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The fourth post in this series is about Type One suspensions – coil-over springs – and the M3. It's been talked about already in the second post, but it's time to close the loop.
The M3 front suspension is travel-challenged, a problem for the spring designer, and a blessing for the tires. You've got two inches at static OEM ride height to use for compression travel. How do we use them wisely?
First, what choices are there? My survey turned up:
- Two H&R spring sets – sport and race
- Dinan springs – stage doesn't matter, the springs are the same
- Eibach springs – sport setting
- RD Sport Suspension kit - Bilstein non-adjustable dampers, RD Sport fixed springs
That was about it. All types seem popular, the reviews of the users are varied. Dinan customers, with the smaller drop and increased travel, seem to be happy. Actually, everyone seems happy, but some do say the suspension is choppy on rough roads. Given the design constraints (see Post #2) it's not a surprise.
My opinion (here's another one) is that track handling will be WORSE with lowering springs. Good track handling is built on travel and spring rate. Lowering springs don't improve either. That said, if it's as good as stock, it's still pretty good.
So, should you expect with lowering springs? A better look, for sure. Handling will vary. Ride will be roughly stock - spring rates won't vary much and with the exception of Dinan, you're mostly running on the stock bump stops anyway. If you don't change the dampers, the car will handle OK. With new dampers, it might handle better or it might not. You have to try it to know.
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Minor Moves: Ramirez, Brach, Newby, Buckner, Boyer, Lo
We'll keep tabs on the day's minor moves right here …
- The Royals have signed catcher Max Ramirez to a minor league deal, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (via Twitter). Ramirez, 29, was once a top-100 prospect with the Rangers, but has only seen 140 career MLB plate appearances (all with Texas). He was the primary backstop for the Royals' Triple-A affiliate from 2012-13, but posted an interesting .192/.382/.192 line in 68 plate appearance with the Reds' top farm club this year before hitting the open market.
- Two Somerset Patriots right-handers have been signed away to affiliated ball on minor league pacts, tweets Mike Ashmore of MyCentralJersey.com. Brett Brach has signed with the Nationals, while Kyler Newby will join the Angels. Brach, 26, had spent his career in the Indians organization, briefly reaching the Triple-A level. The 29-year-old Newby, who has spent ten seasons in the minors and owns a lifetime 9.9 K/9 against 3.3 BB/9, threw to a 2.70 ERA in 60 innings split between Double-A and Triple-A in the Athletics organization last year.
- Billy Buckner and Blaine Boyer have each accepted assignments with the Padres' Triple-A affiliate, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports on Twitter. The pair of righties was designated for assignment (and, it turns out, exposed to outright waivers) on Sunday, in conjunction with a series of roster moves relating to the team's acquisition of lefty Troy Patton.
- The Astros have released righty Chia-Jen Lo, according to the PCL transactions page. The 28-year-old Taiwanese native tossed 19 1/3 big league innings and even notched two saves last year for Houston. He worked to a 4.19 ERA with 7.4 K/9 against 6.1 BB/9. Lo, who was outrighted off of the club's 40-man early this season, had struggled to a 4.74 ERA in 19 Triple-A innings in 2014, getting hit hard while striking out 8.1 and walking 5.7 batters per nine.
- MLBTR's DFA Tracker shows several players in DFA limbo, with Blake Wood of the Indians joining Phil Irwin, Wandy Rodriguez, and Vin Mazzaro of the Pirates.
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Padres Designate Buckner, Boyer For Assignment
The Padres announced on Twitter they have designated right-handers Billy Buckner and Blaine Boyer for assignment. The Padres needed to clear roster space for left-lander Troy Patton, who was acquired from the Orioles yesterday for catcher Nick Hundley. San Diego also recalled first baseman/outfielder Tommy Medica.
Buckner's stint as a Padre was extremely short – less than one day. He was added to the roster yesterday to start against the Cubs and tossed 5 2/3 innings allowing three runs on six hits with four strikeouts and four walks.
Boyer also wasn't long for San Diego as he had his contract selected just this past Thursday and made his first MLB appearance in three years that same night tossing two scoreless innings of relief against the Cubs.
Manager Bud Black said the club would like to keep both players and have them pitch for Triple-A El Paso, reports MLB.com's Corey Brock. The Padres now have ten days to either trade, release, or outright the pair.
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Minor Moves: Hideyoshi Otake, Blaine Boyer
Here are today's minor moves from throughout baseball.
- The Red Sox have invited 25-year-old Japanese reliever Hideyoshi Otake to spring training, WEEI.com's Alex Speier notes. Otake comes not from NPB, but from Japan's independent Baseball Challenge League. Otake was pitching for the Toyama Thunderbirds, whose roster last year also featured former MLB pitcher Tomo Ohka (who himself recently signed with the Blue Jays).
- The Padres have signed righty reliever Blaine Boyer to a minor-league deal, the New York Post's Joel Sherman reports (on Twitter). Boyer will make $700K if he's in the Majors. Boyer, who has pitched for the Braves, Cardinals, Diamondbacks and Mets, posted a 2.67 ERA with 7.0 K/9 and 1.3 BB/9 in 27 innings for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan last season.
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Minor Moves: Cotts, Boyer, Barton
The latest minor moves…
- The Rangers plan to purchase the contract of lefty reliever Neal Cotts if tonight's game is played, tweets Anthony Andro of FOX Sports Southwest. The 33-year-old hasn't seen big league action since 2009, but he's been dominant in 23 Triple-A innings this year. The Rangers already have an open spot on their 40-man roster for him.
- The Hanshin Tigers have a basic agreement with righty reliever Blaine Boyer, according to Sanspo (via Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker). Boyer, 31, pitched 15 relief innings for the Royals' Triple-A affiliate before exercising his out clause to pursue the opportunity in Japan.
- The Mariners signed 17-year-old Brazilian righty Daniel Missaki, reports Ben Badler of Baseball America. Badler notes that he was the youngest player in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
- The Athletics announced that first baseman Daric Barton cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A, after he was designated for assignment Saturday to open a spot for Chris Young. He's earning $1.1MM this year, which may have limited interest. Barton led the American League in walks as a 24-year-old in 2010, but has battled injuries since. He's still a walk machine at Triple-A, though, with a .422 OBP through 128 plate appearances.
- The Angels outrighted outfielder Scott Cousins to Triple-A yesterday, according to the Pacific Coast League transactions page. Cousins had been designated for assignment on Saturday to make room for Chris Nelson.
- The Yankees outrighted infielder Alberto Gonzalez to Triple-A yesterday, according to the International League transactions page. Gonzalez had been designated for assignment on Saturday to make room for Reid Brignac.
- Three players currently reside in DFA limbo: Jon Rauch of the Marlins, Derek Lowe of the Rangers, and Michael Bowden of the Cubs. Rauch and Lowe figure to be released by their clubs in the coming days, while Bowden will have to decide whether to accept an outright assignment if he clears waivers.
