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By Tiernan Ray
Cisco Systems (CSCO) John Chambers was kind enough to spend some time talking to me this evening following fiscal Q2 results that turned out better than expected, and an outlook for a revenue decline of 6% to 8% this quarter, slightly better than the Street has been modeling.
Among top-of-mind thoughts, Chambers was happy to emphasize, as he did on the conference call with analysts earlier, the importance of the "architecture" that Cisco is putting together, which he predicts will devastate competitors with one or two individual products.
"Our vision and strategy is working," said Chambers. "Just as we combined storage, networks and servers, we are combining applications and networks at scale."
Chambers remarked that the so-called Internet of Things, or, as Cisco calls it, the "Internet of Everything," is "huge."
He said Cisco no longer had to go begging for a meeting to discuss Internet of Things, but was now getting invited to the party by governments and corporate chieftans who get it.
"We are not only the thought leader, we're back in vogue," said Chambers. "Instead of me having to buy a drink, we're getting offers for dinners right and left."
"You can't do what we did without an architecture," he repeated. "Companies that stay with individual products, especially if they're hardware — they're going to be road-kill."
I pointed out to Chambers that the Internet of Things is so big, and so vague, it's rather hard for one to grasp clearly. Chambers responded by citing Israel as a leading country in wiring everything, and building it on Cisco products and services:
When Israel got it about power of a digital country, how it changed employment, healthcare, education, about moving cities to the south, about encompassing the most powerful innovation nation in the world, they were the exception; Now, what you're seeing is when you talk with South Korea or Mexico, they get it.
Chambers cited as one example of increased appeal of its architectural approach the success of its reseller partner WorldWide Technologies, or WWT. "We started on it five years ago with WorldWide Tech — they grew with us last year in the high 20s [on a percentage basis, to $2.8 billion in revenue selling Cisco products in 2013]. They have their labs set up with our architectures. Their close rates are huge." WorldWide helps to sell a variety of perhaps 19 different kinds of products from Cisco, and no one of them is a single-product sale, noted Chambers.
That being said, I asked Chambers whether the sale of complex combinations of product as an architecture means that the kind of growth investors want to see in total company revenue may be further and further pushed out.
Rebutting the notion, Chambers talked about the company's commercial and enterprise sales groups in the U.S.. "They are selling results today; without what they've done our numbers would have been very tough today," he said.
The selling of an architecture has allowed Cisco's sales teams to "power through the stall and the FUD," he said. He noted how the commercial sales group, selling to small and medium businesses, "just combined part of our collaboration suite with our hardware for a business that will be $150 to $200 million [in sales] just in commercial alone."
Again, Chambers attacked "point product" vendors, alleging that "If someone was starting from scratch today that would be very painful for them."
Chambers on the call, when asked about order rates, told analysts to watch what happens in fiscal Q4, ending in July, and Q1. I asked Chambers if those quarters will see signs of a return to growth.
He wouldn't go so far, but sounded optimistic:
Well, we saw 8% [decline in revenue] last quarter, that was compared to what we said would be 8% to 10%. This quarter we said 6% to 8%, so let's see what happens. In Q4 and Q1, that's when our new, high-end switching and routing will be in the market. They do have long test cycles, our pilots [customer tests] are beginning to get into place. You'll see us begin to evolve video tighter. And third, we're going to get better consultants.
Chambers added that he's encouraged by the "pipeline" of deals in the enterprise market that are not yet booked. Including a 30% rise in orders of $1 million or more, and a 30% rise for $2 million-dollar deals as well. "The total pipeline is up over 20%," said Chambers. "That type of growth is big bills," he said, and "these are all architectural deals." Cisco ratio of business booked to that billed was above 1 in the quarter, generally a healthy sign for future revenue for any company.
Lastly, on emerging markets, which has consistently been a sensitive spot for Cisco, Chambers pointed out how recent emerging-market weakness proved that last year's performance for the company there was not all Cisco-specific, but rather early signs of broader economic risk. "Think of how much money your readers would have made" if they'd taken Cisco's slips in emerging markets as the canary in the coalmine that Cisco often has represented, he said.
As for now, in emerging markets, it is "too early to call," with the situation from country to country "right now inconsistent."
But "it's a big difference in down minus 12% versus down minus 3%," said Chambers, referring to the less-bad decline in orders last quarter versus the quarter before.
He did concede that "You have countries where you can do better," meaning Cisco's own execution. "We always have a couple we can do better in, or countries where we have unique challenges in, like China."
"But people all thought this was a Cisco problem, and you've now seen the challenges economically that came out."
Cisco shares are down 90 cents, or almost 4%, in late trading.


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Is It Alive?
Life occurs in many incredible forms in many unexpected places. It isn't always obvious when something is alive so what do you need to look for to make that determination?
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You're exploring a cave with a friend when you hear a drip…drip…drip… turning toward the sound you see...Snottites...
Look over the criteria given for a living organism in the Introduction to Biology concept collection. How would you test to see if the "snottite" matches the criteria? Whether you decide if it is alive or not, organize your ideas to persuade someone who disagrees with you that you are correct.
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- What characteristics do you feel are essential to consider something alive?
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- What do snottites use as an energy source? How is this connected to the environment they live in?

