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Welcome to Talking Heads.
Before and after every first-team fixture, our MatchDay Show guest and an Arsenal blogger will have their say on the game.
Arsenal took on Swansea in the Premier League on Saturday and our Talking Heads for this game were former Gunner Stephen Hughes and Andrew Mangan from Arseblog.
It was very disappointing. This was a good chance for Arsenal to build some momentum after the draws at Aston Villa and Everton, but they didn't do that at all.
I don't think we can really argue with the result. Swansea are in very good form, they played really well and created numerous opportunities. Michael Laudrup has got a talented squad at his disposal and they play some great football. Arsenal's performance wasn't up to it and they can have no complaints with the outcome.
We need the three points. Swansea are in good form and will come to the Emirates full of confidence but if you're going to have a good season, it's vitally important to be consistent at home. A victory is really important.
Michael Laudrup has done a very good job since taking over at Swansea. He's brought in players of his own, integrated them into the team quickly and got them playing the way he wants. They've been very impressive so far. Michu has made an instant impact. He can score goals, he links play well and he's tall. I've been really impressed with him. Nathan Dyer is a real handful too.
Theo Walcott is in excellent form at the moment - it's amazing what confidence can do. He's really taken his opportunity in the team. He's scoring goals and has been outstanding. I think he's a massive player for Arsenal. I think it's going to be a great game of football. Both sides like to get the ball down and play. Hopefully we can get three points. It will be close, but I think Arsenal will nick it 2-1.
We were hoping for a response following the two draws against Everton and Villa but sadly none was forthcoming. Credit has to go to a Swansea team who played very well and deserved the three points, but it's very worrying that we seem unable to lift ourselves for a home game which should, on paper, be winnable.
I think we're struggling with some heavy legs and our options are limited even further when Arshavin and Chamakh are not considered viable subs. Although we're only five points off fourth place, we're eight points worse off than we were this time last season, so it's hard not to be concerned about where we are and how we get ourselves going again. There's a lot of football to be played between now and the opening of the transfer window, which is like a small light at the end of a very long tunnel right at the moment. Two points from the last nine is no kind of form and we need to find some again, and quickly.
After just two points from six away from home, Arsenal need to get back to winning ways at home on Saturday. Swansea will provide a tough test, confident off the back of a great win over high-flying West Brom, and knowing they're facing an Arsenal side going through a difficult period. It took a rather fortuitous Andrey Arshavin goal to take three points in this fixture last season, and while I'd take that again, I hope there's a bit more panache to our performance than against Villa and Everton.
Arsène Wenger needs his players to dig deep and really scrap their way into some form. Although we're unbeaten in six games, four of those have been draws so we need to up our game a bit. Perhaps playing a team like Swansea, who like the ball and want to play, might help us find space, especially at home, and we just have to hope that the legs aren't too tired after the two away trips. Hopeful, rather than confident of three points, but I think we'll just about nick it.
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Probably not applicable as my pooch's overzealous car behavior only seems to develop as soon as she realizes the trip is to the dog park. I don't believe for a second her behavior is due to "fear, stress, travel anxiety etc....just simply she gets all jacked to go to the dog park.
I decided to start taking her most everywhere with me in the truck and mix things up a bit. The first few times she must have figured it was a new route to the DP as she still exhibited her excitement but after a few treks to different places she was a calm traveler. I will say however, once we make a particular turn to the DP, she knows exactly where we are going but remains more calm than her previous gyrations. I also spent session in the vehicle with my pup like a previous poster mentioned and sometimes never left the driveway.
There is no doubt GSDs are smart puppies as they possess a pretty good "GPS" when they sense a past traveled route. Plus the packing routine prior to your departure is the same situation when we depart for a vacation....they sure are quick to understand what those bags and suitcases are all about.
Good luck in your efforts to curb her behavior and when you get it corrected, please let us know what ultimately worked.
Probably not applicable as my pooch's overzealous car behavior only seems to develop as soon as she realizes the trip is to the dog park. I don't believe for a second her behavior is due to "fear, stress, travel anxiety etc....just simply she gets all jacked to go to the dog park.
I decided to start taking her most everywhere with me in the truck and mix things up a bit. The first few times she must have figured it was a new route to the DP as she still exhibited her excitement but after a few treks to different places she was a calm traveler. I will say however, once we make a particular turn to the DP, she knows exactly where we are going but remains more calm than her previous gyrations. I also spent session in the vehicle with my pup like a previous poster mentioned and sometimes never left the driveway.
There is no doubt GSDs are smart puppies as they possess a pretty good "GPS" when they sense a past traveled route. Plus the packing routine prior to your departure is the same situation when we depart for a vacation....they sure are quick to understand what those bags and suitcases are all about.
Good luck in your efforts to curb her behavior and when you get it corrected, please let us know what ultimately worked.
Thanks for all your great input on this matter. Moms, I am definitely going to look into some of your suggestions! my intention of this post was to maybe, give her something to calm her before the ride.
It sort of comforts me to more understand this is a trait among GSD's to be so vocal ... As for crating her in the car, ... I never considered it. First, it would be a PITA to get one set up in my back seat! Second, she was confined to a crate out at my daughters the first year and a half/ two years of her life! Not my idea of a fruitful life for a family pet so, she has pretty much had run of the house and yard ... and car too, for that matter .... since we brought her into our home.
My pup gets whiny when he's excited too. What I'm doing is taking every opportunity to reward him when he's calm. Like not letting him out of his crate until he's quiet, not letting him rush outside until he's calm - that sort of thing. He's starting to get it, but there's been alot of squealing and sighing involved, lol.
I've asked DH to stop the truck whenever he's freaking out with excitement to get somewhere, but unfortunately that isn't always practical so it hasn't worked the way it should.
|Since I'm usually by myself, my dog is always crated in the car. I give him things to chew on and make sure that he has had a least SOME exercise before going. It helps him settle better (of course he's 9 mos old at the moment too).
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|and consider crating her. This may make her feel safer and calmer, if she is crate trained of course.
There are herbals and homeopathic's that can be used for all types of anxieties. All dogs are different so one of these might work or a combination of them. What works for one dog, may not work for another, so it will be like a "trial & error" approach to see which one works for your particular dog. Yes, it's expensive to try different things, but better than the alternative.
I would definitely consider the homeopathic Fear & Stress and choose one or two of the other modalities too. Homeopathic's work with the body to balance it.
NOTE: If you choose an herbal DO NOT give two different HERBAL products together.
*Fear & Stress (Homeopathic): "To aid in the desensitization process a remedy called Fear / Stress is wonderful. This homeopathic remedy also contains flower essences which work on the mental aspects of the animal. Dogs who have fears, tend to be nervous, experience panic, or simply become stressed, will benefit as this remedy can be used as often as needed." Shake the bottle well by hitting it in the palm of your hand before each use, then gently lift the dogs lip and squirt it in. Homeopathic's are "given away from food/water" about 20 minutes on each side. This allows the liquid to seep into the mucosa lining of the mouth, which absorbs straight into the body. You can administer this one as often as you feel is needed (every ½ hour if necessary) without fear of overdosing. The following is the only place that makes THIS particular Fear & Stress formula: (1) after site loads click on products (2) Then click on "Homeopathic & Herbal Remedies (3) Scroll down almost to the bottom to read about it. There is also another formula on that page called "Travel Aid" that may help. NaturalRearing.com :: Loading Website...
Here is another Homeopathic but I have personally never used this one: Pets Nervousness Fear 1 fl oz (liquid) - Newton Homeopathics | CAMFormulas.com
*Some use "Bach Flower Essence – Rescue Remedy" but I find the flower essences' to be a very short lived fix.
