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The Massachusetts State Police has released this video showing aerial footage of the boat where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lay hidden during Friday's standoff with police, including thermal imagery.
Thermal-imaging devices have been used to seek out pot-growing operations, map Martian geology — and now, to watch the second suspect in this week's Boston Marathon bombings as he was holed up in his last hiding place.
Authorities said a helicopter equipped with a thermal imager spotted the heat signature of a person inside a tarp-covered boat, sitting in a backyard in Watertown, Mass. Police used the sensor after an area resident reported seeing a trail of blood leading to the boat — and catching a glimpse of a blood-covered body inside. The thermal readings confirmed that there was indeed someone under the tarp, and that the person was still alive.
"Our helicopter had actually detected the subject in the boat," Col. Timothy Alben of the Massachusetts State Police told reporters. "We have what's called a FLIR — a forward-looking infrared device — on that helicopter. It picked up the heat signature of the individual, even though he was underneath what appeared to be the 'shrink wrap' or cover on the boat itself. There was movement from that point on. The helicopter was able to direct the tactical teams over to that area."
There was an exchange of gunfire when a SWAT team approached the boat, so police had to back off. The helicopter continued to track the body's movements inside the boat. Eventually, the tactical team moved in and took the wounded bombing suspect, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, into custody.
How thermal imaging works
Thermal imagers can spot the signature of a heat source inside a house, a vehicle, or in this case, a vessel. Walls may stop visible-light wavelengths, but the heat can still pass through. Variations in heat emissions can be picked up by camera chips designed to be sensitive to the infrared part of the spectrum. The signature would be particularly noticeable when there's a significant difference between the background temperature and the temperature of the heat source.
Police have long used such devices to find out whether marijuana was being grown inside a house using heat lamps. In 2001, the Supreme Court ruled that the use of thermal scans to monitor heat sources inside a person's home should be considered a "search" under the Fourth Amendment, and thus would require a warrant. The court said such scans could reveal private details about the homeowner, including the time of night when "the lady of the house takes her daily sauna and bath."
Massachusetts state police officer Timothy Alben discusses the tactics that were used to apprehend Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Thermal imagers have been taken to other worlds — for instance, aboard NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, which analyzes variations in the composition of the Red Planet's surface using the Thermal Emission Imaging System, or THEMIS.
Immigration authorities have used thermal scanners to look for the signs of fever among arriving passengers, and researchers have been experimenting with them as a lie-detector technique.
In 2009, FBI investigators used thermal imagers to search for graves in the neighborhood where Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell lived. That may well have been the most notorious case where the technology was brought to bear. Until now.
Update for 5:43 p.m. ET April 20: The comments on this story might suggest I've shed more heat than light on the role played by thermal imaging. There's no question about it: The crucial break in the case came when the boat owner, David Henneberry, saw the blood-covered body in the boat, called police and then got out of the way. Police used thermal imagery to track the suspect's movements inside the boat, and help guide the SWAT team's response.
In most cases, thermal imagers can detect only the heat signature emanating from a wall or a vehicle. For example, you could tell whether there were heat lamps (or a lady taking a bath) in a particular room by noticing the high level of heat emitted by the room's walls. But you generally wouldn't see the outline of the heat lamps themselves (or the lady, for that matter). In the Cleveland serial-killer case, thermal imaging was used to look for the signs of freshly turned soil rather than for the cold, dead bodies themselves.
The Watertown case is special: The tarp was so thin that police could indeed see Tsarnaev's outline, as graphically illustrated by these pictures.
More about thermal imaging:
- PhotoBlog: More thermal images of suspect
- Infrared holography identifies fire victims
- Like Pinocchio, your nose shows when you lie
- New tech gives soldiers Predator-style vision
Jared Wickerham / Getty Images
Cheers filled the streets after a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was captured alive but wounded Friday night — following a daylong manhunt that shut down the city.
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Heroic Desire: Lesbian Identity and Cultural Space
NYU Press, Jan 1, 1998 - Social Science - 192 pages
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Colette is having a field day with his 'Death of the Alliance' story, kudos to him, I can't exactly mess with his story, but It's quarter to 4 on a Monday morning, I've spent the last few hours taking everything in, and considering by his own admission It's only USA and Me left, I must at least let him no this isn't over, not by a long shot. I can't help but draw parallel between the AN*US-TA conflict and the Allies and the Axis, A few days ago I invoked an old football chant used to great effect to piss off Germans. My dad always said that we always lose when it is chanted, the little bit of text above my username tells the story.
A mid ranking officer in the militant intelligent service, Jane was about to do the opposite of her training, she would be noticed, and heard.
"At 14:17 today, my ship the stealth destroyer 'Lady Godiva', witnessed an attack on AN headquarters, planet New-York. This attack was started by a large Third Alliance fleet entering the planetary system by what we believe was an artificial singularity." As of this moment most of the defence fleet stationed there has been wiped out, and there flagship the Spirit of Ragnablok is in a critical state, when we exited the system, the ground defences were holding, the USA are resilient, and I have faith in there ability to weather this attack, but not for long"
Jane paused to catch her breath, and so did everyone watching her. she now noticed camera drones floating above the crowd, everyone in the station must be watching her. Everyone in the empire more likely. But that was a bad thought.
"I have spoken directly to the 2nd Space Lord himself, he has asked me to personally deliver this information to you in no uncertain terms. At this moment resources are being diverted to this base, bringing the ships at this facility to 200 support ships, 100 line ship and 5 Super Dreadnoughts, we also have 150 AN ships moving into position and 300 USA ships, as well we hope to secure another 100 ships through other means. Bringing a relief fleet total too 850 vessels. I do not speak lightly when I say this force will barely dent the enemies, with time we could amass a force to mount a full retake the planet, but on that time scale our efforts would be vain. the goal of this fleet is to rescue troops and resources from the planet."
"This isn't the time for foolish heroics, but we estimate thousands of troops will still be in some state on the planet by the time this fleet arrives, as well we need to insure the destruction of sensitive data. The fleet will depart from this facility in 2 hours time, I suggest you all prepare for what is to come."
As abruptly as her speech started, it finished, Jane stood down from the platform, and made her way back to her ship. Along the cold long corridors she could hear comm chatter from the various rooms, she passed engineering on the way to the north docking port, they were using the large open workshop spaces to prepare medical packs.
Jane also dwelt on ideals, she often wondered why this conflict erupted, couldn't everyone just get along in gratuitous drinking and violence? without resorting too such... oh. SO why. Jane had been present about two months ago at a meeting between the highest ranking officials probably ever gathered by the AN, being in her line of service, you find yourself in places normally where your rank wouldn't be welcome. In the meeting one of the Space Lords gave a passionate speech about the Ideals of the AN vs the ideals of the TA, admittedly she was too drunk to remember all of it, it seemed based around the idea of a 'Moral Victory'. "We'll come second having come first playing the game", or something like that, the words honour and dignity were thrown around, to be honest his words weren't poetic or moving, it was his passion for them that was, he sounded like he really meant every word, that he'd be defiant 'til the end.
The docking port had been before Jane for a whole 5 minutes until one of the crew opened it and asked if she was ok. Jane didn't answer, she just took the step through the breach. Elsewhere around the station figures thought of the same things, the fight for the very spirit of the game.
The fleet would set off, to the maw of the monster that lay waiting, perhaps there plan will work, perhaps not, they may not even make it too planet New-York, after all, the Third Alliance would be aware of there counter-strike.
It is now quarter to 5 on a Monday morning, and I've yet to check spelling. When I chose the name Spirit of Ragnablok for my 'gift' to the AN I had two things in my mind, firstly this wasn't a gift to some imaginary organization but a gift to the very name I choose, the Spirit of Ragnablok is the very same Spirit of Brikwars, this idea of comradeship between two enemies, the outcome doesn't really matter just the game itself, every time I play this game that has had a large impact on my life to say a little, I've always finished smiling no matter how badly I lost, probably because I'm British and the trope is that we'll come second in the best way possible. Because when 3 years ago, I first looked through the pages of that well inked tome, I knew I'd found a game that emphasises that more than anything. Secondly it sounded cool. I must once again say kudos to Colette for this, he actually had me thinking we were on the same side for quite a bit. Lastly A word to the Third Alliance, If any of you have read this far, this is the end of the AN, it's died on a cold slab, not In glorious battle as was hoped. Yet make no mistake, Ideas and Spirits are bulletproof.


