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Friday, September 2, 2011
Ubuntu, see you in October 2012
I can't say I have thoroughly tested Ubuntu 11.10, but I have quickly checked through the main new features and I must say it does not cut it for me. It feels slow, looks ugly, is needlessly cumbersome at times and plain irrational when it comes to some of its design decisions. Sadly, some interesting features like the introduction of Light DM and Thunderbird fall short when compared to a difficult to explain rush to hide pretty basic controls and a more than obvious desire to copy Apple. In fact, it seems like Ubuntu became "Linux for Human Beings ...that love Apple products!".
Unity keeps being the main reason for me to stay away from Ubuntu, with global menus coming close second. Unlike GNOME Shell, which (like it or hate it and even acknowledging its flaws) does feel like an entire and well-thought paradigm shift, Unity still feels like a glorified menu... that crashes way too often. I know, it does things that classic GNOME menu could not do, but I have not seen anything that justifies the switch.
On a different note, yes, this is simply a Beta, but I remember when I tested Ubuntu 10.10 Beta, it was like previewing the final release version, 95% solid. This feels like pre-Alpha software at times.
Anyways, enough with the complaining, just wanted to say that I have seen enough of Unity to know that I don't want to see any more until I have to. In other words, I will stick to my trusty Maverick Meerkat until it runs out of support in October 2012, hoping that Unity is mature enough by then. If not, I am fairly confident that GNOME Shell and most certainly KDE will be perfect alternatives.
No Ubuntu reviews for a while, it seems!
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I am even not trying the new Ubuntu stuff anymore, lost completeley interest on it. :)ReplyDelete
I certainly agree with your concerns with Unity. It's a real step backward in terms of clarity and ease of use, especially for technical users. While I plan to install and test 11.10, I will be staying with 10.04 until its end-of-life.ReplyDelete
Btw, Chromebooks are cool.
Unity feels slow, because it IS slow.ReplyDelete
For those wanting to stick with LTS release, check out Bodhi Linux. Not only do we use a sane desktop (E17) we backport software to the 10.04 release base so you keep a stable system with current software still.
Thanks all for your comments!ReplyDelete
@JeffHoogland: That idea of backporting current apps is very cool!!
Nice article. I don't like mac but let's face it, it does look good (just the look thou), so is not a new thing that others OS try to implement some aesthetic details on them.ReplyDelete
About unity I don't like it either, in fact I abandoned KDE and gnome a long time ago, fortunately we have e17, or for those more conservative, Xfce. Just try another desktop environment and you'll se ubuntu is not the only way.
- bubba_jonesSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:26 PM
not sure what gnome 3 or unity gets me over ubuntu classic. I understand why unity was needed. KDE and GNOME screwed up.ReplyDelete
As others have said, Unity is not the best idea to come out of Ubuntu. Just the same I have yet to grow accustomed to GNOME 3. I understand they want to make things easier for an average user, but with garbage like Unity and GNOME 3, it's as if they're just forgetting the technical users altogether.ReplyDelete
I'm eventually going to install KDE on my laptop. It's the only other desktop system I'm proficient in (not including all of the lower-scale window managers I've used), and IMO, KDE4 is definitely closer to KDE3 than GNOME3 is to GNOME2. I may check out Enlightenment as it seems like a viable alternative, but I'm going to be honest with you all, I'm swayed by aesthetics despite being a technological user, but I do want practicality with my aesthetics.
In case someone doesn't want Unity, Ubuntu can run on classic Gnome2, just select Ubuntu classic during boot process and enjoy the best Linux distro out there period/ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 9:47 PM
10.10 till October 2012, is looking a better alternative for me too.ReplyDelete
@Arup: That's not exactly true, specially come Ubuntu 11.10 and up. Now that they have moved to GNOME3, all you can do is switch to fallback mode on GNOME3 or use Unity 2D, none of which is even close to Classic GNOME.ReplyDelete
If one wants to get the best of Ubuntu through Classic GNOME, it's better done through either Mint 11 or Zorin 5. However, I am afraid those two will be forced to migrate to GNOME 3 come October this year.
Anyways, I used to think Ubuntu was the best as well, and I still very much respect the huge amount they add to the community, but hey, fortunately there are other options if one does not want to go the Unity way.
Like Bodhi, we also backport at Fuduntu. Plus, for the time being we are sticking to GNOME 2 because it works. :DReplyDelete
Firefox 6, Thunderbird 6, Kernel 3.0.3, Chromium 12 etc shiny and new (in testing) at Fuduntu. :D
@Fewt: Good move.ReplyDelete
Seems backporting will be a good thing lateley to stay on the Gnome 2 side. :)
It's good to know I'm not the only person still clinging to Ubuntu 10.10. Maybe the switch to Unity will pay off in the long run as it improves, but right now going to Unity is like switching from KDE 3.x to 4.0 - painful.ReplyDelete
That's sad to hear. Ubuntu was my first... *sigh* I use PCLinuxOS and I'm very satisfied with it. But I want to test other distros and I'm wondering which one to install next.ReplyDelete
@Lupi, there are plenty of high quality options. Both Bodhi and Fuduntu, which have been discussed by their very own developers in this thread, are great alternatives. Fedora, Mandriva, Zorin, MoonOS, Mint, Pardus... The list goes on and on!ReplyDelete
Canonical seems to think that Ubuntu's user base being comparatively small, and its uses rather more casual than enterprise, it can get away with shipping obviously unfinished products. It is clearly releasing beta grade software in finished releases to obtain the biggest possible testing and bug reporting audience. This is going to sound harsh, but it is somewhat of a cheap tactic. Were Ubuntu a more widespread OS with more dependent users, the potential backlash would have been damaging to Canonical.ReplyDelete
But it's an open source world, the Ubuntu world, so maybe we can all be beta testers, even if we didn't chose it. It's sad, however, that some software developers still don't appreciate the value of shipping truly polished and solid final products. Apple knows that, and Microsoft to a lesser degree.
My proposal, and wish, to Canonical, is to take the Ubuntu community more seriously, as if it is selling a product to a mass market. We are an open source and DIY community, it's true, but this also means we can easily switch OS's, just as Chema posted.
As for me, I'll be sticking to Mint 10 GNOME until 2012, at which point I'll check back on the progress in Linux DEs and experiment with them again.
"Were Ubuntu a more widespread OS with more dependent users, the potential backlash would have been damaging to Canonical."ReplyDelete
I don't know, as much as I dislike Unity, this strategy seemed to have worked alright for Windows with Vista!
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Did you try Xubuntu? It's a great and very fast system.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:15 PM
F..... ubuntu FOREVERRRRRRRRRReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:21 PM
Maverick Meerkat runs out of support in April 2012ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:28 PM
By the way ubuntu 11.10 looks so nasty like a bubble gum desktop wow, im getting scared dont know what to do even had in mind windows.too much weed and beer going on with ubuntu guys.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 23, 2011 at 4:13 AM
This looks like a dead thread but....you do know you can easily change the look of Unity so it looks like 10.10 right?.ReplyDelete
I am sorry, I have no idea about Unity... dislike it too much to investigate! ;-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 6:08 PM
Used Unity in 11.04...for a hour..long enoughReplyDelete
to realize I had made a SEROUS mistake. Like
many folks I use Ubuntu at work (in my case
11.04 with the "classic" desktop). I have done
a LOT of free advertising for the Ubuntu folks
in past ( 6.10...where have the years gone 8-])
so seeing the desktop broken like this is very
depressing. No...we use a mouse and not keyboard
shortcuts...that is actually a LOSS of functionality.
