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Are you prepared for the end times? You know, bottled water, solar panels, leeches and medicinal marijuana? You don't have a grow house ready, chock full of choice bud? No? You are so not ready! At least, that's what we learn from the latest episode of "Doomsday Preppers" (Tues. at 9:00 p.m. ET on Nat Geo) and this exclusive clip. One doctor decides that, in addition to keeping leeches on hand, he's also growing pot to use as a drug. Right. No, really, he's just using it if society collapses. That's all.
Overall, the survey results show that nearly 9 in 10 (88%) Americans think its likely that the world will experience a major catastrophe, with close to one-third (32%) of these folks believing it will occur less than a year from now. More than half (52%) admit they are not as prepared as they need to be for a potential catastrophe. So, maybe your neighbors will be hitting you up for food and water. Time for deadbolts! Also, more than 8 in 10 (83%) of the nation thinks most Americans will be under-prepared in the event of a catastrophe, so, duh.
Who is Preparing
- Fewer than three in ten (29%) Americans know someone who is preparing for a possible catastrophe; more of them live in the South (33%) or West (31%) than in the Northeast (25%) or Midwest (21%).
How We Prepare
- If Americans did prepare, their top choice of canned or jarred food to have on hand is peanut butter (29%) with far fewer opting for fruit (10%) or vegetables (7%).
- Ten percent of Americans would choose a bottle or can opener to have on hand in a blackout instead of a flashlight (25%), radio (25%), fully charged cell phone (20%) or gun (20%).
- Electric heat or air conditioner (25%) and internet (24%) top the list of appliances or technology Americans would miss most during a catastrophe. Far fewer say this about a phone (13%) or TV (13%).
What Were Preparing For
- Nearly one-third (32%) are more concerned than they were a year ago about a natural disaster hitting their town; that concern is greatest in the Northeast (42%) compared to the rest of the nation (30%).
- Terrorism still weighs heavily on Americans minds as more than half (62%) think a terrorist attack is likely to happen in the U.S. in the next 25 years.
Once Catastrophe Hits
- Most Americans (68%) would prefer to be home during a catastrophic event, rather than somewhere possibly safer like a bomb shelter (5%) or with more food, like a grocery store (4%).
- Far more Americans would most rely on their family, friends or neighbors (57%) over FEMA or a government agency (14%) for help in a catastrophe.
- Over half the nation believes the Republican Party (53%) would have more survivors than the Democratic Party (47%) if the country experienced a major catastrophe.
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Today I am writing about one of my favorite things to do when school gets out. This is my third year doing it. I don't think my boys have caught on enough yet to remember or expect that this is coming which makes it all the more fun.
I love making summer fun for kids. I call this, our Summer Fun Kit. They get it when they get home from school in the last day:
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- Sidewalk Chalk
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- Coloring Books
- Crayons, markers, colored pencils
- Pool Toys
- Jump Rope
- Park toys
- Treats
- Our Summer Fun Coupon Book
- All packaged in a bucket or backpack or bag
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|Posted Nov 27, 2008 8:18 pm
|bruno baschung
|mount washington
Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2008
|Wonderful ascent, alas in por weather. Mt washington deserve its reputation of being very windy and should not be underestimated.
Bruno baschung
|Posted Nov 17, 2008 5:26 pm
|Tuckerman's Ravine
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2008
|I drug my father up Mt. Washington via the Tuckerman's Ravine Trail. We spent the night at the Hermit Lake tent platforms, and awoke around 5 am to set off for the summit. The ravine itself is awesome fun, and then its a little jaunt of the talus slope to the summit. We got up there too early, as the restaurant was closed on the summit.
|Posted Nov 9, 2008 10:24 am
|Never underestimate
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2003
|Just back from a Colorado trip and convinced that nothing on the east coast could be tough, I got my first case of humility on Mount Washington. It may be only 6k (or so) feet, but this was a tough dayhike. The scenery was beautiful though. And it was about 40 deg on the summit in July.
|Posted Nov 4, 2008 2:24 pm
Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2008
|Due to time constraints we took the auto road to the summit. The summit was like a circus. Lots of people, trains and buildings. It wasn't the worst highpoint I've done, but it wasn't the best either. Some of the views along the way were pretty however.
|Posted Oct 28, 2008 1:20 pm
|Awesome Time
Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2008
|Had a great time doing a late fall hike up Lion's Head and down Tuckerman's. Snow all throughout the alpine zone.
|Posted Oct 22, 2008 9:38 pm
|DH was sick so
|we decided to do the cog rr. We were celebrating our anniversary and he hurt his knee so we cheated and rode the cog railway up. Never got to see the view anyway since it was clouded over as usual!
|Posted Oct 3, 2008 11:59 pm
|Complete N to S Traverse
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2008
|2nd successful summit out of 3 tries. Bagged it first in 1995 by running up Tuckerman's ravine with a minimalist 5 lb pack, had what I would consider an axiety attack at the top Huntington ravine's wall and turned back in 2000, and muscled through the complete presidential traverse this past year:
Traversed from the north over three nights, camped off of valley way trail below treeline and hiked up to madison the next morning. then over the adams' jefferson, clay and to lakes of the clouds hut. a heck of an odyssy carrying camping equipment - never again. Learn from other's exertions! Go lite and stay at the huts the whole time! Summited Mt Washington the next morn and south over monroe, franklin, eisenhower, pierce and camped next to mizpah. down to civilization the next day. Rough work out but awesome trek.
|Posted Oct 1, 2008 7:58 pm
|Made it to the ridge...
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2008
|But that was as far as I could get. Came up Tucks into the remnants of Hurricane Ike, 60-80 mph winds gusting to 100, along with 30 degree rain blasting me. I made it to the Tuckerman crossover at the top of the ridge, but with the wind blowing at me from the side, it wasn't safe to ascend any further, having never been on this mountain before. I cannot wait to try it again though.
|Posted Sep 20, 2008 6:01 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2008
|Second time up Mt. Washington. Started from the Madison Springs hut that morning and bagged Adams, Jefferson, and Clay that morning. Got "smogged" out by the Cog Railway as we approached the tracks....bad timing! Lovely views on the way up, but lots of wind, as usual. Took a quick break inside before making our way to Lakes of the Clouds Hut for the night.
|Posted Sep 8, 2008 8:57 am
Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2008
|Weather went from heavy clouds with 20' of visibility to unlimited visibility within about two minutes. Windy, of course, but gorgeous.
|Posted Aug 30, 2008 8:02 pm
|Pinnacle Butress
|Climbed the 5.8 variation, a non-descript rock climb with the normal chossy, rotten, lose alpine rock. The hike in (Huntington trail) and hike out
(Lions Head) was painful. But, a majestic mountain for sure.
|Posted Aug 27, 2008 2:44 pm
|Via ART
Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2002
|Hiked with Laura. Surreal feeling being whited out on top. Only peak I've climbed with a visitor center on the summit.
|Posted Aug 21, 2008 5:34 am
|Great Stuff
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2008
|Amazing views and vicious weather.
|Posted Aug 20, 2008 10:41 pm
|HP #1 - drive up - #1a - climb
Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008
|I had always wanted to go to the top, and after a weekend of partying I was in no shape to climb (I am glad those days are OVER!) - so I cheated and drove the Auto Road back on 28 Aug 1988. It may have been the most beautiful day of that year on top of the mountain - pretty warm as I recall, just a few clouds, and visibility as far as you could see.
