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The leading US tuna brands StarKist, Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea are scrambling to keep their dirty little secret under wraps – but it's too late.
All three companies sent Greenpeace USA cease-and-desist letters in an effort to squash a 140-second animated parody depicting a fish, a bee, and a bad-tempered mermaid reveling in their destructive practices. Yes, that's right – they've made legal threats against Greenpeace over a cartoon.
Watch the video that these tuna companies don't want you to see.
Bumble Bee has even based some of its alleged claims on our statement that the company employs "destructive fishing methods." So, let me get this straight – Bumble Bee is saying that it is the kind of company that doesn't consider killing endangered turtles to be destructive? Because the longline vessels that catch your albacore do exactly that.
To make matters worse, the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) – a muck-dwelling seafood industry lobby group that has been lobbying on behalf of environmentally irresponsible bottom trawlers, longliners, and other companies for years – has apparently hired an outside consultancy to confuse the issue with a PR campaign targeting Greenpeace USA. It seems the old guard will stop at nothing when it comes to keeping the reality of their destructive fishing methods from the American public.
Rather than focusing on the real issue- the future of our oceans and the people dependent on tuna for food and jobs, these tuna companies and their proxies at NFI are trying to create a smoke screen for consumers. Unfortunately for them, as the world's largest canned tuna consuming nation, America has a right to know the truth behind our seafood options and to make informed and educated decisions at the grocery store – and in the end, no PR campaign can change the fact that we have the truth on our side.
Fact: Scientific studies have shown that bycatch rates can be up to 10% in purse seine fishing operations that use fish aggregation devices (FADs) compared to roughly 1% bycatch in FAD-free purse seine fishing.
Fact: Tuna longliners regularly kill turtles, sea birds, sharks, and other animals – hundreds of thousands of them a year.
Fact: FADs increase the incidental catch of baby bigeye and yellowfin tunas to an intolerable degree. Approximately 15-20 percent of canned "light" tuna that was caught by skipjack seiners in the Pacific Ocean is thought to actually be juveniles of these two highly vulnerable species.
Fact: Chicken of the Sea, StarKist, and Bumble Bee sell thousands of tons of tuna caught in FAD-associated purse seines and on longlines every year.
There's just no way around it.
I personally don't want to support any company that makes money off of dead sharks, turtles, and sea birds and puts the food security of millions at stake. In tuna rich coastal states in the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions, tuna is the economic lifeline and part of everyday diet. Policies that put corporate greed and short term profit over healthy oceans, people's livelihoods and the future of tuna must be ended. There are better ways to catch tuna than with indiscriminate, highly destructive fishing methods like purse seine fishing using FADs and traditional long-lines that are unable to avoid bycatch of vulnerable species and that transfer their often illegal catches at sea.
Our oceans desperately need more protection if fish populations and other marine life are to recover (scientists estimate that 85% of commercially fish stocks are already depleted). We urgently need the global tuna industry to support the creation of marine reserves in the world's oceans, especially in special areas of the Pacific Ocean called the Pacific Commons. Right now, less than 1% of the world's oceans are protected, but a group of Pacific Island Countries have protected 4.5km2 of the Pacific Ocean from purse seine fishing. Tuna companies- if they are to survive, should back these and other efforts to allow fish populations to recover from decades of overfishing. The US fishing fleets are still allowed to fish in part of the areas the Pacific Island Countries want off-limits to destructive fishing and US tuna brands continue to sell tinned tuna with fish from these waters. We should support efforts by the region's governments to decide the future of their tuna.
A sustainable tuna industry is not only possible – it is absolutely necessary if we are to have healthy oceans in the coming years. Just this year, all major tuna brands available in UK supermarkets have made commitments to abandon wasteful fishing practices and to support the creation of marine reserves in the Pacific Commons.
So, for those of you reading this who work for Bumble Bee, StarKist, Chicken of the Sea or NFI, hear this: we will not be silenced. Your legal chicanery will not dissuade us. The public deserves to know the truth, and your days of hiding your dirty little secret are over.
Casson Trenor is a senior oceans markets campaigner, based in Greenpeace USA's San Francisco office
(Unregistered) Sammy Seadog
Destructive fishing practices have been occurring for hundreds of years and we have almost managed to kill everything in the ocean, then we will see e...
Destructive fishing practices have been occurring for hundreds of years and we have almost managed to kill everything in the ocean, then we will see everything die on land, malnourished and fighting over scraps!
These companies and corrupt governments are the bringers of death to our One Ocean and One World!
The author of this email and campaign may get more support if he didn't write that this was America's battle only!! The whole world needs America to cease being so arrogant and ignorant, if Greenpeace USA can't put ECO B4 EGO, which is the only universal policy that has any chance of saving anything then we are all doomed... And maybe we deserve it!
Re-write this campaign letter and you may just include everyone in the world in your fight, or we all die alone!!!
And if Greenpeace care so much about tuna and all things in the sea then why the he'll don't they swallow their ego and help Sea Shepherd too?!
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I absolutely agree with Sammy! This is a matter for the world not just the USA. After all tuna is sold worldwide and until we can stop such destructiv...
I absolutely agree with Sammy! This is a matter for the world not just the USA. After all tuna is sold worldwide and until we can stop such destructive practices in fishing the world wide, the oceans which join us as one world will be affected. Please do all you can as a shopper to ensure you purchase safe fish from sustainable sources. I am a vegan by choice and my fiance does not eat tuna but I still care about this precious animal. They are beautiful fish and as Greenpeace rightly say it is not only the tuna being affected. Once upon a time it was the dolphins dying and now the turtles, it is terrible! Please eat wisely!
