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Caractéristiques de série
Espacement des pédales 6,5"
Correct body alignment is one of the most important aspects a user should be aware of when choosing a bicycle. Our indoor bikes have been co-designed with engineers from Rocky Mountain Bikes (www.bikes.com) to ensure that bio-mechanically correct pedal spacing is incorporated on our indoor bikes. This allows a rider to correctly align their hips, knees and ankles reducing the potential for injury.
Siège tout confort CCS
When in comes to long rides the comfort of the seat is crucial. Our ergonomically contoured ComfortCush Seats are shaped to offer great support without restricting the users range of motion and cutting into the thighs.
Touches en silicone SK
Silicone Keys offer many advantages over standard membrane or plastic keys such as being more responsive, durable and reliable. As a result, Bodyguard Fitness uses Silicone Keys on the main keypad on all our equipment. These principle keys are the ones used most often, especially during exercise, and are prone to wearing out if an unsuitable material is used. With Silicone Keys a user gets a response even if they just catch the edge of the key, which is very common when in the middle of workout with the heart pounding. And because Silicone Keys do not crack over time, your console will continue performing like new long into the future.
Capteurs tactiles de fréquence cardiaque
Bodyguard's Digital Contact Heart Rate Sensors offer far more accurate Heart Rate readings than standard analog sensors. Also, our dual sensor plates provide improved contact readings, which is a big advantage for users who traditionally get intermediate contact heart rate readings due to "soft" pulses in the hands.
Programmes contrôle de fréquence cardiaque
Bodyguard Fitness offers a range of fully customizable Heart Rate Control programs ideal for both beginners and advanced users that will help maximize the results from each and every workout. From fixed Target Heart Rate workouts to Heart Rate Interval Training (only available on certain models) that moves the user through various zones there is something for everyone no matter the exercise level.
Working out in a specific heart rate zone that suits your training needs is a great way to ensure you are not under training or over training, both of which can greatly limit your ability to meet your fitness goals. After selecting the desired workout zone or zones in the case of Heart Rate Interval workouts, users may fine-tune their selection by both % of Maximum Heart Rate or by selecting an exact Target Heart Rate value within that zone. Furthermore, treadmill users can then choose the Mode in which the machine will adjust to maintain the user at their desired Target Heart Rate.
Bodyguard offers 3 treadmill modes to select from to make adjustments during Heart Rate Training programs; Speed only, Incline only, or a combination of Speed and Incline. The Speed only mode is particularly popular with runners who do not wish to incorporate hill climbing into their Heart Rate Workouts, the machine will simply speed up and slow down in small increments to keep the users heart rate in line with their target. The Incline only mode is more popular with walkers who wish to benefit from Heart Rate Control programs but do not wish to increase their speed and be forced to start jogging or running. With the Elevation only Heart Rate Control mode there is no excuse for a walker to not get a fantastic walkout and thanks to Bodyguard's ESC feature (see the ESC section for more details) the program will feel just like hiking up the hills outside. Finally, for those looking for a variety in adjustments then the Speed and Incline mode is the perfect fit. During this mode the unit will automatically make 2 speed adjustments followed by 1 incline adjustment in order to keep the user at their target Heart Rate Value.
X-Technology is an interactive way to train by allowing users to complete custom programs that target specific goals as well as review their results and statistics via the X-Technology website. Click Here to go straight to the X-Technology website.
Système de résistance K2
The premium grade K2 Electromagnetic Resistance System offers numerous advantages over alternative systems such as "servo motor" or "eddy current" that rely on magnets that physically move to adjust resistance levels.
Firstly, the K2 electromagnetic system is fixed and has no moving parts, which greatly enhances reliability and durability. It also offers a much wider range of resistance, allowing the same piece of equipment to be suitable for rehab work as well as strength training. Another great advantage is the instant resistance changes as the K2 system can go immediately from Level 1 to Level 20 simply by changing the electricity strength where as alternative systems rely on a motor to gradually move the magnets making them not suitable for anaerobic interval training. Finally, the K2 Electromagnetic System is silent and does not emit annoying buzzing noises each time the servo motors adjusts the resistance like some models do.
Programmes watts cible
This unique program allows the user to set a target output of wattage they wish to constantly achieve. The console will then constantly adjust the resistance as the stride rate changes so that they always are producing the targeted wattage output. That way, if the user slows down there stride rate then the console will automatically increase the resistance so that the targeted wattage is maintained. Alternatively, if the stride rate increases causing the wattage to go above the target then the resistance will be reduced to offset the change in stride rate. It's for this reason that Target watts is known as an "anti-cheat" program because once set, if a user gets a little lazy and reduces their effort then the console will automatically increase the resistance so you have to achieve your target. The Target Watts program is a great alternative to Heart Rate Training for people who do not like to wear the chest straps. Simply set the Target Watts to a level that achieves your desired heart rate and the unit will then keep you there for the entirety of the workout.
Caractéristiques supérieures
Guidons multiprises
Our specially designed multi-grip handlebars allow a user to take three distinctive riding positions; upright, semi-forward and forward. The upright position is ideal for casual riding and warm up/cool down work. The semi-forward is most common amongst indoor riders because of its balance of comfort and performance but if you wish to simulate high speed road workouts then the forward position is ideal.
Tige du siège à 72°
The V-Series bikes were co-designed with engineers from Rocky Mountain Bikes (www.bikes.com) with the intention of simulating an outdoor riding experience. Therefore a lot of focus was put into replicating the correct riding position so to allow a user to be fitted comfortably on the bike. In order to achieve the desired saddle setback and replicate a premium road bike our indoor bikes were designed with a 72° seat post angle and then fitted with an infinite fore-aft seat adjustment making for a seamless transition from indoor to outdoor bike.q
Ajustement du siège
Correct seat positioning is very important for comfort as well as injury prevention so the V-Series Fore-Aft seat uses a quick-lock mechanism capable of infinite positions making it easy to find the perfect seat setting for each and every user. And the vertical adjustment uses a fixed threaded lock to provide extra strength to support the weight of the rider.
Solide tige du siège en acier
The underside of our V-Series seats have been reinforced with a solid-steel plate making them tremendously stable and durable for even the heaviest rider.


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Downtown development agency opens speaker series with transportation consultant
The Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority is kicking off its new urban issues speaker series with noted transportation consultant Jeffrey Tumlin on Thursday evening — at 7 p.m. in room 217 at Kendall College of Art and Design, 17 Pearl St. NW.
Tumlin, a principal with Nelson-Nygaard, is considered to be an expert in multimodal transportation planning. He has worked to develop smart transportation investments with cities, developers and regional governments that have fostered economic development.
Tumlin has a reputation for using direct community input in his transportation plans.
On Thursday, Tumlin will focus his talk on various transportation choices and discuss how each impacts a community and its residents.
The event is free and open to the public. Reservations are recommended, but are not necessary, and can be made by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com. Doors open at 6:30 and refreshments will be available.
The event is being sponsored by Experience Grand Rapids, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, The Salon Urbanist Meetup, the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks, The Rapid, the City of Grand Rapids and Kendall College of Art and Design.
Tumlin is also scheduled to address the city's Parking Commission Thursday morning at 8 a.m.

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Broken Horses is broken on so many levels. To begin with, I will take the kid who can't act first. Whoever did the casting concentrated on his features alone, that and how much he would resemble Chris Marquette growing up. As the lame boy struggles with his lines without an expression on his face, Thomas Jane goes on to show his acting prowess by imparting brilliant gravity to his role.
