Obama delivered four years ago.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Meanwhile, instead of serving as a tool to counterterrorism, Guantanamo became a symbol that helped al-Qaida recruit terrorists to its cause.
WITTES: It's kind of an old and stale symbol at this point.
SHAPIRO: Ben Wittes of Brookings and many other national security experts agree terrorists no longer focus on Guantanamo the way they once did.
WITTES: They've moved on to drone strikes and civilian casualties, which is a fresher and more significant day-to-day thumb-in-the-eye for some of the peoples that they are trying to appeal to.
SHAPIRO: In pop culture, the best representation of America's national security mindset today may be "Homeland" on Showtime. In a key plot point on that show, a drone strike becomes a terrorist recruiting tool. And in two seasons, Guantanamo Bay has not come up at all. Ari Shapiro, NPR News, Washington.
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RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A judge refused to recuse himself Friday in a dispute over a Washington state florist who declined to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding.
Attorneys representing the owner of Arlene's Flowers requested the recusal because of the judge's recent service as a board member for Columbia Basin College, where one of the plaintiffs works.
But Benton County Superior Court Judge Salvador Mendoza rejected the request, saying he interacted with plaintiff Curt Freed during board meetings but does not know him socially and sees no reason to recuse himself.
Mendoza said his wife also has bought flowers from Arlene's Flowers on several occasions.
"That's what happens in small communities," he said.
The Tri-City Herald reported (http://is.gd/aCKveZ ) that two other judges have recused themselves from the case in the past week.
The Washington state attorney general's office sued the shop owner, Baronelle Stutzman, saying she violated consumer protection law by refusing service in March to longtime customers Freed and Robert Ingersoll.
Under state law, it's illegal for businesses to refuse to sell goods, merchandise and services to any person because of their sexual orientation.
Stutzman says she has no problem with homosexual customers but won't support gay weddings because of her religious beliefs.
In addition to the state, the ACLU sued Stutzman on behalf of the Kennewick, Wash., couple.
In other action Friday, Mendoza consolidated the attorney general's lawsuit and the private lawsuit into a single case for purposes of discovery.
A religious freedom group, Alliance Defending Freedom, countersued the state on behalf of Stutzman.
The judge told lawyers representing all sides that he needs time to consider several other motions, including whether the attorney general has jurisdiction in the case.
Janelle Guthrie, a spokeswoman for the state attorney general, said the judge would rule on the motions during the week of July 8.
Washington voters legalized gay marriage in November. However, protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation were codified in 2006 in one of the first pushes to expand civil rights to the gay community.
Information from: Tri-City Herald, http://www.tri-cityherald.com


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Democratic Maryland Lt. Governor Anthony Brown appeared on MSNBC and discussed his state's chances for marriage equality with Baltimore native Thomas Roberts. Roberts ended the interview by saying he'd like to take advantage of marriage equality in Maryland some day.
Said the Lt. Governor: "Maryland is poised to make history and become the 6th state to extend marriage equality. If the bill passes the governor will sign it. ... It's more than likely than not this bill will make it to the second floor."
Marriage equality in Maryland received a major boost last week when Brown, the state's highest-elected Black official and possibly its most powerful, declared his support. "Regardless of gender, we should be able to choose who it is that we are going to marry and hopefully spend the rest of our lives with. I'm supportive of that."
Totally crushing on the telegenic Lt. Gov. Brown and his voice. And loved when Thomas said he'd like to marry in Maryland some day. Watch it AFTER THE JUMP ...


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R is a "free software environment for statistical computing and graphics."[1]
- 1 Installation
- 2 Usage
- 3 Configuration
- 4 Managing R packages
- 5 Adding a graphical frontend to R
- 6 Editors IDEs and notebooks with R support
- 7 Tips and tricks
- 8 See also
Install the r package. The installation of external packages within the R environment may require gcc-fortran.
