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Discussion in 'Members Zone' started by Sarge, Aug 14, 2009.
no leaks is good unless you want soup
Your starting to sound like Juke
Interesting... I noticed the improvement too.
Good morning all..ugly weather day (cold, wet, windy), I wish you all a good day.
Morning Pops and good thursday morning to all of you.
Syracuse plays today in the Big East tourney and after they win that, they will move on to win the National Championship again!
Have a great day guys!
Morning Santiago..Zoniacs...early morning hooligans..
On this date in history...
1991 John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award
??? I chose this one because I have no idea of what relevance it has to anything.
Morning Cbz ---Morning Sarge -Zax -The Juke and all other interested(or interesting?) parties... welcome to this glorious day in the Popzone...Had a trial this week --never had to leave home and still got paid . Its a wonderful world
Morning Pops and Zoners
Better late than never
Good morning, Cbzand good morning to the rest. Sorry about the weather, Zax. It's going to warm up to the 50's here after this weekend, but I don't know for how long. Have a great day, guys.
Well I'm happy for ya Phil...it ain't over yet but we got about 9 inches of snow since this morning
Morning Pops. Morning Sarge, Juke, Yeags, Leon, Phil, Bob and Zax.
Morning Zone.
Well, it's snowing here in Albuquerque today. Hasn't really started sticking yet but it doesn't look like it's going to stop anytime soon either so we'll see.
Keep it west of the state line ABQ --I would like to spent the weekend roping and I need it dry ,calm and semi warm
Morning, Cbz. Morning everyone. Nothing to report here, just another day in Paradise.:
Do what I can Bob. No promises, I don't have the juice.
Happy Birthday Sarge and many more my friend...
Good morning to you all...the sun is out but we got about a foot of snow on the ground
Morning Pops and good friday morning to all of you.
Thank you Zax for the birthday wishes.
You fellas have a GREAT weekend!
Morning Pops, Birthday Boy, and Zoners
Sarge - How old are you and how old is your liver? I'm guessing you are in your 70's and your liver is 150 proof. :laugh2:
Morning Cbz ---Morning and Best wishes on your 29th b-day Sarge,,, Morning members of the asylum ---and Yeag and Zax
Yeah next birthday I will have celebrated my 29th birthday very close to 20 times
Morning Santiago..Zoniacs...early morning hooligans..
Happy Birthday Sarge!
Hey Sarge, you share a birthday with Liza Minnelli...somehow, that seems appropriate.


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It Starts !!!!! And It's only the begaining folks,, hang on,,,,if ya ain't got it by now ,, good luck
I'm flush.
Me too
They sure are on the right track... Back in the Civil War when I was in the Military, we had 20 round mags with 19 rounds in them.
Old timers told us 19 cause 20 would jam.
Rather ironic our wonderful Govt. gives 19 year old young Men full autos and any weapon of death and destruction their little hearts desire.
Sends them off to foreign lands, to kill some poor people he does not even know why the hell is killing them.
Then the poor guy has to live the rest of his life, wondering why he killed the people. Because my Govt. did not like them?
Yes Sir those big mags will sure stop nut cases from killing..
"White Death" Finn sniper WWII.. Weapon bolt action Mosin Nagant.. In defense of his homeland, against the Russian invaders.
Sights none, on his first 500 kills, look at the weapon. They broke down and got him a scope, for the next 201 confirmed kills.
That is confirmed kills, God knows how many more the poor guy had to take out.
Yes yes, those mags sure will stop the nut cases from killing..
My next book, post, will be on the slaughter of men women and children in the 17 too 1800s with bows arrows, knives and hatchets. Stay tuned.
If they come to my door I will just have to sadly say that I sold all my guns and mags and bullets, sorry. Do you have a search warrant? LOL
I wonder how much I can get for my Sks right now? Hmmm
hell if that nut job had burned down the school and killed 200 kids would the media be calling for a all out ban on gas cans?
would they want to ban cigerette lighters?
or just ban gasoline and all liquids that burn???
there is certainly some "logic' problems with the media and the left-wingers.
if they ban hi-cap mags , are they going to ban springs, steel and plastic cause you might make your own evil mags???
most of the mass murders were white males so --is the government going to insist that white male children be sent to special schools for special politically correct teachings (brainwashing) ????
this open door is just what the left wanted --and the fricking press is in love with giving away all our hard earned rights--anybody ever bother to ask WHY?
Simple answer.. Nappies press conference on assault weapons. Whatever the hell an assault weapon is?
Third question from the press "Sir we are about to fall over the "Fiscal Cliff. With all do respect, can you please comment on that?"
After the first of the year, the fight is on. Cut Govt. spending or increase taxes, or hell both..
Pray for peace, please. But the Govt. credit card bill is due.. All hell is going to break loose, I fear..
They have to get the guns out of the sheep's hands.. Good luck with that..
$6 Trillion in 4 years, great job Nappie, keep printing and giving..
It's Bush's fault..
+1! yep they really don't want to face the tough questions and face the music about all those trillions of our tax dollars they WASTED.
so they hide behind every tragic event they can get to play in the media.
very much of a fortunate coincidence for the big "O"--just in time to save his ass.


