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Kiesel Carvin SH550 Electric Guitar Review
*Update: Carvin Guitars changed their name/re-branded to the name of original founder of Carvin Gutiars (Lowell Kiesel) to Kiesel Guitars in 2015.
Kiesel-Carvin SH550 Electric Guitar Review — Kiesel-Carvin had a long tradition of producing semi-hollow-body guitars dating back in the 1950's. The companies newest edition was introduced in 2008, named the SH550 (SH stands for semi hollow), this model has a carved top and it is a true precision semi-hollow custom shop masterpiece.
Semi-hollow body guitars are suitable for legendary artists such as B. B. King, Ted Nugent, Steve Howe (Yes) and Alex Lifeson (Rush). These legends have relied on hollow guitars as mainstays of their respective guitar arsenals.
The Kiesel-Carvin SH550 AAAA flamed maple is the standard top, yes, we said "AAAA" maple top, and unlike most "archtop" style guitars, the SH550 features an actual carved top. In addition, you can also choose an optional AAAA quilted maple top or a flamed koa top.
The top starts out as a 2″ thick slab of solid curly flamed maple wood. After the top is bookmatched, it is top sculpted, and the underside of the top is also carved to follow the contour of the top, while increasing the overall size of the sound chamber to improve the tonal characteristics of the instrument. Read more
Top 5 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time
When the phrase "guitar solo" comes to mind, you picture a guy just shredding apart a fretboard on stage to a crowd going absolutely crazy. This may hold true for some instances, but there are just as many great, even better guitar solos that only consist of a few notes…and are absolutely breathtaking. Read more
Best Cheap Electric Guitars to Buy when on a Budget
December 6, 2014 by Charlie · 4 Comments
Rock history has proven time and time again that where electric guitars are concerned, you don't have to break the bank to bust onto the charts. Certainly, a fair share of hit albums have been recorded with instruments that cost more than most used cars, but a remarkable number of legendary discs have also been tracked with extremely inexpensive instruments that produced equally stunning results. Read more
Online Guitar Tabs vs Playing Guitar By Ear
November 13, 2014 by Mike O'Cull · 2 Comments
As a guitar instructor, I routinely deal with students trying to learn songs they want to play. After all, that's the whole point of this thing of ours, right? The thing that I notice over and over, however, is the increasing dependence of most students on some sort of online tab website to provide the details on how a given song is played, rather than learning the song in the time-honored play-along-with-the-record ear-based method. When I talk to students about this Read more
Pigtronix Guitar Effects Pedals
October 13, 2011 by Charlie · Leave a Comment
Pigtronix is not your typical guitar effects maker. Starting with the original Envelope Phaser, Pigtronix pedals have been anything but conventional. According to David Koltai, president of Pigtronix, "With companies like BOSS and Dunlop to compete with, it seemed crazy to come out of the gate as a startup trying to compete on their terms." That's why Koltai and long-time friend Brian Bethke teamed up to form Pigtronix. They decided to focus exclusively on effects pedals that were unlike anything on the market.
Unique effects such as an envelope-controlled phase shifter, a parallel-distortion box, an ADSR dynamics generator, and a freakishly accurate pitch-tracking mono synth quickly made Pigtronix pedals popular among modern creative musicians. Driven by a never-ending quest to discover new kinds of effects, Koltai still turns to customer feedback for future design concepts. Andy Summers, Vernon Reid, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White, Adrian Belew, Bootsy Collins, Weezer, The Roots, Primus, and other artists have been instrumental in establishing Pigtronix as a top-level effects maker, both as customers and as sources of critical feedback.
In fact, legendary rocker Frank Marino encouraged Pigtronix's development of the Philosopher's Tone. The Philosopher's Tone – arguably the cornerstone of the Pigtronix lineup – is one of the most popular compression/sustain pedals ever made, renowned for its near-infinite sustain. Likewise, the brilliant NYC guitarist Craig Brodhead introduced Koltai to the idea of using the "Golden Ratio" as the basis of the rhythmic delay lines in the instantly musical Echolution delay pedal. Read more
Roland Jupiter-80 Synthesizer Review
October 7, 2011 by Charlie · Leave a Comment
One of the hottest and most talked about products on the market today is the Roland Jupiter-80. This is not a re-creation of the '80s Jupiter-o, although it does pay homage to its predecessor with road-proven hardware and massive sound. This is a modern synth that features Roland's SuperNATURAL synthesis engine. The SuperNATURAL engine is designed to re-create legendary vintage synth sounds and amazingly realistic organic acoustic sounds.
The Roland Jupiter-80 is an envelope-pushing synth with three separately programmable sound chains. Each sound chain has a filter, an oscillator, an LFO, and an amp, and you can combine up to nine sound chains for an amazing 27 oscillators – at once! Each oscillator can utilize one of seven vintage waveforms or one of over 350 PCM waveforms for unlimited tone-shaping combinations. The Jupiter-80 supports up to 256 polyphonic voices depending on the sound load. Also featured is an extremely powerful arpeggiator with 128 factory presets and another 128 presets that are user definable. And musicians will love that this board includes Roland's famous SuperNATURAL pianos, brass, strings, and more.
The Jupiter-80 was designed and laid out for live performance. A large LCD screen makes navigating the functions of the Jupiter-80 a breeze. After you have designed your own patches, you can save them as "Live Sets." A Live Set can stack up to four sounds, each with its own DSP, effects group, and level control!
There are a number of assignable knobs and buttons on the Jupiter-80, so you can create a custom layout. Roland's D Beam controller can be assigned to control parameters for a more dynamic performance. Control volume, Leslie speed, modulation depth, and more, all with your hand. Read more
News: Washburn Resonator Series Guitars
September 30, 2011 by Charlie · Leave a Comment
Washburn Guitars adds a new line of Resonator guitars to their Folk and Bluegrass instruments.
Washburn recognizes the important role played by the Resonator guitar in the history of bluegrass music and has decided to honor the instrument with a new line of Resonator guitars. The current line up of Resonator guitars include the acoustic resonators R15R and R15S, and their acoustic electric brothers the R15RCE and the R45RCE.
The single cone resonator and spider-bridge design is a common denominator among the four Resonator guitars. This adds to the series' classic sound and vibe which resonator players tend to look for. Read more
Joe Trohman Telecaster & J Mascis Jazzmaster Fender Squier
September 23, 2011 by Charlie · Leave a Comment
Squier has teamed up with Joe Trohman of the Fall Out Boy and The Damned to create the Joe Trohman Telecaster, which is loosely based on the early '70s Fender Telecaster Deluxe.
The Joe Trohman Telecaster guitar, like the other artist signature series of Squier was designed to provide inspiration to guitar players by making great value guitars that have the approval of great artists, ensuring quality workmanship and superb sound. Read more
Basic Electric Guitar Circuits: Potentiometers and Tone Capacitors
September 15, 2011 by Charlie · Leave a Comment
What is a Potentiometer?
Potentiometers, or "pots" for short, are used for volume and tone control in electric guitars. They allow us to alter the electrical resistance in a circuit at the turn of a knob.
It's useful to know the fundamental relationship between voltage, current and resistance known as Ohm's Law when understanding how electric guitar circuits work. The guitar pickups provide the voltage and current source, while the potentiometers provide the resistance. From Ohm's Law we can see how increasing resistance decreases the flow of current through a circuit, while decreasing the resistance increases the current flow. If two circuit paths are provided from a common voltage source, more current will flow through the path of least resistance.
We can visualize the operation of a potentiometer from the drawing above. Imagine a resistive track connected from terminal 1 to 3 of the pot. Terminal 2 is connected to a wiper that sweeps along the resistive track when the potentiometer shaft is rotated from 0° to 300°. This changes the resistance from terminals 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 simultaneously, while the resistance from terminal 1 to 3 remains the same. As the resistance from terminal 1 to 2 increases, the resistance from terminal 2 to 3 decreases, and vice-versa.