We soon meet a guy called Hench played quite beautifully by Vincent D'Onofrio. Surprisingly his entrance and introduction to the tale gets smeared by poor direction. An unimportant dispensable element to the story was Ignacio played by Sean Patrick Flanery. He gets lost in a pointless plot. So does a horse that was merely kept to justify the movie moniker, and also to blast out five seconds after two bullets get fired. Chris as Buddy seemed as if he was on the verge of having a nervous breakdown. The plot that surrounded Garza too was an exercise in futility.
Screenplay is really poor. The drama also doesn't stir you up. Actors seem to act on preordained tracks. The score is average albeit occasionally the violin would take things up for a while. The direction is quite mediocre and scrambles awkwardly with a predictable plot. It lingers along with the poor editing of the movie and goes on in a weird pace.
There is one scene wherein the camera captures Buddy in the background mourning as his brother beseeches Hench to let him help his brother out. I didn't comprehend why was there a need to take all three of them in a single shot? He looked more animated acting at a distance, unfocused, mourning, simply spoiling the gravity of the talk. Even little things in the movie are explained or told by actors taking audience for fools. For instance, as we see a grown up Buddy version he instantly tells his brother that he had a haircut. I mean, why do you even need to spell it out? We knew who he was! Du-uh!
The movie being a Vidhu Vinod Chopra flick, I went in with high expectations. That could have been the cause of my big disappointment. There was nothing thrilling. Just a bland tale projected with a bleak vibe.
Eventually, I would still call it an average flick uplifted only because of Vincent and Anton's performances. However, I would suggest you pass this one!


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New Wesley Research Institute study aims to halt the progression of multiple sclerosis
'Might prove the most effective treatment of MS ever' — research leader
A new research study being conducted at The Wesley Research Institute (WRI) aims to stop the progression of early active stage Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in its tracks.
There are currently more than 2.5 million people worldwide with MS, a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system.
They suffer from a range of debilitating symptoms including impaired gait and mobility, bladder and bowel dysfunction, cognitive and visual impairment, and profound muscle weakness.
Principal Investigator of the project at the WRI, Dr Pamela McCombe, is a neurologist at both The Wesley Hospital and Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, and also Chairman of the WRI Research Committee.
"This study might prove to be the strongest, most effective treatment of MS ever."
"Current treatments for MS only reduce the progression rate of the disease. This new treatment, if successful, will actually halt the progression of MS."
"Not only does it aim to stop MS in its tracks but it will also spare MS sufferers from weekly injections replacing them with infusions over three consecutive days every year."
"The medication targets lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) to decrease the inflammatory reaction responsible for the progression of MS."
Preliminary studies have demonstrated that as a result of this medication sufferers have experienced fewer disease relapses, a decrease in the formation of central nervous system lesions, and a reduction in cumulative disabilities.
"This suggests to me that there is every chance this medication will prove successful and become widely used."
This is an international study involving 200 sites. The WRI is one of fifteen sites in Australia to trial this new treatment, and one of only two in Queensland. The other site is the Gold Coast Hospital.
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Queensland said in a statement: "The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Queensland welcomes the participation of local researchers in ground breaking research that may one day provide freedom from MS for the thousands of Australians living with this disease, and endorses the quality of the contribution of Queensland research in this exciting world-wide effort."
This MS study forms part of the WRI's commitment to furthering neurological research, which also includes research into better treatment and diagnoses of brain tumours and stroke.
The WRI is currently recruiting volunteers for this study. For more information on please call the WRI's Clinical Trials Centre on 07 3232 7920 or visit www.wesleyresearch.org.au. The research study is ethically approved and there are no costs associated with participation.
The Wesley Research Institute is an independent, not-for-profit medical research institute based in Brisbane that conducts research that that aims for immediate improvements to quality of life through better diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.


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Day two of the PKRA Kiteboard World Cup marked the beginning of the first wave event of the 2014 tour season. The day started with the trials and finished in the second round of the men and up to the semi-finals of the women's main event. Spectacular performances were on tap throughout the day from both the men and women. Mother nature set the stage for one of the most exciting kiteboarding disciplines.
Located just outside the city of Dakhla, the beautiful wave spot of Oum Lamboir is a classic right hand point break that offers up perfect peeling waves and side-shore wind. During the light wind in the morning, many riders took the opportunity to grab a warm-up surf demonstrating some impressive surfing skills, with out the use of a kite.
By noon the winds filled in to 14-20 knots and men's wave trials began with 8-10 man heats on the water for 14-minute sessions. Out of 37 riders, only the top 12 riders that impressed the judges the most advanced into the main event. For the main event, it was a three-man heat which allows the top rider in the first round to advance an extra round which guarantees, them a better spot.
As the tide began to come in, chest to overhead high sets began rolling in off the point and the women's heats took to the water. Notable rides came from the Milla Ferriera showing some impressive skills and that training with her brother has been paying dividends. Also, the young Moona Whyte demonstrated a very fluid style and excellent wave selection ultimately beating Ines Correia in a very close heat despite Correia receiving the highest scoring wave of the day. Former World Champion Jalou Langeree's critical backside snaps pushed her through the rounds and Kristy Jones' impressive use of the inside waves allowed her to advance as well.
For the men's ladder, many of the heats were very close proving that the level of this growing discipline is rising quickly. Keahi De Aboitiz stood out with some of the longest rides of the day. Earning the highest scoring wave of 8.67, he took off at the point and worked the wave all the way to the inside with a variety of vertical snaps, floaters and aerial re-entries.
Noteworthy performances also came from Mitu Montiero who took advantage of the smaller, yet often faster inside section showing commitment with vertical snaps and aerials. Felippe Ferreira demonstrated some excellent rail-to rail surfing and dynamic off the top maneuvers whilst Nuno Figueiredo, managed a nice barrel- ride amongst other aggressive maneuvers and advanced to the next round.
Tomorrow's wind and wave forecast looks to be similar to today as we plan to continue with the wave discipline. Riders will meet at the wave spot at 11:00 am. Freestyle riders will remain on hold until the next announcement 2 pm, at which time, and if conditions are not favorable to run the wave event, the freestyle single eliminations will commence. Be sure to stay tuned to the Facebook and Twitter feeds for start times, updates, and all the latest info from the PKRA World Tour.
Read original article: PKRA News:Wave Event Commences at PKRA Dakhla


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Having helped guide technology companies into rapid-growth orbit, Mike Harvath now assists smaller tech firms achieve liftoff at Revenue Rocket Consulting Group, his growth-strategy advisory firm in Bloomington.
Harvath, whose career, which reaches from Apple's early days, launched Revenue Rocket in 2001 as a way to give back to the industry in which hard work had brought him much success.
Consulting also keeps him connected to the familiar surge of excitement when a new strategy or offering propels a company to new heights.
"I get to live vicariously through my clients and see them grow and experience success and, for me, that's very satisfying," Harvath said. "Obviously, if you've been with one of the fastest-growing tech companies in history, you like the drug, you like the growth thing. It becomes part of your DNA."
Revenue Rocket offers consulting on growth strategy, buy-side mergers and acquisitions and channel partner development. Clients typically are tech services companies with $5 million to $50 million in sales. Harvath, having shared his thoughts here on such Twin Cities technology and software companies as Comm-Works, UnityWorks Media and Fishbowl Solutions, is a familiar name to readers of this column.
Revenue Rocket has worked with more than 300 companies in 10 countries, Harvath said. The company, which has three full-time employees and two contractors, has 20 active clients and projects $1.2 million in 2012 revenue.