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Minor Moves: Humber, Jeroloman, Boyer
Here's your rundown of minor moves for Friday…
- Astros right-hander Philip Humber has accepted his outright assignment to Triple-A Oklahoma City, reports Brian McTaggart of MLB.com (via Twitter). Today was the deadline for Humber to decide to report to Triple-A or elect free agency after being outrighted off the 40-man roster earlier this week.
- The Nationals have acquired minor league catcher Brian Jeroloman from the Pirates, according to Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (on Twitter). The 28-year-old was hitting .222/.481/.278 thanks to his nine walks in 29 plate appearances for Triple-A Indianapolis. Mark Zuckerman of CSN Washington adds that the Nats gave up cash for Jeroloman because they needed catching depth with Jhonatan Solano back in the Majors and Wilson Ramos on the DL (Twitter links). Jeroloman is a career .235/.349/.305 hitter in 122 Triple-A games.
- Right-hander Blaine Boyer exercised the out clause in his minor league deal with the Royals and became a free agent, tweets Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. Boyer hasn't pitched in the bigs since 2011. He has a 4.81 ERA in 234 career innings after being selected by the Braves in the third round in 2000. Boyer posted a 3.00 ERA, 10.8 K/9 and 1.8 BB/9 in 15 innings for the Royals' Triple-A affiliate, though he allowed four unearned runs as well and served up three homers.
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Cardinals Release Blaine Boyer
The Cardinals have released Blaine Boyer from their Triple-A affiliate according the the club's Twitter feed. St. Louis had signed him a minor league contract last month.
Boyer, 30, has bounced around quite a bit this year. The started the season with the Mets, then got designated for assignment in April. He hooked on with the Pirates soon thereafter, but they released him in June. Overall, Boyer has 10.80 ERA in 6 2/3 big league innings and 10.90 ERA in 34 2/3 minor league innings this season.
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Cardinals Sign Blaine Boyer, Ron Mahay
The Cardinals announced that they signed right-hander Blaine Boyer and left-hander Ron Mahay to minor league deals (Twitter link). Boyer pitched for the Cardinals in 2009 and though Mahay has pitched for eight teams, St. Louis is not one of them.
Both veterans have bounced around in 2011. Boyer started the season with the Mets, who released him in April. The Pirates signed Boyer soon after New York released him, then let him go in June. The Dodgers signed Mahay in February and released him the next month. By the middle of May he had already signed with Arizona and been released a second time.
Boyer, 29, has a 4.81 ERA with 6.2 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9 in parts of seven MLB seasons. He allowed 14 hits and nine walks in eight innings for the Pirates' Triple-A affiliate earlier this season. Mahay has a 3.83 ERA with 7.4 K/9 and 4.2 BB/9 in parts of 14 Major League seasons. The 40-year-old struggled through ten appearances with Triple-A Reno earlier this year.
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Pirates Release Blaine Boyer
The Pirates have released Blaine Boyer according to the Triple-A International League transactions page. He signed a minor league deal with Pittsburgh back in April after electing free agency when the Mets designated him for assignment.
Boyer, 29, threw eight innings across 11 relief appearances with the Pirates' Triple-A team, though he allowed 14 hits and 14 runs (12 earned) in that time. He also walked more batters (nine) than he struck out (eight) and surrendered three homers. Boyer gave up eight runs in 6 2/3 innings for the Mets earlier this season, though he did post a respectable 4.26 ERA in 57 innings with the Diamondbacks last year.
Pirates Sign Blaine Boyer, Brett Sinkbeil
The Pirates signed pitchers Blaine Boyer and Brett Sinkbeil to minor league deals, tweets Baseball America's Matt Eddy.
Boyer, 29, signed a minor league deal with the Mets in January after being non-tendered by the Diamondbacks, but was designated for assignment on April 10th. He elected free agency rather than accept an assignment to the Mets' Triple-A club. Boyer posted a 4.26 ERA, 4.6 K/9, 4.6 BB/9, 0.5 HR/9, and 65.8% groundball rate in 57 relief innings for Arizona last year. His groundball rate ranked third in baseball among those with 50 innings, and he averages around 94 miles per hour on his fastball, so he'll keep getting chances.
Sinkbeil, the 19th overall pick in the 2006 draft, was released by the Marlins in late March.
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Blaine Boyer Elects Free Agency
Blaine Boyer cleared waivers and elected free agency instead of accepting an assignment to Triple-A Buffalo, according to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork (on Twitter). The Mets designated the reliever for assignment over the weekend after he made the team as a non-roster invitee.
Boyer appeared in just five games this year, but after 6 2/3 innings, eight earned runs, 13 hits and just one strikeout, the Mets GM Sandy Alderson had seen enough. The 29-year-old right-hander was more effective last year, when he posted a 4.26 ERA in 57 innings of work for the D'Backs. However, he walked as many batters as he struck out in 2010 (29).
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The New Axis of Evil - Webster Tarpley
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A message from Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs
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VALPARAISO | Judge Mary Harper minced no words Monday afternoon when she sentenced Kale Christman, 37, of Valparaiso, to prison time plus formal probation for his role in faking the loss of a $25,573 engagement ring to fraudulently collect $30,000 in insurance money.
As part of a plea agreement, Harper sentenced Christman to a three-year sentence in the Department of Correction with 18 months served on home detention followed by formal probation for a Class D felony of theft, reduced previously from a Class C felony.
In addition, Christman was sentenced to a one year with eight months served in jail and four months of formal probation for a misdemeanor count of invasion of privacy for his contact in violation of court order with the other person charged, Rachel Glass.
Investigators said Christman filed a police report during the summer of 2011 claiming his former fiancée, Glass, refused to return a white gold, three-carat diamond ring.
A search of Glass's home on Nov. 18 turned up the ring, police said, and Christman had inquired with a jeweler about trading in the ring.
He will also have to pay $30,000 in restitution to the insurance company, court costs, and fees, and Harper once again issued a no-contact order with Christman.
"We've had this discussion before and your lawyer swore to me you weren't having contact, and then we found her in your bed. You have a history of violations and a history of criminal activity and you have almost immediately violated my orders as soon as I issued them," Harper said.
She continued, "I've been as progressive as I can be with you and allowed you bond, allowed you probation, and now I've offered you an executed sentence. Think about your next step and the corner you've painted yourself into."
Christman will also have to finish serving time on two other misdemeanors charges of conversion and criminal mischief.
Prior to the sentencing, in which Harper cited aggravating factors of Christman's "multiple violations of probation" and "history of criminal activity, arrested and charged 15 times," Christman spoke to the judge.
"I apologize to the court for disrespecting your orders and to the insurance company for defrauding them," Christman said.


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LA Times a Runner-Up in Three Pulitzer Categories
It's a remarkable achievement for any journalist or newspaper organization to be named a Pulitzer Prize finalist. So congratulations are in order to the LA Times, despite the fact that the newspaper has just come up short in three separate 2011-year categories.
