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Look how the attitude to dog bites have changed just in my lifetime. When I was a kid it was not big deal normally, and the first question that was asked was what did you do the dog? Now a scratch can put the dog in danger.
Slightly off topic, I know, but I had to comment on that . . .
I just got my copy in the mail today. I'm looking forward to getting into it!
Carmspack: How do you know what you know about dog's you've never met by looking at it's pedigree?! I would love to learn to to read a pedigree like that. I went and looked at the dog, but couldn't decipher anything beyond ancestors who earned various SchH titles =/
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His idea of a "threat" was hopefully not yours or mine. And his idea of appropriate action from the dog based on his ideas of threat were clouded in his own experience and life. I can't expect him to be clear and honest, based on our values today, in how he perceived his dog. So I can't say that his opinion is more correct than Doc. I don't know where Doc got his information regarding Horand, he could have made it up. But what if was from first hand accounts of how the dog behaved to those NOT in Von Stephanitz circle? Are their experiences wrong?
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Look how the attitude to dog bites have changed just in my lifetime. When I was a kid it was not big deal normally, and the first question that was asked was what did you do the dog? Now a scratch can put the dog in danger.
von Stephanitz was not the first owner of the dog.
Horand belonged to a breeding shepherd , who actually had more success breeding Horand . Von Stephanitz admitted this and conceded he was not a breeder .
Hektor / Horand had a breeding history prior to any involvement by von Stephanitz.
There were no PUBLIC breeding records, but you can be sure that the competitive shepherds knew who their valuable females were bred to and why . The progeny carefully monitored by themselves and others , at and in work , to guide their decisions .
The breeders of Wurtember were keen observers and rejoiced in their dogs which they could not live without .
They bred to keep what they had , so not slipping backward , recognized what the dogs lacked , and what the North German breeders wished to have . They had already begun to cross the dogs of the north and the south , "fostering the consolidation of the good points on both sides and in the elimination of the faults" (page 135 von Stephanitz book).
Hektor with his joie de vivre , wolf grey colour , erect ears would have been right there.
Had the dog not been good , "So" Eiselen a well respected breeder with well known kennels , would not have bothered with him . He had better success with breeding him .
Hektor/Horand was produced by premier herding breeder Sparwasser , and was brother to Luchs Sparwasser .
von Stephanitz, well traveled , well read, well connected to the "dog action" of the day , attended a major exhibition where herding dogs were brought from all regions to be put on display. He attended the show with Meyer his friend and co-founder of what would be become the Verein for the unified GSD.
von Stephanitz had already , along with the Phylax society , been breeding dogs, apparently had not found the "it", until this major show.
Everyone , including the "fancy dog enthusiastics" recognized the dog and admired him both for his external and character ideals . The dog had mental and physical soundness.
von Stephanitz had to have him , bought him on the spot .
Meyer approved , and with excitement the breed had its dog number one for the stud books.
von Stephanitz was chosen as the President of the new club , organization. von Stephanitz would have had the qualities of being able to command , to organize, to be thorough , precise , and to rule with an iron hand .
He would not have been fluffy or sentimental. He had already rejected dogs that he had bred . They did not have it.
He would not have fooled himself, and he would not have jeopardized his pride with announcing and being in command of a program that was doomed to fail. He wanted, needed a dog representing the unification of existing herding dogs , to produce a dog for national pride and utitility , a dog that would go unchallenged for this utility , not specialized , but versatile.
Get a good library . Read .
A contemporary writer and judge of the time Horowitz has entries in his book and gives his accounts .
I can't provide the titles of more books since a major chunk of my prized library is on loan at the moment.
You cannot take a partial truth and then run like a fiend inserting an agenda , that is the stuff of the tabloids .
In no other account or description have I found Hektor/Horand to be a blue dog . Never. Always wolf-grey. (sable)
But you missed my point. My point was that we can't fight an opinion with another opinion. My point was not a talk on Horand. I never met the dog. The description of him was given through the rose colored glasses of the man who made him the founder of the new breed he was creating. It's biased. Von Stephanitz was a wealthy white German Military officer in the early 1900. His idea of a "threat" was hopefully not yours or mine. And his idea of appropriate action from the dog based on his ideas of threat were clouded in his own experience and life. I can't expect him to be clear and honest, based on our values today, in how he perceived his dog. So I can't say that his opinion is more correct than Doc. I don't know where Doc got his information regarding Horand, he could have made it up. But what if was from first hand accounts of how the dog behaved to those NOT in Von Stephanitz circle? Are their experiences wrong?
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I'm finding this book to be so much more than what some people are portraying it to be on this forum. Yes, quite a few jabs taken (a lot!) and some generalizations, always open to exceptions. I can see where people might be rolling their eyes at some of the statements. (or beating their heads against a wall) It gives the book character...I can picture sitting on a porch with the authors and listening to them talk about the breed.
It's well written, (flows nicely), interesting. It offers a lot of food for thought IMHO if you read it with an open mind. This isn't the kind of book you'll find in the pet store next to the "How to Train Your Puppy" books. It has some meat. It covers a wide spectrum, the breed standard, history, temperament, drive etc. etc.
Maybe being on this forum made the book more interesting for me... a curiosity about Doc's thoughts that he only shares from time to time..I don't really know but I am enjoying it. It's not a small book, almost 400 pages. My only complaint, the font they used could be a size bigger...or I need better glasses.
gsdsar said "that does not mean the dog did not happily bite or intimidate people that were of no threat."
but that is exactly why I provided the full excerpt from von Stephanitz which continued to say that the dog, Horand, was "well-disposed to harmless people" . If you were harmless , so was the dog .
