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They are crazy light. Bob lent me his 3.8 Mk II and it is in the low 60 ounce range. It has no paint. So, the light ones actually only come in black! The wing structure is the same as the current ST explorers and is very strong. The fuse is spread tow. The stab is solid core with a glass skin and carbon spar. It is the big stab and weighs 33 grams. For those that don't know, that is crazy light for a stab that big. So most of the weight savings comes from the stab and fuse.
The airfoils are quite a bit different than the original Xplorer. So even though the model is significantly lighter, it actually moves around the sky much better. It is in the same ballpark as far as thickness goes, but it has a lot less camber. It also is much thinner for the first 15% of the airfoil or so and thicker in the back. I'm not an aero guy so I'm not sure exactly what the rational is, but I do know that by keeping the thickness about the same, the stiffness is similar to the original, and the model is still very easy to fly. It launches very fast. I'm sure this is due to a combination of the lower weight and faster airfoil, but I'm not sure if one is dominant. It does not float quite as nice as the 4 meter Xplorer, but it does launch higher (at least for 2 second tows). I haven't done any "dead" air comparisons to see if the extra launch height makes up for the higher sink rate. If the air is active, the difference in sink rates is not an issue. The MkII goes up just fine in any kind of lift. I do prefer the handling and landing characteristics of the 4.0 vs. the 3.8 MkII, but for those that have the original 3.8, you will feel right at home with the MkII. For the World Championships, I'm planning on bringing at least one of the 3.5 MkIIs. It will be a little bit lighter than the 3.8 version and should be able to launch even faster. I plan on using this when the conditions are moderate to good when a quick tow is important. I'll have the 4.0 for the rounds when the conditions are tough. No pictures, sorry! But it really looks just like the original, except it has no paint! (edit: Terry posted a pic of Bob's model I was flying at the last club contest. The green stripes are monokote trim added by Bob) Tom |
They're niiiiice.
Can't wait to have one. Soar! Jun |
I believe a few grams of paint are in order... Nekkid... what's a Chicago Dude doin' usin a perfectly good West Texas word?
I have 3 on order for the WC and Bob tells me 2 of them might be in next week - I am pretty stoked.
I will be bringing a fleet of X's to the WC - 2 MkII 3.5's (one ST -standard fuse and one SL - new fuse new wing) and ill bring a 3.8 MkII and a 4.0 as well as a 3.5 Xplorer ST (old style) ...likely register a 4.0 with the new fuse - a 3.5 MKII SL and a 3.8 MKII standard fuse. Like MR K when the air gets tough and longer tows are hapnin ill be flying span - the 4.0 just cant be beat in those rounds. I have everything laid out to get my building done - servos sanded and arms in place... harnesses made - tested and waiting...shop cleaned up and organized...beer chilling in the fridge. However I am going to have to do some healing up before I can build them... I seriously tweaked my lower back pulling cedar hedges out in my yard today and now I cant stand up without a string of interesting words robax + patron and some rest should be all I need. Good night! |
Webbsolution, you do remember this at the World Champs!:
d) The competitor may use three model aircraft in the contest. e) The competitor may combine the parts of the model aircraft during the contest, provided the resulting model aircraft conforms to the rules and the parts have been checked before the start of the contest. Back to the Xplorer II! I hope to get one this summer. 3.8 v-tail, normal ST is on order. I really like my x-tail ST 3.8 but I do like the idea of a little lighter 3.8 that I can load with a bit of ballast if needed. Tommy |
Carbon looks cool but gets soooo hot in sun Like Tommy I ordered mine with normal paint. Actually we made the order together
V-tail was natural for me since I am so happy with the way how my 3.8 meter v-tail Xplorer 1 flies. Not quite as agile as x-tail when flown too slow, but coordinated circling is more easy, I think. And as Tommy says, v-tails gives a small weight advantage. Maybe something like the fancy x-tail elevators. (When will we have fancy rochacell v-tails??) Put together the new wing profile and structures look very promising. Despites its mediocre performance in faster airspeeds, Xplorer 1 is one of the most successful F3J ships. And with the improvements the Xplorer story will surely continue for coming years I also hope that Nan will later come out with long Xplorer2 profile center panel. 4 meters Xplorer 1 does not have so reputation in contest circles, but the idea of combining 4 meters with the new wing profile and double spread tow lamination makes a tempting windy weather ship. The weather forecast for 2013 Euro Champs is windy afternoons like in 2008 Turkey WC. |
Who designed the Xplorer II and the airfoils?
