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Global shares fell on Tuesday, with US investors cautious ahead of an earnings season expected to show sluggish growth in corporate profits.
The US dollar paused a sharp rally against the yen that has boosted it almost 12 per cent in less than two months. The rise has come as expectations grow that Japan's new government will push the central bank to ease policy aggressively in the next few months.
The dollar was last down 0.7 per cent at 87.18 yen, well off a 2-1/2-year high hit last Friday.
Profits in the US fourth quarter are seen above the previous quarter's lackluster results, but analysts' estimates are down sharply from where they were in October. Quarterly earnings are expected to grow by 2.8 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Alcoa Inc reports results after the market closes on Tuesday, marking the unofficial start to the season as the first Dow component to report.
Early reports have suggested some signs of improvement. Monsanto Co reported strong first-quarter results and raised its full-year outlook, sending its shares up 2.8 per cent to $US98.63. Sears Holding Corp reported sales for the holiday season that were not as weak as many had feared, but the stock sank as the company's chief executive stepped down unexpectedly.
If earnings growth appears to be "less bad" than expected, that would fuel a near-term uptick in the market, according toEric Wiegand, senior portfolio manager at US Bank Wealth Management in New York.
"There's still ample areas for concern,"he added, citing policy worries in Washington and uneven economic activity.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 75.11 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 13,309.18. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 8.53 points, or 0.58 per cent, at 1,453.36. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 19.68 points, or 0.63 per cent, at 3,079.14. Global shares measured by MSCI's ACWI price index fell 0.5 per cent.
Europe ended 0.1 per cent lower as data showed the euro zone economy may be stabilizing, though at a weak level.
The euro held steady while commodity markets were largely subdued as investors sat on recent gains.
Euro zone business confidence improved again in December, but unemployment reached a record and households held back from spending in the run-up to Christmas, suggesting a recovery from recession will be slow. German industrial orders also fell more than forecast due to a sharp drop in demand from abroad.
"Things are bad. It is still consistent with recession, but at least they have stopped deteriorating," said Deutsche Bank economist Gilles Moec.
The euro was steady at just over $US1.3120.
Steady bond markets
Bond markets smoothly digested the first debt sales of the year by the Netherlands and Austria, as well as Spain's announcement that it plans to borrow 121.3 billion euros this year, 7.6 per cent more than in 2012. Madrid is expected to turn to official lenders for a bailout in 2013, although a European Central Bank promise to preserve the euro has significantly reduced the pressure.
German government bond prices also edged higher as investors dipped a toe back into the market for low-yielding but secure assets as a steep sell-off last week made valuations more attractive.
The German bund future was up 32 ticks at 143.38, climbing for a second day after a small rise on Monday and moving in line with US Treasuries.
The rebound follows a three-point sell-off last week when an easing of US fiscal concerns caused investors to pile into riskier assets. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury note was up 8/32, the yield at 1.8709 per cent.
In commodity and metals markets, Brent crude oil rose 0.4 per cent to $US111.88 per barrel while US light crude was down 0.2 per cent at $US92.99.
Copper rose 0.1 per cent and gold edged back above $US1,655 an ounce before data on Thursday from China and the ECB's monthly meeting.
"The market is underpinned by expectations that a cyclical rebounding out of China will be positive for industrial metals, and there is more positive sentiment now in the market," said Robin Bhar, analyst at Societe Generale.
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ROCK FALLS – Sandra Jean Shomaker, 69, of Rock Falls, formerly of Dixon, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at Transitions Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rock Falls.
Sandra was born Dec. 13, 1942, in Urbana, the daughter of Roy and Annette French. She was a graduate of Villa Grove Schools. She worked as a CNA at the Dixon State School, prior to her retirement. Sandra married Richard Bruce Shomaker on Oct. 3, 1965, in Champaign. He preceded her in death on May 27, 1996.
Survivors include one son, Richard Shomaker Jr. of Dixon; one brother, Ed (Lee) French; one stepbrother, Gerald Lee Harvey of Monticello; one stepsister, Nancy (Paul) Jones of Villa Grove; one half sister, Patricia Peterson of Princeton, Ind.; three grandchildren; and her mother-in-law, Dorothy Shomaker of Dixon.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
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Steaks With Green Peppercorn Cognac Sauce And Baked Fingerling Potatoes
Ingredients for the steaks:
4 (14-ounce) strip steaks, trimmed
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 T butter
1/2 cup minced shallots
1 T green peppercorns, preferably in brine, lightly crushed
1/4 cup brandy
2 T Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons lemon zest
2 T Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 cup veal stock, homemade or store-bought
4 sprigs fresh tarragon, washed, dried, leaves finely chopped
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Ingredients for the salt-baked potatoes:
1 1/2 pounds small fingerling potatoes, washed and dried
pinch coarse sea salt
15 bay leaves
Preparing the steaks:
Heat 2 cast iron skillets large enough to hold 2 of the 4 pieces of beef until they begin to visibly smoke. Season the steaks on both sides with salt and pepper. Shut the heat off underneath the skillet and use a pair of tongs to place the steaks in the pan 1 by 1 in a single layer. Turn the heat on under the skillet and brown the first side, 3 to 5 minutes.
Turn the steaks on the second side and brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
Arrange the steaks on a rack to rest while you make your sauce.
Remove the excess grease from one of the pans that was used to cook the steaks and reserve the other pan for the potatoes. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and the shallots and cook until they are translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the green peppercorns and brandy and cook until the liquid reduces almost completely.
Stir in the mustard, lemon juice, lemon zest and Worcestershire sauce. Swirl the pan so all of the flavors start to meld together.
Add the veal stock and reduce to a desirable consistency, then stir in the tarragon.
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Preparing the potatoes:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Add the potatoes to a casserole with a fitted lid that is just big enough to hold the potatoes. Toss them with some sea salt and the bay leaves. Cover the casserole and put in the center of the oven to bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
When the potatoes are tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, remove the casserole from the oven and discard the bay leaves.
Heat the reserved skillet that the steaks were cooked in over medium heat and add the potatoes into the steak drippings. Cook until they brown and become slightly crisp. slightly. Season with salt, to taste.
Arrange the potatoes on the bottom of 4 dinner plates and top with the steak. Drizzle with the sauce and serve immediately.
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The Lady Eagles will play in five events this spring, starting with the Lady Rattler Round-Up at The Dominion Country Club in San Antonio, Texas, on Feb. 18-19. That tournament will be hosted by OC's new Heartland Conference rival, St. Mary's.
The next week, on Feb. 25-26, OC will play in the Glenn Ivy Intercollegiate in Riverside, Calif. The tournament, hosted by California Baptist, will be played at the 109-year-old Victoria Club, one of Southern California's oldest clubs. The tournament will be 54 holes, 18 more than most regular-season women's events.
On March 18-19, the Lady Eagles will play in the Midwestern State Invitational at Wichita Falls Country Club in Wichita Falls, Texas. OC then will travel to Fort Smith, Ark., for the Lions Classic, hosted by another Heartland Conference school, Arkansas-Fort Smith, at Hardscrabble Country Club on March 25-26.
OC will close its spring season on April 1-2 in the Southwest Classic, hosted by Heartland Conference foe Dallas Baptist (Texas) at Tierra Verde Golf Club in Arlington, Texas.
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The 2003-04 Yale men's tennis team looks to build on its success of last when the Bulldogs tied for fourth in the Ivy League. Four seniors and four juniors return, including Ryan Murphy, Andrew Rosenfeld and Captain David Goldman. Both Murphy and Rosenfeld were named second team All-Ivy in singles after the 2003 campaign. Rosenfeld was also named second team All-Ivy in doubles along with partner Rowan Reynolds.
