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What a great movie!!
On July 14 2007, DemoDick wrote:Sounds like a plan.
What really surprised me about Transformers was how the special effects didn't have that "look what we did!" quality, they just helped to move the story along in an exciting way. The acting was excellent, and there was plenty of character development in between action sequences.
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Beginners in all training ventures of life often believe they can achieve greatness in just a few lessons. The bitter truth is that it takes heart and commitment in order to learn anything worthy to be learned. If that applies to most journeys towards knowledge, it applies even more to grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not your regular martial art. Usually, there are four different types of students who join a BJJ school:
1. MMA or martial arts fans who want to give BJJ a try without even knowing that BJJ is a sport with no strikes and a sport often trained with no real relevance to MMA or self-defense.
2. Individuals with friends who train Jiu-Jitsu and are influenced or convinced by those friends to give it a try.
3. Athletes of other grappling arts like wrestling or judo, whose aim is to take their grappling one step further.
4. People who have experimented in different types of sports in order to get fit and decide to give BJJ a try.
This article focuses more on the BJJ beginner who trains in order to compete in our great sport. However, self-defense is a big part of BJJ and I feel I have to address a couple of issues.
If self-defense is your goal for learning BJJ you must note this to your instructor. Some instructors focus only in sport BJJ, so you must clarify this before you join a school and get disappointed with the spider guards and the guard pulling.
BJJ versions for no-gi or MMA or self-defense generally employ curriculums that are significantly smaller than sport BJJ. Berimbolos, inverted guard attacks, etc. are not very functional when you get punched in the face and no-gi BJJ does not even use berimbolos, worm guard or spider guard techniques. My advice is not to limit yourself and work in all aspects of our great art. Even if you want to train BJJ for self-defense only, sport BJJ will make you sharp and there are schools that provide all kinds of training. BJJ is like a multifunctional tool that can be used in many ways.
Even if you are only interested in sport BJJ, if your instructor offers complimentary self-defense training do not neglect to train in these techniques as they are as important, if not even more important, than sport BJJ. Rolling with MMA rules that allow light strikes from time to time will keep your training honest and can also enhance your ability to apply your BJJ in self-defense.
According to Wikipedia, Ariadne's thread, named for the legend of Ariadne, is the solving of a problem with multiple apparent means of proceeding - such as a physical maze or a logic puzzle, - through an exhaustive application of logic to all available routes. A particular method must be used to completely follow through and trace the steps or take a point by point series of found truths in a contingent, ordered search that reaches an end position. It is the process itself that assumes the name.
What does Ariadne's thread have to do with BJJ? BJJ nowadays is so complex one can get lost or discouraged and quit without a roadmap, an Ariadne's thread that will lead him out of the maze.
Modern Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu requires more than 10 years training in order for someone to achieve black belt status and that happens for a reason. A modern BJJ curriculum has to utilize 200-350 techniques depending on the main objective for training in this art. Whether it is training for self-defense, sports competition, gi, no-gi or MMA or for all the above, the number of techniques you have to learn is frustrating.
If that was not enough, it seems that every couple of years somebody invents a new guard or submission adding more techniques to be learned, more counters and more options to explore. The 50-50 guard and the worm guard are now common terms in the BJJ vocabulary. Let us not forget that deep half guard and x-guard did not even exist 10-15 years ago.
I feel that it is tough for "old school" instructors to keep up with the plethora of new techniques that are being taught by younger instructors who are in their athletic prime. These are new techniques that require the athlete to be of lighter weight and flexible and are hard for a 50-year-old to practice and learn.
If you attend seminars by old school instructors you will notice that they hate it when their techniques are not appreciated and the only thing the participants want to see is worm guard or berimbolo variations. Sometimes instructors notice this in the school, when they teach beginners an escape from side control and when they turn their back the students try all these fancy moves without taking the technique being taught seriously.
And you even can see nowadays white belts competing and dropping directly to inverted guard or going for berimbolos. How can an instructor avoid teaching these techniques if his/her students will have to encounter them in competition? And probably lose as these techniques are hard to deal with. Unfortunately, the answer to that is that a lot of instructors are forced to add these techniques to their white to blue belt curriculum along with the side control escapes and the scissor sweeps from the closed guard.
Unless they are professional athletes who can train 2 times a day for 3 hours each time, 5-6 days a week, there is only so much students can learn if they train 3 times a week for a couple of hours each day.
This makes BJJ more difficult to teach. As a student, the temptation is always there to try new fancy techniques. And it is not wrong to try different things from time to time. However, do not neglect the basic techniques. The basics are being taught to beginners for a reason. Basics make the difference in winning against the elite in the long run.
Old school instructors always stress the importance of "training in the basics." However, the so-called "basics" can be divided into the following categories:
1. Basic techniques (armbars from the closed guard, guillotines, rear naked chokes, etc.)
2. Training in basic sport specific fitness skills and attributes. These are mostly enhanced by drills and exercises which in coordination with the basic techniques are designed to prepare your body for the advanced techniques which require a higher level of athleticism and a close attention to details.
In the past BJJ training was 90% technique training. However, as we now have more and more competitors who combine athleticism with great technique, this has started to change.
Next chapter: Basic Techniques
The author would like to thank Kris Shaw and Deb Blyth for their help and his instructor Wander Braga for patiently answering so many questions during their training sessions
More articles by Kostas:
Training Sport Specific Attributes in BJJ
The Melting Pot: Learn, Master and Achieve in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
A Deeper Understanding of Jiu Jitsu
We all learned the basic kimura lock in our infant stages in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world. While basic, the move can be very effective and damaging when done properly.
However, they are plenty of cases in which you'll be forced to adjust and adapt the hold!
No matter what position you're in—for instance, the kimura trap—the one constant remains is that you'll have to rely upon your grip strength to execute the move properly.
While it may look tough, it really isn't.
Setting Up And Attempting The Kimura Lock
In this specific setup, we're assuming that our opponent is in the top half guard. In this given position, the kimura lock is almost the most readily available move, which makes it very easy to defend against if you are on the receiving end of it.
The trick of going about this hold is how strong of a grip you'll have on your opponent when goingn to lock on the hold. The kimura can be easily broken if your opponent is bigger by them simply ripping their arm free, or by hiding their hand underneath them.
Your opponent hiding their hand is the most likely of the two, which can be tricky to deal with. Rather than trying to free it by using brute force, there's another way of going about attack the arm you have already isolated.