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FAIRHAVEN — Selectman Bob Espindola accused Chairman Brian Bowcock of "ignoring" opponents of the town's two wind turbines at the board's Monday night meeting.
FAIRHAVEN — Selectman Bob Espindola accused Chairman Brian Bowcock of "ignoring" opponents of the town's two wind turbines at the board's Monday night meeting.
Espindola's remarks came in response to a thwarted attempt by vocal turbine opponent Karen Isherwood to share her experiences regarding the turbines at the board's Nov. 13 meeting. At that meeting, Bowcock prevented Isherwood from speaking because she was not on the agenda.
On Monday, Espindola questioned Bowcock's reasoning, noting that, as chairman, Bowcock is in charge of setting the board's agenda.
"I understand that people are not allowed to speak if they are not on the agenda, but these people have been waiting six months to be able to speak and they have not ever been put on it," Espindola said.
Bowcock responded that he did not agree with the characterization that he "ignored" Isherwood, but said that she and members of the turbine-opposition group Windwise "have made a habit of trying to crash our meetings."
"These interruptions cannot be entertained," he said.
Bowcock said he does not want to schedule a public forum for turbine opponents to speak until the state has concluded its study of whether the turbines are in violation of noise regulations.
"There are lots of other ways for people to voice their opinions," Bowcock said. "People have been on the radio and writing letters to the newspapers about the turbines. What more at this point are we going to add to the conversation?"
Isherwood, who said she suffers from sleep deprivation from the turbines, said she tried to get on the agenda "three or four times" since August to no avail.
"In August, they told me to wait for the sound study," she said. "But that's taking too long, and regardless of if the turbines are in compliance, I am still being impacted by them."
She added that she should be allowed to speak whether or not she is a member of Windwise.
"What does it matter what I am a member of?" she asked. "I deserve to be heard, and I am being denied."
Selectman Charlie Murphy acknowledged that it was within Bowcock's rights to set the agenda, but said "when I was chairman, I was always in favor of people coming before the board as long as it is done in a respectful manner."
"I don't know if we can solve every problem, but I don't have an issue with hearing people out," he said.
Following Murphy's comments, Bowcock said he would "look into" the board's agenda for its Dec. 4 meeting and "I will let you know if I will put them on it or not."


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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The farce that is the war in Afghanistan is coming apart at the seams. General Stanley McChrystal's sharp comments about Obama, Biden, and the administration published by Rolling Stone are not so much about disrespect, as the script-reading corporate media talking heads would have it, but rather about a policy in disarray in Afghanistan.
Obama the wunderbar teleprompter reader (and little else) is instructed to push the completely untenable prospect that the United States can win the so-called war in Afghanistan, a country often referred to as the graveyard of empires. The British, the Russians, Alexander the Great, and Genghis Khan either fell to the Afghans or made painful concessions. The British suffered one of their greatest military defeats in the Khyber. 16,500 British soldiers and civilians, retreating after defeat in Kabul, were slaughtered by the Afghans. One person was spared to tell the story.
The establishment knows it cannot "win" in Afghanistan and the claim the U.S. military is there to defeat the Taliban and al-Qaeda is nothing but transparent propaganda.
Afghanistan is a black hole sucking up men and machinery for the sake of death merchant profiteers. It is valuable real estate to be held — not conquered — real estate where opium grows for the sake of CIA off-the-books operating capital funding covert wars against enemies of the global elite. The fantastic profits earned from opium also flood the coffers of the masters of the casino economy on Wall Street. As Catherine Austin Fiits has documented, without this influx of laundered underground and illicit money Wall Street would have collapsed long ago.
After the so-called Afghanistan assessment was supposedly leaked to the CIA's favorite newspaper last year — the report recommended in Pentagon-speak securing the population, aiding in providing good governance, building and mentoring the Afghan security forces — McChrystal threatened to resign if he was not provided with resources to accomplish the mission.
In other words, McChrystal said he needs more troops, something our rulers will not do. Not because it is politically unpopular, but because the mission in Afghanistan is not to win. The unstated mission is to chew up men, resources, and a lot of money loaned out by international banksters. The mission is to keep an unwinnable conflict on low heat indefinitely, or at least until the United States collapses from the crushing debt burden.
McChrystal made his opinion about the corporatization of the "war" known in April when he criticized the use of private-sector contractors. "I actually think we would be better to reduce the number of contractors involved." He suggested increasing the number of troops "if necessary," or "using a greater number of Afghan contractors, or Afghans to help with the mission," according to the Boston Globe.
Instead of acting as the CEO of a floundering occupation designed to last forever, McChrystal hinted he would resign. "Three officers at the Pentagon and in Kabul told McClatchy that the McChrystal they know would resign before he'd stand behind a faltering policy that he thought would endanger his forces or the strategy," it was reported last September.
Now McChrystal and his boys are making sarcastic and derogatory — even adolescent — remarks about Obama and Biden in the presence of Rolling Stone journalists. McChrystal realizes this behavior will likely result in his forced resignation. He has obviously arrived at a decision to publicly express his contempt for Obama and the administration.
Contempt for the Chicago Mafia errand boy and accomplished teleprompter reader is now a popular sport not only in Washington but around the country. He will likely go down as the most reviled puppet of the ruling elite in modern history.
Another marionette awaits behind the curtain.
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HID Technologies Lumen8r Quad
Price: $495
Claimed Lumens: 1000 lumens
Measured Lux: 60 lux
Next up is the Lupine Lineup light
What do you have against Cygolite? I own 3 LED lights from Cygolite (TridenX, Mitycross 350 and MiliOn 200). I'd like to see how those light I have compare to other LEDs on those 3 weight/price/output categories, since I bought them based on specifications that make them seem like great deals.
>> What do you have against Cygolite?
Cygolite does NOT want to send us lights to test. We've made requests about 5 times but they are not interested for some reason.
I've used the lights and they are good. They're even an mtbr sponsor. Bad experience with other magazines maybe.
Time to mow the lawn!!!
Baja Designs brought it's light technology over from it's desert race lights to bicycles. Top notch construction and well thought out. Lux might be lower than 60, but just look at the light spread and color. Beats other LED and HID that cost twice as much. They even make LED headlights for the US military. All these high dollar lights won't like this, but check out Planet Bikes 2 watt light! It's nicer than my HID at 1/7th the cost! On AAs and no wire.
I see 2.5 columns above. The third column is cut in 1/2.
>>Time to mow the lawn!!!
That is astroturf my friend. The lawn on the HID Technologies photo looks pretty angry though
>>I see 2.5 columns above. The third column is cut in 1/2.
What browser are you using? Anybody else have this problem? We'll check it out as column 3 is actually the most important one.
Have you measured the light output for combinations of lights? For example, when you have the Ayup helmet and bar light comboas above, does this combo measure 65 Lux? Is the combined light measured equal to the addition of the individual light outputs, or is it a lower measured amount?
>>Have you measured the light output for combinations of lights?
Yes, I have. And they always add up accurately. Sometimes the combined reading will be less by 1 lux, but it is usually spot on.
Also, I use an old known light and measure it to see that my test setup is still consistent with what it was in the past.
Also can't see the half of the 3rd column with "measured lu???".
using Firefox. The ad column seems to cover it on the right.
Perhaps a shift to the left of the Price column woul help?
Great review. Wish you could highlight whether these come as full packages or if batteries, mounts, cables are separate in the price. Like the Stryker but it seems like you have to buy a number of add ons.
Why no Dinotte…noticed they weren't on the list though they advertise at the top.
If 2 Magicshines were measured together would the lux measurement double, or does it not work like that?
I recently purchased a Magcishine since I was on a very limited budget. It's nice to see it included in this shootout. The Magicshine is such an amazing value, I mean it has higher lux values than 4 of the other lights on there yet it is by far the cheapest light of the bunch. The 2nd cheapest is over 2.5 times its price. Plus you can purchase a 2nd light doubling the brightness and run it off a single battery pack if you get an optional Y cable and it would still be cheaper than the price of any other light in the shootout. Granted, the quality isn't the best but for $85 it's still an amazing deal.