I was thinking of tackling it as a climb in 2009, but Labor Day weekend this year looked so good for weather that I decided to do it sooner. Fortunately, I brought my cold weather gear! After the climb up Huntington Ravine, the wind was blowing fiercely across the Nelson Crag trail (>70 mph gusts) - the top was pretty much socked in by clouds - no visibility. But, it was a great climb and the descent down Tuckerman Ravine was pretty well sheltered after I got off the summit cone. Views were excellent once you got under the clouds!
|Posted Aug 19, 2008 2:15 pm
|Mount Washington
Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2007
|Climbed with Isolation via the Davis Path from Lakes of the Clouds. Fantastic hike on a bright summer day. There were tons of crowds on the summit, of course, but we should be thankful it's all in one place. The views of the surrounding mountains were great as we could make out more than two dozen peaks over 4000'. My first peak over 6000' and my third state highpoint!
|Posted Aug 12, 2008 1:42 pm
|AT SoBo
Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2008
|Southbound thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail.
|Posted Jul 30, 2008 11:18 pm
|Patrick B
|Two Routes
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2008
|I climbed the Lion's Head route to the summit and the Tuckerman's Ravine Route Down. Killed my head and knees from the flat, rocky trail because i kept thumping. Used some new trail-runners on the ascent and did some free climbing on some small boulders (9-15 ft?). A great climb both ways, except the beginning and end of both routes stinks.
|Posted Jul 27, 2008 6:20 pm
|July 08 climb
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008
|Awesome climb! Went up with my wife and we had a blast together. Really felt the quads burning on the way down. We had a clear day with probably the best weather you could have for Mt. Washington. They don't call it the rock pile for nothing!
|Posted Jul 26, 2008 8:40 pm
|Sierra Ledge Rat
|1977: Winter ascent of Hellman's Highway
|I guess it's not called Hellamn's Highway anymore.
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Dangers of ancient substrate?
Hi Gents,
Substrate is about 2 years old, aquarium gravel.
Enormous amounts of mulm from top to bottom, and virtually undisturbed apart from the odd vacuum around the plants.
Apart from aesthetics, does there come a point where there is an excess of organic matter in the substrate, thus offsetting any nutritional benefit for the plant?
I have no nitrate excess problem.
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Research 'Old Tank Syndrome'.
Here is something I wrote on this subject for people with fish-only tanks. It probably does not directly answer your question, but does provide more info to consider when you are deciding what to do.
If you want to keep that gravel, but improve conditions in the tank, I would start vacuuming it a little bit at a time, until (perhaps a couple of months from now) it is clean.
Aquariums with less than optimum water changes will accumulate toxins that can poison the fish, shrimp, snails and plants. As nitrate climbs and the decomposing bacteria use up the minerals in the tank the pH can drop, to 6.0 and lower. Nitrospira bacteria (the actual nitrifying bacteria) do not do well at lower pH and may be dead. Ammonia climbs, pH drops, nitrate may be very high. The GH may be quite high if the tank has just been topped off using tap water.
The fish might have adapted to the high nitrate. Those that could not adapt have died. If you try adding new fish, they die. The low pH is keeping the ammonia in the NH4+ form, which is less toxic Any water changes create changes in the GH, KH and pH levels and the fish become sick or die.
This tank is suffering from Old Tank Syndrome. The best, safest cure is a long, slow change back to optimum conditions. The fish have been living like this long enough to adapt to the low GH, KH and pH as well as the high nitrate. An instant change back to 'perfect' would be too much for them.
Here is what I would do: (and why)
1) 10% daily or even twice daily water changes. Use a dechlorinator that locks up ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. Prime, Amquel Plus... (Any larger water change creates too big a water chemistry change)
2) Zeolite in the filters. Get 3 bags: every day swap out one bag and rejuvenate it overnight in salty water, then soak in fresh water (RO or Distilled is best) You will always have 2 bags in the tank, and one in rejuvenation. (Zeolite removes ammonia, but gets filled up. It is cheapest to buy a large jar of it and cut up some nylon stockings as bags.)
3) If there is over 1.5 watts of light add all the plants you can. Fast growing stuff like Anacharis is best. (Plants are the fastest ammonia removers. But under 1.5 watts they are more likely to rot than to help. If fish eat them, not to worry, just feed the fish less. Plants are low nitrogen compared to high protein fish food, thus contributing less ammonia waste to the problem)
4) Deep and thorough gravel vac as much as you can this week. (Decomposing gunk is lowering the pH and contributing to ammonia problem) 10% water change does not allow for much gravel vacuuming in any one session, but you can get over the whole tank bottom at least once this week.
5) Order Nitrospiros species of nitrifying bacteria. Microbe Lift's Nite Out II, Tetra Safe Start and Dr. Tim's One and Only are good. Do not waste your money on any other source of 'bacteria in a bottle'. Wrong ingredients. Other sources of ntrifying bacteria include other healthy, cycled tanks. You could add some floss or sponge filter media from a healthy tank to this ailing tank, but the bacteria will not grow very well in such low pH. I would not add it this week. Do not take so much filter media from the established, healthy tank that it gets into trouble. These bacteria will not do very well when the pH is too low, but as soon as the pH has climbed to 6.5, add whatever source of bacteria you can to boost the population in the tank.
6) Feed less. Half what was fed before. Feed low protein foods if the fish can handle them. (This is the Garbage In = Garbage Out principle. Less GI = less GO.)
7) Clean the filter in water removed from the tank. Tap water with chloramines or chlorine can kill whatever nitrifying bacteria may be alive.
By the end of the first week the ammonia will be significantly lower, the pH slightly higher, nitrite might be showing and nitrate might still be very high. Gravel is much cleaner. O2 levels are rising, benefiting fish and nitrifying bacteria. If the tests show nitrite, add sodium chloride (salt) @ 1 teaspoon per 20 gallons of water. Add this much whenever you do a water change based on the amount of the water change. If you do a 5 gallon water change add .25 teaspoon to the new water. Keep this up until the nitrite level consistently reads 0 ppm.
1) Do daily 20% water changes, and deep gravel vacs. Also, clean the filter. (The larger water changes are going to be altering the pH a bit more, but are removing a lot more nitrate. As the nitrifying bacteria get going again removing nitrate is very important.)
2) Add nitrifying bacteria. If you use a bottled product then no more gravel vacs the rest of the week, and no water changes for a couple of days. Do not clean any filter for a week. (Allow the bacteria to settle in the filters and gravel without removing it or knocking it off the gravel or filter media.) If you were able to get cycled media from a healthy tank then keep up the water changes and gravel vacs.
3) Continue swapping out the zeolite bags, but if the ammonia tests show that the ammonia is a lot lower, just swap out one bag every other day. (The nitrifying bacteria need ammonia to eat. By removing it with zeolite you are starving the bacteria. It takes several days for the bacteria to settle in and really get going on the ammonia, though, so keep the zeolite going this week. Might still need daily replacement)
4) Continue feeding the fish significantly less food. If they will eat vegetables or plants this is better.
After the second week I will expect the ammonia to be gone or almost gone. The nitrifying bacteria might be having a hard time. Be patient. It will get going soon. The pH may not be the same as the tap water yet, but it is OK if it is a little higher with the ammonia getting so low. Continue using a water conditioner that locks up ammonia, nitrite and nitrate so the fish are protected.
1) Clean the filter. Be very gentle, the nitrifying bacteria population is still establishing itself.
2) Continue with daily water changes, but if the pH, GH and KH are closer to the tap water then increase them to 25%.
3) Resume deep gravel vacs (if you had stopped because of adding bottled bacteria).
4) Decrease the use of zeolite. Monitor the ammonia. If the plants and bacteria are handling the ammonia, then stop using zeolite. If the plants and bacteria are not up to it yet, keep using the zeolite, but perhaps only swap out the bags a couple of times this week. (The zeolite can only be rejuvenated just so many times, then is too plugged up with stuff that cannot be removed. Monitor the ammonia, and change out the zeolite bags, but remember there are other things removing the ammonia, too. It might be that the zeolite is dead, and it is time to throw it away)
By the end of week three the aquarium is likely getting back into shape. pH is much closer to the tap water pH (and KH and GH are matching the tap, too). Nitrifying bacteria and plants ought to be handling all or almost all the ammonia. You might be seeing nitrite. If nitrite shows then add 1 teaspoon of salt per 20 gallons of water. Nitrate may still be too high, (though a lot lower than 3 weeks ago). The nitrifying bacteria will be creating more nitrate as they establish themselves. Plants will be very helpful here by removing ammonia before it even gets to the bacteria.
