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Juniper on the prowl for acquisitions
Mellanox, QLogic, or some Asian kitties?
Upstart networking-equipment maker Juniper Networks is on the prowl.
Speaking at a conference in Hong Kong on Monday, Kevin Johnson, Juniper's CEO, said that the company was interested in making targeted acquisitions, specifically in the areas of mobile communications and cloud computing.
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Johnson told a questioner that Juniper would make acquisitions if it could find companies that have "strategic alignment" with Juniper's current switching and routing products and roadmaps, and added that he was "very open" to the possibility of snapping up companies in Asia.
As El Reg previously reported, Juniper is sitting on a pile of cash that is $2.72bn high, and has another $632.4m of short-term investments and $775.4m in long-term investments. The company has just under $1bn in long-term debt from a debt offering it did earlier this year, mainly because interest rates are so low. That leaves $4.13bn in cash and equivalents as a potential war chest for Johnson to deploy – although given the uncertainty of the economy, it seems very unlikely that Juniper would dump it all on one big deal.
But some relatively large deals are possible. And the two obvious ones are not Asian companies at all.
It might be interesting to see Juniper snap up Mellanox Technologies, which has a dominant presence in Ethernet and InfiniBand host bus adapters, a solid piece of the InfiniBand switching space, and a growing chunk of the Ethernet racket.
More importantly, Mellanox has done the hard work in the wake of its own $128m acquisition of Voltaire last November to create the switch-hitting SwitchX networking chips that can handle Ethernet, InfiniBand, and Fibre Channel traffic as well as its third generation ConnectX-3 converged adapters.
Mellanox just raised $104.1m by floating 3.45 million shiny new shares on Wall Street, which will be used for general purposes as well as potential acquisitions.
Software giant Oracle has snapped up some more shares of Mellanox, so if Juniper is interested in the InfiniBand space or adapters for servers, it had better get a move on.
Mellanox has a market capitalization of $1.24bn as El Reg goes to press, and is certainly within the budget that Juniper has to make acquisitions. In the past two quarters when Voltaire's numbers were embedded inside of those of Mellanox, it generated $118.4m in revenues and $1.2m in net income. Mellanox lost $1.62m when the Voltaire acquisition went down in the first quarter against a profit of $2.85m in the second quarter.
With a 20 per cent premium – and possibly a bidding war with Oracle – Mellanox could cost Juniper something on the order of $1.6bn, and what it would get is maybe $250m in incremental annual sales and maybe $10m to $15m in net earnings per year going forward if the June 2011 quarter is any guide. (Mellanox undoubtedly wants to do a lot better than that.) The intellectual property in the SwitchX and ConnectX products would have to be pretty valuable to justify the kind of price Mellanox would command based on current Wall Street valuations.
Ditto for QLogic, which is the only other supplier of InfiniBand ASICs and switches in the market right now, and which has a market cap of $1.35bn. Juniper can afford to buy QLogic, which has a sizeable business selling Fibre Channel switches for linking servers to SANs as well as InfiniBand switches for supercomputers and other parallel systems; it dabbles in Ethernet inasmuch as its UA5900 series FC top-of-rack switches, just announced a few weeks ago, can handle 10GE traffic as well, if customers want.
The QLogic product line has a little less overlap with the Juniper product line than does the Mellanox catalog. And a potential QLogic deal by Juniper might be more financially attractive than a Mellanox deal. QLogic has $606.2m in revenues over the past four quarters, and has brought $146.1m of that to the bottom line.
A very large portion of Juniper's business comes from selling routers to telecom carriers and other service providers, so one way of thinking about potential acquisitions that Juniper might make is for niche products that give the company another value-add as they peddle wares to these customers – the $70m acquisition in July 2010 of SMobile Systems, which sells security software for smartphones and tablets running iOS, Android, Symbian, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile, for example.
The April 2010 acquisition of Akeena Networks for $100m, which had created a stack of media streaming and content delivery software, is another kind of deal that Juniper would likely do. The company also snapped up the assets of Blackwave, another video streaming company, last November for an undisclosed amount.
Then again, Juniper has aspirations in the corporate data center and on the campus, too, where its business is smaller. That's why it bought Altor Networks, a provider of security software for virtual servers, last December for $95m, and paid $152m for Trapeze Networks, a provider of wireless LAN management software, a month earlier.
With $4.1bn in cash, Juniper has plenty of options, and they are not limited to Asia – the question to Johnson was framed for Asia, so his answer was framed for Asia.
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Mayor says community must reach consensus on sharing costs
Two years of study reveal it costs about $9,000 to provide streets, water, sewer, parks and trails for each new home in new areas of Lincoln, Mayor Don Wesely said Thursday. The figure was the result of work done by City of Lincoln Departments in conjunction with Duncan Associates of Austin Texas.
"Growth is good, but it can be expensive," Mayor Wesely said. "While the community as a whole benefits from growth, we need to ensure that established areas don't bear an undue burden for the cost, that growth pays its fair share and that developers are treated equitably."
Detailed information about the cost of growth will be available at a public meeting from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 at Lux Middle School, 7800 High Street. At Tuesday's meeting, a proposed city Infrastructure Financing Strategy will be unveiled. That strategy would redistribute the cost of growth between new developments and the rest of the community. The meeting will be videotaped by 5 CITY-TV, the government access channel, and aired on cable channel 5.
In Lincoln, growth costs related to streets, water, sewer, parks and trails traditionally have been negotiated on a case-by-case basis between the City and the developer. Some of this $9,000 cost already is being paid for through these individual negotiations.
Mayor Wesely said the current system draws complaints from developers that it is inconsistent and unfair. He said it also causes concern in established areas that the City pays too much of the cost for growth, thus reducing the money available to maintain aging streets, sewer, water, parks and trails. Developers and groups representing established neighborhoods and business districts have called for the City to devise a fairer system to pay for new growth.
To address the fairness issue, the City hired Duncan Associates, one of the nation's leading urban planning firms, to complete a comprehensive review of how Lincoln pays for growth. Beginning in June 2000, Duncan worked with a group of homeowners and business people to examine the cost and financing of everything from roads and sewers to parks and water lines.
"This is really a simple matter of treating everyone fairly," Wesely said. "For several years now, there has been a growing feeling in Lincoln that growth should pay its fair share. Many people had strong opinions about what that means, but there were few facts. Duncan Associates provided excellent help in sorting it out."
Mayor Wesely said the cost of maintaining infrastructure in established neighborhoods and business districts continues to rise. Meanwhile, new areas need streets, sewer, water lines, parks and trails to be built. The demand in new and established areas produces a growing gap between the money the City has and the money needed to meet the demand that cannot be resolved by the current 'negotiated' way of doing business, Wesely said.
The $9,000 provides the infrastructure for one new single-family house built in Lincoln, according to the study. For each apartment unit, the cost is about $7,600. For industrial and commercial space, the cost ranges from $38,000 to $50,000 for each 10,000 square feet. These costs exist today, Wesely said. Under the current system, the cost of growth is shared by the existing city and the new growth itself.
"This is the right time to talk about everyone=s fair share," Wesely said. "The City is and will continue to talk with developers and those in established commercial and residential areas to reach consensus on everyone paying their fair share. With hearings just beginning on the new proposed Comprehensive Plan for Lincoln and Lancaster County, the entire community must come to an agreement on the amount of growth we expect to have, our ability to pay for growth and how the cost is shared. This is a critically important discussion about our future."