*Tranquil Complex (Herbal): Prof. Complementary Health Formulas -
Brain tissue (lyophilized) 200 mg Passion flower (Passiflora incarnata) 200 mg Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) 100 mg Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) 75 mg Niacinamide 50 mg Magnesium (aspartate) 25 mg Niacin (vitamin B3) 25 mg Pyridoxine (HCL) (vitamin B6) 25 mg 5-HTP 20 mg Riboflavin (vitamin B2) 10 mg Kava (Piper methysticum) 10 mg Zinc (amino acid chelate) 5 mg Chromium (GTF-niacin glutathione) 25 mcg
From personal use with my dogs, it makes one drool a little. This one can also make them slightly drossy.
FROM: http://www.covenanthealthproducts.com/Prof-Complementary-Health-Formulas--Tranquil-Complex-60c_p_10606.html
or http://www.pureformulas.com/tranquil-complex-60-capsules-by-professional-formulas.html#sthash.KC2vKQKh.dpbs
*NutriCalm (Herbal) was developed for dogs: to read about it: http://www.rxvitamins.com/Resources/...20-%202012.pdf
To purchase: http://www.amazon.com/Rx-Vitamins-Pets-NutriCalm-Dogs/dp/B007O11SVI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1391001755&sr=8-3&keywords=nutricalm (be aware there are other products called "Nutri Calm" which are NOT the same. It must be by RX Vitamins)
I've used this one with our female and it does take the edge off.
NutriCalm for Dogs was designed to help enhance serotonin dependent behavior in dogs. Animals with a range of behavior issues, such as thunder-phobia, hyperactivity, nervousness, fear of travel, fear of vet's office, psychogenic dermatitis, hair pulling, excessive licking and psychogenic diarrhea will benefit from the use of this formula. This formula has found itself to be very useful as an adjunct to behavior modification therapy.
NutriCalm for Dogs can also be very helpful with short term anxiety situations such as travel by car or plane, trips to the vets, the groomers, and other social situations where the animal's anxiety can pose a problem.
L-Tryptophan (free form amino acid)
150 mg
Valerian Root Extract (valeriana officianlis)
50 mg
Ashwaganda Extract (withania somniferum)
50 mg
Catnip Extras (nepeta cati)
50 mg
Kava Kava (piper methisticum) (standardized 29-31% kavalactones)
30 mg
Calcium (aspartate)
30 mg
Magnesium (aspartate)
30 mg
*Anxiety Wrap: https://anxietywrap.com/about/HowItWorks.aspx
These conditions are the root of many unwanted behaviors in dogs. And because The Anxiety Wrap® pressure wrap can alleviate/lessen the basic, core condition, there are many unwanted behaviors that can end or lessen such as:
Thunderstorm fear
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Travel anxiety
Other noise phobias
Fireworks fear
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The Anxiety Wrap® pressure wrap can help:
· any fearful, nervous, hyperactive or anxious dog become calmer.
· dogs who suffer from shyness feel more secure and gain confidence.
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*Dog Appeasing Pheromones (DAP): Dog Appeasing Pheromone - Relieves Dog Anxiety For those with dogs suffering from panic attacks or phobia miseries, there is help in the form of the dog appeasing pheromone used in the pheromone therapy. Pheromone therapy has been very effective and successful in treating phobias and stress experienced by dogs. How can pheromone help in appeasing dogs? What are pheromones? Pheromones are natural chemicals within animals and are said to be the chemical that affects animal behavior. For dog appeasing pheromone therapy, pheromones are taken in through the nasal passage of the dog to produce a calming effect on one part of the brain that is connected to the dog's behavior and emotion.
Hope you find something that helps your baby!
I'm no dog behaviourist but at the very least I can give your post a bump up and maybe one of the pro's can comment.
Our last shepherd acted very similar. I could never break her of this behavior. I think it was sheer excitement. If we pulled into a parking lot it sounded like we were torturing a child in the car.
With the new pup on our first few rides he started this. Mostly just sitting and crying. This seems to have worked with the new pup. When we got in the car if he was sitting quiet, I would treat. We would make it to the end of the driveway quietly, I would treat. The stop sign at the end of the road, during the drive, etc.
I would not treat if he was squeaking or making any noise. As soon as he quieted down for a minute, I would treat. This appears to be working. The past few rides he has been an angel. This pup is quite vocal. He cries when he is trying to get comfortable to nap. He still does that in the car and that's ok as it's "normal".
I think this is a GSD trait. I have seen a lot of references to them doing this. Even K9s.
Car ride "anxieties"
Most of you "regulars" won't remember me as I have only posted a couple times since becoming a member here. Other priorities keep me from frequenting the forums I belong to.
Shena, our four year old Sable GSD, loves getting in the car and going for a ride. Most times she does go, it is a 45 mile trip to my daughters where we got her from. I have taken her on shorter rides around town here as well but, I don't like leaving her alone for a few hours while I am out entertaining myself. She don't seem to mind but, does act like she would love to go in with me. If I come out and open the door to check on her, she will jump out, walk around in a circle and hop right back in the car.
Here is my issue, .... when we plan on going somewhere, it is usually after I get off work. My wife works second shift as well but has been working 4 tens so she is off Fridays. While I am working, my wife does the packing for our weekend trek. As soon as Shena realizes the wife is packing, she starts this whining and pacing thing and won't leave the wife alone. When I get home, she about knocks me over trying to get to the car! This is all good as I love taking her along and including her in our family activities. (We have our camper parked at my daughters farm so, most weekends are spent camping.) Now!, .... once she is in the car, I can leave the doors wide open while we put things in the trunk, she won't move. BUT, once we get going and are headed down the road, she starts whining again! I open the back window she is by, she is good for a few minutes. Then she will go by the other back window and start whining again. So, I open THAT window (electric windows). Then she is okay for a bit again. after a while with both windows open, she might lay down so I close the windows. This is all good during the summer but, winter time, especially through this "Arctic Vortex" or whatever it is, I can't keep us warm with the back windows wide open! She isn't happy with the window cracked so she gets fresh air, it has to be wide open so she can stick her head out. At times, even with the windows open, she paces back and forth on the back seat whining. We get to where we are going and go to unpack, she will get out of the car long enough to pee and wants right back in.
I tried explaining this the best I can. It boils down to, she can't wait to get in the car to go along but once she is in there, all she does is whine and pace or, sit on the seat behind one of us at the window panting. Well, panting and this cold weather = frosted windows. At these times, the car is not hot ... maybe mid 60's inside. We are wrapped in winter parkas trying to keep warm and Shena needs a window open! Is this a sort of anxiety? Is there a pill we can give her to calm her during the ride? This does get quite annoying after, say, the first ten minutes!
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Green Bay Swimming Squads Cruise Past South Dakota
By: Ryan Hartwig (@GBHartwig)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay men's and women's swimming and diving teams remained unbeaten in their home pool on Thursday night, as both squads earned dual meet victories over South Dakota at the Peter F. Dorschel Natatorium. The Phoenix women claimed nine events in a 151-91 win, improving to 7-0 on the year, while the men's squad picked up eight victories in its third straight home win (154-89).
Green Bay had several multiple-event winners on Thursday, including sophomore Racheal Weiland (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.), who won twice individually and also swam on a winning relay squad. Weiland claimed the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:13.22 and the 500 freestyle in 5:11.76 before teaming up with Claire Walters (Northfield, Minn.), Natalie Neuwirth (Stevens Point, Wis.) and Claire Friederick (Lancaster, Wis.) for a win in the 200 free relay (1:38.28) in the meet's final event.
Walters also won the 50 free (24.85) earlier in the night and swam on the winning 200 medley relay team (1:49.75) with Emily Gomez (Burlington, Wis.), Haley Lucas (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) and Autumn Roepsch (Dubuque, Iowa) in the meet's opening race.
Neuwirth and Lucas were also solo winners on Thursday, as Neuwirth took the 100 free in 53.81 and Lucas won the 200 butterfly in 2:09.74. Others claiming individual victories for the Phoenix women were Crystal Franzwa (Winona, Minn.) on the 1-meter diving board (250.20) and Alyssa Udean (Brooklyn Center, Minn.) in the 1000 free (10:34.06).
