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Ah, the turning point in my life. I remember it clearly. It all started on September 7, 2001.
I was fiddling around on my computer and visiting various news websites, as I often did. Eventually, I stumbled across an advertisement that looked interesting, so I clicked it. A popup from some antivirus program I didn't know I had made me realize that I had made a grave mistake. I may not have known much about computers, but I knew that that wasn't normal; it was malware.
"Alright," I muttered. "This is no problem. I'll just use some antivirus tools to get rid of the virus." I said. But I was horribly, horribly wrong. The virus was unstoppable, and even the most advanced antivirus software could not remove it. Even completely wiping the hard drive and reinstalling the operating system did not remove it! I screamed at the top of my lungs in frustration, but eventually calmed down. "It's alright. I'll just take it to a PC repair shop!"
So, I drove to a nearby PC repair shop that claimed it only hired experienced professionals. Once I entered the expertly-crafted building, four kind gentlemen greeted me; I described my problem to them, they nodded their heads, and they sent me off with a smile on their faces. I had a good feeling about their abilities at the time. I drove back home feeling happy, knowing that my computer was in the hands of professionals. How wrong I was...
On September 11, I received a call from the repair shop. I went to answer the phone, and when I did, all I heard from the other end was unintelligible screaming, and someone weeping. Then, finally, I heard someone whisper, "Come pick up your computer." After that, he hung up. "Why did he sound like a pathetic animal that knows its death is at hand?" I thought. But I concluded that it was probably nothing more than a new hip way for repair shops to tell their customers that the repairs are finished.
I drove to the repair shop once again, eager to pick up my computer. I entered the building, and immediately noticed that it looked completely different from its former self; blood was splattered everywhere, and it looked like a tornado had gone through it. Random objects were scattered about. I began looking for my computer, and spotted one of the repair guys in the middle of the room, huddled up in the fetal position. I inexplicably vomited soon after spotting him. Then, I ran up to him, shook him around, and screamed, "Where is it!? Where is my computer!?"
The man looked at me with tears in his eyes, and started explaining exactly what happened. He told me that the virus was so monstrous that nothing they could do would fix it; even reinstalling the OS did not work. He also said it had the ability to infect computers around it. He went on to explain how one of his employees committed suicide due to the shame he felt for not being able to remove the virus. What became of the other two? Apparently, they went completely insane, hijacked two planes, and flew the planes into some famous buildings. After his explanation was over, and after he pointed out the location of my computer, I knew why I had vomited; this man was exerting an aura of worthlessness so powerful that it was capable of overwhelming anyone. His worthlessness was such that he poisoned everything around him, causing various negative effects on those within his immediate vicinity. I vomited again.
I glared at the man, who was now crawling out of the building and weeping. I watched as he crawled all the way out into the road, and spotted an incoming semi-truck. Even though the driver clearly saw the man in the middle of the lane, he did not stop; after all, the man was so utterly worthless that you could tell just how devoid of meaning his existence was with a mere glance, so the driver probably felt the need to put that pitiful man out of his misery. The truck mercilessly collided with the worthless hunk of meat, and ended his disgusting existence. But even that was not enough to remove his toxic influence on everything around him; his body continued to exert the same worthless aura that it had before. I decided that I should not spend any more of my valuable time acknowledging the existence of someone who was far worse than garbage, so I took my computer and drove home.
Immediately after going home, I tried once again to remove the virus; predictably, I failed. After a day of unsuccessful attempts at fixing the computer, I had transformed from a happy, charismatic man with a bright future ahead of him to a depressed husk with nothing to lose. When night came, I gave up trying to fix the computer, took my hunting rifle, and murdered my beautiful wife and daughter. Not long after that, some police showed up and said that someone called them after they heard gun shots. I let them into my house, and they spotted the corpses of my wife and daughter. They began freaking out, so I had them follow me to my computer, and I showed them just how malevolent and formidable the virus was. They knew. The police knew the reason I murdered my family. They knew that I was the real victim. They quickly offered their condolences, apologized for wasting my time, and departed. Immediately afterwards, I realized that murder had become my only pleasure, and I went on a killing spree. I had sunk into a hellish sea of despair far worse than being subjected to the worst forms of physical torture for all eternity.
That's when it happened: I found MyCleanPC! I downloaded the program from the website, ran it on my virus-infected computer, and in mere yoctoseconds, the virus had been completely eradicated from existence! MyCleanPC is simply outstanding! My computer is running faster than ever!
My wife's response? "MyCleanPC totally cleaned up my husband's system, and increased his speed!" My daughter's corpse began smiling, and said, "MyCleanPC came through with flying colours where no one else could!"
If you're having computer troubles, I wholeheartedly recommend you use MyCleanPC; it'll clean up your system instantly, speed up your gigabits, and overclock your network! Even if you're not absolutely certain that you have computer troubles, I still recommend MyCleanPC; it'll not only speed up your gigabits to levels you never thought possible, but it will prevent you from ever getting viruses in the first place! Your gigabits will be overclocking like new, and it will all be thanks to MyCleanPC! Thanks, MyCleanPC! You saved my life, MyCleanPC! You're the best, MyCleanPC!
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About six months ago, I was overexerting myself trying to get rid of a terrible virus on a client's PC (I own a PC repair shop and have been fixing computers for over 10 years). Given my level of expertise, I thought I'd be able to get rid of it fairly quickly and without hassle, but as was made evident by my colossal failure, I was horribly, horribly wrong.
I couldn't remove the virus no matter what method I used. I tried all the latest anti-virus software and all the usual tricks, but it was all in vain. Failure after failure, my life was slowly being sucked away as I spent more and more of my time trying to get rid of this otherworldly virus.
Frustrated and stressed by my own failure, I began distancing myself from my wife and children. After a few days, I began verbally abusing them, and it eventually escalated into physical abuse. I was slowly losing what remaining sanity I had left. If this had continued for much longer, it is highly probable that I would have committed suicide. A mere shell of what I once was, I barricaded myself in my bedroom and cried myself to sleep for days on end.
That's when it happened: I found MyCleanPC! I installed MyCleanPC right on the client's PC, ran a scan, and it immediately got rid of all the viruses without a single problem. MyCleanPC accomplished in record time what I was unable to accomplish after a full week. Wow! Such a thing!
MyCleanPC is outstanding! My client's computer is running faster than ever! I highly recommend you install MyCleanPC right this minuteness, run a scan, and then boost your PC speed in record time! MyCleanPC came through with flying colours where no one else could!
My client's response? "MyCleanPC totally cleaned up my system, and increased my speed!" All the PC repair professionals are using MyCleanPC to solve all of their problems. This should be reason enough for you to switch to MyCleanPC! It'll speed up your computer, rid it of all viruses, and you'll be able to work productively again! Wow!
Even if you're not having any obvious computer problems, you could still be in trouble. That's why I very highly recommend that you still use MyCleanPC. After all, it will boost your PC & internet speed to levels you never would think are possible!
MyCleanPC: For a Cleaner, Safer PC.
A few weeks ago, I foolishly ran a strange executable file that one of my acquaintances sent me by email. As someone who doesn't know much about computers, at the time, I thought nothing of it. "Why would my acquaintance want to hurt me?" Following this line of thought, I ran the file without question.
How naive I was. Despite having what was supposedly the best anti-virus software out right then, a virus took over my computer and held it hostage. It was pretending to be a warning from Windows telling me to buy some strange anti-virus software I'd never heard of from a company I'd never heard of to remove the virus.
This immediately set alarm bells off in my head. "How could this happen? My anti-virus is supposed to be second to none!" Faced with this harsh and depressing reality, I decided to take it to a PC repair shop for repair. They gladly accepted the job, told me it'd be fixed in a few days, and sent me off with a smile.
A few days later, they called me and told me to come pick up my computer. At the time, I noticed that they sounded like whimpering animals, but I concluded that it must just be stress from work. When I arrived, they, with tears in their eyes, told me that the virus was so awful and merciless that they were unable to remove it. "Ah," I thought. "That must be why they sounded so frustrated and pathetic over the phone. Their horrible failure must have truly shattered their pride as professionals." I later found out that two of them had committed suicide.
After returning home, I tried to fix it myself (despite the fact that even the professionals couldn't do it). After about a day or so, I was losing my very mind. I stopped going to work, stopped eating, was depressed, and I would very frequently throw my precious belongings across the room and break them; that is how bad this virus was.
That's when it happened: I found MyCleanPC! I installed MyCleanPC, ran a scan, and let it remove all the viruses! They were removed in precisely 2.892 seconds. Wow! Such a thing! I can't even believe this as such never before! MyCleanPC is outstanding! My computer is running faster than ever! MyCleanPC came through with flying colors where no one else could!
MyCleanPC totally cleaned up my system, and increased my speed! If you're having computer problems, or even if you aren't having any obvious problems, I recommend that you use MyCleanPC. As a user, it did more for me that any so-called "professional." It'll even boost your PC & internet speed!
MyCleanPC: For a Cleaner, Safer PC.
A few days ago, a customer brought in their PC for repair. They told me that they had a very nasty virus that was holding their computer hostage and wouldn't stop unless they paid the creators $50. "Alright," I thought. "That's pretty standard."
But, soon enough, I found that I was overexerting myself trying to get rid of this virus. I had never seen a virus this bad before. Reformatting and using all of the usual software to try to remove the virus didn't help at all!
As a PC repair technician with 10+ years of experience, I was dumbfounded. I couldn't remove the virus, and to make matters worse, their gigabits were running slower than ever! I soon plummeted into a severe state of depression and anxiety.
That's when I found MyCleanPC. I went to MyCleanPC's website, ran a free scan, and the virus simply vanished from their computer this minuteness. I couldn't believe how fast their gigabits were running afterwards just from using MyCleanPC!
My customer's response? "MyCleanPC is outstanding! My computer is running faster than ever! MyCleanPC totally cleaned up my system and increased my speed!"
My thoughts: MyCleanPC came through with flying colors where no one else could! I love MyCleanPC!
The fact that such an experienced PC repair technician is recommending MyCleanPC should be more than enough to convince you that it is high-quality software.
If you're having computer problems, then as an experienced PC repair technician, I wholeheartedly recommend using MyCleanPC. Your gigabits and speed will be overclocking and running at maximum efficiency!
But, in my experience, even if you're not having any visible problems, you could still be infected. So get MyCleanPC and run a scan this minuteness so you'll be overclocking with the rest of us!
MyCleanPC: For a Cleaner, Safer PC.
Well, to begin, I'm just your average guy. But unlike your average guy, I once had everything anyone could ever want: a gorgeous wife, a beautiful two-story house, an adorable seven year old daughter, a stable job, and a nice salary. Basically, I was living the American dream. None of my needs or wants were left unfulfilled. The family always got along, and everything was perfect.
Until one day, that is. Following one of my routine doctor appointments, my doctor informed me that I had lung cancer and that I only had a few years to live at most. As you can imagine, I was shocked. Not just shocked; I could see all of my hopes and dreams being shattered right before my very eyes. Still, my doctor gave me hope by telling me that there was a chance, however slim, that Chemotherapy and various other things could help me. After speaking with my wife, I decided to receive the treatments.
All was not lost. I still had a perfect family that I could rely on and get emotional support from. I still had hope for the future. I'm a firm believer that you should make the best of things rather than wallow in depression. I had to press on: not just for my sake, but for the sake of my loved ones. But my strong resolve was soon shattered.
The family I thought I could count on betrayed me. My wife, whom I loved deeply, filed for a divorce. She said that she could not handle the emotional trauma of being with someone who had cancer. She apologized profusely, but no matter what I said, I could not change her mind. I screamed, I cried, and I begged her to rethink her decision, but it was all to no avail.
In my madness, I made all kinds of accusations. I said that she was cheating on me, that she never loved me, that she just married me for my money, and various other things. I soon learned, however, that a few of those were more than just baseless accusations. I began stalking her, going through all of her personal possessions, and trying uncover any secrets she may have been keeping. What I discovered horrified me: she had been cheating on me with another man for the past year. She must have been waiting for an opportune time to abandon me for this other man.
When confronted about her betrayal, she screamed at me, told me it was none of my business, told me that I was always a worthless husband, and told me that I was an abusive man. I soon discovered that there was absolutely nothing that I could do. My marriage was in shambles, and by this point, I was on the brink of suicide. The only thing keeping me going was my devotion to my precious daughter.
It wasn't long before I received news from my insurance company that they were getting rid of my coverage. They gave me multitudes of vague and bogus reasons, but anyone could figure out their true reason: they did not want to waste money on a dying man. Naturally, I planned to fight this with every fiber of my being, but I knew it would be a long, drawn out process.
In the span of a year, I went from a very happy man who had everything he wanted to a miserable shell of what I once was. I couldn't take it anymore. Despite the fact that I wanted to remain in this world for the sake of my daughter, I tried committing suicide four times. All four attempts failed. I needed something to take my misery, regret, and anger out on. First I began verbally abusing my daughter. It wasn't long before I began physically abusing her. Sometimes I did it with my bare hands, and other times I used various objects. Beating my daughter soon became my only pleasure. My life had spiraled out of control into a den of anguish, uncertainty, and madness.
That's when it happened: I found MyCleanPC. I downloaded it, scanned my computer, and had it fix all of my problems. MyCleanPC is outstanding! My computer is running faster than ever!
My wife's response? "MyCleanPC came through with flying colours where no one else could!"
My daughter was absolutely overjoyed. As soon as she heard and saw just how effective MyCleanPC was, she told everyone, "MyCleanPC totally cleaned up my dad's system and increased his speed!"
If you're having computer troubles, I highly recommend you download MyCleanPC and run a free scan. It's a high-quality piece of software that will solve all of your problems. MyCleanPC completely saved my life! Wow! Thanks MyCleanPC! I love you MyCleanPC!
MyCleanPC: For a Cleaner, Safer PC.