Tommy thats on of my main reasons for choosing the X - so many creative options - while the new wing will have different airfoils the fuses will be compatable I am told.
What I am really interrested in is the way Xplorer2 penetrates. Based on what I have heard from those who already fly Xp2, the difference is not radical. But if it places the Xp2 half way between Xp1 and Aspire, it is an important improvement in acive air with strong sinking areas and in strong winds. |
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Four prizes of £25,000 are available to game-makers in a new competition that will explore how interactive computer games can converge with and help promote the theatrical release of feature films.
The University of Abertay Dundee are working with Lionsgate UK and the BFI on Games for Film, which will fund game-makers who can create interactive prototypes that can be used for a film's cinematic or home entertainment release.
They are looking for games that innovatively promote the upcoming theatrical release of forthcoming British feature films Spike Island and Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers, both of which were co-financed through the BFI Film Fund and are currently in post-production.
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Missing some content?
The main website of the Idaho Fish and Game underwent a massive facelift in mid-July, 2011. Amidst the shuffle, we've lost a few data and content links.
In order to keep that data available to you while a few kinks are ironed out, we've copied content here and made some updates of missing files. The way we're sharing this data will be changing, so don't update your bookmarks just yet.
Looking for Special Status Species lists?
Try here to find Federally listed Endangered, Threatened, Proposed and Candidate species in Idaho, Idaho's special status vascular and nonvascular plants, and Idaho's Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) (vertebrates and invertebrates).
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Internet Explorer is a tricky browser to design for. I, like others, spend countless hours making my web standards pages work in IE, too.
Here's a patch/hack/fix I applied today to fix the problem of Internet Explorer rendering my web page differently to a user with IE's compatibility view "on" than "off." Just as a note, You can tell if IE compatibility mode is on if the little page icon in the browser shows up as a solid color instead of an outline.
You might need this method applied if your site works well without compatibility view (or in webkit browsers), but does weird things due, usually, to stylesheets using conditional formatting or for html5 compatibility.
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For a list of the different meta content options to include, this article was phenomal.
Make this be the first meta tag in the list of metas, otherwise IE9 won't be happy.
When the above meta tag is included in the  element of your page, the user is no longer presented the option to "toggle into" compatibility view. In my case, they don't need compatibility view. This is a great hack if rendering the page to work without compatibility view is not an option.
Note: This workaround won't do it for you if the user has already added your website specifically to the Compatibility View list from within IE's compatibility settings. You may have to direct them to instructions to remove it, if that's the case. But... let's face it, if they figured out how to add it to that list, then either they aren't in control (a domain policy may add the site via security settings) or they already know what they are doing and will probably google it faster than you can walk them through it.
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How to Report Roadkill
Would you like to share roadkills you witness? It's quick and easy and helps Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) and the Idaho Department of Transportation (ITD) work to avoid future wildlife collisions.
Reporting Roadkill is Quick and Easy
How to Submit a Wildlife Collision in 5 Steps...
To get started visit https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/roadkill
1.) Who
Enter a few details about yourself, the Observer.
Don't worry we won't share this, but we do need to contact you if we have questions.
We admit that entering all this information is quite a pain if you'll be reporting often. That's why we encourage you to create an account.
Once you have created an account your contact information will auto-fill. You'll also be able report for friends and family members with a single click. In fact, all your commonly used settings will be stored in quick-access shortcuts.
2.) When
Enter the date of the observation and an accuracy
You may type a date, or pick a date from the calendar. Choose from the list an accuracy for the selected date.