To start a
R session, open your terminal and type this command:
- Make sure to use a capital R for the command. Note that some shells use the lowercase
rcommand to repeat the last entered command. Once in your
Rsession, the prompt will change to
- site refers to system-wide in R Documentation
?Startup to read the documentation about system file configuration,
help() for the on-line help,
help.start() for the HTML browser interface to help,
demo() for some demos and
q() to close the session and quit.
When closing the session, you will be prompted :
Save workspace Image ?[y/n/c]. The workspace is your current working environment and include any user-defined objects, functions. The saved image is stored in
.RData format and will be automatically reloaded the next time
R is started. You can manually save the workspace at any time in the session with the
save.image(image.RData) command, save as many images as you want (eg : image1.RData, image2.RData). You can load image with the
load.image(image.RData) command at any time of your session.
- Tired of R's verbose startup message ? Then start
Rwith the
--quietcommand-line option (
$ R --quiet). You can add
alias R="R --quiet"in one of your Startup files.
- Running
Rfrom the command line will set R's working directory to the current directory. Opening the R GUI will set R's working directory to $HOME, unless explicitly defined in your configuration files (
Whenever R starts, its configuration is controlled by several files. Please refer to Initialization at Start of an R Session to get a detailed understanding of startup process.
R first loads site and user environment variable files.
The name of the site file is controlled by the Environment variables
R_ENVIRON if it exists, and defaults to
The name of the user file is specified by
If that is unset, it defaults to
.Renviron in the curent working directory or if it exists, and
~/.Renviron otherwise.
Most important variables can be found on Environment Variables R Documentation.
You may disable loading environment files with
Lines in
Renviron file should be either comment lines starting with # or lines of the form name=value.
Here is a very basic
R_HOME_USER = /path/to/your/r/directory R_PROFILE_USER = ${HOME}/.config/r/.Rprofile R_LIBS_USER = /path/to/your/r/library R_HISTFILE = /path/to/your/filename.Rhistory # Do not forget to append the .Rhistory MYSQL_HOME = /var/lib/mysql
R then loads an Rprofile, which contains R code that is executed. These files are read in the following order of preference (only one file is loaded):
1. A file specified by the environment variable
.Rprofile in the current working directory.
.Rprofile can contain arbitrary R code, though best practice suggests that one should not load packages at startup, as this hinders package upgrades and reproducibility.
# The .First function is called after everything else in .Rprofile is executed .First <- function() { # Print a welcome message message("Welcome back ", Sys.getenv("USER"),"!\n","working directory is:", getwd()) } options(digits = 12) # number of digits to print. Default is 7, max is 15 options(stringsAsFactors = FALSE) # Disable default conversion of character strings to factors options(show.signif.stars = FALSE) # Don't show stars indicating statistical significance in model outputs error <- quote(dump.frames("${R_HOME_USER}/testdump", TRUE)) # post-mortem debugging facilities
You can add more global options to customize your
R environment.
See this post for more examples of user configurations.
Aspects of the Locale are accessed by the functions
Sys.getlocale and
Sys.localeconv within the
R session. Locales will be the one defined in your system.
Managing R packages
There are many add-on
R packages, which can be browsed on The R Website..
With pacman
There are some packages available on the AUR with the prefix
r-. You can mix and match installing R packages with pacman and through R (below), but if you do so you should let pacman manage system packages (those that reside at
/usr/lib/R/library, and let R manage user-installed packages elsewhere (e.g.
With R
Packages can be installed from within
R using the
install.packages(c("pkgname")) command. You should use a local library and let pacman manage files that reside under
install.packages()requires tk to be installed for selecting mirrors. Try installing this package if you see:
Error: .onLoad failed in loadNamespace() for 'tcltk', details (...)
- Alternatively, you can disable graphical pop-ups like this by running [2]:
> options(menu.graphics=FALSE)
to make this change more permanent add the above line to your Rprofile.