Five different Phoenix men won multiple events on Thursday night, as Ryan Korslin (Rudolph, Wis.), Willem Poelmans (Hasselt, Belgium), Connor Andrew (Centennial, Colo.), Casey Murphy (Sun Prairie, Wis.) and Ben Loeffelholz (Dubuque, Iowa) were all two-time winners.
Korslin and Andrew teamed up with Evan Hill (Jefferson, Wis.) and Cole Hackney (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) for a win in the 200 medley relay (1:34.58) before Korslin won the 200 breast (2:09.62) and Andrew took the 500 free (4:49.95).
Poelmans, Murphy and Loeffelholz were all members of the winning 200 free relay team (1:25.58) to end the night, along with senior Robert Miner (Madison, Wis.). Poelmans was an individual winner in the 200 free (1:43.84), Murphy won the 50 free (21.71) and Loeffelholz took the 100 free (47.35).
Also earning a win for the Phoenix men was sophomore Tanner Nordlund (Rice, Minn.), who posted a winning score of 248.05 in the 1-meter dive.
Thursday marked the final home meet of the calendar year for the Phoenix, which doesn't return to the Dorschel Natatorium until Jan. 11, 2014 when it welcomes Horizon League foe UIC. The Green Bay teams are next in action Nov. 22-24 at the IUPUI Invite in Indianapolis.
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I really want to help the victims of the Aurora tragedy. I am limited on funds on sending a big donation of money but am contributing to the relief fund. Any who, I am thinking of creating an inspirational/condolence zine to the victims/families of the movie theater tragedy. Anyone have any advice or expertise in compiling something like this?
would you be interested in contributing to something like this? If so, I am thinking of asking that if possible you scan or type up your contribution. I am hoping to have this thing complete by August 9th (for theater 9) to mail if that's not too soon. If you contribute I will find a way to send you the completed zine even if i have to scan it in. Obviously no hate contributions and no political contributions debating things like gun control. this is for the victims and their families, not a debate zine.
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"Let go of what is past. Let go of what is not yet. Observe deeply what is happening in the present moment, but do not become attached to it."
As a Thanissaro fanboy it's quite interesting to me, because I think I've heard several Thanissaro talks where he tells the story of the Buddha telling a monk that this is one way to meditate, but he has a better way. (Would be grateful for any references to a Thanissaro talk where he tells this story, or to the sutta he's referring to. I listen to an awful lot of Thanissaro.) So I'm curious about the provenance of this sutta.


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Well, an example of an ultra left wing position would be scraping a 235 year old document written by people living in a time with no electricity, no cars, no internet, with slaves and no civil rights, few women rights and replacing it with a system of REAL democracy. Cut out this useless middle man system we have and give power directly to the people! Is that ultra left wing enough for ya?
However this thread isn't about my good ideas, this is about the Republican Frontrunner. I'm not seeing much support for Romney here. What gives?
However this thread isn't about my good ideas, this is about the Republican Frontrunner.
But in a contest between bad and badder, I'd still have to vote for bad. :roll:
I love it when people just open their mouths and repeat what they think they heard some other group say.. and cannot "show" the proof!
"""When people cheer over an incredibly high number of executions in Texas and shout out "let him die" over a rhetorical question about someone without health insurance, I find it greatly disturbing that I share a county with people with these sentiments. """I am one of those people. I am also a veteran who uses VA medical care. I have on my medical records at VA, ""Do not resuscitate."', along with ""Do not use any external life support at any time"". To go along with that, I have a living will.I do not believe life should be kept after usefulness is gone, whether at birth, or at age 100, myself included.I firmly believe no man or woman who was executed has ever killed again, so it is definitely a deterrent. :evil: :-D :-D
The question related to a hypothetical young man without health insurance. It's the ones who end up being proven innocent that I worry about.
I don't see circumstances in which American citizens provide each other with health coverage
Of course innocent people have died... That's why we want to remove the perpetrator. Many more that way than innocently executed by the law.As for religion, I just think about Sampson. He killed 10,000 and the lord was right with him. Even he says there is a time and place.


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Wojta One of 12 Wade Trophy Finalists
By: Jill Wunrow
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The 2011-12 season for the No. 10/10 Green Bay (31-2, 17-1 HL) women's basketball team may be in the books but national recognition for All-American candidate Julie Wojta (Francis Creek, Wis.) continues as the senior was named a Wade Trophy Finalist, announced by the WBCA Friday.
Wojta is one of 12 finalists, from a list of 33, that is in contention for The State Farm Wade Trophy, which is presented annually to the nation's most outstanding NCAA Division I women's basketball player.
"These 12 finalists are the game's most elite players and exciting to watch," said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. "One of these talented student-athletes will be chosen to receive the sport's most prestigious award - The Wade Trophy."
Wojta is the 2011-12 Horizon League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in addition to being named a First Team All-League and All-League Defensive Team selection.
One of the senior captain's memorable performances by an individual this season was Wojta's performance at Milwaukee Jan. 7 when the five-time Horizon League Player of the Week grabbed a Horizon League and program record 12 steals, 11 in the first half of play. In the same contest Wojta also scored a game-high 27 points in 25 minutes of play. Wojta finished the season with a program record 127 steals, including a NCAA program record 10 in Green Bay's second round game of the NCAA Tournament against (2) Kentucky.
Feb. 11 Green Bay hosted Wright State in a Horizon League battle in which Wojta grabbed a Kress Center record 20 rebounds while pouring in a game-high 30 points, becoming the first player in program history to turn in a 30-20 performance. In the same contest, Wojta also set a Kress record with eight steals while tying the record with a career high four blocks.
Wojta concluded her senior campaign setting program individual season records with 252 made field goals and was second in points (644), scoring average (19.5), field goals attempted (491), and rebounds (328). Wojta finishes her career at Green Bay as one of the most decorated players in program history. The Wooden Award finalist ranks fourth on the program's individual career record list with 1,638 points and fifth with 843 rebounds, posting a Division I program record 35 double doubles.
A John R. Wooden Award finalist and member of the Naismith Watch List, Wojta's 288 career steals ranks third on Green Bay's individual career record list while her free throw percentage (.799) ranks fifth, 290 made free throws ranks sixth, and 363 free throws attempted ranks seventh. Throughout her 124 career games played, Wojta has dished out 378 assists, ranking sixth on Green Bay's career record list along with her 642 made field goals. Wojta's 1,289 attempted field goals and 13.2 points per game scoring average ranks seventh in program history.
The candidates were selected by a vote of committee members composed of leading basketball coaches, journalists and administrators. The committee will select the winner of The State Farm Wade Trophy from the 10-member NCAA Division I State Farm Coaches' All-America Team. The winner will be announced Monday, Apr. 2.
Elena Dell Donne - Jr. - University of Delaware
Skylar Diggins - Jr. - University of Notre Dame
Brittney Griner - Jr. - Baylor University
Shenise Johnson - Sr. - University of Miami
Anna Martin - Jr. - DePaul University
A'dia Mathies - Jr. - University of Kentucky
Chiney Ogwumike - So. - Stanford University
Nneka Ogwumike - Sr. - Stanford University
Samantha Prahalis - Sr. - Ohio State University
Odyssey Sims - So. - Baylor University
Alyssa Thomas - So. - University of Maryland
Julie Wojta - Sr. - Green Bay
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Feminism, Pop-Culture | Posted by Joneka P on 03/17/2014
Black Women Create: Highlighting Black Women in Film and TV
Many people underestimate the power that representation in the media can have for young girls, and especially young girls of color–but connecting with the experiences of another person and empathizing with their stories and lives is powerful. Whenever we talk about why representation matters, I always think about this quote from actress Whoopi Goldberg:
"When I was nine years old Star Trek came on. I looked at it and I went screaming through the house, 'Come here, mum, everybody, come quick, come quick, there's a black lady on television and she ain't no maid!' I knew right then and there I could be anything I wanted to be."