Optionally, you may enter any more details you may have about the time of the observation (e.g. "Observed at Time Zone Rapid in Riggins and I'm not sure if this observation was at 2:05PM or 3:05PM").
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Identify the species
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How many? How old? What gender? Was it still alive? Other details?
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- Pick a Highway and Mile Marker (US 93, Milepost 486)
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- Provide an X & Y Coordinate (43.5,-114.72 or 43 30,114 43.2 or N43 30,W114 43 12)
Add a Confidence Level for your location and optionally any Additional Location Information and you're done!
5.) Click Save Wildlife Collision to submit your observation!
The full details of your observation will appear upon submission.
You may review and download your previous submissions in the sidebar. For larger exports in a variety of formats from csv to xml use the Export Roadkill Data tool.
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Using the Google Maps API v.3 and the Roadkill API to add a Real-Time Map to your webpage or blog
NOTE: This is an update to an earlier demonstration post using the Google Maps API v.2 to add recent roadkill information to your webpage or blog.
STEP 1. Configure the URL to request
Visit http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/core/view/roadkills and design your query using the editor. For example, you may just be interested in one Highway section such as the first 22 miles of Highway 21.
Stripped of the empty parameters your url should now resemble: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/core/view/roadkills?highway=94817&mpTo=22
Now, we can add some special parameters to grab the most recent observations. Add to your url the following &start=-365&end=now to limit your results to the last year of observations. The -365 is the number of days before the current date and time to include. You may tailor this to your needs. You can of course also use full dates, but this allows your query to be dynamic and useful in the future.
Possible parameters for date fields Observed Date (start, end) and Reported or iNsert Date (nstart, nend) include:
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text: This Man Has Played Through Mass Effect 3, And He Likes It A LotStephen Totilo2/22/12 10:30amFiled to: Mass EffectMass effect 3TopFbKotaku CorePCPS3Xbox 3603471EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkI talked to a guy named Ray a couple of weeks ago. He was with his buddy Greg. Ray said he had played BioWare's Mass Effect 3 end to end already.AdvertisementI believe him.He told me what it was like to play through the whole thing. Ray is, I should note, really into BioWare games. AdvertisementRay played through the game as a male version of the series' protagonist, Commander Shepard.He played the previous Mass Effect through a couple of times, as a male Shepard and as a female Shepard.The first Mass Effect, he said, felt like it leaned toward being a role-playing game. "The second one was aimed more at the action or shooter side. This one is both. Both sides have been amped up really well."SponsoredDecisions matter in the new one, he told me. 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Six years after the passage of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on National Registers of Identification Authorities ("National Registry Law") of 12.01.2007 (as amended on 21.06.2013), on January 1, 2013, obtaining an Individual Identification Number (the "IIN") has become obligatory for all residents and non-residents, as well as legal entities. The IIN is a step towards tidying up the current registration regime, but a number of issues remain murky. This update in particular investigates the complications that the Law (by requiring the IIN for registration purposes) creates for companies seeking to appoint or change a non-resident executive.
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A non-resident must be physically present in Kazakhstan in order to obtain an IIN, as he/she must submit a notarized copy of the his/her passport along with a copy of the registration certificate issued by the immigration authorities to the tax authorities. The tax authorities then send this information to the appropriate department in the Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance, which, in turn, approves the issuance of an IIN to the non-resident.
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Article 563.5 of the Tax Code requires taxpayers, including companies, to notify the tax authorities of any changes to their registration data no later than ten business days following the "moment of change" – a term for which the law provides no explicit definition. In practice, the tax authorities define the "moment of change" as the date when the decision to amend the registration is made. Since a change in a company's executive staff constitutes a change in the facts recorded in a company's registration data, the company is required to notify the tax authorities within the required period of ten business days. As part of this notification, the newly-appointed company executive must provide his/her IIN to the tax authorities.
However, companies and newly appointed executives generally consider that the new executive commences work in Kazakhstan as of the date when he or she is issued a work permit, which will naturally be later than the date on which the company decides to approve the appointment of the new executive. This practice entails the risk of violating the ten-day notice term set forth in Article 563.5 of the Tax Code.
