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An anonymous reader writes You may or may not remember this, but before the advent of reliable search engines, web listings used to be a popular way to organize the web. Yahoo had one of the more popular hierarchical website directories around. On Friday, as part of its on-going streamlining process, Yahoo announced that their 20-year-old web directory will be no more: "While we are still committed to connecting users with the information they're passionate about, our business has evolved and at the end of 2014 (December 31), we will retire the Yahoo Directory."
115 comments | 4 days ago
concertina226 writes Engineering students from the University of Toronto have developed a 3D bioprinter that can rapidly create artificial skin grafts from a patient's cells to help treat burn victims. In severe burn injuries, both the epidermis (outer layer of the skin) and the dermis (inner layer) are severely damaged, and it usually takes at least two weeks for skin cells to be grown in a laboratory to be grafted onto a patient. As both layers of skin are made from completely different cells that have different structures, it is very difficult for the body to regenerate itself and burn victims can die if their wounds cannot be closed quickly enough. So instead of trying to replicate a real human skin graft, the PrintAlive Bioprinter creates a type of "living bandage" from hydrogel.
26 comments | about a week ago
An anonymous reader writes Apple has announced that it sold over 10 million new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models, just three days after the launch on September 19. From the article: "Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company could have sold even more iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models if supplies had been available. Analysts had estimated first-weekend sales of up to 10 million iPhones, after Apple booked record pre-orders of 4 million on Sept. 12, the day pre-orders opened."
206 comments | about two weeks ago
mdsolar writes with the latest plan from the U.S. government to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and a call for more help from other nations by the President. President Obama on Tuesday challenged world powers to accelerate the global response to the Ebola outbreak that is ravaging West Africa, warning that unless health care workers, medical equipment and treatment centers were swiftly deployed, the disease could take hundreds of thousands of lives. "This epidemic is going to get worse before it gets better," Mr. Obama said here at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where he met with doctors who had just returned from West Africa. The world, he said, "has the responsibility to act, to step up and to do more. The United States intends to do more." Even as the president announced a major American deployment to Liberia and Senegal of medicine, equipment and 3,000 military personnel, global health officials said that time was running out and that they had weeks, not months, to act. They said that although the American contribution was on a scale large enough to make a difference, a coordinated assault in Africa from other Western powers was essential to bringing the virus under control.
221 comments | about two weeks ago
Zanadou writes "Apple may have succeeded at breaking two records at once with the free release of U2's latest album, titled Songs of Innocence, via iTunes. But now, it looks like it's also on track to become one of the worst music publicity stunts of all time. Users who have opted to download new purchases to their iPhones automatically have found the new U2 album sitting on their phones. But even if iTunes users hadn't chosen automatic downloads, Songs of Innocence will still be displayed as an "iTunes in the Cloud" purchase. That means it will still be shown as part of your music library, even if you delete all the tracks. The only way to make the U2 album go away is to go to your Mac or PC and hide all of your "iTunes in the Cloud" purchases, or to use iTunes to manually hide each track from your purchased items list. Other reactions include rapper Tyler, The Creator saying that having the new U2 album automatically downloaded on his iPhone was like waking up with an STD. Update: 09/16 15:06 GMT by T : Note: Apple has released a fix.
610 comments | about two weeks ago
Advocatus Diaboli writes The U.S. government threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 a day in 2008 if it failed to comply with a broad demand to hand over user data that the company believed was unconstitutional, according to court documents unsealed Thursday that illuminate how federal officials forced American tech companies to participate in the NSA's controversial PRISM program. The documents, roughly 1,500 pages worth, outline a secret and ultimately unsuccessful legal battle by Yahoo to resist the government's demands. The company's loss required Yahoo to become one of the first to begin providing information to PRISM, a program that gave the National Security Agency extensive access to records of online communications by users of Yahoo and other U.S.-based technology firms.
223 comments | about three weeks ago
An anonymous reader writes: $3 billion in funding is on the line as private space companies duke it out for contracts to end U.S. reliance on Russian rockets for manned spaceflight. The two biggest contenders are SpaceX and Boeing, described as "the exciting choice" and "the safe choice," respectively. "NASA is charting a new direction 45 years after sending humans to the Moon, looking to private industry for missions near Earth, such as commuting to and from the space station. Commercial operators would develop space tourism while the space agency focuses on distant trips to Mars or asteroids." It's possible the contracts would be split, giving some tasks to each company. It's also possible that the much smaller Sierra Nevada Corp. could grab a bit of government funding as well for launches using its unique winged-shuttle design.
123 comments | about three weeks ago
mpicpp writes with a snippet from Businessweek: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is seeking to raise as much as $21.1 billion in its initial public offering, in what could be the largest sale of new stock in the U.S. ever. The Chinese company and shareholders including Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO:US) plan to sell 320.1 million American depositary shares for $60 to $66 apiece, according to a regulatory filing today (BABA:US). At the high end of that range, the offering would surpass Visa Inc.'s $19.7 billion IPO in March 2008 and give the company a market value of $162.7 billion. Alibaba's executives are now able to meet fund managers to build demand for the IPO and they plan to begin the roadshow in New York next week, people with knowledge of the matter have said. The Hangzhou-based company has garnered years of attention for its scale — with 279 million active buyers in the year through June — and its exposure to a growing Internet consumer base in China.
97 comments | about a month ago
nbauman sends word that researchers have completed a project to sequence the genome of Coffea canephora, a species of plant responsible for roughly 30% of the world's coffee production. In the course of their genetic mapping, the researchers "pinpointed genetic attributes that could help in the development of new coffee varieties better able to endure drought, disease and pests, with the added benefit of enhancing flavor and caffeine levels." They also discovered a broad range of genes that contribute to the production of flavor-related compounds and caffeine. Plant genomist Victor Albert said, "For any agricultural plant, having a genome is a prerequisite for any sort of high technology breeding or molecular modification. Without a genome, we couldn't do any real advanced research on coffee that would allow us to improve it — not in this day and age."
167 comments | about a month ago
Calibax writes NVIDIA has filed complaints against Samsung and Qualcomm at the ITC and in the U.S. District court in Delaware. The suit alleges that the companies are both infringing NVIDIA GPU patents covering technology including programmable shading, unified shaders and multithreaded parallel processing. NVIDIA is seeking damages and a ban on U.S. import of a number of devices with Snapdragon and Exynos processors until there is an agreement on licensing.
110 comments | about a month ago
IonOtter (629215) writes Matt Haughey, founder of MetaFilter, has challenged a Cease & Desist letter from Sundance Vacations, a seller of time-shares with a reputation for aggressive sales tactics and suppression of criticism. Only this time, it seems that the plaintiff may have forged court documents ordering Mr. Haughey, Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Bing and other search engines to remove any and all mentions of the links and posts in question. Legal blog Popehat has picked this up as well, prompting Ken White to wryly note, "...Sundance Vacations is about to learn about the Streisand Effect." The story is gaining traction, and being picked up by Boing-Boing, as well as hitting the first page of search results on Google.
116 comments | about a month ago
First time accepted submitter dnebin writes Yahoo announced that they will cease new development on their javascript framework YUI, bowing to industry trends towards Node.js, Angular, and others. The announcement reads in part: "The consequence of this evolution in web technologies is that large JavaScript libraries, such as YUI, have been receiving less attention from the community. Many developers today look at large JavaScript libraries as walled gardens they don't want to be locked into. As a result, the number of YUI issues and pull requests we've received in the past couple of years has slowly reduced to a trickle. Most core YUI modules do not have active maintainers, relying instead on a slow stream of occasional patches from external contributors. Few reviewers still have the time to ensure that the patches submitted are reviewed quickly and thoroughly."
79 comments | about a month ago
As numerous sources report, an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck California early Sunday morning, with an epicenter about 9 miles south of Napa. According to the San Francisco Chronicle's account, Some power lines down in western Contra Costa County, but Bay Area bridges appeared to be fine, according to the California Highway Patrol. There were widespread reports of power outages, gas leaks and flooding in the North Bay, with at least 15,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers without power in Vallejo, Napa, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa and Sonoma. Police reminded motorists to stop at darkened intersections. ... In Benicia, several miles from the epicenter, the quake was strong enough to knock pictures off mantles.
Bay Area bridges appear to have survived the quake -- significant, in that the L.A. Times reports that USGS estimates peg it as "the largest earthquake to strike the Bay Area since the Loma Prieta temblor of 1989," and says that injury reports (especially from glass) are streaming in from the area around Napa. The Times also has a larger estimate of customers suffering power outages: "more than 42,000" around the northern Bay Area. Unsurprisingly, social media channels are full of pictures showing some of the damage.
For those in California, did you feel the quake? (And from how far away?) Update: 08/24 13:15 GMT by T : Also in earthquake news: an even stronger quake (magnitude 6.4) on Saturday struck central Chile, shaking Santiago -- nearly 70 miles from the epicenter -- for more than half a minute, but with "no immediate reports of fatalities or serious damage."
135 comments | about a month ago
SpzToid (869795) writes The state of Oregon sued Oracle America Inc. and six of its top executives Friday, accusing the software giant of fraud for failing to deliver a working website for the Affordable Care Act program. The 126-page lawsuit claims Oracle has committed fraud, lies, and "a pattern of activity that has cost the State and Cover Oregon hundreds of millions of dollars". "Not only were Oracle's claims lies, Oracle's work was abysmal", the lawsuit said. Oregon paid Oracle about $240.3 million for a system that never worked, the suit said. "Today's lawsuit clearly explains how egregiously Oracle has disserved Oregonians and our state agencies", said Oregon Atty. Gen. Ellen Rosenblum in a written statement. "Over the course of our investigation, it became abundantly clear that Oracle repeatedly lied and defrauded the state. Through this legal action, we intend to make our state whole and make sure taxpayers aren't left holding the bag."
