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China's efforts to crack down on copyright infringement and counterfeiting have been the topic of several systematic overviews this month. On July 12 Ministry of Commerce Vice Minister Jiang Zengwei reported China's past nine months of effort resulted in 9,031 arrests. "This time, the measures and effectiveness of the Chinese government's operations are unprecedented," said Zengwei. Separately, Web statistics from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences compared 2009 to 2010 and tallied a big drop in the number of websites but a big increase in the number of Web pages posted online. CASS spokesman Liu Ruisheng said, "This means our content is getting stronger, while our supervision is getting more strict and more regulated."
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Russell-Silver syndrome is a disorder present at birth involving poor growth. One side of the body also will appear to be larger than the other.
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Up to 1 in 10 children with this syndrome have a problem involving chromosome 7. In other patients, the syndrome may affect chromosome 11.
Most of the time, it occurs in people with no family history of the disease.
The estimated number of people who develop this condition varies greatly. Some say it affects about 1 in 3,000 people. Other reports say it affects 1 in 100,000 people. Males and females are equally affected.
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Dragons are creatures with nearly unlimited life spans. They can survive for long periods of time, and no one has found a dragon that has died of old age. Adolescence is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling's wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. Once they hit adolescence, hatchlings change quickly, maturing to their full forms in only 2 years.
Dragons don't communicate with each other verbally, but they will growl to scare off predators and frighten prey. Young dragons will emit an extremely high-pitched squeal when they are frightened. To communicate, they use telepathy with each other and to speak to other creatures.
Pillow Dragons are covered in enormous amounts of fur affectionately referred to as fluff. Despite their deceivingly large size, they can still fly even with such tiny wings because their bodies are remarkably light. Pillow Dragons have a habit of sleeping for up to eighteen hours a day, waking only in short bursts. During their few waking hours, they take the time to hunt for prey. Once a pillow dragon becomes an adult, its fur grows very slowly. Pillow dragon fur is used to make very expensive and valuable cloth known as "dragon cashmere."


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This is the first offseason in a long time where this is not the #1 question for this team.
Now lets get some damn weapons
Good receivers, a tight end, and a bit more improvement on the offensive line would make this team very interesting.
better play calling to take less pressure off of him is gonna help just as much as more weapons. yes we need the weapons, but we have to call plays that work to his strengths, another poster commented elsewhere that his accuracy was alot lower out of the shotgun. it seems like henne had the same issues. i havent looked up the stats but i think the PA bootlegs were what he seemed to strive in towards end of season. greanted with that the running game has to be working. would like to see us get a speed reciever that is willing to WORK! do the after practices with tanne. get the timing down on the deep throws. quite a few of tannes deep throws seemed to be off target. but yes i dont see QB as a concern. and am actually happy going into offseason knowing thats one place we're not gonna waste time looking to upgrade at
It's nice FOR ONCE to have an offseason where we don't have to look for a QB. Good thing too, because this draft is incredibly weak at QB.
Are you fin fans nuts, Tanne-sh#t is awful! Ranked 30th out of 32! If Barkley is available at #12 you take him. RT is a WR pretending to be a QB. Marino didn't catch passes at Pitt.
Everyone was saying this about henne too. People actually thought we had the best qb situation in the league with henne cp10 and pat white. Just some perspective.
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I saw the INO once. I didn't realize people wanted him, though, and left him, thinking, "Damn, that means I missed something cool!"
He's the Death Star Trooper with a different name, right?
I saw the INO once. I didn't realize people wanted him, though, and left him, thinking, "Damn, that means I missed something cool!"
He's the Death Star Trooper with a different name, right?
That's my jacket!
The previous DS trooper was one of my favorites from the 30th anniversary wave. Whenever I come across one, packaged or loose (just last weekend) I pick him up.
Some reviewers said the Vader in the wave 5 set is the best sculpt. I initially passed him up but now have him.
The Imperial Navy Commander is a 100% new sculpt, a fair bit shorter and better proportioned than the TAC/Saga Legends Death Star Trooper. I didn't think that one was that bad, but the new one looks significantly better when compared side by side. His shoulder logo is the AOTC Republic logo, not the proper Imperial logo, but otherwise it's pretty great. I saw him at a Target and a TRU, and got both of them.
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BBTS has this wave up for preorder with scheduled delivery in November. Just got mine ordered.
BBTS, Entertainment Earth, and Brian's Toys all mention how the wave is "limited distribution." Yakface mentioned that this meant it is definitely online-only (and Chicken Little - er, JediTempleArchives - reacted to the news with typical ridiculous hyperbole; that Paul guy needs to sit and take a deep breath more often), but I still haven't seen anything aside from a rumor on this one.
I can't recall a time when the final wave in a line wasn't underproduced, so I don't get why people would be freaking out, other than that they want more of the army builders (which I'm sure will see re-release anyway). People are just getting a heads-up for the first time. This is probably just to ensure that they don't hit right as the line is changing over to Legacy redux, and frankly, I'm looking forward to the line reset. Hopefully there isn't a street date this time - while I do love them, they end up clogging the pegs, and we really need to refresh after the last two years.
I need to figure out my CVI budget but I'll probably order this wave soon.
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I'll take my chances and just order the figures I want online; but not necessarily all at once. I've never had a good experience with pre-ordering.
I won't pay over $20 each for anyone in that wave except Weequay, however, and I'll only get one of him at that price. History has proven than prices level out and eventually start to go down over time, so I doubt the inflated prices will last longer than 2-3 years. After I get my hands on at least one Weequay, I can wait for the rest.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split. - Robert E. Howard
Working on my C6 budget, too, JabbaJohn. Don't like the fact on some of the pre-order stuff that you have to pay up front, but it at least guarantees me some items.
After the hell we went through with Kebco years back (remember them - I was one of the lucky ones who managedto get through by phone and demand my money back), I'm wary about pre-ordering anything, unless it's through amazon.
"I take orders from just one person - ME!"
Eh, I just ended up ordering from EE, as they won't charge until they ship, so I'll be fine. Since BBTS already pre-sold out, I don't want to get screwed on this wave.
