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BOSTON (CBS) – Do you have snowbird envy as you watch those RVs head south? Wondering how you would do on the open road?
If you think you might like the RV lifestyle do some homework before you make a down payment on an RV. Average age of an RV owner is close to 50 with 40% of owners over 60.
I would strongly recommend renting an RV for an extended vacation to see if this is the life style you thought it might be.
Type in RVing at Amazon and you will find almost 300 books on the subject. The Complete Idiot's Guide to RVing is in its third print run. A very funny book is How Not to RV.
Proceed with caution on the websites you find. They all make RVing sound so romantic! Start with the website Go RVing.
Don't forget the maintenance cost of an RV. They also need to be stored when you are not on the road. And excise tax on a fancy new one could be around $4,000 a year and you need to insure it. RVs get lousy gas mileage so running to the store for bread could cost you $5 in gas before you get in the store.
And don't forget the campground fees. Figure $50 a night or more. There will be just so many nights you will want to spend in a Walmart parking lot.
And something so many folks don't think about because they romanticized so about the traveling, you are going to eventually have to empty the toilet storage tank.
Do you think the nomadic lifestyle is one you could embrace? Visiting the warmer states in the winter and summers north? Do you want to park your RV in a mobile home park in Florida for the winter or the Cape in the summer?
In my research I found that Florida is the number 1 RV destination.
Best advice here, do not sell your home and all of your worldly possessions and buy an RV to drive off into the sunset until you have done your homework.


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However, the self-medicating behaviour does have limits. Honey bee colonies infected with pathogenic bacteria did not bring in significantly more propolis despite the fact that the propolis also has antibacterial properties. ''There was a slight increase, but it was not statistically significant,'' Simone-Finstrom says. ''That is something we plan to follow up on.''
There may be a lesson here for domestic beekeepers. ''Historically, US beekeepers preferred colonies that used less of this resin, because it is sticky and can be difficult to work with,'' Simone-Finstrom says. ''Now we know that this is a characteristic worth promoting, because it seems to offer the bees some natural defense.''
The paper, Increased resin collection after parasite challenge: a case of self-medication in honey bees?, was co-authored by Dr. Marla Spivak of the University of Minnesota and published March 29 in PLoS ONE. The research was funded by the National Science Foundation.
The constant pressure posed by parasites has caused species throughout the animal kingdom to evolve suites of mechanisms to resist infection. Individual barriers and physiological defenses are considered the main barriers against parasites in invertebrate species.
However, behavioural traits and other non-immunological defenses can also effectively reduce parasite transmission and infection intensity. In social insects, behaviours that reduce colony-level parasite loads are termed ''social immunity.''

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Adult Education and Student Tutoring begin after spring break
April 11, 2017
The Middleburgh Central School District Community School/Afterschool Program will now include afterschool tutoring in math and ELA for high school students (readying struggling students for Regents and final exams) and two adult evening programs for residents of the Middleburgh community who are interested in developing their computer skills or working out the day's stress with free Zumba classes.
Monday and Wednesday evenings, beginning Wednesday, April 26, from 5 to 7 p.m., will be reserved for adult learning on computers; simply come to Jr./Sr. High School and head to the upstairs computer room (Rm. 232). Ella Malark will be teaching adults the ins and outs of computer literacy. Bring your ideas to the first computer literacy meeting about what you would like to learn.
Zumba classes will be held on Thursday evenings beginning Thursday, April 27, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Middleburgh Elementary School cafeteria, led by Michele Mix -- get ready to bring your energy for a thrilling workout!
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The Installation Commander or his/her designated representative may deny access and access credentials based on the information obtained during the identity vetting that indicates the individuals may present a threat to the good order, discipline, or morale of the installation, including, but not limited to the following:
- Unable to verify the identity of the individual
- Current arrest warrant
- Currently barred from a federal installation or facility
- Convicted of sex crimes, sexual assault, rape, child molestation, child pornography, trafficking humans and registered sex offender
- Conviction of armed robbery
- Conviction of drug possession with intent to distribute
- Conviction of espionage, sabotage, treason or terrorism
- Conviction of murder
- Conviction of felony firearms or explosives violation
- Acts to overthrow the government
- Conviction of Arson
- Identified on the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB)
In cases where an un-cleared contractor, subcontractor or visitor is denied access based on derogatory information obtained from and NCIC III check, the Visitor Control Center (VCC) will issue the denied individual instructions on how and where to submit a waiver.
Those who show a common access card (CAC card), Military ID, Military Dependent ID, or an Automated Installation Entry Card will not be affected.
This step is being taken to ensure that Fort Gordon is in compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, which requires that 100 percent of visitors be vetted prior to entering the installation. Although this is a DoD-wide initiative, we are doing all we can to streamline the process for accessing Fort Gordon, and to make this as painless as possible for you while ensuring the security of our installation.
• How to Submit Access Request Application (pdf)
• Access Request Form (pdf)
This policy is being implemented in phases:
- Phase I was initiated on October 1, 2014, which applied to un-cleared contractors/volunteers who work on Fort Gordon and who are ineligible to obtain a DoD ID card. Contractors, volunteers and other non-DoD employees who fall into the Phase I category must contact their Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or government sponsor for installation access and background check submission to Physical Security. The COR or government sponsor is the active duty or federal employee who has oversight of the prime or sub-contractor whom is providing a service to that particular agency. For example, the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) has a contract with "ACME" construction and ACOE's COR coordinates with ACME's supervisor to ensure their prime contractors and sub-contractors obtain a background check and pass. The COR will coordinate with the Physical Security Office on the contractor's behalf. The Physical Security Office will not accept requests from contractors who work on Fort Gordon. All Phase I category contractors must obtain a favorable background check and pass to gain access to the installation.
