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Nice looking set up.
Hey, did that DW thing get squared away???
Take it easy.
This is a discussion on My new Raven Concealment Phantom for HK45 within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; My new Raven Concealment holster for my HK45. I think that with this holster I can conceal this gun quite easily. Great system. OWB or ...
My new Raven Concealment holster for my HK45. I think that with this holster I can conceal this gun quite easily. Great system. OWB or IWB. I do prefer IWB for the HK45 due to it being more concealed, but OWB looks like it can work as well. You can see that it conceals very well both ways, especially since this gun is rather large in the grip area. It WILL print OWB if I bend over or sit down so I'd need a larger cover garment. As you can see they mold the holster to fit the safety/decock lever. If you carry Condition 1 they will mold that way for you. Excellent holster, stable, secure, and fast draw. I really like this one and will order one for my Glock 19 ASAP. If you have a question, email Jay the owner at their website Raven Concealment Systems and he will reply within 24 hours. Great guy with great service.
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Nice looking set up.
Hey, did that DW thing get squared away???
Take it easy.
How does that Kydex feel against your skin? Is it less comfy than leather that will mold to you?
Better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees.
There's good things to say about both leather and kydex. Certain applications work better with leather IMO. Not least of which is keeping a Stainless gun such as a 1911 looking better longer. It also tends to have a tighter mold to the gun for better retention. Whereas kydex is a bit more loose (not overly so) and provides a faster drawstroke.
I hope that kind of explained it. The short version is in FL if you wear all day, leather will stick to your side and be somewhat uncomfortable over time. Kydex will not, but also won't bend or mold any further than it is designed to. Kydex doesn't necessarily bother me to be honest. YMMV
Great holsters, but I would recommend sending an email then ordering by phone since the Malabar Front web store is not secure.


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Zalando Sales Zoom 23.7% in Q1
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Milan Teams Up With New York to Support Start-ups
A commission will select 20 startups focused on expanding their business in Italy and the US.
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France Ranks Sixth Among Most Popular Muslim Destinations
Singapore took the number one spot among non-Muslim countries, according to Master Card and Crescent Rating.
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'King of Wall Street' John Gutfreund Dies at 86
The former Salomon Brothers' chief executive officer symbolized the excesses of Wall Street in the Eighties.
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Sports Direct Ups Stake in Iconix Brand Group
Mike Ashley has long had an interest in Umbro, the English soccer brand.
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Pricing Trends For Precious Metals
Recent dips in precious metals — especially gold — were due to profit-taking among longer-term investors.
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Exports Fuel Leather Business at Mipel
The 108th edition of the fair aimed for a younger audience with a new campaign.
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Quiksilver's Chapter 11 Points to Broader Action Sports Industry Challenges
The action sports brand's woes raise the question: Is the sector suited to big companies?
— September 9, 2015
Quiksilver Files for Chapter 11
Oaktree Capital Management and Bank of America to provide $175 million in debtor-in-possession financing.

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Hi, why the whatsapp button doesn't work?
WhatsApp sharing works well only on certain devices right now. On iPhone, for instance, it works seamlessly.
WhatsApp needs to update their apps to make their protocol work on additional devices, such as more Android devices. It would be a good idea to let them know you need this, and if you'd like you can point them to this AddToAny post so your feature request is clear.
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I recently tried to speed up a little tool (which uses urllib2 to send a request to the (unofficial)twitter-button-count-url (> 2000 urls) and parses it´s results) with the multiprocessing module (and it´s worker pools). I read several discussion here about multithreading (which slowed the whole thing down compared to a standard, non-threaded version) and multiprocessing, but i could´t find an answer to a (probably very simple) question:
Can you speed up url-calls with multiprocessing or ain´t the bottleneck something like the network-adapter? I don´t see which part of, for example, the urllib2-open-method could be parallelized and how that should work...
EDIT: THis is the request i want to speed up and the current multiprocessing-setup:
urls=["www.foo.bar", "www.bar.foo",...]
def getTweets(self,urls):
for i in urls:
self.tw_que=urllib2.urlopen(tw_url %(i))
except ValueError:
print ....
return self.tweets
if __name__ == '__main__':
pool = multiprocessing.Pool(processes=4)
result = [pool.apply_async(getTweets(i,)) for i in urls]
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First Modern Warfare 3 Details Rappel In
Written Friday, May 13, 2011 By Richard WalkerView author's profile
Kotaku has managed to get its sticky fingers on the very first tangible details for Modern Warfare 3, with the story, locations, game modes and release date all finally locked down and revealed. So, strap yourself in... There's a lot to get through.
First of all, the game will feature gigantic battles that will unfold across major cities like New York, Paris and London, with multiple sources claiming that Modern Warfare 3 will reshape the landscape of the Call of Duty franchise, with an eclectic range of settings as well as deep multiplayer and a narrative that reportedly ties up all of the loose ends in the series, kicking off directly after the events of Modern Warfare 2.
You'll start the game fighting off a Russian attack, before globe-trotting between destinations as an SAS Operative, Russian Federal Protective Services agent, a US Armoured Division tank gunner and an AC-130 operator once again, alongside key characters or recurring faces from past CoD games. There'll be 15 missions in all, starting with the Russian invasion of Manhattan before ending with a grand finale in Dubai.
Two new characters reportedly set to debut in Modern Warfare 3 are members of Delta Force, codenamed 'Frost' and 'Sandman'. Multiplayer will also be predictably huge, with a reported 20 maps on the disc, spread across the same single-player locations of New York, London, Paris and Mogadishu. Spec Ops will also return with two distinct modes called 'Survival' and 'Mission', which is pretty self-explanatory.
Furthermore, Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software are collaborating on various aspects of Modern Warfare 3 as speculated in previous reports. There's plenty more over on Kotaku, including a slew of spoilers that we won't post here, because, well, they're spoilers, and we don't do spoilers. However, bear in mind that none of this information has been officially confirmed by Activision as yet, although it does look remarkably authentic. Take it with a wee pinch of salt, as always...
Modern Warfare 3 is apparently coming on November 8th, 2011. Gird your loins, people!


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I have a RDF file thats used to track item revisions. Using this data I can traceback the changes made to an item through its lifetime. Once a specific has changed the corresponding data is placed as a new revision. Have a look..
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I can write a SPARQL query that shows me the latest product revision information (REV-2: dc:title and dc:issued), but its missing "dc:format" and "dc:extent" which I want carried over from the last revision (REV-1).
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In mid-2015, there were 8.3 million people receiving premium subsidies through the exchanges. For enrollees in the 37 states that used HealthCare.gov in 2015, those subsidies pay an average of 72 percent of the full premium cost, leaving subsidized insureds responsible for just $105 per month in premiums.
In short, the subsidies are a significant part of the "affordable" in Affordable Care Act. And as we head into Obamacare's third open enrollment period, awareness of the law's premium tax credits (subsidies) continues to grow. But many Americans may still be wondering, "Am I eligible to receive a premium subsidy – and if so, what should I expect?"
Subsidies based on the cost of Silver plans
Middle-income as well as low-income people buying coverage in the exchanges are eligible for government subsidies that come in the form of tax credits. Most eligible enrollees take those tax credits in advance, paid directly to their health insurance carrier each month to offset the amount of premiums due.