- AnonymousNovember 18, 2011 at 1:58 AM
Unity in two words: Epic FailReplyDelete
I saw it the other way; Epic Fail in one word: UnityReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2012 at 8:22 PM
As a former windows user unity is pretty good bait to switch...but after using it for a while I switch to mint..ReplyDelete
Linux Mint Maya (13) Rocks. Based on last Ubuntu, they realized how to preserved the desktop, and made a second desktop option aswell. You should try it out. "Mate" is a good desktop.ReplyDelete


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1. According to New York City's Office of Emergency Management, the last hurricane to pass directly over the city was in 1821. The storm surge was so high that the city was flooded up to Canal Street.
2. Katharine Hepburn nearly died in the 1938 Long Island Express hurricane.
On September 21st, 1938, it came without warning. As the story goes, Katharine Hepburn was out playing golf in Fenwick as the monster storm approached. Hepburn and many others rode out the storm in Fenwick. She wrote in her 1991 memoir that 95% of her personal belongings were either lost or destroyed, including her 1932 Oscar, though it was later found intact.
3. New York airports are extremely vulnerable to hurricanes.
Both New York airports are located next to bodies of water. In 1960, La Guardia Airport was flooded during Tropical Storm Brenda.
4. Hog Island, a one mile long island south of Rockaway Beach, was never seen again after the hurricane of 1893.
On the night of August 23, 1893, a devastating Category 2 hurricane made landfall. By the following morning, August 24, Hog Island had mostly disappeared. New York City's leading hurricane historian, Nicholas Coch, a professor of coastal geology at Queens College, believes that this is the only reported incidence of the removal of an entire island by a hurricane. (via)
5. The 1938 hurricane destroyed hundreds of trees and killed thousands of birds in Central Park. Immigrant children collected the birds to SELL TO RESTAURANTS.
In Central Park, "More than a hundred noble trees were torn up by the roots, and branches were twisted off everywhere." The park was devastated and thousands of dead birds fell to the ground after being washed out of, or drowned in their nests. Groups of children gathered the birds and picked them up, with the apparent intention of selling them to restaurants. (via)
6. The 1938 hurricane completely decimated the city's communication system.
High winds brought down telegraph wires and left the city almost entirely cut off from communication with the outside world. (via)
7. The statistical average time between hurricanes hitting New York is about 75 years.
New York is overdue for one. The last hurricane to hit New York was in 1938 (and that wasn't even a direct hit). The last direct hit was in 1821!
8. New York City is the second worst place a hurricane could strike in the United States.
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9. The Great September Gale of 1815 (the word hurricane wasn't used then) was the first major hurricane to impact New England in 180 years. The storm was so powerful that it rained salt water.
Historical reports recount the rain tasting like salt, the grapes in the vineyards tasting like salt, the houses had all turned white, and the leaves on the trees appeared lightly frosted. (via)
10. The 1938 Long Island Express hurricane winds reportedly caused the Empire State Building to sway.
And you thought the earthquake was scary. (via)
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'"All the way around Buffalo's box," Daigle said. "It looked like they got caught looking."'
Archives for October 2002
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Penguins Report: 10/27/02
'Other rookies are getting more attention around the league, but few have more responsibility than Sabres D Henri Tallinder. A second-round pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, he is logging more than 20 minutes per game, second-most among rookies, and is working all special teams. He has no points but a plus-3 rating in his eight games. "There's not a thing you can say bad about him," Coach Lindy Ruff said yesterday. "I don't know if I can pick out a moment where he's been beat one-on-one."'
Pens bounce back, blast Sabres
'The Penguins and Sabres had five power-play goals and one shorthanded tally between them before the first even-strength goal was scored.'
Daigle chips in on offense
'Daigle can breathe a small sigh of relief, thanks to special teams. He scored his first goal since March 3, 2000, at 16:23 of the first period, and added an assist at 12:08 of the second period. Wayne Primeau also scored his first goal of the season.'
Penguins 5, Sabres 2
'The Penguins are 10-1-4 in their last 15 home games against Buffalo.'
Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 2
'After allowing a shorthanded tally by Buffalo, the Penguins made sure they took advantage of their power-play opportunities, erupting for four straight man-advantage goals to take a 4-1 lead.'
Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 2
'Pittsburgh cashed in on its first four power-play chances Saturday night and Alexei Kovalev extended his goal-scoring streak to five games as the Penguins cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.'
Sabres thrilled to go on the road
The upcoming 6-game road trip probably couldn't have come at a better time for the Buffalo Sabres. Going to confines more friendly than HSBC Arena may just be what the team needs.
Devils win a tough one
'Five one-goal games. Five one-goal victories.'
It's official o the power play from 2001-02 is back
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Sabres vs. Penguins
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Penguins Report: 10/26/02
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Penguins-Sabres scouting report
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Faye White and Katie Chapman
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Faye White helped kick-start England's World Cup qualifying campaign by scoring the first goal of an 8-0 victory over Malta in Blackpool on Sunday. A Fara Williams hat-trick, a brace from Jess Clarke and goals from Emily Westwood and Rachel Unit saw England steam to victory. Arsenal's Katie Chapman was an unused substitute for the Three Lions.
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Azerbaijan Ladies v Wales Ladies, October 28
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Georgia v Scotland, October 28
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Arsène Wenger has refuted suggestions by Laurent Blanc that foreign ownership of clubs is reducing football managers in England to "puppets".
Kevin Keegan and Alan Curbishley left Newcastle and West Ham respectively this month and both cited a lack of control with transfer dealings as reasons for their departures.
Blanc, now in charge at Bordeaux, believes that Premier League bosses are being forced to change the way they operate but Wenger insists that his fellow managers - including Blanc - will not relinquish enough control to make this a lasting trend.
"No, look at the moment at what is happening at Newcastle," said Wenger at his pre-match press conference. "They have problems finding a new manager, because managers just refuse to be like that.
"I don't think Laurent Blanc - who is from the younger generation - will accept that. I know him well and like him, but I don't think he will accept to be treated like that. He will want to be a man."
Wenger is watching developments on Tyneside with interest. Joe Kinnear was installed as interim manager today but Wenger believes that the upheaval at Newcastle is making prospective managers think twice about taking on the job.
"Newcastle, for example, is for me a very interesting challenge in a stable environment," said Wenger. "They have massive support and they deserve success and you would like to see them get a manager there who can turn that round.
"But they have created now an unstable position, because the owner wants to sell and they have no manager. So the situation is very difficult for someone to move in because he thinks someone will move in in the next two to three weeks to five years. You never know - it could be today.
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If I had my way, Election Day would be in the past right now. It's been a brutally long slog, both nationally and here in Utah, and it would be just fine to forget about it for another few years.
At this point, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama appear to be in a dead heat, and we won't know who prevails until late Tuesday if then (can you say Florida, hanging chads, the U.S. Supreme Court?).
