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I have a 1959 Sports Illustrated and a 1938 Life magazine that I would like to get out of the bookshelf and into some kind of display. The hoarder in me doesn't want to cut up the magazines but I know I'llneed to to make the best displays. Leaning toward a frame with matting but any ideas would be appreciated. I'm posting pics of each.
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What I don't understand is why Fox News Network programs such as O'Reilly, Hannity, Beck (when he ws on) always show up on DirectTV as one of the most watched program when they are on. Many time nationally the most watched.
How did we get O'BAMA? Do people not believe what these guys say?

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Title: Summer Playground Festival
Description: Distant view of costumed participants in the Bell and Bucket Dance at the Summer Playground Festival, held in the Arena at Municipal Auditorium.
Date: August 1942
Photographer: Anderson Photo Company
Item Type: Photograph, b/w, 8 x 10 in.
Collection: Willis Castle Memorial Photograph Collection (P6)
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Local Subject: Summer Playground Festival; Fairs; Costumes; Children; Municipal Auditorium
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Stayed up to all hours last night to get this done. Fun chat, can't wait to see everyone's efforts.
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3 Alpha Chat/scrap Challenge
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Posted 22 January 2007 - 05:34 PM
Rachael, amazing layout! Great job with the challenge of 3 alphas. Love all those faces from one very pretty little girl.
To have a friend is to have a shoulder to cry on, a hand to hold and an extra pair of legs when yours are too weak to stand alone...
I have been living buried in books and writing classes... as an added note I must say that it is rather scary when you start dreaming and all you can see within your dreams is words floating everywhere!
Valerie Lynn Harrell is the published author of a book of poetry, titled "A Little Girl Lost... Was Found Through Her Writing"
Posted 23 January 2007 - 12:52 AM
The transcript for the 3 Alpha Challenge is now available here
(scroll down to the bottom of the page to find it)
Thanks Theresa for posting it!
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Trustee Initiative grant deadline, April 12
Posted April 4, 2002; 06:15 p.m.
All members of the University community are invited to submit Trustee Initiative grant proposals by noon Friday, April 12. Grants will be awarded to projects that address alcohol-related issues on campus including education, alcohol abuse and social cultures independent of alcohol related activities.
While impact on the undergraduate community serves as the primary focus, additional contribution to the larger community will be considered in evaluating proposals.
Click here to download an application . Proposals should be sent to Assistant Dean Thomas Dunne , 313 West College, Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students . For more information, call 258-5750.
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I won't estimate the motor current in the way explained above. Motor's currents are not the simple Ohm's law calculation from the windings resistance. The current varies depending on the mechanical load applied to the motor, that is, how much force they are doing to move the load. Thats' why they get burnt when mechanically overloaded. Better to place an ammeter (your multimeter measuring current) in series with the motor and measure the real current with the motor working with its normal mechanical load. That's the normal current it will take from the power supply. Remember if the mechanical load increases it will take more current. I don't think the relationship between force and current is even linear by the way (I have to check). Therefore, careful with the calculations and estimates...
Many ATX power supplies do give better regulation when they have a minimum load applied. So you might want to put a load on the +5V line (a 12V brake light bulb will probably do nicely).
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Ubuntu Misbehavior.
As of late, I have been in open discussion regarding the misbehavior by Ubuntu.
There is a long list.
More recently, I noticed a seemingly strong arm effect happening at the Linux User Group where Ubuntu Loco is taking over. This is a great concern to me and I will tell you why in the next few words.
Community, Responsibility, Freedom.
How can I teach my children about freedom over convenience when the groupthink at the LUG is ... it's ok, even if Ubuntu is spying, trying to maintain their lame trademark rights, and are basically bullying others.
This is my opinion based on fact.
1. These Ubuntu groups are popping up all over the place. The members must do multiple tasks including one important ritual - Drinking the Canonical Kool Aid.
2. The Ubuntu groups are supposed to work with other distros but really have a way of pushing out others and forcing Ubuntu during installfests.
3. The Ubuntu groups are a smoke and mirrors tactic to make people believe these people are larger in number and more important than they are. By strategically hiring less than 10 people per state as low level tech support (but making these people believe they are important), Canonical gives an illusion of being a strong and large corporation.
4. Ubuntu is in bed with Microsoft.
The Nokia Here phone GPS will give data to Canonical unless a user is aware of and opts out of the data and advertisement scheme.
As a free software advocate, I am absolutely disgusted with Canonical. The actions are far from community minded. Their actions are tantamount to manipulation, maneuvering and the evil empire.
I would like to advocate the boycott and banning of Ubuntu and Ubuntu products including the phone.
If you value your freedom. If you value privacy, If you have any values at all, avoid Ubuntu at all costs. There are still proprietary companies that are going to be involved with Ubuntu, sure.
I might be fine with Ubuntu had I not noticed a few key things...
1. At installfests, Ubuntu Loco tried to take over what was initially a Phoenix LUG event. I know because I started the Installfest. However, it was kept going in my absence. However, it was NEVER an Ubuntu event.
In my absence, I suppose they were used to installing Ubuntu only. Several people have been installing other distros (thank you Mike and Sergio).
In the past 3 installfests, I have attended, Ubuntu has been shoved down the throats of attendees. I even had one lady who wanted MINT. She WANTED Mint.
Why you ask? There was a video error on her monitor with Ubuntu. Funny... she did not have the error with Mint...
2. Then, a woman wanted her printer working. A Canonical "employee" and I use the term loosely because of the smoke and mirrors was "helping". Of course, I use the term "helping" loosely also.
Now, here's the thing - the Canonical guy - Mark Thomas, decided because she no longer had internal wireless card working, he would install 14.04... over 14.04.
He didn't bother to say... find out what module was needed.
He didn't bother to say... install the module for the nic...
No... he reinstalled 14.04. This is a guy who works at Canonical for a living. This begs the question, "Why is a Canonical employee at an installfest". To possibly push SpyBuntu? The reinstall threw errors. Mark Thomas LEFT! Then, the woman said she would NEVER return!
How horrible is that for our community?!
Canonical and their flagship product is sinking fast. They are using our community minded people to push their fallen product.
There are so many flaws with Ubuntu.
Let's think about the virtual memory issue.
They don't know how to use swap.
Ever have the system freeze up on you?
Well, guess what!
3. Ubuntu "reps" will not argue. They just blindly follow and believe that Ubuntu is correct all the time, even when it is obvious to everyone else how corrupt and broken Ubuntu is.
4. These Ubuntu people are not exactly the most socially acceptable people in the world. Many of them are rude.
The fact is that one guy who even wanted to be a loco member just found out today about the cookies and data being sent to Amazon. If you can imagine the shock of hearing such news after installing Ubuntu for years at installfests.
The truth comes out, SPYBUNTU! As Alex states - Until you change your spying ways... we will boycott and ban you.


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Community and state affairs office moves to Chambers Street
Posted July 22, 2003; 11:00 a.m.
Princeton University's Office of Community and State Affairs is moving across Nassau Street, from Stanhope Hall to 22 Chambers St., Suite 101.
The move is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, July 28-29. The office will be open for business by Wednesday, July 30.
Office telephone and fax numbers and e-mail addresses will remain the same.
The office handles matters related to state and local government and general community affairs, as well as the Community Auditing Program and the Program in Continuing Education.
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I've been using the LCD-2 rev2 with a Lyr (Lorenz tubes) and bifrost (recent) for about a year as my only real headphones. I've owned the HD800's in the past and really enjoyed them for the level of detail, soundstage, and space. I've kept the LCD-2 so long because they have great emotion, female vocals are fantastic, and the low end is very enjoyable.
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Writing in the Baton Rouge Advocate (July 7, 2016), Barbara Forrest rebutted a series of misleading claims about the so-called Louisiana Science Education Act of 2008.
Seven in ten Americans think that global warming is happening, and slightly over half think that, if it is happening, it is mostly owing to human activity, but only about one in ten know that nearly all climate scientists agree that global warming is happening as a result of human activity. Those were among the key findings of Climate Change in the American Mind: March 2016 (PDF).
NCSE is pleased to announce the addition of Ann Reid's talk "Science Class is for Science, Right? Think Again," delivered at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, on March 31, 2016, to NCSE's YouTube channel.