He was neutral , unless otherwise necessary.
so that I haven't lead you down the path and left you behind in the woods , I went on a hunt to find a pedigree of a good looking dog with a good balanced pedigree.
I don't know the dog , nor the owners - nothing to be gained , just sharing a beautiful balanced pedigree .
This dog has representatives from all the pillars of the breed including a rich vein of old herding bloodlines.
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this is how you get "old-fashioned"
there is no old-fashioned .
not as an organized group .
Often the "old-fashioned" are over size , colour breeders, untested , byb's.
If you want to avoid those then support breeders who are careful , responsible, savy breeders that are not commercially motivated .
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Sea ice changes this year were again very dramatic, with the Arctic September minimum destroying the previous records in all the data products. Updating the Stroeve et al. (2007)(pdf) analysis (courtesy of Marika Holland) using the NSIDC data we can see that the Arctic continues to melt faster than any of the AR4/CMIP3 models predicted. This is no longer so true for the CMIP5 models, but those comparisons will need to wait for another day (Stroeve et al, 2012).
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Finally, we update the Hansen et al (1988) (doi) comparisons. Note that the old GISS model had a climate sensitivity that was a little higher (4.2ºC for a doubling of CO2) than the best estimate (~3ºC) and as stated in previous years, the actual forcings that occurred are not the same as those used in the different scenarios. We noted in 2007, that Scenario B was running a little high compared with the forcings growth (by about 10%) using estimated forcings up to 2003 (Scenario A was significantly higher, and Scenario C was lower), and we see no need to amend that conclusion now.
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The trends for the period 1984 to 2012 (the 1984 date chosen because that is when these projections started), scenario B has a trend of 0.29+/-0.04ºC/dec (95% uncertainties, no correction for auto-correlation). For the GISTEMP and HadCRUT4, the trends are 0.18 and 0.17+/-0.04ºC/dec respectively. For reference, the trends in the CMIP3 models for the same period have a range 0.21+/-0.16 ºC/dec (95%).
As discussed in Hargreaves (2010), while this simulation was not perfect, it has shown skill in that it has out-performed any reasonable naive hypothesis that people put forward in 1988 (the most obvious being a forecast of no-change). However, concluding much more than this requires an assessment of how far off the forcings were in scenario B. That needs a good estimate of the aerosol trends, and these remain uncertain. This should be explored more thoroughly, and I will try and get to that at some point.
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Starting tonight in Atlanta, however, the Tar Heels will have to prove they can play physically even with the smaller lineup. Expect rebounding to be one of the key themes in tonight's 9 p.m. tip against Georgia Tech. Jackets head coach Brian Gregory is a Tom Izzo disciple, which means rebounding forms one of the cornerstones of his program.
Under the second-year head coach, Tech is just 4-16 when it loses the rebounding battle. The Jackets were outrebounded in each of their first three ACC games, but have been outrebounded just twice in their last nine league outings.
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"One time, James Michael shot the ball from the baseline, and we had nobody go to the board," the head coach said after the win over the Cavaliers. "I said, 'You small guys who like the small lineup, I can't do that if you don't get to the board.'...The rebounding part is the most crucial part of the game. Two games in a row, P.J. has done a big-time job for us on the backboards."
He's just 6-5 ½, but Hairston has shown a consistent knack for finding the ball around the rim, especially on the offensive end, where he's grabbed nine offensive rebounds in his two games as a starter.
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[15] The plaintiffs rely on a document entitled The Trial Warrior Blog dated November 11, 2013 that discusses Kaynes v. BP, 2013 ONSC 5802 (CanLII), 2013 ONSC 5802 ("Kaynes"). The plaintiffs rely on the fact that the defendant Penn West's shares are traded over the Toronto Stock Exchange in support of their allegation that Penn West carries on business in Ontario. In Kaynes, an Ontario Court assumed jurisdiction over a foreign issuer in a securities class action. TheKaynes decision can be readily distinguished from the claims in this action because the plaintiff in Kaynes sought leave to bring a statutory action for secondary market representation under Part XXIII.I of the Securities Act, R.S.O., 1990, c. S.5, as a result of alleged misrepresentations in the defendant's prospectus. The Court considered the analysis in Van Breda and held that the alleged "statutory tort" was a new connecting factor created by section 138.3 of the Securities Act. There are no such claims nor is there any allegation of a breach of an Ontario statute in this case.
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Pacific Rim (July 12)
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Ender's Game (Nov. 1)
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Since Gandalf, Bilbo and the dwarves didn't stay on the giant birds and fly back home at the end of Unexpected Journey, we get this second movie which will find the crew taking on the gold-loving dragon Smaug. What new adventures will the group face and what kind of cliffhanger will Peter Jackson leave us with for the final Hobbit movie due in 2014?
Jack Ryan (Dec. 25)
Kenneth Branagh brings one of Tom Clancy's best known characters back to the big screen with Chris Pine in the title role. Keira Knightley stars as the love interest and Kevin Costner portrays William Harper in a story that finds Russian terrorists attempting to crash the U.S. economy with an attack. We can't wait to open this Christmas Day present!


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Jamie, thanks a bunch for reviewing a keyboard. It's not often we see that happen outside the mainstream gaming keyboards. And yet the keyboard is my de facto computer tool, second only to the computer itself.
