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Ocean Acidification from CO2 Emissions Causes Substantial Irreversible Damage to Ocean Ecosystems
Copenhagen, 14 December 2009 The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity released today a major study, Scientific Synthesis of the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biological Diversity.
The launch of the study, which was prepared in collaboration with the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), is a major event to mark Oceans Day during the current climate change negotiations in Copenhagen and highlights the direct link between climate change, ocean health, and human well-being.
According to the study, seas and oceans absorb approximately one quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and other human activities. As more and more carbon dioxide (CO2) has been emitted into the atmosphere, the oceans have absorbed greater amounts at increasingly rapid rates. Without this level of absorption by the oceans, atmospheric CO2 levels would be significantly higher than at present and the effects of global climate change would be more marked.
However, the absorption of atmospheric CO2 has resulted in changes to the chemical balance of the oceans, causing them to become more acidic. It is predicted that by 2050, ocean acidity could increase by 150%. This dramatic increase is 100 times faster than any change in acidity experienced in the marine environment over the last 20 million years, giving little time for evolutionary adaptation within biological systems.
"Ocean acidification is irreversible on timescales of at least tens of thousands of years, and substantial damage to ocean ecosystems can only be avoided by urgent and rapid reductions in global emissions of CO2. Attention must be given for integration of this critical issue at the global climate change debate in Copenhagen," said Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention.
"This CBD study provides a valuable synthesis of scientific information on the impacts of ocean acidification, based on the analysis of more than 300 scientific literatures, and it describes an alarming picture of possible ecological scenarios and adverse impacts of ocean acidification on marine biodiversity," he added.
Among other findings, the study shows that increasing ocean acidification will mean that by 2100 some 70% of cold water corals, a key refuge and feeding ground for commercial fish species, will be exposed to corrosive waters. In addition, given the current emission rates, it is predicted that the surface water of the highly productive Arctic Ocean will become under-saturated with respect to essential carbonate minerals by the year 2032, and the Southern Ocean by 2050 with disruptions to large components of the marine food source, in particular those calcifying species, such as foraminifera, pteropods, coccolithophores, mussels, oysters, shrimps, crabs and lobsters, which rely on calcium to grow and mature.
An emerging body of research suggests that many of the effects of ocean acidification on marine organisms and ecosystems will be variable and complex and will affect different species in different ways. Evidence from naturally acidified locations confirms, however, that although some species may benefit, biological communities under acidified seawater conditions are less diverse and calcifying (calcium-reliant) species absent.
Many questions remain regarding the biological and biogeochemical consequences of ocean acidification for marine biodiversity and ecosystems, and the impacts of these changes on oceanic ecosystems and the services they provide, for example, in fisheries, coastal protection, tourism, carbon sequestration and climate regulation.
Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair of Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, in the Preface to the publication, noted: "This publication by the CBD on the impacts of ocean acidification on marine biodiversity is very timely and germane, as it confirms again how great the stakes of sustainability are in the climate change negotiations".
"It is expected that a continuing effort be made within CBD, in collaboration with relevant international organizations and scientific communities, to build upon this publication, further enhancing scientific research on ocean acidification, particularly its biological and biogeochemical consequences, including the accurate determination of sub-critical levels of impacts or tipping points for global marine species, ecosystems and the services and functions they provide," he added.
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How such game could look like?
I thought of these basic assumptions/tricks:
- strictly singleplayer
- the game is heavily random and highly replayable, can be finished in like 2-5 hours
- the game is asymetric, the player owns all planets on the map, no AI controled empires, the enemy comes (out of the screen) in a form of alien invasions only (this should simplify the AI greatly)
- part of the game could be like Tower Defence genre, where aliens invade player's empire and the player tries to stop them
- there could be a card-like mechanic involved for various things, it's easy to develop and easy to grasp for the player, yet allows a lot of different concepts to be introduced (you can "play" a "space university" card "imperial army reform" card, "technological advancement" card, etc. One mechanic and useful for many purposes).
This is an initial stage of design, kind of like brainstorming. Fell free to stray from what I described above and feel free to put not fully compatible ideas. I still try to grasp the overall concept of it.
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What a child you've become. If it weren't for the large contingency of Tea Party promoted Republicans in the Congress, there would be no fight to hold down taxes. Please explain to the posters here, just how many LIBERTARIANS are fighting off the socialists?
Thump your chest all you want, but in reality you haven't produced squat in an effort to hold back the SFN crowd.


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Tucked into Northern Dodge County lies a local secret: the best strawberries, onions, blackberries and peaches. When the season is right, stop by Sawyer's Farm to pick your own fruit, or choose from a selection of prepicked delights.
Open from April 1 through August 1, Sawyer's Farm offers the freshest produce around. Famous for their homemade peach ice cream, Sawyer Farm features covered picnic areas, a 10-acre spring-fed pond, and more than 120 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds.
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Traffic at www.kerneltrap.com continues to ramp up. I'm pleased with the progress so far. Actually, things look good for an interview with the good folks over at BSDi including the project manager for embedded systems and kernel products, as well as some of the developers there.
Actually, I'm asking the development community to help come up with some proposed questions for this interview, so if there's anything you'd like to ask them, please read the proposal and post your questions.


text: Thanks to the good folks at YBS for an outstanding revision to TRT! In addition to much better technical production, the material adds much to the first edition. Sometimes just hearing the same thing in a different way will cause a light to come on, although there is definitely much more than the "same thing". The basics and early transition are nicely expanded, explaining much of what was assumed to be common knowledge in the first series, which is a huge improvement for the relatively inexperienced, like me.


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Gerda Ann Scharfenberg
Gerda Ann Scharfenberg, 82 of Mauston passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at the Fair View Nursing Home with her family at her side.
She was born on March 19, 1930 in Boaz, Wisconsin the daughter of Ernest and Ethyl Barnes. She lived in the Richland Center area and graduated as salutatorian from Ithaca High School in 1947. She moved to Mauston, Wisconsin where she met the love of her life Harry W. Scharfenberg.
Gerda was a graduate from Juneau County Normal School and later UW Stevens point, majoring in elementary education. She started her teaching career at Cat Tail Country School and later at St. Cecelia in Wisconsin Dells, Necedah Elementary School and retiring from Castle Rock Elementary School in 1992. Gerda had a very special way of caring about kids touching many of their lives.
Gerda Loved gardening, quilting, playing cards and visiting shut in members from her church. She treasured her time with her children, grandchildren and friends.