The last time I ordered a case from them (or at all) was the elusive EU wave from 2007, which took an insanely long time to finally arrive, but included several figures that are still hard to obtain. Aside from that, and Hasbro canceling the Mando transport, I've always had positive experiences with EE, so I'm sure it'll be fine.
If anyone wants the Aurra Sing or Mawhonic figures (which I'm sure are the two that will be dumped the most), let me know.
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Founded on 18 May 1889, the Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU) was the first national football association on mainland Europe. Yet, at the time, only one of the 20 clubs in Copenhagen was dedicated exclusively to football. Even the first DBU president, FIA Markmann, had a background in cricket and tennis.
Football, like cricket, had been introduced to Denmark by British expatriates who arrived from 1847 to build the railways. Where cricket's appeal remained limited to more privileged social circles, soccer rapidly became the popular sport. It was first presented to a curious public in September 1879 by the Københavns Boldclub (KB), whose flourishing football department had 70 members. By 1881 KB were able to establish a youth section and, on 16 December 1883, they arranged Denmark's first domestic club match. Football then prospered, to the extent where the Danish Labour Party threw its weight behind the new working-class pastime.
As early as the 1889/90 season, the DBU sponsored a competition involving seven Copenhagen teams. A Danish championship was played in 1913, yet it was not until 1929/30 that a full-blown league was organised with ten sides in the first division. A second division was added in 1936 and a third in 1945. Structural modifications followed in 1958 when the established autumn/spring campaign was changed to a calendar-year season, ending in November, and the three divisions were expanded to 12 teams each. In 1992 the Danish Superleague was launched and, immediately, the campaign reverted to autumn/spring. The first five years of this new-look competition produced five different champions, confirming a renewed spread of power in the national game.
Denmark had, meanwhile, taken a pioneering role in European football with Ebbe Schwartz becoming the first President of UEFA in 1954. For all that innovation, though, the country was nudged somewhat into the wilderness as continental soccer became divided between western professionalism and eastern amateurism: it was not until 1971 that the DBU accepted foreign-based professionals in the senior international side.
After two decades out in the cold, with only a silver medal at the 1960 Olympic Games to show for their efforts, the Danes embraced semi-professionalism in 1978. Just nine of the 48 league clubs opted to retain amateur status. Even so, it took another seven years before Brøndby IF signed 20 full-time players to become the nation's first all-professional squad.
All the while, Denmark's youth development programmes were nurturing sufficient talent for Allan Simonsen to be crowned European Footballer of the Year in 1977. Soon the national team were playing a major role on the world stage. Their stylish performances would be rewarded in 1992 when Denmark won the UEFA European Championship held in Sweden. The national side have qualified for 11 of the last 15 major tournaments – including six successive EUROs from 1984–2004 – with a litany of Danish talents sparkling at elite level. None shone brighter than Michael Laudrup who was elected the All-Time Greatest Danish Player in 2007.
Another key figure has been Morten Olsen. The first player to reach 100 Denmark caps, in 1989, he became a club coach at home and abroad before, in 2000, being appointed national team boss. Olsen's contribution was underlined in the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sweden in October 2009 which secured the country's place in the South Africa finals: it was his 100th international as coach, making him Denmark's first centurion as both player and manager. He has now coached the Danes at two EURO and two World Cup final tournaments.
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Sauted Chicken with Capers, Mushrooms & Arugula
Sauted Chicken with Capers, Mushrooms & Arugula
Yields 4 portions
4-6 oz. boneless chicken breasts
2 TBSP fresh Italian parsley
1 TBSP fresh oregano, chopped
1 large shallot, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 TBSP capers (soak in warm water to remove saline)
1 small tub crimini mushrooms
2 oz. fresh arugula, roughly chopped
2 oz. Marsala wine
3 oz. veal or brown chicken stock
2 TBSP butter
2 oz olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Place chicken breast on cutting board and cover with several layers of plastic wrap. Use a kitchen mallet to pound breast evenly until " thick. Marinate chicken with Italian parsley and oregano. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
In large skillet, heat 1 oz. Olive oil over high flame. Add chicken breast and sear on both sides for 3-4 minutes. You want golden brown color on chicken breast. Remove chicken from pan and reserve on plate.
Add shallot, garlic and remaining olive oil to the pan and saut until translucent. Add mushrooms and saut for 4-5 minutes until softened.
Deglaze with Marsala wine and reduce till thickened. Add stock and reduce by half its original volume. Add capers and arugula. Add butter and melt into sauce. Add chicken breasts back into sauce and reseason if necessary.
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According to iSuppli, the price of hard drives isn't expected to return to pre-flood levels until at least 2014. That means for more than a year, prices will be inflated due to shortages caused by the flooding. ISuppli reports that the average selling price for the entire hard drive market grew to $66 in Q4 2011, which is up 28% from $51 in the third quarter. The average selling price held steady at $66 in Q1 of 2012 and is expected to slide to $65 in Q2.
The flooding in Thailand led to a 29% reduction in the number of hard drives shipped in Q4 2012. That significant reduction in shipments is expected to end and production will be completely recovered by Q3 of 2012. The company reports that hard drive shipments increased by 18% to 145 million units in Q1 2012 and in Q2 increase by 10% to 159 million units.
ISuppli is predicting that shipments will increase again in Q3 2012 by another 10% to 176 million units. Q3 is expected to be the first quarter where shipments or exceed 2011 numbers. Despite the return to normal shipment levels, pricing is expected to remain flat with no decline.
"HDD manufacturers now have greater pricing power than they did in 2011, allowing them to keep ASPs steady," said Fang Zhang, analyst for storage systems at IHS. "With the two mega-mergers between Seagate/Samsung and Western Digital/Hitachi GST, the two top suppliers held 85 percent of HDD market share in the first quarter 2012. This was up from 62 percent in the third quarter of 2011, before the mergers. The concentration of market share has resulted in an oligarchy where the top players can control pricing and are able to keep ASPs at a relatively high level."
One reason pricing won't decline is that a number of original equipment manufacturers in the computer industry signed a long-term agreements with hard drive makers to guarantee drive shipments but locking in prices about 20% higher than were paid before the flooding.