- Phase II was implemented on October 6, 2015. It applies to local businesses and infrequent contractors who request access to the installation and provide a service to Fort Gordon, e.g., FedEx, UPS, fast food delivery, short term instructors, etc. For Phase II category personnel, the supervisor/manager of the business office organization must submit a list of your employees and a pass request form for each employee to Physical Security. All Phase II personnel must obtain a favorable background check and pass to gain access to the installation. Once pass authorization has been granted by the Physical Security office, employees can pick up their pass at the Visitor Control Center (VCC) at McKenna Gate (intersection of Jimmy Dyess Parkway and Gordon Highway). Passes can be renewed every 30 days. For Phase II personnel who travel in vehicles that require inspection, the background check will not exempt you from future inspections, so you must continue to get your vehicle inspected at Gate #3 (Commercial gate) or McKenna Gate, Gate #1.
- Phase III applies to small group events, such as weddings, birthday parties, golf tournaments, etc. Phase III category personnel can request a pre-vetted pass through the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) program (weddings, birthdays, etc.) Gordon Club manager after submission of an NCIC background check. Requests must be submitted 30 days prior to your event to allow ample time to complete the background check and process a pre-vetted pass that will allow access at any gate. Please contact your MWR representative for assistance.
- Phase IV implementation took effect April 15, 2016 and applies to all routine public visitors (US citizens) requesting access to the installation 18 years of age and older. See the boxed information below for details.
Visitors will apply for their background check and access pass at the Visitor Control Center at McKenna Gate (Gate 1). Forms are available there. However, if you have a question regarding how to apply for access, contact the Physical Security Office at (706) 791-4397.
Effective 1 September 2016, there are changes in operating hours of certain gates and Visitor Controls Centers (VCC)
• Gate 1 (McKenna Gate) VCC
Monday - Sunday, 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.
• Gate 3 VCC (commercial gate)
Gate 3 Commercial VCC hours will be from 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.; after 2 p.m., all commercial traffic will go thru Gate 1 for
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• Gate 1 (McKenna Gate)
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• Gate 2
(Gordon Highway at Robinson Avenue): 4:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Friday
• Gate 3
(Gordon Highway, used mainly for commercial traffic): 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Friday; outbound only 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Gate 5
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The second theory is similar and is known as "evolutionary neuroandrogenic (ENA) theory of male aggression". [77] [78] Testosterone and other androgens have evolved to masculinize a brain in order to be competitive even to the point of risking harm to the person and others. By doing so, individuals with masculinized brains as a result of pre-natal and adult life testosterone and androgens enhance their resource acquiring abilities in order to survive, attract and copulate with mates as much as possible. [77] The masculinization of the brain is not just mediated by testosterone levels at the adult stage, but also testosterone exposure in the womb as a fetus. Higher pre-natal testosterone indicated by a low digit ratio as well as adult testosterone levels increased risk of fouls or aggression among male players in a soccer game. [79] Studies have also found higher pre-natal testosterone or lower digit ratio to be correlated with higher aggression in males. [80] [81] [82] [83] [84]


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The NSX is a precision machine, and the engine is the most intricately designed part of it. Only people who have been trained in the assembly of and care for high-end performance vehicles can be trusted to assemble the engine and deliver it to you in working order.
Powering the NSX is a twin turbocharged 3.5L V6 engine, longitudinally mounted and sporting a 75-degree V-bank. With 500 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque, the engine itself brings plenty to the table, but when coupled with the Sport Hybrid system, the specs climb higher: 573 hp, 476 lb-ft of torque, and a maximum speed of 191 mph.
The NSX features an advanced 9-speed dual-clutch transmission that has includes close-ratio 7-speed gearbox. On either side are a first gear engineered to propel the NSX from a standstill and a ninth gear designed for cruising. Directly linked to the direct drive electric motor, the transmission offers an instantaneous electric response to shifting.
No one vehicle, no one suspension configuration can be engineered to perfectly handle any road conditions that come its way, but the NSX is prepared. The Integrated Dynamics System has four different driving modes, including Quiet, Sport, Sport Plus, and Track, to let you get the most out of Acura's new supercar.
Three motors enhance the NSX driving experience and give the performance a boost beyond the 500-hp twin turbo V6. Two motors are on the front end, one for each front wheel for swift transmission of torque and improved performance, while the third electric motor rests between the 9-speed dual-clutch transmission and the engine for more direct application of power and swifter response times.
Not only does SH-AWD give you improved traction on the pavement in wet and dry conditions, it applies true torque vectoring to every turn. Those two front motors of the Sport Hybrid system let the NSX accelerate much more quickly when leaving a turn, cutting lap times and delivering more spirited driving.
While the NSX has placed itself as one of the most powerful and capable cars on the road, it slides right into the current Acura lineup, complete with Jewel Eye LED headlights. Six LED lights on either side of that Acura "A" illuminate the road ahead, and their reflectors catch sunlight even while off for a jewel-like glimmer effect.
The NSX body was subjected to thousands of hours of virtual fluid dynamics tests and classic wind tunnel analysis before arriving on the market. The result is a low-drag car with high rear downforce with a lightweight yet durable body composed of both aluminum and carbon fiber.
The NSX can detect when its key fob is near, and when it does, it pops the flush-mounted door handles out so you can open the doors. When driving, they fit smoothly into the curves of the body—that's one less body element to cut into the aerodynamics.
The NSX is a supercar, yes, but it's also a luxury sports car, a fact that's evident from its high-comfort interior. Dual-zone automatic climate control features air filtration and humidity control to keep the cabin comfy while the available ELS premium sound system offers a studio-like listening experience—even as the NSX approaches 200 mph.
The NSX is built with acoustic front and rear cabin glass as well as Active Sound Control to create a serene driving experience. The vehicle's special Quiet Mode even routes the exhaust gases through silencers to make it feel like it's riding on air.
The seating of the NSX has been built toward a fusion of performance and comfort, featuring side bolsters to keep you secure during performance maneuvers yet wrapped in premium Milano leather with Alcantara centers to easily slide in and out. The available four-way power-adjustable seating lets you easily set the driver's seat to be just right, with memory settings to configure both a casual driving and a performance driving position.
The first thing most drivers notice on the NSX cabin is its steering wheel. The unique shape is designed to improve clearance below and decrease visual obstruction above. The wheel also sports controls for cruise, music, phone, and more so your hands never need to wander from the wheel.