But you can also pay full price throughout the year and then claim your subsidy as a lump sum when you file your taxes. (Subsidy reconciliation is completed when you file taxes, using form 8962. If the subsidy you receive during the year is too high, you'll pay back some or all of it when you file taxes; if it was too low – or if you didn't receive an advance subsidy at all during the year – you'll get the balance of the tax credit when your return is processed).
Premium subsidies are available to exchange enrollees if their income is between 100 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty level. (Off-exchange enrollments are not eligible for subsidies, regardless of income). In states that have expanded Medicaid under the ACA, Medicaid is available to enrollees with incomes up to 138 percent of the poverty level, and subsidies are not available below that threshold.
In all states, the upper limit for subsidy eligibility is 400 percent of the poverty level. For plans purchased during the 2016 open enrollment period, that upper subsidy threshold is $97,000/year for a family of four; subsidy availability extends well into the middle class. (Some people with incomes under 400 percent of the poverty level don't receive subsidies simply because the unsubsidized cost of coverage in their area is under the threshold established by the ACA).
Subsides are tied to the cost of the second-least expensive Silver plan in your area (ie, the benchmark plan). The architects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) wanted to make sure that people who must buy their own insurance can afford that benchmark Silver plan, even in regions where health care is extremely expensive. So knowing the price of a Silver plan in your region is key to calculating the size of your subsidy.
Kaiser Family Foundation has collected data on 2016 benchmark plan premiums for a 40-year-old in 14 metropolitan areas across the US, which will give you an idea of how premiums vary by location. It's also important to note that overall, the average price of a benchmark plan across those 14 areas is 4.4 percent higher than in 2015, which means that subsidies in many areas will be slightly higher in 2016 than they were in 2015.
The enrollment software will automatically calculate your subsidy, but many enrollees are curious about how the subsidy amount is determined, so here are the details:
What exactly is a Silver plan?
In the exchanges, insurers offer Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum plans. (Catastrophic plans are also available to young adults and people with hardship exemptions, although subsidies are not available on catastrophic plans). All must cover the ten benefits that Congress decided are "essential" (outpatient care, emergency services, hospitalization, maternity and newborn care, mental health and substance abuse disorder services, behavioral health treatment, prescription drugs, rehabilitative services, laboratory services, preventative care and pediatric services, including oral and vision care for children.)
All plans also must offer free preventive care, and they cannot refuse to cover you or charge you more because you suffer from a pre-existing condition.
The only major difference between the four tiers is that Bronze and Silver plans have lower premiums, with higher co-pays and deductibles – up to a maximum of $6,850 in out-of-pocket costs in 2016. After that, the insurer pays for all essential benefits.
Gold and Platinum plans' premiums are higher, but total out-of-pocket exposure on those plans is lower. Silver plans pay roughly 70 percent of enrollees' expected healthcare costs, and have premiums that are higher than Bronze plans, but lower than Gold plans (note that "expected healthcare costs" is in relation to the average costs for the entire population covered by the plan, including those with very high healthcare costs; it does not apply to each individual insured).
Who is eligible for a subsidy?
If your employer offers "affordable" comprehensive insurance, you're not eligible to receive a subsidy in the exchange. Note that the affordability test only applies to coverage for the employee; the cost to add dependents to the plan is not taken into consideration. But if the employee's coverage is considered affordable, the dependents are not eligible for premium subsidies in the exchange – this is known as the family glitch.
If your employer offers affordable coverage that provides minimum value, you already are receiving a subsidy from your employer in the form of pre-tax health insurance benefits and an employer contribution to your premiums. The exchanges offer subsidized health insurance benefits to the self-employed, the unemployed, and employees who work for a company that does not offer affordable health benefits.
How to calculate your subsidy in four easy steps
The size of your subsidy is based on your income, the number of people in your household, and the price of the benchmark Silver plan in your region.
To calculate the size of your subsidy:
1) Use this table to find out whether your income and household size makes you eligible for a subsidy in 2016 (these numbers are based on the 2015 federal poverty guidelines. Since open enrollment for 2016 begins in 2015, these numbers will be used during open enrollment and throughout 2016).
For instance, as the table indicates, a family of three with household income up to $80,360, and a family of five with income up to $113,640, would be eligible to receive a tax credit, depending on the cost of a Silver plan in their area.
|Percent of Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
|Household Size
|For each additional person, add
2) Find out how much the Affordable Care Act expects you to contribute to the cost of your insurance by consulting Table 2. The expected contribution is adjusted slightly each year – these percentages are for 2016 (If you decide not to buy insurance, you won't have to make a contribution, but you will have to pay a penalty that ratchets up to $695 per uninsured adult in 2016, or 2.5 percent of taxable household income above the filing threshold, whichever is higher.)
|If you earn
|Your expected contribution is
|Up to 133% of FPL
|2.03% of your income
|133%-150% of FPL
|3.05%-4.07% of your income
|150%-200% of FPL
|4.07%-6.41% of your income
|200%-250% of FPL
|6.41%-8.18% of your income
|250%-300% of FPL
|8.18%-9.66% of your income
|300%-400% of FPL
|9.66% of your income
The subsidy will make up the difference between the amount an individual is expected to contribute (based on income) and the actual cost of the area's second-lowest-cost silver plan.
3) Determine out how much a benchmark Silver plan costs in the area where you live. You can scroll through the available quotes in your state's exchange and see what the second-lowest-cost silver plan's premium would be for you and your family, or you can call the exchange. It's important to note that the benchmark plan changes from one year to another; carrier A might have the second-lowest-cost Silver plan one year, but due to premium fluctuations, carrier B might take over that spot the following year.
4) See Table 2. Subtract the amount that you are expected to contribute (based on your income) from the cost of your benchmark silver plan. For instance, let's say your silver plan costs $3000 a year, and you are expected to contribute $1000. You will receive a subsidy of $2,000
Sample calculations
In Los Angeles, California in 2016, the benchmark Silver plan will cost a 40 year-old $245 a month, or $2,942 annually.
If Rick earns $23,540 (or 200 percent of FPL) he would be expected to kick in 6.41 percent of his income, or $1,509 toward his insurance. (0.0641 x $23,540 = $1,509)
To calculate his subsidy, he just needs to subtract $1,509 (the amount he kicks in) from $2,942 (the cost of the plan). His subsidy will be $1,433.
[Note that you can also calculate your expected contribution percentage if your income is somewhere in the middle of one of the ranges shown in Table 2. Here's how it works].
If Rick's 40-year-old cousin Alice, lives in Burlington, Vermont – where health care is more expensive – she can look forward to a larger tax credit. In Burlington, the benchmark plans' pre-subsidy premium for a 40-year-old in 2016 is $468 a month, or $5,616 a year.
If Alice also earned $23,540 (200 percent of the FPL) the government would expect her to spend 6.41 percent of her income on coverage, just like her cousin in California (remember, the expected contribution is tied to income, not the underlying cost of the plan). So she, too, would contribute $1,509. But because the benchmark plan in Burlington costs $5,616, her subsidy would be $4,107. ($5,616 – $1,509 = $4,107).
If Rick and Alice were younger, the silver plan would be less expensive and their subsidies would be smaller. If they were older, the Silver plan would be more expensive, and their subsidies would be higher.