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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 2:01 PM GMT on May 19, 2008
It's been a busy month for natural disasters, and I haven't found time to talk about Chile's Chaiten volcano, 760 miles (1,220 km) south of the capital Santiago. The volcano started erupting on May 2 for the first time in thousands of years, spewing ash, gas and molten rock into the air, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. Did this mighty eruption have a cooling effect on the climate?
Figure 1. This May 5, 2008 image from NASA's Terra satellite caught Chaiten erupting. Image credit: NASA.
Many historic volcanic eruptions have had a major cooling impact on Earth's climate. However, Chaiten is very unlikely to be one of them. To see why this is, let's examine recent volcanic eruptions that have had a significant cooling effect on the climate. In the past 200 years, Mt. Pinatubo in the Phillipines (June 1991), El Chichon (Mexico, 1982), Mt. Agung (Indonesia, 1963), Santa Maria (Guatemala, 1902) Krakatoa (Indonesia, 1883), and Tambora (1815) all created noticeable cooling. As one can see from a plot of the solar radiation reaching Mauna Loa in Hawaii (Figure 2), the Mt. Pinatubo and El Chichon eruptions caused a greater than 10% drop in sunlight reaching the surface. The eruption of Tambora in 1815 had an even greater impact, triggering the famed Year Without a Summer in 1816. Killing frosts and snowstorms in May and June 1816 in Eastern Canada and New England caused widespread crop failures, and lake and river ice were observed as far south as Pennsylvania in July and August. Volcanic eruptions cause this kind of climate cooling by throwing large amounts of sulfur dioxide gas into the stratosphere. This gas reacts with water to form sulphuric acid droplets (aerosol particles), which are highly reflective, and reduce the amount of incoming sunlight.
You'll notice from the list of eruptions above that all of these climate-cooling events were from volcanoes in the tropics. Above the tropics, the stratosphere's circulation features rising air, which pulls the sulfur-containing volcanic aerosols high into the stratosphere, where the upper-level winds circulate them all around the globe. These aerosol particles take a year or two to settle back down to earth, since there is no rain in the stratosphere to help remove them. However, if a major volcanic eruption occurs in the mid-latitudes or polar regions, the circulation of the stratosphere in those regions generally features downward subsiding air, and the volcanic aerosol particles are not able to penetrate high in the stratosphere and get carried all around the globe. Chaiten is located near 40° south latitude, far from the tropics, and thus is unlikely to be able to inject significant amounts of sulfur aerosols into the stratosphere. Furthermore, the character of Chaiten's eruptions so far has been to eject a lot of silica and not much sulfur into the air. The total amount of sulfur ejected has been only about 1/10000 of what Mt. Pinatubo put into the air, according to NASA.
Figure 2. Reduced solar radiation due to volcanic aerosols as measured at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii. Image credit: NOAA/ESRL.
Realclimate.org has a nice article that goes into the volcano-climate connection in greater detail. One interesting quote from the article: There can be some exceptions to the tropics-only rule, and at least one high latitude volcano appears to have had significant climate effects; Laki (Iceland, 1783-1784). The crucial factor was that the eruption was almost continuous for over 8 months which lead to significantly elevated sulphate concentrations for that whole time over much of the Atlantic and European regions, even though stratospheric concentrations were likely not particularly exceptional.
My next blog will talk about new research regarding the hurricanes/global warming connection.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
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Ross has gotten into the TFP action, I picked up another Vehicon and Sergeant Kup for $6 a piece (cheaper than TJ maxx!).
Also, I have an extra TFP Rumble for $7 if anybody wants it, otherwise it's going back to TJ Maxx.
FOC Grimlock has been spotted at an Arizona TRU! And on markdown for $20! Luuuuucky!
Japanese FOC Bruticus looks sooooooooooo much better than US SDCC-exclusive:
to hell with you Hasbro, that's the last straw! I paid $110 for game-accuracy and you give me mass-retail quality screwups, then Takara goes and releases this, why did I pay you anything for this collector exclusive? WHY DO YOU SUCK HASBRO?!?
Still, deco can't hide massive design flaws.
Kup is not a bad TFP figure, I thought it'd be a lot worse. It's odd to see a TFP character with a nose. Kup in alt mode is not that much bigger than the Ironhide Cyberverse Commander figure, like maybe 2/3rds, and it's clear by the head that this was supposed to be the same Ironhide character. Alt mode is a pickup truck, and like G1 Kup, on this figure there's no bottom to the bed, it's hollow to the ground, but here it's a bit of a drawback and even plugging the accessories into the bed doesn't cover it up. That and the cheap wheel design are the only real negatives to alt mode (unless you count the facade windshield on the truck belly).
Transformation is pretty interesting and differs in a few big ways from the Cyberverse version, but the hood having to be stretched past the headlights is super frustrating and it often pops out of its hinge. That said, the hood just sticks out a country mile in official bot mode, so putting it back on the hinge backwards looks way better - albeit Legoformed (Kreoformed?). It's a little more fiddly going back to alt mode because of a demanding order of things, but still not bad.
Bot mode is about twice as big as the Cyberverse figure, and not as wide or bulky. The truck fenders still block the view of either side of the head though. The figure has good articulation and lots of detail, but very little paint unfortunately. The lower legs are the part I don't like looking at, they're not terrible but the design could be more attractive. The 2 twin stubby cannons have good detail and are hollow on the bottom to accommodate some kibble on the forearm, they can be combined to create basically a long tube-gun with a large bore, or individually be held or pegged to the outside of the forearms although those holes are pretty loose.
I saw this exact same figure at West Hollywood Target the same night times 3 at $18.29, that's INSANE for what this is, even at $15 is hard to swallow, but overall it works within the lower budget better than earlier TFP RID figures.
Surprisingly, I see he's available on Amazon right now so I ordered a replacement, will return the original to TRU for the $17 and change.
They also have FOC Ultra Magnus, Air Raid (under the name Fireflight), and Sideswipe. $15 a pop plus tax.
Glad you found him. It's a good figure but IMO too simple, there's not enough sculpted detail, the figure isn't sharp enough, and they cheaped out on the design. So good, could be better.Having said that, I love, love, love this figure. Everything about him impresses me, from the G1 homage in colors to the light piping. If you are a fan of SS like I am, get this figure.