Now, though, television seems overwhelmingly white. It wasn't always this way. I grew up watching shows like Good Times, A Different …


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[J]ust last week, my daughter—who is 8 and happens to be the only brown person in her Accelerated Progress Program class at Thurgood Marshall Elementary—was ordered out of the classroom because her teacher did not like the smell of her hair. The teacher complained that my racially different daughter's hair (or something—a product—in the hair) was making her sick, and then the teacher made her leave the classroom...There's a follow-up story in which the school district responds:
If a white teacher—a person who is supposed to have a certain amount of education and knowledge of American history, and who teaches at a school named after the man who successfully argued before the court in Brown v. Board of Education for equal opportunities for racial minorities in public schools and went on to become the first African-American Supreme Court justice—removes a black student from a predominantly white class because of her hair, it is almost impossible not read the action as either racist or expressive of racial insensitivity, which amounts to the same thing for someone in that teacher's position.
This struck me as very indicative of systematic white privilege.
But he insists race was not a factor. Any allegations of racial insensitivity or negligence are "wholly untrue," O'Neill says, "because, well, because the district would not tolerate employment of a teacher that has racial animosity towards a student."
How can O'Neill—who doesn't even know if anyone has talked to the teacher or what is occurring in the investigation—be so certain about this one aspect? "Based on preliminary information I have, it is clear that the removal of the student, as inappropriate as it was, had to do with a health issue and not a racial issue," he says. "To the extent of the health issues, what was said to the child, the circumstances, that is a matter that is still under investigation. Based on our preliminary investigation, it isn't a result of racial animosity, as far as I understand."
The school district does not want to hire people who use the n-word, who are in the habit of committing hate crimes, who fly Confederate flags. They prefer to hire people who have plenty of black friends, who can quote MLK, who voted for Obama.
Racism is not just preventing a black child from entering a classroom. Its also about a white teacher who maybe feels a little less than comfortable when presented with just one child who is not "like her", a child who is challenging not just because of her race and her hair and the olive-oil-based product she uses on it, but because she is bright, vocal, perceptive. From Mudede's article:
My daughter was aware of the racial nature of this expulsion not only because she was made to sit in a classroom that had more black students in it (the implication being that this is where she really belongs, in the lower class with the other black students), but because her teacher, she informed me, owns a dog. Meaning, a dog's hair gives the teacher less problems than my daughter's human but curly hair.At some point, assertive black girls go from being read as sassy but unthreatening to an angry black woman. And maybe this teacher placed her student in the latter category.
The teacher probably did not think "this child is black, I don't like black people."
But the child was not considered. The child was not the one being protected. Instead, this white person exercised her privilege as an adult and a white person to disrupt this child's day because she was suddenly, very suddenly, very very suddenly, sick.*
Why didn't the teacher eject herself from the classroom, if she was the one getting sick? Why single out a little girl who is probably already othered in her environment? [note: those are a couple of good comments, but the rest of the comment section can get pretty bad]
And then the school district coasted on that privilege, allowing a little girl to go without education, or offering insufficient education, while they tended to other things.
This child's concerns and being were de-prioritized for a white teacher, for a school system. This incident constitutes just one example of the systematic white privilege that white folks (like me) benefit from at the expense of people of color.


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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by lahaa968, Jan 27, 2013.
I wish Nicks would continue as Ashley's coach for one more year.
Was more horrified by the way they had Mirai crying in one side of the camera, and Ashley smirking off to the side. Obviously she wasn't smirking over Mirai's pain (unless she was ) but it looked heartless and tacky. Then again, it's NBC... what can you expect?
I hope Nicks stays by Ashley through Sochi.
I've not read any 'harsh' comments here. She two foots and under rotates her jumps. That's the truth whether people want to see/hear it or not....
Recent articles such as this one http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130118&content_id=41031332&vkey=ice_news seem to suggest that Mirai is really working hard to get into better shape, not to mention the small documentary put up by AT&T which shows her coaches training her quite hard. Perhaps this time it was simply the fact that she had the flu that really affected her.
I am referring to her being sick. She did not two foot or ur in the SP. I give her the benefit of doubt and say that had she not been sick, she might not have had those problems. You are judging her on the past performances, and not this one.
I like Mirai, and I felt bad for her last night. But all technical errors aside, you can't get away from the fact that she skated that program without a single facial expression. Not one.
Mirai has been doing this a long time. She has to know that you can't skate a program completely deadpan and not get dinged for it. I know she wasn't well, but she could have at least tried to look the tiniest bit interested in what she was doing. Other skaters weren't well and they at least made an effort.
There have been quotes from both Mirai and her coaches that she increased her off-ice training this season.
I don't get this comment at all. Lots of 19 year olds still live with their parents. How is Mirai being immature by living at home? She trains close to her home as do lots of other skaters. Plus, last season she sacrificed a lot of training time making the commute to train with FC and it didn't work.
Re: Ashley. What works for one skater may not work for others. Moving to the other side of the country worked wonders for Ashley but there's no guarantee that it will do the same for Mirai. There are plenty of skaters who uproot themselves and their skating does not improve at all. The skaters have to do what they think is best for them. Sometimes that means staying close to home. Other times it means moving across a country or even the world.
All of these skaters seem to put in hours everyday to skate. It's a full time job. Mirai also mentioned in another interview stopping college courses because it interrupted training. That doesn't seem like the action of someone who isn't committed. Mirai has some weaknesses but this season, at least, lack of commitment and lack of training do not appear to be one of them.
And we don't know if her family could afford such a move.
Mirai was not the only one who had questionable jumps-but she seemed to one of the few to get nailed for them. As to her dead-pan expression, Gracie had it too. She looked terrified in the SP and tense in the FS. Her face was a blank until she landed her jumps and she did not project at all. But she still received curiously high PCS scores (including 9s which were especially obsurd). Ashley's 2 fall FS should not have garnered such high PCS scores as well but I do think she was the better skater overall than Gold when you include the SP.
No, she really didn't. Gracie's facial expressions need a lot of work, but at least she had some.
There was only one two foot that program if I remember correctly...
Anyways, does anyone else think the 1 point deduction for the "fall" on the flip was warranted? I don't think that should have been counted as a fall. Sasha did something very similar at the 2006 Olympics and she didn't get a deduction for it. Some of the downgrades also were harsh. I don't think the triple toe on the 2A-3T should have been given a <. But it really did seem she just didn't have the stamina to keep on going in that program.
I thought Grace looked a little first timerish. She went out and got the job done! Awesome stuff and a focused individual, especially being in the top flight at your first Sr Nationals eh? lol . Once she gets some assignments under her belt she'll be comfortable enough to project I'd think.
I think step 1 for Mirai should be to not have the flu. Then it will be easier to judge where she is really at in her career.
I really think Mirai was on the right track this season, she was getting a little better with every competition, and it's a damn shame that the flu had to hit her at this time. She just didn't have the energy to get those jumps around last night. I so hope this doesn't discourage her from continuing if she still loves to skate and compete.
YES! I agree with all of this. I am sure that the one 3Lo was UR and the other worthy of <<, but the 2A+3T was squeaky clean (looked the same as it did at NHK and she got full credit for it there) and the 2nd 3F did not warrant UR.
I have a question. Would withdrawing have been a better option for Mirai? Her placement was one of many disappointments for me at this competition. Was competing even worth this particular heartbreak?
ETA: I haven't read the thread yet so I apologize if this has been mentioned already.
I thought about this too. When people say "flu" it can mean a number of things, ranging from a mild cold symptoms (stuffy nose, sore throat, what's known as common cold) to full on fever, body aches and raking cough. Where was Mirai on this continuum? If she had the real flu with fever, muscle soreness and general misery, WD would have been a good idea. But I don't know how she felt.