>>Also can't see the half of the 3rd column with "measured lu???".
This should be fixed now. Let me know
>>Great review. Wish you could highlight whether these come as full packages or if batteries, mounts, cables are separate in the price. Like the Stryker but it seems like you have to buy a number of add ons.
Yes,we will do a separate review page and video for each light. I'll do the videos outdoors at night too so you'll see the actual beam.
>> If 2 Magicshines were measured together would the lux measurement double, or does it not work like that?
Yes, my lux setup is accurate like that. Two lights measured together equals the sum of their individual lux measurements.
Why no Light & Motion lights?
I am just guessing here, but it sounds like adding 2 Magicshines for the double lux measurement of 74 would pretty much look like the 70 lux of the Nite Flux Max Extreme (with the Magicshine pair costing 37% of the Nite Flux cost). Throw 2 Magicshines on the bars, one on the helmet and a Bob trailer to carry all the batteries and a 6 pack and you'll still be under the Nite Rider Pro 1200 cost. 😉
>>Why no Light & Motion lights?
I have the Light and Motion Seca Race and the Dinotte 800 lights. I believe they each have one brighter light now. I'll call them to get those too.
where is the Dinotte 1200L?
Columns are fixed. I am running Firefox.
Huge props for these real tests!
where's the airbike light LED p7 review?
waste of money you can buy a good led flashlight for 80$
the dx is locate in HK they sell for 80$ too any location on the planet.
this is the product and it got 900 lumens with a very well dispertion of the light.
"3-Mode 900-Lumen LED Bike Light Set"and thr adress is http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25149
ronen, the DX light you mentioned is in the list of tested lights. It is the Magicshine MJ-808.
I was going to add a comment about dealextreme too, about a dozen of us up here in the great white north have bought these over the last year and they're amazing. It's like a train coming through the trees. I've used a VistaLite halogen/NiMn 2 light (10&15W) system for 10 years and switched to these this year after my mounts broke.
I even beat your price… $34 for the same 900 lumens but in a flashlight style and $4 for a very solid mount! Buy a second one for your helmet, still under $100.
This will change the face of night riding… $34 vs. $~340 ??? Sorry but this is a better mousetrap.
Anybody using the Minewt duo 400? I pick this up for $190 for my bars and run the minewt x2 on helmet. This is a real good combination for under $350… Super lighweight set up.
Can anyone explain:
How does the Lux measurement correlate to the claimed Lumens for each light? That is, for us retards, when we read the measured Lux, what conclusions should we make in relation to the claimed Lumens: the claimed output is not/valid?
Won't you please compare these to the Busch&Muller Ixon IQ? It advertises 40 lux, runs on NiMH AAs, costs $116 from Peter White.
Why this one? It's unique here because it has an on-road beam pattern–shaped like a car low beam (B&M makes all of their lights like this, but the Ixon IQ has similar nominal output to the lights you test here). That might rule it out for standalone use offroad, but I would think it would be superb for the handlebar in combination with a round-beam helmet light, and the bonus is that you will be running a (theoretically) much better light for your ride home after the singletrack.
I've never seen one in person, and they have very few dealers in the USA, so a comparison review would be incredibly valuable. Any chance?
I use the Minewt duo 400 on my handlebars and a DX Magicshine on my helmet. Forget the Minewt, The Magicshine is a great deal, with a very good beam pattern, battery pack last twice as long, and a spare battery is $35 at SingleTrackStore.com (great service). The Minewt X2 helmet mount works well with the Magicshine.
Where is the Dinotte stuff? I just did a 24 adv race in night + rain with a 200L on the bar and 400L on the helmet. Everyone was riding at my pace to share in my light.
I must put in a request for the Busch and Muller Ixon IQ review. It claims 50 lux and comes in around $100. It also has an excellent reflector with cut-off, which makes it very efficient in my view. I have seen some of these lights reviewed on my fellow bike trail commuters and, while some of them are quite bright, they seem more blinding than useful compared to the B&M.
@ Ben. I didn't notice your same request for the Ixon IQ. I bought mine here:
Even with paying (fairly high) shipping and exchange rate, I think it comes in under $100.
Aside from what I already mentioned about, two other items in its favor are relatively long run time with regular rechargable batteries and the fact that the light is very natural. I've found a lot of bike lights have a bluish tint that wash out the road and (sometimes dangerously) reduces contrast.
As a weekness the beam pattern is fairly weak for 5-10 feet directly in front of your bike, but I find that one should be looking farther ahead at obstacle and/or should use at least a minimal helmet light.
Excellent review. You left out a useful calculation in your chart: Measured Lux / Cost. I whipped together a spreadsheet. The Magicshine 900 crushes everything else.
The reason is there is such a big discrepancy between Lumen measures and Lux output is that the Lumen measures vary by manufacturer. Some manuf's measure Lumens at the LED while others measure OTF (Out the front) which includes the lens. The lens will knock up to 20% or more of the light output down. That 900 lumens of the Magicshine is obviously measured at the LED while some of the other manuf's (whose Lumens/Lux ratio is higher) might be measuring OTF.
I personally purchased one of the $85 Magicshine's for the bars, and then a 4Sevens Quark Turbo (230 OTF Lumens) for my helmet. That combo works awesome and it was right at $150 for my whole setup.
lumens/lux is only one measurement which is affected by beam pattern etc. A useful light needs to have some spillage etc. which lowers the total 'brightness' number, but makes a more useful light. When the light is too focused, which also make the light 'appear' brighter, also makes it MUCH less useful. So numbers are only one indicator. Robustness, beam pattern, reliability, customer service, serviceability etc. should go into the decision you make on which light to buy — maybe even which light you LBS carries etc. Also, don't forget that you young broke B*****ds can home brew a pretty decent light — plenty of information out there on that. I've been using the Niterider Newt, and it works great (I have 2 of them). Good night riding, cheers, Kenny
Even worse than you indicate for some lights.
The Magicshine for example quotes the high end of the LED manufacturer's spec as the Lumens out. Per reported measurements I have seen the Magicshine manufacturer is not driving the LED at maximum specified voltage which reduces output. LED manufacturers list output Lumens at 25 degrees C LED junction temperature and a specified voltage and current while in real life the junction temperature will typically be 70C to 100C, lowering output substantially. Add in lens and reflector losses and the effective output drops further. Accurate calculations can give a reasonable approximation of actual lumens out but many manufacturers marketing departments seem to inflate outputs considerably or use LED manufacturers figures.
So far as I am concerned the only accurate Lumens output is one done using an integrating sphere to truly measure actual output.
Light & Motion has a report on tests they had done of a number of competitors lights, as well as their own. The test was done by an independent lab and some of the results were way off claimed Lumens outputs. Here is a link to the PDF of the results.
you forgot to include the Copperheads by JDro-LightWerks. at least 800 lumens and 9 hours burn. sweet.
I own a J-Dro GenWon, which is every bit as good as my NiteRider Storm, but way lighter, including the Li-Ion battery. I also have the GenWon and a GenToo Kwazar in dynamo versions… Awesome!
For Christmas this year I'm going big… I'm asking for the J-DroRoraBorealis… it's SICK!!!
This is all very good, but you are not testing the most important thing.
How easy is it to break the clip holding the light on to the bike!!!!!!
Every bike light I have ever owned has had the clip snap off shortly after getting it. They break in crashes, when they get caught on branches, or something else has gone wrong.
Please test how easily the connectors break.
Any weight information? I hear that using some lights as a head lamp requires a neck brace!
Gordo-Where did you get the $4 mount for the flashlight?
Lux is NOT an accurate way to measure the total, or usable light output. A tight spot beam with the same lumen output as a wide flood will have a much higher lux value, but would not be a usable bike light. The better lights on the market may have a lower lux value, but will have a wide spread of usable light.
Another point to mention is the colour of the light. The highest lumen output LED's on paper DO NOT produce light in the best colour for human eye response. Warmer LED's that may not seem so well specified in lumens, actually produce more light that the human eye can respond to. Very few manufactures have picked up on this.
So the lux value is fairly irrelevant, just study the photos and see which you prefer the look of, noting that the yellower light will offer much more detail without the dazzle of the blue tinged LED's.
When taking the photos, I note that you have correctly set the camera to manual mode for exposure consistency, but you should also check that the white balance is also set to manual for colour consistency!
