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Does anyone know if there is an integration module or a way to connect Zimbra and WHMCS?
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Does anyone know if there is an integration module or a way to connect Zimbra and WHMCS?
Fair point phoenix.
WHMCS is a hosting reseller control panel that allows you to sell multiple hosted services. I am looking for an integration that will allow my clients to buy email hosting and bring over their domain.
When clients signup on my site I need their account to be provisioned based on the plan that they pick. Basically, If a client picks an account with 5 email addresses and 25 gb of space the same would need to be automatically setup on the Zimbra server.
Hope that helps to clarify a little. I am very interested in this integration so I am more than happy to answer any more questions people may have.
There is not.
But using WHMCS's module development package, and Zimbra's API, it wouldn't be too terribly difficult to do.


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Tryouts to be on the ISU Mascot Squad are coming up!
Check out the link below for information!
Feel free to PM me with any questions or contact the cheer coach as it says in the link!
Mascot Squad - Iowa State University Athletics Official Web Site - www.CYCLONES.com - The home of Iowa State Cyclone Sports
What are the qualifications. To walk around and scare some kids and make other kids days by messing there hair up? Just curious. I could do this. I am just not a student.
Nobody but HB knows for sure. You pretty much know nothing....like Knownothing would like to say.
qualifications... be a student and impress at tryouts
How does one impress at tryouts?
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Is there a height requirement?
Originally Posted by cyrocksmypants
I didn't know Satan posted on here. Because clearly with this opinion, you're the devil.
Originally Posted by RING4CY
Is there a height requirement?
Sweet. Someone had told me you had to be at least 6' to fit the outfit.
Originally Posted by CycloneErik
How does one impress at tryouts?
I'm thinking this might be a good way.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTPWtYqaHl4]YouTube - Iowa State Mascot Cy does Evolution of Dance[/ame]
You can't die. That would upset the equilibrium in the Cave.
Prohman Empire.
Originally Posted by RING4CY
Sweet. Someone had told me you had to be at least 6' to fit the outfit.
I know for a fact the girl that is Cy is not 6'0"...that or I'm about 6'7" and I'm fairly sure that isn't it.
During the '99-'00 season (and maybe the next even, I can't remember) one of the guys that was Cy could dunk with the suit on. I think he might have taken the feet off or had a special pair that would fit around his tennis shoes (or it might have been with Cy feet, can't remember that either), but he would grab the ball with Cy hands and throw down during basketball games. I think he's the only mascot I've ever seen dunk without a trampoline and IT WAS AWESOME!
If anyone thinks they can dunk in a big clumsy mascot outfit, tryout because it would be cool to have another dunking Cy.
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You packed your rusty portable barbecue, got the sand out of your windbreaker and battled the traffic to escape to the seaside for the weekend. Then you spill ice cream on your shorts, step on some seaweed and get rained into the pub. Fortunately, the high street has a much better way of making sure life's a beach, with coastal chic being one of the biggest trends of the season. With its neutral whites and blues, it's calming without being cold, and feels sunny inside even if it isn't out. Or nod to the trend with a fluro tropical motif if you like your colours bold and beautiful. For anyone who'd rather have a stay-cation this summer, this look is a shore thing...
Go tongue and groovy with this modern coastal look. Laura Ashley do similar beds, and Fair Wind Fair Trade has a good collection of beachy cushions (above).
Cupboard love: For you to keep your shells in, without having to shell out. Curiosity cabinet from Dot Com Gift Shop
Light house: This Cromer lamp from Next won't bring the ships sailing in, but it will be a beacon of good taste.
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|Specialty: Orthopedic surgery on upper extremities (shoulders, elbows and hands)
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Distinctions: In addition to his education and training at the universities of Texas and New Mexico, Dr. Shafer also completed a fellowship in upper extremities in Australia.
Watch an interview with Dr. Shafer
If Dr. Jonathan Shafer appears to take a global view of the healing arts and sciences, it is for good reason – international experience and education are woven into his heritage.
Dr. Shafer comes from a highly-educated and scientific family spanning two continents. His American father was a petroleum engineer for ExxonMobil, while his Ghana-born mother was an educator and counseling professional. In the Shafer household, education and achievement were highly prized values.
"My parents constantly encouraged me to do more, go further and reach my potential," he says. "Science was always very prominent in the house, so I always knew that I was going to do something in science."
Yet medicine was actually a second career for Dr. Shafer. After graduating with a degree in biochemistry from Rice University, he took a job developing a new drug to treat psoriasis for Allergan Pharmaceuticals. But he soon decided he wanted to do much more.
"There was only so far I could go with the company with just a bachelor's degree," he says, "so I decided to further my education."
He went on to study medicine at the University of Texas, followed by a surgical residency in orthopedics at the University of New Mexico.
Then, continuing his multi-continental legacy, Dr. Shafer was awarded a surgical fellowship in Australia. During his training at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane (the country's third largest city), he focused on upper-extremity surgery.
After the fellowship, Dr. Shafer joined Skagit Northwest Orthopedics, where he specializes in surgery to the upper extremity. He specializes in reconstructive surgery to the shoulder, forearm and hand, as well as arthroscopic surgery to the upper extremity, and total shoulder and elbow replacement and upper extremity trauma.
Dr. Shafer is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.


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Fixing a Stuck Shower Faucet Diverter
A stuck shower faucet diverter is evident if you attempt to switch the water from the main faucet to the shower head and nothing occurs. Fortunately, this is an easily fixed problem and can be performed using the following options.
Option 1-Gently Tap the Handle
Whether the diverter is a push in type or one that pulls up on the bath faucet, gently tapping the top of the handle might dislodge any buildup that is keeping it from working. If you use this option and the problem continues, you may need to use the other options listed below which involve a bit more effort.
Option 2-Pull Out With Pliers
There are two ways to perform this repair:
- Pull Up Faucet - Gently work the handle with the pliers, pulling it out a little at a time. Once you have retrieved it, clean it thoroughly and then place it back carefully.
- Push In Faucet - Look for the screw under the faucet spout and unscrew it, enabling you to turn faucet upside down. Use needle nose pliers to pry the black rubber washer loose. Check for any debris and remove it as necessary.
Option 3-Replace If Cracked or Broken
If the shower faucet diverter is stuck because the washers are old and have broken or the plastic valve diverter inside the pipe has broken, then it is time to replace the faucet itself. The diverter is not an overly expensive mechanism to buy and replacing it may be easier than attempting to fix it.
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I love to make homemade gifts whenever I can. I think that when someone gives you something that they made with their own hands, it is telling you the the giver loves you and wants you to feel special. I recently made these little jars of vanilla sugar for a few people that I thought might need a treat. This would be a perfect gift for your child's teacher or for the coffee and tea drinkers in your life. Vanilla sugar can be used in place of regular sugar when baking. It just adds even more fragrant vanilla flavor.