Harvath said he was pushing to reach 30 concurrent clients and $2 million in revenue next year. After investing in developing and automating processes and tools to apply Harvath's "mass-customized" consulting methodology, the company can scale up rapidly, he said.
"As an outside guy, I think I bring more to the table, advising, counseling and facilitating growth,'' Harvath said. "I just feel more at home in my own skin working with 20 or 30 or 40 different businesses all at the same time.''
Worked with the Steves
To build his niche, Harvath has focused on smaller tech companies and offered a subscription-type pricing model. While some engagements last years, no client has to stay more than 30 days.
"We have to earn our stripes every day," said Harvath, who has an MBA in technology management from Harvard Business School and bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering and sociology from the University of Minnesota. "If we're not adding value, they will give us notice and we will be done. Particularly for small clients, that's comforting."
Harvath got his tech industry start at Apple in the early 1980s. "I worked with the Steves -- plural," Harvath said, referring to Apple co-founders Jobs and Wozniak. "It was a great experience. I did a little engineering on the first Macintosh."
He then founded and sold a company that implemented Apple desktops before landing at MicroAge Computer Centers, a Phoenix-based technology distributor that shot from $100 million to $6 billion in sales during his seven-year tenure.
While running a $200 million services business for MicroAge in the early 1990s, Harvath suggested bolstering that offering. "I sensed some change afoot that was going to affect our distribution business," Harvath recalled. "It happened that change was a little thing called the Internet."
MicroAge disagreed with his recommendation to beef up its technology services business, so Harvath left to start his own such company. He built sales to $10 million, sold the company, then joined the buyer and took part in buying and selling several companies before stepping aside in the late 1990s.
Serial entrepreneur George Johnson, who co-founded Internet Broadcasting and now is a business strategy consultant at Entrevis, said he recently became a Revenue Rocket client after referring one of his clients to the firm.
"I was impressed right away with his very disciplined system of being able to look at a company and figure out what they needed to grow," said Johnson, who was seeking input on his online venture, Tel.A.Vision, which produces inspirational "vision videos" for young people.
Greg Frankenfield, CEO and co-founder of Magenic, a boutique, custom-application developer headquartered in St. Louis Park, brought in Revenue Rocket to help plan and launch a new, lower-cost offering.
"It's grown into one of our most successful business launches ... and now is a significant part of our business," Frankenfield said.
Bob Denman, founder and former president of business technology integrator Avtex, said Harvath approached the company with a couple of potential suitors, including the Pohlad family. The company wasn't looking to sell, but Harvath made a strong case and the deal closed in 2008.
"Mike sort of lived it in his past in larger entities but really understands how to bring strategy into a workable plan for [smaller] companies," Denman said. "He brings a lot to the table for somebody who's looking to grow their business."
Todd Nelson is a freelance writer in Woodbury. His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.


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- Joe Cochran, Google Reviews
"I went here with some friends for birthday party and we had a blast, the building is nice it was clean, fast go karts I will definitely be going back to get my lap time down."
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Are you ready for the most exhilarating private parties in Northern Virginia? Then come race our safe and fast electric Italian pro-karts at speeds up to 50 mph! Our premier venue in Sterling near Dulles Town Center Mall is the best venue for events for adults and kids. Visit us for birthday parties, Sweet 16 parties, Bachelor & Bachelorette parties, Quinceaneras, Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs, school field trips and family reunions. While your group enjoys private racing on both of our pristine tracks, your dedicated Event Planners and Event Captains will make sure everything from catering to prizes are organized to your liking.
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You've probably heard of a party with go-karts before, but never like this. At Autobahn, we skip the gimmicks and get straight to exhilarating races, comfortable facilities and fully customizable a la kart options for any event. Perfect for kids and adults, our Event Sales Managers will help you prepare every detail, while an Event Captain will ensure everything goes according to plan.Don't settle for another slow party. Gather your team, strap in and race on!
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Competition builds character, but it can be hard to draw the line. At Autobahn, we believe racing is the ultimate way to let loose, have fun and build lasting memories along the way. Our popular Blindfold Challenge, Pit Crew Challenge or Grand Prix formats are sure to bring your party together.
Full-Venue Rental
Renting our entire venue is the best way to provide a premium experience. Closing Autobahn from the public for your event enables your group to enjoy unlimited racing and complete access without having to experience the distractions that come with day-to-day operations. Perfect for large groups ready to race like the pros.
An event is only as strong as the food it serves. When you plan an event with us, your Event Sales Manager will help you select the caterer that best fits your group's size and dietary preferences. We will then handle the order and delivery so that your experience is both easy and efficient.
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If you're looking to make an impression, reserving our track to race exclusively with your group is a good place to start. Reserving our entire facility—now that's how you leave your mark.
After you race, take in a game.
Autobahn Indoor Speedway's video game arcade is fun for the whole family. There are games for everyone to play, and you can compete against your friends for a variety of prizes. With entertainment and attractions popular with all ages, this is the perfect place to spend time before and after the track.
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Renting our entire facility is the best way to provide a premium experience. Closing Autobahn from the public for your event enables your group to enjoy unlimited racing and complete access to the entire facility without having to experience the distractions that come with public Arrive & Drive racing.
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"I would give this place 10 stars if I could! What an amazing experience they provided for our company event and that it was just pure fun, fun, fun! We were able to reserve the location before they opened and had the whole track to ourselves. Everyone has been working so hard in this summer heat, we thought it would be a great opportunity to connect outside of work (before work) and blow off a little steam. The people at Autobahn made everything super easy. They took photos of our time there (and sent them to us), they had trophies and medals for awards for the fastest times and team, podium pictures, and a really thoughtful and nice touch of a tire with all of our signatures on it with our company name. We will definitely be back!"
"I set up a company event here and it was easy to do. The staff was very flexible and accommodating since we had approx. 75 people. Everyone had a blast and loved to find out the results of the winners at the end. We had about 2 hours to race and this worked out well because everyone that wanted to race had multiple opportunities to do so. They also provided us with a conference room and another room for the catering company to use to set up lunch. Everyone left happy and would recommend for other company parties and events."
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There are a couple ways to do this. You can simply encrypt your files separately with GPG. But it may be hard to encrypt each file, then decrypt it when you want to use it...
There is another solution which works so much better (for me at least). Using FUSE and creating a virtual filesystem and using another program called encfs to do the encryption stuff.
- rlog
- openSSL
- boost
Have a visit [ Here ] for obtaining the sources.
Or if you use distros with apt (like Debian), run this command:
sudo apt-get install encfs fuse-utils sudo modprobe fuse
the first one installs the needed packages, the second one enables the fuse module on kernel.
After the installation, add yourself to the group created by the installer, named "fuse". Like this:
sudo adduser [username-here] fuse
Also, you need to allow group "fuse" manipulate /dev/fuse device. Issue the following as root:
chown :fuse /dev/fuse
This simply says the group owner of this device is fuse. Now you have the permissions to use FUSE stuff. Go on to the next...