Within your
R session, run this command to check that your user library exists and is set correctly:
> Sys.getenv("R_LIBS_USER")
[1] "/path/to/directory/R/packages"
Alternatively, you may install from the command line like so:
$ R CMD INSTALL -l $R_LIBS_USER pkg1 pkg2 ...
Upgrading R packages
Within a R session
> update.packages(ask=FALSE)
Or when you also need to rebuild packages which were built for an older version:
> update.packages(ask=FALSE,checkBuilt=TRUE)
Or when you also need to select a specific mirror (https://cran.r-project.org/mirrors.html) to download the packages from (changing the url as need):
> update.packages(ask=FALSE,checkBuilt=TRUE,repos="https://cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/[dead link 2020-04-01 ⓘ]")
Within a shell
You can use
Rscript, which comes with r to update packages from a shell:
$ Rscript -e "update.packages()"
The Makevars file can be used to set the default make options when installing packages. An example optimized Makevars file is as follow:
CFLAGS=-O3 -Wall -pedantic -march=native -mtune=native -pipe CXXFLAGS=-O3 -Wall -pedantic -march=native -mtune=native -pipe
Adding a graphical frontend to R
R does not include a point-and-click graphical user interface for statistics or data manipulation. However, third-party user interfaces for R are available, such as R commander and RKWard.
R Commander frontend
R Commander is a popular user interface to R. There is no Arch linux package available to install R commander, but it is an R package so it can be installed easily from within R. R Commander requires tk to be installed.
To install R Commander, run 'R' from the command line. Then type:
> install.packages("Rcmdr", dependencies=TRUE)
This can take some time.
You can then start R Commander from within R using the library command:
> library("Rcmdr")
Rattle frontend
Rattle is a popular user interface to R with focus on data mining. There is no Arch linux package available but it can be installed easily from within R. The GUI depends on atk, cairo, pango, and gtk2.
To install Rattle, run
R from the command line. Then type:
> install.packages("rattle", dependencies=TRUE)
This can take some time.
You can then start Rattle from within R using the library command:
> library("rattle") > rattle()
RKWard frontend
RKWard is an open-source frontend which allows for data import and browsing as well as running common statistical tests and plots. You can install rkward from the official repositories.
jasp-desktop-gitAUR provides a menu-driven intervace for common statistical analysis using R as the backend. A Flatpak package is also available.
jamovi-gitAUR provides a menu-driven intervace for common statistical analysis using R as the backend. A Flatpak package is also available.
Editors IDEs and notebooks with R support
Rstudio IDE
RStudio an open-source R IDE. It includes many modern conveniences such as parentheses matching, tab-completion, tool-tip help popups, and a spreadsheet-like data viewer.
Install rstudio-desktop-binAUR (binary version from the Rstudio project website) or rstudio-desktop-gitAUR (development version) from AUR.
The R library path is often configured with the R_LIBS environment variable. RStudio ignores this, so the user must set R_LIBS_USER in
~/.Renviron, as documented above.
Rstudio server
RStudio Server enables you to provide a browser based interface to a version of R running on a remote Linux server.
Install rstudio-server-gitAUR. The two main configuration files are
/etc/rstudio/rserver.conf and
/etc/rstudio/rsession.conf. They are not created during the install, so you will need to create and edit them. For information about configure options, please refer to rstudio getting started documentation.
To start the server, please enable and start the
rstudio-server.service unit file provided with the package.
Emacs Speaks Statistics
Emacs users can interact with R via the emacs-essAUR package.
The nvim-rAUR package allows vim and neovim users to code in R, including editing and rendering of R markdown (Rmd) files, execution of R code in a separate pane, inspection of variables, and integrated help panes.
cantor is a notebook application developed by KDE that includes support for R.
The code editor has plugin support for R.
Jupyter notebook
jupyter-notebook is a browser based notebook with support for many programming languages. R support can be added by installing the IRkernel.