A potential solution would be to rely on item 7 of Article 9.10 of the Law, which allows a non-resident to obtain an IIN by simply opening a current account in a Kazakhstan bank. In this scenario, the non-resident would have an authorized person – acting under a power of attorney – apply to a bank to open a current account for him or her. In accordance with the Law, the tax authorities would be bound to issue the non-resident an IIN (upon receipt of a letter from the bank confirming that an authorized person requested the bank to open a current account on behalf of the non-resident), thereby foregoing the need for the non-resident to apply for it in person in Kazakhstan.
In practice, however, banks have sometimes refused to provide this letter on the basis of their own view of the law and their internal rules and policies. For example, some bank officers assert that a non-resident employed in Kazakhstan may only open a current account upon presenting an IIN. We are of the view that these situations can only be effectively resolved by amending the laws to eliminate these contradictory interpretations.
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Friday, September 28, 2012
Making a Splash: Faves from Giant-Size Marvel
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Few Groovy Age mags were more exciting than Marvel's short-lived, fifty cent, sixty-eight page Giant Size line of 1974-75. We got a variety of writers and artists working on our favorite characters, we got extra-long epics that sometimes tied in to the regular monthly mags, and we even got the debut of some team of mutants that got kinda popular. Another thing we could count on with the Giant-Size line was an array of sensational splash pages. Here are a few of Ol' Groove's fave for your pleasure...
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Groovy Age Gold: Hourman vs. Dr. Togg by Fitch and Baily
Young Groove loved the zany, imaginative, stylized art of Bernard Baily, so any time I came across a Golden Age reprint of a Baily Spectre or Hourman story, I grabbed that mag! Today's Hourman classic (written, according to sources, by Hourman co-creator Ken Fitch) was nestled comfortably inside DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #18 (April 1973)--a mag I would have bought no matter what with its very cool Golden Age Superman story, Golden Age Atom, Captain Triumph, Silver Age Atom, and Superman Red/Superman Blue, baby! Anywho, Fitch and Baily took what could have been a pretty pedestrian superhero and turned it into one of the wildest, wonkiest, most far-out strips ever! For example, dig this page-turner in which our Man of the Hour tackles the nightmarish creatures of Dr. Togg!
Oh, yeah, this masterpiece of comicbook ca-razeeness originally appeared in Adventure Comics #57 (Dec 1940).
Oh, yeah, this masterpiece of comicbook ca-razeeness originally appeared in Adventure Comics #57 (Dec 1940).
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Black and White Wednesday: "The Boob Rube Story" by Schwartzberg and Severin and "The Moe Jamouth Story" by Wolfman, Severin, and Trimpe
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! It's that magical time of the year when baseball is winding down and football is gearing up--fall! What a coincidence, then, that Ol' Groove has dug into the Files of the Forgotten to find this two-part ha-ha-fest from Crazy #4 (March1974) featuring the all-time most famous Boy of Summer, Babe Ruth and the original quarterback celebrity, himself, "Broadway" Joe Namath. The point of this two-part biopic parody is to show how the movies used to treat their subjects with near-reverence compared to the dig-up-all the dirt approach that went on during the Seventies (and still goes on today, natch!). Whether you accept Stu Schwartzberg and Marv Wolfman's premise, appreciate their humor, or don't--ya have to love the Marie Severin (backed by Herb Trimpe on the "Moe Jaymouth Story") art!
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The Boys from Derby: "The Dictator" by Gill and Nieto
Here's another shocker spotlighting the singular stylings of Enrique Nieto (aka "Marti"), Groove-ophiles! Marti's unique pen-and-ink style was perfect for moody masterpieces penned by the likes of Joe Gill. Here's a goodie from Monster Hunters #3 (September 1975)..."The Dictator"!