As they hide their hand, shoot your hips backwards. Upon doing so, you'll be able to take your far side leg, and bring it over the top of their shoulder, trapping the isolated arm.
This is where your grip strength comes into play; you'll be placing yourself in an awkward position that your body isn't used to, causing your grip to loosen up a bit. Really focus on maintaining the hold, allowing you to continue with the submission attempt.
Staying Tight To The Body & Transitioning Into An Armbar
Once we have the foot over and the arm isolated, the next step is crucial. While we focus on maintaining the grip, we'll also want to make sure that the arm is placed firmly to the chest. To do this, you'll want to hug the arm by bringing whichever shoulder is on the mat to their elbow.
Now knowing that the hold is firmly in place and their arm isn't going anywhere, it's time to start posturing yourself to get the submission finish!
While keeping their arm tight, you'll want to slowly extend backwards. Avoid leaning back as if you were doing a traditional armbar, but slowly arch backwards as the arm stays tight to your sternum.
If done properly, this will lead to an armbar finish. Even if they attempt to roll out—which they likely will—maintain this hold, as they would then just be rolling right into a traditional armbar setup.
Remember: grip is key! The second you feel the grip come undone, your opponent has the chance to escape. Even in a tough lockdown position such as the kimura trap, a weak grip can cost you the position and even the win. What I recommend anyone looking to improve their grip strength is the Finger Master Grip Strengthener. I wish I had a tool so helpful when I was beginning to improve my grip strength. Check it out for more details. The next best option is using incredibly heavy and inconvenient buckets or sand or beans like in this video.
Focus on keeping a firm grip and proper body position, and you'll be well on your way to earning the submission victory and in impressive fashion!
Dan Faggella
Dan Faggella is a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu Style, MMA Sports Mag, and more - find more of his leg lock articles and resources at www.BJJLegLocks.com
There are few things in this world that make me cringe like seeing someone get hit with a perfectly timed heel hook. I understand why some people hate leg locks of any sort—personally, I love them!—and it doesn't take a seasoned vet to understand just how dangerous this type of submission attempts can be.
It's all too common for us to hit a wall in anything that we do for a consistent basis. Becoming burnt out over time is a dangerous prospect, especially if it's something that you wish to one day make a living out of.
This happens for grapplers all the time, and what was once an interesting, fun endeavor has grown tedious. Now, with a stale training routine, you strive for something fresh to add to your training to not only make you better, but engaged once more.
When it comes to submissions that fall under the classic saying of "old reliable", the kimura is right up there. You probably learned this classic move on the first or second day of training, because it's a staple to every grappler's arsenal!
A move that focuses in on the shoulder joint, the kimura doesn't call for a great degree of difficulty, but it sure can get the job done when executed properly.
It's easy to leave behind certain moves as we progress in our grappling career, but I feel that the kimura is one that shouldn't be left behind and should always be ready to go!
I've been grappling for some time now, and recently obtained my black belt. The pinnacle of my rather young grappling career, earning that black belt was one of the best feelings I have ever experienced. Through all the hours of hard work and dedication, it truly was rewarding.
Yet and still, with all the hours logged on the mat and all of the knowledge obtained, I never forgot my humble beginnings in grappling.
For those that know me, you probably know I have a slight obsession for leg locks and variations of the sorts. From inverted to 50/50, if it's complex and takes some serious studying, then it's for me! I learned in an interview with Caio Terra that "fancy" is not always best, and in terms of "basics," the guillotine tops the list.
Being able to defend the takedown in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an absolute must for any grappler looking to compete. It's a totally different thing if you're looking to be a lethal submission artist.
Defending takedowns is important, as is being able to work out of the front head lock, which is the position most stuffed takedown's start from.
There are countless options one can use from this position to take advantage of the match, but there is one submission in particular that can end the match in no time flat.
Muscular power, just the sound of those two words together makes me think of muscle bound men deadlifting and bench pressing weight more than twice my weight! That doesn't have to be the case, you can have great muscular power even if you are in the rooster division! Many of us little guys don't hit the gym hard every day so we're unsure of how strong we truly are. To get a good starting point we you should test yourself out!
This article was based off of a 1-hour interview with Stephen Whittier from 40 Plus BJJ. Stephen's given me more article material than almost anyone else, and I wanted to thank him here. If you're an older grapplers, it's definitely worth check out the review of his "40 Plus BJJ Success" course. Thanks again Stephen, and enjoy the article, guys!
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In this article we are going to discuss a couple of chokes shown by Stephen Whittier, these particular chokes are set up from very common positions and could be applied to almost everyone's game!
The technical explanations in the videos speak for themselves, in this article were going to try and distill the real concepts behind these moves.
When is the ideal moment to submit someone? Once you are in the mount or in our opponents back? Everyone is always talking about position before submission so it must be, right?
The answer to this question is kind of two fold.
From a biomechanical standpoint the dominant positions seem to be the best place to look for a submission, because all of the dominant positions give you some kind of mechanical and structural advantage over your opponent. So yes, in theory the best positions to finish someone are the major point scoring positions. I mean when I'm in the mount can pretty much use all of my limbs and all of my weight against just your arms and your neck right? In practice it often proves difficult though..
While everything I just said about dominant positions is true, there is a whole other side to this. Every time you mount someone or take his back, your opponent is expecting a submission.
I'm sure that we've all been in the same situation before where we learn a new technique and something isn't clicking, no matter how hard we try to focus on the details we often overlook. With tons of mat time and research, there is still something that isn't making sense. At a stand-still, you're ready to pass up on learning that technique and move forward.
However, times are changing thanks to the iGrapple Mobile app.
Recently released, the iGrapple is a fantastic tool that every single one of us Brazilian Jiu Jitsu players can use in order to take the next step forward in our skill development.
If you go back to the first paragraph and think to yourself, "Hey, that's me!" when it comes to learning new techniques, then you're in luck because the iGrapple is here to eliminate any issue that you may face in learning.
With a very classroom-like approach to grappling, the app does a fantastic job of breaking everything down so that even the most basic white belts out there can soak up the moves and implement them in a heartbeat!