Senate Bill 3074, introduced in the U. S. Senate on June 16, 2016, would, if enacted, authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a climate change education program.
NCSE's archives house a unique trove of material on the creationism/evolution controversy, and we regard it as part of our mission to preserve it for posterity — as well as for occasions such as Kitzmiller v. Dover, where NCSE's archives helped to establish the creationist antecedents of the "intelligent design" movement. And we are beginning to amass a similar trove of material on disputes over climate change education.
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- San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards seen as Oscars of fine dining industry
- Noma returns to top place, knocking last year's winner, Spain's El Celler de Can Roca, into second
- Awards are now viewed by some as more influential than coveted Michelin stars
Get dialing for your reservation now: Noma in Copenhagen has been named the world's best restaurant at a ceremony revealing the planet's top 50 dining venues.
To raucous cheers, high fives, hugs and kisses, team Noma took to the stage in a packed London venue in jubilant scenes that wouldn't be out of place at the World Cup in Brazil later this year.
Noma's top honor in the prestigious San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards -- viewed as the Oscars of fine dining -- was the fourth win for minimalist Danish pioneer of foraged menus.
The award was presented late Monday at a ceremony in central London attended by some of the world's leading chefs.
"It's too (expletive deleted) crazy!" said Noma's head chef, Rene Redzepi, picking up the award. "Thank you for believing in us.
"In the last year (after the restaurant was awarded second place) my staff and I looked into each others' eyes and said 'let's just really really work hard.' We made a plan and said 'let's make this the best year we've ever had.'"
"But to have this is a whole surprise, none of us expected it."
The list, now in its 12th year, is dominated by European venues, but there were prizes for restaurants from around the world, including Asia's first top 20 entry.
The biggest climber was Lima, Peru, restaurant Central, which jumped from No. 50 last year to No. 15 this year.
The highest debut entry was Gaggan from Bangkok, which came in at No. 17.
Highly influential
There were few changes in the list's top 10.
Last year's winner, Spain's El Celler de Can Roca, was bumped to second place, with Italy's Osteria Francescana holding steady at number three.
Despite the repeat victory for Noma, it's still yet to match the record of Spain's El Bulli, which claimed four successive wins before head chef Ferran Adria closed its doors in 2011.
Other winners in the top 10 were, in fourth place New York's Eleven Madison Park, followed by Spain's Mugaritz, Brazil's D.O.M., London's Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Spain's Arzak, Chicago's Alinea and The Ledbury, another London restaurant.
Noma, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, was praised for its "fresh approach and energy."
The restaurant's menu serves diners with a series of "snacks" largely sourced from the Nordic landscape -- dishes that include sea urchin toast and a beef tartar that includes ants.
Most of the winners -- a total of 28 -- were from Europe, with Spain claiming seven top 50 positions.
Nahm, a Thai restaurant in Bangkok that earlier this year was named Asia's best, made it to number 13 in the list -- the region's highest entry.
Organized by UK-based Restaurant Magazine and sponsored by Italian drinks manufacturers San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, the awards are seen as highly influential in the fine dining industry.
Noma's first win in 2010 is credited with catapulting the restaurant to international stardom.
Reputedly, the day after winning, it received enough online reservations to fill its 45 seats for a decade -- thankfully, it only takes bookings for a few weeks in advance.
Some observers say the awards now hold greater sway over a restaurant's financial success and bookings than coveted Michelin star rankings, often transforming them into major travel destinations.
'Beauty contest'
"This is the big one," contest chairman Richard Vines told CNN ahead of the awards. "Although you can argue about the list, everyone wants to be on it."
Vines said the list isn't a rival to Michelin's "systematic" assessments, describing it as a spontaneous "beauty contest for restaurants."
The list was decided by votes compiled from 900 restaurant industry figures.
The winning names were closely guarded ahead of this year's ceremony after details were leaked prior to announcement in 2013.
British chef Fergus Henderson received a lifetime achievement award at this year's event.
Henderson's St. John restaurant in London has championed "nose-to-tail" eating that utilizes every part of an animal.
San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants for 2014
1. Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark
2. El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain
3. Osteria Francescana, Modena, Italy
4. Eleven Madison Park, New York
5. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London
6. Mugartiz, San Sebastian, Spain
7. D.O.M., Sao Paulo, Brazil
8. Arzak, San Sebastian, Spain
9. Alinea, Chicago
10. The Ledbury, London
11. Mirazur, Menton, France
12. Vendome, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
13. Nahm, Bangkok
14. Narisawa, Tokyo
15. Central, Lima, Peru
16. Steirereck, Vienna
17. Gaggan, Bangkok
18. Astrid y Gaston, Lima, Peru
19. Fäviken, Järpen, Sweden
20. Pujol, Mexico City
21. Le Bernardin, New York
22. Vila Joya, Albufeira, Portugal
23. Restaurant Frantzén, Stockholm
24. Amber, Hong Kong
25. L'Arpege, Paris
26. Azurmendi, Larrabetzu, Spain
27. Le Chateaubriand, Paris
28. Aqua, Wolfsburg, Germany
29. De Librije, Zwolle, Netherlands
30. Per Se, New York
31. L'Atelier Saint-Germain de Joel Robuchon, Paris
32. Attica, Melbourne, Australia
33. Nihonryori RyuGin, Tokyo
34. Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo, Spain
35. Martin Berasategui, Lasarte-Oria, Spain
36. Maní, Sao Paulo, Brazil
37. Restaurant Andre, Singapore
38. L'Astrance, Paris
39. Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy
40. Daniel, New York
41. Quique Dacosta, Dénia, Spain
42. Geranium, Copenhagen, Denmark
43. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland
44. French Laundry, Yountville, California
45. Hof Van Cleeve, Kruishoutem, Belgium
46. Le Calandre, Rubano, Italy
47. The Fat Duck, Bray, UK
48. The Test Kitchen, Cape Town, South Africa
49. Coi, San Francisco
50. Waku Ghin, Singapore
One to Watch Restaurant: Saison, San Francisco
Best Restaurant in Africa: The Test Kitchen, Cape Town, South Africa
World's Pastry Chef: Jordi Roca, El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain
Sustainable Restaurant Award: Azurmendi, Larrabetzu, Spain
Best Restaurant in Australasia: Attica, Melbourne, Australia
World's Best Female Chef: Helena Rizzo, Mani, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Chef's Choice Award: Alex Atala, D.O.M., Sao Paulo, Brazil
Highest Climber: Central, Lima, Peru
Highest New Entry: Gaggan, Bangkok
Best Restaurant in Asia: Nahm, Bangkok
Lifetime Achievement Award: Fergus Henderson, St. John, London
Best Restaurant in South America: D.O.M., Sao Paulo, Brazil
Best Restaurant in North America: Eleven Madison Park, New York


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Nice tweak. Kudos to the developer for making a tweak that has been done so many times but doing it this time in such a native way...
not bad....
Not to burst your bubble or anything, but....
On another note I can't seem to find it on big boss. Odd
It's terribly sluggish and the 'automatic' management is terrible. You would be better off handling the memory manually in my opinion.
Of course the iPhone 5's 1GB of memory makes it much harder to fill.
Animations become jittery, rough, and sluggish when too much memory is being used. The operating system cannot free memory fast enough for many of these processes.
that one day I went to the app Store, because (what a big surprise) my homebutton wasn't working. I asked that guy, why it happens so often, that the homebuttons stop working. He said, that I need to kill all the apps in the multitasking bar. If I won't than my homebutton will keep getting wracked...hahah he was for real!
Why can't find this app in Cydia? I have the modmyi repo.
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Thanks Snags, appreciate it.
Figgy, they had a small sign up saying that, apparently they're putting a Babies R Us in there even though TRU and Babies R Us split as companies. Stupid.
Speck, I know their stockrooms are raided constantly, but I was hoping an overpriced exclusive vehicle wouldn't be as bad, and they seemed genuinely eager to help customers - like they were almost desperate. Control yourselves, show some dignity!