The idea behind the subsidies is to level the playing field and bring average premiums to a middle ground for everyone who has the same general level of income. So at the same income level, an older person will receive a higher subsidy than a younger person, but they'll both ultimately pay the same price for the benchmark plan.


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When I open Terminal it periodically tells me 'You have new mail.', some of which comes from testing web applications that I am running on localhost, which try to send it.
I find the command line mail application impossible to use.
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What You Missed in the Seventh GOP Debate
The best, worst, most awkward, and most inaccurate moments.
Number of Seconds Into His Very First Answer That It Took Herman Cain to Mention His 9-9-9 Tax Plan: Six.
Number of Times the Phrase "9-9-9 Plan" Was Uttered: 25 (Herman Cain, 16; Julianna Goldman, 3; Michele Bachmann, 2; Charlie Rose, 2; Rick Perry, 1; Rick Santorum, 1)
Number of Times It Was Mentioned in the Last Debate: Five
Number of Times the Word "Obamacare" Was Uttered: 19
Most Ignored Rule: "The rules are one minute for an answer." Charlie Rose
Least Insightful Analysis of Occupy Wall Street: "The people who are decent, responsible citizens pick up after themselves. The people who are just out there as activists trash the place and walk off and are proud of having trashed it." Newt Gingrich, the distinction between legitimate OWS protesters and illegitimate OWS protesters.
Corniest Huntsman Joke: "I would, first and foremost, disagree with Rick on one measure. That is, Pennsylvania is not the gas capital of the country. Washington, D.C. is the gas capital of the country." Jon Huntsman, after Rick Santorum called Pennsylvania the "gas capital of the world."
Least Original Huntsman Joke: "I thought it was the price of a pizza when I first heard it." Jon Huntsman repeating a line about Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan that everyone has used for the past month.
Most Awkward Jon Huntsman Joke: "Since this discussion is all about economics, Governor Romney, I promise this won't be about religion." Jon Huntsman, preparing to ask his candidate-to-candidate question to Mitt Romney.
Number of Economic Advisers Herman Cain Obviously Has: Even though he says he had "a number of ... well-recognized economists that helped me to develop this 9-9-9 plan," clearly it was just this one guy, Rich Lowrie, who is not actually an economist.
Best Tie Coordination: Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum.
Best Pithy Line: "The problem with that analysis is that it is incorrect." Herman Cain, on a Bloomberg Government analysis that showed his 9-9-9 tax plan would collect $200,000,000 less in taxes per year.
Most Dangerous Out-of-Context Quote: "I want to go to war with China." Rick Santorum, on wanting to engage in a trade war with China. (It's also a pretty dangerous in-context quote.)
Best Illustration of How Unwelcome Ronald Reagan Would Be in the Current GOP: The video of Reagan calling for higher taxes in order to reduce to the deficit.
Best Reference That Nobody Got: "The United States Congress put into place the Spanish-American War tax in 1888." Michele Bachmann.
Sassiest Family Members: Jon Huntsman's daughters.
Best Hair-Splitting: Herman Cain adamantly denied that he ever called Ron Paul and his followers "ignorant" for wanting to audit the Federal Reserve. That is technically true. He merely said that "people are calling for this audit of the Federal Reserve because they don't know enough about it."
Three Testiest Moments:
3. Rick Santorum: "I am not done yet. I've only been able to answer one question, unlike everybody else here."
2. Mitt Romney: "Did you miss that part?"
1. Mitt Romney: "I'm still speaking."
Number of Times Newt Gingrich Complained About the Questions or Moderators: None!
Most Tone-Deaf Remark: Asked who "has been most successful" as Federal Reserve chairman in the past 40 years and "might serve as a model for that appointment," Herman Cain picked Alan Greenspan. Some reactions from conservatives on Twitter:
Two Best Charlie Rose Moments:
1. When Rose, calling on candidates alphabetically, skips Romney:
2. "I believe in tables." Charlie Rose.
Three Things Michele Bachmann Said About Her Own Biography That Are Not True:
1. "I spent my whole life in the private sector." Bachmann has been a member of Congress, a state senator, and an IRS employee.
2. "I'm a federal tax lawyer. That's what I do for a living." Bachmann hasn't worked as a tax lawyer since 1993.
3. "I'm a mother of 28 kids: 22 foster kids, 5 biological kids." Bachmann has had 23 foster kids.
Three Most Factually Inaccurate Bachmann Statements Aside From Everything She Said About Her Life:
3. "Nine years from now the Medicare hospital Part B trust fund is going to be dead flat broke." Michele Bachmann. As the Washington Post points out, Bachmann meant Medicare Part A. Also, "Under one set of estimates by the trustees, the Part A trust fund's expenditures begin to exceed income in nine years," but it won't be "flat broke" until 2024.
2. "The way that Obamacare runs, there's a board called IPAB. It's made up of fifteen political appointees. These fifteen political appointees will make all the major health-care decisions for over 300 million Americans." Michele Bachmann. As a Bloomberg fact-check explains, "The board only has authority over Medicare, in which about 48 million elderly and disabled Americans are now enrolled, not the 300 million Bachmann mentioned. The law doesn't grant the panel power to make health-care decisions and prohibits the group from cutting benefits, changing eligibility rules or increasing beneficiaries' premiums or cost-sharing. Instead, the board's main tool for cutting spending will be reducing payments to providers."
1. "Well, in the 1980s, Ronald Reagan produced an economic miracle, and while all of us were wishing and yearning for a third term for Ronald Reagan, Governor Perry, you were campaigning and co-chairing Al Gore's election campaign for president of the United States." Michele Bachmann. Perry supported Al Gore's 1988 presidential election campaign and helped out in a very minor way but he did not "co-chair" Gore's campaign, nationally or in Texas.
Most Unfair Criticism of President Obama: "The reason we have that many people living in poverty is because we have got a president of the United States who is a job-killer." Rick Perry answering a question about why, according to Karen Tumulty, "we have more people living in poverty in this country than at any time in the last 50 years."
Nicest Thing Anyone Said About President Obama: Mitt Romney said President Obama is "well meaning, but just over his head when it comes to the economy."
Winners: Mitt Romney, Herman Cain
Loser: Rick Perry
Worst Post-Debate Moment: Rick Perry told a Dartmouth student that America fought the Revolutionary War in the sixteenth century. He was two centuries off.


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Launch Your Buzz
Use our new superlist posting interface and quickly create exceptional, media-rich buzz posts.
Hope Solo Was Maybe Supposed To Get Married Yesterday, But Instead Ended Up In Court
In one of the weirdest stories in recent memory, the women's soccer star and her former NFL player boyfriend possibly got into a violent fight on what might have been their wedding day.ID: 692517
5 Most Random Professional Athlete Side Businesses
From tricked-out fanny packs to barber shops, here are the greatest examples of what people with a few million bucks laying around can do.
Doin' Laundry With Stevie Brown, The Giants' Most Recent Breakout Star
"It just so happens I'm someone they didn't expect much of and I'm just doing my job."
What Another Year At USC Could Have Done For Mark Sanchez
As he prepares to face his former college coach for the first time this week, the embattled Jets quarterback said he doesn't regret leaving California too soon. Should he?
Torrey Smith Stands Up For Dogs, Michael Vick
"Let the man live."
Who Is The NFL Voting For?
