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05-13-2012, 09:22 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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New to the forum...looking for some general advice
Hello! Rosco and I are new here. He is 5 months old, and quite the handful! When my Fiancee` and I bought him from his breeder, he was already 15 weeks old. We were both truck drivers then. Rosco did really well in the truck actually, but when we came home it was a huge deal, and not pretty either! LOL
My Fiancee` has decided that I don't need to work, so Rosco and I are at home all the time. Right now we are working through some serious separation anxiety issues, and of course potty training has been a nightmare! I got Rosco put on a schedule, which has helped tremendously! The issue, however, is when I need to deviate from his schedule. If I need to go to the grocery store, or visit with friends and I'm leaving. I always put him in his crate, and give him a toy to occupy his time with. He cries, and cries and cries. Luckily my neighbors haven't complained yet, but I do live in an apartment. I know he was running around like a psycho dog around 9:30pm the other night and someone banged on our floor(their ceiling). Back to the separation anxiety....I can't even go to the bathroom without him crying loudly like he's been left alone for hours! I leave the doors open so that he can come find me, but he usually just lays there and cries and howls....HELP! I don't know what to do with the separation anxiety! We have gotten better with the potty training, but the anxiety I need help with! |
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05-13-2012, 09:57 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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How long ago did the big change in schedule happen? I know when I moved houses with Patito he had a bit more seperation anxiety (he could not be out of my site). He has improved a lot though in two months. Also I would do a search in the other posts about seperation anxiety because mikeyt has posted some good links about it in the past. Pretty much you need to leave the room for short periods 10sec etc without making a big deal out of it and build up the time so your guy realizes it is no big deal when you leave and you will always come back!
05-13-2012, 09:59 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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We have been at home for 3 weeks now. This was an issue before the big change, but I don't want it to get any worse either! I don't want him to be all stressed out all the time! LOL I'll have to work on making small trips so that hopefully, it will help!
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Bassets like to be with people.It isn't so abnormal that he is doing this, to a certain extent.Maybe get a kong you can put something in it so he has to work to get it out ,this would be good to give him when you have to leave.Try to tire him out ,play or better yet go for walks with him.Talk to your neighbors and tell them you appologize for any noise he is making but you are training him and just ask for a little patience on their part ,things will get better.
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for behavior modification to work the dog must not be so anxious that you can not leave for even a second etc. things to consider.
1.trigger, most dogs strat to get anxious even before the owner leave because of routine ie picking up kep , putting on particular coat , shoes etc. 2. demphysis coming home reduce the excitement anxiety f both greeting and departures. make them matter of fact do not acknowledge pet dog unless and until it is calm when you return. 3. often times even minute departure can not be successful because te anxiety level of the dog this is wher pharmacology caan help, drugs themselves are not a cure but used in conjuntion with behavior mod they can get you start where you could not befor clomicalm non=drug therapy that has some success with some dogs include, meletonin, DAP (dog appeasing pherimones) thunder shirt/anxiety wrap 4 seperation anxiety is all about being alone many find that a non human companion not necesirly another dog can sometimes solve the problem but it is not a quarantee. Sometimes the anxious dog can make the other pet anxious as well adn they feed of each other anxiousness make mater much worse so it is a risky proposition but often times you can borrow some one else pet and see how the dog does with them on a temporary basis if it work you can look in that direction if not pet other pet goes back to original owner no long term harm done. seperation Anxiety Quote:
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I am not a behavior expert, just a basset mom.
Try the Kong. My two love their Kongs and it keeps them pretty occupied. Also, I don't know your position, but... my Jake has some separation issues. He's OK as long as Abby is around, we can come and go... However, heaven forbid Abby goes to the vet or somewhere without him... He carries on like crazy. We are lucky tho and own a house so apartment neighbors are not a concern. If you are not in a position where you can get a companion, then I would try leaving and coming back in short intervals. Not making a big deal of leaving, and listening to our resident experts. |
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Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I've got another, what, four decades until I'm "retirement age". I like to think I'm a pretty smart cookie. I like to think I can learn from history, and I like to think I can guess at least some of what's going down in those four decades. Therefore, I don't think of being "ready for retirement" in terms of "I need to save up this much money". Oh, no. No no no. I'm beginning to think in terms of "Let's get my life squared away now, so I don't have to worry about big adjustments at arbitrary societal milestones." First thing, I have to focus on paying off my outstanding debt. And that would happen faster if I didn't have $80 a month taken from my wages for someone else to live on, with the promise that "No, don't worry, you'll get it back, we're totally good for it." I have better things I could do with that money. Grrrrrrrr.

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Shutdown Chances Increase Over Disaster Relief, Program Cut Disputes
The House's funding legislation (known as a 'continuing resolution') provides what Democrats and even some Republicans say is insufficient money for disaster relief. On top of that, the GOP offset that money by slashing over a billion dollars from a program meant to encourage hybrid-vehicle development.
In the Senate today, Democrats and Republicans passed nearly $7 billion in emergency supplemental funds for FEMA with no offsets. House Republicans could ignore that bill and try to jam Democrats with their spending bill: it's our way on emergency FEMA funds, or there's a full government shutdown.
But they can't count on playing that kind of hardball if Flake and House conservatives balk at the overall spending level. That's where House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) comes in.
At her weekly Capitol briefing Thursday she warned, "I have two concerns about the continuing resolution. One is that we are setting, I think, a dangerous--and I use that word purposefully--a dangerous precedent by saying that our disaster assistance must be offset. This has never been. It would be a dangerous precedent to set. [Second] I am particularly concerned about the particular offset they have because it is about the future.... I think it is a very bad choice, as do my members."
So can it pass? "That depends on how many Republican votes it gets," she said.
She'll have to act quickly to rein in her members. In a reluctant statement Wednesday evening, the top Dem on the Appropriations Committee, Norm Dicks (D-WA), said, "Despite my concerns, I will support this." But if he does, and House Republicans pass their funding bill, Senate Dems and FEMA could easily find themselves shortchanged.


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The Saints struck again on with just under two minutes left on a 38 yard pass from Drew Brees to Robert Meachem who beat Jonathan Wilhite on the play to increase their lead to 24-10 with 1:50 left in the half.
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Spartans shock Clan, make finals
The Trinity Western Spartans pulled off the upset, knocking off the Simon Fraser Clan to advance to the championship series.
JP Villeneuve scored a hat trick and Silas Matthys stopped 40 of the 41 shots he faced as the Spartans beat the Clan 4-1 on Sunday in game three of the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League semifinal series.
The Spartans had won game one last week 3-2 but the Clan stayed alive with a 2-0 game two victory.
The first game was at the Langley Events Centre while games two and three were at Burnaby's Bill Copeland Arena.
The Clan (19-3-0-2, 40 points) finished 19 points ahead of the Spartans (10-13-0-1, 21 points) in the standings.
"Our guys were determined to outwork the talent and we got a great result because of it," said Spartans coach Barret Kropf.
"We're a bunch of guys with our lunch buckets and willing to go to work from Silas all the way out.
"There was a full effort from all 20 guys tonight and we're pretty excited from the program."
Jamie Russell had opened the scoring in game three.
For the series, Villeneuve had five of his team's seven goals, while Matthys stopped 110 of the 115 shots he faced, a save percentage of .957.
The victory advances the Spartans to face the top-seed Selkirk Saints in the BCIHL championship series. The best-of-three series is set for March 14 to 16 with the games all at the Castelgar Recreation Centre.
The Spartans also picked up some major year-end awards.
Villeneuve was named the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League's rookie of the year and the forward was also the co-recipient of the league's most valuable player award.
He shared that honour Selkirk Saints' Logan Proulx.
And Kropf was a co-recipient of the league's coach of the year award, sharing with Selkirk's Jeff Dubois.
Villenueve carried the Spartans offensively during his first season or university hockey, finishing third in the league in goals with 21 and seventh in points with 33.
Both of those numbers were tops among all rookies.
He also had five multi-goal games over the season, including five in one game on Jan. 25 against the Victoria Vikes.
Kropf was in his first season behind the bench for the Spartans and the team improved by four wins and seven points over the season before, jumping from last place to third place.
He is the first coach to win the award in both the BCIHL and the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference.
Kropf won in that league in 2005/06 while coaching at Briercrest.
The team also landed two players on the league all-star team.
Villeneuve was named a first team all-star while defenceman Blair Murphy was a second team selection.


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Column writing is a lonely endeavor. Unlike news reporting, there are no experts or eyewitnesses to talk to, no photographers to chat up between interviews, no fiery arguments with editors: "You buried the lede, &%$@#!" "Did not, you son of a %&$%@!!" (Newsroom language can get colorful, even among friends.)
Once in a while, there's a precious moment of collaboration with a colleague, friend or family member but, for the most part, it's the writer - alone in a bubble with her thoughts - hammering away on her laptop under a relentless weekly deadline.
That's why feedback is cherished by most columnists. Even the slightest response from a reader reassures us that those 700 words we send into the universe every week aren't valued simply as a way to wrap a piece of scrod or house-train a puppy.