If the pH, KH and GH of tap and tank match then do as large a gravel vac and water changes as needed to really get the nitrates down.
Goal: Ammonia and Nitrite will ultimately read 0 ppm, but if the tank is still cycling try to keep the ammonia < .25 ppm, and the nitrite under 1 ppm.
Try to get and keep the nitrate under 20 ppm. Lower is better.
If the tap water pH, GH and KH are not close enough to the tank to permit larger water changes then do more frequent ones, perhaps 30% daily. It is also a good idea to keep up the deep gravel vacs to continue removing debris.
Eliminate zeolite. (Now that the bacteria is getting back to where it should be you do not need this emergency removal product, the bacteria are doing the work.)
Offer the fish a little more food if they really need it, but people who allow a tank to reach this condition are often over feeding anyway. Perhaps the new diet really is better. If your fish do need a higher protein diet, more bugs, worms, shrimp and other meaty foods add these back slowly and monitor the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels.
Set up a schedule of weekly water changes. This might be 25% once or twice a week. If the tap water and the tank water have similar water chemistry then you can do larger water changes. Clean the filter regularly. Vacuum the floor of the tank.
Feed the fish a varied diet, making sure they eat all the food. Fast them one day per week.
Test the water weekly. Optimum readings are:
Ammonia 0 ppm. Any other result is an emergency.
Nitrite 0 ppm. Any other result is an emergency.
Nitrate < 20 ppm. If it gets higher than this you will need to do more frequent or larger water changes.
GH, KH and pH ought to be stable, not changing from week to week.
Top off with Distilled or Reverse Osmosis water.
thanks diana, much appriciated!
Can you push a finger through the substrate all over the tank? The only time I went through the substrate and completely vacuumed it out was due to some sort of fungal/root/decomposition/algal growth that bound the substrate so tightly I couldn't push my finger through it. Weird experience and haven't seen it since.
Mostly I leave the bottom alone but keep the top part clean looking. When I change tanks I have the old tank partly filled so when I transfer the substrate some mulm is rinsed off but it is still very 'dirty'. The 100 gallon tank's substrate was at least 5 years old when I transferred it to the 180 gallon tank and there wasn't as much mulm as I thought and that old substrate was sweet smelling like good earth.
I haven't rinsed old substrate clean since 2000.
If you have the rescape itch then do take out all the plants and fish and any other critters, mix up the substrate and drain all the water out, rescape and plant, fill part way and dump that water as you vacuum the surface then slowly refill so the water stays clear. That would remove a lot of the mulm but not all of it.
That written, if you don't have plant growth or algal issues then you are probably just fine. I wouldn't call that old substrate yet.
But there is a big difference between a tank which has not been properly maintained (i.e. regular water changes and healthy plant growth with nutrients added as needed) and a tank that HAS been maintained properly, but has an old substrate. Below is a link to a tank that I just stripped down, not because the fish weren't healthy (I regularly pulled bags of Cherry Barbs out of this tank to sell to the LFS) and not because the plant growth wasn't good. (you can see that in the photo). I am getting rid of the tank because it is over 30 years old, and I am worrying about the silicone seals.
The tank has been set up with the current substrate (1-3mm quartz gravel plus laterite, a handful of peat, and, of course, by now, LOTS of mulm and organic material from the plants themselves) for about 20 years.
Over that time, probably about 4 times, I loosened the substrate by removing the plants from about 1/3 of the tank at a time, gravel vacuuming that section, and replanting. I did 1/3 per month until the whole tank was done, and it was good to go for several more years. (this is a technique taught to me by Claus Cristensen of Tropica).
Just wanted to show that tanks with a good substrate can be very successful for a VERY long time!
Isn't it interesting that we believe that MTS, which is based on dirt or unknown composition, is "good", but, old substrate, which has miscellaneous organic stuff mixed in, leaving a substrate of unknown composition, is "bad". Personally, I think if I can stir up the substrate a bit and it stinks bad, it is "bad", but if it doesn't stink, it is "good".
I have a single tank that has the same substrate (without deep cleaning) >30yrs wet. I've added finer grain material in a layer to increase the depth a couple times once I added plants to my tanking but the original river gravel still sits on top of decades old and unused UG filter plates. :icon_eek:
I use it as a breeding tank.
Get some malaysian trumpet snails if you are concerned about it. 2 years is nothing, though.
I just logged on to ask how often people completely tear down and redo their tanks for exactly this reason. I have a 55 gallon tank with miracle gro organic potting mix topped with eco-complete. It is just about a year old and moderately planted with not very many fish. I'm redoing mine this week for a few reasons:
1- I was worried about the organic matter in the substrate
2- I was worried the plants had used up all of the nutrients in the soil/eco-complete
3- I want to do a major rescaping of the plants
So based upon what I've read here, one year is not a long time with healthy plants and regular water changes?
Eco complete absorbs and then releases nutrients to plants. It has no nutrients to run out of. If you plant some stems that need some extra oomph, add some root tabs. Otherwise, you should be fine with what you have. Now, if you want a new look and a totally new scape, go for the tear down. I do not think you are forced to do it, however.
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I think what you have now is potentially a fantastic super substrate and potentially a dangerous breeding ground for the new black plague. Sterile can be good... organic can be good...Who knows?!? I believe there is such a thing as too much dissolved organic matter in the water column, which you may be getting, but in the substrate...It's an interesting question for sure.
I think my tank has old tank syndrome, has been setup for ~4 yrs, 55 gal. I am trying to figure how to increase the pH. It's currently at 4.5-4.9. Added 4 - 6 cups of coral in wet/dry and over 48 hrs, has not changed. Ammonia, nitrate, nitrite all reading at 0. It's probably 50% covered with plants. When I noticed the low pH last month, tried vacuuming gravel when doing a WC, but then noticed the ammonia went up, so figured I must be getting rid of good bacteria, so this current time around, only removed water not via gravel, but pH did not increase. Fishes currently in there are 29 cardinals (1+ inches), 5 pristellas, 6 rasboras, 2 3" clown loaches, 5" bristlenose, newly added panda cories (did lose 3 out of 8). Healthiest are the tetras. Nothing is really listless, loaches were, but now have their colors back.
So, my questions are: do water change via vacuuming gravel or only water at mid-level? Add additional coral until I see start of increase in pH?
Thanks for inputs.
FunkyFish, read Diana's post, the third one down. It's pretty detailed and looks like a good way to go about it. that should minimize the risk to your livestock and plants.
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Re: Revenge of the Gummy Worm
I've wanted to make this shirt for so long, and now I finally have an excuse :P
Re: Snowman
Nice! I actually had the exact same idea. I used the same colors and everything! Only difference is that mine was mirrored and I put 4 buttons of coal instead. Oh, and yours looks better too. Nice work with the scarf, that was the hardest part since you can't actually have it around your neck.
Absolutely adorable. GMV
I am water. Hear me drip. Give me candy.
Re: The Colors of Crayon (Re-Submit)
Thank you guys for letting me know about the shirt color. I hope the lemon yellow works for everybody! Thanks again stellardig*
sundbe10 wrote:I'll probably stick with this then
Good call, this is awesome.
Re: B00b Tube
I really like the clarity along with the creativity of this shirt. GMV!
Re: ...and then I was like BOOO!
Won't you please help us find a home for these poor alien larvae. For just ten dollars you can make it possible for one of these poor extraterrestrials to enjoy a normal life.
Enjoy, and thanks for voting!
Re: I Am Phelps
I kinda wish the ribbons had come out more like his picture:
It kinda just looks like it's missing part of them and thus they hang somewhat funny when I look at this.
Re: I'm a vampire
This would look awesome in glow in the dark. And they've done it in the past, so why not now?
Love it.
Thanks for the nice comments!
Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=23642]
Well, this is just me taking a shot at the new body armor from The Dark Knight. Limited color palette but I think it works alright.
DavidShenoda wrote:Won't you please help us find a home for these poor alien larvae. For just ten dollars you can make it possible for one of these poor extraterrestrials to enjoy a normal life.
Enjoy, and thanks for voting!