The price actually isn't that far off from what I see on professional -- typist if you will, or work -- keyboards a little all over the place. And I've payed more for worse. This keyboard seems to be all I usually want on a keyboard (with one exception below). The scissor key switch is always a pleasant addition to rubber dome keyboards. It gives a pleasant tactile feeling, adds some life to the keys as you well point out and... maybe a little known fact... also helps to maintain the low noise level for longer (simple rubber dome keys tend to become louder just after a couple of months of use). It's also a sizable chunk of those $60. The build process also seems to indicate a great deal of care in making a durable keyboard; not something you hear everyday about rubber dome keyboards. I'd always pay for that!
The one thing I didn't like: This irritating trend of reducing the size of the function keys. It's very clear from the pictures there's enough vertical space to have had made those keys standard size. It was just and simply a stylish decision. At least they kept the standard 4 key interval (some keyboards don't even respect that anymore). But still, function keys should never be smaller than regular keys on professional keyboards. They sit far from normal finger positions and require the most attention. Why this trend started and why it hasn't died already is one of my pet peeves with modern keyboards.
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Yeah, the introduction of the smaller left-side modifier keys had puzzled me for a while, but these days, I find it hard to go back to the full size set. This is partly as a result of using, for lack of a better term, a screwed up design in the form of a speedlink keyboard. It' was not like going from a standard English layout to something like a Dvorak or AZERTY, but more to do with function key placement and size.
From the pics, you should be able to see that the ctrl and alt (it's well worn) are the same size as any other key. On the right side, you should notice a lack of ctrl key, replaced with the Del key - why? Because the Del key was replaced by the backlight key, lol. Yes that keyboard took a while to get used to, but i used it for 5 years. It's only recently I've had to ditch it due to poor key registration and general wear and tear.
The thing with the small sized Ctrl and Alt keys took a while to get used to. But a couple years later when i started to take graphic design seriously and making heavy use of Illustrator and such, those compact keys really paid for themselves, as strange is it seems. Maybe it was just familiarity with its idiosyncrasies, but when you have to stretch your hand over ctrl, alt, shift, space, Z, C, V and F for hours at a time in Illustrator, cramp becomes a massive issue. Those small keys meant less stretching. I didn't pick up on that till after I had to work in a print studio with the old style MAC keyboards.
But before getting into graphic design, why did i use it for so long? Because it was one of the lightest key responses I had come across, near featherweight. For some, it was insipid with no feedback, to me it was fine. I could type away on that thing for hours and feel absolutely no strain at all. I still enjoy using it.
A couple years ago, I knew the problems were getting pretty bad, so I looked into replacing it and actually picked up a german built Cherry keyboard, a bargain basement £15 thing, but with the laptop style keys. It was very solidly built, very surprising for a cheap keyboard.
But after a few days of use, I started to get fatigue in my hands and couldn't figure out why. Basically, it came down to the key response, while the keys didn't seem heavier at first, they actually required a fair amount of effort and over the days, it became quite apparent. So I ended up switch back again anyway and resigned the new one to a backup on the server.
Any new keyboard will require an adjustment period, and personal preference does play a major role. I know plenty of people that HATE these laptop style keys, not enough feedback for them. The problem is, they also tend to be deaf and love those loud typewriter style mechanical keyboards. Nothing says 'Office' more that the stale smell of coffee and 15 people typing away at irregular intervals with an orchestra of mechanical clicking...
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The Success with Math 2013 Summer Refresher was a free one-week boot camp designed to reinforce students' math skills and improve their math Compass class placement. Students who completed a session were eligible to retake the math Compass placement test at the end of the session at no cost.
Session I was created for graduating Waiakea High School seniors applying to Hawai'i Community College. Session II was created for current and new Nursing, Pre‐Nursing, Agriculture, Forest TEAM, and Mahi'ai majors. Session III was available to all majors. Thirty‐eight students completed the camp and retook their math Compass.
The students used Khan Academy's video tutorials, interactive exercises and progress reports. Student math tutors, supported by Perkins funding, were also available to assist students, give mini-math lessons, and monitor students' progress.
The math refresher resulted in students saving $12,508 in tuition and reduced the need to take 118 developmental and remedial math credits.
Of the 38 students who completed the weeklong math boot camp, 35 had a previous math Compass score to compare their retake score against.
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Throughout the 2011/12 season we're giving you the chance to choose your Arsenal Man of the Match.
Arsène Wenger's side faced Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Tuesday. The game finished 1-1 and after the match we asked fans to vote for their star performer.
They voted in their thousands on Arsenal.com and selected Gervinho as their Man of the Match.
The winger received 28 per cent of the fans' votes in our poll. Tomas Rosicky finished second with 25 per cent, while Yossi Benayoun received 10 per cent of the vote.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Mannino, 27, appeared in nine games with the IceCaps this season earning a 4-5-0 record, 2.86 GAA, and 0.907 save percentage. He has also appeared in one game with the Winnipeg Jets in a relief effort on Nov.10/11 against the Florida Panthers. In six career games in the NHL with Winnipeg, Atlanta, and the Islanders, Mannino is 1-1 with a goals against average of 3.98 and a save percentage of 0.881.
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Breckenridge Music Festival orchestra presents timeless concert
July 26, 2012
The Breckenridge Music Festival orchestra will present Summit County with a program that demonstrates the changes composition has gone through in almost 200 years, with compositions ranging from 1823 to 2010.
"Serenade" is the program, set for Thursday night at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge. The evening's performance includes pieces by composers Gioacchino Rossini, Jake Heggie and Johannes Brahms.
The concert is named for Brahms' Serenade No. 1 in D major. The piece was his first published orchestral work. Brahms originally wrote the piece for a chamber ensemble of woodwinds and strings, but it was suggested he should arrange the piece for orchestra for the piece to reach its full potential.
