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If you were to open up the dictionary and look up the word serenity the definition given is: "the absence of mental stress or anxiety". I get this and want this.
It's easy, however, to say we want to lead a life free of stress and anxiety, but achieving it is something altogether different. In our modern world it seems that stress and anxiety are part of everyday life. We are constantly being asked to do more with less, the evening news is full of chaos and unrest, and it seems that respect of our elders, ourselves, and of others has been tossed out the window.
We fall into the status quo of believing that since the rest of the world is stressed out and trusting of nobody, then we should be as well. We're also taught that this is the only way to get ahead. What a terrible state of being to live in!
Take a deep breath, relax, and clear your mind. Despite the way life seems in the world today, there is a way to free yourself of this nonsense and live a life filled with mutual respect, mature relationships, and free of stress and anxiety.
Imagine how good life could be if you stopped being on the defensive, started being more open and honest with people, and dropped the negativity from your life and actions. What would happen if we opened our minds up to being compassionate with others, being respectful of their opinions and ideas, and looking at people to see their inner goodness instead of trying to figure out what sinister motive they have?
A different world
I'll tell you what would happen – you'd find yourself sleeping better at night and living a life where you get up each morning and greet the new day with renewed enthusiasm and purpose. You'd begin to see true happiness – in yourself, your family, and in those around you. Believe it or not, you can see people differently than you ever saw them before.
All of us have nuggets of wisdom inside us – wisdom gained from life experiences, what our parents taught us, and discoveries we have made in this wonderful journey called life. Yet all too often we bury this wisdom deep inside us – we refuse to use it or even acknowledge it. We let our fears, our prejudices, and our attitudes cloud our judgment. We lose the ability to think clearly and rationally. We know that we should help our fellow neighbor who is having difficulties, but we let irrationality take over and think to ourselves, "Why should I help him? What has he done for me lately?"
When we learn to drop these prejudices and irrationality we find that the world isn't as bad or against us as we were lead to believe. Instead of questioning the motives of our neighbor, or thinking only of ourselves, we lend that helping hand and almost like magic this new world begins to open up around us. We find that people respond in kind – they appreciate our help and in turn they begin to see the world differently as well. They know that because of your kindness that the world isn't such a dark and forbidding place. There are kind people out there – people who won't judge them or think negatively of them.
The you that were always there
You soon find your life takes on new meaning and that you become more productive in your social life and in your professional life. You start drawing strengths from your talents and relationships. You no longer control people, but instead understand their differences and opinions and learn how to work with them and truly enjoy them.
Blame and defensiveness get thrown out the window. We understand that – hey, you know what? We don't know all the answers, but that's ok because we know where to turn in order to find the solutions. We know that things are going to be OK because we have the tools now to help resolve problems through our personal networks and talent.
People start to see a new person – but in reality it isn't a new person they are seeing, but the person you always were. You have finally freed yourself from the stress and anxiety of life and let your shield down so people can see the real you – not the negative, resentful person that was once before them. With stress and anxiety gone from your life you feel – and look – younger. You are willing to take on new adventures and new challenges – you feel happy and free!
Are you ready to open your mind and let people see that the world isn't such a bad place after all? It starts with you. You have the power to show others what living stress-free is like. Find your inner peace and then open yourself up to others around you. Respect their ideas, their values, and their concerns. In exchange, share with them your ideas, values, and concerns and then work together to find the optimal solution to whatever problem lay before you.
Soon you don't need a dictionary to look up what serenity is – you will be living a serene life and helping others to do the same.
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The demigods race to the rescue, to find that Grover has made an important discovery: two new powerful half-bloods whose parentage is unknown. But that's not all that awaits them. The Titan lord, Kronos, has set up his most devious trap yet, and the young heroes have just fallen prey.
Hilarious and action-packed, this third adventure in the series finds Percy faced with his most dangerous challenge so far: the chilling prophecy of the Titan's curse.
Don't miss the other titles in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
©2007 Rick Riordan; (P)2007 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group
"Great continuation of the Percy Jackson Series"
my only issue is that the narrator did not keep all the characters' voices consistent from the first book to this book, which makes it more difficult to follow the flow of the book since it is different from what your mind expects.
"Nice Book, Bad Audio"
The narrator for this book is horrible! The previous two weren't this bad, but this one... I don't know if there was a change in directors or something, but suddenly all of the dialogue sounds like something out of a 2nd grade play instead of anything professional. What's even worse is the decision to use a bunch of "silly" voices and bad, unnecessary accents. The voice for the Pegasus in the beginning was horrible and made my head hurt. The accent used for the Manticore was also frustrating. The worst, though, was near the end. There was absolutely no reason to give Mrs. Chase an accent, and doing so, especially the way it was done, is actually quite racist.
The book itself was fine. The story was great. I did get the sense that the writer didn't understand the purpose of "thees and thous," since the character who speaks like that doesn't really use them properly. But other than that, there's no problem with the writing.
The narration, though, really ruined my enjoyment of the book. I bought the first 5 out of the 6 books in the series from Audible, but I won't be continuing with them. Instead, I'll go to the library and borrow the print books.
I'm a Cardiac Anesthesiologist with two college aged children. I used 2 check my kid's books for appropriateness & now enjoy those books 2.
"Percy's not just for kids"
I have enjoyed all of Rick Riordan's books. I pre-read for my children and have been amazed with his skills. I'm a very tough reader on a writer. I over examine style, prose, and story. I have loved his books.
"Great family listen!"
I purchased the first book of this series to listen to on our road trip for Spring Break. After 12 hours of driving we had only less than an hour left and they didn't want to get out of the car!! Very well written and read and my children enjoyed it so much we have purchased them all!! We are now on the 3rd book and listen to it every time we are in the car. This has also had a pleasant side affect of no more sibling squabbling while driving...lol
Highly recommend!!
"3rd book 3rd Homerun for Rick Riordan"
Of course I'll listen it again, the performance of the narrator is spectacular, gives you the necessary amount of emotion the book needs for you to be envolved in the plot.The story is really good, I like it more than the second book, the twists in the story are really good, some of them predictible, some don't that's great about this book, you can try to guess what the evil side thinks or plots sometimes you guess sometimes don't, I recommended to everyone, specially those who like the greek mithology
The plot twists, try to guess the next move of the bad or good guys and specially I like how the author pictures the modern versions of the Myth gods
The Burrito Fight in the Damn
yes alot
Is a really good series, needs more promotion AND NO MORE MOVIES LIKE THE FIRST ONE
Rob Thomas
"Fun story."
Harry Potter goes Greek - part three. My kids love these books and my wife and I enjoy them as well.
As an adult reader/listener, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is action packed and keeps the listener's interest until the end. The reader does a fantastic job. I would recommend this to all ages of readers.
I love to walk and run listening to audiobooks
"make better voices for Tyson & Annabeth's stepmom"
Yes. All of our three boys very much enjoy Rick Riordan's books. We have read and re-read them many times. We have the movies. It's wonderful!