I love getting reaction from readers. I welcome it by e-mail, on the phone and in person. Kind words are welcomed, of course, but I even appreciate those mean, unminced words posted anonymously online like, "All she does is complain about getting old, and it's not even funny!" or "What kind of moron reads this drivel?" (which, if you think about it, is a hilariously ironic comment to leave at the end of a story).
Most weeks, I put my stuff out there and get little in return. That's OK; it's part of the deal. But, sometimes, there are weeks when reader response is especially hilarious, helpful or heart-warming. Such was the case in 2008.
Back in January, when I wrote about the sinus-clearing miracle that is the Neti pot (if you can get past the inherent humor of pouring salt water through your nostrils), I received "thank you's" from a plethora of formerly stuffed-up readers who were breathing better after purchasing a Neti of their own. It immensely was gratifying to know I had helped blow the collective nose of my readership. Some of you still tell me you haven't had sinus problems for months. If only I could remember to use mine every day, I might be having the same good fortune.
When I wrote in April of my frustrations with high prices at the pump, several readers wrote in with great gas-savings ideas, including numerous "get a decent tire gauge" recommendations, and a thinly veiled suggestion to lose weight: "An extra 100 pounds in your vehicle could reduce your MPG by up to 2 percent." (Point taken, anonymous reader!)
When I proposed the bib as the improbable but necessary fashion "must have," I was besieged by feedback from enthusiastic, soup-spilling supporters, including not one, but three owners of adult bib manufacturers. (I'm still waiting for a stylish, full-coverage model in navy pin stripes.)
In August, suffering from a crippling case of social anxiety, I put out a plea for "friends" for my new Facebook page. In a matter of hours, my "friend' count jumped from a couple dozen to 90! Now, I have a grand total of 118 "friends," including nieces and nephews who are mortified that their aunt has viewed their Facebook page, and people whose faces I'm not sure I would recognize in public. But, can anyone have too many friends, especially in these difficult times?
Which leads me to the worst week of the year - if not my life - back in March, when my dad died suddenly from a massive stroke. That week, readers responded in force - as confidantes, counselors or just adult children who had experienced the dreaded but inevitable passage of losing a beloved parent. I wrote that it was a club I never wanted to join, but in numbers, I ultimately found strength.
You shared with me your own stories of grief and loss. You told me how you made it through, and assured me that I, too, would survive the pain. It was an outpouring of sympathy and love that I will never forget. And it reminded me that, as lonely as some jobs can be, we are never really alone.
And so, my friends - Facebook and otherwise - let's keep that in mind as we venture into an unsettling and uncertain 2009. Let's resolve to find strength in numbers and comfort in each other - family, friends and strangers alike.
Because, as I've discovered in the nine months since my father passed, with strength and comfort comes hope for a better day.
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With the England-India Test series to get under way on November 15, Arunabha Sengupta looks back at a dozen magical highlights in the history of Test encounters between the two countries.
India-England Test matches have had a chequered history. The very first Test at Lord's eight decades ago saw some scintillating excitement and that has recurred quite often as the two countries have subsequently met over the years. However, at the same time, there have been some monumentally boring series like the one played in 1981-82 which – according to a witticism – made several players so sick at heart about Test cricket that they went on rebel tours to South Africa.
Listed below are some magical moments for India in the eighty years of Test cricket versus England.
1. Mohammad Nissar & Amar Singh's spell on India's Test debut at Lord's 1932
On their first day in Test cricket, the Indian team found themselves in the most famous cricket ground of all, facing an English side full of established stars. Losing the toss, they were confronted by the formidable opening pair of Herbert Sutcliffe and Percy Holmes, followed by Wally Hammond, Eddie Paynter and Douglas Jardine. However, under glorious sunshine, and in front of 25,000 people, Mohammad Nissar and Amar Singh used the unfamiliar quick wicket to excellent effect, the former bowling at great pace and capturing a flurry of wickets in the initial 20 minutes, reducing England to 19 for three. Douglas Jardine and Les Ames led a fight-back to take the score to 259. Batting failures and inexperience ultimately saw India lose a hard-fought game, but Nissar's five for 93 and Amar Singh's supporting role in the first innings remains talked about even today.
2. India's first Test victory at Madras 1951-52
The moment of history in Chepauk took 19 and a half years in coming, although the number of Test matches played during that barren period was a paltry 24. Vinoo Mankad captured eight wickets in the first innings on a largely unhelpful track, following which Pankaj Roy and Polly Umrigar scored centuries to obtain a huge lead. After Dattu Phadkar and his new ball partner Ramesh Divecha had got rid of the openers, Mankad and Ghulam Ahmed made excellent use of a wearing track, picking up four wickets each.
The match could not have ended more appropriately. Mankad ran in with three short steps, and let the ball loop in the air, descend in the slow inviting arc on the off stump – Hilton, unable to control his instincts, came out for the drive and was beaten by the wicked turn, and 'keeper Sen collected the ball and whipped off the bails. The two decade wait ended with a victory by an innings and eight runs. Mankad finished with 12 wickets in the match, 34 in the series to go with 223 runs. And the only way the Indians – they were paid Rs 250 as match fee – celebrated was by patting each other on the back.
3. Mankad's Test, Lord's 1952
Vinoo Mankad was released by his Lancashire League club to play the second Test at Lord's in 1952 after contractual problems had seen him miss the first Test. It was his first First-Class match of the season. Mankad opened the innings and within half an hour had launched Roly Jenkins over the sight screen for six. He top-scored with 72 in the Indian total of 235.
England piled up 537 in reply, in which Mankad bowled 73 overs to take five for 196. And when India proceeded on their uphill task, he opened the innings again, after 31 overs of bowling that day, and batted four and a half hours to score 184. India lost, but Mankad went up on the Lord's honour board for both batting and bowling – the only visiting cricketer other than Keith Miller to have done so.
4. Bapu Nadkarni's runless 21.5 overs
It was the first Test at Madras of the five-match 0-0 stalemate played out in 1964. India scored 457 in the first innings with twin centuries by Budhi Kunderan and Vijay Manjrekar. In response, England, plagued by illnesses, adopted safety first measures. Ken Barrington, stonewaller par excellence, and Brian Bolus played through the afternoon session of the third day scoring 27 runs.
Nadkarni, brought on after lunch, bowled over after over with his slow, low-trajectory left arm spin, and neither batsman made any attempt to score – even half volleys and long hops were studiously patted to fielders. Nadkarni went through 21.5 overs without conceding a run, and ended the day with figures 29-26-3-0. The next day he was criminally expensive in contrast, conceding two runs from 3 overs, ending with 31-27-5-0.
5. BS Chandrasekhar's match-winning spell at The Oval, 1971
Having obtained a first innings lead of 71, England had started confidently enough in the second innings of the third and final Test, before Bhagwat Chandrasekhar spun his web to trap the innings before it could take off. He deflected a Brian Luckhurst drive on to the stumps, catching John Jameson short of his ground. And a few minutes later he struck twice, in successive balls, just before lunch. John Edrich's bat was still in the air when the ball hit the stumps. And the very next delivery saw Keith Fletcher gobbled up by Eknath Solkar at short leg.
After lunch, Ajit Wadekar crowded the bat with a battery of close in fielders and the English batsmen obliged with snicks and edges. Chandrasekhar finished with six for 38 from 18 overs – one of the greatest spells by an Indian spinner bowling abroad. Playfair Cricket Monthly wrote "On a pitch which gave him little if any assistance Chandra had vindicated a vanishing breed of bowling in a fashion which can only be described as astonishing."
6. Sunil Gavaskar's double hundred at The Oval, 1979
A target of 438 to win was almost unanimously accepted as unreachable, but Gavaskar and Chetan Chauhan added 213 for the first wicket, and then Dilip Vengsarkar stayed with the legendary opening batsman till 365.
India seemed to be heading for an incredible victory, but captain Srinivas Venkataraghavan decided to send Kapil Dev and Yashpal Sharma ahead of the experienced Gundappa Vishwanath. The move backfired. Gavaskar finally succumbed to Botham after an epic effort, having scored 221 immortal runs in just over six hours – then the second highest score on the fourth innings by any batsman in Test history. He was the fourth out for 389, and after the frantic last few overs, India finished with 429 for eight when time ran out.
7. Sandeep Patil's 24 in an over, Old Trafford 1982
Making a comeback into the team at Manchester, Patil batted at No 7 and launched one of the most brutal rear-guard actions after coming in at 136 for five.
Adding 96 with Kapil Dev in an hour, he raced to 129 not out, in the process taking 4,4,4,0,4,4,4 off a Bob Willis over – the third delivery being a no-ball. Two were cover drives, two fierce square cuts, one swivelling hook and another short ball flat batted over the bowler's head. It took him nine balls to move from 73 to 104.
8. The three hundreds of Mohammad Azharuddin, 1984-85
Two rather reckless shots at Delhi had cost India the second Test match in 1984-85, and had seen Sandeep Patil and Kapil Dev dropped from the following game at Calcutta. While Kapil was soon back in the fourth Test, Patil never played in a Test for India again.