Tone Control: Variable Resistors & Tone Capacitors
Tone pots are connected using only terminals 1 and 2 for use as a variable resistor whose resistance increases with a clockwise shaft rotation. The tone pot works in conjunction with the tone capacitor ("cap") to serve as an adjustable high frequency drain for the signal produced by the pickups. The tone pot's resistance is the same for all signal frequencies; however, the capacitor has AC impedance which varies depending on both the signal frequency and the value of capacitance as shown in the equation below. High frequencies see less impedance from the same capacitor than low frequencies. The table below shows impedance calculations for three of the most common tone cap values at a low frequency (100 Hz) and a high frequency (5 kHz).
When the tone pot is set to its maximum resistance (e.g. 250k?), all of the frequencies (low and high) have a relatively high path of resistance to ground. As we reduce the resistance of the tone pot to 0?, the impedance of the capacitor has more of an impact and we gradually lose more high frequencies to ground through the tone circuit. If we use a higher value capacitor, we lose more high frequencies and get a darker, fatter sound than if we use a lower value.
Volume Control: Variable Voltage Dividers
Volume pots are connected using all three terminals in a way that provides a variable voltage divider for the signal from the pickups. The voltage produced by the pickups (input voltage) is connected between the volume pot terminals 1 and 3, while the guitar's output jack (output voltage) is connected between terminals 1 and 2. From the voltage divider equation below we can see that if R1 is 0? and R2 is 250k?, then the output voltage will be equal to the input voltage (full volume). If R1 is 250k? and R2 is 0?, then the output voltage will be zero (no sound).
Potentiometer Taper
The taper of a potentiometer indicates how the output to input voltage ratio will change with respect to the shaft rotation. The two taper curves below are examples of the two most common guitar pot tapers as they would be seen on a manufacturer's data sheet. The rotational travel refers to turning the potentiometer shaft clockwise from 0° to 300° as in the previous visual representation drawing.
How do you know when to use an audio or linear taper pot?
It's really a matter of personal taste when it comes to volume control. Notice how the rate of change is much more dramatic on the audio taper pot when traveling back from 100% to 50% rotation. This means that the same amount of rotation would give you a more intense volume swell effect with an audio taper than with a linear taper. Using a linear taper volume pot would give you a more gradual change in volume which might feel like you have more fine control with which to ease back the volume level.
For tone control, it's basically standard practice to use an audio taper. The effect of the tone circuit is not very noticeable until the resistance gets pretty low and you can get there quicker with an audio taper.
How do you know what value of potentiometer to use?
The actual value of the pot itself does not affect the input to output voltage ratio, but it does alter the peak frequency of the pickup. If you want a brighter sound from your pickups, use a pot with a larger total resistance. If you want a darker sound, use a smaller total resistance. In general, 250K pots are used with single-coil pickups and 500K pots are used with humbucking pickups.
Specialized Pots
Potentiometers are used in all types of electronic products so it's a good idea to look for potentiometers specifically designed to be used in electric guitars. If you do a lot of volume swells, you'll want to make sure the rotational torque of the shaft feels good to you and most pots designed specifically for guitar will have taken this into account. When you start looking for guitar specific pots, you'll also find specialty pots like push-pull pots, no-load pots and blend pots which are all great for getting creative and customizing your guitar once you understand how basic electric guitar circuits work.
Kurt Prange (BSEE) is the Sales Engineer for Amplified Parts (www.amplifiedparts.com) in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Kurt began playing guitar at the age of nine in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is a guitar DIY'er and tube amp designer who enjoys helping other musicians along in the endless pursuit of tone.
Would you pay $35,000 for Steve Vai's Ibanez guitar?
July 20, 2011 by Charlie · Leave a Comment
If so, you have just a little over 22 day to click the 'buy it now' button on eBay, providing nobody beats you to it. This is the first Ibanez Universe (7 string) prototype guitar to ever be shopped on eBay. The guitar is being sold by Vai's former engineer, Richard Landers, to fund medical expenses in the family. Read more


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Studio of Joseph Highmore (London 1692-1780 Canterbury) Portrait of General James Wolfe standing in a landscape, the Plains of Abraham at Quebec behind him, oil on canvas, 127 x 101.6cm (50 x 40in). Sold for £400,800. photo Bonhams LONDON.- Bonhams Old Master Paintings auction made £3,403,920 this afternoon with a packed saleroom and numerous telephone bidders. The highlight was the sale of the last privately owned portrait of General James Wolfe - the soldier from Kent who conquered Canada - which sold to a Canadian buyer for... [Lire la suite]

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There is not one moment of your time that should be restricted to the constructs of calendars and timing, as if Monday is some magical day that means you're suddenly going to have the get up and go to move your butt to the gym. Even without the incessant media influence around us every single day that tells us that we are not beautiful unless we tick the exact boxes that society expects, you do not need to wait for a Monday, or a new month, to get going with your lust for a healthier lifestyle. It may well be the weekend already, and you may well be exhausted, that's entirely possible. But why does that mean that you have to wait for Monday to fix that? Why is the gym back thrown to one side as if it's burning your hand? It's very likely that you already know how to live a healthier lifestyle. It's a big soup of working out, eating right and looking to learn more about the right health insurance coverage so that you can get the right help when you DO get sick. Living a healthier lifestyle doesn't have limits and it doesn't have an end date, so why would you need to wait for a start date?
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A CHINESE BILLIONAIRE has bought up 76 Irish thoroughbred horses which were airlifted to the Asian country from Shannon Airport.
All were purchased for Zhang Yuesheng by Kildare based bloodstock agency BBA Ireland at sales in Goffs last autumn.
The 76 horses were airlifted in a four-month-old Boeing 747 cargo plane from Shannon, landing in Beijing late on Thursday night. They are being transported to stables over the weekend.
The cargo, valued at over €2 million, was the biggest single movement of Irish horses to China ever, more than doubling the previous high.
It was the biggest success to date for the Irish thoroughbred industry in terms of the Chinese market and the culmination of a number of years work by BBA Ireland, supported by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM).Source: Brian Ruane/YouTube
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The airlift, it is hoped, will lead to further purchases by Chinese horse racing/breeding interests.
Over 90% of thoroughbred horses in China are imported from Australia and New Zealand but industry experts have claimed that this airlift confirms the growing Chinese interest in the more expensive, higher-quality Irish horse.
Zhang Yuesheng, for whom the horses were purchased, was introduced to the Irish market through sales director Michael Donohoe.
"This is really good business for the Irish equine industry, not least for small breeders from whom most of these horses were purchased. Many of these horses might not have met the high standards of the Irish and European market but they are still of a higher standard than the average horse currently racing in China."
"So, Irish breeders get a good price for horses they might not otherwise have got, the industry here further develops the emerging Chinese market and China gets a higher quality race horse. Everyone wins with this," said Declan Murray, managing director at BBA Ireland.
The horses travelled with a team of professional flying grooms and a vet, with a team of 30 handlers on the ground involved in the three-hour process of loading the animals at Shannon. The horses will go into training in China before becoming local racers.
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True networking bloopers: Mouse mishap and more
In our previous networking blooper stories, we've shared with you many true tales of woe submitted to us by SearchNetworking.com members. We've made it our duty to try to teach you something while relaying the story. We have also received many bloopers from which we can't really spin a lesson -– but they are amusing and just might make you laugh. We've decided to combine a few of those silly bloopers here just for your enjoyment. Here they are:
This story was submitted by Greg Kelley:
When Kelley was working in a computer lab at a university, he had a student tell him that her mouse was broken. Kelley said, "Really?" As they were walking to the computer, she said, "Yeah, the buttons are on the bottom." Intrigued, Kelley stepped up to the computer, then rotated her mouse 180 degrees so that the buttons were at the top again. In her defense, she did catch on before he rotated the mouse.
This tale was submitted by Annette Boulia:
Five years ago, when she was a very junior network administrator, Boulia was asked to go out into the field to change the configuration on one of the company routers. Because of the delicacy of the matter, her boss wanted her to go to the site in case anything went wrong. As Boulia was changing the configuration, she made her last entry, "no ip," on the interface she was connected to. Well, we all know what that does. You got it -- she lost connectivity. Of course, Boulia panicked, while the customers all stood around wondering what was going on. Feeling very frustrated and nervous, Boulia had to call her boss and tell him what she had done. He laughed and asked her whether she had committed the changes. When she replied that she hadn't, he told her to reboot the router.