For now, most people I know are just tired of it all, the ads, the charges and countercharges, and the last-minute dreariness of a process that started too soon and lasted too long.
But there are a few things on which Utahns can count. It's a sure thing that the state's political power structure will remain as is. The governor's office and our largely GOP congressional delegation won't change much, even if Jim Matheson can stop Mia Love.
Neither, sadly, will our Legislature, for decades dominated by Republican men.
It's at the presidential level that I worry. President Barack Obama has done fine work during megastorm Sandy, steadying the afflicted Eastern states with prompt disaster relief and much compassion.
Meanwhile, Mitt Romney, who opposed the auto-industry bailout, lately has become obsessed with Jeeps. (FYI, those U.S. jobs aren't going to China. Really.)
Their campaigns have been at loggerheads on so many issues: jobs, deficits, taxes, health care, renewable energy, oil, gas and coal, contraception, abortion, marriage, foreign trade, diplomacy, the armed forces, the lethal Libyan attack on the American consulate, Iran and Israel and the war in Afghanistan.
Obama hasn't fixed everything he inherited four years ago; consider the rising national debt, the stubbornness of the recession and continuing unemployment (although the numbers are dropping).
On the other hand, he has led an intelligent, effective campaign, and his economic policies seem to favor those of us who live modest lives.
The Affordable Care Act, the president's signature achievement, certainly needs adjustment, but it has the potential to provide health care to millions who can't afford it now.
Romney, of course, once said the poor do have medical care. If they get hurt or sick, they can go to an emergency room.
The Republican nominee has been all over the map, courting tea partyers and then wandering back to what he must consider middle ground.
But it was his contemptuous reference to the "47 percent" that sealed my conviction that he never should occupy the White House. At a private fundraiser in Florida, he dismissed nearly half the nation's citizens. It was a moment that most unveiled his patrician inclinations.
Meantime, hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent by both sides, thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court's misguided Citizens United ruling. The über-rich, such as the Koch brothers and their counterparts on the Democratic side, have shoveled big money into campaigns.
Romney has said he would end the Federal Emergency Management Agency and hand disaster relief and money to the states (which already do the ground work at home). He wants to drill and frack. He's a big fan of coal, and one of his most fervent supporters is Bob Murray, whose Crandall Canyon mine killed nine Utah men in 2007.
Oh, and Ann Romney wants to get rid of traditional public schools and teacher unions in favor of charter schools.
At the end, I just can't get my mind around what a Romney presidency would look like. Maybe he'll revert to his businessman side and methodically set out to do what he wants done.
But it may be that he keeps to his more radical ideas: making tax cuts for the very rich permanent, cutting deductions on charitable giving and spending much more on the military.
I'm sticking with Obama. He's disappointed me, certainly, but his conviction, integrity and intelligence are what this country needs right now. And if he makes it, I hope Hillary Clinton remains secretary of State (with an eye to 2016); her work for the world's women is matched only by that of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Media report Palin's claim that Obama has not "authored ... a single major law or reform" without noting laws he has passed
Numerous print media outlets uncritically reported Gov. Sarah Palin's claim that Sen. Barack Obama "is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform -- not even in the state senate," without noting that Obama has played key roles in the passage of reform legislation at both the federal and state levels, including a bill that McCain co-sponsored and thanked Obama for his work on.
In reporting on Gov. Sarah Palin's September 3 speech [1] at the Republican National Convention, numerous print media, including the Los Angeles Times [2], the Chicago Tribune [3], Time magazine [4], the Dallas Morning News [5], Reuters [6], and an article [7] and a column [8] by Debra Saunders in the San Francisco Chronicle, uncritically reported Palin's claim that Sen. Barack Obama "is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform -- not even in the state senate," without noting that Obama has played key roles in the passage of reform legislation at both the federal and state levels. For example, Sen. John McCain, a co-sponsor [9] of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, thanked [10] Obama for his work on the bill.
Obama was a lead co-sponsor of that bill (S.2590 [11]), which sought to "require full disclosure of all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds" -- an amount that approximately [12] totals $1 trillion in federal grants, contracts, earmarks and loans. While signing the bill into law on September 26, 2006, Bush recognized [13] Obama as a sponsor of the legislation, saying, "I want to thank the bill sponsors, Tom Coburn from Oklahoma, Tom Carper from Delaware, and Barack Obama from Illinois." Moreover, in a press release [12] upon Senate passage of the bill, the bill's primary sponsor, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), referred to the legislation as the "Coburn-Obama Bill." In media [14] reports [15], the bill has also been referred to as the "Coburn-Obama" legislation or bill.
At the state level, Obama was a co-sponsor of a 1998 Illinois ethics law [16] outlawing political fundraising on Illinois state property and barring lobbyists from giving gifts to state legislators. Obama biographer David Mendell wrote about Obama's work on the bill in his book Obama From Promise to Power:
Working the bill was an eye-opening experience for the freshman senator. It was a tough assignment for a new lawmaker, since he was essentially sponsoring legislation that would strip away long-held privileges and perks from his colleagues. In one private session, a close colleague angrily denounced the bill, saying it impinged on lawmakers' inherent rights. But Obama worked the issue deliberately and delicately, and the measure passed the senate by an overwhelming 52-4 vote. "This sets the standard for us, and communicates to a public that is increasingly cynical about Springfield and the General Assembly that we in fact are willing to do the right thing," Obama told reporters immediately after the bill's passage. The bill was not a watershed event anywhere but Illinois. It essentially lifted Illinois, a state with a deep history of illicit, pay-to-play politics, into the modern world when it came to ethics restrictions. [Page 124]
Obama was also the sponsor of the "Democratic Republic of Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act of 2005" (S.2125 [17]), signed into law by President Bush on December 22, 2006. Obama worked with Republican Sen. Richard Lugar (IN) to produce the "Lugar-Obama proliferation and threat reduction initiative," which President Bush signed [18] into law on January 11, 2007. The initiative, according to Obama's Senate website, "expands U.S. cooperation to destroy conventional weapons. It also expands the State Department's ability to detect and interdict weapons and materials of mass destruction."
Obama also introduced [19] a bill in the Illinois senate requiring police departments to videotape interrogations of murder suspects within interrogation rooms. The bill was signed into law in 2003. A May 9, 2003, Chicago Daily Herald article reported on Obama's involvement in the bill:
[Gov. Rod] Blagojevich's indication Thursday that he supports the plan is a turnaround from his previous position. The governor previously said he opposed videotaping interrogations but supported taping of confessions.
Blagojevich said he'd changed his mind after being satisfied that Obama had ironed out "some of the practical challenges that deal with the issue of videotaping interrogations."
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Nowadays she's a world-class fashion designer, but Lauren Conrad certainly hasn't forgotten about her reality television roots.
The "Laguna Beach" babe took to her Twitter account today (May 31) to unveil plans for a new show in celebration of the 10th anniversary of "The Hills" on MTV.
We all know "The Hills" did some embellishing here and there over the course of its run on MTV and now Brody Jenner has confessed that although he was dating Lauren Conrad while the cameras were rolling, nothing happened after the director yelled "cut!"
The 30-year-old hunk admitted to the staged relationship during Thursday's (July 3) episode of "The Brody Jenner Podcast with Dr. Mike Dow."