This project could not be any easier to make, it took me 10 minutes from start to finish. Vanilla beans can be expensive, they come from orchids and are very labor intensive. I like to buy mine in bulk from Amazon.com. These beans are very high quality and very reasonably priced. A good vanilla bean should smell like vanilla and be soft and pliable. To make a large quantity of vanilla sugar, just remember that the ratio of sugar to beans is 1:1. Sometimes, I like to add even more vanilla than that and use 2:1.
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Mason jars with a tight fitting top
1 vanilla bean
1 cup of sugar
food processor
Use a knife or kitchen shears and cut the bean into small pieces.
Put the vanilla bean pieces into the food processor with the sugar. Let the machine run for about a minute or until you cannot see large chunks of vanilla bean.
Pour the sugar through a strainer to get the large chunks of bean out.
Put the vanilla sugar into the Mason jars.
To package as a gift, cut out two hearts from card stock. I cut mine freehand. Punch small holes in the hearts. Label a gift tag and thread some kitchen twine through the holes. Tie to secure.
Don't you wish that you had some vanilla sugar for your coffee right about now?


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May 27, 2016
Services for Rosa Forde Emmons will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Walton Jones officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Emmons, 83, died Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Poplar Springs Nursing Center. A native of Goodman, Miss., she was a graduate of Belhaven College in Jackson. She is retired from the Meridian Public School District where she was a music teacher for many years. She was a longtime supporter of the Meridian Symphony Orchestra and served on its board. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Junior Auxiliary, Fortnightly Literary Club and Heritage Literary Club. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Robert W. Emmons, her son Woodson Emmons, his wife Pace Cooke Emmons, and granddaughter Robin Emmons, all of Meridian. She was preceded in death by her parents, David Forde and Amanda Bailey Forde of Goodman, MS, and her daughter, Sarah Wyse Emmons. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1116 23rd Avenue, Meridian, MS 39301, or the Alzheimer's Association of Mississippi, 1900 Dunbarton Dr., Suite H, Jackson, MS 39216, or the charity of your choice. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until service time at the church.
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Call for greater research into juries after collapse of Vicky Pryce trial
10:50 21 February 2013
A retired lord chief justice and a former director of public prosecutions (DPP) have called for greater research into juries following the collapse of the trial of disgraced MP Chris Huhne's ex-wife.
Vicky Pryce, of Crescent Grove, Clapham, faces a retrial after a jury described as suffering "absolutely fundamental deficits in understanding" failed to reach a verdict in her case.
The 60-year-old is accused of perverting the course of justice by taking her former husband's speeding points in 2003.
Her retrial is due to start on Monday after the jury in the trial was discharged after saying it was "highly unlikely" it would reach even a majority verdict.
The jury trying Pryce submitted a series of 10 questions to the judge during their deliberations.
Mr Justice Sweeney said in 30 years he had never seen a situation like it after being presented with the list of questions after jurors spent nearly 14 hours considering the case.
They included: "Can a juror come to a verdict based on a reason that was not presented in court and has no facts or evidence to support it, either from the prosecution or defence?"
Discussing a possible solution, the judge said: "Quite apart from my concern as to the absolutely fundamental deficits in understanding which the questions demonstrate, I wonder, given that it is actually all there and has been there the whole time, the extent to which anything said by me is going to be capable of getting them back on track again.
"In well over 30 years of criminal trial I have never come across this at this stage, never."
This morning former DPP Lord Macdonald of River Glaven told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We perhaps ought to allow a bit more access to jury reasoning than we do.
"I think it is impossible for researchers to conduct any kind of examination at any time into what has gone on in jury rooms. In other jurisdictions under controlled conditions researchers are allowed to question jurors, to come to some conclusions about the way they are deliberating and how the process works.
"If you have a better understanding of that then perhaps it's easier to frame directions to juries that they will follow and understand.
"I don't believe this is a general problem but I do think we should allow a bit more research into the way juries go about their tasks."
Former lord chief justice Lord Woolf told Today: "I wouldn't rush into doing anything, I would think about it. If there was anything that might help us to be reassured about the jury, Lord Macdonald's put his finger on it.
"Some very carefully organised, responsible research may be a good thing, but it would have to be treated with great care."
Prosecutor Andrew Edis QC said the jury of eight women and four men in the trial of Pryce did not appear to have "truly understood" or "sufficiently grasped" its task.
Former cabinet minister Huhne, who changed his plea to guilty on the first day of a joint trial with Pryce, will not be sentenced until her retrial is complete, the court heard.
During the trial at Southwark Crown Court, Pryce claimed a defence of marital coercion, claiming Huhne forced her to take speeding points for him nearly a decade ago, in 2003.
He was caught speeding on his way back from Stansted Airport and thought he would lose his licence, threatening his chances of being nominated to run as the Lib Dem candidate for Eastleigh, Hampshire.
He went on to win the seat - despite being banned from driving that year anyway for another offence - but resigned as an MP after his change of plea.


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Thank You Leader Boehner!
By Matt Smith
Yesterday, Catholic Advocate President Deal Hudson asked:
"Who will stand up when the cameras are on and oppose abortion funding?"
This afternoon, Minority Leader John Boehner (R, Ohio – 8th), a Catholic, answered the call.
"The Stupak-Pitts amendment — which reflects the will of the American people on the issue of federal funding of abortion — is supported by a bipartisan majority in the House but was excluded from the President's proposal…"
"Pro-life Democrats in the House have already pledged to vote against this provision. Health care reform should be an opportunity to protect human life — not end it. This fundamental issue isn't even listed as a topic for discussion at the summit."
Leader Boehner had requested the White House invite Congressman Bart Stupak (D, Michigan – 2nd) to the summit because of the key role he played in successfully adding an amendment ensuring the sanctity of life was preserved during the House of Representatives' debate.
With Congressman Stupak not in attendance, Leader Boehner carried the banner for the unborn by directly telling President Obama that Americans do not want abortion funding in any version of health care reform.
Catholic Advocate updated our community in advance of the summit with "What specifically should concern American Catholics?" about the White House proposal still embracing a majority of the Christmas Eve Senate-passed health care reform legislation.
"The Senate legislation does not include the Stupak-Pitts language. The approach, endorsed by the White House on February 22, 2010, allows subsidies for abortion coverage and even directly funds abortion through grants to community health centers. National Right to Life pointed out that by increasing funding for community health centers to $11 billion without ensuring funds cannot be used to pay for abortion, the President's proposal actually expands abortion, with more money than the previous version included. Additional concerns, including conscience protection issues and back door abortion mandates, also remain within the President's proposal to the same extent as they existed in the Senate bill."