In Breaking News Photography, Carolyn Cole and Brian van der Brug lost out to the AFP's Massoud Hassaini. His coverage of a suicide bombing in Kabul topped their chronicling of Japanese natural disasters. Meanwhile, in the realm of Feature Photography, Francine Orr's look at autism lost out to Craig F. Walker's look for the Denver Post at a discharged Iraq War veteran struggling with PST.
In the Commentary bracket, city columnist Steve Lopez's touching reports about his dad's dwindling health were a runner-up to Mary Schmich, who covers the Windy City in a similar capacity for sister newspaper the Chicago Tribune.


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Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan launches new party – indtoday
Telugu film actor Pawan Kalyan Friday floated a new political party, the Jana Sena.
Pawan, brother of central minister and Congress leader K. Chiranjeevi, made the announcement while addressing thousands of supporters here.
Highlights from his speech:
- I hate the present state of politics of our country and that is why I have floated this new party, Jana Sena.
- Is Congress party like the Ganga?
- Who is Digvijaya Singh to advise me to merge with Congress?
- He made it clear that he has three kids.
- My father was a Government officer. He made one mistake, and he was bullied by the police and even his own parents. That incident changed my life, and taught me to think about others.
- My friend Raju Ravi Teja from Warangal is my support
- Reacting to TRS chief KCR's daughter Kavitha's comments: I am also from Telangana, but I should not ask for apology
- I love Chiranjeevi, my brother so much, but today, because of Congress High Command, we have to stand as opposition
- My primary aim was to entertain. Politics was never in my mind, but given the current political situation, I couldn't keep quiet. Being an MP or MLA is not important to me.
- Before my fans and supporters' love, politics is nothing. But the way the state was divided,made me very upset. Since then, I have developed this anger against politics and politicians.
- I didn't like the way the state was divided
- I have read about the Telangana state during my school days. I have not suddenly developed love for Telangana.
- I am not against Telangana, but I will not remain silent when the self respect of people from Seemandhra are being crushed.
- Personally many politicians are very good.
- I am a fan of Jagga Reddy. If Telangana agitation was led by Jagga Reddy, the division could have been amidst distribution of sweets.
- Pawan Kalyan mocked BJP senior leader, Venkaiah Naidu
- Pawan questioned Rajya Sabha member Hanumantha Rao that whether it was acceptable for him if someone who spends with many women without marrying.
- Rahul Gandhi is not married but he is definitely not a 'Brahmachari'
- I will talk about Rabert Vadra and Rahul Gandhi's personal lives, if my personal life is attacked
- Look in the mirror before criticise me
- Till now, I have never commented on anyone's personal life
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No specific name can be assigned to a particular leaf spot or leaf blight until after the pathogen is determined.
Acidovorax, Annellophora, Bipolaris, Botrytis, Cylindrocladium (=Calonectria), Cercospora, Colletotrichum, Exserohilum, Gliocladium, Pestalotia, Pestalotiopsis, Phaeotrichoconis, Phytophthora, Pseudocerspora, Stigmina
Acidovorax belongs to the Kingdom Bacteria. Phytophthora belongs to the Kingdom Stramenopila. The remaining pathogens belong to the Kingdom Fungi.
More pathogens then the ones listed above may be associated with leaf spots and leaf blights.
All palms are susceptible to at least one of the pathogens that cause leaf spots and leaf blights.
Viewed as a group, these pathogens should be considered ubiquitous in their distribution.
Despite the many pathogens that cause leaf spots and leaf blights, the initial symptoms are very similar. Only those leaf spots that eventually produce easily recognizable signs of the disease have been separated out as an entity for this key. These diseases include diamond scale, Gliocladium blight, Graphiola leaf spot, and tar spot.
Initial leaf spots are usually round to oval in shape and vary in color from yellow to brown to black. The initial size may be as small as a pin point. Some leaf spots initially appear as water-soaked lesions (Fig. 1). At some point during disease development, leaf spots will have a contrasting colored edge or halo - e.g., brown spot with a yellow halo, tan center with brown edge or gray center with black edge and a yellow halo (Figs. 2-4). All color combinations are possible. As the leaf spots expand in size, the shape and coloration may change (Fig. 5). As the disease progresses, leaf spots often coalesce (merge together) to form large areas of blighted tissue (Fig. 1), hence, the term leaf blight. If the disease continues to develop, leaflets or the entire leaf may die prematurely.
Any age leaf can be affected by leaf spots, and there usually is no distinct pattern to the spotting (see "may be confused with"). Leaf spot diseases may occur at any stage of palm growth, but are a more serious problem of seedling and juvenile palms because they have fewer number of leaves or the leaves are smaller in size than in a mature palm.
Potassium deficiency: This nutrient deficiency causes leaf spots that can look identical to leaf spots caused by plant pathogens. Leaf spots caused by potassium deficiency are normally confined to the oldest leaves and are more severe on the leaf tip than the leaf base. However, if the deficiency is severe, the oldest leaves may be necrotic or nearly so (and may have been removed) and the leaf spots due to the deficiency will then appear on the next youngest leaves. Furthermore, the chlorotic and necrotic tissue resulting from potassium deficiency is often colonized by leaf spot pathogens acting as saprobes or opportunistic pathogens. Once these fungi become established on the chlorotic and necrotic tissue, they may sporulate (under the proper environmental conditions) and the spores may then spread to healthy palm leaf tissue.
Manganese deficiency: This deficiency causes interveinal necrosis, which may be confused with a leaf blight. Manganese deficiency occurs on the youngest leaves and is more severe at the leaf base than the leaf tip.
One should not guess as to the identity of the pathogen based on the leaf spot symptom observed. Identification is based on observation of the pathogen spores, either directly on the leaf tissue (Fig. 6) or in culture after isolating from the leaf tissue.
Leaf spot diseases that have blackened spore structures combined with blackened host tissue on the leaf blade are collectively referred to as "tar spot" diseases. They are very distinct from the leaf spots and leaf blights described in this fact sheet. With tar spot diseases, the pathogen is always an integral part of the "spot". However, the initial symptoms are usually small, water-soaked lesions - i.e., same as observed with the other leaf spot diseases described.
The fungus Pestalotiopsis can cause a leaf spot of Phoenix roebelenii that also develops into a rachis blight and crown rot.
Figure 2. Leaf spot exhibitng brown or black centers with yellow halos. Spots are randomly scattered on the leaf tissue. Photo by T. K. Broschat.
Figure 1. The initial lesions of this leaf spot disease are pin point water-soaked appearing spots. As the spot expands, the center becomes gray with water-soaked edges As the lesions continue to expand, a yellow halo may be observed. Coalescing of expanding lesions are observed until large areas of blighted tissue result. Photo by M. L. Elliott.
Figure 4. A leaf affected by both Graphiola leaf spot and Stigmina leaf spot. Signs of Graphiola phoenicis are the small back bodies (sori), many with filaments emerging from the sori. Stigmina palmivora symptoms are the large brown spots with dark edges and darker but flat centers. In some cases, a G. phoenicis sorus is superimposed upon the S. palmivora leaf spot. Photo by M. L. Elliott.