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During her interview on "Bethenny," the pregnant television star confessed to Frankel, "I faked relationships, faked fights. I don't care anymore—I can tell you. At this point, it's been so many years."
Though it's been about three years since the finale aired, fans are still talking about "The Hills" thanks to an alternative ending that was aired on MTV on Friday (August 9).
Back in 2010, the gang took their final bow with Brody Jenner saying goodbye to Kristin Cavallari before she jetted off to Europe.
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Though cloaked in the guise of a reality show, secrets about the hit series "The Hills" are being revealed thanks to Kristin Cavallari.
In an interview with E! host Giuliana Rancic, the former reality star was asked about the rumors that she was a drug user.
Strutting her gorgous gams through the Big Apple, Kristin Cavallari arrived at "New York Live" studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza this afternoon (December 4).
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Anybody consider a Tesla Model S (Performance) over the f10 M5??
Close in performance - (0-60 Tesla supposedly is faster). If range is not an issue - the model S is a cool and fast car. Seems a bit expensive for what you get. Even after $7500 Obama rebate it is $100k (performance model) with some accessories. Then they charge $600 a year for service. But no hi-octane fuel off sets the price over time.
I posted on the Tesla board and not suprisingly most of them thought I was nuts to consider an old ICE car ('13 f10 M5) over a Model S.
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Personally I don't care for the look of the Tesla... one parked next to me at a hockey game and I was not impressed. Kinda looks like a rental car to me, not very aggressive looking at all. The interior was very nice, but you don't get Nav if you are not in cell coverage range.... which I guess is no big deal because you won't be going very far with it. Again, I would say to the Tesla crowd.. sure you can beat me to 60... but after 5 times doing that and one time around the track, you are going to have to have a flat bed come pick you up because you will be out of juice...
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i drove the tesla roadster in the mountains before and it is a really fun car to drive. Fast and great handling ... however if you are looking for that 'car driving' feel ... it lacks it completely. I had fun driving it because it felt like a adult go-kart on steroids ... but I wouldn't really care to own it.
If I am coughing up 100K I would not like to blend with all the 1/2 price dumb S! Lol it will be a M5 for sure. If 50k I shall consider Tesla
I went into the Tesla store at the Domain last night
It is a manufacturers outlet so they can't talk price. The girl told me that the Tesla outruns the M5 in 0-100mph and I should google it. She says the Tesla has 440ft lb torque and I know the M5 is 500 so I told her it had to be a bad driver in the M5. I googled the video and guess what, it's no longer up anywhere, not even edited into other videos. I suspect it was taken down because it was misleading. Apparently the M5 spins out at the start which was my guess.
Anyway, the M5 is a very fine machine and you get a lot more for the money than just the speed. It's a better driving car and has superior range. You can't get that Tesla out on the back roads of Texas and run it to 180mph or whatever the top end is on the M5. Not having one I wouldn't know but I get my 535 up to 147 easily. I haven't speed tested the top end since I got the Dinan Stage 2 but I have run it to 130 from 70 and it gets there faster now. The low end with that Dinan tune is also impressive, I can get rear end slip now from 30mph when I hit it and that never happened before the tune.
The interior of the M5 is much better than the Tesla I saw last night. The upholstery in the Tesla isn't close to as nice and the design of the controls is better in the M5 if you ask me. Also, most M5's are sold with the executive package which includes the active, ventilated seats. I have those in my new X5 and they are the best seats I have ever experienced in a car.
The Tesla is just an around town car and great for commuting but that isn't what I would pay $110k for, not now anyway. I can get a lot more car for the money buying the M5.
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Model S would not be a car for me until electric is widely available and there is competition with Lithium ion battery pack.
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Yes I did but the M5 is a superior car. No question.
I agree with wrsbmw post. I could drive both the Tesla S twice and the M5 about 6 times.
First the video showing the Tesla S "beating" the M5 is very lame. You will clearly see that the Tesla S is departing BEFORE the M5 thus she is arriving a bit before the M5 (about half the car length). I would say that they are comparable on this video.
Second, we dont even know in this video if the M5 driver was using launch control or not. That would make a huge difference.
Then with my own experience I can safely say that the interior of the M5 is way superior to the Tesla S one. There is absolutely no comparison at all. The Tesla S feels cheap and its quality is very so so. The M5 interior is superior and its quality is top notch. I personally hate the 17inches touch screen on the Tesla S. It is way too intrusive when you are driving and also you have some light reflexions on it that are painful.
If you compare autonomy, the M5 is beating the Tesla S big time: I could get 420 mile from a 21gal tank on a M5. If you can get 300 miles from a Tesla S, you will be "lucky" or ... running at 55mph.
Then if you want to go to the racetrack, the Tesla S will not last too long as already said.
Also, the Tesla S is actually more expensive than a M5 for comparable installed options. So what you have to put in gazoline on the M5 for about 3 years is roughly the difference in price.
But then, there is the "big lies" from Tesla about durability of the batteries (they are supposed to last 8 years...) and cost for changing them. On a Testla 85kWh, the cost is about $12K if your prepaid them now. This is the cost in 8 years from now as Tesla is betting on price reduction. The current cost would be about 3 to 4 times that price, so basically between $36K a $48K. I have heard that it is $560 per kWh, so you do the maths... Then try to sell a Tesla S after 4 years of usage, knowing that the batteries are 50% used, I am betting that its value will be not very high and not very appealing to a potential buyer.
Last and not least, you CANNOT practically recharge a Tesla S everywhere you go. Yes you can recharge it but it will take 20h on a normal 110V socket. Until you have those fast charging station everywhere, this is NOT practicable, except for commuting to your work where you can recharge your car too if you are lucky.
All in all, I am convinced that in 10 years from now, those electric cars will be a viable option and that their cost will go down in some ways. But for now, there are more like expensive commute cars for rich people that want to be fancy: because you need to have another car to be able to have a Testla S.
Go for a M5, you will enjoy it a lot. Much more than a Tesla S. Then just look back at the electric cars in 5 to 10 years from now.
PS: the Tesla S is not making any engine noise. I widely prefer to hear the sound of the twin turbo V8 in the M5... (even if some purists would even prefer the old V10)
great decision.
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I am waiting to see how the Tesla fairs long term.
Unlike a traditional car, the Tesla poses an interesting question for resale.
Case in point, what will be the resale value on an 8 year old Tesla that needs a new battery pack which Tesla claims cost $30k retail?
How many folks would be willing to buy a used car that needs $30k in repairs? If so what would it be worth.
I have a hunch that an $100k Tesla compared to an $100k M5 from a resale value perspective will be drastically different.
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Not to mention Tesla just announced they a "unique" financing scheme. Where you basically finance the car as a purchase and Tesla gives you a guraranteed buyback price 3 years later.
Effectively a lease residual of 43%!!!! That says wonders of what they think the cars will be worth in 3 years..
Since a large costs of a Tesla is batteries, would Tesla prices come down or go up?
Time will tell.
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After I test drove both M5 and Tesla S performance, my answer: No Way Jose!
Once super-capacitors get traction, Tesla all the way.
For now and the foreseeable future, M5.
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I just bought my M5 and much prefer it over the Tesla. As far as I can tell, I have the only M5 in my neighborhood but there are already 4 or 5 Teslas.