Gerda is survived by her three children William (Kristine) Scharfenberg of Mauston, Joel (Clara Carey) Scharfenberg of Madison, Sally (John) Rose of Tomah, eight grandchildren Billie Jo Scharfenberg, James (Meg) Scharfenberg, Thom (Jessie) Scharfenberg, Paul (Abbey) Rose, Elizabeth Rose, Tessa (Matt Klein) Rose, Matt Rose, and Megean Swenson, seven great grandchildren Sydnie, Anna, Mary, Katelyn, Kaleb, Maci and soon to arrive Olsen.
Gerda was preceded in death by her husband Harry of 57 years, her brother Richard Barnes and her parents.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 8, 2013 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mauston where friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until time of services. Burial will be at the Lindina Evergreen Cemetery at a later date.
The family would like to extend a very special thank you to the staff of Fair View Nursing Home and Dr. Bjelland for their loving care of Gerda.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Hospice Touch, Eyes of Hope Animal Shelter or the charity of your choice.


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Lymphatic obstruction is a blockage of the lymph vessels that drain fluid from tissues throughout the body and allow immune cells to travel where they are needed. Lymphatic obstruction may cause lymphedema, which means swelling due to a blockage of the lymph passages.
The most common reason for lymphatic obstruction is the removal or enlargement of the lymph nodes.
Causes of lymphatic obstruction include:
In Western societies, one of the most common causes of lymphedema is removal of the breast (mastectomy) and underarm lymph tissue for breast cancer. This causes lymphedema of the arm in 10 - 15% of patients, because the lymphatic drainage of the arm passes through the armpit (axilla).
Rare forms of lymphedema that are present from birth (congenital) may result from problems in the development of the lymphatic vessels.
The main symptom is persistent (chronic) swelling, usually of the arm or leg.
The doctor will perform a physical exam and ask questions about your medical history.
The following tests may be done:
Treatment for lymphedema includes:
Manual lymph drainage is a light massage therapy technique in which the skin is moved in certain directions based on the structure of the lymphatic system. This helps the lymph fluid drain through the proper channels.
Treatment also includes skin care to prevent injuries, infection, and skin breakdown, as well as light exercise and movement programs. Exercise should be carefully designed by your doctor and a physical therapist. It should help drainage without leading to swelling, which could make your condition worse.
Wearing compression stockings on the affected area or using a pneumatic compression pump on and off may be helpful. Your doctor and physical therapist will decide which compression methods are best.
Surgery is used in some cases, but it has limited success. The surgeon must have a lot of experience with this type of procedure. You will still need physical therapy after surgery to reduce lymphedema.
Types of surgery include:
Rarely, the surgeon will bypass abnormal lymph tissue using vein grafts. These procedures are not usually successful and are often done experimentally.
Lymphedema is a chronic disease that usually requires lifelong management. In some cases, lymphedema improves with time. However, some swelling is usually permanent.
In addition to swelling, the most common complications include:
You must be vigilant about skin care and hygiene. There is also a small risk of developing a lymph-tissue type of cancer.
See your doctor if you have swelling of your arms, legs, or lymph nodes that does not go away.
Most surgeons now use a technique called sentinel lymph node sampling to reduce your risk of lymphedema after breast cancer surgery. However, this technique is not always appropriate or effective.
Kerchner K, Fleischer A, Yosipovitch G. Lower extremity lymphedema update: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment guidelines. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008;59:324-331.
Davidson N. Breast cancer and benign breast disorders. InGoldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 204.
Diemert DJ. Tissue nematode infections. In Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2011:chap 366.
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This delicious spread made using apple and cheese is a perfect appetizer when served with bread or crackers.
Why it Works: Blue Cheese
Blue cheese owes its color to a familiar mold: penicillin. The three most common blues are Roquefort (from France), Gorgonzola (from Italy) and Stilton (from England). Up until quite recently, the process of introducing mold to these cheeses was left to Mother Nature. (Blocks of Roquefort were actually held in ancient caves where the mold lived!) Today the mold spores are usually mixed with the milk or the curd during cheesemaking (the mold is not injected as sometimes thought). Enzymes in the mold that eat and digest milk fat are responsible for the unique flavor of blue cheese. Over time, the mold penetrates the cheese causing "veins" to form and the cheese to become crumbly.
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Any convenience store or fast-food emporium known to harbor cum-guzzling titwhores, at which one can be picked up or just utilized in the bathroom for face-fucking oral spunk-injection purposes only.
"On our way out of town, we pulled into a Stop-'n'-Blow for a burger, and some babe jacked me down her gullet in the shithole stall for a chicken sandwhich while my buddy took a dump in the urinal."
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"My Altec Lansing 716s are getting old and my Sennheiser HD 600s will need new cords shortly, so when I saw the Lenntek Pros at Costco.com for $50, I couldn't pass them up. When I first opened the box, and cut open the sealed all around plastic, I noticed that the included tips are all very small. But if you push them deep, deep, deep into your your ear canal you can get a seal...." --chasfs
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Vermont Venture Capitalists are Taking to the Road to Find Investments
In Silicon Valley, investors put in long hours listening to pitches from entrepreneurs. These sessions often take place at swanky hotels near major technology conferences or in tastefully appointed offices near major universities.
In Vermont, venture capitalists ride motorcycles on country roads and still call it a day's work.
"In August, we're going to ride 350 miles and stop in about eight towns. We're going to hear pitches in unusual venues, like an 1860s barn and a former train station," said Cairn Cross, co-founder and managing director of Shelburne, Vt.-based FreshTacks Capital.
FreshTracks, he said, has invested in about 30 startups over the past 15 years, and about 10% of those deals can be traced back to entrepreneur pitch sessions that took place on ski lifts or other corners of the great outdoors.
This summer, he said, at least 25 venture capitalists, angel investors and company founders will hop on motorcycles to travel to 11 of Vermont's 13 counties, creating a sort of open-air networking session that will likely lead to deals down the road.
"People shouldn't expect that these investors are going to just run outside and grab their checkbooks," Mr. Cross said. "It's about meeting people and starting conversations."
One person having these conversations will be veteran entrepreneur and seasoned motorcycle rider David Schmidt. He is the former chief executive of smartphone-accessory company Mophie Inc, which developed a rechargeable battery case for smartphones, called the Juice Pack, and went on to sell some of its intellectual property to another company.
Mr. Schmidt, who is now a business consultant and a photographer, said Mophie was once funded by FreshTracks, and that, years ago, a pitch session took place on a Vermont ski slope.
FreshTracks Capital, which has raised three investment funds since 2001, each of them less than $15 million, has been holding outdoor pitch sessions for years, all of them in the winter and most of them near ski slopes. The motorcycle ride will be the firm's first summer event, Mr. Cross said.
Investors from Granite Investment Advisors, the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies and various angel groups will make the ride, he said.
FreshTracks Capital invests in companies, mostly Vermont-based, that build technology products for financial services, health-and-wellness, advanced manufacturing, clean technology and other industries, he said.