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Tax relief and tax rebates were also offered for this purpose, allocated in accordance with the weight of the contribution by the specific investment to the implementation of economic policies, such as population dispersion, promotion of exports, and the like. This assistance may have accounted for the accumulation, during the 1980s, of capital stock (production capacity) at a rate exceeding the growth of the GDP. In some sectors, this surplus production capacity facilitated the rapid takeoff in the 1990s.
Wages in Israel are determined mostly through negotiations conducted between three parties: the government (still the country's largest employer), whose wage scale has strong implications, influencing all segments of the economy, the Histadrut (General Federation of Labor), and the organization of private sector employers.
The agreements reached constitute a framework of wage scales for the different sectors of the economy and, with occasional changes, also provide for automatic payment of a cost-of-living allowance as compensation for inflation. Thus, the wage situation for many years had been rather inflexible – especially at the lower end. Waves of unemployment in Israel did not significantly reduce wages, although in times of labor shortages wages rise with greater elasticity where the demand for workers is more acute.
However, during the recent crisis the labor markets showed significant flexibility. Many workers agreed to reduce their hours or take cuts in pay rather than face the possibility of layoffs. This in turn helped stabilize the labor markets and abetted positive consumer sentiment, which in turn helped buoy the domestic consumption.
In June 2008 the average monthly wage was NIS 8,075 (about $2,250). Conditions for workers in the country's various economic sectors are set forth in work agreements negotiated between employers and employees. Minimum requirements, however, are anchored in law and include a maximum 47-hour work week (with the actual 2006 average in the business sector being under 40 hours a week), minimum wages (NIS 3,850 in 2008; approximately $1,000), compensation for overtime, severance payments, and paid vacation and sick leave.
The Histadrut – General Federation of Labor was established in 1920 as a federation of trade unions to represent the country's workers and to set up industries to provide jobs for its members. In time, it became one of Israel's largest employers and played an important role in the development of the country.
Today, the New Histadrut, with 700,000 members, unites 78 trade unions that are concerned with the local organization of labor, signing collective agreements, and seeing to their implementation. Most branches of employment in the Israeli economy are represented: food, textiles, hotels and tourism industries, government and public sectors workers, clerks, practical engineers, nurses, pensioners, and more. Some professions are represented by independent unions: engineers, medical doctors, academics, teachers, and journalists.
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David Smooke joins the panel to discuss the John Cage Memorial Random Composer Award, his provocative NewMusicBox article on The Audience, and his piece, Empty Every Night.
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Monday, September 13, 2010
Steelers 15, Falcons 9, OT
By Mike Batista
At Heinz Field on Sunday, the Steelers rescued themselves, as well as their PNC Park neighbors, from the Curse of Atlanta.
In my column previewing the Steelers' season opener, I took a look at Atlanta's torment of Pittsburgh in baseball and football over the past two decades.
The Curse of Atlanta was cast in 1992, when the Pirates were three outs away from the World Series, only to squander a 2-0 lead against the Braves in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series.
Since David Justice and Sid Bream (even though he was out) scored on Francisco Cabrera's single, the Pirates have not had a winning season.
While the Curse of Atlanta has meant doom for the Pirates, it's been more of a nuisance for the Steelers.
The last three times these quadrennial opponents have played, they have gone to overtime. The Steelers had to settle for a tie in 2002, and lost in 2006.
You think this curse thing is hogwash? You think this comes from the mind of some paranoid guy who talks to himself in the park?
The parallels were just too eerie for it not to be a curse. The last time the Falcons came to Heinz Field, the Steelers had a chance to win on a Todd Peterson field goal in overtime. But it was blocked.
Peterson lost his job that season when the Steelers signed a guy named Jeff Reed. That same guy could have prevented overtime Sunday with a 40-yard field goal with 39 seconds left. But he missed.
Reed also missed a 55-yard attempt when he hit the right upright late in the first half.
With all of the game's scoring to that point coming on field goals, those misses hurt.
Steelers chairman Dan Rooney came all the way from Ireland to watch the game. If he wanted to see a tie, he could have stayed in Europe and watched soccer.
Fortunately, Rashard Mendenhall ended the field goal slap fight with a 50-yard touchdown run 3:24 into overtime.
It was the Steelers' first win over the Falcons since 1999, when they beat them at Three Rivers Stadium. Even then, the Steelers were spooked by the Curse of Atlanta. The Falcons also scored nine points that day. The Steelers? Unlucky 13.
Not only does the breaking of the curse pretty much guarantee a winning season for the Pirates in 2011 (I just don't see how they CAN'T have a winning season, right?), it skews my prediction for the Steelers' season. When predicting the Steelers' 1-3 start without Ben Roethlisberger, I had this game tabbed as a loss.
If Roethlisberger takes over a 2-2 team, 10-6 might be within reach. Of course, I'll stick to my original 9-7 prediction, but I don't mind being wrong in this case.
In a city full of bridges, Dennis Dixon showed he's capable of building an adequate one to keep the Steelers' 2010 season above water until Roethlisberger gets back. He completed 18 of 26 passes for 236 yards, showed poise in the pocket and made a couple of tough throws.
Dixon did, however, throw an interception and the Falcons dropped one or two other picks. I'm concerned about how he'll respond next week at Tennessee, where the Steelers haven't won since 2001, and against Baltimore.
His job won't be any easier if the Steelers are without Max Starks, who left the game with a high ankle sprain. As the left tackle, Starks is responsible for protecting Dixon's blind side.