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We are only a few days away from the Taste of Country Christmas Tour with Casey James and JB and the Moonshine Band at Schroeder Dance Hall. This is an all ages show!! Make sure you plan to be at Schroeder Hall this Thursday. The show is brought to you by Port Lavaca Auto Group!! The VIP area is brought you by TDECU. Casey James placed third on the ninth season of American Idolin 2010. He is a native of Cool, Texas. According to CMT news, after the show, James signed with Sony Music Nashville and 19 Recordings. His debut single, "Let's Don't Call It a Night," arrived in 2011.
This show is guaranteed to sell out so get your tickets now at ticketfly.com or at Golden Wings 6605 N Navarro open Monday-Saturday.


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Thinking of postgraduate study?
CPS members play key roles in planetary space missions such as Mars Express, Cassini Huygens and Rosetta. The Centre is also one of three UK universities to play a leading role in the European Union-funded Europlanet project that brings together Europe's major planetary science centres.
The CPS is a centre of excellence for research in planetary sciences, based on a collaboration between three UCL departments -Physics and Astronomy, Earth Sciences, and Space and Climate Physics - and the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Birkbeck. It forms part of the UCL Institute of Origins, which promotes world-leading research at UCL in topics related to the Origins and Evolution of the Universe.
The CPS is primarily a "virtual" research centre, and comprises researchers within the following groups at UCL and Birkbeck:
- Planetary Physics & Exoplanets Group, Dept of Physics & Astronomy, UCL
- Imaging Group, Dept of Space & Climate Physics, UCL (MSSL)
- Planetary Science Group, Dept of Space & Climate Physics, UCL (MSSL)
- Planetary Dynamics and Evolution Group, Dept of Earth Sciences, UCL
- Crystallography and Mineral Physics Group, Dept of Earth Sciences, UCL
- Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck
The CPS also houses the United Kingdom's only NASA Regional Planetary Imaging Facility.
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Editor's Note: Yesterday, Good Friday, was a holiday in Cuba, after the government granted a request from Pope Benedict XVI. Hundreds of Americans traveled to Cuba for the pope's March 26-28 visit. Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., traveled with pilgrims from Florida. Following is the second of three blogs he wrote for Catholic News Service.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
HAVANA — Breakfast was sparse but enough to get started. We met Maritza Sanchez, the director of Caritas Cuba, to visit with her staff and see some of their projects in Havana.
We had an opportunity to visit two projects at St. Barbara Church, located in a very poor part of the city. The parish has one Mass on Sundays and collects about $8. Today only a small percentage of Cuban Catholics attend Mass, and many blend their faith with native religions that came from African slave origins.
St. Barbara's had a large group of elderly participants, many of whom live alone. They came carrying plastic containers to take food home. The feeding center is also an opportunity to socialize. I found it delightful to talk with the participants. I explained that my mom is going to be 100 in June, and they applauded. One elderly gentleman came up to say he was praying for my mom and asked if I would extend to her his greetings and best wishes.
Caritas also provides opportunities for women to have their hair done, which is so important for a sense of well-being. It is a moment when they feel cared for.
We also stopped by a feeding and nursery program for little ones. The children were gobbling their food and asking for more. Their smiles were precious and they seemed to enjoy interacting with us. Upstairs some of the littlest ones were taking naps, but of course they were eager to meet visitors and show off their toys. These youngsters were from marginalized families not able to receive other assistance.
We enjoyed a marvelous Cuban lunch with the staff of Caritas Cuba. Their ability and skills are obvious and their passion for the work impressive.
After lunch Miguel Angel, who works with the HIV program, took us on a tour of the city. Havana is an amazing city. Marvelous architecture graces its neighborhoods. Gracious buildings with pillars and columns adorned with impressive designs can be seen all over Old Havana. Some areas are in the process of being renovated with UNESCO funds. One can see everywhere glimpses of a grand city that has fallen into disarray. Several of the large plazas have been restored and are impressive, but right next door are streets and buildings that are disastrous.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Havana is marvelous, a beautiful place of worship. But there is a serious lack of priests in Cuba. A new seminary has been built on the outskirts of Havana, but only about half of the priests in Cuba are native. Others come from around the world, not unlike our situation in the Diocese of Tucson. Some of the churches in Old Havana are no longer churches but turned over for other purposes.
Most billboards around the city are political in nature, calling for more socialism. Only recently has the government allowed people to buy and sell cars and property. Lack of that right gave people no incentive to take care of their property. Around the streets you see old Soviet cars and vintage American cars, often used as taxis. The old city, despite the challenges, has a marvelous charm. One can see why many tourists visit Cuba, even though for U.S. citizens, tourist travel is illegal and visits for other reasons are difficult.
We visited the fort and harbor area, which offers a great view of the very impressive Havana skyline. The harbor is large and beautiful. It still has a hand-operated lighthouse, where a man attends to the light personally.
We enjoyed supper at a local restaurant. The rice and black beans are very nutritious. Sleep came easy after a long but productive day.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 19 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
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This is for people with large dogs or those that have more than one dog. This product is targeted to homeowners who are environmentally conscious. The drain can be installed by the homeowner. It does not need to be installed by the plumber. This is NOT a doggy septic tank. There are no chemicals or enzymes needed. This is also for those who are tired of their trash can smelling like dog poop!
We are looking for something that is fun and instantly recognizable. A logo that depicts what the drain is, who its for and that it is Eco-friendly. This is a unique product. There is nothing else like this on the market. It needs to be clear what this is. If you have any questions about the drain, please visit us at http://www.doggiedoodrain.com or contact Simone at (925) 286-5564. Have fun with it!!!
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The to-be-constructed Vikings stadium is supposed to be funded in part by a specific form of gambling.
And the gamble on the gambling isn't paying off, so far.
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, revenues for electronic pulltabs and bingo are far below the projections. In May 2012, the experts estimated that the games would generated $35 million per year. Gross revenues for the games are at only $7.5 million.
It's unclear how it will all play out, but it's not encouraging. And it could mean that changes to the funding mechanism will be necessary in order to pay for the stadium.
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I was planning to travel for several days last week and have previously lived off an iPad for short trips, but for longer stretches, or if I know I'll have to do some serious writing and editing, I'll normally drag along a MacBook or old Dell Latitude reinvigorated by Ubuntu. But this time, having bought a Chromebook last fall for some testing, finding it to be quite usable and having no fear of being offline thanks to Verizon's impressive LTE network along with a data plan allowing tethering (more on that later), I figured why not give the cloud a try? After all, the Chromebook is lighter than either of my laptops and I'd used it enough to have apps and services set up for all of my basic IT needs.
