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Cable TV is a welcome addition in the homes of millions of Americans, and for more than 75 years, it's been a force for radical transformation of the opportunities available to creators, performers, and audiences alike.
But these may be the last days of the cable system.
Oh, not this cable system. This cable system is fine. But for anyone who wants to invent a new cable system, to ascend to the daring heights of cable providers, the way is being blocked. Having climbed from scrappy pirates to fleet-commanding admirals, the executives of the cable world want to pull up the ladder after themselves -- and they're being given a critical assist by the World Wide Web Consortium, which once stood for open standards, competition and innovation on the Web.
Nest Labs, a home automation company acquired by Google in 2014, will disable some of its customers' home automation control devices in May. This move is causing quite a stir among people who purchased the $300 Revolv Hub devices—customers who reasonably expected that the promised "lifetime" of updates would enable the hardware they paid for to actually work, only to discover the manufacturer can turn their device into a useless brick when it so chooses.
It used to be that when you bought an appliance, you owned it, and you could take it apart, repair it, and plug in whatever accessories you wanted without the manufacturer's knowledge or permission.
Netflix is in terrible danger. In fact, these might be its last days.
Oh, not today's Netflix. The Netflix you're using today is fine. It made it—got to do something daring and edgy, prove out its model, and become part of the establishment.
But the next Netflix—the company so cool it makes Netflix look like Blockbuster Video—that Netflix is practically dead in the water.
Imagine a new, disruptive company figured out a way to let hundreds of people watch a single purchased copy of a movie, even though the rightsholders who made that movie objected. The new company charged money for this service, and gave none of it back to the movie's creators. That's exactly the business model that a controversial project at the Web's premier open standards organization seeks to prevent.
Of course, it's also the business model of Netflix, circa 1997, not to mention every prior video rental service relying on the traditional principle that a copyright owner's control ended when they sold a copy of the work.
Security researchers: we need your help!
The World Wide Web Consortium has taken the extraordinary, controversial step of standardizing DRM in the form of something called Encrypted Media Extensions, which will be part of HTML5. Because of laws like the DMCA and its international equivalents, security researchers who reveal flaws in HTML5-compliant browsers will face punishing legal jeopardy. We're worried that this means that critical bugs in the browsers billions of people rely upon will take longer to come to light and are more likely to be exploited in the wild.
Last summer, some of the world's most prominent security researchers told the US Copyright Office that the DMCA kept them from coming hforward with flaws they've discovered.
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Kenny Jackett has confirmed Fulham's interest in signing Wolves winger Bakary Sako – as he says the club are continuing to work hard to add to the ranks.
The Head Coach had also confirmed Wolves were keen on bringing in Crewe midfielder Luke Murphy, who has instead opted to join Leeds, but has re-iterated that there are some good young players at Molineux who deserve an opportunity.
"I've come into a scouting system that is already up and running and works very hard at identifying the right talent," he said.
"And Luke Murphy was already on these guys' radar.
"It's important that you know everyone in terms of the scouting but you can't get every one and you do need to make sure your timing is right in terms of signing players.
"We're trying hard to supplement the squad.
"First off, what I'm trying to do is form my own opinions on what we've got within this squad because there are a number of players here and people need an opportunity.
"There are some good young players here.
"Then after that we will try to supplement that with some good signings.
"We have been looking around. I read that Luke Murphy has gone to Leeds and he's been a much sought after player.
"Everyone has watched him over the last couple of seasons and I'm sure he would have had a lot of options in terms of where he goes next.
"It will be interesting to see some of the young midfield players we have when they play.
"I think David Davis is a good player, we have Dave Edwards, I like the look of Lee Evans, who came here in January from Newport, and Jack Price, who's come through the ranks here.
"So we're not short of central midfielders and there are some young guys there who are looking to make their name and looking to make their way in what's a new time and a fresh regime for Wolves.
"There are some players there and if we can improve it then great, but I don't want to bring in people to block it up."
Jackett has for the first time confirmed that Molineux officials have been in talks with Fulham over their interest in Sako.
"Fulham are genuinely interested in Sako and it's a negotiation between the two clubs," he added.
"As far as I know, no fee has been agreed yet but they are in negotiations.
"They have been negotiating and there is some genuine interest and the offers are of a very high level.
"Whether it's at the point it's at a level where the powers-that-be at Wolves want to accept that is another matter.
"But it's fair to say Fulham are very interested and are trying hard to sign him.
"Sako wasn't a player I necessarily thought would still be here after the season he had last year.
"There aren't many naturally gifted left-sided players around, and he certainly comes into that category.
"It doesn't surprise me that there is a lot of interest in him and he wasn't one who I thought would necessarily be here in League One from the start."
Jackett also confirmed keeper Dorus De Vries is in talks with a second club over a possible move having already spoken to a Dutch side last week.
Wolves meanwhile have added to their Academy ranks with the acquisition of young Danish defender Victor Wagner.
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"A central defender, he came on trial with us last year and did well.
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 2:35 PM GMT on August 29, 2010
Hurricane warnings are flying for the islands in the northern Lesser Antilles, as they hunker down a prepare for the arrival of the 3rd hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Earl. Earl, a classic Cape Verdes-type Atlantic hurricane, is a potentially dangerous storm for the islands in its path, should its eyewall pass directly overhead. Earl could intensify significantly as it moves through the islands late tonight and on Monday. An Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft found a central pressure of 978 mb at 1:21 pm EDT. This is a significant drop of 7 mb in four hours. Top surface winds were 75 mph, and they noted an eyewall open to the northwest. The incomplete eyewall can also be seen on Martinique radar (figure 1.) Recent visible satellite imagery shows the storm has continues to increase in organization this afternoon. The amount and intensity of Earl's heavy thunderstorms is increasing, low-level spiral bands are steadily building, and upper level outflow is becoming more established in all quadrants except the north. This lack of development on Earl's north side is due to strong upper level northerly winds from the outflow of Hurricane Danielle to the north. These winds are creating about 15 knots of wind shear over Earl, according to the wind shear analysis from the University of Wisconsin CIMSS group. Water vapor satellite images show a large region of dry air from the Sahara lies to the northwest of Earl, but Earl is successfully walling off this dry air with a solid circular region of heavy thunderstorms.
Figure 1. Radar image of Earl taken at 3:45 pm EDT. Image credit: Meteo France.
Intensity forecast for Earl
As Hurricane Danielle pulls away from Earl this afternoon and this evening, shear should fall to the low range, 5 - 10 knots, as predicted by the latest SHIPS model forecast. This should allow Earl to build a complete eyewall by tonight. Once a complete eyewall is in place, Earl will likely undergo a bout of rapid intensification, which could bring it to Category 3 or 4 strength by Tuesday morning. The ocean temperatures are at near record warmth, 30°C, and very warm waters extend to great depth, resulting in a total ocean heat content highly favorable for rapid intensification. Earl should be able to maintain major hurricane status through Thursday, when it will make its closest approach to North Carolina. Sea surface temperatures are very warm, 29°C, along the U.S. East Coast, and wind shear is expected to remain low through Thursday.
Track forecast for Earl
Earl is being steered to the west by the same ridge of high pressure that steered Danielle. Earl is now approaching a weakness in the ridge left behind by the passage of Danielle and the trough of low pressure that pulled Danielle to the north. Earl should move more to the west-northwest today, likely bringing the core of the storm over or just to the northeast of the islands of Barbuda, St. Barthelemy, Anguilla, and St. Maartin in the northernmost Lesser Antilles Islands tonight and Monday morning. NHC is giving its highest odds for hurricane-force winds to Barbuda and Saint Maarten--a 44% and 42% chance, respectively. These odds are 11% for St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, and 4% for Puerto Rico.
Figure 2. Wundermap view of the Lesser Antilles showing the NHC 5am wind radius forecast for Earl. Tropical storm force winds (dark green colors) were predicted to affect much of the northern Lesser Antilles, with hurricane force winds (yellow colors) predicted to pass just to the north of the islands.