*I know that some don't share my enthusiasm for FOC SS, but I wanted to find it so bad and when I did it was a moment of great victory for me personally. I may be incorporating some of that feeling into how I feel about the figure itself, but nevertheless I still think its great.
I'm on the fence about these 2, I had an Air Raid in my hand but passed due to the $17 pricetag for a repaint that doesn't look a thing like he does in the game. But they both do look good and have new accessories.Sideswipe is okay. If you have FOC Jazz then you get the idea. He does come with a pretty big gun though, which is a nice touch.
Air Raid is nice. I was going to pass on him but his colors really grabbed my attention and his sword is pretty sweet.
I've since done it 3 times, it's a little clearer once you've gone through it a couple times and attached it to LC Prime's hand where the kibble lays against the forearm to suggest (albeit poorly) that it's a gun spawning from his forearm. But yeah, definitely could have been better, glad it wasn't the only new thing in this set.JediTricks, I know you mentioned this several days ago, but I share your opinion on the buster gun from Jetwing Optimus. It is nice and all, but I had a dog of a time getting it converted and then it kept coming apart. Once I finally got it right I gave it to my regular ROTF Leader Optimus and haven't touched it since.
Brawl on his own isn't that fun a toy as the tank has no wheels and lots of gaps. Not terrible, but not worth your time either. Save your money.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Nowhere in your incoherent ramblings did you come anywhere close to the answer. Thanks to you, everyone in this room is now stupider having heard you. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul. -Billy Madison-
Thanks for the reviews, JT.
I wanted a CYBERVERSE sized Kup (the character). Perhaps if I find the discounted (Deluxe TFP?) figure it would look nicely in scale with my Titanium Ultra Magnus? (An approximately Voyager class sized figure.)
Now I figured out what to do about the Michael Bay movies:
1) They do not reboot the first 3. They count.
2) Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, Shockwave die quite permanently in Chicago (as does Sentinel Prime) and "Combaticons" Brawl, Vortex (Blackout, Grindor), and Onslaught (close enough to Megatron's TF3 Alt form).
So how do we make an interesting movie without the above characters? Well we can. We have the characters.
First - don't make this a sequel. Make it take place DURING ROTF or DOTM.
Second - have it be a mission that must be completed for Optimus Prime or Megatron, or mission(S) for both that must be achieved to achieve the results of the established movies.
Third - the cast:
a) Galvatron - he is an entirely separate character from Megatron and has his own ambitions to be The Fallen's No. 2 and then take over. His alt-mode could be something Cybertronian and terrifying.
b) Cyclonus - Galvatron's first lieutenant and air commander - he is in his G1 character but turns into an F-18 Hornet to be realistic to an earth disguise. His personality and loyalty to Galvatron, and perhaps The Fallen is as it would be were he the G1.5 character.
c) Scourge / the Sweeps - they are sea and land operable hovercraft, current military look
d) Blitzwing - a triple changer that can join Cyclonus on air attacks
e) Astrotrain - just like his G1 form. His transformation is incredible to get the length for the locomotive with maybe an extra cargo car.
f) Swindle - need a small Decepticon. There won't be other Combaticons perhaps. Or there will be and Astrotrain will form Bruticus with them (don't need or might be able to go with 2 space shuttles, but the size dictates that he will be the main body of Bruticus instead of Onslaught).
g) Combaticons: Blast Off will be the largest and form the body. Onslaught, Vortex, Brawl, and Swindle will be the limbs. New characters might need to be added like Devastator went to 7 Constructicons instead of 6. Bruticus could add a Harrier jet or two - perhaps reimagined Thundercracker and Skywarp?
Look - it might have to change the "cannon," to fit in the Michael Bay universe - which in many ways I DO perfer - though not how he handled Wheeljack and Mirage - mostly the former. Arcee as well - possibly.
But let's go to the Autobots:
the Leader will be Ultra Magnus. He works for Optimus Prime (who doesn't have to be in the movie but for a cameo - and the Autobot characters might mention the "death of Prime" during the course of the events they experience and Magnus could wonder whether he should rendezvous with Ironhide and SideSwipe during ROTF and take command, or mind his duty on the mission for this movie. Good conflict for the character.
Kup - Ultra Magnus would choose the Autobot with the most experience to be his first lieutenant. Kup will be an old pick-up. What else?
Springer - the best Autobot warrior on the team. His military background would give reason for him to be a defecting former Decepticon. Gives him both war experience and an edge. His triple-changing might or might not be needed. Helicopter mode for sure.
Hound - will be Springer's war buddy. Jeep as always. Could be a Humvee as reimagined though.
Trailbreaker - fits in with the off-road, all-purpose nature of the rest of this crew.
The story might focus on the Autobots above with Springer and Hound being leads like BumbleBee (alive and probably in Washington D.C. or Egypt at this time). Ultra Magnus would be the detached but heroic leader in the "Prime role."
Available Autobot cars might also include Hot Rod (not a Cybertronian mode), Sunstreaker (with concerns for his brother Sideswipe also serving in Egypt or somewhere), Blurr (another earth mode car, not Cybertronian but talks fast like his G1.5 character). Smokescreen and Tracks.
Hot Rod could be a central character, but I think I've imagined a better story for Springer / Hound / Ultra Magnus.
I think "my version" of Galvatron (though I'd like him to be built from Megatron though it doesn't seem to be an option at this point) is still pretty awesome and makes the Decepticon leader of this cast pretty darn cool.
A new military cast with CIA opertatives - and possibly other Sector 7 agents.
If it were affordable and as a joke, I'd add a cameo by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as the Men In Black (Cars). John Turturro's character would be busy.
The "Michael Bay movie sexy chick?" I'd make her or both of them CIA and / or infantry military, possibly Sector 7, (which would be "officially disbanded at this point") but play the women seriously.
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Was there a U.S. store that picked up Masterpiece Soundwave yet?
Nowhere in your incoherent ramblings did you come anywhere close to the answer. Thanks to you, everyone in this room is now stupider having heard you. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul. -Billy Madison-
You know, the Japanese release is like $175. So, still, $110 would've considered a discount.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
I saw a fan mode using Skystalker as a chest plate for Bruticus but of course, I can't locate where my Skystalker is.
I'd like to complete my Kreo micro changers wave 1 set and they're even a part of Target's Valentine's section but every store I've visited has had empty shelves.