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What better way to celebrate Fourth of July weekend than by building the ultimate ice cream sundae? Add festive toppings to novelty ice cream flavors Red, White, and Beaches and Wholly Cow-Killa Vanilla with strawberries and blueberries to make it your own. If you buy two sundaes the third is half off! Beaches and Cream Sweet Shop at the Sanctuary, 1 Sanctuary Drive, Kiawah Island. Thursday-Saturday, 7-10pm. $10. (843) 768-2121, www.kiawahresort.com

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Buddy had already checked in so he greeted us at the hotel and it was great to catch up. We spent the first two hours just telling travel stories and laughing about cultural differences. I took Buddy and Chris down the street for some doner kebab, similar to the Greek gyros that we eat back home.
After eating we went to a local bar down the street, and they hated us. It was all old local Germans playing spades and drinking beers. I have never felt less welcome at a drinking establishment, and the old barmaid had a glare that could freeze vodka. We drank two hefeweizens and tucked our tails and left. Apparently everyone in the world doesn't love 20-something American tourists. Shocking :)
We power napped for about 2 hours and set off for the city center where we walked around and settled in at the Hofbrauhaus, an old tourist attraction that opened sometime in the late 1500s. It is a huge room that has hundreds of travelers sipping liter sized beers, eating sausage/pretzels, and listening to polka music. Basically about as fun as it gets. The waitresses carry 8 beers at a time with no trays, and many have built up impressive shoulder and forearm muscles. Very strong German women in summary.
After quite a few large beers we stumbled around trying to find another open bar, with zero success. Defeated we took a cab back to the hotel and decided to ask the old man at the front desk, he told us about a bar a few blocks up the street that stayed open late. We thanked him in our uniquely slurred accents and set off to show Germany how fun America can be. The bar was empty for the most part minus a few locals and two bartenders, but we made the most of it having the bartender translate tacky pickup lines and singing the hits that came on the radio. We knew we needed to leave when a German man with a lot of tattoos bought us a shot, so we snuck out and crashed after making a few drunken skype calls.