The Bulldogs begin their fall season at Princeton, N.J. in the Farnsworth Invitational on September 19 & 20. Their first home contest is the Yale Invitational on September 27 & 28.


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It appears there is only one person working (slowly) on porting linux to this box. Not yet ready for a prealpha release.
Physical description (observed)
Picture for a moment a 19 1/2" monitor (viewable diagonal) sitting on a pivot stand that if you are observant you will notice is slightly thicker than usual, with a keyboard and mouse sitting in front of it. Beautiful isn't it?
If you wander around to the back you will notice a power cable going to the monitor and a cable going from the monitor to the swivel base. The power supply is in the monitor and in the swivel base is the computer. On the back of the base there is the afore mentioned video and power connection; keyboard, mouse, and auxilary ports; and a removible network card. My network card has a RJ-45 connector (10-base-T ethernet), an AUI connector (DB15 with the funky slide latch), and link and polarity LEDs.
Major chips
The processor is a LSI LR33000MC-33.
There is a NCD PN 4400006 which apears to be a bridge or multifinction chip.
The main chip on the network card apears to be an AMD 4100004.
Your usual for Xterminals BOOTP, TFTP load of kernal image. havn't yet found a image with a valid checksum to test boot with. There are two eproms on the NIC that are in the first of three 16 bit banks. Decompiling is started, but this is my first mips project.
Other Isues
Wont't talk to my ethernet switch. add a hub, and it works fine. go fig.
Port status
Summary: Slim to none. If you want to help email me at b h i l d r e d (at) p e a k p e a k . c o m. --Bhildred 16:24, 26 Jul 2005 (BST)


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The kdawson we are stuck using now is the 4.0 version, which is still quite buggy. But I hear that kdawson 4.1 is testing well and will be out any day now. The good people at TrollTech have been working on it night and day. At home, I prefer the gdawson myself...
If you were really keen you could stuff a few extra 1x2inch ARM cards in the box and have a Beowulf cluster in a sub-laptop box.
The sub-notebook is nothing new. I have an old Psion7 (http://newth.net/psion7/index.html) that must be 6 or seven years old now. It was a bit slow, but only had a 100MHz StrongARM CPU. A re-jig with a modern 600MHz+ ARM would fly!
The only valid reason to design in x86 these days is to run Windows. ARM is lower wattage and cheaper. Once you look at whole systems costs (battery etc) ARM comes out streets ahead. Most OSS can be readily redeployed on ARM. There is even an ARM Ubuntu.
WinCE is a very limited architecture and has no support for SMP etc. It is basically a toy version of Windows.
Why not? Windows currently runs on X86 and Itanium architectures. NT4 also ran on MIPS, and Alpha, if I remember correctly. If a processor gets popular enough, you better believe that MS will support it to generate sales. (BTW, Windows Mobile runs on ARM cores.)
Obviously Windows is never going to happen, this being an ARM core; but Linux would be nice.
Linux runs on the ARM. I understand that even Debian has an ARM port...
To support a CPU is not enough. ARM cpu cores will typically connect to an AMBA bus (like hypertransport), but these SoCs will usually have the entire bus internal. You'll have a whole set of peripherals which need to be programmed all over again with little or no code reuse from existing projects. You need to understand how these peripherals interact with the boot rom and CPU in order just to load a bootloader onto it. If you have perfect documentation, you'll still probably need at least a decent oscilloscope or logic analyzer to get a heartbeat out of it. Talk to any firmware or digital design engineer about 'board bring up' on an unproven cpu platform, and you'll likely hear quite a few nasty anecdotes.
All this can be done, but it would save everyone a lot of time if nvidia supports Linux with a real board support package.
Oh yeah, ATI and Intel were both destroyed by their interactive television ventures.
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Why isn't there Annihilators in TLAD's Free Mode?!
Why isn't there Annihilators in TLAD's Free Mode?!
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Why in the world did they not put the Annihilator in the Lost and the Damned multiplayer free mode, but they put it in deathmatch and team deathmatch and ruin it because of the jerks doing nothing but getting one and blowing the hell out of everyone and no rockets to take them out with ? Really, either that was a mistake by Rockstar and they swiched it around or someone there was just being a jackass!
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I once worked at a place where there are two businesses in one building (Big Company and Small Company). It's a one story building with an open floor plan so we all just mingled a lot. One day, a note showed up on one of the water coolers that said "This water cooler is paid for by Small Company. Big Comany, please do not use this water cooler as you have your own." OK. The next thing you know, there are signs on the multiple and conveniently located water coolers owned by Big Company telling Small Company not to used them. Also, signs showed up for one of the microwaves, the only coffee machine, the basket filled with coffee/tea/hot chocolate/sugar/creamer/spoons/stirrers, etc., all owned by Big Company. Small Company was not happy, but since they started it, they couldn't say anything.
POD to just about every previous post! I would also add- not refilling the copy room printer with paper or the stapler with staples, and failing to close the ice machine door. Apparently these require a higher skill level than I would've expected.To anyone who's never experienced these annoyances, I have two questions: 1- where do you work? 2- when can I start?
I can't believe no one mentioned flushing toilets (or should I say, not flushing well enough or at all). Seriously - it just takes a minute to flush, watch and make sure everything goes down, and flush again if necessary. I'm tired of finding paper (or worse) floating in the bowl when I go on there!
<snip>On the coffee, we had the coffee wars, and that was when I bought a one of those cup and funnel sets for making one cup at a time and supplied all my own stuff. <snip>
Seriously, people? How do you get to be a graduate student in physics without knowing that putting metal things in a microwave makes shiny-flashy-boom and the microwave no make hot anymore?
Right now my pet peeve is people having loud, long, detailed personal calls in the share break room (which echoes everything). Also - people who watch TV on thier phones with no head phones - I am not easily offended but I don't want to hear your show during my lunch time!
Quote from: andi on October 09, 2012, 11:57:10 AMRight now my pet peeve is people having loud, long, detailed personal calls in the share break room (which echoes everything). Also - people who watch TV on thier phones with no head phones - I am not easily offended but I don't want to hear your show during my lunch time!Ugh, I with you on loud personal calls in a shared space. I have a co-irker right now who is: 1) having a spat with his girlfriend about him going out with his friends without clearing it with her ahead of time; 2) having financial difficulty resulting in him being late with his rent, and child support to his ex-wife, and receiving multiple collections calls on his cell phone; 3) he's also in a band and the group is constantly breaking up and getting new members then bringing back the old members; 4) he's always always buying drum equipment over the telephone...yes while not paying rent and child support... How do I know all this? He keeps talking loudly about it on his cell phone rather than take the call someplace else and it's never on silent ring. Seriously, it's like he's in high school rather than in his 40s.
They forgot to add:7. The people who eat at their desks. And the food is usually messy or smelly. OR, they chew everything with their mouth open and gross out the people around them.
ROTF, the burnt popcorn brought back lots of unpleasant memories.
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The lion's bright heart is dropping from view in the evening sky. The star Regulus is low in the west by nightfall, and sets not long after. It'll drop lower in the sky each evening, and disappear from view within a few weeks.
More than two millennia ago, Regulus was just climbing into view in the morning sky at this time of year. That appearance may have served as a marker for several cities in the ancient world, including Alexandria.
Alexander the Great, who was born on or near today's date in the year 356 BC, established Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. The city was intended not only as a tribute to Alexander, but as a symbol of his power and his rightful place in the cosmic order.