I'm sure there are more F10 5 series in your area than Teslas.
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I suppose for a lot of peolpe who continually lease a high dollar car, such as business owners, the residual or trade value won't matter since you could walk into a new lease well before the Telsa battery lifetime becomes an issue.
For me, I just don't like the Telsa styling at all, aside from the driving feel. The wheel wells look too low and the whole rear end just looks bloated from the side profile. No question IMO the M5 is the more desirable car, but I need AWD enough to not make it the best choice for me. Tons of Telsas around my area of late, but nothing like they were crawling all over like Honda Accords recently while in the OC.
I just got a 2013 M5 with a 6-sp manual and looked hard at the Tesla before getting the M5.
The Tesla is a brilliant car: well built, nice interior (in the front of the car, more on that in a minute) and phenomenal performance. What I didn't like were: 1) no driver involvement, it is a well built nicely riding appliance; 2) the back seat area is pretty bad: no cupholders in the back, not even a center arm-rest for rear passengers; 3) unproven long-term reliability etc.
The M5, especially with the 6 speed manual, is just a demon. Its impeccably finished, has tons of driver involvement, and the knowledge that you have a twin-turbo V8 monster under the hood is enough to make any red-blooded enthusiast sit up and start speaking German.
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I had the good fortune to work with Josh Bernoff, co-author of Groundswell and Empowered, on a groundbreaking new report. Along with colleagues from across Forrester, he has raised the red flag on a new era of competitive advantage that ties together what technology has brought us — information — with the end goal in mind — the customer — to define a new strategic focal point for companies that he and we now call the age of the customer. See his initial blog post here, or watch this video about the report:
Why is this so important? Because many companies have maximized the value of information that has dominated technology investment and decision-making since the early 1990s when the Internet boom began, computers got substantially cheaper and more powerful, and connectedness began to change the dynamic between people and companies. Over the next decade or more, the only way companies will truly stand apart from their competition will be a devotion to combining information, technology, and decision-making into a defensible and fundamentally stronger position — obsessing about the best customers that they have and demonstrating that value in terms of products, marketing, and service.
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MISSION PULLS PLUG ON AQUARIUM: Longtime plans to build a destination aquarium in Johnson County, much bigger in fact than the one recently opened at Crown Center, come to an abrupt halt this week.
U-S SENATE RACE HEATS UP: Is President Obama giving up on Missouri? And if so, does that only hurt Claire McCaskill in her bid to win re-election to the U-S Senate?
SHUFFLING THE POLITICAL DECKS IN KANSAS: The political news in Kansas centers on the chaos over redistricting as hundreds of candidates file for office in brand new political districts while some longtime incumbents see their seats totally vanish.
CROWN CENTER SHUTS DOWN A SUMMER TRADITION: It's not summer in Kansas City for many families with small children, without a cool down at the Crown Center fountains. But that decades long tradition is now over. Crown Center is adopting a zero tolerance policy. No more splashing and cavorting in its water. Some surprised parents are now threatening a boycott of the shopping area.
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The Society of Genealogists has an increasing number of online datasets available to their members. This index will add good background material for those with non-conformist ancestors.
Baptist Magazine index
The Society of Genealogists has in its possession a card catalogue of names extracted from the Baptist Magazine, on which this work is based. It includes several thousand births, marriages and deaths occurring in the magazine from the 18th and 19th centuries (the card draws are labelled 1809-1851 but there are a significant number of entries from outside these years). No indication is given in the index about how comprehensive it is.
A significant number of the entries relate to Baptist ministers, deacons and their families, and many women are listed. Some of the entries are particularly useful genealogically eg. Edward Foster's father and grandfather are shown, together with their year of birth. Some of the entries do not appear in the RG 4 registers, so this may be the only record of a vital event.
The references at the end of each entry refer to the year of the Baptist Magazine (BM) in which the notice appears. Sometimes (but frustratingly not always) the page number is also given.
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Senior Micaela Brebion, an international development major, takes her buddy Robert to Buffalo Wild Wings all the time because it's his favorite restaurant. Brebion is one of the many University of St. Thomas students involved with Best Buddies Texas, which is a part of an international non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing socialization and employment opportunities.
To culminate a year of service, the UST group is participating in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 4 at Terry Hershey Park.
Brebion, historian and treasurer of Best Buddies Texas, is encouraging others to walk with the Best Buddies group.
"I've always wanted to help with social projects," Brebion said. "For this, we want people to come out and have fun. We'll mostly be walking, but there will be booths, food and activities like face painting. It's for a good cause and we hope, because it is at the park, for it to be bigger and better than ever."
Since her freshman year, Brebion has been an active member of the organization. Her goal is to keep UST students active with their buddies by visiting them at the Best Buddies Texas center, 3550 West Dallas St.
"We try to get students really involved," she said. "We have weekly chapter meetings on campus and try to have a good relationship with students. We want them to go visit their buddies too. When I visit, I like to hang out with everyone, so it's great to go to the Center."
The UST Team is ranked second in fundraising out of all the Texas teams, and Brebion is the second highest fund raiser out of all Best Buddies Texas participants. As a team, UST has raised $830. Team members include Chloe Jester, senior and president of Best Buddies Texas, Laurie Drell, Brian Ehlinger, Karina Flores, Sarah Loeffler, Daniel Quijano, Jesse Roberts, Bonnie Treece and Diana Vo.
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I love how we are quoted chapter and versus from theists all the time. So I thought it would be fun to come up with your favorite personal versus. They can be things that you live by or just simply how you are feeling. Here's what I have come up with:
Robert 10:12 I really don't care what you think!
Robert 12:24 You can kiss my atheist @ss!
Robert 35:17 Be the goat!
Robert 16:54 You pray for me, I will think for you.
Your turn!
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I was looking at that "Footprints" thing some time back and I realised it was missing something.
So I thought I'd take a swing at finishing it.
See what you think.
"The LORD replied, my precious, precious child, I Love you and I would never leave you! During your times of trial and suffering when you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.
The man thought about this.
He thought about it for a long, long time.
Finally he said ,"Bulls*it!"
When the time of trial came, I faced it alone.
There were only one set of footprints because I was standing on my own two feet .
Against all that the world could throw at me.
And I endured.
You? You weren't there.
You weren't ever there.
And I didn't need you.
I never did and I never will.
There came no reply,
Just silence.
It was then that the man knew .
It had always been …
just silence."
Morality is doing right regardless of what you are told, religion is doing what you are told regardless of what is right.
Love them when they least deserve it; that's when they need it the most.
Matt 1:1 - All words in the book of Matt are true
Matt 1:2 - This line is false
Matt 6:66 - And the lord Matt spake to his his subjects and said "Thou shall have no god before you, including me, "
Matt 6:67 - "and all society must be just and fair and allow for freedom of/from religion."
Matt 6:68 - "And so it was that the believers of Matt ceased to believe."
I was wondering if I could cherry-pick Mat 6:66
... "Thou shall have no god... "
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Abortion: 26:54 ~ Translation of what "half illiterate Fundy" is saying ladies.. The only opinion that matters is his own.. Your rights are nothing compared to his beliefs.. This is the mode of thinking that gets people to blow up buildings, Stone someone to death in the middle east, Has caused the African witch hunts and honor killings.. I could go on but it turns my stomach.