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A sports bar conjures up images of chads chowing down wings and sexually harassing waitresses who laugh it off for a decent tip. Beer bars have all the brews in our solar system, and bartenders who can write you a dissertation on each one. Gay bars have jukeboxes containing only Robyn. What is a dive bar though?
It definitely shouldn't be defined by the terrible old cliche of "a place where hipsters rub elbows with [INSERT BLUE COLLAR TROPE]" because that veers dangerously close to giving a cop or a sanitation guy mystical features. It shouldn't be a place that is cheap above all else, because a hellhole with cheap beer is still a hellhole.
A dive bar is a place that should have cheap beer, yes, but also decent service and some sense of being permanently etched into the landscape. If it's baffling or intimidating to newcomers, all the better. If you walk into a bar, sit down with your beer and are suddenly being lectured on the terrible decision the Rangers made to trade for goddamn Phil Esposito 40 years ago, you know you're in the right place. Or at least I know I am. A dive bar, more than any other kind of bar, is a place that acts as a bulwark against a world that is more often completely shitty than anything else.
Some of the bars on this list have existed as bars since seemingly the beginning of time, others are new but well on their way to permanence. Several reject the slummy dive bar aesthetic for something a little snazzier. Due to the sometimes anonymous nature of the dive, this list is far from all encompassing. Still, all these spots share an edge and patrons who don't give a fuck what you think when you walk in the door. And Brooklyn is all the better for them. — Dave Colon (more…)


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Holy Name Cemetery Office
Holy Name Cemetery is the Roman Catholic burial ground in Jersey City and is operated by the Archdiocese of Newark. The 68-acre cemetery that one observes along West Side Avenue was begun in 1866 for the city's Catholic residents.
Catholic burials in the 1840s took place at St. Peter's Cemetery. It is located on Tonnelle Avenue, which made access from the busy highway increasingly difficult by the twentieth century. Its records are maintained by Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, NJ.
Holy Name Cemetery is now the largest cemetery in Jersey City with approximately 267,000 burial plots. A section of the cemetery is dedicated to the burial of priests and nuns who had served in the city's several Roman Catholic parishes and parochial schools.
Striking in their numbers and design are the mausoleums and elaborately carved stone monuments. One such mausoleum is that of Mayor Frank Hague. Other Jersey City mayors buried in Holy Name Cemetery are Mark Fagan, John V. Kenny and Thomas F.X. Smith as is former Congresswoman Mary Teresa Norton.
Other Jersey City cemeteries on web site: Speer Burial Ground/DeMott Burial Ground, Jersey City/Harsimus Cemetery, Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery, and Old Bergen Church Cemetery.
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If you are looking for a great way to entertain your kids quietly then I've got it! This is our second one of these great games from Find It! Games. We have a Veggie Tales game and when we heard they came out with a new On The Farm themed game we had to check it out. We love these things!
Old MacDonald-wannabes and animal lovers alike will delight in the new "On The Farm" hidden object game with 42 different items tucked among the brightly colored pellets, all packaged inside a clever silo-shaped cylinder, complete with a ladder! Like all Find It hidden object games, this barnstormer of a game provides hours of fun for all generations. Use the enclosed score pad to check off items as kids, babysitters, parents and grandparents find a chicken, a tractor, a scarecrow or a milk jug. On the bottom of the game is a checklist of all items which allows players to "find it" in the car, in the backyard or even down at the local barn!
Trust me every age will enjoy this game. It's fun to search for all of the different objects and see if you can find them all! These are a great toy to keep in the car as it provides hours of quiet playtime. The recommended age is 8+ but I have to say that Danika, who is almost 4, gets a lot of enjoyment out of finding the hidden objects. I love that it is something everyone in the family can enjoy!
In addition, the company is launching three new jigsaw puzzles, under a collection called Pieces of History, that mimic the "finding" activity of its award-winning and well-recognized contained adventures. The artwork on all three is original and was commissioned. Puzzles provide a wonderful opportunity for families to share time together and it's not surprising that Find It has broadened its game line to horizontal play after years of success with its vertical adventures. The puzzle series targets a significant event familiar to both children and adults.
Once the pieces are put in place, the history-themed puzzles offer an instant lesson to children and adults as they read the parchment-like list of hidden items.
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Wheweee! I leave for a few hours to go out and do some scouting for a sandhill crane hunt I got comin' up this weekend and come back to find the forum has exploded with activity today! We got new hunters jumpin' in, new "old hunters" showin' up, teachin guys how to hunt, teachin' guys how not to hunt, guys tellin' huntin stories, fellas wishin' each other Happy New Years, and a couple of our regulars threatenin' to sue each other! Wow, what a day! ....Problem is, I don't have time to throw in my half-a-cents worth, or get up on my soap box or my high horse right now on all these threads, so....you guys slow down a little!
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In rare cases you may also hear ringing in your ears and have a bad headache, but these symptoms will likely pass as well.
Donovan JW. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In: Shannon MW, Borron SW, Burns MJ, eds. Haddad and Winchester's Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 51.
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Okay, I'll spoil it, because I'm dying to add this question to the Q&A rotation:
"You recently announced that the 2010 Comic-Con exclusive would be Sgt. Slaughter, produced in the 25th Anniversary style, with new tooling. The two past SDCC 25th Anniversary exclusives (suited Cobra Commander and "Pimp Daddy" Destro) both were available in two different color variations. And, in the Marvel comic, Sgt. Slaughter looked slightly different from his cartoon and live-action appearances in that he did not wear his trademark sunglasses. While we realize it's probably too late to change any plans for Comic-Con, and that this particular figure would have licensor requirements that wouldn't affect other GIJoe figures, is there any chance of either a head variation without the sunglasses, or that the sunglasses might be removeable?"


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Our old buddy Justin (does he still post here?) had this article from the Hardball Times:
Minor league run environments vary substantially from league to league. As a result, any time we evaluate a minor leaguer's hitting or pitching stats, we need to consider the context of those performances. Alex Pedicini had a brief but nice series at Hardball Times breaking down these league differences, but I wanted to take a deeper look at run environments, including an investigation of how they would model using Base Runs.