The PC hiatus started on a Saturday as I tweaked the Chromebook, but the real sink-or-swim moment came when I decided there'd be no last-minute cheating, so I disconnected my trusty Mac Mini from its monitor and plugged in a Chromebox I'd picked up on eBay (with the best of intentions of turning it into a YouTube-streaming set-top box, but I never overcame bouts of procrastination and the inertia associated with setting up a new device).
I knew the Chromebox was snappy, since I'd snagged one of the limited edition models running a Core i5 that Google distributed at last year's I/O Conference (this same basic configuration has recently surfaced as a commercial product), but its performance reaffirmed my conviction to stick with the strategy. It may be overkill for a lightweight OS like Chrome, but like all Chrome devices, the first thing you notice is how fast this thing boots: under 10 seconds (8.43 to be exact as per Chrome's system diagnostics), while its desktop CPU can handle as many browser tabs you care to throw at it. Having satisfied myself that I wasn't missing anything important on a local disk drive, I set out, Chromebook and iPhone in hand.
[ Want more about the Pixel? See Google Chromebook Pixel: Hands-On Review. ]
I am actually a perfect test case for Google's cloud-based enterprise strategy. I've moved my personal domain to Google Apps, relied upon Gmail for both personal and business email and scheduling for years, use Google Sheets to track invoices and Google Docs for many shorter columns, replicate all of my business-related files from local storage to Google Drive, don't edit video ... In sum, there's virtually no service or application that ties me to a native client running on a PC. Still, I've had PCs for decades and much of my research and writing workflow remained centered on native applications. Old habits die hard, so just in case, I loaded a copy of all my important work folders onto an SD card, providing gentle reassurance as it protruded out the side of my Chromebook.
Although Google has made great strides at making Chrome look more like a standalone OS and less like a browser with lots of tabs, it still often looks like a browser with lots of tabs. Unless you specifically configure apps to open in their own window, which I highly recommend for many of the more self-contained apps and utilities like Drive, Gmail, Calendar, IM+ (a multi-platform IM client) and Calculator, clicking an icon in the launcher just opens up another tab on your last-used Chrome window. But, if you've used Chrome on a PC, it's a very familiar experience.
The real beauty of Chrome isn't so much the UI (while lacking the polish of OS X or the novel look of Windows 8 or Ubuntu Unity, it is certainly not ugly), but its speed, stability and simplicity. The thing just works -- fast and without software maintenance. Chrome OS updates download and install automatically, and the cloud-based apps are inherently auto-updating. There's also no data maintenance, since, unless you make a conscious effort to store something locally, it's all online, meaning there's no need to worry about making copies of email attachments or to save documents you're working on -- Google Apps literally don't have "save" functions. Chrome devices are also inherently self-replicating: your environment, settings, profile, apps, bookmarks and data are automatically synchronized to the cloud and show up on any Chrome device you happen to be using.


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Good luck to him in overhauling the Health Care System. Then he needs to start on the Education System.
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SANDY, Utah - Real Salt Lake midfielder Javier Morales is up for MLS Goal of the Week!
Morales is nominated for his audacious bicycle kick goal in Friday's 4-2 home win over the Portland Timbers. The Argentine playmaker's wonder hit is up against strikes from New York's Lloyd Sam, Houston's Adam Moffat, Kansas City's Benny Feilhaber and Chivas USA's Erick Torres.
Morales has already won MLS Goal of the Week twice this year, while RSL has won the honor six times this season.
Voting for Goal of the Week runs until 12:59 a.m. MT on Friday morning. Click here to vote for Javi!


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Meeting Notes 2011 07 26
The 171st Meeting of Noisebridge
Note-taker: Danny
Moderator: Rubin
Introduction and Names[edit]
- What Noisebridge is about: "Noisebridge is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides a space for creation, collaboration, and learning about technology and creative projects. Noisebridge provides space, power tools, and infrastructure to help the public learn new skills and create cool things. Noisebridge continues to exist through and depends entirely on membership fees and donations. Our code of conduct is 'Be excellent to each other'."
- Round of introductions: What's your name, what do you do, and if you are new, how did you hear about Noisebridge? Start with the moderator and go left.
- A brief primer on consensus process: We agree and so should you! Only paid-up members can block consensus.
Katie -- from London
Todd -- new here
Rich -- fix computer
Liz -- cutting out stencils of anarchist women
Leif -- steganography
Short Announcements[edit]
Chaos communications camp, we're all going! Katie says people from Hackspace in London are coming too!
Noisebridge now has a facilities closet again!
Spacebridge is doing its launch on Saturday!
Meredith is selling out to Radioshack, she is looking for completed projects to showcase.
Ada says there is a bunch of bikes here
Making cookies late tonight
Cool new projects? Something you'd like people to know? Say now, but keep it short!
Financial Report[edit]
Funds in bank:
Membership Binder[edit]
We have members.
Consensus items[edit]
Tor consensus deferred until next week (discussion continues below).
Discussion Items[edit]
duncan has his personal desk set up on a sewing work table. WTF? we use that table for sewing things. when i tried to talk to him about it he suggested i bring it up at the meeting. i think that using public workspace for individual workstations is unexcellent. -rlh
Duncan agreed to move his stuff to the shelf. He suggested that perhaps Noisebridge was not civilized.
We consense on our lack of civilization. Rachel blocked, saying we were fucking civilized.
Leif explains what Tor is again, and how we would take donations to build Tor nodes as earmarked donations to Noisebridge. Questions were asked and answered!
q. Are the Tor nodes running in the space? a. No.
q. Is their legal risk? a. We are doing this in part to show how limited the legal risk.
q. What about illegal pornography or other unlawful content?
a. Plenty of people here provide Tor exit nodes, and their interactions with law enforcement has been positive -- Tor is well-known, and indeed used by law enforcement. What we're trying to do here is to establish more clearly that this is the case so people don't feel so cautious, and law enforcement have a clearer more well-documented precedent to help them understand what is going on.
Katie -- some ISPs say to use Tor to bypass copyright in the UK. UK three strikes law might lead to a disconnection.
Shannon -- don't use BitTorrent over Tor.
Andy -- the servers won't be here, they'll be at multiple colocation facilities.
q. Who will be helping us legally?
a. The EFF -- but they're not our counsel. But they have indicated they would be interested, and would help us find counsel.
q. What happens if the FBI busts Noisebridge?
a. We have no guarantee, but then we have no guarantee that the FBI will bust us now?
q. What kind of capacity?
a. We're looking at a gigabit switch.
q. Is there any plans to have back-up money in case we go over? a. We are designing it so that we can never spend money that we don't have.