I hope so, because she was probably my favorite US lady in 2010 and I think she did have very appealing presentation then. If she can start skating well enough to get her confidence back, then I think the performance quality should return.
I think she was really out of it...she was skating through the motions. There's even a point in the program where's she going into her 2nd 3F and you see her teeter and wobble even though she's just gliding forward. Ugh.
Why do skaters always seem to be sick anyway? It's always something. Don't they get flu shots and take vitamin C and wash their hands regularly to minimize germs?
It doesn't matter at all what it looked like to you with a naked eye.
The fact that I haven't been to Australia doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.
If the under-rotation is more than 1/4, then a jump receives <, it's as simple as that.
It's an objective and measurable assessment and there's no conspiracy there. Technical panels always give the skaters the benefit of doubt and never apply those deductions unless they are absolutely sure that the underrotation was over 1/4.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong but I think they now use an advanced computer program to compute the rotations as well.
I'm right there with you.
And I only saw her skate the 1 time, but my recollection is that she stepped out and put a hand down. I was surprised to see she was deducted for a fall.
^^^THIS! Whole post!
I thought the Jenny Kirk/Aunt Joyce/Timothy Goebbel video was a hoot! I agreed with many of their points regarding placements and scoring but not some others - for example I don't agree that Ashley would have been a perennial pewter medallist skating against Kwan, Cohen, etc. not that Ashley isn't an artist. She's grown by leaps and bounds performance-wise. I did think many of Dave's comments were hysterical and I loved the math analogy.
She had none until after she landed her jumps. After that she had a weird on again/off again smile plastered on her face. And I say again-she did not project, she did not perform, and that marching bit in her choreo looked ridiculous. It did not belong in a senior program. Still-she did deserve to win the FS based on those 7 jumps if Ashley was going to win the title overall with 2 falls.
What are they saying? Are they tweeting directly to USFS?
I'm sure they do. But they are traveling a great deal, training hard (and often at altitude), and competing in a winter sport. Even people with flu shots get sometimes sick in the winter, with colds, if nothing else.
I am sure that, track-and-field athletes, for example, get sick in the winter too, but you don't hear about it so much because their peak competitive season is in the spring and summer.
Flu shots are hardly a guarantee. Stress is known to reduce the immune system's function.
Well, Mirai didn't go into detail but she did say she had the flu on twitter and apparently she was coughing so much at the SP press conference and maybe not feeling 100% that she was moved ahead of Agnes as far as taking questions so that she could leave early-which she did. I think it was all just bad timing. To me she was really on the upswing, getting a little better with each competition.
I don't know for sure if it's going directly to USFS but their handle on twitter is "US Figure Skating" and it appears to be their official account. Just alot of angry rants about Mirai's scores, scores in general and placements. Don't know if they're still up though.
ETA: I checked and some remarks still seem to be on the site.
USFS re-tweeted one of Mirai's tweets:
Mirai Nagasu @mirai_nagasu
So grateful to everyone who supported me last night thank you.
Retweeted by U.S. Figure Skating
A few 'annoyed about Mirai and/or the scores/placements in general' responses to a couple of USFS's tweets from two nights ago:
U.S. Figure Skating @USFigureSkating
We'll be back tomorrow for the men's free and the Smucker's Skating Spectacular! #Omaha2013
Kim @kimber1235
@USFigureSkating You overscored everyone but Mirai
mark w @memd92
@USFigureSkating Ok great but try to make it look like a real sport this time.
Amanda @Amandamb719
@USFigureSkating today's ladies judging was a bit odd
Melissa Wisdom @divinem1
@kimber1235 @USFigureSkating I agree and do feel that Mirai's scores were unreasonably low.
USFS tweet:
U.S. Figure Skating @USFigureSkating
Yesterday it was @GraceEGold...Who will provide today's #Moment? #Omaha2013
Janiece @feelingamazing
@USFigureSkating me
mark w @memd92
@USFigureSkating Gee, I wonder who the judges will screw over today? #Omaha2013
And a yet another chipper tweet from USFS:
U.S. Figure Skating @USFigureSkating
Hopefully watching the skating tonight makes you want to learn to skate yourself! Visit http://www.usfsa.org and find a club!
J.j. @realdetective
@USFigureSkating certain girls who skated tonight don't seem to think so
Antoinette Aubert @SkateyFan
@USFigureSkating watching skating tonight makes me want to throw away my skates and resign from my club
mark w @memd92
@USFigureSkating You can not be serious with this tweet. Your sport is a fraud!
Jon @JKepko
@USFigureSkating Nope, it makes me think all of the competitions are rigged. Tonight did not clean up the image of figure skating.
Miko @MikoFabulous
@USFigureSkating Apparently a sport that rigs competitions, unfairly penalizes contestants and decides the winners! No thanks!
There were more but you get the general idea.
I really liked Courtney Hicks skating; also impressed by other young ladies (Gao, Siraj, Cesario, Wang, etc.). I saw Wang skate live at the nationals last year. Gao has been around, and should have scored better. The results did appear rigged - from the way the skaters were scored. USFSA should stop this farce and either judge objectively, or do what some other feds do- don't pick the world team from the results of the US nationals alone. Intentionally marking a certain skater high and/or a certain skater low just confirms for non-fans that FS is not really a sport.
I completely agree with your suggestions for the USA fed.
What did you like about Hicks? I thought her free skate was the most boring she has done in a while and wouldn't get noticed if we weren't desperately looking at her great jumps. Too bad there's no effective expression. I think she won't get much better. Ashley improved in this area, but she was being packaged poorly. Remember when Ashley used to barrel toward us and try 3-3s. She needed someone like Nicks who focused her effort on the whole picture. Courtney seems about as good as she's going to get at the beautiful part of skating. This is just my opinion, but I don't see edges, the arms, or anything good happening with the music.
You can't make such a serious accusation if you don't have anything to back it up with.


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An Ohio university is funding a student-led campaign to denounce what they consider to be racially offensive Halloween costumes – ranging from Geisha girls to terrorists.
The campaign is sponsored by a group called Students Teaching Against Racism (STARS), and is funded by Ohio University.
"Some costumes can be offensive to some people where you are highlighting their culture in a negative way," said Stephanie Sheeley, a spokesperson for the group and a student at the university.
STARS created a poster campaign showing what they consider to be offensive Halloween costumes. In one poster an Asian girl is holding a photograph of someone dressed like a Geisha. In another photograph, a Hispanic student is holding a photograph of someone dressed in a sombrero.
"We understand that Halloween is supposed to be fun but in doing so you don't have to offend others," Sheeley told Fox news. "There are plenty of costumes that don't hurt other people's feelings and don't degrade other people."
The posters read: "We're a culture, not a custom. This is not who I am, and this is not okay."
One of the more shocking posters features a man dressed in Middle Eastern attire with dynamite strapped around his waist. Sheeley said dressing up in Muslim garb for Halloween might be offensive to "certain" countries.
""That's obviously offensive," she said. "It's offensive to a lot of people because that doesn't highlight all the people in that country. That takes one specific angle."
But she also cautioned people about dressing up in other ethnic outfits.
"Don't dress up like a Guido," she said. "That's offensive to Italian Americans. Don't dress up in black face. That's offensive to African Americans."
So what about dressing up like a rapper or someone from the Jersey Shore? Sheeley said that kind of costume would actually be appropriate.
"It's different if you are saying I'm Snooki or dressing up as Obama," she said. "It's difficult when you cross the line between being someone specific and just being a representation of a culture. That's a lot different than saying I'm a Guido."
Ohio University is not the only institution of learning that's trying to create a politically correct Halloween. Schools across the country have either cancelled or curtailed celebrations over issues ranging from candy corn to concerns that Americans are forcing their holiday traditions on new immigrants.
Consider the following:
— Halloween costumes have been banned from many schools in Ontario, CA. Instead, students have been encouraged to wear orange and black on Halloween.