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Josh's Sprouted Wheat Levain w/ Barley and Rye
Lately I've been so focused on baking what I know consistently and well that I haven't tried new things. Fortunately I am still a regular browser (if less frequent commenter) on TFL and there is a lot of new out there. Josh (golgi170) has been posting one interesting bread after another, and I haven't had a chance to start let alone catch up. Yesterday I decided to try his Sprouted Wheat Levain, that of the beautiful ear. When I first saw this, I wanted to make it, but lacked the flours he used: sprouted wheat and barley. As these things happen, first one and then the other made its way into my cupboard. No excuses. Time to bake.
Not only the flours were new. Just about every bit of Josh's methods were new. I resisted the urge to revert to Hamelman methodology and just kept doing the new things even though I was mystified. More on this shortly.
But first the taste. Short story: very good, very interesting, very sour.
Now a bit longer story. This is a loaf with a kick to it. If that were all, I wouldn't have been happy. In addition to the sour, there are subtle undertones. Furthermore, the crumb has a moist texture that is very pleasant and the crust is light and crisp. Delicious. Unfortunately we cut into the loaf so soon that the cut is a bit ragged in the picture above. Hope you get the idea anyhow.
Now back to the methodology, formula, etc. First difference for me at least, is that one of the interesting new flours went into the starter instead of final dough. I usually let my starter be what it is (that is 67% hydration all white) and then make modifications elsewhere. Here the starter is built with sprouted wheat flour which then is not introduced into the final dough.
Final dough calls for malted bread flour. I haven't been able to lay my hand on that. Instead I used my usual KAAP. The ingredients include malted barley. Does that count?
Second, a complex mixing protocol. Long autolyse, then mix in starter, then salt, then after development add in some withheld water and mix again.
Next two French slap periods. Ok. I'll admit it. Here is where I bailed. No way was I going to slap that wet dough around. Instead I put it back into the mixer for a few seconds, at half hour interval, twice. Half hour later, did stretch and fold in bowl. Half hour later, stretch and fold on counter. I think I got decent dough development, so hopefully that wasn't such a big deviation.
Next long counter ferment - 4 hours. Why so long? Won't it over-ferment? No I guess not. And yet, my urge was to cut it short to 2.5 hours given the long retard ahead. But I didn't.
Josh says 8-12 hour retard. Here my schedule got away from me, so I did 15 hours. Perhaps less sour if I'd been able to get to it sooner?
Then bake at very high temperature, for 50% shorter than usual. Eeek. Why so hot? Why so short? But really lovely crust came out of that.
So with all that, different, delicious bread. Can't argue with that.
And did I get Josh's beautiful ear? No such luck. A tame, even open. Maybe next time.


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WBIR TV, Knoxville, TN, NBC affiliate contest nets Gracehill top honors!
Local Channel 10 WBIR TV held a contest to determine the top five bed and breakfasts in East Tennessee. Any one logging onto WBIR's website could cast a vote for the several days the contest ran. By Friday at noon, Gracehill B&B was at the top of the list with four of the five winners belonging to the Smoky Mountain Bed and Breakfast Association.
This February, your not so intrepid innkeeper, moi, elected to take some vacation time, and for the first time in ten years, enjoyed the winter snowfall instead of obsessing about keeping the road open for guests and us to get up and down the mountain safely. It was a tough call because the month of February brings us Valentine's traffic every weekend. By choosing to take some time off and let Mother Nature take her course, the up shot was, Mom and I were snowed in for nine days. Beautiful, absolutely, but as the level in the propane tank dropped by the eighth day, I decided it was time to start shoveling. Hans, our gardener, played a big part in this little 6/10th of a mile endeavor. I started at the top, he at the bottom, and thankfully the twain did meet! Besides, there was only one scoop of ice cream left in the freezer and we had eaten enough out of the pantry to see that I should probably repaint the shelves…
Twenty-four hours after getting the road opened back up I decided to ease on down the road into Maryville to run some errands. My phone rang while there with the news of the contest and asking if WBIR reporter Josh West could meet me at Gracehill for some photos. You might ask yourself just how fast can an old lady drive? I beat him with just enough time to pull the car in the garage and fluff my hair!
I was asked why did I think we won? My answers were bouncing all over as my mouth flapped, but to be honest??? Cause Gracehill has always been blessed with the very best of guests any innkeeper could ask for. Thanks from the bottom of this transplanted Yankee to Southern heart to ya'll who took the time to vote. mizkathleen @Gracehill


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British track and field star Mo Farah, clinched the gold medal in the men's 10,000m event at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Saturday.
The athlete was pushed all the way but ultimately took a well-executed victory to carry on where he left off at last year's London Olympic Games.
The Somali-born 30-year-old clocked 27min and 21.72secs in his first major outing since his victory in the British capital over the 25-lap race.
The victory by the Briton means this was the first time a Kenyan or Ethiopian has not won the event since the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki in 1983, when Italian Alberto Cova claimed victory.
Ibrahim Jeilan of Ethiopia who out sprinted Farah for the title in Deagu two years back, won silver with a time of 27min and 22.23sec, while Kenyan Paul Tanui who set the pace early came in third to settle for the bronze medal with a time of 27min and 22.61sec.
With the disappointing experience of losing to Jeilan in Deagu still fresh in his mind, Farah was extremely careful and held off a run by Jeilan this time around to clinch the top position ahead of the Ethiopian.
Kenyan Paul Tanui took up the early running, with Farah sitting 30 metres away at the back of the peloton for the opening laps.
After six laps, Farah floated effortlessly to the front of the pack, quickly overtaken by Ethiopians Abera Kuma and Imane Merga who both placed fifth and third respectively in Daegu two years ago. They were closely followed by Tanui and his teammate Kenneth Kipkemoi.
Halfway through the race, Farah again made a move up the field, and with eight laps to go, he was sitting in second with Tanui and Kuma still shouldering the pace-setting work. Farah slid gratefully into his slipstream as the leading pack bunched in anticipation of an accelerating burst from someone in the field.
The 14-man lead pack was led through 21 laps by Farah, all elbows and eyes down to avert straying spikes in the hustle and bustle of a delicately-measured race. Kenyan Bedan Karoki Muchiri was on his shoulder with Galen Rupp, Farah's training partner in third. American Dathan Ritzenheim suddenly sprinted to the front.
Farah was forced out wide to regain his place up front as the pace increased and went through the bell ahead of a five-man strong group. The Briton had a straight run down the far stretch, but Jeilan made his move with 250 metres to go.
But there was not to be a repeat of Daegu as Farah, with gritted teeth and in excellent form, held on and maintained his resilience through the finish line for the gold medal.
The victory no doubt is a well deserved one for the respected Brit. Way to go Mo
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LA Kings: Can Third Line of Handzus, Ponikarovsky, Simmonds Be More Than A Shut Down Line?
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EL SEGUNDO, CA — As the Los Angeles Kings head into their 2010 exhibition season tonight (September 22, 2010) at Colorado, much of what head coach Terry Murray has in mind for his team is already apparent, especially in terms of his forward lines.
At this point in the Kings' 2010 training camp, Murray has Anze Kopitar centering the first line with Ryan Smyth and Dustin Brown on the wings, with Jarret Stoll centering the second line between Scott Parse and Justin Williams. Read more of this post


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A Blue Island man faces a charge of threatening a public official after he got testy Friday with a Chicago police officer who told him to quit smoking and drinking in a South Side bus shelter, authorities said.