A 7-inch touchscreen is standard on the NSX and puts you in control of vehicle settings, smartphone syncing over Bluetooth, and music controls. Your smartphone apps from Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will display here, including messages, maps, mail, and more.
No modern car is complete without a USB interface for streaming audio and charging your devices. The NSX features three USB ports (two in its glove box and a third in its console) so you can stay charged on the go and stream music directly from a phone or MP3 player. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto bring familiar apps from your dash to the 7-inch touchscreen, too.
The NSX features a standard Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) system that can detect a loss of traction and adjust performance specs to compensate. The result is a car that brings another level of control while driving in typically unfavorable conditions, letting you drive your best.
Few things impact the performance of a vehicle as significantly as under-inflated tires, which can lead to excess wear and sidewall damage if uncorrected. The NSX has a standard Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) that lights up an indicator on the dashboard to alert you to under-inflated tires—it even tells you which ones need inflating.
Part of the fun of driving an NSX is devoting 100% of your attention to the road, but sometimes it's nice to take a break. Switch seamlessly from full driver control to cruise control with a steering wheel–mounted button, and switch back when it's time to show drivers what the NSX is made of.
No one wants a ding in the finish of their vehicle, and that goes double for one as beautiful as the NSX. Available sonar corner and backup sensors alert you to potential objects for peace of mind when backing into tight spaces.
The standard multi-angle rearview camera of the NSX offers a 170-degree look at what's behind the vehicle—just shift into reverse. Press a button on the dash to switch between normal, wide-angle, and top-down views so you can be sure the path behind your car is clear before backing up.
A combination of multi-threshold front airbags, single-stage driver airbags, and dual-stage airbags for the front passenger help protect during a collision. Side curtain airbags (with rollover sensing capabilities) can deploy in a collision or a rollover to cushion passengers and reduce the risk of injury.
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The art we study is called Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. It is made up of nine separate schools that our Soke, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi inherited from his teacher, Toshitsugu Takamatsu. The names of the schools are:
Togakure Ryu Ninpo Happo Hiken
Gyokko Ryu Koshijutsu Happo Hiken
Koto Ryu Koppojutsu Happo Hiken
Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakken Taijutsu Happo Hiken
Kukishinden Ryu Taijutsu Happo Hiken
Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutaijutsu Happo Hiken
Kumogakure Ryu Ninpo Happo Hiken
Gyokushin Ryu Ninpo Happo Hiken
Gikan Ryu Koppojutsu Happo Hiken
The nine schools have many common principles, which makes it possible to study all of them by first studying the common principles and foundations and then later the details of specific schools.
Our Soke, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, lives and teaches in Noda, Japan.
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text: It'd be nice to be able to store games on the 3DS. Although it's pretty unlikely, because Nintendo wouldn't allow us to install games to prevent people from buying one cart and installing the game on many 3DS's. I came up with an idea to fix that... Here's the deal: Nintendo doesn't want us to buy one copy of a game and have two or more working copies of the game (the cartridge copy and the one in our system). But what if only one could work at the same time? This system would allow gamers to copy their games to their 3DS and buy games from the internet (like the PSP Go)! Read on for a mock-up explanation of this system in a mock-up article (it's kinda long, so go get some soda if you want to. Or a beer) EDIT: I came up with a better, faster, and stronger shorter idea, so now I have two ideas yay Idea 1 - Nintendo Transfer Kiosks So basically, you can buy a game on retail in a cartridge, or buy the game on the 3DS Shop and download it through the internet or from select Nintendo stores (dubbed 3DS Transfer Kiosks) directly into your 3DS for around 3/4 of the original price. Getting a game from a Nintendo Store should take around 10 minutes, while doing it online would depend on your connection. If you have a cartridge and want to put your game in your 3DS, you can't do it yourself, you need to go to a Kiosk and have them remove the license from your cart and basically they'll mark the game as Bought on your Shop, allowing you to download it later at home or at that same Nintendo store. You'll need to keep the cart in case you ever want Nintendo to restore its license in exchange of removing your rights over the game on the 3DS Store. If you only have the game in your 3DS and not the cartridge, you can buy a new game cart and give away your buying rights for it on the 3DS Store as part of the payment. Pretty straightforward, right? Now, for the longer plan that's too complex for it's own good... Idea 2 - Enter the GameTicket System Many game copies, one playable game When you buy a 3DS game, your cartridge will contain two things: the "GameData", and a "GameTicket". You can install the GameData (the game itself, which contains the graphics and sounds of the game) in as many 3DS's as you want, but you only get one GameTicket per cartridge. Only a game with a GameTicket can be played, but you can transfer the GameTicket from the game cart to a 3DS with the GameData for that game and vice-versa. When the copy of the game in your 3DS is playable because it has the GameTicket, the actual cart won't work, because it lacks the GameTicket; and when the cart has a GameTicket, you can't use the copy in your 3DS because it doesn't have a GameTicket. That way, even if you can have as many copies of a game as you want, only one game can work at the same time. You get to choose if you keep your games in their respective carts, or if you copy the GameData's to your 3DS and transfer your GameTickets to said 3DS. Getting extra tickets Nintendo would sell GameTickets online in the 3DS Shop Channel, for a lower price than the actual cartridge. Each GameTicket would cost about 3/4 of what the full game costs (say, a GameTicket for a $30 game would cost around $22). This would be useful if a friend lends you a game and you really like it (it'd be cheaper than buying the entire game), or if you lose your cartridge and you had your GameTicket in there, but you still kept the GameData in your 3DS. It would also be useful for... Buying games online, PSP Go style You can get the GameData of any game without a ticket for free from the 3DS Shop Channel (or from select Nintendo Stores, if you have a slow internet connection) So if you choose to do so, you can get the GameData for any game for free (or at least for something cheap, like $5) from somewhere and buy the GameTicket for that game for a discounted price and OWN the game without ever getting the cart! It is not only cheaper than getting carts, it's more eco-friendly than buying your game in a plastic-made cart. Finally, we get accounts