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About seven years ago, during Pruett's first AS/400 IPL (initial program load), he was following the process in the manual he had received from his AS/400 administrator's course when he suddenly realized, while looking at the blinking cursor, that he had ended all of the subsystems from a terminal emulation session. What this basically means is that he had terminated all means of administrative access to the AS/400. After about 25 harrowing minutes of wondering what in the world to do (and looking through the help wanted section), he decided to take a chance and unplug the UPS from the wall. The AS/400 was configured to perform an orderly shutdown in the event of a power failure, and he was hoping that it would still perform that function. Thankfully, it did, and all was well.
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Turkmenistan: Interim Leader Looks Cautiously To China
(RFE/RL) January 22, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Under the watchful eye of the late Turkmen President-for-Life Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan emerged as a crucial link in the chain of gas suppliers to Europe, and initial speculation in the wake of Niyazov's death (announced on December 21) focused its implications for European energy security.
January 21, 2007
Turkmen Official Says Election Observers Welcome
Moradov says foreign election observers will be allowed (epa) January 21, 2007 -- Turkmen television today quoted Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov as saying that Turkmenistan will allow international observers to monitor next month's presidential elections.
January 19, 2007
German Lawmakers Call For Action On Turkmenistan
(RFE/RL) January 19, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- German lawmakers are urging the federal government, which currently holds the European Union's rotating Presidency, to press for free and fair presidential polls in Turkmenistan in February, RFE/RL's Turkmen Service reports.
January 18, 2007
Turkmen Interim Leader Reiterates Social Pledges
Berdymukhammedov at the opening of an Ashgabat health center in 2005 (ITAR-TASS) January 18, 2007 -- Turkmenistan's interim leader and presidential front-runner Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has reiterated a pledge to reform the country's depleted education system and public-health sector.
January 17, 2007
Russia, Turkmenistan Wish To Develop 'Constructive Partnership'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (file photo) (ITAR-TASS) January 17, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by telephone today with his Turkmen counterpart, Rashid Meredov, in a conversation in which the two men reportedly expressed their countries' desire to maintain strong relations.
January 11, 2007
Acting Turkmen President Vows To Eradicate Drug Trafficking
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There are a lot of misperceptions and a lot of negative media reports about the program. We're trying to help people understand this is a very good program for businesses to help raise capital overseas.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 17, 2014
Artisan Business Group recently hosted its last event for the year at the Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles-Westside. The goal of EB-5 Regional Center and Investors Procurement Summit was to help Stakeholders gain a better understanding of the program, says Brian Su, CEO of Artisan. "There are a lot of misperceptions and a lot of negative media reports about the program. We're trying to help people understand this is a very good program for businesses to help raise capital overseas."
The event began with Su welcoming and introducing speakers who included Kevin Wright of Wright Johnson, LLC, Bernard Wolfsdorf of Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group, David Hirson of Fragomen, Michael Homeier from Homeier & Law, P.C., and Jason Li, of Cansine Group.
Michael Homeier says the climate for EB-5 remains strong, but there are challenges on the horizon. He says, "There are people we refer to as the kids and the cowboys. The kids mean well but they don't know what they are doing and probably aren't ready for primetime… then you've got the cowboys who are people who know better and are willing to cut corners in order to do things they shouldn't be doing or possibly even just out right steal from folks."
Bernard Wolfsdorf is optimistic about the coming year, acknowledging that the program has had some difficulties over the past couple years but with the SEC's involvement, some of the "bad actors" have been weeded out. His big concern for 2014 is running out of the 10,000 visas allocated to the EB-5 program. He says, "Do the math folks, there's going to be waiting line," and advises people to file within the next six months if they are interested in EB-5.
Other hot topics circulating at the event included the JOBS Act, which hasn't had the big impact on the program that most people in the EB-5 community expected. Homeier says, "We're really seeing people being careful about the changes."
Homeier discussed other hot button issues in securities law as it pertains to EB-5 like the disclosure of broker compensation and due diligence.
Attendees of the event also comprised regional center principles and developers. We spoke with Jeff Carmicheal, COO of Rock Bridge Senior Living Communities who is using EB-5 for the first time for a project in Carolina. The biggest challenge he has faced with EB-5 are the slow processing times. "Projects cannot sit and wait and I think that's probably the largest challenges that any developer for any type of project faces using EB-5." He stresses the importance of using bridge financing.
June Li, Vice President of Seattle Area Regional Center also says the processing times have been her greatest challenge. She is grateful for the May 30th EB-5 Policy Memorandum issued by USCIS allowing bridge financing, which she has had to use for her stadium project.
The event culminated with Brian Su discussing how to effectively raise EB-5 capital in overseas markets and a Q&A session.
Su is planning on hosting many more events in 2014, including the largest summit for EB-5 in China, Invest in America 2014 (Shanghai) Summit in March.


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A research team from the Geophysical Laboratory, including Oleksandr Kurakevych, Timothy Strobel, Duck Young Kim and George Cody, has reported the synthesis of an ionic semiconductor, Mg2C, under high-pressure, high-temperature conditions, which is fully recoverable to ambient conditions.
Washington, DC—The key to understanding Earth's evolution is to look at how heat is conducted in the deep lower mantle—a region some 400 to 1,800 miles (660 to 2,900 kilometers) below the surface.
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text: Christmas Eve is here. The pies are baked, the vegetables are in the pot, the turkey is in the oven and the table is set. Thanks to my husband we had everything ready by 10:30. There will be 15 for supper this year, a little smaller than usual. Its a beautiful day here but a little cold. I think I will bundle up and go for a walk. The kids should be here by 3:00. Have a great day everyone.


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Miley Cyrus Says She Looks Like Justin Bieber [PHOTO]by Michelle McGahan | PopCrush
After Justin Bieber's infamous mug shot was released after his DUI arrest earlier this year, many thought that the smiling singer resembled Miley Cyrus. And now, it looks like Cyrus actually sees the similarities herself, posting a selfie on Instagram with a caption comparing herself to the Biebs.
"lookinlikebieber," the 'Wrecking Ball' singer captioned the above shot, which shows her leaning forward, arm tattoos on full display as her short, blonde locks fall over her eye. It's true: she does look a lot like Bieber, with her arched eyebrows, similarly-placed tattoos and a hairstyle reminiscent of Bieber's. Plus, we just think it's hilarious that she proactively called out the resemblance. But then again, Miley's Instagram feed is known to produce some pretty jaw-dropping gems, like topless selfies and some seriously out-there photo-editing jobs.
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Jonathan Brand is an artist from New York and created a life-size 3D printed 1972 Honda CB500 motorcycle. Isn't this one of the most amazing 3D prints you've ever seen?To build his dream motorcycle, the 1972 Honda CB500 , Brand used his two Ultimaker 3D printers, Rhino, Netfabb, Geomagic, Kisslicer, 3D Studio Max and Adobe Illustrator.
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The bike was made primarily from ultra thin translucent plastic and it took more than a year to complete, but the result is breathtaking!The motorcycle is based on a classic 1972 Honda CB500, and is built from translucent plastics.
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It took more than a year to complete, and while it doesn't function like a normal motorcycle, it is an impressive feat of construction.The parts were each printed individually, with the printer ejecting plastic layer by layer to build up each piece.
All of the prints took between four to twelve hours, sometimes even 24 hours. Each part is number and cataloged, enabling Brand to piece everything together after one whole year of 3D printing.
This project combines engineering and art to create a kickass motorcycle replica.Not only does it show what's possible with 3D printing in general, it also displays the grandiose capabilities of desktop 3D printing.


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Blogroll of nominees for the Annual Shiitake Awards, which spotlights the dumbest "sex offender-related stories of the year." The Shiitake Awards is a project of Once Fallen. For a full description of the Shiitake Awards and its mission, or to learn how to submit a nominee, click on the "About the Shiitake Awards" tab. Articles on this site fall under Fair Use Doctrine (Copyright Act of 1976, 17 USC 107) for purposes related to news, information, and social commentary.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
FloriDUH professional victim Lauren Book supports the Scarlet Letter
I am getting sick of Ron and Lauren Book. It is becoming more and more obvious that they are abusing the law in their quest for revenge.