Larry E. Hamilton, 42, of the 2100 block of West 121st Place, was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 bail Sunday at Cook County Bond Court.
Hamilton was allegedly enjoying a post-work cigarette and a 40-ounce bottle of Colt 45 malt liquor Friday afternoon in a bus shelter near the corner of South Western Avenue and West 63rd Street in West Englewood, according to court documents.
A woman took issue with this and flagged down police on patrol, according to court records. Police told Hamilton to put out the smoke and throw away the beer, according to court documents.
After throwing the beer in the trash, Hamilton told the cops, "I hope someone shoots your --- tonight," according to court records.
Hamilton refused to give the police his ID and wouldn't sign a drinking citation, according to court records.
"I would like to see you ------------- try to take me to jail," Hamilton said, according to court documents.
The officers tried to get Hamilton to put his hands on the squad car, according to court records.
"I'm not putting my hands on that dirty --- pig car," he allegedly said. Police grappled with Hamilton as they took him into custody, according to court documents.
"When I get out of jail, I'm going to get my gun and find you and shoot and kill you," Hamilton told the officers, according to court records. Hamilton was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time, according to court records.
"By the time you get out of jail, that officer will be retired," Cook Bond Court Judge Adam Donald Bourgeois Jr. told Hamilton in court on Sunday.
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Note: This is *NOT* vision. This is an uncoordinated stimulation of neurons that is no more vision than poking your eye and seeing flashes of light or knocking yourself on the back of the head and seeing stars. Vision is a far more complicated matter and these investigators that are promoting this bionic chip have ignored or are ignorant of over a decade of research that shows the neurons in the eye change their wiring in response to retinal degenerative disease. When the wiring in the retina changes, it is no longer able to mediate normal retinal signaling...
Yes, I am a vision scientist.
What they are claiming is that the bionic implant will work in a degenerate retina. The substrate circuitry has changed. No chance of it transducing vision... They are either going to have to intervene at an earlier time point (much earlier than most folks realize) or bypass the retina or reconstruct the retina. There is more biology at play here than a simple engineering project.
So, which ganglion cell populations are they going to stimulate? The optic nerve contains from 14-16 classes of ganglion cells that project to different areas of brain. Its a tough tough problem because those ganglion cells and the axons in the nerves project not only to LGN, but also to a large number of subcortical areas like the SCN and tectum. Then what about the remnant signals that may be coming from peripheral regions of the retina (in cases of AMD) and central retina (in cases of RP)?
Again, they
The background to this project is that a newly elected government held a big "vox poluli" talk fest called 2020 [wikipedia.org], which was to lay out a "big vision" for Australia. A result was the announcement [theage.com.au] of $50 million funding for a bionic eye project. It's entirely possible that there is an element of "gung ho" about it in that a large chunk of money was laid down for a project that made politicians look good and was easy for the public to understand.
Having said that, there are some pretty smart people involved. As an Australian taxpayer, I'd hope that they are aware for the problems you raise and, given the grandness of the project, would plan on addressing such tough, tough problems. Given your area of expertise, maybe you should contact them? There might be some pretty exciting work to be done in collaboration?
Yeah, its easy for people to get enthused about rescuing vision loss. Its an important thing and keeps us working at all hours of the day as hard as we can to understand how the visual system works and how to fix it when it goes wrong. We've published before on this issue and I am sure they are aware of the work. My only concern is when promises are made to patients and expectations are built up that these devices will cure blindness when the biology has not been worked out and the engineering is predica
From work already done, we know that even very minimal vision is a vast improvement in quality of life over no vision. Yes, probing blindly (no pun intended) is quite hackish, but if a person gets something vision like that is useful, that's a fine result.
I would argue that 100% of medical treatments we have today from first aid up are all based on moving ahead without necessarily understanding the biology. For example, we have used aspirin for over a century but only recently gained some idea of how it works. Clearly though, that understanding was flawed since the first attempt to produce a better treatment based on the new understanding gave us vioxx, which didn't work out so well. It was quite a long time from when we figured out setting bones and casting to the time we had any idea how the bone then heals. All we know is that if you put the ends more or less back together and support it for a while, it would heal.
I have no doubt that better understanding of the biology will result in better engineering and ultimately better vision, but meanwhile, there are people who are blind right now. It is important not to let perfect be the enemy of functional.
Meanwhile, the entire point of the work in TFA is to learn more about what is actually required to get functional vision this way. It's certainly a lot less risky than implants directly into the visual cortex (which have been tried with some success).
This is just my point. While I understand that science and engineering has to start somewhere, they have made promises to this woman and done surgery to her, potentially increasing risks for other problems where I would argue there is no hope of "seeing" anything coherent.
Yes, we can do remarkable things with even an 8x8 pixel array, but this approach has no promise of even delivering that to this woman. The electrode cuff on the optic nerve simply stimulates too many neurons that are not coherent and tho
I have to comment here, a lot of what you are saying is coming across as "not invented here" syndrome, which is a bit of a shame.
I'm convinced beyond all doubt that there are qualified people working on this. I'm also convinced they have more than a basic understanding of biology.
I couldn't find anywhere in the article or the linked videos where they had made promises to Ms Ashworth. On the contrary, she seems fully aware, as do the researchers themselves not surprisingly, that this exercise is experimental
I'm not so sure they made the woman any promises other than some sort of visual stimulation (which seems nearly certain to happen even if it's useless).
The approach is admittedly brute force. I get the impression that they intend to map the electrodes out now that they are implanted to work out what is connected where. It is quite possible that some will prove entirely useless. Others might be limited to small stimulation to avoid spillover. Stimulating the SCN might actually prove to be a happy side effect
Disclaimer: I work for one of the organisations in the Bionic Vision Australia consortium. I don't work on the project specifically. I do know several people who do.
BVA is quite a large group of researchers. Some of them are engineers, some are physicists, some are clinicians and some are biologists. I don't know for sure, but I would be willing to bet the group as a whole understands the biology.
Check into it and ask about the impact of retinal remodeling on potential interventions.
No guarantees, but one thing I do know is that the implant is designed to bypass the retina completely and stimulate the optic nerve directly.
Actually, I may have gotten that wrong. At any rate, if you want to follow the research on the biology side, I believe that this guy [anu.edu.au] is the PI. Check out his publications.
I am familiar with Nirenberg's work. What Nirenberg seems to be missing is that the programming outflow of the retina is altered in retinal disease. ON and OFF channels are substantially altered in retinal disease and the whole programming substrate is altered because the circuitry and programming down to the molecular levels is altered.
Its not all pessimism though as we will need to understand how the normal retina signals and I find her work to be interesting and compelling. Though she is not addressin
There is more biology at play here than a simple engineering project.
There's also psychology involved. How do you think you'd deal with a previously unknown sense? Some people find becoming sighted to be a terrifying and confusing experience, which can even end in suicide [wikipedia.org].
A person who is well adapted to blindness should think very carefully about becoming sighted.
When the wiring in the retina changes, it is no longer able to mediate normal retinal signaling...
My understanding is that this device bypasses the retina completely, and stimulates the optic nerve directly - it is essentially an array of diamond spikes shooting electricity into the optic nerve. They are hoping that they can then retrain someone's brain to "see" images based on the electric signal they supply
Are you saying that the neurons in the brain completely change their behaviour as a retina degrades, making this technique useless? If so, is this true for all forms of retina failure?
Note that t
For the first part, see my comment to femto above.