Using encfs
Using this program may be a little frustrating, because you have to mention full paths always. This little bash script helps you really:
#!/bin/bash usage() { BASE=$(basename $0) echo "Usage examples:" echo -e "\t$BASE cryptdir mountpoint (assumes mount or create)" echo -e "\t$BASE mountpoint (assumes umount)" exit 0 } [ "$#" == "1" ] || [ "$#" == "2" ] || usage ENCFS=$(which encfs) FUSERMOUNT=$(which fusermount) [ -z "$ENCFS" ] && { echo "I can't find 'encfs'. Make sure you installed the encfs package." >&2 exit 1 } [ -z "$FUSERMOUNT" ] && { echo "I can't find 'fusermount'. Make sure you installed the fuse-utils package." >&2 exit 1 } # mount or create [ "$#" == "2" ] && { [ -d "$1" ] && [ -d "$2" ] || { echo "You must supply two dir names for cryptdir and mountpoint." >&2 exit 1 } DO=$(pwd) cd "$1" && D1=$(pwd) || exit 2 cd "$DO" || exit 2 cd "$2" && D2=$(pwd) || exit 2 cd "$DO" || exit 2 "$ENCFS" "$D1" "$D2" && \ echo "Encrypted filesystem now mounted" || \ { echo "Could not mount filesystem. Bad password or already mounted." >&2; exit 3; } } # umount [ "$#" == "1" ] && { [ -d "$1" ] || { echo "You must supply a dir name as mountpoint." >&2 exit 1 } "$FUSERMOUNT" -u "$1" && \ echo "Encrypted filesystem has been umounted" || \ { echo "Could not umount directory" >&2; exit 3; } }
Save it in your own bin directory and add the execute permissions for it.
Now you simply run the program with this script. For mounting/creating the file system, you have to provide the script with 2 directories, first one for the encrypted files to store, second one for decrypted files. Like this:
#I saved that script with name "enc" enc private/.open private/open
Now you are shown some options to choose for different stuff. If you don't understand them, choose default.
Important Note: To make it a little safer, create a parent directory with 700 permission (or rwx------) before running the command. Then cd to this parent directory and run the script. This is because the two directories for encfs must have 755 permissions, which gives others r/w permissions for the two directories.
Move your files you want to secure to the decrypted folder (private/open in my example). Then issue this:
enc private/open
This unmounts the FUSE filesystem and now the open folder looks empty. The content of this folder is encrypted and located in the /private/.open directory (again, in my example).
Hope this helped you out


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Steve Reich wins 2013 BBVA Foundation Award
Steve Reich has won the prestigious BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award for his renewal of culture and fusing of diverse traditions.
Steve Reich is the winner of the 2013 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Contemporary Music category. The jury citation describes how the American composer (b.1936) has developed "a new concept of music, based on the use of realist elements from the realm of daily life and others drawn from the traditional music of Africa and Asia." Previous recipients of the award include Pierre Boulez, Salvatore Sciarrino, Helmut Lachenmann and Cristóbal Halffter.
The jury notes how "Steve Reich has carved out new paths, fostering a dialogue between popular and high culture and between western modernity and non-European traditions, and achieving a rich combination of complexity and transparency." They also single out his ability to attract the widest, most varied audiences "by engaging frontally with world issues, from the Israeli-Palestine conflict to the 9/11 attacks, as well as contemporary problems like the relations between faith and science and technology."
For the full press release visit
> www.boosey.com/downloads/BBVAawardPR.pdf
Steve Reich has just finished writing a quartet for two vibraphones and two pianos with first performances by the Colin Currie Group this autumn, and is working on a new piece for the Royal Ballet in London and the Signal Ensemble in Chicago for premiere in 2016.
For further information visit:
> www.boosey.com/reich
> www.stevereich.com
About the Award
The BBVA Foundation - based in Madrid - promotes, funds and disseminates world-class scientific research and artistic creation, in the conviction that science, culture and knowledge in its broadest sense hold the key to a better future for people. The Foundation designs and implements its programs in partnership with leading scientific and cultural organizations in Spain and abroad, seeking to identify and prioritize those projects with the power to move forward the frontiers of the known world.
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Love is in the air...
This morning my boys went to school all happy because they were going to exchange their valentines with their friends at school.
Due to some health problems we have not been able to do anything fancy this year, so they just wrote on some hand trimmed card stock hearts I made for them.
While I do not enjoy the consumist aspect of Valentine's day, I do like having an extra excuse to do something nice for someone I love.
The tradition I have started a few months ago to have a different family tree background for our magnetic family tree has come in handy in a period in which all that we are really focusing on is recovering from our health issues.
the books we had made a couple years ago about the reasons we love each other.
We are thinking to read them tonight, after the kids go to bed, or even better, we will read them to our children as their night night story.
What better way to tell your children that you love them than to show them that you love your spouse, and why? I feel so blessed for the Love in my life...
Sometimes I find myself thinking twice before posting a happy Valentine's day wish on somebody's facebook wall, or just uttering those words to anyone whose story I don't completely know. I am always worried about possibly hurting somebody's feelings.
I know that not everyone has a Valentine, and I know that some are really hurting about it, maybe they lost their loved one, maybe they haven't found the one yet, maybe they are just coming out of a bad experience, and this is possibly the worst day of the year for them.
If any of you is reading this post, I would love to share this thought that came to my mind while I was looking at my Valentine family tree.
We are all the fruit of Love, and as such we are all entitled to celebrate Love today, and everyday.
We come from an Heritage of Love. Because 2 people fell in love, we were born.
Even if you grew up in a orphanage, and think that you are a mistake for your parents, even if you think there was no love there, let me tell you, you are still the fruit of love.
It might have skipped a generation, you might find it in your grandparents, even if you will never know them in this life, you are still the fruit of their love.
Because they fell in love, and their child gave birth to you, you are the fruit of their love.
As you can see, you can choose to be hurt on Valentine's day, or you can choose to celebrate.
I am thankful for the Love that brought each and everyone of my ancestors together, and I hope and pray to continue this heritage of Love through my children, grandchildren and all of my descendants.
So, if you think you have nobody to celebrate Valentine's day with, how about you spend it with the ones that came before you?
You can call your parents, your aunt, or anybody that could tell you a little more about someone in your family line, and make today the day that you add one more person to love in your family tree, or one more reason to love that family member you want to know more about.
You can look for a blog or facebook group for your family surname, or you can create it, if you don't find it.
You can follow my example and tell the story of your Love to your children tonight.
You can write your story, because remember, LOVE is in your DNA.
The choice is yours!
Happy Valentine's day!


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One little boy from Bayport, N.Y., sure knows how to brighten people's day by giving the gift of coloring.
When 6-year-old Jake June showed up Monday to Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital, he had 1,800 coloring books in tow, ready to distribute them among all the patients in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
Jake raised the $275 he used to buy the coloring books all on his own, by holding a fundraiser selling brewed iced tea and baked cookies at his father's business, All Pro Sports Academy in Bellport, N.Y., on March 2.
"He makes us proud every day. He's a very compassionate kid," Jake's mother, Karen June, told ABCNews.com.
But Jake didn't just show up with his little red wagon full of coloring books on a whim. He had a very special reason for wanting to donate them to all the children at the hospital's emergency room.
"Because they took care of me, it's time for me to pay them back," Jake said at the hospital.
Last December, Jake was taken to the hospital for a bad case of the stomach flu. After his treatment and recovery, he wanted to do something to give back to the Pediatric Emergency Department staff that had made him feel so much better.
"We always talk about paying it forward. Good karma," Karen June said. "It was all his idea. He just said, 'You know what would be nice? If we did a charity for the hospital I was at.'"
Jake and his parents had discussed possibly having a lemonade stand, but it was too cold outside for that. So they decided on iced tea and cookies at his father's work instead. But none of them expected the amount of cash he'd rake in.
"I thought we could just donate it through the website, but we didn't want it to get lost that way. So we called the hospital to see what they really needed," Karen June said. "They had tons of crayons but no coloring books. I went online and looked for coloring books in bulk."
And the children couldn't have been more pleased with their surprise, let alone getting it hand-delivered by another child who had been in the same shoes as they were.