The man who took his place in Calcutta did so in style. In fact style and wristy genius were stamped over everything he did at the crease. A patient 110 on debut was followed by 105 in the next Test at Madras, and finally, he hit 122 in the final Test at Kanpur. It was a world record sequence, and a star had risen in the glittering sky of Indian batsmanship.
9. Dilip Vengsarkar's third hundred at Lord's, 1986
No visiting batsman had ever done this before, and throughout his innings Dilip Vengsarkar had batted in such sublime form that he looked destined to score his third hundred at Lord's in as many appearances. Yet, when Derek Pringle had got Kiran More leg before and the ninth wicket fell at 303, the elegant batsman was still five runs away from the milestone.
But, Maninder Singh survived the last ball of the over, and Vengsarkar brought off a glorious on-drive to move to 99 before dabbing one and scampering across to bring up his third Lord's hundred. India triumphed by five wickets. In the following Test at Leeds, in unplayable conditions, Vengsarkar scored 61 and 102 not out when the next highest in the match was 36. Once again he found himself tantalisingly on 99 when Maninder Singh walked out and survived three balls of an over.
10. Kapil Dev's four successive sixes to avoid follow-on
With Narendra Hirwani at the other end, four balls to go of the Eddie Hemmings over, and with India requiring 24 to save the follow-on, the equation was elementary to Kapil Dev. He went about it in the only way that made sense.
Hemmings ran in four times, and on each occasion Kapil hit him harder, higher and straighter than the last. The balls landed in various sections of the crowd sitting above the sight screen. The hitting was as brilliant, spectacular and effortless as ever seen. And Hirwani obliged the historic occasion by falling leg before to Angus Fraser second ball, underlining the necessity of the rampage. India saved the follow-on by one run.
11. Sachin Tendulkar's 103 in an emotional victory, 2008, Chennai
In a gesture of heart-touching solidarity, Kevin Pietersen's Englishmen were back in the country to play two Tests after leaving in haste following terrorist attacks in Mumbai. For the entire cricketing community, the first Test at Chennai was a statement for the game, and it lived up to the occasion.
Set 387 for victory, India rode a 68-ball 83 by Virender Sehwag. And as the ball turned square on the last day, Sachin Tendulkar produced a gem of an innings, playing out of his skin, bringing off a boundary to reach his century while simultaneously sealing the match. For a good one or two days the critics carping about his match winning prowess were silenced.
12. Rahul Dravid carries his bat at The Oval, 2011
Rahul Dravid, at age 38, had taken up the unaccustomed role of an opener and was still there batting on 146 when the innings ended some 300 or so runs behind England. He had been at it for over six hours, had negotiated 266 balls and had looked impeccable all along. The Englishmen had all but given up trying to dismiss him, preferring the easy wickets that tumbled at the other end. It was only after the fall of the seventh wicket that Dravid had chanced his arm and lofted the ball, but even that had been carried out with on-drives signed with way too much perfection of technique to give a whiff of a chance to the fielding side.
However, then Shantakumaran Sreesanth flashed his bat at a half-volley to throw his wicket away with scant respect for the efforts of the man at the other end, refusing Dravid the opportunity to add a few more runs. The professional turned and walked back to the pavilion without a word, mentally preparing himself to come out to do open the innings yet again in a few minutes.
(Arunabha Sengupta is a cricket historian and Chief Cricket Writer at CricketCountry. He writes about the history and the romance of the game, punctuated often by opinions about modern day cricket, while his post-graduate degree in statistics peeps through in occasional analytical pieces. The author of three novels, he can be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/senantix)


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An applicant community foundation must submit a board resolution indicating oversight and control over these geographic affiliates. In addition, a community foundation is asked to submit a representative agreement with its affiliates. If there are several different agreements, the community foundation should submit the different types of agreements.
The reviewer will look at the agreement(s) and other evidence submitted for indications that geographic affiliates are controlled by the applicant community foundation. For example, a key indicator that the geographic affiliate is under the oversight and control of the community foundation is that the affiliate advisory group is clearly an advisory board and not a governing board. While affiliates often need to operate with a sufficient level of empowerment to be effective locally in developing assets and recommending grants, their role is advisory to the community foundation. Other indicators of oversight and control would include reference to the local boards as advisory, community foundation due diligence on all recommended grants, and the manner in which personnel and financial matters are addressed.


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Bare bow is $475 TYD with the original PSE String Stop (not shown).
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Three times more likely to have mood disorder than those with higher hormone levels
THURSDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- Low testosterone levels in older men are associated with an increased risk of depression, an Australian study says.
Between 2001 and 2004, researchers at the University of Western Australia in Perth studied 3,987 males aged 71 to 89. The men provided demographic and health information and were tested for depression and cognitive difficulties. The researchers also checked the men's testosterone levels.
The 203 men who met the criteria for depression had significantly lower total and free (not bound to proteins) testosterone levels than those who weren't depressed. After controlling for other factors, such as cognitive scores, education level and body-mass index, the researchers concluded that men in the lowest quintile (20 percent) of free testosterone were three times more likely to have depression compared to those in the highest quintile.
The findings were published in the March issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
While more research is needed to determine how low hormone levels may be linked to depression risk, the study authors believe it may be caused by changes in the levels of neurotransmitters or hormones in the brain.
"A randomized controlled trial is required to determine whether reducing prolonged exposure to low free testosterone is associated with a reduction in prevalence of depression in elderly men," the researchers wrote. "If so, older men with depression may benefit from systematic screening of free testosterone concentration, and testosterone supplementation may contribute to the successful treatment of hypogonadal (with low hormone levels) older men with depression."
Between 2 percent and 5 percent of people are affected by depression at any given time, according to background information in the study. Women are more likely than men to be depressed, but that difference disappears at about age 65. A number of previous studies have suggested that sex hormones may be a factor.
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Wordless Wednesday - Gibson photo pedigree chart
This is a photo pedigree chart of my grandpa Fred Gibson's direct ancestors. I wish I had pictures of more of them, but I am grateful for the pictures I do have. Photos of Fred, Fred Sr, Augusta, and Samuel are courtesy of Fred Gibson. Ludwig and Justine's photos are courtesy of Jim Joseph. And John Gibson's photo is from the Montana Historical Society in Helena.
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text: Dictionaryel•lipsePronunciation: (i-lips'), [key] —n. Geom. a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: (x2/a2) + (y2/b2) = 1. If a = b the ellipse is a circle. See diag. under conic section. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.