Figure 3. Leaf spot that begins as a black spot with distinct yellow halo. As the lesion expands or lesions coalesce, the affected area becomes a leaf blight and the center becomes a gray color. Photo by T. K. Broschat.
Figure 6. A leaf spot symptomatic leaf segment of the leaf in Figure 1 was placed under high humidity. The result was growth of the fungus from some of the spots. Note fungal growth is only associated with the leaf spot symptom and not with the healthy green leaf tissue. Photo by M. L. Elliott.
Figure 5. Spots are initially black with no halos. As the spot expands, the center becomes tan and is outlined by a brown to brownish-black edge, but no yellow halo. The leaflet in the lower-left corner has large areas of necrotic tissue. The leaf spot is superimposed on iron deficiency symptoms. Photo by M. L. Elliott.


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Catherine. 24. Swedish. Potterhead. Gleek. Wallflower. Nerdfighter. Gifmaker.
This is my personal blog about Harry Potter, Glee and The Hunger Games with a bit of Friends, Game of Thrones and Disney thrown in too.Basically anything that tickles my fancy.
Hahah Looking for Alaska :)
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Debbie Weil grabbed me at the New New Internet show and made me answer a question about blogging. Even though it is only 60 seconds long, I did manage to get the word "shit" into the interview.
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Right makes might: Washington University's other newspaper
Zinnia is a glowing example of great dining in an unlikely setting
The women screwed by Rent-A-Center are threatening to take the company to the cleaners. But Ernie Talley and the rest of his Texas bubbas are trying to have the last laugh.
Sqwires proves just how cosmopolitan St. Louis can be


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Giraffe Love
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Thanks for your support, Laura! This is another that is in my Etsy shop that I wanted to try out here. Hopefully other people will dig it too!


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The candidate will be responsible for the development of cloud based tools for machine learning.
The job requires understanding emerging and evolving end-user usage models, requirements, and features, and writing Python code to meet those requirements.
We are looking for a software engineering interested on software development processes and data analysis. You will be exposed to the software development activities and unique challenges of very complex hardware/software systems.
You will process and help to analyze data, in order to improve the development activities. The project involves integrating many software modules and data flows from embedded device, PC, and Cloud.
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• MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field
• Strong Python background, with +3 years of working experience
• Experience with relational databases (pandas or similar)
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• Working experience in Requirements Engineering, Design, Development and Deployment
• Basic data analysis background (e.g. statistics)
• Interest in machine learning
• Experience designing, building and operating cloud services in IT, Systems Integrator or Service Provider.
• Experience in software development and common development tools for source control and collaboration (GIT, .. )
• Experience developing in Linux and Windows based environments
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• Production SW validation and verification experience
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Report: Brandon Lloyd will visit 49ers
|03.14.12 at 1:19 am ET
Free agent wide receiver Brandon Lloyd will visit the 49ers, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Lloyd, who has been connected with the Patriots for several reasons — not the least of which is his well-known fondness for current New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels — is considered one of the real values on the market. The 30-year-old is a 6-foot, 188-pounder who has averaged 74 catches the last two seasons but isn't likely to command the elite dollars that other wide receivers like Vincent Jackson have already gotten on the open market.
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Tu Tithi Mee is a story of a couple named Manjiri and Satyajeet. They got married and leads to face a lot of problems. How they overcome all these situations are the plot of the story. Starring Mrunal Dusanis, Chinmay Mandlekar, Ramesh Bhatka. Watch it from Monday to Saturday 7 PM onwards.
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Kathleen Hanna's the Julie Ruin Announce Album, Run Fast, Share "Oh Come On"
By Jenn Pelly on June 10, 2013 at 9:20 a.m. EDT
Photo by Aliya Naumoff & Kathleen Hanna
Feminist punk icon Kathleen Hanna has been busy in recent years-- collaborating on the Riot Grrrl Collection at NYU's Bobst Library, making forays into interesting pockets of the art world, speaking out in support of Planned Parenthood and Pussy Riot. But new songs have been rare. (In the upcoming Hanna documentary The Punk Singer, she reveals that her musical hiatus was a result of a battle with Lyme Disease.)
SXSW: Kathleen Hanna Doc The Punk Singer Reveals Truth Behind Hanna's Retreat From the Stage
By Jenn Pelly on March 14, 2013 at 11:49 a.m. EDT
For all of our SXSW 2013 coverage, head here.
The Punk Singer is Kathleen Hanna's life story so far, but it's also a coming out journey of sorts. Directed by Sini Anderson, the film chronicles Hanna's years pioneering riot grrrl with Bikini Kill, recording as Julie Ruin, and performing in Le Tigre, with interviews by Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Kim Gordon, Tavi Gevinson, and more. But it also offers a look into Hanna's life today, offering details about health struggles that she had previously kept private.
The Riot Grrrl Collection at NYU Is Getting a Book
By Jenn Pelly on February 18, 2013 at 4:47 p.m. EST
The Fales Collection at New York University's Bobst Library houses the Riot Grrrl Collection, an archive of zines, journals, artwork, correspondences, and other documents from the movement spanning 1989-1996. It features contributions from Bikini Kill/Le Tigre's Kathleen Hanna, Le Tigre's Johanna Fateman, Bratmobile's Molly Neuman, and more.
Listen: Kathleen Hanna's Band the Julie Ruin Share First New Track: "Girls Like Us"
By Jenn Pelly on December 28, 2012 at 12:19 p.m. EST
"Girls Like Us" (Vag Vocal Version): "Girls Like Us" (Vag Vocal Version)
Finally we have a new piece of music from Kathleen Hanna's group the Julie Ruin, her late-90s solo recording project that has evolved into a full-band endeavor. The track, "Girls Like Us" (Vag Vocal Version), is available for free download via The Rumpus as part of a series inspired by the author T. Cooper's new book Real Man Adventures (McSweeney's). Lead vocals were contributed by queercore icon Vaginal Creme Davis.
Kathleen Hanna Shares Details of Her Band Julie Ruin's Collaboration With James Murphy
By Jenn Pelly on December 10, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. EST
Photo by Aliya Naumoff
Last year, Kathleen Hanna announced plans to revive her 1998 solo project, the Julie Ruin, as a full-band endeavor. Concrete developments on the new record have since been few and far between, but last month, in an interview with A.V. Club regarding the new Bikini Kill reissues, Hanna confirmed that 20 songs have been recorded and are in mixing stages. The record should be out next spring, she said, and James Murphy worked on a track for it.
Echo Chamber: Kathleen Hanna to Missy Elliott
By Carrie Battan on September 13, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. EDT
Kathleen Hanna photo credit: Aliya Naumoff
"@MissyElliott How about female rappers unite and do a huge tour together...ladies firstpalooza?"