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Is the ocean carbon sink sinking?
The past few weeks and years have seen a bushel of papers finding that the natural world, in particular perhaps the ocean, is getting fed up with absorbing our CO2. There are uncertainties and caveats associated with each study, but taken as a whole, they provide convincing evidence that the hypothesized carbon cycle positive feedback has begun.
Of the new carbon released to the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, some remains in the atmosphere, while some is taken up into the land biosphere (in places other than those which are being cut) and into the ocean. The natural uptake has been taking up more than half of the carbon emission. If changing climate were to cause the natural world to slow down its carbon uptake, or even begin to release carbon, that would exacerbate the climate forcing from fossil fuels: a positive feedback.
The ocean has a tendency to take up more carbon as the CO2 concentration in the air rises, because of Henry's Law, which states that in equilibrium, more in the air means more dissolved in the water. Stratification of the waters in the ocean, due to warming at the surface for example, tends to oppose CO2 invasion, by slowing the rate of replenishing surface waters by deep waters which haven't taken up fossil fuel CO2 yet.
The Southern Ocean is an important avenue of carbon invasion into the ocean, because the deep ocean outcrops here. Le Quere et al. [2007] diagnosed the uptake of CO2 into the Southern Ocean using atmospheric CO2 concentration data from a dozen or so sites in the Southern hemisphere. They find that the Southern Ocean has begun to release carbon since about 1990, in contrast to the model predictions that Southern Ocean carbon uptake should be increasing because of the Henry's Law thing. We have to keep in mind that it is a tricky business to invert the atmospheric CO2 concentration to get sources and sinks. The history of this type of study tells us to wait for independent replication before taking this result to the bank.
Le Quere et al propose that the sluggish Southern Ocean CO2 uptake could be due to a windier Southern Ocean. Here the literature gets complicated. The deep ocean contains high concentrations of CO2, the product of organic carbon degradation (think exhaling fish). The effect of the winds is to open a ventilation channel between the atmosphere and the deep ocean. Stratification, especially some decades from now, would tend to shut down this ventilation channel. The ventilation channel could let the deep ocean carbon out, or it could let atmospheric carbon in, especially in a few decades as the CO2 concentration gets ever higher (Henry's Law again). I guess it's fair to say that models are not decisive in their assessment about which of these two factors should be dominating at present. The atmospheric inversion method, once it passes the test of independent replication, would trump model predictions of what ought to be happening, in my book.
A decrease in ocean uptake is more clearly documented in the North Atlantic by Schuster and Watson [2007]. They show surface ocean CO2 measurements from ships of opportunity from the period 1994-1995, and from 2002-2005. Their surface ocean chemistry data is expressed in terms of partial pressure of CO2 that would be in equilibrium with the water. If the pCO2 of the air is higher than the calculated pCO2 of the water for example, then CO2 will be dissolving into the water.
The pCO2 of the air rose by about 15 microatmospheres in that decade. The strongest Henry's Law scenario would be for the ocean pCO2 to remain constant through that time, so that the air/sea difference would increase by the 15 microatmospheres of the atmospheric rise. Instead what happened is that the pCO2 of the water rose twice as fast as the atmosphere did, by about 30 microatmospheres. The air-sea difference in pCO2 collapsed to zero in the high latitudes, meaning no CO2 uptake at all in a place where the CO2 uptake might be expected to be strongest.
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Instructions for Mallard Hen nests
These are recommendations from my experience with building and maintaining many of these structures for many years.
Hen Nests. If you have a lot of water fluctuation, the floating platform works better than the pole method, but it is easier to be raided by raccoons and mink and is a lot more costly to build too. The floating platform is not covered here. The best choice is the post method, unless on a creek/river. Use a 1" i.d. used well pipe for the main post and 1.5" i.d. well pipe for the "sleeve" that slips over the 1" pipe. I can get the used pipe for free from my local well driller [He supports the ducks in this way ] Check in your area for a well driller and politely approach them—often they will be very happy to help you out when you explain what you are trying to accomplish and will give you the pipe for scrap price or for free. Highway hat channels can also be used for the post too, but require a custom made side bracket. It is best if the nests are installed on ice in February.
Materials for the nest. Use at least 12.5 gauge Galvanized metal wire (the 14 gauge is too light) in the 2x4 mesh. [Ducks and geese love to sit on top of the nest and the geese will crush the nest way too easily with 14 ga. wire and the 14 ga. is not nearly as durable as the 12.5 ga. is.] Buy it about 30" to 36" wide in 50' or 100' rolls, a 50' roll makes 6 nests at 100" long for each nest. Use hay and not straw, as straw will blow away and is not preferred by the hens. Hay is not alfalfa either. Use upland hay, which is the natural growing taller/finer grasses, also known as buffalo grass, sweet grass, horse hay, etc.. Use soft hay for the inner bedding, not course hay (like Canary grass which grows in the low lying meadows), as the hens like the softer hay much better for its nest as they normally nest in the upland grasses and it simulates it. 1 smaller bale of hay should do about 6 nests. For a longer lasting nest, flax straw can be used for the cylinder. In some areas it is readily available, in others, it is impossible to get. But still use the soft hay to fill the tunnel. Use Treated wood as regular wood rots much too quickly. It is best to use a 2 x 8 plank as 1" thick splits way too easily. The 8" (7.25" nominal) width is important, it's so the nest does roll to the side. Cut the board no more than 4" longer than the width of your wire mesh material. This is because Crows love long boards sticking out too far for a landing area so they can predate the nest. For 36" wide wire, use a 40"x2x8 Tr. board, you will get 3 pieces from a 10' length. 2x10 plank can also be used. 2x6 is too narrow. 3/4" Galv. fence staples will be needed to fasten the wire to the board. For the carpet layer, its purpose is a rain shield, and to darken the nest into a tunnel effect (there are some opinions that it gives a sense of security to the hen). Use only outdoor or carpet runner where the water does NOT get through (rubber backed). I buy 3x4 door mats at the big building center when on sale for $4 each and cut in ½ to 2x3' pieces [Regular carpet rots and is not water proof.] Cut the mats to 24 to 30" wide x 3' long. (The 3' long length is important so ¾ of the top portion of the nest is covered.) Tan color is best as it is same color as hay and being neutral in color it does not absorb heat as readily as a dark color does.
Building the nest. (The next post will have this info and pics with it.) It is helpful to use leather gloves and safety glasses while manipulating the wire. Cut a piece 100" long from the roll, make the cut so you have 1.5"+- long wire "tag ends" on each end (you will need to trim off 1 cross wire for long enough tags ends on both ends of 100" long piece). When you roll up the nest, make sure the long (100") running wires are on the outside VS the inside of the cross wires( 30 to 36" long) as too often the welds will break over the years and the wires on the outside will help hold the nest together. [Sometimes this means bending the wire the opposite direction of the how it was rolled up]. Make a circle about the size of a basketball 38" in circumference + the 1.5" tag end that is then looped and hooked over. Attach all the wire tags ends all along the width to the mesh to keep the inner nest circle in place.[I bend them diagonally to cross 2 wires and bend then against it self so no wire is sticking up inside the nest] Squeeze it into a round circle. Place a 2x8 Treated plank (the board should be 2 to 4" longer than width of wire) under the wire about 8" from the very end of the wire mesh, (which is the opposite end of the inner circle) and attach the mesh with ¾" Galvanized fence staples with 2 rows along each side of plank about every 8" at the crossing wires into the 2x8 treated board. Place (shake the hay so it falls loosely) a thin layer of hay/flax on the wire mesh (just enough so that you can not see through it), place the carpet runner so the 36" goes the long way and the shorter width goes across. The fiber side should be faced down. Spread more hay/flax over the carpet to cover it up. Now tightly roll the inner mesh over the hay/carpet/hay into a full circle. The one continuous piece of wire mesh will be wrapped around 2+ full times with the hay/carpet/hay sandwiched in between the wire. The distance between the 2 wire layers should be about 1.5 to 2", if it is more than that, it is too "fat" and unroll and remove the excess hay (if it is too fat—the carpet will not end at edge of plank-but up the side instead). Bend 4 of the wires ends to hook the rolled up nest together (the use of pliers is helpful). You need to remember that the hay will need to be added to or replaced every year, so all you have to do is unhook the 4 outer wire tag ends and you will be able to unroll the nest, add more hay as needed and roll it back up and rehook the wire ends. Remember to stuff the middle of the inner circle full of hay as the hens will build her nest from this hay, but allow a hollow area at each end for the hen to enter. (The hay should be stuffed tight in the middle so the wind will not blow it out). So to recap you have 100" long wire mesh: 40" for inner circle, 44" for outer circle, 8" at board, and 8" beyond the board.
Making the pipe sleeve. The idea is an adjustable height sleeve that slides (1/4" play) over the pipe that has been pounded into the pond/slough. Use 1.5" pipe that is 1.5' to 3.5' long. 6" up from 1 end drill a 3/8" hole through 1 side (the use of drill press and vice clamp is needed to keep pipe from rolling). Then take a metal grinder and grind around the hole the size of a quarter and also along the opposite end of the pipe up a ¼" around the pipe. (the galv. interferes with the bond when welding). Use a 5/16" x 1" long grade 8 bolt and nut for the next step. Insert the bolt into the nut so it sticks through at least a ¼". Weld the nut over the hole that was drilled. Now make up the base plates. It is 5 x 8 and 1/8" thick. Drill 4 – 11/32" holes in about 1" from the corners. Now weld on the pipe to the base plate. Just attach the metal plate to the 2x8 with 1" x ¼" galv lag bolts. When tightening the bolt, make sure that the nest can not spin in the wind. Also you need to "dimple" the 1" pipe if you have to lift the sleeve up in the air. The dimple means you have pushed in enough with the bolt so it can not slip down, but not so tight that it distorts the 1" pipe and you can not lift off the sleeve at a later date if needed.
Picture is of an 18" long sleeve
Where to place Nests Generally smaller shallow water areas are best. Smaller meaning form 100' pothole to a small slough. Lakes do not seem to be as good as less usage by the hens. They like nearby cover (reeds) and the shallow water is where the macro invertebrates are located which the ducklings and she will feed on in the summer before they can fly. Also ice is a consideration, as ice can push a pole over, especially on lakes of bigger sloughs. So choose small narrow open water fingers that go up a finger bay, smaller sloughs <10 acres, or small potholes/ponds <1 acre. Shallow depths (under 6') seem best. Often even small sized waters the ice can push a pole over (the ice melts around the perimeter, but 1" of ice in middle yet, and the wind pushes the ice, and then the pole. So often the North side (sun melts this side first) about 6' from the rushes is often used. Do not place the nest in the reeds, for whatever reason, the usage is a lot less than when compared to placed in open (emergent vegetation) water. And creeks/smaller river are asked about, but due to fluctuating water levels (floods) these nest should not be placed nearby. Also, debris floating with the current pushes over the poles even if no flood.
Installing the main pipe. The goal is to have the nest at 3 to 4' up off the water. Once a spot has been chosen, you'll need to check the water depth and softness of the bottom. Well pipe come in 21' lengths, often I cut it so I have a 2 lengths. A 9 and 11.5', or a 10 and 10.5, and sometimes an 8 and 13.5' lengths. I always have extra various lengths with. Sometimes though I have used an entire 21' length as the bottom was so soft. Thus a bit of trial and error is needed to determine to actual length that you need. For example, a clay or sand bottom, with 3' of average water height, you would pound the pipe in 2', plus 3' for out of water, and so 8' would be needed. A softer bottom maybe 10 or 12' length is needed. If you find you have a length that is too high, use a cordless Sawzall or a metal cutting cordless circular saw to trim the height. ( A power inverter on vehicle so regular AC tools can be used at the truck works too) If the pipe only sticks up 1' out of the water, use a 3' sleeve to add the additional height that you need. I often place the main pipe at 2' up off the ordinary water weight. If a drought it'll be 4' up, and if wet weather pattern (high water) I can use a 3.5' sleeve and still be 2.5' up off the water. Thus the sleeve gives you adjustability as well as portability too.
Maintenance. For best results, the nests should be maintained yearly, about 1 or 2 months before nesting season. Often you can add hay/flax to the top outer layer using a piece of wood lath by pushing tufts of hay under the wire. (The hay slips to the sides during the course of a year). Also take out the old duck nest and replace with new soft finer bladed hay for the new nest. If there was no duck nest, use the hay in the inside the tunnel to stuff the outer layer, and add fresh hay inside the tunnel. But every other year you need to unroll the nest and add hay. Often you can reuse the inner hay on the outside, and add fresh hay to the inside of the carpet and tunnel. (Obviously, do not reuse rotted hay) This is best done in February when there is solid ice. This is also a great month to install new nests. If you live in an ice free area, then you'll need to use a boat or waders. If using a boat, there will need to be at least 2 guys, if not 3. One to work on nest, another to hold boat in place and counter balance the boat (2 guys holding the boat is place is much easier-especially if not a calm wind). In this situation (open water) a good way is to fully add new hay is to loosen the bolt, and lift off the old nest from the pipe, and then install a new nest. Do the adding of hay on land as it is much easier. I suggest pounding in a 5' x 1" pipe 2' into the ground, and drop the old nest over it and then do the maintenance at your shop/garage area. (One guy welded a 3' piece to a tire rim, and filled the tire with concrete so it is portable, and yet stable). Often guys will make up 2 to 6 additional nests to exchange out with the old ones. Go back to shop and do the maintenance, and keep replacing as you go. Often the extra nests the guys just add to a new area each year. It is a great way for a bunch of like minded conservationists to do a hands on project in your area. But even 1 guy can build and maintain nests, as I maintain over 24 nests myself.
Pictures is of 2 year old nest that was top stuffed with hay 1 year ago. [It is on a 21' pipe (very soft bottom) with an 4' extension (bottom 1' of sleeve is down in the ice)]
It'll need to be unrolled and rehayed this month yet.
This is nest I had ran out of hay, so did not add any on top. So 2 years worth of wear, thus bare carpet.
It happens to be mounted on a highway hat channel with custom made bracket.
Making a bracket when using a highway hat channels for posts. Basically you will need to fabricate a bracket to support the nest. It will need to strutting "arms" to go out from the channel. And will need 2 holes that go up against the channel to bolt it to the channel. These arms will need to be at least 20" long. Think of an upside down roof truss with a king post. The top 2 arms are made of 1.5" angle iron in which are 2 holes drilled (11/32") in each arm to secure the nest to. I suggest also using ¾" angle iron for struts that brace it so the arms do not bend. Then you'll need a 4" x 10" x 3/16" thick base plate to which 2 - 11/32" holes in which 2- 5/16" bolts will hold the nest to the channel. You would weld the top arms at an approximate 30 degree angle to the nest and then weld the 2 smaller angle iron braces to the bottom edge of the base plate. Keep in mind that you'll need about 6" of clearance from the edge of the 2x8 plank to the base plate/channel because the diameter of the nest is about 20" across. You can splice the hat channels for additional height. (14' is about max length when 2 - 8' pieces are used). They make the top channel to fit inside the lower piece that goes into the ground. The highway hat channels are pricey to buy new. But if you ask the county highway dept, they often will be exchanging the old rusty sign posts out for new ones over the course of the year. Often you can obtain the old rusty ones for scrap price or sometimes they'll even give them to you when you explain what you are doing with them. [A good idea is to place a couple of nests near the County Highway dept. if possible, as they will indeed remember you as they get to see the ducks using them. ; ) ]
Picture of bracket with the offset mounted on new nest. Notice difference in hay when compared to above pictures.
Reverse side of bracket. FYI, thie nest is made from flaw straw
FYI, the above pictures is of a custom stainless steel brackets I had made up a few years ago. They used a laser to cut it out of sheets and an industrial break to make the bends. I had exchanged a day of labor on a friends house, and he spent a Saturday at his work to write the computer program and do the cutting and bending. It would have cost over $25 a piece if contracted out. And that was before the big price hikes in metal the last 3 years. But it should like you a good basis on the principle on making up a bracket for a nest when using highway hat channels for posts.
Here is something that I have been experimenting with. It is combo of a MHN and a Woodie Box mounted on the same Highway hat channel post. There is no predator guard under it as it is away from the shoreline far enough. Being the ducks are territorial, they I am looking at if it is a practical way the do double duty. This way you have 1 pole with a nests, and 1 predator guard ($15 each), so more cost effective. The verdict will not be known for another 2 years yet if enough double usage warrants it or if better off to seperate them by 100' apart.
Others I have a cone shaped sheet metal predator guard under it when on land (Woodie box only) or close to shore.
In conclusion, it is far better to do it the right way the first time. I hope this helps to guide you in helping the Mallards.
If all this sounds like a lot of work--it is! But do it for the ducks! It is one of the ways you can give back to them since you hunt them too. And watching them hatch is a bonus event in the off season. :)!