Anyone that has played a 360 or a PS3 knows that having an account for each person is the most useful thing ever. For one, you don't have to worry about not having enough save slots in a game for a new player, since each player gets as many slots as they want. It also allows people to keep all their downloaded games even if they switch to another console, as long as they log in using their old accounts. And I won't even mention the awesomeness of Achievements/Trophies. This would be really useful with the 3DS, because if something happened to your 3DS (if it gets stolen or if it breaks), you would still have all the GameTickets you bought online, ready to be downloaded in any other 3DS (as long as you accept an agreement where all GameTickets will be deleted from your old 3DS the next time it goes online, if it was stolen. And the 3DS gets online in any spot it finds, so it would have to be taken to a pretty deserted place with no Wi-Fi hotspots for the GameTickets to not be deleted). Plus, it'd make it easier to transfer everything to the next-gen handheld when it comes out. Nintendo going 2.0 Remember how a guy from Sony (or was it that Pachter analyst?) said that retail games were doomed, and that downloadable games are the future? Well, with the GameTicket system, Nintendo would get the best of both worlds: they allow users to get their games online right into their 3DS by letting them buy just the GameTicket and download the GameData for free (this would be cheaper for the buyer since the GameTicket is only 3/4 the price of the entire cartridge), they still sell games in actual physical cartridges for those that don't like paying for untangible things, AND they allow gamers that bought cartridges to "transfer" their game into their 3DS (copy the GameData, move the GameTicket) and forget that their cartridge ever existed. The GameTicket system would be one heck of a move for Nintendo, whether it be on the 3DS or the next Nintendo system. Now, this system could eventually be circumvented with hacks (say, being able to play installed games that don't have a GameTicket), but this method is for people that actually buy their games but want to have all of them on the go. People that don't buy their games legally will be able to play them from flashcarts anyway, so having all their games on the go isn't a problem for them So what do you think of this idea? I actually thought about it a lot, and I think it would work out pretty well. If you find any flaws or exploitable loopholes, I'll try to fix them!


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Friday, November 30, 2007
I am also working on my accent infused with a tone and manner of inflection that says, "I am on top of things. I know what's going on. I am hooked up. I am so with it that I am comfortable with what's going on all the time. I am low-key and don't care what others think, but I am smart and stylish if someone happens to be looking. I am an enlightened genius of social existence. I have the answers and I will tell them to you in a condescending and magical way that will make you feel okay about your stunning inferiority." I am still working on that accent, but my note taking is feverish and studious.
If I had a gun I would give it to you and ask you to shoot me.
Okay, I wouldn't. I would carefully check and see if it is loaded and then recommend that we lock it safely away. Because guns with bullets in them are dangerous. I would not wonder how I came to have a gun because I would already know.
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But you know you don't need a gun.
- December 1, 2007 at 11:26 AM
- Pete said...
I read this post to my wife, who laughed heartily despite the fact that she, herself, wears glasses with lenses that are short, wide rectangles and have plastic (brown, she insists, not black) rims. After hearing the items on your artist costume list, she added: "Don't forget the stylish man-purse. Call it a messenger bag if you like, but it's really a purse."
- December 1, 2007 at 12:29 PM
- Josh Maday said...
This is very true, Julie. Not just plain old true, but very true. One does not always need a gun to get things done.
Glad your wife got a kick out of the post, Pete. Ah, yes, the man-purse! I totally missed that, and such an important accessory for the burgeoning artistic-/intellectual-looking person. I like "messenger bag" as well, though, because as an aspiring artistic-looking person I have a few things to say to the world, a few messages. My new glasses are short, wide rectangles, too, except with wire rims. And they either look strange on me or I have suddenly been transformed with dashing brilliance, because I notice people looking at me with a lot more interest. I suppose it could be all in my head or the updated prescription, but I'm going to stick with dashing brilliance for a few more minutes.
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Jan and I are former high school English teachers. In 1975 we met during our student teaching at Hamilton High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, fell in love, and married soon after in August 1976. Actually, we eloped (much to the displeasure of Jan's father) and were married by a judge in McHenry county, Illinois.
Out first teaching jobs were many miles apart. Mine was in Stockbridge, WI. This town of 500 or so was known as the "Sturgeon Capital of the World" because of all the ice fishing on nearby Lake Winnebago.
Jan's first (and only) teaching position was in Germantown Wisconsin.
We lived in Fond du Lac and Jan's commute to school was almost an hour while mine was half that. After two years we moved to a Milwaukee apartment near 57th & North Avenue and left teaching soon after that — Jan became a lawyer and I became a technical writer.
We have a pair of dogs — Jack and Ellie — who travel with us.
Jack is an 11-year-old Golden Retriever and Ellie, a rescue, is a 10-year-old Golden.
On May 22, 2012 we had to put Jack down. He had developed bone cancer, apparently common in Golden Retrievers. We have lost pets before, but it it always devastating as I'm sure many of you know.
Jack and our previous golden, Wrigley, came from similar bloodlines and the same Grand Dame Amberac's Asterling Aruba. We were fortunate enough to know Amberac's breeder, Ellen Manke. I can't say enough for Ellen and her magnificent goldens. But when we contacted her after Jack's death to see if she might have any golden puppies, we discovered that she had stopped breeding Golden Retrievers. However, Ellen recommended Dichi Goldens in Portage, WI.
We contacted Dick and Chris Reents, the owners of Dichi, and after visiting their kennel we were put on a waiting list for the next litter.
On November 14, 2012, we picked up our new Golden Retriever Flirt.
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Hi Tom,
Wally just told me about your blog and your adventure.You guys are doing what Margaret and I have wistfully but unserioiusly talked about doing. It must be a serious and consequential commitment for anybody without Wally-level $$$ — aina? Or maybe you do have lotsa bucks. But If I had to think of anyone among the pitifully small handful of people I've ever known who might've actually done what you did, I think I would have come up with Tom Hughes, seriously. Engage forward thrusters — warp factor 1, right? Possibly retired teacher Dennis Blake (nee Blachowiak) would also consider it. It would be easy to come up with a no f****'in way list of people, yah for sure!