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[Article]-Brady Bunch Boondoggle Redux - Answers and Winners
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All of the answers from Brady Bunch Boondoggle, the Skillz H@ck1ng Challenge from February 2009, are revealed as we continue our story with Oliver and Mr. Brady discussing the packet capture of the kids' hacking activity. While pondering who could help them with the analysis of the data, a bright light flashes with a rumble that shakes the house.
Oliver asks "What happened Mr. Brady?"
"I moved the island Oliver. We're 3 months in the future now."
"Oh … OK. Who can we get to help us analyze this wireless packet capture?"
At the backdoor, a voice calls "Did someone say wireless packet capture?"
The Technical Winner, Creative Winner and the Random Winner are all listed at the end of the article.
Congrats to all, big thanks to Josh, and now onto our next challenge. Stay tuned as it should be coming in the next few weeks, and it features a past winner.


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Spooky folk tales, harrowing home movies, and daring documentaries about people (and creatures) caught in complex webs.
You encounter a monster in the mountains, but he's a charming old codger. You meet a cute guy on the internet, but the scary thing is, he wants to make your fantasies come true. Deep in the woods, you find what you're looking for, as horrific and cold as you'd ever feared. At one point or another, we all feel trapped, whether psychologically, physically, or politically. But there's something liberating in watching other people squirm, and this program of masterful short films offers an intellectual and emotional escape for the rest of us.
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THE LAST NORWEGIAN TROLL (Pjotr Sapegin | Norway | 12 min.)
In the old days, Norway used to be a safe haven for Trolls, but not anymore. An adorable, melancholy animation about three young goats and a fading tradition.
THE NIGHT OF THE MOON HAS MANY HOURS (Mauricio Arango | 15 min.)
Based on stories from Colombia's civil unrest, a man rafts into dark waters, hoping desperately to discover the truth about his neighbors and loved ones.
ELKO (Alexander Yan | 14 min.)
"I am 23 and I want to die." Frighteningly enough, there's always someone out there ready to help.
BODY MEMORY (Ülo Pikkov | 9 min.)
A traumatic animation that presents a parable in which our bodies remember the sorrow and pain of our predecessors.
LACK OF EVIDENCE (Hayoun Kwon | 9 min.)
An ingeniously animated attempt to prove the tragic story of a father in Nigeria who believes that his twins are cursed and therefore kills one of his sons ceremonially.
KILLING THE CHICKENS TO SCARE THE MONKEYS (Jens Assur | 24 min.)
The Chinese government has policy of executing dissidents to deter others. This powerful narrative plays out the absurdity of that strategy in reverse.
"I'll never ever get enough of synths, especially when they're lovingly utilized to make amazing music. Brooklyn's Tezeo does just that on the title track from their recently released single. "Friends" is a massive synthpop jam that flows beautifully and is infused with incredibly catchy energy. The video that accompanies the song is a well done nod to cheesy videos from MTV's glory days. Pair everything together and you have a solid package of synthy righteousness." Not Final Music


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When OGX Petroleo & Gas (OGXPY) started trading on Jun 13, 2008, Eike Batista was gunning to become the world's richest man. Nearly five years later, he's dropped completely off Bloomberg's list of the 200 wealthiest people worldwide.
Whether he'll even remain a billionaire is up for debate. Batista now has about $6.1 billion after selling 70.5 million OGX shares from May 24 through May 29. The oil company's stock plunged 9.8% yesterday, as investors reacted to news of the sale, and has fallen another 4.7% today to 55 cents.
Batista has also been selling other assets to raise cash, Bloomberg reports.
Batista is selling assets that include his Embraer Legacy 600 jet to raise cash as his startups accumulate losses. Last month, he raised 1.4 billion reais by selling a stake in power-generation venture MPX Energia SA (MPXE3) to Germany's EON SE. Separately, OGX sold an $850 million stake in an oil field to Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd…
Batista's decline echoes that of Brazil's Bovespa stock index, which entered bear market territory for the year yesterday. When OGX went public, commodities were booming, and so was Brazil's stock market. Since then, however, it's been all downhill. The Bovespa has dropped 32% since peaking in 2010, while OGX has dropped 95%. State-run oil company Petrobras (PBR), meanwhile, has fallen 33%. The correlation between OGX and the Bovespa has been 75% since its IPO.
It should come as little surprise that the S&P GSCI Commodity Index peaked just a few months later. Brazil and Batista both bet big on the commodity boom, and they're paying for it now.
Petrobras has fallen 1.2% to $16 today, while the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index ETF (EWZ) has fallen 0.5%.