While Starks' status is a concern, everything else around Dixon looked like 2008 on Sunday. The Steelers' defense stifled a highly touted Falcons' offense, with sacks by James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley and an interception by Troy Polamalu, all major contributors to the Steelers' championship two years ago.
Unfortunately, the 2008 reminders include the offensive line, which allowed three sacks in the final quarter and a half, including two sandwiched around the two-minute warning, which scuttled a potential game-winning drive.
If the Steelers are to recapture the magic of 2008, Dixon and Mendenhall, two guys who watched from the sidelines that year, will need to make contributions.
At least until Roethlisberger gets back.
Even if the Steelers don't win their seventh Super Bowl this season, at least Atlanta can't hurt Pittsburgh anymore.
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- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2010 at 11:59 AM
For the first time since the 2008 season I had faith our Defense would close out a game in the 4th quarter!! Troy came up huge like he has done so many times before to put us in a position to win (even if the Atlanta curse pushed Reed's field goal wide). SO, THE CURSE OF THE FOURTH QUARTER FROM LAST YEAR SEEMS TO BE REMOVED. Speaking of curses, the Madden curse has officially been shed from Troy and I'm scared to death for Drew Brees this season.ReplyDelete
Anyway, I'll be attending the Steelers-Titans game in Nashville and I'm looking forward to Black and Gold covering the music city on Sunday.
Our defense is going to have to win this one (again) and I think Dixon will be forced to make some big throws against a tough Titans defense. I WISH DIXON WOULD USE HIS LEGS MORE!!!


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TB bacteria are spread through the air from one person to another, usually when a person with active TB disease coughs or sneezes. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and develop latent TB infection. Many people who have latent TB infection never develop the TB disease. But, in other people, especially children and people with weakened immune systems, the bacteria can become active and cause TB disease.
Active TB disease primarily affects the lungs (73%) but also can grow in the bones, spine, kidneys, and brain or disseminated throughout the body. Only pulmonary TB is contagious when an actively diseased person coughs or sneezes. Symptoms for active TB disease include one or more of the following: Cough for greater than 3 weeks; chest pain; discolored or bloody sputum; recurrent fever or night sweats; appetite and weight loss; generalized weakness and fatigue. These symptoms may progress quickly or extremely slowly.
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XRS Corporation Promotes Christian Schenk to SVP, Product Strategy & Market Growth
Schenk also becomes a member of the company's executive committee
MINNEAPOLIS, November 9, 2012— XRS Corporation (formerly Xata Corporation; NASDAQ: XRSC ), the leader in mobile fleet optimization software, today announced that the company's board of directors has promoted and appointed Christian Schenk to senior vice president, product strategy & market growth, and a member of the company's executive committee, effective immediately. Previously, Schenk was vice president, product marketing & market development.
"Since joining XRS two years ago, Christian has been a significant force in building our product marketing, product management, lead generation, partnerships and carrier strategy," said Jay Coughlan, XRS president and chief executive officer. "His leadership skills, passion, energy, product knowledge and knowledge of both the transportation and wireless industries all were important factors in his promotion."
In his new role, Schenk will have responsibility for the company's product roadmap, product marketing, lead generation, inside sales, partnerships, channel marketing and sales enablement.
Before joining XRS, Schenk spent many years in the fleet technology and wireless industries as owner of ELCON Systems, a leading producer of toll collection solutions for the North American and European commercial transportation markets, and as the co-founder of SelectComm Communications, one of North America's largest wireless distributors, which went public in 2008. Schenk was instrumental in the company receiving the Top 100 Fastest Growing Company award for four consecutive years. The convergence of these backgrounds gives Schenk great knowledge and insight when crafting the direction and execution for XRS' products.
Schenk is known in the industry for his extensive knowledge and in-depth, hands-on experience in mobile technology, process management, business development and transportation logistics. He is an active member of many trucking-related associations, including the American Trucking Association, the National Private Truck Council and the International Foodservice Distributors Association. He also sits on several industry advisory panels and advisory committees including the CTIA Alumni and Telematics Americas.
About XRS Corporation
XRS Corporation (formerly Xata Corporation) delivers mobile compliance and fleet management software solutions to the trucking industry to maintain regulatory compliance and slash operating costs. XRS is leading the trucking industry's migration to mobile devices for collecting and analyzing compliance and management data. It is a low-cost and easy-to-install solution that runs on smartphones, tablets and rugged handhelds-- devices often owned by drivers, themselves. XRS has sales and distribution partnerships with the major wireless carriers in the U.S. and Canadian trucking industry.
Through XRS, fleet managers, dispatchers and drivers collect, sort, view and analyze data to help reduce costs, increase safety, attain compliance with governmental regulations, and improve customer satisfaction – all through their mobile devices.
For more information, visit www.xrscorp.com or call 1-800-745-9282.
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I think you are asking why you don't get a better deal. You may want to start a new agreement to get the new deal.
Why this is, takes a long time to tell. But it is known why.
 My parents and I currently have Sprint as our cell phone carrier (had them since 2005) and I'm looking at upgrading to a smartphone (likely the Evo Shift) once our current 2 year agreement ends this August. But there's something I'm rather confused on since I'm looking into how much it'll cost to upgrade from a regular phone to a smartphone.

On the Sprint website I've put in my current cell phone number and selected "Upgrade Phone) only to find that the prices for phones are quite a bit higher than I have found when looking them up elsewhere. For insance, the Evo Shift, which I've been told sells for $150, says on the Sprint site costs $400 (before "discounts).