I appreciate the desire to make different voices, but the voice for Tyson in particular is annoying - makes him sound dumb. And also, all Asian voices use broken English. As a 4th generation Chinese American, I found this to be profoundly insulting.
"A must read for middle schoolers"
I myself am a middle schooler and when my 17 year old sister introduced me to the series I quickly fell in love with it, the action, the adventure, and Percy's stupidity 😜 were all great aspects of this series, now whenever the teacher asks who knows about Greek or Roman mythology I'm like, "Step aside Peasents!" Ok I don't actually say that but I think it 😜
"Good humoured fast moving adventue"
Mount Olympus is still with us, moving as the seat power in Western civilization moves it's now in America. The gods are still falling for mortal women and having half-blood children, the heroes whose battlefireld reflexes get them diagnosed with ADHD in the modern classroom.
The monsters, magical creatures, gods and young heroes are all well voiced in this gripping adventure. It adds to the fun if you've read the two previous books, but this adventure can stand on it's own.
Percy has been warned about his fatal flaw, and the prophecy that says a child of the gods will bring about thier defeat. Will he be that child?

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Red Bull New York announced today that the club has signed Jan Halvor Halvorsen as an assistant coach, joining assistants Richie Williams and Des McAleenan on head coach Hans Backe's staff. He replaces Goran Aral, who left the Red Bulls at the end of the 2010.
"We are excited to bring a coach of Jan's caliber onto our coaching staff," said Red Bull New York General Manager and Sporting Director Erik Soler. "He brings a wealth of experience to the sidelines and his knowledge of the game will be a great asset for the club and our players."
"We also want to thank Goran for his work with our club," Soler said. "He had indicated his desire to return to Europe and we wish him the best of luck in the future."
Halvorsen, 45, joins the Red Bulls staff after a career as a player and manager. Most recently, Halvorsen managed Nowegian club Notodden FK, which he guided to promotion from the country's third division to its second in 2006. Halvorsen was with Notodden until 2009. Before coaching Swedish club GIF Sundsvall in 2005, Halvorsen was the manager of Norway's Sogndal Fotball from 2003-04, as he led the club to an eighth place finish in the Norwegian Premier League in his first season. Prior to that, he managed Norwegian club IK Start from 1999-2002 and guided it to promotion to the Norwegian Premier League in 1999. He began his coaching career in 1996 at Norway's Byasen, where he was on the sidelines for two seasons.
The Norwegian's playing days were highlighted by a stint at German club Hertha BSC, making 74 appearances and scoring five goals as a defender from 1989-1992. He then moved on to Danish club AGF Aarhus, where he played in 67 matches from 1992-1994.
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Sessler's Soapbox: Game Pricing and Mass Effect 3's DLC
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I'm a huge fan of Mass Effect. I've purchased all the DLC's for ME2. In time, I will buy all the DLC's for ME3.
Having said that, I'd like to say a few things. First, I am not a big fan of day one DLC. I think it sends out the completely wrong message. And I therefore have to confess I don't like EA/BioWare policy on that, even though I may understand it. I'll get to that later.
But on this matter. DLC is something you get when you love a game. Something that will extend or improve your experience with it. Now, when I start a game like Dragon Age 2 and it opens up saying there's all this DLC available I can get, if I pay extra (hey, I just bought the game), and an extra character, and whatever... I'm annoyed. Because what is the publisher saying? Is this essential stuff that I need to experience the game in full? Then why isn't it on the disc. And if it's secondary stuff, why should I bother?
Mass Effect 2 had its issues as well. Most DLC was secondary stuff, but Lair of the Shadow Broker was an essential part of the story. It was a great DLC, I recognise. But not being in the main game means that people who don't buy DLC will miss an integral part of it. Doesn't seem right.
ME3 will probably follow the same policy. Personaly, as a gamer, I don't like it. But in the end, gaming is business and publishers will do what they must to improve their revenue. I understand that games like these are expensive, and its up to us, gamers and fans, to support them if we want more quality games in the future - and not a world overcome by "social games". But publishers should be sensitive to the message their sending. In the end, it's not in their interest to alienate the people who support them. And that's us.Posted: March 1, 2012 1:22 PM -
Where the hell are you buying your ME3 Collectors edition for a $130 bucks?
I live in Canada and I paid 79.99 for it, and I'm going to be first in line at the midnight launch at my local Gamestop.Posted: March 1, 2012 1:14 PM -
Complaining about how a company does business doesn't always changes everything because all businesses want to make a profit. If you don't like DLC don't buy it and if a game isn't worth $60 wait for a price drop and buy it later.
Posted: March 1, 2012 1:00 PM -
I like day 1 dlc for this game and I wish other games would do it cause most games we play now a days are just too short. I wish the FF13-2 would release the Lightning story line dlc already. Anywho, I like the day one dlc cause for people who may finish the game faster than others will have a chance to continue on in their game. But if your a slower player or don't have alot of time you can purchase this when you are ready to play it. Sometimes completing a game and then having to wait for something is annoying, but at least this ties everyone over for awhile.
Posted: March 1, 2012 12:47 PM -
I agree that games should be priced based on the content of the game. I have been tired of these one play though 20 hour games that I just end up trading in or forgetting about . They have to change how the games are priced in the next console generation. Games should really start at $39.99.
Posted: March 1, 2012 12:10 PM -
I miss when collectors edition was about just being a fan of the game and just paying extra to get relics of that game to remind you how much you love it. Now it's this petty narcissism or trying to get the full game.
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I was thinking about it some more and if game companies want to cry and complain about them not making enough money tell them to make better games and start going Digital Download.
Official Xbox Magazine had a great article a few years back that broke down as to what money went were for the 59.99 Bucks you pay for a game.
Some of it was eaten up by retailers and special promotions. Well if you eliminate the retailers and start making it worth while to buy directly from Microsoft/Sony (who are already receiving a portion of sales via the certification of the game and other things) you can start selling games like Mass Effect 2 for 50 bucks and that's the key. Because if you can get more people to buy the game via Digital Download you've already taken out a bite of the 'supply' for 'used games' later down the road.
And Mass Effect 3 is in the perfect slot for releasing a game. Most AAA Titles and publishers have shot their load so now all those games that were bought around X-mas time are being traded in towards Mass Effect 3. Mass Effect 3 however will be out for a while before a strong contender hits it. And a lot of people will hold on to a game until they trade it in for another game. Some people just can't trade a game in and put on their card as credit till the next game comes out.
Anyway the problem is also that publishers LOVE GameStop.
Example? Why does GameStop have the premium Pre-Order DLC when there are retailer specific promotions? GameStop makes it so easy to trade in games and get a new one with nifty exclusive DLC that there is no reason NOT to use GameStop. If the premium DLC was being offered only through Digital Download or from the publisher's themselves you'd see a drop in GameStop sales and presumably a drop in the trading in of games.
And I'll never understand why Publishers never give their customers good DLC. Typically if you buy the game from the publisher you get a free shirt or some other random thing not related to the Pre-Order DLC everyone wants.