Catholic Advocate thanks Congressman Boehner for his leadership at the White House Health Care Summit.


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Goethe State Forest
Location | Natural Features | Recreation | Contacts
Goethe is a 53,587 acre state forest and was named for Mr. J.T. Goethe, from whom most of the land was purchased in 1992 under Florida's Conservation and Recreation Lands (CARL) program. Using sound forest management, the Florida Forest Service provides for multiple uses of the forest resources. The forest is managed for timber production, wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation and ecological restoration.
The main area of Goethe State Forest is located in the southeastern portion of Levy County near the Gulf of Mexico. A smaller area of Goethe State Forest, called Watermelon Pond Unit, is separate from the main tract and is located in both Levy and Alachua counties.
Natural Features
Goethe State Forest has 19 different natural communities. A few examples are mesic flatwoods, dome swamp, sandhill and basin swamp. Goethe State Forest may contain the largest tract of contiguous, old-growth longleaf pine flatwoods in the state and has 31 species of rare orchids.
This extensive old-growth forest has one of the largest red-cockaded woodpecker populations on state lands in Florida. Other rare animal species found on the forest include the Florida black bear, gopher tortoise, Sherman's fox squirrel and bald eagle.
Many natural communities and their inhabitants are dependent on fire for their very survival. Prescribed burning is one of the most effective tools used in managing Goethe State Forest. Prescribed burning helps maintain native plant and animal species composition and prevent uncontrollable, devastating wildfires.
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Cherry tree seeds taken to space by Japanese astronauts have miraculously grown at vast rate since returning to earth.
The space seeds - when planted - sprung up far more quickly than other seeds planted at the same time which had not gone to space.
In 2008, 265 seeds were taken to the International Space Station by Japanese astronauts. Upon their return to earth, they were planted in several locations throughout Japan.
The seeds were taken from an old tree outside the Buddhist temple in Gifu, central Japan, which is believed to be 1,250 years old.
One seed was planted near the temple and after fours years it is now blooming, which is six years earlier than would be expected. Interestingly, the tree's flowers are unusual, containg five petals, rather than around 30 as their parent trees normally have.
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Credit Information Bureau of India (Cibil) is working on a plan to make credit scores available instantly on mobile phone of bank customers.
Mobile transactions would change the way the industry is functioning. Thats our next focus. Thats where the growth will happen. We will be able to give the credit report to customers on their mobile immediately. We are exploring this possibility, said Arun Thukral, MD, Cibil.
Though banks have their own internal risk management and credit policy, credit score has become a major factor in securing loans.
Credit score is a very critical component in decision making. If you get a credit score of above 800 (the maximum being 900), the possibility of getting a loan is extremely high, Thukral said.
Credit bureaus have also started working with utility companies to tackle multiple applications and defaulters. We are working with Vodafone to introduce POC (proof of concept). We are in dialogue with Bharti (Airtel). They can eliminate frauds while customers apply for new connections, he said.
Cibil has developed an exhaustive repository of information on mortgage that will help contain defaults and fraudulent transactions by enabling informed decisions.
Earlier, fraudsters used to avail of multiple loans on an already mortgaged property... This solution will serve as a due diligence tool for lenders before establishing business relationship with new customers, he said.
Theres a major shift in loan offtake. Till the middle of 2008, it was credit cards and personal loans, but now its home and auto loans. After the downturn in 2009, banks started looking at their portfolios aggressively. On a quarterly basis, they run it through a credit bureau system, They want to keep their portfolios healthy... which is part of the risk management, Thukral said.
In 2009, 40 per cent of the home loan customers had a credit score of 40 per cent. In 2010, this became 55 per cent. A shift is taking place, he said. According to Thukral, Cibil is working in the microfinance sector. Here the problem is customer identification in rural areas. It is a challenge before us. We have 44 million customers, he said.


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He's just a major setback for everyone else, and he's not showing any signs of improvement. I for one am sick of it
He's just a major setback for everyone else, and he's not showing any signs of improvement. I for one am sick of it
Agreed and I've never agreed to ban anyone. (This is one for the books people)
Agreeing with everyone else. He's had his chance, and all he wants to do is demand things that he doesn't deserve in the least. Mod of the Fanfic board? Please And hes ruining the quality around here, along with several others that have decided to 'grace' us with their presence.
I second, no, wait, forth that! He really isn't improving...
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Not only is he not improving, he's just becoming increasingly obnoxious and demanding. I fifth the suggestion to ban him.
(And Teresa, love the "gracing" us with their presence.)
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Bah, Last time someone made such a motion they locked the thread. Maybe it'll go the distance this time. Dump him PD.
you can't get rid of him! lord94 is so ridiculous he's amusing. i want to see him stick around just so i can see all the flames that follow.
on a side note, i really miss the unown5. that guy was a side-splitter.
Ever since he came back he just caused spam & flaming on pretty much every thread.
Give him the boot.
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This is amusing.
You know what else is amusing? You actually thinking you have power or influence here. You think just because you have Tim's favor that you can go around demanding stupid shit you don't deserve? How about NOT. Srsly, how hard is it to shape up and stop being a lame ass.
you know what would be even more amusing? You announcing to us that you're leaving before we even break a single sweat of banning you.
Not very.
I'm pretty sure Tim also told you to stop being a faggot or he'll restrict you, so stop plzkthx.
Anybody gonna lock this thread?
Pretty epic Austin. 100 away from 8k. I am envious
I actually don't find his shittiness amusing. Just shitty. He has one more chance to not put on a large display of faggotism, or he will be restricted.
"I'll go," said Chagataev. "But what will I do there? Build socialism?"
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I've never seen a demanding nub, so I think it's pretty damn amusing.
In a few months we'll look back on this and laugh.
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Jurisdiction of the division of marital property remains with the domestic relations division of the court.. It would not be proper for small claims to handle the matter.
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after pleading my case in which I excplained that this was recieved during the mariage and used to pay taxes from the previous year the judge subtracted the two amounts and said that leaves xamount of dollars I then asked about this being a marital issue shouldnt this be decided in a divorce court as the divorce has been final for over a year he said sometimes these things can be handled in small claims he is taking up to 10 days to make his decision do I have anything to worry about can a small claims judge somehow rework the divorce
A small claims judge should not be handling this matter. The division of marital property is the purview of the domestic relations court. However, this may not stop the small claims court from attempting to handle the matter. A small claims judge cannot rework the property settlement of a divorce action. If the court does attempt to rule on the matter you may appeal to a higher court.
how do I appeal to a higher court I do not have money tohire a lawyer
You do not have to have an attorney. Here is a link to the process for Illinois:
what is a higher court and will I have to replead my case
The appellate court. You will not replead your case, you will describe the error made, namely that the small claims court did not have jurisdiction to hear the matter. You will need to provide the legal authority that defines what small claims courts handle, and what the circuit courts handle. The court that handled your divorce should have heard the matter.