Now, the site says that if I were to upgrade now (hypothetically speaking, of course), I'd get a $75 discount but that I can get $150 off if I wait to upgrade until August (my current intended plan). But that still leaves the price at $250 after said discount. And here's the kicker: I decided to look the Evo Shift up on the Sprint site without giving my phone number and it says I'd get it for $150 after "Instant Savings" on a 2 year agreement.

So I'm confused about how this would and will work if/when we go in to upgrade our phones in August. The Evo Shift is listed and quoted as being $150, but upgrading even when our 2 year contract expires would still leave me paying an extra $100 more than a new customer? That doesn't make any sense, shouldn't existing/long-time customers be treated to better deals/discounts?


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Archive for November 2014
Collinsville solar-gas hybrid project: meeting the climate change challenge by combing proven technologies in a new way and reusing existing infrastructure
RATCH Australia (RAC 2013) in conjunction with the University of Queensland (UQ) are researching the feasibility of a hybrid gas-concentrated solar power (CSP) plant using Linear Fresnel Reflector (LFR) technology to replace the coal fired power station at Collinsville, Queensland, Australia. The project is supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and administered by the Global Change Institute at UQ.
Both the gas generation and LFR technology are proven technologies and both boil water to drive a generator to produce power. The LFR uses ground level mirrors to concentrate the suns energy onto a higher re-concentrator mirror that focuses the energy onto a pipe containing water to produce steam for the generator, see Figure 1.
Figure 1: Concentrated Linear Fresnel Reflector
The combined gas-solar plant allows the plant to maintain a constant electricity output because the gas boiler operates when the sun does not shine. Table 1 shows the proposed electricity output by hour of week. This constant electricity power output during the week avoids the variability of solar generation, which allows the plant to operate as a baseload plant in a similar way to coal-fired power stations. Both the solar boiler and gas boiler can use the same generator therefore saving on capital investments. A team from the School of Mining and Mechanical Engineering are researching issues surrounding duel boiler use of the same generator (Singh & Gurgenci 2014). Another team is investigating techniques to keep the mirrors clean (Guan, Yu & Gurgenci 2014).
Table 1: Proposed plant's total electricity output by hour of week
|Dispatch (MW)
|Weekdays: 8am-10pm
|Weekdays: 7am-8am
|ramp from 0 to 30
|entire yield of the solar thermal component
(Source: Bell, Wild & Foster 2014a)
The transmission lines to connect a generator to the electricity grid can cost a million dollars or more a kilometre, therefore reusing the existing transmission lines at Collinsville is not only a major savings in capital investment but saves on producing CO2 emissions that would otherwise be required to produce the steel and other metals for connection to the grid. A team from the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering are researching grid stability issues (Shah, Yan & Saha 2014).
This project provides a template for future hybrid schemes because Australia's ageing coal-fired power stations are close to retirement and their grid connections will become available to similar renewable schemes. The hybrid schemes also allow the transition and retraining of fossil people into renewable people.
A team from the Energy Economics and Management Group, School of Economics is forecasting the lifetime yield of the solar plant (Bell, Wild & Foster 2014b) and revenue and dispatch of the plant (Bell, Wild & Foster 2014a). These forecasts both help determine the financial feasibility of the plant and help secure a power purchase agreement for the power produced. Seven 'Collinsville solar thermal project' reports are due for publication in November or December this year; the draft reports were due in May this year. Please correspond with the authors if you have any questions.
Bell, WP, Wild, P & Foster, J 2014a, Collinsville solar thermal project: Energy economics and dispatch forecasting, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
—— 2014b, Collinsville solar thermal project: Yield forecasting, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Guan, Z, Yu, S & Gurgenci, H 2014, Collinsville solar thermal project: Solar mirror cleaning requirements, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Novatec Solar 2014, 'Novatec Solar', viewed 12 Jul 2014 <http://www.novatecsolar.com/20-1-Nova-1.html>.
RAC 2013, 'Collinsville Energy Park', RATCH-Australia Corporation Limited, <http://ratchaustralia.com/Collinsville%20Energy%20Park.html>.
Shah, R, Yan, R & Saha, T 2014, Collinsville solar thermal project: Power system assessment, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Singh, R & Gurgenci, H 2014, Collinsville solar thermal project: Fossil fuel boiler integration, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.


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Model no. PC5-16-039
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Notes: O2 OPTIMISER INCLUDED IN KIT
Introducing the Dynojet Power Commander - The perfect tuning tool for your Fuel Injected Motorcycle.
Each unit is supplied with a specific map, designed to improve performance over stock. In addition, several maps for alternate tuning packages are included on the CD and can be downloaded into the Power Commander module via a Laptop or PC.
The Power Commander kit includes a PC link cable and software package, which allows you to fully map the fuel curve on your computer.
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- Reduced size from PCIIIusb (less than half of the size of PCIII)
- USB powered from computer (9 volt adapter is no longer needed for programming)
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- Gear input (allows for map adjustment based on gear and speed)
- Analog input (allows user to install any 0-5 volt sensor and build an adjustment table based on its input such as boost or temperature)
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Generate A GPG Key To Sign RPM Packages Created Using rpmbuild On CentOS Linux
I have been playing around with building RPM packages today on CentOS because I needed to upgrade curl and the latest version available on CentOS didn't have the features I needed to use. One of the things that had come h up during the RPM build process and the RPM package installation process using yum was the fact that your RPM packages should be signed. Signing RPM packages gives them some validity and will allow others to install them without having to modify their yum.conf file. Below I describe how to generate a GPG key to be used to sign RPM packages created using the rpmbuild command. First below is a message that will be received when attempting to install unsigned packages using yum with the default yum configuration.