Owners lean Republican and players Democrat, while the league itself is neutral.
Is It Roger Goodell's Fault That Anthony Davis Had To Sit Out?
The New Orleans Hornets coach does not appear to approve of the NBA's new concussion policy. So who is responsible for it?
Michael Vick's Brother Had A Twitter Meltdown During The Eagles Game
With Michael Vick's starting quarterback job in question, a Twitter account that seems to belong to his brother, Marcus Vick, had a few interesting thoughts on the Saints-Eagles game.
Dwyane Wade Would Like The NBA To Cancel The Knicks-Heat Game
The Heat star was not thrilled with the traffic heading into New York City.
How New York's MTA Covered Its Own Disaster On Twitter
The always-embattled agency that runs the city's subways emerged unexpectedly as the source of some of the storm's most compelling images and video. "We're not trying to tell people that everything is great," says Lisberg.
Why Tebow, Other Big Names Are Unlikely To Change Jerseys At Trade Deadline
"Most teams think if they win the next one or two games they're still in it."ID: 669277
What New York City Looks Like Without Subways
The morning commute was a little crowded.ID: 667987
New York's Downed Subways Live On Twitter
Want to know if the train is running yet? There's some people who can help you out with that.
Greg LeMond Calls For Resignation Of UCI President
"I have never seen such an abuse of power in cycling's history," the former champion wrote in an emotional letter.
How Adderall Became The It Drug Of The 2012 NFL Season
A lack of education and easy access makes the stimulant a popular choice for NFL players.
How Lance Armstrong's Foundation Livestrong Could Retain Supporters
People are able to separate transgressions from good deeds, a new study shows.
18 Crazy People Who Are Still Emailing Tonya Harding
The once great figure skater, who allegedly had Nancy Kerrigan hobbled before a competition, has a section on her official website for people to leave her messages. They're insane. (via )
Watch An ESPN Report On A Legal 1996 Bounty Program
Jonathan Vilma's lawyer may have a smoking gun.
Livestrong Is Steering Away Clean From Lance's Crash
The embattled cyclist didn't have much to do with the day-to-day operations of the foundation anyways — though it is still legally named for him.
Basketball Players' Kids Have Nicer Designer Clothes Than Their Parents
"My children's fashion budget is just as high as mine," Knicks player Amar'e Stoudemire reveals.
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So what have you been doing all this time? :3
I saw your name as "last post" in the ou suspect vote thingy so I checked it out
Plat <3
Platinum :O
12:00 NOON gmt+3 ? can ya do that
we needa set a time yo!! how bout wedsday or thurs
gmt +3 and when you see me on just challenge!~
is dis noob for realz? ;o
we play round 1 in the SNEAK tour
Plat <3
Yeah im free to play right now.
9 until 11... that's 1 until 3 for me. I'll make no guarantee that I'll be awake (since it's been hit and miss that way over these holidays!), but I should be around at least once during those times over the weekend. I'll go under the name Shadowzelf when I'm on.
See you then! :)
OK, I clearly wasn't around in the right timeframe for you today. It's hard when you're GMT +8 and I don't get up in the morning, lol.
Can we schedule a play time, rather than just hoping to meet up? I would rather have a definite time that I need to be on at, rather than hitting and hoping since our timezones are so different.
I haven't actually been on the thing in ages, so I don't exactly have a name on there atm (especially not on Smogon's board, since I haven't been on there at all). I'll either be on as Shadowzelf or gamercal when I do get myself on there.
Oh dear! ~~~
And who are you? :O
GMT +8? Wow, that's unusual lol.
I need to port my teams over to PO and whatnot, and given that it's christmas I really don't want to do that tomorrow/Sunday :P. I'll get myself sorted onnnn let's say Monday, and we could play sometime on Tuesday? It's the holidays, and there's plenty of time, so I have no doubt that we'll get this done.
Have a good one tomorrow ^_^


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Georgia posts on Global Voices about how Cuba is waiting.
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Marti had written that there were two kinds of men in this world, those who love and build, and those who hate and destroy. Our guide said that was pleased the American people and the Cuban people both belonged to the same group, and then his tears wet our faces.
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Write a summary on the poem "The Village Schoolmaster" by Oliver Goldsmith.
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In "The Village Schoolmaster," an ironic admirer describes the schoolmaster's school as being beyond a "straggling" fence, or a fence that can't keep up--can't keep upright, that is. This means that the fence, probably a white picket fence, is tumbling over a bit from age. His schoolhouse is described as a noisy mansion. It wasn't large in reality, but by using the imagery of a mansion, the schoolmaster gains some image of greatness--greatness in miniature.
The schoolmaster's physical qualities are described as stern with easily read expressions because his face showed the signs of each day's catastrophes. He is said to be a teller of jokes at which his students "counterfeited" laughter, but by the ironic tone of narrator, displayed in words like "straggling" and "noisy mansion" and "little," the reader suspects the children laughed wholeheartedly.
His character triats are described next. He is kind and very learned about many subjects. He also enjoys a good energetic discussion with the clergyman. The ironic voice of the narrator appears again when he points out that even when schoolmaster has lost the argument, he keeps on talking with words of "learned length and thundering sound." The poem closes with the disclosure that this was all long ago and the beloved schoolmaster is no more. The poem was a tribute most likely written by a student from days long gone.
The village Goldsmith is writing about is called "Auburn": it is not real, but an imaginary ideal one, possibly one of the villages he had observed as a child and a young man in Ireland and England. Goldsmith, the poet, returns to the village that he knew as vibrant and alive, and finds it deserted and overgrown.
The setting of the particular passage is described in the first three lines. Then Goldsmith discusses the character of the schoolmaster himself. In his appearance, he is very severe and stern. The reader would suppose him humourless, except that he likes to tell jokes. When Goldsmith says "the boding tremblers learn'd to trace/The days disasters in his morning face," the reader comes to understand that the schoolmaster does not mince his words. In the last two lines, he indicates that the schoolmaster was no more. All of his fame has gone and "the spot/Where many a time he triumph'd is forgot"
The schoolmaster was a big presence in the village. In an age when literacy and numeracy were powerful the people of the village, looked up to him. He seems a kind of god. The children are fearful of him. They laugh at his jokes, even if they are not funny. "Full well "(9-10)
The adults are equally impressed with the way he can survey fields ("lands he could measure", 17) and work out boundaries or the times of holy-days like Easter. He can even do more complex calculations ("gauge", 18). This is all ironic: the school-teacher appears knowledgeable to the "gazing rustics" (22).
The poem's jokes are gentle, wry and genial. The tone of the poem is balanced and gentleness and humour imply a frame of mind that Goldsmith sees as important, as having a moral value in itself.
Goldsmith is gently mocking the schoolmaster: he is big fish in a small pond. He can impress the villagers with his learning, just because he can read a bit of Latin and knows how to do his sums. The parson, as the religious leader of the village, is of course the most respected man, but the schoolmaster loves a good argument and keeps arguing even when defeated(19-20). On the other hand, this is a loving, endearing portrait. Here's a man who is modest and doing a good job in a quiet and simple place: helping to spread a little literacy and numeracy among the people of the village, helping them in doing calculations about "terms". He is at the centre of a community - and Goldsmith is mourning the passing away of that community, the passing away of the village itself. That is why the lovely yellow flowers on the furze are "unprofitably gay" (2) - there is now no-one about to enjoy their beauty. The schoolmaster is gone long ago, with all the children of his school. A fine community has been lost.