Once Earl passes the Lesser Antilles, steering currents favor a northwesterly course towards North Carolina. History suggests that a storm in Earl's current location has a 25% chance of making landfall on the U.S. East Coast, and Earl's chances of making a U.S. landfall are probably close to that. None of the computer models show Earl hitting the U.S., and the 12Z (8 am EDT) set of model runs have mostly pushed the storm farther from the U.S. East Coast. It is not unusual for the models to make substantial shifts in their 5-day forecasts, and it is still possible that Earl could make a direct hit on North Carolina as a major hurricane on Thursday or Friday. One should pay attention of the cone of uncertainty, and the Outer Banks of North Carolina are in the 5-day cone. NHC is giving Cape Hatteras a 6% chance of receiving hurricane force winds. The main determinant of whether Earl hits the U.S. or not is a strong trough of low pressure predicted to move off the U.S. East Coast Friday. This trough, if it develops as predicted, should be strong enough to recurve Earl out to sea late in the week, with the storm just missing landfall in the U.S., but possibly making landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada. However, five day forecasts can be off considerably on the timing and intensity of such features, and it is quite possible that the trough could be delayed or weaker than expected, resulting in Earl's landfall along the U.S. East Coast. The most likely landfall locations would be North Carolina on Thursday or Friday, or Massachusetts on Friday or Saturday. The GFS and ECMWF models predict that Earl will come close enough to North Carolina on Thursday to bring the storm's outer rain bands over the Cape Hatteras region. The other models put Earl farther offshore, but it currently appears that Earl will not pass close enough to Bermuda to bring tropical storm force winds to that island. It is possible that if 97L develops into Hurricane Fiona and moves quickly across the Atlantic, the two storms could interact and rotate counterclockwise around a common center. Predicting these sorts of interactions is difficult, and the long-term track forecast for Earl will be difficult if a storm-storm interaction with Fiona occurs.
In any case, the U.S. East Coast can expect a long period of high waves from Earl beginning on Thursday. Significant beach erosion and dangerous rip current will be the rule, due to very high waves from Earl (Figure 3.)
Figure 3. Wave forecast for 8am Thursday, September 2, 2010, as produced by the 2am EDT August 29 run of NOAA's Wavewatch III model. The model is predicting waves of 4 - 5 meters (13 - 16 feet) in the offshore waters from Central Florida to Virginia.
Hurricane History for the northern Lesser Antilles
The last hurricane to pass through the northern Lesser Antilles Islands was Category 4 Hurricane Omar, on October 16, 2008. Omar's eyewall missed all of the islands, but the storm did $80 million in damage to the Caribbean, mainly on the islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, the SSS Islands (Saba, St. Eustatius, and St. Maarten), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. No direct deaths were attributed to Omar, and the name Omar was not retired from the 6-year rotating list of hurricane names.
Links to track Earl
Martinique radar
Wundermap of the northern Lesser Antilles Islands
Long range radar out of San Juan, Puerto Rico (current down for repair.)
Visible rapid scan satellite loop
The tropical wave (Invest 97L) now midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles Islands has developed a well-defined surface circulation, and appears destined to develop into a tropical storm and follow the path of Danielle and Earl. Satellite loops show the surface circulation clearly, but also reveal that there is not enough heavy thunderstorm activity associated with 97L for it to be called a tropical depression. The storm is experiencing low wind shear of 5 - 10 knots, is over warm 28°C waters, and is battling a region of dry air associated with the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) to its northwest. The latest SHIPS model forecast calls for shear to stay in the low range, 5 - 10 knots, through Wednesday, and this should allow 97L to organize into a tropical depression today or Monday. The storm will follow a track very similar to Danielle and Earl westward towards the Lesser Antilles Islands, and the storm should arrive near the northern Lesser Antilles Wednesday or Thursday. A more northwesterly path is likely for 97L as it approaches the Lesser Antilles, as the storm follows a break in the high pressure ridge steering it, created by Danielle and Earl. It currently appears that the Northern Lesser Antilles Islands may be at risk of at close brush or direct hit by 97L. If 97L moves relatively quickly, arriving at the Lesser Antilles on Wednesday, it is likely to be a weaker system, since it will have less time over water, and will be closer to big brother Earl. Earl is likely to be a large and powerful hurricane at that time, and the clockwise upper level outflow from Earl will bring strong upper-level northerly winds to the Lesser Antilles, creating high wind shear for 97L. However, if 97L moves relatively slowly, and arrives in the Lesser Antilles on Thursday, Earl will be farther away, the wind shear will be lessened, and 97L will have had enough time over water to potentially be a hurricane. Depending upon how fast they have 97L moving, the computer models have a wide variety of solutions for 97L, ranging from a making it a Category 1 hurricane five days from now (GFDL model) to a weak tropical storm five days from now (several models.) History suggests that a storm in 97L's current location has a 25% chance of making landfall on the U.S. East Coast. NHC is giving 97L a 80% chance of developing into a tropical depression by Tuesday.
Figure 4. Morning satellite image of 97L.
Hurricane Danielle blew past Bermuda late Saturday night, bringing one rain squall to the island that brought top winds of 26 mph, gusting to 39 mph. Danielle is now on its way out to sea, and will not trouble any more land areas. High surf will continue to affect Bermuda and the east coast of the U.S. and Canada's Maritime Provinces today. The latest near shore water forecast for Cape Hatteras calls for 6 - 8 foot waves today. These waves will gradually subside during the week, then ramp up to 6 - 8 feet again on Thursday, as Hurricane Earl's wave field begins to pound the U.S. East Coast.
Elsewhere in the Tropics
Tropical Storm Kompasu is headed for China, and is predicted to intensify into a Category 2 typhoon by Wednesday and potentially threaten China's largest city, Shanghai. Over 16 million people live in the city, many of them in low-lying areas, and the Chinese will need to take this storm very seriously. In the South China Sea, the fearsome sounding Tropical Storm Lionrock is forecast to hit the Chinese coast near Hong Kong on Tuesday, but is not predicted to develop into a typhoon.
Katrina, five years later
It hardly seems possible that five years have elapsed since that cruel day in 2005 when the world changed forever for so many people in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Recovery from the great hurricane is nowhere near complete--the destruction wrought by Katrina still scars the land terribly, and the proud people of the Gulf Coast still suffer tremendously in the aftermath of the disaster. The scale and intensity of the destruction the hurricane brought is truly breathtaking, and can best be appreciated by viewing two of the best chronicles of Katrina's record storm surge--Margie Kieper's remarkable city-by-city aerial tour of the destruction, and extreme weather photographer Mike Thiess' 13-minute video of his storm surge experience in Gulfport, Mississippi. Katrina did do some good, though--it taught us that our nation can unite in the face of an overwhelming challenge to help our fellow citizens in need, and taught us not to be complacent about living in the realm where great hurricanes come.
Figure 5. A man wearing a tiny life jacket and clutching a neon green noodle and a pet dog floats on the remains of a house in Waveland, MS, during Hurricane Katrina. The photo was taken from the second floor window of a home, and the water is close to the roof line of the first floor. The home was at an elevation of about 17 feet, and the surge is close to ten feet deep here. There are electric lines running down from a pole to a home from left to right. In the distance on the right is a home with water up to the roof line. The eye is probably overhead, as the water is relatively calm and there appears to be little wind or rain, even though the pine trees are bent from the recent force of the eyewall winds. The photo was taken by Judith Bradford. Her husband, Bill Bradford, swam out and rescued the man and his dog, and two other people who floated by. He reported that the water was nothing like white water, but was a gentle, continuous flow. He was lucky. In the nearby Porteaux Bay area, a woman watched her fiance get pulled from a tree by the force of the current. The man was washed out into the Gulf and drowned. The image above is described in more detail in Part 9 of Margie Kieper's Katrina storm surge web page.