Oregon's suit alleges that Oracle, the largest tech contractor working on the website, falsely convinced officials to buy "hundreds of millions of dollars of Oracle products and services that failed to perform as promised." It is seeking $200 million in damages. Oracle issued a statement saying the suit "is a desperate attempt to deflect blame from Cover Oregon and the governor for their failures to manage a complex IT project. The complaint is a fictional account of the Oregon Healthcare Project."
212 comments | about a month ago
hackingbear writes: According to a new Cost-Competitiveness Index, the nations often perceived as having low manufacturing costs — such as China, Brazil, Russia, and the Czech Republic — are no longer much cheaper than the U.S. In some cases, they are estimated to be even more expensive. Chinese manufacturing wages have nearly quintupled since 2004, while Mexican wages have risen by less than 50 percent in U.S. dollar terms, contrary to our long-standing misconception that their labors were being slaved. In the same period, the U.S. wage is essentially flat, whereas Mexican wages have risen only 67%. Not all countries are taking full advantage of their low-cost advantages, however. The report found that global competiveness in manufacturing is undermined in nations such as India and Indonesia by several factors, including logistics, the overall ease of doing business, and inflexible labor markets.
233 comments | about a month ago
1sockchuck writes In a unique approach to data center design, the new high-performance computing center in Oregon is housed in a geodesic dome. The new facility at the Oregon Health and Science University requires no mechanical air conditioning, using outside air to racks of servers reaching densities of 25kW per cabinet. The design uses an aisle containment system to separate hot and cold air, and can recirculate server exhaust heat to adjust cold aisle temperatures in the winter. It's a very cool integration of many recent advances in data center design, combining elements of the Yahoo Chicken Coop and server silo in Quebec. The school has posted a virtual tour that provides a deep technical dive.
62 comments | about a month and a half ago
An anonymous reader writes Julian Assange has hosted a press conference in which he indicated he is soon about to leave the embassy of Ecuador in London. From the article: "WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent over two years in Ecuador's London embassy to avoid a sex crimes inquiry in Sweden, said on Monday he planned to leave the building 'soon', but Britain signaled it would still arrest him if he tried. Assange made the surprise assertion during a news conference alongside Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino. But his spokesman played down the chances of an imminent departure, saying the British government would first need to revise its position and let him leave without arrest, something it has repeatedly refused to do.
299 comments | about a month and a half ago
Bismillah (993337) writes Yahoo is working on an easy to use PGP interface for webmail, the company's chief information security officer Alex Stamos said at Black Hat 2014. This could lead to some interesting standoffs with governments and law enforcement wanting to read people's messages. From the article: "'We are working to design a key server architecture that allows for automatic discovery of public keys within Yahoo.com and other participating mail providers and to integrate encryption into the normal mail flow,' Stamos said."
175 comments | about 2 months ago
As TechCrunch reports, Google will begin using website encryption, or HTTPS, as a ranking signal – a move which should prompt website developers who have dragged their heels on increased security measures, or who debated whether their website was "important" enough to require encryption, to make a change. Initially, HTTPS will only be a lightweight signal, affecting fewer than 1% of global queries, says Google. ... Over time, however, encryption's effect on search ranking [may] strengthen, as the company places more importance on website security. ... While HTTPS and site encryption have been a best practice in the security community for years, the revelation that the NSA has been tapping the cables, so to speak, to mine user information directly has prompted many technology companies to consider increasing their own security measures, too. Yahoo, for example, also announced in November its plans to encrypt its data center traffic.
148 comments | about 2 months ago
Taco Cowboy writes Somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico there is a man-made "Dead Zone" the size of the State of Connecticut. Inside that "Dead Zone" the water contains no oxygen, or too little to support normal marine life, especially the bottom dwelling fish and shrimps. The "Dead Zone" measures about 5,000 square miles (13,000 square kilometers) [and] is caused by excess nutrient runoff from farms along the Mississippi River, which empties into the Gulf. The excess nutrients feed algae growth, which consumes oxygen when it works its way to the Gulf bottom. The Gulf dead zone, which fluctuates in size but measured 5,052 square miles this summer, is exceeded only by a similar zone in the Baltic Sea around Finland. The number of dead zones worldwide currently totals more than 550 and has been increasing for decades.
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Archive for the 'Trout' Category
There is that point in every beginner's life where they decide to switch from bank fishing to fishing from a boat. If you're just getting into boat fishing, the easiest thing to do is to go to a lake that rents row boats and take one out for an afternoon.
Once you've mastered the challenge of just DEALING with all your fishing tackle in the boat, then you can try trolling.
Just What Is Trolling?
Put very simply, trolling is drawing a baited fishing line through the water. Trolling can be done with one or more people in the boat. But, if you're just getting started, I think it's easier if one person runs the motor and the others fish.
It's a challenge to try to run the motor
AND fish
AND deal with anything you catch
AND not get the line fouled in the motor.
If you're trolling for lake trout, then you'll want to use a lure specifically designed for trout. I've tried trolling with worms or Power Bait with no success; the lures are specially designed to get the job done.
My favorite lure for trolling for lake trout is a flatfish lure. I've had mine since I was 8 so it actually has a name: Sir Gregory. Go figure!
Here are my three biggest tips for getting started with trolling.
1. Troll Slowly
Big fish will not expend any more energy than necessary to catch a meal. Also, most lures will not perform correctly at fast speeds. The best advice is to troll SLOWLY, the slower the better.
When ESP Boss and I troll, sometimes he refuses to use a motor and rows instead. Of course, this may have something to do with a full reel of line being wrapped around a new electric motor and ruining it. (I was 9 but he's never gotten over it!) A plus of using oars is that the movement of the lure is a bit erratic as it moves quickly and then slowly with the rhythm of the rowing.
However, if you must use a motor, make sure it will throttle down to a crawl, or, better yet, purchase a multi-speed electric motor. You can use the electric motor for trolling and save a larger gas motor for power. Just be sure that your type and size of motor is permitted on the lake!
Most of the lakes listed on EatStayPlay.com have motor information.
2. Vary Your Speed
While slow speeds are critical, this does not mean the same slow speed all the time. A lure running through the water at a constant speed, at a constant depth and giving off the same vibration pattern will not catch many fish. The movement is too regular and there's nothing to indicate an easy meal or that something (i.e. the lure) is in trouble. Troll slowly, but adjust your speed every few minutes to change the lure's speed and vibration pattern.
3. Troll In "S" Shaped Curves
The best results mean that you shouldn't troll back and forth in a straight line. An "S" pattern is great, because every time the lure is on the inside swing of the boat, it will drop deeper and slow down. On an outside turn, the lure will speed up and rise. With each turn, you will impart a different action to the lure, signaling meal time to nearby fish.
If you know where the fish like to hang out in the lake (EVERY lake has hot spots), then swinging curves to pass the lure through these areas should also get results.
Readers Weigh In:
- Do you prefer to fish from the shore or a boat?
- If fishing from a boat, would you rather troll or bottom fish?
- Do you have any trolling tips to share?
Every so often I run across a trout fishing idea and think "WHY have I NEVER heard of that?! That sounds like a fantastic idea!" This is one of those ideas.
Before I discovered a worm threader, I hadn't been a big fan of using night crawlers as trout bait. No, it has nothing to do with being squeamish (I'm not) or the fact that you get dirt under your fingernails trying to get the worms out of the container. It was that I never seemed to catch anything with a worm; it's a waste of bait as the worm gets soggy or eaten (with no fish on the hook), and left over night crawlers aren't even great for my garden.
A gang hook set up is a one-up on a worm threader. The worm is presented in a more "natural" fashion and you get the advantage of two hooks instead of one.
I haven't tried this set up yet (it's still too hot for good trout fishing around here!) so, I want somebody to go out and test this one for me and then let me know.
What are gang hooks?
Gang hooks are a series of two or more single hooks tied in a straight line on a piece of monofilament leader.
What are the advantages to using a gang hook?
- The worm will be stretched along the line, in a more natural position than wadded up in a "worm ball" around a single or treble hook.
- You've got two hooks instead of one.
- You can use smaller hooks which will better fit in a smaller fish's mouth.
How do I create a gang hook?
Using a snell knot tie a single, size 10 hook to a leader, leaving at least a 12″ tag end. Tie a second hook about 2- to 3-inches below the first (depending on the length of your worm) and clip the tag end.
If you want to, you can add the hooks to the leader directly below each other (with no space in between) to create a longer line of gang hooks. If your worm isn't long enough to finish out the line of gang hooks, make a small ball of Powerbait to cover any remaining hooks.
Attach your gang hook to a swivel (I like two slip weights above the swivel) and you're good to go. You can use this set up with or without weights and also with a bobber.
Gang hooks are best used in shallow areas with debris, including fallen trees and water plants. Gang hooks are less likely to catch or snag on the debris, due to its unique hook presentation.
Readers Weigh In:
- Have you ever fished a worm on a gang hook? How did it go?
- What is your favorite worm presentation?
The Easy Way To Clean Fish: ESP Boss' 4 Step Process
Have you ever done a Google search for cleaning fish? You'll come up with a million and one ways to clean a fish! Holy cow!
Some fish really do have a specific way that you have to clean them, like catfish. But for your garden variety, run-of-the-mill trout, I wanted to share with you ESP Boss' 4 Step Process.
Before you begin, make sure the fish is clean of mud, bait, and other nasties. You'll need a sharp knife and a cutting board. Running water is a help, but not required.
If any fish still have the hook in them, set them aside for last!