Bringing investors and entrepreneurs out of offices and conference rooms and into the Vermont outdoors might not immediately ramp up deal flow, he said. But the events offer a fun new way to strike up the conversations that lead to deal-making, he added.
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ERC Amos' first visit to oPt and Israel
Valerie Amos, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, will starting a four-day trip to the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and Israel tomorrow, with EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva.
During their joint mission to the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel, USG Amos and Commissioner Georgieva will reiterate the commitment of the United Nations and the European Union to assist the most vulnerable Palestinians in their daily challenges, and the importance of respecting international humanitarian law by all parties.
Throughout her visit, the Under-Secretary-General will meet representatives of the most vulnerable people, particularly those living in the West Bank's Area C, in East Jerusalem, in Gaza and in Sderot. She is also scheduled to hold meetings with Palestinian Prime Minister Fayad, high-level Israeli officials, as well as with humanitarian organizations and international partners on the ground.


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Saturday, April 25, 2009
The Forgotten Art of Political Rebellion
On Monday one of the project's researchers will be meeting Dr. Reinhard Loske, Bremen's Senator for the Environment, Europe and Transport, to discuss his work on improving Bremen's already good cycling infrastructure.
He also appears in the following video, advocating speed limits for Germany's motorway network. In fact, he is imposing these speed limits on all the motorways in Bremen State anyway.
In Germany, motorways without speed limits is gospel. Like America's freedom to bear weapons, the vast majority of Germans see fast driving on motorways as sacrosanct. Dr. Loske is not exactly the establishment's favourite politician, limiting their god-given freedom to burn fuel. But he understands when it's necessary to confront national orthodoxy - to rebel. Even when this means taking on the most powerful political lobby in Germany, the car industry.
Our own "national orthodoxy", as far as transport is concerned, also revolves around the car. To deny our citizens their god-given right to drive the kids 500 yards to school, to the shops, or to the local office, is not only too much for our politicians, but "corridors of certainty" are required to make the trip faster, easier, and more direct.
Heaven forbid the idea that we might disrupt this sacred tarmac by taking a square inch of road space away from the car to construct safe cycle paths. The only space available for such fanciful stuff round here seems to be pavements. If there is a definition of the political rebel that we need here in Darlington, it is the politician brave enough to state the obvious - road space, especially on our main roads, needs to be taken from cars.
The local authority have successfully encouraged many Darlingtonians to switch from car to bicycle. But a cursory count on the streets of the town will tell you that, unlike we seasoned cyclists, these beginners are very often seen on our pavements. The main roads are clearly regarded as just too dangerous.
Our "national orthodoxy" reaction to this, of course, is to curse and scream at those wicked cyclists - and we all know how easily this attitude spreads to include all cyclists. But the brave politician, the politician willing to reflect and understand, must rebel against this orthodoxy, defend cyclists, and state the obvious conclusion. These new cyclists need proper infrastructure.
So until the day we hear this on our own transport agenda, lets celebrate the art of political rebellion, German style.
...and by the way, we hope to invite Dr. Loske to Darlington in the future.
2 comments:
- wuppidoc said...
Yes, it is ridiculous, how emotional many Germans react to speed limits. Yes, and there are hardly any politicians who take them on. The lobby of the industry, in Bremen especially the Handelskammer (Chamber of Commerce)rubbing shoulders with the ADAC (The car drivers' club: Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club)and Mercedes Benz Bremen (big car factory in Bremen)makes it very hard to stand against any measures that challenge motorists.
Reinhard Loske knows what he is talking about, having had to fight for a so called "Umweltzone" that bans dirty cars from the center of Bremen, cars that emit too much fine dust, which is extremely dangerous to our lungs. After loads of compromises we have it now (like Berlin, Hannover and many other German cities).
But if you look at British car drivers and how many of them react to bicycles on "their" roads, you ask yourself, what is going on in their brains.
Cycling in a group of eight people thru Darlo, I made the experience that car drivers were swearing at us, because they had to slow down a bit until they could overtake.
Cycling on my own I very often was bullied by car drivers as well. They cut my priority even in small round-abouts, ignoring me, nearly driving into me whilst turning out.
Cars and aggression, that seems to come together with many people.
- 8:06 am, April 26, 2009
- workbike said...
A sad and unfortunately accurate video, but the other side that they mantioned is also true: Germany is a very green country apart from being in love with metal monsters.
- 4:38 pm, May 20, 2009


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An Open Letter to the President of UNM
Dear President Schmidly,
By now, everyone in the city of Albuquerque knows about the grim scene at the Duck Pond this weekend as hundreds of turtles and fish flopped in the reeking muck in 90 degree sun struggling for breath. It took the fish two days to die. The university publicly denied responsibility for the animals because they had not placed them in the pond. [NM Physical Plant Director] Mary Vosevich stated that during routine cleaning, the pool drained faster and lower than anticipated, causing the deaths of the animals.
Okay. So it was an accident. That is not the problem. The problem is that when the mistake became obvious, nothing was done to mitigate the suffering of the wildlife. Animal control and the BioPark both refused to save the animals. The BioPark told one caller that it was "too late in the day" to come down there. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was not concerned because the animals were not endangered species. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish was not concerned because the animals were on private property and therefore considered to be "domesticated pets." The university did nothing because it did not "own" the animals. And perhaps most disturbing of all, campus police prevented citizens from rescuing the animals.
"So it was an accident. That is not the problem. The problem is that when the mistake became obvious, nothing was done to mitigate the suffering of the wildlife."
I'm confused. If the university did not "own" the animals, why were people prevented from taking them? These few concerned citizens, the only people that did not deny responsibility, were ultimately forced to stand by and watch innocent animals die.
The university clearly benefits from the Duck Pond in many ways. Pictures of the pond are featured prominently on the UNM website aimed at perspective and future students. Neighbors of the university visit the pond, spending money at the SUB and creating a sense of community on campus.
If the University of New Mexico does not recognize the value of the lives of the animals on its property, surely it must recognize their monetary importance. Koi are expensive. A standard 22-inch Koi is priced at $600 dollars, while a premium fish can go for anywhere up to $3,000 dollars. Can the university really afford to let dozens of such expensive fish perish?
That this peaceful and lovely place should become the setting for such an atrocious, callous disregard for life is startling and profoundly disturbing. According to New Mexico Statute 30-18-1-15, UNM is guilty of cruelty to animals, and local and state police are mandated to enforce cruelty laws. The university should be held accountable for this abomination.