Hearings on the Comprehensive Plan began Wednesday, March 13 before the Lincoln-Lancaster Planning Commission, which will take more testimony beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 27. The City Council and the Lancaster County Board will have joint hearings on the Comprehensive Plan May 8 and 22, with final approval scheduled for the end of May.
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A new study found a link between higher stress and the number of Facebook friends a person has.
The study from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland said stress levels seem to climb with every Facebook friend people add.
Melissa Flint, a psychologist with Midwestern University, said people need to understand the difference between a Facebook friend and a real friend.
"If you're putting out whatever is on your mind and you have 900 Facebook friends, somebody might be offended and shoot something back," she said. "It becomes a battleground."
Flint said that battlefield creates a great deal of anxiety for some people who posted seeking approval and instead found themselves in a war of words.
"A lot of people feel like they can post things that they wouldn't say to a person if that person were standing right in front of them," she said.
Many people have Facebook friends that play games with people that they may have met only once. Flint said many of those people don't share your beliefs.
"Don't consider them in your friends circle. Your 'friends.' You need to carefully consider who you call a friend and that has become very loose. You need to set boundaries. Choosing your battles wisely really comes into play on Facebook. Facebook was never meant to be the entirety of our relationships and for a lot of people it has become that and that's not how we're meant to live."


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Obama's Jobs Council Shutting Down Thursday
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By JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama will let his jobs council expire this week without renewing its charter, winding down one source of input from the business community even as unemployment remains stubbornly high.
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When Obama in January 2011 formed his Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, unemployment was hovering above 9 percent. Two years president later, more than 12 million people in the U.S. are out of work. The unemployment rate has improved to 7.8 percent, but both parties agree that's still too high.
A provision in Obama's executive order establishing the council says it sunsets on Thursday. A White House official said the president does not plan to extend it.
Officials said the president always intended for the council to fulfill its mission and then wind down, and said that Obama would continue to actively engage and seek input from business leaders about ways to accelerate job-creation and economic growth. Among the steps Obama plans to pursue are expedited permits for infrastructure projects, the White House said.
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Even before it was clear whether Obama would renew the jobs council, Republicans seized on its likely expiration as evidence the president has devoted insufficient attention to creating jobs, which polling shows remains a top priority for Americans. The Republican National Committee dubbed it part of "the failed Obama record," while the House Republicans' campaign committee, in an online petition, accused Obama of laying off his own jobs council.
Adding to the concern about the job market's continued vulnerability, the Commerce Department said Wednesday that the U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.1 percent from October through December of last year, the first quarterly drop since 2009.
The jobs council was a successor to another economic advisory board Obama created at the onset of his presidency. The panel was chaired by General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt and was comprised of prominent business leaders and economists.
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Obama met with the council only a handful of times. During the last meeting, in February 2012, the president and the council highlighted an engineering education initiative alongside school deans.
The jobs council's main work product was report released in January 2012, entitled "Roadmap to Renewal." The council also organized a series of "listening and action" meetings across the country last year with business owners, local elected officials and academics, although Obama didn't attend those sessions.
Critics have argued that the council's primary purpose was to create the appearance of action at a time when the nation was pining for something anything to rein in soaring joblessness. The administration acted on many of the council's recommendations, including suggestions for streamlining the permitting process. But the White House was at odds with several council members on tax policies, particularly a proposal to exclude overseas corporate earnings from U.S. taxes. That idea divided even the jobs council, whose membership included labor and Obama's political allies.
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The council's dissolution also comes as White House aides are optimistic about the prospects for a second-term detente with the business community, which bristled during Obama's first term at his harsh depiction of "fat-cat bankers" and his efforts to impose regulations, tax policies and spending initiatives they argued were unfriendly to business. Obama aides hope the softening of the relationship between the president and the business world can benefit the White House in future fiscal debates with Republicans.
White House officials said the president made a fresh effort to reach out to business in the days following his re-election. Between the November election and the end of 2012, in the height of negotiations to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, more than 400 business leaders, ranging from CEOs of large multinational companies to small business owners, met with Obama or his aides at the White House, officials said.
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The biblical festival of Shavuot is a late spring event that rarely, if ever, sees any rain in Israel. But this year, the holiday was a wet one, indeed.
Israelis typically flock to national parks to celebrate Shavuot, but attendance on Wednesday was way down as heavy rains and thunderstorms forced many to mark the holiday at home.
In the northern Jezreel Valley, all holiday events had to be canceled, and the port city of Haifa experienced serious flooding. A number of cars, shops and homes were damaged by the water.
While most just tried to minimize the damage and stay safe, some took advantage of the situation to enjoy a few laps around the city in their kayaks.
In the area of the Dead Sea, rescue crews had to save six people, including three children, who had become trapped by flash floods.
"This is real winter," said one meteorologist. "It looks as if we are in February, not May."
One positive side of the surprise rain was that the Sea of Galilee, Israel's largest fresh water reservoir, began to rise again after most had expected it to settle in to its long summer evaporation.
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Highlights of Dunham's lengthy itinerary include stops in Nashville, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Toronto, Austin, St. Louis, and Phoenix. The last show on his calendar (at least for now) is scheduled for March 31 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
Dunham's tour is in support of the DVD/Blue-Ray release of his latest Comedy Central special, "Controlled Chaos." It was his fourth television special with the jovial cable network and it aired on Sept. 25—the discs dropped two days later.
Dunham's Comedy Central special attracted 8.3 million viewers—5.5 million watched its premiere and then another 2.8 million tuned in for a repeat that aired later that night. His Controlled Chaos DVD/Blue-Ray has already sold more than 100,000 copies.
Dunham's television special was the most watched cable show of the evening (Sunday). It beat out such lofty programs as "Boardwalk Empire" and "Breaking Bad." The comedian also outdrew a NASCAR race—an event that has a similar demographic as a Dunham comedy special.
You should get your Jeff Dunham tickets as soon as you can. The funny man is one of the most popular and most successful comics working today. He's been the world's top grossing live comedian for the past two years.
Yet, for all his achievements Dunham is reviled by critics and comedy snobs. Obviously, ventriloquism is shunned by the comedy intelligentsia. Furthermore, Dunham has the great misfortune of "only" being funny; he's not edgy, cerebral, or avant-garde. For bombastic critics and pretentious standup fans, producing guffaws is not enough you also have to be a comedy pioneer. Of course, those naysayers fail to realize that Dunham has done more for ventriloquism than any other artist besides Edgar Bergen.
Fans attending a Jeff Dunham show shouldn't expect Monty Python-esque comedy or Steven Wright-style jokes. What they should expect is a side ache… from laughing so hard. Dunham and his cast of colorful dummies put on a high energy show where the laughter never stops.
We're not the only ones who praise Dunham's act. In writing for the Chicago Live Music Examiner, Roger Reiss said Dunham hits audiences with one joke after another. Adam Porter of KOWB 1290 wrote on the Wyoming radio station's Web site that he's seen Dunham perform many times over the years and has never been disappointed.
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The bit in which Dunham introduced Achmed the Dead Terrorist is one of the most watched YouTube videos of all-time. Needless to say, Achmed is one of Dunham's most popular characters of all-time. The inept (former) terrorist delights fans with his catch phrase "Silence! I kill you!" When Dunham remarks on Achmed's skeleton frame, the terrorist responds by saying it's only a flesh wound.
Achmed has a son named Achmed Junior or A.J. The apparently gay son was introduced by Dunham in 2010. A.J.'s second appearance came during the Controlled Chaos Comedy Central special.
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Bubba J is Dunham's good ol' boy character. The white trash red neck from the Deep South likes beer and NASCAR. Bubba is one trailer short of a full trailer park and his t-shirts never cover his belly button. Mr. J met the future Mrs. J at a family union.