text: Titans Wide Receiver Kenny Britt Wanted For Questioning In Connection With His Brother's StabbingIsaac Rauch1/13/13 6:30pmFiled to: Where in the world is kenny brittPolice BlotterKenny BrittNew JerseyTennessee TitansstabbingsNflFootballCrimeGettypicNewsSports19EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkTennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt dropped off his recently stabbed younger brother at a Jersey City hospital late on Saturday night, and has not spent his Sunday cooperating with the subsequent police investigation. The Jersey Journal reports:AdvertisementThe brother of Kenny Britt was stabbed early this morning in a fight in Jersey City and was taken to the hospital by the NFL star, who refused to talk about the incident, police reports said.And, about an hour-and-a-half later, a gun shot rang out at a home near where the stabbing occurred. The shot was fired just after the Tennessee Titans football star picked up a woman identified by police as Britt's girlfriend at the house near where the stabbing took place, police said.Police were called to a birthday party at a home on Van Nostrand Avenue between Sterling and West Side Avenue in Jersey City at 3:28 a.m. on the report of a stabbing during a fight involving a large group of people, reports said. But when they arrived there was no sign of trouble, reports said.Police were then notified that a stabbing victim later identified as Britt's 23-year-old brother had walked into the Jersey City Medical Center accompanied by Britt, reports said. Britt, who grew up in Bayonne, was uncooperative with police and left the hospital, reports said.Britt's younger brother, whose injuries were not life-threatening, also declined to answer questions from the police. Police interviewed a woman that said the stabbing occurred when a fight spilled over from next door into the party that the Britts were attending.AdvertisementBritt grew up in Bayonne, NJ, played his college ball at Rutgers, and was drafted by the Titans in 2009. Jersey City police captain Edgar Martinez told The Tennesean, "[W]e are looking to speak to him. This is an ongoing investigation, and when the detectives speak to him then we'll know more. Right now, we have a lot of unanswered questions so we are looking for him to come in and answer some questions for us."See Also: Kenny Britt Still Hasn't Talked To Police About His Friend's Stabbing, And No One Seems To Know Where He Is


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- Beginner Freshwater Aquarium
- - After all these yrs: My first algae
After all these yrs: My first algae So I check the tank & plants as every day, for starters what caught my attention today it sorta looks on the top of my water like someone smoked in my tank, there's a smoke looking like thin film on the top of the water. Checking the plants for some plants in 1 certain area it appears what I can only ID as Thread or Hair Algae.... Now here's where my confusion starts never having dealt with Algae before, is that type a common issue with soft water when the plants are first introduced while cycling? Meaning will it go away as the plants start thriving or is it something that needs TLC from my end right now? I read only it would be due to too much Iron, which for starts sure ain't in my tap water and I don't fertilize so that can't be it. But I also read somewhere in a threat here some type of algae is common for cycling?? The tank was planted Nov 12th and the water was in there about 1.5 days prior (to get the temperature up before putting plants in). ...I am wondering how many yrs you have to ave aquariums till you "had it all and been there& done that"...:roll: something new every time... |
Brown diatoms are common in a brand new tank set up. I'll let Byron weigh in on your particular algae problem as he's so much more experienced than myself. He helped me sort out my *problems*. |
Hmmm just goggeled "Brown diatoms" for image results, that doesn't look like it. When I googeled it prior matching pictures came up with hair algae and that's really the best way to describe it too a very very thin fine green hair...I'm not overly concerned this minute cause from what I read so far it appears to be rather common process while cycling, however I just simply wanna know all facts cause for 1) Its new to me 2) I just wanna learn really (and that's never ending store in the fish world) :-) |
My experience was brown diatoms, followed by hair and green spot algae, followed by a nasty, slimy green algae. Just call me algae queen! Byron was able to help me out on the green slimy stuff, which was the most troublesome of all the algaes I had in my tank. I agree, the learning never stops. :) |
This is a job for... Ghost Shrimp! Ta-Daa |
I'll keep checking it daily and if need be I'll begin removing ti manually. Naw I don't want ghost's in there....I think....:-) However disturbed by that I tested my water yesterday and would you know it NO2-0.05 and NO3-1 now THAT seriously stunned me because that's gotta be the quickest N-Peak I EVER heard of cause the water was filled in Nov 11th and the plants got in Nov 12th.... |
I'm dealing with hair algae right now. I don't know what brought it on but it appears hard to get rid of. I tried to remove the hair algae from the plants but that didn't work. If you don't remove it all it just grows back. I'm basically removing the plants that have it and throwing them away. It seams to attach itself to plants with smaller leaves. If it doesn't so away soon, I'm going to try two different approaches, over dosing with Excel and using blackout periods. I won't have an answer however for a few months. |
@WisFish from what I have researched so far they actually occur and populate because of too much nutrition in the tank. Based of what I read I'd personally not add extra excessive fertilizer in this case in my tank because IMO this would only enhance its growth rate even more. Blackout periods are really only useful if done 4hrs and more. How long has your tank been set up? Do you have fish in it already? |
Algae is algae but the methods to handle the various kinds differ. Most occur simply due to excessive nutrients in the presence of light, and in a planted tank this means there is more light and/or nutrients than the plants can use, so algae takes advantage. Sometimes CO2 is a limiting factor, because algae is better capable of assimilating carbon from carbonates than some plants. But there are many factors in all this. Excel (a carbon supplement) is known to reduce and even kill brush algae. But I have not read that it has any impact on other types. Potassium (a nutrient) will do the same with some algae, Aunt kymmie was successful with this and may be able to tell us which algae she battled with; but the danger with potassium is that in excess it can affect plants detrimentally by preventing their intake of iron, as indeed I believe it did with kymmie. Partial water changes and back to regular comprehensive fertilization fixed the problem with the plants. The green slime is cyanobacteria, not strictly speaking an algae, but occurs for the same reasons. Some antibiotics will get rid of this, but again some also affect certain plants; I've had pygmy chain swords turn to mush (comparable to the crypt "meltdown") from Maracyn, as did someone else on this forum. They recovered after a few weeks. From your first post Angel, I think the surface film is a protein scum. This occurs in some tanks but not in others; one author said it is more common in tanks with crypts. I have it heavy in my 70g right now (it has crypts too), but I know the biological balance in this tank is out; I haven't managed to complete the aquascaping due to not getting the certain plants I want, and I am just dealing with the protein scum. A surface skimmer attached to the filter will remove it as it forms, but the trick is to have just enough surface movement to do it without causing CO2 depletion. I had skimmers on my Eheim, but removed them because the rasbora (Boraras merah, very tiny fish) kept getting pulled in and died before I could get them out. In all cases, my suggestion is to reduce light and/or nutrients, preferably the former. Reducing nutrients can sometimes backfire; the plants need nutrients, and reducing them can result in less active plant growth which in turn only feeds the algae making it worse. Nutrients should only be reduced if you feel they are in excess to begin with. Reducing the light seems to be more effective. Some have had good success incorporating a "siesta" period mid-day; lights on for 5-6 hours, off for 2 hours, then on for 5-6 hours. This does not seem to affect plant growth, according to the authors who advocate it, but it does seem to affect algae negatively. There may well be a connection with CO2 since in the siesta period the plants are not photosynthesizing so CO2 will increase, then on come the lights and they go at it full speed, out pacing the algae. Whatever the scientific reason, some say this does work. Last, here's a link to good info on various algae: PG: Algae - An Overview - PlantGeek.net Byron. |
@angel079 My tanks been setup for about 20 years now. yes there are fish in there. I only started having the green hair algae for about 3 months. |
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Steve Forbes: Well, Esther, good to have you with us.
Esther Dyson: It's great to be here.
Forbes: So getting down to your world. How do you select companies in areas you want to work in? It's quite an interesting collection you've put together.
Dyson: Yes. Well, I have the great luxury of investing my own money rather than other people's. So I don't need to apologize when I do something stupid. I lose money, but I don't owe an explanation to anybody. So I can take risks. I can do cool and interesting things. I can do stuff that I'd really like to see exist even though I can't really make a business case for it. And occasionally, I've done that and it's been one of those new mistakes. But, by and large, it's also meant that I've done a lot of stuff that's turned out to be fairly forward-looking and exciting. Like I was in Flickr–that is now part of
So what I look for is things that I would use and people that, even if the deal goes south, I'm still going to be happy to have known the people.
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Going Into Space
Forbes: Now air and space. How did you get interested in them? You're kind of standing off of air right now. But, tell us about it, how you got in and then why you're standing by air but still obviously very interested in space.
Dyson: OK, yeah. Well, again, my dad, the rocket scientist. When I was a kid I didn't dream of going into space. I just assumed I would go into space. And I didn't think I needed to do anything about it. So in a sense, it was kind of like Russia.
It laid dormant, in the case of Russia, till 1989, in the case of space till probably around 10 years later. I'd always been interested in the airline industry, partly when it got into yield management and optimization. Again, that sort of fascinated me, the mathematics and the marketing and so forth. So–and I'm a huge consumer of the product. So then my friend Vern Raburn, who was at Lotus. Microsoft, Lotus and
Forbes: Wanted to do–
Dyson: Started Eclipse, yeah. And I got interested in very light jets and air taxis which again are kind of interesting.
Air Inefficiencies
When I started, the very first company I ever followed as a securities analyst was
But 20, '77, yeah, 20 years later, we had the computer systems to deal with complexity. And so what FedEx did was it made every package's trip routine. The air taxi business said every trip is an exception. There's no schedule. There's no standard trip. We can model this and we can optimize their use of resources. And I still believe that's true. But it didn't work in the capital environment and the business environment, the recession, everything, of the last five years unfortunately. But, the fundamental concept still makes a lot of sense. Right now the air charter business is, any right-thinking economist would, is appalled at how it works. Deadheads. It's incredibly inefficient.
You also have, again, really screwed up incentives–half the people in the business are, they own aircraft and they subsidize these charter companies because they operate the aircraft and the owner takes a tax benefit and they have no capital costs. So it's a really bizarre, weird, inefficient market which will change. But, the last five years wasn't the time to change it. At the same time, from hanging around with these people, I started talking to space people and realized, "Yeah, how come–how come I still can't go to the moon the way I expected to when I was 8 years old?" And I got involved with–
Forbes: So they, OK, go ahead–
Jets Replacing Airlines
Dyson: Yeah, so I got involved with a bunch of the people who are trying to make that happen. Just as the PC replaced the mainframe, the very light jet will, at least to some extent, replace the mainframe airlines.
Forbes: Some day.
Dyson: As the Internet got privatized all these great things happened. And I think as space gets privatized, a lot of cool things are going to happen.
So, I'm an investor in XCOR Aerospace and Space Adventures. I'm watching Elon Musk with great delight, and I hope some time I can afford to go for $10 million instead of the $40 million that Space Adventures and the Russian government want.
Space is Developing
Forbes: And so, on the air side, you just see too many inefficiencies right now. And on the space side you think there's some real ferment there.
Dyson: Yeah, on the space side I think it's not, you know, it's not ready for institutional venture capital yet. But it's ready for private equity. I think some of these companies will make real money for their investors over time. And of course they'll bring real pleasure to their customers.
They can afford to take more risks than government. And they also can just operate more efficiently and quickly, and trial and error is really the best way to do a lot of this stuff. And the government can't afford error, unfortunately.
Becoming a Cosmonaut
Forbes: Right. So your being a backup cosmonaut was–it took six months out of your life to do this. Was that just–
Dyson: Well, I–
Forbes: Fulfilling a childhood dream?