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NORMAN, Okla. – Mississippi State sophomore Ally McDonald was tied for third after Thursday's first day of the NCAA women's Central
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MSU was tied for seventh as a team at 4-over 290, eight strokes behind leader Florida. The top eight teams in each regional advance to the NCAA national tournament


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Turner syndrome is a rare genetic condition in which a female does not have the usual pair of two X chromosomes.
Bonnevie-Ullrich syndrome; Gonadal dysgenesis; Monosomy X
The normal amount of human chromosomes is 46. Chromosomes contain all of your genes and DNA, the building blocks of the body. Two of these chromosomes, the sex chromosomes, determine if you become a boy or a girl. Females normally have two of the same sex chromosomes, written as XX. Males have an X and a Y chromosome (written as XY).
In Turner syndrome, cells are missing all or part of an X chromosome. The condition only occurs in females. Most commonly, the female patient has only one X chromosome. Others may have two X chromosomes, but one of them is incomplete. Sometimes, a female has some cells with two X chromosomes, but other cells have only one.
Possible symptoms in young infants include:
A combination of the following symptoms may be seen in older females:
Turner syndrome can be diagnosed at any stage of life. It may be diagnosed before birth if a chromosome analysis is done during prenatal testing.
The doctor will perform a physical exam and look for signs of poor development. Infants with Turner syndrome often have swollen hands and feet.
The following tests may be performed:
Turner syndrome may also change estrogen levels in the blood and urine.
Growth hormone may help a child with Turner syndrome grow taller. Estrogen replacement therapy is often started when the girl is 12 or 13 years old. This helps trigger the growth of breasts, pubic hair, and other sexual characteristics.
Women with Turner syndrome who wish to become pregnant may consider using a donor egg.
Those with Turner syndrome can have a normal life when carefully monitored by their doctor.
There is no known way to prevent Turner syndrome.
Bacino CA, Lee B. Turner syndrome. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme J, Schor N, Behrman RE, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 76.
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In A.D. 122, a few years after taking control of the Roman Empire, which reached its greatest expanse by the time of his rule, Caesar Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus trekked to the edge of the known world. It was a bold journey, one that few of his contemporaries cared to make. "I would not like to be Caesar, to walk through Britain," a waggish poet wrote at the time.
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There's no way to be sure how long he stayed in Britain or what he did there, but Hadrian apparently left orders to construct one of the most formidable building projects the world had ever seen: a wall 15 feet high and up to 10 feet thick, stretching from sea to sea.
Hadrian's Wall has long attracted hikers and history buffs and is now the heart of an 84-mile-long National Trail that winds through some of England's most scenic countryside, following in the footsteps of Roman soldiers who once patrolled the empire's frontier. Not long ago, I set out to see Hadrian's monumental fortification, crossing England east to west in search of the island's Roman past.
I began in Wallsend, a town outside Newcastle, in the shadow of shipyard cranes, where a small museum of Roman artifacts marks the wall's eastern terminus at the River Tyne. In Roman days, there was a four-acre fort here called Segedunum ("strong fort" or "victory fort"); today, all that remains are a few of the fort's stone foundations and a carefully reconstructed Mediterranean-style bathhouse guarded by a few bored-looking men in legionary costume.
Across the street, I got my first glimpse of the wall itself. A few dozen feet of sturdy stonework faces a row of squat brown brick townhouses, then disappears into a suburban development. I followed the dashed purple line for the wall on my official map past warehouses and abandoned lots, across a tangle of overpasses, raised walkways and bridges, and into bustling downtown Newcastle. Here the modern trail hews to the Tyne, but I took a shortcut along the main highway, a busy six-lane thoroughfare that runs close to where the wall once stood. The Roman surveyors did a good job: the A186 heads west from Newcastle in a straight line, twisting and turning only to follow the ridgeline. The wall suddenly appears again for about ten yards on the city outskirts, in a parking lot between an auto parts store and Solomon's Halal Punjabi Indian Cuisine.
Planning the trip, I had assumed I could make 15 or 20 miles a day. After all, Roman soldiers in leather sandals are said to have averaged about that distance, with time enough at the end of each march to build a fortified camp. But for the first couple of days I limped into bed-and-breakfasts after about eight miles with blisters on top of my blisters.
So on the third day I hopped a bus from Tower Tyne to one of the most important sites along the wall: Vindolanda ("white lawns," possibly after a native term), a Roman fort that predated the wall and covered four acres in Hadrian's day; it supplied and housed soldiers who manned the wall's 80 milecastles, akin to small forts, and 160 turrets. Robin Birley, 74, a stooped, bespectacled man proffering a muscular handshake, has been conducting an archaeological dig at Vindolanda for more than 50 years; his father began digging here in 1930, and Robin's son, Andrew, directs excavations at the site. The nearby house in which Robin Birley grew up is now the Chesterholm Museum, home to Vindolanda artifacts.
While digging a drainage ditch in 1972, Robin Birley punched through thick clay and found a large deposit of organic artifacts, including leather shoes, animal bones and wooden combs—all preserved by wet, oxygen-poor soil. Most important, Birley and his team have turned up almost 1,400 thin wooden writing tablets, inked in Latin, from A.D. 85 to 160. There are military documents, lists of kitchenware and other ephemera, including the oldest known examples of women's writing in Latin. "On the third day before the Ides of September, sister," to cite one letter, "for the day of the celebration of my birthday, I give you a warm invitation to make sure that you come to us, to make the day more enjoyable for me by your arrival."
The tablets reveal an army concerned with order and minutiae, from requests for leave to beer inventories. "The documentary evidence is unbeatable," Birley said. "It's like listening in to private conversations."
At the height of Roman Britain, in the second and third centuries A.D., 15,000 troops and engineers were stationed along the wall, and another 15,000 to 18,000 legionaries were elsewhere in Britain; together, they made up one of the largest imperial forces outside of Rome. Still, few histories from the period survive—and those that do focus more on politics in Rome than battles on the periphery. "There's practically a whole century without any reference to what was going on in Britain at all," says David Breeze, a Scottish archaeologist and author of the latest edition of J. Collingwood Bruce's Handbook to the Roman Wall. "Apart from the Vindolanda tablets, we have enormous gaps, and we're never going to fill them."