Frederich Nietzsche warned us, "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." Lauren Book has decided to become a monster, destroying thousands of lives in her misguided crusade. Lauren Book is becoming definitive proof for the need for the removal of victim rights groups in politics and lawmaking. She is a monster and needs to be civilly committed. Maybe we should put a scarlet letter on her driver's license as well.
[Staff Report. "Florida Lawmakers Pass Bills to Create "Sexual Predator" Designation on Driver's Licenses." The Bradenton Times. 6 May 2014. <http://www.thebradentontimes.com/news/2014/05/06/state_government/florida_lawmakers_pass_bills_to_create_sexual_predator_designation_on_driver_s_licenses#.VCzTDsRDuUY>]
"This designation is a tool that we as community members – from law enforcement officers to TSA agents to teachers, daycare workers, doctors, nurses and everyone in between – can use to further protect the children and families of Florida," says Book. "I believe a statutory reference is too benign. This is a scarlet letter that clearly states 'WARNING! Keep this individual away from children!' They are a clear and imminent danger, and parents and families have a right to know."
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Makes a collection? These lamps are nothing but audacious. Perfect kitch. Below is my first lamp of this sort.
The light comes from inside the big spiral shell. It is a soft, hazy pink. The shells are imbedded in plaster, and then the plaster is painted. They are quite heavy for their size. Not at the beach a lot, these were new to me when I moved east.
Above is my second lamp. It was marked with a very old tag, "9.99". Cannot remember how much I paid, but not near that. The light comes from behind the two glittered and glitzy sea forms behind the plastic dolphins.
Although it doesn't look like it here, this lamp is almost twice as big as the first two; around 12 inches at the base. This base has the most deliberate painting on it, and two plastic parts, similar to the dolphins in the second lamp. I paid eight dollars for it yesterday, and think it quite a deal! Light comes from inside both big shells.
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Occasional insights and observations from marine imaging specialist, Stephen Frink, www.stephenfrink.com
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
10 Frames Per Second Rocks!
I was in the water again over the weekend shooting a motordrive sequence, 10-frames per second, for a Neosport wetsuits, to promote their triathelete suit. They wanted to run a flash sequence of a swimmer tracking across the top their website and asked me to get a competitive swimmer swimming through the frame. Beyond that, they left it up to me.
Booking the talent was the first project, and so I called Cody Wagner, now a freshman at Florida Atlantic University, and a very fit & athletic competitive swimmer. I knew he'd look great in the topside shots we needed of the suit, as well as being able to perform to freestyle sprint we needed for the underwater portion.
To mount the housing in place I used a very heavy tripod made of brass, so the wash of the swimmer passing right over the housing did not move anything. This tripod was designed for underwater use by Fenimore Johnson, in the early 1960s I would guess, and marketed under the Fenjohn brand. Jerry Greenberg gave it to me as a gift, and while it is way too heavy to travel with, it is terrific for use here at home in Key Largo.
I used a housed Canon 1DMKIII with a 14mm II lens with strobe fill from a Seacam Seaflash 150 at 25% power, and an Ikelte DS160 at about the same manual power setting. The low power output was necessary to keep up with the 10-frame-per-second motordrive burst, plus Cody was only a foot or so away from the dome at one point in his pass-over, so I did not want to blow out the skin tones with too much artificial light.
I used my Seacam housing with 9" superdome and swivel 45-degree viewfinder so I could view the image from the side, rather than having to lay down on the bottom of the pool and look upward, as I would have to do with a traditional viewfinder. However, next time I think I'll make it even easier and use my electronic viewfinder with remote monitor to view and trigger. That way I can be a couple of lanes away sitting in a floating chaise lounge, drinking pina coladas all the while.
I actually shot the sequence in RAW, even though I could have shot it as a medium sized JPEG and had plenty of resolution for the web use. But, I figured if they wanted to extract any single frame for print advertising we'd need RAW files. It is a testament to to the sophistication of the image-processing horsepower of my MKIII camera that it could capture files this big at this speed for a burst sufficient to nail the entire sequence.
For me, I usually shoot my 1DsMKIII underwater because I want those big 21 megapixel files, but having the exact same size camera able to fit in the housing, but with totally different specs means that I can use the 1DMKIII whenever I need ultra-quick motordrive sequencing or prefer the 1.3 cropped sensor rather than full frame. For me, this is an ideal combination.
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One of the coolest things I ever watched on very slow motion frames were lightnings, well still are one of the coolest thing you can watch, it is amazing how much we dont see on a storm.
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FWIW, it may not be possible to do anything with the Dom Bedos set. I believe even compass extensions are forbidden by the papal authority.
I wasn't aware of this, but I do now also see the comment on the Sonus Paradisi website about the wishes of the papal authority regarding "extensions of tonal compass." I will contact Sonus Paradisi to find out what the policies are regarding this sample-set.
Scott and sjkartchner,
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TitleNASA - MCSA 2.0 system demo unit at Silicon Engines Inc.
Catalog Number102651961
TypeStill Image
Date1988 ca.
PublisherSETI Institute; NASA Ames Research Center; Silicon Engines, Inc.
Identifying Numbers
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Dimensions10 x 8 in.
FormatPhotographic print
DescriptionThis is a color image of a Multichannel Spectrum Analyzer (MCSA) equipment rack. The MCSA equipment rack is open showing the interior components of slotted circuit boards, cables, and wires. Light is coming from the ceiling. Written on verso side of image on the center white label is "MCSA 2.0 'DEMO UNIT' at Silicon Engines Inc. in 1988". Written on verso side of image at the bottom right corner is "AC8P-0416-2".
CategoryIdentification photograph; Publicity photograph
SubjectSETI Institute; NASA Ames Research Center; Silicon Engines Inc.; Multichannel Spectrum Analyzer (MCSA)
CreditGift of the SETI Institute
Lot NumberX3180.2005
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Table of Contents
- I. A Golden Age and Amber Color
- II. From Grapes to Grain
- III. The Start of Pete's Brewing
- IV. The Growth of a Legend
- V. Hurdles and Strategic Partnerships
- VI. The Future of Pete and Pete's Brewing
I. A Golden Age and Amber Color
Today's state of emerging business has been described as "The Golden Age of Small Business." Small businesses are becoming increasingly competitive against their larger counterparts. The global economy has seen the emergence of new industries that have captured the attention of consumers all over the world, and has allowed resourceful entrepreneurs to capitalize on these markets.
Technology, such as the Internet, personal computers and cellular telephony, have brought a wave of products and services to the consumer. Companies have revitalized markets with their clever product positioning and marketing. Microbrewing ,or specialty brewing, has recently experienced rapid growth in the United States. People have been "home-brewing" beer in their basements and garages for years using simple cooking appliances and ingredients. Certain companies in the U.S. have been specialty brewing for years, but only regionally distributing their beer. Now these darker, more flavorful beers are available to more consumers. The question is: Why haven't these tantalizing libations been available sooner?
Across America, brew pubs have become a favorite destination of beer drinkers young and old. Some local brew pubs have expanded into regional, and even national restaurant chains. More importantly, some of these specialty brewers have grown into significant players in the U.S. and worldwide beer industry.
Pete's Brewing Company, makers of Pete's Wicked Ale specialty beers, is such a player. From one man's part-time hobby, the company has grown in just about ten years to a publicly-held company. Pete's Brewing Company had $19MM in sales with 116,400 barrels of beer sold in their 3rd quarter ending September 30, 1996. From their recent annual report, "Pete's Wicked Ale is a national specialty beer brand that can be found on store shelves in 47 states and in the United Kingdom." With numerous awards from brewing festivals in Europe and America, Pete's has become the second largest specialty brewing company in the U.S.
Pete Slosberg and Mark Bronder are the co-founders of Pete's Brewing Company. Their foresight along with Pete's knowledge and love of brewing quality beer, combined to create this successful venture. The EM caught up to Pete at his Palo Alto headquarters, in between his hectic travel schedule of lecturing on beer, judging at brewing contests, and writing articles about the brewing industry. We learned about: how Pete first became interested in beer, the founding of Pete's Brewing company, and the strategies and plans that launched the first commercial operations of Pete's Wicked Ale.