"The children were very impressed and excited and inspired," said Clinton Weaver, the hospital's public affairs director. "These things have a ripple effect. This was inspirational for the other children on the receiving end of it."
"For whatever reason they were in the hospital that day, he made their experience a little brighter," Karen June said.


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Fashion award winners honored at New York soiree
Nine Brandeisians have won since 2010-11
It was a fashion industry event, but Jose Kim '13 and Demi Su '14 were not about to show up fashionably late.
The students joined some of the biggest names in fashion at the 2013 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund awards dinner on Jan. 8. The event, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, honored 125 students from around the county who'd won $5,000 scholarships.
Nearly 1,000 people attended the annual event, which honored Lanvin Artistic Director Alber Elbaz and other industry luminaries and raised $1.9 million to support YMA's fashion scholarship, mentoring and internship programs.
"At first it was a little intimidating to be with all of these fashion industry leaders," Kim said, "but they were so gracious and so happy for us that we had won the scholarships."
The evening began with a networking session before the scholarship winners entered the grand ballroom school by school to sit at a giant T-shaped table.
"It was really amazing," Kim said. "It felt like we were center stage. They really seem to care about the next generation."
Kim has been around the fashion industry for much of his life; his parents own Alpelo, a wholesale women's clothing business in his hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
"I have been exposed to the entire process, all the way from suppliers to the distribution methods," he said. "Throughout the years I have also had different opportunities to help the stylists on developing a men's fashion line."
He was thrilled to win the YMA fashion scholarship because of the networking and mentoring opportunities it provides to the winners.
"Even though the scholarship has a monetary advantage, the opportunity to know more people in the industry and broaden my network makes me very excited," said Kim, who hopes to work in men's fashion, interior design or marketing. "I believe that this award is a jump start to a career in the industry."
Su, a business and economics major who grew up in China, plans to work on the business side of the industry. She has interned at the Ports 1961 fashion house and at a fashion magazine.
Her reaction to winning the scholarship? "I felt so happy," she said. "I know my hard work has paid off!"
Since Paul Rosengard '80, president of men's apparel for LF USA and the chairman emeritus of the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund, arranged for Brandeis' participation in the program beginning in the 2010-11 academic year. Nine students have earned scholarships so far.
"Brandeis students continue their tradition of excelling as compared to their peers at schools from FIT and Parsons to Santa Clara and Harvard," Rosengard said. "No other school has enjoyed better success converting applicants to scholarship winners!"
All three of last year's winners who graduated – Amy Melser '12, Ari Tretin '12 and Liya Kahan '12 – work in the industry. (Lee Nisson '14 was the fourth winner in 2011-12). Ji Yun Lee '11, Abigail Katznelson '11, MA '12, and Danielle Schivek '11 received scholarships in 2011; Lee and Schivek are employed by fashion-related companies.
The YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund program is open to Brandeis students with a demonstrated intent to pursue careers in design, merchandising, retailing, journalism, computer science or business. Sophomores, juniors and first-semester seniors with at least a 3.0 grade-point average are eligible.
The program offers internships, career mentoring from prominent senior executives and $5,000 scholarships for students interested in the business of fashion as a career.
Brandeis is one of 41 educational institutions nationwide selected to participate in the competition. Other participating schools include the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell and New York University.
Professor Alice Kelikian served as the chair for the scholarship advisory board at Brandeis, which included professors Tory Fair, Maura Jane Farrelly and Grace Zimmerman; Joseph Du Pont, dean of the Hiatt Career Center; and Caroline O'Shea, Hiatt's assistant director of employer relations.
"The fashion scholarship not only gives our students internships of consequence in the industry; this vibrant program provides matchless mentoring opportunities and rare access to employment in American manufacture and design," Kelikian said.
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(CBS News) The obesity pill Belviq (lorcaserin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to be used in conjunction with diet and exercise as a weight management treatment option. It's the first new long-term weight loss drug to hit the U.S. market in over a decade.
The FDA announced Wednesday that the drug is approved for adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over - which indicates obesity - or with a BMI of 27 or greater (overweight) who have at least one weight-related health problem such as high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes or high cholesterol. It is manufactured by Switzerland-based Arena Pharmaceuticals.
Panel advises FDA to approve lorcaserin obesity pill
FDA panel backs obesity pill Qnexa: What happens next?
"Obesity threatens the overall well being of patients and is a major public health concern," Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in a written statement. "The approval of this drug, used responsibly in combination with a healthy diet and lifestyle, provides a treatment option for Americans who are obese or are overweight and have at least one weight-related comorbid condition."
There are currently two prescription drugsused to treat obesity including the appetite-suppressant phentermine, and orlistat (Xenical), which prevents dietary fat from being absorbed by the intestine. Orlistat is sold over-the-counter as Alli in a lower dose.
The FDA cited three studies of nearly 8,000 overweight and obese patients - with or without Type 2 diabetes - who were treated from 52 weeks to 104 weeks with the drug or a placebo, along with exercise and diet counseling. The studies found about 47 percent of patients without Type 2 diabetes lost at least 5 percent of their body weight compared with about 23 percent of patients treated with placebo. In people with Type 2 diabetes, about 38 percent of patients treated with Belviq lost at least 5 percent of their body weight, compared to 16 percent in patients treated with placebo.
The drug's label will recommend that people stop taking the pill if they don't lose 5 percent of their body weight after 12 weeks of treatment, as those patients are unlikely to achieve meaningful weight loss even with continuing treatment. The drug should also not be taken by pregnant women.
Side effects from Belviq include serotonin syndrome - a potentially life-threatening drug reaction that causes the body to produce too much serotonin and causes symptoms of agitation, diarrhea, heavy sweating, fever, muscle spasms, tremors or mental health changes. People taking antidepressants or migraine drugs that increase serotonin levels may be at an increased risk for this side effect. The drug may also cause "disturbances in attention or memory," the FDA said.
Belviq should be used with caution in people who have congestive heart failure, according to the FDA, but studies found no significant difference in heart valve problems between people taking Belviq and those taking a placebo. Studies of some earlier weight loss pills reported heart valve damage as a potential side effect.
Arena will be required to conduct six postmarketing studies, including a long-term cardiovascular outcomes trial to assess the effect of Belviq on the risk for major cardiac events such as heart attack and stroke, the FDA said.
In May, a panel of expert advisers to the FDA voted 18-4 with one abstention to recommend the agency approve the pill saying its benefits "outweigh the potential risks when used long term."
The pill was initially rejected by the FDA in 2010, which called any weight loss the drug produces in overweight people who don't have diabetes "marginal." FDA scientists also raised concerns about health issues such as tumors that developed in laboratory animals given the drug.
Earlier this year a rival drug, Vivus Inc.'s Qnexa, won endorsement from an FDA panel after previously being rejected due to safety concerns. The drug's approval is currently pending.


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For the second time in a week, a Drone has been destroyed at Tyndall Air Force Base.
The latest crash came Wednesday morning around 8:25 when the drone crashed alongside US 98 in the Silver Flag area on the east side of the base.
Eye witnesses say the QF 4 drone crashed while taking off, exploded and sent up a large black cloud.
Base and local police and safety officials have closed Highway 98 and are anticipating that it will remain closed for up to 24 hours.
This closure is being done strictly as a precautionary measure due to fires resulting from the crash and a small self-destruct charge carried on board the drone.
The status of this device is unknown however, it is powered by a short-life battery which will be fully depleted in 24 hours.
Officials say the charge is used to destroy the drone if it leaves its pre-approved flight plan.