-- Kathleen Hanna has a suggestion for Missy Elliott. (via Twitter)
"We Are All Pussy Riot": Kathleen Hanna Speaks on the Jailed Feminist Punk Group
By Jenn Pelly on August 15, 2012 at 5:05 p.m. EDT
Photo by Aliya Naumoff
Pussy Riot is the most important band of 2012. That's what you'll hear from countless artists, including Kathleen Hanna and Tobi Vail, feminist icons and founding members of seminal riot grrrl group Bikini Kill. Since three of the Russian punk group's members were detained this spring on grounds of "hooliganism" for performing a song that included the lyrics "Mother of God, Virgin Mary, drive Putin away" inside of a Moscow church, there has been no shortage of commentary and activism in their defense. But perhaps Hanna summed it up best: "SERIOUSLY THEY ARE IN A FUCKING CAGE!!!"
Kathleen Hanna Is Doing Set Design for a Performance Piece Inspired by Insane Clown Posse
By Jenn Pelly on January 25, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. EST
Original riot grrrl Kathleen Hanna has kept busy as of late, recording a new album with her band the Julie Ruin, spinning records at museums, and making contributions to academia. Turns out she's got another project on her plate: designing the set for Neal Medlyn's Wicked Clown Love, a performance art piece centered on Insane Clown Posse's music and fans. It runs February 2-4 at New York experimental art institution the Kitchen.
Echo Chamber: Kathleen Hanna
By Carrie Battan on December 2, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. EST
Fugazi photos by Bert Queiroz
"Seeing Fugazi was life changing for me. The bleak landscape I was trodding through (BF- before Fugazi) suddenly turned into color, and dare I say it, they made me feel hopeful. Guy Picciotto… always struck me as a character from a twisted fairytale more than just some guy who happened into a band. not so much larger than life, more like a person who was born to be onstage. And Ian MacKaye is not only a great songwriter but also funny as shit. The guy has a kind of impossible charm and also the ability to say what he means so precisely in one one phrase. It can't be easy to be the canvas every American punk boy projects himself onto. Suffice it to say I love this band."
-- Kathleen Hanna talks about how excited she is about Fugazi's new online live archive. Read our interview with MacKaye here.
Kathleen Hanna Returns With the Julie Ruin
By Tom Breihan on June 14, 2011 at 5:25 p.m. EDT
Back in the late 90s, when her band Bikini Kill was close to breaking up, feminist punk icon Kathleen Hanna launched a messy, lo-fi, sample-heavy solo project called Julie Ruin and released a self-titled album in 1998 on Kill Rock Stars. It presaged the synthier music she'd soon make with Le Tigre. Now, Hanna has relaunched a new version of that project, a five-piece band called the Julie Ruin.
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text: To those individuals wanting rattan (the order that Alric is going to place): Do you want: 1 1/4" - 13.50/stick or 1 3/8" - 15.25/stick or 1 1/2" - 18.25/stick Alric says he prefers the 1-1/4" which can be built up with tape if needed. Also, the rattan can be ordered "skinned" if desired. Padraig -- Nunc est bibendum. ****************** ****************** Politicians prefer unarmed peasants.


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Kitchen Tested
- Yield 16 servings
The name Tiramisu means "pick me up," so get ready!
- 1/2 cup espresso coffee
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons coffee liqueur
- 1 (8-ounce) package light cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 1/2 cups light frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
- 3 large egg whites
- 20 ladyfingers, split
- Cocoa for sprinkling
- In a small bowl, combine espresso coffee, 1 tablespoon sugar and coffee liqueur; set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese with confectioners' sugar, beating until well blended. Fold in 1 cup frozen whipped topping.
- In another mixing bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form, add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Fold into cream cheese mixture.
- In a 9x9x2-inch dish, place a layer of the split ladyfingers across bottom of the dish. Drizzle with half the espresso mixture, half the cream cheese mixture, and repeat layers, beginning with split lady fingers and ending with cream cheese mixture. Spread with remaining 1/2 cup whipped topping in a thin layer and sprinkle with cocoa. Refrigerate until well chilled.


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I'm running a contest for those of you who want to attend the Type A Parent Conference this June….celebrity style. What does this mean? It means that it isn't any old contest. We (the ladies running this bad boy) are going to be requiring the contestants to complete challenges, beg shamelessly campaign for votes and […]
Type A Parent Contest: Celebrity Style
January 27, 2011 by Kadi 2 Comments
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5 Steps to Protect Your Blog
January 4, 2011 by Laura 9 Comments
Whether or not you call yourself a "Mom Blogger," if you've got a blog you probably think of it as one of your babies. We put hours of time into caring for our blogs. Thoughts, research, photos…blood, sweat, and tears go into each post. Blogging is not only an investment of our time, but our […]
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Area Description
Oak woodlands and grasslands offer critical foraging areas for deer, California condor and a plethora of other species. The Painted Rock area has a highly scenic waterfall. The proposed additions serve as an ecological staircase connecting valley grasslands with mid-elevation chaparral. Each step in the staircase contains an amazing diversity of plant communities, including occasional groves of pine and fir. The area's many caves provide condor habitat and some of them are important archaeological sites. Some of these sites are included in the National Register of Historic Places. Native Americans continue to use the area for traditional cultural practices.
Size & Boundaries
San Rafael Addition - 42,048 acres. This unique area is bounded on the east by Aliso Canyon Road (10N10), the north by the National Forest border along lower slopes of Sierra Madre Range, the east by Santa Barbara Canyon Road, and the south by Sierra Madre Ridge Road.
Rocky Ridge (6.2 miles) & Bull Ridge (6.6 miles)
Painted Rock and Salisbury Potrero are both within the proposed wilderness while Aliso Park, to the west, lies just outside.


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Inappropriate Appropriate late-night filthy thoughts about slick sapiens hunting in the dark (aka the "Crawlers" from The Descent films).
Sobek, cruising for some gator bait.
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SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos. If Red Arremer/Firebrand beat you as a midboss, the character you were playing as would turn into a demon as part of his win animation. This one is M. Bison(Dictator)'s.
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If this is what a demon tastes & smells like, then send me to hell ASAP.
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Reblogging because I just noticed the grocery bag (???), trowel, and the rubber dogs (they're all wobbly and rubbery in Dark Souls) are wagging their tails.
Just another day out for the Capra Demon.
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Jeremey Wariner is an American and the medal goes to him and counts for the American's total in the medal count not just the white Americans. I don't want to hear that its unusually that a white guy wins the 400m, yes that may be true but why is it important? The fact that he is an American who brought home gold is more important than his race, it seems that NUMEROUS of you would be less impressed if Otis Harris or Derrick Brew won the gold? It seems to me that many of you are displaying borderline racisit view points in my opinion!!!
you're right: it's not. It's a big deal that someone not of west-african descent won a sprints gold medal. If he were japanese or kenyan it would be just as intriguing as winning while "white."