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C.F.H. Cocktail
1/6 Grenadine (1/2 oz homemade)
1/6 Cederlund's Swedish Punch (1/2 oz Facile Swedish Punch)
1/6 Calvados (1/2 oz Laird's Bonded Apple Brandy)
1/6 Lemon Juice (1/2 oz fresh lemon juice)
1/3 Burrough's Beefeater Gin (1 oz Boodle's Gin)
(Shake and strain into cocktail glass)
Oddly, this recipe has no method instructions and I couldn't dig up anything on the name.
Anyway, it's really quite tasty. A sort of more sophisticated Jack Rose.
Really enjoyed the interplay of the spice elements of the gin and Swedish Punsch with the Apple Brandy and Lemon.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.


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Wow, very nice gold bug! Very cool. Nice work.
Now just put some black trim around the windows and it will be even better. Nice gold color, The first one on here I believe. Good clean job, Now lets see some video of it in action...
dennan83, nice action shots, I think bugs look great with paddles on them, yours is awesome, Did you take the pics off of a video? or are they still shots with a digital camera? anyway nice work !! Legend
Originally Posted by peerdeman
Originally Posted by Carbonrevo33
these are taken with my fathers Nikon D90 camera.Originally Posted by LEGENDRIVER43
must buy one for my self some day. haha
on my YouTube there are some Slash-vids to.
Slash 4x4 50% PE, HV 4.5T, Velineon,2s 5000mAh
hehe, that bug just kept getting stuck. lol
I took some action shots of my baja slash on my backyard track.
There are some awesome looking bugs on here, but here's mine. Everything is stock except for the wheels, tires and RPM front bumper.
Last edited by pastimesteve; 08-08-2009 at 05:33 PM.
OK, Heres mine, Enjoy...
those are some nice looking bajas
Great job guys and gals
JOKERacing Slash VXL, Mini Revo, ERBE MONSTER
I'll have pics of mine up soon.
Cool, can't wait!
hey legend... was that your baja slash and a someone elses blue baja in the dunes? do you guys live near there?
Last edited by roadrunner6903; 08-12-2009 at 11:20 PM.
love the yellow with badlands, SOO sick looking very aggressive
HCM racing class 5 class 10
Hi everyone!!! New here, heres mine.
Hi Steve,Originally Posted by pastimesteve
I've painted mine in orange/white but yours in yellow looks much better! Great color choice. Are those wheels and tires from Pro-line?
Finally done!
These bug bodies are too cool, just picked one up, thinkin a hippie scheme might be kinda cool and different
has anyone done a herbie version yet????
never mind i found it, they all are very nice!!!!
Last edited by firstrc_rustler; 08-18-2009 at 09:07 PM.
Sweet ride man. Nice choice of colors and the pin stripe finishes it off. I hope you don't mine if I steel an idea or two for my project because I have been trying to decide how to paint mine. A+
Yo dude you body is off the hook! nice Job!
Nice Job I like it. A+ I say loose the engine (if you haven't already)
dude did you have to do thatOriginally Posted by Glockman
Race-bred SSC 4x4
Durango DEX410
Engine still there, the way I like it
Used and abused! (and washed off)
Hey, does my engine look real or what? Let me know what you think of it. Thanks, Legend...
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Me or the Rattlesnakes, One of us has to go !!!
ya the engine does look really real, i think the engines give the truck realizuim and charector.
wow looks good guys lets see more!!! i will be getting one of the baja bugs for my slash too
Race-bred SSC 4x4
Durango DEX410
I agree engine detail is a must.
If you bought it a Big Truck brought it
niiiice engine!
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ya i found the herbie slash, there some really nice rides in here.
Here is my Herbie
Hope you like it as much as I do
sweet dude yay its hurbie lol
Race-bred SSC 4x4
Durango DEX410
herbie on an steriods!!!!!lol
herbie bug should be in..... white.
Slash PE & Ja-two.
here is mine...
- Velineon BL-Kit (fired with SLS 3S Lipos)
- Proline EPIC-Badlocks
- Proline Switch (Front)
- Proline Paddles (Back)
- RPM Gearboxcover
- RPM Bearing Carriers front
- Traxxas Aluminum Rear Stub Axle Housings
- Traxxas BigBores
- Proline Baja-Body
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Hi Hanzo, that black and orange combo looks amazing! You should try painting the beadlock rings with the same orange you used on the body..just a thought
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Herbie can be any color you want when it's yours! Yeah the real Herbie is white but a little artistic lisense never hurt anybody
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well here she is. it looks pink, but it's actually metallic red. it was my first time ever painting so go easy on me. i made a lot of mistakes on it. and i just finished it so i thought i'd share even though there are no details or decals on it yet.
Nothing wrong with that for a first go! It's best to stay with simple paint schemes at first, it'll really build your confidence as you paint more and more bodies.
Maybe try a pic outside and it might show the red better.....it does look really pink! What decals/details are you going to be putting on it?
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JBER general has Georgia on his mind
Lt. Gen. Dana T. Atkins has been named president of The Augusta Chronicle, the paper's publisher announced Friday.
Atkins will assume his new duties Jan. 3, after his retirement as commander of Alaskan Command, Alaska NORAD Region, Joint Task Force Alaska, and 11th Air Force at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
"We are honored to have a man of such accomplishment, reputation and skill to become president of the Chronicle," said William S. Morris III, the chairman and CEO of Morris Communications and publisher of The Chronicle. "He will bring to our newspaper team the superior leadership and management abilities that have distinguished his military career, and we are happy to welcome him and his family to our community."
Atkins will replace Don Bailey, who resigned in July after holding the post for seven years.