I'll share with you my personal story of blogging about Katrina. I starting writing blogs during the spring of 2005. For the first few months of this effort, it was a slow time for interesting weather events, and I had trouble finding things to write about. I was relieved when June of 2005 brought me two Atlantic tropical storms to discuss. But as July wore on, and the bombardment of the great Hurricane Season of 2005 began--a record five named storms, three hurricanes, and two major hurricanes, Dennis and Emily, both the strongest hurricanes ever recorded so early in the season--I was ready for less to write about! History was in the making, and the peak part of hurricane season was still a month away. I managed to take advantage of a slight break in the action in mid-August to travel for vacation and business, and the day Katrina was named found me in New York City. I was attending meetings with the Associated Press, who had just signed up to use Weather Underground as the weather provider for their 5000 newspapers. I wasn't able to follow the storm very closely that day, due to the all the meetings. Still, I had a very uneasy feeling about this storm. When one of the AP staff members made the remark, "It sure has been a slow summer for news. We need a big story!" I looked at her hard and thought, "Be careful what you wish for--you might get it!"
I flew home that Thursday afternoon, then made the decision Friday to drive up north with my family and spend a 4-day weekend at my father's house. The Hurricane Season of 2005 had kept me so busy that I hadn't made it up north to see him that summer, and this was my last chance. High speed Internet was not available in his small town of Topinabee on beautiful Mullet Lake, so I knew I'd be spending some slow hours blogging on his dial-up connection. Still, I figured Katrina would quickly recurve to the north and hit the Florida Panhandle before it had a chance to become a major hurricane. It wasn't like this storm would be worst disaster in American history or anything! Wrong. I spent virtually the entire weekend holed upstairs in the computer room, writing increasingly worried and strident blogs, exhorting people in New Orleans and Mississippi to evacuate. Every now and then, I'd emerge downstairs and say hi to everyone, then head back up to my cell to watch really slowly loading pages and write new blogs. Finally, I couldn't take it any more, and talked my family into returning home a day early. My wife couldn't fully understand why I was so agitated--wasn't this just another hurricane like Frances, Jeanne, Charlie, Dennis, or Emily? But, she agreed that we'd better go home that Sunday night before Katrina hit, since I was such a basket case. The next day, when Katrina hit and the full magnitude of the greatest disaster in American history unfolded, she understood. Indeed, three weeks later my wife headed down to the Louisiana disaster zone as a Red Cross volunteer, and she REALLY got an appreciation of why I had been so agitated in the days before Katrina hit.
It is difficult for me to read my Katrina blog posts again, as I relive those days and remember the terrible suffering this storm brought to so many. Let us not forget the people affected by Katrina, and the lessons the great storm taught. My thoughts and prayers are with all of Katrina's survivors on this fifth anniversary of the storm.
Next update
I may be able to post a quick update on Earl late this afternoon or early this evening.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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This program is part of the Applied Sciences and Technology Department.
These days, being an Auto Tech is all about having the necessary technical skill set.
The Automotive Performance program at MCC prepares you for a career as an automotive technician or mechanic. You'll learn how to diagnose, service, test, and repair complex, computer-controlled automotive electrical systems. Our program is designed to provide hands-on experience in a "live" working environment similar to the service industry. An emphasis is placed on developing good diagnostic skills. As a graduate of the program you'll acquire essential entry-level skills and will be able to pass national ASE Certification Tests, making you a highly marketable job seeker.
In addition to an associate's degree, the Automotive Performance program offers five certificates of completion: Engine Performance and Diagnosis; Air Conditioning; Brakes, Alignment, Suspension and Steering; Transmissions and Power Trains; and Automotive Electrical Systems.
Automotive Service technicians and mechanics have a projected 12.5% growth rate (between 2006 and 2016) for the state of Arizona. Experienced mechanics with leadership ability sometimes advance to shop supervisor or service manager. Those who work well with customers may become service estimators or open their own repair shops.
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This team has been really fun to watch as of late.
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This team has been really fun to watch as of late.
Close one vs the Cavs...How the **** are we up 22 and blow that?
Another close game, until Lebron decided enough was enough.
Bosh has really slowed down ALOT he needs to step up a little. But DWADE and LeBron are playing lights out.
Dwayne Wade has gotta be the most fun player to watch in the NBA. Dude looks healthy and that is a scary thing for the other teams in the league to deal with.
Poor Bosh was getting manhandled all game. I do wish they'd find a way to get him a few more touches in a game either in the post or in motion going towards the basket when the matchup presents itself.
Harlem Shake..Miami Heat Edition
That video is the best. Shows the team chemistry if nothing else is at an all time high. Poor Dexter Pittman traded and missed out on the fun.
Dwayne Wade - Bear Head with Red Jacket
Chris Bosh - Sky Blue Robe with Big Radio
Mario Chalmers - Super Mario
Norris Cole - Break Dancer with Basketball
James Jones -Rainbow Clown Hair with Suspenders
Udonis Haslem - Fireman w/ Championship Belt
Chris Anderson - Goon :lol:
Ray Allen - Phantom of the Opera
Rashard Lewis - Mime with Orange Glasses
Mike Miller - Multi Colored Sombrero
Joel Anthony - Santa Claus hat
Shane Battier - Horse Head with Space Suit doing the Robot
Jarvis Varnado - Ski Mask
I think I got them correct . . . funny video. Thank god they won a title last year or they couldn't do something like this w/o being criticized to death for it.


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I noticed a hole in my training program. Even though I have 150 acres for training grounds, it has lots of trees and other terrain features for the dogs to mark off on. So this week I am theming marks in space. Marks with lots of open area around and especially behind the mark.
The first mark shown in the video is only 125 yds but M2 was 165 and M3 and M4 were 185 yds each.
This blind is 250 yds and is run over the top of the previous mark. The bird is about 10 steps to the right of a cow feed stand. I gave Rowdy a treat and put out birds for blinds. The second blind is 225 yds in between gun stations. Note I did not have stickmen out.
In open space I am having a little difficulty with the initial line on the blinds.


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Hamilton Climate and Weather
The climate of Hamilton is sub-tropical, the weather being sunny and hot all year round. There are no distinct seasons, but the hottest weather is during July, August and September when highs can hit 90°F (32°C). Generally the Gulf Stream keeps temperatures moderate. There is no specific rainy season, showers occurring at any time of year, the skies rapidly clearing.
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It is going to be Australian Eric Bana who's going to be Nero. He's got those dark Romulan or Batezoid eyes. I think he'll be a perfect villian.
It is going to be Australian Eric Bana who's going to be Nero. He's got those dark Romulan or Batezoid eyes. I think he'll be a perfect villian.
Darn. There weren't pictures.
PlayMates had prototyped a plastic TOS bridge playset back in the day, but never released it. We got that cardboard set that came with all 7 members of TOS crew, but that was it.
Fortunately, they did make a Galileo shuttlecraft for the figures.
I would love it if a toy line had other ships and playsets for the figures. YES, they'd have to be out of scale - like a Klingon BoP whose bridge opened up for seating for only 1 Klingon (but hopefully 2-3) and so on. That way you could try to "play Star Trek" the way Kenner originally made it possible to "play Star Wars."
I would have preferred them doing this with DEEP SPACE NINE because .................................................. .................. I LOVE DEEP SPACE NINE! (for all you haters - I just didn't want to debate you) but army building and war dioramas would've worked much better for that series than any other.
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.
Cooltoyreview has posted pics from the new Hallmark Dreambook... more of a nightmare, really.
Only 1 ship again this year... and the Reliant's already been done by Johnny Lightning, Furuta, Romando etc in similar scale. I guess we'll see the "new" Enterprise from the movie next year.
Hope it comes with a stand....
Gotta say the tribbles and James T look pretty funny...
McCoy: What do those super sensitive ears make of that, Mr. Spock?
Spock: Wood. Rubbing on some kind of leather.
Pfft, the Reliant may have been done by several companies already, but considering the quality of Hallmark's Enterprise and Enterprise-A, this should be downright awesome!
And a TOS Communicator! And Tribbles! And Indiana Jones! I shall get all of them!
They just better not to do that stupid limited edition thing again. >_<
"Hokey packaging and ancient gimmicks are no match for good detail on your figure, kid."