To back up my comments above, (43), here is a data sheet I did for Cree MC-E Led's. The important figure is the average human eye response.
The resultant light I made with three LED's is awesome, and knocks the spots, (pun intended), off my Lupine Wilma.
I second the call for Dinotte – great stuff! Small, light, bright, sane prices… Mine have been bullet proof through their second season.
>>Lux is NOT an accurate way to measure the total, or usable light output. A tight spot beam with the same lumen output as a wide flood will have a much higher lux value, but would not be a usable bike light. The better lights on the market may have a lower lux value, but will have a wide spread of usable light.
We are aware of this. What we are doing is shining the light on a white ceiling in a controlled room and measuring the Lux reading on the room. This is very different from shining the light on the light meter. We are in effect creating our own 'integrating sphere' to measure total light output.
We are getting great results. Two lights with the same LEDs are showing very similar readings. Usually, the light with a wider beam pattern will have a better Lux reading. Furthermore, the our Lux readings reflect what we see in our photos and riding experiences.
Our Lux readings our only for our relative comparison though and can't be used to compare to our people's light meter readings.
Either of the bottom two mounts are good.
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> http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8274
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Plus we'll link include our previous reviews on all the Dinotte and Light and Motion lights.
I just bought the Magicshine on ebay without seeing these tests but I can tell you that it blows my (2) mi-newts away. I ran one ride with both Mi-Newts on the bar and the Magicshine on my helmet. After a half hour I turned off the Mi-newts & just went with the helmet. I've now transferred one of the Mi-newts to my commuter and use the other as a backup on my mtb rig. The only concern I have is a Light & Motion guy told me at a night demo that you have to be careful about the Magicshine charger… Li-on batteries are pretty touchy and if the voltage regulation is not exact they can blow up and start a fire. I don't know about this but from now on I'm leaving the battery outside to charge… at $85 I may buy another and put it on the bar. Wish I had this light when I recently did a 24hr race. It has a really nice wide even pattern too.
Just received my Magicshine today.
Its actually smaller than I thought it would be. Im really excited to test it out. I ride in Los Angeles traffic nearly every night. Pot holes across my 12 mile commute from West LA to the east side. Dark sections without streets lights through Beverly Hills, pot holes and bumps all over the place.
If this light does the trick, Im ordering another one, so I can hit the mountains after work.
If this Magicshine is as good as it seems, I think it will be Iconic in the bicycle community. If they keep the price point, expect other brands to stop the ridiculous marketing and pricing of headlights.
Its time a company offers a light that is both a reasonable investment and can increase the safety for bicycle commuters too.
We'll see..
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MagicShine for me too – y pay more? Top up with a helmet mounted Cree flashlight or similar and ur good to go! LOTS of goodies on the dealextreme site – may take a couple of days xtra for shipping, but worth the wait Now if u wanna go homebrew – check out this guy………… http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/trout-light-mk2-good-idea-or-a-waste-of-time
I have personal experience with two of the lights that are featured in the first installment of the 2010 MTBR Lights Shootout: the Magicshine MJ-808 and the Niterider Pro 600.
I purchased the Magicshine and then returned it because of reliability issues.
I noticed one thing about the UL Laboratories symbol on the Magicshine charger that made me suspicious. According to a document on the UL Laboratories website (http://database.ul.com/glistinterf_00-1-frnt.pdf), "A separable UL Mark (not part of a nameplate and in the form of decals, stickers or labels) will always include the following four elements: UL's symbol , the word "LISTED" or "CLASSIFIED," the product or category name, and a control number assigned by UL." The Magicshine charger that I received had a UL symbol on it that did not include a control number. I checked it with a magnifying glass and there was no control number to be found. This makes me wonder about the authenticity of the UL symbol on the Magicshine charger.
The Magicshine battery is clearly not waterproof and the battery bag that it comes in requires additional twist ties and/or additional velcro straps to get it to mount securely on the bike.
Overall, I was not very impressed with the quality and performance of the Magicshine.
The light from the Niterider Pro 600 is definitely whiter and brighter than the light from the Magicshine. The light from the Magicshine had more of a yellow cast to it. The Niterider Pro 600 reflector creates a narrower beam pattern. It seems to me that the differences in the color of the light and the differences in the reflector design make it possible for the Niterider Pro 600 to throw usable light much further down the road than the Magicshine. The Magicshine beam pattern was wider and not as deep. With the Niterider Pro 600 and a 200 lumen helmet light (and my glasses) I can see fairly clearly out to 75 yards. The Niterider Pro 600 has a fuel gauge to show approximately how much time is left on the battery. The light levels on the Pro 600 are user-programmable. The Niterider universal handlebar mount is more adjustable and allows the user to mount the light dead center in front of the stem rather than off to one side. If you can find a good sale on this light, then it's possible that the added features and quality may make it worth the extra cost.
It is great to see that the cost per lux ratio is dropping across the board. The MTBR Light Shootout statistics clearly show this. In 2008-2009, the cost per lux ranged from about $35 per lux for one of the versions of the Light & Motion Vega down to $6.14 per lux for the BR Light C2-K. Now in 2009-2010, all of the lights that have featured so far come in under $9.50 per lux and many of the lights are in the $5 to $7 per lux range.
I see a number of comments about people's preference for wider beam patterns. This brings me to wondering about the type of riding these folks are doing. While I agree that wider beam patterns can be useful, particularly for a handlebar light, I find that for a helmet light used on twisty forested singletrack, I like a tight beam pattern to focus as much light as possible a good distance out. The helmet light is often used for previewing the turns before the turn has been initiated, especially helpful on switchbacks.
I also like to combine it with a handlebar light to light up the rocks, roots, and holes on the trail so there are fewer surprises that arise as a result of parralax lighting/vision with a light on the helmet
Nice review and I look forward to seeing the videos you plan on posting in regards to these comprehensions.
Any chance of of seeing a shootout with some of the top DIY lights made? All though Magicshine looks like that may make that point mute, but I seriously doubt that. Regardless, would love to see how some of the best DIY projects compare to some of the best lights out there.
Great info and reviews. I'm never spending $400+ for bike lights again, that's for sure.
Getting the Tesla for the helmet and either the Betty or NR 1200 for the bar. Thanks for this review and the great pictures that helped me decide.
HID Technologies Lumen8r Quad is $495 Australian Dollars.
is it possible to make a snapshot of mine L30 light discussed here – http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=560438
I can provide free samples for the test.
>>I can provide free samples for the test.
Sure. As long as the lights are currently commercially avaialable for purchase in the US, we can test. Email me at [email protected] for details.
thanks. I have sent you an email.
I would like to see right next to the specs the claimed run time too. Something just as important if not more so than lux.
I look forward to your reviews of the Light and Motion Seca 900.
Francois you are doing a great job!
What about Iblaast? They have a mini-quad LED that looks pretty sick. I have an old triple LED of theirs that is still running great. It outshines all of my buddies systems.
What is the review status? I have not seen any activity for a long time. I hope the reviewer is OK!
What about cateye?
I just bought a cateye double shot pro thinking it was a good deal (US125) but now I see this magicshine…?
Does anyone have any instructions, owners manual for use of the DX light? Mine came with no instruction sheet or How To page. Please help me learn all of the fine things this light system will do. I have not gotten an answer from DX after two (2) emails. Thanks.
Hi Francois,
I really enjoyed the LED test and video, I look forward to more like it! I have enjoyed reading the input from various MTBR readers, great stuff for future product development.
Today is my first day here at Baja Designs Inc. as the Director of Sales and Marketing for their fledgling Bicycle Division. We have a sweet new light that will be debuting at Interbike and I'd like to make sure you get one for testing as soon as possible.
Trail Tech Light – I got the 30 Watt Trail Tech light for road bike use. The light output is awesome. You do need to DIY your own mount as the one that comes with it is so pathetic it is not even close to being usable. The light worked great for for a year and then stopped working. Trail Tech and Batteryspace.com are complete tools when it comes to customer service I don't know who is worse. I have been emailing with both customer service departments. They don't answer questions. You have to ask 5 times to get an answer and then they are completely ignorant about trouble shoooting their products.
Jerks. No matter how tempting the light output is don't buy a Trail Tech light.