St. Francis, the patron saint and protector of animals, is one of the primary religious and cultural figures of the state of New Mexico. While thousands of animals die needlessly in the Gulf, the various agencies in the city of Albuquerque had an opportunity to prove that in our corner of the planet, this brutality would not be tolerated. They chose instead to do nothing. They chose instead to refuse aid and to prevent others from offering aid to suffering creatures. And why? Because it was "not their responsibility." They were all wrong.
Beth McCormack
Project Manager, Editor
Lone Mountain Archaeological Services
Hello, Perspective?
Dear Alibi,
Apparently "alternative" (weekly) means "one-
No wonder we are at a standstill regarding this important subject. And besides an inability to listen, liberal thinking has taken on a fuzziness that is at times dumbfounding. Here's a quote from [a source in] said article: "If cop has to stop you for any reason and has reasonable suspicion to suspect you're in the country illegally, he can check your status." This was offered as evidence of the mean spiritedness of the state of Arizona.
Uh, do you know of any country where if you were stopped by a policeman who had a reason to think you were in said country illegally, that he could not check your status? And yet we are to see this quote as substantiating claims of "racism?" Hello?
Suffice it to say that for me, and apparently for many other Americans, it is possible to raise concerns about the unsustainable practice of excessive illegal immigration with no hatred whatsoever for Mexicans. (Now annoyance with thickheaded liberals—that's a different matter!)
Liberals preach "embracing diversity" and surely this must include diversity of perspective. Yet they allow for only one perspective, and that is their own. But cultural reality is not one-sided, and the liberal perspective is not the only one we need to consider to solve our major problems. Let's lose the reductionistic stance of "he who disagrees with me must be racist!" Let's lose excessive righteousness, listen to each other and integrate what is of value from both sides.
Now that would be a worthy "alternative" perspective. That would be "walking the walk." That would be "embracing diversity!"
Jim Ludwig
Santa Fe
Hello, California!
Dear Alibi,
Are you fed up with those California cities that have decided to "boycott" Arizona and have passed resolutions to make this point [Re: Feature, "Who's Boycotting Arizona?," May 20-26]? How about California taking care of our own problems and let Arizona be Arizona. I guess these cities—San Diego, West Hollywood, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Oakland, Baldwin Park, South El Monte—believe local control in Arizona is good only if you do what we say in California.
I am fed up with these pompous city governments. I am starting a one-man boycott of these eight cities. Won't buy gas, food, entertainment, retail, anything within their borders. (I will cheer for the Lakers from the couch and not at Staples [Center]. I love Phil Jackson even more after he stated his opinion that Arizona was just following federal law, and picketers showed up to protest his statement.) And if you have a business inside those cities, complain to your elected officials. And if you work inside one of those cities, shop and spend your money in a neighboring community.
The eight are threatening to take their business out of Arizona but the real question is, Why are you spending California dollars in Arizona in the first place? Hello! (OK, the real reason you are spending tax dollars in Arizona is because someone there gave you a better price than someone in California. So now your dimwitted boycott will require you to spend more tax dollars with someone in California. This will hurt your own budget. Once again, hello!) But really, you don't have the courage to stop doing business with Arizona, as you would much prefer other individuals and businesses to do a real boycott instead of you. Arizona, you do your thing and ignore California. And I think you already do.
Ed Graham
Vice Mayor
Chino Hills, Calif.
Thanks for the Midwives
Dear Alibi,
[Re: Feature, "The Art of Baby Catching," May 6-12] When I found out last August that I was expecting a baby, I knew without a doubt that I wanted to receive my prenatal care from a midwife. I was shocked to find out that many women and their partners still think of midwives as "hippie medicine" and could not understand why I would not seek the care of an OB/GYN. Midwifery is a practice that is centuries old and even appears several times in the Bible. In most other countries around the globe, women are cared for throughout their pregnancy and beyond by a midwife.
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The guy you all love to hate got his FC on his dog Sam this weekend
Some of the haters on here tried to accuse his moniker {SAMBO} of being racist. It was actually a combination of two of his dogs names Sam & Bo
One of you neo-cons leaders got frustrated at his posts and called him out as being a non dog person imposter infiltrating this site.
Well obviously he does have a dog, and it just got the highest title that a retriever can attain. Does this give him his bona fides???
How about some of you rightie neo-cons with 10000 posts on a dog web site. How are your dogs doing in the retriever world??
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Quantum information science poses new questions and challenges for many areas of theoretical and experimental physics and provides new tools for application throughout physics. Examples include the ability to control and manipulate individual quantum systems, both in atomic physics and the physics of nanosystems, the study of quantum phase transitions, methods for efficient classical simulation of quantum systems, the black-hole information paradox, and quantum gravity. Research in all areas of information physics can benefit from and contribute to advances in quantum information science. The Topical Group welcomes the participation of all physicists who bring an information-theoretic perspective to physics questions and problems.
The Topical Group recognizes a special role for foundational research, which helps to illuminate the difficult and profound issues that lie at the core of quantum theory. The Group is committed to serving as the home within the American Physical Society for researchers in the foundations of quantum mechanics. The Topical Group will promote a continuation of the active and beneficial exchange of ideas between quantum foundations and quantum information science.
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Hey guys... just wanted to let you know that's I've added an important new page at GalacticBinder this evening. It's a page for Star Wars coupons and discounts from across the web. (We figured... why not bind those together too?) This is something EVERYONE will want to use. We're going to be ruthless in keeping it up to date and as complete as possible. We'll be adding in plenty of stores and coupons as we find them or people send them in to us. And with gas being about a zillion bucks a gallon... ordering online gets more appealing every day instead of going out in the car.
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This is a gigapan study of a small thangka -- a canvas scroll painting that I purchased during a 2007 visit to Kathmandu, Nepal. Thangkas are created by anonymous (in this case, Tibetan) Buddhist monk-artists as both a record of, and guide for, contemplative experience. This 40x40 cm piece is a mandala, the "floorplan of the universe." At the center is the Endless Knot, an important tantric symbol.
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The new 3-D Inspector: Your pages, in three dimensions. Mozilla has released Firefox 11, adding some new developer tools, support for the SPDY protocol and the ability to sync your add-ons between computers. This release is not recommended for drummers, but everyone else can grab Firefox 11 from the official Firefox download page, or you can just wait for the automated update system […]
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By Sid Salter
STARKVILLE – The Connecticut school shooting tragedy will have a long and profound impact on the debate on Second Amendment rights in this nation. Certainly, with the killing of 26 innocent people, including 20 small children, such a debate is appropriate.
Unfortunately, the depth of grief and pain that the senseless slaughter of children engenders raises the gun rights debate to a level so shrill and polarized that real progress is difficult, if not impossible. Any parents or grandparents who have confronted thoughts of "what had this been my children or grandchildren?" will be hard-pressed to discuss a reasonable balance of important Second Amendment rights with the perceived need for increased school safety in the wake of such a stunning loss of life.