After Brahms worked many months, adding movements and changing the orchestration until it was to his liking, the piece premiered March 3, 1860. In the end, the piece has the air of a dance throughout, with a rather carefree ambiance, according to Olivia Grover, spokesperson for the orchestra.
In addition to Brahms' Serenade, the orchestra will also perform Jake Heggie's concerto for flute "Fury of Light." Heggie said that his piece is based on one of his favorite poems, "Sunrise" by Mary Oliver. The poem explores the endless search for happiness, and asks a fitting question for wind players, such as "What is the name of the deep breath I would take over and over for all of us?"
The evening's performance features flutist Helen Blackburn, principal flutist with the Dallas Opera Orchestra, and a member of the faculty at Texas Christian University. She is also a member of the contemporary music ensemble Voices of Change.
Tickets for "Serenade" range from $25-$35 for adults to $10 for students and $7 for juniors. The festival also offers a discounted four pack of tickets, which starts at $90. Purchase tickets in person at the Riverwalk Center box office, by phone at (970) 547-3100 or online http://www.breckenridgeriverwalkcenter.com. For more information about the orchestra and for a full summer schedule, visit http://www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com.


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Have you tried various boot opts? such as maybe acpi=off ?
I recently got a new laptop (Lenovo T500) and decided to upgrade to BT3.
I've found that I can boot off a CD or thumb drive when plugged into AC, but not while on battery power. Is this typical behavior?
When it fails, I get the Loading /boot/vmlinuz line and the Loading /boot/initrd.gz line. Then the screen goes blank and the system restarts. Over and over.
When booting off of AC power, it takes twice. The system restarts once (like mentioned above) and then boots OK after that.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Have you tried various boot opts? such as maybe acpi=off ?
You could also try disabling ACPI through your BIOS settings to narrow down the issue (conflicted ACPI request from BT or hardware misinterpreting a request).
Thanks for the suggestions guys. acpi=off had effect=none. The Lenovo bios has about a half-dozen power options with a couple dozen total sub-options. I can play around with those to see if I can get some improvement.
One thing I've found is that I can boot when the battery is fully charged, just not when it's worn down a bit.
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Searching for the First Galaxies
To locate galaxies which were forming near the beginning of the universe, astronomers look for sources which have very high redshifts.
Cosmic Redshift
As a result of the expansion of the universe, light from distant galaxies shifts towards longer wavelengths. The process is called redshifting and is fairly analogous to the well-known Doppler effect where an increase in pitch is noted for approaching sounds and a decrease is noted for receding sounds.
Age/Redshift of the Universe
This figure shows a timeline of the universe, which relates the age of the universe to the redshift. Redshift is a quantity astronomers use to measure how much the light from distant galaxies has shifted towards redder wavelengths due to the expansion of the universe. Galaxies which emit light at very early times have very high redshifts. As a result of our detailed knowledge of how the universe expands, we are able to obtain an approximate relationship between the age of the universe and the redshift a galaxy would have if it emitted light at that time.
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The redshift of a source tells us how much light from that source has been shifted in wavelength since it was originally emitted. For example, a redshift of 2 means that light from a source has tripled in wavelength since it was emitted, a redshift of 3 means that light from a source has quadrupled in wavelength since it was emitted, and a redshift of 0 means that there was no change in the wavelength of light since emission. Redshift is usually abbreviated as "z." Since the redshift of a source tells astronomers how much smaller the universe was when the source emitted its light, astronomers are able to use the redshift of sources to determine the age of the universe at that time.
At present, current searches for the first galaxies are taking place at redshifts between 6 and 10, which corresponds to between 500 and 900 million years after the Big Bang. Since we know from current WMAP measurements that the universe is 13.6 billion years old, we are looking back to a time, when the universe was just four to seven percent of its current age.
The Drop-Out Method
The Drop-Out Method
A short movie showing how the observed spectrum of star-forming galaxies (thick black line) changes as we observe it at higher and higher redshift. Redshift is denoted here in this movie as "z". Note how the break in the spectrum shifts to redder and redder wavelengths as a result of this redshifting effect. To be able to identify galaxies at the highest redshifts (and thus near the beginning of the universe), it is necessary to be able to measure the fluxes of sources at near-infrared wavelengths (>1000 nm). High-redshift galaxies are frequently found by noting a significant break in the spectrum as seen through a set of discrete filters (shown here in terms of their wavelength sensitivities as a set of colored lines).
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Astronomers employ a number of different strategies to find sources at the highest redshifts. One of the most popular and useful of these strategies is the "dropout" technique. The "dropout" technique relies upon the fact that the universe is filled with a large amount of neutral hydrogen and this hydrogen absorbs light at wavelengths bluer than 121.6 nm. As a result of this absorption, we see a very distinct break in the spectrum of an object. The position of this break allows us to determine how much the light from a source has been redshifted. For objects with a redshift of 0, there will be no change in the wavelength of this break, and it will occur at 122 nm. However, for objects at redshifts of 6, this break will occur at a much redder wavelength (851 nm).