Hmm, looks like great minds think somewhat alike ^_^ oh well.
Re: DUDE, You're a Clock!
Thanks for the nice comments everyone. This clock is one of my favorite things. I got it from my grandparents and they had it forever before that. Then once the drawing was done I thought a little mouse would be a nice touch.
I can just imagine a guy wearing this and someone is like "why aren't you wearing a costume?" and he pulls a set of hands out of his pocket, sticks them on his nose and is like "what now?"
Re: Bird Bath
Like nothing I've seen here yet!
Really great! As always. But I'm worried too about the placement But unless you put it on the back (which would be pretty cool - then the giant wouldn't see Jack coming, right?) I don't know where would be good for this one.
It's definitely cool, though
sundbe10 wrote:I'm thinking of resubmitting on creme with some muscle definition, or would that be too creepy?
I like the black shirt. The medals stand out way better. Nobody really has creme colored skin anyways.
Re: Please be careful; I'm fragile.
I really like it too.
It does look great on the asphalt. Good work!
Re: Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!
Just for Gentry's sake, I agree with him that this design is recognizable even without the title. I remember seeing it on the forums before the derby began and being particularly blown away by its creativity and simplicity in design. I also attend an art school, and I know how harsh a critique can be. We have one teacher who turns final assignments into paper planes if he feels necessary, Tgentry I doubt your design would be victim to this teachers cruel origami.
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Re: PRESS MY BUTTONS
this shirt is awesome!!!!
Re: Candycane!!
It's very wearable. I would wear it.
BootsBoots wrote:It does look great on the asphalt. Good work!
I know that asphalt has been used a lot, but honestly I just think the olive looked gross.
Re: I Wanna Be a Lego!
I like this!
Re: Escher A Sketch
Nice idea.
very nice... i like
Dang! Right after I make a "no asphalt" pledge to myself...
I still think it would look just as "bustin' " on other colors. But no matter what this is on, I'm getting it! Great, David.
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For the Elf enthusiast - relive the glory of the video game nirvana that was the 1980's.
*Also, sorry about the shirt comp/placement. The Design is exactly 16x20, so if you look at the design detail, it fits those proportions. Just picture it filling the Printable Area completely. I tried to show it on the example shirts, but I had to guesstimate it and I don't think I did it too well.
Shirt detail.
You should only be alowed to wear this shirt if you can wistle the whole song to Mario Bros.
Great Idea
Re: Shirt Smash!
ripped will do ur body good llo
very cool idea
Re: may the force be with me
Is the print actually going to be able to extend up to the shoulders and to the sides?
Re: By the Magic of Grayskull
I love it. Mostly because I would also wear the scarf and hat with it. I can picture it and it is great.
Good desing, but have you considered making the metals less in a precise arc (more uneaven)? Might give it a more realistic feel, and denote a jumble of metals even more.
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Call of Cthulu?
[quote postid="2651589" user="kherova"]Good desing, but have you considered making the metals less in a precise arc (more uneaven)? Might give it a more realistic feel, and denote a jumble of metals even more.
sorry for the big pics, still getting used to BBCode
I like the shiny pendulum. Good job with that. Cute design.
Come on people. Zelda is really cool. We all like Zelda. But lets be more creative!!!!!
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Re: Dangers of LED navigation lights
I use LED lights exclusively for a number of reasons. They are more efficient and more reliable. But mostly they also cut through haze more effectively. There is an unmistakable spookiness to LED lights if you know what I'm trying to say. Maybe it's their phase or something. But I consider them far more visible than incandescent bulbs which are also more likely to blend in with back ground lights.
As far as avoiding collisions, hopefully everyone is using every available means than just looking for a light. And no one should be careening through an anchorage at night without a proper lookout on the bow.
At anchor I usually keep my spreader lights on all night too as the party doesn't stop until 6 in the morning.
Re: Dangers of LED navigation lights
Here is a good cockpit or foretriangle anchor light from Davis.
Mega-Light? Utility by Davis
Not expensive - 49.95 - and has auto on/off, 2 miles visibility.
That have others that include red lighting as well.
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Re: Dangers of LED navigation lights
I've read this thread. Here are my thoughts. I really think there is no substitute for good LED nav lights on any yacht. They are just better, brighter, and outlast anything else. Lights with bulbs are prone to failure.
I do not agree with those who say masthead lights are no good. In my experience (over 40,000 miles) they can be seen from further away than lower lights, and are less exposed to the salt and corrosion issues. Deck level lights are very poor in any sort of a seaway, and the leeward one is often close to sea level!
If you are concerned about collisions while at anchor, consider this, re the "not looking up" argument. If you are one boat / mast length away, the light is 45 deg up, 4 boat lengths, 22.5 deg up, and in the normal range of vision. If you are paranoid, add some additional lights at deck level by all means - but good ones, with at least 2NM range, NOT solar garden lights - they have a really poor range.
We use a Optolamp Amazonia Mirim Tri Color lamp. It is an anchor/strobe/tricolor all in one unit, 50,000 hrs mean time between failures LED light that draws less than 0.15a at 12v. Many of our fellow cruisers have bought one of these after seeing our one. It has a built in light sensor, and will turn itself on at night, and off in the daytime. The whole thing runs on 3 wires. It is simply the best unit I've seen, which is why I resell it!
Have a look on my website if you are interested.
Re: Dangers of LED navigation lights
Old fixture, new bulb. We're right there, right now.
On the crossing from Grenada to Trinidad the port running light quit. Checking it out yesterday, we found some corrosion in the fixture, an Aqua Signal 43 series housing. The housing comes with a good gasket, but still the sea had entered and destroyed a 37.00 dollar led bulb.
I ordered the sealed led set and shall not again consider going "cheap" on something like running lights.
Anybody want to buy a green led bulb? Going once......
Re: Dangers of LED navigation lights
i noticed while sailing out here in the biiig ocean that most sailboat nav lights are ambiguous at best.
yes that pricey pos on masthead is not visible or discernible at distances. looks off white at best. so do the close together bow lights.
as for anchoring--it just is not adequate to only have a masthead light.
i have moved my bow lights back to main mast, and 10 ft from water. wide and high. perfect. they even light the jib. perfect.
i use an oil lamp with fresnel lens for anchor light, accompanied by as many garden lights as possible so pangas can see me easily .
if you have problem trying to figger this out, anchor your boat in a decent sized bay. turn on your nav and or anchor lights. go 3 miles away and see what you see from your boat.
but that makes way too much sense for folks to do--they have to argue points unknown in reality.
i KNOW what my lights do. i can see them for miles away.
can you see yours and identify them accurately from 3-5 miles distance????
Re: Dangers of LED navigation lights
Thanks! That's what I was hoping to hear. The LED steaming light is more bout reliability, and not having to change bulbs. With a Yanmar YSM 12 running, the vibration stress on a tiny tungsten wire would seem to limit bulb life. I'm trying to get to a point where its all preventive maintenance rather than fixing 38 year old worn out stuff.
As a side note any opinion on Bury flex vs. LMR 400 for VHF co-ax? Based on your series, I started looking at the LMR for antenna wire. The bury flex seems to have about the same "numbers" but is designed for a harsh environment ie, underground.
Thanks again for the advice, and all the help you've given over the years.
Re: Dangers of LED navigation lights
If you're going to do LED you need to get legit lights. Getting a incandescent fixture only to replace the bulb with LED is not the way to go as you still have the problem of loose or dirty connections. Get a solid state LED fixture that is all sealed and can't stop working unless it's actually faulty. There is no reason for not getting LED. And if your going to get a mast light and you operate in near coastal or offshore you need to be smart and invest in a commercial LED unit that is bigger and brighter than the west marine specials. I work on a 300ft supply vessel and I can tell you, the mast light is the first and sometimes the only thing you see on a sailboat at night. You'll pay for them but when there is a chance a 600 ft freighter might not see you because you skimped out on your running lights you'll be glad you bought the nicer ones.
Just my opinion, I don't halfass things that protect my life and whoever is on the boat with me.