The appellate court will not rehear your case, it will just determine whether the small claims court should have dismissed your case for lack of jurisdiction. The appellate process is far beyond your original question. There are strict time tables, format of documents to be filed. The appellate hearing is a 30 minute hearing. You will get 15 minutes to present why the small claims court got it wrong.
what is the legal authority that defines what smal claims court can handle
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This is supposedly a guy in his 40s or 50s.
I watch this and think that there is no way I'd want to go down this trail. No attraction whatsoever.
This is supposedly a guy in his 40s or 50s.
I watch this and think that there is no way I'd want to go down this trail. No attraction whatsoever.
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
Well.... I've ridden trails that tight but at about 1/2 that speed. It also seems like a fairly aggresive slope angle so again yeah, I've ridden stuff that steep but not anywhere near as crowded or consistent.
He's a few levels up from me, that's for sure. But I know a lot of riders that this would be normal and even mild to ride and they are in their mid to late 40's... They are just a lot more hard core than I am and do nothing else BUT ride mountain bikes.
..... it needs to be noted that I'm about 20 minutes drive away from "The Shore" though. So the more serious riders around here are a LOT more serious. I should also add that around here I'd be looked at as a rank novice.
Model airplanes are cool too!.....
At the age of 50, I've ridden down similar trails. I've flipped over the handle bars, broke brake levers on trees and other bike parts, and fortunately never broke any of my parts. But the toughest part is riding back up, and I do mean UP, the same trail to the top.
I'm turning 51 in 1 month.
Just a little too agressive for me. At 62 I like my trails a little wider than that. I'm trying not to break any bones as that takes too long to heal and I'd rather be riding. Most of my trails are car width, as in fire roads, power lines access roads and unpaved and in many cases unimproved rail trails. Its easy enough to get into trouble on dirt at 15+ without having trees to wack. I prefer most of the rides that Stapfam sends pictures of.
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I'd ride that, but slower than he is. I don't have a lot of tight trees where I usually ride, but have done it before. I think BluesDawg would feel at home there.
Tom, head to the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival and check it out! It's in northwest Wisconsin.
I have neither the guts nor the physical coordination for technicals. My idea of a good mountain bike trail is a fire road.
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I'm familiar with the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival. It looks like it would be fun for someone who likes to do that sort of thing.
Just like the Lake Pepin 3-Speed Tour looks like it would be a lot of fun for someone who could do that.
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
I have ridden trails that tight and with trees that close, but without the steep downslope and thus without so much speed. I rarely see a downhill section that long. I would probably consider riding that trail under dryer conditions and more slowly. The combination of downhill, tight turns, narrow trail between trees and wet surface is a recipe for disaster for all but the most highly skilled riders.
I do like fast and twisty trails through the trees with hills (both up and down) and with rocks and roots thrown in to make things interesting. I don't care much for the artificial jumps as seen in the video. I like a little more elbow room when I ride fast.
The more you ride your bike, the less your ass will hurt.
That doesn't interest me either. Looks way too dangerous. That's why I'm sticking with riding my cross bike during the cold months. In fact I've been on ebay quite a bit lately looking and bidding on a "new" cross bike. Haven't won yet.
This looks a lot more appealing to me.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1W8wYLuCYI"]YouTube - VQ DPR Trail Bike Ride[/ame]
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Much more attractive riding to me.....
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"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
That looks like a nice ride on a smooth and narrow dirt road. Where is the trail?
My idea of a good MTB ride would fall somewhere between the two extremes shown.
The more you ride your bike, the less your ass will hurt.
In our local woods we have plenty of single track that can be taken at speed. The track is a bit wider between the trees so not quite as dangerous. They also have a bit of Downhill in them so speed can be quite high---Or slow if you are doing them in reverse. I do prefer the uphill climb as it takes more skill.
Then there is the Downhillers trail-- Plenty of ramps in it- plenty of changes of surface and plenty of steep sections. I do occasionally do it and feel quite pleased if I can get down it in under 2 minutes. Problem is that the Downhillers do it in about 1m 30s.
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I got a good rush out of that video.
Oh, yeah. I ride like that all the time . . . . . . IN MY DREAMS!!
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When looking at the trail I didn't think it was crazy dangerous, so I'd give it a try. I don't get air, though, so I'd be a lot, lot slower than that fellow.
Yes I ride MTB trails as tight as those portrayed in the first post, but that looks like a downhill, technical trail. I ride hilly terain, but not straight downhills. You need to add some logs to jump and some serious gullies to be similiar to the courses I ride.
I don't ride as fast as the film portrays.
IMHO, I think that film speed was increased. I'm basing that on the amount of lift on his front wheels coming off those berms. At the speed I travel, the front wheel stays on the ground or lifts slightly, just like the rider in the film. At the speed of that film I would have thought he would be completely airborn. I'd be interested to hear what BluesDawg thinks about that.
As for guys in their 40's riding those trails, I ride road bikes with a guy in his mid 40s who also rides MTBs. If he was on that trail, he would be yelling for the guy in the film to get out of his way. I can't keep up with him when he's cruising on single track, never mind when he races. He can bunny hop logs over 1 ft thick. As for me, I just crash into logs that big .
Mountain biking is like being a kid again, "playin in the dirt".
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The more I watch the video, the more I think that with enough repetitions to become very familiar with this trail, I could probably do it at that speed. But having said that, it is not the kind of riding I do often or enjoy most. The wetness of the trail would be my biggest concern. I suppose with good mud tires and enough muddy condition training, I could handle it. But The vast majority of my riding is on trails that drain well enough that we don't ride them when they have that much standing water, preferring to wait a day or two to let them drain in the interest of preserving the trail.
The more you ride your bike, the less your ass will hurt.
I would love to ride a trail like that and I am 56. I would not ride as fast and be very careful. Healing from a crash in those conditions would be hard to do.
Or you could try something like this trail http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaY6zHZZ_Qs.
When I see rides like this I wish I was younger and/or more talented so I could do either with speed and control.
But again I would do both now but at a much slower speed and not do the air.
I see stuff like that in tree-covered hilly Virginia--but at much slower speeds. The magazine MTB Review describes our local trail network this way:
"Technical and rocky and rooty and at some times of the year, covered with leaves. Typical Virginia riding at it's finest. If you've never been into the big hills of the west, this is a great testing ground. For those of you with technical skills it will test you. For those of you without technical skills, it will teach you. But don't be intimidated. This is what it's all about. And just before the downhills get to you they end (which has the depressing side effect of LOTS of climbing) This is a great place to train for the Va championship series if you're a racer"
I, however, am not a racer training for the VA championship series, and wouldn't mind some less technical riding.