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but i am disappointed in you /paul. when i looked thrrough this thread and saw you had posted, i was sure you would have said something like, "sleep with a dog? what do you think i am, an sec football player or something?" and then i was certain you would have posted a pic of those oregon girls?
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first couple nights i subscribed to the crate thing. thought it might be dangerous for him in bed and possibly falling off. 3 nights of getting up at 2 and 4 am to whining and rattling the cage in the dark to take him outside and waking the wife. so 4th night let him sleep with us went to bed at 11 and at 7 he hadnt moved an inch. slept the whole night without a potty break. granted every night wasnt like that (never had an accident in the bed though). bonding and just letting him get comfortable in his surroundings was biggest reason id be in favor of it. after 2 weeks to a month start transitioning back to the kennel or not up to you.
from about 12 weeks old to when mine turned 1 he was in the kennel at night then our baby came and i never knew which room i was sleeping in so he transitioned to which ever bed i was in. now at 1030 he heads to the bedroom as if to say its past our bedtime lets go.
when your pup gets bigger u can save money on the heating bill. them fellas will keep u toasty. on the other hand when its dead hot part of summer he's ur worst enemy. if the lights were on when i kick him out id prolly see the saddest puppy dog face ever
and like someone else said if lardy ever had a pup i bet he would do it but seeing as his dogs are all clients dogs and dont come to him till at least 6 months old i doubt he has. although there was also an article where the editor of retriever news came to lardy's house and he heard mike yelling at Lottie cause she was blocking the door. i guess u have to be an NFC before u can sleep in the Lardy house!
My dogs are not allowed in the bed. But when I bring an 8 wk old puppy home I put him in the bed. By doing thiis I accomplish two things: 1 no noise at night; 2 house breaking is faster. They are infants and cannot hold. When they start moving I immediately take them out on the porch. Puppies eat sleep and poop. Once again as soon as I feel them moving in the bed next to me out they go. I do this for about two weeks and then out of the bed. The transition no problem and they never go back in the bed and housebreaking seems easier.
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I haven't seen or read the Lardy info but I'm guessing he means in the best case scenario for socializing your puppy letting him/her bond with you as much as possible is his real intention. Course I"ve got a lot of fleas sleeping with some real dawgs back in the day.
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A reminder to all local baseball and softball players. This weekend, January 26 & 27, The Cudahy St.Francis Little Baseball Association ( http://www.ballcharts.com/teams/index.php?team=csfbaseball ) will be holding their sign ups for the 2013 season. The sign ups are being held at the Light Palace Banquet Hall (5880 S Packard Ave, Cudahy) from 12:00-4:00.
I consider this an asset for the community of Cudahy. As a parent, I have made some great friendships. I know that for my kids, they have made some lifelong friends. We all look forward for the start of the season to reconnect with some of the families that we don't get the opportunity to see much due to our various school activities.
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Description Percina caprodes, the logperch or common logperch, is a fish species of the family Percidae. Like other logperches, it has the typical vertical barring along the flank and a subterminal mouth.
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Dimensions Up to 7" (18 cm).
Habitat Rivers & streams, Lakes & ponds.
Range Exhibits a rather large geographic distribution and range. P. caprodes occurs naturally as far north as the St. Lawrence River system in Quebec, and as far south as the Rio Grande River system in southern Texas and northern Mexico. Westwards, logperch are most heavily distributed in the Mississippi River drainage system, and their range extends eastward in freshwater habitats all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Currently, however, P. caprodes' range has been artificially extended into California, where it was released into the wild in 1953.


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First of all, the rally was extraordinary. I'm usually a major hater, but while I rolled down here expecting to find little more than shameless sideline advocacy and the sort of mixed messages that are all too typical when lefties congregate, I'll be leaving with a smile. As it turns out, while I happen to be an extremist, most people aren't.
Despite the helpful FAQ page that Comedy Central posted on its web site, most folks, including those of us from the Phoenix who are heading to Washington, are confused about exactly what might go down at Saturday's Rally to Restore Sanity/March to Keep Fear Alive. Will Bon Jovi be there? How about Gallagher? Will it be funnier than Glenn Beck's recent carnival and the militia rally we hit a few months ago? Who knows? Perhaps it's just an opportunity to prove that Comedy Central viewers make better signs than their Fox counterparts.