As for the Elite TIE, I didn't want it, it's for a friend who missed it and did me a solid. That solid, BTW, was buying me all of the TFU wave and not even charging me for it (except Juno Eclipse, I didn't really want her and at the time he hadn't told me he was footing the bill) partly because I had done him a favor with wave 1.


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The Wildcats have won back to back games; they are right back in the mix for a top four finish in the Big 12. Everything is back to normal in Wildcat country, right? False, once again, that senior leadership has taken a grasp over this team. It appears that Curtis Kelly may have played his final game in a Kansas State uniform. Kelly, who has already missed 9 games, appears to once again b...


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Ive got a small problem that you guys might be able to help me with
The LEGO Group released a whole bunch of Star Wars pens as well as a bunch more that are on their way but LEGO Shop at Home here in Sweden/Europe only has the Darth Vader and Jango Fett pens and the only LEGO Shop at Home country that has them all is the US of A.
So my question is if either of you two guys can help me purchase the ones that Im missing?
Im also missing the Yoda Key Chain thats no longer available here in Sweden/Europe
If its possible for either of you guys to help me out with this and ordering them from LEGO Shop at Home in the US of A to your place and then send them to me Ill send a check in advance thatll cover all the cost of the pens and postage as well as postage to Sweden.
Please post a message here if you guys are able to help me out with this. Thank you.
Ive got following Star Wars pens:
P1709 Darth Vader Pen
P1713 Jango Fett Pen
These are the Star Wars pens and key chain Im looking for:
P1710 R2-D2 Pen $15.95
P1711 C-3PO Pen $15.95
P1712 Anakin Skywalker Pen $15.95
P1714 Clone Trooper Pen $15.95
3947 Yoda Key Chain $3.99
Im also looking for these new Star Wars pens but they arent available on any Shop at Home:
P1727 Chewbacca Pen $?
P1728 Darth Maul Pen $?
P1729 Luke Skywalker Pen $?
P1730 Paploo Pen $?
P1731 Stormtrooper Pen $?
P1732 Obi-Wan Kenobi Pen $?
P1733 Tusken Raider Pen $?
P1734 Yoda Pen $?
By the way Does anyone know why the above eight (8) pens arent available yet?
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I hope raph is behind this knowledge graph launch as well.
Another interesting discovery today is this debate between a linguistic ex-missionary field worker vs. towering intellectual giant on their long stretched battle about recursion & culture-language connection and universal grammar of happiness. I'll give a re-write when I sip through my own factual findings and faith initiatives.
darn! how come I don't have 'come and work among us', like this man and his bosses's tacit understanding ? I wonder if he ever regretted leaving Europe and die in Princeton hospital. I would if I were him. Imagine their treatment of his brain! I bet that wouldn't have happened if he died in a hospital in old Europe.
I can only think of a better design than Chuck's push-down stacks is my poor memory bank striving to replay steps I took on the game board against my imaginary adversaries. I wonder if any master can replay 1000 steps on any normal day against any worthy opponents. It usually won't take more than 200 steps to finish 19x19 game. I've seen teachers play against a dozen students.
Jacob Taubes' take on Paul is fascinating to say the least.
Among those from Online Reading Room , I've read Susan Sontag 'The Novelist and moral reasoning'. I prefer Susan Sontag over Ayn Rand many times.
Interesting Conversation:
stupid dba:
Lots of really bad info in that article…
-$2.8M would be almost 120 intel cores of Oracle Enterprise Edition at list price. There are well known websites run on half of that.
-You couldn't run a transactional DB on anything other than Oracle very successfully on 120 cores
-Unless your hosting provider is bleeding money, its going to cost you a *lot* more over 3-4 years than 2.8M to host that. The electricity alone to run that is far more than what you quoted.
-Could you come up with a segmented architecture to run in all on mySQL? Sure, you'd also probably spend an extra $20M in development costs to do it and manage it.
-As far as running a 2 node cluster on RAC – you'd only need standard edition and you'd closer to 30K in licensing then, not 900K.
-Oracle already announced its offering hosted "amazon" like public cloud databases for EE. You can let cat of the bag on your secret… cloud.oracle.com
-No serious company on the Web outsources its hosting. Its a great start up model, but the cost benefit is waaaaay past there when you're at 2.8M in database licenses. This was Ellison's knock on Force.com, you end up having to take a proprietary format that you *can't* take off a public cloud (this is also a problem for Azure)
George Gilbert Sunday, March 11 2012
Mr. DBA (I can't address you as stupid, since you're comments are well informed):
"$2.8M would be almost 120 intel cores of Oracle Enterprise Edition at list price. There are well known websites run on half of that"
I think I know where your processor count comes from. $2,800,000 / $23,700 / core = apx 120 cores. Let me try to explain my math, since the pricing rules can be complicated.
Amazon's largest EC2 database instance is "Quadruple Extra Large DB Instance" and it has 8 virtual cores at the equivalent of 1Ghz 2007 class Intel Xeons. So you take that EC2 database instance and then you convert the 8 virtual cores to 4 "Processor Core Equivalents" because of how Oracle accounts for 1Ghz 2007 class Xeon cores.
Enterprise Edition costs $47,500 per processor core and another $46,000 per processor core combined for the Real Application Clusters and Cache options – so that you can run in a configuration similar to a mirrored mySQL with Memcached. That totals apx $400,000 *per node*. So the two nodes in a cluster together total apx $800,000. That gets upsized by a factor of 2.5 to account for peak capacity. Even if the application runs at that peak 10% of the time, you have to pay Oracle *up front* apx $2,000,000 plus 22% for first year maintenance.
- Regarding the running cost of this configuration, the baseline configuration is a total of 16 virtual cores or 2 EC2 max database instances. Amazon's fully loaded charge for running mySQL in that configuration is only $5.20 per hour. So unless Amazon is bleeding red ink, the electricity is included in that. Similarly, if you upsize that to peak capacity, it's still only $12.00 per hour.
- Regarding the comment that Standard Edition would suffice, you couldn't use the Cache option for memory-resident acceleration like Memcached, or any of the other Enterprise Edition functions for that matter.
- Regarding Force.com, apparently they are hard at work at moving off Oracle as the database for their PaaS offering as well as for the core Salesforce.com application itself. Once upon a time Scott McNealy used to boast that big applications needed big Sun boxes and he frequently pointed to Salesforce.com. Then they moved to commodity x86 boxes.
– Regarding building the site or application on a sharded mySQL architecture, you're right. It is more difficult than using a proper RDBMS where you leave all physical management of the data to the DBMS. However, the default stack and application pattern for Web applications that emerged over the last 10 years was LAMP on sharded mySQL databases. Driven by Big Data requirements, It's now evolving even further to include even more scalable databases labeled (or mislabeled) NoSQL or NewSQL.
- Regarding running on Oracle Public Cloud, see my response to Campbell Webb above. We still need to see pricing and how non-Oracle software can be accommodated.
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In a past blog, I wrote about issues we had with our 2004 VW Jetta Diesel and the dealership we purchased it from. The car continued to give us lots of problems even after the extended warranty ran out and so much work was done on it by the dealership. We started taking the car to a reputable smaller shop near our home. The shop informed us that the dealer did not complete a major job that was done by the dealership under the warranty and that we should take the car to the dealership. We took the car back to the dealership and they agreed they did not complete the job as it should have been and fixed it - no apology or explanation. We contacted VW Corporate and they "really" didn't have an answer either. In addition, we also noted that a piece of our radio cover had been replaced with a sticky, lighter colored piece - don't know why - did they ruin the original piece? Why were we not told.
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My post was intended as an opinion about waders and not as a personal shot at anyone. Obviously, it was poorly written since it was misinterpreted - my apologies to you for that. By the way, I own a pair of Simms Freestone waders that I bought as a backup to my original Guide model. The Freestone has performed just as well as the Guide so I wear them all the time. Based on this experience, I venture to say that one does not necessarily have to spend top dollar to get reliability in a pair of waders.
BARE was a huge brand when I lived in Seattle, and sworn by from many hardcore anglers I knew particularly their neoprene waders. OS Systems is another wetsuit maker with a BTW wader, tough as nails but not breathable. You can expect to get 10 years solid from an OS systems wader if you are a cold water wader (steelhead rivers etc).
I agree with Jim SIMMS.