As for the neurons changing their behavior, yes... that is exactly what I am saying. It definitely happens in the retina as the retina is reprogrammed and there is some evidence that it happens higher up as well. Though those precise studies have yet to be performed.
So, flashes of light are simply uncoordinated signaling by neurons. Turns out vision is far more complicated than the cochlear system that allows us to engineer bionic solutions for hearing.
So it's *not* better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick?
You remember correctly, people have been doing this for years. I have no idea why TFA calls this "world first bionic eye", perhaps there is something new about their particular method, although it doesn't sound very impressive compared to other options.
Here is a list of some companies producing retinal implants (incl. Bionic Vision from TFA): http://www.upgradeyourbody.com/catalog/bionics/eyes/ [upgradeyourbody.com] At least some of those are already past clinical trials and available commercially.
The latest, greatest breakthrou
The project [bionicvision.org.au]
About: including limitations on the device's capabilities [bionicvision.org.au]
The current device: Wide-view device [bionicvision.org.au]
The next device: High-acuity device [bionicvision.org.au]
Steve Austin got the bionic eye.
Thus spake the master programmer: "When a program is being tested, it is too late to make design changes." -- Geoffrey James, "The Tao of Programming"


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/06/world_3d_sales_jump/
World 3D TV sales to jump in 2011
But still only a small percentage of tellies shipped
Posted in Personal Tech, 6th May 2011 11:23 GMT
World shipments of 3D TVs will jump 463 per cent this year, market watcher IHS iSuppli has forecast, as TV makers tone done their feverish promotion of the technology.
Releasing cheaper sets is helping too, it will surprise no one to learn.
Some 23.4m 3D TVs will ship this year, up from 4.2m in 2010, iSuppli reckons.
Global shipments will breach the 100-million-unit mark by 2014 and then hit 159.2 million in 2015, the research firm said.
Last year, vendors were vigorously hyping up 3D in a desperate bid to persuade punters to upgrade existing flat-panel tellies. Their calls largely fell on deaf ears, thanks to a lack of content, high set prices and - frankly - because too few people could see the point. Brits would prefer to have BBC iPlayer access, for example, we think.
This year, iSuppli said, vendors are taking a more measured approach, pushing 3D not as the be-all-and-end-all of home entertainment but as a nice feature to have alongside internet connectivity, network media playback and such.
That will work with buyers, hence the big jump in shipments.
But let's put those 23.4m 3D TVs in context. DisplaySearch, another market watcher, says 257.9m TVs will ship this year. That includes CRTs, OLEDs and rear-projection sets, but by far the vast majority - 92 per cent - are LCDs and plasmas, the two technologies used in 3D TVs.
Out of around 237m LCD and plasma TVs, just 9.9 per cent will be 3D-capable. iSuppli puts the proportion at 11 per cent, up from two per cent in 2010.
Focus on higher-end sets, says DisplaySearch, and the percentage of 3D-capable tellies jumps to 30 per cent this year.
Expect next year's Olympic Games and the Euro 2012 tournament to have a positive impact on 3D sales, but by then, of course, 3D will be as much a standard feature as IPTV services are now. ®


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Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson joined municipal leaders from across the country Tuesday in asking the federal government for an additional $2.5 billion a year for the next two decades to deal with crumbling infrastructure they say threatens the country's competitive edge.
From an "urgent need" for transit improvements along the Broadway corridor to multi-million upgrades to aging regional waste water treatment plants, Robertson said Vancouver has some very specific infrastructure needs that require immediate attention.
"We can't do it alone. We put billions of dollars on the table as cities and communities across Canada, and we need strong partnerships to actually get the work done, otherwise there are real risks to our communities," he said at a news conference in Vancouver organized by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
Canadian cities want a commitment from the federal government to boost infrastructure funding to $5.75 billion annually, an amount the federation said should be matched by the province and municipalities themselves to provide $13.25 billion a year for municipal infrastructure.
Of that, $1 billion from each level of government should be dedicated to fighting traffic gridlock that costs the Canadian economy $10 billion a year in lost productivity, the federation said.
"It's time we started planning in decades, not just years," Karen Leibovici, federation president, told reporters. "That is the surest way to end the short-term thinking that allowed our infrastructure deficit to grow in the first place."
The current Building Canada fund ends in 2014, and Infrastructure Minister Denis Lebel is wrapping up six months of consultations with stakeholders across the country as the Conservative government works on a new plan.
Leibovici lauded the Conservatives for changes they've made to municipal funding in the past six years, including making the federal Gas Tax Fund a permanent fixture in the municipal funding mix.
The federation called on the government to tie the Gas Tax Fund to a cost-of-living index, and create a new Core Economic Infrastructure Fund, in addition to continuing the Building Canada Fund.
A 20-year plan would give cities the stability to plan for repairs and replacement of crumbling infrastructure built half a century ago, officials said.
"We had decades of falling behind on this, where it was not a priority of successive governments and that's why we're behind the eight-ball now. Now we've got infrastructure that's falling apart, now we've got congestion that's totally unacceptable and undermining our economy," Robertson said.
The federation pointed out that municipal governments collect eight cents out of every tax dollar but are responsible for 60 per cent of public infrastructure, which includes everything from public transit, to roads and sewage systems.
In addition to the aging state of infrastructure, there are more extreme weather events putting pressure on those systems. Robertson noted a series of large earthquakes that have rattled the West Coast over the past few weeks, the most recent striking Monday in the Gulf of Alaska.
"We need to be ready for earthquakes and natural disasters with seismic upgrades," he said.
For 30 years, both the federal and provincial governments have been off-loading responsibility for infrastructure to cities without the necessary funds, said Adrien Byrne, of the Vancouver-based Urban Development Institute, which represents the development industry.
"The issue for municipalities is they can only raise property taxes so much to pay for new growth," Byrne said.
"The federal and provincial governments need to take greater interest in the growth and infrastructure of our major cities across Canada, and find a way to finance that infrastructure that just doesn't fall to new development and municipalities, given that municipalities are already stretched and the development industry pays its fair share already."
Municipal leaders said they remain hopeful, despite Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's announcement Tuesday that Canada's deficit this year will reach $26 billion — $5 billion more than projected.
"We've seen a promising sign from this federal government over the last couple of years realizing that investment in cities and communities ... will drive economic growth. It's been one of the strategies to keep Canada ahead of other countries," Robertson said.
The federal infrastructure minister was not available for an interview. A spokeswoman said the federation recommendations will be considered along with information received in consultations across the country.
"Our new plan will recognize the need for investments in infrastructure while ensuring affordability and respecting taxpayers' ability to pay," Genevieve Sicard said in an email.
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Ask a Specialist: Do You Have Tips to Taper Holiday Lighting Costs?
Monday, Dec. 02, 2013
writer: Julene Reese
Nov. 26, 2013
Ask a Specialist: Do You Have Tips to Taper Holiday Lighting Costs?
Answer by: Lou Mueller, Utah State University Extension associate professor, 435-587-3239, email@example.com
With so many decorative lighting products available this holiday season, how can you choose lights that will save on home energy costs? If you haven't made the switch from conventional incandescent lights, consider purchasing Light Emitting Diode or LED lights. LED lighting will reduce your energy costs because they draw much less electricity than incandescent lighting.
It is important to know how LED lighting compares to incandescent lighting for energy savings. Calculate your own savings by adjusting the following example. Say you have an 8-foot Christmas tree, strung with 125 (C-7) incandescent bulbs, which you leave on for 5 hours a day, over 30 days, at an energy rate of .0823 Kwh (8.23 cents per kilowatt hour). The cost of lighting your tree will be $9.26 over those 30 days.