II. From Grapes to Grain
"I never drank alcohol growing up. I starting drinking wine when I met my wife." Pete jokingly refers to this as his early experiences with alcohol, and that it was his wife that drove him to drink. In the 1970s, Pete was working for Xerox in Rochester, New York, one of several corporate financial planning and marketing positions he held during his professional career. He describes one night when a friend invited him to dinner, and served ,according to Pete, an excellent wine. "I asked him who made it, and he said he did. My friend showed me his equipment in the basement and I was amazed a person could make good wine in such a place." This dinner lead to Pete's interest in home-made wine. While living on the east coast of the U.S., Pete's wine making was limited by the lack of space at his home. When he moved to California, he bought a house with a little cellar , and he finally had enough room to make wine.
"What led me from wine to beer was that it was fun to buy the grapes and squeeze them and ferment them, but the Cabernet I started with required you to wait 5 to 10 years for the wine to mature." He wanted quicker results. He went back to the store that sold him his wine making equipment and ingredients, and they told him he could try a white wine that would be ready in a year or two. They also suggested that if he wanted to try make his own beer that it could be ready in one month. "I liked the idea of beer in a month but I didn't like beer so I wasn't looking to do it." The store owner then said something that really peaked his interest, "Did you ever have a home brew? No I never had. If you haven't had a home brew you haven't had a beer." The store owner told Pete that the equipment he was using for wine making could also be used for making beer, and that it would only require $20 of supplies. "What did I have to lose but 20 bucks?"
His first home brewing attempt was a success, and Pete fell in love with the taste of it. This happened in 1979, which coincidentally was the same year that the Carter Administration legalized home brewing. "People at the time were home brewing whether it was legal or not.". According to Pete, he did not begin brewing with any intention of starting a business. It was just a hobby. His zest for home brewing persuaded a dozen co-workers at his employer Rolm to try it. They formed their own home brew club. "Every other month we had a social and would go out for the weekend to barbecue ribs and drink home brew." Pete's commitment, depending on the brew, amounted to about once a month or once every two months.
III. The Start of Pete's Brewing
For about seven years Pete worked at Rolm, and pursued his beer brewing hobby at home. "I never thought or had the intention for this to be a commercial venture up to this point in time." Rolm's vacation policy allowed Pete to seriously consider, and ultimately, to start Pete's Brewing. According to Pete, one of the benefits at Rolm is a 12 week paid sabbatical that every 7 year employee receives in addition to their vacation. His 7th year began in 1985, and he decided to take his sabbatical and vacation (4 months in total) starting in October. His wife was also working, but she could only take eight weeks off. The couple used this time to take two one month-long trips to Europe and South America.
In between his traveling, his friend and former co-worker at Rolm, Mark Bronder, came over, and talked about the many business plans he receives every day at his venture capital job. During this conversation, Mark told Pete that they should be able to dream up a company. They agreed it would be a great idea. "We had to decide what that new company would be. We did not have making beer as the original concept from the very beginning. We had the concept of making a company only."
They asked themselves :What do we want to do?
As the discussion proceeded, they touched on micro brewing. Interestingly enough Mark did not drink; but he was aware of Anchor Brewing and Sierra Nevada which were brew pubs in their area. Pete certainly knew them, and he knew that people would bring back these great beers to their homes and to parties. "It was the start of the analog of wines 15 years earlier when people would have wine parties and bring various wines and get together to talk about them. The set of people that I was involved with were beer geeks. I would travel around with beer and when people were exposed to these beers that had what I called color, taste and aroma they get turned on to it."
- We want to make a world class product whatever it was.
- We want to have fun doing it.
- We want to get involved in a business area or business segment that was at its ground floor and in its infancy.
"At that time there were probably two dozen brew pubs and micro breweries around the country, and we saw the potential for big, big growth." After further planning, the duo decided that they would use this opportunity to brew a really good beer. Mark developed the next piece of their strategy, "He said let's come up with a great beer, a great name, and an interesting label. Have the name and the label to get people to try it for the first time, and a great beer so they keep coming back."
When Pete reflected upon his career at Rolm, he truly liked his job and wasn't looking to leave and start his own company. "When you are on a sabbatical you start to wonder while you are relaxing do you want to bust your buns 80 hours a week for a big company or do something else?" According to Pete, at least half of the people at Rolm who went sabbatical never returned. A good percentage started their own companies.
Mark created the business plan, and while researching their industry, they learned about "excess capacity." "Breweries weren't operating at capacity." When the time came to raise money, they had the option of raising millions of dollars to build their own brewery, or to lease out space at other existing breweries. Pete telephoned Palo Alto Brewing, five miles from his home, and asked if they could lease the facility when it wasn't in use. "The owner said absolutely and this immediately minimized our initial capital needs." Their initial seed money came mostly from Pete and Mark, with the remainder from a couple of friends.
Pete chose to brew an English Brown Ale because at the time it was his favorite type of beer that he was brewing at home. This would help to prove how micro brews would be a tasteful alternative to the lighter colored and watery tasting beers from this large brewers - Bud, Miller, and Coors. "I didn't know what beer to come up with first. So I decided that just in case we don't make it, I want to brew a beer so I could take it home and drink it!" Also, English Brown Ale was his favorite beer at the time. He tried to copy the ale four times at Palo Alto Brewing . When people tested the beer, only 50% of them liked it, every time. "It was that way for each of the four tries so at that time I realized I would not be able to satisfy everybody. That's okay. That's why Budweiser is out there." On the fourth try, he realized he had something even better than the original recipe he was trying to copy. He said, "Forget the experimentation, this is the best thing I have ever tasted. Let's go for it."
The other key element to their strategy was, "We believed we needed to have customers get behind the company." They saw how people endorsed Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream and Mrs. Field's cookies. "We wanted to put our names on it not because of ego but because consumer's like getting behind real people." Mark said to Pete that since he doesn't drink and that Pete's the brewer, could they just put Pete's name on it? "Twist my arm. We wanted to have fun with it and we wanted to have fun with an attitude. Wicked Ale is a dark beer, a brown ale. We looked for an adjective to describe the beer. One day Mark heard a comedian on a radio station that used 'wicked' in his act and we talked about it afterwards and fell in love with it."
IV. The Growth of a Legend
From the start of Pete's sabbatical to the first sale of Pete's Wicked Ale, it was a little over one year. The first Pete's was shipped in December, 1986. According to Pete, as soon as they got their first product out they received great consumer feedback about their product and name. The original label was purple with a picture of Pete's white dog named Millie. It that stood out on the shelf. Word of mouth spread very quickly about the beer. At the time, Pete's was only legally sold in the San Francisco Bay area. Any sales or transportation of the beer outside this area was illegal. But consumer demand for the beer expanded beyond Palo Alto. Pete remembers one particular story attesting to the beer's growing popularity. "When traveling for Rolm to Washington, DC once, I went to a popular micro brewery and met the owner to introduce myself and to give a him a six-pack of the beer and a t-shirt. The owner took me over to the cooler to show me that he already was serving Pete's even though it was only legally being sold in the Bay Area."
They entered Pete's Wicked Ale in the Great American Beer festival in 1987, and earned a silver medal. Not only was this event a professional success, but it also indicated the strong customer loyalty the company had. "We did not have enough money for both of us to go so only I went. We didn't have any give-a-ways or promotional freebies so we used our Millie bottle caps. When I uncapped a bottle I would give away the bottle cap. I was there by myself and when they opened the doors the first 20 people on line came running over to my booth. That pretty much blew my mind away."
Pete and Mark were both working on the venture part time, but they knew the segment would eventually prosper. They agreed that their goal would be to get into the top three as quickly as possible. Ordering materials, shipping and collecting receivables were all being done after hours. They decided to hire a full time person with sales and distribution experience to run the various facets of the business.
Pete was working full-time for Rolm and part-time for Pete's. He was doing all the beer festivals and talking about beers. "I had great jobs and had a lot of traveling with my jobs at Rolm. My management was real cool because there was no issue as to whether or not I was spending enough time at Rolm." He was spending at least 60 hours a week there. "They were cool because I could pretty much pick my travel schedule and it was okay for me to be in a city the same time as a beer festival so I could attend it." Sometimes his boss would come with him on business trips just to attend the beer festivals.