But the aching grief for these children – whose lives were stolen at Christmas, no less – makes the facts of such tragedies hard to bear. The facts are that most schools – from pre-K to universities – are safe. The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice found that 83 percent of all public educational institutions report "no serious violent crime."
The fact is that since 1997, National Weather Service statistics document that on average 54 people per year are killed by random lightning strikes. That's a total of 918 victims between 1997 and 2012. Over the same period, press and law enforcement reports document that random school and university shootings have claimed a total of 172 victims between 1997 and 2012, including the Connecticut victims.
Not only are your children far more likely to be struck by lightning than to be injured or killed in school violence, but school violence resulting in homicides has declined rather steadily between 1993 and 2010, according to a study by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report found that school violence in the U.S. peaked in 1993, when there were 42 homicides by students in total and 13 "serious violent crimes" – rape, sexual assault, robbery and aggravated assault – per 1,000 students at primary and secondary schools. By 2010, the latest figures available, those numbers had decreased to two homicides and four violent crimes per 1,000 students.
It was back in 1997 when Pearl was the scene of a school shooting tragedy that began very much like the Connecticut event. Luke Woodham, then 16, shot and killed two students and wounded seven others after stabbing his mother to death in their home. Newtown shooter Adam Lanza followed the same pattern Friday, but was armed with more sophisticated automatic weapons.
Gun rights advocates will point out that unlike Lanza in Connecticut, Woodham's rampage was halted in Pearl when the shooter was confronted by a Pearl High vice principal, who had retrieved a Colt .45 pistol from his truck. The armed school official subdued Woodham until law enforcement arrived.
Gun control proponents have seized on the Connecticut tragedy as they seize on all mass shootings, as political and moral justification for their beliefs. The proliferation of assault weapons remains a growing part of the gun rights debate about which public opinion is in a significant state of evolution.
But the notion that more gun restrictions would have protected the students in Newtown, from a young, allegedly deranged gunman seems ludicrous on its face. Most school shooters share the traits of mental health problems, are or believe themselves to be the victims of bullying, have histories of psychotropic drug use, have anger issues, have been rejected or ignored by peers, and the list of grievances real or perceived goes on.
The ease with which those individuals have access to guns is but one of several contributing factors to these senseless tragedies. Calls for gun restrictions are a knee-jerk reaction to a far more complex problem.
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Specification Pepsi Openindiana Build 148 – FAQ
I'm going to try in earnest to keep this post updated with relevant information about Specification Pepsi – Openindiana Build 148 as i'm now calling it.
How much energy does the entire machine use?On initial boot with the Samsung Optical SH-223L/BEBS spinning up we hit 95 watts, the system then drops to about 50watts and as it idles out drops to between 47 and 48 watts. While pushing the machine using all 4 drives as stated in the spec, we fluctuate between 50 and 57 watts.
Why the 750w ATX Power supply?Based on the above data the 750w would seem to be overkill but in my specific case I have multiple units plugged into the motherboard. If one doesn't plan on adding more than 4-6 hard drives you could easily get away with a 200-250 watt power supply. I'm going to search around for one and update the original specification.
Do you need to have the optical drive?Not necessarily, you could technically remove the optical drive after install of the specification if you wanted to save on initial start up power. However the unit spins up only on start-up and considering it will be rarely if ever used, it's pretty much a complete non-issue.
No ECC memory, will that be an issue?In the original specification I noted the addition of ECC memory. Well, the Intel D5x doesn't support ECC memory most likely to save as much energy as possible. It also doesn't support Dual Channel memory, again for the same reason. Not the biggest deal in the world for this machine as it's primarily used for storage and technically speaking the likelyhood of getting severe degradation or errors are low. Still, it would of been a nice to have. To my knowledge I don't know of any mini-itx motherboard manufacturers that support ECC memory. At least not yet.
Instead of the D510, why not the D525?Well, if we take a quick look at a comparison between the D510 and the D525 we see that we gain a minute speed bump in processing and DDR3 instead of DDR2 and wattage remains unchanged. None of this quite frankly mattered to me at the time as the D510 was roughly $20.00 USD less. None of the stated improvements would significantly speed up the function of archival and storage. This obviously changes if you plan to do compression or encryption with ZFS in which case it may then become useful. In reality though it would make much more sense to apply that extra $20.00 USD to a proper gzip or encryption off-board card.
How much will it cost you to operate this unit?I pay roughly 9 cents per kwh off the top of my head. I'll have to update with exacts next time I check but based on that number we are looking at close to $3.05 USD per month with the machine running at an average of 0.47kw/h or roughly $37.00 USD a year. Not such a horrible price for the machine that backs up my lively hood. Not that bad at all.
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This recipe for Quiche Lorraine was given to me years and years ago by my son's aunt, Penny (Rose) Lorusso. This is a terrific tasting and filling dish.
9" pastry shell; prick and bake in 400º oven 8-10 minutes.
Sauté 1 medium onion until tender and place on the bottom of the pre-cooked pastry shell.
In blender [or food processor] coarsely grind
½ lb Swiss cheese cubed
3 eggs
½ teaspoon salt
dash of nutmeg
pinch of cayenne pepper
Gradually add 1 cup of hot milk.
Pour mixture into pre-cooked pastry shell and bake at 350º for about 35 minutes.
[I generally add ¼ lb cheddar cheese and for variations, include 3-4 slices of coarsely chopped bacon, and/or ½ cup coarsely chopped blanched broccoli.]
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- I'D be an outlaw brave and bold
- Rather than have a house of gold!
- Better than learning rules and verbs
- To be a wild witch charming herbs,
- But ah! indeed we're always told
- Men do not now as once of old:—
- And she's the truest heroine
- Whose heart is steadfast and serene,
- Who does not grumble, but sits still
- And learns her lessons with a will:—
- This is the best, the only way
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You probably recognize this image as the great seal of the United States. The motto on the seal, E pluribus unum, is Latin for "out of many, one." It refers to the formation of one country out of many states. Large carbon compounds could have the same motto. Can you guess why? In this lesson, you'll find out.
Out of Many, One
Carbon has a unique ability to form covalent bonds with many other atoms. It can bond with other carbon atoms as well as with atoms of other elements. Because of this ability, carbon often forms polymers. A polymer is a large molecule that is made out of many smaller molecules that are joined together by covalent bonds. The smaller, repeating molecules are called monomers. (The prefix mono- means "one" and the prefix poly- means "many.") Polymers may consist of just one type of monomer or of more than one type. Polymers are similar to the strings of beads pictured in the Figure below. Like beads on a string, monomers in a polymer may be all the same or different from one another.