Parent Stefanie Sellers told the Barrie Examiner that she received a letter from her daughter's school explaining the costume ban.
"In an effort to respect the diverse value of our PVPS families, we will not be wearing Halloween costumes to school this year," the letter read.
— In Portland, OR, the principal at Buckman Elementary School banned costumes at his school, calling instead for boys and girls to embrace a "spirit of equity."
"For many reasons, the celebration of Halloween at school can lead to student exclusion," Principal Brian Anderson wrote in a letter to parents. "There are social, financial and cultural differences among our families that we must respect."
Anderson wrote that the "spirit of equity" has led most public schools in the city to "deemphasize the celebration of Halloween at school."
— Halloween celebrations have also been banned in some schools across Michigan.
"Change is hard," Carol Dawson told the Muskegon Chronicle. She's the principal at Holton Elementary school – where candy corn and candied apples have been replaced with a fall festival focused on health and wellness.
Edgewood Elementary School in Fruitport, MI, decided to steer clear of both Halloween parties and costumes parades. The principal told the Chronicle she wanted to keep children safe and avoid hurt feelings.
"Emotionally, it is a difficult time for kids who don't have costumes," Amy Upham told the newspaper.
So instead of cookies and candy, the kids at Edgewood Elementary will get "fall-centered fun and educational activities."
— In Springfield, NJ, elementary school principals banned costumes claiming it caused classroom disruptions. Superintendent Michael Davino told the Springfield Patch that dressing up is not something kids should be doing at school.
"I do believe it is something you should do with your friends, believe it is something you should do with your family, and it is something you should do as an activity that has really nothing to do with school or about school," he said.
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Good, now you're starting to define your wants/needs a bit after having some experience on a boat. Granted, it's a singular experience, but you did the right thing and focused on how the boat would "feel" with you aboard even if that particular boat wasn't the one for you. That's what we wanted. If you want to buy a boat like the Ranger and fix it up, then that's great, as long as you believe it will actually work for your purposes.
What was your budget again?
We are thinking of waiting till after the boats our in there winter storage but before they go in the water in the spring to try and buy.
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There's nothing wrong with the question, but when I see something like "How much will it cost to replace the running rigging" I have to assume you don't know much about sailboats. Measure the lines, or measure the boat, take a look at some online prices, voila, the numbers are simple math.
But what you don't even have any idea about is what other questions and problems the boat can have that aren't so simple to answer. If there is standing water in the bilge, and rust in the bilge, then it may have weeped into the keel bolts. Those are typically stainless steel and they become brittle if allowed to stay in stagnant water. So even if the rust is cosmetic, you may have a keel bolt failure. You'd need a professional opinion on that to be safe. (Physically or financially.)
The standing rigging, the wires and cables and all the stainless parts that attach them to the boat? Also fatigue invisibly. It doesn't matter what they look like, if there's one meathook in one cable, they all are due for replacement. If they're +10 years old, they are due for replacement. By 20 years they are well overdue for replacement no matter where or how the boat was used.
And water in the cabin can mean the bulkhead has deteriorated from water damage as well. It wouldn't be cheap or simple to replace that properly. Did you inspect the edges of the bulkhead carefully?
What these all add up to can mean another three to five grand in repairs, necessary repairs, making the boat anything but a bargain. The only way to tell is with experienced eyes on the boat.
Now, what happens if you buy the boat for $400 now? Well, the Honda could be worth that. But if you decide you need to get rid of the boat...Ooops. Not so easy. You may need to store it ($$) for six months to a year waiting for the next guy to come along. Or if you can't sell it or give it away, you may need to have it hauled away as hazmat and pay by the pound to have it disposed of. And THAT is going to cost way more than you might expect as well.
So, a $400 bargain? One can always hope. Just be careful about bargain boats, many of them are really more like icebergs: You're only seeing the tip of it, and there can be some nasty surprises if you're unaware of the whole picture.
Re: Looked at the Ranger 26
Here is Northstar 600 near Toledo for practically nothing:
1975 Northstar 600 26' Used Sailboat - Ohio in Sailboats | eBay Motors
IMO a much better boat than Ranger 26 and one I would consider bringing back to life. Hang an outboard on her and go sailing.
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Have you seen these? I can't vouch for any of them, nor am I affiliated with any of them:
Sailboats - Used Boats of Detroit
1974 Seafarer 31-1 Yawl sailboat for sale in Michigan
1982 Pearson sailboat for sale in Michigan
1975 Catalina C27 sailboat for sale in Michigan
1979 O'Day Sloop sailboat for sale in Michigan
1977 Ericson E27 sailboat for sale in Michigan
Re: Looked at the Ranger 26
There is a glut of cheap, decent but neglected, boats out there. Don't settle for the cheapest - find a boat that is complete (can be sailed AND motored away now) and matches your needs. I figured that an extra $1000 in upfront cost of the boat can often save you $5000 in down the road expenses (like replacing an engine).
Re: Looked at the Ranger 26
Originally Posted by LakeMi View Post
I didn't like the size of the cabin. For what my family wants to do it would not work that good. Every other weekend on a boat I can't stand up in!
What was your budget again?
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Glad to see you passed on this one...good luck with your search.
P.S. - Offering to take something for free could be considered rude, it is better to just say that you will pass. If the seller is interested in giving it away they will broach the subject.
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I looked at this boat, too. Smell was enough to sour me on the deal. But, if you take off what the motor is worth, you're getting a pretty cheap boat.
As for the bolts, what reading I've done on the Ranger is that they sometimes leak. I suspect that what you're seeing there is the plate that is built into the hull to accept the keel/bolts. Probably steel. Probably wet since it's been in the water. The bolts are replaceable from what I've read.
I'm a newbie to boats bigger than 14 ft. He was asking 1500. 'Bout peed my pants with excitement when I saw he was down to 800. But, I'm allergic to home improvement projects and about the same when it comes to re-doing boats. Just don't have the vision for it. I did walk away thinking that it might make the right hand guy one heck of a deal.
Good luck!
If you liked the lay out of the ranger 26 there is another one for sale on muskegon lake. Asking 2600 and that includes haul,storage, launch in the spring. Take that off the 2600 and the smelly boat really is a bad deal. I didn't like the size of the cabin. For what my family wants to do it would not work that good. Every other weekend on a boat I can't stand up in!
Good luck to you as well.
P.S remember when you find a boat that's nice for cheap. It was mine first! lol
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Any more leads?
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Here's our annual guide for navigating the MEMS events at SEMICON West, July 10-12, at Moscone Center in San Francisco:
TUESDAY, July 10, 10:30am-3:30pm
Taking MEMS to the Next Level: Transitioning to a Profitable High-Volume Business
Presented in cooperation with MIG
We've expanded the MEMS program to all day this year, and invited speakers from around the world to address practical potential solutions to the major manufacturing issues for growing the sector to the next level. Yole Développement's J.C. Eloy and an invited speaker from a major IC maker give their views on the future of the industry and what it will take to get there. Doug Sparks from the new Chinese MEMS IDM Hanking Electronics talks about the opportunities in the China market. Hillcrest Labs CTO Charles Gritton presents software integration issues and motion sensing applications. Foundry executives Donald Robert from Teledyne Dalsa and Nancy Fares from Micralyne examine manufacturing solutions to speed time-to-market.
On the more technical side, Coventor's Matt Kamon tells us what's coming next in MEMS design automation software, Applied Materials' Mike Rosa talks about next-generation DRIE, and Nikon's Jumpei Fukui discusses the advantages of mini-steppers. In addition, Finnish startup ScanNano's CEO Andrei Pavlov presents his work making low-cost cavities without etching and NIST's Janet Cassard introduces standard reference materials and best practices for consistent characterization and troubleshooting of processes for calibrating instruments and communicating between customers and suppliers.
Location: Extreme Electronics TechXPOT at Moscone Center (South Hall). The stage is in the same place as last year, in the far back right-hand corner of the Moscone South exhibit hall.