Difficult to add much to this thread, but I'm one of the old farts that has gone thru a lot of waders over the years, and have concluded that with exteneded usage, they all fail. I'm in waders about six months a year, almost daily, and have over time migrated to the company with the benchmark wader that has good or excellent customer service. That company is Simms. After six months of wear, I've got pin holes or neoprene booties that leak. They take care of it under warranty, or for a nominal fee. They've got to know me by name. Having said that, I have a backup pair when the primary ones leak.
My good Canadian friends really like Bare products, and they are one of the few companies that will make a tailor-made wader per your specs.
There it is!
"As for who's are the best?? I tend to believe that for the money that we pay out they all suck!!! Any wader made today should only leak due to a tear or wearing out,,, period!!!
IMHO Bare waders are as good as any wader i have yet worn."
Summed up nicely
One of my fishing pals has an older Bare Sharkskin wading jacket with ALOT of mileage on it. Still holding up great. Definitely a reputable company.
I'm disenchanted W/ breathables of all brands/levels. Sure I have some for the 'dog days' of summer, be nuts not to. Most of my fishing is in pretty cold water [and weather] so from mid September into May neoprenes work for me.
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i bought the Kodiak Jacket and the Blackwater wader three years ago from a shop in Chilliwack. I liked them long before i bought them but had heard of problems with the seams around the crotch area. Bought em anyway. I paid $550($100 off) for the set and fished them both for steelhead on the Vedder, Chehalis and Thompson and on my Salmon waters here on the East Coast. First i have to say that they are probably the most comfortable wader i have yet to wear(haven't worn Simms). I finally developed a small, slow leak in the left foot on a trip to Margaree last fall so after i got home i used a back-up set while i shipped them off to the good Folks in B.C. A couple of follow up emails and phone conversions and my waders were on their way back to me. Brand new Blackwaters with tags were staring at me when i opened the parcel!!! Bare also included a wading belt and a new set of Gator guards. Outstanding customer service for this salmon chaser and service like that tends to keep me around.
As for who's are the best?? I tend to believe that for the money that we pay out they all suck!!! Any wader made today should only leak due to a tear or wearing out,,, period!!!
IMHO Bare waders are as good as any wader i have yet worn.
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I've heard a more than a few complaints about Orvis waders, but people who have problems are always more likely to speak up than happy customers. But I dont' recall ever hearing a complaint about any of the Orvis top of the line waders. I'd bet Orvis sells at least 100 times as many waders as Simms does, and based on what I've seen, most people are happy. I'd bet that the numbers could be more like 1000 times as many. I'd also bet that Orvis would have taken back your Clearwaters after the warranty was up and never said a word.
Personally, I don't have $300-400 to spend on a pair of waders, so Simms won't be getting my business any time soon. I got my Orvis waders for $75 off eBay! My point in mentioning both Orvis and Simms to the OP was simply because of the warranty service because the OP is located overseas where dealing with a company that might have poor warranty service could be a real pain.
Bare is a Canadian company that made its reputation in wetsuits for diving, windsurfing and triathlons; I do none of those. I think it is only later that they branched out into neoprene fishing waders and from what I have heard, I believe Bare is a well regarded name among fishermen in British Columbia and Alberta where people are crazy enough to fish in mid-winter. I think they were late into breathable waders though, and were never able to catch up in market share to the first movers like Simms, Patagonia and Orvis. I guess marketing hyperbole sells products and they don't match up to the big names in that respect. I have in the past seen their waders in shops in the Toronto area, and considered them but bought others.
I can't see how a person can name Orvis and Simms in the same breath though. My first pair of breathable waders was a pair Orvis Clearwater. They started leaking just after the warranty ran out. I liked the comfort so I bought a second pair but they also leaked and I never bothered with a warranty replacement. I was using them with a pair of Orvis boots that delaminated when they were almost new. Getting replacements under warranty is a nuisance so I repaired the felts myself. Then, one of the speed lacing eyelets popped out effectively rendering the boots unuseable. Off to the landfill. I had a pair of Orvis bootfoot hip waders that was replaced twice under warranty because the felts delaminated. I gave up and didn't bother with a third replacement. A warranty is only useful if a product is not junk in the first place - the paperwork, visits to the shop, time lost etc., make it a pain in the ass.
An Orvis field tester happened to be in camp at the same as me on a salmon fishing trip to New Brunswick five years ago. I mentioned my experiences to him and damned if his top of the line Orvis waders didn't spring a major leak the next day. From talking to him it seemed that it wasn't the first time that that had happened to him.
So, my conclusion then was that Orvis does not do waders well. Good quality control is a mindset that has to start at the top and permeate a company. Things might well have changed since then, but my purchasing decisions do not now include Orvis for anything and never will again; if their waders were that bad, how good can their, rods, reels, etc., be? Its the same people making the decisions.
I use Simms waders. They actually live up to their reputation as the best fitting waders available.
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Howdy all, just joined this Forum. Let me tell you a bit about myself - Am an avid turkey chaser from Wisconsin, going for that silly goal of a bird in every state (where they have them). I try to hunt as many places as possible each spring and get a new state or two or three or sometimes even four! each year. I started by finding places via the internet, then make dozens and dozens of calls and talk to outfitters about DIY, semi-guided, fully-guided, the whole bit. My idea of a quality hunt is going where there are turkeys in the woods. If they don't cooperate, thats my problem. What doesn't thrill me are fancy lodges, fancy food (allthough I will eat it! ) and too many hunters or hosts that really don't care. If there are turkeys in the woods to try for, then I will sleep outside on a burlap sack and eat bark for dinner, but if there are no turkeys and I'm sitting on someones deer operation or pine plantation for four days then all the extra hospitality doesn't make me happier. I know its called hunting not 'getting' and that despite somone's best efforts it always doesn't work out the way we plan it! I'm sure that any of you that are in the same game that I am know what I am talking about. Finally, I don't make 2 million dollars a year. I'm an average Joe by most any angle that you look at me. Since having hunting in over 20 states now I have met lots of folks and have some friends that invite me back each year. I'm not an expert, and I'm not a hot shot or anything like that, just a guy that LOVES turkey hunting, and plans to spend as much time doing it as possible.
So, what I am hoping to find because I just simply cannot find any good leads on my own is a place to hunt in Louisiana. I am hoping to get down there sometime in March and get a new state on the board and some early hunting in.
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Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oregon, California, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Oaklahoma, Pennslyvaina, Kansas
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You can see the magic mile of speed spot marked by the 500 meter strip here. For the mile run I start in the distant 'second' lagoon at the top right of the picture and come towards the yacht club. I run out into first 'Walvis Bay' lagoon to finish.
In order for me to hit the start of the mile flying I need to be dropped out somewhere in the exposed waters of the second lagoon. I need to get started in what is considered pretty rough water for a dedicated speed sailing boat. It's a bit like taking an F1 car off road. You can do it... but it's not ideal. VSR2 is a tough boat built to live in the real world of Walvis Bay. It's a slightly 'jacked up' F1 car. We decided to do the mile as it didn't feel very windy and I didn't think we would have good conditions for a shot at our previous Outright record. The tide was also high which meant that I could use the full mile and not be forced to stop by the shallows at the end. We had never attempted the mile with this boat so now was as good a time as any to try.
The startup procedure from a distant shore around the back of 'speed-spot' went really well. It took a long time but we got into a good position to get a run into the start of the course.
A proper small swell was running and VSR2 was rolling around as the RIB escorted me into position. My worry was that we would dip the low, horizontal wing extension between swells and do damage. Fortunately we managed to get away before this happened. VSR2 started planing quite quickly and I focused on picking up the transits to line me up with the course.
I had to ease the wing out a bit to stop from accelerating too hard. We were well positioned but had to cover a couple of hundred meters of lumpy water before we got in close to the nice flat protected water... the good stuff. I was running at 90 degrees to the swell so steering a lot to ride along the crests and choose a smooth line.
I was playing the wing to manage the speed and ... you know, sailing it like a normal boat. Whilst I was a bit worried about the risk... I was also enjoying playing with this wonderful boat in a new environment. I had to pick the point to start winding her up to speed. I know we can't hit the start at full pelt as it is just too rough but I wanted to push the whole mile hard.