z=7.0 Drop-Out Galaxy
This figure presents one of the most important techniques for finding galaxies at very high redshifts. This technique has been called the "Drop Out" Technique, or Lyman Break Technique. It takes advantage of the significant break that occurs in the spectrum of high-redshift galaxies due to absorption by neutral hydrogen. One possible spectrum of a star-forming galaxy at a redshift of 7 is shown in the top panel. The presence of neutral hydrogen has a rather dramatic effect on the spectrum of this galaxy -- creating a rather abrupt drop off in flux blueward of 970 nm. Astronomers often look for sources which show this abrupt drop off in flux by taking images of the sky using many different filters. Each filter has sensitivity at different wavelengths. The sensitivities of several of the more useful filters on HST are shown in the middle panel and has been used in the acquisition of data for several of the deepest HST images ever obtained (e.g., HUDF). These filters (shown from left to right) have central wavelengths of 591 nm, 776 nm, 944 nm, 1119 nm, and 1604 nm, respectively, and frequently known by the names "V", "i", "z", "J", and "H" bands, respectively. The bottom panel shows images of the redshift 7 source from the top panel, as seen through these filters. This source clearly shows up in the two longest wavelength filters "J" and "H," but completely disappears in the three bluest wavelength filters "V," "i," and "z." The presence of such a distinct break is a clear indication that we have found a galaxy at very high redshift which emitted its light at very early times.
Credit:Rychard Bouwens
Astronomers often search for galaxies that emitted their light at specific epochs by searching for this spectral break. They obtain images of the sky at a number of different wavelengths and then look for the sources that disappear or "drop-out" at a specific wavelength. An illustration of what one of the candidate high redshift objects might look like is shown in the figure to the left.
Some Recent Results
z~7.0 Drop-Out Galaxies
This panel shows four candidate galaxies that are likely to have redshifts of 7 and thus have emitted their light whe n the universe was just 750 million years old. Each of the four candidate high-redshift galaxies are presented in a distinct row. All four candidate galaxies are shown using images at each of five different wavelengths (591 nm, 776 nm, 944 nm, 1119, and 1604 nm). These galaxies are all clearly detected at wavelengths redder than 1000 nm, but remain completely undetected at wavelengths bluer than 800 nm. This abrupt drop-off in the flux is strongly characteristic of star-forming galaxies at high redshifts and occurs due to the absorption of light by the large amounts of neutral hydrogen in the universe at early times. Astronomers use the presence of this break to find high-redshift galaxies. The present sources were found over four years ago in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field and the Great Observatory Origins Deep Survey Fields with NICMOS. The search is described in a paper to Nature we wrote in 2006.
Credit:Rychard Bouwens
Until recently, considerably less was known about galaxies that existed earlier than 900 million years after the Big Bang. Identifying galaxies at such early times (redshift 7 and greater) was challenging because light from these objects shifts into the infrared. To be able to detect these objects and measure a break, it is necessary to obtain very deep images at both optical and near-infrared wavelengths, and this is not easy to do using ground-based telescopes since there is a significant amount of background light that comes from our own atmosphere. In fact, this background light is some 100,000 times larger than the very faint high-redshift sources we are looking for.
Background light is much less of a problem, if we use telescopes in space to make the observations. To our good fortune, recently a very powerful new instrument known as the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) was installed on the Hubble Space Telescope. WFC3 has a very powerful near-IR camera WFC3/IR that is capable of acquiring exceptionally high quality data. The WFC3/IR instrument is much more efficient at obtaining the data to find distant galaxies than was the previous generation instrument NICMOS -- due to its much wider field of view and greater sensitivity.


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Some of you may remember LARedneck's former rig: lifted, big swamper tires, white with camo accent pieces. Pretty nice "little" GMC.
His old truck is being driven around town these days like it was a Ferrari. Tailgating and then panic breaking when he looses site of the car in front of him. 60mph in 40 mph zones (well that is just spring time in Anchorage I guess). Changing lanes without signling. A complete joy to share the road with.
If you encounter this truck these days just remember that the mullet coifed dude behind the wheel is not our friend LARedneck. He has the Dodge 4 door "family man" truck these days.


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Anyone want to share their experiences? I just turned 39 and I have a hyst scheduled for next month. No cancer, no endo, no fibroids, just continuous very light bleeding for the past 4 months that did not respond to an ablation. I am planning on using the daVinci robot and keeping my ovaries (God willing).
I was absolutely fine w/ my decision but a lot of people are trying to talk me out of it now (since it's official and not just an idea). One boardie already shared her story w/ me and hers was a positive one...so I'm not completely terrified.
PMs are fine, too. Thanks.
How long ago did you have the ablation? I'm asking because I still had spotting for months after having mine. But then spotting was nothing compared to the horrendous bleeding the ablation remedied for me..
I think you just do what you need to do for your body, but if the docs cant really tell you what is causing your spotting, hysterectomy sounds like an extreme solution.Could it be hormones?


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Gourmet Super Bowl Cooking: Tequila Shrimp
As the Metroplex prepares to host Super Bowl XLV, gourmet chef Brian Olenjack, whose restaurant is not far from Cowboys Stadium, is showing you how to cook up some delicious gameday meals that your friends and family will love.
First up, Tequila & Brown Sugar Glazed Shrimp with Corn & Jicama Relish.
Tequila & Brown Sugar Glaze
1 C. tequila
1 C. dark brown sugar
1 ? tsp. lime juice
1 oz. roasted garlic
Mix all ingredients together and bring to a simmer. Cook until temperature reaches 220 degrees on a candy thermometer. It should be the consistency of maple syrup.
Corn & Jicama Relish
4 ears corn, roasted
? Jicama, peeled & small dice
2 poblano, roasted, small dice
? red onion, small dice
? bunch cilantro, chopped
1 lime, juiced
1 ? Tbsp. Oil
Salt & Pepper to taste
Mix all together and serve as a bed under tequila & brown sugar shrimp.