More on Base Runs later. Let's start with a graph looking at how the run environments of the minor leagues (and major leagues) vary:
You can read more at the link above, but the chart shows a lot.
The biggest thing that jumped out to me is that the Reds up until this year, have played in 5 of the 7 most run depressing leagues in the minor leagues.


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13.1: Growth of Human Populations
What will stop population growth?
It took all of human history until 1802 for the human population to reach its first billion. It took just 12 years for it to acquire its most recent billion. Although the growth rate is predicted to slow later this century, there's no end to population growth in sight. Yet, the population can't continue to grow forever. How will it stop?
Human Population Numbers
Human population growth over the past 10,000 years has been tremendous (Figure below). The entire human population was estimated to be
- 5 million in 8000 B.C.
- 300 million in A.D. 1
- 1 billion in 1802
- 3 billion in 1961
- 7 billion in 2011
As the human population continues to grow, different factors limit population in different parts of the world. What might be a limiting factor for human population in a particular location? Space, clean air, clean water, and food to feed everyone are limiting in some locations.
Human population from 10,000 BC through 2000 AD, showing the exponential increase in human population that has occurred in the last few centuries.
An interactive map of where human population growth has been over time: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/numbers.html.
The Rate of Growth
Not only has the population increased, but the rate of population growth has increased (Figure below). The population was estimated to reach 7 billion in 2012, but it did so in 2011, just 12 years after reaching 6 billion.
The amount of time between the addition of each one billion people to the planet's population, including speculation about the future.
Although population continues to grow rapidly, the rate that the growth rate is increasing has declined. Still, a recent estimate by the United Nations estimates that 10.1 billion people will be sharing this planet by the end of the century. The total added will be about 3 billion people, which is more than were even in existence as recently as 1960.
- The human population is growing more than exponentially.
- The human population is increasing, the rate of human population growth is increasing, but the rate at which the rate of growth is increasing has declined.
- The United Nations estimates a population of 10.1 billion by the end of the century yet that is much less than the number we would expect if 1 billion people were being added every 12 years.
Use this resource to answer the questions that follow.
1. What was the population in 1800?
2. What was the population in 1930?
3. What could the population be in 2045?
4. What is the average lifespan of people today?
5. What was the average lifespan of people in 1960?
6. What is a megacity?
7. How many megacities were there in 1975?
8. How many megacities are there now?
9. Explain what the world needs.
10. How much of the population lacks adequate sanitation?
1. What does it mean that the human population growth rate is increasing?
2. What does it mean that the rate that the growth rate is increasing has declined?
3. What factors may someday limit human population growth?
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The Friends of the Bristol Public Library will hold a used book mini-sale on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6 in the lower level of the Bristol Public Library, 5 High Street, Bristol. The sale hours are 9:00AM to 4:00PM on Friday and 9:00AM to 1:00PM on Saturday, with an adult fiction half-price sale on Saturday from 1:00PM to 3:00PM. The sale features 2,000 gently used fiction and non-fiction books for children, teens and adults, priced at $1.00 and $2.00, and a large selection of specially priced books at a slightly higher cost.
The Friends are also holding an ongoing mini-sale at the Manross Memorial Library, 260 Central Street, Forestville, starting on June 8 and running until the end of the month. This sale features hardcover and softcover books for readers of all ages, and the books can be purchased whenever the library is open.
Both sales will allow shoppers to stock up on summer reading material, and the proceeds will help fund mini-grants for children, young adult, and adult programs at both Bristol libraries.


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Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus Food Processor, 3-Cup
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The streamlined Mini-Prep Plus easily dispatches with small but time-consuming prep tasks, from chopping herbs to grinding nuts. At the push of a button, you can use the touch-pad controls to switch from Chop to Grind – no need to change the blade.
- Compact but powerful.
- Easy-to-clean electronic touch-pad controls.
- Razor-sharp stainless-steel auto-reversing blade lets you switch from Chop to Grind instantly.
- Use the Chop setting to mince nuts, garlic and herbs, and chop onions without tears.
- Use the Grind to pulverize spices and prepare pesto, sauces or spreads.
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- Sturdy plastic housing; plastic prep bowl.
- 7" x 5" x 9" high; 3-cup cap.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by mamacancook from Great Little Tool! I was given this as a gift and at first I thought it was not something I needed since I have a big Cuisinart food processor and a professional immersion blender. Well, I have definitely changed my thoughts on that! It's a great little tool to whip up some pesto or salad dressing or just chop a few veggies when I don't feel like pulling out (and washing) my mega food processor. Big enough for those small jobs and it is very powerful. Goes right into the dishwasher. Love it!!!Date published: 2016-10-03Rated 5 out of 5 by Idella from Cuisinart Food Prep Can't say enough good things about this mini prep. It's so easy to use and store I wish I had purchased one of these years ago. It's perfect for mincing small batches of vegetables, onions, and pickles.Date published: 2016-08-07Rated 3 out of 5 by wholefoodie from works great but soooo noisy I have wanted this food processor for some time and finally ordered it from W.S. It works quite well, but the sound is so loud when it's turned on. Quite ear piercing.Date published: 2016-07-31Rated 5 out of 5 by rosieposie from cute little helper This mini food processor is great for all sorts of quick little chopping chores. It gets the job done quickly, is easy to clean, and looks really cute, too.Date published: 2016-05-17Rated 1 out of 5 by rosienewfoundcooking from should not have shipped This is should be a nice little product since I have had one at another residence. However, the blade housing was cracked and I asked for a refund or exchange, which was processed fairly quickly. However, the returning of the item is a challenge. Day after day the item is not picked up and day after day WS asked me to put it out on the porch with no results. The crack was probably innocently overlooked.Date published: 2015-09-19Rated 4 out of 5 by abz37 from workhorse... but won't last forever I've had this mini food processor for years now. Over time the plastic has begun to crack and the buttons stick and the only way to stop the blades is to turn and unlock it while running or unplug it from the wall. Otherwise you have to bang on both buttons for awhile trying to make it stop. Overall it gets certain jobs done, like mincing onions, chopping nuts, making pesto and sauces, etc. The removable parts are dishwasher safe and it's small for storage. The cons are that it is *too* small if you don't own a regular-size food processor. I don't need a regular size yet, but once in awhile I make something that requires multiple batches bc this is too small, its capacity is really less than 3 cups. Also you cannot pour liquid in while it runs (as many recipes want), it only has 2 tiny holes in the lid, and really you just need to cover those at all times to avoid splatter. Don't expect this to be a true food processor, but it's a great small tool!Date published: 2015-07-13Rated 5 out of 5 by Cardlady01 from Great little food processor! I have been surprised at the effectiveness of this small food processor. It quickly minces anything you need for your meal prep. I am very happy with mine.Date published: 2015-01-28Rated 5 out of 5 by Wellingtontd from 3 cup mini pret I like the size for myself, since I don't chop or dice to much, I will have to return one for a larger size for my sonDate published: 2013-10-02


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Krush-EX 2012 vol.6 Results
- Written by Dave Walsh
Krush held the 6th installment of their 2012 Krush-EX series, headlined by the promotion's inaugural 67kg fight as well as a fight between 63kg prospects Hiroto Yamaguchi and Atsushi Ogata.