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Re: Dangers of LED navigation lights
Originally Posted by lillia28 View Post
I've been following this post for some time now, and it is quite thought provoking., I am considering on replacing the anchor and steaming lights with LEDs by Marinebeam, which are said to be "USCG certified" on the website. Does anyone have any experience with them? They are about half the price of the similar Aquasignal 43 series, so I am curious. For the record, I was planning on the P & B stainless units and just adding LED bulbs, but based on the information here, I decided against that strategy. I need to buy new lights, it seems silly to buy incandescent units and convert them.
Jeff is a great guy and stands behind his product. His new line (actually introduced last year) of USCG LED nav lights are well built and you get Jeff who will be there to support it. But no real need for an LED steaming light as the engine is running and you won't need a low power light. That said LED's last longer so they can still be beneficial even for a steaming light.
Re: Dangers of LED navigation lights
I've been following this post for some time now, and it is quite thought provoking., I am considering on replacing the anchor and steaming lights with LEDs by Marinebeam, which are said to be "USCG certified" on the website. Does anyone have any experience with them? They are about half the price of the similar Aquasignal 43 series, so I am curious. For the record, I was planning on the P & B stainless units and just adding LED bulbs, but based on the information here, I decided against that strategy. I need to buy new lights, it seems silly to buy incandescent units and convert them.
Re: Dangers of LED navigation lights
Has anyone here considered HID lights? I assume some modification but they do tend to be brighter on cars.
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I don't know why they didn't give him a big contract after that 2 TD Panthers game?
The lifespan of a returner is usually short. Drummond seemed to be losing a step...not as much explosiveness. Good call, Jammer. Walters is a tiny little guy, though. He could get pulverized very easily. Keep Drummond on speed dial.
You're right, he is small. But even if Walters was out of the picture, Drummond didn't factor into the equation at WR for Martz at all. He got almost no snaps at WR in either the offseason OTAs or in Training camp. He was strictly a return man in their eyes and Martz and Marinelli both like guys with versatility. Guys that can play multiple positions. I also agree with you that the lifespan of a return man is extremely short. That's another reason why I think he was so expendable. Average return men (which is what Drummond has been the past 2 seasons, if not below average) are a dime a dozen.
He wasn't average 2 years ago.
I beg to differ. 2004 - 11 games - Punt Returns - 316 yds, 13.2 avg, 2 TDs - Kick Off Returns - 1092 yds, 26.6 avg, 2 TDs 2005 - 12 games - Punt Returns - 157 yds, 6 avg, 0 TDs - Kick Off Returns - 1077 yds, 22 avg, 0 TDs 2006 - 14 games - Punt Returns - 296 yds, 10.6 avg, 0 TDs - Kick Off Returns - 1349 yds, 21.8 avg, 0 TDs For his career - 2002 - 2006 - 52 games (avg 10.5 games per season) - Punt Returns - 1058 yds, 9.8 avg, 4 TDs - Kick Off Returns - 5026 yds, 21.8 avg, 2 TDs So all but 2 of his career TD's came in his 2004 Pro-Bowl season, he has had zero TDs since that season, and his punt and kick off return averages have been down since 2004. Basically, it looks like the Lions rewarded a One Year Wonder yet again. And just for fun, Drummond's career receiving #'s are 4 rec for 7 yards, an average of 1.8 yds per catch, and .1 yds per game, a long of 8 yds and an average of .5 YAC (yards after catch).
OK 3 years ago. And he was never rewarded. And now he's done. We didn't need him as a receiver or reverse runner.
I agree with you that 3 years ago he was good. I was just talking about the last 2 seasons (which is what I said in my original post). Yes he was. Based on one good season, and then he sucked. Just like Kalimba Edwards. Hopefully Corey Redding won't be following in those footsteps. I disagree. The team has been decimated by injuries at WR the past few seasons. Had Drummond been any good at the WR position, it would have helped tremendously IMO. Last year it was the Roy Williams and Mike Furrey show. Other than that it was fill in the #3 and 4 spots with a revolving door of low end free agents and mid season pickups. A couple of guys the past few seasons have been signed mid WEEK and were put in as the #3 receiver that Sunday. If either Roy or Furrey had missed any time we'd have been FUBARd. Roy actually missed most of one game last season and we were left with ONE guy for the other team to have to worry about - Mike Furrey. We couldn't run the ball to save our lives, so the game plan for the day was to put a couple of guys on Furrey and the game is over. I like our depth at WR this season. Even if guys go down, we have players that can step in and contribute. I won't miss Drummond one bit.
I don't remember E.D. getting much money after 2004. He did get hurt and without a good contract why hurry back. With the mess our offense was those years E.D. at receiver wouldn't help much. Don't try and blame it all on Eddie.<l:]
I don't think anybody blames him for the offense, but the fact he can't see the light of day on offense talks as to how bad he must be in route running and such.... This team has been begging for anybody that can catch the ball and if he had any abilty to help he would have been out there. Every year you have a flash in the pan return man around the league and he was that year.
Could this guy put Lions over the top even if he has best year? - No. So, what's the point of keeping him? He's disposable.
You knew the wide receiving corps was bad when the Lions started lining up their backup QB in the slot.
Lions safety Bullocks out for season Here we go.
The secondary was already terrible to begin with....
Agreed. Terrible and extremely thin.
No excuses for a bad team.........Good teams play through this stuff all the time........Just ask the Patriots.....
If Eddie had given us anything the last 2 years, maybe we could've drafted 12 and 5 respectively those years.
This is just the beginning. Happens every year to this team. They are so thin that any injury takes them a notch down. And there will be injuries, such is NFL. By the end of the season we'll hear the same ol' song about how we got all the injuries and that's why the team is 3-13.
That's why I keep saying convert WR's to corner...permenently.
Lions cut offensive tackle Tucker
With Kitna out of the lineup Saturday, the Lions back up QB's looked real bad out there. But then again the way Manning was picking apart the Lion secondary, even Joe Montana may have looked bad for the opposing team. Which means if Kitna goes down for good, this may be another long season despite the plethora of wide receivers. Anybody in favor the Lions bringing Drew Henson coming in for a looksy or is he washed up at 27?? He was released by the Vikes today. The Lions O will have to keep up with the D in order to win at least 5-6 games this season. Seattle Post-Intelligencer: NFL/Football
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Eric writes:
Hello Professors,
Thanks again for all the effort and care you invest into your podcasts. I'm writing today to suggest a pick of the week: The Nature of Things with David Suzuki. Suzuki, one of Canada's scientist/rock-stars, hosts this weekly science program on our public broadcaster. The Nature of Things takes complex and topical ideas in science and presents them in an accessible, informative and entertaining way; much like yourselves.
In particular I would like to recommend an episode from December 8th, 2011 on the potential role of the gut microbiome in autism. The hypothesises discussed in this show are still largely at the bench but they are interesting and touch on some of the themes you've discussed on TWIM.
I hope this link will work for your American audience. Episodes are also available in iTunes.
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Lance writes:
Wired online recently published a great article on why science (specifically focused on biomedical and pharmaceutical) has been failing and the philosophy behind causality and how we as scientists are led astray by our own assumptions.
Some really interesting work dealing with the philosophy of science.
Thanks, and keep up the great work,
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I would go with "That Week In Virology" for the title of your 30 second segment. You can keep the same acronym we all know and love, though I suppose this might cause confusion.