To prepare dish:
6 pieces 16-20 shrimp, peeled & deveined
1 oz. tequila & brown sugar glaze
Pinch kosher salt & black pepper
Heat oil in saut? pan. Season 6 shrimp with kosher salt & black pepper. Add shrimp to hot saut? pan. Cook for 1 minute. Turn over and add 1 oz. of tequila & brown sugar glaze. Cook for about 1 more minute or until cooked through. Plate shrimp on top of corn & jicama relish and pour sauce on top of shrimp.
Coming up tomorrow, you'll learn how to cook Olenjack's Shrimp and Grits.


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Good first shirt dude. Nice design. I do want a shirt with a mechanical elephant on it.
Re: The Punkocerus...
Here's mine. The Steam Punk Rhinocerus. I think color on my monitor might be wierd, since I was looking at my designs from work and they didn't seem to look the same, color-wise.
Enjoy, and thanks for voting/looking/commenting!
mewlink64 wrote:I almost feel like the design is too square. Like maybe if there were bits poking out and the some space around the edges missing.
The squareness and geometrical patterns here are brilliant. In some ways it kind of reminds me of a PCB layout which fits the theme really well. The fact that your eye doesn't know where to rest, constantly following pipes and tubes and thingimajigs around is great fun. The detail is great and the colours are really good. Normally I like Boots' stuff but wouldn't actually go as far as buying it, this I definitely want to buy...
Re: Let's Play
Regardless of whether or not I like the design concept, the robot looks odd. I think this is because the shoulder and hip joints are at weird angles. If this really were a mechanical robot the legs and arms would move at very odd angles to the body. Took me a while to figure out that is why it seemed weird, though on first glance I could instantly tell something was slightly wrong.
@braveBebe, @masterxuln, @elwayman02
Re: Steam Goliath
It only took one nut from a bolt to show the boy had more guts than the steam machine.
Cool! Nice illustration.
Re: Steampunk Willie
Nice Job with the whiskers!
melite wrote:I like this, though I don't like wearing things in the top corner of my shirt sadly. So many heart shirts lately...
The center almost looks like a panic button, which is somewhat hystarical to me.
The only reason i placed it there because my previous derby submission received a lot of criticism for being in the center.
But now that you mentioned it i realize how the design may look a bit awkward with that orb there in the center like that :\
I think ima gonna have to resub
tgentry wrote:Cool! Nice illustration.
Thanks bro : P
Re: the steam punk (re-sub)
Much better! GMV
jasneko wrote:I don't think I would wear this particular design, but great use of colors... love that bright pinky color which pops out.
Though I'm not sure what the shirt color is... looks like a cross between asphalt and brown? Or something.
The splashes were meant to be red but i was afraid they might have been more pink.. i think my monitor may need some calibrating
And the shirt color is Asphalt, sorry i didn't specify it right away
I really think i may need to resub this
So far i'm looking at 1) changing the placement of the design, 2) recoloring some of it, 3) maybe adding more steam-punkiness to it?
Do you guys think i should take that orb out or make it look different somehow? And also any other suggestions that you have for me will be GREATLY appreciated
Re: The Aviator
I like it... I really do... But I don't know... Isn't there a no more flying pengiuns rule. I think the rejectionator made up this rule. When I find the link I will update my comments.
Here's the link to the 1st rejected Flying Penguin Shirt
The following is the quote from the Woot Staff:
I'm a reasonable guy. I weigh the evidence. I keep a level head. But I've hit the tipping point.
These irritatingly cute, ill-proportioned, impractical birds and their fruitless quest for flight have caused me nothing but headaches. The last two or three times they've been submitted, they've brought with them controversy and ill will.
They're BANNED. No more. Put it in the virtual book of derby rules.
Rule: 62 section b: No flying penguins, be it of their own volition or through the assistance of any kind of mechanical device. Some things just aren't natural.
Re: Red Shell
Re: SteamBiker
this is the best design you have submitted to woot.
by far.
very good, DF!
Great job James! We miss you around here.
Re: Combustible Prey
For some reason, it reminds me very much of Missmonster's Tentacle Tiger.
Re: Steamworks Operatica
I really hope this one wins. Nice work.
Nice job Travis.
I just got your "Roundup" from the Teefury grab bag. I always like your designs.
Re: Rewind
Interesting colors... pretty.
elwayman02 wrote:Love it. Can't get enough of megaman, and this was a great idea for steampunk.
Doesn't exactly scream steampunk to me, but I love it. An awesome spin on a classic...
Re: Wiggidy Wiggidy Indeed
This is all kinds of awesome.
elwayman02 wrote:now *that* is a well-done cute steampunk animal.
Thank you muchly!
Re: Otter of My Eye
Oh wow!! Too adorable! Wins my vote!
mitchellp wrote:
that rule was lifted.
carouselonmars wrote:though i have purchased shirts here, i have never commented on anyone's art. but, i ran through the comments of a shirt that i bought (chloroflorohypnohype) and found a comment by you which invokes a response from me.
your quote to consumers interested in a questionable shirt: 'You woot people need to focus more on what is actually cool, and less on the snarky sort of hip cool you think you're showing off. This is a clear miss.'
...which makes me confused about your submitted entry 'combat wombat'.
i'm having trouble figuring how goggles and a gear (checklist items for a steampunk newbie) attach themselves to a wombat to make a design that is not the snarky sort of hip cool you think you're showing off.
at least Lucas Alcântara created a design that not only had a message (or two, depending on who was interpreting, as all art is a rorshach anyway), but created controversy, as well, which is the true mark of an artist.
where's your message? where's your controversy? a steampunk wombat?
this, sir, is the clear miss.