"I am a Klingot from Oklahoma in human boy form."
"We came, we saw, we conquered... We, woke up!"
LTbasker, I sure didn't say that I wouldn't be buying it!
I think Hallmark does an amazing job... I just collect the ships so the others, tho cool, I'll skip. Can't collect everything.
The communicator and tribbles are really tempting, though. And I wonder if it's gonna be Geritol/Ben-Gay Indy or young Indy?
And I agree... the Enterprise and Ent A are just plain awesome.
I'm still hoping they'll do an Enterprise B or C... or something unique (like the Delta Flyer - a favourite of mine)... how about a Scimitar or a Pod One? Yeah, and I know both Nemesis and Enterprise tanked... but hey!
I guess it'll be the pre-Shatner TOS Enterprise from the new movie next year... maybe it'll be under construction (like in the teaser trailer)? Wonder if Robert April still will be the first captain... before the Pike-ster?
Limited edition? I've never seen Hallmark do that with the ships... but in a way, they're all only produced for one year so they're all kinda limited edition. The only collector issue is the fact that they produce like, 80 trillion of 'em in a given year, I think...
Which Trek ornaments are officially limited edition? Are they trying to make ya join a stupid collector club or something? More corporate evil? Say it ain't so...
McCoy: What do those super sensitive ears make of that, Mr. Spock?
Spock: Wood. Rubbing on some kind of leather.
Looks like Konami finally got around to releasing Volume 1 of their candytoy "SF Collection" Starfleet line. I think they've only made it to Asia so far but they're available on eBay for around $50 for the regular set of 6. I'll wait awhile, methinks...
Sadly the boxes are sealed at retail without indicating which one's inside... I hate that frakking marketing nonsense.
Anyhoo, they've also got a couple of "chase" ships in the larger set of 9... a Klingon BOP is really the only unique ship. The Ent E and Klingon Battle Cruiser both come with an extra identical version on a "special display stand". Pretty lame... not worth chasing.
Judging from the original moulds, they're quite detailed... hard to see the paintjobs from these pics but they look pretty good, IMHO.
Pleasingly, they look about the same size as the first Furuta set or the Johnny Lightnings to me... bigger than Romando's, smaller than Hallmark's.
McCoy: What do those super sensitive ears make of that, Mr. Spock?
Spock: Wood. Rubbing on some kind of leather.
Couple more pics of Volume 1... Some better pics of the Klingon ships... not bad!!! I'm looking forward to Volume 2!
McCoy: What do those super sensitive ears make of that, Mr. Spock?
Spock: Wood. Rubbing on some kind of leather.
Wouldn't mind having a couple of those, though I don't know about all of them.
Looking at my Furutas and JL's there seems to be more detail than some, but less than others.
The Enterprise E seems to have slightly less detail than the Furuta around the escape pod triangles. I can't even see any outlines for them, whereas they are clearly outlined in black on the Furuta.
The Konami Enterprise B has markings or ports on either side of the impulse engines, whereas the Furuta doesn't. Still this is the only other "B" made me thinks. Same with the "E" except for those Romados which I don't have.
The Enterprise A is obviously better than the poorly painted Furuta (that's what makes it a piece of crap) and the JL Enterprise A is ruined slightly by the "torpedo effect" so the Konami one might be worth getting.
The Enterprise Refit, well it's just hard to beat the JL in detail and all around likeableness.
Same with the JL Reliant.
The Klingon Warbird almost looks the same as the Furuta, in paint and detail.
The Battlecruiser looks to be highly detailed though, even more than the smooth JL (which is the only other one I know of) That one could be good to get.
It's rally hard to judge 100% without seeing the undersides of the Enterprise models though.
BTW: once again cool pics!
"Ohh, maxi big da fish! Well dat smells stinkowiff"
"No time to discuss this as a supercommittee.... I am not a supercommittee!"
Asketh and ye shall receiveth, Blue2th. Yea, verily.
Always happy to pass on the pics to the good folk...
First the Big "E"... wonder which is the obviously CGI version from Nemesis?
McCoy: What do those super sensitive ears make of that, Mr. Spock?
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Well Hew, of course you are right again, but then you are always right arent you?
On the 10%, yes, I missed that in the CATO report. Or wait, maybe I was just trying to see if the original person who started this thread or anyone else had actually read it. Congrats, you did.
Great job Hew. You sure showed me. We have the best health care in the world because we pay far and away the most and we should not look anywhere else for ideas on how to improve our system to provide good care at a lower cost. Actually, I really hope health care accounts for 30% of GDP some day because that will be a super extra good sign that we are a wealthy nation. Now that's CATO type thinking. See I can learn.


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RE:Status of Native Summer Runs in the Region?
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The most comprehensive and most current information I know of on this subject comes from a Technical Memorandum (NMFS-NWFSC-27) from
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"Status Review of West Coast Steelhead from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and California"
dated August 1996.
It is available thru the National Technical Information Service, US Dept of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield VA 22161
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RE:Status of Native Summer Runs in the Region?
My "take" on this is that good ol' American Pride is part of what's stopping the DFW from taking this common-sense approach to hatchery management. After all, BC has been doing this for years (yeah, Tyler . . I hear you snickering)and there's practically no anti-hatchery sentiment there. Also, the hatchery fish take a fly better and are considered almost as sporting as the wild fish.
The WA guides know this - Bob Ball and the other Peninsula guides started the Snyder Creek project on the Sol Duc - taking native fish and using their spawn to further supplement the winter returns. They mark them in a way unique from that of the State plants, and early guesstimates have shown that either (1) there are a much higher percentage of the Snyder Creek fry plants surviving to return to the river or (2) that the returning adults are much more Aggressive than the State's hatchery plants. Or it could be a measure of both.
One of the things I like about their approach is that they select for Aggressive Fish - after all, every one that is used has been caught by a guide or angler participating in this project. Hatchery fish are the exact opposite - the ones that aren't aggressive (assuming near 100% mortality on hatchery fish caught by anglers) are selected.
RE:Status of Native Summer Runs in the Region?
I think there needs to be some serious review of the impact of hatchery operations on native stock. Let's say we conduct this impoundment test -
1) hatch eggs from spring brood and place tiny fry in control area with biomass of nutrients similar to natural glacial stream
2) release pellet-fed smolt into control area as would be done in hatchery operation (density, size, etc)
3) count survival of hatched fry after typical smolt period
Even if direct predation were not a problem (which I believe is a BIG problem) the burden of territorial competition, depletion of food source, introduction of disease and/or unnatural biological or chemical influences from the operation, and in the end the hybridization of the river's indigenous strains all contribute to the demise of the real steelhead of the system.
Someone needs to get a handle on the reality behind this and promote legislation to manage wild strains as wild strains IMHO.
RE:Status of Native Summer Runs in the Region?
Did a little more checking on the Kalama and Washougal after that last post. Both are considered Endangered. I heard a report that the DFW's thinking of closed the fly-only water on the upper K because there's almost no native summer fish going up there (now that they have the weir they get an exact count of the natives traveling to the upper runs).
I'm also told by an occasional member of Clark-Skamania Fly Fishers that the native summers on the Washougal are a thing of the past. There are a few native winters, but catching a native summer fish is cause for serious celebrations!
Anybody have any GOOD news out there?
RE:Status of Native Summer Runs in the Region?
I too would love to know the status of the native summer-runs in the Snoqualmie, North Fork Skykomish, and Skagit/Sauk. Not much on any but the famous North Fork Stilly (Deer Creek) and Tolt River (Snoqualmie)runs. The Deer Creek run was reported by Evergreen Flyfishers (I think that was the club mentioned) to be back above 1000 returning adults last year.
The Deer Creek run is easy to track because they all spawn in an easy-to-monitor creek. Ditto for the Tolt River fish - Washington Trout's been keeping tabs on them for quite a few years and probably has good stats on returns (anybody out there from WT??)
Not many people target the native runs on the other rivers, so there's little available data (other than guesstimates) that I'm aware of.
Status of Native Summer Runs in the Region?