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Dear Twivers,
On last week's TWIV, you mentioned the concept of the meme. While the common usage of the word meme may be synonymous with the concept of an idea "gone viral", I am too big of a Dawkin's fan to not write you guys to flesh out this definition. Richard Dawkins, a prolific writer on the subject of evolutionary biology, first coined the word "meme" in a book, "The Selfish Gene," discussing evolution. He observed that, like genes, ideas and concepts can be passed on through the generations through a form of natural selection. "Ideas and behaviors that proved most adaptive for our species survived and flourished, replicating themselves in as many minds as possible." (Susan Blackmore) For people who wish to learn more about memes, I would recommend Susan Blackmore's "The Meme Machine"
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Hello from Raleigh North Carolina. First, I'd like to thank TWiV, TWiP, and TWiM for sharing such great information on the micro. I marvel that this world is really a thick soup of life (and viruses) which in neither a bad thing nor a good thing, but just how life has evolved on this wet rock. I've always been interested in biology but also by history, so when I watched the Showtime series The Tudors a few episodes peaked my attention. These episodes portrayed the English Sweating sickness epidemic of 1528 and the absolute terror it caused. It show people both suffering from the disease and people (including the King) worrying themselves to sickness. While this series is a dramatic recreation the epidemic did exist, but I could only find limited information on this time period. What is this sickness, how can modern virologist/microbiologist learn about this plague, and the 64,000$ question is it important to examine history for past afflictions? Once again thanks for podcasting and I can't wait for you guys to tackle this one.
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Dear Professor Racaniello and other members of the TWIV-team:
Recently a new Orthobunyavirus (named Schmallenbergvirus, after the German town where it is first detected last November among livestock) is/was circulating in the Netherlands and Germany, causing diarrhea among cattle and congenital malformations in lambs. Here is the URL to a recent human risk assessment made by Dutch (Netherlands) colleagues: http://www.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20111221.3645. The impact for humans seems so far to be very small (only theoretical), but for the veterinarians it's very relevant. It's unknown where the virus came from, and if it's here to stay.
No hard feelings if your podcast is already too overbooked with other interesting viral issues, but maybe it's educating and interesting to mention this newly discovered virus.
best regards, thanks for all the interesting podcasts!
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Greetings TWiV crew,
Thanks for your informative and entertaining podcast!
On a natural medicine website, I came across this paper used to support avoiding vaccines: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21880755
My understanding of this study from a brief skimming is that children with CF who received the annual flu vaccine had a lower CD8 T cell count (those broadly-reactive against influenza A) than non-CF children who did not regularly receive the vaccine.
What are your thoughts on this study? Is is valid to compare a non-CF group with a CF group? Have there been any studies done examining actual risk of influenza infection in those who have regularly received the vaccine in past years versus those who never received a vaccine (in a year when neither group receives the annual vaccine)?


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if there is n_o network adapter. I need TCP/IP for MathLink
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The Micro$oft support tells me that such strange things are
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I had to give this book the full "listen for 2 hours, then decide" treatment. I'm very glad I did. What started out as a really predictable and, if I'm being honest, boring intro filled with forced scenes turned into an extremely engaging listen. As the story progressed, it didn't become less predictable, but the writing and storyline significantly improved. Fast paced and entertaining.
As most good sic-fi/alternate reality books go, this is easily read as an allegory. I am quite sure that is intentional.
Worth a listen, without question.
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"Predictable Thriller"
I generally liked this book. It was well characterized and read by Daniels. It has good pacing, some pretty exciting events, and a good premise. It is easy to follow. The dialogue is not bad and the characters are interesting. The plot twists are a bit weak and predictable, but forgivable. Readers of Larry Correia's Grimnoir Chronicles will recognize the superhumans-among-us, alternate history, premise.
The major problem, and it is a big one, is the inconsistency of the fictional science. Sakey gives some of his characters superhuman powers of perception. For example, the main character can tell what people are thinking, whether they are lying, and predict what people will do next because of his incredible ability to perceive patterns in their behavior. This is what makes him such a good cop. Sakey makes special mention, numerous times, that he cannot turn his abilities off. That is all well and good until you learn that many characters in the book are lying to him at will.
I won't spoil the book. It's a thriller, readers should expect plot twists. The problem is the main character's powers. He basically loses his ability when it is convenient to setting up a plot twist. It's just shoddy writing. The main character can tell where you're going to retire by the way you hold your salad fork, but he can't perceive a conspiracy that has been sitting in front of his face for years. A guy who can tell what people are thinking and what they are going to do should not be surprised as often as this guy is. Fix that and the book would be a lot better.
My taste differs from kid books to gory horror books.
I just could not get into this. I have read it is a slow start and gets better and of course the usual suspects love it. For my credit I want a book that is good from start to finish. The concept is fairly cool, although it has been done before. You would think that having an increase in brilliant people would be good for us, but suppose you had just an above average intelligence, worked your way through college and grad school, got good grades, but could not get a job in your field, because of these people who were born brilliant. You can see how these people would be hated.
I have always liked Luke Daniels work.
"Don't outsmart yourself!"
Top 15 easily. ( I listen to a book every couple of weeks, and have done so for years, so getting a top 10 slot is difficult.)
This is a powerful book and is well worth the credits ( and the stellar reviews ).
Be warned however, that this book clearly is the beginning of a series ( not surprisingly I suppose ) bu that was not evident until far into it.
Odds against tomorrow. Similar story of "different " people being trapped in society.
The resolution was fast moving and pretty action packed.
Being gifted isn't all good.
The consensus reviews on this book are compelling,and it does live up to those high standards. I recommend this book highly, with the provisio that the resolution is not neat or pretty, but it's still worth the credit.
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"A Different Future with Different People"
This 'makes ya think' novel is not really in the dystopian future genre but rather in a different future - a future wherein a very small percentage of babies are born with "Brilliance" of some sort. Different abilities of all types bring conflict with the "normals" who are feeling like they haven't a chance to compete. After all if a B-Ball player can make a 3 point shot every time he gets the ball how does a regular tall guy with normal skills-or even Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson or Larry Bird skills compete?
According to the story, they can't..and thats just the start. Starting in 1980, 1% of all children are born this way..from musical to mathematical to data analysis or the ability to sense what people see and just not be there-to be invisible.
could be threatening?
The first of a trilogy, the main protagonist is part of an organization that was developed to control and guide the "abnormals" but things go awry.
Narrated by one of the best readers around, Luke Daniels and written by Marcus Sakey who is a new author to me I basically got this book because I enjoy hearing Daniels voice when I'm going to sleep..yep..Luke Daniels voice lulls me to sleep. However I found myself pulled into the plot and staying awake to listen.
Well worth the credit, the 2nd volume is available now and the ending book will be out January 2016..I've already ordered it!
Highly recommended for the person who enjoys a bit of a difference in sci/fi..future stories.
"Glued from beginning to end"
A fun listen.
Great main character is a sort of mutant (a "brilliant") in an alternate reality to ours (where gifted mutants have been showing up for a few decades and scaring the "normal" population with feelings of irrelevance and, well, overtake). Our hero works for the "norms," hunting the "terrorist" elements among his own kind....UNTIL. And that's where the story begins. Who's telling the truth? Who's lying. Our guy (whose "gift" allows him to "read" others like a book) is all of a sudden doubting things he's been taking for granted. Lots of twists and turns (a few, well, not totally explained). Great characters.
I have to admit I could not stop listening. Finished it in two days.
My first novel from this author and it won't be the last. Happy to see there are previous novels at my disposal.
Mystery reader (especially series) and Austen lover
"A Wild Ride at Breakneck Speed"
I seem to be developing a taste for alternate reality books. First it was "The Handmaid's Tale, " which portrayed the area which had formerly been the USA after the overthrow of the government by members of an extreme right wing religious group and the subsequent oppression of women and all others except the male members of the group. Then it was the "Small Change " trilogy, which takes place in a 1940's England after a truce with Hitler leaves Hitler completely in control of continental Europe and England under similar control by the English aristocrats who engineered the truce, with similar oppression of Jews and gays.
Now, I have fallen under the spell of "Brilliance, " showing a United States in contemporary time with a whole new group being oppressed. This is a world in which, since 1980, 1% of the babies born in the world have exceptional, almost superhuman skills in limited fields. Other reviewers have discussed the plot ; I will just say that the principal character is one of those exceptional people -- a "Brilliant, " a "Twist," an "Abnormal." After spending his entire working life defending the country and the government that he believes in as an agent hunting Abnorm terrorists, certain events cause him to question the system and to see things that don't fit with what he has always believed.
This story is truly a thriller, which grabs you in the first five minutes and doesn't let go until the end, 12 hours later. The plot twists and turns, keeping you guessing clear up to the end. The only reason I didn't listen to the entire book in one sitting was that I had to get some sleep!