So, this is an affectionate portrait of a community that is no more, and the school-house now deserted. The affectionate portrait of the schoolmaster is a part of this world that has passed away.
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A hot wine with a lot of flavor you can buy from street vendors in Germany during cold weather or at the famous Christmas markets. Very easy to make.
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- Heat to almost boiling, but do not let it boil.
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- 16 ounces pasta, shapes (bowties, rotini, rigatoni, whatever you have on hand)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
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- 6 large mushrooms, sliced
- 1 carrot, finely diced
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I love this meal! It is fantastic food. I'd love to know if anyone has tried to freeze it.
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Correlation between optical and compositional properties of channel optical waveguides87(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.371972View Description Hide Description
Optical, compositional, and structural characterization of titanium-diffused channel waveguides has been performed. The refractive index profiles have been reconstructed from near field measurements using a well-adapted mathematical approximation. Crystal lattice deformations have been measured by x-ray diffraction.Titanium concentration profiles measured by secondary ion mass spectrometry have been correlated to the refractive index profiles. The correlation between compositional, structural, and optical properties is discussed.
Comparison of optical beam smoothing techniques for inertial confinement fusion and improvement of smoothing by the use of zero-correlation masks87(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.371973View Description Hide Description
We present analytic theory and numerical simulations comparing the optical beam smoothing capabilities of the smoothing by spectral dispersion (SSD) technique using random temporal phase modulation, with that of the induced spatial incoherence technique. The analytic theory provides a simple formula for the SSD mode spectrum in the usual case where the phase mask at the focusing lens is random, and its asymptotic limit quantitatively relates the long wavelength mode smoothing to the width of the angular dispersion. With parameters and phase aberration relevant to the National Ignition Facility beams, the SSD simulations show that the large long wavelength components, which are also found in earlier simulations, can be significantly reduced by replacing the independent random phase masks in each pair of adjacent beams by a conjugate pair of zero-correlation masks. These simulations suggest that one can combine zero-correlation masks with random temporal phase modulation and multiple color cycles to achieve SSD smoothing approaching the optical bandwidth limit at allspatial frequencies, without using large angular dispersions.
Efficient light emitting diodes by photon recycling and their application in pixelless infrared imaging devices87(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.371974View Description Hide Description
The success of the pixelless imaging concept using a quantum well infrared photodetector integrated with a light emitting diode (QWIP–LED) depends critically on the extent of spatial lateral spreading of both photocurrent generated in the QWIP and near infrared(NIR)photons emitted by the LED as they escape from the device layers. According to the photon recycling model proposed by Schnitzer et al. [Appl. Phys. Lett. 62, 131 (1993)] there appears to be a trade-off between a high LED external quantum efficiency and a small photon lateral spread, the former being a necessary condition for achieving high detector sensitivity. This lateral spreading due to multireflections and reincarnations of the NIRphotons could potentially degrade the image quality or resolution of the device. By adapting Schnitzer's model to the QWIP–LED structure, we have identified device parameters that could potentially influence the NIRphoton lateral spread and the LED external efficiency. In addition, we have developed a simple sequential model to estimate the crosstalk between the incoming far infrared image and the up-converted NIRimage. We have found that the thickness of the LED is an important parameter that needs to be optimized in order to maximize the external efficiency and to minimize the crosstalk. A 6000-Å-thick LEDactive layer should give a resolution of ∼30 μm and an external efficiency of ∼10%.
Nanometer-scale surface element analysis in polymers using laser ablation atomic fluorescence spectroscopy87(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.371975View Description Hide Description
In this paper, laser ablationatomic fluorescence (LAAF) spectroscopy has been applied for a nanometer-scale solid surfaceanalysis of Na-doped polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). LAAF spectroscopy is a new sensitive element detection technique which involves atomizing of a sample by the laser ablation and detection of the ablated plume by laser-induced fluorescence(LIF)spectroscopy. Using this technique in the detection of Na atoms with a sample of Na-doped PMMA, an ablation rate of 4.4 nm/shot is attained and a detection limit is estimated to be 36 fg for a single laser shot. Further, a two-layer PMMA sample is ablated and by observing the shot-by-shot LIF intensity from Na atoms, the depth distribution in the sample is measured with a very high spatial resolution.
Lifetime of small polarons in iron-doped lithium–niobate crystals87(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.371976View Description Hide Description
Pulsed illumination of lithium–niobate crystals with green light excites electrons from deep traps into the intrinsic defect(Nb on Li site in the valence state 5+) and creates centers (small polarons). The electrons trapped in this more shallow center increase the light absorption in the red and near infrared. The dark decay of the polaron concentration is observed by monitoring the relaxation of these absorption changes. Iron-doped lithium–niobate crystals with different concentrations of are investigated for various illumination conditions and temperatures. The relaxation shows a stretched-exponential behavior which is in disagreement with the predictions of the standard rate-equation-based model. The observed lifetimes of the polarons range from tens of nanoseconds to some milliseconds. Computer simulations reveal that all results can be explained considering distance-dependent excitation and recombination rates, i.e., the lifetime of an individual polaron depends on the distance to the next available deep electron trap. Based on the new insights, tailoring of lithium–niobate crystals for nonvolatile holographic storage becomes possible.
Effects of pump heating on laser and spectroscopic properties of the self-frequency-doubling laser87(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.371977View Description Hide Description
In this work, thermal effects on the spectroscopic and laser properties of crystal caused by pump heating are systematically investigated. Changes in the refractive indices,absorption coefficient, and emission band shape have been studied in a temperature range 20–200 Temperatures up to have been measured in a thermally isolated crystal when pumping with 800 mW of laser power at 807 nm. A decrease in infrared laser power at 1.06 μm and its second harmonic (0.53 μm) generated by self-frequency doubling is observed during the early seconds of laser operation. These reductions are explained in terms of the absorption efficiency reduction and of thermal phase mismatch (for second harmonic) induced by pump heating. Instabilities observed in the output (infrared and green) laser power during the initial seconds of laser action are satisfactorily explained in terms of Fabry–Pérot-induced interference effects.
Femtosecond pulse evolution in GaAs crystal87(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.371978View Description Hide Description
Evolution of an ultrashort pulse having frequency spectrum above the band edge in a sample of GaAs has been investigated. The evolution operator technique is used for solving the wave equation under slowly varying envelope approximation coupled with the dynamic response of the medium. The pulse duration has been taken to be less than the dephasing time of the material so that there is no k mixing. Severe distortion and attenuation of pulses in the linear regime is predicted. The pulse is found to stabilize in the nonlinear regime.
Intervalence band absorption in InP and related materials for optoelectronic device modeling87(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.371979View Description Hide Description
Intervalence band absorption spectra of InP and related materials over a range of temperatures are calculated using different methods for band structure. It is shown that band structure models which neglect valence band intermixing effects, such as the Kane model, fail to provide any quantitative agreement with experiment. However, the Luttinger–Kohn model [Phys. Rev. 97, 869 (1955)] if properly fitted, does yield quantitatively accurate results for InP, GaAs, and InGaAs, in wide spectral and temperature ranges of interest for practical optoelectronic devices without adjusting the effective masses and split-off energy.