I know BC has got it going in the native summer run department... but how about Washington and Oregon?
The native summer fish were faring well on the Sky, one of the Tolt forks, the Toutle (Green), Peninsula has it's share, Chehalis tribs (Wynoochee, Satsop, etc), etc - but what's the status of the Kalama, Washougal, Wind, I wonder.
Hey I actually know a WA state biologist. I'll see if I can find his email addr.
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By Tiernan Ray
Chip maker Xilinx (XLNX) this afternoon reported fiscal Q2 revenue and profit that topped analysts' expectations, but forecast the current quarter's revenue below consensus.
Revenue in the three months ended in September rose 10%, year over year, to $599 million, yielding EPS of 49 cents. That earnings figure includes a 9-cent charge for contingent litigation. It's possible analysts will be excluding the amount from their accounting, allowing for 58 cents in earnings.
Analysts had, on average, been modeling $588 million in revenue and 52 cents profit per share.
CEO Moshe Gavrielov remarked on the company's gross margin strength in the quarter:
Sales from Xilinx's 28-nm products have once again exceeded our expectations, surpassing $80 million in the September quarter. Kintex™-7 sales were particularly strong during the quarter, driven by wired and wireless communication applications," said Moshe Gavrielov, Xilinx President and Chief Executive Officer. "Additionally, gross margin was 69.5% in the September quarter, up from 65.5% in the same quarter of the prior year. This is the second consecutive quarter that the Company has reported a record gross margin and a strong testament to our on-going margin expansion efforts.
For the current quarter, the company sees revenue in a range of down 2% to up 2%, or $587 million to $611 million. That is below the consensus for $608 million.
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By Ben Levisohn
Earnings trump an ailing founder, as Yandex (YNDX) shares continue to rise today.
The Russian internet stock has gained 0.5% to $31.907 in early trading, on the heels of yesterday's 3.1% pop following yesterday's earnings. The recent gains have pushed the ratio of Yandex's stock price to that of Google (GOOG) to 0.036, the highest in more than a year. Yandex's valuation relative to the U.S. search giant has also gotten a big boost. Bloomberg explains:
Yandex NV's better-than-estimated earnings will help the Russian search-engine operator extend gains after a rally sent the stock to the highest valuation in nine months versus Google Inc., according to OAO Sberbank.
The stock jumped 3.1 percent to a two-year high of $31.81 in New York yesterday, valuing the company at 30 times estimated earnings, a 47 percent premium over Mountain View, California-based Google, and 23 percent above the ratio for Baidu Inc. (BIDU), operator of China's largest search engine.
JPMorgan yesterday ponders the use of Yandex's cash cushion, which sits at about $940 million:
As of end of 2Q13 Yandex had c$1 bn of cash on its balance sheet. We believe the company could consider using this cash pile to buy shares from Baring Vostok (owned 9.9% of Yandex at the end of 1Q13, following the sale of 7% earlier this year), in case those shares are tendered, which were worth just over $1bn as of COB yesterday. A subsequent cancellation of these shares would extend the recent share price rally in our view.
Yesterday's earnings news, however, has been overshadowed by the reports that one of Yandex's founders is on life support. The Wall Street Journal has the details:
The co-founder and technical guru behind listed Yandex NV, Russia's largest Internet search engine, is in a coma with no signs of brain activity, the company's chief executive said Thursday.
Ilya Segalovich, who has been battling cancer, is on life support, CEO Arkady Volozh said on a conference call. Earlier Thursday, Yandex announced that Mr. Segalovich, 48 years old, had died…
Messrs. Segalovich and Volozh were school friends who created a search engine that became Russia's largest, fighting off the challenge of U.S. giant Google Inc. Mr. Segalovich thought up the name Yandex, an acronym for "Yet Another iNDEX," in 1993. The search engine launched four years later.
Shares of Yandex have gained 49% this year, nearly twice as much as Google's 25% gain. The Market Vectors Russia ETF (RSX) has fallen 11% this year.


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This got him nominated for a National Entertainment Journalism Award, for which he came in second.
He Blogged A Lot At HuffPo
This got him nominated for a National Entertainment Journalism Award, for which he came in second.
He Made A Weird Movie About Himself
Put together from footage he took during his guest spot on General Hospital, Francophrenia (Or, Don't Kill Me, I Know Where The Baby Is) is as funny as it is weird. It also shows he can laugh at himself.
He Started An Annoyingly Good Band
Called "Daddy."
He Created A Love Triangle On The Set Of Spring Breakers
Or rather: he allegedly stole Ashley Benson from Justin Bieber's BFF, angering Selena Gomez.
He Issued The Most Pretentious Dating Rumor Denial Of All Time
He Made One Of The Better Videos For "Call Me Maybe"
He Landed The Role Of Hugh Hefner In Lovelace
So far, it looks like he's going to pull it off.
He Started Making A "Homo-Sex-Art" Film
He Curated And Participated In A Major LA Art Show Called "Rebel"
He Directed A Video For REM Starring Lindsay Lohan
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Well, It's the beginning of another month. Things are still a little tight, but the light at the end of the tunnel ISN'T an oncoming train.
One bug left. Not a show-stopper by any means, but we'd like to get that one cleaned before going gold- that insistence on quality sort of thing (Especially since it took as long as it has to get out the door...). It's nothing that is going to have us NOT ship at this point, but we're being picky at this point about it. Michael's got another nice game that is about to go out the door (Many will want this one- honestly... It's dead cool.) so there's a couple of weeks delay before we get serious about taking it to the duplicators for release- so I'm taking the time to zoom the last known issue and to evaluate the possibilities for PowerPC and AMD64 ports. They probably won't be included in the main CD and would be a follow-on installer of some sort- don't know how Michael will want to do it, but if we get a port going, I'll announce it here and probably in a few of the other venues.
It's nearly there, gang, honest. The upshot of all this is that Bandits WON'T take anywhere near as long, and we ended up with some tools that will be properly Open Sourced once we get them much closer to something usable by someone other than LGP.
Not much to say (Covered by NDA, afterall... :-) other than it's working at paying the bills incurred over the period resulting from Nexa leaving me high and dry. They're tickled with me as best as I can tell- I'm getting access to hardware to test the stuff I've been working on tomorrow sometime. Three weeks, and I'm already where they expected me to be in about two months' time- that's not an assessment of what they thought of my abilities, that was an honest assessment of the amount of work. Doing 10-12 hour days (Overtime on contract pay is a good motivator, no?) will do that for you. I've got about another 2-3 weeks or so of the code crush before it lightens up a little for me and I get it code complete for the current hardware. Besides, they're making things I'll need if Coollogic gets it's funding and I'm getting paid to write code that I'd have had to contract out for if they weren't doing it right now- not too bad. (Did I say "if" there? I really meant "WHEN".)
Major international contract that is expected to be closing all the way tomorrow. Can't say more on that one, but the work really begins closer to the ending point of the NetEffect work. We'll need interconnect hardware for the aggregation clusters, etc. NetEffect, if their silicon's decently stable (and it looks to be so far...) it's the front-runner for that right now. Funding is purportedly about to start the final stages at any moment- and I've seen enough to believe that this is very likely to be the case.
I'll get excited when I see that first draw-down in the operating account and I've drawn part of my back pay, but it's beginning to actually look good- and not in the wishful thinking sort of way. I just wish I'd not paid 5+ years of pain to get there.


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Calypso Paoli's creative mind has led to a burgeoning career. Viva takes a look at what she's into.
Photographer and art director Calypso Paoli's range of work is varied, despite being relatively new to the industry. The Elam graduate has had her work published in many young creative incubators, including online magazine Rouse, Print and Remix, and Paoli shot the album cover for local artist Lisa Crawley. She has even traversed Mt Kilimanjaro for work. The emerging creative, whose aesthetic veers towards the soft and feminine, is also one of the faces behind production studio Nature's Gun, and recently collaborated with Jordan Rondel of The Caker and producer Laura Barton of movie distribution company Mad Man to create a short film for Rondel's cake business. Paoli jokes that the project "developed into a quirky love triangle with cakes", as well as clothes from Stolen Girlfriends Club and jewellery from Zoe and Morgan. She tells us about some of her favourite things, from an old Holden Kingswood to, yes, cake.