I assume that he is not of west-african descent, in saying this, of course. Do we know this for certain?
It is common knowledge that white guys typically don't excel in the sprints. So it is, of course, of interest to most track fans that a white american wins gold in the 400. How is it racism? It's uncommon so people are surprised, that's all. If a white guy broke the 100m record, people (including yourself) would be shocked. However, I was more surprised at the fact that Jeremy is so young rather than the fact that he is white.
|hot bitch
We make distinctions based on race in the USA. The 1st Asin-American . . . , the 1st African-American . . . , whatever. It's been a long time since an Anglo-American has won a sprint title so we just have to make a big deal about it. It's silly (maybe even stupid in this day and age), but we like to label people in this country, and skin color makes for an easy label.
|to the max
Lets see. If a non black runner can;
a. win gold in the mens 400m
b. win gold in the womens 100m
c. win gold in the womens marathon
d. win bronze in the womens marathon
Maybe ethinicity has nothing to do with success at sprinting or distance running.
If a white anglo won a medal in table tennis, journalist would report the distinction.
Up and coming white boxers are appropriately named 'great white hope' without any accusation of racism, because there are no up and coming white boxers.
The Jamaican Bobsled team was, by all accounts, made up of black guys.
If it's not the norm; it's news and valid to note.
People need to get over this idea that it's being racist to make a big deal of a white guy excelling in something like the 400m. It's just a point of interest, in exactly the same way as it would be if a 7ft tall guy won - it's not discriminating against him, it's just noting that it's not the norm.
It's a story, that is a fact, and if you're gonna take the moral high ground and not pretend the fact that Wariner's white adds a little bit of interest to the 400m, then that's fine. But it's so blindingly obvious that it's unusual, so people are gonna talk about it - they're not being racist at all.
Wariner ran a great race tonight by the way, it's good to see the event moving on again after a few down years. Congrats to Otis Harris too, if I were told beforehand he'd run 44.16 (?) I'd have been pretty certain that would take gold
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It is a big deal just like it was a big deal for Maritza Correia to be the 1st black US swimmer to compete in the Olympics even though it was only a relay spot. It encourages youngsters to pursue their dreams regardless of their race....
No, IGNORING race encourages people to do things regardless, not "in spite of", race. Which would you rather aspire to be: A fast white man or a fast man who happens to be white?
|Apple Cider Vinegar
Ignoring race is dillusional.
|Oh Brother
We should acknowledge and embrace race and diversity, not ignore it. It is impossible to ignore race.
no, its not; be a bit more open minded. "double edged sword": if you are celebrating that a WHITE guy won a 'sprint', then i could look it at the other way, you being happy BLACK guys lost.
Right, i'm not saying ignore race altogether, but dont celebrate things just due to race...especially caucasian male americans as a base for celebration? silly no matter what the arena or context.
|Common sense
White medal winners in women's Olympic marathon:
1984 - Samuelson, Waitz (NOR) and Mota (POR)
1988 - Rosa Mota (Portugal) silver to Lisa Martin (Aus)
1992 - Yegorova (CIS) and Moller (NZE) (bronze)
1996 - Yegorova (silver)
2000 - Simon (ROM) (silver)
Ok, so now we've got all of your bases covered.
|Oh Brother
We're talking about US sprints. What does female distance runners have anything to do with anything?
further, i don't think the original poster is racist by any means. it is an "arguable" fact that black athletes have a stronger propensity towards sprints (i.e. are faster over shorter distances)... i think there have been studies, but i'm not prepared to quote any. looking at it in that light, it is surprising that a thin little white guy beat a couple of ripped black guys (and yes, size has also historically been deciding factor in whether or not one is a good sprinter) over 400m. so if i'd have phrased my shock by saying a thin guy one the 400m, would you call me prejudiced towards the muscularly-ripped-challenged (p.c. for thin)? if not, you're admitting that it's the unusual nature of a particular type of body (white and thin) winning that race that has most of us amazed, and not our rampant racism.
|Common sense
Obviously you didn't pay attention to the message I was replying to in my post. The initial message said that if a white woman can get either a gold or bronze in the marathon, as well as a white man getting gold in the 400 and a white woman getting gold in the 100, then maybe we can say that race is not a factor in sprints. In response I posted the results of past Olympic marathons and said, ok, so we've covered all the bases. According to the initial post, once all those results had been achieved then we could maybe argue that race isn't a factor.
but it doesn't necessarily go both ways. you're beggin the question with your statement. you first have to prove you're assumption of reciprocity holds before you make that argument.
|Common sense
Ok, now you're not reading the posts. I didn't start this thread.
I bet it wouldn't go unnoticed if a black man were to become President of the US. You can't honestly tell me that no one would mention the color of his skin. Get over your "political correctness". He's white and people notice. There is nothing wrong with that!


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The action begins live from the GABBA on Thursday, November 21, from 9.00am AEDT.
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Right now, there are three remaining Blockbuster stores in Dallas proper. That's down considerably from the gazillions that once crowned street corners during the heady days of VHS, before movies could be conveniently dispensed from a red box or instantaneously zapped onto your telephone, and that n ... More >>
Former Blockbuster CEO John Antioco and Netflix founder Reed HastingsBlockbuster, says a new 30-minute doc, was once "900 times the size of Netflix." Now, it's...well, you know the story. It's barely anything at all, except something owned by Dish Network, which hopes to use Blockbuster's by-mail ... More >>
The McKinney Ave. landlord figures it can do better than a Blockbuster.Later this morning in a New York courtroom, Dish Network will turn in its final final list of Blockbuster leases it wants to keep -- some 600 total out of close to 1,600 remaining. For now, of course, Dish has said that when i ... More >>
The question "Why does Dish Network want Blockbuster?" was asked and answered late last week, though one Friend of Unfair Park suggested, "Twizzlers." Turns out, the Colorado-based Dish wanted it plenty bad -- more than Carl Icahn and the lenders who turned up to take the Renaissance Tower-based ... More >>
No, seriously, it's been a long while since we've mentioned the fate of Renaissance Tower-based Blockbuster, which has been in Chapter 11 since September and been shutting stores ever since. (Per a recent filing, the store at 6760 Abrams Road had its lease rejected effective yesterday.) But that' ... More >>
Home Media Magazine directs our attention to this Friday filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, where Renaissance Tower-based Blockbuster filed for Chapter 11 back in September. As we noted last week, Blockbuster's up for sale now, with Monarch Alternative Capital among the interested parti ... More >>
Blockbuster, which went into voluntary Chapter 11 in September, said in a statement released moments ago that it has agreed to sell to a group of noteholders -- one of whom happened to be named Monarch Alternative Capital, the very same creditors to whom Tom Hicks owed all those hundreds of milli ... More >>