Dyson: No, it was very different. And I didn't take six months out, I just–
Forbes: Did it during six months.
Dyson: Did, yeah. For starters, I still used the Internet every night, and I could not have done this before the Internet. So I kept up with business and mostly made some phone calls and did a whole lot of e-mail. But there was one day, Feb. 12, when I missed three board meetings the same day, and that was kind of nice. Because what would have been a huge conflict was just, "Eh, sorry, I can't come. I'm training to be a cosmonaut." Pretty good excuse. One thing–
Forbes: Spacey, you might say, yeah.
Dyson: One thing that was really nice was meeting the American astronauts who pretty much all train over there. One of them was Michael Barratt who just came down, who had been a flight surgeon for several decades. And this was his first flight up to see what it was like for himself. He wrote the textbook on space medicine.
Angel Investing
Forbes: So how does an individual investor get involved with angel investing, or do they, should they just stay on the sidelines and wait for the next step?
Dyson: Well, if an individual investor–first of all, the more you diversify, the safer you are. So, if you can afford only one or two investments–
Forbes: Don't do it.
Dyson: Make sure, no, make sure you can afford to lose them.
Forbes: OK.
Dyson: And, I mean, the most fun thing about angel investing is actually helping a small business to, it's like raising kids. You know, it's really annoying but very satisfying and it ends up being great. So find a business that excites you that you want to help, where the founder is willing to accept your help as well as your money and it can be tremendously satisfying and rewarding. You can also join up with an angel group or you can create one if one doesn't exist. And, you know, it sort of depends on the amount of time and money you have to spare. But if you do enough of it, you can actually make a living, which is what I'm doing in a kind of lumpy way.
Forbes: And so, in terms of the challenges, it's–you do have to do a lot of babysitting.
Dyson: Yes.
Forbes: It's not for the passive.
Dyson: Well, I mean, you can. You can be in an angel investment group and just put in some money and let the other guys do the work. But that's sort of like hiring someone to play tennis. You know, it really is more fun to do it yourself.
Things on the Internet
Forbes: That's a good way to put it. So any other areas you're looking into, aside from the extraordinary range you have now?
Dyson: Well, the one trend or the sort of next development that I think is going be really interesting on the Internet is the Internet of things. So there's this, a lot of, on one hand there's the human body and health care and so forth. And then there's–we put a whole lot of data into the Internet. But it's all kind of human-generated data. And now things, I think, are going to have a presence on the Internet as well.
I mean, imagine, for example, a package that tweets its presence. So instead of FedEx tracking the package, the package itself will send out signals saying where it is.
Forbes: You're gonna have Facebooks for packages? Or–
Dyson: Yes, exactly. Or, another company, imagine you can list all the things you own in a way that's easy and again that makes it simple and they all have identities and then you can say, "Well, these things I'm willing to rent out." And you can put a price on them. Things that are complicated you can put a high price, but somebody may show up and decide they want them.
You can easily generate a list for your insurance company. If you lose something, it has a unique identity; you can post that you lost it. Suddenly things will have histories and identities, and–
Forbes: So, not just dogs.
Dyson: Not just dogs. And it, product recalls, all these things that now seem very complex and we do them only occasionally, kind of like sending a courier package in 1972 will suddenly become routine, because all these things will be easily trackable, reference-able. My favorite kind of model application is the Wish List. These are the things I have, these are the things I want.
Forbes: And one final thing.
Dyson: Sure.
Internet Privacy
Forbes: You once expressed surprise at how loose people are with their privacy.
Dyson: Yes.
Forbes: Both in terms of security and in terms of, even if it's secure, what they willingly give up.
Dyson: Right.
Forbes: What surprised you about that and what have you learned talking to younger people, why they seem to be so uninhibited whereas we would have been, you know–
Dyson: It's not actually–
Forbes: Why–
Dyson: The younger people that surprise me. What surprised me was that the older people who were concerned about privacy were so careless. I think the young people, some of them were careless and naïve, too.
But more people who claim to care about privacy then would still go ahead and put stuff all over the place. You know, give their name and address, be completely oblivious about what they were doing online. And I think the business community is doing a really poor job because they are very un-transparent about what they're doing. And so people are both paranoid about privacy and careless, and the advertising community says, "Oh, don't tell them what we're doing because it's, what we're doing is really nice. But if they found out, they might not like it."
Forbes: What? Cookies and–
Dyson: Cookies and stuff like that. I mean, they're creating a culture of deception which is going to bite them, because frankly I don't think most of what they're doing is bad. But I think they're making it bad by being secretive about it. So I think the challenge is to compete on not just better disclosure, because disclosure is negative, but better feedback to users about what you're doing and what you know about them.
Forbes: So the fact that everything you do is followed, everyone should fully understand that.
Dyson: Right. And then they can make up their own minds. I mean, I don't particularly care. The stuff that I want to keep private, I keep it really private. And the rest, I'm well aware that I'm being followed. But I'm in the business so I kind of know about this. There are a lot of people who are going to be really upset when they find out, and you don't recover easily from this stuff. The pharmaceutical industry has a huge PR problem. And again, it in many ways is not deserved. In some ways it is. They had really crappy marketing practices. And all these, you know, all these Web sites had been fundamentally lying to people, not by telling lies, but by not being open about what they're doing. And that's going to hurt them in the long run, I think.
Forbes: Esther, thank you.
Dyson: Thank you. It was a pleasure.


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This has been a week full of moments that I won't forget for a long time: the excitement of launching a year-long redesign; the patience-building of absorbing the criticism that comes with a big change; welcoming new members to our team; embarking on an exciting special-edition summer project; and being part of an important conversation about the state of our online design community. There have been highs and lows, but it's been a week of great lessons and lots of smiles shared with friends and colleagues. As I head into the weekend and keep the site de-bugging process going (thank you for all your feedback and notes), I wanted to end with some literal eye candy for the weekend.
Inspired by the work of talented sugar flower artist, Emily Lael Aumiller, Sierra and Juliet from Poppies & Posies decided to create a series of arrangements using Aumiller's work and real flowers. The colors are so vibrant that it's good to know my frequent response, "These are so pretty, I could eat them," is actually possible. And after a long week, the idea of a giant sugar flower sounds pretty good. Click here to check out more of Emily's work online and here to see Sierra and Juliet's beautiful floral work. Photography by Jen Huang. (You can also check out Juliet's D*S sneak peek right here.)
I'm heading out for the weekend, but I'll see you all back here on Monday for new sneak peeks, and hopefully, a site that's running with fewer bugs. Thanks to everyone for hanging in here with us as we plow through the problems and get them ironed out as quickly as possible. Have a wonderful weekend! xo, grace
(Speaking of bugs, the gallery preview feature that we normally run before a jump isn't working properly, so I'll add a quick note that there are more images of these gorgeous sugar flowers after the jump!)
Below is a summary of this week's highlights:
- Must-Read Posts: Welcome to the new Design*Sponge! (How to use the new site), A response to the NY Times article about online magazines
- New City Guide: Florence, Italy
- Biz Ladies: How to find the right employees
- Living In: Wet Hot American Summer
- Sneak Peeks: Your "Best Loved" Sneak Peeks
- DIY Projects: Cobbler's stand candle holder, Piñata-inspired party lanterns, Faux Cameroonian feather hat
- What's In Your Toolbox: Sibella Court
- Before & Afters: Reupholstered chair with fabric collage, Paneled wood wall, Renovated studio space
- Make It Yours: Megan Fickling's coral-colored home
- In the Kitchen With: Kathreinerle's salted caramel spread
- Behind the Bar: Chelsea Fuss' recipe for a summer Elderflower cocktail
- Misc.: Cori Kindred Rock Collections, Lords South Beach Hotel, Designing a better workspace, Christopher Stott still life paintings, Emilio Braga Notebooks, Charley Harper tableware for Fishs Eddy, Leather storage bags by Gildem, Anthology Magazine issue 3 preview (with awesome rainbow streamer party), Tips for creating an outdoor room
Hi, just wanted to let you know I'm liking the new digs here. It looks great. Takes a bit of getting used to, like all change, but you did a nice job. Looks like a lot of work.
These are beautiful. Love the idea of using flowers to decorate a cake.
Oh, and I especially like the "Recently at Design Sponge" footer. Love it!
Simply gorgeous..and yes good enough to eat!! Have a lovely weekend..xx meenal
Oh that cake. Oh. That. Cake.
Hi, I love your new colors. Change is good! It won't be long before we all navigate the spaces as if they were always like this. I like the links at the bottom of the page to previous posts, but the colors are my favorite thing.
SWEET! So pretty… I must say I've been coming back to your blog for a couple of years now, and I love the new look and feel of the design. Looking forward to what's in store for us readers. Have a great weekend.
Perfection! LOVE this!
I'm having real problems downloading the new site. Have disabled Flash Player and that seems to help, but it still takes forever. Any ideas?
I love the new site. Well worth the extended time getting it right.
