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Jerald Robison has left the program, according to Chris Balas. I guess the writing was on the wall with respect to his playing time. Disappointing that he never lived up to the hype. Best of luck to him.
Exit Jerald Robinson
And this explains the expanded class size a little more.
Wow that's a big loss
Like all 5 catches?
It still hurts WR depth.
No disrespect intended to JR, but the coaches could elevate a walk-on to the 2-deep who could just as likely produce 5 catches, and in reality we will have Darboh and Chesson, plus at least 3 (?) true freshman next season.
I say it hurts depth becuase next year the players who have actually played extensive time at WR are only Dileo, Gallon and Jackson.
It could mean nothing to our depth if Chesson, Darboh and the true freshman prove that they are better and more capable.
Don't forget Joe Reynolds. At the end of the season, he was getting reps ahead of Robinson, and is about his same size. Chances are, if Jerald Robinson stayed, he'd be behind Reynolds on the depth chart. So this has little effect of depth, really. Probably why he left.
Woops, I did forget Reynolds. I should think about walk-ons more often.
Not sure if serious.
Wow that's a big loss
To what, the practice squad?
Remember how like, everyone, was talking about how good he was in practice and how he was going to be a breakout player? Curious to know where the disconnect was.
And those reports weren't coming from the talking heads of the media. It was actually coming from players who were graduating.
Maybe there was a disconnect between practice and game time production.
Good luck JR...ok we need WRs..like right now !
I had high hopes for him, best of luck JR.
To Darboh being a BIG contributor next season. We need a Hello post...
I choose to think that he left because of the development of Chesson and Darboh
Um, Mr. Treadwell, here's our depth chart. I'm sure you'll find it most pleasing.
Here's our WR depth chart, our top o-line class, and a five star QB named Shane Morris coming in to back up another 5 star QB named Devin Gardner.
Will any of the incoming commits (Note: not uncommitted recruits) be ready to play when they step on campus? That would make me feel a little better
We've got Chesson and Darboh, finding a guy to start shouldn't be the issue. It hurts depth though.
EDIT: Nevermind, I misinterpreted what you were saying. For what it's worth York was a monster in the summer.
I don't know, maybe Dukes.
But we won't need them this fall, at least not much. We lose Gardner and Roundtree from the receiving corps, and they'll be replaced by Chesson and Darboh. The TE will be emphasized more, because we'll have TEs who aren't either walk ons or true frosh, and guys like Gallon and Dileo will get more touches.
And I guess we'll still have Jeremy Jackson out there to watch the ball sail over his head on a deep route.
kinda shocked especially since so many guys at the end of last season were talking about him being the break out player
see Jerald deliver solid stats in the MAC or Big East. He never looked comfortable in the offense - not sure if it was our offense or B1G defenders.
Hope he gets a degree from UM. Good luck to him.
Of the 27 signees in our 2010 recruiting class only 12 remain.
I hope Chesson and Darboh come through.
Honestly...once Reynolds passed him up late in the season I think the writing was on the wall.
I do wonder where the disconnect was as a lot of teammates thought he would be the guy to step up. Maybe the route reads from the WR position weren't his cup of tea and maybe a more spread oriented passing game is what he needs.
Either way best of luck to the kid, he gave it 2 full yrs instead of quitting on the spot. Shows a lot of maturity on his part to put the work in like he did.
Hope he does well whereever he ends up.
Interesting, especially considering how a lot of people thought this would be his breakout year. But I can't say that I blame him. He got buried on the depth chart, and with Darboh and Chesson stepping in next year, he probably didn't see much light at the end of the tunnel.
Remaning players from the 2010 class (12):
Devin Gardner
Richard Ash
Ken Wilkins
Marvin Robinson
Jibreel Black
Josh Furman
Jordan Paskorz
Jake Ryan
Drew Dileo
Jeremy Jackson
Courtney Avery
Will Hagerup
We had 27 in that class. Wow. That is a major hit to our depth.
from the class wouldn't shock me given the depth chart has many of them buried. Especially with Sam Webb noting 7 spots left.
Hope they they stay and become Champions ...
To be honest, this class was not very talented to begin with, so while it hurts short term depth in terms of number of bodies, I think having open spots for the staff to fill with recruits is a good thing.
Here's your chance, Bo Dever.
I met his father in New Orleans for the sugar bowl last year, he was a super nice guy and was especially excited when I knew who his son was from mgoblog
This is a bummer. I hope Hoke does everything and anything he can to land LT. Hell, promise him the #1 jersey if that will work.
Disappointing that he never panned out. In other news I did win the Biletnikoff award with him twice in NCAA 12.
Commence Countess recovery/rehab setback! Just kidding of course. Countess is gonna be a stud.
Wrong thread.
I hope it works out for him at another school. Best of luck to the kid.
It is a shame that things did not seem to pan out. Coming into the team, I believe he was, at that time, a top fifty WR nationally and one of the top players coming out of Ohio according to most services. He started to see some time here and there this year, but not much, and as others have mentioned, with Darboh and Chesson and Reynolds seemingly on the rise, his place as the third or fourth receiver down on most depth charts (as he was this year) might have been the norm. I wish him well wherever he decides to go.
I wonder if this increases the odds that Jourdan Lewis ends up at WR instead of CB. Seems he could play either. If Countess is healthy (please, please, please), then the need seems greater at WR.
Finding a stud CB is typically harder than a stud WR, but it may make sense for us next year.
Mike Hart
That's a pretty shitty thing to say.
Jerald Robinson's exit are intrinsically linked. On second thought, wrong freakin' thread, dude.
Magnus, if you're out there, was this one of the guys you had heard rumors about transferring as mentioned in an earlier thread?
This was the offensive guy, yeah.
There's a defensive guy, too.
I had hgh hopes for Jerald. Early on in the year, he was a starting receiver canidate. What happened?
This is yet more evidence that Rodriguez couldn't cut it as a recruiter of Michigan-caliber players.
If you look back at Robinson in high school, he lacked speed and really wasn't very good at going up to get the ball and catching with his hands. The passes he caught in games and spring games generally seemed to be passes thrown right into his body, and his drops generally seemed to be passes that were thrown outside the frame of his body.
I never really understood why exiting players suggested that he would be a breakout player. Obviously something got lost in translation, but he never seemed like a kid who had the potential to be a star.
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Great evaluation. I completely agree. He is one of those players who just couldn't set himself apart. You were hoping that he would be a great possession receiver, but he couldn't make the catches when they were there. That was his shot, and that was why he got buried on the depth chart. Jeremy Jackson is another great example. Both lack elite athleticism. Jackson can't seem to pull in any of the tough ones either and he runs horrible routes to begin with. Darboh seems to be a playmaker and Chesson will be Breaston 2.0. We just need the incoming freshmen wr's to compete like the defense does for a starting spot. If that competitiveness can translate to offense we could have a damn good season next year.
about WR if Funchess is utilized more as a go to TE.


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Submission + - Library of Congress Offers Update on Huge Twitter Archive Project (slashdot.org)
Nerval's Lobster writes: "Back in April 2010, the Library of Congress agreed to archive four years' worth of public Tweets. Even by the standards of the nation's most famous research library, the goal was an ambitious one. The librarians needed to build a sustainable system for receiving and preserving an enormous number of Tweets, then organize that dataset by date. At the time, Twitter also agreed to provide future public Tweets to the Library under the same terms, meaning any system would need the ability to scale up to epic size. The resulting archive is around 300 TB in size. But there's still a huge challenge: the Library needs to make that huge dataset accessible to researchers in a way they can actually use. Right now, even a single query of the 2006-2010 archive takes as many as 24 hours to execute, which limits researchers' ability to do work in a timely way."

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Palace, who came into the clash on the back of three successive defeats and in the drop zone thanks to their 10-point deduction for going into administration, saw their woes continue before the break as they were dominated and fell behind through James Coppinger's strike.
But the visitors rallied back after the break and snatched their equaliser when Kieran Djilali slotted home from close range, giving their fans hope amid intense speculation Warnock is set to take the reins at QPR.
Doncaster, who themselves headed into the game following back-to-back defeats, were without captain Brian Stock after the midfielder's old back problem returned, while Martin Woods was also missing from the middle of the park due to a groin injury and defender Shelton Martis was out with a hamstring problem.
Rovers had on-loan Arsenal midfielder Jay Emmanuel-Thomas on the bench following his move this morning, while Sam Hird was added to a five-man defence.
Palace boss Neil Warnock made two changes from Wednesday's 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa in the FA Cup, with Clint Hill and Djilali taking the places of Johannes Ertl and Neil Danns.
He was forced into a further change to his side after just six minutes when defender Claude Davis was forced off due to injury, paving the way for an early introduction for youngster Lee Hills.
The hosts made an encouraging start, with Billy Sharp heading wide from close range before James Hayter slashed wide after latching onto a Coppinger corner.
Rovers saw another decent early chance go begging when James Hayter's strike was collected comfortable by Argentinian stopper Julian Speroni.
John Oster then fired wide twice before the hosts finally made their dominance pay in the 37th minute.
Some good work around the edge of Palace's box created an opening for Coppinger to drive home from 18 yards.
James Chambers then struck wide from a similar range before Mark Wilson and Coppinger were denied by Speroni.
Warnock took substitute Hills off at the break with Ertl sent on, and the Palace boss saw his side look livelier after the restart with Darren Ambrose and Nick Carle sending attempts off the target.
Palace came closer on the hour mark with Shaun Derry's close-range strike blocked by Hayter.
Their efforts after the break were rewarded in the 67th minute when Darren Ambrose ended a mazy run with a pinpoint cross allowing Djilali to slot home from six yards.
Ambrose could have then added to his assist with a goal of his own but failed to beat Speroni with his close-range strike.
Rovers looked to reassert their dominance with Sharp's powerful strike forcing Speroni into action before Hird headed wide.
Substitute Emmanuel-Thomas then also tested Speroni with his long-range strike before Ertl volleyed over at the other end.