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The Canisius baseball team had its best offensive day of the early season, defeating Murray State 15-5 in the first game of the weekend series at Reagan Field in Murray, Ky. The Golden Griffins improve to 5-4 on the season.
Five Golden Griffins had multi-hit days, led by senior Brooklyn Foster going 3-for-5 with two runs scored, six RBI and two doubles. Leadoff hitter Mike Krische went 2-for-4 with a walk while junior Jesse Kelso was 2-for-5 with three runs scored. Freshman Brett Siddall was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI. Junior Jimmy Luppens reached base four times in five plate appearances, scoring four runs, while sophomore Connor Panas was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Junior Garrett Cortright pitched well for the third consecutive start, allowing one unearned run in seven innings. The Hamburg, N.Y. native improved to 3-0, struck out six and lowered his earned run average to 0.87 through three starts.
Canisius scored three runs in the top of the first, starting the rally with a two-out single from Kelso. After Luppens was hit by a pitch, an RBI single from Siddall and two-RBI double from Foster gave Canisius the 3-0 lead. The Griffs doubled their lead in the third, again getting an RBI single from Siddall and RBI double from Foster to go along with an RBI single from Panas, to take a 6-0 lead.
After Murray State scored once in the bottom of the fifth, Canisius broke the game open with a four-run top of the seventh. Kelso had an RBI single, junior Shane Zimmer had a pinch-hit, two-RBI single and Foster scored Luppens with an RBI groundout. The Racers scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth before Canisius regained control with a five-run top of the ninth. Foster had a two-RBI single, junior Jose Torralba had an RBI single, junior Ryan Coppinger had a pinch-hit, RBI single and Torralba closed out the production by scoring on a balk.
Canisius and Murray State will resume the series on Saturday, with first pitch set for 3 p.m.


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The Canisius College baseball team swept a doubleheader at Siena College on Saturday afternoon, cruising to a 17-1 victory in game one and then pulling out a 1-0 victory in game two at Siena Field. The Golden Griffins improve to 34-12 overall and 11-6 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, having won 14 of their last 16 games.
Game One – Canisius 17, Siena 1
Seven Golden Griffins recorded multi-hit days with 12 players driving in at least one run as Canisius scored a season-high 17 runs without hitting a homer. The Griffs scored twice in the second, when junior Ronnie Bernick was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and sophomore Jesse Puscheck had a two-out, RBI single. A two-out, RBI single from junior Jimmy Luppens gave Canisius a 3-0 lead after four innings.
The Griffs broke the game open with six runs in the fifth, sending 11 batters to the plate and scoring the six runs with only three hits as Canisius worked three walks and was hit by two pitches. Kelso had the big hit in the inning, a two-out, two-RBI single to put the Griffs up 9-0. Canisius scored four runs in the eighth and ninth innings. In the eighth, junior Jose Torralba had a two-RBI double, senior Chris Gruarin had an RBI double and junior Ryan Coppinger had an RBI groundout. In the ninth, sophomore Mike Booth had an RBI single, sophomore Connor Panas and freshman Brett Siddall each had an RBI groundout and freshman Anthony Massicci.
Junior Garrett Cortright (9-2) went eight innings, allowing one run on five hits, walking three and striking out eight. Cortright won for the third consecutive start and has gone at least eight innings in five straight MAAC starts. Senior Scott Whitehead threw a scoreless ninth inning.
Gruarin matched a career high with four runs scored while Kelso and Panas each tied a career high with three runs scored apiece. Senior Brooklyn Foster and Kelso each led the Griffs with three hits.
Game Two — Canisius 1, Siena 0
Both teams received strong pitching performances in the second game of the doubleheader. Siena (20-26, 10-7 MAAC) had at least one runner into scoring position in six of the seven innings. Freshman Alex Godzak was able to get out of the jam each time. In the second, Siena had runners at first and second with no outs, but a strikeout and a double play ended that threat. Two walks put two Saints on base in the fifth, but Godzak again ended the inning with a strikeout. A leadoff single in the sixth also didn't come back to hurt the lefty as Godzak got two fly outs to keep it a scoreless game.
Canisius loaded the bases with one out in the second, but Siena starter Justin Brantley struck out Gruarin and Bernick to end the Griffs' threat. Foster was hit by a pitch to lead off the fourth and stole second with two outs, but Brantley got a fly out to end that inning.
The Griffs scored the game's only run in the seventh, mounting a two-out rally. Puscheck had a two-out, pinch-hit single and was replaced by pinch runner Mike Krische. The sophomore moved up to second on a wild pitch and scored on the game-winning, RBI single from Bernick.
Godzak (7-2) allowed four hits and walked two while striking out five in six innings. Junior Jon Fitzsimmons pitched around a one-out single in the seventh and struck out the side to pick up his eighth save of the season.
Canisius and Siena will conclude the three-game series on Sunday, with first pitch set for noon.
Notes: Canisius has now won 33 or more games in five of the last six seasons – the only team in the Northeast region to claim that distinction… Canisius now has 24 road wins on the season, continuing to lead the country in the category… Canisius won a series at Siena for the second time (2009) in the last 15 years… Canisius improves to 34-12 in MAAC series during the past six seasons… All six of the Golden Griffins MAAC doubleheaders have been sweeps this season (four won by Canisius, two won by the opponent)… Canisius won for the ninth time this season in its last at-bat… The Griffs batted around for the 17th time this season and for the seventh time in the last 14 games… Siena out-hit Canisius 5-4 in the second game and the Griffs won for the fourth time this season when being outhit by their opponent… The Griffs won a game 1-0 for the first time since a 1-0 win over Fairfield on May 16, 2011.