Speaking of Kurt V., we saw the still alive Kurt V. in Dag Hammarskjold plaza in NYC a few years ago. He was sitting on a bench for a smoke and maybe some quiet contemplation as a steadily growing crowd of silent, awestruck gawkers surrounded the bench at an almost polite distance and stared at him in silence or in excited, hushed conversation. Only one lad had the temerity (gall? chutzpah?) to sit near and speak to him. I have to say old Kurt was a pretty good sport about the whole thing. Might still have the photo.
You probably have no interest in S. Florida as a winter destination (nobody does anymore tho you may've heard that it's nice and warm when no place else is), but if by any chance you have thought about it, we would love to have you as guests — hang out or even stay at our nice spacious condo with our (practically private) pool and a vast Gulf of Mexico beach minutes away. Also Everglades, pythons, manatees, gators, lizards, storks, pelicans, boats, nearby Miami, Cuban Americans, etc. RVs can't park here overnight, but I see that as a minor glitch — plenty of nearby options. Allright then, we'll be seeing you here in quiet, stately Naples this winter, yes?
John & Margaret (yes, that Margaret) KelseyOctober 18, 2013
Tom, I'm writing this simply to say thanks! I'm a DIY guy. This week, I've been searching the internet to find the information I must have so that I can upgrade to a Hopper 3 system. I didn't expect best source to be a RV enthusiast's site. Everything I need to know is here—in well-written, easy to understand language. Nothing else on the internet comes close to being as good. So when I clicked "About", I wasn't surprised to read about your having been an English teacher and a technical writer. By providing this information freely to the public, you're doing a great service to DIY RV'ers and home owners. Thank you so much, Tom. If you and Jan are ever driving through Mississippi (my state), you might want to travel the Natchez Trace. It's a peaceful road with lots of dogwood in bloom at Easter time. But do avoid Mississippi in July and August. The heat is… more than impressive.
David CollinsFebruary 17, 2017
Ralph Nerlson #
Very nice wiring diagrams. Thank you. I have Hopper + Joey + Sling for my two TVs in my HOME. I would like to do the same thing for my MOTORHOME,, but Dish Network said I am not allowed to do that. They told me I had to install two 211k receivers and pay 2x$7/mo. Money is not the issue with me. I would just like a Hopper system, the wiring is already available in my motorhome, and your beautiful drawings show me how to hook Hopper up. What is your take on this issue with regards to Dish?
Thanks, RalphDecember 21, 2013
Ray #
The diagrams and info helps a bunch. How to programming help with Hopper/Sling 1000.2 & DPH. What Hopper/Sling receiver steps are necessary to connect to a new portable dish. Setup/Diagnostics/Dish Point …… , what about Check Switch ?
Thank You !January 8, 2016
al meyer #
hi great info. I just got our motor home out to get ready for a future trip and no satellite service kvh r5 with dish 500 service. . I read that dish had changed the parameters for sat 110 an 119 last fall. I flashed the main board and the rf board a nothing, changed the sat info and still did not work. Called kvh and was told that dish had also changed something else about decoders and that my r5 now could not find any sat. I was told that my only options now were to either buy a new satellite or go to direct tv. I have dish in my home now. do you know anything about this situation with dish?
thanks AlMarch 20, 2016
Ernie Gilman #
Please feel free to delete this from your site as it really doesn't belong here, but I do no blogging and rarely touch facebook, so this is the only way I can figure to write to you.
Despite that lack of technical prowess, I'm an A/V installer! But I've never done ANY dish network installs, and recently, through miscommunication with a client, disassembled the splitter and hub connections of his Dish installation. I'm hoping you can help me.
The installation in question has three wires coming from the dish. (It's a recent installation.) There's a Hybrid Solo Hub (203952) and three three-way splitters. In the house there's a Hopper 3 and seven Joeys (sorry — didn't get their model numbers). To make this worse, there's also an old Dish network dish at the opposite end of the house, some 60 feet away, with a large chassis that has perhaps eight to ten wires coming off of it. We haven't touched that and don't know if it's still in use.
After putting the new parts back together the way we think they were, two Joeys don't work. And one of them is (and was) connected directly to the Hybrid Solo Hub!
I'm baffled as to the meaning of Host and Client/HVN, that is, what connects to these. I can't figure out why there's a power supply connected to the Hub, cannot tell for sure where it WAS connected, and don't see a power supply in anyone's online schematics.
The house is wired for cable, and those wires are being used, but we've found it most difficult to locate wires with our usual wire-tracing equipment. Any info you could give me on the hybrid hub, a power supply, and what the terminals mean, will probably help.
Thank you very much.June 3, 2016
Randy Miller #
Quick question when you explained how to get the 61.5 sat on the hopper 3 was that with the western arc LNB or did you use the eastern arc LNB? Will the Western arc DPH LNB lock on to the 61.5? PS Thanks for all the good info on the hopper 3 and the connection issue. Winegards position as of today is that the hopper 3 will not work on the Traveler and it is under development. This was the only place I found the info and will be putting it to the test on the Rv this week end. The problem I have is that most of the camping that we do is in NY or PA and the western arc is hard to get from there.July 7, 2016
Hi Tom!
You have an interesting website. It will be interesting to read.We also love to travel by motorhome and we have http://www.kempericelo.lv
Juris & Ilze
from Latvija 🙂August 19, 2016
Tom, read your post on installing a hopper 3, just a few questions; did you have any problems setting the hopper up with dish?we're thinking of getting it from dish so there might be a replacement warranty if broken. Did you get the hopper 3 box from dish or buy it somewhere else? We have the wineguard travler do you know if they are working on a fix so you don't need an A/B box? we are full time in a 40ft RV and only need one TV, so I assume we only need 1 hopper 3 and a joey. your thoughts would be appreciated.