Born in Portland, Ore., Atkins, 57, is a command pilot with more than 4,000 hours in fighter aircraft. He served as vice commander, 7th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Korea, and was special assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe during the air war over Serbia. During his career, he has flown as a demonstration pilot for both the European A-10 demonstration team and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
"Dana will bring incredible experience and talents to our team," said Will Morris, the president of Morris Publishing Group, which owns the Chronicle. "He will make a major contribution to our digital transformation efforts."
In his capacity as commander Alaskan Command, Atkins has been serving as the senior military officer responsible for the integration of all military activities in the Alaskan theater of operations, governing the activities of more than 21,000 active-duty, Guard and Reserve members from all service branches. He also commands 11th Air Force and oversees the training and readiness of three wings and multiple Air Force installations located throughout the state.
As commander of the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Atkins directs air operations within Alaska. He is also the commander of Joint Task Force Alaska and is responsible for the planning and execution of all Homeland Defense operations within the theater, including security and civil support actions.
"My wife, Laura, and I are very much looking forward to this transition to contribute to Morris Communications and the outstanding team at The Augusta Chronicle," Atkins said. "I recognize there are challenges on the horizon, and I'm hopeful I will bring the vision and energy to navigate The Chronicle to the forefront of the industry through innovation, creativity, commitment and professional competence."
The general earned his bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Portland and graduated with distinction from the Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. He earned master's degrees in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida and in national security strategy at the National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
He and his wife have two children – a son, Geoffrey Atkins, deployed with the U.S. Air Force in Iraq, and daughter, Kristen McGuire, a teacher in Spokane, Wash.
"I am very excited about the upcoming move to Augusta to join the Morris Communications team of professionals," Atkins said. "I've had the privilege of working and living in the South in the past and fondly remember the Southern hospitality that made every day a joyous and memorable experience."
Derek May, the executive vice president of Morris Publishing Group, said, "I am thrilled to have Dana on our team. The Augusta Chronicle has been the No. 1 local source for news and information for more than 225 years, and we plan to continue that dominance in an increasingly digital world. Dana's leadership will be invaluable as we make this transition."
Morris Communications is the parent company of the Chugiak-Eagle River Star.


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Microsoft Surface with Windows RT teardown
With its built-in kickstand, keyboard cover, and Windows 8 OS, Microsoft's Surface with Windows RT is definitely a unique tablet. But, that's just on the outside. What about on the inside? In this Cracking Open gallery, I take you inside the Surface for a look at the hardware that runs Microsoft's tablet.
For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out my article and video, Microsoft Surface built solid, but design lacks polish.
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Students from area receive degrees, honors
Wichita State
Ten Wichita State University students from Marion County received degrees this spring.
Sheldon J. Goerzen, bachelor of science in aerospace engineering, with high honors.
Kimberly A. Givens, bachelor of arts in psychology.
Danielle Hagen, master of social work.
Patrick R. Harrison, master of education in sport management.
Nicholas C. Mueller, bachelor of science in aerospace engineering, with high honors.
Sarah L. Dye, bachelor of arts in psychology.
Cassandra A. Legg, bachelor of science in biological sciences.
Christian M. Bengtsson, master of business administration.
Joseph A. Brunner, master of accountancy.
Jana L. Windsor, master of arts in aging studies.
Wichita State also named 12 students from Marion County to its spring dean's honor roll:
Goessel: Katherine M. Flaming.
Hillsboro: Kelsey E. Bartel, Cody B. Blackketter, Clara M. Ens, Samantha J. Ens, Jerod W. Metcalf, Nicholas C. Mueller, Rachelle A. Scott, Callie A. Serene, and Mieka A. Serene.
Marion: Colleen M. Tajchman.
Peabody: Isaiah J. Eldridge.
Several local students graduated in May from Hutchinson Community College.
Kathryn Ens of Hillsboro, Danielle Hatfield of Lincolnville, Connor Thierolf of Marion, and Adam Benson and Christine Windsor of Peabody.
certificates of completion
Grant Buller of Florence, Craig Banman, Sharolyn Buller, Jedadiah Janes, and Debra Rummel of Hillsboro, Victoria Schmidt of Marion, Don Seeney and Tyler Wenger of Peabody, and JoLynn Resser of Tampa.


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This week I want mix it up a little and instead of focusing on one topic I want to write a post about ten (10) quick fitness tips. I hope that one of these tips will help you reach your fitness and health goals in 2014.
1. When it comes to warming up most athletes would rather skip the warm up and get right into their training. I understand that things like foam rolling and dynamic movements are not the most exciting drills; however, I believe a proper warm up sets the tone for training. I truly believe spending 15-20 minutes at the start of every session on soft tissue and range of motion drills/movement patterns is important to your long term health.
2. Running wind sprints/gassers at the end of training is NOT speed training. Doing these types of runs has its place when it comes to training. However, if your goal is speed training you need to do your speed work at the beginning of your training session when your central nervous system is alert and fresh. Also, the time spent doing speed training should be short with a long recovery between each run.
3. High school female athletes would all benefit from incorporating strength training into their routine. Simple total body movements like kettlebell deadlifts, band assisted pull-ups and one-arm rows would go a long ways towards improving their strength and performance. In my experience, female athletes who can demonstrate adequate levels of strength both perform better on the field/court and have a lesser chance of injury.
4. If you have chronically tight hamstrings find someone who can teach you how to reposition your pelvis and breathe more efficiently instead of just lying on your back and cranking in your hamstrings. You will be amazed how simple solutions can affect how your hamstrings feel. I would recommend that you seek out the expertise of someone who has taken a course by the Postural Restoration Institute.