So until Publishers stop doing business with GameStop and giving them an edge they can go flog themselves.Posted: March 1, 2012 11:45 AM -
Fact is that Skyrim has a lot more content than Mass Effect 3 and Bethesda didn't rip any of it out to put on Day One DLC.
Bioware/EA are greedy jerks. Plain and simple.Posted: March 1, 2012 11:36 AM -
When anyone on a forum or like Adam's talk about game prices, it always brings me back the SNES times.
THE GAME PRICES WERE FAR MORE EXPENSIVE!!! I still have the memory surprised when Final Fantasy 6 (it was 3 at those times) cost me 100$, 120$ with taxes!!!
Nintendo's defense was that the battery for saving your games in the cartdriges cost more, so needed to be those prices. 50, 60$ that is stable since PS1 I think is ok.
Just day 1 DLC that is frustrating. The industry should ALL look at the G4 Feedback of Dice when they talk to Gearbox Randy Pitchford about the DLC in Borderlands and Fallout are the only prefect DLCs that are made, That looks like a complete new game, but they give it on DLC for 15$, 20$.Posted: March 1, 2012 11:15 AM -
Yeah, if you paid $130 for the Collectors Edition, you got ripped off. My preorder came to $74 something at Amazon, which granted is more than the standard price for a game, but certainly not so outrageous considering the bonus materiel included with the game.
Posted: March 1, 2012 11:13 AM -
Completely agree. I don't mind spending more for an epic 100 hour plus game like Skyrim. By the same token, it pulls on the short and curly's that I spent $60 for Binary Domain, sub par single player and terrible tacked on multi-player. I know it's my fault but I'm a sucker for Terminator style games.
Posted: March 1, 2012 11:11 AM -
Yes it is business. But that does not mean they have to be dicks.
Let's look at Skyrim, $60, 100-200 hours of content. What was their First DLC? The Creation Kit, which can potentially generates 100s more hours of content.
How much extra was the Creation Kit? Free.
Now I can tell you that that gives me confidence in a company I'm buying from; and I will most likely buy any DLC they do decide to charge for.
They could of gone about it in a different way.
EA/Bioware just wants $70 from people day 1.Posted: March 1, 2012 10:58 AM -
I don't give a flippity-floppity-floo. Let me play my awesome game.
Posted: March 1, 2012 10:53 AM -
I believe the root of this problem isn't on the publisher side of things, it is on the gamer's side. This generation has an extreme sense of entitlement that causes many gamers to demand they are given anything at no charge. The games are a business first and foremost, and more importantly the people responsible for making these games need to pay their bills too. DLC is meant to expand the experience of a game for those who are inclined to purchase the additional content. I think we can safely say after years of quality games from Bioware, they wouldn't cheat us on content value even if their EA overlords demanded it.
Collector's Editions are made for fans of the franchise who love the game to the point they want to express it by having unique items to display in their homes, and perhaps have some fun in-game bonuses as well. I don't always agree that every game needs a collector's edition, but again it goes back to that these companies need to make money and they don't have the same market to make money off of their product like other products can, ie movies. Games essentially get one run, perhaps two releases if the game is popular enough to get a game of the year edition. Then it falls to the DLC to continue supporting the title and trying to bring in additional income to support the publisher and studio. I have never had any issues with the price points placed on these items because I take the time to know the products I buy and know I will be happy with the goods.
People need to just remember that they don't have to buy this DLC, no one is forcing them to, their Mass Effect game will not be ruined if the day one DLC isn't purchased. If they want that DLC then they are going to have to pay for it, because it took time and money to create. Lets not punish Bioware for putting content in the game that we ALL have wanted to see since we started this journey. If you're really that upset about the price point, wait until it's release in a GOTY Edition or goes on sale in XBL or PSN later on.Posted: March 1, 2012 10:52 AM -
My concern is that companies are spending money and time to Capture unrealized market share that really isn t there to start with; and in the process are increasing the cost to those who would have paid full price for the game in the first place.
I d be interested to know what market analysis or industry study spurred all of this activity, and was it published by the same people offering these solutions. Dubious.Posted: March 1, 2012 10:43 AM -
On the subject of Collector's Editions:
As pointed out, they are made to turn a profit. The physical goods seem cool on paper, but usually look a lot cheaper or smaller than I expected. I don't need all kinds of statues, bookends, and weapon replicas cluttering my room. I too am a huge fan of art books. If CEs just contained an art book and sold for $80, I'd bite far more often.
On the subject of a new pricing structure:
As a primarily single player gamer, I love the idea of giving the developers more release options. I usually give multiplayer a spin, but it rarely holds my interest for more than a couple hours/days, and I'd usually rather move on to another single player experience. Often the MP just feels tacked on to bring in the 'I won't buy games without multiplayer' crowd. They aren't happy because the MP is lackluster, and I'm not happy that time and resources were wasted on a feature I care little about, instead of making the single player better or longer.
If franchise like Uncharted, Dead Space, and Bioshock were sold both ways, I'd seriously consider the cheaper option in most cases. In some cases, like LittleBigPlanet, I'd still want the online features. However, there would always be a internal struggle as to whether or not I should buy the full version to try MP so as not to miss out on anything.
That's why I'd propose another business model, much like the current, that would just make the online passes optional. All games could be sold at $40-50 and multiplayer would be completely locked, or limited to a trial. Consumers who want to play the multiplayer would just buy the pass through the various console marketplaces. They have to be online to play, so they should be able to pay too. Granted there are some people, or minors, without credit cards who would have to have to rely on other options like points cards, and I'm sure there's a statistic somewhere that says it's less likely for people to spend more money after the initial purchase, but it does help the single-player-centric while not overburdening the people who enjoy MP. Plus in scenarios where I'm undecided if I wanted MP, I'm not left high and dry if I opt for the cheaper game that doesn't give me an option of multiplayer at all.
That's how used sales work today, and developer's like that. Why not extend that to new games? I'm not sure of the economics of each physical sale or marketplace purchase, but I would assume they would receive a larger percentage of the profit. If not, the dividends could be tweaked. This all becomes easier with digital distribution too.
Sadly, I'm sure I'm in the very small minority, so I don't think either idea is all that feasible.Posted: March 1, 2012 10:23 AM -
Someone forgot to tell Adam that
the customer is always right.Posted: March 1, 2012 10:22 AM -
I used to play D&D back in the 80's. I think it was more expensive than video games. I deffinately couldn't afford everything that I wanted back then and nothing has changed that much today. At least now if I spend $60... I'll get an entire experiance... but I have to agree with Adam; I feel like I won when I bought Skyrim on the release date and I'm STILL playing it today. Worth much more than $60!!
Posted: March 1, 2012 10:19 AM
X-Men Sequel: First Look At Mystique
Star Wars Rebels: New Animated Series
Christopher Nolan To Direct Next Bond?
The Expendables 3: Mickey Rourke Back
Pacific Rim: Monstrous Main Trailer!