KenNovember 18, 2016
Tom, thank you for the reply, The mod to the travler doesn't seem like a big thing, I have pictures I can follow (thanks to you). I more then likely will get the hopper 3 (maybe off amazon). The real question about dish is when you move do they give you grief about area code change because of the hopper 3?
I don't really need 16 tuners but there are bragging rights…
I've been in and out of the tech field for only about 40+ yrs but can always learn something new, and with people like you putting out great articles with big color pictures how can I go wrong,
Thanks again for the help…..
KenNovember 18, 2016
Tom, did the Hopper3 install it was successful. Great directions. On another note had a conversation with some installers in San Antonio and they did three other installs with the same equipment without having to add the A/B switch. I'm thinking it has to do with the trav'ler box, maybe a different series or model. I will be checking this out and give you a heads up. Once again thanks for the info.December 9, 2016
David Collins #
Safe travels, Tom and Jan!March 5, 2017
Stella Rostkowski, AKA, Stellanator :) #
Hi Tom! Remember me 🙂 I teach Technical Writing full time now and guess who I quote when I teach it 🙂
I left Wisconsin and now I live in Florida. OMG, love it here, no snow!March 10, 2017
joe #
hey tom, been following ur posts and i believe u are from lk havsue az part of the year. we are coming there for a couple of days and just wondering if u can recommend a campground in that area to stay at.
thanks for any help in this matter.
great forum and nice reading about ur adventures.
take care and stay safe,
joeJuly 8, 2017
Neil h hergott #
Can you run just two wires from the traveler to the dph42 switch to make hopper 3 work instead of your diagram showing 3 wires coming down
NeilJuly 18, 2017
Neil h hergott #
I have a hopper,sling now with a joey thru a solo node with my traveler and a 1000.4 and i get all 3 west. Sat,
why would not the hopper 3 work with 2 cables coming in and a dph42 switch
Thank youJuly 25, 2017


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The Iraqi army soldiers have a lot to learn. They have to be pushed out of their bases and don't know how to properly search homes. But with some instruction yesterday by the 1/12 soldiers, they found a rocket propelled grenade component in what looked to be an enemy safe house. They also found a brand new army uniform and boots hidden in one of the homes they entered. And sniper bullet casings. It was a good first patrol and gave them some confidence. By the end of it, the U.S. soldiers were practically pulling them out of houses as they went through every drawer and closet...
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While these sides haven't met in a big finals game for a while now, there's always plenty of spice when the Bulldogs and Roosters square off, and this showdown on Sunday promises to be no different.
It will be the second time this season that these sides do battle, with Luke Keary guiding the Roosters to a four-point victory back in Round 2 at Allianz.
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|Golf de tours Ardrée course of 18 holes, created by Olivier Brizon in 1988
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This month, the online job search organizer, StartWire, is releasing a series of webinars designed to help job seekers get noticed and break into employers' critical top ten candidates list.
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For the past few years, I have greatly valued being on Jason Maynard's email distribution list at Wells Fargo, as I have found that he and his colleagues have one of the most solid perspectives on enterprise computing on Wall Street.
Earlier today, I received a fascinating thematic report entitled "Technology Convergence & Consolidation: Cash or Charge? Part Two," that once again helped shed some new light on a key market dynamic in enterprise tech.
The report details how the technology sector has evolved increasingly into a defensive market sector, from an investment point of view. With the maturation of the enterprise and consumer tech segments, tech providers have grown into massive cash machines – such that tech companies now hold 30 percent of all cash among non-financial balance sheets in the S&P 500 ($360 billion out of $1.1 trillion). Since the early 1990s, cash has risen from "10 percent of assets on technology sector balance sheets" to "27 percent of total tech assets" … which represents an annual growth of "18 percent over the past 20 years."
As the report states, "by comparison, S&P non-financial cash stores were 3 percent in the early 1990s, versus 11 percent today," which represents 15 percent annual growth over the same period." The current economy has also encouraged many tech giants to issue debt, at very attractive long-term rates, further encouraging the M&A-driven environment we are in. Lastly, a number of players are also now issuing dividends – something that was an anathema in this sector not all that long ago.
In addition, the tech giants have become much more stable platforms for investors, with less earnings volatility – in large part due to the entrenchment of IT spending in corporate budgets over time. Since the mid-90s, IT's share of US business fixed investment has grown from 20 percent into the mid-50 percent range today. In our most current tepid recovery, fixed business investment has been strong, whereas other areas of GDP growth have been weaker.
The thesis of the piece emphasizes the gargantuan cash sitting on the sidelines, combined with the earnings stability brought about by consistent year-over-year corporate fixed business investment, increasingly makes the technology sector a very interesting investment category – defensive yet with significant growth upside.
The only significant issue that I would have with the thesis would be to fully understand the forward financial impact of the shift to the Cloud – with its emphasis on expense- rather than capital-driven spending, and the potential for the total corporate funding pot to potentially stagnate or go down slightly over time (given tight IT budgets and the efficiencies brought about by shifting to a Cloud-enabled enterprise computing architecture).
The good news is that the new revenue streams are highly recurring, predictable and visible, which will bode well for the mega-vendors consolidating the emergent Cloud pure-plays. At the same time, however, none of the publically-traded Cloud players have yet to deliver the pre-tax margins of their traditional on-premise brethren.
This blog originally appeared at Saugatuck Technology.
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snapchat search had become the most important and the developed social media rather than facebook and the twitter. In this search, you can easily search for the friends and connect with them. In the recent, the snapchat had been discovered the newly developed feature which is known as snapchat map. In the snapchat map, you can easily find the current location of your friends and meet with them without having any difficulties.
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Composition: modern metal detectors can give some indication of what metal you have located, but if you pick up objects field walking you may have to rely on traditional methods of identification:
You can talk to experienced detectorists and look at reference books to learn more about your finds; speak to your FLO, they can help to identify what you have found.
Active corrosion: if you see these signs, store your find in a dry box. This should be enough to prevent further corrosion. Most finds need no active treatment, but if problems still persist, consult your FLO who can put you in touch with a conservator.