These are so so beautiful!! So much inspiration here and the bouquets are like a breath of sunshine :-)
AMAZING NEW SITE DESIGN!!!!!! Love it!!!!! Congrats to the team – I'm sure it was an immense amount of work to create. Been following you from the beginning & will never stop!! You guys are FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for your reply…..it was quicker this time, although have left Flash Player disabled for now. I have a Toshiba, and am using Windows Internet Explorer…..no probs before, although some sites do take a bit longer than others. I presume the extra speed now is due to the browser starting to cache images, as you said. So once again, thanks for your quick reply.
Beautiful flowers. I just love the reds and whites.
Love the new site design. Though problem with the footer in Safari 5.0.5 and Firefox 3.5.3 – looks like the overflow is hidden or something (for me, it cuts off =right under "national stationery shot", so the bottom most links are cut off and I cant scroll any farther. (if you change the footer height to about 800px, it seems to work, though not sure if it would always work if content expanded… Not sure what that does in IE)
Beautiful arrangements. Flowers do make the world go round!
The first bouquet reminds me of my own red arrangement of gerberas for my own wedding!
Like your new layout by the way, easy to read!
Loving the new design. You continue to be an inspiration to me personally but also for my store. Look forward every day to fabulous design elements beautifully presented. Before and after still my favourite !
I am loving the new redesign of your website! Change can be good even though sometimes it can be difficult to welcome! I also love the beautiful and colorful flowers you featured on your website! Absolutely gorgeous :)
I love your new look! Thank you so much for all your hard work over the last 1+ years! <3
As a new d*s follower, I appreciate the intentions behind the site enhancements so resources are either to find! Thanks again for the inspiration!
Gorgeous photos!!!
Wow these are fantastic!
Stunningly gorgeous! Thank you so much for the constant uncovering of skillful creatives!
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I love all the photos in this post! It's so beautiful, bright and cherry! Amazing!
i was surprise for the new look of your website and i like it.. the last time that i visited your site was a couple of months.continue inspiring us and giving ideas towards a beautiful life…
These are beautiful!


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February 27th, 2008, 02:37 PM | #1 |
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planning to get a 30GB iPod before summer, and i'm looking for a way to securely mount it. i have every intention of drilling into my dash to do so if need be, but the only mounts i see on ebay are ones that clamp the sides, and are probably made of cheap components that wont hold well. i also see mount with clamps that go around tubes/rollbars, which i don't have, but they look stout.
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February 27th, 2008, 04:45 PM | #4 |
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February 27th, 2008, 04:50 PM | #5 |
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Here is what I did on the FJ. They make mounts for just about every vehicle.
The mounting bracket is made by Panavise and the cradle is the DICE video cradle. The DICE will accept any iPod ever made. The Panavise bolted to factory trim screws. The mount is about as solid as it gets. The connector on the DICE is a standard iPod like the bottom of the iPod and an 1/8" video jack. Last edited by zook < jeep; March 5th, 2010 at 01:28 PM. |
February 27th, 2008, 07:46 PM | #6 |
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You can get an Alpine head unit with iPod integration for 100 bucks and just throw it in the glovebox where it won't get covered in mud and what not (well, less mud in my case)
February 27th, 2008, 08:53 PM | #7 |
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Thats where I keep mine in both the truck and the dd. The dd has the ipod box that plugs into the HU, and I mounted it behind the glovebox so no one but me knows I even have an ipod. The truck has a newer HU with the plug in already built in, so that just got routed behind the dash to the glovebox itself, so again, its hidden and safe.
February 27th, 2008, 09:09 PM | #8 |
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No Brainer, Industrial Velcro, available at Lowes. No mounts, hole drilling, no da. Done it this way for the last three years. Loop on Ipod, hook on dash. Easy removal, still fits in holster, Works on my HD Ultra , Plane, Truck, etc... Really works, but it might not be complex and wonderful enough for some. I recommend direct wiring into good CD player with accessory RCA jacks inputs usually in the back. Forget the FM transmitters to an unused FM channel, too congested.
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My 4x4 is a Subaru.
i have one of the Belkin Tunestations for my zune, keeps it charged up and you have an option to use the FM transmitter or the line out. looks good and keeps it charged. i love it.
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WarmlyYours mirror defoggers come ready to install. Self adhesive backing allows direct application to the back of any wall hung mirror in just minutes. Ease of installation and quality construction make these mirror defoggers a welcome upgrade to new home construction and remodeling projects. To install, simply position the Circle warming film behind any wall hung mirror, remove the protective sheet from the self-adhesive backing and press firmly into place. The defogging system's gentle warming will not affect a mirror's reflective coating and can be wired for continuous operation at a cost of just pennies per month.
Pre-attached power leads conveniently connect to your bathroom's 120 volt lighting fixture or separately wired to a common 2" x 4" junction box installed behind the mirror. Simply turn on the lights and the WarmlyYours mirror defogger will provide a clear, steam free section of the mirror for you to begin your day. WarmlyYours ultra-thin heating film draws only a minimal amount of energy and operate at a constant, regulated temperature of 104° to provide a safe, economical way to keep mirrors fog-free. Suitable for dry location only.Warmly Yours mirror defoggers are backed by a 1-year warranty.
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WarmlyYours Mirror Defogger - Round - FFM2432OV Techs and Specs
- Shape
- Round
- Dimension
- 25 Inches
- Volts
- 120v
- Amps
- .54
- Wired
- Hard Wired
- Watts
- 65
- Warranty
- 1 Year


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The A-7 Pearl White Euro Flap Card is made from a 107# pearlescent metallic cardstock and has a gorgeous shine. The Pearl White Metallic Euro Flap Card shimmers in the light, has a beautiful soft sparkle and is metallic on both sides.
Paper Color: The paper is double sided (has the Pearl White color on both sides)
Paper Finish: Paper is acid-free, recyclable and elemental chlorine free. The paper is manufactured with organic pigments and no metals or foils are used in the production process.
The inside portion of the Euro Flap Enclosure Card is 5" x 7". You can have any of our papers cut to 4 7/8" x 6 7/8" to fit as an insert inside the Euro Flap Card. NOTE that the recommended insert cutting size (4 7/8" x 6 7/8") is 1/8" smaller than the inside size (5" x 7") of the Euro Flap Card in order to fit appropriately.
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Please note that the Euro Flap Enclosure cards are sent UNFOLDED and glue is not supplied for creating pockets. The 4 flaps are scored for easy folding.
When folded, the card will fit perfectly into an A7 envelope, All cards have a matching envelope. When unfolded, the card is 12 1/8" on the shorter side and 14" on the longer side from the ends of each flap. Due to the unfolded size and the paper being extra heavy weight cardstock, it is NOT compatible with most home printers. If you need printing directly on the card, please contact a local print shop.
Card can be ordered at a low cost to test in your printer or to feel the quality. Shipping is only a flat $1 for as many samples as you would like.
Products listed here are made from the same color paper. Paper thickness varies by item.
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Finish | Pearlescent Metallic |
Comparable To Brand | Shine Pearl |
Final Size | 5" x 7" |
Weight (Pounds - lbs) | 107 |
Weight GSM (Grams / Meter Sq) | 289 |
Caliper Points | 13 |
Paper Weight Type | Cover |
Acid Free | Yes |
Chlorine Free | Yes |
Lignin Free | Yes |
Watermarks | No |
Vegan (non-animal) Materials | Yes |
Country of Manufacture | Italy |
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Surely we are not that dumb
Stuff reports:
Police are warning against "too good to be true" overseas scams aimed at tricking New Zealanders out of millions of dollars.
Detective Senior Sergeant Aaron Pascoe said a recent survey of money-remittance agencies suggested New Zealanders were sending more than $100 million a year to "high risk" countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and the Ukraine.
"How much of this is fraudulently obtained or laundered funds is unclear but the figure is likely to be in the tens of millions, given the low rate of reporting of this type of occurrence," he said.
One person had recently reported a fraud, where he paid $17,000 to "release" supposed lottery winnings.
Pascoe said that by working with remittance agencies police identified nine other victims, and found that a further $250,000 had been sent overseas to the same scammers.
How can people still be falling for those? I can understand it ten years ago when they were new, but surely everyone has heard of the scams by now.
I guess a new one is born every day after all!


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I've set up some assets in bar-descriptor.xml, some of which are files (in the root) and some of which are folders (which have files and other subfolders within them).
If I inspect 'BAR Packages' using the IDE everything seems to look OK, ie:
AppName.bar + native - File 1
- File 2
+ Folder
- File 3
- File 4
From code, I can call fopen() on the files in the root (File 1 and File 2 in the above example) and read them without problem. However, any attempt to check for the existence of the folder with stat() or attempt to iterate it with opendir()/readdir() fails completely, as if it doesn't exist.
In fact, I've tried iterating the contents of the root app/native folder with opendir()/readdir() in order to see what's there and that fails too (opendir() returns NULL).
I'm beginning to think that directory operations on app/native simply aren't possible. Am I missing something?
Solved! Go to Solution.
Probably you need to read this https://developer.blackberry.com/native/documentat
Also note that to get from the current directory, when your app is running, to the files in the native folder, you'd need to reference them under the "app" symlink, thus "app/native/yourfiles".