V. Hurdles and Strategic Partnerships
Pete admits that he and Mark didn't know what they were doing all the time and that they made mistakes. The venture almost came to an untimely end. On a Wednesday night while Pete was brewing his second batch of beer, he received a call from the owner of Palo Alto Brewing. "The owner told me that he was going Chapter 7 on the upcoming Monday. He suggested to me that I get as many friends as possible into the brewery to get my beer out of there before they lock the door on Monday." Pete gathered about 15 friends to work for 2.5 days, 24 hours a day to get the beer out. Pete was able to immediately sell that beer, and then worked to secure a new brewing facility. When contacting brewers on the West coast, they received responses that ranged from "we're at capacity" to "we don't want to because we view you as a competitor". They looked outside of the area, and traveled to the Twin Cities in Minnesota. They stayed with Mark's mother, and rented a car to search Wisconsin and Minnesota . They found a great brewery that fulfilled their brewing needs - August Schell Brewing.
Pete's Brewing has maintained strategic these alliances with other brewing companies to create their product, without the responsibility of owning and maintaining the capital equipment. Pete's uses the equipment of the Stroh Brewing Company. Pete's has its own two brewmasters, and several operations people living at the brewery in St. Paul, Minnesota "When it's our turn to brew, we're in charge."
Pete also discussed the challenges he faced selecting a person for the full time role of President of the company. "It wasn't easy. The first guy we hired didn't work out. Number two was found with a headhunter . This guy from Coors arrived and left as quickly as he got there." The headhunter then went out and found Mark Bossini who came in as President and CEO who brought extensive experience with his career at the Seagram Beverage Company and has only recently retired from Pete's Brewing.
VI. The Future of Pete and Pete's Brewing
The success and growth of Pete's Brewing continues to this day. Thousands of bottles, cases, and barrels have been sold in restaurants, on airplanes, and other retail outlets. A successful initial public offering of Pete's Brewing in November, 1995 raised $42MM. For three consecutive years, Pete's Brewing was named to Inc. magazine's "Top 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the United States."
The Pete's product line has grown to eight everyday brews, including the Wicked Maple Porter, the Wicked Strawberry Blonde, and the Wicked Honey Wheat. Pete's also produces four seasonal beers such as the Wicked Mardi Gras and the Wicked Winter Brew.
What does Pete attribute the success of his organization to? "Beer is very much a sensory experience. It is a combination of color, taste and aroma." Pete explains that other beers try to emphasize only one of these characteristics, while Pete's tries to capture all of them from the malt/grain, and hops. As for the success of the organization, "We've had great people busting their buns. Also, back to the strategy that we've maintained since 1985, if you have a great beer, great label and great name, and focus on distribution support for your wholesalers and retailers, and have fun doing it, there is no limit." - ###
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"Thirsty for national profit, nations, and their systems of education, are heedlessly discarding skills that are needed to keep democracies alive. If this trend continues, nations all over the world will soon be producing generations of useful machines, rather than complete citizens who can think for themselves, criticize tradition, and understand the significance of another person's sufferings and achievements. " – Martha Nussbaum in Not For Profit
Oh so very true. It's also as Cory Booker says "you cannot have a superior democracy with an inferior education." There is such a huge emphasis in gross profit security. And many would and will sacrifice much in order to establish it. Education, and moreover, learning should not be a sacrifice. And yet it is. Clearly we, as a society, should reassess just exactly what it is we value before carelessly eliminating concepts and programs without any regard to the consequences.


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By Kyle Emch / December 12th, 2013
The 3DS is getting a good selection of content in this week's Nintendo Download. First off, the Virtual Console will be not only be getting Double Dragon for the NES ($4.99), but two new 3D Classics from SEGA will be available. Both 3D Ecco the Dolphin and 3D Galaxy Force II will be available on the 3DS eShop for $5.99 a piece. Also, demos for Nano Assault EX and the upcoming AeternoBlade will be available this week, with Nano Assault EX also getting its price reduced to $9.99.
Meanwhile, the Wii U doesn't have as much content once again. While the Wii U's Virtual Console will also be getting Double Dragon for the same price, it will also be getting RUSH, the last Two Tribes game from their back catalog to be ported to the Wii U. It'll be available on the eShop for $1.99 this week, a special 50% discount just for its launch.
Finally, don't forget that the latest Nintendo update not only brings Miiverse to the 3DS, but it also merges the eShop wallets for the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you have any leftover currency in any of those wallets, now is a good time to merge them together. It's like having a unified account system, except not really.
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This week's Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
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RUSH – RUSH is the third and last of the Two Tribes classics to arrive in the Nintendo eShop. RUSH is a three-dimensional puzzle game played entirely on the Wii U GamePad controller. Players guide cubes to color-coded exit points with the stylus by placing Conveyor belts, Warps, Stops Signs, Splits and many other helpful tools.
Virtual Console on Wii U
Double Dragon – A group calling themselves the Black Warriors has kidnapped Billy Lee's girlfriend, Marian. Help Billy Lee fight through city streets, buildings, jungles and temples in a quest to find his girl.
Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
3D Ecco the Dolphin – 3D Ecco the Dolphin is the fifth of eight SEGA 3D Classics making their way to Nintendo 3DS. After a mysterious storm sweeps your family from the seas, it's up to you to find them and uncover the mystery behind the forces that took them. Save the seas and your family in Ecco the Dolphin and experience the game's new 3D presentation.
3D Galaxy Force II – 3D Galaxy Force II is the sixth of eight SEGA 3D Classics making their way to Nintendo 3DS. Re-mastered in 3D,Galaxy Force II features drastically improved visuals and a new Arcade Cabinet mode.
Nintendo 3DS System Update
Miiverse and Nintendo Network IDs Come to Nintendo 3DS – A Nintendo 3DS system update released earlier this week adds Miiverse support and the ability to register a Nintendo Network ID. Users can now use the same Nintendo Network ID across the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS systems to combine Nintendo eShop balances and Wish Lists. For more information, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/system-update.
Also new this week:
• Nano Assault EX – Demo Version and Reduced Price (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
• AeternoBlade – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
• Double Dragon (Virtual Console on Nintendo 3DS)
• Jump Trials Supreme (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
• Life with Horses 3D (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
• My Style Studio: Hair Salon (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
• Orion's Odyssey (DSiWare on Nintendo DSi / Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
To view this week's Nintendo Download in its full graphical version, please visit: http://news2know.net/nintendo/downloadvgilh643.php.
In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new titles weekly to the Nintendo eShop for the Wii U system as well as the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL systems, to the Nintendo DSi™ Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and to the Wii™ Shop Channel for the Wii console.
The Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service and features games, applications and videos. Users can add money to their account balance by using a credit card or by purchasing a Nintendo Prepaid Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be redeemed in either the Wii U eShop or the Nintendo 3DS eShop, respectively. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.
The Wii Shop Channel offers games and applications and uses Wii Points™, which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel. The Nintendo DSi Shop offers games and applications and uses Nintendo DSi Points™, which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Wii Points Card™ and Nintendo DSi Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one card must be redeemed in either the Wii Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop, respectively. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.
Remember that Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu,http://www.nintendo.com/wii, http://www.nintendo.com/3ds orhttp://www.nintendo.com/ds.
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Hello friends!
No I haven't gone totally bonkers, I've just been playing around with some of my new items from the Dies R Us store. It's like a 'meat locker' here in my cave after having a new central air system put in last week and since I'm sitting here with long pants and a sweater, I figured I'd create something fitting for the temperatures down here.
(Afterall, it might be in the 80s outside ... but the snow will be flying before we know it!)
OMG what am I saying? The cold must be getting to me!
Enough fooling around ... here's my INSPIRATION card for the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.
If you've not checked out the daily inspiration from the team on this blog site ... by all means pop over and take a peek ... there is such a wide range of styles using the dies, stencils, and now stamps available at our Dies R Us store.
The store items I have used on today's card are:
Other product used:
White cardstock, Silver Matte Metallic paper
Tim Holtz 'Tumbled Glass' Distress Ink,
large sponge dauber, pop dots
This card was so much fun to create! After sponging around this fabulous snowflake stencil, I got a little adventurous with the 'shadowing' technique I used for the mittens. You'll have to pop over to our Dies R Us Inspiration Blog for the details on this technique.