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Then we have mud. Mud is not slippery but it does cause some control problems. If you have the right tyre- you can cut through deep mud to the hard surface below and still get grip but this normally requires a 1.8 tyre with plenty of wide spaced Knobbles and using a gear just a bit higher than normal to stop torque causing wheel spin.
We do not have the wide open spaces that you have over there- our trails are heavily used all year round. Walkers- Horses and cycles. Then there are the forestry vehicles that churn up the mud so ruts 2ft deep and filled with mud slurry can be the norm.
And from now on- we expect the trails to be wet- and slippery- and well used. But it is not cycles that damage the trails. Ramblers not wishing to get their boots muddy will widen the trails and horses and tractors will churn it up.
No matter how bad you think the trails have been damaged in the winter-Come the end of spring and it will be like a jungle out there as you fight your way through the brambles and undergrowth and you wish you had better suspension to take the sting out of the hardpacked soil that is punishing you
The attachments show the Tandem on mud- Second is taken around the end of May and shows how the same trail has recovered- And the third is just to show that we do have trees and not just open hills that I normally show.
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This is my home trail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sd1xXOcKdk
I go a bit slower and I don't do the section in the last 15 seconds of the movie.
Here is one of the trails I like to ride. There are many other sections of video from this trail in the set.
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Those trees look a lot tougher than my 68 year old bones! I'd pass on that ride.


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People eating way too loudly.
People eating way too loudly.
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Seeing incorrect grammar in print. There's a sign in my town: "Best Pie's in Town."
people who apologize for something they do repetitively and aren't sorry for.
Life is about hanging onto what you think is important and finding out what really is important.
"Stop Ruining my joke!", "No, a joke implies humor attached at no additional cost"
So many sayings, so little sig space.
How about, especially in the business place the way everybody (and I mean EVERYBODY) has to end every conversation or email with "thank you"...even when there is NOTHING to thank the other person for.
It's kind of like when somebody asks "hows it going?" as they are walking away. If you really just wanted to say "hi", then say "hi"...don't ask me how its going if you really don't want an answer.
People that say "what's up" or mispronounce it as "wazzup"
Life is about hanging onto what you think is important and finding out what really is important.
"Stop Ruining my joke!", "No, a joke implies humor attached at no additional cost"
So many sayings, so little sig space.
People with a long list of pet peeves
People that ask what my pet peeves are.
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People who leave shopping carts strewn all over the parking lot at the grocery store....
How's it going? Gotta run.Originally Posted by KingTermite
Folks at work who send emails with blank subject lines.
Higher ground for the apocalypse!
Unanswered personal emails.
Work emails that get forwarded from the one person I wrote to, to the whole staff. "Thank you, Msviolin, for your comment about . . . "
I can't have one hand wet with the other dry.
People who say "may or may not".
people who argue over things that are not worth arguing.
Celebrity watchdogs.
People who say "yeppers".
Poor grammar/saying words incorrectly.
Bad public restroom etiquette:
Cell phones: Please stop talking on the can...it's really disturbing. Seriously, next time I hear this I am going to fake giving birth out of my anus.
Door rattlers: The door is a very simple object...if it does not open on the first try, then it is occupied. You lose at life, quit bothering me before I am tempted to jump out there and pee up your nose.
Stall peepers: What the heck are you expecting to see in here, Jimmy Hoffa? Stop it...I will not only pee up your nose, but give you a swirle if you keep this up.
stall pee-ers: Yes, there is a urinal a few steps over, and from audible cues, I know it's vacant...are you telling me you are 4 years old, and unable to control your own urine stream with the finesse and skill that was supposedly taught in grade school? If that's the case, use the short urinal, so you have little choice but to have the right trajectory. I'm sick of seeing "water spots" on the seats from fools like this.
people who leave the faucet on: usually this is done by one of two groups...those who don't wash their hands after, and those who are going to use a cell in the can....it's not helping things, and it's wasting water....please stop before I am tempted to embarass your cell-talking butt in ways never imagined, as I use my "Mr. Slave" voice to sing "It's raining men" as loudly as I can muster.
...don't think I won't either....
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Honey, I gotta go, this dude int he other stall keeps talking to me.
Life is about hanging onto what you think is important and finding out what really is important.
"Stop Ruining my joke!", "No, a joke implies humor attached at no additional cost"
So many sayings, so little sig space.
Getting stabbed.
Homeless people.
I can't stand it when people don't use their turn signals, or use them after they've merged/started to turn/applied their brakes...too late, you prick!
This one really bugs me, but it's probably 'cause I was in a couple different medical units in the Army and we had to wash our hands all the time. Plus, there was signage everywhere reminding you to.Originally Posted by KingTermite
I like pie!
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poor service at restaraunts
Pet peeve double whammy:
As previously mentioned, people who don't wash their hands after using the restroom.
People who merge last second while I'm in a line of traffic for an exit (when I'm driving). Unless they're old or have out of state plates, they ain't getting ahead of me. I'm not an aggressive driver, it just annoys me that these people disregard the rest of the traffic, those trying to get off, and those that are not getting off causing yet more traffic because the fool is taking up another lane.
You know who you are, just hope you don't try it with me when I'm in my old POS car, cause I'll run your a** off the road.
People that park too close to my car, especially when there was plenty of room for them not to have to do so...
Hocking a juicy oyster at said person's car, and missing the door handle...
People that use the self-checkout at the supermarket, without having the faintest idea wtf they're doing...
Buying a "new" book, and finding a piece of hair in it...
Buying anything else, and finding a piece of hair in it...
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CivicSD tiptoeing into future
City's redevelopment arm, awaiting mayoral direction fo 8 mos, looks to council
Civic San Diego, the city redevelopment arm that remade downtown over the past 40 years, thinks it can work its magic in neighborhoods rich and poor.
But many issues remain unresolved, the CivicSD board discovered, as it spent more than three hours debating its future vision Thursday.
At the top of the list, perhaps, is who's in charge if isn't embattled Mayor Bob Filner.
"We've tried to have conversations with the mayor and not received any direction from the mayor yet," said CivicSD Chairwoman Cynthia Morgan, who said she and other officials met with Filner soon after he took office in December.
With the mayor facing a recall campaign and investigations into alleged sexual harassment and financial irregularities, CivicSD lacks the traditional support and direction previous mayors have provided.
"It's time we ask the City Council what they want us to do," Morgan said.
Politics and competing priorities were never far from the directors' minds as they listened to the public and debated among themselves.