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1. Paolo Roversi
This Italian-born photographer inspires me to no end. He's always worked in medium-to-large format and in a lifetime has contributed a millennium's worth of work.
2. The Tepid Baths
I love having a swim/sauna/steam; it recharges my batteries. And I must say the recent renovations add a splendid historical context. From the vintage look of the open air changing rooms to the images on the walls, it's just a wonderful place to unwind.
3. Pyramid ring
My partner Juan designed this pyramid ring for me. It's inspired by Chichen Itza, a Mayan pyramid in modern Mexico. Zoe & Morgan made the mould for us.
4. New Caledonia
My birthplace and island roots. Life over there is so relaxed and carefree. Like anyone, I feel rejuvenated with a good dosage of sun, sea and fresh local produce. A great place to check out is the Tjibaou cultural centre. Designed by Renzo Piano, the main building is a modern take on the traditional Kanak "case", or house. An icon of New Caledonia.
5. My cat Pepi Le Puss
He's an ocicat and looks like a miniature snow leopard. He is super-cute and super-adventurous, unfortunately a bit too adventurous. He jumped off our balcony and fell three floors to street level and survived.
6. My man's 74HQ Holden Kingswood
This car is the boss on wheels. The colour is probably the best part about it, but it has taken a year of solid work to define all the original elements: interior, paint, lines... it's neverending.
7. Helicopter rides through Wanaka
I was hired as stylist for this year's Swanndri campaign, shot in Wanaka. To get to the shoot locations we were transported by helicopter, a first for me. That was a crazy ride definitely not for the faint-hearted and I can't wait to do it again.
8. Shantaram
This book was passed to me by someone who was inspired by it. I'll pass it on for the same reason. While climbing Mt Kilimanjaro last year for Adidas, this was my escape from the pain.
9. The "Heart and Dagger" cake by The Caker
Just like your grandma used to make them. This is a seriously delicious cake.
10. Jones the Grocer Newmarket
I love the marble four-berry smoothies, the Mast Brothers chocolate with a strong coffee, the large industrial room with elegant touches of European and Asiatic antiques for decor - another great place to unwind.


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11-12-2012, 10:01 PM #1Member Swordtails
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Corner filters / air-pump powered filters / box filters
Hey everyone!
This is my first post on the forum. I hope I'm in the right place. :)
I'm looking for old, vintage or "odd" bubble-up filters you may not want anymore. I've been keeping tanks for several years focusing mostly on books and equipment in the hobby. I'm doing an informal study of these older style filters from early on and a) hopefully setting up actual tanks using them, and b) working on a possible new design of an air-powered filter that can be used on very large tanks above 30 gallons.
If you have any that you think could be interesting please feel free to let me know. I can either buy them off you if you're willing to sell, or I would also just be happy to see pictures of it should you be willing to go through the trouble.
Thanks so much for your help, and of course feel free to send any & all questions you may have!
Take care,
Google images will show you a bunch of pictures.
If you decide to make your own variation, to sell, consider that design patents can make life difficult for you. While the functionality is way past any patents, unique designs can qualify for a patent. Copyright too.
There are a huge number of variations and combinations using plastic piping that people have tried to protect with vastly varying degrees of success.
A gentleman on an Angelfish forum has a "new" variation. Last I read, and it's been a while, he was in negotiations with one of the larger fish supply manufacturers to produce and sell it.
Good luck.
11-12-2012, 11:40 PM #3Member Swordtails
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Oh, I won't be marketing it. The new design will be for my own personal use, and if anyone in my club wants one then they could have it too. But I don't suspect many will be interested in an old-school variation of a bubble filter.
I've scoured google images for several days and they only show the new ones, very common designs except for a few vintage pieces for which there is only one picture... unfortunately not much help on design. And, of course, none are for sale. :(
lustar air filter
supreme aquarium filter
penn plax air filter
hartz aquarium filter
sears aquarium filter
montgomery wards aquarium filter
and every other old brand name from the past.
There are some sites that deal with antique aquarium equipment.
11-14-2012, 03:04 AM #5Member Swordtails
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This is amazing! Thanks for the leads. I seriously didn't know where to start, but with your advice already found two or three filters. :)
Moved this to classifieds for obvious reasons. You may want to search for only Canadian fishkeepers because they wouldn't be worth shipping to Canada with the customers as they are.


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By Robbie Ward/NEMS Daily Journal
During political campaigns, candidates and their backers often use surveys to gauge the public's views on issues.
As some of you know, local folks have received automated phone surveys related to Tupelo's mayor's race. Survey questions include topics about citizen satisfaction with city services, how the current City Council has cooperated and whether the age of the mayoral candidates is a factor for voters.
I found the age question interesting. After all, the age gap between Republican Fred Pitts, 70, and Democrat Jason Shelton, 36, seems much wider than their stances on the issues.
A few weeks ago, I first asked Shelton, a local attorney and first-time candidate, about his age. He seemed ready for the question, telling me that he had the experience and "wisdom" necessary to run City Hall.
For many first-time candidates who aren't members of AARP, they can often feel vulnerable to the inexperience accusations. For people who have known Shelton for a while, they're not surprised the precocious guy who finished his bachelor's degree from Mississippi State University in 2 1/2 years and then graduated from Ole Miss law school to become the youngest practicing attorney in the state at the time.
When I asked Pitts about his age, not surprisingly he informed me that 70 is the new 50.
With both candidates having potential political vulnerabilities related to age, I wondered who was responsible for the survey. I called Pitts and then leaders with the state and local GOP. No offense, but I assumed Democrats in Mississippi wouldn't be organized enough on the local level to conduct a phone survey.
Pitts and the GOP denied any involvement. So, I sent Shelton a text message asking if he or the Democratic Party was responsible for it.
"Not that I am aware of," Shelton replied. "I assume it is Mr. Pitts."
Covering my bases, I contacted the chairman of the state Democratic Party and received another denial.
With both candidates and their political parties denying involvement, I wondered even more who was behind the survey.
On a hunch, I called political consultant and former congressional candidate Brad Morris, an Oxford attorney. Morris and Shelton attended Tupelo High School together.
I recalled chatting with him at Shelton's campaign headquarters grand opening. So, I asked Morris if he was behind the surveys.
(Long pause.)
"If I was, I wouldn't say," he said.
And then he informed me that in a post-Citizens United world that "anybody with an interest in the race has the ability to step in and get involved."
Morris then informed me that Shelton served as best man in his wedding.
So, then I called Shelton back and asked if he knew about Morris conducting the survey on his behalf.
"I haven't paid for a survey," Shelton said. "But I certainly would like to know the results."
ROBBIE WARD covers Tupelo and Lee County government for the Daily Journal and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Brenda Watson made several appearances on The Suzanne Show last year, which aired on Lifetime Television. During the show, Brenda and Suzanne Somers covered a whole range of health topics from fiber, poop, and heart health to what it really takes to maintain a healthy weight and proper digestion for long-term health and vitality.
If you missed any of the shows last year you can still catch The Suzanne Show's best-of recap airing February 27th at 8:00 a.m. on Lifetime Television. The best-of show features Brenda's popular and surprising fiber segment. This segment covers some little known facts about fiber, including:
- How you can reduce the amount of calories you absorb each day by adding more fiber to your diet with the fiber flush effect
- The two types of fiber to watch out for…are you getting both?
- How to boost the amount of fiber in your diet to the recommended 35g daily without eating a dozen apples, a whole loaf of bread, or enough greens to stock a salad bar
- How to avoid a laxative addiction with the new generation of fiber supplements that aren't harsh like the psyllium found in certain fibers, which can cause cramping
And fiber does so much more for your health than simply support digestion and a healthy weight. Fiber—especially select fibers like oat bran and acacia fiber—supports healthy cholesterol levels and heart health. Fiber is also the great detoxifier, promoting a cleansing flush of toxins from the body and increasing your energy levels, benefitting liver detox, and supporting healthy skin.