Natural Carbon Polymers
Many polymers of carbon occur naturally. Two examples are rubber and cellulose.
- Rubber is a natural polymer of the monomer named isoprene (C5H8). This polymer comes from rubber trees, which grow in tropical areas. Structural formulas for rubber and isoprene are shown in the Figure below. Note that just a small section of the rubber polymer is represented by the structural formula.
- Cellulose is a natural polymer of the monomer named glucose (C6H12O6). This polymer makes up the cell walls of plants and is the most common compound in living things. Structural formulas for cellulose and glucose are also shown in the Figure below). As you can see from the structural formula for cellulose, when two glucose monomers bond together, a molecule of water (H2O) is released.
Q: How are the glucose molecules arranged in the cellulose polymer?
A: The glucose molecules alternate between right-side up and upside down.
Synthetic Carbon Polymers
Synthetic carbon polymers are produced in labs or factories. Plastics are common examples of synthetic carbon polymers. You are probably familiar with the plastic called polyethylene. All of the plastic items pictured in the Figure below are made of polyethylene. It consists of repeating monomers of ethylene (C2H4). Structural formulas for ethylene and polyethylene are also shown in the Figure below.
- Carbon has a unique ability to form many covalent bonds, so it often forms polymers. A polymer is a large molecule that is made up of many smaller, repeating molecules, called monomers, which are joined together by covalent bonds.
- Natural polymers include rubber and cellulose. Synthetic polymers include plastics such as polyethylene.
- Define polymer and monomer.
- Describe an example of a natural carbon polymer.
- What are some uses of synthetic carbon polymers?
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Watch the video about polymers and then answer the questions below.
- Define the two parts of the word polymer, and give a literal definition of polymer.
- Describe two properties of polymers that depend on their long-chain structure.
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I watched Jeff Dunham's 'Spark of Insanity' the other day. As usual good stuff from Jeff and his puppets!
I watched Jeff Dunham's 'Spark of Insanity' the other day. As usual good stuff from Jeff and his puppets!
"Woke up at 9.55am. Soon as I woke up, I looked at Suzanne and she looked at me. I said, 'Did I tell you about the immune system?' Suzanne starting laughing, I said, 'it's amazing.' She said, 'Not now.'"
JJL, I hope you cried in the shower afterward. If not, I have doubts about your sanity.
That's my jacket!
Watched the Dark Knight on the portable DVD piped into the TV (really wants Christmas to get here for the new dvd player). Also enjoyed the Watchmen trailer that was on the disc as well.
Star Wars & GI Joe Customs
HAVES: HK-50 Head, Capt Typho & GI Joe fodder available still
Wants:L8-L9 Head, YVH-1 Complete (as possible),R7-T1 Complete (as possible),R7-Z0 Complete (as possible)
[FONT=Courier New]Inside the White House on the History Channel (with George and Laura Bush) that I recorded last month. Very fascinating and very interesting.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]"First of all, never bad mouth synergy..."[/FONT]
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My Star Wars Fan Film: The Lazy Jedi
I had the misfortune to watch Peter Jackson's King Kong. Man that movie sucks. there's nothing else i can say besides it just plain sucks.
Just finished watching The Dark Knight on DVD with the family.
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
Yesterday I watched an Oscar worthy performance by Don Cheadle, in "Traitor"!!!
May the force be with you.
Went and saw "Valkyrie" tonight. Great film!!
Bryan Singer did a great job of capturing the plot to kill Hitler. I feel some comfort now knowing that he did such a great job on this film, while his work for a sequel to Superman Returns is still up in the air.
Cruise did an awesome job, as did the supporting cast (among those was Tom Wilkinson, who is one of the most underrated actors IMO).
I am going to go see it again either tomorrow or Saturday. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys history, or just a good movie about a true story with a very interesting plot.
"You know I love the guy but I swear he writes like freaking Yoda."-Dean Winchester
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Choctaw's Daring Greatly (10/19/2015)
Choctaw's Piscataquis Sebec UD MH CGC WCX ***(All-Breed AM 2nd)
UCDX HR SR Sand Dancer's XX MTB Ranger UDT, MH, WCX **, UKC HR Finished & U-B Legs, OTCH Points, Utility B Win, Agility HIT (1/20/2001-7/24/2015)
HR SR Scarlett's Andi O'Malley CD SH OA NAJ CGC (OAJ-2 Placements) 9/16/1995-3/31/2011
If you get the Golden Retriever News and check back through the last few years, there have been articles on some of the field Goldens from England, and in Sept/Oct 09 one on Holway and June Atkinson; more in N/D '10; in S/O '11 one on Ann Fowler and it gives some information about early Goldens D.L. really liked. In N/D '11 there is a write up on The Tigathoe Four with more info on Quar. 2012 has had a variety of articles on early Goldens including some of Torch's as well as in Sept/Oct on Ripp owned by Bill Connor. More are planned for 2013.
If anyone has old photos or information on some of the well known early Goldens, I would love to have you write me about it privately. I am working on some right at the moment and love to get additional data---especially personal knowledge about some of those wonderful Goldens.
A personal note---when I started trials, for some reason I seemed to always be #1 in the line up--no rotation and a "draw" was done. I remember asking Betty Wilkinson if she would mind holding Luke in the blind so I could watch the test dog run. She said "does he bite?"---- I thought she was kidding, then realized she wasn't. I had never seen or been around a Golden that bit. Later I saw a couple of the early ones being trained, and if I had been trained with the methods they were, I would have bitten as well! The same with some of the Labs----the brighter they were, it seemed the more they resented unfairness. I grew up riding, training and competing with horses, so was not naive about variations in training methods and philosophies. As training methods for retrievers evolved and progressed, many dogs who would have been washed out went on to have outstanding careers.
Glenda, thanks for noting the specific issues of GR News that would be of interest. Some time ago, I thought of purchasing the last few years worth, but then realized how expensive that would be. Having an idea of which to buy is helpful.
I hope Bon and Earl and JD will dig out some photos and stories for you to work with! Love your articles and sharing. And your insight about why the early dogs would bite! Makes sense to me!
As for the question of whether today's dogs are any different from those in UK, and whether outcrossing to their FT dogs would be beneficial - I guess Judy, Glenda and myself will have to make a trip over there for an indepth analysis!!! Anyone else want to tag along? Wouldn't that be so fun?! First round at the pub is on me!
"Power is of two kinds. One is obtained through the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment." Mahatma Gandhi
Earl Dillow
I bred twice to Nancy Miner's "Buddy" and twice to Harold Bruniga's Sangamo Red. The time I spent at the kitchen table with both people is remembered fondly.