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Engel, 46, and his family come here from Evansville, Ind., where he was minister of the 100-member Oak Hill Church of Christ for the past eight years. However, he and his wife, Allison, are native Texans as he was born in San Antonio and she is a Houston native.
Engel, who noted his last name is German for "angel," succeeds Jeremy Vass as the Gilmer congregation's minister..
Engel lived in San Antonio until age 13 before moving to Denton, where he graduated high school. While he was attending Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, where he received a bachelor's degree in business management in 1990, a baseball coach there converted him to the Church of Christ.
While at SFA, Engel heard a missionary to Africa speak at the North Side Church of Christ in Nacogdoches and decided to go to that continent. In 1990, he began doing mission work in East Africa, mainly in Tanzania, for several months, which he said fueled his desire to preach.
After his mission work, he was a U.S. Army reservist for a time before taking some Bible classes at Harding University in Searcy, Ark. He became an intern youth minister at the West Side Church of Christ in Texarkana, Tex., where he was youth minister from 1993-96, and he married in 1995.
Engel's wife grew up in Houston and Rockdale, where she graduated high school. Engel said he first met Allison, who is nine years his junior, when he was part of an SFA group that went to Rockdale to work with a youth group that included her.
Some 4-5 years later, he said, she was a student at SFA, where he was invited to speak at a youth rally. She recognized his name, came to help with the event, and "we got reacquainted," he said.
From 1996-2003, Engel was associate minister of the 150-member Bertram Church of Christ in a tiny Texas town of less than 90 population at the time. From 2003-2005, he attended Sunset International Bible Institute in Lubbock, graduating there before going to Indiana, and is pursing a master's degree in Biblical studies from that school.
He said he learned of the job opening here from his mentor at Sunset, Charles Speer, the school's dean of residential studies. Mrs. Engel had told Speer's wife she wanted to return to Texas to be closer to her relatives, who live in Cat Spring, west of Houston.
Of Gilmer, Engel said, "I like it. It's a nice town. . .busy place for a small town." He also noted his wife loves smaller towns.
The Engels have four children: one daughter, Abigail, 14; and Seth, 12; Luke, 8; and Andrew, 5.
The minister is no stranger to large families, being a twin who is among seven children, counting an adopted sister. He said he was only eight when his father died and 21 when his mother died.
As for his hobbies, he said "I'm a big sports fan" who plays golf and has helped coach baseball and basketball. But his main pastime is spending time with his family, he said.


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A New Mexico State Police sergeant has been hospitalized and a suspect is dead following a shootout along a highway in southeastern New Mexico.
State police spokesman Sgt. Emmanuel Gutierrez says the shooting happened Monday following a four-mile chase along U.S. 285 south of Roswell.
Gutierrez says the suspect began shooting at officers and Chaves County deputies after his vehicle was stopped by spike strips.
Gutierrez says the state police sergeant who was shot is being evaluated at a local hospital.
The suspect was struck during the shootout and has died from his injuries.
Gutierrez says the pursuit began after a state police sergeant spotted a woman along the highway. The woman said her significant other was up the road. When the sergeant came upon the man and activated her emergency lights, he drove away.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – "This is a big day for a lot of
you," head coach Watson Brown told his players just before
Tennessee Tech began its second scrimmage of fall camp Saturday
afternoon in Tucker Stadium.
The scrimmage was the feature of Tech's annual Gathering of Eagles, and hundreds of fans sat in the sun-soaked stands to watch the team as it hit the mid-point of camp in preparation for the season opener Sept. 3 at Iowa.
Brown wanted to take a good, long look at his second- and third-string groups during the 80-play session to help his staff make decisions about the depth chart for the game against the Hawkeyes.
Too bad the first-string hogged all the early playing time.
Junior quarterback Tre Lamb led the first unit on a pair of flawless 65-yard scoring drives in the first portion of the scrimmage, while the 'two's' and 'three's' went three-and-out a couple times.
Lamb was 8-for-8 for 73 passing yards including a 16-yard touchdown toss to freshman Steve Wilson to cap off his group's second possession. Lamb also rushed twice for 38 yards.
"It's obvious there are a lot of things we need to
sharpen up. There's just not a smoothness, other than when
Tre was in there. It was very smooth when Tre was in there.
He's playing really well right now."
Brown was pleased with the effort, and attributed any rough spots to two stright weeks of hard work.
"It was a good effort," Brown said. "Our
players are tired. In my younger years I would leave this scrimmage
every year and say 'were awful.' I've learned my
lesson. They're really, really tired and sore. They
don't have the quickness.
"We had a lot of people out. It was really a younger scrimmage because we had so many people out. This has been an unbelievably physical week. We have gone every day, full work, full pads. We need to start backing off a little now."
The first unit moved 65 yards in 10 plays on the opening drive of the afternoon, including four carries for 16 yards by junior Adam Urbano. The transfer from Georgia Southern, who sat out last season, crashed into the end zone from the three for the first score. Senior Charlie Stevens grabbed a couple passes of eight and nine yards in the drive.
After quarterbacks Ryan Tilghman and Darian Stone both met the same three-and-out fate, Lamb once again marched his group 65 yards, this time in 11 plays. The drive also had to overcome a pair of 1-yard holding penalties. Stevens had another catch, while Demetrous Garrett accounted for 34 yards, including a 14-yard run and two receptions of 13 and seven yards.
Senior linebacker Matt Moran halted the next drive when he recovered a fumble, one of two turnovers.
Stone finally got his group moving, marching into the end zone from mid-field with Zach Salada finishing the possession with a one-yard touchdown. Two of the big plays were a 10-yard pass to Wade Plemons and a 21-yard strike to Matt Brown.
The final touchdown of the day came under Tilghman's direction when he moved the offense 65 yards in 11 plays. Tilghman rushed for 35 yards in the drive while Dontey Gay carried it the final two yards for the score.
Twice Brown stopped potential touchdown drives inside the 10-yard line and called for the field goal unit.
On the first, Matthew Barker was good from 23 yards after Stone had moved the team 75 yards in 13 plays, including a 23-yard toss to Stephen Bush and a 15-yard hook-up with Cody Matthews.
Redshirt freshman James Huguely intercepted a Tilghman pass at the 30 to begin the next possession, but the quarterback was undaunted and came back to march the team 66 yards in nine plays to the four-yard line. On the first play, Tilghman broke free for what looked as though it would be a 70-yard touchdown, but the officials – asked to stop any play in which a quarterback might be at risk – whistled his run dead. Instead, Salada carried the ball for 44 yards in four tries, and the team got to the shadow of the goal post before Brown summoned the field goal unit. This time, freshman Zach Sharp connected on a 21-yard field goal and the scrimmage was finished.
In all, the offenses piled up 439 yards of total offense, including 44 carries for 243 yards on the ground. Salada was the top rusher in the scrimmage with seven carries for 52 yards. Tilghman had 42 yards in four carries and Lamb added 38 on two totes. Gay finished with seven carries for 22 yards, Urbano had 16 on four carries, Ron Durbin rushed three times for 20 and Stephen Bush had three for 12 yards.
Stone was 11-for-19 for 105 yards while Tilghman was 3-for-7 for 18 yards. Stevens was the top receiver with four catches for 28 yards, while Wilson had three catches for 28 yards and Bush had the same yardage in two catches. Garrett and Matthews each had two catches for 20 yards. In all, 14 different players caught passes and 12 different players had carries.
The two kickers were perfect, with both Barker and Sharp going 2-for-2 in PAT kicks and 1-for-1 on field goal tries.
Marty Jones, who left late in the scrimmage with an injury, was the defensive standout making eight tackles and blocking a punt. Will Johnson and true freshman Tra'Darius Goff each made five tackles and Seth McDonald made four stops.
Huguley, a redshirt freshman, had an interception and two tackles, and Moran also had two tackles along with his fumble recovery. Senior Travis Adkins and freshmen Cory Webber and Josh Pleasant had three tackles each, while both Dominick Baker and freshman Luke Woodason broke up a pass and made two tackles.
"The important thing now is all these young ones,
we've got to make decisions," Brown said.
"We've got to make a depth chart now. Some freshmen,
some redshirt freshmen, some sophomore are going to be there.
We just have to figure out where everybody is going to fit. We know
the older kids and who's going to be there. It's these
younger kids that we've got to make good decisions
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Professor Diana Wu 1936–2014
Diana Ting Wu passed away peacefully in Alamo, Calif. on May 22, 2014, with her family at her side.
Wu was born in Shanghai in 1936, where she spent her early years until her family fled to Hong Kong during World War II. After coming to the United States in 1958, she earned an undergraduate degree in accounting and went on to obtain her MBA from New York University in 1961. She relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area after graduating from NYU, worked in the business world and at UC Berkeley. During that time she and her husband, George, raised two daughters, Gloria and Greta, and a son, Daniel. Professor Wu went on to pursue her doctorate in organizational psychology from the Wright Institute in 1980.
Soon after completing her graduate work, she began her academic career at Saint Mary's in 1981. Her leadership ability was readily apparent. Within five years, she became the first woman and first person of color to lead the Business Administration Department, which she chaired from 1986 to 1989.
Last June Wu was named Emeritus Professor in the School of Business and Administration in recognition of more than 30 years of outstanding academic service to the College during which she taught all of the core courses in the School of Economics and Business Administration. One of her colleagues wrote in a letter of support of her emeritus status that she was one of the most versatile and enthusiastic educators he had ever met, teaching a wide variety of classes both in the business and accounting departments. Wu was also committed to the Saint Mary's tradition of shared inquiry and was one of the first business school professors to teach in the Collegiate Seminar Program.
Wu's academic research reflected her deep interest in the need for businesses to comprehend the importance of diversity in the workforce, with her early research projects examining women and minorities in contemporary organizations, business behavior in Pacific Rim countries. Later she turned her attention to human resources concerns for globally interdependent workforces and the importance of resolving ethical dilemmas and promoting social responsibilities in the rapidly changing business environment.
In 1997, Wu published the book Asian Pacific Americans in the Workplace—a collection of case studies, personal accounts and interviews that focused on the unique position of Asian Pacific Americans in U.S. workplace. Throughout her academic career, she forged connections across the Pacific Rim. She was one of the first "Overseas Chinese" to visit her hometown of Shanghai after Deng Xiaoping initiated an opening of the People's Republic in the late 1970s. In 1984, the Chinese Academy of Sciences invited Wu to give lectures in several Chinese cities on American business management.
Professor Wu was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including Fulbright Senior Specialists awards, the Dean's Award "For providing exceptional service to the Asian Pacific American Community of Saint Mary's College," the Lasallian Award, the Saint John Baptist De La Salle Award and the 1997 "Leadership Award" from the Asian Pacific American Community of San Francisco.
Her service to the College was substantial, contributing immensely to its academic direction by serving on the Academic Senate and various committees, including the president's task force for minority presence on campus, faculty development, technology and facilities planning, admissions and many others.
As a regent for the College she was a strong advocate for Saint Mary's, in particular for SEBA and was instrumental in recruiting management consultant, alumna and former student Meg Shea to the board of regents. A member of the President's Club, she donated generously to the College, supporting various initiatives and student scholarships.
Professor Wu also had a genuine soft spot for the Brothers. For at least a decade, she would host a dinner for them at a Chinese restaurant in Walnut Creek. She also sponsored a trip to China, inviting Brothers and faculty members to join her on a fascinating tour of the cities of Beijing, Xian and her hometown of Shanghai.
In recognizing the contributions Wu made to the College, we appreciate her today as a true Saint Mary's treasure.