Remember, if any of these items are OUT OF STOCK, just click on the PUT ME ON THE WAITING LIST button and you'll be notified by email when it is back in stock.
Thanks for stopping by and please be sure to check out DIES R US!
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In the springtime on our family farm, our white Leghorn chickens would be ready to set. A nest of up to 15 eggs was made ready for these hens. In three weeks small, yellow fluffy chickens pecked their way out of the eggshells. Their downy feathers were so soft to touch. They soon grew, with the soft fluff being replaced by feathers.
Wild Mallard ducks nested each year near our grain field. On one occasion our dog caught and killed a mother duck who was on her nest. Our dad rescued the eggs and brought them home. They were put under a setting hen. In due time they hatched. Mother Hen was so proud of her family and was soon able to take them out into the farmyard.
The young ducklings realized there was a pond nearby and were soon swimming merrily. Poor Mother Hen stood on the shores "clucking" for her brood. The young ducks were happy until dusk and then were glad to return to their Mother Hen and their nesting box. This continued day after day, with the Mother Hen waiting for her family to come to her.
The ducks grew and soon Mother Hen let them go to the pond alone while she stayed in the yard with the chickens.
Myrtle Barker
Monmouth, Oregon
Back in 1955 a call went out from the editors of the then Capper's Weekly asking for readers to send in articles on true pioneers. Hundreds of letters came pouring in from early settlers and their children, many now in their 80s and 90s, and from grandchildren of settlers, all with tales to tell. So many articles were received that a decision was made to create a book, and in 1956, the first My Folks title – My Folks Came in a Covered Wagon – hit the shelves. Nine other books have since been published in the My Folks series, all filled to the brim with true tales from Capper's readers, and we are proud to make those stories available to our growing online community.


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The audience at the first night of the play's English language version at the Arts Theatre in 1955 was so confused and angry that some members walked out. Peter Hall, the director, went round the dressing rooms telling the cast that it was still worth a try. Next morning the critics ranged from guarded to rude, with The Daily Telegraph referring to "an evening of funny obscurity" and Bernard Levin describing the piece as "a really remarkable piece of twaddle". Another West End flop seemed destined to pass unlamented until Harold Hobson hailed it in The Sunday Times and Kenneth Tynan followed him in The Observer. It ran for a year, and has since been regularly revived.
Bateson had immense difficulty learning his inconsequential lines as he went through them with his wife at home, but he was entranced by the dramatic power of the part. On meeting Beckett at a party, he began by saying tentatively: "I think I know what it is about." "Well now," replied the playwright, "if you think you know what it is about, then that is what it is about."
Bateson went on to win the Clarence Derwent Award for his role as a supporting actor. Nevertheless, he showed little inclination to dip his toe into the pool of avant-garde drama, though he greatly enjoyed appearing in Brouhaha (Aldwych, 1958), which tended to overrun as Peter Sellers wove rich improvisations, leaving Bateson the comic denouement.
The son of a president of the Law Society, Timothy Dingwall Bateson was born on April 13 1926 and went to Uppingham before reading History at Wadham College, Oxford. where he was a cox on the river. He was recommended for his first professional role when his tutor, Neville Coghill, was dining with the producer Alberto Cavalcanti, who said he was having difficulty casting a small role in his film The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947). Immediately Coghill took him off to see Bateson in that night's Footlights production, and Cavalcanti decided that he was the right man to play Lord Verisopht.
The young actor then learned his craft carrying spears and having one-line parts at Stratford and the Old Vic while drawing inspiration, when appropriate, from the touching comedy of Miles Malleson. He went with the productions of Antony and Cleopatra and Caesar and Cleopatra which Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh took to New York – when Wilfrid Hyde White took him to a Toscanini concert in Manhattan, he immediately fell asleep and woke at the end to be told by that the maestro had given the finest performance of his career.
Although Bateson preferred the theatre, he continued to take film work, playing Coker in Vice Versa (1948); Dr Cook in White Corridors (1951); and the ostler in Olivier's Richard III. More work came with the growth of television. He was Lord Shoreby in The Black Arrow (1958); Guppy in Bleak House (1959); and Tappertit in Barnaby Rudge (1960). There were occasional roles in The Saint; Dr Finlay's Casebook; The Avengers; Doctor at Large; Please Sir; Last of the Summer Wine; Hi-De-Hi!; and Midsomer Murders.
Bateson kept all three strands of his career going into old age, claiming that finding work became easier as the competition died off. He was the lecturer on recent runes in Terry Pratchett's televised The Hogfather (2006) and the voice of the creepy elf, Kreacher, in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
Although he did not care for Saturday night performances because he had to be up for church next morning, his last role before he became ill was as a delightfully grumpy doorman in The Country Wife at the Haymarket.
Timmy Bateson died on September 16. He is survived by his wife, the actress Sheila Sand Gibbs, their two daughters and a son.


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"You chose my favorite topic of all of them and you did a great job. I am glad you mentioned the Wayback Machine! It is such a great way to show your digital footprint. The preservation site Preserving Virtual Worlds is really neat. I need to check it out. One thing that you did forget to do is to cite your images. It is so important to give the author credit. I am chuckling as I see your student image of them saving their resources. In 1994, we gave our students floppy disks to save their work for K-12. We truly thought that they could preserve all their work for 13 years on that disk. Boy we were wrong and only a couple of years later we realized that we were very wrong when we could only get 4 pictures on one disk from a digital camera. I just found a floppy when I was moving a couple of years ago. It is important to back up in different formats as they do get phased out. One thing that you did not mention is that it helps us be a better paperless society. I am all for a paperless classroom! Each perspective that you took was very powerful. It was a great way to divide up the presentation. It looks like you had a great group dynamic. All of you showed up for the Google Hangout. You had some very "smart" solutions that you came up with. We do need to back up and often as I always say."
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August 2015
2015 / 08 / 31
Focus on the Gulf
Starting with the Cloridorme region in the Gaspé where "almost 40 blue whales are present," according to Richard Sears, director and founder of the Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS). He is present ...
2015 / 08 / 31
Do Tides Have an Influence on Whales?
Tides – generally two high and two low per day – generate and influence ocean currents. In turn, these currents act directly and indirectly on the movements and distribution of whales....
2015 / 08 / 29
Undeterred by the Weather… by Catherine Chassé
Waves, fog and wind await me off of Tadoussac. Even before boarding the zodiac, I know that today will not be the easiest of days, but I refuse to let myself get discouraged by this obstacle! My optim...
2015 / 08 / 29
First Encounter with the Largest Animal on the Planet… Marie-Pier Poulin
I had heard that the St. Lawrence is one of the few places where one can observe blue whales, even from shore! On August 20, I spotted one of these giants for the first time. Rumours of large spouts s...
2015 / 08 / 28
The Great Feast off Tadoussac… by Renaud Pintiaux
The river is calm. The Sun is shining brightly above our heads. A storm looms in the distance, coming from the west. Several minke whales are spotted off the shores of Tadoussac. Over fifteen individu...
2015 / 08 / 28
Who are these gannets that are hunting among the whales?
These large seabirds, the largest in the North Atlantic with wingspans of up to two metres, owe their scientific name (Sula bassana) to the Scottish island of Bass Rock, where a large colony has been ...
2015 / 08 / 24
Which Cultures Still Practise Traditional Whaling?
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) authorizes and regulates so-called aboriginal "subsistence" whaling. Some countries that are not part of the IWC also practise traditional whaling. The count...
2015 / 08 / 21
A 12th Beluga Carcass Found in 2015
On August 18, observers stationed on the rocks of the Marine Environment Discovery Centre (MEDC) in Les Escoumins notice an all white object offshore that is not moving. A whale-watching cruise employ...
2015 / 08 / 21
Straight Out of a Dream… by René Roy
A dream in which I was at a ball with the giants. Some twenty of these blue titans were dancing on the water all around me....
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What Conclusions Can be Drawn from the North Atlantic Right Whale Observations and Mortalities during the 2015 season?