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Some revenue from lottery goes to property tax relief in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. - The Powerball jackpot has reached $550 million, and that has millions across Wisconsin snapping up tickets before Wednesday night's drawing.
Gas stations, grocery stores and other places that sell Powerball tickets have been incredibly busy Wednesday.
The Wisconsin Lottery estimated that in Wisconsin alone, anywhere from 5 million to 8 million tickets will be sold.
The surge in people buying Powerball tickets could mean more money in residents' pockets come tax time.
While Powerball is played in 44 states, much of the money from tickets bought in Wisconsin stays in the state.
"About 31 percent of all of our sales end up going back to property tax relief," said Wisconsin Lottery spokesman Andrew Bohage. "So when we have very big Powerball jackpots and a lot of Powerball-related sales, that is big chunk of money going to property tax relief from that one game alone," Bohage said.
Last year, that was about 20 percent of $144 million shared across the state. Taxpayers saw a credit of about $100 each in 2011.17585982
The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance said while some money is good, that number has been shrinking.
"As property tax levies continue to grow and the lottery tends to stay kind of stagnant, it becomes a declining share of the property tax bill," said Dale Knapp, of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.
That doesn't mean it will discourage any buyers. One Indiana resident buying a ticket Wednesday was happy try his luck.
"Somebody is going to win, and you can't win if you don't play," said Mike Jones, of Fort Wayne, Ind.
And if people don't play, state residents won't see the benefits, either.
"Cool, it's worth my $2 investment then, especially if I win half a million," said Chris Abbeduto, of Sun Prairie.
The lottery said its proceeds covering a lower portion of residents' bills is the result of taxes going up along with the population. The lottery is dividing that credit among more property owners than in years past.
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I've done this before (either with a Pretty Boy decoy or a fan), 100% positive this increases your odds of killing a bird dramatically. I'm not suicidal, and I've also had a gun pointed my direction (while hunting over decoys in a tent blind), so I'm well aware of what can possibly happen out there when adrenaline & emotions run high.
That said, I'd hunt behind a turkey fan or a life size gobbler decoy again, but I'm going to make 100% sure I'm on private land and that I'm all alone (or that I call or text my hunting partners and let them know what I'm doing). Like anything else, common sense and precaution should be used. Hunting closer to home in a more crowded state (PA, NY, NJ)....no way I'd attempt this stunt. I don't think promoting this method of turkey hunting on TV to newer hunters is such a brilliant idea either.


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Man housed in Baraboo facility pleaded guilty to strangling woman
Jeremy Felix, 26, served jail time for 2010 incident at care facility
BARABOO, Wis. - The man accused of attacking the people who are paid to take care of him in Baraboo has been convicted of similar actions before.
Jeremy Felix, 26, pleaded guilty in 2010 to attempted strangulation and suffocation. Felix served 140 days in jail for an incident in which he put his hands around a Wisconsin Rapids care worker's neck until she turned purple, according to a criminal complaint.
Since a Waushara County judge ruled him incompetent to stand trial on a disorderly conduct charge in 2008, Felix has been in at least five different mental health facilities.
Felix was staying at Brown's Assisted Living in Wisconsin Rapids when the incident occurred on Aug. 22, 2010. According to the criminal complaint, he broke through a locked office door and pushed the female care worker to the ground before attempting to suffocate her.
The state sent him to Winnebago Mental Health Institute, a state-run facility, during the 2010 strangulation case.
He's been staying at the Baraboo home, owned and operated by Dungarvin Wisconsin LLC, since February.
Since then, he's sent at least 10 people to the hospital with strains, pulls and even broken bones, Baraboo Police Lt. Rob Sinden said.
Sauk County District Attorney Kevin Caulkins told WISC-TV that he would review the incidents.
But the cases will be hard to prosecute because of the 2008 incompetency evaluation, Caulkins said.
Julie Josephitis, a Dungarvin director, would not confirm Felix's identity.
Dungarvin doesn't have a license to operate the facility at 616 Sauk Avenue -- but state law doesn't require it to have one. Police and state lawmakers questioned why a license isn't needed.
Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, has said he's looking into Dungarvin's contract to care for Felix.
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Health Services had no immediate comment on the agency's policies used to institutionalize a person as opposed to putting a person in a community-type setting.
Dungarvin sub-contracts with Care Wisconsin, a mental health care company that contracts directly with the state.
A contract indicates Dungarvin receives about $1,750 a day for Felix's care, and there is one other person staying in the Baraboo home. A lawsuit filed against a former manager of the facility indicates Dungarvin stood to lose $3,500 a day at the facility.
Spokespeople for the state nor Dungarvin would confirm the contract's amount.
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Description This tropical procyonid reaches the northern edge of its range at the US-Mexico border. Unique with a long mobile snout and a slender tail with incomplete dark rings. Males are about 20% larger than females.
Dimensions 85-164cm, 25-38cm, 2.7-6.5kg
Habitat Canyons & caves, Forests & woodlands, Lakes, ponds, rivers & streams, Swamps, marshes & bogs
Range Southwest, Texas
Discussion The Coati is an active diurnal forager, and may spend 90% of its waking hours hunting food. Eat a variety of invertebrates and fruit that they find by using their snouts to sniff under the leaf litter. Good climbers, but obtain most food on the ground. Females and young travel together in bands of up to 40 animals while males are typically solitary. In the United States they are typically found in riparian pinyon-oak-juniper habitats, but occasionally range into deserts and savannahs.