In the main event, Makihira Keita earned a unanimous decision over RISE product Koetsu on scores of 30-28 and 30-29(x2) to win the first 67kg Krush fight. Keita is now 2-1-1 on the year, most recently losing to Masaaki Noiri. With the win, Keita will likely get placed into 67kg tournament that is set to start in January, however that's not the best news for him as the tournament already boasts stars Yuta Kubo, Yuji Nashiro, Yuya Yamamoto and Shintaro Matsukura.
In the co-main event, DEEP*KICK 65kg champ and 2012 Youth GP semifinalist Hiroto Yamaguchi scored a 1st round KO of Atsushi Ogata, scoring 3 knockdowns and forcing a referee stoppage. Yamaguchi improves to 5-2 on the year with the losses coming to SHIGERU and Koya Urabe, while he has managed to pick up wins over fellow prospects Minoru Kimura, Taito and now Ogata. Since scoring an upset KO of Toshiki Taniyama back in July, Ogata has now lost two in a row by KO, most recently losing to Seiji Takahashi in September.
Also on this card was Hiroya's younger brother Taiga making his pro debut and scoring a 3rd round KO of Ryota. The fight took place at 55kg, but Taiga is only 16, so expect him to continue to move up in weight as he grows. He will probably settle around 60-63kg in a couple years, so hopefully he has the same offensive talent as his brother and can be another addition to a stacked, young Lightweight division.
Krush returns on December 14th with the big Team Dragon 10th anniversary card featuring a 60kg title fight between Hirotaka Urabe and Naoki Ishikawa, Koya Urabe vs Karim Bennoui and Ryuji Kajiwara vs Ikki.
Quick results after the break
67kg Fight: Makihira Keita def. Kotetsu by 3rd round Unanimous Decision (30-29, 30-29, 30-28)
63kg Fight: Hiroto Yamaguchi def. Atsushi Ogata by 1st round KO (3 knockdowns) at 2:50
70kg Fight: Ren Takeno def. D-Hirokatsu Matsumura by 3rd round Unanimous Decision (30-29, 30-29, 29-28)
60kg Fight: Kotaro Shimano def. SATOI by 3rd round KO (left hook) at 0:46
63kg Fight: Kazuhito Hara def. Hitoshi Aketo by 3rd round Unanimous Decision (30-28, 30-28, 30-28)
60kg Fight: Rukiya def. Go Kato by 3rd round Majority Decision (30-28, 29-28, 28-28)
55kg Fight: Taiga def. Ryota by 3rd round KO (head kick) at 1:20
70kg Fight: Kazunari Kimura def. Sousui Nakamura by 2nd round KO at 2:46


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UT Tutorial – Doodle Stitch Wall Hanging
Most of the time, designs are just as cute as they can be all on their own. Sometimes though, a design lets you add a little extra oomph to make it really magical. This little kitty design is super cute with him doodling away, but what do you suppose he's drawing? Well that's the fun of it… it's all up to you.
Use freestyle machine stitching to continue this little kitty's doodles into a totally custom wall hanging. Get the tutorial here!


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This movie is an homage to the great movies of the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. The movie abstractly represents the concept of time in many forms. It is presented in both Swedish an... more
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| Rattlesnakes are probably the most important threat in this slideshow to be aware of, as hiking dogs may not recognize a rattler's scent or sounds – and end up bitten on the muzzle, says Dr. John Tegzes, a veterinary toxicologist at Western University School of Veterinary Medicine. The venom acts on various tissues causing swelling, oozing and clotting of blood, and necrosis of tissues as the venom works to immobilize its prey and to start the digestive process. Bleeding problems often occur in the following days and can be life-threatening.
Location: Many states harbor some variety of rattlesnake but the Mojave rattlesnake is regarded as the most dangerous because its neurotoxins stop prey from breathing, says Dr. Tina Wismer , veterinary toxicologist and medical director for the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. Mojaves call the Southwest home.
Rattlesnakes dominated the 251 snake-bite claims handled in 2011 by Veterinary Pet Insurance; snake bites, on average, cost $1,123.08.
What to do if your pet is bitten: Limit your pet's movements, keep him calm and seek immediate veterinary care.
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| Very dangerous to dogs, a Giant Toad secretes a toxin from its skin that causes heart failure, Dr. Tegzes says. A dog just needs to pick up the toad and hold it in his mouth to be exposed. Also called Cane Toad, Marine Toad or Bufo Toad, the critters can bring agony: excessive drooling, crying, extremely red gums and loss of coordination number among pets' symptoms.
Among the 339 outdoor-critter-related calls for help to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center in 2011, poisonings by Bufo toads and the Colorado River toad were most common, Dr. Wismer says, beating out ants, wasps, bees, snakes, spiders and others. Toad poisonings prompted 51 VPI insurance claims in 2011, costing an average $304.03 per pet.
Location: Hawaii, Florida, extending across the extreme southern parts of the country.
What to do if you pet is poisoned: At home, Dr. Tegzes says, the victim's mouth should be well irrigated with a garden hose. "Simply run the water into the side of the dog's mouth and out the other side," says Dr. Tegzes. "But do not run the water to the back of the throat. You want to gently rinse its mouth very thoroughly and get veterinary attention."