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Although the boat was a fairly uncomfortable wooden longboat, having only thin cushions as seats, a crudely built metal canopy overhead, and powered by a 40 HP outboard motor, the ride was to be filled with incredible scenery, and the cool air coming at us in the open boat was a nice reprieve from the oppressive heat
After finding ourselves a decent dinner on one of the many riverside floating restaurants, we wandered around Kuala Tahan, to find that it is a "dry" settlement (A beer can be bought at the 'international standard' hotel, but, not really worth the cost), and that there really wasn't much life to the place. As such, we retired for the night, with plans to awaken early and make use of the many hiking trails that wind throughout the park.
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University of Nevada, Reno - 110-Foot Concrete Bridge Withstands 8.0 Earthquake Simulation!
University of Nevada, Reno test results in 110-foot concrete bridge withstanding powerful jolting, three times the acceleration of the disastrous 1994 magnitude 6.9 Northridge, Calif. earthquake, and survived in good condition.
After a succession of eight separate earthquake simulations, a 110-foot long, 200-ton concrete bridge model at the University of Nevada, Reno withstood a powerful jolting, three times the acceleration of the disastrous 1994 magnitude 6.9 Northridge, Calif. earthquake, and survived in good condition. "This is very satisfying to see how well the design and components worked," Saiid Saiidi, principal investigator for the project and University of Nevada civil engineering professor said after the final test on this bridge Tuesday afternoon. "We estimated bridge failure at 8 inches of deflection, which is a lot, but we had 10 inches of deflection in the support columns and the bridge remained standing and usable, even with considerable internal stresses." The bridge model is shaken with bidirectional forces to realistically simulate an earthquake. The researchers mimic the Northridge earthquake using recorded data of the actual earthquake. Computer programs direct the movements of the three large hydraulically-controlled shake tables in the University's world-renowned, large-scale structures laboratory.
"We know the bridge would have survived that quake in good condition and still be usable," Saiidi said.
The University of Nevada research team is experimenting with and testing a number of materials and innovations to potentially revolutionize seismic design of future bridges to help protect lives, prevent damage and avoid bridge closure even when there is a strong earthquake.
"We anticipate these designs and components would be used in future bridge and overpass construction," Saiidi said.
The 11-foot-high, four-span concrete bridge model was the third experiment in a series of these tests using innovative composite materials and construction to give superior seismic performance for bridges and highway overpasses.
"What is extraordinary about the construction techniques tested with this bridge is the use of glass and carbon fibers to support the bridge, precast columns, segmental columns and special steel pipe-pin connections in a high seismic setting," Saiidi said.
The test was attended by about 50 engineers and industry representatives, including Caltrans chief of earthquake engineering and several senior bridge engineers from Caltrans and NDOT. About 100 viewers from around the country observed the test live via the Web.
The experiment is funded by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. It is part of a larger multi-university project within the George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) research program. The Large-Scale Structures Laboratory is a member of NEES, established by the National Science Foundation in 2004. As a NEES Equipment Site, the laboratory is equipped with four, large-scale, high-performance shake tables; the only laboratory in the world of its kind.
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Arundel's OtherSideloader Water Bottle Cage is pretty forthcoming in its name — it's a side-loading bottle cage for those with non-dominant right hands. Since lefties tend to keep their dominant hand on the bars when reaching for water, Arundel flipped its ever-popular Sideloader design to accommodate. The cage is made from carbon fiber and weighs next to nothing. It has two sets of oversized mounting holes to ensure your bottle is precisely where you expect it to be.
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Good solution for tight frames
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Recently bought Trek Top Fuel. The triangle is too tight for a top loading cage. The side access design works great.
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I have the ride smaller frames so already my choices for bottles and bottle cages are limited. These are the best that I've used so far. Easy to slide bottles in and easy to slide out. Can be setup for lefty or righty no problem.
Easy in and out, allows me to focus on riding instead of pulling my bottle out of the cage or putting it back in. Perfect fit for my tallboy 3.
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I got the Arundel OtherSideLoader for my Santa Cruz 5010 because the shock made it hard to pull a bottle straight out. This solved the problem 100%. It's now as easy to grab the bottle as on my road bike.
The bottle is held very securely. I have yet to lose a bottle out of it even on rough rocky trails. I used it for Leadville 100 with no issues what so ever.
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Arundel cages are my first choice in carbon cages. They will allows hold your bottle with the grip of King Kong and they look great also. The Sideloader and Othersideloaders are perfect for small frames or easy access on the mountain bike. I would not pick another carbon cage for any of my builds.
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Looks great and holds the bottle very well. I use this on a mountain bike and I've never had a bottle drop. It does get scratched from use but overall it's perfect.
Works great on down tube
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Love these sideloaders. Started with sideloader on seat tube and Dave-O on downtube but loved the sideloader so much that I returned Dave-O and got this other sideloader. No regrets--love how easy it is to grab and put back in.
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I'm not sure it's necessary to worry about what hand dominant you are with water bottle cages. I use this one on my Pivot 429 because the side loading from the right works best with the suspension linkage. This cage is light weight, looks great and securely holds the water bottle.
Awesome design!
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Cage holds bottle tightly, allows access on SC Nomad frame, where normal bottle cage would not work.
Very happy with the purchase.
Looks good and bottle never falls out
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
What more could you want? It's easy to load and unload your bottle, but it doesn't fall out accidentally. Awesome cage!
Great hold. Great design.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Holds a camelbak podium insulated water bottle very securely. I leave the bottle in this cage while driving with my bike on my car on the freeway as well as bombing down rocky trails. It's never fallen out. Good solid construction and all the class you'd expect from Arundel.
This is absolutely a must for a full suspension bike if you're going to try and mount a bottle cage. It works perfectly on my HD3.
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The price point on this might be a bit painful compared to lesser options, but you really get what you pay for. You spent how many thousands on your new fancy bike? This is an accessory worthy of the finest frames. I got it specifically for my SC Nomad because the side loading works out great with the very cramped bottle cage area on my frame. Overall been very happy with it. Easy to get the bottle in and out and bottle is held very snug and has survived through very rough trails. And the cherry on top would be that it also looks pretty darn good and certainly wont weigh you down.
Even if I get frames with more room for other style cages, I think I'll be sticking to this side loader for the foreseeable future.
What size is your Nomad .. I have a large, was wondering if you could get a 24 oz bottle to fit using this cage?
My Nomad is a Large with a monarch plus shock. To be honest, I have only ever tried using this 22 oz bottle:
that one fits in there easily though, so I would think that a 24 oz bottle would be fine unless it's an unusual shape.
Update: I got a new bike this year (switched from Nomad to Bronson) and after using this cage all season last year I purchased it again for my new bike. I could easily save myself $20 and go with one of the more economical options, which also work great to be honest, but this one works great and looks great so I went for it again. My concern was that it holds the bottle so tight it might eventually just warp the bottle and stop holding it as well, but I've used the same bottle for a long time now with zero issues.
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These are great bottle cages. Light weight and sleek. The side loaders work well on mtn bike frames that tend to be tight in the big triangle area. Highly recommended
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That kid in San Fran ain't afraid to run................
Also, no discussion on Shaw, the HC at Stanford.
Someone should give this guy a look.
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Well prepared and well disciplined.
He is going to be a great coach wherever he ends up!
He would be a great fit for Dallas.
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Hi guys.....great to hear you have the Helios fixed and that you're on your way once again. Wish you safe travels and more adventures ahead xo.
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Monday 23/8/10 – Lazy as day. We went to the cinemas and watched 2 movies 'Knight & Day' and 'Salt'. These movies are in English with Czech subtitles! Love it. We grabbed lunch at Hooters. The waitress was probably only 16 or 17 years old so it felt a bit wrong looking at her in those tight orange shorts
Tuesday 24/8/10 – We chatted to Kendall & Heafty on skype. It was so great to chat to them and catch up on a few things. The guy 'George' from Z-Invest who is fixing Helios called to let us know that TNT sent the part via truck instead of plane so we are stuck in Prague till at least Thursday. RAAAA to TNT. We decided to move to another hotel direct in Prague so now at Hotel Leonardo. Beautiful place, way better location as we are only a few minutes walk from everything. We caught up with George & his wife from Z-Invest for tea. The only good thing about Helios breaking down was that we were able to meet two very lovely people! He taught us a few things about Prague and started teaching Trav the pronunciation of the accent of Czech letters.
Wednesday 25/8/10 – Watched another movie 'Get to the Greek'
Thursday 26/8/10 – Another lazy day. Had to check out of the hotel by 12pm. We didn't really know what to do as we had to wait to hear from Z-Invest but by about 1pm we decided to head to Z-Invest to see how Helios was going. It would've only taken us 40 min max to get there but Trav wanted to go what he thought was the best way and we didn't get there till 5pm. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, today was not a good day. I will leave it at that. But we got there and George cheered us both up and made us a coffee. Helios was fixed and we were finally on the road. Munich, here we come. It only took about 3.5 hours to get from Prague to Munich. We had nice roads and it was fairly quiet on the motorway so we were grateful for that. Helios was changing gears fine. Fingers cross that we don't have any more issues! We checked into a campsite just after 9:30pm. We met Jill & Ben from Melbourne and chatted to them for awhile. It's great to met people in your travels where you can share stories.
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Press releases 2002
CORE Judicial review on PGD with tissue typing - 20/12/2002
The HFEA is disappointed by the decision that PGD with HLA tissue typing is prohibited and has stated that it will appeal. The Authority will be considering the judgement carefully and taking advice.
HFEA 11th Annual Report - 14/12/2002
Today, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority published its Eleventh Annual Report and Accounts, which reviews its work over the past two years and includes a forward look that outlines the way the Authority intends to work in the future.
Statement on the Hampshire case - 12/12/2003
Following the conviction at Southampton Crown Court of embryologist Paul Fielding on eight charges of false accounting and three charges of actual bodily harm.
Health ministers announce new members of the HFEA - 02/12/2002
Health Minister Hazel Blears today announced the appointment of four new members to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and the reappointment of one existing member.
HFEA expresses concern about financial incentives for egg donation - 02/12/2002
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has expressed concern about reports that young women students are being encouraged to sell their eggs in donation programmes based in the United States of America.
HFEA welcomes Government announcement on extra funding - 25/11/2002
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority today welcomed an announcement by Government that it will receive significant extra funding.
New Chief Executive to advance HFEA modernisation - 20/11/2002
Introducing the newly appointed interim Chief Executive of the HFEA, Angela McNab, the Authority Chair, Suzi Leather, said she was sure that Ms McNab was the right person to take forward the Authority's modernisation agenda.
HFEA announcement re. Chief Executive Officer - 18/11/2002
Following a unanimous vote of no confidence by its members, the Chairman of the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority ('the Authority'), Ms Suzi Leather, has decided to ask Dr. Maureen Dalziel to step down as Chief Executive.
Statement on The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust v A and Others - 04/11/2002
The HFEA issued a statement after the President of the Family Division named the Assisted Conception Unit at Leeds General Infirmary as the unit where use of the 'wrong' sperm during ICSI/IVF resulted in the birth of twins.
HFEA launches public consultation on 'sex selection' - 23/10/2002
A consultation document published today by the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority asks if it is right that people should be able to use assisted reproductive techniques to choose to the sex of their child and, if so, for what reasons.
HFEA dismisses claims that IVF children need health checks as 'ludicrous' - 23/10/2002
The HFEA is not, as has been reported, about to launch a study on the long term effect of assisted reproductive techniques on children born from them. And the HFEA will not 'call in' children born as a result of assisted conception for 'health checks'.
HFEA Statement on acquittal of Mr Robert Bates - 20/09/2002
It is not possible to comment on the acquittal of Mr Bates or on matters relating to the case, in view of outstanding criminal prosecution against another person.
Suzi Leather, Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority clarifies the Authority's role in regulating stem cell research - 11/09/2002
Speaking at a conference today, organised by the Medical Research Council (MRC), Suzi Leather, Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority clarified the Authority's role in relation to stem cell research.
HFEA statement on the systems currently in place to prevent use of the 'wrong' infertility treatment - 11/09/2002
The HFEA is prevented, for legal reasons, from commenting on the alleged "IVF mix up" that has been widely reported. However, the HFEA can confirm that it is aware of the background and has investigated the matter.
HFEA data shows improvement in IVF success rates - 30/08/2002
Provisional statistics on the success rates of individual IVF clinics, released today, suggest that more women starting in vitro fertilisation treatment are likely to have a child as a result.
HFEA confirms that HLA tissue typing may only take place when PGD is required to avoid a serious genetic disorder - 01/08/2002
The HFEA confirmed today that tissue typing through preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) may only take place when PGD is required to select embryos for treatment that are not affected by a serious genetic disorder.
Response to House of Commons Science and Technology Committee report, developments in human genetics and embryology - 18/07/2002
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) welcomes the report's call for new legislation to cover the complex ethical issues of human genetics and embryology.
HFEA to consult on regulation - 01/07/2002
Today, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is issuing a consultation document explaining how it intends to improve the regulation of infertility services in the UK, and what the cost of this will be for patients and clinics.
HFEA statement on the cost of multiple births resulting from IVF - 15/04/2002
The HFEA has no plans to compel clinics to take out insurance to cover neonatal care required by multiple births resulting from assisted reproduction. Nor does the HFEA plan to further restrict the number of embryos that may be put back in an IVF cycle.
HFEA Licence Committee approves two applications for research on human embryos to produce stem cell lines - 28/02/2002
The HFEA has approved two applications for clinics to carry out research on human embryos to produce stem cell lines - the first to be issued under the new HFE (Research Purposes) Regulations 2001.
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Ok don't know if any of you knew but on April 8th I had surgery on my right arm to fix 2 nerves and a torn ligament I think...and I was Really Worried I'd miss Turkey Season which starts Monday...This was my arm 2 days after surgery and I'm thinkin "That's gonna hurt!"
Then they go and put this thing on and I'm thinkin' " I'd Better be able to pull a trigger with this thing...
But I have hardly any pain and I can pull the trigger on my crossbow with my middle finger so Dad is gonna cock it and I have one shot that's GONNA count!
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Description ADULT Has brown plumage overall; upperparts are dark brown, but beautifully marked with white spots, flight feathers with dark bars, while underparts are buff-gray with bold, dark streaks. Note short, barred tail, brown concentric rings around eyes, and ruff of brown-barred feathers on throat. Eyes are dark and bill is yellow. JUVENILE Has fluffy plumage at first, but acquires adultlike plumage by fall.
Dimensions Length: 20" (51 cm); Wngspn: 3' 8" (1.1 m)
Habitat Widespread and common, associated with mixed deciduous and coniferous woods and forest and often found near water. Range has expanded north and west in recent decades, but territorial birds are generally rather sedentary. Nests in tree holes or abandoned crow's nests.
Observation Tips Easy to hear in wooded habitats and occasionally flushed from roost in daytime. Amazing daytime views can sometimes be had beside boardwalks through swamp reserves in Florida.
Range Western Canada, Southeast, Texas, Florida, Mid-Atlantic, Plains, Rocky Mountains, Northwest, New England, Eastern Canada, Great Lakes
Voice Utters a series of gruff hooting notesótypically who-hu-ho-hooómostly after dark, but sometimes during daytime.
Discussion Northeastern America's most familiar medium-sized woodland owl. Sometimes found perched on tree branch during daytime, with fluffed up body plumage; proportionately large head and rounded facial disc are obvious. Feeds on small mammals, amphibians, and large invertebrates. Nests in tree holes or sometimes in abandoned twig nests of other birds. Sexes are similar.