Dunham has used Diane a few times in his standup act but she's better known as the dummy he wielded in the 2010 film Dinner For Schmucks.
Jose Jalapeno On A Stick
Jose Jalapeno on a Stick snuck into the United States from Mexico. He didn't have to go to such extremes as both his parents are American—he was born while they were vacationing in Mexico. Jose wears a sombrero and sports a thick, black mustache. He's also the first puppet Dunham ever constructed.
Melvin The Superhero Guy
Although he's called a superhero, Melvin's only real power is his x-ray vision. He uses it to look at women. When Jeff asked Melvin how far he can fly, Melvin replied "how far can you throw me?" Melvin likes to make fun of other superheroes. He has cast dispersions on the relationship between Batman and Robin, he called Superman a show off, and accused Aquaman of having the same powers as SpongeBob SquarePants.
Peaunt is one of Dunham's most unique characters. For one, he looks more like a Muppet than a creation from Dunham's warped imagination. Peanut is a "woozle" with purple skin, white fur, and a tuff of green hair on the top of his head. Second, he's not a take on a stereotype. According to Dunham's lore, Peanut is from an island in Micronesia and the two met one another in Florida. Peanut is bright, happy, and ebullient. He also enjoys making fun of Jeff and Jose.
Peanut recently introduced his very own ventriloquist dummy named "Little Jeff." This dummy looks a lot like Jeff Dunham but doesn't sound a thing like him.
Sweet Daddy Dee
Sweet Daddy Dee is a pimp or "Player in the Management Profession." He was originally introduced as Dunham's manager but he often refers to the comedian as a "ho" or even "dumb ho."
In a word, Walter is a curmudgeon. He's retired, sarcastic, and perpetually grumpy. At this point in his life, Walter doesn't care who he offends or angers. The scowling retiree is a Vietnam veteran, a husband of nearly 50 years, and a former welder.
Although Dunham now uses the services of a professional production company, he built Walter himself.
Ventriloquism is often referred to as "throwing one's voice" but that's obviously a misnomer. The ventriloquist doesn't "throw" his or her voice anywhere. Instead, they manipulate the way the voice is perceived. Instead of the speaker moving his or her lips, the ventriloquist is able to produce sounds and speech without (or by slightly) moving their lips.
However, there are some letters ventriloquists can't say without moving their lips. Those letters are "B," "F," "M," "P," "Q," "V," and "W." In order to say those seven letters, and their corresponding sounds, ventriloquists must substitute a syllable they can say without moving their lips. For example, instead of saying "Q" a ventriloquist will say "koo." Instead of "m" a good ventriloquist will utter "nah" or "neh." At first, the substituted sounds are awkward and highly noticeable but after years and years of practice they begin to sound quite normal and natural.
Other techniques a ventriloquist uses are forcing air through their nose, using their diaphragm, and employing their stomach muscles. While utilizing those tricks, and while keeping their lips as still as possible, a ventriloquist must also exercise a different voice when performing their craft. With two distinct accents, spectators can easily distinguish between an artist's real speaking voice and when they're practicing ventriloquism.
Most people's image of a ventriloquist is a comedian sitting on a stage with a puppet on their knee, also known as a "dummy," and technically referred to as a ventriloquial figure. The ventriloquist usually plays the straight man and sets up jokes for the dummy. The dummy receives the honor of delivering punch lines because they can usually get away with being controversial or raunchy.
While that's what most people think of when they hear the term ventriloquism, the practice can actually be traced back millennia. Only then, it wasn't about getting applause or laughs. Originally, ventriloquism had mystical and/or religious connotations. The skill was associated with sounds mystics made with the stomach (and we're not talking about post-spicy food cacophonies). The word "ventriloquism" comes from the Latin word meaning "to speak from the stomach." The "ventri" part of the word comes from "venter" meaning belly. And the "loqui" part of ventriloquism means "speak."
The Greek called the practice gastromancy and the practitioner would use their stomach muscles to produce strange noises. These odd sounds would be attributed to spirits and the like. The ventriloquist would then interpret these mysterious sounds, using them to predict the future and communicate with the dead.
When the Middle Ages rolled around, ventriloquism was associated with witchcraft (what a shock). From then on out though, the practice slowly began to lose its religious overtones. Still, it wasn't until the 19th century that ventriloquism became strictly a form of entertainment.
In the early days of ventriloquism-as-entertainment, the performer didn't tell jokes but dazzled the audience with their talent. These ventriloquists were the type that performed their skill while drinking a glass of water or walking around the theatre. They also used several dummies in their act to show off their skill of quickly switching voices.
Fred Russell (1862 – 1957) is attributed with popularizing the one-figure ventriloquist as well as creating the motif of the dummy sitting on the knee of the performer. He's widely regarded as "The Father of Modern Ventriloquism." Russell's dummy's name was "Coster Joe" and he performed well into his 80's.
Although 16 years Russell's junior, Harry Lester (1878 – 1956) is known as "The Grandfather of Modern Ventriloquism." Dubbed The Great Lester, this vaudeville superstar and his dummy, Frank Byron, Jr., further solidified the modern-day image of the ventriloquist with comedy bits and feats of skill. Beyond becoming vaudeville's top ventriloquist, Lester also became a noted teacher of "the belly speech." Some of Lester's legendary lessons were recorded and have since been made available for purchase. One of Lester's most famous students is the great Edgar Bergen. Bergen was an extremely successful ventriloquist who had his own national radio show for nearly 20 years.
Ventriloquist was fairly popular in the middle of the 20th century. Bergen wasn't the only ventriloquist with a successful show, Paul Winchell had his own network television program for five years. Meanwhile, Jimmy Nelson and Senor Wences were mainstays on American television, especially The Ed Sullivan Show. The popularity of the stagecraft probably had to do with the burgeoning medium of television—ventriloquism was perfect for live TV and its many variety shows.
One of the best known ventriloquists to emerge in the 1960's was Shari Lewis. Lewis' main character was Lamp Chop and she mainly performed for children. Science fiction fans know her as the co-author of the 1968 Star Trek episode, "The Lights of Zetar."
Willie Tyler hit it big in the 1970's thanks to an appearance on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Tyler performed with his dummy, Lester—the duo was usually billed as Willie Tyler and Lester. He has appeared on several television shows throughout his career including the Late Show With David Letterman, What's Happening Now!!, and The Jeffersons.
Ventriloquism's popularity waned as technology made it easier and easier to "throw one's voice." By the time the 21st century arrived anyone with a couple of bucks and access to a Radio Shack could make a dummy talk. Despite all that, the art form was rejuvenated by comedian Jeff Dunham. The highly skilled ventriloquist uses a straight ahead style but employs several dummies—most of which poke fun at a stereotype. Dunham has not only become the most successful ventriloquist of all-time but he's routinely the world's top grossing comedian.
Edgar Bergen
Edgar Bergen was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1903 but grew up in Decatur, Michigan. He gave his first ventriloquist performance when he was 16 years old. The venue was a church in Chicago. Bergen's early career was spent in vaudeville and one-reel movie shorts.
Bergen first appeared on radio in December of 1936 as a guest on The Rudy Vallee Show. Bergen was so impressive that he received his own radio program the following year. While his show changed names and sponsors, it remained on the airwaves until July 1, 1956.
It was odd, even to pundits back in Bergen's day, that a ventriloquist had his own radio show, a medium where the audience couldn't see the dummy or experience Bergen's ventriloquism. However, Bergen was such an outstanding entertainer and his main character, Charlie McCarthy, was so fleshed out and actualized, that audiences adored the program.