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PHEW, that was close. It looked like the electorate might actually choose a candidate who supports the death penalty, has had nothing to say about bringing relief to the poor, will not hold the financial services industry accountable for nearly melting down the economy, supports the erosion of civil liberties that were begun during the Bush administration, and believes in the use of indiscriminate force — i.e., drones — to help achieve foriegn policy goals.
Oh, what? Obama DID win?
Never mind.
Maybe the next presidential election will provide a meaningful choice.


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We're only two days away from the launch of Telltale Games' next episodic series. The Wolf Among Us arrives on PC and Xbox 360 on Friday, and there's a new launch trailer to set the scene.
You'll get a new look at Bill Williamson's Fables characters in the video below. Bigby Wolf is tasked with protecting the denizens of Fabletown, and it's clear that involves him suffering physical harm.
We'll learn more about the troubles facing the big, bad wolf this Friday. PlayStation 3 fans will have to wait a few more days, but those looking to play the first episode, Faith, shouldn't have to wait long. You can read a recent preview here.
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Each Wednesday, ESPN RecruitingNation updates its national class rankings and its conference rankings.
The top class in the SEC is also the top class in the nation. Alabama leads a conference where 13 of the 14 members have classes ranked in the top 40 nationally. Tennessee, which recently added a verbal from in-state ESPN 300 DE Derek Barnett, joins Georgia in the top five of the national rankings. Those two are second and third in the SEC. As a conference, the SEC has more than 80 ESPN 300 prospects committed to its member programs.
1. Alabama, 21 commits: The Crimson Tide sit atop the RecruitingNation class rankings with a class that features 15 ESPN 300 prospects, including most recent commitment Ronnie Clark (Calera, Ala./Calera), the No. 96 overall prospect. Alabama remains in the hunt for several five-star prospects, including No. 1 overall Leonard Fournette (New Orleans/Saint Augustine) and No. 9 Marlon Humphrey (Hoover, Ala./Hoover).


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In addition my various and sundry other physical maladies, I'm blessed with Reynaud's syndrome. For those who are unacquainted, that basically means that in cold weather, if my fingers get cold, they get 'dead'. They go completely pale, lose all sensation, and turn into little lumps of ice. Guys that ride with me have seen it–even an hour after a ride, I'll have fingers that look normal out to the first joint, and then are totally white and cold. Relative to the blog, that means that I'm always looking for WARM gloves that will keep my hands dry and toasty while riding.
I've used Bar Mitts, with both drop bars and flat bars, and will review them on here at some point. Today's post is about gloves.
Mittens are the warmest of gloves. However, mittens are not the most efficient gloves for cycling…it's hard to run brakes and shifters, with any kind of bars, while wearing mittens. Finger gloves, while offering more dexterity, often lead to cold fingers for me…even when riding in an active fashion. Lobster mitts seem to present an ideal compromise between finger gloves and mittens.
The Firewall Z gloves have a generic water and wind-resistant softshell outer, with Thinsulate G100 and G80 insulation. They are set up to have your index finger isolated (great for shifting and braking) and your other three fingers together.
They have a mildly grippy rubberized coating on the inside of the hand.
And a soft snotwiper thumb cover.
Along with a nice elasticized gauntlet wrist.
Note that cycling-specific palm cushioning is pretty minimal.
I greatly prefer the 'trigger finger' design of these gloves for mountain biking–it permits easy one finger braking. Same answer for fatbiking with flat bars. It's a nice design. The gloves are slightly curved at rest, so they're a nice ergonomic shape for holding on to bars. If you were wearing them for other uses, the curved shape might get a bit annoying–but it's perfect for activities where you hold round objects (handlebars, ski poles, etc.).
The liner is non-removable. The shell is water and wind resistant (good for light rain, drizzle and wet conditions) but not waterproof. The palm area is nicely reinforced with a tough material, and the gloves look like they will hold up well. Time will tell. They do a good job of blocking the wind, as well.
The nice elasticized gauntlet wrist keeps your wrist warm and covered, and works well with cycling jackets. In the pics you can see how my Gore Phantom jacket works nicely with the gloves. I wear a Large in the gloves, and they fit well. To give you a real world fit idea of the size of my hands, look at the inside of your palm. If you measure from the point where your palm becomes your middle finger, my middle finger is about exactly one credit card length long.
I've worn them road biking in the low 30s, and have been very happy with them. I expect that the outer limit will likely be mid or low 20s for road biking comfort. I wore them mountain biking at the start of the day in Brown County, when the temps were in the 30s, and found them to be perfect for that as well. As the temps climbed through the mid 40s, they became too hot (my hands were actually getting a bit sweaty), so I substituted a pair of regular finger gloves. How quickly my hands got sweaty made me wonder about the breathability of the gloves a bit.
So, initial impressions: warm. Perfect for 30s, likely good into the 20s. (Will update). Reasonably water resistant, but not waterproof. Breathability is a question mark, but they are very windproof. Dexterity and comfort is very good. The cuff is a really nice feature. I think they're going to be a good piece of kit.
Update: No longer recommended, based on longer-term use.


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The task of managing land use and the Earth's resources is becoming increasingly important owing to the rising world population and economic growth. To keep pace with this task, planners, resources managers, decision makers and scientists make considerable use of complex, powerful computerised geographical information systems (GIS) and GIS sources in the form of spatial databases and digital (web-based) map products. These users depend on the availability of up-to-date, well-structured and geo-referenced spatial data. Such data can be extracted from aerial photographs, digital images from airborne and space borne sensors, terrestrial surveys or existing databases. To meet the demand, it is essential that geo-information production organisations are staffed by capable and well-trained professionals.
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The coursework emphasises on concepts and processes that are used for the production, storage, analysis, visualization and dissemination of spatial data and geo-information. The course focuses on the application of digital geo-information production methods and the use of tools in data acquisition, processing, analysis, management and storage, and the visualization/dissemination of spatial information by means of (analogue and digital) maps including inter-active and web(server) based maps.