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ACCRA, Ghana — Michelle Obama is wildly popular at home and recently charmed Europe, but it's possible she would go unnoticed at Mabel Ofosuhene's breakfast stand in the capital of Ghana, the West African state hosting the Obamas in July.
"I don't know anything about her," the 26-year-old said of America's first lady. Not everyone, it seems, has fallen under Michelle Obama's spell.
It may well happen during the scheduled two-day visit, the president's first official stop in sub-Saharan Africa. But even some Ghanaian women who recognize America's first black first lady want a closer look.
"I'm not expecting a whole lot," University of Ghana professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo, head of the school's Center for Gender Studies and Advocacy, said of both Obamas, "and certainly not from the first lady. This is a tiny country in a huge continent. I'm not sure we loom large on the radar."
The July visit to one of Africa's few functioning democracies is the final leg of a trip that includes stops in Russia and Italy. Europeans got their first glimpse of Michelle Obama in April, and the reviews were dazzling.
Obama, a descendant of slaves brought from Africa, is a Harvard-educated lawyer and one-time work supervisor of her future husband. She inspired London schoolgirls, describing her humble beginnings and telling them their success "will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude."
She survived a breach of royal protocol — gasp, she touched the back of Queen Elizabeth II, who reciprocated the gesture — and scored fashion points alongside Carla Bruni, a former model who married French President Nicholas Sarkozy.
Michelle Obama has embraced causes domestically, including supporting military families. A trip to a developing state like Ghana — 30 percent of its people live in poverty, down from 40 percent a decade ago — would be an ideal time to unveil an international cause. But Obama's spokesperson declined to comment on the first lady's plans in the former British colony. There is, however, a scheduled visit to Cape Coast, home to former slave forts.
There's no shortage of causes to promote.
Felicia Darkwah founded a health clinic on the rural outskirts of Accra after her 28-year-old daughter died from an aneurysm late in her first pregnancy. Her granddaughter, now 11, was delivered and is healthy.
"Ninety-nine percent are preventable," she said of maternal deaths in childbirth. "Sometimes the negligence is right in the hospital. A lot of them are due to lack of knowledge about what is happening and what they should do for themselves while pregnant."
More than half of the 536,000 maternal deaths worldwide in 2005 were in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the World Health Organization. One in 26 women in Africa will die from a childbirth-related problem. Bacterial infection is the major cause.
The African Women's Development Fund, which distributes grants to women's groups across the continent including Darkwah's clinic, says HIV-AIDS continues to plague Africa.
"Women living with HIV-AIDS are the very ones who earn money to look after other members of their family," said Abigail Burgesson, the Accra-based group's director of special projects. "At the same time it is women who do not own property. They do not have rights to land. It is young girls whose parents are leaving or dying of HIV-AIDS that must stop school to look after their families."
Ampofo, the University of Ghana professor, said some Africans are wary of their first ladies because of politics. She said Nana Rawlings, wife of former two-term Ghanaian president Jerry Rawlings, amassed too much political clout at the expense of the women's movement.
Still, she respects Michelle Obama's credentials.
"She's not the woman next door. She may have come from everyday kind of roots, but she went to Ivy League, and she's a lawyer," Ampofo said. "The fact that there's an African-American couple in the White House, it gives hope that things can happen. To that extent it's encouraging."
Role models closer to home, she said, include Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who in 2005 became Africa's first elected female head of state. Ghana swore in its first female chief justice two years ago, and President John Atta Mills' administration this year installed women in the posts of attorney general and speaker of Parliament — both firsts.
But even more inspiring for many women, the professor said, were the role models "that nobody knows — their grandmothers who worked hard to put them through school," for example.
Sarah Mills, a young professional, concurred, pointing out that the average African woman raised the nation's future teachers and doctors alone because of absentee fathers.
But Mills, a 2007 graduate of Ashesi University in Accra, where she now works as development and alumni relations officer, said Obama had no peer.
"I am yet to see a first lady who will be inspiring enough to have her picture hang on my bedroom wall and in my purse," Mills said, referring to Obama photos she cut from Oprah Winfrey's magazine.
"I look at Michelle Obama and I smile," Mills said. "I love her beautiful mind, her heart and her spirit. She's one of my favorite people in the world. I find myself thinking in certain situations, 'What would Michelle Obama do?'"
In the small village of Sogakope, however, 50 miles east of the capital, recent high school graduates like Rosemary Kudiabor have had far less exposure to either Obama.
"I don't know anything about the first lady," Kudiabor said while taking a break from selling bread to passing motorists.
The 17-year-old, who doesn't yet know if she'll go to college, pointed to the dozen or so women who, like her, race to the windows of passing cars and taxis, hoping to make sales. A package of two loaves costs about $1.40.
"A lot of women are selling — you can see them running up and down," she said. "We need jobs."
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"There were people bouncing all over each other out there," he said.
The highlight, of course, was Newman and Jarrett going at it. On lap 301, Newman's No. 12 Dodge made contact with Jarrett's No. 88 Ford, sending Jarrett into the outside wall. Jarrett had recently dropped out of the top 10 in the points standings and, sitting 11th coming into Bristol, was looking to make up ground. With his rig wrecked, though, his hopes were dampened and his rage consumed.
It took 17 laps for Jarrett to catch the rear of Newman's No. 12 car. Once he did, Jarrett promptly returned the favor, sending Newman into the outside wall and out of the race.
"Mine was unintentional and his was intentional and that's all I'm saying," Newman said afterward. "NASCAR can do what they want with it. By no means did I purposely wreck Dale Jarrett. I was surprised and shocked when he later ran into us. I wasn't expecting it. I'm really disappointed."
NASCAR slapped Jarrett with a two-lap penalty, though Jarrett's hopes of making up ground in the points had long since gone out the window. Jarrett didn't comment after the race, his frustration evident. The veteran dropped three points to 14th in the standings. He's now 78 points out of 10th. Newman fell one spot from eighth to ninth, feeling little security with just 31 points separating him from 11th.
Newman and Jarrett were not the only casualties of their feud. After Jarrett sent Newman into the wall, Newman's car stopped in the path of Brian Vickers. Vickers slowed to miss the wreckage. Harvick was riding behind Vickers and went right to avoid hitting the slowing Vickers. Just as he did, Vickers began moving left and the impediment that was Newman's car quickly revealed itslef to Harvick. Seconds too late, however.
"Just got caught in the wreck there," Harvick said. "[I] turned down and thought I had the wreck cleared and [Vickers] popped left and I hit the No. 12."
Harvick was upset with the feuding drivers for creating the situation, but showed frustration toward his own team, too.
"Spotter never said nothing, so I wrecked," he said.
Harvick dropped two spots to 16th in the standings. And although the six cars ahead of him pose a daunting obstacle, so do the 122 points that separate him from a playoff berth.
It's a much less grim outlook for Sadler, who had a strong run going before crushing his fender on the final caution of the night and quickly losing ground to more aerodynamic cars.
"The right-front fender got knocked in on that last caution," Sadler's crew chief, Todd Parrott, said. " We got stuck on the outside and a few cars got by."
Sadler dropped to a 13th-place finish, which is exactly where he sits in the standings. Though that's a far cry from his perch at third not too long ago, the team remains upbeat and points out that the three cars ahead of it pose a more difficult task than the points spread.