Monday, September 24, 2012
Groove's Faves: "The Curse of Castle Hrothgar" by Uslan and Villamonte
Crazy! Sometimes Ol' Groove is just plain ol' ca-razee! Two posts on DC's...um...unique Beowulf mag, but not hide nor hair of the fabulous first ish! Well, let's hereby rectify that sitch this very minute! Prepare yourself to face "The Curse of Castle Hrothgar" by Michael Uslan and Ricardo Villamonte from Beowulf #1 (January 1975)!
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The 60-foot meat case at Wenatchee's new La Mexicana Super Market is impressive enough with its piled-high cuts of beef, pork and chicken. But don't forget the freezer in back that's packed with goat, lamb and rabbit.
"We've got all kinds of good meats, interesting meats," laughed Maleny Hernandez, assisting manager to her parents Socrates and Azucena Hernandez, owners of the store. "We've got a little something for everyone."
The 11,000-square-foot store opened Jan. 10 after nearly a year of preparation and construction. Brightly lighted, the grocery aisles are packed with Mexican brands, fresh produce, breads baked daily, seafood (jumbo shrimp!), a full deli case (tamales, burritos and more), homemade salsas and sauces, stacks of canned goods, a section of cooking pots and utensils and even pinatas.
The Hernandez family's original La Mexicana store is located in Othello. They decided to open a second store in Wenatchee, said Maleny, when years ago they discovered the bustling Hispanic community and the city's amenities — parks, mountains, shopping. Maleny also attends Wenatchee Valley College, studying to become a physician's assistant, and is in the Army Reserve.
"It all added up to opening a new store here," she said. "We could bring our grocery ideas here, and I'd be closer to the college, the Army Reserve — all in a beautiful location."
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Abhidhamma View : Samatha and Vipassana
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CMA IX, p. 329-331:
Two types of meditation subject: The Pali term kamma.t.thaana means literally "field of action" or "workplace". The term is used to designate a subject of meditation, the workplace for the meditator to develop the special attainments in the field of contemplation. In Buddhism two approaches to meditative development are recognized, calm and insight. Of the two, the development of insight is the distinctively Buddhistic form of meditation. This system of meditation is unique to the Buddha's teaching and is intended to generate direct personal realization of the truths discovered and enumerated by the Buddha. The development of calm is also found in non-Buddhist schools of meditation. However, in the Buddha's teaching calming meditation is taught because the serenity and concentration which it engenders provide a firm foundation for the practice of insight meditation. Each of the two types of meditation has its own methodology and range of meditation subjects, to be explained in the course of this chapter.
Calm and Insight : The word samatha, rendered "calm", denotes quietitude of mind.The word is almost synonymous with concentration (samaadhi), though it derives from a different root, sam, meaning to become peaceful. Technically, samatha is defined as the one-pointedness of mind (cittass'ekaggataa) in the eight meditative attainments --the four fine-material-sphere jhaanas of the Suttanta system (five in the Abhidhamma system) and the four immaterial-sphere jhaanas. These attainments are called calm because, owing to the one-pointedness of mind, the wavering or trepidation of the mind is subsided and brought to an end.
The word vipassanaa, rendered "insight", is ecplained as seeing in diverse ways (vividhaagaraato dassana). Insight is the direct meditative perception of phenomena in terms of the three characteristics --impermanence, suffering, and non-self. It is a function of cetasika of wisdom(pa~n~naa) directed towards uncovering the true nature of things.
The explanation of calm and insight meditation of the Abhidhamma Sangaha is a summary of the entire Visuddhimagga, to which the reader is referred for an elaborate treatment of these topics.
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Les Miserables (Paperback)
Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, LES MISERABLES is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity, in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance, became the gospel of the poor and the oppressed.