Here's how we take care of a fish that has swallowed the hook and we can't get it out: put TWO of the metal stringer hooks through it. That way, we can tell it apart from the others!
Step 1
Insert the tip of your knife at the anal fins. Cut the fish's stomach area all the way until you reach the gill cover. You want to cut completely through the skin, but not into the spine.
Step 2
With your fingers, remove the insides of the fish. It's best if you reach in toward the head, firmly grasp the entrails and pull them out working towards the anal fins. Run your finger firmly along the inside of the backbone to clean out the vein that runs along the bone.
Step 3
Rinse the cavity of the fish. If you have running water, great! If not, rinse out the cavity in a pan of clean, cool water.
Step 4
With the fish laying on a firm surface (so you can see one eye), slide your knife up and under the gills. Firmly cut through the backbone so the gills stay attached to the head.
Discard guts and head. Or, save the head to use to catch crayfish!
And that's it! Because trout don't have extreme scales, there's no need to remove the scales or skin. We typically cook them using the Fish Basket BBQ recipe.
Readers Weigh In:
- How do you clean trout?
- Any tips or tricks that I could share with newbies?
I know you all know that I live in Arizona. And, that my favorite type of fishing is in our put-and-take lakes. But, not everybody is into the "easy" ways of catching trout. If you're feeling up to it (and can handle loosing some tackle to the rocks of a stream) then read on to find out about how to use a jig set up to catch stream trout!
Most trout in lakes will eat whatever you throw out to them, either on the bottom, trolling, or cast and reel. (Provided of course, they're biting at all!) Stream trout, on the other hand, feed more selectively than many game fish.
Whatever big trout are feeding on, whether it is insect larvae or minnows, it's important to use a presentation that looks and moves like the real thing. If you can, creep up to the stream, not letting your shadow fall on the water, and see if you can spot what the trout are after. If you can't figure it out, (and who can read a trout's mind!) then don't be afraid to try different baits or techniques.
Most of the major diet items for a stream trout can be imitated by a jig.
Jig: type of fishing lure, it usually consists of a lead sinker with a hook molded into it. There is then some sort of body on the shank of the hook. The jig is very versatile and can be used in both salt water as well as fresh water. Many species are attracted to the lure which has made it popular amongst anglers for years.
The head of a jig can consist of many different shapes and colors along with different features. The most common is the round head, but others include fish head shaped, coned shaped, etc. These heads come in many different weights usually ranging from 1/64th of an ounce to over 1 ounce. They can also be found in a wide array of colors and patterns. The hooks also vary. These variances can be on the hook type, color, angle of the hook or the material of the hook. Some jig heads even offer a weed guard.
Tiny 1/64-ounce jigs tipped with plastic nymph imitate nymph-stage insects, while a larger 1/16-ounce jig with a 1-inch white curlytail grub imitates a larger pupae or small baitfish.
Nymph-stage insect: stage between larva and mature insect; given to young stages of insects which undergo a partial metamorphosis. The nymph is usually quite similar to the adult except that its wings are not fully developed. It normally feeds on the same kind of food as the adult.
Jigs can be worked slowly (bounced lightly across bottom) or swum through deeper waters of pools and runs. In summer, cast jigs along under-cut banks, around deeper wood, below cascades into plunge pools, and behind boulders in runs.
Since jigs are already weighted, they often don't require additional weight to sink them to the bottom. Depending on the way the water moves, however, they can raise in the water column, so keep an eye on how the jig sits in the water.
Readers Weigh In:
- What set-up do you like to use to fish for trout in streams?
My Sure-Fire Trout-Catching Setup has been one of my most popular articles ever. And since it's just the tip you need to fish for trout in weedy, rocky lakes, I wanted to illustrate just how to set it up.

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Legislative Process Kicks Off in the Senate
April 26, 2013
The Senate's Comprehensive Approach Presents the only Viable Path for Success
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday's start of the mark-up session in the Senate Judiciary Committee represents an important step forward toward a commonsense and fully comprehensive immigration reform bill. Congress has been discussing this issue for the last 10 years, and all other piecemeal attempts at immigration reform have failed. But changing public opinion on immigration reform reinforces the notion that the time is now for reform – and the Senate's balanced approach is the way forward.
S744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act is the most extensive and wide-reaching plan for truly reforming the nation's antiquated and unrealistic immigration system since the Reagan administration's 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act. It comes as a result of years of debate and an unprecedented momentum and energy from the public and affected industries like labor, technology, agriculture, faith communities, and law enforcement.
"We're excited to see the Senate's Gang of Eight Bill moving full speed ahead. We've already had three marathon hearings – and we expect much more deliberation as mark-up picks up," said Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum. "As we begin to move forward with the process, we can't lose sight of the goal. The Senate's approach to one, delicately balanced bill is the only plausible way to get across the finish line on this much needed reform. Efforts to break down the bill into separate legislative pieces will fall well short of what Republican voters seek: a complete overhaul."


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Hello Forum,
Ok so I have decided that I want to begin programming and as I am a beginner I'm intrested to know how other people started out?, what language? software, ect..
Your responces will be greatly thanked! :)
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Hello Forum,
Ok so I have decided that I want to begin programming and as I am a beginner I'm intrested to know how other people started out?, what language? software, ect..
Your responces will be greatly thanked! :)
Tricky. Basic and its variations will teach you bad habits, the C-type languages will teach you better habits but the learning curve is steep. Perl is strong on data and expressions but is full of mnemonics.
Python is a good general-purpose, easy to pick up language that will give you a strong grounding, and then I'd progress to C# personally - but it abstracts everything a *long* way from the hardware, so make sure you get some C/C++ background along the way.
I started out many years ago when I was just a small fry programming in QBasic and Pascal!
I now do a bit of everything, not amazing in any, very good at php, but can get by with most.
php is a good foundation to start with, then build up from there to C, or pascal...
Visual basic free edition is a fun place to start. Easy to start making useful programs without too many restrictions.
I started with zx81 basic, BBC basic, BBC assembly, then skipped a decade and started with scripting and visual basic. I can read PHP just about but find it awkward to program, though only because I have not spent hours coding stuff in it.
VB is a wonderfull tool to have in your arsenal! PHP is hard to write if your not used to it. Myself i hae spent tooooo many hours sweating over a PHP screen.
thanks guys, I downloaded Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition (Good move?)
it seems to be friendly to someone like me who has only ever had experience with HTML and CSS.
Good move I'd say it has a friendly GUI and is rather simple to grasp, you should get some results pretty quickly.
Consider [ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teach-Yourself-Visual-Basic-Hours/dp/0672329840/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268230894&sr=8-7]Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2008 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit: Amazon.co.uk: James Foxall: Books[/ame] maybe??:D
Thanks dan, have you a copy of this book already? what do you think of it? It would be at the bottom of my list as i'm currently studying for my CCNA.
I have the older version of this book for VB6, if its of the same qulity then it will be good.
Eeeeee CCNA, that's a usefull one :-)
We use C# here to teach the kids basic programming. I follow the course at:
C# for Sharp Kids
Pupils love it.
BASIC used to be a nasty language - everything was GOTO statements and line numbers. It's not really been like that for a long time.
As you've made a start with VB.Net then I'd stick with that - make sure you're using procedures and subroutines. Find out about objects, properties and methods and you'll be making a good start.
Pick a small project that you can understand (eg "delete all .log files from the windows directory which are older than 1 month") and write it. Doesn't matter that it may never be used - it's just something to get you going.
Have fun but be warned - it can be addictive :-)
Not that im a programmer (more a scripter) but i think a better question is why do you want to learn programming? That is, for work/career you should think about the industry you want to get into and if its personal then what do you want to be able to do?
thanks again, i've got to say i'm completely taken in on this, whenever i used to think about starting programing in the past i was thinking about the learning process and how hard it will be, and will it really be 'interesting!'. so ive been playing around with VB for about two hours now and i LOVE it! especially loving the XAML! :cool:


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A few great reasons to visit Kauai in MAY!!
Honeymooners—Elvis fans—shouldn't miss a trip to the Fern Grotto
If thoughts of Kauai have you picturing scenes of The King in Blue Hawaii, the Fern Grotto is a spot you shouldn't miss. Entry to the grotto used to be forbidden to all except Hawaiian royalty, but nowaways anyone can catch a 40-minute cruise down the Wailua River to the site for about $20 per person ($10 for children ages 3-12) and take in views of one of Kauai's greatest natural wonders. Folks have been known to get married or renew their vows here, and if you're engaged, newlyweds, or celebrating a wedding anniversary, be prepared to come forward for a slow dance to Elvis Presley's Hawaiian Wedding Song—the Hawaiian lyrics in it were sung here long before the film.Although the Coco Palms is going to be torn down, you still have a chance to see the remmnants! (And maybe the ghost of Elvis!)
Hike, kayak, camp, and explore Kauai's secluded Na Pali Coast
If you're an outdoorsy person, nature lover, or just want to see some of the best views on the island without dealing with the tourist crowds, make sure you visit Kauai's beautiful Na Pali Coast. There are no roads on the westernmost side of the island, making it one of the last isolated, untouched, natural places in the Hawaiian Islands. Determined travelers can view the rocky terrain from the ocean with any number of catamaran or boat tours, or view the coastline from the air or guided kayak trip, while more adventurous types can try hiking the 11-mile Kalalau Trail from Kee Beach to Kalalau Beach—the full hike is best broken up into a two-day trip, and camping permits are available for $20 per person per night (with a five night maximim stay) thorugh the Hawaii State Parks Department. Kokee State Parkoffers more challenging hiking trails, like Awaawapuhi Trail, that lead to scenic overlooks while other hikes like Cliff Canyon and Black Pipe Trail are better suited for family hiking trips.