text: I've heard that so many elite skaters have had problems with new boots, or "bad boots." I don't get it, so I hope someone can enlighten me. When I competed (all the way up to the senior level), I went through my share of boots. And once I was fully grown, I always had the same size/type of boots. Of course, they were stiff and felt crappy at first, but by walking around in them to break them in, leather softeners, etc., they felt fine within 2-3 weeks, max. I understand when skaters complain of foot problems--that goes with the territory--but the boots themselves? I'm confused.


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Thought I'd share some pics of my Gauntlets I worked on this weekend.
I used Rattle cans to do the major paint then my airbrush to do the details.. I would have used all airbrush but due to $$ I had to work with what I already had.;)
The left gaunt is almost finished just need to dremel the front arch and add switches, the right needs more paint and darts added.
My MOW gauntlets have been modded to have a piano hinge closing system:thumbsup (pain in the but to do...)
The Flame thrower is a scratch built one I bought from a member last year. (will upgrade later)
Well on to pics.
Here they are drying
Here is the right gaunt..I had to redo this one cause the masked areas look like fodder... the first time, needs a bit more work.
Here is the left gaunt.
Here is a view of the flamethrower.
LMK what you think, if you see anything i missed feel free to LMK.
I want to thank Mojo-Fett and GCNgamer128 for their help and anyone else who's answered my questions about ESB gauntlets..:thumbsup


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Cote's Market, Lowell, Massachusetts
Curt Levasseur, son of the owner, holding photo from years ago.
That's where Michelle got those yummy turnovers and baked beans for the geneablogger's bash! Ymmmmm! I just might be worth a drive down from New Hampshire...
I love that place! It was a treat when Michelle brought those things, and I went the following week to buy more turnovers.
Nice pics, Barb! Long live Cote's!
Now this looks like a really good and interesting place that I would love to visit on our trip up north!


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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by martyross, Feb 11, 2013.
Thanks! Scott's hair looks kinda interesting...
That's Maia Shibutani.
O, yes. Sorry.
Exibition practice photos from GPF. All skaters look so happy
I had my 7 yr. old daughter (who is a competitive skater) with me at Canadian Nationals last month. This child is very perceptive for her age, and she talks! I fielded endless questions at the end of programs about why skaters were moving "snakey" and what "Hoochie Coochie" means (Kaetlyn Osmond's program) and whether costumes covered up things that should be covered up etc. etc. etc.
V & M's Carmen is introduced - (Tessa's dress was approved of, but DD wasn't sure about the tights...) and I am wondering with slight trepidation what the questions/ comments will be. I didn't need to worry - the skating mesmerized her and rendered her totally silent for the duration. She was fascinated by it, and talking to her afterwards she understood that Tessa encouraged Scott, and they were in love (holding each other tightly, body to body) and then Tessa changed her mind and decided to be mean to Scott and push him away and that wasn't nice.
What my 7 yr. old didn't remark on was things like whose hands were where, and whether they were on clothing or under clothing. She registered the story, but the details that we notice as adults and comment on just didn't register. She doesn't understand what they represent and therefore she didn't notice them I think. I presume that it is similar to when she doesn't register innuendo in conversation....
For me, this makes a piece like V & M's Carmen art (conveying an idea that works on many levels, including sexual for those who understand what they are seeing). In contrast, many other programs which, as adults we watch without batting an eye-lid, are more problematic for kids to watch as the sexual-lite stuff is tacked on to the technical content for effect, rather than being an integral part of the piece. It doesn't make sense to young observers, because it isn't integral to a story/ idea, so they notice it and comment.
you should tell your daughter that it was actually scott's character being meant to tessa's character
tessa is the fiercest carmen even when she's skating in pain
Thank you for telling us about your personal experience Good for your daughter to see "live" such amazing skaters, like Tessa-Scott and Patrick.
When I was younger I had a Soft Cell album I loved. I remember driving out of town with my aunt and uncle. We were going to a cabin and I'd be the big cousin taking care of my younger cousins so I got to pick the music on the drive and stuck in the tape I made of Soft Cell. I remember at one point in the song the two of them look at each other and cringe. I just assume they were two old to appreciate good music It was years later that a light bulb went off and I realized the sound that made them cringe was quite explicit. I knew the music was edgy, seedy, but I didnt have the experience to recognize that what I was hearing was a guy ejaculating. The cringe between them was obviously their discomfort that we were hearing what they were hearing. But we didn't. It's the same with Carmen. Any art really. There are layers to everything and we discover those layers when we are able to understand them.
I´m really tempted to do Nationals next year. Skate Canada timing works better with my schedule but I think Nationals is when V&M, Chan and the others will be near their peak.
Yes, thats very mportant. Its a big difference between to see skates at first GP event and WCh.
I feel so lucky i saw V-M two time this season. lot off favorite skaters i didnt saw even 1 time "live".
But in Nice they were flying above the ice. Its was amazing.
All Canadian skaters are referred to as "our xxx" by DD except Patrick Chan who is referred to as "my Patrick Chan". It took two days to get her to wash her hand after the hi5s at the end of the gala and she kept offering to let other people touch her "skaters hand".
She was blown away by the height, speed etc. of the senior skaters, but nationals really inspired her to think more about musicality in her own skating, which was surprising to me.
Hey, I found some cuts of V/M fd in HD! It's the best version we have, I guess.
You might be onto something. It might be more than the sex thing, though. They might not necessarily be requiring "uplifting" but I think they at least want "not weird." Look at the SD. Once they took out the more esoteric elements, the program was received much better internationally. I think the ISU does not want programs that need to be explained to the audience. They want it to be easily accessible. God forbid you have a thing called subtext in a program, or vary from the exact original storyline! The audience is just so dumb, they'll be hopelessly lost.
If this is the case then I hope Marina has asked the judges about the PCS and they explained. If they are just marking them down for that without explanation, it's a little unfair.
I second this. I get totally confused when I try to navigate tumblr or Live Journal, and I'm not on FB or twitter, but I love looking at the pretty pretty pictures and am amazed at some of the graphics people make, so please post links to good pictures and gifs!
That's as good of a summary of Carmen as I've heard.
When I was a kid I made my parents play Meat Loaf's Paradise by the Dashboard Light in the car over and over. I thought it was funny that it had a baseball game in the middle, and I had no idea what getting to first base or hitting a home run meant.
This story made me smile! And a great blast from the past! i havent though (or listened to) Soft Cell in years. Tonight's homework...
LOL at the music stories and not having a clue about the lyrics meaning. It's funny years later when you realize. For me it was 'Like A Virgin'.
'Hey Dad can you tape that Madonna song off the radio for me' then dancing around, singing it. Looking back I don't think my dad batted an eyelash, guess he knew I didn't have a clue
As far a 'Carmen' being 'too sexy' and the judges 'sending a message' I just don't buy that. I think it's a big pile of nonsense cooked up by a bunch of haters and it gets far more attention then it deserves. Lord knows figure skating has seen much worse over the years just in costuming alone. So much so that it required it's own rule. Katarina Witt was 'too sexy' years ago and she dominated and was adored so I just don't buy it in this day and age. That said if it was true some one need to grow up and if I was the skaters next years programs would be all 'sexed up'. Why not? It's a very 'uplifting' topic
Wow! A 7-year-old child totally got what some adults have trouble comprehending, a 7-year-old child understood the basic story of the dance while some adults either cannot get past the sensual/sexual aspect of the dance or cannot accept Carmen program that is not a literal interpretation of the original storyline. Thank you for sharing and welcome to the thread! Amazing really, sometimes a child's perspective is much better for its simplicity, without the prejudices we all tend to acquire as adults.
I've got similar stories of my own, but they say a picture is worth a thousand words... This art depends on your perspective. Adults usually see the sexual side. Children see the dolphins.
Yep, and she hit it right in the head, while some can't even get past the lifts. But I guess the last part about Carmen wanting her freedom to be with the man she really wants and Don Jose not loving her enough to let her go and just being obsessed with her and the subsequent battle of their wills might be too much for her. A "being mean" and "that wasn't nice" interpretation is good enough I suppose.
Some links to pics and GIFs in case you haven't seen these.
close up pic
FD GIF set
SD GIF set
nice fanart here
Thanks! I knew someone would come through with a gif of him holding her on the medal stand. Love that cameraman.
Ha! I can see erotic scene and the dolphins, but I must admit that I only saw the dolphins at second glance. I guess I am semi-corrupted then.
No problem. As if a VM GIF maker would let that moment go un-GIFted. Watching the medal ceremony again, it's also mildly amusing to see Scott's medal totally skewed but he didn't bother righting it because that would mean letting go of Tessa.
Likewise. Heck, I even knew what I was looking for and I still saw the couple first, LOL. But it's like Carmen; yes, at first, I was amazed at how sexy it was, but at 'second glance' (and all the glances since) it's way down on the list of things I'm noticing. I got past that and instead look at the skating, the dancing.
He could barely let go to congratulate C/B... he managed to shake Evan's hand, but he put his hand back even as he was hugging Madison, LOL.
hehe, so true.
Thanks so much for sharing your stories, HJay, I really enjoyed them! And welcome to the forum!
and welcome back, PashaFan!
I am so happy for all of you who have been able to see them live this year.
Thank you pani and martyross for those pics.
Thank you! If you are reading left to right, the fourth gif in the set of gifs from the SD really captures what I love most about this team. They use their technical proficiency to bring the music to life. They go from a double twizzle into a bracket in a way that perfectly captures the timing and the feel of the music and program. It is that detail, the way they take the elements and use them to tell a story, that makes me love them so.
you know, I think we wouldnt have the perception that Carmen "is not received as well as the SD" by the judges, if their rivals were not scored so generously especially in the first part of the season. The problem is not the program itself, its the gap between PCS scores. And this comparison has a great influence on fans opinions. We all know that Tessa and Scott lack refinement at the beginning, etc etc (but I actually doubt it, seeing for example the first outing of Funny Face at Finlandia - and Carmen at SC was already extraordinary) but in what way this justifies the marks that Davis and White get all the time? (Or perhaps, the truth is that ice dance judges have been simply throwing exaggerated marks to all the top dancers since Vancouver Olympics? What a coincidence, that all these 9-10s appear so frequently in the most political discipline, the one with less glaring objectivity!) Every period in ice dance has a dominating school, set as the winning standard, and in this cycle its clearly the Shpilband school, and the team that best represents it, is D/Ws. Who are great in some respects, but again, does this justify those marks? from the very start of the season, judges make them appear like "the model", their particular style is indirectly awarded as the "non plus ultra". Hum? Does this mean the all the other teams must use the same style to reach the very top, otherwise their skills and artistry are inferior? its also obvious that the geo-politicking has been imposing a "change of the guard" in the discipline, using the tremendous ability of VM and DW.
I think that a general lowering of the marks (bringing them back to the "strict" judging of the other disciplines) would benefit the scoring a lot, avoiding unfairness, and, yeah, it would spare us a lot of head aches. Of course, I didnt mean to repeat the refrain about D-Ws scores for the nth time, but I wanted to explain where the perception of "a not-much-loved Carmen" could come from.
I can't see the dolphins at all! And I keep looking because I don't want to be seriously corrupted lol.
thanks for this. my daily ration of Beauty. Tessa's look as Carmen has always the power to shock me for a few seconds.
I noticed the skewed, unfixed medal as well along with Scott basically refusing to take his hand off of Tessa for more than a split second to shake hands when he absolutely had to. Otherwise, there was no prying his hand off, even with a crowbar.
ETA: Marty, I think the gap in the PCS scores is political. Honestly, V/M should be outscoring everyone here, even D/W, in every category.
It might help if you click on the picture to make it bigger... or if you already have and still can't see the dolphins, I guess there's no help for you. (But on a more serious note, it's mostly about negative space... the couple is the lighter colour, while the shadows create the dolphins, if you can flip your brain into looking at what we would normally discard.)
LOL! Click on the picture to make it larger. The dolphins are the shadows or silhouettes, mostly on the sides.
Yea, seeing Carmen first time was like that optical illusion for me as well. A combination of fearing the worst regarding choreography, the shock that I'm loving it, my apparently semi-corrupted adult mind focusing on the sexual aspects first (the diagonal SS did register to me to my defence), not to mention lack of sleep due to time difference and my work hours. It took several viewings before I was able to focus on the layers and figure out the story. Kind of embarrassing after reading HJay's story on how her daughter got it immediately.