Officials say that because they aren't sure if this self-destruct charge has not yet been activated, crews are waiting for 24 hours before they begin clearing the wreckage. After 24 hours, the self-destruct charge battery will die and crews will not be in danger of the device going off.
Motorist traveling from Panama City to Mexico Beach, should use Hwy. 22 east to Hwy. 71 south, and from Mexico Beach to Panama City Hwy. 71 north to Hwy. 22 west.
The last drone crash was last Wednesday morning when Tyndall destroyed a drone over the Gulf of Mexico south of Cape San Blas in Gulf County.
Base officials tell us that crash was intentional after they had tried numerous times to land the drone but felt that it would have put civilians in danger.
They say they safest choice was to blow the drone up in a secure position over the Gulf.
This crash was seen by vacationers on Cape San Blas.


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The Club Training Australia Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course provides you with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge necessary to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in an adult, child or infant.
The following accredited competency is included:
- HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines
**Please note it is a requirement of this course that practical demonstration of CPR must be performed on the floor.**
Prices and inclusions:
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There are no prerequisites for this course.
This is a face-to-face course. Assessment will be conducted through a combination of written and practical first aid activities.
Upon completion of this course, you will be issued with a statement of attainment which will certify that you have been trained in the following nationally accredited units - HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
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The Shipping Division is involved in ship ownership, ship management, chartering out and provision of vessel agency services. The vessels operated by the Shipping Division are largely container, bulk carriers and roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessels.
Fesco Transportation Group recorded 2013 revenues of $1.14 billion, down 4.8 percent year-over-year. Its shipping division recorded revenues of $65 million, down 53.9 percent year-over-year. The company recorded a net profit of $324 million, down 19.8 percent from the previous year's net profit of $404 million. The company employs approximately 5,000 individuals and owns 28 vessels, with intermodal transportation volume of 243,564 TEUs in 2013.
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LEWISBURG, PA. – The UMBC track and field teams started their season off on the right foot as freshman Mercedes Jackson (Huntington, Md./Huntington) set a school record in the 60m dash (7.52) and multiple athletes qualified for the ECAC Championships, Saturday at the Bison Opener at Bucknell University.
Running in her first ever race as a Retriever, Jackson immediately made her mark on the school record books. In claiming her first ever win for UMBC, the freshman smashed the old mark of 7.65 set by Britney Foreman in 2009. Classmate Ebonique Jones (New Castle, Del./William Penn) placed fourth with a time of 7.78. Jones also put herself on the all-time list for the long jump with a jump of 5.51m (18'1").
While the freshman made their mark early, the veterans stepped up as well. Junior Chowan Brightful (New Market, Md./Linganore) put herself at the top of the UMBC all-time list in the high jump, breaking her previous mark with a try of 1.7m (5'7'') to become the new school leader. Senior Imani Colbert (Upper Marlboro, Md./C.H. Flowers) continued to show veteran leadership as well claiming victory in the 60m hurdles (8.77).
In the shot put, junior Amanda Deller (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) and senior Chrissy Robinson (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) both qualified for the ECAC's with throws of 14.02m (46'0") and 13.51m (44'4"), respectively.
For the men, junior Dennison Long (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt/FIU) impressed in his first meet as well, slotting his name at ninth on the school's list with his run in the 60m dash finals (6.93) while qualifying for the IC4A Championships.
Freshman Kyle Mitchell (Laurel, Md./Reservoir) joined in the newcomer party claiming eighth on UMBC's all-time list, running a 8.52 in the 60m hurdles.
In the high jump, sophomore Mo Drammeh (Frederick, Md./Thomas Johnson) picked up where he finished his rookie campaign, taking the victory in the competition with a jump of 1.96m (6'5").
Both the men's and women's teams are now off from competition for the remainder of the 2011 calendar year. The Retrievers return to the track on Jan. 7 when they travel to State College, Pa. for the Penn State Relays.


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Where: YOU MUST register your child at the school that your child is zoned to attend during the 2019-2020 school year.
When: April 3, 2019, between the hours of
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A child must reach the age of 5 years by
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For more information contact Patti Limbaugh at: 931-967-0626
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Is Crowd-Funding Making Movie Fundraising Too Awkward?
Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter have revolutionized financing across the art world, resulting in many creative triumphs. The phenomenon has also led to an awkward new dynamic that allows people to raid their social networks for cash. Ellen Gamerman reports on Lunch Break.
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... I ... the hardest crowdfunding sites actually dream come true ... that is until they have to answer to their funders created demands Alan cameramen one of the Wall Street Journal's arts reporter she joins Lunch Break right now with an inside look at the perils involved in one of the biggest financing revolutions ... to ever hit the park moral Helen ... Hunt surfaces crowdfunding seemed like a no brainer for artists were mine is how the sites war ... well viewed on a site like Kickstarter Indigo valued at up its campaign with of the piano and the Senegal you ask your friends family strangers anyone in your social network and the anti PD money ... and helpfully they dealing in town ... he can be a new record he never done this why do people want to give its not as if they own up when they don't get profits in your future op project what what what do you get ... what ... you that's right you've ever War I The anything from the banks use to walk on role in a movie says some sense that ... you have a personal relationship with the filmmaker whether or not you dear weak dollar and a musician ... it suppose to feel little more ... I'm it's an ad and you're supposed to feel I guess the concept is that you're part of the ... big group and then sneaking something ... now I would talk about the dark side of this just a moment that but they quickly reminds there been some very successful campaigns in the arts world on you people say I can imagine how much they would race to give us a few examples well recently there than from a celebrity successes Zach Braff least on more than three million dollars for a movie projects and Veronica Mars Movie project raised ... nearly six ... million dollars ... all from fans and and ... you just going viral ... not always though such a happy ending that you know there's there's a flipside to everything with the artists sometimes ... stopping them where some of the things they face after accepting people's money discounting ... well they ... can feel a little overwhelmed by their awards that they've promised as I spoke to one musician has that ... if you get fifty dollars or more fall prey to sign up for sale sign for you is then drowning ... person Maisons about people's hats and their love life that ... Mr and Iran some friends and this minute in his record that they funded but he's really can be folded into all it is ... all of its supporters now because I'm at it again years to sell your destiny to a people together to promise the moon Guinea get delivered in a Nenad that's not always easy ... but the flip side like the keeper mind to something ... a little bit of ownership and that even if I technically didn't have ownership was the person didn't ... deliver the project anything took too long to be angry about that I think the next breath said therefore and sand places I'm Kickstarter piano into Kickstarter common case where he'll see ... I this sign of ... the actor Tom Hanks calling it seems he's still working on his movie about terror efforts that some actors ... in the same where is the movie it's been a couple years so where am ... I and musician from the band's animal collective was suppose to deliver a record he's still working on it but the fans are getting restless ... the peer pressure part of this any we all know what it's like when people ask us to get to their charities and we wanna do is much to speak and sometimes ... you can do something for everybody ... this seems to have an added layer of peril because of the professional ramifications we can expect that some Hollywood know you feel your boss sends out a campaign now ... is that there was an example of this sent it to fifty employees saying here's my Kickstarter ... you simply have to contribute but here it is making people feel like if I'm ... working with this person ever hope to work with them again you may be free to the point that glad I'd I'd better get on that none of the sell side ... it just ... might feel really ... un ... awkward if you've run and said ... someone in your worlds to was doing a project close to their heart and you totally


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It's been shown that people with better teeth get better jobs, better pay and better social opportunities. Improving your smile can be as simple as a whitening or adding veneers. But there are also other great options if you're someone who needs a little more work to get a stellar smile.