The Avengers 2: Is Jeremy Renner OUT?
Riddick: Debut Trailer Deals Death
Mission: Impossible 5 Gets Writer
Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Full Trailer
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Willis H. Collyer, age 91 of Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Our Lady?s Haven in Fairhaven, MA after a long illness.
He was the husband of the late Barbara R. "Bobi" (Walker) Collyer.
Born and raised in Marblehead, MA, Willis was the son of the late Ernest L. and Corinne (Lindsey) Collyer. He had resided in Mattapoisett since 1956.
He was a member of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church.
He graduated from Marblehead High School and later went on to receive an associate degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University.
Growing up in Marblehead, loving anything marine and water related, he began work at Graves Yacht Yard, and crewed on the classic one-designs of the day, including "J", "Q", and "S" boats, as well as 110's and 210's. He later worked at the Marblehead Transportation Co., and served as waterfront Steward of both the Eastern Yacht Club and Boston Yacht Club.
Will was a proud Coast Guard veteran of World War II, enlisting in 1939. He first served as a gunner in North Atlantic convoy duty aboard the 125' cutter TRAVIS. Later in the war he served in the Pacific Theater aboard the cutter TANEY. He was Chief Gunner's Mate when he participated in the invasions of Okinawa and Tokyo. He remained very active in TANEY reunion activities, visiting the ship enshrined in Baltimore on many recent Pearl Harbor Days.
He was a member of the Florence Eastman American Legion and member and immediate past president of the Machacam Club.
Will began his career as a National Resource Officer and patrol boat captain in 1955, retiring as supervisor of Massachusetts marine environmental law enforcement in 1986. On his early "off duty" days, he was employed by Brownell Boat Yard, Edwin L. Perkins Co. and Joseph Luiz Contractors at various times, instilling a much respected strong work ethic in his three sons.
Willis was very active, independent and "sharp as a tack" throughout his later years, kept busy maintaining his own home, furniture making and of course following the activities of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Regular drive-throughs of the Mattapoisett Boatyard, the town wharf and visits with his friends for coffee filled his days.
He is survived by his sons Michael L. Collyer and his wife Jacqueline, and Craig W. Collyer and his wife Joanne, both of Mattapoisett, and his daughter in law Jennifer M. Collyer of Fairhaven; his grandchildren Dana P. Collyer and his wife Tena, of Fairhaven, Lindsey W. Thompson and her husband Scott of New Bedford, Jordan C. Collyer and his wife Jessica of Mattapoisett, Hillary J. Collyer of Somerset, Evan J. Collyer of Fairhaven; step-grandchildren Daniel F. Canastra of Arlington and Carolyn A. Canastra of Mattapoisett; and his beloved great-grandchildren William, Jack and Lillian.
Willis was the father of his much beloved youngest son, the late Karl M. Collyer.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Karl M. Collyer Memorial Fund, PO Box 947, Mattapoisett, MA 02739, which affords the opportunity for all youths, regardless of ability to pay, to learn the fine art of sailing (mattsail.org).
The family extends its sincere appreciation to the staff at Our Lady's Haven for the skilled, loving and compassionate care of Willis in his declining months.


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Optical out is NOT line out ! Optical out is Digital OUT to feed an external DAC.
Optical out Cannot be used to feed an external AMP
Perhaps OO is linited to 24/96Hz?
We have two Onkyo receives in my house that I have used the optical out on my AK100 with. The older one cannot play anything over 24/96, whereas the newer one plays everything. If you are running the ak100 optical out through a receiver/device that is a little bit older (Onkyo receiver that can't play is about 6-7 years old) it may not play.


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I am a 3rd year Chemical Engineering PhD student at the University of Washington working at Mary Lidstrom's Lab and it is so fun!
My first year was spent investigating methanotrophic metabolism in pure cultures and a model ecosystem in a team that combined transcriptomics, metabolomics, and single-cell observation. Currently I am helping engineer E. coli to make biofuel precursors from electricity and CO2.
I started the Lidstrom Lab OWW wiki and am addicted to posting what I learn! Amanda Smith is significant contributor as well. It has been a lot of fun for me to record what I have learned about lab techniques. It is also a fun place me to share tips/tricks and experiments that probe how important variables in a protocol are.
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Research Interests
- metabolic engineering
- synthetic biology
- transcriptomics
- chemical engineering
PhD (in progress) University of Washington, Seattle
- Chemical Engineering, expected graduation: 2015
- Lidstrom Lab
B.S. University of California, Berkeley
- Chemical Engineering, 2010
Awards & Activities
- 2012 honorable mention for the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- 2011-2012 Outreach Coordinator for the Puget Sound chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- 2010-2011 Outreach Coordinator for the University of Washington chapter of the American Chemical Engineering Society
My Personal Pages
- Lab Tips & Tricks
- Open Lab Questions
- Closed Lab Questions
- Best Lab Practices
- Useful Links
- Personal Notes for Thesis Project
- Fruit Foraging at the University of Washington
- Guide to Gibson Assembly (incomplete)
Tools to Share
- Ape Annotation Feature Library Creator
- This is an R script that converts the info in my list of primers into a file that I can use to annotate DNA files in APE with. It:
- trims out sequences not intended for sequencing such as Gibson assembly primers
- makes a label that combines the unique primer number, the melting temperature, and the letter F or R for forward or reverse, and an asterisk if you should consult the primer spreadsheet comments before using it
- assigns colors in APE that communicate whether it primers in the forward direction or the reverse direction.
- saves the info in the format APE needs, with the date it was generated in the title.
- This allows me to instantly see where all of the primers I own bind to a DNA sequence for a given project I am working on. It also allows me to share these primers very easily; by sharing the file it outputs allows my lab mates to instantly see if I have any primers that can be used in their project. It has been very handy for them!
- I am happy to help friends modify this script to be useful with their own primer libraries! No R experience is necessary.
- Anyone can access my most current primer "Annotation Feature Library" here. You can also see the files used to generate it there.
- This is an R script that converts the info in my list of primers into a file that I can use to annotate DNA files in APE with. It:
Use notes
- If the primer binds in the forward direction, the primer will be light gray
- If the primer binds in the reverse direction, it will be dark gray
- If the primer binds in the reverse direction that it was designed for, it will appear red.
- Examples:
- Primer 7 is VF2 in BioBricks. Primer 60 is its reverse compliment. In a biobrick vector, it appears light gray for 7 and dark gray for 60. pCM66 happens to have this same sequence in the region upstream from the multiple cloning site, except it is REVERSED. Both primers will appear red as they bind in the opposite direction expected.
- I designed some primers for a Kan casette. The Kan casette in pCM66 is read in the reverse direction, so all the primers built for a forward Kan casette appear red.
Skills I'm developing
- molecular biology
- mass spectrometry based metabolomics
- R & ggplot2
- Inkscape
- Gibson cloning


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Monday, May 7th, 2012
By Gary R. Rasberry
Cardinals, Wildcats pick up tourney wins
Division IV Softball Sectional at New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Auglaize County came out on top against Mercer County in a pair of border battles in the Division IV softball sectional at New Bremen, which was played on Sunday after wet field conditions forced a postponement.