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Spring 2013
This course concentrates on managerial issues in the area of global management. The modern business enterprise has no place to hide, but everywhere (global). To succeed corporations must use global strategies. In this course the students will be exposed to managerial strategies incorporating global realities. Trade theories, value of currencies, marketing strategies, accounting/tax applications, financial impact of global trade, models for trade, international organizations as GATT, WTO, International Banks and similar topics are covered in the three other courses offered in the concentration. This course concentrates on managerial issues that are applicable to global business. The concepts of globalization, cultural impact, intercultural communication strategy, structure and systems, social and political behaviors will be discussed in the course.
Prerequisite: MBAP5062 or equivalent
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Mamoru would crack under the pressure. If he doesn't lose control of his powers, he can still lose control of his emotions and run away in panic.
There is also nothing that indicates his powers are "strong enough to have merit". The only "merit" the adults are looking for is control.
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I seriously have to wonder if Satoru (and, by extension, his closest friends) have a bit of a privileged status due to Satoru's grandmother being head of the Ethics Committee.
With Shun, perhaps they gave him every last chance before he was just too far gone. With Saki, they were willing to overlook her arguably dangerous degrees of inquisitiveness, and with Mamoru they were willing to overlook his emotional fragility as long as he doesn't cause too many problems.
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Maybe Satoru had always been destined to becone a member of The Ethics Committee is true and was the only reason the rest of group 1 had been spared yet watched for so long.
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the yuri scene really pissed me off its seemed out of place and highly unnecessary. It pissed me off to the point that im not even that excited to watch the next episode. They cant have everything in this show, 'real' love relationships and 'lesbian' love relationships and 'homo' love relationships. They HAVE to tone it down no matter what the original novel says. Why did they try to sell shunxsaki pair so hard only to show saki maria tongue action later? what are they trying to make the audience think? 'everyone loves everybody'?? sorry but i am unable to buy that. If they are so different 'creatures' from humans in the future why not make them the shape of queer rats?
So its like oh saki loves shun *heart* but saki and maria due to the bonobono society are doing it..oh ok ill try to understand but Hey they are STILL doing it oh no wait wait
they are again and again doing it??? wth? it gets hard to digest at this point since only last episode shunxsaki were literally dying for each other. Just think about it!!
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Let it put it this way...
Argument 1: Is Saki jealous when she saw Shun and Satoru kissing? Did she just used Maria as instrument to divert her pain? What is her feelings for Maria back then?
Argument 2: She nearly confessed to Shun twice... first is before he disappears and before he dies. I'm becoming to question Saki's feelings for Shun because of that kiss... What does that kiss mean? Does she have to do that with Maria every now and them?
Argument 3: Hypocrasy (Sorry for the spelling)... Remember Saki said "We are not monkeys.." back in episode 5. Does she really know what she was saying..? Look she says that and then by then she and Maria kisses each other... although Maria seemed to have chosen Mamoru as her MATE. Don't tell us this will continue after they have families.. C'mon you too.. it has to stop..
Note: Many says Maria is a lesbian. I'm not against that. What concern me is Saki. Is she bi? What does love really meant for her? The last kissing scene obviously for me, is Saki starting it...
Now I want to ask Saki this... Who is Shun to you? Who is Maria for you? What do you think Mamoru will think of this? Will you continue this habit of yours until you find your MATE...?
P.S. If my post belongs to the SSY: Speculation Thread.. which I have doubts.. please correct me... Thank you.
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@Genji You are SO right. In the previous episode she CLEARLY says "we are not monkeys" but later she acts like a pretty efed up monkey herself.
At first they showed it as 'saki being so helpless and sad she turns to maria just to get even with what shun is doing' but now it seems like she's pretty into it and shun is out of the picture and she doesnt show interest in any other guy! its a VERY BIG FAIL if saki was not really in love with shun 100% its exactly what this episode shows. After this episode i think its setting the tone that saki wont have a shun like relationship and the focus will be more on the ethics committee politics.
So when its bonobonos society and same sex relationships are encouraged we see so many couples in action. But when they have male/female pairs they are just 'standing next to each other' lol give me an example of ONE male/female kiss in this show! NOT EVEN ONE? i thought they were 'bonobonos'?? if kissing is oh so normal and just an excuse to let frustration out why didnt they show satoru getting one? when its same sex its all wild bonobono and when opposite sex bonobonos become proper humans? LOL and lol extremelly hypocritical.
Honestly this episode really dissapointed me. Im confused about their relationships. The show will be further ruined if the producers keep pulling these cheap yuri shots with the 'hey bonobono action' excuse
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It makes sense that the Ethics Committee tried to replace Shun with Ryou in the kids' memories. With Reiko there was no need to do that because they didn't know her very well but Shun was a dear friend with whom they shared almost every day of the last two years. Deleting every memory with Shun would have meant removing a good chunk of their brains.
I fear that Mamoru betrayed them to the Committee. The fact that he wasn't called is highly suspicious.
I haven't read the novel but I think that the anime is doing a poor job in explaining the sexual habits of the PKs. Until last week there were only gay couples in school and now they are choosing their (hetero) soulmate?
BTW I don't think that Saki/Satoru and Maria/Mamoru are a couple now. It's just that they had to choose a different-sex partner and they went with their best friend.
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1) Adolescents in this society are expected to have a same-sex lover or lovers. Relationships are generally monogamous, but don't necessarily last for the entire duration of adolescence (we see this by how Satoru found a new lover after Shun dumped him). However, these same-sex relationships can last for the entire duration of adolescence (which seems to be the case with Saki and Maria; there's not even the slightest suggestion of either girl being in a sexual relationship with any girl other than each other).
2) Once adolescents reach a certain age, they're expected to pick an opposite-sex life partner for their adult lives.
I have to admit, this seems pretty weird to me. I mean, I could get hippie-esque "Free Love", but this is much more structured and specific than that. It's very transitional in nature. In fact, it reminds me of the old idea of girls having "play romances" with each other to prepare for "real" romances with guys (I've heard this idea being the basis for some shoujo-ai and yuri narratives).
I'm honestly surprised with how cool Maria is with this. Maria clearly loves Saki a lot, while Maria's feelings for Mamoru seems to simply be a mixture of lukewarm friendship with sympathy that borders on outright pity. Maria clearly cares about Mamoru, but there's no question in my mind that the person she feels the most passionate love and affection for is Saki.
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What 2 Pack 4 Moab Easter Jeep SafariPosted in How To on August 1, 2010
The Moab Easter Jeep Safari, hosted by the Red Rock 4-Wheelers (www.rr4w.com), is one of the biggest gatherings of 4x4 enthusiasts in the nation, but it's not the only one held in Moab. There are roundups for Land Rover owners, Blazer Bashes, Land Cruisers cruisin' Moab, and a plethora of other events where big groups of four-wheelers come and ride all over the red rock trails. No matter what you're driving, there's a great reason to come to Moab: the scenery. With trails for every level of off-roader, this idyllic little town is a destination you should all put on your bucket list.
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GROTON -- Encouraged following a successful Climate Action Day event in May, the lack of a quorum at its July 2 meeting did not prevent members of the town's Sustainability Commission from learning about how other communities are faring in the battle to raise awareness on environmental issues.
Only three members of the commission were on hand at the meeting, not enough to make the gathering official or to conduct business, but still able to listen as guest James Hubert reported on a Metro West Regional Sustainability meeting that took place recently.
Hubert briefed commissioners on what a total of 17 towns attending the meeting have been doing to promote green issues from conservation and recycling to energy savings and community gardens.
One thing that struck Hubert was that about half of the towns attending the meeting had become green communities, a state-sponsored initiative aimed at encouraging local governments to find ways to save energy.
Not coincidentally, Groton has expressed interest in the program with the Board of Selectmen having appointed a Green Communities Act Research Committee to study the issue and prepare an application with the state.
So far, 110 towns and cities across Massachusetts have signed on to the program and have since received combined grants of $20 million, a prize that has not gone unnoticed by town officials.
Should Groton become a green community, it would be in line to receive as much as $135,000 in funding to help in implementing its own energy savings plan.
Such a plan would need to include designated locations for renewable/alternative energy generation, research and development or manufacturing facilities; adoption of an expedited application and permit process for energy facilities; establishment of an energy use baseline and development of a plan to reduce energy use by 20 percent within five years; and purchase of only fuel-efficient vehicles for public use.
Also required would be setting requirements to minimize life-cycle energy costs for new construction by adopting a new Board of Building Regulations and Standards Stretch Code, which provides energy efficient alternatives to standard energy requirements in the state's building code.
The key to getting programs like green communities passed in towns, said Hubert, is increased energy awareness among the public.
For that, said Hubert, sometimes "tricks" needed to be used to help raise awareness such as a program recycling coffee grounds being done in one local community. There, residents were asked to save their coffee grounds and turn them in at the recycling center where they would in turn be used to create compost for the community garden.
Hubert also pointed out that like-minded groups such as the Sustainability Commission, Groton Local and a Green Community Committee, should one be created, need to work together toward goals they have in common so as not to waste time duplicating each others' efforts.
Commissioners entered their aborted July 2 meeting in high spirits following the successful conclusion of Groton Climate Action Day held at Lawrence Academy on May 11 .
According to commission chairman Michael Roberts, the event was well attended with a senior editor for the PBS television program Nova as featured speaker talking about how the media covers climate change issues.
When asked, Roberts expressed satisfaction with how those who attended the event accepted the notion of climate change, auguring well for the commission's continued efforts to get the word out.