Drive up to a beautiful waterfall
Kauai is home to a number of impressive waterfalls, two of which are accessible by car alone. Wailua Falls is located just a few miles from downtown Lihue and can be viewed from the road, so there's no need to hike for a great view. Just drive north from Lihue to Ma'alo Road in Halamaulu, and follow the road uphill for another three miles. Another beautiful waterfall, Opaeka'a Falls, is viewable from Kuamo'o Road, but those wanting a closer look can brave the tough half-hour hike from the two-mile marker past the lookout point on Highway 580.
Get a slice of Hawaiian history
Hanapepe Town on Kauai's southwest coast is home to a bustling Hawaiian art scene, with an art celebration every Friday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. when the town's painters, sculptors, and other artists open their gallery and studio doors to showcase their work. Those seeking an authentic trip into Hawaii's past should visit the museums and historic sites along the Koloa Heritage Trail—visit the Kihaha'ouna Heiau (an ancient Hawaiian temple), Poipu Beach Park (home to the island's endangered Hawaiian monk seals), and other sites dating back to Kauai's former days as a sugar plantation hotspot. The Kilohana Plantation in Lihue is a 16,000 square-foot restored plantation estate that offers a chance to see what life was like in Kauai during the 1930s—also on-site is the Koloa Rum Company, where you can sample the island's best rum every half hour on the half hour beginning at 10 a.m. daily. Located on Kauai's North Shore about a 45 minute drive north of Lihue is the historic Kilauea Lighthouse, great for stunning views of the Pacific and access to the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, a safehaven for a number of native bird species found on the island including the endangered state bird, the nene goose.


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One whole year! Happy birthday, blog! Partaaaay!
I've been doing this for a whole year! (Except for, oh, the last two months. Did you miss me? I missed you!)
Life has been super interesting and a bit of a whoosh as I became the married Ms. WhatJulieAte. (I kept my name.) All good stuff!
Here's just a taste of what's happened since last we touched base:
The inimitable Mel from the Cupcake Friday Project made me a mini wedding cake! A delicious almond cake with espresso frosting and chocolate and salted caramel drizzle. And I mean look at it! Wowsa. I get both Dr. WhatJulieAte and a mini wedding cake in the same month? Jackpot!
I was also brought to the edge of sanity by a fresh, local honeycrisp apple. I ate one and then broke out into full body hives and grotesque plastic-surgery-victim-like swelling of my lips, eyes, hands, and feet. But I didn't realize it was caused by the apple, so I ate ANOTHER ONE.
And then five days later, I stopped itching like a madwoman. Total nightmare. No apples for me for a while!
I also took a trip to the Quad Cities on the Illinois/Iowa border. No great food shakes, but some interesting vittles, like this pepperoni calzone from Huckleberry's Pizza and Calzones that had a nice zesty sauce:
We found some legit barbecue at Big Mouthz BBQ in Davenport, Iowa.
A side trip to Iowa City, which I really liked, yielded this grilled chicken burger:
The motto of Iowa is the confusingly plural "Fields of opportunities." You have the opportunity to plant a field of soy. Or one of corn. That seemed like the extent of the opportunities as far as I could tell.
The Davenport farmer's market wasn't as exciting as I'd hoped – there aren't really heirloom varieties there as much as there are mass quantities of your basic fruits and veggies. Here we see corn and melons. No tricks.
Jumping to another time and place, here is a giant plate of Americana:
I love the diners of Pennsylvania, and the Coopersburg Diner is a pretty good one. Above is the curiously named chicken a la penne – kind of literal – in tomato cream sauce with spinach, sundried tomatoes, and mushrooms. Because it also came with soup and salad bar (for $12.95 total!), I barely ate this. And then my mom left the leftovers at the restaurant. Womp womp!
Occasionally I take myself out to lunch, and this meal at the newly-opened Indeblue was an epic success:
This non-vegetarian thali was sooooo good. Every component made me groan with delight. It's a bit fusiony, but the spicing was right on with everything. Best Indian food I've had in Philly.
Also newly opened is Pizzeria Vetri, the newest restaurant from Marc Vetri, whose Osteria held our wedding!
That was a baller arugula salad with potatoes, riccota salata, olives, and pesto dressing. I look forward to many more meals there!
And finally, one of my latest obsessions, unsulfured Blenheim apricots from Trader Joes.
So that's just a little bit of what I've been up to. I hope to bring you more cooking and eating stories soon! Thank you for being an important part of year one for the blog!!


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Men of War: Condemned Heroes review
Get into trouble with the law in 21st century Britain and you could find yourself clearing bramble-tangled cemeteries with a billhook. Make the same mistake in 1942 USSR and you ran the risk of clearing wire-tangled minefields with your feet.
Stalin's idea of community service was almost as brutal as his notion of civil service reform, as you'll discover if you volunteer for this penal battalion-based strategy sequel.
Every one of Condemned Heroes' 15 chapters is a desperate fight against a better-equipped, and more numerous enemy. The trouble is, that's kind of what we've come to expect from the tactically sumptuous yet hard-as-nails Men of War series. Because 1C have added bugger-all in terms of new theatres, campaign mechanisms and weaponry, this offering feels more like an ammo delivery than a new posting.
Most of the time you're not even aware you're leading a band of tattooed reprobates. I was hoping for ruthless commissars, shedloads of swearing, and maybe even the chance to win pardons for persistent offenders/characters. In fact what we get is just the usual string of 'Attack that trenchline', 'Hold out for X minutes', and 'Silence those AA guns' outings. The promising theme is micturated up the wall.
Men of War busy being Men of War is still good company, of course. I may have purloined entire villages of angry houses in my time, but I still get a buzz out of ghosting through enemy lines, grenading a knot of gossiping guards, then driving off with a growly Tiger tank. I still get excited when I click on a corpse and find an exotic firearm or hat. Borrowing a tripod MG42, then using it direct fire-fashion to scythedown dozens of alerted stormtruppen, remains one of the most jowl-shakingly physical things you can do in an RTS.
And there aren't many games where losing 90% of your force in the first couple of minutes of a scrap doesn't prompt an immediate restart. Here, the knowledge that one man can sneak, steal, and storm his way past a hundred, means the Butterfly of Hope is seldom crushed under the Caterpillar Tracks of Defeatism.
Three years on (eight if you count Soldiers: Heroes of WWII and Faces of War) the MoW engine with its covercraving combatants, individual inventories, and awesome destructible scenery, is still a thing of savage beauty. What's tragic is that 1C and Best Way haven't done more with it. Apart from a trip to Vietnam, it's been WWII all the way. For this final(?) appearance the devs really should have broken away from Panzers and plumbline-straight mission sequences.
WWI trench raiding, Rogue Trooper-tinged sci-fi, the Old West, post-apocalyptic gang warfare... almost anything would have been more interesting than yet more East Front hostilities. It's been a blast, but it's time MoW moved on.
The MoW formula still satisfies, but familiar units and a stale setting leave this swansong feeling superfluous.
Tags: RTS, Men of War, 1C Games, Men of War: Condemned Heroes,


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Library enewsletters
Current Newsletter - What's New at the Library
Hélène Berr, A Stolen Life
Monday, September 8 - Monday, October 20
This exhibit, from the Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris, is based on the journal of Hélène Berr, a young Jewish French woman whose future was cut short by Vichy government's laws and the extermination plan imagined by the Nazis. The exhibit follows her steps through Paris under the German occupation and goes beyond the framework of the journal as it broadens the context of the occupation and addresses the persecution of the Jews in France.
Designed, created, and distributed by the Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris, France (curators Karen Taieb and Sophie Nagiscarde), with the guidance of Mariette Job (niece of Hélène Berr), and made possible through the generous support of SNCF.
Opening Night
Join us for remarks by the the Consulate General of France in Chicago and Jacques Fredj, Executive Director of the Mémorial de la Shoah, followed by a talk on Vichy France from Dr. Michael Marrus, Professor Emeritus of Holocaust Studies, University of Toronto. The evening will conclude with a viewing of the exhibit and a reception.
Monday, September 8, 7 p.m.
Tell Your Story:
An Introduction to Memoir Writing
Inspired by Hélène Berr's journal written during WWII, writer Jennifer Dotson shares strategies for writing your own memoir and tips for getting started.
Monday, September 15, 7 p.m
Film Screening:
From Hollywood To Nuremberg: John Ford, Samuel Fuller, George Stevens
Historian and filmmaker Christian Delage relates the story of three great filmmakers sent to Europe to document the realities of war and the liberation of the camps. Their footage was used as evidence during the Nuremberg trials. Christian Delage will speak about the film via Skype.
Sunday, September 21, 2 p.m.
Learn something new this fall at Library U, a series of classes designed for adults.
Library U is made possible by the generous support of the Alvin H. Baum Family Fund.
Stuart Rojstaczer -
Stuart Rojstaczer discusses his debut novel, a comic, bittersweet tale of family. When Rachela, a famous Polish émigré mathematician rumored to have solved the million-dollar, Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem dies, a group of socially challenged mathematicians crashes the shiva, vowing to do whatever it takes to find the solution. Books will be for sale and the event will conclude with a book singing.
Tuesday, September 9, 7 p.m.
Sponsored by Highland Park Bank & Trust
Stephen Bardo - The Flyin' Illini
Stephen Bardo, a television college basketball analyst and the former starting point guard on the University of Illinois 1989 men's basketball team that reached the Final Four, discusses his book about the popular University of Illinois basketball team that was nicknamed the Flyin' Illini. Books will be for sale and the event will conclude with a book singing.
Thursday, September 18, 7 p.m.