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| A brown recluse spider's bite it not really painful right away, but the bite grows into a very large, deep-tissue wound that doesn't want to heal, Dr. Wismer warns. Wounds can be very difficult to treat, agrees Dr. Tegzes, and can result in lifelong damage that often requires surgery to correct.
Location: Midwest and South-Central United States (map).
What to do if your pet is bitten: Seek veterinary treatment.
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| This is a snake that swims. The venomous cottonmouth snake, also known as the water moccasin, likes to hang out at water's edge, making it a threat to dogs and cats near ponds and lakes. It seldom bites — unless stepped on or harassed. Its venom is very similar to a rattlesnake's, though tends not to be as serious, Dr. Tegzes says.
What to do if your pet is bitten: Keep your pet calm and seek immediate veterinary care.
Range: Mainly the Southeast, from southern Virginia to Florida and onto eastern Texas (map).
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| Gila monsters are rare, but eventful – they latch onto and chew on their victim for a long time, injecting venom from their teeth in the back of their mouth. "It can be very difficult to remove the Gila Monster from its victim," Dr. Tegzes says, "and dogs will often present to the veterinarian with the lizard still attached and biting!" The painful bite can cause neurological signs, but usually is not life-threatening.
Location: Southwest.
What to do if your pet is bitten: Don't pull off the lizard with force. Often its teeth will detach and remain embedded in the dog. Instead, spray some water or rubbing alcohol onto the Gila monster's nose, Dr. Tegzes says, and it will let go on its own.
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| Black Widow Spiders are somewhat reclusive and non-aggressive, but dogs and cats can be bitten when they walk through a spider web outdoors or accidentally lie down on a spider, Dr. Tegzes notes. Cats are very sensitive to the venom, which is 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake's. The venom can send extreme pain throughout cats' bodies and cause muscle rigidity, followed by a loss of muscle tone.
Insect bites and stings, including spiders, prompted 2,428 claims to VPI pet insurance in 2011, costing an average of $141.23 per pet.
Location: More abundant in the South, but black widow spiders are found in most of the Western Hemisphere.
What to do if your pet is bitten: Seek veterinary care.
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| A dog keeping his nose close to the ground to explore may suddenly cry out, leap back and start pawing his nose. Chances are that his nose hit a colony of swarming fire ants that deliver burning bites. Fire ant bites aren't as serious as other threats in our list, but they do send dogs to veterinary clinics for sore paws and injured noses. "I've been bitten by fire ants and it's no fun," says Dr. Mark Russak, president of the American Animal Hospital Association.
Location: South, from North Carolina through Texas; also, southern California, New Mexico.
What to do if your pet is bitten: Check with your veterinarian for treatment; if nothing else, rinse area with cool water to reduce swelling, Dr. Russak says.
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| Easily mistaken for harmless look-alikes, the Coral Snake can be remembered by this rhyme that refers to its bright color bands: "Red touch yellow kills a fellow. Red touch black, venom lack."
The Coral snake injects toxins that will stop a pet's breathing. On the bright side, unlike Mojave rattlesnakes, Coral snakes actually have to chew a little bit to inject venom because their venom glands are back farther in their mouth. Dr. Wismer says: "Fortunately we don't have too many dogs and cats having problems that way, but certainly if they do get bit, it can be a big problem."
Location: The South, from North Carolina to eastern Texas.
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| You may hear a yelp from your dog and then within 20 minutes, see his face swell in size. The cause behind the swollen face may be a reaction to a bee sting. "Fatal reactions are rare, but they do occur," says Dr. Russak. Most dogs tend to have a mild reaction, and often a first-time bee sting causes no trouble. It's the subsequent stings that can be severe. "Bee stings, if you can avoid them, are critically important to stay away from."
Location: Bees are in all states. Africanized honey bees are found in the Southwest, Florida, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas.
What to do: Seek prompt veterinary attention. If you absolutely can't get to a veterinary clinic (say, you're in the mountains far from any town), give a small dog a child's dose of antihistamine; give an adult dose to a large dog, he says. Dr. Tegzes views bees as more nuisance than life-threatening, although Africanized bees are very aggressive. "They have been known to swarm and bite animals in their path – there have been cases in horses that have been bitten hundreds of times," he reports.
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| Raccoons are unlikely to bite, but they're the most frequently reported rabid wild animal. Consider that a reminder to keep pets' rabies vaccinations current. Rabies is slightly on the rise in cats, according to the The Centers for Disease Control; in 2010, 1 percent of cats tested for rabies were found positive. Rabies cases reported in cats routinely number three to four times higher than in cattle or dogs, CDC says.
Location of rabid raccoons: Mainly the Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Florida.
What to do: Even pets with current vaccinations must see a veterinarian immediately if bitten by a rabid animal. The wound needs to be treated to prevent likely infection, Dr. Russak says. A pet can get revaccinated and be observed for about 45 days to make sure he has completely recovered from the bite, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.
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RS FRESHMAN (2014): Made 11 appearances and 10 starts, serving as Santa Clara's Sunday starter for most of the 2014 season … went 1-3 with a 4.37 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 55.2 innings … opponents hit .272 against Wilson during his freshman season … made his first collegiate start and threw 6.2 innings and allowed four earned runs on three hits with two walks and one strikeout Feb. 16 vs. Boston College ... started and gave up two runs (one earned) on two hits with five walks and three strikeouts in 6.0 innings Feb. 22 vs. Gonzaga ... threw 6.0 innings and allowed four earned runs on nine hits with three walks and two strikeouts in a start Feb. 28 vs. Oklahoma … made the start and threw 5.2 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts March 7 vs. UC Davis … started and threw 4.1 innings March 14 vs. Penn State … gave up three earned runs on three hits with a career-high nine strikeouts March 23 vs. Pepperdine … threw 4.0 innings and gave up four runs with two strikeouts in a the start March 30 at Pacific … earned his first collegiate win by throwing 8.0 innings and allowing one earned run on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts April 6 vs. Portland … threw 8.0 innings for the second straight outing, allowing two earned runs on nine hits with one walk and two strikeouts April 13 at Gonzaga … made the start and pitched through the end of the first April 19 at San Diego … appeared in relief to record one out May 8 at BYU.