Minster, having its best season ever, won its 21st game and captured its first sectional title with a 10-1 win over Fort Recovery in the second game of the twinbill. The top-seeded Wildcats move on to the Wapakoneta district next week.
New Bremen got a solid effort from pitcher Kristin Sprague and the Cardinals scored early en route to a 9-5 win over Marion Local. The Cardinals are back in action again today in the sectional final against second-seeded St. Henry at 5 p.m. for the other berth to Wapak's district tourney.
New Bremen 9, Marion Local 5
New Bremen 9, Marion Local 5
Sprague, who had a 7.67 earned run average, kept the Flyers scoreless through the first five innings while scattering two hits and walking one batter.
"She has basically pitched every game this year," said Cardinals' coach Craig Griesdorn of his junior pitcher. "It was her first tournament game and she went through it with flying colors."
The Cardinals dented the scoreboard in the third inning when three Marion Local errors resulted in five unearned runs. Julie Brown had a two-run single to highlight the third frame. Another Flyers' error in the fourth inning allowed the Cardinals to plate two more runs before New Bremen added single runs in the fifth and seventh.
The extra runs were needed as the Flyers staged a rally in the final two innings. Marion Local scored two runs in the sixth and then made things really interesting with three runs in the seventh. The score was 9-5 and the Flyers had runners on first and second with one out. However, Sprague bowed her back and got a pop-up and ground out to end the game.
"Craig and his team have done a heckuva job," said Marion Local's head coach Russ Puthoff. "They put the ball into play and played well defensively, too. Sprague moved the ball around and changed speeds a bit. She kept us on our heels until the last couple of innings."
Minster 10, Fort Recovery 1
Minster 10, Fort Recovery 1
The Indians got their day started off strong with a run in the top of the first inning after a Jackie Fullenkamp RBI single that scored Beca Tobe.
Minster quickly responded with three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Hanna Floyd doubled in Marissa Conrad and Floyd later scored on an error. Alexis Robinson added the final Wildcats' run, scoring on a Stephanie Albers' grounded out.
"That's the thing that got us here - our hitting," said Minster's coach Scott Robinson. "We've hit pretty well this season."
The two-run advantage after the opening frame was more than enough run support for Minster's pitcher Kayla Richard, who struck out nine in throwing a six-hitter. Richard retired the last 13 batters she faced.
"She brought some good heat today," said Robinson of his pitcher. "That was good to see. She came into the game with a headache. Once she got a good sweat going, her head started feeling better and she started throwing harder. Once she did that, we can work the plate a little better."
Floyd went 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored while Conrad added a 2-for-3 game.
Fullenkamp and Tobe each went 2-for-3 for the Indians.
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Belgian Dubbel • Extract • 5 gal
1st try at a dubble
February 23, 2013 at 08:20am
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 1.00 lbs
Aroma 100 EBC Malt; Castle Malting
Aroma 100 EBC Malt; Castle Malting
Features: Belgian aromatic malt. High germination temperature, kilning up to 115°C, to develop much aroma. Usage: Special very aromatic beers. Recommended proportion: up to 20%. Characteristics: Aroma malt provides rich malty aroma and flavour to amber and dark lager beers. Compared to other traditional coloured malts, is still high in diastatic power and imparts a smoother bitterness.
- 0.25 lbs
Weyermann CaraFoam®; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraFoam®; Weyermann
Pilsner, Lagerbier, alcohol-reduced Beer, Light Beer, Bock Beer
- 0.50 lbs
Golden Promise Malt; Thomas Fawcett
Golden Promise Malt; Thomas Fawcett
- 0.25 lbs
Special Roast Malt; Briess
Special Roast Malt; Briess
Toasty, biscuity, sour, tangy flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • Excellent for Nut Brown Ales, Porter and other dark beer styles. • Special processing develops unique Toasty, Biscuity, Sour, Tangy flavors distinctive to Special Roast Malt . • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 0.25 lbs
2-Row Chocolate Malt; Briess
2-Row Chocolate Malt; Briess
Rich Roasted Coffee. Characteristics & Applications: • 2-Row Chocolate Malt is used in all beer styles for color adjustment with minor or no flavor contribution. • Use 1-10% for desired color in Porter and Stout Beer. • The chocolate flavor is very complementary when used in higher percentages in Brown Ales, Porters, Stouts and other Dark Beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 7.00 lbs
CBW® Golden Light Liquid (Malt Extract); Briess
CBW® Golden Light Liquid (Malt Extract); Briess
Malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • CBW® Golden Light is a liquid, 100% pure malted barley extract made from 100% Briess malt and water. • CBW® Golden Light can be used in the production of all extract beer styles and to adjust the color, flavor and gravity of all grain beers. • Advantages of using extract in a brewhouse include: o Save time. o Increase capacity/boost productivity. o Extends the brew size by adding malt solids to the wort. o Boost gravity. o Adjust color. o Improve body and head retention. • Briess Malt & Ingredients Company is the only vertically integrated malting company in North America. That means we make our pure malt extracts from our own malt so you are assured of receiving only the fullest flavored, freshest, pure malt extracts for top brewhouse performance. Applications: • All styles of extract beer, and to adjust the color, flavor and gravity of all grain beers.
- 1.00 lbs
Candi Sugar Clear
Candi Sugar Clear
Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.
- 1.0 oz
Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
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Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
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Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
Fermentis S-33 Safbrew S-33
Fermentis S-33 Safbrew S-33
A very popular general purpose yeast, displaying both very robust conservation properties and consistent performance. This yeast produces superb flavour profiles and is used for the production of a varied range of top fermented special beers (Belgian type wheat beers, Trappist, etc.). Sedimentation: medium. Final gravity: high. Also recommended for bottle-conditioning of beers. Excellent performance in beers with alcohol contents of up to 7.5% v/v but can ferment up to 11.5% v/v.Pitching instructions: Re-hydrate the dry yeast into yeast cream in a stirred vessel prior to pitching. Sprinkle the dry yeast in 10 times its own weight of sterile water or wort at 27C ± 3C. Once the expected weight of dry yeast is reconstituted into cream by this method (this takes about 15 to 30 minutes), maintain a gentle stirring for another 30 minutes. Then pitch the resultant cream into the fermentation vessel. Alternatively, pitch dry yeast directly in the fermentation vessel providing the temperature of the wort is above 20C. Progressively sprinkle the dry yeast into the wort ensuring the yeast covers all the surface of wort available in order to avoid clumps. Leave for 30 minutes and then mix the wort e.g. using aeration.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: B - Belgian Dubbel
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Original Gravity: | 1.067 | 1.062 - 1.075 | |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.008 - 1.018 | |
Color: | 17.6 SRM | 10 - 17 | |
Alcohol: | 7.3% ABV | 6% - 7.6% | |
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Robert Davi
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Robert Davi | |
Role | Voice actor |
Date of birth | June 26, 1954 |
Place of birth | Astoria, Queens, New York City |
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Licence to Kill Die Hard The Goonies Full filmography |
Nationality | American |
Robert Davi (born June 26, 1954 in Astoria, Queens, New York) is an American singer, writer, director and character actor who has appeared in movies such as Licence to Kill, Die Hard and The Goonies. He provided the voice of Colonel Juan Cortez in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
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The Latin hip-hop sensation will join an already-stellar roster of performers on the show that includes Lady Gaga, Adele, Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and Young the Giant. The VMAs will air live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday./
Pit will perform his chart-topping hit "Give Me Everything" with R&B star Ne-Yo and upcoming singer Nayer, bringing a club vibe to the Nokia on a night when another club-friendly singer, British pop phenom Jessie J, will serve as the night's house artist. The "Price Tag" singer — who will tour with Katy Perry this fall — will follow in the footsteps of such luminaries as deadmau5, Wale, Mark Ronson and the late DJ AM, who have taken the house-band honors in the past.