Bergen's dummy, Charlie McCarthy, was patterned after a newspaper boy from his neighborhood. Although Charlie was a perpetual man-child, he wore a top hat and monocle. Despite the strict broadcast standards of the day, censors allowed Charlie to get away with a lot.
Bergen made several appearances in television and film as both a ventriloquist and as an actor. His TV appearances included many specials and guest starring roles. One of his most famous television roles was playing Grandpa Walter in the first Waltons movie.
Bergen died in 1978 in his sleep in Las Vegas, Nevada. He passed away just three days into a two-week run at Caesars Palace Hotel. The stint that was supposed to be his farewell to show business—he had been entertaining fans for more than 55 years. Candice Bergen, the actress who starred in Murphy Brown and Boston Legal, was Edgar's daughter.
Famous Ventriloquists & Their Dummies
Jim Barber – Seville
Edgar Bergen – Charlie McCarthy
Shirley Dinsdale – Judy Splinters
Jeff Dunham – Achmed the Dead Terrorist
Terry Fator – Winston the Impersonating Turtle
Wayland Flowers – Madame
Mallory Lewis – Lamb Chop
Shari Lewis - Lamb Chop
Taylor Mason – Robert the Sheep
Meghan Miller – Abner Smooch
Jimmy Nelson – Farfel the Dog
Willie Tyler – Lester
Jules Vernon – Old Main
Paul Winchell – Jerry Mahoney
Automatonophobia is the fear of a ventriloquist dummy. There have actually been several movies dedicated to the fear as well as a few great Twilight Zone episodes.
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Four Wheeler Network Jeeps Take On MoabPosted in Events on April 16, 2014
If you had an afternoon to kill in Moab, Utah and had access to two stout Jeeps outfitted for trail duty, where would you go? This is the same question that Fred Williams, brand manager of Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road and Verne Simons, staff editor for the Four Wheeler Network asked themselves after checking out the latest Jeep concepts on Monday of Easter Jeep Safari 2014.
Fred immediately said, "lets go wheeling" and so we headed back into the scenic back roads of Moab in search of a little dirt, rocks and maybe even some Dinosaurs that might still be roaming around the Moab lands.
Of course, you can't have a hilarious off-road trip without a little Gusto. What's Gusto? Well, that would be me. Years ago, when I was a lowly intern for Jerrod Jones at Off-Road magazine (now Dirt Sports + Off-Road), Jerrod decided it would be a great idea to call me Gusto because I was always happy to show up for work. As it turns out, the name has stuck all these years later.
Despite my uncanny ability to push peoples buttons, Verne and Fred let me tag along on their wheeling escapade to offer comedic relief whenever possible and I'd like to think I didn't let them down.
Unfortunately the original trail we wanted to run was closed temporarily due to health issues on the trail so we decided it would be a great idea to try to run Pritchett Canyon instead.
Since I'm a little green when it comes to Moab, I asked Verne what the difficulty of Pritchett Canyon was. Verne then casually said said, "It's like a five out of... five."
I'm a bit of a chicken when it comes to rock crawling so I decided to cluck like a yellow bellied bird and jump into Fred's project Tube-Sock Jeep Wrangler TJ on 37-inch Pit Bull Rockers with beadlock wheels. Right away I realized Fred and Verne's idea of wheeling was a little different from the go-fast wheeling I usually do.
The first obstacle proved to be a scary off-camber left turn with a nice view of the drop off followed by a decent near-vertical 6-foot rock climb. Fred Nailed it in just two attempts and I was blown away by the little Jeep's capability with only a 4-inch BDS lift kit. Verne was next and made it look like it was a walk in the park in his WIllys Flat Fender jeep.
It seemed that the further we went, the gnarlier the obstacles got on the trail. One climb looked impossible to me but somehow Fred made it up after some difficulty. Verne's 1949 WIllys CJ3A Flattie made it pretty far up but since the possibility of rolling was very high, we decided it was best to winch the Flattie up a bit to help it get to the top.
We ended up making it as far as Rocker Knocker on Pritchett Canyon and decided it was probably a good time to call it a day and head back in to town before our afternoon wheeling trip turned into a night wheeling adventure.
Check out some of the gnarly obstacles we encountered while rock crawling on Pritchett Canyon!


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General Wesley Clark spoke at Syngenta regional headquarters in Minnetonka, Minn., on March 21 in support of the biofuels industry and what biofuels can mean for the future of America's energy independence.
Clark, a retired four-star general, serves as co-chairman of Growth Energy and CEO of Wesley K. Clark & Associates, a strategic consulting firm. Clark retired after a 38-year career in the U.S. Army. He graduated first in his class at West Point and obtained degrees in philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University (B.A. and M.A.) as a Rhodes Scholar.
Clark was severely wounded in Vietnam where he commanded an infantry company in combat. He later commanded at the battalion, brigade and division level and served in a number of significant staff positions, including service as the director of strategic plans and policy. In his last assignment, as supreme allied commander Europe he led NATO forces to victory in Operation Allied Force, saving 1.5 million Albanians from ethnic cleansing. His awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Defense Distinguished Service Medal (five awards), Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, honorary knighthoods from the British and Dutch governments and the award of Commander of the Legion of Honor (France).
Clark, a major supporter of the biofuels industry based on his background in defense, covered topics ranging from ethanol's vital role in U.S. energy independence to a partnership with NASCAR. He said that ethanol is a bridge toward reduced, and potentially eliminated, dependence on foreign oil, adding that energy independence is an issue of "national security." Clark added that this dependence is also "a tax on our economy." The tax could cost the American people billions of dollars each year, which could total $1,000 for each man, woman and child in the U.S. in the future.
According to Clark, one misconception in the debate over ethanol is described as the "food vs. fuel" argument. The dispute revolves around the choice of producing fuel from corn rather feeding the world's population. Clark strongly refutes this possibility, stating that there are around one billion acres of unused cropland in the world. Much of this land lies in Eastern Europe, where farms were abandoned when commodity prices sank.
Farmers are crucial in the process of American energy independence. "Farmers are a tremendous American resource," Clark said. "The great unspoken assumption" is that the U.S. enjoys a position of power in the world as a result of its ability to feed its population. In addition to the direct support that farmers provide by growing corn for ethanol, the industry also relies on farmers to indirectly support the companies that are involved in or are in support of ethanol production.