"I'm sitting here looking at points and we're only 34 points out of 10th and we've got two races left," Parrott said. "It ain't over yet. The fat lady hasn't sung yet."
For Edwards, the struggles were mostly his own doing -- but they were relatively minor as the Roush racer managed to come home 24th. In fact, thanks to Newman's accident, Edwards managed to improve one spot to eighth in the standings. His concern following wrecking Jeff Green and returning some contact to Kyle Petty after receiving some several laps earlier was his reputation -- not his Chase outlook.
"I hate it for Jeff Green," he said after he was unable to get an ill-handling car to stop in time to prevent punting Green. " It was my fault and he was real upset about it."
Even though Edwards was concerned Petty might be angry with him, too, he said that one wasn't entirely his fault.
"We were running and I went to pass Kyle Petty on the outside and he just drilled me into the wall," Edwards said. "It just destroyed our car. I thought he did it on purpose because I was far enough up next to him. Then we were running together later and he was running around me and sticking his nose in and I thought he was going to try to wreck me [again], so I ended up bumping him.
"After the race he came down to tell me that, 'Hey, it was just an accident. I didn't mean to do it.' That's how crazy it is. You can think somebody is so angry at you. Sometimes maybe you need a radio frequency where the drivers can talk."
On Saturday night, that might have helped drivers to vent their emotions. As it was, they were left to letting the cars do the talking, and by night's end, after all arguments had subsided, there was plenty of sheet metal left dragging. As were the hopes of some teams' title bids.
Rupen Fofaria is a freelance writer living in Chicago and a regular contributor to ESPN.com. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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The sounds of the islands, presented in deep, natural koa.
The Luna Guitars High-Tide Koa Concert Ukulele aptly takes it's inspiration from the full moon at the first fret which causes the abalone wave fret markers below it to "rise" as they make their way up the fretboard towards the moon's pull. High-Tide ukes are crafted from exotic tropical hardwoods, and the Luna "full moon" sticker inside the soundhole is framed by an abalone ring.
This beautiful Luna ukulele features a deep koa body, producing full, deep sound along with the instrument's concert body size. The cutaway offers comfort when accessing the upper-register frets, and the nato/mahogany neck and rosewood bridge and fretboard add lasting sustain and clarity to your tone. The open-style tuners keep the instrument in precise tuning and the onboard preamp provides easy amplification that can be dialed in quickly. Dressed in a satin finish and featuring a rosewood binding, you won't believe your eyes with the ukulele's natural beauty. Just wait 'til you hear it.
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I'm very pleased with this instrument and would recommend it to anyone who asked me. This is my second uke and enjoy playing them both and experiencing the individuality of the instruments. The tone is nice, its stays in turn well, and is very comfortable to hold and play. The abalone inlay is beautiful and the set up was great right out of the box.
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Very Happy with this Luna. I have a Kala Tenor and this is a great Ukulele. I play it more than the Kala. This is a great first Ukulele. If you are thinking of learning the Ukulele, this is a great one to start one. The tone and sound quality is great, you will want to play this ukulele for hours and hours!
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I am happy with this ukulele, however, I am a novice uke player, although I have been playing guitar for 45 years. I think that the tone is good, as is the fretboard, and the laminated Koa body. The only downside is the need for frequent tuning, more than I would expect for the Grover tuners on the headstock. This is not a problem for me as I tune my instruments frequently, anyway.
In summary, for the price I am very satisfied.
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OK, so after reading reviews for this on A LOT of websites, i decided to take a chance buying a Uke I've not played. I know i wanted a Koa wood Uke, and tried a bunch at a local shop. Didn't like the tone of any of them.
This Uke sounds awesome. . . maybe a little quiet in the volume department (when not plugged in obviously) but that's probably due to the fact that it's a laminated Koa top instead of solid.
Still sounds very sweet. . . a nice mix of sweet highs and smooth lows.
If you're worried about buying a Uke without playing it. . .BUY THIS ONE!
The only complaint i have is that the electronics don't have a tuner built in. . . I mean really?? why didn't they spend the extra buck to put one in at the factory
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I just got this uke in yesterday and I cannot stop playing it. I wasn't expecting it to come with a gig bag so that was a plus. I had to tune it (duh) when i got it and it has remained in perfect tuning since. I was slightly worried about how it would sound plugged up but it's honestly pretty gorgeous. The preamp could have been a little more elaborate, but I can't complain too much. Once I had added some mids to the mix it was sounding professional. The only flaw to this instrument, or my instrument, was the head stock. The tuners have glue imprinted everywhere. Kind of sloppy looking but the tuners work great. Lastly, the body of this uke is very stern and sexy looking. I could probably slam this thing against a wall and it not break. I am very impressed with this uke and would love for others to buy it.
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Really impressed by ukuleles tone acoustically. Although I havent plugged it in yet. Beautiful abalone inlay for price. Very good easy to play action.
Also came all the way to New Zealand and I was worried about any damage which might occur in shipping. But it was packaged really well, arrived in one week and in perfect condition.
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I bought this ukulele a few months ago. I picked between this and an Ibanez model. I'm very happy with this decision.I like how it sounds acoustic and electric.
Seems to be very well made and I get a lot of compliments on the look or it.
This seems to be asw good or better than other models in and above the price range.
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Second uke. Amp'd sound is excellent. Holds tune well after strings stretch. Very happy with this model. Plan to purchase a couple more lesser priced Luna's to keep my kids away from mine. My son and daughter love it. My son plugs it in to his Fender amp and pedals and plays rock music on it. I would and will buy luna again.
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I didn't know a ukulele could sound this good. It is a fine musical instrument.
As full featured as a Ukulele can get with pre-amp and acoustic pickup installed.
Excellent fit and finish with beautiful bookmatched koa. Tuning machines are high grade and hold tune with no adjustment. Acoustic amplification works beautifully through a Fishman loudbox mini. Rating would be 10 if a plastic wire retainer for the preamp wires was not loose. This is an easy to fix item that I will take care of at the first string change
This is the second Luna Uke I've purchased and they give excellent value
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Overall, I highly reccomend this uke!!
This is my second Luna Ukulele purchase and it won't be my last.
This a quality instrument and is very well made. The attention to detail is unline anything else I have seen in this price range. The neck has amazing abalone waves as fret markers and the rosette has a matching abalone ring. The wood is koa laminate and is very atractive with several shades of deep brown.
I could not find a better ukulele for the money in terms of value.
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The poll showed that Mr. Obama now leads Senator John McCain of Arizona, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, by 47 percent to 42 percent; his lead was 50 percent to 38 percent in late February, when Mr. McCain still faced opposition from Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor.Oh teh noes!
Nice html work there, Erica. Have a fun night?!
When is there going to be an "excusable" case of gang rape? I've been waiting for so long!
"The Fact that Shes an Ex-Stripper Is Not Relevant: Woman sentenced in plot to murder fiance."
maybe it is relevant. have you asked charles mudede?
Gang rape should be classified as a group consensus. If the entire group thinks that it was be a good idea, then maybe it was.
Woolly mammoths were just one of the hundreds of species of megafauna that humans wiped out, on every continent, as soon as they got there in numbers, around 50,000 years ago. Or more recent, as with the moa in New Zealand, killed off by the Maori less than a hundred years after they got there in c. 1300.