Do not clean Treasure finds (The Treasure Act 1996 Code of Practice advises finders that they should not clean finds, as this might damage archaeological evidence and may reduce the award paid). Conservators will ask you not to wash most archaeological finds; this is because it can cause harm by introducing moisture, causing further corrosion, and damaging fragile remains such as loose metal plating, inlays, and associated textiles or organic material.
Surrounding soil can contain evidence of the burial environment. However, many metal-detected finds are from disturbed ground such as plough soil and have only survived because they are quite robust. Often finds are fairly modern, some are collectibles like buttons and badges, and others are agricultural, like horseshoes. In these cases careful washing can be carried out. Rinse the find gently in a plastic bowl of clean water to avoid losing small fragments; if necessary use a soft brush to remove the soil.
Avoid leaving the finds to soak. Wash each find individually. Change the water if it gets cloudy. TAKE CARE be alert to any fragile remains. Leave the finds to dry at room temperature (sudden heat can cause cracking) and pack them in your dry box as soon as possible, to prevent corrosion.
Occasionally radiography may be recommended by your FLO when the detail on a find is obscured by corrosion. X-raying is used routinely to reveal valuable information from archaeological iron finds, but is also very helpful for copper alloy and other metal objects, especially coins. Details of decoration and construction can often be seen, and weak areas are shown without the need for cleaning. FLOs can arrange radiography for you but there may be a charge for this service.
Consult your FLO and Report Finds Take Advice Before Cleaning. Stabilising metals: Dry storage is usually sufficient. Remember incorrect cleaning and treatment can reduce the value of your find, seriously damage, or even destroy it.


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Can you believe it ? Time to shoot some paint on this thing and see what it really looks like. This is always a surprise. But first, something completely different…
Garth turned me on to "Blacken it" for the tracks. These are Fruilmodel tracks, dipped in "Blacken it", which turns them, well… blackish. The color is mostly black, almost too black, so I'm adding an oil wash of burnt umber to "brown" em up. "Blacken it" is cool because it adds tooth to the metal links, which allows the oil wash to really stick. Wear will be simulated by using steel wool to remove "Blacken it" on the high spots. I am really into subtractive processes.
OK, First I primed with Gunze Surfacer 1000 (thats Mister Surfacer to you). I prime so all the blemishes will show. There are all sorts of little gaps that become visible. Now is the time to find 'em and fix 'em. they get filled with Gap filling SG or epoxy. On the whole, things looked good.
Close up of the rear tensioner detail. The weld seam on the lower towing ring holder should get blended in more. Its a little abrupt.
Front glacis. Little things here to be filled, but not much.
Bow. There was lots of filling here. Looks OK. You can see the ghost image of the strip stock used to build up the front nose plate The tow hook thingies need to be blended in, so the look matches the rest of the model.
My paint booth. I have a build up behind my table with a vent that sucks air out. There is a card board "booth" I put around it for painting. I use all acrylics. The round wooden thing I use to hold parts for painting. It also doubles as a building stand.
Whoooooaa! Look at that shiny ugly green! This is Gunze "Olive Drab", the darker version (they have 2). This will end up being the shadow color. Its a base to work from. I'm going to make the vehicle more Olive, which Jim says is more Brown. (Jim uses Tamiya Olive Drab with Tamiya Burnt Umber added. Jim also makes great stowage, When I get to that part I'll have to figure out a way to trick him into contributing to the article somehow).
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A 24-year-old man has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for robbing a 90-year-old woman in Bournemouth.
Sheldon Woodford, of no fixed abode, was jailed at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 13 February after pleading guilty to robbery at the same court on Friday 23 January.
The court heard police were called to Michelgrove Road in Boscombe on the morning of Monday 29 December 2014 after an elderly woman was attacked.
A witness described seeing the victim lying on the pavement and Sheldon running off with her handbag.
The witness told the court they immediately presumed the man had stolen the woman's bag and chased him down Percy Road and in to Sea Road. During the chase Sheldon dropped the bag, which was then returned to the victim.
CCTV footage, showing Sheldon stalking the victim before grabbing her handbag harshly from behind causing her to fall to the ground, was viewed by the court.
The victim sustained bruising to her shoulder as a result of this incident.
Detective Constable Leo Glendon, of Bournemouth CID, said: "I would like to thank the member of the public who stopped to help the victim.
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 137523
Installer boot panics on CRC error in ramdisc decode
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:10:53 EST
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.3)
Description of problem:
Installing FC3test3 on a brand-new dual-Opteron machine from CD.
After using any of the boot options, boot proceeds and panics after
trying to decode the ramdisk. Here is the relevant section of the
boot process (hand-retyped):
RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
crc error
VFS: Cannot open root device "<NULL>" or unknown-block (3,2)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs on
unknown-block (3,2)
I've checked the md5sums and they are 100% correct wrt the downloaded
images. I've also tried burning another CD (in case it was a media
error) with exactly the same results. All options, such as 'linux
rescue' and 'linux text', do this, as it seems to be in the initial
image load.
Also worth noting: the Fedora logo did not show in the initial boot
screen. This maybe another bug, but it may be a symptom related to
this one too.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot from CD
2. Use any boot option
Actual Results: Boot panics at ramdisk unpack as above.
Expected Results: Boot continues successfully.
Additional info:
Memory test shows no errors, machine uses ECC RAM so very unlikely
this is a RAM error.
I'd look for BIOS updates for your box. This smells a lot like a BIOS
with buggy handling of the CD READ stuff.
Updated to latest BIOS (2.03), still has problem. Fedora Core 2 i386
boots up fine on same machine (but I can't find the right drivers for
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Also tried Fedora Core 3 test 2, still has (same) problem.
I knew it would be something simple.
It looks like a problem with the CD burner we're using here. It
managed to burn the images badly in some way. I burnt the same ISO
file to a CD on my home machine, brought it in to work and it worked
I'm sorry to have raised this issue and will now bury myself in soft
peat out of shame.