A number of other top names have also been added to the growing list of presenters at the show, including Nicki Minaj, Taylor Lautner, Drake, Joe Jonas, Jared Leto, Kevin Hart and comedian JB Smoove of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm." They join previously announced presenters Selena Gomez — who will also anchor our black-carpet VMA Pre-Show — Seth Rogen, Kim Kardashian, Rick Ross and Odd Future.
Viewers can vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com online or m.mtv.com on their mobile phone. In addition, Best New Artist text voting is open to all wireless carrier subscribers by texting BNA to 66333. Voting continues through the show, live on Sunday.
To watch video of last year's biggest moments, get the full list of last year's show winners and check out fashion, celebrity and music commentary from the show's red carpet, go to VMA.MTV.com.
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Description: In order to prepare for her role as a certain well-known actress, a young woman has lengthy conversations with three different actresses who were good friends with the famous star. Emerging from these conversations are three equally different versions of the past and the events that shaped their lives and careers. This cinematic adaptation of a theatrical work is true to the original, but does not stray far from a theatrical rendering of the story.~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide Movie summaries and listings powered by Cinema-Source
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Mrs. Turner, 81, passed away at her residence Friday, June 15, 2012.
She is preceded in death by her parents, William Cleo Tyner & Maggie Hopkins Rigsby.
Survived by husband of 65 years George Allen Turner; daughters, Connie (Jim) Owens & Sheila K. (Scott E.) Reed; grandchildren, Tara Austin, Melissa (Scott) Sewell, & Scott A. (Jennifer) Reed; great grandchildren, John Tyler Sewell & Graham William Reed; sisters, Merna (Kenneth) Grigsby & Bonnie (Gene) Jackson; nieces, Debbie (Bruce) Brader, & Myra (Bill) Massey; nephew, Ken (Mary) Grigsby
Mrs. Turner was a member of Lebanons First United Methodist Church and a retired social services employee with the State of Missouri. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, June 17 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The family request contributions may be made in Mrs. Turners memory to the Alzheimers Association.
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Creative barcodes from the past 40 years
The barcode, as we know it today, turned 40 this week. On 3 April 1973 it was decided by leading grocers in the US that IBM's Universal Product Code (UPC) design (that's the real name for the black and white striped rectangle you see on just about every marketable product) would become the industry standard.
Chosen for its linear design, IBM's UPC is printed in the same direction of the stripes so that any smeared or extra ink will only make the code longer and it will stay readable by a scanner.
In celebration of the fiddly striped rectangle that has to be fitted onto even the slickest of packaging design, here is our selection of some of the more inventive barcodes from the past four decades.
Vanity Barcodes
Making the most of the linear design, US branding consultancy Miller Creative has explored the parameters of barcode creativity by introducing colour and pictures to its custom-designed barcodes.
Amazon Kindle
The Kindle has had a bit of fun with its barcode too. It's the small details that count. The first very first UPC barcode was printed onto a ten-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum and was scanned in at 8.01am at Marsh's supermarket in Troy, Ohio in 1974.
Little White Lies
Little White Lies fully embraces their need for a barcode on the front cover of itsmagazine and has incorporated it into their logo. Which they brazenly put slap bang in the middle of every one of its front covers…
The barcode has become so synonymous with consumer culture that Russian architect Vitruvius & Sons made a shopping mall out of one. The bright red Shtrikh-kod (Russian for barcode) located in the residential Nevsky district of St Petersburg, is three floors high and was finished in 2008.
The original circle barcode
The first barcode was invented by N.Joseph Woodland after he dropped out of engineering grad school in the late 1940s. Sitting in a deckchair in Miami beach, inspired by Morse code, which he had learned in Boy Scouts, he drew four lines in a circle in the sand. Patented in 1952 Woodland's barcode was circular so that a checkout clerk could scan it from any direction, however, it depended on vast scanning equipment which was too expensive to be manufactured at the time. Woodland and his business partner Bernard Silver eventually sold their patent for $15 000 (£10 000 – all that they were paid for the invention), though Woodland moved to IBM and worked with George R Laurer on its UPC model, the striped barcode used today.
Here's some interesting barcodes we discovered recently from an independent designer Steve Simpson.. http://www.behance.net/gallery/Illustrated-Barcodes/7747763
An interesting news article.
The barcode is used as a graphic device in our own company logo.
We chose to incorporate a 'redesigned version' of the original bar code design as a clear and simple visual tool that like us has an instant and synonymous connection to retail. It's an internationally recognised visual communication short code. See: http://www.visualthinking.co.uk -
Great article. It is always better to incorporate the barcode into the design, rather than just place it on a white rectangle.
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A worker at a takeaway shop confronted by a knife-wielding robber struck back by slamming a metal bar on the counter, which was enough to scare off the masked man empty-handed.
The worker at the Whau Valley Takeaways did not want to be named but spoke about the traumatic incident, which lasted less than 10 seconds just after 9pm on Wednesday.
"I could see him walking towards the shop, taking big steps and walking fast. I felt something bad was going to happen," he said.
The would-be robber, with a scarf over his face and wearing a hooded sweatshirt, entered the shop but was unable to get behind the counter.
"He was waving a knife, asking for money."
The worker said he swore at the robber, telling him to leave. As he did so, he grabbed a metal bar from beneath the counter and slammed it down hard.
"It was loud, like fireworks. He just ran off and I rang the police."
A police dog and handler tracked where the robber was last seen running along Burling Ave to Jack St, before losing the scent.
The worker said he was not scared at the time but later realised the enormity of the situation.
"We are very glad we are safe."
He said his family had owned the business for 11 years, and his father and a part-time worker were in the shop at the time of the attempted robbery.
It was the ninth robbery in Northland in a month, in which people, all believed to have been men, armed with weapons have confronted business owners and demanded money or cigarettes.
Police are appealing for help to identify the latest robber and have released a security camera picture.