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Rock sensation Incubus to make Binghamton University appearance
Prepare to experience modern rock at its most revolutionary. The multi-format band Incubus brings its unbridled artistry to Binghamton for one performance on Thursday, October 28, in the Binghamton University Events Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
From humble beginnings in the San Fernando Valley, Incubus has remained an ever-changing and developing band throughout their 12-year history. Their sound and lyrical content has evolved through each of their four full-length albums, various EPs, soundtrack work and home DVDs.
Incubus scored a multi-format radio smash and mass success in 2001 with the lilting, sing-along "Drive," which hit #1 on modern rock charts and also landed at the top of Top 40. The band's core fans will be stoked by their new album, A Crow Left Of The Murder.
Tickets for the concert are $37.50 and are available on Incubus' website (www.enjoyincubus.com) or http://Binghamton.Tickets.Musictoday.com
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Lately London Cycle Cafes have been getting a lot of exposure. Whether that be the Evening Standard, Time Magazine, Timeout, Bike Hugger or the Financial Times. Therefore, I thought now may be a good time to actually take a better look at some of them.
Look Mum No Hands Cycle Cafe
Where? 49 Old Street, EC1V 9HX www.lookmumnohands.com
Quickly becoming London's most popular meeting point for cyclists this great cafe provides a workshop where you can work on your bike yourself or hand it over to a mechanic, delicious meals and a great place to relax with a coffee. Closes at 10pm.
Where? 47 Barnsbury Street, N1 1TP www.micycle.org.uk
MiCycle is a very recent addition to London and it provides far more than a bike shop. It is also a place to borrow tools to work on your bike, grab a coffee and take part in cycling classes.
Flag Bikes
Where? 324 Battersea Park Road, SW11 3BX, flagbikes.com
With free coffee with each repair and lifetime servicing on any bike purchases, this is a great cafe destination for cyclists along Cycle Superhighway 8. Flag bikes also offer fitting and a nice range of cycling gear. The cafe definitely invites you to idle a little longer.
CycleLab Juice Bar
Where? 18A Pitfield Street, N1 6EY www.cyclelab.co.uk
London Cycle Chic recently highly recommended the service she had on her bike at CycleLab. The juice bar is a great addition.
Lock 7 Cycle Cafe
Where? 129 Pritchards Road, E2 9AP
Perhaps London's oldest "cycle cafe" Lock 7 provides everything you would expect from a cycle cafe. It is a great place to get your bike tuned up, find a second hand bike and rent a bike or a tandem.
FullCity Cycle Cafe
Where? 72 Leather Lane, E1
Petite cycle cafe and workshop down Leather Lane. Serves up £1 cups of Monmouth coffee!
See also:
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Stormtrooper Ep IV would be nice if it was an all-new sculpt, it's been begging for a more accurate sculpt for some time now, but that's going to be in the helmet which is the easiest place to get it wrong.
41st Clone, that's either all white, green with white, or white with gray. I'm betting it's not all white or they wouldn't bother with the specific designation. Green and white has been done before, but looks much better than white with gray. I'm not thrilled about this, but if it's on the new body I'll take a look.
Neyo again? Remember back in the day when this was a rarity, and now there's several? Yikes. Too much clone burnout, they really need to keep that in check.
Merumeru isn't that interesting to me, but it's not unwelcome. I do think this is looking a bit too prequel-heavy after Hasbro admitted audiences are not buying prequel product as much anymore though.
Mace Windu (The Clone Wars), ugh, go away, these. None of these are selling that well.
Luke Skywalker (Jedi Training), I'm satisfied with POTC version, but its articulation is dated. If they don't do better than that figure in every way though, it's going to a real disappointment.
Yoda (Jedi Training), ditto.
Wedge Antilles (Snowspeeder Outfit), that'd be nice, especially if they released his Snowspeeder to go with it. Then we'd need a Jansen figure too.
Darth Vader (Episode III), super ultra mega pass. Worst incarnation of Vader ever, even worse than the white one.
Snowtrooper, gonna be tough to outdo the previous figure, but the head could use a better, more movable helmet that's not reliant on a removable gimmick we don't want. Something with a high post deep into the helmet though, not like the VOTC Stormtrooper where it's a giant ball right above the shoulders.
Toryn Farr, ha! That'd be hilarious if they finally do this, I'd given up on seeing it ages ago. Kinda makes me think this list is bunk though, just because there's not that much OT and this isn't a figure I can imagine Hasbro doing at this stage.
Makes sense, although I think there's no way Hasbro would HAVE to do figures based on the canceled 3D release, they knew way in advance it wasn't happening for ROTS, well before the development schedule would have forced that.The ROTS-themed figures make sense in the wake of the cancelled 3D release - two more clone updates in the gray-patterned 41st Legion trooper and another crack at Neyo, prominent Wookiee warrior Merumeru, Darth Plagueis, and the first ROTS Vader since 2005. If true, I would be excited to see a more-articulated Wookiee warrior this time around.
Like who? He's the last "face" guard I think.Vizam would be the first figure from the 1998 POTF2 skiff guards cinema scene to finally get a resculpt. I would have preferred a never-before-made skiff guard instead, but this should be cool.
More range of motion in the head and arms would be my choice, ball-jointed hips would be a thing too although I don't feel like this figure needs it. The Commander should be a separate figure though, it's not an army builder but a one-off character.I'm not sure what a new snowtrooper would bring to the table after the already-awesome VTAC version, but maybe this will be a commander or a version with ball-jointed legs, either of which would be very welcome.
Definitely a requirement, I agree.Merumeru seems promising and hopefully he's VOTC Chewbacca quality. Otherwise he's a pass for me.
IMO, they shouldn't ditch the neck ball-joint, just the heads that go over it. Resculpt the trooper helmets to plug deeply over those existing pegs, creating a hollow for it to move around, it'd be much more natural in its range of motion yet not such a pain in the butt, it'd be a lot more like the Sideshow 12" figures that way. New helmets that sit at a proper height and move like a head should and look better and don't come off when you look at them funny, that'd be fantastic.I'm also interested to see what they have planned for the Stormtrooper and Snowtrooper. I'm assuming they will be mostly rereleases but might have some new parts to them. The only way I'd buy a new Snowtrooper is if they ditch the clonehead and just give us a solid sculpted helmet. That would require them to retool the neck ball-joint, but that's fine. I just want Hasbro to start phasing out cloneheads under the helmets of OT troopers and maybe we can finally put that bit of unpleasantness behind us.