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9:00 am
Taste of History "Benedict Arnold's Treacherous Wife" We all know the story of Benedict Arnold, and how he betrayed his new country to the British. But few know the role his wife, Peggy Shippen Arnold played in his treasonous act. Fewer still realize how close Arnold was to being caught on the dramatic day of his flight across to British lines. D
9:30 am
Simply Ming "On the Road - Boston Vendor Trucks - Mobile Cuisine" Our 10th Anniversary season closes with a very unique episode of Simply Ming. Ming ventures into the heart of Boston's sophisticated street food scene when he visits four different vendor trucks and tries his own hand at creating the latest sensation in culinary creations. With the help of the vendor chefs, Ming will create a delicious BBQ marinade, his own take on grilled cheese, a unique East-West Vietnamese sandwich and he'll top it all off with a tasting adventure on the cupcake truck!. D
10:00 am
The Jazzy Vegetarian "Pasta with Pizazz!" Host Laura Theodore prepares pasta favorites starting with easy "Peanut Noodles." Next, "Penne with Garbanzo Beans and Broccoli Rabe" prepares quickly, but is packed with zingy flavor. A surprise choice for noodles is showcased in "Pea and White Bean Puttanesca," followed by "Arugula, Artichoke, and Tomato Pasta" which features a no-cook sauce, making it a breeze to prepare for a summertime meal. D
10:30 am
Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Sauteing" Sauteing is one of the quickest and most versatile cooking methods. It works well for almost any small cut of meat or fish. Martha demonstrates how to dredge meat or fish in flour and the importance of cooking over high heat to achieve a perfect, golden-brown finish. D
11:00 am
Austin City Limits "Arcade Fire" The alternative rock superstars perform hits and tunes from their Grammy Award-winning album The Suburbs.G
12:00 pm
Sesame Street "Telly The Tiebreaker" Elmo, Zoe, Rosita and some friends are making a beautiful block house together but can't agree whether to put a square or circle on top. Alan helps them solve the problem by having them raise their hands for the one they like best. After counting up the votes, the square wins by one. D
1:00 pm
Dinosaur Train "New Neighbors /Don's Collection" New Neighbors - Mr. Pteranodon is annoyed when a new hooting family moves in next door! The new neighbors are a family of Lambeosaurus. Through a bit of compromising, the Pteranodon and Lambeousaurus families agree on terms they can both live with and become fast friends. Don's Collection - Don and new neighbor, Lily Lambeosaurus, stay at Pteranodon Terrace when the other kids take a day trip to the Big Pond. D
1:30 pm
Super Why! "Pinocchio" Whyatt told a lie and he feels really guilty! The Super Readers visit Pinocchio, a boy who also fibbed and whose NOSE is growing, right before his eyes! Pinocchio needs the literacy-powered assistance of the Super Readers to face up to Gepetto.nose and all. And Whyatt finds out how important it is to tell the truth. D
2:00 pm
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Manatees and Mermaids/The Last Chocolate" Manatees and Mermaids - Sally and Nick are pretending to swim, but why not go for a real swim asks the Cat! Off to the Glippydrippy Gulf to meet Matilda the Manatee and her son Marlin. Matilda and Marlon teach their guests how to swim slowly and gracefully. Until they hear the sound of a boat motor! Those can be dangerous for manatees, but luckily the Cat, Nick and Sally help their new friends to stay safe. D
2:30 pm
Wild Kratts "Bad Hair Day" Chris and Martin try to help a lion named "He who breathes fire" get past obstacles and back to his pride, who are under siege from two intruder lions. D
3:00 pm
Dialogue for Kids "Bees" Bees are insects essential for life on Earth. Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guests Dr. Ron Bitner, entomologist and vintner, and Kirk Tubbs, berry farmer and beekeeper, answer students' questions about bees.G
3:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "European Travel Skills, Part 1" Rick begins his favorite 3,000-mile European loop while providing information about essential travel skills. He packs 30 years of travel experience into his practical advice while he is on location in Amsterdam, Germany's Rhineland, Venice, Siena, the Italian Riviera, the Swiss Alps, Paris and London. Part 1 of 3G
4:00 pm
Song of the Mountains Corklickers; Adam McPeak & Mountain Thunder; Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road. D
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My Hero "Mine's A Double" The Ultron Council provides a George clone by the name of Hilary to keep Janet company while George must be away.G
6:30 pm
Are You Being Served? "Our Figures Are Slipping" With sales down, Mr. Rumbold holds a staff training session that interferes with after-work plans.G
7:00 pm
As Time Goes By "The New Neighbours" Jean sets out to discover what the new neighbors are like. Her suspicion rises when they show up at the pub with black eyes.G
7:30 pm
The Thin Blue Line "Kids Today" Fowler, Gladstone, Habib and Goody go camping with some juvenile criminals while Goody faces charges of assault for punching a skinhead who used racist language towards Habib.G
8:00 pm
The Red Green Show "The Chainsaw Races" Harold hosts gifted children at the lodge only to find his event is competing with chainsaw races. Then Red turns a van into a giant portable boom box.G
8:30 pm
Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "The Toy Store" Hyacinth has to intervene when she learns from relatives that Daddy has slipped out and run up a toy store bill he cannot pay.G
9:00 pm
Old Guys "The Croft" Tom and Roy accept Sally's offer of a week's stay in a Scottish Highland croft. Tom is soon bored and invites Amber to join them. Amber, who has broken off with Sally's son Steve, soon finds new interests in the country.G
9:30 pm
My Family "The Psyche of Mikey" Upon hearing that Michael is seeing a therapist, Ben and Susan become convinced their boy is in serious need of help. But when they go to the therapist's office to sort things out, events conspire to leave them in need of help.G
10:00 pm
My Hero "Mine's A Double" The Ultron Council provides a George clone by the name of Hilary to keep Janet company while George must be away.G
10:30 pm
Are You Being Served? "Our Figures Are Slipping" With sales down, Mr. Rumbold holds a staff training session that interferes with after-work plans.G
11:00 pm
As Time Goes By "The New Neighbours" Jean sets out to discover what the new neighbors are like. Her suspicion rises when they show up at the pub with black eyes.G
11:30 pm
The Thin Blue Line "Kids Today" Fowler, Gladstone, Habib and Goody go camping with some juvenile criminals while Goody faces charges of assault for punching a skinhead who used racist language towards Habib.G


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LyricsEvery day I fight in vain
With my feelings and emotions,
Life is pouring like rain
Of pathetic commotion.