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Clustered data and other cloud data storage technologies have been a hot commodity, according to industry observers, but documents outlining the NSA Prism program have revealed an effort by the agency to sniff network traffic at major intersections of the Internet on a global scale. The leak could fuel an interest in building, protecting and maintaining internal storage systems, potentially stifling the demand for public cloud storage. Solution providers say they could be pulled into more conversations about technologies that support private clouds and private Dropbox-style file sharing and storage technologies, assuming they can be properly protected.


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Two lawmakers investigating a University of Texas System regent over his battles with Austin campus President Bill Powers attended the Texas-Oklahoma football game with free tickets provided by Powers' office.
The University of Texas has long offered free football tickets to lawmakers, including the annual showcase event at the Cotton Bowl. This year's game was played while House lawmakers investigate whether Regent Wallace Hall abused the authority of his governor-appointed position to undermine Powers and potentially get him fired.
Hall's attorney questioned whether Reps. Eric Johnson and Four Price could be impartial after accepting the tickets. They are among eight members of the state committee investigating whether to impeach Hall.
Johnson declined comment. Price did not respond to interview requests.
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Likely House Judiciary Chairman Is an Anti-Immigration Extremist and Birther
After losing the presidential election, with 70% of the Latino vote going to Obama, Republicans are suddenly making noises about the need to be less anti-immigrant.
Or to be more precise, the need to appear to be less anti-immigrant.
Of course, if they're serious about this, they should probably start by shunning people like Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), instead of putting him in charge of the House Judiciary Committee with primary jurisdiction on immigration matters: Likely House Judiciary Panel Chairman Is Strong Opponent of DREAM Act.
Hard-line immigration reform lawmaker Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) is expected to take the gavel of term-limited Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas). The panel has primary jurisdiction on immigration matters.
Goodlatte opposes efforts to create guest-worker programs, or grant amnesty to illegal aliens. He spoke out against the DREAM Act when the House voted on the measure in December of 2010, calling it "unfair" and "ripe for fraud."
Goodlatte said that "the DREAM Act could mean mass amnesty for 2.1 million illegal immigrants…same thing occurred after the 1986 amnesty bill, the Immigration and Control Act, was enacted. Everyone said that was going to end illegal immigration. It opened the doors to more. This is going to do exactly the same thing."
The Republican Party has been soul searching after Tuesday's election, with 70 percent of the Latino vote going to President Obama. The DREAM Act is strongly supported by Obama and most congressional Democrats.
Boehner said as much at a press conference on Friday morning: "It's clear that as a political party we've got some work to do…clearly conversations are underway and will continue."
Given Goodlatte's stances on immigration, it is difficult to envision how the Virginia Republican would compromise with Democrats.
This article at The Hill is actually soft-pedaling Goodlatte's rabid right wing anti-immigrant extremism. He's not simply opposed to the DREAM Act, he's a full blown xenophobe.
Rep. Goodlatte is a supporter of the Minutemen, got a 100% rating from white nationalist anti-immigrant group FAIR, wants to pass a bill requiring hospitals to report undocumented immigrants, wants to declare English the official language of the US, and wants to end the birthright citizenship guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
Good luck with that Latino outreach, Republicans.
In addition to being a hard core anti-Latino xenophobe, Rep. Goodlatte is also a Birther.


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YREKA – The Mount Shasta man charged with involuntary manslaughter after fatally shooting his cousin Claudia Balassi last year pleaded guilty in the Siskiyou County Superior Court on Wednesday – the same day jury selection was scheduled to begin for his trial.
Earl Dodds, 67, entered an open plea, which means he did not have a plea agreement with the Siskiyou County District Attorney's Office.
When court proceedings began Wednesday morning, Dodds' public defender Lael Kayfetz asked Superior Court Judge William Davis what her client's sentence would be if he pleaded guilty. Davis responded that if Dodds pleaded guilty, he would sentence him to five years of probation and up to one year in county jail.
Dodds entered his guilty plea and Davis scheduled the sentencing for March 19.
According to Siskiyou County District Attorney Kirk Andrus, a conviction on this charge carries a maximum sentence of four years in state prison. Case background
The shooting occurred on Nov. 9, 2012 in the Chateau Shasta Trailer Park on South Old Stage Road in Mount Shasta.
According to the testimony at the December 2012 preliminary hearing, Dodds became involved in a struggle with his cousin, Balassi, 68, when he visited her residence for a psychic reading.
Balassi had attempted to pull Dodds' unzipped backpack away from him in the doorway of her residence. A .44 caliber handgun was in the backpack, and Dodds told officers it discharged while he was attempting to prevent it from falling out of the backpack and onto the ground. Dodds did not have a concealed weapon permit and the gun was registered in his name.
The bullet struck Balassi in her upper torso. Authorities responded to the trailer park and discovered Balassi laying in the doorway of her residence. She was transported to Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta where she died of her injury. The firearm was recovered at the scene.
Officials testified at the preliminary hearing that Dodds told them during interviews he communicates with aliens and he believes television sitcoms are based on his life.
Kayfetz described Dodds as having "unique mental functioning" and she pointed out that he is disabled after suffering a stroke. She requested that Dodds undergo a mental health evaluation to determine whether he was competent to waive his Miranda Rights at the time he was questioned.
Siskiyou County Deputy District Attorney Martha Aker, who has been the prosecutor in this case, cited several case studies regarding defendants with organic mental illness and mental retardation who the Supreme Court found competent to waive Miranda Rights.
Ultimately, case proceedings were suspended, and Dodds underwent an evaluation. It was determined that he is competent, according to online court documents.
However, he changed his plea to "guilty" before the jury was selected.
"The clear conclusion of the investigation was that this tragedy was not an intentional killing," commented Andrus. "Mr. Dodds today essentially admitted that his actions were unlawfully careless or that his handling of the firearm was criminally negligent and that he caused a death as a result."
As a convicted felon, Dodds will no longer be eligible to possess a firearm, said Andrus.
Dodds is being held in the Siskiyou County Jail on $25,000 bail.