Tips and tricks
Optimized packages
The numerical libraries that comes with the R (generic blas, LAPACK) do not have multithreading capabilities. Replacing the reference blas package with an optimized BLAS can produce dramatic speed increases for many common computations in R. See these threads for an overview of the potential speed increases:
- https://github.com/tmolteno/necpp/issues/18
- http://blog.nguyenvq.com/blog/2014/11/10/optimized-r-and-python-standard-blas-vs-atlas-vs-openblas-vs-mkl/
- https://freddie.witherden.org/pages/blas-gemm-bench/
- http://nghiaho.com/?p=1726
openblas can replace the reference blas. If you are using the regular r package from [extra] no further configuration is needed; R is configured to use the system BLAS and will use OpenBLAS once it is installed.
Intel MKL
If your processors are Intel, you can use the Intel math Kernel Library. The MKL, beyond the capabilities of multithreading, also has specific optimizations for Intel processors. Keep in mind that they can potentially interfere with the standard R functionality for parallel processing.
Please first Install the intel-mkl package available from AUR, then the r-mklAUR package.
- if you install the r-mklAUR with R already installed, you will be prompted to remove R. Once r-mkl is installed, please run on R console the following command :
> update.packages(checkBuilt=TRUE)
- here are elapsed time in sec from computing 15 tests with default GCC build and icc/MKL build: 274.93 sec for GCC build, 21.01 sec for icc/MKL build. See this post for more information.
intel-advisor delivers top application performance with C, C++ and Fortran compilers, libraries and analysis tools.
Install the intel-advisor-xeAUR[broken link: package not found] package.
Set CRAN mirror across R sessions
Instead of having R ask which CRAN mirror to use every time you install or update a package, you can set the mirror in the Rprofile file. https://cloud.r-project.org/ should be a good default for everywhere:
## Set CRAN mirror: local({ r <- getOption("repos") r["CRAN"] <- "https://cloud.r-project.org/" options(repos = r) })
See also
- Official website
- RSeek A Google Custom Search Engine for R related material.
- R for Data Science Online version of a CCA licensed book written by Garrett Grolemund and Hadley Wickham from RStudio, 2017.
- R-bloggers Aggregation site for (English) blogs related to R.
- /r/Rlanguage on Reddit There are several R related Subreddits, each one provides links to the others.


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Precast can be made into essentially any shape needed for a project. This section addresses a few of the more common shapes or components that do not necessarily fit into one of the primary categories. Designers are encouraged to discuss a project with a precast producer early in the design process to best find ways to optimize the design.
Stadium risers are used to support seating in stadiums, arenas, theaters, and other types of grandstands. Typically, they are made as single, double, or triple risers with heights cast to satisfy site lines in the venue. Specifying single, double, or triple risers will depend on the layout and may be dictated by weights and crane access during construction.
Typical spans: 8 to 50 ft.
Finishes: The bottom and vertical sections of the riser are cast against the form and typically will remain as cast in the final construction. The top (wearing surface) is mainly troweled to the desired degree.
Typical thicknesses: 6 to 10 in.
Finishes: When cast on edge, the tread and bottom remain as cast and generally will remain as such in the final construction. When they are cast upside down, the bottom will be troweled to the desired degree of smoothness and will mainly remain exposed to view in the final construction. Abrasive nosing pieces are often cast into the treads to create a non-slip surface.
Stadium/arena raker beams are discussed under Beams and Columns.
Precast concrete stairs are used in any application where a stair tower or individual steps are required. These modules can provide fast erection and durable access in buildings or parking structures.
Column covers are used as a major focal point in a structure. These units may be broad or barely wider than the column itself and run vertically up a structure. They often conceal structural columns and may completely surround them at the ground level.
They typically are supported by the structural column or the floor and are designed to transfer no vertical load other than their own weight. The vertical load of each length of column cover section is usually supported at one elevation and tied back at the top and bottom to the floors for lateral load transfer and stability.