Any more concerns?
There was a general concern about Rubin's hair color.
Katie said your geocache is broken. She is do-acratically fixing it.


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Patch O' Pits wrote:Wow that looks like so much fun! The picts came out awesome!
I just looked through 190 of them LOL
maberi wrote:Great pictures, looks like a fun day!!
Look at Bear go!! What is that ladies dog's name that is pulling on the first page with the dog in the orange harness (40 lb class)
maberi wrote:PS - is that Maya in the red/pink/black harness?
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CRM Integration Article
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Howard Baldwin called me the other day to discuss CRM integration in context of an article he was writing on MSDynamicsWorld.com. The article, entitled "Integrating Dynamics Applications: Five Ways to Smooth Potential Organizational Conflict" is out and a good read.
You'll also see Peter Bertell, the incredibly hardworking leader of the award winning IBIS CRM Team quoted in the same article.
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Can I get pregnant while I am breastfeeding?
The short answer is "Yes." It is possible to get pregnant while breastfeeding. However, breastfeeding can be used as part of your family planning technique. As a matter of fact, if you can answer yes to the following three* questions, your risk of pregnancy is less than two percent.
1. Is your infant less than six months old?
2. Are you amenorrheic, that is, are your menstrual periods absent?
3. Is your baby breastfeeding around the clock without receiving other foods, beverages or pacifiers?
Once the answer to any of these questions becomes "No," it will be time to move to the next stage of your family planning. It helps if you have made your plans while the above questions can be answered "Yes." If you want to delay pregnancy, choose the method of contraception you would like to use. The materials in the "Resources" section will help you to evaluate the appropriate contraceptive method for you. Of course, if you are ready to conceive than no form of birth control is necessary.
See this fully referenced article published in LLLI journal, BREASTFEEDING ABSTRACTS for more details.
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I was speaking to two of my friends and seniors, Sensei Pat Nakata (Chibana Shorin-Ryu) and Stan Henning (Hsing-I). I spoke to them separately, but they both addressed the same subject.
In a nutshell, they said that martial arts involves seizing, controlling and striking. When someone punches, you block (or parry, deflect, etc.), seize him (by his attacking arm or elsewhere), establish control, and then strike him. This sounds like a long process, but actually can take place very quickly. To a novice observer, the three things would likely blur together as a single action.
In sport Karate, there is usually little attention paid to seizing and controlling. The competitors typically exchange strikes -- the first to land a clean point wins.
But it is hard to properly strike a fast moving opponent. If you strike to his face, he might dodge out of the way and counter. If instead, you grab him by the hair and twist his neck to the side, it will be very difficult for him to avoid your strike. And if you pull him toward you when you strike, then the power of your punch is greatly increased.
Of course, there are many ways to seize and control an attacker. One time, Nakata Sensei grabbed me by my ear and the side of my neck and pulled me in toward his side. I definitely was controlled and there was practically no way I could avoid a strike. At the same time, the was no way that I could punch or kick, or even grapple (unless I wanted to lose my ear or sustain a broken neck).
In our Shorin-Ryu kata, whenever the hands are brought together on the side, one on top of the other (we used to call this a "clam" position), this meant that we were controlling the attacker by applying a joint lock (on the arm, shoulder, or neck, for example). I noticed that this clam position was more popular in the 1960s and earlier but is often not taught today. You can still see the position in the Naihanchi series of kata.
I found it interesting that Nakata Sensei and Mr. Henning would share the same strategy (seize, control, strike) despite practicing different martial arts. Given the influence of Chinese martial arts on Okinawan Karate, perhaps this should not be surprising.
What is surprising is that the seizing and control aspects are not always taught in modern Karate. An exception to this is Goju-Ryu (and related arts), a style of Okinawan Karate with more recent Chinese ties. And, of course, seizing and controlling continues to be taught in older forms of Okinawan Karate.
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Seize, Control, Strike
I was speaking to two of my friends and seniors, Sensei Pat Nakata (Chibana Shorin-Ryu) and Stan Henning (Hsing-I). I spoke to them separately, but they both addressed the same subject.
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The Prophet Strahan Picks Cowboys To Win It All
The opening day of the NFL season was exciting for some fans and excruciating for others. For us Cowboy fans, we watched the Cowboys take some "hard knocks" in the dog pound with MBIII's bruised ribs and Tony taking it on the chin, but overall our Boys looked superb (I won't discuss the penalties here, but Wade, get on their "arse" about that…). Jets fans were, no doubt, excited to see Favre in that green and white uniform, and he didn't disappoint. Poor Patriots fans who haven't yet recovered from the greatest underachievement in history, have now had to face the fact that Tom Brady is out for the season and the fantasies of the Brady Bunch earning another Superbowl title has now been all but erased from the list of possibilities.
The thing I found most interesting about Sunday was that Michael Strahan, former defensive end of the Giants, predicted the Cowboys to win it all. Strahan said, "I have to be realistic and I have to be objective here, the Dallas Cowboys are the best team in the league."
Most of Strahan's former teammates stated that Strahan was just trying to motivate the Giants since they are considered a longshot to repeat as Superbowl Champions.
Do you think Strahan was trying to motivate his former teammates? I don't. I think Strahan, who I admit was awesome at his position, decided to retire at the end of last season because he realized Santa Claus had given the Giants a present that was far and above what could be expected. Strahan realized that hoisting the Lombardi was a fluke that could not be repeated during his career and decided to "get out while the gettin was good." You can't motivate mediocrity. Strahan was just being a realist, and the reality is that the Cowboys, barring serious injuries, are the best there is.
Strahan is not trying to motivate the Giants. His new job as an analyst depends on him being knowledgeable of the game and accurate in his analysis of teams in the league. He didn't say that the Cowboys were the best team in the league to motivate the Giants. He said it because the Cowboys are the best team in the league.
In the Old Testament, God often called prophets to prophesy against their own people and let them know that judgment is on the way. You may not agree with me, but I believe Strahan is a "prophet" who is simply acting on his calling to let the Giants know that judgment is coming – it's coming from Texas, God's Chosen Team is about to reclaim their place as Superbowl Champions.