Ben 1:1 And Ben said let there be rational thought. 1:2 and there was and Ben saw this was oh so good!
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Mark 1:1 The very definition of faith implies doubt. Doubt is not something to be worshipped. It is to be questioned.
Mark 1:2 If we do not question doubt, then it is no longer doubt. It is acceptance.
Mark 1:3 If we accept doubt as truth, then we are lazy.
Mark 1:4 I am a lazy son of a bitch, but never so lazy that I will not question the things that bring questions to mind.
michael 1:1 to be human is to be empathetic to others, curiosity to explore an learn,
michael 1:2 nothing wrong with not knowing but there is somthing wrong with willfuly not knowing
Picard 1:1 We do exactly what we'd do if this Q never existed. We're going to be damned. Let's be damned for what we really are.
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A personal favorite of mine.
"I need no master to punish me in order to behave as I ought. If I did, I would be no more than a child who obeys his father's rules only because he fears the whip, and not because he actually means good."
Now, I read this in the fourth book of the "Inheritance" trilogy by Christopher Paolini. I have no doubt that it's paraphrased from another source, but I'm too lazy to go find it.
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The problem isn't the CMDB software or the processes you use to populate and manage the CMDB. Nor is it the fault of the vendors of the various assets. It's simply an unfortunate side effect of the complex, dynamic IT world that we live in today. In fact, according to Gartner, Poor data quality is a primary reason for 40% of all business initiatives failing to achieve their targeted benefits.
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The New York Yankees say they are not trading third baseman Alex Rodriguez, so they likely will need to find a player who could spell both Rodriguez and shortstop Derek Jeter.
Rodriguez, 37, made 38 of his 119 starts at designated hitter last season, and that number only figures to increase as he continues to lose mobility.
Jeter, 38, is recovering from surgery on his left ankle. While he is expected to be back by Opening Day, his availability could be limited early in the season.
The Yankees are not without alternatives: Eduardo Nunez, 25, plays both short and third, while Eric Chavez, 34, again could help at third if he re-signs as a free agent.
The team, however, needed to rely upon journeyman Jayson Nix at times last season, and would be in a similar position again if players higher on the depth chart suffered injuries.
An upgrade over Nix would give the Yankees further protection against issues with Rodriguez and/or Jeter — and both the free-agent and trade markets offer possible solutions.
Among free agents, Marco Scutaro would be one intriguing possibility; he started 25 games at short for the Colorado Rockies last season and 15 at third for the San Francisco Giants before taking over second for the Giants and helping the team to the World Series title.
Jeff Keppinger would be another option, though it might be a stretch to envision him at short, where he has not played since 2010. Keppinger started 41 games at third for the Rays last season, 23 at second and 21 at first.
The trade market offers less clarity, but the Detroit Tigers could trade Jhonny Peralta if they found a better shortstop, and the Arizona Diamondbacks could move Willie Bloomquist or John McDonald if they acquired a regular at short.
However it shakes out, the Yankees figure to need plenty of help behind Rodriguez and Jeter next season. And Chavez and Nunez probably will not be enough.
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KEITH WINKINGAffiliation:
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Artist's BiographyKeith Winking is a professor at Texas State University, where he teaches trumpet, directs the Texas State Jazz Orchestra, and is a member of the SouthWest BrassWorks. Dr. Winking received his undergraduate degree in Music Education from Quincy University, his M.M. in Trumpet Performance from Texas State, and his D.M.A. in Trumpet Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. His teachers have included Raymond Crisara, Vince Cichowicz, Leon Rapier and Don "Jake" Jacoby. He has served as a visiting lecturer to scores of universities and conservatories, including the Moscow and St. Petersburg Conservatories.
Dr. Winking has presented solo and ensemble concerts and clinics throughout the United States, Canada, Sweden, Japan, Switzerland and Russia. He is a freelance trumpet player, performing with many local and national groups, including the Austin Symphony, the Austin Jazz Orchestra, James Brown, the Manhattan Transfer, and the Austin Sinfonietta. He has extensive recording experience and has recorded national jingles for Sonic, McDonalds and American Express. He has also taped numerous TV shows, including PBS's "Lonesome Pines," TNN's "Texas Connection," PBS's "Austin City Limits" and a taping for the BBC entitled "Rhythms of the World." He has presented papers at the International Trumpet and New York Brass Conferences and also published articles in The International Trumpet Guild Journa, the International Jazz Educators Journal and School Band and Orchestra Magazine. Dr. Winking is a voting member of the National Association of the Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy's).


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Subang, 27 February 2014: Malaysia Airlines Haj & Charter will be working together with Ankeyunda to establish a strategic partnership for the provision of scheduled air charter service between Kuala Lumpur to sectors in China beyond the airline's network.
Both air charter services signed a Memorandum of Understanding today at The Saujana Hotel, Subang to establish the service-user business arrangements.
The MOU was inked by Malaysia Airlines' Vice President of Haj & Charter, Yazid Mohamed and Ankeyunda (M) Sdn Bhd's Board Chairman, Han Weihua, witnessed by Malaysia Airlines' Senior Vice President Global Sales and Distribution, Duncan Bureau, Malaysia Airlines' Senior Manager, Haj & Charter, Hisham Haron, Executive Director of Ankeyunda, Duan Lian as well as Strategic Development Director of Ankeyunda (M) Sdn. Bhd., Sheon Soo Huan.
Also present were Senator Raja Datuk Ropiaah Raja Abdullah, Member of Dewan Negara Malaysia and senior representatives from the Embassy of People's Republic of China in Malaysia.
Speaking at the MOU signing, Malaysia Airlines' Senior Vice President Global Sales and Distribution, Duncan Bureau said "We are delighted to begin a partnership with Ankeyunda as this enables Malaysia Airlines to strengthen its presence in China. This makes good business sense as China is one of the biggest tourism markets in the world and we will be able to develop and operate in this region."
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Forefront l-r,Malaysia Airlines' Vice President of Haj & Charter, Yazid Mohamed shakes hands with Ankeyunda (M) Sdn Bhd's Board Chairman, Han Weihua.
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'They turned the momentum in rare fashion, capturing the lead with 10 shots over the final 7:50 of the second period. They scored three goals in less than three minutes before the intermission and clearly had Cechmanek rattled.'
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Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, professor and chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering has been named a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). Konstantopoulos was one of only nine fellows elected to the Society's Class of 2012.
BMES states that Konstantopoulos received this honor in recognition of his "seminal bioengineering research contributions involving the discovery and characterization of novel selectin ligands expressed by metastatic tumor cells." Formal installation of fellows will take place at the BMES annual meeting October 24-27 in Atlanta.
Konstantopoulos is an affiliated faculty member of Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology. He is also a project leader with the Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center. Together with Martin Pomper, a School of Medicine professor of radiology and co-principal investigator of the Johns Hopkins Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Konstantopoulos is researching mechanochemical effects on metastasis.
Specifically, his work investigates the effects of fluid mechanical forces at different oxygen tension microenvironments on tumor cell signaling, adhesion and migration. Fluid flow in and around tumor tissue modulates the mechanical microenvironment, including the forces acting on the cell surface and the tethering force on cell-substrate connections. Cells in the interior of a tumor mass experience a lower oxygen tension microenvironment and lower fluid velocities than those at the edges in proximity with a functional blood vessel, and are prompted to produce different biochemical signals. These differential responses affect tumor cell fate that is, whether a cell will live or die, and whether it will be able to detach and migrate to secondary sites in the body.