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TAGLINE: "Kill The President…Kill The Hostages…Escape"
IMDB Rating: 2.4/10
This was a terrible idea. We're beginning to see that now. When we're lying on our death beds, looking back at our lives, will we lament the time we have spent on this project? Will we wish we had spent these hours smoking crack and banging hookers? Quite possibly. But as a single tear of regret navigates a path down our wizened, gnarled cheeks, we will wipe it away, because we will have remembered 'The Alternate'.
This film is 91 minutes long but took over 3 hours to view because we were laughing so hard, we had to stop the DVD continually and rewind it. This, more than any film so far, is the reason why we are torturing ourselves with this drivel. Where to begin? How about the cover? A moody monochrome White House with the names of the three stars emblazoned across the top. To the left, ERIC ROBERTS, underneath- an image of Eric looking away into the middle distance- proud, brave, indefatigable. To the right, MICHAEL MADSEN– laconic, cool, unflappable. In the centre- ICE-T. Underneath? A picture of someone else. THEY PUT THE WRONG F*CKING PICTURE ON THE DVD COVER. To compound matters, it is a picture of THE ONLY OTHER BLACK GUY IN THE FILM. Wonderful.
In truth, it is possible to write a meaty tome on everything that is wrong with 'The Alternate', it's a staggering piece of work. How about the premise, a terrorist attack on the President while he is hosting a $10,000 a plate dinner…FOR THE SYMPOSIUM ON WORLD HUNGER? Genius.
The plot, such as it is, is a low grade Die Hard rip off. A CIA team stage a mock kidnapping of the President, who will then escape, boosting his ratings just before the election. Except the President isn't in on the plot. And Eric Roberts, a last minute addition to the team, thinks there's something fishy going on. Beyond just the script. Perhaps it's the fact that this crack CIA team are wearing disguises for no reason. Disguises that have obviously been purchased from the nearest pound shop. Bright purple child's sunglasses? Check. Comedy nylon moustaches? Check. Perhaps his suspicions are also aroused by the fake fingerprint fingertips that are handed out to the kidnap team in neat presentation boxes. Six for each hand….?
It's also an apposite time to mention that the President has received telephone threats from a ludicrously 'French' accented fanatic named Ahmed who represents 'The Unified Terrorist Coalition'. It's never specified what this coalition is 'for'. Campaigning for Terrorist rights? Equal pay and paternity leave for suicide bombers? Unemployment advice for Jihadists? Who cares? This film is ball bag and we're loving every bullsh*t, bonkers moment of it.
The CIA team take out the President's Secret Service detail with blow darts disguised as toothpicks (shall we repeat that?) and lock down the hotel. But surprise, surprise, the rogue CIA team leader is actually 'Ahmed'. So the fake kidnapping is now a real kidnapping and Eric Roberts learns all this by accident as he watches on CCTV from his post in the control room. Are you following all this?
Eric Roberts is as baffled as we are. He's so shocked, he immediately pours coffee from the pot over the floor, pulls the wires out of the coffee machine and lays them in the puddle. And thus begins a chain of the least exciting, sub A-Team shootouts and stand offs in cinema history.
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A squad of highly trained, heavily armed terrorists firstly choose not to shoot Eric Roberts when he marches into the room to confront Ahmed, are unable to hit Eric Roberts when he decides to rescue the President and are too stunned to kill Eric Roberts when he catapults Ahmed 6 feet into the air by rippling the rug Ahmed is standing on. He ripples the rug. It's the barmiest moment of the project so far. Splendid.
When the shooting finally commences, thousands of rounds are expended. Furniture is shredded. Doors and walls are destroyed. The price of lead on the stock market rockets. Eric Roberts is so keen to save the President, he uses his Commander In Chief as a shield as he slides down a long table to safety. But still no-one is hit. Eric and the President hide in a hotel bedroom. And then for absolutely no reason, after this less than epic, bloodless gun battle, Eric decides he's off, leaving the President as bewildered as we are, and jumps off the balcony, using a flag as a rope. Er…
This film is an in-growing hair on the scrotal sac of cinema. This is confirmed when one of Ahmed's accomplices is electrocuted when she falls into Eric's coffee pot trap… and turns on the machine.
So to clarify- Eric's ad-hoc plan depended on the following:
- One of the terrorists fancying a coffee
- One of the terrorists not prepared to make their own coffee
- One of the terrorists fancying hours old coffee
- One of the terrorists not spotting an enormous puddle in front of the coffee machine
- One of the terrorists not noticing two wires lying in that big puddle
- One of the terrorists not wearing rubber soles on their shoes
This film has fallen off a cliff. But it's a long way to the ground.
- The hotel is in lockdown, impregnable to the FBI outside led by Michael Madsen. No-one can get in or out or move about within. Unless the plot demands it. And if the plot demands Eric Roberts needs to go upstairs, f*ck you, no-one tells Eric Roberts he can't go upstairs.
- 'Star' of the film, Ice-T (the real one) is in this film for five minutes at the beginning, killed and never seen or mentioned again.
- When a member of the hotel staff points to a switch that triggers a laser with his left hand, the close up is of a patently different switch…and of a right hand.
- The female journalist outside the hotel reporting on the kidnap of the President is wearing a VERY short tennis skirt which although flattering is not entirely professional. Though the ratings must be high. Probably Fox News.
- The protagonists must have at least 30 opportunities to kill one another but on every occasion fail to take them, each occasion preceded by a rambling monologue concerning the reason why they are about to die. But then if the plot unfolded logically, the duration of this clunker would be about 20 minutes.
We could go on. Perhaps we should. We haven't even mentioned Eric swinging across a hotel pool on some bunting, defying the laws of both physics AND geometry, nor have we mentioned Ahmed's 150 foot jump from a helicopter onto a concrete roof that results in nothing more than another interminable punch up, but you get the idea. Every utterance, action and plot twist in 'The Alternate' is so ludicrous, you conclude that its 18 certificate is to limit the number of impressionable youngsters who following a viewing, turn their back on cinema forever. And you wouldn't blame them.
Perhaps a different tagline for the DVD cover would have been more appropriate-
'The Alternate'….For God's Sake Choose Something Else.


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