The Lombardi is coming home to America's Team. I assure you it is not going to stay in the "Meadowlands of Mediocrity." God bless Michael Strahan for having the "prophetic courage" to speak the truth and God bless the Cowboys.


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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- With less than two weeks to go before Opening Day, Derek Jeter was supposed to play shortstop for the Yankees Tuesday. Instead, he was scratched from the lineup with what he called "stiffness'' in his surgically repaired left ankle.
Jeter had X-rays and an MRI and is day-to-day with mild inflammation of the ankle, the Yankees later announced.
Jeter, who broke the ankle in Game 1 of the ALCS last October, said he didn't think the stiffness was going to stop him from playing in the April 1 season opener against the Red Sox.
"Two weeks is plenty of time to get ready,'' he said.
However, asked when he might get back on the field, Jeter said: "I don't know. I really don't know. I wish I had an answer for you. But I don't know. I'll play as soon as I can. If I can play tomorrow, I'll play tomorrow. If it's the next day, it's the next day. But the luxury is that it's spring training.''
That luxury expires April 1, when the Yankees open at home against the Red Sox. It was already unclear if Jeter was going to be able to play shortstop or would be the Yankees' designated hitter, with Eduardo Nuñez at short.
General manager Brian Cashman said his level of concern on Jeter was "none.'' But the Yankees still sent the 38-year-old captain to see Dr. Daniel Murphy for what they called "precautionary'' tests.
"It's just part of the rehab of a broken ankle, which has its up and downs,'' Cashman said by telephone. "There's nothing new, as far as I'm concerned.''
Still, the calendar says that a lack of improvement or a further setback could have Jeter joining Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson on the disabled list when the Yankees open the season.
"We'll see,'' Jeter said. "I guess it's the old-fashioned day-to-day.''
Said manager Joe Girardi: "It's something I told you I've had some concern over . . . Just keep our fingers crossed and hope it's a day or two.''
The decision to scratch Jeter is troubling because Girardi said only hours earlier that he was planning to ramp up Jeter's innings at shortstop. Girardi was asked if he might have to scale back Jeter's workload rather than increase it.
"I don't know," Girardi said. "We might have to. That's why I keep saying it's day by day with him. He might come in tomorrow and feel great. He'll say he feels great anyway."
Jeter said he didn't consider it a setback, though it's hard to see how it isn't because he got worse after not playing since a four-inning stint at shortstop Saturday. Jeter has played in five games this spring and is 3-for-11.
Girardi said trainer Steve Donahue noticed Jeter wasn't moving around during batting practice as well as he had been on other days.
"You watch people's moves and he was stretching it a lot today,'' Girardi said. "For whatever reason, it didn't loosen up.''
Girardi talked to Donahue and then to Jeter, and Jeter admitted he was feeling more stiffness than he had all spring, although not in the area of the break.
"I'm not concerned because I was told this was going to happen,'' Jeter said. "Maybe if I wasn't told it was going to happen, I'd be concerned. From everything that I've been told from the doctors, it's normal . . . It's just stiffness, but once again, it's not in the part that I broke. It's around there.''
Jeter said the stiffness was in the front of his ankle, near the foot. "It's been all over,'' he said. "You name it. Left, right, front, back, middle, outside, inside.''
Asked if he was frustrated, Jeter said: "Of course. I was frustrated when I couldn't walk. Frustrated when I couldn't run. Frustrated I can't go out there and play. But that's part of the whole rehab process.''
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Pittsburgh man's body found in Pymatuning Lake
Crews have pulled the body of a Pittsburgh man from a northwestern Pennsylvania lake where the man entered the water trying to help a friend who had fallen off a boat they were on.
The body of 47-year-old Lawrence Page was found about 5 p.m. Wednesday in Pymatuning Lake.
Authorities had been searching since Saturday when Page jumped from a pontoon boat to help a woman who fell into the water. She was rescued by other people on the boat who pulled the woman with a net, but Page went under the water and couldn't be rescued.
The lake is in Pymatuning State Park, which straddles the Ohio-Pennsylvania border about 90 miles north of Pittsburgh.


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Michelle Obama: Tell Barack to honor his campaign promise to label GMOs
By Organic Consumers Association (Contact)
To be delivered to: Michelle Obama, First Lady
Michelle Obama is a champion of better nutrition in school lunches and of ending childhood obesity. Which makes it all the more disappointing that her husband, President Obama, has failed to keep his campaign promise to support GMO labeling.
On the campaign trail in 2007, candidate Barack Obama said: "We'll let folks know whether their food has been genetically modified because Americans should know what they're buying."
But since becoming President, Obama has turned his back on the 90% of Americans who want GMO labeling.
If Michelle has done her homework, she knows that many studies link GMOs to childhood allergies and obesity–even cancer. So we're asking her to pressure the President until he does the right thing: Honor his word and support California's Proposition 37, a citizens' ballot initiative to label GMOs.
National polls indicate that that more than 90% of Americans want GMOs labeled. And yet, President Obama has continued to green light a flood of new GMOs, including genetically engineered alfalfa, salmon, and 2,4 D "Agent Orange" corn.
The FDA does no pre-market safety testing on genetically engineered foods, instead relying on the word of Monsanto, Dupont and other biotech companies that these foods are safe. However, a growing number of studies link genetically modified foods to a host of health issues, including obesity and allergies. Even the American Medical Association has recently warned that GMO foods need to be safety-tested before they are placed on the market. Nearly 80% of all non-organic processed foods in the U.S. contain GMOs. Without labeling, it is very difficult to keep these foods out of our, and our kids' diets.
In a visit to an elementary school in January, in Alexandria, Va., Mrs. Obama said: "We have a right to expect the food (our kids) get at school is the same kind of food we want to serve at our own kitchen tables." http://thegrio.com/2012/01/25/michelle-obama-school-lunches-to-have-more-veggies-whole-grains/
If Prop. 37 passes in November, California will become the first state in the country to require what nearly 50 other nations in the world already require: labels on genetically engineered foods.
Michelle, please tell President Obama to honor his word!


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They always threatened to do this, you know, if things got too confined, the landscape too cluttered.
If everything wasn't what they wanted.
And now here we are, one monumental decision made that has taken what was once a pipe dream and shoved it squarely in the middle of reality.
They've taken their ball and gone home to start a new brand of football.
"All along," said one BCS athletic director, "it was unavoidable."