According to the BMES website, members who demonstrate exceptional achievements and experience in the field of biomedical engineering, as well as a record of membership and participation in the Society, have the opportunity to become fellows. Fellows are selected and conferred by the BMES board of directors through a highly selective process. Nominations for each of these categories may be made by Society members and the board of directors.
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hey guys . got a second hand fp lid that has a cracked cheek. it's the gellcoat that's broke . how do i fix this ? was thinking open the crack a little then fill with fiberglass resin . then may be put some fiberglass on the inside to reinforce some . this is a first for me so any help would be great . i'd hate to ruin this lid .
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MY opinion would be to buy a Ruger P89 for my nightstand/range ... Oh yeah, I already did that.
YOUR opinion should be to buy the gun that makes you smile when you pick it up.
All of the guns are good choices, and you will not regret owning any of them. While all companies occassionally make a lemon, none of those gun companies set out to make a bad or dangerous product. They all want to stay in business and keep making a profit.
Which one did you enjoy shooting the most?
Which was the most comfortable?
Did one trigger rub your finger wrong?
Were you clumsy with the mag release on another?
Did you shoot more accurately with one?
Those are questions that only you can answer.


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The Duchess of Cambridge took a trip down memory lane today as she visited her old prep school in Berkshire to celebrate St Andrew's Day. Kate, who was dressed in a tartan Alexander McQueen outfit, spent time talking to pupils at St Andrew's School in Pangbourne, where she was a day pupil between 1986 and 1995.
St Andrew's Day is marked by the school, where Kate, 30, studied from 1986 to 1995, with a range of activities and festivities.
Founded in 1934 with a staff of two and just eight boys, it is still based in the same large red-bricked Victorian country house built in 1885 but it has been enlarged over the years.
Children aged three to 13 are taught at the private institution, which takes day students and caters for others who board - charging just over £16,000 for a weekly boarder.
Kate's first job was to sit down to lunch with staff and some of the older children, and she tucked into a meal of Scottish beef.
Past pupils returning to the private school can request a traditional St Andrew's pudding known as "birdseed" - a mixture of flapjacks and rice crispy cakes - and the Duchess plumped for this sweet treat.
William is said to have played hockey - one of Kate's favourite sports - at the school, but rumours that their romance was kindled that day have been scotched as the Duchess is said to have no recollection of the royal visit.
St Andrew's takes pride in nurturing the creative and sporting talents of its pupils and the school revealed Kate took up the recorder and then moved on to the flute, which she played in the school orchestra.
In hockey, Kate captained the school side and was leading goal scorer in 1995. She still holds the senior girls' high jump record of 1.50 metres and the 4x100m record she set with three other girls has yet to be beaten.
She found herself reminiscing when she joined a group of two to six-year-olds during her tour of the school.
As she walked through a cloakroom lined with coats built at the entrance of a single-storey classroom, she said to headmaster Dr David Livingstone, "This is new"; then as the memories came back she added: "I remember the little [coat] pegs."
About 80 children were sitting cross-legged on the floor and after a few of them replied to her "hello" and wave, a teacher prompted them to say: "Good afternoon your royal highness."
In keeping with the theme of the day, the children sang In Bonnie Scotland while four girls danced a jig.
After the performance, Kate took a seat and asked the children: "Do you have any animals?"
She added: "I can remember when I was here there were little guinea pigs. There was one called Pip and one called squeak - because my sister was called Pippa and I was squeak."
Later on the new artificial sports pitch, Kate threw herself into a hockey game with some of the pupils.
The Duchess played on the wing and at one point crouched low to intercept a ball but it evaded her, but later she picked up her pace to keep up with the fast moving game.
Kirsty Parkhouse, head of girls games at the school, spoke to Kate: "She said it was very different playing on Astro Turf from when she played on grass but she really loved her sport at St Andrew's."Reuse content


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The monitor's resolution is 1024 x 600, and camera signals with up to 1920 x 1080 in resolution can be input. Connections consist of HDMI and Composite RCA inputs, an HDMI loop output, and a headphone jack for monitoring audio, and two speakers are built into the rear for monitoring audio without headphones.
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Tommo, what the phuque was that supposed to be?
Public service announcement from the National Park Service:
Tommo, what the phuque was that supposed to be?
B S islam is just a phuqing stealing blood thirsty cult founded by a pedophile!!!!!
It's a good the the NPS made this before they started keeping veterans out of memorials and keeping people off of land the TAX PAYERS PAY FOR!!! They are knocking this out of the park and are a hair away from being as respected as much as the TSA.
"What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?" -Thomas Jefferson-
"Our rights come from our humanity and may not be legislated away -- not by a vote of Congress, not by the consensus of our neighbors, not even by agreement of all Americans but one." Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
Just the result of Barky the muzloid wisely spending some more of our tax dollars, yikes!


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So I have some questions and would appreciate any help.
Switching from being a high school English teacher to an English language teacher next year. Myself and my girlfriend were accepted into a CELTA course in Thailand beginning in January. We plan to spend the month after completing the course just doing a bit of travel before hopefully finding a job in Korea or maybe Japan.
What is the application process like for getting work? Are there typically quite a few positions available and is the process generally quite fast?
Can we expect to find a job and (successfully) apply for it within a month of getting our qualifications, or should I be applying for jobs now, before I have the CELTA certificate with the expectation I will get it? Are language schools ok with this?
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The Greatest of All Time
"You can't untrain for Monkey" - bdub
Like this?
Ice Cream Man
What bombs? It's just MJ.
I agree. Very well stated. Have I stirred things up enough that I can leave now? Or should I wait for your permission.
Maybe we should take a poll.
Oh Mighty Wing
A poll is nice, but I only value one person's opinion. And since I am that person, a poll is rather useless.
Lazy idiot
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Posted by Henry Peyret on July 6, 2010
Rob Karel and I (thanks to Rob) recently published the second document in a series on metadata, Best Practices: Establish Your Metadata Plan, after a document about metadata strategy. This document:
I will co-author the next document on metadata with Gene Leganza; this document will develop the next practice metadata architecture based partially but not only on a metadata exchange infrastructure. For a lot of people, metadata architecture is a Holy Grail. The upcoming document will demonstrate that metadata architecture will become an important step to ease the trend called "industrialization of IT," sometimes also called "ERP for IT" or "Lean IT."
In preparation for this upcoming document, please share with us your own experiences in bringing more attention to metadata.


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Engineering Tommorrow
So recently a friend at work (the esteemed DJ Hedflux) had a problem with his speakers – he has a pair of powered speakers, and he outputs sound down a normal stereo cable into the speakers. Being a professional DJ, nothing in his system is particually cheap (he's not spending £100 on cables, but he's not buying £1.50 speaker modules from the market) so we can quickly rule out shoddy work and bad connections inside of the devices.
Anyways, he worked out that it was a combination of his computer and his touch lamp causing it – doing things on his computer that required lots of processing, and having the dimmer lamp "dimmed" caused the noise to appear and dissapear.