I started the mile at only 38 knots. The wind had come up to near ideal design conditions so I knew that if we could get onto the course that the record would be in serious trouble. Well now we were on the course in good shape so the hammer went down. VSR2 launched quickly over 50 knots once I sheeted the wing in. I now had a glorious long minute to soak up this wonderful craft flexing her new found skills. I could see the gusts ahead on the water. The view from the cockpit is perfect. No spray. It's panoramic. The drops in speed between the gust induced lunges of acceleration weren't that big.
'This is good, that's fast, that's in the bank, this'll count...' By half way down I knew that Hydroptere was in serious trouble. We hit over 60 knots well before we went past the timing hut and camera position. The wind was registering 23-26 knots steady as we went past the Tacktick weather station.
We were hanging around the 58-60 knot mark when we got the next solid gust and flew deep into the 60's again. We peaked at 64.78 knots in this gust (74.55 mph, 120kph). The front float was sort of floating off the chop. It didn't feel like its motion was defined purely by gravity. This made me think that the rudder loads might be higher than expected. If this is the case then the beam/wing combination is too far forward and the front of the boat is starting to fly a little.
This is fast... but not ideal from a stability point of view. At times it felt like the float was 'lofting' and not just bouncing off the chop. I was coming towards the end of the course and planning my exit from the mile.
I knew by this stage that I had more than enough in the bank to bag a big average. I was entering the stage where I would start hitting the chop coming in from the long fetch of the first lagoon. At the point where I could begin turning into the wind by swinging into the first lagoon, I eased the wing and continued a long turn banging and bouncing off the chop.
Breathe. We had made it. The support RIB would be a long, long way behind. I checked the situation I was now in and made the boat stable.
That was an awesome soaking into our newfound world. The startup, the middle and the end were all just so incredible. I knew we had some big numbers sitting in that Trimble behind me. It took me a while to appreciate how intense that whole experience had been. I realised that 'That was it'. That was what I had been chasing for 10 years. Exactly that. Strapped into a wild prototype boat pushing it as hard as it will go and immersing my senses in the thrill of going at speeds that no-one had ever seen before. Yeah, that was it alright. That was the dream that fired the whole journey... and it was good. That magical mile had paid me back personally in full. Speed sailing and I are square now. Anything that comes after this is a bonus.
We gingerly brought the boat back in from the middle of First Lagoon and lowered the wing. Once again we came home in the dark. It was Sunday night and the town was quiet. We knew we had broken our own outright record again but had to process the data to get a feel for the mile. We were all pretty tired. We hadn't even expected to go sailing. No big winds were forecast and we were still getting over the celebrations of our first Outright record on Friday night. Saturday was a pretty dusty affair. No-one came down to the container for a long time on Sunday. We saw the data and knew that the Trimble would record somewhere around the mid 55 knot range. It turned into 55.32 knots in the end. Of course we were happy... but we had already been very happy. We knew we had to get excited again regardless of our tired state so we called Sarah... our local dealer of fine French champagne. We were very happy.
It consolidated our first run and showcased what a great boat we had on our hands. She is tough and versatile. She can handle some rough play and what's more... she is bloody efficient. The average wind as recorded on the base station was just under 25 knots. The peak gust during the run was 27 knots.
I had specified to Chris Hornzee Jones at Aerotrope that the boat and new foils must be able to do 65 knots in 26 knots of wind so that we can get 500 meter averages of 60. The way by which we have developed this boat to hit its targets is very rewarding to behold. Nice work Chris (I did remind him that 64.78 isn't exactly 65 knots. I think his reply to 'pull my head in' might have not come from an aerodynamic perspective)!
That was the perfect finish to an amazing weekend of speed sailing. Just amazing.
Malcolm and George have flown in and the forecast looks weak except for Saturday which looks huge! I'm trying to write this now but am also aware that today's wind is blowing a lot harder already than forecast. I reckon we might be saddling up soon.
So here is the video from that epic mile run. I remembered to turn on the Gopro on my helmet and we took Timan's advice from the comments of an earlier blog and strapped a small audio recording device to the front float.
Right now we are tooling up to head out again. This slick team is back in action and it's great to see. We are all getting pushed hard now as the workload the project is generating spirals upwards. I'm really impressed by how they rise to the joblist. We have pulled the boat fully apart and given her a good going over. She's ready to be pushed once more.
As a final note, I would like to thank you all on behalf of the team for the joy and encouragement you have shared in your replies to this blog. I want to reply to you all but we are a bit overwhelmed at the moment. We read them all and share the emotion of this wonderful time in our projects life. A big page has turned for Sailrocket but I can assure you that there is more to come.
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I went out to my brother's track meet (which he dominated) and grocery shopping in this outfit. I got lots of compliments on it... my favorite was the guy who checked me out at New Seasons. He said, "Girl, you're lookin' good!! Yellow is definitely your color!!" Thanks, New Seasons Dude. What a nice guy!
I actually love this tank! I got another one in orange and I have to admit I'm temped to head back to Nordstrom Rack for more colors :)
Spring is off to a fabulous start!! I'm staying quite busy but loving life just the same. Not much here to report on other than the weather has been FANTASTIC!! According to the local news, Portland's first 90* day didn't come until August last year!! This year the first one was early May. I say BRING IT!! I won't complain no matter how hot it is!! I love it!!
How have you all been?? Enjoying Spring-almost-Summer time??
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A colleague of mine from NPR and I were trying to take a 360-panorama of Union Station in Washington DC until a security guard ordered us to stop, saying it was a private space and we had no rights to photograph it. You can see the guard just to the right of the center of the pic. We asked to see her supervisor, and when he came, he threatened us with arrest if we didn't leave. We never completed the panorama.
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You are probably aware of this by now - It's not a private building - It's a public building - The US Federal Government established an agreement in 1985 to lease the building to the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation who then established agreements with other sublessors. If you want to read more: transportation.house.gov/Media/file/Economic Development/20090722/Lustig Testimony.pdf
"We have met the enemy, and he is us." ---Pogo
yeah this is rediculous, i got threatened with arrest by the cops outside the whitehouse one night taking pictures, purely for using a tripod. it was a small one i had for when back packing, and would hardly hold anything offensive, such as a bazooka! i mean come on! what happened to freedom of speech and expression? in a democracy arent you meant to be allowed to do nearly anything?? all i was doing was recreating the pictures you see of washington at night on postcards.
billious: acarvin: I can think of one right of the top of my head. 6 terrorists needed to do a job. One takes photos of the target, gigapan of every square inch so that they can plan there job in hiding and only he is seen on security cameras but nothing is thought of it at the time he takes his pictures. 3 weeks later or whatever, the tape is reviewed because of suspected terrorist activity in the city. He is found taking pictures and is now a suspect. The other 5 that have been living in the USA for 15 years with very little if no ties to each other yet they get away because they never had to go visit the target, they had it in there living room. Somebody "visiting" and snapping some pictures in my view that should be ok its nothing that can't already be found on the internet or in books but they should not feel so free as to not expect to be approached by security when taking such elaborate photos with a gigapan. On the other hand there is a fine line sometimes between harassment and "doing there jobs". I would say let them ask some questions and answer them knowing that they are just trying to do there jobs. You would think you would want to tell a manager what you are doing there for hours with this strange device so that you do not draw attention!?!? I can see the headlines now. Security guard bought terrorist coffee while he took pictures of union station, now confirmed dead in explosion 6 months later! Ok so it's far fetched but you get the point. Should they be able to harass, heck no! But these days people are a bunch of pansies when it comes to "being" harassed.
@morrisj2: Amtrak allows visitors to photograph at train stations. After the incident that happen to me, a DC Fox News reporter went to Union Station to reconfirm this, and the Amtrak spokesman said yes, people can photograph there without problem. As soon as he was done saying this, a security person interrupted their interview and threatened the Fox team with arrest. After Fox aired their piece about it, congressional hearings were held by DC delegate Holmes-Norton, demanding that Union Station officials stop harassing photographers, clarify the policy and train security staff.