If you light the same 8-foot tree with 280 LED mini-ice lights over the same amount of time and at the same energy rate, your total drops to a mere 17 cents for that month—saving you $9.09 in lighting costs. If you decorate with exterior lighting in your yard, you can see how much you can save using LED lighting. Consider this further information about LED lighting.
* LED lighting lasts years longer than incandescent lighting. In addition to lower energy consumption and cost savings, LED lights offer many attractive features including longer life span—up 100,000 hours for indoor use and 50,000 hours for outdoor use. Some brands offer a lifetime warranty, but you must have the original package and receipts for proof of purchase. Safety is another great feature. LED lights are non-combustible and their epoxy lenses are virtually indestructible. And because they use so little energy, they remain cool to the touch, even after being on for hours.
* When LED lighting was introduced in 2002, there weren't many size or color options. However, improved product lines now offer many lighting varieties with warm or cool tones in white and multi-colored bulbs. LED bulbs are brighter because they are tinted with chemicals rather than painted like incandescent bulbs, which explains why they are brighter and colors vary more than incandescent bulbs. LED lights also come in a variety of shapes including multi-faceted ovals or teardrops, smooth miniature rounds, mini-lights, bumpy ovals shaped like pine cones, icicle lights and rope lights. LED lights can also twinkle and change colors.
* Although the initial purchase price of LED lighting is higher than standard incandescent lighting, the cost is offset over years because the lights last much longer and reduce energy costs. Shop around and watch for opportunities to purchase LED lighting on sale. Although higher discounts can usually be found after Christmas, many retailers boost holiday sales by discounting Christmas inventory even before the holidays. Either way, make plans to stock up on LED lighting to reduce your energy costs and brighten your home and yard for many Christmas seasons to come.


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - For New Mexico senior Cameron Bairstow, Wednesday night's game with Air Force was all he could have sought in the final home appearance of his career.
Bairstow finished with 21 points and seven rebounds to lead the 21st-ranked Lobos to an 80-52 victory.
A leading candidate for Mountain West Conference player of the year, Bairstow finished off his night with just the second 3-pointer of his career. He left to a standing ovation with 5:26 remaining and New Mexico leading 71-40.
"In terms of how things went and getting a win, shoot that 3 and experience that sort of stuff and the crowd, that was all part of the dream," he said. "I think that's as good as it's going to get."
The Lobos finish the regular season on Saturday at No. 10 San Diego State, the team they started the night tied for first place with in the conference.
Air Force coach Dave Pilipovich knew his team was in for a rough night from the outset.
"In this environment, on senior night, we knew it was going to be a buzz saw," he said.
Fellow senior Kendall Williams added 13 points for the Lobos (24-5, 15-2 Mountain West). Alex Kirk had 10 points and four blocks to key New Mexico's defensive effort that held the Falcons (11-17, 5-12) to 34.5 percent from the field (19 for 55).
Air Force's leading scorer Tre' Coggins went 3 for 13 from the field while scoring 11 points. He didn't make his first basket until 2 minutes into the second half. Justin Hammonds also scored 11 points, nine in the first half.
New Mexico's scrambling defense prevented Air Force from getting into its patient, half-court offense and limited the Falcons' ability to establish the backdoor cuts that are the basis of the offense.
"They pressured," Pilipovich said. "They switched everything. We knew that was going to happen. We just didn't play through the switches as well as we normally do. Their ball pressure, their size. And when we did get to the rim, they got shot blockers back there to block shots. . We knew they were there, but we've got the shot blockers in our mind and we missed some uncontested layups. It had so much to do with their execution."
New Mexico had 10 steals and forced 17 turnovers.
"Our guys are really getting locked in on the scouting reports," New Mexico coach Craig Neal said. "They're really locked in on what we're trying to take away and what we don't want to give up. They did everything we wanted them to do in the first half and the second half."
The defensive effort helped make up for New Mexico's early struggles offensively, Neal said.
"I thought we had little jitters to start off," he said. "Kendall and Cam, emotionally, it's a tough deal. Going down that ramp the last time and doing the things they've done here. So we didn't get off to the greatest of starts, even though we were up 14 at half."
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Oh, money. The agony! The tragedy! The hysteria!
This week, be drama-free about your money. Pay your bills on time. Breathe. Collect money owed to you. Smile. Learn how to use Morningstar.com. Breathe, again.
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my fave straight porn dads are, MIKE HORNER, BUCK ADAMS, TOM BYRON, JOHN HOLMES.
my fave straight porn dads are, MIKE HORNER, BUCK ADAMS, TOM BYRON, JOHN HOLMES.
The only guys I know from straight porn are Buck Adams and Randy Spears, I don't mind putting up with a women if these guys are there for me to focus on.
Hi Lvbyz22 - I assume you've seen this thread:
It's a thread about favorite daddies though not about favorite STRAIGHT daddies. Makes for interesting reading if you haven't read it. I definitely don't quarrel with you starting a thread specifically about straight dads - I love 'em
I'm going to gather some photos before I start posting my faves!
ran across a scene of Vince Voyeur's the other day, and he the graying hair looks sexy as HELL on him!!!
I think Herschel Savage is really Dorian Gray. This guy is just as sexy now as when I first jerked off to him in a porn shop booth 30 years ago.
Runners up: Randy Spears, Earl Slate, Jack Hammer and the late Buck Adams.
Mike Horner and Buck Adams have already been mentioned. But really like the guys from the 70s. There's tons of really hot 40 plus types that did just one or two films.
But tops of my list are R. Bolla and Jake Teague!
any nude pics of jake teague and mike horner would be appreciated, would have loved to see them have a gangbang with kevin williams
Jake Teauge
love those pics and many thanks for posting, i have always liked long lean hairless dads , would have loved to have seen john holmes in a good dad sons best friend scene, hope someone out there has some nice pics of MIKE HORNER ?
The first one who springs to mind is Horst Baron. He's very handsome and suave. He also has a great body and cock.
Jim Slip is also great, though more in a silly fun way. Still he's pretty intense when he gets down to business. He has a fantastic cock--nice and thick.
He was in a documentary on Debbie Does Dallas and looks like a broken man. Claims he was used by porn industry and spit out. He's well over 300lbs and has missing teeth now, I hope he's able to pull it together. He was doing conventions for Cannibal Holocaust and there's reports that people questioned if he'd had a shower in days and looked like a crackhead. Very sad.
double woww
1.rod fontana
2.jay crew
3.dick nasty
4.buck adams
Jay (J) Crew
Dick Nasty
Roberto Malone
Yes I am saying it, Ron Jeremy (Cleaned up a bit tho lol)
Yeah I can only name 4 , there are a lot more that I like I just dont know their names lol..
captain bob
captain stabbin
karl gents
paul baressi
mike horner
rick savage
dunno how i forgot to mention Mark Ashley!!! not only of my favorite "dads", but one of my favorite performers in general
reminds me alot of an in-shape Sean Penn.
The only pic I have on my PC of Mike Horner, also my first porn fav. Google him there will be many more...
hot lists;
steve holmes
mark davis
yogi,king hunter,alfred and jimmy from grandpafuckteens
eli thomas
bryan holiday
brian surewood....make me hard
chris charming
horst baron
jack moore
pascal st james....very hot
pat myne
uncle jesse....
1-Roberto Malone ( what a cock, and his chest, mmm, i would let him do whatever the fuck he wants to me)
2-Buster Good... too hot
3- Rod Fontana, sexy daddy!!!