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Is that the 12th day of the 29th month?
No surprises to see Bogancity make another AFL post though.
Is that the 12th day of the 29th month?
No surprises to see Bogancity make another AFL post though.
Parmi | #1 draft pick | Jake King is **** | Big Bash League tipping champion of the universeCome and Paint Turtle
Hey Chris Lynn,
Why the normal proportioned face?
Brad McNamara @bbuzzmc
Will say this once and then nothing else. Defamation laws quite clear in Aus.be careful.
Recruiting will be interesting for next years big bash their are too many batsmen averaging 20 and under eg Borgas,Cosgrove,some bowlers who are not up 2 it,and some allrounders who are really not allrounders eg Johnston, Dorouplos,plus a lot of new recruits are not up to it eg Keen,Sahburg,Stoinos.
With things competitive expect a lot of players on 1 year contracts to be cut.
Gather scouts will scour grade,age cricket,The Ais,2nd xl ,cricket,country cricket to find recruits who are up to the standard of Big Bash.Maybe players who went overseas maybe tempted back like Sam Robson,Dane Hutchinson just like Darren Pattinson did.
Bet sides will try and contract star players on 1 year contracts,altho official recruiting doesn't start to December next year..Expect unofficiall approaches to occur.
There is room for a lot of new recuits next year.
Let the discussion start now.
Don't think Keen was that bad. Shouldn't have been used as an opener though.
I agree with the overall sentiment though; there was a bit of a gap between the blokes who played state cricket regularly and the blokes who didn't, a couple of exceptions aside. I don't actually think there's that big a talent gap and in some cases I actually think the Big Bash specialists on their own merits are actually better T20 cricketers than the regular state cricketers who outperformed them, but playing Shield and Ryobi Cup cricket is just so, so much better preparation than playing grade cricket, especially as a batsman.
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'Stats' is not a synonym for 'Career Test Averages'
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There's no way John Dyson can continue as GM of Cribb's beloved Thunder next year.
He's just not right for the job, for starters, but he could get away with that if the team was performing. They need to strip back the entire team and not sign up Chris Gayle again ffs.
Although not signing Gayle will hurt attendances, but people don't want to watch a losing team, Gayle or not.
Apart from the dropped catch in the semi final, what part of Chris Sabburg's game makes you think he's not up to it? He didn't get a bat!
Overall though the standard of cricket throughout the tournament didn't seem exceptionally high or anything and not many young players emerged with an enhanced reputation. With no super over games and not that many final over thrillers overall I would say the tournament was good, but not great.
Clive Rose's stocks rose significantly IMO.
Well he lived up to his name then.
(I don't even know what it means when people write Z)
He bowled 3 overs in the tournament, the first 2 were good. Thunder should look at buying for cheap Luke Butterworth, Liam Davis and Brad Ipson IMO.
With both GM's gone (yes he surely should go) + new CEO I wonder if the CNSW rule of not allowing state team coaches to coach in the BBL might change
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I have to admit this is really cool. I only wonder what something that small could have carried in the 70's. I mean with today's near microscopic cameras, mics and storage or transmission devices, it would be able to do some half decent surveillance; but 40 years ago even smallish "bugs" were fairly decent sized items. I have trouble believing even the CIA was THAT far ahead of the technology power curve. Maybe a microfilm camera for a few still shots could be fitted onto it; but there wasn't even hardly a concept of digital audio or video, let alone high density storage to hold the data.
A gasoline engine the size of a dragonfly, complete with fuel tank? (Knowing the Americans I bet it was a V8, too...)
And: They scrapped the whole project because it didn't work in cross-winds? They never have calm days in Russia...?
Nope. The whole thing is probably just more cold-war-era psych-ops to make the Russians think the USA had amazingly advanced secret technology.
From the second sentence, "It was intended to be used as a platform for listening devices." There you have it, mystery solved.
Well yeah, but again, unless your sibling is right about that Russian capacitance listening device being small enough (and to me the picture makes it look way to big, especially the antenna) there weren't listening devices small enough to be carried by something dragonfly sized in the '70s. At least none that I know of. I freely admit that those CIA guys are clever buggers (ha ha I made a pun) and they may have had something that would work, but given that such items are commonplace now I can't see why th
I can't see why they wouldn't declassify it too
If they how you learned what you know then they'll know what else you could have learned and what you couldn't have learned that way.
If they how you learned what you know then they'll know what else you could have learned and what you couldn't have learned that way.
Jesus Christ! Is that a sentence, or a one-time pad?
If they know how you learned what you know then they'll know what else you could have learned and what you couldn't have learned that way.
Jesus Christ! Is that a sentence, or a one-time pad?
Sorry about dropping that word... Try reading it in Rumselfd's voice [youtube.com]: If they know how you learned what you know
And a lot of the parts can be even smaller if you strip the casing with a suitable solvent...
possibly an alternator on the micro gas engine?
They'd have to turn the engine off to be able to listen!
I don't know, if they were looking at using it as a listening platform, putting in a micro gas engine seemed rather odd, maybe it lands before turning on the mic...
I built a two transistor FM transmitter some time in the late '80s. To test it I left it in my young sisters bed room when my mother was reading her a story. I then got into my car and drove up the road listening to the signal. Two kilometres away I decided it was working a little bit too well so I turned right back and switched it off. I still have it here for emergencies or whatever.
Oh, come on, hasn't somebody posted something that obvious yet? In Soviet Russia, You eavesdrop on CIA!!
Guess why Americans bulldozed their half-finished embassy in Moscow and rebuilt it from scratch with all-imported materials (even sand, brick and concrete) in the 80-es.
Why bother with a dragonfly if you can bake everything you need into a brick ya know...
Maybe the intention was to use the laser reflectors on the head of the thing to create a laser microphone [wikipedia.org]? That would require no power whatsoever on the bug - but a line of sight to the laser.
I read once that the CIA dropped masses of little listening devices into the Vietnamese jungle as kind of a remote sensing system. I assume they monitored the system with receivers on relatively low flying aircraft.
Trying to let a cat do anything other than purr and eat is a waste of time. Until they are a few years old you can entice them to run after things, but that's about it.
If cats were ever created for any purpose, it's probably to show to people that you are not in control of everything. Doubly so when mackerel is involved.
...we mean in active use and classified.
Yes. Future entomologists will wonder what 21st century people meant when they talked about "dragonflies"
Those of us who are a certain age and were geeky enough to read Danny Dunn books know exactly where the CIA got this idea.
(Luckily Danny was able to destroy Professor Bullfinch's notes so the CIA wouldn't be able to replicate the much better dragonfly he'd invented, so they had to fall back on tiny, impractical gasoline engines instead.)
Those of us who are a certain age and were geeky enough to read Danny Dunn books know exactly where the CIA got this idea.
I may not yet be an Invisible Boy [wikipedia.org], but I've got one hell of a Homework Machine [scholastic.com] these days. (Especially compared to the computers I grew up with, let alone a 1958 "Miniac" that filled an entire house
Was that what it was? I would have sworn I first read about the remote-controlled dragonfly in a Hardy Boy's novel, in the '70s. But I was just a kid, so it could have easily been some other Boy Genius novel.
Oh wow... I'd totally forgotten this. Thanks for bringing back the memory. IIRC, the DD dragonfly had sensory feedback too. There was a part where it got into somethat that was too hot, and he had to let go.
Those of us who are a certain age and were geeky enough to read Danny Dunn books know exactly where the CIA got this idea.
(Luckily Danny was able to destroy Professor Bullfinch's notes so the CIA wouldn't be able to replicate the much better dragonfly he'd invented, so they had to fall back on tiny, impractical gasoline engines instead.)
Boo, you got there first! If I couldn't post first about DD, I wish I had some moderator points so I could upvote. Just hearing the name Danny Dunn makes me feel like I'm ten years old again, curled up at Riverside Library. Ah, memories...
I am pretty sure I read that story too, or a similar one. Did it involve telepresence?
I wonder if there is some connection between the catfish Charlie and the Don Knotts' movie, "The Incredible Mr. Limpet?"
Hundreds of millions of years?
Haven't you heard, Bender says: "robots do *everything* faster"
The TFA was clearly written by some religious nutball who was brainwashed by his parents and can't think for himself. Seriously, who still thinks that we need some "intelligent" entity to explain the existence of robot insects? Even more ridiculous is that they can't think of a better name than "Central Intelligence Agency". Might as well call it the "Intelligent Design Agency". Sheesh. Take a second grade biology course next time. It's obvious these insects evolved their individual mechanical parts over mi
When listing robotic and cyborg animals from the cold war era, let's not forget poor Acoustic Kitty [wikipedia.org].
Some people might say that it was a myth, but one of the people on the project was my boss in the 1990s and he showed me a souvenir. Yes, I have held the skull of Acoustic Kitty in my hands. It had fine channels engraved in the bone so that the microphone wires would not cause bumps under the skin. The detail work was impressive, even more so when you realize that the cat lived through the operation.
My boss also told me how he was present on Acoustic Kitty's first and only mission. The poor thing was kidnapped from an ambassador's home and put through hellish surgery, including installation of batteries that were destined to kill it after a few months. Then they released it across the street so that it would walk back into the house and begin to spy on its owner. Can you blame it for jumping under the tires of a taxicab? 20 million dollars and months of work, down the drain.
My old boss is dead now. Sometimes I wonder what happened to AK's skull. It should be placed in the Smithsonian, as a visible reminder that some experiments just should not be done.
There is a museum in Langley, at CIA headquarters, that contains several of the robots discussed in the article. It's possible AK's skull resides there too. They have a website, but there's a lot in that museum off limits to non-CIA people, perhaps they're still embarrassed by Acoustic Kitty.
It's possible his estate gave the skull back to the CIA. All I know that in 1996 he kept the skull in his living room on a nice wooden stand.
if we *really* needed to keep someone alive for what they had in their brains, we could, even if they were mostly missing a body.
Not in evidence. The fact that the dog and the body were animate in no way demonstrates that if you did it with a human they'd be in any fashion rational or coherent.
if we *really* needed to keep someone alive for what they had in their brains, we could, even if they were mostly missing a body.
Not in evidence. The fact that the dog and the body were animate in no way demonstrates that if you did it with a human they'd be in any fashion rational or coherent.
Maybe not but it'd be interesting to try, don't you think? How about taking the brain out entirely and feeding it artificial nutrients? I reckon you could keep it alive on a few watts.
I remember back in the 70's there was a scandal about the CIA storing deadly Hawaiian shellfish toxin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKNAOMI [wikipedia.org] . A drop of that stuff can kill a human, really fast. Now, imagine this dragonfly armed with some of that. Even "Q" from James Bond would stand up and applaud.
Who cares about shellfish? Ricin is one of the world's most deadly poisons and you make it from beans.
Please, don't let the Japanese hear about this...
(although Rule 34 suggests it is far too late)
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Entomopter [wikimedia.org]
DARPA is more or less trying this again [cnet.com]. With better results [youtube.com].
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciagov/ [flickr.com]
I included the link in my submission but it was edited out, this is actually the original source of the information. Lots more cool spy gadgets to see in the above link.
"Out in the crowd, Bernard Crane saw them, too. "I'd never seen anything like it in my life," the Washington lawyer said. "They were large for dragonflies. I thought, 'Is that mechanical, or is that alive?' That is just one of the questions hovering over a handful of similar sightings at political events in Washington and New York. Some suspect the insectlike drones are high-tech surveillance tools, perhaps deployed by the Department of Homeland Security. "
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/08/AR2007100801434.html [washingtonpost.com]
Nothing definitive in the story, but reasonably well reported eyewitness accounts.
I remember reading something like that a few years ago, but it could have been a Wowwee Flytech Dragonfly:
http://www.wowwee.com/en/support/flytech-dragonfly [wowwee.com]
I have one myself. The wingspan is a bit over a foot and they make loud squeaky noises when they fly, but that could have been drowned out in a protest.
.Some suspect the insectlike drones are high-tech surveillance tools, perhaps deployed by the Department of Homeland Security. "
I'm just glad they aren't using this tech for anything that would actually make anyone more secure, like improving crop yields, delivery of clean water, improving waste management, and so on. I mean, can you imagine what would happen if technology like this was deployed in any economically useful way!? It's a good thing it's being carefully restricted to the deadweight loss of the security-industrial complex!
How would you know it didn't? There are tons of example of military/intelligence technology eventually making it in to consumer products that we use every day now. They have a problem they are trying to solve so they focus on that. As a side benefit, we get to use it for a different purpose years later if they were good ideas.
Seeing this article made me think of the robotic/cyborg "guardian" animals in the Dark Tower series. I wonder if this cold war stuff inspired that part of King's story?
"Laser Guided" does not mean it has a laser on board.
Those were the shark-lasers. The dragonfly lasers were actually much smaller.
It seems like the "tiny gasoline engine" they used must have been a cousin to old Cox glow-plug engines that I used to fly on model airplanes. Those things howled like banshees.
Well, it was certainly a two-stroke, because they were chasing maximum power output. And it almost certainly had compression ignition with a hot spot, because there's no room for a magneto in there, is there? And even if you had one you'd kill your spark electrode in short order. Then again, if they only have to last for a minute or two that might be OK. Today I would probably try to run them on rocket fuel being mixed in a closed chamber.
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Mount Union Competes in RecycleMania
March 08, 2011
Since early February, the University of Mount Union has been competing in RecycleMania, a nationwide recycling competition between colleges and universities. The eight-week competition will come to a close on Saturday, April 2.
According to its website, RecycleMania is a friendly recycling competition and benchmarking tool for colleges and universities. Mount Union has been participating since 2008, and this year it is competing in the competition division. Institutions report weekly the weight of its recyclables and trash (both in pounds). From there, the accumulated ratios are compared between other peer colleges and universities within a set list of institutions similar in size.
"Our main goals this year are to increase awareness of the RecycleMania competition and to educate others on the importance of recycling," said Natalie Kee, sustainability and academic outreach coordinator at Mount Union. "In all reality, we (Mount Union) want to reduce the amount of waste generated on campus. Recycling is great, but if the amount of waste is increasing, then it's not much help."
Some of the Ohio colleges and universities Mount Union is competing against include Baldwin-Wallace College, Marietta College and Otterbein University.
According to Kee, Mount Union recycles about 4-5,000 pounds per week and puts out nearly 13-14,000 pounds of trash. This amount includes the trash and recyclables from the Nature Center, dining commons and residence halls, among other buildings on Mount Union's campus.
Over the past few years, recycling has become more popular nationwide and Mount Union has been no exception. The Office of Residence Life has been drumming up participation by holding an intra-dorm competition between all of the residence halls on campus. Student organizations actively involved in this year's competition include Students for Environmental Awareness (SEA), fraternities and sororities.
Kee hopes to see the amount of recycling increase and trash decrease during the course of the competition, and then steadily sustain those amounts throughout the year.
Additional Information
As Mount Union continues to move toward becoming a more sustainable campus, educating the campus community will be a top priority. In terms of recycling, identifying what should be placed in recycling bins versus trash receptacles is half the battle.
The following lists are materials that can and cannot be recycled on campus.
Items that can be recycled on campus:
Aluminum Cans
Bimetal cans
Clear glass bottles and jars
Paper – newspapers, magazines, telephone books
Items that cannot be recycled on campus:
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The homemade pickles I like (and I think I'm repeating myself at the bar) are Watermelon Pickles. Oh my, they're wonderful!
Could I get some with an ice cold Vodka and Cranberry, please? I am in a rather celebratory mood! As some may have seen me allude to on FB a BIG burden has been lifted from the Cooper household. I can't say what there, but I can here! Coop was in a real estate holding with his siblings (by inheritance) which he DID NOT want to be in and we were very sure there were some really crooked things going on. It is now over. I am so glad!:D