A camera is not any more a security problem than an eyeball - and every security force in the world lets everybody carry two of those. It is a spurious argument to say that security is benefited by the absence of photography. Nobody needs to use a camera to know when a train station will be busy, where emergency exits and other exits are, or to find good hiding spots.
I think the reason why you can't take photos, especially these types of photo's at specific locations is pretty obvious. Have you people been living uder a rock for the last 30 yrs or more recently at least the last 10 years. I'm happy that security is doing there job! Go though the proper channels and get a permit!
It's nice shoot ! 69 snapshot.....mmmm
Yes. When I first came to Washington, DC I took my camera and tripod to the East Front of the Capitol and set up. A guard came over and very politely told me that tripods were not allowed on the grounds, but that I could request a permit in advance. He then said that his son was a professional photographer and had had the same experience when he was a kid.
I just wanted to weigh in here to say that I have used tripods all over DC. The trick is to call first and get permission. Everyone I called faxed me a pass. I checked in with security when I arrived and made my shots. No hassle whatsoever. I like the panorama, BTW.
The DC monuments and memorials generally do not allow anything on the marble floors. I did manage to take a long series of stills in the Lincoln Memorial using a big Nikon DLSR on a Manfrotto tabletop tripod -- but not a panoramic project. You can try the steps or outer areas. The Smithsonian museums generally prohibit tripods but allow monopods. In general, I understand the concern...There are too many "me first" people (snapshooters) out there that will get in people's way and create safety issues. The challenge, then, is to figure out how to make the shots without violating the rules or ticking people off. :-)
Haha, that really does look like the guy from the subway commercials!
Seems the situation could be resolved by getting three photographers with study boots who can duck at just the right time. Balance tripod on front of boots, set phasers to stun, and duck whenever the camera comes around your way.
very nice
C'mon, those poor people! Now they have ultra high resolution picturesw of them on the internet, doing whatever stupid thing they were doing at the time. Should definitely get kicked out of more places, or at least anywhere public should first require consent forms. Get over your selves.
They were insistent that all that mattered was that the feet of the tripod not hit the floor. Even at the National Air & Space Museum, they did this to me and I ended up holding the gigapan on the palm of my hand, leaning on the bannister, to make a go of it.
Are the legal restrictions against tripods applicable to functionally similar devices like the Joby Gorillapod (that might be affixed to, say, a tree trunk)? Or are the law(s) written very specifically for tripods "on the ground"? Illah's comment makes me wonder...
Have we turned into the Soviet Union??? This is getting really bad. I've taken pictures of Union Station and got the same questioning stares and looks from security. Amazing...just outside the doors at night the male and female hustlers walk around unimpeded..
Outstanding! I got threatened while doing DC images of the white house, Lincoln memorial, etc. time and again by police / secret service. They stopped complaining whenever I put the tripod on my feet instead of the ground. That was an odd solution.
Good legal guidelines for photography in the USA: www.kantor.com/blog/Legal-Rights-o f-Photographers.pdf


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Three arrested for drive-by paintball shootings
Five pedestrians reportedly shot across Shadle, Hillyard neighborhoods
SPOKANE, Wash. - Three teens have been arrested and are facing felony assault charges after they were caught driving around Spokane neighborhoods shooting pedestrians with a paintball gun.
On Wednesday, Spokane police received multiple calls that a truck was driving past pedestrians in the Shadle and Hillyard neighborhoods, and shooting them with paintballs.
At least five people reported they had been shot by paintballs from the truck, though officers believe more people were assaulted.Three arrested for drive-by paintball shootings
Maria McLauchlin was hit three times while standing outside her house on North Addison.
"It was like a pop, pop type of thing and then it was over," Maria McLauchlin said. "Oh, it just stung really bad," she added.
McLauchlin's mom, Cleta Delacruz was also hit while driving a few blocks away.
"All of a sudden we heard this boom, hit our windshield and yellow paint was like splattered on it and he [husband] says 'that truck just shot a paintball," Cleta Delacruz said.
"How bizarre to hit a car and it just so happens to be the parents of the girl you just hit? I mean how bizarre it that?" Delacruz said.
Delacruz and her husband then followed the truck a few blocks away where police pulled the suspects over and arrested them.
"I think it's crappy all the way around. I think they are jerks and they need to rethink their life," McLauchlin said.
Dan Davenport with Spokane Airsoft and Paintball believes the teens were in his store Wednesday stocking up on paintball supplies.
Davenport said the teens bought a bag of paintballs and filled up a CO2 cartridge.
"There's a time and a place for paintball. Driving down the street shooting out a pickup is not one of them ," Davenport said.
"It's irresponsible and makes us look bad and there's no excuse for it," he added.
Davenport is helping detectives with their investigation. "I hope they have a good lawyer," he said.
Police took Robert Lee, 18, Kainoa Adams, 19 and Samuel Salsbury, also 19, into custody. The trio are now facing five counts of felony third degree assault.
One victim received medical treatment for their injuries, police reported.


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Scholars to debate Bush's ethics, Nov. 1
Posted October 27, 2004; 05:57 p.m.
"The President of Good and Evil? Debating the Ethics of George W. Bush" is the title of a session scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, in McCosh 10.
Sponsored by the University Center for Human Values and the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, the debate will feature: Peter Singer , the DeCamp Professor of Bioethics and author of "The President of Good and Evil: The Ethics of George W. Bush"; Marvin Olasky, editor-in-chief of the news magazine World, professor of journalism at the University of Texas-Austin, author of the book "Compassionate Conservatism" and visiting fellow in the Madison program; and Michael Doran , assistant professor of Near Eastern studies and an expert on the international politics of the Middle East.
A reception will follow the debate.
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This is a hard choice for me. I want all the senator but I'm not really excited about them. I guess I will say the taxi cab driver.
This is a hard choice for me. I want all the senator but I'm not really excited about them. I guess I will say the taxi cab driver.
More is more. Less is less, Twice as much is good too,
Too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
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Wookie Senator
I'll go with the crowd and vote Senator Yarua. Wookiees are the Klingons of Star Wars. Gotta love em. IF you wanna get technical, we've had two Wookiees released since 1995: Chewbacca and Snoova the Bounty Hunter (which is Chewbacca in Disguise). We NEED more Wookiees.
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Three if you count snoova. We had the one from the role-playing game, Rorworr.
More is more. Less is less, Twice as much is good too,
Too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
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I thought it was three (by your count). Chewbacca, Snoova (still Chewi in my book), and the Wookie figure from the role-play game (I don't know his name).Originally Posted by Silent Chazz
Any way, I'll vote for the E.T. senator. I know that there's not a snow ball's chance, but nobody said I had to be realistic in what I was after. Besides there are some many uses for an E.T. figure.
"I'm sick and tried of these motherfrakkking Sith on this motherfrakkker plane!"
Mace Windu - Episode 2.5: Sith on a Plane
There was the Wookie figure with the board game. Rowrr?
The Coruscant Taxi Driver (not exactly a Bothan, but looks similar)
My gosh that is obscure! I'd rather have just about every figure in the running so far before the Tax Driver.
The Rodian Senator (long red cloak)
Could customize the Jabba's Band Rodian pretty easily for this
Ithorian Senator (Hammerhead in long white cloak)
I will lose, but I vote for the Ithorian Senator. I love Ithorians, have since I was a kid.
Really not a fan of these figures half as much as the Tatooine figures.
What a great thread!
Just buy one of those e.t. figures that are on clearance at TRU and slap a barbie robe on 'im and WHAMMO ya got yerself an e.t. senatorOriginally Posted by LusiferSam
He may tower over ALL the other star wars figures, but alas, there he is in all his e.t. senator glory...his senate boat would have to be bigger than the rest too and this would probably cause a galactic war because all the other senators would get jealous and think that the e.t. senator has special privileges but others would agree that it's ok because the e.t. senators are so "big bodied" that they can only fit in a larger boat...there'd have to voting and all that nonsense, so maybe it's just best after all if Hasbro pumps one out normal size.
GIGANTA: A robot that automatically produces fun!
I'm voting for Yarua. I've wanted him since seeing the Flashback image on the Hoth Chewie five years ago.
Though if you change the rules, Tycho, my runner-up choice (which I'd also love to get) would be Senator Gredbleips. Preferably bringing back the CommTech chip one last time, so he can say, "Be good," "I'll be right here," and, of course, "Phone home!"