Watch clips of Brenda on The Suzanne Show here, and be sure to tune in to Lifetime on February 27th for Suzanne's best-of show that includes Brenda's in-depth fiber segment!


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Eco-Journey is the blog of the Environmental Ministries Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). It includes a wide array of environmental topics: upcoming environmental events, links to interesting articles and studies, information on environmental advocacy, eco-theology topics, and success stories from churches that are going "green."
Author Rebecca Barnes is the Associate for Environmental Ministries at the PC(USA). She is a graduate of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary with an MDiv and Master of Arts in Religion (MAR) dual degree.
Presbyterian congregations as well as many others are participating this weekend in a national "preach-in" on global warming. In addition to raising the issue of climate change in worship and preaching, churches may send postcards or petitions to President Obama to "love" God's earth (this close to Valentine's Day). My home church is participating in this preach-in and our Earth Care Team is looking forward to good biblical exegesis, wonderful Reformed worship, and fellowship over a soup and bread lunch as we hear more about climate change after worship.
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Well, with your downloading speed, we should both be getting on around 12:30 tonight.
Fotunately I have DSL, I just hope their download server isn't too backed up.
Well, with your downloading speed, we should both be getting on around 12:30 tonight.
Fotunately I have DSL, I just hope their download server isn't too backed up.
"Roger Nasty Butler!"
Any suggestions everybody? I'm not the most computer savvy but my computer is telling me that my computer is not supporting Direct 3D....am I SOL and have to buy another video card?
My computer lists it as a "NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64".
Says I have about until 11:36pm EST, but the fact that the East Coast servers are down doesn't help any.
Sentinel...go to lucasarts.com and see the tech support page. I'm not sure how old that vid card is though. Other than that I suggest trying to find the newest drivers for the video card.
I managed to register after about an hour. I designed my avatar too, but before I could finalize it, the server I was using went offline so I still don't have a character. Plus, now the login server is down so I can't do anything at all.
Still, I can't wait until tomorrow!
Wha'choo talkin 'bout Hasselhoff?
AGH! I am registered now, no problem.......but all the servers are down, so I can't create a character to play.....
"Roger Nasty Butler!"
Some good news for those of us who did manage to register on the 26th. Launch day will not count on our subscriptions.
MTFBWY and HH!!
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AGENTS OF ATLAS - Returns in Early 2009.
Well, spoke to soon. Latest news.
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Sounds like you guys have a mess on your hands. The wonders of online gaming never cease to amaze me. There is never a dull moment.
I'll go ahead and sticky the thread.
Rogue Squadron-19 Golds, Battle For Naboo-18 Platinums, Rogue Leader-15 Golds/15 Aces, Rebel Strike-19 Single Golds/19 Single Aces
James Boba Fettfield & Lord Malakite's Video Game Collection
Thanks Lord Malakite!
It's a big mess, and I'll be surprised if it gets fixed today......but here's hoping!
"Roger Nasty Butler!"
i'm so glad i didn't buy this game yet...........i'll wait till they get the bugs worked out............


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echolot 2.0 was finally released several months ago (soon after my last diary entry) and is now in Debian, as is Mixmaster which finally got a free license thanks to Lance Cotrell and Len Sassamn.


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Wow, it's been over 5 years since my last blog entry..
I'm done with school now and have a B.S. in Computer Science (BSCS). It's refreshing to not have to go to school and take exams anymore!
Life has been quite hectic lately.. Last year, I had several surgeries and broke my wrist which required several orthopedic surgeries. I ended up being on disability leave from work for a while =\
The tail end of last year was great as Diana, my love, and I got married on October 9th, 2008.
Right now I'm looking for a software engineering gig, so if you're an employer and need a Linux specialist who is a C/C++ software engineer, maybe you should email me and I'll get you my resume =)
Throughout my time at UCSC, I worked at Packet Design during the summers and part-time all school year. I had a good 4 years there working on their software in C++ as well as writing serial console and web GUIs in Perl for their appliances until a Google recruiter eyed me open for an SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) position which I foolishly took when it was finally offered after the interview process. The job had little to do with software engineering, was more of a bunch of administrative number crunching/planning and IT/SysOps work. After nearly two years I said enough is enough and am now seeking a better career path.
Haven't had any time throughout college to really hack on any free software projects. We abandoned thinksynth sometime in 2004 or so. I got to write a lot of cool code in some of my college classes but nothing too exciting/new in the free software world.


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Well, Pitbull invited me to go to Alaska with him.
In case you missed this whole stupid thing, Pitbull announced a contest in which he'd visit whichever local Walmart store got the most Facebook likes. For laughs, my friend Jon Hendren and I started a Twitter campaign to send Pitbull to Kodiak, Alaska. It took off on Reddit and Gawker; within a few days, the AP made it a national story. As I write this, Kodiak seems to have an insurmountable lead, with around 55,000 likes. Walmart reps have made it clear that they won't weasel out — if Kodiak wins, Pitbull will party there.
On July 3, I woke up to texts telling me the story had made it to NPR and Good Morning America; throughout the day, it wound up on CNN, Billboard.com, and a bunch of other places. Then, around 8 pm, Pitbull hit me up with a tweet:
"U should come with me to Kodiak since ur are so invested in me going there bro . . . ur welcome 2."
Of course, I accepted; I'd be a fool not to join Pitbull in the frozen north.
Anything could change in the next few days (voting at the Walmart Facebook page ends July 16). Pitbull could retract his invitation; Miami could pull ahead; Kodiak could be destroyed in a volcanic eruption. Most likely, the whole thing will stop being funny and fade away. But tonight, it kinda seems like I'll be Zumba-ing my ass to Alaska. Better get my shit together. Here's my Kodiak to-do list:
• First, make sure this isn't that weird dream where Pitbull invites me on an Alaskan vacation and I can't wake up. No, it's real this time; this is truly a thing.
• Scan Pitbull's tweet for veiled passive-aggressive vibes; have a small panic attack about Pitbull's entourage feeding me to a bear. Inconclusive; better double-check it for romantic vibes, too.
• Get in touch with a former Kodiak resident for a little recon. Says ex-Kodiak Coast Guard brat Andy Delgado: "I hear they just recently opened a Taco Bell in the past few years. People were pissed because it replaced a KFC." Furthermore: "The last celebrity that I know of that visited Kodiak was Donny Osmond, back in the '90s sometime. People freaked out about that."
• Check the CNN comments to get a feel for the local mood: "I live in Kodiak, and most people here don't really care about this. . . . Frankly, Kodiak (and Alaska in general) is a place for exiles: we like to think of our remoteness as sanctuary for those who don't fit in anywhere else, hence our 'crackpot' reputation. It's a pastiche of personality and culture that would take Pitbull if no other place else wanted him. . . . . Let him do what he wants, just don't scare all the fish and deer away with loud music. "
• Rent that Kevin Costner/Ashton Kutcher joint The Guardian, which takes place in beautiful Kodiak; movie involves Coast Guard heroes drowning in icy water nonstop. Mentally prepare for nightmares where Pitbull throws me off a helicopter into a merciless, churning grey sea.
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|Stripers and Coastal Gamefish Stripers, Blues, Inshore tuna!
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RE:worm fly pattern?
Ed Mitchel has a very informative article on the worm hatch in Flyfishing Saltwater magazine. He uses mostly marabou in his patterns.
RE:worm fly pattern?
Thanks for all the advice. I tied up some of your flies on Friday night and took them down to Quonnie pond on Saturday. I put the kayak in around 10:00, and got into a 22" schoolie within five minutes on a Clouser right in front of the launch ramp. Nothing else seemed to be there, so I worked my way further up the pond. I started hitting twinkies from 10-15" on every drift. That got a little old after a while, so I moved on. Nothing doing elsewhere in the pond.
I never saw any worms, but then again, I didn't stick around until evening either. But at least I've got some worm flies in my box just in case I run into one of the mythical worm hatches.