In addition to the excellent writing of Marcus Sakey, the narration by Luke Daniels was superb. Characters were easily distinguished from each other, and female voices were very believable.
This was one of my best reading experiences in some time. It's good to know that this is the first book of a trilogy. Can't wait to read the next one!
Science writer in America's heartland
"Written like a movie script"
It's my understanding that this book may be made into a movie. If so, it won't require much editing to turn it from a book into a script. The plot is predictable, as some other reviewers have said, but if it came out as an action movie, I would definitely go see it.
"Excellent thriller"
Not really a science fiction story as much as a thriller set in 2013 in a slightly altered world where 10 percent of the children are born with "abnormal" gifts. Great story with interesting characters, unexpected plot twists, and good plot movement. Well-read by Luke Daniels. I enjoyed this book and hope Sakey and Daniels team up for some more.
"Very Entertaining"
Great story and really entertaining
Very cool take on humans gaining powers
The end was very satisfying
Yes Wish it was longer.
Hope there are more books coming in the series
It was difficult to get into but then it held my attention, I love it.
"Great book that draws you in"
I would recommend this audiobook, it's a well constructed world that gives a new take on ordinary superpowers, it builds a vivid picture of society slowly collapsing in on itself. With twists and turns abound I was hooked and had to stay in the car just to listen a little longer!
Roll on book 2!
"A really enjoyable read."
Exciting, engrossing, enjoyable!
The plot and the characters. Pace.
Well read, good characterisation of the different characters.
It was a really exciting book, great plot, good idea, and read and written at a good pace. The concept is believable, and is presented in a good manner.
I would recommend this book. Would love a sequel.
"Interesting premise, could be developed further"
Action sci-fi thriller which wants to be a Hollywood movie. Interesting premise - from 1981 on, 1% of children are born with special powers. Not really super-powers like flying, bending spoons, but with extreme pattern recognitions and similar. They are known as "Brilliants" and as they grow up, they start changing the world. American society is polarised and split into normals and "abnorms".
Story will probably evolve into followups - in this one, we follow Agent Cooper fighting against "abnorm terrorists" (being abnorm himself). Story is interesting and tense, with some unexpected but also some very expected twists. However, I think author did not manage to use idea's full potential. Action sequences are interesting and characters well built, but as I see it, story is basically taken from Al-Qaida attack on WTC and then continued on basis of many conspiracy theories evolving after.
Besides that, I would have liked to hear more about the impact on the world - authors focuses on America, and rarely spreads focus out of his main characters.
"Brilliant Brilliance!"
This book dives headlong into a very fast paced story with lots of suspense, thrills and action. I like Nick Cooper's character and the way he develops throughout the story, the conflict he feels because he himself is a brilliant yet his job is to pursue them. And then everything is turned completely upside down and Nick doesn't know truth from lies or who he can trust. A gripping plot, which is also very thought provoking, and a nail biting conclusion, along with a first rate narrator. Really glad there will be more!
"Really good listen! Good story excellent narration"
Really good listen! Good story excellent narration. High recommend. . . . . . . .
"Good story, great narrator"
Some great ideas in the story, which was recommended to me. the best performance of any narrator I've heard to date
Ok story , happy with the narrator. Because of the special powers people had I felt that they were adapted to the story as it went along. Predictable because using his children's safety against him, falling for the girl, his boss.not being the person he thought he was.... not much originality.
"The X-Man in the High Castle"
Much better than a comic book, here we have a parallel world – set in present day but where history took a different turn back in the 1980's. The different turn was the result of "Brilliants" starting to be born. These are children with exceptional abilities, such as a massively enhanced ability to read people's body language. I found this level of talent weirdly credible, unlike the silliness of X-Men or superheroes. The book is written and read with pace, reminiscent of books by Matthew Reilly. All in all, I was very happy to swept along by an excellent audio-equivalent of a great page-turner. Great fun and I look forward to listening to the others in the series.
"Very thoroughly enjoyable sci-fi"
I can put this book down so to speak I do listening to it in the car at the office before bedtime is outstanding very futuristic very creative!
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From newspapers to NASA, Mac users around the world use AppleScript to automate their daily computing routines. Famed for its similarity to English and its ease of integration with other programs, AppleScript is the perfect programming language for time-squeezed Mac fans. As beginners quickly realize, however, AppleScript has one major shortcoming: it comes without a manual.No more. You don't need a degree in computer science, a fancy system administrator title, or even a pocket protector and pair of nerdy glasses to learn the Mac's most popular scripting language; you just need the proper guide at your side. AppleScript: The Missing Manual is that guide.Brilliantly compiled by author Adam Goldstein, AppleScript: The Missing Manual is brimming with useful examples. You'll learn how to clean up your Desktop with a single click, for example, and how to automatically optimize pictures for a website. Along the way, you ll learn the overall grammar of AppleScript, so you can write your own customized scripts when you feel the need.Naturally, AppleScript: The Missing Manual isn't merely for the uninitiated scripter. While its hands-on approach certainly keeps novices from feeling intimidated, this comprehensive guide is also suited for system administrators, web and graphics professionals, musicians, scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and others who need to learn the ins and outs of AppleScript for their daily work.Thanks to AppleScript: The Missing Manual, the path from consumer to seasoned script has never been clearer. Now you, too, can automate your Macintosh in no time.
Adam Goldstein got his programming start in Kindergarten, when he first played around with Logo on an old Apple II. Through middle school, Adam wrote useless but amusing HyperCard programs. Nowadays, he runs GoldfishSoft, a shareware company that makes games and utilities for Mac OS X. Adam was a technical editor for O'Reilly's best-selling Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, and an editor for Mac OS X Panther Power User. When he's not writing books or code, Adam attends MIT.
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Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. Genevieve d'Entremont was the production editor and proofreader for AppleScript: The Missing Manual. Linley Dolby was the copyeditor. Phil Dangler and Claire Cloutier provided quality control. Reg Aubry wrote the index.Ellie Volckhausen designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by David Freedman. Rose Cassano created the cover illustration with Adobe Illustrator CS. Ellie Volckhausen produced the cover layout with Adobe InDesign CS using Adobe's Minion and Gill Sans fonts.Phil Simpson designed the interior layout. This book was converted by Andrew Savikas and Joe Wizda to FrameMaker 5.5.6 with a format conversion tool created by Erik Ray, Jason McIntosh, Neil Walls, and Mike Sierra that uses Perl and XML technologies. The text font is Adobe Minion; the heading font is Adobe Formata Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia FreeHand MX and Adobe Photoshop CS.
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Not everything is missing ....
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The book is good. I have to admit that I gave been writing scripts since system 7.0 and creating Applescript apps with Applescript-Studio for many years. And so there was only one "Aha!" up till now. Nonetheless, for people who are starting with Applescript, this is a great addition, highly recommendable.Some of the examples could achieve the same result with half the code ....
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Great starter book
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I just finished this book and found it very helpful. I'm an old Applescripter (since mid-90's) and have written on AppleScript for websites off and on. That said, I even learned a few things from Adam Goldstein's book.Well done!
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More of a MISS than a HIT
By Len Zigante
I admit... I once was a programmer (albeit 20+ years ago) so my expectations for this manual were higher. I originally started looking on the web for an applescript book a week ago and came across several unfavorable reviews for this book. However when I went to my bookstore they only had this and one other title in stock so I decided to look into them. After spending an hour scanning through both books, I thought this to be the superior manual based on its TOC, general appearance, and how the information and examples contained within were presented. Let me tell you that appearances are deceiving.Contrary to what I originally thought, I found this book to be of minimal educational value. I just spent 8 hours a day for the last 5 days reading through this manual and trying its examples and am now on page 281 of it's 311 pages. At best I can say that I have a better understanding of what applescript can do but my ability to program anything worthwhile is going to require something much more meaty.Sure this book has shown me how to make some dinky scripts to handle tasks I will never or rarely use. However it has barely taught me a thing about how to actually use applescript in a constructive way to produce scripts of real value. I have attempted several times now to understand & construct small scripts using previously unused dictionary functions for various applications and find myself frequently lost and confused. Referring back to this manual gives me little help in understanding how to construct and use the classes and commands correctly.Furthermore, the information presented in this manual is meant to be read sequentially. Examples of previously unused commands are often presented in example scripts dealing with another topic. If you need to refer to examples of such commands later on you'll have to remember where you saw them. Another thing I found lacking was the absence of "tests" to challenge your understanding of the topic at hand.On the other hand, this book is fairly easy to read and somewhat entertaining. I admit that some of it's scripts will be useful and it has given me an understanding of what applescript is capable of. Unfortunately I am going to have to purchase a more informative manual if I hope to have any ability at construct decent scripts to handle multiple applications. I regret to say that overall I found this manual to be sorely lacking.