Typical shapes: C or U shaped (matching halves cover a structural column)
Typical sizes: One-story tall
Finishes: The exterior three sides of the column cover can be finished in any way desired similar to an architectural precast concrete panel.
Mullions are thin, often-decorative pieces that fill open space in a building façade. They are often isolated elements forming a long vertical line, requiring them to be cast perfectly straight to avoid any visual deformities. To some degree, these variations can be handled by precast concrete connections with adjustability.
Sizes and shapes can vary to satisfy both architectural and structural requirements.
Typical shapes: Square or rectangle
Typical sizes: One or more stories, subject to limitations imposed by weight or hanging
Finishes: Three of the four sides are created with a form, as they are cast in a horizontal position. They can be finished in a variety of ways, depending on the application and the architectural purpose.


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Feminism | Posted by Hannah on 01/13/2014
Feminism Has Changed Me: Claiming My Black Latina Identity
Throughout the last few weeks, I have been introduced to a powerful movement called feminism. I have never been as inspired and motivated to use my voice than I am right now. The more that I have been reading about amazing feminists like Cherrie Moraga and Audre Lorde, the more I ask myself, how can I use my voice and actions to involve myself in a feminist way of life?
In my feminism class we wrote essays about how the different variables of our life like race, class, gender, and sexuality intersect and make up our lives. Writing my own intersectionality essay gave me the chance to reflect on the complexity of my life. As a black Latina, my life is very complicated and …


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Blair day care provider faces child abuse charges
State suspends woman's license
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services suspended the license of a Blair child care provider after she was charged with felony child abuse.
Kathy Matzen, 61, is accused of slapping a 4-year-old's hand with a knife, causing injury, in December 2012.
Matzen admitted she slapped the child on the back of his hands because he was putting his hands on a piece of toast. She denied using a knife to slap the child, but she said she used her fingers to spank him.
Investigators said photographs do not match Matzen's story.
According to a police report, the child said he was sleeping on a mattress in the living room with no sheets or bedding.
Matzen's son, 42-year-old Travis Matzen, was also arrested for allegedly shaving the 4-year-old's head without the parents' permission. Travis told police he shaved the child's head to eliminate multiple outbreaks of head lice.
The Department of Health and Human Services was notified by the Blair Police Department and the Washington County Attorney's Office May 29 of Kathy Matzen's arrest.
Matzen faces two counts of felony child abuse. Her son, Travis, faces one misdemeanor count of child abuse.
The Division of Public Health said Matzen can't provide care for any children other than her own until charges pending against her and her son have been resolved.
The parents of children enrolled in the child care program near North 14th and Park streets were notified.
The state said it only issues an emergency suspension to protect the physical well-being and safety of children in a child care program.


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IRAN: Hard-line official insists stoning penalty for adultery stands, but is under a required review
In other words, 43-year-old Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani could still be buried up to her neck and pelted with small rocks until she dies because she was convicted of having sex outside of marriage.
Larijani, a well-connected regime loyalist, blamed the Western media for making a big deal out of nothing.
"Our judicial system cannot change its course because of Western attack and media pressure," he told the official Islamic Republic News Agency in a report published late Friday (in Persian). "The Western media's attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran comes under a pretext every time, and in recent years it is the instructions of the Islamic religious law that have been the target of their attacks."
No one's quite sure what's next for Ashtiani. Larijani said Ashtiani's sentence of death by stoning had not been rescinded, contradicting a statement issued Thursday by the Islamic Republic's embassy in London.
"Regarding this criminal, I must point out that first of all the punishment of death by stoning exists in our constitution but the esteemed judges issue this verdict on very rare occasions," said Larijani, whose brothers include the head of the judiciary branch and the speaker of parliament. "This case has passed its long procedure, and the defendant was first sentenced to 90 lashes and then, in another court, to death by stoning. The review of this sentence in currently underway."