That's my jacket!
D'oh! I forgot about the SW:RPG Invasion of Theed Exclusive figure. I feel dumb right now.....
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"If either one of these two goes Super Saiyan, I'm going home." -pinkfloyd, on the Matrix trilogy
Whoa! This thread is speeding right along. 13 votes have been cast and...
7 Senator Yarua
2 Coruscant Taxi Driver
2 Ihorian Senator (hammerhead)
We still haven't heard from Evenflow, B'Omarr Monkey, or Hellboy, however, even with their 3 votes similarly placed, another character cannot overtake Senator Yarua's lead. We'd need more than the usual 16 of us posting here to reverse Kashyyyk's Senator's lead. I don't need to call it in favor of Yarua right now, but we'll push on in favor of keeping this thread going like the Falcon out of a spaceslug!
This next group comprises the last characters on the list of those never made before from The Phantom Menace! We'll have gone through over 50 new possibilities from what I hope is as close to as possible of a complete list! It's cool that Hasbro has places to go to take this collection further with some quality choices, and those amongst you have identified at least 13 or more characters that you'd definitely buy.
With that in mind, let's pick the last batch.
This last "wave" is almost an extreme army builder wave. But it comprises the last of the possibilities from The Phantom Menace.
Pick the character you want to see made the most!
Handmaiden (battledress, blonde - the most different you'd make her from Padme)
Gungan Child
Gungan Female
black N-1 Pilot (Bravo 3)
female N-1 Pilot (Bravo 2)
black Naboo Security (we can't have armies of clones)
white Naboo Royal Guard (again, we can't have armies of clones)
Federation Pick-up Droid (little white E.T. droid that cleans up after battles)
Gungan Band Member (drum and trumpet included)
Queen Amidala Theed Celebration
I think that predictably, Queen Amidala Theed Celebration will win this one. The fact that versions of the main character are lacking in our collection certainly bugs to no end. The Ceremony Queen has been rumored before, but we've never seen even a prototype. But I won't be voting for anyone else in this group until we get her. Queen Amidala Theed Ceremony
While Padme is a staple for any final scene diorama (with the Padawan Skywalker figure, Obi-Wan, Sio Bibble, Boss Nass, even Palpatine, Yoda and the Jedi) it'd be hard to argue that the army builders are un-useful.
I think Hasbro would have sold more N-1 fighters had they offered multiple pilots earlier. The Gungan Civilians would also make good diorama additions. The Naboo soldiers are useful in dioramas from ANY prequel movie since it's a safe bet we'll see them in E3, and a white Naboo Royal Guard has the first speaking line in AOTC. These sorts of characters are good to release like Hasbro occasionally releases Bikerscouts, Snowtroopers, Hoth Soldiers, etc. Just that before they re-release the same figure we already have, they could do an ethnic variation on the head sculpt (while skin tone anywhere else is irrelavent because the characters wear gloves). However, if they wanted to super-articulate any of these new Naboo Soldiers, none of us would complain if we could pose them like the Rebel Fleet Troopers.
But for 5 years Hasbro has seen it fit to not do Padme from the Celebration, and that's just unacceptable!
TPM Padme's done:
Theed Throne 3rd year (2001)
Black Travel (Sabe) 3rd year (2001)
Tatooine 1st year (1999)
Senate 1st year (1999)
Fighting 1st year (1999)
Fighting Softgoods resculpt 2nd year (2000)
Sabe (decoy Queen) 3rd year (2001)
They had 5 more Padme's from TPM to do. In 2002 they did nothing about her, and in fact, besides Teemto and Lott Dodd, there were barely any TPM figures due to AOTC / CW selections.
In 2003 we didn't see much either, and I'm struggling to think of TPM characters offered that year as well.
Overall, Hasbro did a great job of covering most of TPM's essential characters, but lacking the leading lady in several scenes is ....annoying. Oh, and note that POTJ offered the most diverse selection since the original figures debuted (not surprising).
Anyway, I'll predict Padme will win it again!
Listen up, Hasbro!
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ARP Pro-Soloist
Pro Soloist
The Pro-Soloist is a thirty preset monophonic analog synth from the early 1970's, originally designed to sit on-top of, and accompany a large Organ. It had 30 preset sounds to choose from, including Flute, Bassoon, Brass, Fuzz Guitar etc. Other features included pitch, portamento, vibrato, growl and wow effects. The keyboard has 37 keys with aftertouch sensitivity for volume, brilliance, vibrato, wow, and even bend effects. A few basic filter (brilliance), envelope and LFO controls allow some tweaking of the preset sounds, however there is no memory to store your settings.
The Pro-Soloist is a compact and basic monosynth best suited to leads. Because of its aftertouch feature, it's simply one of the most playable and expressive solo instruments Arp ever made. It was later followed up by the Pro/DGX in 1977. The Pro-Soloist has been used by Tangerine Dream, Tony Banks (Genesis), Coldcut, Gary Numan, Herbie Hancock, Patrick Moraz, Billy Preston, John Entwistle, Billy Preston, and Vangelis.
The Pro-Soloist was based on the Soloist from 1970/71. The Soloist - also designed to sit atop an electronic organ - had its preset sound selection switches located under the keyboard in the same tradition as the Roland SH-1000/2000 and Elka Soloist synths.
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- Specifications
- Polyphony - Monophonic
- Oscillators - 1 VCO
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- Keyboard - 37 keys with aftertouch routable to volume, brilliance, vibrato, wow, and bend.
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Z-series Commodore holding fort until new model VF arrives
The Holden Commodore Z-series runs on 91-octane unleaded and quite a bit of goodwill. In the cold light of day we all know what the Z-series is: an extra-equipment runout model designed to keep the VE Commodore moving out of showrooms, when everybody knows that the new VF is just around the corner.
Ordinarily I wouldn't bother, but I'm suddenly feeling warm about the VE and I really wanted to drive one again. As we all know, the death warrant has been signed for Commodore already: when VF finishes production in 2016 it'll be replaced on the assembly line by a different kind of car. Possibly a smaller sedan, more likely a crossover.
I've been determinedly unsentimental about the possible (now actual) demise of Commodore until now; probably because so many of my Australian colleagues have argued so hard for the survival of the car in the face of all evidence to the contrary.
But suddenly, it feels a bit sad. Yes, yes, I know: there's still one more to come. But the VE will stand as the last Commodore to be launched with a gung-ho, Aussie-takes-on-the-Euros kind of bravado where anything seemed possible.
The new VF will likely be a great car because the VE certainly was back in 2006, but it'll also be one manufactured and marketed under heavily modified sales and life-cycle expectations.
So let's have a last look at the VE. You know, for the good times. Ordinarily there would be very few good times to be had in the humble entry-level Omega, which is essentially what you're looking at here. But in Z-series guise it picks up 18-inch alloys, reversing radar/camera, leather upholstery, rear spoiler and chrome exterior detailing. It certainly doesn't look like an Omega and actually, it isn't called one: it's just the Z-series (although there's also a Z-series version of the SV6). On balance, this $49,990 machine is better-looking and better-equipped than the $53,790 Berlina, and even does a passable impersonation of a Calais from a distance.
Being an Omega, we're talking the 3.0-litre direct-injection V6 with 190kW/290Nm and a six-speed automatic transmission. There's still that faint differential whine that Aussie Holdens have had since there was such a thing as an Aussie Holden, but there's a certain appeal about loping along under lazy V6 power. The latest Omega doesn't do too bad on economy, either: 8.9 litres per 100km according to ADR figures.
Never been a fan of the VE's giant steering wheel, but the big rear-driver is still an enjoyable machine through corners. Interior finish has never been an Aussie strong point, but the VE pulls through thanks to trim upgrades introduced for the Series II in 2011. Some long-standing Commodore idiosyncrasies remain: window switches in the centre console, boot release in the glovebox, a tripmeter that races around in 100m increments.
After six years the VE is no longer feeling fresh, but it's not feeling hopelessly old either. It still looks fantastic, it's good to drive and it's a lot of car for the money in Z-series guise.