He was wearing a dark-coloured hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and had concealed his face with a bandanna. He was also wearing dark-coloured long pants.
Detective Sergeant Shane Pilmer, from the Whangarei Criminal Investigation Branch, said people in the community would be able to identify the robber.
"We need their help in identifying him. He will be someone's family member and someone's friend," Mr Pilmer said.
Anyone with information can contact Mr Pilmer on 09 430 4589 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Any information would be treated confidentially, he said.
Meanwhile, an experienced criminologist said communities would not get used to the serious robberies.
Greg Newbold, who is also a professor of sociology at Canterbury University, said those responsible for the string of aggravated robberies were most likely "loser idiots and no-hopers".
"For the most part, they are acting out their own movies for minimal profits and the chances of getting caught are high, as are the penalties.
"The people doing the crimes have no concept of the impact on the victims."
Mr Newbold said the community did not become desensitised to the serious crimes but instead became outraged.
"The more it happens, the more outraged the community will be."


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John. Yes mine is a mess there is stuff at the bottom that I forgot about since December. My wife says I don't see you going to bars so this is innocent and wholesome to her, I wonder if I should sneak that new fly reel in now, no will wait to the fall. Want to go fishing the rest of the year. Best hal |
striblue | PM.. thanks for the comments... I had tied so many saltwater flys that I wanted to all those Brown flys as a winter project plus there were tying tecniques I had not tried by doing the Bonefish. Another reason was that our board was lacking in the Bonrfish archive section and I thought It would be a good reference. Most of them are exactly like the recipe but I had to make some changes as I went along. I will continue with the saltwater flys when I get to Chatham since most of my flys are there and I have some interesting ones I will post. Another big reason is that I bought the Digital camera and had installed adobe Photoshop. I even wanted to post the flys from the Steelehead swap but thought someone else was planning that and did not want to step in front... Just for fun I will post a pic of my table.. stuck in a corner of my attic as a further reply to this post...but your right it's a mess. |
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John That will work for a lot more than just bone fish. Great looking fly Steelhead, salmon, and smallmouths for sure. Will have to do this one. We love Gartsides Sparrow Nymph for steelhead and trout here in the Great Lakes, heck every one should have some of those in their fly boxes. Its a great great impressionistic nymph with lots of MWM (motion without movement). Are you tying one each of all of these salt water patterns ? I'm impressed. My fly tying bench is a mess after 4 months of tying (since December). How does yours look ? (But my fly boxes are full) Best Hal |
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Flutterbug Location's are the Keys, Andros and Yucatan.... Hook- 2, 4 and 6.... Thread- Tan or Wite..... Tail- Orange, tan or pearl Krystal flash.... Body- Same as tail..... Wing- Tan calf tail (recipe calls for cream racoon tail..no way I had that), splayed and devided by wraps of Krystal flash.... Overwing- Short strands of of krystal flash... Eyes- Bead chain or none.... More details in Browns book and designed by Jack Gartside. |


text: For the masters of the Chan tradition, poetry was a form of creative expression, but even more than that, it was a primary vehicle for teaching. Here a modern master presents ten teaching poems from the ancient masters, with illuminating commentary. "These poems flow directly from the minds of the enlightened Chan masters," Master Sheng Yen says. "We get a glimpse into their experience at the time of, and after, their enlightenment. It is my hope that this collection of poems will give those who are interested in the practice a new way of looking at Chan."


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FRONTLINE: Rape in the Fields, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 9pm
For the women who pick and process the food we eat every day, being sexually assaulted, even raped, is sometimes part of the job. FRONTLINE and Univision partner to tell the story of the hidden price many migrant women working in America's fields and packing plants pay to stay employed and provide for their families. This investigation is the result of a yearlong reporting effort by veteran FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman, the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley, and the Center for Investigative Reporting.


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Beautifully engraved Certificate from the famous Isabella Gold Mining Company issued in 1897 - 1901. This historic document was printed by the New York Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an eagle on a shield. This item is hand signed by the company's president and is over 96 years old. This is a certificate from the Isabella Gold Mining Company of the famopus Cripple Creek Mining District of Colorado. The mines owned by Isabella were some of the largest gold producers in Colorado. The company was founded around 1892 by the silver king and railroad tycoon, James J. Hagerman. Hagerman bought the Buena Vista Mine for over $200,000 and other claims on Bull Hill and Bull Cliffwhich started the Cripple Creek boom. The Isabella was also involved in the 1894 labor war. The conflict started when the company announced that it would pay miners $3.00 for a ten hour work day, vs. the eight hour normal salary. Isabella produced gold up until World War II. The mines were eventually run by the United Gold Mines Company. During its life, the Isabella's mines generated over $15 million in precious metals which made they one of the largest producers in the in Cripple Creek Mining District.
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Not true. It uses more memory than XP, but it doesn't require it. In exactly the same way that linux uses more memory than XP, but doesn't require it (it's used for system cache if you bother to check). If you actually install the 64bit version, you'll see where MS's development budget has been spent (The 32bit version of vista feels a bit like Win ME in comparison). In every test I've done, 64bit vista has crapped all over XP from quite a big height.
Well, I haven't really bothered to investigate Vista fully. I use XP as a gaming platform and I use Debian profesionally (and I use Ubuntu at home for variety). Vista firstly just pisses me off with its change of interface. It feels like you have to be both stupider and smarter to make it work.
I do find it hard to believe Vista gets the same performance as XP. As you say, Vista uses more memory and I have been given to understand that it's really impossible to keep it from doing that. I also quite clearly remember a line from microsoft saying Visat isn't slower it just does more for you. That's the same thing to the end user. Still I haven't done the benchmarking I just have a feeling. Which is worth the paper it's written on.
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Police in Florida have offered a startling excuse for having used a controversial "stingray" cellphone tracking gadget 200 times without ever telling a judge: the device's manufacturer made them sign a non-disclosure agreement that they say prevented them from telling the courts. Let me get this straight, a contract prevented the Po-Po from getting a warrant?
The shocking revelation came during an appeal over a 2008 sexual battery case in Tallahassee in which the suspect also stole the victim's cellphone. Using the stingray — which simulates a cellphone tower in order to trick nearby mobile devices into connecting to it and revealing their location — police were able to track him to an apartment. During recent proceedings in the case, authorities revealed that they had used the equipment at least 200 additional times since 2010 without disclosing this to courts and obtaining a warrant. Although the specific device and manufacturer are identified in neither the one court document available for the 2008 case, nor in a video of a court proceeding, the ACLU says in a recent blog post that the device is "likely a stingray made by the Florida-based Harris Corporation."
Harris is the leading maker of stingrays in the U.S., and the ACLU has long suspected that the company has been loaning the devices to police departments throughout the state for product testing and promotional purposes. As the court document notes in the 2008 case, "the Tallahassee Police Department is not the owner of the equipment."
The ACLU now suspects these police departments may have all signed non-disclosure agreements with the vendor and used the agreement to avoid disclosing their use of the equipment to courts.