2013: Redshirted for the 2013 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Went to Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton, Colo. … team went 17-6 and advanced to the Elite 8 his senior year … League MVP … First-Team All-Conference … Academic All-State … Athlete of the Year at Dakota Ridge … hit .462/.494/.833 with 7 HR and 27 RBI … on the mound went 7-1 with 2.66 ERA, 70 K, 15 BB, 3 CG and 1 save … as a junior was First-Team All-Conference.
PERSONAL: Son of Robert and Debra ... father is an NCAA umpire... has five siblings; Michael Roan (26), Brandon Wilson (20), Greg Schar (21), Nick Schar (19) and Spencer Schar (14) ... grandfather, Dean Williams, played football for Fort Lewis College ... majoring in mechanical engineering ... hobbies include hiking, frisbee, fishing, soccer, basketball and drawing.


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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 354, January 12, 2007
Fun with NCO
[[ Thanks to Kate Hedstrom of ARSC for this article! ]]
NCO is the NetCDF Operators package from http://nco.sourceforge.net/ . It is a collection of executables for manipulating NetCDF files from the command line or from shell scripts. I've mentioned it before, but I had an opportunity to learn more about it today and thought I would share it with you.
The situation is that I was creating a file from one model run to be used as the boundary condition in a nested domain. We have the Matlab scripts to do this, but I was running out of cpu time when running Matlab on all 500 input files. I thought I would get clever by running it on 100 at a time, then concatenate them somehow when I was done. Imagine my surprise when realizing the boundary condition file contained five different time variables, none of them the record variable. If all had used the same time variable and if the time was a record variable, it would have been trivial to use ncrcat (the record concatenator).
I found a way to do the concatenation anyway, still using NCO rather than having to write a program to do the job in NCL or (horrors) Fortran. The job requires several steps:
- Extract all the fields using one of the time variables (say salt_time) from each of the five files.
- Append a record dimension to the new files.
- Switch dimensions so that salt_time becomes the new record dimension.
- Concatenate along the record dimension salt_time.
- Swap the dimensions back so that salt_time is no longer the record dimension.
- Get rid of the useless record dimension.
- Do the above for each of the five time variables, then glue everything together into one file.
The first three steps need to be done for each of the five files I started with so they can be put into a do loop. The field we're dealing with can also be made into a variable so that the script can be run for each value. Here is the script I came up with:
#!/bin/sh # NCO script for concatenating boundary files along the various # (non-record) time dimensions. field=salt for idx in 01 02 03 04 05; do # extract relevant fields ncks -v ${field}_time,${field}_west,${field}_north,${field}_south RCCS_bry_${idx}.nc ${field}_${idx}.nc # create record dimension ncecat -O ${field}_${idx}.nc rz_${idx}.nc # switch ${field}_time to record dim ncpdq -O -a ${field}_time,record rz_${idx}.nc rz_${idx}.nc # clean up rm ${field}_${idx}.nc done # concatenate the time records ncrcat rz_??.nc ${field}.nc # clean up rm rz_??.nc # swap the dimensions back ncpdq -O -a record,${field}_time ${field}.nc ${field}.nc # get rid of the unused record dimension ncwa -O -a record ${field}.nc ${field}.nc
This script creates the file salt.nc when $field=salt, doing the first six steps above. It is then run again for the other values of $field (the velocities have a similar but different script). Once you have the five files containing the entire timeseries, paste them together with ncks:
mv salt.nc boundary.nc # rename the file ncks -A temp.nc boundary.nc # append the temperature fields ncks -A v2d.nc boundary.nc # append the 2-d velocities ncks -A v3d.nc boundary.nc # append the 3-d velocities ncks -A zeta.nc boundary.nc # append the surface elevations
This just gives you a taste of what's possible with NCO. There is also an attribute editor (ncatted), tools for averaging across records or other dimensions (ncra, ncea, ncwa), and a renamer (ncrename). If you need to be modifying NetCDF files, it pays to be aware of what NCO can offer you.
P.S. Getting NCO to compile on a Mac requires undefining
# # Editor's Note: NCO is available on iceberg, iceflyer and nelchina. #
Nelchina Operating System and Software Upgrades
On Wednesday January 17th, nelchina will be upgraded to the latest version of the Cray Linux Operating System, version 1.4.1. At the same time, Lustre filesystem and queuing system upgrades will be performed. Here's a list of things to keep in mind for the upgrade:
- PBS will be upgraded to version 7.1.4c. Simple PBS scripts should continue to work without change. If you experience problems with existing batch scripts, please contact the ARSC Help Desk.
- The $WORKDIR and $DATADIR filesystem will undergo firmware upgrades. While this, ideally, should not affect existing data in either of these directories, please recall that neither of these directories is backed up. If you have important data in either of these directories, we recommend that it be copied to long term storage (i.e. $ARCHIVE) prior to the upgrade.
- If you have any binaries which were statically linked, Cray recommends that the programs be recompiled with the new libraries. In most cases your program shouldn't be statically linked unless you explictly compiled the program that way.
In preparation for this upgrade, the default version of the PGI compilers has been updated to version 6.1.1. Version 6.0 will no longer be supported following the upgrade.
Information Assurance Training: Spear Phishing
[[ Thanks to Derek Bastille of ARSC for this
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In their never ending quest to separate you from your hard-earned cash, criminals are turning to a new form of email social engineering. The technique is known as 'phishing' and involves trying to get you to log in to a web site that appears to be a legitimate business and then enter personal or financial information.
In addition to just harvesting your information, bogus phishing web sites will also frequently be infected with spyware, adware and a variety of other malicious programs. Thus, even if you do not actually enter any information into the site, you may still wind up with harmful software downloaded onto your system.
Phishers are becoming increasingly talented at faking both legitimate email and web sites -- frequently including bits and pieces of the real site to muddy things up. Thus, emails can appear quite genuine since they can include the actual company logos and links to the real site.