4- j crew, he's so cute!!!
5- ron jeremy ( back in the day)
Lee Stone is fuckin hot!
for "dad" types, I'll have to go with Randy Spears...
rod fontana still the best.....
Okay this full-length scene with Randy West is fucking hot!
Randy takes it slow and it's really erotic and the young piece he's doing seems totally into it.
totally hot randy spears scene!!! rly hot oral shots where u get to see his face just skip past the part in the beginning when he goes down on her lol
I have always been a fan of Eric Edwards...
...I can't seem to find any decent pics of him though. He's been around since the 1960s (in loops) then in porn through the 70s, 80s and 90s.
For all sad words of tongue and pen,
The saddest are these, 'It might have been.'
Don't really understand what you are saying but I actually just found a movie with Frank James that I had already downloaded on my computer. Man do I need to clean out my porn vids haha.
Peter North - Big Cock & Huge Loads
Mike Horner - Hot Man
I'm surprised that back in the day when porn was paying peanuts to its male stars, that more straight guys didn't do gay-for-pay. I know a few did, like Paul Thomas and Peter North (although he denies it). But wouldn't you think a guy with all the problems Jerry Butler had would have taken the plunge at least once?
RON JEREMY MY LOVE FOR EVER AND EVER!!!(FAT,SICK,UGLY I DON'T CARE!).............and the Blake Palmer from '87 to '91....after those years he just went downhill!.
roberto malone!!
An Asian virgin searching the perfect musclebear that is willing to strive for true love and remain patient as it is hard to live inside the closet Will there be love for me
I was told never to speak ill of anyone, but... Ron Jeremy is , and always was, a disgusting fat pig.
Gerry Butler. He was one of my favourites. Did anyone mention Rocco Siffredi? Man, he was hot to trot. I bought many of his vids just so I could fantasize being his fuck buddy.
can my fellow daddy lover please link me to ANY jay crew video? he's beyond hot i cant!!!
new pics of remigio
Roberto Malone:
Jean-Philippe Demon:
Sahin K:
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Benito Cordero:
Roberto Malone
Ron Jeremy
Uncle Jesse (dunno his real name)
Jean-Pierre Armand
Jean-Philippe Demon:
For recommendations, I would really check out the clips of him on the chubold website. Those are probably the best ones. You'll also find the best ones posted on the porn versions of youtube sites.


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Adventure awaits in rugged and remote Tajikistan
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan sprawl across the vast expanses of Central Asia but are still hidden from many visitor's minds, despite offering outstanding beauty, simplicity and a feeling of complete remoteness. The allure lies in the heritage of the Silk Road, where ideas, culture and people flowed from East to West, and in the green field backcountry and sweeping mountain landscapes that play host to the traditional nomadic lifestyle. Journey through cities featuring crumbling reminders of Soviet occupation and influence and out into the stunning wilds, where the ancient history of these long-lived nations – Persian and Mongol, Buddhist and Muslim – becomes clearer. While political and military forces have battled over these regions, life in these isolated areas has changed little in the past centuries – the families you will stay with in their homes have remained, while empires have fallen.
Experience the legendary hospitality of Central Asia. With five nights spent across Tajikistan's excellent homestay network, you'll immerse yourself in local life
Skirting the border with Afghanistan, get glimpses of the other side, from the hair-raising Afghan-built footbridges (ovrings) to the exotic imports on display in Khorog's local bazaar
Enjoy a picnic lunch as you take in the splendour of Karakul, the largest lake of some 800 in the Pamirs
Soaring along the iconic Pamir Highway is an unforgettable experience, especially in fine weather when the mighty peak of Muztag Ata rears its head
Dushanbe is perfect final stop. With included visits to the Hissor Fort and National Museum of Antiquities, you can discover the nation's capital while learning more about the country's fascinating past
This trip visits places as high as 5,000 metres above sea level, which can cause altitude sickness, regardless of age or physical health. Please see the 'Health' section of the trip notes for more important information on this.
The varied terrain of Tajikistan also makes for extremely varied weather. Temperatures can range from below freezing to over 40ºC so check the weather forecast online before you visit and pack accordingly.
Medical facilities can be as far away as 2-3 days' drive at times, as some locations are very remote. During this journey the group will spend time in remote areas without home comforts or easy access to medical facilities. You will need to have excellent physical health to join this trip.
In the Pamirs you'll stay in local homestays, with the whole group often sleeping in one large room on mattresses on the floor. Bathroom facilities are outdoors, and it won't be possible to take a shower every night of the trip.
Daily drives range from 3 to 10 hours in duration. Depending on passenger numbers, the group may be split into two vehicles. Though the longer travel days and single night overnight stays can be tiring, you'll be in a private vehicle, and much of the scenery in this part of the world is simply stunning.
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1. Due to the demands of travelling at high altitudes a Passenger Self Assessment Form is required for this trip.
2. A Single Supplement is available for this trip, excluding nights in home stays.
3. You will need to obtain your Tajikistan e-visa & GBAO permit before travelling on this trip.
Our Tajikistan Discovery trips score an average of 3.5 out of 5 based on 4 reviews in the last year.
This awesome trip took in stunning, truly stunning, scenery across the mountains and in the Wakhan valley. Sasha (driver) and Jam (guide) were both really good and looked after us well. The accommodation really is very basic but allows an exceptional itinerary. Tajik loos are atrocious. I hope you like lamb. I loved this trip and dream of the Panj Valley on the Afghan border.
Review submitted 11 Oct 2017
If remote places fascinate you, check this tour out. Bureaucracy: Kyrgyzstan - no visa; Tajikistan - on line within 24 hours in my case. Bishkek and Dushanbe are modernising capital cities with new public buildings and quite good restaurants. Osh is a pleasant market town. The Pamirs are starkly desolate. The Panj River marking the border of Tajikistan with Afghanistan varies from broad and braided to rapids in steep narrow gorges flanked by high mountains. The road is an adventure in itself at times. We stayed in guesthouses run by the hospitable people making a living in this extreme region. Our Tajik guide, Jamshed helped us interact with local people and learn about their lives. There is some history with the odd fort and temple too. The conditions are sometimes challenging (See the Trip Notes) but I pleased to have done this journey.
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Shurtleff sinks Sheridan
NORTH LITTLE ROCK – Technically, the Bryant Everett Black Sox didn't go undefeated in the Junior American Legion State Tournament. Needing to beat the Sheridan Yellowjackets just once, opposed to Sheridan having to beat Bryant twice, the Black Sox routed Sheridan 10-5 in the first state championship game of the night. But, Sheridan lobbied for the first game to be a Bryant forfeit because of an ineligible player. The game was forfeited by Bryant, but Sheridan may have preferred the first loss to what was ahead for the Yellowjackets the second game.
Alex Shurtleff struck out 18 of 21 Sheridan batters to no-hit the Yellowjackets in a 2-0 victory for Bryant Everett's second consecutive Junior American Legion State Championship.
"It was a very eventful night," Everett Coach Tyler Brown said. "I've never been through anything like that and never want to go through anything like that again. Kind of mixed emotions. On the one hand we have to forfeit the first game, which is unfortunate for a kid who is dedicated to our legion program, never missed a game, and that's for a guy who's on both teams. It's a shame it came down to something like it did to have to forfeit that game."
Zack Jackson relieved in the fourth inning of Game 1 and he was the player ruled ineligible because of playing an Xtra Innings Showcase in Jonesboro earlier this month. But, Shurtleff had Jackson's back in the next game as he threw 89 pitches, walked one and hit three batters in the complete-game shutout.