Sponsored by Highland Park Bank & Trust
Noted book discussion leader Judy Levin leads a discussion about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel where she turns her eye upon institutionalized racism in contemporary US and British culture as Nigerian immigrants Ifemelu and Obinze attempt to navigate the cynical and dishonest societies in which they find themselves.
Tuesday, September 9, 1 p.m.
Film Showing And Discussion
Bob Coscarelli, professor emeritus College of Lake County, introduces and screens a film as part of the Women in Peril film series. This film, from 1951, tells the story of a woman emigrating to San Francisco under a stolen identity. Posing as another woman, she meets her "son" and moves into a mansion on Telegraph Hill.
Sunday, September 14, 2 p.m.
Presented with the Highland Park Senior Center.
Film instructor Dick Adler leads a discussion about this French film about a proprietor of a prestigious family vineyard who dreams of a harder-working, successful son – a dream that one day seemingly materializes when he meets Philippe, the son of his dying estate manager.
Wednesday, September 17, 7 p.m.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Highland Park Public Library
Readers' Round Table
Book lovers, join a lively conversation about books and authors. Share your favorite recent reads and recommendations. For avid readers and book club leaders looking for ideas. Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of a new or forthcoming book.
Tuesday, September 30, 2 p.m.
Lyric Opera Preview of
Christine Casey from the Lyric Opera will present a lecture on Verdi's Il Trovatore with information about the composer, librettist, and performers, as well as plot synopsis and in-depth information about the opera. Musical examples are included.
Wednesday, September 10, 10:30 a.m.
Presented with the Highland Park Senior Center.
Sponsored by Silverado of Highland Park.
Spanish Conversation Group
Meet at the library for Spanish conversation. Former high school Spanish teacher Graciella Napoles facilitates the discussion. Conversational ability required.
Tuesdays, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Spanish Literary Club
Attend a discussion centered around a Spanish book by a Hispanic author. The discussion will be in Spanish and English led by Gabriela Leyva. For the book title, call the library at (847) 681-7031.
Fridays, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
An evening discussion will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 6:30 p.m.
Matzo Balls, Chopped Liver and the Midwest: Jewish Foodways of the Heartland
Highland Park Historical Society presents a lecture by Dr. Ellen Steinberg, author of From the Jewish Heartland: Two Centuries of Midwest Foodways. Steinberg explores the evolution of Midwestern Jewish cuisine. Books will be for sale and the event will conclude with a book signing.
Wednesday, September 10, 7 p.m.
Career Counseling
Meet with a career counselor from College of Lake County for a free half-hour session. Learn job search strategies, find assistance writing or updating a resume, and prepare for a job interview. Register at the Reference Desk or call (847) 681-7031.
Wednesday, September 10, 1-4 p.m.
Business Mentoring
Sign up for a one hour one-on-one mentoring session with a SCORE Chicago counselor for help with a variety of business issues. Score counselors are successful executives and business owners. Register at
Thursdays, September 4, 11, 18, 25, 5 - 8 p.m.
Presented with the City of Highland Park's Office of Economic Development and the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce.
You've Been Hacked
Learn how to keep hackers out of your data and about security for your network, systems, and mobile devices, as well as how to defend against viruses. Learn the one thing that ensures you have your data even when all else fails!
Tuesday, September 16, 7 p.m.
Presented by SCORE with the City of Highland Park's Office of Economic Development and the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce.
Get Tech Savvy
Bring your electronic devices - cell phones, ereaders, digital cameras, laptops, tablets - and your questions. Drop by and meet with a member of the library's teen tech-savvy team for one-on-one guidance on the first and third Saturday of each month.
Saturdays, September 6, 20, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Used Book Sale
Friends of the Library Used Book Sale
Find bargains on used books at the Friends of the Library's Book Nook sale.
Thursdays and Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Drop-In Chess
A Grow with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) program.
Join us any time during the session. A chess expert will be available to help all levels, from beginners to advanced players.
Saturdays, September 6 - December 6, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., through 9th grade.
Anime/Manga Club
Watch anime, read manga, eat snacks, and enjoy other fun activities. Meets the third Tuesday of every month through March.
Tuesday, September 16, 3:15 - 5:15 p.m., Grades 6 - 10
Miss Deena's Fall Storytimes
Fall Storytime sessions, with activities designed to foster pre-reading skills for newborns to six-year-olds, begin in September and October.


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As the Dallas Mavericks compete for one of the most competitive No. 8 seeds in NBA history, they've relied heavily on Vince Carter to provide veteran leadership and production to the team's second lineup. While he is the team's sixth man by assignment, coach Rick Carlisle still considers him one of Dallas' most important players. This is evident by Carter's defined role in the final minutes of close games. Carter is averaging nearly seven fourth-quarter minutes per game in 2013-2014, nearly two
Sixth Man Rankings: Taj Gibson pairing strong offense with elite defense
Let's play a quick game of "Name That Big Man": Since the All Star Break (nine games), Player A, an All-Star, has averaged 19.0 points on 51.6% shooting in 33 minutes per game. Since the All Star Break (nine games), Player B, not an All-Star, has averaged 16.3 points on 51.3% shooting in 27 minutes per game.
Sixth Man Rankings: Mike Scott of Hawks Has Become a Breakout Stretch Forward
When forward Mike Scott came to Atlanta Hawks training camp in 2012, he was labeled by then-coach Larry Drew as "a solid pick-and-roll option." In other words, although Scott proved himself to be a legitimate offensive weapon in his five years at Virginia (medical redshirt in 2010), no one really expected him to develop into more than a decent midrange shooter at the next level.
Sixth Man Rankings: People need to start paying attention to James Johnson
I spoke with James Johnson at Atlanta Hawks media day back in October when he was just another former first-round pick trying to convince another team – his fourth, to be exact – that he was good enough for another shot.
Sixth Man Rankings: Waiting on Russell Westbrook to determine the field
Good news, everyone: It's too early to be a downer about the Sixth Man race. While the candidates look admittedly boring today, we're not even at the All-Star break yet. There are events coming in the not-so-distant future that will make this race exciting. For now, the candidates just seem disappointing because we're still spoiled from last year's perfect storm. In 2012-2013, we had J.R. Smith, Jamal Crawford and Jarrett Jack dueling it out for the top spot on a weekly basis. They
Sixth Man Rankings: Where does Deron Williams fit in the equation?
When Deron Williams returned to the court on January 20th to face the Knicks after a five-game absence, coach Jason Kidd decided to take an unexpected gamble. Instead of reinserting the three-time All Star into the starting lineup, Kidd told Williams he would ease back into the rotation by coming off the bench.
Sixth Man Rankings: Markieff Morris is forcing his way into the conversation
After starting off the season atop the Sixth Man Rankings and quickly dropping out, Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris has climbed his way back into the top spot following consecutive weeks of efficient scoring. Despite playing the entire month of January without star point guard Eric Bledsoe – out indefinitely due to knee surgery – Phoenix still surprisingly stands seven games above .500. They are currently the seventh seed in a loaded Western Conference. Coach Jeff Hornacek is in his first year
Sixth Man Rankings: Can Jordan Crawford sneak into the race?
Last month, while I was working on my Nick Young feature, I asked Wizards guard John Wall what he thought about two of his former teammates' divergent yet equally successful paths to relevance in the NBA. At the time, of course, Young was enjoying the hottest and most efficient scoring tear of his professional career. Meanwhile, Jordan Crawford, who had essentially replaced Young as Washington's volume scorer in 2012, had reinvented himself as a facilitating point guard with the Boston Celtics.


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Whitefield Academy's Kenneth Gaines is the winner of the AJC's 2011 Slam Dunk Contest.
It was arguably the most talented-loaded field in the history of the contest. Gaines is a 6-foot-3 junior guard who averages 21 points, 6.5 assists, 4 assists and 3 steals for Whitefield Academy, the Cobb County private school which played in the Class A semifinals on Wednesday night.
"It's exciting to hear that Kenneth won the contest," Whitefield coach Tyrone Johnson told the AJC. "He can get up in the air really quickly.
"Kenneth is probably the best all-around offensive player I've ever coached. He has a good touch around the basket and finishes well. He can shoot very well from 3-point range. He also has something that you don't see often — and that's being able score from the mid-range area."
Gaines projects to be one of the metro's top college basketball prospects for 2012. He has an early offer from Iowa. Johnson said he was contacted on Wednesday morning by South Carolina, which stated it plans to offer. Gaines has also attracted attention from UGA, Georgia Tech, Clemson and Missouri, among others.
Here's a look at Gaines and his award-winning dunks …
March 9th, 2011
6:15 pm
is it posisble to post all other competitors 3 dunk attmepts?


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OnStar Turn-By-Turn Navigation provides spoken directions without requiring the driver to enter a destination manually; without continued operator involvement (unlike current OnStar directions); but also without any navigation display. It will require a 2007 GM car and cost about $10 a month more than current basic OnStar service.
OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation is the first factory-installed, fully-integrated GPS navigation product using n enhanced wireless data network and improved positioning solution. The simple, easy-to-use system delivers voice-guided directions without requiring manual destination entry or mapping DVDs. OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation is the highlight of the latest generation of in-vehicle hardware, its seventh version in just 10 years.
The salient appeal of OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation is user interaction that's as simple as pressing a button and telling the operator where you want to go. When it is rolled out, Turn-By-Turn will add around $10 a month to the cost of basic OnStar service. Two Cadillac s and a Buick will include it this spring, followed by nearly 1 million GM vehicles in the 2007 model year that will offer the new nav system as an option to subscribers.