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Great test, but I am disturbed by the apparent lack of standardization in the set up. Measuring the height of the playset and/or the number of cones, it is clear that either the lens on the camera varied from one shot to another or the distance from camera to the playhouse varied with the tests. It is reasonable to wonder if the distance of the light to the playhouse also varied.
>>Great test, but I am disturbed by the apparent lack of standardization in the set up. Measuring the height of the playset and/or the number of cones, it is clear that either the lens on the camera varied from one shot to another or the distance from camera to the playhouse varied with the tests. It is reasonable to wonder if the distance of the light to the playhouse also varied.
Camera position is the same and camera settings are manual and always identical. Some of the lights were shot several months or a year later so the background and positions may be slightly different. The light output on the photos though should be a good reference point.


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Work began in the Senate this week on a bill that represents the strongest official US action on climate change so far. The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (S.3036) passed its first hurdle, following a vote (74-14) allowing it to proceed to discussion. But it is expected to meet fierce opposition, and President Bush has already announced plans to veto it should the bill be presented to him.
The proposed legislation would implement a cap-and-trade system to reduce US dependence on fossil fuels, both to help ameliorate climate change and also to increase energy security. It plans to reduce US CO2 emissions by 70 percent of current levels by 2050 through a wide range of mechanisms, including a permit system, a carbon tax on gasoline, and subsidies and tax breaks for alternative technologies and retraining.
The permit system would work in a similar manner to the highly effective one that dealt with the issue of acid rain. Companies would be allocated a certain amount of carbon pollution each year, and would be free to sell some of this allocation to others if they didn't need it. Conversely, polluters wishing to exceed their allocation would need to purchase excess carbon credits.
The proposed gasoline tax would amount to 25¢ per gallon by 2030, a move that might not be welcomed by all. However, it pales in comparison to the recent rise in prices, a figure that is in effect equal to a $300/ton carbon tax of its own, with the difference being that increase goes to the oil producers' Swiss bank accounts, not a fund to help develop clean energy.
President Bush's opposition to the bill cites the damage that the bill's passage would have on the US economy. A recent EPA study suggests the impact would be to slow GDP by 7 percent by 2050, but since GDP growth is predicted to be well in excess of 200 percent by that time, it seems somewhat churlish. And as was highlighted by the Stern Report, the cost of inaction is likely to be far greater.
Whether the public will be happy to go along with the bill remains to be seen, but it is likely to meet with strong opposition. In general, while people are supportive of the need to do something to limit CO2, that support falls away once it becomes clear there will be an impact, either to their lifestyle or wallet, and the necessary changes will certainly have both.
The subject of tackling climate change came up repeatedly at the recent AAAS Science and Technology Policy Forum, with speakers from all sides of the political spectrum underlining the importance of action. Melinda Kimble, senior VP at the UN Foundation, put into context the kind of effort that would be required to reduce CO2 levels to an acceptable baseline by 2050, a reduction in CO2 of 7 gigatons/year. A reduction of 1 Gt/year could be achieved by doubling the efficiency of 2 billion cars from 30mpg to 60mpg, by reducing the energy use of all the buildings on the planet by 25 percent, through carbon capture and storage of 800 1 gigawatt coal-fired power stations, or by bringing online 700 new 1 GW nuclear power plants.
As you can imagine, this is nontrivial, and Kimble didn't think that incremental change, driven by free markets, will be able to achieve this. Instead, in her opinion a system of global governance is needed that has the needs of the global community, and not profit, as its driving force. One might reasonably expect that message to come from the UN, but even if you disagree with the conclusions, it doesn't negate the data.
Coming at the problem from the other side, former CIA director James Woolsey also focused on the importance of moving away from fossil fuels, both from a national security point of view as well as an environmental one. Woolsey pointed out that each year the US borrows $400 billion-500 billion a year to import oil, and that much of that money goes to nations whose interests are not always fully aligned with those of the US. He also drew attention to the lack of security surrounding the national grid, and illustrated his point with a rather funny (imaginary) conversation between the ghosts of John Muir, founder of the National Parks, and Gen. George Patton in an effort to show that "tree huggers and hawks" can find common ground.
Whether the Lieberman-Warner bill will pass is uncertain. Many senators are undecided, and there is expected to be strong opposition led by James Inhofe (R-OK), who remains convinced that climate change is a conspiracy to destroy the US economy. It does come on the heels of mounting action by states to begin addressing the problem, however, and all of the current Presidential hopefuls support CO2 limits.


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Repurposing dresser drawers.
As I was driving down the street about a week ago, someone was throwing out what I could tell used to be a lovely old dresser. But it was trashed. And I mean trashed. Half of the drawers were missing and the two that were left looked a little worse for the wear.
"What a waste," I thought as I drove by.
Now this is a street that I drive down often. And a few days later, the dresser was still there. But this time I had a flash of inspiration. I pulled over and looked at the two remaining drawers. They were actually in pretty decent condition aside from the pulls which were falling off. So I pulled the drawers out...with a LOT of effort...and loaded them in my car. I have only finished one of them so far, but I couldn't wait to share.
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It's not surprising, then, that the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancers, the most common types, has reached alarming proportions — up 77 percent in the past 14 years — and rates of melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, have also increased. Knowing the facts can save your birthday suit — and possibly your life.
1. You're never too old to start wearing sunscreen. By age 40, you've racked up only half of your lifetime dose of UV rays; by age 60, just 74 percent. And for those older than 50, being in the sun sans protection can be particularly dangerous.
"Over the years, your body begins to lose its ability to repair the cell damage created by the sun's rays, making you more susceptible to skin cancer," says Dr. Steven Wang, director of dermatologic surgery and dermatology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and a member of the photobiology committee of the Skin Cancer Foundation, which has corporate sponsors, including sunscreen manufacturers. "At the same time, your immune system, which plays a major role in halting the growth of skin cancers, weakens." That goes a long way toward explaining why most skin cancers are found on older people who have spent a lot of time in the sun.
2. Covering up should be your first priority. Research shows that people who rely on sunscreens alone tend to burn more than those who stay in the shade and wear long sleeves. "Sunscreens are just one tool," Wang says. Avoid the sun or stay in the shade when the sun is the strongest (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), and dress right for the occasion. Wear a hat and clothing that's made from tightly woven fabric. (Dark colors are better at blocking UV rays.) Specially made fashions with built-in sun protection (you'll see them labeled as UPF, for "ultraviolet protection factor") might be more lightweight and comfortable than regular clothing.
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4. A little dab won't do ya. You should apply about 2 tablespoons for face and body. In Consumer Reports' tests of sunscreens, its lab determined that applying half of that amount means you get about half of a product's SPF (sun protection factor). But you can't just slather it on once in the morning and think you're done. It's important to reapply every two hours when you're out in the sun; even very high-SPF sunscreens lose their effectiveness after that.
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I've written a series of columns from Israel in the past two weeks because I believe that if Secretary of State John Kerry brings his peace mission to a head and presents the parties with a clear framework for an agreement, Israel and the Jewish people will face one of the most critical choices in their history. And when they do, all hell could break loose in Israel. It is important to understand why.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not without reason, is asking the Palestinians to recognize Israel as the "nation state of the Jewish people," confirming that if Israel cedes them a state in the West Bank, there will be two-states-for-two-peoples. But, for Netanyahu to get an answer to that question, he will have to give an answer to a question Israelis have been wrestling with, and avoiding, ever since the 1967 war reconnected them with the heartland of ancient Israel, in the West Bank, known to Jews as Judea and Samaria. And that is:
"What is the nation state of the Jewish people?"
Kerry, by steadily making the answer to that question unavoidable, has set the whole Israeli political system into a roiling debate, with some ministers shrilly attacking Kerry and slamming Netanyahu for even putting the question on the table — as if the status quo were sustainable and just hunky-dory.
For instance, Kerry recently observed at a conference in Munich that if the current peace talks failed "there's an increasing delegitimization campaign that's been building up [against Israel]. People are very sensitive to it. There are talks of boycotts and other kinds of things."
Some Israeli ministers and American Jewish leaders blasted Kerry for what they said was his trying to use the B.D.S. movement — "boycotts, divestment and sanctions" — as a club to pressure Israel into making more concessions. I strongly disagree. Kerry and President Obama are trying to build Israelis a secure off-ramp from the highway they're hurtling down in the West Bank that only ends in some really bad places for Israel and the Jewish people.