CivicSD is a peculiar governmental entity. It's a city-owned, nonprofit corporation, that is free to cozy up to developers and investors in public-private partnerships, while always cracking the whip to maintain design and construction standards and doing its business in public. It retains planning and permitting authority downtown but less leeway in solving economic development and blight issues elsewhere.
With the state's dissolution of redevelopment agencies here and in other counties, CivicSD lost its primary property-tax funding source and is now seeking alternatives. The Legislature meanwhile is considering reinstating some redevelopment tools in what many call "Redevelopment 2.0" but which likely would offer much less funding.
Invited to recommend new priorities, Elyse Lowe, executive director of Move San Diego, a "sustainable transportation" advocate, urged CivicSD to promote transit-oriented development. Kathleen Ferrier, policy manager at Walk San Diego, which promotes improvements to pedestrian pathways and access, said her group is "very excited" to tap CivicSD's "creative financial tools."
But Joe LaClava, chairman of the Community Planning Committee of 42 neighborhood planning groups, said the downtown model won 't work well elsewhere. He suggested CivicSD be disbanded and its expertise shifted to an "elite department" at City Hall that would serve neighborhood needs.
City Heights activist Jim Varnadore said each neighborhood should set its own priorities: "Civic San Diego's job is to then help the community implement its decisions and its preferences. not Civic San Diego's decisions and preferences."
On the other hand, David Moty, chairman of the Kensington-Talmadge Planning Group, seemed to trust CivicSD's expertise: "We don't know how to do it and we think you do. Help us out."
No one from the mayor's office attended the meeting, but Nancy Bregado, interim deputy director of the newly reemerging Planning Department, was on hand to represent Planning Director Bill Fulton. She said Fulton sees CivicSD and planning as "complementary and not duplicative." CivicSD President Jeff Graham said he has met and spoken with Fulton many times since he arrived in San Diego last month and Fulton has complimented CivicSD on its accomplishments.
The CivicSD directors settled on three priorities for the next year and promised to fine tune them in the next few weeks before seeking council direction:
- Continue overseeing downtown's revitalization.
- Seek authority from the council to plan and permit projects outside downtown.
- Recruit institutional investors to develop transit-oriented developments with the most promising at the moment in Encanto.
Andrew Phillips, CivicSD's vice president and finance director, doused a bit of cold water on the agency's capacity to work its wonders. The old system redevelopment system had 130 staff members and millions of dollars in guaranteed property tax income. Now there are only 30 employees and the money spigot will shut off when a handful of redevelopment projects are completed in the next couple of years.


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Celebrating Vancouver-born HootSuite's two million user milestone [Infographic]
HootSuite, a Vancouver-born social media dashboard, just announced it reached a milestone of two million users.
Famous for its adorable owls and clean-cut designs, the company adequately celebrated this milestone in two predictable (that's a good thing in this context) ways: an owl with a party hat, balloons, and confetti, and a kick-ass infographic.
At 32 months old, HootSuite has been responsible for the sending of 500,000,000 messages across 4,000,000 unique social profiles and has reached more than 3,000,000,000 followers and fans through those messages—which, HootSuite is proud to point out, is more than the population of America, Africa, Europe, and Oceania combined.
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Man arrested on multiple complaints of lewd acts with a child
Oklahoma City police arrested a man Wednesday after a Department of Human Services worker reported possible sexual assault of children in September.
Sharay Tyree Crowder, 39, was arrested on nine complaints of lewd acts with a child under 16.
A Department of Human Services worker told police Sept. 14 that a foster mother reported she thought her three foster daughters had been touched inappropriately.
The foster mother took a 7-year-old girl to the doctor when she continually urinated in her pants, accord to the incident report.
The girl told her foster mother that Crowder molested all three girls, according to the report.
The other sisters are 6 and 5.
Crowder was booked into the Oklahoma County jail. Bail is set at $500,000.
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Barack Obama, The Tea Party And The Train-Wreck Of Modern Leftism.
In the meantime, can anybody answer this question: where is the Tea Party of Progressives? Why are the Nascar morons and Jesus jokers the only people in this country who can mount an aggressive political movement? Will somebody please step up and take the baton? (CLusterBeep Nation) There is no Progressive Tea Party, because the Democrats are doing what Democrats want and it leads to | Read More »


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When having sex with a girl from behind, and you realize you are about to ejaculate. While speeding up your love-thrusts, you yell, "DEUTSCHLAND!" and ejaculate EVERYWHERE.
My friend Jessica was getting rammed doggie style when her boyfriend pulled the "Deutschland!!!". She spent three days cleaning it up.
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is there a molle camera pouch?
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is there a molle camera pouch?
I have a flyye backpack which is a knock off of tad fastpack EDC and i have been thinking of getting a Flyye internal molle panel so I can hook some molle pouch than can fit a DSLR and lenses in it. And not having to go through every thing to get to the camera and lenses at the bottom. So the pouch would be at the middle to top of the molle panel.
hazard 4 makes a few but expensive and not big enough. Is there a big one so i can put my own insert in it and fit a DSLR and 2-4 lenses?
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He says he wants Florida to strenghthen its competitive position and become more resilient to national and global economic fluctuations.
The regional workshops will start August 14th in Orlando. Other workshops will be held in Tampa, Bonita Springs, Fort Lauderdale, Sebring, Lake City, Jacksonville, and the last is September 12th in Panama City.
In addition to the regional workshops, 30 statewide organizations in and out of government are also being asked to identify what they can do to help diversify the state's economy.
The workshops were suggested by a task force Bush formed to look at the issue. It will present a plan to the Legislature in November on what else should be done to try and move Florida's economy beyond it's tourism-reliant base.
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ELLE'S Sarah Schussheim considers the little black dress the most important go-to piece in a woman's wardrobe. With holiday party season inching dangerously closer, we're thrilled to get her insider advice on the style staple she calls "sexy, empowering, and terrifically versatile all at the same time."
Rue La La: Do you have a signature style you always find yourself gravitating towards?
Sarah: My go-to silhouettes are a black longsleeve wrap dress and a structured shift dress.
Rue La La: How do you judge if a dress is a score?
Sarah: A good rule of thumb is versatility – the perfect LBD can transition from casual to elegant and back again with a few little tweaks.
Rue La La: What are your favorite outfit add-ons to enhance an LBD?
Sarah: When in doubt, go for a great blazer or leather jacket, and a pair of bright heels for a pop of color.
Rue La La: Killer shoes are obviously an important outfit component. What's your go-to pair for an LBD?
Sarah: Sky-high heels!
Rue La La: What's a good way to dress down an LBD?
Sarah: Try a broken-in denim vest and a wrist full of colorful, beachy bracelets.
Rue La La: Describe how you would transition your LBD from day to night.
Sarah: For 24-hour style, throw on a jean jacket for daytime and a fur stole for a night out.