text: Let's look into our crystal ball for a moment and pretend we see Josh Smith wearing a Pistons jersey. Many will praise Joe Dumars for taking a big leap and bringing in an uber athletic, do it all wing player in the prime of his career and making a push for the playoffs. Just as many will crucify him for his short sightedness, desperation and waste of FA money on a player who doesn't make you an instant contender. So why there is there such a huge divide when it comes to Josh Smith, not only here in Detroit but across the league. Expectations. Everyone can see that outside of LeBron James there is no other player in the NBA who has his combination of athletic gifts and do it all abilities. Josh Smith is Scottie Pippen, Grant Hill, Shawn Marion, Vince Carter. There is nothing that Josh Smith or any of those other guys couldn't do on a basketball court, except lead their franchises to championship glory. But if someone said to you, you can have any one of these players in the prime of their career on your team would you really say no even if it seemingly wasn't a perfect fit?? Does everyone think that signing one player is going to cure all the teams ills? There could be countless more moves this franchise makes not only this off season but next and beyond to completely change the makeup of the team. Hell it isn't your money that is being thrown around here. This isn't a scenario where Rasheed Wallace walks through the door and is the missing piece of an already established championship puzzle. To not want a talent like Josh Smith to me just seems incredibly foolish.


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TOLEDO—Robert Wengrow, a laid-off frozen-food packaging salesman here, will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the U.S. health-insurance overhaul when it fully kicks in next year.
Because of his age, 62, and his low family income, he and his wife will be able to buy a midlevel policy for $21 a month, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Ohio's soon-to-launch insurance marketplace.
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Arsenal's Premier League ambitions may have suffered a setback at the Hawthorns on Saturday but Jack Wilshere says Arsène Wenger's squad are still confident of winning the title.
Manchester United visit Emirates Stadium on May 1 and the midfielder stressed the importance of that game when he spoke exclusively to TV Online after the 2-2 draw with West Brom.
Wilshere discussed:
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Germany must be at their best from the very first whistle if they are to make it through Euro 2012's 'Group of Death', according to Per Mertesacker.
Joachim Low's side have been drawn in Group B against Robin van Persie's Holland, Portugal and a Denmark side containing Nicklas Bendtner.
Mertesacker accepts it will be a major challenge to progress through to the knockout stages, and says there is no margin for error.
"We have to be ready from the first moment, that is the main thing in this tournament," he told Arsenal Player.
"We will try to be sharp from the very first game against Portugal. You cannot lose, if you do you are nearly out therefore the first matches are very important."
Mertesacker is eagerly anticipating Germany's clash against Holland on June 13, but admits it will be a novel experience to see Van Persie as an opponent rather than a team-mate.
"We are looking forward to seeing each other at the tournament," he said. "He is our skipper [at Arsenal] and I always try to support him, but then everything changes.
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text: Greg Monroe=James Edwards, now before some of y'all go crazy keep in mind Buddha is 13 & 5 guy for AN 18 YEAR CAREER, good, steady player that every team needs to win a title. Said it before, say it again, Greg Monroe is A guy you need to become a contender, Cousins has the ceiling to be THE guy on a contender, whether he does or not depends on his brain, not his game. Oh and BTW since some wanna kill Cousins about FG%, answer me this, what is Greg Monroe's FG% on shots he creates for himself? Out of the post or shooting a J, or taking it to the hoop? Greg gets offensive rebounds (which I'm happy to see) and gets spoon fed. Now don't get me wrong, knowing how to get open to catch and finish is a legit skill for a big man, because Maxiel, CV and BigBen seem to be very clueless to the concept. All that said, I LIKE GREG MONROE AND I'M GLAD HE'S A PISTON!