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Underwriter Jefferies Starts Icahn Enterprises at 'Buy'
No surprise that Jefferies (LUK) — the firm that led a recent stock offering and serves as investment banker to Carl Icahn — started coverage of Icahn Enterprises' (IEP) stock this morning with a "buy" rating. Maybe what's more surprising is the $66 price target. This suggests a meager 3.4% rise above today's levels.
Of course, for this, you can lay much of the blame on Andrew Bary of Barron's, whose in-depth argument in favor of owning the stock in last weekend's print edition helped the stock leap more than 10% on Monday. Shares are rising 1.6% to $63.78 this morning after the Jefferies recommendation.
Jefferies analysts Daniel T. Fannon and Surinder Thind argue that the firm's 40% stake in Icahn's hedge fund — 25% of the stock's net asset value — will be "the primary NAV growth driver" for the next 12 months:
Icahn Enterprises (IEP) is a diversified holding company with current investments across eight different industries along with a 40% stake in Carl Icahn's hedge fund. In addition to improving and expanding the operations of the current suite of investments, IEP's strategy is to acquire undervalued assets and/or businesses, which are generally in out-of-favor industries or being mismanaged. IEP represents Mr. Icahn's primary investment vehicle and has developed a top tier track record of investment returns. In addition to the hedge fund, other investments under the IEP umbrella span the energy, automotive, railcar, food packaging, gaming, metals, real estate and home furnishings industries. IEP is headquartered in New York.
We are initiating coverage of IEP with a Buy rating and a 12-month price target of $66. As a publicly traded company, IEP represents Mr. Icahn's primary investment vehicle and one of the few ways to gain access to activist style investing. IEP pays a $4.00 dividend annually that has the potential to grow over time as cash flow increases. We believe IEP has the opportunity to expand upon its strong
start to the year (hedge fund is up approx. 12% YTD) given the favorable backdrop for its investment strategy. IEP is currently trading in line with the net asset value (NAV) of its combined portfolio companies and investments. We believe the NAV will grow over the
following 12 months as the "activist" investment strategy continues to generate positive returns in the coming periods. Notably, the hedge fund accounts for 25% of IEP's current NAV and we believe will be the primary NAV growth driver overthe next 12 months.


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Family: Scorpaenidae, Scorpionfishes view all from this family
Description The China rockfish (Sebastes nebulosus) is a rockfish of the Pacific coast found from Kachemak Bay in the northern Gulf of Alaska to Redondo Beach and San Nicolas Island in southern California.
The China rockfish has a distinctive appearance, with a dark blue or black body crossed by a patchy but obvious yellow stripe that extends from around the third dorsal spine down and then along the lateral line. Although the black-and-yellow rockfish is similar in appearance, the China rockfish has a continuous yellow band while the black-and-yellow has scattered patches of yellow. The body of the China Rockfish may be covered with small whitish or yellowish spots. Maximum reported size is 45 cm (18 inches).
Early life history is little-known; juveniles have been observed in shallow coastal water. Adults are solitary and territorial, preferring rocky outcrops with boulder fields and crevices. When confronted with an intruder, the fish erect its spines and try to look larger. The territories are apparently small, with a study off Vancouver Island finding Chinas moving only within 10 m (33 ft). They feed on benthic organisms, including brittle stars, chitons, and crustaceans such as crabs and shrimp.
Dimensions Up to 17" (43 cm).
Warning The dorsal and anal fins contain mildly venomous spines.
Habitat Ocean or bay shallows, Open ocean.
Range California, Northwest, Western Canada, Alaska.


text: Limited Edition Team Titleist Alignment Rods - Check Them Out! Mike D., Team Titleist Manager Team Titleist Staff November 6, 2012 By Mike D., Team Titleist Manager We know alignment is key to your swing, and we also know many of you have been looking to get your hands on some of the alignment rods you've seen out on tour. So, without further ado – we bring you the limited edition Team Titleist alignment rods. These just arrived in our office and we wanted to have a little fun, so the first five (5) Team Titleist members who respond to this thread will win a set to call their own. But don't worry if you're not one of the first five, we'll also randomly select another five (5) winners from all approved replies that we receive before tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday, November 7, 2012) at 6:00 PM EST. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: To enter, log into your Team Titleist account, reply to this thread and let us know what you think about this latest addition to our Team Titleist limited edition gear. Sample replies: "Can't wait to put these in my bag!", "Count me in" or even "Thanks Team Titleist" (anything like this will do). IMPORTANT NOTE: You must be a Team Titleist member to enter. Only one entry per person, so please do not post multiple replies. Keep in mind, all replies are moderated by an administrator and it may take some time for your post appear on the site. If you post multiple replies, it will disqualify you from the drawing. We will randomly draw the winners from all approved entries. (Sorry U.S. only. Here's some more info: Why are Titleist sweepstakes U.S. only?) Good luck! Sweepstake Rules Quote Reply


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Posted on 12 Jan 2011 by Martin Foster.
Just following up on the breaking news from yesterday. Brock being named as a coach on TUF didn't seem reasonable or realistic to some but this move could prove very beneficial to Lesnar, Dos Santos and the UFC. The former champion will be releasing a book in the near future and 12 weeks on television certainly won't hurt in terms of promotion. Additionally, Brock will finally be out of...


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18 month old female, have had her for about two weeks, she's use long marks, heavier work. The previous owner had smooth concrete floors, I have a light brush finish. No other dog has shown issues previously. She tends to pace and when she gets excited she's on her hind legs jumping like crazy.
Here's what she's doing, last 24 hours she's walking around as if her rear legs don't trust the surface she's walking on, real sensitive like. She doesn't run well right now either like her hind legs are sore. I examined the pads, she shows no sign of sensitivity, no visible cuts or abrasions.
Could it be just sore pads? Anything I can put on there or change in the kennel to remedy the problem?


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