5. Instead of following the latest diet fad in an effort to lose fat listen to your body and find out what works for you. Eat real food, make small changes that can eventually become habits and finally look at your health as a long term plan—not a quick fix.
6. Going for a walk outside is a great way to reduce your stress and improve your health.
7. If you want abs I would recommend that you look for them in the kitchen, not at the seated crunch machine. Clean up your nutrition and implement strength training into your routine and you may find your abs by summer.
8. The majority of runners would benefit greatly by implementing both power and strength training into their program. I believe by cutting back on mileage and implementing a good strength training program runners can reduce their chance of injuries.
9. Learn to decelerate properly if you want to excel on a field or court. Athletes that can decelerate and then accelerate can change the game.
10. Stand in front of a mirror and the muscles that you can't see (i.e. glutes, hamstrings, upper back) are the ones that you most likely need to spend more time training. The muscles in the front are your 'show muscles' and the muscles in the back are your 'go' muscles. Make sure that you have a good balance between the two groups if you want to have a well-rounded program.
Hopefully you can benefit from a few of these tips. Good luck with your training!
Kevin Miller is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Philadelphia Union. He is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has been working with the Union since their inaugural 2010 season. Check out Kevin's Instagram: @KevinMillerTraining
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UPDATE: Summit & Lionsgate Merger?
MONDAY AM UPDATE: Now I've confirmed that the merger talks are old news and took place before Summit's Twilight hit big. As one of my sources tells me, "Those discussions went on at the end of the summer and beginning of September. Nothing came of it as Summit started to realize how big Twilight would be."
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Infants and Sun Exposure
I have some questions about infants and sun protection:
- Can I use sunscreen (spray) for my 11-month old baby? If yes, how much and for how long before the exposing her to the sun?
- Does being immersed in the swimming pool`s water makes things worse in terms of sunburning risks? If yes, how to counteract? Does it help to put a shirt or hat (or both) on the 11-month old baby?
- How old should a baby be to start wearing sunglasses?
Dr. Kevin Cooper
Sun protection for infants begins with avoidance of sun exposure altogether, hat, protective clothing, and shade. Supplemental protection with sunscreen can be used. Creams with SPF 15-30 are generally appropriate for babies, to minimize irritation associated with higher concentrations of sunscreens and stabilizers in higher SPF products. Testing the product on a small area of the baby's skin to be sure it is not irritating can also be useful. Sprays can contain alcohols, which may sting or irritate baby skin.
If baby is in a pool or otherwise getting wet, the sunscreen can come off faster, so be sure to re-apply and protect from sunlight as soon as soon as possible. A UV protective shirt (look for a UPF on the label) is highly effective solution for the trunk and arms, reducing exposure to the sun, a shirt also prevents sun damage from missed areas or thin application spots that are possible when using sunscreen only. A hat that stays on and can get wet is very effective for the head, but remember that there is reflection of sunlight from the surface of the water that can bounce up , under the hat, so it is still necessary to limit exposure. If your baby tolerates sunglasses, there is certainly no harm.
Dr. Margaret Bobonich
First, the American Academy of Pediatrics provides water and sun safety tips for children to be used by parents and caregivers.
Parents should avoid direct sun exposure for infants under 6 months old. Inants should be kept in a cool and shaded area.
For infants over 6 month and children, avoiding direct sun exposure between the hours of 10am and 4pm is the safest practice. However, if they are in direct sun light, parents should try to use light weight, tightly woven clothing and a brimmed hat that covers their ears and back of neck. Apply a broad-spectrum (UVA and UVB) sunscreen with a SPF of 15 or higher to skin exposed areas. Sunblock or sunscreen should be applied to dry skin 30 minutes prior to exposure and reapplied every 2 hours (more frequently if sweating or swimming). In your 11 month, I would recommend a physical sunblock, zinc or titanium, applied by had to avoid overspray of chemical blocks that can irritate eyes.
The water can pose a danger in that ultraviolet rays can penetrate the water. Equally important, the water can reflect UV so that children can get burns while not in the water. There are many companies that now provide sun protective clothing that "looks cool" and provides protection both in and out of the water. Sunglasses should be well fitted, child-sized with >97% UVA and UVB protection. The fit and child's willingness to wear the glasses will determine the age appropriateness.
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Metastatic Hemangiopericytoma in Dogs
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts,"
My female lab (9 yrs. old) was diagnosed with a hemangiopericytoma this past February. Two days prior to the surgery, the vet took a chest x-ray, which identified two small (golf ball size) masses/tumors in separate lobes of the dog's lungs. The vet indicated that given the way the tumors presented they might in fact be primary versus metastasized from the hemangiopericytoma, which we understand would be a rare occurrence.
My questions are as follows:
- Is there any treatment, experimental or otherwise for the tumors in the lungs? (We understand this situation to be pretty bleak.)
- Is intralesional chemotherapy an option to treat the tumor on the leg versus another physical attempt to remove the tumor in 3-4 months bearing in mind the potential progression of the lung tumors?
- Is Prednisone a viable treatment option in the interim?
Lili Duda, VMD, Editor of the OncoLink Veterinary Oncology Section, responds:
It is impossible to tell on chest X-rays alone whether a mass in the lungs are either primary lung cancer, or metastasis from another cancer elsewhere on the body. Hemangiopericytomas have been reported to metastasize in about 10-20% of cases, so it is quite possible that these masses are spread from the primary hemangiopericytoma. Primary lung tumors are very uncommon in dogs as compared to people. The mass is usually solitary, but can spread to other lung lobes and lymph nodes as well. Treatment options are limited and depend in part on whether the lung masses are primary (in which case surgical removal is a treatment option if there is no lymph node involvement), or metastatic (in which case palliative systemic chemotherapy is a potential treatment). In addition, it is possible that the tumor on the leg will cause symptoms before the lung masses will cause any symptoms.