Actually, I think the last Moa was killed by a dog, not a human.
Not that it cared. Of course, Wikipedia won't tell you that, and this is just my recollection from touring New Zealand's fine museums.
Extinction is hilarious!
Yeah, imagine what a bummer it would be to have to deal with saber-toothed tigers on the way to work every day.
This photo pretty much sums up what the world thinks of us. Yes he's the uniter.
Tim Flannery knows a lot more about the moa than either you or Wikipedia, Will, and he doesn't mention anything about a dog. Any "museum" suggesting that the identity of "the last moa" is knowable is a rather dubious source -- and, like all of your anecdotes, it tells us nothing of interest about the moa, or the Maori, but is only there to show off, in a pathetic attempt to be noticeable.
'George W. Bush Sewage Treatment Plant'
Finally, a fitting monument to our President's achievements.
Fnarf's got yer number, Will.
"The Fact that Shes an Ex-Stripper Is Not Relevant: Woman sentenced in plot to murder fiance."
I lived in Alaska during part of the time that this trial was going on. The local news so consistently referred to Ms. Linehan's former employment that you would be forgiven for thinking that her full name was "Ex Stripper Michele Linehan," or just "the stripper." Kinda like how Diablo Cody's full name is "Former Stripper Diablo Cody." And yet, I've never seen that Hernandez guy from American Idol referred to as "former stripper David Hernandez." Go figure.
Anyone inspired by "The Last Seduction" deserves the death penalty.
"Quayle quickly found himself struggling to answer questions about his earlier decision to join the National Guard rather than serve in the active duty military during the Vietnam War."
Too bad those questioners seem to have crawled under a rock in 2000. Cheney dodged the draft 5 times, plus marrying and having a child at very opportune times. Bush joined TANG but didn't both to show up.
Mmmmm... tang.
On the bus at the moment, but as soon as I'm at a reap computer I promise to FIX MY HTML.
@12 - I kind of think the National Museum in Auckland might know a bit more about Moa than either you or I - or Wikipedia - do, Fnarf.
But persist in your delusion that it represents reality - Wikipedia is only as good as the information posted on it.
Real computer. Damn you, iPhone!
iPhone is short for incomplete Phone.
Will is short for loser.
Harpers had another article regarding the many rape cases, dick cheney's "untouchable" company and its subsidiaries, and the U.S. justice department's [lack of] response:
Congress has been studying this question for more than a year and a strong bi-partisan consensus has emerged to the effect that a fix is needed. Legislation was put forward by North Carolinas David Price in the House and Barack Obama in the Senate, but critical support came from Republicans such as Houstons Jack Poe, Connecticuts Chris Shays, and South Carolinas Lindsey Graham. The Justice Department has, however, refused to be budged. When Congress convened hearings on the Jones case, pushed forward at the request of the Judiciary Committee Republicans, the Justice Department refused to send a representative to account for its inaction or failure to address contractor-related criminality in Iraq generally. Its attitude seems to be that this is all some bad dream that should simply go away."
(from http://harpers.org/archive/2008/04/hbc-90002797)
To repeat, Willie: I AM NOT CITING WIKIPEDIA. I didn't even look at Wikipedia; YOU DID.
I'm citing Tim Flannery, who is the leading scientist on the subject of Australiasian prehistory, and climate change, in the world. He's written books. I'm reading one right now, which discusses the extinction of the moa at length.
Your claim that "the last moa was eaten by a dog" is nonsensical; it's not true or false, it's just has no meaning whatsoever. The last moa died many, many generations before the Maori encountered the white man, or writing, and could not possibly have been recorded historically.
Note also that there IS NO SUCH PLACE as "the National Museum in Auckland". I assume you're referring to Te Papa Tongarewa, the Museum of New Zealand, but it's not called that. Your inability to get the name of the institution right casts yet more doubt upon your assertion.
And if the museum claims that the last moa was killed by a dog, I'll eat my hat. I'll eat YOUR hat.
See the difference here? I contributed something that comes from my current experience (a book I'm reading) that actually sheds light on one of the topics of the original post. I did this not out of self-aggrandizement but out of a desire to share KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST, two things you are utterly unfamiliar with. Your post, in contrast, was full of rubbish, which neither expanded upon the notion of large-mammal extinction nor contained any grain of truth or interest. It served no other purpose but to announce "I've been to New Zealand".
The sad thing is that you went all the way there and saw nothing, experienced nothing, learned nothing. "The last moa was killed by a dog", that's the sole anti-fact you got out of the place. It's an embarrassment. You're like a Monty Python sketch.
You Go Girl!
Despite how the NYT and (predictably) Erica parsed the data, the survey actually contains more good news than bad for Obama. Slate has the details:
that reminds me...what do you have to do to apply for unemployment?
@24 - um, no. My point is the Internet is only as good as the beamtimes we post on it - going there in person is frequently a better choice.
Did anyone catch the comment of @5? Was that tongue-in-cheek or serious?
But Willie Will Will, who is talking about "the internet"? Only you are. You keep bringing it up in conversations where it's not the topic or the citative support. You're rambling and irrational; is there some medication you're supposed to be taking? Shouldn't you take it?
Regarding that database blocking 'abortion' - all you have to do is enter 'kill fetus' or 'terminate fetus' -- I don't see what the big deal about it is. On a related note, I always found it rather odd that the term 'reproductive health' often doesn't mean a very healthy fate for the fetus.
@29, I think perhaps @5 is not controversial if "group" is defined as EVERYbody involved.
And, of course, if all consent, then it's not, by def'n, rape, then it's role play, or group sex, etc. At least that's what I read on the wikipedia.
By the way, the Museum of New Zealand was, in fact, called the National Museum during the 70s, 80s, and 90s, so it's possible that Will went then, and saw it called thus. It is, however, not in Auckland, but in Wellington. I don't think he's ever been.
Pretty cool Fnarf.
Thanks for doing the hard and important internet work to prove what museums Will has or hasn't been to.
Kudos and Hazzah to you sir!!!
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Are we not exhausted of this two corrupt tier level party? Why isn't the FBI constantly exposing them all?
We can all we be compromised by one person and we have how many of them making laws to protect themselves while the betray the trust given to them?
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this firewall is a union of lot of tool distributed free for the OS NetBSD, OpenBSD and FreeBSD, use web services with xml-rpc and soap, and a desktop too based on Gtk
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BadTuxWall will help you to implement your own firewall on a Linux operating system using an efficient graphical user interface. It also allows you to generate iptables scripts, export them and share them with friends.1 weekly downloads
Bait and Switch Honeypot System
Bait and Switch combines IDS tech (Snort primarily) and Honeypots into a new, more valuable, reactive system. After receiving an alert, B&S protects your server by silently redirecting hostile traffic to a honeypot while leaving other traffic alone.3 weekly downloads
Bandwidth Management Tools
Bandwidth Management Tools is a total bandwidth management solution for Linux and can be used for firewalling, traffic graphing, and shaping. It is not based on any currently-available bandwidth management software some ver advanced features.3 weekly downloads
Basic Networking Shell for FreeBSD
It's a little shell for managing networking processes under FreeBSD.
Bastille Linux
This tool locks down Linux and UNIX systems.32 weekly downloads