Now is time to board the plane
And escape this dire mire -
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Traversing a Turbulent Market
Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian speaks with WSJ's Francesco Guerrera on how investors can navigate today's turbulent markets. Photo: Getty Images
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I am welcome to our money be the new global finance a market blocks all the Wall Street Journal ... joining us today one of the most important and clears thinkers on financial matters Ward Why ... Muhammad al Arian ... he's the CEO and co CIO hoping for the giant to ... awesome on from from ... he's joining us from Utah Beach I'm on it ... my employer ... well I'm very well thank you and I think the shoes are really out we've got your assessment off the very interesting moment relieving and we have that central banks that pumping trillions of dollars into the board economists to try and revive it ... with investors moving to West riskier asset classes as a result ... and at a hearing the background lingering concerns over the strength of the economic recovery ... from the U S to Europe to Japan how you view the moment ... in in in the new colony in these moments ... 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I hope that maybe this time around ... the broad stock market performance would actually be invalidated by the fundamentals ... but anxiety because there's so many on certainty so many macro uncertainties ... policy uncertainties and geopolitical uncertainty ... says a very interesting mix ... and as a question as to what will prevail in the end of the day ... and when is the end of the day ... so Invesco's white U N and many others I must be succumbing to a form of schizophrenia look is your your torn between that ... the fear and greed if you like and and how would you on a day-to-day basis I realign the two ... so the best way to think of this is a wonderful analogy ... but my colleague Bill Gross cannot with database on the south Californian analogies I bought it tries to that but it has to do with people who said ... in a fierce airfare ... and a modest if it is not a so so but to watch them fall fall from the beach here ... is this if you wait for the lightweight ... and you have type one and a two hour aspire one Airways to wait too long you don't think any weights and then you end up losing because you never got involved ... write to entertain the wrong ... way so in Vestas today ... has to be Bailey differentiated as to which we didn't take ... that got understand that at some point the wave of rape ... and death with a gotta get out in time ... but at the same time take on stand just doing nothing ... so we I ... when to be selected in this environment ... and we are going to suffer just a question not just what can go wide ... but what type of mistakes can occur ... and I think one of the biggest of the stake sale from Monday in central ... banking it doesn't combine two of keeping this ... show on the road is of course so they we'd all too soon or they they overstayed their welcome not those ... of stoking inflation which when you think is the most likely risk at the moment ... the second so we think that they will most likely ... to stay too long ... and there were consciously make that mistake what I mean by that when they think of which mistake is it easy to correct ... they believe that ... collecting an inflation mistake is easier ... than ... correcting and growth mistakes why ... because of the Holy indebted makers of certain segments ... so for them ... this asymmetrical tons of mistakes so aam belief ... is that they will stay in too long rather than exit prematurely pundits ... but of course the other side effect of the traps contenders on the fact that the of that is that ... investors are moving ... towards riskier and riskier assets in order to reach for yield and also to think about that is cheap money ... in speculation so what point will we stop warning about bubbles any meeting with bubbles to be wary about ... for now with a book on the stock ... and it's important to understand exactly what he said ... which is that in order for central banks to achieve the ultimate economic objectives ... which is growth and jobs ... they have to push investors into taking more risk ... than is justified ... because the way central banks operating in this photo wealth effect and the analyst or ... so ... the mock it's all in the midst of this transmission mechanism for while it feels great ... because in order to achieve an economic objectives ... they have to push market valuations to bear we are different levels ... but even these levels are validated by the fundamentals ... right then investors will get better ... so I think that that now investors should recognize ... that interest me every single market sentiment ... 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I see and one final question for you ... you know what you said before I we seeing the beginning of yen for the second love for running bonds that we witness for the past ... and spent fifteen years is this the beginning again ... so obviously we coming and is zero by ... so there's a limit to Heil no drama no race can can go ... so yes ... the bond market like the equity markets like other markets is that Oct official levels ... what We Nazi Francesco NIV here at Pimco ... no in the industry as a whole ... we're not seeing the so-called Great Rotation ... out of bonds into equities both asset classes are getting inflows on the money market funds from banks ... and is the reason why we're not seeing it ... first the environment is very fluent ... in fact using been and his firm is on usually on certain ... second demographics play a modern role and asset allocation Tuesday's ... Fed people have become more risk averse ... so what are we seeing is that we've barely stable Soros soul fall ... and people being very concerned about how the fiscal the prices on different market segments ... I see ... well I think we have to be there at least your gazing at had the ravages of the global economy with a view a side deal surfers say no we don't have that the New York and so we view of watching this of this and that thank you so much for insiders though with Mohamed Al Arian ... AllThingD Cup


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Day one of summer vacation is officially coming to a close...it was a pretty productive day.....with a few more busy days on the horizon. I presented my first workshop for the district, which went off without a hitch, met Mom for lunch, exchanged, purchased and "to do listed" myself home. I swung by Sonia's for a long/quick stop to figure out how to make my cuts for the quilt I plan to make for myself this summer (see above photos of the fabric I'm using, the spirals is an ironing board, the fabric is folded down it will someday be a quilt) I became a little obsessive about that when I got home and wanted to match up all my squares NOW....basically what I learned was that I know nothing about quilting, but I look forward to learning how to quilt all over again! This evening I caught up with a few friends (Hi, Marie-it's not the weekend and I'm posting!), what I call, laughingly, a little exercise was then on the agenda, next-watching the Mav's game for a little while (I decided I didn't want to ruin such a nice day, so I just turned it off)....and wa la....a day is done....don't worry I won't be giving you detailed daily descriptions EVERY DAY....but you get it for today. I am looking forward to the rest of the week...bridal shop looking with Sandye tomorrow after lunch, Friday is cheesecake day with Holly (and I'm showing her a little treasure I calle IKEA), Saturday is the Susan G Komen walk, Sunday is the Global Day of Prayer, and Monday I'll be in Hawaii at this time in the evening!
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Day One....
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Saturday, May 27, 2006
O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A, Oklahoma, OK
I just got home from Lake Murray. This is a picture of a small fragment of the lake right behind the lodge, I've spent many hours on this dock NOT catching fish, but having a good time all the same. It was a beautiful day for a walk around the resort grounds :O) I'm VERY full thanks to a stop at the outlet stores on the way and a swing through the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, and dinner at the Apple Bin, the restaurant in the lodge that overlooks this view.
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Top Five
2. 6th grade graduation is tomorrow night! I printed off their diplomas in December (I'm not even kidding).
3. Two weeks from now I'll be sitting in a beach from Hawaii, better get me that souvenir wish list soon.
4. This "group" of kids I've been complaining about all year nominated me for Walmart Teacher of the Year....and I won (found at last week in a very embarrassing, humbling, and overwhelmingly sweet assembly). I'll attach the pictures later from the district's paper when it comes out.....if my face isn't too red.
5. This weekend I'm heading to Lake Murray for the day....one of my favorite places on earth! And I think I remember all the words to the song Oklahoma (you have to sing it at the top of your lungs when you cross the Red River).
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Labels: Work
Sunday, May 21, 2006
May 22, 2006
Happy Birthday, Maurine! I hope it's the bestone yet.....make a wish, and eat a slice of cake for me (calories don't count on your birthday)!
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Happy 29th Birthday, again....
Aunt Lois. Pretty soon we are all going to be older than you....
A "Christmas Eve" Dinner in bright baskets.....
Gifts, all shoes wrapped in the SAME box, none of which ever held household objects or food products (anyone that experiences Holly's wrapping knows that's not how she wraps gifts).
A basketball game Brian won, hey, I just play 'for fun'....
A cake and 3,000,999,123 calories later....and another birthday is past!
Do you know who's next in the family? ME! I appreciate having two full months and one day for everyone to shop.
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Labels: Family, Special Occasions
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Happy Birthday....
Tonya! Tonya and the kiddos are icecream-aholics..... we have had it a LOT in the last few months with everyone's birthday (and we will be having it again in just a few days :O)), SOOOOO the theme---->ice cream cones. We found ice cream garlands, straws, plates, napkins etc etc etc etc etc, and than there is this old trick (easiest recipe ever), baking cupcakes actually inside cones and icing them to look like ice cream cones! Everyone (minus the California dreamers ;o)) came over for steak and potatoes, cake and ice cream.....and I think everyone went home in one piece.....a little fuller.
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Labels: Special Occasions
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
The power of prayer.....
I can't believe it, I just got the state results back for the reading test my kiddos took a few weeks back and 100% of them passed....I almost had a heart attack.....I was hoping for 90%, which is usually the average on the best years, and so MANY were borderline, 4 of them have never ever passed a test in the past of any sort the state has given, one more was just moved out of special ed and this was her first year taking the test......I started praying about January for 100% b/c I just felt there were none making 30s on the benchmark, but there were SO MANY still making 60's. Last year only 84% of them as fifth graders made it, and the 3 of the 4 that have never passed it in their life were not even part of that statistics because they were new this year....so it would have made it in the low seventies! They really did work SO HARD on the test when they took it, but I still am in shock. It truly is just the power of prayer that did it.....I can't say enough how much this lesson has been taught to me over and over and over again. I wonder if God answers prayers regarding the lottery?.....I'm excited b/c there are some kids I was going to be heart broken for if they didn't pass because they have me 112%.....they all got what they deserved this year!
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Sunday, May 07, 2006
This weekend...
Normally, I would have probably posted more on the blog this weekend, and I definitely would have posted pictures, but I'm having technical difficulties....I think I'm going to be hosting a funeral for my modem this evening, you are all invited to say a few words.....so I'm using this district issued lap top....I just wanted you to know I was putting your tax dollars to work (trust me, this is one of the better things that happen with them in the schools these days). The highlights from the weekend....