I like the way Gidi Grinstein, the founder of the Reut Institute, a nonprofit that works on the thorniest problems of Israeli society, puts it: "We are in a critical moment in our history — far more significant than many realize." Ever since 1936, "the Zionist movement has sought to establish a sovereign Jewish and democratic majority in Zion, and, therefore, eventually accepted the principle of two-states-for-two-peoples: a Jewish state and an Arab state." Although there is a powerful settler movement in Israel that would like to absorb the West Bank today, the State of Israel has continued to tell the world and the Jewish people that, under the right security conditions, it would cede control of that occupied territory and its 2.5 million Palestinians and forge a two-state deal.
If Kerry's mission fails — because either Israelis or Palestinians or both balk — he will either be tacitly or explicitly declaring that this two-state solution is no longer a viable option and "that would plunge Israel into a totally different paradigm," said Grinstein, who recently authored the book "Flexigidity: The Secret of Jewish Adaptability."
It would force Israel onto one of three bad paths: either a unilateral withdrawal from parts of the West Bank or annexation and granting the Palestinians there citizenship, making Israel a binational state. Or failing to do either, Israel by default could become some kind of apartheid-like state in permanent control over the 2.5 million Palestinians. There are no other options.
But what these three options have in common, noted Grinstein, is that they would lead to a "massive eruption of the B.D.S. movement" and "the B.D.S. movement at heart is not about Israel's policies but Israel's existence: they want to see Israel disappear. What is keeping the B.D.S. movement contained is that we're still in the paradigm of the two-state solution." If that paradigm goes, he added, not only will the B.D.S. movement launch with new momentum, but the line between it and those around the world who are truly just critical of Israel's West Bank occupation will get blurred.
Furthermore, being the "nation state of the Jewish people," means that the values of Israel cannot be sharply divergent from the values of the Jewish diaspora (the vast majority of American Jews vote liberal) or from the values of America — Israel's only true ally. Added Grinstein: "If that happens, the relationship between Israel and America and American Jewry will inevitably become polarized."
To avoid that, no one expects Israel to concede to whatever Palestinians demand or to accept insecure borders or to give Palestinians a free pass on their excesses. And Kerry is not asking that. Israel should bargain hard and protect its interests. "But Israel has to be seen as credibly committed to ending its control over the Palestinians in the West Bank," concluded Grinstein, otherwise it won't just have a problem with B.D.S., but eventually with America and a growing segment of American Jews — "turning Israel from a force of unity for Jews to a force of disunity."
So responding to the Kerry plan, when it comes, is about something very deep: What is the nation state of the Jewish people — and how will Jews abroad and Israel's closest ally, America, relate to it in the future?


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Jami Lynn Toler, 27, faked having breast cancer so she could have her breasts augmented, according to Arizona police.
A Phoenix woman accused of pretending to have cancer to raise money for breast implants was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in jail, local media reported.
As part of a plea agreement, Jami Lynn Toler, 27, will also get three years' probation and pay restitution, The Arizona Republic reported.
"I am so sorry for violating the trust placed in me and so sorry for what I did," Toler said at her sentencing, according to kpho.com.
Toler pleaded guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court last month to theft.
According to prosecutors, Toler told her family, friends and co-workers at Hallmark Hospice that she had breast cancer and needed money for a double mastectomy and breast reconstructive surgery.
Toler's mother created a website for donations, and police said people donated more than $8,000 to the cause beginning in 2011.
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According to court records, Toler paid a doctor $5,800 cash for breast augmentation surgery that was performed Nov. 15.
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Hamilton, the chef and owner of Prune restaurant in New York City, describes the arc of emotion and thoughts she went through while traveling to and participating in the panel at the Culinary Institute of America. She starts out dismissive of the need for such a discussion. "Incredibly, it never goes away, this question about women," she says. I've heard that exasperated sigh from many other women speakers.
Hamilton convincingly captures what goes through the mind of a speaker on panel day, from her baby's oatmeal stain on her sweater to the calls from her business about how to handle things in her absence. She shares just as much about how the panel got under her fingernails. Hamilton at first thinks of herself and her fellow panelists as allied against the audience, so over the 'woman question,' nothing left to say.
Then a young woman in the audience asks whether it's okay to cry, setting Hamilton off on a private recollection of how she avoided crying in front of others at all costs. In fact, she mulls, it wasn't until she finally owned her own restaurant that she "put to bed" that 'woman' question. She realized:
...all through my entire work life, I had been working a double shift....that of constantly, vigilantly figuring out and calibrating my place in that kitchen with those guys to make a space for myself that was bearable and viable. Should I wear pink clogs or black steel-toe work shoes? Lipstick or Chapstick? Work double hard, double fast, double strong, or keep pace with the average Joe? Swear like a line cook or giggle like a girl?During her silent moments on the panel, thinking over those issues, she describes feeling a distance from the other panelists, and more closeness with the audience, after all:
To her question, my sister panelists gave peppy, cheerful "You can do it!!" kind of crap answers....I thought of telling them how changing a diaper reminds me, every time, of trussing a chicken....How labeling every school lunch bag, granola bar, juice box, extra sweater, and nap blanket with permanent Sharpie is like what we've been doing every day for thirty years, labeling the foods in our walk-ins....I wanted to interrupt my fellow panelists now going on about how women cook better than men, and how they're faster and cleaner and smarter, and just tell this story to the young woman in the fifteenth row.But she didn't tell it, not out loud, at least. This experience reminds me, once again, that it's much easier in many respects to write down the difficult topic than to speak about it out loud in front of an audience. Perhaps that's even more true when it involves pulling back the curtain on that double-shift you've been working as a woman in a male-dominated field. The retelling of this panelist's experience made me wonder how many of us defensively dismiss the need for panels about women's issues, then find out the hard way why we need them, after all.
This chapter tantalizes me with the speech I wish she'd given. I'd have loved hearing her, out loud and extemporaneous, comparing diapering to trussing a chicken. I can see the Sharpies, the oatmeal on her sweater that day, and feel the inability to cry until you owned the restaurant and had an office in which to do it. The details make the anguish real. She could have blown that panel into the next century, or given the audience a truer picture of this one. And I like to think her listeners might have felt just a little less pressure to make everything seem smooth and perfect in their own lives had she done so. That's why I recommend, when you're finding your voice as a speaker, that you tell the stories you think are too difficult to tell, because "if you can bring yourself to share them in a speech, you'll have the most compelling content and a riveting voice." Don't get me wrong: This is compelling and riveting, as written. But I yearn to hear it out loud and in person, a risk she chose not to take.
This put me very much in mind of a similar "wise women in public relations" panel I was on, where one brave audience member asked a question very different from those about using social media or owning your own business. She wanted help with being sexually harrassed by a client of her male-owned PR firm, and managed to bring that up in front of 45 people. So now I'm wondering: If the audience of young women can do the hard work of serving up the uncomfortable and difficult questions, frankly and openly, can the senior women in any profession bring themselves to answer in kind? I hope so, but suspect that many speakers are self-censoring in this way. As Seth Godin reminds us, "Just imagine how much you'd get done if you stopped actively sabotaging your own work." In this case, I think part of our work should be honesty when we're on panels like this one, dished out with a little knowing humor where appropriate, in describing and confirming reality for the next generation.
Is there a speech you wish you'd given when you had the chance, but didn't? Have you silently or openly dissed women's panels? Do you pull your punches when talking about difficult women's issues? Do you think she should have shared her thoughts? Go here and choose audio excerpt #4 to hear Hamilton read an excerpt from this chapter. And get the book--it's a compelling read.
(Photo of the line for brunch at Hamilton's restaurant Prune from Three Points Kitchen's photostream on Flickr)
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PlayawaysSunday, April 15th, 2007
Caution…you'd better duck!
Playaways are flying off the shelves at WDFPL!
Playaways are digital audiobooks in a self contained portable unit.Â
The small easy to handle preloaded audiobooks are funded by a literacy grant made possible in whole or part by the New Jersey State Library, an affiliate of Thomas Edison State College with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act.