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I like the PCLinuxOS distro's. Some of the art work is amazing. The problem I have is that I always run into little hickup's with them if I use them day to day. Fedora, like, every other release, has major hickups. I rarely have hickups with Linux Mint or Ubuntu.ReplyDelete
And this little bugs, don't take me long to find. For example, PCLinuxOS 2010.2 KDE, tried to get the Chromium Browser and I get a repo error. It is just these little hickups all over that are an issue. Sure, I can fix it all, but the think it should be moved up to a EXPERT Only status.
@Trent: I agree that all distros have their share of minor issues. PCLinuxOS is particularly stable in my opinion, but I have to agree that there are some things about it I would fix.ReplyDelete
My main thing with PCLinuxOS is the network manager, which is not very good in automatically connecting to different networks or reconnecting is the network goes down temporarily. I think it requires quite some manual interaction, which is simply not required with the GNOME network applet used in Ubuntu or with WICD.
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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by TheeTFD, Oct 24, 2013.
yeah @ $200M a season
Mr. Ilitch probably has no idea how much money he has nowadays....
Another thing fans wanted was a lefty starter-now Drew Smyly feels THAT role. Fister wasnt a difference maker in this rotation (actually SANCHEZ was) and in a seven game series,Fister would only start ONE of those games. he was VERY expendable.
I completely agree with you. My point was simply that they didn't HAVE to get rid of Fister to make the other moves. On paper, we should be one of the favorites to win the World Series right now.
LOL Dom probably blows pie in the sky smoke to him. Then Mr.Ilitch reaches for his wallet. That's senior citizens abuse !
Strange only Sanchez and Fister won against Bosox.
I don't see Kelly being released. Hopefully, Coke finds another home.
Read somewhere -- maybe SBNation -- that others think this Fister move is a real head-scratcher. Dombrowski claims it was not a salary dump, but I think it is. I realize Fister wasn't making that much in MLB standards but every little bit helps, right? The more time I've had to think about it, I would have rather seen Porcello depart. Porcello was lousy in the playoffs. I do like having a lefty in the starting rotation. I could see Nathan breaking down a la Sheffield.
Fister is more consistent than Porcello, so I would have preferred keeping him in our rotation too. But the Nationals probably said Fister or nothing and a salary relief may have been what was needed for another future deal.
remember Zoo the longer you keep a guy the less he is worth
Porcello was really good last year with a few exceptions that threw his average off. Hopefully he starts peaking next year.
Report: Detroit Tigers to sign speedy Rajai Davis to 2-year contract | Detroit Free Press | freep.com Here is some speed for us. Davis had 10 more stolen bases than our entire team last year and he was 2nd to Ellsbury in the AL. Platoon split with Dirks in LF likely as he hit .319 against lefties and only .260 overall. Sounds good to me.
Agree he needs to probably platoon as his BA seems higher than Dirks and since he can't steal first, he's got to be in the lineup starting at least 2-3 times a week.
With Kinsler, Davis and Iglesias, this team has gotten a whole lot faster.
We need to combine this with the 2014 Retool thread. Can someone do this?
Joba Chamberlain to the Tigers for 1 year / $2.5 million. Dombrowski ain't messin' around.
My bad @ only $165M Payroll was roughly $150M They trimmed off ~$30M but will add $20M back on before MaxS _____________________________________________ Re: Joba He's been hurt a lot and is almost cured of Tommy John surgery. Take from the Yanks, always good. His WHIP was 1.548 in 2012 and 1.738 in 2013, when he allowed 47 hits, eight home runs and 26 walks in 42 innings. His ERA was 4.93. For Chamberlain, though, the strikeouts still have been there, and that must be most appealing to the Tigers, who often can display tunnel vision when it comes flamethrowers. Chamberlain has averaged nearly a strikeout an inning the past four seasons. From The Detroit News: Reliever Joba Chamberlain signs with Tigers for one year, $2.5M | The Detroit News _________________________________________
Detroit Tigers: 2014 World Series Champion There really is no need to even play the season. Just give us the freakin' trophy now.
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Microsoft Surface is big. Not literally, as it's actually a slim and light 10.6-inch tablet, but Microsoft's Windows 8 RT tablet is a true milestone for the world's largest software company and creator of the Xbox games console. For starters, this is Microsoft's first tablet and, more importantly, it represents its first ever PC device.
Does the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 have anything more to offer?
Though MS has a lot of hardware experience with designing peripherals, media players, and of course the aforementioned consoles, the maker of the world's most popular operating system for computers has never designed one itself. This alone makes Surface a very big deal - though as a replacement for your PC or laptop, Surface Pro, which will be launching early next year with a Core i5/7 processor, probably makes more sense.
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As a tablet, Microsoft Surface is just as important. Unlike the Surface Pro which will essentially offer laptop power in an tablet-like package, the Surface, which starts at £399, will go up against the Apple iPad and Google Nexus 10. Both of these players - with iOS and Android respectively - have had the tablet market virtually to themselves since the original iPad, and now have a strong hardware line-up too. So can Microsoft's tablet establish itself when it's so late to the party and costs nearly as much as a (lower capacity) iPad 4?
On the software side meanwhile, Surface is big because it's the launch hardware for Microsoft's Windows RT, essentially Windows 8 for ARM devices. Existing separately from Windows Phone 8 and regular Windows 8 for X86 architectures, RT faces an uphill struggle as it doesn't offer the legacy support of Windows 8 and (for now) its app catalogue is woefully small compared to its main rivals.
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However, there's some big-time compensation in the inclusion of a full version of Microsoft's own Office 2013, which is a major draw for those wanting to use their tablet for productivity as well as entertainment and content consumption. It would also appear that it's very easy to convert Windows apps to work on Windows RT, so we're likely to see the Windows Store grow quickly on both of Microsoft's platforms.
Surface is a beautifully designed tablet with its own unique aesthetic. It has had obvious care put into the details and offers superb build quality – though it does suffer from a few minor niggles.
The first thing you'll notice when you take the Microsoft Surface out of its nicely presented box is just how thin and wide it is. With a 16:9 aspect ratio rather than the 16:10 of most Android tablets or the 4:3 of the iPad, this Windows RT tablet shares its shape with the average TV or laptop. It also shares its 1,366 x 768 resolution with the majority of laptops and HD Ready tellies, which means content formatted for those platforms (like your favourite series) will fit perfectly without adjustments - but more on that later.
It's also apparent that 'angular' was a definite buzz-word when the Surface was being designed. There's not a single curve or tapered edge on this tablet, except for the slightly rounded outer corners. It's a great look that unequivocally sets it apart from its rivals, and for those saying its look is not as clean as that of the iPad, wouldn't you rather have all its connectivity? Unfortunately, Surface's slightly unapologetic edges do mean it's not quite as comfy to hold though.
The Microsoft Surface's entire chassis is constructed using a unique VaporMg magnesium alloy which is three times lighter than aluminium yet just as durable. This is a good thing, as the Surface already weighs 18g more than the heaviest iPad. However, keep in mind that at 10.6-inches, it's markedly larger than the 9.7-inch iPad too, so it's quite light considering. Despite appearances, it's also nearly as thin, adding only 0.2mm.
Build quality is simply superb. Nowhere on this tablet is there any sign of cut corners, and the matt black metal feels superb in the hand. The entire tablet has been treated with anti-fingerprint coating, which definitely helps as the metal parts only show marks after extensive prodding. The only plastic part is a soft-touch strip at the top which houses the rear camera and improves wireless reception. The entire front is protected by Gorilla Glass 2.
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I'd love one of these but at either price it'll be a bit too rich for my blood. I was hoping Microsoft would have at least one smaller model that would compete with the Kindle Fire in terms of pricing, but with full Windows functionality; clearly the two markets they're aiming at instead are iPad/Transformer-level Androids and Ultrabook/MacBook Air laptops. Fingers crossed the forthcoming Google Nexus tablet is more in line with my limited budget...
FYI, on the spec sheet it says it does have a microSD on the RT model and a microSDXC on the Pro.
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Who knows, maybe my pricing estimates will prove too high, or perhaps Microsoft will introduce a cheaper tablet down the line. With quality sub-£300 tablets coming to market, either/both seem likely enough.
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Wow, the pro version is almost perfect. It's what I have been waiting for; one device to replace everything.
By including a micro-DisplayPort they have done what nearly all ultrabooks have so far failed to do; support 1080p+ resolutions for external displays!
My only concern is the weight. Maybe too heavy for a tablet, for my usage anyway. I already find the iPad 3 too heavy for prolonged use. If it's too heavy then may as well get a laptop and separate lighter tablet.
A couple of unanswered questions: memory does it have and screen quality?
MSFT has probably decided these form factors are the future of personal computing - hence Windows 8, and it's probably right. But I still want a bigger screen on my desktop and a smaller screen for a mobile/tablet. I don't think I'm alone in this and Win 8 as it stands doesn't effectively bridge that divide. I think the next couple of years are going to be interesting, but tricky ..
If Microsoft get the pricing right, they could potentially take on Apple and Android. The design looks good and I just hope they don't cut corners. This could finally bring Microsoft into the tablet arena and hopefully design their own phone as well (assuming they have their eye on Nokia as a potential purchase).
I really hate the look and feel of Windows 8. I really like the look of these tablets.
Having just returned my 3rd TF300 tablet (dodgy screens) and been issued a refund, I'm now looking around again for another tablet in future months. A jailbroken iPad 2 or 3 has appeal, but these 2 MS tablets would be preferable for my intended use.
Sadly, with no proper hands on time being given to hacks, virtually no concrete specs (or intended specs), no intended release dates and nothing due for sale for a long time, this has the makings of vapour-ware written all over it.
I hope they get made. And in time to still be relevant in a market that evolves day to day, waiting 4-5 months for availability is just not going to work.
Indeed, I'm thinking the same - IF that stylus is pressure-sensitive :)
Regarding DisplayPort, actually HDMI 1.4 (which is what the Ultrabooks you mention have) supports resolutions higher than 1080p too - and the Asus Zenbook [http://www.trustedreviews.c...], for one, had both HDMI and DisplayPort...
As to the unanswered questions, I've updated the article with some speculation regarding those - have a read if you like :)
Let me ease your concerns: these tablets are very far from vapour-ware, they're the flagship product from one of the biggest companies in the world with a proven track record in hardware (Xbox, Zune, Mice, Keyboards, etc).
They've undergone extensive testing and engineering. All specs aside from RAM have been confirmed, as have the estimated release dates - they're in the article. ("a few months" is definitely less than 4-5 btw).
Good summary of what essentially is an unreleased piece of kit. No one at the briefing actually held/touched one of these- lest touch the keyboards (which may be great). The demo was pretty light on actual software. Reminds me of when RIM released the PlayBook to speculative fanfare. Let's judge these when they ship or when you get a chance to use it without MS's PR flacks hovering.
@Ardjuna I see this very differently to you.
These two products are nothing but vapourware until they are actually available to purchase. Neither of these products are available for journalists to test today, nothing is for sale, no sales dates have been announced, everything is up in the air. The tablet even froze up and had to be swapped out in the live presentation! I'd view this move more as a market manipulation exercise in the short-term.
In the long-term, these products may come to market...if they can create enough space in the market and generate & maintain a level of hype that as yet, Microsoft has never achieved before, whilst juggling the moods of the OEM manufacturers without annoying them too much to the point where they just ditch W8.
If these products were to both come to market in say, 12 weeks time, then maybe, just maybe they would have enough relevance to gain traction in the market - IF they are priced very competitively.
Then there's the issue of the hardware / apps:
'Surface' will run only Metro W8 ARM compiled apps = None (yet)
'Surface Pro' uses at Full HD display on only 11.6" and supports all older windows programs. I don't know about you, but I think that using a keyboard and mouse and stylus will be necessary to be productive on such a small screen! Preferably using the HDMI out to a bigger screen too.
All they seem to have done is move all the gubbins of an ultrabook from under the keyboard to behind the screen, thus making it impossible to use on your lap. Which is silly because it ain't exactly light!
Interesting times ahead. That's for sure :)
ElectricSheep:"@Ardjuna I see this very differently to you.
These two products are nothing but vapourware until they are actually available to purchase."
Not vaporware... :D
Did you mention battery life, Ardjuna? I can't see it anywhere.
Interesting that the TR reviewer considers this device light in weight - whereas TR has in the past made much of the lighter iPad range feeling heavy!
But moving on from TR's editorial spin ;-)
It still seems to me that Microsoft have completed confused the general population - the number of people who assume Windows RT is just Windows 8 and will run all their normal desktop software may become a significant hiccup or mis-fire for MS.
I'll be watching closely - but certainly your average Joe doesn't understand that and ARM-based device wont be suitable for managing their photo library in Photoshop Elements and their music collection in iTunes!
Perhaps MS should have followed the "Windows Phone 8" precedent and gone with "Windows Tablet 8" to make the distinction somewhat clearer than "Windows RT" does.
Thanks for the comment, Hans.
I didn't, as I'm hoping to update with the full review soon rather than giving an estimate based on components and capacity.
Actually I use light in relation to the metal rather than the tablet :)
It all depends on what you compare to too, don't forget the Surface is closer to an 11-inch tablet, while the iPad has a smaller-than 10-inch screen.
As to the confusion thing, you're spot-on there, and the RT suffix isn't particularly enlightening. But yeah, apparently Microsoft wanted to use our initials backwards ;)
@Arduna - 5 months after my original comment & 2 years late to market with a confusing line up of (not cheap) products & software...no, it's no longer vapourware but this will be a rocky road to success.
I still don't see any appeal in W8. I just can't get passed the Fisher-Price tiles. Horrid. The RT based tablets, whilst a good design, are overpriced considering the limitations of the OS. The Pro Surface tablets are not going to be far off the price and weight of a decent Ultrabook.
I think i'll do a Vista on the entire next generation of Windows products, and sit this one out ;)
The above comments are all based on the preview, just to avoid any possible confusion :)
I have seen alot of comments about how windows rt eats into a significant part of you storage space meaning that the 32gb version actually has much closer to 16gb of space. That reduces the value equation significantly vs its ipad and android rivals. How much did you find that to be the case?
As I mention in the review on page 3, Windows RT AND Office 2013 plus the other pre-installed apps use under 12GB, so you'll still have more available free storage than a 16GB iPad or Android tablet. It's also worth remembering that you can expand the storage using microSDXC.
Hope that helps :)
The big downside for me seems to be the inability to use the keyboard in portrait orientation. I do a lot of text work, so abandonned laptops will their fixation on widescreen for an iPad, which I can use any orientation I like. I'd seriously consider moving back to MS but only if this too has the flexibility to type with it in portrait.
I don't know of many devices that let you use a (good) physical keyboard in portrait mode...
If you're talking about a virtual keyboard, then the Surface - or rather, Windows RT - will let you use it in any orientation you please, including portrait :)
We have a Microsoft surface tablet, we are in Peru & no wi if connection. We have bought a dongle which apparently isn't compatible with the tablet .. How can we get Internet connection?
I need help with my cover keyboard and I have no idea what I'm doing wrong but it's not working! I've connected it properly, I can assure you that and it's new. It worked for about two days and now for the past week or two, it just stopped responding. Please reply! So frustrated.
I had a similar problem and finally 'refreshed' the tablet after which everthing functioned well
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Michalkiewicz Tabbed Horizon League Batter of the Week
By Rachel Buck (@GBRachel)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – With the first weekend of competition in the books for the Green Bay softball team, sophomore Marissa Michalkiewicz (Appleton, Wis.) was recognized for her efforts on the diamond as she was named the Horizon League Batter of the Week.
It is the second career player of the week honor for Michalkiewicz.
Helping the Phoenix to a 3-1 record at the Western Kentucky Hilltopper Classic over the weekend, Michalkiewicz started all four contest while hitting .429 (6-14) with a double, three triples and a home run, driving in seven runs. She also finished with a .583 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage with four of her six hits coming as extra-base opportunities.
In the season opener against host Western Kentucky, Michalkiewicz had a double, triple and five RBI while going 2-for-4 at the plate to give the Phoenix a 6-5 victory. With the bases loaded in the top of the sixth, she delivered a two-run double to left center to tie the game at 2-2. She again tied the game in the top of the seventh in another bases loaded situation, this time delivering a clearing triple to center that drew the score even at 5-5. She then went on to score the winning run as she crossed home plate on an Allie Taylor (Waunakee, Wis.) single later in the inning for the final 6-5 margin.
Against Indiana State on Saturday, Michalkiewicz had an RBI triple in the top of the fourth before finishing the weekend with a 2-for-3 showing against Northern Iowa, including hitting her first home run of the season on a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth.
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By JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent | September 27. 2013 9:39PM
All the 8-year-old boy knew was that he had to do the right thing.
Max's good deed was recognized this week when he was honored by police and given a $100 reward by Dennis and Cheri Smith, the owners of Puddlejumpers children's shop in downtown Exeter.
She remembered having her hands full that day, between the money bag, other boxes, her purse, a cell phone and her dog.
Smith had no idea that she dropped the bag in the park, but she's glad Max and his dad, Guy Parenti of Exeter, came along a short time later and scooped it up.
"It was kind of hard to see it," Max recalled.
Max ran over and picked up the bag. He took a look inside and found lots and lots of bills. He said there were $50 bills, $20s and other smaller ones.
There was definitely some paper, but not the kind he expected.
"I heard him make a gasp and he said, 'Dad, look!'" Parenti said.
The find was made late in the day, so Max and his father took the money home, counted it out, and figured they would bring it to the police department the following day.
It didn't take too long for police to trace the money back to Puddlejumpers.
Parenti used the experience as a teachable moment for his young son.
Smith said she planned to deposit the money and would have eventually discovered it missing.
Police Capt. William Shupe also praised Max and his father for their honesty.
"This young man took some advice from his father and because of him the rightful owner got their property back. That's the definition of ethics. It's to do the right thing even when no one is looking," Shupe said.
"We're very proud about what Max did," said Leslie Leahy, school principal.
As for the $100 reward, Max is still trying to figure out how he'll spend it.
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Can anyone give me some web sites with 30-06 and 308 ballistic charts.
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Cindi, on the Brahma/Orpington cross, the 1st generation should show Buff roosters and white hens (brahma markings), the 2nd generation should show the opposite. After that it's anybodys guess. Both The Brahmas and Opringtons breed true and the coloring carries over as noted above. I would agree that the poult with the brahma markings in a Orpington cross, the colors will be the black cape and tail with white body and wings but the black areas will range from gray to black,
In one picture you will see the two roosters, the one light Brahma and I suppose the buff one is the cross between the light Brahma and buff Orpington, is this correct?
The buff coloured hen with the black on the tailfeathers in the middle between these two roosters is the light Brahma cross buff Orpington hen?
In the second picture and the first picture there are some white looking hens, can't see them too good. They are the first generation of the cross between these two breeds? That buff looking hen in the first picture is the second generation of this cross breeding. I remember that you said that the first generation is criss-crossed and the second generation goes criss-crossed back.
Am I getting this all right? Please elaborate, and tell this silly ol' gal if my thoughts are correct or not. Please, as you know me, you must elaborate, comment a whole bunch on stuff. I have that need to know, I am compelled to KNOW things and this is one of the most important things in my life (I say, just one of them, smiling that big smile). Do you still have your beautiful birds hanging around. I have never seen pictures of any of your new stock, only heard you speak of them.
You have perplexed me here. That chick with the brahma markings, the one that you said is a pullet (the top picture in this post) is a pullet, as the genetics go. I took it to be a cockeral and it is no longer here, that is too bad, had I thought it a pullet, I could have got more money selling privately.
I might have been in error, if the sire was a true Light Brahma and the hens Buff orpingtons the ehn should have been buff and the roosters Brahma unless the Rosster you got ffrom me wasn't a purebred Brahma which would have thrown the genetics into a 1/2 generation where the chick would show the 3rd generation hodgepodge coloring. On my 1st postof this thread I got the genetics backward. I must have been real tired or hurting real bad or both when I wrote it. But to answer your question the 3 pictures show a Light Brahma cross hen (washed out black) and 2 Rock cross roosters.