This is how utterly unpredictable college football has become: one day, Florida State to the Big 12 looks laughable. The next, it's imminent.
One day, Notre Dame is bathing in its longstanding, never-wavering independent status. The next, it has no choice but to jump in the deep end of change.
The SEC and Big 12 announced a bowl partnership Friday, one that never more clearly defined the haves and have-nots of college football. If you're not part of the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten or Pac-12, you're on the outside with your face pressed against the big-boy glass.
The handful of powerful BCS teams remaining now have a clear decision to make: Join one of the four major conferences, or get shut out of the future of the game.
— SI: SEC, Big 12 gain leverage in BCS 2.0
By partnering in the "Champions Bowl"—the SEC and Big 12 will send their conference champion or highest-ranked non-playoff team to the game—the top two conferences in college football started unthinkable change:
— Although specifics weren't released Friday, a source close to the process said the new bowl will have a stand-alone television deal, much like the Rose Bowl.
The goal is to bid the game to select cities—New Orleans, Dallas and Atlanta are top potential sites—and negotiate a television deal separate from current bowl agreements.
"Think of it as a conference championship game—without the championship on the line," a source said. "The revenue potential is unthinkable."
— By adding the game, the SEC and Big 12 further narrowed the scope of major teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Years ago, during the height of BCS controversy and criticism over the way polls were used, a handful of administrators floated the idea of taking the top 50-60 teams and breaking away from the NCAA to form their own league with their own rules.
That's essentially what is happening with this groundbreaking move by the SEC and Big 12. This game, and the potential revenue it will bring, will force the elite of the ACC to rethink current conference partnerships, and the Irish to seriously debate their independent status.
— More expansion is on the horizon. Florida State, Miami, Virginia Tech and Clemson would be attractive to the Big 12, as would Notre Dame. The Big 12, according to a source, wants to get back to 12 teams and revive the Big 12 championship game for revenue and recruiting purposes.
If the ACC loses one or more of its major teams in expansion—the Big 12 has a provision in its current television deal that allows for renegotiation—it will be mortally wounded and of little consequence in a likely committee vote-based four-team playoff coming in 2014.
— The Delany Plan will be the choice for the new four-team playoff. Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany and Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott favor a playoff that emphasizes conference champions. SEC commissioner Mike Slive wants the best four teams, and it is believed that the Big 12 will go along with the SEC in that argument.
But to keep the process open to all—at least, on the surface—the playoff must use the Delany Plan: Conference champions within the top five or six of the rankings are eligible for the new playoff. A best-four teams playoff all but eliminates anyone outside the Big Four conferences and invites anti-trust lawsuits.
Two weeks ago, at a suburban Chicago restaurant, Delany said college football was heading toward "fundamental" and "significant" change.
That's what happens when you take your ball and go home.


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Burgeoning demand, coupled with last year's Russian grain crisis, floods in China and Pakistan, dry weather in Argentina, and other crop adversities have sharply reduced supplies of major agricultural commodities, pointing to "a need for more planted acres in 2011," says Steve Freed.
Barring another meltdown in the economy, commodity prices "probably won't trade much below current levels" near term, says Freed, vice president of commodity market research for ADM Investor Services, who gave his insight on grain markets at the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation's Winter Commodity Conference at Jackson.
"Most economists feel we don't have enough acres to plant in the U.S. to satisfy demand," he says.
"If you ask traders in Chicago what they think will be a roadmap for prices in 2011, they say 2008. If we lay the 2011 chart over 2008, from a price standpoint and a timing standpoint, we're almost following the 2008 markets one for one. There's no guarantee we'll continue to follow them, but 2008 is the roadmap everyone's looking at."
Looking at historical trends, Freed says, over the last four years from mid-January to the peak of the market later in the year soybeans saw about a 60 percent to 70 percent rally and a $14-level price. "A similar percent rally in 2011 could mean $18 beans. A similar rally, mid-January to the high, would put corn around $7.80, and wheat somewhere around $9 to $9.50.
"Right now, soybeans are now the bull leader, and some economists are saying supplies are going to be really tight at the end of this year and into 2012." The January USDA report was bullish, he noted, particularly for beans.
Strong global demand for grains
"Over the last five years, we've seen a 255 million to 315 million ton increase in global demand for soybean uses, and most of that has been in Asia," Freed says. "The market is also concerned about whether we're going to have enough corn production worldwide to satisfy demand over the next five years. In wheat, we had a couple of years when production rose above usage and prices went down. This year we're expecting production to be below usage, and while growth in wheat demand for the next five years is not going to be as great as for corn and soybeans, there is still going to be demand for acreage planted to wheat."There is "a lot of support" around the $5.50 price level for corn, he says, "and I don't think the market will trade below that until we know more about acreages this year and weather patterns. Some people think that if we ratchet up ethanol demand it could take nearby corn futures to $7 — that if we want to buy acres, we need to take corn to $6.25.
"If we were going to change anything in the USDA estimates, we'd probably add another 100,000 bushels of corn for ethanol usage. Ethanol is here to stay, and that usage will continue higher.
"Things are really going to get tight for corn usage around Aug. 1, particularly if we have a late-planted crop. Corn ending stocks will remain low unless we just have a super crop. But looking all the way back to 1980, the number of days of world corn supply is now at a record low — we don't have a lot of margin for error, whether from a weather standpoint or from a demand standpoint."
La Nina and other weather concerns
2011 is a La Niña year, Freed notes, and projections are for dryness across most of the Northern Hemisphere, which will probably continue into spring. Rains in Australia and across the Southern Hemisphere could adversely affect their wheat crop and increase U.S. export demand. Concerns about cold weather in Russia and China and dryness in Argentina could also have an impact on U.S. exports if those countries don't have good crops.
"Looking to the March-May time period, we're concerned about the wet forecast for the Ohio River Valley — that could mean late corn planting. Beyond that, climatologists are concerned about the possibility of dry conditions from July through early September across the Midwest."
Over the last 15 years, Freed notes, December corn has tended to make its high in the March-April period. "I think basis will tell us around April 1-15 just how tight the situation is relative to demand.
"Soybeans have already pushed through a lot of key price resistance levels, and the export demand could be a little better than the USDA is saying. Total usage trends continue to move higher, most of that due to export demand. The number of days of U.S. soybean stocks is at a record low versus demand. Technically speaking, we're looking at much higher prices."