Actually, Commodore is still hanging in there to some degree. Last year it was the fourth-best-selling new car in New Zealand. However, it was pipped at the post for third by another Holden, the Captiva crossover. Clearly, it's not 2006 any more.


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Table of Contents The 5 Best Portable AC Units EdgeStar AP14001HS EdgeStar AP8000W Koldfront PAC1401W Koldfront PAC801W EdgeStar AP12000S Top 10 Portable AC Units (updated…
Discontinued Product
Ultracool 14,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner and Dehumidifier
Sorry, the manufacturer is no longer producing this product.
Description & Highlights
Koldfront Ultracool 14,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner - White
Coverage Area
The PAC1401W is equipped with 14,000 BTUs of cooling power and can effectively cool a room up to 500 square feet in size. This compact, yet powerful portable air conditioner is perfect for cooling bedrooms, offices, or living rooms. The PAC1401W doubles as a 70 pint dehumidifier, which removes excess humidity from the air, helping the space to feel even cooler and improving air quality.
How to Install
- Step 1: Place window kit plate into window opening.
- Step 2: Slide plate to cover the width of the opening.
- Step 3: Close window to hold plate in place.
- Step 4: Attach exhaust hose to the unit.
- Step 5: Place the other end of the exhaust hose into the hole on the window plate.
To easily vent the portable air conditioner, the PAC1401W includes a window kit that can conveniently be fitted in windows that are 26.5" - 48.4" in size. Window kits for portable air conditioners take up much less space than installing a window air conditioner, which means you don't have to worry about blocking the light or view from your window.
Self-Evaporative System
Built with an automatic drain system that is able to exhaust all liquid formed by condensation so that there is no need to manually drain the unit in most climates.
Automatic Restart
The intelligent design auto restart function stores your selected settings so that in the event of a power failure the unit will restart just as before when the electricity comes back on.
Three (3) Fan Speeds
Choose between high, medium, and low fan speeds to find the perfect setting for air output and noise.
Programmable Timer
The 24 hour programmable timer allows you to set the unit to run for a set amount of time before automatically turning off.
Control Panel
1. Power
Switches unit on/off.
2. Mode
Auto, cool, dehumidify and fan mode.
3. Fan
Choose between high/medium/low fan speed.
4. Timer
Enables timer mode.
5. Swing
Sets the louvers to swing automatically.
6. Sleep
Enables sleep function.
7. Up / Down
Increases temperature or time when timer is enabled. Decreases temperature or time when timer is enabled.
8. LED Display
Shows ambient temperature, set temperature, and hours when timer is in use.
All of the settings on the unit can be conveniently controlled from across the room via the remote control.
Condensate is expelled from the unit through the hose, but in more humid climates where moisture is more prevalent, the excess moisture can be drained through the drain in the back of the unit.
No Restrictions
For spaces where window air units are not allowed, portable air conditioners are a great alternative as they do not protrude from the outside, allowing them to comply with building codes and HOA's.
Non-Permanent Installation
As long as there is a place to vent the hot air and a standard electrical outlet available, portable air conditioners can be used wherever and whenever needed and easily moved or stored when not in use.
Cut Costs
Instead of turning down your central A/C unit for that one room that is always a few degrees hotter than the rest, Portable ACs can be an efficient way to cool hot spots in your home without sacrificing your electricity bill.
User Friendly
Easy to connect and operate, portable air conditioners can be used wherever and whenever needed and easily moved or stored when not in use.
Optional Accessories
Carbon Filters for PAC1401W
Remove contaminants, smoke and odors from the air.
Security Window Lock with Deluxe Lever Action
Ensure your window is securely locked when a window kit is installed.
Portable Air Conditioner Drop Ceiling Vent Kit
Vent your portable air conditioner through your drop ceiling with this ceiling vent kit.
The compact yet powerful Koldfront Ultracool 14,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner (PAC1401W) comfortably cools rooms up to 500 sq. ft.. The white design with gray accents offer you a unit that is sure to complement your home décor.
Confident in the quality of their products, Koldfront sets itself apart from other manufacturers by backing their portable air conditioners with an industry-leading three (3) year limited warranty.
Self-Evaporative System:Equipped with an auto-drain system that exhausts all condensate, the need to manually drain water from the unit is eliminated**.
Three (3) Speed Fan:Find your perfect setting and control noise and air output by choosing a high, medium, or low fan setting.
Energy Saving Programmable Features:Cut costs by setting the unit to run only when you need it, and have it efficiently cool your space before you even get there using the 24 hour programmable timer-- The timer allows you to set the unit to cycle on automatically, or once it is on, you can set it to automatically turn off.
Easy-to-Use Window Kit:Venting your portable air conditioner is a simple three step process, and your purchase includes all the necessary materials-- Simply connect the vent hose to the back of the unit, remove the cap from the window vent kit and connect it to the exhaust hose.
Intelligent Auto Restart:This unit's auto restart function stores your settings, so that in case of a power outage, it will pick right back up where it left off when power is regained.
Eco-Friendly:Designed to be an environmentally friendly product, this portable air conditioner uses non ozone-depleting R410A refrigerant and is made of all RoHS compliant components that are free of harmful chemicals.
Three Year Limited Warranty:This portable air conditioner is backed by an industry-leading three (3) year limited warranty.
- Brand: Koldfront24 hour programmable timer
- Adjustable digital thermostat controlAuto restart function
- Three (3) speed fan with directional air louversFully functional remote control
- Directional air louversWindow kit: 26.5" min 48.4" max
- Dehumidifier function: 70 pints/dayRoHS compliant
- Direct drain optionOne (1) replaceable carbon filter included
- Auto-drain systemNoise level: 47 dB (low), 50 dB (med), 53 dB (max)
- Exhausts most or all condensation automatically49" extendable exhaust hose
- CFC-free refrigerantCord length: 8.7 ft.
- Four (4) rolling castersInput voltage: 115 V/60 Hz
- Thermostat temperature: 62 - 88°FPower: 1480 W/13.1 A
- EER: 9.5Weight: 75 lbs
- CFM: 241 (low), 282 (med), 318 (high)Dimensions: 32" H x 19" W x 16" D
- Height: 32"
- Width: 19"
- Depth: 16"


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Armaments of War
CompletionWar comes, <name>, and with it comes untold horrors. You have done all that could be asked of you and for that you should be rewarded.
Should this... this prophecy ever come to pass...
<Geologist Larksbane turns pale.>
The future of us all could be at an end.
These armaments will prove invaluable to your campaign in this desert.
RewardsYou will receive:
|Cenarion Reservist's Pants
|Desert Bloom Gloves
GainsUpon completion of this quest you will gain:
- 8,870 experience
- 250 reputation with Cenarion Circle
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Custom Ford F650 Truck - Ready For Flight
This F-650 Harley Truck Is Cleared For Takeoff
When Hondo Rivera pulled into the Texas Ski Ranch for the Meltdown 2006 show put on by JP and Betty Perales of Pevents, the folks in New Braunfels pretty much stopped what they were doing and stared. One coherent person, however, was able to continue functioning at a normal capacity and ran straight over to the truck before it could maneuver for a parking space.
That intrepid person was a Truckin' staffer who knew a good thing when he saw it and had a simple request for Hondo. "Turn that thing around, head back out the entry gate, turn right, and I'll meet you on the side road. We're shooting a feature on this baby," the dedicated staffer blurted out.
Hondo was more than willing to oblige and brought his crew with him to spiff up the truck, too. As it turns out, the man is a pleasure to spend time with, as he's the kind of guy that everyone wants to hang out with. He's a man's man.
Hondo owns a company that sells jet airplane parts, and that has afforded him the means to build a project like this. The airplane ties are what led him to use a "remove before flight" lanyard on his keychain, a touch that shows that this truck is really up in the stratosphere.
Not actually a real F-650, Hondo started out with an F-350 and then grafted the sheetmetal from an F-650 to it. The honeycomb of tubing that forms the chassis is a work of art and no doubt the result of Hondo's extensive truck experience. Hondo, we found out, used to build trucks for others as a sideline business. When the demands outweighed the profits, however, he decided to stick with what he knew best and dropped the professional side of truck building. The reality is that this truck is as good as any professionally built truck you've ever seen.