Avi Adelman's just posted over on Barking Dogs that Lower Greenville's losing its longtime Blockbuster on Richmond Avenue -- which probably comes as no surprise, given the state of the bankrupt downtown-based videos-n-such rentalist that could be in the hands of new owners as early as next week. ... More >>
Back in September, beleaguered Blockbuster finally made it official: The downtown Dallas-based company was bankrupt. Hence, the voluntary, "prepackaged" Chapter 11 filing, which the company insisted would "substantially reduce" the amount of debt it owed -- from $1.46 billion to around $125 mill ... More >>
The Blockbuster outlet at Lovers and Inwood closed shortly before the end of 2010.As you'll recall, Blockbuster ended the year by announcing it's looking over all its leases and planning on breaking many of them, after which it'll shutter stores, dump inventory for pennies on the dollar and turn ... More >>
It's been exactly a year now since our last extensive sit-down with Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes, who, at the time, referred to the downtown-based videotailer as "a football team that's rebuilding." At the very same time, Blockbuster was shuttering dozens of stores, including the location at Royal L ... More >>
Woke up this morning to find an in-box full of Blockbuster releases, chief among them the downtown-based video-rentalist's announcement that, sure enough, this morning it filed for bankruptcy in a federal court in New York. Says the company, the voluntary, "prepackaged" Chapter 11 filing is the r ... More >>
Today could be the day Blockbuster officially files for bankruptcy. So reports The Wall Street Journal, echoing that earlier Los Angeles Times piece that said CEO Jim Keyes had been in Hollywood at August's end briefing studio heads on the inevitable next chapter in the beleaguered Renaissance To ... More >>
Dallas Independent School District's Facebook pageThat photo above? Comes from DISD's Facebook page, from Saturday's launch of "Operation Comeback," during which Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael Hinojosa went out looking dropouts. The twosome ... More >>
On the other side is the now-famous(ish) CNBC piece from June, in which Julia Boorstin asks Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes: "Will you file for bankruptcy?" -- to which he responds with a smile and an elusive answer about how this has been a rumor for the last 18 months and how "we've been doing our be ... More >>
Fifteen days ago, Blockbuster spokesperson Patty Sullivan told Unfair Park: The company's delay in releasing its what turned out to be dismal second-quarter stats had absolutely nothing to do with a pending prepackaged bankruptcy. "There will be no news announcing that," she said. Not until late ... More >>
The only person more obsessed with the fate of downtown-based Blockbuster than I is Fast Company's Austin Carr, who's spent the last two days posting an extended Q&A with the company's head of digital strategy, Kevin Lewis. Yesterday's interview was the more provocative of the two parts: Lewi ... More >>
Jim KeyesNow we know why Blockbuster put off announcing its second-quarter financials last night: Says the downtown-based video-and-game-rental giant (well, once), it was getting its noteholders to sign off on a deal allows the company to keep $42.4 mil in debt payments for another few weeks. Tha ... More >>
At the close of business today, Blockbuster was supposed to release its second-quarter financials. It did not. And, till moments ago, it was impossible to get anyone from the company on the phone to explain why it failed to release the figures -- which has prompted widespread speculation that ban ... More >>
It's been close to radio silence from Renaissance Tower for several weeks as Blockbuster tries to find "strategic partners" to keep the close-to-broke video giant-at-one-time out of the bankruptcy courts. But on Friday, Bloomberg reported that Jim Keyes and Co. will announce this week that they'v ... More >>
A few very random notes while trying to wash the Magic Time Machine out of my clothes after last night ...Saw first thing this morning that Barry Kooda is admin-ing a brand-new Facebook page: "Please Keep Oak Cliff Dry." Left and sent the Nervebreaker a few messages to discuss and will follow wit ... More >>
Last Friday, Blockbuster's higher-ups told Bronx bomber Niko Celentano and his ever-expanding band of shareholders that, well, sorry, but despite their demands for an emergency meeting, that ain't gonna happen. One week later, the shareholders respond to the response. And for the most part, the m ... More >>
Blockbuster continues to insist it ain't going nowhere -- even as 24/7 Wall Street puts the downtown-based company on its death-watch list (one of three locals to make the list, actually, and not the first time someone has predicted Blockbuster's inevitable demise). But just in case it goes, my l ... More >>
One week ago today I received an e-mail from a "large stockholder" in Blockbuster -- a gentleman high on the movie-studio food chain, as a matter of fact. He copied me on a missive he sent to the Securities and Exchange Commission in which he asked what in the wide, wide world of sports he could ... More >>
At this very moment, beleaguered Blockbuster's PR peeps are preparing a statement to explain why, moments ago, its stock stopped being traded on the New York Stock Exchange. At present, it's stuck at a whopping 23 cents. NYSE spokesperson Mirtha Medina sends this brief note: "BBI was halted today ... More >>
In about an hour, Blockbuster will release a second press release concerning, well, what we're not quite sure -- more than likely, though, it will deal with the fate of CEO Jim Keyes, whose contract with the company expires today. And, perhaps, it will address whether or not the downtown-based co ... More >>
If you'll recall it was Bloomberg News, not The Wall Street Journal, that broke the news last week that downtown-based Blockbuster was talking to bondholders about extending the video-rental company $150 million in loans should the debt-ridden company have to file for Chapter 11. But as soon as T ... More >>
Blockbuster CEO Jim KeyesA few weeks ago, L.A.-based analyst Stan Manoukian told Bloomberg News that downtown-based Blockbuster "will cease to exist by 2013 for sure," for the most part because its bondholders think the debt-ridden company's worth pennies on the dollar. Now, according to Manoukia ... More >>
Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes at one of the prototype extreme makeovers debuted in Dallas in 2008Had a long talk with Greg Meyer last night. He's the guy who owns 645,000 shares of Blockbuster -- more than any exec at Blockbuster, save for CEO Jim Keyes, whose stock comes with the title, and more tha ... More >>
A little more than one year ago, Bloomberg News sent Blockbuster's stock price tumbling, from 77 cents to 22 cents, with a report that the Renaissance Tower-based company had hired outside counsel to "explore a possible bankruptcy filing," which Blockbuster quickly dismissed. This morning, Bloomb ... More >>
Historic 'Blockbuster' Store Offers Glimpse Of How Movies Were Rented In The PastGood Friend of Unfair Park "Spectator" forwards along this piece from the Onion News Network, sure to play like a Betamax at Renaissance Tower HQ. It's a look inside the, ahem, Blockbuster Video museum -- "a historicall ... More >>
A few days ago, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Renaissance Tower-based Blockbuster sent word: It's pushing back its shareholders meeting one month, to June 24. Said Tom Casey, the video-rental company's exec veep and CFO, "We believe the additional time will provide us w ... More >>
A Friend of Unfair Park who fears my unhealthy obsession with all things Blockbuster nevertheless sends along this item from The Consumerist, which appeared Friday: "Blockbuster Considering Adding Games-By-Mail Service." Now, that's not official -- far from it. Rather, that information was relaye ... More >>
AfriGadgetFor now, at least, hold off turning those Blockbuster drop-off boxes into ovens, as this woman's done in Liberia.Late Tuesday, Blockbuster announced two items of interest -- one of which, at least, has prompted a early-trading jump of 15 percent in the Renaissance Tower-based company's ... More >>