About the Author
Victor Hugo (1802-85), novelist, poet, playwright, and French national icon, is best known for two of today's most popular world classics: Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, as well as other works, including The Toilers of the Sea and The Man Who Laughs. Hugo was elected to the Academie Francaise in 1841. As a statesman, he was named a Peer of France in 1845. He served in France's National Assemblies in the Second Republic formed after the 1848 revolution, and in 1851 went into self-imposed exile upon the ascendance of Napoleon III, who restored France's government to authoritarian rule. Hugo returned to France in 1870 after the proclamation of the Third Republic. Julie Rose's acclaimed translations include Alexandre Dumas's The Knight of Maison-Rouge and Racine's Phedre, as well as works by Paul Virilio, Jacques Ranciere, Chantal Thomas, and many others. She is a recipient of the PEN medallion for translation and the New South Wales Premier's Translation Prize. Adam Gopnik is the author of Paris to the Moon and Through the Children's Gate, and editor of the Library of America anthology Americans in Paris. He writes on various subjects for The New Yorker and has recently written introductions to works by Maupassant, Balzac, Proust, and Alain-Fournier.
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Weight-loss supplements we bet you didn't know about
Get to know the natural supplements most widely used to lose weight and what you should be on the lookout for.
If you have overweight or obesity problems, you may have tried to figure out some way to drop those extra pounds fast. There are numerous natural products available in the market filled with promises to curb your appetite, to block fat absorption or to rev up your metabolism; keep in mind, though, magic belongs in fairy tales. The best thing to do is to change your lifestyle, eat healthy and work out regularly.
Weight-loss supplements you didn't know about
1. Conjugated Linoleic Acid
It helps lose body fat and increase lean body mass. It is naturally found in small amounts in dairy products and red meat as well as in dietary supplements. It may have side effects, altering liver function and cholesterol levels.
2. Fiber Supplements
They help you feel fuller for a longer time, thus curbing your appetite. Bear in mind that if you are stepping up a notch and increasing your daily fiber intake, you should do it gradually and always drink plenty of water. Daily fiber requirements according to age and gender should not be overlooked, either. Some of the most widely used supplements are:
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- Glucomannan
3. Green Tea Extract
Rich in antioxidants, green tea extract is an ally in the weight-loss battle due to its content of catechins, caffeine and theanine, since it increases resting energy consumption. Furthermore, it helps lower LDL cholesterol.
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4. Hydroxycitric Acid (HCA)
It's a derivative of citric acid, mainly extracted from the fruit known as Malabar tamarind or Garcinia cambogia. It could aid in weight loss thanks to the effects it has on metabolism, and its properties conducive to reduced fat absorption, appetite suppression and lower LDL cholesterol.
5. Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG) hormone
This hormone is produced by the placenta during pregnancy and is used in fertility treatments. It could suppress appetite, stimulate the metabolism and reduce body fat. The key ingredient in the popular hCG diet plan is this very hormone, which you get as a shot (this treatment must be under a physician's supervision) or as sublingual drops.
6. White Bean Extract or Phaseolus Vulgaris
It helps avoid carbohydrates from breaking down into sugars.
7. Hoodia
It has been suggested that it may help reduce appetite, although more evidence is needed.
8. Meal Replacements
Some of them, like cereal bars and smoothies only work if you are actually using them to replace meals.
What you should consider before buying a weight-loss supplement
Remember that most natural products are not FDA-regulated. So that you can make sure that the product you are shopping for has undergone quality control tests, look for dietary supplements carrying the US Pharmacopoeia (USP) stamp or the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) stamp.
You should always check with your doctor if weight-loss supplements are right for you. Those products with excessive caffeine levels may cause side effects (increased heart rate and blood pressure), so you'll be better off avoiding them.


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Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies at 69
The man who co-created the game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon is dead.
Gary Gygax died this morning at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, about 55 miles southwest of Milwaukee.
His wife, Gail Gygax, says he had been suffering from health problems for several years, including an abdominal aneurysm.
Gygax and co-creator Dave Arneson developed the role-playing game in 1974 and it went on to become one of the best-selling games ever. Dungeons & Dragons is considered the grandfather of fantasy role-playing games and has influenced video games, books, movies and inspired legions of adoring fans.
Gygax' wife says he always enjoyed hearing from the game's devoted fans about how the game influenced their lives.
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About the author
Jeremy is a fantasy and science fiction author. He lives and writes in San Francisco with his wife and two cats. He is currently unrepresented.