Gosh, I guess you really don't care for criticism of your shirt, though there may be a chance that you just bought it and didn't create it. First of all, my major criticism of that shirt was that it promoted huffing. Maybe the artist didn't intend that and woot's writing staff decided to stir up some controversy by writing it up the way they did, I can't know. But, as I said in my original post, I've seen one little boy who was doing as hinted at by the shirt design to be hip and cool. I know that one doesn't ever really recover from that sort of brain damage, so I feel no remorse at criticizing the apparent point of the design. Woot picked that design, so my comment, which was directed at them. not at the designer, seems to me to be completely valid. They missed the mark, in choosing to sell a design like that one. It doesn't fit in with their quite strict "PG-13" self-description, and that seems a fair representation of the shirt.
As far as you finally finding a design of mine to rip on, well done! This design, whose point you may not have grasped, was meant to show that steam power is not the clean and pretty pseudo-Victorian world depicted in the movies like The Golden Compass and many so-called 'Steam-punk' designs. Steam is dirty, and blows up in your face pretty often, as it did to this wombat. I suppose I didn't really get that across as well as I wanted to, and that disappoints me. Still, there are plenty of far more controversial designs for you to enjoy without any need to build yourself up to a rage, so enjoy the rest of the derby!
I simply must own this.
kandiiz wrote:that rule was lifted.
and for good reason. Nice job, James.
Re: Cloud Corsairs
Cool design. Is this based on The Edge Chronicles?
This is a must-vote design! Awesome work tgentry. I hope I'll be able to own this one.
A definite must buy for me, yours and Drakxxx, now...where's Edgar?
Great intricate design, and I love the color scheme. I hope this one prints. Nice job!
Re: Steam Hover
I really like the style you did this in. I find the blues on olive a little strange though.
Very cute.
You better stick around this time. No more toying with my emotions Cho ;) You have and will always be my favorite woot designer.
Paradox55 wrote:A definite must buy for me, yours and Drakxxx, now...where's Edgar?
An Edgarpunk would make my day.
In other news, I'm lovin' this even more than before.
jasneko wrote:I really like the style you did this in. I find the blues on olive a little strange though.
Thank you.
Sometimes strange is good too!
I'm gonna come out and say this looks just like grim optimism. You have drawing talent, but you haven't used any artistic talent in a while.
I think the Blue Shell was a bit better.
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Re: Ozzie isn't rebuilding this team, he's upgrading the defense.
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I get a genuine laugh when people sum up the team at the start of free agency or before the draft. The word "disastrous" is especially amusing.
Now throw in Ozzie bashing on top of it and I can really get a giggle going.
Yes, it was luck. But the proof is in his methods. Because he runs a smart cap, we were in the position to pounce on such a lucky opportunity. THAT is what sets Ozzie apart. THAT is why he deserves praise.
Re: Ozzie isn't rebuilding this team, he's upgrading the defense.
For me, the jury is still out on this off-season. Oz has had some good pickups up front on D, but he still has some work to do. As of right now we are weaker in the middle of the field beyond the DL. The loss of Ellerbie was big. The loss of Reed and Pollard adds to the void. It's still early and I'm gonna hold judgement on Oz's off season until at least after the draft. I understand that this rebuild was necessary and it may take a couple of years to get this D back to what we're used to. Our D has lost a few steps any way over the past year. I'm just not as optomistic as some about 2013."Screw it, let's ride"!
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Re: Ozzie isn't rebuilding this team, he's upgrading the defense.
I don't think it was luck. It's well known that the Ravens front office monitors the roster situations of opposing teams. If there is one thing that should be a surprise, it is that Dumervil agreed to the pay cut. Elway wasn't even expecting that."Please take with you this final sword, The Excellector. I am praying that your journey will be guided by the light", Leon Shore
Re: Ozzie isn't rebuilding this team, he's upgrading the defense.
success is what happens when opportunity meets preparation...Oz was prepared and pursued an opportunity when it appeared....that's what good GM's do and good teams do...seize the opportunity...
Re: Ozzie isn't rebuilding this team, he's upgrading the defense.
Step 1 - You upgrade the D Line by adding Canty and Spears. This improves your run D immediately and helps out one of your most talented defensive players in Ngata.
Step 2- You bring in a OLB who can pressure the QB. Granted you get lucky as hell having Dumervil hit the market but its not like this was not part of the plan. It just worked out better than even Ozzie could have imagined.
Step 3- Use your draft picks and remaining cap room to address ILB/S/LT positions. Focus should be on guys who have good cover skills. This is primary reason that Pollard is not here now. I think to many people on here discount Omar Brown and Christian Thompson. These are two guys whose skill set meshes well with the D they are building. You also have to feel good about your CB situation. Especially now. Jimmy Smith and Webb I expect to continue to blossom. Both guys have no issue being aggressive and with the pass rush you expect to generate that fits well. Graham and C.Brown give you good depth and nickel options.
The makings of a faster, younger and more versatile D are here now. Moving forward I expect Ozzie to look for veteran depth at S and perhaps at ILB. I also look for him to address both positions in the draft as well. ILB, S, OT and WR are deep there is good talent available in rounds 1-4. Maybe not superstar level talent but solid guys.
Give Ozzie 12 picks to work with and I like the odds of him rounding out this roster very nicely.A linebacker's job is to knock out running backs, to knock out receivers, to chase the football,
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Re: Ozzie isn't rebuilding this team, he's upgrading the defense."The Ravens are not taking Jimmy Smith at 26!" -- Me, the day before the 2011 Draft
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Re: Ozzie isn't rebuilding this team, he's upgrading the defense.