Rue La La: The Little Black Dress is such a classic – what are elements that can make it more modern?
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Marines and Sailors with Company E., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, offload from a MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), also with the 31st MEU, as a part of Exercise Koolendong 13 here, Aug. 31. The 31st MEU moved a battalion-sized force more than 300 miles inland to conduct a live-fire training exercise. Also participating in the exercise is the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and soldiers of the 5th Royal Australian Army. The exercise reinforces why the 31st MEU is the force of choice for the Asia-Pacific region. The 31st MEU brings what it needs to sustain itself to accomplish the mission or to pave the way for follow-on forces. The size and composition of the 31st MEU makes it well suited for amphibious operations, which includes raids, assaults, evacuations and humanitarian assistance operations.
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BURLINGTON, N.C.-- Another person in the Triad has died from the flu. Thursday morning the Alamance County Health Department reported that they received notification of the county's first flu-related death for the 2013-2014 flu season.
According to a news release, the victim was a child. The health department said they will not be releasing any additional information related to the child.
"This is deeply saddening news and we extend our thoughts and prayers to the family," stated Alamance County Health Director Barry Bass. "Please use precautions this flu season and if you haven't already, we encourage you to get the flu vaccine."
Flu activity has been widespread in North Carolina since mid-December. As of January 16, the NC DHHS had reported 27 total flu-related deaths in the state. Most of those deaths have occurred in young and middle-aged adults. High levels of flu activity are expected to continue over the coming weeks, as flu season typically peaks during January and February.
Related: NC flu deaths at 27, Six of them in Guilford County
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5 selected for Kalidas Painting, Sculpture Award— By | Feb 04, 2014 03:56 am
Ujjain: Five best entries received for National Kalidas Painting and Sculptor competition- 2013 organised by Vikram University and Kalidas Sanskrit Academy MP Cultural Council were given awards. Academy director Prof Mithilaprasad Tripathi informed that this year's exhibition was based on the creation of Mahakavi Kalidas ' Ritusamharam'. About 152 entries were received through 134 admit cards.
The jury selected 52 paintings and four sculptors for National Kalidas exhibition. Painting titled ' Ratibhavam' by Vijayshankar Naga from Jobner Rajasthan, ' Shrangarit' by Rishikesh Sharma, ' Abhisarikayen' by Sonal Jain from Navi Mumbai and painting titled ' Varsha ka Shringar' by Hina Milesh Patel, Surat were selected. Sculptor art titled ' Vilasvatya' by Rajmaruti Gunge, Jalgaon was selected for prize.
All the artists will be prized by guests on February 10 with cash prize of Rs 25,000, certificate and memento. Pro Rajaram, Bhopal, Samdar Singh Khangarot, Jaipur, Ratilal Kansodaria, Ahmadabad and Prof Radhikaprasad Mishra from Jabalpur were among the jury member.


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It's one of those why didn't I think of that moments. Trolling crankbaits for slab crappie sure makes a lot of sense. Crappie like to school in open water or on offshore ledges at times and the only way to catch them is trolling. Sure during the spawn they migrate towards the bank, but often a cold front will push them back to deeper water quickly. Big Slab crappies have a ravishing appetite often eating big forage or following schools of shad to feast on. One lure that imitates this forage is crankbaits. A crankbaits like the new Rebel Crappie Crank-R was designed with input from renowned crappie tournament pro and crappie fishing guide Todd Huckabee specifically for catching those slab crappie.
Trolling isn't a new technique, tournament crappie pros have been experimenting with trolling crankbaits for a while now; however, they were restricted to using crankbaits designed by bass fishermen for bass fishing not crappie fishing. Crappie anglers needed a crappie crankbait that would dive deep, track straight, and come in crappie catching color patterns. That was the whole idea behind the Rebel Crappie Crank-R. Make a crankbait that would catch crappie. So, Rebel Lures (www.lurenet.com) with the input of Todd Huckabee came up with the Crappie Crank-R Crankbait. The Rebel Crappie Crank-R Crankbait has oversized blushed eyes, a wide array of color patterns, shad shaped body, big oversized lip, oval spilt ring, and extra sharp XCalibur TX3 hooks.
The Rebel Crappie Crank-R Crankbait was designed to be trolled with the electric trolling motor; although it can be trolled using the outboard if an angler wants to. When trolling it with the electric trolling motor the Crappie Crank-R will run 10 to 12 feet deep on 10-pound test monofilament. There are a number of different ways a crappie angler can present crappie crankbaits to crappie. One is the spider rig where anglers place up to 6 rods in holders at the front of the boat spreading them out and trolling forward making the crankbaits dive down. The other way is trolling them off rod holders on the back of the boat dragging them slowly. Another option crappie anglers have been exploring is using planer boards. Planer boards allow the crappie angler to cover more water in less time. Crappie anglers can use either the electric trolling motor or their outboard engine with planer boards.
After the spawn crappie move off the banks to offshore structure including aquatic vegetation, humps, brush piles or ledges. Of course crankbaits can be fished around rocks, but anglers will be amazed how well they come through brush or standing timber. The key is to move slowly through it without pausing. Interestingly, anglers often find they get more bites while making turns.
Crappies have been known to be quite selective at times usually only wanting that certain color lure. The Crappie Crank-R comes in both dark and light color patterns. The darker colors are better for catching crappie in low light situations while lighter colors are more productive during high sun or during the day. Huckabee especially likes the Crappie Crank-R Crankbaits with an abrupt color change towards the back section. The Rebel Crank-R Crankbait color patterns include firefly, high noon, lightning, midnight, pinkie, seasick showdown, sourgrape sunrise, and tail light.
Crappie anglers should no longer fear the open water, offshore structure or even shallow water with the new Rebel Crank-R Crankbait. Crankbaits are great for covering a lot of water quickly, but effectively. They are definitely easier to keep alive and come in a wide array of color patterns.
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Archive for the 'Food' Category
Luxury blinks
The wine industry (as we are told) is in crisis. At a recent conference (Vino2010 in New York) a group of panelists discussed the future of luxury wine (see the excellent read at http://www.vinography.com/archives/2010/02/the_future_of_luxury_wine.html). I, for one, am happy. Prices are falling. Not neccessarily for the uber wines, but very decidedly for anything else. I can walk into wine shops and pick up decent wines that in 2006 were asking for very unreasonable prices.
It is a buyers market, and picking the wrong wine is no longer a very costly mistake. It literally take me back to the 90′s, right before (and perhaps as) the asian and US markets conspired to jack up the prices of wines. Now that both the Asians and Americans lost their funding sources, they stopped paying exorbitantly for wine.