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05-12-2005, 11:27 PM #1pobed456Guestcouple of questions about the imac
I have a couple of questions about the imac.
First of all, if i do only web , maybe photoshop, listen to music and things like that, do you think it would be better for to take tge 1.8 or the 2.0.
If the 2.0, would the 20" screen make a big difference?
I am not really on a rush to buy it, so would it be better to wait for something else?
And i'm thinking the harmon kardon soundstick and the airport express, are they good buys?
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I had the 17" 1.8ghz and loved it. I upgraded to the 20" 2.0 because the upgrades were pretty impressive. The 20" monitor is stunning, the 260gb hard drive is huge, and the new video card is nice. If you can afford it I would go with the new 20". By the way all of the new models come with airport built in. Also, I had the soundsticks and they are nice, but in my opinion you are paying more for looks. I really like the logitech z2300 2.1 THX speakers. They have a very loud, crisp, beautiful sound, and they aren't as expensive as the soundsticks. Hope this helps.
05-13-2005, 05:30 PM #3nadeemGuest
I have the 17" 1.8Ghz and run photoshop + quark with no problems but saying that...I want the 20"...! Here's mine here... www.gadgetlover.co.uk/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18
I have the JBL Creatures which give equivalent quality to the HK's and look as nice...but cheaper...
05-13-2005, 10:34 PM #4pobed456Guest
Thanks guys
What about the jbl encouter speaker
05-14-2005, 01:01 AM #5pobed456Guest
oh, and does the wireless keyboard and mous worth the extra $$$??
05-14-2005, 01:29 AM #6badmojoGuestOriginally Posted by nadeem
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Hey i saw that setup on ebay the other day. Coincidence or is it yours?!
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Where is the power button on the soundstick?
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ALGONQUIN – An Algonquin man is charged with unlawful production of marijuana, possession of marijuana with an intent to deliver and criminal damage to property after DuPage County Forest Preserve police found more than $1.4 million worth of marijuana plants.
Police said Marcelino Villa-Rodriguez, of the 200 block of Blackhawk Trail, grew 316 marijuana plants on forest preserve district property.
The plants were discovered Sept. 14 when police were on a foot patrol looking for illegal deer stands at Pratt's Wayne Woods Forest Preserve.
The plants appeared to be an organized cultivation site that consisted of three plots growing in close proximity within a wooded area of the preserve.
District officers began surveillance of the area, according to a news release.
On Sept. 20, Villa-Rodriguez pruned several of the plants and was taken into custody, police said.
While processing the scene, which included an adjacent area of non-district property, officers found about 7.5 pounds of marijuana material in two containers in a storage structure, according to the news release.
The estimated street value of the drugs is $1.45 million.
"This is the largest cannabis-cultivation site discovered on district property," the forest preserve police said.
The DuPage County Metropolitan Enforcement Group assisted with the case.
Lt. Jim Royer of the forest preserve police said the case remains under investigation.


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Renault infotainment takes a cue from Apple's App Store
|Bruce Gain is an Automotive News Europe correspondent in France
Renault is betting that following Apple's iPhone and App Store business model is the best way to entice customers to buy its R-Link infotainment system.
The company will introduce R-Link in the Clio subcompact, Zoe EV and Fluence large sedan this year. Renault will do this by offering applications that users can download onto its proprietary R-Link tablet computer.
The automaker will require customers to pay for the in-car computer as well as for the apps to run in their car. And that is a big risk for Renault. The system must be extraordinarily useful and simple to operate in order for customers to be willing to pay for it.
The R-Link tablet – which will retail for less than 1,000 euros – will come loaded with navigation, communications, entertainment, travel services and other applications. The driver can access the apps with voice commands and use the system to send and receive e-mails, tweets and phone texts.
Users also eventually will be able to purchase more than 50 apps available for download to their car from the R-Link Store. Renault's approach contrasts with other carmakers, which seek ways to allow customers to run some of their smartphone applications on their car's infotainment systems. Renault's rivals say customers won't pay hundred of euros for a system that remains locked in the car.
Renault's challenge will be to convince developers that they can tap into a market approaching a million units if R-Link is widely adopted in the Clio, Zoe and Fluence. Renault says developers can easily convert Android smartphone applications to the R-Link platform since R-Link runs on an Android platform.
If R-Link turns out to be clunky and full of bugs, it will almost certainly be a monumental flop. But if Renault gets it right, its mainstream competitors likely will consider an Apple store-like business model when they develop their own infotainment systems.
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LifeShare to Host Blood Drive in October
LifeShare Blood Center is having a blood drive on Tuesday October 1st at the Texarkana Water Utilities.The event on Wood Street will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. All donors will receive a free t-shirt.
About one in seven people entering a hospital need blood. One blood donation, apporximately one pint of blood, can save up to three lives. Every donation has the potential to save someone's life.
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Bohlken, Brown named to Academic All State
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Bailey Bohlken and Ashley Brown have been named to the Softball Academic All-State team. Both are 2014 graduates of Mount Vernon High School.
To be considered, an eligible softball player must be of good moral character, a senior, and have an overall grade point average of 92 or above. See the June 26 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald for more information about these outstanding young ladies.