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What´s that big He-Man figure you got there? It looks amazing!
What´s that big He-Man figure you got there? It looks amazing!
Looks like a customized wrestler. And where's the big He-man display in this shot from?Originally Posted by tobbe_85
Looks pretty neat.
Sadly, some of my things like the other PoG dinosaurs, variants, boxed/carded stuff and the accessoire sets are missing in those pics cause we're moving soon.
"Why's Dragstor riding on Night Stalker?" "Cause he can."
Sweet collection Sir Reilly!
Do you think you could get close up pics of those model kits?
And I just love how followermovie has his flying battle scene there!
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Great Sir Reilly !
Nice collection
I made the same thing with my 2 castles GreySkull !!!
MotU Forever !!!
He has the REAL Power : http://youtu.be/Oqwf7vV97JA
wow, the loose flying figs and accessoirs scenery is pure sweetness!
great idea!
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Yeah it's a custom of Tytus, from the POG line, that I did. If I can ever get that large Incredible Hulk figure, I'll make a Megator too.Originally Posted by Ook
Sir Reily: I LOVE your set-up. If I had more space and a few more vehicles (I only have a couple, not shown in my pics), I'd like to have a huge battle scene like that. And that's a cool way to set up two Grayskulls.
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"I will use this power for all the good that can be done, to work for peace, to encourage virtue, and above all, to preserve life in all its forms..." Superman
Is that a custome Maleckta (spl?) ya have there scott metzger?
I once took some pics for my reviews of them, you can find them over there:Originally Posted by Pig Boy
They ain't top-notch, but the best I could do with my crappy digicam. :-/
Those model kits are really cool Sir Reilly.I may have to keep an eye out for those. How big are they compared to the toy versions?
They are kind of odd though. Why would mattel allow a release of model kits based on existing toys and base them on, what looks like, the original coceptual art for these vehicles?
They are around the same size as the original vehicles. The Monogram Talon Fighter ain't as bulky as the original one, but it's longer. The figures are supposed to fit into the vehicles. They fit perfectly into the Roton and quite well into the Attak Trak and Talon Fighter (if they don't wear bulky armor).
I've written everything I found out about them into those reviews.
It's been said that back then the model kit magazine "Model Maker" held a contest to retool existing MotU vehicles, and that Monogram donated the prices. The contest winner was a guy named Pete McLoughlain with that retooled Roton. At the same time, Monogram aquired the MotU licence for model kits and thus produced those three retooled vehicles.
I can't tell whether or not this story is leggit, though. :-/
I can highly recommend those Monogram model kits. Although they all have working actionfeatures, they can break easily during play. But for display purposes, they're awesome!
The Roton is the easiest to get, the Attak Trak is the hardest (I paid 50,- for mine). You can't tell which color version you have inside of the box, but both were produced evenly, so you always have a 50/50 chance to get the one you prefer. And the boxart is very nice, the vehicle pilots would make for some great custom material.
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Thanks Sir Reilly!
That sucks that the Attack Track is the hardest to get as that does look the coolest. It's really cool that the figures fit into them too.
Bummer I can't read German though as I'm sure that article you wrote is quite interesting.
Yep, Malaktha was one of my favorite characters from the Filmation series, so I made one a few years back to go with the original figures.Originally Posted by Pig Boy
"I will use this power for all the good that can be done, to work for peace, to encourage virtue, and above all, to preserve life in all its forms..." Superman
Damn. And to think hat I trashed my monogram Attak trak, broke it and tossed it into the trash want I was 7 years old!Originally Posted by Sir Reilly
Those are some awesome collections, i'm still rebuilding mine.
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I took a bunch of pics of mine when i completed the figures. There are no vehicles in this pics, but a friend of mine took them with a pro camera in very interesting poses...Here it goes, enjoy!
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That is simply a beautiful display you've got going there, Blanka! Your friend has a real eye for angles! I love the way you've categorised the characters into their affiliations too.
...wanna give them all to me?
wow!Originally Posted by Blankabrazil
these are amazing pictures! never thought 'static' figures could look so dynamic!!
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They are sweet photo's man!Originally Posted by Blankabrazil
Great collection.
Heres my collection of MOTU figures and also some books and vids/dvds. Still need to do pics of my comics, vehicles and playsets.
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EL PASO - The ex-owner of a law enforcement uniform shop in West Texas has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for smuggling ammunition into Mexico.
A judge in El Paso on Wednesday also ordered Hector Ayala to forfeit about 8,600 rounds of ammo and $1 million worth of military and law enforcement equipment.
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This one comes from the new book, "Plum Gorgeous," by Romney Steele. (Not for nothing, Steele, who grew up at her family's legendary Nepenthe restaurant in northern California, is as good a writer as she is a recipe-developer. The book is a lovely read.)
Use sweeter, darker cherries for this baked dessert, and serve it with a little ice cream. (Perhaps Stranahan's Whiskey Brickle ice cream from Sweet Action?).
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Did you hear the latest news from Memphis, Tenn.?
A woman accused of church gossip made the front page of The Commercial Appeal, Memphis' metro daily. The story has generated quite a discussion in Elvis Presley's hometown.
The top of the report:
Dr. Nan Hawkes has been a member of Second Presbyterian Church for 35 years. That would end if she's excommunicated over charges of "slander, bickering and gossip" against church leadership.
Hawkes, 59, said Wednesday she has been indicted by the church, accused of "offenses of immorality and contempt for the established order of the church."
The proceedings will be held in March and will be presided over by Criminal Court Judge Chris Craft. An elder at the church, Craft confirmed Wednesday that he has been chosen as chairman of a five-member commission (three men, two women) of church members who will hear the case if it is not settled through negotiations.
Officials with Second Presbyterian, at 4055 Poplar, would not comment on the charges against Hawkes.
"We're committed to resolving all cases like this in accordance with Scripture and in accordance with our book of order," said Robb Roaten, church spokesman. "It's a sad situation that this kind of thing would happen at all."
(A quick digression before weighing in on the bigger picture: That third paragraph gives the impression that the case is headed to a criminal court judge. The story should have made clearer that a church elder who happens to be a judge will handle the proceedings.)
Readers who submitted the story link to your friendly neighborhood GetReligionistas offered differing perspectives on the report.
Said one tipster:
It makes no sense that it is even in the paper, much less front page with a photo.
Another correspondent said:
I suppose it is front-page news because it is so rare for a matter of gossip to be handled through formal charges in a church. Tons of questions leapt out to me that remain unanswered.
I think the second reader is probably right: It's not often that a church initiates excommunication proceedings against a member for gossip. Moreover, this is not just any church; this is a 3,800-member congregation with a 150-plus-year history in Memphis. To me, this is a legitimate news story, and The Commercial Appeal's straightforward report gave me no serious heartburn. At the same time, I understand why the church refused to comment.
More interesting to me than the initial story, however, was the column that Commercial Appeal Editor Chris Peck wrote Sunday defending the coverage. You get the impression reading the column that the story offended somebody (or lots of somebodies) at the "big, powerful church" and that Peck is walking a fine line between appeasing those somebodies and voicing his confidence in the journalistic approach taken. The (alleged) gossiping member certainly moves from potential heroine in the news story to all-around louse in Peck's piece.
From the editor's column:
In a tart e-mail, Cory Hale, a lifelong subscriber to the newspaper and a member of Second Presbyterian, noted that all kinds of organizations face conflict. Sometimes that conflict simply cannot be resolved and a forced separation must occur, he said. ''Shame on The Commercial Appeal for sensationalizing the ordinary with a front-page story and giving your readership the impression that this is somehow extraordinary, even scandalous, just because it happened in a church -- my church.''