WEDNESDAY, July 11, 5:00-7:00pm
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MEMS Industry Group will host its annual Happy Hour at SEMICON West. Invitations will be sent soon. Contact MIG for details.
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THURSDAY, July 12, 10:30am-12:30pm
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The SEMI Packaging Committee presents a program focusing on MEMS packaging technology issues, with Florian Solzbacher from the University of Utah's Utah Nanofabrication Laboratory and invited speakers from Analog Devices, and InvenSense and Kionix.
Location: TechXPOT North, Moscone Center (North Hall)
THURSDAY, July 12, 12:10-1:00pm
Flexible Batteries and Flexible Mounting of Thinned Silicon Die on Textiles, Skin Patches and Implants
MEMS folks interested in integrating sensors into innovative wearable, flexible, implantable applications may want to check out presentations in the Plastic Electronics program on patterning flexible batteries on unconventional substrates and embedding thinned conventional silicon die into flexible polymer packaging, from companies who don't typically show up at MEMS events. Imprint Energy talks about its low-cost, high-energy density Zn polymer battery technology suitable for wireless and wearable sensors, while MC10 describes its conformal electronics packaging targeted at wearable and implantable sensors.
Location: Extreme Electronics TechXPOT, Moscone Center (South Hall)
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(1)IBM System x3650 D7 R6iNotes Notesbench result of 22,000 Users (17,777 NotesMarks) and $3.47/User on two 3.0 GHz Xeon processor chips (4 cores, 2 cores/chip) vs. Sun D7 R6iNotes Notesbench benchmark of 17,000 Users (14,247 NotesMarks) and $2.66/User on the Sun Fire X4200 M2 with two 2.8 GHz Opteron processor chips (4 cores, 2 cores/chip).
(2)Sun Fire X4600 M2 (8 cores, 4 chips, 2 cores/chip, 8 threads) SPECompL2001 result of 111,893.
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(4)Sun Fire X4600 M2 Server (16 cores, 8 chips, 2 cores/chip) SPECint_rate2006 result of 135.
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General/carbon hardness (gH/kH) in water and how it affects cycling: some help?
For those that aren't aware or haven't used a kH/gH testing kit, the results are determined by the number of drops it takes to change the color of the water you're testing. kH goes from blue to yellow, and gH goes from orange to green. the measuring chart goes from 1 to 12 drops, or 18 to 215ppm.
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I bought a kH/gH testing kit.
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Results for general hardness - Literally off the charts for the tank water
Results for carbon hardness - ~18ppm for the tank water
Can someone help me translate what this means for my tank? I'm getting so caught up in numbers I'm starting to forget what I'm aiming for here. Right now, this is what I've got for my tank:
- pH: 6.0
- Ammonia: 1ppm
- kH: 18ppm
- gH: Undetermined, way too high to get a reading
- Nitrites: 0ppm
- Nitrates: 0ppm
I don't want to use any pH up or down solutions, because those can cause more problems than they solve. I'm thinking I need to bring down the general hardness (gH), but I'm not sure how. Crushed coral was mentioned, which I can put in my Eheim. Also, if it's pertinent, I have a huge amount of evaporation going on in my tank. I add about 5g of water (to the 40g tank) a week when I do a water change.
API, the maker of the test kit I used, recommend using their Water Softener Pillow to decrease gH. Would that help, or just cause more problems like the pH adjusters?
... please help?
The bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrite then nitrite to nitrate need some minerals to grow and reproduce, and to do their work.
Optimum conditions for the fishless cycle should be followed pretty closely. This is when you are trying to grow these bacteria as fast as possible.
After the tank is cycled you can change the water to whatever suits the fish. However, the bacteria may not grow and reproduce too well. That is OK as long as nothing goes wrong. If something kills off the bacteria, however, it will be difficult to grow more in that tank, where the conditions are not optimum.
GH: These bacteria are known to use phosphorus. I do not know if they use any of the minerals that we test as GH. I would make sure the GH is at least 3 German degrees of hardness (roughly 60 ppm). Since plants and fish also need Ca and Mg, even after the cycle is done, I would maintain a minimum of 3 degrees, unless I was trying to breed or raise something (plant or animal) that absolutely needed something less. Higher, even much higher GH is just fine during cycling and after.
KH:These bacteria use the carbon in the carbonates. The KH must stay high enough that they are not shorted during the time you are looking for optimum growth, and should not be deprived after. I would aim to keep the KH at least 3 German degrees of hardness (about 60 ppm) and higher is probably better. The original experiments that isolated and identified these bacteria used a much higher KH to grow them. If the KH drops to zero that may not mean there really is not any carbonate or bicarbonate in the system. Some substrates remove the KH from the water. I do not know if the bacteria can use the KH in the substrate, though, and most bacteria is growing in the filter where all the nutrients come in via the water.
Phosphorus: I would add plant fertilizer KH2PO4 during cycling unless your water already has phosphorus. (just a regular dose based on your tank size, no need to overdo it)
pH: These bacteria grow better in higher pH. I do not know if this is just a side effect of keeping the KH high, but best results seem to happen when the pH is in the upper 7s to low 8s.
I have been following a lot of threads, questions from people having problems during cycling. About half the problems are that the pH is in the 6s, especially under 6.5.
Oxygen: These bacteria use a LOT of oxygen, so keep good water circulation going at all times. Clean the filter as needed. Gently slosh the media in used tank water. Do not do a lot of squeezing or wringing it out when you are still cycling the tank. When the bacteria are well established they hang onto the filter media quite well, and you can get more aggressive with the cleaning.
Ammonia: Keep the ammonia under 5 ppm. More is not good for these bacteria. During the first couple of days of the fishless cycle it is OK to bring it up to 5 ppm, but the moment that nitrites show up allow the ammonia to drop to 3 ppm. Otherwise the first group of bacteria will produce too much nitrite.
This was another problem brought up a couple of years ago:
Do not raise the ammonia to 3 ppm more than once a day. Go ahead and check it as often as you want, but adding more and more ammonia several times a day is not good. This is another way that the nitrites can climb too high. Once a day, 3 ppm is the max that any reasonable fish load can produce, so there is no reason to dose more and more. Conversely, I would bet that you could cycle the tank by dosing less ammonia more often. Maybe... bring it up to 1 ppm three times a day. This would be easier on the plants, and is more like the ammonia production from fish. I have not tried this, though.
Nitrite: Keep it under 5 ppm. These bacteria do not like high nitrite. If you are monitoring the ammonia and only dosing to raise it to 3 ppm once a day or less often, then the nitrites should not get higher than 5 ppm. However the bacteria that remove nitrite are slower growing, and you might need to do a water change. If so, go ahead and drop the nitrites as low as you can. The ammonia to nitrite bacteria will provide a lot more nitrites very quickly.
The scientists that worked out the fishless cycle that I keep posting also tried to grow the nitrite removing bacteria first, knowing that these were the slower growing bacteria. Give them a head start by feeding nitrite to the tank, and waiting to dose ammonia until near the end. It sped up the fishless cycle from 3 weeks to about 2.5 weeks, so not a big gain.
This was the other most reported problem during cycling. The nitrite removing bacteria do not grow as fast as the ammonia removing bacteria. By keeping conditions in the optimum range and not over feeding ammonia the nitrite bacteria will grow, but they are slow. No getting around that.
Salt (NaCl): Different species of bacteria grow in water with different salt levels. The small amount of salt that might be added to fresh water to treat for Ich or reduce Brown Blood Disease is still a small amount, and the fresh water bacteria do just fine in it. As the water gets saltier, however, the bacteria are different. If you are setting up a tank that will ultimately be a brackish water tank I would either cycle it as a brackish water tank, or else make the change from fresh to brackish slowly so the bacteria can adapt. A marine tank has quite different bacteria, and should be cycled as a marine tank.