Thanks, I've been over that page you linked several times before and I'm reasonably certain I've got this right because I can open any file in the root OK. I'm prepending all paths with the path returned by getcwd() to get the current working directory, so in slight pseudocode:
fopen(<cwd>/app/native/File 1) works OK
fopen(<cwd>/app/native/Folder/File 3) fails
An example of the full path I'm supplying to fopen would be something like:
I suppose a better question is : is anyone successfully using nested directories under app/native?
If so, I'm doing something wrong.
have you tried unzipping your bar file to check the contents? (rename .bar to .zip)
Thanks for all your help everyone, after some messing around I've managed to solve my problem(s)!
I changed my code to use a relative path (app/native) rather than constructing an absolute path based upon the working directory. This didn't fix anything but helped make paths easier to deal with in general (note : the PlayWavFileMakefile sample should probably be changed to use the relative method, since this is where I copied it from).
Next, I changed the .bar file to a .zip to inspect the contents and used the IDE's system information perspective to inspect my app's mounted volume at runtime. Being new to this platform, I hadn't realised that you could do either of these things - everything checked out OK, but this gave me full confidence that the problem was most likely in my code and not to do with the OS or my bar packaging.
Finally I found I had two problems:
- The first was to do with a silly mistake when using the QNX-specific dirent_extra_stat structure to work out if a file item was a file or a directory during iteration of the directory tree.
- The second problem was difficult to find but easy to solve. I found that I could iterate directories using opendir()/readdir() successfully, but only on the main thread. Most of my file access is on a worker thread however, and this failed. By inspecting the file system's errno on failure I found that it was reporting out of memory. I realised that I needed to use a larger stack size when creating the thread, and everything then worked OK. Interestingly, I was only using a small stack of 4K which worked fine on WIndows, OS X, iOS and Android but I had to increase it to 32K for the PlayBook. Most likely, QNX is using the stack for a lot of its working variables here and the other platforms favour the heap.
I hope this may help someone else in future.


text: Archive for October 30th, 2012 View: News Blogs Programs News Asian American-Pacific Islander voter guide unveiled Local | October 30th, 2012, 7:59pm | Ruxandra Guidi Asian and Pacific Islander immigrant communities in Los Angeles now have a voter's guide available in eight different languages. Free flu shots offered at 4 LAUSD schools Health | October 30th, 2012, 6:21pm | Bianca Ramirez The Los Angeles Unified School District has an ongoing vaccine program for low-income families that may have barriers to health care UCLA shows off upgraded Pauley Pavilion Education | October 30th, 2012, 4:34pm | Ben Bergman UCLA's $136 million renovation of its famed Pauley Pavilion is almost complete. The school gave students and alumni a tour a Tuesday. PHOTOS: Endeavour exhibit opens to the public Local | October 30th, 2012, 3:38pm | Corey Moore The space shuttle exhibit at the California Science Center is now open to the public. Hundreds of thousands expected to visit each year. Trial of 12-year old killer starts in Riverside Crime & Justice | October 30th, 2012, 2:57pm | Steven Cuevas Murder trial begins in Riverside juvenile court for a 12-year-old boy accused of shooting his neo-Nazi father to death last year. Altadena Walmart: Water store fears retailer Business & Economy | October 30th, 2012, 6:25am | Wendy Lee Altadena store Agua Pura Vida said its business could close because it can't compete with Walmart's low prices. The store sells items like pinatas, water and sodas. Altadena Walmart: Steppe's Barber Shop welcomes new neighbor Business & Economy | October 30th, 2012, 6:00am | Wendy Lee Steppe's Barber Shop in Altadena said it believes the new Walmart Neighborhood Market will help its business. Steppe's has been on Lincoln Avenue for more than 40 years. Altadena Walmart: New store could help Spin-Off Music Business & Economy | October 30th, 2012, 6:00am | Wendy Lee Manager Kevin Harris hopes the new Walmart Neighborhood Market down the street will save his business, Spin-Off Music, from shutting down. Altadena Walmart: Boutique uncertain about competition Business & Economy | October 30th, 2012, 6:00am | Wendy Lee Betty's Boutique in Altadena says it's not sure what to expect from the new Walmart Neighborhood Market. The store sells jewelry and clothing. Altadena Walmart: Jim's Burgers expects boost from retailer Business & Economy | October 30th, 2012, 6:00am | Wendy Lee Jim's Burgers says the new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Altadena, will bring in new customers to its restaurant and boost sales. Altadena Walmart: Liquor store says retailer is a 'problem' Business & Economy | October 30th, 2012, 6:00am | Wendy Lee All Star Liquor says it plans to compete against the new Walmart Neighborhood Market by selling fewer food items and more liquor. Altadena Walmart: Toto Beauty Supply 'scared' Business & Economy | October 30th, 2012, 6:00am | Wendy Lee Toto Beauty Supply sells hair and chemical products like hair dyes and conditioners. Will it be able to to compete with the new Walmart Neighborhood Market? Altadena Walmart: Small businesses worry about competition Business & Economy | October 30th, 2012, 6:00am | Wendy Lee Wal-Mart is planning to open a 28,000 square foot Neighborhood Market store in Altadena next year and small businesses are worried about how they'll compete on price. Blogs Weather is personal. Climate is not. Will Sandy change that? Pacific Swell | October 30th, 2012, 8:12pm | Molly Peterson [View the story "Weather is personal. Climate is not. (Or is it?)" on Storify]Weather is personal. Climate is not. (Or is it?)Everyone moans about the weather; it's a fundamental right. Magic Castle enchants Hollywood with CAA deal and film project The Latest | October 30th, 2012, 6:07pm | Lisa Brenner Katz Hollywood's historic haunt, the Magic Castle, is headed for the next plane of supernatural celebrity. Wonder what Irma will have to say about this? Judge tentatively rules for FPPC in Prop 30 donation case Represent! | October 30th, 2012, 5:45pm | Julie Small The Fair Political Practices Committee had gone to court seeking the source of an $11 million gift from Arizona-based Americans for Responsible Leadership Sandy's aftermath: Power outages, property damage, 39 deaths (UPDATE) The Latest | October 30th, 2012, 5:35pm | Jose Luis Jiménez with AP and Mike Roe More than 7 million are without power in the Northeast, property damage is estimated in the billions of dollars and 18 deaths are reported as the storm moves inland. Fish memorial proposed for bass killed in traffic accident The Latest | October 30th, 2012, 5:20pm | Lisa Brenner Katz ETA is asking for a California roadside memorial sign to be erected in honor of the 1600 pounds of saltwater bass that died on a SoCal roadway earlier this month. Going too far? Candidate ad shows opponent's wife's ID Represent! | October 30th, 2012, 5:15pm | Sharon McNary Joy Lin, wife of Republican candidate Matthew Lin, alleges his opponent's campaign invaded her privacy and exposed her to a risk of identity theft. Villaraigosa endorses Takano and Ruiz for Congress Represent! | October 30th, 2012, 4:32pm | Sharon McNary The Riverside and Palm Springs districts in which they are running but have been made more competitive for Democrats in the recent redistricting The last drag: UCLA to go tobacco-free in April The Latest | October 30th, 2012, 3:57pm | Lisa Brenner Katz On Earth Day 2012, UCLA's Westwood campus, along with other owned and leased sites, will go tobacco-free, the university announced Tuesday. Guest L.A. Phil conductor Alsop to bring intriguing mix Without A Net | October 30th, 2012, 3:03pm | Steve Hochman With Tchaikovsky, Barber and Golijov on the bill, L.A. Philharmonic guest conductor Marin Alsop links three distinct approaches this weekend. Disney Lucasfilm deal: Twitter explodes over Star Wars news (poll) Without A Net | October 30th, 2012, 2:31pm | Mike Roe Two pieces of news broke geek minds Tuesday: Disney is buying Lucasfilm. And there will be a Star Wars: Episode VII in 2015. With episodes 8 and 9 to follow. Absentee voters: If you don't do this, your ballot may not count Represent! | October 30th, 2012, 2:07pm | Ashley Bailey If you're sending in an absentee ballot, be sure you follow this crucial step or your vote may not get counted. Update: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4B : 'Star Wars 7' due in 2015 (poll) The Breakdown | October 30th, 2012, 1:36pm | Matthew DeBord The biggest name in Hollywood entertainment has bought the biggest movie franchise in history. But George Lucas isn't completely stepping away. LA teachers union blocks LAUSD's Race to the Top Pass / Fail | October 30th, 2012, 1:28pm | Tami Abdollah The L.A. teachers union refused to sign off on the LAUSD Race to the Top application, effectively taking it out of the running for $40 million in federal funds. Beyond newsroom diversity: Should who covers what matter? Multi-American | October 30th, 2012, 12:30pm | Leslie Berestein Rojas A recent analysis of newspaper stories concluded that 95 percent of immigration stories sampled were written by non-Latino white journalists. Does it matter who covers what? Report: Drug treatment has vast effect on reoffending The Latest | October 30th, 2012, 12:26pm | Rina Palta New figures from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation show recidivism