In the digital realm, Jeremy is an experienced graphic designer, software developer, user experience designer, game designer, and music composer. In the real world, he has experience with restaurants and bartending, live theatrical and musical performance, and live sound and video production.
He really wishes he had a dog.
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Forcefinder Phoenix
New San Francisco is a city floating in the sky. On its underside there is another, darker city: the Framework. Megan, a talented forcefinder mage and trained assassin, wants nothing more than to leave the Framework and to live topside. To be normal. But life in the Framework has a way of keeping you there.
One day her magic goes awry, destroying part of the Framework and angering the very person who made her magic possible.
Now the Crew is in trouble, and Megan gets kicked out of the killgirls and demoted to the trashboys—the worst squad in existence. But the trashboys aren't exactly what they seem, and soon Megan finds herself embroiled in a framecar race for her life—and for the very existence of the Framework itself.
Grimdark science fantasy
104,000 words
Sixth draft
The Prime Trees
The Prime Saga: Book 1
Trey is a bookseller, just one of many Citizens aboard the floating city of New San Francisco. But something about the world around him just seems wrong. So he joins an insurrection, hoping to change things. But everything goes wrong, and Trey finds himself falling.
Falling three thousand feet to Earth's surface.
Arra is an elf. An archer. A girl who's missing something down there in the forests of California. When a group of mysterious humans falls from the dark city up above, she realizes things aren't quite what they had seemed.
Soon Trey and Arra find themselves in a war against the Remnant—the few humans who remain on Earth's surface—and against a larger foe: the elves who destroyed nearly all of humanity. Their fight will determine not only the future of Earth, but the fate of magic itself.
Epic fantasy
118,000 words
Eighth draft
The Prime Souls
The Prime Saga: Book 2
The Cothellon were defeated, but now a new threat has arisen. The Fall is coming, and with it the end of the galaxy.
Trey and Arra are set adrift on the elven home world, the planet Valaralda. Trying to rekindle their long-forgotten relationship, they must journey to places not seen in a hundred thousand years. Orym has a quest of his own, deep underneath the oceans of Earth, investigating rumors of Atlantis reborn. And Rylan meets a new friend, an old lady who tells him the most interesting story.
But the Fall is coming, and it will destroy everything in its path.
Epic fantasy
257,000 words
Third draft
The Prime Mages
Velion and Nelenor have been released from their prison, thrust back upon the world for the first time since the Great Awakening. Mages are emerging from Ambarhal, confused and suddenly powerful beyond belief. Now the Department of Magical Research has a plan to defeat the Twins once and for all, and the Prime Mages must band together to meet this threat. But Trey has a new problem: a dreadful secret that's been kept from him for thousands of years.
Epic fantasy
233,000 words
First draft
Attention Deficit
Twenty years ago, the Lightning struck. A new part of the brain awoke, then, a part that knows when someone is thinking about you. And everybody started dying.
It took a while for them to figure out what had happened. That's when the watches came, the watches that told you how much tention you had. And when your bars went down to zero, you were dead.
Mila is a hooker who plans to live forever. But when she meets the creator of the Lightning, a scientist bent on stealing tention from the entire city, immortality becomes the least of her concerns.
Science fiction
107,000 words
Eighth draft
Deus Ex Magicka
The Pantheon Series: Book 1
Magic has a price—Bitteric learned that the hard way. After casting a simple request for some good spice tea, a herd of rabbits killed his wife. Maybe the Deus thought that was funny. Maybe the rabbits were really hungry.
Or maybe Bitteric should have learned to brew his own tea.
Now he's on a quest to find the final Medallion, to pit the Three Deuses against each other, or trick them, or maybe just ask them really, really nicely. He wants his wife back. And nothing—not even a flood of Amazonian proportions, or six hundred chattering ferrets—will stand in his way.
Humorous urban fantasy
38,000 word novella
Third draft
Deus Ex Veritas
The Pantheon Series: Book 2
A New York subway hurtling through the tunnels with a bomb. A bartender who drinks way too much tequila. A pair of glasses. A monkey with a scarf. What do all of these things have in common?