WRC HR Lennoxlove's Run with Wolves JH, WCX ("Cheyenne") ... still so fondly remembered
HRCh Struan's Devil's in De Tails SH, WCX ("Lucy") ... as is her daughter
SR CH Struan's Flight of Fancy JH ("Muse")
Struan's Master of the Hunt JH, WC ("Charlie")
Struan's Just Plain Perfect ("Jane")
CH Struan's Driving Us Crazy ("Daisy") ... the baby in charge
Dixie ... the "spare parts" dog
Let's not rehash or visit boot, shoot electrocute , yeah it existed and I am ashamed to have been part of it. Talk about the old dogs and their accomplishments. Thank you.
Earl Dillow
Here is the link to her website:
You can move around there obviously, but thought to put you right on the ...great old Goldens page You might find your Dad's Topbrass Golden there.. I looked, but not quite finding the right dog.
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Choctaw's Daring Greatly (10/19/2015)
Choctaw's Piscataquis Sebec UD MH CGC WCX ***(All-Breed AM 2nd)
UCDX HR SR Sand Dancer's XX MTB Ranger UDT, MH, WCX **, UKC HR Finished & U-B Legs, OTCH Points, Utility B Win, Agility HIT (1/20/2001-7/24/2015)
HR SR Scarlett's Andi O'Malley CD SH OA NAJ CGC (OAJ-2 Placements) 9/16/1995-3/31/2011
A thought ... has anyone suggested to GRCA that they bundle the articles they have published in the past on the kennels, the breeders, and the Goldens of the past into one publication and market it? I think it would sell and could easily be Volume I of a series -- "The History of the Golden Retriever in America". Even with that title, it could include the early kennels, dogs, and breeders in England and elsewhere.


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Posted on 29 Oct 2010 by Michael Johnson.
The Celtics were in fine form on opening night of the NBA season. The rested and retooled squad held the Heat to a mere 80 points on 36.5% shooting. Dwayne Wade was nowhere to be found, and it was apparent that Chris Bosh has the potential to become an afterthought in the newly designed "Big 3." Aside from Lebron's flurry of 15 points in the 3rd quarter, the Celtics truly dominated ...


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I don't know how Apple's standards compare to the EPA standards, but much of this would be illegal in this country and it wouldn't really be up to Apple to police it.
It's illegal in China too!
The cause of this problem is nothing to do with Apple, Western consumers, or anything else outside of China.
In China, pretty much everything is illegal. They have laws against everything you can think of, including adulterating milk with melamine to produce false test results. The problem is that you can't do anything in China without getting permission from the government. Businesses that actually comply with all the Chinese regulations go out of business very quickly because their competition is willing to gain an advantage by cheating - i.e. bribing officials, whatever.
The culture that has developed under this situation is such that nobody complies with regulations in China. It is simpler, faster and cheaper to pay bribes and to lie about compliance.
Once in a while, they'll do something that results in people getting hurt or killed, like the melamine in the milk. The government will round up the head of the milk company and execute him, but nothing really changes that will make their food supply more trustworthy or safe.
I have seen photographs of raw materials processing plants in China spewing huge clouds of colorful smoke into the air. It looked like a movie special effect. The same type of plant in a modern country like Brazil, for example, is three times the size of the Chinese plant - 2/3 of the Brazilian plant's volume is dedicated to equipment that captures the harmful byproducts given off by the process and prevents them from getting out into the environment. This is why the Chinese shut down a fair portion of their raw materials and manufacturing industry just prior to the Beijing Olympics - to allow the pollutants to dissipate and raise the air quality for the games.
I know of at least one manufacturing plant in California that can demonstrate that they are actually discharging air that is cleaner than the intake air. They are required to meet environmental standards, and they do it. In China a similar plant would just pay off the inspector.
Short of customers such as Apple stationing full-time inspection crews all the way down the supply chain (pretty much impossible), there's not much they can do. I have also seen pictures of expensive Italian quality control equipment in Chinese plants - everything in the plant looked dirty and worn, but the quality control equipment looked brand new. It was in place so they could pass their quality certification audit but it wasn't in normal day-to-day use, and nobody at the plant actually knew how to use any of it!
Frankly we're lucky Chinese products aren't falling apart or killing people all the time. Go on Youtube and look for Chinese car crash tests if you want a real eye-opener.
Almost any product made in China carries the risk of poor quality, false components, or pollution at some point in the supply chain. It's not an Apple problem. It's a China problem.
Had it not failed to separate from the large fuel tank, then they might have had a chance.
The RC Reliant glider model, while not exactly making a smooth landing, wasn't going very fast when it hit the ground.
After the perfect separation of the SRBs you might suspect that it was rigged to fail, for television.
Interesting; my office phone has cat5 coming out the back, which has been the case anywhere I've worked for a few years now.
But is a VOIP phone, or just an analog phone with an 8-conductor cable?
I've done all the phone work for the little company I work for for the past 20 years, and helped some other companies with their systems. RJ45 plugs and cables were often used with the old analog key systems and PBXs, long before VOIP came around. You can't tell what communication method the phone uses by looking at the plug. A lot of the newer business VOIP phones look very similar and to the user appear basically the same as the analog systems that went before, as those analog systems had become pretty advanced.
Price doesn't matter. iTards will buy anything if it's shiny and white.
Wait a second, stop right there.
The Apple TV is shiny and black
On top of that, it's $99. I don't think you can buy any other similar device for $33 to $66, and there isn't a "I want to pay even more money" button on the Apple Store website, or do you expect us to believe that people wander into Apple's retail stores and try to haggle the price up?
If you're going to troll, at least try and be informed about the subject.
Small correction: Same technology, different frequency band.
Since it doesn't support T-Mo's 3G bands, there's not much point to it unless you'll be doing a lot of international travel. If it's only going to be fully functional on AT&T, you may as well go for the contract, since you won't be saving any money on service.
I have an unlocked iPhone 4, on T-Mobile's US service.
Edge is slow, but it's very reliable and doesn't use much power. Sure, I'd like to have 3G speed but I guess I'm not really missing it much since most everything works acceptably on Edge (no Youtube, but again I don't think I'm missing much there). I have had other 3G phones, and and I have a 3G iPad on AT&T, so it's not like I don't know the difference. The lower monthly cost and better customer service from T-Mobile outweighs the speed deficit for me.
The one advantage is that I can use the "Personal Hotspot" tethering feature on the iPhone to share the connection without incurring an additional $20/month charge as I would on AT&T. Phone service is already too expensive (and yes I get the irony that I'm talking about a $650 device).
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i've picked up 2 of the new cars - dinoco chick hicks and red ramone from target. no sign of the ferrari though the pegwarmers like sally and sheriff are probably preventing newer cases from being put out.