Turn-by-Turn should provide a boost to OnStar; its current navigation system — Directions & Connections, which costs $399 a year — is costly both to subscribers and to OnStar, because it requires a live operator to read directions. The cheapest portable navigation systems have already dropped to $400, but OnStar chases a different market: one that values drop-dead-simple solutions that work at the single press of a button instead of several dozen taps on a screen attached by a suction cup to the car windshield. Factory-integrated navigation systems typically cost $1,500 to $2,000, and about 7 percent of the cars produced this year will have built-in navigation.
To use Turn-by-Turn, a driver or passenger needs to push the OnStar button on the vehicle's mirror, which makes a cellular voice call to OnStar. The car's occupants then tell the operator where they want to go, such as a street address or a point of interest like a theater or park, and then wait a few seconds for the information to be downloaded as cellular data to the car. The operator than hangs up and steps out of the picture.
Also out of the picture is any kind of directional display on the dashboard; Turn-by-Turn is voice-only, even if the car has an integrated LCD or multiline radio display. OnStar pitches this as a safety feature of sorts, because there's "no data entry or touch screen to distract drivers from the road." A driver also does not need to look at a particularly complex upcoming intersection with two streets branching off to the right and one to the left.
Turn-by-Turn uses a car's integrated GPS receiver for position fixes, as well as an ABS sensor for dead reckoning (in tunnels and urban canyons, for example). Directions are spoken through the car radio, and you can ask to hear the directions again or to preview the upcoming route instruction. OnStar downloads a "navigation corridor" — the proper route plus adjacent street — wide enough to steer you back on course if you stop at a highway off ramp or get moderately lost. If you're way off course, you're asked to download additional directions.
The exact pricing hasn't been set, although Turn by Turn is just a month from launching in the Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS, followed by the sportier Cadillac STS in June. OnStar president Chet Huber projects the cost will be somewhere between the two current packages: Directions & Connections, $399 (or $34.95 a month), and Safe & Sound,$199 (or $16.95 a month); thus our estimate of about $10 a month more than the base-level Safe & Sound. That's also what cellular providers such as Verizon typically charge for cellular navigation; VZ Navigator runs $10 a month or, for vacationers and business travelers, $3 for a 24-hour period. Huber said OnStar will consider selling trip packs — 10 for $30, perhaps?
OnStar Turn-by-Turn isn't available retroactively. Other than the initial Buick and Cadillacs, users must own a 2007 or later GM vehicle equipped with the so-called "Gen 7" OnStar platform and anti-lock brakes — a potential market of 1 million vehicles.
OnStar representatives didn't talk specifics about acceptance and renewal rates. Most industry analysts say OnStar has had a tougher time maintaining revenues per equipped car, as it has evolved over its decade of existence from a device on costlier cars to universal installation on GM vehicles.
What's next for OnStar? Huber says future versions of its nav system might be able to display at least rudimentary navigation information, such as turn arrows, in cars with multi-line radio displays or in cars that have a built-in LCD. But Huber calls that a niche opportunity to reach cars with LCDs that don't also integrate navigation systems.
OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation precedes another low cost navigation system by a month. At the March Geneva Auto Show, Microsoft and Fiat will announce a navigation system that uses a rudimentary integrated instrument-panel display; drivers will request trip routing with a GSM cell phone that's connected to the car via Bluetooth. This is expected to be an option, costing about $200.
Enabling Technologies
- Enhanced GPS System: OnStar's GPS system is fully integrated with the vehicle's ABS module, delivering a more precise positioning solution. The ABS module sends differential wheel speed and directional information to the OnStar system to provide location fixes even in environments where GPS satellites may not be visible, such as dense urban areas, tunnels or near obstructions.
- Enhanced Wireless Data Network (CDMA 1XRTT Technology) : OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation delivers routing instructions through an enhanced wireless data network.
- Mapping Database: OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation uses up-to-date mapping information available for the U.S. and Canada and is regularly updated for maximum accuracy. The maps are stored on a server (outside the vehicle) and there is no need to purchase new DVDs like with conventional navigation services.
- External Roof-Mounted Antenna: OnStar typically utilizes a quad-band, externally roof-mounted antenna, optimally positioned for maximum signal reception.
- Points of Interest (POI) Database: Upon request,OnStar advisors access an up-to-date POI database containing more than 8 million entries. This information is always fresh and does not require the purchase of costly DVDs to keep the data current.
- Voice Recognition Technology: OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation uses OnStar's advanced voice recognition technology, which has been optimized to work with a variety of dialects and languages to provide a simpler, safer and more convenient solution to navigate to unfamiliar destinations.
With OnStar Turn-by-Turn, once the operator downloads the route instructions to your car, it works just like any other nav system—except there's no map. As you approach a turn, a voice prompt tells you how close you are to the turn and in which direction (left, right, bear right, and so on) you need to turn. Two beeps indicate you're at the turn.
Most cars will have a rudimentary text display indicating the distance to the turn and the street you're turning onto. But a prototype Cadillac STS system I tested didn't have an arrow indicating whether the turn was left or right. And if you go off course and opt to have OnStar navigate you back on course, you get cryptic messages—to drive south and then make a turn, for example, leaving it for you to figure out which direction is south.
Three cars are implementing Turn-by-Turn this spring: the Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS now, and the sportier Cadillac STS a bit later. Virtually the entire 2007 GM line will have the new OnStar system—or more accurately, the buyer will have the option and decide whether or not to pay for it. OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation is included as part of the standard OnStar service for the first year on the Lucerne and Cadillac DTS and STS for the 2006 model year; extended pricing has not yet been announced. OnStar has said it expects pricing would not be different from what others charge for downloadable nav help from, say, cell phones, which is around $10 a month.


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Jan 14th, 2012
AQT Solar secures $18.7 million to increase its CIGS manufacturing capacity
AQT Solar, a developer of low-cost CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-diselenide) thin-film solar cells, announced that it has secured $18.7 million in venture funding to deploy a second CIGS line at the companys Sunnyvale facility.
The Series B investment, which was at a higher valuation for the company than the previous round of funding, brings the total amount of capital that AQT has attracted to date to almost $40 million.
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THE AMERICAN BISON and grizzly bear are considered by many persons the outstanding native animals in North America. Certainly few other mammals have played so important a part in the development and early history of the great western plains.
From 1830 to 1860, hundreds of thousands of bison, commonly known as buffaloes, roamed over the great plains west of the Mississippi River and were the main food supply for the Indians and early white settlers in the region. With the building of western railroads and the resultant influx of white men, the slaughter of buffaloes became so great that by the close of the century these animals were reduced to the verge of extinction.
In 1900, when a census was taken of the Yellowstone National Park herd, only 29 bison were counted and it was estimated that not more than 40 were left in the entire park. In 1902, through a congressional appropriation, three bulls were obtained from the Goodnight herd of Texas and 18 cows from Conrad Allard in Montana. From this nucleus of approximately 61 individuals more than 3,000 bison have been produced from 1902 to 1940, inclusive. To prevent overgrazing, nearly 2,000 have been removed from the park in the past 34 years. Of these, 661 were supplied for exhibition and restocking, and about 1,300 were slaughtered for human (mostly relief) consumption.
On September 18, 1929, with heavy white frost covering the stunted sage bushes, I followed an old bull bison across the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. He had reached the zenith of his prowess and tracks showed that he recently had been dethroned in combat by a younger, more vigorous male. While no longer head of the herd, he trailed along behind the last stragglers still trying to regain his lost leadership. When I approached him he charged furiously and, being alone and on foot, I nearly lost my camera before securing the picture I desired. (See illustration.)
The buffalo is an outstanding example of the animals which have been saved from extermination in the United States through the protection afforded them by the National Park Service and the Bureau of Biological Survey (now the Fish and Wildlife Service) in Yellowstone National Park and other national reservations. It is our sincere aim and hope that the trumpeter swan, grizzly bear, and Rocky Mountain bighorn may likewise be preserved from extinction.
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Jumping off the Matt Ryan bandwagon? Daryl Johnston has a message for you.
"If they're selling, I'll buy their seat," said the Fox analyst and former Dallas Cowboys fullback. "His intangibles are off the chart. He'll be fine. It's very difficult to find a quarterback, and the Falcons have a very, very good one. He's a young guy who's going to get better. Did he set the bar high last year? Absolutely. But what he's going through now is completely normal. Peyton Manning went 3-13. Troy Aikman was 0-10. I'm not saying Matt Ryan is either one of those guys, but it's normal to struggle."
Johnston worked the Fox broadcast last week when Ryan threw two interceptions that played into the Falcons' 28-19 loss at Carolina. He also watched the Falcons' wins over San Francisco and Washington, and will work this week's game against the New York Giants in the Meadowlands.
Ryan has thrown at least one interception in six straight games, and has 10 in the last five. But, no kidding: Johnston started laughing when I mentioned to him that some fans and media members had increasing concerns about the second-year quarterback.
"I'm sure Matt will be the first to tell you that he'd like to have back that fourth-quarter pass to Michael Jenkins," Johnston said. "He didn't have to throw that. It was a tw0-man route and Carolina was dropping seven into coverage and the ball sailed on him. But in the drive before that, when they went for the field goal that [Jason Elam] missed, Matt was great. He took what the defense gave him. He completed some short passes and moved the team down the field. That's what surprised me so much about the interception."
Surprisingly, Johnston downplayed the significance of the loss of running back Michael Turner, who is likely out for at least Sunday's game against the Giants, and possibly longer, with an ankle sprain.
"As long as Jerious Norwood is healthy, it won't be as big a deal," he said (although Norwood has missed four straight games with a strained hip flexor). "Jason Snelling stepped into a difficult situation last week when Turner left and Norwood wasn't 100 percent, and he did great. Obviously, they're not the same style offense without Michael Turner. But Norwood and Snelling are pretty good and they can do some of the same things."