Hmmm…why are they so popular? Library users could download a vast array of audiofiles from the WDFPL website remotely. This service is made possible by participating libraries and the South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative (SJRLC). Powered by OverDrive® Digital Library Reserve™ . This is also cool service. Ahhh a post for another day.
Could it be the grab and go mind set so popular in today's culture? How many people start the morning at Wawa or Starbucks rather than brewing that "wake up cup of coffee� in their own kitchen?
The Ipod like units use AAA batteries, supplied with each Playaway, to keep the content moving. WDFPL supplies lanyards so users can wear Playaways while in motion.


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Miscues costly for Rangers on difficult day
Early errors derail Texas to 1 1/2 games back in AL West
ANAHEIM -- Saturday was not one of the Rangers' best days this season.
In the morning, news broke that left-hander Matt Harrison would need another surgery. In the afternoon, Oakland extended its lead in the American League West with a win over the Astros, and to cap off the night, the Rangers committed four errors in an 8-3 loss at Angel Stadium.
The Rangers, now 1 1/2 games back in the AL West race, are 1-4 on their six-game West Coast road trip and have lost three consecutive games for the first time since losing four straight from July 25-28.
"We're not going to worry about it," starting pitcher Derek Holland said. "It is what it is right now, we know. We're just going to keep grinding it out. Our pitching is going to get going again. Myself, I've had a couple bad starts here and there, I'm not going to worry about this. I'm going to turn the page."
Adrian Beltre broke an 0-for-13 slump with an RBI single to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead in the first, but it was downhill from there.
The defense certainly had its faults, but Holland -- who is winless in a season-high six consecutive starts -- struggled to get outs as the Angels tagged him for eight runs (four earned) on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
"I didn't pitch very well," Holland said. "I'm very disappointed with the way that I performed. Those guys put up some runs there on the board for me, and I disappointed a lot of people -- our fans and my teammates -- for not doing my job. I know I'm a better pitcher than I've been performing for the last two to three outings."
Holland's troubles began right away as the first batter he faced, J.B. Shuck, hit a soft roller up the line that Holland fielded and threw away.
Shuck reached second on the play, advanced to third on a groundout and scored when Beltre committed the Rangers' second error of the inning. Mark Trumbo followed with his 31st home run of the season, a two-run blast that gave the Angels a lead they would not relinquish.
The second inning began with the Rangers' third error in seven batters -- this one a fielding mishap by Elvis Andrus -- and the Angels tacked on another run.
"It got off bad," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "Pitcher makes one [error], the third baseman makes one, then the shortstop makes one. Each and every one of them wasn't fielding their position. It's just one of those things."
The Angels' offense did not subside, scoring once again in the third and three times in the sixth before Holland gave way to the bullpen.
"On the offensive side, we're probably a more situational team right now, so we have to take advantage of that," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We got some big two-out hits with runners in scoring position tonight, put the ball in play when we had to and Trumbo hit the home run to give us some early runs. We have to keep playing baseball, use whatever speed we have and hopefully keep the game on our terms and be able to hold leads."
Catcher A.J. Pierzynski misplayed a popup in the eighth for Texas' fourth error of the night, but he responded with a solo shot -- his 17th home run of the season -- to lead off the ninth.
The Rangers' pitching staff has allowed 33 hits and 25 runs (20 earned) in the past three games, but Washington is not ready to hit the panic button.
"We're just not getting the job done and they're certainly very capable," Washington said. "We're only a game and a half out, we're not going anyplace. We'll be around. You go through those type of stretches, you hate to have them happen in September."


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One famous quote "Weddings are decided in the heaven but celebrated on the earth". Every women wish to be simple and elegant on the day of her Wedding Mehndi ceremony. Usually yellow, orange, pink and green colors are used for Bridal Mehndi Dresses, but now the girls have become more experimental. Lehanga's, Churidar's and Gharara's using pure banarsi fabric over zari dabka work are the traditional wearing of Brides on the day of mehndi ceremony.
Every bride selects their wedding wardrobe according to their choice, style and tradition. Cultural values are the most important factors in the selection of bride dresses. Every country has their historical and traditional values. Ubtan, Mehndi and Dhlak are the culture of Pakistan where brides are decorated with Mehndi Designs on hands, arms and feet. Close friends of bride and relatives sing songs and clap with dholki to celebrate the mehndi ceremony; this makes mehndi ceremony memorable and happy. Brides Mekeup is usually done in soft and natural colors on the day of Mehndi to make bride attractive and eye-catching. Peachy Pink color is very frequent for blush-on and lipstick; as well as light and simple base with soft color lipstick or gloss is liked by every bride on the Mehndi festival because she wishes typical bridal look on the day of Barat.
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The Portuguese is willing to both discuss the long-term future of the England team with FA chairman Greg Dyke and offer his opinion on how the Three Lions can best compete for the World Cup trophy in Brazil next summer.
He told The Guardian: "If they want to speak with me I will give them my opinion.
"If you concentrate on the here and now - not on the future in three or four years' time - on the group of players at Roy Hodgson's disposal to play at the World Cup, then England have more than enough.
"A World Cup without England is not a World Cup.
"They are one of the big football countries and even if at one moment the team is not at a high level, England always have to be in a World Cup."
The self-confessed Anglophile, who began a second stint at Chelsea in June, admitted he was especially happy to see England clinch automatic qualification for the finals with victory over Poland.
"I didn't celebrate on Tuesday by jumping up and down or drinking because that's not in my nature but inside I was happy," the 50-year-old added.
"Part of me was also happy my Chelsea players won't have the pressure of the play-offs in November and can play two friendlies instead, rather than worrying about Brazil.
"England deserved to qualify and the tournament will be better for having them there.
"With the pressure of the last two matches which they had to win, they coped well."
FA chairman Dyke, who replaced David Bernstein in July, has set up a new commission to investigate the decline in the number of English players featuring in the Premier League.


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Singer Frank Ocean had his driver's license suspended and faces a marijuana possession charge after being pulled over twice in two days for speeding, The Associated Press reports.
Ocean was first pulled over while driving on U.S. 395 on Dec. 30 in Eastern Sierra Nevada, Calif., and was pulled over again at about 4:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve on the same road, according to the Mono County Sheriff's Department. He was allegedly going more than 90 mph in a 65-mph zone both times.
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The police deputy who pulled Ocean over the second time smelled "a strong odor of marijuana" coming from the car, and later found a small bag of marijuana on the singer, according to the sheriff's department.
Police confiscated Ocean's license and cited him for driving with a suspended license, having tinted front windows and marijuana possession. He received a verbal warning for speeding.
The Grammy nominee flippantly addressed the incidents on Twitter on Jan. 3, writing, "hi guys, i smoke pot. ok guys, bye" and then, "hi guys, i drive a m3. that bitch fast..ok guys, bye. :)"
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' Green Ranger inspired nail art
As a kid who grew up primarily in the '90s, I remember when the Japanese invasion came into North America with the likes of Sailor Moon, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I only found out later that the shows were dubbed and the Japanese versions were completely different. Nonetheless, I am still a fan of those English dubs and remakes, and today marks the first Power Rangers film to come out in 10 years.
So to celebrate, I pay homage to my favourite Power Ranger of all time: the Green Ranger.
My toy collection is a strange one: I collect Sailor Moon figures and wands, Breaking Bad paraphernalia, StarCraft merch, and the strangest nook in my collection? My Green Ranger figures, Dragonzord, various Dragon Daggers. But only the Green Ranger. I remember when Power Rangers was released on Netflix again and I didn't feel like it was as good as when I had remembered as a kid, but when Twitch streamed all Power Rangers, all the time – there was that special magic being shared with about 68,000 other people on Twitch spamming the chat channel:
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Small, little things that might have missed me when I was a kid, now being shared with people of all-ages on the Internet. Absolutely incredible.
This small scale Dragon Dagger is perfect for nail photos. I may or may not have got it for this sole purpose. It comes with a sticker book but it didn't really have to. The sticker book is VERY '90s, so it runs in the theme.
In either case, if you feel like attempting this insanity and don't mind being seen in public with Green Ranger nails, here's how you get this hawt look (I started saying this when I made my first 'technailogy' post and now I can't stop):
- Use your favourite base coat and apply one layer to your nails. Let dry.
- Apply thin layers of green polish to your nails. You may need 2-3. Let dry.