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Another Missing Manual Hit!
By Mary Norbury-Glaser
For amazon:AppleScript: The Missing Manual by Adam Goldstein is part of the Missing Manual series of beginner/intermediate books published by Pogue Press/O'Reilly and Associates. The focus of this book series is on computer products that have been released without adequate printed manuals (Mac OS X, iLife '04, Google, iPod and iTunes, Windows XP, Windows 2K among others). Their newest release, AppleScript: The Missing Manual, is a welcome addition to their catalog of smart, funny and user-friendly books.AppleScript is a scripting language that mimics the syntax of English. As such, it's extremely similar to how sentences are structured and, as a result, is very intuitive and simple to use. However, this doesn't belie the fact that it's a very powerful tool for automation.Goldstein's Missing Manual is an exciting newcomer to the meager collection of AppleScript introductory volumes. This book covers the current Mac OS 10.3 (Panther) release of AppleScript and includes multimedia support, GUI scripting and AppleScript Studio. While it is intended for the beginner and intermediate user, power-hounds will also find many tricks, tips and hidden tools within its pages.The book is divided into four parts: "AppleScript Overview", "Everyday Scripting Tasks", "Power-User Features" and "Appendixes".Part One begins with the usual suspects: where to find the AppleScript folder in Mac OS X, how to enable the script menu and the surprising number of useful scripts you'll find there. In just a few pages, Goldstein hands the reader a collection of valuable scripts that were hiding in OS X Panther all along (I particularly like the "ransom note" script).Part Two is the main core of the book and covers "Everyday Scripting Tasks". The seven chapters in this section run the gamut of increasing difficulty: manipulating text, controlling files, creating lists, organizing and editing graphics, playing sound and video, internet and network scripting and organizing information in databases. The author quickly takes the reader through a series of simple scripts designed to illustrate AppleScript syntax.Once the reader whips through the example scripts in Parts One and Two, it's time to get down and geeky. Part Three titled "Power-User Features", is the section of the book for geeks and wanna-be geeks. Goldstein shoves enough advanced techniques in five chapters to make these alone worth the price of the book. The reader learns how to enable folder actions, attach built-in folder actions to specific folders, view and edit these built-in folder actions and run his or her own actions.My favorite chapter in this section is Chapter 13, Mixing AppleScript and Unix. Goldstein gives a quick terminal lesson followed by a neat trick to display the Expose button ("the blob"). Other helpful actions: use do shell script to run Unix programs straight from AppleScript, run shell scripts with admin privileges, run AppleScripts from Unix thus saving time by bypassing the Script Editor and schedule commands (use an AppleScript to run cron every day, use iCal to schedule scripts). Even users who normally shy away from the terminal will want to try some of these.Part Four contains the Appendix A through C: "AppleScript Support in Common Programs" (a very useful set of tables of applications, their level of AppleScript support, price and where to get them), "Moving from Hypercard to AppleScript" (options and advice for converting Hypercard stacks to AppleScript and major syntax differences between HyperTalk and AppleScript) and "Where to Go from Here" (AppleScript sources: Web sites, discussion lists and books).Goldstein's style of writing is exceptionally clear with just a dash of humor that humanizes the experience of reading a technical or "how-to" manual. The reader won't find anything confusing, lacking in detail or dull. This book is eminently satisfying on many levels: the writing style is conversational and humorous (I would imagine this is a pre-requisite for writing for David Pogue), the style of this book series is consistently pleasant to read and the level of technical difficulty satisfies the range of readers from beginner through power-user. The "valuable information:price" ration is, hands-down, in the buyer's favor.A final note about Adam Goldstein, the author of Applescript: The Missing Manual...he is the teenage founder of GoldfishSoft (www.goldfishsoft.com), a Mac OS X games and utilities software company (my 7 year-old son loves AlgeKalk and FrakKalk, geek that he is). By "teenage", I mean Adam Golstein is 17-ish. He began contributing to this Pogue/O'Reilly series several years ago by writing a few sections of Mac OS X Panther Edition: The Missing Manual (FileVault, journaling and Disk Restore). I suspect we'll be hearing a lot more from Mr. Goldstein...and I'm looking forward to it.
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Our fifth annual collection of the year's "geekiest anniversaries" kicks off with The Mentor's "Hacker's Manifesto" and includes such memorable characters as Captain Midnight and Ferris Bueller, institutions the likes of the IETF and Spy magazine, inventions like the Super Soaker and disposable camera, as well as the Challenger and Chernobyl disasters. If you'd like to check out the previous installments, 2010 is here, 2009 here, 2008 here and 2007 here.
[ See also: Tech fails of 2011: It's never too soon to admit defeat ]
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Strasbourg, 19.02.2013 - The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) today published its fourth report on Liechtenstein. ECRI's Chair, Ms Eva Smith, said that, while there are positive developments, some issues of concern remain, including the legislation on Foreigners and the absence of a comprehensive civil and administrative legal framework aimed at combating racial discrimination in all fields of life.
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woot! jegs delievered.
carb, cam, lifters, lube..
all kinds of goodies.
when i get the heads out of the shop, i will get some seals and get the mallory recurved. gasket port and get all that squared away.
then it should be bolt everything together.
i taught my wife to gasket match the other day, and she loved it.
depending on what we can learn from scotties site, she might become the mad porterESS..lol.
maybe i will let her port my d3's for practice..=) put em on the 429 ranger or whatever..
i am going to have to tune this new carb for 4000 feet. yay.. =\
im not a carb guy.
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77 F350 xtended 4x4 build
hey guys.
i figured i would start documenting my setup here and ask for ideas.
its an extended cab short bed. (i love these things)...
i have a d3 running engine in the truck. solid, stock bottom end. i am building an everyday work/camping truck. needs to pull my 68 jeep around. =)
i just put my d0ve c heads in the machine shop yesterday. i am going to clean up the intake and port out the exhaust.
i have a performer coming in the mail shortly.
comp cams extreme 4x4 X4262H will give it life. the cam is rated for heavy tow on stock converter.
i am also putting the new street demon 750 spread bore on it. i want it running on the small primaries until we need, then it had better smoke em down. =)
1" phenolic 4 hole will be ported to match the carb (and goggle valve) then rounded on all 4 (3) holes for smoother flow.
i am going to buy one of scotties dizzies.
its sitting on 38's, but i have a set of 40's that will be going back on it when i purchase the 4th tire (the guy had a blow out, threw the 38's on, then sold to me).
i dont know the ratio yet, i will pull the cover here shortly and check it all out, then hit it with a gear calc for correct ratio-stock.
stock divorced transfer case. several inches of lift. it comes to the bottom of my nose and i am 6'2".
dana 60's front and back.
i am thinking of notching the performer intake right at the spot where the rear barrel is like the performer RPM airgap. a little notch in there to help when i put it down..nothing big, just a lil help below that big goggle valve.
i bought a edelbrock double roller that i might save for my high performance build. i will need to get my other chain and make sure its strait up, then put it on it.
it should run great...after i jet the carb for this 4000 feet.
the torque should be REALLY snappy with that spread bore vacuum secondary....like the old quadrajets. atleast itll be loud like they were..=)
i LOVE that sound..=)
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