Friday: I signed my contract for next year....dunt dunt dunt dunt (that's the jaws theme for those of you that don't get musical telepathy on your computers). Then I met Sandye for coffee after work where I saw her GORGEOUS ring....seriously.....breath taking and we talked weddings....one of my favorite topics of conversation!
Saturday: I took Max to K-9 Kerplunk at the public pool, he was soooooo cute. First, he hated swimming, he fell in twice....and had to be rescued by a police officer in a total panic b/c he refused to swim over to the step I was on and kept trying to get out on the side in the deep end.....ugh. I brought his very favorite ball from Petsmart with us to play and despite all the other toys flying around, this ball was seriously THE toy to play with. ALL the other dogs (and there were hundreds) kept stealing it and their owners kept bring it back. Max was a good boy though, he is absolutely not agressive with other dogs, but he sure wanted his toy, so he just followed them around hoping they would drop it.
Last night I went to the Ranger's game with the family.....Jason and Tonya, Xavier and Taylor and Mom....the Ranger's lost to the Yankees, which was so painful to watch with our old boy A-Rod (gag) on their team. It was actually cold and rainy, which I'm not used it, but in the end, it was a good time. Can I just say, regardless of the lose---->I love the ballpark!
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Rubber Ducky, You're the One....
One of my favorite parts of this time of year are BABY ducks! I've been walking at the same park since I moved into this house....I love the park, you can't see much of it in the picture. There is a fountain, a pier and weaping willows (or "monster trees" according to games LeeAnne and I used to play as little girls) anyone that has taken this walk with me can tell you I take the business of baby duck counting very seriously.....these ducks are just not responsible with their babies. They start the season out with 8, and you'll see them a month later with only one left, or you will see one lady duck with 27 babies (I promise I didn't even make that number up, I have witnesses to this actually happening...ducky daycare...maybe?) and all the other mama's have 2.....they let their babies wander, float, galavant around, and they are just entirely too loose for my peace of mind. What ever happened to getting all your ducks in a row?!?!?! Regardless, they are cute and I look forward to this time of year! I'm including another duck who has a bit of personality....I love these ducks with their 'top hats' as my Mom calls it.....I don't know where they came from, or what they mutated from.....but their personalities are so serious, while looking so silly!
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This project was completed by Tony, Ethan, and Thaddeus.
Hello everyone, I hope you will enjoy our web page about the 2D wave equation :) First, we will give a brief explanation regarding the math behind it. Then, a overview of how it was programed will follow. Lastly, I description of how waves effect our lives.
The math of the 2D wave equation
I'd like to start by saying that I wouldn't bore you with too many details; that would be pointless. Instead, I will breifly explain how to equation works.
With that out of the way, here's how the equation works: Basically, we start off with a flat plane. Then we begin to shake one end of the plane. The shaking causes a wave to travel across the plane. When the wave reaches the other end of the plane, it bounces off of it. To simulate movement we calculate many, many frames, and play them back at a rapid rate. Each frame's appearence is based on the previous one.
The programing of the 2D wave equation
The programing of the 2D wave equation was actually quite simple. First of all, we wrote the code it Fortran77. We used two 100 X 100 arrays to store our data, as well as several other variables. The main part of the program computed what the next frame would look like, and dumped the data to a file. AVS was used to interpet the data. Just for fun, AVS was used to add sand and an animated shark to the equation.
How waves effect our everyday lives
Waves are literally everywhere! They gives of sound and music. They effect the way we cook, move, and even think. They run through gases, liquids, and even solids. Simply put, waves are a part of virtually everything.
An equation to calculate how a 2D Wave move is important because we want to how where they will go, how fast they will go, and how they will behave, so may use them efftively. With out this equation, the microwave, for one, probably wouldn't have been invented. With out the equation, radio stations probably wouldn't be very effective. With out this equation, it would be very hard to predict the weather. In short, without the 2D wave equation, our world wouldn't be as interesting as it is today.


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5:00 pm
The Electric Company "Wordball Games" Right before the yearly Wordball Games, the neighborhood Olympics, Hector sprains his ankle. With Hector unable to compete, The Electric Company does not have enough players to participate against the four Pranksters! But when Manny also gets hurt, the numbers are even once again. Now the question is, can Marcus handle Hector's event the Word Obstacle course?. D
5:30 pm
Cyberchase "Zeus on the Loose" (topic: Fractions) - When the kids fail to stop Hacker from stealing Pandora's box in mythological Greece, they must solve a riddle and complete challenges to satisfy Zeus and earn a second chance. In the course of their adventure, Matt, Jackie and Inez discover that a fraction is a problem in sharing. The challenge is solving increasingly difficult problems in sharing while they confront a myriad of mythological creatures. D
6:00 pm
Quilting Arts "Style Meets Function" It's all about the finished project-as style meets function. Designer Candy Glendening gets the show started with a tablet cover highlighted by her free-motion style of quilting. The botanical design adds an artistic flair to a functional project. D
6:30 pm
Best of the Joy of Painting "Tranquil Dawn" Join Bob Ross on a warm winter morning, the surroundings still undisturbed by God's little creatures. This painting offers the freshness of a new day!. D
7:00 pm
Chef John Besh's New Orleans Shrimp Remoulade, Baked Oysters with Mushrooms, and Rice Calas. D
7:30 pm
Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Making Waves Or Marrakech Express" Joanne turns ordinary romaine into an exotic salad salad with honey, cardamom, and Moroccan Spiced Almonds. Her student, Leah, boards the Marrakech Express to learn the secret to making burger night an even bigger hit with the family, mixing Moroccan spices with lamb and topping with a zesty cucumber, yogurt sauce with ginger. Recipes: Romaine Waves with Honey and Cardamom and Moroccan Spiced Almonds, Moroccan Merguez Lamb Burgers, Yogurt, Cucumber and Ginger Sauce. D
8:00 pm
Hometime "Island Kitchen 2.0: Cabinets" The HOMETIME crew's update of an island kitchen with new cabinets includes visits with the designer and the manufacturer. D
8:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Oslo" Rick finds evidence of the proud Norwegian spirit in the country's capital - from Viking ships to a sleek new opera house, from World War II tales of terrorism to the constant festival at the thriving harbor. He takes in major art pieces and sails with friends in a fjord.G
9:00 pm
Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions "What's Cooking In Rome?" NULL
9:30 pm
Essential Pepin "Special Spuds" Garlic Mashed Potatoes; Potato Ragout; Gratin Dauphinoise; Cream Puff Potatoes. D
10:00 pm
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Ultimate Italian" Man on the Street John "Doc" Willoughby ventures to New York City to learn secrets of homemade pasta from the pros. In the test kitchen, test cook Dan Souza shows host Christopher Kimball how to make Fresh Pasta Without a Machine. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of Mozzarella Cheese. D
10:30 pm
Caprial and John's Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends "Chestnuts: Beyond Roasting" The Pences visit one of the country's few organic chestnut farms and discover how this classic nut is making a comeback.G
11:00 pm
Kimchi Chronicles "The Seoul Food Chronicles" This fast-paced episode features the best of South Korea's innovative capital city - from royal court cuisine to late-night drinks and snacks consumed exclusively in pop-up tents. Marja and Jean-Georges also share their favorite historic temples and palaces, enjoy the striking fashion and even take a spin in an amusement park. Seoul, located just 30 miles from the 38th Parallel that separates North and South Korea, is also home to Doorei, the Vongerichten's favorite restaurant in Korea. D
11:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Oslo" Rick finds evidence of the proud Norwegian spirit in the country's capital - from Viking ships to a sleek new opera house, from World War II tales of terrorism to the constant festival at the thriving harbor. He takes in major art pieces and sails with friends in a fjord.G


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NEW YORK — The price to board an airliner in the U.S. has risen for the fourth straight year, making it increasingly expensive to fly almost anywhere.