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In eight contested state attorney races in the November 6 general election, voters re-elected three incumbents.
Democrat Willie Meggs held onto his Second Circuit seat with the narrowest margin in the eight races, just 2.6 percentage points. Democrat Mike Satz defended his seat in the 17th Circuit by capturing more than two-thirds of the vote, and Democrat Katherine Fernandez Rundle defeated write-in candidates with 99.98 percent of the vote in the 11th Circuit.
Republican Jeff Siegmeister was the only challenger to win over an incumbent in the general election, taking the Third Circuit seat.
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* In the Second Circuit, Meggs defeated Republican Pete Williams.
* In the Third Circuit, Siegmeister successfully challenged incumbent Democrat Robert L. "Skip" Jarvis.
* In the 11th Circuit, Rundle prevailed over write-in candidates Omar Malone and Michele Samaroo.
* In the 12th Circuit, Republican Ed Brodsky won against Democrat John Torraco.
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* In the 16th Circuit, Democrat Catherine Vogel beat Republican Mark E. Kohl.
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It is so very important to be careful when dealing with these people. Even the small time poachers have this feeling they have every right to do what they want and no one is going to stop them.
Back in the early 80's my neighbor turned out to be the most famous American big time poacher. His name was Ellison and his daddy was a state congeressman in Montana. Daddy had a perfect 100% anti environment record in the state house and his son must have certainly been encouraged by that. He was a wilderness terrorist who shot hundreds of Bull elk in velvet, shot bears for the gall bladder and had at least 4 or 5 hoods working for him. He also ran big game hunts out of season and that is how he finally got caught. He ended up taking out under cover FBI agents on a couple of hunts. It took over 100 FBI and Park sevice rangers to make the arrest and they expected a fight to the death but luck would have it Ellison got so drunk with the under cover agent that he passed out on the night of the bust and they just hand cuffed him to his bed in an old mountain cabin till the troops arrived. I think he got 30 years without bail and is still in jail. The story made headlines throughout N. America.
My personal run in with him still to this day sends shivers down my spine. Someone had been shooting deer on our ranch by the county road and just leaving them there in the hay fields. No one could figure out why someone would do this, no one, game wardens or the sherif, all were at a loss. One evening i was coming home from town and there was a pick up truck by the side of the road with it's hood up. I stopped to lend a hand and when I got out I noticed it was Ellison working under his hood. At this point we were suspicious of this guy but had no proof but all the neighbors knew to keep their distance. It was too late for me so I asked him if I could help. He said no and to get my ass out of there. I noticed he had a sawed off shot gun sitting on his engine and like an idiot i asked him what was up with the shot gun. He just said he didn't like snakes and to move on. I sure as hell did and when I got home called the game warden because I knew something was up. Nothing came about of the incedent till months later after he got arrested. As it turned out he was shooting deer close by the road side then acting like he was broke down in his truck. Eventually Golden Eagles would land on the carcus and he would shoot them then sell the feathors and stuff. He confessed to many poaching crimes and boasted to many other crimes including telling the story of all most blasting me away that evening for being so damn nosey.
Ever wonder why poachers can make $$ from it ?? There are several "markets" out there.
First there the old school, ... those poor souls, as you mentionned, who believe that it is their RIGHT to fish/hunt and d**m the regs. (as in fly only or no kill sections.)
Second there are the over limit gang who think that they'll darn well fill up the freezer as they only fish once or twice a year (as in fly in tourists in Canada who just can't beleive they can only keep 6 walleye).
These first 2 "scenarios" are pretty tough to deal with in the long run as they are "cultural" things. Education (and stiff fines) are the only long term sollutions (IMHO)
Next, thirdly, ... there are the "casual" commercial poachers. These guys (and gals) will sell, barter or trade game meat taken on non-comercial permits. Ever had someone at the office ask if you wanted to buy some nice fresh walley fillets ?? I have, and as the Chief Forester for the division, I promptly tell the person that if he'd like to repeat that, he'll LOSE HIS JOB !! (and I have done that).
Lastly, and not the least problematic, are the commercial groups. Wanna buy 1000 lbs of caribou meat, real cheap, ... can't be legal. This can only be adressed at the consumer level. I won't use restaurants that can't produce tags for "wild" game meat. As in : Its your choice well, .. not a poaching example, but consumer choices to make anyway ...
Further, my crews romp around through over 40,000 sqr km of public forests up here and you better believe they have their marching orders. They all have digital cameras and know how to record and report suspicious activity.
Long winded sorry, ... but poaching is a problem all over the world. The only way we can get a handle on it is through education, observation and reporting, as well as through OUR OWN actions and consumer choices.
Your closing remarks are excellent. ...
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and the number for your jurisdiction is usually printed on the fishing licence.
Recently it was reported here (in Oregon) that a few "High Profile" individuals were cited for Poaching. Although these particular infractions (30 total for one of the individuals) had to due with Hunting, it brings to the forefront the ongoing problem of Poaching in general.
Here's some stats;
In Pierre, South Dakota a man was found with a cooler containing 110 Walleye.
On the Kamchatka Peninsula, Illegal Salmon poaching is run by organized crime gangs (and you thought the only competition came from the Bears)
In Florida, poachers using gill nets are reeking havoc on the states Pompano stocks.
Brewster Mass. officals had to crack down on Herring poachers who went wild on the Stony Brook run.
In Oklahoma, 3 men had illegal nets set in a state reservoir to catch Striped Bass that they were selling commericaly for $1.- per pound.
There are 2 types of Poachers according to officals that I spoke with;
These are the type we as flyfisherman encounter most often. "Hit and Run" as was described to me. They are most often single or pairs of individuals who are in a particular spot for the day. Case in point, I was fishing a section of a well known "fly fishing only, catch and release" river here in the N.W. and came across 2 men using bait and killing fish. When I questioned wheither this was part of the F.F.O. area, things got a little tense, with the younger of the 2 going into how he grew up here and how his dad used to fish here long before catch and release. I decided to de-escalate the situation by moving on. Most of these individuals are trying to get away with something that they know is illegal and flat WRONG, or they are down and out and trying to subsidise diet.
These, like the gangs on the Kamchatka Penn. can be far more devastating to niche fishery eco-systems, pulling huge amounts of animals out of areas in short time spans. Recently 8 men were fined a total of $55,000.- for the poaching and illegal sale of Yellow Perch. In another instance, 14 men were fined a total of $16,000+ , lost a total of 35 years of fishing privlages, and spent 72 days in jail after pleading guilty to poaching and commerical sale of Walleye and White Bass. The info in this case was gathered from a T.I.P. Program (Turn In a Poacher)
Regardless, all Poaching is a crime, and should be dealt with a accordingly! Officals I spoke with said if you observe a potential poaching incident you should;
NOT approach the individuals on your own!
Try to get description of the incident, individuals, auto info, etc.
Call your local D.F.W. and ask to speak to an officer, or if your state has a T.I.P. line, use that.
I am not saying that these actions always work, but in most cases it's whats on the books now, and so that's what we have to work with. You can petition your particular State angency to stiffen existing laws or actions against Poaching. It is a huge problem, everyday, worldwide!
Fishing is a PRIVLAGE, not a RIGHT! Poaching for those of us who fish Legaly causes Lost Fishing Opportunitys and Higher fees!
Let's help keep Angling on the up and up!
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- Wash your hands thoroughly after handling or feeding the animals and always before eating and drinking.
- Keep your hands away from your face, mouth and eyes during your visit.
- Cover any cut or open wound with a plaster.
- Do not bring any food (e.g. picnics) into any part of the farm pay zone.
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GLORY 10 Adds Kiria vs. Groenhart, Watson vs. Kraus, Guidon vs. Wilnis
- Written by Rian Scalia
GLORY 10 takes place on September 28 in Los Angeles, USA and already features a four man 85kg tournament with Steve Wakeling, Artem Levin, Joe Schilling and Jason Wilnis. Three more fights have been added to the card.
Of the three fights added, two are in the 70kg division, and they both involve highly ranked fighters in the promotion. Murthel Groenhart will take on Davit Kiria, and Jordan Watson will fight Albert Kraus. These two 70kg fights join the already announced Robin van Roosmalen vs. Shemsi Beqiri fight on the card.
As well, a heavyweight fight between Brice Guidon and the brother of tournament participant Jason Wilnis, Jahfarr Wilnis, was added to the card. It joins the other previously scheduled heavyweight bout between Jerome Le Banner and Sergei Kharitonov.