This is so good. The bubble has funded extensive knowhow in wines. How to extract as blockbuster a wine as possible from newly planted berries: and make a killing in the process. So there are many great wines out there. And they have no buyers, so some great ones sell for 30c on the dollar. Their future prospect is questionable: They may fold, they may redo their business model, who knows. But for now, run out and get them!
Now I do have to watch the calories, though…
New Alphabet Soup
In a high-tech job (but also any other job) change requires to learn the new lingo. Like Obama, I like the change. I consider this fun (and I WILL change the world)…
While I'm waiting for Assaf to create the next-gen soup, here is the partial list of abbreviations and their meaning I have to learn. In some cases, it takes me 20+ years in time…
- AUI : Attachment Unit Interface, originally connected to a MAU
- MAU : Medium Attachment Unit, like a 10Base-2 transceiver.
- XAUI : A 10G AUI, the X is the Roman numeral for 10; Data path is 4×3.125Gbps Lanes
- XLAUI : A 40G AUI, XL being the Roman numeral for 40; Data path is 4×10.3.125Gbps Lanes
- CAUI: A 100G AUI, C (you guessed it) being the Roman numeral for 100; Data path is 10×10.3125Gbps Lanes
- MII : Medium Independent Interface, 4bit wide data path.
- RMII : Reduced MII, the MII but with less signals!
- SMII : Serial MII, the data path is reduced to one bit.
- GMII : Gigabit MII, 8bit wide data path.
- RGMII : Reduced Gigabit MII.
- SGMII : Serial Gigabit MII.
- XGMII : 10G MII (this time the G made it in).
- XGXS : XGMII eXtender Sublayer.
- MAC : Media Access Controller.
- PLS : Physical Layer Signaling; for 10Mbps only, implemented the Manchester encoding.
- RS : Reconciliation Sublayer.
- PCS : Physical Coding Sublayer; e.g. 8B/10B.
- MLD : Multi Lane Distribution
- PMA : Physical Medium Attachment.
- PMD : Physical Medium Dependant.
- IPG : Inter Packet Gap; Code words sent between valid Ethernet Frames.
Confidence (The Other Approach to Risk Management)
I have a passion for Risk Management. In my opinion it does not matter if one is managing information security or financial risk. If we watch closely we see that the financial guys aren't the best risk managers (Assaf wrote about it many times…). One of less touched areas of risk management is related to food safety. Sure, there are plenty of regulations and mandates as well as different agencies including the CDC, FDA, USDA just to name a few, but overall there are too many health issues with food.
Take sprouts. Those harmless looking, healthy food are known to cause health issues. According to this article:
Between 1996 and 2005, raw or slightly cooked sprouts have caused an estimated 1,636 cases of illness, or 40 percent of all food- borne illness associated with produce, according to the FDA. Though the number of cases has dropped substantially since 1999 due to stepped-up decontamination attempts by the industry, federal regulators say the current push is necessary because sprouts–a favorite among health-food enthusiasts–still pose a measure of risk to consumers.
Years later, we are still facing food- borne illness associated with sprouts.
Just recently the FDA and the CDC advised people not to eat raw alfalfa sprouts after at least 31 people were sickened by Salmonella Saintpaul infection. According to the FDA, an investigation shows that the problem may be linked to contamination of seeds for alfalfa sprouts.
The FDA and the CDC note that suspect lots of seeds may be sold around the country and may account for a large proportion of the alfalfa seeds being used by sprout growers, and cases of illness are spread across multiple states.
Even my favorite grocers, Trader Joe had to recall my favorite Nature's Choice Alfalfa Sprouts.
But now, we can all rest assure. They always test the product. Where were you during the Salmonella outbreak?
The point I'd like to make is that risk management is a never-ending story process. One should understand the associated vulnerabilities (e.g. sprouts can contain Salmonella) review the business process and add the necessary controls (e.g. test for Salmonella), adding compensating controls if necessary.
At least now I have more confidence. I know that they ARE testing. Good to know.
One of the best things I like the most about living in Silicon Valley is the opportunity to explore so many cultures and different behaviors. Working with great people from all over the world I can learn to see myself in different light. The other day I made a comment about acting more aggressively in a specific area to achieve a business goal. Then, someone send me the following note:
Act more aggressively than normal? We are Israeli based after all! LOL
Speaking of which…when I went to Jaffa during my last trip, I tried several times to walk into some basic "deli" type places that looked like they had amazing food. At each one it sounded like the guy was yelling at me in Hebrew but I couldn't understand the menu… they "yelled at me" and motioned for me to get out of the way so the next person could order. I was intimidated and eventually walked out of each one until I got back to the hotel… It was quite funny!
I know what he was talking about…
Swine, Pistachios, Alfalfa
The government is now asking people to avoid eating raw alfalfa sprouts, including sprout blends that contain alfalfa sprouts, because of possible salmonella contamination. According to the FDC press release,
Initial investigation results trace the contaminated raw alfalfa sprouts to multiple sprout growers in multiple states. This suggests a potential problem with the seeds used, as well as the possible failure of the sprout growers involved to appropriately and consistently follow the FDA Sprout Guidance issued in 1999 . The guidance recommends an effective seed disinfection treatment immediately before the start of sprouting.
To me, this whole issue sounds like a classic case of malfunction with the risk management process: I'm not an expert in food safety, but I know few things about risk management. From reading the last reports, it looks like someone in the FDA should start to enforce better controls on food manufacturers. We can't change our diet because someone forgot to read a manual from 1999.
Green Coffee
Drinking coffee for a good cause…
Well, if you believe everything you read on the internet. According to the Guardian, Coffee is next in line as biofuel source:
Coffee grounds — currently wasted or used as garden compost — could become a cheap and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel and fuel pellets….. Scientists at the US-based University of Nevada, Reno, used an inexpensive process to extract oil from the leftovers of making espressos, cappuccinos and other coffee preparations from a multinational coffeehouse chain.
Great, now I need to watch for the coffee machine and thieves.
So yesterday we went for dinner at The French Laundry, an upscale restaurant located in Yountville in Napa valley. It is widely considered to be one of the best restaurants in the world, and definitively the best in the bay area. It was an exquisite dinner, with great company, good wine*, and excellent food.
And the most interesting dish just happened to be on the Vegetable Tasting menu. Very interesting indeed.
It was a dish labelled: Chickpea "Croquette" – Sweet Peppers, English Cucumbers, Sesame Seed Yogurt and Eggplant Confit. Now Larousse Gastronomique defines a croquette as a "small savoury or sweet preparation…… Croquettes are shaped into corks, sticks, balls or rechtangles. They are usually coated with breadcrumbs, plunged into very hot oil and fried until they are crisp and golden…".
So why is a Chickpea "Croquette" interesting to a group of Israelis eating at the French Laundry?