This is very common, and also, very easy to fix.
How to fix:
The solution is very simple, and very cheap. You'll need a ferrite ring, which you wind the audio cable in just a couple of times, like in the above picture.
Maplins sell these for a couple of pounds, usually find them in the Radio section:
Image stolen from http://www.gbrcaa.org/ntoa/Filters,%20Chokes%20and%20OIs.htm on which site you can also find more information about other kinds of chokes.
The science:
In Hedflux's case, its possible that his computer internals arn't all grounded to the case correctly, or the case to the power supply, so its generating more electrical noise then ideal. The dimmer lamp however is a common source of Electromagnetic Interferance (EMI).
Because he's using a set of powered speakers, the loudspeaker cable is acting as an antenna, and the amplification circuit is having a side effect of acting as a little radio, which is picking up the EMI from the computer and the lamp, and turning it into the annoying hissing noise.
The ferrite bands that he added to the audio cable basically change the frequencies of that cable, effectivly filtering the annoying frequencies out.
Why don't these cables come with the bands installed? Well, the point is that it dosn't STOP the frequencies, it shifts the resonance frequency of the cable. The cable and speakers will still produce noise if the EMI comes in on a different frequency, so it was just bad luck that the EMI in his room was the same frequency as the cable / speaker setup.


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John Harrigan: It's about hunting, women, and Stone Wall to Nowhere
JOHN HARRIGAN | September 14. 2013 9:13PM
There is a thread here.
Nothing new under the sun.
Finally, the Stone Wall to Nowhere.
Look, I'm no neolithic every-stone-formation-has-meaning quasi-historian. Yet I've come across some pretty strange things in my day.
Rudy Shatney and I were hunting around the north-west side of Hedgehog Nubble, a hard-rock imposition that had survived the scrape of the last glacier. It was, and still is, a bit of landscape on the east side of Deadwater Stream.
Yet there it was, a stone wall to nowhere, smack in the middle of an extensive hardwood stand, far from any road or clearing, always in my youth referred to as "an opening."
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(Caveat: I'm besieged by mail. I've always pledged to get back to readers, on the premise that if they care enough to write, I should care enough to write back. But it might take awhile, so don't give up.
Regarding Northern Pass' recent response to my writing in a whole bunch of weekly papers and, in this age-old newspaper, the New Hampshire Sunday News, my 39th year here and counting, on this Northern Pass social and geographical issue: You cannot dance around the facts.
We are simply in the way. Whether buried or not, a power line for others' use will result in a 40-mile gash across the North Country's landscape, the only thing we have left.
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Cookbook awards were recently announced by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. More than 500 titles were entered in seventeen categories.
I'm pleased we already have many of the winners in our collection. To name a few you might want to put on hold or look for next time you are here:
• In the "American" category: The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern
• "Baking: Savory or Sweet" category: Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies
• "Children, Youth and Family" category: Sara Moulton's Everyday Family Dinners
• "Compilations" category: The Essential New York Times Cookbook
Cookbooks are popular. We are restocking our current display of "grilling" books daily. Although the many food and cooking sites on the internet make it easy to find a particular recipe, it's not the same as leafing through a new cookbook with mouthwatering photos as you get inspired to try some new recipes and make the grocery list.
Browse our cookbooks on line or on the shelf.
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About Me
Mother of three amazing boys who during the day hangs out at this place as the Director of Marketplace Systems.
Now, let's get straight to the point though and move on onto my alter-ego.
I'm a Self-taught Pastry Queen with an innate ability to whip up one great batch of French Macarons after another, some would say I also mix up a great cocktail every now and again. When daylight and my camera cooperate, my pictures don't turn up to shabby. Oh, one other fun fact… I LOVE a great glass of wine.
Random facts about this Daydreamer:
- The greatest man I've ever known was my father; he was completely selfless and had the biggest heart. He was the youngest of 7 boys and dedicated most of his young adulthood caring for his dying mother. Once she passed away, he began to live his life. He flew from Cuba to Miami with nothing but the shirt on his back. His brother introduced him to my mother when he was 47, a few months later they got married and the rest is history.
- My mom was the youngest of 10, at 41 she got married and at 42 she gave birth to me. What took her so long you may ask? Well, she was too busy being a nun.
- I was born in the US and moved to Mexico when I was 10 so I could learn how to speak and write spanish properly. After high school I decided it was time to return to the US.
- I spent one year in a Catholic boarding school while I was in Mexico. Take a wild guess who's idea that was. We attended Mass and prayed the Rosary every single day…
- I love to ride horseback. While living in Mexico I learned how to ride on a sidesaddle, and I also dreamed of being on an Escaramuza team.
- I love to drive, I'm somewhat of a speed deamon (shhhh… it's my dirty little secret.) Having a nice fast car is the only thing that's kept me sane after almost 13 years of commuting a minimum of 80 miles per day.
- Living in a house full of boys is the best when you are the only woman, and you don't have to clean the bathrooms.
- If you were to ask me what food item I could eat for every meal every day for the rest of my life without getting sick of it. The answer would be: Ice Cream.
- I grew up watching the Family Film Festival on KTLA, the movies I remember the most were Pippi Longstocking, my favorite of course was Pippi Goes On Board. It's the one in which she bakes a room-full of cookies during Christmas.
- I love to sing while driving… my car thinks I'm wonderful at it, it hasn't complained yet.
- I love hot summer sunny days, or crisp fall sunny days… boo on cloudy, overcast, cold, or rainy days.
- I'm not a picky eater, I'm willing to try pretty much any type of food at least once.
- Boolean hadCoffee = False;
Boolean grumpyJosie = False;
hadCoffee = DidJosieHaveCoffeeToday();
grumpyJosie = True;
//I think there might be a bug here, because sometimes the DidJosieHaveCoffeeToday method returns true, and somehow the grumpyJosie boolean gets set to true, when clearly it should remain false.
- The previous fact was code for: "I'm a geek".
Five out of the ten Amezcua Siblings.
That's me holding up the "5 A" sign…
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Frontiers Lecture: Brilliant Blunders
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To err is human, even if you're a scientist. In this podcast, astrophysicist Mario Livio discusses the interesting scientific mistakes made by famous scientists, the subject of his new book "Brilliant Blunders."
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In 1923, in Inner Mongolia, a young paleontological assistant on a fossil-finding expedition came upon "the superb skull of a gigantic beast," as expedition leader Roy Chapman Andrews described it. It was the skull of Andrewsarchus, a cast of which on the Museum's fourth floor.
Museum Helps Preserve Iconic Tortoise Lonesome George
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Lonesome George, the world-famous Pinta Island tortoise who was the last of his kind when he died in June 2012, will be preserved in consultation with Museum scientists and will be on display at the Museum for a limited time starting this winter before he is returned to the Galápagos.
Europa Report: New York Premiere Thursday, August 1, at the Museum
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Space-adventure fans: Europa Report, a new film about a dangerous trip to a moon of Jupiter, is having its New York premiere at the Museum, on Thursday, August 1. Watch the trailer.
Milstein Science Series: Whales
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The oceans are home to about 80 species of whales, each unique and interesting in ways that fascinate of people of all ages. Learn more about these marine giants in this Milstein Science Series 2013 program, "Whales".


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