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Korg DW-6000
Korg's first digitally controlled analog synth hybrid; 8 sampled digital waveforms, analog resonant filter with separate VCF and VCA ADBSSR envelopes. Parameters can be altered in real time via a single programmable slider. 6 voice polyphony in two modes, or one monophonic mode with all six voices stacked. 12 digital oscillators (2 per voice) with 8 simple to complex waveforms, 1 de-tunable and with programmable interval. 64 presets that can be reprogrammed by the user.
Awesome fat basses, lovely warm sounding, pulsing strings, and hard, nasal leads. Some wonderful swirling effects can be found. Imagine a Poly 800 with 8 waveforms instead of 2, and you get the picture.
Due to reliance on sampled waveforms, it does not sit well through distortion, and some waveforms do not go well in a mix when used as a pad. Overall, an exceptional and underrated bass and lead machine with some nice pad sounds to boot.
The DW-6000 was quickly surpassed by the DW-8000: it expanded it to 8 notes polyphony, 16 sampled waveforms, a velocity sensitive keyboard with programmable aftertouch, auto-bend, a simple arpeggiator and a digital delay unit.
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- Demos & Media
Audio Clip 1 - A demo track made with the DW-6000 by Paul K of TRANZISTA. All sounds including the drums are coming from the DW-6000 with outboard delay unit.
- Specifications
- Polyphony - 6 voices
- Oscillators - 2 DCOs per voice; DWGS: 8 sampled digital waveforms
- Filter - Analog Low-pass resonant filter with ADBSSR 6-parameter envelope generator
- VCA - ADBSSR 6-parameter envelope generator
- Keyboard - 61 keys (no velocity or aftertouch)
- Memory - 64 patches
- Control - MIDI
- Date Produced - 1985
- Websites of Interest
- Shop for Keyboards, MIDI & Gear
Guitar Center: Synths and MIDI
Sweetwater: Hot items in Keyboars section
The Musician's Friend: Keyboard gear
AMS: Brand synths and accessories
The Woodwind & Brasswind Store
music123.com: Synth Blow Out Deal Section
zZounds: Keyboards and MIDI equipment
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What is Cord Tissue?
A newborn's umbilical cord tissue contains several different types of cells, each with different potential uses.
Because cord tissue research is still in its early stages, CBR stores your baby's cord tissue whole, preserving all of the cells within it for your family's potential future use. The cord tissue is cryogenically stored for long-term preservation so it can be processed to extract the cells needed using the best technology of the future.
CBR Saves the Entire Cord Tissue for the Widest Range of Treatment Options
A newborn's umbilical cord tissue is comprised of several different cell types and each cell type has different potential.
Damaged tissue, ligaments
and organs
Wounds, burns
and ulcers
Vascular damage
Contains unique and powerful stem cells that may help repair and heal the body in different ways than cord blood. These cells create structural and connective tissue and are currently being evaluated in 30+ clinical trials to treat heart disease, stroke and spinal cord damage, among others.
Saving cord tissue with CBR provides more options
Three key cell types from six cord tissue regions:
- Mesenchymal stem cells
- Endothelial cells
- Epithelial cells
- Wharton's jelly
- Intervascular region
- Perivascular region
- Subamniotic region
- Blood vessels
- Amniotic epithelium
All cell types from a variety of tissues are being researched to potentially treat 11+ therapeutic areas:
* CBR is currently evaluating the potential to isolate and prepare multiple cell types from cryopreserved cord tissue for potential future use.