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LGBT ally Theresa Daniel among those vying for Dickey's seat
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer
Stonewall Democrats President Omar Narvaez thinks Democrats have an excellent chance of picking up a fourth seat on the Dallas County Commissioners Court since newly drawn lines extend a district into Oak Lawn.
District 1 Republican incumbent Maureen Dickey — who voted against transgender nondiscrimination protections for county employees last year — isn't seeking re-election. Two Republicans and three Democrats have filed to run for the seat Dickey has held since 2004.
Narvaez said two of the three Democratic candidates are members of Stonewall Democrats of Dallas — Theresa Daniel and Gloria Levario.
The redrawn district, he said, will be harder for a Republican to retain. Cedar Springs Road is the dividing line. The northeast side of the street will be part of the new District 1. The southwest side of the street will be represented by District 4 Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia.
District 3 Commissioner John Wiley Price, also up for re-election, lost the Oak Lawn portion of his district but picked up more of Oak Cliff and Cedar Hill. Parts of South Dallas between Interstate 30 and US Highway 175 also shifted from Price to the new District 1.
Usually the filing period ends on Jan. 1 for the November race. Because of legal challenges to redistricting maps, Narvaez said the filing period will be reopened. Candidates whose districts have changed may decide to change races or may pull out of the running and receive a refund.
"And that's extremely unusual," Narvaez said.
So he said that the field of candidates — even for the Commissioners Court races where boundary lines haven't been challenged — isn't necessarily set. Although the primary is still tentatively scheduled for April 3, a firm date cannot be set until new maps are approved.
"I wonder how long this marathon is going to be," said Daniel, one of the Democratic candidates for the District 1 seat.
Daniel was a staff member for Democratic Congressman Martin Frost. She has served on the State Democratic Executive Committee since 1996 and as chair of the Dallas County Democratic Party Advisory Committee for four years. Currently, she works with the Dallas Independent School District in program evaluation and accountability and is an adjunct professor of urban and public affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Daniel said she's been a member of Stonewall Democrats for 10 to 15 years. As a member of the SDEC she helped add two seats to the state body for Stonewall Denocrats leaders.
"With their activity level, both locally and at a state level, they were a model," she said.
In 2004, Daniel received Stonewall's Democrat of the Year award.
Daniel said she's glad sexual orientation and gender identity were added to the county's employment nondiscrimination policy last year and called health benefits for the domestic partners of county employees a "civil right."
County Judge Clay Jenkins has said he supports DP benefits but didn't bring the proposal forward last year due to budget constraints.
On healthcare issues, Daniel said she needs to take a look at how agencies are funded but said, "I'd work to keep funding on track."
She called the new Parkland hospital "absolutely wonderful."
"When you have an 80-year-old building we're going to have problems," she said, adding that the new hospital shows Dallas County's commitment to public health.
Daniel Clayton is the third Democrat running for the District 1 seat. He has worked for state Sen. Royce West for five years and currently serves as his political director.
Before joining West's office, he worked on a number of campaigns. In 2001, he campaigned for Jim McGreevey, who became New
Jersey's "gay-American" governor. Clayton served as deputy field director for former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk's Senate campaign.
Since 2007, Clayton has served as president of the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats.
In 2004, he was executive director of the Dallas County Democratic Party. That year, Sheriff Lupe Valdez and other Democrats swept into office, which began a run of Democrats who were elected to county-wide office.
"How do we make county government more efficient?" Clayton said when asked about his top concern.
He said continued funding for AIDS programs was a priority.
"Dallas County's rate of HIV is so high," he said. "It's affecting the minority community terribly."
On partnership benefits, he said the idea sounds fair and he needs to study the economic impact.
On the Republican side, Dickey has endorsed Cecile Fernandez, a former Dickey's Barbecue executive vice president who helped create the franchise program and take the company national. District 2 Commissioner Mike Cantrell has endorsed Fernandez's opponent, attorney Larry Miller.
Fernandez attended the kick-off event this week for the new Dallas Log Cabin Republicans chapter.
"I was impressed with the turnout," she said of the meeting, adding that she attended because several of the founders "are longtime personal friends."
She said that although the new boundaries of District 1 give Democrats a slight edge, her connections in the Hispanic community and position as vice chair of the Dallas chapter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly will make the difference.
"I think I'm the Republican who can win that seat," she said.
She expressed support for LGBT issues. She backs partnership benefits for county employees, but worried that in the new budget year everyone's benefits will have to be cut.
She said that funding for HIV and AIDS treatment must remain in place and added she sees no room for discrimination.
"It's not the '80s," she said. "Everyone knows someone who's died of AIDS."
She said she supports Parkland Hospital and has had people in her family use the facility.
"The people at Parkland are so caring," she said. Despite being overworked in a rundown facility, "they must really love their jobs."
Miller and Levario did not return messages before press time.
Levario, the sister of Dallas County's 204th District Court Judge Lena Levario, works for Baylor's physician network to manage their medical practices. She's also a member of Stonewall Democrats of Dallas, Narvaez said.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition February 3, 2012.


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TL's Pink Lady roll
In honor of national breast cancer awareness month, TL's Four Seasons created the Pink Lady roll and will donate proceeds from sales to breast cancer education. Made with pink soy nori wrapped with tuna, super white tuna and asparagus topped with an avocado lychee sauce, the special roll costs $10.95 and is available through the end of the month.
TL's Four Seasons is at 110 W. Bartlett Ave., Bartlett. (630) 830-1988 or tlsfourseasons.com.
McChesney's pairs dinner with Two Bros.
Two Brothers joins McChesney's Pub for a fall-inspired four-course beer dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. Food includes a frisee salad of roasted beets, goat cheese, candied pecans and raspberry balsamic vinaigrette; roasted butternut squash ravioli with burnt butter sauce; bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin in a beer reduction, honey roasted root vegetables and whipped sweet potatoes; and chocolate ganache cake with milk stout ice cream and whipped cream. Beers to be poured include Domaine DuPage, Prairie Path Ale, Bitter End and Left Hand Milk Stout. $45 per person, excluding tax and gratuity.
McChesney Pub and Grill at Prairie Landing Golf Club is located at 2325 Longest Drive, West Chicago. (630) 208-7633 or prairielanding.com.
Pumpkin pie in a jar
Red Lobster celebrates fall with a new dessert: pumpkin pie in a jar, a layered pumpkin and cream cheese mousse with a graham cracker crust topped with sugared pecans, for $5.49. It's available for a limited time.
Red Lobster has locations throughout the suburbs. redlobster.com.


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Model-actress Dipannita Sharma, who will be seen in Bejoy Nambiar's Hindi remake of Tamil film "Pizza", is also shooting for another thriller but says both are different from each other.
"I am not allowed to talk about them (both the films). One of them is produced by Bejoy Nambiar. It's a remake of South film ('Pizza') in Hindi. They called me and I liked the part. I've not seen the south film. They said they are making it their own way," Dipannita told IANS.
The former Miss India contestant has also started shooting for a thriller helmed by a newcomer.
"I am shooting for one more film which also comes under thriller genre. Both parts are different from each other and I've never tried such roles before so I am excited. It's directed by Faizan Karim. He's done documentaries and has background from Los Angeles. He has been assistant director for shows like 'CSI: Miami'," she said.
Though her hands are full with the thriller genre, the actress who was seen in movies like "Jodi Breakers" and "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl" wants to explore more genres.
"As an actor I would like to explore different genres and subjects. The story should be true to the genre. If someone says it's a comedy film, it should be truly comic," said Dipannita who still enjoys walking the ramp.
"Fashion weeks I don't do anymore because I am not comfortable with shows one after the other. But I like doing shows. If there's something nice, I do it. I will walk for Abu Jani - Sandeep Khosla (fashion designers) on Oct 7," she said.


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I went ahead and did an overhaul of the armory update system. Here is how it now works:
1) You should no longer lose your title or spec when the armory is on the fritz. If you lost yours, the next update should resolve it.
2) Your information now should never get more than 24 hours out of date. We will be doing updates constantly throughout the day, and we are time stamping your last update to ensure that we process every user.
3) Upon gaining full access to the forums as a Junkie, you will receive another PM letting you know that you now have access.
4) You can see when you were last updated. Click on your profile (now in the nav menu) and under your armory information in the bottom left, it will say the last update date. This should never be more than one day behind. If it is, now you can prove it to me
5) If your character information has become invalid, we will eventually send you a private message letting you know that you that it needs to be updated. You can request a character update in the name change forum.
Hopefully this will make life better for everyone including myself