Earlier today, I attempted to break down the NFC wild card picture. Johnston still views the Falcons as a potential playoff team but believes the race won't be decided until the final week of the season
"Minnesota and New Orleans have elevated themselves," he said. "The East [Division] will be a tough race and I think Arizona will win the West. But those two wild card spots are going to be difficult for anybody to clinch. I think it's going down to the end."
November 18th, 2009
5:58 pm
If he thinks Norwood's gonna be or stay healthy, he obviously doesn't watch many Falcons games. let's hope he's right.
November 18th, 2009
6:03 pm
Same old Falcons. They will find a way to let us down once again. I have watched it for years!
November 18th, 2009
6:11 pm
Might want to check your title. Are you saying Johnston says we should worry about our nuts instead of Ryan? That makes sense, too. I know I am.
November 18th, 2009
6:18 pm
As a lifelong Falcons fans I keep waiting for that "bad" thing to happen and I am afraid Turner's injury may be it. Hope not, but we'll see. I like Snelling, but he's not Turner. I also am have concern for my nuts!
November 18th, 2009
6:19 pm
Falcons got the personnel to achieve postseaston play but will they put it all together when it count!!
A certain receiver(Jenkins) must complete his routes!!
The linebackers must stay solid tackling running-backs!
Stop dropping pass-rushers into passing plays, let them rush the passer!!
Whoever running the ball need to run hard and decisive every down given.
Hopefully, Ryan and WR's can get on the same page!!
Falcons can still go 10-6.
November 18th, 2009
6:20 pm
Didn't they learn anything from Vick? I am sure he will be a good NFL QB but what if he turns out to be a total bust? You have to pay him a lot of money thats what.
November 18th, 2009
6:27 pm
Ryan will be fine.
And Jeff, can you ban "Choke" before he even gets on here and starts ruining the blog.
Big games coming up in the next 3 weeks.
November 18th, 2009
6:34 pm
The flaw in your conclusion that the Falcons make the playoffs is that we, the Giants and the Eagles all finish 9 – 7, they both beat us head to head, but we get in. I think head to head is the first tie breaker, so I don't think that will happen.
I think 9 -7 is best case, with 8 -8 being more realistic.
Don't forget that none of this year's draft choices are playing to any type of significant level and Baker is hurt again. Yeah, I know that Perry and the safety are hurt – but the rap on them were their history and injuries, that was the rap on Baker too, and we drafted them anyway.
November 18th, 2009
6:34 pm
falcons are soft!
November 18th, 2009
6:35 pm
What intangibles caused 12 interceptions thru Week 9?
November 18th, 2009
6:39 pm
honestly jeff, after sunday the falcons will be 5-5 with 6 to go. do you think they're gonna win even 4 of those? of course you don't. they may get 3 and go 8-8 so your consecutive losing season hang-up will be over . maybe next year they'll concentrate on football instead of being distracted by…who is our qb…. why is our coach getting in fights….why did we get rid of our linebackers… is king arthur broke… why do we have no depth…no disrespect intended, just some observations!
November 18th, 2009
6:39 pm
Fair and Balanced
November 18th, 2009
6:35 pm
What intangibles caused 12 interceptions thru Week 9?
"Because" if he didn't use his intangibles, it would be 20 PICKS
November 18th, 2009
6:40 pm
They learned plenty from Vick. Thats why he isn't on the team.
I'm a lifelong fan too. Been through all the lean years, but I'm not ready to give up on them. I never have and I never will. Go Falcons!
November 18th, 2009
6:41 pm
The only football in the state is at Georgia Tech. They also happen to be the only football that has a fair open competition at quarterback, regardless if his eyes are not blue.
Go Jackets!
November 18th, 2009
6:42 pm
Like I say and have said , , it is time to see how good the coaching staff and front office is. Great teams get it right and get it fixed ! Are the Falcons headed to the "NEXT" level and how quickly ? It will be very very hard to win in NY. Go to coaching Mike Smith , call the plays Larkey and man up players, this is the truth for this year, dig deep, we are gonna need it and I will do all I can, drink, watch, drink, cuss, hurray, drink, cuss the prevent defense , and hope for a WIN in NY, this is it since '66. Go Birds !!!!!!!!!1
November 18th, 2009
6:45 pm
If The Great Smitty would stop fighting with opposing players and do his job, maybe he can avoid ending up like the ex Buffalo coach.
November 18th, 2009
6:45 pm
Your welcome, Jeff. Damn budget cuts in the newsroom/sports desk.
BTW, Falcons will be fine; near and longer term.
November 18th, 2009
6:48 pm
Matt "Choke" Ryan , get a girlfriend or another boyfriend.
November 18th, 2009
6:50 pm
Loyd r, that was funny to me.
November 18th, 2009
6:55 pm
I still say "choke" is Terrence Moore.
November 18th, 2009
6:55 pm
keep it up "choke". i for one, love your posts! all these hypocrits hate it when the shoe is on the other foot!
November 18th, 2009
7:04 pm
People let's inject some facts in here, Matt Ryan came in with all this hype, and the truth of the matter is this is Michael Turners team. Michael not Matt is the more significant Body on the field now. Lose Matt and Redman, with "Burner Turner" keeps Defenses honest. There will be all out blitzes on Matt this next few weeks, and ATL Fans will see his breakdown. With that said, do I think he will be a good QB in the NFL? yes. Will he get to that next level as a QB remains to be seen. Management will attempt to get players around him to make him look better than he is, but in reality he is at best above average. Imagine if M. Vick had "Burner Turner", and a now mature Roddy White, Tony Gonzalez, and yes Michael Jenkins to keep defenses honest. They couldn't be played againt in a cover 2 because know safety would want to take a chance on covering them and watching this guy take off out the pocket, and corners would crap there pants on roll outs. Atlanta Matt is going to be good, but reality is Vick is and will Always be Considered the best QB to play here. P.s If Bartkowski would've had wheels(Legs for those who dont understand)he know doubt is the best Ever. One last note, If you really know football please hope that he gets away from trying to use T. Gonzalez so often he is getting read like a people magazine these days by D. Coordinators!
November 18th, 2009
7:12 pm
Matt "Choke" Ryan, Hate Tech, but must admit about fair QB situation. D.J. Shockley put up way better numbers in senoir years than JPW, and ole Brown eyes got shown the door. Come to think of it with the exception of the old days, what Bama QB you know has did anything in the NFL in lets say the last 20 years?
November 18th, 2009
7:15 pm
when is somebody going to call out T.D. and his choice of draft picks, out of two drafts we really get two significant players, calling ryan 1 and lofton 2. oh and ill say biermann as 3
so this blog if for T.D. if a player is injury prone in school and college, guess what. sometime
you have to pick the next best player at the position.you think guys with the tangibles that
jerry and moore slipped on purpose, no they were risky. so please the draft is to get help its
not to see how many players we can fill the injury report, unless your starting and I.R. club
November 18th, 2009
7:16 pm
Karl "Choke" ain't Terrance Moore, "choke" is real and honest. You know that thing that most Americans aren't any more!
November 18th, 2009
7:19 pm
Do football announcers speak in rhetorical questions even when not on TV? Of course they do!
November 18th, 2009
7:20 pm
I agree with you on this one! I know! I know! You can close your mouth now and get up off the floor!
Please stop referring to the past, "the curse," and the jinx! This type of utter nonsense has nothing to do with the present or future and you simply continue to perpetuate that Southerners are still addicted to pork rinds and rely on Palm Readers to validate their future spouses. This makes you look stupid, wimpy, insecure and unintelligent!
Everything this team and its owner has done since ridding itself of the Georgia Dome Thug/Rap environment over the past couple of years is both remarkable and worthy of praise and admiration. I now feel like I'm in a true football environment agings like we had with the Leeman Bennett era and going to the Dome is fun again.
We are set for years of sound, competitive football!
November 18th, 2009
7:21 pm
Addition by subtraction:
- Delete the CHOKE
- Delete Mike "Grumpy Old Man" Smith
- Delete Thomas "I Aint No Belichick" Dimitroff
Sum it all up:
About 100 million dollars of freed up money.
This "New Face" project was a failure from the beginning.
I thought The Great Smitty was brought in because of his defensive guru status, but the defense is in even worse status than it was in 2007, before he started have Viagara issues.
He is so frustrated with his and the CHOKE's performance that he attacks players who had nothing to do with his failures.
He will be the 2nd coach to be DELETED.
November 18th, 2009
7:22 pm
I see Matt "Choke" Ryan has arrived… end of blog!
November 18th, 2009
7:23 pm
Born to Buzz, Ya'll ain't even got a stinger playing in the A.C.C. Who, and I mean who has did anything in the ACC? If not for Miami, or FSU you guys couldn't claim a "real" legit champion, and to be honest they wasn't in the ACC when they won it. So ya'll Tech fans please shut the smuck up!
November 18th, 2009
7:25 pm
Matt "Choke" Ryan is a dum dum, duh .
November 18th, 2009
7:29 pm
I totally agree Big Mike,I am Vick's #1 fan and I too think that he was and still is one of the best. Matt Ryan is truely not ready to perform and need a little more practice. I am a true falcons fan that is very tired of watching them lose. Please Mr. Art let's put more time into the team and less time in trying to own the dome, which will never happen.
November 18th, 2009
7:32 pm
Larry, Thugs win Championships (Rothlisberger, R. Lewis, R. Moss, and yes Pretty Boy Brady) who had 30 chicks before he settled down. So please don't come with the "soft boy" mentality, and please don't try to bring the sublimital thoughts (thugs a.k.a. Black Guys) in the mix. Oh yes a Thug actually knows what sublimital thinking is, and has a degree.