I wonder if worm hatches are the striper fishermen's equivalent of a snipe hunt.
|Bob Pink
RE:worm fly pattern?
Terry, In this particular reference I was bemoaning the fact that I've never hit one of those worm love-ins that the S.Cape is known for. In fact during the clave I was daydreaming about the whole bay behind your house, under a new moon, with a bazillion cinderworms doing the reproductive 'nasty', drifting along in a boat trying to get get just one of the stripers that are popping all around me to take that fly.....
Now, what the heck are you doing reading bb mail, you should be down there fishing!
RE:worm fly pattern?
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>I never seem to be in the right place at the right time...
Ahem, with the exception , in your boat- the WHOLE SPRING CLAVE!
|Bob Pink
RE:worm fly pattern?
Sorry to post this since it's an untested pattern but it's dirt easy to tie and looks like it has the right features;
Take a piece of wide red zonker, push the hook point through from the hide side in a position that has one end about 3/8" back from the eye. Tie down at the 'head' leaving a gap at the eye. Take a second strip the same length. Tie it at the head and fold the rest back over the hook eye. Apply Fletch-Tite (archery adhesive) to the two hides and them pres together ( try to seal the edges around the hook shank). Tie in a piece of black or tan zonker at the point where you tied in the red. Palmer forward to the eye, tie off and cement.
I'd really appreciate any feedback as to how this fly fishes in a 'hatch'. I never seem to be in the right place at the right time......
RE:worm fly pattern?
I have never used this pattern, but it comes from the recent CCA presentation jack Gartside did.
He uses a small 1-2" pattern, similar to a wooly bugger. it is rootbeer colored, has a marabou plume tail and basically a crystal chenille body palmered up to the hook eye. That's it. He called it a clam/shrimp fly. Interestingly, he fishes it all year in estuaries, not just for worm hatches, and has apparently taken a few cows on it.
Sorry I don't have a picture or actual recepie, but if you get a hold of one of Gartside's books, I'm sure it's in there.
I believe Ken Abrhames has a worm pattern in his book as well...
RE:worm fly pattern?
I've done well with the velvet cinder worm pattern, but I add red marabou to the recipe. Tie the marabou onto the bend before you drape the velvet tube, then pull the marabou to protrude beyond the end. Instead of melting the tube, I tie a little nail knot using a large eyed doll needle to close it off. Then the standard black chenille head. Sometimes I'll collar the head with black hackle.
I also tie a similar pattern in black on black for night fishing , except I also include a loop of thick mono tied from the bend to eliminate fouling - inside the velvet tube, long enough to prevent fouling but not long enough to kill the action of the tube. Marabou is used for pectoral fins and tail on this one too. One variant uses clouser eyes to fish on light sand on moonlit nights... like tonight!
My luck in worm hatches has been mixed. Sometimes the worms are so thick your fly is like just another suit on wall street. That and the silverside feast at night in the bays. I love being in the dark with all that slurping and popping going on though.
worm fly pattern?
Does anyone have a worm fly pattern that they'd like to share? I hear that they're hatching down here in CT and RI, and I could use some advice on what to tie and how to fish them.
Thanks for the help.
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March Accomplishments
- I've almost completed three books, thus maxing out my mental capacities. Deadline: April 3.
- Um . . . so where is that Phillips driver, anyway? No, don't tell me. I don't want to know.
What about the vacuuming?
Well, Cheryl, it's tough, but sad to say, I can't do it until I change the belt. And I can't change the belt until I find the Phillips driver. And as it stands now, I'm just not finding the Phillips driver. I swear, I searched my entire computer keyboard, but... no Phillips driver! So... what can I say? Around here, the only thing that sucks is the weather!
Don't you just love that? ... when you can pass a whole month without thinking deeply.
After prepping my deep philosophical post for April Fool's Day, JL, I was practically Platotonic (har har!)-- I may never ruminate again!


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State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has created a dedicated group, SSgA Hedge Fund Strategies Group, to strengthen the development and delivery of its hedge fund offerings.
Chris Woods, Chief Investment Officer of the newly formed Group, said that the Hedge Fund Strategies Group is currently developing a number of new strategies aimed at institutional investors, hedge fund of funds, private banks, and family offices.
A range of funds is envisaged which will exploit the company's expertise in managing currency, fixed income, statistical arbitrage and mortgage backed securities.
SSgA is the investment management arm of State Street Corporation and the largest institutional fund manager in the world.
The new SSgA Hedge Fund Strategies Group, headquartered in London, will be led by Woods along with Erich Stock and Scott Gregory who will be jointly responsible for marketing and sales in Europe and Middle Eastern markets, and U.S. and Asian markets respectively. The group reports to Alan Brown, group chief investment officer of State Street Global Advisors.
Alan Brown said: "We believe that the creation of a group dedicated to hedge fund strategies will allow us to capitalise on the increased interest in alternative investment strategies from both existing and potential clients. As investors recognise the benefits of diversification in a challenging investment environment, the demand for hedge fund products will continue to increase. The market is currently estimated at over USD 700 billion and is expected to grow threefold by the year 2010."
Brown continued, "State Street Global Advisors already has extensive experience in managing hedge fund strategies and by increasing our focus in this area, we are confident that we have the resources in place to maximise the benefits of this trend. I am convinced that with the support of Chris, Erich and Scott, our increased focus on providing hedge fund solutions for clients will bring us continued success."
State Street Global Advisors has approximately USD 700 million of hedge fund assets under management as of 31 August 2003, which include: US Equity Market Neutral, Europe Equity Market Neutral, Japan Equity Market Neutral and Global Equity Market Neutral. State Street Global Advisors has also recently launched an Australian Equity Market Neutral Strategy, dedicated to Australian institutional investors.
SSARIS Advisors LLC, a member of State Street Global Alliance, LLC, separately manages over USD 500 million in fund-of-fund and proprietary strategies. State Street Global Alliance, LLC is a strategic venturing partnership jointly owned by State Street Global Advisors and the Dutch pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP.
Background Note: State Street Global Advisors, the investment management group of State Street Corporation, uses quantitative and traditional techniques to manage USD 901 billion in investment programs and portfolios for institutional and individual investors. State Street Global Advisors has full investment operations in Boston, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, London, Paris, Montreal, Munich, and Sydney. It also has offices in Brussels, Dubai, Moscow, Prague, Santiago, Seoul, Toronto, Zurich and 14 cities in the United States.
State Street Corporation is the world's leading specialist in providing sophisticated global investors with investment servicing, investment management, research and analytics and trading services. With USD 8.5 trillion in assets under custody and USD 901 billion in assets under management, State Street operates in 23 countries and over 100 markets worldwide.
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LAWRENCE RINDER: This untitled work by Kiki Smith consists of two wax figures that are attached to metal poles and seem to be hung, or float off the ground. Their bodies are limp and look as if they've perhaps been traumatized or abused in some way. MAXWELL ANDERSON: Lawrence Rinder is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Curator of Contemporary Art.LAWRENCE RINDER: Kiki Smith has used wax to create these figures and it endows the figures with an almost uncanny sense of physical truthfulness. In fact, there's something almost grotesque about the realism of her description of these bodies.You know, I think that she is very interested in mythology and in some of the darker undercurrents of human society and culture and I think by presenting the figures in this way, she is implicitly asking the question, "Why are they hanging here? Who would hang them this way? How is it that they've come to be, in this state?" And she doesn't provide any answers to that but simply opens the door to for us to consider some of the darker undercurrents of human mind.


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Premier's Carbon Star
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You really gotta be careful about how high a pedestal you put your method, your accomplishments, your dog on. There's usually someone who's done more, somewhere. And they may have used a different method than you did! Chris Atkinson 2013
get your dog out and TRAIN! caryalsobrook 2013
I have a litter of Shaq puppies right now - born on St Patrick's Day. My ad is under the classifieds if you want to take a look. I still have a few left - we had 9 boys!
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Anyone have a pup from the Shaq x Baypoint's Calendar Girl breeding a little over a year agi I believe?