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Canisius College (24-10, 4-5 MAAC) at Manhattan College (16-18, 6-6 MAAC)
April 20-21, 2013
Van Cortlandt Park (Riverdale, N.Y.)
Probable Starters
Game 1: RHP Garrett Cortright (6-2, 1.58 ERA) vs. RHP John Soldinger (2-2, 3.74 ERA)
Game 2: LHP Alex Godzak (5-2, 2.80 ERA) vs. RHP Jacob Marchus (2-1, 1.93 ERA)
Game 3: RHP Devon Stewart (2-4, 5.04 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Scarinci (2-2, 3.46 ERA)
- The Canisius College baseball team concludes its stretch of three straight conference series away from home with this weekend's three-game series at two-time defending MAAC champion Manhattan College.
- Canisius is one of two MAAC schools, along with Iona, who play nine straight MAAC games away from home in 2013.
- Canisius is 17-7 in road games this season after the April 10 win in Akron. The Griffs enter the weekend tied with Cal-State Fullerton for first in the country at the Division I level with the 17 road wins.
- Canisius enters the weekend on a four-game winning streak after a doubleheader sweep (7-5 and 2-1) of the University at Buffalo on Wednesday afternoon.
- The walk-off win in the second game was the first walk-off win for the Griffs since a 1-0 win over Fairfield in the first round of the 2012 MAAC Championship and first at the Demske Sports Complex since a 5-4, 10th inning win over Buffalo on March 30, 2011.
- Since starting the season 4-4, Canisius is 20-6 in its last 26 games.
- Canisius extended its home winning streak to five games, the longest streak at the Demske Sports Complex since a 10-game winning streak spanning the end of the 2010 and beginning of the 2011 season.
- Canisius leads the MAAC in 11 offensive categories, including by 27 points in batting average and by 1.5 in runs per contest.
- The Canisius pitching staff leads the MAAC in strikeouts per nine innings (7.0) and in fewest walks per nine innings (2.69). Canisius is the only pitching staff averaging fewer than 3.1 walks per nine innings and also the only staff with a strikeouts per nine innings average over 6.2.
- The Griffs also lead the MAAC in fielding percentage (.968).
- Canisius has had three winning streak of five games or longer this season. The Griffs have had 14 winning streaks of five or more games since 2008, the highest total in the conference.
- Three Canisius pitchers combined to throw the program's first nine-inning no-hitter at the Division I level in an 8-0 win at Iona on March 29.
- Canisius has 13 Canadians on its roster, the most at the NCAA Division I level.
- Manhattan leads the all-time series 35-20. The Jaspers have won seven of the last eight meetings between the teams after Canisius won all five meetings between the teams in 2010.
- The teams have met in the postseason in each of the last five seasons, with Canisius winning four of those seven meetings. The Jaspers defeated the Griffs twice in the championship round of the 2012 MAAC Championship in Troy, N.Y. to win the conference title last season.
- Manhattan won both games between the teams in Riverdale in 2011, with the third game cancelled.
- Manhattan enters with a 16-18 overall record and 6-6 record in conference play. The Jaspers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over Army on Wednesday. Manhattan lost last weekend's series against Rider after taking a series against Marist the previous weekend.
- Manhattan is hitting .242 and averaging 3.8 runs per game. The Jaspers have a team ERA 5.07 and fielding percentage of .967.
- Ramon Ortega leads the team with a .288 batting average and 19 RBI. Nick Camastro is hitting .286 with 12 hit by pitch and 12 stolen bases. Christian Santisteban is second in the MAAC with five homers.
- John Soldinger has thrown a team-high 55.1 innings with a 2-2 record and a 3.74 ERA. He has an opponents' batting average in .230. Michael Scarinci threw a seven-inning shutout of the Griffs last season. Jacob Marchus has three saves and a 1.93 ERA in 11 appearances (18.2 innings).