November 18th, 2009
7:34 pm
Kendra, nothing sexier than a woman that knows the game and can still keep it street and sexy!
November 18th, 2009
7:35 pm
Why isn't Chris Owens playing, can anyone tell me.
November 18th, 2009
7:35 pm
I can recall after that weak schedule the Falcons had in 2008, you remember. Surely you do. Let me remind you:
- Detroit
- Kansas City
- St. Louis
- Oakland
Remember now? Thought that might ring a bell. So, all the anti Vick media, you know, John Clayton of ESPN, FOX, AJC, etc. The were saying he will be the next coming of Jesus, but I never heard of Jesus having a sophomore slump.
Fast forward to this season and the only teams they can beat are the ones with losing records. You know who they are. Well, let me refresh your selective memories:
- Miami (4-5)
- Carolina (4-5)
- San Fran (4-5)
- Chicago (4-5)
See a pattern? No? Well let me make it easy for you. They are all LOSING teams. Anybody can beat those losing teams. Now the winning teams, Patriots, Cowboys, & Saints – the CHOKE did what he does best….. CHOKE.
Now if he couldn't win against winning teams with Turner, who had 428 yards in his last 9 quarters, how in hell do you expect him to win without Turner.
With 10 interceptions in the last 5 games, this guy is a BUST.
And stop making excuses!
November 18th, 2009
7:37 pm
When will Michael Jenkins show up?
November 18th, 2009
7:38 pm
I agree…shouldn't use johnson and nuts in same sentence…too close together, but if anyone would be an expert on nuts, it's johnson!
November 18th, 2009
7:39 pm
Ya'll stay cool out there in BLOG LAND, but remember, "Ain't no sunshine when BigMike gone!
November 18th, 2009
7:43 pm
Hey "Choke" just one Question man! Do You see a Romo effect going on in Atl? I do all the hype and no real game.
November 18th, 2009
7:47 pm
"BigMike Said,"
By definition, "subliminal" is defined as "existing or functioning below the lever of consciousness." I know you have a degree and all but I think the word you were looking for is implication or implicative.
And to set the record straight, yes, I think the DeAngelo Halls are thug like individuals always looking for someone (black or white) to fight with but I do not consider Vick a thug. Vick is just a guy who was raised by poor or non existent parents who failed to grow up and overcome this and whose behavior is more defined as stupid, ignorant and grossly immature, not that of a thug like Hall. The rest of the people you mentioned aren't "thugs," They've just done some questionable and irresponsible things.
Clear it up for you, smart guy?
November 18th, 2009
7:50 pm
Choke you are a celebrity now. Milk it! Loving it….
November 18th, 2009
7:57 pm
To rid ourselves of the "Chokes," "Big Mikes," and other cerebrally challenged and cognitively deficient bloggers on here, have you ever considered an IQ test that first one must pass before gaining access to your blogs? I know, I know! Some, like "Choke" will find someone to take the test for him but hopefully the inconvenience and embarrassment of asking will run him and others off after a while.
I just feel too often when I visit with you its like driving through the slums to get to the Island Resort and I'm hoping to find a way to circumvent these pest-like irritants to enjoy a higher level of exchange.
Give it some thought!
November 18th, 2009
7:58 pm
BigMike Said
November 18th, 2009
7:43 pm
Hey "Choke" just one Question man! Do You see a Romo effect going on in Atl? I do all the hype and no real game.
November 18th, 2009
8:00 pm
What's your thought's on Ryan? I don't think we've heard it yet.
Not that Ryan will end up as one of the NFL greats at the QB position but are you basing your opinion of him based on his sophomore year stats alone? Or is it for another reason? Race, alma mater, or home town, or something else? Be honest.
No one knows what type of QB he'll turn out to be, but he does have a good work ethic and is a leader on the field whether you acknowledge that or not. Are his teammates wrong when they say that he is a leader?
I don't want to turn this into a MV conversation because he is yesterdays news but is he the reason you hate Ryan?
Make some good points other than giving us his passer ratings for this season.
November 18th, 2009
8:18 pm
the problem is not matt ryan. its the defense. when you have a defense that has no pride about itself. can't stop the run, constantly gives teams 2nd and 3 or less, a secondary that can't cover william perry,and constantly keeps the offense trying to come back from being two or more touchdowns,even johnny unitas or peyton manning couldn't consistently bring them back. this what ryan is running into. he has to try and match td for td with the opposing teams. all of this spell losing. until the defense takes pride and stop people, its going to be a struggle.
November 18th, 2009
8:19 pm
For all you Falcon haters out there, route for another team and stop bashing the home team.
Matt Ryan can't be great 100% of the time. Flacco is having the same growing pains with the Ravens, and, hey, look they've got the same record.
As far as Mr. "choke" and his comments about the Falcons only winning to losing teams, true, but every one of those teams are still in the playoff hunt, two of those teams made the playoffs last year, and every team was at or near 100% healthy when the Falcons played them.
It's hard to beat Brady and Co. in NE, they hung with the Saints in the Superdome, and the other two loses also came on the road. The only game they didn't play to form was last week against the Panthers (which by the way was the second time they've played this year).
As far as Matty "Ice" is concerned it's way to early to call him a bust, which I highly doubt he is. Who else were all the Vick lovers out there begging for in the draft, oh yeah, Glenn Dorsey. Where is he now? That's right making no impact, faded into transparency on a dismal 2-7 KC team.
Ryan is adjusting to the game, like the article said just like Manning, Aikman, and just about every other starter has since the history of football. A bust would be someone like JaMarcus Russell and teetering Brady Quinn.
Ryan will make the throws needed, and the more he sees these pro defenses, especially after playing all these good teams this year, he WILL make the adjustments needed. I think 10 wins is attainable, 9 more likely. No matter what I can promise you that Matt will be working harder this off season. No need to fret.
November 18th, 2009
8:20 pm
My fault Jeff, was talking to "CHOKE"…
I'd actually like to hear your thoughts on Elam. Missing filed goals at crucial points hurts and he seems to be having a rougher year than Ryan. Does Smitty get to a point and start putting in Keonan? I was at the game Sunday and when Elam came in to kick the go ahead FG my stomach dropped. And of course he missed it. That could have been a game changer.


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I wish you were closer to me...I'd hire you in an instant!
But I hear what you're saying about Curves. They've been around here for as long as I have. I didn't realize their "trainers" didn't require certification, though. That's bothersome. I'm not in as great a shape as I used to be, and the older I get, the harder it is to be where I want to be.
There's another gym not far from me that's decently priced, but I'll have to look into what their trainer situation is. I really do need that one-on-one. Then I also considered Zumba, because I love to dance, and I've got great rhythm, so that would be fun, and not considered "work."
It's just...since the whole issue with the asshole, I've been fairly sedentary. I want to get back to where I was in 2006.
Zumba is really popular right now, and the female clients I have all seem to love going to Zumba. I try to give people "homework" to do during the days between sessions, because it starts teaching them how to take personal responsibility for their fitness, so they won't necessarily be dependent on a trainer forever. In those situations, I say "Let's keep Zumba class as one of your cardio workouts this week," then make sure they have additional strength-training programming for that week they can do on their own.
Dancing is great. It was always one of my favorite ways to get cardiovascular stimulation, without feeling like you're exercising. I mentioned looking for a "sports club" gym atmosphere --- almost all of those facilities offer Zumba, as well as a range of other choreographed group classes you might enjoy, such as "step" and "body-sculpt." The gym where I work offers Zumba, Bellydance, "Caribbean Rhythm" and something called "Booiaka," which looks like mad fun. All those dance classes are included in the monthly membership, which costs something like $40/month for the regular members. So, relatively cheap. In other words, you don't have to join a Zumba studio, to get plenty of Zumba.
One of the biggest battles, it seems like, is getting people to enjoy exercising, and seeing it as a benefit, rather than something they hate and struggle through. Most regular Americans - especially women - just fuckin' hate it. It's easy to get them all invigorated and excited and having fun during the one-on-one session, but then you have to find something they will actually do on their own and enjoy, when you can't be around. For a lot of people right now, that's Zumba.
ANYTHING you will commit to and stay consistent with, is better than being sedentary. Just going to cardio dance classes will help a lot; it won't take care of all your long-term needs, forever, but it will give you something to start, and it can take you through that awkward first couple of months when you join a new facility and are not sure how you feel about it.
The fact is, 50% of people who join a health club, just stop going after 1 month. They continue to pay for it for months afterward, but if you don't find that *something* inside them, within the first few weeks, they go right back to being sedentary and hating themselves. That's just statistics. Sad, but true.
I don't think I'll have a problem, once I make it a habit. I used to have a terrific walking program (2005-2006), and then just...stopped. What I'm going after is making it (something) a habit again. That's my reasoning behind a trainer. It's someone who can help motivate me to start again. I need a drill sargeant, or something...LOL. I do like the idea of the dance classes, and I think they're offered at that other gym close to me. I've got a friend who goes there, but he's a guy, and sort of...interested...
Agreed, around here they are billed as places where women are able to go work out with out having to worry about leering creepo men and not being judged, but everyone I have heard from who have held memberships there claim that the gyms are nothing more that political battle fields of high school bullshit.
The owners change hands quickly and fees are ridiculous even higher than the YMCA.
Personally if you women were more focused on getting massive pecs, huge biceps and rock hard abs you wouldn't spend all that time gossiping.(this is a joke btw for those on here with mental disorders whose brains can't recognize sarcasm and humor}
I have never appreciated your sarcasm or your [attempt at] humor, and I don't have a mental disorder.
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