rates are down for the second year in a row. Halloween safety: 5 tips for trick 'r treaters The Latest | October 30th, 2012, 12:22pm | Andrea Wang Officials in Los Angeles and other cities are looking to protect both little goblins and older ghouls this Halloween. The goal: A safe haunted holiday for everyone. Small brushfire erupts near 134 freeway The Latest | October 30th, 2012, 12:04pm | AP with KPCC staff A brushfire was burning Tuesday near the 134 foothill freeway in Los Angeles, but authorities said it's small and no homes are threatened. Former Disney Studios head Rich Ross to lead Shine America The Breakdown | October 30th, 2012, 11:47am | Matthew DeBord The once-embattled leader to Disney's moviemaking operations has landed at a plucky L.A. studio overseen by Rupert Murdoch's daughter. Sandy: Superstorm also impacts Southern California (video) The Latest | October 30th, 2012, 11:30am | Jose Luis Jiménez From residents who died in the storm to trouble reaching loved ones, the storm's impact is rippling across the country and affecting lives in the Southland. Surfing son seeks to extend LA political dynasty Represent! | October 30th, 2012, 10:30am | Frank Stoltze Ian Calderon, 27, hopes to inherit his father's seat in the State Assembly. His Republican opponent, Noel Jaimes, says the newcomer is still wet behind the ears. Shouldn't real arrest follow threatened arrest of photographer Steve Devol? Off-Ramp | October 30th, 2012, 10:22am | John Rabe Film crews and their Rent-a-Cops using public streets and buildings should understand that other members of the public, including amateur photographers, still have a 1st Amendment right to shoot in public places too! You want privacy? Shoot in a studio or a lot. The streets belong to everyone. How to donate to Sandy storm relief efforts The Latest | October 30th, 2012, 9:09am | Andrea Wang In the aftermath of Sandy, up to 60 million people on the East Coast could be affected by the massive storm. Here's how you can donate to relief efforts. Maven's Morning Coffee: Janice Hahn vs. Laura Richardson Represent! | October 30th, 2012, 8:03am | Alice Walton Today is Tuesday, Oct. 30 and headlines include the campaign between Reps. Laura Richardson and Janice Hahn, the cost of layoffs, and another debate in the Valley. Soda makers pound El Monte's soft drink tax Measure H Represent! | October 30th, 2012, 7:15am | Sharon McNary The No on Measure H campaign has produced ads in five languages saying families won't be able to afford popular drinks like horchata and boba teas. Los Angeles home price gains are steady in August The Breakdown | October 30th, 2012, 6:43am | Matthew DeBord The closely followed index shows solid prices gains throughout the U.S., with big jumps in some cities. L.A.'s gains are modest. Steve Wozniak delivers his wit and wisdom in SoCal The Breakdown | October 30th, 2012, 6:27am | Matthew DeBord What makes a creative partnership turn into a profitable business? It helps if one member doesn't care about the money, while one does. Programs Jump to: Off-Ramp Extra Business Update with Mark Lacter The Loh Down On Science AirTalk® Take Two Off-Ramp Extra Episode: Rod Stewart, Creed, Bob Mould, Neil Young ... what's up with all the rock memoirs? Rod Stewart, Creed, Bob Mould, Neil Young ... what's up with all the rock memoirs? October 30th, 2012, 3:52pm | Off-Ramp Extra These memoirs remind me of the musical parts of the counterculture we loved: the love, sadness, anger, those times you wanna jump around, rip it up, or just lie on the floor with your head in between speakers. Headphones ... I think these memoirs get in through there, ya know? Business Update with Mark Lacter Episode: California businesses and state propositions California businesses and state propositions October 30th, 2012, 7:53am | Business Update with Mark Lacter KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter explains how the business community in California feels about state propositions on the November ballot.Steve Julian: The propositions voters decide next Tuesday can affect students, employers and business owners - and that's just a sampling. The Loh Down On Science Episode: Music to My Ears Music to My Ears October 30th, 2012, 6:00am | The Loh Down On Science Sandra reassures despairing parents. AirTalk Episode: AirTalk for October 30, 2012 'Not exactly Cooperstown' explores baseball fans' love and irreverence for the sport October 30th, 2012, 3:56pm | AirTalk "The People's Baseball Hall of Fame" is how some describe The Baseball Reliquary's Shrine of the Eternals, where inductees are voted in by fans of the sport. California Governor Jerry Brown stumps for Prop 30 Politics | October 30th, 2012, 11:03am | AirTalk Governor Jerry Brown visits to discuss the best way to help California's schools with their budget crisis. What effect would the passage of Prop 30 have on schools? Beverly Hills looks to use iPads in classrooms October 30th, 2012, 11:03am | AirTalk How is Beverly Hills already using iPad technology in the classroom? How successful has it been thus far? What challenges does the school district face? Autism activist Elizabeth Emken aims to replace Dianne Feinstein in Senate October 30th, 2012, 11:03am | AirTalk How does Emken run an election against an opponent who won't engage in debate? Is there hope for the underdog in elections like this one? Superstorm Sandy's economic and election impact October 30th, 2012, 11:02am | AirTalk What will the economic impact be for cities whose public services have been damaged by Sandy? How long will relief efforts take, and at what cost? At least 39 dead and millions without power in wake of superstorm Sandy October 30th, 2012, 10:51am | AirTalk Larry checks in with New York Times reporter Michael Grynbaum and WNYC news host Richard Hake to get the latest update on Sandy's impact. California Science Center opens space shuttle Endeavour exhibit today October 30th, 2012, 9:03am | AirTalk Does the new Endeavour exhibit make you want to visit the California Science Center? Take Two Episode: Take Two for October 30, 2012 Las Vegas hit hard by political TV ads In Spanish Politics | October 30th, 2012, 10:32am | Veronica Zaragovia, Fronteras Desk | Take Two The number of ads running in Las Vegas has reached an all-time high, and in this final stretch of the race, one of the biggest pitches of all is to Latino voters who may hold the key to victory. Election 2012: California's mormons not united on Romney October 30th, 2012, 10:20am | Stephanie Martin, The California Report | Take Two Mormon settlers first showed up in California in the mid 1800s. They've built businesses and served in the state legislature Fact checking California's political TV ads October 30th, 2012, 10:15am | Take Two Lest you forget that we are week out from an election. Depending on your location, if you turn on your TV there will likely be an endless stream of ads telling you how you should vote. Trial begins for 12-year-old boy who allegedly killed neo-nazi father in 2010 October 30th, 2012, 10:06am | Take Two Opening statements in the trial for 12-year-old Joseph Hall begins today. Hall is accused of killing his father, Riverside resident Jeff Hall, a prominent neo-Nazi. We'll talk to KPCC's Steven Cuevas for the latest on the hearing. Mixing up your Halloween party playlist Arts & Entertainment | October 30th, 2012, 9:44am | Drew Tewksbury | Take Two Heard "Monster Mash" one too many times? Wish Halloween was over already? We can't make time move any faster, but we can offer up some more interesting Halloween music. LAUSD fails to gain union support for Race To The Top grant application October 30th, 2012, 9:22am | Take Two Hurricane Sandy may have brought one small benefit, the shutdown of government offices gave school districts around the country a few extra days to finish their applications for Race to the Top grants. Social media keeps families connected during Hurricane Sandy October 30th, 2012, 9:15am | Take Two Around the world, people are watching Hurricane Sandy on TV, listening to coverage on the radio, but for many, social media has been the best way to keep up to date with the storm and those affected by it. Update on the direction and destruction of Hurricane Sandy October 30th, 2012, 9:10am | Take Two The mega storm that pounded the Northeast overnight continues to take its toll. The Associated Press is reporting that 33 people have died, and dozens of homes have been destroyed and millions of people from Maine down to the Carolinas have no power. Is California prepared for rising sea levels? Environment & Science | October 30th, 2012, 9:07am | Molly Peterson | Take Two Superstorm Sandy put much of the eastern seaboard underwater as record storm surges batter the shore. Could Hurricane Sandy affect the outcome of the election? October 30th, 2012, 8:55am | Take Two Hurricane Sandy isn't the first natural disaster to affect an election. Research has shown that when disaster strikes, it's not good news for the incumbent. Presidential campaign update, one week away from election day October 30th, 2012, 8:49am | Take Two Today, Mitt Romney is holding a "storm relief event" in Kettering Ohio, while President Obama remains in Washington, D.C. where he's been talking to mayors of New York, Jersey City and Newark. New Jersey hit hard by flooding due to Hurricane Sandy October 30th, 2012, 8:38am | Take Two Across the Hudson River from New York City, New Jersey was pounded by the storm. A levee broke in northern New Jersey, submerging the entire town of Moonachie, with more than 1,000 people being evacuated as of this morning. Hurricane Sandy wreaks havoc in Caribbean islands October 30th, 2012, 8:31am | Take Two Superstorm Sandy set records in the damage it wreaked as it churned up the East Coast. 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