Lice. They all have lice. Well, not the monkey. He was pretty clean.
Bitteric just has one simple mission: escape the Creator Deus who is also a cat and who just happens to be trying to kill him; stop his secretary from jumping out of the twenty-seventh floor window; find out what secrets are hiding at the bottom of an ice cave in Tibet; and stop the aforementioned bomb from destroying the aforementioned city via the aforementioned subway. Without losing that aforementioned scarf.
Oh, and find some damn spice tea.
Humorous urban fantasy
40,000 word novella
First draft
The Leafborne Dragon
The Dragonborne Cycle: Book 1
In a world of endless trees, Mayowe finds himself alone. The only black man in a sea of white faces, he struggles to come to grips with the fact that he may be the most powerful gravician in the entire world. But he is repeatedly cast out and left for dead, left to rot and worse. With the aid of Kiri, a mysterious fox made of light, Mayowe meets the Iktomi, a strange and mythical race who ride giant spiders and kidnap people during the night. Mayowe has finally found his place among them—but the Iktomi are not what they seem. They have a far worse plan for the world than anyone has ever dreamed.
Epic fantasy
~80,000 words
First draft
The Stormwrought Dragon
The Dragonborne Cycle: Book 2
Alice and Tilly grew up together. They are Engineers—repairwomen for the Great Machine. They've been in the belly of the beast their entire lives, just doing their jobs, just eking out a meager existence.
One day they escape to the outside.
They find themselves in a vast city of metal, stretching up and down for what must be miles. Rain lashes the metal and broken glass. Lightning illuminates their faces. Thunder is the only sound in the vast, desolate city.
So they do the only thing they can do—the thing no one has been able to do in a thousand years. They repair the Great Machine.
They repair the Metal Dragon, and ascend to the heavens.
Epic fantasy
~80,000 words
Story development
The Skyswept Dragons
The Dragonborne Cycle: Book 3
Volaire is a world in the sky, a world where there is no ground. A world of stone and air. A world of dragons. When Skye's home is destroyed and her family killed, she sets out on a perilous journey to find the one responsible. The secrets she unlocks ultimately lead her to Skyloop, a strange skyland that is stuck in time and the focal point of the endless war in the sky. It is there that she discovers the underpinnings of a mysterious magic that very few understand—a magic that could change everything.
Epic fantasy
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text: GTA Coming To The DS With China Town WarsMike Fahey7/15/08 12:48pmFiled to: NintendoNewsBreakingOriginalGrand Theft Auto: China Town WarsTope308E308991EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink GIF Click to view Okay, who voted with McWhertor in the E3 betting pool? Nintendo has announced that Grand Theft Auto is hitting the Nintendo DS in the form of Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars, a game built with a custom engine and set in a mondern-day Liberty City. Details were vague but the the news certainly stirred the crowd at the Nintendo E3 2008 press conference. We've had handheld GTA before, but handheld GTA on a device that can play a game for upwards of 14 hours straight? That's dangerous. Advertisement Advertisement Hit the jump for the full press release from Rockstar!Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS™The newest entry in the Grand Theft Auto series for Nintendo's handheld system this winterNEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available on the Nintendo DS™ in North America and Europe this winter."This is a game that will deliver a rich, fast-paced and intense 'Grand Theft Auto' experience that will be truly unique to Nintendo's handheld platform," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "Rockstar Leeds, along with the team at Rockstar North, has built upon a decade of progressive design on Grand Theft Auto, and has created something fundamentally fresh and immersive."Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is an entirely original entry into the critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto series, and brings a new level of interactivity to its sprawling open environments. With the use of the DS touch screen, players will navigate their way through the streets as they uncover the truth behind an epic tale of crime and corruption within the Triad crime syndicate, delivering the unprecedented amount of depth that has become a true trademark of the franchise.For more information about Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, visit: http://www.rockstargames.com/chinatownwarsReply99 repliesLeave a reply