A fair comment. And not dissimilar from some discussions inside the newsroom about the newsworthiness of the story.
Some editors asked whether the story was too much of an inside-the-church issue to warrant coverage. Others asked whether the story really mattered much to the public. Still others wondered whether we knew enough about what is going on to report about it.
All good points.
But in the end, there was little disagreement among the journalists that this story was unusual and would have a broad public interest.
I wish the editors who wondered whether the paper knew enough about what was going on had received more of a hearing. Peck's column provides much more insight and context (assuming his unnamed sources can be believed) on the situation than the initial 655-word news report, which was told primarily from the perspective of the woman accused of gossip. At the same time, the editor provides plausible rationale for why the story matters — the kind of explanation that might have helped the report itself.
All in all, a little more TLC before publication might have negated the need for so much navel gazing afterward. The paper's highly talented Faith in Memphis columnist David Waters did not write this story, but I'd have loved to have seen it in his capable hands.
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Weekender content editor Bob Goepfert offers his entertainment picks: Let's get physical Things are jumping at Proctors for the next week. Besides jumping, they'll be balancing, spinning, contorting and tumbling. o Thursday night, the world-famous Peking Acrobats perform their magic at the Schenectady theater. This is the company's 27th North American tour and there is a reason for their durability. They are the best at what they do -- and what they do is unbelievable. The show is at 8 tonight at Proctors, 432 State St., Schenectady. Call for tickets, (518) 346-6204 or go towww.proctors.org
. o While Peking Acrobats is all about tradition and ancient art form, next Wednesday and Thursday, a new era of acrobats takes the Proctors stage as "Traces," a new-age circus troupe plays the theater for two nights. A reason to laugh On Saturday, there'll be some verbal acrobatics going on at Proctors as four veteran comics entertain and prod you at the Sellout Comedy Tour. The only things Vince Morris, B.T., Louis Johnson and Billy Washington have in common is that they are black and they are funny. They also have a common agenda, which is to "break down social stereotypes one joke at a time." Their show starts at 8 p.m. Saturday at Proctors. Call (518) 346-6204 or go to www.proctors,org. Peek of the Week There's musical variety at The Egg this weekend. The Wood Brothers perform at 8 p.m. Friday. They are my sneak peek of the week. The Wood Brothers are indeed brothers, but they started their own band only after developing successful independent careers. Chris studied music in the Northeast and is best known as the bassist for the famous jazz trio Medeski, Martin and Wood. Meanwhile, Oliver became a renowned blues guitarist as his career focused on the southwestern part of the country. About eight years ago, Oliver sat in with MM&W and the brothers realized they had this musical connection that married their two careers. They formed the Wood Brother band to get back to their musical roots -- folk, blues and country. Today, they probably play more dates together than they do with the groups that built their reputations. They are onstage at 8 p.m. Friday at The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. For tickets or information, call (518) 473-1845. Music to root for o On Saturday, The Egg presents Shawn Miller, another example of how deep the roots of American music are. Miller might be considered a master of the folk genre, but he infuses his songs with a pop sensibility that elevates his music to the area of unique. His show starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at The Egg. Call (518) 473-1845 for tickets or go towww.thegg.org
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Tiny piece of RNA keeps 'clock' running in earliest stages of life
New research shows that a tiny piece of RNA has an essential role in ensuring that embryonic tissue segments form properly.
The study, conducted in chicken embryos, determined that this piece of RNA regulates cyclical gene activity that defines the timing of the formation of tissue segments that later become muscle and vertebrae.
Genes involved in this activity are turned on and off in an oscillating pattern that matches the formation of each tissue segment. If the timing of these genes' activity doesn't remain tightly regulated, the tissue either won't form at all or will form with defects.
One gene long associated with this segmentation "clock" is called Lfng. Researchers established in this study that a single microRNA – a tiny segment of RNA that has no role in producing any protein – is key to turning off Lfng at precisely the right time as tissues form in this oscillating pattern.
When the microRNA was deleted or manipulated so that it wouldn't bind when it was supposed to, the oscillatory pattern of the genetic clock was broken and tissue development was abnormal.
"It's a big deal to find that a single interaction between a microRNA and its target has this very profound effect when you interfere with its function," said Susan Cole, associate professor of molecular genetics at The Ohio State University and lead author of the study. "There are very few cases where interfering with just one microRNA during development can make this much of a difference. But here, this regulation is so tight that this turns out to be incredibly important.
"We don't think this is exclusive to chickens because the site where the microRNA binds to the RNA segment produced by Lfng is found in chickens, humans, mice and zebrafish."
A better understanding of these segmentation clocks could lead to new ways to treat certain human conditions that are traced to embryonic development. Defects in the clock are implicated in vertebral malformations, and the correct patterning of the nervous system and blood vessels depends on proper timing of the earliest stages of development.
The research is published in the journal Developmental Cell.
This work focuses on the formation of somites, which are tissue segments in the mesoderm of embryos that give rise to the ribs, vertebrae and muscle in all vertebrates, including humans.
Within the segmentation clock, genes are turned on and make RNA, and resulting proteins then turn off the genes, and so on, and the pattern repeats until all necessary somites are formed. Experts in tissue segmentation liken the oscillating cycle of gene activation and de-activation that cells go through before they form somites to the wave that fans perform in a stadium.
The downward part of the cycle – when the wave fans are seated – is just as critical as the upward cycle, when fans are standing. This means the RNA that genes make on their way up must be destroyed so the genes can be turned off. Existing mathematical models of the segmentation clock suggest that the half-life of RNA is tightly controlled, but can't say how.
"We were interested in identifying the mechanisms that made this RNA unstable enough that it would make these perpetual oscillations," Cole said. A graduate student in her lab pointed the way to microRNAs, which can destabilize their target transcripts – segments of RNA produced early in the gene expression process.
"MicroRNAs can either stop protein from being made or target an RNA to be destroyed. That's what we think is happening here: It's targeting RNA to be destroyed," said Cole, also an investigator in Ohio State's Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The microRNA identified in the study is known as mir-125a-5p. While microRNAs used to be considered useless parts of the genome, they are now recognized for their power in influencing protein production – even though they don't actually help with protein production.
The researchers used multiple techniques to block mir-125a-5p in chicken embryos as the segmentation clock was running, either blocking all activity of the microRNA or interfering with its ability to bind with RNA encoded by the Lfng gene.
"When the clock doesn't oscillate the cells don't make nice, regular somites, but instead make nothing or partially formed somites," Cole said. "This has really important applications for the mechanisms that control the clock, and could gives us hints about how the timeframe of this clock varies from species to species."
In chickens, each somite forms in 90 minutes. In zebrafish, it takes 30 minutes, while in mice each somite forms in two hours and in humans, five hours.
Cole also plans to study how this regulation occurs in mammals and whether this microRNA's interaction with Lfng is involved in disease processes affected by this gene.
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Sometimes, in Sleeping Dogs, you kick so many asses that your still-standing foes give up and run away. This usually happens when you're clearing out the "drug bust" zones, which begin with a fight and end with some sweet, delicious camera-hacking.
For some reason, after you've kicked all the asses, the fleeing guys kinda… lose their minds a little bit. They hop onto the bikes and cars they arrived in and sort of drunkenly careen around all willy-nilly before eventually swerving out onto the street. It's a funny bit of fiction-breaking bugginess. A particularly good one has been captured here by GameFails.
Don't tell anyone, but when the punks run away, I like to chase 'em down anyway and throw them into a dumpster or something.