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What is the difference between Gas and Diesel engines?
The greatest achievements in technical development have taken place with diesel engines. For example, the Volvo Penta D series has electronically controlled common rail fuel injection, four valves per cylinder and various types of optimised supercharging with turbo and sometimes also compressor.All this gives performance equal to, sometimes even better than, that of gasoline engines of corresponding power. At the same time, fuel consumption is lower, reliability is greater, service life longer and second-hand value higher.Gasoline engines offer high performance and relatively low weight. Electronic fuel injection gives high reliability, low emissions and fast response for an enjoyable experience at the helm. The price of a gasoline engine is generally lower than that of a diesel engine.If you switch from gasoline to diesel, you can often specify a lower power output without actually losing anything in terms of performance, apart from outright top speed, since a diesel engine offers better torque as well as being designed to operate closer to its max rev limit. When changing from gasoline to diesel, the air, fuel and cooling systems need to be checked.


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These are some of my thoughtrs about Nilo ...
Raymond Little earlier mentioned Cotton, NFC Marten's Little Smokey and Tom Cox.
Much of that has evaporated in the winds and shifting sands of time. However, I
have enduring memories, experiences and appreciation for what Mr. Olin, T.W.,
the men at Nilo, and Tom Cox did for Royal's Moose's Moe and Bill Connor. Not
only in the weeks preceeding the 1972 National at 'Bosque', but in the years after,
when the 10:00 AM break at Nilo for dougnuts became a routine ... much to T.W.'s
Tom Cox was a Springer man, but a trusted companion of Cotton's. Tom was his
'right hand man' for many trials. Tom knew and understood springers and retrievers.
Cox was one hell-of-a-guy!!
At Bosque in 1972 ... before that National started ... Cotton told me that during that week
of that National, Tom was at my disposal. And, He Was!!
Bill Connor
Everything in the SI article about Smokey probably omits much of the man (T. W.
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It's been some time since my last diary "entry" (read: the
amazing, awesome, "dependable" connection went down for a
few hours and I lost what I was working on),
so I should be a bit more detailed about the goings on here.
Been spending most time hardware hacking. Not building hardware, of course, mostly fixing things for other people. My hardware collection has grown a lot in the process. Seriously, I have to do something, as my apartment is rapidly becoming an ungodly mess. I'm slowly finding homes for gear, so if there is anything you're looking for, let me know.
The review of the blinux kernel mods for speech synth haven't been going as quickly as I had hoped, but at least progress is being made. I'd like to see more people reviewing it, because although I really want to see this in the kernel, but only once it has 'matured' enough to not break kernel design principles (which it currently does).
Freebasin has gone into a holding pattern pending thesis completion. The crash of the NT box didn't help things any, but at least I was able to move the data from an access db into postgres. Next stage will be the post-process differential correction of the position data, and merging what is promising to be one of the largest ecological databases going. :) This should be fun.
OODS is still going well, lots of planning is happening. Normally, I would find this really unsettling, save that I know the people involved, and I know they will make this happen. Besides, I've learned so much about design and abstraction ... two aspects I would have liked to have learned in school, save that I'm getting a masters in ecology and not computer science.
OODS is primarily about open source directory services. I would have figured this to be really dull, boring and with few practical applications outside of system management. However, thanks to Frank, I can see just how broad the 'directory services' category is and just how relevant it is to, say, ecology. Scary.
What else. Finally saw X-Men and Art of War. Nice surprise, neither particularly sucked, I was really glad to see someone doing Wolverine 'right.' The other characters seemed to fit as well. Nice to see. As for AoW, homegrown movie it is, it looked decent as well, tho I expect to go see it again (missed some of the local 'sights' the first time around). Hopefully the trend will continue with Highlander?
If it sucks, tho, at least you know you can blame someone.
Well, that's about it for now. Not much to see here. These are not the droids you're looking for...


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text: If the judges place the gallery far enough from the line, conversations in the gallery shouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately, I've run of lot of HRC tests where the gallery was way too close to the line or the holding blind. Even had holding blinds in the gallery. In my opinion, the placement of the gallery should be based on its distance from the line, not how well the gallery can see the test. If the gallery can't see all of the test, so be it.


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Research of Cystinuria in Bulldogs Looks for Genetic Cause
Purina Pro Club, Bulldog Update - Vol 1, No 1 - July 2007
"Ralph," was a handsome, happy-go-lucky white Bulldog. He loved being with people. When he was about
22 months old, Ralph appeared to strain when he urinated. His owner, Jennifer Joseph, who lives in northern California, breeds Adamant Bulldogs and is familiar with health conditions that affect Bulldogs. She recognized Ralph's straining as a sign of cystinuria, a disorder that causes cystine crystals and painful uroliths, or stones, that can lead to kidney, bladder or urinary tract obstruction.
Joseph took Ralph right away to the veterinarian. Ralph had surgery to remove multiple cystine uroliths from his bladder. "The stones had a sandstone feel to them," Joseph recalls. "They were sent to a stone analysis laboratory and confirmed as being cystine uroliths."
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04-07-2013, 01:04 PM #1Junior Member Guppy
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none survived
so i got home from a 20 min trip to the store and had my father babysitting my daughter and niece. as i walk through my door, my tank is the first thing i see every time. i hav 1 poictus catfish,2 clown loaches, 1 tiger barb and 3 guarami dwarfs. but at first sight my tank is green. i walk up to it and its filled with fish food. my daughter and niece dumped and entire 2.1 oz of fish flakes in there. immediately i took the fish out but in less than a minute the my pictus,tiger, and 2 loaches died. i had to drain all the water and well pretty much start new. i knew the tank was going to have to cycle again and putting them in the tank would have killed the remainder that survive but before i got to putting the fish back in the last 3 dwarfs that held on died after putting them in the tank. bottom line my daughter and niece massacred my fish. so im testing the water now to get a basis of where im at i have .5 ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite, 5ppm nitrate. this was tested with the api freshwater master test kit. so my question now is, is it normal to have 0 nitrite but have nitrate. i did use the same filter as is figure it should have some of the bio filters left in it in hopes of speeding up the cycle process.
You still have the bacteria in the filter processing ammonia and nitrites.
Are you now planning to do a fishless cycle ?If you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
"Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony Calfo
Fishless Cycle Cycling with Fish Marine Aquarium Info [URL="http://saltwater.aquaticcommunity.com/"]
That's very weird, even if ammonia was quite high 20mins shouldn't be enough to kill healthy fish. You may have an ammonia spike but you won't have to start from scratch at all. All the bacteria is still there and the filter should still be cycled unless there is something you're not mentioning. You're not cycling again you are simply removing the ammonia that built up due to the excess food. If you have removed all the food and keep the filter running 0.5ammonia should be gone in 24 hours if not less6ft Australian Fresh water turtle tank - 2 macleay river turtles, numerous guppy at varying stages of development.
5ft 150gal planted discus tank - 8 discus, 10 cardinal tetras, 10 rummnose, 6 albino cories, and breeding RCS in tank sump and just about everywhere everything done from scratch, filtration and stand tank
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04-07-2013, 02:06 PM #4Junior Member Guppy
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i drained the entire tank cleaned the gravel you couldnt see in this tank i was shocked when i saw that they had died so fast but after cleaning the tank and gravel and adding new water those were the number i ended up with but again i used the old filter and yes i will be doing a fishless cycle now lol. my daughter woke up this morning and asked what happened to the fish as now there is an empty tank . i dont think she remembers or realizes what she did.
04-07-2013, 02:09 PM #5Junior Member Guppy
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i didnt test the water before i cleaned it as that wasnt a priority i was more concerned for getting the fish out of this gas chamber. i would guess that the flakes got into their gills and sufficated them.
Well, that's 2 clown loaches that will never have to be rehomed. Sad.My 33 gallon/125 liter tank. My photography on flickr.
They had to have dumped something else in there. When I was 4 years old I thought that our fish had stuffy noses because their mouths were opening and closing. I also thought that they needed a bath so I squeezed an entire bottle of nasal spray and a half a bottle of shampoo into the tank. Needless to say the fish didn't make it and my parents were not happy.
Is it possible they poured a bunch of prime into the tank? How about plant fertilizer? Test kit reagents? There's a whole list of things that you probably keep near your tank that they could have thrown in there as well.~Manna
120 gallon FW bowfront in progress
Sorry you lost your fish but this will give you time to do more research on stocking. Unless your tank is very large, clown loaches should not be in it. Dwarf gourami's are aggressive with one another, as well, and you should only have one if you plan to have them again and Tiger Barbs are nippy fish, below in large schools with their own kind.
Before stocking again, I would write a post asking for suggestions as to what to stock in your size tank.
04-07-2013, 08:59 PM #10Junior Member Guppy
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well if i didnt find anything available for them to throw anything in the tank but the bottle of food. i also didt know guarami were agressive, they never nipped each other or anything. they seemed relax always together. the tiger wa in a school but i had an ammonia spike a month ago and 2 died. now i appreciate the advice and all but i wanted to know if the presence on nitrate and ammonia without any nitrite is normal