A couple of weeks back, we read the entirety of Blockbuster's annual report and discovered one significant bit of bad news that had gone unnoticed elsewhere: The New York Stock Exchange sent the downtown Dallas-based company a warning that if it didn't get its stock price back above one dollar pr ... More >>
As I cast about for a new cellphone and provider, I am considering the generally well-regarded HTC HD2 from T-Mobile, despite having once vowed never to return to T-Mobile after it dropped the call during which my wife informed me she was going into labor. The phone went on sale today, and I prob ... More >>
At this late date, is there even any need to recount Blockbuster's myriad woes? They are innumerable, but to the list add this one: the possibility of having to file for Chapter 11. CEO Jim Keyes says that's so much nonsense, the doing of attorneys who have to give fair warning. But in the 148-pa ... More >>
Near the close of business Wednesday, we posted Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes's admission that the Christmas season delivered little more than a lump of coal for the Dallas-based videotailer, as in: "Our performance during the holidays was well below expectations." When I spoke with Keyes at great le ... More >>
NCR, the same company responsible for those SD-card kiosks Blockbuster recently debuted at a couple of local locations, sent word this morning that it acquired DVDPlay, which has about 1,300 DVD-rental kiosks scattered about the U.S. and Canada. Said the note, NCR's going to rebrand the stations ... More >>
Gloria LevarioThis was so not logical: Mr. Spock's actually a Blockbuster marketing guy.Blockbuster's torn: Stores or kiosks? Kiosks or stores? Says one analyst this week, Not stores, no friggin' way. But how else will the Dallas-based videotailer host a release party? Our Gloria Levario was out ... More >>
Yesterday word started circulating that Elm Street-based Blockbuster had found yet another way to combat RedBox: by offering downloads via SD cards, which users can stick into a kiosk that's loaded with about 1,000 titles from which to choose. It's the second time in a little more than a year tha ... More >>
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After trading today, Elm Street-based Blockbuster will released its second-quarter financials -- "and the numbers are expected to be ugly," notes Investor's Business Daily in this pre-game warm-up that also wonders if the video-rental business's days aren't, gulp, "numbered." The cause for alarm? ... More >>
Just one more item you can pick up at a BlockbusterEver gone to rent a movie when, suddenly, the urge to buy what some consider a so-so netbook just, you know, hit you? If so you'll be tickled with Blockbuster's morning announcement that beginning whenever, the Dallas-based videotailer is stocking t ... More >>
Late last year, Blockbuster introduced its first on-demand delivery system: the 2Wire MediaPoint Digital Media Player, about which critics weren't wild but oh well better than nothing and well at least the company's trying. Then came the TiVo deal in March, which did nothing to stop the company's s ... More >>
Is this smaller-sized store the future of Blockbuster?Blockbuster held is annual shareholders meeting yesterday, and the presentation was chock-a-block with sneak peeks at the Dallas company's future -- or, at the very least, its plans for the future. After the jump you'll find the complete 31-page ... More >>
Elm Street-based Blockbuster's stock is tanking this morning -- down more than 27 percent before the sun's even warm, to about 83 cents. It was bound to happen following yesterday's quarterly report, which noted a 20-percent drop in total revenues over the same period in '08. But, fear not, CEO Jim ... More >>
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The Berlin Wall comes down.
Hans Thoma "Siegfried und Mime", 1877
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Do you know the horrors that happened where you're standing?
Life goes on, strange isn't it?
This is so chilling but fascinating
These were just too intriguing to not reblog
Meteor Falls
Чечня - в тумане
Chechnya - into the mist
This is still getting notes I'm done
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The Green Brigade return.
Johnny Cash & June Carter
Waves // Gustave Courbet
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"A hairy cunt is much better to be fucked than a smooth one; it both retains warmth and brushes against the penis."
A Wall Inscription from Pompeii(via ancientpeoples)
You trip and fall to your death.
Critical fail, you swallow a knife and it explodes.
"As the assassin foolishly tries to slide down the gravelly side of the mountain, he trips and slits his throat on his knife. He's dead. Anyone else want to do anything stupid?"
"You somehow determine that the golem is made of bacon."
"You go to search the body, but manage instead to trigger the bear trap. I'm rolling damage now."
"You shoot your unconscious bleeding cleric, roll damage. Don't forget your favored enemy bonus."
"You fail to notice the pit in front of you as you direct your horse to walk into it."
"The mugger then proceeds to shoot his friend in the foot"
"the opponent sneezes and accidentally stabs himself to death"
"You try to pick the door, but the door picks you. You've been impaled."
"You let go of the bow instead of its string, and it hits you in the face before falling at your feet."
me: can i just pretend like i totally meant to do that
//rolls a nat 20 on a bluff check
"Everyone totally saw that but it looked like you completely meant to do that."
"The force of your spell sends you flying backwards, missing its target and you also hit your head on a rock. Roll for damage."
"You're currently underwater, doing a backstroke against the lakes floor while you're drowning."
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Yali Dagger
- Dated: 18th Century
- Place of Origin: South India, probably from the Mysore area
- Measurements: overall length: 11.5 inches (292mm). Blade length: 6.5 inches (165mm)
The daggers as a heavy cast and chased brass hilt in the form of the head a mythological lion – Yali. The Yali is depicted in different forms depending on the workshop or geographical origin. This one has bulging eyes separated by a high crest to the forehead, leading to the back of the head and around the neck.
It has an open gaping mouth with a curling tongue and sharp tiger like teeth. The cheeks have a detailed freckle pattern. The central grips are plain, with a strange "Z" marking on one side. The bolster is nicely decorated on both sides, and the blade held securely. The blade is plain steel, as is typical with these daggers.
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Merritt man threatened at gunpoint
Three men in a Lincoln Navigator who threatened a Merritt man with a shotgun on Monday night were later arrested by the RCMP.
The incident began just before 9 p.m. when a man was leaving a friend's house on Voght Street. He told police that he had noticed a vehicle left running near the home and before he got too far down the road in his own car, the SUV had pulled up alongside and overtaken him.
He says a man wearing a balaclava in the rear passenger seat pointed a shotgun at him and yelled some threats and profanities. That's when the victim braked to a stop and put the car in reverse, managing to drive home. He told police the SUV did not appear to follow him.
Police received a detailed description of the vehicle, which fit a description already known by members of the RCMP. They found the SUV near Nicola and Houston Street around 9: 20 p.m. and arrested the three occupants inside.
All three men, 24-year-old Edward Soviak of Coquitlam BC, 24-year-old Mark Kraljevic of Surrey and Merritt, and 27-year-old Tyler Grieve of Coquitlam and Merritt have been charged and released on recognizance to appear in court in Merritt on March 18, 2014.
According to police, it appears the three suspects mistook the victim for another Merritt resident who is known to police.
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