Wheat is "something of the laggard" in the marketplace, he says. "The most important factor in wheat now is the condition of the crop in Kansas, one of the lowest we've seen. If the weather continues dry there, it could put a premium in the wheat market.
Analysts looking for more grain acres
"We already know farmers have planted 4 million more wheat acres, but analysts are saying we could see 4 million more acres of corn, they're talking about 2 million more cotton acres, and are saying we probably need at least 2 million more soybean acres. I don't think it quite adds up that we'll see that many more acres. The next big USDA report is at the end of March, when we will get planting intentions.
"Looking at cotton, it's really interesting to see a market that has had its highest price since the Civil War. The question is whether we'll have enough supply to meet demand, and the perception is that the cotton market still has price potential.
"I personally have not recommended selling any 2011 corn yet," Freed says. "I think $6.25 is where I'll start selling. I also haven't sold any 2011 soybeans; $13 beans is going to be a good sale for me. I think if you don't sell beans at $13, you're playing more of a speculative game than locking in some kind of profit."
Demand for commodities by China will be a significant influence on markets, Freed says. "When I visited there, I came away with these key impressions: They're going to continue to buy commodities; 70 percent of Chinese farm land is irrigated, with an average farm size of 7 acres; and they do not believe they have enough water to grow enough crops to satisfy growing demand and that at some point they will become a net importer of food.
China a major player in marketplace
"They also believe that 20 years from now the world is going to begin running low on fossil fuels and that they're going to have to come up with alternative fuels. They are buyers in the energy market to increase their supply. The Chinese now buy more cars than the U.S. and Japan combined, and the numbers are going to increase, which will escalate their demand for energy.
"China is going to be a big player in our marketplace. Of their 70 million tons of demand for soybeans, they import about 55 million tons. The U.S. produces 90 million hogs a year — the Chinese produce 600 million, and they want to double that. One exporter says that by 2015 China will be importing 70 million tons of soybeans and 30 million tons of corn.
"Whatever size corn crop China grows, that's what they're going to use internally. A factor that can influence the corn market is that the Chinese congress will meet in March to look at whether or not they want to establish a domestic ethanol program. If they do, they'll probably come into the market to buy corn, and we hope some of that will come from the U.S. The market is extremely sensitive as to how much corn they're going to buy, so mark your March calendar and watch what they say in their congress about ethanol production."
Changes in the dollar's value will also be a factor, Freed says. "A lot of money nowadays is linked to the markets: if the dollar is lower, commodities are higher; if the dollar is higher, commodities are lower."
Other factors that will have an impact on grain markets include the 2012 elections in the U.S., measures to deal with U.S. debt, and tax reform legislation.
Strong flow of money into commodity funds
Money going into commodity investment funds will also be an influence on markets, he says. "One projection is that money going into commodity markets will reach a half-trillion dollars, up from $360 billion last year and $270 billion in 2009. With low interest rates, a lagging housing market, and a lethargic economy, investor money is looking for other places to go. The investment firms are saying that commodity markets will continue to trade higher, at least for the first half of this year.
"We also have to look at U.S. debt, which going out to 2030 is projected at $20 trillion, and the impact that will have on the dollar. Most economists will tell you that long term they're negative to the dollar, which would be positive for commodity prices."
U.S. farmers "are doing very well right now from the standpoint of net farm income," he says, but a recent survey of growers across the Midwest showed "their major concern is that, as grain prices go up, so do costs. What happens, they ask, if they have a perfect crop this fall and prices drop below what it cost for them to put it in the ground? That can happen in any year. I think this year crop insurance is going to be critical."
Commenting on farm land values, Freed says, "When I graduated from college in 1976, I planned to farm, but land in central Illinois was going for $5,000 an acre. Recently, land near us sold for $9,700 an acre. In Iowa just recently, there was a bidding war in which land went for $13,000 an acre."


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Monday, June 25, 2012
iPad Charging is Certainly Low Cost
Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad" @ 01:00 AM
"All of our electronic gizmos, whether as large as a 27" iMac or as tiny as an iPod nano, need electricity to thrive."
Interestingly enough, you can find out exactly what it costs to power an iPad all year at the Electric Power Research Institute, and it turns out to be about $1.36 USD per year. Laptops, by comparison, are about 6 times as much in the usage department.


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InSync Physio needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 160 designs submitted by 40 freelance designers.
InSync Physiotherapy
I am a Sports and Orthopedic Manual Physiotherapist working with various types of sport injuries and post surgeries to return to sport. Trained in advanced manual therapy with my diploma in Manipulative Therapy and Orthopaedics (advanced soft tissue and joint manipulations) and in IMS - needling (use of acupuncture needles) I also work with people who have sustained spinal injuries from car accidents, surgeries, work accidents and amateur and recreational athletes.
I am passionate about helping people and making their lives better because it makes mine better.
I strongly believe in Community.
I consider myself compassionate and am open to explore new ways and new ideas to promote and market my clinic.
What motivates me?
I strongly believe that you can be happy and joyful in every moment of every experience throughout life's challenges no matter what they are. In helping others with their injuries and getting "Back in Motion" or "InSync" is a very rewarding experience in itself for me.
The market in Vancouver, BC that I am targeting is aimed towards people with an active lifestyle and incorporates patient-centered interdisciplinary care.
With this said, I do not want exclude others as well such as people with non-sport, non-active lifestyle injuries. i also treat individuals post-surgically and with acute and chronic repetitive stress injuries from work as well. The clinic is an environment where people will leave feeling like not only their health is in good hands, but that they are an integrated part of that process and that the experience was very empowering for them.
My Mission Statement for the clinic largely reflects my target audience:
InSync Physiotherapy Sport Injuries, Orthopedics and Wellness clinic is committed to providing a unique blend of interdisciplinary patient-centered health care services for those who seek to continue an active healthy lifestyle after experiencing limitations due to injury.
With compassion, honesty & integrity we strive for the highest level of care utilizing the best techniques in science-based practice to treat the underlying cause of your problem.
At InSync Physiotherapy we will work together with you to bring you back 'InSync ' to your optimal health and maximum potential for sport, work or play.
Simple is Good!
The Logo will embody the vision / essence of its name and what the clinic represents
No cartoons No stock images.
Name "InSync" can be in bold overlap as in:
But i am open to other ideas.
Some other websites with logos that incorporate a good feel for their name are:
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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the homeless crows
breaking my silence.
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