While intralesional chemotherapy is not considered a standard treatment option for low grade soft tissue sarcomas, it has been used by some oncologists for cases in which conventional treatment such as radiation therapy or limb amputation has either failed or is not an option. Systemic palliative chemotherapy, as mentioned earlier, is an option, as is palliative radiation therapy. In general, multiple surgeries to remove a localized soft tissue sarcoma are not recommended, as the risks and potential complications of the surgery tend to outweigh the benefits.
Palliative treatment options should be considered whenever more definitive treatment options are either unlikely to be effective or are declined for other reasons. Palliation involves treating whatever is causing symptoms that decrease quality of life. Large primary tumors often have associated infection and inflammation, which are treated with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory (such as prednisone or piroxicam).


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WINNIPEG — Jarred Tinordi got the call in Hamilton about 10 p.m. Tuesday night.
"Pack your bags," he was told, "and get to Winnipeg."
Two games from the end of the NHL season, with six games of big-league experience beneath his large blades, Tinordi is back with the Canadiens — and the proverbial puck is on his stick to stay with the Habs well beyond Thursday's game against the Winnipeg Jets.
"I definitely didn't expect this," the 21-year-old said Wednesday of the summons, freshly off the MTS Centre ice on which the Canadiens had just run through a spirited, even bruising 75-minute practice.
"But it's definitely a good surprise."
Tinordi, 6-foot-6 and 210 (at least) pounds, will be in the lineup Thursday. There will be no word from head coach Michel Therrien until after game-day morning skate on who comes out in his place.
And if Tinordi performs well, it's possible — perhaps likely — that he'll see action in the playoffs which begin next week.
Tinordi was one of the so-called Black Aces, among eight American Hockey League Hamilton Bulldogs called up to the Canadiens this week. The group, now a gang of seven, is skating in Hamilton after their season's end with head coach Sylvain Lefebvre and Bulldogs staff before reporting to Montreal on Sunday.
"(Lefebvre) just told us to look at (the call-up) as a good opportunity," Tinordi said. "It's special to be around Montreal during playoff time. Whether you're playing or not, you're excited to be there. But obviously you're hoping to get a chance to play. So you work hard and wait to see what happens."
Tinordi, the Canadiens' first pick (22nd overall) in the 2010 entry draft, got dirt beneath his fingernails Wednesday in a Canadiens practice that was long on physicality.
There were several drills of one-on-one, two-on-two and at even strength that emphasized rugged contact along the boards in battles for the puck.
With veterans Andrei Markov and Francis Bouillon both given the day off, Tinordi spent a good portion of the practice paired with long-idle Tomas Kaberle, 35 times this season a healthy scratch who might yet see action depending on Therrien's strategic rest plans for Markov and Bouillon.
It's a physical edge that Therrien hopes, even needs from Tinordi, who was emailed travel details Wednesday night and was on an early morning flight from Toronto to Winnipeg less than 12 hours later.
Tinordi had a six-game audition with the Canadiens last month, earning an assist in his maiden NHL match in New Jersey. But his 14:48 on the ice that night tailed off to 11 minutes and change his next three games, then down to 7:35 and finally 6:47 before he was returned to the Bulldogs.
"When he started with us, he was doing good," Therrien said of Tinordi's first go-round. "The excitement of taking your first step in the NHL is always there.
"After that, he lost a little bit of his confidence. We want him to be more physical. That's part of his game. He has to make sure that for a big kid like that, he has to be a presence. We told him that (upon Tinordi's demotion to the Bulldogs) and he was more a presence on the ice in Hamilton to finish the year.
"We're giving him an opportunity (Thursday)," Therrien added. "It's up to him to take it. We believe in the young man. He skates well, he makes a good first pass and he could be a good presence."
And then Therrien dangled a bit of a carrot about the possible length of this second audition.
"It all depends on his performance," the coach said with a coy grin, asked whether Tinordi could see playoff action. "We wish. If we put him out there (Thursday), it's because we hope he's capable of being a presence out there. If he's doing good, why not (compete in the playoffs)? It's going to be a great opportunity for him.
"But there no pressure," he stressed. "We hope he's going to learn (Thursday). For these young kids, it's always about learning."
Therrien wouldn't bite, even nibble, when asked whether Tinordi's size and edge might fill a void since the season-ending knee injury suffered eight games ago by Alexei Emelin.
"I don't think you could ask a 21-year-old kid to replace a guy who's 26 (in fact, Emelin turns 27 on Thursday)," he said of the two defencemen.
"And Emelin's not here. I'm not going to talk about him."
This wasn't Therrien disrespecting the heavy-hitting Russian; as he wouldn't speak in the first days post-lockout of unsigned P.K. Subban, it's the coach's style to talk only of athletes who are on his active roster.
Tinordi is bound to get some duty on the penalty kill, something that's a bit of a specialty. The Canadiens have a kill rate of less than 63 per cent in their last six games, the 1-5 stumble in that stretch troubling, to say the least, with the playoffs looming.
Special teams work and using his size will be key aspects to the youngster's second audition, which begins against the do-or-die Winnipeg Jets in one of hockey's rowdiest buildings.
And after the regular-season finale in Toronto on Saturday?
"Playoff hockey is something I've watched my whole life," Tinordi said. "As a kid, you always dream of being a part of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Hopefully, it's going to become a reality."
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