That's a bit unfair to continue to put down those upset with Ozzie this offseason when you think about the fact that Dumerville being released really was a stroke of dumb luck. Otherwise we're sitting with a big hole in pass rush which Ozzie might have had to fill with the same type of aging end-of-his-career player that everyone says some of the guys we let go were (minus Kruger and Ellerbe who were young but not going to get what they got elsewhere).
Let's not pretend Ozzie was making all this cap room on the chance that Dumerville was going to get cut. And at the cap friendliness of this deal tells me we could have not cut anyone and still signed him, so that's not it either.
We are still very unknown at safety and ILB, and LT for that matter. So before we continue to mock those that have issue with Ozzie over the players that are gone, try to see their side of it. Our defense is still far from set, though the line now is.
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Re: Ozzie isn't rebuilding this team, he's upgrading the defense.
Someone one once told me 'you make your own fucking luck'.
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Didn't read the post but the thread title is absolutely correct.


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I just noticed a key on my keyboard that I've never really used before because I have no idea what it's for. It's in between the left Ctrl and Alt and has a "flying window" on it. Can you help?
Ahh, the Windows key. I remember the first time I noticed her… She sat lifeless until someone explained to me the power she possessed. And now I will pass the knowledge on to you so that together we can rule the univ…, well, our computers…
The Windows key can be used in conjunction with other keys to act as a keyboard shortcut for faster access to menu commands. Now, while the Alt key tends to open program menus (ex: Alt+F opens the File menu and Alt+E opens the Edit menu) and the Ctrl key performs actual operations (ex: Ctrl+C will copy and Ctrl+V will paste), the Windows key will open various Windows tools…
Windows key + R will open the Start menu's Run box
Windows key + F will open the Start menu's Find window
Windows key + E will quickly launch Explorer
Windows key + Pause/Break will open the System Properties window
Windows key + M will Minimize all windows
Windows key + Shift + M will undo Minimize all windows
Windows key + D will switch between minimizing all open programs and showing them all
Windows key + Tab will cycle through items on the taskbar
Windows key by itself will open the Start menu
You can also open programs or folders on your desktop by pressing the Windows key + the first letter of the program/folder/shortcut + Enter . Sounds kinda tedious, but if you're in a bind with your mouse, it can come in quite handy.
~ Steve


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Usually I am always in a guild in any game I play. If I am new to the game, I go to a casual laid back guild just to chat with people in game and make some friends and get some help quickly. If I play the game long enough, I might go to another guild that is more challenging or even seek to have a higher rank in my current guild. Sometimes, I read the guild announcements posted by the guild leaders and hang out with the guildies when they are up to something fun.
How about everyone else? What do you guys do in your guilds? What aspect of being in a guild do you enjoy the most? Is there anything that games should include to make guilds better?
The only times I find it hard is when you have to donate in-game currency just to have some sort of "status" in a guild.


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Berlin-Tegel Airport is located 8km (5 miles) northwest of central Berlin.
Berlin-Tegel International Airport
13405 Berlin
Dialling code: +49
Tel: +49 30 60911150
Lufthansa at the airport
Lufthansa Lounges
You can relax, take forty winks or get down to some work before your next flight in the Lufthansa and Star Alliance partner lounges at all major international airports.
To the loungefinder
How to get there
Driving Directions
Berlin-Tegel Airport is off exit 10 of the A111, which runs northbound from the A100 in the west of the city.
Access to the S41 and S42 S-Bahn (tel: (030) 19449: www.bvg.de) lines at Beusselstrasse Station is via the Jet Express Bus TXL bus from the airport.
The U7 (at Jakob-Kaiser-Platz Station) and U6 (at Kurt-Schumacher-Platz Station) U-Bahn (tel: (030) 19449: www.bvg.de) lines are reachable via the X9/109 and 128 buses respectively.
Further rail information is available from the BVG office in the main Boulevard Tegel hall.
The Jet Express Bus TXL (tel: (030) 19449: www.bvg.de) connects Berlin-Tegel Airport with Alexanderplatz, running via Unter den Linden and Central Station (journey time: 30-40 minutes; fare €2.10). Buses 128, 109 and X9 run to various local destinations for connections to the city's U-Bahn subway transport system and the overland S-Bahn trains. Further bus information is available from the BVG office in the main Boulevard Tegel hall.
Taxis are readily available outside the terminals. Fares to the centre of Berlin start from about €20, and the journey time is around 20 to 30 minutes.
Car Parking
There are car parks located beneath and around the main terminal complex; the covered P1 and P2 plus short-term PK are close to the terminal buildings; while P5, which is a little distance from the terminals, offers long-term rates.


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Moultonborough Community Garden program sprouting
By LARISSA MULKERN
Special to the Union Leader | May 16. 2013 10:37PM
The garden is located on Old Route 109, off Route 25, to the side of the Lions Club. The plots receive full sunshine, and thanks to a newly installed irrigation cistern, water will be available close to the garden.
The garden is "a self-sustaining resource exclusively available to help our permanent or seasonal residents, especially seniors, get more involved in the community. From working in the garden alongside friends and neighbors to donating home-grown vegetables to local hunger relief agencies, how you choose to 'dig in' is up to you," according to the garden's mission statement.
Students at Moultonborough Academy pitched in by creating the nameplates for garden renters. Alyssa McCarthy, who is working on the garden as part of a Girl Scout project, has created graphics, posters and flyers to get the word out to the public about the garden.
Plots are a still available to town and seasonal residents. Applications are available at town hall or at moultonboroughnh.gov.
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