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A Novel Internet-based Radar Digital Receiver and Processor (iRAP) System
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Amount: $399,954.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
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AbstractThe NOAA strategic vision is to help realized ¿an informed society that uses a comprehensive understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts, and atmosphere in the global ecosystem to make the best social and economic decisions.¿ Never is this vision more applicable as it is to tropical cyclones (TCs). These systems pose one of the largest natural threats to our society and economy. The NOAA research aircraft carry several NOAA and other radar systems designed to extract information critical to forecasters and improving our understanding of TCs, as well as collecting the necessary information to improve or lead to new satellite-based sensors that can provide observations of TCs on a global scale. This proposed effort seeks to realize an Internet-based radar digital receiver and processor system that provides compatibility between the NOAA and other radar systems and AAMPS. This novel system takes advantage of recent technology advances in FPGAs, a network processors and communication schemes and utilizes a unique system architecture to realize a solution that leap frogs over today¿s commercially available technology, while providing flexibility and modularity to ensure a long life cycle and complying with electrical and manufacturing standards to minimize production and support costs.
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Self catering holiday cottage in Cornwall
Luxury family self catering accommodation
Four luxury self catering offering self catering accommodation for families and couples. Set in the ancient manor of Treworgey just 2 miles from Liskeard in Cornwall.
The four holiday cottages:
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Super Tuesday in City
The ongoing battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to claim the ticket to run for the Oval Office reached Delhi on Tuesday, reports Avishek Dastidar.delhi Updated: Feb 06, 2008 01:26 IST
The ongoing battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to claim the ticket to run for the Oval Office reached Delhi on Tuesday when the Democratic Party turned a small restaurant in Lodhi Colony into a polling booth.
For four hours in the evening, the restaurant remained a hotbed of American politics, with walls, doors, etc., decorated with the customary blue-and-white balloons, festoons and a host of other merchandise featuring the Democrats' political symbol — a donkey — causing Delhiites passing by to look with curiosity.
Over pitchers of beer and seafood, voters bustled about debating "return of our boys from Iraq", "healthcare expenditure", "law on immigrants", etc.
Looking at the jam-packed restaurant and the long queue before the ballot box, it would have been hard to believe that in the last Presidential election in 2004, only 43 per cent Americans had come out to vote.
"Being abroad, we have a better understanding of the impacts of our foreign policies. Plus, it was also fun to feel as if we were back home again," said Elise Tosun, originally from Illinois, now working in Delhi.
This was the first time the Presidential primaries were held like this for expatriates. "Earlier, we used to vote through absentee ballots by post. There was a need to garner the support of Democrats settled outside America all over the world," said Carolyn Sauvage-Mar, chairperson of Democrats Abroad-India, the international wing of the party.
Voters had their priorities cut out for the next US President. "The president must do something about America's image abroad, which I think has taken a hit," said Joe Amick from Seattle, working at the Delhi office of an economic research firm.
"America needs change," said Jennifer. Her husband works for a private firm in Delhi.
Like it would have been in any polling booth in America, this one too had a huge share of Indian Americans. "Obama has promised to relax laws on immigrants. That's one of the reasons why I am voting for him," said Reva Gupta, born and raised in the US but with roots in Rajasthan. "In many ways, Obama is like what Bill Clinton was during his first presidential term," said Tejal Shah, originally from Gujarat, raised in the US. "The president must look after domestic priorities," Robin Bose from New Jersey added.
Some famous names like dancer Sharon Lowen also turned up to vote.
Voting will be open on February 6, 9 and 12 from 4 pm to 8 pm.


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So I watch a lot of TV, and lately I've seen a lot of commercials where they mention a fun online tool where you can "clay yourself" and potentially be the next star of their clamation commercials. This is a pretty common promotional gimmick (see: Mad Men, the Simpsons twice over, South Park, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, M&M's, Marvel) but this is one the appealed to me most for what I hope are obvious reasons.
It's a "clay" version of me! And I'm wearing a funny trucker hat that says "clay" in graffiti writing. I really wish I had that hat. After I decided to post about this, I went around to all those other avatar creator websites (if I hadn't already) and created many different animated versions of me. Keep reading to see the fruits of my labor.


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Award-winning master cleaners can pick up clothing before cleaning it with Sanitone system or altering it.
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What You'll Get
Dirty clothes are traditionally worn only by grungy rock stars, vagabonds, and rich people pretending to be "regular people" for the purpose of understanding life outside their sky palaces. If you don't fit into one of these categories, pick up this voucher.
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- $11 for $20 worth of dry-cleaning services
- $148 for bridal-gown cleaning and preservation ($355 value)
Those who opt for the dry-cleaning credit can clean dresses, sweaters, blouses, suits, or laundered shirts, among other items. Silk, linens, and hand-care items are subject to special handling charges. Complimentary pickup and drop-off services are available in select areas.
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Promotional value expires 120 days after purchase. Amount paid never expires. Must present voucher at drop-off. Valid only toward incoming orders. Not valid toward leather. For bridal option, additional fee may apply depending on condition of dress. Limit 2 per person, may buy 1 additional as gift(s). May be repurchased every 60 days. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
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"We use the best soaps, solvents and equipment available to the industry. We do not take short cuts," Tripp Penninger told Columbia Metropolitan in 2011, one year after the magazine's readers voted Tripp's Fine Cleaners as the best dry cleaners in Columbia. Grandson of the couple that founded the business in 1987, Tripp and his staff of nearly 100 employees have earned their prestige; as Sanitone-certified master dry cleaners, they've carefully cleaned thousands of garments and have been trusted with preserving the wedding gowns of brides in South Carolina and beyond.
They clean regular laundry with low-temperature water, ensuring that nothing shrinks or becomes misshapen, and they use special procedures for high-end garments, making sure to wine and dine Chanel suits before removing wine or dinner stains. Tripp's seamstresses are on hand to remedy ill-fitting garments, usually returning alterations in about three days. The staff picks up and drops off items free of charge in specified areas and offers complimentary seasonal storage with the purchase of cleaning.


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I'm hanging up my blogging spurs for a while to concentrate on my PhD. I am considering a new format when I return... which is likely to be as late as mid 2011. It's been difficult trying to keep up specialist knowledge across multiple areas. My reading on e-learning will continue, but blogging drops in priority for a season!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
2 comments:
- Claire Donald said...
hi Mark,
I have seen how many PhD students use blogs as their thesis writing and reflecting tool. It would not surprise me if a large percentage of their blog entries ended up in some shape or form between those two hard covers eventually!
all the best with the PhD focus, Claire Donald
- April 26, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- Nichthus said...
Thanks Claire! My PhD blog (http://chredits.blogspot.com) is also suffering from neglect, but all for a good cause I hope ;o)
- May 2, 2010 at 11:13 PM
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Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot - PI
This is where it all begins. Young men and women are transformed into Marines. Parris Island started out being a Navy station back in 1889 and grew into the Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot after the Navy moved it's operation to Charleston, SC. Training of enlisted male recruits began in November of 1915 and for enlisted female recruits in February of 1949. All new recruits east of the Mississippi River receive their 12 weeks of basic training here. More than 120,000 people visit Parris Island a year, making it one of the most visited military facilities in the world. Parris Island received the Commander in Chief's Excellence Award in 1990 as being the best installation in the Marine Corps.
Douglas Visitors' Center
The Douglas Visitors' Center is the initial point of contact for most visitors. The center is named after Paul H. Douglas who in 1942 at the age of 50 was the oldest recruit to complete basic training. He went on to become a lieutenant colonel in 1946, at which time he left the Marine Corps to become a U.S. Senator in Illinois.
Known Marine - by Gene Roberts, a former Marine DI.
On April 24, 1999, The "Known Marine" was officially dedicated to the Drill Instructors of the US Marine Corps on Parris Island. It features a bronze male and female DI figure and a granite stone centerpiece with a engraving of the drill instructor's creed. Two brass footprints at the center of the monuments base represent the historic yellow footprints where all new recruits place their feet.
Iwo Jima Monument - by Felix del Weldon
Commemorates the heroic raising of the American flag on Mt. Surabachi in 1945. It was sculpted by Felix del Weldon, who used it as the prototype for the world famous "Iwo Jima" official monument in Washington DC.