"Then again we did a great job of bouncing back and not giving in to what happened," Brown said. "Shurtleff threw one of the best performances I've ever seen. I honestly believe it is the best performance I've ever seen. That's something I'll remember for the rest of my life. I saw a 16-year-old kid go out in the state championship game and strike out 18 of 21 batters. That's unbelievable. I've never seen anything like that.
"The whole team did a good job of staying in it, having energy, a lot of intensity and now we're state champs for two years in a row and if feels good."
After a scoreless first inning, the Black Sox would put a run on the board in the bottom of the second. Jordan Gentry walked to start the inning, Aaron Orender sacrifice bunted him to second and Gentry went to third when the Sheridan third baseman tried to catch him at second for an error. Cameron Coleman would hit a deep fly to right field for a sacrifice fly and a Bryant 1-0 lead.
It would remain 1-0 until the bottom of the fifth when left-hander Connor Tatum went the other way for a triple down the left-field line and would score on Garrett Misenheimer's single to right for the 2-0 lead.
Not that Shurtleff needed that extra run as he struck out the side four times and retired the final 12 batters he faced, 11 of them strike outs. It was Shurtleff's slider that did the most damage as 13 of his 18 strikeouts came via slider.
"You can't say enough about that kid," Brown said. "He's grinded his way through the whole season. Every time he goes out, he's going to fill up the strike zone, he's going to make those guys swing the bat. He threw a no-hitter. If he wouldn't have hit those guys and walked one, he's got a perfect game.
"I looked at my assistant Ozzie [Hurt] in the sixth inning and I said they have no idea how to hit him. I told him the game was over right there, not trying to be over confident, that was just the fact of the moment. They couldn't pick up what he was throwing, he did a good job of hiding the ball, he threw that good slider in there. And it's on two days rest. Another complete-game shutout. Gutsy, gutsy performance."
Misenheimer went 2 for 2 with an RBI, Tatum went 1 for 2 with a run, Jake East went 1 for 3 and Logan Allen went 1 for 4 for Bryant's five hits.
"The season was fantastic," Brown said. "It was a slow start. I remember the first game we made four errors, yet we still won 20-2. Then I remember us being on a three-game losing streak. We were averaging about five to six errors a game, our hitting was not there. As the season progressed, we added a couple things. We started making less errors and started hitting fastballs. It's an honor and a privilege to coach each and every one of those kids."


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10 Bluffton athletes earn Academic All-Heartland Conference honors
December 1, 2010
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced the fall honorees of the HCAC All-Academic awards for the 2010-11 school year. 10 Bluffton University athletes were recognized for their efforts in the classroom. Women's soccer and football led the way for the Beavers with four and three honorees, respectively.
Juniors Lyndsay Nelson (St. Marys), Megan DeNoi (Bryan) and Meron Dibia (Ethiopia) and sophomore Maddie Moore (Linn Grove, Ind./South Adams) were recognized from the women's soccer team. It marked the second straight year that Nelson and Denoi were honored by the conference.
Senior Ben Ilnicki (Indianapolis, Ind./Brebeuf Preparatory) and sophomores Thomas Gingrich (Goshen, Ind./Goshen) and Ryan Sabin (Canal Winchester) from the football team were recognized as HCAC All-Academic. Ilnicki, a three time honoree, has been recognized every year that he has been eligible for consideration.
Representing the volleyball team were juniors Jenna Eshleman (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield) and Courtney Zimmerman (Leesburg/Fairfield). Both Eshleman and Zimmerman were honored in 2009 as well.
Junior Heather Smith (Elkhart, Ind./Concord), from women's cross country, picked up her second Academic All-HCAC honor this season.


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Keira is a friendly dog who has a playful nature. Ideally she would be homed with her companion Nikko.
Keira may be able to live with a good nature spayed male dog after introductions if she is not rehomed with Nikko.
She is playful and excitable so will be best in a home with older children.
No cats or small furries please.
Kimi is looking for a new home as she no longer gets on with another female dog with which she lives. She does, however, get on well with the two male dogs in the household so a home with a laid back male may be considered pending careful introductions.
She is a very relaxed, sweet-natured girl although initially cautious of men. Kimi does not currently live with children but is used to family visiting so may possibly live with older, dog savvy children.
Kimi walks well on a lead, just needing the occasional correction which can be done by speaking her name.
It is not known how Kimi would react to a cat so is looking for a home with no small furries please.
15 months
Bear is a lovely young dog who would benefit from some obedience training, she responds well to tasty treats so she will enjoy training sessions. She is a bit of an escape artist so a secure garden is a must with gates and doors being kept locked at all times.
She can live with children aged 10 years and over.
Bear would like to be the only pet in the home so no dogs, cats or small furries please.
4 years
Nikko is a friendly dog who is looking for a new home where he can have lots of long walks to tire him out. Ideally he would be homed with his companion Keira.
Due to his excitability its best he is homed with children aged 10 years and over as he will knock small children over like skittles!
He may be able to live with a friendly female dog after a successful introduction if he is not homed with Keira.
15 Months Old
Milton Keynes
Ceaser is a 15 month old male who is looking for his forever home.
Ceaser is very friendly and accepting the assessor was greeted with cuddles and kisses.
He loves his toys and walks, however does pull on a lead after a while he does settle.
Ceaser could possible live with a spayed female depending on successful introductions. Ceaser is looking for a home with experienced owners.
Ceaser cannot be left for a long period of time as he does get bored, training with Ceaser is to be continued.
Ceaser can live with children over the age of 5yrs old.
Akita Rescue & Welfare Trust (UK)
Registered Charity Number 1112054
Telephone 0345 260 2206 - calls charged at local rate.Applications to adopt or rehome MUST be sent in writing via the forms provided.


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The price of oil and other commodities has a direct impact on the global economy and provides insight into the future direction of equity prices. As a result, many traders and investors alike closely follow commodity prices. One app that allows you to do this is BlackGold for the iPad. With it you can track a number of commodities, including light sweet crude oil, Brent crude oil, natural gas, gold and silver. In addition BlackGold provides news on specific industries—oil, gas, gold, etc.—and gasoline-related news items, as well as commodities charts.
The iPad version of the app can be purchased from iTunes for $2.99 (there is a free version for the iPhone and iPod touch). When you first open BlackGold, it opens to the Tracklist screen with a list of all the commodities you can track, a current quote and chart for the commodity selected and news items related to the selected commodity. Currently BlackGold tracks 12 commodity symbols. One glaring drawback is that you cannot customize the list of commodities or add new symbols.
Commodities Data, Charts & News
The 12 commodities BlackGold tracks are broken into categories—natural gas, heating oil, crude oil, Brent crude, gold and silver. You can rearrange the list, depending on your preferences. You can set the app to fetch new data at fixed intervals, or you can manually refresh the data.
When you tap a commodity from the listing, you are presented with the last trade, the time of that trade, the price and percentage change for the trading day, and the high and low prices for the trading day. An intraday chart from Yahoo! Finance is also provided. You can choose between a one- or a five-day intraday chart or line, bar or candlestick charts. You have the option of full-screen chart viewing. There are also "Legacy Charts" from Kitco.com with price data spanning from 30 days to 10 years.
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Obviously, not everyone is interested in commodities trading. Therefore, this app caters to a select group of investors. However, if you are someone who is interested in oil and precious metals, BlackGold may be worth considering. The app itself has a clean layout and is easy to navigate. As noted above, the ability to customize the commodities tracked would be a significant improvement.
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