'Spear Phishing' is a new, even sneakier, technique that involves the sending of targeted email with information that is specific to the person targeted. For example, a phisher may come across a list of subscribers to Verizon and then tailor emails to these subscribers purporting to be from Verizon.
There are a few things that you can do to protect yourself from either Phishing or Spear Phishing. First thing is to remember that legitimate businesses will never ask you for personal or account information in an email. They do not need this information to 'verify' your account.
Secondly, don't be fooled by the false sense of urgency that is often implied by a phishing email. Contact the company yourself using either the telephone or a known good email address to check your account status.
Never just click on a link in an email wanting you to give any information. Always either use a bookmark or type the address into your browser yourself. Some newer browsers will check to be sure that the site you are going to is not a known phishing host, but the only way to really be sure is to enter the URL yourself.
Lastly, when in doubt about the contents of an email, don't be shy about viewing the message as raw text. You can usually spot a phishing attempt by the fact that the actual URL tag 'href' does not match where it says it is supposed to go.
According to several US government sources, identity theft is one of the fastest growing types of crime and phishing is a common way of getting your identity information. Thus, it is important to be aware of the places that you visit on the internet and to use common sense when viewing and dealing with your email. Remember, if it seems too good to be true -- it probably isn't.
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A:[[When writing "for" loops in ksh, I really hate typing a sequence [[of numbers in. [[ [[ e.g. [[ for num in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12; do [[ # do something with $num [[ done [[ [[Is there a way to specify a range of values to iterate through [[in ksh? [[ [[In C it's so easy. [[ [[ e.g. [[ for(ii=1;ii<=12;++ii) [[ { [[ /* do something */ [[ } [[ [[ There's got to be a better way to do this in ksh! [[ # # Thanks to Derek Bastille for this solution using "while" # num=1; while (( num < 13)); do # do something with num let num=num+1 # note, no spaces! done # # Thanks to Rich Griswald for a solution using the "seq" command # In ZSH, you can use {n..m}, like this: for i in {1..10}; do echo $i; done You can also use the seq command: for i in `seq 1 10`; do echo $i; done You should be able to use something similar with ksh or other shells. # # Editor's Note: "seq" is available on ARSC Linux Systems, but # is not currently available on iceberg and iceflyer. # # # Thanks to Kurt Carlson for this solution. # There are many ways to accomplish things in any shell, what is better depends on both what you want to do and your style of coding. To use ksh, knowing about 'integer' declarations (and typedef) will help with many things: # integer I=0; while [ 3 -gt $I ]; do I=$I+1; echo I=$I; done I=1 I=2 I=3 Note, for implementations which errantly link ksh to bash, bash (and classic bourne sh) do not understand 'integer'. Note, for pdksh (some Linux) vs. ATT based ksh, 'while' loops are implemented with a fork and the value of $I will remain 0 after the loop above completes... that is one of many subtle bugs in pdksh, stick with an ATT based or vendor supported implementation (avoid pdksh). I suspect bash must have a means to declare an integer variable, but having used ksh since before bash was bourned I have never needed to look that up. # # Editor's solution using ksh 93 (or bash) # If you have a version of ksh which supports the 93 standard, you can use this C-like syntax. for (( ii=0; ii < 13; ii=ii+1 )); do echo $ii; done On iceflyer and iceberg, the Korn Shell 93 version is cleverly called "ksh93" while "ksh" follows the Korn Shell 88 standard. Q: Too many times, I've wanted to clean out a few files with a command like this: % rm 200612*.dat old *.txt junk* but was typing too fast and entered something like this, % rm 200612*.dat old * txt junk* thus deleting everything. I absolutely do not have the patience to make a habit of "rm -i". I'd just like to disable "rm *". Is there a way to do this? Any other great ideas to keep me from deleting everything with the flub of a finger?
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Alternate name: Siskiyou Cypress, Modoc Cypress
Family: Cupressaceae, Cypress view all from this family
Description Medium-sized evergreen tree. Crown narrow conic. Foliage gray to blue green, sparse, fragrant, in pendulous sprays. Leaves scale-like, 2-5 mm long, and produced on rounded (not flattened) shoots. Cones globose to oblong, covered in warty resin glands, 10-25 mm long, with 6 or 8 (rarely 4 or 10) scales, green to brown at first, maturing gray or gray-brown about 20–24 months after pollination. Male cones 3-5 mm long, and release pollen in February-March.
Dimensions Height: 9-30 m. (30-100 ft.)
Diameter: 0.6 m. (2 ft.).
Habitat Mountains.
Range California, Northwest.
Discussion Usually found in small, scattered populations, not in large forests. Rare and slow-growing in the wild, restricted to sites difficult for plant growth which enables it to avoid competition from much faster-growing trees. Named for its discoverer, California botanist Milo Samuel Baker (1868-1961).


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My chocolate lab female just turned a year old on August 18th, but has yet to have her first heat cycle. At what point do I start to get concerned?
My chocolate lab female just turned a year old on August 18th, but has yet to have her first heat cycle. At what point do I start to get concerned?
When she turns three.
My 16 month old just came in for the first time. It isn't unusual for the girls to be older the first time.
There are many factors which determines when your girl will come in heat. Your best bet would be to ask the owner of her mother when she came in for the first time since it often runs in the family. Also, if you only have the one dog or just females around and they don't often interact with the opposite sex, things could be delayed. Amount of body fat or the lack of it will also delay heat cycles. The first heat cycle could be minimal, very little swelling, very little to no noticeable bleeding, and could last for a very short duration- under a week. Black dogs are also better at keeping these things "secret" over yellows which seem to be a lot more noticeable.
What Raina said!
I have never had a female (from my current family of Labs) that has had her first heat cycle before 12 months. Normal for us is in the 14-17 month range with a few a little sooner or later than that.
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More experienced guys have told me that working girls sometimes don't have their first heat cycle until 2 years. My girl came into heat yesterday for the first time, she is 15 months old.
The three bitches I have now from oldest to youngest; 21 months, 35 months, and 7 months.
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Mine are all around 18mt. first; then every 7mt like clock-work. I got a 9mt old pup now, if she'd hold off until 3; I'd be very ok with it
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Thanks for the info, looks like there's no need to worry for quite some time then.