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Goldfish, red gill -- normal or not?
We have two goldfish who are in a 10 gallon tank. the one who is orange and white in the attached video seems to have red gills. Does anybody know if what we're looking at is normal or is this something that we should be concerned about?
We have the water on a filter regular cycle through ammo trips and carbon bits. I plan to refresh the water once a week about 20%.
The gold and orange fish does seem to exhibit some aggressive behavior towards the other. I know that that may be causing some stress and I'm concerned about the orange and white one.
Thoughts welcome.
Red gillis can sometimes be a syptom of ammonia poisoning. Have you tested your ammonia yet ? Has the tank been cycled ?
Also, i really don't know of any gold fish that can live out its life in a 10 gallon. You might want to consider up-grading to a much larger tank or finding new home(s) for these gold fishIf you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
"Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony Calfo
Fishless Cycle Cycling with Fish Marine Aquarium Info [URL="http://saltwater.aquaticcommunity.com/"]
Unfortunately, your tank is too small for a couple reasons.
One, goldfish kept in those tanks keep growing on the inside and get stunted on the outside, leading to serious health problems.
Two, they produce a LOT of waste, and with two in that tank, they are likely suffering from ammonia poisoning since the filter can't keep up.
Also, those ammo-chips eventually "fill up" and stop working...it's better to get a natural cycle going. Read the stickies on how, and please find a bigger tank.
Red gills are certainly a sign of ammonia poisoning.20 gallon with a male betta, neons, glowlights, and red cherry shrimp. (work in progess) Recently added a few LIVE plants and driftwood, Woooohoooo!
Read the goldfish size chart in my signature. Not even one goldfish can be in a 10 gallon of any kind. Gasping with red gills is due to the tank not being cycled. Do 50% water change a couple times a week at the least.
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+1 with all of the above - the answers to red gills is to change your water by more than 20% and more than once a week and to either rehome the goldfish or get a larger tank


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when having a closer look at libaries like Qt, I've noticed some of them works like this:
1 #include <QApplication> 2 #include <QTextEdit> 3 4 int main(int argv, char **args) 5 { 6 QApplication app(argv, args); 7 8 QTextEdit textEdit; 9 textEdit.show(); 10 11 return app.exec(); 12 }
So although there is no direct relation between app and textedit, app somehow knows that I created textEdit, as on calling app.exec() it will dispatch events to textEdit. How does that work? The only way I can think about is, having a static function registerWidget and a static vector<>-structure in QApplication, and in the Constructor of QTextEdit (or any widget) it calls QApplication::registerWidget(self). Is this ok to do so or is there any better way to do this? (not talking about gui-libaries but this self-storing/registering thing in general)


text: Ok, so lets start off with my first review :) First of all i have to say that I realy try to be as objective as I can be and I don't want to compare Guilty Crown to other anime like Code Geass or Evangelion. Story: So, the story really keeps me going from episode to episode. But it's just another Endzeit setting with slightly different triggers. There's a bunch of researchers trying to get to the next stage of evolution. How they will accomplish this or why they need the Voids for this is still unknown. The Anime tries to submit a feeling that there's a big conspiracy behind this all centered around... See full review


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By Tiernan Ray
CNBC's Kelly Evans and Bill Griffeth this afternoon hosted a debate between "tech experts" Larry Haverty of Gabelli Funds and Larry Fishelson, CEO of competitive local access carrier Dynalink, regarding Apple's prospects in China since the announcement last night of a deal to sell the iPhone through the world's largest carrier, China Mobile (CHL), come January, a development that prompted estimates changes and price target increases today from some sell-side analysts.
Haverty made the argument the value of Apple's prospects at China Mobile are vastly undervalued, citing valuations of major Chinese consumer stocks.
Tencent (0700HK), the Internet messaging service, is worth over $100 billion, he pointed out, while Alibaba Group Holding, the privately held e-commerce giant, is valued by the Street at over $200 billion.
"The Chinese, like the rest of the world, have a tremendous demand for communications services," said Haverty, before being cut short by a microphone malfunction.
Fishelson, disagreed, citing the need for subsidies in China, and how that could hamper adoption of the iPhone versus cheaper devices.
"What's going to happen in china is they're going to have to work something out," regarding affordability, said Fishelson.
"Tim Cook should know that, and I believe he does, but sometimes two and two doesn't always equal four."
Fishelson went on to argue that "Apple needs to get into other things. I think Apple should get into the play of content, and possibly buy Yahoo! (YHOO). They have this huge market here, but they have to get into the content and the commerce."
Apple shares today are up $20.77, or 3.8%, at $569.79, not far from a 52-week high of $575.14.


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"The suburbs have no charms to soothe the restless dreams of youth," sang Geddy Lee, lead singer of my favorite band Rush when I was a teenager growing up in a Chicago suburb. This is not the case in Shaun Tan's book of mini-surreal masterpieces, Tales From Outer Suburbia. In these suburbs, there is a water buffalo that answers questions in an empty lot, a dugong (manatee type creature) that appears on someone's lawn, ICBMs in everyone's backyard, and a man wandering around in a diving suit. I found the stories from Tales From Outer Suburbia to be a little too bizarre at first, but my compulsion to finish books that I've started carried me through until I slowly became enchanted. The stories feature physical manifestations of the hopes and fears of the people who live in these suburbs and they wove their way into my psyche and released strong feelings of wonder, healing, and letting go. The strange story lines somehow open you up and leave you thinking about them long after you have read them. I especially identified with a story about two brothers who have a map of their suburb and decide to walk to where the map ends to see what is there. It reminded me of a 10 mile hike my brother and I took to complete the hiking merit badge. We weren't going to get "out in nature" anytime soon, so we just decided to walk around our Chicago suburb (which, oddly enough, included a stop at the public library to pick up some 8mm films). The experience did have a surreal feeling and it completely changed the way I felt about where I lived. Walking gives you such an intimate connection with your surroundings and it empowered me, as I went to places I had only gone with my parents up to that point. I was so struck by the book that I asked my son if I could read him the extremely short stories before he went to bed. He agreed and loved the stories and I got to have the nice experience of reading aloud to him that I hadn't had in several years and to talk a little bit about what it is like to have an older brother who is always right.
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