Her lawyer said even if they halt the stoning, he's worried they'll put her to death by some other means. "We do not know which penalty will be substituted for stoning," her lawyer told Babylon & Beyond.
He said he's asked for her pardon four times, especially since no private individual is seeking her prosecution -- just the government. "For the sake of the Islamic system and its reputation in the world, nobody should be stoned to death anymore," said Ashtiani's lawyer, Mohammad Mostafai. "If the judiciary branch is attaching importance to the prestige of the system in the world, then the stoning should be stopped."
But Larijani, whom Western diplomats have described as a cynical and power-hungry solider of the Islamic Republic, rejected the contention that the judiciary should consider world opinion or that the high-profile international campaign in support of Ashtiani might make Iran's judicial authorities think twice about putting her to death for committing a sex crime.
"The commotion that the Western media has started in connection with this case will not affect our judges' views," he said. "The execution of Islamic religious laws on death by stoning, hijab and inheritance has always faced their audacious animosity and basically any issue which hints of religious law is always opposed by them."


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Conference Report Card: ACCPosted by Brian Goodman on April 28th, 2011
Matt Patton is the RTC correspondent for the ACC.
Conference Recap
The ACC had a down year though North Carolina's Kendall Marshall-led resurgence and Florida State's Sweet Sixteen appearance helped a little bit. Before and during the season, Duke was the runaway favorite in the conference: Kyrie Irving's toe injury obviously was the pivotal point that brought Duke back down to earth. Equally pivotal (in the reverse direction) was Marshall's move to starting point guard for North Carolina. With Larry Drew II at the helm, there is no way the Tar Heels could have come close to surpassing Duke for the regular season title. The down year did not really surprise most people, and despite lofty preseason expectations (read: people forgot how highly rated North Carolina was to start the season) I think the perception is that the league at least lived up to preseason expectations with a couple of notable exceptions: NC State, Wake Forest, and Virginia Tech. NC State had NCAA Tournament talent, but did not come anywhere close to sniffing the Big Dance; Wake was arguably the worst major conference team in the country; and Virginia Tech once again found itself very highly seeded in the NIT. On the flip side, Clemson and Florida State both exceeded expectations.


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Listing Date10/10/18
Year Built1979
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UBS Warburg Implements Redefined Rating System
UBS Warburg today announced that it has implemented its previously announced redefined rating system that provides greater clarity and detail in the firm's Equity Research recommendations to clients. The changes, first announced on October 23, 2002, go into effect globally across the 3,000 companies covered by UBS Warburg Equity Research.
"Our goal is to provide our clients with independent and thoughtful ideas," said Tom Hill, Global Head of Equity Research for UBS Warburg. "We believe the enhancements we have made will improve clients' understanding of our research conclusions and will be valuable to institutional and retail clients alike."
Each rating will consist of a recommendation in combination with a predictability level*.
* Recommendation - Each stock will continue to carry a price target that will determine predicted excess return over the current share price**. The recommendation will reflect the analyst's predicted excess return on the stock - "Buy" (greater than 15% excess return), "Neutral" (less than or equal to 15% and greater than or equal to - 15% excess return potential) and "Reduce" (less than - 15%).
* Predictability - The predictability level will reflect the degree of certainty an analyst has in his/her price target forecast. Predictability will be identified by a "1" (indicating higher predictability) or a "2" (indicating a lower predictability). Predictability will take into account uncertainty in cash flow estimates and uncertainty in discount rate estimates.
"By combining a simplified rating system with a predictability level, UBS Warburg has made the research process easier to understand and at the same time more comprehensive," said Alan Hodson, Global Head of Equities.
Analysts will continue to set price targets that they expect their shares to reach within a 12-month period.