The average domestic round-trip ticket, including tax, reached $363.42 last year, up more than $7 from the prior year, according to an Associated Press analysis of travel data collected from millions of flights throughout the country. The 2 percent increase outpaced inflation, which stood at 1.5 percent.
Airfares have risen nearly 12 percent since their low in the depths of the Great Recession in 2009, when adjusted for inflation, the analysis showed.
Ticket prices have increased as airlines eliminated unprofitable routes, packed more passengers into planes, and merged with one another, providing travelers with fewer options.
Today, 84 percent of seats are filled with paying passengers, up from 82 percent in 2009.
"Anyone traveling today will know that those flights are full," said Chuck Thackston, managing director of data and analytics for the Airlines Reporting Corp., which processes ticket transactions for airlines and travel agencies, including websites. "Just through supply and demand, those fares will go up."
And none of this factors in the bevy of extra fees that travelers now face for checking bags, getting extra leg room or even purchasing a blanket, meal or pair of headphones. Those fees, introduced in 2008 to offset losses from rising fuel prices, now bring in $3.4 billion a year for U.S. airlines and have helped them return consistent annual profits for the past four years.
The AP reviewed data from 6 million annual flights taken in the U.S., along with fare data from Airlines Reporting Corp.
Life & Culture
Cartoon museum gets collection of Archie Comics
Saturday's Maine college roundup: Bowdoin advances to NESCAC women's basketball final
Local & State
Six Maine teams will take their robots, flipping and flinging, to world finals
Varsity Maine
Girls' basketball: It's all DeWolfe, Greely in Class A South title game
Boston Red Sox
Saturday's major league notebook: Chavis hits three-run homer as Red Sox beat Yankees


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Well I too was kinda tired of seeing this guys cloned cars being pitched as original every week for years! I have gotten in email fights with him in the past. So I called him on it and told him to call Jerry M. for an inspection. Here is his reply.... and I quote, " Jerry is like you don't know anything about 69 camaro's " Cheers Steve On Dec 23, 2012, at 11:54 PMNow here is something even funnier than that statement. This sentence is grammatically incorrect. It should say ,"Jerry is like you, he ALSO doesn't know anything about Camaro's. 10 words and he can't pull it off. Oh well to funny. Nice car but MAJOR issues and just another pretty 30K Camaro with nice paint.........Danny


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Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has released a comprehensive energy strategy that aims to reduce costs for the state's residents and businesses. Among many other measures, Malloy's energy strategy includes plans for developing renewable energy projects, expanding the use of natural gas and reducing energy usage. However, wind power will play a limited role in the state's near-term energy plan.
Connecticut will need to develop about another 3 GW of Class I resources (i.e., wind, solar and fuel cells) in order to meet its 20% by 2020 renewable portfolio standard (RPS), Malloy said. However, limited wind resources and concerns about siting inhibit the state's ability to harbor large amounts of wind power to fulfill that mandate.
Instead, Connecticut will focus primarily on offering incentives for solar PV project development, exploring opportunities for hydropower development and increasing the amount of energy procured from fuel cells. Importing wind energy from outside Connecticut may be an option, but that would require investment in potentially cost-prohibitive transmission infrastructure.
"In Connecticut, where we have limited in-state wind potential, and the New England region as a whole, high transmission costs are barriers to capturing the full potential of wind resources," the plan says, noting that further study will be needed to assess the costs and benefits of additional transmission and wind energy development.
"Since regional, non-Connecticut resources, such as onshore wind, may be the most cost-effective large-scale renewables, greater clarity about the costs and benefits of regional development and their associated transmission will help ensure that Connecticut is in a strong position to inform its involvement in any regional renewable solicitation," the document says.
Connecticut does not currently have any utility-scale wind farms online, and the few projects that have been proposed have been met with harsh opposition from local residents.
Connecticut was the first state in the nation to launch a so-called "green bank" to expand the financing mechanisms to promote private-sector investment in renewable energy – a program emulated by other states, such as New York.
The New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) said it supports Malloy's plan, but the organization also suggested other measures to encourage renewable energy development in the state.
"NECEC strongly supports the recommendations to expand virtual net metering, strengthen [the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative], develop sub-metering protocols, and develop and deploy microgrids using clean energy," NECEC spokesperson Jennifer Donahue said in a statement. "Policymakers should also consider long-term contracts (e.g., 20 years) for renewable energy as a way to reduce costs for customers."


text: Saint Michael's business students strong at competition News Home 03.17.14 By: Mark Tarnacki Saint Michael's business students, accompanied by their faculty mentors Robert Letovsky and Karen Popovich, came away with two second-place prizes as they again participated in the second annual "Free Enterprise Marathon" at the State University of New York Plattsburgh on Friday, March 7. The event's purpose is "to encourage students to become better informed about the importance of free enterprise and to encourage and reward students' creativity and inventiveness." This year it involved eleven colleges/universities from New York and Vermont and offered cash prizes for the best short speech on the topic of "Free Enterprise & Entrepreneurship," as well as for the winning team in the "Team Creativity and Innovation Competition." The Saint Michael's College team, composed of Kevin D. Holloman '14, a double major in Accounting and Business, of business majors Kelley Charette '16, Abigail Goudey '16, Loren Lachappelle '14 and Nick DeThomasis '14, made a strong showing. Though he didn't finish "in the money" in the Speak-Off finals, Holloman finished second in the individual creativity/Mug of War competition, which involved developing a quick-selling pitch for a revolutionary coffee mug/dispenser. Meanwhile, Charette, Goudey, Lachappelle and DeThomasis finished second of 10 competing teams in Team Creativity and Innovation with a cutting-edge marketing presentation to a New York-based firm involved in biofuels and grilling pellets. Winners were announced by the event organizer, Professor Nancy Church at SUNY Plattsburgh, at an awards banquet that followed the day-long competition. They were: Creativity & Innovation Team Competition: 1st place-$800: Clarkson University Team 2nd place-$600: Saint Michael's College Team 3rd place-$400: Norwich University Team 4th place-$200: SUNY Adirondack Team Mug-of-War Competition for "quick-pitch": 1st place: Krista Bennett - SUNY Adirondack 2nd place: Kevin Holloman - Saint Michael's College 3rd place: Alex Johnson - Norwich University Students all made their presentations dressed in proper business attire. Other schools participating included Clarkson, four SUNY schools, UVM, Norwich, Clinton Community College and Southern Vermont College. This event represented the "speak-off finals" after each campus had its own competition to determine representatives. The speak-off challenge topic was "Free Enterprise: What this Country Needs is More Entrepreneurs." This was the first year for the "Mug-of-War competition," in which Saint Michael's student Holloman placed second. Church, the event organizer, started it this year to fill the gap between the speak-off finals and the team presentations. In the team creativity and innovation challenge, which saw Saint Michael's finish second, the teams had to come up with ideas for Adirondack Grilling Pellets, owned by Colleen Lemza and her husband Bob, to help their business improve. The teams had about 20-minute briefings about the business and then had approximately five hours to assemble five-minute presentations, followed by questioning from judges Lemza, Robert Parks, publisher of the Press-Republican, and Daniel Alexander, president and publisher of Denton Publications.