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Sooo, I have been craving a really good MMO lately.
I've just been playing whatever is the best choice to stream on Twitch, but I'd love to meet some new people on here... and actually grow together in games, form friendships.
Any suggestions? I was playing Unturned last night and couldn't relate to the kids I was playing with... So the stream was on the quiet side.


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This B list actress would love to be mostly movies, but has been stuck doing television for some time. Her name recognition is high. She was on a very hit show. The show went off the air. She is having an affair with the married rabbi of her temple.
She has filmed one thing since this item was written despite what her IMDb page might lead you to believe. Apparently the word is out that as much as a producer or director would like to hire her their wives won't allow it. She won't steal the husbands but she will do whatever it takes to stay on a show or to get some roles. None of the hit shows she was a regular on were on the big three.


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Longview was first conceived during a late night jam session at the Denton, North Carolina Bluegrass Festival in 1994. A celebration of Rounder Records' 25th anniversary, the session featured James King, Dudley Cornell and Don Rigsby. King, who had recorded with Ralph Stanley in the 1980s, had garnered acclaim with his solo albums including Lonesome And Then Some in 1997 and These Old Pictures in 1995. Cornell, whose father had played with the Johnson Boys in the Washington, D.C. area in the 1950s, had sung lead and played guitar with the Johnson Mountain Boys and had replaced the late John Duffey in the Seldom Scene. Rigsby had played mandolin and sang high tenor vocals in a lengthy list of bands, including the Bluegrass Cardinals, J.D. Crowe & the New South and the Lonesome River Band.
The magic generated during the jam session was reinforced a few months later during a similar jam session at a bluegrass festival in Ohio that featured Cornell, fiddler Glen Duncan and banjo player Joe Mullins. Duncan, who co-led Lonesome Standard Time from 1991 to 1995, was a veteran of recording sessions with Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse, the Osborne Brothers, Reba McEntire and Barbara Mandrell, while Mullins had been a member of Traditional Grass from 1983 until 1995.
At the encouragement of Ken Irwin, co-owner of Rounder, the five musicians came together with bass player Marshall Wilborn of the Lynn Morris Band for a week in December 1995 at the Long View Recording studio complex in North Brookfield, Massachusetts. Recording most tunes live without overdubs, the group cut three songs per day for five consecutive days and performed a live show for a small audience. With a focus on traditional-sounding songs by the Louvin Brothers, Don Reno and Ralph Stanley, the week-long session resulted in an album of tight ensemble playing and emotionally rich vocal harmonies. High Lonesome followed in mid-1999. ~ Craig Harris
Selected Discography
Track List: Deep In The Mountains
Track List: Lessons In Stone
Track List: Longview
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