Amy Rosenberg, Media Relations +1 212-713-8510
Sam Smith, Media Relations +44 20 7568 9982
Notes to Editors
Greater than 15%
Buy 1
Buy 2
Less than or equal to 15% and greater than or equal to -15% excess return potential
Neutral 1
Neutral 2
Less than -15%
Reduce 1
Reduce 2
UBS Warburg is a business group of UBS AG (NYSE: UBS), one of the largest financial services firms in the world with more than 69,000 employees in more than 40 countries. UBS Warburg is a leader in equities, corporate finance, M&A advisory and financing, financial structuring, fixed income issuance and trading, foreign exchange, derivatives and risk management. UBS Warburg is one of four business groups of UBS AG along with UBS PaineWebber, UBS Global Asset Management and UBS Wealth Management & Business Banking.
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Yesss. I can't believe it's finally October. Could very well be my favorite month out of the year only next to September and November, and of course December. It's the month when true Fall weather sets in and is capped with The Coolest holiday of all... Hallo-Freak'n-Ween!
Seriously backed up with posts but haven't been inspired to share any meals from outings lately. So we have here another plate of Karee Raisu for all you retort pouch curry fans (or not). Busted out the Coco Ichibanya Gift Set today which meant I'll be having my meal in style, on proper Coco Ichi plateware and matching baller spoon.
Went with the pork flavor since I just had the beef version a week ago. The rice cooker chiming in ready with hot steamy rice, I quickly heated up some Arabiki links to have as topping while the pouch boils in water for a few minutes.
Tried to make it look just like how it's served at the restaurant, haha. Coco Ichibanya, Japan's largest curry rice restaurant chain is known for their insane number of optional toppings (some traditional but many not so) as they are their creamy and medium rich Japanese curry. A post about my visit in Tokyo here.
At first glance and taste Coco Ichi's rue which is a popular velvety style with little or no visible ingredients may not seem that different with other popular brands. In fact though not quite Sara Sara, it tends to be a tad less viscous than most out there. But after plowing through some ways one would notice a satisfying depth of flavor characteristic of a long stew simmer.
Too bad my plate at the So. Cal. (currently only) Torrance location didn't quite measure up to even this I put together at home. I'm hoping the watered down taste was a fluke and one of these days will make it back to try again.
But man, these course ground pork sausages I picked up at Nijiya were like crack, bursting with pork juices soon as my teeth sunk into them. Can't be that healthy for me but they sure did taste great. Must moderate.
Naturally complemented really well with Coco Ichi's pork flavor which is rather mild relatively speaking but mysteriously addicting. A flavor profile that goes great with pretty much anything piggybacked as garnish or a main, traditional or avant garde, imagined or real. I'll probably whip up some fermented Natto beans when having the last of the beef flavor next time.
A thick-slice of Toasted Japanese Shokupan, pair of Dice, Old Macs and New iPods, a 99-Cent Store Voltmeter with spare 9-Volt Battery.. Square Watermelons. They all coincide here in the many radiused corners of my internet bento box.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Saturday Ramblings And Retort Curry OTW: Coco Ichibanya Pork Curry
Labels: Curry, Curry Rice, Food Packaging, Food Paraphernalia, Retort Curry, Sausages, What's On My Rice
5 comments:
- Carol said...
Yeah, Halloween! My favorite holiday!
- October 1, 2011 at 9:29 PM
- K and S said...
boo to watery curry but yeah to arabiki weenies!
- October 2, 2011 at 12:23 AM
- Dennis K. said...
Hi Carol, me too! :)
Hi Kat! This retort was great but yeah the first visit to Cocoichi Torrance was a disappointment. Arabiki weenies are dangerously addictive!
- October 2, 2011 at 6:43 AM
- Junichi said...
Another food festival later this month at Mistuwa. Looks like I'm making another trek to LA for ramen.
- October 3, 2011 at 12:45 PM
- Dennis K. said...
Hey Junichi! We should go together. Send me an email! Have you heard which shops are coming? No info on the site just yet.
- October 3, 2011 at 7:42 PM
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