Temperature: Bacteria grow faster in warmer temperatures. But warmer water holds less oxygen. Optimum temperature for cycling seems to be the upper 70s, and make sure there is really good water circulation. These bacteria really slow down in cold water, and die if they are frozen. They can get overheated and die, too. This is important if you move, and take the aquarium with you. Keep the bacteria as cool as you reasonably can, for example in an air conditioned car. This reduces their need for oxygen, so they are more likely to survive the trip in good condition.
Water movement through the filter, especially the bio media:
Too fast water movement can work against you. This is one of the reasons that bio media with lots of holes-within-holes works so well. There is good flow through the bulk of the media, but the small pores where the bacteria grow have slower water movement. Plenty to keep them well supplied with ammonia and oxygen, but slower so these materials can seep into the biofilm where these bacteria are developing.
Specific answers to your questions:
The pH is too low, probably because the KH is too low. Dose baking soda at the rate of 1 teaspoon per 30 gallons to raise the KH by 2 degrees. You can raise it higher, if you want. You could also dose potassium bicarbonate if you think the sodium in baking soda would cause problems.
Coral sand adds minerals, raises GH, KH and pH. Do not ADD coral sand when you want the GH to go DOWN.
You can blend reverse osmosis water with your tap water to help lower the mineral (GH) level. This will also lower the KH level, so dose baking soda or other source of carbonates as needed. Top off with RO, not tap.
When water evaporates it leaves the minerals behind. Constantly topping off with tap water is adding more and more minerals to the tank.
The GH lowering pillows work, but not for large volumes of water. I would rather use RO + Tap until the GH is as high as you want it, then add the right minerals so the KH is at optimum levels.
Here is a way to test the GH, and find out what it is without using all the reagent or overflowing the test tube:
Put 1 ml of aquarium water + 4 ml of RO in the test tube. Each drop of reagent now tells you 5 degrees, so you count:
1 drop = 5 degrees
2 drops = 10 degrees
3 drops = 15 degrees...
Thank you for that extremely well-thought out reply.
I have 3 guppies and 1 neon tetra that are living in the tank currently. Would a heavy teaspoon of baking soda harm the tetra? Guppies I'm not so worried for since they can tolerate some salinity, but the neon has been living through the crap my tank has been going through since June. I don't want to kill it now. :)
Neons have been raised in captivity for so long that they are OK with much harder water than their ancestors.
Similarly, Guppies have also been raised in captivity for a long time. The fanciest are the most delicate and still demand the hard water of their ancestors. The 'mutt' Guppies available almost everywhere are more tolerant of a wide range of conditions.
Still, the biggest Guppy I raised was in my brackish water tank, so I am inclined to try giving them harder water, but salt is optional.
However, if the fish are doing OK as is, then perhaps it is best not to change conditions. Maintain the tank the best you can, improve whatever is possible and go with plenty of water changes.
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grey duck wrote:I have freinds in high places. Ask DNR. That's all i am saying.
rivercountry wrote:I honestly did not know that you guys could not bait deer in SC. That sucks because corn fed does eat really good.
But really you would think yalls DNR would want yall to kill the crap out of em. The population is so large here in NC we cant kill enough to even put a dent in them and I have treid. I rarely ever shoot a buck unless it is something nice but I will put the on some does. Mayb they will get yall squared away soon.
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callumcuffumkillum wrote:I did some research on it and it seems they are trying to fix the law to make it illegal to bait for deer and to hunt over it, it said they are trying to just add to the law to make it so law enforcement can actually enforce it and right tickets, butt they only have 7 weeks to do so and if they cant do it in time then the law will no longer exist making it legal to bait. Do i have it right now? I think i said some of the things you did i just want to make sure i got it right.
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The most difficult aspect of any civil war is what happens once fighting ends. A ship from England loaded with supplies for Tamil refugees who are currently in camps was halted by the Sri Lanka navy on grounds the ship was sent by Tamil supporters in England and they never cleared the cargo with Sri Lanka officials. Those on board the ship insist there are no arms and the supplies are meant for refugees who are suffering from the effects of being bombed for months. Humanitarian groups are concerned the Sri Lanka government recently indicated it would prosecute doctors who worked in rebel held areas on charges they were aiding the enemy.
The United States fought a bloody civil war that resulted in over 500,000 deaths within a four year time period. But, once fighting was over, those who fought against the government were allowed to return home. Now, is the moment for the Sri Lanka government to display its humanity and offer a hand of friendship to the Tamil people.


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is this an X-acto knife?
help plz! thanks!
is this an X-acto knife?
help plz! thanks!
that's what I would call it. but that may not be correct. those smaller ones have too flimsy of blades for my liking, not as much control.
Thats a box cutter bro.
Thats what your looking for
X-acto :
oh... i don't really know much about prop building and stuff. that also explains why the knife isn't very sharpshortimer52 said:
thanks though!
where can u get an X-acto knife, though? and how much do they cost?
Technicaly, no thats whats called a box cutter or razor knife among other names
this is an xacto knife - http://www.hobbyplace.com/tools/xacsets.html
all depends on what your lookin to do with it, as both basically can be used to do like things as far as cutting and or scraping.
But if your lookin to make the part that goes on top of the jet pack ( which some people do by using a piece of an exacto handle) then the link is whats used, also can be used to make a piece for the shin tools.
I just don't know why your asking and what your lookin to do with it...
hope that somewhere within my post is the answer your lookin for
lol.. I clicked on this post read it and went to the bathroom, came back, typed my responce and now I see that within the span of 10 min you have had your answer already .. lol
any hobby store will have them , cost about 3 bucks for a single one, the nice sets can run 15-30 bucks
Hobby shops, Lowes, Home Depot. Places like that. They usually run between $2-$4 depending on brand and store.Qman101 said:
Wow! thanks for your help, guys! it's really appreciated!
Hmm didn't know that. I know the metal ones are exactos but I didnt' know those were box cutters. No to ruffle feathers but is that the type of box cutters used from the 911 twin towers?
i don't really know, but i don't think so.Excalibur said:
but still, can a box cutter cut sintra?
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YUP, will work
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this was pretty cool! see jake isnt that bad... http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/buzz_log_anakin.html
this was pretty cool! see jake isnt that bad... http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/buzz_log_anakin.html
Just read it. I kinda feel bad for the kid (I mean not THAT bad, he did get to star in a SW film and all), but yeah I'm sure he's heard an earful and when you are growing up that age, people hating on you on a large scale can really mess with you.
I've always thought that the writing was more at fault than anything. I liked his innocent gadgetry...just hated the "WoooaHHH, I wonder what this button does?!" lines. Not to mention Jar Jar. He was just a little kid. I think they should have started Anakin a little older anyways...in his teens and a bit rougher. Anyways, interesting interview. Chin up Jake.
that interview was awesome. i love you can totally get his insane bitterness.
i'm not sure i can buy the whole royalties thing....i assume he must have still gotten a lot to let him coast the past 10 years....i mean..yes he was a kid, but unless his parents blew his money...he should have still had enough to at least pay for college. does anyone know where he is going?
In 2007, Lloyd graduated from Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. He is currently attending Columbia College Chicago as a film and video major.
Well, SH I am not that bitter I guess. Or maybe it is because I am a woman. He was ADORABLE in his role as young Annie. I liked the movie. I am not that deep into SW and crediblity. Not sure how to word that. It doesn't matter to me if one part of the storyline does not quite match the rest of the series. It was fun! I liked it. I loved little Annie. I loved the love story between him and Amidala.
The wording in the article really "dissed" him. I feel a bit defensive, like a mom, I suppose. My boys are 19 and 21 years old.
I did like the interview!
Give him a break. That is my thought.
I love you Annie!
yeah I guess we cant blame him for it he was just a kid, doing what he was directed to do. I would have loved to see Stewie Griffen play that role though. I can see it now... (Stewie reading the script) "Really George...??? You want me to say that line of crapp??"