"The police seem to have interpreted the agreement to bar them even from revealing their use of Stingrays to judges, who we usually rely on to provide oversight of police investigations," the ACLU writes.
Harris refused to comment, instead redirecting questions to law enforcement.
The secretive technology is generically known as a stingray or IMSI catcher, but the Harris device is also specifically called the Stingray. When mobile phones — and other wireless communication devices like air cards — connect to the stingray, it can see and record their unique ID numbers and traffic data, as well as information that points to the device's location. By moving the stingray around, authorities can triangulate the device's location with much more precision than they can get through data obtained from a mobile network provider's fixed tower location. No Sir!, we're not living in a surveillance state!
The government has long asserted that it doesn't need to obtain a probable-cause warrant to use the devices because they don't collect the content of phone calls and text messages but rather operate like pen-registers and trap-and-traces, collecting the equivalent of header information. This is the first time, however, that a contract with the vendor has been cited as a reason for not obtaining a warrant. The discovery of this hidden detail was made by CNET reporter Declan McCullagh earlier this year. The 2008 Florida case — State v. Thomas (.pdf) — is currently sealed, though the ACLU has filed a motion to unseal the records.
The case involves James L. Thomas who was convicted of sexual battery and petit theft.
According to the appellate court judges, after a young woman reported on September 13, 2008 that she had been raped and that her purse, containing a cellphone, had been stolen, police tracked the location of her phone about 24 hours later to the apartment of Thomas' girlfriend.
"The investigators settled on a specific apartment 'shortly after midnight' or 'approximately 1:00 to 2:00 a.m.' on September 14, 2008," the court wrote. "For the next few hours, six or seven police officers milled around outside the apartment, but made no effort to obtain a search warrant."
They did not want to obtain a search warrant to enter the apartment "because they did not want to reveal information [to a judge] about the technology they used to track the cellphone signal," the appellate judges note. Around 5 a.m., police knocked on the apartment door, but the suspect's girlfriend refused to let them in without a warrant. They forced their way in, ordered her and Thomas to exit, then searched the apartment. After they found the victim's purse and cellphone, they arrested Thomas. Authorities opted not to get a warrant either for the use of the Stingray or the search of the apartment, simply because they didn't want to tell the judge what they were using to locate the suspect, a matter the ACLU finds troubling.
"Potentially unconstitutional government surveillance on this scale should not remain hidden from the public just because a private corporation desires secrecy. And it certainly should not be concealed from judges," the ACLU noted. Authorities even refused to tell Thomas's attorney how they had tracked his client to the apartment. A judge finally forced the government to disclose the surveillance technique they had used, but only after the government insisted the court be closed. The proceedings were also sealed to prevent the information from leaking to the public. The truth came out only after Thomas appealed his conviction, asserting that the police violated his Fourth Amendment right in seizing evidence.
It was in the unsealed appellate opinion that the ACLU discovered the reason for the secrecy. The judges revealed that the reason authorities didn't obtain a search warrant and didn't want to disclose their surveillance technique in an open court was because of the NDA. But that wasn't all. A video of oral arguments before the appellate judges revealed more. When the government attorney tried to argue in court that the police had planned to obtain a warrant to enter the apartment, one of the judges interrupted.
"No, no, no, no, no," he said. "I think this record makes it very clear they were not going to get a search warrant because they had never gotten a search warrant for this technology."
His fellow judge then interjected loudly, "Two-hundred times they have not."
The ACLU was surprised by the admission. "[Wh]en police use invasive surveillance equipment to surreptitiously sweep up information about the locations and communications of large numbers of people, court oversight and public debate are essential," the group noted in its post. But the possibility that an NDA may have been the excuse for not disclosing the technology was an even greater concern. [A video of the oral arguments is available on the court's web site. Discussion of the technology begins at 9:15; mention of the 200 times they used the technology without a warrant occurs around 18:00.]
The ACLU has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with 30 police and sheriff departments in Florida to determine how widespread the use of the stingray is and how often its use has been concealed from courts. Use of stingray technology goes back at least 20 years. In a 2009 Utah case, an FBI agent described using a cell site emulator more than 300 times over a decade and indicated that they were used on a daily basis by U.S. Marshals, the Secret Service, and other federal agencies. The systems are not cheap. According to a 2008 price list obtained by Public Intelligence, the Harris Stingray was priced at $75,000 for the basic device, plus an additional $22,000 – $5,000 for various software packages for use with it. But the police in Florida appear to have obtained the devices for free or on lease from the maker.
While the government has argued in other cases that it does not need a warrant to use the devices, it conceded in one case in Arizona that it did need a warrant to use the device in that particular case because it involved locating a Verizon air card being used inside the suspect's apartment. In the Thomas case in Florida, however, the appellate judges noted that they were considering the suspect's appeal only on grounds that police did not obtain a search warrant for his apartment, not on grounds that they did not obtain a search warrant for the use of the surveillance device.
"For purposes of decision, however, we assume the police acted lawfully up to the point that they forcibly entered the apartment," they wrote in their November opinion. "It is not clear that there was ever a ruling on the legality of the cellphone tracking methods used below."
The trial court initially ruled that the apartment search was legal, due to exigent circumstances, and therefore evidence obtained in the search was legal, but the appellate court reversed this and found that the girlfriend had only given her consent after she was forced to leave the apartment and stand outside in her night clothes, and after police had already begun to search the apartment.
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Ock Pop Tok is Laos based social enterprise working primarily in the field of textiles, handicrafts and design. Ock Pop Tok, meaning east meets west, was started in 2000, by a Laotian weaver and an English photographer. Following the principles of fair-trade we aim to: advance the artistic, cultural and social development of Lao artisans and increase the appreciation of Lao's diverse textiles and communities through educational activities. The philosophy behind Ock Pop Tok was and continues to be, to empower women through creating opportunities for their traditional skills, and promote Laotian textiles across the globe.
In 2005 we opened the Living Crafts Centre, a weaving and dyeing studio, craft school, and exhibition space. Set in a tropical Mekong garden it serves as a resource centre for learning about textiles, crafts and culture. On site there is also a café, shop and small guesthouse.
In town, we manage 2 fair trade shops selling the items made from the weaving studio and Village Weaver Projects.
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Working in conjunction with The Lao National Tourism Administration, development agencies and the Lao Women's Union we train artisans from remote areas in refresher natural dyes and weaving skills, product design and business related skills. Craftsmanship and tradition are combined with artistic creativity and market knowledge. Village based production is found to have significant benefits as a whole.
In April 2006 Ock Pop Tok founded Fibre2Fabric a non-profit gallery that focuses on handcrafted textiles as a way to explore and explain Lao culture. The gallery is dedicated to documenting, exhibiting and upholding the social role and tradition of textiles in the Lao PDR.


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I have seen some great dancer shots on MM. Mostly ballet. You can do great things with fabric. If you can't make it to NYC, you can take a dancer out on the beach for sunrise. It won't be NYC, but you will get a dramatic background. ^_~
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