- Pick your highlight nail for the helmet. I picked my ring nail as it was cut shorter.
- Using a fine nail art brush, paint the black visor on the helmet nail.
- With the same brush, use the smallest amount for the helmet dragon's eyes, nostrils. Clean brush.
- Using a fine nail art brush, paint a silver mouth piece. Clean brush.
- Using a fine nail art brush, paint some darker green fine lines to help shape the helmet dragon. Clean brush.
- Using a fine nail art brush, paint white outline around the black visor. Clean brush.
- Using a fine nail art brush, paint some tiny teeth along the black visor's outline. Clean brush.
- Using a fine nail art brush, paint a tiny red dot in the centre. There's some gold around it, but I left it out. Clean brush.
- Using a fine nail art brush, paint the lip shapes – note that you will need to wipe a lot of excess as a little goes a long way. Clean brush.
- Use a gold polish and paint diagonally. I didn't really know what I was doing here so feel free to go ham.
- Using a fine nail art brush, paint the Green Ranger's crest's icons randomly on your nail. I did a bad job so you should really do better than what I did.
- Top off with your favourite top coat and you're done!
Was it worth it? Of course it was.
Polishes and materials used:
- Nails Inc. – Hyde Park
- Julep – Payton
- OPI – Jade is the New Black
- OPI – Black Onyx
- OPI – Alpine Snow
- Essie – As Gold as it Gets
- Essie – No Place Like Chrome
- Joe Fresh – Cherry
- Seche Vite top coat
- Fine nail art brush from Daiso


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As intriguing as the BMW i3 city car is, it is the i8 that will headline the German car maker's –branded eco-range when it goes on sale in 2014. Conceived as an alternative to the current crop of conventional combustion-engined sportscars, the sleek new coupe aims to provide the best of both words by offering the sort of straight line performance to see off the Porsche 911 Carrera and combined cycle fuel economy to make even the Volkswagen Up appear thirsty by way of comparison.
This is the image leader for BMW's push into the alternative drive ranks, and its futuristic styling, complete with its signature fluted rear bodywork, fully reflects it. Like its hatchback sibling, the distinctively styled 2+2 coupe has undergone subtle changes in appearance since it was originally revealed in concept car guise in 2010. Among them are new headlamps and a more formal version of BMW's traditional kidney grille, and as I prepare to climb down in to the i8 it also dawns on me that the long doors have lost their butterfly style hinges for more conventional front hinges.
From inside, the i8 possesses all the hallmarks of a proper sportscar. You sit low with your legs well out in front in seats that are tight-hugging, hard-shell affairs. The deep but low dashboard is very prominent. However, it is the instrument binnacle, whose mesmerizing graphics alter depending on the driving mode chosen, going from a calm hue of blue in eco-pro and comfort to a racier orange hue in sport mode that initially steals my attention as we set off down a slip road and out on to BMW's test track.
As with the i3, the i8 is based around a carbon fibre structure that sees it hit the scales at 1480kg in production guise. Unlike the new city car, the more sporting of BMW i cars relies on a plug-in petrol-electric hybrid system for its performance. In less severe weather, it would nominally start in electric mode. However, the electronic system has detected the sub-zero temperatures and fires on the combustion engine.
At the heart of the new car is a compact, turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder direct injection petrol engine that is mounted transversely behind the roomy cabin. The aluminium unit develops 164kW and 300Nm torque, all channelled to the rear wheels via a six-speed automatic gearbox boasting a conventional torque converter. It's a boisterous unit, emitting a distinctive three-cylinder hum that gets deeper, louder and a good deal more prominent as engine speeds rise.
But, as the i8's plug-in hybrid billing suggests, the petrol engine is not the only form of propulsion. An electric motor, shared with the i3, sits up front in the nose, sending an additional 96kW and 250Nm to the front wheels. There's also a second, much smaller electric motor mounted at the rear next to the combustion engine producing 4kW and 4Nm of torque. But while it is capable of providing drive to the rear wheels, its primary purpose is as an alternator and/or generator depending on which driving mode is chosen; eco-pro, comfort or sport.
All up there's a combined 260kW on offer, giving the i8 a power-to-weight ratio better than the BMW Z4 sDrive35i. And yet, it is the torque, which swells to a peak of 550Nm which leaves the biggest impression. There's great urge when BMW's chassis ace, Joss van As, knocks the gear lever to the left to engage sport mode, in which all three power sources are combined, and then throws the throttle open. BMW's claims of 0-100km/h in 4.6sec, 80 to 120km/h in 4.0sec and a top speed of 250km/h are in no way optimistic
What BMW is really proud of, though, is the i8's excellent economy. Nothing's official just yet but the company hints at a combined average of 2.7L/100km – a figure that undercuts every existing series production BMW model by some margin.
As we rush along snow covered roads, I notice a button on the centre tunnel marked E mode. Van As obliges, depressing it to alter the drive process from petrol-electric to solely electric.
More impressive though is the smooth interplay between all three power sources. In hybrid mode, all four wheels are provided drive. In electric mode, only the front wheels channel drive. It sounds remarkably complex, but you'd never know it.
Further impressions? While it may be billed as a sportscar, the i8 boasts an excellent ride. The overall set-up is claimed to be close in terms of comfort to that set to appear on the upcoming 4-series coupe. "We are aware certain customers will use the i8 every day. It needs to offer sufficient low speed compliance for commuting in combination with the control required at higher speeds."
So, will the i8 be capable of taking the fight to more conventional sportscars such as the Porsche 911 Carrera 4, a car insiders suggest it will be priced against at around $220,000? It'll be another year at least before we get to steer the BMW i brand's flagship model for ourselves and get to answer that question with any real confidence. But after our short ride, we do know that it is not only engagingly fast, but with more than token rear seats and 150 litres of luggage space also imminently usable and with a pliant ride it will be comfortable enough to be used every day.
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Mets claim Berroa, Evans joins Herd
The New York Mets today announced that they have claimed INF Angel Berroa off waivers from the New York Yankees. Berroa has been activated to the Buffalo Bisons roster.
The Bisons also announced that INF/OF Nick Evans has been optioned to the team for New York and LHP Arturo Lopez has been placed on the temporary inactive list.
Berroa hit .136 (3-22) with a double and one RBI in 21 games with the Yankees this year. He started the year at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA) and hit .316 (18-57) with two home runs and 13RBI in 14 games before being promoted to New York.
Berroa split the 2008 season between Omaha (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League and the Los Angeles Dodgers. With LA, Berrora hit .230 (52-226) with one home run and 16RBI in 84 games. Originally signed as a non-drafted free agent in 1997 by Oakland, Berroa has hit.259 (661-2,548) with 46 home runs and 252RBI in 732 career major league games with the Royals, Dodgers and Yankees.
Evans hit .250 (11-44) with one home run and six RBI in 15 games with the Mets.


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Welcome to the Somerset Rivers Website
This site lists 95 Somerset watercourses and is my attempt to record a history and pictorial account of these Somerset watercourses.The site currently (October 2014) includes in excess of 18500 photographs, 1500 separate bridge records and a growing list of watermills and mill streams.
My real interest is in the structures, that is the bridges, the aqueducts, and the water mills that currently stand or once stood along the waterways. 69 of the waterways listed have now been walked from source to mouth and the site is constantly being updated, so if you have an interest please revisit and see the newly added content.
You can view the latest photographs by clicking Here
Please note: I have recently moved this site to another server and you may find that some of the links on individual webpages are not working correctly. These are mainley the links to the gallery - I am gradually correcting these links but in the meantime you can still view the galleries by going directly to the gallery link at the top of this page.


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Mary Sanchez, op-ed writer for the Kansas City Star, offers in her column something many of us probably didn't know:
"There's a little-known fact about guns in America, and it's one that the firearms industry and its political allies don't like to dwell on: The rate of gun ownership in America is declining.
"This has been the case for decades. Rates peaked way back in the 1970s, the era of disco balls and bell bottoms. In 1977, 54 percent of American households reported owning guns. In 2010, the last time the General Social Survey data was compiled, the percentage had shrunk to 32."
Sanchez concludes that the strong opposition to anti-gun violence measures is driven more by the need of gun manufacturers to sustain their market than it is about the Second Amendment.
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