I have Michael Schumacher the Ferrari F430.
I got Tex Dinoco, a car called RPM something(a generic but cool looking race car) and Ferrari at Wal-Mart today. Passed on Red Ramone and Bling Bling Dinoco McQueen(basically just has shiny new rims). Didn't see Dinoco Chick Hicks or Yeti.
Galactic Barn Burner
After a little over a month of searching, I finally got the Ferrari this morning. At this rate, it'll take 3 months to find RPM and Tex and Yeti with one per month.
There's also "Bug Mouth Mcqueen" and "Crusin Ramone" that's also out.
No sign of the Yeti yet for me.
I've seen pics of the Cruisin Ramone and it's quite nice. I'll get one of those but i'm definitely passing on Blingbling, Tongue and Bug McQueen
I'll probably just get the Yeti from the upcoming Cars.
Someone from another forum asked for my help finding Tex Dinoco, RPM and Bling Bling mcQueen, but as luck would have it, no sooner did I find a ton of the new Cars, I haven't seen them since. Well, I found the Tex Dinocos he wanted, finally. But not the other two.
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We're about to fly to the USA. As I mentioned one year ago, we are going on the Gathering and also to the Conclave. We are flying over there to New Orlean to Taibushi Joe, the head of the Neko Rei family. We are going to have some sights over there and then we will go to Tennessee.
We are really excited because of this trip. We will meet the head of our style and other black sashes, who we had a chance to meet only by the phone and e-mails. We can't wait to meet other students of Konigun Ninjutsu. We worked hard to fly over there with visas and other stuff. But we are enjoying every minute of our preparing for that adventure. Everything is a huge question mark for us, but it makes us more excited about everything.
Few words about our progress. The Polish part of Konigun Ninjutsu opened a second class in my home town, in Inowroclaw city. We have new students there who I think will enjoy this special art. Along with the class in Inowroclaw, there is still a group in Torun, which is growing. Dojo in Torun has existed much longer, that's why there are more advanced students. During the seminars there are more people outside of both of those cities who want to keep training and get tips to train on their own.
Our biggest achievment is that everyone is like a big family. We are working on it all the time, to keep everyone together. It is special, the same as this martial art is. That's why there are plenty of people who weren't allowed to train with us. But those who got on our training became fellow brothers and sisters.
We are happy, because Konigun is starting to be interesting for people, even who are not training it. We made few shows, which made big impression on the crowd. We've been on tv, introducing our style and also in a few newspapers, several times. People starting to ask about classes near their cities and everything is making us to work hard.
The Gathering in Poland, which is going to be in August, is prepared. There we will make some tournaments for campers, there will be time for sights and for hard trainings. Summarizing: lots of fun, time for relax and time for work. We are going to make trainings in dojo, but also near beautiful Polish Baltic Sea on a beach.
Senpai Adam and I are both looking forward to seeing everyone in the United States. We are also inviting every Konigun Ninjutsu martial artist to Poland. See you in Tennessee!
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Can you buy an OTC tag at any time? Even after the season starts?
Is there a cap on the number of these tags? In other words if they sell so many, then no more are available.
Is one tag good for the whole state or are they unit specific?
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Thai Fight Extreme Hong Kong Videos - Buakaw, Sudsakorn, Yod
- Written by Rian Scalia
Thai Fight Extreme held another event in Hong Kong today and featured some of the best in the business. The organization has proven to be a great asset for fighters fighting under full Thai rules, most notably Buakaw Por. Pramuk. It's nice to see Buakaw fighting under Thai rules, utilizing his full arsenal of techniques. Thai Fight Extreme has another event scheduled for August 7 in Tokyo, Japan and you'll be seeing more of Buakaw, Yodsaenklai and Sudsakorn on that card. Check out the videos.


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Colorful veggies and traditional Cajun seasonings combine with rotisserie chicken to quickly create this spicy Chicken Helper® dinner.
You can use uncooked chicken breasts instead of the rotisserie chicken. After removing vegetables from skillet, melt 2 tablespoons margarine or butter in skillet; carefully add 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Cook over medium-high heat about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until outsides turn white. Beginning with step 3, continue with recipe as written—except omit rotisserie chicken.
Kick up the heat by serving with hot pepper sauce—each person can choose their own heat level!
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Q&A: Applying for Jobs
Get your questions and answers for applying for jobs.
By Peter Vogt, Monster Career Coach
June 05, 2007
When I am responding to a job posting and a contact name is not given, is it OK to address the letter "To Whom It May Concern"? Or is there a better way to handle this?
"To Whom it May Concern" is a bit outdated, as is "Dear Sir/Madam." You might want to go with "Dear Hiring Manager" when you don't know the name of the person you should address.
Is it preferable to send resume by email or by postal mail when applying for a job?
There is no "right" answer to your question because different employers have different preferences and requirements. The best thing you can do is to follow the instructions each employer provides and send your resume in the format they request.
If and when you do send your resume via email, it's smart to send it both as an attachment (using Microsoft Word) AND as text-only right in the body of your email. Why? Because some companies won't open attachments for fear of picking up computer viruses. Some hiring managers are so swamped with responses they're trying to scan resumes as quickly as they can. It can't hurt to send your resume in both formats, so it's a good idea to proceed that way.
Is it good to send additional materials, such as copies of degrees and certificates, with a resume when applying for a job, or is just the resume enough?
It's best to simply send companies what they ask for. Most companies ask for only a cover letter and resume, at least in the beginning stages of the application process.
However, if/when companies ask for "additional documents," feel free to send along something that might make you stand out from the crowd. If you have published writing clips, samples of visual/design work, sample promotions or marketing materials you created – you can include all of these. But generally, take your cue from the company's request.
Should I list my education at the top or bottom of my resume? I've seen both formats.
Generally speaking, if you're a recent college graduate, it's best to list your education at or near the top of your resume. If you've been in the workforce for a while, it makes more sense to list your experience first and put your education closer to the bottom of your resume.
If you're a new or recent graduate and you happen to have a lot of experience already in your field, then you might consider listing that experience first, and then your education information. It's a judgment call; there aren't any set rules where that's concerned.
Why do some resumes include hobbies? It seems to me that a business doesn't care what your hobby is as long as you do your work. Should I include this information on my resume?
As a general rule, you shouldn't include hobbies and/or interests on your resume. However, it can come in handy for certain positions. For example, suppose you're applying for a position with an advertising agency that has several clients in the sports industry. You go through the process and it all comes down to you and one other candidate. You're both equal in practically every way… but you play in a recreational basketball league and the other candidate doesn't. Who's more likely to get hired? You guessed it.
While it usually isn't necessary to include hobbies and interests, you may want to keep a different version of your resume handy for such these types of positions.
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